Who is the Fourth Man?

Dear friend,

It’s been a filled and eventful year, need I say much. But that you’ve come this far means the light at end of the tunnel is closer than you ever imagined. Through it all, there has been One source of strength, hope and faith – He is known as the Fourth man among many other awesome names that does exactly what those names mean.

I implore you to please follow me through this short story about who is this fourth man?

And because the king, in his anger, had demanded such a hot fire in the furnace, the flames killed the soldiers as they threw the three men in. So, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames. But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?” “Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,” they replied. “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god!” Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door of the flaming furnace and shouted: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of the fire. Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke! Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!” Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon. – Daniel 3:22-30 NLT

Even Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon was in awe of His supremacy – proclaiming Him as the “Most High God.” Who is this fourth man?

In Genesis, He is the seed of the woman
In Exodus, He is the Passover lamb
in Leviticus, He is our high priest
In Numbers, He is the pillar of cloud and a pillar of Fire by night
In Deuteronomy, He is a prophet like unto Moses
In Joshua, He is the captain of our salvation
In Judges, He is our judge and lawgiver
In Ruth He’s our kinsman Redeemer
1^st and 2^nd Samuel, He is our trusted prophet
1^st and 2^nd Kings/1^st and 2^nd Chronicles, He is our ever reigning King
In Ezra, He is our faithful scribe
In Nehemiah, He is the rebuilder of broken down walls of human lives
In Esther, He is our Mordecai
In Job, He is our day spring on high and ever living Redeemer
In Psalms, He is the Lord our Shepherd
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, He is our wisdom
In Songs of Solomon, He is our lover and bridegroom
In Isaiah, He is our Prince of peace
In Jeremiah, He is our righteous branch
In Lamentations, He is our weeping prophet
In Ezekiel, He is the wheel in the middle of the wheel
In Daniel, He is the fourth man in the burning fiery furnace
In Hosea, He is the faithful husband forever married to the backslider
In Joel, He is the baptizer with the Holy Ghost and with Fire
In Amos, He is our burden bearer
In Obadiah, He is mighty to save
In Jonah, He is our great foreign missionary
In Micah, He is the messenger with beautiful feet carrying the Gospel
In Nahum, He is the avenger of God’s elect
In Habakkuk, He is the evangelist crying revive thy work in the midst of the years
In Zephaniah, He is our Saviour
In Haggai, He is the owner of all silver, gold and precious stones that’s in the earth
In Zachariah, He is the fountain opened up in the house of David for sin and uncleanliness
In Malachi, He is the son of righteousness rising with healing in His wings
In Matthew, He is the Messiah
In Mark, He the wonder worker
In Luke, He is the Son of Man
In John, He is the Son of God
In Acts, He is the blessed Holy Spirit
In 1^st and 2^nd Corinthians., He is the gift of the Holy Spirit
In Galatians, He is our Redeemer from the curse of the law
In Ephesians, He is the 7 piece Armour of God
In Philippians, He is Our God who supplies all our needs according to His riches in glory
In Colossians, He is the Godhead orderly
1^st and 2^nd Thessalonians, He is Our soon coming King
1^st and 2^nd Timothy,  He is the Mediator between God and Man
In Titus, He is  the faithful pastor
In Philemon, He is a friend who sticks closer than a brother
In Hebrews, He is the Blood of the everlasting covenant
In James, He is the great physician
1^st and 2^nd  Peter, He is the stripes on his back for our healing
1^st & 2^nd  & 3^rd John, His everlasting love
In Jude, He is the Lord coming with 10,000 of His saints
In Revelation, He is the King of kings and Lord of lords

It doesn’t end there; He is so much more than you can ever imagine.

He is Abel’s sacrifice
Noah’s rainbow
Abraham’s Ram
Isaac’s wheel
Jacob’s ladder
David’s slingshot
Hezekiah’s sundial
Paul’s handkerchief and apron taken from his body
Peter’s shadow
Luke’s medical equipment
John’s pearly white city
The father to the orphan
Husband to the widow
Bright and morning Star
Lily of the valley
Rock, Sword and Shield
Most-High possessor of heaven and earth
The One who delivers us from all our enemies
He is Jesus Christ, son of the Living God.

WHO IS THE FOURTH MAN TO YOU? SELAH!

Extracted from Benny Hinn’s ‘This is Your Day’ by Richard Roberts (President, Oral Roberts Ministry)