The prophetic framework applied by William Miller was the structure of the two desolating powers of pagan Rome followed by papal Rome. The prophetic framework applied by Future for America is the structure of the three desolating powers of pagan Rome followed by papal Rome and then apostate Protestantism. The three manifestations of Rome are those three desolating powers of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet. That framework was recognized in a large part by the resistance brought against the light of the last six verses of Daniel chapter eleven, that was unsealed at the time of the end in 1989.
Proročki okvir koji je primijenio William Miller bio je struktura dviju pustošećih sila: poganskoga Rima, a zatim papinskoga Rima. Proročki okvir koji primjenjuje Future for America jest struktura triju pustošećih sila: poganskoga Rima, zatim papinskoga Rima, a potom otpali protestantizam. Tri očitovanja Rima jesu te tri pustošeće sile: zmaj, zvijer i lažni prorok. Taj je okvir u velikoj mjeri bio prepoznat po otporu podignutom protiv svjetla posljednjih šest redaka 11. poglavlja Daniela, koje je bilo otpečaćeno u vrijeme svršetka 1989. godine.
The first two manifestations of Rome identify the prophetic makeup of modern Rome, the third and last manifestation of Rome. Modern Rome identifies the structure of the final threefold persecuting power of the last days. Closely related, but distinctly different is the three manifestations of Babylon. The first was Nimrod’s Babel. The second was Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar’s Babylon. Together those two prophetic witnesses identify the prophetic characteristics of modern Babylon. Though at one level modern Rome and modern Babylon are the same entity, the three manifestations of Babylon are identifying the final fall of Babylon, and the arrogance of the man of sin.
Prve dvije manifestacije Rima prepoznaju proročki sastav modernog Rima, treće i posljednje manifestacije Rima. Moderni Rim prepoznaje ustroj konačne trostruke progoniteljske sile posljednjih dana. Usko povezane, ali jasno različite, jesu tri manifestacije Babilona. Prva je bila Nimrodov Babel. Druga je bila Babilon Nabukodonozora i Baltazara. Zajedno ta dva proročka svjedoka prepoznaju proročka obilježja modernog Babilona. Premda su na jednoj razini moderni Rim i moderni Babilon ista cjelina, tri manifestacije Babilona prepoznaju konačni pad Babilona i oholost čovjeka grijeha.
The fall of Babylon is a large and specific subject in Bible prophecy, as is the arrogance of the pope of Rome. In Revelation chapter seventeen, one of the angels who pours out the seven last plagues comes to specifically identify the judgment of Babylon, which is another expression of her fall.
Pad Babilona velika je i određena tema u biblijskom proročanstvu, kao što je to i oholost rimskog pape. U sedamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja jedan od anđela koji izlijevaju sedam posljednjih zala dolazi kako bi posebno označio sud nad Babilonom, što je drugi izraz za njegov pad.
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Revelation 17:1–3.
I dođe jedan od sedmorice anđela koji su imali sedam čaša te progovori sa mnom govoreći mi: Dođi amo; pokazat ću ti sud nad velikom bludnicom koja sjedi na mnogim vodama; s njom su kraljevi zemaljski činili blud, i stanovnici zemlje opili su se vinom njezina bluda. I odnese me u duhu u pustinju: i vidjeh ženu gdje sjedi na zvijeri skerletne boje, punoj bogohulnih imena, koja ima sedam glava i deset rogova. Otkrivenje 17:1–3.
The work of the angel is to show John the judgment of the woman who has “MYSTERY BABYLON” written upon her forehead.
Zadaća anđela jest pokazati Ivanu sud nad ženom koja na svome čelu ima napisano: „TAJNA BABILON“.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:4–6.
A žena bijaše odjevena u purpur i skerlet, i nakićena zlatom i dragim kamenjem i biserima, imajući u ruci zlatnu čašu punu gadosti i nečistoće svojega bluda; a na njezinu čelu bijaše napisano ime: TAJNA, VELIKI BABILON, MAJKA BLUDNICA I GADOSTI ZEMALJSKIH. I vidjeh ženu pijanu od krvi svetih i od krvi Isusovih mučenika; i kad je vidjeh, začudih se velikim čuđenjem. Otkrivenje 17:4–6.
The geopolitical apparatus which the papacy employs in the last days to persecute those she deems are heretics is represented by “a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.” The fact that she is riding upon the beast shows that she is in control of the beast, as is a rider upon a horse.
Geopolitički aparat kojim se papinstvo služi u posljednjim danima da progoni one koje smatra hereticima prikazan je kao „zvijer skerletne boje, puna bogohulnih imena, sa sedam glava i deset rogova“. Činjenica da ona jaše zvijer pokazuje da ona upravlja zvijeri, kao što jahač upravlja konjem.
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 17:8.
A žena koju si vidio jest onaj veliki grad koji kraljuje nad kraljevima zemaljskim. Otkrivenje 17,8.
The “scarlet colored beast with seven heads and ten horns” is modern Rome, and represents the geopolitical structure the woman employs as she persecutes God’s faithful in the last days. The woman is modern Babylon, the great city that commits fornication and rules over the kings of the earth. The first two manifestations of Babylon represented by Babel in Genesis chapter eleven, and Babylon in Daniel chapters four and five, describe the arrogance and the fall of modern Babylon in the last days. The woman who is judged in Revelation chapter seventeen, is modern Babylon, and the beast she reigns over is modern Rome. She has committed fornication with the kings, and together they are one flesh.
„Grimizna zvijer sa sedam glava i deset rogova” jest suvremeni Rim i predstavlja geopolitičku strukturu kojom se žena služi dok progoni Božje vjerne u posljednjim danima. Žena je suvremeni Babilon, veliki grad koji čini blud i kraljuje nad kraljevima zemaljskim. Prva dva očitovanja Babilona, predstavljena Babelom u jedanaestom poglavlju Postanka te Babilonom u četvrtom i petom poglavlju Daniela, opisuju oholost i pad suvremenoga Babilona u posljednjim danima. Žena kojoj se sudi u sedamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja jest suvremeni Babilon, a zvijer nad kojom ona kraljuje jest suvremeni Rim. Počinila je blud s kraljevima, i zajedno su jedno tijelo.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24.
Stoga će čovjek ostaviti oca svojega i majku svoju, i prionuti uz ženu svoju; i njih dvoje bit će jedno tijelo. Postanak 2,24.
Though they are one, certain prophetic elements of modern Rome and modern Babylon are isolated in God’s Word. The story of modern Babylon, as established by the two witnesses of Babel and Babylon is about her arrogance, and her final fall. In the last six verses of Daniel eleven, the king of the north is used to represent the papacy. The pope of Rome is Satan’s earthly representative.
Premda su jedno, određeni proročki elementi suvremenog Rima i suvremenog Babilona izdvojeni su u Božjoj Riječi. Povijest suvremenog Babilona, kako je utvrđena po dvama svjedocima Babela i Babilona, govori o njezinoj oholosti i o njezinu konačnom padu. U posljednjih šest redaka jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela kralj sjevera upotrijebljen je kao prikaz papinstva. Rimski papa Sotonin je zemaljski predstavnik.
“To secure worldly gains and honors, the church was led to seek the favor and support of the great men of earth; and having thus rejected Christ, she was induced to yield allegiance to the representative of Satan—the bishop of Rome.” The Great Controversy, 50.
„Kako bi osigurala svjetovne dobitke i časti, Crkva je bila navedena da traži naklonost i potporu velikih ljudi ovoga svijeta; a pošto je tako odbacila Krista, bila je navedena da iskaže odanost predstavniku Sotone — rimskom biskupu.“ Velika borba, 50.
Satan wished to be God, and his desire was to take God’s political and religious thrones.
Sotona je želio biti Bog, a njegova je želja bila preuzeti Božja politička i vjerska prijestolja.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Isaiah 14:12–14.
Kako pade s neba, o Luciferu, sine zore! Kako si oboren na zemlju, ti koji si obarao narode! Jer si govorio u srcu svojemu: Uzaći ću na nebo, povrh zvijezda Božjih uzvisit ću prijestolje svoje; sjest ću i na goru zbora, na krajnjem sjeveru; uzaći ću iznad visina oblaka; bit ću kao Svevišnji. Izaija 14:12–14.
Satan desired to exalt his throne (which is a symbol of kingly rule), “above the stars of God.” The stars of God are the angels, and represent the machinery of God’s government. Satan desired to “also” be seated “upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.” The congregation is the Church, and it is located in Jerusalem, which is in the sides of the north. To be seated upon a throne in “sides of the north,” is to be king of the north. Christ is the true King of the North, who also is King over the government of God. Satan desired to “be like the most High.”
Sotona je poželio uzvisiti svoje prijestolje (što je simbol kraljevske vlasti) „iznad zvijezda Božjih“. Zvijezde Božje jesu anđeli te predstavljaju ustroj Božje vladavine. Sotona je također poželio biti postavljen „na gori sabora, na krajnjem sjeveru“. Sabor je Crkva, i nalazi se u Jeruzalemu, koji je na krajnjem sjeveru. Sjediti na prijestolju na „krajnjem sjeveru“ znači biti kralj sjevera. Krist je pravi Kralj Sjevera, koji je ujedno i Kralj nad Božjom vladavinom. Sotona je poželio „biti kao Svevišnji“.
A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Psalm 48:1–3.
Pjesma i psalam sinova Korejevih. Velik je Gospodin i dostojan svake hvale u gradu Boga našega, na svetoj gori njegovoj. Divan uzvisinom, radost sve zemlje, gora Sion, na krajnjem sjeveru, grad je velikoga Kralja. Bog je poznat u njegovim palačama kao utočište. Psalam 48:1–3.
The earthly representative of Satan is the bishop of Rome (the pope). In the last six verses of Daniel eleven, the final rise and fall of the pope of Rome is portrayed, and the pope is there represented as the king of the north. He is the head of the Catholic church, and the word “catholic” means universal. In order for Satan to counterfeit Christ’s two thrones (political and religious), Satan created the Catholic church for the purpose of having a worldwide religious system when he begins his personation of Christ in the last days.
Zemaljski predstavnik Sotone jest rimski biskup (papa). U posljednjih šest redaka jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela prikazan je konačni uspon i pad rimskoga pape, a papa je ondje predstavljen kao kralj sjevera. On je poglavar Katoličke crkve, a riječ „katolička” znači univerzalna. Kako bi Sotona krivotvorio Kristova dva prijestolja (političko i religijsko), stvorio je Katoličku crkvu sa svrhom da ima svjetski religijski sustav kada u posljednjim danima započne svoje utjelovljenje Krista.
“This compromise between paganism and Christianity resulted in the development of ‘the man of sin’ foretold in prophecy as opposing and exalting himself above God. That gigantic system of false religion is a masterpiece of Satan’s power—a monument of his efforts to seat himself upon the throne to rule the earth according to his will.” The Great Controversy, 50.
„Taj kompromis između poganstva i kršćanstva doveo je do razvoja ‘čovjeka grijeha’, prorečenoga u proročanstvu kao onoga koji se protivi Bogu i uzvisuje se iznad Njega. Taj golemi sustav lažne religije remek-djelo je Sotonine moći — spomenik njegovim nastojanjima da sam sebe postavi na prijestolje kako bi vladao zemljom prema svojoj volji.” Velika borba, 50.
Satan constructed a worldwide religious system and also a worldwide political structure, for the purpose of counterfeiting the two thrones of authority that the true King of the North is seated upon. The ten kings of Revelation seventeen, with whom the whore commits fornication and rules over in the last days, represents the beast with seven heads and ten horns, that is reigned over by the woman who has BABYLON written on her forehead. In chapter seventeen the ten kings “hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.” Thus, her judgment is portrayed. The three manifestations of Babylon are identifying the final fall of Babylon. The three manifestations of Rome are identifying the political structure she reigns over.
Sotona je izgradio svjetski religijski sustav, a također i svjetski politički ustroj, s ciljem da krivotvori dva prijestolja vlasti na kojima sjedi pravi Kralj Sjevera. Deset kraljeva iz Otkrivenja sedamnaest, s kojima bludnica čini blud i nad kojima vlada u posljednjim danima, predstavljaju Zvijer sa sedam glava i deset rogova, nad kojom vlada žena kojoj je na čelu napisano BABILON. U sedamnaestom poglavlju deset kraljeva „zamrze bludnicu i opustošit će je i ogoliti, i jest će njezino meso, i spaliti je ognjem.” Tako je prikazan njezin sud. Tri očitovanja Babilona poistovjećuju konačni pad Babilona. Tri očitovanja Rima poistovjećuju politički ustroj nad kojim ona vlada.
The three angels’ messages of Revelation chapter fourteen address the final fall of modern Babylon, as does Daniel chapter eleven, verses forty-four and forty-five. Her final fall is referenced in chapter seventeen of Revelation, but it is even more specifically detailed in chapter eighteen. Daniel eleven’s portrayal of modern Babylon’s final fall, accompanied with the illustration of chapter fourteen’s three angels, and chapters seventeen and eighteen’s description of the final fall, are to be brought together, line upon line. In Daniel eleven, modern Babylon’s final fall is identified as occurring with her receiving no help.
Poruke trojice anđela iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja govore o konačnom padu suvremenoga Babilona, kao što to čini i jedanaesto poglavlje Daniela, redci četrdeset i četvrti i četrdeset i peti. Na njezin konačni pad upućuje se u sedamnaestome poglavlju Otkrivenja, ali je još određenije izložen u osamnaestome poglavlju. Prikaz konačnoga pada suvremenoga Babilona u Danielu 11, popraćen slikovitim prikazom trojice anđela iz četrnaestoga poglavlja te opisom konačnoga pada u sedamnaestome i osamnaestome poglavlju, treba povezati, redak na redak. U Danielu 11 konačni pad suvremenoga Babilona prepoznaje se kao događaj koji nastupa kada ne primi nikakvu pomoć.
And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. Daniel 11:45.
I on će postaviti šatore svoje palače između mora na slavnoj svetoj gori; ali doći će svome kraju, i nitko mu neće pomoći. Daniel 11:45.
In the next verse Michael stands up and human probation closes. The verse begins by stating, “And at that time.” When modern Babylon falls, human probation closes, and she dies alone. The third angel identifies the close of probation because it identifies that the world has been divided into two classes of people, those who have the mark of the beast and those who have the seal of God. At that time, God’s wrath is poured out upon modern Babylon, and those who have accepted the mark of her authority.
U sljedećem retku Mihael ustaje i vrijeme milosti za čovjeka završava. Redak započinje riječima: „I u to vrijeme.” Kada moderni Babilon padne, vrijeme milosti za čovjeka završava i ona umire sama. Treći anđeo označava završetak vremena milosti jer pokazuje da je svijet podijeljen na dvije skupine ljudi: na one koji imaju žig Zvijeri i na one koji imaju pečat Božji. U to se vrijeme Božji gnjev izlijeva na moderni Babilon i na one koji su prihvatili žig njezine vlasti.
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:9–12.
I treći ih anđeo slijediše govoreći jakim glasom: Ako se tko klanja Zvijeri i njezinu kipu, te primi žig na svoje čelo ili na svoju ruku, i on će piti vino gnjeva Božjega, koje je nerazrijeđeno natočeno u čašu srdžbe njegove; i bit će mučen ognjem i sumporom pred svetim anđelima i pred Janjetom. I dim muke njihove uzlazi u vijeke vjekova; i nemaju pokoja ni danju ni noću oni koji se klanjaju Zvijeri i njezinu kipu, i tko god prima žig imena njezina. Ovdje je postojanost svetih: ovdje su oni koji drže zapovijedi Božje i vjeru Isusovu. Otkrivenje 14:9–12.
In Revelation chapter eighteen, the judgment of the great whore is represented as a progressive judgment that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law, when the second voice calls God’s other flock out of Babylon. By verse twenty-one, the close of probation is marked, thus identifying a period from the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States until Michael stands up is a period of time that modern Babylon’s judgment is brought about, during a time of great persecution.
U osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja sud nad velikom bludnicom prikazan je kao postupni sud koji započinje uskoro nadolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom, kada drugi glas poziva drugo Božje stado iz Babilona. Do dvadeset i prvoga retka označava se svršetak vremena milosti, čime se utvrđuje da je razdoblje od uskoro nadolazećeg nedjeljnog zakona u Sjedinjenim Državama pa sve dok Mihael ne ustane razdoblje vremena u kojemu se izvršava sud nad suvremenim Babilonom, u vremenu velikoga progonstva.
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. Revelation 18:21–24.
I jedan silan anđeo uze kamen kao veliki mlinski kamen i baci ga u more govoreći: Tako će sa silinom biti oboren onaj veliki grad Babilon i više se nipošto neće naći. I glas guslara i glazbenika, svirača i trubača neće se više nipošto čuti u tebi; i nikakav obrtnik, ma kojega obrta bio, neće se više naći u tebi; i šum mlinskoga kamena neće se više nipošto čuti u tebi; I svjetlost svjetiljke neće više nipošto svijetliti u tebi; i glas zaručnika i zaručnice neće se više nipošto čuti u tebi: jer tvoji trgovci bijahu velikaši zemlje; jer tvojim čaranjima bijahu zavedeni svi narodi. I u njoj se nađe krv proroka i svetih i svih koji su pobijeni na zemlji. Otkrivenje 18:21–24.
The casting down of the stone, the silencing of the musicians and workers, the extinguishing of the candle, the silencing of the voices of the bride and bridegroom are all expressions taken from the Old Testament that represent the close of probation.
Bacanje kamena, utišavanje glazbenika i radnika, gašenje svijeće, utišavanje glasova zaručnice i zaručnika — sve su to izrazi preuzeti iz Staroga zavjeta koji označuju završetak vremena milosti.
When Daniel chapter eleven, is prophetically laid upon Revelation chapters thirteen and fourteen, and then those two passages are laid upon chapters seventeen and eighteen of Revelation we find three lines of prophecy that, among other truths, represent the final fall of modern Babylon. Each of the three lines represent one of the threefold powers that lead the world to Armageddon. Daniel chapter eleven is identifying the beast (the papacy). Revelation chapters thirteen and fourteen, present the same history, but from the perspective of the false prophet (the United States). Revelation chapters seventeen and eighteen, identify the same prophetic line, but the history there represented is focused upon the dragon (the United Nations).
Kada se jedanaesto poglavlje Daniela proročki položi na trinaesto i četrnaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja, a zatim se ta dva odlomka polože na sedamnaesto i osamnaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja, nalazimo tri proročke linije koje, među ostalim istinama, prikazuju konačni pad suvremenoga Babilona. Svaka od tih triju linija predstavlja jednu od trostrukih sila koje vode svijet u Armagedon. Jedanaesto poglavlje Daniela poistovjećuje Zvijer (papinstvo). Trinaesto i četrnaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja iznose istu povijest, ali iz perspektive lažnoga proroka (Sjedinjenih Američkih Država). Sedamnaesto i osamnaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja označuju istu proročku liniju, ali je ondje prikazana povijest usredotočena na Zmaja (Ujedinjene narode).
Each of the three lines begin at the time of the end in 1798. Verse forty of Daniel chapter eleven begins with the words, “And at the time of the end.” The “time of the end” in the beginning of the verse is 1798, and when the verse was fulfilled in 1989, it was also the “time of the end,” for Jesus illustrates the end with the beginning when He wishes to place His signature upon an important fact. Sister White informs us that chapter thirteen of Revelation also begins in 1798.
Svaki od triju redaka započinje u vrijeme svršetka, 1798. godine. Četrdeseti redak jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela započinje riječima: „I u vrijeme svršetka.” „Vrijeme svršetka” na početku retka jest 1798. godina, a kada se redak ispunio 1989. godine, to je također bilo „vrijeme svršetka”, jer Isus prikazuje svršetak početkom kada želi staviti svoj potpis na važnu činjenicu. Sestra White obavještava nas da i trinaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja započinje 1798. godine.
“And when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution, John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon’s voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work. This power, the last that is to wage war against the church and the law of God, was symbolized by a beast with lamblike horns.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.
„A kada je Papinstvo, lišeno svoje snage, bilo prisiljeno odustati od progonstva, Ivan je ugledao novu silu kako ustaje da odjekuje zmajevim glasom i nastavi isto okrutno i bogohulno djelo. Ta sila, posljednja koja će zaratiti protiv crkve i Božjeg zakona, bila je predočena zvijeri s janjećim rogovima.“ Signs of the Times, 1. studenoga 1899.
The line of prophecy that begins in verse forty of Daniel eleven in 1798, continues until human probation closes when Michael stands up. The line of prophecy that begins in 1798, “when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution,” and it ends with God’s wrath being poured upon those who have accepted the “mark” of papal authority. In Revelation chapter seventeen, when the angel comes to John to show him the judgment of the papal whore, John is carried to the very end of the “wilderness,” that represents the history of the year 538 unto 1798. Spiritually placed in 1798, John records the judgment of modern Babylon, that begins with the second voice of Revelation eighteen, which announces that the papacy has filled the cup of her probationary time, and her judgment then continues until probation closes as the millstone is cast into the sea.
Proročki niz koji započinje u četrdesetom retku jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela godine 1798. nastavlja se sve dok se ne zaključi vrijeme milosti za čovječanstvo, kada Mihael ustane. Proročki niz koji započinje 1798. godine, „kada je Papinstvo, lišeno svoje snage, bilo prisiljeno prestati s progonstvom“, završava izlijevanjem Božjega gnjeva na one koji su prihvatili „žig“ papinske vlasti. U sedamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, kada anđeo dolazi k Ivanu da mu pokaže sud nad papinskom bludnicom, Ivan je prenesen na sami kraj „pustinje“, koja predstavlja povijest od godine 538. do 1798. Duhovno postavljen u 1798. godinu, Ivan bilježi sud nad suvremenim Babilonom, koji započinje drugim glasom iz osamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, koji objavljuje da je papinstvo ispunilo čašu svojega vremena milosti na kušnji, a njegov se sud potom nastavlja sve dok se ne zaključi vrijeme milosti, kada se mlinski kamen baca u more.
Line upon line, these three lines identify the final fall of modern Babylon, who has committed fornication with the kings of modern Rome. Daniel eleven is a witness of the papacy, represented as the king of the north. Revelation thirteen and fourteen is a witness of the false prophet, and chapters seventeen and eighteen witness to the role of the dragon (the ten kings). The prophetic framework employed by Future for America is based upon the three powers that lead the world to Armageddon.
Redak po redak, te tri crte prepoznaju konačni pad suvremenoga Babilona, koji je počinio blud s kraljevima suvremenoga Rima. Daniel jedanaest svjedok je papinstva, predstavljenoga kao kralj sjevera. Otkrivenje trinaest i četrnaest svjedok je lažnoga proroka, a poglavlja sedamnaest i osamnaest svjedoče o ulozi zmaja (deset kraljeva). Proročki okvir kojim se služi Future for America temelji se na trima silama koje vode svijet prema Armagedonu.
The two witnesses of Babel and Babylon identify the prophetic characteristics of modern Babylon. Those two witnesses speak of the arrogance of a papal leader, who professes to be Christian and seats himself in the temple of God, and proclaims himself to be God. Those two witnesses also identify his final fall. The pope’s self-exaltation and final fall as represented in the three manifestations of Babylon are what establishes the vision of prophetic history.
Dva svjedoka Babila i Babilona prepoznaju proročke značajke suvremenoga Babilona. Ta dva svjedoka govore o oholosti papinskoga vođe, koji tvrdi da je kršćanin, sjeda u hram Božji i proglašava sebe Bogom. Ta dva svjedoka također prepoznaju njegov konačni pad. Papino samouzvišenje i konačni pad, kako su prikazani u trima očitovanjima Babilona, ono su što uspostavlja viđenje proročke povijesti.
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. Daniel 11:14.
I u ona vremena mnogi će ustati protiv kralja juga; i nasilnici između tvojega naroda uzvisit će se da utvrde viđenje, ali će pasti. Daniel 11:14.
We will continue our consideration of the three manifestations of Babylon in the next article.
U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti naše razmatranje triju očitovanja Babilona.
And I heard another voice 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. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. Revelation 18:4–8.
I čuh drugi glas s neba gdje govori: Iziđite iz nje, narode moj, da ne budete dionici njezinih grijeha i da ne primite od njezinih zala. Jer grijesi njezini dopriješe do neba, i Bog se spomenu njezinih nepravdi. Uzmite joj onako kako je i ona uzvratila vama, i podajte joj dvostruko prema djelima njezinim; u čašu koju je napunila, napunite joj dvostruko. Koliko je sebe proslavila i raskošno živjela, toliko joj podajte muke i žalosti; jer u srcu svojem govori: Sjedim kao kraljica i nisam udovica, i žalosti neću vidjeti. Zato će u jedan dan doći zla njezina: smrt i tuga i glad; i bit će sasvim spaljena ognjem, jer je silan Gospodin Bog koji joj sudi. Otkrivenje 18,4–8.