Last Days Timeline, A literal interpretation of biblical prophecy, second edition by Gregory Supina - HTML preview

Chapter 3: “‘Behold, I send My messenger and he will prepare the way before Me. And the

Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple; and the Messenger of the

covenant in whom you delight, behold, He is coming, says [Yahweh] of hosts. ‘But who

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can endure the day of His coming, and who can stand when He appears? For He is like

a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. He will sit as a Refiner and Purifier of silver, and He

will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings

in righteousness to [Yahweh]. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to

[Yahweh] as in the days of old and as in former years.

“‘Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the

sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress

the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside

the sojourner, and do not fear Me, says [Yahweh] of hosts. ‘For I [Yahweh] do not change;

therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. From the days of your fathers you

have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will

return to you, says [ Yahweh] of hosts. But you say, “How shall we return?”

“‘Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me . But you say, “How have we robbed you?”

In your tithes and contributions. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the

whole nation of you. Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My

house. And thereby put Me to the test, says [Yahweh] of hosts, if I will not open the windows

of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need . I will

rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in

the field shall not fail to bear, says [Yahweh] of hosts. Then all nations will call you blessed,

for you will be a land of delight, says [Yahweh] of hosts.

“‘Your words have been hard against Me, says [Yahweh]. But you say, “How have we

spoken against you?” You have said, “It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our

keeping His charge or of walking as in mourning before [Yahweh] of hosts? And now we

call the arrogant blessed . Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they

escape.”’ Then those who feared [Yahweh] spoke with one another. [Yahweh] paid

attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those

who feared [Yahweh] and esteemed His name. ‘They shall be mine, says [Yahweh] of

hosts, in the day when I make up My treasured possession, and I will spare them as a

man spares his son who serves him. Then once more you shall see the distinction

between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does

not serve Him.