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Do you believe this biblical event? was it physical?

Daniel 3:22-25

22Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flames of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

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1) Flames so hot it killed the King's servants but did the Lord's servants no harm and you believe this to be physical?

2) If the King alleged that he seen a four man in the fire loose with the other three thrown in and the fourth has the form of the "Son of Man", would he be seeing that glorious form of the son of man with physical eyes?

Matthew 17:2-9

2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

3) According to these passages the "Son Of Man" was TRANSFIGURED before them and they all saw his glorious form in a vision?

4) Is this how it was possible for the king to see the form of the son of man?

5) If so, wouldn't that mean the fire these men was casted into wasn't a physical fire and that which smote the king's servants also wasn't physical?

6) If that's how it happened, wouldn't that mean the king saw these things in a vision or dream and by that means there were no harm to Shad, Me and Abed, nor any smell of smoke upon them because the thing wasn't physical as it reads?

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes I believe this happened but I don't think you should try connecting the 2 events. Jesus has always existed He was there in the beginning He is the word of God and God spoke creation into being so Jesus appearing with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego should be no surprise to a Christian.

  • Esther
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    The verses in Daniel are literal. When the king looked into the furnace, the other person he saw walking with the three young men was Jesus.

    It was absolutely physical. There was no smell of smoke on them because God kept the fire away from them. Don't forget, nothing is impossible for him.

  • C T
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    It was all physical and real, and so was the transfiguration.

    We know the fire was real because nothing in the context says otherwise. In fact, the context only shows that the fire was real because it burned the soldiers and burned the ropes off of the three who were thrown in.

  • 9 years ago

    I think it was both physical and has a spiritual message for us about our trials by fire.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Why would anyone believe that happened?

    Do you see this part:

    "And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light"?

    The SAME THING happened to Gandalf, when he became Gandalf the White.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Dude. It happened.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    It's biblical-age science fiction. Really dumb story meant to entertain really dumb folks.

  • 9 years ago

    I LOL'd! What a bunch of ridiculous crap! :D

  • 9 years ago

    No.

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