Malachi 4

The Cup of Elijah that we pour at the Seder Meal is the Cup of Wrath poured out on the nations in the Day of the LORD. This teaching from Shabbat Hagadol explains the concept of the Day of the LORD in the Seder, in the Hallel, in the New Testament, and in the story of human history.Also find part one of this teaching here: Elijah's Cup.

Why do we pour a cup for Elijah at the Seder meal? It's not just a quaint tradtion, it's the most Messianic moment in Passover Seder meal. This teaching explores the history of the tradition and the pouring out of God's wrath upon the nations, revealing the coming of the Messiah and the Day of the LORD in the course of the Seder Meal. 

The prophet Malachi sets us up for the religious conflicts that define the gospels in the New Tesament Era. This teaching provides an overview of the book of Malachi and it's place in the history of the Second Temple Era in anticipation of the coming of the Messiah.

The story of Yeshua's entrance in Jerusalem prepares us for Passover through the correlation of three important prophecies about the coming of the Messiah. 

Read a text version of this teaching here.

Seven angels pour out seven bowls (invoking the plagues with which God struck Egypt) as the armies of Gog and Magog assemble to make war on Jerusalem in the Battle of Armageddon. Get the inside information on the great end-times conflict and God's direct intervention for the salvation of his people.