Opening Thoughts Have you ever been blindsided? Have you ever “seen the writing on the wall?” King Belshazzar saw the writing on the wall, but his pride blinded him to the warnings. The Story - Daniel 5 The Feast - Daniel 5:1-4 The Handwriting on the Wall - Daniel 5:5-9 Daniel Remembered - Daniel 5:10-16 Daniel Confronts the King - Daniel 5:17-24 The Writing Interpreted - Daniel 5:25-28 The Fall of Babylon - Daniel 5:29-31 What are some warning signs that one may be blinded by pride? Pride blinds us from wanting spiritual and Daniel 5:10-12 James 4:6-8 Pride blinds us from learning from the of others. Daniel 5:17-22 1 Corinthians 10:11-13 Pride blinds us from giving God the He is due. Daniel 5:23 1 Corinthians 4:7 Pride blinds us from God's Daniel 5:29 Proverbs 29:1 Looking to Christ Pride doesn't just us, it us for judgment. Daniel 5:30-31 In the Gospel, Christ has offered us freedom from our blindness and the bondage of our pride!