God
destroying people by fire is a common theme throughout the Bible. I have read
over it in several different places. It states in Isaiah 66:15-16 “For behold,
the LORD will come in fire, And
his chariots like the whirlwind, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke
with flames of fire. For by fire will the LORD enter into judgment, and by his sword, with all flesh; and
those slain by the LORD shall be many.”
I
cannot help but think of God’s promise to Noah. God said he would never again
destroy the Earth with a flood or water again. Is fire more merciful? The article “The
Fire of God’s Punishment” by Spotts (http://www.icr.org/article/21880/) gives a list of all the times
God’s judgment by fire is listed. It doesn’t go on to explain why fire? Instead
it talks about salvation through Jesus and preventing an eternity in Hell. Hell is God's final punishment and not relevant to my current question. I found this site to be less than helpful answering my question but I included it. I really liked the list of references to fire in the Bible and found them most useful.
The
second source http://theblackcordelias.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/purifying-fire-or-judgement/
explains that fire can be used as punishment or pacification purposes
from God. I liked this blog because it shows several different Bible references
to “FIRE” and how God used it based on their interpretation. This gave me some insight
on why God would choice his method of destruction by fire. God wants to purify
the land that he destroyed. Fire would be a more effective way to accomplish
this goal. Nothing can escape fire. Everything living will be destroyed by
using fire as the weapon.

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