August 4, 2001 – August 10, 2001 – In that last night of mad folly, Belshazzar and his lords had filled up the measure of their guilt and the guilt of the Chaldean kingdom. No longer could God’s restraining hand ward off the impending evil.
July 31, 2004 – August 6, 2004 – Through the folly and weakness of Belshazzar, the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, proud Babylon was soon to fall. Admitted in his youth to a share in kingly authority, Belshazzar gloried in his power and lifted up his heart against the God of heaven.
Have you ever stopped to consider that at some point in time you will have reached your last night on planet earth? Are you prepared for your last night?