Before we address the subject of what is truth, we note that we have begun this study with the first three verses of Revelation chapter one, and thereafter added an article about Elijah. A few purposes of these studies are to identify the role of the United States in prophecy, to open up the message of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, to recognize the role of prophets as symbols of God’s people, and to consider the implications of what it means that Jesus is the Alpha. We illustrated that the first three verses of Revelation agree and align with the last verses of Revelation, and in both cases at the beginning and the end, Jesus identifies Himself as the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and ending, the first and the last.

Avant d’aborder la question de ce qu’est la vérité, nous remarquons que nous avons commencé cette étude par les trois premiers versets du chapitre un de l’Apocalypse, puis y avons ajouté un article sur Élie. Quelques-uns des objectifs de ces études sont d’identifier le rôle des États-Unis dans la prophétie, d’ouvrir le message de la Révélation de Jésus-Christ, de reconnaître le rôle des prophètes comme symboles du peuple de Dieu, et de considérer les implications de ce que signifie le fait que Jésus est l’Alpha. Nous avons montré que les trois premiers versets de l’Apocalypse concordent avec les derniers versets de l’Apocalypse et s’y harmonisent, et que, dans les deux cas, au commencement comme à la fin, Jésus s’identifie Lui-même comme l’Alpha et l’Oméga, le commencement et la fin, le premier et le dernier.

We used a brief discussion of Elijah in the second study in order to demonstrate that the opening verses of the Bible agree with the closing verses of both the Old and New Testaments, and further that the opening verses of the New Testament also agree with the beginning or ending of any way you wish to consider the Bible, either as a whole or as two Testaments.

Tulitumia mazungumzo mafupi kuhusu Eliya katika somo la pili ili kuonyesha kwamba mistari ya mwanzo ya Biblia inapatana na mistari ya mwisho ya Agano la Kale na la Jipya pia, na zaidi ya hayo kwamba mistari ya mwanzo ya Agano Jipya nayo inapatana na mwanzo au mwisho, kwa namna yoyote utakavyotaka kuichukulia Biblia, ama kwa ujumla wake au kama Maagano mawili.

Another point we are seeking to develop is the understanding that Divinity has worked to slowly reveal the godhead throughout history. This is why we have noted that as time proceeds in the biblical theme of covenant history, that God, step-by-step revealed more-and-more of His character through the symbolism of His various names. The Almighty God spoke to Abraham, and the same God spoke to Moses, but informed Moses that from then onward his name was to be known as Jehovah. Then when Christ came, He introduced Himself with a name that was unknown in the Old Testament, other than one expression of that name by a Babylonian in chapter three of Daniel. Not only did Jesus identify that He was the only-begotten of the Father, but He also in that particular covenant history identified Himself as the Son of Man. God also gave Millerite Adventism a name when He entered into covenant with the beginning of Adventism.

خدايت در سراسر تاريخ به‌تدريج الوهيت را مكشوف ساخته است؛ و اين نكته‌ای ديگر است كه در پی بسط آن هستيم. از همين‌رو يادآور شده‌ايم كه با پيشروی زمان در مضمون كتاب‌مقدسیِ تاريخ عهد، خدا گام‌به‌گام، از راه نمادپردازیِ نام‌های گوناگون خويش، هرچه بيشتر از ذات و سجيهٔ خود را آشكار كرد. خدای قادر مطلق با ابراهيم سخن گفت، و همان خدا با موسی نيز سخن گفت، اما به موسی اعلام كرد كه از آن پس نام او يهوه شناخته شود. سپس، هنگامی كه مسيح آمد، خويشتن را با نامی معرفی كرد كه در عهد عتيق ناشناخته بود، جز يك بار كه بابلی‌ای در باب سوم دانيال آن نام را بر زبان آورد. عيسی نه‌تنها تصريح كرد كه يگانه‌زادهٔ پدر است، بلكه در همان برههٔ خاص از تاريخ عهد، خويشتن را پسر انسان نيز معرفی نمود. خدا همچنين هنگامی كه با آغاز اَدونتيسم پيمانی بست، به اَدونتيسم ميلريتی نيز نامی عطا كرد.

“At this time, when we are so near the end, shall we become so like the world in practice that men may look in vain to find God’s denominated people? Shall any man sell our peculiar characteristics as God’s chosen people for any advantage the world has to give? Shall the favor of those who transgress the law of God be looked upon as of great value? Shall those whom the Lord has named His people suppose that there is any power higher than the great I AM? Shall we endeavor to blot out the distinguishing points of faith that have made us Seventh-day Adventists?Evangelism, 121.

“Na nyengo ino, pakuti tili pafupi kwambiri ndi mapeto, kodi tidzakhala ofanana kwambiri ndi dziko m’kachitidwe kotero kuti anthu adzayang’ana pachabe kufuna kupeza anthu a chipembedzo cha Mulungu? Kodi munthu aliyense angagulitse makhalidwe athu apadera monga anthu osankhidwa a Mulungu chifukwa cha phindu lirilonse limene dziko lingapereke? Kodi chisomo cha iwo amene amaphwanya lamulo la Mulungu chiyenera kuonedwa ngati cha mtengo waukulu? Kodi iwo amene Ambuye wawatcha anthu Ake angaganize kuti pali mphamvu ina yapamwamba kuposa WAMKULU AMENE ALI? Kodi tidzayesetsa kufufuta mfundo zosiyanitsa za chikhulupiriro zimene zatipanga kukhala Adayiventi a Tsiku la Chisanu ndi Chiwiri?” Evangelism, 121.

The name given to Seventh-day Adventists was given by the Lord, and Sister White often refers to Adventists as God’s denominated people. “Denominated” means to be named. The only two churches that Sister White identifies as God’s denominated people is ancient Israel and modern Israel.

Igama elanikwa ama-Adventist eSuku lweSikhombisa lanikelwa yiNkosi, futhi uDade White uvame ukubhekisela kuma-Adventist njengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abaqanjwe ngegama. “Ukuqanjwa ngegama” kusho ukubizwa ngegama. Amasonto amabili kuphela uDade White awakhomba njengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abaqanjwe ngegama ngu-Israyeli wasendulo no-Israyeli wanamuhla.

Therefore, as we proceed in our study of the book of Revelation, I am suggesting that the “new name” that is revealed to the Philadelphians, who are also represented as the one hundred and forty-four thousand is a large part of the prophetic secret that is unsealed just before probation closes.

Proinde, dum in studio libri Apocalypsis pergimus, suadeo “novum nomen,” quod Philadelphensibus revelatur, qui etiam tamquam centum quadraginta quattuor milia repraesentantur, magnam partem esse secreti prophetici quod paulo antequam tempus probationis claudatur reseratur.

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. Revelation 3:12, 13.

যে জয়লাভ করে, তাকে আমি আমার ঈশ্বরের মন্দিরে একটি স্তম্ভস্বরূপ করিব, এবং সে আর কখনও বাহিরে যাইবে না; আর আমি তাহার উপরে আমার ঈশ্বরের নাম, এবং আমার ঈশ্বরের নগরের নাম—নূতন যিরূশালেমের নাম—লিখিব, যে নগর আমার ঈশ্বরের নিকট হইতে স্বর্গ হইতে অবতীর্ণ হয়; এবং আমি তাহার উপরে আমার নূতন নাম লিখিব। যার কর্ণ আছে, সে শুনুক আত্মা মণ্ডলীগণের প্রতি কী বলিতেছেন। প্রকাশিত বাক্য ৩:১২, ১৩।

The last message of warning is the message of the Revelation of Jesus Christ and it is a revelation of His character.

Le dernier message d’avertissement est le message de la Révélation de Jésus-Christ, et c’est une révélation de son caractère.

“Those who wait for the Bridegroom’s coming are to say to the people, ‘Behold your God.’ The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love. The children of God are to manifest His glory. In their own life and character they are to reveal what the grace of God has done for them.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 415, 416.

« Ceux qui attendent la venue de l’Époux doivent dire au peuple : “Voici votre Dieu.” Les derniers rayons de la lumière miséricordieuse, le dernier message de miséricorde à être donné au monde, sont une révélation de son caractère d’amour. Les enfants de Dieu doivent manifester sa gloire. Dans leur propre vie et leur propre caractère, ils doivent révéler ce que la grâce de Dieu a fait pour eux. » Christ’s Object Lessons, 415, 416.

We have much more to put into the record concerning Jesus as the Word, but we will now take up the word ‘truth.’ The understanding of the “truth” and also the word “truth” and also the letters employed to form “a word of truth” is an understanding of the character of Christ.

Nous avons encore beaucoup à consigner au sujet de Jésus en tant que la Parole, mais nous allons maintenant aborder le mot « vérité ». La compréhension de la « vérité », ainsi que du mot « vérité » et aussi des lettres employées pour former « une parole de vérité », est une compréhension du caractère du Christ.

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Everyone that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. John 18:37, 38.

Mpo Pilato alobaki epai na ye ete: Boni, ozali mokonzi? Yesu azongisaki: Yo moko nde olobi ete nazali mokonzi. Yango nde namemamaki mpo na yango, mpe mpo na likambo oyo nayaki na mokili, ete natatola solo. Moto nyonso oyo azali wa solo ayokaka mongongo na ngai. Pilato alobaki na ye ete: Solo ezali nini? Mpe wana alobaki bongo, abimaki lisusu epai ya Bayuda, mpe alobaki na bango ete: Nazwi likambo moko te ya mabe kati na ye. Yoane 18:37, 38.

The Greek word translated as “truth” in the verse is taken from a Hebrew word, that is also a letter and even a number. The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet is ‘aleph.’ In fact, the first two letters of the Hebrew alphabet are “aleph” and “beth,” and they are very similar to the first two letters in Greek which are alpha and beta. Together they form the root for the word “alphabet.” The word “alpha” (from the Hebrew letter aleph) therefore is used as a letter, a word, a number and also as one of the many names of Jesus.

همان واژهٔ یونانی که در آن آیه به «حقیقت» ترجمه شده است، از واژه‌ای عبری گرفته شده است که هم‌زمان یک حرف و حتی یک عدد نیز هست. نخستین حرف از الفبای عبری «الف» است. در واقع، دو حرف نخست الفبای عبری «الف» و «بیت» هستند، و این دو بسیار شبیه به دو حرف نخست در یونانی‌اند که آلفا و بتا باشند. این دو با هم ریشهٔ واژهٔ «الفبا» را تشکیل می‌دهند. از این‌رو، واژهٔ «آلفا» (برگرفته از حرف عبری الف) هم به‌عنوان یک حرف، یک واژه، یک عدد، و نیز به‌عنوان یکی از نام‌های بسیارِ عیسی به کار می‌رود.

When Pilate asked the question, “What is truth?” Jesus had already told him that the reason that He “came into the world,” and also that the reason He was “born” was to bear witness to the “truth.” He added that “everyone that is of the truth heareth” His voice.

Quand Pilate posa la question : « Qu’est-ce que la vérité ? », Jésus lui avait déjà dit que la raison pour laquelle il « est venu dans le monde », et aussi la raison pour laquelle il est « né », était de rendre témoignage à la « vérité ». Il ajouta que « quiconque est de la vérité » écoute sa voix.

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:3.

Heureux celui qui lit, et ceux qui entendent les paroles de cette prophétie, et qui gardent les choses qui y sont écrites; car le temps est proche. Apocalypse 1:3.

TRUTH: G225—From G227; truth: – true, X truly, truth, verity. G227—From G1 (as a negative particle) and G2990; true (as not concealing): – true, truly, truth. G1; Α. Of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet: figuratively only (from its use as a numeral) the first. Alpha.

TRUTH: G225—Fi G227; òtítọ́: – òtítọ́, ní òtítọ́, òtítọ́, òdodo. G227—Fi G1 (gẹ́gẹ́ bí àtọkànwá àìkọ̀) àti G2990; òtítọ́ (gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹni tí kò fi nǹkan pamọ́): – òtítọ́, ní òtítọ́, òtítọ́. G1; Α. Ti orísun Heberu; lẹ́tà àkọ́kọ́ nínú álfábẹ́ẹ̀tì: ní ìtumọ̀ àpẹẹrẹ nìkan (láti inú lílo rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí nọ́mbà) ẹni àkọ́kọ́. Alfa.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6.

Jisu asi nɔ, “N mi ye mbrantsɛ, nokware no, ne nkwa no; obiara nkɔ Agya no nkyɛn, gye sɛ ɔfa me so.” Yohane 14:6.

When Jesus said “I am… the truth.” He was saying He was a letter, a number and a word for the letter alpha, and the word alpha, and the number alpha are all “truth.” In the book of Daniel, Christ revealed Himself as the wonderful numberer which is the definition of the Hebrew word “Palmoni,” which is translated as “the certain saint which spake,” in Daniel eight.

Lorsque Jésus a dit : « Je suis… la vérité. » Il disait qu’Il était une lettre, un nombre et un mot, car la lettre alpha, le mot alpha et le nombre alpha sont tous « vérité ». Dans le livre de Daniel, Christ S’est révélé comme le merveilleux compteur, ce qui est la définition du mot hébreu « Palmoni », traduit par « le saint qui parlait » dans Daniel huit.

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. Daniel 8:13, 14.

Pea ke fanongo ai leva ki ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ʻe taha ʻoku lea; pea naʻe pehē ʻe ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ʻe taha ki he tokotaha māʻoniʻoni pau ko ia naʻe lea, “ʻE ʻo aʻu ki he hā hono fuoloa ʻo e meʻa-hāmai ki he feilaulau maʻu pē, pea mo e maumauhala ʻo e fakaʻauha, ke tuku fakatouʻosi ʻa e potu tapu mo e kakai tau ke malaki ʻi lalo ʻo e vaʻe?” Pea naʻa ne pehē mai kiate au, “ʻO aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻe ua afe mo e tolu ngeau; pea toki fakamaʻa ai ʻa e potu tapu.” Taniela 8:13, 14.

That “certain saint” in verse thirteen is “Palmoni”— the wonderful numberer, or the numberer of secrets. These two verses are where the prophecy of the 2300 years and the two prophecies of 2520 years are set forth. The 2300 years address the “sanctuary” and the two 2520-year prophecies address the “host,” for both the sanctuary and the host would be trodden down by Rome. The 2520-year prophecy represent a trampling down of God’s sanctuary and people. Three profound interconnected prophecies based upon time at the very point in the Bible where Jesus introduces Himself as the wonderful numberer of secrets. Its not simply that he chose these two verses to introduced Himself as the Master of time, but the two verses where He reveals Himself identify the time when He would enter into covenant with modern spiritual Israel and those two verses are also the foundation and central pillar of Adventism.

A “saint” vel vers treize i “Palmoni” — sa admirab numbrero, o sa numbrero de secretos. Es en estos du vers que es presentad la profecía de los 2300 annos e las du profecías de 2520 annos. Los 2300 annos se refieren al “santuario”, e las du profecías de 2520 annos se refieren al “ejército”, pues tanto el santuario como el ejército habían de ser hollados por Roma. La profecía de 2520 annos representa un hollamiento del santuario de Dios e de su pueblo. Tres profundas profecías interrelacionadas, basadas en el tiempo, en el mismo punto de la Biblia donde Jesús se presenta como el admirable numbrero de secretos. No es simplemente que Él escogió estos du vers para presentarse como el Maestro del tiempo, sino que los du vers en los cuales se revela identifican el tiempo cuando Él entraría en pacto con el moderno Israel espiritual, e esos du vers son también el fundamento e pilar central del Adventismo.

“The scripture which above all others had been both the foundation and central pillar of the Advent faith was the declaration, ‘Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.’ [Daniel 8:14.]” The Great Controversy, 409.

“Ko e Tohi Tapu ʻa ia, ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi potu tohi kehe, ne hoko fakatouʻosi ko e makatuʻunga mo e pou lotoloto ʻo e tui ʻAtiveni, ko e fakahā ia, ‘Ke aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻe ua afe mo e tolu teau; pea toki fakamaʻa ai ʻa e fale tapu.’ [Taniela 8:14.]” The Great Controversy, 409.

At the time of the end in 1798, the book of Daniel was unsealed and the first angel’s message arrived in history, marking the increase of prophetic knowledge that took place in the time of the Millerite movement, which was the beginning of Seventh-day Adventism. When the book of Daniel was unsealed to the Millerites, a message from Palmoni—a message of time was understood. God’s Word never fails, and it always identifies the end with the beginning. So, in the end of Adventism there will most certainly be a revelation of His character, as there was in Millerite history. This fact is based upon the beginning and ending of Adventism, but it is also based upon the stated relationship of the book of Daniel with the book of Revelation. Daniel and Revelation represent one book, and in that representation, they are two witnesses, the first being Daniel and the last being Revelation.

En la época del fin, en 1798, el libro de Daniel fue desellado y el mensaje del primer ángel irrumpió en la historia, señalando el aumento del conocimiento profético que tuvo lugar en el tiempo del movimiento millerita, el cual fue el comienzo del adventismo del séptimo día. Cuando el libro de Daniel fue desellado a los milleritas, se entendió un mensaje de Palmoni: un mensaje de tiempo. La Palabra de Dios nunca falla, y siempre identifica el fin con el principio. Así, en el fin del adventismo habrá con toda certeza una revelación de Su carácter, tal como la hubo en la historia millerita. Este hecho se basa en el comienzo y el fin del adventismo, pero también se basa en la relación declarada del libro de Daniel con el libro de Apocalipsis. Daniel y Apocalipsis representan un solo libro, y en esa representación son dos testigos, siendo el primero Daniel y el último Apocalipsis.

The books of Daniel and the Revelation are one. One is a prophecy, the other a revelation; one a book sealed, the other a book opened.” Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 972.

« Les livres de Daniel et de l’Apocalypse ne font qu’un. L’un est une prophétie, l’autre une révélation ; l’un est un livre scellé, l’autre un livre ouvert. » Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 972.

Daniel and Revelation are two books that are one book, the same way the Bible is one book divided into Old and New, or beginning and end. In Revelation eleven the two witnesses that are presented as Moses and Elijah are the Old and New Testaments.

Daniel og Åpenbaringen er to bøker som er én bok, på samme måte som Bibelen er én bok delt i Det gamle og Det nye, eller begynnelsen og enden. I Åpenbaringen 11 er de to vitnene som fremstilles som Moses og Elia, Det gamle og Det nye testamentet.

“Concerning the two witnesses the prophet declares further: ‘These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.’ ‘Thy word,’ said the psalmist, ‘is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.’ Revelation 11:4; Psalm 119:105. The two witnesses represent the Scriptures of the Old and the New Testament.” The Great Controversy, 267.

「二人の証人について、預言者はさらに次のように宣言している。『彼らは地の神の御前に立つ二本のオリーブの木、また二つの燭台である。』」『あなたのみことばは、わが足のともしび、わが道の光です。』と詩篇記者は言った。黙示録 11:4;詩篇 119:105。二人の証人は、旧新約聖書を表している。」『各時代の大争闘』267頁。

Daniel and John are two witnesses who were both persecuted, both taken captive, both given the same line of prophetic history to record, both representing the one hundred and forty-four thousand, both living in the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem, both symbols of death and resurrection, (John from the boiling oil and Daniel from the lion’s den).

Daniyeli na Yoane bazali batatoli mibale oyo bango nyonso mibale banyokolamaki, bango nyonso mibale bakangamaki na boombo, bango nyonso mibale bapesamaki molɔngɔ moko ya lisolo ya esakweli mpo na kokoma yango, bango nyonso mibale bazali komonisa nkóto nkama moko na ntuku minei na nkóto minei, bango nyonso mibale bazalaki kobika na nsima ya kobebisama ya Yerusaleme, bango nyonso mibale bilembo ya liwa mpe lisekwa, (Yoane uta na mafuta oyo ezikisaka ya kolamba, mpe Daniyeli uta na libulu ya nkɔsi).

Daniel identifies a special revelation of Christ’s character, and he does so in the two verses that inspiration calls the “central pillar and foundation” of the Seventh-day Adventist church. Those two verses were the “capstone” the final stone placed in the foundations that were represented by the works of William Miller. The capstone brought with it the understanding of the heavenly sanctuary, the law of God, the Sabbath, the investigative judgment and the three angels of Revelation fourteen. Daniel is the beginning of the book, John is the end.

Daniel vakazivisa ufunuo wa pekee wa tabia ya Kristo, naye afanya hivyo katika aya mbili ambazo uvuvio huzitaja kuwa “nguzo kuu na msingi” wa kanisa la Waadventista Wasabato. Aya hizo mbili zilikuwa “jiwe la kilele,” jiwe la mwisho lililowekwa katika misingi iliyowakilishwa na kazi za William Miller. Jiwe hilo la kilele lilileta pamoja nalo ufahamu wa patakatifu pa mbinguni, sheria ya Mungu, Sabato, hukumu ya uchunguzi, na malaika watatu wa Ufunuo kumi na nne. Danieli ni mwanzo wa kitabu, Yohana ni mwisho wake.

John’s writing will identify a revelation of Christ’s character at the end of Adventism. At the beginning of modern Israel, He revealed Himself as the Wonderful Numberer, the Creator of everything mathematical and at the end of modern Israel He is revealing Himself as the wonderful linguist. He is the Creator of everything that is involved with language whether it be the structure of language, the grammatical rules, the words and even the letters of the alphabet. He created communication that is accomplished by words, governed by grammatical rules whether written or spoken, written with an alphabet that was by His design, and beyond all that—He is the Word. By that Word He transforms blind unprepared Laodiceans into sanctified Philadelphians.

L’écriture de Jean mettra en évidence une révélation du caractère de Christ à la fin de l’adventisme. Au commencement de l’Israël moderne, Il S’est révélé comme le Merveilleux Nombreur, le Créateur de tout ce qui relève des mathématiques; et à la fin de l’Israël moderne, Il Se révèle comme le merveilleux linguiste. Il est le Créateur de tout ce qui se rapporte au langage, qu’il s’agisse de sa structure, des règles grammaticales, des mots et même des lettres de l’alphabet. Il a créé la communication qui s’accomplit par des mots, régie par des règles grammaticales, qu’elle soit écrite ou parlée, exprimée au moyen d’un alphabet qui procède de Sa conception; et au-delà de tout cela, Il est la Parole. Par cette Parole, Il transforme des Laodicéens aveugles et non préparés en Philadelphiens sanctifiés.

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17.

Mutungamise n’ukuri bwawe: ijambo ryawe ni ukuri. Yohana 17:17.

The word translated as “sanctify” means to make holy. The one hundred and forty-four thousand will be holy and they will have attained that condition of character by the “truth” or you could say, by his “word,” for Jesus is the Word and He is the truth.

Le mot traduit par « sanctifier » signifie rendre saint. Les cent quarante-quatre mille seront saints, et ils auront atteint cet état de caractère par la « vérité », ou, pourrait-on dire, par sa « parole », car Jésus est la Parole et il est la vérité.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. John 1:1–3.

Au commencement était la Parole, et la Parole était avec Dieu, et la Parole était Dieu. Elle était au commencement avec Dieu. Toutes choses ont été faites par elle, et rien de ce qui a été fait n’a été fait sans elle. Jean 1:1–3.

Notice that this is the first thing that John writes in his gospel. It of course parallels the first thing written in Genesis. It adds to the testimony, identifying more clearly what is stated in Genesis one.

Veuillez remarquer qu’il s’agit de la première chose que Jean écrit dans son Évangile. Cela correspond, bien entendu, à la première chose écrite dans la Genèse. Cela s’ajoute au témoignage, en identifiant plus clairement ce qui est déclaré dans Genèse un.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1.

Au commencement, Dieu créa le ciel et la terre. Genèse 1:1.

The word translated as “God” in verse one is plural, thus identifying from the very “beginning” that God is more than one. “In the beginning” in the gospel of John the Word was with God and was God. And the Word was the Creator.

Каличан кыв, кодӟодэм «Бог» кылэсь кылбурын первой стихе, луэ множественной числоын, соин уже самом «начале» юрто, что Бог — не один. «В начале» — Иванлэн Евангелиеын — Слово вӧлӥ Богкылынысь и вӧлӥ Бог. И Слово вӧлӥ Творец.

Jesus is the Word, and He produced the Bible through combining divinity with humanity—divinity represented by the Holy Spirit and humanity in the person of those who wrote the words in the books that were to be sent to the churches. Thus, the Bible is a combination of humanity and divinity as is Jesus. The Bible, in spite of the involvement of fallen fleshly human beings is holy, and then the men who penned it were holy too.

Jisu ndiye Neno, naye alilitoa Biblia kwa kuiunganisha Uungu na ubinadamu—Uungu ukiwakilishwa na Roho Mtakatifu, na ubinadamu katika nafsi za wale walioandika maneno katika vitabu vilivyopaswa kupelekwa kwa makanisa. Hivyo basi, Biblia ni muungano wa ubinadamu na Uungu kama alivyo Yesu. Biblia, licha ya ushiriki wa wanadamu walioanguka wenye mwili wa dhambi, ni takatifu, na kwa hiyo wale watu waliokiandika walikuwa watakatifu pia.

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:19–21.

Nous avons aussi la parole prophétique, rendue plus certaine, à laquelle vous faites bien de prêter attention, comme à une lampe qui brille dans un lieu obscur, jusqu’à ce que le jour vienne à poindre et que l’étoile du matin se lève dans vos cœurs; sachant tout d’abord qu’aucune prophétie de l’Écriture ne procède d’une interprétation particulière. Car ce n’est pas par une volonté d’homme qu’une prophétie a jamais été apportée autrefois; mais c’est poussés par le Saint-Esprit que des hommes saints de Dieu ont parlé. 2 Pierre 1:19–21.

Though the prophets were holy men, they were still fallen human beings, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Never-the-less the Bible is a combination of divinity and humanity, and it is holy, for the Word of God came to demonstrate in His life and in His written Word that humanity combined with divinity does not sin. What is true of the Bible is true of Christ for He is the Bible.

Kana hayyoonni namoota qulqulloota turan iyyuu, amma iyyuu namoota kufan turan; sababiin isaas hundinuu cubbuu hojjetaniiru, ulfina Waaqayyoo irraas hir’atan. Haa ta’u malee, Macaafni Qulqulluun walitti makama waaqummaa fi namummaa ti, innis qulqulluu dha; sababiin isaas Dubbiin Waaqayyoo jireenya Isaa keessatti fi Dubbii Isaa barreeffame keessatti, namummaan waaqummaa wajjin walitti makame cubbuu akka hin hojjenne agarsiisuuf dhufe. Wanti Waa’ee Macaafa Qulqulluu dhugaa ta’e, waa’ee Kiristoosis dhugaa dha; inni Macaafa Qulqulluu dha.

Jesus took upon Himself sinful flesh and never sinned, thus providing the example that humanity combined with divinity does not sin.

Jésù gbé ara ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ sórí ara Rẹ̀, ó sì kò ṣẹ̀ nígbà kankan; nípa bẹ́ẹ̀, Ó fi àpẹẹrẹ hàn pé ènìyàn tí a so pọ̀ mọ́ ìwà-Ọlọ́run kì í ṣẹ̀.

“The story of Bethlehem is an exhaustless theme. In it is hidden ‘the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God.’ Romans 11:33. We marvel at the Saviour’s sacrifice in exchanging the throne of heaven for the manger, and the companionship of adoring angels for the beasts of the stall. Human pride and self-sufficiency stand rebuked in His presence. Yet this was but the beginning of His wonderful condescension. It would have been an almost infinite humiliation for the Son of God to take man’s nature, even when Adam stood in his innocence in Eden. But Jesus accepted humanity when the race had been weakened by four thousand years of sin. Like every child of Adam He accepted the results of the working of the great law of heredity. What these results were is shown in the history of His earthly ancestors. He came with such a heredity to share our sorrows and temptations, and to give us the example of a sinless life.” The Desire of Ages, 48.

بېت لەحِم کا چَسّہ ایک نہ ختم ہونے والا موضوع ہے۔ اِس میں “خدا کی حکمت اور علم کی دولت کی گہرائی” پوشیدہ ہے۔ رومیوں 11:33۔ ہم نجات دہندہ کی اُس قربانی پر حیران ہوتے ہیں کہ اُس نے آسمان کے تخت کے بدلے چرنی کو، اور سجدہ گزار فرشتوں کی رفاقت کے بدلے اصطبل کے جانوروں کو اختیار کیا۔ انسانی غرور اور خودکفالت اُس کی حضوری میں ملامت پاتے ہیں۔ تاہم یہ تو اُس کی عجیب فروتنی کا محض آغاز تھا۔ خدا کے بیٹے کے لیے انسانی فطرت کو اختیار کرنا، اگرچہ آدم عدن میں اپنی معصومیت کی حالت میں قائم تھا، تب بھی تقریباً لامحدود فروتنی ہوتی۔ لیکن یسوع نے انسانیت کو اُس وقت قبول کیا جب نسلِ انسانی گناہ کے چار ہزار برس کے سبب کمزور ہو چکی تھی۔ آدم کی ہر اولاد کی مانند اُس نے بھی وراثت کے عظیم قانون کے عمل کے نتائج کو قبول کیا۔ یہ نتائج کیا تھے، یہ اُس کے زمینی آبا و اجداد کی تاریخ میں ظاہر ہے۔ وہ ایسی ہی موروثیت کے ساتھ آیا تاکہ ہمارے غموں اور آزمائشوں میں شریک ہو، اور ہمیں ایک بے گناہ زندگی کی مثال دے۔” دیزائر آف ایجز، 48۔

Jesus is the Word, and both Jesus and the Bible are a combination of humanity and divinity. When Jesus produced the Bible over the centuries, he placed rules within the Bible to allow those who will hear, to hear. The rules which govern the Bible are also attributes of His character.

इसा वचन हुनुहुन्छ, र इसा तथा बाइबल दुवै मानवता र दिव्यताको संयोजन हुन्। जब इसाले शताब्दीयौँको क्रममा बाइबल उत्पन्न गर्नुभयो, उहाँले बाइबलभित्र यस्ता नियमहरू राख्नुभयो कि जसले सुन्नेछन्, तिनीहरूले सुनून्। बाइबललाई शासन गर्ने ती नियमहरू उहाँको चरित्रका गुणहरू पनि हुन्।

“In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel.” Acts of the Apostles, 585.

“Revelation ਵਿੱਚ ਬਾਈਬਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਪੁਸਤਕਾਂ ਆ ਮਿਲਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਇੱਥੇ ਦਾਨੀਏਲ ਦੀ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਕ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ।” Acts of the Apostles, 585.

The word “complement” means to bring to perfection. The testimony of Daniel ends in Revelation, making Daniel’s testimony the beginning and Revelation the end. The beginning of Revelation is repeated at the end of Revelation and in the first verse of Daniel chapter one there is warfare between literal Israel and literal Babylon in which Babylon wins, but at the conclusion of probationary history in Daniel 11:45, 12:1; spiritual Babylon is in a war with spiritual Israel and in the end, Babylon loses and Israel prevails. As with John in the Revelation the beginning of Daniel’s testimony agrees with the end of his testimony. So, what is truth?

እቲ “complement” ዝብል ቃል ናብ ፍጽምና ምብጻሕ ማለት እዩ። ምስክርነት ዳንኤል ብራእይ ይውዳእ፣ እዚ ማለት ምስክርነት ዳንኤል መጀመርታ እዩ እና ራእይ ድማ ፍጻሜ እዩ። መጀመርታ ራእይ ኣብ መወዳእታ ራእይ ደጊሙ ይድገም፣ እና ኣብ ቀዳማይ ቁጽሪ ናይ ዳንኤል ምዕራፍ ሓደ ኣብ መንጎ ቀጥታዊ እስራኤልን ቀጥታዊ ባቢሎንን ውግእ ኣሎ፣ ኣብኡ ባቢሎን ትዕወት፤ ነገር ግን ኣብ መወዳእታ ታሪኽ ግዜ ምርመራ ኣብ Daniel 11:45, 12:1 መንፈሳዊት ባቢሎን ምስ መንፈሳዊ እስራኤል ኣብ ውግእ እያ፣ እና ኣብ መወዳእታ ባቢሎን ትስዓር እስራኤል ድማ ይዕወት። ከምቲ ምስ ዮሃንስ ኣብ ራእይ ዝነበረ፣ መጀመርታ ምስክርነት ዳንኤል ምስ መወዳእታ ምስክርነቱ ይሰማማዕ። እሞ ሓቂ እንታይ እያ?

Doctrine is a word that identifies what a body of believers understand to be correct. Its purpose or use is not restricted to the Bible or Christianity. In so-called Christianity, there are probably more false “doctrines” than true, for spiritual Babylon, the papacy is a cage of every unclean and hateful bird, and those birds represent evil, which is sustained and covered up by churches through false doctrines, such as the law has been abolished. But there is true doctrine.

La doctrine est un terme qui désigne ce qu’un corps de croyants considère comme juste. Son but ou son usage ne se limite ni à la Bible ni au christianisme. Dans ce qu’on appelle le christianisme, il y a probablement plus de fausses « doctrines » que de vraies, car Babylone spirituelle, la papauté, est une cage de tout oiseau impur et odieux, et ces oiseaux représentent le mal, lequel est entretenu et dissimulé par les Églises au moyen de fausses doctrines, telle que l’affirmation selon laquelle la loi a été abolie. Mais il existe une vraie doctrine.

“The minds of the Bereans were not narrowed by prejudice. They were willing to investigate the truthfulness of the doctrines preached by the apostles. They studied the Bible, not from curiosity, but in order that they might learn what had been written concerning the promised Messiah. Daily they searched the inspired records, and as they compared scripture with scripture, heavenly angels were beside them, enlightening their minds and impressing their hearts.

“Beraea ɓe ngoodi hakkille am ngal waɗataako e naange mawɗoore. Ɓe njiɗi laaɓde goonga janngiɗe ɓe apostoli’en waajii. Ɓe njanngii Deftere Ceniinde, wonaa sabu yiɗde anndude ko ɓuri, kono ngam ɓe ekkita ko windaa dow Almasiihu mo waɗaama alkawal. Ñalawma kala ɓe ndaaritii binndiiji cemtinaaɗi ɗii, e nde ɓe nanndiniri aaya e aaya, maleyka’en dowlaajo’en ngoni e ɓernde maɓɓe, njaytinirɗe hakkillooji maɓɓe, e waɗde ko ɓerɗe maɓɓe njippani.”

“Wherever the truths of the gospel are proclaimed, those who honestly desire to do right are led to a diligent searching of the Scriptures. If, in the closing scenes of this earth’s history, those to whom testing truths are proclaimed would follow the example of the Bereans, searching the Scriptures daily, and comparing with God’s word the messages brought them, there would today be a large number loyal to the precepts of God’s law, where now there are comparatively few. But when unpopular Bible truths are presented, many refuse to make this investigation. Though unable to controvert the plain teachings of Scripture, they yet manifest the utmost reluctance to study the evidences offered. Some assume that even if these doctrines are indeed true, it matters little whether or not they accept the new light, and they cling to pleasing fables which the enemy uses to lead souls astray. Thus their minds are blinded by error, and they become separated from heaven.

« Partout où les vérités de l’Évangile sont proclamées, ceux qui désirent sincèrement faire ce qui est juste sont conduits à sonder avec diligence les Écritures. Si, dans les dernières scènes de l’histoire de cette terre, ceux à qui sont proclamées des vérités éprouvantes suivaient l’exemple des Béréens, sondant chaque jour les Écritures et comparant à la parole de Dieu les messages qui leur sont apportés, il y aurait aujourd’hui un grand nombre de personnes fidèles aux préceptes de la loi de Dieu, alors qu’il n’y en a maintenant que relativement peu. Mais lorsque des vérités bibliques impopulaires sont présentées, beaucoup refusent de mener cet examen. Bien qu’ils soient incapables de réfuter les enseignements clairs de l’Écriture, ils manifestent néanmoins la plus grande réticence à étudier les preuves qui leur sont offertes. Quelques-uns supposent que, même si ces doctrines sont effectivement vraies, il importe peu qu’ils acceptent ou non la lumière nouvelle, et ils s’attachent à des fables séduisantes dont l’ennemi se sert pour égarer les âmes. Ainsi, leur esprit est aveuglé par l’erreur, et ils se trouvent séparés du ciel. »

“All will be judged according to the light that has been given. The Lord sends forth His ambassadors with a message of salvation, and those who hear He will hold responsible for the way in which they treat the words of His servants. Those who are sincerely seeking for truth will make a careful investigation, in the light of God’s word, of the doctrines presented to them.” Acts of the Apostles, 231, 232.

«همه بر حسب نوری که به ایشان عطا شده است داوری خواهند شد. خداوند سفیران خویش را با پیامی از نجات می‌فرستد، و کسانی را که می‌شنوند، نسبت به نحوه‌ای که با سخنان خادمان او رفتار می‌کنند، مسئول خواهد شمرد. آنان که صادقانه در جست‌وجوی حقیقت‌اند، آموزه‌هایی را که به ایشان عرضه می‌شود، در پرتو کلام خدا با دقت بررسی خواهند کرد.» اعمال رسولان، 231، 232.

There are “doctrines” which are the “truths of the gospel” and they need to be investigated. Some, (if not all) are “testing truths.” The Sabbath is an easy testing truth to understand. There are true and false doctrines. Some of the true doctrines present a test to those who hear them. There is also a type of truth that is designed for a certain period of time. These truths are called “present truth.”

Akwai “doctrines” wanda su ne “gaskiya na bishara,” kuma wajibi ne a bincike su. Wasu daga cikinsu, (idan ba ma dukkansu ba) “gaskiya ne masu gwaji.” Asabar gaskiya ce ta gwaji mai sauƙin fahimta. Akwai koyarwar gaskiya da ta ƙarya. Wasu daga cikin koyarwar gaskiya suna gabatar da gwaji ga waɗanda suka ji su. Haka kuma akwai wani irin gaskiya da aka tsara domin wani takamaiman zamani. Ana kiran waɗannan gaskiyoyi “present truth.”

“There are many precious truths contained in the Word of God, but it is ‘present truth’ that the flock needs now. I have seen the danger of the messengers running off from the important points of present truth, to dwell upon subjects that are not calculated to unite the flock and sanctify the soul. Satan will here take every possible advantage to injure the cause.

“I nyingi zipo kweli za thamani ndani ya Neno la Mungu, lakini ni ‘kweli ya wakati huu’ ambayo kundi linaihitaji sasa. Nimeuona hatari ya wajumbe kuacha mambo ya muhimu ya kweli ya wakati huu, na kushughulika na masomo ambayo hayafai kuliunganisha kundi na kuitakasa nafsi. Hapa Shetani atatumia kila nafasi iwezekanayo kuidhuru kazi hiyo.

“But such subjects as the sanctuary, in connection with the 2300 days, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, are perfectly calculated to explain the past Advent movement and show what our present position is, establish the faith of the doubting, and give certainty to the glorious future. These, I have frequently seen, were the principal subjects on which the messengers should dwell.” Early Writings, 63.

“Mais des sujets tels que le sanctuaire, en rapport avec les 2300 jours, les commandements de Dieu et la foi de Jésus, sont parfaitement propres à expliquer le mouvement adventiste passé et à montrer quelle est notre position présente, à affermir la foi de ceux qui doutent et à donner l’assurance de l’avenir glorieux. J’ai souvent vu que c’étaient là les principaux sujets sur lesquels les messagers devaient s’étendre.” Early Writings, 63.

Adventists often employ this passage to avoid what it actually states. They argue that all which should be emphasized in our messages of “present truth” is the sanctuary, the 2300 days, the commandments and the faith of Jesus. They make this claim to avoid what is identified about these four subjects.

Les adventistes se servent souvent de ce passage pour éluder ce qu’il affirme réellement. Ils soutiennent que tout ce qui doit être mis en relief dans nos messages de « vérité présente », c’est le sanctuaire, les 2300 jours, les commandements et la foi de Jésus. Ils avancent cette thèse afin d’éviter ce qui est désigné au sujet de ces quatre thèmes.

The purpose of these four great truths is that they have been “perfectly calculated to explain the past Advent movement and show what our present position is, establish the faith of the doubting, and give certainty to the glorious future.” These four present truth doctrines are designed to show that the beginning of Adventism (the past Advent movement) illustrates the end of Adventism (our present position). Those four primary doctrines are “calculated perfectly” to explain the principle that the end is illustrated by the beginning. According to this passage of inspiration, this is the “present truth” that the “flock needs now.”

Maqsad-i in chahār ḥaqīqat-i buzurg īn ast ki ānhā «ba-kāmil-tarīn wajh muḥāsaba shudah-and tā ḥarakat-i Adventī-yi guzashte-rā tawżīḥ namāyand, wa nishān dihand ki mawqiʻiyyat-i ḥāżir-i mā chīst, īmān-i shak-kunandigān-rā ustuwār sazand, wa ba āyanda-yi pُr-jalāl yaqīn bakhshand.» Īn chahār aʻqāyd-i ḥaqīqat-i ḥāżir bar ān-and tā nishān dihand ki āghāz-i Adventism (ḥarakat-i Adventī-yi guzashte) pāyān-i Adventism-rā (mawqiʻiyyat-i ḥāżir-i mā-rā) ba-taṣwīr mīkashad. Ān chahār aʻqīda-yi aṣlī «ba-kāmil-tarīn wajh muḥāsaba shudah-and» tā aṣl-i īn-rā tawżīḥ namāyand ki pāyān ba-āghāz namūdār mīgardad. Bar ḥasab-i īn guzarah-yi ilhām, īn hamān «ḥaqīqat-i ḥāżir» ast ki «gallah al-ān ba ān niyāz dārad.»

Ancient Israel is the beginning of Israel and modern Israel is the end. Ancient literal Israel typified the Seventh-day Adventist people from the time of the end in 1798, until the Sunday law. Before the first coming of Christ “present truth” was unseen by the Jews, for they were blind (Laodicean) due to their dependence upon customs and traditions.

Israël ancien est le commencement d’Israël, et Israël moderne en est la fin. L’ancien Israël littéral préfigurait le peuple adventiste du septième jour depuis le temps de la fin, en 1798, jusqu’à la loi du dimanche. Avant la première venue du Christ, la « vérité présente » n’était pas discernée par les Juifs, car ils étaient aveugles (laodicéens) à cause de leur dépendance à l’égard des coutumes et des traditions.

“We want to understand the time in which we live. We do not half understand it. We do not half take it in. My heart trembles in me when I think of what a foe we have to meet, and how poorly we are prepared to meet him. The trials of the children of Israel, and their attitude just before the first coming of Christ, have been presented before me again and again to illustrate the position of the people of God in their experience before the second coming of Christ—how the enemy sought every occasion to take control of the minds of the Jews, and today he is seeking to blind the minds of God’s servants, that they may not be able to discern the precious truth.” Selected Messages, book 2, 406.

“Nous voulons comprendre le temps dans lequel nous vivons. Nous ne le comprenons qu’à moitié. Nous n’en saisissons qu’à moitié la portée. Mon cœur tremble au-dedans de moi lorsque je pense à l’ennemi que nous avons à affronter, et à combien nous sommes mal préparés à le rencontrer. Les épreuves des enfants d’Israël, ainsi que leur attitude juste avant la première venue de Christ, m’ont été présentées encore et encore pour illustrer la position du peuple de Dieu dans son expérience avant la seconde venue de Christ — comment l’ennemi cherchait toutes les occasions de prendre le contrôle de l’esprit des Juifs, et comment aujourd’hui il cherche à aveugler l’esprit des serviteurs de Dieu, afin qu’ils ne puissent discerner la précieuse vérité.” Selected Messages, book 2, 406.

According to our next reference, the Jews had lost sight of the “original truth of God,” and that original truth for the Jews was the history of the deliverance from Egypt. The history of that deliverance was their original truth, it was the truth they were instructed to teach their children throughout their generations. They failed, as has Adventism. In order to present the truth to the blinded Jews, Jesus placed truth into a framework.

Ayon sa ating susunod na sanggunian, nawala sa paningin ng mga Judio ang “orihinal na katotohanan ng Diyos,” at ang orihinal na katotohanang iyon para sa mga Judio ay ang kasaysayan ng pagliligtas mula sa Ehipto. Ang kasaysayan ng pagliligtas na iyon ang kanilang orihinal na katotohanan; iyon ang katotohanang itinagubilin sa kanila na ituro sa kanilang mga anak sa buong sali’t salinlahi. Sila ay nabigo, gaya rin ng Adventismo. Upang maiharap ang katotohanan sa nabulag na mga Judio, inilagay ni Jesus ang katotohanan sa loob ng isang balangkas.

“In the time of the Saviour, the Jews had so covered over the precious jewels of truth with the rubbish of tradition and fable, that it was impossible to distinguish the true from the false. The Saviour came to clear away the rubbish of superstition and long-cherished errors, and to set the jewels of God’s word in the frame-work of truth. What would the Saviour do if he should come to us now as he did to the Jews? He would have to do a similar work in clearing away the rubbish of tradition and ceremony. The Jews were greatly disturbed when he did this work. They had lost sight of the original truth of God, but Christ brought it again to view. It is our work to free the precious truths of God from superstition and error.

« Au temps du Sauveur, les Juifs avaient tellement recouvert les précieux joyaux de la vérité des décombres de la tradition et de la fable, qu’il était impossible de distinguer le vrai du faux. Le Sauveur vint pour enlever les décombres de la superstition et des erreurs longtemps chéries, et pour enchâsser les joyaux de la parole de Dieu dans l’armature de la vérité. Que ferait le Sauveur s’il venait à nous maintenant comme il vint aux Juifs ? Il lui faudrait accomplir une œuvre semblable en déblayant les décombres de la tradition et de la cérémonie. Les Juifs furent profondément troublés lorsqu’il fit cette œuvre. Ils avaient perdu de vue la vérité originelle de Dieu, mais le Christ la remit de nouveau en lumière. C’est notre œuvre de dégager les précieuses vérités de Dieu de la superstition et de l’erreur. »

“Glorious truths have been buried out of sight, and have been made lusterless and unattractive by error and superstition. Jesus reveals the light of God, and brings forth the beautiful radiance of the truth in all its divine glory. The minds of the honest are filled with admiration. Their hearts are attracted in holy affections toward him who brought forth the jewels of truth and displayed them to their understanding.

«Des vérités glorieuses ont été ensevelies hors de la vue, et l’erreur ainsi que la superstition les ont rendues ternes et sans attrait. Jésus révèle la lumière de Dieu et fait resplendir la belle clarté de la vérité dans toute sa gloire divine. Les esprits sincères en sont remplis d’admiration. Leurs cœurs sont attirés par de saintes affections vers celui qui a tiré au jour les joyaux de la vérité et les a exposés à leur intelligence. »

“The Jews understood some portion of the truth, and taught some part of the word of God; but they did not comprehend the far-reaching nature of the law of God. Christ swept away the rubbish of tradition, and displayed the real kernel and heart of the purposes of God. When he did this, they became exasperated beyond control. They circulated false reports from one town to another that Christ was destroying the work of God. But while Jesus did away with the old forms, he re-instated the old truths, placing them in the frame-work of truth. He matched and joined them together, making a complete and symmetrical system of truth. This was the work our Saviour did; and now what shall we do? Shall we not work in harmony with Christ? Shall we be ruled by hearsay? Shall we let our own imaginings hide from us the light of God? We are to read attentively, to hear understandingly, and to teach others also the things we have learned. We must be constantly hungering for the bread of life, constantly seeking for the living water and the snow of Lebanon, that we may be able to lead the people to the living, cooling waters of the Fountain of truth.” Review and Herald, June 4, 1889.

يهود د حقيقت يو څه برخه درک کړې وه، او د خدای د کلام يوه برخه يې ښووله؛ خو هغوی د خدای د شريعت لرې رسېدونکی ماهيت نه شوای درک کولای. مسيح د روايتونو خځلې جاروب کړې، او د خدای د مقاصدو رښتينی مغز او زړه يې څرګند کړ. کله چې هغه دا کار وکړ، هغوی تر هر ډول کنټرول هاخوا په غصه شول. هغوی له يوه ښار څخه بل ښار ته دروغجن اوازې خپرولې چې ګواکې مسيح د خدای کار ورانوي. خو په داسې حال کې چې عيسی زاړه صورتونه ليرې کړل، هغه زاړه حقايق بېرته ټينګ کړل، او د حق په چوکاټ کې يې ځای پر ځای کړل. هغه يې سره برابر او ونښلول، او د حق يو بشپړ او متناسق نظام يې جوړ کړ. دا هغه کار و چې زموږ ژغورونکي وکړ؛ او اوس موږ به څه وکړو؟ آيا موږ به له مسيح سره په همغږۍ کار و نه کړو؟ آيا موږ به د اورېدلو خبرو تر واک لاندې اوسو؟ آيا موږ به پرېږدو چې زموږ خپل خيالات د خدای رڼا رانه پټه کړي؟ موږ بايد په ځير سره ولولو، په پوهېدنې سره واورو، او نورو ته هم هغه څه وښيو چې موږ زده کړي دي. موږ بايد په دوامداره توګه د ژوند د ډوډۍ لپاره وږي اوسو، په دوامداره توګه د ژوندي اوبو او د لبنان د واورې لټون وکړو، څو وکولای شو خلک د حقيقت د چينې ژونديو، سړوونکو اوبو ته رهبري کړو.» Review and Herald, June 4, 1889.

At his first coming Jesus “re-instated the old truths, placing them in the frame-work of truth. He matched and joined them together, making a complete and symmetrical system of truth.” Jesus used the history at the beginning of ancient Israel in order to reestablish the old truths, and He did so by matching those truths (by topic) and joining them together (in parallel, line upon line). He did so for the purpose of freeing the Jews of the customs and traditions that had blinded them. That history was the ending history of literal Israel.

Bei seinem ersten Kommen „setzte Jesus die alten Wahrheiten wieder ein und stellte sie in den Rahmen der Wahrheit. Er ordnete sie einander zu und verband sie miteinander, wodurch ein vollständiges und symmetrisches System der Wahrheit entstand.“ Jesus gebrauchte die Geschichte aus den Anfängen des alten Israel, um die alten Wahrheiten wiederherzustellen, und Er tat dies, indem Er diese Wahrheiten einander zuordnete (nach Themen) und sie miteinander verband (parallel, Zeile auf Zeile). Dies tat Er zu dem Zweck, die Juden von den Gebräuchen und Überlieferungen zu befreien, die sie verblendet hatten. Jene Geschichte war die abschließende Geschichte des buchstäblichen Israel.

Adventism is repeating the history of ancient Israel’s ending, and the framework to place the truth into in order to remove the Laodicean blindness of tradition and custom is accomplished now as when Christ interacted with the Jews. The “old truths” are to be placed into the “framework” of truth, in order to bring prophetic lines together with other prophetic lines, “line upon line” in parallel for the purpose of possibly freeing a Laodicean from their blindness. Christ is our example, in all things.

L’adventisme est en train de répéter l’histoire de la fin de l’ancien Israël, et le cadre dans lequel il faut situer la vérité afin d’ôter l’aveuglement laodicéen de la tradition et de la coutume s’accomplit maintenant comme lorsque le Christ était en interaction avec les Juifs. Les « anciennes vérités » doivent être placées dans le « cadre » de la vérité, afin de mettre des lignes prophétiques en rapport avec d’autres lignes prophétiques, « ligne sur ligne », en parallèle, dans le but de pouvoir éventuellement libérer un Laodicéen de son aveuglement. Le Christ est notre exemple en toutes choses.

There are truths in the Bible which are identified as doctrine, and “there are many wonderful truths,” but there is also “present truth” which is a “test to the people of” the “generation” living when the truth is revealed. Prophetically this happens in the fourth generation of Adventism, and the “present truth” “which is a test for this generation” was not a test for early generations of Adventism.

په انجیل کې داسې حقایق شته چې د عقیدې په توګه پېژندل کېږي، او «ډېرې په زړه پورې حقایق شته»، خو «اوسنی حق» هم شته چې د هغې «نسل» خلکو ته «ازموینه» ده چې د حق د څرګندېدو پر مهال ژوند کوي. د نبوي لحاظه دا د اَډوېنټیزم په څلورم نسل کې واقع کېږي، او «اوسنی حق» «چې د دې نسل لپاره ازموینه ده» د اَډوېنټیزم د لومړنیو نسلونو لپاره ازموینه نه وه.

“There are in the Scriptures some things which are hard to be understood and which, according to the language of Peter, the unlearned and unstable wrest unto their own destruction. We may not, in this life, be able to explain the meaning of every passage of Scripture; but there are no vital points of practical truth that will be clouded in mystery. When the time shall come, in the providence of God, for the world to be tested upon the truth for that time, minds will be exercised by His Spirit to search the Scriptures, even with fasting and with prayer, until link after link is searched out and united in a perfect chain. Every fact which immediately concerns the salvation of souls will be made so clear that none need err or walk in darkness.

«Есть в Писаниях нечто трудное для уразумения, что, по слову Петра, невежды и неутверждённые превращают к собственной своей погибели. Мы, возможно, не в состоянии в этой жизни объяснить значение каждого места Писания; но нет ни одной жизненно важной истины практического характера, которая была бы сокрыта во мраке тайны. Когда, по Промыслу Божию, настанет время испытания мира истиной, относящейся к данному времени, умы будут побуждаемы Его Духом исследовать Писания, даже с постом и молитвою, доколе звено за звеном не будет найдено и соединено в совершенную цепь. Всякий факт, непосредственно касающийся спасения душ, будет сделан столь ясным, что никому не будет нужды заблуждаться или ходить во тьме.

As we have followed down the chain of prophecy, revealed truth for our time has been clearly seen and explained. We are accountable for the privileges that we enjoy and for the light that shines upon our pathway. Those who lived in past generations were accountable for the light which was permitted to shine upon them. Their minds were exercised in regard to different points of Scripture which tested them. But they did not understand the truths which we do. They were not responsible for the light which they did not have. They had the Bible, as we have; but the time for the unfolding of special truth in relation to the closing scenes of this earth’s history is during the last generations that shall live upon the earth.

“Tayo’y sumunod sa tanikala ng hula, at ang nahayag na katotohanan para sa ating panahon ay malinaw na nakita at naipaliwanag. Tayo’y mananagot sa mga pribilehiyong ating tinatamasa at sa liwanag na sumisikat sa ating landas. Yaong mga nabuhay sa mga nagdaang salinlahi ay mananagot sa liwanag na ipinahintulot na sumikat sa kanila. Ang kanilang mga isipan ay nasanay hinggil sa iba’t ibang punto ng Kasulatan na sumubok sa kanila. Ngunit hindi nila naunawaan ang mga katotohanang nauunawaan natin. Hindi sila mananagot sa liwanag na hindi nila taglay. Nasa kanila ang Biblia, gaya ng nasa atin; ngunit ang panahon ng paglalahad ng natatanging katotohanan na may kaugnayan sa pangwakas na mga tagpo ng kasaysayan ng daigdig na ito ay sa mga huling salinlahing mabubuhay sa ibabaw ng lupa.

Special truths have been adapted to the conditions of the generations as they have existed. The present truth, which is a test to the people of this generation, was not a test to the people of generations far back. If the light which now shines upon us in regard to the Sabbath of the fourth commandment had been given to the generations in the past, God would have held them accountable for that light.” Testimonies, volume two, 692, 693.

„বিশেষ সত্যসমূহ যুগে যুগে মানুষের যে অবস্থাবলী বিদ্যমান ছিল, তার সঙ্গে সামঞ্জস্য রেখে উপযোগী করা হয়েছে। বর্তমান সত্য, যা এই প্রজন্মের লোকদের জন্য একটি পরীক্ষা, বহু পূর্ববর্তী প্রজন্মের লোকদের জন্য পরীক্ষা ছিল না। চতুর্থ আজ্ঞার সাবাথ সম্বন্ধে যে আলো এখন আমাদের উপর উদ্ভাসিত হচ্ছে, যদি অতীতের প্রজন্মগুলিকে দেওয়া হতো, তবে ঈশ্বর সেই আলোর জন্য তাদের জবাবদিহি করতে বাধ্য করতেন।” Testimonies, volume two, 692, 693.

For those who may wish to deny that there are four generations in the history of Adventism I would point you to Habakkuk’s Tables. A very simple way to understand this fact is that the name Laodicea, means a people judged. The beginning of Adventism announced the opening of the judgment and the end of Adventism announces the close of judgment. The close of judgment takes place in the third and fourth generations.

Kwa wale ambao huenda wakataka kukana kwamba zipo vizazi vinne katika historia ya Uadventista, ningewaelekeza kwenye Majedwali ya Habakuki. Njia iliyo rahisi sana ya kuelewa ukweli huu ni kwamba jina Laodikia linamaanisha watu waliokumbwa na hukumu. Mwanzo wa Uadventista ulitangaza kufunguliwa kwa hukumu, na mwisho wa Uadventista hutangaza kufungwa kwa hukumu. Kufungwa kwa hukumu hutukia katika kizazi cha tatu na cha nne.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:4–6.

তুমি তোমার জন্য কোনো খোদিত মূর্তি, কিংবা আকাশে উপরে যা কিছু আছে, কিংবা পৃথিবীতে নিচে যা কিছু আছে, কিংবা পৃথিবীর নিচে জলে যা কিছু আছে, তার কোনো সদৃশ প্রতিমা নির্মাণ করিবে না; তুমি তাহাদের কাছে নত হইবে না, তাহাদের সেবা করিবে না; কারণ আমি, তোমার ঈশ্বর সদাপ্রভু, ঈর্ষান্বিত ঈশ্বর, যাহারা আমাকে ঘৃণা করে, তাহাদের পিতৃগণের অপরাধ সন্তানদের উপরে, তৃতীয় ও চতুর্থ পুরুষ পর্যন্ত, দণ্ডস্বরূপ উপস্থিত করি; আর যাহারা আমাকে প্রেম করে এবং আমার আজ্ঞা পালন করে, তাহাদের সহস্র পুরুষ পর্যন্ত দয়া প্রদর্শন করি। যাত্রাপুস্তক ২০:৪–৬।

At the close of judgment, the final generation of Laodicean (a people judged) Adventism will be judged and spewed out of the mouth of the Lord, as was ancient Israel at the destruction of Jerusalem. Biblical doctrines, are truths, and there are also testing truths and then there are present truths. Present truth is always a testing truth, but it identifies a testing truth specially designed for the generation that is currently living. The fact of the matter though, is more likely to be that any truth from God’s word which we choose to reject, has just become a testing truth that we just failed.

À la clôture du jugement, la dernière génération de l’adventisme laodicéen (un peuple jugé) sera jugée et vomie de la bouche du Seigneur, comme le fut l’ancien Israël lors de la destruction de Jérusalem. Les doctrines bibliques sont des vérités; il existe aussi des vérités d’épreuve, et il existe en outre des vérités présentes. La vérité présente est toujours une vérité d’épreuve, mais elle désigne plus particulièrement une vérité d’épreuve spécialement destinée à la génération qui vit actuellement. Le fait est toutefois qu’il est plus probable que toute vérité de la Parole de Dieu que nous choisissons de rejeter devient, par là même, une vérité d’épreuve à laquelle nous venons d’échouer.

Jesus is the word of God, and He is the truth. He informed Pilate the reason He “came” “into the world,” was to “bear witness unto the truth,” and that everyone that heard His voice, “is of the truth.” The word “truth” that Pilate and Jesus spoke of comes from a Hebrew word that is translated as “truth” and is found one hundred and twenty-seven times in the Old Testament. That Hebrew word (H571) is translated into various English words, but it is translated ninety-two times as “truth” in the Old Testament. It is one of those words that is profoundly powerful, on many levels.

Jesus est la parole de Dieu, et Il est la vérité. Il informa Pilate que la raison pour laquelle Il était « venu » « dans le monde » était de « rendre témoignage à la vérité », et que quiconque entendait Sa voix « est de la vérité ». Le mot « vérité » dont parlèrent Pilate et Jésus vient d’un mot hébreu traduit par « vérité » et que l’on trouve cent vingt-sept fois dans l’Ancien Testament. Ce mot hébreu (H571) est rendu par divers termes anglais, mais il est traduit quatre-vingt-douze fois par « vérité » dans l’Ancien Testament. C’est l’un de ces mots qui sont d’une puissance profonde, à bien des niveaux.

The word translated as “truth” in the Old Testament consists of three Hebrew letters, and with Hebrew letters, the letters have their own definition, so the word that is created from the letters blends the combined meanings of each letter to produce the ultimate meaning of the word. The word “truth” is made up of three Hebrew letters, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, a letter in the middle and the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. “Truth” in the Old Testament is represented by the first and the last letters of the alphabet, with a letter in the middle!

لفظی که در عهد عتیق به «حقیقت» ترجمه شده است، از سه حرف عبری تشکیل می‌شود، و در زبان عبری، حروف دارای تعریف و معنای خاص خود هستند؛ از این‌رو واژه‌ای که از این حروف ساخته می‌شود، آمیزه‌ای از معانی ترکیبی هر حرف را در بر می‌گیرد تا معنای نهایی آن واژه را پدید آورد. واژۀ «حقیقت» از سه حرف عبری ساخته شده است: نخستین حرف از الفبای عبری، حرفی در میانه، و آخرین حرف از الفبای عبری. «حقیقت» در عهد عتیق با نخستین و آخرین حروف الفبا، همراه با حرفی در میان آن دو، نمود می‌یابد!

This is the definition of the biblical “rule of first mention.” The first time a subject is presented is the most significant reference for the word, which is a seed, and it contains all the DNA necessary to produce the entire story. The second most important reference in the “rule of first mention” is the last reference, for that is where all the stories that arise between the beginning and ending are tied together. “In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end,” and Revelation is the last book of the Bible.

Voici la définition de la « règle de la première mention » biblique. La première fois qu’un sujet est présenté constitue la référence la plus significative pour le mot, lequel est une semence, et elle contient tout l’ADN nécessaire pour produire l’ensemble du récit. La deuxième référence la plus importante dans la « règle de la première mention » est la dernière référence, car c’est là que tous les récits qui surgissent entre le commencement et la fin sont reliés entre eux. « Dans l’Apocalypse, tous les livres de la Bible se rencontrent et s’achèvent », et l’Apocalypse est le dernier livre de la Bible.

The Hebrew word “truth” we are considering begins with the letter “Aleph” the thirteenth character is “Mem” and the twenty-second and last letter is “Tav.” Of course, there are various nuances to the definitions of these letters depending upon which linguist you turn to for the definition but the general definitions are very informative.

La parola ebraica «verità» che stiamo considerando inizia con la lettera «Aleph», il tredicesimo carattere è «Mem» e la ventiduesima e ultima lettera è «Tav». Naturalmente, vi sono varie sfumature nelle definizioni di queste lettere, a seconda del linguista al quale ci si rivolga per la definizione, ma le definizioni generali sono assai illuminanti.

א (Aleph): First letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it is often associated with the unity, and represents the Divine and the eternal, symbolizing the connection between God and creation.

א (Aleph) : première lettre de l’alphabet hébreu, elle est souvent associée à l’unité et représente le Divin et l’éternel, symbolisant le lien entre Dieu et la création.

מ (Mem): Thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and is often associated with water.

מ (Mem): Seizième lettre de l’alphabet hébreu, souvent associée à l’eau.

ת (Tav): Last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it carries the meaning of “mark” or “sign.” It is often associated with the concept of completion or the “seal” of creation. In ancient Hebrew, the letter Tav had the shape of a cross.

ת (Tav) : dernière lettre de l’alphabet hébreu, elle porte le sens de « marque » ou de « signe ». Elle est souvent associée à l’idée d’achèvement ou au « sceau » de la création. En hébreu ancien, la lettre Tav avait la forme d’une croix.

The Hebrew word translated as “truth” that we are considering is made up of three letters, that together represent the everlasting gospel. What? This is easily recognized if you understand that the three angels’ messages are the everlasting gospel. It is recognizable because the definitions of these three letters represent the three angels’ message.

Le mot hébreu traduit par « vérité » que nous examinons est composé de trois lettres qui, ensemble, représentent l’Évangile éternel. Comment cela ? Cela se reconnaît aisément si l’on comprend que les messages des trois anges sont l’Évangile éternel. Cela est reconnaissable parce que les définitions de ces trois lettres représentent le message des trois anges.

The first angel of Revelation fourteen identifies the everlasting gospel and then tells the entire world to “fear God” and glorify Him through worshipping the Creator. The definition of (Aleph) the first of those three letters is “the Divine, Eternal God, and as mankind’s Creator, the God that men should reverently fear and worship.”

השליח הראשון של התגלות י״ד מזהה את הבשורה הנצחית, ולאחר מכן אומר לכל העולם „יראו את האלהים” ותנו לו כבוד בעבודת הבורא. ההגדרה של (Aleph), הראשונה מבין שלוש האותיות הללו, היא: „האלהים האלוהי והנצחי, וכבורא האנושות, האלהים אשר בני אדם צריכים לירוא ממנו ביראה ולעבדו.”

Aleph represents the first angel’s message.

Aleph représente le message du premier ange.

The second angel’s message calls men out of Babylon, marks when the Holy Spirit is poured out and identifies the rebellion of Babylon. The definition of (Mem) is associated with water, (symbol of the outpouring of the Spirit) and it is the thirteenth number of the alphabet, the number thirteen being a symbol of rebellion, thus identifying Babylon. Mem represents the second angel’s message.

Nkhani ya mngelo wachiwiri imayitana anthu kutuluka mu Babulo, imasonyeza nthawi imene Mzimu Woyera amathiridwa, ndipo imazindikiritsa kupanduka kwa Babulo. Tanthauzo la (Mem) limagwirizanitsidwa ndi madzi, (chizindikiro cha kuthiridwa kwa Mzimu) ndipo ndi chilembo cha khumi ndi chitatu cha alifabeti; nambala khumi ndi zitatu pokhala chizindikiro cha kupanduka, motero ikuzindikiritsa Babulo. Mem imayimira nkhani ya mngelo wachiwiri.

The third angel warns men against receiving the mark of the beast, identifies two classes of worshippers and God’s wrath. The definition of (Tav) is that it represents a “mark,” (the mark of the beast) it represents the seal of creation (the seal of God). The letter itself is shaped as the cross. Tav represents the third angel’s message.

Ny anjely fahatelo dia mampitandrina ny olona tsy handray ny mariky ny bibidia, mampahafantatra sokajy roa amin’ireo mpivavaka, ary ny fahatezeran’Andriamanitra. Ny famaritana ny (Tav) dia izao: maneho “marika” izy, (ny mariky ny bibidia); ary maneho koa ny tombo-kasen’ny famoronana (ny tombo-kasen’Andriamanitra). Ny endriky ny litera ihany dia miendrika hazo fijaliana. Ny Tav dia maneho ny hafatry ny anjely fahatelo.

“What is the seal of the living God, which is placed in the foreheads of His people? It is a mark which angels, but not human eyes, can read; for the destroying angel must see this mark of redemption. The intelligent mind has seen the sign of the cross of Calvary in the Lord’s adopted sons and daughters. The sin of the transgression of the law of God is taken away. They have on the wedding garment, and are obedient and faithful to all God’s commands.

“अछि परमेश्‍वरक मुहर की अछि, जे हुनकर लोकनिक कपार पर लगाओल जाइत अछि? ई एहन एक चिह्न अछि जकरा स्वर्गदूत तऽ पढ़ि सकैत छथि, मुदा मानवीय नेत्र नहि; किएक तँ संहारक दूतकेँ उद्धारक एहि चिह्नकेँ देखनाइ आवश्यक अछि। बुद्धिमान मन प्रभुक दत्तक पुत्र-पुत्रीसभ पर कलवरीक क्रूसक चिन्ह देखलक अछि। परमेश्‍वरक व्यवस्था-उल्लंघनक पापकें दूर कएल गेल अछि। हुनका सभ पर विवाह-वस्त्र अछि, आ ओ सभ परमेश्‍वरक सभ आज्ञासभक प्रति आज्ञाकारी आ विश्वासयोग्य छथि।”

“The Lord will not excuse those who know the truth if they do not in word and deed obey His commands.” Maranatha, 243.

« Le Seigneur n’excusera pas ceux qui connaissent la vérité s’ils n’obéissent pas, en parole et en acte, à ses commandements. » Maranatha, 243.

The Hebrew word translated as “truth” consist of three letters that each have their own definitions. Those three definitions are also the definitions of the three angels’ messages. They are also the definitions of the first angel’s message, for the first angel’s message was the message at the beginning of Adventism and the third angel’s message is the message at the end of Adventism. Because Jesus illustrates the end with the beginning, the first angel possesses all the prophetic waymarks of the third angel’s message. In doing so, the definition of the three Hebrew letters become symbols of not only the third angel’s message, but also symbols of the first angel’s message.

Le mot hébreu traduit par « vérité » se compose de trois lettres, dont chacune possède sa propre définition. Ces trois définitions sont aussi celles des messages des trois anges. Elles sont également les définitions du message du premier ange, car le message du premier ange était le message au commencement de l’adventisme, et le message du troisième ange est le message à la fin de l’adventisme. Parce que Jésus illustre la fin par le commencement, le premier ange possède tous les jalons prophétiques du message du troisième ange. Ainsi, la définition des trois lettres hébraïques devient le symbole non seulement du message du troisième ange, mais aussi du message du premier ange.

John in the Revelation was told to write the things which then were, and in so doing he would simultaneously be writing the things that would be in the future. He recorded the beginning to illustrate the end. In no uncertain terms, Seventh-day Adventists have been informed to study and proclaim the message of the Millerites, which is the message of the first angel. In studying and proclaiming those truths and that history we shall be proclaiming the third angel’s message and repeating the history of the first angel.

در کتاب مکاشفه، به یوحنا گفته شد که آنچه را در آن زمان بود بنویسد، و بدین‌سان او هم‌زمان آنچه را که در آینده خواهد بود نیز می‌نوشت. او آغاز را ثبت کرد تا پایان را به تصویر کشد. به‌صراحت کامل، به اَدونتیست‌های روز هفتم اعلام شده است که پیام میلری‌ها، یعنی پیام فرشتهٔ اول، را مطالعه و اعلام کنند. ما با مطالعه و اعلام آن حقایق و آن تاریخ، پیام فرشتهٔ سوم را اعلام خواهیم کرد و تاریخ فرشتهٔ اول را تکرار خواهیم نمود.

“God is not giving us a new message. We are to proclaim the message that in 1843 and 1844 brought us out of the other churches.” Review and Herald, January 19, 1905.

«Бог не даёт нам новой вести. Мы должны провозглашать ту весть, которая в 1843 и 1844 годах вывела нас из других церквей». Review and Herald, January 19, 1905.

All the messages given from 1840–1844 are to be made forcible now, for there are many people who have lost their bearings. The messages are to go to all the churches.” Manuscript Releases, volume 21, 437.

« Tous les messages donnés de 1840 à 1844 doivent maintenant être rendus percutants, car beaucoup ont perdu leurs repères. Les messages doivent parvenir à toutes les Églises. » Manuscript Releases, volume 21, 437.

The truths that we received in 1841, ‘42, ‘43, and ‘44 are now to be studied and proclaimed.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 371.

„A verdade pe hanu ami simu iha 1841, ‘42, ‘43 no ‘44 tenke agora estudadu no proclamadu.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 371.

“The warning has come: Nothing is to be allowed to come in that will disturb the foundation of the faith upon which we have been building ever since the message came in 1842, 1843, and 1844. I was in this message, and ever since I have been standing before the world, true to the light that God has given us. We do not propose to take our feet off the platform on which they were placed as day by day we sought the Lord with earnest prayer, seeking for light. Do you think that I could give up the light that God has given me? It is to be as the Rock of Ages. It has been guiding me ever since it was given.” Review and Herald, April 14, 1903.

“সতৰ্কবাণী আহিছে: ১৮৪২, ১৮৪৩, আৰু ১৮৪৪ চনত বাণী অহাৰ পৰাই যি বিশ্বাসৰ ভেটিৰ ওপৰত আমি নিৰ্মাণ কৰি আহিছোঁ, তাক ব্যাহত কৰিব পৰা কোনো বস্তু প্ৰৱেশ কৰিবলৈ দিয়া নহ’ব। মই এই বাণীত আছিলোঁ, আৰু তেতিয়াৰ পৰাই ঈশ্বৰে আমাক দিয়া পোহৰৰ প্ৰতি সত্যনিষ্ঠ হৈ বিশ্বৰ সন্মুখত থিয় দি আছোঁ। আমি সেই ভেটিৰ ওপৰ পৰা আমাৰ পা আঁতৰাবলৈ মনস্থ কৰা নাই, যাৰ ওপৰত আমাৰ পা স্থাপন কৰা হৈছিল, যেতিয়া দিনে দিনে আমি আন্তৰিক প্ৰাৰ্থনাৰে প্ৰভুক বিচাৰিছিলোঁ, পোহৰ অন্বেষণ কৰি। আপুনি ভাবেনে যে ঈশ্বৰে মোক দিয়া পোহৰ মই ত্যাগ কৰিব পাৰোঁ? সেই পোহৰ যুগযুগীয়া শিলৰ দৰে হ’ব লাগিব। যেতিয়াৰ পৰা ই মোক দিয়া হ’ল, তেতিয়াৰ পৰাই ই মোক পথ দেখুৱাই আহিছে।” Review and Herald, April 14, 1903.

The message of the first angel and the history where that message was presented parallels and illustrates our current history—with some prophetic caveats. Both those histories are also represented by the three letters employed by the Divine linguist to form the word “truth.” And that word “truth” represents the everlasting gospel.

Ukubaluleka komlayezo wengelosi yokuqala kanye nomlando lapho lowo myalezo wanikezwa khona kuyahambisana futhi kukhombisa umlando wethu wamanje—kunemikhawulo ethile yesiprofetho. Zombili lezo zikhathi zomlando zibuye zimelelwe izinhlamvu ezintathu ezasetshenziswa uLimi lukaNkulunkulu ukwakha igama elithi “iqiniso.” Futhi lelo gama elithi “iqiniso” limelela ivangeli eliphakade.

The history of the Millerites at the beginning of Adventism, represents the first angel and the history at the end of Adventism that is represented by the third angel are parallel histories, but they contain some differences.

Historia Milleritów u początków adwentyzmu, reprezentująca pierwszego anioła, oraz historia u kresu adwentyzmu, reprezentowana przez trzeciego anioła, są historiami równoległymi, zawierają jednak pewne różnice.

The first angel announces the opening of the judgment and the third angel announces the close of the judgment. The prophetic structure upon which the history of Adventism unfolded is identical both in its beginning history and in its ending. Either end can be shown to follow the three steps of the three angels as they arrive in history. And those three angels are also those three letters. Therefore, the prophetic sequence of events at both ends of Adventism are based upon the three steps of the three angels, which are waymarks that are also represented by those three Hebrew letters that create the word “truth.”

ភ្នាក់ងារទីមួយ​ប្រកាស​អំពី​ការ​បើក​ចំហ​នៃ​ការ​ជំនុំជម្រះ ហើយ​ភ្នាក់ងារទីបី​ប្រកាស​អំពី​ការ​បិទ​បញ្ចប់​នៃ​ការ​ជំនុំជម្រះ។ រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ​ទំនាយ​ដែល​លើ​វា​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ​នៃ​អាដវេនទីស៊ុំ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ខ្លួន គឺ​ដូច​គ្នា​ទាំង​ស្រុង ទាំង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ​ដើម​របស់​វា និង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ​ចុង​ក្រោយ​របស់​វា។ ចុង​ទាំង​ពីរ​អាច​ត្រូវ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា​ដើរ​តាម​ជំហាន​បី​នៃ​ភ្នាក់ងារ​បី​នោះ ខណៈ​ពួក​គេ​មក​ដល់​ក្នុង​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ។ ហើយ​ភ្នាក់ងារ​បី​នោះ​ក៏​ជា​អក្សរ​បី​នោះ​ដែរ។ ដូច្នេះ លំដាប់​ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​ទំនាយ​នៅ​ចុង​ទាំង​ពីរ​នៃ​អាដវេនទីស៊ុំ គឺ​ផ្អែក​លើ​ជំហាន​បី​នៃ​ភ្នាក់ងារ​បី​នោះ ដែល​ជា​សញ្ញា​សម្គាល់​តាម​ផ្លូវ ហើយ​ក៏​ត្រូវ​បាន​តំណាង​ដោយ​អក្សរ​ហេប្រឺ​បី​នោះ ដែល​បង្កើត​ជា​ពាក្យ «សេចក្តីពិត»។

Alpha is the beginning of Adventism, Omega the end of Adventism and the letter in the middle, being the thirteenth letter, thus identifies the rebellion of Adventism from its beginning unto its end.

Alpha ni mwanzo wa Uadventista, Omega ni mwisho wa Uadventista, na herufi iliyo katikati, ikiwa ni herufi ya kumi na tatu, hivyo hutambulisha uasi wa Uadventista tangu mwanzo wake hadi mwisho wake.

We are instructed about where God’s way is:

Nous recevons instruction quant à l’endroit où se trouve la voie de Dieu :

Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? Psalms 77:13.

تیرې لاره، اې خدایه، په مقدس ځای کې ده؛ زموږ د خدای په شان دومره لوی خدای څوک دی؟ زبور ۷۷:۱۳۔

In the sanctuary we find that God’s way is the same three steps as the three angels’ messages. In the courtyard the fear of God leads one to make an offering and secure justification. In the holy place sanctification is represented by the prayer life represented by the altar of incense, the study life represented by the table of showbread and life of service represented by the candlesticks. The Most Holy Place represents judgment. When we possess the fear of God as represented in the first angel’s message, we seek justification at the foot of the cross, in the courtyard. When we are justified (made righteous) we walk in the newness of the sanctified life (growth in holiness) as represented by the holy place. The holy place represents the work of a Christian as accomplished by the Millerites during the second angel’s message accompanied by the Midnight Cry. Justified and sanctified we are prepared for the judgment represented by the Most Holy Place. Three sanctuary steps, representing among other things three theological terms—justification, sanctification and glorification and also representing the three angels’ messages, and of course also representing the first angel’s message and of course also representing the three letters that are employed to create the word “truth.”

𞤋𞤫 𞤳𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭𞤼𞤢𞤪𞤫 𞤫 𞤸𞤮𞤴𞤤𞤢 𞤲𞤺𞤢𞤤 𞤲𞤺𞤵𞤪𞤤𞤵 𞤳𞤫 𞤂𞤢𞤤𞤢 𞤫 𞤸𞤵𞤼𞤼𞤵𞤲𞤭 𞤯𞤫 𞤳𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤢 𞤼𞤢𞤳𞤳𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤪𞤫 𞤲𞤫 𞤸𞤫𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤼𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮𞤴𞤤𞤵 𞤼𞤢𞤥𞤫. 𞤉𞤲 𞤳𞤵𞤴𞤢𞤪𞤵 𞤲𞤺𞤢𞤤, 𞤳𞤵𞤤𞤮𞤤 𞤂𞤢𞤤𞤢 𞤳𞤢𞤸𞤢 𞤳𞤫 𞤲𞤫𞤯𞤯𞤵 𞤶𞤭𞤧𞤢𞤥 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤲𞤺𞤮 𞤯𞤫 𞤴𞤫𞤤𞤤𞤭𞤼𞤢 𞤴𞤮𞤣𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤢𞤯𞤮. 𞤉𞤲 𞤦𞤫𞤴𞤼𞤵𞤤 𞤰𞤫𞤤𞤤𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤮, 𞤧𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤵𞤲𞤢𞤪𞤫 𞤼𞤢𞤥𞤲𞤫 𞤪𞤮𞤼𞤼𞤢𞤤 𞤳𞤫 𞤴𞤮𞤥𞤦𞤢𞤪𞤵 𞤲𞤦𞤫𞤲𞤺𞤢𞤤 𞤲𞤢𞤪𞤮𞤪𞤫 𞤣𞤵𞤢𞤪𞤫 𞤼𞤮𞤲𞤺𞤢𞤤 𞤳𞤫 𞤤𞤢𞤯𞤣𞤫 𞤵𞤣𞤣𞤮𞤪𞤫 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤼𞤢𞤥𞤲𞤫 𞤳𞤵𞤤𞤮𞤤𞤢𞤤 𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤵𞤲𞤢, 𞤤𞤢𞤯𞤣𞤫 𞤶𞤢𞤲𞤺𞤵𞤤 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤼𞤢𞤦𞤵𞤤 𞤥𞤢𞤪𞤮𞤪𞤫 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤼𞤢𞤥𞤲𞤫 𞤶𞤫𞤤𞤭𞤼𞤢, 𞤤𞤢𞤯𞤣𞤫 𞤲𞤺𞤮𞤤𞤤𞤵 𞤥𞤢𞤯𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤮 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤲𞤺𞤮 𞤳𞤵𞤶𞤫𞤤𞤢 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤳𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤫𞤤𞤧𞤭𞤳𞤪𞤫. 𞤄𞤢𞤴𞤭𞤼𞤢𞤲𞤯𞤫 𞤂𞤫𞤤𞤤𞤵𞤯𞤫 𞤴𞤫𞤤𞤤𞤭𞤼𞤢 𞤳𞤭𞤼𞤢. 𞤌𞤮 𞤲𞤺𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤫𞤢 𞤳𞤵𞤤𞤮𞤤 𞤂𞤢𞤤𞤢 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤶𞤢𞤲𞤺𞤫𞤤 𞤢𞤵𞤣𞤵𞤲𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤫, 𞤫𞤲 𞤢𞤤𞤢 𞤴𞤫𞤤𞤭𞤼𞤢 𞤴𞤮𞤣𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤢𞤯𞤮 𞤦𞤢𞤦𞤢 𞤤𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤳𞤫 𞤤𞤫𞤺𞤺𞤢𞤤 𞤸𞤢𞤤𞤢𞤦𞤢𞤤, 𞤫 𞤳𞤵𞤴𞤢𞤪𞤵𞤪𞤫. 𞤌𞤮 𞤫𞤲 𞤴𞤮𞤣𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤢𞤯𞤮 (𞤦𞤫 𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤯𞤭𞤼𞤮) 𞤫𞤲 𞤴𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤸𞤫𞤯𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤴𞤢𞤥𞤭𞤪𞤫 𞤳𞤫 𞤧𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤵𞤲𞤢𞤪𞤫 (𞤥𞤢𞤴𞤲𞤵𞤺𞤮 𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤤𞤢𞤯𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤮) 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤦𞤫𞤴𞤼𞤵𞤤 𞤰𞤫𞤤𞤤𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤮. 𞤄𞤢𞤴𞤭𞤼𞤢𞤲𞤯𞤫 𞤦𞤫𞤴𞤼𞤵𞤤 𞤰𞤫𞤤𞤤𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤮 𞤫 𞤪𞤮𞤼𞤼𞤢𞤤 𞤳𞤫 𞤳𞤪𞤭𞤧𞤼𞤭𞤲𞤳𞤮 𞤥𞤫𞤴𞤯𞤢𞤪𞤭 𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤶𞤢𞤲𞤺𞤫𞤤 𞤯𞤭𞤯𞤢𞤦𞤵𞤲𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤸𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤦𞤵𞤯𞤭 𞤃𞤭𞤤𞤤𞤫𞤪𞤭𞤼𞥆𞤫 𞤫 𞤸𞤵𞤼𞤼𞤵𞤲𞤭 𞤯𞤫 𞤶𞤢𞤲𞤺𞤫𞤤 𞤯𞤭𞤯𞤢𞤦𞤵𞤲𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤫 𞤳𞤫 𞤂𞤮𞤪𞤢 𞤶𞤢𞤥 𞤮 𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤃𞤭𞤣𞤲𞤭𞤺𞤸𞤼 𞤊𞤪𞤴. 𞤓𞤮𞤣𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤢𞤯𞤮 𞤫 𞤸𞤫𞤯𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤫𞤲 𞤯𞤫𞤯𞤼𞤮𞤯𞤭 𞤶𞤫 𞤳𞤭𞤼𞤢 𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤄𞤢𞤴𞤭𞤼𞤢𞤲𞤯𞤫 𞤂𞤫𞤤𞤤𞤵𞤯𞤫. 𞤚𞤢𞤳𞤳𞤭 𞤼𞤢𞤥𞤫 𞤯𞤫 𞤳𞤢𞤤𞤭𞤼𞤢𞤪𞤫, 𞤳𞤮𞤤𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤵 𞤲𞤣𞤫 𞤪𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤫 𞤳𞤵𞤶𞤫𞤤𞤢 𞤼𞤢𞤥𞤥𞤫 𞤼𞤫𞤮𞤤𞤮𞤶𞤭𞤳𞤢𞤤—𞤴𞤮𞤣𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤢𞤯𞤮, 𞤧𞤵𞤲𞤺𞤵𞤲𞤢𞤪𞤫 𞤫 𞤺𞤤𞤮𞤪𞤭𞤬𞤭𞤳𞤢𞤧𞤮𞤲—𞤫 𞤳𞤮𞤤𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤵 𞤫 𞤪𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤫 𞤸𞤫𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤼𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤮𞤴𞤤𞤵, 𞤫 𞤸𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤦𞤵𞤯𞤭 𞤳𞤮𞤤𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤵 𞤫 𞤪𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤫 𞤸𞤫𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤢 𞤶𞤢𞤲𞤺𞤫𞤤 𞤢𞤵𞤣𞤵𞤲𞤢𞤲𞤣𞤫, 𞤫 𞤸𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤦𞤵𞤯𞤭 𞤳𞤮𞤤𞤵𞤲𞤣𞤵 𞤫 𞤪𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤫 𞤼𞤢𞤥𞤫 𞤼𞤢𞤼𞤢𞤢𞤯𞤫 𞤯𞤫 𞤤𞤫𞤼𞤼𞤭𞤪𞤫 𞤼𞤢𞤼𞤭 𞤯𞤫 𞤶𞤮𞤲𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤺𞤮 “𞤼𞤪𞤵𞤼𞤸.”

In the courtyard of the sanctuary, we find all three steps as well. The first step into the sanctuary must illustrate the last step of the sanctuary, just as the first angel parallels the third angel. The first step in the courtyard is the slaying of the offering, representing justification. The second step is the laver where the fat (sin) is removed and the offering cleansed before the final steps. The water of the laver is a characteristic of the second step. The third step is the actual burnt offering, which typified Christ on the cross where judgment was accomplished. The same three steps are in the first step of the sanctuary, just as the same three steps are in the first angel’s message. The principle of alpha and omega is within the sanctuary, as it is in the three angels’ messages, as it is in the letters forming the word “truth.”

在圣所的院子里,我们同样也能看见这三个步骤。进入圣所的第一步,必须阐明圣所的最后一步,正如第一位天使与第三位天使相对应一样。院子中的第一步,是宰杀祭物,预表称义。第二步是洗濯盆,在最后步骤之前,脂油(罪)在那里被除去,祭物也在那里被洁净。洗濯盆中的水,是第二步的一个特征。第三步才是真正的燔祭,这预表基督在十字架上,在那里审判得以完成。同样的三个步骤也存在于圣所的第一步之中,正如同样的三个步骤也存在于第一位天使的信息之中。阿拉法与俄梅戛的原则存在于圣所之内,正如它存在于三位天使的信息之中,也正如它存在于构成“真理”一词的字母之中。

The 2300-year prophecy possesses the identical structure. The prophecy began with three decrees and ended at the arrival of the third angel’s message on October 22, 1844. The prophecy sets forth five prophetic lines and the history at the beginning of the 2300-year prophecy represents the ending history of each of those five prophecies. The beginning and ending of the complete 2300-year prophecy has three decrees, and it ends with three messages.

மாலை நேர்க்குறிப்பான 2300-ஆண்டு தீர்க்கதரிசனமும் அதே அமைப்பைக் கொண்டுள்ளது. அந்தத் தீர்க்கதரிசனம் மூன்று கட்டளைகளுடன் ஆரம்பித்து, 1844 அக்டோபர் 22 அன்று மூன்றாம் தூதனின் செய்தி வந்தடைவதினால் முடிவடைந்தது. இந்தத் தீர்க்கதரிசனம் ஐந்து தீர்க்கதரிசன வரிகளை முன்வைக்கிறது; மேலும், 2300-ஆண்டு தீர்க்கதரிசனத்தின் ஆரம்பத்தில் உள்ள வரலாறு, அந்த ஐந்து தீர்க்கதரிசனங்களின் ஒவ்வொன்றின் முடிவுக் கால வரலாற்றையும் பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்துகிறது. முழுமையான 2300-ஆண்டு தீர்க்கதரிசனத்தின் ஆரம்பத்திலும் முடிவிலும் மூன்று கட்டளைகள் உள்ளன; மேலும் அது மூன்று செய்திகள் மூலம் நிறைவடைகிறது.

The beginning of the prophecy in 457 BC took place in troublous times and provided for the Jews to return and rebuild the temple and city. In agreement with the prediction, 49 years later after the work that was started in 457 BC, it was finished in troublous times. The beginning of the 49 years illustrates the end of the 49 years.

Ko yimbolo ya ebandeli ya esakweli na 457 liboso ya Klisto esalemaki na bileko ya mpasi mpe epesaki Bayuda nzela ya kozonga mpe kotonga lisusu tempelo mpe engumba. Na boyokani na esakoli yango, nsima ya mibu 49, sima ya mosala oyo ebandaki na 457 liboso ya Klisto, esilisamaki na bileko ya mpasi. Ebandeli ya mibu 49 ezali komonisa nsuka ya mibu 49.

457 BC marks the beginning of the prophecy that identifies the anointing of Christ at His baptism. His anointing marked the beginning of His work in gathering together a people to be citizens of New, not Old Jerusalem, just as ancient Israel was gathered to re-build literal Jerusalem in 457 BC.

457 av. J.-C. marque le commencement de la prophétie qui désigne l’onction du Christ lors de Son baptême. Son onction marqua le début de Son œuvre consistant à rassembler un peuple destiné à être citoyen de la Jérusalem nouvelle, et non de l’ancienne Jérusalem, de même qu’Israël ancien fut rassemblé pour rebâtir la Jérusalem littérale en 457 av. J.-C.

457 BC also marks the beginning of the prophecy identifying when Christ would be crucified. Sister White lines the history of the cross up with the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844, and she also aligns the history of the Red Sea crossing up with the Great Disappointment. In 457 BC there was a disappointment which typified the disappointment of the Hebrews at the Red Sea, the Great disappointment for Adventists, the disappointment of disciples at the cross and of Ezra in 457 BC.

457 av. J.-C. marque aussi le commencement de la prophétie indiquant quand le Christ serait crucifié. Sœur White met l’histoire de la croix en parallèle avec la Grande Déception du 22 octobre 1844, et elle met également en parallèle l’histoire du passage de la mer Rouge avec la Grande Déception. En 457 av. J.-C., il y eut une déception qui préfigurait la déception des Hébreux à la mer Rouge, la Grande Déception des adventistes, la déception des disciples à la croix, ainsi que celle d’Esdras en 457 av. J.-C.

“Ezra had expected that a large number would return to Jerusalem, but the number who responded to the call was disappointingly small. Many who had acquired houses and lands had no desire to sacrifice these possessions. They loved ease and comfort and were well satisfied to remain. Their example proved a hindrance to others who otherwise might have chosen to cast in their lot with those who were advancing by faith.” Prophets and Kings, 612.

“اِزرا انتظار داشت که شمار بسیاری به اورشلیم بازگردند، اما شمار کسانی که به این فراخوان پاسخ دادند، نومیدکننده اندک بود. بسیاری که خانه‌ها و زمین‌هایی به دست آورده بودند، هیچ میلی نداشتند که این دارایی‌ها را فدا کنند. آنان آسایش و راحتی را دوست می‌داشتند و از ماندن، کاملاً خشنود بودند. نمونهٔ ایشان برای دیگران مانعی شد؛ کسانی که در غیر این صورت ممکن بود برگزینند که سرنوشت خود را با آنان که به‌وسیلهٔ ایمان پیش می‌رفتند، یکی سازند.” انبیا و پادشاهان، ۶۱۲.

457 BC also marks the beginning of the prophecy identifying when ancient Israel would be divorced of God and the gospel would be taken to the Gentiles, marking the end of a special probationary time of 490 years especially for ancient Israel. 457 BC therefore marks the beginning of their probationary time and 34 AD marks the end of their probationary time, typifying that Adventism’s probationary time began in 1844 and ends at the Sunday law.

457 av. J.-C. marque aussi le commencement de la prophétie indiquant quand l’ancien Israël serait répudié par Dieu et que l’Évangile serait porté aux Gentils, marquant la fin d’un temps de probation spécial de 490 ans accordé particulièrement à l’ancien Israël. 457 av. J.-C. marque donc le début de leur temps de probation, et l’an 34 apr. J.-C. en marque la fin, préfigurant que le temps de probation de l’adventisme a commencé en 1844 et s’achève avec la loi du dimanche.

There are a few other internal time prophecies in the 2300-years prophecy, but they all possess the signature of Alpha and Omega. Their beginnings illustrate their endings.

Il existe quelques autres prophéties chronologiques internes dans la prophétie des 2300 ans, mais elles portent toutes la signature de l’Alpha et de l’Oméga. Leurs commencements illustrent leurs fins.

It is important to note that ancient Israel was made the depositaries of the law of God and that modern Israel was made not only the depositaries of His law, but also the depositaries of His prophecies. When the Lord entered into covenant with ancient Israel, He made them the depositaries of the Ten Commandments as written on two tables of stone. When He entered into covenant with modern Israel in the Millerite history, He made them the depositaries of His prophetic word as represented upon the two tables of Habakkuk represented by the 1843 and 1850 pioneer charts. The beginning of ancient Israel illustrates the beginning of modern Israel.

୦ହି କଥାଟି ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ କରିବା ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଯେ, ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲକୁ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାର ରକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା, ଏବଂ ଆଧୁନିକ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲକୁ କେବଳ ତାଙ୍କ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାର ରକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ନୁହେଁ, ବରଂ ତାଙ୍କ ଭବିଷ୍ୟବାଣୀମାନଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ରକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା। ପ୍ରଭୁ ଯେତେବେଳେ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ସହିତ ଚୁକ୍ତିରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ସେ ଦୁଇଟି ପାଥର ତାଲିକାରେ ଲେଖିତ ଦଶ ଆଜ୍ଞାର ରକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କଲେ। ଏବଂ ସେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ମିଲ୍ଲେରାଇଟ ଇତିହାସରେ ଆଧୁନିକ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ସହିତ ଚୁକ୍ତିରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ 1843 ଓ 1850 ପାଇଓନିୟର ଚାର୍ଟମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ ହବକ୍କୁକଙ୍କ ଦୁଇ ତାଲିକାରେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ତାଙ୍କ ଭବିଷ୍ୟବାଣୀମୟ ବାକ୍ୟର ରକ୍ଷକ ଭାବେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କଲେ। ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ଆରମ୍ଭ ଆଧୁନିକ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ଆରମ୍ଭକୁ ଉଦାହରଣ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରେ।

“The Lord called out His people Israel, and separated them from the world, that He might commit to them a sacred trust. He made them the depositaries of His law; and He designed through them to preserve among men the knowledge of Himself. Through them the light of heaven was to shine out to the dark places of the earth, and a voice was to be heard appealing to all peoples to turn from their idolatry to serve the living and true God.

Le Seigneur appela son peuple Israël et le sépara du monde, afin de lui confier un dépôt sacré. Il fit de lui le dépositaire de sa loi; et il avait dessein, par son moyen, de conserver parmi les hommes la connaissance de lui-même. Par lui, la lumière du ciel devait rayonner jusque dans les lieux ténébreux de la terre, et une voix devait se faire entendre, appelant tous les peuples à se détourner de leur idolâtrie pour servir le Dieu vivant et vrai.

“Had the Hebrews been true to their trust, they would have been a power in the world. God would have been their defense, and He would have exalted them above all other nations. His might and truth would have been revealed through them, and they would have stood forth under His wise and holy rule as an example of the superiority of His government over every form of idolatry. But they did not keep their covenant with God. They followed after the idolatrous practises of other nations; and instead of making their Creator’s name a praise in the earth, they brought it into contempt.

“ཡིཧུ་དཱ་པ་རྣམས་ཀྱིས་རང་གི་གཏད་འགེལ་ལ་བློ་དཀར་བཞག་པ་ཡིན་ན། ཁོ་ཚོ་འཛམ་གླིང་ནང་སྟོབས་ཆེན་ཞིག་ཡིན་པར་གྱུར་བ་ཡིན། དཀོན་མཆོག་ནི་ཁོ་ཚོའི་སྐྱོབ་པ་ཡིན་པར་འགྱུར་ཞིང་། ཁོ་ཚོ་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་གཞན་ཐམས་ཅད་ཀྱི་གོང་དུ་མཐོན་པོར་མཛད་པ་ཡིན། ཁོང་གི་ནུས་མཐུ་དང་བདེན་པ་ནི་ཁོ་ཚོའི་བརྒྱུད་ནས་མངོན་པར་འགྱུར་ཞིང་། ཁོང་གི་མཁས་པ་དང་དམ་པའི་དབང་སྒྱུར་འོག་ཏུ། ཁོང་གི་སྲིད་གཞུང་ནི་སྐུ་འདྲ་མཆོད་པ་རྣམས་ཀྱི་རྣམ་པ་ཐམས་ཅད་ལས་ལྷག་པའི་མཚོན་དཔེ་ཞིག་ཏུ་མངོན་པར་ལངས་པ་ཡིན། འོན་ཀྱང་ཁོ་ཚོས་དཀོན་མཆོག་དང་བཅས་པའི་ཞལ་ཆད་མ་བསྲུངས། ཁོ་ཚོས་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་གཞན་གྱི་སྐུ་འདྲ་མཆོད་པའི་ལམ་ལུགས་རྗེས་སུ་འབྲངས་ཤིང་། ས་གཞི་སྟེང་དུ་རང་གི་བསྐྲུན་མཁན་གྱི་མཚན་ལ་བསྟོད་པ་བྱེད་པའི་ཚབ་ཏུ། དེ་ཉིད་ལ་བརྙས་སྨད་བྱུང་བར་བཟོས།”

“Yet the purpose of God must be accomplished. The knowledge of His will must be given to the world. God brought the hand of oppression upon His people, and scattered them as captives among the nations. In affliction many of them repented of their transgressions, and sought the Lord. Thus scattered throughout the countries of the heathen, they spread abroad the knowledge of the true God.

“Cependant, le dessein de Dieu doit s’accomplir. La connaissance de sa volonté doit être portée au monde. Dieu fit peser la main de l’oppression sur son peuple et les dispersa comme captifs parmi les nations. Dans l’affliction, beaucoup d’entre eux se repentirent de leurs transgressions et cherchèrent le Seigneur. Ainsi, dispersés à travers les pays des païens, ils répandirent au loin la connaissance du vrai Dieu.

“In this day, God has called His church, as He called ancient Israel, to stand as a light in the earth. By the mighty cleaver of truth,—the messages of the first, second, and third angels,—He has separated a people from the churches and from the world, to bring them into a sacred nearness to Himself. He has made them the depositories of His law, and has committed to them the great truths of prophecy for this time. Like the holy oracles committed to ancient Israel, these are a sacred trust to be communicated to the world.

«Құдай осы заманда ежелгі Исраилді шақырғаны сияқты, Өз шіркеуін де жер бетінде нұр болып тұруға шақырды. Ақиқаттың құдіретті қылышымен,—бірінші, екінші және үшінші періштелердің хабарлары арқылы,—Ол бір халықты шіркеулерден де, дүниеден де бөліп алып, оларды Өзіне қасиетті жақындыққа енгізді. Ол оларды Өз заңының сақтаушылары етті және осы уақыт үшін пайғамбарлықтың ұлы шындықтарын оларға сеніп тапсырды. Ежелгі Исраилге сеніп тапсырылған қасиетті сөздер сияқты, бұлар да дүниеге жеткізілуге тиіс қасиетті аманат.»

“Prophecy declares that the first angel would make his announcement to ‘every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.’ The warning of the third angel, which forms a part of the same threefold message, and is the message for this time, will be no less widespread. The banner on which is inscribed, ‘The commandments of God and the faith of Jesus,’ is to be raised aloft. The power of the first and second messages is to be intensified in the third. It is represented in the prophecy as being proclaimed with a loud voice by an angel flying in the midst of heaven, and it will command the attention of the world.

“प्रवचनले घोषणा गर्दछ कि पहिलो स्वर्गदूतले आफ्नो सन्देश ‘हरेक जाति, कुल, भाषा, र मानिस’कहाँ पुर्‍याउनेछ। तेस्रो स्वर्गदूतको चेतावनी, जुन यही त्रिविध सन्देशको एक भाग हो र यो समयको लागि सन्देश हो, त्यत्तिकै व्यापक हुनेछ। जसमा ‘परमेश्वरका आज्ञाहरू र येशूको विश्वास’ लेखिएको ध्वजा उच्च उठाइनु पर्नेछ। पहिलो र दोस्रो सन्देशको शक्ति तेस्रोमा अझ प्रबल बनाइनु पर्नेछ। भविष्यवाणीमा यसलाई आकाशको बीचमा उडिरहेको एक स्वर्गदूतद्वारा ठूलो स्वरले घोषणा गरिएको रूपमा प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ, र यसले संसारको ध्यान आकर्षित गर्नेछ।”

“The most fearful threatening ever addressed to mortals is contained in the third angel’s message. That must be a terrible sin which calls down the wrath of God unmingled with mercy. But men are not left in darkness concerning this important matter; the warning against the worship of the beast and his image is to be given to the world before the visitation of God’s judgments, that all may know why the judgments are inflicted, and may have opportunity to escape.” Signs of the Times, January 25, 1910.

« La menace la plus redoutable jamais adressée aux mortels est contenue dans le message du troisième ange. Ce doit être un péché terrible que celui qui attire la colère de Dieu, sans mélange de miséricorde. Mais les hommes ne sont pas laissés dans les ténèbres au sujet de cette question importante ; l’avertissement contre l’adoration de la bête et de son image doit être donné au monde avant l’exécution des jugements de Dieu, afin que tous sachent pourquoi ces jugements sont infligés, et qu’ils aient l’occasion d’y échapper. » Signs of the Times, 25 janvier 1910.

The production of the two tables in fulfillment of Habakkuk chapter two was a fulfillment of several prophecies.

Ka bokhopho jwa ditafole tse pedi e le go diragatsa Habakuke kgaolo ya bobedi e ne e le tiragatso ya diporofeto di le mmalwa.

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Mi tsɔ ɖe nye kpɔha dzi, eye maɖo ɖokuinye ɖe xɔʋu dzi, eye makpɔ ɖa be nu ka wòagblɔ nam, eye nu ka magblɔ ne woase nu vɔ̃e nam. Eye Yehowa ɖo ŋu nam, eye wògblɔ be, Ŋlɔ ŋutega la, eye nàwɔ be wòakɔ ɖe kplɔ̃wo dzi, be ame si le eƒem la nate ŋu si. Elabena ŋutega la gale ɣeyiɣi si woɖo ɖi la ta, gake le nuwuwu la me la, aƒo nu, eye mava akpaka o: ne ekua la, lalam nɛ; elabena eava ŋutɔ, emakua o.

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:1–4.

Voici, son âme qui s’élève n’est pas droite en lui ; mais le juste vivra par sa foi. Habacuc 2:1–4.

The production of both the 1843 pioneer chart and the 1850 pioneer chart was a fulfillment of prophecy. The study of Habakkuk’s Tables provides ample evidence of this. But the passage in Habakkuk makes an important contribution to this point in our discussion.

La production tant de la carte pionnière de 1843 que de la carte pionnière de 1850 fut un accomplissement de la prophétie. L’étude des Tables d’Habakuk en fournit une preuve abondante. Mais le passage d’Habakuk apporte à ce point de notre réflexion une contribution importante.

“I have seen that the 1843 chart was directed by the hand of the Lord, and that it should not be altered; that the figures were as He wanted them; that His hand was over and hid a mistake in some of the figures, so that none could see it, until His hand was removed.” Early Writings, 74, 75.

“Nimeona kwamba chati ya mwaka 1843 iliongozwa na mkono wa Bwana, na kwamba haikupaswa kubadilishwa; kwamba tarakimu zile zilikuwa kama alivyotaka Yeye; kwamba mkono Wake ulikuwa juu yake na ulificha kosa katika baadhi ya tarakimu, ili hakuna mtu aliyeweza kuliona, mpaka mkono Wake ulipoondolewa.” Early Writings, 74, 75.

After 1843 the Lord directed to make another chart, but that the first (1843) chart should not be altered, except by inspiration.

1843년 이후에 주께서 또 다른 도표를 만들도록 지시하셨으나, 첫 번째 (1843) 도표는 영감에 의한 경우를 제외하고는 변경되어서는 안 되었다.

“I saw that the truth should be made plain upon tables, that the earth and the fullness thereof is the Lord’s, and that necessary means should not be spared to make it plain. I saw that the old chart was directed by the Lord, and that not a figure of it should be altered except by inspiration. I saw that the figures of the chart were as God would have them, and that His hand was over and hid a mistake in some of the figures, so that none should see it till His hand was removed.” Spalding and Magan, 2.

« Je vis que la vérité devait être rendue claire sur des tables, que la terre et sa plénitude appartiennent au Seigneur, et que les moyens nécessaires ne devaient pas être épargnés pour la rendre claire. Je vis que l’ancien tableau avait été dirigé par le Seigneur, et qu’aucun de ses chiffres ne devait être modifié, si ce n’est par inspiration. Je vis que les chiffres du tableau étaient tels que Dieu voulait qu’ils fussent, et que Sa main était au-dessus d’eux et cachait une erreur dans certains des chiffres, afin que nul ne la vît jusqu’à ce que Sa main fût retirée. » Spalding and Magan, 2.

While living with Brother Nichols (who produced the 1850 chart), during the time he made the chart, Sister White said she saw the 1850 chart in the Bible.

Wakati alipokuwa akiishi na Ndugu Nichols (aliyetoa chati ya 1850), katika kipindi alipotengeneza chati hiyo, Dada White alisema kwamba aliona chati ya 1850 katika Biblia.

“I saw that God was in the publishment of the chart by Brother Nichols. I saw that there was a prophecy of this chart in the Bible, and if this chart is designed for God’s people, if it [is] sufficient for one it is for another, and if one needed a new chart painted on a larger scale, all need it just as much.” Manuscript Releases, volume 13, 359.

“Ndzi vone leswaku Xikwembu a xi ri eku hangalasiweni ka chati hi Makwerhu Nichols. Ndzi vone leswaku a ku ri ni vuprofeta bya chati leyi eBibeleni, naswona loko chati leyi yi endleriwe vanhu va Xikwembu, loko yi ringanerile eka un’we yi ringanerile eka un’wana, naswona loko un’we a a lava chati leyintshwa leyi pendiweke hi xikalo lexikulu, hinkwavo va yi lava hi ku ringana kwalaho.” Manuscript Releases, volume 13, 359.

Habakkuk had commanded “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables.” The two tables of Habakkuk were the symbol of the covenant God made with Adventism when He made them depositories of His prophecies, just as He did when he entered into covenant with ancient Israel and gave the two tables of the law and the responsibility to be the depositories of the law. But Habakkuk identifies two classes of worshippers in relation to the tables that were to make the vision plain. One class whose “soul which is lifted up” and “is not upright,” and another class that are identified as “the just” who “shall live by his faith.”

Habakuk diperintahkan, “Tuliskanlah penglihatan itu dan ukirkanlah itu pada loh-loh, supaya orang sambil lalu dapat membacanya.” Kedua loh Habakuk itu merupakan lambang perjanjian yang Allah adakan dengan Adventisme ketika Ia menjadikan mereka penyimpan nubuat-nubuat-Nya, sama seperti yang dilakukan-Nya ketika Ia mengikat perjanjian dengan Israel purba dan memberikan kedua loh hukum itu serta tanggung jawab untuk menjadi penyimpan hukum tersebut. Namun Habakuk mengidentifikasi dua golongan penyembah dalam kaitannya dengan loh-loh yang harus membuat penglihatan itu menjadi jelas. Satu golongan ialah mereka yang “jiwanya meninggi” dan “tidak lurus,” dan golongan yang lain ialah mereka yang disebut “orang benar” yang “akan hidup oleh imannya.”

The context of Habakkuk identifies that those who are justified are living by a faith that is based upon the prophetic Word, as represented by the two tables, and therefore those who are not justified have rejected the beginnings of Adventism. The point I wish to make is based upon a passage we considered some time back. It reads:

Muktadha wa Habakuki unatambulisha kwamba wale wanaohesabiwa haki wanaishi kwa imani inayotegemea Neno la kinabii, kama linavyowakilishwa na yale mabamba mawili, na kwa hiyo wale wasiokadiriwa haki wamekataa mianzo ya Uadventista. Hoja nitakayoitoa inategemea kifungu tulichokitazama muda fulani uliopita. Kinasema:

“But such subjects as the sanctuary, in connection with the 2300 days, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, are perfectly calculated to explain the past Advent movement and show what our present position is, establish the faith of the doubting, and give certainty to the glorious future. These, I have frequently seen, were the principal subjects on which the messengers should dwell.” Early Writings, 63.

«Але такі теми, як святиня у зв’язку з 2300 днями, заповіді Божі та віра Ісуса, цілковито спроможні пояснити минулий адвентистський рух і показати, яким є наше теперішнє становище, утвердити віру тих, хто сумнівається, і надати певності славному майбутньому. Я часто бачила, що саме на цих головних темах повинні зосереджуватися вісники». Early Writings, 63.

We have just reviewed all four of these truths; the sanctuary, the 2300 days, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. We placed all four of these truths into the framework of truth that has been “perfectly calculated to explain the past Advent movement and show what our present position is.” That framework is “the rule of first mention,” it is the signature of Alpha and Omega, and it is the framework of truth, for the word “truth” contains the very same signature as all four of the truths that are identified as “present truth” which was designed to explain the beginning of Adventism.

Nous venons d’examiner ces quatre vérités dans leur ensemble : le sanctuaire, les 2300 jours, les commandements de Dieu et la foi de Jésus. Nous avons placé ces quatre vérités dans le cadre de vérité qui a été « parfaitement calculé pour expliquer le mouvement adventiste passé et montrer quelle est notre position présente ». Ce cadre est « la règle de la première mention » ; il constitue la signature de l’Alpha et de l’Oméga, et il est le cadre de la vérité, car le mot « vérité » contient la même signature que chacune de ces quatre vérités identifiées comme la « vérité présente », laquelle a été conçue pour expliquer le commencement de l’adventisme.

If nothing else, this means that the word translated as “truth” which we are considering is the framework of the everlasting gospel, and it is the framework for the final warning message, and it is the framework of the third angel’s message, and it is a large part of the Revelation of Jesus Christ.

Si rien d’autre, cela signifie que le mot traduit par « vérité » que nous examinons constitue le cadre de l’évangile éternel, qu’il est le cadre du message d’avertissement final, qu’il est le cadre du message du troisième ange, et qu’il forme une grande partie de la Révélation de Jésus-Christ.

The final warning message represented as the Revelation of Jesus Christ in the first three verses of Revelation chapter one is testified to a second time at the end of Revelation. The end of Revelation testifies of the first verses of the Old Testament and also the last verses of the Old Testament. With those four references it can be deduced by employing the divine rule of placing prophetic line upon prophetic line that the final warning message has to do with the Creator’s relationship to His created beings. It has to do with His creative power. It has to do with how His creative power is communicated to His church. It has to do with the attribute of Divinity that identifies the end with the beginning. It is a message that arrives just before the close of probation and more. When considered together it is about God’s creative power! And the first mention of His creative power is in the beginning of Genesis one from the first verse through to the second chapter verse three.

ئەو پەیامی ئاگادارکردنەوەیەی کۆتایی کە وەک ئاشکرابوونی عیسای مەسیح لە سێ ئایەتی یەکەمی بەشی یەکەمی مکاشفە نیشان دراوە، دووبارە بۆ جاری دووەم لە کۆتایی مکاشفەدا شایەتی پێ دەدرێت. کۆتایی مکاشفە شایەتی لەسەر ئایەتە یەکەمەکانی پەیمانی کۆن و هەروەها ئایەتە دواهەمەکانی پەیمانی کۆن دەدات. بەو چوار ئاماژانەوە، بە بەکارهێنانی یاسای خوداییی دانانی هێڵی پێشبینی لەسەر هێڵی پێشبینی، دەتوانرێت ئەوە دەربخرێت کە پەیامی ئاگادارکردنەوەی کۆتایی پەیوەندی بە پەیوەندیی خالق بە لەگەڵ دروستکراوانی خۆی هەیە. پەیوەندی بە هێزی بەدیهێنانی ئەوەوە هەیە. پەیوەندی بە چۆنیەتی گەیاندنی هێزی بەدیهێنانی ئەو بۆ کڵێسای خۆی هەیە. پەیوەندی بەو تایبەتمەندییەی خوداوەندی هەیە کە کۆتایی بە دەستپێکەوە دەناسێنێت. ئەمە پەیامێکە کە تەواوبوونی ماوەی تاقیکردنەوە لە پێش خستنیدا دەگات، و زیاتر. کاتێک پێکەوە لەبەرچاو دەگیرێت، دەربارەی هێزی بەدیهێنانی خودایە! و یەکەمین باسکردنی هێزی بەدیهێنانی ئەو لە سەرەتای پەیدابوون، لە ئایەتی یەکەمەوە هەتا بەشی دووەم، ئایەتی سێیەمە.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Au commencement, Dieu créa les cieux et la terre. Or la terre était informe et vide; et les ténèbres couvraient la face de l’abîme. Et l’Esprit de Dieu se mouvait au-dessus de la face des eaux.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Đức Chúa Trời phán rằng: Phải có sự sáng; thì có sự sáng. Đức Chúa Trời thấy sự sáng là tốt lành; và Đức Chúa Trời phân sự sáng ra khỏi sự tối tăm. Đức Chúa Trời gọi sự sáng là Ngày, còn sự tối tăm Ngài gọi là Đêm. Vậy, có buổi chiều và buổi mai; ấy là ngày thứ nhất.

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Ug giti sa Dios, Magkaaduna unta hin kalangitan ha butnga han mga katubigan, ngan ipaibaro ini han mga katubigan tikang ha mga katubigan. Ngan ginhimo han Dios an kalangitan, ngan ginbahin niya an mga katubigan nga nahimumutang ha idalom han kalangitan tikang han mga katubigan nga nahimumutang ha igbaw han kalangitan: ngan nahitabo ito sugad gud. Ngan gintawag han Dios an kalangitan nga Langit. Ngan an kahaponon ngan an kabuwason amo an ikaduha nga adlaw.

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Dieu dit: Que les eaux qui sont au-dessous du ciel se rassemblent en un seul lieu, et que le sec paraisse. Et cela fut ainsi. Dieu appela le sec Terre, et il appela l’amas des eaux Mers. Dieu vit que cela était bon. Puis Dieu dit: Que la terre produise de la verdure, de l’herbe portant de la semence, des arbres fruitiers donnant du fruit selon leur espèce et ayant en eux leur semence sur la terre. Et cela fut ainsi. La terre produisit de la verdure, de l’herbe portant de la semence selon son espèce, et des arbres donnant du fruit et ayant en eux leur semence selon leur espèce. Dieu vit que cela était bon. Ainsi, il y eut un soir, et il y eut un matin: ce fut le troisième jour.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Et Dieu dit : Qu’il y ait des luminaires dans l’étendue du ciel, pour séparer le jour d’avec la nuit ; qu’ils servent de signes, et pour les saisons, et pour les jours, et pour les années ; et qu’ils soient des luminaires dans l’étendue du ciel pour éclairer la terre. Et il en fut ainsi. Et Dieu fit les deux grands luminaires : le plus grand luminaire pour dominer sur le jour, et le plus petit luminaire pour dominer sur la nuit ; il fit aussi les étoiles. Et Dieu les plaça dans l’étendue du ciel pour éclairer la terre, et pour dominer sur le jour et sur la nuit, et pour séparer la lumière d’avec les ténèbres. Et Dieu vit que cela était bon. Et il y eut un soir, et il y eut un matin : ce fut le quatrième jour.

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Y Dios dijo: Produzcan las aguas abundantemente seres vivientes que se muevan, y aves que vuelen sobre la tierra en la abierta expansión de los cielos. Y creó Dios los grandes cetáceos, y todo ser viviente que se mueve, que las aguas produjeron abundantemente según su especie, y toda ave alada según su especie; y vio Dios que era bueno. Y Dios los bendijo, diciendo: Fructificad y multiplicaos, y llenad las aguas en los mares, y multiplíquense las aves en la tierra. Y fue la tarde y la mañana el día quinto.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Genesis 1:1–2:3.

Puis Dieu dit : Que la terre produise des êtres vivants selon leur espèce, du bétail, des reptiles, et des bêtes de la terre selon leur espèce. Et cela fut ainsi. Dieu fit les bêtes de la terre selon leur espèce, le bétail selon son espèce, et tout reptile qui rampe sur la terre selon son espèce. Et Dieu vit que cela était bon. Puis Dieu dit : Faisons l’homme à notre image, selon notre ressemblance, et qu’ils dominent sur les poissons de la mer, sur les oiseaux du ciel, sur le bétail, sur toute la terre, et sur tout reptile qui rampe sur la terre. Ainsi Dieu créa l’homme à son image ; il le créa à l’image de Dieu ; il les créa mâle et femelle. Dieu les bénit, et Dieu leur dit : Soyez féconds, multipliez, remplissez la terre, et assujettissez-la ; et dominez sur les poissons de la mer, sur les oiseaux du ciel, et sur tout être vivant qui se meut sur la terre. Et Dieu dit : Voici, je vous donne toute herbe portant semence, qui est à la surface de toute la terre, et tout arbre ayant en lui du fruit d’arbre portant semence : ce sera votre nourriture. Et à toute bête de la terre, à tout oiseau du ciel, et à tout ce qui rampe sur la terre et qui a souffle de vie, je donne toute herbe verte pour nourriture. Et cela fut ainsi. Dieu vit alors tout ce qu’il avait fait, et voici, cela était très bon. Ainsi, il y eut un soir, et il y eut un matin : ce fut le sixième jour. Ainsi furent achevés les cieux et la terre, et toute leur armée. Le septième jour, Dieu acheva l’œuvre qu’il avait faite ; et il se reposa au septième jour de toute son œuvre qu’il avait faite. Dieu bénit le septième jour, et le sanctifia, parce qu’en ce jour il s’était reposé de toute son œuvre que Dieu avait créée en la faisant. Genèse 1:1–2:3.

The previous verses represent the entire testimony of creation, emphasizing that God’s word possesses creative power.

Les versets précédents représentent l’ensemble du témoignage de la création, soulignant que la parole de Dieu possède une puissance créatrice.

Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. Psalms 33:8, 9.

Que toute la terre craigne l’Éternel; que tous les habitants du monde tremblent devant lui. Car il dit, et la chose arriva; il ordonna, et elle subsista. Psaumes 33:8, 9.

The same creative power that made the world is employed by Christ to transform men.

Ko nga mālohi foʻou pehe naʻe ngaohi ʻaki ai ʻa e māmani, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ia ʻe Kalaisi ke liliu ʻa e kakai.

“The creative energy that called the worlds into existence is in the word of God. This word imparts power; it begets life. Every command is a promise; accepted by the will, received into the soul, it brings with it the life of the Infinite One. It transforms the nature and re-creates the soul in the image of God.

“Ang malikhaing kapangyarihang tumawag sa mga sanlibutan upang umiral ay nasa salita ng Diyos. Ang salitang ito ay naghahatid ng kapangyarihan; ito ay nagsisilang ng buhay. Ang bawat utos ay isang pangako; kapag tinanggap ng kalooban at pinapasok sa kaluluwa, taglay nito ang buhay ng Walang-hanggan. Binabago nito ang likas at muling nililikha ang kaluluwa ayon sa larawan ng Diyos.

“The life thus imparted is in like manner sustained. ‘By every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God’ (Matthew 4:4) shall man live.” Education, 126.

„A viață astfel împărtășită este susținută în același fel. «Omul va trăi cu orice cuvânt care iese din gura lui Dumnezeu» (Matei 4:4).” Education, 126.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ emphasizes how the Word of God is conveyed to men. It comes from the Father, to the Son, to an angel, to a prophet who writes it down and sends it to the churches. The communication process set forth at the beginning and ending of the book of Revelation is also illustrated with Jacob’s ladder with angels ascending and descending the ladder. It is illustrated with Zechariah’s two golden pipes that bring the oil into the sanctuary. The communication process between God and man is a subject of Bible prophecy and the message that is sent forth contains the creative power that made the universe. In the communication process in chapter one of Revelation, it is to be understood that the message handed down to the churches contains the power to transform a Laodicean unto a Philadelphian.

یەسوع مەسیحنىڭ ۋەھىيسى خۇدانىڭ سۆزىنىڭ ئىنسانلارغا قانداق يەتكۈزۈلىدىغانلىقىنى تەكىتلەيدۇ. ئۇ ئاتىدىن، ئوغۇلغا، بىر پەرىشتىگە، يېزىپ قويۇپ ئۇنى جامائەتلەرگە ئەۋەتىدىغان بىر پەيغەمبەرگە كېلىدۇ. ۋەھى كىتابىنىڭ باشى ۋە ئاخىرىدا بايان قىلىنغان بۇ ئالاقىلىشىش جەريانى، شۇنداقلا ياقۇپنىڭ پەلەمپەيسىدە پەرىشتىلەرنىڭ پەلەمپەيدىن يۇقىرىغا چىقىپ، تۆۋەنگە چۈشىشى ئارقىلىق ھەم تەسۋىرلىنىدۇ. ئۇ زەكەرىيانىڭ ماينى ئىبادەتخانىغا ئېلىپ كىرگۈچى ئىككى ئالتۇن تۇرۇبىسى ئارقىلىقمۇ تەسۋىرلىنىدۇ. خۇدا بىلەن ئىنسان ئارىسىدىكى ئالاقىلىشىش جەريانى مۇقەددەس كىتاب پەيغەمبەرلىكىنىڭ بىر مەۋزۇسىدۇر، ۋە يوللانغان ئۇچۇر ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالەمنى ياراتقان ئىجادىي كۈچنى ئالىدۇ. ۋەھىنىڭ بىرىنچى بابىدىكى ئالاقىلىشىش جەريانىدا، جامائەتلەرگە تاپشۇرۇلغان ئۇچۇر لاۋدىكىيالىقنى فىلادىلفىيەلىككە ئايلاندۇرۇش كۈچىنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالىدىغانلىقى چۈشىنىلىشى كېرەك.

Whether we consider the beginning or ending of the Old or the New Testament it is the same message. God is conveying the final warning message and it contains the creative power of God if it is heard and kept by those that hear. The message that accomplishes this is set within the divine framework of the Alpha and Omega. The beginning, middle and ending. The three Hebrew letters that go together to create the word “truth” are the everlasting gospel, and the letters and their meanings, and the word they produce when combined with one another symbolize the principle and also the One who is Alpha and Omega. It emphasizes His creative power. The last three words of the creation story, each begin with the three letters, in the order that make up the word “truth.”

Qu'il s'agisse du commencement ou de la fin de l'Ancien ou du Nouveau Testament, c'est le même message. Dieu transmet le message d'avertissement final, et celui-ci contient la puissance créatrice de Dieu, s'il est entendu et gardé par ceux qui l'entendent. Le message qui accomplit cela s'inscrit dans le cadre divin de l'Alpha et de l'Oméga : le commencement, le milieu et la fin. Les trois lettres hébraïques qui s'unissent pour former le mot « vérité » sont l'Évangile éternel, et ces lettres, leur signification, ainsi que le mot qu'elles produisent lorsqu'elles sont combinées les unes avec les autres, symbolisent le principe, ainsi que Celui qui est l'Alpha et l'Oméga. Cela met en relief sa puissance créatrice. Les trois derniers mots du récit de la création commencent chacun par les trois lettres, dans l'ordre qui compose le mot « vérité ».

The three words that are the ending of the creation story begin with the three letters which together create the word “truth.” The last three words of the verse begin with the letters א (Aleph), מ (Mem), and ת (Tav) in order. Those three words are translated as “God,” “created” and “made.” These three words each start with the letters א (Aleph), מ (Mem), and ת (Tav) in that order, further emphasize the completeness and orderliness of the creation narrative. This pattern has been noted by Jewish commentators as an interesting linguistic feature of the Hebrew text.

داستانِ آفرینش با سه واژه‌ای پایان می‌یابد که با سه حرفی آغاز می‌شوند که در کنار هم واژۀ «حق» را می‌سازند. سه واژۀ پایانیِ آیه به‌ترتیب با حروف א (آلِف)، מ (مِم) و ת (تاو) آغاز می‌شوند. این سه واژه به «خدا»، «آفرید» و «ساخت» ترجمه می‌شوند. این سه واژه که هر یک به‌ترتیب با حروف א (آلِف)، מ (مِم) و ת (تاو) آغاز می‌شوند، بر کمال و نظمِ روایتِ آفرینش نیز تأکید بیشتری دارند. مفسران یهودی این الگو را به‌عنوان یکی از ویژگی‌های زبانیِ قابل توجهِ متن عبری یاد کرده‌اند.

The creation story begins with the words “in the beginning” and it ends with three words that represent the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and ending, the first and the last. The creative power illustrated in the Genesis testimony begins and ends with the signature of the wonderful linguist.

L’histoire de la création commence par les mots « au commencement » et elle s’achève par trois mots qui représentent l’Alpha et l’Oméga, le commencement et la fin, le premier et le dernier. La puissance créatrice illustrée dans le témoignage de la Genèse commence et se termine par la signature du merveilleux linguiste.

The first of a thing illustrating the last of a thing is what the prophet John emphasized when by writing what then was, he was then simultaneously writing what would be.

Li sere le nan en keksoz ki ilistre keksoz dernyen i sa menm keksoz ki profet Zan ti met lanfaz lo la ler, an ekrivan sa ki ti la sa letan, an menm tan i ti pe osi ekri sa ki ti pou vini.

The final warning message of Elijah represented at the end of the Old Testament identifies the same prophetic principle, within the context of the Sunday law crisis and the approaching seven last plagues.

Le dernier message d’avertissement d’Élie, présenté à la fin de l’Ancien Testament, met en évidence le même principe prophétique, dans le contexte de la crise de la loi du dimanche et de l’approche des sept dernières plaies.

The “rule of first mention” and all that it represents is the “framework” that “present truth” is to be placed within. That framework is “the rule of first mention” that is also one of the attributes of God.

“Şertê yekemîn behskirinê” û hemû ew tiştên ku ew temsîl dike, ew “çarçove” ye ku “rastiya heyî” divê tê de were danîn. Ew çarçove “şertê yekemîn behskirinê” ye, ku di heman demê de yek ji taybetmendiyên Xwedê ye.

In the book of Daniel representing the beginning of Adventism and the book of Revelation representing the end of Adventism, we find amazing parallels when we look at it with the principle of the first illustrating the last. The book of Daniel sets forth an attribute of Jesus when it uses the name Palmoni, meaning the wonderful numberer of secrets. Daniel also introduces Jesus as Michael the archangel. John is employed to do the same as Daniel, and he identifies not the master of math, or the leader of the angels, but the master of language. When we consider Jesus as the master of the alphabet, we should consider Psalms 119, the longest chapter in the Bible.

Dans le livre de Daniel, qui représente le commencement de l’adventisme, et dans le livre de l’Apocalypse, qui représente la fin de l’adventisme, nous trouvons des parallèles étonnants lorsque nous les considérons selon le principe par lequel le premier illustre le dernier. Le livre de Daniel met en avant un attribut de Jésus lorsqu’il emploie le nom Palmoni, qui signifie le merveilleux compteur des secrets. Daniel présente aussi Jésus comme Michel l’archange. Jean est chargé de faire la même chose que Daniel, et il identifie, non pas le maître des mathématiques ni le chef des anges, mais le maître du langage. Lorsque nous considérons Jésus comme le maître de l’alphabet, nous devrions considérer le Psaume 119, le plus long chapitre de la Bible.

Psalms 119 is an alphabetic acrostic, meaning that the first letters of each set of eight verses starts with the same letter. There are twenty-two letters in the Hebrew alphabet, so there twenty-two sections of eight verses. Each section begins with the letter of the alphabet in the order of the alphabet, and thereafter each of the eight verses assigned to that letter begin with that letter. There are eight verses for each letter, thus eight verses times the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet equal one hundred and seventy-six lines. The Psalm emphasizes obedience to a God who is a God of order (hence the acrostic structure), not of chaos.

119-ka Yeesu waa akroostik alifaabeetik ah, taasoo micnaheedu yahay in xarfaha ugu horreeya ee koox kasta oo ka kooban siddeed aayadood ay ku bilaabmaan isla xaraf. Alifbeetada Cibraaniga waxay leedahay laba iyo labaatan xaraf, sidaas darteedna waxaa jira laba iyo labaatan qaybood oo min siddeed aayadood ah. Qayb kastaa waxay ku bilaabataa xarafka alifbeetada iyadoo loo raacayo kala dambaynta alifbeetada, ka dibna mid kasta oo ka mid ah siddeedda aayadood ee loo qoondeeyey xarafkaas wuxuu ku bilaabmaa xarafkaas. Xaraf kasta waxaa loogu talagalay siddeed aayadood; sidaas darteed siddeed aayadood oo lagu dhuftay laba iyo labaatanka xaraf ee alifbeetada Cibraaniga ah waxay isu noqonayaan boqol iyo toddobaatan iyo lix sadar. Sabuurku wuxuu adkaynayaa addeecidda Ilaah oo ah Ilaah nidaam leh (sidaas darteed qaab-dhismeedka akroostigga ah), ee aan ahayn Ilaah jahawareer ah.

Another prominent theme in Psalms 119 is the profound truth that the Word of God is all-sufficient. There are eight different terms referring to the Word of God throughout the Psalm: law, testimonies, precepts, statutes, commandments, judgments, word, and ordinances. In almost every verse, the Word of God is mentioned. Psalms 119 affirms not only the character of the Scriptures, but it affirms that God’s Word reflects the very character of God Himself. Notice these attributes of God set forth in Psalms 119:

Mada kuu nyingine maarufu katika Zaburi 119 ni kweli ya kina kwamba Neno la Mungu linatosha kabisa. Kuna maneno manane tofauti yanayorejelea Neno la Mungu katika Zaburi yote: sheria, shuhuda, maagizo, amri za kudumu, amri, hukumu, neno, na taratibu. Katika karibu kila mstari, Neno la Mungu limetajwa. Zaburi 119 inathibitisha si tu tabia ya Maandiko, bali pia inathibitisha kwamba Neno la Mungu linaakisi tabia yenyewe ya Mungu. Angalia sifa hizi za Mungu zilizoelezwa katika Zaburi 119:

  • Righteousness (verses 7, 62, 75, 106, 123, 138, 144, 160, 164, 172)

    Droiture (versets 7, 62, 75, 106, 123, 138, 144, 160, 164, 172)

  • Trustworthiness (verse 42)

    ការកាន់តែជឿទុកចិត្តបាន (ខ 42)

  • Truthfulness (verses 43, 142, 151, 160)

    Ukwinyaniso (iivesi 43, 142, 151, 160)

  • Faithfulness (verse 86)

    Ukuthembeka (ivesi 86)

  • Unchangeableness (verse 89)

    Imuuttumattinneq (versi 89)

  • Eternality (verses 90, 152)

    Abada (ayaat 90, 152)

  • Light (verse 105)

    Nuru (aya ta 105)

  • Purity (verse 140)

    Ubunyabutungane (umurongo wa 140)

The Psalm opens with two beatitudes. “Blessed” are those whose ways are blameless, who live according to God’s law, who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart. These are the lessons for us in this great Psalm. The Word of God is sufficient to make us wise, train us in righteousness, and equip us for every good work (2 Timothy 3:15–17).

Ff opens with two beatitudes. “Blessed” are those whose ways are blameless, who live according to God’s law, who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart. These are the lessons for us in this great ff. The Word of God is sufficient to make us wise, train us in righteousness, and equip us for every good work (2 Timothy 3:15–17).

Of course, Psalms 119 is part of a subject that is pretty much unresolved in the religious world. It has to do with which verse is the middle verse of the Bible and which chapter is the middle chapter of the Bible. If you search the internet, you will find the various arguments centered around which Bible you use and so on and so forth. The problem with every position in the argument is that the definition of the middle of the Bible, whether a verse or a chapter should be defined by the author of the Bible, not the human student or critic of the Bible.

بالطبع، يُعَدّ المزمور 119 جزءًا من موضوعٍ ما يزال إلى حدٍّ كبير غير محسوم في العالم الديني. وهو يتعلّق بتحديد أيِّ آيةٍ هي الآية الوسطى في الكتاب المقدّس، وأيُّ إصحاحٍ هو الإصحاح الأوسط في الكتاب المقدّس. وإذا بحثتَ في الإنترنت، فستجد الحجج المتنوّعة المتمحورة حول أيِّ نسخةٍ من الكتاب المقدّس تعتمد، وما إلى ذلك وما شابه ذلك. والمشكلة في كلِّ موقفٍ من مواقف هذا الجدل هي أنّ تعريف وسط الكتاب المقدّس، سواء أكان آيةً أم إصحاحًا، ينبغي أن يحدّده مؤلّف الكتاب المقدّس، لا الدارس البشري أو الناقد البشري للكتاب المقدّس.

The Bible teaches that there is a beginning and end to everything. To everything there is a season.

Bib la i ansenye ke gen yon kòmansman ak yon fen pou tout bagay. Pou tout bagay, gen yon tan ki fikse.

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2.

Tout a son temps, et il y a un temps pour toute chose sous les cieux : un temps pour naître, et un temps pour mourir ; un temps pour planter, et un temps pour arracher ce qui a été planté. Ecclésiaste 3:1, 2.

There is a time to be born and a time to die, yet there is also the life that takes place in the middle of the beginning and ending of our lives. The birth is a brief moment in time, as is death. The life is the middle and has generally much more history connected with it than the time when we are born and time when we die.

Èyí ní àkókò láti bí ènìyàn, àti àkókò láti kú; ṣùgbọ́n ìyè náà pẹ̀lú wà tí ń ṣẹlẹ̀ láàárín ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ àti òpin ayé wa. Ìbí jẹ́ ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ kúkúrú kan nínú àkókò, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni ikú. Ìyè náà ni àárín, ó sì sábà máa ní ìtàn púpọ̀ sí i tí ó so mọ́ ọn ju àkókò tí a bí wa àti àkókò tí a kú lọ.

The middle in the “rule of first mention” generally has much more testimony than the first and last. To seek a single verse or chapter in the Bible and define it as the middle is to disregard the biblical evidence even if the beginning and ending are essentially points in time; the middle is generally a period of time. Of course, the beginning, ending and middle will agree with one another, though often the identical waymark at the end is the opposite of the beginning.

সূচনা-উল্লেখের “নিয়মে” মধ্যভাগে সাধারণত প্রথম ও শেষের তুলনায় অনেক অধিক সাক্ষ্য থাকে। বাইবেলের কোনো একটি পদ বা অধ্যায়কে খুঁজে বের করে সেটিকেই মধ্যভাগ বলে নির্ধারণ করা মানে হলো বাইবেলীয় প্রমাণকে উপেক্ষা করা; যদিও শুরু ও শেষ মূলত সময়ের নির্দিষ্ট বিন্দু, মধ্যভাগ সাধারণত একটি সময়কাল। অবশ্যই, শুরু, শেষ ও মধ্যভাগ পরস্পরের সঙ্গে সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ হবে, যদিও প্রায়ই শেষের একই ওয়েমার্কটি শুরুর বিপরীত হয়।

Jesus identified John the Baptist as Elijah, and they both illustrate the same prophetic sequence of events, but Elijah was persecuted by a wicked woman (Jezebel) who sought to imprison and kill Elijah, but she never did. John who was a symbol of Elijah was sought by an evil woman (Herodias) to imprison and kill him, and she did. Elijah and John are interchangeable symbols but they have some prophetic characteristics that are opposite characteristics, but still parallel each other. Elijah never died, John did. Understanding that prophetic waymarks that align with each other are often opposites allows those who wish to see that the middle of the Bible is Psalms 118.

Yesu amtanthauza Yohane M’batizi ngati Eliya, ndipo onse awiri amaonetsa mndandanda womwewo wa zochitika za uneneri; komabe Eliya anazunzidwa ndi mkazi woipa (Yezebeli) amene anafuna kumumanga m’ndende ndi kumupha Eliya, koma sanatero konse. Yohane, amene anali chizindikiro cha Eliya, anafunidwa ndi mkazi woipa (Herodiya) kuti amumange m’ndende ndi kumupha, ndipo anatero. Eliya ndi Yohane ndi zizindikiro zosinthanasinthika, koma ali ndi makhalidwe ena auneneri amene ali makhalidwe otsutsana, komabe akuyenderana mofanana. Eliya sanafe; Yohane anafa. Kumvetsetsa kuti zizindikiro za nthawi za uneneri zimene zimagwirizana nthawi zambiri zimakhala zotsutsana kumathandiza amene akufuna kuona kuti pakati pa Baibulo ndi Masalimo 118.

When we use the principle of rule of first mention as we have been defining it, we find that the beginning of the middle of the Bible is Psalms 117, the shortest chapter in the Bible, consisting of two verses. It is followed by chapter 118, which is the middle of the Bible, and chapter 118 is followed by 119 which is the longest chapter in the Bible and the ending of the middle of the Bible. The wonderful linguist marks the beginning with the shortest chapter, then marks the ending with the longest chapter. They are two opposite chapters. The beginning is the seed, and the ending is where the fully mature plant is developed where all the testimonies located within the middle are tied together. Notice Psalms 117.

A so wā maŋgɔ n naftorol gollol mention arande geese no waɗi, enen min yahi nder hakkunde Deftere Seniiɗe ko Zabura 117, suraare ɓurnde huunde e Deftere Seniiɗe, waɗnde e aayeeji ɗiɗi. Ko suraare 118 rewaade mo, ndeen ko suraare hakkunde Deftere Seniiɗe; e suraare 118 rewaade ko 119, nde woni suraare ɓurnde juutnde e Deftere Seniiɗe, e nde woni timmugol hakkunde Deftere Seniiɗe. Gandal-kalaajo moɗɗo oo ɗakkanmaajo ɗoo waɗi alama ngam fuɗɗorgoore ngal e suraare ɓurnde huunde, ndeen o waɗi alama ngam timmorgoore ngal e suraare ɓurnde juutnde. Ɗi ɗiɗi ko suraareji cakkitiiɗi. Fuɗɗorde ndee ko gabbitoore, e timmorde ndee ko to ndemngal ɓeydu ngal semmbiɗi, to seedeeji ɗi fof ɗi ɗoon nder hakkunde ɗee njokkii e jokkondiral gootal. Ɗaɓɓitanee Zabura 117.

O Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord. Psalms 117:1, 2.

Louez l’Éternel, vous toutes les nations; célébrez-le, vous tous les peuples. Car sa bonté miséricordieuse est grande envers nous, et la vérité de l’Éternel demeure à jamais. Louez l’Éternel. Psaumes 117:1, 2.

The word we are considering that is made up of three letters is translated as “truth” in verse two, and represents the beginning of the middle of the Bible, (the middle of the Bible being Psalms 117–119). The end of the middle is Psalms 119. Psalms 118 is the middle of the middle. Psalms 118 is sandwiched between the shortest and longest chapters in the Bible, and the shortest which is the beginning sets forth the word “truth” which is created by three letters that represent the three-steps of the everlasting gospel, and are the framework of understanding the truth. The framework being the principle representing Christ’s character as the Alpha and Omega.

ለምንመርምረው ያለው በሦስት ፊደላት የተሠራ ቃል በቁጥር ሁለት “እውነት” ተብሎ ተተርጉሟል፤ እርሱም የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ መካከል መካከል መጀመሪያን ይወክላል (የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ መካከል መካከል መዝሙር 117–119 ነው)። የዚያ መካከል መጨረሻ መዝሙር 119 ነው። መዝሙር 118 ደግሞ የመካከሉ መካከል ነው። መዝሙር 118 በመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ውስጥ በጣም አጭሩና በጣም ረጅሙ ምዕራፎች መካከል ተካትቶ ይገኛል፤ እናም መጀመሪያ የሆነው አጭሩ ምዕራፍ “እውነት” የሚለውን ቃል ያቀርባል፤ ይህም በሦስት ፊደላት የተፈጠረ ሲሆን የዘላለማዊውን ወንጌል ሦስት እርምጃዎች ይወክላል፥ እነዚህም እውነትን ለመረዳት መዋቅሩ ናቸው። ይህ መዋቅር ደግሞ ክርስቶስን የሚገልጽ መርህ ሲሆን፥ እርሱም አልፋና ኦሜጋ እንደሆነ ባሕርዩን ይወክላል።

The ending of the middle, being chapter 119 is an alphabetic acrostic placed in the middle of the Bible emphasizing the wonderful linguist. Four times in chapter 119 the same word is translated as truth.

L’achèvement de la partie médiane, à savoir le chapitre 119, est un acrostiche alphabétique placé au milieu de la Bible, soulignant le merveilleux linguiste. À quatre reprises dans le chapitre 119, le même mot est traduit par « vérité ».

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. Verse 43.

Et n’ôte pas entièrement de ma bouche la parole de vérité; car j’ai espéré en tes jugements. Verset 43.

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. Verse 142.

Ta justice est une justice éternelle, et ta loi est la vérité. Verset 142.

Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth. Verse 151.

U karibu, Ee Bwana; na amri zako zote ni kweli. Aya ya 151.

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever. Verse 160.

Ton verbe est vérité dès le commencement, et chacun de tes justes jugements subsiste à jamais. Verset 160.

Truth in these verses is a rule of Bible prophecy identifying the end from the beginning, and the truth in the verses is that the Alpha and Omega has placed His signature upon the middle of the Bible, as He has done for the beginning and the end. The signature of the first and last is the “framework” for presenting the final warning message of the third angel. The last of the middle includes four verses which use the word translated as “truth,” though the fourth reference is translated simply as “true.” The last final of those four verses identifies that “from the beginning,” the word is “true.”

ইহাৎ থকা এই পদসমূহৰ সত্য বাইবেলীয় ভাববাণীৰ এক বিধান, যি আৰম্ভণিৰ পৰা অন্ত চিহ্নিত কৰে; আৰু এই পদসমূহৰ সত্য এই যে, আলফা আৰু ওমেগাই, যেনেকৈ তেওঁ আৰম্ভণি আৰু অন্তত কৰিছে, তেনেকৈ বাইবেলৰ মধ্যভাগতেও নিজৰ স্বাক্ষৰ অংকিত কৰিছে। প্ৰথম আৰু শেষজনৰ এই স্বাক্ষৰেই তৃতীয় দূতৰ অন্তিম সতর্কবাণী উপস্থাপনৰ “framework”। মধ্যভাগৰ অন্তিম অংশত চাৰি খন পদ অন্তৰ্ভুক্ত আছে, য’ত “truth” বুলি অনূদিত শব্দ ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা হৈছে, যদিও চতুৰ্থ উল্লেখটো কেৱল “true” বুলি অনূদিত হৈছে। সেই চাৰি খন পদৰ শেষৰ অন্তিম পদটোৱে এই কথা চিহ্নিত কৰে যে “from the beginning,” বাক্যটো “true।”

In the beginning in the creation story of Genesis one and two, The word “truth” though not directly written is represented in the final three words of the creation story, for each word begins with the letters, in order, that create the word “truth.” In the beginning was the word, and by Him were all things created, and the testimony of the creation in Genesis begins with the words, “In the beginning” and ends with three words representing the truths associated with an attribute of Christ that in Isaiah is defined as the proof that He is the one and only God.

Au commencement, dans le récit de la création de Genèse un et deux, le mot « vérité », bien qu’il ne soit pas écrit directement, est représenté dans les trois derniers mots du récit de la création, car chacun de ces mots commence par les lettres qui, dans l’ordre, forment le mot « vérité ». Au commencement était la Parole, et par Lui toutes choses ont été créées, et le témoignage de la création dans la Genèse commence par les mots : « Au commencement » et s’achève par trois mots représentant les vérités associées à un attribut du Christ qui, dans Ésaïe, est défini comme la preuve qu’Il est le seul et unique Dieu.

The middle of the Bible (Psalms 117–119) begins in chapter 117 by referencing the truth that the beginning represents the end through its use of the word “truth.” The word is created by three letters which represent the everlasting gospel and the three angels’ messages, and identify the ending of the creation story. The end of the middle of the Bible is a presentation of the alphabet that the wonderful linguist produced to establish the understanding that what is now being revealed concerning His character is in agreement with the definition of the word revelation, for the Revelation of Jesus Christ is a message that is designed to present an aspect of Christ character that here-to-fore has not been fully recognized, if at all. The revelation is consistent with the lines of covenant history, for covenant history includes evidence of God’s effort to reveal Himself through names as His-story unfolded.

ही बाइबिल के मध्य भाग (भजन संहिता 117–119) का आरम्भ अध्याय 117 में “सत्य” शब्द के प्रयोग के द्वारा इस सत्य का संकेत करते हुए होता है कि आरम्भ अन्त का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है। यह शब्द तीन अक्षरों से निर्मित है, जो सनातन सुसमाचार और तीन स्वर्गदूतों के संदेशों का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं, और सृष्टि-वृत्तांत के समापन की पहचान कराते हैं। बाइबिल के मध्य के इस अन्तिम भाग में उस वर्णमाला की प्रस्तुति है जिसे उस अद्भुत भाषाविद् ने इस समझ को स्थापित करने के लिए उत्पन्न किया कि उसके चरित्र के विषय में जो कुछ अब प्रकट किया जा रहा है, वह “प्रकाशितवाक्य” शब्द की परिभाषा के अनुरूप है; क्योंकि यीशु मसीह का प्रकाशितवाक्य ऐसा संदेश है जिसका उद्देश्य मसीह के चरित्र के उस पक्ष को प्रस्तुत करना है, जिसे अब तक, यदि कभी, पूर्णतः पहचाना नहीं गया था। यह प्रकाशितवाक्य वाचा-इतिहास की रेखाओं के अनुरूप है, क्योंकि वाचा-इतिहास में इस बात के प्रमाण सम्मिलित हैं कि जब उसकी-कथा प्रकट होती गई, तब परमेश्वर ने नामों के माध्यम से अपने आप को प्रकट करने का प्रयास किया।

“The great principles of the law, of the very nature of God, are embodied in the words of Christ on the mount. Whoever builds upon them is building upon Christ, the Rock of Ages. In receiving the word, we receive Christ. And only those who thus receive His words are building upon Him. ‘Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.’ 1 Corinthians 3:11. ‘There is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved.’ Acts 4:12. Christ, the Word, the revelation of God,—the manifestation of His character, His law, His love, His life,—is the only foundation upon which we can build a character that will endure.” Mount of Blessings, 148.

“Laŭ la vortoj de Kristo sur la monto enkorpiĝas la grandaj principoj de la leĝo, de la mema naturo de Dio. Kiu ajn konstruas sur ili, tiu konstruas sur Kristo, la Roko de la Eternoj. Ricevante la vorton, ni ricevas Kriston. Kaj nur tiuj, kiuj tiel ricevas Liajn vortojn, konstruas sur Li. ‘Alian fundamenton neniu povas meti krom tiu, kiu estas jam metita, kiu estas Jesuo Kristo.’ 1 Corinthians 3:11. ‘Kaj en neniu alia estas savo; ĉar ne ekzistas alia nomo sub la ĉielo, donita inter homoj, per kiu ni devas esti savitaj.’ Acts 4:12. Kristo, la Vorto, la revelacio de Dio,—la malkaŝo de Lia karaktero, Lia leĝo, Lia amo, Lia vivo,—estas la sola fundamento, sur kiu ni povas konstrui karakteron, kiu daŭros.” Mount of Blessings, 148.

There is of course much more to address concerning this truth, but we will leave off here.

Bien entendu, il y aurait encore beaucoup à dire au sujet de cette vérité, mais nous nous arrêterons ici.