Jud 1:22-23 And have mercy on those who doubt; (23) save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. Clearly the fire cannot be completely literal; a literal fire consumes fuel, using oxygen to produce heat and smoke. Fire in this [...]
Answers about fire
The words that speak most strongly about a fiery future, such as the lake of fire of Revelation 20:14, are symbolic of the destruction that will occur at the future time of Judgment. However, 2 Peter 3:10-13, speaking of the time when Jesus Christ returns to the earth, says, But the day of the Lord will [...]
In one of his parables (Matthew 13:42) Jesus said that the wicked were to be thrown into a fiery furnace. In two others (Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:30) they were to be cast into outer darkness, and in another parable (Matthew 24:51) they were to be cut in pieces. It seems likely, then, as you suggest, [...]
