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Brothers<00:10:28.159><c> and</c><00:10:28.460><c> sisters</c><00:10:28.960><c> Shadrach,</c><00:10:29.980><c> Meshach,</c><00:10:30.500><c> and</c><00:10:30.620><c> Abednego</c>

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believed<00:10:32.580><c> God</c><00:10:33.000><c> could</c><00:10:33.259><c> raise</c><00:10:33.539><c> them</c><00:10:33.740><c> from</c><00:10:33.940><c> the</c><00:10:34.179><c> ashes</c><00:10:34.600><c> of</c><00:10:35.419><c> that</c><00:10:35.679><c> furnace.</c>

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And<00:10:37.600><c> Brother</c><00:10:37.879><c> Albert</c><00:10:38.179><c> Mertz</c><00:10:38.519><c> believed</c><00:10:38.799><c> Christ,</c><00:10:39.279><c> upon</c><00:10:39.539><c> his</c><00:10:39.820><c> return,</c>

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It's<00:10:44.879><c> this</c><00:10:45.120><c> type</c><00:10:45.340><c> of</c><00:10:45.659><c> confidence</c><00:10:46.179><c> that</c><00:10:47.139><c> we</c><00:10:47.299><c> need</c><00:10:47.480><c> to</c><00:10:47.820><c> develop.</c>

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Because<00:10:49.200><c> really,</c><00:10:49.500><c> we</c><00:10:49.659><c> are</c><00:10:49.919><c> in</c><00:10:50.059><c> the</c><00:10:50.259><c> same</c><00:10:50.419><c> position</c><00:10:50.820><c> as</c><00:10:51.039><c> these</c><00:10:51.220><c> men.</c>

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Now,<00:10:52.200><c> we</c><00:10:52.379><c> may</c><00:10:52.740><c> never</c><00:10:53.039><c> face</c><00:10:53.419><c> execution.</c>

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However,<00:10:56.480><c> we</c><00:10:56.639><c> are,</c><00:10:56.919><c> as</c><00:10:57.100><c> Paul</c><00:10:57.360><c> states</c><00:10:57.620><c> in</c><00:10:57.799><c> Romans</c><00:10:58.100><c> 12,</c>

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We<00:11:03.360><c> are</c><00:11:03.500><c> to</c><00:11:03.740><c> yield</c><00:11:04.039><c> our</c><00:11:04.399><c> bodies</c><00:11:04.919><c> to</c><00:11:05.799><c> follow</c><00:11:06.100><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:11:09.259><c> there's</c><00:11:09.399><c> three</c><00:11:09.600><c> things</c><00:11:09.799><c> I'd</c><00:11:10.039><c> like</c><00:11:10.100><c> to</c><00:11:10.519><c> bring</c><00:11:10.840><c> out</c>

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from<00:11:11.220><c> this</c><00:11:11.519><c> account</c><00:11:11.820><c> that</c><00:11:12.000><c> might</c><00:11:12.559><c> help</c><00:11:12.980><c> us</c><00:11:13.200><c> to</c><00:11:13.500><c> understand</c><00:11:14.059><c> just</c>

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how<00:11:16.219><c> these</c><00:11:16.659><c> men</c><00:11:16.879><c> had</c><00:11:17.080><c> such</c><00:11:17.360><c> great</c><00:11:17.700><c> faith</c>

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and<00:11:18.659><c> how</c><00:11:19.039><c> we</c><00:11:19.279><c> might</c><00:11:19.419><c> be</c><00:11:19.639><c> able</c><00:11:19.779><c> to</c><00:11:20.000><c> apply</c><00:11:20.320><c> that.</c>

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So<00:11:22.460><c> one</c><00:11:22.620><c> is</c><00:11:22.799><c> very</c><00:11:23.120><c> obvious.</c>

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They<00:11:23.679><c> knew</c><00:11:23.860><c> their</c><00:11:24.080><c> scripture.</c>

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So<00:11:26.620><c> if</c><00:11:26.720><c> you</c><00:11:26.740><c> could</c><00:11:26.919><c> turn</c><00:11:27.080><c> with</c><00:11:27.200><c> me</c><00:11:27.320><c> to</c><00:11:27.519><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:11:28.159><c> chapter</c><00:11:28.539><c> 4.</c>

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Of<00:11:30.480><c> course,</c><00:11:30.759><c> knowing</c><00:11:30.940><c> the</c><00:11:31.159><c> scripture,</c>

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it's<00:11:31.740><c> the</c><00:11:31.879><c> foundation,</c><00:11:32.700><c> right?</c>

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This<00:11:33.080><c> is</c><00:11:33.240><c> how</c><00:11:33.480><c> we</c><00:11:34.080><c> know</c><00:11:34.379><c> how</c><00:11:34.580><c> to</c><00:11:34.799><c> please</c><00:11:34.980><c> God,</c><00:11:35.399><c> what</c><00:11:35.559><c> the</c><00:11:35.899><c> promises</c><00:11:36.279><c> are,</c>

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how<00:11:38.139><c> we</c><00:11:38.299><c> know</c><00:11:38.500><c> of</c><00:11:38.700><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:11:43.360><c> in</c><00:11:43.500><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:11:44.120><c> chapter</c><00:11:44.500><c> 4,</c><00:11:46.440><c> in</c><00:11:46.539><c> verse</c><00:11:46.879><c> 23,</c><00:11:47.580><c> it</c><00:11:47.620><c> says,</c>

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take<00:11:49.720><c> heed</c><00:11:49.940><c> unto</c><00:11:50.200><c> yourselves,</c><00:11:51.240><c> lest</c><00:11:51.340><c> ye</c><00:11:51.539><c> forget</c><00:11:51.940><c> the</c><00:11:52.240><c> covenant</c>

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and<00:11:57.179><c> make</c><00:11:57.360><c> you</c><00:11:57.620><c> a</c><00:11:57.759><c> carved</c><00:11:57.960><c> image</c><00:11:58.539><c> or</c><00:11:58.960><c> likeness</c><00:11:59.360><c> of</c><00:11:59.580><c> anything,</c>

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which<00:12:00.059><c> the</c><00:12:00.279><c> Lord</c><00:12:00.500><c> thy</c><00:12:00.720><c> God</c><00:12:00.980><c> hath</c><00:12:01.179><c> forbidden.</c>

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So<00:12:02.679><c> don't</c><00:12:03.340><c> worship</c><00:12:03.720><c> these</c><00:12:03.980><c> images.</c>

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OK,<00:12:04.879><c> that's</c><00:12:05.080><c> simple.</c>

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They<00:12:05.519><c> knew</c><00:12:05.759><c> their</c><00:12:05.960><c> scripture.</c>

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But<00:12:08.299><c> how</c><00:12:08.460><c> about</c><00:12:08.559><c> verse</c><00:12:08.820><c> 24?</c>

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For<00:12:10.440><c> the</c><00:12:10.679><c> Lord</c><00:12:10.860><c> thy</c><00:12:11.100><c> God</c><00:12:11.259><c> is</c><00:12:11.480><c> a</c><00:12:11.919><c> consuming</c><00:12:12.299><c> fire,</c>

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So<00:12:16.139><c> God</c><00:12:16.340><c> is</c><00:12:16.559><c> a</c><00:12:16.700><c> consuming</c><00:12:17.259><c> fire.</c>

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So<00:12:17.720><c> now</c><00:12:17.919><c> we</c><00:12:18.080><c> have</c><00:12:18.259><c> at</c><00:12:18.440><c> play</c><00:12:18.759><c> two</c><00:12:19.279><c> fires,</c><00:12:20.779><c> Nebuchadnezzar's</c>

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and<00:12:21.559><c> God's.</c>

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Who<00:12:23.019><c> are</c><00:12:23.100><c> you</c><00:12:23.159><c> going</c><00:12:23.259><c> to</c><00:12:23.440><c> fear,</c><00:12:24.200><c> God</c><00:12:24.759><c> or</c><00:12:25.340><c> man?</c>

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Don't<00:12:28.779><c> fear</c><00:12:29.019><c> the</c><00:12:29.220><c> one</c><00:12:29.320><c> who</c><00:12:29.440><c> can</c><00:12:29.580><c> put</c><00:12:29.700><c> you</c><00:12:29.820><c> in</c><00:12:29.919><c> the</c><00:12:30.139><c> ground,</c>

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Two,<00:12:37.159><c> they</c><00:12:37.360><c> understood</c><00:12:37.820><c> Bible</c><00:12:38.200><c> prophecy.</c>

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They<00:12:40.559><c> had</c><00:12:40.860><c> confidence</c><00:12:41.460><c> in</c><00:12:41.659><c> it.</c>

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And<00:12:42.340><c> we</c><00:12:42.519><c> should</c><00:12:42.659><c> as</c><00:12:42.940><c> well.</c>

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They<00:12:44.480><c> knew</c><00:12:44.679><c> the</c><00:12:44.879><c> image</c><00:12:45.080><c> of</c><00:12:45.299><c> gold</c><00:12:45.460><c> was</c><00:12:45.679><c> not</c>

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going<00:12:46.039><c> to</c><00:12:46.200><c> stand</c><00:12:46.379><c> forever,</c><00:12:47.419><c> as</c><00:12:47.559><c> King</c><00:12:47.799><c> Nebuchadnezzar</c><00:12:48.340><c> wanted.</c>

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Remember,<00:12:51.279><c> in</c><00:12:51.399><c> chapter</c><00:12:51.659><c> 5,</c><00:12:52.279><c> Daniel</c><00:12:52.360><c> was</c>

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And<00:13:00.000><c> he</c><00:13:00.139><c> declined</c><00:13:00.500><c> it.</c>

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And<00:13:04.419><c> Daniel,</c><00:13:04.659><c> of</c><00:13:04.799><c> course,</c><00:13:05.000><c> knew</c><00:13:05.080><c> the</c><00:13:05.259><c> big</c><00:13:05.460><c> picture</c><00:13:05.759><c> of</c><00:13:05.980><c> God</c>

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and<00:13:06.960><c> his</c><00:13:07.259><c> plan</c><00:13:07.440><c> that</c><00:13:07.600><c> the</c><00:13:07.919><c> stone</c><00:13:08.139><c> was</c><00:13:08.340><c> going</c>

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to<00:13:08.720><c> destroy</c><00:13:09.000><c> the</c><00:13:09.200><c> kingdom</c><00:13:09.419><c> of</c><00:13:09.659><c> men</c><00:13:09.779><c> and</c><00:13:10.000><c> establish</c>

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He<00:13:11.220><c> knew</c><00:13:11.379><c> this.</c>

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And<00:13:12.820><c> he</c><00:13:12.980><c> also</c><00:13:13.220><c> knew</c><00:13:13.340><c> that</c><00:13:13.580><c> that</c><00:13:13.799><c> Babylonian</c><00:13:14.279><c> empire</c>

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was<00:13:14.759><c> going</c><00:13:14.879><c> to</c><00:13:15.019><c> end</c><00:13:15.220><c> very,</c><00:13:15.799><c> very</c><00:13:16.120><c> soon.</c>

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So<00:13:18.240><c> why</c><00:13:18.519><c> have</c><00:13:18.759><c> part</c><00:13:19.059><c> in</c><00:13:19.220><c> it?</c>

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And<00:13:20.399><c> we</c><00:13:20.580><c> also</c><00:13:20.940><c> believe</c><00:13:21.259><c> this,</c><00:13:21.580><c> that</c><00:13:21.759><c> God</c><00:13:22.000><c> will</c><00:13:22.320><c> soon</c>

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send<00:13:22.720><c> his</c><00:13:22.980><c> son</c><00:13:23.139><c> to</c><00:13:23.379><c> establish</c><00:13:23.759><c> that</c><00:13:24.019><c> everlasting</c><00:13:24.480><c> kingdom.</c>

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So<00:13:26.899><c> why</c><00:13:27.159><c> should</c><00:13:27.299><c> we</c><00:13:27.539><c> conform</c><00:13:28.059><c> to</c><00:13:28.299><c> the</c><00:13:28.480><c> ways</c><00:13:28.620><c> of</c><00:13:28.799><c> the</c><00:13:29.000><c> world?</c>

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Now,<00:13:33.340><c> the</c><00:13:33.539><c> third</c><00:13:33.759><c> point,</c><00:13:34.039><c> if</c><00:13:34.159><c> we</c><00:13:34.299><c> go</c><00:13:34.460><c> to</c><00:13:34.600><c> verse</c><00:13:34.860><c> 27,</c>

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I<00:13:39.080><c> think</c><00:13:39.240><c> the</c><00:13:39.460><c> first</c><00:13:39.740><c> two</c><00:13:40.019><c> little</c><00:13:40.220><c> points</c><00:13:40.559><c> there,</c>

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Bible<00:13:41.159><c> prophecy,</c><00:13:41.820><c> no,</c><00:13:42.159><c> in</c><00:13:42.179><c> our</c><00:13:42.320><c> scripture</c><00:13:42.620><c> is</c><00:13:42.899><c> pretty</c><00:13:43.740><c> obvious.</c>

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But<00:13:44.740><c> in</c><00:13:45.220><c> verse</c><00:13:46.220><c> 27,</c><00:13:48.679><c> it</c><00:13:48.779><c> says,</c><00:13:49.059><c> in</c><00:13:49.059><c> the</c><00:13:49.279><c> prince's</c><00:13:49.759><c> governor's</c><00:13:50.360><c> captains</c>

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and<00:13:50.919><c> king's</c><00:13:51.440><c> counselors</c><00:13:51.919><c> being</c><00:13:52.620><c> gathered</c><00:13:53.000><c> together,</c>

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saw<00:13:53.860><c> these</c><00:13:54.120><c> men</c><00:13:55.120><c> upon</c><00:13:55.919><c> whose</c><00:13:56.259><c> bodies</c><00:13:56.659><c> the</c><00:13:57.000><c> fire</c><00:13:57.580><c> had</c><00:13:58.179><c> no</c><00:13:58.440><c> power,</c>

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neither<00:14:03.019><c> were</c><00:14:03.659><c> their</c><00:14:03.899><c> coats</c><00:14:04.179><c> changed,</c>

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I<00:17:07.019><c> think</c><00:17:07.220><c> so.</c>

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it<00:17:46.880><c> is</c><00:17:47.000><c> immemorial</c><00:17:47.299><c> to</c><00:17:47.559><c> remember</c><00:17:47.980><c> our</c><00:17:48.240><c> Lord</c><00:17:48.420><c> and</c><00:17:48.680><c> Savior,</c>

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who<00:18:25.619><c> for</c><00:18:25.799><c> the</c><00:18:26.039><c> joy</c><00:18:26.319><c> set</c><00:18:26.539><c> before</c><00:18:26.960><c> Him,</c><00:18:28.059><c> endured</c><00:18:28.140><c> the</c><00:18:28.440><c> cross.</c>

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Well,<00:18:30.359><c> there's</c><00:18:30.559><c> a</c><00:18:30.720><c> joy</c><00:18:30.920><c> set</c><00:18:31.119><c> before</c><00:18:31.420><c> us,</c><00:18:31.920><c> too,</c><00:18:32.180><c> brothers</c><00:18:32.319><c> and</c><00:18:32.579><c> sisters.</c>

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It's<00:18:33.099><c> the</c><00:18:33.240><c> kingdom</c><00:18:33.440><c> of</c><00:18:33.700><c> God,</c><00:18:34.480><c> and</c><00:18:34.740><c> we</c><00:18:34.920><c> might</c><00:18:35.180><c> suffer</c><00:18:35.440><c> some</c><00:18:35.720><c> trials,</c>

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but<00:18:37.220><c> the</c><00:18:37.480><c> reward</c><00:18:37.819><c> is</c><00:18:38.140><c> great.</c><00:18:39.079><c> Amen.</c>