Malachi 4:1-6 The Day Comes That Shall Burn Like an Oven

 

The Day Comes That Shall Burn Like an Oven

Malachi 4:1-6    The Book of Malachi [in Smaller Chunks]

For, [watch,] the day comes, that shall burn [like] an oven. And all the proud, [yes] & all [who] do wickedly, shall be stubble. The Lord of Hosts says, And the day comes that shall burn them up, that shall leave them neither root, nor branch.

[2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord is not slack, [a.k.a. slow, about] His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

*But the day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heaven shall pass away with a great noise, & the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth, & also the works, [a.k.a. things made,] that are [in there,] shall be burned up.]

But to you, [who] fear [respect] My Name, the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. And you shall go [out] I grow [like] calves [from] the stall. [Matthew 13:43-44 Then, the righteous shall shine [out, like] the sun, in the Kingdom of their Father.

Who has ears to hear, let him hear. Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is [similar] to [hidden] treasure in a field, [with] which, when a man has found [it,] he hides [it,] & for joy [about it] goes & sells all that he has, & buys the field.]

And you shall [trample] down the wicked. For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet, [on] the day that I shall do this, says the Lord of Hosts. You, remember the Law of Moses, My servant, [that] I commanded him in Horeb, [a.k.a. Mount Sinai,] for all Israel, with [mandates] & judgments.

[Exodus 20:3-6 You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make [for yourselves] any [carved] image, or any likeness of anything that is in: heaven above; the earth [below;] or that is in the water under the earth.

You shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, Am a Jealous God, visiting the [sins] of the fathers upon the children, [until] the 3rd & 4th generation, of [those, who] hate Me; And [showing] mercy to 1,000's of [those, who] love Me, & keep My commandments.]

[Watch,] I will send Elijah, the prophet, [to] you, before the coming of the great & dreadful day of the Lord. [Matthew 17:10-14 And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then, [do] the scribes say that [Elijah] must come 1st? And Jesus answered & said, [Elijah,] shall truly come 1st, & restore all things.

But I say to you, That [Elijah, has] already come, & they [didn't know] him, but have done to him, [whatever] they [wanted.] Likewise, the Son of Man shall also suffer [by] them. Then, the disciples understood that He [spoke about] John the Baptist to them.]

And He shall [return] the heart of the fathers to the children, & the [hearts] of the children to their fathers, lest I come & [strike] the earth with a curse. [Revelation 14:9-11 And the 3rd Angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man [worships] the beast, & his image, & [receives] his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation, [a.k.a. Anger over unfair treatment.]

And he shall be tormented with fire & brimstone in the presence of the Holy Angels, & in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment, [goes] up forever, & ever. And they have no rest day, nor night, who worship the beast & his image, & [whoever] receives the mark of his name.

Here is the patience of the saints. Here are [those, who] keep the commandments of God, & the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead, [who] die in the Lord from [now on.] [Yes,] says the Spirit, [so] that they may rest from their labors, & their works, [a.k.a. deeds,] follow them.]

Malachi 3:1-18 A Book of Remembrance is Written for Those Who are the Lord's Jewels

 

A Book of Remembrance is Written for Those Who are the Lord's Jewels

Malachi 3:1-18    The Book of Malachi [in Smaller Chunks]

[Look,] I will send My messenger, & he shall prepare the way before Me. [Matthew 3:1-3 In those days, John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, [a.k.a. Judea,] saying, You, repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand, [a.k.a. near.]

*For this is he, [whom] the prophet [Isaiah] spoke of, saying, The voice of [someone] crying [out] in the wilderness, You, prepare the way of the Lord, & make His paths straight.]

And the Lord, Whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, [contract,] Whom you delight in. [Revelation 11:15-17 And the 7th Angel sounded [the trumpet,] & there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world [have] become the kingdoms of our Lord & of His Christ. And He shall [rule] forever & ever.

And the 24 elders, [who] sat [in front of] God on their seats, fell [bowing] upon their faces, & worshiped God, saying, We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, [Who Is,] [Who] Was] & [Who Is] to Come; because You [have] taken to [Yourself,] Your great power & [ruled.]

[Watch,] He shall come, says the Lord of Hosts. [Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, & the Ark of His Testament was seen there in His temple. And there were lightnings, voices, thunderings, an earthquake, & [large] hail.]

But who may [endure] the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire. [Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the 3rd [portion] through the fire, & will refine them [like] silver is refined, & will [test] them [like] gold is [tested.] They shall call on My Name, & I will hear them. I will say, It is My people. And they shall say, The Lord is my God.]

And [He is] like [launderer's soap.] [Isaiah 4:4-5 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, & shall have purged, [a.k.a. cleansed,] the [bloodshed] of Jerusalem from the midst [of it,] by the spirit of judgment & by the spirit of burning.

And the Lord will create on every dwelling place of Mount Zion, a cloud & smoke by day, & the shining, [a.k.a. light, from] a flaming fire by night, upon her assemblies: for a defence shall be upon all the glory.]

And He shall sit [like] a refiner & purifier of silver. And He shall purify the sons of Levi, & purge them [like] gold & silver, [so] that they may offer [a sacrifice] to the Lord in righteousness. [1 Peter 1:5-7 [You,] who are kept by the power of God, through faith, [for] salvation: ready to be revealed in the last time.

[For this reason,] you greatly rejoice now, [although] for a season. If need be, you are [distressed] through [many] temptations: [so] that the trial, [a.k.a. test,] of your faith, being much more precious than gold, that perishes, [although] it [is] [tested] with fire, might be found [for] praise, honor, & glory, at the [appearance] of Jesus Christ.]

Then, the offering of Judah & Jerusalem shall be pleasant to the Lord, [like] in the days of old, [like] in [previous] years. And I will come [close] to you [for] judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the: sorcerers, adulterers, [those who swear falsely,] & against those [who] oppress the: [hired worker with] his wages, the widow, & the fatherless.

And [those] [who] turn the stranger, [a.k.a. foreigner, away] from his [rights,] & [don't] fear [respect] Me, says the Lord of Hosts. For I Am the Lord. I [don't] change. [That's why,] you sons of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] aren't consumed.

[James 1:17 Every good gift, & every perfect gift is from above, & comes down from the Father of Lights, with Whom is no [variation,] nor shadow of [changing.]

Even from the days of your [forefathers,] you [have] gone away, [a.k.a. astray,] from [My rules,] & haven't kept them. Return to Me, & I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts. But you said, [For what reason] shall we return?

[Acts 7:51-52 You stiff necked, [a.k.a. stubborn,] & uncircumcised in heart & ears, you alway do resist the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit.] You [also] do, [like] your [forefathers] did.

Which of the prophets haven't your [forefathers] persecuted? And they have slain [those, who] before [declared,] the coming of the Just One: of Whom you have now been the betrayers & murderers.]

Will a man rob God? [Still,] you have robbed Me. But you say, [How] have we robbed You? In tithes & offerings. [Malachi 1:7-10 You offer [defiled] bread upon [My] altar, & you say, [How] have we [defiled] You? [Because,] you say, The table of the Lord is contemptible, [a.k.a. detestable.]

And if you offer the blind for [your] sacrifice, isn't it evil? And if you offer the lame & sick, isn't it evil? The Lord of Hosts says, [If you] offer it to your governor, will he be pleased with you, or accept you? And now, I pray [that] you [urge] God, that He will be gracious to us.

This has been [done] by your [own hands.] The Lord of Hosts says, Will He regard, [a.k.a. respect,] you? Even among you, who is there that would shut the doors for nothing, [a.k.a. no pay?]

Neither do you [start] the fire on [My] altar for [nothing.] The Lord of Hosts says, I have no pleasure in you, & neither will I accept an offering [from] your [hands.]

You are cursed with a curse: for you, even this whole nation, have robbed Me. [Isaiah 1:23 Your princes are rebellious, & companions of thieves. Everyone loves gifts, [a.k.a. bribes,] & follows after rewards. They [don't] judge the fatherless, neither does the [case] of the widow come to them.]

You, bring all the tithes into the storehouse, [so] that there may be [food] in [My] house, & [test] Me now, [with this,] says the Lord of Hosts. If I pour you out a blessing; that there shall not be enough room to [hold] it, if I won't open the windows of heaven [for] you.

[2 Chronicles 31:8-11 And when [king] Hezekiah & the princes came & saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, & His people, Israel. Then, Hezekiah questioned the priests & Levites [about] the heaps.

And Azariah, the chief priest of the house of Zadok, answered him, & said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the [Lord's] house, we have had enough to eat, & have plenty left.

For the Lord has blessed His people, & [what] is left is this great store. Then, Hezekaih commanded to prepare [storage rooms] in the [Lord's] house; & they prepared them.]

And I will [chastise] the devourer for your sakes, & he shall not destroy the fruits [produced from] your ground, & neither shall your [grape] [vines drop its] fruit in the field, before [its] time, says the Lord of Hosts.

And all nations shall call you blessed. For you shall be a [delightful] land, says the Lord of Hosts. Your words have been [harsh] against Me, says the Lord. [Still,] you say, [What's] [wrong with what] we have spoken against You?

[Malachi 2:17 You have [tired] the Lord with your words. [Still,] you say, [How] have we [tired] Him? When you say, Everyone [who] does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, & He delights in them; or, Where is the God of [Justice?]

You have said, It's vain, [a.k.a. worthless,] to serve God. And what [benefit] is it [to us,] that we have kept His [rules,] & that we have walked [like] [mourners] before the Lord of Hosts? [Job 4:17-21 Shall mortal man, be more just, [a.k.a. righteous] than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

[See,] He put no trust in His servants; & He charged His angels with [error.] How much less [trust does He put] in [those, who] dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the [dirt,] & [who] are crushed before the moth?

They are destroyed from morning to evening. They perish forever without [anyone] regarding, [a.k.a. paying attention to] it. Doesn't their [excellence] which is in them go away? They die, even without wisdom.]

And now you call the proud, [a.k.a. arrogant,] happy. [Yes,] & [those, who] work [wickedly,] are set up, [a.k.a. elevated.] [Yes,] and [those, who test] God, are even delivered, [a.k.a. escape punishment.] [Psalm 78:22-28 Because they [didn't believe] in God, & [didn't] trust in His Salvation.

[Although] He had commanded the clouds from above, & opened the doors of heaven, & had rained down manna upon them to eat, & had given them the [bread] of heaven. Man did eat Angels' food: & He sent them meat, [a.k.a food,] [until they were] full.

He caused an East wind to blow in the heaven, & by His power, He brought in the South wind. He also rained flesh upon them [like] dust. And feathered fowls, [a.k.a. quail,] like the sand of the sea. And He let it fall in the midst of their camp, [all around] their [tents.]

Then, [those, who] feared, [respected,] the Lord [spoke] often to one another: & the Lord [paid attention,] & heard it. And a book of remembrance was written before Him, for [those, who] feared, [respected] the Lord, & [who] thought upon His Name.

[Revelation 3:5-6 He, [who] overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white [garments;] & I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name, [in front of] My Father, & [in front of] His Angels. He, [who has] an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.]

The Lord of Hosts says, And on that day, they shall be Mine, when I make up My Jewels. And I will spare them, [like] a man spares his own son, [who] serves him. [Psalm 103:13 Like a father pities his children, so the Lord pities [those, who] fear [respect] Him.]

Then, You shall return, & discern, [a.k.a. distinguish,] between the righteous, & the wicked, & between [those, who] serve God & [those who don't] serve Him. [Matthew 25:31-34 When the Son of Man shall come in His glory, & all the Holy Angels with Him, then He shall sit upon the throne of His glory.

And all nations shall be gathered [in front of] Him. And He shall separate them one from another, [like] a Shepherd [divides] His sheep from the goats. And He shall [put] the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.]

Malachi 2:1-17 Dealing Wickedly with the Wife of Your Youth

 

Dealing Wickedly with the Wife of Your Youth

Malachi 2:1-17    The Book of Malachi [in Smaller Chunks]

O you priests, & now this commandment is for you. [Malachi 1:6-7 A son honors his father, & a servant, his master. Then, if I Am a Father, where is [My] honor? And if I Am a master, where is My fear [respect?] The Lord of Hosts [said] [this] to you, O priests, [who] despise My Name.

And you say, [How] have we despised Your Name? You offer [defiled] bread upon [My] altar, & you say, [How] have we [defiled] You? [Because,] you say, The table of the Lord is contemptible, [a.k.a. detestable.]

The Lord of Hosts says, If you won't hear & won't [take] it to heart, to give glory to My Name, I will even send a curse upon you. And I will curse your blessings. [Yes,] I have already cursed them, because you don't [take] it to heart.

[Deuteronomy 28:14-15 And you shall not go [astray] to the right hand or to the left, from any of the Words [that] I command you this day, & go after other gods to serve them.

But it shall [happen,] if you won't [listen] to the voice of the Lord your God, to [obey] & do all His commandments, & His [mandates,] that I command you this day, that all these curses shall come upon you, & overtake you.]

[Watch,] I will corrupt your seed, & spread [feces] upon your faces even the [feces from] your solemn feasts. And [someone] will take you away with [the feces.]

And you shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, [so] that My covenant [contract] might be with Levi, says the Lord of Hosts. My covenant was with him [for:] life & peace. And I gave them to him, for the fear [respect with which] he feared Me, & was afraid before My Name.

[Ezekiel 34:25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, & will cause the [wild animals,] to [stop] out of the land. And they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, & sleep in the woods.]

The Law of Truth was in his mouth, & [sinfulness] wasn't found on his lips. He [followed] with Me, in peace & equity, & [turned] away many from [sinfulness.] For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, & they should seek the Law, [from] his mouth. For he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

[Galatians 4:14 And [in] my temptations, which [were] in my flesh, you [didn't despise,] nor [reject,] but received me [like] an Angel of God, even [like] Christ Jesus [receives.]

But you [have] departed & [gone astray] [from] the [path,] & have caused many to stumble [in] the Law. You have [distorted] the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of Hosts.

[Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there, [those, who] hold [to] the doctrine, [a.k.a. teaching,] of Balaam, who taught [Balack,] to cast a stumbling block before the children [people] of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, & to commit fornication, [a.k.a. infidelity.]

Therefore, I have also made you contemptible, & [lowly in front of] all people, [since] you haven't kept My ways, but have [shown favoritism,] in the Law. [Deuteronomy 1:17 You shall not respect, [a.k.a. show favoritism to] persons in judgment; but you shall hear the [powerless,] as well as the [powerful.]

You shall not be afraid of the face of [a] man, for the judgment is God's. And [if] the [case] is too hard for you, bring it to me, & I will hear it.]

Haven't we all One Father? [Hasn't] One God created us? Why do we, every man, [behave] treacherously, against his brother, by [defiling] the covenant [contract] of our [forefathers?]

[Ephesian 4:4-7 There is One body, & One Spirit, even [like] you are [all] called in One hope of your calling; One Lord, One faith, One baptism, One God & Father of all, [Who] is above all, & through all, & in you all. But everyone of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.]

Judah has [behaved] treacherously, & Israel & Jerusalem, [have] committed an abomination. For Judah has [defiled] the holiness of the Lord, [Whom] he loved, & has married the daughter of a [foreign] god. [1 Kings 11:3-4 And he, [a.k.a. Solomon,] had 700 hundred wives, & princesses, & 300  [mistresses.]

And his wives turned away his heart. For it [happened,] when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods. And his heart wasn't perfect with the Lord his God, [like] the heart was, of David, his father.]

The Lord will cut off the man, the master, & the scholar, [who] does this, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel,] & him, [who offers a sacrifice] to the Lord of Hosts.

And you have done this again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, weeping, & crying out, [because] He [doesn't] regard, [a.k.a. respect,] the offering anymore, [nor receives] it [from] your [hands] with goodwill. [Still,] you say, [For what reason?]

Because the Lord has been [a] witness between you & the wife of your youth, against whom, you have [behaved] treacherously. [Still,] she is your companion, & the wife of your covenant [contract.] And didn't He make [them] one?

[Matthew 19:4-5 And He answered & said to them, Haven't you read, that He, [Who] made them [in] the beginning, made them male & female, & said, For this [reason,] man shall leave [his] father & mother, & shall [cling] to his wife. And they [two] shall be one flesh.]

[Since,] He had Spirit [remaining, why] [just] one? [So,] that He may seek a godly seed, [a.k.a. Offspring.] Therefore, [pay attention] to your spirit, & let [no one behave] treacherously against the wife of his youth.

For the Lord, the God of Israel, says that He [hates] putting away, [a.k.a. divorce, for [someone] covers [up] his violence, [like] with his garment, says the Lord of Hosts. [Matthew 5:31-32 It has been said, [Whoever] shall put away his wife, let him give her a [written certificate of divorce.]

But I say to you, That [whoever] shall put away his wife, [except] for the [reason] of fornication, [a.k.a. infidelity,] causes her to commit adultery. And [whoever] shall marry her, [who] is divorced, commits adultery.]

Therefore, [pay attention] to your spirit, [so] that you don't [behave] treacherously. You have [tired] the Lord with your words. [Still,] you say, [How] have we [tired] Him?

When you say, Everyone [who] does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, & He delights in them; or, Where is the God of [Justice?] [Psalm 94:7 [Still,] they say, The Lord shall not see, & neither shall the God of Jacob regard, [a.k.a. pay attention to] it.]

Malachi 1:1-14 Offering Sick & Disfigured Animals to the Lord God

 

Offering Sick & Disfigured Animals to the Lord God

Malachi 1:1-14    The Book of Malachi [in Smaller Chunks]

The burden, [a.k.a. vision,] of the [Lord's] Word to Israel by Malachi. The Lord says, I have loved you. [Still,] you say, [How] have you loved us? Wasn't Esau, Jacob's brother? The Lord says, [Still,] I loved Jacob, [a.k.a. Israel.]

[Deuteronomy 7:6-8 For unto the Lord your God, you are [a] holy people. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a special people, unto Himself, above all people, [who] are upon the [surface] of the earth. The Lord didn't [focus] His love upon you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people.

For you [had] the fewest of all people. But because the Lord loved you, & because He would keep the oath, [that] He had sworn to your [forefathers,] the Lord [has] brought you out with a mighty hand, & has redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, & from the hand of Pharaoh, [Egypt's] king.]

And I [have] hated Esau, & laid [to] waste: his mountains, & his heritage for the [jackals] of the wilderness. [Since,] Edom [says,] We are impoverished, [a.k.a. poor,] but we will return, & [rebuild] the desolate places. The Lord of Hosts says [this;] They shall [rebuild,] but I will throw [it] down.

And they shall call them: The Border of Wickedness, & The People Against Whom, The Lord [is] Forever [Indignant, a.k.a. angry over unfair treatment.] Your eyes shall see, & you shall say, The Lord will be magnified from [beyond] the border of Israel.

A son honors his father, & a servant [honors] his master. Then, if I Am a Father, where is [My] honor? And if I Am a master, where is My fear [respect?] The Lord of Hosts [said] [this] to you, O priests, [who] despise My Name. And you say, [How] have we despised Your Name?

You offer [defiled] bread upon [My] altar, & you say, [How] have we [defiled] You? [Because,] you say, The table of the Lord is contemptible, [a.k.a. detestable.] [Leviticus 22:19-22 You shall offer [of] you own [free] will: a male without blemish, of: [cattle,] sheep, or goats.

But you shall not offer, [whatever] has a blemish, for it shall not be acceptable for you. And [whoever] offers a sacrifice of Peace Offerings to the Lord to [fulfill] his vow, or a freewill offering [of: cattle,] or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted.

There shall be no blemish [within it.] You shall not offer these to the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar to the Lord, [the:] blind, broken, maimed, having an [oozing sore,] scurvy, or scabbed.]

And if you offer the blind for [your] sacrifice, isn't it evil? And if you offer the lame & sick, isn't it evil? The Lord of Hosts says, [If you] offer it to your governor, will he be pleased with you, or accept you? And now, I pray [that] you [urge] God, that He will be gracious to us.

This has been [done] by your [own hands.] The Lord of Hosts says, Will He regard, [a.k.a. respect,] you? Even among you, who is ther, [who] would shut the doors for nothing, [a.k.a. no pay?] Neither do you [start] the fire on [My] altar for [nothing.]

The Lord of Hosts says, I have no pleasure in you, & neither will I accept an offering [from] your [hands.] [1 Corinthians 9:13 Don't you know that [those, who] minister about holy things, live [off] the things, [a.k.a. food sacrificed,] of the temple? And [those, who] wait at the altar are [also] partakers with the [food at the] altar?]

From [sunrise,] even to [sundown,] of the same [day,] My Name shall be great among the Gentiles, & in every place incense shall be offered & a pure, [a.k.a. Holy,] offering to My Name. For My Name shall be great among the heathen, says the Lord of Hosts.

[Romans 15:9-12 And [so] that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy; [like] it is written, For this [reason,] I will confess to You among the Gentiles, & sing to Your Name.

And again, He says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people. And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, & [honor] Him, all you people. *And again, [Isaiah said,] There shall be a root of Jesse, & He, [Who] shall rise to [rule] over the Gentiles; & the Gentiles shall trust in Him.]

But you have [defiled] it, in that you say, The table of the Lord is [defiled;] & [its] fruit, & even His meat, is contemptible, [a.k.a. disgusting.] Also, you said, [See, how tiresome this] is! The Lord of Hosts says, And you have [scoffed] at it. And you brought [what] was: torn, lame, & sick.

[Like this,] you brought an offering. The Lord says, Should I accept this [from] your [hands?] But cursed [is] the deceiver, [who has] a male in his flock, & vows, & sacrifices a [defiled] thing to the Lord. For I Am a great King, says the Lord of Hosts. And My Name is dreadful among the heathen.

[John 10:14-16 I Am the Good Shepherd, & know My sheep, & Am known [by] Mine. [Like] the Father knows Me, even I [also] know the Father, & I lay down My life for the sheep. And I have other sheep, [that] are not of this [flock.] I must also bring them, & they shall hear My Voice, & there shall be one [flock,] & One Shepherd.]