Malachi 4
The day is coming, burning like a furnace, but for those who fear God's name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. God will send Elijah the prophet before the great day, who will turn fathers' hearts to children.
MalachiChapter 4 of 46 versesBerean Standard Bible
In this passage: Mount Sinai
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“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
He is the Elijah who was to come — John the Baptist
“And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.”
Read Matthew 11:14›Elijah has already come — disciples understood he meant John
“But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.””
Read Matthew 17:12›He will go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah
“And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.””
Read Luke 1:17›And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Malachi 4
Malachi 4:12 Thessalonians 1:8
“in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.”
“Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.”
“For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.”
“The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?””
“Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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