# 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: [[kt/purify]]) ## 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)