If we follow the flow of the first three chapters of the book of Daniel a pattern emerges, which reveals the problem, the cause, and now in chapter three, the solution, in regard to how we are to overcome in this life as the body of Christ.

Chapter one introduced how the undefiled word of God is likened unto the food that Daniel and his companions will eat while in captivity, as opposed to the king’s meat which typifies the churches of Babylon who have had the whole stay of bread and water taken away by the Lord, which is the problem. (Isa 3:1)

Chapter two explains how all the empires of the world have been blinded by the power of Satan that is manifested throughout the ages and represented by the dream of a multi-part statue that Nebuchadnezzar dreamed of, and the dream is further interpreted in the seventh chapter of Daniel and Rev 13:1-3, where various creatures are connected to the different sections of the statue.

This statue represents the cause of all of humanity’s sinful behaviour throughout the ages and the source of that cause is Satan who is typified by the head of the statue, which head is Nebuchadnezzar, a king of kings who ruled over Babylon as Satan has ruled over the kingdoms of this world, this all being accomplished according to the counsel of God’s will (2Co 4:4 , Eph 1:11). To further make this connection evident for us, we have the composite beast spoken of in Rev 13:1-2 that shows how all these beasts in Daniel chapter two and seven are one in the same beast spoken of in Rev 13:2, which beast is identified in Rev 13:18 revealing that this beast is all mankind, and his destruction is prophesied and likened unto the man of perdition spoken of in 2Th 2:1-8.

2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Rev 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon [Satan the god of this world represented by the dragon] gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

The third chapter points to the solution through the miraculous destruction of this statue and all the beasts connected within us, a process of judgement typified by three men, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego”, and Christ, the angel who is in the midst of the fire with them making all this possible. These four men represent the whole of the elect who will be used to save all of humanity. We learn in this chapter, very graphically, that we are delivered from the bondage of sinful flesh by going into the fiery furnace, which is the same as going through the Red Sea, and being put in the lion’s Den, where we learn how God can stay the mouth of the lions that represent the devil who wants to sift the people of God like wheat (Luk 22:31-32). These three events typify for us how the man of perdition is destroyed by the brightness of his coming within us, which man of perdition is symbolized by this great statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (2Th 2:8).

If we are granted to be judged in this life (1Pet 4:17), getting dominion over all those nations within us, we in turn will have the greatest honour and privilege ever bestowed upon any human to be ruling over the nations during the thousand year reign of the saints under Jesus Christ (Rev 20:6 , Rev 11:15). Only Christ can make this possible and many are sacrificed for the elect’s sake to take on these roles of kingship (Php 2:12-13)

Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Php 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Php 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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Here’s the link to the video and audio for this and all the studies thus far with the Book of Daniel: Dan 3:1-30 I see Four men Loose, walking in the midst of the fire