Burning Coal From Heaven’s Altar

Seraphim brought a burning coal in his hand taken with tongs from the heaven’s altar (Isaiah 6:6). Seraphim are six-winged “fiery” angels who surround God. Fiery means consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly. Imagine how hot the altar in heaven is if a Seraphim needed to use tongs.

Altar was a place of sacrifice. Earthly altars are place where animals are to be slain, what kind of animals are slain on heaven’s altar? Why did heaven have an altar? For the Lamb of God to be sacrificed.

The coal was a live coal taken from the altar in heaven, where the fire was always burning, and the coal is used to fuel the fire.

This is the law of the burnt offering; the burnt offering itself must remain on the altar’s hearth all night until morning, while the fire of the altar is kept burning on it. Leviticus 6:8.

Jesus Christ was the burnt offering that was placed on the heaven’s altar and left there until morning. This altar’s coal was taken.

The burning/live coal symbolises the continuous Knowledge of Jesus as a crucified saviour i.e. His sacrifice, His atoning nature. This coal/knowledge was refined with Heaven’s fire, present on Heaven’s altar and was always burning.

A burning fiery angel, seraphim brought this burning coal to touch Isaiah’s mouth.

When the seraphim, touched his mouth, there was an impartation of this continuous hot and burning refined Knowledge of Jesus as a crucified saviour. The seraphim affirmed this impartation, saying that “your wickedness is removed, and your sin is atoned for”.

Isaiah was given the knowledge of a crucified saviour from the Heaven’s altar. It provided first-hand information about the cross and the Saviour. This knowledge has been refined and made pure by fire. This knowledge was continuous drawing from heaven’s altar. How long the fire has been burning is unknown. Heavenly fire does not go out, but earthly fire does. Isaiah received this continuous refined and purified knowledge from heaven’s altar. This knowledge is still burning, live, ongoing and continuous.

This imparted continuous refined knowledge of God kept Isaiah’s life always burning/ablaze. He was first to see the origin of sin (Satan and His Downfall), clearly describe Jesus as the Messiah, and discuss the millennium and end times. He sat by one of the wells of living water—the well of knowledge of Jesus as the crucified Saviour—for the entirety of His life and drew daily from it. This was an continuous/ ongoing awareness of Jesus as a crucified Messiah.

The prophesies and words of Isaiah were tough to interpret since it spans from first coming of Jesus to second coming to Millennium. Some literary prophesies have yet to be understood. It would take generations to correctly analyse the words and prophecies written by Isaiah.

In this book, God’s revelation of Jesus as the crucified Savior is still burning. Emmanuel, Messiah, the Victorious lamb, etc are seen in these pages. As you the read the book of Isaiah, ask God to lit your life with this burning knowledge of Crucified saviour and make this burning knowledge a continuous drawing from heaven’s altar throughout your lifetime.

Today let our lives be touched with this burning coal, which is a continuous drawing from the well of Knowledge about Jesus as a crucified saviour, and not a onetime experience.

One of the wells of living water i.e knowledge of Jesus as the crucified Saviour, opened up after the burning coal experience. Isaiah began to draw and drink the living water from this well by describing this knowledge in the following chapters. The first was about Jesus’ birth, followed by his birthplace, His kingdom, His authority, His sacrifice, and so forth.

1) First revelation Chapter 7:14 – Description of Jesus’ birth – Virgin will conceive, have a son and name him Immanuel.

2) Chapter 9 – Description about place of Jesus’ birth, His dominion, and His Kingship

3) Chapter 11 – Description of Reign of king of Jesus

4) Chapter 53 – Description of Death of Jesus on the Cross

Is there a stir in your heart to drink this living water from the well of knowledge about Jesus as the Messiah?

Ask God to reveal the hidden knowledge of Jesus as the Messiah that is found in the book of Isaiah.