While the people cynically questioned God’s justice and longed for his intervention, in Malachi 2:17-3:5, God told them he would be coming in judgment after his messenger prepared the way. In the New Testament, we learn who that messenger was and what God did when he showed up, which was a shock to all.
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.
Even though it was hard for the Hebrew slaves to see it, and hard for us sometimes, God does care.
The vision that John saw in Revelation 4-5 concludes the opening section and prepares for the rest of the book. After reading about the...