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Texts -- Malachi 3:13--4:3 (NET)

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Mal 3:13--4:3 -- Resistance to the Lord through Self-sufficiency

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SET
[isbe] SET - Few words in the English language have such a rich variety of meaning and are used in so rich a variety of idiomatic expression as the word "set." A glance at any of the great dictionaries will convince anyone of the t...
PECULIAR
[isbe] PECULIAR - pe-kul'-yar: The Latin peculium means "private property," so that "peculiar" properly = "pertaining to the individual." In modern English the word has usually degenerated into a half-colloquial form for "extraordi...
ORDINANCE
[isbe] ORDINANCE - or'-di-nans: 1. Old Testament Use: This word generally represents chuqqah, something prescribed, enactment, usually with reference to matters of ritual. In the King James Version the same word is frequently trans...
OMNISCIENCE
[isbe] OMNISCIENCE - om-nish'-ens: The term does not occur in Scripture, either in its nominal or in its adjectival form. 1. Words and Usage: In the Old Testament it is expressed in connection with such words as da'ath, binah, tebh...
Malachi, Prophecies of
[ebd] The contents of the book are comprised in four chapters. In the Hebrew text the third and fourth chapters (of the A.V.) form but one. The whole consists of three sections, preceded by an introduction (Mal. 1:1-5), in which t...
Malachi
[nave] MALACHI Last of the minor prophets, Mal. 1:1. Reproves the church for its impiety, Mal. 1; 2; 3:7-15. Foretells the coming of the Messiah, Mal. 3:1-6; the judgments on the wicked and consolations of the righteous, Mal. 4:1...
Light
[ebd] the offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the pleasing sensations of the frame, all the happy hours of domestic intercourse were habitually described among the Hebrews und...
JOEL (2)
[isbe] JOEL (2) - (yo'el; Ioel): I. THE PROPHET II. THE BOOK 1. Literary Form 2. Outline of Contents 3. Interpretation (1) Literal (2) Allegorical 4. Indications of Date (1) Place in the Canon (2) Language and Style (3) Quotations ...
JEWEL
[isbe] JEWEL - ju'-el, joo'-el: An ornament of gold, silver or of precious stones in the form of armlet, bracelet, anklet, nose-ring, etc. Oriental dress yields itself freely to such adornment, to which there are many allusions in ...
HEALING
[isbe] HEALING - hel'-ing (marpe', te`alah, kehah): In the Old Testament this word is always used in its figurative sense; marpe', which literally means "a cure," is used in Jer 14:19 twice, and in Mal 4:2; te`alah, which literally...
GOD, 3
[isbe] GOD, 3 - III. The Idea of God in the New Testament. 1. Dependence on the Old Testament: The whole of the New Testament presupposes and rests upon the Old Testament. Jesus Christ and His disciples inherited the idea of God re...
FATHER
[isbe] FATHER - fa'-ther (Anglo-Saxon, Foeder; German, Vater; Hebrew 'abh, etymology uncertain, found in many cognate languages; Greek pater, from root pa, "nourisher," "protector," "upholder"): 1. Immediate Male Ancestor: Immediat...
DISCERN
[isbe] DISCERN - di-zurn': Five Hebrew words are thus translated: bin, yadha`, nakhar, ra'ah and shama`. It may simply mean "observe" (bin), "I discerned among the youths" (Prov 7:7); or discriminating knowlege, "A wise man's heart...
DEATH
[isbe] DEATH - (maweth; thanatos): PHYSIOLOGICAL AND FIGURATIVE VIEW The word "Death" is used in the sense of (1) the process of dying (Gen 21:16); (2) the period of decease (Gen 27:7); (3) as a possible synonym for poison (2 Ki 4:...
DAYSPRING
[ebd] (Job 38:12; Luke 1:78), the dawn of the morning; daybreak. (Comp. Isa. 60:1, 2; Mal. 4:2; Rev. 22:16.)
[isbe] DAYSPRING - da'-spring: This beautiful English word, in current use in the time of the King James Version, is found in the Old Testament as the translation of shachar, "Hast thou .... caused the dayspring to know his place?"...
CALF
[isbe] CALF - kaf (`eghel; par, or par, often rendered "bullock"): The etymology of both words is uncertain, but the former has a close parallel in the Arabic `ijl, "calf." Par is generally used of animals for sacrifice, `eghel, in...
BREAD
[isbe] BREAD - bred (lechem; artos): I. DIETARY PREEMINENCE II. MATERIALS 1. Barley 2. Wheat 3. Three Kinds of Flour III. BREAD-MAKING 1. Grinding 2. Kneading 3. Baking (1) Hot Stones (2) Baking Pans 4. Ovens (1) The Bowl-Oven (2) ...
BRANCH ;BOUGH
[isbe] BRANCH ;BOUGH - bransh: Represented by very many words in the Hebrew. (1) zemorah used especially of a vine branch. The spies "cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes" (Nu 13:23). See also Ezek 15:2; Nah 2:2...
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
[isbe] BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE - re-mem'-brans (cepher zikkdron, "book of record"): Is related in meaning to the "Book of Life." It refers to a list of the righteous, recorded in a book that lies before God (Mal 3:16; compare Dan 7:10)...
ASTRONOMY, I
[isbe] ASTRONOMY, I - as-tron'-omi: I. THE HEAVENLY BODIES 1. The Ordinances of Heaven 2. The Sun (1) The Names for the Sun (2) The "City of the Sun" (3) The Greater Light-Giver (4) The Purpose of the Sun (5) The Sun as a Type 3. T...

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Judgment and Salvation, the Day of the Lord

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Berlutut di PalunganMu [KJ.115] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

1. Berlutut di palunganMu, ya Yesus, Sumber Hidup, kubawa persembahanku yang memang hak milikMu: hatiku, roh dan jiwaku, seluruh isi hidupku, padaMu berkenanlah!
2. Dahulu dari lahirku, Kau Yesus, sudah lahir; dan 'ku terpilih olehMu, meski belum 'ku jadi; Kau sudah mengasihiku dan Kaurelakan diriMu Supaya kumiliki.	Ef 1:4 1 Yoh 4:10
3. Di malam maut yang kelam, ya Yesus, Kau Suryaku: Kaubawa hidup dan terang dan damai kepadaku. O Surya kasih yang besar, Pemancar iman yang benar, CahyaMu sungguh indah!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Yoh 8:12
4. Dengan memandang wajahMu yang suci tak bernoda tak kunjung puas mataku; padaMu 'ku berdoa. Andaikan lubuk hatiku seluas laut, Tuhanku, Hendak kurangkum Dikau!	Yoh 1:14 2 Kor 4:6
5. Setiap kali hatiku berduka tak terhibur, sabdaMu: "Aku Kawanmu, bebanmu Aku pikul. Mengapa tersedu-sedan? Kubuat jalanmu terang: Dosamu Kuampuni!"	Mat 11:28
6. Palungan ini bagiMu terlampau sederhana dan rumput alas tidurMu tak pantas bagi Raja. Yang layak bagi Tuhanku: istana, sutra, beledu, Ayunan mas kencana.
7. Tetapi nikmat dunia, ya Tuhan, tak Kaucari. Kau datang miskin dan lemah, sengsara Kauhadapi; Engkau memikul salibMu demi keselamatanku; Terima kasih, Tuhan!	Yes 53:5 Kol 1:20
8. Yang aku mohon padaMu, ya Yesus, hanya satu: berdiamlah di hatiku sekarang dan selalu. Jadikanlah nuraniku palunganMu dan takhtaMu; Limpahkan sukacita!	Ef 3:17
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Bernyanyilah Merdu [KJ.106] ( Good Christian Men, Rejoice / In dulci jubilo ) 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Gapuramu Lapangkanlah [KJ.87] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Gita Sorga Bergema [KJ.99] ( Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ) 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Hai Berdandanlah, Jiwaku [KJ.313] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

1. Hai berdandanlah, jiwaku, tampil dari g'lap dosamu, masuk di terang ceria, bersemaraklah mulia. Kini kau diundang Tuhan turut dalam perjamuan. Maharaja alam raya ingin dikau bersamaNya.	Why 19:9
2. O betapa kurindukan kebajikanMu, ya Tuhan; air mataku tercurah mendambakan roti sorga; aku haus 'kan minuman dari Raja kehidupan. Dalam makan-minum itu 'ku bersatu dengan Kristus.	Yoh 6:32-58 Why 2:17 Yoh 7:37-39 Why 22:17 1 Kor 10:16-17 1 Kor 11:23-26
3. Tapi 'ku gentar mengingat akan keajaiban hikmat yang mengisi perjamuan oleh kehadiran Tuhan, hingga sungguh kuindahkan Tubuh Kristus yang kumakan: tak terduga, ya Tuhanku, kebesaran kuasaMu.	1 Kor 11:28-29
4. Akal budi takkan mampu menguraikan mujizatMu: walau orangnya ribuan, namun roti tidak kurang. Roti itu tubuh Kristus, anggur itu darah Kristus. O misteri kehadiran! Roh Kudus yang mengartikan.	Mrk 6:35-44 Yoh 6:1-13 Mrk 14:22-25
5. Yesus, Surya kehidupan Sumber suka umat Tuhan, Dasar keberadaanku, Sinar penerang jiwaku, perkenankanlah hambaMu layak makan di mejaMu, yang bagiku kes'lamatan dan bagiMu kemuliaan.	Mal 4:2 Yoh 8:12
6. Tuhan, Kautinggalkan sorga kar'na kasihMu sempurna dan tubuhMu Kaurelakan disalibkan, dimakamkan, pun darahMu tanpa pamrih Kaucurahkan bagi kami, agar kami dikenyangkan dan kasihMu dikenangkan.	Gal 2:20 Ef 5:2, 25 Ibr 12:2
7. Yesus Roti kehidupan, aku mohon pertolongan agar jangan sia-sia santapanMu kuterima, tapi makin kuhayati cinta kasih yang Kaubagi hingga nanti 'ku dijamu oleh Dikau di sorgaMu.	Why 19:9
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Hari Minggu, Hari Kebangkitan [KJ.191] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Jurus'lamat, Datanglah [KJ.82] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

1. Jurus'lamat, datanglah, Allah da Manusia, biar dunia terkelu kar'na kelahiranMu.
2. Roh dan Firman yang kudus menghadirkan wujudMu: Allah mahamulia dalam rupa yang rendah!	Mat 1:20 Luk 1:35 Yoh 1:14 Flp 2:6-8
3. Anak dara bundaMu: Kau manusia penuh, Kediaman Roh Kudus; dosa kami Kautebus.	Yes 61:1 Luk 4:18
4. Surya Pagi yang permai, Kau bagaikan mempelai tampil dari kemahMu; jalan raya Kautempuh!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Mzm 19:5-7
5. Dari rumah BapaMu langkah-langkahMu teguh masuk alam maut seram, pulang naik ke takhta t'rang.	Flp 2:8-9
6. Citra Allah yang kekal, dalam daging Kau menang, agar kami yang lemah Kaukuatkan s'lamanya.	Kol 1:15, 22
7. PalunganMu berseri: waktu malam Kauberi sinar kasih yang terang, pengharapan dan iman.	1 Kor 13:13
8. Dimuliakanlah terus Bapa, Putra, Roh Kudus: damai dan sejahtera memenuhi dunia!
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Kau, Yesus, Raja Mahakaya [KJ.297] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Kaulah, ya Tuhan, Surya Hidupku [KJ.405] ( Be Thou My Vision ) 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Kiranya Langit Terbelah [KJ.80] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Kusongsong Bagaimana [KJ.85] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

1. Kusongsong bagaimana, ya Yesus, datangMu? Engkau Terang buana, Kau Surya hidupku! Kiranya Kau sendiri Penyuluh jalanku, Supaya kuyakini tujuan janjiMu.	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Yoh 8:12
2. Kaum Sion menaburkan kembang di JalanMu; 'ku ikut mengelukan Dikau di hatiku. Kunyanyi Hosiana, ya Raja, tolonglah! PadaMulah kiranya hambaMu berserah.	Mrk 11:8-10
3. Betapa Kau berkorban hendak menghiburku di kala 'ku di jurang sengsara kemelut. Kau datang, Jurus'lamat dengan sejahtera: Keluh-kesahku tamat dan hatiku cerah.
4. Di saat 'ku terpasung, Kau membebaskanku; segala aib dan malu terhapus olehMu. Padaku Kautambahi mahkota mulia, Bahagia abadi, pusaka yang baka!	Rm 5:8-10 Rm 6:12-23 1 Ptr 5:4
5. Sebabnya Kautinggalkan takhtaMu yang megah, kasihMulah belaka terhadap dunia. Kau rela menderita sengsara dan cela, Segala dukacita dengan manusia.	Flp 2:6-8 1 Yoh 4:10
6. Hai insan yang berduka, tabahkan hatimu, dan pandanglah ke muka. Hai kamu yang lesu: telah di ambang pintu Penolong mulia; dengan harapan itu jiwamu pun lega.	Yes 61:1-3 Yak 5:8-9
7. Tak usah cari jalan, tak usah berlelah, bersusah siang-malam mengatur datangNya. Sengaja Ia datang melipur laramu, Menaruh kasih sayang, membuka belenggu.
8. Kendati hutang dosa membuatmu gentar, padaNya kau sentosa, anug'rahNya besar! Bagimu Ia datang menjadi Penebus; Sejaht'ra kerajaan warisanmu terus!	Yak 2:5
9. Tak lagi menakutkan kuasa yang gelap: semua lawan Tuhan menghilang serempak. Seg'ra Rajamu datang penuh karunia Membawa kemenangan selama-lamanya!
10. Yang datang menghakimi seisi dunia, rahmani dan rahimi membela umatNya. Ya datang, Matahari, sinari umatMu; PadaMu kami cari bahagia penuh.	Kis 10:42 Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Yoh 8:12
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Mahaterpuji Allahku [KJ.79] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Mahkota Duri yang Kejam [KJ.219] ( The Head That Once Was Crowned ) 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

O, Datanglah, Imanuel [KJ.81] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Sekawanan yang Esa [KJ.272] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Sinar Fajar Yang Baka [KJ.323] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Terbitlah Bintang Timur [KJ.83] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Tuhan Allah Hadir [KJ.17] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

1. Tuhan Allah hadir pada saat ini. Hai sembah sujud disini. Diam dengan hormat, tubuh serta jiwa, tunduklah menghadap Dia. Marilah, umatNya, hatimu serahkan dalam kerendahan.	1 Raj 8:10-11 2 Taw 7:2-3 Mzm 99:1, 5, 9 Yes 57:15 Yeh 44:4 Hab 2:20
2. Tuhan Allah hadir, Yang dimuliakan dalam sorga siang - malam "Suci, suci, suci" untuk selamanya dinyanyikan malak sorga. Ya Allah, t'rimalah pujian jemaat beserta malaikat.	Yes 6:2-3 Why 4:8
3. Kami menanggalkan hasrat sia - sia, keinginan manusia; jiwa raga kami, hidup seluruhnya, Tuhan, kaulah yang empunya. Dikaulah, Yang Esa, patut dimuliakan seberhana alam.	Tit 2:12-14
4. Raja yang mulia, biarlah hambaMu mengagungkan selalu, hingga aku ini sungguh beribadat sama seperti malaikat, dan benar mendengar firmanMu, ya Tuhan, agar kulakukan!	Ul 30:14 Mat 7:24 Yak 1:22
5. Kau bagai udara sumber kehidupan dan tempat gerak semua. Laut tak terhingga, buatlah diriku layak menyelami Dikau: Kau penuh dalamku, aku didalamMu: Kau kerinduanku!	Yoh 17:21
6. Suraya Mahasuci biarlah cahyaMu hangat menyentuh wajahku. Bagai kuntum bunga, bila disinari, memekar ke matahari, 'ku telah berserah: biar Kau berkarya dalam segalanya.	Mal 4:2
7. Jadikanlah aku hamba bersahaja dalam damai dan sejaht'ra. Sucikanlah aku, agar Kau kupandang dalam roh dan kebenaran. Arahku padaMu: wajahMu kucari kin da abadi.	Yoh 4:23
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Ya Yesus, Dikau Kurindukan [KJ.84] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Yesus Segala-galanya [KJ.396] ( Jesus Is All the World to Me ) 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[Mal 3:17] King’s Treasures, The

[Mal 3:17] When He Cometh 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[Mal 4:2] Christ, Whose Glory Fills The Skies 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[Mal 4:2] From God The Father, Virgin-born 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[Mal 4:2] Hark! The Full-voiced Choir Is Singing 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[Mal 4:2] Now That The Sun Is Gleaming Bright 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[Mal 4:2] Roseate Hues Of Early Dawn, The 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[Mal 4:2] Sometimes A Light Surprises 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Questions

Symbols of Christ and Christianity?
"What symbols are used for both Christ and his people?" is a frequent question. There are six symbols used for both Christ and his people.1. A BRANCH. For Christ, in Isa. 11:1-4, "A branch out of his roots shall bear fruit," ...

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Why Give 10% or More of Your Income to the Lord's Work; Ten Biblical & Practical Reasons to Give to the Lord’s Work; Judgments in Scripture

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

The breastplate 28:15-30

The breastplate was a pocket of material of the same fabric as the ephod. Twelve precious stones fastened to the front of it, and two objects, the Urim and Thummim that were probably stones also, lay within it.The 12 jewels r...
Moses' second intercession 32:30-35

To make atonement (v. 30) means to obtain a covering for sin.We see Moses' great love for the Israelites as their mediator in his willingness to die for them (cf. Rom. 9:3). Being blotted out of God's book may refer to physic...
Ahasuerus' insomnia 6:1-3

The reading of the equivalent of the Congressional Recordwould have put the king to sleep under normal circumstances as it probably had done on many previous occasions (cf. Mal. 3:16). Normally the king rewarded people who di...
Not false worship 58:1-5

Many of the Israelites were relying on their practice of the Mosaic rites to satisfy God. The true meaning of the rites had not affected their lives. God intended the system of worship He prescribed to illustrate the importan...
The special conditions of Jeremiah's life 16:1-13

Sometimes God used the events in the lives of His prophets to speak to the people as well as their messages."Hosea's unhappy marriage (Hos. 1-3), Isaiah's family (Isa. 7-8), the death of Ezekiel's wife (Ezek. 24:15-27), and J...
The living beings 1:4-14

1:4 Ezekiel saw within the opened heavens a great cloud blown toward him by the north wind with lightning flashing from it almost constantly (cf. 1 Kings 19:11-13; Job 38:1; 40:6; Ps. 29:3-5). Israel's enemies had invaded fro...
2. The Ancient of Days and the destruction of the fourth beast 7:9-12

7:9 In many versions, this verse and some that follow (vv. 10, 13-14) are in poetic form. This indicates a difference in the original language (Aramaic), which sets these verses off as distinct and more elevated in literary f...
Expulsion from the land 9:15-17

9:15 What the Israelites did at Gilgal caused the Lord to hate them. This is covenant terminology meaning He opposed them; personal emotion is not in view. At Gilgal the Israelites practiced the pagan fertility cult (cf. 4:15...
A. The Judgment of Edom and the Nations vv. 15-18

References to the work and word of the Lord frame this section. Obadiah announced that a reversal of rolls was coming for Edom and all the nations.v. 15 "The day of the Lord"here is a future day in which God will reverse the ...
Literary form and characteristics

Malachi's style is quite different from that of any other writing prophet. Instead of delivering messages to his audience, he charged them with various sins, six times in all. His was a very confrontational style of address. ...
Message 11

Malachi prophesied during the times of Nehemiah. The dates of Nehemiah's ministry were about 445-420 B.C. Possibly Malachi ministered during the time when Nehemiah returned to Babylon following the completion of Jerusalem's w...
Outline

I. Heading 1:1II. Oracle one: Yahweh's love for Israel 1:2-5III. Oracle two: The priests' illicit practices and indifferent attitudes 1:6-2:9A. The priests' sins 1:6-141. Disrespectful service 1:6-72. Disqualified sacrifices ...
V. Oracle four: the problem of God's justice 2:17--3:6

That another oracle is in view is clear from the question and answer format that begins this pericope, as it does the others. Verse 17 contains the question and answer, and the discussion follows in 3:1-6. The Israelites' cha...
A. The people's arrogance 3:13-15

3:13 The people had spoken arrogantly against the Lord, yet when faced with their disrespect they asked for proof.3:14 The Lord obliged them. They had said that serving the Lord and obeying Him did not benefit them, that it d...
B. The remnant's humility 3:16

Upon hearing the Lord's rebuke through His prophet, some of Malachi's hearers who genuinely feared the Lord got together. Evidently they discussed Malachi's message and agreed among themselves that they needed to repent. Yahw...
C. The coming judgment of Israel 3:17-4:3

3:17 Almighty Yahweh announced that He would honor those who feared Him as His own on the day He prepared His own possessions. This probably refers to the day of the Lord (cf. v. 2; 4:1, 3) when He will resurrect Old Testamen...
VIII. A concluding promise and warning 4:4-6

The final three verses of the book, which are also the final message in the Old Testament, are sufficiently different from what immediately precedes to indicate another message from Malachi. Essentially Malachi said, Be prepa...
Bibliography

Abbott-Smith, G. A. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1937.Albright, W. F. and Mann, C. S. Matthew. The Anchor Bible series. Garden City: Doubleday, 1971.Alford, Henry. The Greek Testa...
4. The joy of participation 10:17-20

Luke stressed the joy that the Seventy experienced because they participated in God's program. As we have noted before, Luke often referred to the joy that Jesus brought to people (cf. 1:14, 46; 24:52; et al.). In view of Jes...
Bibliography

Adams, Jay. Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., 1980.Andrews, J. N. "May Women Speak in Meeting?"Review and Herald. January 2, 1879. Reprinted in Advent...
Bibliography

Bailey, Mark L., and Thomas L. Constable. The New Testament Explorer. Nashville: Word Publishing Co., 1999.Balch, D. L. Let Wives Be Submissive: The Domestic Code in I Peter. Chico: Calif.: Scholars Press, 1981._____. "Let Wi...
4. Promise 3:4-6

Jesus Christ held out blessings for the faithful few in the congregation to stimulate the rest to repent. White garments symbolic of one's works (19:8) are pure and free of defilement (cf. 7:9, 13; 19:14; Matt. 22:11-12). Sar...
The glory of God 4:2-8

4:2 As soon as John heard this invitation, he entered another ecstatic state (cf. 1:10). His body remained on the earth, but he saw a throne and someone sitting on it in heaven (cf. Ezek. 11:1, 5). "Throne"occurs 45 times in ...
6. The fourth bowl 16:8-9

16:8 The fourth trumpet judgment darkened the sun (8:12), but this judgment increased the sun's intensity. There is a definite article before "men"in the Greek text. The men in view are evidently the people who have the mark ...
4. The judgment of the wicked 20:11-15

20:11 This "And I saw"introduces something else John saw in this vision (cf. 19:11, 17, 19; 20:1, 4, 12; 21:1, 2). The continuation of chronological progression seems clear from the continued use of "And"to introduce new info...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

Stout Words,' And Their Confutation'

Your words have been stout against Me, saith the Lord: yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against Thee? 14. Ye have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, and that we have w...
II. To The Stout Words Of The Doubters Is Opposed The Conversation Of The Godly.

Then they that feared the Lord spake one with another,' nourishing their faith by believing speech with like-minded. The more the truths by which we believe are contradicted, the more should we commune with fellow-believers. ...

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1. Bernyanyilah merdu, lambungkanlah syukur! Jurus'lamat dunia dan Surya hidupmu terbaring di palungan di malam yang kudus: Yesus, Penebus, Yesus, Penebus.	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Luk 2:6, 12
2. O Bayi yang lemah, hatiku hiburlah; b'rikanlah berkatMu, curahkan kurnia dan bimbinglah jalanku di dalam dunia, Raja mulia, Raja mulia.
3. PadaMu yang lembut 'ku datang bertelut. Kau menanggung dosa seluruh umatMu Dan kauberi sentosa mengganti kemelut. 'Ku sembah sujud, 'ku sembah sujud.	Yes 53:12 Yoh 1:29 1 Ptr 2:24
4. Di sorga bergema nyanyian Gloria: segenap malaikat memuji Tuhannya. Sejahtera dan s'lamat mengisi dunia S'lamanya, s'lamanya.	Luk 2:14 Yes 9:6 Yes 11:6-9 Mi 4:3-4 Ef 2:17
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1. Gapuramu lapangkanlah menyambut Raja mulia, Sang Maharaja semesta dan Jurus'lamat dunia; Sejahtera dibawahNya. Dengan meriah nyanyilah, "Terpuji Penebus, Gembala yang kudus."	Mzm 24:7-10
2. Benar dan adil hukumNya, dan rahmat lambang kuasaNya! MahkotaNya kekal kudus, keretaNya lemah lembut. Berakhirlah keluh kesah. Dengan meriah soraklah, "Terpuji Penebus, Penolong yang kudus."	Zkh 9:9 Mat 21:5
3. Selamat berbahagia neg'ri yang memilikiNya. Selamat hati yang rendah yang sudah dimasukiNya. Selaku Surya yang benar dib'riNya nikmat yang besar. Terpuji Penebus, Pelipur yang kudus.	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9
4. Gapuramu lapangkanlah, hatimu jadi rumahNya; lambaikan daun di tanganmu menyongsong Raja Agungmu. Sang Jurus'lamat t'lah dekat membawa hidup dan berkat. Terpuji Penebus, Pendamai yang kudus.	Ef 3:17 Yoh 12:13 Why 7:9
5. Ya Kristus, Jurus'lamatku, kubuka hati bagiMu. Ya Tuhan, masuk dan beri pengasihanMu tak henti Dan Roh Kudus jadikanlah Penunjuk jalan yang baka. NamaMu, Penebus terpujilah terus!
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1. Gita sorga bergema, "Lahir Raja mulia! Damai dan sejahtera turun dalam dunia." Bangsa-bangsa, bangkitlah dan bersoraklah serta, Permaklumkan Kabar Baik; Lahir Kristus, T'rang ajaib! Gita sorga bergema, "Lahir Raja mulia!"	Luk 2:14 Ef 2:17
2. Yang di sorga disembah Kristus, Raja yang baka, lahir dalam dunia dan Maria bundaNya. Dalam daging dikenal Firman Allah yang kekal; dalam Anak yang kecil nyatalah Imanuel! Gita sorga bergema, "Lahir Raja mulia!"	Flp 2:6-11 Yoh 1:14 Yes 7:14 Mat 1:23
3. Raja Damai yang besar, Suraya Hidup yang benar, menyembuhkan dunia di naungan sayapNya, tak memandang diriNya, bahkan maut dit'rimaNya, lahir untuk memberi hidup baru abadi! Gita sorga bergema, "Lahir Raja mulia!"	Yes 9:5 Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9
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1. Hari Minggu, Hari Kebangkitan, kami sambut fajarmu. Di terangmu daya maut hilang, kalah sudah seteru. Kristus, Matahari Kehidupan, o, pancarkan sinar penghiburan dan harapan yang penuh akan damai Sabatmu.	Mrk 16:2 1 Kor 15:26 Ibr 2:14-15 1 Yoh 3:8 Mal 4:2
2. Atas panggilanMu kami bangkit, hidup dalam hidupMu. Dari kubur-dosa kami tampil, dibebaskan Roh Kudus. Ajar kami tiap-tiap hari di kematianMu turut mati, agar bangkit dan teguh ikut jalan jayaMu.	Rm 6:3-4 Kol 2:12 1 Kor 15:22 Rm 6:18, 22 Rm 6:6 Gal 2:19-20 Gal 5:24-25 Ef 5:14
3. Hidup, mati, kami mengalami perlindunganMu tetap. Nanti gurun dunia dijalani, masa duka pun genap. Sungguh indah Hari Perhentian menyudahi malam kematian, Saat kami menyembah Dikau di terang baka.	Rm 14:8 Ibr 4:9-10 1 Tes 4:14
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1. Kau, Yesus, Raja Mahakaya, kau jadi miskin bagiku. TakhtaMulah palungan saja, kandang rendah istanaMu. Kau, Yesus, Raja Mahakaya, kau jadi miskin bagiku.	Flp 2:6-8 2 Kor 8:9 Luk 2:7, 12
2. Kau, Tuhan, Allah Mahamulia, Kau jadi insan bagiku. Yang Kautebus di dalam dunia hidup kekal bersamamu. Kau, Tuhan, Allah Mahamulia, Kau jadi insan bagiku.	Yoh 1:14 Yoh 12:32 Yoh 14:2-3 Yoh 17:24 Rm 6:8 1 Tes 4:17 2 Tim 2:11
3. Kau, Surya Kasih Mahatinggi, Kau, Jurus'lamat, kusembah Imanuel, hatiku ini buatlah suci berserah. Kau, Surya Kasih Maha tinggi, Kau, Jurus'lamat, kusembah.	Mal 4:2 Yoh 8:12 Yes 7:14 Mat 1:23
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1. Kaulah, ya Tuhan, Surya hidupku; asal Kau ada, yang lain tak perlu. Siang dan malam Engkau kukenang; di hadiratMu jiwaku tenang!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 8:12
2. Kaulah Hikmatku, Firman hidupku; Kau besertaku dan 'ku besertaMu. Engkau Bapaku, aku anakMu; denganMu, Tuhan, 'ku satu penuh.	Yoh 6:68 Rm 8:14-16 Gal 4:6 Yoh 17:21
3. Kaulah bagiku tempat berteduh; Kaulah perisai dan benteng teguh. Sukacitaku kekal dalamMu; Kuasa sorgawi, Engkau kuasaku!	Mzm 18:3 Mzm 46:8, 12 Mzm 91:2
4. Tak kuhiraukan pujian fana; hanya Engkaulah pusaka baka! Raja di sorga, Engkau bagiku harta abadi, bahagia penuh!	Flp 3:7 Mzm 16:5 Mzm 73:26
5. Bila saatnya 'ku menang, t'rimalah daku di sorga cerlang! Apa pun kini hendak kutemu, Kaulah, ya Tuhan, Surya hidupku!	Why 22:4
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1. Kiranya langit terbelah; ya Jurus'lamat, datanglah, bukalah sorga segera, buanglah palang pintunya.	Yes 64:1 Mrk 1:10
2. O, turun seperti embun, sirami ladang bumiMu; curahkanlah anugerah, Raja yang adil, datanglah!	Yes 45:8 Hos 14:6
3. Hai bumi, kau terbukalah! Gunung, lembah, menghijaulah, agar darimu bersemi Bunga selamat abadi.	Mzm 85:12
4. Engkau dinanti dunia. KedatanganMu kapankah? Dari takhtaMu turunlah; hiburkan kami yang resah.	Yes 51:5
5. Ya Surya Pagi yang cerah, biar fajarMu merekah; mari, terbitlah cemerlang, halaulah kabut yang kelam.	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9
6. Dirundung duka kemelut, kami menghadap pintu maut. UmatMu, Tuhan, tuntunlah ke negeri sejahtera.	Mzm 55:5-6 Mzm 107:10, 18
7. Di sana kami bersyukur memuliakan namaMu, ya Penebus manusia, sampai selama-lamanya!
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	Luk 1:68-79
1. Mahaterpuji Allahku: Ia lepaskan kita dari kuasa seteru dan segenap derita. Tanda selamat diberi membuat wajah berseri: Mesias akan datang! Kini terkabul dan genap janji Nubuat Alkitab, yang lama didambakan.
2. Yang dalam nista tercengk'ram akan dibebaskanNya; janjiNya pada Abraham kini menjadi nyata: umatNya bersejahtera 'kan beribadah padaNya dan hidup badi Dia. Nabi Yohanes, kau seg'ra 'kan meratakan jalanNya, Sang Raja yang mulia!	Kej 12:3 Kej 17:7 Kej 22:18 Mzm 105:42 Mal 3:1 Mrk 1:2 Luk 7:27
3. Agar umatNya mengerti hidup kekal sentosa, Yang Mahakasih memberi rahmat ampunan dosa. Sang Surya Pagi t'lah dekat! Orang yang jalannya gelap melihat cahayaNya. Kita tak lagi bersedih, tapi berjalan ke neg'ri yang damai selamanya!	Mal 4:2 Yoh 1:9 Yes 9:1 Mat 4:16
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1. Mahkota duri yang kejam menyiksa Penebus, di ganti tajuk pemenang yang agung dan kudus.	Mrk 15:17 Why 14:14
2. Tempat tertinggi pemenang yang baka padaNya diberi, Sang Maharaja semesta dan Surya abadi.	Flp 2:9-11 Ef 1:20-22 1 Ptr 3:22 Why 19:16 Mal 4:2
3. Di sorga dan di dunia namaNya dikenal; terpancar dari kasihNya bahagia kekal.
4. Salib yang hina dan seram penuh anugerah; dan nama orang beriman di sorga tertera.	Luk 10:20 Ibr 12:23 Why 3:5 Why 21:27
5. Mengikut Tuhan, kita pun sengsara dan menang. Bahagialah yang bertekun di dalam kasihNya.	2 Kor 2:14 Flp 3:10-11 Rm 2:6-7
6. SalibNya pohon alhayat, pembawa kurnia, penuh harapan dan berkat, pujian umatNya.	Kej 2:9 Why 2:7
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1. O, datanglah, Imanuel, tebus umatMu Israel yang dalam berkeluh kesah menanti Penolongnya. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel!	Yes 7:14 Mat 1:23
2. O, datang, Tunas Isai, patahkan belenggu pedih dan umatMu lepaskanlah dari lembah sengsaranya. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel!	Yes 11:1, 10 Why 22:16 Yes 45:2
3. O Surya Pagi, datanglah dan jiwa kami hiburlah; halaukanlah gelap seram bayangan maut yang kejam. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Yes 9:1 Mat 4:16
4. O Kunci Daud, datanglah, gapura sorga bukalah; tutuplah jalan seteru, supaya s'lamat umatMu. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel.	Yes 22:22 Why 3:7
5. O Tuhan Allah, datanglah, FirmanMu berkuasalah, seperti waktu Kauberi di atas puncak Sinai. Bersoraklah, hai Israel, menyambut Sang Imanuel.	Kel 19-20:21
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1. Sekawanan yang esa dan Gembala satu jua, bumi pun sejahtera, bila tiba hari Tuhan. Bangkit dalam fajarNya: Yesus datang segera!	Yoh 10:16
2. Hai pengawal, tengoklah: masih jauhkah siang hari? Hari Tuhan merekah; nanti tiada malam lagi! Bangsa-bangsa, yakinlah: Yesus datang segera!	Yes 21:11-12
3. Tuhan, halaulah gelap, gembalakan kawananMu, banyak domba tersesat dar Dikau dan UmatMu. Umat Tuhan, tabahlah: Yesus datang segera!	Mzm 28:9 Yes 40:11 Yeh 34 Mi 7:14
4. Kabut hilang melenyap oleh fajar Hari Tuhan. Akan Sumber Alhayat orang harus merindukan. Pagi makin mencerah: Yesus datang segera!	1 Yoh 2:8 Why 7:17 Why 22:17
5. Isi kubur, siaplah bagi Raja Kebangkitan: Hari KemuliaanNya di atasmu diterbitkan. Tunggulah panggilanNya: Yesus datang segera!
6. Hari Tuhan mulia! Yesus Kristus, Kaulah Surya, Kau beri sejahtera dan bahagia sempurna. Maranata, marilah, Yesus datang segera!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 8:12 1 Kor 16:22
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1. Sinar fajar yang baka, Sinar dari T'rang Ilahi, pagi ini biarlah Kauterangi hidup kami dan halaukan segenap yang gelap.	Mzm 36:10
2. Bak embun di pagi t'rang membasahi tetumbuhan, o, segarkan yang gersang: hati kami Kauhiburkan. UmatMu hidupkanlah s'lamanya.	Hos 14:6 Mzm 68:10
3. Oleh nyala kasihMu hati dingin jadi hangat. Dalam batin yang beku, o, nyalakanlah semangat, hingga kami tak lelap dalam g'lap.
4. Surya pagi mulia pada saat Kau kembali, kami pun bangkitkanlah pada fajar yang terakhir dalam sukacitaMu yang penuh.	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Yoh 6:39-40 1 Kor 6:14
5. SinarMu pancarkanlah, Surya Rahmat mahaindah, langkah kami tuntunlah lewat duka dan derita ke tempat bahagia, t'rang baka!	Yoh 8:12 Yoh 12:46
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1. Terbitlah bintang timur dan fajar merekah menyambut Sang Penghibur, Harapan dunia.	Yes 60:1-3 2 Ptr 1:19
2. Gelap sedang berlalu, pun malan yang sedih; cahaya siang baru semakin berseri.	1 Yoh 2:8
3. Yang diam menderita di bayang maut kelam, mendapat sukacita di fajar yang terang.	Yes 9:1 Mat 4:16
4. Penghalau malam itu, Sang Surya yang cerah, yaitu Yesus Kristus kekal cahayaNya!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Yoh 8:12
5. Terbitlah bintang timur dan fajar merekah menyambut Sang Pengibur, Harapan dunia.
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1. Ya Yesus, Dikau kurindukan, lipurkan lara batinku; seluruh hatiku terbuka menyambut kedatanganMu. Bahagia, Terang sorgawi, Engkau harapan dunia: Terbitlah, Surya Mahakasih, dan jiwaku terangilah!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9
2. Hatiku biar Kaujadikan palunganMu yang mulia dan dalam aku Kaucerminkan terang sorgawi yang baka, sebab dengan kehadiranMu keluhan batinku lenyap. Kiranya lahir dalam aku dan tinggallah serta tetap!	Ef 3:17
3. Puaskanlah, ya Jurus'lamat, seluruh kerinduanku. Dengan rendah, jernih dan taat hatiku siap bagiMu; Hendak padaMu kuabdikan perananku di dunia; Cemas da duka Kausingkirkan: ya Yesus, ari, masuklah!
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	1 Kor 1:4-9; Kol 3:11
1. Yesus segala-galanya, Mentari hidupku. Sehari-hari Dialah Penopang yang teguh. Bila 'ku susah, berkesah, Aku pergi kepadaNya: Sandaranku, Penghiburku, Sobatku.	Mal 4:2 Yoh 8:12 2 Kor 6:10
2. Yesus segala-galanya, Kawanku abadi; setiap datang padaNya, berkatNya diberi. Surya dan hujan berselang, hasil tanaman dan kembang: semuanya karunia Sobatku.	Yoh 15:13
3. Yesus segala-galanya, setia padaku; tak akan 'ku menyangkalNya, Teman setiaku. BersamaNya 'ku tak sesat, Ia menjagaku tetap: Ia tetap Kawan erat, Sobatku.	1 Tes 5:24 2 Tes 3:3 Mat 10:32-33 2 Tim 2:12 Why 2:13
4. Yesus segala-galanya, Temanku terdekat; padaNya aku berserah sekarang dan tetap. Hidupku indah mulia, bersamaNya bahagia, hidup kekal, kar'na kenal Sobatku.
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