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| The Handwriting On The Wall: How Great Civilizations Fall
April 30, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor
 The deterioration of national moral character means inevitable tragedy. That was the message to Belshazzar, the Babylonian King, who was celebrating in revelry, extravagance and luxurious passion when he made a momentous and daring decision. In Daniel chapter 5 of the Bible, it is recorded that at the height of a tremendous festival he ordered the vessels of gold and silver that were taken from the Temple in Jerusalem to be brought. Belshazzar would use them as wine goblets, while in his orgy he praised his own gods. It was an open defiance of the living God of Israel whose moral requirements were known throughout the world. Suddenly, a ghostly hand appeared in front of everyone to write on the wall of the palace banquet hall. It was a message of judgment for a people who were godless in their behaviors. As they drank from cups dedicated to God’s service, the irony was that sin’s work of dissipation had filled the cup of their lives and was overflowing. The hand writing upon the wall was God’s own, saying, “Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin” – meaning “numbered, numbered, weighed in the balances and found wanting; your kingdom is gone.” Before that very night would end, King Cyrus of Persia would attack Babylon; Belshazzar would be slain, and Darius given the kingdom. The truths of this story are self-evident for our own time. To trifle with God, who is sovereign over the nations, is to invite disaster. (READ MORE) |
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