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.
The chief priest could not control his wicked sons, so God removed them all and raised up the one who could intercede between humans...
Jesus’ sayings reveal the meaning of his death on the cross, and some who witnessed it got the message.
A depressingly common theme that runs through human history is the oppression of the poor by the rich. In the first century, Christians were...
