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According to their uncleanness, And according to their transgressions, I have done with them, And I do hide My face from them.
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According to their uncleanness, And according to their transgressions, I have done with them, And I do hide My face from them.
In Ezekiel 39:18, the 'fatlings of Bashan' signify goods of the natural man from a spiritual origin. (Apocalypse Explained 650[47])
Fire, in the spiritual sense, can mean either love or hatred depending on the context, just as natural fire can be either comforting in keeping you warm, or scary in burning down your house. Our language reflects this, too -- we use concepts like a smoldering hatred or a burning love. So fire signifies a love, either a good love of the neighbor and to the Lord, or, in a bad sense, selfish love of oneself that, if unchecked by conscience, leads to hatred of anyone that opposes it.