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Atomic Bible
Luke 12:49
I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
from Not Peace but Division, Luke 12:49-53
What it says

Jesus speaks of a fire he has come to ignite on the earth and longs for it to be kindled.

What it is doing

The verse presents his coming in terms of fire.

In context

49I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. ”