The books of Daniel and Revelation are the same book, in the same sense that the Bible is one book, consisting of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
Knjige proroka Daniela i Otkrivenje ista su knjiga, u istome smislu u kojemu je Biblija jedna knjiga, sastavljena od Staroga zavjeta i Novoga zavjeta.
“The history of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, as that of the Son of God, cannot be fully demonstrated without the evidence contained in the Old Testament. Christ is revealed in the Old Testament as clearly as in the New. The one testifies of a Saviour to come, while the other testifies of a Saviour that has come in the manner predicted by the prophets. In order to appreciate the plan of redemption, the Scripture of the Old Testament must be thoroughly understood. It is the glorified light from the prophetic past that brings out the life of Christ and the teachings of the New Testament with clearness and beauty. The miracles of Jesus are a proof of his divinity; but the strongest proofs that he is the world’s Redeemer are found in the prophecies of the Old Testament compared with the history of the New. Jesus said to the Jews ‘Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify of me.’ At that time there was no other scripture in existence save that of the Old Testament; so the injunction of the Saviour is plain.” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 3, 211.
„Povijest života, smrti i uskrsnuća Isusa, kao Sina Božjega, ne može se u potpunosti dokazati bez svjedočanstva sadržanog u Starome zavjetu. Krist se u Starome zavjetu otkriva jednako jasno kao i u Novome. Jedan svjedoči o Spasitelju koji će doći, dok drugi svjedoči o Spasitelju koji je došao na način kako su proroci prorekli. Da bi se mogao cijeniti plan otkupljenja, Pismo Staroga zavjeta mora se temeljito razumjeti. Upravo proslavljena svjetlost iz proročke prošlosti jasnoćom i ljepotom rasvjetljuje Kristov život i učenja Novoga zavjeta. Isusova čudesa dokaz su njegove božanske naravi; ali najsnažniji dokazi da je on Otkupitelj svijeta nalaze se u proročanstvima Staroga zavjeta uspoređenima s poviješću Novoga. Isus je rekao Židovima: ‘Istražujte Pisma, jer vi mislite da u njima imate život vječni; i ona svjedoče za mene.’ U to vrijeme nije postojalo nijedno drugo Pismo osim onoga Staroga zavjeta; stoga je Spasiteljeva zapovijed jasna.“ Spirit of Prophecy, volume 3, 211.
The strongest evidence of who and what Christ is, is when the prophecies of the Old Testament are compared with the fulfillment of those prophecies in the history of the New Testament. So too, with the relationship of the books of Daniel and Revelation.
Najsnažniji dokaz o tome tko je i što je Krist jest kada se proroštva Staroga zavjeta usporede s ispunjenjem tih proroštava u povijesti Novoga zavjeta. Tako je i s odnosom knjiga Daniela i Otkrivenja.
“In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a prophecy; the other a revelation.” Acts of the Apostles, 585.
„U Otkrivenju se susreću i završavaju sve knjige Biblije. Ovdje se nalazi nadopuna knjige proroka Daniela. Jedno je proročanstvo; drugo je otkrivenje.“ Djela apostolska, 585.
The word “complement” means to bring to perfection. The fulfillment of the prophecies of the Old Testament were “the strongest” “proof” of Christ’s “divinity.” The strongest evidence of the divinity of the prophecies in the book of Daniel, are the fulfillment of those prophecies as represented in the book of Revelation. The prophecies in Daniel are continued in the book of Revelation, and they are brought to perfection in the last days, when the Revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed.
Riječ „upotpuniti” znači dovesti do savršenstva. Ispunjenje proročanstava Staroga zavjeta bilo je „najjači” „dokaz” Kristova „božanstva”. Najjači dokaz božanske naravi proročanstava u knjizi proroka Daniela jest ispunjenje tih proročanstava kako je prikazano u knjizi Otkrivenja. Proročanstva u Danielu nastavljaju se u knjizi Otkrivenja i dovedena su do savršenstva u posljednjim danima, kada se Otkrivenje Isusa Krista odpečaćuje.
“Revelation is a sealed book, but it is also an opened book. It records marvelous events that are to take place in the last days of this earth’s history. The teachings of this book are definite, not mystical and unintelligible. In it the same line of prophecy is taken up as in Daniel. Some prophecies God has repeated, thus showing that importance must be given to them. The Lord does not repeat things that are of no great consequence.” Manuscript Releases, volume 9, 8.
„Otkrivenje je zapečaćena knjiga, ali je također i otvorena knjiga. Ono bilježi čudesne događaje koji se trebaju zbiti u posljednjim danima povijesti ove zemlje. Učenja ove knjige određena su, a ne mistična i nerazumljiva. U njoj se preuzima ista linija proročanstva kao i u Danielu. Neka je proročanstva Bog ponovio, pokazujući time da im se mora pridati važnost. Gospodin ne ponavlja ono što nije od velike važnosti.” Manuscript Releases, svezak 9, 8.
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. Daniel 1:1.
Treće godine kraljevanja Jojakima, kralja Judina, dođe Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, na Jeruzalem i opsjede ga. Daniel 1,1.
The first verse of the book of Daniel has a wealth of prophetic information when rightly considered. We will begin our consideration with Jehoiakim.
Prvi redak knjige Daniela sadrži obilje proročkih obavijesti kada se ispravno razmotri. Naše ćemo razmatranje započeti s Jojakimom.
Jehoiakim was the first of the last three kings of Judah. As such, he represents the first angel’s message. His son Jehoiachin, who was also known as Jeconiah or Coniah, represented the second angel’s message. Jehoiachin was followed by Zedekiah, the last of the three final kings of Judah. Zedekiah represents the third angel’s message. There are several prophetic witnesses that uphold that Jehoiakim is a symbol of the first angel’s message. It is important to understand these proofs, for it identifies that the first verse of chapter one of Daniel is identifying the first angel’s message, and that fact is an anchor that allows the first chapter to be understood as the first angel’s message of Revelation fourteen. We will begin in second Chronicles.
Jojakim je bio prvi od posljednja tri kralja Jude. Kao takav, on predstavlja poruku prvoga anđela. Njegov sin Jojakin, koji je također bio poznat kao Jekonija ili Konija, predstavljao je poruku drugoga anđela. Nakon Jojakina došao je Sidkija, posljednji od tri završna kralja Jude. Sidkija predstavlja poruku trećega anđela. Postoji nekoliko proročkih svjedoka koji potvrđuju da je Jojakim simbol poruke prvoga anđela. Važno je razumjeti ove dokaze, jer se time utvrđuje da prvi redak prvoga poglavlja Daniela označuje poruku prvoga anđela, a ta je činjenica uporište koje omogućuje da se prvo poglavlje razumije kao poruka prvoga anđela iz Otkrivenja četrnaest. Počet ćemo u Drugoj knjizi Ljetopisa.
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 2 Chronicles 36:20, 21.
A one koji umakoše maču odvede u Babilon; i ondje bijahu sluge njemu i njegovim sinovima do kraljevanja kraljevstva perzijskoga, da se ispuni riječ Gospodnja iz usta Jeremijinih, dok zemlja ne uživa svoje subote; jer sve dok ležaše opustošena, svetkovaše subotu, da se ispuni sedamdeset godina. 2 Ljetopisa 36,20. 21.
The captivity in Babylon for seventy years was so the land could enjoy the sabbaths that had not been fulfilled in agreement with Leviticus twenty-five. Seventy years of sabbaths amounts to four hundred and ninety years, that ancient Israel had disregarded the direction of Leviticus twenty-five. Four hundred and ninety years of rebellion preceded seventy years of captivity. At the ending of the four hundred and ninety years, three kings would be placed into subjection by Nebuchadnezzar.
Sedamdesetogodišnje sužanjstvo u Babilonu bilo je zato da bi zemlja mogla uživati subote koje nisu bile vršene, u skladu s Levitskim zakonikom dvadeset i pet. Sedamdeset godina subota iznosi četiri stotine i devedeset godina, tijekom kojih je drevni Izrael zanemarivao odredbu Levitskoga zakonika dvadeset i pet. Četiri stotine i devedeset godina pobune prethodilo je sedamdeset godina sužanjstva. Na završetku četiri stotine i devedeset godina, tri će kralja biti podvrgnuta Nabukodonozoru.
At the end of the seventy years of captivity, the Lord raised up Cyrus, who was the first of the three kings that would decree that Israel could return and rebuild Jerusalem. Artaxerxes was the third of those three kings and he made the third decree in 457 BC. The third decree began the twenty-three hundred years of Daniel chapter eight, and verse fourteen. In 1798, the first end of the indignation ended, the book of Daniel was unsealed and the first of the three angels arrived. The third angel arrived on October 22, 1844.
Na kraju sedamdeset godina sužanjstva, Gospodin je podigao Kira, koji je bio prvi od trojice kraljeva koji će izdati odredbu da se Izrael može vratiti i ponovno sagraditi Jeruzalem. Artakserkso je bio treći od te trojice kraljeva i on je izdao treću odredbu 457. pr. Kr. Treća je odredba započela dvije tisuće i tri stotine godina iz osmog poglavlja Daniela, četrnaestog retka. Godine 1798. završio je prvi svršetak gnjeva, knjiga proroka Daniela bila je otpečaćena i stigao je prvi od trojice anđela. Treći je anđeo stigao 22. listopada 1844.
The three last kings of Judah were all confronted by Nebuchadnezzar, and at Jehoiakim’s captivity, the seventy years began. It continued until Babylon was destroyed, and the general (Cyrus) that had destroyed Babylon, and who shortly thereafter became the king, passed the first of three decrees. The third decree began the prophecy of the evenings and mornings that ended with the arrival of the third of three angels. Christ always identifies the end with the beginning.
Posljednja tri kralja Jude svi su se suočili s Nabukodonozorom, a u vrijeme Jojakimova sužanjstva započelo je sedamdeset godina. Ono se nastavilo sve dok Babilon nije bio uništen, a vojskovođa (Kir) koji je uništio Babilon i koji je nedugo potom postao kralj, izdao je prvi od triju dekreta. Treći dekret započeo je proročanstvo o večerima i jutrima koje je završilo dolaskom trećega od triju anđela. Krist uvijek poistovjećuje svršetak s početkom.
The beginning of the seventy years took place with Nebuchadnezzar’s first attack against Jerusalem. The ending of the seventy years was marked by the destruction of Babylon. The final and complete destruction of Jerusalem was brought upon the third of three kings who had all been attacked by Nebuchadnezzar. The destruction of Jerusalem was progressive. The last three kings represent one prophetic symbol, in the sense that they all had been attacked by Nebuchadnezzar. They typified the three decrees that were all one symbol, as were the three angels at the end of the twenty-three hundred days.
Početak sedamdeset godina nastupio je s Nebukadnezarovim prvim napadom na Jeruzalem. Završetak sedamdeset godina bio je obilježen uništenjem Babilona. Konačno i potpuno uništenje Jeruzalema došlo je za vrijeme trećega od trojice kraljeva koje je sve napao Nebukadnezar. Uništenje Jeruzalema bilo je postupno. Posljednja tri kralja predstavljaju jedan proročki simbol, u smislu da ih je sve napao Nebukadnezar. Oni su predočavali tri uredbe koje su sve bile jedan simbol, kao što su to bila i tri anđela na kraju dvije tisuće i tristo dana.
“In the seventh chapter of Ezra the decree is found. Verses 12-26. In its completest form it was issued by Artaxerxes, king of Persia, 457 BC. But in Ezra 6:14 the house of the Lord at Jerusalem is said to have been built ‘according to the commandment [‘decree,’ margin] of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.’ These three kings, in originating, reaffirming, and completing the decree, brought it to the perfection required by the prophecy to mark the beginning of the 2300 years. Taking 457 BC, the time when the decree was completed, as the date of the commandment, every specification of the prophecy concerning the seventy weeks was seen to have been fulfilled.” The Great Controversy, 326.
„U sedmom poglavlju Ezre nalazi se dekret. Redci 12–26. U svom najpotpunijem obliku izdao ga je Artakserkso, kralj Perzije, 457. pr. Kr. No u Ezri 6,14 kaže se da je dom Gospodnji u Jeruzalemu bio sagrađen „po zapovijedi [„dekretu“, marg.] Kira i Darija i Artakserksa, kralja perzijskoga“. Ta su tri kralja, uspostavljajući, potvrđujući i dovršavajući dekret, dovela ga do savršenstva koje je proročanstvo zahtijevalo kako bi označilo početak 2300 godina. Uzimajući 457. pr. Kr., vrijeme kada je dekret bio dovršen, kao datum zapovijedi, vidjelo se da je svaka pojedinost proročanstva o sedamdeset tjedana bila ispunjena.“ Velika borba, 326.
Sister White identifies that the three decrees were necessary for the perfection of the prophecy. She defines their relation to each other, and in so doing, identifies the grammatical characteristics of the Hebrew word “truth.” She says the first decree originated, the second decree reaffirmed, and the third decree completed “every specification of the prophecy concerning the seventy weeks.” The Hebrew word “truth” is created by the combination of the first, thirteenth and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The first decree originated, the second reaffirmed and the last decree completed the prophecy. The three decrees contain the signature of Alpha and Omega, and they were fulfilled at the end of the seventy-year prophecy of the captivity in Babylon, even though the third decree arrived well after the seventy years ended. The three decrees were progressive, and though they were three decrees, they were still one prophetic symbol.
Sestra White utvrđuje da su tri dekreta bila nužna za savršenstvo proročanstva. Ona određuje njihov međusobni odnos i, čineći to, prepoznaje gramatička obilježja hebrejske riječi „istina“. Kaže da je prvi dekret potekao, drugi dekret ponovno potvrdio, a treći dekret dovršio „svaku pojedinost proročanstva o sedamdeset tjedana“. Hebrejska riječ „istina“ nastaje kombinacijom prvoga, trinaestoga i posljednjega slova hebrejskoga alfabeta. Prvi je dekret potekao, drugi ponovno potvrdio, a posljednji dekret dovršio proročanstvo. Tri dekreta sadrže potpis Alfe i Omege, i bili su ispunjeni na kraju sedamdesetogodišnjega proročanstva o babilonskom sužanjstvu, premda je treći dekret stigao znatno nakon završetka sedamdeset godina. Tri su dekreta bila progresivna, i premda su bila tri dekreta, ipak su i dalje bila jedan proročki simbol.
The first angel arrived in 1798, the second angel arrived in the spring of 1844, and the third angel arrived on October 22, 1844. Those three angels are one prophetic symbol, representing the everlasting gospel of Revelation chapter fourteen.
Prvi anđeo došao je 1798., drugi anđeo došao je u proljeće 1844., a treći anđeo došao je 22. listopada 1844. Ta tri anđela jedan su proročki simbol, koji predstavlja vječno evanđelje iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.
“The first and second messages were given in 1843 and 1844, and we are now under the proclamation of the third; but all three of the messages are still to be proclaimed. It is just as essential now as ever before that they shall be repeated to those who are seeking for the truth. By pen and voice we are to sound the proclamation, showing their order, and the application of the prophecies that bring us to the third angel’s message. There cannot be a third without the first and second. These messages we are to give to the world in publications, in discourses, showing in the line of prophetic history the things that have been and the things that will be.” Selected Messages, book 2, 104, 105.
„Prva i druga poruka dane su 1843. i 1844. godine, a mi se sada nalazimo pod navještajem treće; ali sve tri poruke još uvijek valja navješćivati. Jednako je nužno sada kao i ikada prije da se one ponove onima koji traže istinu. Perom i glasom trebamo razglasiti navještaj, pokazujući njihov redoslijed i primjenu proročanstava koja nas dovode do poruke trećega anđela. Ne može biti treće bez prve i druge. Ove poruke trebamo dati svijetu u publikacijama, u propovijedima, pokazujući u slijedu proročanske povijesti ono što je bilo i ono što će biti.” Selected Messages, knjiga 2, 104, 105.
The last three kings of Judah were one symbol, for they were all brought into various degrees of subjection by the king of Babylon. The last three kings of Judah, the three decrees and the three angels, though distinctly three are also represented as one prophetic symbol.
Posljednja tri kralja Judina bijahu jedan simbol, jer su svi bili dovedeni u različite stupnjeve podložnosti kralju babilonskomu. Posljednja tri kralja Judina, tri uredbe i tri anđela, premda razlučito troje, također su prikazani kao jedan proročki simbol.
The last three kings are part of the prophetic setting of the beginning of the prophecy of seventy years of captivity, and as such they become part of the beginning that illustrates the end of the seventy years of captivity. The captivity began with the progressive subjection of three kings, ending with the destruction of the kingdom and its capital city. The end of the prophecy marks the destruction of the nation and capital of Babylon, which marks the arrival of the three progressive decrees. The beginning of the twenty-three-hundred-year prophecy is marked by three progressive decrees, and it illustrates the ending of the twenty-three hundred year prophecy, which consists of three progressive messages.
Posljednja tri kralja dio su proročkoga okvira početka proročanstva o sedamdeset godina sužanjstva te tako postaju dijelom početka koji oslikava kraj sedamdeset godina sužanjstva. Sužanjstvo je započelo postupnim podvrgavanjem trojice kraljeva, završivši uništenjem kraljevstva i njegova glavnoga grada. Kraj proročanstva označava uništenje naroda i prijestolnice Babilona, što označava dolazak triju uzastopnih dekreta. Početak proročanstva o dvije tisuće i tristo godina obilježen je trima uzastopnim dekretima, i on oslikava završetak proročanstva o dvije tisuće i tristo godina, koji se sastoji od triju uzastopnih poruka.
The three angels, and their respective three messages, had been typified by three kings and their three progressive decrees. The three kings that proclaimed their respective three decrees had been typified by three progressive kings, who had each presented their messages of rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar. Three messages of rebellion, typified three decrees, that in turn typified three messages. One begins the prophecy of seventy years, that in turn ends with the beginning of the twenty-three-hundred-year prophecy, that ends at the arrival of the third angel in 1844. The seventy years that the land was to enjoy its Sabbath cannot be separated from October 22, 1844.
Tri anđela i njihove odgovarajuće tri poruke bili su predočeni trima kraljevima i njihovim trima uzastopnim proglasima. Tri kralja koji su objavili svoje odgovarajuće tri proglase bili su predočeni trojicom uzastopnih kraljeva, od kojih je svaki iznio svoju poruku pobune protiv Nabukodonozora. Tri poruke pobune predočile su tri proglasa, koji su zauzvrat predočili tri poruke. Jedna započinje proročanstvo o sedamdeset godina, koje zauzvrat završava početkom proročanstva o dvije tisuće i tri stotine godina, a ono završava dolaskom trećega anđela 1844. godine. Sedamdeset godina tijekom kojih je zemlja trebala uživati svoju subotu ne mogu se odvojiti od 22. listopada 1844. godine.
Jehoiakim represents Cyrus’ first decree and also the first angel’s message of Revelation chapter fourteen. Beyond this, the three witnesses of the last three Judean kings, the three decrees and the three angel’s messages, provide precise information of the symbol of Jehoiakim, for the prophetic history of the three angels has been very carefully marked by inspiration. All three messages have a historical arrival and thereafter a historical empowerment.
Jojakim predstavlja Kiróv prvi dekret, a također i poruku prvoga anđela iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Povrh toga, tri svjedoka posljednja tri judejska kralja, tri dekreta i poruke triju anđela, pružaju precizne obavijesti o simbolu Jojakima, jer je nadahnuće vrlo pomno obilježilo proročku povijest triju anđela. Sve tri poruke imaju povijesni dolazak, a nakon toga i povijesno osnaženje.
The first angel arrived in 1798, and was empowered on August 11, 1840, with the confirmation of the day for a year principle.
Prvi je anđeo stigao 1798. godine i bio osnažen 11. kolovoza 1840. godine potvrdom načela dan za godinu.
“In the year 1840 another remarkable fulfillment of prophecy excited widespread interest. two years before, Josiah Litch, one of the leading ministers preaching the second advent, published an exposition of Revelation 9, predicting the fall of the Ottoman Empire. According to his calculations, this power was to be overthrown . . . on the 11th of August, 1840, when the Ottoman power in Constantinople may be expected to be broken. And this, I believe, will be found to be the case.’
„Godine 1840. još jedno izvanredno ispunjenje proročanstva pobudilo je široko zanimanje. Dvije godine ranije Josiah Litch, jedan od vodećih propovjednika koji su navješćivali drugi dolazak, objavio je tumačenje Otkrivenja 9, predviđajući pad Osmanskoga Carstva. Prema njegovim izračunima, ta je sila trebala biti oborena... 11. kolovoza 1840., kada se može očekivati da će osmanska vlast u Carigradu biti slomljena. A vjerujem da će se pokazati da je to upravo tako.“
“At the very time specified, Turkey, through her ambassadors, accepted the protection of the allied powers of Europe, and thus placed herself under the control of Christian nations. The event exactly fulfilled the prediction. When it became known, multitudes were convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by Miller and his associates, and a wonderful impetus was given to the advent movement. Men of learning and position united with Miller, both in preaching and in publishing his views, and from 1840 to 1844 the work rapidly extended.” The Great Controversy, 334, 335.
„Upravo u određeno vrijeme Turska je, preko svojih veleposlanika, prihvatila zaštitu savezničkih sila Europe te se tako stavila pod nadzor kršćanskih naroda. Taj je događaj točno ispunio proročanstvo. Kad je to postalo poznato, mnoštva su se uvjerila u ispravnost načela proročkoga tumačenja koja su prihvatili Miller i njegovi suradnici, a adventnom je pokretu dan čudesan poticaj. Ljudi od učenosti i ugleda pridružili su se Milleru, kako u propovijedanju tako i u objavljivanju njegovih gledišta, te se od 1840. do 1844. djelo brzo širilo.” Velika borba, 334, 335.
The first angel arrived announcing the opening of the judgment in 1798, but the message was premised on the validity of William Miller’s identification that a day in Bible prophecy represents a year. That principle was confirmed “on the 11th of August, 1840,” and the first message was empowered. With the failure of the prediction of Christ’s return in the biblical year of 1843, which extended into the year 1844, the second angel of Revelation chapter fourteen arrived. With the failure of the prediction in the spring of 1844, the Protestant churches rejected Miller’s rule of a day for a year, and became the daughters of Babylon. That message was thereafter empowered in the summer of 1844, when it was joined by the message of the Midnight Cry. With the fulfillment of the message of the Midnight Cry on October 22, 1844, the third angel arrived with his message.
Prvi je anđeo došao navješćujući otvaranje suda 1798. godine, no poruka je počivala na valjanosti poistovjećenja Williama Millera da jedan dan u biblijskom proročanstvu predstavlja jednu godinu. To je načelo bilo potvrđeno „11. kolovoza 1840.”, i prva je poruka bila osnažena. Neuspjehom predviđanja Kristova povratka u biblijskoj godini 1843., koje se protegnulo u godinu 1844., došao je drugi anđeo iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Neuspjehom predviđanja u proljeće 1844. protestantske su crkve odbacile Millerovo pravilo o jednom danu za jednu godinu te postale kćeri Babilona. Ta je poruka potom bila osnažena u ljeto 1844., kada joj se pridružila poruka Ponoćnoga poklika. Ispunjenjem poruke Ponoćnoga poklika 22. listopada 1844. došao je treći anđeo sa svojom porukom.
Due to the disobedience of Laodicean Adventism in 1863, God’s people were assigned to repeat the history of ancient Israel’s wandering in the wilderness. The empowerment of the third message would wait until September 11, 2001. Each of the three messages arrive in history and are thereafter empowered.
Zbog neposlušnosti laodicejskog adventizma 1863. godine, Božjem je narodu bilo određeno da ponovi povijest lutanja drevnoga Izraela pustinjom. Osnaženje treće poruke čekalo bi do 11. rujna 2001. Svaka od triju poruka dolazi u povijest i nakon toga biva osnažena.
Jehoiakim and Cyrus represent the empowerment of the first angel, not its arrival. Though Jehoiakim was the first of the last three kings of Judah, and though he represents the first angel’s message, the prophetic characteristics that he, and also Cyrus, demonstrate that they are both symbols of the empowerment of the first angel, and not symbols of the arrival of the first angel. The arrival of the first message in the history of Jehoiakim was Manasseh, the first of the last seven kings of Judah.
Jojakim i Kir predstavljaju osnaženje prvoga anđela, a ne njegov dolazak. Premda je Jojakim bio prvi od posljednja tri kralja Jude, i premda predstavlja poruku prvoga anđela, proročke značajke koje on, kao i Kir, očituju, pokazuju da su obojica simboli osnaženja prvoga anđela, a ne simboli dolaska prvoga anđela. Dolazak prve poruke u povijesti Jojakima bio je Manaše, prvi od posljednjih sedam kraljeva Jude.
Seven kings preceded the complete and final destruction of Jerusalem. Those seven kings represent a progressive history, as was the history they typified from 1798 to 1844. The first angel arrived in 1798, and the third arrived on October 22, 1844. The history of 1798 to 1844, is the history of the first and second angels. The history of the third angel began in 1844. When Sister White identifies the symbolism of the seven thunders of Revelation chapter ten, she says the seven thunders represent the history of the first and second angels, but not the third angel.
Sedam kraljeva prethodilo je potpunom i konačnom uništenju Jeruzalema. Tih sedam kraljeva predstavlja progresivnu povijest, kao što je takva bila i povijest koju su predoznačavali od 1798. do 1844. godine. Prvi je anđeo došao 1798., a treći je došao 22. listopada 1844. Povijest od 1798. do 1844. povijest je prvoga i drugoga anđela. Povijest trećega anđela započela je 1844. godine. Kada sestra White prepoznaje simboliku sedam gromova iz desetoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, ona kaže da sedam gromova predstavlja povijest prvoga i drugoga anđela, ali ne i trećega anđela.
“The special light given to John which was expressed in the seven thunders was a delineation of events which would transpire under the first and second angels’ messages.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.
„Posebna svjetlost dana Ivanu, koja je bila izražena u sedam gromova, bila je prikaz događaja koji će se zbiti pod porukama prvoga i drugoga anđela.“ The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.
The history of the seven thunders of Revelation chapter ten, emphasize the history of the empowerment of the first angel on August 11, 1840 through to the great disappointment on October 22, 1844, but it none-the-less, includes the entire history of the first and second angels. The general application of the seven thunders is that it represents 1798 through to October 22, 1844. The history of the arrival of the first angel from 1798 to the great disappointment is the history of the first and second angels, and it is prophetically represented as seven thunders. The seven thunders were also typified by the last seven kings of Judah. The last three of those kings were not only identifying sequential kings, but together they are one symbol made up of a first, middle and last.
Povijest sedam gromova iz desetoga poglavlja Otkrivenja naglašava povijest osnaživanja prvoga anđela od 11. kolovoza 1840. pa sve do velikoga razočaranja 22. listopada 1844., ali ona ipak obuhvaća cjelokupnu povijest prvoga i drugoga anđela. Opća primjena sedam gromova jest da oni predstavljaju razdoblje od 1798. do 22. listopada 1844. Povijest dolaska prvoga anđela od 1798. do velikoga razočaranja povijest je prvoga i drugoga anđela, i ona je proročki predstavljena kao sedam gromova. Sedam gromova također su bili tipološki predočeni posljednjim sedmoricom kraljeva Jude. Posljednja trojica od tih kraljeva nisu samo označavali uzastopne kraljeve, nego su zajedno jedan simbol sastavljen od prvoga, srednjega i posljednjega.
In the history of the three angels, the first message was empowered on August 11, 1840, and both Jehoiakim and Cyrus typified that event.
U povijesti trojice anđela, prva je poruka zadobila silu 11. kolovoza 1840., a i Jojakim i Kir bili su predslika toga događaja.
We will continue to identify these most important truths in the next article.
Nastavit ćemo utvrđivati ove najvažnije istine u sljedećem članku.
“Strict integrity should be cherished by every student. Every mind should turn with reverent attention to the revealed word of God. Light and grace will be given to those who thus obey God. They will behold wondrous things out of his law. Great truths that have lain unheeded and unseen since the day of Pentecost, are to shine from God’s word in their native purity. To those who truly love God the Holy Spirit will reveal truths that have faded from the mind, and will also reveal truths that are entirely new. Those who eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of God will bring from the books of Daniel and Revelation truth that is inspired by the Holy Spirit. They will start into action forces that cannot be repressed. The lips of children will be opened to proclaim the mysteries that have been hidden from the minds of men. The Lord has chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty.
„Strogi pošteni karakter treba biti dragocjen svakom učeniku. Svaki um treba se s pobožnom pozornošću okrenuti objavljenoj Božjoj riječi. Svjetlo i milost bit će dani onima koji tako slušaju Boga. Oni će gledati čudesne stvari u njegovu zakonu. Velike istine, koje su od dana Pedesetnice ostale nezapažene i neviđene, zasjat će iz Božje riječi u svojoj izvornoj čistoći. Onima koji doista ljube Boga Duh Sveti otkrit će istine koje su izblijedjele iz uma, a otkrit će i istine koje su posve nove. Oni koji jedu tijelo i piju krv Sina Božjega iznijet će iz knjiga Daniela i Otkrivenja istinu nadahnutu Duhom Svetim. Pokrenut će na djelovanje sile koje se ne mogu obuzdati. Usne djece otvorit će se da objavljuju tajne koje su bile skrivene umovima ljudi. Gospodin je izabrao ludo ovoga svijeta da posrami mudre, i slabo ovoga svijeta da posrami jako.“
“The Bible should not be brought into our schools to be sandwiched in between infidelity. The Bible must be made the groundwork and subject-matter of education. It is true that we know much more of the word of the living God than we knew in the past, but there is still much more to be learned. It should be used as the word of the living God, and esteemed as first, and last, and best in everything. Then will be seen true spiritual growth. The students will develop healthy religious characters, because they eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of God. But unless watched and nurtured, the health of the soul decays. Keep in the channel of light. Study the Bible. Those who serve God faithfully will be blessed. He who permits no faithful work to go unrewarded will crown every act of loyalty and integrity with special tokens of his love and approbation.” Review and Herald, August 17, 1897.
„Bibliju ne treba unositi u naše škole da bude umetnuta između nevjere. Biblija mora postati temelj i sadržaj obrazovanja. Istina je da o riječi živoga Boga znamo mnogo više nego što smo znali u prošlosti, ali još uvijek ima mnogo više što treba naučiti. Treba se njome služiti kao riječju živoga Boga i cijeniti je kao prvu, posljednju i najbolju u svemu. Tada će se vidjeti pravi duhovni rast. Učenici će razviti zdrave vjerske karaktere, jer jedu tijelo i piju krv Sina Božjega. Ali ako se nad njima ne bdije i ako ih se ne njeguje, zdravlje duše propada. Ostanite u toku svjetlosti. Proučavajte Bibliju. Oni koji vjerno služe Bogu bit će blagoslovljeni. Onaj koji ne dopušta da ijedno vjerno djelo ostane bez nagrade okrunit će svaki čin odanosti i poštenja posebnim znacima svoje ljubavi i odobravanja.” Review and Herald, 17. kolovoza 1897.