Abraham looked down toward the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham looked at all the land in the valley. Abraham saw much smoke rising from the land. It looked like smoke from a very big fire.
Psalm 18:8 - Easy To Read Version Smoke came from God’s nose. {\cf2\super [101]} \par Burning flames came from\par God’s mouth,\par Burning sparks flew from him.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There went up smoke from His nostrils; and lightning out of His mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it. American Standard Version (1901) There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it. Common English Bible Smoke went up from God’s nostrils; out of his mouth came a devouring fire; flaming coals blazed out in front of him! Catholic Public Domain Version The law of the Lord is immaculate, converting souls. The testimony of the Lord is faithful, providing wisdom to little ones. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones. |
Abraham looked down toward the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham looked at all the land in the valley. Abraham saw much smoke rising from the land. It looked like smoke from a very big fire.
Burning torches come out from his mouth.\par Sparks of fire shoot out.\par
The Lord can just look at the earth,\par and it will shake.\par He can touch the mountains\par and smoke will begin to rise from them.\par
He will make hot coals and burning\par sulphur fall like rain on those bad people.\par Those bad people will get nothing but\par a hot, burning wind. {\cf2\super [63]} \par
Lord, when you are with the king,\par he is like a hot oven \{that burns up everything in it\}.\par His anger burns like a hot fire,\par and he destroys his enemies.\par
Our God is coming,\par and he will not keep quiet.\par Fire burns in front of him.\par There is a great storm around him.\par
God, did you leave us forever?\par Are you still angry at your people?\par
People will hear about danger\par and they will be scared.\par Some of the people will run away.\par But they will fall into holes\par and be trapped.\par Some of those people\par will climb out of the holes,\par but they will be caught in another trap.”\par The flood gates in the sky above will open,\par \{and the floods will begin\}.\par The foundations of the earth will shake.\par
A river of fire was flowing\par in front of the Ancient King. {\cf2\super [77]} \par Millions of people were serving him.\par Hundreds of millions of people stood\par in front of him.\par \{This was like\} court was ready to begin,\par and the books were opened.\par
So fire came from the Lord and destroyed Nadab and Abihu. They died in front of the Lord.
“I destroyed you like I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [55]} And those cities were completely destroyed. You were like a burnt stick pulled from a fire. But still you didn’t come back to me \{for help\}.” The Lord said those things.
The people started complaining about their troubles. The Lord heard their complaints. The Lord heard these things and became angry. Fire from the Lord burned among the people. The fire burned some of the areas at the edge of the camp.
Then a fire came from the Lord and destroyed the 250 men who were offering the incense. [209]
If a person tries to hurt the witnesses, fire comes from the mouths of the witnesses and kills their enemy. Any person that tries to hurt them will die like this.