>[!Properties]+ Resources >[Gospel Library](https://churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/25?lang=eng) | [Citation Index](https://scriptures.byu.edu/#0d719::c0d719) >>[!AI]- AI Context >>Jesus Christ, after His resurrection, speaks to the gathered Nephites in the land Bountiful, quoting the prophet Malachi to teach about future events and covenants. > >>[!AI]- AI Child Summary >>Jesus says a hot day is coming that will burn up bad people like dry grass, but good people who love God will be healed and happy like calves jumping in the sun, and a special messenger will help families love each other. > >>[!AI]- AI Summary >>The chapter prophesies a day of burning judgment where the proud and wicked will be consumed like stubble [[3 Nephi 25#1|v1 — burning of the wicked as stubble]], while the righteous who revere God's name will experience healing and growth through the Sun of Righteousness [[3 Nephi 25#2|v2-3 — healing for the righteous; treading down the wicked]][[3 Nephi 25#3|]]. It urges remembrance of the law of Moses [[3 Nephi 25#4|v4 — remember the law of Moses]] and foretells Elijah's return to turn the hearts of fathers to children and vice versa, preventing the earth from being cursed [[3 Nephi 25#5|v5-6 — Elijah's coming to unite families]][[3 Nephi 25#6|]]. Themes include divine judgment, millennial healing, and the importance of family bonds in preparation for the Second Coming. > >#Gospel/SecondComing #Gospel/Judgment #Gospel/Family ###### 1 1 For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. ###### 2 2 But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves in the stall. ###### 3 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts. ###### 4 4 Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. ###### 5 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord; ###### 6 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.