“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”
Meaning, Messiah, Ps. 40:1 , 7 ; Dan. 9:17 , 25 . This is meant of John Baptist, as Christ expoundeth it, Luke 7:27 . That is, Christ, by whom the covenant was made and ratified, who is called the Angel or messenger of the covenant, because he reconcileth us to his father and is Lord or king, because he hath the government of his Church.