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The refiner's fire is a powerful image of purification, illustrating how God purifies His people by removing impurities and strengthening their faith.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a> :</b> "But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness." This passage from Malachi speaks of the coming of the Lord and His role as a refiner. The imagery of a refiner's fire emphasizes the thorough and sometimes painful process of purification that God uses to cleanse His people, particularly the priests, so they can offer righteous sacrifices.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a> :</b> "A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts." Here, the refining process is used to illustrate how God tests the hearts of individuals. Just as a crucible and furnace are used to purify metals, God examines and purifies the hearts of His people, revealing their true character and intentions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> :</b> "This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” This verse highlights the refining process as a means of establishing a faithful remnant. Through trials and testing, God purifies His people, leading them to a deeper relationship with Him.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>The concept of God as a refiner underscores His desire for holiness among His people. The refining process is not merely punitive but is intended to purify and strengthen believers, drawing them closer to God. This metaphor reflects the transformative power of God's grace, which works to remove sin and impurities from the lives of His followers.<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b><br><br>Believers are encouraged to view trials and challenges as opportunities for spiritual growth and purification. Just as a refiner uses fire to purify precious metals, God uses life's difficulties to refine the character and faith of His people. Christians are called to trust in God's refining work, knowing that it ultimately leads to a deeper, more authentic relationship with Him.<br><br><b>Related Concepts:</b><br><br>· <b>Sanctification:</b> The process of being made holy, which involves the refining and purifying work of the Holy Spirit in a believer's life.<br>· <b>Testing and Trials:</b> Experiences that God uses to refine and strengthen the faith of His people, similar to the refining of metals.<br>· <b>Holiness:</b> The state of being set apart for God, which is the ultimate goal of the refining process.<br><br>The imagery of the refiner and the refining process serves as a powerful reminder of God's commitment to purifying His people, ensuring that they reflect His holiness and righteousness in their lives.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Refiner</span><p>The refiner's art was essential to the working of the precious metals. It consisted in the separation of the dress from the pure ore, which was effected by reducing the metal to a fluid state by the application of heat, and by the aid of solvents, such as alkali, (<a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a>) or lead, Jere 6:29 Which, amalgamating with the dress, permitted the extraction of the unadulterated metal. The instruments required by the refiner were a crucible of furnace and a bellows or blow-pipe. The workman sat at his work, (<a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a>) he was thus better enabled to watch the process, and let the metal run off at the proper moment.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>The process of refining metals is referred to by way of illustrations in Isaiah 1:25; <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29</a>; <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a>; <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2</a>, 3. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) One who, or that which, refines.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">REFINER; REFINING</span><p>re-fin'-er, re-fin'-ing: Two Hebrew words have been translated "refine": (1) tsaraph, literally, to "fuse" (<a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a> <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2, 3</a>, etc.). The same word is rendered also "tried" (<a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a>); "melt" (<a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29</a> the King James Version); "purge" (<a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a>). (2) zaqaq, literally, to "strain" or "sift." In the case of silver and gold the term probably referred to some washing process in connection with refining, as in <a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a> both tsaraph and zaqaq are used (<a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">1 Chronicles 28:18</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4</a> <a href="/job/28-1.htm">Job 28:1</a>). The same word in <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a> referred to the straining of wine. Greek puroo, in the passive, literally, "to be ignited," is translated "refined," in <a href="/revelation/1-15.htm">Revelation 1:15</a>; <a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a>.<br><br>The ancient process of refining gold has already been described under METALLURGY (which see). Most of the Bible references are to the refining of silver (<a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a>). The silver used by the ancients was probably obtained by smelting lead sulfide ore, rich in silver (argentiferous galena). After the ore had been reduced to a metallic condition, the lead was separated from the silver by blowing hot air over the surface of the melted metal. The lead was thus changed to lead oxide which, in a powdered condition, was driven away by the air blast. The resulting lead oxide, called in the Bible silver dross, was used for glazing pottery (<a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Proverbs 26:23</a>), a use to which it is still put by Syrian potters. The description of refining in <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a> may indicate that a flux (compare "as with lye," <a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a> the American Revised Version margin) was sometimes added to the melted metal to dissolve the oxides of copper, lead, tin and iron as they formed, thus leaving the silver pure. Crude processes similar to those described above are used in the Taurus Mountains today.<br><br>Figurative:<br><br>In the various Bible references the refining of precious metals is used figuratively to illustrate the kind of trial God's children are called upon to go through. If they are of the right metal the dross will finally be blown away, leaving pure, clear, shining silver. If of base metal they will be like the dross described in <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29, 30</a>. The refiner may blow fiercely, but in vain, for nothing but lead dross appears.<br><br>James A. Patch<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6884.htm"><span class="l">6884. tsaraph -- to smelt, refine, test</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to smelt, refine, test NASB Word Usage goldsmith (5), goldsmiths<br> (2), pure (1), refine (3), refined (5), <b>refiner's</b> (1), refining goes (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6884.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6885.htm"><span class="l">6885. tsorephi -- goldsmiths</span></a><br><b>...</b> goldsmith's. From tsaraph; <b>refiner</b>; Tsorephi (with the article), an Israelite --<br> goldsmith's. see HEBREW tsaraph. 6884, 6885. tsorephi. 6886 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6885.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/kingsley/daily_thoughts_/the_refiners_fire_october_6.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Refiner's</b> Fire. October 6.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The <b>Refiner's</b> Fire. October 6. "Not quite that," said Amyas. "He was a<br> meeker man latterly than he used to be. As he said himself <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/daily thoughts /the refiners fire october 6.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_last_word_of_prophecy.htm"><span class="l">The Last Word of Prophecy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> for He is like a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and like fullers' soap: 3. And He shall sit as<br> a <b>refiner</b> and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the last word of prophecy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_12_1866/the_axe_at_the_roota.htm"><span class="l">The Axe at the Root --A Testimony against Puseyite Idolatry</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Christ has the winnowing fan in his hand; he sits as a <b>refiner</b>; he is compared by<br> the prophet to the "<b>refiner's</b> fire" and to "fuller's soap;" and hence you see <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 12 1866/the axe at the roota.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_48_1902/the_need_and_nature_of.htm"><span class="l">The Need and Nature of Conversion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For he is like a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and like fullers' soap: and he shall sit as a <b>refiner</b><br> and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 48 1902/the need and nature of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_great_controversy/chapter_24_in_the_holy.htm"><span class="l">In the Holy of Holies</span></a> <br><b>...</b> for He is like a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and like fullers' soap: and He shall sit as a <b>refiner</b><br> and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/white/the great controversy/chapter 24 in the holy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_great_controversy_between_christ_and_satan_/24_in_the_holy_of.htm"><span class="l">In the Holy of Holies.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> for He is like a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and like fullers' soap: and He shall sit as a <b>refiner</b><br> and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /24 in the holy of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyril/lectures_of_s_cyril_of_jerusalem/lecture_xv_on_the_clause.htm"><span class="l">On the Clause, and Shall Come in Glory to Judge the Quick and the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> or who shall stand when He appeareth? Because He cometh in like a <b>refiner's</b> fire,<br> and like fullers' herb; and He shall sit as a <b>refiner</b> and purifier. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/lecture xv on the clause.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origen_against_celsus/chapter_xiii_but_as_it.htm"><span class="l">But as it is in Mockery that Celsus Says we Speak of "God Coming <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> says that our God is "a consuming fire," [3728] and that "He draws rivers of fire<br> before Him;" [3729] nay, that He even entereth in as "a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter xiii but as it.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origen_against_celsus/chapter_xxv_in_this_diagram.htm"><span class="l">In this Diagram were Described Ten Circles, Distinct from Each <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> punishment, intended for the purification of such souls as are to be purified by<br> torments, agreeably to the saying: "The Lord cometh like a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxv in this diagram.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/daily_light_on_the_daily_path/january_21_morning.htm"><span class="l">January 21 Morning</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He is like a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and like fullers' soap: and he shall sit as a <b>refiner</b><br> and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/daily light on the daily path/january 21 morning.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/r/refiner.htm"><span class="l"><b>Refiner</b> (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>REFINER</b>; REFINING. <b>...</b> The <b>refiner</b> may blow fiercely,<br> but in vain, for nothing but lead dross appears. James A. Patch. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refiner.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/refiner's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Refiner's</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Refiner's</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> For he is like a <b>refiner's</b> fire,<br> and like launderer's soap; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refiner's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/refining.htm"><span class="l">Refining (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>REFINER</b>; REFINING. <b>...</b> The <b>refiner</b> may blow fiercely,<br> but in vain, for nothing but lead dross appears. James A. Patch. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refining.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/purifier.htm"><span class="l">Purifier (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser;<br> a <b>refiner</b>. Multi-Version Concordance Purifier (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/purifier.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bellows.htm"><span class="l">Bellows (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> "The bellows blow fiercely; the leads is of the fire." Here the imagery is drawn<br> from the <b>refiner's</b> art, and the "bellows" are those used to make the <b>refiner's</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bellows.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/refined.htm"><span class="l">Refined (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Jeremiah 6:29 The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed,<br> In vain hath a <b>refiner</b> refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away. (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refined.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/finer.htm"><span class="l">Finer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> See <b>REFINER</b>. <b>...</b> Proverbs 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes<br> out for the <b>refiner</b>; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/finer.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shamed.htm"><span class="l">Shamed (91 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (Root in YLT RSV). Jeremiah 10:14 Brutish is every man by knowledge, Put to shame<br> is every <b>refiner</b> by a graven image, For false 'is' his molten image. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shamed.htm - 33k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/launderer's.htm"><span class="l">Launderer's (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like<br> a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and like launderer's soap; (WEB NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/launderer's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lye.htm"><span class="l">Lye (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he will<br> be like a <b>refiner's</b> fire, and like fullers' lye. (DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lye.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/refiners-fire.html">What is the significance of the refiner's fire and launderer's soap in Malachi 3:2? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/meaning-of-dross.html">What is the meaning of dross in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/refiner.htm">Refiner: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Refiner (10 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/17-4.htm">Judges 17:4</a></span><br />And he giveth back the money to his mother, and his mother taketh two hundred silverlings, and giveth them to a <span class="boldtext">refiner</span>, and he maketh them a graven image, and a molten image, and it is in the house of Micah.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/3-31.htm">Nehemiah 3:31</a></span><br />After him hath Malchijah son of the <span class="boldtext">refiner</span> strengthened, unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over-against the gate of the Miphkad, and unto the ascent of the corner.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a></span><br />Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the <span class="boldtext">refiner</span>;<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm">Isaiah 40:19</a></span><br />The graven image poured out hath a artizan, And a <span class="boldtext">refiner</span> with gold spreadeth it over, And chains of silver he is refining.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Isaiah 41:7</a></span><br />And strengthen doth an artizan the <span class="boldtext">refiner</span>, A smoother 'with' a hammer, Him who is beating 'on' an anvil, Saying, 'For joining it 'is' good,' And he strengtheneth it with nails, it is not moved!<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29</a></span><br />The bellows have been burnt, By fire hath the lead been consumed, In vain hath a <span class="boldtext">refiner</span> refined, And the wicked have not been drawn away.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14</a></span><br />Brutish is every man by knowledge, Put to shame is every <span class="boldtext">refiner</span> by a graven image, For false 'is' his molten image. And there is no breath in them.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-17.htm">Jeremiah 51:17</a></span><br />Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every <span class="boldtext">refiner</span> by a graven image, For false 'is' his molten image, And there is no breath in them.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2</a></span><br />"But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a <span class="boldtext">refiner</span>'s fire, and like launderer's soap;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a></span><br />and he will sit as a <span class="boldtext">refiner</span> and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/r/refiner.htm">Refiner</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refiner.htm">Refiner (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/goldsmith.htm">Goldsmith (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refiner's.htm">Refiner's (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/compounders.htm">Compounders (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/strengthened.htm">Strengthened (113 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/r/refinement_through_trials.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Refinement Through Trials"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Refinement Through Trials" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/r/refiner_and_purifier.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Refiner and Purifier"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Refiner and Purifier" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>