The message brought by Elders Jones and Waggoner in the rebellion of 1888, was the message of justification by faith in verity. Apostate Protestantism argues that the justification provided by Christ’s death on the cross covers a man in his sins, but that His blood does not actually remove his sins. This false doctrine places the removal of sin at the Second Coming, when sinners are then magically transformed. Apostate Protestantism and officially since 1957, Laodicean Adventism, claim that Christ is exclusively our Substitute, but not our Example. A year before 1888, Sister White penned the following.
Poruka koju su starješine Jones i Waggoner donijeli u pobuni 1888. bila je poruka o opravdanju vjerom u istini. Otpadnički protestantizam tvrdi da opravdanje koje je omogućeno Kristovom smrću na križu pokriva čovjeka u njegovim grijesima, ali da Njegova krv zapravo ne uklanja njegove grijehe. Ta lažna doktrina smješta uklanjanje grijeha u vrijeme Drugoga dolaska, kada se grešnici tada magično preobražavaju. Otpadnički protestantizam i, službeno od 1957., laodicejski adventizam tvrde da je Krist isključivo naša Zamjena, ali ne i naš Uzor. Godinu dana prije 1888. sestra White zapisala je sljedeće.
“‘A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you.’ I believe with all my heart that the Spirit of God is being withdrawn from the world, and those who have had great light and opportunities and have not improved them, will be the first to be left. They have grieved away the Spirit of God. The present activity of Satan in working upon hearts, and upon churches and nations should startle every student of prophecy. The end is near. Let our churches arise. Let the converting power of God be experienced in the heart of the individual members, and then we shall see the deep moving of the Spirit of God. Mere forgiveness of sin is not the sole result of the death of Jesus. He made the infinite sacrifice not only that sin might be removed, but that human nature might be restored, rebeautified, reconstructed from its ruins, and made fit for the presence of God….
“‘Novo ću vam srce dati i nov ću duh staviti u vas.’ Vjerujem svim srcem da se Duh Božji povlači iz svijeta, i oni koji su imali veliku svjetlost i prilike, a nisu ih iskoristili, bit će prvi ostavljeni. Oni su odagnali Duha Božjega. Sadašnje Sotonino djelovanje na srca, te na crkve i narode, trebalo bi preneraziti svakog proučavatelja proročanstava. Kraj je blizu. Neka se naše crkve podignu. Neka se u srcu pojedinih članova iskusi Božja sila obraćenja, i tada ćemo vidjeti duboko djelovanje Duha Božjega. Samo oproštenje grijeha nije jedini ishod Isusove smrti. On je prinio beskonačnu žrtvu ne samo da bi grijeh mogao biti uklonjen, nego i da bi ljudska narav mogla biti obnovljena, ponovno uljepšana, ponovno izgrađena iz svojih ruševina i osposobljena za Božju prisutnost….”
“Christ is the ladder which Jacob saw whose base rested on the earth and whose topmost round reached the highest heavens. This shows the appointed method of salvation. We are to climb round after round of this ladder. If any one of us shall finally be saved, it will be by clinging to Jesus as to the rounds of a ladder. Christ is made unto the believer wisdom and righteousness, sanctification, and redemption….
„Krist je ljestve koje je Jakov vidio, kojima je podnožje počivalo na zemlji, a čiji je najviši prečac dosezao do najviših nebesa. To pokazuje određeni način spasenja. Trebamo se uspinjati prečac po prečac tim ljestvama. Ako itko od nas na kraju bude spašen, to će biti tako što će se držati Isusa kao prečaca na ljestvama. Krist je vjerniku postao mudrost i pravednost, posvećenje i otkupljenje….“
“There will be some terrible falls by those who think they stand firm because they have the truth; but they have it not as it is in Jesus. A moment’s carelessness may plunge a soul into irretrievable ruin. One sin leads to the second, and the second prepares the way for a third and so on. We must as faithful messengers of God, plead with Him constantly to be kept by his power. If we swerve a single inch from duty we are in danger of following on in a course of sin that ends in perdition. There is hope for every one of us, but only in one way—by fastening ourselves to Christ, and exerting every energy to attain to the perfection of his character.
„Bit će strašnih padova onih koji misle da čvrsto stoje zato što imaju istinu; ali oni je nemaju onako kako je u Isusu. Trenutak nemara može gurnuti dušu u nepopravljivu propast. Jedan grijeh vodi drugomu, a drugi pripravlja put trećemu, i tako redom. Mi moramo, kao vjerni Božji glasnici, neprestano Ga usrdno moliti da budemo sačuvani Njegovom silom. Ako skrenemo i za jedan jedini pedalj od dužnosti, u opasnosti smo da nastavimo putem grijeha koji završava propašću. Za svakoga od nas postoji nada, ali samo na jedan način — prianjanjem uz Krista i ulaganjem svake snage da dostignemo savršenstvo Njegova karaktera.
“This goody-goody religion that makes light of sin and that is forever dwelling upon the love of God to the sinner, encourages the sinner to believe that God will save him while he continues in sin and he knows it to be sin. This is the way that many are doing who profess to believe present truth. The truth is kept apart from their life, and that is the reason it has no more power to convict and convert the soul. There must be a straining of every nerve and spirit and muscle to leave the world, its customs, its practices, and its fashions….
„Ta licemjerno pobožna religija koja olako prelazi preko grijeha i koja se neprestano zadržava na Božjoj ljubavi prema grešniku, potiče grešnika da vjeruje kako će ga Bog spasiti dok on i dalje ostaje u grijehu, premda zna da je to grijeh. Tako postupaju mnogi koji tvrde da vjeruju sadašnju istinu. Istina je odvojena od njihova života, i to je razlog što nema veće sile da osvjedoči i obrati dušu. Mora postojati naprezanje svakoga živca i duha i mišića da bi se napustio svijet, njegovi običaji, njegova djela i njegove mode….“
“If you put away sin and exercise living faith, the riches of heaven’s blessings will be yours.” Selected Messages, book 3, 155.
„Ako odbacite grijeh i budete pokazivali živu vjeru, bogatstva nebeskih blagoslova bit će vaša.“ Selected Messages, knjiga 3, 155.
The false “goody-goody religion” of apostate Protestantism was established as an official doctrine at the outset of the fourth generation of Adventism in 1957. It presented a definition of justification that “encourages the sinner to believe that God will save him while he continues in sin.” The cross, teaches that “forgiveness of sin is not the sole result of the death of Jesus,” for “He made the infinite sacrifice not only that sin might be removed, but that human nature might be restored, rebeautified, reconstructed from its ruins, and made fit for the presence of God.”
Lažna „dobrica-dobrica religija“ otpaloga protestantizma uspostavljena je kao službena doktrina na početku četvrtoga naraštaja adventizma 1957. godine. Ona je iznijela definiciju opravdanja koja „potiče grešnika da vjeruje kako će ga Bog spasiti dok on i dalje ostaje u grijehu“. Križ uči da „oproštenje grijeha nije jedini rezultat Isusove smrti“, jer „On je prinio beskonačnu žrtvu ne samo da bi grijeh mogao biti uklonjen, nego i da bi ljudska narav mogla biti obnovljena, ponovno uljepšana, preoblikovana iz svojih ruševina i osposobljena za Božju prisutnost.“
The rebellion of 1957, demonstrates that the seed of the rebellion that was planted in 1863, and that then sprouted in 1888, and which was thereafter watered by the counterfeit message represented by the book published in 1919 (The Doctrine of Christ), had ultimately brought forth the fruit of an open pronouncement that the original “faith of the just” represented by Habakkuk’s two tables, was now removed and replaced with the corrupted definition of “justification by faith” that exists in apostate Protestantism. The disobedient prophet from Judah, had returned to the assembly of mockers and eaten with the lying prophet of Bethel.
Pobuna iz 1957. pokazuje da je sjeme pobune koje je bilo posađeno 1863., a koje je potom niknulo 1888., i koje je nakon toga bilo zalijevano krivotvorenom porukom predstavljenom knjigom objavljenom 1919. (The Doctrine of Christ), na koncu donijelo plod otvorenog proglašenja da je izvorna „vjera pravednika“, predstavljena Habakukove dvije ploče, sada uklonjena i zamijenjena iskvarenom definicijom „opravdanja vjerom“ koja postoji u otpalom protestantizmu. Neposlušni prorok iz Jude vratio se u zbor podrugljivaca i jeo s lažljivim prorokom iz Betela.
The message to the Laodicean church which was first presented to the movement of the Millerites in 1856, and then again to the Laodicean church in 1888, was rejected every step of the way. That message of Jones and Waggoner, which according to Sister White was both the message to Laodicea, and the message of justification by faith, was rejected, under the premise that the rebels who were rejecting it, were actually defending the old landmarks! The landmarks they were defending was a foundation of their own human construction, that is built upon sand.
Poruka laodicejskoj crkvi, koja je najprije bila iznesena pokretu milerita 1856. godine, a zatim ponovno laodicejskoj crkvi 1888. godine, bila je odbačena na svakom koraku. Ta poruka Jonesa i Waggonera, koja je prema riječima sestre White bila i poruka Laodiceji i poruka o opravdanju vjerom, bila je odbačena pod izlikom da pobunjenici koji su je odbacivali zapravo brane stare međaše! Međaši koje su branili bili su temelj njihove vlastite ljudske tvorevine, sagrađen na pijesku.
The message of “justification by faith” that was presented by Jones and Waggoner in 1888, included the fact of the true gospel, which identifies that those who are justified, are also sanctified. It emphasized that to be justified was to “actually” be made holy, not simply to be legally “proclaimed” as holy. The message of Jones and Waggoner, which Sister White identified she had been presenting for years before the rebellion of 1888, identifies that when justification is imputed, sanctification is simultaneously imparted.
Poruka o „opravdanju vjerom“ koju su Jones i Waggoner iznijeli 1888. uključivala je činjenicu istinskoga evanđelja, koje utvrđuje da su oni koji su opravdani ujedno i posvećeni. Naglašavala je da biti opravdan znači „stvarno“ biti učinjen svetim, a ne samo pravno biti „proglašen“ svetim. Poruka Jonesa i Waggonera, za koju je sestra White ustvrdila da ju je iznosila godinama prije pobune 1888., utvrđuje da se, kada se opravdanje uračunava, posvećenje istodobno udjeljuje.
It cannot be otherwise, for both justification and sanctification are accomplished by the presence of the Holy Spirit in the believer. Justification and sanctification are simply two words that describe two elements of one work that is accomplished within the believer by the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Ne može biti drukčije, jer se i opravdanje i posvećenje ostvaruju prisutnošću Duha Svetoga u vjerniku. Opravdanje i posvećenje naprosto su dvije riječi koje opisuju dva elementa jednoga djela što se u vjerniku ostvaruje prisutnošću Duha Svetoga.
It was the very message of Moses that Korah’s rebels rejected, that was again rejected in 1856, then again in 1888, and then publicly enshrined as the salvation theology of Laodicean Adventism in 1957. The continuous rebellion wearied God, for the people said, “Everyone that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”
Bila je to upravo Mojsijeva poruka koju su Korahovi pobunjenici odbacili, koja je ponovno bila odbačena 1856., zatim ponovno 1888., a potom javno ustoličena kao teologija spasenja laodicejskog adventizma 1957. godine. Ta neprekidna pobuna umorila je Boga, jer je narod govorio: „Svaki koji čini zlo dobar je u očima Gospodnjim, i takvi su mu mili“; ili: „Gdje je Bog suda?“
They said “those that are sinning are justified by Christ’s blood, and God delights in them, even though they continue to sin.” This is the spiritual deception that is represented by the message to Laodicea (a people judged), for in spite of the fact that Christ identifies the Laodiceans as “wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,” they believe that they are “rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing.” And in that condition, they are actually on the verge of being spewed out of the mouth of the Lord.
Rekli su: „oni koji griješe opravdani su Kristovom krvlju, i Bog uživa u njima, premda nastavljaju griješiti.” To je duhovna obmana predstavljena porukom Laodiceji (narodu osuđenom), jer usprkos činjenici da Krist Laodicejce označava kao „bijedne, i nevoljne, i siromašne, i slijepe, i gole”, oni vjeruju da su „bogati, i obogatili se, i ništa im nije potrebno.” A u tom su stanju zapravo na samom rubu da budu izbljuvani iz usta Gospodnjih.
The faithful of Millerite history who had persevered through the experience of the first disappointment in 1844, as represented by Jeremiah in chapter fifteen, verse fifteen through twenty-one, as the faithful builders of the temple, who had been promised that if they would not return to the “assembly of mockers,” that they would become God’s “mouth,” did return to “the assembly of mockers” (represented by the lying prophet of Bethel), and transitioned into Laodiceans, on the verge of being spewed out of God’s mouth, and they know it not.
Vjerni iz mileritske povijesti, koji su ustrajali kroz iskustvo prvoga razočaranja 1844. godine, kako ih Jeremija prikazuje u petnaestom poglavlju, od petnaestog do dvadeset i prvog retka, kao vjerne graditelje hrama, kojima je bilo obećano da će, ako se ne vrate „zboru podrugljivaca”, postati Božja „usta”, ipak su se vratili „zboru podrugljivaca” (predstavljenom lažljivim prorokom iz Betela) te su prešli u laodicejce, na samom pragu da budu izbačeni iz Božjih usta, a da to i ne znaju.
The condition of Laodicean Adventism on September 11, 2001, was typified by the condition of the Protestants on August 11, 1840. Those two histories were typified by the quibbling Jews, when the Holy Spirit descended at the baptism of Christ. In each of the three histories a former chosen people were, and are in the process now, of being passed by. The Messenger of the Covenant in the time of John the Baptist, was to enter into covenant with those whom Peter identified as a “chosen generation.”
Stanje laodicejskog adventizma 11. rujna 2001. bilo je predočeno stanjem protestanata 11. kolovoza 1840. Te dvije povijesti bile su predočene cjepidlačnim Židovima kada je Duh Sveti sišao pri Kristovu krštenju. U svakoj od te tri povijesti jedan nekadašnji izabrani narod bio je, i sada je u procesu, bivanja zaobiđenim. Glasnik Saveza u vrijeme Ivana Krstitelja trebao je stupiti u savez s onima koje je Petar označio kao „izabrani naraštaj.”
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 1 Peter 2:9, 10.
Ali vi ste izabrani rod, kraljevsko svećenstvo, sveti narod, narod stečeni, da naviještate vrline Onoga koji vas je iz tame pozvao u svoju čudesnu svjetlost; vi koji nekoć ne bijaste narod, a sada ste narod Božji; koji ne bijaste zadobili milosrđe, a sada ste zadobili milosrđe. 1 Petrova 2:9, 10.
Peter was identifying the new chosen people of his period, which then was the Christian church. They had been selected as a “chosen generation,” during a period when Christ and John the Baptist both identified the former chosen people, as a generation of vipers.
Petar je prepoznavao novi izabrani narod svojega razdoblja, a to je tada bila kršćanska crkva. Oni su bili izabrani kao „izabrani naraštaj“ u razdoblju kada su Krist i Ivan Krstitelj oboje bivši izabrani narod označili kao naraštaj gujinji.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Matthew 12:34.
Porode zmija, kako možete govoriti dobro kad ste zli? Jer usta govore od suviška srca. Matej 12,34.
The generation that is passed by, is a “generation of vipers,” which is a symbol of Satan—the reptile of Bible prophecy. The generation that is passed by had filled up their cup of probationary time, and through four generations they had settled into the character of the viper. They had developed the forehead of a whore. This is why the twenty-five ancient men in Ezekiel chapter eight, are willing to bow to the sun. They had formed the character of the papacy.
Naraštaj koji biva zaobiđen jest „porod gujinji“, što je simbol Sotone — gmaza biblijskoga proroštva. Naraštaj koji biva zaobiđen ispunio je svoju mjeru vremena kušnje te se tijekom četiriju naraštaja učvrstio u naravi guje. Razvio je čelo bludnice. Zato su dvadeset i pet starješina u osmom poglavlju Ezekiela spremni pokloniti se suncu. Oni su oblikovali karakter papinstva.
“The third angel’s message has been sent forth to the world, warning men against receiving the mark of the beast or of his image in their foreheads or in their hands. To receive this mark means to come to the same decision as the beast has done, and to advocate the same ideas, in direct opposition to the Word of God.” Review and Herald, July 13, 1897.
„Vijest trećeg anđela poslana je svijetu, upozoravajući ljude da ne prime žig Zvijeri ili njezina lika na svoja čela ili na svoje ruke. Primiti taj žig znači donijeti istu odluku kakvu je donijela Zvijer te zastupati iste zamisli, u izravnom protivljenju Božjoj Riječi.” Review and Herald, 13. srpnja 1897.
The mark of the beast, is the mark of the man of sin, who is the pope of Rome and the earthly representative of Satan. To come to the same mind as the beast, is to come to the same mind as Satan, who is symbolized as a viper.
Žig Zvijeri jest žig čovjeka grijeha, koji je rimski papa i zemaljski predstavnik Sotone. Doći na isto mišljenje kao Zvijer znači doći na isto mišljenje kao Sotona, koji je simboliziran kao zmija otrovnica.
“To secure worldly gains and honors, the church was led to seek the favor and support of the great men of earth; and having thus rejected Christ, she was induced to yield allegiance to the representative of Satan—the bishop of Rome.” The Great Controversy, 50.
„Kako bi osigurala svjetovne dobitke i časti, Crkva je bila navedena da traži naklonost i potporu velikana ovoga svijeta; a pošto je tako odbacila Krista, bila je navedena da iskaže odanost Sotoninu predstavniku — rimskom biskupu.“ Velika borba, 50.
In the last generation of a former chosen people, their character reflects the character of Satan. The “chosen generation” who in times past, were not the people of God, are chosen through a process of testing, purging and purification. Those that pass the testing process are chosen to be in a covenant relationship with God. The Lord entered into covenant with the Christian church, then again with Millerite Adventism, and He does so again with the one hundred and forty-four thousand.
U posljednjem naraštaju nekadašnjega izabranog naroda, njihov karakter odražava Sotonin karakter. „Izabrani naraštaj“, koji nekoć nije bio narod Božji, biva izabran kroz proces kušnje, čišćenja i pročišćenja. Oni koji prođu proces kušanja izabrani su da budu u zavjetnom odnosu s Bogom. Gospodin je stupio u zavjet s kršćanskom Crkvom, zatim ponovno s mileritskim adventizmom, a to čini opet sa sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.
When the Lord enters into covenant with the newly chosen people of God (who in times past were not the people of God), He comes to them as the Messenger of the Covenant. In each of the three histories that fulfill Malachi chapter three, there is a messenger who prepares the way for the Messenger of the Covenant. The first messenger was John the Baptist, who typified the second and third messenger. The second messenger was William Miller. Together the prophetic characteristics of John the Baptist and William Miller establish the characteristics of the messenger who prepares the way for the Messenger of the Covenant to come and enter into covenant with the one hundred and forty-four thousand.
Kad Gospodin sklapa Savez s novom izabranom Božjom narodom (koji nekoć nije bio Božji narod), On im dolazi kao Glasnik Saveza. U svakoj od triju povijesti koje ispunjavaju treće poglavlje Malahije postoji glasnik koji pripravlja put Glasniku Saveza. Prvi je glasnik bio Ivan Krstitelj, koji je predoznačio drugoga i trećega glasnika. Drugi je glasnik bio William Miller. Zajedno proročke značajke Ivana Krstitelja i Williama Millera utvrđuju obilježja glasnika koji pripravlja put dolasku Glasnika Saveza da dođe i sklopi Savez sa sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.
The three messengers that prepare the way for Christ, who is the Messenger of the Covenant, to suddenly come to His temple, illustrate a work that is accomplished in the time of the investigative judgment, which concludes at the executive judgment.
Tri glasnika koji pripravljaju put Kristu, koji je Glasnik Saveza, da iznenada dođe u svoj hram, predočuju djelo koje se izvršava u vrijeme istražnoga suda, a završava izvršnim sudom.
“In the last days of this earth’s history, God’s covenant with his commandment-keeping people is to be renewed. ‘In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and I will make them to lie down safely. And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the Lord.’
„U posljednjim danima povijesti ove zemlje, Božji savez s njegovim narodom koji drži njegove zapovijedi treba biti obnovljen. ‘U onaj dan sklopit ću za njih savez sa zvijerima poljskim, i s pticama nebeskim, i s gmizavcima zemaljskim; i slomit ću luk i mač i rat sa zemlje, i učinit ću da počivaju sigurno. I zaručit ću te sebi dovijeka; da, zaručit ću te sebi u pravednosti, i u sudu, i u dobroti, i u milosrđu. I zaručit ću te sebi u vjernosti; i spoznat ćeš Gospodina.’
“‘And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; and the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.’ Hosea 2:14–23.
„I dogodit će se u onaj dan, uslišit ću, govori Gospodin, uslišit ću nebesa, i ona će uslišiti zemlju; a zemlja će uslišiti žito, i vino, i ulje; i oni će uslišiti Jizreel. I posijat ću je sebi u zemlji; i smilovat ću se onoj koja nije zadobila milosrđe; i reći ću onima koji nisu bili moj narod: Ti si moj narod; i oni će reći: Ti si moj Bog.” Hošea 2:14–23.
“‘In that day, . . . the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, . . . shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.’ Isaiah 10:20. From ‘every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people’ there will be those who will gladly respond to the message, ‘Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come.’ They will turn from every idol that binds them to this earth, and will ‘worship him at that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.’ They will free themselves from every entanglement, and will stand before the world as monuments of God’s mercy. Obedient to every divine requirement, they will be recognized by angels and by men as those that ‘keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.’ Revelation 14:6–7, 12.
„U onaj dan... ostatak Izraelov i oni koji umaknu iz doma Jakovljeva... oslanjat će se na Gospoda, Sveca Izraelova, u istini.“ Izaija 10,20. Iz „svakoga naroda i plemena i jezika i puka“ bit će onih koji će se radosno odazvati poruci: „Bojte se Boga i podajte mu slavu, jer je došao čas njegova suda.“ Odvratit će se od svakoga idola koji ih veže uz ovu zemlju te će se „pokloniti Onomu koji je stvorio nebo i zemlju i more i izvore voda“. Oslobodit će se svake zapletenosti i stajat će pred svijetom kao spomenici Božjeg milosrđa. Poslušni svakom božanskom zahtjevu, anđeli i ljudi prepoznat će ih kao one koji „drže zapovijedi Božje i vjeru Isusovu“. Otkrivenje 14,6–7.12.
“‘Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will bring again [reverse] the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God. Amos 9:13–15.’” Review and Herald, February 26, 1914.
“‘Evo, dolaze dani, govori Gospodin, kad će orač stizati žeteoca, a gnječitelj grožđa onoga koji sije sjeme; i gore će kapati slatkim vinom, i svi će se brežuljci rastapati. I vratit ću [preokrenuti] sužanjstvo svojega naroda Izraela, i oni će sagraditi opustjele gradove i nastaniti se u njima; sadit će vinograde i piti njihovo vino; podizat će i vrtove i jesti njihov rod. I posadit ću ih u njihovoj zemlji, i više neće biti iščupani iz svoje zemlje koju sam im dao, govori Gospodin, Bog tvoj. Amos 9:13–15.’” Review and Herald, 26. veljače 1914.
Malachi chapter three, was fulfilled in the time of Christ, and in the time of the Millerites, and those two histories identify its fulfillment in the last days. Sister White aligns the fulfillment of Malachi chapter three, with Christ’s work of cleansing the temple.
Treće poglavlje Malahije ispunilo se u Kristovo vrijeme i u vrijeme milerita, a te dvije povijesti prepoznaju njegovo ispunjenje u posljednjim danima. Sestra White usklađuje ispunjenje trećega poglavlja Malahije s Kristovim djelom čišćenja Hrama.
“In cleansing the temple from the world’s buyers and sellers, Jesus announced His mission to cleanse the heart from the defilement of sin,—from the earthly desires, the selfish lusts, the evil habits, that corrupt the soul. Malachi 3:1–3 quoted.” The Desire of Ages, 161.
„Čisteći hram od svjetskih kupaca i prodavača, Isus je objavio svoje poslanje da očisti srce od nečistoće grijeha — od zemaljskih želja, sebičnih požuda i zlih navika koje kvare dušu. Citiran Malahija 3,1–3.“ Čežnja vjekova, 161.
The cleansing of the temple by Christ represented His work of cleansing the heart of the repentant sinner. In His ministry among men, He twice cleansed the earthly temple.
Kristovo čišćenje hrama predstavljalo je Njegovo djelo čišćenja srca pokajanoga grešnika. U svojoj službi među ljudima dvaput je očistio zemaljski hram.
“The prophet says, ‘I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils’ (Revelation 18:1, 2). This is the same message that was given by the second angel. Babylon is fallen, ‘because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication’ (Revelation 14:8). What is that wine?—Her false doctrines. She has given to the world a false sabbath instead of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, and has repeated the falsehood that Satan first told Eve in Eden—the natural immortality of the soul. Many kindred errors she has spread far and wide, ‘teaching for doctrines the commandments of men’ (Matthew 15:9).
„Prorok kaže: ‘Vidjeh drugoga anđela gdje silazi s neba, koji ima veliku vlast; i zemlja se prosvijetli od njegove slave. I povika silno jakim glasom govoreći: Pade, pade Babilon veliki, i postade prebivalište đavolima’ (Otkrivenje 18:1, 2). To je ista poruka koja je dana po drugom anđelu. Babilon pade, ‘jer je sve narode napojio vinom gnjeva bluda svojega’ (Otkrivenje 14:8). Što je to vino? — Njezini lažni nauci. Ona je svijetu dala lažnu subotu umjesto Subote četvrte zapovijedi i ponovila laž koju je Sotona najprije rekao Evi u Edenu — o prirodnoj besmrtnosti duše. Mnoge srodne zablude proširila je nadaleko i naširoko, ‘učeći kao nauke zapovijedi ljudske’ (Matej 15:9).”
“When Jesus began His public ministry, He cleansed the Temple from its sacrilegious profanation. Among the last acts of His ministry was the second cleansing of the Temple. So in the last work for the warning of the world, two distinct calls are made to the churches. The second angel’s message is, ‘Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication’ (Revelation 14:8). And in the loud cry of the third angel’s message a voice is heard from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities’ (Revelation 18:4, 5).” Selected Messages, book 2, 118.
„Kada je Isus započeo svoju javnu službu, očistio je Hram od njegova svetogrdnog oskvrnuća. Među posljednjim činovima Njegove službe bilo je i drugo čišćenje Hrama. Tako se i u posljednjem djelu za upozorenje svijetu crkvama upućuju dva različita poziva. Poruka drugoga anđela glasi: ‘Pade, pade Babilon, grad veliki, jer vinom gnjeva bluda svojega napoji sve narode’ (Otkrivenje 14,8). A u snažnom pokliču poruke trećega anđela čuje se glas s neba koji govori: ‘Iziđite iz nje, narode moj, da ne budete sudionici grijeha njezinih i da ne primite od zala njezinih. Jer grijesi njezini do neba dopriješe, i Bog se spomenu njezinih nepravdi’ (Otkrivenje 18,4.5).” Selected Messages, knjiga 2, 118.
In the fulfillment of Malachi chapter three, John the Baptist was the messenger who prepared for Jesus, as the Messenger of the Covenant, to suddenly come to His temple and twice cleanse it. In His ministry of three and a half years, He cleansed the temple at the beginning and ending of His ministry, thus identifying that the cleansing work has a beginning that represents the ending. Jesus always illustrates the ending with the beginning, and in agreement with His work as Alpha and Omega the three and a half years began and ended with a temple cleansing.
U ispunjenju trećeg poglavlja Malahije, Ivan Krstitelj bio je glasnik koji je pripravio put Isusu da, kao Glasnik Saveza, iznenada dođe u svoj hram i dvaput ga očisti. Tijekom svoje službe od tri i pol godine, očistio je hram na početku i na završetku svoje službe, pokazujući tako da djelo čišćenja ima početak koji predstavlja svršetak. Isus svršetak uvijek predočava početkom, i u skladu sa svojim djelom kao Alfa i Omega, tri i pol godine započele su i završile čišćenjem hrama.
At the conclusion of the three and a half years, He shed the blood that confirmed the covenant that fulfilled the prediction of Daniel chapter nine that He would confirm the covenant with many for one week, in the midst of which He would be cut off.
Na završetku tri i pol godine prolio je krv koja je potvrdila Savez, ispunivši proročanstvo iz devetoga poglavlja Daniela da će potvrditi Savez s mnogima za jedan tjedan, usred kojega će biti pogubljen.
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. Daniel 9:26, 27.
I nakon šezdeset i dva tjedna Pomazanik će biti pogubljen, ali ne za sebe; i narod kneza koji će doći razorit će grad i Svetište; i njegov će svršetak biti s potopom, i do svršetka rata određena su pustošenja. I on će s mnogima potvrditi Savez za jedan tjedan; a usred tjedna učinit će da prestanu žrtva i prinos, i zbog širenja grozota opustošit će ga, sve do svršetka, i ono što je određeno izliti će se na opustošenoga. Daniel 9:26, 27.
We will continue this study in the next article.
Nastavit ćemo ovo proučavanje u sljedećem članku.
“Page after page might be written in regard to these things. Whole conferences are becoming leavened with the same perverted principles. ‘For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.’ The Lord will work to purify his church. I tell you in truth, the Lord is about to turn and overturn in the institutions called by his name.
„Stranica za stranicom mogla bi biti ispisana o ovim stvarima. Cijele konferencije prožimaju se istim izopačenim načelima. ‘Jer su bogataši njezini puni nasilja, a stanovnici njezini govore laži, i jezik im je prijevaran u njihovim ustima.’ Gospod će djelovati da očisti svoju crkvu. Istinu vam govorim: Gospod se sprema preokrenuti i izvrnuti ustanove koje se nazivaju njegovim imenom.״
“Just how soon this refining process will begin, I cannot say, but it will not be long deferred. He whose fan is in his hand will cleanse his temple of its moral defilement. He will thoroughly purge his floor. God has a controversy with all who practice the least injustice; for in so doing they reject the authority of God, and imperil their interest in the atonement, the redemption which Christ has undertaken for every son and daughter of Adam. Will it pay to take a course abhorrent to God? Will it pay to put upon your censers strange fire to offer before God, and say it makes no difference?
„Koliko će brzo ovaj proces pročišćavanja započeti, ne mogu reći, ali neće dugo biti odgađan. Onaj kome je vijača u ruci očistit će svoj hram od njegove moralne nečistoće. Temeljito će očistiti svoje gumno. Bog ima spor sa svima koji čine i najmanju nepravdu; jer čineći tako odbacuju Božji autoritet i dovode u opasnost svoj udio u pomirenju, otkupljenju koje je Krist poduzeo za svakoga sina i kćer Adamovu. Hoće li se isplatiti krenuti putem koji je Bogu odvratan? Hoće li se isplatiti staviti na svoje kadionice tuđi oganj da ga prinesete pred Bogom i reći da to ne čini nikakvu razliku?“
“It has not been after God’s order to center so much in Battle Creek. The state of things now exists that was presented before me as a warning. I am sick at heart at the representation. The Lord gave warnings to prevent this demoralizing condition of things, but they have not been heeded. ‘Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.’
„Nije bilo prema Božjem poretku da se toliko toga usredotoči u Battle Creeku. Sada postoji stanje stvari koje mi je bilo predočeno kao upozorenje. Bolesna sam u srcu zbog toga prizora. Gospodin je dao upozorenja kako bi spriječio ovo demoralizirajuće stanje stvari, ali ona nisu bila poslušana. ‘Vi ste sol zemlji; ali ako sol obljutavi, čime će se osoliti? Ona potom više ni za što nije, osim da se izbaci i da je ljudi pogaze.’”
“I appeal to my brethren to wake up. Unless a change takes place speedily, I must give the facts to the people; for this state of things must change; unconverted men must no longer be managers and directors in so important and sacred work. With David we are forced to say, ‘It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.’” Special Testimonies, 30, 31.
„Pozivam svoju braću da se probude. Ako se promjena ne dogodi brzo, morat ću iznijeti činjenice narodu; jer se ovo stanje mora promijeniti; neobraćeni ljudi više ne smiju biti upravitelji i ravnatelji u tako važnom i svetom djelu. S Davidom smo prisiljeni reći: ‘Vrijeme je da djeluješ, Gospode, jer su obezvrijedili tvoj zakon.’” Special Testimonies, 30, 31.