Malachi 3:3

Judgment At The Lord's Coming

² And who is bearing the day of his coming? And who is standing in his appearing? For he is as fire of a refiner, And as soap of a fuller. ³ And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness. ⁴ And sweet to Jehovah hath been the present of Judah and Jerusalem, As in days of old, and as in former years.

Sons of Levi

To the Lord

Descendants Of Levi

Jehovah

Levi

Levites

Isaiah 1:25

And I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,

Daniel 12:10

Purify themselves, yea, make themselves white, yea, refined are many: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those acting wisely do understand;

Psalm 4:5

Sacrifice ye sacrifices of righteousness, And trust ye unto Jehovah.

Zechariah 13:9

And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it is,' And it saith, 'Jehovah is my God!'

Psalm 50:14

Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.

Psalm 50:23

He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!

Psalm 66:10

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

Psalm 69:30-31

I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

Psalm 107:21-22

They confess to Jehovah His kindness, And His wonders to the sons of men,

Psalm 116:17

To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.

Psalm 141:1-2

A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear to my voice when I call to Thee.

Proverbs 17:3

A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

Proverbs 25:4

Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

Isaiah 48:10

Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 61:6

And ye are called 'Priests of Jehovah,' 'Ministers of our God,' is said of you, The strength of nations ye consume, And in their honour ye do boast yourselves.

Isaiah 66:19-21

And I have set among them a sign, And have sent out of them those escaping unto the nations, (Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawing bow, Tubal and Javan, the isles that are far off,) Who have not heard My fame, nor seen Mine honour, And they have declared Mine honour among nations.

Jeremiah 6:28-30

All of them are turned aside by apostates, Walking slanderously -- brass and iron, All of them are corrupters.

Jeremiah 33:18-22

And to the priests -- the Levites, Not cut off from before Me is one, Causing a burnt-offering to ascend, And perfuming a present, and making sacrifice -- all the days.'

Ezekiel 22:18-22

The house of Israel hath been to Me for dross, All of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, In the midst of a furnace -- dross hath silver been,

Ezekiel 44:15-16

And the priests, the Levites, sons of Zadok, who have kept the charge of My sanctuary in the wandering of the sons of Israel from off Me, they draw near unto Me to serve Me, and have stood before Me, to bring near to Me fat and blood -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah:

Hosea 14:2

Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah, Say ye unto Him: 'Take away all iniquity, and give good, And we do render the fruit of our lips.

Malachi 1:6-11

A son honoureth a father, and a servant his master. And if I am a father, where is Mine honour? And if I am a master, where is My fear? Said Jehovah of Hosts to you, O priests, despising My name! And ye have said: 'In what have we despised Thy name?'

Malachi 2:1-8

And now, to you is this charge, O priests,

Luke 3:16

John answered, saying to all, 'I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

John 4:23-24

but, there cometh an hour, and it now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also doth seek such to worship him;

Romans 12:1

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service;

Romans 15:16

for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:26-27

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the bathing of the water in the saying,

Philippians 2:17

but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

Philippians 4:18

and I have all things, and abound; I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you -- an odour of a sweet smell -- a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God:

2 Timothy 4:6

for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived;

Titus 2:14

who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

Hebrews 12:10

for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;

Hebrews 13:15-16

through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name;

1 Peter 1:7

that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 2:5

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

1 Peter 2:9

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

1 Peter 4:12-13

Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

Revelation 1:6

and did make us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him is the glory and the power to the ages of the ages! Amen.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

Revelation 5:10

and didst make us to our God kings and priests, and we shall reign upon the earth.'