Christ pointed His people to the budding trees of Spring, in order that they would understand the “signs” and the implication of the “signs” of the last days.

Kristus henledte sit folk til forårets spirende træer, for at de skulle forstå „tegnene“ og betydningen af de sidste dages „tegn“.

“Christ had bidden His people watch for the signs of His advent and rejoice as they should behold the tokens of their coming King. ‘When these things begin to come to pass,’ He said, ‘then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.’ He pointed His followers to the budding trees of spring, and said: ‘When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.’ Luke 21:28, 30, 31.” The Great Controversy, 308.

»Kristus havde påbudt sit folk at våge over tegnene på hans genkomst og glæde sig, når de så tegnene på deres kommende Konge. ’Når disse ting begynder at ske,’ sagde han, ’da ret jer op og løft jeres hoveder; for jeres forløsning nærmer sig.’ Han pegede sine efterfølgere hen på forårets spirende træer og sagde: ’Når de nu springer ud, ser I og ved af jer selv, at sommeren allerede er nær. Således også I: Når I ser disse ting ske, så vid, at Guds rige er nær.’ Lukas 21:28, 30, 31.« The Great Controversy, 308.

The “signs” of the last days were typified by the “signs,” that announced and ushered in the movement of the first angel. Those “signs” included the shaking of the heavens, but Joel identifies that the “signs” of the last days, the days when the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for and not found, when God’s holy mountain is holy forever, for no strangers will ever pass through her again, the shaking of the powers of the heavens, will also include the shaking of the powers of earth. Sister White identifies the distinction between the shaking of the powers of the heavens and the powers of the earth.

De sidste dages „tegn“ blev forebildet ved de „tegn“, som forkyndte og indledte den første engels bevægelse. Disse „tegn“ indbefattede himlenes rystelse, men Joel fastslår, at de sidste dages „tegn“ — de dage, da Israels misgerning skal søges og ikke findes, når Guds hellige bjerg er helligt for evigt, for ingen fremmede skal nogen sinde mere drage gennem hende, himlenes magters rystelse — også vil indbefatte jordens magters rystelse. Søster White påviser forskellen mellem himlenes magters rystelse og jordens magters rystelse.

“December 16, 1848, the Lord gave me a view of the shaking of the powers of the heavens. I saw that when the Lord said ‘heaven,’ in giving the signs recorded by Matthew, Mark, and Luke, He meant heaven, and when He said ‘earth’ He meant earth. The powers of heaven are the sun, moon, and stars. They rule in the heavens. The powers of earth are those that rule on the earth. The powers of heaven will be shaken at the voice of God. Then the sun, moon, and stars will be moved out of their places. They will not pass away, but be shaken by the voice of God.

„Den 16. december 1848 gav Herren mig et syn om rystelsen af himlenes kræfter. Jeg så, at når Herren sagde ‘himmel’, da Han gav de tegn, som er optegnet hos Matthæus, Markus og Lukas, mente Han himlen, og når Han sagde ‘jord’, mente Han jorden. Himlens kræfter er solen, månen og stjernerne. De hersker i himlene. Jordens kræfter er dem, som hersker på jorden. Himlens kræfter skal rystes ved Guds røst. Da skal solen, månen og stjernerne flyttes ud af deres steder. De skal ikke forgå, men rystes ved Guds røst.

“Dark, heavy clouds came up and clashed against each other. The atmosphere parted and rolled back; then we could look up through the open space in Orion, whence came the voice of God. The Holy City will come down through that open space. I saw that the powers of earth are now being shaken and that events come in order. War, and rumors of war, sword, famine, and pestilence are first to shake the powers of earth, then the voice of God will shake the sun, moon, and stars, and this earth also. I saw that the shaking of the powers in Europe is not, as some teach, the shaking of the powers of heaven, but it is the shaking of the angry nations.” Early Writings, 41.

„Mørke, tunge skyer trak op og stødte sammen mod hinanden. Atmosfæren skiltes og rullede tilbage; derpå kunne vi se op gennem det åbne rum i Orion, hvorfra Guds røst lød. Den hellige stad vil komme ned gennem dette åbne rum. Jeg så, at jordens magter nu bliver rystet, og at begivenhederne kommer i rækkefølge. Krig og rygter om krig, sværd, hungersnød og pest er først til at ryste jordens magter; derefter vil Guds røst ryste solen, månen og stjernerne, og også denne jord. Jeg så, at rystelsen af magterne i Europa ikke, som nogle lærer, er rystelsen af himlens magter, men at det er rystelsen af de vrede nationer.“ Early Writings, 41.

The shaking of the heavens in Matthew, Mark and Luke represent the shaking of the powers that rule the heavens, as represented by the sun, moon and stars. All of these heavenly powers were shaken, and produced the “signs,” which ushered in and announced the movement of the first angel. Those heavenly powers will be again shaken during the movement of the third angel. But in the movement of the third angel, the powers of earth will also be shaken. The powers of earth are the powers that rule the earth. On September 11, 2001, the powers of earth, not heaven, were shaken.

Rystelsen af himlene i Matthæus, Markus og Lukas repræsenterer rystelsen af de magter, som hersker over himlene, sådan som de fremstilles ved solen, månen og stjernerne. Alle disse himmelske magter blev rystet og frembragte „tegnene“, som indledte og kundgjorde den første engels bevægelse. Disse himmelske magter skal atter rystes under den tredje engels bevægelse. Men under den tredje engels bevægelse skal også jordens magter rystes. Jordens magter er de magter, som hersker over jorden. Den 11. september 2001 blev jordens magter, ikke himlens, rystet.

“Now comes the word that I have declared that New York is to be swept away by a tidal wave? This I have never said. I have said, as I looked at the great buildings going up there, story after story, ‘What terrible scenes will take place when the Lord shall arise to shake terribly the earth! Then the words of Revelation 18:1–3 will be fulfilled.’ The whole of the eighteenth chapter of Revelation is a warning of what is coming on the earth. But I have no light in particular in regard to what is coming on New York, only that I know that one day the great buildings there will be thrown down by the turning and overturning of God’s power. From the light given me, I know that destruction is in the world. One word from the Lord, one touch of his mighty power, and these massive structures will fall. Scenes will take place the fearfulness of which we cannot imagine.” Review and Herald, July 5, 1906.

”Hvordan er det kommet dertil, at det ord er blevet tillagt mig, at jeg har erklæret, at New York skal bortskylles af en flodbølge? Dette har jeg aldrig sagt. Jeg har sagt, idet jeg så de store bygninger skyde op der, etage på etage: ’Hvilke frygtelige scener vil ikke finde sted, når Herren rejser sig for at ryste jorden med vældig kraft! Da vil ordene i Åbenbaringen 18,1–3 blive opfyldt.’ Hele det attende kapitel i Åbenbaringen er en advarsel om det, der kommer over jorden. Men jeg har ikke noget særligt lys med hensyn til, hvad der vil komme over New York, kun at jeg ved, at de store bygninger dér en dag vil blive styrtet ned ved Guds magts vending og omvæltning. Ud fra det lys, der er givet mig, ved jeg, at ødelæggelse er i verden. Ét ord fra Herren, ét strejf af hans mægtige kraft, og disse vældige bygningsværker vil falde. Scener vil finde sted, hvis rædsel vi ikke kan forestille os.” Review and Herald, 5. juli 1906.

In the history of the Millerites one of the signs recorded by Luke was the “distress of nations.” The nations represent the powers that rule the earth, and on September 11, 2001, every nation on earth was shaken as the third Woe arrived into prophetic history. That earthly shaking was represented in Luke twenty-one, but not by the biblical expression of the shaking of the powers of the earth. It was represented by the phrase, “the distress of nations,” as was brought upon the nations of the world when the great buildings of New York were brought down. “The distress of nations” in Luke is the shaking of the powers of earth, and it was fulfilled in the history of the Millerites.

I Milleritternes historie var et af de tegn, som Lukas har nedtegnet, „folkenes angst“. Folkene repræsenterer de magter, som hersker over jorden, og den 11. september 2001 blev hver nation på jorden rystet, da det tredje Ve kom ind i den profetiske historie. Denne jordiske rystelse var fremstillet i Lukas enogtyve, men ikke ved det bibelske udtryk om jordens magters rystelse. Den var fremstillet ved udtrykket „folkenes angst“, således som det blev bragt over verdens nationer, da New Yorks store bygninger blev styrtet i grus. „Folkenes angst“ hos Lukas er jordens magters rystelse, og det blev opfyldt i Milleritternes historie.

“I saw that the powers of earth are now being shaken and that events come in order. War, and rumors of war, sword, famine, and pestilence are first to shake the powers of earth, then the voice of God will shake the sun, moon, and stars, and this earth also. I saw that the shaking of the powers in Europe is not, as some teach, the shaking of the powers of heaven, but it is the shaking of the angry nations.” Early Writings, 41.

„Jeg så, at jordens magter nu bliver rystet, og at begivenhederne kommer i rækkefølge. Krig og rygter om krig, sværd, hungersnød og pest er de første til at ryste jordens magter; derpå vil Guds røst ryste solen, månen og stjernerne, og også denne jord. Jeg så, at rystelsen af magterne i Europa ikke, som nogle lærer, er himlens magters rystelse, men at det er de vredesfulde nationers rystelse.“ Early Writings, 41.

The “shaking of the powers of the angry nations,” is the shaking of the “powers of earth,” as illustrated in the early history of Adventism by the shaking of the “powers in Europe.” Uriah Smith identified what was shaking the powers in Europe in 1838.

„Rystelsen af de vrede nationers magter“ er rystelsen af „jordens magter“, som illustreret i adventismens tidlige historie ved rystelsen af „magterne i Europa“. Uriah Smith identificerede i 1838, hvad det var, der rystede magterne i Europa.

“As the prophetic period of this [6th] trumpet commenced by the voluntary surrender of power into the hands of the Turks by the Christian emperor of the East, so we might justly conclude that its termination would be marked by the voluntary surrender of that power by the Turkish Sultan back again into the hands of the Christians. In 1838 Turkey became involved in war with Egypt. The Egyptians bid fair to overthrow the Turkish power. To prevent this, the four great powers of Europe, England, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, interfered to sustain the Turkish government. Turkey accepted their intervention. A conference was held in London at which an ultimatum was drawn up to be presented to Mehemet Ali, the Pacha of Egypt. It is evident that when this ultimatum should be placed in the hands of Mehemet, the destiny of the Ottoman Empire would be virtually lodged in the hands of the Christian powers of Europe. This ultimatum was placed in the hands of Mehemet on the 11th day of August 1840! and on that very day the Sultan addressed a note to the ambassadors of the four powers, inquiring what should be done in case Mehemet refused to comply with the terms which they had proposed. The answer was that he need not alarm himself about any contingency that might arise; for they had made provision for that. The prophetic period ended, and on that very day the control of Mohammedan affairs passed into the hands of Christians, just as the control of Christian affairs had passed into the hands of the Mohammedans 391 years and 15 days before. Thus the second woe ended, and the sixth trumpet ceased its sounding.” Uriah Smith, Synopsis of Present Truth, 218.

“Ligesom den profetiske periode for denne [6.] basun begyndte ved den østlige kristne kejsers frivillige overgivelse af magten i tyrkernes hænder, således kan vi med rette slutte, at dens afslutning ville blive kendetegnet ved den tyrkiske sultans frivillige overgivelse af denne magt tilbage i de kristnes hænder. I 1838 blev Tyrkiet indviklet i krig med Egypten. Egypterne så ud til at ville omstyrte den tyrkiske magt. For at forhindre dette greb Europas fire stormagter, England, Rusland, Østrig og Preussen, ind for at støtte den tyrkiske regering. Tyrkiet accepterede deres indgriben. Der blev afholdt en konference i London, hvor et ultimatum blev udarbejdet til forelæggelse for Mehemet Ali, Egyptens pasja. Det er tydeligt, at når dette ultimatum blev overgivet til Mehemet, ville det osmanniske riges skæbne i realiteten være lagt i Europas kristne magters hænder. Dette ultimatum blev overgivet til Mehemet den 11. august 1840! og netop den dag sendte sultanen en note til de fire magters ambassadører med forespørgsel om, hvad der skulle gøres, dersom Mehemet nægtede at efterkomme de vilkår, de havde foreslået. Svaret lød, at han ikke behøvede at ængste sig over nogen eventualitet, der måtte opstå; for de havde truffet forholdsregler for den. Den profetiske periode endte, og netop den dag gik kontrollen over de muhammedanske anliggender over i de kristnes hænder, ligesom kontrollen over de kristne anliggender var gået over i muhammedanernes hænder 391 år og 15 dage tidligere. Således endte det andet ve, og den sjette basun ophørte med at lyde.” Uriah Smith, Synopsis of Present Truth, 218.

Islam of the second Woe, had passed the zenith of its power, which according to God’s word was to continue for three hundred and ninety-one years and fifteen days. Yet in the 1830’s Egypt was attempting to re-establish a caliphate in Egypt for the purpose of continuing the second great jihad of Muslim history. The possibility of more Islamic warfare was causing the European powers to shake in fear. For decades the crisis of Islam re-igniting its warfare was labelled by the historians and the reporters of those years as the “Eastern Question.” The warfare of the children of the east had been carried out for centuries against the nations of Europe, who derived their religion from the Roman church. In 1838, “the distress of nations,” referred to by Christ represented the shaking of the angry nations that was produced by the warfare brought against the former Roman Empire by Islam.

Islams andet ve, havde passeret zenit af sin magt, som ifølge Guds ord skulle vare i tre hundrede og enoghalvfems år og femten dage. Alligevel forsøgte Egypten i 1830’erne at genoprette et kalifat i Egypten med det formål at videreføre den anden store jihad i muslimsk historie. Muligheden for yderligere islamisk krigsførelse fik de europæiske magter til at skælve af frygt. I årtier blev krisen omkring Islams genoptagelse af sin krigsførelse af disse års historikere og reportere betegnet som „det østlige spørgsmål“. Østens børns krigsførelse var i århundreder blevet ført mod Europas nationer, som afledte deres religion fra den romerske kirke. I 1838 repræsenterede „folkeslagenes fortvivlelse“, som Kristus omtalte, rystelsen blandt de vrede nationer, som blev frembragt ved den krigsførelse, der af Islam blev ført mod det tidligere Romerrige.

“By [loosing] the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates, I understand that God was now about to suffer the four principal nations of which the Ottoman empire was composed, which had in vain attempted to subdue the Eastern Empire at Constantinople, and made but little progress in conquering Europe, now to take Constantinople, and to overrun and subdue one third part of Europe, which was the fact about the middle of the fifteenth century.” Works of William Miller, Volume 2, 121.

“Ved [at løse] de fire engle, som er bundet ved den store flod Eufrat, forstår jeg, at Gud nu var ved at tillade de fire vigtigste nationer, hvoraf det osmanniske rige bestod, som forgæves havde forsøgt at undertvinge det Østromerske Rige i Konstantinopel og kun havde gjort ringe fremgang med at erobre Europa, nu at indtage Konstantinopel og overvælde og undertvinge en tredjedel af Europa, hvilket faktisk skete omkring midten af det femtende århundrede.” Works of William Miller, Volume 2, 121.

The distress of nations in the narrative found in Luke was “with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring,” and with men’s “hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth.” The perplexity of the Eastern Question continued to agitate the powers of earth all the way into the twentieth century, and the symbol of that distress was “men’s hearts failing them for fear” and the “sea and waves roaring.”

Folkenes nød i beretningen hos Lukas var „med rådvildhed; havet og bølgerne brølede“, og med menneskers „hjerter, som svigtede dem af frygt og forventning om de ting, som kommer over jorden.“ Rådvildheden i Østspørgsmålet vedblev at sætte jordens magter i bevægelse helt ind i det tyvende århundrede, og symbolet på denne nød var „menneskers hjerter, som svigtede dem af frygt“ og „havet og bølgerne brølede.“

“This sealing of the servants of God is the same that was shown to Ezekiel in vision. John also had been a witness of this most startling revelation. He saw the sea and the waves roaring, and men’s hearts failing them for fear. He beheld the earth moved, and the mountains carried into the midst of the sea (which is literally taking place), the water thereof roaring and troubled, and the mountains shaking with the swelling thereof. He was shown plagues, pestilence, famine, and death performing their terrible mission.” Testimonies to Ministers, 445.

"Denne besegling af Guds tjenere er den samme, som blev vist Ezekiel i et syn. Johannes havde også været vidne til denne højst forfærdende åbenbaring. Han så havet og bølgerne bruse, og menneskers hjerter svigte dem af frygt. Han så jorden blive rystet, og bjergene blive ført ud i havets midte (hvilket bogstaveligt talt finder sted), dets vande bruse og oprøres, og bjergene skælve ved dets vælde. Han fik vist plager, pest, hungersnød og død udføre deres frygtelige mission." Testimonies to Ministers, 445.

When John was shown the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, he saw the distress of nations, as represented by the seas and waves roaring, and men’s hearts failing for fear, and it was the same sealing that Ezekiel was shown in chapter nine. Ezekiel was shown the internal elements of the sealing and John was shown the external elements associated with the sealing. John saw that the angering of the nations is associated with the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, and the angering of the nations is also Luke’s distress of nations which is historically identified as the Eastern Question. John was shown that Islam of the third Woe, is the external sign of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Da Johannes fik vist beseglingen af de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusinde, så han nationernes angst, fremstillet ved havet og bølgerne, der bruser, og menneskers hjerter, der segner af frygt; og det var den samme besegling, som Ezekiel fik vist i kapitel ni. Ezekiel fik vist de indre elementer i beseglingen, og Johannes fik vist de ydre elementer, der er forbundet med beseglingen. Johannes så, at nationernes vredesopflammethed er forbundet med beseglingen af de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusinde, og nationernes vredesopflammethed er også Lukas’ nationernes angst, som historisk identificeres som det Østlige Spørgsmål. Johannes fik vist, at islams tredje Ve er det ydre tegn på beseglingen af de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusinde.

“The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the strained, restless relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element, and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place—that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis.

Nutiden er en tid af overvældende interesse for alle levende. Herskere og statsmænd, mænd, som indtager stillinger af tillid og myndighed, tænkende mænd og kvinder af alle samfundslag, retter deres opmærksomhed mod de begivenheder, der finder sted omkring os. De iagttager de spændte, urolige relationer, som består mellem nationerne. De ser den intensitet, der er ved at bemægtige sig hvert jordisk element, og de erkender, at noget stort og afgørende er ved at ske — at verden står på tærsklen til en vældig krise.

“Angels are now restraining the winds of strife, that they may not blow until the world shall be warned of its coming doom; but a storm is gathering, ready to burst upon the earth; and when God shall bid His angels loose the winds, there will be such a scene of strife as no pen can picture.

„Engle holder nu stridens vinde tilbage, for at de ikke skal blæse, før verden er blevet advaret om sin forestående undergang; men en storm samler sig, rede til at bryde løs over jorden; og når Gud byder sine engle at slippe vindene løs, vil der opstå en sådan stridens scene, som ingen pen kan skildre.

“The Bible, and the Bible only, gives a correct view of these things. Here are revealed the great final scenes in the history of our world, events that already are casting their shadows before, the sound of their approach causing the earth to tremble and men’s hearts to fail them for fear.” Education, 179, 180.

"Bibelen, og Bibelen alene, giver et ret billede af disse ting. Her åbenbares de store afsluttende scener i vort verdens histories forløb, begivenheder, som allerede kaster deres skygger foran sig, idet lyden af deres komme får jorden til at skælve og menneskers hjerter til at svigte af frygt." Education, 179, 180.

In Luke chapter twenty-one Jesus identified the “signs” that ushered in the Millerite movement, and all those “signs”, according to Sister White, were fulfilled. The Lisbon earthquake, the dark day, the falling of the stars, and the distress of nations, which represented the shaking of the powers of earth that was fulfilled by Islam in the fear produced by the Eastern Question, are all fulfilled. The Millerite “signs” also include the Son of man coming with a cloud which was fulfilled in the correct order that the “signs” were given by Christ, for after the distress of nations ended with the restraint of the Ottoman supremacy in 1840, Christ came to the Most Holy Place on October 22, 1844, and when He came He came with clouds.

I Lukas kapitel enogtyve angav Jesus de „tegn“, som indledte den milleritiske bevægelse, og alle disse „tegn“ blev ifølge Søster White opfyldt. Jordskælvet i Lissabon, den mørke dag, stjernernes fald og folkenes fortvivlelse, som repræsenterede rystelsen af jordens magter, der blev opfyldt ved islam i den frygt, som frembragtes af det østlige spørgsmål, er alle opfyldt. De milleritiske „tegn“ omfatter også Menneskesønnen, der kommer med en sky, hvilket blev opfyldt i den rette rækkefølge, hvori „tegnene“ blev givet af Kristus; for efter at folkenes fortvivlelse endte med begrænsningen af det osmanniske overherredømme i 1840, kom Kristus til Det Allerhelligste den 22. oktober 1844, og da Han kom, kom Han med skyer.

“‘And, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away.’ Daniel 7:13, 14. The coming of Christ here described is not His second coming to the earth. He comes to the Ancient of Days in heaven to receive dominion and glory and a kingdom, which will be given Him at the close of His work as a mediator. It is this coming, and not His second advent to the earth, that was foretold in prophecy to take place at the termination of the 2300 days in 1844. Attended by heavenly angels, our great High Priest enters the holy of holies and there appears in the presence of God to engage in the last acts of His ministration in behalf of man—to perform the work of investigative judgment and to make an atonement for all who are shown to be entitled to its benefits.” The Great Controversy, 479.

“‘Og se, en som lignede en menneskesøn, kom med himlens skyer og kom hen til den Gamle af Dage, og man førte Ham frem for Ham. Og der blev givet Ham herredømme og ære og et rige, for at alle folk, nationer og tungemål skulle tjene Ham; Hans herredømme er et evigt herredømme, som ikke skal forgå.’ Daniel 7:13, 14. Kristi komme, som her beskrives, er ikke Hans andet komme til jorden. Han kommer til den Gamle af Dage i himlen for at modtage herredømme og ære og et rige, som vil blive givet Ham ved afslutningen af Hans gerning som mellemmand. Det er dette komme, og ikke Hans andet komme til jorden, der i profetien blev forudsagt til at finde sted ved afslutningen af de 2300 dage i 1844. Ledsaget af himmelske engle går vor store Ypperstepræst ind i det Allerhelligste og træder der frem for Guds åsyn for at udføre de sidste handlinger i Sin tjeneste på menneskets vegne—at fuldbyrde den undersøgende dom og at gøre soning for alle dem, der viser sig at have ret til dens velsignelser.” The Great Controversy, 479.

The “signs” associated with the history of the Millerites typified the “signs” associated with the history of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. When Christ provided the second witness to the historical narrative with the parable, He pointed His disciples to “the budding trees of spring.” He informed them that when the trees begin to bud out you know you are near the end of the world, and that the generation that witnesses the budding trees of spring will live to see the heavens and the earth pass away, in the fires of His second coming.

De „tegn“, der var forbundet med milleritternes historie, var et forbillede på de „tegn“, der er forbundet med de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusindes historie. Da Kristus gennem lignelsen gav det andet vidnesbyrd til den historiske beretning, henviste Han sine disciple til „forårets spirende træer“. Han lod dem vide, at når træerne begynder at springe ud, ved man, at man er nær verdens ende, og at den slægt, som er vidne til forårets spirende træer, vil leve til at se himlene og jorden forgå i hans andet komme.

When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. Luke 21:30–33.

Når de nu springer ud, ser I og ved af jer selv, at sommeren nu er nær. Således også I: når I ser disse ting ske, da vid, at Guds rige er nær. Sandelig siger jeg jer: Denne slægt skal ingenlunde forgå, før alt er sket. Himmel og jord skal forgå, men mine ord skal ingenlunde forgå. Lukas 21:30–33.

The question then becomes, “when did the trees begin to shoot forth?” The latter rain began to sprinkle on September 11, 2001, which according to Isaiah is “the day” of God’s “rough wind in the day of the east wind.”

Spørgsmålet bliver da: »Hvornår begyndte træerne at skyde frem?« Den sildige regn begyndte at falde den 11. september 2001, hvilket ifølge Esajas er »dagen« for Guds »hårde storm på østenvindens dag«.

In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem. Isaiah 27:8–13.

Med mådehold, når den skyder frem, vil du gå i rette med den; han holder sin hårde vind tilbage på østvindens dag. Derfor skal Jakobs misgerning sones; og dette er hele frugten af, at hans synd tages bort: når han gør alle alterets sten som kalksten, der knuses i stykker, skal Asherapælene og billederne ikke blive stående. Men den befæstede stad skal blive øde, og boligen forladt og efterladt som en ørken; der skal kalven græsse, og der skal den lægge sig ned og fortære dens grene. Når dens grene er visnede, skal de brydes af; kvinder kommer og sætter ild til dem; for det er et folk uden indsigt; derfor vil han, som skabte dem, ikke forbarme sig over dem, og han, som dannede dem, vil ikke vise dem nåde. Og det skal ske på den dag, at Herren skal tærske ud fra Flodens leje til Ægyptens bæk, og I skal blive samlet én for én, Israels børn. Og det skal ske på den dag, at den store basun skal lyde, og de skal komme, som var nær ved at omkomme i Assyriens land, og de forstødte i Ægyptens land, og de skal tilbede Herren på det hellige bjerg i Jerusalem. Esajas 27:8–13.

The latter rain began to sprinkle (measured) on September 11, 2001, and the debate over the message of the latter rain and the counterfeit peace and safety message began. The history of that debate is where the iniquity of Jacob is removed (purged, meaning atoned for). The history of the debate, which is the debate of Habakkuk, is the period of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, that concludes with the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist being spewed out of the mouth of the Lord, for it, as “the defenced city,” shall be desolate, for it had become the city of a people of no understanding, who find no mercy or favor. At that time the “second voice” of Revelation eighteen, will blow a great trumpet, which is the seventh trumpet and the third woe, and God’s other flock shall come and worship at “Jerusalem”, which will have become the movement of the church triumphant.

Den sildige regn begyndte at dryppe (målt) den 11. september 2001, og debatten om budskabet om den sildige regn og det forfalskede budskab om fred og sikkerhed begyndte. Historien om denne debat er dér, hvor Jakobs misgerning fjernes (udrenses, hvilket betyder sones for). Historien om debatten, som er Habakkuks debat, er perioden for beseglingen af de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusinde, som afsluttes med, at den laodikeiske syvendedagsadventist spys ud af Herrens mund; for den skal, som „den befæstede by“, være øde, fordi den var blevet byen for et folk uden forstand, som ikke finder barmhjertighed eller yndest. På den tid vil „den anden røst“ i Åbenbaringen atten lade en stor basun lyde, som er den syvende basun og det tredje ve, og Guds anden hjord skal komme og tilbede ved „Jerusalem“, som da vil være blevet den sejrende kirkes bevægelse.

September 11, 2001, identifies that the last generation of earth’s history has arrived, and only those that recognize the budding trees of spring will receive the rain that is causing the trees to bud. Only those that recognize that Islam of the third woe, is what marks the arrival of the latter rain and the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, will be among that group.

11. september 2001 påviser, at den sidste generation i jordens historie er ankommet, og kun de, som genkender forårets spirende træer, vil modtage den regn, der får træerne til at skyde. Kun de, som erkender, at den tredje ve’s islam er det, som markerer den sildige regns ankomst og de hundrede fireogfyrre tusinds besegling, vil være blandt den gruppe.

“Only those who are living up to the light they have will receive greater light. Unless we are daily advancing in the exemplification of the active Christian virtues, we shall not recognize the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the latter rain. It may be falling on hearts all around us, but we shall not discern or receive it.” Testimonies to Ministers, 507.

„Kun de, som lever op til det lys, de har, vil modtage større lys. Medmindre vi dagligt går fremad i udøvelsen af de aktive kristne dyder, skal vi ikke erkende Helligåndens tilkendegivelser i den sene regn. Den kan falde på hjerter overalt omkring os, men vi skal ikke skelne eller modtage den.“ Testimonies to Ministers, 507.

“We must not wait for the latter rain. It is coming upon all who will recognize and appropriate the dew and showers of grace that fall upon us. When we gather up the fragments of light, when we appreciate the sure mercies of God, who loves to have us trust Him, then every promise will be fulfilled. ‘For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations’ (Isaiah 61:11). The whole earth is to be filled with the glory of God.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 984.

„Vi må ikke vente på silregnen. Den kommer over alle, som vil erkende og tilegne sig nådens dug og regnskyl, der falder over os. Når vi samler lysets stumper op, når vi værdsætter Guds visse miskundheder, han som elsker, at vi stoler på ham, da vil hvert løfte blive opfyldt. ‘For ligesom jorden lader sin spire komme frem, og ligesom en have lader det, som er sået i den, spire frem, således vil den Herre Gud lade retfærdighed og lovsang spire frem for alle folkeslagene’ (Esajas 61,11). Hele jorden skal fyldes med Guds herlighed.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, bind 7, 984.

We will continue the study in the next article.

Vi vil fortsætte studiet i den næste artikel.

“Unless those who can help in——are aroused to a sense of their duty, they will not recognize the work of God when the loud cry of the third angel shall be heard. When light goes forth to lighten the earth, instead of coming up to the help of the Lord, they will want to bind about His work to meet their narrow ideas. Let me tell you that the Lord will work in this last work in a manner very much out of the common order of things, and in a way that will be contrary to any human planning. There will be those among us who will always want to control the work of God, to dictate even what movements shall be made when the work goes forward under the direction of the angel who joins the third angel in the message to be given to the world. God will use ways and means by which it will be seen that He is taking the reins in His own hands. The workers will be surprised by the simple means that He will use to bring about and perfect His work of righteousness.” Testimonies to Ministers, 300.

„Medmindre de, som kan hjælpe i——, vækkes til en forståelse af deres pligt, vil de ikke erkende Guds værk, når den tredje engels høje råb skal høres. Når lyset går frem for at oplyse jorden, vil de, i stedet for at komme Herren til hjælp, ønske at binde hans værk, så det kan svare til deres snævre forestillinger. Lad mig sige jer, at Herren i dette sidste værk vil handle på en måde, der ligger meget uden for tingenes almindelige orden, og på en måde, som vil være i modstrid med enhver menneskelig planlægning. Der vil iblandt os være sådanne, som altid vil ønske at beherske Guds værk, at foreskrive selv, hvilke bevægelser der skal foretages, når værket går frem under ledelse af den engel, som slutter sig til den tredje engel i det budskab, der skal gives til verden. Gud vil benytte veje og midler, hvorved det vil ses, at han tager tømmerne i sine egne hænder. Arbejderne vil blive overraskede over de enkle midler, som han vil bruge til at gennemføre og fuldkommengøre sit retfærdighedsværk.“ Testimonies to Ministers, 300.