What does fire represent?
1. The Presence of God. "And Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire" (Exd 19:18).
2. Righteouness of God. "From His right hand went a fiery law for them" (Deu 33:2).
3. Judgment of God. The Lord shall trouble thee this day…and burnt them with fire" (Jos 7:25).
4. Favour of God. "The fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering" (2Ch 7:1).
5. Word of God. "His word was in my heart as a burning fire" (Jer 20:9).
6. Protection of God. "For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about" (Zec 2:5).
7. Searching of God. "And I will bring the third part through the fire and will refine them as silver is refined" (Zec 13:9).