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What does it mean that God is a consuming fire?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
God is first identified as a "consuming fire" in Deuteronomy 4:24 and 9:3. The writer to the Hebrews reiterates, warning the Hebrews to worship God with reverence and awe "for our God is a consumin...

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