Malachi 1:5 “Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, ‘Great is the Lord beyond the border of Israel!’”
Malachi 1:11 “For My name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.”
Malachi 1:14 “For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and My name will be feared among the nations.”
One clearly sees a major theme running through the first chapter of Malachi. The last word of prophecy before the 400 years of silence foretells the coming of Elijah, the coming of the Lord, and the coming day of the Lord which will result in the treading down of the wicked and rising of the righteous. All of these great, global, history-shaping, history-changing events flow from one central, core truth, namely, the greatness of God will be known, feared, and worshipped on a global scale!
The greatness of God is going global! The means of spreading God’s glory and greatness beyond Israel is the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ! Thus, the sending of a messenger followed by the Messiah! The message that Messiah has come and has brought true, eternal salvation shall continue to progress through the Church until it reaches the ends of the earth.
At that point, God’s greatness will be global by two means. First, there will be global justice! Every nation, every ruler, every person who is without Christ will face the judgment of God. Second, everyone from every tribe and language who is in Christ will be received into His kingdom!
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