As God continued talking to the priests in Malachi 2:1-9, he rebuked them for failing in their two duties: offering sacrifices and teaching. If they refused to change their ways, God threatened them with extinction. Although they lasted another 500 years, they eventually disappeared and became obsolete, once the perfect high priest offered the perfect sacrifice.
In our summer sermon series, we are going to study the first three chapters of the last book of the Bible, beginning with Revelation...
In a second vision, Daniel saw into the future when the Jews would need to remain faithful under terrible persecution.
Within the final greetings in his letter to the Romans, Paul included a declaration about the final victory of the church.