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BRING OUT THE CANDLES (4)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Daniel 3:15-18
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Bring Out the Candles (4)
Series: If's in the Bible
Donald Cantrell
Daniel 3:15-18


Theme: ''The 'If' of remaining faithful until the end''

Dan 3:15 KJV - Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

Dan 3:16 KJV - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

Dan 3:17 KJV - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

Dan 3:18 KJV - But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

I - The Disturbing Confrontation (15)

II - The Defining Conclusion (16)

III - The Daring Conversation (17 - 18)

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''Bring Out the Candles''

Three centuries ago in parts of North America, a strange event turned morning to night. It remains wreathed in mystery - so what caused the Dark Day?

Halfway through the morning the sky turns yellow. Animals run for cover and darkness descends, causing people to light candles and start to pray. By lunchtime night has fallen. Is it the end of the world?

The Dark Day, as it's become known, took place on May 19, 1780 in New England and parts of eastern Canada. For the past 232 years historians and scientists have argued over the origins of this strange event.

With little scientific knowledge amongst the populace in 1780, people would have been afraid. Some lawmakers in Connecticut believed it was the ''Day of Judgment.''

The sense that a decisive moment was afoot would have bee ...

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