Fire as both effulgent life and consuming death; human and divine: Mahabharata

 Fire is both a life-giver and a consuming death. ( 'Deut 4:24, "Dominus Deus tuus ignis consumens est" ("The Lord your God is a consuming fire"); 9:3, "Dominus Deus tuus ipse transibit ante te ignis devorans atque consumens" ("The Lord your God will Himself go before you, a devouring and consuming fire");