Malachi 3:17 (WEB)
They shall be mine,” says the LORD of Armies, “my own possession in the day that I make. I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Fathers and councils · 3
“At the beginning of His discoursing precious stones were brought, and compassed Him about; His disciples, from whom the commencement of His preaching should be made.” — editor's note: Matt. v. 1. [Compare Mal. iii. 17.—C.]
Read the whole comment“And ye shall tread down the wicked, and they shall be ashes under your feet, in the day in which I shall do [this], saith the Lord Almighty.”” — editor's note: Mal. iii. 17; iv. 3.
Read the whole comment“…purpose from this prophet refers to the last judgment, in which he says, “They shall be mine, saith the Lord Almighty, in the day in which I make up my gains,” etc. When this diversity between the rewards and punishments which distinguish the righteous from the wicked shall appear under that Sun of righteousness in…” — editor's note: Mal. iii. 17; iv. 3.
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Cross-references · 1
Cited together in The City of God XX.27.