Angels-ANGEL OF THE FURNACE

The legend of the Angel of the Furnace (or Fiery Furnace) is described
in the book of Daniel in the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament).
Three Jewish princes were confined in Babylon around 500 B.C. Sidrach
(or Shadrach), Misach (or Meshach), and Abednego refused to comply
with King Nebuchadnezzar’s orders to worship a golden idol, which they believed to be a false god. Nebuchadnezzar ordered them cast into a
blazing furnace that was so hot the men who threw the princes into the
fire were themselves consumed by the flames.
The princes, however, were not only unharmed but were also seen
walking in the fire with a fourth being, who was described by Nebuchadnezzar
as having a form like that of “the son of God.” This
unnamed angel of the Lord delivered the three princes from death.
King Nebuchadnezzar, so affected by this astonishing feat, commanded
that anyone who said anything disrespectful of the Hebrew God
Yahweh be destroyed.