MALACHI CHAPTER FOUR

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1 MALACHI CHAPTER FOUR

2 PROPHET - DATE JONAH ( BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA ( BC)? MICAH ( BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH ( BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH ( BC)? DANIEL ( BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL ( BC)? OBADIAH ( BC)? EZRA ( BC)? HAGGAI ( BC)? ZECHARIAH ( BC)? ESTHER ( BC)? NEHEMIAH ( BC)? MALACHI ( BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER ( BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? SHALMANESER ( BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB ( BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ( BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) ( BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? BELSHAZZAR ( BC)? CYRUS ( BC)? BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)? DARIUS ( BC)?

3 OUTLINE MALACHI CHAPTER FOUR THE LAST BOOK OF THE OLD TESTAMENT GOD'S JUDGMENTS ON THE WICKED V. 1 GREAT BLESSINGS OF THE RIGHTEOUS V. 2-3 ISRAEL IS ADMONISHED TO KEEP THE LAW UNTIL THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH APPEARS THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH V. 4-6

4 READ: MALACHI 4:1 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 1 For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up, Says the LORD of hosts, That will leave them neither root nor branch.

5 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 1 For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up, Says the LORD of hosts, That will leave them neither root nor branch. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? WHAT DAY IS COMING? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD?

6 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 1 For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up, Says the LORD of hosts, That will leave them neither root nor branch. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? Behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD? All the proud who do wickedly will be stubble The day which is coming shall burn them up That will leave them neither root nor branch

7 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD? All the proud who do wickedly will be stubble The day which is coming shall burn them up That will leave them neither root nor branch READ: PSALMS 50:3 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him. NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? Our God shall come and shall not keep silent A fire shall devour before Him It shall be very tempestuous all around Him

8 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD? All the proud who do wickedly will be stubble The day which is coming shall burn them up That will leave them neither root nor branch READ: ISAIAH 1:31 31 The strong shall be as tinder, And the work of it as a spark; Both will burn together, And no one shall quench them. NKJV WHAT DID ISAISH SAY? The strong shall be as tinder And the work of it as a spark Both will burn together and no one shall quench them

9 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD? All the proud who do wickedly will be stubble The day which is coming shall burn them up That will leave them neither root nor branch READ: ISAIAH 2:12 12 The day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up And it shall be brought low NKJV WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? The day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty Upon everything lifted up and it shall be brought low

10 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 READ: ISAIAH 5:24 24 As the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? As the fire devours the stubble And the flame consumes the chaff So their root will be as rottenness Their blossom will ascend like dust BECAUSE: They have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts They despised the word of the Holy One of Israel

11 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 READ: ISAIAH 66: Behold, the LORD will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by His sword The LORD will judge all flesh; And the slain of the LORD shall be many. NKJV WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? The LORD will come with fire and with His chariots Like a whirlwind to render His anger with fury And His rebuke with flames of fire By fire and by His sword the LORD will judge all flesh The slain of the LORD shall be many

12 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? READ: DANIEL 7: I watched till thrones were put in place, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, And the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire; 10 A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, And the books were opened. NKJV WHAT DID DANIEL SEE? The Ancient of Days was seated His throne was a fiery flame, Its wheels a burning fire A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him The court was seated and the books were opened

13 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 READ: NAHUM 1: What do you conspire against the LORD? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time. 10 While tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried. NKJV WHAT DID NAHUM SAY? What do you conspire against the LORD? He will make an utter end of it Affliction will not rise up a second time While tangled like thorns and drunken like drunkards They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried

14 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? READ: OBADIAH The house of Jacob shall be a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame; But the house of Esau shall be stubble; They shall kindle them and devour them, And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau, For the LORD has spoken. NKJV WHAT DID OBADIAH SAY? The house of Jacob shall be a fire The house of Joseph a flame The house of Esau shall be stubble They shall kindle them and devour

15 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD? All the proud who do wickedly will be stubble The day which is coming shall burn them up That will leave them neither root nor branch READ: MATTHEW 3:10 10 Even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? Even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees Every tree which does not bear good fruit Is cut down and thrown into the fire

16 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? READ: MATTHEW 13: The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? The Son of Man will send out His angels They will gather out of His kingdom All things that offend And those who practice lawlessness They will cast them into the furnace of fire There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth

17 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:1 WHAT DAY IS COMING? THE GREAT DAY OF GOD? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE PROUD? All the proud who do wickedly will be stubble The day which is coming shall burn them up That will leave them neither root nor branch READ: 2 PETER 3:7 7 The heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. NKJV WHAT DID PETER SAY? The heavens and the earth Which are now preserved by the same word Are reserved for fire until the day of judgment And perdition of ungodly men

18 READ: MALACHI 4:2 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 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.

19 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 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. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? WHO IS THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS? WHO ARE THEY WHO FEAR THE LORD? THE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

20 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings You shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves WHO IS THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS? WHO ARE THEY WHO FEAR THE LORD? THE RIGHTEOUS? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? They shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves

21 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 To you who fear My name READ: DEUTERONOMY 28: If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD, 59 then the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues great and prolonged plagues and serious and prolonged sicknesses. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISRAEL? If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law That you may fear THE LORD YOUR GOD Then The LORD will bring upon you and your descendants Plagues and serious prolonged sicknesses

22 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings READ: 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 14 If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TRO ISRAEL? If My people who are called by My name Will humble themselves, pray and seek My face And turn from their wicked ways Then I will hear from heaven I will forgive their sin and heal their land

23 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings READ: PSALMS 84:11 11 The LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? The LORD God is a sun and shield The LORD will give grace and glory No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly

24 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings READ: ISAIAH 25:8 8 He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken. NKJV WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? He will swallow up death forever The Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth

25 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings READ: ISAIAH 35:6 6 The lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert. NKJV WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? The lame shall leap like a deer The tongue of the dumb sing BECAUSE Waters shall burst forth in the wilderness And streams in the desert

26 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings READ: ISAIAH 50:10 10 Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God. NKJV WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD Let him rely upon his God

27 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings READ: MALACHI 3:16 16 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. NKJV WHAT DID MALACHI SAY? Those who feared the LORD spoke to one another The LORD listened and heard them A book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And for those who meditate on His name

28 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings WHO IS THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: JEREMIAH 23:6 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. NKJV WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY? In His days Judah will be saved and Israel will dwell safely This is His name by which He will be called THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

29 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings WHO IS THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: MATTHEW 4:23 23 Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS DO? Jesus went about Galilee, teaching in their synagogues Preaching the gospel of the kingdom And healing all kinds of sickness And all kinds of disease among the people

30 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings WHO IS THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: JOHN 8:12 12 Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? I am the light of the world He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness But shall have the light of life

31 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings WHO IS THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: EPHESIANS 5:14 14 Therefore He says: Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light. NKJV WHO IS PAUL QUOTING? ISAIAH? WHAT DID ISAIAH SAY? Awake, you who sleep Arise from the dead and Christ will give you light

32 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:2 READ: REVELATION 22:1-2 1 He showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. NKJV WHAT DID JOHN SEE? A pure river of water of life clear as crystal Proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river Was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits Each tree yielding its fruit every month The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations

33 READ: MALACHI 4:3 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 3 You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this, Says the LORD of hosts.

34 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 3 You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this, Says the LORD of hosts. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this

35 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this READ: JOB 40:12 12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JOB? Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low Tread down the wicked in their place

36 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 READ: PSALMS 18: You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. 41 They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them. 42 Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets. NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? You have given me the necks of my enemies I destroyed those who hated me They cried out, but there was none to save Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind I cast them out like dirt in the streets

37 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this READ: PSALMS 49:14 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them; The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling. NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? Like sheep they are laid in the grave Death shall feed on them The upright shall have dominion over them Their beauty shall be consumed in the grave

38 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this READ: PSALMS 58:10 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked

39 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this READ: ISAIAH 66:24 24 They shall go forth and look Upon the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me. For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? They shall go forth and look upon the corpses Of the men who have transgressed against Me Their worm does not die and their fire is not quenched They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh

40 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this READ: EZEKIEL 28:18 18 You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY? You defiled your sanctuaries by your iniquities I brought fire from your midst and It devoured you I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you

41 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this READ: ZECHARIAH 10:5 5 They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the LORD is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame. NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? They shall be like mighty men who tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle They shall fight because the LORD is with them The riders on horses shall be put to shame

42 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? You shall trample the wicked For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:2 2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE CORINTHIANS? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world will be judged by you Are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

43 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:3 READ: REVELATION 2: Hold fast what you have till I come. 26 He who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations 27 He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels - as I also have received from My Father; NKJV WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Hold fast what you have till I come He who overcomes and keeps My works until the end To him I will give power over the nations He shall rule them with a rod of iron They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels

44 READ: MALACHI 4:4 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 4 Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments.

45 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 4 Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses, My servant Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel With the statutes and judgments

46 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 Remember the Law of Moses READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:1-2 1 O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers is giving you. 2 You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. NKJV WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO ISRAEL? Listen to the statutes & judgments which I teach you You shall not add to the word which I command you You shall not take from it You shall keep the commandments of the LORD Your God which I command you

47 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 Remember the Law of Moses READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:5 & 8 5 Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess. 8 What great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day? NKJV WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO ISRAEL? I have taught you statutes and judgments Just as the LORD my God commanded me What great nation is there That has such statutes and righteous judgments As are in all this law which I set before you this day?

48 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:14 14 The LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that you might observe them in the land which you cross over to possess. NKJV WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO ISRAEL? The LORD commanded me to teach you His statutes & judgments that you might observe them In the land which you cross over to possess

49 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses READ: PSALMS 147: He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel. 20 He has not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His judgments, they have not known them. Praise the LORD! NKJV WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY? He declares His word to Jacob He declares His statutes and His judgments to Israel He has not dealt thus with any nation As for His judgments, they have not known them

50 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses READ: MATTHEW 5:17 17 Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? Do not think: I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets I did not come to destroy but to fulfill

51 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses READ: MATTHEW 7:12 12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? Therefore: Whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them For This is the Law and the Prophets

52 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses READ: MATTHEW 23:23 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin You have neglected the weightier matters of the law Justice and mercy and faith These you ought to have done Without leaving the others undone

53 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses READ: ROMANS 2:13 13 The hearers of the law are not just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY? The hearers of the law are not just in the sight of God But The doers of the law will be justified

54 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:4 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Remember the Law of Moses READ: GALATIANS 3:24 24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. NKJV WHAT DID PAUL SAY? The law was our tutor to bring us to Christ That We might be justified by faith

55 READ: MALACHI 4:5 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.

56 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:5 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet WHAT PROPHET WILL THE LORD SEND? Elijah the prophet WHEN? Before The coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD

57 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:5 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet READ: 1 KINGS 17:1 1 Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word. NKJV WHO WAS ELIJAH? Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead WHAT DID ELIJAH SAY TO AHAB? As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand There shall not be dew nor rain these years Except at my word

58 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:5 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet READ: MATTHEW 11: For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 If you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to come. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY? All the prophets and the law prophesied until John If You are willing to receive it He is Elijah who is to come

59 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:5 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet READ: JOHN 1:21 21 They asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No. NKJV WHAT DID THE SCRIBES & PHARISEES ASK JOHN? Are you Elijah? Are you the Prophet HOW DID JOHN REPLY? I am not

60 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet READ: MATTHEW 17: But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands. 13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist. NKJV WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO HIS DISCIPLES? I say to you that Elijah has come already They did not know him They did to him whatever they wished The Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands THEN The disciples understood THAT He spoke to them of John the Baptist

61 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:5 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO THE RIGHTEOUS? Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before The coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD READ: JOEL 2:31 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. NKJV WHAT DID THE PROPHET JOEL SAY? The sun shall be turned into darkness The moon into blood Before The coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD

62 READ: MALACHI 4:6 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse. NKJV

63 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:6 THE GREAT DAY OF GOD 6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse. NKJV WHO IS THIS PROPHET? ELIJAH? JOHN? WHAT WILL THIS PROPHET DO? He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children He will turn the hearts of the children to their fathers WHY? Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse

64 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children He will turn the hearts of the children to their fathers READ: LUKE 1: He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. NKJV WHAT DID THE ANGEL SAY TO ZACHARIAS? He will turn the children of Israel to the Lord their God He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children To turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the just To make ready a people prepared for the Lord

65 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:6 Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse READ: ISAIAH 11:4 4 With righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. NKJV WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? With righteousness He shall judge the poor He shall decide with equity for the meek of the earth He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth With the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked

66 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:6 Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse READ: ISAIAH 34:5 5 My sword shall be bathed in heaven; Indeed it shall come down on Edom, And on the people of My curse, for judgment. NKJV WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? My sword shall be bathed in heaven Indeed it shall come down for judgment On Edom and on the people of My curse

67 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:6 Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse READ: ZECHARIAH 12:10 10 I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. NKJV WHAT WILL THE LORD DO? I will pour on the house of David and of Jerusalem The Spirit of grace and supplication Then they will look on Me whom they pierced They will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son They will grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn

68 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:6 Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse READ: MATTHEW 23:37 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! NKJV (LUKE 13:34,35) WHAT DID JESUS SAY? Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets The one who stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together As a hen gathers her chicks under her wings But you were not willing

69 QUESTIONS: MALACHI 4:6 Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse READ: REVELATION 19:15 15 Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. NKJV WHAT DID JOHN SAY? Out of His mouth goes a sharp sword With it He should strike the nations He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness And wrath of Almighty God

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