The Image of the Beast
Daniel Chapter 3
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Nebuchadnezzar is a type of antichrist, during most of his life, except that he repents and does acknowledge God (Daniel 4:37). The Antichrist will never repent of his evil and thus will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20).
In Daniel chapter 3, King Nebuchadnezzar sets up an image that is 90 feet tall by 9 feet wide. The text describes it as 60 cubits tall by 6 cubits. A cubit approximately equals 1.5 feet.
Everyone in Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom was made worship the image. Those who refused were thrown into a fiery furnace to die. This story is found in Daniel chapter 3.
Daniel 3:1-30: NKJ
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.
2. And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the
administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the
judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come
to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
3. So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors,
the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of
the provinces gathered together for the dedication of the image that
King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that
Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4. Then a herald cried aloud: "To you it is commanded, O peoples,
nations, and languages,
5. "that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre,
and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down
and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up;
6. "and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately
into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.''
7. So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn,
flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the
people, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the gold image
which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8. Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the
Jews.
9. They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever!
10. "You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound
of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds
of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image;
11. "and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the
midst of a burning fiery furnace.
12. "There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the
province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O
king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or
worship the gold image which you have set up.''
13. Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the
king.
14. Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image
which I have set up?
15. "Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn,
flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music,
and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! 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?''
16. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, "O
Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
17. "If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us
from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O
king.
18. "But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve
your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.''
19. Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face
changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Therefore he spoke and
commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was
usually heated.
20. And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to
bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning
fiery furnace.
21. Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their
turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the
burning fiery furnace.
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.
23. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down
bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
24. Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and
spoke, saying to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into
the midst of the fire?'' They answered and said to the king, "True, O
king.''
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.''
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.'' Then Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire.
27. And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king's
counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the
fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their
garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.
28. Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants
who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and
yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god
except their own God!
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, and their houses shall be made an ash
heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.''
30. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the
province of Babylon.
This story is important in understanding that the Antichrist, like Nebuchadnezzar, will have an image made and that image will be worshipped. The Antichrist will be worshipped as a god and so will his image.
Any one who refused to worship the image King Nebuchadnezzar setup was cast into the fiery furnace to die. God performed a miracle and saved the three Hebrew men from dying.
In the case of the Antichrist, when his image is setup and everyone is made to worship it, everyone who does not worship his image will be killed. No exceptions. This is found in Revelation 13:15-18.
Revelation 13:15-18: NKJ
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.
16. And 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,
17. 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.
18. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number
of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
The false prophet, the beast spoken of in verse Revelation 13:15, will be the Antichrist's right hand man. He will cause everyone to take the mark of the beast and will cause everyone who does not worship the image of the beast to be killed. Everyone who stands against the Antichrist will die a martyr's death for Jesus Christ. But, dying for Christ is better than worshipping the Antichrist and losing your soul.
666 is the Antichrist's number. 666 is also the calculated number of the image of the beast.
See my lesson on The Mark of the Beast and 666 <------- Click Here. It is crucial for you to understand this now before it is totally implemented without people even realizing what it is.
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