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Daniel 3: The Refining Message for Earth’s Final Generation Created 03/06/2020 Draft: 05/12/2020 File: Daniel 3 16.9 Copyright © Mark E. LaRose 2020 5/22/20 1 Texts taken from the King James Version References in {} from https://egwwritings.org/

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Daniel 3: The Refining Message for

Earth’s Final Generation

Created 03/06/2020

Draft: 05/12/2020

File: Daniel 3 16.9 Copyright © Mark E. LaRose 2020

5/22/20 1

Texts taken from the King James Version References in {} from https://egwwritings.org/

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Daniel: 1-Appetite

2-Stone destroys feet of the image

3-Bow down

4-Tree of Babylon

5-Cyrus dries up the Euphrates

6-Stone sealed the lion’s den

7-Jesus as High Priest

8-Counterfeit Sanctuary

9-Close of Probation

10-12-Michael stands to deliver

Jesus: Appetite

Throw down yourself (foot dashed)

Bow down

Kingdom of heaven like a tree

Jesus descended into the deep/dying

Stone sealed Jesus’ tomb

Jesus is our High Priest

Anti-typical Day of Atonement 1844

…soon

…soon

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Dan 3:1 “Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of

gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the

breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of

Dura, in the province of Babylon.”

! Likely occurred between 594 and 585BC.

! 60 x 6 cubits: These dimensions (90 x 9 ft) using Babylon's

Sexagesimal (base 60) numerical system were intentional,

invoking gods which they kept and worshiped in a man made

“mountain,” a ziggurat.

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In context of the interpretation given to Nebuchadnezzar in

Daniel 2:

{SS 262.1} “Daniel’s interpretation was to be rejected and

forgotten; truth was to be misapplied. The symbol designed of

Heaven to unfold to men important events of the future was to be

used to hinder the knowledge God desired the world to receive.

Satan knew that truth unmixed with error is a power mighty to

save, but when used to exalt self it becomes a power for evil.”

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{Lt90-1897.14} “This movement, demanding that all observe as sacred an idol sabbath, resembles the act of Nebuchadnezzar in making a golden image, and setting it up for all to worship. In the interpretation of the king’s dream, Daniel had told him, “Thou art this head of gold.” [Daniel 2:38.] The dream was given the king to show him that earthly kingdoms were not enduring, but would pass away and be followed by the kingdom of the Prince of heaven, which should fill the whole earth. But Nebuchadnezzar determined to make an image like that which he had seen, only it was to be made all of gold. This idol of gold was to be a most imposing spectacle, and was to take the place of God, and be worshiped as God.”

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! Babylonian astrology identified the 12 Zodiac

constellations assigning 3 “gods” to each, totaling 36.

!  They created "amulets” known as solar seals

calculating 1+2+3…+34+35+36 = 666. https://hackya.com/us/babylonian-sun-seal-square/

http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/666.htm

! Worn to invoke protecting "powers" of their greatest

god, the sun.

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https://hackya.com/us/babylonian-sun-seal-square/

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Rev 17:11 “And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the

eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.”

! How many popes, in the history of the Roman

church, have taken names used by two or more men?

36 1+2+3…+34+35+36 = 666

! How many names have been used by popes since

1798? 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 = 36 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pope

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Dan 3:2 “Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather

together the princes, the governors, and the captains,

the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the

sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come

to the dedication of the image which

Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.”

Dan 6:1 “It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred

and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom”

Rev 13:14 “…them that dwell on the earth, that they should make

an image to the beast…”

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Dan 3:3 “Then the princes, the governors, and captains,

the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the

sheriffs, and all the rulers of the 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.”

! This would have included King Zedekiah as well as the top

religious officials in the “province” of Palestine.

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Jer 32:1-5

Eze 12:8-13

2Ki 25:6-7 “6So they took the king, and brought him up to the king

of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. 7And

they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the

eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried

him to Babylon.”

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Dan 3:4 “Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is

commanded, O people, nations, and languages,”

Dan 4:1 “Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and

languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto

you.”

Rev 13:16 “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and

poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in

their foreheads”

! It is commanded? Wait, what is this about?

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Dan 3:5 “That at what time ye hear the sound of the

cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and

all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the

golden image1 that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set

up”

! “6” instruments

Rev 18:22 “And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of

pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee”

! Imagine the surprise, the shock that this “dedication” was much more

than a celebration for the “elite” class!

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{Ms24-1891.20} “By many, the Sabbath of the fourth commandment is

made void, being treated as a thing of naught, while the spurious

Sabbath, the child of the papacy, is exalted. In the place of God’s

laws are elevated the laws of the man of sin—laws that are to

be received and regarded as the wonderful golden image of

Nebuchadnezzar was by the Babylonians. Forming this great

image, Nebuchadnezzar commanded that it should receive

universal homage from all, both great and small, high and low,

rich and poor.”

! Exo 20:4-5; Rev 13:14-17; 14:9-11

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{PK 512.1} “Important are the lessons to be learned from the

experience of the Hebrew youth on the plain of Dura. In this our

day, many of God’s servants, though innocent of wrongdoing, will

be given over to suffer humiliation and abuse at the hands of

those who, inspired by Satan, are filled with envy and religious

bigotry. Especially will the wrath of man be aroused against

those who hallow the Sabbath of the fourth commandment;

and at last a universal decree will denounce these as deserving

of death.”

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Dan 3:6 “And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth

shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a

burning fiery furnace.”

Rev 13:15 “And he had power to give life unto the image of the

beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause

that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should

be killed.”

! The “princes” and “counsellors” from the Palestine province.

realize it’s too late! Far in the past they had compromised God’s

law and their personal integrity for position.

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Mat 13:40-42 “40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in

the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41The Son of man

shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his

kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing

and gnashing of teeth.”

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Dan 3:7 “Therefore at that time, when all the people

heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,

psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the

nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped

the golden image2 that Nebuchadnezzar the king had

set up.”

! All fell down and worshiped: This included all the Hebrew

representatives from the province of Palestine/Jerusalem

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{PK 512.2} “The season of distress before God’s people will call for

a faith that will not falter. His children must make it manifest that

He is the only object of their worship, and that no consideration,

not even that of life itself, can induce them to make the least

concession to false worship. To the loyal heart the commands of

sinful, finite men will sink into insignificance beside the word of

the eternal God. Truth will be obeyed though the result be

imprisonment or exile or death.”

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{GC 621.2} “The season of distress and anguish before us will require a faith that can endure weariness, delay, and hunger—a faith that will not faint though severely tried. The period of probation is granted to all to prepare for that time. Jacob prevailed because he was persevering and determined. His victory is an evidence of the power of importunate prayer. All who will lay hold of God’s promises, as he did, and be as earnest and persevering as he was, will succeed as he succeeded. Those who are unwilling to deny self, to agonize before God, to pray long and earnestly for His blessing, will not obtain it. Wrestling with God—how few know what it is! How few have ever had their souls drawn out after God with intensity of desire until every power is on the stretch. When waves of despair which no language can express sweep over the suppliant, how few cling with unyielding faith to the promises of God.”

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Dan 3:8-9 “8Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans

came near, and accused the Jews. 9They spake and

said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for

ever.”

Est 3:8-9a “And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a

certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people

in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse

from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is

not for the king's profit to suffer them. 9If it please the king, let it

be written that they may be destroyed…”

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{ST May 6, 1897, par. 3} “These men who thus accused the Hebrews had

been saved from death by Daniel’s appeal to the king in their

behalf, but they were envious of the three Hebrews, and were

desirous of hurting their influence; they therefore carried the

complaint to the king that these men had dared to disobey his

commands.”

Dan 6:13 “Then answered they and said before the king, That

Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah,

regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast

signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.”

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{YI March 8, 1904, par. 6} “When the king was troubled in regard to his

dream, these men, with Daniel, had fasted and prayed, that they

might understand the dream. The Lord had heard their cries, and

he had given to Daniel wisdom to interpret the dream to the king.

Thus their own lives and the lives of the astrologers and

soothsayers had been saved. Now the very men who had escaped

death through the mercy of God to his servants, had been the

prime movers in securing the decree in regard to the worship

of the golden image. But the three Hebrews made no mention of

these things; they knew that a controversy with the king would

only increase his fury.”

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Dan 3:10-11 “10Thou, 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 musick, shall fall down and worship the

golden image3 11And whoso falleth not down and

worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of

a burning fiery furnace.”

! A “worship law” enforced with a death penalty

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{13MR 71.1}“When Sunday is exalted and sustained by law, then

the principle that actuates the people of God will be made

manifest, as the principle of the three Hebrews was made

manifest when Nebuchadnezzar commanded them to worship the

golden image in the plain of Dura. We can see what our duty is

when the truth is overborne by falsehood.” cont.

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{13MR 72.1} “The law of God cannot be made void by the law of a

nation. When the law is trampled in the dust, the sacredness of

the commandments of God will be vindicated by those who

are loyal to Him. We are to make no railing accusation against

the nations, for this would close our way so that we could not set

the light before the people. Every objection raised against the

commandments of God will make a way for the advancement

of truth, and enable its advocates to present its value before

men. There is a beauty and force in the truth that nothing can

make so apparent as opposition and persecution. When this is

revealed, many will be converted to the truth.”

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Dan 3:12 “There are certain Jews whom thou hast set

over the affairs of the province of Babylon,

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O

king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy

gods, nor worship the golden image4 which thou hast

set up.”

Dan 2:49 “Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of

Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.”

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Dan 3:13-14 “13Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and

fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abednego. Then they brought these men before the

king. 14Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is

it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not

ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image5

which I have set up?”

{ST May 6, 1897, par. 4} “Truly we can not trust in princes.”

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{YI July 12, 1904, par. 3} “The lessons we may learn from the loyalty of

the Hebrew captives toward God and his law, have a direct and

vital bearing upon our experience in these last days. We have a

confession to make different from that which we have made;

and we shall have to make it under trying circumstances. In

order to impress idolaters with the power and greatness of the

living God, we, as his servants, must reveal our own reverence

for God. We must make it manifest that he is the only object of

our adoration and worship, and that no consideration, not even

the preservation of life, can induce us to make the least

concession to idolatry.”

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{YI July 12, 1904, par. 4} “The vainglory and oppression seen in the course

pursued by the heathen king, Nebuchadnezzar, is being and will

continue to be manifested in our day. History will repeat itself. In this

age the test will be on the point of Sabbath observance. The heavenly

universe behold men trampling upon the law of Jehovah, making the

memorial of God, the sign between him and his commandment-keeping

people, a thing of naught, something to be despised, while a rival

sabbath is exalted as was the great golden image in the plain of Dura.

Men claiming to be Christians will call upon the world to observe this

spurious sabbath that they have made. All who refuse will be placed

under oppressive laws. This is the mystery of iniquity, the devising of

satanic agencies, carried into effect by the man of sin.”

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{YI July 12, 1904, par. 5} “The people of God will enter into no

controversy with the world over this matter. They will simply

take God’s Word for their guide, and maintain their allegiance to

him whose commandments they keep.”

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{YI July 12, 1904, par. 6} “When the Sabbath becomes the special point of controversy throughout Christendom, the persistent refusal of a small minority to yield to the popular demand will make them objects of universal execration. It will be urged that the few who stand in opposition to an institution of the church and a law of the state, ought not to be tolerated; that it is better for them to suffer than for whole nations to be thrown into confusion and lawlessness. This argument will appear conclusive; and against those who hallow the Sabbath of the fourth commandment will finally be issued a decree, denouncing them as deserving of the severest punishment, and giving the people liberty, after a certain time, to put them to death. Romanism in the Old World, and apostate Protestantism in the New, will pursue a similar course toward those who honor all the divine precepts.”

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Dan 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 musick, 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?”

Exo 5:2 “And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.”

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{PK 507.2} “As the three Hebrews stood before the king, he was

convinced that they possessed something the other wise men of

his kingdom did not have. They had been faithful in the

performance of every duty. He would give them another trial. If

only they would signify their willingness to unite with the

multitude in worshiping the image, all would be well with

them; “but if ye worship not,” he added, “ye shall be cast the

same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.” Then with

his hand stretched upward in defiance, he demanded, “Who is

that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?”

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Dan 3:16 “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar,

we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.”

Mat 10:19-20 “But when they deliver you up, take no thought how

or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour

what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of

your Father which speaketh in you.”

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Dan 3:17-18 “17If 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. 18But 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.”

Jer 42:11 “Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are

afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to

save you, and to deliver you from his hand.”

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{Ms15-1896.34} “The zeal of those who obey the Lord will be

increased as the world and the church unite in making void the

law. They will say with the Psalmist, “As for me I love thy

commandments above gold, yea; above fine gold.” [Psalm

119:127.] This is what will be sure to occur when the law of God

is made void by a national act. When Sunday is exalted and

sustained by law, then the principle that actuates the people of

God will be made manifest, as the principle of the three Hebrews

was made manifest when Nebuchadnezzar commanded them to

worship the golden image in the plain of Dura. We can see what

our duty is when the truth is overborne by falsehood.”

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Dan 3:19 “Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and

the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and

commanded that they should heat the furnace one

seven times more than it was wont to be heated.”

! It was God’s will that the furnace be heated seven times hotter

as a demonstration of His power. This is an example of salvation

of the remnant at the second coming of Christ.

! The wicked are destroyed by God’s brilliant light, as a fire.

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{ST May 6, 1897, par. 8} “When the king saw that his will was not received as the will of God, he was “full of fury,” and the form of his visage was changed against these men. Satanic attributes made his countenance appear as the countenance of a demon; and with all the force he could command, he ordered that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than its wont, and commanded the most mighty men to bind the youth, and cast them into the furnace. He felt that it required more than ordinary power to deal with these noble men. His mind was strongly impressed that something unusual would interpose in their behalf, and his strongest men were ordered to deal with them.”

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Dan 3:20-21 “20And he commanded the most mighty

men that were in his army to bind Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the

burning fiery furnace. 21Then 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.”

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Dan 3:22-23 “22Therefore 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 Abednego. 23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the

burning fiery furnace.”

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Dan 3:24 “Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied,

and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his

counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into

the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto

the king, True, O king.”

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Dan 3:25 “He answered and said, Lo, I see four men

loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have

no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of

God.”

Isa 43:2 “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with

thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when

thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned;

neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”

Psa 34:7 “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them

that fear him, and delivereth them.”

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{RH May 3, 1892, par. 10} “How did Nebuchadnezzar know that the form

of the fourth was like the Son of God? He had heard of the Son of

God from the Hebrew captives that were in his kingdom. They

had brought the knowledge of the living God who ruleth all

things. Then Nebuchadnezzar called forth the servants of God,

and they had not so much as the smell of fire upon them. If you

are called to go through the fiery furnace for Christ’s sake,

Jesus will be at your side.”

{21MR 59.3} “Christ came in person and walked with them through

the fire, and they received no harm.”

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{PK 509.2} “How did that heathen king know what the Son of God

was like? The Hebrew captives filling positions of trust in

Babylon had in life and character represented before him the

truth. When asked for a reason of their faith, they had given it

without hesitation. Plainly and simply they had presented the

principles of righteousness, thus teaching those around them

of the God whom they worshiped. They had told of Christ, the

Redeemer to come; and in the form of the fourth in the midst

of the fire the king recognized the Son of God.”

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Dan 3:26 “Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the

mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and

said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants

of the most high God, come forth, and come hither.

Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth

of the midst of the fire.”

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Dan 3:27 “And the princes, governors, and captains,

and the king's counsellors, being 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.”

Heb 11:33-34 “Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought

righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Quenched the violence of fire…”

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Dan 3:28 “Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said,

Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abednego, 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.”

Psa 34:8 “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the

man that trusteth in him.” (see Jer 17:7)

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{RH February 1, 1881, par. 20} “These three Hebrews possessed genuine

sanctification. True Christian principle will not stop to weigh

consequences. It does not ask, What will people think of me if I do

this? or how will it affect my worldly prospects if I do that? With

the most intense longing, the children of God desire to know what

he would have them do, that their works may glorify him. The

Lord has made ample provision that the heart and life of all

his followers may be controlled by divine grace, that they may

be as burning and shining lights in the world.”

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{RH February 1, 1881, par. 21} “Jesus placed himself by their side in the

fiery furnace, and by the glory of his presence convinced the

proud king of Babylon that it could be no other than the Son of

God.”

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Dan 3:29 “Therefore I make a decree, That every

people, nation, and language, which speak any thing

amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abednego, 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.”

Dan 2:5 “…ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be

made a dunghill”

Dan 6:26 “I make a decree, That in every dominion of my

kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel”

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{PK 510.4} “It was right for the king to make public confession, and

to seek to exalt the God of heaven above all other gods; but in

endeavoring to force his subjects to make a similar confession of

faith and to show similar reverence, Nebuchadnezzar was

exceeding his right as a temporal sovereign. He had no more

right, either civil or moral, to threaten men with death for not

worshiping God, than he had to make the decree consigning

to the flames all who refused to worship the golden image.

God never compels the obedience of man. He leaves all free to

choose whom they will serve.”

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Dan 3:30 “Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.”

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{ST May 6, 1897, par. 14-15} “History will be repeated. False religion

will be exalted. The first day of the week, a common working

day, possessing no sanctity whatever, will be set up as was the

image at Babylon. All nations and tongues and peoples will be

commanded to worship this spurious sabbath. This is Satan’s plan

to make of no account the day instituted by God, and given to the

world as a memorial of creation.

The decree enforcing the worship of this day is to go forth to all

the world. In a limited degree, it has already gone forth. In several

places the civil power is speaking with the voice of a dragon, just

as the heathen king spoke to the Hebrew captives.”

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{ST May 6, 1897, par. 16} “Trial and persecution will come to all who, in obedience to the Word of God, refuse to worship this false sabbath. Force is the last resort of every false religion. At first it tries attraction, as the king of Babylon tried the power of music and outward show. If these attractions, invented by men inspired by Satan, failed to make men worship the image, the hungry flames of the furnace were ready to consume them. So it will be now. The Papacy has exercised her power to compel men to obey her, and she will continue to do so. We need the same spirit that was manifested by God’s servants in the conflict with paganism. …in the case of the three Hebrew worthies; their eye was single to the glory of God; their souls were steadfast; the power of the truth held them firmly to their allegiance to God. It is in the power of God alone that we shall be enabled to be loyal to him.”

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{PK 513.1} “As in the days of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, so in the closing period of earth’s history the Lord will work mightily in behalf of those who stand steadfastly for the right. He who walked with the Hebrew worthies in the fiery furnace will be with His followers wherever they are. His abiding presence will comfort and sustain. In the midst of the time of trouble—trouble such as has not been since there was a nation—His chosen ones will stand unmoved. Satan with all the hosts of evil cannot destroy the weakest of God’s saints. Angels that excel in strength will protect them, and in their behalf Jehovah will reveal Himself as a “God of gods,” able to save to the uttermost those who have put their trust in Him.”

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