# fire, fires, firebrands, firepans, fireplaces, firepot, firepots #

## Definition: ##

Fire is the heat, light, and flames that are produced when something is burned.

* Burning wood by fire turns the wood into ashes.
* The term "fire" is also used figuratively, usually referring to judgment or purification.
* The final judgment of unbelievers is in the fire of hell.
* Fire is used to refine gold and other metals. In the Bible, this process is used to explain how God refines people through difficult things that happen in their lives.
* The phrase "baptize with fire" could also be translated as "cause to experience suffering in order to be purified."

(See also: [pure](../kt/purify.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Kings 16:18-20](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/16/18)
* [2 Kings 01:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/01/09)
* [2 Thessalonians 01:6-8](rc://en/tn/help/2th/01/06)
* [Acts 07:29-30](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/29)
* [John 15:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/15/05)
* [Luke 03:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/luk/03/15)
* [Matthew 03:10-12](rc://en/tn/help/mat/03/10)
* [Nehemiah 01:3](rc://en/tn/help/neh/01/03)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H215, H217, H398, H784, H800, H801, H1197, H1200, H1513, H2734, H3341, H3857, H4071, H4168, H5135, H6315, H8316, G439, G440, G1067, G2741, G4442, G4443, G4447, G4448, G4451, G5394, G5457