Reference

Daniel 5:31

“And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.”

Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse describes a historical event with a specific age given for an individual, but it does not present this event as the fulfillment of a prophecy with a defined duration. The age is a detail of the individual, not a duration for a prophecy.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

Related Verses

Daniel 5:28

“PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”

Daniel 6:1

“It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;”

Daniel 5:29

“Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

Daniel 6:28

“So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.”

Daniel 5:30

“In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.”

Thematic Connections

Time-Bound Fulfillment

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