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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

                            ~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

                                            Chapter 3 – The Fiery Ordeal
                   image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  hath


               set  up;  6.  And  whoso  falleth  not  down  and


               worshipeth shall the same hour be cast into


               the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace.  7.


               Therefore,  at  that  time,  when  all  the  people


               heard  the  sound  of  the  cornet,  flute,  harp,



               sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the


               people,  the  nations,  and  the  languages,  fell


               down  and  worshiped  the  golden  image  that


               Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.



               The dedication of this image was made a great


               occasion.  The  chief  men  of  all  the  kingdom


               were  gathered  together;  so  much  pains  and


               expense  will  men  undergo  in  sustaining


               idolatrous  and  heathen  systems  of  worship.


               So it is and ever has been. Alas, that those who


               have the true religion should be so far outdone


               in these respects by the upholders of the false
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