Malachi 3:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.

Cross References

Genesis 19:28

And looking in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the lowland, he saw the smoke of the land going up like the smoke of an oven.

Job 28:1

Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.

Psalm 130:3

O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

Psalm 2:7

I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.

Psalm 76:7

You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?

Proverbs 25:4

Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

Isaiah 1:18

Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are full of fear; the haters of God are shaking with wonder. Who among us may keep his place before the burning fire? who among us may see the eternal burnings?

Isaiah 4:4

When Zion has been washed from her sin by the Lord, and Jerusalem made clean from her blood by a judging and a burning wind.

Jeremiah 2:22

For even if you are washed with soda and take much soap, still your evil-doing is marked before me, says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:14

Will your heart be high or your hands strong in the days when I take you in hand? I the Lord have said it and will do it.

Daniel 11:35

And some of those who are wise will have wisdom in testing themselves and making themselves clean, till the time of the end: for it is still for the fixed time.

Joel 2:11

And the Lord is thundering before his forces; for very great is his army; for he is strong who gives effect to his word: for the day of the Lord is great and greatly to be feared, and who has strength against it?

Nahum 1:6

Who may keep his place before his wrath? and who may undergo the heat of his passion? his wrath is let loose like fire and the rocks are broken open by him.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.

Malachi 4:1

For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.

Matthew 25:10

And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

Mark 9:3

And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it.

Luke 2:34

And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

Luke 21:36

But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

Luke 3:17

In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

Luke 3:9

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

Luke 7:23

And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.

John 8:55

You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

Hebrews 12:25

See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?

Revelation 19:8

And to her it was given to be clothed in delicate linen, clean and shining: for the clean linen is the righteousness of the saints.

Revelation 2:23

And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.

Revelation 6:17

For the great day of their wrath is come, and who may keep his place?

Revelation 7:14

And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

1 Samuel 6:20

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us?