MALACHI Lesson 04

Malachi Chapter 4

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Introduction: In Chapter 3, we saw prophecy regarding the coming of John the Baptist. Malachi then went into how God’s people rob God by not paying all of our tithes and offerings. We have a great promise from the Lord that if we will give, that God will open the windows of heaven and pour us out a blessing so great that we can’t contain it.

This may be physical riches, but I think many times it is even greater blessings such as family and spiritual blessings. The child of God in God’s perfect will is a person of great peace and contentment that no amount of money can buy. We truly serve an awesome God, and we can not out give our blessed Savior.

I. The Day of the Lord

Mal 4:1 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.

The day referred to here is the Day of Lord. It is described as burning as an oven and this implies a fierce judgment. The Day of the Lord begins with the Tribulation.

In the latter half, the focus is upon Israel. As they face the chastening fire of God’s judgment, a large portion of Israel are saved then, turning to Christ. However, there quite evidently is a significant proportion of Israel who will not repent in that day. This is what the prophet refers to as “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.”

We learn from verse 1 that the Lord is going to discern between the righteous and the wicked one day. It will be when the day of the Lord comes. Much is spoken of about the day of the Lord in the bible, and is one of the topics that is not well understood. The day of the Lord is not a brief 24 hour period of 24 hours, but a day that will embrace the entire 1000 year Millennium. It will end with the passing away of the earth and the heavens. Many times we think of God’s terms on time being the same as ours. But you and I are limited by time, but God is not. That is why he knows the end from the beginning, because he stands above all the periods of time and sees down. Time is not a limiting factor to God.

2 Pet 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Some teach that the church will go through the 7 years of tribulation, but note in these verses how that God has not appointed us to wrath. There will be great wrath of God poured out on the earth during this time.

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