“It is with an earnest longing that I look forward to the time when the events of the day of Pentecost shall be repeated with even greater power than on that occasion. John says, ‘I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.’ Then, as at the Pentecostal season, the people will hear the truth spoken to them, every man in his own tongue.
„S usrdnom čežnjom iščekujem vrijeme kada će se događaji dana Pedesetnice ponoviti s još većom silom nego tom prilikom. Ivan kaže: ‘Vidjeh drugoga anđela gdje silazi s neba, koji ima veliku vlast; i zemlja se prosvijetli od slave njegove.’ Tada će, kao u vrijeme Pedesetnice, ljudi čuti istinu kako im se govori, svaki na svom jeziku.
“God can breathe new life into every soul that sincerely desires to serve Him, and can touch the lips with a live coal from off the altar, and cause them to become eloquent with His praise. Thousands of voices will be imbued with the power to speak forth the wonderful truths of God’s Word. The stammering tongue will be unloosed, and the timid will be made strong to bear courageous testimony to the truth. May the Lord help His people to cleanse the soul temple from every defilement, and to maintain such a close connection with Him that they may be partakers of the latter rain when it shall be poured out.” Review and Herald, July 20, 1886.
„Bog može udahnuti nov život u svaku dušu koja Mu iskreno želi služiti, i može dotaći usne živim ugljenom s oltara te učiniti da postanu rječite u Njegovoj hvali. Tisuće glasova bit će prožete silom da objavljuju divne istine Božje Riječi. Mucavi će se jezik razriješiti, a plašljivi će biti osnaženi da hrabro svjedoče za istinu. Neka Gospodin pomogne svome narodu da očisti hram duše od svake nečistoće i da održava tako prisnu vezu s Njime da može biti dionik kasne kiše kada bude izlivena.” Review and Herald, 20. srpnja 1886.
Pentecost, when considered as a feast of the Lord cannot be separated from Passover, the feast of unleavened bread, the first fruit offering and the feast of weeks. Pentecost is a period of time, though it is also a point in time. This is why it is called “the Pentecostal season.” The season began with Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. After His ascension Christ began forty days of personal instruction that was followed by ten days in the upper room where unity was accomplished. 9/11 began a period that ends at the Sunday law in the United States. That Sunday law is represented by the day of Pentecost as a point in time; a point in time that has been preceded by a period of time which began at 9/11. From 9/11 unto the Sunday law the “Pentecostal season” is repeated.
Pedesetnica, promatrana kao blagdan Gospodnji, ne može se odvojiti od Pashe, Blagdana beskvasnih kruhova, prinosa prvina i Blagdana tjedana. Pedesetnica je vremensko razdoblje, premda je također i vremenska točka. Zato se i naziva „pedesetničkim razdobljem”. To je razdoblje započelo Kristovom smrću, ukopom i uskrsnućem. Nakon svojega uzašašća Krist je započeo četrdeset dana osobne pouke, nakon čega je uslijedilo deset dana u gornjoj sobi, gdje je postignuto jedinstvo. 9/11 započeo je razdoblje koje završava zakonom o nedjelji u Sjedinjenim Državama. Taj zakon o nedjelji predstavljen je danom Pedesetnice kao vremenskom točkom; vremenskom točkom kojoj je prethodilo vremensko razdoblje što je započelo 9/11. Od 9/11 do zakona o nedjelji „pedesetničko razdoblje” se ponavlja.
Peter explained that the miraculous phenomenon of “tongues of fire,” was not drunken folly, but a fulfillment of the book of Joel because a controversy was brought against the message. “Tongues” represent the presentation of a message, and the fire represents the Holy Spirit. The message of Pentecost represents a combination of divinity (God is a consuming fire) with the humanity of the tongue. Just as Peter represents the one hundred and forty-four thousand during the time of the latter rain, so too the quibbling Jews represent a former covenant people who are being passed by at the very point in time when the latter rain is falling.
Petar je objasnio da čudesna pojava „jezika kao od ognja” nije pijana ludost, nego ispunjenje knjige proroka Joela, jer je protiv poruke bila podignuta osporba. „Jezici” predstavljaju iznošenje poruke, a oganj predstavlja Duha Svetoga. Poruka Pedesetnice predstavlja sjedinjenje božanstva (Bog je oganj koji proždire) s ljudskošću jezika. Kao što Petar predstavlja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće u vrijeme kasne kiše, tako i cjepidlačeći Židovi predstavljaju narod prijašnjega saveza koji se mimoilazi upravo u onom trenutku kada pada kasna kiša.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. Acts 2:4–15.
I svi se napuniše Duha Svetoga te počeše govoriti drugim jezicima, kako im Duh davaše zboriti. A u Jeruzalemu su boravili Židovi, pobožni ljudi iz svakoga naroda pod nebom. I kad se to razglasilo, mnoštvo se sabra i smete se, jer ih je svatko slušao gdje govore njegovim vlastitim jezikom. I svi bijahu zadivljeni i čudili se govoreći jedan drugomu: Gle, nisu li svi ovi što govore Galilejci? Pa kako ih onda svaki od nas čuje na svojem materinskom jeziku? Parti i Međani i Elamljani, i stanovnici Mezopotamije, Judeje i Kapadocije, Ponta i Azije, Frigije i Pamfilije, Egipta i krajeva Libije oko Cirene, i pridošlice iz Rima, Židovi i obraćenici, Krećani i Arapi — čujemo ih kako na našim jezicima govore o veličanstvenim djelima Božjim. I svi bijahu zadivljeni i u nedoumici te govorahu jedan drugomu: Što bi to moglo biti? A drugi su se podrugujući govorili: Napili su se mladoga vina. No Petar, ustavši s jedanaestoricom, podiže glas i progovori im: Ljudi judejski i svi vi koji prebivate u Jeruzalemu, neka vam ovo bude znano i poslušajte moje riječi: jer ovi nisu pijani, kako vi mislite, ta tek je treća ura dana. Djela 2,4–15.
Peter is explaining Pentecost as a fulfillment of the book of Joel. He is doing so prophetically when the entire world is represented, for the passage states the audience came “out of every nation under heaven.” At 9/11 the earth was lightened with Christ’s glory and then again at the Sunday law the one hundred and forty-four thousand will perfectly reflect the glory of Christ as they are lifted up as an ensign before the entire world. The Pentecostal period began at 9/11 and it ends at the Sunday law.
Petar objašnjava Pedesetnicu kao ispunjenje knjige proroka Joela. To čini u proročkom smislu, kada je predstavljen čitav svijet, jer odlomak kaže da je slušateljstvo došlo „iz svakoga naroda pod nebom“. U 9/11 zemlja je bila obasjana Kristovom slavom, a zatim će ponovno, u vrijeme nedjeljnoga zakona, sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće savršeno odražavati Kristovu slavu dok budu uzdignuti kao stijeg pred čitavim svijetom. Pedesetničko razdoblje započelo je u 9/11 i završava nedjeljnim zakonom.
“Not one of us will ever receive the seal of God while our characters have one spot or stain upon them. It is left with us to remedy the defects in our characters, to cleanse the soul temple of every defilement. Then the latter rain will fall upon us as the early rain fell upon the disciples on the Day of Pentecost.
„Nitko od nas nikada neće primiti Božji pečat dok naši karakteri budu imali ijednu mrlju ili ljagu na sebi. Na nama je da uklonimo nedostatke u svojim karakterima, da očistimo hram duše od svake nečistoće. Tada će kasna kiša pasti na nas kao što je rana kiša pala na učenike na Dan Pedesetnice.״
“We are too easily satisfied with our attainments. We feel rich and increased with goods and know not that we are ‘wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.’ Now is the time to heed the admonition of the True Witness: ‘I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.’ …
„Prelako se zadovoljavamo svojim postignućima. Osjećamo se bogatima i obogaćenima dobrima te ne znamo da smo ‘nevoljni, i jadni, i siromašni, i slijepi, i goli’. Sada je vrijeme da poslušamo opomenu Istinitoga Svjedoka: ‘Savjetujem ti da kupiš od Mene zlata žeženoga u ognju, da se obogatiš; i bijele haljine, da se odjeneš i da se ne pokaže sramota tvoje golotinje; i pomaži svoje oči mašću za oči, da vidiš.’ …”
“It is now that we must keep ourselves and our children unspotted from the world. It is now that we must wash our robes of character and make them white in the blood of the Lamb. It is now that we must overcome pride, passion, and spiritual slothfulness. It is now that we must awake and make determined effort for symmetry of character. ‘Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.’ We are in a most trying position, waiting, watching for our Lord’s appearing. The world is in darkness. ‘But ye, brethren,’ says Paul, ‘are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.’ It is ever God’s purpose to bring light out of darkness, joy out of sorrow, and rest out of weariness for the waiting, longing soul.
„Sada je vrijeme da sebe i svoju djecu sačuvamo neokaljanima od svijeta. Sada je vrijeme da operemo haljine svojega karaktera i učinimo ih bijelima u krvi Janjetovoj. Sada je vrijeme da nadvladamo oholost, strast i duhovnu lijenost. Sada je vrijeme da se probudimo i uložimo odlučan napor za skladnost karaktera. ‘Danas, ako glas Njegov čujete, ne budite tvrda srca.’ Nalazimo se u vrlo teškom položaju, čekajući i bdijući za pojavak našega Gospodina. Svijet je u tami. ‘Ali vi, braćo’, kaže Pavao, ‘niste u tami da bi vas onaj dan zatekao kao tat.’ Božja je namjera uvijek izvoditi svjetlo iz tame, radost iz žalosti i počinak iz umora za dušu koja čeka i čezne.“
“What are you doing, brethren, in the great work of preparation? Those who are uniting with the world are receiving the worldly mold and preparing for the mark of the beast. Those who are distrustful of self, who are humbling themselves before God and purifying their souls by obeying the truth these are receiving the heavenly mold and preparing for the seal of God in their foreheads. When the decree goes forth and the stamp is impressed, their character will remain pure and spotless for eternity.
„Što činite, braćo, u velikom djelu priprave? Oni koji se sjedinjuju sa svijetom primaju svjetovni kalup i pripremaju se za žig Zvijeri. Oni koji nemaju povjerenja u sebe, koji se ponizuju pred Bogom i čiste svoje duše poslušnošću istini, primaju nebeski kalup i pripremaju se za pečat Božji na svojim čelima. Kad proglas bude izdan i žig utisnut, njihov će karakter ostati čist i neokaljan za svu vječnost.“
“Now is the time to prepare. The seal of God will never be placed upon the forehead of an impure man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of the ambitious, world-loving man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of men or women of false tongues or deceitful hearts. All who receive the seal must be without spot before God—candidates for heaven. Go forward, my brethren and sisters. I can only write briefly upon these points at this time, merely calling your attention to the necessity of preparation. Search the Scriptures for yourselves, that you may understand the fearful solemnity of the present hour.” Testimonies, volume 5, 214, 216.
„Sada je vrijeme za pripravu. Pečat Božji nikada neće biti stavljen na čelo nečista muškarca ili žene. Nikada neće biti stavljen na čelo častoljubiva muškarca ili žene koji ljube svijet. Nikada neće biti stavljen na čelo muškaraca ili žena lažljiva jezika ili prijevarna srca. Svi koji prime pečat moraju biti bez mane pred Bogom — kandidati za nebo. Idite naprijed, moja braćo i sestre. U ovom času o tim točkama mogu pisati samo ukratko, tek skrećući vašu pozornost na nužnost priprave. Sami istražujte Pisma, da biste mogli razumjeti strašnu svečanost sadašnjega časa.” Testimonies, volume 5, 214, 216.
Here Sister White identifies Pentecost as a point in time, aligning with the Sunday law in the United States, “when the decree goes forth.” Yet, though she marks the Sunday law and Pentecost as a point in time, her message calling for preparation identifies a period that precedes the Sunday law as typified by the Pentecostal season. The Sunday law is the seventh-day Sabbath test, and the period from 9/11 unto the Sunday law can be identified as the symbolic “day of the Lord’s preparation.” Preparation precedes the test.
Ovdje sestra White utvrđuje Pedesetnicu kao vremensku točku, dovodeći je u vezu sa zakonom o nedjelji u Sjedinjenim Državama, „kada iziđe dekret“. Ipak, premda ona označuje zakon o nedjelji i Pedesetnicu kao vremensku točku, njezina poruka koja poziva na pripremu prepoznaje razdoblje koje prethodi zakonu o nedjelji kao ono koje je predočeno pedesetničkim razdobljem. Zakon o nedjelji jest ispit subote sedmoga dana, a razdoblje od 11. rujna do zakona o nedjelji može se prepoznati kao simbolični „dan Gospodnje priprave“. Priprava prethodi ispitu.
The “latter rain will fall upon” the one hundred and forty-four thousand just “as the early rain fell upon the disciples on the Day of Pentecost.” The period represented as the Pentecostal season began with a sprinkling when Christ returned from His ascension.
„Kasna kiša izlijevat će se na” sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće upravo „kao što se rana kiša izlila na učenike na Dan Pedesetnice.” Razdoblje prikazano kao pedesetničko doba započelo je škropljenjem kada se Krist vratio nakon svoga uzašašća.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. John 20:22.
I kad je to rekao, dahnuo je u njih i rekao im: Primite Duha Svetoga. Ivan 20,22.
His breath conveys the Holy Spirit and breath is what produces the sound of words. Jesus is the Word and His breath conveys the Holy Spirit through the impartation of His word. The breath is what brought the body of Adam to life, and the breath is what brings Ezekiel’s army of resurrected dead dry bones to life.
Njegov dah prenosi Duha Svetoga, a dah je ono što proizvodi zvuk riječi. Isus je Riječ, i Njegov dah prenosi Duha Svetoga posredstvom priopćavanja Njegove riječi. Dah je ono što je tijelo Adama oživjelo, a dah je ono što oživljuje Ezekielovu vojsku uskrslih mrtvih suhih kostiju.
“The act of Christ in breathing upon his disciples the Holy Ghost, and in imparting his peace to them, was as a few drops before the plentiful shower to be given on the day of Pentecost.” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 3, 243.
„Kristov čin kojim je dahnuo na svoje učenike Duha Svetoga i kojim im je udijelio svoj mir bio je kao nekoliko kapi prije obilnoga pljuska koji je trebao biti dan na dan Pedesetnice.“ Spirit of Prophecy, svezak 3, 243.
At the beginning of the Pentecostal season Christ’s “breath” imparted the Holy Spirit to the disciples, but some doubted.
Na početku pedesetničkoga razdoblja Kristov je „dah“ prenio Duha Svetoga učenicima, ali neki su sumnjali.
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. John 2:24, 25.
Ali Toma, jedan od dvanaestorice, zvani Didim, nije bio s njima kad dođe Isus. Stoga mu drugi učenici rekoše: Vidjeli smo Gospodina. Ali on im reče: Ako ne vidim na njegovim rukama biljeg čavala, i ne stavim svoj prst u biljeg čavala, i ne pružim svoje ruke u njegov bok, neću vjerovati. Ivan 2,24.25.
The Pentecostal period began a period of “testing,” starting with the breath of Christ and Thomas’ controversy of doubt. Thomas’ controversy at the beginning typifies the controversy of the Jews at the ending of the Pentecostal season. Christ imparted His word and the Holy Spirit to the disciples at the beginning, and the disciples imparted the word and the Holy Spirit to the world at the end of the Pentecostal season.
Pedesetničko razdoblje započelo je razdoblje „kušnje”, počevši s dahom Kristovim i Tominom raspravom sumnje. Tomina rasprava na početku predoznačuje raspravu Židova na završetku pedesetničkoga razdoblja. Krist je na početku predao svoju riječ i Duha Svetoga učenicima, a učenici su na završetku pedesetničkoga razdoblja predali riječ i Duha Svetoga svijetu.
The work that Christ accomplished when He breathed upon the disciples was a second witness to the same work He had just accomplished with the disciples on the road to Emmaus.
Djelo koje je Krist izvršio kada je dahnuo na učenike bilo je drugo svjedočanstvo o istome djelu koje je upravo bio izvršio s učenicima na putu u Emaus.
And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. …
I dogodi se da, dok su razgovarali i raspravljali, sam Isus pristupi i pođe s njima. Ali njihove su oči bile zadržane te ga nisu prepoznale. …
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? Luke 24:15, 16, 25–32.
Tada im reče: O bezumni i spora srca da vjerujete svemu što su proroci govorili! Nije li Krist trebao pretrpjeti to i ući u svoju slavu? I počevši od Mojsija i svih proroka, protumači im u svim Pismima ono što se na njega odnosilo. I približiše se selu kamo su išli; a on učini kao da bi pošao dalje. Ali oni ga prisiliše govoreći: Ostani s nama, jer je pri večeri i dan je na izmaku. I uđe da ostane s njima. I dogodi se, dok je sjedio za stolom s njima, da uze kruh, blagoslovi ga, razlomi i dade im. Tada im se otvoriše oči te ga prepoznaše; i on iščeznu ispred njih. I rekoše jedan drugomu: Nije li naše srce gorjelo u nama dok nam je putem govorio i dok nam je otvarao Pisma? Luka 24:15, 16, 25–32.
Just as Jesus “sat with meat” in Emmaus, He thereafter ate with the disciples. In both instances eating is represented. Together they identify that the beginning of the Pentecostal period is marked by the breath of the Holy Spirit and also by eating. The opening events produces a controversy between a class who believes and a class who doubts. The eating, the impartation of the Holy Spirit and the opening of the Scriptures include that Christ began His instruction with “Moses and all the prophets.” Christ’s teaching was conveyed by taking the prophetic line of Moses and aligning it with the lines of all the prophets, here a little and there a little.
Kao što je Isus „sjedio za stolom” u Emausu, tako je potom jeo s učenicima. U oba slučaja prikazano je blagovanje. Zajedno oni upućuju na to da je početak pentekostnog razdoblja obilježen dahom Duha Svetoga, a također i blagovanjem. Početni događaji proizvode prijepor između jedne skupine koja vjeruje i jedne skupine koja sumnja. Blagovanje, podjeljivanje Duha Svetoga i otvaranje Pisama obuhvaćaju to da je Krist započeo svoju pouku s „Mojsijem i svim prorocima”. Kristov nauk bio je prenesen tako što je uzeo proročku liniju Mojsija i uskladio je s linijama svih proroka, ovdje malo i ondje malo.
On 9/11 the breath of the four winds of Ezekiel blew upon the dead dry bones of chapter thirty-seven. At that time, as typified by the angel who descended on August 11, 1840 and empowered the first angel’s message, the angel of Revelation eighteen descended with a message that must be eaten, as did the disciples eat at the beginning of the Pentecostal period. The unwillingness of Thomas to believe identifies that when the message is introduced a shaking is marked.
Na 11. rujna dah četiriju vjetrova iz Ezekiela zapuhao je na mrtve suhe kosti iz trideset i sedmog poglavlja. U to je vrijeme, kako je predočeno anđelom koji je sišao 11. kolovoza 1840. i osnažio poruku prvoga anđela, anđeo iz Otkrivenja osamnaest sišao s porukom koja se mora pojesti, kao što su i učenici jeli na početku pentekostnoga razdoblja. Tominu nespremnost da povjeruje označuje da je, kada se poruka uvodi, obilježeno potresanje.
Speaking of the fall of the Twin Towers on 9/11 we are told that the Lord arose to “shake terribly the nations.” It is important to remember that a “shaking” among God’s people is accomplished by those who are fighting against a message of truth. There are “shakings” that are external, but internal shakings within the church occur in the environment of a message being presented.
Govoreći o padu Kula bliznakinja 11. rujna, rečeno nam je da je Gospod ustao kako bi „strašno potresao narode”. Važno je upamtiti da se „potresanje” među Božjim narodom ostvaruje po onima koji se bore protiv poruke istine. Postoje „potresanja” koja su izvanjska, ali unutarnja potresanja unutar crkve događaju se u ozračju iznošenja poruke.
“I asked the meaning of the shaking I had seen and was shown that it would be caused by the straight testimony called forth by the counsel of the True Witness to the Laodiceans. This will have its effect upon the heart of the receiver, and will lead him to exalt the standard and pour forth the straight truth. Some will not bear this straight testimony. They will rise up against it, and this is what will cause a shaking among God’s people.
„Pitala sam za značenje potresa koji sam vidjela, i bilo mi je pokazano da će ga prouzročiti otvoreno svjedočanstvo potaknuto savjetom Istinitoga Svjedoka Laodicejcima. Ono će utjecati na srce onoga koji ga prima i navest će ga da uzdigne mjerilo i iznese otvorenu istinu. Neki neće podnijeti to otvoreno svjedočanstvo. Ustat će protiv njega, i to je ono što će izazvati potres među Božjim narodom.
“I saw that the testimony of the True Witness has not been half heeded. The solemn testimony upon which the destiny of the church hangs has been lightly esteemed, if not entirely disregarded. This testimony must work deep repentance; all who truly receive it will obey it and be purified.” Early Writings, 271.
„Vidjela sam da se svjedočanstvo Istinitoga Svjedoka nije poslušalo ni upola. Svečano svjedočanstvo o kojem visi sudbina crkve bilo je olako cijenjeno, ako ne i posve zanemareno. To svjedočanstvo mora proizvesti duboko pokajanje; svi koji ga istinski prime poslušat će ga i bit će očišćeni.“ Early Writings, 271.
The internal “shaking” is caused by those who resist the presentation of the Laodicean message. Sister White identifies Jones and Waggoner’s message of 1888 as the Laodicean message.
Unutarnje „potresanje” uzrokovano je onima koji se opiru iznošenju laodicejske poruke. Sestra White poistovjećuje poruku Jonesa i Waggonera iz 1888. godine s laodicejskom porukom.
“The message given us by A. T. Jones, and E. J. Waggoner is the message of God to the Laodicean church, and woe be unto anyone who professes to believe the truth and yet does not reflect to others the God-given rays.” The 1888 Materials, 1053.
„Poruka koja nam je dana po A. T. Jonesu i E. J. Waggoneru jest Božja poruka laodicejskoj crkvi, i jao svakome tko ispovijeda da vjeruje istinu, a ipak drugima ne odražava od Boga dane zrake.” The 1888 Materials, 1053.
The resistance to the Laodicean message produces a shaking and Sister White aligns the message of 1888 with the descent of the angel of Revelation eighteen.
Otpor laodicejskoj poruci proizvodi potresanje, a sestra White poruku iz 1888. godine usklađuje sa silaskom anđela iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja.
“An unwillingness to yield up preconceived opinions, and to accept this truth, lay at the foundation of a large share of the opposition manifested at Minneapolis against the Lord’s message through Brethren Waggoner and Jones. By exciting that opposition Satan succeeded in shutting away from our people, in a great measure, the special power of the Holy Spirit that God longed to impart to them. The enemy prevented them from obtaining that efficiency which might have been theirs in carrying the truth to the world, as the apostles proclaimed it after the day of Pentecost. The light that is to lighten the whole earth with its glory was resisted, and by the action of our own brethren has been in a great degree kept away from the world.” Selected Messages, book 1, 235.
„Nespremnost da se napuste unaprijed stvorena mišljenja i da se prihvati ova istina ležala je u temelju velikoga dijela protivljenja koje se u Minneapolisu očitovalo protiv Gospodnje poruke preko braće Waggonera i Jonesa. Poticanjem toga protivljenja Sotona je uspio našemu narodu u velikoj mjeri uskratiti posebnu silu Duha Svetoga koju im je Bog čeznuo podariti. Neprijatelj ih je spriječio da zadobiju onu djelotvornost koja je mogla biti njihova u nošenju istine svijetu, kao što su je apostoli objavljivali nakon dana Pedesetnice. Svjetlu koje treba obasjati svu zemlju svojom slavom pružen je otpor, te je djelovanjem naše vlastite braće u velikoj mjeri bilo zadržano od svijeta.” Selected Messages, knjiga 1, 235.
The doubt of Thomas at the beginning of the Pentecostal season, typifying the rebellion against the message that arrived on the day of Pentecost, typified the shaking that occurred when the leadership of Seventh-day Adventism stood up and resisted the message to the Laodicean church as presented by Jones and Waggoner in 1888. In 1888 the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen descended to lighten the earth with His glory, but due in large part to unwillingness of those leaders to set aside preconceived opinions the rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram was repeated. Thomas, the Jews at Pentecost, Korah’s rebellion in the time of Moses, the rebellion of 1888 all typify 9/11 when, according to Joel—a trumpet was to be blown. That trumpet, according to Isaiah was blown to identify the sins of God’s people, thus typifying 1888 and the message to Laodicea. Jeremiah’s watchman, who blows the trumpet to return to the “old paths” aligns with Isaiah lifting up his voice as a trumpet. Jeremiah’s watchmen are Habakkuk’s watchmen who asks the question about what will be his position in the argument or debate of his history?
Sumnja Tome na početku pedesetničkog razdoblja, koja predoznačuje pobunu protiv poruke pristigle na dan Pedesetnice, predoznačila je potresanje koje se dogodilo kada je vodstvo Adventizma sedmoga dana ustalo i oduprlo se poruci laodicejskoj crkvi kako su je 1888. iznijeli Jones i Waggoner. Godine 1888. silni anđeo iz Otkrivenja osamnaest sišao je da obasja zemlju svojom slavom, ali se, velikim dijelom zbog nespremnosti tih vođa da ostave po strani unaprijed stvorena mišljenja, ponovila pobuna Koreja, Datana i Abirama. Toma, Židovi na Pedesetnicu, Korejeva pobuna u Mojsijevo vrijeme, pobuna iz 1888. — sve to predoznačuje 11. rujna kada je, prema Joelu, trebalo zatrubiti u trubu. Ta je truba, prema Izaiji, bila zatrubljena kako bi se razotkrili grijesi Božjega naroda, predoznačujući tako 1888. godinu i poruku Laodiceji. Jeremijin stražar, koji trubi da bi se vratilo na „stare staze“, usklađuje se s Izaijom koji podiže svoj glas kao trubu. Jeremijini stražari jesu Habakukovi stražari koji postavljaju pitanje kakav će biti njihov položaj u raspravi ili prijeporu njihove povijesti?
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. Habakkuk 2:1.
Stajat ću na svojoj straži i postavit ću se na kulu, pa ću motriti da vidim što će mi reći i što ću odgovoriti kada budem ukoren. Habakuk 2,1.
The word “reproved” means “rebuked or argued with” and it infers a question, for the next verse provides an answer.
Riječ „ukoren” znači „prekoren ili opomenut” i podrazumijeva pitanje, jer sljedeći redak daje odgovor.
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. Habakkuk 2:2.
I Gospodin mi odgovori i reče: Zapiši viđenje i jasno ga ureži na ploče, da može trčati onaj koji ga čita. Habakuk 2,2.
The “debate” or shaking that began in fulfillment of Millerite history was the message of William Miller and his rules of prophetic interpretations versus the theologians of Protestantism. The debate in Millerite history began with the confirmation of the Millerite message on August 11, 1840 when no “less a personage than Jesus Christ” descended with a little book that John was to take and eat. The argument of the watchmen of Habakkuk, the doubts of Thomas, the rebellion of 1888, the rebellion of Korah, the argument of drunkenness at Pentecost all witness to a debate which began at 9/11. The controversy which is debated is over the message of the latter rain, which began to sprinkle on 9/11.
„Rasprava“ ili potresanje koje je započelo kao ispunjenje mileritske povijesti bila je poruka Williama Millera i njegovih pravila proročkog tumačenja nasuprot teolozima protestantizma. Rasprava u mileritskoj povijesti započela je potvrdom mileritske poruke 11. kolovoza 1840., kada se ni „manja osoba od samoga Isusa Krista“ nije spustila s knjižicom koju je Ivan trebao uzeti i pojesti. Rasprava Habakukovih stražara, Tomine sumnje, pobuna iz 1888., Korahova pobuna, rasprava o pijanstvu na Pedesetnicu — sve to svjedoči o raspravi koja je započela 9/11. Polemika o kojoj se raspravlja tiče se poruke poznoga dažda, koji je počeo rominjati 9/11.
The answer in Habakkuk that led the Millerites to produce the 1843 chart connects with the development of two classes of worshippers represented Korah and associates versus Moses, by Thomas and the other disciples; the Jews argument of drunkenness at Pentecost, the leadership of Adventism in 1888; the Protestants versus the Millerites in 1844 and the foolish and wise virgins of October 22, 1844.
Odgovor u Habakuku koji je naveo milerite da izrade kartu iz 1843. godine povezan je s razvojem dviju skupina štovatelja, predstavljenih Korahem i njegovim pristašama nasuprot Mojsiju; Tomom i ostalim učenicima; židovskim argumentom o pijanstvu na Pedesetnicu; vodstvom adventizma 1888. godine; protestantima nasuprot mileritima 1844. godine; te ludim i mudrim djevicama od 22. listopada 1844.
On 9/11 Christ breathed upon His disciples the Holy Spirit as a few drops before the full outpouring at the Sunday law. He then opened their understanding to the prophetic message beginning, “line upon line” with Moses by leading those disciples back to Jeremiah’s old paths where they were anointed to blow a warning trumpet. Christ breath at 9/11 came from Ezekiel’s and John’s four winds and it was the Laodicean message, which is the “straight testimony” which causes a shaking as it is resisted. 1888 typifies the rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, for it was not only the message which was being rejected, but also the chosen watchmen that were giving the trumpet a certain sound.
Na 11. rujna Krist je dahnuo na svoje učenike Duha Svetoga kao nekoliko kapi prije punoga izlijevanja pri nedjeljnom zakonu. Potom im je otvorio razumijevanje za proročku poruku, započinjući „red na red“ s Mojsijem, vodeći te učenike natrag Jeremijinim starim stazama, gdje su bili pomazani da zatrube trubu upozorenja. Kristov dah 11. rujna došao je od četiriju vjetrova Ezekiela i Ivana, i to je bila laodicejska poruka, koja je „ravno svjedočanstvo“ što uzrokuje potresanje dok joj se opire. Godina 1888. predoznačuje pobunu Koreja, Datana i Abirama, jer nije bila odbačena samo poruka, nego i izabrani stražari koji su trubi davali razgovijetan zvuk.
Sister White penned that the, “shaking I had seen” “would be caused by the straight testimony called forth by the counsel of the True Witness to the Laodiceans.” The 1888 message was that straight testimony, and both 1888 and 9/11 mark the descent of the angel of Revelation eighteen.
Sestra White zapisala je da će „potresanje koje sam vidjela” „biti izazvano otvorenim svjedočanstvom koje je prizvao savjet Istinitoga Svjedoka Laodicejcima.” Poruka iz 1888. bila je to otvoreno svjedočanstvo, a i 1888. i 11. rujna označavaju silazak anđela iz osamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.
“A straight testimony must be borne to our churches and institutions, to arouse the sleeping ones.’
„Našim crkvama i ustanovama mora se uputiti izravno svjedočanstvo kako bi se probudili oni koji spavaju.”
“When the word of the Lord is believed and obeyed, steady advancement will be made. Let us now see our great need. The Lord cannot use us until he breathes life into the dry bones. I heard the words spoken: ‘Without the deep moving of the Spirit of God upon the heart, without its life-giving influence, truth becomes a dead letter.’” Review and Herald, November 18, 1902.
„Kad se riječi Gospodnje vjeruje i kad joj se pokorava, ostvarivat će se postojan napredak. Uvidimo sada svoju veliku potrebu. Gospod nas ne može upotrijebiti dok ne udahne život u suhe kosti. Čula sam izgovorene riječi: ‘Bez dubokog djelovanja Duha Božjega na srce, bez njegova životvornog utjecaja, istina postaje mrtvo slovo.’” Review and Herald, 18. studenoga 1902.
At 9/11 the Laodicean message reached its perfect fulfillment as the last call to God’s former covenant people began to be sounded. It is then that Sister White notes, “A straight testimony must be borne to our churches and institutions, to arouse the sleeping ones.” The Laodicean message began when the angel of Revelation eighteen descended at 9/11, which means that at 9/11 the message to Laodicean Seventh-day Adventists was and is to “awake.” Joel commanded the drunkards to awake in verse five of chapter one. 9/11 marks the arrival of the final testing period for Adventism and it represents Joel’s command to awake. The beginning of the Pentecostal season starts with an awakening of God’s people at 9/11 and ends with the fulfillment of the parable of the ten virgins just before the Sunday law.
Na 11. rujna laodicejska je poruka dosegla svoje savršeno ispunjenje kada se počeo oglašavati posljednji poziv nekadašnjem Božjem zavjetnom narodu. Tada sestra White zapaža: „Našim se crkvama i ustanovama mora uputiti otvoreno svjedočanstvo kako bi se probudili oni koji spavaju.“ Laodicejska je poruka započela kada je anđeo iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja sišao 11. rujna, što znači da je 11. rujna poruka laodicejskim adventistima sedmoga dana bila i jest: „probudite se“. Joel je u petom retku prvoga poglavlja zapovjedio pijanicama da se probude. 11. rujna označava dolazak završnog razdoblja kušnje za adventizam i predstavlja Joelovu zapovijed da se probudimo. Početak pentekostalnog razdoblja započinje buđenjem Božjega naroda 11. rujna i završava ispunjenjem prispodobe o deset djevica neposredno prije nedjeljnog zakona.
The awakening at 9/11 is a call to the final generation of a covenant people who are in apostasy. The awakening just before the Sunday law closes the door on the former covenant people. The beginning and the ending are the same and in July of 2023 the two witnesses of Revelation eleven were awakened to the rebellion of the prediction of July 18, 2020. The middle awakening is represented by rebellion, which identifies 9/11 as the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, July 18, 2020 as the thirteenth letter and the Sunday law as the twenty-second and last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The twenty-second letter represents the combination of divinity with humanity that is finalized in the last of those three awakenings.
Buđenje na 11. rujna poziv je posljednjem naraštaju zavjetnog naroda koji se nalazi u otpadništvu. Buđenje neposredno prije nedjeljnog zakona zatvara vrata prijašnjem zavjetnom narodu. Početak i svršetak isti su, i u srpnju 2023. dvije svjedokinje iz jedanaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja bile su probuđene za pobunu u vezi s predviđanjem od 18. srpnja 2020. Srednje buđenje predstavljeno je pobunom, što poistovjećuje 11. rujna s prvim slovom hebrejskog alfabeta, 18. srpnja 2020. s trinaestim slovom, a nedjeljni zakon s dvadeset i drugim i posljednjim slovom hebrejskog alfabeta. Dvadeset i drugo slovo predstavlja sjedinjenje božanstva s čovještvom, koje se dovršava u posljednjem od ta tri buđenja.
The Lord “breathes life into the dry bones” at 9/11, just as He breathed the Holy Spirit on the disciples at the beginning of the Pentecostal period. The disciples after His ascension represent those who received the Holy Spirit, and who thereafter had their understanding of the prophetic Word opened up through the methodology of “line upon line.” The reception of the Holy Spirit occurred while eating a meal, for to spiritually eat requires that you eat the flesh and drink the blood of Jesus, who is the Word.
Gospodin „udahne život u suhe kosti” u 9/11, upravo kao što je udahnuo Duha Svetoga na učenike na početku pentekostnog razdoblja. Učenici nakon Njegova uzašašća predstavljaju one koji su primili Duha Svetoga i kojima je potom bilo otvoreno razumijevanje proročke Riječi putem metodologije „red na red”. Primanje Duha Svetoga dogodilo se za vrijeme blagovanja, jer duhovno jesti zahtijeva da jedete tijelo i pijete krv Isusa, koji je Riječ.
The rebels who joined with Korah, Dathan and Abiram represent (as do the leadership of Adventism in 1888) the class who cause the shaking by opposing the trumpet message identifying the sins of God’s people, and while also calling for a return to the old paths, the foundational truths represented by the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six. The trumpet is calling for both revival and reformation. The first of Miller’s prophetic jewels, and also the first to be rejected by Adventism represents the beginning and ending of the Millerite movement. The beginning and ending of the message of the first angel as proclaimed by the Millerites is marked by Moses’ “seven times.” In the beginning it was accepted, at the end it was rejected. Due to that rejection Ezekiel presents Adventism as a valley of dead dry bones. The period from 1863 unto the Sunday law in the United States is the valley of vision, according to Isaiah twenty-two, but it is a valley of dead dry bones according to Ezekiel. Both of those prophetic valleys align with Joel’s valley of Jehoshaphat, which Joel also identifies as the valley of decision.
Pobunjenici koji su se pridružili Korahu, Datanu i Abiramu predstavljaju (kao i vodstvo adventizma 1888. godine) onu skupinu koja uzrokuje potresanje suprotstavljajući se trubnoj poruci koja razotkriva grijehe Božjega naroda, a istodobno poziva na povratak starim stazama, temeljnim istinama predstavljenima „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest. Truba poziva i na probuđenje i na reformu. Prvi od Millerovih proročkih dragulja, a ujedno i prvi koji je adventizam odbacio, predstavlja početak i završetak mileritskoga pokreta. Početak i završetak poruke prvoga anđela, kako su je naviještali mileriti, obilježeni su Mojsijevih „sedam vremena”. Na početku je to bilo prihvaćeno, na kraju odbačeno. Zbog toga odbacivanja Ezekiel prikazuje adventizam kao dolinu mrtvih suhih kostiju. Razdoblje od 1863. do nedjeljnoga zakona u Sjedinjenim Državama jest dolina viđenja, prema Izaiji dvadeset i dva, ali je dolina mrtvih suhih kostiju prema Ezekielu. Obje te proročke doline podudaraju se s Joelovom dolinom Jošafata, koju Joel također označuje kao dolinu odluke.
With these concepts in place the question may be asked how is it that at 9/11 the book of Joel became the message Peter identified at Pentecost? We’ll try to clarify these concepts in the following articles.
S ovim pojmovima na mjestu može se postaviti pitanje: kako to da je na 11. rujna knjiga proroka Joela postala poruka koju je Petar poistovjetio s Pedesetnicom? Nastojat ćemo razjasniti te pojmove u sljedećim člancima.
“(Written November 5, 1892, from Adelaide, South Australia, to ‘Dear Nephew and Niece, Frank and Hattie [Belden].’)
„(Napisano 5. studenoga 1892. iz Adelaidea, Južna Australija, za „Dragi nećače i nećakinjo, Frank i Hattie [Belden].“)
“When you are enlightened by the Holy Spirit, you will see all that wickedness at Minneapolis as it is, as God looks upon it. If I never see you again in this world, be assured that I forgive you the sorrow and distress and burden of soul you have brought upon me without any cause. But for your soul’s sake, for the sake of Him who died for you, I want you to see and confess your errors. You did unite with those who resisted the Spirit of God. You had all the evidence that you needed that the Lord was working through Brethren Jones and Waggoner; but you did not receive the light; and after the feelings indulged, the words spoken against the truth, you did not feel ready to confess that you had done wrong, that these men had a message from God, and you had made light of both message and messengers.
„Kad budete prosvijetljeni Svetim Duhom, vidjet ćete svu onu pokvarenost u Minneapolisu onakvom kakva jest, onako kako je Bog promatra. Ako vas više nikada ne budem vidjela na ovome svijetu, budite uvjereni da vam opraštam žalost, nevolju i teret duše koje ste bez ikakva razloga svalili na mene. Ali radi vaše duše, radi Onoga koji je umro za vas, želim da uvidite i priznate svoje pogreške. Vi ste se doista ujedinili s onima koji su se odupirali Duhu Božjemu. Imali ste sav dokaz koji vam je bio potreban da je Gospodin djelovao preko braće Jonesa i Waggonera; ali niste primili svjetlo; i nakon osjećaja kojima ste se prepuštali, nakon riječi izgovorenih protiv istine, niste bili spremni priznati da ste pogriješili, da su ti ljudi imali poruku od Boga, i da ste olako držali i poruku i glasnike.
“Never before have I seen among our people such firm self-complacency and unwillingness to accept and acknowledge light as was manifested at Minneapolis. I have been shown that not one of the company who cherished the spirit manifested at that meeting would again have clear light to discern the preciousness of the truth sent them from heaven until they humbled their pride and confessed that they were not actuated by the Spirit of God, but that their minds and hearts were filled with prejudice. The Lord desired to come near to them, to bless them and heal them of their backslidings, but they would not hearken. They were actuated by the same spirit that inspired Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Those men of Israel were determined to resist all evidence that would prove them to be wrong, and they went on and on in their course of disaffection until many were drawn away to unite with them.
“Nikada prije nisam među našim narodom vidjela tako čvrsto samodopadstvo i nespremnost da se prihvati i prizna svjetlo kakva se očitovala u Minneapolisu. Pokazano mi je da nitko od onih koji su gajili duh očitovan na tom skupu više ne bi imao jasno svjetlo da razabere dragocjenost istine koja im je poslana s neba, sve dok ne ponize svoju oholost i ne priznaju da nisu bili pokretani Duhom Božjim, nego da su im umovi i srca bili ispunjeni predrasudama. Gospodin im se želio približiti, blagosloviti ih i iscijeliti ih od njihovih otpada, ali oni nisu htjeli poslušati. Bili su pokretani istim duhom koji je nadahnjivao Koraha, Datana i Abirama. Ti ljudi u Izraelu bili su odlučni oduprijeti se svakom dokazu koji bi pokazao da su u krivu, te su ustrajavali i ustrajavali na svom putu nezadovoljstva dok mnogi nisu bili odvučeni da se s njima sjedine.”
“Who were these? Not the weak, not the ignorant, not the unenlightened. In that rebellion there were two hundred and fifty princes famous in the congregation, men of renown. What was their testimony? ‘all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?’ [Numbers 16:3]. When Korah and his companions perished under the judgment of God, the people whom they had deceived saw not the hand of the Lord in this miracle. The whole congregation the next morning charged Moses and Aaron, ‘Ye have killed the people of the Lord’ [verse 41], and the plague was upon the congregation, and more than fourteen thousand perished.
“Tko su bili ovi? Ne slabi, ne neuki, ne neprosvijetljeni. U toj pobuni bilo je dvjesto pedeset knezova, uglednih u zajednici, ljudi na glasu. Kakvo je bilo njihovo svjedočanstvo? ‘Sva je zajednica sveta, svaki od njih, i Jahve je među njima; zašto se onda uzdižete nad zajednicom Jahvinom?’ [Brojevi 16,3]. Kad su Korah i njegovi drugovi poginuli pod sudom Božjim, narod koji su bili obmanuli nije u tom čudu prepoznao ruku Jahvinu. Čitava je zajednica sljedećega jutra optužila Mojsija i Arona: ‘Vi ste pobili narod Jahvin’ [redak 41], i pošast je došla na zajednicu te je poginulo više od četrnaest tisuća.”
“When I purposed to leave Minneapolis, the angel of the Lord stood by me and said: ‘Not so; God has a work for you to do in this place. The people are acting over the rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. I have placed you in your proper position, which those who are not in the light will not acknowledge; they will not heed your testimony; but I will be with you; My grace and power shall sustain you. It is not you they are despising, but the messengers and the message I send to My people. They have shown contempt for the word of the Lord. Satan has blinded their eyes and perverted their judgment; and unless every soul shall repent of this their sin, this unsanctified independence that is doing insult to the Spirit of God, they will walk in darkness. I will remove the candlestick out of his place except they repent and be converted, that I should heal them. They have obscured their spiritual eyesight. They would not that God would manifest His Spirit and His power; for they have a spirit of mockery and disgust at My word. Lightness, trifling, jesting, and joking are daily practiced. They have not set their hearts to seek Me. They walk in the sparks of their own kindling, and unless they repent they shall lie down in sorrow. Thus saith the Lord: Stand at your post of duty; for I am with thee, and will not leave thee nor forsake thee.’ These words from God I have not dared to disregard.
„Kad sam naumila otići iz Minneapolisa, anđeo Gospodnji stade uza me i reče: ‘Ne tako; Bog ima djelo za tebe da ga obaviš na ovome mjestu. Narod ponavlja pobunu Kore, Datana i Abirama. Postavila sam te na tvoje pravo mjesto, koje oni koji nisu u svjetlu neće priznati; neće poslušati tvoje svjedočanstvo; ali ja ću biti s tobom; moja će te milost i moja sila poduprijeti. Ne preziru oni tebe, nego glasnike i poruku koju šaljem svojemu narodu. Pokazali su prezir prema riječi Gospodnjoj. Sotona je zaslijepio njihove oči i izopačio njihov sud; i ako se svaka duša ne pokaje za taj svoj grijeh, za tu neposvećenu neovisnost koja vrijeđa Duha Božjega, hodat će u tami. Uklonit ću svijećnjak s njegova mjesta ako se ne pokaju i ne obrate, da ih iscijelim. Pomutili su svoj duhovni vid. Nisu htjeli da Bog očituje svojega Duha i svoju silu; jer imaju duh poruge i gađenja prema mojoj riječi. Lakomislenost, neozbiljnost, zbijanje šala i pošalice svakodnevno se prakticiraju. Nisu upravili svoja srca da mene traže. Hode u iskrama svojega ognja, i ako se ne pokaju, leći će u žalosti. Ovako govori Gospod: Stoj na svojoj dužnosti; jer ja sam s tobom i neću te ostaviti niti napustiti.’ Ove riječi od Boga nisam se usudila zanemariti.
“Light has been shining in Battle Creek in clear, bright rays; but who of those that acted a part in the meeting at Minneapolis have come to the light and received the rich treasures of truth which the Lord sent them from heaven? Who have kept step and step with the Leader, Jesus Christ? Who have made full confession of their mistaken zeal, their blindness, their jealousies and evil surmisings, their defiance of truth? Not one; and because of their long neglect to acknowledge the light, it has left them far behind; they have not been growing in grace and in the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord. They have failed to receive the needed grace which they might have had, and which would have made them strong men in religious experience.
„Svjetlost je sjala u Battle Creeku u jasnim, blistavim zrakama; ali tko je od onih koji su sudjelovali na sastanku u Minneapolisu došao k svjetlosti i primio bogata blaga istine koja im je Gospodin poslao s neba? Tko je išao korak po korak s Vođom, Isusom Kristom? Tko je potpuno priznao svoju pogrešnu revnost, svoju sljepoću, svoje ljubomore i zla nagađanja, svoje prkošenje istini? Ni jedan; i zbog svojega dugotrajnog zanemarivanja da priznaju svjetlost, ona ih je ostavila daleko iza sebe; nisu rasli u milosti i u spoznaji Krista Isusa, Gospodina našega. Propustili su primiti potrebnu milost koju su mogli imati i koja bi ih učinila snažnim ljudima u vjerskom iskustvu.“
“The position taken at Minneapolis was apparently an insurmountable barrier which in a great degree shut them in with doubters, questioners, with the rejecters of truth and the power of God. When another crisis comes, those who have so long resisted evidence piled upon evidence will again be tested upon the points where they failed so manifestly, and it will be hard for them to receive that which is from God and refuse that which is from the powers of darkness. Therefore their only safe course is to walk in humility, making straight paths for their feet, lest the lame be turned out of the way. It makes every difference whom we company with, whether it is with men who walk with God and who believe and trust Him, or with men who follow their own supposed wisdom, walking in the sparks of their own kindling.
Stajalište zauzeto u Minneapolisu očito je bilo nepremostiva prepreka koja ih je u velikoj mjeri zatvorila među sumnjičavce, ispitivače, među odbacivatelje istine i sile Božje. Kad nastupi druga kriza, oni koji su tako dugo odolijevali dokazima nagomilanima na dokazima ponovno će biti stavljeni na kušnju upravo u onim točkama u kojima su tako očito podbacili, i bit će im teško primiti ono što je od Boga i odbaciti ono što je od sila tame. Stoga je njihov jedini siguran put hoditi u poniznosti, poravnavajući staze svojim nogama, da se hromi ne odvrati s puta. Od presudne je važnosti s kim se družimo, bilo s ljudima koji hode s Bogom te Mu vjeruju i pouzdaju se u Njega, bilo s ljudima koji slijede vlastitu umišljenu mudrost, hodeći u iskrištu vlastita potpala.
“The time and care and labor required to counteract the influence of those who have worked against the truth has been a terrible loss; for we might have been years ahead in spiritual knowledge; and many, many souls might have been added to the church if those who ought to have walked in the light had followed on to know the Lord, that they might know His going forth is prepared as the morning. But when so much labor has to be expended right in the church to counteract the influence of workers who have stood as a granite wall against the truth God sends to His people, the world is left in comparative darkness.
Vrijeme, briga i trud potrebni da bi se suzbio utjecaj onih koji su radili protiv istine bili su strašan gubitak; jer bismo u duhovnoj spoznaji mogli biti godinama ispred; i mnoge, mnoge duše mogle su biti pridodane crkvi da su oni koji su trebali hoditi u svjetlu nastavili upoznavati Gospodina, da bi znali da je Njegov izlazak pripravan kao zora. Ali kada se toliko truda mora ulagati upravo u crkvi kako bi se suzbio utjecaj djelatnika koji su stajali kao granitni zid protiv istine koju Bog šalje svome narodu, svijet ostaje u razmjernoj tami.
“God meant that the watchmen should arise and with united voices send forth a decided message, giving the trumpet a certain sound, that the people might all spring to their post of duty and act their part in the great work. Then the strong, clear light of that other angel who comes down from heaven having great power, would have filled the earth with his glory. We are years behind; and those who stood in blindness and hindered the advancement of the very message that God meant should go forth from the Minneapolis meeting as a lamp that burneth, have need to humble their hearts before God and see and understand how the work has been hindered by their blindness of mind and hardness of heart.
„Bog je namjeravao da stražari ustanu i da ujedinjenim glasovima pošalju odlučnu poruku, dajući trubi jasan zvuk, kako bi sav narod mogao pohitati na svoje mjesto dužnosti i odigrati svoju ulogu u velikom djelu. Tada bi snažno, jasno svjetlo onoga drugog anđela koji silazi s neba imajući veliku vlast ispunilo zemlju svojom slavom. Godinama zaostajemo; i oni koji su stajali u sljepoći i priječili napredovanje upravo one poruke koju je Bog namjeravao da pođe sa skupa u Minneapolisu kao svjetiljka koja gori, trebaju poniziti svoja srca pred Bogom te vidjeti i razumjeti kako je djelo bilo ometano njihovom sljepoćom uma i tvrdoćom srca.“
“Hours have been spent in quibbling over little things; golden opportunities have been wasted while heavenly messengers have grieved, impatient at the delay. The Holy Spirit—there has been so little appreciation of its value or the necessity for every soul to receive it. Those who do receive the heavenly endowment will go forth clad with the armor of righteousness to do battle for God. They will respect the leadings of the Lord and will be filled with gratitude to Him for His mercy. But in many, many places, and on many, many occasions, it could truthfully be said as in Christ’s day of those who profess to be God’s people, that not many mighty works could be done, because of their unbelief. Many who have been bound in fetters of darkness have been respected because God has used them, and their unbelief has aroused doubt and prejudice against the message of truth which angels of heaven were seeking to communicate through human agencies—justification by faith, the righteousness of Christ.” The 1888 Materials, 1066–1070.
„Sati su provedeni u cjepidlačenju oko sitnica; zlatne su prilike bile protraćene, dok su nebeski glasnici tugovali, nestrpljivi zbog odgađanja. Duh Sveti — bilo je tako malo uvažavanja njegove vrijednosti ili nužnosti da ga primi svaka duša. Oni koji prime taj nebeski dar poći će odjeveni u oklop pravednosti da vode boj za Boga. Poštovat će Gospodnja vodstva i bit će ispunjeni zahvalnošću Njemu za Njegovu milost. Ali na mnogim, mnogim mjestima i u mnogim, mnogim prilikama moglo bi se istinito reći kao u Kristovo doba za one koji tvrde da su Božji narod, da se nije moglo učiniti mnogo silnih djela zbog njihove nevjere. Mnogi koji su bili vezani okovima tame bili su uvažavani zato što ih je Bog upotrijebio, a njihova je nevjera pobudila sumnju i predrasude protiv poruke istine koju su nebeski anđeli nastojali priopćiti preko ljudskih oruđa — opravdanje vjerom, Kristova pravednost.” The 1888 Materials, 1066–1070.