For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. FOR, BEHOLD, THE DAY COMETH THAT SHALL BURN - (; ). P... [ Continue Reading ]
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. BUT UNTO YOU THAT FEAR MY NAME SHALL THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ARISE WITH HEALING IN HIS WINGS. The effect of the judgment on the righteous, as... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. AND YE SHALL TREAD DOWN THE WICKED - solvi... [ Continue Reading ]
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. REMEMBER YE THE LAW OF MOSES. "The law and all the prophets" were to be in force until John (), no prophet intervening after Malachi; therefore they are told, "Remember th... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: BEHOLD, I WILL SEND YOU ELIJAH - as a means toward your "remembering the law" (). THE PROPHET - emphatic: not "the Tishbite:" for it is in his official, not his personal capacity, that his comin... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. AND HE SHALL TURN THE HEART OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN, AND THE HEART OF THE CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS - explained by some, that John's pre... [ Continue Reading ]