“I have come to set the world on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing.” Luke 12:49 Did you know that the word fire is mentioned approximately 475 times in the Bible? Certainly, the two most known references are that of Moses and the burning bush and the tongues of fire at Pentecost. One of the most impressive stories of fire in the Old Testament is found in the book of Daniel. The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzer puts three Israelites into a fiery furnace as punishment for not worshiping idols. The three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, are preserved from harm by the presence of an angel of God,…