Chapter 12—Angels From the Captivity to John the
Baptist
Daniel and His Three Companions
The love and fear of God was before Daniel, and he educated
and trained all his powers to respond as far as possible to the loving
care of the Great Teacher, conscious of his amenability to God. The
four Hebrew children would not allow selfish motives and love of
amusements to occupy the golden moments of this life. They worked
with a willing heart and ready mind. This is no higher standard than
every Christian may attain. God requires of every Christian scholar
more than has been given him. Ye are “a spectacle unto the world, and
to angels, and to men.”—
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 230
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Those who do as Daniel and his fellows did will have the coopera-
tion of God and the angels.—
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Nebuchadnezzar’s Fiery Furnace
As in the days of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, so in the
closing period of earth’s history the Lord will work mightily in behalf
of those who stand steadfastly for the right. He who walked with
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the Hebrew worthies in the fiery furnace will be with His followers
wherever they are. His abiding presence will comfort and sustain. In
the midst of the time of trouble—trouble such as has not been since
there was a nation—His chosen ones will stand unmoved. Satan with
all the hosts of evil cannot destroy the weakest of God’s saints. Angels
that excel in strength will protect them, and in their behalf Jehovah
will reveal Himself as a “God of gods,” able to save to the uttermost
those who have put their trust in Him.—
Prophets and Kings, 513
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Belshazzar’s Feast
While they were that night in the midst of idolatrous mirth, the
king’s countenance suddenly pales, and he seems paralyzed with terror;
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