What does the writing is on the wall mean?

Answer 1

The phrase "the writing is on the wall" means that there are clear signs or indications that something is about to happen or that a situation is going to change, often with negative consequences. It comes from an ancient Babylonian story where a mysterious message appeared on a wall foretelling doom.

Answer 2

If you're talking aboutcaveman walls, then people who lived long ago. If you're talking about walls with spray paint, then criminals who like the city better with graffiti Tell me WHAT wall and maybe i can answer your question!! Please!!

Dan 5:22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

Dan 5:23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: Dan 5:24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. Dan 5:25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

Answer 3

To "see the (hand)writing on the wall" means to recognize the signs of impending bad consequences, or unwelcome events. Typically, it is used to mean that an end is in sight, and cannot be avoided.

It is based on the Biblical story of Daniel at King Belshazzar's Feast, when a spirit hand appears and writes an indecipherable message on a wall. Belshazzar (son of Nebuchadnezzar and heir to the Babylonian throne) calls for Daniel, who interprets the symbols to mean that the end is coming for Belshazzar, who has blasphemed God, and for his kingdom. That night, Belshazzar is killed when Darius the Mede attacks Babylon.

Answer 4

A writing on the wall is an ominous warning or prediction of bad luck.

Answer 5

It means that whatever is going to happen nothing will change it. It is similar to the term written in stone.