Fire in religion

thumb|The Last Judgment (detail), c.1431, by Fra Angelico depicting people being tormented in hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location or state in the afterlife in which souls are subjected to punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history sometimes depict hells as eternal, such as in some versions of Christianity and Islam, whereas religions with reincarnation usually depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations, as is the case in the Indian religions. Religions typically locate hell in another dimension or under Earth's surface. Other afterlife destin

ancient Hebrew lampstand

funerary women sacrifice

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In Norse cosmology, Muspelheim (), also called Muspell (), is a realm of fire.

Zoroastrian place of worship

biblical episode where Moses was appointed by God to lead the Israelites into Canaan

Jewish holiday

nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah

English translation of Greek word Holokautein (ὁλοκαυτεῖν), rare Greek sacrifice

Eastern Orthodox symbol of Resurrection

three characters in the Book of Daniel, who survive the fiery furnace

sheets of paper burnt as offerings in various Asian religious practices

Atar () is the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire, sometimes described in abstract terms as "burning and unburning fire" or "visible and invisible fire" (Mirza, 1987:389). It is considered to be the visible presence of Ahura Mazda and his Asha through the eponymous Yazata. The rituals for purifying a fire are performed 1,128 times a year.

Lamps used in churches or temples located close to Holy Tabernacle, representing the real presence of Jesus Christ.

worship or deification of fire

place of punishment for evildoers in Christianity and ancient Egyptian religions; less literally, the infinite misery which must befall those who come short in loyalty to truth and duty

phrase meaning a transformative ordeal

one of the manifestations of the presence of Yahweh in the Torah

eternal flame in ancient Rome

mythological object mentioned in the Bible

idiomatic expression of signs of God's wrath in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the New Testament.