What immediately followed this complete apostasy?
Answer
"In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom,
being about threescore and two years old." Verses 30, 31.
NOTE-The gospel of the kingdom was preached in Babylon by Daniel and by other faithful and
God-fearing Jews, and Nebuchadnezzar was brought to acknowledge and to worship the true God. But
after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon relapsed into idolatry again, and this apostasy was rendered
hopeless when Belshazzar used the sacred vessels from the house of God, dedicated to the worship of
,God, in which to drink the wine of Babylon while worship was offered to the false gods. Then came the
handwriting on the wall, and the fall of ancient Babylon.
How necessary is faith?
What was required in order to effect this reconciliation?
In whom has God made us accepted?
Through whom was a restoration of the lost dominion promised to Abraham?
Where was Christ to be born?
In the visions of John, what interpretation is given to the woman who sat upon many waters?
What did John the Baptist say to the Pharisees and Sadducees who came to his baptism?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle