Malachi 3:1-6

1“1Behold, I am going to send 2My 3messenger, and he will 45clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; 6and the 78messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts. 2“But who can 9endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a 10refiner’s fire and like 11fullers’ soap. 3He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will 12purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may 13present to the Lord 14offerings in righteousness. 4Then the 15offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be 16pleasing to the Lord as in the 17days of old and as in former years.

5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the 18sorcerers and against the 19adulterers and against those who 20swear falsely, and against those who oppress the 21wage earner in his wages, the 22widow and the 23orphan, and those who turn aside the 2425alien and do not 26fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts. 6“For 27I, the Lord, 28do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, 29are not consumed.