And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. (Isaiah 31:9)

Divine Fire Is Divine Fire

God Himself is a Fire!

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?(Isaiah 33:14)

For our God is a consuming fire. (Hebrews 12:29)

Notice the context of Hebrews 12:29. It reveals that the entire created realm must be exposed to the fiery judgment of the Lord.

The context states:

Refusing Him who speaks (12:25).

Shaking the heaven and the earth until that which is not of Christ is removed (12:26,27).

Serving God with reverence and godly fear (12:28).

Burning sulfur is mentioned several times in the Scriptures as being the portion of wicked people.

Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone [burning sulfur] and fire from the Lord out of heaven; (Genesis 19:24)

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone [burning sulfur], and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. (Psalms 11:6)

For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone [burning sulfur], doth kindle it. (Isaiah 30:33)

The preceding verse is significant. It portrays the "breath of the Lord" as being "like a stream of burning sulfur."

We may not enjoy thinking of the effect of the breath of God as being similar to that of burning sulfur, but the Scripture is the Scripture!

The wicked of the last days will be tormented and slain by fire, smoke, and sulfur.

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone [sulfur], which issued out of their mouths. (Revelation 9:18)

Whoever worships the beast, the world system, will be tormented forever with burning sulfur.

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone [burning sulfur] in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: (Revelation 14:10)

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone [burning sulfur]. (Revelation 19:20)

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone [burning sulfur], where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (Revelation 20:10)

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone [burning sulfur]: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)

To be continued.