is the chosen symbol of the holiness of God (Ex 3:2; Re 2:18), as indicating "the intense, all-consuming operation of his holiness in relation to sin."
The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. He looked -- and the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed!
"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame and whose feet are like polished bronze:
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