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the way before Me; and suddenly shall come to his
temple the Adon whom ye are seeking, and the Messenger
of the Covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he
cometh, says the Lord of Hosts" (Mal. iii. 1).
This is a well-known Messianic prophecy. All Christian
Saints, Fathers, Popes, Patriarchs, Priests, monks, nuns, and
even the Sunday-school children, will tell us that the first
messenger mentioned in the text is St. John the Baptist, and
the second messenger, whom their vernacular versions have
rendered "Angel of the Covenant," is Jesus Christ!
A definite determination of the subject of this prophecy
is of extreme importance, because the Christian Churches
have ever since believed that two distinct persons are indi-
cated therein; and the author of this erroneous belief is a
temple the Adon whom ye are seeking, and the Messenger
of the Covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he
cometh, says the Lord of Hosts" (Mal. iii. 1).
This is a well-known Messianic prophecy. All Christian
Saints, Fathers, Popes, Patriarchs, Priests, monks, nuns, and
even the Sunday-school children, will tell us that the first
messenger mentioned in the text is St. John the Baptist, and
the second messenger, whom their vernacular versions have
rendered "Angel of the Covenant," is Jesus Christ!
A definite determination of the subject of this prophecy
is of extreme importance, because the Christian Churches
have ever since believed that two distinct persons are indi-
cated therein; and the author of this erroneous belief is a