God's Refining Fire
"I Will Bring Them Through the Fire"
Zechariah 13:9
Zechariah's message is a difficult one... God is promising that great suffering is ahead for the Jews.
Yet, the Old Testament of the Bible is full of prognostications of woe and warnings for the Jews; what is different about this statement?
On this page, you will find:
- Images of the song "I Will Bring Them Through the Fire" for lead/guitar tabs, easy piano accompaniment, and a fuller-sounding accompaniment
- Free downloadable PDFs of the song in various keys (the links are farther down the page)
- A discussion of the Zechariah 13 prophecy, and a further discussion near the bottom of the page, of the doctrine of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, with scriptures and links to other sites
This prophecy pertains to the time of "Jacob's Trouble."
There are general trials and tribulations, which are an expected part of all believers' lives... and then there is The Great Tribulation. They are not the same!
Jeremiah 30:7 says,
“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it” (KJV).
And Daniel 12:1:
"At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book."
These prophecies are reiterated by Jesus in Matthew 24:21 when He says,
"For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."
So who is this song written for?
Anyone who has an interest in prophecy (eschatology) and needs encouragement that God has not forgotten about them! But Jewish people in particular, for these prophecies were spoken to THEM.
The guitar tabs, in two keys (A & C)
Please scroll down the page for the sheet music PDF links.
Notice what precedes Zechariah 13:9...
Zechariah 13:8!, where these frightening and ominous words are spoken by the prophet:
"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein."
Tucker Carlson's guest denies this verse
Recently (Spring 2026) Tucker Carlson had a Catholic woman, Carrie Prejean, on his show who derided anyone crazy enough to believe in the notion that 2/3 of the nation of Israel would die, and only 1/3 would remain. She assumed that was an anti-Semitic belief!
God is not anti-Semitic.
We are talking about a special time; as Jesus said in Matthew 24: 22,
"And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."
A simple piano arrangement, in A, Bb, & C
Please scroll down the page for the sheet music PDF links.
A fuller piano version, in A, Bb, & C
Please scroll down the page for the sheet music PDF links.
The music PDF links:
The links to the guitar/lead sheet music:
Download guitar/lead music for I Will Bring Them Through the Fire, in the key of A
Download God's refining fire song in the key of C
The links to the easy piano arrangements:
Download easy piano music in A
Download I Will Bring Them Through the Fire in the key of Bb
Download song's easy arrangement in the key of C
The links to the harder piano versions:
Download piano music in the key of A
Download harder arrangement in the key of Bb
A Discussion About a Pre-Tribulation Rapture
Because of current talk about "Disclosure" and heightened interest in "aliens" - friendly or not-friendly - I want to share some thoughts about the much-maligned doctrine of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture.
A couple of videos about the "John-Darby-invented-the-Rapture-less-than-300-years-ago" myth:
The man speaking above is Lee Brainard, quoting Irenaeus and other early Church fathers who did teach the pre-Tribulation "catching up" - "harpazo" or "Rapture" - of Church Age believers. This doctrine was taught from the 1st century through the 4th century Church fathers, up until the time of Augustine, when the allegorical method became the fashion for Bible interpretation.
Interpreting prophetic passages as ALLEGORY led to Replacement Theology (called "Fulfillment Theology" by some), where God's promises to Abraham, Israel, and David were applied to Church Age believers.
This notion that Jesus fulfilled EVERYTHING on the Cross and transferred God's promises to the Church, wiping out all the land and kingdom promises to Israel, denies huge portions of scripture.
As Paul said in Romans 11:29, God's promises are irrevocable:
"For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance."
And Jeremiah (31:35-37) says that despite all the trials and discipline the Jewish people will endure, yet God will, in the end, fulfill His promises to Israel:
35 Thus says the Lord,
who gives the sun for light by day
and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
the Lord of hosts is his name:
36 “If this fixed order departs
from before me, declares the Lord,
then shall the offspring of Israel cease
from being a nation before me forever.”
37 Thus says the Lord:
“If the heavens above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,
then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel
for all that they have done,
declares the Lord.”
Why is a Pre-Tribulation Rapture even important for us?
Jesus and the New Testament writers warned that in the last days there would be much deception. Consider:
To unbelievers:
What a great deception it would be for unbelievers to be persuaded that a great disappearance of followers of Christ was just desserts for people who did not "fit in" with an enlightened world!
Perhaps they were even removed by friendly "aliens," or some catastrophic event, because these Christ-followers refused to be "elevated," refused to pursue a "higher level of consciousness" (as the world sees it)?
At any rate, there would be much less soul-searching and pondering the mystery of the vast disappearance of millions and millions of people.
And to lovers of God, believers in Jesus:
To those who DO believe in Jesus... the prophetic event meant to be a great comfort and a spur to tell others about their faith, becomes instead an embarrassment and "false hope." But, among many other passages, Paul encouraged us in Titus 2:13:
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ..."
And in Revelation 3:10, John writes that the Church will not go through a time of trial meant for "the world" - "those who dwell on the earth."
"...I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth."
Lauren at Certainty4Uncertain Times discusses hermeneutics, & how allegory misses the truth of scripture:
A page about The Time of Jacob's Trouble
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