Let us begin. So today our message and passages for this morning's teaching will be coming from the book of Malachi,

chapter 3, verses 1 and 2, just two verses. The book of Malachi is the last book in the Old Testament, if you will.

The book of Malachi. And for all of you who are able, I would ask you to stand

for the reading of the scriptures this morning. Malachi chapter three, verses one and two.

The word of God reads, 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, even the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight.

Behold, he is coming, says the Lord of Host.

Verse two, but who can endure the day of his coming?

And who can stand when he appears?

For he is like a refiners fire and like launderers soap.

Let's pray. Loving Heavenly Father, I do pray indeed that you would bless this message to all of our hearts. Absent your Holy Spirit, there is nothing that

can be done here. So Lord, would you anoint us with your presence and the power

of your Holy Spirit so that your word will bring forth what it intends to bring? Thank you for

what you will do and only you can provide for your people, for we are needy and we are hungry.

Feed your sheep. In the mighty name of Yeshua, Jesus the Christ, we pray. Amen. Thank you and please be seated.

So the title for today's sermon, preaching and teaching is the coming king.

Now I recognize that in many of your study Bibles you'll see titles such as the coming

messenger and so forth.

And we will also be speaking about that coming messenger.

But what I want to do is make sure that we focus on who the messenger

is speaking about. I want to focus on the king that is to come. And we know who that king

is based on our text and supporting verses in the Bible. So what we have in these two passages of scripture

relate to prophetic events. And at that time, the words that was spoken by Malachi, he was not

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