What lies behind the sins that are destroying our world? Revelation 9:20-21 tells us that even after the terrible plagues of the sixth trumpet, the rest of mankind still did not repent of worshipping demons and idols, or of their murders, sorceries, sexual immorality, and thefts.
In this message from our series Revelation: Jesus Revealed – The View Behind The Veil, we look at the unseen spiritual forces behind five sins: false worship, murder, sorcery (including drug abuse), sexual immorality, and theft. An idol is anything you love more, serve more, or value more than God – and we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, and spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
We also consider the difference between demonic oppression and demonic possession, and the weapons God gives us to pull down strongholds – His Word, which is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness. The warning is plain: if people do not repent of sin, they perish.
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Revelation 9:20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues,
did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons,
Revelation 9:21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or
their sexual immorality or their thefts.
1. THE SIN OF FALSE WORSHIP.
Revelation 9:20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues,
did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons,
and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor
hear nor walk.
Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and
showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Matthew 4:9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall
down and worship me.”
An idol is anything you love more, serve more, or value more than God.
1 John 5:21 ‘”Little children, keep yourselves from idols.”
2. THE SIN OF MURDER.
Revelation 9: 21 And they did not repent of their murders
John 8:44 “… He [Satan] was a murderer from the beginning, and does not
stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie,
he ‘speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
1 John 3:12 “… Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And
why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
Matthew 4:24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought
to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and
torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics;
and He healed them.
Matthew 17:14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him,
kneeling down to Him and saying,
Matthew 17:15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers
severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Matthew 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the
child was cured from that very hour.
3. THE SIN OF SORCERY. (AKA DRUG ABUSE)
Revelation 9: 21 And they did not repent of … their sorceries
A former President who declared a war on drugs, said “This is a battle that must
be fought, but I must warn you it is a battle that will not be won until Jesus comes
again.”
4. THE SIN OF SEXUAL IMMORALITY.
Revelation 9:21 And they did not repent of … their sexual ‘immorality…”
5. THE SIN OF THEFTS.
Revelation 9:21 And they did not repent of … their thefts.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way
of death.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
2 Timothy 3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto
all good works.
Scripture is profitable for doctrine; it will tell you what is right.
Scripture is profitable for reproof; it will tell you what is not right.
Scripture is profitable for correction; it will tell how to get right.
Scripture is profitable for instruction; it will tell you how to stay right.
Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,
against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Every person is in one of three spiritual conditions
Inhabited by demons, uninhabited, or inhabited by the Holy Spirit of God
Demonic oppression is an external spiritual attack that causes severe
pressure and temptation while the person keeps full self-control,
Demonic possession is an internal takeover where a spirit lives inside and
controls a person’s body and mind
Satan possessed Judas to betray Christ
Satan oppressed Peter to deny Christ
Acts 5:3 Why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit?
2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in
God for pulling down strongholds,
2 Corinthians 10:5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts
itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the
obedience of Christ,
Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not
understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown
in his heart.
Revelation 9:20 “… But the rest of mankind, … did not repent
Revelation 9:21 And they did not repent ….
If people don’t repent of sin, they perish.
When the sixth angel sounds his trumpet in Revelation 9, a voice from the four horns of the golden altar commands the release of the four angels bound at the great river Euphrates. An army of two hundred million horsemen follows – breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow, horses with heads like lions, and fire, smoke, and brimstone pouring from their mouths – and a third of mankind is killed.
In this message from our series Revelation: Jesus Revealed – The View Behind The Veil, we study Revelation 9:12-21 under four headings: the release and region of satanic spirits, the realtime and return of satanic slaughter, the range and rampage of the satanic soldiers, and the reaction and refusal of real repentance.
Most sobering of all, even after these terrible plagues, the rest of mankind still did not repent of their murders, sorceries, sexual immorality, or thefts. The heart is deceitful above all things – but the Lord searches the heart, and He still calls sinners to turn to Him today.
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Revelation 9:12 One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after
these things.
Revelation 9:13 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the
four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Revelation 9:14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the
four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
Revelation 9:15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and
day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
Revelation 9:16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred
million; I heard the number of them.
Revelation 9:17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them
had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads
of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire,
smoke, and brimstone.
Revelation 9:18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed-by the
fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
Revelation 9:19 For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their tails
are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.
Revelation 9:20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues,
did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons,
Revelation 9:21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or
their sexual immorality or their thefts.
One Bible commentator (quote)
“This is the description of modern warfare and this is a human army of 200 million
with rocket launchers coming out of the backside of these guys with guns coming
out the front side of them.”
Revelation 9:12 One woe is past. Behold, still two more woes are coming after
these things.
Revelation 9:13 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four
horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Psalm 18:2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God
my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, …
1 Samuel 2:10 “… He will give strength to His king, and exalt the horn of His anointed”
I. THE RELEASE AND THE REGION OF SATANIC SPIRITS
Revelation 9:14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the
four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
Genesis 2:10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there
it parted and became four riverheads.
Genesis 2:14 “… The fourth river is the Euphrates.
II. THE REALTIME AND RETURN OF SATANIC SLAUGHTER
Revelation 9:15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day
and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
Exodus 12:23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when
He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass
over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.
III. THE RANGE AND RAMPAGE OF THE SATANIC SOLDIERS
Revelation 9:16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred
million; I heard the number of them.
All angels are split into two categories or kind;
The holy, elect angels, and the fallen angels.
Of the fallen angels there are two kinds, loose and bound.
Of the bound there are two kinds, permanently bound, temporarily bound.
Revelation 9:17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them
had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads
of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire,
smoke, and brimstone.
Revelation 9:18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed-by the
fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths.
Revelation 9:19 For their power is in their mouth and in their tails; for their
tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they do harm.
Revelation 9:10 They had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails.
Luke 10:19 Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions,
IV. THE REACTION AND REFUSAL OF REAL REPENTANCE
Revelation 9:20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues,
did not repent …”
Vincent Bugliosi in his 1974 book “Helter Skelter” writes:
Manson placed no special meaning on the last verse of Revelation 9. But I
found myself thinking of it often in the months ahead:
Revelation 9:21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries,
nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every
man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
What happens when the created order begins to undo itself? In this powerful study of the sixth seal in Revelation, we witness a dramatic, cosmic “de-creation.” From shattering earthquakes and a darkened sky to falling stars and mountains moved from their foundations, the universe itself trembles at the holiness of God.
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Revelation 6:12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was
a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon
became like blood.
Revelation 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late
figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
Revelation 6:14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every
mountain and island was moved out of its place.
Revelation 6:15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the
commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves
in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
Revelation 6:16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from
the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
Revelation 6:17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
This is section is like a de-creation or the undoing, reversing, of the created order
1. Earth
2. Sun
3. Moon
4. Stars
5. Firmament
6. Land
7. Man
I. THE SHAKING OF THE EARTH.
Revelation 6:12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was
a great earthquake; …”
Haggai 2:6 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake
heaven and earth, the sea and dry land;
Haggai 2:7 and I will shake all nations,
II. THE DARKENING OF THE SKY.
Revelation 6:12 “… and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon
became like blood.
Exodus 10:21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven,
that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt.”
Exodus 10: 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick
darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
Exodus 10:23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for
three days.
Matthew 27:45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over
all the land.
Joel 2:10 The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble; the sun and moon
grow dark, and the stars diminish their brightness.
III. THE FALLING OF THE STARS.
Revelation 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late
figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
IV. THE ROLLING BACK OF THE HEAVENS.
Revelation 6:14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, …”
The sky rolling up like a scroll
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Isaiah 34:4 All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be
rolled up like a scroll; All their host shall fall down as the leaf falls from the vine,
and as fruit falling from a fig tree.
Amazing Grace lost verse
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be for ever mine.
V. THE MOVING OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ISLANDS.
Revelation 6:14 “… and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the
powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matthew 24:22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved;
VI. THE HIDING OF THE WICKED.
Revelation 6:15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the
commanders, ‘the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in
the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
Revelation 6:16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the
face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is … longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish
but that all should come to repentance.
VII. THE COMING OF HIS WRATH.
Revelation 6:17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Joel 2:11 “… For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; Who can endure it?
John 3:36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not
believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
About This Sermon: The Great Day of His Wrath Has Come
In this expository sermon from Victory Baptist Church in Carthage, we study the sixth seal of Revelation 6:12-17 – the moment when the great day of His wrath has come. The passage describes a dramatic, cosmic “de-creation” in which the created order begins to unravel before the holiness of God. As the sixth seal is opened, a great earthquake shakes the earth, the sun turns black as sackcloth, the moon becomes like blood, the stars fall from heaven, the sky rolls back like a scroll, and every mountain and island is moved out of its place.
The message walks through seven movements of judgment, showing how the great day of His wrath touches the earth, sun, moon, stars, firmament, land, and ultimately mankind. Each point is grounded in Scripture, connecting Revelation 6 to parallel passages in Haggai, Exodus, Joel, Isaiah, Matthew, and 2 Peter. The sermon closes with the searching question of Revelation 6:17 – “who is able to stand?” – and the hope of John 3:36 for all who believe in the Son.
Sermon Outline: The Sixth Seal of Revelation 6
I. The Shaking of the Earth – Revelation 6:12; Haggai 2:6-7
II. The Darkening of the Sky – Revelation 6:12; Exodus 10:21-23; Matthew 27:45; Joel 2:10
III. The Falling of the Stars – Revelation 6:13
IV. The Rolling Back of the Heavens – Revelation 6:14; Isaiah 34:4
V. The Moving of the Mountains and Islands – Revelation 6:14; Matthew 24:29, 24:22
VI. The Hiding of the Wicked – Revelation 6:15-16; 2 Peter 3:9
VII. The Coming of His Wrath – Revelation 6:17; Joel 2:11; John 3:36
Key Scriptures Referenced
Revelation 6:12-17, Haggai 2:6-7, Exodus 10:21-23, Matthew 27:45, Joel 2:10-11, Isaiah 34:4, Matthew 24:22-29, 2 Peter 3:9, and John 3:36.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “the great day of His wrath has come” mean in Revelation 6:17?
It marks the climax of the sixth seal, when the cosmic signs of judgment make plain that the day of God’s wrath has arrived, prompting the question, “who is able to stand?”
What is the sixth seal in Revelation?
The sixth seal (Revelation 6:12-17) unleashes a series of cosmic upheavals – a great earthquake, a darkened sun and moon, falling stars, a receding sky, and mountains moved from their place – portraying the undoing of the created order before God’s holiness.
Listen to the sermon audio or watch the video above, and follow along with the full sermon notes from Victory Baptist Church, Carthage, Missouri.
“The Ransom Payment and The Census Plague” is part of the “Paying Ransoms and Making Deals” sermon series. This message focuses on the instruction given to Moses in Exodus 30 regarding the census and the ransom payment required for each person. Through a deep dive into key Biblical passages, the sermon emphasizes that God owns the lives of His people and establishes the need for atonement. It highlights the equal ransom price for all, rich and poor, symbolizing that everyone stands equally before God and needs redemption. The message connects the Old Testament concept of ransom to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ’s sacrificial death, shedding light on the significance of atonement, repentance, and God’s divine ownership.
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Exodus 30:11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Exodus 30:12 “When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number,
then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number
them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them.
Exodus 30:13 This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give:
half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel is twenty gerahs).
The half-shekel shall be an offering to the Lord.
Exodus 30:14 Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty
years old and above, shall give an offering to the Lord.
Exodus 30:15 The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than
half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for
yourselves.
Exodus 30:16 And you shall take the atonement money of the children of Israel,
and shall appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of meeting, that it may be a
memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for
yourselves.”
I. THE CENSUS COMMAND.
Exodus 30:11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Exodus 30:12 “When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number,
1. God Owns The Lives Of His People.
A.W. Pink comments:
When God numbers or orders anything to be numbered, taking the sum of them
denotes that they belong to Him, and that He has the sovereign right to do with
them as He pleases. The action itself says of the things numbered. ‘These are
Mine, and I assign them their place as I will.”
Isaiah 40:26 “He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.”
Job 14:5 “Since his days are determined, the number of his months is with You;
You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.”
Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom
II) THE WAR PREPARATION.
Exodus 30:14 Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty
years old and above, shall give an offering to the Lord.
Numbers 1:2 Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their
families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male
individually,
Numbers 1:3 from twenty years old and above—all who are able to go to war in Israel.
You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
This is one place where the Scripture indicates that ONLY MEN should serve as
military combatants.
1 Chronicles 21:1 Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number
Israel.
1 Chronicles 21:2 So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “Go, number
Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring the number of them to me that I may know it.”
1 Chronicles 21:3 And Joab answered, “May the Lord make His people a hundred
times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants?
Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?”
1 Chronicles 21:4 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore
Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 21:5 Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David.
All Israel had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and
Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword.
Zechariah 4:6 …’Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.
Ephesians 6:10 … be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
1 Chronicles 21:14 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men
of Israel fell.
1 Chronicles 21:17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people
to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these sheep,
what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, O Lord my God, be against me and my
father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
A prisoner in the DC correctional facility said, “I am living among the biggest
crybabies in the world. Everybody here blames somebody else for putting him in jail.
One says, ‘I had a mean father; he put me here.’ Another says, ‘I went to a tough
school, the other kids put me here.’ Somebody else says, ‘Rich people put me
here, prejudiced police put me here, the establishment put me here.’”
They are all crybabies. I know who put me here. I put me here.”
Ezekiel 18:20 (NLT) “… The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the
parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded
for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own
wickedness.
III. THE RANSOM PRICE.
Exodus 30:12 “… then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, …”
Matthew 20:28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,
and to give His life a ransom for many.”
1. The Ransom Must Be Given For Their Life To Avoid Death.
Exodus 30:12 “… when you number them, that there may be no plague among them
when you number them.
Exodus 12:12 “For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike
all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods
of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.
Exodus 12:13 Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are.
And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you
to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.”
2. The Ransom Price Was Divinely Fixed.
Exodus 30:13 This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give:
half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel is twenty gerahs).
The half-shekel shall be an offering to the Lord.
3. The Ransom Is The Same For All, Whether Rich Or Poor.
Exodus 30:15 The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than
half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, to make atonement for
yourselves.
Alexander MacLaren states –
Thus there is but one Sacrifice for all; and the poorest can exercise faith and the
richest can do no more.”
Psalm 49:6 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches
Psalm 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God
a ransom for him—
Psalm 49:8 For the redemption of their souls is costly, and it shall cease forever—
Psalm 49:9 That he should continue to live eternally, and not see the Pit.
Hebrews 9:21 Then likewise he sprinkled both the tabernacle and all the vessels
of the ministry with the blood.
Hebrews 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed
with blood …
Hebrews 9:21 Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the
vessels of the ministry.
Hebrews 9:22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood,
and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
Leviticus 17:11 “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on
the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life
that makes atonement”
In its rejection of Christ, the plagues in the book of Revelation will come upon the world.
Revelation 15:1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven
angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete.
Revelation 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed
the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and
give Him glory.
4. The Ransom Money Pictures Christ.
1 Peter 1:18 Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver
or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and
without spot.
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood shall never lose its power
Till all the ransomed church of God be saved, to sin no more.
Pastor Ed emphasizes the contrast between the fate of the wicked and the righteous on this day, using vivid imagery of fire and healing. He discusses God’s judgment on the proud and wicked, while also highlighting the hope and restoration for those who fear God’s name. The sermon incorporates various biblical references beyond Malachi, including Psalms, Romans, and New Testament passages, to reinforce its points. Additionally, Pastor Ed touches on contemporary issues, such as changes in school disciplinary problems over time, to provide context and relevance to his audience.
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Malachi 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud,
yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn
them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.
Malachi 4:2 But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
Malachi 4:3 You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles
of your feet On the day that I do this,” Says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 4:4 “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him
in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments.
Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the
great and dreadful day of the Lord.
Malachi 4:6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the
hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with
a curse.”
The Supreme court offered this justification and quoted a psychologist who stated:
“If portions of the New Testament were read without explanation, they could be and
had been psychologically harmful to the child.”
Sixty years ago, the top disciplinary problems in schools were:
Talking in class, chewing gum, making noises, running in the halls, cutting in line
That was then, this is now
Disrespect – students speak and act in a disrespectful way to adults and peers
including verbal abuse of teachers and faculty
Defiance – students openly refusing to listen to adults or follow directions.
Bullying – students consistently trying to intimidate others,
Widespread disorder in classroom, cyberbulling & school shooting possibilities.”
I. WHAT A FIERY DAY OF BURNING THAT WILL BE.
Malachi 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud,
yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn
them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.
Psalm 51:4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, …”
Romans 2:5 (NLT) But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin,
you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming,
when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Romans 2:6 He will judge everyone according to what they have done.
Malachi 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven,…
Psalm 21:9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger;
Isaiah 47:14 Behold, they shall be as stubble, the fire shall burn them;They shall
not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; It shall not be a coal to be
warmed by, nor a fire to sit before!
Malachi 4:1 “… And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of
hosts, That will leave them neither root nor branch.
Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them
in the day of the Lord’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured by the fire
of His jealousy, for He will make speedy riddance of all those who dwell in the land.
Hebrews 10:30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,”
says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Malachi 4:3 You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles
of your feet On the day that I do this,” Says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 3:14 You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we
have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the Lord
of hosts?
II. WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY OF HEALING THAT WILL BE.
Malachi 4:2 But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
Malachi 1:14 “… For I am a great King,” Says the Lord of hosts, and My name is to
be feared among the nations.
Malachi 2:5 “My covenant was with him, one of life and peace, and I gave them to
him that he might fear Me; So he feared Me and was reverent before My name.
Malachi 3:16 “… So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who
fear the Lord
Malachi 4:2 ” …my name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Acts 17:28 For in Him we live and move and have our being …”
John 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world,
and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 3:20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light,
lest his deeds should be exposed.
John 3:21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly
seen, that they have been done in God.”
Malachi 4:2 ” …my name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His
wings, …
Malachi 4:2 “… And you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.
III. WHAT A FUTURE DAY OF TESTING THAT WILL BE.
Malachi 4:4 “Remember the Law of Moses, My servant, Which I commanded him
in Horeb for all Israel, With the statutes and judgments.
Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the
great and dreadful day of the Lord.
Malachi 4:6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the
hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with
a curse.”
IV. WHAT A FINAL DAY FOR THE PROUD THAT WILL BE.
Malachi 4:1 ” … All the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. ”
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 15:25 ” The Lord will destroy the house of the proud …”
2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who do not know God,
on those who know not God, and on those who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
1 Peter 5:5 “… God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
