Malachi 3:2

Conservative English Version

On the day the Lord comes, he will be like a furnace that purifies silver or like strong soap in a washbasin. No one will be able to stand up to him.

Cross References

Genesis 19:28

He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and saw smoke rising from all over the land--it was like a flaming furnace.

Job 28:1

Gold and silver are mined, then purified;

Psalm 130:3

If you kept record of our sins, no one could last long.

Psalm 2:7

I will tell the promise that the LORD made to me: "You are my son, because today I have become your father.

Psalm 76:7

Our God, you are fearsome, and no one can oppose you when you are angry.

Proverbs 25:4

Silver must be purified before it can be used to make something of value.

Isaiah 1:18

I, the LORD, invite you to come and talk it over. Your sins are scarlet red, but they will be whiter than snow or wool.

Isaiah 33:14

Those terrible sinners on Mount Zion tremble as they ask in fear, "How can we possibly live where a raging fire never stops burning?"

Isaiah 4:4

after the LORD sends a fiery judgment to clean the city and its people of their violent deeds.

Jeremiah 2:22

The LORD said: People of Israel, you are stained with guilt, and no soap or bleach can wash it away.

Ezekiel 22:14

When I'm finished with you, your courage will disappear, and you will be so weak that you won't be able to lift your hands. I, the LORD, have spoken and will not change my mind.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those who are wise will suffer, so that God will make them pure and acceptable until the end, which will still come at the time he has decided.

Joel 2:11

The LORD God leads this army of countless troops, and they obey his commands. The day of his judgment is so terrible that no one can stand it.

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand the heat of his furious anger? It flashes out like fire and shatters stones.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "You are my people," and they will reply, "You, LORD, are our God!"

Malachi 4:1

The day of judgment is certain to come. And it will be like a red-hot furnace with flames that burn up proud and sinful people, as though they were straw. Not a branch or a root will be left. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken!

Matthew 25:10

While the foolish girls were on their way to get some oil, the groom arrived. The girls who were ready went into the wedding, and the doors were closed.

Mark 9:3

And his clothes became much whiter than any bleach on earth could make them.

Luke 2:34

Then he blessed them and told Mary, "This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,

Luke 21:36

Watch out and keep praying that you can escape all that is going to happen and that the Son of Man will be pleased with you.

Luke 3:17

His threshing fork is in his hand, and he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks. He will store the wheat in his barn and burn the husks with a fire that never goes out."

Luke 3:9

An ax is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire."

Luke 7:23

God will bless everyone who doesn't reject me because of what I do."

John 8:55

even though you don't really know him. If I said I didn't know him, I would be a liar, just like all of you. But I know him, and I do what he says.

Hebrews 12:25

Make sure that you obey the one who speaks to you. The people did not escape, when they refused to obey the one who spoke to them at Mount Sinai. Do you think you can possibly escape, if you refuse to obey the one who speaks to you from heaven?

Revelation 19:8

She will be given a wedding dress made of pure and shining linen. This linen stands for the good things God's people have done."

Revelation 2:23

I will even kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I know everyone's thoughts and feelings. I will treat each of you as you deserve.

Revelation 6:17

That terrible day has come! God and the Lamb will show their anger, and who can face it?"

Revelation 7:14

"Sir," I answered, "you must know." Then he told me: "These are the ones who have gone through the great suffering. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and have made them white.

1 Samuel 6:20

and they started saying, "No other God is like the LORD! Who can go near him and still live? We'll have to send the chest away from here. But where can we send it?"