I am come to send fire on the earth; and would that it were already kindled?
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Cyril of Jerusalem
AD 386
Why is it “fire”? It is because the descent of the Holy Spirit was in fiery tongues. Concerning this the Lord says with joy, “I came to cast fire upon the earth, and would that it were already kindled!” Catechetical Lectures
