In the previous article we identified that the Millerites could not see Rome as more than pagan and papal Rome, though they did address the distinctions between those two powers. For the Millerites the distinctions between pagan and papal Rome did not lead them to recognize that papal Rome was the fifth kingdom that followed the fourth kingdom of pagan Rome. After the disappointment in 1844, Sister White identified the three powers of Revelation twelve and thirteen as the dragon in chapter twelve, then the papacy, as the beast that came from the sea in chapter thirteen that was followed by the United States as the beast that came out of the earth. After the foundation was laid, the Lord opened the light upon the three-fold union of the dragon, the beast and false prophet that in chapter sixteen of Revelation leads the world to Armageddon.
U prethodnom članku utvrdili smo da Mileriti nisu mogli vidjeti Rim drukčije nego kao poganski i papinski Rim, premda su razmatrali razlike između tih dviju sila. Za Milerite razlike između poganskoga i papinskoga Rima nisu ih dovele do spoznaje da je papinski Rim bio peto kraljevstvo koje je slijedilo nakon četvrtoga kraljevstva poganskoga Rima. Nakon razočaranja 1844. godine, sestra White prepoznala je tri sile iz Otkrivenja 12 i 13 kao zmaja u 12. poglavlju, zatim papinstvo kao Zvijer koja je izišla iz mora u 13. poglavlju, a nakon nje Sjedinjene Američke Države kao Zvijer koja je izišla iz zemlje. Nakon što je temelj bio postavljen, Gospodin je otvorio svjetlo o trostrukoj zajednici zmaja, Zvijeri i lažnoga proroka koja u 16. poglavlju Otkrivenja vodi svijet u Armagedon.
“The line of prophecy in which these symbols are found begins with Revelation 12, with the dragon that sought to destroy Christ at His birth. The dragon is said to be Satan (Revelation 12:9); he it was that moved upon Herod to put the Saviour to death. But the chief agent of Satan in making war upon Christ and His people during the first centuries of the Christian Era was the Roman Empire, in which paganism was the prevailing religion. Thus while the dragon, primarily, represents Satan, it is, in a secondary sense, a symbol of pagan Rome.
„Proročki niz u kojem se nalaze ovi simboli započinje u Otkrivenju 12, sa zmajem koji je nastojao uništiti Krista pri Njegovu rođenju. Za zmaja se kaže da je Sotona (Otkrivenje 12,9); upravo je on potaknuo Heroda da usmrti Spasitelja. Ali glavno Sotonino oruđe u vođenju rata protiv Krista i Njegova naroda tijekom prvih stoljeća kršćanske ere bilo je Rimsko Carstvo, u kojemu je poganstvo bilo prevladavajuća religija. Tako, premda zmaj u prvom redu predstavlja Sotonu, on je, u drugotnom smislu, simbol poganskoga Rima.“
“In chapter 13 ( verses 1–10) is described another beast, ‘like unto a leopard,’ to which the dragon gave ‘his power, and his seat, and great authority.’ This symbol, as most Protestants have believed, represents the papacy, which succeeded to the power and seat and authority once held by the ancient Roman empire. Of the leopardlike beast it is declared: ‘There was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies…. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.’ This prophecy, which is nearly identical with the description of the little horn of Daniel 7, unquestionably points to the papacy.
U 13. poglavlju (redci 1–10) opisana je druga zvijer, „slična leopardu“, kojoj je zmaj dao „silu svoju, i prijestolje svoje, i vlast veliku“. Taj simbol, kako je vjerovala većina protestanata, predstavlja papinstvo, koje je naslijedilo silu, prijestolje i vlast što ih je nekoć držalo staro Rimsko Carstvo. O zvijeri sličnoj leopardu izjavljuje se: „I dana joj bjehu usta koja govorahu velike stvari i hule…. I otvori usta svoja na hulu protiv Boga, da huli ime Njegovo, i šator Njegov, i one koji prebivaju na nebu. I dano joj bi ratovati sa svetima i pobijediti ih; i dana joj bi vlast nad svakim plemenom, i jezikom, i narodom.“ Ovo proročanstvo, koje je gotovo istovjetno opisu maloga roga iz Daniela 7, bez sumnje upućuje na papinstvo.
“‘Power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.’ And, says the prophet, ‘I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death.’ And again: ‘He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword.’ The forty and two months are the same as the ‘time and times and the dividing of time,’ three years and a half, or 1260 days, of Daniel 7—the time during which the papal power was to oppress God’s people. This period, as stated in preceding chapters, began with the supremacy of the papacy, A.D. 538, and terminated in 1798. At that time the pope was made captive by the French army, the papal power received its deadly wound, and the prediction was fulfilled, ‘He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity.’
„‘I dana mu je vlast da djeluje četrdeset i dva mjeseca.’ I, kaže prorok, ‘vidjeh jednu od njegovih glava kao smrtno ranjenu.’ I opet: ‘Tko vodi u sužanjstvo, otići će u sužanjstvo; tko ubija mačem, mora biti ubijen mačem.’ Četrdeset i dva mjeseca isto su što i ‘vrijeme i vremena i pola vremena’, tri i pol godine, odnosno 1260 dana, iz Daniela 7 — vrijeme tijekom kojega je papinska vlast trebala tlačiti Božji narod. To je razdoblje, kako je navedeno u prethodnim poglavljima, započelo uspostavom vrhovništva papinstva 538. godine po Kr., a završilo 1798. Tada je papu zarobila francuska vojska, papinska vlast zadobila je svoju smrtonosnu ranu i ispunilo se proročanstvo: ‘Tko vodi u sužanjstvo, otići će u sužanjstvo.’”
“At this point another symbol is introduced. Says the prophet: ‘I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb.’ Verse 11. Both the appearance of this beast and the manner of its rise indicate that the nation which it represents is unlike those presented under the preceding symbols. The great kingdoms that have ruled the world were presented to the prophet Daniel as beasts of prey, rising when ‘the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.’ Daniel 7:2. In Revelation 17 an angel explained that waters represent ‘peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.’ Revelation 17:15. Winds are a symbol of strife. The four winds of heaven striving upon the great sea represent the terrible scenes of conquest and revolution by which kingdoms have attained to power.
„Na ovom se mjestu uvodi još jedan simbol. Prorok kaže: ‘I vidjeh drugu zvijer gdje izlazi iz zemlje; i imala je dva roga kao u janjeta.’ Redak 11. I sama pojava te zvijeri i način njezina uzdizanja pokazuju da je narod koji ona predstavlja drukčiji od onih prikazanih prethodnim simbolima. Velika kraljevstva koja su vladala svijetom bila su proroku Danielu prikazana kao zvijeri grabežljivice, koje izlaze kada su se ‘četiri vjetra nebeska podigla na veliko more.’ Daniel 7:2. U Otkrivenju 17 anđeo je objasnio da vode predstavljaju ‘puke, i mnoštva, i narode, i jezike.’ Otkrivenje 17:15. Vjetrovi su simbol sukoba. Četiri nebeska vjetra koja se podižu na veliko more predstavljaju strašne prizore osvajanja i revolucije, kojima su kraljevstva zadobila vlast.“
“But the beast with lamblike horns was seen ‘coming up out of the earth.’ Instead of overthrowing other powers to establish itself, the nation thus represented must arise in territory previously unoccupied and grow up gradually and peacefully. It could not, then, arise among the crowded and struggling nationalities of the Old World—that turbulent sea of ‘peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.’ It must be sought in the Western Continent.
„Ali zvijer s rogovima nalik janjećima bila je viđena kako ‘izlazi iz zemlje’. Umjesto da svrgavanjem drugih sila uspostavi samu sebe, narod tako predstavljen mora nastati na području koje prethodno nije bilo naseljeno te postupno i mirno izrasti. Prema tome, nije mogla nastati među zbijenim i sukobljenim narodnostima Staroga svijeta — toga uzburkanoga mora ‘puka, i mnoštava, i naroda, i jezika’. Mora se tražiti na Zapadnom kontinentu.“
“What nation of the New World was in 1798 rising into power, giving promise of strength and greatness, and attracting the attention of the world? The application of the symbol admits of no question. One nation, and only one, meets the specifications of this prophecy; it points unmistakably to the United States of America. Again and again the thought, almost the exact words, of the sacred writer has been unconsciously employed by the orator and the historian in describing the rise and growth of this nation. The beast was seen ‘coming up out of the earth;’ and, according to the translators, the word here rendered ‘coming up’ literally signifies ‘to grow or spring up as a plant.’ And, as we have seen, the nation must arise in territory previously unoccupied. A prominent writer, describing the rise of the United States, speaks of ‘the mystery of her coming forth from vacancy,’ and says: ‘Like a silent seed we grew into empire.’—G. A. Townsend, The New World Compared With the Old, page 462. A European journal in 1850 spoke of the United States as a wonderful empire, which was ‘emerging,’ and ‘amid the silence of the earth daily adding to its power and pride.’—The Dublin Nation. Edward Everett, in an oration on the Pilgrim founders of this nation, said: ‘Did they look for a retired spot, inoffensive for its obscurity, and safe in its remoteness, where the little church of Leyden might enjoy the freedom of conscience? Behold the mighty regions over which, in peaceful conquest, … they have borne the banners of the cross!’—Speech delivered at Plymouth, Massachusetts, Dec. 22, 1824, page 11.
„Koji se narod Novoga svijeta 1798. uzdizao na vlast, obećavajući snagu i veličinu te privlačeći pozornost svijeta? Primjena simbola ne ostavlja mjesta nikakvu pitanju. Jedan narod, i samo jedan, odgovara obilježjima ovoga proročanstva; ono nedvojbeno upućuje na Sjedinjene Američke Države. Iznova i iznova misao, gotovo same riječi, svetoga pisca nesvjesno su rabili govornik i povjesničar opisujući uspon i rast ovoga naroda. Zvijer je viđena kako se ‘podiže iz zemlje’; a, prema prevoditeljima, riječ ovdje prevedena kao ‘podiže’ doslovno znači ‘rasti ili niknuti poput biljke’. I, kao što smo vidjeli, taj narod mora nastati na području koje prije nije bilo naseljeno. Istaknuti pisac, opisujući uspon Sjedinjenih Država, govori o ‘tajni njezina izranjanja iz praznine’ i kaže: ‘Poput tihoga sjemena izrasli smo u carstvo.’ — G. A. Townsend, The New World Compared With the Old, str. 462. Jedan europski časopis 1850. godine govorio je o Sjedinjenim Državama kao o čudesnom carstvu koje je ‘izranjalo’ i ‘usred tišine zemlje iz dana u dan povećavalo svoju moć i svoj ponos.’ — The Dublin Nation. Edward Everett, u govoru o hodočasničkim utemeljiteljima ovoga naroda, rekao je: ‘Jesu li tražili skrovito mjesto, neupadljivo zbog svoje zabačenosti i sigurno zbog svoje udaljenosti, gdje bi mala leidenska crkva mogla uživati slobodu savjesti? Gle moćna prostranstva nad kojima su, u mirnom osvajanju, … pronijeli stijegove križa!’ — Govor održan u Plymouthu, Massachusetts, 22. prosinca 1824., str. 11.”
“‘And he had two horns like a lamb.’ The lamblike horns indicate youth, innocence, and gentleness, fitly representing the character of the United States when presented to the prophet as ‘coming up’ in 1798. Among the Christian exiles who first fled to America and sought an asylum from royal oppression and priestly intolerance were many who determined to establish a government upon the broad foundation of civil and religious liberty. Their views found place in the Declaration of Independence, which sets forth the great truth that ‘all men are created equal’ and endowed with the inalienable right to ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ And the Constitution guarantees to the people the right of self-government, providing that representatives elected by the popular vote shall enact and administer the laws. Freedom of religious faith was also granted, every man being permitted to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience. Republicanism and Protestantism became the fundamental principles of the nation. These principles are the secret of its power and prosperity. The oppressed and downtrodden throughout Christendom have turned to this land with interest and hope. Millions have sought its shores, and the United States has risen to a place among the most powerful nations of the earth.
„I imao je dva roga kao u janjeta.“ Rogovi nalik janjećima označuju mladost, nevinost i blagost te prikladno predstavljaju karakter Sjedinjenih Država kada su proroku prikazane kako „izlaze“ 1798. godine. Među kršćanskim prognanicima koji su najprije pobjegli u Ameriku i potražili utočište od kraljevskoga tlačenja i svećeničke netrpeljivosti bilo je mnogo onih koji su odlučili uspostaviti vlast na širokom temelju građanske i vjerske slobode. Njihova su stajališta našla mjesto u Deklaraciji neovisnosti, koja iznosi veliku istinu da su „svi ljudi stvoreni jednaki“ i obdareni neotuđivim pravom na „život, slobodu i težnju za srećom“. A Ustav narodu jamči pravo na samoupravu, određujući da predstavnici izabrani glasovima naroda donose i provode zakone. Dana je i sloboda vjere, tako da je svakomu čovjeku dopušteno štovati Boga prema nalozima svoje savjesti. Republikanizam i protestantizam postali su temeljna načela nacije. Ta su načela tajna njezine moći i blagostanja. Potlačeni i pogaženi diljem kršćanstva obraćali su se ovoj zemlji sa zanimanjem i nadom. Milijuni su potražili njezine obale, a Sjedinjene Države uzdigle su se na mjesto među najmoćnijim narodima zemlje.
“But the beast with lamblike horns ‘spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed; … saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.’ Revelation 13:11–14.” The Great Controversy, 438–441.
„Ali zvijer s rogovima poput janjećih ‘govoraše kao zmaj. I svu vlast prve zvijeri provodi pred njom, te navodi zemlju i one koji na njoj prebivaju da se poklone prvoj zvijeri, kojoj se smrtonosna rana izliječi; … govoreći onima koji prebivaju na zemlji da načine lik zvijeri koja bijaše ranjena mačem, a oživje.’ Otkrivenje 13,11–14.” Velika borba, 438–441.
The passage identifies that chapters twelve and thirteen are identifying the dragon, the beast and the false prophet, the three powers in Revelation sixteen that lead the world to Armageddon. Those three powers each have their own special chapters that covers the identical prophetic history. The last six verses of Daniel eleven begin with the words, “And at the time of the end,” which was 1798. Then the six verses identify the final movements of the papacy until in verse one of Daniel twelve Michael stands up and human probation closes and ushers in the seven last plagues. In verse forty-four of chapter eleven the message of the hour that enrages the papacy and initiates the blood bath that takes place just before probation closes is represented as “tidings out of the east and out of the north.”
Ovaj odlomak utvrđuje da dvanaesto i trinaesto poglavlje identificiraju zmaja, zvijer i lažnoga proroka, tri sile u Otkrivenju šesnaest koje vode svijet u Harmagedon. Te tri sile svaka imaju svoja posebna poglavlja koja obuhvaćaju istovjetnu proročku povijest. Posljednjih šest redaka Danijela jedanaest započinju riječima: „A u vrijeme svršetka”, što je bilo 1798. godine. Zatim tih šest redaka identificiraju završna kretanja papinstva sve dok u prvom retku Danijela dvanaest Mihael ne ustane te se vrijeme milosti za čovječanstvo ne zatvori, uvodeći sedam posljednjih zala. U četrdeset i četvrtom retku jedanaestog poglavlja vijest ovoga časa, koja razjaruje papinstvo i pokreće krvoproliće koje se zbiva neposredno prije zatvaranja vremena milosti, prikazana je kao „glasovi s istoka i sa sjevera.”
The message east and north represents the final warning message, for it is proclaimed just before Michael stands up. It is the third angel’s message that is proclaimed during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Daniel represented the message as two-fold. The message of the “north” that enrages the papacy is the message identifying the “king of the north” as the papal power, and the message of the “east” is the message of the children of the east, which is Islam. Of course, it has other important meanings as well, but east is a symbol of Islam and the antichrist is the counterfeit of the true King of the North. The message of the third angel that warns against receiving the mark of the king of the north (the mark of the beast) also warns that Islam will strike at the point that the cup of iniquity is full for the United States, and the United States fills its cup of iniquity at the Sunday law.
Vijest s istoka i sa sjevera predstavlja posljednju vijest upozorenja, jer se objavljuje neposredno prije nego što Mihailo ustane. To je vijest trećega anđela koja se objavljuje tijekom izlijevanja Duha Svetoga. Daniel je tu vijest prikazao kao dvostruku. Vijest o „sjeveru”, koja razjaruje papinstvo, jest vijest koja „kralja sjevera” identificira kao papinsku silu, a vijest o „istoku” jest vijest o sinovima istoka, što je islam. Naravno, ona ima i druga važna značenja, ali istok je simbol islama, a antikrist je krivotvorina pravoga Kralja Sjevera. Vijest trećega anđela, koja upozorava protiv primanja žiga kralja sjevera (žiga zvijeri), također upozorava da će islam zadati udarac u trenutku kada čaša bezakonja bude puna za Sjedinjene Države, a Sjedinjene Države pune svoju čašu bezakonja pri nedjeljnom zakonu.
Revelation thirteen beginning with verse eleven and then onward identifies the very same prophetic history, and it also begins at the time of the end in 1798.
Otkrivenje, trinaesto poglavlje, počevši od jedanaestog retka pa nadalje, prepoznaje upravo istu proročku povijest, a također započinje u vrijeme svršetka, 1798. godine.
“What nation of the New World was in 1798 rising into power, giving promise of strength and greatness, and attracting the attention of the world? The application of the symbol admits of no question. One nation, and only one, meets the specifications of this prophecy; it points unmistakably to the United States of America.” The Great Controversy, 440.
„Koji se narod Novoga svijeta 1798. uzdizao na vlast, dajući obećanje snage i veličine te privlačeći pozornost svijeta? Primjena ovog simbola ne dopušta nikakvu sumnju. Jedan narod, i samo jedan, odgovara obilježjima ovoga proročanstva; ono nepogrešivo upućuje na Sjedinjene Američke Države.“ Velika borba, 440.
The same prophetic history is covered in Revelation thirteen verses eleven through eighteen as is covered in Daniel eleven verse forty through forty-five. As with the verses in Daniel the story of the role of the United States ends with the close of probation as the United States forces the world to accept the mark of the beast. Then as in Daniel eleven the message of the hour is presented in chapter fourteen. It is the identical structure in both passages, with the exception that Daniel’s verses are describing the papal activities and Revelation thirteen is identifying the role of the United States. With those two lines we find that chapter seventeen of Revelation covers the same history, but emphasizes the role of the dragon, represented as ten kings, who are the United Nations. The three chapters considered line upon line identify the role of the dragon, the beast and false prophet which in chapter sixteen lead the world to Armageddon, so it is of significance that John informs us that when chapter seventeen begins it is one of the angels that had poured out the seven last plagues that comes to tell John of the judgment of the whore of Rome.
Ista proročka povijest obuhvaćena je u Otkrivenju 13, redci 11–18, kao što je obuhvaćena i u Danielu 11, redci 40–45. Kao i u redcima u Danielu, priča o ulozi Sjedinjenih Država završava svršetkom vremena milosti, kada Sjedinjene Države prisile svijet da prihvati žig Zvijeri. Zatim se, kao i u Danielu 11, poruka za ovaj čas iznosi u 14. poglavlju. To je istovjetna struktura u oba odlomka, s iznimkom što Danielovi redci opisuju papinske djelatnosti, a Otkrivenje 13 utvrđuje ulogu Sjedinjenih Država. Na temelju tih dviju linija nalazimo da 17. poglavlje Otkrivenja obuhvaća istu povijest, ali naglašava ulogu Zmaja, prikazanoga kao deset kraljeva, koji su Ujedinjeni narodi. Ta tri poglavlja, razmotrena redak na redak, utvrđuju ulogu Zmaja, Zvijeri i Lažnoga proroka, koji u 16. poglavlju vode svijet prema Harmagedonu, stoga je značajno što nas Ivan obavješćuje da, kada 17. poglavlje započinje, jedan od anđela koji su izlili sedam posljednjih zala dolazi reći Ivanu o sudu nad rimskom bludnicom.
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew 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. Revelation 17:1, 2.
I dođe jedan od sedam anđela koji su imali sedam čaša te progovori sa mnom govoreći mi: Dođi ovamo; pokazat ću ti sud velikoj bludnici koja sjedi na mnogim vodama; s kojom su kraljevi zemaljski počinili blud i stanovnici zemlje opili se vinom njezina bluda. Otkrivenje 17:1, 2.
With the Millerites it was about pagan Rome and papal Rome, but at the end it is about the three-fold union. As with her identification of those three powers in chapters twelve and thirteen, she clearly identifies the woman of chapter seventeen as the papacy.
Kod milerićana radilo se o poganskom Rimu i papinskom Rimu, ali na svršetku se radi o trostrukom savezu. Kao i pri njezinu poistovjećivanju tih triju sila u dvanaestom i trinaestom poglavlju, ona jasno poistovjećuje ženu iz sedamnaestog poglavlja s papinstvom.
“The woman [Babylon] of Revelation 17 is described as ‘arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness:…and upon her forehead was a name written, ‘Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots.’ Says the prophet: ‘I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.’ Babylon is further declared to be ‘that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.’ Revelation 17:4–6, 18. The power that for so many centuries maintained despotic sway over the monarchs of Christendom is Rome.” The Great Controversy, 382.
„Žena [Babilon] iz Otkrivenja 17 opisana je kao ‘zaodjenuta u purpur i skerlet, i nakićena zlatom i dragim kamenjem i biserima, imajući u ruci zlatnu čašu punu gadosti i nečistoće: … a na njezinu je čelu bilo napisano ime: ‘Tajna, Babilon veliki, majka bludnica.’ Prorok kaže: ‘I vidjeh ženu pijanu od krvi svetih i od krvi Isusovih mučenika.’ Nadalje se za Babilon kaže da je ‘onaj veliki grad koji kraljuje nad kraljevima zemaljskim.’ Otkrivenje 17,4–6.18. Sila koja je tijekom tolikih stoljeća održavala despotsku vlast nad monarsima kršćanstva jest Rim.” Velika borba, 382.
So, when does the prophetic history represented in chapter seventeen begin?
Dakle, kada započinje proročka povijest predstavljena u sedamnaestom poglavlju?
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. 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 17:3–6.
I odnese me u duhu u pustinju. I vidjeh ženu gdje sjedi na zvijeri skerletne boje, punoj bogohulnih imena, koja imaše sedam glava i deset rogova. A žena bijaše odjevena u grimiz i skerlet, i nakićena zlatom i dragim kamenjem i biserjem, imajući u ruci zlatnu čašu punu gadosti i nečistoće svoga bludničenja. I na njezinu čelu bijaše napisano ime: TAJNA, BABILON VELIKI, 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 17:3–6.
In order for John to see the woman he is prophetically carried into the wilderness which John himself has already identified with two witnesses as the twelve hundred and sixty years of papal rule in chapter twelve.
Da bi Ivan vidio ženu, proročki je prenesen u pustinju, koju je sam Ivan već poistovjetio s dvama svjedocima kao tisuću dvjesto i šezdeset godina papinske vladavine u dvanaestom poglavlju.
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. . . . And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Revelation 12:6, 14.
I žena pobježe u pustinju, gdje joj je Bog pripravio mjesto da je ondje hrane tisuću dvjesta i šezdeset dana.... A ženi biše dana dva krila velikoga orla, da odleti u pustinju, na svoje mjesto, gdje se hrani vrijeme, i vremena, i pola vremena, daleko od lica zmije. Otkrivenje 12:6, 14.
John was prophetically transported into the wilderness time period, but verse three and onward specifies exactly where in the twelve hundred and sixty years John was taken to, for the woman had already become drunk with the blood of persecution, and she was already the “mother of harlots.” John was taken to the end of the wilderness period for the woman had already drunk of the blood of persecution and the Protestant churches were already returning to her fold and becoming her daughters, for she was identified in that period of time as the “mother of harlots.” She already had daughters. John’s testimony in chapter seventeen begins in 1798 as did the same prophetic history which represented the beast in Daniel eleven and the false prophet in Revelation thirteen.
Ivan je proročki bio prenesen u razdoblje pustinje, no treći redak i nadalje točno određuje na koje je mjesto unutar tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina Ivan bio odveden, jer je žena već bila opijena krvlju progonstva i već je bila „majka bludnicama“. Ivan je bio odveden na kraj razdoblja pustinje, jer je žena već bila pila krv progonstva, a protestantske su se crkve već vraćale u njezino okrilje i postajale njezinim kćerima, jer je u tom razdoblju bila označena kao „majka bludnicama“. Već je imala kćeri. Ivanovo svjedočanstvo u sedamnaestom poglavlju započinje 1798. godine, kao i ista proročka povijest koja je predstavljala Zvijer u Danielu jedanaest i lažnog proroka u Otkrivenju trinaest.
Just as with the other two lines, when chapter seventeen concludes, chapter eighteen then identifies the message of the hour. Three prophetic lines, one for each of the three-fold union. They are all illustrated upon the same historical structure beginning in 1798 and continuing until the close of probation, and all three emphasize the final warning message.
Kao i kod druge dvije linije, kada sedamnaesto poglavlje završi, osamnaesto poglavlje zatim prepoznaje poruku časa. Tri proročke linije, po jedna za svaki element trostrukoga saveza. Sve su prikazane na istoj povijesnoj strukturi koja započinje 1798. godine i nastavlja se sve do završetka vremena milosti, a sve tri naglašavaju posljednju poruku upozorenja.
Habakkuk’s Tables addresses the subject of Revelation seventeen in much greater detail, so I will now jump to the riddle that is represented in the chapter that sets forth eight kingdoms of Bible prophecy.
Habakukove ploče mnogo podrobnije obrađuju temu sedamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, stoga ću sada prijeći na zagonetku koja je prikazana u poglavlju koje iznosi osam kraljevstava biblijskog proročanstva.
And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Revelation 17:9–11.
I ovdje je um koji ima mudrost. Sedam glava jesu sedam gora, na kojima žena sjedi. I sedam je kraljeva: pet ih je palo, jedan jest, a drugi još nije došao; i kada dođe, mora ostati kratko vrijeme. I zvijer koja bijaše, a nije, ona je osma, i od sedmorice je, i odlazi u propast. Otkrivenje 17:9–11.
Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar, “Thou art this head of gold.”
Daniel reče Nabukodonozoru: „Ti si ta glava od zlata.”
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. Daniel 2:38.
I gdje god prebivaju sinovi čovječji, zvijeri poljske i ptice nebeske predao je u tvoju ruku, i postavio te vladarom nad svima njima. Ti si ta glava od zlata. Daniel 2,38.
Daniel also told Nebuchadnezzar, “Thou, O king, art a king of kings.”
Daniel je također rekao Nabukodonozoru: „Ti si, o kralju, kralj nad kraljevima.”
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. Daniel 2:37.
Ti, o kralju, jesi kralj nad kraljevima; jer Bog nebeski dade ti kraljevstvo, silu, moć i slavu. Daniel 2,37.
Nebuchadnezzar was the “head” and he was a king, and he was a king of kings for he represented the first of the kingdoms represented in the image. Nebuchadnezzar was the king represented by gold, and other kingdoms and kings would be represented by the other metals in the image, but Nebuchadnezzar was first and therefore the king of the kings. Another level which we will not address right now is that the kingdom of Babylon represents the kingdom that seeks to counterfeit Christ, who is the true King of kings.
Nebukadnezar je bio „glava“, i bio je kralj, i bio je kralj nad kraljevima jer je predstavljao prvo od kraljevstava prikazanih u kipu. Nebukadnezar je bio kralj predstavljen zlatom, a druga kraljevstva i kraljevi bili bi predstavljeni drugim kovinama u kipu, no Nebukadnezar je bio prvi i stoga kralj kraljeva. Druga razina, kojom se sada nećemo baviti, jest da babilonsko kraljevstvo predstavlja kraljevstvo koje nastoji krivotvoriti Krista, koji je istinski Kralj kraljeva.
In the beginning of Isaiah’s testimony of the twenty-five hundred and twenty year prophecies (Leviticus twenty-six’s seven times) Isaiah identifies kings as heads.
Na početku Izaijina svjedočanstva o proročanstvima dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina (sedam vremena iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest), Izaija poistovjećuje kraljeve s glavama.
For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isaiah 7:7, 8.
Jer glava je Siriji Damask, a glava Damasku Resin; i za šezdeset i pet godina Efrajim će biti satrt, tako da više neće biti narod. A glava je Efrajimu Samarija, a glava Samariji sin Remalijin. Ako ne budete vjerovali, doista se nećete održati. Izaija 7,7.8.
Isaiah is just setting forth the starting point for the two twenty-five hundred and twenty year time periods against the northern kingdom of Samaria and the southern kingdom of Judah and as he does so he includes two witnesses that the capitol city of a nation is its head, and that the king is the head of the capitol city. A “head” is a king and a kingdom. In the Revelation the same line of prophecy is taken up as in Daniel.
Izaija samo iznosi početnu točku za dva vremenska razdoblja od po dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina protiv sjevernoga kraljevstva Samarije i južnoga kraljevstva Jude, i pritom uključuje dva svjedočanstva: da je glavni grad jednoga naroda njegova glava, te da je kralj glava glavnoga grada. „Glava“ je kralj i kraljevstvo. U Otkrivenju se preuzima ista proročka linija kao i u Danielu.
Therefore, when John is taken to 1798 and presented with the riddle that identifies that there are seven “heads,” he is identifying that there are seven kingdoms. He is then told that five of the heads or kingdoms have fallen. In 1798 the fifth kingdom of Bible prophecy had just fallen as it received a deadly wound that would eventually be healed.
Stoga, kada je Ivan odveden u 1798. godinu i kada mu je predočena zagonetka koja utvrđuje da postoji sedam „glava“, time se označuje da postoji sedam kraljevstava. Zatim mu je rečeno da je pet glava, odnosno kraljevstava, palo. Godine 1798. upravo je palo peto kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva, primivši smrtonosnu ranu koja će na koncu biti iscijeljena.
John who is standing in the history of the time of the end in 1798, is also told that one of the heads “is.” The sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy began in 1798, so when John was prophetically conveyed to 1798, the kingdom that then was, is the United States, and he was further informed that the seventh kingdom was still future to 1798, for it had not yet come. The seventh kingdom that was still future to 1798, is the United Nations who are represented by ten kings, and are the subject of Revelation seventeen. But there is also an eighth, who is of the seven. Rome always comes up eighth and is of the seven.
Ivanu, koji stoji u povijesti vremena svršetka 1798. godine, također je rečeno da jedna od glava „jest“. Šesto kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva započelo je 1798. godine, pa kada je Ivan proročki prenesen u 1798. godinu, kraljevstvo koje je tada bilo, jesu Sjedinjene Američke Države, a nadalje mu je bilo objavljeno da je sedmo kraljevstvo još uvijek buduće u odnosu na 1798. godinu, jer još nije bilo došlo. Sedmo kraljevstvo koje je još uvijek bilo buduće u odnosu na 1798. godinu jesu Ujedinjeni narodi, koji su predstavljeni s deset kraljeva i predmet su sedamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja. No postoji i osmo, koje je od sedmorice. Rim uvijek izlazi kao osmi i od sedmorice je.
There is much to say about the contents of chapter seventeen, but we are simply identifying the eight kingdoms of Bible prophecy represented in chapter seventeen in order to see how the Millerite understanding of four kingdoms squares up with the eight kingdoms of Revelation seventeen.
Mnogo bi se moglo reći o sadržaju sedamnaestoga poglavlja, ali mi ovdje jednostavno prepoznajemo osam kraljevstava biblijskoga proročanstva prikazanih u sedamnaestom poglavlju kako bismo vidjeli kako se milleritsko razumijevanje četiriju kraljevstava usklađuje s osam kraljevstava iz sedamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.
We will address this in the next article.
O tome ćemo govoriti u sljedećem članku.