Faithful in Babylon — lions' dens, fiery furnaces, and kingdoms yet to come.
"Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found ______."
The phrase 'the writing on the wall' comes from Daniel 5 — a disembodied hand interrupting a royal feast to spell out a kingdom's last night.
Daniel was likely a teenager when taken to Babylon — and served under at least four kings across two empires without once compromising his diet, his prayers, or his nerve.
The fiery furnace was heated seven times hotter than usual, and the men who threw Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in died of the heat. The three inside walked out without the smell of smoke.
Daniel prayed three times a day with his windows open toward Jerusalem — knowing full well the law against it had his name on it. The lions went hungry.