Prophecy

Seminar
 The Great
Image Set
Up
1. Describe the Image that
Nebuchadnezzar set up. Daniel 3:1
 Daniel 3:1

“Nebuchadnezzar the king made

an image of gold, whose height
was sixty cubits and its width six
cubits. He set it up in the plain of
Dura, in the province of Babylon.”
 The Great
Image Set
Up
2. Who were invited to the
dedication of the image?
Daniel 3:2
 “…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.”
Daniel 3:2
 The Great
Image Set
Up
3. What were all these rulers to do
when the music sounded?
Daniel 3:4-5
 “… you shall fall
down and worship
the gold image that
King
Nebuchadnezzar has
set up.“
Daniel 3:4-5
 The Great
Image Set
Up
4. What penalty would be received
by those who failed to worship the
image? Daniel 3:6
 Daniel 3:6

“…and whoever does

not fall down and
worship shall be cast
immediately into the
midst of a burning fiery
furnace.“
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
5. What charge did the Chaldeans
make concerning certain Jews?
Daniel 3:12
“…Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abednego; these
men, O king, have not
regarded thee: they
serve not thy gods, nor
worship the golden
image which thou hast
set up.
Daniel 3:12
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
6. What commandment forbade
false worship? Exodus 20:4-5
 Exodus 20:4-5
‘The second
Commandment’
“Thou shalt not make unto
thee any graven image, or
any likeness of any thing
that is in heaven above, or
that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under
the earth: Thou shalt not
bow down thyself to them,
nor serve them…”
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
7. When Shadrach Meshack and Abednego
were brought before King Nebuchadnezzar to
answer the charges against them, how did he
threaten them? Daniel 3:15
 Daniel 3:15

“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?"
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
8. Did the three Hebrews need time
to think it over? Daniel 3:16
 Daniel 3:16
“Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego, answered and
said to the king, O
Nebuchadnezzar, we are
not careful to answer thee
in this matter.
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
9. How did the Hebrews respond to
Nebuchadnezzar’s offer of a second
chance? Daniel 3:17-18
 Daniel 3:17-18

"If that is the case, our God

whom we serve is able to deliver
us from the burning fiery
furnace, and He is able to save
us from your hand, O king. But
if not, let it be known to you, O
king, that we will not serve your
gods, nor will we worship the
gold image which you have set
up.“
 A Refusal To
Worship
10. How did Nebuchadnezzar
respond to the Hebrews defence?
Daniel 3:19
 Daniel 3:19
“Then 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 times more than it
was usually heated.
 A Refusal To
Worship
11. What happened to the soldiers who
threw shadrach, Meshack and Abednego
into the fiery furnace? Daniel 3:22
 Daniel 3:22
“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.
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
12. How were the three Hebrews
thrown into the fire? Daniel 3:23
 Daniel 3:23
“And these three men,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
Nego, fell down bound into the
midst of the burning fiery
furnace.
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
13. When Nebuchadnezzar looked
inside the furnace again, what did he
see? Daniel 3:25
 Daniel 3:25

“ Look!" he answered, "I see

four 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.“
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
14. How many men did
Nebuchadnezzar see in the fire?
Daniel 3:25
 Daniel 3:25

“ Look!" he answered, "I see

four 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.”
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
15. Who was the fourth one in the
fire with the three Hebrews?
Daniel 3:25
 Daniel 3:25

“ Look!" he answered, "I see

four 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.”
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
16. How did Nebuchadnezzar address
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego when he
called them out of the fire? Daniel 3:26
 Daniel 3:26

“Then Nebuchadnezzar went near

the mouth of the burning fiery
furnace and spoke, saying,
"Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
Nego, servants of the Most High
God, come out, and come here.".”
 A Refusal To
Worship
Falsely
17. After seeing this display of God’s
power, what decree did Nebuchadnezzar
make? Daniel 3:28-29
 Daniel 3:28-29

“….Therefore I make a decree

that any people, nation, or
language which speaks anything
amiss against the God of
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
Nego shall be cut in pieces…;
because there is no other God
who can deliver like this.”
 Revelation 13
and the Image
to the Beast
18. What does the two horned beast
command the people of the earth to do?
Revelation 13:11-12
 Revelation 13:11-12

“Then I saw another beast

coming up out of the earth, and
he had two horns like a lamb
and spoke like a dragon. And he
exercises all the authority of the
first beast in his presence, and
causes the earth and those who
dwell in it to worship the first
beast, whose deadly wound was
healed.”
 Revelation 13
and the Image
to the 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
 Revelation 13:14

“And he deceives those who dwell

on the earth by those signs which
he was granted to do in the sight
of the beast telling those who
dwell on the earth to make an
image to the beast who was
wounded by the sword and lived.”
 Revelation 13
and the Image
to the Beast
20. What are people asked to do to the
image of the beast? Revelation 13:15
 Revelation 13:15
“He was granted power to give
breath to the image of the beast,
that the image of the beast should
both speak and cause as many as
would not worship the image of
the beast to be killed.”
 Revelation 13
and the Image
to the Beast
21. What will happen to those who refuse to
worship the image of the beast?
Revelation 13:15
 Revelation 13:15
“He was granted power to
give breath to the image of the
beast, that the image of the
beast should both speak and
cause as many as would not
worship the image of the beast
to be killed.”
 Revelation 13
and the Image
to the Beast
22. What other restrictions will be placed
upon those who refuse to worship the beast
and receive his mark?
Revelation 13:16-17
 Revelation 13:16-17

“He causes all, 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 who has the
mark or the name of the
beast, or the number of his
name.”
 Revelation 13
and the Image
to the Beast
23. When the beast calls for people to
worship, whom does God ask them to
worship? Revelation 14:7
 Revelation 14:7
“…saying with a loud voice,
Fear God and give glory to
Him, for the hour of His
judgment has come; and
worship Him who made
heaven and earth, the sea
and springs of water.”
 Revelation 13
and the Image
to the Beast
24. Where will those who get the victory
over the beast and his image ultimately
stand? Revelation 15:2
 Revelation 15:2
“And I saw something
like a sea of glass
mingled with fire, and
those who have the
victory over the beast,
over his image and over
his mark and over the
number of his name,
standing on the sea of
glass, having harps of
God.”
 Conflict Results In
Conversions
In this lesson we will see that
God works with people were
they are and His longsuffering
and patience is graphically
illustrated in his attempts to
reach Nebuchadnezzar with the
gospel.