Confessing Faith Before Antichrist

'Confessing Faith Before Antichrist'
I. The Antichrist's Pressure
A. The situation in which the three friends, Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego find themselves is similar to our position in the world today
B. There is immense pressure placed on them to conform by
bowing down to the image.
II. The Believer's Confession
A. The three friends show a firm resolve to be
different/separate from the world
B. The explanation for this confession
1. Earlier resolves in the refusal to eat the kings meat
2. They had one another for strength
3. The Holy Spirit's work of faith
4. They trust in a God who is sovereign
III. God's Vindication
A. God is vindicated by their witness
B. God vindicates himself in their deliverance