In Daniel's youth, Babylon was the world's greatest empire. Yet by the time he was an old man, the Babylonian empire had fallen. What caused such a mighty kingdom to crumble? One answer according to Daniel 5 is pride. Pride is one of the most insidious and sneakiest forms of sin, whose radical grip can only be cured by an equally radical cure.

Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Daniel 4:17; Jeremiah 27:5-7; 51:36-37, 39; Romans 2:1; and Philippians 2:6-8.