Pulling out of the Fire

How does Jude 1:23 relate to the tribulation and redemption of the body?

TARGET VERSE:

Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling <726> them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

FIRE: WRATH OF GOD?

Heb 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.

De 4:24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming <0398> fire <0784>, even a jealous God.

Ps 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire <0784> shall devour <0398> them.

De 5:25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire <0784> will consume <0398> us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

Heb 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

Heb 11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Heb 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Jer 38:18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION

Isa 49:8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

2Co 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, NOW is the day of salvation.)

Lu 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Re 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

Re 9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

Re 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

PULLING OUT OF THE FIRE: PRE-TRIBULATION SALVATION?

Jude 1:18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling <726> them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Joh 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck <726> them out of my Father’s hand.

Ps 25:15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Ps 31:4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

1Ti 4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

Php 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Eph 6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Zec 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

Zec 3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

Zec 3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke <01605> thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand <0181> plucked out of the fire?

Ps 9:5 Thou hast rebuked <01605> the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

Na 1:4 He rebuketh <01605> the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.

Ru 2:16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke <01605> her not.

Jer 6:29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

PULLING OUT OF THE FIRE: SALVATION - GATHERING UNTO CHRIST?

Jude 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling <726> them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Am 4:11 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand <0181> plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Am 4:6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Am 4:9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Heb 6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

Heb 6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

Heb 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up <726> together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

2Co 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up <726> to the third heaven.

2Co 12:4 How that he was caught up <726> into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

Re 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up <726> unto God, and to his throne.

SUMMARY CONCLUSION

Pulling or plucking someone out of the fire appears to be the language of both pre as well as post tribulation salvation. GOD is a consuming FIRE. And the Bible seems to admonish others to find Christ BEFORE the great and terrible Day of the Lord where the FIRE (Wrath of God) consumes all things except for the elect being brought out of Babylon.

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