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daimyo
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A Story For You
#5316451 - 02/19/06 01:15 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Way over yonder in the land of Babylon old king Nebuchadnezzar was on the throne. And he told his people, said "Build a golden idol out there on the plain of Dura. And tell everybody in the kingdom that I said bow down and worship that golden idol".
Well, they built that golden idol, but there was three men, three stiff necked men in the kingdom that wouldn't do it. There was Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So, king Nebuchadnezzar said "take em and throw em in the fire and burn em up".
So they threw em in the fiery furnace, but they didn't get burnt up because...there was a fourth man in the fire.
Well the prophet Daniel tells about Three men who walked with God Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Before the wicked king they stood Now the king commanded them bound and thrown Into the fiery coals that day But the fire was so hot that the men were slain That forced them on their way.
They wouldn't bend They held on to the will of God so we are told They wouldn't bow They would not bow their knees to Idols made of gold They wouldn't burn They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire They wouldn't bend They wouldn't bow, they wouldn't burn.
Now when the three were cast in and the king rose up To witness their awful fate He began to tremble at what he saw In astonished tones he spake Did we not cast three men bound Into the midst of the fire I believe I see four men unhurt Unbound and walkin' down there; I see Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego In the fiery coals they trod But the form of the Fourth Man that I see Is like the Son of God
They wouldn't bend They held on to the will of God so we are told They wouldn't bow They would not bow their knees to Idols made of gold They wouldn't burn They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire They wouldn't bend They wouldn't bow, they wouldn't burn.
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"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
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Redstorm
Prince of Bugs



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Re: A Story For You [Re: daimyo]
#5316458 - 02/19/06 01:20 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
http://www.markscollection.com/images/christian/lions-den-web.jpg
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daimyo
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Re: A Story For You [Re: Redstorm]
#5316465 - 02/19/06 01:24 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Daniel will be in my next installment of preaching the good word. I picked this first because it's a good story, and the lyrics are from Johnny Cash.
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"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
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