THE FIRE IS HERE! WE ARE ABLAZE! 4-21-17 video Stand in the fire
FIRE-he can give the Spirit to cleanse and purify the heart, not only as water washes off the dirt on the outside, but as fire purges out the dross that is within, and melts down the metal, that it may be cast into a new mould
FIRE was to be constantly burning upon the altar without going out, in order "that the burnt offering might never go out, because this was the divinely appointed symbol and visible sign of the uninterrupted worship of Jehovah. Fire was a symbol of the Lord's presence and the instrument of His power, approval.
Luke 12:49 "I've come to start a fire on this earth how I wish it were blazing right now!
50 I've come to change everything, turn everything rightside up how I long for it to be finished MSG
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Luke 12:49 I have come to set the earth on fire. And how I long for every heart to be already ablaze with this fiery passion for God!
50 But first I must be immersed into the baptism of God's judgment, I am consumed with passion as I await its fulfillment. Passion
Luke 3:16 John answered them all by saying, I baptize you with water; but He Who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of Whose sandals I am not fit to unfasten. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. AMP
He will baptize you into holiness and into his raging fire.
Luke 24:32 Back and forth they talked. "Didn't we feel on fire as he conversed with us on the road, as he opened up the Scriptures for us?" MSG
Didn't our hearts burn with the flames of holy passion.
Acts 22:6 "As I was on the road approaching Damascus, about noon, a brilliant light suddenly appeared, flashing all around me.... Passion
GOD IS A FIRE
Deuteronomy 4:24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
Ex 24:17 In the view of the Israelites below, the Glory of God looked like a raging fire at the top of the mountain. MSG
Ex 3:2 The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush was blazing away but it didn't burn up.
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Job 41:21 He blows and fires blaze; flames of fire stream from his mouth. MSG
Rev 1:14 hair a blizzard of white, Eyes pouring fire-blaze, MSG
Rev 19:12 His eyes are a blaze of fire, on his head many crowns. He has a Name inscribed that's known only to himself. MSG
Rev 4:5 Out from the throne came flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne seven blazing torches burned, which are the seven Spirits of God [the sevenfold Holy Spirit]; AMP
Dan 7:9 "As I was watching all this, "Thrones were set in place and The Old One sat down. His robes were white as snow, his hair was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, its wheels blazing.
10 A river of fire poured out of the throne. Thousands upon thousands served him, tens of thousands attended him. The courtroom was called to order, and the books were opened. MSG
PROPHCEY OF PENTACOST
Isa 29:6 You shall be visited and delivered by the Lord of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a devouring fire . AMP
Acts 2:1 When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force no one could tell where it came from. It filled the whole building.
3 Then, like a wildfire, the Holy Spirit spread through their ranks,
4 and they started speaking in a number of different languages as the Spirit prompted them. MSG
Mark 1:8 I'm baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. His baptism a holy baptism by the Holy Spirit will change you from the inside out." MSG
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Mark 1:8 I buried you in water, but he will bury you into the Spirit of Holiness! Passion
INSIDE OUT
Luke 3:16 But John intervened: "I'm baptizing you here in the river. The main character in this drama, to whom I'm a mere stagehand, will ignite the kingdom life, a fire, the Holy Spirit within you, changing you from the inside out. MSG
He will baptize you in the Spirit of Holiness and into his raging fire. Passion
Ps 51:6 What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life. MSG
Ps 16:9 I'm happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I'm firmly formed. MSG
Jer 20:9 If I say, I will not make mention of [the Lord] or speak any more in His name, in my mind and heart it is as if there were a burning fire shut up in my bones. And I am weary of enduring and holding it in; I cannot [contain it any longer]. AMP
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Jer 20:9 But if I say, "Forget it! No more God-Messages from me!" The words are fire in my belly, a burning in my bones. I'm worn out trying to hold it in.
I can't do it any longer! MSG
MINISTERS Ps 104:4 You make your messengers into winds of the Spirit, and all your ministers become flames of fire. Passion
Heb 1:7 And about his angels he says, I make my angels swift winds and my ministers fiery flames. Passion
Jude 14 It was of these people, moreover, that Enoch in the seventh [generation] from Adam prophesied when he said, Behold, the Lord comes with His myriads of holy ones (ten thousands of His saints)
2 Thess 1:7 And to [recompense] you who are so distressed and afflicted [by granting you] relief and rest along with us [your fellow sufferers] when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,
Matt 12:20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory. AMP
Prov 4:18 But the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines more and more (brighter and clearer) until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day [to be prepared]. AMP
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Prov 4:18 The ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter they shine. MSG
Luke 12:35 Keep your loins girded and your lamps burning, AMP
Acts 18:25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and burning with spiritual zeal, he spoke and taught diligently and accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he was acquainted only with the baptism of John. AMP
Rev 3:19 Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude]. AMP
Mark 1:15 His message was this: "At last the fulfillment of the age has come! It is time for the realm of God's kingdom to be experienced in its fullness! Turn your lives back to God and put your trust in the hope filled gospel!" Passion
Matt 3:8 Bring forth fruit that is consistent with repentance [let your lives prove your change of heart]; AMP
Heb 12:27 Now this phrase "once and for all" clearly indicates the final removal of things that are shaking, that is, the old order, so only what is unshakeable will remain.
28 Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakeable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights his heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe. For our God is a holy, devouring Fire! Passion
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Heb 12:26 The phrase "one last shaking" means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.
28 Do you see what we've got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander.
29 He's actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won't quit until it's all cleansed. God himself is Fire! MSG
SPIRITUAL ZEAL
2 Tim 1:6 That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]. AMP
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2 Tim 1:6 And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed keep that ablaze! MSG
Acts 18:25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and burning with spiritual zeal, he spoke and taught diligently and accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he was acquainted only with the baptism of John.
BURNT OFFERING
2 Chronicles 7:1 WHEN SOLOMON had finished praying, the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
ELIJAH 1 Kings 18:38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust, and also licked up the water that was in the trench.
Rom 12:1 I APPEAL to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship. AMP
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Rom 12:11 Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.
12 Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer. AMP
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Rom 12:11 Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master,
12 cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder. MSG
Mark 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. KJV
Num 28:2 "Command the People of Israel. Tell them, You're in charge of presenting my food, my Fire-Gifts of pleasing fragrance, at the set times.
2 Chron 7:3 When all Israel saw the fire fall from heaven and the Glory of GOD fill The Temple, they fell on their knees, bowed their heads, and worshiped, thanking GOD: Yes! God is good! His love never quits! MSG
1 Cor 3:12 But if anyone builds upon the Foundation, whether it be with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
13 The work of each [one] will become [plainly, openly] known (shown for what it is); for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done.
14 If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test], he will get his reward.
15 But if any person's work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire.
16 Do you not discern and understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God's temple (His sanctuary), and that God's Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, collectively as a church and also individually]? AMP ****things that will hurt you WOOD-1) as a beam from which any one is suspended, a gibbet, a cross 2) a log or timber with holes in which the feet, hands, neck of prisoners were inserted and fastened with thongs 3) a fetter or shackle for the feet HAY-1) a reed 2) a staff made of a reed,3) a measuring reed or rod STRAW- primarily denoted "a feeding enclosure.