Daniel Chapter 6 Verses 21-22

21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live for ever! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no wrong.”

Can you imagine the king’s relief when Daniel answered!

Daniel calls out and tells the king that God had sent an angel to shut the mouths of the lions. He also reminds the king that this was proof of his innocence.

But was he innocent? He had violated the law of the land. God, however, declared him innocent. God does not recognize as valid any law that contradicts his own. Every nation and king answers to God. He is the only supreme ruler.

These verses may give us a clue as to who the fourth person was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace.

Recall Daniel 3:25.

Daniel 3:25 He answered, "But I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."

Here Daniel was delivered by an angel. This seems the most likely explanation for the deliverer in Chapter 3 as well.

Again, we should note that this was a miracle.

As I mentioned before, there are many who deny the miracles in the Bible and try to explain them away.

Their strained attempts to believe the Bible yet remove the miracles it contains would be laughable if they were not so sad.

Listen carefully to what John Crossan had to say about the resurrection of Lazarus in his book Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography.

…while I do not think this event ever did or could happen, I think it is absolutely true. Let me explan.

This quote is then followed by pages of mumbo-jumbo and double speak.

How would he respond to the following questions?

Do you believe that the resurrection of Lazarus is absolutely true? (He would say yes.)

Do you believe that the resurrection of Lazarus ever did or ever could happen? (He would say no.)

Keep this example in mind when you try to pin a liberal down about what he believes!! They are very skilled at using language intended to deceive.