1 00:00:31,699 --> 00:00:32,179 Awesome. 2 00:00:34,179 --> 00:00:35,699 That was awesome. 3 00:00:36,899 --> 00:00:39,299 If you would in your Bibles tonight, turn to Daniel, chapter 4 00:00:39,299 --> 00:00:39,699 six. 5 00:00:40,099 --> 00:00:43,019 Daniel, Chapter six. 6 00:00:43,019 --> 00:00:45,059 We continue our series in the Book of Daniel. 7 00:00:52,659 --> 00:00:56,069 I mean, if you really want to turn to the right scripture, you 8 00:00:56,069 --> 00:00:57,429 might turn to Daniel, Chapter five. 9 00:00:57,429 --> 00:01:01,949 But some of y' all can turn to Daniel, chapter six, Daniel, chapter 10 00:01:01,949 --> 00:01:02,269 five. 11 00:01:05,229 --> 00:01:06,469 I wrote it down, six. 12 00:01:06,469 --> 00:01:16,829 I don't know why, but before our revival meeting and before we 13 00:01:16,909 --> 00:01:21,229 preached on preparation for revival, we had covered chapter five, 14 00:01:22,079 --> 00:01:22,639 chapter four. 15 00:01:22,639 --> 00:01:27,039 In chapter four you have Nebuchadnezzar turning into a bird. 16 00:01:29,039 --> 00:01:33,279 And again God judged Nebuchadnezzar because of his pride. 17 00:01:33,759 --> 00:01:34,399 His pride. 18 00:01:34,399 --> 00:01:35,959 He said, look what I have built. 19 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,119 Look at the great nation that I have built. 20 00:01:39,759 --> 00:01:42,879 And God punished him. 21 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:47,439 God spanked him. 22 00:01:48,559 --> 00:01:53,519 And it says there in the chapter five or chapter four, that 23 00:01:53,519 --> 00:01:58,879 as he came to the realization that God is the God of heaven and 24 00:01:58,879 --> 00:02:03,878 God is the one who sets up thrones, who puts them down, and 25 00:02:03,878 --> 00:02:07,319 as he recognized the character of God, as he recognized the true 26 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:12,159 and living God, God, after seven years, God brought him back 27 00:02:12,799 --> 00:02:17,299 and he was reigned on the throne there in Babylon, by the way, 28 00:02:17,299 --> 00:02:18,819 he reigned for 43 years. 29 00:02:18,819 --> 00:02:20,139 King Nebuchadnezzar. 30 00:02:20,379 --> 00:02:21,499 43 years. 31 00:02:21,899 --> 00:02:25,419 All right, so if you're there now, Daniel 5:1. 32 00:02:25,499 --> 00:02:30,299 Belshazzar, the king made a great feast to a thousand of his 33 00:02:30,299 --> 00:02:33,099 lords and drank wine before a thousand. 34 00:02:33,979 --> 00:02:38,459 And Belshazzar, whilst he tasted the wine, commanded to bring 35 00:02:38,459 --> 00:02:42,499 the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had 36 00:02:42,499 --> 00:02:46,449 taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, that the king and 37 00:02:46,449 --> 00:02:50,889 his princes, his wives and his concubines might drink therein. 38 00:02:51,449 --> 00:02:54,489 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the 39 00:02:54,489 --> 00:02:57,289 temple of the house of God, which was at Jerusalem. 40 00:02:57,289 --> 00:03:00,929 And the king and his princes and his wives and concubines drank 41 00:03:00,929 --> 00:03:01,369 in them. 42 00:03:01,849 --> 00:03:05,809 They drank wine and praised the gods, little gods of gold and 43 00:03:05,809 --> 00:03:09,289 silver, of brass, of iron, of wood and stone. 44 00:03:10,409 --> 00:03:11,129 Verse 5. 45 00:03:12,069 --> 00:03:17,189 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand and wrote 46 00:03:17,189 --> 00:03:20,469 over against the candlestick, upon the plaster of the wall of the 47 00:03:20,469 --> 00:03:21,269 king's palace. 48 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:24,869 And the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 49 00:03:25,349 --> 00:03:27,549 Then the king's countenance was changed. 50 00:03:27,549 --> 00:03:31,629 I would say so, wouldn't you, if hand came down and started riding 51 00:03:31,629 --> 00:03:35,389 on the wall of your house, so that the joints of his loins were 52 00:03:35,389 --> 00:03:38,629 loosed and his knees smote one against another. 53 00:03:39,839 --> 00:03:44,679 And the king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans 54 00:03:44,679 --> 00:03:48,559 and the soothsayers, and the king Spake and said to the wise men 55 00:03:48,559 --> 00:03:52,799 of Babylon, whosoever shall read this writing and show me the 56 00:03:52,799 --> 00:03:56,319 interpretation thereof shall be clothed with scarlet, and have 57 00:03:56,319 --> 00:04:00,159 a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler 58 00:04:00,239 --> 00:04:01,199 in the kingdom. 59 00:04:01,839 --> 00:04:06,079 Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could not read 60 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:09,839 the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 61 00:04:10,489 --> 00:04:15,729 Then was King Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance 62 00:04:15,729 --> 00:04:19,289 was changed in him, and his lords were astoned. 63 00:04:20,889 --> 00:04:23,849 Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, 64 00:04:23,929 --> 00:04:27,729 came into the banquet house, and the queen spake and said, o king, 65 00:04:27,729 --> 00:04:28,409 live forever. 66 00:04:28,649 --> 00:04:32,409 Let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be 67 00:04:32,409 --> 00:04:32,969 changed. 68 00:04:33,369 --> 00:04:37,259 There is a man in the kingdom who in whom is the spirit of the 69 00:04:37,259 --> 00:04:37,939 holy gods. 70 00:04:38,419 --> 00:04:42,659 And in the days of thy father light, in the days of thy father 71 00:04:42,659 --> 00:04:45,899 light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, 72 00:04:45,899 --> 00:04:49,979 was found in him, whom the king Nebuchadnezzar, thy father the 73 00:04:49,979 --> 00:04:54,259 king, I say the father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, 74 00:04:54,259 --> 00:04:55,859 Chaldeans, and soothsayers. 75 00:04:56,259 --> 00:04:59,979 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit and knowledge and understanding, 76 00:04:59,979 --> 00:05:05,089 interpreting of dreams and showing of hard sentences and dissolving 77 00:05:05,089 --> 00:05:12,809 of doubts were found in the same Daniel whom the king named Belteshazzar. 78 00:05:13,209 --> 00:05:17,209 Now let Daniel be called, and he will show you the interpretation. 79 00:05:18,089 --> 00:05:20,569 And then was Daniel brought in before the king. 80 00:05:20,729 --> 00:05:25,369 And the king spake and said to Daniel, art thou that Daniel, which 81 00:05:25,369 --> 00:05:29,489 art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king 82 00:05:29,489 --> 00:05:31,929 my father, brought out of Jewry? 83 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:36,479 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in 84 00:05:36,479 --> 00:05:39,439 thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom 85 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:40,279 is found in thee. 86 00:05:40,919 --> 00:05:44,719 And now the wise men, the astrologers, whom have been brought 87 00:05:44,719 --> 00:05:48,759 in before me, that they should read this writing and make known 88 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:50,839 unto me the interpretation thereof. 89 00:05:50,999 --> 00:05:54,519 But they could not show the interpretation of the thing. 90 00:05:55,159 --> 00:05:59,659 And I have heard of thee that thou canst make interpretations and 91 00:05:59,659 --> 00:06:00,659 dissolve doubts. 92 00:06:01,219 --> 00:06:04,539 Now if thou can read the writing and make known to me the 93 00:06:04,539 --> 00:06:08,299 interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and 94 00:06:08,299 --> 00:06:11,779 have a chain of gold about thy neck, and thou shalt be the third, 95 00:06:12,099 --> 00:06:14,339 the third ruler in the kingdom. 96 00:06:16,099 --> 00:06:17,859 Look at Daniel's response. 97 00:06:18,339 --> 00:06:21,859 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, let thy gifts be 98 00:06:21,859 --> 00:06:24,979 to thyself, and give thy rewards to another. 99 00:06:25,849 --> 00:06:29,809 Yet I will read the writing unto the king and make known to him 100 00:06:29,809 --> 00:06:30,889 the interpretation. 101 00:06:31,529 --> 00:06:35,369 O thou king, the most high God, gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father 102 00:06:35,369 --> 00:06:38,089 a kingdom, and majesty, and glory and honor. 103 00:06:38,329 --> 00:06:40,209 And for the majesty that he gave him. 104 00:06:40,209 --> 00:06:43,929 All people, nations and languages trembled and feared before 105 00:06:43,929 --> 00:06:49,449 him, Whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive, 106 00:06:49,849 --> 00:06:53,249 and whom he would he set up, and whom he would he put down. 107 00:06:54,529 --> 00:06:58,929 But when his heart was lifted up and his mind hardened in pride, 108 00:06:59,489 --> 00:07:04,849 he was disposed from the kingly throne, and they took his 109 00:07:04,849 --> 00:07:05,969 glory from him. 110 00:07:06,209 --> 00:07:09,409 And he was driven from the sons of man, and his heart was made 111 00:07:09,409 --> 00:07:12,769 like the beast, and his dwelling was with the wild asses. 112 00:07:13,089 --> 00:07:16,569 They fed him with grass like an oxen, and his body was wet with 113 00:07:16,569 --> 00:07:17,489 the dew of the heaven. 114 00:07:17,919 --> 00:07:21,159 Till he knew that the most High God ruled in the kingdom of 115 00:07:21,159 --> 00:07:25,359 men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 116 00:07:26,639 --> 00:07:31,199 So we remind him what happened to his father, and thou his son. 117 00:07:31,199 --> 00:07:36,639 O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest 118 00:07:36,719 --> 00:07:41,279 all of this, but hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven, 119 00:07:41,679 --> 00:07:45,289 and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee. 120 00:07:45,369 --> 00:07:48,809 And thou and thy lords and thy wives and thy concubines have drunk 121 00:07:48,809 --> 00:07:49,609 wine in them. 122 00:07:49,849 --> 00:07:53,849 And thou hast praised the gods of silver and of gold and brass, 123 00:07:54,169 --> 00:07:58,889 iron, wood and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know. 124 00:07:59,929 --> 00:08:05,449 And the God in whose hand thy breath is, in whose all thy ways 125 00:08:06,249 --> 00:08:08,009 hast thou not glorified. 126 00:08:09,379 --> 00:08:13,419 Then was the part of the hand sent from him, and this writing was 127 00:08:13,419 --> 00:08:13,859 written. 128 00:08:14,419 --> 00:08:16,819 And this is the writing that was written. 129 00:08:17,299 --> 00:08:17,979 Many, many. 130 00:08:17,979 --> 00:08:22,179 Tiklupharson and this is the interpretation of the thing many 131 00:08:22,579 --> 00:08:25,699 God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it. 132 00:08:25,939 --> 00:08:26,659 Tickle. 133 00:08:27,139 --> 00:08:30,499 Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting. 134 00:08:31,779 --> 00:08:32,419 Peres. 135 00:08:32,659 --> 00:08:35,339 Thy kingdom is divided and given to the Medes. 136 00:08:35,339 --> 00:08:39,989 And the Persians then commanded Belshazzar that they clothed 137 00:08:39,989 --> 00:08:42,589 Daniel with scarlet and put a chain of gold about his neck and 138 00:08:42,589 --> 00:08:45,549 made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third 139 00:08:45,549 --> 00:08:46,629 ruler in the kingdom. 140 00:08:46,789 --> 00:08:49,909 Daniel wasn't no part in that, because he knew what was about to 141 00:08:49,909 --> 00:08:50,149 happen. 142 00:08:51,269 --> 00:08:54,149 And in that night was Belshazzar, the king of Chaldeans, 143 00:08:54,149 --> 00:08:54,709 slain. 144 00:08:55,269 --> 00:09:00,629 And Darius the Midian took the kingdom, being about threescore and 145 00:09:00,629 --> 00:09:01,349 two years old. 146 00:09:01,349 --> 00:09:01,909 Let's pray. 147 00:09:01,909 --> 00:09:03,989 Heavenly Father, Lord, bless the reading of your word. 148 00:09:04,309 --> 00:09:07,089 Bless again the message. 149 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:11,329 I pray, God, that you would just help us to see again the importance 150 00:09:11,489 --> 00:09:16,689 of knowing you, understanding who you are, and putting you in your 151 00:09:16,849 --> 00:09:19,609 proper position in our own minds and in our own lives. 152 00:09:19,609 --> 00:09:21,409 In Jesus name, Amen. 153 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:26,209 Alright, Daniel's now 80 to 90 years old, so there's a big gap here. 154 00:09:26,449 --> 00:09:29,289 And Nebuchadnezzar is now dead, and whether he's in heaven 155 00:09:29,289 --> 00:09:30,369 or hell, we do not know. 156 00:09:30,369 --> 00:09:34,249 But it seems as though maybe he made a profession, maybe he made 157 00:09:34,249 --> 00:09:37,009 that leap forward in understanding who God is. 158 00:09:37,789 --> 00:09:41,869 67 years has passed since the first invasion in Jerusalem and that 159 00:09:41,869 --> 00:09:46,109 Daniel was carried off into captivity and his friends, the other 160 00:09:46,109 --> 00:09:46,629 princes. 161 00:09:46,629 --> 00:09:50,509 And 30 years since the events of chapter four. 162 00:09:51,309 --> 00:09:57,349 Again, Nebuchadnezzar reigned 43 years and now another reigned 163 00:09:57,349 --> 00:09:58,029 in his stead. 164 00:09:59,389 --> 00:10:02,629 The reason why, again Belshazzar tells Daniel that he could 165 00:10:02,629 --> 00:10:06,769 be the third ruler is because Belshazzar was not indeed the king 166 00:10:07,249 --> 00:10:08,529 of Babylon. 167 00:10:08,769 --> 00:10:10,849 He was the son of the king. 168 00:10:11,489 --> 00:10:12,529 The son of the king. 169 00:10:13,329 --> 00:10:17,089 At the very most, they were co reigning together, him and his dad. 170 00:10:17,649 --> 00:10:20,369 And his dad's name is Nobodendis. 171 00:10:20,929 --> 00:10:23,249 I'm close to how to pronounce it. 172 00:10:25,089 --> 00:10:27,969 We see in chapter six, a great feast, chapter five, a great feast 173 00:10:27,969 --> 00:10:28,689 taking place. 174 00:10:31,259 --> 00:10:34,939 No doubt this was to boost morale because the city of Babylon 175 00:10:35,179 --> 00:10:38,459 was surrounded by the Mede and Persian army. 176 00:10:40,779 --> 00:10:43,659 Now be reminded how big Babylon was. 177 00:10:45,179 --> 00:10:49,299 Again, he's putting on this party as a diversion of the impending 178 00:10:49,299 --> 00:10:50,619 doom that's about to happen. 179 00:10:52,299 --> 00:10:53,659 Babylon, the city. 180 00:10:53,819 --> 00:10:54,899 Again, the walls. 181 00:10:54,899 --> 00:10:56,699 11 to 14 miles long. 182 00:10:58,819 --> 00:11:01,499 The walls, the height of the walls. 183 00:11:01,499 --> 00:11:07,259 And there's some, again, some, you know, back and forth as to how 184 00:11:07,259 --> 00:11:08,339 high they really were. 185 00:11:08,899 --> 00:11:12,419 Herodias and Xenophon. 186 00:11:12,419 --> 00:11:13,139 Xenophon. 187 00:11:13,139 --> 00:11:13,699 I'm close. 188 00:11:14,579 --> 00:11:18,539 Both of these historic historians kind of differ and there 189 00:11:18,539 --> 00:11:23,819 are other historians who differ, but some say it was 300ft 190 00:11:23,819 --> 00:11:26,319 high, some say 75ft high. 191 00:11:27,119 --> 00:11:29,679 Doesn't matter, that's, that's a big tall wall. 192 00:11:31,119 --> 00:11:36,439 They were anywhere from 30 to 60ft thick, by the way. 193 00:11:36,439 --> 00:11:40,319 The moat in front of them also was 30 to 60ft wide. 194 00:11:40,959 --> 00:11:45,679 So just imagine as you came to this wall, you had a 60 foot moat 195 00:11:45,759 --> 00:11:46,959 that you had to cross. 196 00:11:47,359 --> 00:11:52,099 You had possibly 300 foot walls that were 40 to 60 foot thick. 197 00:11:52,179 --> 00:11:54,899 There was also an inner wall in Babylon. 198 00:11:55,379 --> 00:11:57,939 A lot of cities had that, where you had the outside wall and 199 00:11:57,939 --> 00:12:01,539 then an inner wall that protected just a central part of 200 00:12:01,539 --> 00:12:01,939 the city. 201 00:12:04,579 --> 00:12:06,019 This city was humongous. 202 00:12:06,819 --> 00:12:09,459 It was the square mileage of the city of Arlington. 203 00:12:10,179 --> 00:12:14,099 I mean, at least that big and probably bigger. 204 00:12:15,219 --> 00:12:20,589 I've read multiple books that try to clarify how big the city was. 205 00:12:20,989 --> 00:12:24,829 It's beyond our amazing, amazing city. 206 00:12:24,829 --> 00:12:31,269 One of the ancient wonders of the world, the River Euphrates ran 207 00:12:31,269 --> 00:12:31,869 through the city. 208 00:12:33,389 --> 00:12:39,909 And the historical evidence proves out that the way the Medo 209 00:12:39,909 --> 00:12:46,039 Persian army took the city was by diverting the entire Euphrates 210 00:12:46,039 --> 00:12:48,759 river and going under the wall. 211 00:12:50,279 --> 00:12:51,239 Under the wall. 212 00:12:52,439 --> 00:12:54,039 Amazing, amazing feat. 213 00:12:55,319 --> 00:13:02,439 And Babylon was defeated in one night and Belshazzar slain and 214 00:13:02,439 --> 00:13:02,919 killed. 215 00:13:09,089 --> 00:13:12,049 No doubt here that we find Daniel has been put in the background 216 00:13:12,529 --> 00:13:17,009 by that I mean, he wasn't the prominent one anymore in the political 217 00:13:17,089 --> 00:13:18,209 realm, if you would. 218 00:13:19,409 --> 00:13:23,169 But his reputation was still widely known. 219 00:13:24,529 --> 00:13:28,689 Daniel the understand one who understands dreams. 220 00:13:30,049 --> 00:13:32,649 We see here Belshazzar is confronted by God. 221 00:13:32,649 --> 00:13:38,049 And in similar fashion as to the reason was again pride, just 222 00:13:38,049 --> 00:13:43,529 like his grandfather probably was Nebuchadnezzar pride. 223 00:13:45,929 --> 00:13:50,688 Belshazzar had taken the vessels from that his father had 224 00:13:50,688 --> 00:13:54,089 taken from the temple in Jerusalem in Daniel chapter one. 225 00:13:54,409 --> 00:14:00,689 And he took the vessels of the temple, and they were drinking out 226 00:14:00,689 --> 00:14:06,449 of them wine and praising their gods, their deities, their 227 00:14:06,449 --> 00:14:07,129 idols. 228 00:14:08,409 --> 00:14:11,929 And the inference here is that they were praising their gods, their 229 00:14:11,929 --> 00:14:16,449 little gods and their deities, to deliver them from the Medo Persian 230 00:14:16,449 --> 00:14:21,849 army, drinking out of the vessels from the temple, the temple 231 00:14:21,849 --> 00:14:22,729 of the true God. 232 00:14:23,769 --> 00:14:29,699 It was blasphemy, understand that? 233 00:14:29,939 --> 00:14:36,099 And it goes on to say here in verse 23, that he praised the gods 234 00:14:36,099 --> 00:14:40,979 of silver and gold, which what see not nor hear. 235 00:14:41,459 --> 00:14:42,979 I'm going to turn over to Psalm. 236 00:14:43,139 --> 00:14:44,659 Look at Psalm 115. 237 00:14:47,379 --> 00:14:52,019 Psalm 115, verse 1. 238 00:14:52,739 --> 00:14:56,779 The Psalmist says, not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto 239 00:14:56,779 --> 00:14:59,529 thy name give glory for the mercy and for the truth's sake. 240 00:15:00,479 --> 00:15:04,559 Wherefore should the heathen say, where is now their God? 241 00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:07,439 But our God is in the heavens. 242 00:15:07,919 --> 00:15:13,399 He hath done whatsoever he hath pleased right Jehovah God does 243 00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:14,399 whatever he pleases. 244 00:15:15,199 --> 00:15:19,679 Their idols are silver and gold, their work of men's hands. 245 00:15:20,079 --> 00:15:22,239 They have mouths, but they speak not. 246 00:15:22,479 --> 00:15:25,119 Eyes have they, but they see not. 247 00:15:25,699 --> 00:15:27,699 I'm in verse six, Psalm 115. 248 00:15:28,499 --> 00:15:30,339 They have ears, but they hear not. 249 00:15:30,339 --> 00:15:32,899 Noses have they, but they smell not. 250 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:35,019 They have hands, but they handle not. 251 00:15:35,019 --> 00:15:39,459 Feet have they, but they walk not, neither speak they through their 252 00:15:39,619 --> 00:15:40,179 throat. 253 00:15:41,619 --> 00:15:43,939 They that make them are like unto them. 254 00:15:44,899 --> 00:15:47,379 So is every one that trusteth in them. 255 00:15:49,059 --> 00:15:53,229 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord. 256 00:15:55,069 --> 00:15:58,029 He is their help and their shield. 257 00:15:58,349 --> 00:16:00,429 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord. 258 00:16:00,749 --> 00:16:03,229 He is their help and their shield. 259 00:16:04,189 --> 00:16:06,349 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord. 260 00:16:06,589 --> 00:16:09,069 He is their help and their shield. 261 00:16:09,709 --> 00:16:12,189 The Lord hath been mindful of us. 262 00:16:12,189 --> 00:16:15,589 He will bless us, and he will bless the house of Israel. 263 00:16:15,589 --> 00:16:17,069 And he will bless the house of Aaron. 264 00:16:17,149 --> 00:16:19,909 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great. 265 00:16:19,909 --> 00:16:22,029 The Lord shall increase you more and more. 266 00:16:22,439 --> 00:16:25,399 You and your children, ye are blessed of The Lord which made heaven 267 00:16:25,399 --> 00:16:30,199 and earth the heavens, even the heavens are the Lord's. 268 00:16:30,199 --> 00:16:34,479 But the earth hath he given to the children of men, the dead. 269 00:16:34,479 --> 00:16:37,959 Praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence. 270 00:16:37,959 --> 00:16:42,919 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forever. 271 00:16:43,239 --> 00:16:44,199 Praise the Lord. 272 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:53,679 Idols graven by art and man's devices can't see, they can't hear, 273 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:56,079 they can't taste, they can't talk. 274 00:16:59,279 --> 00:17:04,559 Yet they were praising their gods, their idols. 275 00:17:05,519 --> 00:17:08,319 A hand comes down from heaven and writes on the wall. 276 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:10,799 Scared the king? 277 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:12,559 Just a little. 278 00:17:14,409 --> 00:17:15,369 Might scare you, too. 279 00:17:17,449 --> 00:17:18,049 I love that. 280 00:17:18,049 --> 00:17:19,529 And most of y' all laughed when I read it. 281 00:17:19,529 --> 00:17:21,129 His knees smote together. 282 00:17:22,489 --> 00:17:24,729 I don't know if my dad remembers this story or not, but 283 00:17:24,889 --> 00:17:27,209 the first time I sang in church, I was six years old. 284 00:17:27,769 --> 00:17:29,129 First time to sing a solo. 285 00:17:31,369 --> 00:17:34,569 And afterwards I asked my dad or mom, I can't remember which one, 286 00:17:35,369 --> 00:17:37,049 about why my knees were shaking. 287 00:17:38,329 --> 00:17:39,449 You get scared enough. 288 00:17:41,459 --> 00:17:42,219 Can you imagine that? 289 00:17:42,219 --> 00:17:42,819 A king. 290 00:17:44,419 --> 00:17:45,699 It's amazing, isn't it? 291 00:17:47,619 --> 00:17:48,259 Afraid. 292 00:17:49,139 --> 00:17:50,659 And then he goes on to talk about. 293 00:17:51,059 --> 00:17:51,859 Bring in the. 294 00:17:51,939 --> 00:17:54,059 You know, bring in the astrologers, bring in everybody. 295 00:17:54,059 --> 00:17:57,339 And whoever can interpret this thing, I'll reward them. 296 00:17:57,339 --> 00:17:59,339 And he gives the, you know, the chain, golden chain on the neck. 297 00:17:59,339 --> 00:18:01,979 And then he says, a third, the third. 298 00:18:01,979 --> 00:18:03,179 And rule, you know, reign. 299 00:18:03,179 --> 00:18:04,819 Will reign in third place. 300 00:18:05,389 --> 00:18:07,629 Well, the third place is because he's second place. 301 00:18:08,909 --> 00:18:10,749 His dad was the king. 302 00:18:13,469 --> 00:18:14,749 And here comes Daniel. 303 00:18:16,269 --> 00:18:18,829 By the way, Daniel comes at the suggestion of the queen. 304 00:18:20,429 --> 00:18:23,149 Remember, Belshazzar's wives were already there. 305 00:18:23,469 --> 00:18:25,869 So this queen was not Belshazzar's wife. 306 00:18:27,069 --> 00:18:28,989 Maybe this was the queen of his dad. 307 00:18:30,909 --> 00:18:33,349 Slight possibility, and it depends on who you read. 308 00:18:33,349 --> 00:18:35,599 This could have been Esther. 309 00:18:38,639 --> 00:18:39,279 Could have been. 310 00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:40,879 It's interesting. 311 00:18:40,959 --> 00:18:41,759 You know, we don't. 312 00:18:41,759 --> 00:18:45,039 Can't be dogmatic, but it's interesting. 313 00:18:47,679 --> 00:18:50,238 Daniel is brought in. 314 00:18:51,999 --> 00:18:53,199 What does Daniel do? 315 00:18:53,679 --> 00:18:55,599 Well, Daniel begins to rebuke the king. 316 00:18:57,279 --> 00:19:00,999 And before I get ahead of myself, notice that not only does 317 00:19:00,999 --> 00:19:05,919 he recognize as his mother, or has his mother or queen suggest about 318 00:19:05,919 --> 00:19:06,399 Daniel. 319 00:19:06,559 --> 00:19:11,359 When Daniel comes in, Daniel, Belshazzar says, I've heard of you. 320 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:12,439 When he says, I've heard of you. 321 00:19:12,439 --> 00:19:14,559 The second time he is speaking of that. 322 00:19:14,559 --> 00:19:16,959 I personally have heard of your reputation. 323 00:19:17,039 --> 00:19:20,759 It's not just the queen suggesting it, but that Belshazzar 324 00:19:20,759 --> 00:19:21,919 had heard about Daniel. 325 00:19:22,159 --> 00:19:28,289 It tells you again of Daniel's lasting lingering testimony of how 326 00:19:28,289 --> 00:19:29,249 God had used him. 327 00:19:32,529 --> 00:19:35,649 Daniel rebukes Belshazzar. 328 00:19:38,129 --> 00:19:39,569 He says, I don't want your rewards. 329 00:19:41,329 --> 00:19:42,289 I don't need them. 330 00:19:42,369 --> 00:19:43,609 Plus, I could just. 331 00:19:43,609 --> 00:19:44,689 His wheels are turning. 332 00:19:44,929 --> 00:19:49,929 You're about to die anyway, so you can give me to be third in the 333 00:19:49,929 --> 00:19:53,159 kingdom, but that's meaningless because the Medes and 334 00:19:53,159 --> 00:19:54,519 the Persians are about to take over. 335 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:59,079 Then in verses 18 through 21, we won't read it again, but he gives 336 00:19:59,079 --> 00:20:00,999 the example of Nebuchadnezzar. 337 00:20:01,399 --> 00:20:04,079 He is telling Belshazzar, you know. 338 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:09,239 In fact, it says, he says, you know what happened to Nebuchadnezzar, 339 00:20:09,239 --> 00:20:11,719 and you know why it happened to Nebuchadnezzar. 340 00:20:11,719 --> 00:20:12,839 And yet you. 341 00:20:12,999 --> 00:20:14,359 I'm just summarizing now. 342 00:20:14,519 --> 00:20:15,959 You're doing the same thing. 343 00:20:18,529 --> 00:20:20,849 You are prideful. 344 00:20:21,969 --> 00:20:27,609 You, instead of depending upon God and the true God of Heaven, are 345 00:20:27,609 --> 00:20:34,009 depending upon your little gods, who cannot hear, who cannot 346 00:20:34,009 --> 00:20:34,368 see. 347 00:20:37,009 --> 00:20:41,489 I'm just making the point that he makes it very clear that Belshazzar 348 00:20:42,129 --> 00:20:46,529 knew what happened to Nebuchadnezzar and why it happened, 349 00:20:46,689 --> 00:20:53,449 and yet he refused, and he was prideful, and he went down the same 350 00:20:53,449 --> 00:20:53,889 path. 351 00:20:54,769 --> 00:20:59,768 Well, you think you learned from your predecessor not to mess 352 00:20:59,768 --> 00:21:00,289 with God? 353 00:21:01,329 --> 00:21:02,609 That's my summarization. 354 00:21:03,809 --> 00:21:08,769 Don't mess with God, the true living God, not the little gods. 355 00:21:11,659 --> 00:21:16,379 Verse 21, Daniel reminds him that Nebuchadnezzar understood and 356 00:21:16,379 --> 00:21:19,859 knew, as God did. 357 00:21:19,859 --> 00:21:20,859 Raise him back up. 358 00:21:20,859 --> 00:21:24,659 That the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men and appoints 359 00:21:24,659 --> 00:21:25,979 kings and sets them down. 360 00:21:27,659 --> 00:21:33,419 In fact, verse 23, he says that God Jehovah is the one who holds 361 00:21:33,419 --> 00:21:36,209 our breath in his hands, our breath. 362 00:21:37,569 --> 00:21:40,369 And he's the one who determines life's direction. 363 00:21:41,729 --> 00:21:43,329 Look at verse 23 one more time. 364 00:21:44,289 --> 00:21:47,569 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven, and they 365 00:21:47,569 --> 00:21:51,328 have brought the vessels of his house before thee. 366 00:21:51,328 --> 00:21:54,409 And thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines have drunk 367 00:21:54,409 --> 00:21:57,609 wine in them, and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold 368 00:21:57,609 --> 00:22:00,929 and brass and iron and wood and stone, which see not, nor hear, 369 00:22:00,929 --> 00:22:08,829 nor, nor know, and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose 370 00:22:09,149 --> 00:22:13,789 all are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified? 371 00:22:14,189 --> 00:22:15,669 And whose are all thy ways? 372 00:22:15,669 --> 00:22:18,509 In other words, he is the one to determine your life's direction. 373 00:22:19,309 --> 00:22:21,229 He's the one who's determined it. 374 00:22:21,389 --> 00:22:23,229 And yet you're not glorifying him. 375 00:22:23,789 --> 00:22:27,509 And then Daniel interprets the dream verses 25 through 29, that 376 00:22:27,509 --> 00:22:29,309 the kingdom was going to be taken from them. 377 00:22:32,449 --> 00:22:37,049 And in verses 30 through 31, we have the death of Belshazzar and 378 00:22:37,049 --> 00:22:43,249 the fall of the great and mighty kingdom of Babylon, all in 379 00:22:43,249 --> 00:22:43,889 one night. 380 00:22:45,169 --> 00:22:50,929 This great kingdom that had risen, who was the again the most 381 00:22:50,929 --> 00:22:55,809 powerful nation in the then known world, gone in one night. 382 00:22:57,739 --> 00:22:58,619 An amazing thought. 383 00:22:59,099 --> 00:23:04,539 How quickly a nation with that kind of power, that kind of authority, 384 00:23:05,739 --> 00:23:06,299 gone. 385 00:23:07,099 --> 00:23:09,259 It is God who rules in the affairs of men. 386 00:23:10,139 --> 00:23:13,859 It is God who sets up kings and puts them down again. 387 00:23:13,859 --> 00:23:17,419 I think it's great for us to be reminded that God is in control. 388 00:23:18,619 --> 00:23:19,819 So what are the applications? 389 00:23:19,899 --> 00:23:21,179 Number one, God's in control. 390 00:23:22,709 --> 00:23:23,429 God's in control. 391 00:23:24,149 --> 00:23:26,309 And that's why I went over and read Psalm 115. 392 00:23:26,389 --> 00:23:29,909 Trust in him, he said to Israel, trust in him. 393 00:23:30,069 --> 00:23:32,309 To Aaron and his priests, trust in God. 394 00:23:32,789 --> 00:23:36,149 Put your trust in him, because God is in control. 395 00:23:37,829 --> 00:23:43,629 And one night, Darius, the king of the Medes, defeats Babylon. 396 00:23:43,629 --> 00:23:47,349 By the way, Darius and Cyrus are ruling together. 397 00:23:47,919 --> 00:23:52,479 All right, so Darius is the king of the Medes, Cyrus is the king 398 00:23:52,479 --> 00:23:53,199 of the Persians. 399 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:57,039 But no doubt, historically speaking, Cyrus was the main. 400 00:23:57,999 --> 00:24:02,559 He was the man and Darius was under him as such. 401 00:24:02,559 --> 00:24:04,799 But it was called the Medes and the Persians. 402 00:24:08,639 --> 00:24:09,599 God is in control. 403 00:24:10,879 --> 00:24:13,039 Number two, there is only one God. 404 00:24:15,289 --> 00:24:17,449 We serve one God. 405 00:24:18,569 --> 00:24:20,889 There's not two, there's not three, there's not four. 406 00:24:21,289 --> 00:24:22,169 There is one. 407 00:24:22,969 --> 00:24:26,529 And can I remind you, Jesus said, when you have seen me, you 408 00:24:26,529 --> 00:24:27,449 have seen the Father. 409 00:24:28,489 --> 00:24:31,849 I and the Father are one, are one. 410 00:24:32,889 --> 00:24:33,249 Again. 411 00:24:33,249 --> 00:24:36,249 When people touched Jesus, they touched God. 412 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:39,529 When they bumped into Jesus, they bumped into God. 413 00:24:40,489 --> 00:24:41,289 God in the flesh. 414 00:24:43,209 --> 00:24:47,289 There is one God, one God. 415 00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:51,529 Number three. 416 00:24:54,089 --> 00:24:57,129 In the New Testament, the Bible says, be not deceived. 417 00:24:57,769 --> 00:24:59,129 God is not mocked. 418 00:24:59,289 --> 00:25:01,769 For whatsoever man soweth, that shall he also reap. 419 00:25:02,169 --> 00:25:06,229 It goes on to say, those who sow to the flesh, reap the flesh, 420 00:25:06,229 --> 00:25:08,669 and those who sow the spirit reap the Spirit. 421 00:25:09,949 --> 00:25:12,989 Understand that that applies to lost and saved people. 422 00:25:13,549 --> 00:25:20,269 That that biblical principle, that precept applies to all what 423 00:25:20,269 --> 00:25:21,869 a man sows, that shall he reap. 424 00:25:24,429 --> 00:25:28,349 Understand that you don't get by with it. 425 00:25:30,509 --> 00:25:31,909 God is a just God. 426 00:25:31,909 --> 00:25:33,149 He is a fair God. 427 00:25:33,449 --> 00:25:34,449 And God is a God of love. 428 00:25:34,449 --> 00:25:35,449 In fact, that's who he is. 429 00:25:35,609 --> 00:25:36,489 He is love. 430 00:25:37,289 --> 00:25:38,969 But he's also a just God. 431 00:25:40,169 --> 00:25:43,849 Understand that we, as we've been learning in the revival meeting 432 00:25:43,849 --> 00:25:47,289 this week, man, Brother Davison just pushed on it and pushed 433 00:25:47,289 --> 00:25:47,689 on it. 434 00:25:48,089 --> 00:25:49,929 We ought to live separated lives. 435 00:25:50,249 --> 00:25:51,689 We ought to live holy lives. 436 00:25:52,649 --> 00:25:54,009 You reap what you sow. 437 00:25:55,209 --> 00:25:58,569 Number four again, pride comes into here. 438 00:25:58,809 --> 00:26:04,029 We two or three weeks ago, we did a whole message on pride on Nebuchadnezzar. 439 00:26:04,029 --> 00:26:06,469 If you want to hear about that, go back and listen to It. 440 00:26:06,629 --> 00:26:09,509 But again, pride is the opposite of humility. 441 00:26:10,789 --> 00:26:12,469 And we ought to be a humble people. 442 00:26:12,789 --> 00:26:17,549 We ought to have contrition, and we ought to be again, humble 443 00:26:17,549 --> 00:26:22,029 before God, broken before God, dependent upon God, surrendering 444 00:26:22,029 --> 00:26:25,269 to God, yielding our lives to Him. 445 00:26:27,939 --> 00:26:29,179 We don't worship anything else. 446 00:26:29,179 --> 00:26:32,939 You know, an idol is whatever again, dwells on the throne of your 447 00:26:32,939 --> 00:26:33,219 heart. 448 00:26:33,539 --> 00:26:37,899 An idol is whatever gets in front of you and God or between you 449 00:26:37,899 --> 00:26:38,499 and God. 450 00:26:38,979 --> 00:26:42,379 Idols are not just, you know, the little wooden gods or the silver 451 00:26:42,379 --> 00:26:43,459 gods or the gold gods. 452 00:26:44,019 --> 00:26:48,739 That God or God's little God is whatever you allow between you 453 00:26:48,739 --> 00:26:51,859 and Jehovah, the God of heaven. 454 00:26:54,109 --> 00:26:58,509 We as Christians need to be careful, stay focused. 455 00:26:59,949 --> 00:27:01,549 Don't take much to get off track. 456 00:27:02,749 --> 00:27:07,029 Doesn't take much to get diverted from the path we ought to 457 00:27:07,029 --> 00:27:07,469 be in. 458 00:27:09,229 --> 00:27:11,949 And then I really want to dwell on this one for just a minute. 459 00:27:12,669 --> 00:27:13,629 Verse 23. 460 00:27:14,429 --> 00:27:16,189 God holds our breath. 461 00:27:18,439 --> 00:27:20,359 He determines our life's direction. 462 00:27:21,159 --> 00:27:21,879 If you would. 463 00:27:21,879 --> 00:27:24,759 This will turn to Acts, chapter 17. 464 00:27:25,479 --> 00:27:27,799 Most of y' all will remember this passage. 465 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,279 Paul enters the city of Athens. 466 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:35,439 And as he enters the city of Athens, literally, the roads of Athens 467 00:27:35,439 --> 00:27:37,999 are lined with gods, little gods. 468 00:27:37,999 --> 00:27:40,959 And somebody had written, one of the historians had written, there 469 00:27:40,959 --> 00:27:44,599 was possibly 50,000 of them throughout the city of Athens. 470 00:27:46,419 --> 00:27:49,499 This little statue, this God and this statue and this God and 471 00:27:49,499 --> 00:27:50,659 this statue and this God. 472 00:27:51,619 --> 00:27:54,619 And Paul stands up and he preaches on Mars Hill. 473 00:27:54,619 --> 00:27:56,499 And he says, men of Athens. 474 00:27:57,059 --> 00:27:58,499 And he begins to speak to them. 475 00:27:58,499 --> 00:28:00,179 Look at chapter 17. 476 00:28:00,179 --> 00:28:01,619 Look with me in verse 22. 477 00:28:02,579 --> 00:28:04,819 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars Hill and said, ye men of 478 00:28:04,819 --> 00:28:07,699 Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious. 479 00:28:07,939 --> 00:28:10,339 For as I passed by and beheld your devotion. 480 00:28:10,339 --> 00:28:12,189 So again, he's walking along the streets and. 481 00:28:12,339 --> 00:28:13,539 And he's seeing these little. 482 00:28:13,539 --> 00:28:15,299 These little statues, these little gods. 483 00:28:15,299 --> 00:28:16,499 I found an altar. 484 00:28:16,819 --> 00:28:20,659 So he comes to one in particular God with this inscription, 485 00:28:20,979 --> 00:28:22,419 to the unknown God. 486 00:28:23,379 --> 00:28:23,979 I just. 487 00:28:23,979 --> 00:28:24,259 That. 488 00:28:24,259 --> 00:28:25,539 That to me is hilarious. 489 00:28:26,179 --> 00:28:29,499 So you have all these gods throughout the city, but just so 490 00:28:29,499 --> 00:28:33,059 you didn't leave anyone out, we're going to put down to the unknown 491 00:28:33,059 --> 00:28:37,219 God, because we don't want the unknown God to strike us dead either. 492 00:28:37,219 --> 00:28:42,139 So to the unknown God, him whom therefore ye eagerly worship, 493 00:28:42,299 --> 00:28:47,299 him, declare I unto you, this is awesome God that made the world 494 00:28:47,299 --> 00:28:48,459 and all things therein. 495 00:28:48,859 --> 00:28:51,299 Seeing that he is lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in 496 00:28:51,299 --> 00:28:54,059 temples made with hands, neither is worshipped with men's 497 00:28:54,059 --> 00:28:58,219 hands as though he needed anything seeing he giveth to all 498 00:28:58,379 --> 00:29:04,219 life and what and breath and all Things and hath made of one blood 499 00:29:04,219 --> 00:29:07,399 all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth. 500 00:29:07,399 --> 00:29:14,249 And all the same he hath given made a man of one blood. 501 00:29:15,049 --> 00:29:16,089 We're all the same. 502 00:29:18,009 --> 00:29:21,609 Different ethnicities, but all the same one blood. 503 00:29:22,489 --> 00:29:28,529 This one verse negates racism for Christians, one verse negates 504 00:29:28,529 --> 00:29:28,809 it. 505 00:29:31,849 --> 00:29:33,609 The Bible in no way is racist. 506 00:29:35,539 --> 00:29:40,419 And if you are a Christian and you are differentiating between different 507 00:29:40,419 --> 00:29:43,779 ethnic groups based upon the skin, you are. 508 00:29:44,259 --> 00:29:45,219 You're in sin. 509 00:29:45,779 --> 00:29:46,499 You're wrong. 510 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:48,499 You have a problem. 511 00:29:49,858 --> 00:29:50,899 Get right with God. 512 00:29:52,499 --> 00:29:53,859 God loves the children of the world. 513 00:29:53,859 --> 00:29:54,339 Amen. 514 00:29:55,139 --> 00:29:55,699 Amen. 515 00:29:55,699 --> 00:29:56,459 I love that verse. 516 00:29:56,459 --> 00:29:57,299 I think it's awesome. 517 00:29:58,659 --> 00:30:02,899 And hath determined what the times before appointed and the bounds 518 00:30:03,249 --> 00:30:05,169 of their habitation, their direction in life. 519 00:30:06,369 --> 00:30:11,689 Paul is telling these Athenians, hey, that unknown God, 520 00:30:11,689 --> 00:30:13,089 let me declare him unto you. 521 00:30:13,089 --> 00:30:15,169 God that made the worlds and all things therein. 522 00:30:15,329 --> 00:30:16,729 He is Lord of heaven and earth. 523 00:30:16,729 --> 00:30:19,569 He don't dwell in temples made with hands and he goes on and on. 524 00:30:19,569 --> 00:30:21,569 He is the One who made us. 525 00:30:21,649 --> 00:30:24,009 He's the One who set our bounds. 526 00:30:24,009 --> 00:30:27,169 He's the one who determined where we would be born, when we would 527 00:30:27,169 --> 00:30:27,809 be born. 528 00:30:29,179 --> 00:30:31,659 He's the one that holds our very breath in his hands. 529 00:30:32,619 --> 00:30:34,059 That's jehovah God. 530 00:30:39,419 --> 00:30:40,379 Verse 27. 531 00:30:41,099 --> 00:30:44,738 That they should seek the Lord if happily they might feel after 532 00:30:44,738 --> 00:30:45,739 him and find Him. 533 00:30:45,899 --> 00:30:47,419 That will negate some Calvinists. 534 00:30:47,659 --> 00:30:53,659 Though he be not far from any one of us, for in him we live and 535 00:30:53,659 --> 00:30:57,199 move and have our being as certain also of your own poets have 536 00:30:57,199 --> 00:31:01,199 said, for we are the offspring, for we are also his offspring. 537 00:31:01,519 --> 00:31:04,279 Forasmuch then, as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to 538 00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:08,319 think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone graven 539 00:31:08,319 --> 00:31:10,079 by art and man's device. 540 00:31:10,319 --> 00:31:15,839 And at the times of this ignorance God winked at but now commandeth 541 00:31:16,159 --> 00:31:20,359 all men everywhere to repent because he hath appointed a day in 542 00:31:20,359 --> 00:31:24,789 that he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom 543 00:31:24,789 --> 00:31:28,069 he hath ordained whereof he hath given assurance unto all men 544 00:31:28,069 --> 00:31:31,589 in that he hath raised him from the dead. 545 00:31:33,909 --> 00:31:34,309 Just. 546 00:31:34,789 --> 00:31:36,029 He's talking about Jesus there. 547 00:31:36,029 --> 00:31:36,789 Just to let you know. 548 00:31:39,029 --> 00:31:40,309 Raised him from the dead. 549 00:31:42,549 --> 00:31:48,959 Remembering that God is indeed the God of heaven, the God is the 550 00:31:48,959 --> 00:31:49,839 One who made everything. 551 00:31:51,599 --> 00:31:52,639 We didn't evolve. 552 00:31:54,079 --> 00:31:56,559 God spoke and it came into existence. 553 00:31:57,359 --> 00:31:58,159 Six days. 554 00:31:59,439 --> 00:32:00,799 God created all things. 555 00:32:02,159 --> 00:32:05,239 And on the seventh day he was so tuckered out that he took some. 556 00:32:05,239 --> 00:32:06,079 No, I'm just kidding. 557 00:32:06,319 --> 00:32:06,639 No. 558 00:32:06,639 --> 00:32:07,439 He wasn't tired. 559 00:32:09,359 --> 00:32:12,879 But he ceased from his creative activity, his creation activity, 560 00:32:13,279 --> 00:32:19,869 in order to set for us example that we should rest on the seventh 561 00:32:19,869 --> 00:32:20,149 day. 562 00:32:21,829 --> 00:32:23,109 What a God we serve. 563 00:32:24,149 --> 00:32:29,669 The God Jehovah, the true and living God. 564 00:32:33,749 --> 00:32:38,669 We ought to be thankful that God allowed us to be born in the 565 00:32:38,669 --> 00:32:39,749 United States of America. 566 00:32:40,229 --> 00:32:43,719 Because he's the one who determined that want to be thankful 567 00:32:43,719 --> 00:32:47,639 that he's the one who determined whom I would be born to. 568 00:32:51,479 --> 00:32:52,279 So thankful. 569 00:32:52,919 --> 00:32:53,879 God is so good. 570 00:32:55,879 --> 00:32:59,959 And what he's saying to Belshazzar is, that's the God whom 571 00:32:59,959 --> 00:33:00,679 you should serve. 572 00:33:01,799 --> 00:33:04,759 But you have chosen your little gods. 573 00:33:06,519 --> 00:33:08,919 We should glorify God for what he's done. 574 00:33:09,219 --> 00:33:09,699 Amen. 575 00:33:10,179 --> 00:33:11,059 That's what he said. 576 00:33:11,379 --> 00:33:12,899 You did not glorify God. 577 00:33:13,299 --> 00:33:15,859 We should glorify God for what he's done. 578 00:33:15,939 --> 00:33:17,459 God has been so good to us. 579 00:33:18,979 --> 00:33:20,659 We won't turn there for lack of time. 580 00:33:20,659 --> 00:33:23,139 But Babylon falls.