TSK · Malachi 4:1

Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.

Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud– they will be humiliated;

Indeed, they are barely planted; yes, they are barely sown; yes, they barely take root in the earth, and then he blows on them, causing them to dry up, and the wind carries them away like straw.

Look, they are like straw, which the fire burns up; they cannot rescue themselves from the heat of the flames. There are no coals to warm them, no firelight to enjoy.

The Locusts’ Devastation Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the LORD is about to come. Indeed, it is near!

For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.

The mountains tremble before him, the hills convulse; the earth is laid waste before him, the world and all its inhabitants are laid waste.

The LORD’s great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the LORD’s day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle.

The Sovereignty of the Lord A day of the LORD is about to come when your possessions will be divided as plunder in your midst.

So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!’”

Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.

With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.