Malachi 3:1

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Malachi 3:1

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Summary

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

I will

John 1:6

And he

And

Even

Acts 7:38

He shall come

Haggai 2:7

General references

Bible References

I will

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.

This is the one about whom it is written: 'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

And he

A voice cries out, "In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John testified about him and shouted out, "This one was the one about whom I said, 'He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.'"

You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but rather, 'I have been sent before him.'

Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."

And

A psalm of David. Here is the Lord's proclamation to my lord: "Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!"

For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.

For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord who rules over all.

Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.

and sent them to Jesus to ask, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,

He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables.

Even

Then he blessed Joseph and said, "May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked -- the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,

"I am going to send an angel before you to protect you as you journey and to bring you into the place that I have prepared.

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.

This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.

He shall come

I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord who rules over all.

General references

Therefore, announce: 'I am going to give to him my covenant of peace.

"I, the Lord, affirm: 'The time will certainly come when I will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of Israel and Judah.

This is the one about whom it is written: 'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.