Isaiah 6:6
6 Then flew [`uwph] one ['echad] of the seraphims [saraph]
unto me, having a live coal [ritspah] in his
hand, [yad] which he had taken [laqach] with the tongs [melqach]
from off the altar: [mizbeach] KJV-Interlinear
6 Then
one of the seraphim flew to me, with a burning coal in his hand which he had
taken from the altar with tongs. NASB
The angel quickly
retrieves a burning coal, from the alter which was present near the throne.
In the Tabernacle here on
earth, there were two alters. The first represents the alter of sacrifice, the
brazen alter, and stood for the salvation work of Christ on the Cross. Upon it
were offered the animal sacrifices.
The second alter is the
alter of incense and on it was offered various incenses representing the
pleasant aroma which is the acceptance by God the Father, of the work of Christ
as well as the offering of prayers of believers who have first believed in
Christ.
Between the two is the
brazen laver from which the priests washed their hands and other utensils of
the Tabernacle. This laver represents the fellowship principle of confession,
of the washing away of sins in the life of the believer. Note that even while
saved, the believer still commits sins, and those sins have to be dealt with in
order to enter into Gods perfect state. Thus the fellowship principle of
confession or the washing away of the believers sins is required before the
believer can have a relationship (a prayer relationship, a spiritual
relationship) with God.
The coal to the lips of
Isaiah represents his belief in Christ as savior, and second his confession, 'I
am a man of unclean lips,' as a sinner.
The coal is the work of
Christ in its entirety, from sacrifice to faith and salvation, to confession
and the maintaining of ones spiritual status. Mans efforts are never allowed into heaven.
Only through the work of Christ will man gain access to heaven and God.
With the touching of the
hot coal, the sin is taken away (salvation) and the sin is forgiven
(fellowship).
Only God can cleanse and
restore.
Neither angel nor man can
correct the failures (sin and death) of mankind.
The entire emphasis of
life, is on the work of Christ, never on anything that you do.
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