[Eagevawax]

The last one you gave really indicates the snuffing of the candle so to speak.I apologise for getting off the subject again!!!

the last is just a translation, where buddha, for the arahant, compares 'feelings' to a flame. 'feelings' here are not the same as the fires of craving & defilement. thus, it is important to not get caught up in the translations of 'fuel' and 'residue', because these are not refering to craving

buddha taught two kinds of Nibbana of the arahant: (1) with fuel, i.e., feelings; and (2) without fuel, i.e., growing completely cold

the 2nd Nibbana is like a meditation on death, where buddha said: "all that is experienced, not being delighted in, will grow cold"

but each time these teachings are interpreted as 'rebirth', they are not being practised. each occasion of entertaining the notion of 'rebirth' is an occasion of craving & delight, leading to mental becoming

kind regards