Episode 7 - Get Ready

Get Ready Malachi 4:5-6 says …. “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.” After Malachi, the Old Testament prophet, said these words, there were four hundred years of prophetic silence. The next occasion when we hear God speak publicly to His people it is from the mouth of John the Baptist in the Gospels. He was preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. John came in the spirit and power of Elijah, just as Malachi had said. His ministry was to prepare the way for Jesus Christ’s first coming and to get the people ready to receive Him as the Messiah. However, we learn from the end of Malachi 4, and indeed the end of the Old Testament, that this prophecy also relates to the end of the age, that great and dreadful day of the LORD. It, therefore, applies to both the first and second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a message of revival in these last days. The message of John the Baptist, like Elijah, was to call the people back to God. That message is, sadly, just as relevant today as it was in the days of Elijah and John. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for sending messengers to get us ready for your return. Amen. To read this scripture in context, follow this link to 'McKenzie is Amazed': http://www.thewaycm.com/mckenzie.html