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verifiedMalachi 3:1
3:1Behold, I send my angel, and he will prepare the way before my face. And presently the Sovereign, whom you seek, and the angel of testimony, whom you desire, will arrive at his temple. Behold, he approaches, says the Lord of hosts
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Matthew 11:10 — John is the messenger
Malachi promises a messenger who prepares the way before the Lord. Jesus quotes the passage and identifies John the Baptist as the promised messenger.
Sources & review
- scriptureMal 3:1
- scriptureMatt 11:10
- scriptureMark 1:2
- catechismCCC 523
- church fatherBook III, chapter 11, section 4