S.H.E. DOMINION

REFINERS FIRE

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No, Jesus did not directly teach about the "refiner's fire" using that exact phrase in the Gospels. However, the Old Testament prophecy in Malachi 3:2-3 portrays the Messiah—fulfilled in Jesus—as like a refiner's fire, purifying His people through judgment and holiness.[1][2]

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Jesus referenced related fire imagery, emphasizing purification, judgment, and the Spirit.

  • Matthew 3:11-12 (KJV, John the Baptist on Jesus): "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I... He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." This links to refining by separating pure from impure.[3][4]
  • Other fire parables: Jesus spoke of unquenchable fire for the wicked (Mark 9:43-48 KJV) and testing branches (John 15:6 KJV), but not the silversmith metaphor.[5]

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    S.H.E. DOMINIONBy Octavia Stevens, Saint Octavia, Www.SaintsUnited.ORG