- 1For, 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.
- 2 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.
- 3And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
- 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
- 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
- 6And 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.
KING JAMES VERSION
MALACHI 4
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Malachi 4 — The coming day burns against wickedness but rises with healing for those who fear the LORD, who must remember Moses and await Elijah’s reconciling work.
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The image combines scorched stubble, healing sunrise, released calves, remembered stone tablets, reconciled generations, and a distant prophetic figure. The sun is natural symbolic light, not a bodily portrayal of God or a speculative portrait of Christ or Elijah.
Scripture basis: Malachi 4:1–6King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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