1. The Rise of The Righteous

2. I will meditate on your precepts and think about your ways
I will meditate on your precepts and think about your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
Psalm 119:15–16
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3. The coming Day of the Lord should cause the wicked to repent and the righteous to rejoice.

4. “For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Armies...
Malachi 4:1–3
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5. “not leaving them root or branches
...“not leaving them root or branches. But for you who fear my name, the Sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall...
Malachi 4:1–3
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6. You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Armies.
Malachi 4:1–3
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7. When Jesus returns, he will punish the wicked.

8. “For look, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and everyone who commits wickedness will become stubble...
Malachi 4:1
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9. The coming day will consume them,” says the Lord of Armies, “not leaving them root or branches.
Malachi 4:1
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10. “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Matthew 25:46
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11. where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:48
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12. The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Revelation 20:10
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13. And anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Revelation 20:15
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14. 2. When Jesus returns, those who fear the Lord will be revitalized.

15. But for you who fear my name, the Sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall...
Malachi 4:2–3
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16. You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Armies.
Malachi 4:2–3
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17. To fear the Lord means to take his person, position, power, and principles seriously as we seek to please him.

18. The Sun of Righteousness brings light where there was once darkness.

19. Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world
Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12
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20. The Sun of Righteousness brings healing where there was once brokenness.

21. The Sun of Righteousness brings joy where there was once bondage.

22. The Sun of Righteousness brings victory where there was once oppression.

23. You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Armies.
Malachi 4:3
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24. The Rise of The Righteous