In the recent articles we have been referring to a few passages from the Spirit of Prophecy that identify a period of time from September 11, 2001 until Michael stands up and human probation closes. During that period of time, there are a handful of prophetic illustrations which identify the final work of Christ in the Most Holy Place.

U nedavnim člancima pozivali smo se na nekoliko odlomaka iz Duha proroštva koji ukazuju na vremensko razdoblje od 11. rujna 2001. do trenutka kada Mihael ustane i kada se zaključi vrijeme milosti za čovječanstvo. Tijekom tog vremenskog razdoblja postoji nekolicina proročkih prikaza koji predočuju završno Kristovo djelo u Svetinji nad svetinjama.

The work of Christ in the sanctuary is represented in the vision of the Ulai River of Daniel chapter eight, and Sister White has informed us that the vision of the Ulai River is now in the process of fulfillment. The final work accomplished in the heavenly sanctuary, which is now in the process of fulfillment, is represented in a variety of prophetic terms. It is represented as, among other prophetic representations, the sealing time, the latter rain, the closing work of salvation, and the cleansing of the temple. It is important to bring those terms together, and also to place them in their correct historical setting.

Kristovo djelo u svetištu prikazano je u viđenju o rijeci Ulaju u osmom poglavlju Danielove knjige, a sestra White obavijestila nas je da je viđenje o rijeci Ulaju sada u procesu ispunjenja. Završno djelo koje se izvršava u nebeskom svetištu, a koje je sada u procesu ispunjenja, prikazano je različitim proročkim izrazima. Ono je prikazano kao, među ostalim proročkim prikazima, vrijeme pečaćenja, kasna kiša, završno djelo spasenja i čišćenje hrama. Važno je te izraze povezati, a također ih smjestiti u njihov ispravan povijesni okvir.

“At that time, while the work of salvation is closing, trouble will be coming on the earth, and the nations will be angry, yet held in check so as not to prevent the work of the third angel. At that time the ‘latter rain,’ or refreshing from the presence of the Lord, will come, to give power to the loud voice of the third angel, and prepare the saints to stand in the period when the seven last plagues shall be poured out.” Early Writings, 85.

„U to vrijeme, dok se djelo spasenja bude privodilo kraju, nevolja će dolaziti na zemlju, i narodi će se gnjeviti, ali će biti zadržani kako ne bi spriječili djelo trećega anđela. U to će vrijeme doći ‘kasna kiša’, ili okrepa od prisutnosti Gospodnje, da dâ snagu jakomu glasu trećega anđela i pripravi svete da opstanu u razdoblju kada će se izliti sedam posljednjih zala.” Early Writings, 85.

The “work of the third angel” is also “the work of salvation,” which prepares “the saints to stand in the period when the seven last plagues shall be poured out.”

„Djelo trećega anđela“ također je „djelo spasenja“, koje priprema „svete da opstanu u vremenu kada će se izliti sedam posljednjih zala“.

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. Revelation 11:18.

I narodi se razgnjeviše, i dođe gnjev tvoj, i vrijeme mrtvima da im se sudi, i da se dade plaća slugama tvojim prorocima i svetima, i onima koji se boje imena tvojega, malima i velikima, i da se unište oni koji kvare zemlju. Otkrivenje 11,18.

The nations are angered before probation closes (which is when God’s wrath is poured out), yet when the nations are angered, they are also “held in check.” The “time” when the nations are angered, identifies the beginning of the closing work of salvation, and the closing work of salvation is the sealing of God’s people.

Narodi se gnjeve prije nego što se vrijeme milosti zatvori (što je trenutak kada se izlijeva Božji gnjev), no kada se narodi gnjeve, oni su također „zadržani“. „Vrijeme“ kada se narodi gnjeve označava početak završnog djela spasenja, a završno djelo spasenja jest pečaćenje Božjega naroda.

“The true people of God, who have the spirit of the work of the Lord and the salvation of souls at heart, will ever view sin in its real, sinful character. They will always be on the side of faithful and plain dealing with sins which easily beset the people of God. Especially in the closing work for the church, in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand who are to stand without fault before the throne of God, will they feel most deeply the wrongs of God’s professed people. This is forcibly set forth by the prophet’s illustration of the last work under the figure of the men each having a slaughter weapon in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. ‘And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.’” Testimonies, volume 3, 266.

„Pravi Božji narod, koji u srcu nosi duh djela Gospodnjega i spasenje duša, uvijek će promatrati grijeh u njegovu stvarnom, grešnom obilježju. Oni će uvijek biti na strani vjernoga i otvorenoga ukoravanja grijeha koji lako opsjedaju Božji narod. Osobito će u završnom djelu za crkvu, u vremenu pečaćenja stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće koji trebaju stajati bez mane pred prijestoljem Božjim, najdublje osjećati nepravde Božjega naroda po ispovijesti. To je snažno prikazano prorokovom slikom posljednjega djela pod likom ljudi od kojih je svaki u ruci imao oružje za klanje. Jedan među njima bio je odjeven u lan, s pisarskom tintarnicom o boku. ‘I reče mu Gospodin: Prođi posred grada, posred Jeruzalema, i stavi znak na čela ljudi koji uzdišu i plaču zbog svih gadosti što se čine posred njega.’” Svjedočanstva, svezak 3, 266.

The nations are held in check so as to not prevent the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. In Revelation chapter seven, the angry nations that are held in check are represented as four winds that are held in check during that very same period of time, and that time is specifically identified as a period of time.

Narodi se drže pod nadzorom kako ne bi spriječili zapečaćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. U sedmom poglavlju Otkrivenja gnjevni narodi koji se drže pod nadzorom prikazani su kao četiri vjetra koji se drže pod nadzorom tijekom toga istog vremenskog razdoblja, a to je vrijeme izričito označeno kao vremensko razdoblje.

“Satan is now using every device in this sealing time to keep the minds of God’s people from the present truth and to cause them to waver. I saw a covering that God was drawing over His people to protect them in the time of trouble; and every soul that was decided on the truth and was pure in heart was to be covered with the covering of the Almighty.

„Sotona sada koristi svako sredstvo u ovo vrijeme pečaćenja kako bi odvratio umove Božjega naroda od sadašnje istine i naveo ih na kolebanje. Vidjela sam pokrivalo koje je Bog razastirao nad svojim narodom da ga zaštiti u vrijeme nevolje; i svaka duša koja je bila odlučna za istinu i čista u srcu trebala je biti pokrivena pokrivalom Svemogućega.

“Satan knew this, and he was at work in mighty power to keep the minds of as many people as he possibly could wavering and unsettled on the truth. …

„Sotona je to znao i djelovao je silnom snagom kako bi umove što je moguće većeg broja ljudi održao kolebljivima i nesigurnima u pogledu istine. …“

“I saw that Satan was at work in these ways to distract, deceive, and draw away God’s people, just now in this sealing time. I saw some who were not standing stiffly for present truth. Their knees were trembling, and their feet sliding, because they were not firmly planted on the truth, and the covering of Almighty God could not be drawn over them while they were thus trembling.

„Vidjela sam da Sotona djeluje na te načine kako bi odvratio, zaveo i odvukao Božji narod upravo sada, u ovo vrijeme pečaćenja. Vidjela sam neke koji nisu čvrsto stajali za sadašnju istinu. Koljena su im drhtala, a noge im klizile, jer nisu bili čvrsto utemeljeni na istini, i pokrivalo Svemogućega Boga nije se moglo razastrijeti nad njima dok su tako drhtali.

“Satan was trying his every art to hold them where they were, until the sealing was past, until the covering was drawn over God’s people, and they left without a shelter from the burning wrath of God, in the seven last plagues. God has begun to draw this covering over His people, and it will soon be drawn over all who are to have a shelter in the day of slaughter. God will work in power for His people; and Satan will be permitted to work also.” Early Writings, 43, 44.

„Sotona je iskušavao svaku svoju vještinu da ih zadrži ondje gdje su bili, sve dok pečaćenje ne prođe, dok se pokrov ne razastre nad Božjim narodom, a oni ne ostanu bez zaklona od užarenoga Božjeg gnjeva u sedam posljednjih zala. Bog je počeo razastirati taj pokrov nad svojim narodom, i uskoro će biti razastrt nad svima koji trebaju imati zaklon u dan pokolja. Bog će silno djelovati za svoj narod; a i Sotoni će biti dopušteno da djeluje.“ Early Writings, 43, 44.

Sister White wrote these words in 1851, five years before God’s people entered into the Laodicean condition, and delayed the sealing process by rejecting the increased light of the “seven times.” That light would have increased and finished God’s work of covering His people in advance of the seven last plagues. Instead, God’s people rebelled and were consigned to wander in the wilderness of Laodicea, as typified by ancient Israel’s rebellion and wilderness wandering. How many of ancient Israel’s rebels entered into the Promised Land? What passage in the Bible, or the Spirit of Prophecy identifies any Laodiceans that will be saved? The answer is, “None!” for a Laodicean is just as lost as those of ancient Israel who died in the wilderness.

Sestra White napisala je ove riječi 1851. godine, pet godina prije nego što je Božji narod ušao u laodicejsko stanje te odgodio proces pečaćenja odbacivanjem povećane svjetlosti o „sedam vremena”. Ta bi svjetlost unaprijed uvećala i dovršila Božje djelo pokrivanja Njegova naroda prije sedam posljednjih zala. Umjesto toga, Božji se narod pobunio te je bio osuđen lutati pustinjom Laodiceje, kako je to predočeno pobunom i lutanjem po pustinji staroga Izraela. Koliko je pobunjenika staroga Izraela ušlo u Obećanu zemlju? Koji odlomak u Bibliji ili Duh proroštva prepoznaje ijednog Laodicejca koji će biti spašen? Odgovor glasi: „Nijedan!” jer je Laodicejac jednako izgubljen kao i oni iz staroga Izraela koji su pomrli u pustinji.

The sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is a period of time, and it begins when the four angels restrain the four winds, which is also when the nations are angered, yet held in check. During the sealing time God prepares His people to stand in the time of the seven last plagues, and that preparation is represented as pulling “a covering” over His people, and it is also represented as finishing the work of salvation and finishing the work of the third angel. The preparation which is represented by all these illustrations is based upon the reception of “present truth.”

Pečaćenje stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće jest razdoblje vremena, i ono započinje kada četiri anđela zadržavaju četiri vjetra, što je također vrijeme kada se narodi gnjeve, ali su ipak obuzdani. Tijekom vremena pečaćenja Bog priprema svoj narod da opstane u vrijeme sedam posljednjih zala, a ta je priprema prikazana kao navlačenje „pokrova“ nad Njegov narod, a također je prikazana i kao dovršenje djela spasenja i dovršenje djela trećega anđela. Priprava koja je prikazana svim tim slikama temelji se na prihvaćanju „sadašnje istine“.

Those who will not stand “stiffly for present truth,” are those who were “wavering,” because their minds were not focused upon “present truth.” She writes that she “saw some who were not standing stiffly for present truth. Their knees were trembling, and their feet sliding, because they were not firmly planted on the truth, and the covering of Almighty God could not be drawn over them while they were thus trembling.”

Oni koji neće stajati „postojano za sadašnju istinu” jesu oni koji su bili „kolebljivi”, jer njihov um nije bio usredotočen na „sadašnju istinu”. Ona piše da je „vidjela neke koji nisu stajali postojano za sadašnju istinu. Koljena su im drhtala, a stopala klizila, jer nisu bili čvrsto utemeljeni na istini, i zaklon Svemogućega Boga nije se mogao razvući nad njima dok su tako drhtali.”

The “present truth” is what provides the “covering” and the “covering” is also represented as the “seal of God.” The “seal of God” was typified by the blood that covered the doors of the Hebrews, that allowed the destroying angel to pass over the homes where the door was “covered” with the blood. The “covering” is the “sealing,” and the “sealing” is accomplished by the “present truth.”

„Sadašnja istina” jest ono što pruža „pokrov”, a „pokrov” je također prikazan kao „pečat Božji”. „Pečat Božji” bio je predoznačen krvlju koja je prekrivala vrata Hebreja, što je omogućilo anđelu zatorniku da prođe mimo domova u kojima su vrata bila „pokrivena” krvlju. „Pokrov” je „zapečaćenje”, a „zapečaćenje” se izvršava po „sadašnjoj istini”.

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

Posveti ih svojom istinom: tvoja riječ jest istina. Ivan 17,17.

Every reform movement had its own specific theme, and the theme of the reformatory movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is “Islam of the third Woe”. The “present truth” in the last days is Islam of the third Woe.

Svaki reformatorski pokret imao je svoju vlastitu specifičnu temu, a tema reformatorskog pokreta sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće jest „Islam trećega Jao”. „Sadašnja istina” u posljednjim danima jest Islam trećega Jao.

“The Scriptures are constantly opening to the people of God. There always has been and always will be a truth specially applicable to each generation.” Review and Herald, June 29, 1886.

„Pisma se neprestano otvaraju Božjem narodu. Uvijek je postojala i uvijek će postojati istina posebno primjenjiva na svaki naraštaj.“ Review and Herald, 29. lipnja 1886.

It is a present truth “message” that seals God’s people in the last days, and the sealing time is represented as beginning when the four winds are held in check. The nations were angered on September 11, 2001, and at that point the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began, as the latter rain, which is “a message”, began to be unsealed.

To je poruka „sadašnje istine” koja zapečaćuje Božji narod u posljednjim danima, a vrijeme pečaćenja prikazano je kao da započinje kada se četiri vjetra zadržavaju pod nadzorom. Narodi su se razgnjevili 11. rujna 2001., i u tom je trenutku započelo pečaćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, dok se kasna kiša, koja je „poruka”, počela otpečaćivati.

“To John were opened scenes of deep and thrilling interest in the experience of the church. He saw the position, dangers, conflicts, and final deliverance of the people of God. He records the closing messages which are to ripen the harvest of the earth, either as sheaves for the heavenly garner or as fagots for the fires of destruction. Subjects of vast importance were revealed to him, especially for the last church, that those who should turn from error to truth might be instructed concerning the perils and conflicts before them. None need be in darkness in regard to what is coming upon the earth.” The Great Controversy, 341.

„Ivanu su bili otvoreni prizori duboka i potresna značenja iz iskustva Crkve. Vidio je položaj, opasnosti, sukobe i konačno izbavljenje Božjega naroda. On bilježi završne poruke koje trebaju dozreti žetvu zemlje, bilo kao snopove za nebesku žitnicu bilo kao svežnjeve za oganj uništenja. Njemu su bili otkriveni predmeti od goleme važnosti, osobito za posljednju crkvu, kako bi oni koji se trebaju obratiti od zablude k istini bili poučeni o pogiblima i sukobima koji su pred njima. Nitko ne treba biti u tami u pogledu onoga što dolazi na zemlju.” Velika borba, 341.

When the nations were angered, they were simultaneously held in check, and the “latter rain” began to fall, and the latter rain is the message of “present truth” that seals God’s people.

Kad su se narodi razgnjevili, istodobno su bili zadržani, i „kasna kiša” počela je padati, a kasna kiša jest poruka „sadašnje istine” koja pečati Božji narod.

“The work in Battle Creek is after the same order. The leaders in the sanitarium have mingled with unbelievers, admitting them to their councils, more or less, but it is like going to work with their eyes shut. They lack the discernment to see what is going to break upon us at any time. There is a spirit of desperation, of war and bloodshed, and that spirit will increase until the very close of time. Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their foreheads—it is not any seal or mark that can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot be moved—just as soon as God’s people are sealed and prepared for the shaking, it will come. Indeed, it has begun already. The judgments of God are now upon the land, to give us warning, that we may know what is coming.” Manuscript Releases, volume 10, 252.

„Djelo u Battle Creeku istoga je reda. Voditelji u sanatoriju izmiješali su se s nevjernicima, primajući ih, više ili manje, u svoja vijeća, ali to je kao da se prihvaćaju posla zatvorenih očiju. Nedostaje im razboritost da vide što će se na nas obrušiti u bilo kojem trenutku. Postoji duh očaja, rata i krvoprolića, i taj će se duh povećavati sve do samoga završetka vremena. Čim Božji narod bude zapečaćen na svojim čelima — to nije nikakav pečat ni znak koji se može vidjeti, nego utvrđenost u istini, i umno i duhovno, tako da se ne mogu pokrenuti — čim Božji narod bude zapečaćen i pripravljen za potresanje, ono će doći. Uistinu, ono je već započelo. Božji su sudovi sada nad zemljom, da nam daju upozorenje, kako bismo znali što dolazi.” Manuscript Releases, svezak 10, 252.

The “sealing” is “a settling into truth.” In the context of the sealing time she writes, “There is a spirit of desperation, of war and bloodshed, and that spirit will increase until the very close of time.” When the nations are angered, they will be held in check, but the “war and bloodshed,” represented as the four winds “will increase until the very close of time.” Islam of the third Woe progressively escalates its warfare until the very close of time, and the prophetic understanding of Islam as the “theme” in the reformation of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, simultaneously increases during the same period of time. The progressive escalation accomplished by Islam runs parallel to the outpouring of the latter rain during the identical period of time, for the latter rain is a “message”.

„Pečaćenje“ je „učvršćivanje u istini“. U kontekstu vremena pečaćenja ona piše: „Postoji duh očaja, rata i krvoprolića, i taj će se duh povećavati sve do samoga svršetka vremena.“ Kada se narodi razgnjeve, bit će zadržani pod nadzorom, ali će se „rat i krvoproliće“, prikazani kao četiri vjetra, „povećavati sve do samoga svršetka vremena“. Islam trećega Jaoa postupno pojačava svoje ratovanje sve do samoga svršetka vremena, a proročko razumijevanje islama kao „teme“ u reformaciji sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće istodobno se povećava tijekom toga istog vremenskog razdoblja. Postupno pojačavanje koje ostvaruje islam teče usporedno s izlijevanjem kasne kiše tijekom toga istog vremenskog razdoblja, jer je kasna kiša „poruka“.

“The anointed ones standing by the Lord of the whole earth, have the position once given to Satan as covering cherub. By the holy beings surrounding his throne, the Lord keeps up a constant communication with the inhabitants of the earth. The golden oil represents the grace with which God keeps the lamps of believers supplied, that they shall not flicker and go out. Were it not that this holy oil is poured from heaven in the messages of God’s Spirit, the agencies of evil would have entire control over men.

„Pomazanici koji stoje uz Gospodina sve zemlje imaju položaj koji je nekoć bio dan Sotoni kao kerubinu zakriljujućem. Po svetim bićima koja okružuju njegovo prijestolje, Gospodin održava neprekidnu vezu sa stanovnicima zemlje. Zlatno ulje predstavlja milost kojom Bog opskrbljuje svjetiljke vjernika, da ne bi zatreperile i ugasnule. Kad se to sveto ulje ne bi izlijevalo s neba u porukama Duha Božjega, sile zla imale bi potpunu vlast nad ljudima.“

“God is dishonored when we do not receive the communications which he sends us. Thus we refuse the golden oil which he would pour into our souls to be communicated to those in darkness. When the call shall come, ‘Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him,’ those who have not received the holy oil, who have not cherished the grace of Christ in their hearts, will find, like the foolish virgins, that they are not ready to meet their Lord. They have not, in themselves, the power to obtain the oil, and their lives are wrecked. But if God’s Holy Spirit is asked for, if we plead, as did Moses, ‘Show me thy glory,’ the love of God will be shed abroad in our hearts. Through the golden pipes, the golden oil will be communicated to us. ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.’ By receiving the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness, God’s children shine as lights in the world.” Review and Herald, July 20, 1897.

„Bog se obeščašćuje kada ne primamo poruke koje nam šalje. Tako odbacujemo zlatno ulje koje bi on izlio u naše duše da bi se prenijelo onima koji su u tami. Kada dođe poziv: ‘Evo zaručnika, izlazite mu u susret,’ oni koji nisu primili sveto ulje, koji nisu njegovali Kristovu milost u svojim srcima, ustanovit će, poput ludih djevica, da nisu spremni susresti svojega Gospodina. Oni nemaju u sebi moć da pribave ulje, i njihov je život upropašten. Ali ako se traži Božji Sveti Duh, ako usrdno molimo, kao što je činio Mojsije: ‘Pokaži mi slavu svoju,’ Božja će se ljubav razliti u našim srcima. Kroz zlatne cijevi zlatno će nam se ulje prenositi. ‘Ne silom ni snagom, nego mojim Duhom, govori Jahve nad Vojskama.’ Primajući sjajne zrake Sunca pravednosti, Božja djeca svijetle kao svjetla u svijetu.” Review and Herald, 20. srpnja 1897.

The latter rain begins to “sprinkle” and ultimately escalates to a full outpouring. The “sprinkling” of the latter rain is identified as the rain being “measured”, and the full outpouring is when it is poured out “without measure”. Sister White clearly identifies a time when the latter rain is falling, and some receive it, and some don’t. At that time the rain is being “measured”, or it is “sprinkling”.

Kasna kiša počinje „škropiti” i naposljetku se pojačava do punog izlijevanja. „Škropljenje” kasne kiše poistovjećuje se s time da je kiša „odmjerena”, a puno izlijevanje nastupa kada se izlije „bez mjere”. Sestra White jasno prepoznaje vrijeme kada kasna kiša pada, te je neki primaju, a neki ne. U to je vrijeme kiša „odmjerena”, odnosno ona „škropi”.

Some people will recognize that something is happening, but it will only frighten them.

Neki će ljudi prepoznati da se nešto događa, ali će ih to samo prestrašiti.

“There is to be in the churches a wonderful manifestation of the power of God, but it will not move upon those who have not humbled themselves before the Lord, and opened the door of their heart by confession and repentance. In the manifestation of that power which lightens the earth with the glory of God, they will see only something which in their blindness they think dangerous, something which will arouse their fears, and they will brace themselves to resist it. Because the Lord does not work according to their expectations and ideal, they will oppose the work. “Why,” they say, “should we not know the Spirit of God, when we have been in the work so many years?” Because they did not respond to the warnings, the entreaties, of the messages of God, but persistently said, “I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing.”” Maranatha, 219

„U crkvama će se očitovati čudesna manifestacija Božje sile, ali ona neće djelovati na one koji se nisu ponizili pred Gospodinom i otvorili vrata svojega srca priznanjem i pokajanjem. U očitovanju te sile koja obasjava zemlju slavom Božjom, oni će vidjeti samo nešto što u svojoj sljepoći smatraju opasnim, nešto što će pobuditi njihove strahove, i učvrstit će se u otporu prema tome. Budući da Gospodin ne djeluje u skladu s njihovim očekivanjima i predodžbama, suprotstavljat će se tomu djelu. „Zašto”, kažu oni, „ne bismo poznavali Duha Božjega, kad smo toliko godina bili u djelu?” Zato što nisu odgovorili na opomene i usrdne pozive poruka Božjih, nego su ustrajno govorili: „Bogat sam, i obogatio sam se, i ništa mi ne treba.”“ Maranatha, 219

“Many have in a great measure failed to receive the former rain. They have not obtained all the benefits that God has thus provided for them. They expect that the lack will be supplied by the latter rain. When the richest abundance of grace shall be bestowed, they intend to open their hearts to receive it. They are making a terrible mistake. The work that God has begun in the human heart in giving His light and knowledge must be continually going forward. Every individual must realize his own necessity. The heart must be emptied of every defilement and cleansed for the indwelling of the Spirit. It was by the confession and forsaking of sin, by earnest prayer and consecration of themselves to God, that the early disciples prepared for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. The same work, only in greater degree, must be done now. Then the human agent had only to ask for the blessing, and wait for the Lord to perfect the work concerning him. It is God who began the work, and He will finish His work, making man complete in Jesus Christ. But there must be no neglect of the grace represented by the former rain. Only those who are living up to the light they have will receive greater light. Unless we are daily advancing in the exemplification of the active Christian virtues, we shall not recognize the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the latter rain. It may be falling on hearts all around us, but we shall not discern or receive it.” Testimonies to Ministers, 506, 507.

„Mnogi su u velikoj mjeri propustili primiti ranu kišu. Nisu zadobili sve blagodati koje im je Bog tako osigurao. Očekuju da će ono što nedostaje biti nadoknađeno kasnom kišom. Kada bude podarena najobilnija punina milosti, namjeravaju otvoriti svoja srca da je prime. Čine strašnu pogrešku. Djelo koje je Bog započeo u ljudskom srcu dajući mu svoju svjetlost i spoznaju mora neprestano napredovati. Svaki pojedinac mora uvidjeti vlastitu potrebu. Srce mora biti ispražnjeno od svake nečistoće i očišćeno za prebivanje Duha. Rani su se učenici pripremili za izlijevanje Svetoga Duha na Dan Pedesetnice priznanjem i napuštanjem grijeha, usrdnom molitvom i posvećenjem samih sebe Bogu. Isto djelo, samo u većoj mjeri, mora se učiniti sada. Tada je ljudski čimbenik trebao samo tražiti blagoslov i čekati da Gospod dovrši djelo u vezi s njime. Bog je taj koji je započeo djelo, i On će dovršiti svoje djelo, učinivši čovjeka potpunim u Isusu Kristu. No ne smije biti nikakva zanemarivanja milosti prikazane ranom kišom. Samo oni koji žive u skladu sa svjetlošću koju imaju primit će veću svjetlost. Ako svakodnevno ne napredujemo u očitovanju djelatnih kršćanskih vrlina, nećemo prepoznati očitovanja Svetoga Duha u kasnoj kiši. Ona može padati na srca svuda oko nas, ali je mi nećemo razabrati niti primiti.” Testimonies to Ministers, 506, 507.

In the passage she identifies that there is a time when “the richest abundance of grace shall be bestowed,” thus identifying a time when the latter rain is poured out without measure. In connection with that fact, she identifies that only those who are living up to the light they have will receive greater light. In that principle, it is clear that the light (which is the present truth) progressively increases. In the last sentence she identifies a time when the latter rain is falling, and some are recognizing and receiving it, and others are not. If you don’t recognize the message, which is the latter rain, you will not receive it.

U tom odlomku ona utvrđuje da postoji vrijeme kada će se „podariti najbogatije obilje milosti“, čime označuje vrijeme kada se kasna kiša izlijeva bez mjere. U vezi s tom činjenicom, ona utvrđuje da će veću svjetlost primiti samo oni koji žive u skladu sa svjetlošću koju imaju. Prema tom načelu, jasno je da se svjetlost (koja je sadašnja istina) postupno povećava. U posljednjoj rečenici ona utvrđuje vrijeme kada kasna kiša pada, i neki je prepoznaju i primaju, a drugi ne. Ako ne prepoznate poruku, koja je kasna kiša, nećete je primiti.

“We must not wait for the latter rain. It is coming upon all who will recognize and appropriate the dew and showers of grace that fall upon us. When we gather up the fragments of light, when we appreciate the sure mercies of God, who loves to have us trust Him, then every promise will be fulfilled. [Isaiah 61:11 quoted.] The whole earth is to be filled with the glory of God.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 984.

“Ne smijemo čekati kasnu kišu. Ona dolazi na sve koji će prepoznati i prisvojiti rosu i pljuskove milosti što padaju na nas. Kad skupimo djeliće svjetla, kad cijenimo sigurnu milost Božju, Boga koji voli da Mu vjerujemo, tada će se ispuniti svako obećanje. [citiran Izaija 61:11.] Sva zemlja treba biti ispunjena slavom Božjom.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, svezak 7, 984.

At the time when the angry nations are held in check, the latter rain begins to be “measured.” When “the richest abundance of grace shall be bestowed,” is identifying when the latter rain is poured out without measure.

U vrijeme kada se gnjevni narodi drže pod kontrolom, kasna kiša počinje se „mjeriti“. Kada se „najbogatije obilje milosti bude izlilo“, to označava vrijeme kada se kasna kiša izlijeva bez mjere.

At the time when the nations are angered, yet held in check, the latter rain begins to fall, but it is “measured” because the church at that point is mixed with wheat and tares. It is the rain that brings both the wheat and the tares to maturity, and the latter rain is the message of present truth that is either recognized and received, or not. All of these prophetic concepts are clearly identified in the Scriptures. On September 11, 2001, the latter rain began to “sprinkle”, and it escalates progressively until the Midnight Cry message arrives and the wise and foolish virgins are forever separated.

U vrijeme kada se narodi gnjeve, a ipak su zadržani, kasna kiša počinje padati, ali je „odmjerena“ jer je crkva u tom trenutku pomiješana s pšenicom i kukoljem. To je kiša koja i pšenicu i kukolj dovodi do zrelosti, a kasna kiša jest poruka sadašnje istine koja se ili prepoznaje i prima, ili ne. Svi su ti proročki pojmovi jasno prepoznati u Svetome pismu. Dana 11. rujna 2001. kasna je kiša počela „škropiti“, i postupno jača sve dok ne stigne poruka Ponoćnoga poklika i dok se mudre i lude djevice zauvijek ne razdvoje.

The wise are then lifted up as an ensign to call God’s other flock out of Babylon, and the latter rain is then poured out without measure, and continues to fall until Michael stands up and human probation closes.

Mudri su tada uzdignuti kao stijeg da pozovu drugo Božje stado iz Babilona, a potom se kasna kiša izlijeva bez mjere i nastavlja padati sve dok Mihael ne ustane i ljudsko vrijeme milosti ne završi.

“I saw that the four angels would hold the four winds until Jesus’ work was done in the sanctuary, and then will come the seven last plagues.” Early Writings, 36.

„Vidjela sam da će četiri anđela zadržavati četiri vjetra dok Isusovo djelo ne bude dovršeno u Svetištu, a tada će doći sedam posljednjih zala.” Rani spisi, 36.

The holding of the four winds, represents God’s providential control over the escalating judgments that he allows to take place in the last days. The four angels hold the four winds during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, but in that period of time there is the “spirit of desperation, of war and bloodshed, and that spirit will increase.” When the last of God’s children have been sealed, Michael will stand up and the four winds will be fully released, and the Seven Last Plagues will arrive.

Zadržavanje četiriju vjetrova predstavlja Božju providnosnu kontrolu nad sve većim sudovima kojima On dopušta da se zbivaju u posljednjim danima. Četiri anđela zadržavaju četiri vjetra tijekom vremena pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, ali u tom razdoblju postoji „duh očaja, rata i krvoprolića, i taj će duh rasti.” Kada posljednji od Božje djece budu zapečaćeni, Mihovil će ustati, četirima će vjetrovima biti potpuno dano da se oslobode, i doći će Sedam posljednjih zala.

In the “hour of the great earthquake” of Revelation chapter eleven, the “troublous times,” of Daniel chapter nine, when the street and wall are finished, is the time when “the nations will be angry.” In that time period, the latter rain will be poured out in “measure.” Isaiah identifies the time when the latter rain is measured, and he marks that time as the “day of the east wind.” The “day of the east wind,” was September 11, 2001.

U „času velikoga potresa” iz jedanaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, u „teškim vremenima” iz devetoga poglavlja Daniela, kada su ulica i zid dovršeni, jest vrijeme kada će se „narodi razgnjeviti”. U tom vremenskom razdoblju kasna će kiša biti izlivena „na mjeru”. Izaija prepoznaje vrijeme kada se kasna kiša mjeri i označava to vrijeme kao „dan istočnoga vjetra”. „Dan istočnoga vjetra” bio je 11. rujna 2001.

We will continue to consider the “measuring” of the latter rain in the next article, but it should be remembered that the jewel of Miller’s dream that is represented upon the sacred tables of Habakkuk as the three Woes of Islam, is to shine ten times brighter in the last days, than when it was first gathered together by Miller.

Nastavit ćemo razmatrati „mjerenje” kasne kiše u sljedećem članku, ali treba imati na umu da dragulj iz Millerova sna, koji je na svetim pločama Habakuka prikazan kao tri Jaoa islama, treba u posljednjim danima sjati deset puta jače nego kad ga je Miller prvi put sabrao.

“On one occasion, when in New York City, I was in the night season called upon to behold buildings rising story after story toward heaven. These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, and they were erected to glorify their owners and builders. Higher and still higher these buildings rose, and in them the most costly material was used. Those to whom these buildings belonged were not asking themselves: ‘How can we best glorify God?’ The Lord was not in their thoughts.

„Jednom prilikom, dok sam bila u gradu New Yorku, bila sam u noćno doba pozvana promatrati zgrade kako se uzdižu kat za katom prema nebu. Za te se zgrade jamčilo da su otporne na požar, a bile su podignute da proslave svoje vlasnike i graditelje. Sve više i više te su se zgrade uzdizale, i u njima se upotrebljavao najskuplji materijal. Oni kojima su te zgrade pripadale nisu se pitali: ‘Kako možemo najbolje proslaviti Boga?’ Gospodin nije bio u njihovim mislima.“

“I thought: ‘Oh, that those who are thus investing their means could see their course as God sees it! They are piling up magnificent buildings, but how foolish in the sight of the Ruler of the universe is their planning and devising. They are not studying with all the powers of heart and mind how they may glorify God. They have lost sight of this, the first duty of man.’

„Pomislila sam: ‘O, kad bi oni koji tako ulažu svoja sredstva mogli vidjeti svoj put onako kako ga Bog vidi! Gomilaju veličanstvene zgrade, ali kako je njihovo planiranje i smišljanje ludo u očima Vladara svemira. Ne proučavaju svim silama srca i uma kako bi mogli proslaviti Boga. Izgubili su iz vida ovu, prvu dužnost čovjeka.’“

“As these lofty buildings went up, the owners rejoiced with ambitious pride that they had money to use in gratifying self and provoking the envy of their neighbors. Much of the money that they thus invested had been obtained through exaction, through grinding down the poor. They forgot that in heaven an account of every business transaction is kept; every unjust deal, every fraudulent act, is there recorded. The time is coming when in their fraud and insolence men will reach a point that the Lord will not permit them to pass, and they will learn that there is a limit to the forbearance of Jehovah.

„Dok su se te uznosite zgrade uzdizale, vlasnici su se radovali oholoj častoljubivosti što imaju novca kojim mogu ugađati sebi i izazivati zavist svojih susjeda. Velik dio novca koji su tako ulagali bio je stečen iznudom, tlačenjem siromaha. Zaboravili su da se na nebu vodi račun o svakom poslovnom postupku; ondje je zabilježena svaka nepravedna pogodba, svako prijevarno djelo. Dolazi vrijeme kada će ljudi u svojoj prijevari i drskosti dosegnuti točku preko koje im Gospodin neće dopustiti da prijeđu, te će spoznati da postoji granica Jahvinoj strpljivosti.“

“The scene that next passed before me was an alarm of fire. Men looked at the lofty and supposedly fire-proof buildings and said: ‘They are perfectly safe.’ But these buildings were consumed as if made of pitch. The fire engines could do nothing to stay the destruction. The firemen were unable to operate the engines.

„Prizor koji je potom prošao preda mnom bio je požarna uzbuna. Ljudi su gledali uzvišene i navodno vatrootporne zgrade te govorili: ‘One su posve sigurne.’ Ali te su zgrade bile progutane kao da su načinjene od smole. Vatrogasne sprave nisu mogle ništa učiniti da zaustave razaranje. Vatrogasci nisu bili u stanju upravljati spravama.“

“I am instructed that when the Lord’s time comes, should no change have taken place in the hearts of proud, ambitious human beings, men will find that the hand that had been strong to save will be strong to destroy. No earthly power can stay the hand of God. No material can be used in the erection of buildings that will preserve them from destruction when God’s appointed time comes to send retribution on men for their disregard of His law and for their selfish ambition.” Testimonies, volume 9, 12, 13.

„Poučena sam da će, kada dođe Gospodnje vrijeme, ako se u srcima oholih, častoljubivih ljudi ne bude dogodila nikakva promjena, ljudi uvidjeti da će ruka koja je bila silna spasavati biti silna i uništavati. Nikakva zemaljska sila ne može zaustaviti Božju ruku. Nikakav se materijal ne može upotrijebiti pri podizanju zgrada koji bi ih sačuvao od uništenja kada dođe Božje određeno vrijeme da pošalje odmazdu na ljude zbog njihova zanemarivanja Njegova zakona i zbog njihove sebične častoljubivosti.” Testimonies, volume 9, 12, 13.