Malachi 3:2

Modern English Version

But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.

Cross References

Genesis 19:28

Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land going up like the smoke of a furnace.

Job 28:1

“Surely there is a mine for the silver, and a place where they refine gold.

Psalm 130:3

If you, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

Psalm 2:7

I will declare the decree of the Lord: He said to me, “You are My son; today have I begotten you.

Psalm 76:7

But You indeed are to be feared; who may stand in Your presence once You are angry?

Proverbs 25:4

Take away the dross from the silver, and there will come forth a vessel for the silversmith.

Isaiah 1:18

Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: “Who among us can live with the continual fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?”

Isaiah 4:4

When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and has purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst by the spirit of justice and by the spirit of burning,

Jeremiah 2:22

For though you wash yourself with lye, and take much soap, yet your iniquity is marked before Me, says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:14

Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with you? I the Lord have spoken and will do it.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be purged, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.

Joel 2:11

The Lord has sounded His voice before His army, for His camp is exceedingly great; mighty is the one who accomplishes His word. For great is the day of the Lord, and very awe-inspiring. Who can endure it?

Nahum 1:6

Who can stand before His anger? Who will rise up before His burning wrath? His heat is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken up before Him.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring this one-third left into the fire, and will refine them as the refinement of silver, and will test them as the testing of gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are My people”; and they will say, “The Lord is my God.”

Malachi 4:1

Surely the day is coming, burning like an oven; all the proud, yes, all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming will burn them up, says the Lord of Hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

Matthew 25:10

“But while they went to buy some, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

Mark 9:3

His garments became shiny, extremely white as snow, such as no launderer on earth could whiten them.

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined to cause the fall and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign which will be spoken against,

Luke 21:36

Therefore watch always and pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 3:17

His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into His granary. But He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Luke 3:9

Even now the axe is put to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Luke 7:23

Blessed is he who does not fall away on account of Me.”

John 8:55

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. If I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you. But I know Him and keep His word.

Hebrews 12:25

See that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused Him who spoke on earth, much less shall we escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven.

Revelation 19:8

It was granted her to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white.” Fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Revelation 2:23

I will put her children to death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the hearts and minds. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

Revelation 6:17

for the great day of His wrath has come. Who is able to withstand it?”

Revelation 7:14

I said to him, “Sir, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of great persecution and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

1 Samuel 6:20

The men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom will He go up from us?”