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Confrontation - Ellen G. White

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Chapter 26<br />

Strange Fire<br />

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, who<br />

ministered in the holy office of priesthood, partook<br />

freely of wine and, as was their usual custom, went<br />

in to minister before the Lord. The priests who<br />

burned incense before the Lord were required to<br />

use the fire of God’s kindling, which burned day<br />

and night and was never extinguished. God gave<br />

explicit directions how every part of His service<br />

should be conducted, that all connected with His<br />

sacred worship might be in accordance with His<br />

holy character. And any deviation from the express<br />

directions of God in connection with His holy<br />

service was punishable with death.<br />

No sacrifice would be acceptable to God which<br />

was not salted or seasoned with divine fire, which<br />

represented the communication between God and<br />

man that was opened through Jesus Christ alone.<br />

The holy fire which was to be put upon the censer<br />

was kept burning perpetually. And while the<br />

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