everythingthat can standthe fire,you shall passthroughthe fire,and it shall be clean,but it shall be purifiedwith waterfor impurity.But whatevercannotstandthe fireyou shall passthroughthe water.
The LORDalso saidto Moses,"Goto the peopleand consecratethem todayand tomorrow,and let them washtheir garments;
So Moseswentdownfrom the mountainto the peopleand consecratedthe people,and they washedtheir garments.
"Whenyou passthrough the waters,I will be with you; And through the rivers,they will not overflowyou. Whenyou walkthroughthe fire,you will not be scorched,Norwill the flameburnyou.
Also anythingon whichone of them may fallwhen they are deadbecomesunclean,includinganywoodenarticle,orclothing,ora skin,ora sack--anyarticleof whichuseis made--it shall be putin the waterand be uncleanuntilevening,then it becomesclean.
As for anygarmentor anyleatheron whichthere is seminalemission,it shall be washedwith waterand be uncleanuntilevening.
"And I will bringthe thirdpartthrough the fire,Refinethem as silveris refined,And testthem as goldis tested.They will callon My name,And I will answerthem; I will say,They are My people,'And they will say,'The LORDis my God.'"
Then for the unclean[person] they shall takesomeof the ashesof the burntpurificationfrom sinand flowingwatershall be addedto them in a vessel.
Now a manwho is cleanshall gatherup the ashesof the heiferand depositthem outsidethe campin a cleanplace,and the congregationof the sonsof Israelshall keepit as waterto remove impurity;it is purificationfrom sin.
onlythe goldand the silver,the bronze,the iron,the tinand the lead,
"And you shall washyour clotheson the seventhdayand be clean,and afterwardyou may enterthe camp."
"Thusyou shall doto them, for their cleansing:[sprinkle] purifyingwateron them, and let them usea razorovertheir wholebodyand washtheir clothes,and they will be clean.
"As for me, I baptizeyou with waterfor repentance,but He who is comingafterme is mightierthan I, and I amnot fitto removeHis sandals;He will baptizeyou with the HolySpiritand fire.
eachman'sworkwill becomeevident;for the daywill showit becauseit is [to be] revealedwith fire,and the fireitselfwill testthe qualityof each man'swork.
sothat He might sanctifyher, having cleansedher by the washingof waterwith the word,
sothat the proofof your faith,[being] more preciousthan goldwhich is perishable,even thoughtestedby fire,may be foundto resultin praiseand gloryand honorat the revelationof JesusChrist;
Correspondingto that, baptismnowsavesyou-- not the removalof dirtfrom the flesh,but an appealto Godfor a goodconscience--throughthe resurrectionof JesusChrist,
Beloved,do not be surprisedat the fiery ordealamongyou, which comesupon you for your testing,as thoughsome strange thingwere happeningto you;
I adviseyou to buyfrom Me goldrefinedby firesothat you may become rich,and whitegarmentssothat you may clotheyourself, and [that] the shameof your nakednesswill not be revealed;and eye salveto anointyour eyessothat you may see.
