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And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.

And the Lord shall be King over all the earth.In that day it shall be--"The Lord is one," Deuteronomy 6:4 ">[fn] And His name one.

It shall come to pass in that day That a great panic from the LORD will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor, And raise his hand against his neighbor's hand;

But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness."

"A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, "In what way have we despised Your name?'

"But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished-- For I am a great King," Says the LORD of hosts, "And My name is to be feared among the nations.

The law of truth [fn] was in his mouth,And injustice was not found on his lips.He walked with Me in peace and equity,And turned many away from iniquity.

"For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, And people should seek the law from his mouth; For he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.

"Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the LORD of hosts.

"But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner's fire And like launderers' soap.

You have said, "It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the LORD of hosts?

Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name.

"They shall be Mine," says the Lord of hosts,"On the day that I make them My jewels. [fn] And I will spare themAs a man spares his own son who serves him."

But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.

Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.

Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon.

Luke 2:1-7">[xr] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins."

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," Isaiah 7:14. Words in oblique type in the New Testament are quoted from the Old Testament.">[fn] which is translated, "God with us."