The prophetic line which illustrates the testing represented by the formation of the image of the beast in the United States runs parallel with the three waymarks that represent the line of the Constitution. They run parallel to each other and they contribute specific information that addresses the other line. How is it that those who pass the image of the beast test will then be prepared to walk in the light that proceeds from the throne-room of God, during the time of persecution that begins at the Sunday law in the United States? What is it about the test of the formation of the image of the beast that seals the wise virgins into an experience which allows them to navigate through the period of persecution that begins at the Sunday law, when national apostasy is followed by national ruin, and Satan begins his marvelous works?
Línea profética que ilustra la prueba representada por la formación de la imagen de la bestia en los Estados Unidos corre paralela a los tres hitos que representan la línea de la Constitución. Corren paralelas entre sí y aportan información específica que se refiere a la otra línea. ¿Cómo es que quienes aprueban la prueba de la imagen de la bestia estarán entonces preparados para andar en la luz que procede del salón del trono de Dios, durante el tiempo de persecución que comienza con la ley dominical en los Estados Unidos? ¿Qué tiene la prueba de la formación de la imagen de la bestia que sella a las vírgenes prudentes en una experiencia que les permite atravesar el período de persecución que comienza con la ley dominical, cuando la apostasía nacional es seguida por la ruina nacional, y Satanás comienza sus obras portentosas?
“It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the people of God who shall be alive upon the earth when celestial glory and a repetition of the persecutions of the past are blended. They will walk in the light proceeding from the throne of God. By means of the angels there will be constant communication between heaven and earth. And Satan, surrounded by evil angels, and claiming to be God, will work miracles of all kinds, to deceive, if possible, the very elect.” Testimonies, volume 9, 16.
“Es ist unmöglich, irgendeine Vorstellung von der Erfahrung des Volkes Gottes zu vermitteln, das dann auf der Erde leben wird, wenn himmlische Herrlichkeit und eine Wiederholung der Verfolgungen vergangener Zeiten miteinander verbunden sein werden. Sie werden in dem Licht wandeln, das vom Thron Gottes ausgeht. Durch die Engel wird ein beständiger Verkehr zwischen Himmel und Erde stattfinden. Und Satan, umgeben von bösen Engeln und mit dem Anspruch, Gott zu sein, wird Wunderwerke aller Art vollbringen, um, wenn möglich, selbst die Auserwählten zu verführen.” Testimonies, Band 9, 16.
Sister White comments on the message Christ presented in the synagogue in Capernaum recorded in John chapter six. Her comments are in The Desire of Ages, in the chapter titled The Crisis in Galilee. There she emphasizes that Christ made no effort to prevent the rebellion that occured in John six, though He knew full well He would lose more disciples then than at any other time in His ministry among men.
Sœur White commente le message que le Christ présenta dans la synagogue de Capernaüm, rapporté au chapitre six de Jean. Ses commentaires se trouvent dans Jésus-Christ, au chapitre intitulé « La crise en Galilée ». Elle y souligne que le Christ ne fit aucun effort pour empêcher la rébellion qui se produisit en Jean 6, bien qu’Il sût parfaitement qu’Il perdrait alors plus de disciples qu’à tout autre moment de Son ministère parmi les hommes.
“When Jesus presented the testing truth that caused so many of His disciples to turn back, He knew what would be the result of His words; but He had a purpose of mercy to fulfill. He foresaw that in the hour of temptation every one of His beloved disciples would be severely tested. His agony in Gethsemane, His betrayal and crucifixion, would be to them a most trying ordeal. Had no previous test been given, many who were actuated by merely selfish motives would have been connected with them. When their Lord was condemned in the judgment hall; when the multitude who had hailed Him as their king hissed at Him and reviled Him; when the jeering crowd cried, ‘Crucify Him!’—when their worldly ambitions were disappointed, these self-seeking ones would, by renouncing their allegiance to Jesus, have brought upon the disciples a bitter, heart-burdening sorrow, in addition to their grief and disappointment in the ruin of their fondest hopes. In that hour of darkness, the example of those who turned from Him might have carried others with them. But Jesus brought about this crisis while by His personal presence He could still strengthen the faith of His true followers.
“ስለ እውነት የሚፈትን መልእክት ኢየሱስ ሲያቀርብ፣ ከደቀ መዛሙርቱ ብዙዎች ወደ ኋላ እንዲመለሱ ያደረገውን ያ እውነት ሲገልጥ፣ የቃሉ ውጤት ምን እንደሚሆን ያውቅ ነበር፤ ነገር ግን ሊፈጽመው የሚገባ የምሕረት ዓላማ ነበረው። በፈተና ሰዓት ከሚወዳቸው ደቀ መዛሙርቱ እያንዳንዱ እጅግ እንደሚፈተን አስቀድሞ አይቶ ነበር። በጌቴሴማኔ ያጋጠመው መከራ፣ እርሱ መሰጠቱና መስቀሉ ላይ መሰቀሉ፣ ለእነርሱ እጅግ አስቸጋሪ ፈተና ይሆንባቸው ነበር። ከዚህ በፊት ማንኛውም ፈተና ባልተሰጠ ኖሮ፣ በብቻው የራስ ጥቅም የሚነዱ ብዙዎች ከእነርሱ ጋር ተቀላቅለው በቆዩ ነበር። ጌታቸው በፍርድ አዳራሽ በተፈረደበት ጊዜ፣ እንደ ንጉሣቸው ተቀብለው ጮኹለት የነበሩት ሕዝብ በእርሱ ላይ ሲፏጨጩ እና ሲሰድቡት፤ የሚያፌዙትም ሕዝብ ‘ስቀሉት!’ ብለው ሲጮኹ፤ ዓለማዊ ምኞታቸው በተበላሸ ጊዜ፣ እነዚህ ራሳቸውን የሚፈልጉ ሰዎች በኢየሱስ ላይ ያላቸውን ታማኝነት በመካድ፣ በደቀ መዛሙርቱ ላይ ከተወዳጁ ተስፋዎቻቸው መፍረስ የመጣውን ሐዘንና ተስፋ መቁረጥ በተጨማሪ፣ መራራና ልብን የሚጫን ሐዘን ባመጡባቸው ነበር። በዚያ የጨለማ ሰዓት፣ ከእርሱ የተለዩት ሰዎች ምሳሌ ሌሎችን ደግሞ ከእነርሱ ጋር ሊወስድ ይችል ነበር። ነገር ግን ኢየሱስ ይህን ቀውስ ያመጣው፣ በግል መገኘቱ የእውነተኞቹን ተከታዮቹን እምነት አሁንም ሊያጠናክር ሲችል ነበር።”
“Compassionate Redeemer, who in the full knowledge of the doom that awaited Him, tenderly smoothed the way for the disciples, prepared them for their crowning trial, and strengthened them for the final test!” The Desire of Ages, 394.
«Rédempteur compatissant, qui, dans la pleine connaissance de la condamnation qui l’attendait, aplanit avec tendresse le chemin pour les disciples, les prépara à leur épreuve suprême, et les fortifia pour l’épreuve finale !» The Desire of Ages, 394.
The Sunday law is the final test where character is manifested. Before the final test Christ, who never changes, allows a test by which His people’s eternal destiny will be decided. It is a test they must pass before they are sealed, and before their probation closes at the Sunday law. It is a prophetic test that prepares the wise virgins “for their crowning trial, and strengthens them for the final test!” Their “crowning trial” is their crowning test, for the wise virgins are those who are “purified, made white and tried.” The final test is their crowning trial, and in that testing time, the wise virgins “will walk in light proceeding from the throne of God”. What is it within the testing process represented as “the formation of the image of the beast” that prepares the wise virgins for the crowning trial and allows them to walk in the light proceeding from the throne of God. What is the light that proceeds from the throne of God?
صُنْدے کا قانون آخری آزمائش ہے جس میں سیرت ظاہر ہوتی ہے۔ آخری آزمائش سے پہلے مسیح، جو کبھی تبدیل نہیں ہوتا، ایک ایسی آزمائش کی اجازت دیتا ہے جس کے ذریعے اُس کی قوم کی ابدی تقدیر کا فیصلہ ہوگا۔ یہ وہ آزمائش ہے جس میں اُنہیں کامیاب ہونا ضروری ہے، اس سے پہلے کہ اُن پر مُہر کی جائے، اور اس سے پہلے کہ صُنْدے کے قانون پر اُن کی مہلتِ آزمائش ختم ہو۔ یہ ایک نبوتی آزمائش ہے جو عقلمند کنواریوں کو “ان کی تاجدار آزمائش کے لیے” تیار کرتی ہے، اور “انہیں آخری آزمائش کے لیے مضبوط کرتی ہے!” اُن کی “تاجدار آزمائش” اُن کی سرفراز آزمائش ہے، کیونکہ عقلمند کنواریاں وہ ہیں جو “پاک کی گئی ہیں، سفید کی گئی ہیں اور آزمائی گئی ہیں۔” آخری آزمائش اُن کی تاجدار آزمائش ہے، اور اُس آزمائش کے وقت میں عقلمند کنواریاں “اُس نور میں چلیں گی جو خدا کے تخت سے صادر ہوتا ہے۔” آزمائش کے عمل کے اندر، جس کی نمائندگی “حیوان کی صورت کی تشکیل” کے طور پر کی گئی ہے، وہ کیا چیز ہے جو عقلمند کنواریوں کو تاجدار آزمائش کے لیے تیار کرتی ہے اور انہیں اُس نور میں چلنے کے قابل بناتی ہے جو خدا کے تخت سے صادر ہوتا ہے؟ وہ نور کیا ہے جو خدا کے تخت سے صادر ہوتا ہے؟
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. Revelation 8:1–5.
Na alipokwisha kuifungua muhuri ya saba, kukawa kimya mbinguni kama muda wa nusu saa. Nami nikawaona wale malaika saba wasimamao mbele za Mungu; nao wakapewa baragumu saba. Na malaika mwingine akaja akasimama karibu na madhabahu, naye alikuwa na chetezo cha dhahabu; akapewa uvumba mwingi, ili auweke pamoja na maombi ya watakatifu wote juu ya madhabahu ya dhahabu iliyo mbele ya kiti cha enzi. Na ule moshi wa uvumba, pamoja na maombi ya watakatifu, ukapanda mbele za Mungu kutoka mkononi mwa yule malaika. Na yule malaika akakitwaa kile chetezo, akakijaza moto wa madhabahu, akautupa juu ya nchi; zikawa sauti, na ngurumo, na umeme, na tetemeko la nchi. Ufunuo 8:1–5.
In the last days, in the period where the parable of the ten virgins is being fulfilled and the one hundred and forty-four thousand are being sealed, the seventh seal is unsealed and it identifies fire being cast to the earth in answer to the prayers of the saints. The fire that is cast down in the final and perfect fulfillment of the parable of the ten virgins is the message of the midnight cry, as typified by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the Exeter camp meeting, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, which was there represented as fire. Notice Sister White’s commentary on the message of the midnight cry.
Zilele din urmă, în perioada în care se împlinește pilda celor zece fecioare și cei o sută patruzeci și patru de mii sunt pecetluiți, sigiliul al șaptelea este desfăcut și arată că foc este aruncat pe pământ ca răspuns la rugăciunile sfinților. Focul care este aruncat jos în împlinirea finală și desăvârșită a pildei celor zece fecioare este solia strigătului de la miezul nopții, așa cum este preînchipuită prin revărsarea Duhului Sfânt la adunarea de tabără de la Exeter și prin revărsarea Duhului Sfânt la Cincizecime, care acolo a fost reprezentată ca foc. Observați comentariul Sorei White cu privire la solia strigătului de la miezul nopții.
“Those who rejected the first message could not be benefited by the second; neither were they benefited by the midnight cry, which was to prepare them to enter with Jesus by faith into the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary. And by rejecting the two former messages, they have so darkened their understanding that they can see no light in the third angel’s message, which shows the way into the most holy place. I saw that as the Jews crucified Jesus, so the nominal churches had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the way into the most holy, and they cannot be benefited by the intercession of Jesus there. Like the Jews, who offered their useless sacrifices, they offer up their useless prayers to the apartment which Jesus has left; and Satan, pleased with the deception, assumes a religious character, and leads the minds of these professed Christians to himself, working with his power, his signs and lying wonders, to fasten them in his snare.” Early Writings, 259.
“Los que rechazaron el primer mensaje no podían ser beneficiados por el segundo; tampoco fueron beneficiados por el clamor de medianoche, que había de prepararlos para entrar con Jesús por la fe en el lugar santísimo del santuario celestial. Y al rechazar los dos mensajes anteriores, han entenebrecido de tal manera su entendimiento que no pueden ver luz alguna en el mensaje del tercer ángel, el cual muestra el camino hacia el lugar santísimo. Vi que, así como los judíos crucificaron a Jesús, así también las iglesias nominales habían crucificado estos mensajes, y por lo tanto no tienen conocimiento del camino hacia el lugar santísimo, ni pueden recibir beneficio de la intercesión de Jesús allí. Como los judíos, que ofrecían sus sacrificios inútiles, así ofrecen ellos sus oraciones inútiles al aposento que Jesús ha dejado; y Satanás, complacido con el engaño, asume un carácter religioso, y atrae hacia sí las mentes de estos cristianos profesos, obrando con su poder, sus señales y prodigios mentirosos, para sujetarlos en su lazo.” Primeros escritos, 259.
In the Millerite history the test of the message of the midnight cry “was to prepare them to enter with Jesus by faith into the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary.” The message of the midnight cry that is now being developed is also represented as the testing of the formation of the image of the beast. They are both the test that leads to the close of probation where character is manifested. When the Millerites entered into the Most Holy Place by faith, their faith was once again tested. The faith of the one hundred and forty-four thousand will be tested at the Sunday law, but they are promised that they will be safe, for they will walk “in the light proceeding from” the seventh seal, which was opened when the message of the midnight cry began to be unsealed in July of 2023.
ኣብ ታሪኽ ሚለራውያን፡ ፈተና መልእኽቲ ናይቲ ጩኸት ፍርቂ ለይቲ “ብእምነት ምስ ኢየሱስ ናብ ቅድስተ ቅዱሳን ናይቲ ሰማያዊ መቕደስ ክኣትዉ ንምድላውኦም ነበረ።” እቲ ሕጂ ይትዓቢ ዘሎ መልእኽቲ ጩኸት ፍርቂ ለይቲ ድማ ከም ፈተና ምስራቕ ምስሊ እቲ ኣውሬ ተወኪሉ ኣሎ። ክልቲኦም እቲ ባህርይ ዝግለጸሉ ግዜ ምዕጻው ፍርዲ ዘብጽሕ ፈተና እዮም። ሚለራውያን ብእምነት ናብ ቅድስተ ቅዱሳን ምስ ኣተዉ፡ እምነቶም እንደገና ተፈተነት። እምነት ናይቶም ሚእትን ኣርብዓን ኣርባዕተን ሽሕ ብሕጊ ሰንበት ክትፈተን እያ፣ ግና ደሓን ክኾኑ ተስፋ ተዋሂብዎም እዩ፣ ምኽንያቱ ካብቲ ኣብ ሓምለ 2023 መልእኽቲ ጩኸት ፍርቂ ለይቲ ክፍታሕ ክጅምር ከሎ ዝተኸፍተ ሻብዓይ ማሕተም ዝወጽእ ብርሃን “ክመላለሱ እዮም።”
The message that was unsealed at that time is established through the methodology of line upon line, which is the methodology of the latter rain. The latter rain began to sprinkle in 2001, and the final testing of Adventism began. In July of 2023 the final period in the testing process that concludes at the Sunday law began when the message of the midnight cry, which is also the latter rain, which is also the increase of knowledge that is produced when the seventh seal is removed, and is also the unsealing of the seven thunders as well as the Revelation of Jesus Christ. All the lines that represent an unsealing of prophetic light are identified as being unsealed in the hidden history of verse forty of Daniel chapter eleven.
O bubarị ozi ahụ e meghere n’oge ahụ site n’usoro nke ahịrị n’elu ahịrị, nke bụkwa usoro nke mmiri ikpeazụ. Mmiri ikpeazụ ahụ bidoro ịfesa ntakịrị n’afọ 2001, ma ule ikpeazụ nke Adventism bidoro. N’ọnwa Julaị nke afọ 2023, oge ikpeazụ n’ime usoro ule ahụ nke na-ejedebe n’iwu Sọnde bidoro, mgbe ozi nke iti mkpu etiti abalị, nke bụkwa mmiri ikpeazụ, nke bụkwa mmụba nke ihe ọmụma a na-amịpụta mgbe e wepụrụ akara nke asaa, nke bụkwa mmeghe nke égbè eluigwe asaa yana Mkpughe nke Jisọs Kraịst. Ahịrị niile nke na-anọchi anya mmeghe nke ìhè amụma ka a kọwara dị ka ndị e meghere n’akụkọ ihe mere eme zoro ezo nke amaokwu nke iri anọ nke Daniel isi nke iri na otu.
In that hidden history the line of the Constitution’s three primary waymarks is represented. It is the line when church and state come together to form the image of the beast. It contains a prophetic line that addresses the presidents of the United States which illustrate the dynamics of the political struggles that occur in the history of the Republican horn of the earth-beast. That line includes the parallel histories of both major political parties of the United States. That line is closely related to the horn of apostate Protestantism from its beginning in 1844, until it usurps the control of the civil government at the Sunday law.
Mu byo amateka ahishwe hagereranywa umurongo w’ibimenyetso-ngenderwaho bitatu by’ibanze by’Itegeko Nshinga. Uwo ni umurongo w’igihe itorero na leta bihurira hamwe kugira ngo bikore ishusho y’inyamaswa. Uwo murongo urimo umurongo w’ubuhanuzi uvuga ku ba perezida ba Leta Zunze Ubumwe z’Amerika, bagaragaza imigendekere y’intambara za politiki zibera mu mateka y’ihembe rya Repubulikani ry’inyamaswa yo mu isi. Uwo murongo urimo amateka ajyana abangikanye y’amashyaka yombi akomeye ya politiki yo muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe z’Amerika. Uwo murongo ufitanye isano ya bugufi n’ihembe ry’Abaporotesitanti bayobye, uhereye ku ntangiriro yaryo mu 1844, kugeza igihe ryigarurira ubutegetsi bwa leta ya gisivili ku itegeko ryo ku Cyumweru.
The prophetic role of apostate Protestantism includes the witness of the Hasmonaean Dynasty as a symbol of apostate Protestantism. In the backdrop of the line of the horn of apostate Protestantism you also have the line of the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. From the line of Laodicean Adventism you have the line of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. That hidden history also has the line of Islam of the third woe. Russia has a line, the United Nations has a line and of course, the papal power has a line.
Der prophetische Charakter des abgefallenen Protestantismus schließt auch das Zeugnis der hasmonäischen Dynastie als Sinnbild des abgefallenen Protestantismus ein. Im Hintergrund der Linie des Horns des abgefallenen Protestantismus findet sich zugleich die Linie der laodizeischen Kirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten. Aus der Linie des laodizeischen Adventismus geht die Linie der Hundertvierundvierzigtausend hervor. Auch diese verborgene Geschichte umfasst die Linie des Islam der dritten Wehe. Russland hat eine Linie, die Vereinten Nationen haben eine Linie, und selbstverständlich hat auch die päpstliche Macht eine Linie.
If a student of prophecy applies himself as a Berean living in the last days, he will feed upon the lines that are identified in the hidden history of verse forty. The student of prophecy will take the book out of the angel’s hand and eat it. Then when the final test of the Sunday law arrives, he will not only have come to understand the message of the midnight cry that was unsealed, but he will fully understand how the image of the beast was formed in the United States.
Niwapo mwanafunzi wa unabii atajituma kama Mberea aishiye katika siku za mwisho, atakula mistari ile inayotambulishwa katika historia iliyofichwa ya aya ya arobaini. Mwanafunzi wa unabii atakitwaa kitabu kutoka mkononi mwa malaika na kukila. Kisha, litakapowadia jaribu la mwisho la sheria ya Jumapili, hatakuwa tu amefikia kuuelewa ujumbe wa kilio cha usiku wa manane uliotiwa muhuri ukafunguliwa, bali ataelewa kikamilifu jinsi sanamu ya mnyama ilivyoundwa katika Marekani.
The light of the seventh seal proceeds from the throne and in the context of the parable of the ten virgins it is the message of the midnight cry. The message of the midnight cry is what prepares the wise virgins for the period when the persecutions of the past are repeated.
نورِ مُہرِ ہفتم تخت سے صادر ہوتا ہے، اور دس کنواریوں کی تمثیل کے سیاق میں یہی نصفُ اللیل کی پکار کا پیغام ہے۔ نصفُ اللیل کی پکار کا پیغام ہی وہ چیز ہے جو دانا کنواریوں کو اُس زمانہ کے لیے تیار کرتی ہے جب ماضی کے ایذا رسانیاں دوبارہ دہرائی جاتی ہیں۔
“In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of advance to our present standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see what God has wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with confidence in Christ as leader. We have nothing to fear for the future except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.” Testimonies to Ministers, 31.
« En repassant l’histoire de notre passé, ayant parcouru chaque étape de progrès jusqu’à notre position actuelle, je puis dire : Loué soit Dieu ! Lorsque je vois ce que Dieu a accompli, je suis remplie d’étonnement et de confiance en Christ comme conducteur. Nous n’avons rien à craindre pour l’avenir, sinon d’oublier la manière dont le Seigneur nous a conduits, ainsi que son enseignement dans notre histoire passée. » Testimonies to Ministers, 31.
The Lord is leading His people in the testing process that began in July 2023. His leading included opening up the prophetic Word in relation to the hidden history of verse forty. That history identifies how the image of the beast is formed in the United States, and of course much more than simply that element of end-time events. When we find ourselves in the crowning trial at the Sunday law, when the persecutions of the past are beginning to repeat, we “have nothing to fear for the future except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.”
Seigneur li pe diriz so pep dan prosesis leprev ki ti koumanse an Ziyé 2023. So gidans ti inklir louvertir Parol profetik an rapor avek listwar kasiet verse karant. Sa listwar-la idantifie kouma limaz bebet-la forme dan Leta-zini, ek bien sir boukou plis ki zis sa eleman-la parmi bann levennman tan lafin. Kan nou retrouv nou dan leprev final Lasanble dan lalwa Dimans, kan bann persekision pase pe koumans repet zotmem, nou “pena nanye pou per pou lavenir sof si nou bliye fason ki Seigneur inn diriz nou, ek So lansennman dan nou listwar pase.”
At the Sunday law the “past history” will be repeated in the period of the formation of the image of the beast in the United States. The Lion of the tribe of Judah has unsealed the final message and led His people to the hidden history of verse forty. There He taught His people to not simply understand His prophetic Word, but also the privilege and responsibility to attain an experience qualified to be among those of His people who were to be His representatives in the final crisis.
विष्रामवार के विधान के समय “पूर्व इतिहास” संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में पशु की प्रतिमा के गठन की अवधि में पुनः दोहराया जाएगा। यहूदा के गोत्र के सिंह ने अंतिम संदेश को खोल दिया है और अपनी प्रजा को चालीसवें पद के गुप्त इतिहास तक पहुँचा दिया है। वहाँ उसने अपनी प्रजा को केवल उसके भविष्यवाणी-संबंधी वचन को समझना ही नहीं सिखाया, वरन् उस अनुभव को प्राप्त करने का विशेषाधिकार और उत्तरदायित्व भी सिखाया, जिसके द्वारा वे उसकी प्रजा में उन लोगों के बीच गिने जाने के योग्य ठहरें, जिन्हें अंतिम संकट में उसके प्रतिनिधि होना था।
One of the prophetic characteristics of those people is that they know how to walk by the light proceeding from the throne. That light is the light of the hidden history of verse forty, which describes in minute detail the religious, political, social and economic dynamics involved in erecting the image of the beast in the United States. The light which is recognized concerning this sacred history is produced through the application of line upon line, from here a little and there a little, and it is the light that describes the history when the persecutions of the past are once again initiated.
Salah sahiji ciri nubuatan tina jalma-jalma éta nyaéta yén maranéhna nyaho kumaha leumpang ku cahaya anu kaluar tina tahta. Cahaya éta nyaéta cahaya tina sajarah anu disumputkeun dina ayat kaopat puluh, anu ngajelaskeun kalawan jentre pisan dinamika agama, pulitik, sosial, jeung ékonomi anu kalibet dina ngadegkeun gambar sato galak éta di Amérika Sarikat. Cahaya anu dipikawanoh ngeunaan sajarah suci ieu dihasilkeun ngaliwatan nerapkeun garis kana garis, di dieu saeutik jeung di dinya saeutik, sarta éta téh cahaya anu ngajelaskeun sajarah nalika panganiayaan-panganiayaan jaman baheula sakali deui dimimitian.
Those who understand the increase of knowledge are the wise, and the increase of knowledge is upon the formation of the image of the beast, and the wise will understand the history of the formation of the image of the beast in the world in advance of the arrival of that history. Jesus, as Alpha and Omega, always illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing.
بارئین که از فزونیِ معرفت آگاهاند، همان حکیماناند، و این فزونیِ معرفت بر تشکیلِ صورتِ وحش واقع است؛ و حکیمان، تاریخِ تشکیلِ صورتِ وحش را در جهان، پیش از فرارسیدنِ آن تاریخ، درخواهند یافت. عیسی، بهعنوانِ آلفا و اُمگا، همواره پایانِ هر چیز را با آغازِ آن چیز به تصویر میکشد.
It is worth noting that the passage where Sister White identifies that God’s people will walk in light proceeding from the throne is the conclusion of the first chapter in Testimonies, volume nine. The chapter begins on page eleven, so the chapter begins at nine-eleven and it ends describing the Sunday law. It describes the period where the image of the beast is formed and the one hundred and forty-four thousand are manifested, but only if you have the faith to see that chapter in such a fashion.
مناسب است یادآور شویم که بخشی که در آن خواهر وایت مشخص میسازد که قوم خدا در نوری که از تخت صادر میشود گام خواهند زد، نتیجهگیریِ فصل نخستِ Testimonies, volume nine است. این فصل از صفحهٔ یازده آغاز میشود؛ پس فصل در نه-یازده آغاز میگردد و با توصیف قانون یکشنبه به پایان میرسد. این فصل دورهای را توصیف میکند که در آن صورتِ وحش شکل میگیرد و آن یکصد و چهل و چهار هزار تن ظاهر میشوند، اما تنها اگر ایمان آن را داشته باشید که آن فصل را به چنین صورتی ببینید.
Being the first section of volume nine, it opens with that identification, and employs the title, For the Coming of the King. It is clearly referencing not only the Second Coming of Christ, but also the parable of the ten virgins, for the section title then quotes Paul.
Étant la première section du neuvième volume, elle s’ouvre sur cette identification et emploie le titre, Pour la Venue du Roi. Il est manifeste qu’elle renvoie non seulement à la Seconde Venue du Christ, mais aussi à la parabole des dix vierges, car le titre de la section cite alors Paul.
“Section 1—For the Coming of the King
“Fizarana 1—Ho an’ny Fiavian’ny Mpanjaka”
“‘Yet a little while, and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry.’ Hebrews 10:37.”
«Encore un peu, un peu de temps: celui qui doit venir viendra, et il ne tardera pas.» Hébreux 10:37.
The following two verses are left off, but they contribute to the light in the passage.
Los dos versículos siguientes se omiten, pero contribuyen a la luz del pasaje.
For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. Hebrews 10:37–39.
Denn noch eine ganz kleine Weile, und der Kommende wird kommen und nicht ausbleiben. Der Gerechte aber wird aus Glauben leben; wenn er sich jedoch zurückzieht, wird meine Seele kein Wohlgefallen an ihm haben. Wir aber gehören nicht zu denen, die zurückweichen zum Verderben, sondern zu denen, die glauben zur Errettung der Seele. Hebräer 10,37–39.
Paul was referring to Habakkuk where the faithful wise virgins are contrasted with those who Paul says “draw back unto perdition.” Habakkuk said it this way:
Paulo alikuwa akirejelea Habakuki, ambapo mabikira wenye hekima waaminifu wanalinganishwa na wale ambao Paulo anasema “hurudi nyuma hadi upotevu.” Habakuki alisema hivyo kwa namna hii:
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4.
바라보라, 그의 마음은 교만하여 그 속에서 정직하지 아니하나 의인은 그의 믿음으로 말미암아 살리라. 하박국 2:4.
Habakkuk’s tarrying time is the tarrying time of the ten virgins, and the chapter of the coming King, in connection with Paul’s words from Hebrews, identifies the perfect fulfillment and application of this chapter in the period of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. That period began on September 11, 2001 and ends at the Sunday law, which is Laodicean Adventism’s last crisis, which in the parable of the ten virgins is the manifestation of character at the Sunday law. The last paragraphs of the chapter address the Sunday law, and the chapter begins by addressing September 11, 2001.
Nako ea tieho ea Habakuke ke eona nako ea tieho ea baroetsana ba leshome, ’me khaolo ea Morena ea tlang, e amanang le mantsoe a Pauluse ho Baheberu, e supa phethahatso e phethahetseng le tšebeliso ea khaolo ena nakong ea ho tiisoa ha ba lekholo le mashome a mane a metso e mene a likete. Nako eo e qalile ka la 11 Loetse, 2001 ’me e fela ka molao oa Sontaha, oo e leng tlokotsi ea ho qetela ea Bo-Adventiste ba Laodisea, oo papisong ea baroetsana ba leshome e leng ponahatso ea semelo nakong ea molao oa Sontaha. Lirapa tsa ho qetela tsa khaolo li bua ka molao oa Sontaha, ’me khaolo e qala ka ho bua ka la 11 Loetse, 2001.
“The Last Crisis
"İn Axirqi Buhran"
“We are living in the time of the end. The fast-fulfilling signs of the times declare that the coming of Christ is near at hand. The days in which we live are solemn and important. The Spirit of God is gradually but surely being withdrawn from the earth. Plagues and judgments are already falling upon the despisers of the grace of God. The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous. They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude.
“Fa mi gbé ní àkókò ìkẹyìn. Àwọn àmì àkókò tí ń yára ṣẹ ní ìmúṣẹ wọn ń kéde pé ìbọ̀ wá Kristi ti sún mọ́ etílé. Àwọn ọjọ́ tí a ń gbé yìí jẹ́ ọjọ́ àìmọ̀ràn àti pàtàkì. Ẹ̀mí Ọlọ́run ń yọ kúrò lórí ayé díẹ̀díẹ̀ ṣùgbọ́n ní ìdánilójú. Àwọn àjàkálẹ̀-àrùn àti ìdájọ́ ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í ṣubú lórí àwọn tí ń gan oore-ọ̀fẹ́ Ọlọ́run. Àwọn àjálù lórí ilẹ̀ àti lórí òkun, ipò àwùjọ tí kò ní ìdúróṣinṣin, àti ìkìlọ̀ ogun, jẹ́ ohun ìṣàpẹẹrẹ. Wọ́n ń sọ̀rọ̀ ṣáájú nípa àwọn ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ tí ń bọ̀ wá tí wọ́n tóbi jù lọ ní ìwọ̀n wọn.”
“The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones.
“Evil agencies are uniting their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid.”
“The condition of things in the world shows that troublous times are right upon us. The daily papers are full of indications of a terrible conflict in the near future. Bold robberies are of frequent occurrence. Strikes are common. Thefts and murders are committed on every hand. Men possessed of demons are taking the lives of men, women, and little children. Men have become infatuated with vice, and every species of evil prevails.
„Hali ya mambo ulimwenguni inaonyesha kwamba nyakati za taabu ziko juu yetu kabisa. Magazeti ya kila siku yamejaa dalili za mapambano ya kutisha katika wakati wa karibu ujao. Unyang’anyi wa kijasiri hutokea mara kwa mara. Migomo ni ya kawaida. Wizi na mauaji hufanywa kila mahali. Watu waliopagawa na pepo wanachukua maisha ya wanaume, wanawake, na watoto wadogo. Watu wameingiwa na upofu wa maovu, na kila namna ya uovu imetawala.‟
“The enemy has succeeded in perverting justice and in filling men’s hearts with the desire for selfish gain. ‘Justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.’ Isaiah 59:14. In the great cities there are multitudes living in poverty and wretchedness, well-nigh destitute of food, shelter, and clothing; while in the same cities are those who have more than heart could wish, who live luxuriously, spending their money on richly furnished houses, on personal adornment, or worse still, upon the gratification of sensual appetites, upon liquor, tobacco, and other things that destroy the powers of the brain, unbalance the mind, and debase the soul. The cries of starving humanity are coming up before God, while by every species of oppression and extortion men are piling up colossal fortunes.
শত্রু ন্যায়বিচারকে বিকৃত করতে এবং স্বার্থপর লাভের আকাঙ্ক্ষায় মানুষের হৃদয় পূর্ণ করতে সফল হয়েছে। “ন্যায়বিচার দূরে দাঁড়াইয়া রহিয়াছে; কারণ সত্য পথের মধ্যে পতিত হইয়াছে, এবং ন্যায়পরায়ণতা প্রবেশ করিতে পারে না।” Isaiah 59:14. বৃহৎ নগরসমূহে অসংখ্য লোক দারিদ্র্য ও দুর্দশার মধ্যে জীবনযাপন করিতেছে, প্রায় খাদ্য, আশ্রয় ও বস্ত্রহীন অবস্থায়; অথচ সেই একই নগরসমূহে এমন লোকও আছে, যাহাদের হৃদয়ের কামনার অতিরিক্ত সম্পদ আছে, যাহারা বিলাসে জীবনযাপন করে, নিজেদের অর্থ অপূর্ব সজ্জিত গৃহে, ব্যক্তিগত অলংকরণে, অথবা আরও মন্দতরভাবে, ইন্দ্রিয়পরায়ণ লালসার তৃপ্তিতে, মদ, তামাক, এবং মস্তিষ্কের শক্তি ধ্বংস করে, মনকে ভারসাম্যহীন করে, ও আত্মাকে অধঃপতিত করে—এমন অন্যান্য বিষয়ের পশ্চাতে ব্যয় করে। অনাহারক্লিষ্ট মানবতার আর্তনাদ ঈশ্বরের সম্মুখে উঠিতেছে, আর এদিকে সর্বপ্রকার অত্যাচার ও শোষণের দ্বারা মানুষ বিপুল বিপুল সম্পদ সঞ্চয় করিতেছে।
“On one occasion, when in New York City, I was in the night season called upon to behold buildings rising story after story toward heaven. These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, and they were erected to glorify their owners and builders. Higher and still higher these buildings rose, and in them the most costly material was used. Those to whom these buildings belonged were not asking themselves: ‘How can we best glorify God?’ The Lord was not in their thoughts.
«В одном случае, когда я находилась в городе Нью-Йорке, в ночном видении мне было показано, как здания поднимаются ярус за ярусом к небесам. Эти здания были объявлены несгораемыми, и воздвигались они для прославления их владельцев и строителей. Всё выше и выше поднимались эти здания, и в них употреблялся самый дорогой материал. Те, кому принадлежали эти здания, не задавались вопросом: “Как нам наилучшим образом прославить Бога?” Господа не было в их помышлениях. »
“I thought: ‘Oh, that those who are thus investing their means could see their course as God sees it! They are piling up magnificent buildings, but how foolish in the sight of the Ruler of the universe is their planning and devising. They are not studying with all the powers of heart and mind how they may glorify God. They have lost sight of this, the first duty of man.’
“Kwinjira mu mutima nti: ‘Iyo abashora ubutunzi bwabo batyo bashoboraga kubona inzira yabo nk’uko Imana iyibona! Barundanya inyubako z’agatangaza, ariko mbega ukuntu imigambi n’amayeri yabo ari ubupfapfa imbere y’Uutegeka ijuru n’isi. Ntibiga n’imbaraga zose z’umutima n’iz’ubwenge uko bashobora guhimbaza Imana. Baretse kubona iki, ari cyo nshingano ya mbere y’umuntu.’”
“As these lofty buildings went up, the owners rejoiced with ambitious pride that they had money to use in gratifying self and provoking the envy of their neighbors. Much of the money that they thus invested had been obtained through exaction, through grinding down the poor. They forgot that in heaven an account of every business transaction is kept; every unjust deal, every fraudulent act, is there recorded. The time is coming when in their fraud and insolence men will reach a point that the Lord will not permit them to pass, and they will learn that there is a limit to the forbearance of Jehovah.
“Habang itinataas ang mga mariringal na gusaling ito, ang mga nagmamay-ari ay nagsaya taglay ang mapagmataas na ambisyon, sapagkat mayroon silang salaping magagamit upang bigyang-kasiyahan ang sarili at pukawin ang inggit ng kanilang mga kapitbahay. Malaking bahagi ng salaping kanilang ipinuhunan sa gayon ay nakuha sa pamamagitan ng panggigipit, sa pamamagitan ng walang-awang pagpapabigat sa mahihirap. Nakalimutan nila na sa langit ay may talaan ng bawat transaksiyong pangkalakalan; ang bawat di-makatarungang pakikitungo, ang bawat mapanlinlang na gawa, ay doon naitatala. Dumarating ang panahon na sa kanilang pandaraya at kahambugan ay aabot ang mga tao sa isang hangganang hindi ipahihintulot ng Panginoon na kanilang lampasan, at matututuhan nila na may hangganan ang pagpapahinuhod ni Jehova.
“The scene that next passed before me was an alarm of fire. Men looked at the lofty and supposedly fire-proof buildings and said: ‘They are perfectly safe.’ But these buildings were consumed as if made of pitch. The fire engines could do nothing to stay the destruction. The firemen were unable to operate the engines.
« Le tableau qui passa ensuite devant moi fut une alerte d’incendie. Des hommes regardaient les bâtiments élevés et prétendument à l’épreuve du feu, et disaient : “Ils sont parfaitement en sécurité.” Mais ces bâtiments furent consumés comme s’ils eussent été faits de poix. Les pompes à incendie ne purent rien faire pour arrêter la destruction. Les pompiers furent incapables de faire fonctionner les pompes. »
“I am instructed that when the Lord’s time comes, should no change have taken place in the hearts of proud, ambitious human beings, men will find that the hand that had been strong to save will be strong to destroy. No earthly power can stay the hand of God. No material can be used in the erection of buildings that will preserve them from destruction when God’s appointed time comes to send retribution on men for their disregard of His law and for their selfish ambition.
“Mimi nimeelekezwa kwamba wakati wa Bwana utakapowadia, ikiwa hakuna badiliko litakalokuwa limetokea katika mioyo ya wanadamu wenye kiburi na tamaa ya makuu, watu watagundua kwamba mkono uliokuwa hodari kuokoa utakuwa hodari kuharibu. Hakuna uwezo wowote wa kidunia unaoweza kuuzuia mkono wa Mungu. Hakuna nyenzo inayoweza kutumiwa katika kujenga majengo itakayoyahifadhi yasiharibiwe wakati uliowekwa na Mungu utakapowadia wa kuwaletea wanadamu malipo kwa kuidharau sheria Yake na kwa tamaa yao ya ubinafsi.”
“There are not many, even among educators and statesmen, who comprehend the causes that underlie the present state of society. Those who hold the reins of government are not able to solve the problem of moral corruption, poverty, pauperism, and increasing crime. They are struggling in vain to place business operations on a more secure basis. If men would give more heed to the teaching of God’s word, they would find a solution of the problems that perplex them.
“Miongoni mwa waelimishaji na wanastate pia, si wengi wanaofahamu sababu zinazolala msingi wa hali ya sasa ya jamii. Wale wanaoshika hatamu za serikali hawawezi kulitatua tatizo la upotovu wa maadili, umaskini, ufukara, na ongezeko la uhalifu. Wanajitahidi bure kuziimarisha shughuli za biashara juu ya msingi ulio salama zaidi. Kama wanadamu wangeyatilia maanani zaidi mafundisho ya neno la Mungu, wangepata suluhisho la matatizo yanayowatatiza.”
“The Scriptures describe the condition of the world just before Christ’s second coming. Of the men who by robbery and extortion are amassing great riches, it is written: ‘Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.’ James 5:3–6.
Муқәддәс Язмилар Масийниң иккинчи қетим келишидин сәл бурун дунияниң әһвали қандақ болидиғанлиғини тәсвирләйду. Тонаш вә зулум арқилиқ зор байлиқларни топлаватқан кишиләр һәққидә мундақ дәп йезилған: «Силәр ахирқи күнләр үчүн хәзинә жиғдиңлар. Мана, етизлириңларни оруп бәргән ишчиларниң силәр һейлә билән тутуп қалған һәққи пәряд қилмақта; уруқчилиқ қилғанларниң пәрядлири Сабаот Рәббиниң қулақлириға йетип барди. Силәр йәр йүзидә әйш-ишрәт ичидә яшап, нәфсаниға берилдиңлар; қирғын күнидикидәк қәлблириңларни семирттиңлар. Силәр адилни әйипләп, өлтүрдүңлар; у болса силәргә қарши турмайду.» Яқуп 5:3–6.
“But who reads the warnings given by the fast-fulfilling signs of the times? What impression is made upon worldlings? What change is seen in their attitude? No more than was seen in the attitude of the inhabitants of the Noachian world. Absorbed in worldly business and pleasure, the antediluvians ‘knew not until the Flood came, and took them all away.’ Matthew 24:39. They had heaven-sent warnings, but they refused to listen. And today the world, utterly regardless of the warning voice of God, is hurrying on to eternal ruin.
“Mais qui prête attention aux avertissements donnés par les signes des temps qui s’accomplissent rapidement ? Quelle impression produisent-ils sur les gens du monde ? Quel changement voit-on dans leur attitude ? Pas plus qu’on n’en voyait dans l’attitude des habitants du monde noachique. Absorbés par les affaires et les plaisirs du monde, les antédiluviens « ne se doutèrent de rien, jusqu’à ce que le déluge vînt et les emportât tous ». Matthieu 24:39. Ils avaient reçu des avertissements envoyés du ciel, mais ils refusèrent d’écouter. Et aujourd’hui le monde, dans une totale indifférence à la voix d’avertissement de Dieu, se précipite vers la ruine éternelle.
“The world is stirred with the spirit of war. The prophecy of the eleventh chapter of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Soon the scenes of trouble spoken of in the prophecies will take place.
“Monn nyɛ wiase no so ne ako honhom. Nkɔmhyɛ a ɛwɔ Daniel ti dubaako no adu ne mmamu a ɛyɛ pɛ no ho pɛɛ. Ɛrenkyɛ na ahohia ho nsɛm a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ nkɔmhyɛ ahorow mu no bɛba mu.
“‘“Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof…. Because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate…. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.’ Isaiah 24:1–8.
«“Dìhi, ka Borɔfo ma asase no da hɔ kwa, na ɔsɛe no, na ɔdan no butuw, na ɔbɔ emufo no hwetew mu…. Efisɛ wɔabu mmara no so, wɔasesa ahyɛde no, wɔabu apam a ɛwɔ hɔ daa no so. Enti nnome no awe asase no, na wɔn a wɔte so no ayera…. Mpintin ahurusi agyae, wɔn a wodi ahurusi no dede aba awiei, sanku ahurusi agyae.” Yesaia 24:1–8.»
“‘Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come…. The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down, for the corn is withered. How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.’ ‘The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.” Joel 1:15–18, 12.
“‘Hélas pour ce jour! car le jour de l’Éternel est proche, et il viendra comme une destruction de la part du Tout-Puissant…. La semence a pourri sous ses mottes, les greniers sont dévastés, les magasins sont en ruine, car le blé est desséché. Comme les bêtes gémissent! Les troupeaux de gros bétail sont dans la perplexité, parce qu’ils n’ont point de pâturage; même les troupeaux de brebis sont désolés.’ ‘La vigne est desséchée, et le figuier languit; le grenadier, le palmier aussi, et le pommier, tous les arbres des champs, sont flétris: car la joie a disparu d’entre les fils des hommes.” Joël 1:15–18, 12.
“‘I am pained at my very heart; … I cannot hold my peace, because thou has heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled.’ Jeremiah 4:19, 20.
“‘እኔ በልቤ ጥልቅ ተቃጥያለሁ፤ … ሰላሜን ልይዝ አልችልም፥ ነፍሴ ሆይ፣ የመለከቱን ድምፅ፣ የጦርነቱንም ማንቂያ ሰምተሻልና። ጥፋት በጥፋት ላይ ተጠርቶአል፤ ምድሪቱ ሁሉ ተበዝብዛለችና።’ ኤርምያስ 4፥19, 20።”
“‘I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down.’ Verses 23–26.
“‘Ndzi langutile misava, kutani, vonani, a yi nga ri na xivumbeko, naswona a yi nga ri nchumu; ni matilo, naswona a ma nga ri na ku vonakala. Ndzi langutile tintshava, kutani, vonani, a ti rhurhumela, naswona hinkwaswo switsunga a swi famba-famba hi ku olova. Ndzi langutile, kutani, vonani, a ku nga ri na munhu, naswona tinyanyana hinkwato ta matilo a ti balekile. Ndzi langutile, kutani, vonani, ndhawu leyi noneke a yi hundzuke mananga, naswona miti hinkwayo ya kona a yi onhakile.’ Tindzimana 23–26.
“‘“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.” Jeremiah 30:7.
“‘“Fedorë! sepse ajo ditë është e madhe, aq sa asnjë tjetër nuk është si ajo; është madje koha e ankthit të Jakobit; por ai do të shpëtohet prej saj.” Jeremia 30:7.
“Not all in this world have taken sides with the enemy against God. Not all have become disloyal. There are a faithful few who are true to God; for John writes: ‘Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.’ Revelation 14:12. Soon the battle will be waged fiercely between those who serve God and those who serve Him not. Soon everything that can be shaken will be shaken, that those things that cannot be shaken may remain.
「この世にあるすべての者が、神に敵対する敵の側に立ったわけではない。すべての者が不忠実になったわけではない。神に真実な、忠実な少数の者たちがいる。ヨハネはこう記している。『ここに、神の戒めを守り、イエスの信仰を守る者たちの忍耐がある。』黙示録 14:12。まもなく、神に仕える者たちと神に仕えない者たちとの間で、戦いは激しく交えられるであろう。まもなく、揺り動かされ得るものはことごとく揺り動かされ、揺り動かされ得ないものが残るためである。」
“Satan is a diligent Bible student. He knows that his time is short, and he seeks at every point to counterwork the work of the Lord upon this earth. It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the people of God who shall be alive upon the earth when celestial glory and a repetition of the persecutions of the past are blended. They will walk in the light proceeding from the throne of God. By means of the angels there will be constant communication between heaven and earth. And Satan, surrounded by evil angels, and claiming to be God, will work miracles of all kinds, to deceive, if possible, the very elect. God’s people will not find their safety in working miracles, for Satan will counterfeit the miracles that will be wrought. God’s tried and tested people will find their power in the sign spoken of in Exodus 31:12–18. They are to take their stand on the living word: ‘It is written.’ This is the only foundation upon which they can stand securely. Those who have broken their covenant with God will in that day be without God and without hope.
“शैतान बाइबल का एक परिश्रमी विद्यार्थी है। वह जानता है कि उसका समय थोड़े ही का है, और वह हर बिंदु पर इस पृथ्वी पर प्रभु के कार्य का प्रतिकार करने का प्रयत्न करता है। परमेश्वर की उस प्रजा के अनुभव का, जो उस समय पृथ्वी पर जीवित होगी जब स्वर्गीय महिमा और अतीत के उत्पीड़नों की पुनरावृत्ति एक साथ मिल जाएँगी, कोई यथार्थ धारणा देना असंभव है। वे उस ज्योति में चलेंगे जो परमेश्वर के सिंहासन से निकलती है। स्वर्गदूतों के माध्यम से स्वर्ग और पृथ्वी के बीच निरंतर संचार बना रहेगा। और शैतान, दुष्ट स्वर्गदूतों से घिरा हुआ, और अपने को परमेश्वर होने का दावा करते हुए, हर प्रकार के चमत्कार करेगा, ताकि यदि संभव हो तो चुने हुओं को भी भरमा दे। परमेश्वर की प्रजा अपनी सुरक्षा चमत्कार करने में नहीं पाएगी, क्योंकि शैतान उन चमत्कारों की नकल करेगा जो किए जाएँगे। परमेश्वर की परखी और जाँची हुई प्रजा अपनी शक्ति उस चिन्ह में पाएगी जिसका उल्लेख निर्गमन 31:12–18 में किया गया है। उन्हें जीवित वचन पर दृढ़ खड़ा होना है: ‘ऐसा लिखा है।’ यही एकमात्र आधार है जिस पर वे सुरक्षित रीति से खड़े रह सकते हैं। जिन्होंने परमेश्वर के साथ अपनी वाचा तोड़ दी है, वे उस दिन परमेश्वर से रहित और आशा से रहित होंगे।”
“The worshipers of God will be especially distinguished by their regard for the fourth commandment, since this is the sign of God’s creative power and the witness to His claim upon man’s reverence and homage. The wicked will be distinguished by their efforts to tear down the Creator’s memorial and to exalt the institution of Rome. In the issue of the conflict all Christendom will be divided into two great classes, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and those who worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark. Although church and state will unite their power to compel all, ‘both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,’ to receive the mark of the beast, yet the people of God will not receive it. Revelation 13:16. The prophet of Patmos beholds ‘them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God,’ and singing the song of Moses and the Lamb. Revelation 15:2.
“Verena an’Andriamanitra dia hiavaka indrindra amin’ny fanajany ny didy fahefatra, satria izany no famantarana ny herin’Andriamanitra amin’ny maha-Mpamorona Azy sy vavolombelon’ny fitakiany ny fanajana sy ny fiankohofan’ny olombelona ho Azy. Ny ratsy fanahy kosa dia hiavaka amin’ny ezaka ataony handrava ny fahatsiarovana ny Mpamorona sy hanandratra ny rafitra natsangan’i Roma. Amin’ity raharaha mamaritra ny ady ity dia hozaraina ho antokona roa lehibe ny tontolo kristiana manontolo: ireo izay mitandrina ny didin’Andriamanitra sy ny finoan’i Jesosy, ary ireo izay miankohoka amin’ny bibidia sy ny sariny ka mandray ny mariny. Na dia hampiray ny heriny aza ny fiangonana sy ny fanjakana mba hanery ny rehetra, “na ny madinika na ny lehibe, na ny manankarena na ny mahantra, na ny tsy andevo na ny andevo,” handray ny mariky ny bibidia, dia tsy handray izany kosa ny olon’Andriamanitra. Apokalypsy 13:16. Ilay mpaminany avy any Patmo dia mahita “ireo izay naharesy ny bibidia sy ny sariny ary ny mariny mbamin’ny isan’ny anarany, nitsangana teo ambonin’ny ranomasina fitaratra, sady nitana ny harpan’Andriamanitra,” ka nihira ny fihiran’i Mosesy sy ny Zanak’ondry. Apokalypsy 15:2.
“Fearful tests and trials await the people of God. The spirit of war is stirring the nations from one end of the earth to the other. But in the midst of the time of trouble that is coming,—a time of trouble such as has not been since there was a nation,—God’s chosen people will stand unmoved. Satan and his host cannot destroy them, for angels that excel in strength will protect them.” Testimonies, volume 9, 11–17.
« Ɗumooji e torraaji kulol e ndarii e yeeso yimɓe Alla. Ruuhu konngol ena ummina leyɗe daga hunuko aduna gooto haa hunuko mum goɗɗo. Kono e hakkunde wakkati torra ngariɗo,—wakkati torra ndu waɗaaka tun ko nde leydi woni,—yimɓe suɓaaɓe Alla ndaroto e nder tabbitinol, ɓe njiiɓataake. Seyɗan e jundeeji makko mbaawataa halkaade ɓe, ngam malaa'ikaaji ɓe ɓurɗe semmbe ndaaroto e moofto ɓe.» Testimonies, volume 9, 11–17.
The one hundred and forty-four thousand, who are “God’s tried and tested people” His “chosen people” “will stand unmoved” when “the persecutions of the past” are repeated. The light they will “walk in” is the light of the message of the seventh seal, which is the midnight cry, which is the light identifying the formation of the image of the beast.
Izigidi eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane, eziyizi “abantu bakaNkulunkulu abahloliwe nabavivinyiwe” futhi “abantu baKhe abakhethiweyo,” “ziyokuma zinganyakazi” lapho “ukuhlushwa kwezikhathi ezedlule” kuphindwa. Ukukhanya eziyo “hamba kukho” kuwukukhanya komlayezo wophawu lwesikhombisa, oluyisikhalo saphakathi kobusuku, oluyilo ukukhanya okukhomba ukwakheka komfanekiso wesilo.