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What's the Real Source of All the Fire?

18/11/2018

 
We're told by the media reasons for devastating wildfires: global warming, drought conditions, strong winds, President Trump, not clearing away forest debris — did I miss one?

But the Spiritual Self-Help blog brought up the idea of underground heat as a contributor (or cause) of such wildfires. Furthermore, reports of the Athens fire "chasing us all the way into the water" or "all of the sudden, flames were at the side of the car" sound more like fire from under the ground than fire from spreading above-ground — though I don't know enough about fire tendencies to say for sure.

Doing further research, I discovered this article:
Southern California Hotspot Hits 812 Degrees, Baffles Experts

How many other hot spots like this are there that HAVEN'T been discovered?

After all, this one was only discovered "after the land got so hot that it started a brush fire and burned three acres."

Could it also be that they don't report every hot spot they discover? (After all, this one was discovered a while ago.)

Because I'm not in touch with the geological surveys of southern California, I can't say for sure. But I'm inclined to think there might be more than 1 undiscovered (or unreported) extreme hot spot in southern California.

What's going on? I'm not sure. It's just food for thought.

Unless of course, it's President Trump secretly heating hydrocarbons deep inside the Earth. Or maybe he's opening those cracks through which they're seeping out!

And even the theory about deep-seated hydrocarbons leaking out is just that: a theory.

There's no proof.

No one knows what's going on.

But perhaps such extreme hot spots should be taken into account.

Taking Things 1 Step Further

And regardless of the fire's source, it's good to try to wrangle out Hashem's message in it all.

Mishna Sanhedrin 9 mentions the death penalty by fire for various sins, so that might be a good place to start searching.

I'll tell you right now that when I was in my teens, I knew quite a few cases of stepfathers abusing the daughter of their new wife or significant other.

​It's a widespread social problem that has become much more common with all the social change occurring since the 1970s and it's still a hidden problem — sort of like the possible true source of all the fires is also hidden underground?


​Liberals don't like to acknowledge the spread of this abuse because it disturbs their feminist agendas. And that's just one example; it doesn't cover everything. I'm not saying I know, of course; I'm just putting forth a possibility.

There are also more metaphorical reasons mentioned. For example, during election time in Eretz Yisrael, good Jews put up posters reminding us that "lashon hara sorefet" -- "slanderous speech burns."

Again, I don't know.

​But Chazal insists we should examine our deeds (Eruvin 13b, Mesillat Yesharim: Divisions of Zehirut), especially in times of suffering.

The Rambam also insists that attributing purely natural causes to suffering is cruel because it distracts people from doing teshuvah (Mishneh Torah, Taaniyot 1:3).

​Furthermore, a person can even be punished by Hashem for attributing his suffering to natural causes only.


​(The Pele Yoetz is not the original source for these ideas, but he discusses the above in the chapters Yissurim/Suffering & Afflictions, Tzaar/Pain, and Tzarot/Troubles.)

In Eretz Yisrael, many Jews are striving to correct their behavior for what might be causing the burning deaths of innocent children here. Prayer rallies were held in which Tehillim was said and heartfelt mussar given.

​If people struggle to understand the message and strive to correct problematic behavior, it should stop the fires, b'ezrat Hashem.

May we all merit to do true teshuvah from love & merit Heavenly Mercy.
Spr22
18/11/2018 22:04:36

Fire is also used to get rid of avodah zara.

http://dafyomi.co.il/azarah/insites/az-dt-044.htm

Myrtle Rising
18/11/2018 23:40:13

Thanks very much for this, Spr22.

It's very enlightening, especially considering that so many people idolize the celebrities living in southern California (making those celebrities & their lifestyles a type of idol) and also that so many of those same celebrities and their neighbors are into Eastern mysticism, i.e. avodah zara.

So this was really helpful, thank you.

Spr22
19/11/2018 13:20:14

I saw a picture of a burned down celebrity home, but behind it was a big statue of boodah still standing.

Myrtle Rising
19/11/2018 13:44:57

That's very interesting.

Too bad about the survival of the boodah.

Thanks for this tidbit.

kala
18/11/2018 23:09:05

Thanks for this, Myrtle,

Lots of food for thought..

Teshuva should be done by all humans, Jew or Gentile...

As non Jew, i do try... and fail.. and try... and slip up.. and try and try.. again.

God bless you and yours.
kala

Myrtle Rising
18/11/2018 23:43:14

Falling, frustratingly enough, is all part of the process, Kala.

We all slip up sometimes -- well, okay, even a LOT of times.

So as long as you are trying, that's really good.

Thanks for your kind wishes & wishing you the same.

Zahava
19/11/2018 01:32:05

There are all kinds of reasons one can give for all these devastating disasters, but the real answer is the spiritual one and that is because immorality has run amuck! When the 'new contracts' (hamavin yavin) were made into law; it was an understood that there would be terrible consequences. . Think of the mabul and why the world was destroyed. .Disasters and devastation are at an all time high. Plain and simple.

Myrtle Rising
19/11/2018 11:43:19

Good points, Zahava.

Thanks for this.

Neshama
19/11/2018 14:58:55

Sorry for the mixup. Yes, HaShem keeps “knocking on our roof” to alert us that the end is coming. How this appears in our world is sometimes strange, tragic, or incomprehensible. About the “fires in Calif.” there are two phenomenon that could have caused this. One is the presence in our Milky Way of the Nibiru System; and there is a physicist who writes prolifically about this and its interference on earth and in our hemisphere. The second, is more sinister, and it is called DEW, which means “directed energy warfare”. This has been described as ‘high intensity laser’ beams directed at targets. The intensity of which MELTS metal on cars, of which NO wildfire could do. This explains the firefighters saying that they have never experienced such intense heat and destruction that they have seen in ALL the recent wild fires that have decimated and killed in Calif. You can google these and learn about them. But be careful to find reputable sources. There is a third component, which is called weather modification, which means man’s interference with weather patterns to cause destruction and havoc at their sources. This too, could be also caused by the planetary system in our neighborhood; which could have contributed to the Sun’s weakening. Our Sun is also going through a cyclical period of no sunspots. NASA has created a sun simulator to liken the sun’s appearance and effects on our earth (and a moon also, because the moon is only seen by a reflection of the sun). We are indeed in a strange time era. We need not put too much emphasis on all this, just knowing it is enough. We need ONLY to rely on our HaShem that He will do what is best for His children. The video link posted above is very informative.

Myrtle Rising
19/11/2018 16:23:09

You make a lot of interesting points, Neshama.

I'd like to focus on the heat factor for a moment because this seems to be a recurring theme among fires all over, regardless of what kind of fire.

In addition the examples you mentioned, everyone was also shocked that an entire family was burned up in a car crash, rachmana litzlan. I don't recall ever hearing of such a thing. Also, in fires here in apartments or bedrooms, potential rescuers (whether civilian, Hatzolah or firemen) mention the intense heat that impaired their efforts, not the smoke -- and that it all got so hot so fast.

I'm wondering what Hashem's message is in the sheer intensity of the heat.

Also, you mentioned the Nibiru System....it's well-known that a large planetary body (or system) nearby loosens up our gravity & causes underground magma to rise, resulting in volcanoes and the like.

I realize that extreme hotspots, increased volcanic activity (both underwater and on land) don't prove a planetary approach, but these are things that happen when such an approach occurs.

Anyway, thanks very much for all this information.

Myrtle Rising
22/11/2018 10:57:21

The recent fiery accident on the Brooklyn bridge also stands out as not only being unusual (most cars don't burst into flames in accidents), but again, we see here intense heat, an intense fire that took firemen a whole hour to extinguish.

(Thanks to Neshama for bringing it to attention.)

Hashem also had this happen a very prominent bridge in America so it cannot escape notice.

So worldwide, we're seeing unusual fires with unusually intense heat.

Hmm...


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