"This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE—God hath numbered
thy kingdom and finished it."
"TEKEL—thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."
"PERES—Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians."
Then Belshazzar commanded his servants to clothe Daniel in scarlet, and
to put a chain round his neck, and make a proclamation that he should
be the third ruler in the kingdom.
But in that very night, Belshazzar, the King of the Chaldeans, was
slain, and Darius, the Mede, entered into the City and took the kingdom.
That writing on the wall, written more than two thousand years ago,
contains a living lesson to all of us to-day.
It was God who sent that message to Belshazzar: "Thou art weighed in
the balances and art found wanting." For God judges every one's life.
We read in the Revelation, "There shall in no wise enter into His
presence, anything that defileth."
But there is another Writing, not like the one on Belshazzar's Wall—and
that is in a Book in heaven, which is called "The Lamb's Book of Life."
Do you wonder what is written there?
It is the name of each one who has come to "The Lamb of God, which
taketh away the sin of the world."
Let each one of us ask God to wash away all our sins, and to write down
our name in that Book of Life.
That is the writing which will mean endless happiness and joy.
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