take off his sandals (Exod. 3:2–5); fire destroyed the sacrifice of Elijah at Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:38); and a chariot of fire took Elijah to heaven (2 Kings 2:11).4 The believers not only hear the coming of the Holy Spirit, but also see him appearing in what seem to be tongues of fire. The fire, symbol of the divine presence, takes the form of tongues that do not come out of the believers’ mouths, but rest on their heads. Therefore, we should not confuse these tongues with the “other tongues”