Bible Dictionary: Fire: A Symbol of God's Presence

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Genesis 15:17
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
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The Consuming Fire.
... The symbol of God's presence, before which Moses had to put off his shoes, and to
which it was not safe for him to draw near, was a fire that did not consume ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/unspoken sermons/the consuming fire.htm

Self-Scrutiny in God's Presence.
... it along with Him whose eyes are a flame of fire. ... Pity; and in all ages the Apostolic
Symbol has called ... go over into the immediate presence of God, only to ...
/.../shedd/sermons to the natural man/self-scrutiny in gods presence.htm

Elijah, the Praying Prophet
... its fillet of wood, the symbol of a suppliant for mercy, but with fire, the symbol
of justice ... in praying he prayed that it might not rain," and God did not ...
/.../bounds/prayer and praying men/v elijah the praying prophet.htm

The Guiding Pillar
... and guidance were the beggarly elements: 'God having provided ... the relation between
the miracle and symbol of the ... The fire was the centre, the cloud was wrapped ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the guiding pillar.htm

The Baptism in Fire
... is another thought expressed by this symbol, namely, that ... some better gospel than
'Repent and reform.' God be thanked ... piece of foul clay into the fire, and like ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the baptism in fire.htm

The Lord's Furnace
... I. In the Church, God is present as a great reservoir of fervid love. Every
language has taken fire as the symbol of love and emotion. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the lords furnace.htm

Strange Fire
... So, then, the same divine fire, which had graciously signified ... is upon you.' That
oil, as the symbol of the ... Those whom God has called to His immediate service ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/strange fire.htm

God's Covenant with Abram
... that was 'smoke' to Abram has caught fire, and is ... elements will ever remain; and
throughout eternity God will be ... Nor is this all the teaching of the symbol. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/gods covenant with abram.htm

God's People Delivered.
... With fearful forebodings they gaze upon the symbol of God's ... and shall not keep silence:
a fire shall devour ... the awful, despairing wail, "He is the Son of God! ...
/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /40 gods people delivered.htm

God's People Delivered
... fearful forebodings they gaze upon the symbol of God's ... its base a glory like consuming
fire, and above ... into paleness;" upon the rejecters of God's mercy falls ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 40 gods people delivered.htm