Monday, August 25, 2003 (60)A FIRE WALKER. The liberties afforded this created being were complete. His high and lofty position and status in the presence of the Lord is astonishing. Satan had walked up and down, had felt at ease, in the midst or the heart of the stones of fire. Both fire and stones create an interesting analogue here. Peter introduced us to the Living stone, the Lord Jesus Christ. This stone is repeatedly referred to in the scriptures and is a great and necessary theme, which we need to study and comprehend. 1 Pet. 2:4 Jesus is every thing to this spiritual building, from architect to builder. To the supplier of the materials used to the very material itself. He is the foundation and the capstone. Then Peter makes it even more interesting, by referring to the church as being constituted of lively stones. That which is to be built up and made to be the spiritual, eternal house of the Lord. 1 Pet. 2:5 There is also the possibility that these stones are the precious stones [Eze. 28:13] glittering and scintillating with the fiery light reflected from the glory of the Lord shining from the throne of the Lord. The whole scene of the throne of the Lord is majestic beyond description, and satan was an integral part of its beauty and splendor.
OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. The very being and essence of the true and the living God, is fire. Harmful and destructive to His foes, but glorious and marvelous to His own. For our God is a consuming fire. Heb. 12:29 He is to become one who baptizes His followers with the Holy Ghost and fire. A good fire, one which warms the individual with the zeal of the Lord Himself. At the same time, its purpose is to consume the chaff, to sanctify and purify the one baptized. Luke 3:16-17What a tremendous privilege granted those who believe on the Lord Jesus. It is His will that we all become stones of fire. Filled and unctionized by the power of the Spirit. He is desirous of His church being lively stones filled with the Holy Ghost and fire. Ezekiel saw the throne of fire and the being of fire and brightness or light who occupied it. Eze. 1:26 He likewise saw the four living creatures who were before the throne of the Lord. These men in whom the power and revelation of the Lord was seen. Their appearance was like burning, glowing coals of fire. There was a light or flaming torch which was extremely active, flashing up and down in their midst. Also there were flashes of lightening streaking out from them. Surely stones of fire. Satan associated with the leadership of the kingdom of the Lord. Not to be excluded from this thought is the fact that John saw a sea of glass, like crystal, mixed with fire, which was situated before the throne of the Lord. Once again the four living creatures are in attendance. A crystal is six sided and is a type of man. Therefore we see the redeemed of all ages standing in worship and adoration before the throne of the Lord. Rev. 4:6 Our conclusion can only be that satan in his creation and placement in the kingdom was allotted an extremely high position and associated with the very elite of heaven. He was, and still is a being of great beauty and attractiveness.