Malachi 3:1-4

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100

What is a messenger?

Someone who goes before another to deliver a message or make an announcement. 

200

What does the name Malachi mean?

Messenger

300

Who is the voice of the one crying out in the wilderness?

John the Baptist

400

What two occupations does Malachi liken the Messiah to?

Refiner and Launderer 

2

100

What does to come suddenly mean?

Not immediately, but instantaneously and unannounced.

200

What are some descriptive words in Isaiah 47:11 and Jeremiah 4:20 that describe what is happening?

Desolation and destruction.

300

When will the Lord come back?

No one knows! 

400

When does a silver refiner know when the silver is done being refined?

When he can see his image in it.

3

100

Whose sons are being purified in Malachi 3:3?

Levi

200

By what other name is the messenger of the Messiah in the NT known as?

Elijah

300

In Matthew 24:36-44, Jesus describes the last days and His second coming to be like what?

As in the days of Noah - unexpected like the flood

400

How is the refining of silver symbolic in the christian life?

God will keep on refining us until He sees His image in us. And that will be for the rest of our lives.