The Finger of God: Belshazzar and the Weight of History

Mike Hencher examines the fall of Belshazzar, Babylon’s final co-regent, and the famous “writing on the wall” in 539 B.C. Belshazzar ignored clear warnings. He defiled sacred vessels from the Jerusalem Temple and repeated the same mistakes as his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar. His pride cost him everything. Mike highlights a bigger truth: when people ignore history and reject God’s authority, the consequences are real. Figures like Pharaoh and Saul faced the same outcome. Belshazzar was weighed, judged, and found lacking. That very night, his kingdom fell to the Medes and Persians. This is more than history, it’s a warning. Ignore the past, and you risk repeating it.