The writing on the wall what does it mean for adventism

Apparently Belshazzar had reason to hold a lavish feast weather its based on some conquest by his Babylonian army I am not sure.But the drinking went to such heights that the use of Holy vessels taken from the conquest of Jerusalem was the very utensils he now called for. It would seem such a sacrilegious acts would warrant intervention from the most high God of Israel. But from the Daniel 2 where we saw the image Head of Gold move to the silver of Medio Persia we know that this was already foreseen and predicted in vision given Nebuchadnezzar grand father of Belshazzar.

Lessons not learnt

Apparently pride ran in the blood of royal family lineage.And Belshazzar didn't learn from grand dad Nebuchadnezzar.
So whiles the overlords and concubine ( con = with - cabbara = lie down) a woman who co habits (common law wife) just thought i would bring that out.. .anyway these who were entertain took what was holy for the use for the profane while giving thanks and praise to there gods.

Writing on the wall
While all this festivities and revelry was in the making the hand appear to write
MENE MENE TEKEL UPHURSIN
Of course the pretending bunch weather the same in Daniel 2 or 3 we are not sure,most likely not but a new generation of pretenders (sorcerers soothsayers magicians) were called of course to know avail the could not decipher the meaning.
Gods chosen man Daniel was called in to reveal what God had wrote on the wall.. Spiritual things are spiritually discern.

The kingdom was divided and Given to the Medes and Persians (the silver kingdom that is inferior to Babylon the gold kingdom).This was happening just before the time he was rewarding Daniel as promised in verse 7.
The Medes and Persians Lead by Darius with an outstanding battle strategy dam the river further up stream.This lowered the water levels enough for them to walk up into the city without resistance. And so Great Babylon fell that night

Uriah smiths book says that Belshazzar was slain that night on the throne from which hours before he gave the command to bring in the sacred vessels.
The four words stood for
MENE- 50 SHEKELS
MENE=50 SHEKELS
TEKEL= I SHEKEL,
UPHARSIN = 25 SHEKELS…
THE TOTAL EQUALED 126 SHEKELS….
The Bible says in Ezekiel 45:12 , "And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs:…"
THE SHEKEL IS 20 GERAHS:

Exodus 30:13; Leviticus 27:25 ; Numbers 3:47 ; Numbers 18:16 ; Ezekiel 45:12
Numbbers 18:16; Ezekiel 45:12

So then 20 TIMES 126 IS 2520 GERAHS, OR SEVEN TIMES the same seven times that Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar grandfather was punished for his pride..only this time its prophetic years.

Daniel understood what the 2520 meant—scattering. He knew it meant God’s judgment on the kingdom. That’s why he said, ‘Your kingdom is weighed and wanting, divided, numbered and finished!’

Note pay attention to the 2520 in terms of scattering (punishment for period of 7 times or 7 x 360 = 2520)
Note God has a gathering time also when the people repent this could be seen in Israels God;s people history when he pronounced that i would punish you Israel 7 times.
The gathering time is also special time for Gods people, spiritual Israel .. This is the time just before the close of probation this is the sealing time when men and women in Gods true church will heed the call for Reform.
The straight testimony will be published and many will respond to the call positively .. This is happening now we are in the gathering time.. Messages of reformation are being preached from many pulpits..How may will respond positively? How many will prepared themselves denying every hindrance for purity? That is left to be seen?

Nebuchadnezzar was told that the tree would be cut down and around the stump would be wrapped bands of IRON and BRASS.

Iron in the Bible represents severe servitude. Some say that IRON represents the Civil Power—but under the Civil Power what do you have? Severe Servitude!

"God had said that His people should be saved, that the yoke He would lay upon them should be light, if they submitted uncomplainingly to His plan. Their servitude was represented by a yoke of wood, which was easily borne; but resistance would be met with corresponding severity, represented by the yoke of iron." 4T 172

Brass in the Bible represents affliction and judgment.

So what is being said here is that during this ‘scattering’ time, the 2520, there would be severe servitude, affliction and judgments, but there would be a time when God would gather them back.

Now look what it says about what would happen in the Gathering Time:

Daniel 4:33-37 "The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws]. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation: And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: And those that walk in pride shall be abase."

DURING THOSE SEVEN TIMES, 2520, NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S REASON WAS TAKEN AWAY. HE COULDN’T SEE CLEARLY. BUT AT THE END OF THAT SEVEN TIMES HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE UNDERSTANDING BACK…

1 HE WAS ENLIGHTENED AT THE END OF THIS 2520 PERIOD.

2. EXCELLENT MAJESTY WAS ADDED TO THE KINGDOM.

3. 1798 REPRESENTS THE END OF THE SCATTERING.

4. IN 1844, TWO THINGS HAPPENED TO THE CHURCH:

A. Wisdom and Understanding increased.

B. Excellent majesty was added.


BRASS AND IRON what does it represent ?:

MOSES: In Deuteronomy Chapter 28 verse 45-58: MOSES WAS REFERRING TO THE BLESSINGS AND THE CURSES THAT WOULD COME FOR BREAKING THE COVENANT.

The power he gives as trampling down the people is a yoke of iron. This power has a strange language and would come from afar, destroy Jerusalem and besiege it…Moses proclaimed the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD! Moses was teaching the trampling down of Pagan Rome continuing into Papal Rome. Moses understood this and prophesied what would happen from breaking the covenant.
PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS p. 467.

"By the Spirit of Inspiration, looking far down the ages, Moses pictured the terrible scenes of Israel's final overthrow as a nation, and the destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Rome: "The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; a nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young." {PP 467.1}

"The utter wasting of the land and the horrible suffering of the people during the siege of Jerusalem under Titus centuries later, were vividly portrayed: "He shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed. . . . And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land. . . .

Thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee." "The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, . . . and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates." {PP 467.2}

PART ONE SUMMARY:

We have seen the basic structure of this prophecy of the 7 Times. The Word of God just ties things together and how cryptically it has all been laid out in the Word. Mene, Mene, Tekle, Upharsin, something not understood for many years is made plain to us.

The deeper meaning of the story of Nebuchadnezzar is brought together now. We now see BOTH the Scattering and Gathering brought together. This has been an increase in knowledge taking place,the understanding has been made plain.

We are clearly in the very end time where we can start understanding clearly the role of the 144,000 in the last events of this world’s history.