Daniel 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits (666): he set it up in the plain of Dura (12 miles SOUTHEAST OF BABYLON).
HE WAS PROUD OF HIMSELF WITH ALL THAT GOLD THAT HE SET AN IMAGE TO WORSHIP. THE IMAGE WAS NOT OF A HUMAN BEING. THE HEIGHT AND BREADTH ARE OUT OF ALL PROPORTION FOR THIS; THE FORMER BEING ONE TO TEN INSTEAD OF ONE TO SIX.
THIS IS ONLY A TYPE FOR THE IMAGE IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION.
3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
THIS WOULD HARDLY HAVE TAKEN PLACE TILL AFTER THE CAMPAIGN REFERRED TO IN NOTE ON "CAME" (1:1). IT WAS THEREFORE PROBABLY HELD ABOUT 475 B.C., IN DANIEL'S 38TH YEAR, 20 YEARS AFTER NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM OF HIMSELF, THE "HEAD OF GOLD" (CHAPTER 2).
FOR THE FUTURE SENSE IT REFERS TO THE POLITICAL BEAST SYSTEM OF REV. 13.
3:3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of all provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
3:4 Then an herald cried aloud, "To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."
3:7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
3:9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, "O king live forever.
3:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
OFFICERS OF THE POLITICAL FIELD (REV. 13).
SPIRITUALLY IT WILL BE WORSE IN THE FUTURE.
3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up."
3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king.
3:14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, "Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up ?
THE HEAD OF THAT IMAGE WAS SYMBOLIC OF HIM. HE THOUGHT HE WAS PRETTY SPECIAL.
3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not , ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands ?"
GOD DOES TAKE CARE OF HIS OWN.
3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
IT IS NOT NESECCARY TO ANSWER YOU IN THIS MATTER.
3:17 If it be so, our God Whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
THEY HAD AN AMAZING FAITH IN GOD.
3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up."
3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
3:20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
3:21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
THE GOSPEL ARMOR PROTECTS US FROM THE FIERY DARTS OF SATAN.
3:22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
GOD ALWAYS TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN.
HE KILLED THOSE MEN WHEN WHEN THEY GOT CLOSE TO THE DOOR.
3:23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counselors, "Did not we cast three men bound into the mist of the fire?" They answered and said unto the king, "True, O king."
3:25 He answered and said, "Lo, I see four men loose (LOOSE FORM THE WICKEDNESS OF THIS WORLD), walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the son of God."
CHRIST WAS THERE WITH THEM.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AT THE END TIMES. HE WILL DELIVER US OF ALL EVIL. THEY WERE DELIVERED BY GOD.
3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
3:27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, bein, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.g gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
NOT EVEN ONE HAIR ON THEIR HEAD OR BURNED, AND THEIR CLOTHES DID NOT EVEN SMELL OF SMOKE.
MAKE A NOTE OF LUKE 21:12-18.
3:28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, Who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
3:29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort."
3:30 Then the king promoted (PROSPERED) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR IS ONLY A TYPE.
THE FALSE CHRIST WILL PROSPER THE ONES WHO LOVE HIM. HE WILL BRING THE FAKE PEACE TO THE WORLD.
GOD BLESS
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