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fire

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)

Bible References:

• 1 Kings 16:18-20
• 2 Kings 01:9-10
• 2 Thessalonians 01:6-8
• Acts 07:29-30
• John 15:5-7
• Luke 03:15-16
• Matthew 03:10-12
• Nehemiah 01:3