Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) As the Old Testament’s bridge to the New Testament, the short book of the prophet Malachi promised that John the Baptist would come in the spirit of ...

The prophet Malachi’s name means “my messenger ... As an oracle of God’s word, Malachi’s short four-chapter book — divinely and strategically placed — chronicles the circumstances ...

The name Malachi means “my messenger ... Some contend that it is the actual name of the prophet since the other prophetic books of the Old Testament are not anonymous; some feel that it ...

The 12 minor prophets are simply shorter, from Hosea through Malachi, some so short you have to check closely as you turn pages lest you miss the delights of books like Obadiah, Jonah or Micah.

The popular notion among Jews is that the biblical prophet ... no biblical book mentions Elijah announcing the Messiah, including Ezra (c. 458 BCE), Nehemiah (c. 445 BCE), and Malachi (c.