Daniel 5:27 TEKEL; You are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting. To each individual is assigned a particular poet, a certain sphere of duty; and every human being of every class is under the accurate observation of a sleepless eye. It is, therefore, of infinite importance to be acquainted with God's judicial standard. On what will our destiny turn at the day of account? Tried by the laws of the land, and the laws of morality, many fall short. There remains a still higher code of duty, which is the law of religion. Who, tried in this balance, could hope to come forth triumphant? See at the judgment-day various characters approach. 1. One of excellent character as to worldly behaviour. 2. A formal religionist. 3. The man who brings the merits of Jesus Christ, cast in by a penitent faith, that abjures all self-dependence.The great Redeemer is possessed of abundance of merit to counter-weigh the perfect law of God, to answer its minutest demands. Therefore, what you have to do is to "put on the Lord Jesus Christ." (J. N. Pearson, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.WEB: TEKEL; you are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting. |
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