Malachi's Message, Part 3

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#408: “Malachi's Message, Part 3”
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Malachi's Message, Part 3

“Malachi's Message, Part 3” is episode #408 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written by Paul McCusker, and originally aired on September 26, 1998.

Summary

A stranger comes to Odyssey and claims to be an angel with special messages for the folks at Whit's End. After following the man's instructions, Tom finds a necklace from his son who passed away.

Plot

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The episode opens with Tom and Eugene coming into Whit's End sharing their updates with Whit and Connie: Eugene brought Katrina to the airport as she had to go home to Chicago, while Tom mentions that he stayed up all night working on plans for the Timothy Center and asks for prayer. Jason has decided to go fishing at Trickle Lake to relieve his tension, to get away from everything and think. Malachi meets him there to deliver a message. Jason is still skeptical of Malachi, and grabs Malachi, threatening him. Malachi tells Jason to let go, and presumably throws him in Trickle Lake as is known by Jason's conversation with Jack and Joanne. Tom presents the Timothy Center idea to Margaret Faye, but she wants the center to be more inclusive to other religions and to put females in key roles. Eugene tries to be more aggressive with his dean, but it doesn’t seem to work. Jason shows up at Jack and Joanne's antique shop and the three of them decide to talk. Malachi turns up at Whit's End and gives messages to Eugene and Connie — he tells Eugene to be strong in his faith and Connie to go to Tom Riley. Connie ends up deciding to work at the Timothy Center.

Tom meets once again with Margaret, and finally convinces her to let him build the Center with the help of some local kids. At the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Center, Whit and Jason announce that Jason will be taking Joanne's place on the mission field. As everyone else heads off, Whit encounters Malachi, who says he is leaving, but what has begun will continue, though they will not remember he was there. He assures Whit that he, and many angels, are always nearby. He also asks Whit what measure of grace he would like. When Whit responds that he would like inspiration, Malachi laughs and grants it. The inspiration results in the Transmuter. He then suggests that Whit fixes the look of Angels in the Imagination Station. He then disappears and Whit is left wondering what he was doing standing alone in the trees, but quickly goes to join the others, filled with new ideas.

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Discussion Questions

  • Malachi said that there are many angels around us. How does it make you feel to know that angels are all around?
  • Jason said he felt restless because he wasn't sure what he was supposed to be doing with his life. Malachi said that sense of restlessness was God-given. How can God use the situations in our life to direct the path we follow?

Cast

Role Voice Actor
Connie Kendall Katie Leigh
Dean Douglas Rogers Erv Immerman
Eugene Meltsner Will Ryan
Jack Allen Alan Young
Jason Whittaker Townsend Coleman
Joanne Allen Janet Waldo
John Whittaker Paul Herlinger
Dr. Lawrence Bloomenthal Unknown
Malachi Philip Glassborow
Margaret Faye Alexandra Kenworthy
Ned Al Janssen
Tom Riley Walker Edmiston
Katrina Shanks Pamela Hayden


Notes

VERSION DIFFERENCE: [view] The album version of this episode adds several lines towards the end, after Malachi leaves. Whit tells Tom of an inspiration boost, which would lead in #419: “Another Man's Shoes” to the Transmuter.

There is also a scene in the album version in which Eugene has a flashback to a conversation with Katrina.

Trivia

  • In his final conversation with Whit, Malachi says, "I will be like a dream to you." This explains why everyone who knew Malachi never mention him again as they basically forgot about him.
  • This episode marks the Jason's second fishing trip after #359: “The Merchant of Odyssey”.
  • Connie's desire to be a teacher as mentioned in this episode was previously established in #194: “A License to Drive”.
  • Malachi's message to Eugene in this episode warning him that things will "get worse before they get better" effectively foreshadows his and Katrina's experiences during the Novacom Saga, including the death of Armitage Shanks and Eugene's memory loss that would only be resolved in #566: “A Most Extraordinary Conclusion” seven years later.
  • A scene from this episode is depicted in the Novacom Saga Prequel Byte Sized Adventure, though from Eugene's point of view. In the original audio episode, Malachi the Angel appears in disguise as a human and gives Eugene this message while speaking to him in Whit's End. However, all memories of Malachi were erased at the end of the episode. In the retelling he is depicted as a more traditional angel appearing to Eugene in a dream. Though this makes sense because during his final conversation with Whit, referencing the impending memory wipe, Malachi says, "I will be like a dream to you."

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Quotes

Jason Whittaker: Look, Malachi—or whatever your real name is—I don't know who you're working for or what you're getting at, but I really dislike these psychological games. You hear me? So tell your boss to pack it in, alright? You stay away from me and my friends.
Malachi: You would be wise to let go of me.
Jason Whittaker: Ooh, big tough angel. Why? What'll happen if I don't?

Jason Whittaker: I was the fish that got thrown back...one minute we were standing on the dock, and the next minute I was splashing in the middle of Trickle Lake!

Malachi: Grace is never measured in excess, and strength always comes when you're at your weakest... not when you think you're at your weakest, but when you truly are. So be strong in the faith you have, and the rest will be added to you. It will be just enough.

Tom Riley: If God could part the Red Sea, couldn't he do the same with red tape?

John Whittaker: A dream? You mean we won't remember that you were here?
Malachi: You'll remember, but only as a vague idea, a premonition... a foreshadowing or a distant emotion. I am your "coincidences" and your "intuition." I am the one that you glimpse out of the corner of your eye and when you turn, nothing is there.

Connie Kendall: Well, I'm not overwhelmed by your romance.
Eugene Meltsner: Well, thankfully, you don't have to be.

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