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To: HiTech RedNeck
Beliefs along this vein will usually get along far better with Christians, though the fire part is weird.

Not really. They do not worship fire, any more than Christians worship wood when they pray in front of a cross.

To them, fire is the symbol of God. Considering that in the Bible, God appeared as a burning bush, led the Israelites as a pillar of fire, and in the New Testament we also see God appearing as fire, it's not so different from Christian views:

Acts 2:

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all [a]with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them [b]divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

19 posted on 04/19/2019 5:33:39 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: PapaBear3625

It is interesting the tie between the metaphors. I didn’t say they worshiped the flames, although in a sub-Christian context it would be understandable if they did.

It’s customary in Jewish synagogues to have an “eternal lamp” burning all the time. The one I used to go to (how I became Christian is another story) used an electric one. Which would burn unless the electricity went out or the bulb burned out. At that time I wondered about whether they could use what we know now as an uninterruptible power supply.


56 posted on 04/19/2019 9:15:43 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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