In this lesson Seven Times Hotter, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego didn't realize it. They  became players in an ancient cosmic war between God and Satan when they first heard the command of Nebuchadnezzar. They did not know the miracle that God was going to perform; they did not know whether He would honor them before the heathen king.  They were just standing for TRUTH! Some people say, "I will serve God if He helps me," or "I will walk through the fire if God delivers me from the pain of the fire."  That is never the feeling of the true people of God.  They will walk through the fire whether it hurts them or not, because they know truth lives in the fire!