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This sermon examines the fourth disputation in Malachi, where disillusioned Israelites accuse God of delighting in evil and question the whereabouts of the God of justice. The text reveals that their complaints weary God because they malign His character by judging His nature through their circumstances rather than His revealed Word. God responds by announcing the sudden arrival of His messenger and the Lord Himself, a prophecy that blurs the distinction between Christ's first and second advents. The sermon explains that God acts as both a consuming fire for the unrepentant and a refining fire for His people, using trials to purify them like silver. Ultimately, the message emphasizes that while no one can stand before God's judgment on their own merits, those who trust in Christ's sacrifice are refined for holiness rather than destroyed.