Malachi 4:2-3

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Whom it May Concern!!!

But for you that honor my name, victory will shine like the sun with healing in its rays, and you will jump around like calves at play. When I come to bring justice, you will trample those who are evil, as though they were ashes under your feet. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have spoken!

Malachi 4:2-3-|

Listen - I Am Bringing Things to a Close
Dr. J. Mike Minnix,
Malachi 3:16 - 4:6

Malachi. On this last day in this great book, I must remind you of a truth which is serious. The Lord says, “Listen – I am bringing things to a close.” Yes, a day is approaching when the Lord will end the day of grace and forgiveness and the Day of Judgment will follow.

In the Bible we see a great contrast between being lost and saved. God uses contrasts in everyday life. The brilliance of the noon-day sun and the blackness of the midnight are a God-given contrast. The warmth of a summer day and the icy snow of a winter's night serve as a divine contrast. God created our world to be a place of contrasts. In the spiritual realm, God often uses contrasts to make a point. Jesus told of the two men who went up to the Temple to pray and in so doing He presented a contrast. He told of ten virgins, five or whom had oil in their lamps and five who did not, and thus were not ready for the Bridegroom to come - and in that story He presented a contrast. He told of a man with two sons, one of whom was a prodigal and in telling that story he used contrast to make His point. God is fond of using contrasting elements to reveal truth.

Here in Malachi the Lord comes to the close of this prophecy by using a contrast. Look at verse 18 of chapter 3 ...

"Then you shall again discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him."

You will note that the Lord told of a time when he would contrast the righteous and the wicked. This tells us something very important. On this earth it is impossible to fully tell the blessings of the righteous and the condemnations upon the lost. In the here and now we observe that the saved sometimes suffer while the wicked seem to prosper. But God states clearly that one day He will reveal the true blessings of the saved and the horrible overthrow of the unsaved.

We do not have to wait fully to the end to have knowledge of the facts in this case. God states them in the Bible many times and He does so right here in this passage. Today we are going to look at this in order to encourage the saved and warn the lost. It is my hope that the redeemed will leave here more committed to Christ and more comforted in Him than when they arrived. And it is my prayer that the lost will leave here having turned to the Savior and joined the faithful band of followers who are on their way to meet the King of Kings.

Let us look at this text today under two headings. The first addresses the saved and the latter confronts the sinner.

THE JOY OF THE REDEEMED
Note Malachi 3:16-17 ...

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.

“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.”

Now look at Malachi 4:2 ...

"But to you who fear My name
The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves."

BLESSINGS!!!

[MaisondeForgeron]

I am going to reread Malachi. I spend much more time in the NT, but the OT is so rich and full of information. Thank you for sharing!

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[MaisondeForgeron]

@eco-art OMG that is so beautiful! Thank you so much!

[FunkyJunkyGypsy]

This reminds me of Yom Kippur and the Book of Life. I enjoyed reading it!