Malachi 3:2

New Century Version

No one can live through that time; no one can survive when he comes. He will be like a purifying fire and like laundry soap.

Cross References

Genesis 19:28

He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the Jordan Valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.

Job 28:1

“There are mines where people dig silver and places where gold is made pure.

Psalm 130:3

Lord, if you punished people for all their sins, no one would be left, Lord.

Psalm 2:7

Now I will tell you what the Lord has declared: He said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

Psalm 76:7

You are feared; no one can stand against you when you are angry.

Proverbs 25:4

Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.

Isaiah 1:18

The Lord says, “Come, let us talk about these things. Though your sins are like scarlet, they can be as white as snow. Though your sins are deep red, they can be white like wool.

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Jerusalem are afraid; those who are separated from God shake with fear. They say, “Can any of us live through this fire that destroys? Who can live near this fire that burns on and on?”

Isaiah 4:4

The Lord will wash away the filth from the women of Jerusalem. He will wash the bloodstains out of Jerusalem and clean the city with the spirit of fairness and the spirit of fire.

Jeremiah 2:22

Although you wash yourself with cleanser and use much soap, I can still see the stain of your guilt,” says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:14

Will you still be brave and strong when I punish you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will act.

Daniel 11:35

Some of the wise ones will be killed. But the hard times must come so they can be made stronger and purer and without faults until the time of the end comes. Then, at the right time, the end will come.

Joel 2:11

The Lord shouts out orders to his army. His army is very large! Those who obey him are very strong! The Lord’s day of judging is an overwhelming and terrible day. No one can stand up against it!

Nahum 1:6

No one can stay alive when he is angry; no one can survive his strong anger. His anger is poured out like fire; the rocks are smashed by him.

Zechariah 13:9

The third that is left I will test with fire, purifying them like silver, testing them like gold. Then they will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”

Malachi 4:1

“There is a day coming that will burn like a hot furnace, and all the proud and evil people will be like straw. On that day they will be completely burned up so that not a root or branch will be left,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

Matthew 25:10

“So while the five foolish bridesmaids went to buy oil, the bridegroom came. The bridesmaids who were ready went in with the bridegroom to the wedding feast. Then the door was closed and locked.

Mark 9:3

His clothes became shining white, whiter than any person could make them.

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, “God has chosen this child to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God that many people will not accept

Luke 21:36

So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to escape all these things that will happen and that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 3:17

He will come ready to clean the grain, separating the good grain from the chaff. He will put the good part of the grain into his barn, but he will burn the chaff with a fire that cannot be put out.”

Luke 3:9

The ax is now ready to cut down the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Luke 7:23

Those who do not stumble in their faith because of me are blessed!”

John 8:55

You don’t really know him, but I know him. If I said I did not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey what he says.

Hebrews 12:25

So be careful and do not refuse to listen when God speaks. Others refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth, and they did not escape. So it will be worse for us if we refuse to listen to God who warns us from heaven.

Revelation 19:8

Fine linen, bright and clean, was given to her to wear.” (The fine linen means the good things done by God’s holy people.)

Revelation 2:23

I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will know I am the One who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you for what you have done.

Revelation 6:17

The great day for their anger has come, and who can stand against it?”

Revelation 7:14

I answered, “You know, sir.” And the elder said to me, “These are the people who have come out of the great distress. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

1 Samuel 6:20

They said, “Who can stand before the Lord, this holy God? Whom will he strike next?”