5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD (Malachi 4:5).
1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew 3:1-2).
Malachi describes the coming of a prophet. The prophet is like Elijah. Elijah called the people of Israel to repentance. The New Testament identifies the prophet as John the Baptist. John set the stage for the ministry of Christ. John, like Elijah, called the people to repentance. Christ then came and provided the way for the repentance to be effective. Christ removed and accepted the penalty for sin allowing the true forgiveness of sin to be realized by all who earnestly call upon Him. John the Baptist reminds us that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, repent and believe the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew 3:1-2).
Malachi describes the coming of a prophet. The prophet is like Elijah. Elijah called the people of Israel to repentance. The New Testament identifies the prophet as John the Baptist. John set the stage for the ministry of Christ. John, like Elijah, called the people to repentance. Christ then came and provided the way for the repentance to be effective. Christ removed and accepted the penalty for sin allowing the true forgiveness of sin to be realized by all who earnestly call upon Him. John the Baptist reminds us that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, repent and believe the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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