Today is the 31st day of December. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I am Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today as we as we dock, right?

As we reach the conclusion of a year

and the conclusion of another one of our journeys

through a year and through the Bible together.

It is always a sobering moment to reach December 31st and read these last chapters of the whole Bible that we've read together this year and

so I'm excited for that. Let's go ahead. Let's take that next step forward.

And that brings us to the conclusion of Malachai,

with Malachai chapters 3 and 4 today.

Look, I am sending my messenger. He will prepare the way before me.

Then suddenly the Lord whom you are seeing. he will prepare the way before me.

Then suddenly the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple,

the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight will surely come,

says the Lord of armies. But who can endure the day when he comes? Who will remain

standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire, like launderer's

bleach. He will be seated like a refiner and a purifier of silver.

He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and like silver.

They will belong to the Lord and bring him an offering in righteousness.

Judah and Jerusalem's offerings will be pleasing to the Lord as they were in the days of old and years long ago.

I will approach you to judge you.

I will be quick to give testimony against those who practice occult arts, those who commit adultery, those who swear false oaths, those who cheat workers out of their wages, those who wrong a widow and a fatherless child, those who turn away a resident alien, all those who do not

fear me, says the Lord of armies.

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