WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:01.768 Could an ancient manuscript have 00:01.835 --> 00:04.037 prophecies for today? 00:04.104 --> 00:05.171 It's easy to think in these 00:05.238 --> 00:07.340 modern times that history is 00:07.407 --> 00:08.441 irrelevant, especially 00:08.508 --> 00:10.176 ancient history. 00:10.243 --> 00:11.277 After all, we're living in a 00:11.344 --> 00:12.779 mind-blowing time of 00:12.846 --> 00:14.681 technological wonder. 00:14.748 --> 00:16.483 From space-bound telescopes that 00:16.549 --> 00:17.484 give us a glimpse into the 00:17.550 --> 00:19.586 universe, to the powerful 00:19.652 --> 00:21.821 machines we carry in our hands 00:21.888 --> 00:23.690 unlocking a window to people and 00:23.757 --> 00:25.625 places all over the world. 00:25.692 --> 00:27.627 Our time is truly unique. 00:27.694 --> 00:28.895 So, do old books 00:28.962 --> 00:30.730 still matter today? 00:30.797 --> 00:32.298 The answer is yes. 00:32.365 --> 00:34.300 Frankly, the past becomes more 00:34.367 --> 00:36.269 relevant to our day, because 00:36.336 --> 00:38.138 some of these dusty old books 00:38.204 --> 00:39.739 tell us about our day, 00:39.806 --> 00:41.341 and the future. 00:41.408 --> 00:42.742 The book of Malachi 00:42.809 --> 00:44.377 is one such book. 00:44.444 --> 00:45.879 It's found in the Old Testament, 00:45.945 --> 00:47.514 of the Bible. 00:47.580 --> 00:48.481 This portion of the 00:48.548 --> 00:49.716 Bible is also known as 00:49.783 --> 00:51.618 the Hebrew Scriptures. 00:51.684 --> 00:53.186 It was written about 400 years 00:53.253 --> 00:55.288 before Jesus Christ, and yet has 00:55.355 --> 00:57.857 a message for us today. 00:57.924 --> 00:59.793 What could that message be? 00:59.859 --> 01:01.261 On this program, 01:01.327 --> 01:02.896 we'll explore the answer. 01:02.962 --> 01:04.130 And I'll also be offering you 01:04.197 --> 01:06.366 a free publication Do You 01:06.433 --> 01:08.668 Believe the True Gospel? 01:08.735 --> 01:10.036 So, get ready, as we go deep 01:10.103 --> 01:12.205 into the past, and unlock 01:12.272 --> 01:13.640 "Malachi's Prophetic 01:13.706 --> 01:16.242 Message for Today." 01:16.309 --> 01:22.048 ♪ 01:22.115 --> 01:23.416 Welcome to Tomorrow's World, 01:23.483 --> 01:25.185 where we bring an understanding 01:25.251 --> 01:26.820 of today's world, through the 01:26.886 --> 01:28.588 prophecies of the Bible. 01:28.655 --> 01:30.490 The prophet Malachi lived and 01:30.557 --> 01:32.025 prophesied sometime in the 01:32.091 --> 01:33.293 latter part of the 01:33.359 --> 01:35.395 5th century BC. 01:35.462 --> 01:36.963 His message was to the Jewish 01:37.030 --> 01:38.765 people, who had been resettled 01:38.832 --> 01:40.200 in the land of Judah after 01:40.266 --> 01:42.402 the Babylonian captivity. 01:42.469 --> 01:43.570 Malachi gave strong 01:43.636 --> 01:45.672 medicine to his generation. 01:45.738 --> 01:47.407 They had become lax in keeping 01:47.474 --> 01:49.476 God's law, their priests were 01:49.542 --> 01:51.044 corrupt and unfair in their 01:51.110 --> 01:53.213 judgments, and divorce was 01:53.279 --> 01:55.849 ripping that society apart. 01:55.915 --> 01:57.016 Some were even wondering 01:57.083 --> 01:58.751 whether it mattered if they 01:58.818 --> 02:00.887 served God or not. 02:00.954 --> 02:02.822 As we consider the challenges in 02:02.889 --> 02:05.058 the modern western world, 02:05.124 --> 02:06.659 it's fascinating and perhaps 02:06.726 --> 02:08.127 a little sobering to look 02:08.194 --> 02:09.462 at the warnings that 02:09.529 --> 02:11.664 Malachi gave his generation. 02:11.731 --> 02:13.166 The warnings are written in 02:13.233 --> 02:14.601 the style of a dialogue 02:14.667 --> 02:16.336 between God and His people. 02:16.402 --> 02:17.370 Let's read a few of the 02:17.437 --> 02:18.505 passages, to catch a 02:18.571 --> 02:20.540 glimpse of what God was saying 02:20.607 --> 02:22.242 to that generation. 02:22.308 --> 02:23.209 We might just find there's 02:23.276 --> 02:25.278 a message for ours. 02:25.345 --> 02:28.515 We'll start in Malachi 2:7... 02:43.229 --> 02:44.664 The priest at that time was the 02:44.731 --> 02:46.833 one who taught them God's laws 02:46.900 --> 02:48.868 and led in public worship. 02:48.935 --> 02:49.836 And yet the priests had 02:49.903 --> 02:51.571 become so corrupt that people 02:51.638 --> 02:52.939 could not trust what they 02:53.006 --> 02:54.641 were teaching any more. 02:54.707 --> 02:55.642 Instead of making God's 02:55.708 --> 02:57.176 ways clear and plain, 02:57.243 --> 02:58.611 they had caused the Law to 02:58.678 --> 03:00.413 become confused and muddled in 03:00.480 --> 03:01.848 the minds of the people... 03:07.787 --> 03:09.088 The law was being applied 03:09.155 --> 03:11.658 unfairly, unjustly. 03:11.724 --> 03:14.127 Do we think our age is the first 03:14.193 --> 03:15.562 to grapple with issues of 03:15.628 --> 03:17.497 injustice and unequal 03:17.564 --> 03:19.232 treatment under the law? 03:19.299 --> 03:20.767 Malachi showed that God 03:20.833 --> 03:22.468 was not pleased when judges 03:22.535 --> 03:24.837 showed favoritism instead of 03:24.904 --> 03:26.372 fairly and consistently 03:26.439 --> 03:27.740 applying God's law... 03:59.172 --> 04:01.107 That generation was noted for 04:01.174 --> 04:03.576 its lax attitudes toward marital 04:03.643 --> 04:05.745 commitment and faithfulness. 04:05.812 --> 04:07.447 And God was not pleased. 04:07.513 --> 04:08.948 So how do you think He looks 04:09.015 --> 04:10.550 at our generation? 04:10.617 --> 04:12.852 Is He pleased that so many 04:12.919 --> 04:15.955 marriages today end in divorce? 04:16.022 --> 04:17.156 What about the conditions 04:17.223 --> 04:19.626 that lead to divorce? 04:19.692 --> 04:20.760 You know some people 04:20.827 --> 04:22.695 wrongly accuse the Bible of 04:22.762 --> 04:23.997 encouraging hate and 04:24.063 --> 04:26.299 disrespect towards women. 04:26.366 --> 04:27.567 But nothing could be 04:27.634 --> 04:29.469 further from the truth. 04:29.535 --> 04:31.237 What we just read shows that God 04:31.304 --> 04:33.373 is very upset when women 04:33.439 --> 04:35.208 are not treated fairly 04:35.274 --> 04:37.877 and respectfully in marriage. 04:37.944 --> 04:39.779 He tells men, don't abuse, 04:39.846 --> 04:41.848 neglect or hurt your wives, 04:41.914 --> 04:43.750 in any way. 04:43.816 --> 04:45.985 God cares about women, and the 04:46.052 --> 04:47.920 Bible upholds the marriage 04:47.987 --> 04:50.323 relationship which was made for 04:50.390 --> 04:51.791 the benefit and happiness 04:51.858 --> 04:53.593 of men and women. 04:53.660 --> 04:55.428 Notice, there's more... 05:08.741 --> 05:10.076 There were some in that day 05:10.143 --> 05:11.077 who were turning God's 05:11.144 --> 05:12.645 law upside down. 05:12.712 --> 05:13.613 They were trying to make it 05:13.680 --> 05:14.747 look like what God calls 05:14.814 --> 05:16.783 good is actually bad. 05:16.849 --> 05:18.384 And what God calls bad, well, 05:18.451 --> 05:20.486 that's actually good for you. 05:20.553 --> 05:21.454 And then they were 05:21.521 --> 05:22.422 trying to say that God is 05:22.488 --> 05:23.756 somehow behind this 05:23.823 --> 05:26.292 upside down approach. 05:26.359 --> 05:27.527 Do we see any glimpse of that 05:27.593 --> 05:29.929 today, in our society? 05:29.996 --> 05:30.997 In our day today, 05:31.064 --> 05:33.332 some people push immoral 05:33.399 --> 05:35.601 behavior and actually say 05:35.668 --> 05:37.136 that God supports it. 05:37.203 --> 05:38.871 So this is really nothing new. 05:38.938 --> 05:40.640 The prophet Malachi warned 05:40.707 --> 05:42.041 against this approach in 05:42.108 --> 05:43.509 his generation about 05:43.576 --> 05:45.712 2,400 years ago. 05:45.778 --> 05:47.413 And he was telling his people 05:47.480 --> 05:49.582 they were in danger of 05:49.649 --> 05:52.585 unraveling as a society if they 05:52.652 --> 05:55.121 didn't take a different course. 05:55.188 --> 05:56.756 What about us today? 05:56.823 --> 05:58.124 Is our world getting 05:58.191 --> 05:59.926 better, or worse? 05:59.992 --> 06:01.994 Is real love and care for 06:02.061 --> 06:03.496 others growing and 06:03.563 --> 06:04.897 spreading and increasing, 06:04.964 --> 06:07.533 or becoming more rare? 06:07.600 --> 06:08.501 There's a warning 06:08.568 --> 06:10.403 for our generation. 06:10.470 --> 06:12.371 And this prophecy in Malachi 06:12.438 --> 06:15.441 puts a bold spotlight on it. 06:15.508 --> 06:16.509 You may think, 06:16.576 --> 06:17.677 "this is Old Testament, 06:17.744 --> 06:18.945 so it doesn't apply to me. 06:19.011 --> 06:19.912 After all, I'm a 06:19.979 --> 06:21.848 New Testament Christian." 06:21.914 --> 06:23.282 Well keep watching. 06:23.349 --> 06:24.751 Because in the next segment I'm 06:24.817 --> 06:26.385 going to show you just how 06:26.452 --> 06:28.654 relevant this book is to New 06:28.721 --> 06:30.523 Testament Christians. 06:30.590 --> 06:32.125 But before that, let me pause to 06:32.191 --> 06:34.627 offer you our free publication, 06:34.694 --> 06:35.661 Do You Believe 06:35.728 --> 06:37.230 the True Gospel? 06:37.296 --> 06:38.431 The New Testament 06:38.498 --> 06:39.832 Gospel message has 06:39.899 --> 06:41.467 a surprising connection to the 06:41.534 --> 06:43.002 book of Malachi. 06:43.069 --> 06:44.036 When the prophet Malachi 06:44.103 --> 06:45.705 conveyed God's message to His 06:45.772 --> 06:47.540 people he was actually 06:47.607 --> 06:48.741 creating a bridge to the 06:48.808 --> 06:50.676 New Testament era. 06:50.743 --> 06:53.012 His work is actually a precursor 06:53.079 --> 06:54.981 to the New Testament age and the 06:55.047 --> 06:57.150 preaching of the Gospel. 06:57.216 --> 06:58.117 And there is a 06:58.184 --> 06:59.619 message for us today. 06:59.685 --> 07:01.087 You need to find out. 07:01.154 --> 07:02.288 Just order the booklet, Do You 07:02.355 --> 07:04.423 Believe the True Gospel? 07:04.490 --> 07:05.792 and we'll send it to you, 07:05.858 --> 07:06.959 totally free. 07:07.026 --> 07:08.461 So call, write or order 07:08.528 --> 07:10.863 online today. 07:10.930 --> 07:12.799 For today's free offer call... 07:18.004 --> 07:18.971 Or go to... 07:22.642 --> 07:25.011 This clear and straight-forward 07:25.077 --> 07:26.279 resource will help you 07:26.345 --> 07:28.347 understand this vital truth-- 07:28.414 --> 07:29.315 straight from the 07:29.382 --> 07:31.751 pages of the Bible. 07:31.818 --> 07:32.852 If you're calling for the first 07:32.919 --> 07:34.754 time, you will also receive a 07:34.821 --> 07:36.355 free annual subscription to 07:36.422 --> 07:38.291 Tomorrow's World magazine. 07:38.357 --> 07:40.459 Ten inspiring issues discussing 07:40.526 --> 07:42.395 news, science, and modern 07:42.461 --> 07:44.096 culture will help you make sense 07:44.163 --> 07:45.531 of your world from 07:45.598 --> 07:48.334 a biblical perspective. 07:48.401 --> 07:50.269 Call today and join millions 07:50.336 --> 07:51.804 around the world who are turning 07:51.871 --> 07:54.473 to Tomorrow's World for truth, 07:54.540 --> 07:56.642 prophecy, and hope in these 07:56.709 --> 07:59.779 confusing times. 07:59.846 --> 08:01.047 Call now! 08:01.113 --> 08:02.181 Or go to... 08:10.489 --> 08:11.390 Welcome back. 08:11.457 --> 08:12.391 In the first part of our 08:12.458 --> 08:13.893 program, we introduced the 08:13.960 --> 08:16.128 ancient prophet Malachi. 08:16.195 --> 08:17.630 He prophesied in the middle of 08:17.697 --> 08:19.866 the 5th century BC, and was the 08:19.932 --> 08:21.601 last prophet until the 08:21.667 --> 08:23.069 age of John the Baptist 08:23.135 --> 08:24.570 and Jesus Christ. 08:24.637 --> 08:25.638 Malachi witnessed to a 08:25.705 --> 08:27.240 corrupt generation, with 08:27.306 --> 08:29.575 strong warnings to repent. 08:29.642 --> 08:30.843 Frankly, there are strong 08:30.910 --> 08:33.112 parallels for our day. 08:33.179 --> 08:34.647 But some will say, "This is Old 08:34.714 --> 08:36.549 Testament, what does this have 08:36.616 --> 08:37.984 to do with me?" 08:38.050 --> 08:38.951 Well let's read on, 08:39.018 --> 08:40.052 and we'll find out. 08:40.119 --> 08:41.520 In the last segment we read 08:41.587 --> 08:42.555 about some of the 08:42.622 --> 08:44.357 spiritual conditions of the 08:44.423 --> 08:46.659 people in Malachi's day. 08:46.726 --> 08:48.594 That was in chapter 2. 08:48.661 --> 08:49.795 Notice what Malachi 08:49.862 --> 08:51.097 records in chapter 3... 08:56.302 --> 08:58.137 What is this talking about? 08:58.204 --> 08:59.272 Who is the messenger who is 08:59.338 --> 09:01.040 preparing the way? 09:01.107 --> 09:02.808 Well, let's go to Mark 1 09:02.875 --> 09:04.043 to find out... 09:16.322 --> 09:17.757 This is the beginning 09:17.823 --> 09:18.791 of the book of Mark, 09:18.858 --> 09:20.359 in your New Testament. 09:20.426 --> 09:21.794 Mark is describing how John 09:21.861 --> 09:23.596 the Baptist was the messenger 09:23.663 --> 09:24.764 preparing the way for the 09:24.830 --> 09:26.933 ministry of Jesus Christ. 09:26.999 --> 09:28.567 But in explaining that, he was 09:28.634 --> 09:31.237 directly quoting from Malachi. 09:31.304 --> 09:32.371 In other words, Malachi 09:32.438 --> 09:34.941 prophesied about the Gospel. 09:35.007 --> 09:36.943 Specifically, Malachi prophesied 09:37.009 --> 09:38.911 about John the Baptist being the 09:38.978 --> 09:40.813 one who would prepare the way 09:40.880 --> 09:43.182 for Jesus Christ, the Messiah. 09:43.249 --> 09:44.817 So, was this book of 09:44.884 --> 09:46.852 Malachi only for the Jews 09:46.919 --> 09:49.855 living back in the 400s BC? 09:49.922 --> 09:51.223 I think we're seeing it had a 09:51.290 --> 09:53.693 scope far beyond his time, 09:53.759 --> 09:55.294 and his generation. 09:55.361 --> 09:56.996 His preaching and his writings 09:57.063 --> 09:58.898 reached way out into the future, 09:58.965 --> 10:00.533 hundreds of years. 10:00.599 --> 10:01.867 And they pointed to the very 10:01.934 --> 10:03.669 work of John the Baptist 10:03.736 --> 10:05.104 and the Messiah. 10:05.171 --> 10:07.907 Let us continue in Malachi, 10:07.974 --> 10:10.443 Malachi 3:1... 10:16.248 --> 10:17.783 Okay, stop again, one more time, 10:17.850 --> 10:19.285 and note something else. 10:19.352 --> 10:20.453 Who is speaking? 10:20.519 --> 10:22.154 It's Jesus Himself. 10:22.221 --> 10:24.323 He uses the pronoun "Me." 10:24.390 --> 10:26.993 The pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, 10:27.059 --> 10:28.594 our Lord and Savior, was 10:28.661 --> 10:30.296 speaking in this prophecy. 10:30.363 --> 10:31.630 He was the One Who was 10:31.697 --> 10:33.199 speaking through Malachi, 10:33.265 --> 10:35.201 and inspiring Him in what to 10:35.267 --> 10:37.136 tell His generation. 10:37.203 --> 10:39.238 Think about that for a second, 10:39.305 --> 10:40.806 and ask yourself again, does 10:40.873 --> 10:42.508 this book have anything to do 10:42.575 --> 10:45.077 with New Testament Christians? 10:45.144 --> 10:47.580 Absolutely, because the One who 10:47.646 --> 10:49.615 was inspiring it's words, was 10:49.682 --> 10:52.051 Jesus Christ Himself. 10:52.118 --> 10:54.186 That alone should cause us 10:54.253 --> 10:55.554 to want to open our eyes 10:55.621 --> 10:57.890 and see it says. 10:57.957 --> 10:59.692 What did He say next? 10:59.759 --> 11:01.093 Back to Malachi... 11:12.405 --> 11:14.473 Who is the Lord whom we seek? 11:14.540 --> 11:15.441 Well, of course, 11:15.508 --> 11:16.909 it's Jesus Christ. 11:16.976 --> 11:18.411 Malachi prophesied 11:18.477 --> 11:20.479 that He would come suddenly. 11:20.546 --> 11:22.381 And He did burst onto the scene 11:22.448 --> 11:24.617 in 1st century Judea, when He 11:24.683 --> 11:26.452 suddenly came to His temple, 11:26.519 --> 11:29.021 overturned the tables and threw 11:29.088 --> 11:30.656 out the money changers. 11:30.723 --> 11:32.091 John the Baptist would 11:32.158 --> 11:34.226 announce His coming and he 11:34.293 --> 11:35.861 would prepare the way. 11:35.928 --> 11:36.896 And then Jesus Christ would 11:36.962 --> 11:39.265 come and preach the message. 11:39.331 --> 11:40.232 But let's notice 11:40.299 --> 11:41.200 something else here. 11:41.267 --> 11:42.234 What message did 11:42.301 --> 11:43.969 Jesus come to preach? 11:44.036 --> 11:45.404 Again, we might say, "well, the 11:45.471 --> 11:47.339 gospel message, of course." 11:47.406 --> 11:48.474 That's right. 11:48.541 --> 11:49.909 But there's another detail we 11:49.975 --> 11:51.310 don't want to miss. 11:51.377 --> 11:52.812 Let's read it again, 11:52.878 --> 11:54.713 Malachi 3:1... 12:02.788 --> 12:04.757 So, not only is Jesus Lord, not 12:04.824 --> 12:06.459 only is He the Messiah, 12:06.525 --> 12:08.394 our Savior, He also was 12:08.461 --> 12:11.097 the Messenger of the covenant. 12:11.163 --> 12:12.498 But what does that mean? 12:12.565 --> 12:13.666 Well let's think about 12:13.732 --> 12:15.000 this for a moment. 12:15.067 --> 12:16.268 What is a messenger? 12:16.335 --> 12:17.837 A messenger is someone 12:17.903 --> 12:19.572 who has been given the task of 12:19.638 --> 12:21.507 relaying a communication. 12:21.574 --> 12:23.476 We might think of an olden times 12:23.542 --> 12:25.644 when hand-written messages would 12:25.711 --> 12:26.946 be relayed by a trusted 12:27.012 --> 12:30.082 official or king to another. 12:30.149 --> 12:32.585 A messenger was one who carried 12:32.651 --> 12:34.086 that important communication on 12:34.153 --> 12:36.021 behalf of someone else. 12:36.088 --> 12:37.823 But in this passage, Who is 12:37.890 --> 12:40.426 Jesus the messenger for? 12:40.493 --> 12:41.961 Well let us look at an 12:42.027 --> 12:43.496 excerpt from Dr. Meredith, 12:43.562 --> 12:44.597 in the booklet 12:44.663 --> 12:46.565 Do You Believe the True Gospel? 12:46.632 --> 12:49.168 He says this on page 5: 13:02.648 --> 13:03.549 This is an important 13:03.616 --> 13:04.783 point to remember. 13:04.850 --> 13:06.552 The message of the Gospel 13:06.619 --> 13:08.354 is from the Father. 13:08.420 --> 13:09.889 You see, some seem to have the 13:09.955 --> 13:12.258 mistaken idea that God the 13:12.324 --> 13:14.627 Father is the stern old God of 13:14.693 --> 13:16.195 the Old Testament, and Jesus 13:16.262 --> 13:18.597 Christ is the loving, kind 13:18.664 --> 13:20.266 God of the New Testament who 13:20.332 --> 13:23.302 came to do away with the Old. 13:23.369 --> 13:25.604 Have you had that impression? 13:25.671 --> 13:27.406 Is that your opinion now? 13:27.473 --> 13:29.108 And can you see that nothing 13:29.175 --> 13:31.443 could be further from the truth? 13:31.510 --> 13:32.978 In fact, reading this book 13:33.045 --> 13:34.747 of Malachi is showing us that 13:34.813 --> 13:37.449 the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ 13:37.516 --> 13:39.118 was speaking through this 13:39.185 --> 13:41.086 Old Testament prophet, 13:41.153 --> 13:42.454 and speaking of bringing a 13:42.521 --> 13:44.456 message from the Father. 13:44.523 --> 13:45.824 He and the Father are of one 13:45.891 --> 13:48.127 mind, in perfect harmony. 13:48.194 --> 13:49.795 They're in total agreement. 13:49.862 --> 13:50.763 So, what was the 13:50.829 --> 13:52.431 message from the Father? 13:52.498 --> 13:54.099 Going on, from Dr. Meredith in 13:54.166 --> 13:56.468 Do You Believe the True Gospel: 14:38.644 --> 14:39.878 You see, too many people have 14:39.945 --> 14:41.847 come to the mistaken conclusion 14:41.914 --> 14:44.049 that the gospel is just about 14:44.116 --> 14:45.918 believing in Jesus. 14:45.985 --> 14:47.853 Yes, believing in Jesus 14:47.920 --> 14:49.655 is the starting point. 14:49.722 --> 14:51.657 We must believe that He is God, 14:51.724 --> 14:53.259 and that He is our Savior. 14:53.325 --> 14:55.127 We must accept His love and 14:55.194 --> 14:57.062 sacrifice for our sins, 14:57.129 --> 14:58.430 to be saved. 14:58.497 --> 15:00.799 But was the gospel message only 15:00.866 --> 15:02.801 about the Person of Christ 15:02.868 --> 15:04.837 and His sacrifice? 15:04.903 --> 15:06.405 Or is there more? 15:06.472 --> 15:08.607 When Jesus began to preach the 15:08.674 --> 15:11.043 gospel, what did He talk about? 15:11.110 --> 15:13.012 We can read about it again 15:13.078 --> 15:14.647 in Mark chapter 1: 15:29.194 --> 15:30.896 The gospel message is from the 15:30.963 --> 15:33.032 Father, and is the good news 15:33.098 --> 15:34.933 about His coming Kingdom. 15:35.000 --> 15:37.036 It's about Jesus Christ coming 15:37.102 --> 15:39.438 to earth to end the misery and 15:39.505 --> 15:40.472 the heartache and the suffering 15:40.539 --> 15:42.841 this world is going through. 15:42.908 --> 15:45.077 What is the Kingdom of God? 15:45.144 --> 15:46.278 You'll find out, in our free 15:46.345 --> 15:47.880 publication, Do You 15:47.946 --> 15:49.682 Believe the True Gospel? 15:49.748 --> 15:51.483 It will show you when Christ 15:51.550 --> 15:52.751 said He's going to bring a 15:52.818 --> 15:53.919 kingdom to this earth, 15:53.986 --> 15:55.721 He means a real kingdom. 15:55.788 --> 15:56.955 Dr. Meredith goes into 15:57.022 --> 15:58.824 great detail to explain that 15:58.891 --> 16:01.727 a kingdom has a king, subjects, 16:01.794 --> 16:03.462 laws, and territory, 16:03.529 --> 16:05.831 and that kingdom has never yet 16:05.898 --> 16:07.866 been set up on earth. 16:07.933 --> 16:09.168 It is coming, and 16:09.234 --> 16:11.036 Christ will bring it, 16:11.103 --> 16:12.338 and that's a part of the Good 16:12.404 --> 16:14.606 News that Christ brought. 16:14.673 --> 16:16.241 Your free booklet will explain 16:16.308 --> 16:18.110 all of this, and much more. 16:18.177 --> 16:19.945 It is totally free-just call, 16:20.012 --> 16:22.648 click or write today. 16:22.715 --> 16:24.149 This clear and straight-forward 16:24.216 --> 16:25.384 resource will help you 16:25.451 --> 16:27.353 understand this vital truth-- 16:27.419 --> 16:28.320 straight from the 16:28.387 --> 16:30.189 pages of the Bible. 16:30.255 --> 16:31.156 Call now. 16:31.223 --> 16:32.191 Or go to... 16:37.596 --> 16:38.497 Thusfar in today's 16:38.564 --> 16:39.998 program, we've opened the book 16:40.065 --> 16:41.834 of Malachi, to see that he 16:41.900 --> 16:43.569 preached to a generation that 16:43.635 --> 16:45.304 was corrupt and in need of a 16:45.371 --> 16:47.206 spiritual renewal. 16:47.272 --> 16:48.173 We can see 16:48.240 --> 16:49.375 parallels for our day. 16:49.441 --> 16:50.909 We also saw that in the book of 16:50.976 --> 16:52.511 Malachi, the Word who became 16:52.578 --> 16:55.214 Christ, prophesied of the coming 16:55.280 --> 16:56.615 of John the Baptist. 16:56.682 --> 16:58.417 And we also saw that the 16:58.484 --> 17:00.386 pre-incarnate Jesus Christ 17:00.452 --> 17:02.521 prophesied of His own coming. 17:02.588 --> 17:03.889 We also saw that Jesus 17:03.956 --> 17:05.624 brought a message. 17:05.691 --> 17:07.159 That message would be a message 17:07.226 --> 17:09.328 from the Father, about the good 17:09.395 --> 17:11.964 news of a coming Kingdom. 17:12.030 --> 17:13.098 But there's more. 17:13.165 --> 17:14.066 Let's pick it up 17:14.133 --> 17:15.067 where we left off. 17:15.134 --> 17:16.535 After reading of John the 17:16.602 --> 17:18.237 Baptist being the messenger of 17:18.303 --> 17:20.205 the Messiah, and Jesus 17:20.272 --> 17:21.840 Himself being the messenger 17:21.907 --> 17:23.342 of the Father, we read 17:23.409 --> 17:24.777 of something else. 17:24.843 --> 17:25.978 We are introduced to the idea 17:26.044 --> 17:27.413 that Jesus will not just 17:27.479 --> 17:29.014 have a first coming, 17:29.081 --> 17:30.249 but a second coming... 17:45.998 --> 17:47.699 A refiner's fire? 17:47.766 --> 17:49.701 A purifier of silver? 17:49.768 --> 17:51.069 This could not be referring 17:51.136 --> 17:53.005 to His first coming. 17:53.071 --> 17:54.873 When Jesus Christ first came to 17:54.940 --> 17:56.475 this earth, He allowed Himself 17:56.542 --> 17:58.510 to be arrested and beaten 17:58.577 --> 18:00.746 and finally crucified. 18:00.813 --> 18:02.314 But this passage tells us 18:02.381 --> 18:04.450 of a very different time. 18:04.516 --> 18:06.385 It speaks of Jesus' second 18:06.452 --> 18:08.153 coming, which will come in a 18:08.220 --> 18:10.556 time of great distress on earth. 18:10.622 --> 18:12.391 It speaks of a time when people 18:12.458 --> 18:14.426 will be purified and tested 18:14.493 --> 18:16.261 through great suffering. 18:16.328 --> 18:17.296 We read of that same 18:17.362 --> 18:18.831 time, referred to as 18:18.897 --> 18:20.732 the Great Tribulation, 18:20.799 --> 18:23.535 in Matthew 24 verse 21... 18:34.179 --> 18:35.981 Why would Malachi be writing a 18:36.048 --> 18:38.016 warning about something that 18:38.083 --> 18:40.085 happens many centuries after his 18:40.152 --> 18:42.921 generation is dead and gone? 18:42.988 --> 18:44.590 Why would he write a warning to 18:44.656 --> 18:47.125 the end-time generation, living 18:47.192 --> 18:49.595 just before Christ's return? 18:49.661 --> 18:51.096 Does the prophet Malachi 18:51.163 --> 18:52.531 have a message for 18:52.598 --> 18:54.399 our generation today? 18:54.466 --> 18:56.268 Absolutely. 18:56.335 --> 18:59.805 He's speaking of our day today. 18:59.872 --> 19:02.708 Are we in the last days? 19:02.774 --> 19:04.042 Are we living in a time 19:04.109 --> 19:05.944 of great corruption, 19:06.011 --> 19:08.614 and injustice and inequity? 19:08.680 --> 19:10.549 Are we seeing moral values 19:10.616 --> 19:12.384 plummeting, and the state of 19:12.451 --> 19:13.852 marriage and family 19:13.919 --> 19:15.020 at an all-time low 19:15.087 --> 19:17.356 in western societies. 19:17.422 --> 19:19.525 We see people trying to convince 19:19.591 --> 19:22.494 us that bad behavior is actually 19:22.561 --> 19:24.129 righteous and good. 19:24.196 --> 19:25.397 We are living in the days 19:25.464 --> 19:27.399 prophesied by Malachi. 19:27.466 --> 19:28.667 Let's go back to Malachi 19:28.734 --> 19:31.003 chapter 3 verse 5... 19:51.123 --> 19:52.291 This is the returning 19:52.357 --> 19:54.526 Jesus Christ speaking. 19:54.593 --> 19:56.295 He's saying our sins will 19:56.361 --> 19:58.630 bring judgment on ourselves. 19:58.697 --> 20:00.365 What sins is He talking about? 20:00.432 --> 20:01.600 Adultery. 20:01.667 --> 20:02.568 Lying. 20:02.634 --> 20:03.535 Stealing from and 20:03.602 --> 20:04.903 exploiting the poor. 20:04.970 --> 20:06.672 Mistreating foreigners. 20:06.738 --> 20:08.173 This is a message to the 20:08.240 --> 20:09.942 end-time generation. 20:10.008 --> 20:11.343 When you think about it, 20:11.410 --> 20:13.278 it is a message for a godless 20:13.345 --> 20:14.513 generation that has 20:14.580 --> 20:17.115 thrown off all restraint. 20:17.182 --> 20:18.917 Are you beginning to see 20:18.984 --> 20:21.420 that in your world today? 20:21.486 --> 20:23.755 If so, think how applicable 20:23.822 --> 20:26.224 this message is for today. 20:26.291 --> 20:27.893 Let's go one step further. 20:27.960 --> 20:31.229 Malachi 3 verse 13... 20:41.573 --> 20:42.841 Would you say we are living in a 20:42.908 --> 20:44.476 time when this is the 20:44.543 --> 20:45.777 attitude of many people in 20:45.844 --> 20:47.779 our western societies? 20:47.846 --> 20:49.982 That the moral fabric upon which 20:50.048 --> 20:52.017 our civilization was built--an 20:52.084 --> 20:53.885 understanding of a real God 20:53.952 --> 20:55.887 and His inspired Word--is 20:55.954 --> 20:58.156 crumbling beneath us? 20:58.223 --> 20:59.558 More and more people are saying, 20:59.625 --> 21:01.393 "Biblical Christianity?" 21:01.460 --> 21:03.261 "Why would we need that?" 21:03.328 --> 21:04.296 "A God who is revealed 21:04.363 --> 21:05.497 in the Bible? 21:05.564 --> 21:07.032 Oh, that's just old, dusty 21:07.099 --> 21:09.067 writings of men." 21:09.134 --> 21:10.535 Think about it. 21:10.602 --> 21:12.471 These words of Malachi are spot 21:12.537 --> 21:16.341 on, for our generation today. 21:16.408 --> 21:17.976 Let me show you one more thing. 21:18.043 --> 21:19.578 The prophet Malachi closed 21:19.645 --> 21:21.380 his book with a powerful, 21:21.446 --> 21:23.081 resounding message. 21:23.148 --> 21:24.349 And again, remember, 21:24.416 --> 21:26.118 this passage was the last 21:26.184 --> 21:27.786 warning and challenge of the 21:27.853 --> 21:30.722 entire Old Testament. 21:30.789 --> 21:32.090 We read in Malachi again... 21:48.240 --> 21:49.474 This is another message for the 21:49.541 --> 21:51.643 generation of the last days, 21:51.710 --> 21:52.911 who are living in the time 21:52.978 --> 21:54.646 just before the great and 21:54.713 --> 21:57.049 dreadful Day of the Lord. 21:57.115 --> 21:58.083 Isn't it striking that the 21:58.150 --> 21:59.818 prophet gives a warning to the 21:59.885 --> 22:01.520 generation alive in the 22:01.586 --> 22:03.488 end times, but refers 22:03.555 --> 22:05.223 to the law of Moses? 22:05.290 --> 22:06.191 He says, 22:06.258 --> 22:08.126 "Remember the Law of Moses." 22:08.193 --> 22:09.528 But isn't the Law of Moses, 22:09.594 --> 22:10.529 the 10 commandments, 22:10.595 --> 22:11.496 the Sabbath day, 22:11.563 --> 22:13.165 aren't those all done away? 22:13.231 --> 22:15.067 Not at all. 22:15.133 --> 22:17.703 God's law still stands, and it 22:17.769 --> 22:20.072 still has deep significance and 22:20.138 --> 22:21.773 meaning for New Testament 22:21.840 --> 22:23.742 Christians today. 22:23.809 --> 22:24.810 And that's why God inspired 22:24.876 --> 22:27.512 Malachi to tell our generation, 22:27.579 --> 22:30.248 "Remember the Law of Moses." 22:30.315 --> 22:31.683 It's not done away. 22:31.750 --> 22:34.386 Malachi warns our generation not 22:34.453 --> 22:36.455 to forget about it. 22:36.521 --> 22:37.989 Again, we don't have time to 22:38.056 --> 22:39.524 give an exhaustive account of 22:39.591 --> 22:41.093 the gospel message, 22:41.159 --> 22:42.160 what it really means, 22:42.227 --> 22:43.462 and why it's important. 22:43.528 --> 22:44.963 But that's why we want to send 22:45.030 --> 22:47.232 you the free publication, Do You 22:47.299 --> 22:49.768 Believe the True Gospel? 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25:41.773 --> 25:44.309 Will our hearts be turned to 25:44.376 --> 25:45.410 serving and loving 25:45.477 --> 25:47.145 others as ourselves. 25:47.212 --> 25:48.546 And especially, 25:48.613 --> 25:49.915 will our hearts be turned to 25:49.981 --> 25:51.349 our Father in Heaven, 25:51.416 --> 25:53.785 and His Son, Jesus Christ? 25:53.852 --> 25:54.853 Will we show 25:54.920 --> 25:56.922 ourselves faithful to them? 25:56.988 --> 25:59.925 Going back to Malachi 3... 26:11.870 --> 26:13.838 The "sons of Jacob" are just 26:13.905 --> 26:15.440 the modern descendants of 26:15.507 --> 26:17.509 the patriarch Israel. 26:17.575 --> 26:19.210 If we understand who modern 26:19.277 --> 26:20.912 Israel is today--and 26:20.979 --> 26:21.913 frankly many of us are 26:21.980 --> 26:23.448 living in the end-time nations 26:23.515 --> 26:24.883 of Israel--we should be 26:24.950 --> 26:26.785 grateful for God's patience and 26:26.851 --> 26:28.753 longsuffering, and we should cry 26:28.820 --> 26:30.822 out for His help and mercy as we 26:30.889 --> 26:33.425 see these things coming. 26:33.491 --> 26:34.826 Will God help 26:34.893 --> 26:36.361 those who fear Him? 26:36.428 --> 26:37.729 Will He be a refuge to 26:37.796 --> 26:39.597 those who serve and obey Him 26:39.664 --> 26:42.434 sincerely and faithfully? 26:42.500 --> 26:43.969 Let's read Malachi 3 26:44.035 --> 26:45.503 and verse 16... 27:10.028 --> 27:11.563 The book of Malachi prophesies 27:11.629 --> 27:13.298 deliverance, comfort, 27:13.365 --> 27:14.866 and safety for those who 27:14.933 --> 27:16.668 don't succumb to the godless 27:16.735 --> 27:19.270 attitudes of these last days. 27:19.337 --> 27:21.873 It's our hope and prayer that 27:21.940 --> 27:24.509 you will seek God, and that 27:24.576 --> 27:26.444 you will obey Him and love Him, 27:26.511 --> 27:28.947 with all your heart. 27:29.014 --> 27:30.248 Thanks for watching. 27:30.315 --> 27:31.750 And don't forget to order your 27:31.816 --> 27:33.485 free literature offered 27:33.551 --> 27:35.387 today on this program. 27:35.453 --> 27:36.654 And keep watching for more 27:36.721 --> 27:39.057 Tomorrow's World episodes. 27:39.124 --> 27:40.859 As Gerald Weston, Richard Ames, 27:40.925 --> 27:43.094 Wallace Smith and I explain the 27:43.161 --> 27:45.630 Good News of Tomorrow's World, 27:45.697 --> 27:47.866 and the comfort and hope it can 27:47.932 --> 27:50.135 bring you, and your family, 27:50.201 --> 27:51.569 and all humanity. 27:51.636 --> 27:53.805 See you next time. 27:53.872 --> 27:55.573 For today's free offer call... 28:00.779 --> 28:01.746 Or go to... 28:05.083 --> 28:06.551 Call today and join millions 28:06.618 --> 28:08.086 around the world who are turning 28:08.153 --> 28:10.822 to Tomorrow's World for truth, 28:10.889 --> 28:12.824 prophecy, and hope in these 28:12.891 --> 28:14.192 confusing times. 28:14.259 --> 28:15.894 ♪ 28:15.960 --> 28:17.762 The preceding program is 28:17.829 --> 28:18.730 produced by the 28:18.797 --> 28:21.599 Living Church of God.