What does that gobbledygook in the title mean? Well anyone with a Bible education knows exactly where it comes from and what it means.
This is what it means: ‘Your days are numbered; you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.’ (Daniel 5 v 25)
There’s a profound story in the Old Testament about Belshazzar, son of Nebuchadnezzar and the Persian King, who is feasting with his acolytes when a disembodied hand starts writing on the wall of the palace. Scared to death, the King does not understand what has been written so calls in all his magicians to provide an interpretation. No-one can, and finally he calls in Daniel, the prophet to help out.
Daniel provides the interpretation as above and makes it clear that because Belshazzar has not been a very good boy, has not been humble towards the God of heaven, but instead has praised the gods of silver and gold and has drunk from the golden vessels that belong in the Jerusalem temple, his kingdom is going to be taken away from him and given to someone else.
There are some people in the world today that still believe the hand of providence still governs the affairs of men, that Almighty God promotes who He wills and brings down who He wills in world affairs. Others count this as the musings of madmen. However, there is a general principle lurking somewhere here. That if as a government you flout your responsibilities and forget the source of your legitimacy, you may face a ‘car crash.’
Perhaps we can widen the comparison somewhat to analyse the situation in the UK today. If you fail to properly fulfil the responsibilities of government in providing for the welfare of your nation and the security of your people, then an increasing disconnect will develop between the government and the governed, a vacuum will appear, and eventually it will be filled with something else.
Could the rise of UKIP be a bit like that giant hand writing on the wall giving a stark warning to the political class that their days as a political monopoly are over? As the Westminster elite try to divine what exactly is happening in the UK the walls are turning a ghastly shade of purple all around them.
If you do believe in God, and that he still controls the affairs of men, you could well conceive that He has used David Cameron to help destroy the Conservative party, something Peter Hitchens thinks should happen, so that a phoenix can arise from the ashes before it is too late. I have said before that his passing of ‘same sex marriage’ disqualifies him and his acolytes from governing this nation. It is a direct assault on the model of father and mother nurturing the next generation. You may not like that and even find it offensive but that is my view. If you allow offence to be the measuring rod of what is ‘acceptable’ or ‘not acceptable’ in society your culture is on its death bed. Another basic responsibility of any government is to control the borders of the nation. This is just plain common sense. You do not allow people willy-nilly just to walk in and out of your country without knowing exactly who they are and what agenda they have, and you certainly do not allow vast numbers to enter a limited land mass in such a short space of time. As a result of our laxity we now have goodness knows how many highly dangerous people walking the streets of the UK.
Whatever you think a ‘Mene, Mene, Tekel ‘ moment may have come in UK politics. The present governing classes have disqualified themselves and continue to disqualify themselves from governing this great but sadly diminished nation. It is now time for people of the highest integrity and character to rise up and take the reins of leadership in Great Britain. It is quite conceivable that we are in the process of power being taken out of the hands of those who have been given custody of the nation but have failed to fulfil their awesome responsibilities. Now it is time for others to have a go, those that really love this country and have been in despair over recent years at what has happened to the UK. And some of those people are still within the old parties, good people who can see what is going on, it is just impossible for them to break the spirit that controls their parties. Perhaps there will even be splits in the main parties to help form something new.
You only have to keep up with the news to substantiate my viewpoint that the earthquake continues and there is something seriously wrong with our system of governance. The defection of Douglas Carswell and subsequently Mark Reckless to UKIP is part of the fundamental realignment that is now going on that will continue to be poo-poohed by the media. The cat is out of the bag and many British people know that we are reaching a critical point in our history. It is no longer business as usual.
Recently in the news was the story that hundreds of migrants in Calais tried to storm a ferry to gain illegal entry to the UK. This outrageous disorder is the result of a seriously malfunctioning system. It may be on the other side of the Channel and a little removed from our island plot but the very fact that such a motley crew are trying with such bravado to illegally enter these islands shows a very ill wind is blowing. This is a continuing problem with regular updates in the MSM.
Another story that has absolutely horrified the nation and has repercussions worldwide has been the abuse of 1400 girls in Rotherham by Pakistani Moslem men swept under the carpet by the authorities because of the fear of being called ‘racist,’ political correctness’ and ‘cultural sensitivity.’ I don’t know about you but I think a culture is sick to the core when it cannot do what is right and protect the innocence and vulnerability of white girls being systematically raped, bullied and abused by evil men. And this outrage took place under the Labour watch.
This situation is sadly probably the tip of a very big iceberg which when fully exposed is going to make the people of these islands very, very angry. The Labour party are given over to the poisonous ideology behind multiculturalism and therefore should never be allowed to govern this nation again until they get their house in order. Extreme courage is needed by true leaders in the Labour party to deal with this type of corruption and face down bullying and intimidation. Unfortunately far too many people cannot see beyond their tribal voting patterns and will sadly vote Labour even after all this exposure.
This is the problem, as Melanie Phillips so presciently says, that political correctness kills. If it doesn’t do that it will certainly do irreparable harm to many people. This is what the wonderful doctrine of multiculturalism and diversity has brought to the once great nation of Britain, and this doctrine is now so entrenched in the body politic that it will take a ruthless and clear minded strategy to extract the poison in its fullness that has done so much harm to this country. But now the chickens are coming home to roost. Multiculturalism and diversity is like a weed that is strangling the lifeblood out of this country and the sooner it is dealt with the better. Watch this space!