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href="/bsb/malachi/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/malachi/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/malachi/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/malachi/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/malachi/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/malachi/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/malachi/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/malachi/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/malachi/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/malachi/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/malachi/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/malachi/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/malachi/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, I am going to send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/malachi/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome Day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/malachi/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/malachi/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, promise to send the prophet Elijah before that great and terrible day comes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/malachi/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/malachi/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I'm going to send you the prophet Elijah before that very terrifying day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/malachi/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"But before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes, I will send you the prophet Elijah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/malachi/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Pay attention! I'm sending Elijah the prophet to you before the great and dreadful Day of the LORD comes, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/malachi/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/malachi/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/malachi/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/malachi/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/malachi/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/malachi/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending Elijah the prophet to you, "" Before the coming of the great and fearful Day of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/malachi/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/malachi/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the day of Jehovah, great and terrible:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/malachi/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I will send you Elias the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/malachi/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, I will send to you Elijah the prophet, before the arrival of the great and terrible day of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/malachi/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the day of the LORD comes, the great and terrible day; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/malachi/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/malachi/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/malachi/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending you Elijah the Prophet before the great and awesome day of LORD JEHOVAH will come<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/malachi/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming Of the great and terrible day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/malachi/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And, behold, I will send to you Elias the Thesbite, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/malachi/4-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6KyAs1WSHw?start=727" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/malachi/4.htm">The Great Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šō·lê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: ’ê·lî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Elijah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·w (V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">the coming</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">of the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: wə·han·nō·w·rā (Conj-w, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">and awesome</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14</a></span><br />And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Matthew 17:10-13</a></span><br />The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” / Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. / But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Luke 1:17</a></span><br />And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-11.htm">Mark 9:11-13</a></span><br />And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” / He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected? / But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-21.htm">John 1:21</a></span><br />“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3-6</a></span><br />And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” / These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. / If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a></span><br />As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-39</a></span><br />At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” / Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></span><br />“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-30.htm">Luke 9:30-31</a></span><br />Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. / They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-1.htm">Matthew 3:1-3</a></span><br />In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea / and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” / This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a></span><br />A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a></span><br />The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a></span><br />“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:</p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a></b></br> Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a></b></br> The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">Matthew 11:13,14</a></b></br> For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John… </p><p class="hdg">great.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></b></br> For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a></b></br> The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Acts 2:19,20</a></b></br> And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/ezra/10-26.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-26.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Fearful</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Terrible</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Dreadful</a> <a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Fearful</a> <a href="/matthew/2-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/2-3.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/matthew/8-6.htm">Terrible</a><div class="vheading2">Malachi 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">God's judgment on the wicked;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">and his blessing on the good.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">He exhorts to the study of the law;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">and tells of Elijah's coming and office.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/malachi/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/malachi/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/malachi/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet</b><br>This phrase introduces a promise of sending Elijah, a significant figure in Jewish history known for his prophetic ministry during the reign of Ahab and Jezebel. Elijah's role as a prophet was marked by his confrontation with idolatry and his call for Israel to return to the worship of Yahweh. The mention of Elijah here is symbolic, representing a call to repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness. In the New Testament, John the Baptist is identified as the fulfillment of this prophecy (<a href="/matthew/11-14.htm">Matthew 11:14</a>, <a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Luke 1:17</a>), as he came in the "spirit and power of Elijah" to prepare the way for Jesus Christ. This connection underscores the typological role of Elijah as a forerunner to the Messiah.<p><b>before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD</b><br>The "Day of the LORD" is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, often associated with divine judgment and the establishment of God's kingdom. It is described as both "great" and "awesome," indicating a time of significant upheaval and transformation. Historically, this phrase has been understood to refer to both immediate and eschatological events. In the context of Malachi, it points to a future time when God will intervene decisively in human history. The New Testament expands on this concept, associating it with the second coming of Christ and the final judgment (<a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a>, <a href="/revelation/6-17.htm">Revelation 6:17</a>). The anticipation of this day calls for readiness and spiritual vigilance, as it will be a time of both judgment and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah_the_prophet.htm">Elijah the Prophet</a></b><br>A significant prophet in the Old Testament known for his powerful ministry and miracles, including the confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Elijah is a symbol of prophetic authority and divine intervention.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></b><br>A future time of divine judgment and restoration, often described as both "great and dreadful." It signifies God's ultimate intervention in human history to establish His kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/malachi.htm">Malachi</a></b><br>The last prophet in the Old Testament, whose name means "my messenger." He delivered God's message to the Israelites, calling them to faithfulness and warning of coming judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_fulfillment.htm">Prophetic Fulfillment</a></b><br>Understand that God's promises are fulfilled in His timing and often in ways that surpass human expectations. Elijah's coming was fulfilled in John the Baptist, yet there may be future aspects to this prophecy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_the_lord.htm">Preparation for the Lord</a></b><br>Just as Elijah's role was to prepare the way for the Lord, we are called to prepare our hearts and lives for Christ's return by living in obedience and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></b><br>Recognize the dual nature of the Day of the LORD as both a time of judgment and a time of hope. It calls us to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_prophets.htm">Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Reflect on the role of prophets in calling people back to God. Consider how God uses His Word and His messengers today to guide and correct us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of being spiritually ready for Christ's return, living in a way that honors God and reflects His love to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_malachi_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Malachi 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'the_great_and_dreadful_day'.htm">What is "The Great and Dreadful Day"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurred_in_the_400_years'_silence.htm">What happened during the 400 years of silence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_john_deny_being_elijah.htm">If Elijah is supposed to return (Malachi 4:5), why does the New Testament imply John the Baptist’s role was that of Elijah, yet he denies being Elijah in John 1:21? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_john_denying_being_elijah_a_contradiction.htm">In Matthew 11:14, Jesus identifies John as Elijah, but John 1:21 records John denying this. Is that a contradiction? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/malachi/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Elijah.</span>--There is no more reason to suppose that this refers actually to "Elijah" the prophet, and that he is to appear upon earth, than to imagine from <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm" title="Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.">Hosea 3:5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm" title="And your tires shall be on your heads, and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.">Ezekiel 24:23</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm" title="And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.">Ezekiel 37:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/30-9.htm" title="But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.">Jeremiah 30:9</a>; that David himself is to come again in the flesh. When John the Baptist answered the question of the deputies of the Sanhedrim, "Art thou Elias?" by "I am not," he simply gave a negative reply to their question, which was formulated on their misapprehension. On the other hand, that John the Baptist is the "messenger" of <a href="/malachi/3-1.htm" title="Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom you delight in: behold, he shall come, said the LORD of hosts.">Malachi 3:1</a> and the "Elijah" of this verse is shown conclusively (as far as Christians are concerned) by <a href="/context/luke/1-16.htm" title="And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.">Luke 1:16-17</a> before his birth, by <a href="/context/matthew/3-1.htm" title="In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,">Matthew 3:1-12</a>, <a href="/context/mark/1-2.htm" title="As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare your way before you.">Mark 1:2-8</a>, <a href="/context/luke/3-2.htm" title="Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.">Luke 3:2-18</a>, at the commencement of his ministry. Moreover, our Lord Himself assured the people that John was this "messenger" and "Elijah" (<a href="/matthew/11-10.htm" title="For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare your way before you.">Matthew 11:10</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.</span>; <a href="/luke/7-27.htm" title="This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare your way before you.">Luke 7:27</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.</span>)<span class= "ital">,</span> and His disciples that he had appeared, and not been recognised (<a href="/matthew/17-11.htm" title="And Jesus answered and said to them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.">Matthew 17:11</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.</span>; <a href="/mark/9-1.htm" title="And he said to them, Truly I say to you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.">Mark 9:1</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> Finally, it is a significant fact that these two greatest of Old Testament prophets, Moses and Elias, who are mentioned together in this last prophetic exhortation, are the two who appeared with Christ on the Mount of Transfiguration, when all that which is contained in the Law and the prophets was about to be fulfilled. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Elijah the prophet.</span> This is not the same personage as the "messenger" in <a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a>; for the latter comes before the first advent of the Lord, the former appears before the day of judgment; one comes to prepare the way of the Lord, and is followed immediately by Messiah's coming to his temple; the other is sent to convert the chosen people, lest the land be smitten with a curse. There seems to be no valid reason for not holding the literal sense of the words, and seeing in them a promise that Elijah the prophet, who was taken alive from the earth, shall at the last day coma again to carry out God's wise purposes. That this was the view adopted by the Jews in all ages we see by the version of the LXX., who have here, "Elijah the Tishbite;" by the allusion in Ecclus. 48:10; and by the question of our Lard's disciples in <a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Matthew 17:10</a>, "Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come." Christ himself confirms this opinion by answering, "Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things." lie cannot be referring here to John the Baptist, because he uses the future tense; and when he goes on to say that "Elias is come already," he is referring to what was past, and he himself explains that he means John, who was announced to come in the spirit and power of Elias (<a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Luke 1:17</a>), but of whom it could not be said that he "restored all things." The same opinion is found in the Revelation (<a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3, 6</a>), where one of the witnesses is very commonly supposed to be Elijah. It is argued by Keil, Reinke, and others, that, as the promise of King David in such passages as <a href="/jeremiah/30-9.htm">Jeremiah 30:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24</a>; <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a>, etc., cannot imply the resurrection of David and his return to earth, so we cannot think of an actual reappearance of Elijah himself, but only of the coming of some prophet with his spirit and power. But, as Knabenbauer points out, for the attribution of the name David to Messiah, long and careful preparation had been made; <span class="accented">e.g.</span> by his being called "the rod of Jesse," the occupant of David's throne, etc.; and all who heard the expression would at once understand the symbolical application, especially as David was known to have died and been buried. But when they found Malachi speaking of the reappearance of "Elijah <span class="accented">the prophet</span>," who, as they were well aware, had never died, of whose connection with the coming Messenger they had never heard, they could not avoid the conclusion to which they came, viz. that before the great day of judgment Elias should again visit the earth in person. This prophecy concerns the very last days, and intimates that before the final consummation, when iniquity shall abound, God will send this great and faithful preacher of repentance, whose mission shall have such effects that the purpose of God for the salvation of Israel shall be accomplished. We may therefore assume that in the gospel the appellation "Elias" stands both for John and for Elijah himself; for the messenger who prepared the way for Christ's first advent, and for the prophet who was to convert the Israelites before the judgment day; for him who came in spirit and power, and him who shall come in bodily presence. <span class="cmt_word">The great and dreadful day.</span> The day of final judgment. No other crisis could be named in such terms (see <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a>, whence the words are taken). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/malachi/4-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽנֹכִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will send</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁלֵ֣חַ</span> <span class="translit">(šō·lê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Elijah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלִיָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּבִ֑יא</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the coming</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֚וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(bō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and dreadful</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nō·w·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 4:5 Behold I will send you Elijah (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/4-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 4:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 4:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/4-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 4:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 4:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>