The Season Of Advent: A Refiner's Fire

God as holy fire is a theme throughout Scripture.
Abraham encountered God as a burning torch and smoking oven.
Moses encountered God in the burning bush.
Elijah said, “The god who answers by fire is indeed God.”
Ezekiel by the river Chebar saw the glory of God as a blazing fire.
John the Baptist said Messiah would consume the chaff with unquenchable fire