The Prophetic Vision
“The Book of Malachi was the final prophetic warning before the first coming of Jesus. It exposed a compromised priesthood, polluted offerings, and a people who had lost the fear of the Lord. Today, the Holy Spirit is raising that message again—calling the Church to repentance, unity, and preparation before the return of the Messiah.”
Origin & Inspiration of the Malachi Initiative
The Malachi Initiative began with a series of 3 prophetic messages given through the Holy Spirit to Tribe of Christians founder and ministry leader Brandon Dawson. The first 2 messages were delivered in early 2019, and the third message was given on November 20, 2025. These words were spoken before the events occurred, and their fulfillment came with striking accuracy and timing. The 3 messages form a complete prophetic witness, and their unfolding across 7 years confirms the calling for this initiative and aligns with the biblical pattern of warning, judgment, redemption, and preparation revealed in the book of Malachi.
The messages warned of coming judgment, corruption in leadership, the rise of socialism, and disruptions to the essential needs of life, including food, water, and shelter. They spoke directly of New York City, revealing that its rebellion would lead to destruction and a mass exodus. The Lord declared, ‘I have sent a sign to them that they may depart from you and My presence be removed,’ and the signs appeared exactly as spoken.”
“Their messages followed the same prophetic pattern found throughout Scripture and revealed in the book of Malachi: a warning to the nation, the announcement of judgment, a call to return to the Lord, a promise of redemption, and the preparation of a remnant. These 3 messages affirmed the need for unity, holiness, endurance, and readiness in the days leading up to the Messiah's return.
Read the Full Prophetic Messages Here:
The Malachi Initiative unfolds through 10 initiatives that reveal the message the Spirit of God is speaking to this generation. These Revelations follow the scriptural pattern found in the book of Malachi and unveil the prophetic call to prepare the Body of Christ for the return of the Messiah.”
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THE MALACHI PARALLEL
The Book of Malachi was written during a season of spiritual decline.
Worship had grown careless, the priesthood was compromised, offerings were polluted, and the people had lost the fear of the Lord. Religion continued—but the fire was gone.
This was the generation that lived immediately before the first coming of Jesus.
Today, the Church is experiencing the same crisis.
Worship has become casual, holiness is neglected, the priesthood of believers is discouraged and divided, and many have lost the awe of God.
As it was before His first coming, so it is again before His return.
Malachi is not merely historical—it is prophetic.
It is God’s final call to His people:
‘Return to Me, and I will return to you,’ says the LORD of Hosts.”
The Malachi Initiative exists because this same call is going out again in our generation—to awaken the Body of Christ, restore the testimony of Jesus, and prepare a unified remnant for the return of the Messiah.
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THE MESSENGER BEFORE THE APPEARING OF THE LORD
In the message of Malachi, the Lord reveals a pattern that appears whenever He draws near to His people. In Malachi 3:1, the Word says,
‘Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me.’
This reveals the intention of God. Before the Lord appears, He appoints a messenger who prepares the people for His arrival. The messenger confronts sin. The messenger calls the people to repentance. The messenger restores the fear of the Lord. The messenger prepares the hearts of the covenant people so they may stand when the Lord draws near.
This pattern was fulfilled in the days of John the Baptist. Concerning John, the Word says in Matthew 3:3,
‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.’
John prepared the people for the first appearance of the Messiah. His message revealed the nation's condition. His message exposed the sin of the generation. His message awakened the people to the reality that the Lord was near. He was the messenger who went before the Lord at His first appearing.
Malachi reveals that this pattern will return before the second coming of Jesus.
A final call to repentance will rise. The fear of the Lord will return among a remnant. Voices will appear, assigned to confront compromise and call the people of God back to covenant faithfulness.
The Lord will awaken these voices to prepare His people for the King's revealing.
Malachi concludes with a prophetic promise. In Malachi 4:5–6 the Word says,
‘Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.’
This reveals the messenger's mission in the last days. It is a work of restoration. It is a work of healing. It is a work that brings unity to the covenant people of God. It prepares people who will stand ready for the appearing of the Messiah.
The Malachi Initiative stands within this prophetic call. The Spirit of God is awakening voices in this generation who carry the burden to prepare the people of God for the appearing of the Lord. This Initiative exists for this purpose. It is a call to awaken the Body of Christ, to restore the testimony of Jesus, and to prepare a unified remnant for the coming of the King.
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THE OFFERING OF THE LORD AND THE CONTEMPT FOR THE SACRIFICE
“In the days of Temple worship, the people of Israel relied on sacrifices, tithes, and offerings to atone for sin. The altar was central to their relationship with the Lord. Every offering expressed repentance, devotion, and faithfulness to the covenant. The sacrifice had to be pure because it was given to the Lord.
In the days of Malachi, this system was corrupted.
In Malachi 1:7, the Word says,
‘You offer defiled food on My altar.’
The priests accepted blind and sick animals. The people brought what was left over rather than what was holy. They approached the Lord without reverence or devotion, and their offerings revealed the condition of their hearts.
These sacrifices pointed to a greater truth.
The entire system pointed to Jesus.
He is the true offering.
He is the Lamb without blemish.
He is the sacrifice that removes sin.
In Hebrews 10:10, the Word says,
‘We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.’
The Lord Jesus fulfilled everything the altar represented.
Because of this truth, those who belong to Jesus are called to present themselves to the Lord. In Romans 12:1, the Word says,
‘Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.’
The life of the believer is now the offering that honors the Lord.
The same condition that appeared in the days of Malachi can be seen in many places today.
Worship continues, yet the devotion of the heart is often missing.
The fear of the Lord has grown weak.
Many treat one another with strife instead of love.
The unity of the Spirit is broken by division and pride.
The giving of tithes and offerings has been corrupted in many places, used for personal gain rather than honoring the Lord.
These things reveal the same spiritual decline found in the days of Malachi.
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THE COMPROMISED PRIESTHOOD
In Malachi 2, the Lord confronts the priests for failing in their calling. They were appointed to guard knowledge, to teach truth, and to walk in holiness. Instead, they departed from the covenant of the Lord. They caused many to stumble. They corrupted the nation's worship. Their ministry continued, but their hearts were far from God.
The Word says in Malachi 2:7,
‘For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, and people should seek the law from his mouth. For he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.’
The priests no longer honored this calling. They turned aside from the way. They failed to walk in holiness. They were unable to uphold the truth. Their compromise weakened the entire nation.
This pattern is revealed in many places today.
The priesthood of believers has been called to holiness.
The priesthood of believers has been called to walk in truth.
The priesthood of believers has been called to guard the knowledge of God and to honor His name.
Yet many who teach and lead within the Church have departed from this calling. Some speak what pleases the culture instead of what is true. Some hide sin rather than confront it. Some pursue personal influence and gain, rather than the fear of the Lord. These failures bring confusion to the people of God and weaken the Church's witness.
The apostle Peter teaches this calling in 1 Peter 2:9 where the Word says,
‘You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people.’
The priesthood of believers has been chosen to represent the Lord, to proclaim His truth, and to walk in righteousness.
The message of Malachi calls the priesthood back to holiness.
It calls the leaders of the Church to walk in the fear of the Lord.
It calls every believer to live with purity, devotion, and truth.
It reveals the need for repentance, restoration, and faithfulness in the household of God.
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THE REFINING FIRE AND THE PURIFICATION OF THE REMNANT
After confronting the corruption of the priesthood, the Lord reveals what He Himself will do among His people. In Malachi 3:2 the Word says,
‘For He is like a refiner’s fire and like a launderer’s soap.’
The Lord comes with fire, not to destroy His people, but to purify them. He removes what is unclean. He exposes what is hidden. He separates what is holy from what is common. The fire of the Lord reveals the actual condition of the heart.
In Malachi 3:3 the Word says,
‘He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. He will purify the sons of Levi and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.’
The Lord Himself becomes the purifier of His people. He restores righteousness. He restores holiness. He restores the purity of worship. He establishes a remnant who offer their lives to Him in truth.
This refining is present in our generation.
The Lord is exposing hidden sin.
The Lord is confronting compromise.
The Lord is calling His people to purity.
The Lord is separating those who honor His name from those who walk in the spirit of the world.
The fire of God is revealing the hearts of the Church in the days before the appearing of the Messiah.
The refining fire is not a sign of rejection.
It is a sign of preparation.
It is the mercy of God that prepares a people to stand in His presence with clean hearts and pure devotion. The refining reveals the remnant who fear the Lord, who tremble at His Word, and who walk in covenant faithfulness.
The prophets speak of this remnant.
In Isaiah 48:10 the Word says,
‘I have refined you, but not as silver. I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.’
The refining of the Lord produces endurance, holiness, and faithfulness. It prepares the people of God for the King's revealing.
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THE REMNANT AND THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
“After the Lord reveals His refining work, the Word describes a people who respond in faith and in the fear of the Lord. These are the ones who become the remnant. In Malachi 3:16, the Word says,
‘Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them. So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.’
The remnant fears the Lord.
The remnant speaks often to one another and strengthens one another in righteousness.
The remnant honors the name of the Lord in a generation that has forgotten Him.
Their faithfulness is recorded before Him. He listens to them, and He remembers them.
In Malachi 3:17, the Word says,
‘They shall be Mine, says the Lord of hosts, on the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.’
The remnant is precious to the Lord. He guards them. He spares them. He treasures them in the day of His appearing.
In Malachi 3:18, the Word says,
‘Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.’
This distinction is a sign of the last days.
The Lord exposes the hearts of a generation through the witness of His remnant.
Jesus confirms this separation in the Gospels.
In Matthew 13:30, the Word says,
‘Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into My barn.’
The wheat represents the remnant who belong to the Lord.
The tares represent those who reject Him.
The harvest reveals the truth that was hidden in the field.
Jesus speaks again in Matthew 13:48, where the Word says,
‘They gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.’
This reveals the final separation of those who belong to the kingdom and those who refuse to obey the truth.
In the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, Jesus speaks of those who prepared themselves for His coming and those who did not. In Matthew 25:10, the Word says,
‘Those who were ready went in with Him to the wedding, and the door was shut.’
The remnant is ready.
The remnant watches.
The remnant prepares for His appearing.
Revelation also confirms this distinction.
In Revelation 14:15, the Word says,
‘The harvest of the earth is ripe.’
The Lord gathers His own, and the harvest reveals the righteousness of the saints.
In Revelation 22:11, the Word says,
‘He who is righteous, let him be righteous still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.’
This reveals the final call to remain faithful before the Lord's appearing.
The same distinction appears in our generation.
The Lord is revealing those who fear His name.
The Lord is revealing those who walk in truth.
The Lord is revealing those who honor Him in purity and devotion.
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THE ELIJAH MANDATE
In Malachi 4:5, the Word says,
‘Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.’
This reveals a work of preparation that will rise again before the Messiah's return.
The calling of Elijah confronted the deepest places of corruption in Israel.
Elijah stood against idolatry in the land.
He confronted the nation's sin.
He confronted the prophets of Baal, who led the people astray.
He confronted the throne of Ahab.
He confronted the influence of Jezebel, who established strongholds of darkness.
His ministry challenged both the people and the rulers who turned their hearts away from the Lord.
His message restored the fear of the Lord and called the nation back to the covenant.
Malachi reveals that this work will appear again before the second coming of Jesus.
The same call to repentance.
The same call to purity.
The same call to expose false worship and confront systems of corruption.
The same call to return to the truth of the covenant.
The assignment of this last day’s work is revealed in Malachi 4:6 where the Word says,
‘And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.’
This is a work of restoration.
It heals covenant relationships.
It restores unity among the people of God.
It prepares the Church for the Messiah's appearing.
Jesus confirmed this end-time mandate.
In Matthew 17:11, the Word says,
‘Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.’
This reveals the restoration that must take place in the last days.
The Lord will raise up voices who confront deception, call the people to repentance, restore covenant faithfulness, and prepare a remnant for His appearing.
This is the Elijah mandate.
It confronts spiritual darkness.
It confronts the falsehood that shapes culture and government.
It exposes idolatry and calls the people back to truth.
It restores the fear of the Lord.
It prepares a generation for the coming of the King.
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THE Return
The message of Malachi brings the people of God to a decisive moment. After the warnings and exposure, the Lord reveals His desire: the return. Malachi calls the people back to purity, obedience, covenant faithfulness, and the fear of the Lord.”
In Malachi 3:7, the Word says, “Return to Me, and I will return to you,” calling Israel to restore the covenant relationship they once abandoned. This theme appears throughout Scripture. In Jeremiah, the Lord remembered the devotion Israel had in her youth. In Hosea, He called His people to return to the One who first loved them. The return is the return to the first love.
Jesus repeats this same message in Revelation.
To Ephesus, He said, “You have left your first love. Remember, repent, and do the works you did at first.”
To Sardis, He said, “Wake up.”
To Laodicea, He said, “Be zealous and repent.”
The warning was the same: return to the love, devotion, and purity that belong to God.
As it was before the first coming of Jesus, so it is before His return.
The Lord is calling His people back:
back to their first love,
back to the first works,
back to the altar,
Back to the fear of the Lord.
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THE CALL
The message of Malachi does not end with conviction. It leads to a call. When the Lord said, ‘Return to Me,’ He called His people to respond (Malachi 3:7). The Malachi Initiative is a summons for the Body of Christ to rise, unite, and return to the purity, devotion, and faithfulness God desires.”
In Malachi, the Lord confronted corrupted worship, forgotten offerings, and withheld tithes (Malachi 1–3). He called His people to restore the honor due His name through repentance, obedience, giving, and proper worship. Jesus affirmed the same call in the New Testament. He said, “Narrow is the gate that leads to life, and few find it” (Matthew 7:14). He said, “Many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14). He commanded His disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him (Matthew 16:24). And He declared that the Father seeks those who worship Him in spirit and truth (John 4:23–24).
This call is also a call to restore the complete and accurate Gospel message.
The Gospel is a message of repentance and forgiveness (Luke 24:47), holiness and transformation (Romans 12:1–2), surrender and obedience (John 14:15), discipleship and endurance (Matthew 24:13), and the proclamation of the Kingdom of God (Matthew 24:14). It is the declaration that Jesus is Lord, that He died and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:3–4), and that He is returning (Revelation 22:12). The Lord is calling His people back to the Gospel that was once delivered to the saints in its fullness and truth (Jude 1:3).
The call of Malachi and the call of Jesus lead to the same response: return to the Lord with your whole heart.
The Malachi Initiative calls the Body of Christ to:
Return to the Lord
Return to the Word
Return to prayer
Return to purity
Return to unity
Return to giving
Return to tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:8–10)
Return to the altar
Return to the first love (Revelation 2:4–5)
Return to worship in spirit and truth (John 4:23–24)
Return to the whole Gospel message (Galatians 1:6–9)
This call invites believers to restore what has been neglected and to bring the whole offering of their lives before the Lord (Romans 12:1). It calls the Body of Christ to rebuild what has been broken, to walk in covenant faithfulness, and to prepare themselves for the return of the Messiah (Revelation 22:12).
Those who respond become the ones Jesus called “overcomers” (Revelation 2–3), the remnant who fear the Lord (Malachi 3:16), remain faithful, and shine as His treasured possession in the days to come (Malachi 3:17).
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THE Promise
The message of Malachi concludes not with judgment, but with a promise. After calling His people to return and confronting their offerings and worship, the Lord reveals His covenant faithfulness. He invites them to obey, and then He gives one of the most extraordinary declarations in all of Scripture.”
The Word says, “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of Hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10).
This is the only place in the entire Bible where the Lord invites His people to test Him.
Not in anger.
Not in rebellion.
But in obedience, devotion, faithfulness, and trust.
The offering God desires is not only material. It is also spiritual.
In the days of Malachi, the people brought sacrifices to the altar, but today the Word says, “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God” (Romans 12:1).
Through Jesus, we have become “a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God” (1 Peter 2:5).
Jesus is the perfect and final offering (Hebrews 10:10), and those who belong to Him — the Body of Christ — are joined to His offering.
The promise is not limited to financial blessings. It includes:
Provision
Protection
Deliverance
Restoration
Spiritual renewal
Authority
Endurance
Fruitfulness
The joy of belonging to the Lord
The Word continues, “I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes” (Malachi 3:11).
This is the promise of covering and defense.
Jesus confirms this when He says, “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).
Paul affirms it: “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).
The promise of Malachi is the promise of the Gospel:
When the people of God return to Him, He returns to them (Malachi 3:7).
When His people honor Him, He honors them (1 Samuel 2:30).
When His people give, He gives beyond measure (Luke 6:38).
When His people walk in obedience, He opens the windows of heaven (Deuteronomy 28:1–2).
And the opening of heaven is itself a prophetic sign.
The Lord promised to “open the windows of heaven” (Malachi 3:10).
In Scripture, the opening of heaven always precedes divine movement:
Revelation (Matthew 3:16),
Vision (Revelation 4:1),
Judgment and deliverance (Isaiah 64:1).
Paul declares the catching away of the saints when the Lord descends from heaven (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).
Malachi speaks of the Lord gathering His treasured possession (Malachi 3:17), a distinction revealed in the day of His appearing (Malachi 3:18).
The opening of heaven in Scripture points to two prophetic moments.
First, the gathering of the Church when the Lord calls His people to Himself (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).
Second, the visible return of Jesus in power and glory when He descends to judge the nations (Revelation 19:11–16).
Malachi’s promise anticipates both.
The blessing in this life is joined to the gathering in the next.
The open heaven that pours out provision now foreshadows the open heaven through which the Messiah returns.
The Lord remembers His people in both moments — when He gathers them and when He returns to reign.
The Malachi Initiative stands on this Revelation.
The Lord is calling His people to return, to obey, to give, and to trust.
And He promises to pour out blessings, to rebuke the devourer, to strengthen the remnant, and to prepare His people for the return of the Messiah.
This is the covenant assurance for those who respond to His call.
AN INVITATION TO STAND WITH THIS WORK
The message of Malachi calls the people of God to return, to remember, to restore, and to prepare for the appearing of the Messiah. The Malachi Initiative stands as a witness to this calling. It is a movement devoted to awakening the Body of Christ, strengthening the remnant, restoring true worship, and proclaiming the Gospel in its fullness.”
The Word teaches that the laborers in the Kingdom work together as one body (1 Corinthians 12:12), and that those who share in the work also share in the reward (1 Samuel 30:24). Paul reminded the Church that partnership in the Gospel is both a grace and a calling (Philippians 1:5). Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). The Lord does not seek offerings alone, but the heart of His people.
If this message has spoken to you…
If this Initiative bears witness with your spirit…
If you desire to stand with this work…
We invite you to pray, to partner, and to sow into what the Lord is doing.
Your giving strengthens the ministry.
Your support helps proclaim the Gospel.
Your obedience honors the Lord.
Your partnership prepares the way for the coming of the Messiah.
As Malachi declares, the Lord remembers those who fear His name (Malachi 3:16), and He promises to bless those who return to Him with their whole heart (Malachi 3:10).
May the Lord bless you, keep you, defend you, and establish you as part of His remnant in this hour.
May you walk in the fullness of His promise, and may His Kingdom be revealed in you as we prepare for the return of Jesus the Messiah.