(From Forerunner Commentary)
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"Spirit," referring to the essential force within God, is used to help us understand the attitude motivating His actions. What we see on the outside, externally, is judgment; but spirit is an internal, invisible force, impelling, motivating, generating His judgment, which is "burning," representing a punishing, purging, purifying destruction. So in God, His spirit motivates Him to judge. This is how "spirit" is used in God's Word. John W. Ritenbaugh
Related Topics: Branch of the Lord
| Burning
| God's Judgment
| Purging of Impurity
| Purifying Destruction
| Spirit
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