These fires were used to spread the religion, rid people of doubt, and offer protection. The most important eternal fire is known as the "Fire of Victory." According to Varner (2009), "the fire contained in this temple is gathered from 16 sources including lightening, the fires of creation, fires from hearths and from trades which use foundries.".
Christianity uses fire to display good and evil. It symbolizes the Holy Ghost and the gates of Hell. The Holy Ghost is one part of the Holy Trinity, which consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Fire is used to symbolize the Holy Ghost in the book of Acts, when God spoke through the burning bush to Moses. In the book of Exodus, a pillar of fire was used to guide people at night. With the fire shown in this sense, it shows the strength and omnipresence of the Holy Spirit. In the bible, Hell is described as being an everlasting lake of fire where there will be weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth. This displays the other side of God, his wrath. Followers of Christianity say that God is like a consuming fire because of his brilliance. In the bible, God is said to be light, but also have eyes of fire. .
Fire is one of the four main elements on Earth and the only one that can be made by man. When camping, hunting, or just stranded in the woods, fire is essential for survival. First of all, you will need to make a fire for heat and cooking. Boiling water that you find in the wilderness will disinfect it and make it consumable. The fire will repel predators and mosquitoes. For hunters, fire can be useful for re-curving and reflexing bows, straightening arrows, and heat treating stone to use as tools. In factories, fire is used for smelting metals, casting metals, and blacksmithing. .
There are so many benefits that we get out of fire, not just destruction. When people think of fire, they immediately think of how it will burn them if they touch it or how houses catching of fire destroys all of your possessions and possibly kill you.
