The passage we considered in the previous article said that, “the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit” of Revelation chapter eighteen, “will not come until we have an enlightened people, that know by experience what it means to be laborers together with God.” But the promise is that when “we have entire, whole-hearted consecration to the service of Christ, God will recognize the fact by an outpouring of his Spirit without measure.” The identification of the “great outpouring” infers a lesser outpouring (a measuring).
Ulomak koji smo razmotrili u prethodnom članku kaže da „veliko izlijevanje Svetoga Duha” iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja „neće doći dok ne budemo imali prosvijećen narod koji po iskustvu zna što znači biti Božji suradnik.” No obećanje glasi da će, kada „budemo imali potpuno, svesrdno posvećenje službi Kristu, Bog tu činjenicu priznati izlijevanjem svojega Duha bez mjere.” Prepoznavanje „velikog izlijevanja” podrazumijeva manje izlijevanje (mjerenje).
On September 11, 2001, the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen descended, but “the largest portion of the church” were then, and still “are not laborers together with God.” Between September 11, 2001, and the point when God identifies the fact there is finally a group who have attained to “entire, whole-hearted consecration to the service of Christ,” the latter rain is “measured,” the judgment of the living occurs, and judgment begins with the house of God.
Dana 11. rujna 2001. sišao je moćni anđeo iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, ali „najveći dio crkve“ tada nije bio, a ni sada „nisu Božji suradnici“. Između 11. rujna 2001. i trenutka kada Bog utvrdi činjenicu da napokon postoji skupina koja je postigla „potpuno, svesrdno posvećenje službi Kristu“, kasna kiša biva „odmjerena“, odvija se sud nad živima i sud počinje od doma Božjega.
Revelation chapter eighteen, identifies two voices, which Sister White informs us are two calls to the churches. The second voice (call), is the call out of Babylon that occurs at the soon-coming Sunday law. The first voice arrived on September 11, 2001. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit that then began was “measured,” for Christ first needed to cleanse the people He would ultimately pour out the Holy Spirit upon “without measure”, as He lifted them up as an ensign in the hour of the great earthquake. That group needed to be purified before the second voice of Revelation eighteen sounded, for they are to be those who would proclaim that message.
Osamnaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja prepoznaje dva glasa, za koje nas sestra White obavještava da su dva poziva crkvama. Drugi glas (poziv) jest poziv da se iziđe iz Babilona, koji nastupa pri uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. Prvi glas došao je 11. rujna 2001. Izlijevanje Duha Svetoga koje je tada započelo bilo je „odmjereno”, jer je Krist najprije trebao očistiti narod na koji će konačno izliti Duha Svetoga „bez mjere”, kada ih uzdigne kao stijeg u času velikoga potresa. Tu je skupinu trebalo očistiti prije nego što se oglasi drugi glas iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, jer oni trebaju biti oni koji će objaviti tu poruku.
At the first disappointment in the spring of 1844, the Protestants became apostate Protestants and the faithful who then found themselves in the tarrying time, represented the temple of those who were formerly not the people of God. On September 11, 2001, the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen descended, and the first step in the cleansing and raising up of God’s last-day temple began, and it began with the testing of Laodicean Adventism. On July 18, 2020, the second step of the testing process began. At Christ’s baptism the process of separating ancient Israel began as Christ then selected the first disciples, which were the foundation of the Christian temple that He was erecting in that history.
Pri prvom razočaranju u proljeće 1844. protestanti su postali otpadnički protestanti, a vjerni koji su se tada našli u vremenu odgode predstavljali su hram onih koji prije nisu bili narod Božji. Dana 11. rujna 2001. silni anđeo iz Otkrivenja osamnaest sišao je, te je započeo prvi korak u čišćenju i podizanju Božjega hrama posljednjih dana, a započeo je kušanjem laodicejskog adventizma. Dana 18. srpnja 2020. započeo je drugi korak procesa kušanja. Kristovim krštenjem započeo je proces odvajanja staroga Izraela, jer je Krist tada izabrao prve učenike, koji su bili temelj kršćanskoga hrama što ga je On podizao u toj povijesti.
At the beginning of his three and a half year ministry, Christ cleansed the temple, which He identified as “His Father’s house,” and at the end of His ministry, when He had cleansed the temple the second and final time, His pronouncement was “your house is left unto you desolate.” The previous covenant people had been passed by and His new covenant people were established as “His Temple”. At the Sunday law the corporate structure of the Seventh-day Adventist church will be desolate.
Na početku svoje troipolgodišnje službe Krist je očistio Hram, koji je označio kao „kuću Oca svojega“, a na kraju svoje službe, kada je po drugi i posljednji put očistio Hram, Njegova je objava glasila: „Eto, vaša će vam se kuća ostaviti pusta.“ Prijašnji saveznički narod bio je mimoidan, a Njegov novozavjetni narod uspostavljen je kao „Njegov Hram“. U vrijeme nedjeljnoga zakona korporativna struktura Crkve adventista sedmoga dana bit će pusta.
“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 slave njegove. I povika snažno, jakim glasom, govoreći: Pade, pade Babilon veliki i postade prebivalište đavola’ (Otkrivenje 18,1.2). To je ista poruka koja je dana po drugom anđelu. Babilon pade, ‘jer napoji sve narode vinom gnjeva bluda svojega’ (Otkrivenje 14,8). Što je to vino?—Njezini lažni nauci. Ona je svijetu dala lažnu subotu umjesto Subote četvrte zapovijedi te je ponovila laž koju je Sotona najprije rekao Evi u Edenu—naravnu besmrtnost 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).” Review and Herald, December 6, 1892.
„Kad je Isus započeo svoju javnu službu, očistio je Hram od njegova svetogrdnog oskvrnuća. Među posljednjim činima Njegove službe bilo je drugo čišćenje Hrama. Tako se i u posljednjem djelu upozorenja svijetu crkvama upućuju dva posebna poziva. Vijest drugoga anđela glasi: ‘Pade, pade Babilon, grad veliki, jer vinom gnjeva bluda svojega napoji sve narode’ (Otkrivenje 14,8). A u silnome pokliču vijesti trećega anđela čuje se glas s neba kako govori: ‘Izađite iz nje, narode moj, da ne budete sudionici njezinih grijeha i da ne primite od njezinih zala. Jer grijesi njezini dopriješe do neba, i Bog se spomenu njezinih bezakonja’ (Otkrivenje 18,4.5).” Review and Herald, 6. prosinca 1892.
The first temple cleansing aligns with the first voice of Revelation chapter eighteen, and the second voice is the loud cry that calls God’s other flock out of Babylon. Verses one through three were fulfilled when the great buildings of New York City were thrown down. That happened on September 11, 2001, and the first temple cleansing, or the first of two calls to the churches was made. The first call began at Christ baptism, when the Holy Spirit came down out of heaven and the test for ancient Israel began. On August 11, 1840, the first temple cleansing, or the first of two calls to the churches was made to the Millerite movement.
Prvo čišćenje hrama podudara se s prvim glasom iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, a drugi je glas snažan poklik koji poziva drugo Božje stado iz Babilona. Redci jedan do tri ispunili su se kada su velike zgrade New York Cityja bile oborene. To se dogodilo 11. rujna 2001., i tada je upućen prvi poziv crkvama, odnosno prvo od dvaju čišćenja hrama. Prvi je poziv započeo pri Kristovu krštenju, kada je Sveti Duh sišao s neba i kada je započela kušnja za drevni Izrael. Dana 11. kolovoza 1840. prvo čišćenje hrama, odnosno prvi od dvaju poziva crkvama, bilo je upućeno mileritskom pokretu.
At that time, the latter rain and the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began, in conjunction with the final scenes of the Investigative Judgment. In those final scenes the work of Christ is represented as His blotting out the sins of the faithful from the book of sins, or the blotting out of the names of the professed Christians from the book of life. That period of time is the period of the sprinkling of the latter rain, for God will only pour out the Holy Spirit without measure when the church is pure. At the Sunday law, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will be without measure.
U to vrijeme započeli su pozni dažda i pečaćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, u vezi sa završnim prizorima Istražnoga suda. U tim završnim prizorima Kristovo se djelo prikazuje kao Njegovo brisanje grijeha vjernih iz knjige grijeha, ili brisanje imena onih koji se izjašnjavaju kao kršćani iz knjige života. To vremensko razdoblje jest razdoblje škropljenja poznoga dažda, jer će Bog izliti Duha Svetoga bez mjere tek kada Crkva bude čista. U vrijeme nedjeljnoga zakona izlijevanje Duha Svetoga bit će bez mjere.
“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.” Testimonies, volume 5, 216.
„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 čiste svoje duše poslušnošću istini, primaju nebeski kalup i pripremaju se za pečat Božji na svojim čelima. Kad proglas bude izdan i utisnut žig, njihov će karakter ostati čist i bez mane kroz svu vječnost.” Testimonies, svezak 5, 216.
“The work of the Holy Spirit is to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. The world can only be warned by seeing those who believe the truth sanctified through the truth, acting upon high and holy principles, showing in a high, elevated sense, the line of demarcation between those who keep the commandments of God, and those who trample them under their feet. The sanctification of the Spirit signalizes the difference between those who have the seal of God, and those who keep a spurious rest-day. When the test comes, it will be clearly shown what the mark of the beast is. It is the keeping of Sunday. Those who after having heard the truth, continue to regard this day as holy, bear the signature of the man of sin, who thought to change times and laws.” Bible Training School, December 1, 1903.
„Djelo Duha Svetoga jest osvjedočiti svijet o grijehu, o pravednosti i o sudu. Svijet može biti opomenut jedino tako da vidi one koji vjeruju istini kako su posvećeni po istini, kako postupaju po uzvišenim i svetim načelima, pokazujući u visokom, uzvišenom smislu crtu razgraničenja između onih koji drže Božje zapovijedi i onih koji ih gaze svojim nogama. Posvećenje Duha označuje razliku između onih koji imaju Božji pečat i onih koji drže lažni dan počinka. Kada dođe kušnja, jasno će se pokazati što je žig Zvijeri. To je svetkovanje nedjelje. Oni koji, nakon što su čuli istinu, i dalje smatraju ovaj dan svetim, nose obilježje čovjeka grijeha, koji je pomišljao promijeniti vremena i zakon.” Bible Training School, 1. prosinca 1903.
Isaiah identifies the “day of the east wind,” which he also identifies as the “rough wind,” that is restrained (stayeth), as the point when “the measuring” begins.
Izaija prepoznaje „dan istočnoga vjetra”, koji također označuje kao „silovit vjetar”, a koji je zadržan, kao trenutak kada započinje „mjerenje”.
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favour. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem. Isaiah 27:6–13.
U mjeri, kad je pusti da izraste, ti ćeš se s njom razračunati; on zaustavlja svoj silni vjetar u dan istočnoga vjetra. Zato će se ovime okajati bezakonje Jakovljevo; i ovo je sav plod uklanjanja njegova grijeha: kad sve kamenje žrtvenika učini kao vapnenačko kamenje što se razbija, lugovi i likovi neće više stajati. Ipak će utvrđeni grad opustjeti, i prebivalište će biti ostavljeno i napušteno kao pustinja: ondje će tele pasti, ondje će ležati i obrstiti njegove grane. Kad se njegove grane osuše, bit će odlomljene: žene dolaze i pale ih; jer to je narod bez razuma; zato mu se neće smilovati onaj koji ga je stvorio, i neće mu iskazati milost onaj koji ga je oblikovao. I dogodit će se u onaj dan da će Gospod ovršiti od korita Rijeke do potoka egipatskoga, a vi ćete biti sabrani jedan po jedan, o sinovi Izraelovi. I dogodit će se u onaj dan da će velika truba zatrubiti, i doći će oni koji su bili na izmaku snaga u zemlji asirskoj, i prognanici u zemlji egipatskoj, i poklonit će se Gospodu na svetoj gori u Jeruzalemu. Izaija 27,6–13.
The “east wind” is the power that sinks the “ships of Tarshish” and brings judgment upon the whore of Tyre. The “east wind” is the power that causes the kings to be afraid. The “east wind” is what brought the “blasting” blight upon Egypt, that produced the seven years of famine, as Joseph and Pharaoh brought the entire world (Egypt), into bondage, and it was the “east wind” that brought the “locusts” that ate up everything during the deliverance from Egypt. Islam is the “east wind.”
„Istočni vjetar“ jest sila koja potapa „taršiške lađe“ i donosi sud nad bludnicom Tira. „Istočni vjetar“ jest sila koja uzrokuje da se kraljevi uplaše. „Istočni vjetar“ jest ono što je donijelo „župljivost“ u Egipat, koja je proizvela sedam godina gladi, dok su Josip i faraon cijeli svijet (Egipat) doveli u ropstvo, i „istočni vjetar“ bio je taj koji je donio „skakavce“ koji su sve proždrli tijekom izbavljenja iz Egipta. Islam je „istočni vjetar“.
The reform movements of Bible prophecy establish that each reform movement has its own peculiar theme. The theme of the reform movement of the one hundred and forty four thousand is Islam. On September 11, 2001, Islam of the third Woe attacked the earth beast, and George W. Bush, “the second”, immediately placed a restraint upon the “east wind.” At that event, as Sister White records, when the great buildings of New York City are brought down, Revelation eighteen, verses one through three were fulfilled. Those three verses represent the first of two voices in Revelation chapter eighteen. The second voice is located in verse four, and it identifies the call out of Babylon, which begins at the Sunday law in the United States. Islam of the third woe, is restrained by the four angels of Revelation chapter seven, while the one hundred and forty-four thousand are sealed.
Reformski pokreti biblijskog proročanstva utvrđuju da svaki reformski pokret ima svoju vlastitu osobitu temu. Tema reformskoga pokreta sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće jest islam. Dana 11. rujna 2001. islam trećega Jao napao je zvijer zemlje, a George W. Bush, „drugi”, odmah je stavio uzdu na „istočni vjetar”. U tom događaju, kako bilježi Sestra White, kada budu srušene velike zgrade New York Cityja, bilo je ispunjeno Otkrivenje osamnaesto poglavlje, redci jedan do tri. Ta tri retka predstavljaju prvi od dvaju glasova u osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja. Drugi se glas nalazi u četvrtom retku i označuje poziv na izlazak iz Babilona, koji započinje nedjeljnim zakonom u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama. Islam trećega jao zadržavaju četiri anđela iz sedmoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, dok se sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće pečate.
“The Lord God is a jealous God, yet He bears long with the sins and transgressions of His people in this generation. If the people of God had walked in His counsel, the work of God would have advanced, the messages of truth would have been borne to all people that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Had the people of God believed Him and been doers of His word, had they kept His commandments, the angel would not have come flying through heaven with the message to the four angels that were to let loose the winds that they should blow upon the earth crying, Hold, hold the four winds that they blow not upon the earth until I have sealed the servants of God in their foreheads. But because the people are disobedient, unthankful, unholy, as were ancient Israel, time is prolonged that all may hear the last message of mercy proclaimed with a loud voice. The Lord’s work has been hindered, the sealing time delayed. Many have not heard the truth. But the Lord will give them a chance to hear and be converted, and the great work of God will go forward.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 292.
„Gospodin Bog jest ljubomoran Bog, ipak dugo podnosi grijehe i prijestupe svojega naroda u ovom naraštaju. Da je Božji narod hodio po Njegovu savjetu, djelo Božje bi uznapredovalo, poruke istine bile bi nošene svim ljudima koji prebivaju na licu cijele zemlje. Da je Božji narod vjerovao Njemu i bio izvršitelj Njegove riječi, da su držali Njegove zapovijedi, anđeo ne bi došao leteći posred neba s porukom četvorici anđela koji su trebali pustiti vjetrove da pušu po zemlji, vičući: Zadržite, zadržite četiri vjetra da ne pušu po zemlji dok ne zapečatim sluge Boga našega na njihovim čelima. Ali budući da je narod neposlušan, nezahvalan, nesvet, kao što bijaše drevni Izrael, vrijeme se produžuje da svi čuju posljednju poruku milosti objavljenu snažnim glasom. Gospodnje je djelo bilo ometano, vrijeme pečaćenja odgođeno. Mnogi nisu čuli istinu. Ali Gospodin će im dati priliku da čuju i obrate se, i veliko će Božje djelo poći naprijed.” Manuscript Releases, svezak 15, 292.
Those who are sealed, are sealed before the Sunday law, for the world can only be warned, and therefore called out of Babylon, by seeing men and women in the Sunday law crisis with the seal of God. The sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began on September 11, 2001, but the sealing time was delayed.
Oni koji su zapečaćeni, zapečaćeni su prije nedjeljnoga zakona, jer se svijet može upozoriti, i stoga pozvati da izađe iz Babilona, samo promatrajući muškarce i žene u krizi nedjeljnoga zakona sa Božjim pečatom. Pečaćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće započelo je 11. rujna 2001., ali je vrijeme pečaćenja bilo odgođeno.
All the prophets are addressing the last generation, and this passage is directly referenced to the final generation. In this final generation God’s people did not “walk in His counsel,” and for that reason the sealing time was hindered and delayed. It was delayed and hindered by the beast from the bottomless pit in Revelation chapter eleven, that murdered the two prophets. That beast in the time of the French Revolution was atheism, and it typified the atheistic movement introduced by those who introduced the “woke-ism,” that is now confronting the world, into the movement of Future for America, and then Future for America ceased to walk in God’s counsel and allowed the influence of those who promoted their modern homosexual agenda, in conjunction with others who promoted the setting of time, to hinder the sealing time.
Svi proroci obraćaju se posljednjem naraštaju, a ovaj se odlomak izravno odnosi na završni naraštaj. U tom završnom naraštaju Božji narod nije „hodio po Njegovu savjetu“, i iz toga je razloga vrijeme pečaćenja bilo ometeno i odgođeno. Bilo je odgođeno i ometeno od zvijeri iz bezdana iz jedanaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, koja je ubila dva proroka. Ta je zvijer u vrijeme Francuske revolucije bila ateizam, i ona je predoznačavala ateistički pokret koji su uveli oni koji su u pokret Future for America uveli „woke-izam“, a koji se sada suočava sa svijetom; te je tada Future for America prestao hoditi po Božjem savjetu i dopustio utjecaju onih koji su promicali svoj suvremeni homoseksualni program, zajedno s drugima koji su promicali određivanje vremena, da ometaju vrijeme pečaćenja.
“Much that has been revealed to me crowds upon my mind, which I hardly know how to express. Yet I cannot hold my peace. The Lord is indignant at men who set themselves up to rule their fellow-men, and to carry out plans which the Holy Spirit has condemned. I am more surprised than I can express at your failure to discern that God has not set up these men. The new order of things ought to alarm you, for it had not the sanction of heaven.
„Mnogo onoga što mi je otkriveno navire mi na um, a jedva znam kako to izraziti. Ipak ne mogu šutjeti. Gospodin je ogorčen na ljude koji se postavljaju da vladaju svojim bližnjima i da provode planove koje je Sveti Duh osudio. Više sam iznenađena nego što mogu izraziti vašim propustom da razaberete kako Bog nije postavio te ljude. Novi poredak stvari trebao bi vas uznemiriti, jer nije imao odobrenje neba.״
“The natural heart is not to bring its own tainted, corrupting principles into the work of God. There must be no concealing of the principles of our faith. The third angel’s message is to be sounded by God’s people. It is to swell to the loud cry. The Lord has a time appointed when he will bind off the work; but when is that time? When the truth to be proclaimed for these last days shall go forth as a witness to all nations, then shall the end come. If the power of Satan can come into the very temple of God, and manipulate things as he pleases, the time of preparation will be prolonged.
„Naravno srce ne smije unositi svoja vlastita okaljana, kvarna načela u Božje djelo. Ne smije biti nikakva prikrivanja načela naše vjere. Vijest trećega anđela trebaju objavljivati Božji ljudi. Ona treba narasti do glasnoga pokliča. Gospodin ima određeno vrijeme kada će privesti djelo kraju; ali kada je to vrijeme? Kada istina koju treba navješćivati za ove posljednje dane pođe naprijed kao svjedočanstvo svim narodima, tada će doći svršetak. Ako Sotonina sila može ući u sam Božji hram i upravljati stvarima kako joj je volja, vrijeme pripreme bit će produljeno.״
“Here is the secret of the movements made to oppose the men whom God sent with a message of blessing for his people. These men were hated. The men and God’s message were despised, as verily as Christ himself was hated and despised at his first advent. Men in responsible positions have manifested the very attributes that Satan has revealed. They have sought to rule minds, to bring their reason and their talents under human jurisdiction. There has been an effort to bring God’s servants under the control of men who have not the knowledge and wisdom of God, or an experience under the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Principles have been born that should never have seen the light of day. The illegitimate child should have been stifled as soon as it breathed the first breath of life. Finite men have been warring against God and the truth and the Lord’s chosen messengers, counterworking them by every means they dared to use. Please consider what virtue there came in the wisdom and plans of those who have slighted God’s messages, and, like the scribes and Pharisees, have despised the very men whom God has used to present light and truth which his people needed.” The 1888 Materials, 1525.
„Ovo je tajna pokreta poduzetih da se suprotstave ljudima koje je Bog poslao s porukom blagoslova za svoj narod. Ti su ljudi bili omraženi. Ljudi i Božja poruka bili su prezreni, upravo onako kako je i sam Krist bio omražen i prezren pri svom prvom dolasku. Ljudi na odgovornim položajima očitovali su upravo one osobine koje je Sotona pokazao. Nastojali su zavladati umovima, podvrgnuti njihov razum i njihove sposobnosti ljudskoj nadležnosti. Učinjen je napor da se Božje sluge stave pod nadzor ljudi koji nemaju Božje spoznaje ni mudrosti, niti iskustva pod vodstvom Duha Svetoga. Rođena su načela koja nikada nisu smjela ugledati svjetlo dana. Nezakonito dijete trebalo je biti ugušeno čim je udahnulo prvi dah života. Ograničeni ljudi ratovali su protiv Boga i istine i Gospodnjih izabranih vjesnika, djelujući protiv njih svakim sredstvom kojim su se usudili poslužiti. Molim vas, razmotrite kakva je vrlina proizašla iz mudrosti i planova onih koji su omalovažavali Božje poruke i, poput književnika i farizeja, prezirali same ljude kojima se Bog poslužio da iznesu svjetlo i istinu što su njegovu narodu bili potrebni.” The 1888 Materials, 1525.
The sealing time that began on September 11, 2001, was hindered for the representatives of Satan were allowed to come into the “very temple of God.” The issue that should be seen here is that from 1798 unto 1844, the Millerite temple was erected, and on October 22, 1844, the messenger of the covenant suddenly came unto his temple. The temple and the host had been trampled down by the papacy for twelve hundred and sixty years, and when the papacy received its deadly wound Christ began the work of erecting the Millerite temple, and the symbol of the temple is the number forty-six, on several witnesses.
Vrijeme pečaćenja koje je započelo 11. rujna 2001. bilo je ometano, jer je predstavnicima Sotone bilo dopušteno ući u „sam hram Božji“. Pitanje koje ovdje treba uočiti jest da je od 1798. do 1844. bio podignut milleritski hram, a 22. listopada 1844. glasnik Saveza iznenada je došao k svojemu hramu. Hram i vojska bili su pogaženi od papinstva tisuću dvjesto i šezdeset godina, i kada je papinstvo zadobilo svoju smrtonosnu ranu, Krist je započeo djelo podizanja milleritskoga hrama, a simbol hrama jest broj četrdeset i šest, na temelju nekoliko svjedoka.
On August 11, 1840, the angel of Revelation ten descended, and the judgment of Protestantism began. That history is repeated to the very letter.
Dana 11. kolovoza 1840. sišao je anđeo iz desetog poglavlja Otkrivenja, i započeo je sud nad protestantizmom. Ta se povijest ponavlja do u najsitniji detalj.
In the Scriptures it is the “east wind” that sinks the ships of Tarshish, and brings down that great city Tyrus, and causes the kings and merchants to three times cry out, “woe, woe” (alas, alas). But in the passage of Isaiah we are considering, the day of the “east wind” is the day when God “stayeth his rough wind.” In this passage the “east wind” is held in check, so as to not prevent the work of the third angel; a work that is accomplished during the time of the latter rain. In this passage the subject of the “east wind” that is held in check, is identifying the latter rain, the work of the third angel, and the gathering out of God’s other children in Babylon. In that time period, the four angels are holding the four winds, during the time of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.
U Svetome pismu „istočni vjetar” potapa lađe Taršiša, obara onaj veliki grad Tir i čini da kraljevi i trgovci triput viču: „jao, jao” (avaj, avaj). Ali u odlomku iz Izaije koji razmatramo, dan „istočnoga vjetra” jest dan kada Bog „zaustavlja svoj silni vjetar”. U ovom odlomku „istočni vjetar” zadržava se pod nadzorom kako ne bi spriječio djelo trećega anđela; djelo koje se izvršava za vrijeme kasne kiše. U ovom odlomku tema „istočnoga vjetra” koji se zadržava pod nadzorom označuje kasnu kišu, djelo trećega anđela i sabiranje ostale Božje djece u Babilonu. U tom vremenskom razdoblju četiri anđela drže četiri vjetra za vrijeme pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. Revelation 7:1–3.
I nakon toga vidjeh četiri anđela gdje stoje na četiri ugla zemlje, zadržavajući četiri vjetra zemaljska, da ne puše vjetar ni po zemlji, ni po moru, ni po ikakvu drvetu. I vidjeh drugoga anđela gdje uzlazi od istoka sunčanoga, imajući pečat Boga živoga; i povika jakim glasom četvorici anđela kojima bijaše dano da naude zemlji i moru, govoreći: Ne naudite ni zemlji, ni moru, ni drveću, dok ne zapečatimo sluge Boga našega na čelima njihovim. Otkrivenje 7:1–3.
The staying of the “east wind,” the holding of the “angry nations” and the holding of the “four winds” all occur during the latter rain, for it is the period of the latter rain that the seal of God is placed upon His people. The four winds that are being restrained by the four angels are a symbol of Islam.
Zaustavljanje „istočnoga vjetra“, zadržavanje „gnjevnih naroda“ i zadržavanje „četiriju vjetrova“ sve se zbiva tijekom kasne kiše, jer se upravo u razdoblju kasne kiše pečat Božji stavlja na Njegov narod. Četiri vjetra koje zadržavaju četiri anđela simbol su islama.
“Angels are holding the four winds, represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and rush over the face of the whole earth, bearing destruction and death in its path.
„Anđeli zadržavaju četiri vjetra, prikazana kao razjaren konj koji nastoji otrgnuti se i prohujati preko lica cijele zemlje, noseći na svome putu razaranje i smrt.
“Shall we sleep on the very verge of the eternal world? Shall we be dull and cold and dead? Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live. We need to see that the way is narrow, and the gate strait. But as we pass through the strait gate, its wideness is without limit.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.
„Hoćemo li spavati na samome rubu vječnoga svijeta? Hoćemo li biti tromi, hladni i mrtvi? O, kad bismo u svojim crkvama imali Duha i dah Božji udahnut u Njegov narod, kako bi stali na svoje noge i živjeli. Trebamo uvidjeti da je put uzak i vrata tijesna. Ali kad prolazimo kroz tijesna vrata, njihova širina nema granica.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.
We will consider these realities further in the next article, for it is “in the days of these kings”, represented by the eighth kingdom of Bible prophecy, that “is of the seven” kingdoms, that God sets up an everlasting kingdom.
O tim ćemo stvarnostima podrobnije razmotriti u sljedećem članku, jer upravo „u dane tih kraljeva”, koje predstavlja osmo kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva, a koje „jest od sedmorice” kraljevstava, Bog uspostavlja vječno kraljevstvo.
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Daniel 2:44, 45.
A u dane ovih kraljeva Bog nebeski podignut će kraljevstvo koje nikada neće biti razoreno; i to kraljevstvo neće biti prepušteno drugomu narodu, nego će razbiti i uništiti sva ta kraljevstva, a samo će stajati dovijeka. Budući da si vidio kako se kamen odvalio od gore bez ruku i razbio željezo, mjed, glinu, srebro i zlato, veliki je Bog obznanio kralju što će se dogoditi poslije ovoga; i san je istinit, a njegovo tumačenje pouzdano. Daniel 2:44, 45.