(165 to 63 BC) “And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation” Daniel 11:31 NLT
(336 to 165 BC) “And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant.”…
(539 to 336 BC) “Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” Ezekiel 38:23 NLT
“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 NKJV
“You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the LORD – even beyond the borders of Israel!” Malachi 1:5 NIV
“I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6 NIV
“I have always loved you,” says the Lord. But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?” And the Lord replies, “This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob,” Malachi 1:2 NLT Read Malachi 2:10 to Malachi 3:15 One might think that by this time Israel would have repented…
“You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.” Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?’ You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect.” Malachi 1:7 NLT
“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.” Malachi 4:5-6 NLT
“The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace … But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.” Malachi 4:1-2 NLT
