The term "white-hot" is not directly found in the Bible; however, the concept of intense heat and purity associated with white-hot temperatures can be explored through various biblical themes and passages. In Scripture, fire often symbolizes God's presence, judgment, and purification.

God's Presence and Holiness

In the Bible, fire is frequently associated with the presence and holiness of God. In Exodus 3:2, Moses encounters the burning bush, where "the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush." This fire, though not consuming the bush, signifies God's holy presence. The intensity of God's holiness can be likened to a white-hot fire, pure and consuming.

Judgment and Refinement

Fire is also a symbol of judgment and refinement in Scripture. Malachi 3:2-3 speaks of the coming of the Lord as a refiner's fire: "But who can endure the day of His coming? Who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver." The refining process involves intense heat, akin to white-hot temperatures, to purify and remove impurities.

Purity and Righteousness

The imagery of white-hot purity can also be connected to the righteousness and holiness expected of believers. In Isaiah 1:18, the Lord invites His people to reason together, saying, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." The transformation from scarlet to white signifies the cleansing and purifying power of God, reminiscent of the purity associated with white-hot heat.

Zeal and Passion

The concept of being "white-hot" can also metaphorically describe the zeal and passion expected in the believer's life. In Revelation 3:15-16, the church in Laodicea is admonished for being lukewarm: "I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other! So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth." The call is for believers to be fervent and passionate in their faith, akin to the intensity of white-hot heat.

Conclusion

While the term "white-hot" is not explicitly used in the Bible, its implications of intense heat, purity, and passion are deeply embedded in biblical themes. Fire as a symbol of God's presence, judgment, and purification, along with the call for zeal in the believer's life, reflects the spiritual significance of being "white-hot" in one's faith and relationship with God.(a.) White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.

Faustus Denies that Manich??ans Believe in Two Gods. Hyle no God. ...
... that good and evil, which he might as well have put first, should be understood
as including the rest, so that health, riches, white, hot, sweet, should belong ...
/.../faustus denies that manichaeans believe.htm

The Murket's Sacrifice
... The gods blast him in his knavery! Now is my precious amulet in his hands. Would
it were white-hot and clung to him like a leech!". Kenkenes said nothing. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxvi the murkets sacrifice.htm

A Strain of the Judgment of the Lord.
... A place there is. 405 Whose nature is with sealed penalties. Fiery, and a dreadful
marsh white-hot. With heats infernal, where, in furnaces. ...
/.../unknown/fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/4 a strain of the.htm

Naparima and Montserrat
... with the bright light outside; and contrasted too with the wooden pillars which
held up the roof, and which seemed on their southern sides white-hot in the ...
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A Clearing-Up Storm in the Realm
... Goodness arouses evil. Faithfulness to Christ stirs opposition. This is a commonplace.
A piece of white-hot metal plunged into cold water makes a great fuss. ...
/.../vi a clearing-up storm in the.htm

Boehme's Universe
... the body falls away the heavenly soul is thoroughly penetrated with the Love and
Light of God, even as fire penetrates and enlightens white-hot iron, whereby ...
/.../chapter x boehmes universe.htm

White-hot (1 Occurrence)
White-hot. White-haired, White-hot. Whiten . Noah Webster's Dictionary
(a ... Multi-Version Concordance White-hot (1 Occurrence). Revelation ...
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Whiten (1 Occurrence)

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White-haired (2 Occurrences)
White-haired. Whited, White-haired. White-hot . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(BBE). Whited, White-haired. White-hot . Reference Bible.
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Resembled (18 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Revelation 1:15 His feet were like silver-bronze, when it is white-hot in
a furnace; and His voice resembled the sound of many waters. (WEY). ...
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Bronze (146 Occurrences)
... Revelation 1:15 His feet were like silver-bronze, when it is white-hot in a furnace;
and His voice resembled the sound of many waters. (WEY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Silver-bronze (2 Occurrences)
... Revelation 1:15 His feet were like silver-bronze, when it is white-hot in a furnace;
and His voice resembled the sound of many waters. (WEY). ...
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Fine (184 Occurrences)
... as might be familiar to the Ephesians; the Revised Version (British and American)
has "burnished brass"; Weymouth, "silver-bronze when it is white-hot in a ...
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