1 Now I am sending my messenger—he will prepare the way before me;And the lord whom you seek will come suddenly to his temple;The messenger of the covenant whom you desire—see, he is coming! says the Lord of hosts.
2 But who can endure the day of his coming?Who can stand firm when he appears?For he will be like a refiner’s fire,like fullers’ lye.
3 He will sit refining and purifying silver,and he will purify the Levites,Refining them like gold or silver,that they may bring offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalemwill please the Lord,as in ancient days, as in years gone by.