MALACHI INDUCTIVE BIBLE OVERVIEW
By Dennis Schmidt 12/2014
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This paper discusses the book of Malachi. Malachi is the last prophetical book of the Old Testament during the absence of governor Nehemiah. Nehemiah was another prophet of the time which discusses many of the same subjects. Both Malachi and Nehemiah were written to Jerusalem in Judah.
MALACHI THEME:
EXHORT ISRAEL PEOPLE OF JUSTICE AND GOD’S FUTURE LOVE BY THE COMING OF ELIJAH AND THE MESSIAH. - Malachi 2:17, Malachi 3:1
AUTHOR: Prophet Malachi DATE: 433 BC FROM: Judah TO: Judah
PURPOSE:
REBUKE ISRAEL’S INDIFFERENCE TO GOD - Malachi 3:14
KEY VERSES: Malachi 3:10-11
KEY WORDS:
[ priest ] (3) {1:6=, 2:1, 2:7}; [ covenant ] (6) {2:4=, 2:5, 2:8, 2:10, 2:14, 3:1}; [ messenger ] (2) {2:7=, 3:1}; [ wife ] (2) {2:14=, 2:15}; [ judgment ] (3) {2:17=, 3:5, 4:4}; [ righteousness ] (3) {3:3=, 3:18, 4:2}; [ tithes ] (2) {3:8=, 3:10};
OUTLINE FOR MALACHI
I) INTRODUCTION: {MALACHI 1:1}
II) LOOK UP (PAST): {MALACHI 1:2-1:5}
III) LOOK WITHIN (PRESENT): {MALACHI 1:6-3:18}
A) AGAINST PRIESTS: {MALACHI 1:6-2:9}
B) AGAINST PEOPLE FOR MARRIAGE: {MALACHI 2:10-2:17}
C) COMING OF MESSIAH JESUS {MALACHI 3:1-3:6}
D) AGAINST PEOPLE FOR TITHES {MALACHI 3:7-3:18}
IV) LOOK AHEAD (FUTURE): {MALACHI 4:1-4:6}
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MISC: MALACHI PROPHECIES FULFILLED IN NEW TESTAMENT {MALACHI 1:17 – 1:21}
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{ Malachi 1:11} "For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts." Fulfilled in millennium.
{John 4:21-23} "Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. {22} Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. {23} But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him."
{Malachi 3:4} "Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years." Fulfilled in millennium.
{Hebrews 13:15} "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name."
{Malachi 3:17} "And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him." Fulfilled in millennium and in eternal state.
{1 Peter 2:9 } "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
{ Malachi 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." Fulfilled after the millennium
{Isaiah 51:6} "Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished."
{2 Peter 3:7 } "But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."
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See my paper: "Deeper Bible Topical Papers" WITHOUT COMMENTS & REFERENCE SCRIPTURES for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Salvation Biblical Word Glossary" SALVATION WORD DEFINITIONS ARE SHOWN INCLUDING THEIR HEBREW & GREEK MEANINGS for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "My Doctrine Beliefs" ALL KEY THEOLOGICAL AREAS WITH MY PAPERS ON EACH SUBJECT for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Bible Books & Topics - Subject Cross Index" SHOWS REFERENCES IN BOTH MY BIBLE & TOPIC PAPERS WHERE A TOPIC SUBJECT INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND. for more information on this subject.
I) INTRODUCTION: {MALACHI 1:1}
Burden of the word of the Lord to Israel: Only used in three places.
See my paper: "God's Word/Bible/Scriptures" HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELF; WRITTEN AND ORAL; SAFE GUARDS ON HIS WORD. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Bible Study & Interpretation Guideline" PRESENTED IS HOW TO STUDY SCRIPTURE SYSTEMATICALLY. for more information on this subject.
Malachi: His name means my messenger (Malachi 3:1). Both priests and prophets were called messengers of the Lord (Malachi 2:7, Haggai 1:13). The name appears nowhere else in scripture and nothing is know of his family or background.
II) LOOK UP (PAST): {MALACHI 1:2-1:5}
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LIST: REPENTANCE REQUIRED FOR SINS {MALACHI 1:2 – 3:8}
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1) Rejecting God's love {Malachi 1:2}
2) Dishonoring God's name {Malachi 1:6}
3) Evil priests {Malachi 1:6, 2:1-2}
4) Inter-marriage with heathens {Malachi 2:11}
5) Divorcement {Malachi 2:14-16}
6) Robbing God of tithes {Malachi 3:8}
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I have loved you, saith the Lord wherein has thou loved you:
See my paper: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" GOSPEL SHOWN IN SCRIPTURES MUST INCLUDE THE REVELATION OF THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" TRANSFER OR THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS TO THE CHRISTIAN & CHRISTIAN'S SINS TO JESUS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "What is a Born-Again & How to Become One" BORN-AGAIN PRINCIPLES ARE PRESENTED. THE STEPS TO RECEIVE JESUS ARE SHOWN. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Man's Greatest Need - Relationship With God" ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD CHARACTERISTICS & MAN'S PURPOSES. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Faith" FAITH PROMISES PRESENTED FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE CHRISTIANS LIFE: SALVATION & HEALING. THE CONDITIONS. for more information on this subject.
I loved Jacob:
See my paper: "Is Free Will Biblical?" MANY SCRIPTURES ARE SHOWN FOR PREDESTINATED. OPPOSING FREEWILL VIEWS ARE DISCUSSED for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Plan of God" DISCUSSED ARE PREDESTINATION AND RELATED TOPICS WITH THEIR GREEK AND HEBREW DEFINITIONS, SCRIPTURES, AND COMMENTS for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "God Will Receive All the Glory" DISCUSSED IS PREDESTINATION PLAN OF GOD FOR SALVATION, SANCTIFICATION, PERFECTION, AND GLORIFICATION. for more information on this subject.
I hated Esau:
See my paper: "Some Saved and Some Lost - God's Sovereignty" GOD'S PLAN FOR BOTH PEOPLE THAT ARE LOST & SAVE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "God Plans for His Purpose. Who Harden Pharaoh's Heart?" GOD'S USE OF SINNERS TO ACHIEVE HIS PURPOSE IS SHOWN for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Israel & Jewish People in God's Plan" JESUS JEWISHNESS, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, & JEWS IN GOD'S PLAN; JEWS & GENTILE SALVATION for more information on this subject.
III) LOOK WITHIN (PRESENT): {MALACHI 1:6-3:18}
A) AGAINST PRIESTS): {MALACHI 1:6-2:9}
A son honoureth his father, a servant his master: I am a father, where is mine honour?
See my paper: "Man's Relationship With His Wife, Family & Friends" HOW TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS USING SCRIPTURES for more information on this subject.
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KEYWORD: PRIEST {MALACHI 1:6 – 2:7}
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(1) A son
honoureth his father, and a servant his
master: if then I be a father, where
is mine honour? and if I be
a master, where is my fear? saith
the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my
name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
{Malachi 1:6}
(2) And
now, O ye priests,
this commandment is
for you.
{Malachi 2:1}
(3) For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. {Malachi 2:7}
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Ye offer polluted bread upon mine alter: See Malachi 1:12
See my paper: "Triunity: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT TRIUNE: THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Just Who Is God" GOD CAN NOT BE DIVIDED. GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "The One God - The Shama" THE KEY BIBLE SCRIPTURE FOR ONE GOD IS DEUTERONOMY 6:4. THE WORD FOR GOD IS A PLURALITY, & THE WORD FOR ONE IS A COMPOUND UNITY. THIS IS THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE FOR GOD WHO IS A TRIUNITY PLURALITY ONE UNITY. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "God the Holy Spirit / Ghost Scriptures & Notes" SCRIPTURES & NOTES THAT SHOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD & A MANIFESTATION OF THE TRIUNITY GODHEAD for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH MANIFESTATION OF THE GODHEAD FOR FULFILLMENT, NOT ONLY JESUS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Entry into the Holy of Holies" 3RD EXPERIENCE WITH THE FATHER, 1ST BORN-AGAIN WITH JESUS & 2ND WITH HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Names of God" OLD TESTAMENT & NEW TESTAMENT TITLES FOR GOD WITH MEANINGS. for more information on this subject.
If ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil?
I pray you beseech God:
See my paper: "Prayer" PRESENTS PRAYER STEPS. THE LORD'S PRAYER AND OTHER NEW TESTAMENT PRAYER EXAMPLES SHOWN. for more information on this subject.
My name shall be great among the Gentiles; in every place incense shall be offered to my name, a pure offering: my name be
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LIST: BLESSINGS PROMISED {MALACHI 1:11 – 3:6}
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1) Promise to heathens of relationship with God {Malachi 1:11}
2) Coming of Messiah {Malachi 3:1-2}
3) Coming of Elijah {Malachi 4:5}
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I will even send a curse upon you, I will curse your blessing:
My covenant might be with Levi:
Levites' were the priest tribe. They had no land.
See my paper: "God's Dispensation & Covenant Plans" AN OVERVIEW OF THE CREATION DISPENSATIONAL & COVENANT (WITHIN EACH DISPENSATION) PLANS ARE SHOWN for more information on this subject.
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KEYWORD: COVERNANT {MALACHI 2:4 – 3:1}
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1) My covenant might be with Levi {Malachi 2:4}
2) My covenant was with him of life and peace {Malachi 2:5}
3) You have caused many to stumble at the law & have corrupted the covenant of Levi {Malachi 2:8}
4) Have we not all one father & one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers {Malachi 2:10}
5) She thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant {Malachi 2:14}
6) Messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: he shall come {Malachi 3:1}
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The law of truth was in his month:
See my paper: "Grace" DEFINITION OF GRACE; GRACE FOR BELIEVERS; ONLY KINDNESS TO UNBELIEVERS; GRACE GROWTH; GRACE SAVES for more information on this subject.
Messenger of the LORD:
See my paper: "Jesus as Prophet, Priest, & King" SCRIPTURES SHOWS JESUS AS A PROPHET, MELCHISEDEC PRIEST & ETERNAL KING for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Church Officers and Their Qualifications" THE FIVE FOLD MINISTRIES & THE DEACON MINISTRY ARE PRESENTED for more information on this subject.
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KEYWORD: MESSENGER {MALACHI 2:7 – 3:1}
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(1) For
the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law
at his mouth: for he is
the messenger of the LORD of
hosts. {Malachi 2:7}
(2)
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before
me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come
to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye
delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
{Malachi 3:1}
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B) AGAINST PEOPLE FOR MARRIAGE: {MALACHI 2:10-2:17}
Have we not all one father? Hath not one God created us?
Non-Christians have the devil as their father.
Christians have a common father in God.
See my paper: "Godhead Relationship" HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH MANIFESTATION OF THE GODHEAD FOR FULFILLMENT, NOT ONLY JESUS. for more information on this subject.
Judah has dealt treacherously...profaned Lord's holiness:
See my paper: "Apostasy" PRESENTED IS THE DOCTRINE OF APOSTASY WHICH DISCUSSES PEOPLE LEAVING GOD for more information on this subject.
Hath married the daughter of a strange god: Ezra condemned this.
See my paper: "Unpardonable Sin" PRESENTED IS THE VARIOUS CASES OF UNFORGIVABLE SINS for more information on this subject.
The Lord hath been witness between thee & the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously,the wife of thy covenant
Proverbs 5:18 "Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth."
See my paper: "Mary" MARY, JESUS MOTHER, IS NOT GOD'S MOTHER. SHE SINNED, HAD SEVERAL CHILDREN & WAS SAVED. for more information on this subject.
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KEYWORD: WIFE {MALACHI 2:14 – 2:15}
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(1) Yet ye
say, Wherefore? Because the
LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth,
against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet
is
she thy companion,
and the wife of thy covenant.
{Malachi 2:14}
(2) And
did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And
wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed
to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife
of his youth. {Malachi 2:15}
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Take heed to your spirit, deal treacherously against wife of youth:
See my paper: "Man's Relationship With His Wife, Family & Friends" HOW TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS USING SCRIPTURES for more information on this subject.
The Lord, he hateth putting away:
See my paper: "Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage" PRESENTED IS MOST SCRIPTURES FOR WHEN TWO ARE MARRIED & GOD'S PERMITTING DIVORCES for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Sermon on the Mount" MATTHEW 5-7 & LUKE 6, 11 & 12 ARE DISCUSSED VERSE BY VERSE WITH KINGDOM PRINCIPLES for more information on this subject.
MALACHI THEME:
EXHORT ISRAEL PEOPLE OF JUSTICE AND GOD’S FUTURE LOVE BY THE COMING OF ELIJAH AND THE MESSIAH. - Malachi 2:17, Malachi 3:1
Ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord:
Judgment:
See my paper: "Judgments of Believer & Unbeliever" PRESENTED ARE SEVERAL JUDGMENTS FOR THE SAVED AND UN-SAVED for more information on this subject.
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KEYWORD: JUDGMENT {MALACHI 2:17 – 4:4}
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(1) Ye
have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein
have we wearied him? When ye say, Every
one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the
LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is
the God of judgment? {Malachi 2:17}
(2) And I
will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift
witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers,
and against false swearers, and against those that oppress
the hireling in his wages, the widow,
and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from
his right, and fear not me,
saith the LORD of hosts. {Malachi 3:5 }
(3)
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded
unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the
statutes and judgments. {Malachi 4:4}
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C) COMING OF MESSIAH JESUS {MALACHI 3:1-3:6}
MALACHI THEME:
EXHORT ISRAEL PEOPLE OF JUSTICE AND GOD’S FUTURE LOVE BY THE COMING OF ELIJAH AND THE MESSIAH. - Malachi 2:17, Malachi 3:1
See my paper: "Jesus Two Comings As King" GOD IS EARTH'S KING & JESUS IS ISRAEL'S KING IN HIS TWO COMINGS for more information on this subject.
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MISC: COMING MESSIAH LORD JESUS {MALACHI 3:1 – 3:6}
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1) I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts {Malachi 3:1}
2) He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness {Malachi 3:3}
3) I am the LORD, I change not; the sons of Jacob are not consumed {Malachi 3:6}
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I will send my messenger. He shall prepare the way before me:
The Lord ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in saith the Lord:
See my paper: "Jesus in the Old Testament" MANY OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES SHOWN THAT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD IS PRE-INCARNATE JESUS CHRIST. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Messianic Prophecies That Jesus Fulfilled" OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES PROPHECIES & THEIR NEW TESTAMENT FULFILLMENT BY JESUS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Jesus Life, Events & Identity" JESUS KEY EVENTS SHOW HIS LIFE & IDENTIFY WHO HE IS. for more information on this subject.
The Lord of hosts (Lord Almighty): See my paper: "Names of God" for more information on this subject. The name only occurs in the Old Testament starting at 1 Samuel to Malachi over 25 times.
See my paper: "Entry into the Holy of Holies" 3RD EXPERIENCE WITH THE FATHER, 1ST BORN-AGAIN WITH JESUS & 2ND WITH HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Names of God" OLD TESTAMENT & NEW TESTAMENT TITLES FOR GOD WITH MEANINGS. for more information on this subject.
Who may abide the day of his coming? stand when he appeareth?
Righteousness:
See my paper: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" GOSPEL SHOWN IN SCRIPTURES MUST INCLUDE THE REVELATION OF THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" TRANSFER OR THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS TO THE CHRISTIAN & CHRISTIAN'S SINS TO JESUS. for more information on this subject.
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KEYWORD: [ RIGHTEOUSNESS ] {MALACHI 3:3 – 4:2}
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(1) And he
shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver:
and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as
gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering
in righteousness. {Malachi 3:3}
(2) Then
shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the
wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him
not. {Malachi 3:18}
(3) 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. {Malachi 4:2}
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See my paper: "Former & Latter Rains" PARALLEL OF SOWING FOR ISRAEL ARE PRESENTED WITH FUTURE PROBLEMS ISRAEL WILL ENCOUNTER for more information on this subject.
I am the Lord, I change not:
See my paper: "Triunity: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT TRIUNE: THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Just Who Is God" GOD CAN NOT BE DIVIDED. GOD IS A QUALITATIVE ONE TRIUNITY NOT THREE SEPARATE PERSONS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "The One God - The Shama" THE KEY BIBLE SCRIPTURE FOR ONE GOD IS DEUTERONOMY 6:4. THE WORD FOR GOD IS A PLURALITY, & THE WORD FOR ONE IS A COMPOUND UNITY. THIS IS THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE FOR GOD WHO IS A TRIUNITY PLURALITY ONE UNITY. for more information on this subject.
D) AGAINST PEOPLE FOR TITHES {MALACHI 3:7-3:18}
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. How? Tithes & offering.
See my paper: "What Does God Really Want?" WHAT LAWS OF GOD ARE CHRISTIANS TO FOLLOW. SHOWN ARE STEPS TO RECEIVE GOD FORGIVENESS for more information on this subject.
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KEYWORD: TITHES {MALACHI 3:8 – 3:10}
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(1) Will a
man rob God? Yet ye have
robbed me. But ye say,
Wherein have we robbed thee?
In tithes and offerings.
{Malachi 3:8}
(2) Bring
ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of
hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you
out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it. {Malachi 3:10}
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Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, meat in mine house:
Prove me, if I will not open windows of heaven, pour blessing:
See my paper: "Faith" FAITH PROMISES PRESENTED FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE CHRISTIANS LIFE: SALVATION & HEALING. THE CONDITIONS. for more information on this subject.
I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes:
PURPOSE:
REBUKE ISRAEL’S INDIFFERENCE TO GOD
Ye said, it is vain to serve God, what profit we have to keep laws:
See my paper: "Questions & Answers on Law, Faith & Liberty" THE PURPOSE OF LAW, FAITH BEFORE THE LAW, FAITH IS GOD'S PLAN & LIBERTY FROM THE LAW. for more information on this subject.
IV) LOOK AHEAD (FUTURE): {MALACHI 4:1-4:6}
Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise:
See my paper: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" GOSPEL SHOWN IN SCRIPTURES MUST INCLUDE THE REVELATION OF THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS. for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" TRANSFER OR THE IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS TO THE CHRISTIAN & CHRISTIAN'S SINS TO JESUS. for more information on this subject.
I will send you Elijah the prophet: See also Malachi 3:1-3
See my paper: "Disciples & Others of Jesus Family" CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS JESUS HAD WITH HIS FAMILY. DISCIPLES THAT WERE FAMILY for more information on this subject.
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MISC: COMING PROPHET JOHN THE BAPTIST {MALACHI 4:5 - 4:6}
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1) I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD {Malachi 4:5}
2) 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 {Malachi 4:6}
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MISC: TRUE & FALSE PROPHETS TEST {AMOS 3:7}
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Prophet: A spokesman for another, as for God. Other names/titles in the Bible are as follows: Man of God; Servant of the Lord; Messenger of the Lord; and Seer (to see).
Exodus 7:1-2 "And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. {2} Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land."
Numbers 11:29 "And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, <and> that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"
Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I <am> a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak."
Amos 3:7-8 "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. {8} The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?"
1 Samuel 9:9 "(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for <he that is> now <called> a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)"
John 15:15 "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you."
1 Corinthians 12:28 "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues."
Prophet would meet the following:
- Spoke only in the name of the Lord (Yahweh).
- God had a special calling for him to by a prophet.
- His life matches his position. He did not practice divination.
- Do not assume signs and wonders prove his position.
- His God given prophecies came to pass.
Deuteronomy 13:1-3 "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, {2} And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; {3} Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."
2 Thessalonians 2:9 "<Even him>, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"
- His message was in harmony with previous revelation. History will confirms his authenticity.
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 "And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? {22} When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that <is> the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, <but> the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him."
- Moral quality and spiritual essence of the message.
- Inner witness to the Holy Spirit believer.
- Test the prophets revelation against what the Bible states.
1 Corinthians 14:29 "Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge."
Holy Scriptures:
God's word is above that of His name:
Psalms 138:2 "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." God's words is most important.
Word of God is Jesus (God's name) who is in every Scriptures:
Isaiah 55:11 "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." The Bible, scriptures, are God's words.
Psalms 40:7 "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book <it is> written of me," (fulfilled see Hebrews 10:7) The Bible is centered on Jesus (God) before & after He is manifested in flesh.
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Jesus is God & the Word of God.
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Before the coming of the great & dreadful day of the Lord: Also see Malachi 1:11, 3:2, 3:17, 4:1, & 4:3.
See my paper: "Day of the Lord” DAY OF THE LORD EVENTS for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "End Times Events - Day of the Lord" ESCHATOLOGY. GOD'S PLAN FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS END DAYS, INCLUDING MANY RAPTURES, & JESUS 2ND COMING for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Revelation-Key-Elements" REVELATION-KEY-ELEMENTS: QUICKLY HELP EXPLAIN THE BOOK OF REVELATION BY CHAPTERS AND HIGHLIGHTS for more information on this subject.
See my paper: "Revelation - Overview" REVELATION CHAPTER EVENTS WITH PICTURES – 7 CHURCHES (2, 3); 144,000 (7, 14); 3 SETS OF SEVEN PLAGUES: [SEALS (6, 8); TRUMPETS (8-9, 11); VIALS (16)]; 2 WITNESSES (11); ALL RAPTURES {12); SATAN (12, 13, 17); ANTI-CHRIST (13, 17); FALSE PROPHET (13,17); HARLOT (17) for more information on this subject.
He shall turn hearts of the father/children to the children/father
See my paper: "Man's Relationship With His Wife, Family & Friends" HOW TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS USING SCRIPTURES for more information on this subject.
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