Heavenly Fire: Jesus the Firestarter. “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!” (Luke 12:49). Of all the heavenly fires in Scripture, the fire brought by Christ is perhaps the most perplexing. What kind of fire did Jesus want to spread when He came to earth from the …
Heavenly Fires: Pentecost. “And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all assembled together in one place, when suddenly there came a sound from heaven like the rushing of a violent tempest blast, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which …
Heavenly Fires: Elijah. “As Elijah and Elisha were walking along the way and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.” (2 Kings 2:11). It was entirely appropriate for Elijah to be taken up to heaven …
The Heavenly Fires. “Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. Then there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar, and when …
The Pillar of His Presence. “For the cloud of Yahweh was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.” (Exodus 40:38). God provided a tangible sign of His presence to the Hebrews right from the start of their …
Heavenly Fires: Burning Bush. “Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The Angel of Yahweh appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. …
The Fire of His Glory. “Above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli. And on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man. From what appeared to be his waist up, he looked like gleaming amber, flickering like a fire. And from his waist …
Heavenly Fires: Sodom. “Then the Lord rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven. He overthrew, destroyed and ended those cities, and all the valley and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.” (Genesis 19:24-25, AMP). The fire of judgment was demonstrated quite often …
Heavenly Fires: Angel in Eden. “So Yahweh expelled them from the Garden of Eden and sent them to work the ground, the same dirt out of which they’d been made. He threw them out of the Garden and stationed angel-cherubim and a revolving sword of fire east of it, guarding the path to the Tree of …