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Each volume of the Jimmy Swaggart Bible Commentary contains a detailed exposition of the Scripture and an easy-to-read commentary. Each passage is reviewed in its context and with its historical perspective, and the finished work of Christ is revealed from Genesis to Revelation. The work of the Holy Spirit is seen as never before as the Scriptures come alive for believers and their walk today!

abominable practices of the occasion were part of the Babylonian ceremonies of the mystery religion, of which Belshazzar was head over at that time. “They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone” (Dan. 5:4). Adding to the blasphemy of the occasion, they drank their wine from the Holy Vessels of the Lord. The mixing of the Holy Vessels used in heathen worship brought God’s swift judgment upon Belshazzar. Babylon was marked for doom. The ancient
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