What Happened BEFORE, Will Happen AGAIN, What Will They Choose?

Daniel 3:1, 4-6, 8-9, 12-27

Nebuchadnezzar, The King, Made An IMAGE Of GOLD, Whose Height, WAS Sixty (60) Cubits, AND ITS Width, Six (6) Cubits.  He Set IT Up, In The Plain Of Dura, In The Province Of Babylon.  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!”

Therefore, At That Time, Certain Chaldeans Came Forward, And Accused The Jews.  They Spoke, And Said To King Nebuchadnezzar, “O King, Live Forever!  There Are Certain Jews, Whom YOU Have Set Over The Affairs Of The Province Of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, And Abed-Nego; These Men, O King, Have NOT Paid Due Regard To YOU!  They Do NOT Serve Your gods, OR Worship THE GOLD IMAGE, Which YOU 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 Before The King.  Nebuchadnezzar Spoke, Saying To Them, “IS IT TRUE, Shadrach, Meshach, And Abed-Nego, THAT, YOU Do NOT Serve My gods, OR Worship THE GOLD IMAGE, Which I Have Set Up?  Now, IF YOU Are Ready, At The Time, YOU Hear The Sound Of The Horn, Flute, Harp, Lyre, AND Psaltery, In Symphony, With All Kinds Of Music, And YOU Fall Down And Worship THE (Gold) IMAGE, Which I Have Made, GOOD!  BUT, IF YOU Do NOT Worship, YOU Shall Be Cast, Immediately, Into The Midst Of A Burning Fiery Furnace!  AND WHO IS THE GOD, WHO WILL DELIVER YOU, From My Hands?”

Shadrach, Meshach, And Abed-Nego Answered, And Said To The King, “O Nebuchadnezzar, We Have NO Need, To Answer YOU, In This Matter!  IF THAT IS THE CASE, OUR GOD (GOD Almighty), WHOM We Serve, Is Able To Deliver Us, From The Burning Fiery Furnace, And HE (GOD Almighty) Will Deliver US, From Your Hand, O King!  BUT, IF NOT, Let It Be Known To YOU, O King, That We Do NOT Serve Your gods, NOR Will We Worship THE GOLD IMAGE, Which YOU Have Set Up!”

THEN, (King) Nebuchadnezzar Was Full Of Fury, And The Expression On His Face, Changed, Toward Shadrach, Meshach, And Abed-Nego!  He Spoke, And Commanded That They Heat The Furnace, Seven (7) Times More, Than It Was Usually Heated!  And He Commanded, Certain Mighty Men Of Valor, Who WERE, In His Army, To Bind Shadrach, Meshach, And Abed-Nego, AND CAST THEM, Into The Burning Fiery Furnace!  THEN, These Men Were Bound, In Their Coats, Their Trousers, Their Turbans, And Their OTHER Garments, And Were Cast, Into The Midst Of The Burning Fiery Furnace!  Therefore, Because The King’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 Rose, In Haste, AND Spoke, Saying To His Counselors, “Did We NOT Cast Three (3) Men, Bound, Into The Midst Of The Fire?”  They Answered, And Said To The King, “True, O King!”  “Look!” He Answered, “I See Four (4) Men, Loose, Walking, In The Midst Of The Fire; And They Are NOT Hurt, And THE FORM Of THE FOURTH, IS LIKE, THE SON Of GOD (i.e. Jesus Christ)!”

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 Counselors, Gathered Together, And They Saw These Men, On Whose Bodies, The Fire Had NO Power; The Hair Of Their Head Was NOT Singed, NOR Were Their Garments Affected, And The Smell Of Fire Was NOT On Them!

Revelation 13:1-8, 11-18

THEN, I (John) Stood, On The Sand Of The Sea!  And I (John) Saw, A Beast (The Antichrist), Rising Up Out Of The Sea, Having Seven (7) Heads, And Ten (10) Horns, And On His (Ten) Horns, Ten (10) Crowns, And On His (Seven) Heads, A Blasphemous Name!  Now, The Beast (The Antichrist), Which I (John) Saw, Was Like A Leopard, His Feet, Were Like, THE FEET Of A Bear, And His Mouth, Like The Mouth Of A Lion! The Dragon (Satan) Gave Him (The Antichrist), His Power, His Throne, And Great Authority!  And I (John) Saw, One Of His (Seven) Heads, As IF, IT Had Been Mortally Wounded, And His (Supposedly) Deadly Wound, Was (Supposedly) Healed!

And All The World (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Marveled And Followed The Beast (The Antichrist)!  SO, They Worshiped The Dragon (Satan), Who Gave Authority To The Beast; And They Worshiped The Beast (The Antichrist), Saying, “Who IS Like The Beast?  Who Is Able To Make War With Him?”

And He (The Antichrist) Was Given (By Satan), A Mouth Speaking Great Things, And Blasphemies, And He (The Antichrist) Was Given Authority, To Continue, For Forty-Two Months (3-1/2 Years)!  THEN, He (The Antichrist) Opened His Mouth (THROUGH Satan), In Blasphemy Against GOD (GOD Almighty), To Blaspheme HIS NAME, HIS Tabernacle, And Those Who Dwell In Heaven!  It Was Granted To Him (The Antichrist), To Make War With The Saints (Tribulation Believers), And To Overcome Them!  And Authority Was Given Him (THROUGH Satan), Over Every Tribe, Tongue, And Nation!

All (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Who Dwell On The Earth, Will Worship Him (The Antichrist), Whose Names Have NOT Been Written, IN THE BOOK Of LIFE (THE LAMB’S BOOK Of EVERLASTING LIFE) Of THE LAMB (Jesus Christ), Slain, From The Foundation Of The World!

THEN, I (John) Saw, Another Beast (The FALSE Prophet), Coming Up Out Of The Earth, And He (The FALSE Prophet) Had Two Horns, Like A Lamb, And (He) Spoke, Like A Dragon (THROUGH Satan)!  And He (The FALSE Prophet) Exercises, All The Authority (THROUGH Satan) Of The First Beast, In His (The Antichrist’s) Presence, And Causes The Earth, And Those (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Who Dwell In IT, To Worship The First Beast (The Antichrist), Whose (Supposedly) Deadly Wound Was (Supposedly) Healed!  He (The FALSE Prophet) Performs Great Signs (THROUGH Satan), So That, He (The FALSE Prophet) Even Makes Fire, Come Down From Heaven, On The Earth, In The Sight Of Men!

And He (The FALSE Prophet) Deceives Those (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Who Dwell On The Earth, By Those (FALSE) Signs, Which He (The FALSE Prophet) Was Granted (By Satan) To Do, In The Sight Of The Beast (The Antichrist), Telling Those (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Who Dwell On The Earth, To Make AN IMAGE To The Beast (The Antichrist), Who Was (Supposedly) Wounded By The Sword, And Lived!  He (The FALSE Prophet) Was Granted POWER (By Satan), To Give Breath (NOT The Breath Of Life) To THE IMAGE Of The Beast, That THE IMAGE Of The Beast, Should Both, Speak And Cause, As Many (Tribulation Believers), As Would NOT Worship THE IMAGE Of The Beast, TO BE KILLED!

He (The Antichrist) Causes All (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Both, Small And Great, Rich And Poor, Free And Slave, To Receive A MARK, On Their Right Hand OR On Their Foreheads, And That NO One, May Buy OR Sell, Except One (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers), Who Has THE MARK, OR THE NAME Of The Beast, OR THE NUMBER Of His Name!

HERE IS (Spiritual) WISDOM!  Let Him (Fellow Believers), Who Has (Spiritual) Understanding, Calculate THE NUMBER Of THE BEAST (The Antichrist), For IT, Is The Number Of A Man: His Number IS 666 (Six Hundred, Threescore, And Six)!

Revelation 14:9-11

THEN, A THIRD ANGEL (GOD Almighty’s Holy Angel) FOLLOWED THEM, Saying With A Loud Voice, “IF Anyone (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers) Worships The Beast (The Antichrist), And HIS IMAGE, And Receives HIS MARK, On His Forehead OR On His Hand, He Himself, Shall Also, Drink Of THE WINE Of THE WRATH Of GOD (GOD Almighty), Which Is Poured Out, Full Strength, Into THE CUP Of HIS (GOD Almighty’s) INDIGNATION!  He (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers) Shall Be Tormented, With FIRE AND BRIMSTONE (IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION), In The Presence Of THE HOLY ANGELS, AND In The Presence Of THE LAMB (Jesus Christ)!  And The Smoke Of Their Torment (IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION), Ascends, FOREVER AND EVER; And They (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers) Have NO Rest, Day OR Night (IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION), Who Worship The Beast (The Antichrist), And HIS IMAGE, And Whoever (FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers) Receives THE MARK Of His Name!”

Fellow Believers, What Is The Point, I’m Trying To Make HERE, YOU Ask?

Well, Shadrach, Meshach, And Abed-Nego, Faced A Very Similar Situation, That People Will Be Forced To Make, DURING The Seven Year Tribulation, Which Is, Whether OR NOT To Worship And Serve The Antichrist!

YOU See, We KNOW, That Jesus Christ Will Return, FOR HIS Bride (Pre-Tribulation Dead Believers AND Pre-Tribulation LIVING Believers), At The Being Caught Up Together, BEFORE The Seven Year Tribulation BEGINS; Meaning, All Pre-Tribulation LIVING Believers Will Be GONE, From THIS World!

Leaving Behind A World (Satan’s World), Full Of FALSE Teachers, FALSE Believers, AND Unbelievers; Who Will Have A Critical Decision To Make, Whether OR NOT, To Worship The Antichrist And HIS IMAGE, And Receive HIS MARK On Their Bodies; And IF They Do, They Are CONDEMNED, By GOD Almighty, Himself, TO Spend ETERNITY, IN The Lake Of Fire, The Second Death, EVERLASTING CONDEMNATION!

Now, Does This Mean, That Every Single Person Will “Give-In,” So To Speak; NO, There Will Be Tribulation Believers, People Who Will Acknowledge GOD Almighty’s Amazing Saving GRACE And Accept GOD Almighty’s FREE GIFT Of SALVATION; Which COMES ONLY, THROUGH Jesus Christ; BUT, Their Refusal To Worship And Serve The Antichrist, Will Come At An Earthly Price; They Will Most Likely, Die A Physical Death Of The Natural Body; BUT, They Will Have EVERLASTING LIFE – IN GOD Almighty’s Immediate Presence, With Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit, GOD Almighty’s Holy Angels, And All The Rest Of The Children Of GOD Almighty, FOR ETERNITY FOREVER!

Fellow Believers, Wherever YOU Are, Wherever YOU Go, Whatever YOU Do; Be It, In The Natural Physical World, OR In Cyber World; May OUR LORD Jesus Christ, Find YOU, Going About THE FATHER’S BUSINESS, Which IS, Sharing The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, As A Good And Faithful Servant!  Amen.

©Stan Arney (Simply, Follow Me™ Christian Ministries)

Matthew 13:16 "BUT, BLESSED ARE Your Eyes (Believers' Eyes), For They SEE, And Your Ears (Believers' Ears), For They HEAR!" --- The Gospel Of Jesus Christ!