The “truth which Peter had confessed is the foundation of the believer’s faith. It is that which Christ Himself has declared to be eternal life.” That “truth” identified two aspects of Christ. The first was that Christ is an element of prophetic history. The waymarks that represent the events of prophetic history, represent Christ. His association with the events identifies the sacredness of the prophetic waymarks, and provides the logic for Sister White so often saying that we must guard the waymarks, for those waymarks represent Jesus Christ. The waymark that represented the testing theme in the time of Christ was His baptism, and it aligned with other events in the sacred reform lines, distinguished by the descent of a Divine symbol.

„istina koju je Petar ispovjedio temelj je vjernikove vjere. To je ono što je sam Krist proglasio vječnim životom.“ Ta je „istina“ prepoznala dva aspekta Krista. Prvi je bio da je Krist sastavni dio proročke povijesti. Oznake koje predstavljaju događaje proročke povijesti predstavljaju Krista. Njegova povezanost s događajima utvrđuje svetost proročkih oznaka i daje logiku tome što sestra White tako često govori da moramo čuvati oznake, jer te oznake predstavljaju Isusa Krista. Oznaka koja je predstavljala temu kušnje u Kristovo vrijeme bilo je Njegovo krštenje, a ono se usklađivalo s drugim događajima u svetim reformnim linijama, obilježenima silaskom božanskoga simbola.

In the reform line of Moses, Divinity descended and abode in a burning bush, a symbol of the creator combining with the creation. In the reform line at the end of the seventy years, Michael descended to empower Cyrus to move forward with the first decree, and at the same time Daniel was changed into the image of Christ. In the reform line of Christ, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove to anoint God’s Son, the symbol of Divinity combined with humanity. In Millerite history the angel that descended on August 11, 1840 was “no less a personage than Jesus Christ,” who descended with a little book that was to be eaten, and He was that little book. There He demonstrated that the combination of Divinity with humanity is accomplished by eating and drinking the flesh and blood of the Bread of Heaven.

U reformnoj liniji Mojsija, Božanstvo je sišlo i nastanilo se u gorućem grmu, simbolu Stvoritelja sjedinjenog sa stvorenjem. U reformnoj liniji na kraju sedamdeset godina, Mihael je sišao kako bi osnažio Cira da krene naprijed s prvim dekretom, a u isto je vrijeme Daniel bio promijenjen u Kristov lik. U Kristovoj reformnoj liniji, Duh Sveti sišao je u obliku goluba da pomaže Božjega Sina, simbol Božanstva sjedinjenog s čovještvom. U mileritskoj povijesti anđeo koji je sišao 11. kolovoza 1840. bio je „nitko manji od Isusa Krista”, koji je sišao s knjižicom koju je trebalo pojesti, a On je bio ta knjižica. Ondje je pokazao da se sjedinjenje Božanstva s čovještvom ostvaruje jedenjem i pijenjem tijela i krvi Kruha s Neba.

Sacred history is sacred because it is embodied by the presence of Christ. The predictions of God’s Word that identify future events, are Jesus Christ, for He is the “Word.” When those predictions are fulfilled in history, the events represent the fulfillment of His word, and His Word is Truth. It is His Word that sets forth the prediction, and it is His Word that is fulfilled when the event arrives, so at the beginning and at the ending it is Jesus Christ, for He is the Alpha and Omega. Therefore, when Peter proclaimed that Jesus was the Christ and the Son of the living God, he was identifying a waymark that was Jesus Christ and a waymark that reaches its perfect fulfillment in the last days. September 11, 2001 was the perfect fulfillment of Christ.

Sveta povijest sveta je zato što je utjelovljena prisutnošću Krista. Predskazanja Božje Riječi, koja označuju buduće događaje, jesu Isus Krist, jer On je „Riječ“. Kada se ta predskazanja ispune u povijesti, ti događaji predstavljaju ispunjenje Njegove riječi, a Njegova je Riječ Istina. Njegova je Riječ ta koja iznosi predskazanje, i Njegova je Riječ ta koja se ispunja kada događaj nastupi, tako da je na početku i na svršetku Isus Krist, jer On je Alfa i Omega. Stoga, kada je Petar objavio da je Isus Krist i Sin Boga živoga, on je označavao putokaz koji je bio Isus Krist i putokaz koji doseže svoje savršeno ispunjenje u posljednjim danima. 11. rujna 2001. bilo je savršeno ispunjenje Krista.

To reject the prophetic fulfillment of September 11, 2001, is to reject Christ, the Son of the living God. That truth, expressed by Peter, was “the foundation of the believer’s faith,” and on September 11, 2001 Christ led His last-day people back to Jeremiah’s “old paths,” which represent the “foundations” of the movement of the first and third angels’ messages. Peter represented the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who are sealed during the period when the four angels are restraining the four winds. The sealing time is a specific prophetic period, beginning on September 11, 2001 and ending at the soon coming Sunday law. Jesus always illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing.

Odbaciti proročko ispunjenje 11. rujna 2001. znači odbaciti Krista, Sina Boga živoga. Ta istina, koju je izrazio Petar, bila je „temelj vjere vjernika“, a 11. rujna 2001. Krist je svoj narod posljednjih dana poveo natrag na Jeremijine „stare staze“, koje predstavljaju „temelje“ pokreta poruka prvoga i trećega anđela. Petar je predstavljao sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji su zapečaćeni tijekom razdoblja kada četiri anđela zadržavaju četiri vjetra. Vrijeme pečaćenja jest određeno proročko razdoblje, koje počinje 11. rujna 2001. i završava uskoro nadolazećim zakonom o nedjelji. Isus uvijek prikazuje svršetak nečega početkom nečega.

At the beginning of the sealing time the angel of Revelation eighteen descended, as had the Holy Spirit at the baptism, and that angel was “no less a personage than Jesus Christ,” for the angel that descended to lighten the earth with His glory in the Millerite history was “no less a personage than Jesus Christ.” At the soon coming Sunday law “no less a personage than Jesus Christ,” descends again and presents the second of the two messages of Revelation eighteen, as He calls His other flock out of Babylon. In the middle of the period of the sealing time, an angel descended, as the second angel descended on April 19, 1844, at the first disappointment of the Millerite movement.

Na početku vremena pečaćenja sišao je anđeo iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, kao što je Duh Sveti sišao na krštenju, a taj anđeo bio je „ništa manje nego Isus Krist kao osoba“, jer anđeo koji je sišao da rasvijetli zemlju svojom slavom u povijesti mileritskog pokreta bio je „ništa manje nego Isus Krist kao osoba“. Pri skorom dolasku nedjeljnog zakona „ništa manje nego Isus Krist kao osoba“ ponovno silazi i iznosi drugu od dviju poruka osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, dok poziva svoje drugo stado iz Babilona. Usred razdoblja vremena pečaćenja sišao je anđeo, kao što je drugi anđeo sišao 19. travnja 1844., pri prvom razočaranju mileritskog pokreta.

Between the arrival of that second angel, and the arrival of the third angel on October 22, 1844, many angels were sent to add power to the second angel as the Midnight Cry message arrived. Speaking of the history when these angels arrived in Millerite history, Sister White informs us that those that rejected these messages had crucified Christ just as assuredly as the Jews crucified Christ.

Između dolaska toga drugog anđela i dolaska trećega anđela 22. listopada 1844. mnogi su anđeli bili poslani da dodaju silu drugom anđelu kako je pristizala poruka Ponoćnog poklika. Govoreći o povijesti vremena kada su ti anđeli došli u mileritskoj povijesti, sestra White obavještava nas da su oni koji su odbacili te poruke razapeli Krista jednako zasigurno kao što su Židovi razapeli Krista.

“I saw that as the Jews crucified Jesus, so the nominal churches had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the way into the most holy, and they cannot be benefited by the intercession of Jesus there.” Early Writings, 261.

„Vidjela sam da su, kao što su Židovi razapeli Isusa, tako i nominalne crkve razapele ove poruke, te stoga nemaju nikakvo znanje o putu u Svetinju nad svetinjama, i ne mogu imati koristi od Isusova posredovanja ondje.” Rani spisi, 261.

The messages represented by the angels, when rejected, represent the crucifixion of Christ, for He embodies the messages and their historical fulfillment. On July 18, 2020, “no less a personage than Jesus Christ” descended, marking the first disappointment and the beginning of the tarrying time. Slain in the streets, the dead dry bones of His last-day people were to be awakened by hearing the only voice that can bring people back to life.

Poruke predstavljene anđelima, kada su odbačene, predstavljaju Kristovo raspeće, jer On utjelovljuje te poruke i njihovo povijesno ispunjenje. Dana 18. srpnja 2020. „ništa manje nego sam Isus Krist” sišao je, označivši prvo razočaranje i početak vremena odgađanja. Ubijene na ulicama, mrtve suhe kosti Njegova naroda posljednjih dana trebale su biti probuđene slušajući jedini glas koji može ljude vratiti u život.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John 5:25–29.

Zaista, zaista, kažem vam: dolazi čas, i već je tu, kad će mrtvi čuti glas Sina Božjega; i koji čuju, živjet će. Jer kao što Otac ima život u sebi, tako je dao i Sinu da ima život u sebi; i dao mu je vlast da vrši sud, jer je Sin Čovječji. Ne čudite se tomu: jer dolazi čas u koji će svi koji su u grobovima čuti njegov glas, i izići će: koji su činili dobro, na uskrsnuće života; a koji su činili zlo, na uskrsnuće osude. Ivan 5,25–29.

In July of 2023, His voice called the dead dry bones to life, and Alpha and Omega then repeated the beginning of the sealing time, for July 2023, marks the ending period of the sealing time. His people were then again called back to Jeremiah’s old paths, to the foundations of Millerite history. The foundational message of the Millerites’ beginning and ending were the first and last messages of Millerite history, which was the “seven times” of Leviticus chapter twenty-six.

U srpnju 2023. godine Njegov je glas pozvao mrtve suhe kosti u život, a Alfa i Omega tada su ponovili početak vremena pečaćenja, jer srpanj 2023. označava završno razdoblje vremena pečaćenja. Njegov je narod tada ponovno bio pozvan natrag na Jeremijine stare staze, na temelje mileritske povijesti. Temeljna poruka početka i završetka milerita bile su prva i posljednja poruka mileritske povijesti, a to je bilo „sedam vremena” iz dvadeset šestog poglavlja Levitskog zakonika.

In July 2023, God’s last day people were once again commanded to take the little book and eat it. As they eat the little book, they are then tested to see if they will acknowledge the message of the third Woe in Revelation chapter nine (the tidings of the east) and the message of Daniel chapter eleven (the tidings of the north). The testing process leads them to verses thirteen to fifteen of Daniel chapter eleven, which is the Battle of Panium, which is Caesarea Philippi and which is the message of the Midnight Cry where the two classes who have heard His voice are manifested, one class “that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.”

U srpnju 2023. Božjem narodu posljednjega vremena ponovno je naloženo da uzme malu knjižicu i pojede je. Dok jedu malu knjižicu, tada se ispituju kako bi se vidjelo hoće li priznati poruku trećega Jaoa u devetom poglavlju Otkrivenja (vijesti s istoka) i poruku jedanaestoga poglavlja Danielove knjige (vijesti sa sjevera). Taj proces ispitivanja vodi ih do stihova trinaest do petnaest u jedanaestom poglavlju Danielove knjige, što je Bitka kod Panija, što je Cezareja Filipova i što je poruka Ponoćnog poklika, gdje se očituju dvije skupine koje su čule Njegov glas, jedna skupina „koji su činili dobro, na uskrsnuće života; a koji su činili zlo, na uskrsnuće osude.”

There are three voices in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand and they are all the voice of “no less a personage than Jesus Christ.” The first voice of Revelation eighteen sounded when the great buildings of New York city were brought down by a touch from God. The second voice is the voice of Michael the archangel who calls the dead out of their graves. The third voice is the second voice of Revelation chapter eighteen that calls His other flock out of Babylon in the hour of the “great earthquake” of Revelation chapter eleven. The perfect fulfillment of Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi is made when Christ leads His last day people to “that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days.”

Postoje tri glasa u vremenu pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, i svi su oni glas „ništa manjeg Dostojanstvenika od Isusa Krista“. Prvi glas iz Otkrivenja osamnaest zazvučao je kada su velike zgrade grada New Yorka bile oborene dodirom od Boga. Drugi glas jest glas Mihaela arkanđela, koji poziva mrtve iz njihovih grobova. Treći glas jest drugi glas iz osamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, koji poziva Njegovo drugo stado iz Babilona u času „velikoga potresa“ iz jedanaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Savršeno ispunjenje Petrove ispovijesti u Cezareji Filipovoj zbiva se kada Krist povede svoj narod posljednjih dana k „onom dijelu Danielova proročanstva koji se odnosi na posljednje dane“.

Panium of verses thirteen to fifteen of Daniel eleven, is the “portion” of the prophecy of Daniel that was sealed up that identifies the message of the Midnight Cry. Panium is the Exeter camp meeting in August of 1844, it’s a history that is fulfilled in the second term of Donald Trump, and it is the prophetic message that impresses the seal of God upon the foreheads of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The verses we are now studying are very holy ground.

Panij iz redaka trinaest do petnaest jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela jest „dio” Danielova proročanstva koji je bio zapečaćen i koji prepoznaje poruku Ponoćnog poklika. Panij je taborni sastanak u Exeteru u kolovozu 1844.; to je povijest koja se ispunjava u drugom mandatu Donalda Trumpa, i to je proročka poruka koja utiskuje pečat Božji na čela sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Redci koje sada proučavamo vrlo su sveto tlo.

“The truth which Peter had confessed is the foundation of the believer’s faith. It is that which Christ Himself has declared to be eternal life. But the possession of this knowledge was no ground for self-glorification. Through no wisdom or goodness of his own had it been revealed to Peter. Never can humanity, of itself, attain to a knowledge of the divine. ‘It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?’ Job 11:8. Only the spirit of adoption can reveal to us the deep things of God, which ‘eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man.’ ‘God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.’ 1 Corinthians 2:9, 10. ‘The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him;’ and the fact that Peter discerned the glory of Christ was an evidence that he had been ‘taught of God.’ Psalm 25:14; John 6:45. Ah, indeed, ‘blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee.’

„Istina koju je Petar ispovjedio temelj je vjere vjernika. To je ono što je sam Krist proglasio vječnim životom. Ali posjedovanje toga znanja nije bilo nikakav razlog za samouzvisivanje. Petru ono nije bilo otkriveno nikakvom vlastitom mudrošću ili dobrotom. Čovječanstvo nikada samo od sebe ne može dosegnuti spoznaju božanskoga. ‘Visoko je kao nebo; što ćeš učiniti? dublje je od podzemlja; što možeš znati?’ Job 11,8. Samo nam duh posinjenja može otkriti dubine Božje, koje ‘oko nije vidjelo, i uho nije čulo, niti je u srce čovječje ušlo’. ‘A nama to Bog objavi po svome Duhu; jer Duh sve proniče, pa i dubine Božje.’ 1 Korinćanima 2,9.10. ‘Tajna je Gospodnja s onima koji ga se boje;’ a činjenica da je Petar razabrao Kristovu slavu bila je dokaz da je bio ‘od Boga poučen’. Psalam 25,14; Ivan 6,45. Ah, doista, ‘blago tebi, Šimune, sine Jonin, jer ti to ne objavi tijelo i krv.’”

“Jesus continued: ‘I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.’ The word Peter signifies a stone,—a rolling stone. Peter was not the rock upon which the church was founded. The gates of hell did prevail against him when he denied his Lord with cursing and swearing. The church was built upon One against whom the gates of hell could not prevail.” The Desire of Ages, 413

„Isus je nastavio: ‘A ja tebi kažem: ti si Petar, i na ovoj stijeni sagradit ću Crkvu svoju, i vrata paklena neće je nadvladati.’ Riječ Petar znači kamen — kotrljajući kamen. Petar nije bio stijena na kojoj je Crkva utemeljena. Vrata paklena jesu ga nadvladala kada se odrekao svojega Gospodina uz kletvu i zaklinjanje. Crkva je bila sagrađena na Onome kojega vrata paklena nisu mogla nadvladati.” Čežnja vjekova, 413

The message Christ was presenting to His disciples at Caesarea Philippi was and is the message of the Midnight Cry, and it is placed within the context of a spiritual war between the Greek god Pan, whose temple was called “the gates of hell,” and the two apostate horns of the earth beast. The Maccabees were God’s apostate people, who professed to be the defenders of God’s church, as they were warring against the religion of the Greeks. They identified themselves as both the religious and political leaders. They represent the apostate Protestantism of those fallen churches that, with the government of the United States, are now forming an image of the beast and are warring against the globalist’s religion of woke-ism and Mother Earth. The apostate horns prevail in their struggle with the religious and political elements of globalism, and at the same time the true Protestant horn is being purified by the removal of the last remnants of the foolish virgins, in advance of being lifted up as an ensign at the “great earthquake” of the soon coming Sunday law.

Poruka koju je Krist iznosio svojim učenicima u Cezareji Filipovoj bila je i jest poruka Ponoćnog poklika, i smještena je u kontekst duhovnog rata između grčkoga boga Pana, čiji se hram nazivao „vrata paklena“, i dvaju otpaličkih rogova zvijeri iz zemlje. Makabejci su bili Božji otpalički narod, koji se izdavao za branitelje Božje crkve, dok su ratovali protiv religije Grka. Oni su se poistovjećivali i kao vjerski i kao politički vođe. Oni predstavljaju otpalo protestantstvo onih palih crkava koje zajedno s vladom Sjedinjenih Država sada oblikuju sliku zvijeri i ratuju protiv religije globalista, probuđenizma i Majke Zemlje. Otpalički rogovi prevladavaju u svojoj borbi s vjerskim i političkim elementima globalizma, a istodobno se pravi protestantski rog pročišćava uklanjanjem posljednjih ostataka ludih djevica, prije nego što bude uzdignut kao stijeg pri „velikom potresu“ uskoro dolazećega zakona o nedjelji.

The portion of the prophecy of the book of Daniel that relates to the last days, which is also the Revelation of Jesus Christ, and is the message of the Midnight Cry, is unsealed by the Lion of the tribe of Judah at Caesarea Philippi, which is Panium. It is unsealed in the midst of the warfare between atheistic beast from the bottomless pit and the horn of Republicanism that began to stir up that beast in 2015, and against the genuine horn of Protestantism that is now being resurrected as a mighty army.

Dio proročanstva iz knjige proroka Daniela koji se odnosi na posljednje dane, a koji je također Otkrivenje Isusa Krista i poruka Ponoćnoga poklika, otpečaćuje Lav iz plemena Judina u Cezareji Filipovoj, koja je Panij. On se otpečaćuje usred ratovanja između ateističke zvijeri iz bezdana i roga republikanizma koji je počeo podizati tu zvijer 2015. godine, te protiv istinskoga roga protestantizma koji se sada uskrsava kao silna vojska.

The truth that Peter confessed represents the waymark of September 11, 2001, and also that Christ is the Son of the living God. The truth of what is represented by Jesus being the Son of God, is a testing truth as certainly as was whether Jesus was the Messiah or not in the days of Peter. The proclamation that Jesus is the Son of God represents everything that had been revealed of who the Son is. It represents not only that He was God’s Son, but that He was also the son of man. It is the truth of the incarnation of divinity into humanity, which is the very work that is accomplished during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The truth of the “incarnation,” is the truth at the end that was typified by the truth of the “Sabbath” at the beginning.

Istina koju je Petar ispovjedio predstavlja putokaz od 11. rujna 2001., a također i da je Krist Sin Boga živoga. Istina o onome što je predstavljeno time što je Isus Sin Božji jest istina kušnje jednako sigurno kao što je to bilo pitanje je li Isus Mesija ili nije u Petrovo vrijeme. Objavljivanje da je Isus Sin Božji predstavlja sve što je bilo otkriveno o tome tko je Sin. Ono predstavlja ne samo da je On bio Božji Sin, nego i da je bio Sin čovječji. To je istina o utjelovljenju božanstva u čovještvo, što je upravo djelo koje se ostvaruje tijekom vremena pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Istina o „utjelovljenju“ jest istina na svršetku koja je bila predočena istinom o „suboti“ na početku.

October 22, 1844 marked the arrival of the third angel. When an angel arrives, a special truth adapted to the period where the truth is unsealed is opened by the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and that truth then tests the generation where that truth is opened up. On October 22, 1844 the truths associated with the work of Christ, who suddenly came unto the temple He had raised in the forty-six years from 1798 unto 1844, were revealed. Christ’s work of judgment, the law of God, His role as High Priest, the issue of the mark of the beast and the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand were all opened up. Sister White was shown that of those truths, there was one truth which the Alpha and Omega identified in a special light.

22. listopada 1844. označio je dolazak trećega anđela. Kada anđeo dolazi, Lav iz plemena Judina otvara posebnu istinu prilagođenu razdoblju u kojemu je istina otpečaćena, i ta istina tada iskušava naraštaj u kojemu je ta istina otvorena. Dana 22. listopada 1844. bile su otkrivene istine povezane s Kristovim djelom, koji je iznenada došao u hram što ga je podigao tijekom četrdeset i šest godina, od 1798. do 1844. Kristovo djelo suda, Božji zakon, Njegova uloga Velikoga svećenika, pitanje žiga zvijeri i pečaćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće — sve je to bilo otvoreno. Sestri White bilo je pokazano da među tim istinama postoji jedna istina koju su Alfa i Omega istaknuli u posebnom svjetlu.

“I was amazed as I saw the fourth commandment in the very center of the ten precepts, with a soft halo of light encircling it. Said the angel: ‘It is the only one of the ten which defines the living God who created the heavens and the earth and all things that are therein. When the foundations of the earth were laid, then was laid the foundation of the Sabbath also.’” Testimonies, volume 1, 75.

„Bila sam zadivljena kad sam vidjela četvrtu zapovijed u samom središtu deset propisa, s blagim aureolom svjetlosti koja ju je okruživala. Anđeo je rekao: ‘To je jedina od deset koja određuje živoga Boga koji je stvorio nebesa i zemlju i sve što je u njima. Kad su bili položeni temelji zemlje, tada je bio položen i temelj subote.’” Testimonies, svezak 1, 75.

The sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand had arrived, but it was to be delayed by the rebellion of 1863. On September 11, 2001 the sealing process began when Christ, represented as the mighty angel of Revelation chapter eighteen, descended with a hidden book in His hand that God’s last day people were to eat. The Alpha and Omega always illustrates the end with the beginning, so in the last days there was another truth that was placed in a special light, and it was directly connected to the Sabbath truth that was highlighted the first time Christ attempted to seal the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Došlo je vrijeme pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, no ono je trebalo biti odgođeno zbog pobune iz 1863. godine. Dana 11. rujna 2001. proces pečaćenja započeo je kada je Krist, prikazan kao silni anđeo iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, sišao s skrivenom knjigom u svojoj ruci koju je narod Božji posljednjih dana trebao pojesti. Alfa i Omega uvijek kraj prikazuje početkom, stoga je u posljednjim danima postojala još jedna istina koja je bila stavljena u posebno svjetlo, a bila je izravno povezana sa subotnjom istinom koja je bila istaknuta prvi put kada je Krist pokušao zapečatiti sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.

“The time has come for Daniel to stand in his lot. The time has come for the light given him to go to the world as never before. If those for whom the Lord has done so much will walk in the light, their knowledge of Christ and the prophecies relating to Him will be greatly increased as they near the close of this earth’s history.

„Došlo je vrijeme da Daniel ustane u svojemu dijelu. Došlo je vrijeme da svjetlo koje mu je dano pođe u svijet kao nikada prije. Ako oni za koje je Gospodin učinio toliko mnogo budu hodili u svjetlosti, njihovo će se poznavanje Krista i proročanstava koja se odnose na Njega uvelike povećati kako se budu približavali završetku povijesti ove zemlje.‟

“Those who commune with God walk in the light of the Sun of Righteousness. They do not dishonor their Redeemer by corrupting their way before God. Heavenly light shines upon them. They are of infinite worth in God’s sight, for they are one with Christ. To them the word of God is of surpassing beauty and loveliness. They see its importance. Truth is unfolded to them. The doctrine of the incarnation is invested with a soft radiance. They see that the Scripture is the key which unlocks all mysteries and solves all difficulties. Those who have been unwilling to receive the light and walk in the light will not be able to understand the mystery of godliness, but those who have not hesitated to take up the cross and follow Jesus will see light in God’s light.” Manuscript Releases, number 21, 406, 407.

„Oni koji zajedništvuju s Bogom hodaju u svjetlosti Sunca pravednosti. Oni ne obeščašćuju svojega Otkupitelja time što kvare svoj put pred Bogom. Nebeska svjetlost obasjava ih. Oni su od beskrajne vrijednosti u Božjim očima, jer su jedno s Kristom. Njima je Božja riječ neizmjerne ljepote i miline. Oni uviđaju njezinu važnost. Istina im se otkriva. Nauku o utjelovljenju obavija blago ozračje. Oni vide da je Sveto pismo ključ koji otključava sve tajne i rješava sve poteškoće. Oni koji nisu bili voljni primiti svjetlost i hoditi u svjetlosti neće moći razumjeti tajnu pobožnosti, ali oni koji nisu oklijevali uzeti križ i slijediti Isusa vidjet će svjetlost u Božjoj svjetlosti.” Manuscript Releases, broj 21, 406, 407.

The doctrine of the incarnation is the truth that Divinity combined with humanity does not sin, and the sign of those who have reached that experience in the last days is the Sabbath.

Nauk o utjelovljenju jest istina da božanstvo sjedinjeno s čovještvom ne griješi, a znak onih koji su u posljednjim danima dosegnuli to iskustvo jest subota.

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. Ezekiel 20:12.

Štoviše, dadoh im i svoje subote da budu znak između mene i njih, kako bi znali da sam ja Gospodin koji ih posvećujem. Ezekiel 20,12.

The one hundred and forty-four thousand are sealed for eternity, and the process of the sealing identifies a short period of time at the end of the sealing process, just before the Sunday law, when the seal is impressed. In that short period of time Divinity is combined with humanity, permanently.

Sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće zapečaćeni su za vječnost, a proces zapečaćivanja označava kratko vremensko razdoblje na kraju procesa zapečaćivanja, neposredno prije nedjeljnoga zakona, kada se pečat utiskuje. U tom kratkom vremenskom razdoblju božanstvo se trajno sjedinjuje s čovještvom.

“What are you doing, brethren, in the great work of preparation? Those who are uniting with the world are receiving the worldly mold and preparing for the mark of the beast. Those who are distrustful of self, who are humbling themselves before God and purifying their souls by obeying the truth these are receiving the heavenly mold and preparing for the seal of God in their foreheads. When the decree goes forth and the stamp is impressed, their character will remain pure and spotless for eternity.

„Što činite, braćo, u velikom djelu priprave? Oni koji se sjedinjuju sa svijetom primaju svjetovni kalup i pripremaju se za žig Zvijeri. Oni koji nemaju pouzdanja u sebe, koji se ponizuju pred Bogom i pročišćuju svoje duše poslušnošću istini, primaju nebeski kalup i pripremaju se za pečat Božji na svojim čelima. Kada uredba bude izdana i utisnut žig, njihov će karakter ostati čist i bez ljage kroz svu vječnost.“

“Now is the time to prepare. The seal of God will never be placed upon the forehead of an impure man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of the ambitious, world-loving man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of men or women of false tongues or deceitful hearts. All who receive the seal must be without spot before God—candidates for heaven. Go forward, my brethren and sisters. I can only write briefly upon these points at this time, merely calling your attention to the necessity of preparation. Search the Scriptures for yourselves, that you may understand the fearful solemnity of the present hour.” Testimonies, volume 5, 216.

„Sada je vrijeme za pripravu. Pečat Božji nikada neće biti stavljen na čelo nečista muškarca ili žene. Nikada neće biti stavljen na čelo častoljubiva muškarca ili žene koji ljube svijet. Nikada neće biti stavljen na čelo muškaraca ili žena lažljiva jezika ili prijevarna srca. Svi koji prime pečat moraju biti bez ljage pred Bogom — kandidati za nebo. Idite naprijed, braćo i sestre moja. O ovim točkama sada mogu pisati samo ukratko, tek vam skrećući pozornost na nužnost priprave. Sami istražujte Pisma kako biste mogli razumjeti strašnu svečanost sadašnjega časa.” Testimonies, sv. 5, 216.

The previous passage might suggest that the seal is impressed at the Sunday law, but this is not the case. Sister White is clear that the Sunday law is a great crisis, and she also teaches clearly that character is manifested in a crisis, but never developed in a crisis. The seal is impressed at the Sunday law in the sense that it then becomes visible, for those who then have the seal are lifted up as an ensign. The seal is impressed in a short period of time, just before probation closes, and for Sabbath-keepers, probation closes at the Sunday law. The sealing began on September 11, 2001, and no one then received the seal of God, for as illustrated in the period of time following October 22, 1844, there was first to be a testing process.

Prethodni ulomak mogao bi sugerirati da se pečat utiskuje pri nedjeljnom zakonu, ali to nije slučaj. Sestra White jasno kaže da je nedjeljni zakon velika kriza, a također jasno uči da se karakter očituje u krizi, ali se nikada ne razvija u krizi. Pečat se utiskuje pri nedjeljnom zakonu u smislu da tada postaje vidljiv, jer oni koji tada imaju pečat bivaju podignuti kao stijeg. Pečat se utiskuje u kratkom vremenskom razdoblju, neposredno prije zatvaranja vremena milosti, a za svetkovatelje subote vrijeme milosti završava pri nedjeljnom zakonu. Pečaćenje je započelo 11. rujna 2001., i tada nitko nije primio pečat Božji, jer je, kao što je prikazano u razdoblju nakon 22. listopada 1844., najprije trebao uslijediti proces kušnje.

In every reform movement, when the divine symbol descends to empower the message that was unsealed at the time of the end, a testing process begins. When Michael descended to empower Cyrus to move forward with the first decree, the Jews were then tested as to whether they would leave the home they had lived in for the previous seventy years and return to a ruined city and rebuild it. When the Holy Spirit descended at the baptism of Christ, the Jews were tested on the subject of the Messiah. When the mighty angel of Revelation ten descended on August 11, 1840, that generation was tested on whether they would eat the little book, and all that the little book represented.

U svakom reformnom pokretu, kada božanski simbol silazi da osnaži poruku koja je bila odpečaćena u vrijeme svršetka, započinje proces kušnje. Kada je Mihael sišao da osnaži Kira kako bi krenuo naprijed s prvom uredbom, Židovi su tada bili stavljeni na kušnju hoće li napustiti dom u kojem su živjeli prethodnih sedamdeset godina te se vratiti u opustošeni grad i ponovno ga sagraditi. Kada je Duh Sveti sišao pri Kristovu krštenju, Židovi su bili stavljeni na kušnju glede Mesije. Kada je silni anđeo iz Otkrivenja deset sišao 11. kolovoza 1840., taj je naraštaj bio stavljen na kušnju hoće li pojesti knjižicu i sve ono što je ta knjižica predstavljala.

A testing process began on August 11, 1840 that produced two classes of worshippers, and the class that followed the Lamb into the Most Holy Place were candidates to be among the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The final test for that generation, who failed the testing process, began with the arrival of increased light upon the “seven times,” of Leviticus twenty-six. From 1856 unto 1863, the Laodicean message marked a final period of time in the period that began with the arrival of the third angel on October 22, 1844. That period of time is represented by verses thirteen through fifteen of Daniel chapter eleven.

Proces kušanja započeo je 11. kolovoza 1840. i proizveo dvije skupine štovatelja, a skupina koja je slijedila Jaganjca u Svetinju nad svetinjama bili su kandidati da budu među sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Konačna kušnja za taj naraštaj, koji je pao na kušnji, započela je dolaskom povećane svjetlosti o „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest. Od 1856. do 1863. laodicejska poruka označila je završno vremensko razdoblje unutar razdoblja koje je započelo dolaskom trećega anđela 22. listopada 1844. To vremensko razdoblje prikazano je u redcima trinaest do petnaest jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Ovo ćemo proučavanje nastaviti u sljedećem članku.

“‘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 any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.’ ‘And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth’ (John 1:1–5, 14).

„U početku bijaše Riječ, i Riječ bijaše u Boga, i Riječ bijaše Bog. Ona bijaše u početku u Boga. Sve postade po njoj, i bez nje ne postade ništa što je postalo. U njoj bijaše život, i život bijaše svjetlo ljudima. I svjetlo svijetli u tami, i tama ga ne obuze.” „I Riječ tijelom postade i nastani se među nama, (i vidjesmo slavu njegovu, slavu kao jedinorođenca od Oca,) puna milosti i istine” (Ivan 1:1–5, 14).

“This chapter delineates the character and importance of the work of Christ. As one who understands his subject, John ascribes all power to Christ, and speaks of His greatness and majesty. He flashes forth divine rays of precious truth, as light from the sun. He presents Christ as the only Mediator between God and humanity.

„Ovo poglavlje prikazuje narav i važnost Kristova djela. Kao onaj koji razumije svoj predmet, Ivan pripisuje svu vlast Kristu te govori o Njegovoj veličini i veličanstvu. On odašilje božanske zrake dragocjene istine, poput svjetlosti sa sunca. On prikazuje Krista kao jedinoga Posrednika između Boga i čovječanstva.״

“The doctrine of the incarnation of Christ in human flesh is a mystery, ‘even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations’ (Colossians 1:26). It is the great and profound mystery of godliness. ‘The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us’ (John 1:14). Christ took upon Himself human nature, a nature inferior to His heavenly nature. Nothing so shows the wonderful condescension of God as this. He ‘so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son’ (John 3:16). John presents this wonderful subject with such simplicity that all may grasp the ideas set forth, and be enlightened.

„Nauk o utjelovljenju Krista u ljudskom tijelu jest otajstvo, ‘i to otajstvo koje je bilo sakriveno od vjekova i naraštaja’ (Kološanima 1,26). To je veliko i duboko otajstvo pobožnosti. ‘Riječ tijelom postade i nastani se među nama’ (Ivan 1,14). Krist je uzeo na sebe ljudsku narav, narav nižu od svoje nebeske naravi. Ništa tako ne pokazuje čudesnu Božju poniznost kao ovo. On je ‘tako ljubio svijet da je dao svoga jedinorođenoga Sina’ (Ivan 3,16). Ivan iznosi ovu predivnu temu s takvom jednostavnošću da svi mogu shvatiti izložene misli i biti prosvijetljeni.

“Christ did not make believe take human nature; He did verily take it. He did in reality possess human nature. ‘As the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same’ (Hebrews 2:14). He was the son of Mary; He was of the seed of David according to human descent. He is declared to be a man, even the Man Christ Jesus. ‘This man,’ writes Paul, ‘was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house’ (Hebrews 3:3).

„Krist nije prividno uzeo ljudsku narav; On ju je doista uzeo. On je u stvarnosti posjedovao ljudsku narav. ‘Budući, dakle, da su djeca dionici tijela i krvi, i sam je takođ­er u tome uzeo udjela’ (Hebrejima 2,14). On je bio Marijin sin; bio je od Davidova sjemena prema ljudskom podrijetlu. Za Njega se objavljuje da je čovjek, upravo Čovjek Krist Isus. ‘Ovaj čovjek’, piše Pavao, ‘bio je dostojan veće slave od Mojsija, ukoliko veća čast pripada onomu koji je sagradio kuću nego samoj kući’ (Hebrejima 3,3).”

“But while God’s Word speaks of the humanity of Christ when upon this earth, it also speaks decidedly regarding His pre-existence. The Word existed as a divine being, even as the eternal Son of God, in union and oneness with His Father. From everlasting He was the Mediator of the covenant, the one in whom all nations of the earth, both Jews and Gentiles, if they accepted Him, were to be blessed. ‘The Word was with God, and the Word was God’ (John 1:1). Before men or angels were created, the Word was with God, and was God.

„No dok Božja Riječ govori o Kristovoj ljudskoj naravi dok je bio na ovoj zemlji, ona također odlučno govori o Njegovu predpostojanju. Riječ je postojala kao božansko biće, kao vječni Sin Božji, u zajedništvu i jedinstvu sa svojim Ocem. Od vječnosti On je bio Posrednik Saveza, onaj u kome su svi narodi zemlje, i Židovi i neznabošci, ako ga prihvate, trebali biti blagoslovljeni. ‘Riječ bijaše u Boga, i Riječ bijaše Bog’ (Ivan 1,1). Prije nego što su ljudi ili anđeli bili stvoreni, Riječ bijaše u Boga i bijaše Bog.

“The world was made by Him, ‘and without him was not anything made that was made’ (John 1:3). If Christ made all things, He existed before all things. The words spoken in regard to this are so decisive that no one need be left in doubt. Christ was God essentially, and in the highest sense. He was with God from all eternity, God over all, blessed forevermore.

„Svijet je po njemu postao, ‘i bez njega ništa nije postalo što je postalo’ (Ivan 1,3). Ako je Krist sve stvorio, postojao je prije svega. Riječi izrečene u vezi s tim tako su odlučne da nitko ne mora ostati u sumnji. Krist je u svojoj biti bio Bog, i to u najuzvišenijem smislu. Bio je s Bogom od sve vječnosti, Bog nad svima, blagoslovljen zauvijek.

“The Lord Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, existed from eternity, a distinct person, yet one with the Father. He was the surpassing glory of heaven. He was the commander of the heavenly intelligences, and the adoring homage of the angels was received by Him as His right. This was no robbery of God. ‘The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way,’ He declares, ‘before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth’ (Proverbs 8:22–27).

„Gospodin Isus Krist, božanski Sin Božji, postojao je od vječnosti, kao zasebna osoba, a ipak jedno s Ocem. On je bio nenadmašna slava neba. Bio je zapovjednik nebeskih bića, i štovateljsko klanjanje anđela primao je kao svoje pravo. To nije bilo otimanje Božjega. ‘Jahve me stvori kao počelo svoga djela,’ izjavljuje On, ‘kao najraniji od svojih čina, u pradoba; oblikovana sam još od vječnosti, odiskona, prije nastanka zemlje. Rodih se kad još nije bilo bezdana ni izvora obilnih voda. Rodih se prije nego što su utemeljene gore, prije brežuljaka. Kad još ne bijaše načinio zemlje ni poljana ni prve grude zemaljske. Kad je stvarao nebesa, bila sam nazočna, kad je povlačio krug nad licem bezdana’ (Izreke 8,22–27).”

“There are light and glory in the truth that Christ was one with the Father before the foundation of the world was laid. This is the light shining in a dark place, making it resplendent with divine, original glory. This truth, infinitely mysterious in itself, explains other mysterious and otherwise unexplainable truths, while it is enshrined in light, unapproachable and incomprehensible.” Selected Messages, book 1, 246–248.

„U istini da je Krist bio jedno s Ocem prije postavljanja temelja svijeta ima svjetla i slave. To je svjetlo koje svijetli na tamnu mjestu, čineći ga blistavim božanskom, izvornom slavom. Ta istina, sama po sebi beskrajno tajanstvena, objašnjava druge tajanstvene i inače neobjašnjive istine, dok je sama obavijena svjetlom, nepristupačnim i neshvatljivim.“ Selected Messages, knjiga 1, 246–248.