Do You Want the BAPTISM by FIRE? - Herbert W Armstrong - October 1953

Herbert W Armstrong

Often we hear one say, "I want that baptism with the Holy Spirit and FIRE." Or: "I have the baptism with the SPIRIT, - now I want that FIRE! Do such persons know what they are asking? The common belief that we should desire that baptism with FIRE springs from texts showing God will purify and cleanse those who are His, by purging away the dross. And the Scriptures speaking of this purifying process usually speak of it as "purge away," or "take away the dross," rather than burning it away with fire. But in Ezekiel 22, God does speak of burning away this dross with fire. Before we examine the words of John the Baptist about being baptised with the Holy Spirit and with FIRE, let's see if we want even to have this dross purified by FIRE. Here it is! LISTEN! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library