Sabbath School Lesson: From Arrogance to Destruction

In #Daniel 5, we see a powerful example of human pride. The story ends in a surprising and awful way. We saw that #Nebuchadnezzar takes a long time to learn his lesson. But at least he learns it. Sadly, his grandson, #Belshazzar, never does. King Belshazzar takes the gold and silver cups from God’s temple. The king fills them with wine at a wild party. He gives the cups to his guests to drink from. What Belshazzar does is very wrong. It is an attack on God Himself. Belshazzar behaves the same as the little horn power (read Daniel 8). The #littlehorn attacks God’s temple in heaven. So, God removes King Belshazzar’s kingdom and gives it to another king. God will do the same thing to the enemies who hurt His people in the #endtimes. The story in Daniel 5 about King Belshazzar happens in 539 b.c. On that night, the Medo-Persian army takes control of #Babylon. This helps us remember the statue in Daniel 2. The 1st kingdom of gold is now replaced by the 2nd kingdom of silver. Gold is a word picture for Babylon. Silver is a word picture for Media-Persia. Everything happens just as God says it will. Again, we see that God controls everything that happens on earth. Sabbath School Lesson 6: https://bit.ly/2Wb1BpN Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuQJ6GwFXJI