DANIEL 3:25

[Daniel 3:25 NKJV] - “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.”

[Daniel 3:25 FBV] - “Look!” he cried out. “How is it that I can see four men, not tied up, walking around in the fire and not being burned? And the fourth one looks like a god!”

THE SPIRITUAL IMAGE/PICTURES THAT WITCHES AND AGENTS OF DARKNESS SEE ABOUT TRUE CHRISTIANS

Nebuchadnezzar the king continued seeing revelations and visions more than many people of God in his time, though he was a pagan. In the preceding chapter, Nebuchadnezzar saw vision; in this Chapter and Bible verse above, Nebuchadnezzar saw vision again; and in the next chapter following, Nebuchadnezzar saw another.

When next you tell the story of the fourth Person in the fire, you may well remember that the testimony came from the man who forced people to worship idols and cast the three men of the four men he saw into that fire. It was not a Christian who saw and told that glorious testimony, but an Occultic man/king saw and told it.

I remembered incidents of agents of darkness, witches & cultists testifying how they usually saw true Christians in spiritual realms having lights, wearing shining bright robes, surrounded by fire or lights, or under some sort of protection/covering that immunes such Christians from their psychic attacks or spells. Have you not heard were one who was once in such diabolical group, testifying how they attempted to killed the true or strong Christians in spiritual realms, but they couldn't touch or harm those Christians; and they even saw lights or glories on those Christians, which ordinary people could not see physically? Even the Christians do not see those things while looking at themselves, but the agents of darkness were able to see those things on those true believers.

Well, this Bible verse above is an example of such, wherein a king of an Occultic world together with his astrologers, magicians, wise men or counselors, attempted to put three faithful Christians to death by fire and chains, but they saw they couldn't harm those Christians, their chains around the Christians were broken, their seven times fire was ineffective and harmless to the Christians, and there was presence of the Son of God or Angel in their midst.

Who was that man of God that the former occult grand master attempted to attack by esoteric ways, but he saw in spiritual realms that the man of God was in the middle of a field of fire, which neither the occult grand master nor the strong demon in him could approach?

Now, I want you to look beyond the image/testimony/respect of such occultists, cultists, witches, wizards, demons, agents of darkness, etc., about the power and glory of God on you, if you are a true and faithful Christian. Rather be more concerned about the image/respect/testimony of God and the heavens about you.

For usually, what those in darkness celebrate as great light may be a little or insignificant light to those who dwell in far more greater light and wisdom. Your night lights may feel like local champion in the night, but at noon day under the sun they're low.

[2 Corinthians 3:10] — "For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excels."

So let us who are mature in the light and revelations of the Lord look at that picture, image or vision, the king saw about those three faithful Christian in the fire.

Is that all they saw about you Christians in the fire? That you were free from the chains, you were untouchable and harmless even in fire, and the mighty presence of the Lord was manifest with you: and nothing by any means hurt you

While such testimony would make many pastors, men of God, Christians and Believers, celebrate or feel great about their stand and place in the Lord Jesus Christ; I, Peterch, would have felt so sad as if I was far short of my calling, if those details described me in the position of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, in the fire

This is because,

*1* I would not be comparing myself to the fire (which though is seven times hotter, yet had no power on me):

*2* I would not be comparing myself to the chains that were broken or yokes destroyed by the anointing present:

*3* I would not be comparing myself to the enemies, the rulers, the observers or people who I overcame or made to wonder at me:

What would I be comparing myself to in the midst of all those?

I would be comparing myself to the Person who was described as the Son of God or as God in the midst of us. Why I would have been sad would be because I was not yet as He is or as glorious as I beheld Him.

They were three the king cast into the fire, but the king saw four of them: but only the fourth Person was seen as "gods" or "Son of God" among them four. That would trouble me because I was not like Him in nature, though I have His Presence/Power with me.

Lord, I want to be like You in all ramifications of your Glory I see. This is not just about the liberty/freedom/power in wherever You or Your Spirit is, but about me seeing You and changing more and more into Your Image by Your Spirit or Presence. As it is written,

[2 Corinthians 3:17-18] — "Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all having been unveiled in face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit."

Why should we be four in the fire, but only You appeared as the Son of God to those agents of darkness, whereas we see You but we were not like You nor seen as sons of God too? This has changed by the Father's Love and Grace. As it is written,

[1 John 3:1-3] — "Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called "the sons of God:" therefore the world does not know us, because the world did not know Him. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall become like Him; for we shall see Him the way He is. And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as He is pure."

So, if I have to choose between "how the agents of darkness were seeing Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego in the fire" and "how the agents of darkness were seeing Samuel ascending from hell"

I would rather choose how they saw Samuel ascending from hell, because the witch saw him as a "god" or "son of God." As written,

[1 Samuel 28:13-14 GW] — "“Don’t be afraid,” the king said to her. “What do you see?” “I see a god rising from the ground,” the woman answered. “In what form?” he asked her. She answered, “An old man is coming up, and he’s wearing a robe.” Then Saul knew it was Samuel. Saul knelt down with his face touching the ground."

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