History of the Church
Trace the story of the church across 3,000 years, from the Exodus and the life of Christ through the apostles, Reformation, global missions, and the church today. Explore 284 events alongside the empires, wars, movements, and turning points that shaped Christian history, told through Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox eyes.
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c. 585 BC
Babylon
ShadrachWhen Nebuchadnezzar ordered everyone to bow before a golden statue he had erected, three Judean officials named Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused, saying their God was able to save them but that they would not worship the image regardless of the outcome. Enraged, Nebuchadnezzar had them thrown into a furnace heated seven times hotter than usual, yet witnesses reported a fourth figure walking with them in the flames, and all three emerged unharmed.
βBut if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods.β
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