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Long ago, on this very road,

the Lord allowed his people, Judah,

to be taken into exile in Babylon.

But there were a group of fine men

who started something magnificent.

They were pure of heart.

They were steadfast.

And they followed the Lord with all their might.

The Israelites had turned their backs on God,

and their king refused to listen

to the warnings of the prophet Jeremiah.

There was one man who led his people to stand for the truth.

Daniel.

Jeremiah's sister is calling for you in the garden.

You sent for me.

What is it?

I want to show you something.

It's the first bloom.

It's beautiful.

Your garden is always breathtaking.

It's hard to imagine you won't be able to tend to it for long.

-Last night... -Another dream?

One that made me unsure of God's plan.

Tell me what you saw.

Daniel was from the house of Judah,

along with Hananiah,

Mishael, and Azariah,

who you know as Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego.

They all looked up to the prophet Jeremiah.

The king finally acknowledged the voice of God's prophet.

A lion has come out of his lair.

Jeremiah pleaded

with Jehoiakim, the king.

A destroyer of nations has set out.

He has left his home

to pillage your land.

So cry aloud!

The fierce anger of our God has not turned away.

His warning was that the wickedness of Judah

would lead to destruction at the hand of the Babylonians.

You call this the word of the Lord?

But King Jehoiachin despised

the true prophet...

and God's word.

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

The Lord said,

"Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars

and put it on your neck."

Jeremiah went to the palace

boldly before the King of Israel.

Bow your neck under the yoke of the King of Babylon.

Serve him...

and you will live.

"I will hand all your countries

over to my servant Nebuchadnezzar."

Oh, Marduk.

Forge me into an instrument

of your great power.

Help me to grow my father's dynasty

and strengthen your dominion over the earth.

Bless me with good fortune,

that I might bring glory

to your great name...

and to mine.

Brother.

Mishael.

What are you thinking?

You know, Joshua was courageous.

Solomon was wise.

David feared God.

Moses trusted the Lord.

But Job.

Job never doubted.

What about Samson?

Mishael.

We could do with another Samson.

Maybe I should grow my hair like Samson.

Ah, but Samson's strength was never in his hair.

It was in our God.

Who was the fastest?

Well, Elijah did outrun the chariots.

Well, at least I can outrun you.

Come back here, you!

Despite the warning

from the Lord's true prophet,

the king was not ready for the assault

from the Babylonians.

Babylonians at the gates!

Hide the golden articles!

Save yourselves!

Flee for your life!

They stormed Jerusalem

with little resistance,

taking whatever they wanted.

Ashpenaz.

Find me the nobles and the women worthy of my father's house.

Let's go!

How bitter it is.

How it pierces the heart.

I writhe in pain. My...

heart is pounding within me.

I have heard the battle cry.

I have heard the sound of the trumpet.

Disaster follows disaster.

The whole land lies in ruins.

In an instant...

my beautiful city is destroyed.

Surrender...

and you will live!

Where is your king?

I am eager to meet him.

Where is he?!

Making for the tunnels.

Did you not hear?

I, Nabû-kudurri-uur,

am come as your gods appointed.

Like your great emancipator, Moses,

I have been called to liberate these people here of Judah,

the Israelites,

and deliver them out of bondage

into the promised land of Babylon.

They are my people now.

You are my people now.

So...

let my people go.

Yes?

Yes.

We will go.

Is this how you treat the Lord's anointed?

For the glory of the gods...

you are welcome.

Hyah!

Daniel.

Daniel, is this it?

This is only the beginning.

This was a great city.

Soon, it will be so much greater.

Three long years...

three long years

I strive to be dutiful.

I did everything to please you.

Well, it seems you have displeased somebody.

And you have been pleasing the Egyptians much more than me.

You must now pay the price of consequence.

Your own prophets told you to come willingly to Babylon,

but you refuse.

You have been weighed and measured...

and found wanting.

I have come to exact a judgment on you for your iniquities.

We had an agreement as kings!

You gave me your word!

Please.

There can be no treaties between men and lions.

We are bound by fate.

You and I.

I would say, go to your god.

But he doesn't want you.

Daniel was only a young man

when Nebuchadnezzar raided Jerusalem.

Yes?

I need to speak with him right away.

You are leaving tomorrow.

We will be gone a long time.

What do you need?

Can you bring me to the Hall of the Scribes?

We shall never bow down to them, brother.

Yes. Yes, this one.

Thank you.

Did you find, Mishael?

Moses.

Daniel?

-Moses. -What does it say?

It's the commandments from God.

We shall have no other god.

What is it?

This one speaks of the prophecy.

It is better for you to abide in the hall of the pagan king

than the house of false prophets in Israel.

Will you remain in Jerusalem?

Yahweh called me to be an iron pillar

in the bronze war against our own people.

And, King, you will be a pillar in Babylon.

Judgment on our house has already begun.

Susanna sewed the holy word of the Lord

inside the tunics of the young men.

It's time.

The devout exiles treasured the scriptures

while the Babylonians lusted after Solomon's gold.

He took the best artisans, architects, scholars,

the wisest and most promising of all of Judah.

His vision was to create a kingdom on earth...

where nothing was impossible.

Mercy.

Show mercy.

Beg, spare my life.

Bind him.

There is only one road to Babylon from Jerusalem.

Bandits.

Jackals.

The heat.

And through the passes...

lions.

Get up, brother.

Stay strong.

Come on, exiles.

Keep moving.

Catch up, or you will be left behind.

Keep moving. We have to make it to camp.

Hey!

Hey! Stop!

Exile!

Stop!

I am going to find you, exile.

What?

Oh, no.

Don't bury him too deep.

Perhaps it will help keep the wild animals away.

Unchain them.

- Which ones, my lord? - All of them.

Four days in the desert with no food or water.

By now, the lions have instilled enough fear in their hearts

to keep them close.

Any fool who would attempt

the journey back to Jerusalem alone...

doesn't deserve Babylon.

My lord.

Release all of them!

Come on, come on, go!

Exiled to the same city

our ancestors were scattered from.

That was a long time ago.

Part of me wondered what the city was truly like.

The Most High is above all

the kingdoms of the earth.

Yet, the men who rule them

seem to be drawn to either Babylon or Jerusalem.

One is the chosen bride.

The other, the great prostitute.

The pagan kings and queens

saw her wealth busted after Jerusalem's greatness.

But a nation is more than the will and the eyes

of the men behind it.

And our God sits enthroned high above them all.

When the moment comes,

we must be ready to seize it.

Back in line!

Have you forgotten why the earth

was destroyed by water?

The fallen ones.

They will be right at home in Babylon.

Our God,

protect us and guide our steps

so that we may return to our land in peace.

Amen.

What has happened?

Someone spared you from a lion tonight, my lord.

Who?

Bring him to me.

What is your name, son of Judah?

Daniel.

"Daniel."

El is the name of your God, yes?

What does your name mean?

It means Elyon.

The Most High is my judge.

But the God of your new king is Baal, not Elyon.

Baal must be your judge now.

I know who you serve,

but he is not my judge.

You have an audacious heart, young Elyon.

Come.

Sit.

Please.

In this lifetime...

most of us...

are born into a name

without the freedom of choosing.

Many others have names thrust upon them

by their fates.

And then there are a precious few

who make names for themselves by their own action.

In Babylon,

a name like yours will not do.

To live in Babylon is to be of Babylon.

I will answer to any name the King of Babylon gives me.

But you must know that the God I serve

will not allow me to follow or sacrifice

to any other gods besides him.

Audacious.

Audacious.

You say this before the ruler

who has taken the head off your king.

Who has marched away

with the priests and the articles of faith

from your temple.

Was it not your prophet who said,

"I will put an iron yoke

"around the neck of your nation, and you will serve a king"?

"I will also give him control over the wild animals."

I know the prophecy, yes.

How did you kill the lion?

I used your guard's spear.

The prophecy is beginning to unfold, Your Majesty.

But the true prophet can only speak the words of Elyon.

So it was not the prophet who spoke.

It was the Most High.

In Babylon, shazzar is a protector of the king.

If you have tamed lions,

you have fulfilled that duty.

You will call me Shazzar.

You have dominion over the animals.

So I will name you for Baal.

Also...

Lord of the Earth.

Ashpenaz...

bring Belteshazzar fresh provisions.

From now on, he travels with us.

Human sacrifice.

Susanna, this way.

Where are they taking us?

To the gardens.

To tend them?

No, my lady.

You will live in the king's court with your own people.

You have been selected

because you are the wisest

and the most talented.

Royal nobles without any defect.

As is the custom for anyone who serves the King of Babylon,

you serve the king well

and you'll be treated like one of his own sons.

As members of the royal court,

your daily provisions will come from the king's table.

You will not want for anything,

and you will have the ears of his eminence.

And to join His Majesty's services...

we will remove your temptations.

You will have to sacrifice your body

as I have.

And become a eunuch.

And once you've done that,

you'll be fit...

to serve the king of the universe...

as a magi.

Hazim?

You have 10 days to sate all your pleasures.

Spend your days,

spend your nights

with the magicians' harem.

Then we will remove your manhood

and you will be established

as a member of the magi council forever.

After you heal,

you will be advisors to the king.

And at his table,

we eat the richest meat

and drink the finest wine in Babylon.

All for the power and glory of King Nebuchadnezzar,

the magnificent.

Follow me.

Please, no.

Relax.

We have never defiled ourselves according to our own laws

at any point in our lives.

We cannot compromise ourselves eating meat sacrificed to idols

or sinning against God and these women.

Choice falls upon the man.

You can say yes to the king,

you can refuse,

and you'll never have an audience ever again with him.

If you refuse...

you'll be sent to exile encampment

to live with your own people.

If you may test your servants in this,

allow us to eat only the food and drink

customary for us and not defile ourselves

like the other men here.

I fear my lord the king speaks very highly of you.

He expects you to join his council.

But if he says you four men look worse than the others,

he will have my head because of you?

If we defile ourselves here, we'll be of no use to the king.

If the king indeed does want us in his service,

allow us to pray for increased strength

rather than spend it like the rest of the men here.

We will surpass the others in 10 days' time.

If not, we'll do whatever you require of us.

Very well.

But if you fall behind the other men, Belteshazzar,

I'll have no choice but to intervene.

So be it.

Shalom.

Shalom.

You look troubled.

I've been up all night praying.

In the end, my prayers turn to you and Jeremiah.

Is it well with you?

Daniel, I know it is required of the men

who enter the service of the magi.

I prayed for you last night as well.

My heart grieves for our people, Susanna.

Not all are strong in the face of temptation.

Why are you here?

If you hear from Jeremiah, send for me.

We will not survive without every word

that Elyon speaks to him.

From now on, I will bring his words

to the people in the king's court.

Can you find a way to bring it to the rest of our people?

We shall not defile ourselves here.

This food...

it has not been blessed.

The king himself sent you all of this.

The king doesn't give favors very easily, you see.

He recognizes your authority.

But tell me one thing.

Why do you always offend our king and our god?

Huh? Why?

You have great potential, Belteshazzar.

But your stubbornness...

Your stubbornness will be your undoing.

The actions of the man prove his worth,

not the food on his table.

Very well.

To the scales!

Measure Belteshazzar.

It must be imbalanced.

What do you mean?

His weight shows an increase of 500 shekels.

Shadrach!

They have gained more than all the others.

Come with me.

You refuse the food from my table.

You reject our gods.

How do you explain what has happened in the last 10 days?

Our God's ways are not all known to man.

Where is this...

invisible God of yours?

He's with us.

If I call upon you,

then I will be calling upon your God as well.

Our God cannot be conjured

or controlled.

Then what good is he?

If this God you speak of has your soul,

then I will have your bodies.

I accept you into my service.

Only one

small step remains.

Bring me all the wise men in Babylon.

At this hour, my lord?

Bring them to me!

My king...

what troubles you?

Terrible dream.

Night vision.

Unsettling.

Awe-inspiring.

I must know what it means at once.

What did you see?

I will interpret.

Yes, of course, you will tell me what it means.

But first, you must tell me what I saw.

You mean what you dreamt?

The thing is gone from me.

Help me...

to remember it.

That's impossible, my lord.

The king asks of his men something only gods can perform.

Impossible?

Hazim!

My father trusted your counsel.

But I am not Nabopolassar.

Now you must prove your worth.

Earn your keep, as must all of the magi.

Please pass on my decree.

If the sorcerers and astrologers

cannot remind me of my dream,

they will burn in the furnace.

My brothers.

We need to pray like our lives depend on it.

So it's like any other day.

The king has an order against all the wise men of Babylon.

That pretty well leaves us off the list.

Death.

For what?

The king had a dream,

but the magi could not interpret it.

Did the great Belteshazzar not know the interpretation either?

He would not reveal the details of the dream itself.

So we do not know the dream,

but must interpret it.

Yes.

Or be put to death.

Yes.

We must plead with the Lord to reveal this mystery.

As I was asleep last night, I saw part of the dream,

but I did not understand the meaning.

Oh, Lord.

Our God.

Adonai, Adonai,

hear our cry.

For we...

we are the people called by your name.

All power in heaven and on the earth belong to you.

By your hand,

you made the earth

and set in place the age-old foundations.

No creature great or small compares to you.

The sea is yours, for you made it.

The mountains and the hills break forth for you.

All the trees in the field

clap their hands.

Shema Adonai!

As men made in your image...

we look to you.

We do not look to idols

or images of men.

We look to you, Lord...

...for you are the maker

of heaven and earth.

The riches of the earth are in your hands, Lord.

You give to all who ask of you.

For the silver and gold, they-- They are yours.

Even the kings of the earth long for them.

And you...

you give them to whomever you please.

Oh, Lord, you open your righteous right hand

and you satisfy the desires of every living thing.

Oh, Lord.

Oh, Lord.

Oh...

We lift up our eyes

to the mountains.

Where does our help come from?

We worship you alone.

You reveal deep and hidden things.

Did you see something?

No.

I saw everything.

That was quick.

God knows we do not have much time.

Daniel.

The king says your time is up.

Wait!

What is it?

If it pleases the king, I present Belteshazzar.

He claims to know the meaning of your dream.

My dream?

My dream. My dream.

My...

dream.

My dream.

My dream. My dream.

My dream. My dream. My dream.

Belteshazzar...

are you able to remember my dream for me

and to give me the meaning?

The thing...

is quite gone from me, you see.

No one on earth can explain to the king

the mystery he has asked about.

But there is a god in heaven who reveals mysteries.

The revealer of mysteries has shown the king

what will happen in days to come.

This mystery has been revealed to me,

not because I am wiser than anyone else,

but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation

and understand what you saw

laying in your bed.

Your Majesty looked.

And there before you stood a large statue.

An extravagant, amazing statue,

awesome in appearance.

The head of the structure was made of pure gold.

As you were looking,

a rock was cut out

but not with human hands.

It struck the image on its feet

and shattered the statue into pieces.

Then the entire statue

dissolved into powder and blew away.

The rock... the rock...

turned into a huge mountain

and filled the entire world.

This was your dream.

Daniel.

Elyon.

Yes.

This is my dream.

That is exactly what I saw.

This night vision moved me

like that great mountain

shook me hard.

But how did you...

How are you able to see inside my...

How?

Now we will interpret its meaning.

Ah, yes, yes. You are all welcome to my home and heart.

Please.

Tell me the truth.

Hide nothing from me.

Your Majesty, you are the king of kings.

God has given you power,

dominion and great glory.

You reign over all of mankind.

Over all the animals, even the birds in the sky.

Wherever they live, you rule over them all.

You are the head of gold.

After you, my king,

another kingdom will rise.

But one not as great as yours.

And then a third kingdom.

As in the dream, one of bronze.

It shall rule over all the earth.

There will be a fourth kingdom, as strong as iron.

As iron breaks things to pieces,

it will crush and break

all the others.

What...

was the rock?

In the time of those kings,

the God of heaven will create a kingdom

that will never be destroyed.

It will crush all the others to nothing.

But this...

this kingdom will remain forever.

An everlasting kingdom?

Yes, my king.

A kingdom that shall never be destroyed.

One ruled by a king that is not merely from this world.

A god king?

What am I to do?

Will this god king come from my lineage?

What part am I to play? Tell me.

Great seer of wonders.

Interpreter of dreams.

My prophet Daniel.

Tell me what happens next.

The Most High has shown the king what will happen in the future.

The dream is true,

and its interpretation can be trusted.

Are there any wise men

as great as these

in all of Babylon?

Glory.

Glory, glory be yours.

But...

Glory, glory, glory.

We shall bring gifts from the treasury

and frankincense to be offered up to this true prophet.

A real man of God

for revealing this mystery.

Surely your God must be the Lord of kings

and the great revealer of mysteries.

Hear me.

I give Daniel...

complete authority

over the entire province of Babylon.

As you are the reason these men now live,

you will oversee all of the magi.

I give you my promise.

If you say the word, it will be done.

Release them.

Release them all.

And prepare seals for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

I appoint them as my chief administrators.

Ayah.

Ayah.

Ayah, ayah, ayah.

As you wish.

As you wish.

And now,

my audacious heart.

Let us together,

you and I,

create a most magnificent future

while we make history.

You...

will be my architect.

Build...

to me...

a monument.

Make me a statue

worthy of our dream.

Yes, my king.

Ashpenaz.

See to Daniel's request.

Have these men released.

And make it known throughout the kingdom.

One of the exiles from Judah.

The chosen one.

Shall be placed at the right hand of the king.

This is a day that will be written in stone.

Is it close?

Good things take time.

Here I am. What do you have for me?

We present to you the first image of your statue.

Okay.

Hmm.

How big will it be?

Twenty cubits.

Meshach.

Twenty cubits.

A bit small, don't you think?

Shadrach.

Perhaps 30?

Thirty cubits.

Bigger.

As big as you wish for it to be, my king.

I wish big.

Big.

As big as a mountain.

No.

Bigger.

Hmm?

And what is this coloration

here, here and here?

As it was in the vision,

the feet are made of iron, the legs of bronze,

the chest of silver and the head of pure gold

to represent you, my king.

Hmm.

It is good...

Daniel.

But when you complete this,

cover the entire statue again.

Your Majesty?

With pure gold.

Where would we find that much gold?

The quantity would need to be great, no?

Refine the gold from your Solomon's Temple.

There is no purer source

than what your people kept in Jerusalem.

It shall be so, yes?

- Yes, my king. - Yes.

Make it so.

Come, come.

We have much to do. Come.

How many scrolls do we need?

Enough to distribute to all the exiles.

How will we achieve this?

The plans have already been revealed in my mind.

We will start with a great cedar from Lebanon.

May I remind you,

we are in Babylon,

not in Lebanon.

We will transport it

as far as the water will take it.

And then?

On land, we will use

two shifts of 50 men

to row it across the desert.

When we set it in the courtyard,

the artisans will carve it

into the likeness of King Nebuchadnezzar.

He expects his likeness to be crested in gold.

To please the king, this image will need to be

the most spectacular the world has ever seen.

We will need a forge hot enough to purify Jerusalem's gold.

There is no such furnace yet in Babylon.

Why are we participating in the creation of an image

for a pagan king?

How is this any different

than what our ancestors did in the desert?

Yes.

When they worshiped the image of Baal,

thousands died because of it, Daniel!

If they ask you to bow,

will you bow?

Hmm?

You shall have no other gods before me.

We will put our faith to the test

before the entire kingdom.

Even for this magnificent image, we will not bend a knee.

We will not bend a knee.

We will not bend a knee.

We will not bend a knee.

We will never bend a knee.

Put your faith in the Lord.

Is it close, Daniel?

It will melt the silver and the bronze.

But it needs to be hotter to melt the gold.

We are the magi, Hazim.

Since before Babylon's stones were laid,

the kings have come to us to read the stars,

to bind omens to the law.

It is through us the throne breathes.

But now,

Daniel steals the breath from our mouth.

And yet, he looks to Daniel.

To Daniel, who bows to no idol

and mocks our rites.

And he calls him greater than us.

If we cannot convince him to do this,

then we are nothing.

And nothing does not live long in Babylon.

Welcome to the grand magicians of Babylon.

What is on your mind?

The ceremony, my king.

The ceremony. The ceremony.

Come, sit, sit, sit.

Sit. Welcome.

The ceremony.

Well, what of it?

Your greatness,

I pray you make a proclamation

at tomorrow's ceremony.

Let every soul

bow to the great king

to honor...

and respect...

the destroyer of nations.

And if they should not bow

and prove themselves unworthy to the king of kings,

then have them thrown into the furnace

that forged your image.

Does this please you, my king?

Does it please me?

Does it please you?

Yes, my king.

Why?

Because you are destined to be a great ruler, my king,

and anyone who does not show you love

should be made an example of.

You know...

I have always...

considered destruction

to be a creative impulse.

I want to build upon what we have broken

and brought down.

Upwards.

Towers and temples up.

Soaring statues of gold and gardens in the clouds, up.

Up. Always up.

Climbing cities in the sky.

Up.

There are angels in the architecture.

Up.

Up.

Daniel is my angel.

He will help me.

With him, I am well-pleased.

He pleases me.

My people will celebrate

this dawning of a new age.

They will bow down to my statue

as a show of loyalty and duty

to their one

true

- king. - Then we have prepared

the order for ceremony.

Aye-ah, excellent.

They have prepared my order.

If anyone should resist,

they should be put to death.

They burn in the furnace.

That usually sways them.

Your seal, my lord.

Mm.

Look.

Tomorrow, all will gather.

All will bend the knee for one man,

to honor the king.

Tomorrow.

All will gather.

All will bend the knee

to honor the king.

Tomorrow, if you stand,

it will likely be the last time.

Why would God put our faith to the test so many times?

Make us responsible

for the image that we are now called to bow to,

and then abandon us

at this moment of decision?

Do we really have a choice?

If it was easy, we would not be the ones here.

Hmm.

Oh, no.

It would be three Levites and a Philistine.

God does not put you through the fire to test you.

He puts you through to refine you, purer than gold.

He makes you test your faith,

to strengthen your own heart.

When you cry out,

God will hear you.

Oh, Mishael.

Bind the Word across your heart.

Fasten it around your neck.

Ha.

Hananiah.

Teach them the words of this book.

Help them understand it.

You have my word.

Azariah, show them how to stand up,

even under the power of the oppressor.

Daniel.

Teach them how to pray...

and to not be afraid.

The Word of God will watch over our people.

When you wake in a foreign land,

it will speak to you.

Tomorrow, if you stand...

you stand for the truth.

Take rest, my brothers.

I shall be with you when the sun rises.

Tomorrow will be...

the dawning of a new age.

The birth of a new Babylonian empire.

The time has come.

It will be a day the entire world will remember.

A time for you to stand for truth, my king.

Am I finally your king?

Of course.

Ah, you speak Akkadian now.

Magnificent.

You don't cease to amaze.

Beloved.

Am I beloved by you?

I will ever be at your service, Your Majesty.

Indeed.

Indeed.

To be beloved...

is everything and all there is.

I have always loved twilight.

Like the world is a prayer.

Dwelling in hope.

Possibility.

My father and I would often come

and sit here together.

And listen.

Do you hear?

You have done well.

You have yet to see what we have crafted, Your Highness.

I trust you will be pleased.

My architect.

My angel.

My Daniel.

I only wish my father could be here.

To see.

He was beloved by all, but none so much as me.

I would have willingly given my life for his.

You have described exactly my love for Elohim,

my heavenly father.

I am completely devoted and bound by faith to him.

And that is everything and all there ever was.

Teach me.

Teach me to learn the ways of your God.

I wish to know what true faith is.

I want to be beloved by all in this way.

The Most High himself chooses us when we are ready.

Ready? I'm always ready.

Ready for what?

To surrender all you are and everything you have

for the faithful service of Him.

Surrender? Me? Never.

Your will is too strong and your might is blinded by your heart.

Ay-ya!

Forgive me, my king. I...

speak too much.

May the truth shine its light on us all tomorrow.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

What truth?

What do you mean?

Please stay.

Come.

Go on.

I'm listening.

Have you heard from Jeremiah?

I have heard that my brother is working on a message

for all the exiles.

Another word from Jeremiah.

Part of me is afraid to hear it.

Daniel, you have risen to second in the kingdom.

Reality is far stranger than any dream.

What do you mean?

I am troubled by what tomorrow may bring.

I have never heard Daniel of Judah

speaking of his fears before.

Perhaps because I have never spoken them.

When we interpreted the king's dreams,

he spared our lives.

The king even recognized Yahweh as the great God.

Hmm.

We all heard that.

But tomorrow,

we unveil his golden image.

Spectacular in appearance,

and every exile and soul in Babylon

will be compelled to bow down and worship him.

What will you do?

I will be seated next to the king.

If I don't see you again--

Did God bring His people

all the way here just to abandon us to death?

Did Elyon place Daniel, son of David,

at the right hand of the king

to be turned away and forgotten now?

Will you pray with me?

Give ear our God and hear.

Open your eyes and see the desolate place

in which we live.

For your own sake,

look with favor on our despair.

Oh, Yahweh!

Righteousness belongs to you and to us belongs shame.

You are the God who removes kings

and sets up the throne.

Look upon your people once more.

For your name's sake...

do not delay.

Susanna.

I don't mean to interrupt your prayers,

but there's someone here to see you.

At this hour?

Oh, Habakkuk!

My brother.

Your timing is right.

Have you come alone?

No. Not alone, my brother.

I came with the Word of the Lord.

Standing in the awe of the Lord, praying.

That's when I looked up and I saw God.

His glory filled the heaven,

and His presence filled the earth.

His splendor was like...

It was like sunrise.

He stood

and the earth shook.

But He...

He passed on forever.

The earth will be filled...

with the knowledge of the Lord's glory.

As the water covers the sea.

What a beautiful day we've been given

to honor the king's decree.

I will take great pleasure

in seeing you bow to our god.

The earth will be filled

with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.

Who are those insolent children?

Those are my appointees from Judah, Your Majesty.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

I remind the king that any man who refused to bow, mighty king,

must be put to death.

These men are under your control, Belteshazzar.

Surprising.

Bring them to me.

Young men from Judah!

The king summons you.

Is it true

that you deliberately refuse

to worship my golden image?

A show of disrespect

is a grave offense.

What is the meaning of this?

Belteshazzar...

what message are they sending?

When you hear the music again,

it would be prudent of you to honor your king

by bowing down to his statue.

As an expression of loyalty and obedience,

this would please me.

So, it is my request.

My command.

If you so choose not to obey your king,

you will be thrown into the blazing furnace.

Can your God rescue you then

from my hand?

King Nebuchadnezzar...

we do not need to defend ourselves before you.

If we are thrown into the blazing fire,

the God we serve is able to deliver us from it.

And He certainly will.

Even if He does not,

we want you to know, Your Majesty,

we will not serve your gods...

or worship the golden image.

I have seen a man's heart melt in the battlefield

when a dagger is placed at his throat.

Consider this the dagger.

Oh, come now!

Come now!

Even Belteshazzar, I am certain,

would willingly bow down to my statue.

He built the thing for the god's sake.

Why not you, his brothers in faith?

Why not?

We are the children of God.

We do not worship false idols.

What makes you so special?

Very well.

Read the decree.

Arise!

Nation and people of every language!

This is what you're commanded to do!

As soon as you hear the music,

you must fall down

and worship the image of gold

that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

Whoever does not fall down and worship...

will be thrown alive into the furnace.

Wait.

Speak up, young man.

We fear you alone

and seek your presence.

Bow.

Ashpenaz...

bind them.

Heat up the furnace.

Please rescue us with one of your miracles.

Bring glory to your name.

We are stood for Him.

We fear no evil,

for thou art with us.

Do not withhold your mercy.

Keep your promise

to Abraham,

whom you loved.

To Isaac, your servant.

And to Jacob,

the father of your holy people in Israel.

You have refined your servants through the fire.

As they pass through the flames, they will not be burned.

What is this?

What is that I see?

Behold, Ashpenaz.

Ashpenaz, did we not...

Did we not place the three men

into the fire?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Three men went into the fire,

but now I see a fourth, a fourth man.

No.

Three men went into the fire.

Impossible. My eyes deceive me.

This fourth man...

He's walking around in the fire.

He's walking.

Ashpenaz, this fourth man...

he looks like a son of the gods.

A son of the gods.

We come.

I am coming.

My king.

Stand back, my king.

Stand back.

But...

Shadrach.

Meshach.

Abednego.

Servants of the Most High God.

Your Savior. Come.

Come here. Come out.

Oh, my God.

Yes!

Yes.

My king is my God.

My king is my God!

These courageous men,

they have openly defied my command.

They have surrendered their lives

as a willing sacrifice.

Can any other god

save and deliver like their one true God?

This is what the Lord Almighty,

the God of Israel, says.

"To all those I carried into exile

from Jerusalem to Babylon..."

"Build houses and settle down.

Plant gardens and eat what they produce.

Increase in number.

Do not decrease."

"When 70 years are completed for Babylon,

I will come to you

and fulfill my good promise

to bring you back to Jerusalem.

For I know the plans I have for you,"

declares the Lord.

"Plans to prosper you.

And not harm you.

Plans to give you hope...

and a future.

Then you will call on me.

And come and pray to me.

And I will listen to you.

You will seek me

and find me.

When you seek me with all your heart...

I will be found by you,"

declares the Lord.

"I'll restore your fortunes,

and I will gather you from all the nations

and all the places where I have driven you.

And I will bring you back to the place

from which I sent you into exile."

"I will gather you from all the nations and places

where I have banished you,"

declares the Lord.

"And I'll bring you back to the place

from which I carried you into exile."

It's time, Gaspar.

What became of the scroll?

As Daniel's magi,

we are charged with protecting it,

along with the other treasures

received in the service of King Nebuchadnezzar.

For there is no treasure

on earth

or in heaven

greater than the Word of the Lord.

Where is your home, young man?

Bethlehem.

What a coincidence.

We are on our way there to bring a gift to the king.

We will take you home.

♪ Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪

♪ But will you walk Through fire? ♪

♪ I won't be silent Nothing's gonna stop me ♪

♪ Holy Spirit got me Won this war ♪

♪ I'm gonna fight it ♪

♪ Even if it costs me ♪

♪ Even if my voice shakes You'll hear me roar ♪

♪ Overcoming Standing for truth ♪

♪ Overcoming Standing for truth ♪

♪ The holy wind's coming ♪

♪ It's about to blow through ♪

♪ The holy wind's coming ♪

♪ It's about to blow through ♪

♪ Can you hear it coming? ♪

♪ Tell me when The lights go out ♪

♪ Who is gonna Wear this crown? ♪

♪ Hell is gonna Take us higher ♪

♪ But will you Walk through fire? ♪

♪ Tell me When the lights go out ♪

♪ Who's gonna Wear the crown? ♪

♪ Hell is gonna Take us higher ♪

♪ But will you walk Through fire? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We're gonna Take this higher ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ But will you Walk through fire? ♪

♪ I see it written in the sky With a permanent glow ♪

♪ And I ain't ever gonna quit 'Cause I ain't in it for show ♪

♪ And I'll be carrying the Truth like I do in this song ♪

♪ 'Cause there's a power In the Word ♪

♪ That they can't ever ignore ♪

♪ You're gonna feel the fury Coming late ♪

♪ It's sure to happen When we start to pray ♪

♪ Death can't even hold us In the grave ♪

♪ Some people callin' it gospel We just callin' it faith ♪

♪ Overcoming Standing for truth ♪

♪ Overcoming Standing for truth ♪

♪ Holy winds coming It's about to blow through ♪

♪ The holy wind's coming ♪

♪ It's about to blow through ♪

♪ Tell me when The lights go out ♪

♪ Who is gonna Wear this crown? ♪

♪ Heaven's gonna Take us higher ♪

♪ But will you walk Through fire? ♪

♪ Tell me When the lights go out ♪

♪ Who is gonna Wear the crown? ♪

♪ Heaven's gonna Take us higher ♪

♪ But will you walk Through fire? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ We're gonna Take this higher ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ But will you walk Through fire? ♪

♪ But will you walk Through fire? ♪

My king.

Will you speak against your own decree?

We will throw them into the furnace now.

They are beyond saving.

Take them.

No, wait, wait.

I have a better idea.