MalachiMalachi::A Message

For The Madness

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

MalachiMalachi::A Message A Message

For The For The MadnessMadness

The The ApplicationApplication

of of MalachiMalachi

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

•Nahum 1:1Nahum 1:1 – “ – “The burden The burden of Nineveh.of Nineveh. The book of The book of the vision of Nahum the the vision of Nahum the

Elkoshite.”Elkoshite.”

• Habakkuk 1:1Habakkuk 1:1 – “ – “The The burden which Habakkukburden which Habakkuk

the prophet did see.”the prophet did see.”

Zechariah 9:1 – “The The burden of the word of burden of the word of the LORDthe LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel,

shall be toward the LORD.”

Zechariah 12:1 – “The The burden of the word of burden of the word of

the LORDthe LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which

stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of

man within him.”

ZechariaZechariahh

Quoted almost Quoted almost 4040 times in NTtimes in NT

In chapters 12-15 In chapters 12-15 alone there arealone there are

1515

specificspecific referencesreferences toto :

ZechariahZechariah

• John 1:1John 1:1 – “In the – “In the beginning was the Word, beginning was the Word, and the Word was with and the Word was with God, and God, and the Word was the Word was

GodGod.”.”

•1 John 5:71 John 5:7 – – “For there “For there are three are three that bear that bear record in record in

heaven, the heaven, the Father, Father, the the WordWord, and , and the Holy the Holy

Ghost: and Ghost: and these three these three are one.”are one.”

The The ApplicationApplication

of of MalachiMalachi

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

The The AffirmationAffirmation

of of

GodGod

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

John 3:16John 3:16 – “For – “For God so loved the worldGod so loved the world, , that he gave his only begotten Son, that that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not whosoever believeth in him should not

perish, but have everlasting life.”perish, but have everlasting life.”

Romans 5:8Romans 5:8 – “ – “But God commendeth But God commendeth his lovehis love toward us, in that, toward us, in that, while we while we were yet sinnerswere yet sinners, Christ died for us.”, Christ died for us.”

1st John 4:101st John 4:10 – “Herein is love, not – “Herein is love, not that we loved that we loved God, but that he loved God, but that he loved

usus,, and sent his Son to be the and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”propitiation for our sins.”

The The AffirmationAffirmation

of of

GodGod

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

1st John 4:81st John 4:8 – “He that loveth – “He that loveth not knoweth not God; not knoweth not God; for God for God

is loveis love.”.”

1st John 4:71st John 4:7 – “Beloved, let us love – “Beloved, let us love one another: one another: for love is of Godfor love is of God; and ; and

every one that loveth is born of God, every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”and knoweth God.”

The The AffirmationAffirmation

of of

GodGod

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

Revelation 1:8Revelation 1:8

“I am Alpha and Omega,

the beginning and the ending,

saith the Lord, which

is, and which was,

and which is to come, the Almighty.”

OmniOmni--PresentPresent Love Love

Omni-PresentOmni-Present Love LoveOnOn PurposePurpose Love Love

Deuteronomy 7:7-8Deuteronomy 7:7-8 – “ – “The The LORD did not set his love LORD did not set his love

upon you, nor choose upon you, nor choose you, because ye were you, because ye were

more in number than any more in number than any peoplepeople; ; for ye were the for ye were the fewest of all peoplefewest of all people: But : But

because the LORD loved because the LORD loved you, and because he would you, and because he would keep the oath which he had keep the oath which he had

sworn unto your fathers, sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and out with a mighty hand, and

redeemed you out of the redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the house of bondmen, from the

hand of Pharaoh king of hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”Egypt.”

Omni-PresentOmni-Present Love LoveOnOn PurposePurpose Love Love

Romans 5:8Romans 5:8 – “ – “But God commendeth But God commendeth his lovehis love toward us, in that, toward us, in that, while we while we were yet sinnerswere yet sinners, Christ died for us.”, Christ died for us.”

Omni-PresentOmni-Present Love LoveOn PurposeOn Purpose Love LoveOverlookedOverlooked Love Love

The The AffectAffect

of of InsecurityInsecurity

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

•DropDrop by by the the

waysidewayside..

INSECURE

•Drop by Drop by the the

wayside.wayside.

•Doubt Doubt their their

salvationsalvation..

INSECURE

•Drop by Drop by the the

wayside.wayside.

•Doubt Doubt their their

salvation.salvation.

•Dig deeper Dig deeper into into

religion.religion.

INSECURE

•1 John 4:181 John 4:18 ““There is no There is no

fear in lovefear in love; but ; but perfect love perfect love casteth out casteth out

fear: because fear: because fear hath fear hath

torment. torment. He He that feareth is that feareth is

not made not made perfect in loveperfect in love.”.”

FEAR:FEAR:

•1 John 4:19-201 John 4:19-20 “We love him, “We love him,

because he first because he first loved us. loved us. If a man If a man

say, I love God, and say, I love God, and hateth his brother, hateth his brother, he is a liarhe is a liar: for he : for he that loveth not his that loveth not his brother whom he brother whom he

hath seen, how can hath seen, how can he love God whom he love God whom he hath not seen?”he hath not seen?”

•John 13:34John 13:34 – “– “A new A new commandcommand

ment I ment I give unto give unto you, That you, That ye love ye love

one one anotheranother; ; as I have as I have

loved you, loved you, that ye that ye

also love also love one one

another.”another.”

The The AspectAspect

ofof HateHate

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

•Deuteronomy 16:22 “Neither shalt thou set

thee up any image; which the LORD thy which the LORD thy

God hatethGod hateth.”

•Psalms 45:7 – “ThouThou lovest righteousness,

and hatest hatest wickednesswickedness:…”

•Revelation 2:6 – “But this thou hast,

that thou hatest the deeds of the

Nicolaitans, which which I also hateI also hate.”

•Proverbs 6:16-19Proverbs 6:16-19 – – ““These six things doth These six things doth

the LORD hatethe LORD hate: yea, : yea, seven are an seven are an

abomination unto him: abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying A proud look, a lying

tongue, and hands that tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in feet that be swift in

running to mischief, running to mischief, A A false witness that false witness that

speaketh lies, and he speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord that soweth discord among brethrenamong brethren.”.”

ObadiaObadiahh

•

JobJob

• Job 1:8 – “And the LORD

said unto Satan, Hast thou

considered my servant Job, that there is none like

him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one

that feareth God, and

escheweth evil?”

• Job 23:12 “Neither have I gone back from

the commandment

of his lips; I have esteemed

the words of His mouth

more than my necessary

food.”

The The AspectAspect

ofof HateHate

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

•VesseVessel of l of

Wrath!Wrath!

•Vessel Vessel of of

MercyMercy!!

The The AnnouncementAnnouncement

ofof

FutilityFutility

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

The The AboundingAbounding

ofof LoveLove

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

Psalms 83:18Psalms 83:18 – “That men may know – “That men may know that thou, that thou, whose name alone is whose name alone is

JEHOVAHJEHOVAH, , art the most high overart the most high over all all the earththe earth.”.”

““Mad Mad About About Love”Love”

MalachiMalachi::A Message A Message

For The For The MadnessMadness