Malachi 3:2 Cross References

Malachi 3:2

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 whitens clothes.

Zechariah 13:9

  1. I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure, just as gold and silver are refined and purified by fire. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, `These are my people,' and they will say, `The LORD is our God.'"

Isaiah 4:4

  1. The Lord will wash the moral filth from the women of Jerusalem. He will cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains by a spirit of judgment that burns like fire.

1 Corinthians 3:13

  1. But there is going to come a time of testing at the judgment day to see what kind of work each builder has done. Everyone's work will be put through the fire to see whether or not it keeps its value.
  2. If the work survives the fire, that builder will receive a reward.
  3. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builders themselves will be saved, but like someone escaping through a wall of flames.

Revelation 6:17

  1. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who will be able to survive?"

1 Peter 2:7

  1. Yes, he is very precious to you who believe. But for those who reject him, "The stone that was rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone."
  2. And the Scriptures also say, "He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that will make them fall." They stumble because they do not listen to God's word or obey it, and so they meet the fate that has been planned for them.

Romans 9:31

  1. But the Jews, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded.
  2. Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law and being good instead of by depending on faith. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.
  3. God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said, "I am placing a stone in Jerusalem that causes people to stumble, and a rock that makes them fall. But anyone who believes in him will not be disappointed. "

Romans 11:5

  1. It is the same today, for not all the Jews have turned away from God. A few are being saved as a result of God's kindness in choosing them.
  2. And if they are saved by God's kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God's wonderful kindness would not be what it really is--free and undeserved.
  3. So this is the situation: Most of the Jews have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have--the ones God has chosen--but the rest were made unresponsive.
  4. As the Scriptures say, "God has put them into a deep sleep. To this very day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear."
  5. David spoke of this same thing when he said, "Let their bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well. Let their blessings cause them to stumble.

Hebrews 12:25

  1. See to it that you obey God, the one who is speaking to you. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, how terrible our danger if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!

Hebrews 10:28

  1. Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
  2. Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.

Isaiah 1:18

  1. "Come now, let us argue this out," says the LORD. "No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it. I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow. Even if you are stained as red as crimson, I can make you as white as wool.

Luke 11:52

  1. "How terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you hide the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering."
  2. As Jesus finished speaking, the Pharisees and teachers of religious law were furious. From that time on they grilled him with many hostile questions,
  3. trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

Amos 5:18

  1. How terrible it will be for you who say, "If only the day of the LORD were here! For then the LORD would rescue us from all our enemies." But you have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will not bring light and prosperity, but darkness and disaster.
  2. In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion--only to meet a bear. After escaping the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house--and is bitten by a snake.
  3. Yes, the day of the LORD will be a dark and hopeless day, without a ray of joy or hope.

Malachi 4:1

  1. The LORD Almighty says, "The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. The arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw on that day. They will be consumed like a tree--roots and all.

Jeremiah 2:22

  1. No amount of soap or lye can make you clean. You are stained with guilt that cannot be washed away. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

John 8:41

  1. No, you are obeying your real father when you act that way." They replied, "We were not born out of wedlock! Our true Father is God himself."
  2. Jesus told them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.
  3. Why can't you understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to do so!
  4. For you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
  5. So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don't believe me!

Luke 21:36

  1. Keep a constant watch. And pray that, if possible, you may escape these horrors and stand before the Son of Man."

Luke 3:17

  1. He is ready to separate the chaff from the grain with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, storing the grain in his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire."

Luke 3:9

  1. Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever your roots. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire."

Psalms 2:7

  1. The king proclaims the LORD's decree: "The LORD said to me, `You are my son. Today I have become your Father.

John 6:42

  1. They said, "This is Jesus, the son of Joseph. We know his father and mother. How can he say, 'I came down from heaven'?"
  2. But Jesus replied, "Don't complain about what I said.
  3. For people can't come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them from the dead.

Matthew 21:31

  1. Which of the two was obeying his father?" They replied, "The first, of course." Then Jesus explained his meaning: "I assure you, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
  2. For John the Baptist came and showed you the way to life, and you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to turn from your sins and believe him.
  3. "Now listen to this story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.
  4. At the time of the grape harvest he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop.
  5. But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.

Revelation 2:23

  1. I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.

John 9:39

  1. Then Jesus told him, "I have come to judge the world. I have come to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind."
  2. The Pharisees who were standing there heard him and asked, "Are you saying we are blind?"
  3. "If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty," Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

John 15:22

  1. They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.
  2. Anyone who hates me hates my Father, too.
  3. If I hadn't done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be counted guilty. But as it is, they saw all that I did and yet hated both of us--me and my Father.

Acts 7:52

  1. Name one prophet your ancestors didn't persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One--the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
  2. You deliberately disobeyed God's law, though you received it from the hands of angels. "
  3. The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen's accusation, and they shook their fists in rage.

Revelation 7:14

  1. And I said to him, "Sir, you are the one who knows." Then he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.

Matthew 3:7

  1. But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he denounced them. "You brood of snakes!" he exclaimed. "Who warned you to flee God's coming judgment?
  2. Prove by the way you live that you have really turned from your sins and turned to God.
  3. Don't just say, 'We're safe--we're the descendants of Abraham.' That proves nothing. God can change these stones here into children of Abraham.
  4. Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever your roots. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
  5. "I baptize with water those who turn from their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is far greater than I am--so much greater that I am not even worthy to be his slave. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Luke 2:34

  1. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, "This child will be rejected by many in Israel, and it will be their undoing. But he will be the greatest joy to many others.

Matthew 23:13

  1. "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you won't let others enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and you won't go in yourselves.
  2. See Footnote
  3. Yes, how terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn him into twice the son of hell as you yourselves are.
  4. "Blind guides! How terrible it will be for you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple'--you can break that oath. But then you say that it is binding to swear 'by the gold in the Temple.'
  5. Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

Matthew 25:10

  1. "But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked.

Luke 11:37

  1. As Jesus was speaking, one of the Pharisees invited him home for a meal. So he went in and took his place at the table.
  2. His host was amazed to see that he sat down to eat without first performing the ceremonial washing required by Jewish custom.
  3. Then the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are still filthy--full of greed and wickedness!
  4. Fools! Didn't God make the inside as well as the outside?
  5. So give to the needy what you greedily possess, and you will be clean all over.

John 8:55

  1. but you do not even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But it is true--I know him and obey him.

Revelation 1:5

  1. and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the commander of all the rulers of the world. All praise to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
  2. He has made us his Kingdom and his priests who serve before God his Father. Give to him everlasting glory! He rules forever and ever! Amen!
  3. Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him--even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the earth will weep because of him. Yes! Amen!

Mark 9:3

  1. and his clothing became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly process could ever make it.

Ezekiel 22:14

  1. How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the LORD, have spoken! I will do what I have said.

Revelation 19:8

  1. She is permitted to wear the finest white linen." (Fine linen represents the good deeds done by the people of God.)

Luke 7:23

  1. And tell him, 'God blesses those who are not offended by me. '"
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