{"id":584,"date":"2019-03-18T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T21:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=584"},"modified":"2022-06-08T12:53:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:53:30","slug":"jesus-like-figure-appears-cabin-miraculously-spared-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2019\/03\/jesus-like-figure-appears-cabin-miraculously-spared-fire.html","title":{"rendered":"Jesus-Like Figure Appears Over Cabin Miraculously Spared From Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeanette and Bruce Empey feared for their lives as a raging fire broke out near their home in Idaho Falls. The fire looked like it was going to devistate their entire ranch, so the family prayed for divine intervention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband and son went up to the ranch Monday night after learning the fire had jumped the Bone Road and was heading toward our place,&#8221; Jeanette said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Firemen showed up and told my husband the cabins were going to be a loss and for safety reasons, he should leave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite these warnings, the family continued to pray. The fire consumed more than 50,000 acres, but the Empey family&#8217;s home was completely left untouched in what they believe was a miracle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is an oasis in the middle of all this burned land,&#8221; Jeanette explained. &#8220;To me \u2013 that is a miracle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the fire was raging around them, Bruce took photos of the scene. They noticed an angel-like, mysterious figure show up right above their property and snapped a few photos. 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