BAPTISM WITH FIRE

Gideon was a man of God, mentioned in the book of Judges, who was called by the Lord to be used to save His people from the hand of their enemies, the Midianites. So that His people, the Israelites, would know it was Him using Gideon, God told Gideon to use only 300 men to destroy the many thousands of their enemies! So the Lord told Gideon to tell his men to have a trumpet in their right hands and a jar with a lit torch inside, on their left hands! So then they went to the camp of their enemies, blowing their trumpets, shouting ‘A sword for the Lord and for Gideon’ and smashing the jars , so that the whole camp was bright with the fire of the torches; and so all the enemies were confused and if they did not flee, their swords came against each other! And so the Israelis were saved! (Read Judges 7: 10-22).

This is symbolic of God’s people being baptized with fire and saved, as their enemies are convicted of judgment! “And when He (Holy Spirit) comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.” John 16: 8.
The fire is also symbolic of when the unbelievers are around believers who are burning with the fire of the Holy Spirit and so that these unbelievers will be convicted and might be saved if they believe in the Lord Jesus, and so they will come into the kingdom of God! We see all of Jesus’ ministry was conducted by the power of the Holy Spirit, and He wants that to happen through us too, His church!

BAPTISM WITH FIRE
“He will baptize you with
The Holy Spirit and with fire.” Mattehew 3:11.