Daniel chapter one, represents the first angel’s message, and chapter two represents the second angel’s message. In prophetic symbolism, the first message is to fear God, the second message is to give God glory and the third message identifies the hour of judgment. Before we get directly into the second chapter of Daniel, a little review is required. The second angel’s message primarily identifies the fall of Babylon.
१ दानियेलको अध्यायले पहिलो स्वर्गदूतको सन्देशलाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्दछ, र दोस्रो अध्यायले दोस्रो स्वर्गदूतको सन्देशलाई प्रतिनिधित्व गर्दछ। भविष्यसूचक प्रतीकात्मकतामा, पहिलो सन्देश परमेश्वरसँग डर मान्नु हो, दोस्रो सन्देश परमेश्वरलाई महिमा दिनु हो, र तेस्रो सन्देशले न्यायको घडीलाई पहिचान गराउँछ। हामी दानियेलको दोस्रो अध्यायमा प्रत्यक्ष प्रवेश गर्नुअघि, केही संक्षिप्त पुनरावलोकन आवश्यक छ। दोस्रो स्वर्गदूतको सन्देशले मुख्यतः बाबेलको पतनलाई चिन्हित गर्दछ।
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Revelation 14:8.
Puis un autre ange suivit, disant : Babylone est tombée, elle est tombée, cette grande ville, parce qu’elle a fait boire à toutes les nations du vin de la fureur de sa fornication. Apocalypse 14:8.
The second angel defines the fall of Babylon as the fact that she made “all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” Her fall is in response to her committing fornication with all nations. The fornication is brought about through her false doctrines, which are represented as “wine.” The Catholic church is made up of many false teachings, but the false doctrine that is directly associated with her fall, is the false doctrine that produces her “wrath”. That doctrine is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship. The Catholic church’s wrath, is her persecution of those she identifies as heretics. Her wrath is accomplished by her fornication with the kings of the earth. Without her connection with, and control over, the kings of the earth, she would not have the ability to persecute those she defines as heretics. Her second fall, is therefore marking the point in the future when she can once again exercise her wrath as she did in the past, that is brought about by her fornication with the kings of the earth. The kings of the earth enter into the unlawful relationship by drinking her lies. The fall of Babylon is announced for the final time in Revelation chapter eighteen.
ដូតាទីពីរកំណត់និយមន័យនៃការដួលរលំរបស់បាប៊ីឡូនថា គឺជាការដែលនាងបានធ្វើឲ្យ «គ្រប់ជាតិសាសន៍ផឹកស្រានៃសេចក្តីកំហឹងនៃអំពើផិតក្បត់របស់នាង»។ ការដួលរលំរបស់នាងគឺជាការឆ្លើយតបចំពោះការដែលនាងបានប្រព្រឹត្តអំពើផិតក្បត់ជាមួយនឹងគ្រប់ជាតិសាសន៍។ អំពើផិតក្បត់នោះត្រូវបានបង្កឲ្យមានឡើងដោយសារគោលលទ្ធិក្លែងក្លាយរបស់នាង ដែលត្រូវបានតំណាងជា «ស្រា»។ ព្រះវិហារកាតូលិកមានផ្ទុកទៅដោយសេចក្តីបង្រៀនក្លែងក្លាយជាច្រើន ប៉ុន្តែគោលលទ្ធិក្លែងក្លាយដែលភ្ជាប់ទាក់ទងដោយផ្ទាល់នឹងការដួលរលំរបស់នាង គឺជាគោលលទ្ធិក្លែងក្លាយដែលបង្កើត «សេចក្តីកំហឹង» របស់នាង។ គោលលទ្ធិនោះគឺជាការរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នារវាងព្រះវិហារ និងរដ្ឋ ដោយឲ្យព្រះវិហារកាន់អំណាចលើទំនាក់ទំនងនោះ។ សេចក្តីកំហឹងរបស់ព្រះវិហារកាតូលិក គឺជាការបៀតបៀនរបស់នាងទៅលើអ្នកទាំងឡាយដែលនាងកំណត់ថាជាពួកអបធម៌។ សេចក្តីកំហឹងរបស់នាងត្រូវបានអនុវត្តឲ្យសម្រេចដោយអំពើផិតក្បត់របស់នាងជាមួយនឹងស្តេចទាំងឡាយនៃផែនដី។ បើគ្មានការភ្ជាប់ទាក់ទងជាមួយ និងការគ្រប់គ្រងលើ ស្តេចទាំងឡាយនៃផែនដីទេ នាងក៏មិនមានសមត្ថភាពបៀតបៀនអ្នកទាំងឡាយដែលនាងកំណត់ថាជាពួកអបធម៌បានដែរ។ ដូច្នេះ ការដួលរលំលើកទីពីររបស់នាង គឺជាការសម្គាល់ចំណុចមួយនៅពេលអនាគត ដែលនាងអាចអនុវត្តសេចក្តីកំហឹងរបស់នាងម្តងទៀត ដូចដែលនាងបានធ្វើកាលពីអតីតកាល ហើយការនោះកើតឡើងដោយសារអំពើផិតក្បត់របស់នាងជាមួយនឹងស្តេចទាំងឡាយនៃផែនដី។ ស្តេចទាំងឡាយនៃផែនដីចូលទៅក្នុងទំនាក់ទំនងខុសច្បាប់នោះ ដោយផឹកការកុហករបស់នាង។ ការដួលរលំរបស់បាប៊ីឡូនត្រូវបានប្រកាសជាលើកចុងក្រោយនៅក្នុងវិវរណៈ ជំពូក ១៨។
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. Revelation 18:1–6.
Na baada ya hayo nikamwona malaika mwingine akishuka kutoka mbinguni, mwenye mamlaka makuu; nayo dunia ikaangazwa kwa utukufu wake. Akalia kwa nguvu kwa sauti kuu, akisema, Babeli ule mkuu umeanguka, umeanguka, nao umekuwa makao ya mashetani, na ngome ya kila roho mchafu, na kizimba cha kila ndege mchafu na achukiwaye. Kwa maana mataifa yote wamekunywa divai ya ghadhabu ya uasherati wake, na wafalme wa dunia wamezini naye, nao wafanyabiashara wa dunia wamepata utajiri kwa wingi wa anasa zake. Kisha nikasikia sauti nyingine kutoka mbinguni, ikisema, Tokeni kwake, enyi watu wangu, msishiriki dhambi zake, wala msipokee mapigo yake. Kwa maana dhambi zake zimefika hadi mbinguni, naye Mungu amekumbuka maovu yake. Mlipeni kama vile naye alivyowalipa ninyi, na kumrudishia maradufu, naam, maradufu sawasawa na matendo yake; katika kikombe alichokijaza, mjazieni maradufu. Ufunuo 18:1–6.
The probationary cup of the Catholic church ended in 1798, but she is to repeat the persecution she accomplished in the Dark Ages, during the soon-coming Sunday law crisis.
Kalimi i kohës së sprovës për kishën katolike përfundoi në vitin 1798, por ajo do ta përsërisë përndjekjen që kreu gjatë Mesjetës së Errët, gjatë krizës së afërt të ligjit të së dielës.
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. Revelation 2:20–22.
তথাপি তোমার বিরুদ্ধে আমার কয়েকটি বিষয় আছে, কারণ তুমি সেই নারী যিজেবেলকে, যে নিজেকে ভাববাদিনী বলে, আমার দাসদের শিক্ষা দিতে এবং ব্যভিচার করতে ও প্রতিমাদের উদ্দেশে উৎসর্গিত বস্তু ভোজন করতে প্ররোচিত করতে দিচ্ছ। আর আমি তাকে তার ব্যভিচার থেকে মনঃপরিবর্তনের অবকাশ দিয়েছিলাম; কিন্তু সে মনঃপরিবর্তন করল না। দেখো, আমি তাকে শয্যাশায়ী করব, এবং যারা তার সঙ্গে ব্যভিচার করে তাদের মহা-ক্লেশে নিক্ষেপ করব, যদি না তারা তাদের কার্যকলাপ থেকে মনঃপরিবর্তন করে। প্রকাশিত বাক্য ২:২০–২২।
She was given twelve hundred and sixty years to repent and she refused. The three and a half years of drought that led to Mount Carmel, was given to Jezebel to repent, but she also refused. At the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States, the first of the kings of the earth that commit fornication with her in the last days is the United States, the earth beast of Revelation thirteen. It then has filled the cup of its probationary time.
On lui donna mille deux cent soixante années pour se repentir, et elle refusa. Les trois ans et demi de sécheresse qui conduisirent au mont Carmel furent donnés à Jézabel pour se repentir, mais elle refusa elle aussi. Lors de la loi dominicale bientôt imminente aux États-Unis, le premier des rois de la terre qui commettent fornication avec elle dans les derniers jours est les États-Unis, la bête de la terre d’Apocalypse treize. Alors, elle aura rempli la coupe de son temps de probation.
“The greatest and most favored nation upon the earth is the United States. A gracious Providence has shielded this country, and poured upon her the choicest of Heaven’s blessings. Here the persecuted and oppressed have found refuge. Here the Christian faith in its purity has been taught. This people have been the recipients of great light and unrivaled mercies. But these gifts have been repaid by ingratitude and forgetfulness of God. The Infinite One keeps a reckoning with the nations, and their guilt is proportioned to the light rejected. A fearful record now stands in the register of Heaven against our land; but the crime which shall fill up the measure of her iniquity is that of making void the law of God.
«நிலத்தின் மேல் உள்ள எல்லா நாடுகளிலும் மிக உயர்ந்ததும் மிகுந்த கிருபை பெற்றதுமான நாடு ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்காவாகும். அருள்மிகு தெய்வீக பரிபாலனம் இந்த நாட்டை காத்தருளி, பரலோகத்தின் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட மிகச் சிறந்த ஆசீர்வாதங்களை அதன் மேல் பொழிந்துள்ளது. இங்கு துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டவர்களும் ஒடுக்கப்பட்டவர்களும் அடைக்கலம் கண்டுள்ளனர். இங்கு கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசம் அதன் தூய்மையில் போதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த மக்கள் மிகுந்த ஒளியையும் ஒப்பற்ற இரக்கங்களையும் பெற்றவர்களாயிருந்துள்ளனர். ஆனால் இந்த வரங்கள் நன்றியின்மையாலும் தேவனை மறந்துவிடுதலாலும் ஈடுசெய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. அளவற்றவர் ஜாதிகளோடு கணக்குப் பார்த்துக்கொள்கிறார்; அவர்கள் நிராகரித்த ஒளிக்கேற்ப அவர்களின் குற்றப்பாடு அளவிடப்படுகிறது. இப்போது எங்கள் தேசத்துக்கு விரோதமாக பரலோகப் பதிவில் ஒரு பயங்கரமான பதிவு நிற்கிறது; ஆயினும் அவளுடைய அக்கிரமத்தின் அளவை நிறைக்கும் குற்றம் தேவனுடைய நியாயப்பிரமாணத்தை செயலற்றதாக்குவதாயிருக்கும்.»
“Between the laws of men and the precepts of Jehovah will come the last great conflict of the controversy between truth and error. Upon this battle we are now entering,—a battle not between rival churches contending for the supremacy, but between the religion of the Bible and the religion of fable and tradition. The agencies which will unite against truth and righteousness in this contest are now actively at work.” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 4, 398.
«Entre les lois des hommes et les préceptes de Jéhovah surviendra le dernier grand conflit de la controverse entre la vérité et l’erreur. C’est dans cette bataille que nous entrons maintenant, — une bataille non entre des Églises rivales luttant pour la suprématie, mais entre la religion de la Bible et la religion de la fable et de la tradition. Les puissances qui s’uniront contre la vérité et la justice dans ce conflit sont déjà activement à l’œuvre.» Spirit of Prophecy, volume 4, 398.
At the Sunday law, the mark of the beast is enforced, thus “making void the law of God.” Before the Sunday law, the image of the beast is formed within the United States. The Sunday law arrives at a point in time, but the formation of the image of the beast is a period of time. That period of time is the prophetic period represented by Daniel’s lifespan as represented by the seventy years of captivity in Daniel chapter one. Those seventy years began with Jehoiakim, symbolizing when the first message was empowered on September 11, 2001, and ended with the making void the law of God, as represented by the “decree” of Cyrus.
À la loi dominicale, la marque de la bête est imposée, « annulant ainsi la loi de Dieu ». Avant la loi dominicale, l’image de la bête se forme au sein des États-Unis. La loi dominicale survient à un moment précis, mais la formation de l’image de la bête s’étend sur une période de temps. Cette période de temps est la période prophétique représentée par la durée de vie de Daniel, telle qu’elle est figurée par les soixante-dix années de captivité dans le chapitre premier de Daniel. Ces soixante-dix années commencèrent avec Jojakim, symbolisant le moment où le premier message fut rendu puissant le 11 septembre 2001, et prirent fin avec l’annulation de la loi de Dieu, comme le représente le « décret » de Cyrus.
The history of Daniel’s prophetic life of seventy years is symbolic of several lines of prophecy. It represents the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. It represents a three-step testing process that is illustrated in the three angels of Revelation fourteen, and represents the structure of the Hebrew word “truth.” It represents the purification of the sons of Levi that is accomplished by the messenger of the covenant. It is represented by Christ twice cleansing the temple. It is represented by the progressive apostasy within Jerusalem in Ezekiel chapters eight and nine. It also represents the history where the image of the beast is formed in the United States.
L’histoire des soixante-dix années de la vie prophétique de Daniel est symbolique de plusieurs lignes de prophétie. Elle représente le temps du scellement des cent quarante-quatre mille. Elle représente un processus d’épreuve en trois étapes, illustré par les trois anges d’Apocalypse quatorze, et représente la structure du mot hébreu « vérité ». Elle représente la purification des fils de Lévi accomplie par le messager de l’alliance. Elle est représentée par le fait que Christ a purifié le temple à deux reprises. Elle est représentée par l’apostasie progressive au sein de Jérusalem dans Ézéchiel chapitres huit et neuf. Elle représente aussi l’histoire où l’image de la bête est formée aux États-Unis.
The image of the beast is also represented by the fornication of Jezebel with Ahab, the fornication of Herod with Herodias, the golden calf of Aaron’s rebellion, the two counterfeit worship temples of Jeroboam located in Bethel and Dan, the prophets of Baal and the prophets of Ashtaroth in the story of Mount Carmel. The only definition of the image of the beast in the writings of Ellen White is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship. That issue of a church ruling over the state is the essence of what the sacred document, which is the Constitution of the United States, was designed to guard against. When the principle of the separation of church and state is discarded by the earth beast at the soon-coming Sunday law, the completed union of church and state in the United States will be accomplished.
La imagen de la bestia se representa también por la fornicación de Jezabel con Acab, la fornicación de Herodes con Herodías, el becerro de oro de la rebelión de Aarón, los dos templos de adoración falsificada de Jeroboam situados en Bet-el y en Dan, los profetas de Baal y los profetas de Astarot en la historia del monte Carmelo. La única definición de la imagen de la bestia en los escritos de Elena de White es la combinación de la iglesia y el Estado, con la iglesia en control de la relación. Esa cuestión de una iglesia que gobierna sobre el Estado es la esencia de aquello contra lo cual el documento sagrado, que es la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, fue diseñado para resguardar. Cuando el principio de la separación entre la iglesia y el Estado sea desechado por la bestia de la tierra en la ley dominical que está por venir, se habrá consumado la unión completa de la iglesia y el Estado en los Estados Unidos.
From September 11, 2001 until the Sunday law in the United States there is a visual test, which is based upon students of prophecy recognizing the formation of the image of the beast. We are now at the very end of that process. In the process of forming the image of the beast there are several movements that contribute to the full development at the Sunday law, where the mark of the beast is enforced. There are political movements, religious movements, social movements and financial movements. Notice the events that are referenced in connection with the formation of the image of the beast in the following passage.
Site na Septemba 11, 2001 ruo n’iwu Sọnde dị na United States, e nwere ule a na-ahụ anya, nke dabere n’ịmata site n’aka ụmụakwụkwọ amụma nhazi nke oyiyi nke anụ ọhịa ahụ. Anyị nọ ugbu a n’ókè ngwụcha nke usoro ahụ. N’usoro nke ịkpụpụta oyiyi nke anụ ọhịa ahụ, e nwere ọtụtụ mmegharị na-enye aka n’itolite ya n’uju ruo n’iwu Sọnde, ebe a na-amanye akara nke anụ ọhịa ahụ. E nwere mmegharị ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị, mmegharị okpukpe, mmegharị mmekọrịta ọha, na mmegharị ego na akụnaụba. Lezienụ anya n’ihe omume ndị a kpọrọ aha n’ihe metụtara ịkpụpụta oyiyi nke anụ ọhịa ahụ n’akụkụ ederede na-esonụ.
“Already preparations are advancing, and movements are in progress, which will result in making an image to the beast. Events will be brought about in the earth’s history that will fulfill the predictions of prophecy for these last days” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 976.
“Lílaalaɗe no ndilla yeeso ɗon e ko heɓii, e jokkondiral ngal ena waɗee, waɗi ngol waɗata nateendi naange ɗum. Ko waɗata e nder tariiɓe aduna ngurndan ɗum waɗi no holli annabaaku waɗi e ndee balɗe sakkitiiɗe” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 976.
The formation of the image of the beast involves an advancing preparation that includes “events” and “movements,” both in the plural. The history represented by Daniel’s seventy years of captivity began with Jehoiakim, and ended with the decree of Cyrus. Jesus illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing, and there is a “decree” that represents the beginning of the period that Daniel’s seventy prophetic years typifies. That “decree” was the USA Patriot Act, which was publicly premised upon the attack of Islam of the third woe. But unlike the dictatorial executive orders of Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War, or Franklin Roosevelt in World War Two, the Patriot Act is still in force, and will most likely be reinforced and strengthened as hostilities with global Islam increase. The executive orders of both the Civil and Second World War ended with the end of hostilities, but there will be no end of hostilities with global Islam, but rather, escalating terror attacks around the world.
Faayida fakkii bineensichaa ijaaramuu isaa keessatti qophiin adeemsaan guddachaa jiru jira; qophiin sunis “taateewwan” fi “sochiiwwan” of keessatti hammata; lamaan isaanii iyyuu baay’inaan ibsaman. Seenaa booji’amuu waggoota torbaatamaa Daani’eel keessatti bakka buufame Yehooyaaqiim irraa jalqabee, labsii Qiiroosiin xumurame. Yesus dhuma wantaa tokkoo jalqaba wantaa tokkooniin ibsa; akkasumas “labsiin” tokko ni jira, kan yeroo waggoota raajii torbaatamanii Daani’eel fakkeessu sanaa jalqaba bakka bu’u. “Labsiin” sunis USA Patriot Act ture; innis ifatti haleellaa Islaamaa balaa sadaffaa irratti hundaa’ee dhiyaate. Garuu ajajawwan raawwachiiftuu abbaa-irree Abrahaam Liinkoln yeroo lolaa biyya keessaa baase irraa yookaan kan Firaankiliin Ruuziveelt yeroo Lolaa Addunyaa Lammaffaa baase irraa adda ta’een, Patriot Act amma iyyuu hojiirra jira; akkasumas akka diinummaan Islaama addunyaa waliin jiru dabalaa deemu, irra deebi’amee cimsamuu fi jabaachuu isaa baay’ee hin oolu. Ajoonni raawwachiiftuu yeroo Lolaa Biyyaa Keessaa fi Lolaa Addunyaa Lammaffaa lamaan isaanii iyyuu dhuma diinummaatiin xumuraman; garuu diinummaan Islaama addunyaa waliin jiru xumura hin qabu; kana irraas kan ka’e, haleellaa shororkeessummaa addunyaa maratti hammaachaa deemuutu jira.
There are two primary legal philosophies within Western culture. English Law and Roman Law. The premise of English Law is that a person is innocent until proven guilty, and the premise of Roman Law is that a person is guilty until proven innocent. The USA Patriot Act is a classic example of Roman Law, and stands in direct opposition to English Law. This is one of those “events” that would be brought about in the formation of the image of the beast. If the United States is going to become the image of Catholicism, Catholic religious and political philosophy would need to be established in the United States in advance of the enforcement of the mark of the beast.
Hemmiyetî du felsefeyên qanûnî yên sereke di nav çanda Rojava de hene: Qanûna Îngilîzî û Qanûna Romayî. Bingeha Qanûna Îngilîzî ev e ku mirov heta ku sûcdarbûna wî were îsbat kirin bêguneh tê hesibandin, û bingeha Qanûna Romayî ev e ku mirov heta ku bêgunehbûna wî were îsbat kirin sûcdar tê hesibandin. USA Patriot Act mînakek klasîk a Qanûna Romayî ye, û bi awayekî rasterast li dijî Qanûna Îngilîzî radiweste. Ev yek ji wan “bûyeran” e ku di pêkhatanîna wêneyê heywan de têne pêkanîn. Heke Dewletên Yekbûyî yên Amerîkayê bibin wêneya Katolîkîzmê, divê felsefeya olî û siyasî ya Katolîkî berî bicêhkirina nîşana heywan di Dewletên Yekbûyî de pêşî were damezrandin.
“This subject is urging itself upon my mind. Consider it; for it is a matter of vast importance. With which of these two classes shall we identify our interest? We are now making our choice, and we shall soon discern between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. Read the fourth chapter of Malachi, and think about it seriously. The day of God is right upon us. The world has converted the church. Both are in harmony, and are acting upon a short-sighted policy. Protestants will work upon the rulers of the land to make laws to restore the lost ascendency of the man of sin, who sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. The Roman Catholic principles will be taken under the care and protection of the State. This national apostasy will speedily be followed by national ruin. The protest of Bible truth will be no longer tolerated by those who have made not the law of God their rule of life. Then will the voice be heard from the graves of martyrs, represented by the souls which John saw slain for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ which they held; then the prayer will ascend from every true child of God, ‘It is time, Lord, for thee to work: for they have made void thy law.’” General Conference Daily Bulletin, January 1, 1900.
“Denna fråga tränger sig på mitt sinne. Beakta den; ty det är en sak av oerhörd betydelse. Med vilken av dessa två klasser skall vi förena vårt intresse? Vi gör nu vårt val, och vi skall snart urskilja skillnaden mellan den som tjänar Gud och den som inte tjänar honom. Läs Malakis fjärde kapitel och tänk allvarligt över det. Guds dag är alldeles över oss. Världen har omvänt kyrkan. Båda står i samklang och handlar efter en kortsynt politik. Protestanterna kommer att påverka landets styresmän att stifta lagar för att återupprätta den förlorade överhögheten hos syndens människa, han som sitter i Guds tempel och utger sig för att vara Gud. De romersk-katolska principerna kommer att tas i statens vård och beskydd. Detta nationella avfall kommer hastigt att följas av nationell undergång. Bibelsanningens protest kommer inte längre att tolereras av dem som inte har gjort Guds lag till sin livsregel. Då skall rösten höras från martyrernas gravar, framställda genom de själar som Johannes såg dödade för Guds ord och för Jesu Kristi vittnesbörd som de höll fast vid; då skall bönen stiga upp från varje sant Guds barn: ’Det är tid, Herre, för dig att handla, ty de har gjort din lag om intet.’” General Conference Daily Bulletin, 1 januari 1900.
The previous passage marks the time when “Roman Catholic principles will be taken under the care and protection of the State,” as occurring at the Sunday law. The Sunday law is the end of the symbolic period that began on September 11, 2001. The Patriot Act at the beginning, typifies the Sunday law at the end. Two of the events that are brought about in order to form the image of the beast was the arrival of the third Woe, and the subsequent Patriot Act.
Le passage précédent indique que le moment où « les principes catholiques romains seront pris sous la garde et la protection de l’État » se produit lors de la loi du dimanche. La loi du dimanche marque la fin de la période symbolique qui a commencé le 11 septembre 2001. Le Patriot Act, au commencement, préfigure la loi du dimanche à la fin. Deux des événements amenés pour former l’image de la bête furent l’arrivée du troisième malheur, puis le Patriot Act qui s’ensuivit.
The formation of the image of the beast is the test where our eternal destiny will be decided, and it comes in advance of the Sunday law. At the Sunday law our probation as Seventh-day Adventists closes, and it is there that the visible seal is impressed and the ensign uplifted. The formation of the image of the beast occurs before the Sunday law, before the visible sealing, and before the close of probation.
Ke thehwa ga setshwantsho sa sebata ke teko eo go yona bokamoso jwa rona jwa bosakhutleng bo tla swediwang, mme e tla pele ga molao wa Tshipi. Ka nako ya molao wa Tshipi, sebaka sa rona sa teko jaaka Badventiste ba Letsatsi la Bosupa se a khutla, mme ke gone foo sekano se se bonalang se gatelelwang teng le folaga e tsholediwa. Ke thehwa ga setshwantsho sa sebata go diragalang pele ga molao wa Tshipi, pele ga go kanngwa mo go bonalang, le pele ga go khutla ga sebaka sa teko.
“The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be formed before probation closes; for it is to be the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. Your position is such a jumble of inconsistencies that but few will be deceived.
“Le Seigneur m’a montré clairement que l’image de la bête sera formée avant la fin du temps de grâce; car elle doit être la grande épreuve pour le peuple de Dieu, par laquelle sa destinée éternelle sera décidée. Votre position est un tel enchevêtrement d’incohérences que bien peu seront séduits. ”
“In Revelation 13 this subject is plainly presented; [Revelation 13:11–17, quoted].
“Mu Kubumbuzi 13 iri somo rirashikirizwa neza; [Ivyahishuwe 13:11–17, vyasubiwemwo].”
“This is the test that the people of God must have before they are sealed. All who proved their loyalty to God by observing His law, and refusing to accept a spurious sabbath, will rank under the banner of the Lord God Jehovah, and will receive the seal of the living God. Those who yield the truth of heavenly origin and accept the Sunday sabbath, will receive the mark of the beast” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.
« Ceci est l’épreuve que le peuple de Dieu doit subir avant d’être scellé. Tous ceux qui auront prouvé leur fidélité à Dieu en observant sa loi et en refusant d’accepter un faux sabbat se rangeront sous la bannière du Seigneur Dieu Jéhovah et recevront le sceau du Dieu vivant. Ceux qui abandonnent la vérité d’origine céleste et acceptent le sabbat du dimanche recevront la marque de la bête » Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.
The period of time for the formation of the image of the beast was represented by Daniel’s seventy years of captivity. Daniel first passed the test of fearing God, by choosing to eat only God’s food. Daniel’s first test was a dietary test. Daniel’s second test was a visual test that occurred at the end of a testing period of ten days of eating God’s diet, as opposed to eating the diet of Babylon. The success of that diet was manifested in Daniel’s physical appearance. The second test is a visual test. The first test is a dietary test. Daniel manifested his faith, and passed the first test, but in the second test, Daniel could not see in advance if he was going to appear “fatter and fairer” than those who ate Babylon’s diet. There are always people who look tremendous, but eat garbage, and there are conscientious health reformers that look like walking death.
Die Zeitspanne für die Bildung des Bildes des Tieres wurde durch Daniels siebzig Jahre der Gefangenschaft dargestellt. Daniel bestand zuerst die Prüfung der Gottesfurcht, indem er sich entschied, nur Gottes Speise zu essen. Daniels erste Prüfung war eine Ernährungsprüfung. Daniels zweite Prüfung war eine Sichtprüfung, die am Ende einer Prüfungszeit von zehn Tagen eintrat, in denen er Gottes Kost aß, im Gegensatz zur Kost Babylons. Der Erfolg jener Ernährung zeigte sich in Daniels äußerer Erscheinung. Die zweite Prüfung ist eine Sichtprüfung. Die erste Prüfung ist eine Ernährungsprüfung. Daniel offenbarte seinen Glauben und bestand die erste Prüfung; doch bei der zweiten Prüfung konnte Daniel im Voraus nicht sehen, ob er „wohlgenährter und schöner“ erscheinen würde als jene, die von der Kost Babylons aßen. Es gibt immer Menschen, die ausgezeichnet aussehen und doch Unrat essen, und es gibt gewissenhafte Gesundheitsreformer, die aussehen wie der wandelnde Tod.
The exercise of Daniel’s self-discipline and faith in the first test is what carried him through the second test, though the outcome of the second testing period was clouded in “darkness”. The Millerites who ate the little book on August 11, 1840, thereafter glorified God in the proclamation of the Midnight Cry message as the message swept over the land as a tidal wave. The second test is a visual test, which is preceded by a literal and spiritual dietary test and then followed by a prophetic litmus test. The second test requires a visual demonstration of the faith that was professed in the first test.
Iṣẹ́ àṣàkóso ara ẹni àti ìgbàgbọ́ Dáníẹ́lì nínú ìdánwò àkọ́kọ́ ni ó gbé e kọjá nínú ìdánwò kejì, bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé àbájáde àkókò ìdánwò kejì náà ni a bo sínú “òkùnkùn”. Àwọn Millerites tí wọ́n jẹ ìwé kékeré náà ní August 11, 1840, lẹ́yìn náà yin Ọlọ́run lógo nínú ìkéde ìhìnrere Midnight Cry bí ìhìnrere náà ṣe gba ilẹ̀ náà kọjá bí ìgbì òkun ńlá. Ìdánwò kejì jẹ́ ìdánwò ojú, èyí tí ìdánwò oúnjẹ gidi àti ti ẹ̀mí ń ṣáájú, lẹ́yìn náà sì ni ìdánwò litmus àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ tẹ̀ lé e. Ìdánwò kejì béèrè fún àfihàn ní ojú tí ìgbàgbọ́ tí a jẹ́wọ́ nínú ìdánwò àkọ́kọ́.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Hebrews 11:1, 2.
Or la foi est la substance des choses qu’on espère, la démonstration de celles qu’on ne voit pas. C’est par elle, en effet, que les anciens ont reçu un bon témoignage. Hébreux 11:1, 2.
Daniel chapter two is a visual test, that is only successfully accomplished if the diet that was selected in the first test is actively applied to the testing process.
Daniel chapitre deux est une épreuve visuelle, qui ne peut être menée à bien que si le régime choisi lors de la première épreuve est activement appliqué au processus d’épreuve.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:3, 4.
Wantu mɔnɔŋgi wu mɛ a tɛlɛ nɛ vɛ; kɛ mɔ wu ka pɛlɛ a nɔŋɔ la, eye mɔ wu ka bɔ nɛ nyɔ̃. Nɛ kɛ mɔ wu nyɛŋgi lɛ, lɛ́ mɔ wu; nyɔ mɔ wu ka ba kpakpa, eye mɔ wu ka lɔ̃ nyɛŋgi o. Kpɔ́, ame si nɛ ji yɛkɛkɛ lɛ, luɔlɔ̃ o nyɛ dzɔdzɔ me o me o; gake ame dzɔdzɔtɔ la anyi agbe le e xɔse me. Habakkuk 2:3, 4.
The outcome of the second test is left in darkness in order to demonstrate if the professed faith of the first test was a genuine faith.
Le résultat de la seconde épreuve est laissé dans l’obscurité afin de montrer si la foi professée lors de la première épreuve était une foi véritable.
“The special light given to John which was expressed in the seven thunders was a delineation of events which would transpire under the first and second angels’ messages. It was not best for the people to know these things, for their faith must necessarily be tested. In the order of God most wonderful and advanced truths would be proclaimed. The first and second angels’ messages were to be proclaimed, but no further light was to be revealed before these messages had done their specific work.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.
“La lüz especiál dada a Juan, la cual fue expresada en los siete truenos, era una delineación de acontecimientos que habrían de ocurrir bajo los mensajes del primero y del segundo ángel. No era lo mejor que el pueblo supiera estas cosas, porque su fe necesariamente debía ser probada. En el orden de Dios, las verdades más maravillosas y avanzadas serían proclamadas. Los mensajes del primero y del segundo ángel debían ser proclamados, pero no debía revelarse luz adicional antes de que estos mensajes hubiesen realizado su obra específica.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volumen 7, 971.
It is divinely fitting that Daniel chapter two, is based upon an image, for it represents the test of the image of the beast. Those students of prophecy that recognized September 11, 2001 as a fulfillment of prophecy, symbolically ate the hidden book. They were then led back to the old paths of Adventism as they appear on the pioneer 1843 and 1850 Charts. The old paths identified the movement of the first angel, which they then were led to understand represented the movement of the third angel. All the precious revelations that they were led to understand came about by the understanding of the prophetic methodology that they received. That methodology was typified by the methodology of William Miller, that was confirmed when the first message of his history was empowered on August 11, 1840.
Chapitre deux de Daniel repose, d’une manière divinement appropriée, sur une image, car il représente l’épreuve de l’image de la bête. Les étudiants de la prophétie qui ont reconnu le 11 septembre 2001 comme un accomplissement prophétique ont, symboliquement, mangé le livre caché. Ils furent ensuite ramenés vers les anciens sentiers de l’adventisme tels qu’ils apparaissent sur les cartes pionnières de 1843 et de 1850. Les anciens sentiers identifiaient le mouvement du premier ange, qu’ils furent alors conduits à comprendre comme représentant le mouvement du troisième ange. Toutes les précieuses révélations qu’ils furent amenés à comprendre sont venues par la compréhension de la méthodologie prophétique qu’ils avaient reçue. Cette méthodologie était typifiée par celle de William Miller, laquelle fut confirmée lorsque le premier message de son histoire reçut de la puissance le 11 août 1840.
“In the year 1840 another remarkable fulfillment of prophecy excited widespread interest. two years before, Josiah Litch, one of the leading ministers preaching the second advent, published an exposition of Revelation 9, predicting the fall of the Ottoman Empire. According to his calculations, this power was to be overthrown . . . on the 11th of August, 1840, when the Ottoman power in Constantinople may be expected to be broken. And this, I believe, will be found to be the case.’
“Nel 1840 un altro notevole adempimento della profezia suscitò un interesse diffuso. Due anni prima, Josiah Litch, uno dei principali ministri che predicavano il secondo avvento, pubblicò un’esposizione di Apocalisse 9, predicendo la caduta dell’Impero Ottomano. Secondo i suoi calcoli, questa potenza doveva essere abbattuta... l’11 agosto 1840, quando si può prevedere che il potere ottomano in Costantinopoli venga infranto. E questo, io credo, si troverà essere il caso.”
“At the very time specified, Turkey, through her ambassadors, accepted the protection of the allied powers of Europe, and thus placed herself under the control of Christian nations. The event exactly fulfilled the prediction. When it became known, multitudes were convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by Miller and his associates, and a wonderful impetus was given to the advent movement. Men of learning and position united with Miller, both in preaching and in publishing his views, and from 1840 to 1844 the work rapidly extended.” The Great Controversy, 334, 335.
«Սահմանված հենց այն ժամանակ Թուրքիան, իր դեսպանների միջոցով, ընդունեց Եվրոպայի դաշնակից տերությունների պաշտպանությունը և այդպիսով իրեն դրեց քրիստոնյա ազգերի վերահսկողության տակ։ Այդ իրադարձությունը ճշգրտորեն կատարեց մարգարեությունը։ Երբ այդ հայտնի դարձավ, բազմություններ համոզվեցին Միլլերի և նրա գործակիցների ընդունած մարգարեական մեկնաբանության սկզբունքների ճշտության մեջ, և հրաշալի խթան տրվեց գալստյան շարժմանը։ Գիտուն և բարձր դիրք ունեցող մարդիկ միացան Միլլերին՝ թե՛ նրա հայացքները քարոզելու, թե՛ հրատարակելու գործում, և 1840-ից մինչև 1844 թվականը գործը արագորեն տարածվեց»։ The Great Controversy, 334, 335.
When men accepted September 11, 2001, as a fulfillment of prophecy, they were also “convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by” Future for America. The angel had descended with the hidden book and commanded those that would eat, to eat. The prophetic logic contained within the little book of the Millerite history, and the hidden book of our current history, is required to safely navigate the test of the formation of the image of the beast. But after eating, or assimilation of the prophetic methodology, the student must thereafter manifest a visual confirmation of what he had previously eaten. That act of faith must be manifested by a test which is navigated with an outcome that is “dark”.
我哋一旦接受2001年9月11日係預言嘅應驗，就同時「確信 Future for America 所採納之預言解釋原則乃係正確嘅」。嗰位天使已經帶住隱藏嘅書卷降臨，並且吩咐嗰啲要食嘅人去食。米勒派歷史中小書卷所包含嘅預言邏輯，以及我哋當前歷史中隱藏書卷所包含嘅預言邏輯，乃係人要安全通過獸像形成之試驗所必需嘅。但喺食咗之後，即係吸收咗預言方法論之後，學生其後就必須顯明一個可見嘅印證，證明佢先前所食入去嘅內容。呢一個信心嘅行動，必須藉住一場被通過而其結果係「黑暗」嘅試驗表現出嚟。
The prophetic rules of William Miller in the history of the first angel, combined with the prophetic keys that were established in the history of the third angel, allows students of prophecy to recognize that each of the three angels of Revelation fourteen brought with them a message in a little book that was to be eaten. The methodology they chose to eat allows those students to then see that when the angel of Revelation eighteen descended on September 11, 2001, he had a book that must be eaten in his hand, though it is not directly addressed in chapter eighteen.
قوانین نبویِ ویلیام میلر در تاریخِ فرشتۀ اول، در پیوند با کلیدهای نبویای که در تاریخِ فرشتۀ سوم برقرار گردید، به دانشجویانِ نبوت امکان میدهد تشخیص دهند که هر یک از آن سه فرشتۀ مکاشفهٔ چهارده، با خود پیامی در کتابی کوچک آورده بود که میبایست خورده شود. روششناسیای که آنان برای خوردن آن برگزیدند، سپس به آن دانشجویان اجازه میدهد دریابند که هنگامی که فرشتۀ مکاشفهٔ هجده در ۱۱ سپتامبر ۲۰۰۱ فرود آمد، در دست او نیز کتابی بود که باید خورده میشد، هرچند در باب هجده بهطور مستقیم به آن پرداخته نشده است.
The angel had a hidden book in his hand. That prophetic logic is what Daniel represents when he chose to reject Babylonian food. That prophetic logic is what is necessary in order to see the formation of the image of the beast, for though we have been informed that there are “movements” and “events” that will be brought about in forming the image of the beast, we have also been informed that the movement for Sunday legislation is going on in “darkness.” We must have spiritual “night vision goggles” to be able to see their movements in the dark, for it is the formation of the image, but it is formed in “darkness”. It will only be recognized by the prophetic rules that the student of prophecy accepted when he recognized September 11, 2001, as a fulfillment of the arrival of the third Woe.
L’ange avait dans sa main un livre caché. Cette logique prophétique est celle que représente Daniel lorsqu’il choisit de rejeter la nourriture babylonienne. C’est cette logique prophétique qui est nécessaire pour discerner la formation de l’image de la bête, car, bien qu’il nous ait été indiqué qu’il y a des « mouvements » et des « événements » qui seront suscités dans la formation de l’image de la bête, il nous a aussi été indiqué que le mouvement en faveur de la législation dominicale se poursuit dans les « ténèbres ». Nous devons avoir des « lunettes de vision nocturne » spirituelles pour pouvoir voir leurs mouvements dans l’obscurité, car c’est bien la formation de l’image, mais elle se forme dans les « ténèbres ». Elle ne sera reconnue qu’au moyen des règles prophétiques que l’étudiant de la prophétie a acceptées lorsqu’il a reconnu le 11 septembre 2001 comme l’accomplissement de l’arrivée du troisième Malheur.
“God has revealed what is to take place in the last days, that His people may be prepared to stand against the tempest of opposition and wrath. Those who have been warned of the events before them are not to sit in calm expectation of the coming storm, comforting themselves that the Lord will shelter His faithful ones in the day of trouble. We are to be as men waiting for their Lord, not in idle expectancy, but in earnest work, with unwavering faith. It is no time now to allow our minds to be engrossed with things of minor importance. While men are sleeping, Satan is actively arranging matters so that the Lord’s people may not have mercy or justice. The Sunday movement is now making its way in darkness. The leaders are concealing the true issue, and many who unite in the movement do not themselves see whither the undercurrent is tending. Its professions are mild and apparently Christian, but when it shall speak it will reveal the spirit of the dragon. It is our duty to do all in our power to avert the threatened danger. We should endeavor to disarm prejudice by placing ourselves in a proper light before the people. We should bring before them the real question at issue, thus interposing the most effectual protest against measures to restrict liberty of conscience. We should search the Scriptures and be able to give the reason for our faith. Says the prophet: ‘The wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.’” Testimonies, volume 5, 452.
“தமது ஜனங்கள் எதிர்ப்பும் கோபமும் எனும் புயலுக்கு எதிராக நிலைத்துநிற்கத் தயாராகும்படி, கடைசி நாட்களில் நடைபெறவிருப்பதை தேவன் வெளிப்படுத்தியிருக்கிறார். தமக்குமுன் உள்ள நிகழ்வுகள் குறித்து எச்சரிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள், வரவிருக்கும் புயலை அமைதியாகக் காத்திருந்து, துன்பத்தின் நாளில் கர்த்தர் தம்முடைய விசுவாசிகளைக் காத்தருளுவார் என்று தங்களைத் தாங்களே ஆறுதல் கூறிக்கொண்டு உட்கார்ந்திருக்கக் கூடாது. நாம் நம் கர்த்தரை எதிர்நோக்கிக் காத்திருக்கும் மனிதரைப்போல இருக்கவேண்டும்; சோம்பேறித்தனமான எதிர்பார்ப்பில் அல்ல, மாறாக அசைக்க முடியாத விசுவாசத்துடன் உறுதியான உழைப்பில் இருக்கவேண்டும். இப்போது நம் மனங்கள் அற்ப முக்கியத்துவமுள்ள விஷயங்களில் முழுகிவிட அனுமதிக்க வேண்டிய காலமல்ல. மனிதர் உறங்கிக்கொண்டிருக்கையில், கர்த்தருடைய ஜனங்களுக்கு இரக்கமோ நீதியோ கிடைக்காதபடியாக சாத்தான் தீவிரமாக ஏற்பாடுகளைச் செய்து வருகின்றான். ஞாயிறு இயக்கம் இப்போது இருளில் தன் வழியை மேற்கொண்டு வருகிறது. தலைவர்கள் உண்மையான பிரச்சினையை மறைத்துக்கொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள்; மேலும் இந்த இயக்கத்தோடு சேர்கிற அநேகர், அதன் அடிநிலைப் போக்கு எதற்குத் தள்ளிச் செல்கிறது என்பதைத் தாமே காணவில்லை. அதன் அறிக்கைகள் மென்மையானவையும் வெளிப்படையாக கிறிஸ்தவமானவையும் ஆகின்றன; ஆனால் அது பேசும் போது நாகத்தின் ஆவியை வெளிப்படுத்தும். அச்சுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ள அபாயத்தைத் தடுக்க நம்மால் இயன்ற அனைத்தையும் செய்வது நமது கடமையாகும். ஜனங்களின் முன் நம்மைச் சரியான ஒளியில் நிறுத்துவதன் மூலம் முன்அவநம்பிக்கையை நீக்க முயலவேண்டும். மனச்சாட்சியின் சுதந்திரத்தை வரையறுக்கும் நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கு எதிராக மிகச் செயற்பாடுடைய எதிர்ப்பை இவ்வாறு இடையீடாக நிறுத்துவதற்காக, விவாதத்தில் உள்ள உண்மையான கேள்வியை அவர்கள்முன் கொண்டு வரவேண்டும். வேதவாக்கியங்களை ஆராய்ந்து, நமது விசுவாசத்திற்கான காரணத்தை விளக்கக்கூடியவர்களாய் இருக்கவேண்டும். தீர்க்கதரிசி கூறுகிறார்: ‘துன்மார்க்கர் துன்மார்க்கமாகவே செய்வார்கள்; துன்மார்க்கரில் ஒருவரும் உணரமாட்டார்கள்; ஞானிகள் மட்டும் உணர்வார்கள்.’ Testimonies, volume 5, 452.”
Daniel represents the “wise” who can see the movement for Sunday legislation, even though it is going on in “darkness.” He can do so, for he passed the dietary test, before the visual test. The visual test of the formation of the image of the beast takes place in “darkness.”
Daniel représente les « sages » qui peuvent discerner le mouvement en faveur d’une législation dominicale, même s’il se déroule dans les « ténèbres ». Il le peut, car il a réussi l’épreuve alimentaire avant l’épreuve visuelle. L’épreuve visuelle de la formation de l’image de la bête a lieu dans les « ténèbres ».
We will begin our consideration of Daniel chapter two as the second angel’s message in the next article.
Nous commencerons, dans le prochain article, notre examen du chapitre deux de Daniel en tant que message du deuxième ange.
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16.
Et j’amènerai les aveugles par un chemin qu’ils ne connaissaient pas; je les conduirai dans des sentiers qu’ils n’ont pas connus: je changerai devant eux les ténèbres en lumière, et les lieux tortueux en plaine. Voilà ce que je ferai pour eux, et je ne les abandonnerai point. Ésaïe 42:16.