The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in John 21:9,
"When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread."
After Jesus' resurrection and his two meetings with his disciples in the locked room, Peter had gone fishing in the Sea of Galilee. Accompanied by other disciples they fished all night and caught nothing. In the morning Jesus appeared on the shore, told them to cast their net again, and a miraculous haul of fish was made.
We are told when the disciples came ashore they saw Jesus with a fire of burning coals with a breakfast of fish and bread on it. This is the setting when Jesus "reinstated" Peter following Peter's denial of Jesus. Peter had denied him three times the night Jesus was arrested. Now, at this breakfast setting, Jesus asked Peter if he loved him three times. It really is quite a setting.
Earlier, when Peter denied Jesus, it was at break of day, and being cold, there was a fire there as well, "'You aren't one of this man's disciples too, are you?' she asked Peter. He replied, 'I am not.' It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself." John 18:17-18.
I note there was a fire at Peter's denials of Jesus and then later when Jesus "reinstated" him. What is the significance of a fire at both events? I really don't have a clue.
Here are some interesting passages that mention fire (that probably have nothing to do with the two events):
"Everyone will be salted with fire." Mark 9:49.
"He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Luke 3:16.
"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's work." 1 Corinthians 3:11-13.
"...for our 'God is a consuming fire.'" Hebrews 12:29.
"The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell." James 3:6.
"Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh." Jude 22-23.
"When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread."
After Jesus' resurrection and his two meetings with his disciples in the locked room, Peter had gone fishing in the Sea of Galilee. Accompanied by other disciples they fished all night and caught nothing. In the morning Jesus appeared on the shore, told them to cast their net again, and a miraculous haul of fish was made.
We are told when the disciples came ashore they saw Jesus with a fire of burning coals with a breakfast of fish and bread on it. This is the setting when Jesus "reinstated" Peter following Peter's denial of Jesus. Peter had denied him three times the night Jesus was arrested. Now, at this breakfast setting, Jesus asked Peter if he loved him three times. It really is quite a setting.
Earlier, when Peter denied Jesus, it was at break of day, and being cold, there was a fire there as well, "'You aren't one of this man's disciples too, are you?' she asked Peter. He replied, 'I am not.' It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself." John 18:17-18.
I note there was a fire at Peter's denials of Jesus and then later when Jesus "reinstated" him. What is the significance of a fire at both events? I really don't have a clue.
Here are some interesting passages that mention fire (that probably have nothing to do with the two events):
"Everyone will be salted with fire." Mark 9:49.
"He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Luke 3:16.
"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's work." 1 Corinthians 3:11-13.
"...for our 'God is a consuming fire.'" Hebrews 12:29.
"The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell." James 3:6.
"Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh." Jude 22-23.
As I say, I have no clue as to why we are told a fire was present both when Peter denied the Lord and when the Lord provided Peter an opportunity to confess his love of the Lord. I just note that both accounts choose to make note of it.
Do you have any idea? Tongue in cheek (or is it?) we could say, "trial by fire"...
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