DANIEL 4:4

[Daniel 4:4 NKJV] — I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.

[Daniel 4:4 GWN] — "I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living comfortably at home. I was prosperous while living in my palace."


In this Bible verse, the testifier began the story that built his testimony. Imagine someone was to start giving testimony story, but asking, "Where should start my testimony story?" Some people would reply like, "Start from the Beginning;" but others would reply "Be brief as simple as "Once I was blind, but now I see" just as the man in "John 9:25" testified.

In discussing this Bible verse above, here are two segments: first segment looks into the part that frags "I, Nebuchadnezzar" and the other segment looks into "was at rest or living comfortably in my house, prospering or flourishing in my palace."

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Why did he began his story with "I" and still described who the I refers to by mention his name, as if the "I" was not enough for us to know it's him?
He said it four times in this testimony or Daniel 4, "I + Nebuchadnezzar (his name)" to re-emphasize the "I" by his name "Nebuchadnezzar:" for some say repetition is for emphasis. Was that important?

I, Peterch, (doing the same thing) must have taught about who posseses the true reference of first person pronouns, second person pronouns and third person pronouns, in certain spiritual but mysterious prophecies, testimonies or messages. Sometimes you read or hear scriptures or prophecies terms like "I" "Me" "You" "He" "Him" etc, and naturally you may think by those pronouns the references point to characters or persons implied but instead they refer to another invisible Personality, to the Spirit, to the spirits, or to Seed(s), in coded terms. It could refer to both.

E.g. A man of God filled with the Holy Spirit could be speaking with "I" or "me" and that "I" may not just be the man alone but the Spirit of God also. Ananias and Saphira thought they were lying to man (Peter), but the Peter speaking then was filled with the Holy Ghost and so his "I" or "me" was not just referring to flesh and blood but to the Holy Spirit speaking through Peter.

It's by discernment or knowledge: At one time Peter spoke, flesh and blood did not reveal this to Peter but the Father in heaven, and then at the next time Peter spoke, "Get behind Satan;" and then Ananias and Saphira thought it's the usual Peter speaking, but then it's the Holy Spirit of God. In "John 13:27" Satan entered Judas Iscariot, and the Lord spoke to Satan himself by speaking to Judas Iscariot at that moment.

Demon-possessed people were testifiers, giving testimony of Jesus Christ being the Holy Son of God. But He rebuked them and silenced their testimony/revelation and cast them out. Also Paul by the Holy Spirit cast out the evil spirit taking possession of the "I" or "me" in that young girl that was testifying about Paul and Silas. At one occasion, madman ran and knelt down in prayer to the Lord Jesus praying fervently not to be cast into hell (Abyss precisely). The Lord Jesus asked the man, "What is your name?" And the demon(s) that took possession of the "I" and "me" of that man answered Him speaking as the man, saying to the Lord Jesus, "My name is "Legion" because we are many." Thus the "My" was not singular but plural because the "my or I" actually meant "we or many of us."

So in the top Bible verse, the "I, Nebuchadnezzar" meant it was truly Nebuchadnezzar in possession of himself, in possession of his "I" and not another spirit or personality or ambiguity bearing or possessing his "I" as if possessing a surname shared by different entities or people. This is singular, not plural, because it's "I, Nebuchadnezzar."

Even though Jesus Christ sent His Angel to give testimony or to testify on His behalf in the Churches, the Lord Jesus Christ used "I, Jesus" to express it's His Testimony, though by angel that testifies. As it is written:

[Revelation 22:16] — "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the Bright and Morning Star."


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[Daniel 4:4] — "I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living comfortably at home. I was prosperous while living in my palace."

*1* To many testifiers, this would have been the ending point to their testimonies, but to Nebuchadnezzar this was his starting point of his testimony.

*2* To many dreamers, this would have been the climaxing of their dream come true, but to Nebuchadnezzar this was where his dream started.

I have heard some testimonies, dreams, or ambitions; and many of them were pointing to or aiming at arrive this position where Nebuchadnezzar was occupying in the top Bible verse above. It like saying the sky is the limit for many, but for Nebuchadnezzar the sky was his starting point.

Some people's dreams/testimonies is about building houses, gaining home or living comfortably, resting, living in prosperity, promotion at working place, living in palace, being a king having dominion, etc, including Joseph who's dream and testimony was about becoming a ruler over his brothers who would bow down to him. But in the top Bible verse above, none of those dreamers or testifiers have even attained to where Nebuchadnezzar began his testimony. He was already the king of kings, having the whole world given to him by God, having rest, prosperity, fame, power etc, and there was no more any height of promotion or prosperity in human realms where Nebuchadnezzar have not attained in the pinnacle of them all.

But all those things were not even his testimony or foremost message he would share, celebrate and publish to the entire world. Where the dream or testimony of many people would never reach was were the dream and testimony of Nebuchadnezzar was beginning.

Even so, where the highest glories, highest pleasures, highest riches, highest lives, highest powers, highest fames, highest things, of this world stop is still far below where the very least things of the Kingdom of Heaven begin. Therefore I cite what is written here,

[Matthew 11:11 FBV] — I tell you the truth, that among humanity there's no one greater than John the Baptist, but even the least important in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

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