Daniel 5:1 [28 years pass. Nebuchadnezzar dies, leaving the Babylonian Empire to his [slut-mongering] grandson Belshazzar {May-Baal-Protect-The-King}. In 426 B.C.,] Emperor Belshazzar throws a huge feast for 1000 of his lords. Belshazzar [gets himself hot dancing around with his hundreds of belly-dancing concubines. He guzzles wine and gets falling down] drunk, right in front of [Babylon's top] 1000 [leaders]. Rulers should never get intoxicated. Therefore no believer should ever get intoxicated.
This banquet hall has been excavated. It measures 60 x 172 feet. It's amazingly adorned with pagan mythical artwork. Belshazzar is the son of Nabonidus (see Jer 27:7).Daniel 5:2 Belshazzar [struggles to his feet, grabs another bottle, sucks down even more] tasty wine. [A demonic grin comes over his faceโฆ] He commands [his treasure-bearers,] โBring [me] the golden and silver utensils my [grand]father Nebuchadnezzar robbed out of [YHVH's] temple in Jerusalem! I and my Imperial princes, my wives and my concubines must drink in [extravagant, sacrilegious] style!โDaniel 5:3 So [Belshazzar's treasurer-masters] haul the golden vessels that [Nebuchadnezzar's soldiers] stole from the temple of the house of [YHVH the] Elรกha {Ultimate-Deity} in Jerusalem. The Emperor, his princes, his wives and his concubines [ignorantly seal their doom by] drinking [toasts] out of these [sacred Hebrew vessels].Daniel 5:9 Emperor Belshazzar [shakes,] terrified. His face turns pale [as death]. His nobles [and princes run around yelling at each other] in confusion. Daniel 5:10 [Outside, Belshazzar's mother,] the queen, hears [her son] the Emperor [shouting]. [She hears] the [Empire's] โlordsโ [screaming and fighting like crazy. She runs] into the banquet hall. The queen says, โO Emperor, live for ever: don't let your thoughts trouble you. Never let your face [tremble and frown, pale as a ghost]. Queen=Nitocris, Belshazzar's Grandma, mother of Emperor Nabonidius, and daughter-in-law of Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel 5:22 And you, [Nebuchadnezzar's grand]son Belshazzar, have [failed to] humble your heart, though you knew all [about Nebuchadnezzar's 7 years of humbling]. | Daniel Becomes High Prince Of The World! | Daniel 5:29 [Emperor] Belshazzar, [trembling and fawning over Daniel,] immediately summons his [tailors]. They clothe DaniEl with [royal] scarlet. [Then, while jewelers beg the silent Daniel for mercy,] they drape a chain of gold around his neck. [Then Belshazzar issues a royal] proclamation making DaniEl the 3rd highest-ranking ruler in the [Babylonian] Empire!
| Persian Empire Conquers Babylon In 1 Night! | Daniel 5:30 [That very night, conspirators and/or Persian soldiers violently] assassinate Belshazzar, the Emperor of the Chaldean [world], ๐!
| Flashback: Daniel's 4 Beasts Dream | Daniel 7:1 [Flash back to 429 B.C., 3 years before the angel-hand writes on the wall,] in the 1st year of [the reign of] Babylon's Emperor Belshazzar, DaniEl {El-Judges} experiences a [prophetic] dream. He [sees] visions in his head [as he lies] upon his bed. So Daniel [jumps up. He] writes [down] the dream, and interprets its meaning:
| Daniel Sees The 'Ram-Powers' Vision | Daniel 8:1 [2 years] after that 1st vision [about the 4 beasts], another vision appears to me (DaniEl) in [426 B.C.,] (the 3rd [and final] year of the reign of [foolish Babylonian] Emperor Belshazzar.) Here the book of Daniel switches out of the Chaldean language. Daniel stays in Hebrew to the end. Daniel is 87 years old here. | | | | |