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Malachi 3:1–6

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American Standard Version (1901), eBible HTML transcription; verified complete selected verses on 10 September 2026.

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1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. 2 But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: 3 and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah offerings in righteousness. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years. 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts. 6 For I, Jehovah, change not; therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

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The Temple Lot church expects a temple in Independence

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Editorial paraphrase of the source · Church of Christ (Temple Lot), Articles of Faith and Practice, articles 6,22–24, May 2008 reprint; selected quotation and paraphrase

“We believe a temple will be built in this generation, in Independence, Missouri, wherein Christ will reveal himself” Article 23 expects Christ to empower chosen servants there for worldwide preaching and fulfillment of Israel’s promises. Its references include Malachi 3:1–4. The surrounding articles place this expectation within a larger sequence. Article 6 teaches Christ’s literal return and millennial reign, resurrection and judgment according to deeds. Article 22 expects Israel’s actual gathering and the ten tribes’ restoration. Article 24 locates a New Jerusalem for Joseph’s descendants on this land, beginning at the Temple Lot; it cites Book of Mormon passages and Joseph Smith’s 22–23 September 1832 revelation. The pamphlet uses its own Book of Mormon numbering. These locations and the generational expectation are the community’s claims, not words in Malachi. May 2008 dates this reprint.

Articles of Faith and Practice · Board of Publications, Church of Christ (Temple Lot), Independence, Missouri; reprinted May 2008. Article 23, PDFpage 9; title page image verified.

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“We believe a temple will be built in this generation, in Independence, Missouri, wherein Christ will reveal himself” Article 23 continues that Christ will empower chosen servants to preach throughout the world, fulfilling God’s promises to Israel. It cites Micah 4:1–2, Malachi 3:1–4, 3 Nephi 10:4 and Ether 6:8 using the pamphlet’s own numbering. The location and generational expectation are this community’s interpretation and additional claim; they are not words in Malachi. May 2008 is the reprint date of the displayed pamphlet. The article does not define a numerical length or starting point for its generation.

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Two advents of Christ

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Source quotation · Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture XV, §§ 1–2; Edwin Hamilton Gifford’s revised translation (1894)

1. We preach not one advent only of Christ, but a second also, far more glorious than the former. For the former gave a view of His patience; but the latter brings with it the crown of a divine kingdom. For all things, for the most part, are twofold in our Lord Jesus Christ: a twofold generation; one, of God, before the ages; and one, of a Virgin, at the close of the ages: His descents twofold; one, the unobserved, like rain on a fleece; and a second His open coming, which is to be. In His former advent, He was wrapped in swaddling clothes in the manger; in His second, He covereth Himself with light as with a garment. In His first coming, He endured the Cross, despising shame; in His second, He comes attended by a host of Angels, receiving glory. We rest not then upon His first advent only, but look also for His second. And as at His first coming we said, Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, so will we repeat the same at His second coming; that when with Angels we meet our Master, we may worship Him and say, Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord. The Saviour comes, not to be judged again, but to judge them who judged Him; He who before held His peace when judged, shall remind the transgressors who did those daring deeds at the Cross, and shall say, These things hast thou done, and I kept silence. Then, He came because of a divine dispensation, teaching men with persuasion; but this time they will of necessity have Him for their King, even though they wish it not. 2. And concerning these two comings, Malachi the Prophet says, And the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to His temple; behold one coming. And again of the second coming he says, And the Messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in. Behold, He cometh, saith the Lord Almighty. But who shall abide the day of His coming? or who shall stand when He appeareth? Because He cometh in like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ herb; and He shall sit as a refiner and purifier. And immediately after the Saviour Himself says, And I will draw near to you in judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulteresses, and against those who swear falsely in My Name, and the rest. For this cause Paul warning us beforehand says, If any man buildeth on the foundation gold, and silver, and precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man’s work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire. Paul also knew these two comings, when writing to Titus and saying, The grace of God hath appeared which bringeth salvation unto all men, instructing us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and godly, and righteously in this present world; looking for the blessed hope, and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Thou seest how he spoke of a first, for which he gives thanks; and of a second, to which we look forward. Therefore the words also of the Faith which we are announcing were just now delivered thus; that we believe in Him, who also ascended into the heavens, and sat down on the right hand of the Father, and shall come in glory to judge quick and dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

Catechetical Lectures · Edwin Hamilton Gifford’s revised English translation, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, volume VII (1894), edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace; CCEL transcription. The Cyril volume’s original division title identifies Gifford, and his preface dated 26 May 1893 explains his revision of R. W. Church’s 1838 translation. Lecture XV, complete sections 1–33 across two research packets, divided at section boundaries. Main prose verified against the hosted text. Footnote callouts, publisher/editor notes, page numbers and HTML formatting removed; whitespace normalized. Section numbers, wording and punctuation retained, including apparent transcription readings. Continuation sections 1–2 and 20–33 retain complete main prose. In section 2 the extraction join “saiththe” is separated as “saith the”; section 27 restores “Galatia” from original printed page 113, NPNF II.7, corroborated by the original scan at Internet Archive niceneandpostnic07unknuoft/page/n192.jpg. Other continuation prose is checked against CCEL, without claiming whole-lecture print collation.

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On the timeline

Around 450 BCEEstimated composition of Malachi Prophecy given or recorded
1830 · Book of Mormon first publishedMalachi 3:1–6 as Jesus gives it in 3 Nephi 24 — Book of Mormon publication Prophecy given or recorded

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