Malachi 3:3

Judgment At The Lord's Coming

² Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap. ³ He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering. ⁴ The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past.

Sons of Levi

To the Lord

Descendants Of Levi

Jehovah

Levi

Levites

Isaiah 1:25

I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.

Daniel 12:10

Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.

Psalm 4:5

Offer the prescribed sacrifices and trust in the Lord!

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"

Psalm 50:14

Present to God a thank-offering! Repay your vows to the sovereign One!

Psalm 50:23

Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver."

Psalm 66:10

For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

Psalm 69:30-31

I will sing praises to God's name! I will magnify him as I give him thanks!

Psalm 107:21-22

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

Psalm 116:17

I will present a thank offering to you, and call on the name of the Lord.

Psalm 141:1-2

A psalm of David. O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the Lord tests hearts.

Proverbs 25:4

Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

Isaiah 48:10

Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.

Isaiah 61:6

You will be called, 'the Lord's priests, servants of our God.' You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.

Isaiah 66:19-21

I will perform a mighty act among them and then send some of those who remain to the nations -- to Tarshish, Pul, Lud (known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.

Jeremiah 6:28-30

I reported, "All of them are the most stubborn of rebels! They are as hard as bronze or iron. They go about telling lies. They all deal corruptly.

Jeremiah 33:18-22

Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices."'"

Ezekiel 22:18-22

"Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the worthless slag of silver.

Ezekiel 44:15-16

"'But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, will approach me to minister to me; they will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the sovereign Lord.

Hosea 14:2

Return to the Lord and repent! Say to him: "Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.

Malachi 1:6-11

"A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The Lord who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, 'How have we made light of your name?'

Malachi 2:1-8

"Now, you priests, this commandment is for you.

Luke 3:16

John answered them all, "I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming -- I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

John 4:23-24

But a time is coming -- and now is here -- when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be his worshipers.

Romans 12:1

Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice -- alive, holy, and pleasing to God -- which is your reasonable service.

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:26-27

to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

Philippians 2:17

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

Philippians 4:18

For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent -- a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.

2 Timothy 4:6

For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart is at hand.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.

Hebrews 13:15-16

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.

1 Peter 1:7

Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 Peter 2:5

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 4:12-13

Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.

Revelation 1:6

and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father -- to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 3:18

take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!

Revelation 5:10

You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."