Malachi 3:2-3 Part 1 of 2

"But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD."

 

"But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears?"

1 Samuel 6:20  "Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?" they cried out. "Where can we send the Ark from here?" (see chapters 5-6)

Ezekiel 7:7  "O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning. The time has come; the day of trouble is near. Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains, not shouts of joy." (see all chapter 7)

Ezekiel 22:14  "How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said." (see verses 1-16)

Matthew 16:27  "For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds." (see verses 24-28)

2 Peter 3:3-4  Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say, "What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created." (see all chapter 3)

Revelation 1:7

        Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven.

            And everyone will see him--

            even those who pierced him.

        And all the nations of the world

            will mourn for him.

        Yes! Amen. (see verses 1-8)

Revelation 6:16-17  And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?" (see verses 12-17)

 

"For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes." 

Isaiah 1:31  The strongest among you will disappear like straw; their evil deeds will be the spark that sets it on fire. They and their evil works will burn up together, and no one will be able to put out the fire. (see verses 21-31)

Isaiah 30:27  Look! The LORD is coming from far away, burning with anger, surrounded by thick, rising smoke. His lips are filled with fury; his words consume like fire. (see verses 27-33)

Matthew 3:11-12  "I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am--so much greater that I am not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire." (see verses 1-13)

 

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