When the parable of the ten virgins was fulfilled in Millerite history it took place during the second angel’s message. The second angel’s message represents two distinct messages, both in the period of time which they cover and in terms of the intended audience of the message. The second angel’s message was directed to the Protestant churches that had just returned to Rome and became daughters of Babylon. The Midnight Cry was directed to the sleeping Millerites. The first message was directed outside of the Millerites, the second was directed inside. This will be fulfilled to the letter in our day.
जेव्हा दहा कुमारींचा दृष्टान्त मिलराइट इतिहासात पूर्ण झाला, तेव्हा तो दुसऱ्या देवदूताच्या संदेशाच्या काळात घडला. दुसऱ्या देवदूताचा संदेश दोन वेगळ्या संदेशांचे प्रतिनिधित्व करतो—ते ज्या कालखंडाला व्यापतात त्या दृष्टीनेही, आणि त्या संदेशाचा उद्दिष्ट श्रोतेवर्ग कोण आहे या दृष्टीनेही. दुसऱ्या देवदूताचा संदेश त्या प्रोटेस्टंट मंडळ्यांकडे निर्देशित होता ज्या नुकत्याच रोमकडे परतल्या आणि बाबेलच्या कन्या बनल्या. मध्यरात्रीचा घोष झोपलेल्या मिलराइटांकडे निर्देशित होता. पहिला संदेश मिलराइटांच्या बाहेर निर्देशित होता; दुसरा त्यांच्या आत निर्देशित होता. हे आपल्या काळात अक्षरशः पूर्ण होईल.
The difference that needs to be noted in the repetition of our day is that in the beginning of Adventism the message of the second angel first went outside the Millerites and then part two of the message went inside the Millerites. At the end of Adventism, when the parable is again repeated, so also is the second angel’s message. We are told that directly more than a handful of times. But the two-fold nature of the message is reversed at the end. The first message goes to Adventism and the second to those outside of Adventism. We are told that the work and message represented by the angel of Revelation eighteen is a repetition of the second angel’s message.
Inon kɔso a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow wɔ yɛn da yi mu mmɔho no ne sɛ, wɔ Adventism mfiase no, ɔbɔfo a ɔto so abien no nkrasɛm no fa a edi kan no kɔɔ wɔn a wɔnyɛ Millerite no nkyɛn ansa na nkrasɛm no fa a ɛto so abien no aba Milleritefo no mu. Wɔ Adventism awiei no, bere a wɔasan de bɛ no abɛyɛ bio no, saa ara na wɔsan yɛ ɔbɔfo a ɔto so abien no nkrasɛm no bio. Wɔka kyerɛ yɛn tẽẽ sen nea ɛboro nsa ano kakraa bi. Nanso nkrasɛm no su a ɛwɔ afã abien mu no dannan wɔ awiei no. Nkrasɛm a edi kan no kɔ Adventism mu, na nea ɛto so abien no kɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ Adventism akyi no nkyɛn. Wɔka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ adwuma ne nkrasɛm a ɔbɔfo a ɔwɔ Adiyisɛm duwɔtwe no gyina hɔ ma no yɛ ɔbɔfo a ɔto so abien no nkrasɛm no sanyɛ.
“The prophet says, ‘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’ (Revelation 18:1, 2). This is the same message that was given by the second angel. Babylon is fallen, ‘because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication’ (Revelation 14:8). What is that wine?—Her false doctrines. She has given to the world a false sabbath instead of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, and has repeated the falsehood that Satan first told Eve in Eden—the natural immortality of the soul. Many kindred errors she has spread far and wide, ‘teaching for doctrines the commandments of men’ (Matthew 15:9).
“Umphrofethi uthi, ‘Ngabona enye ingelosi yehla ivela ezulwini, inamandla amakhulu; nomhlaba wakhanyiswa yinkazimulo yayo. Yamemeza ngamandla ngezwi elinamandla, yathi: Liwile, liwile iBabiloni elikhulu, seliphenduke indawo yokuhlala yamademoni’ (IsAmbulo 18:1, 2). Lo ngumyalezo ofanayo nalowo owanikezwa yingelosi yesibili. Liwile iBabiloni, ‘ngokuba liphuzise zonke izizwe iwayini lolaka lobufebe balo’ (IsAmbulo 14:8). Liyini lelo wayini?—Izimfundiso zalo zamanga. Linike izwe isabatha yamanga esikhundleni seSabatha somyalo wesine, laphinda amanga uSathane aqala ukuwatshela u-Eva e-Edene—ukungafi komphefumulo ngokwemvelo. Amaphutha amaningi afanayo liwasakaze kude nakubanzi, ‘lifundisa njengezimfundiso imiyalo yabantu’ (Mathewu 15:9).
“When Jesus began His public ministry, He cleansed the Temple from its sacrilegious profanation. Among the last acts of His ministry was the second cleansing of the Temple. So in the last work for the warning of the world, two distinct calls are made to the churches. The second angel’s message is, ‘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). And in the loud cry of the third angel’s message a voice is heard 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’ (Revelation 18:4, 5).” Selected Messages, book 2, 118.
“Sa dihang gisugdan ni Jesus ang Iyang publikong ministeryo, Iyang gilimpyohan ang Templo gikan sa mapanasipalahong pagpasipala niini. Lakip sa katapusang mga buhat sa Iyang ministeryo mao ang ikaduhang paghinlo sa Templo. Busa, sa katapusang buluhaton alang sa pagpasidaan sa kalibotan, duha ka lahi nga mga tawag ang gihimo ngadto sa mga iglesia. Ang mensahe sa ikaduhang manulonda mao kini, ‘Nahulog na, nahulog na ang Babilonia, ang dakung siyudad, kay gipainom niya ang tanang kanasoran sa vino sa kapungot sa iyang pagpakighilawas’ (Pinadayag 14:8). Ug sa makusog nga singgit sa mensahe sa ikatulong manulonda, usa ka tingog ang nadungog gikan sa langit nga nagaingon, ‘Gumula kamo gikan kaniya, akong katawhan, aron dili kamo makaambit sa iyang mga sala, ug aron dili kamo makadawat sa iyang mga hampak. Kay ang iyang mga sala miabut na ngadto sa langit, ug nahinumduman sa Dios ang iyang mga kasal-anan’ (Pinadayag 18:4, 5).” Selected Messages, libro 2, 118.
The message of the second angel at the beginning of Adventism is the same message as the message represented by the angel of Revelation eighteen, and in that warning, there are two voices that proclaim a message. The first voice is proclaimed when the earth is lightened by his glory and in verse four John heard another voice saying, “come out of her.”
Mwoyo wa muruŋa wa ciɓiiri ku eehongeelo ya Adventism ni mwoyo ucio ucio ta mwoyo urio ugerereirwo ni muruŋa wa Ufuunuo ikũmi na inya, na mo ngũri iyo, harĩ na ndũmĩri igĩrĩ irĩa ciarĩra mwoyo. Ndũmĩri ya mbere yarĩrwo rĩrĩa thĩ yothe yaaringithirio nĩ riiri rwake, na mũtharaba-inĩ wa inya Johana akĩigua ndũmĩri ingĩ yĩĩraga atĩrĩ, “umai her.”
In Millerite history the call out of Babylon came first and the message to the Millerites came second. In Revelation eighteen it is the second voice, or second message that addresses those outside of Adventism. Along with the declaration that there are “two distinct calls made to the churches” we find that the two times Christ cleansed the temple (at the beginning and ending of His ministry) is also an illustration of the beginning and ending of Adventism.
उपलब्ध इतिहास में बाबुल से निकल आने का बुलावा पहले आया, और मिलराइटों के लिए संदेश उसके बाद आया। प्रकाशितवाक्य अठारह में वही दूसरी वाणी, अर्थात दूसरा संदेश, उन लोगों को संबोधित करता है जो एडवेंटवाद के बाहर हैं। इस घोषणा के साथ कि “कलीसियाओं को दो पृथक बुलाहटें दी गई हैं,” हम यह भी पाते हैं कि मसीह ने दो बार मन्दिर को शुद्ध किया (अपने सेवकाई के आरम्भ और अन्त में), और यह भी एडवेंटवाद के आरम्भ और अन्त का एक दृष्टान्त है।
The beginning of Adventism illustrated a purification of the workers that helped in building the foundation that William Miller was used to establish. The foundation was completed at the conclusion of the second angel’s message, for with the arrival of the third angel on October 22, 1844 the truths that make up the foundations of Adventism were made available to understand, for those who are willing to hear.
Leta Paska Sananmakuy qallarinqa rikuchirqan llamk’aqkunapa huk ch’uyanchasqa kasqanta, chaymi yanaparqan cimientota sayachiyta, mayqenchus William Miller nisqaqa churasqa karqan sayachinampaq. Chay cimientoqa hunt’asqa karqan iskay kaq angelpa willakuynin tukukuyninpi; kimsa kaq angel chayamusqanwanmi, 22 de octubre de 1844 p’unchawpi, Adventismopa cimientonkuna ruraq cheqaq yachachikuykuna hamurqan entiendenapaq rikurichisqa, mayqenkunachus uyarinankupaq munasqanku.
The work of building the foundation concluded at the climax of the history of the second angel, when “two distinct calls were made to the churches.” The first call was outside the Millerites, the second was for the Millerites. But another beginning that aligns with Adventism’s beginning is the ministry of Christ when He cleansed His temple the first time. The prophetic illustration of the temple being cleansed is marking a purification at the beginning and end of His ministry, that in turn typifies a purification of Adventism at its beginning and ending. Christ’s two temple cleansings align with the beginning and ending of Adventism, but His message was just for His covenant people who were in the process of forever divorcing themselves from God.
Basa ti pagtukod ti pundasion nagtingga idiay panggep a tuktok ti pakasaritaan ti maikadua nga anghel, idi “dua a naisina a pannakaawis ti naited kadagiti iglesia.” Ti umuna nga awis ket iti ruar dagiti Millerita, ti maikadua ket agpaay kadagiti Millerita. Ngem adda pay sabali a pannakapangrugi a maitunos iti pannakapangrugi ti Adventismo: dayta ket ti ministerio ni Cristo idi pinalinisna ti Templona iti umuna a daras. Ti naimpadtoan nga pangiladawan ti pannakapalinis ti templo ket mangmarka iti maysa a pannakadalus iti panangrugi ken panagpatingga ti Ministeriona, a mangitipiko met iti maysa a pannakadalus ti Adventismo iti panangrugina ken panagpatinggana. Dagiti dua a pannakapalinis ni Cristo iti templo ket maitunos iti panangrugi ken panagpatingga ti Adventismo, ngem ti mensahena ket agpaay laeng kadagiti tattao ti tulagna a makikovenant, nga addada iti proseso ti agnanayon a panangisina ti bagbagida manipud iti Dios.
The beginning of Adventism presented a message announcing the opening of the judgment and the end of Adventism is announcing the end of judgment. Jesus cleansed the temple the first time and rebuked the Jews for turning His house into a den of thieves, but the second cleansing of the temple was “among the last acts of His ministry.” At the end of His ministry, He no longer told the Jews that they had made His Father’s house a den of thieves, he then told them that their house “was left to them desolate.”
Mwanzoni mwa Uadventista uliwasilisha ujumbe uliotangaza kufunguliwa kwa hukumu, na mwisho wa Uadventista unatngaza mwisho wa hukumu. Yesu aliitakasa hekalu mara ya kwanza na akawakemea Wayahudi kwa kuifanya nyumba Yake kuwa pango la wanyang’anyi, lakini utakaso wa pili wa hekalu ulikuwa “miongoni mwa matendo ya mwisho ya huduma Yake.” Mwishoni mwa huduma Yake, hakuwatolea tena Wayahudi kauli kwamba walikuwa wameifanya nyumba ya Baba Yake kuwa pango la wanyang’anyi; ndipo akawaambia kwamba nyumba yao “waliachiwa ikiwa ukiwa.”
“Meanwhile worshipers from every nation sought the temple which had been dedicated to the worship of God. Glittering with gold and precious stones, it was a vision of beauty and grandeur. But Jehovah was no longer to be found in that palace of loveliness. Israel as a nation had divorced herself from God. When Christ, near the close of His earthly ministry, looked for the last time upon the interior of the temple, He said, ‘Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.’ Matthew 23:38. Hitherto He had called the temple His Father’s house; but as the Son of God passed out from those walls, God’s presence was withdrawn forever from the temple built to His glory.” Acts of the Apostles, 145.
Pendant ce temps, des adorateurs de toutes les nations cherchaient le temple qui avait été consacré au culte de Dieu. Resplendissant d’or et de pierres précieuses, il offrait un spectacle de beauté et de grandeur. Mais Jéhovah ne se trouvait plus dans ce palais de magnificence. Israël, en tant que nation, s’était séparé de Dieu. Lorsque le Christ, vers la fin de son ministère terrestre, porta pour la dernière fois ses regards sur l’intérieur du temple, il dit: «Voici, votre maison vous sera laissée déserte.» Matthieu 23:38. Jusqu’alors, il avait appelé le temple la maison de son Père; mais lorsque le Fils de Dieu sortit de ces murs, la présence de Dieu se retira pour toujours du temple élevé à sa gloire. » Actes des Apôtres, 145.
The temple He cleansed at the beginning was a different temple than what He cleansed at the end. The first temple was His Father’s house, but the second temple was the Jew’s house. The Lord entered into covenant with Adventism at the beginning and Adventists became priests in His temple. At the end of Adventism, they are to be no more priests, and their house will be desolated.
يمبدل الذي طهّره في البداية كان غير الهيكل الذي طهّره في النهاية. فالهيكل الأول كان بيت أبيه، أمّا الهيكل الثاني فكان بيت اليهود. لقد دخل الرب في عهد مع الأدفنتية في بدايتها، وصار الأدفنتيون كهنةً في هيكله. وأمّا في نهاية الأدفنتية، فلن يعودوا كهنة بعدُ، وسيُترك بيتهم خرابًا.
The second angel represents two messages. This is one reason the message is represented as Babylon falling twice. This is not the primary reason for the twice repeated announcement of Babylon’s fall, but is one reason. How is it two messages?
दोस्रो स्वर्गदूतले दुईवटा सन्देशहरूको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्दछ। बाबेलोनको पतन दुई पटक भएको रूपमा सन्देशलाई प्रस्तुत गरिनुको यो एउटा कारण हो। बाबेलोनको पतनबारे दुई पटक दोहोर्याइएको घोषणाको यो मुख्य कारण होइन, तर यो पनि एउटा कारण हो। यो कसरी दुईवटा सन्देश हो?
The second angel arrived in response to the rejection of the first angel’s message. When the failed prediction, identifying 1843 as the conclusion of the 2300-year prophecy, the Protestant churches used the erroneous message to reject Miller’s message. Miller’s message was the first angel’s message. At its rejection the Protestant churches, who had been God’s church in the wilderness for over 1260 years, were rejected and became a daughter of Babylon. At that point the second angel arrived with his message.
De tweede engel verscheen als antwoord op de verwerping van de boodschap van de eerste engel. Toen de mislukte voorspelling, die 1843 aanwees als de voltooiing van de profetie van 2300 jaar, plaatsvond, gebruikten de protestantse kerken deze onjuiste boodschap om Millers boodschap te verwerpen. Millers boodschap was de boodschap van de eerste engel. Bij de verwerping daarvan werden de protestantse kerken, die meer dan 1260 jaar lang Gods gemeente in de woestijn waren geweest, verworpen en werden zij een dochter van Babylon. Op dat moment verscheen de tweede engel met zijn boodschap.
There are some very important points involved with the various elements of this history we are considering. There is at least one point that must be developed slowly for it definitely contributes to the understanding of the message of the Revelation of Jesus Christ that is currently being unsealed. For this reason, I am including a very important passage about that history. It is two chapters that I am pointing to, but there is also a third important chapter in the middle of those two chapters. I am not including this at this time in order to limit the scope of our consideration.
بعض نکاتِ نہایت اہم ہیں جو اس تاریخ کے مختلف عناصر سے متعلق ہیں جس پر ہم غور کر رہے ہیں۔ کم از کم ایک نکتہ ایسا ہے جسے بتدریج واضح کرنا ضروری ہے، کیونکہ وہ یقینی طور پر اُس پیغام کے فہم میں معاون ہے جو مکاشفۂ یسوع مسیح میں موجود ہے اور جو اس وقت کھولا جا رہا ہے۔ اسی وجہ سے میں اُس تاریخ کے بارے میں ایک نہایت اہم اقتباس شامل کر رہا ہوں۔ میں دو ابواب کی طرف اشارہ کر رہا ہوں، لیکن ان دونوں ابواب کے درمیان ایک تیسرا اہم باب بھی ہے۔ میں فی الحال اسے شامل نہیں کر رہا تاکہ ہماری غور و خوض کی حدود محدود رہیں۔
Notice which angel is being addressed as you read through, look for the progressive testing process, note in the first paragraph that the prophetic characteristics of the angel of Revelation eighteen are also the characteristics of the first angel. Notice that to crucify one of the messages is to crucify Christ, and notice that the three angels are all presented as single angels, but the Midnight Cry message is a multitude of angels.
À mesure que vous lisez, remarquez à quel ange il est fait référence; recherchez le processus progressif de mise à l’épreuve; notez, dans le premier paragraphe, que les caractéristiques prophétiques de l’ange d’Apocalypse dix-huit sont aussi celles du premier ange. Remarquez que crucifier l’un des messages, c’est crucifier le Christ, et remarquez que les trois anges sont tous présentés comme des anges pris individuellement, tandis que le message du Cri de Minuit est une multitude d’anges.
“I was shown the interest which all heaven had taken in the work which had been going on upon the earth. Jesus commissioned a strong and mighty angel to descend and warn the inhabitants of earth to get ready for his second appearing. I saw the mighty angel leave the presence of Jesus in heaven. Before him went an exceedingly bright and glorious light. I was told that his mission was to lighten the earth with his glory, and warn man of the coming wrath of God. Multitudes received the light. Some seemed to be very solemn, while others were joyful and enraptured. The light was shed upon all, but some merely came under the influence of the light, and did not heartily receive it. But all who received it, turned their faces upward to heaven, and glorified God. Many were filled with great wrath. Ministers and people united with the vile, and stoutly resisted the light shed by the mighty angel. But all who received it withdrew from the world, and were closely united together.
«Ndzi kombisiwe ku tsakela loku matilo hinkwawo a ma ri na kona entirhweni lowu a wu ri karhi wu endliwa emisaveni. Yesu a rhuma ntsumi leyi tiyeke naswona ya matimba leswaku yi xika yi ya lemukisa vaaki va misava leswaku va lunghiselela ku humelela kakwe ka vumbirhi. Ndzi vone ntsumi leyi ya matimba yi suka emahlweni ka Yesu etilweni. Emahlweni ka yona a ku famba ku vonakala loku vangamaka swinene ni loku kwetsimaka. Ndzi byeriwe leswaku ntirho wa yona a ku ri ku voningisa misava hi ku vangama ka yona, ni ku lemukisa munhu hi vukari lebyi taka bya Xikwembu. Mintshungu yi amukele ku vonakala koloko. Van’wana a va vonaka va ri ni ku tiyisisa lokukulu, kasi van’wana a va tsakile naswona va hlaverile hi ku khomiwa lokukulu. Ku vonakala a ku halatiwe ehenhla ka hinkwavo, kambe van’wana va lo wela ntsena ehansi ka nkucetelo wa ku vonakala, kutani a va ku amukelanga hi mbilu hinkwayo. Kambe hinkwavo lava ku amukeleke, va hundzuluxele swikandza swa vona ehenhla etilweni, kutani va dzunisa Xikwembu. Vo tala va tele hi vukari lebyikulu. Vafundhisi ni vanhu va hlangene ni lavo biha, kutani va kanetile hi matimba ku vonakala loku a ku halatiwe hi ntsumi leyi ya matimba. Kambe hinkwavo lava ku amukeleke va tihambanise ni misava, kutani va hlangana swinene exikarhi ka vona.»
“Satan and his angels were busily engaged in seeking to attract the minds of all they could from the light. The company who rejected it were left in darkness. I saw the angel watching with the deepest interest the professed people of God, to record the character they developed, as the message of heavenly origin was introduced to them. And as very many who professed love for Jesus turned from the heavenly message with scorn, derision and hatred, an angel with a parchment in his hand, made the shameful record. All heaven was filled with indignation, because Jesus was slighted by his professed followers.
«Satan et ses anges s’employaient activement à chercher à détourner de la lumière l’esprit de tous ceux qu’ils pouvaient atteindre. Le groupe qui la rejeta fut laissé dans les ténèbres. Je vis l’ange observer avec le plus profond intérêt le peuple de Dieu de profession, afin de consigner le caractère qu’il développait, tandis que le message d’origine céleste lui était présenté. Et comme un très grand nombre de ceux qui professaient aimer Jésus se détournèrent du message céleste avec mépris, dérision et haine, un ange, tenant en main un parchemin, en fit le honteux registre. Tout le ciel fut rempli d’indignation, parce que Jésus était traité avec dédain par ceux-là mêmes qui se disaient ses disciples.»
“I saw the disappointment of the trusting ones. They did not see their Lord at the expected time. It was God’s purpose to conceal the future, and bring his people to a point of decision. Without this point of time the work designed of God would not have been accomplished. Satan was leading the minds of very many far ahead in the future. A period of time proclaimed for Christ’s appearing must bring the mind to earnestly seek for a present preparation. As the time passed, those who had not fully received the light of the angel, united with those who had despised the heavenly message, and they turned upon the disappointed ones in ridicule. I saw the angels in heaven consulting with Jesus. They had marked the situation of Christ’s professed followers. The passing of the definite time had tested and proved them, and very many were weighed in the balance and found wanting. They all loudly professed to be Christians, yet failed in following Christ in almost every particular. Satan exulted at the state of the professed followers of Christ. He had them in his snare. He had led the majority to leave the straight path, and they were attempting to climb up to heaven some other way. Angels saw the pure, the clean, and holy, all mixed up with sinners in Zion, and the world-loving hypocrite. They had watched over the true lovers of Jesus; but the corrupt were affecting the holy.
«Ես տեսայ վստահողներու յուսախաբութիւնը։ Անոնք իրենց Տէրը չտեսան ակնկալուած ժամանակին։ Աստուծոյ նպատակը ապագան ծածկելն էր եւ Իր ժողովուրդը որոշումի կէտի մը հասցնելը։ Առանց այս ժամանակային կէտին, Աստուծմէ սահմանուած գործը չէր կատարուեր։ Սատանան շատերու միտքերը չափազանց առաջ կը տանէր դէպի ապագայ։ Քրիստոսի գալուստին համար հռչակուած ժամանակաշրջանը պէտք էր միտքը մղէր ներկայ պատրաստութեան լրջագոյն որոնումին։ Երբ ժամանակը անցաւ, անոնք որ հրեշտակին լոյսը լիովին չէին ընդունած, միացան անոնց հետ որոնք երկնային պատգամը արհամարհած էին, եւ ծաղրով յարձակեցան յուսախաբ եղողներուն վրայ։ Ես տեսայ, որ երկինքի հրեշտակները Յիսուսի հետ կը խորհրդակցէին։ Անոնք նշմարած էին Քրիստոսի դաւանեալ հետեւորդներուն վիճակը։ Որոշուած ժամանակին անցնիլը զիրենք փորձած ու ապացուցած էր, եւ շատեր կշիռքի մէջ կշռուեցան ու պակաս գտնուեցան։ Բոլորն ալ բարձրաձայն կը դաւանէին, թէ քրիստոնեայ են, սակայն Քրիստոսին հետեւելու մէջ գրեթէ ամէն մանրամասնութեան մէջ ձախողած էին։ Սատանան կը ցնծար Քրիստոսի դաւանեալ հետեւորդներուն վիճակին վրայ։ Ան զանոնք իր որոգայթին մէջ ունէր։ Ան մեծամասնութիւնը առաջնորդած էր ուղիղ ճամբէն հեռանալու, եւ անոնք կը փորձէին ուրիշ ճամբով մը երկինք բարձրանալ։ Հրեշտակները տեսան, թէ Սիոնի մէջ մաքուրները, անարատները եւ սուրբերը բոլորովին խառնուած էին մեղաւորներուն եւ աշխարհասէր կեղծաւորին հետ։ Անոնք հսկած էին Յիսուսի ճշմարիտ սիրահարներուն վրայ, սակայն ապականեալները ներգործութիւն կ’ունենային սուրբերուն վրայ։»
“Those whose hearts burned with a longing, intense desire to see Jesus, were forbidden by their professed brethren to speak of his coming. Angels viewed the whole scene, and sympathized with the remnant, who loved the appearing of Jesus. Another mighty angel was commissioned to descend to earth. Jesus placed in his hand a writing, and as he came to earth, he cried, Babylon is fallen! is fallen! Then I saw the disappointed ones again look cheerful, and raise their eyes to heaven, looking with faith and hope for their Lord’s appearing. But many seemed to remain in a stupid state, as if asleep; yet I could see the trace of deep sorrow upon their countenances. The disappointed ones saw from the Bible that they were in the tarrying time, and that they must patiently wait the fulfillment of the vision. The same evidence which led them to look for their Lord in 1843, led them to expect him in 1844. I saw that the majority did not possess that energy which marked their faith in 1843. Their disappointment had dampened their faith. But as the disappointed ones united in the cry of the second angel, the heavenly host looked with the deepest interest, and marked the effect of the message. They saw those who bore the name of Christians turn with derision and scorn upon those who had been disappointed. As the words fell from the mocker’s lips, You have not gone up yet! an angel wrote them. Said the angel, They mock God.
«Նրանք, որոնց սրտերը բորբոքված էին Հիսուսին տեսնելու փափագով, նրան տեսնելու սաստիկ ցանկությամբ, իրենց դավանյալ եղբայրների կողմից արգելվում էին խոսել նրա գալստյան մասին։ Հրեշտակները դիտում էին ամբողջ տեսարանը և կարեկցում մնացորդին, որ սիրում էր Հիսուսի հայտնվելը։ Մեկ այլ հզոր հրեշտակի հրաման տրվեց իջնելու երկիր։ Հիսուսը նրա ձեռքը դրեց մի գրվածք, և երբ նա եկավ երկիր, աղաղակեց. «Բաբելոնը ընկավ, ընկավ»։ Այն ժամանակ ես կրկին տեսա, որ հիասթափվածները զվարթ տեսք ընդունեցին և իրենց աչքերը բարձրացրին դեպի երկինք՝ հավատքով և հույսով սպասելով իրենց Տիրոջ հայտնվելուն։ Բայց շատերը, կարծես, մնում էին բթացած վիճակի մեջ, ասես քնած լինեին. սակայն ես կարող էի տեսնել խոր վշտի հետքը նրանց դեմքերի վրա։ Հիասթափվածները Աստվածաշնչից տեսան, որ իրենք գտնվում էին ձգձգման ժամանակում, և որ պետք է համբերությամբ սպասեին տեսիլքի կատարմանը։ Նույն ապացույցը, որը նրանց առաջնորդել էր սպասելու իրենց Տիրոջը 1843 թվականին, նրանց մղեց սպասելու նրան 1844 թվականին։ Ես տեսա, որ մեծամասնությունը չուներ այն եռանդը, որը բնորոշել էր նրանց հավատը 1843 թվականին։ Նրանց հիասթափությունը մարել էր նրանց հավատը։ Բայց երբ հիասթափվածները միացան երկրորդ հրեշտակի աղաղակին, երկնային զորքը խորագույն հետաքրքրությամբ նայում էր և նշմարում պատգամի ազդեցությունը։ Նրանք տեսնում էին, թե ինչպես քրիստոնյաների անունը կրողները ծաղրով և արհամարհանքով դարձան դեպի նրանք, ովքեր հիասթափվել էին։ Երբ այդ խոսքերը դուրս էին գալիս ծաղրողի շուրթերից. «Դուք դեռ վեր չեք ելել»։ մի հրեշտակ դրանք գրի առավ։ Հրեշտակն ասաց. «Նրանք ծաղրում են Աստծուն»»։
“I was pointed back to the translation of Elijah. His mantle fell on Elisha, and wicked children (or young people) followed him, mocking, crying, Go up thou bald head! Go up thou bald head! They mocked God, and met their punishment there. They had learned it of their parents. And those who have scoffed and mocked at the idea of the saints’ going up, will be visited with the plagues of God, and will realize that it is not a small thing to trifle with him.
«ត្រូវបានបង្ហាញឲ្យខ្ញុំត្រឡប់ទៅកាន់ការលើកឡើងរបស់អេលីយ៉ាវិញ។ អាវធំរបស់គាត់បានធ្លាក់មកលើអេលីសេ ហើយកុមារអាក្រក់ៗ (ឬយុវជន) បានដើរតាមគាត់ ដោយចំអកឡកឡឺយ ថា “ឡើងទៅ ឯងក្បាលទំពែកអើយ! ឡើងទៅ ឯងក្បាលទំពែកអើយ!” ពួកគេបានចំអកព្រះជាម្ចាស់ ហើយបានជួបនឹងទោសទណ្ឌកម្មរបស់ខ្លួននៅទីនោះ។ ពួកគេបានរៀនរឿងនេះមកពីឪពុកម្តាយរបស់ខ្លួន។ ហើយអស់អ្នកដែលបានសើចចំអក និងបានចំអកឡកឡឺយចំពោះគំនិតអំពីការឡើងទៅរបស់ពួកបរិសុទ្ធ នឹងត្រូវបានព្រះជាម្ចាស់យាងមកទស្សនាដោយគ្រោះកាចទាំងឡាយ ហើយនឹងដឹងច្បាស់ថា ការលេងសើចជាមួយទ្រង់ មិនមែនជារឿងតូចតាចឡើយ។»
“Jesus commissioned other angels to fly quickly to revive and strengthen the drooping faith of his people, and prepare them to understand the message of the second angel, and of the important move which was soon to be made in heaven. I saw these angels receive great power and light from Jesus, and fly quickly to earth to fulfill their commission to aid the second angel in his work. A great light shone upon the people of God as the angels cried. Behold the Bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him. Then I saw those disappointed ones rise, and in harmony with the second angel, proclaim, Behold the Bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him. The light from the angels penetrated the darkness everywhere. Satan and his angels sought to hinder this light from spreading, and having its designed effect. They contended with the angels of God, and told them that God had deceived the people, and that with all their light and power, they could not make the people believe that Jesus was coming. The angels of God continued their work, although Satan strove to hedge up the way, and draw the minds of the people from the light. Those who received it looked very happy. They fixed their eyes up to heaven, and longed for the appearing of Jesus. Some were in great distress, weeping and praying. Their eyes seemed to be fixed upon themselves, and they dared not look upward.
„Jesus sandte andere Engel aus, rasch zu fliegen, um den sinkenden Glauben seines Volkes zu beleben und zu stärken und sie darauf vorzubereiten, die Botschaft des zweiten Engels sowie die wichtige Bewegung zu verstehen, die bald im Himmel vor sich gehen sollte. Ich sah, wie diese Engel große Macht und Licht von Jesus empfingen und schnell zur Erde flogen, um ihren Auftrag zu erfüllen und dem zweiten Engel in seinem Werk beizustehen. Ein großes Licht leuchtete über dem Volke Gottes, als die Engel riefen: Siehe, der Bräutigam kommt; gehet aus, ihm entgegen! Dann sah ich jene Enttäuschten sich erheben und in Übereinstimmung mit dem zweiten Engel verkündigen: Siehe, der Bräutigam kommt; gehet aus, ihm entgegen! Das Licht der Engel durchdrang überall die Finsternis. Satan und seine Engel suchten dieses Licht an seiner Ausbreitung und an der beabsichtigten Wirkung zu hindern. Sie stritten mit den Engeln Gottes und sagten ihnen, Gott habe das Volk getäuscht, und mit all ihrem Licht und ihrer Macht könnten sie das Volk nicht dahin bringen zu glauben, dass Jesus komme. Die Engel Gottes setzten ihr Werk fort, obwohl Satan sich bemühte, den Weg zu versperren und die Gedanken des Volkes von dem Licht abzuziehen. Diejenigen, die es annahmen, sahen sehr glücklich aus. Sie richteten ihre Augen nach oben zum Himmel und sehnten sich nach dem Erscheinen Jesu. Einige waren in großer Bedrängnis, weinten und beteten. Ihre Augen schienen auf sie selbst gerichtet zu sein, und sie wagten nicht, aufzublicken.“
“A precious light from heaven parted the darkness from them, and their eyes, which had been fixed in despair upon themselves, were turned upward, while gratitude and holy joy were expressed upon every feature. Jesus and all the angelic host looked with approbation upon the faithful, waiting ones.
“Lumière précieuse venue du ciel dissipa les ténèbres qui les enveloppaient, et leurs yeux, qui s’étaient arrêtés sur eux-mêmes avec désespoir, se levèrent vers le haut, tandis que la reconnaissance et une sainte joie se peignaient sur tous leurs traits. Jésus et toute l’armée angélique regardaient avec approbation ces fidèles qui attendaient.”
“Those who rejected and opposed the light of the first angel’s message, lost the light of the second, and could not be benefited by the power and glory which attended the message, Behold the Bridegroom cometh. Jesus turned from them with a frown. They had slighted and rejected him. Those who received the message were wrapt in a cloud of glory. They waited and watched and prayed to know the will of God. They greatly feared to offend him. I saw Satan and his angels seeking to shut this divine light from the people of God; but as long as the waiting ones cherished the light, and kept their eyes raised from earth to Jesus, Satan could have no power to deprive them of this precious light. The message given from heaven enraged Satan and his angels, and those who professed to love Jesus, but despised his coming, scorned and derided the faithful, trusting ones. But an angel marked every insult, every slight, every abuse they received from their professed brethren. Very many raised their voices to cry, Behold the Bridegroom cometh, and left their brethren who did not love the appearing of Jesus, and who would not suffer them to dwell upon his second coming. I saw Jesus turn his face from those who rejected and despised his coming, and then he bade angels lead his people out from among the unclean, lest they should be defiled. Those obedient to the messages stood out free and united. A holy and excellent light shone upon them. They renounced the world, tore their affections from it, and sacrificed their earthly interests. They gave up their earthly treasure, and their anxious gaze was directed to heaven, expecting to see their loved Deliverer. A sacred, holy joy beamed upon their countenances, and told of the peace and joy which reigned within. Jesus bade his angels go and strengthen them, for the hour of their trial drew on. I saw that these waiting ones were not yet tried as they must be. They were not free from errors. And I saw the mercy and goodness of God in sending a warning to the people of earth, and repeated messages to bring them up to a point of time, to lead them to a diligent search of themselves, that they might divest themselves of errors which have been handed down from the heathen and papists. Through these messages God has been bringing out his people where he can work for them in greater power, and where they can keep all his commandments. . . .
“Wɔn a wɔpoo na wogyinaa hann a ɔbɔfo a odi kan no nkrasɛm de bae no so tiaa no, hweree ɔbɔfo a ɔtɔ so abien no hann, na wɔantumi annya mfasoɔ biara mfirii tumi ne anuonyam a ɛkae nkrasɛm no ho, sɛ: Hwɛ, Ayeforokunu no reba. Yesu fii wɔn ho kɔeɛ a anim bɔne gu so. Na wɔabu no animtiaa na wɔapo no. Wɔn a wɔgyee nkrasɛm no too mu no de anuonyam mununkum bi kataa wɔn ho. Wɔtwɛnnee, wɔhwɛɛ, na wɔbɔɔ mpae sɛ wɔnhu Onyankopɔn apɛde. Wɔsuroo yiye sɛ wɔbɛto no hintidua. Mihuu sɛ Satan ne n’abɔfo rebɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛsi saa hann soro yi ano ama Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo; nanso bere tenten a wɔn a wɔretwɛn no kuraa hann no mu den, na wɔmaa wɔn ani so fii asase so kɔɔ Yesu so no, Satan antumi annya tumi sɛ ɔde saa hann a ɛsom bo yi beyi afi wɔn nsam. Nkrasɛm a wɔde fi soro mae no bo fuw Satan ne n’abɔfo, na wɔn a wɔkae sɛ wɔdɔ Yesu nanso wɔbuu ne mma no animtiaa no, dii nokwafoɔ a wɔde wɔn ho to so no ho fɛw na wɔyɛɛ wɔn ayayade. Nanso ɔbɔfo bi hyɛɛ apereperedi biara, animtiaabu biara, ɔhaw biara a wonyaa fii wɔn nuanom a wɔka sɛ wɔyɛ wɔn de no nsam no agyirae. Bebree maa wɔn nne so teɛm sɛ, Hwɛ, Ayeforokunu no reba, na wogyaw wɔn nuanom a wɔannɔ Yesu pɛ a ɔbɛba no, na wɔamma wɔn kwan sɛ wɔbɛtena ne mma a ɔtɔ so abien no so. Mihuu Yesu sɛ ɔdan n’anim fii wɔn a wɔpoo na wɔbuu ne mma no animtiaa no so, na afei ɔka kyerɛɛ abɔfo sɛ wonnyi ne nkurɔfo mfi wɔn mu mfi, na anyɛ saa a wɔn ho bɛgu fi. Wɔn a wodii nkrasɛm ahorow no so no gyinae wɔ baabi a wɔde wɔn ho fii adi, na wɔkaa bom. Hann kronkron a ɛyɛ fɛ hyerɛn faa wɔn so. Wɔpaee mu sɛ wɔmpɛ wiase, twetwee wɔn dɔ fii so, na wɔde wɔn asase so mfaso bɔɔ afɔre. Wogyaee wɔn asase so ademude, na wɔn ani a ɔhwɛ pere so no kyerɛɛ ɔsoro, retwɛn sɛ wɔbɛhu wɔn Gyefo a wɔdɔ no. Anigye kronkron, ahotew mu anigye hyerɛn fii wɔn anim, na ɛdaa asomdwoe ne anigye a edi wɔn mu so no adi. Yesu ka kyerɛɛ n’abɔfo sɛ wɔnkɔhyɛ wɔn den, efisɛ wɔn sɔhwɛ dɔnhwerew no abɛn. Mihuu sɛ saa wɔn a wɔretwɛn yi nnyaa nsɔhwɛ no nyinaa nkaa wɔn so sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ ɛba no. Na wonnya mfii mfomso ho. Na mihuu Onyankopɔn mmɔborɔhunu ne ne papayɛ wɔ kɔkɔbɔ a ɔde maa asase so nnipa no mu, ne nkrasɛm a wɔsan de bae mpɛn pii de bɛyɛɛ wɔn akokoduru akosi bere pɔtee bi so, de akanyan wɔn ama wɔahwehwɛ wɔn ho yiye, na wɔatumi ayi mfomso a wɔde fi amanamanmufo ne papistfo hɔ abrɛ abrɛ wɔn no afi wɔn ho. Saa nkrasɛm yi so na Onyankopɔn de reyi ne nkurɔfo afi adi aba baabi a obetumi de tumi kɛse ayɛ adwuma ama wɔn, na baabi a wobetumi akora n’ahyɛde nyinaa so....”
“As the ministration of Jesus closed in the Holy place, and he passed into the Holiest, and stood before the ark containing the law of God, he sent another mighty angel to earth with the third message. He placed a parchment in the angel’s hand, and as he descended to earth in majesty and power, he proclaimed a fearful warning, the most terrible threatening ever borne to man. This message was designed to put the children of God upon their guard, and show them the hour of temptation and anguish that was before them. Said the angel, They will be brought into close combat with the beast and his image. Their only hope of eternal life is to remain steadfast. Although their lives are at stake, yet they must hold fast the truth. The third angel closes his message with these words, Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. As he repeated these words he pointed to the heavenly Sanctuary. The minds of all who embrace this message are directed to the Most Holy place where Jesus stands before the ark, making his final intercession for all those for whom mercy still lingers, and for those who have ignorantly broken the law of God. This atonement is made for the righteous dead as well as for the righteous living. Jesus makes an atonement for those who died, not receiving the light upon God’s commandments, who sinned ignorantly.
“जब येशू की सेवा पवित्र स्थान में समाप्त हुई, और वह परमपवित्र स्थान में प्रवेश करके उस सन्दूक के सामने खड़ा हुआ जिसमें परमेश्वर की व्यवस्था रखी थी, तब उसने तीसरे सन्देश के साथ एक और सामर्थी स्वर्गदूत को पृथ्वी पर भेजा। उसने उस स्वर्गदूत के हाथ में एक पत्र रखा, और जब वह महिमा और सामर्थ के साथ पृथ्वी पर उतरा, तब उसने एक भयावह चेतावनी का उद्घोष किया, जो मनुष्य को कभी दी गई सबसे भयंकर धमकी थी। यह सन्देश परमेश्वर की सन्तानों को सावधान करने और उन्हें उस परीक्षा और क्लेश की घड़ी दिखाने के लिए दिया गया था जो उनके सामने थी। स्वर्गदूत ने कहा, वे पशु और उसकी मूरत के साथ निकट युद्ध में लाए जाएँगे। अनन्त जीवन की उनकी एकमात्र आशा यही है कि वे अटल बने रहें। यद्यपि उनके प्राण संकट में होंगे, तौभी उन्हें सत्य को दृढ़ता से थामे रहना होगा। तीसरा स्वर्गदूत अपने सन्देश का समापन इन शब्दों से करता है, यहाँ पवित्र लोगों का धीरज है; यहाँ वे हैं जो परमेश्वर की आज्ञाओं और यीशु के विश्वास को मानते हैं। जब उसने ये शब्द दोहराए, तब उसने स्वर्गीय पवित्रस्थान की ओर संकेत किया। जो सब इस सन्देश को ग्रहण करते हैं, उनका मन परमपवित्र स्थान की ओर निर्देशित किया जाता है, जहाँ यीशु सन्दूक के सामने खड़ा है और उन सब के लिए अपनी अन्तिम मध्यस्थता कर रहा है जिनके लिए दया अब भी ठहरी हुई है, और उनके लिए भी जिन्होंने अज्ञानवश परमेश्वर की व्यवस्था का उल्लंघन किया है। यह प्रायश्चित्त धर्मी मरे हुओं के लिए भी किया जाता है और धर्मी जीवितों के लिए भी। यीशु उन लोगों के लिए प्रायश्चित्त करता है जो परमेश्वर की आज्ञाओं पर ज्योति प्राप्त किए बिना मर गए, जिन्होंने अज्ञान में पाप किया।”
“After Jesus opened the door of the Most Holy the light of the Sabbath was seen, and the people of God were to be tested and proved, as God proved the children of Israel anciently, to see if they would keep his law. I saw the third angel pointing upward, showing the disappointed ones the way to the Holiest of the heavenly Sanctuary. They followed Jesus by faith into the Most Holy. Again they have found Jesus, and joy and hope spring up anew. I saw them looking back reviewing the past, from the proclamation of the second advent of Jesus, down through their travels to the passing of the time in 1844. They see their disappointment explained, and joy and certainty again animate them. The third angel has lighted up the past, present and future, and they know that God has indeed led them by his mysterious providence.
«پسی از آنکه عیسی درِ قدسالاقداس را گشود، نورِ سبت دیده شد، و قومِ خدا میبایست آزموده و امتحان شوند، چنانکه خدا در روزگاران قدیم بنیاسرائیل را آزمود، تا ببیند آیا شریعت او را نگاه خواهند داشت یا نه. دیدم که فرشتهٔ سوم به سوی بالا اشاره میکرد و راهِ قدسالاقداسِ قدسِ آسمانی را به مأیوسشدگان نشان میداد. آنان به وسیلهٔ ایمان، عیسی را تا قدسالاقداس پیروی کردند. بار دیگر عیسی را یافتهاند، و شادی و امید از نو سر برمیآورد. دیدم که آنان به پشت سر مینگرند و گذشته را بازمینگرند، از اعلامِ آمدنِ دوبارهٔ عیسی آغاز کرده، و در سراسر سیرِ خود تا گذشتنِ وقت در سال 1844 پیش میآیند. ایشان میبینند که علتِ نومیدیشان روشن شده است، و شادی و یقین بار دیگر ایشان را زنده میسازد. فرشتهٔ سوم گذشته و حال و آینده را روشن ساخته است، و آنان میدانند که خدا حقیقتاً بهوسیلهٔ مشیتِ رازآلودِ خویش ایشان را هدایت کرده است.»
“It was represented to me that the remnant followed Jesus into the Most Holy place, and beheld the ark, and the mercy-seat, and were captivated with their glory. Jesus raised the cover of the ark, and behold! the tables of stone, with the ten commandments written upon them. They trace down the lively oracles; but they start back with trembling when they see the fourth commandment living among the ten holy precepts, while a brighter light shines upon it than upon the other nine, and a halo of glory is all around it. They find nothing there informing them that the Sabbath has been abolished, or changed to the first day of the week. It reads as when spoken by the mouth of God in solemn and awful grandeur upon the mount, while the lightnings flashed and the thunders rolled, and when written with his own holy finger in the tables of stone. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. They are amazed as they behold the care taken of the ten commandments. They see them placed close by Jehovah, overshadowed and protected by his holiness. They see that they have been trampling upon the fourth commandment of the decalogue, and have observed a day handed down by the heathen and papists, instead of the day sanctified by Jehovah. They humble themselves before God, and mourn over their past transgressions.
“Kwabonakaliswa kum ukuthi insali yalandela uJesu yangena eNdaweni eNgcwelengcwele kakhulu, yabona umphongolo, nesihlalo somusa, futhi yathathwa ubukhazikhazi bako. UJesu waphakamisa isembozo somphongolo, bhekani! amatafula amatshe, ebhalwe kuwo imiyalo eyishumi. Bayilandela leyo mithetho ephilayo; kodwa bayahlehla ngokuthuthumela lapho bebona umyalo wesine uphila phakathi kweziyalezo eziyishumi ezingcwele, kuyilapho ukukhanya okugqamile kakhulu kukhanya phezu kwawo kunakule eminye eyisishiyagalolunye, futhi inkazimulo yenkazimulo iwuzungezile. Abatholi lutho lapho olubazisayo ukuthi iSabatha liqediwe, noma lishintshiwe laba usuku lokuqala lweviki. Lifundeka njengoba lakhulunywa ngomlomo kaNkulunkulu ngobukhosi obunesizotha nobesabekayo entabeni, ngesikhathi imibani ikhanya nezulu liduma, nalapho lalotshwa ngomunwe wakhe ongcwele ematafuleni amatshe. Izinsuku eziyisithupha uyakusebenza, wenze wonke umsebenzi wakho; kodwa usuku lwesikhombisa luyiSabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Bayamangala lapho bebona ukunakekelwa okwenziwe emithethweni eyishumi. Bayibona ibekwe eduze kakhulu noJehova, ifihlwe futhi ivikelwe ubungcwele bakhe. Bayabona ukuthi bebeyinyathela phansi imiyalo yesine yedekalogi, futhi begcine usuku olwedluliselwa phansi ngabahedeni nangamapapa, esikhundleni sosuku olwangcweliswa nguJehova. Bayazithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu, bakhale ngezono zabo zangaphambili.”
“I saw the incense in the censer smoke as Jesus offered their confessions and prayers to his Father. And as it ascended, a bright light rested upon Jesus, and upon the mercy-seat; and the earnest, praying ones, who were troubled because they had discovered themselves to be transgressors of God’s law, were blest, and their countenances lighted up with hope and joy. They joined in the work of the third angel, and raised their voices and proclaimed the solemn warning. But few at first received the message, yet they continued with energy to proclaim the warning. Then I saw many embrace the message of the third angel, and unite their voices with those who had first proclaimed the warning, and they exalted God and magnified him by observing his sanctified Rest-day.
“Ndzi vone xifuwo lexi nun’hwelaka exidziveni xa mirhi yo nun’hwela loko Yesu a nyiketa ku tivula ka vona ni swikhongelo swa vona eka Tata wakwe. Kutani loko xi ri karhi xi tlakuka, ku vonakala loku hatimaka ku tshama ehenhla ka Yesu, ni le henhla ka xitshamo xa tintswalo; kutani lava a va khongela hi mbilu hinkwayo, lava a va karhatekile hikuva a va kume leswaku i vaphuri va nawu wa Xikwembu, va katekisiwa, naswona mimombo ya vona yi voningile hi ntshembo ni ntsako. Va nghenele ntirho wa ntsumi ya vunharhu, va tlakusa marito ya vona kutani va twarisa xitsundzuxo lexi xiximekaka. Kambe eku sunguleni a ku ri vatsongo lava amukeleke rungula rero; kambe va ya emahlweni hi matimba ku twarisa xitsundzuxo. Kutani ndzi vona vo tala va amukela rungula ra ntsumi ya vunharhu, va hlanganisa marito ya vona ni ya lava eku sunguleni a va twarise xitsundzuxo, kutani va tlakusa Xikwembu va tlhela va xi kurisa hi ku hlayisa Siku ra xona ro Wisa leri ri kwetsimisiweke.
“Many who embraced the third message had not an experience in the two former messages. Satan understood this, and his evil eye was upon them to overthrow them; but the third angel was pointing them to the Most Holy place, and those who had an experience in the past messages were pointing them the way to the heavenly Sanctuary. Many saw the perfect chain of truth in the angels’ messages, and gladly received it. They embraced them in their order, and followed Jesus by faith into the heavenly Sanctuary. These messages were represented to me as an anchor to hold the body. And as individuals receive and understand them, they are shielded against the many delusions of Satan.
“Wengi walioukubali ujumbe wa tatu hawakuwa na uzoefu katika zile ujumbe mbili za kwanza. Shetani alilifahamu hili, na jicho lake ovu lilikuwa juu yao ili awaangushe; lakini malaika wa tatu alikuwa akiwaelekeza pa Patakatifu pa Patakatifu Sana, na wale waliokuwa na uzoefu katika ujumbe za zamani walikuwa wakiwaonyesha njia iendayo kwenye Patakatifu pa mbinguni. Wengi waliuona mnyororo mkamilifu wa kweli katika jumbe za malaika, nao wakaupokea kwa furaha. Waliukubali kwa mpangilio wake, wakamfuata Yesu kwa imani kuingia katika Patakatifu pa mbinguni. Nilionyeshwa kwamba jumbe hizi zilikuwa kama nanga ya kuushikilia mwili. Na kadiri watu binafsi wanavyozipokea na kuzifahamu, hulindwa dhidi ya madanganyo mengi ya Shetani.”
“After the great disappointment in 1844, Satan and his angels were busily engaged in laying snares to unsettle the faith of the body. He was affecting the minds of individuals who had a personal experience in these things. They had an appearance of humility. They changed the first and second messages, and pointed to the future for their fulfillment, while others pointed far back in the past, declaring that they had been there fulfilled. These individuals were drawing the minds of the inexperienced away, and unsettling their faith. Some were searching the Bible to try to build up a faith of their own, independent of the body. Satan exulted in all this; for he knew that those who broke loose from the anchor, he could affect by different errors and drive about with winds of doctrine. Many who had led in the first and second messages, denied them, and division and scattering was throughout the body. I then saw Wm. Miller. He looked perplexed, and was bowed with sorrow and distress for his people. He saw the company who were united and loving in 1844, losing their love for each other, and opposing one another. He saw them fall back into a cold, backslidden state. Grief wasted his strength. I saw leading men watching Wm. Miller, and fearing lest he should embrace the third angel’s message and the commandments of God. And as he would lean towards the light from heaven, these men would lay some plan to draw his mind away. I saw a human influence exerted to keep his mind in darkness, and to retain his influence among them. At length Wm. Miller raised his voice against the light from heaven. He failed in not receiving the message which would have fully explained his disappointment, and cast a light and glory on the past, which would have revived his exhausted energies, brightened up his hope, and led him to glorify God. But he leaned to human wisdom instead of divine, and being broken with arduous labor in his Master’s cause, and by age, he was not as accountable as those who kept him from the truth. They are responsible, and the sin rests upon them. If Wm. Miller could have seen the light of the third message, many things which looked dark and mysterious to him would have been explained. His brethren professed such deep love and interest for him, he thought he could not tear away from them. His heart would incline towards the truth; but then he looked at his brethren. They opposed it. Could he tear away from those who had stood side and shoulder with him in proclaiming Jesus’ coming? He thought they surely would not lead him astray.
“ਛਂਡ ਙਾ ਮੁਈਂ 1844 ਰੇ ਨਂਙਙਾਰ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਨਾਂ ਪਾਛਾ, ਸੈਤਾਨ ਅਰੋ ਤਾਹਾਰ ਦੂਤਕੋ ਦੇਹਾਰ ਬਿਸਵਾਸਕੋ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਕਰੀ ਦੇਵਾਰ ਥାଇਂ ଫାନ୍ଦ ପତାଇବାରେ ବହୁତ ବ୍ୟସ୍ତ ଥିଲେ। ସେ ସେହି ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ନିଜସ୍ୱ ଅନୁଭବ ଥିବା କିଛି ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କର ମନକୁ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରୁଥିଲା। ସେମାନଙ୍କରେ ନମ୍ରତାର ଏକ ଆଭାସ ଥିଲା। ସେମାନେ ପ୍ରଥମ ଓ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ସନ୍ଦେଶକୁ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କଲେ ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପୂରଣ ପାଇଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତକୁ ଇଙ୍ଗିତ କଲେ; ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଅନ୍ୟେମାନେ ବହୁ ଦୂର ପୂର୍ବତନକୁ ଇଙ୍ଗିତ କରି କହୁଥିଲେ ଯେ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସେଠାରେହି ପୂରଣ ହୋଇସାରିଛି। ଏହି ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିମାନେ ଅନଭିଜ୍ଞମାନଙ୍କର ମନକୁ ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ଟାଣି ନେଉଥିଲେ ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ବିଶ୍ୱାସକୁ ଅସ୍ଥିର କରୁଥିଲେ। କିଛି ଲୋକ ଦେହରୁ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନ ହୋଇ ନିଜମାନଙ୍କର ନିଜସ୍ୱ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ଗଢ଼ି ଉଠାଇବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରି ବାଇବେଲ ଖୋଜୁଥିଲେ। ଏହା ସବୁରେ ସୈତାନ ଆନନ୍ଦିତ ହେଉଥିଲା; କାରଣ ସେ ଜାଣୁଥିଲା ଯେ ଯେମାନେ ଲଙ୍ଗରୁ ଛିନିଯାଉଥିଲେ, ସେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଭିନ୍ନ ଭିନ୍ନ ଭୁଲରେ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରିପାରିବ ଏବଂ ଉପଦେଶର ପବନରେ ଏପଟେ ସେପଟେ ଉଡ଼ାଇ ନେଇପାରିବ। ପ୍ରଥମ ଓ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ସନ୍ଦେଶରେ ଯେମାନେ ନେତୃତ୍ୱ କରିଥିଲେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଅନେକେ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଅସ୍ୱୀକାର କଲେ, ଏବଂ ସମଗ୍ର ଦେହମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଭିନ୍ନତା ଓ ଛିତରିଯାଇବା ବ୍ୟାପି ଗଲା। ପରେ ମୁଁ Wm. Millerଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖିଲି। ସେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଚିନ୍ତାଗ୍ରସ୍ତ ଦେଖାଯାଉଥିଲେ, ଏବଂ ନିଜ ଜନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଶୋକ ଓ କ୍ଲେଶରେ ନମ୍ର ହୋଇ ପଡ଼ିଥିଲେ। ସେ ଦେଖିଲେ ଯେ 1844 ରେ ଯେ ସମୁଦାୟ ଏକତାବଦ୍ଧ ଓ ପ୍ରେମମୟ ଥିଲା, ସେମାନେ ପରସ୍ପରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସେହି ପ୍ରେମ ହରାଇ ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଏକାପରେକା ବିରୋଧ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ଦେଖିଲେ ଯେ ସେମାନେ ପଛକୁ ଫେରି ଏକ ଶୀତଳ, ପତିତ ଆତ୍ମିକ ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ ପଡ଼ୁଛନ୍ତି। ଶୋକ ତାଙ୍କର ଶକ୍ତିକୁ କ୍ଷୟ କରିଦେଲା। ମୁଁ ଦେଖିଲି, କିଛି ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି Wm. Millerଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ନଜର ରଖୁଥିଲେ, ଏବଂ ଭୟ କରୁଥିଲେ ଯେ କେବଳ ସେ ତୃତୀୟ ଦୂତର ସନ୍ଦେଶ ଓ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିନଯାଆନ୍ତୁ। ଏବଂ ସେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରୁ ଆସୁଥିବା ଆଲୋକ ପ୍ରତି ଝୁକୁଥିଲେ, ସେହି ଲୋକମାନେ ତାଙ୍କର ମନକୁ ସେଠାରୁ ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ଟାଣିବା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ଯୋଜନା କରୁଥିଲେ। ମୁଁ ଦେଖିଲି ଯେ ତାଙ୍କର ମନକୁ ଅନ୍ଧକାରରେ ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଭାବକୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଧରି ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ମାନବୀୟ ପ୍ରଭାବ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ ହେଉଥିଲା। ଶେଷରେ Wm. Miller ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରୁ ଆସୁଥିବା ଆଲୋକର ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ନିଜ ସ୍ୱର ଉଠାଇଲେ। ସେ ସେହି ସନ୍ଦେଶକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ ନ କରିବାରେ ବିଫଳ ହେଲେ, ଯାହା ତାଙ୍କର ନିରାଶାକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣରୂପେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରିଦେଇଥାନ୍ତା ଏବଂ ଅତୀତ ଉପରେ ଏମିତି ଆଲୋକ ଓ ମହିମା ପାତ କରିଥାନ୍ତା, ଯାହା ତାଙ୍କର କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତିକୁ ପୁନର୍ଜୀବିତ କରିଦେଇଥାନ୍ତା, ତାଙ୍କର ଆଶାକୁ ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ କରିଦେଇଥାନ୍ତା, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ ମହିମା ଦେବାକୁ ପ୍ରେରିତ କରିଥାନ୍ତା। କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ଦୈବୀ ଜ୍ଞାନର ବଦଳରେ ମାନବୀୟ ଜ୍ଞାନ ପ୍ରତି ଝୁକିଲେ; ଏବଂ ନିଜ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମରେ ଭଙ୍ଗିଯାଇଥିବା ସହିତ ବୟସର କାରଣରୁ, ସତ୍ୟରୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅଲଗା କରିରଖିଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ସେ ଏତେ ଦାୟୀ ନଥିଲେ। ସେମାନେ ଦାୟୀ, ଏବଂ ସେହି ପାପ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ରହିଛି। ଯଦି Wm. Miller ତୃତୀୟ ସନ୍ଦେଶର ଆଲୋକକୁ ଦେଖିପାରୁଥାନ୍ତେ, ତେବେ ଯେଉଁ ଅନେକ ବିଷୟ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ଅନ୍ଧକାରମୟ ଓ ରହସ୍ୟମୟ ଲାଗୁଥିଲା, ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା ହୋଇଯାଇଥାନ୍ତା। ତାଙ୍କର ଭାଇମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଏମିତି ଗଭୀର ପ୍ରେମ ଓ ଆଗ୍ରହର ପ୍ରକାଶ କରୁଥିଲେ ଯେ, ସେ ଭାବୁଥିଲେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ସେ ଅଲଗା ହୋଇପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ। ତାଙ୍କର ହୃଦୟ ସତ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତି ଝୁକୁଥିଲା; କିନ୍ତୁ ପରେ ସେ ନିଜ ଭାଇମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖୁଥିଲେ। ସେମାନେ ତାହାକୁ ବିରୋଧ କରୁଥିଲେ। ଯେମାନେ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କ ଆଗମନ ଘୋଷଣା କରିବାରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ହାତୋହାତ ଓ କାନ୍ଧେ କାନ୍ଧ ମିଳାଇ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ହୋଇଥିଲେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସେ କି ଛାଡ଼ି ଯାଇପାରୁଥିଲେ? ସେ ଭାବୁଥିଲେ, ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଭ୍ରମରେ ପକାଇବେ ନାହିଁ।”
“God suffered him to come under the power of Satan, and death to have dominion over him. He hid him in the grave, away from those who were constantly drawing him from God. Moses erred just as he was about to enter the promised land. So also, I saw that Wm. Miller erred as he was soon to enter the heavenly Canaan, in suffering his influence to go against the truth. Others led him to this. Others must account for it. But angels watch the precious dust of this servant of God, and he will come forth at the sound of the last trump.
“Бог допусна той да дойде под властта на Сатана и смъртта да владее над него. Скри го в гроба, далеч от онези, които непрестанно го отвличаха от Бога. Мойсей съгреши тъкмо когато се канеше да влезе в обещаната земя. Така също видях, че и Ум. Милър съгреши, когато скоро щеше да влезе в небесния Ханаан, като допусна влиянието му да се обърне против истината. Други го доведоха до това. Други трябва да дадат отговор за него. Но ангели бдят над скъпоценния прах на този Божи служител, и той ще излезе при звука на последната тръба.”
“I saw a company who stood well guarded and firm, and would give no countenance to those who would unsettle the established faith of the body. God looked upon them with approbation. I was shown three steps—one, two and three—the first, second and third angels’ messages. Said the angel, Woe to him who shall move a block, or stir a pin in these messages. The true understanding of these messages is of vital importance. The destiny of souls hangs upon the manner in which they are received. I was again brought down through these messages, and saw how dearly the people of God had purchased their experience. It had been obtained through much suffering and severe conflict. Step by step had God brought them along, until he had placed them upon a solid, immovable platform. Then I saw individuals as they approached the platform, before stepping upon it examine the foundation. Some with rejoicing immediately stepped upon it. Others commenced to find fault with the laying of the foundation of the platform. They wished improvements made, and then the platform would be more perfect, and the people much happier. Some stepped off the platform and examined it, then found fault with it, declaring it to be laid wrong. I saw that nearly all stood firm upon the platform, and exhorted others who had stepped off to cease their complaints, for God was the master-builder, and they were fighting against him. They recounted the wonderful work of God, which had led them to the firm platform, and in union nearly all raised their eyes to heaven, and with a loud voice glorified God. This affected some of those who had complained, and left the platform, and again they with humble look stepped upon it.
“Mi vidis aron, kiuj staris bone gardataj kaj firmaj, kaj kiuj tute ne aprobus tiujn, kiuj volus malstabiligi la establitan kredon de la korpo. Dio rigardis ilin kun aprobo. Al mi estis montritaj tri ŝtupoj—unu, du kaj tri—la mesaĝoj de la unua, dua kaj tria anĝeloj. La anĝelo diris: Ve al tiu, kiu movos blokon aŭ eĉ ekmovos pinglon en ĉi tiuj mesaĝoj. La vera kompreno de ĉi tiuj mesaĝoj estas de esenca graveco. La destino de animoj dependas de la maniero, laŭ kiu ili estas akceptataj. Mi denove estis kondukita malsupren tra ĉi tiuj mesaĝoj, kaj vidis, kiel kare la popolo de Dio aĉetis sian sperton. Ĝi estis akirita per multa suferado kaj severa konflikto. Paŝon post paŝo Dio kondukis ilin antaŭen, ĝis Li starigis ilin sur solida, nemovebla platformo. Tiam mi vidis individuojn, kiuj, alproksimiĝante al la platformo, antaŭ ol surpaŝi ĝin, ekzamenis ĝian fundamenton. Iuj kun ĝojo tuj surpaŝis ĝin. Aliaj komencis mallaŭdi la metadon de la fundamento de la platformo. Ili deziris, ke estu faritaj plibonigoj, kaj tiam la platformo estus pli perfekta, kaj la popolo multe pli feliĉa. Iuj deiris de la platformo kaj ekzamenis ĝin, poste trovis kulpon ĉe ĝi, deklarante, ke ĝi estis malĝuste metita. Mi vidis, ke preskaŭ ĉiuj staris firme sur la platformo kaj admonis aliajn, kiuj estis deirintaj de ĝi, ĉesi siajn plendojn, ĉar Dio estis la majstro-konstruisto, kaj ili batalis kontraŭ Li. Ili rerakontis la mirindan verkon de Dio, kiu kondukis ilin al la firma platformo, kaj unuanime preskaŭ ĉiuj levis siajn okulojn al la ĉielo kaj per laŭta voĉo gloris Dion. Tio influis iujn el tiuj, kiuj estis plendintaj kaj forlasintaj la platformon, kaj ili denove, kun humila mieno, surpaŝis ĝin.”
“I was pointed back to the proclamation of the first advent of Christ. John was sent in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way for Jesus’ coming. Those who rejected the testimony of John were not benefited by the teachings of Jesus. Their opposition to the proclamation of his first advent placed them where they could not readily receive the strongest evidence of his being the Messiah. Satan led on those who rejected the message of John to go still further, to reject Jesus and crucify him. In doing this, they placed themselves where they could not receive the blessing on the day of Pentecost, which would have taught them the way into the heavenly Sanctuary. The rending of the vail of the temple showed that the Jewish sacrifices and ordinances would no longer be received. The great Sacrifice had been offered, and had been accepted, and the Holy Spirit which descended on the day of Pentecost carried the minds of the disciples from the earthly Sanctuary to the heavenly, where Jesus had entered by his own blood, and shed upon his disciples the benefits of his atonement. The Jews were left in complete deception and total darkness. They lost all the light they might have had upon the plan of salvation, and still trusted in their useless sacrifices and offerings. They could not be benefited by the mediation of Christ in the Holy place. The heavenly Sanctuary had taken the place of the earthly, yet they had no knowledge of the way to the heavenly.
"Mi fu rivolto lo sguardo di nuovo alla proclamazione del primo avvento di Cristo. Giovanni fu mandato nello spirito e nella potenza di Elia per preparare la via alla venuta di Gesù. Coloro che respinsero la testimonianza di Giovanni non trassero beneficio dagli insegnamenti di Gesù. La loro opposizione alla proclamazione del suo primo avvento li pose in una condizione tale da non poter prontamente ricevere le prove più forti che egli fosse il Messia. Satana spinse coloro che avevano rigettato il messaggio di Giovanni ad andare ancora oltre, fino a rigettare Gesù e a crocifiggerlo. Così facendo, si posero in una condizione nella quale non poterono ricevere la benedizione nel giorno della Pentecoste, che avrebbe loro insegnato la via al Santuario celeste. Lo squarcio del velo del tempio mostrò che i sacrifici e le ordinanze giudaiche non sarebbero più stati accettati. Il grande Sacrificio era stato offerto, ed era stato accettato, e lo Spirito Santo che discese nel giorno della Pentecoste trasportò le menti dei discepoli dal santuario terreno a quello celeste, dove Gesù era entrato con il proprio sangue, e aveva riversato sui suoi discepoli i benefici della sua espiazione. I Giudei furono lasciati in completo inganno e in totale oscurità. Persero tutta la luce che avrebbero potuto avere riguardo al piano della salvezza, e continuarono a confidare nei loro inutili sacrifici e nelle loro offerte. Essi non potevano trarre beneficio dalla mediazione di Cristo nel Luogo Santo. Il Santuario celeste aveva preso il posto di quello terreno, eppure essi non avevano alcuna conoscenza della via al cielo."
“Many look with horror at the course the Jews pursued toward Jesus in rejecting and crucifying him. And as they read the history of his shameful abuse, they think they love Christ, and would not have denied him like Peter, or crucified him like the Jews. But God who has witnessed their professed sympathy for his Son, has proved them, and has brought to the test that love which they professed for Jesus.
“人多帶着驚駭看猶太人待耶穌之所行，就是棄絕他，並將他釘十字架。及至他們讀他受羞辱虐待之歷史，便自以為愛基督，且若在彼時，必不似彼得那樣不認他，也不似猶太人那樣將他釘十字架。然而，那位見證他們口稱同情他兒子的上帝，已經試驗了他們，並將他們所自稱對耶穌的愛帶到考驗之中。”
“All heaven watched with the deepest interest the reception of the message. But many who profess to love Jesus, and who shed tears as they read the story of the cross, instead of receiving the message with gladness, are stirred, with anger, and deride the good news of Jesus’ coming, and declare it to be delusion. They would not fellowship those who loved his appearing, but hated them, and shut them out of the churches. Those who rejected the first message could not be benefited by the second, and were not 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 can see no light in the third angel’s message, which shows the way into the Most Holy place. I saw that the nominal churches, as the Jews crucified Jesus, had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the move made in heaven, or 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 of the professed followers of Christ, fastens them in his snare, and assumes a religious character, and leads the minds of these professed Christians to himself, and works with his power, his signs and lying wonders. Some he deceives in one way and some in another. He has different delusions prepared to affect different minds. Some look with horror upon one deception, while they readily receive another. Satan deceives some with Spiritualism. He also comes as an angel of light, and spreads his influence over the land. I saw false reformations everywhere. The churches were elated, and considered that God was marvelously working for them, when it was another spirit. It will die away and leave the world and the church in a worse condition than before.
«Ҳамаи осмон қабул шудани ин паёмро бо амиқтарин таваҷҷуҳ мушоҳида мекард. Аммо бисёре, ки худро дӯстдори Исо меноманд ва ҳангоми хондани достони салиб ашк мерезанд, ба ҷойи он ки паёмро бо шодӣ қабул кунанд, ба хашм меоянд, ба хабари хуши омадани Исо истеҳзо мекунанд ва онро фиреб меноманд. Онҳо намехостанд бо онҳое, ки зоҳир шудани Ӯро дӯст медоштанд, ҳамнишин шаванд, балки аз онҳо нафрат доштанд ва онҳоро аз калисоҳо берун карданд. Онҳое ки паёми аввалро рад карданд, аз паёми дуюм фоида бурда натавонистанд, ва аз нидои нисфишаб, ки бояд онҳоро омода месохт, то ба воситаи имон бо Исо ба Макони Муқаддастарини Қудсгоҳи осмонӣ дохил шаванд, низ баҳраманд нагардиданд. Ва бо рад кардани он ду паёми пешин, онҳо дар паёми фариштаи сеюм, ки роҳи даромадан ба Макони Муқаддастаринро нишон медиҳад, ҳеҷ нуре дида наметавонанд. Ман дидам, ки калисоҳои номӣ, чунонки яҳудиён Исоро маслуб карданд, ҳамин паёмҳоро низ маслуб кардаанд; бинобар ин онҳо аз он ҳаракате, ки дар осмон анҷом ёфт, ва аз роҳи даромадан ба Макони Муқаддастарин, ҳеҷ донише надоранд, ва аз шафоати Исо дар он ҷо фоида гирифта наметавонанд. Мисли яҳудиён, ки қурбониҳои бефоидаи худро пешкаш мекарданд, онҳо низ дуоҳои бефоидаи худро ба он қисмате мебаранд, ки Исо онро тарк кардааст; ва Шайтон, ки аз фиреби пайравони зоҳирии Масеҳ хушнуд аст, онҳоро дар доми худ маҳкам месозад, симои динӣ ба худ мегирад, ва зеҳни ин масеҳиёни зоҳириро ба сӯи худ роҳнамоӣ мекунад, ва бо қудрати худ, бо аломатҳои худ ва мӯъҷизаҳои дурӯғини худ амал мекунад. Баъзеро ба як тарз ва баъзеи дигарро ба тарзи дигар фиреб медиҳад. Ӯ барои таъсир расондан ба зеҳнҳои гуногун фиребҳои гуногун омода кардааст. Баъзеҳо ба як фиреб бо даҳшат менигаранд, дар ҳоле ки фиреби дигарро ба осонӣ қабул мекунанд. Шайтон баъзеро бо Спиритизм фиреб медиҳад. Ӯ ҳамчунин ҳамчун фариштаи нур меояд ва нуфузи худро бар саросари замин паҳн мекунад. Ман дар ҳар ҷо ислоҳоти бардурӯғро дидам. Калисоҳо ба ваҷд омада буданд ва гумон мекарданд, ки Худо барои онҳо ба таври аҷиб амал мекунад, ҳол он ки он рӯҳи дигаре буд. Он фурӯ хоҳад нишаст ва ҷаҳон ва калисоро аз пештара дар ҳолати бадтаре хоҳад гузошт.»
“I saw that God had honest children among the nominal Adventists, and the fallen churches, and ministers and people will yet be called out from these churches, before the plagues shall be poured out, and they will gladly embrace the truth. Satan knows this, and before the loud cry of the third angel, raises an excitement in these religious bodies, that those who have rejected the truth may think God is with them. He hopes to deceive the honest, and lead them to think that God is still working for the churches. But the light will shine, and every one of the honest ones will leave the fallen churches, and take their stand with the remnant.” Spiritual Gifts, volume 1, 151–172.
“Mi pa ti God i gat olketa pikinini blong Hem we olketa stret long heart namel long olketa Adventist long nem nomoa, mo long olketa church we olketa foldaon finis; mo olketa minister mo olketa manmeri bae olketa yet kam aot long olketa church hia bifo olketa plague bae kam kapsae, mo olketa bae hapi tumas blong olketa holemtaet tru long truth. Satan i save long samting hia, mo bifo loud cry blong third angel, hem i mekem wan excitement i kamap long olketa body blong religion hia, mekem olketa we olketa bin rejectim truth bae tingse God i stap wetem olketa. Hem i hope blong giamanim olketa stret long heart, mo lidim olketa blong tingse God i stap yet waka blong olketa church. Bat light bae saen, mo evriwan long olketa we olketa stret long heart bae olketa lusim olketa church we olketa foldaon finis, mo olketa bae stan wetem olketa remnant.” Spiritual Gifts, volume 1, 151–172.
This passage has so many important truths, but I am using the passage to isolate some characteristics of the messages of Millerite history, in order to understand how those typify our history. All three of the angels of Revelation fourteen have a message in their hands. The second and third angel are identified as having a “parchment,” with them as they descend with their message. Each angel represents a message, and the arrival of each message causes an effect.
Ce passage renferme de très nombreuses vérités importantes, mais je m’en sers pour isoler certaines caractéristiques des messages de l’histoire millérite, afin de comprendre comment ceux-ci préfigurent notre histoire. Les trois anges d’Apocalypse quatorze ont tous un message en main. Le deuxième et le troisième ange sont décrits comme ayant avec eux un « parchemin » lorsqu’ils descendent avec leur message. Chaque ange représente un message, et l’arrivée de chaque message produit un effet.
We will continue this subject in the next article.
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