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6 gru 2015 · The prophet Malachi raises a disturbing question for all who proclaim God’s arrival with joyful expectation. Are you ready? Do you know what it means? Who can endure it? In the prophetic tradition, the day of the Lord anticipates God’s victorious kingship and a period of righteous judgment.
5 gru 2021 · What does Malachi envision as a necessary first condition for being ready to meet God? Most scholars agree that the book of Malachi reflects the period of restoration shortly after the Temple was rededicated in 515 BCE. This period of restoration was not an easy one.
3 gru 2018 · The work of preparation referred to in Malachi 3:1 is “levelling the road and straightening out the path,” metaphors for the necessary preparatory spiritual work of repentance and faith. That’s what this Second Sunday of Advent is all about.
1 dzień temu · He came to people of humble means, to upend the affluent and to prepare us for a different Kingdom. ... Biblical Books: Malachi 3. Dive Deeper. This Week: Malachi 3:1-4. Philippians 1:3-11. Luke 1:68-79. Luke 3:1-6. Spark Inspiration: Preaching Connections. Resources. Books.
2 lut 2020 · Malachi anticipates that the people will make crisscrossing responses to the coming of the Lord. The message that the prophet bears will inspire delight (Malachi 3:1a) as well as alarm (verse 2a). The intersection of hope and despair resonates today, more than ever.
30 lis 2015 · Despite that, however, Malachi is not a happy book. Its overarching message is encouraging: God still loves his people and will still send the Messiah one day. But in the meantime, the people were told by Malachi that they had better shape up spiritually.
The book of Malachi says, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes” (4:5). The book of Matthew portrays John the Baptist as an Elijah-like prophet.
