Even though I remain suspicious of the OP, I will for the benefit of my brothers and sisters I will explain the New Church approach to biblical symbolism. Every term and phrase in the Word expresses an inner meaning that correspondences with a spiritual truth about our Lord. These spiritual meanings add to the literary and historical meanings that convey more basic instruction.
Passages related to fire are particularly clear that this is so it corresponds with love. Love, either good or bad, is the inward fire, as seen in some representative examples from the Word: I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me . . . shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. (Matt 3:11) All these refer to the love that filles our hearts when we recieve Him.
The God that answereth by fire, let him be God. (1 Kings 18:24) The angel of the Lord appeared unto Moses in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. (Exodus 3:2) The Ancient of days did sit: . . . his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. (Dan. 7:9) ...his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace. (Rev. 1: 14, 15) In these and many other passages we read about how our Lord radiates love.
And as we learned in grade school, fire can be both friend or foe. The wicked and damned burn with evil loves. These consuming evil passions are the fires of hell. And if the fires of evil passion are fed and encouraged while we live here on earth, we shall not be willing to have them extinguished in the afterlife. The fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone. (Rev. 21:8) As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world...and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13: 40,42) Have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (Luke 16:24) Their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (Mark 9:44) ...and He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. (Matt. 3:12)
And yet we read in the Word that our Lord has promised us victory over evil. In the following passages strengh from our Lord allows us to pass unhurt through the excitement of the world and subdue the evil passions in our hearts: I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isa. 43:2) We went through fire and through water; but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. (Ps. 64:12)
The conflict in us between the flames of evil passion and the fire of the Lord's love, if we are faithful in the temptation, will purify us of the evil: Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. (Isa 48:10) I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried.(Zech. 13:9)
The same approach to interpretation applies to the second death. Just as the earthly body dies in the first death, so also our spirts die when we cut ourselves off from our Lord's love which is the source of our life.
