Malachi 3:1
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"Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of hosts.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageJerusalem was the postexilic center of Judah’s worship, where the rebuilt temple stood. Malachi’s promise that the Lord would come to “his temple” makes the city central to the passage, anticipating God’s covenantal visitation, purification, and judgment among his people.
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Malachi 3:1 mentions Jerusalem.
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