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# fire #
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## Definition: ##
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Fire is the heat, light, and flames that are produced when something is burned.
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* Burning wood by fire turns the wood into ashes.
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* The term "fire" is also used figuratively, usually referring to judgment or purification.
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* The final judgment of unbelievers is in the fire of hell.
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* 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 you to experience suffering in order to purify you."
## Bible References: ##
* [1 Kings 16:18-20 ](en/tn/1ki/help/16/18 )
* [2 Kings 01:9-10 ](en/tn/2ki/help/01/09 )
* [2 Thessalonians 01:6-8 ](en/tn/2th/help/01/06 )
* [Acts 07:29-30 ](en/tn/act/help/07/29 )
* [John 15:5-7 ](en/tn/jhn/help/15/05 )
* [Luke 03:15-16 ](en/tn/luk/help/03/15 )
* [Matthew 03:10-12 ](en/tn/mat/help/03/10 )
* [Nehemiah 01:3 ](en/tn/neh/help/01/03 )