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Topic: Malachi (Book)

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2024-03-18
God's Hate for Esau: Why did God hate Esau before he ever did anything wrong? [Romans 9:12-13, Malachi 1:2-3, Romans 9:11-12, Genesis 25:22-28].



2024-02-20
Human Blood Sacrifice: Isn't it a contradiction that a human blood sacrifice was required for salvation when God undeniably hates human sacrifice? [Psalm 50:5, Hosea 6:6, Isaiah 1:12-15, Malachi 1:7-10, Proverbs 21:27, John 15:13-14].



2024-01-31
Assurance of Salvation: Caller shares her thoughts on Malachi's verse about the "Book of Remembrance" and how it gives her reassurance. [Malachi 3:16].



2024-01-18
"Robbing Artimus" in Acts: Regarding "robbing Artemis (Diana)," is there any correlation between Acts 19 and Malachi 3? What kind of “robbing” are they talking about? [Acts 19:27, Malachi 3:10



2023-12-07
Jehovah's Witnesses & Michael Archangel: Caller shares his view that the Jehovah's Witness belief that Jesus is Michael is heresy. [Malachi 3:1, Joshua 5:15]



2023-11-07
"The Tabernacle" as Spiritual: Was "the land" in Amos 9:15 meant to be taken spiritually? [Amos 9:11-15, Acts 15:16-18, Malachi 1:11].
"The Land" as Spiritual: Are there any verses that say that "The Land" is spiritual? [Hebrews 11:13-16, Hebrews 12:22-23, Romans 4:13, Psalm 2:8].


2023-09-25
Robert Morris & "Blessed Life" (Book): What do you think of Robert Morris' book "The Blessed Life" and his notion that we should give God all the first fruits and mammon is a spirit, not money? [Genesis 4:3, Proverbs 3:9, 1 John 3:17-18, Colossians 3:4, Philippians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 6:20, Malachi 3:8-12, Luke 14:33].



2023-08-30
Calvinist's Proof Texts & Romans 9: Can you talk about the favorite proof texts of the Calvinists? Rec topical lecture series: "God's Sovereignty & Man's Salvation." [Romans 9:11-13, Genesis 25:23, Malachi 1:2-3].



2023-08-23
Future Sacrificial System: If there is going to be a reinstituted sacrificial system, isn't that contradicting what Jesus came to end? Rec: Magazine Article at the website, "Ezekiel's Temple." [Zechariah 14:20-21, Ezekiel 40-47, Hebrews 10:8, Ezekiel 45:15, Ezekiel 45:17, Ezekiel 45:20, Psalm 110:4, Ezekiel 43:10-11, 1 Peter 2:5, Hebrews 13:15, Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 4:18-20, Psalm 40:6-8, Psalm 51:16-17, Malachi 1:8-10, Isaiah 1;12-15].



2023-08-07
My Father (Capital Letters in the Bible): Can you explain the use of capital letters and who is being indicated as the Father God, as My Father? [Jeremiah 3:19, Psalm 103:13, Isaiah 63:16, Malachi 1:6-8].



2023-06-15
1000-Year Millennial Reign: Could you talk about the 1000-year millennial reign, especially in light of Isaiah 11 (both your view (Amillennial) and the Premillennial Dispensational view)? Rec: Verse-by-verse teaching at TheNarrowPath.com. [Isaiah 11, Revelation 20, Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1-2, Hosea 6:5, Malachi 4:2, Jeremiah 5:6, Ephesians 2:12-19, Luke 10:19, 1 John 4:4, Romans 15:12, Luke 9:31].



2023-06-14
Marriage/Wedding Ceremonies: Are there biblical directives regarding conducting wedding ceremonies? what about the legal aspects? [Malachi 2:14].
Perscription Drugs: Are there directives regarding prescription drugs? [Proverbs 31:6-7].


2023-05-31
William Brannon (Cult): What about my family who is involved with the "William Brannon" ministry. [Malachi 4:5, Revelation 10:7].



2023-05-30
Millennium & Peaceful Kingdom Imagery: If the millennium is the "church age" and is equal to Isaiah's "messianic age," does the lamb, wolf, and lion peaceful imagery contine on after Jesus' return on the New Earth? [Malachi 4:2, Ephesians 2:11-22, Daniel 7:1-7, Jeremiah 5:6].



2023-05-10
Tithing for Christians Today: Are we, as believers today, supposed to be tithing? [Matthew 23:23, Malachi 3:10, 1 Corinthians 16:2].



2023-04-20
God's Love Unequally Distributed: Does God love everyone equally, or does it vary depending on the person, in light of He loved Jacob and hated Esau? [Romans 9:13, Malachi 1:2-3, Hebrews 2:9].



2023-04-18
Sex in Heaven: Will there be sex in heaven? [Malachi 2:15].



2023-02-03
Finding a Good Church: What does one do if they are struggling to find a good and uncompromised church for fellowship? [Malachi 3:16].



2023-01-23
Steve's Book, "Empire of the Risen Son:" My pastor found fault in the preface of your book, where you talk about John MacArthur and his view of us as servants and Jesus as Lord. Did you misattribute a John MacArthur quote?
John the Baptist and Elijah-Not Paralleled: Someone disagrees that John the Baptist and Elijah are not paralleled because John did not succeed in turning the country around? [Malachi 4:5-6, Matthew 11:13-14, Matthew 17:11-13].


2023-01-03
Tithing for the Christian: What are my obligations for tithing? Recommended; article on "Tithing'. [Galatians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 9:14, Malachi 3:8-12].



2022-12-30
Marriage-a Good Thing: Why is traditional marriage a good thing and worth defending? And why is it under attack? [Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 5:2, Matthew 19:4, Malachi 2:16, Ephesians 5:25, Hebrews 8:2, Matthew 19:9].



2022-12-23
"Jacob I Have Loved":: Can you clarify the meaning of the phrase "Jacob I have loved, Esau I have hated?" [Romans 9:13, Malachi 1:3].



2022-09-19
John the Baptist as Elijah: Is John the Baptist a reincarnation of Elijah? [Matthew 17:12, Matthew 11:12, Malachi 4:5-6, John 1:21].



2022-08-17
Amillennialism: Who would you listen to that might give a detailed description of the Amillennial view? Recommends, Sam Storm's book, "Kingdom Come."
Angel of Revelation Represents Jesus: How would one prove that the angel in Revelation 20 is actually, Jesus? [Revelation 20:1, Malachi 3:10-18].


2022-03-29
"Pouring Out the Spirit" & the "Last Days": Is the verse about the "pouring out of the spirit" in the last days rferring to end times or 70 A.D.? [Acts 2:17, Joel 2:2, Joel 2:28-32, I Corinthians 10:11, I John 2:18, I Peter 1:20, Hebrews 1:1, James 5:3, Malachi 4:5-6]



2022-03-08
More Knowledge in the Last Days: Is there anything in scripture that suggests that new or more knowledge will develop in the last days?
"Book of Remembrance": Could you talk about the "Book of Remembrance" in Malachi? [Malachi 3:16, Malachi 3:1, Luke 10:20, Genesis 8:1, Jeremiah 23:20].


2022-03-07
Parables About End Times: Regarding the parables of the dragnet and the wheat and the tares, is this "end of age" about end times? [Matthew 13:40-50].
Malachi and End Times: Is Malachi 3 and the "Book of Remembrance" about end times? [Malachi 3-4, Luke 10].


2022-02-01
Worshipping the Sun in Ezekiel: Were the people facing the sun in Ezekiel, likely worshipping the sun? [Ezekiel 8-10].
Easter Holiday Paralleled to Pagan Sun-Worship: Is there any parallel to worshipping the sun and Easter, relative to Ezekiel? [Ezekiel 8-10, 2 Peter 1:19, Malachi 1:11, Malachi 4:2, Isaiah 60:3, Psalm 19:4-5].


2021-12-29
"Great & Terrible Day of the Lord": What is meant by the "Great and Terrible Day of the Lord"? [Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:5].



2021-12-29
Book of Remembrance Is the "Book of Remembrance" a reference to the New Testament? [Malachi 3:16].
The Writing of the New Testament: Is there anything in the Old Testament that promises the writing of the New Testament?
Paul Writing Own Letters: Is there a contradiction about Paul writing his letters with his own hand? [Romans 16:32, 2 Thessalonians 3:17].

2021-12-07
Pronouncing the "J": Where do you find your lecture where you talk about the letter, "J" and its pronunciation?
Marriage Requirements: What are the requirements for marriage? [Malachi 2:15, Matthew 19:5-6].


2021-10-08
Martin Luther & Mary: Caller indicates that Luther never backed away from the Catholic view of Mary.
The Catholic Eucharist (Communion): Caller indicates that the Eucharist is the actual body and blood of Jesus, not just a symbol. [Malachi 1:11, Hebrews 9:4, Romans 12, I John 3, I Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 28:18, I Timothy 6:3].


2021-09-27
"Apostolic Succession" & Eucharist (Communion): Did I hear you correctly about how you understand the Catholic tradition of "apostolic succession." [2 Timothy 2:1-2, Malachi 1:11, Titus 1:5, I Timonthy 3:1, I Corinthians 16:15, Matthew 23:8-9, I Peter 2:18].



2021-09-22
"Born of Water": When Jesus was speaking to Nicodemus, what was he referring to when he said, "you must be born of water"? [John 3:3].
Books of Rememberance and Life: Is the "Book of Rememberance" in Malachi, the same book as the "Book of Life" in Daniel? [Malachi 3:16, Daniel 7:10].


2021-09-21
More Than One View of Revelation Correct: Could not both the "Idealist" and "Preterist" views be correct in Revelation 6 (as in the four horseman)? [Revelation 6].
Ending of Acts Before 70 AD: Is it possible that the writing of Acts was complete and ended before 70 AD? [Malachi 1:11].


2021-07-02
The Wives of the Polygamist Who Converts: Should a polygamist who is saved after they already have several wives, have to give up all but the first of the wives? [Malachi 2:16, I Timothy 3:2, Genesis 2:24].



2021-06-23
First Fruits & the Tithe: Are the "first fruits" the tithe? [Matthew 23:23, Luke 14:33, Malachi 3:10].



2021-03-08
God's Hate: Does God hate wicked people and then only loves them once they repent? [John 15:13, Romans 5:8, Romans 9:13, Genesis 29:30-31, Matthew 6:24, Malachi 1:2-3].



2021-01-20
Verses that Apply to Us (Bible Application): How does one know what verses apply to us today, or what was just for the Jews of the Old Testament? [Malachi 3:10, Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Luke 14:33, Acts 4:32, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Psalm 103].



2021-01-07
Carrying One's Cross: How far does one carry the cross, say in the event we need to defend our country? [Luke 14:27, Matthew 16:24].
Hate Our Mother & Father, Wife & Children: What does Jesus mean when He says we must hate our father and our mother, wife and children? [Luke 14:26-27, Luke 14:33, Malachi 1:3, Matthew 6:23, Genesis 29:30-31].


2020-11-12
Prophet with Elijah's Spirit: Who is the prophet with Elijah's spirit? [Matthew 17:11-13, Malachi 4, Matthew 11:12-14].
Two Elijahs & the Great Tribulation: Isn't there two different Elijah's since scripture indicates that the second won't come until the great tribulation? [Joel 2].


2020-08-19
Identifying the Kings in Isaiah & Revelation: Who are the kings referred to in these scriptures in Isaiah and Revelation? [Isaiah 60:3, Revelation 21:24, Malachi 4:1, Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 4:12-14, Isaiah 9:1-2, Luke 2:29-32, Isaiah 52:15, Romans 15:21].



2020-08-07
Acceptable Spiritual Sacrifices: Would you comment on Christians today making sure what one offers God are appropriate spiritual sacrifices? [Malachi 1:7-8, Genesis 3, Hebrews 11].



2020-08-07
Wood, Hay, and Stubble: Would you comment on the meaning of the verses about building on wood, hay and stubble? [1 Corinthians 3:14-15, 1 Corinthians 1-4, Malachi 3, I Peter 2:5, I Peter 1:7, Matthew 10:22, Revelation 2:10, I Thessalonians 3:3-4].



2020-07-29
When is Divorce Acceptable: Are there times when divorce is an acceptable option? [Malachi 2:16].



2020-07-10
If We Fail God in Helping Another Come to Christ: What would God do with us, if we were responsible for someone's salvation, and we didn't do what we needed to do? [Matthew 18:6, Luke 17:2].
God Loves Me More than Anything: What verses would you say would be the best support the idea that God loves us and really wants us to be saved more than anything? [John 3:16, I John 3:16, Romans 5:8-10].
Great and Terrible Day of the Lord: What is the "great and terrible day of the Lord" in Malachi? [Malachi 4:5-6, Deuteronomy 28, Leviticus 26, Joel 2:31, Acts 2, 2 Peter 3:10-12].

2020-07-08
Elijah's Return: Would you clarify why the appearance of Elijah on the mount of transfiguration isn't the fulfillment of prophecy, rather than John the Baptist? [Matthew 11:14, Matthew 17:10-12, Joel 2, Luke 1:17, Malachi 4:4-5].



2020-04-07
Day of the Lord: What do you think the Day of the Lord refers to in Malachi? You actually believe it's the Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD? [Daniel 9:27, Malachi 4:5-6, Matthew 17:12].



2018-08-30
Turning Hearts: Turning hearts of children to their fathers & the hearts of the fathers to the children. What is the meaning of those last verses of the Old Covenant, Old Testament? [Malachi 4:4-6, Luke 1:17]



2018-05-24
The He-Goat & the Ram in Daniel: The war between the America & Iraq is what is being talked about in Daniel 8 the caller feels.
Book of Remembrance: What is the "book of remembrance"? [Malachi 3:16-18]


2018-05-07
Malachi & Chronicles: Chronological order of the books of the Bible, why are they different in the jewish book vs ours?
Hebrew Language: There seems to be a limited amount of words in the Hebrew Language as compared to Greek & English.


2018-01-15
The Chapter of Malachi 4: Is Malachi 4 referring to the past, present or future? [Malachi 4]



2017-09-18
Tithing: What is your view about tithing, especially when they bring up Malachi 3?



2017-05-25
Tithing & Malachi: What is it saying in Malachi 3:10 about tithing?
His Righteousness: "His righteousness, & all the things shall be added unto you", can you please interpret that for me? [Matthew 6:33]


2017-03-01
Spirit of Elijah being Fulfilled in John the Baptist: The spirit of Elijah coming, being fulfilled by john the Baptist, but dispensationalists don't REALLY believe it was fulfilled. [Malachi 4]



2016-12-21
Tithes & Offerings: Why do a lot of churches who don't want anything to do with the OT all of a sudden love it & use it in Malachi 3 when talking about tithing?



2015-08-10
Curses: What does this Passage in Malachi mean? Who is to come? What is the Great & Terrible Day of the Lord? [Malachi 4:5-6]



2014-06-30
Messianic Prophecy: Is this a Messianic prophecy about Jesus being born in Bethlehem? [Micah 5:2]



2013-11-12
Eliajah Coming Before Jesus' Second Coming: I was reading a commentary by Zalbert Barnes who says that Elijah is going to come yet again Great & Terrible day of the Secoming of Christ even though he was John the Baptist during Jesus' first Advent. What do you think? [Malachi 4:1-6]



2013-09-20
The Sun of Righteousness Arising: The Light or the Sun or the Son in Malachi 4 will be a blessing to the righteous & a devastation to the wicked, the caller points out. [Malachi 4, Revelation 6:12-17]



2013-05-08
Elijah & John the Baptist: Is there a contradiction in Matthew 11 and John1 when it talks about whether John the Baptist is Elijah? [John 1:21, Luke 1:17, Matthew 21:22, I Corinthians 2:14, Malachi 5:5-6].



2013-02-19
Esau He Hated: Could you shed some light on the scripture about "Jacob I have loved and Esau I have hated"? [Romans 9:12-12, Malachi 1:2-5, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 29:31, Matthew 6:24, Luke 14:26, Matthew 10:37].



2012-01-13
"John the Baptist" & "Spirt of Elijah:" Can you explain the relationship between "John the Baptist" and the "Spirit of Elijah?"[Malachi 4:4, Luke 21:20ff, Luke 1:17, Matthew 11:14, 1 Corinthians 2:14].
Elijah - "They Did Not Recognize Him:" What about the passage where Jesus is said to be Elijah, "but they did not know Him?" [Matthew 11:11-14, Matthew 17:12].


2012-01-11
John the Baptist & Elijah: Could you explain the correlation between John the Baptist and the spirit of Elijah? [Malachi 3-4, Luke 21:20f, Matthew 11:14, Luke 1:17, John 1:21].
Not Recognizing Elijah in John the Baptist: Could you explain the reference to John the Baptist and some not recognizing him as Elijah? [Matthew 11:11, Matthew 17:12].


2012-01-06
Bipolar: Caller shares his diagnosis of "bipolar" and the sensation of a chemical rush.
Michael the Archangel: Why do the Jehovah Witnesses think that Michael the Archangel is Jesus? [Jude 1:9, Hebrews 1:4-5, Malachi 3:1, Daniel 10:13, Joshua 5:13-15].
Jehovah Witnesses: What about the Jehovah Witness belief that Christians believe in a pagan mythology of the trinity?

2012-01-05
Tithing to the Local Church: Are we to tithe to the local church? [Malachi 3:10, Galatians 6:6].


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