The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like
My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to yo
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My n
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because
But I said, “I have labored in vain, I have spent My strength in futility and vanity; yet My vindication is with the LOR
Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness.
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may resul