The Book of Daniel

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The Book of Daniel
A Nation In Captivity
The Time In Which He Lived...
Some key dates to remember
612 B.C. - Fall of Nineveh, capital of Assyria
605 B.C. - Battle of Carchemish (Neco of
Egypt), establishes Babylonian domination
597 B.C. - A second remnant taken to Babylon
586 B.C. - Fall of Jerusalem, temple destroyed
539 B.C. - Babylon falls, first remnant returns
to Jerusalem shortly
thereafter 457 B.C. - A second remnant returns
to Jerusalem 444 B.C. - A third remnant returns
to Jerusalem
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The Writing On The Wall
The Book of Daniel - Chapter 5
Outline of Chapter Five -

• Belshazzar uses the sacred utensils from Gods
  temple in a drunken feast (1-4).
• Gods hand appears, writes a message which no one
  can interpret (5-9).
• Daniel is called before the King (10-16).
• Daniel interprets the writing (17-28).
• That very night Babylon is taken by the
  Medo-Persian empire (29-31).

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The Writing On The Wall
The Book of Daniel - Chapter 5
Babylon America - PARALLELS

• Drunkenness (1-4)
• Pleasure Madness (1-4)
• Immorality (2-3)
• Idolatry (4, 23)
• Blasphemy (2-4, 23)
• Willful Rejection (18-22)

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The Writing On The Wall
The Book of Daniel - Chapter 5
Babylon America - PARALLELS

• Materialism, Greed and Impure Motives (7, 16-17)
• Overconfidence (1-4, 30-31)
• Corrupt Leadership (1-4)
• The Decline of the Family (18-22)
• Pride (22)

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Will You Become A Christian?
Hear the Gospel (Rom. 1017) Believe in Jesus
as the Son of God (Mark 1616) Repent of Your
Sins (Acts 1730) Confess Jesus as Lord (Romans
109-10) Be Baptized for Forgiveness of Sins
(Acts 238) Live Faithfully until You Die (Rev.
210)