Malachi 3:17

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Malachi 3:15–18 · Berean Standard Bible

15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”

16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.

17 “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.

18 So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

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Jeremiah 32:39

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Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Ezekiel 36:28

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Revelation 20:12

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Revelation 20:13

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Revelation 20:14

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Revelation 20:15

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