In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

Medo-Persia Succeeded Babylon
Just according to the prophecy,
Nebuchadnezzar, his son, and his son’s son ruled
the kingdom. We will read the record in Daniel.
“Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a
thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the
thousand.” And he commanded to bring in the gold
and silver vessels which his grandfather had taken
of the temple of the Lord. But while the feast was
going on, there came a bloodless hand and wrote
on the wall. Belshazzar trembled, and sent for his
wise men to read the writing, but no man among
them could read it. Then they told him of a man
who had interpreted a vision for his grandfather.
He commanded him to be sent for, and Daniel was
brought before the king. “And this is the writing
that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.
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. In that night was
Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And
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