Ezekiel 22:18-22

18 aSon of man, the house of Israel has become bdross to me; all of them are cbronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are ddross of silver. 19Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20As one gathers silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into a furnace, eto blow the fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you fin my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you. 21I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it. 22As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the Lord; gI have poured out my wrath upon you.”

Zechariah 13:8-9

8In the whole land, declares the Lord,
two thirds shall be cut off and perish,
hand one third shall be left alive.
9And iI will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
jThey will call upon my name,
and kI will answer them.
lI will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Malachi 3:2-3

2But mwho can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For nhe is like a refiner’s fire and like fullerssoap. 3He will sit oas a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring pofferings in righteousness to the Lord.
Or and they will belong to the Lord, bringers of an offering in righteousness

Hebrews 12:10-11

10For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, rthat we may share his holiness. 11 sFor the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields tthe peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

1 Peter 1:7

7so that uthe tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes vthough it is tested by wfire—may be found to result in xpraise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:12

Suffering as a Christian

12Beloved, do not be surprised at ythe fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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