Malachi 4:2: And she radiates to you, ones who fear my name, [the] Sun of righteousness with healing in her wings….
Comments: The following is found in an internet search of this verse: “Malachi 4:2 is a verse in the Bible that is understood by most Biblical scholars to be a prophecy of the coming of Christ, the light of the world….”
In the Hebrew text, the Sun of Righteousness in Malachi 4:2, is feminine. …not commenting on the theology of this verse, only on the fact that scholars and translators see fit to hide the true wording of the text from the masses; and using gender-biased-translation-theology, change it (twice) from a “She” into a “He.”
Changes such as this are deliberate and rampant in virtually all Bible translations.
Malachi 4:5-6: Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet Revelation 11:3-6, Zec 3:11-14, Mat 20:23 before the coming of the great and dreadful day of YHVH Revelation 19:11-21, and he shall turn the hearts of the parents [invisible women] to the children and the hearts of the children to their parents lest I come and smite the earth with a curse Luke 12:51-54
Comments: Malachi 4:5-6 Malachi chapter four aligns with Jesus’ discourse in Luke 12:49-53. Malachi 4:6 is a companion verse to Luke 12:51-53. Though the Hebrew word, ab, [Strong’s H1] is almost always translated as father, as with most Hebrew words, ab has multiple meanings. Among other things, it is sometimes translated as families, desire, or ancestor, which means it can also hold the meaning of parents as in this verse. The Greek equivalent of ab, in the LXX, is the word pater, which can also be translated as “parent” which dovetails perfectly with Jesus’ statement in Luke 12:51-53, where he lists mothers and daughters along with fathers and sons among those whose hearts are against one another G3962 - patēr - Strong's Greek Lexicon (LXX) (blueletterbible.org)
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