"For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire..." Deuteronomy 4:24
Fire is first mentioned in Genesis 4:24, "So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life." At first glance it seems as if that sword was a punishment, but in reality it was a blessing. That heavenly flame, prevented Adam and Eve from becoming eternally living sinners. Imagine what horror life would be if we lived forever in this sinful condition. Disease and sorrow would know no end. Battles in war could never stop. Mass murderers could inflict their tortures on victims one day and just begin again the next. God prevented all that suffering, He interposed Himself in the flame and did not allow this planet to become worse than the worst horror movie ever filmed.
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