#05 Conflict over false worship

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 The stories in the Book of
Daniel are not “bed-time
stories.” They are a
forewarning to the Christians
in the end time describing
what to expect if they would
be faithful to Jesus.
False worship will be

True worship will be

THE GREAT
IMAGE SET UP
 1. Describe
the image that
Nebuchadnezzar
set up.
Daniel 3:1 (1299)
a) an image of gold.

b) whose height
was threescore
cubits.
c) the breadth
thereof six cubits.

d) he set it up in
the plain of Dura.
 2. Who were
invited to the
dedication
of the image?

Daniel 3:2, 3 (1300)

 The princes, the governors,
and the captains, the judges,
the treasurers, the counselors,
the sheriffs, and all the rulers
of the provinces.
 3. What were all
these rulers to do
when the music
sounded?
Daniel 3:3-5 (1300)
Fall down and worship
the golden image.
4. What penalty would be received by
those who failed to worship the
image?
Daniel 3:6 (1300)
They shall be cast into the midst of
a burning fiery furnace.
Summary of those events:
1. A powerful world leader
commands (false) worship.
2. Refusal to worship (falsely) =
treason to the state.
3. Basic issues are worship +
obedience,
God’s law vs. man’s law.
Summary of those events:
4. This law was universal.
5. The effort - union of church
and state.
6. The penalty - death.
Warning!
This represents
the condition in the
world at the end time.
A REFUSAL TO
WORSHIP
FALSELY
 5. What charge did
Chaldeans make
concerning certain Jews?

Daniel 3:7-12 (1300)

They serve not thy
gods, nor worship
the golden image
which thou hast
set up.
6. What
commandment
forbade false
worship?
Exodus 20:4-6 (119)
The second commandment:
Thou shalt not make unto thee
any graven image. …
Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them.
 7. When Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego were brought before king
Nebuchadnezzar to answer the
charges against them, how did he
threaten them?
Daniel 3:13-15 (1300)
 Ye shall be
cast the same
hour into
the midst of
a burning
fiery furnace.
8. Did the three Hebrews need time
to think it over?

Daniel 3:16 (1301)

 We are not
careful
to answer thee
in this matter.
9. How did the Hebrews respond
to Nebuchadnezzar’s offer of a
second chance?

Daniel 3:17, 18 (1301)

Our God whom we
serve is able to
deliver us from
the burning
fiery furnace. …
But if not, …
we will not serve thy gods,
nor worship the golden image.
Deliverance is NOT
the issue!

Obedience is!
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in
him; but I will maintain mine own
ways before him.

Job 13:15 (828)

THE FIERY
FURNACE
10. How did
Nebuchadnezzar
respond to the
Hebrews’
defense?
Daniel 3:19 (1301)
He commanded that the furnace
be heated seven times hotter.
11. What happened to
the soldiers who threw
Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego into
the fiery furnace?
Daniel 3:22 (1301)
They were slain.
12. How were
the three
Hebrews thrown
into the
furnace?
Daniel 3:23 (1301)
They fell down
bound into the
midst of the
burning fiery
furnace.
13. When Nebuchadnezzar looked
inside the furnace again, what
did he see?
Daniel 3:24, 25 (1301)
They were loose, walking in the midst
of the fire, and had no hurt.
14. How many men did
Nebuchadnezzar see in
the fire?
Daniel 3:25 (1301)
Four men
 15. Who was
the fourth one
in the fire
with the three
Hebrews?
Daniel 3:25 (1301)
 The
Son of
God
 16. How did
Nebuchadnezzar
address
Shadrach,
Meshach, and
Abednego when
he called them
out of the fire?
Daniel 3:26 (1301)
Ye servants of the most high God.
17. After seeing this display
of God’s power, what
decree did Nebuchadnezzar
make?
Daniel 3:27-30 (1301)
 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.
There is no new thing
under the sun!…
Especially
at the time of the end.
REVELATION 13
AND THE IMAGE
TO THE BEAST
18. What does the two-horned beast
command the people of earth to do?
Revelation 13:11, 12 (1814)
To worship the first beast.
19. After bringing fire down from
heaven and performing other
miracles, what does this beast
declare the people should make?
Revelation 13:13, 14 (1814)
An image to the beast
20. What are people asked to do to
the image of the beast?
Revelation 13:15 (1814)
Worship
21. What will happen to those
who refuse to
worship the image
of the beast?

Revelation 13:15 (1814)

They should be killed.
 During this
seminar, we want
you to consider
these two words:

Image - Beast
 22. What other
restrictions will be
placed upon those
who refuse to worship
the beast and receive
his mark?
Revelation 13:16, 17 (1814)
 They will not be able
to buy or to sell unless
they have the mark.
23. When the beast calls for people
to worship its image, whom
does God ask them to
worship? Revelation 14:7
(1815)
Worship him
that made
heaven,
and earth,
and the sea,
and
the fountains
of waters.
 24. Where will those who get the
victory over the beast and his image
ultimately stand?
Revelation 15:2 (1816)
On the sea of glass
 25. Are you
willing to make
serving God
the chief priority
of your life?
1. Counterfeits will appear
the same as the truth at
the end time.
2. We are warned about the
union of church and state.
3. Obedience is the real issue.
4. We will remain faithful
only if we have an obedient
relationship with Jesus.
5. Daniel 3 and Revelation 13
teach us the same message.
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