The Refiners FireMalachi 3:2-3

Malachi 3:2-3"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire And like launderers ' soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness.

What’s the purpose of the fire?1. The fire is to remove all impurities.

The fire is to remove all impurties.They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters; The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; The smelter refines in vain, For the wicked are not drawn off. People will call them rejected silver, Because the Lord has rejected them.“Jeremiah 6:28-30

What’s the purpose of the fire?1. The fire is to remove all impurities.2. The fire leaves the product pure and without

faults.

The fire leaves the product pure and without faults.

And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness.- Malachi 3:3a

The fire leaves the product pure and without faults.

He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;He will purify the sons of Levi

- Malachi 3:3b

Who should be refined by the Maker?1. Those who are in sin and those who have

fallen back into sin.

Who should be refined by the Maker?" Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver. Therefore thus says the Lord God:' Because you have all become dross, therefore behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

Who should be refined by the Maker?As men gather silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin into the midst of a furnace, to blow fire on it, to melt it; so I will gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there and melt you. Yes, I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.

Who should be refined by the Maker?As silver is melted in the midst of a furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have poured out My fury on you. '“- Ezekiel 22:18-22

Who should be refined by the Maker?Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.- Matthew 5:8

What are you like after being refined?1. You are purer in heart

What are you like after being refined?He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,- Romans 4:20

What are you like after being refined?Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.- Matthew 5:8

What are you like after being refined?1. You are purer in heart2. You will not have any spiritual blemishes

What are you like after being refined?Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.- James 1:27

What are you like after being refined?This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;

What are you like after being refined?who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ,- Ephesians 4:17-20

What are you like after being refined?1. You are purer in heart2. You will not have any spiritual blemishes3. You are presentable to God

What are you like after being refined?Then the Lord said to Moses, " Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

What are you like after being refined?You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live. ' When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain."

What are you like after being refined?So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. And he said to the people, " Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives.“- Exodus 19:10-15

What purifies a person today?1. The Word of God purifies you

What purifies a person today?Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.- Acts 26:19-20

What purifies a person today?Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double- minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. - James 4:7-10

What purifies a person today?1. The Word of God purifies you2. Christ’s blood purifies you

What purifies a person today?But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.- 1 John 1:7

What purifies a person today?and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,- Revelation 1:5

What purifies a person today?1. The Word of God purifies you2. Christ’s blood purifies you3. Your faith in God should keep you pure

What purifies a person today?For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.- 1 Timothy 6:10

What purifies a person today?You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.- 2 Peter 3:17-18

Are you willing to be refined by God"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire And like launderers ' soap. He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness- Malachi 3:2-3

Purity or Dross?" Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver.- Ezekiel 22:18