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Malachi 2:12

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KJV ORIGINAL

The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

God will completely remove anyone who does this — doesn't matter if they're a leader or a student, doesn't matter if they're bringing offerings to worship. They'll be cut off from God's people entirely.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Your status or good deeds won't protect you when you cross the line God has drawn.

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So Christ was offered up once to carry the weight of everyone's mess-ups. And for those who are waiting for him, he's coming back a second time — not to deal with sin anymore, but to bring complete rescue.

You're bringing me offerings while you're literally sacrificing your own children and worshipping other gods — you're completely corrupting yourselves with all these idols, and it's still happening today. And then you have the audacity to come asking me for answers? Listen up, Israel — I swear on my own life that I'm not responding to you anymore.

Then I gave orders, and they cleaned out the rooms completely. After that, I brought back the sacred items that belonged to God's temple, along with the grain offerings and the frankincense.

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