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Is it not remarkable that the wrath of God that was unquenchable, and the fires He set
in Jerusalem that would not be quenched, not only ended, but Yahweh restored that which
had been cleansed by fire? Will not Yahweh do the same for those men and angels that are
cast into the unquenchable fires of hell? Indeed, He will! How else will He fulfill that which
He has sworn by His own name?

Isaiah 45:22-24
"Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
I have sworn by Myself; the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall
not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance. They
shall say, ‘Surely in Yahweh I have righteousness and strength.' To Him men shall come,
and all shall be ashamed who are incensed against Him."

There are numerous places where the Bible speaks of unquenchable fire. Following
is a further example from the gospels.

Luke 3:16-17
John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is
coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly
clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire."

It should now be understood that John the Baptist was not speaking of an eternal fire.
The fire that Christ casts upon the earth must consume everything that is marred by sin
until only that which is holy, righteous and true remains. Christ will reign UNTIL He has
put all His enemies under His feet. His reign will continue UNTIL He has reconciled all
things whether in heaven or on earth to the Father. Fire is emblematic of that purifying
work that has been entrusted to Christ. Yahshua said:

Luke 12:49
"I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!"

We must understand these words of Christ in conjunction with all that He has
testified. In another place Christ spoke the following:

Luke 9:54-56
When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to
command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" But He turned and
rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; for the Son of
Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."]

In fairness, it should be pointed out that the words enclosed in brackets in the
Scripture above are not found in the most ancient and reliable manuscripts of the New
Testament. Nevertheless, the Scriptures do consistently testify of this truth. Christ did not
come into the world to condemn the world, but that through Him theworld might be saved.

I John 2:1-2
And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Yahshua Christ the righteous;
and He Himself is the propitiation (merciful covering) for our sins; and not for ours only,