ŇSee, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before
me. Then suddenly, the Lord you are seeking will
come to his temple, the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,Ó says the LORD
Almighty. But who can endure the day of his
coming? Who can stand when he
appears? For he will be like a refinerŐs fire or a
laundererŐs soap. – Malachi 3:1-2