No one knows for sure exactly what occurred, but somewhere on the outskirts of the camp of Israel a literal fire broke out. Whether it was started by lightening or fire out of heaven, nobody knows, only that it was from the Lord. The fire began to consume part of the camp. Soon, people began to experience pain as a result.
To his audience, this was the equivalent of a nuclear explosion. Not only did the sacrifice completely burn up, but the altar burned as well. The fire came out of heaven, and "Vhoom!" everything was gone. Even the water in the trenches was gone—there was just a black spot on the earth, a charred hole in the ground. Did God answer Elijah's prayer to reveal who the true God was and who His true servant was? Most spectacularly! God left no doubt in the people's minds who was who, what was what, and how wrong they had been.
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