The Lord has given his judgement upon the nation. Now He talks about the action He will take. He will send a messenger to prepare the way. We now know that this was John the Baptist. After this the Lord would come. See that it says the Lord will come, and that He is the messenger of the covenant. Jesus is the centre of the new covenant.
This could be a reference to both the first and second coming. For even in the first coming Jesus came as a refiner's fire. He had many clashes with the religious establishment and had many words of judgement against them, exposing the hypocrisy and poverty of the religious leaders. Only once there has been purification will the offerings be acceptable.
There will be judgement against all sorts of sinners. Sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers, exploiters of labour, oppressors of the poor, racists are all mentioned. See the wide range, So often we focus either on overtly demonic stuff, or on sexual sins, or on social sins, ignoring the others. The Lord will judge all sins.
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