Miracle in the fire

Outside the city of Babylon, the Dura plains are spread over the earth like a huge and flat brocade carpet. In the center of the carpet, there is a checkerboard pattern, and the squares on the pattern are filled with colorful colors. The winds of the early summer blew, and the color of the sables was like the ripples on the lake, slowly spreading away.

The people of all ethnic groups in colorful clothes gathered here from the early morning, standing in the designated area, not dare to move, like a puppet who only gasps, all looking at the Nebuchaney on the high platform in front. Satan, and a tall statue behind him. The statue was covered with cloth, and the monk shook with the wind, and the hunting sounded. The statue below was like a living thing, and it was even more inscrutable.

The king was asleep on the throne, motionless, but his eyes were like a falcon standing on the foothills, overlooking the prey that was readily available at the foot of the mountain. Under the circumstance, it is not the king's land, the land of the soil, is not Wang Chen. The world has been set, and it is imperative that the dynasty of Babylon will continue to flourish for generations, until the children and grandchildren. Since God revealed the mystery of God through Daniel, let Babylon not only be a golden head, but also a golden body. Who said that God can not be violated? God's will is known, and the fate can of course be changed by itself.

Thinking of this, Wang took his eyes back and turned to look at a huge fire kiln under the throne. The fire kiln has been burnt red, such as the dragon sticking out his head from the ground, opening a huge mouth, spraying a raging fire tongue. Dozens of soldiers stood on the upwind and could not fill the fuel. The king nodded to the prime minister standing by the throne, and time was up.

Step forward, walk to the outer edge of the platform, extend your palms, and press down. The hundreds of thousands of congregations in the audience stood up straight, as the crops on the ground suddenly increased an inch, and everyone’s expression was serious. They don't know what the moment is waiting, but they know that the moment is coming.

"People of all ethnic groups and states, listen to your ears, see with your own eyes, is there a more wise leader than my king? Is there a country that is more prosperous than my Babylon? If so, you point it out!"

The voice of Prime Minister Hong Liang shuttled through the ears of everyone in the audience: "Is this all happening by chance? Shouldn't we thank God who bless our God? Look, our wise Nebuchadnezzar has erected us. What a magnificent statue!"

The prime minister suddenly turned back and looked at the tall statue. The eyes of everyone followed. The shaking of the Mobra rope was suddenly cut off from the bottom, and the monk slipped down like a huge cloud. A golden light flashed, as if the falling cloud broke the sky, and the golden liquid flowed out from behind the scenes. No one dared to exclaim, but everyone opened their mouths subconsciously, and they were stunned by Jinguang. A golden statue of a whole body stands between the heavens and the earth.

"Blessed are you who see this image!" The voice of the prime minister rang again, and people seemed to be awakened from the shallow dreams, but their eyes still lingered on the fine details of the golden statue. "You listened carefully, and the music will soon ring. Wang Youling: Once the music is ringing, everyone must kneel down and bow down to the golden statue. It shows your piety and the protection of God. If you don't care. Those who do not worship will be thrown into the kiln immediately to be disciplined."

Everyone seems to feel the burning of the flames, and each of their nerves is tightened, I am afraid that they are too nervous and deaf. In the silence, the music suddenly sounded, and the whole plain was suddenly flattened like a crop. The people brushed and fell, and the ground rose up and lingered. The guarded soldiers patrolled.

Suddenly someone shouted: "There are three people here who are not kneeling!"

People's hearts leaped wildly, I am afraid that they were smashed out, they did not dare to look around, the eyes of the afterglow saw the three people being pushed to the high platform and came to the king.

Someone openly provoked Wang Zun, and Nebuchadnezzar was almost blinded by the burning eyes, but he still saw the appearance of three Jewish people. They were Daniel’s best friends and had just been promoted to the ranks of the Babylonian province.

"Why don't you bow to the golden statue?"

"Well, we worship the true God who created the heavens and the earth, and He forbids us to worship any idols."

"Don't you be afraid of the raging fire? Can your Lord save you from being immortal?"

"Well, we don't have to answer you for this. If we are really thrown into the furnace, the God we serve will save us from your hands. That is, or else, Wang, you have to understand, we will not worship. The golden statue you made."

The wrath caused the king to be aphasia temporarily. After a while, the king turned and yelled at the prime minister: "Slow the kiln to seven times the usual! Throw them in!"

The door of the kiln was shut down, the firewood was stuffed into the bottom trough, and the bellows was pulled hard. The cobra, like a dancing cobra, has to escape from the snake. The six strong sergeants put the three men down to the ground, tied their hands and feet, and then lifted one person every two people, and walked to the side of the fire kiln. When the door was opened, the three people were thrown into the kiln.

There are no fires in the fire kiln, such as countless fire snakes swallowing each other. The prime minister saw the fire almost bursting the fire kiln, and quickly ordered the fire door to open. Fire, such as magma, was ejected from the crater. Six sergeants could not scream, and they were covered by fire. They fell forward and burned to the side of the kiln. The three of them fell into the kiln. The burnt smell of the soldier's body slowly rose, and the anger of Nebuchadnezzar slowly disappeared, and his eyes stared at the movement in the fire.

Suddenly, he got up from the throne and shouted at the prime minister: "Did we just bundle the three Jews who were thrown into the kiln? How do I see that they are still alive and walk around in the fire. Not only that, There is also a fourth person to accompany them, looks like the Son of God!"

Both the prime minister and the ministers saw the four people walking in the fire, and they could not help but be dumbfounded and pale. Nebuchadnezzar was strong and calm, went to the kiln, and shouted to the following: "Supreme God's servant Shadrach, Mi Fu, Abnerne, come out, come here." 

Daniel's three friends came out of the fire, their clothes were not savoury, their hair was not burnt, and the skin did not burn red.

Nebuchadnezzar raised fear in his heart. He turned and faced the congregation under the audience. He said the words of the heart: "The three worshipped gods are to be praised! He sent angels to save those who trust in Him." The three men ignored the king's life, and they would not be sacrificed to worship other gods. Now I order: No matter what He He He He, if you destroy Shadrach, Mi Fu, the God of Abnery, you will be smashed. Their homes will be ruined, because no other god can do this."

 

Can a lie extend the decline of a country?

Nebuchadnezzar, like a lion, led the army to the west again.

Since the completion of the dream of the golden head of silver, he first erected a golden statue to establish a national power, and I am afraid that Egypt is replacing the silver body of Babylon, so he conquered Egypt for three consecutive years. In the last year, he drove straight in, crossed the Nile, and saw the pyramid in the distance. However, his old enemy, the Egyptian Pharaoh Nico, not only did not collapse, but a fatal counterattack before the cobra was forced into the cave, the Babylonian army fled and fled to Babylon all the way.

Three years have passed. For three years, it wasn’t the Egyptian cobra that made Nebuchadnezzar cut his teeth, because it only had the spare force in the vicinity of the snake’s den. What made Nebuchadnezzar cut his teeth was that the little Judas actually saw the wind and rudder, and he turned to Egypt three years ago and no longer tribute to Babylon. This time, Nebuchadnezzar sent troops again. He wanted to push Jerusalem to the throne, and gave birth to the king of Joachim, who had been treacherous.

The city of Jerusalem was surrounded, and the city was filled with enthusiasm. The Baal Temple was crowded with divination people. All the prophets came to the temple, waiting for people to give them a few dollars, and then made a loud prophecy.

"People, the dream of the Lord came to me last night. Don't panic and fear, the Lord will drive out these Babylonians as if they had driven the Assyrians, because the Lord will not let us break into the hands of the Gentiles."

The audience around them looked a little slow, but still had a lingering fear. They found another prophet, and then handed in a few small sums to continue listening to similar comfort.

Suddenly, the crowd shouted: "The Lord said: Those who should have been like the shepherd to take care of the flock! For they have ruined my people. On those prophets, my heart is broken, my bones Trembling, like drunken drunkards. Here are idolaters everywhere, they behave evilly, abuse power. I did not send these prophets, but they acted alone, I did not speak to them, but they made prophecies."

People were shocked and looked at the sound. They saw a thin middle-aged man in the crowd still shouting: "The Lord said: Look, I have to deal with the false prophets. They lied to me to give them dreams and to preach them everywhere. The big lie has led my people to astray. In fact, I have not sent them or appointed them. They have no benefit to my people. This is what the Lord said."

The former prophets were angry and slowly surrounded the man. Someone asked: "Who are you? The Lord has revealed something to us. Is there any other revelation from the Lord to you?"

"You can no longer say that there is the revelation of the Lord, because you have made your words your revelation, and misrepresented the words of your living God, the Lord of Hosts. So the Lord said, "You ignore my warnings, claiming my revelation, I will be thoroughly Forget you, and abandon the city that I have given you. I want to make you humiliated and stigmatized forever."

The faces of the prophets were colorful and no one dared to respond. In the silence, a people asked: "How does the Lord reveal the blessings of your city?"

"This is what the Lord says: I will destroy this city. Its devastation will make passers-by afraid and sneer. I will make you fall into desperation under the siege of the enemy, eating the flesh of your children and relatives and friends. Look, the disaster will fall here. The city and the surrounding villages, because they are stubborn, refuse to listen to me."

Everyone is terrified. Suddenly, someone shouted outside the crowd: "Isn't this the Jeremiah that was chased by the King of Yahweh? Didn't you hide and escape? How come you have the courage to swear here and confuse people?"

People have given way, and the people who came are the priests of the temple, Basch, followed by a group of priests on duty. Baschha stared at Jeremiah coldly and turned to the priests behind him and said, "Give me a hand and call him nonsense!"

The shiny slap sounded, and Jeremiah stopped talking and looked up at the sky. Baschha then said: "Take him to the door of Benjamin to spend the night. When I report to the king, wait for the king to dispose of him."

The King of Ya Yajing no longer had the energy to distract him. He was worried and worried. He did not wait for Nebuchadnezzar to break the city. He could not afford to die, and soon died. He was only 36 years old and became king for 11 years. I did not repent of the Lord to death. His son, Joachim, succeeded to the throne and was 18 years old.

Nebuchadnezzar continued to besieged the city. After March, Joachim surrendered to the city. Nebuchadnezzar went straight into the temple and saw the Temple of the Lord, where Daniel prayed here early in the morning, taking away the goldsmiths and treasures that Solomon had created four hundred years ago. He also took away Joachim and his mother and his sister, and the ministers, as well as the warriors and all kinds of skilled craftsmen, a total of 10,000.

Among the many handsome men who were desecrated, there was a young priest in his early twenties named Ezekiel. Babylon did not treat these priests as they did with Daniel eight years ago, but locked them in the crowd. In this way, Jerusalem is left with only the old, weak and sick, including Jeremiah.

Before Nebuchadnezzar left, he set up the brother of Jehoiakim, the king of Zedekiah, to be the king of the king. He was twenty-one years old. Judah remade the vassal of Babylon.

One day, Jeremiah came to the dying temple and wept for the future of Judah. Suddenly he saw two baskets of figs placed on the temple of God. One basket is plump and tender, and the other basket is rancid.

God asked Jeremiah, "Jeremiah, what do you see?

"Fig. Good sweet, bad rotten. God, what does this mean?"

 

Contradictory teaching, who should I listen to?

The Jews on the Babylon River gathered and waited for the ambassador from the motherland to meet. After the beggars were desecrated, they worked hard for the Babylonians throughout the city. They missed their hometown with tears, but they did not know whether there was a return date in this life. The relatives of the motherland came here. Although they came to worship Nebuchadnezzar with tributes, they were allowed to meet them.

Accompanied by the Babylonian officials, the two ambassadors came, and they silently shed tears and told them about the current situation of the hometown they care about. After the initial excitement subsided, the people were seated, and the ambassador took out a letter written by Jeremiah, authorized by King Seyga, and King Nebuchadnezzar had already seen it and agreed to the ambassador to pass it on to everyone.

The people are quiet, and the ambassador’s clear voice reads:

"God of Israel, the Lord of Hosts, said to all who were taken from Jerusalem to Babylon: You must build houses, cultivate fields, marry and have children, and choose a husband for your children, so that they can have children. Where the people are thriving, and the population is not reduced. You must seek the well-being of the city you live in and pray to the Lord, because your well-being depends on the well-being of that city."

The room was quiet like the lake at night, only the voice of the ambassador fell like a raindrop.

"The Lord said: After you have been taken to the end of the seventy years of Babylon, I will look after you, fulfill my promise, and bring you home. I am not trying to bring disaster to you, but to bless you, so that You are full of hope for the future. At that time, you will cry out to pray to me, and I will listen. When you seek me, you will find it. I will gather you in the exile, and bring you back to your homeland. This is The Lord said."

The sigh after the horror in the room. In the past 70 years, I finally had the hope of going home, but I could not see that day, and I could only die in a foreign country.

"The God of Israel, the Lord of Hosts, said, "Don't be deceived by prophets and fortunetellers among you. Don't listen to their dreams. They tell you false prophecies in my name. Actually, I did not send them. On Jerusalem. The remnant of the rest, the Lord of Hosts said: They are like figs that are too bad to eat, I want them to suffer from war, famine and plague, so that the nations of the world are frightened. I have sent me many times. The prophets warned them, but they always disobeyed."

The room is quiet again, is there any reason for the remnants of the country not to repent? Are they not suffering enough? Although they did not understand, they accepted God’s prophecy from Jeremiah and said goodbye to the ambassador.

In the fourth year of King Seyjad of Judah, Jerusalem rehabilitated and slowly recovered, but the temple was more dying, and the incense of the Baal Temple became more prosperous. A group of prophets began to be active in the temple, predicting that Babylon will soon perish.

One day, a prophet named Hananiah came to the temple and gathered a group of people around him, prophesying loudly: "The God of Israel, the Lord of Hosts, said, "I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon to enslare you. Two years. Within these things, I will take Nebuchadnezzar from the house of the LORD to the vessels of Babylon, and I will bring back Joachim and other captives of the son of Jehoi the king of Judah!"

There was a cheer in the crowd. Hananiah was greeted with joy and was about to continue. Someone went up to the temple, and his head was scattered. A wooden yoke was locked on his neck, such as a rasping hoe, and he said loudly: "The God of Israel, the Lord of Hosts So to say: I have created the earth and the humans and everything on it with the arms of the power. I want to give the land to whomever I give it. Now, I will give your country to my servant Nebuchadnezzar. Even the beasts of the field shall be under his jurisdiction. Don't listen to the prophecies of these false prophets, and say that the vessels of the beggars will soon be shipped back from Babylon. You must not listen to their lies, but surrender to Babylon. King, in order to survive. Why bother to make this city a ruin?"

The people were shocked. Some people recognized Jeremiah. In the past few years, the hair was gray and described as more dry. Hananiah laughed and approached Jeremiah. He took the wooden yoke from his neck and lifted it up and fell on the stone steps. The wooden yoke broke into two sections. Hananiah screamed, "Jeremiah, you guy who only said frustration, shut up. The Lord said: Within two years, I will still break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar on the neck of the nations. Like the wooden yoke on the ground."

The crowd shouted again and stared at Jeremiah contemptuously. Jeremiah stopped talking and bowed.

A few days later, Jeremiah found Hananiah and said to him, "Hanania, listen! The Lord has not sent you, but you have induced these people to believe in your lies. Therefore, the Lord said: I want Remove you from the world, you will die this year, because you betrayed the Lord."

Hananiah listened, still laughing, not setting a word.

Two months later, in the early autumn, Hananiah died of a violent illness.

 

Was lost because of peace, or awakened by failure?

The false prophet Hananiah made a false prophecy, saying that Judah would defeat Babylon two years later and ended in two months. People who heard this did not care. The king of Zedeka continued to do his own thing, the priests were corrupt as usual, and the false prophets continued to take good words to make the people earn money, and the people would not have to repent and worship the gods as usual.

The following summer, one evening, on the banks of the Carbalu River in Babylon, the water screamed, the grass was smashed, a group of jealous Jews came to the river, the women fetched water to cook, and the men who worked for a day sat down. On the bank of the river, looking at the passing river in a daze. After the captivity, five summers passed. These former nobles, princes, officers, riches, priests, and elders, who were once in Jerusalem, fell into slavery and worked in a foreign country until they died.

At first, Jerusalem made them feel painful. They often returned to their homeland in their dreams. After awakening, they forgot where they were. Their hometown and relatives were the fulcrum of their living. However, the letter from the prophet Jeremiah last year made them completely desperate. Seventy years later, it is possible for their children and grandchildren to return to Jerusalem after seventy years. And this generation, only the fate buried in the river after death.

In desperation, why don’t they regret it? Before the punishment of the Lord came, they were not glad that their secret evil had escaped from Skynet again and again. After too many times and too long, they don’t think that God really doesn’t agree. However, the disaster has finally come, covering them like a nightmare that can't be undone. They finally understood that God’s previous silence was not acquiescence, but patiently waiting for them to repent.

However, I don’t understand that it’s too late. Lost, can no longer be recovered. Although they are still alive, they have been abandoned by God and can no longer return to the temple to worship the Lord.

In the setting sun, the waters of the Gabalu River pass by, and there is a priest among the men who sit by the river. The name is Ezekiel, just the year of standing. Because of the bloodyness, it was even more regrettable. When the prophet Jeremiah condemned the priests in the temple, he flashed back and forth in his mind. At that time, although he understood it, he did not repent. I have finally repented, but it is too late.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew from the north, rolling up the dust that covered the sky, the men woke up from meditation, called the wife and children, and went into the houses by the river. Ezekiel was depressed because of his mood, and he was immersed in the original place, and was quickly swallowed up by the dust of the dense fog.

Suddenly, the dust creaked. Isaiah followed the sound of the sound, and saw a huge cloud like a fire, flying from the sky, the surrounding sky shines like white. The giant cloud gradually approached, and the glittering light in the center was as dazzling as the sword of the sheath.

Ezekiel is overwhelmed, and he is about to close his eyes. Suddenly he sees four living creatures flying from the clouds. Like the glowing charcoal, their looks are strange: each living creature has one side, each with four Wings, two wings fluttering, two wings still protect the body; each living creature has four faces, namely the face, the lion face, the cow face and the eagle face. They fly together and look at each other, not turning their heads, flying as they please, as fast as lightning. There are flywheels below, as they move together. As they fly, there are flames that rise between them.

Ezekiel knew that he had seen the vision, and he was restless. The four living creatures flew closer. Ezekiel saw a white sky with ice and snow shining on it. There is a sapphire throne above the Scorpio. There is a human form on the throne, surrounded by a rainbow. The upper body is as dazzling as the metal in the furnace, and the lower body is like a rising flame.

This is the glory of God! Ezekiel did not dare to look again, leaning over the ground, fearing and restless.

The voice on the throne said, "The Son of Man, Ezekiel, stand up and listen to me. I send you to the rebellious Israelites. They still betray me, but whether they can't listen, you have to take me. Tell them, let them know that God's prophet is always among them."

"God, what do you want me to tell them?"

One hand reached to Ezekiel, and an open book was held in his hand, and both sides of the book were filled with words of sadness, sigh, and sorrow.

"Son of man, you have to eat what you have, eat this book, and then go to the Israelites."

 

God personally uses street behavior "art"

Babylon, by the river of Chebar, the breeze of the early summer blew, and the west was faltering, and the brows were locked and returned to the compatriots. The four angels flew away with the sapphire throne, and Ezekiel was still immersed in the vision of seeing. The glory of God will leave the temple of Jerusalem, and it will appear to the shameful people. Not only that, but God actually appointed himself to be a prophet:

"Son of man, I will make you a watchman of Israel, and you will tell them what I told them."

Tell them what? Do you want to tell them the sorrowful words written in the book? Who else wants to hear the words of sorrow?

Seven days later, God sent Ezekiel to the plains of the Babylonian hinterland, where there were more captives. Above the plains, Ezekiel saw the vision again, exactly the same as seen on the river of Chebar, seven days ago. God no longer asks him to awaken people with shouts, but asks him to be a prophet who works hard and uses his own pain to indicate the disaster that is about to come.

On the plains of Babylon, people began to notice the actions of a strange man. He was half-naked, his head was scattered, and his left was lying in the dust of the street. There was a piece of burnt bricks on his side, and the walls of Jerusalem were faintly painted. He used mud to pinch out the various camps and equipment of the siege. After drying, Surrounded by the city bricks, he is like a marshal dispatching the siege troops, moving the mud and moving it away, like a thousand troops to rush into the city. When people began to understand what they wanted, they asked him why he didn't talk. He just lay sideways and stared at the bricks on the ground and the mud around him, and shed tears from time to time.

People have inquired about the origins of this person. They know him. They said that they were the priests in the temple before the captivity. They were named Ezekiel. They were just thirty years old. Not long ago they saw a vision on the river of Chebar, and thought for seven days. After leaving his wife, he came to the gathering place of the Jews on the plains and began to do this inexplicable thing.

So more and more curious people, have to come to him to see what is going on, and slowly the old man sees exactly, isn't Jerusalem going to be besieged again? Hasn't Judas already surrendered to Babylon? Didn't someone be beaten to Babylon twice? Is there a third time?

What is even more surprising is that he eats the same food every day, twice a day, morning and evening, regularly getting up from the ground, taking out two or two grains of powder from a bag around him, the color is yellow and brown, and the dust is almost the same, with water and Make a batter, make a cake with your hands, then use the dried cow dung on the ground to make a fire, then bake the bread on the fire, eat it eagerly, and drink another bowl of water. After eating and drinking, he re-left to the ground and repeated what he had done.

People don't understand what it is. Do people eat and drink these things when Jerusalem is trapped? One day passed, one week passed, and one month passed, he repeated the same day every day. The only difference is that he is getting thinner and thinner, his hair is getting longer and longer, and the dust of his body is dried up with sweat, like a mess. Even the dog has to walk around him.

After a whole year, people gradually lost interest in him, and gradually thought he was crazy, thinking that he would die like this in his life. After another month, he suddenly stopped lying to the left, but turned his body to the right. "Your left arm is finally numb?" Someone asked him with a sneer. He still played with the bricks and mud on the ground. The city bricks passed more than a year, and they were hit by mud again and again, and there was no corner.

After forty days, Ezekiel suddenly stood up, and the people who were indifferent were shocked and gathered again to watch. I saw him describe the dryness, as if the cockroaches that had climbed out of the grave had not been rotten, and they had to be smashed out of the mud. He didn't walk for a long time, his gait was awkward, and he seemed to be a thousand words, but he was speechless. His eyes were still bright, looking at the compatriots around him, and there was a raging wave in his heart, finally breaking through the dam of his eyes, and tears poured out.

He walked out of the crowd, and he came back from time to time. He held a sharp knife in his hand. People were shocked. The subconscious mind stepped back a few steps. The circle was bigger. Ezekiel took the knife in one hand and straightened the hair in one hand. At your feet, until you cut off all your hair. In the same way, he cut off all the beards.

Everyone watched their breath, only to see that he had to cut the necessary hair, and then divided it into three. He burned a piece of fire, placed it inside the city bricks, and chopped one piece and sprinkled it around the city bricks. The last one, like a straw, was thrown into the air and fell on people's feet. Before, it was quickly blown into the distance by the wind. After doing this, Ezekiel walked out of the crowd and bowed his head.

"Hey, you have been tossing this for more than a year, so you are leaving? What do you mean?" Someone finally asked him.

Ezekiel turned back and looked around, and his tongue was locked by God until the date was met. He can't talk, but how much he hopes that these people can also hear God's prophecy in his heart:

"This is Jerusalem! I placed her in the state, surrounded by the nations, but she violated my law and refused my rules. Because she is evil than the nations, I will impose an unprecedented punishment on her. Because you use it." The idols and evil deeds smeared my sanctuary, and I swear by my eternal temptation, and I will eradicate you mercilessly. One third of you will die of the plague of the famine, and one third will die under the knife. I will spread the remaining one-third to all parties and pull them to kill them."