BEHOLD, THE DAY COMETH, THAT SHALL BURN AS AN OVEN. With no break in the continuous thought this chapter proceeds to contrast the destiny of the wicked and the righteous with reference to the day of the Lord. The destiny of the wicked is often declared to be fire. Fire was rained on Sodom and Gomorr... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT UNTO YOU THAT FEAR MY NAME SHALL THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ARISE. Christ is appropriately called. Sun because he is the Light of the World. He is also our righteousness, redemption and sanctification. Upon those that fear his name he has arisen with healing in his wings. Those of the Jewish nati... [ Continue Reading ]
AND YE SHALL TREAD DOWN THE WICKED. The prophet looks forward to the fearful day of destruction and beholds. vivid picture. The wicked, consumed, shall be as ashes, but the righteous, saved, shall walk over the fields strown with their ashes, unhurt.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD,. WILL SEND YOU ELIJAH THE PROPHET BEFORE THE COMING OF THE GREAT AND DREADFUL DAY. Elijah, the prophet, had been taken up from the earth hundreds of years before Malachi uttered these words; yet he declares that he shall come before the great day of destruction. It is easy for us to understa... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HE SHALL TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS TO THE CHILDREN, ETC. The work of John was the reformation of the nation and its preparation for Christ. He exerted. profound influence and shook the nation to the center. Vast multitudes were baptized by him, and all the early disciples of Christ had been... [ Continue Reading ]