Malachi 4

The Coming Day of Judgment

^1aThe Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.

²“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.^b And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. ³On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

⁴“Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai^c for all Israel.

⁵“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. ⁶His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”