Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.

Bible References

General references

2 Thessalonians 1:8
Then he will 'inflict punishment upon those who refuse to know God, and upon those who turn a deaf ear' to the Good News of Jesus, our Lord.
Hebrews 12:29
For our God is 'a consuming fire.'
2 Peter 3:10
The Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed.
Revelation 11:5
When any one wishes to harm them, 'fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies'; and whoever wishes to harm them will, in this way, inevitably perish.
Revelation 20:15
and all whose names 'were not found written in the Book of Life' were hurled into the lake of fire.