Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, a durable metal but of inferior quality to gold. The Thinker, by sculptor August Rodin, displays strength and radiance. Bronze was often associated with judgment such as the bronze fetters binding Samson or Zedekiah. In Exodus 27:1-6, we learn about the bronze altar (signifying atonement) before the altar of gold. The wooden poles overlayed with bronze serves as a type of Christ (with the acacia wood representing the humanity of Christ) and the bronze overlay (of the indestructible holy spirit) as the strength preventing the poles from burning. The bronze laver represented the cleansing through Christ's sacrifice, providing the cleanliness and purity needed to proceed to the interior of the temple. Burnished bronze represents the appearance of God's glory (Revelation 2:18) and the judgment Christ will bring. Throughout the scriptures, bronze is used figuratively two-thirds of the time symbolizing strength and protection from enemies (Jeremiah 1:18-19). We need to prepare physically and mentally with a white-hot urgency for God's expected judgment—a terrible thing for those not aligned to His divine purpose for the entirety of humanity.