The Great Day of God
1 “For behold, athe day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all bthe proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be cstubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“That will dleave them neither root nor branch.
Burning like an oven,
And all bthe proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be cstubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“That will dleave them neither root nor branch.
2 But to you who afear My name
The bSun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
The bSun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
3 aYou shall trample the wicked,
For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet
On the day that I do this,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet
On the day that I do this,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
4 “Remember the aLaw of Moses, My servant,
Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel,
With bthe statutes and judgments.
Which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel,
With bthe statutes and judgments.
5 Behold, I will send you aElijah the prophet
bBefore the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
bBefore the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
6 And he will turn
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and astrike the earth with ba curse.”
The hearts of the fathers to the children,
And the hearts of the children to their fathers,
Lest I come and astrike the earth with ba curse.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
| << Malachi 3:18 | Malachi 4:2 >> |
What Does Malachi 4:1 Mean?
Malachi 4:1
The ultimate fate of the wicked will be total annihilation. Body, mind, and spirit will be utterly destroyed. They will cease to exist.
Earl L. Henn
Basic Doctrines: The Fate of the Wicked
Related Topics: Death
| Death as Permanent Cessation of Life
| Death Penalty
| Fate of the Wicked
| Gehenna
| Hell
| Hell, Eternally Burning
| Lake of Fire
| Lake of Fire and Brimstone
| << Malachi 3:18 | Malachi 4:2 >> |
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The ultimate fate of the wicked, as echoed in Malachi 4:1, is complete destruction. On the day that comes burning like an oven, all the proud and those who act wickedly will be reduced to stubble. This fiery day will consume them entirely, leaving neither root nor branch, as declared by the LORD of hosts. Body, mind, and spirit will face total annihilation, resulting in their absolute cessation of existence. This aligns with the imagery of utter ruin and the finality of judgment depicted in the verse, emphasizing the comprehensive and irreversible end for the wicked.