The Book of Mormon
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3 Nephi 25

Malachi's prophecy continues with a burning day consuming the proud and wicked like stubble. To those who fear God's name, the Son of righteousness will arise with healing in his wings. The righteous will tread down the wicked. The people are commanded to remember the law of Moses. Before the great day, Elijah will turn hearts between fathers and children.

The Day of Burning

Look—the day is coming when everything will burn like a blazing oven. All the arrogant and all the wicked will be like dry straw. The day that’s coming will burn them to ashes, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Nothing will be left—not a root, not a branch. But for you who honor my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. You’ll break free and leap like calves let out of the stall. You’ll trample the wicked. They’ll be nothing but ashes under your feet on the day I do this, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Elijah Will Come

Remember the law I gave my servant Moses on Mount Horeb—the rules and judgments for all Israel. Listen closely: I’m going to send you the prophet Elijah before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives. He’ll turn the hearts of parents back to their children, and the hearts of children back to their parents. Otherwise, I’ll come and strike the earth with complete destruction.

Influences

  • 25:1 — Malachi 4:1 (KJV)
    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.
  • 25:2 — Malachi 4:2 (KJV)
    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
  • 25:3 — Malachi 4:3 (KJV)
    And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • 25:4 — Malachi 4:4 (KJV)
    Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
  • 25:5 — Malachi 4:5 (KJV)
    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
  • 25:6 — Malachi 4:6 (KJV)
    And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
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