Malachi 3:1 and and John 2:18-22 Parallel
Malachi 3:1 and and John 2:18-22 Parallel
There are many ways to interpret Malachi 3:1. In one way, I believe there is a parallel between Malachi 3:1 and John 2: 18-22. Both passages focus on Jesus being the Temple. This makes sense of the father and son's unity together.
Below I will share my my interpretation.
Malachi 3:1 English Standard Version Behold, I (God the Father) send my messenger (John the Baptist), and he will prepare the way before me (by baptizing). And the Lord (God the Father) whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple (the body of Jesus Christ, by his Spirit, at the Jordan River); and the messenger of the covenant (Jesus) in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts (God the Father). Malachi 3:1.
John 2:18-22
English Standard Version
18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken
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