Malachi 3:1-5
1 The LORD All-Powerful says, "I amsending my messenger to prepare theway for me. Then suddenly, the Lordyou are looking for will come to histemple. Yes, the messenger you arewaiting for, the one who will tellabout my agreement, is reallycoming!
Malachi 3:1-5
2 "No one can prepare for that timeor stand against him when he comes.He will be like a burning fire. He willbe like the strong soap people use tomake things clean.
Malachi 3:1-5
3 He will make the Levites clean. Hewill make them pure, like silver ismade pure with fire! He will makethem pure like gold and silver. Thenthey will bring gifts to the LORD, andthey will do things the right way.
Malachi 3:1-5
4 Then the LORD will accept thegifts from Judah and Jerusalem. It willbe as it was in the past--as the timelong ago.
Malachi 3:1-5
5 Then I will bring you to justice. Iwill be an expert witness and testifyabout the evil things people do. I willspeak out against those who do evilmagic or commit adultery. I willspeak out against those who makefalse promises and cheat their
Malachi 3:1-5
workers and don't pay them themoney they promised. I will testifyagainst those who don't helpstrangers, or widows and orphans.And I will testify against those whodon't respect me." This is what theLORD All-Powerful said.
“Questions are a part of every relationship.
You ask questions; you answer questions.”
When there is HIGH TRUST, there are fewer
questions
When there is LOW TRUST, there are far
more questions.
Malakias 2:17
17 Sawang-sawa na si Yahweh sainyong mga sinasabi. Subalititinatanong pa ninyo, "Bakit siyanagsasawa?" Sinasabi ninyong mahalni Yahweh ang mga gumagawa ngkasamaan at nalulugod siya sa kanila.Itinatanong din ninyo, "Nasaan angDiyos na makatarungan?"
We can have questions about God that turn into accusations about God.
For them, this was a hard
time. Economically, things
were bad. Politically, the
nation was struggling.
Morally, Spiritually, it was
in decline, and God’s
people were in a difficult
place.
And these are hurting
people, these are frustrated
people, these are wounded
people who are lashing out
at God.
WE CAN’T KNOCK
HIM OUT SO WE
WEAR HIM OUT
” ”
THEY’VE GOT TWO
ACCUSATIONS THAT
THEY BEGIN WITH
AGAINST GOD.
1GOD IS EVIL
AND
WE ARE GOOD
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.
2WHERE IS THE
GOD
OF JUSTICE?
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.
ATHEISM SAYS
THERE IS NO GOD
MONISM SAYS THAT
GOD IS BOTH
GOOD AND EVIL
CHRISTIANITY
SAYS THAT
GOD IS GOOD, AND
HE’S NOT DONE
WITH EVIL
Malachi 3:1-3
1 The LORD All-Powerful says, "I amsending my messenger to prepare theway for me. Then suddenly, the Lordyou are looking for will come to histemple. Yes, the messenger you arewaiting for, the one who will tellabout my agreement, is reallycoming!
Malachi 3:1-3
2 "No one can prepare for that timeor stand against him when he comes.He will be like a burning fire. He willbe like the strong soap people use tomake things clean.
Malachi 3:1-3
3 He will make the Levites clean. Hewill make them pure, like silver ismade pure with fire! He will makethem pure like gold and silver. Thenthey will bring gifts to the LORD, andthey will do things the right way.
PEOPLE GET READY,
JESUS IS COMING
Matthew 1:23
23 "The virgin will be pregnant andwill give birth to a son. They willname him Immanuel." (Immanuelmeans "God with us.")
THE
MESSIAHHAS COME
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.
THINGS TO
NOTE ABOUT
THE BIBLE3
1.) IT’S FROM
GOD
2.) IT’S THE
ONLY BOOK
GOD WROTE
3.) IT’S ALL
ABOUT JESUS
Malachi 3:5
5 Then I will bring you to justice. Iwill be an expert witness and testifyabout the evil things people do. I willspeak out against those who do evilmagic or commit adultery. I willspeak out against those who makefalse promises and cheat their
Malachi 3:5
workers and don't pay them themoney they promised. I will testifyagainst those who don't helpstrangers, or widows and orphans.And I will testify against those whodon't respect me." This is what theLORD All-Powerful said.