Bible Cross References
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Malachi 3:1-3
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The LORD Almighty answers, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant."
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But who will be able to endure the day when he comes? Who will be able to survive when he appears? He will be like strong soap, like a fire that refines metal.
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He will come to judge like one who refines and purifies silver. As a metalworker refines silver and gold, so the LORD's messenger will purify the priests, so that they will bring to the LORD the right kind of offerings.
Malachi 4:1
The LORD Almighty says, "The day is coming when all proud and evil people will burn like straw. On that day they will burn up, and there will be nothing left of them.
Hebrews 3:1-3
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My Christian friends, who also have been called by God! Think of Jesus, whom God sent to be the High Priest of the faith we profess.
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He was faithful to God, who chose him to do this work, just as Moses was faithful in his work in God's house.
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A man who builds a house receives more honor than the house itself. In the same way Jesus is worthy of much greater honor than Moses.
Hebrews 10:28-31
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Anyone who disobeys the Law of Moses is put to death without any mercy when judged guilty from the evidence of two or more witnesses.
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What, then, of those who despise the Son of God? who treat as a cheap thing the blood of God's covenant which purified them from sin? who insult the Spirit of grace? Just think how much worse is the punishment they will deserve!
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For we know who said, "I will take revenge, I will repay"; and who also said, "The Lord will judge his people."
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It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God!
Hebrews 12:25
Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape, then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!
the axe
Luke 3:9
The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire."
Luke 23:31
For if such things as these are done when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
therefore
Psalm 1:3
They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do.
Psalm 92:13
They are like trees planted in the house of the LORD, that flourish in the Temple of our God,
Psalm 92:14
that still bear fruit in old age and are always green and strong.
Isaiah 61:3
To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the LORD himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.
Jeremiah 17:8
He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water. It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green; it has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit.
John 15:2
He breaks off every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will be clean and bear more fruit.
is hewn
Matthew 7:19
And any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire.
Matthew 21:19
He saw a fig tree by the side of the road and went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. So he said to the tree, "You will never again bear fruit!" At once the fig tree dried up.
Psalm 80:15
Come and save this grapevine that you planted, this young vine you made grow so strong!
Psalm 80:16
Our enemies have set it on fire and cut it down; look at them in anger and destroy them!
Isaiah 5:2-7
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He dug the soil and cleared it of stones; he planted the finest vines. He built a tower to guard them, dug a pit for treading the grapes. He waited for the grapes to ripen, but every grape was sour.
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So now my friend says, "You people who live in Jerusalem and Judah, judge between my vineyard and me.
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Is there anything I failed to do for it? Then why did it produce sour grapes and not the good grapes I expected?
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"Here is what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge around it, break down the wall that protects it, and let wild animals eat it and trample it down.
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I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not trim the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover it. I will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it."
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Israel is the vineyard of the LORD Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice.
Isaiah 27:11
The branches of the trees are withered and broken, and women gather them for firewood. Because the people have understood nothing, God their Creator will not pity them or show them any mercy.
Ezekiel 15:2-7
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"Mortal man," he said, "how does a vine compare with a tree? What good is a branch of a grapevine compared with the trees of the forest?
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Can you use it to make anything? Can you even make a peg out of it to hang things on?
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It is only good for building a fire. And when the ends are burned up and the middle is charred, can you make anything out of it?
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It was useless even before it was burned. Now that the fire has burned it and charred it, it is even more useless."
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Now this is what the Sovereign LORD is saying: "Just as a vine is taken from the forest and burned, so I will take the people who live in Jerusalem
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and will punish them. They have escaped one fire, but now fire will burn them up. When I punish them, you will know that I am the LORD.
Luke 13:6-9
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Then Jesus told them this parable: "There was once a man who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He went looking for figs on it but found none.
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So he said to his gardener, 'Look, for three years I have been coming here looking for figs on this fig tree, and I haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it go on using up the soil?'
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But the gardener answered, 'Leave it alone, sir, just one more year; I will dig around it and put in some fertilizer.
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Then if the tree bears figs next year, so much the better; if not, then you can have it cut down.' "
John 15:6
Those who do not remain in me are thrown out like a branch and dry up; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, where they are burned.
Hebrews 6:8
But if it grows thorns and weeds, it is worth nothing; it is in danger of being cursed by God and will be destroyed by fire.
1 Peter 4:17
The time has come for judgment to begin, and God's own people are the first to be judged. If it starts with us, how will it end with those who do not believe the Good News from God?
1 Peter 4:18
As the scripture says, "It is difficult for good people to be saved; what, then, will become of godless sinners?"