Is ‘the handwriting on the wall’ for you personally? Have you been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and death is knocking at the door? Is the handwriting on the wall for your business or marriage, and its about to fall apart? We in the West use such Biblical sayings all the time in discourse, with many who use them, not even being aware of their source.
The origin of this saying is found in the 5th chapter of the book of Daniel. King Belshazzar, the son of the famous Nebuchadnezzar, reigned over the Bablonian empire of his father to its demise. He was a wicked person, who’s sinful nature apparently rubbed off on the whole kingdom, moving our Creator to bring jugment upon them all.
King Belshazzar threw a huge party, inviting a thousand of his lords - and they wined & dined and danced and romanced until all of a sudden the whole banquet room went quiet! All that could be heard were gasps of terror as they all beheld a disembodied hand come out of the 4th dimension of God’s realm and began writing words on the wall: Strange words that nobody recognized or could read (maybe Angelic words)!
King Belshazzar, with knees knocking and his voice trembling, immediately summoned his Astrologers, Soothsayers & wise men for an explanation. But none of them could read the words. Finally his mother reminded the King about the prophet Daniel & how he had interpreted his father’s dreams & visions. When Daniel arrived at the King’s beckoning, he told the king that this was a judgment upon him & his kingdom because he and his guests had used the sacred cups & plates of Israel, defiling them, and because he had repeated the sins of his father - including pride, insolence, and debauchery.
Daniel gave the meanings of the words to the King: “MENE - God has numbered your kingdom & finished it. TEKEL - You have been weighed in the balances & found wanting. PERES - Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes & Persians.” Before the night was over, the words came to pass and Belshazzar was slain - and Darius the Mede received the Kingdom.
Is the handwriting on the wall for Russia - a nation once thought of as 2nd in military might only to the U.S.? Its war against Ukraine has led to hundreds of thousands of young Russian men fleeing the nation - not wanting to be conscripted into the armed forces by President Putin. Its led to 12% inflation and a major drop in Russia’s Gross Domestic Product.
Is the handwriting on the wall for China? In one year this most populous of nations has declined in population by 850,000 people! The Red State has also lost over a million people from its work force since Covid struck almost 3 years ago, and its GDP is also experiencing a major drop.
Your Bible says: “When a Land sins against ME by persistent unfaithfulness, I will stretch out MY HAND against it; I will cut off its supply of bread and send famine on it - and cut off man and beast from it.” (EZEKIEL 14:13)
God is very much aware of what goes on in the nations of this earth (PSALM 66:7)! We read in the book of JOB: “From the chamber of the South comes the whirlwind… HE causes it to come, whether for correction, or for HIS land, or for mercy.” (JOB 37:9,13) A whirlwind can be a blessing as when made a pillar of swirling clouds & fire, to lead Israel through the wilderness to where HE wanted them to go. But it can also come in the form of devastating hurricanes, tornados and storms!
Is the handwriting on the wall for America? Climate change advocates blame such devastating events on the use of fossil fuels - but realists see the hand of God upon a corrupt and unthankful nation! HE causes it to come for correction - in hopes it will wake a spiritually sleeping nation! Read AMOS 4 and see how many climate related disasters GOD brought upon sinful Israel! Natural disasters are not natural! Watch our program by that title by typing in ORIGINAL CHRISTIANITY on the YOUTUBE search button.
Babylon was weighed in the balances of God’s Morality and found wanting! What does GOD weigh? We don’t have to guess - he tells us:
“…By HIM actions are weighed.” (I SAMUEL 2:3)
“…THE LORD weighs the spirits.” (PROVERBS 16:2)
“…THE LORD weighs the hearts.” (PROVERBS 21:2)
God weighs the actions, the spirits (disposition), and the hearts of individuals and nations! And when they reach a point HE will no longer tolerate HE brings judgment! Sometimes it’s in the form of punishing weather. Sometimes HE’LL literally shake the earth under our feet. And sometimes he raises up empires to punish nations: “And in the latter time of their kingdom, WHEN THE TRANSGRESSORS REACH THEIR FULLNESS, a king shall arise , having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his power (Satanically furnished - REV.13:2); He shall destroy fearfully, and shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty (China, Russia, Europe & the U.S.?), and also the holy people (Israel). Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule (II THESS.2). And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of Princes (Christ); But he shall be broken without Human means (Christ).”
Learn who this king & kingdom will be by watching our T.V. programs on THE BEAST, THE HARLOT, and THE FALSE PROPHET - all stored on YOUTUBE under ORIGINAL CHRISTIANITY.
Is the Handwriting on the wall for you - morally & spiritually? Then wake up now through fasting, prayer and repentance that bears the fruit of change (MATTHEW 3:8)! May GOD steer you in HIS direction!