God says he will send a messenger to prepare the way for the coming of the Lord. This messenger will cleanse and purify the Levites like refining silver and gold with fire. The Lord, who the people are waiting for, will judge righteously and bring justice against those who do evil, commit adultery, cheat workers, or mistreat strangers, widows and orphans. God declares that he will testify against those who show him no respect.

3. Malachi 3:1-5
1 The LORD All-Powerful says, "I am
sending my messenger to prepare the
way for me. Then suddenly, the Lord
you are looking for will come to his
temple. Yes, the messenger you are
waiting for, the one who will tell
about my agreement, is really
coming!

4. Malachi 3:1-5
2 "No one can prepare for that time
or stand against him when he comes.
He will be like a burning fire. He will
be like the strong soap people use to
make things clean.

5. Malachi 3:1-5
3 He will make the Levites clean. He
will make them pure, like silver is
made pure with fire! He will make
them pure like gold and silver. Then
they will bring gifts to the LORD, and
they will do things the right way.

6. Malachi 3:1-5
4 Then the LORD will accept the
gifts from Judah and Jerusalem. It will
be as it was in the past--as the time
long ago.

7. Malachi 3:1-5
5 Then I will bring you to justice. I
will be an expert witness and testify
about the evil things people do. I will
speak out against those who do evil
magic or commit adultery. I will
speak out against those who make
false promises and cheat their

8. Malachi 3:1-5
workers and don't pay them the
money they promised. I will testify
against those who don't help
strangers, or widows and orphans.
And I will testify against those who
don't respect me." This is what the
LORD All-Powerful said.

10. “Questions are a part of
every relationship.
You ask questions; you
answer questions.”

12. When there is HIGH
TRUST, there are fewer
questions

13. When there is LOW
TRUST, there are far
more questions.

15. Malakias 2:17
17 Sawang-sawa na si Yahweh sa
inyong mga sinasabi. Subalit
itinatanong pa ninyo, "Bakit siya
nagsasawa?" Sinasabi ninyong mahal
ni Yahweh ang mga gumagawa ng
kasamaan at nalulugod siya sa kanila.
Itinatanong din ninyo, "Nasaan ang
Diyos na makatarungan?"

17. We can have questions
about God that turn into
accusations about God.

18. For them, this was a hard
time. Economically, things
were bad. Politically, the
nation was struggling.

19. Morally, Spiritually, it was
in decline, and God’s
people were in a difficult
place.

20. And these are hurting
people, these are frustrated
people, these are wounded
people who are lashing out
at God.

21. WE CAN’T KNOCK
HIM OUT SO WE
WEAR HIM OUT

22. ” ”

23. THEY’VE GOT TWO
ACCUSATIONS THAT
THEY BEGIN WITH
AGAINST GOD.

24. 1
GOD IS EVIL
AND
WE ARE GOOD

25. How many of us emotionally have
been there? “God, that’s wrong. You
shouldn’t have allowed that to
happen. You should have
intervened. You should have
stopped them. You should have
done something. You should have
said something.

26. 2
WHERE IS THE
GOD
OF JUSTICE?

27. Peter says, that God is not slow, that
he’s patient, that he’s saving these
people, and working on these
people. And he’s separating the sin
from the sinner so that the sin can
die and the sinner can live.

29. ATHEISM SAYS
THERE IS NO GOD

30. MONISM SAYS THAT
GOD IS BOTH
GOOD AND EVIL

31. CHRISTIANITY
SAYS THAT
GOD IS GOOD, AND
HE’S NOT DONE
WITH EVIL

33. Malachi 3:1-3
1 The LORD All-Powerful says, "I am
sending my messenger to prepare the
way for me. Then suddenly, the Lord
you are looking for will come to his
temple. Yes, the messenger you are
waiting for, the one who will tell
about my agreement, is really
coming!

34. Malachi 3:1-3
2 "No one can prepare for that time
or stand against him when he comes.
He will be like a burning fire. He will
be like the strong soap people use to
make things clean.

35. Malachi 3:1-3
3 He will make the Levites clean. He
will make them pure, like silver is
made pure with fire! He will make
them pure like gold and silver. Then
they will bring gifts to the LORD, and
they will do things the right way.

36. PEOPLE GET READY,
JESUS IS COMING

37. Matthew 1:23
23 "The virgin will be pregnant and
will give birth to a son. They will
name him Immanuel." (Immanuel
means "God with us.")

38. THE
MESSIAH
HAS COME

39. God wanted to make sure that the
way we used to worship Him is no
longer the way we worship Him. We
don’t go to the temple, we go to
Jesus. We don’t go to a priest, we go
to the Great High Priest. We don’t
offer a sacrifice; we have faith in the
sacrifice of Jesus.

40. THINGS TO
NOTE ABOUT
THE BIBLE
3

41. 1.) IT’S FROM
GOD

42. 2.) IT’S THE
ONLY BOOK
GOD WROTE

43. 3.) IT’S ALL
ABOUT JESUS

48. Malachi 3:5
5 Then I will bring you to justice. I
will be an expert witness and testify
about the evil things people do. I will
speak out against those who do evil
magic or commit adultery. I will
speak out against those who make
false promises and cheat their

49. Malachi 3:5
workers and don't pay them the
money they promised. I will testify
against those who don't help
strangers, or widows and orphans.
And I will testify against those who
don't respect me." This is what the
LORD All-Powerful said.