@bymuseum: Belshazzar's Feast (1820) By John Martin 📍 Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, USA A king invited a thousand people to celebrate. But during the feast, four mysterious words appeared on the palace wall. According to the Book of Daniel, Belshazzar had ordered sacred vessels from the Temple in Jerusalem to be used for drinking wine. Then a mysterious hand appeared and wrote a message that none of his wise men could explain. Only the prophet Daniel could interpret it. The words announced that the king's reign was ending, that he had been weighed and found wanting, and that his kingdom would be divided. According to the biblical story, Belshazzar was killed that very night. John Martin surrounded this moment with an enormous imagined Babylonian palace, filled with magnificent architecture and countless guests. But all that power could not prevent the judgment announced on the wall. This is also where the expression "the writing on the wall" comes from. Would you believe Daniel's warning or keep celebrating? Follow @bymuseum for more stories behind famous paintings.

Uche :

Narrator made me feel like I was in the room too.

Kutch :

Hence the expression”to see the writing on the wall”.

Gilbert in CANADA :

GOD IS TRULY ALMIGHTY 🙏🏼

TTING TTONG 103 :

....the whole story was written to support the monotheist side, ..biasly...

Sir. David Mwangi :

A WANTAM Declaration on Belshazzar AKA Kasongo.

Yonko276 :

Ruto must go.

jodie ᢉ𐭩 :

Anybody know what the music in the background is 🙏

Samorelli Studios :

Yo! What’s the name of the track?? Loved the music

Ana :

What’s the name of the song

zyd :

what's the name of background music

happynesshealthwealthtousall :

Looks like perhaps tartaran buildings??

Baptized Scales :

I believe when we speak we say who we are ...so dan was just saying who dan is

dellucaxx :

how come the babel tower be up until 40 AC

Jack Balance :

Keep celebrating! You only live once 😁

It's me BIJI :

this is me if i was there and blamed the ruler.

mannyenslp :

I’d exile

KyleStarkAiMusic :

durkiv_ :

Got a completely different result from Nadia.Marsh archetype quiz than I expected 😂 not sure if I feel exposed or if I just disagree with it.

Nkanyezi Sikhosana :

KyleStarkAiMusic :

Justin Butterworth :

Beautiful classic

joa :

tomgocke :

kings knees nocking together in fear minie minor pickle parez

seesametm :

There is a saying "Rich to rich and God to rich". To which peasant did God ever send SMS about his/hers death?!

Shy kitty :

How did people believe such nonsense 🤣