These chapters look prophetically to the day of the Lord. This will be a day when God will come in wrath and will judge the wicked. However, all is not lost. Those who fear the Lord will be remembered and will be spared. To them, the Sun of righteousness will rise will healing and will care for them as calves that are brought up in the stall. In closing, they are told to look backward to the law of Moses and forward to the coming of Elijah as the herald of the day of the Lord and the Messianic Kingdom to follow.
Solomon had the opportunity that many would love to have. He could ask anything that he wanted of God. Solomon's request tells us much of him.
Who will be there? Will children be there? What will it be like?
What is the flying roll and why is it a curse? How can this curse also provide access to God?
The brand is already burning just like the sinner is already under the condemnation of God. Salvation is merely pulling the sinner out of the fire.
