50+ Bible Verses about Burning Sage

“Which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.”

It possessed the gold-colored altar of perfume and the gold-layered ark of the covenant. This ark had the golden vessel of manna in it, along with the staff of Aaron, which had sprouted and the stone plates of the contract. 

“Olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense”

And olive oil was required for the lamp; spices were needed for the blessed oil and for the perfume with a sweet fragrance.

My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD Almighty.”

The almighty Heavenly Father, the Supreme Being of all universe, proclaimed that he would become renowned and famous among all the nations of the world, the place where the sun rises into the sky to the place where the sun goes down – everyone would know his name. In each and every site, pure and fragrant oblations would be offered to him, and it is because of the fact that his name would have earned immense glory among all the countries of the world. 

“May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.”

I truly hope that my invocations are put down in front of you like fragrance, and I also hope that the act of raising up of my hands looks like the offering of the end of the day. 

“And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.”

And at the time he had laid hold of it, the four souls that were alive and the twenty-four seniors dropped down before the Lamb. Each of them was in possession of a harp, and each of them carried gold-colored vessels filled with perfume, which are the invocation and appeal of the people of the good God, the almighty Heavenly Father.

“Cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fine flour and wheat; cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.”

Merchandise items of olive oil and wine, spice and cinnamon, of wheat and flour of admirable quality, of perfumes like frankincense and myrrh; sheep and livestock; wagons and horses; and of men and women as servants, were traded. 

“Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar before the throne.”

“The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.”

And another spiritual Messenger of God, who was in possession of a gold-colored censer, made an appearance and stood near the altar. He was presented with a large amount of perfume to sacrifice, with the requests and prayers of all the people who worshipped the almighty Heavenly Father on the gold-colored altar in front of the royal seat. The fumes from the perfume, blended with the invocations of the devotees of the Supreme Being, rose up altogether from the hands of the Angelic figure and reached before the holy Lord, the almighty Heavenly Father. 

“Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.”

“He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the LORD for the generations to come.”

Aaron should set the sweet-smelling perfumes on fire next to the altar each and every dawn when he takes care of the lamps. He must set the perfumes on fire for a second time when he ignites the lamps at dusk so as to ensure that the perfume will keep on burning on a regular note in front of the good God, the almighty Heavenly Father for the future progeny and many more years to come. 

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

And on that account, the almighty Heavenly Father was so fond of the world that he sacrificed his one and only descendant, Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God who was sent to rescue the world. And all the people who put their faith in the holy Lord, the Supreme Being of all the universe, shall not succumb to death but continue to live till hell freezes over.

“He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain.”

“He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover above the tablets of the covenant law, so that he will not die.”

He is supposed to be carrying a censer filled with hot coals that are on fire, from the altar in front of the holy Lord, the almighty Heavenly Father, and two handfuls of exquisitely pulverized sweet-smelling perfume and displace them at the back of the blinds. He is supposed to set the perfume on fire in front of the good God, the almighty Supreme Being of all universe, and the fumes rising from the perfume will act as a veil over the atonement cover above the gravestones of the undertaken decree, so that he would continue to live. 

“He was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.”

“And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.”

And he was selected by the crowd, in accordance with the traditions of the priesthood, to cross the threshold and step into the place of worship of the almighty Heavenly Father, the Supreme Being of all universe and ignite incense. And when it was the time for igniting the sweet-smelling perfume, all the devotees who had gathered outside the temple joined their hands in prayer. 

“Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!”

Who has made his way to the paradise above and then descended back again? Whose palms have brought the breeze together? Who has enclosed the waters in his robe? Who is responsible for setting up all the margins and tail ends of the earth? What is he called, and what is the name by which his son is addressed? It is very evident that you are aware of all these answers. 

“I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”

I had witnessed the royal seats on which the men who had been entrusted with the power to judge were seated. And I witnessed the inner spirits of all those who had been decapitated owing to their affirmation about the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and owing to the word of the good God, the almighty Heavenly Father. They had not made themselves devotees of the monster or its picture and had not accepted its token on their brows or hands. They made an appearance in life and ruled with the Son of God, Christ, for a thousand years. 

“And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.”

And a large number of people had joined their hands together in prayer, outside the place of worship, during the time when the sweet-smelling perfume was being burnt.

“Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it.”

And you are not supposed to proffer unsanctioned perfume on it, or a burnt sacrifice, or a sacrifice of the bread, and you are not supposed to initiate a beverage offering in it. 

“Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to his command.”

“So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.”

At that moment, Abihu and Nadab, the descendants of Aaron, each of them laid hold of their censer and set it on fire and placed perfume on it and put forward unsanctioned flames before the almighty Heavenly Father, the Supreme Being of all universe, which had not been instructed to them by the holy Lord. And as a result, flame and smoke emerged out from the almighty Heavenly Father, the good God, and devoured them, and they perished in front of the eyes of the Lord. 

“Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me. New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations – I cannot bear your evil assemblies.”

Fetch me no more of sacrifices that are of no purpose; incense is like an atrocity and disgrace to me. Sabbath and New Moon and the summoning of the gatherings – I can no longer put up with immorality, wickedness, and somber convocation.

“Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.”

And you should place the gold-colored altar for fragrance, in advance of the ark of the affirmation, and put the screen in place for the entrance of the tabernacle. 

“And burned fragrant incense on it, as the LORD commanded him.”

And he ignited sweet-smelling perfume on it, as the good God, the almighty Heavenly Father had instructed Moses. 

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices – gum resin, onycha and galbanum – and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts,”

“And make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred.”

And the holy Lord, the almighty Heavenly Father commanded Moses to lay hold of fresh and sugared spices, such as galbanum, and satate, and onycha, sweet condiments with fresh frankincense, and there shall be pieces of all of the items in a proportionate amount. 

“He teaches your precepts to Jacob and your law to Israel. He offers incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.”

And they shall educate Jacob about the rules and regulations that you have set up, and they shall teach Israel about the decrees that you have devised; they shall lay down perfume in front of you and completely scorched sacrifices on your altar. 

“Then David was angry because the LORD’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.”

They put forward burnt sacrifices and perfume of fresh and sugared condiments to the almighty Heavenly Father, the Supreme Being of all the universe on each and every dawn and each and every dusk, laid out the Bread of Presence on the table constructed of sheer gold, and took care of the aureate lampstand so that it’s lamps may be burning every twilight. And this is because of the fact that we always follow the instructions of the holy Lord, but you seem to have abandoned him. 

“Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense before the LORD along with them, and so fulfilled the temple obligations.”

Thrice every year, Solomon used to put forward burnt sacrifices and peace offerings on the altar that he had constructed for the almighty Heavenly Father, the Supreme Being of all the universe, making sacrifices with it in front of the almighty Lord. So he completed building the residence. 

“Each one is to take his censer and put incense in it – 250 censers in all – and present it before the LORD. You and Aaron are to present your censers also.”

And each and everyone present here must be allowed to lay hold of his censer and apply fragrance on it, and each and every one of you fetches your censer in front of the almighty Heavenly Father, the Supreme Being of all the universe, two hundred and fifty censers were found. 

“Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.”

“Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the LORD.”

“Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.”

And formulate a blended fragrance according to the perfumer, flavored with salt, refined and sacred. You shall be able to mold some of it in the very little amount and place portions of it in advance of the evidence in the tent of the conference where I shall see you.

It shall be the most sacred experience for you. And the fragrance that you shall be formulated in accordance with its composition, you shall not be formulating it for yourselves. It shall appear to you as a sanctified offering to the good God, the Supreme Being of all the universe. And all the people who formulate a duplicate of it and utilize it as a fragrance shall be secluded from society.