Daniel 3:1-7
Nebuchadnezzar, The King made an Image
of gold, whose Height was Sixty
(60) Cubits and its Width Six
(6) Cubits. He (Nebuchadnezzar) SET IT
(The Image of gold) up in The Plain of Dura, in The Province of Babylon. And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together The Satraps,
The Administrators, The Governors, The Counselors, The Treasurers, The Judges,
The Magistrates, and All The Officials of The Provinces, to come to The
Dedication of The Image (The Image of gold), which King Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP. So, The Satraps, The Administrators, The
Governors, The Counselors, The Treasurers, The Judges, The Magistrates, and All
The Officials of The Provinces gathered together for The Dedication of The Image
(The Image of gold), that King Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP; and They stood BEFORE
The Image (The Image of gold), that Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP. Then, a Herald Cried Aloud: “To YOU it is
Commanded, O Peoples, Nations, and Languages, that at The Time YOU HEAR, The Sound of The Horn, Flute, Harp, Lyre,
and Psaltery, in Symphony with
all kinds of music, YOU shall Fall Down and Worship The Gold Image, that King
Nebuchadnezzar has SET UP; and whoever does NOT fall down and worship, shall be
CAST Immediately into The Midst of a Burning Fiery Furnace.” So at That Time, when All The People HEARD
The Sound of The Horn, Flute, Harp, and
Lyre, in Symphony with all kinds of music, All The People, Nations, and Languages
fell down and worshiped The
Gold Image, which King Nebuchadnezzar had SET UP.
Daniel 3:8-18
Therefore at That Time, Certain
Chaldeans came forward and ACCUSED The Jews (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego). They (The Chaldeans) spoke and said to King
Nebuchadnezzar, “O King, Live Forever!
YOU, O King, have MADE A DECREE, that EVERYONE, Who HEARS The Sound of
The Horn, Flute, Harp, Lyre, and
Psaltery, in Symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship The
Gold Image; and WHOEVER does NOT fall down and worship, shall be CAST into The Midst
of a Burning Fiery Furnace. There are Certain
Jews (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego), Whom YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET
OVER The Affairs of The Province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; THESE
MEN, O King (Nebuchadnezzar), have NOT Paid Due Regard to YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar). They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) do NOT
serve Your (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) gods OR worship The Gold Image, which YOU
(King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET UP.”
Then (King) Nebuchadnezzar, in RAGE
and FURY, GAVE The Command to BRING Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So, They brought THESE MEN (Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego) before The King (Nebuchadnezzar). (King) Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to Them (Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego), “Is it
true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that
YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) do NOT serve My (King Nebuchadnezzar’s)
gods or worship The Gold Image, which I (King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET UP? Now, IF YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego) are READY at The Time YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) HEAR
The Sound of The Horn, Flute, Harp, Lyre, and Psaltery, in Symphony with all kinds of music, and YOU (Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego) fall down and worship The Image (The Image of gold),
which I (King Nebuchadnezzar) have made, GOOD! But, IF YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego) do NOT worship, YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) shall be CAST
Immediately into The Midst of a Burning Fiery Furnace. And who is the god, who will DELIVER YOU (Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego) from My (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) Hands?” Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego ANSWERED and
SAID to The King, “O Nebuchadnezzar, We (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) have
NO NEED to answer YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar), in THIS MATTER. IF That is The Case, Our GOD (GOD Almighty), Whom We (Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-Nego) SERVE, IS ABLE To DELIEVER Us (Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego), from The Burning Fiery Furnace, and He (GOD Almighty) Will DELIVER Us (Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego), from Your Hand, O King (Nebuchadnezzar). But IF NOT, let it be KNOWN to YOU, O King
(Nebuchadnezzar), that We (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) do NOT serve Your (King
Nebuchadnezzar) gods, NOR will We (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) worship
The Gold Image, which YOU (King Nebuchadnezzar) have SET UP.”
Daniel 3:19-25
Then (King) Nebuchadnezzar was FULL
of FURY, and The Expression on His (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) Face CHANGED toward
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He (King
Nebuchadnezzar) Spoke and Commanded, that They HEAT The Furnace, Seven Times More,
than it (The Furnace) was usually heated.
And He (King Nebuchadnezzar) Commanded Certain Mighty Men of Valor, who were in His (King Nebuchadnezzar’s) Army
to BIND Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and CAST Them (Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego) into The Burning Fiery Furnace. Then THESE MEN (Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego) were BOUND in Their Coats, Their Trousers, Their Turbans, and Their (Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Other
Garments, and were CAST into The Midst of The Burning Fiery Furnace. Therefore, because The King’s
(Nebuchadnezzar’s) Command was URGENT, and The Furnace EXCEEDINGLY HOT, The
Flame of The Fire KILLED Those Men, who TOOK UP Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego. And THESE THREE MEN,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, FELL DOWN Bound into The Midst of The Burning
Fiery Furnace. Then King Nebuchadnezzar
was ASTONISHED; and He (King Nebuchadnezzar) ROSE in HASTE and spoke, saying to His (King
Nebuchadnezzar’s) Counselors, “Did We NOT Cast Three Men BOUND into The Midst
of The Fire?” They answered and said to
The King (Nebuchadnezzar), “True, O King.”
“LOOK!” He (King Nebuchadnezzar) answered, “I SEE FOUR MEN Loose, WALKING
in The Midst of The Fire; and They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) are NOT HURT,
and The FORM of The Fourth is like The Son (Jesus Christ) of GOD (GOD Almighty).”
Daniel 3:26-30
Then, (King) Nebuchadnezzar went
near The Mouth of The Burning Fiery Furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, SERVANTS
of The Most High GOD (GOD Almighty), COME OUT, and COME HERE.” Then Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego CAME from The Midst of The Fire. And The Satraps, Administrators, Governors,
and The King’s (Nebuchadnezzar’s) Counselors gathered together, and They saw THESE
MEN (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) on Whose BODIES, the fire had NO power;
The Hair of Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Head, was NOT singed NOR
were Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s) Garments affected, and the
smell of fire was NOT on Them (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego).
(King) Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying,
“BLESSED Be The GOD (GOD Almighty) of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, Who SENT
His (GOD Almighty’s) Angel and DELIVERED His (GOD Almighty’s) SERVANTS, who TRUSTED
in Him (GOD Almighty), and They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) have FRUSTRATED
The King’s (Nebuchadnezzar’s) word, and YIELDED Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego’s) Bodies, that They (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) should NOT
serve NOR worship, any god, EXCEPT Their (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego) Own
GOD (GOD Almighty)! Therefore, I (King Nebuchadnezzar)
MAKE A DECREE, that ANY People, Nation, or Language, which speaks anything
amiss AGAINST The GOD (GOD Almighty) of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, shall
be CUT in PIECES, and Their Houses shall be MADE an ash heap; because there is NO
other God (ONLY GOD Almighty), Who can DELIVER like THIS.” Then, The King (King Nebuchadnezzar) PROMOTED
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, in The Province of Babylon.
Ephesians 6:10-20
My
Brethren (Believers), Be STRONG in The LORD (God Almighty) and in The Power of
His (GOD Almighty’s) Might. Put On The
Whole Armor of GOD (GOD Almighty), that YOU (Believers) may be able to STAND
AGAINST The Wiles of the devil. For We
(Believers) Do NOT Wrestle against flesh and blood, but AGAINST Principalities,
AGAINST Powers, AGAINST The Rulers of The Darkness of This Age, AGAINST
Spiritual Hosts of Wickedness
in The Heavenly Places. Therefore, Take Up The Whole Armor of GOD
(GOD Almighty), that YOU (Believers) may be able to WITHSTAND in The Evil Day,
and having done all, to STAND. STAND therefore, having Girded Your (Believers) Waist with Truth,
having Put On The Breastplate of Righteousness, and having Shod Your
(Believers) Feet with The Preparation of The Gospel of Peace; ABOVE ALL, Taking
The Shield of Faith, with which YOU (Believers) Will Be Able To QUENCH, All the
fiery darts of the wicked one (the devil).
And Take The Helmet of Salvation, and The Sword of The Spirit, which is
The WORD of GOD (GOD Almighty); Praying Always, with All Prayer and
Supplication in The Spirit, Being WATCHFUL to This End, with All Perseverance
and Supplication for All The Saints (Believers), and for Me (Believers), that
Utterance may be GIVEN to Me (Believers), that I (Believers) may Open My
(Believers) Mouth BOLDLY to Make KNOWN The Mystery of The Gospel (The Gospel of
Jesus Christ), for which I (Believers) am an Ambassador in Chains; that in it,
I (Believers) May SPEAK BOLDLY, as I (Believers) Ought to Speak.
Fellow Believers, These Scriptures,
Set The Stage for Us (Believers), what will be Your (Believers) Answer, when
YOU (Believers) are ASKED to fall down and worship ANYONE OR ANYTHING, besides
Our GOD Almighty?
I pray Paul’s Words, about Putting
On The Whole Armor of GOD Almighty, Daniel’s Words, about His (Daniel’s) Three
Friends (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego’s)
Faith in GOD Almighty, and The Fact that The LORD Jesus Christ Abides within
YOU (Believers), through The Holy Spirit, GIVES YOU (Believers) Supernatural
Confidence, when Confronted, to say, that YOU (Believers) will NOT fall down
and worship ANYONE OR ANYTHING, besides Our GOD Almighty, NO matter The Humanly
Cost!
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