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Pasa Graphe' Theopneustos Kai Ophelimos (Greek) is one of the most often-repeated passages from the Scriptures, ie, the Bible. The passage appears in the heading of our Facebook page. But what does it say to us in our various tongues? Well, for those of us who speak English, this passage is a bold testimony from the pen of one Paul, a first-century scholar from the Isrealite tribe of Benjamin. It is also a statement steeped in the thelogy of the Biblical narratives. So, Paul wrote to a young ethnic Jew named Timotheus: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable......"
At the time Paul wrote those words, there was not yet a codex known as the "New Testament." The scrolls of papyrus on which were written the Scriptures are what we call today the "Old Testament." In its immediate and limited interpretation, Paul is saying that the messages in the Old Testament are inspired by God. That being so, who is the man who would say that the record of the flood in Noah's day was simply an allegory, and not an historical account?

Malachi

Malachi is the last book in the Old Testament. It was written sometime during the fifth century before Christ.

The Temple in Jerusalem had been rebuilt, but the people had grown lax in their worship. Malachi asked the priests and the people to renew their covenant with the Lord. He pleaded for a new commitment to promise-keeping—among priests, employers, and husbands.

In short, Malachi encouraged the people to renew their commitment of loyalty to the Lord. He reminded them that eventually, the Lord would come and judge His people. Those who had rejected Him would be burned like stubble. Those who had accepted Him would experience freedom, peace, and happiness.

The book of Malachi closes with this encouraging prediction: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers” (Malachi 4:5, 6).

Four hundred and fifty years later, Jesus Himself applied these words to the mission of John the Baptist. (See Matthew 17:11.)