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Elijah is Coming: Why Study the Book of Malachi - Part 02

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts — Malachi 3:1 Yes, God will send His messenger and indeed, he has already come. His name is Malachi, which literally means ‘ my messenger .’ This last prophet of the Old Testament may actually be anonymous and his title has become his name.   While this book deals with issues of the day, it speaks about modern things like tithing (3:8-12). It is not an exaggeration to say that you can tell the direction of a person’s heart by where their money goes. In places where Christians are an oppressed minority, you can tell who the infiltrator or ‘fake Christian’ is during the church service because they steadfastly refuse to give money when it is offering time. As always, Jesus said it best ‘ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be a...