Malachi the Prophet

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“All authority” is code for sovereignty. If He’s wrong here (like you are saying) then we must wait to start evangelizing.
Jesus has the authority to rule and reign, but He hasn't Returned to take it up yet.
As Hebrews 10:12-13 says: He waits for His enemies to be disposed of.

Any belief otherwise, is a contradiction to all the Prophesies about His reign in glory, yet to come. Zechariah 14:16-21
 
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Jesus has the authority to rule and reign, but He hasn't Returned to take it up yet.
As Hebrews 10:12-13 says: He waits for His enemies to be disposed of.

Any belief otherwise, is a contradiction to all the Prophesies about His reign in glory, yet to come. Zechariah 14:16-21
That’s a very anemic view of the King.
 
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Bible prophecy clearly says that all the Israelites of God, who now comprise every faithful Christian: Jew and gentile, will be gathered before Jesus Returns and Gods promises to the Patriarchs will be kept by their descendants by faith. Ezekiel 20:34-38 Genesis 17:6-8

Malachi 3:16-18 Then those who feared the Lord, talked together – the Lord listened. A record was written of those who feared Him and respected His Name.
They will be Mine, says the Lord of Hosts, My own possession for the Day that I appoint, I will spare them. Once more you will see the difference between those who serve God and the wicked apostate peoples.


Malachi 4:1-6 The Day comes; burning like a furnace, all the arrogant evildoers will be as stubble, they will be destroyed in a fiery blaze.

But you, who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings and you will break loose, like calves released from a stall.

On the Day that I take action, you will tread down the wicked, they will be as ashes under your feet.
Remember the Laws given to Moses, keep all My commandments given to
Israel at Sinai.
Look; I will send you Elijah before the Day of the Lord. He will reconcile families and preserve the Land from the wrath of the Lord.
 
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Bible prophecy clearly says that all the Israelites of God, who now comprise every faithful Christian: Jew and gentile, will be gathered before Jesus Returns and Gods promises to the Patriarchs will be kept by their descendants by faith. Ezekiel 20:34-38 Genesis 17:6-8

Malachi 3:16-18 Then those who feared the Lord, talked together – the Lord listened. A record was written of those who feared Him and respected His Name.
They will be Mine, says the Lord of Hosts, My own possession for the Day that I appoint, I will spare them. Once more you will see the difference between those who serve God and the wicked apostate peoples.


Malachi 4:1-6 The Day comes; burning like a furnace, all the arrogant evildoers will be as stubble, they will be destroyed in a fiery blaze.

But you, who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings and you will break loose, like calves released from a stall.

On the Day that I take action, you will tread down the wicked, they will be as ashes under your feet.
Remember the Laws given to Moses, keep all My commandments given to
Israel at Sinai.
Look; I will send you Elijah before the Day of the Lord. He will reconcile families and preserve the Land from the wrath of the Lord.
Sounds just like the church.
 
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Malachi 3:16-18 Those who loved the Lord and kept His Laws, met together and the Lord watched them and listened to their supplications. A record was written before Him of those who feared Him and had respect for His Name. They will be Mine, says the Lord Almighty, My own possession on the Day that I appoint and I shall spare them, as a father protects his son who serves him. Once more, you will be able to tell the difference between the good and the wicked, the servant of God from the person who does not serve Him.

Daniel 12:1 There will be a time of anguish, but at that time the Lord’s people will be delivered, all those whose names are written in the Book of Life.

Jeremiah 10:18 The Lord says; This time, I shall throw out the whole population of the holy Land, I will bring disaster and doom upon them all. Ezekiel 21:4

Psalms 50:3-6 Our God is coming and will not keep silent, a consuming fire runs ahead of Him and around Him a great storm rages. He summons heaven and earth to the judging of His people. Gather to Me, My loyal servants, those who by sacrifice have made a Covenant with Me.

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the Lord, all you who obey Him and it may be that you will be sheltered on the Day of the Lord’s anger.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 Blessed is anyone who trusts in the Lord, they will be like trees by a stream, when the heat comes they will have nothing to fear.

Psalms 60:4-5 For those who fear the Lord, He has made a sign by which they may escape the disaster. Those dear to Him will be delivered by His strong Right hand.

Isaiah 43:2b you will walk thru fire and not be scorched, thru flames and not be burnt.

Psalms 37:9-13 The wicked plot against the Lord’s people, they hate to see those who worship Him and keep His laws. But the Lord laughs at them and in a little while the wicked will be no more, however hard you look you will find their place empty. For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will possess the holy Land and enjoy untold prosperity.

Isaiah 65:9b My chosen ones will take possession of the holy Land and those who serve Me will live there. 1 Cor. 2:9

Psalm 118:16-29 With His mighty Right hand, the Lord will give victory over the surrounding nations. This is the Day the Lord takes action, it will be a Day for us to exult and rejoice. The Lord’s people will not die, they will live to proclaim His mighty deeds. Our prayers for deliverance and prosperity will be granted, we will bless Him who comes in the Name of the Lord. [At the Return of Jesus, years later.] You are our God and we will praise and exalt You. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, for His love endures forever.


Righteous people, who worship God and keep His commandments, all faithful born again Christians, will have their names written in the Book of Life. They will be protected and delivered when the heat comes; the consuming fire of the Lord’s wrath, that will burn His enemies to ashes. Malachi 4:1-3, Zephaniah 1:1-18, Jeremiah 10:18
The whole population of the holy Land will be gone, the Land empty and deserted, Zephaniah 1:18, and then the Lord promises the Land will bring forth fruit and become like a garden land, Ezekiel 36:8, Isaiah 35:1-2, then those who fear Him and have respect for His Name will rejoice, as they gather and go to live in peace and prosperity in the new nation of Beulah. Isaiah 62:1-5
 
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Jesus didn't get it wrong.
It is people who fail to see that John was the forerunner, he prepared the way for Jesus and Baptized Him.
John could have fulfilled all of what Malachi prophesied, but the Jews [and Herod] stopped him.
Was Jesus confused when He said this:

Matthew 11:11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. 15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.

Jesus did not say John the Baptist was the forerunner of Elijah, He said John the Baptist IS the Elijah who was to come. Why do you not accept what Jesus said? That's a very bad thing to do.

Was the angel who spoke to John the Baptist's father Zechariah confused when he quoted Malachi 4:6 and referenced Malachi 3:1 and attributed them to John the Baptist?

Luke 1:11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. 16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

You never want to accept the New Testament's descriptions of the fulfillments of Old Testament prophecies. You could make it a lot easier on yourself if you did so. Instead, you never use the New Testament to aid your understanding and that's why you misinterpret so many Old Testament prophecies.
 
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That is what is happening right now.
I have been to Israel and Jordan.
They and all the Middle East are far from being a well watered 'garden land'.
I met an American agriculturalist in Jordan. He picked up a handful of dusty earth and said: If this was properly watered, this place would become a jungle.
Those prophesies will come to pass in the future.
You never want to accept the New Testament's descriptions of the fulfillments of Old Testament prophecies.
I don't because they simply do not match what the OT Prophets said.
Most of the NT prophesies as well, remain unfulfilled. That you reject this truth, is your mistake.
 
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I have been to Israel and Jordan.
They and all the Middle East are far from being a well watered 'garden land'.
I met an American agriculturalist in Jordan. He picked up a handful of dusty earth and said: If this was properly watered, this place would become a jungle.
Those prophesies will come to pass in the future.
Do you near fruit?
 
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