Reve 1:15
and His feet are like fine-bronze/burnished/lustrious copper, as in a furnace having been refined/fired-to fire;
and His voice is like the voice of many waters;
The word's "furnace" and "refine" are both used in the OT [I put the equivalent Hebrew words to bottom of this post].
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as in a fiery-furnace/kaminw<4448> having been refined/fired-to fire/pepurwmenoi<2575>
Jesus also uses the word for refine in Revelation 3:18
Rev 3:18
I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired/refined/pepurwmenon<4448> out of fire/puroV<4442>, that thou mayest be rich,.................
G4448 matches the Greek πυρόω (
pyroō), which occurs 6 times in 6 verses
4448. puroo poo-ro'-o from 4442; to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust):--burn, fiery, be on fire, try.
4442. pur poor a primary word; "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning):--fiery, fire
G2575 matches the Greek κάμινος (
kaminos), which occurs 4 times in 4 verses
2575. kaminos kam'-ee-nos probably from 2545; a furnace:--furnace.
2545. kaio kah'-yo apparently a primary verb; to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume:--burn, light.
The equivalent Hebrew word for "furnace" is:
3564 kuwr koor from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through; a pot or furnace (as if excavated):--furnace. Compare
3600.
Genesis 1:1 (NKJV)
H3564 matches the Hebrew כּוּר (
kuwr),which occurs 9 times in 9 verses
Ezekiel 22:18
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; H3564
The equivalent Hebrew word for "refine" is
6884 tsaraph tsaw-raf' a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively):--cast, (re-)fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
Malachi 3:
2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's H6884 fire, and like fullers' soap
3 And he shall sit as a refiner H6884 and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
6884
Verse 18. - I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; gold refined by the fire (Revised Version). It is doubtful whether ver. 17 should be connected with ver. 18 or with ver. 16 - whether the self-satisfied condition of the Church is given as the reason why "I will spue thee out of my mouth," or as the reason why "I counsel thee to buy of me."
The Revised Version follows the Authorized Version in connecting yore. 17 and 18; and this view is supported by Alford, Bengel, Dusterdieck, Ebrard. But Trench prefers the other view.
The Authorized Version seems correct, for the reason why "I will spue thee" is given in ver. 16, and another separate reason would probably (though not certainly) not be added.
Though St. Paul (
Colossians 2:3) had pointed out to the Laodiceans (see on the epistle generally, vers. 14-22; and el.
Colossians 4:16) where "are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge," they had not heeded the lesson, and now Christ once more counsels them to obtain true riches from the proper source. They are to buy from me; the emphasis being laid on me, in contradistinction to their trust in themselves. They are poor (ver. 17), and must therefore obtain gold refined by the fire - gold superior to that on the possession of which they so prided themselves, that they may indeed be rich.
To buy this gold by giving something of equal value in exchange, they were truly unable. Yet it was to be bought, and would entail the sacrifice of something which, though perhaps dear to them, would be nothing in comparison with the return they would obtain. Note the Revised Version rendering may become rich, repeating and enforcing the fact of their present destitution............
