This Sunday's Inspirational Message is:
"The Handwriting On The Wall!"
The key thought within the text for this message is. . .
The Handwriting on the Wall!
This phrase has come to be used as a metaphor for an unmistakable sign or warning of impending doom or disaster. It is often used to refer to a situation in which the outcome is clear and inevitable, despite attempts to ignore or deny it.
The phrase "handwriting on the wall" originates from the book of Daniel. . . in the Old Testament of the Bible. In the biblical text for this message, King Belshazzar of Babylon throws a great feast, during which a mysterious hand appears and writes the words "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin" on the wall of the banquet hall.
The king is frightened by the strange occurrence and calls for his wise men to interpret the words, but they cannot.
Daniel, a Jewish captive and advisor to the king, is then summoned and is able to interpret the words as a message from God predicting the end of the Babylonian kingdom and the rise of the Medes and Persians.
Many times, as we can now look back and review history, there were signs of impending doom or disaster within nations. The problem is that cultures and societies often don’t see the signs until it is too late.
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Scripture Quotations: New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995).
The music "A Mighty Fortress," "Revive Us Again," and "Have Thine Own Way" were arranged and played by Don Wigton and used by Permission.