Interpreting the meaning of the words
'Mene, Mene, Tekel,
Upharsin'...
Interpreting
the meaning of the words 'Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin,'
'Mene'
means 'to count,' indicating that 'God has counted
the
days of King Belshazzar's reign and has brought it to an end.'
'Tekel'
means 'to weigh,' indicating that
'King
Belshazzar has been weighed on God's scales and found wanting.'
And
'Upharsin' means 'to divide,' indicating that
'King
Belshazzar's kingdom will be divided
and
given to the Medes and Persians'
(Daniel
5:26-28).
As I
meditate on this passage, I gain several lessons:
(1) I
pray that the Lord will teach us to number our days,
that
we may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalms 90:12) and keep in mind
that the
end of all people is death (Ecclesiastes 7:2).
The
wise live not only with a perspective of death
but
also with an eternal perspective.
(2)
We should not judge according to human standards (John 8:15)
but
rather by the correct standard (7:24).
Although
we fall short of God’s glorious standard (Romans 3:23),
the
Son of God, Jesus Christ, through His atoning death on the cross,
will
raise us on the day of His return with glorious bodies
(1
Corinthians 15:43; Philippians 3:21).
We
will enter His glorious kingdom (Mark 10:37)
and
live forever with Him, rejoicing in glorious joy (1 Peter 1:8).
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