And to tie it back to the bible... God makes His messengers “flames of fire.” She has described the lowness of fallen angels, of demons with that “cold clear fire.”
When I am actually in a fervent worship situation (to me, it’s being part of a praise band that is really going to town) it’s like being in a sun room. The warmth fills and it carries along with me too even when I leave.
I kind of like giving the sun treatment to the “dry ice” of skeptics. Fog city! But maybe they will make the right choice (I mean choose to accept God’s salvation) some day.
Of further interest,the following paragraph describes the NDE experience of German actor Curt Jurgens during cardiac arrest:
"...I had a feeling that life was ebbing from me. I felt powerful sensations of dread (then suddenly everything) turned a glowing red. I saw twisted faces grimacing as they stared down at me (I tried to defend myself but) could no longer shut out the frightful truth: beyond the faces dominating this fiery world were faces of the damned. I had a feeling of despair....the sensation of horror was so great it choked me. Obviously I was in Hell itself (and then suddenly) the black silhouette of a human figure began to draw near...a woman...with lipless mouth and in her eyes an expression that sent icy shudders down my back. She stretched out her arms...and pulled me by an irresistible force (into) a world filled with....sounds of lamentation....I asked the figure...who she was. A voice answered: "I am death." (German actor Curt Jürgens, To Hell and Back, Maurice Rawlings, MD, pp. 76-77)