📝 Episode Summary:

Five years, countless smitings, and one accidental Rickroll later, we’ve officially finished the Old Testament—and we’re sending Malachi off with a bang (and a Bon Jovi cameo). In this wrap-up special, the hosts dig into the so-called “minor prophet” who might not even be real—spoiler: Malachi probably isn’t a name at all, just a title meaning my messenger. Some traditions even say it was Ezra moonlighting under a pseudonym, which explains the constant ranting about corrupt priests and men ditching their Jewish wives for “dirty foreign pagans.” Nothing like ending the OT with a combo of slut-shaming, tithe-shaking, and theological identity theft.

The fun doesn’t stop there. We roll straight into a pop quiz (Discord cheats included), where the “right” answers are as fuzzy as God’s love for Jacob over Esau. Then it’s contradiction-palooza: does God hate divorce or just interfaith hookups? Does He curse the earth or pinky-promise never again? Is slavery totally fine—or a sin He forgot to enforce until Leviticus had a rewrite? And the kicker: does God get tired, or does He just “rest dramatically” on the seventh day? By the end, Yahweh looks less like a deity and more like Trump with smiting powers—grumpy, self-contradictory, and perpetually surrounded by yes-men.

If you thought Malachi was a neat bow on the OT, think again—it’s more like duct tape on a dumpster fire. But hey, we survived it, and next up: extracurriculars like Maccabees and Dead Sea Scroll weirdness before diving face-first into Matthew.

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📌 Topics Covered:

• Malachi = Ezra? Prophet, priest, or just “Steve”?
• God hates divorce… but only when it messes up the family tree.
• The only time Yahweh says “test me”—and it’s about tithes.
• Priestly corruption, pagan wives, and holy gaslighting.
• Contradictions galore: slavery, curses, divine temper tantrums.
• Yahweh vs. Trump: spot the difference (hint: there isn’t one).
• OT finale plans: Maccabees, Apocrypha, and extracurricular blasphemy.

💬 Best Quote from the Episode:

“Always go with the penis. Penis is always the answer. Eat a dick. Always eat a dick.”

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📝 Episode Summary:

We did it—five years, countless smitings, and more divine mood swings than a soap opera marathon—and Malachi 4 finally drags the Old Testament across the finish line. The chapter itself? A tiny four-verse fireball where God promises the wicked will be torched into stubble while the righteous get to skip around like fattened calves (yes, that’s really the image). Nothing says “holy finale” like frolicking over the ashes of your enemies.

Of course, Yahweh can’t resist dangling one last prophecy teaser: Elijah will come back before the “great and dreadful day of the Lord” to set everyone straight. Spoiler: that cliffhanger gets milked hard in the New Testament. The hosts gleefully roast the whole thing—poking at God’s PR problem of making his faithful look like psychotic ash-dancers, asking why divine justice always comes packaged as mass arson, and wondering if Yahweh’s really just rebranding genocide as “targeted strikes.”

Naturally, there’s plenty of digression—booze, jokes, milestone cheers for finishing the OT, and a preview of what’s next: wrap-ups, apocrypha detours, Dead Sea Scroll cameos, and a well-deserved breather before we crack into Matthew. If you’ve made it this far, congratulations—you’ve officially survived God’s longest guilt trip.

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📌 Topics Covered:

• Frolicking calves vs. crispy corpses: Yahweh’s final object lesson
• Elijah cameo: Old Testament post-credits scene
• Divine justice or petty cosmic arson?
• Righteous trampling ashes ≠ a good look for God’s brand
• The hosts celebrate five years of OT snark and survival
• Coming attractions: Maccabees, Dead Sea Scrolls, and “You’re Always Wrong” wrap-ups

💬 Best Quote from the Episode:

“Anytime you’ve got people dancing on people’s ashes…not a good look.”

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📝 Episode Summary:

We dive headfirst into Malachi 3—the Old Testament’s penultimate guilt trip—where God allegedly sends a “messenger,” talks about refiner’s fire, and then pivots straight into shaking down the peasants for tithes. Yes, the chapter that prosperity preachers love to tattoo on their wallets makes a cameo, and we drag it appropriately. We also point out the weird chapter break (why does 3 basically start in 2?) because Bible editors apparently had a “use every inch of scroll” policy.

From there, it’s all about control: bring your offerings, fall in line, and—our favorite—the regime literally keeps a list of who’s compliant so your neighbors know whether to treat you like a saint or a problem. Politics + religion = surveillance state with incense. “We’re taking down names” isn’t subtle; it’s policy. The hosts call out how “choice” under that system isn’t a choice at all—just coercion in priestly drag.

There’s banter, booze, and birthday bits (yes, really), plus a reminder that we record live on Discord Tuesdays at 10pm ET—come heckle us and you won’t miss the chaos next time.

📌 Topics Covered:

• The “messenger” hype and how Christians retrofit it (refiner’s fire meets fundraising)
• Tithing as divine tax policy—and why Malachi reads like a prosperity sermon starter pack
• Surveillance vibes: the scroll of remembrance (aka God’s naughty/nice ledger) and social control
• Chapter-break nonsense and the scroll-economy of ancient editors
• “Free will” that isn’t: obey or be crushed (by God or by the society built in his name)
• Live-show chaos: birthdays, wine, and thanking new patrons while roasting

💬 Best Quote from the Episode:

“That’s God’s whole thing, is that you have the choice to choose me or I will kill you. Those are your choices.”

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