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Malachi’s message up to this point has been bleak indeed. The Jews have spurned the love of God. But the hour of reckoning is about to come (v. 1). At the Messiah’s appearing God will intervene in a never to be forgotten fashion in Jewish history. Wrong will ultimately be avenged and the cause of right will triumph. I do not believe he is referring primarily in these verses to our Lord’s incarnation, but to His coming in glory to deal with the nations and to set up His earthly kingdom. Christ was rejected when He preached in Herod’s temple, but at His second coming He will enter the reconstructed temple described in Ezek. 40:5-43:17).
When He comes in majesty He will separate evil men from good, even as a refiner separates precious metal from dross (vv. 2-4). No only will the priesthood be purified but the land itself will be cleansed of its wicked inhabitants. Christ’s earthly kingdom will be made holy. Sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers and oppressors will be dealt with (v. 5). This includes all who fear not the Lord. This is an interaction between a God who does not change and His creatures who do which is at the heart of the Bible.
The figures of “a refiner’s fire” and “launder’s soap” points out the effectiveness of God’s spiritual purging of the nation. The refining process purifies a metal from all its alloys and dross. Applying the heat burns out whatever is worthless, leaving a pure product. From this passage we see God is just in his preparation (v.1a) in his coming (v.1b-2) in his refining (v. 3-4) and in his judgment (v. 5-6).
Application
It is my desire to be willing to go through a refining process in order to change from my will to His will. However, I never want to give in to the pressures of this world to fit into its mold.
Malachi 3:1-6 (English Standard Version)
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Judgement Will be Hot For The Wicked
Malachi 3:1–6
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How Ivy League Princeton Apostasized - In its charter it insisted faculty be “convinced of the necessity of a religious experience for salvation.” But it was not required of students. How did they yield? Not by the presidents; every president from its 1746 founding to … More
Malachi’s message up to this point has been bleak indeed. The Jews have spurned the love of God. But the hour of reckoning is about to come (v. 1). At the Messiah’s appearing God will intervene in a never to be forgotten fashion in Jewish history. Wrong will ultimately be avenged and the cause of right will triumph. I do not believe he is referring primarily in these verses to our Lord’s incarnation, but to His coming in glory to deal with the nations and to set up His earthly kingdom. Christ was rejected when He preached in Herod’s temple, but at His second coming He will enter the reconstructed temple described in Ezek. 40:5-43:17).
When He comes in majesty He will separate evil men from good, even as a refiner separates precious metal from dross (vv. 2-4). No only will the priesthood be purified but the land itself will be cleansed of its wicked inhabitants. Christ’s earthly kingdom will be made holy. Sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers and oppressors will be dealt with (v. 5). This includes all who fear not the Lord. This is an interaction between a God who does not change and His creatures who do which is at the heart of the Bible.
The figures of “a refiner’s fire” and “launder’s soap” points out the effectiveness of God’s spiritual purging of the nation. The refining process purifies a metal from all its alloys and dross. Applying the heat burns out whatever is worthless, leaving a pure product. From this passage we see God is just in his preparation (v.1a) in his coming (v.1b-2) in his refining (v. 3-4) and in his judgment (v. 5-6).
Application
It is my desire to be willing to go through a refining process in order to change from my will to His will. However, I never want to give in to the pressures of this world to fit into its mold.
Malachi 3:1-6 (English Standard Version)
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