Listen, there is a person shouting!\par “Prepare a way in the desert for the Lord!\par Make the road in the desert level\par for our God!\par
Malachi 4:5 - Easy To Read Version \{The Lord said,\} “Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. [Matt. 11:14; 17:10-13.] American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come. Common English Bible Look, I am sending Elijah the prophet to you, before the great and terrifying day of the LORD arrives. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I will send to you Elijah the prophet, before the arrival of the great and terrible day of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. |
Listen, there is a person shouting!\par “Prepare a way in the desert for the Lord!\par Make the road in the desert level\par for our God!\par
The sun will be changed into darkness,\par The moon will be changed into blood.\par And then the great and wonderful\par Day of the Lord will come!\par
The Lord’s special day for judging is coming soon! That day is near and coming fast. People will hear very sad sounds on the Lord’s special day of judgment. Even strong soldiers will cry!
The Lord All-Powerful says, “I am sending my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then suddenly, the Master you are looking for will come to his temple. {\cf2\super [16]} Yes, the messenger of the \{New\} Agreement that you want really is coming!
“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All those proud people will be punished. All those evil people will burn like straw. At that time, they will be like a bush burning in the fire—and there will not be a branch or root left.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
John himself will go first before the Lord. John will be powerful like Elijah. {\cf2\super [7]} He will have the same spirit Elijah had. He will make peace between fathers and their children. Many people are not obeying God. John will bring those people back to the right way that people should think. He will make people ready for the \{coming of\} the Lord.”
Then two men were talking with Jesus. The men were Moses and Elijah. {\cf2\super [172]}
The Jews asked John, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah {\cf2\super [11]} ?”
These men said to John: “You say you are not the Christ. {\cf2\super [15]} You say you are not Elijah {\cf2\super [16]} or the Prophet. {\cf2\super [17]} Then why do you baptize {\cf2\super [18]} people?”
The great day for their anger has come. No person can stand against it.”