Please explain Rev. 13:13. What is meant by fire coming down from heaven on the earth in the sight of man? and how shall we know when this takes place? We do not believe that this prophecy has yet been fulfilled, nor can we say just how it will be fulfilled. This we do know, that at one time in the history of God's work the Lord answered by fire through His true prophet. (See 1 Kings 18:22-39.) The prophets of Baal could not bring fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice, but the simple prayer of God's true prophet Elijah brought the fire from on high which burned up the sacrifice and licked up the water. Satan, by his arts and devices, will be able to deceive the people in the last days so as to counterfeit the miracle of Elijah. That miracle, or wonder, will be wrought for the purpose of showing the world that the powers of earth in the last days, all united in one great confederacy, have just as much power as did Elijah in times past, and that the religious laws and the worship of the beast which they undertake to enforce, are thus demonstrated to be just as sacred as was the message which Elijah himself bore. We have this means by which we can test all these deceptions of the enemy: If that miracle is wrought to turn us away from God's Word, or if it bears with it a message which turns us away from God's Word, it is not of God. If it is that which brings us to His Word, and leads us to honor Him and honor His Word, we may accept it as from Him. Those who are steadfast in His Word will not be deceived. See Rev. 3:10; 2 Thess. 2:9-12.