Nebuchadnezzar rages against those who reject the image: Global government rages against those who reject the image of the beast

Daniel 3:8-18

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• Living for the global government is vigilance against God and His Son Jesus Christ.
• Literal and unwritten laws exist against rejecting the image of the beast.
• Complaints are filed against those in authority who reject the image of the beast.
• Upper chain-of- command are outraged over disobedience to enforce the image of the beast.
• Upper chain-of-command insists on compliance to the image of the beast.
• Christians hold to the image of Christ and discard the image of the beast

Living for the global government is vigilance against God and His Son Jesus Christ.

“Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews. They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever!” Daniel 3:8-9

The Chaldeans were synonymous with Babylon, if someone heard the name of Chaldea, they automatically thought of the Babylonian empire. The Chaldeans worshipped the image of gold as required by Nebuchadnezzar and were vigilant against the Jewish people.

The “Chaldeans” of today would be those who welcomes the image of the beast to speak and live through them. They honor the will of the global government of the beast, and they dominate every city around the world. They are the masses of the global culture who are vigilant against anyone who does not live by the beast that gives them what to feel, think, say, and do. They are hostile to Christianity. They deny the existence of God the Creator, discard the need for His Son Jesus Christ, and trample on the Holy Spirit.

Literal and unwritten laws exist against rejecting the image of the beast.

“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, will fall down and worship the gold image; and whoever does not fall down and worship will be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.” Daniel 3:10-11

Today, we see that there is already an unwritten law in place against music that worships God in the name of Jesus Christ and in the presence of the Holy Spirit. It is most obviously seen in the churches which no longer integrate the Holy Trinity of God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit into the music they sing.

Even more literally, the laws being passed in this nation today exclude the values of Christianity and mock the teachings of the Bible. It has come to the place that if we want employment, or to be a business owner, or if the children are to do well in school, then they have to abide by Christless laws, policies, and educational curriculum. It has already gotten to the place to where Christians are being reported to those in charge for criticizing the LGBQT+ community, for calling it a sin to kill the unborn, and when teachers disagree with topics taught in school.

We who have Christian music flowing from the soul are not giving place for the image of the beast to live and speak in us. As followers of Christ, we shun the beast that influences what we think, feel, say, and do. It wants to evict Jesus Christ from our soul so that it can sit in the temple of God, our body, as if it were God, as described in the post on 2 Thessalonians 2:4. Because we oppose the image of the beast, there is the unwritten law within today’s culture that we are to be thrown into the “fiery furnace” of social disproval. We suffer afflictions of various types from the silent killer of the psychotic “lamb.”

We who live for Jesus Christ are not going to sing, dance, and rejoice to the tune of music that is hostile to God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. We do not make very good dance partners, and we never get the rhythm of the music right. The chances are extremely high, more than probable, that those listening to music through their headphones, and anywhere else, are not listening to music that inspires the Spirit of Christ.

Complaints are filed against those in authority who reject the image of the beast.

“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.” Daniel 3:12

At that time, the Jewish people were in captivity to the Babylonian Empire. At the same time, king Nebuchadnezzar placed some of the talented Jewish people into positions of power and authority, directly under his supervision. Three of those people were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. That is described in the post on Daniel 1. With that being said, there was much disapproval of the Jewish people who were working within the top ranks of the Babylonian Empire. That disapproval came from those who were not Jewish, of lower rank than Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and were members of the Babylonian Empire [not captives].

Those who live and govern according to the image of the beast do not tolerate Christians sitting in places of influence and authority. Especially not when the followers of Christ have authority over them who serves the beast that gives them what to say, do, think, and feel. The followers of Christ do not serve the image of the beast. We do not serve the god of the global culture, so accusations are brought up in protests against us having authority within the culture of the beast, as they declare, “They do not serve our gods or worship the image of the beast that has been set up”. Of course, those of today’s culture doesn’t realize they themselves are serving the image of the beast, they just have no toleration for Christians to have authority over them who are empowered with what to say, do, think, and feel. They are empowered with uncanny knowledge, heightened intuition, extraordinary skills and talents, uncanny authority over others, etc.

We who live by the teachings of the Bible, in the presence of the Holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ, shun the image of the beast to live and speak through us. We do not conform to the mark, name, number of the beast.

“And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be My people.” Therefore “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.” 2 Corinthians 6:16-17

Upper chain-0f-command are outraged over disobedience to enforce the image of the beast.

“Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king.” Daniel 3:13

Those who govern by the image of the beast are outraged by those in authority under them who refuse to uphold and serve the image of the beast. Those governing through the beast that gives them what to do, think, say, and feel have no tolerance for those who “sabotage” their culture by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The global government has their power through the masses of people who welcome the image of the beast to live and to speak through them. When people are not living by the image of the beast, then those who govern by the image are made powerless. When those in authority live for the image of Jesus Christ and not for the image of the beast, then they ae called into the office of those in authority for disciplinary action.

Upper chain-of-command insists on compliance to the image of the beast.

“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?” Daniel 3:14

Whenever we are called into the office of a person in authority over us, for disciplinary and corrective measures, it relates to where our allegiance is, in contrast to what they want to see from us. The question is, are we loyal to their agenda through the image of the beast or are we loyal to the image of Christ? They expect us to live by the image of the beast, which is given life by the beast that is able to form what we think, feel, say. and do. In attitude they ask us, “Is it true that you do not serve the image of the beast and for the offerings of this world that this community governs by?”

“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 will be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?” Daniel 3;15

The ultimatum given to us by those who govern by the image of the beast is to conform to the beast that gives what to do, think, feel, and say, or suffer the consequences. They do not want Christian music to be alive within our soul and will deliver us into turmoil and tribulation to kill that music, and even to cause the death of Christians. They insist that the body is to be made the home of the image of the beast and not the home of the Holy Spirit. The beast is set up as God [as described in2 Thessalonians 2:4] and the governing authorities do not believe in the living God of Jesus Christ who is able to bring Salvation. They boast, “Who is like the beast, who is able to make war with him?” Revelation 13:4

Tribulation, turmoil, and death comes by the hand of those who serve the government of the beast by welcoming the image of the beast to live and speak through them. The masses of the social network of the “democratic” society of the beast are horrendous towards those who reject the image of the beast. We are not part of their Christless network. and they dominate every city around the world.

Christians hold to the image of Christ and discard the image of the beast.

“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.” Daniel 3:16

As followers of Jesus Christ, we do not even try to offer up a defense, an apology, or compromise of any kind for rejecting the image of the beast. We plainly say that our body is consecrated to the image of Christ as the home of the Holy Spirit.

“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.” Daniel 3:17

We trust the living God of Jesus Christ through whatever afflictions, hardships, and persecutions come our way. We will experience severe losses of money, possessions, physical comforts, and social approval. Society will be cold, unfriendly, and indifferent as we scrape by from day to day in survival mode. The shadow of death looms over us as the silent killer of the psychotic “lamb” is unleashed. “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18

‘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.” Daniel 3:18

Even if God does not deliver us from the hardships, burdens, and afflictions in this life, we will still hold to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We will not approve of the beast that forms what we think, feel, say, and do because it wants to sit in our body as if it were God. We will not welcome the image of the beast to live and speak through us. We will not be conformed to the live by the mark , name, number of the beast, and we will not betray Christ for money, possessions, physical comforts, and social approval.

“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.” Matthew 24:9

“Though the fig tree may not blossom, aor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls—Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.” Habakkuk 3:17-19

During my homelessness, I said to all of my family and those who were concerned for me, “I would rather be homeless than to be the person that this society expects me to be.” Money has never been able to persuade me otherwise, as my entire existence is through subsidies. I’m on SNAP, I have housing assistance, I’m on a minimal amount of social security, without transportation, and living alone. What I do have is the forgiveness of sin through Jesus Christ which reconciles me to a loving God. The bonus is eternal life in the New Jerusalem within the new heaven and new earth. I choose God and reject the image of the beast. Whatever the consequences, including hardships in health, mentally, emotionally, or physically, my hope is in Jesus Christ.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1