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.