The Handwriting on the Wall

It takes only 31 verses in Aramaic to describe the events leading up to the fall of the Babylonian empire. The LORD weighed him out and found him lacking. As a result of the king's pride and mockery his days were numbered and his kingdom divided. But the same judgment against the king is the same judgment we each face apart from Christ. For we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). While in Daniel God reveals great mysteries, we are reminded that the greatest mystery ever revealed - whether past, present, or future - is that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.