Verse 14 B. Fire

Fire

 

Revelation 1:14: “His eyes were like a flame of fire.”

 

            The book of Revelation contains so many references to fire that one can hardly fail to sense the importance of it to the basic message.  It is almost as if the entire vision which John saw was illuminated by the fires of judgments on earth and the purifying fires from the heavens.

And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire [is] in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem

 

            The eyes of Christ are like fire, gold must be refined by fire; fire is thrown into the earth from the altar in heaven.  The traditions taught that the holy fire from heaven was one of the things that had been missing from the second temple period (CNT, vol. 4, 295).  We see from this passage that the Revelator viewed the heavenly Temple as the true one wherein the Holy Fire still resided.

            There are burning mountains, fiery lightnings, dragon-like creatures breathing fire, as well as do the “witnesses,” (11:5).  The beast has power to call down fire from heaven, but he and his followers are to be punished with fire.  The sea of glass is mingled with fire and the fire from heaven scorches evil men.  The great harlot is to be burned with fire by her lovers.  The lake of fire is the ultimate punishment of the evil ones.

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