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Mal. 4:2 Just as the sun drives away darkness and clouds, bringing light and joy, so the sun of righteousness will scatter gloom, oppression, and injustice. The “righteousness” brought by this “sun” includes both judgment on evildoers and reward for the righteous. Its wings are a poetic image for the rays of this sun. These wings bring healing to all who come under them. Scholars have understood this prophecy to be fulfilled in Christ, who is “the light of the world” (John 8:12; compare John 1:4–6).
Mal. 4:4–6 Summary. These closing appeals summarize the main points of Malachi’s prophecy: Remember the law of my servant Moses (the focus of the first three disputes) and prepare for the promised sending of Elijah the prophet before the coming day of the Lord (the focus of the last three disputes). Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (see Exodus 19–20; Deut. 5:2). Malachi reveals that the future messenger will have a prophetic ministry like Elijah’s. The NT identifies John the Baptist as the fulfillment of Malachi’s prophesied Elijah (Matt. 11:10–14; 17:10–13). (For more on “the day of the Lord,” see note on Amos 5:18–20.)
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