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The Old Testament uses the phrase "fire and brimstone" in the context of divine punishment and purification. In Genesis 19, God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah with a rain of fire and brimstone (Hebrew: גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ), and in Deuteronomy 29, the Israelites are warned that the same punishment would fall upon them should they abandon their covenant with God.
Mar 28, 2024 · Most occurrences of brimstone (accompanied by fire and burning) appear in the Old Testament. “ For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, doth kindle it ” ( Isaiah 30:33 ).
F. (:33) Retribution Will Be the Culmination of Prepared Fire and Brimstone “For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.” MacArthur: Lit. a place of abomination.
Jan 4, 2022 · By raining down fire and brimstone upon the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, God not only demonstrated how He felt about overt sin, but He also launched an enduring metaphor. After the events of Genesis 19:24, the mere mention of fire, brimstone, Sodom or Gomorrah instantly transports a reader into the context of God’s judgment.
So let us note that in 19:28 Abraham sees some fire coming up from the earth like an evaporation/smoke of an oven and search a little further. When Isaiah in 4:4 talks about cleansing the sons and daughters of Sion he refers to the spirit of judgement and the spirit of burning, so those left will be called clean ἅγιος[5].
Dec 29, 2023 · Besides, the end times are another example of fire and brimstone being used as a symbol of God’s judgment on the unrighteous. Brimstone as a Symbol of Purifying God did not just use brimstone as an agent of judgment, but a way of bringing new life. Likewise in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, the city, the land, and the people were wiped away.
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Aug 20, 2010 · Fire. Those in hell are thrown “into the fiery furnace” (Matt. 13:42, 50), and they burn with “unquenchable fire” (Mark 3:12; 9:43). “Their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:48). God’s judgment is “a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries” (Heb. 10:27). Those in hell “drink the wine of God’s ...
