We are currently addressing the prophetic line of the controversies within Advent history that have taken place concerning the various symbols of Rome. We are currently addressing “the daily” in the book of Daniel. That controversy represents a rejection of the foundations of Adventism, the rejection of the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy, and the rejection of the messenger that was chosen by God. Rejecting the work of Miller also represents a rejection of the instruction that had been given to Miller by heavenly angels, who led Miller to his understanding of the message produced by the increase of knowledge when the book of Daniel was unsealed in 1798.
Trenutačno razmatramo proročku liniju sporova unutar adventističke povijesti koji su se zbili u vezi s različitim simbolima Rima. Trenutačno razmatramo „svagdašnju“ u knjizi proroka Daniela. Taj spor predstavlja odbacivanje temelja adventizma, odbacivanje autoriteta Duha proroštva i odbacivanje glasnika kojega je Bog izabrao. Odbacivanje Millerova djela također predstavlja odbacivanje pouke koja je Milleru bila dana od nebeskih anđela, koji su Millera vodili do njegova razumijevanja poruke nastale porastom znanja kada je knjiga proroka Daniela bila otpečaćena 1798. godine.
Those that reject the truth identifying the power (pagan Rome) that restrained the papal power from being revealed in 2 Thessalonians, manifest that they do not love the truth, and for rejecting the love of truth, they receive a lie. The lie in turn brings strong delusion upon them. The lie is the cause, and the strong delusion they receive is the effect. The lack of love of the truth is their motivation. The lie represents the choice of a pluralistic acceptance of biblical doctrine, as opposed to those who believe in absolute truth. This is why Isaiah’s representation of Paul’s strong delusion is represented as delusions, not simply a delusion. The other class are those who do love the truth, accept the premise of absolute truth, and are identified by Isaiah as those who tremble at God’s Word.
Oni koji odbacuju istinu koja prepoznaje silu (poganski Rim) koja je zadržavala da se papinska vlast ne otkrije u 2. Solunjanima, očituju da ne ljube istinu te, odbacivši ljubav prema istini, primaju laž. Ta laž zauzvrat navodi na njih snažnu zabludu. Laž je uzrok, a snažna zabluda koju primaju jest posljedica. Nedostatak ljubavi prema istini njihovo je pobuđujuće načelo. Laž predstavlja izbor pluralističkoga prihvaćanja biblijske doktrine, nasuprot onima koji vjeruju u apsolutnu istinu. Zato je Izaijin prikaz Pavlove snažne zablude predstavljen kao zablude, a ne samo kao jedna zabluda. Druga skupina su oni koji doista ljube istinu, prihvaćaju pretpostavku apsolutne istine i koje Izaija prepoznaje kao one koji dršću pred Božjom Riječju.
Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. Isaiah 66:1–5.
Ovako govori Gospodin: Nebo je prijestolje moje, a zemlja podnožje nogama mojim. Gdje je dom koji biste mi sagradili? I gdje je mjesto počinka mojega? Jer sve je to načinila ruka moja, i sve je to postalo, govori Gospodin. Ali na ovoga ću pogledati: na onoga koji je siromašan i skrušena duha i koji dršće pred mojom riječju. Tko kolje vola, kao da ubija čovjeka; tko žrtvuje janje, kao da psu vrat prelama; tko prinosi prinos, kao da svinjsku krv prinosi; tko kadi tamjan, kao da blagoslivlja idola. Da, oni su izabrali svoje vlastite putove, i duša njihova uživa u svojim gadostima. I ja ću izabrati njihove obmane i navući na njih ono čega se boje; jer kad zovah, nitko se ne odazva; kad govorih, nisu slušali; nego su činili zlo pred očima mojim i izabrali ono što mi nije bilo po volji. Čujte riječ Gospodnju, vi koji dršćete pred njegovom riječju: Vaša braća koja vas mrze, koja vas odbacuju poradi imena mojega, govorila su: Neka se proslavi Gospodin! Ali on će se pokazati na vašu radost, a oni će se postidjeti. Izaija 66:1–5.
Those who tremble at God’s Word are the outcasts of Israel, who in the last days are those who are represented as the ensign.
Oni koji dršću pred Božjom riječju jesu odbačenici Izraelovi, koji su u posljednjim danima oni što su prikazani kao stijeg.
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isaiah 11:12.
I podignut će stijeg narodima, sabrat će prognanike Izraelove i skupiti raspršene Judine s četiri kraja zemlje. Izaija 11,12.
God identifies that it is He who made the house that the class who are presenting corrupted offerings claim to have made. It is that house they trust in when they proclaim “the temple of the Lord are these.”
Bog utvrđuje da je upravo On načinio dom za koji razred koji prinosi iskvarene prinose tvrdi da ga je načinio. Uzdaju se upravo u taj dom kada proglašavaju: „Ovo je hram Gospodnji.”
Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these. Jeremiah 7:2–4.
Stani na vratima Doma Gospodnjega i ondje objavi ovu riječ te reci: Čujte riječ Gospodnju, svi vi iz Jude koji ulazite na ova vrata da se poklonite Gospodu. Ovako govori Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izraelov: Popravite svoje putove i svoja djela, i učinit ću da prebivate na ovome mjestu. Ne uzdajte se u lažljive riječi govoreći: Hram Gospodnji, Hram Gospodnji, Hram Gospodnji — to je ovo. Jeremija 7:2–4.
Those who “trust” in lying words, are those who believe a lie. The house which the Lord built was raised upon the foundation which He also made. The class who refused to answer when God called, chose their own ways and delighted in abominations. They chose “ways,” and “abominations,” in the plural, when Jeremiah stated that there was only one way to walk within.
Oni koji se „uzdaju” u lažljive riječi jesu oni koji vjeruju laži. Kuća koju je Gospod sagradio bila je podignuta na temelju koji je i sam postavio. Skupina koja je odbila odgovoriti kada je Bog pozvao, izabrala je svoje vlastite putove i uživala u gadostima. Izabrali su „putove” i „gadosti”, u množini, dok je Jeremija izjavio da postoji samo jedan put kojim valja hoditi unutar njega.
Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. Jeremiah 6:16–20.
Ovako govori Gospodin: Stanite na putove i pogledajte, i raspitajte se za stare staze, gdje je dobar put, i idite njime, pa ćete naći pokoj dušama svojim. Ali oni rekoše: Nećemo ići njime. Postavih nad vama i stražare, govoreći: Slušajte glas trube. Ali oni rekoše: Nećemo slušati. Zato čujte, narodi, i spoznaj, o zajednico, što je među njima. Čuj, o zemljo: evo, dovest ću zlo na ovaj narod, plod njihovih misli, jer nisu slušali moje riječi ni moj Zakon, nego su ga odbacili. Čemu mi dolazi tamjan iz Šebe i mirisna trska iz daleke zemlje? Vaše paljenice nisu mi prihvatljive, niti su mi žrtve vaše ugodne. Jeremija 6:16–20.
In chapter fifteen, Jeremiah calls the evil congregation that would not hearken, though they had ears, the “assembly of mockers.” This congregation was given a “watchman” in both the history of the first and second angels’ messages, and again in the history of the third angel, but they refused to walk in the good way, which is the old paths. Instead, they walked in the “ways.” For this reason, Isaiah identifies that God will choose multiple delusions, for they chose a plurality of false paths instead of the absolute way of the old paths. As with Isaiah’s testimony the assembly of mockers’ worship is rejected by the Lord. Sister White directly associates Isaiah’s plurality of delusions with Paul’s strong delusion, and she places it in the context of the rejection of the foundational truths, the foundation which the Lord built and builds His house upon.
U petnaestom poglavlju Jeremija zlu zajednicu koja nije htjela poslušati, premda je imala uši, naziva „zborom podrugljivaca“. Toj je zajednici bio dan „stražar“ kako u povijesti poruka prvoga i drugoga anđela, tako i ponovno u povijesti trećega anđela, ali oni su odbili hoditi dobrim putem, koji su stare staze. Umjesto toga, hodili su „putovima“. Iz toga razloga Izaija utvrđuje da će Bog izabrati mnogostruke zablude, jer su oni izabrali mnoštvo lažnih putova umjesto apsolutnoga puta starih staza. Kao i u Izaijinu svjedočanstvu, bogoslužje zbora podrugljivaca Gospod odbacuje. Sestra White izravno povezuje Izaijino mnoštvo zabluda s Pavlovom silnom zabludom te to smješta u kontekst odbacivanja temeljnih istina, temelja na kojemu je Gospod sagradio i gradi svoju kuću.
“One who sees beneath the surface, who reads the hearts of all men, says of those who have had great light: ‘They are not afflicted and astonished because of their moral and spiritual condition.’ Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before Mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.’ ‘God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,’ because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,’ ‘but had pleasure in unrighteousness.’ Isaiah 66:3, 4; 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 10, 12.
„Onaj koji vidi ispod površine, koji čita srca svih ljudi, govori o onima koji su imali veliku svjetlost: ‘Nisu ožalošćeni ni zaprepašteni zbog svojega moralnog i duhovnog stanja.’ Da, izabrali su svoje vlastite putove, i duša njihova uživa u svojim gadostima. I ja ću izabrati njihove obmane i navući na njih ono čega se boje; jer kad sam zvao, nitko se nije odazvao; kad sam govorio, nisu slušali; nego su činili zlo preda mnom i izabrali ono što mi nije bilo po volji.’ ‘I zato će im Bog poslati silnu zabludu da vjeruju laži’, jer ‘nisu primili ljubav istine da bi se spasili’, ‘nego su uživali u nepravdi’. Izaija 66:3, 4; 2. Solunjanima 2:11, 10, 12.
“The heavenly Teacher inquired: ‘What stronger delusion can beguile the mind than the pretense that you are building on the right foundation and that God accepts your works, when in reality you are working out many things according to worldly policy and are sinning against Jehovah? Oh, it is a great deception, a fascinating delusion, that takes possession of minds when men who have once known the truth, mistake the form of godliness for the spirit and power thereof; when they suppose that they are rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing, while in reality they are in need of everything.’
„Nebeski Učitelj upitao je: ‘Koja bi snažnija zabluda mogla zavesti um od pretvaranja da gradite na pravome temelju i da Bog prihvaća vaša djela, dok u stvarnosti mnogo toga provodite prema politici ovoga svijeta i griješite protiv Jehove? O, to je velika obmana, očaravajuća zabluda, koja obuzima umove kada ljudi koji su nekoć upoznali istinu, zamjenjuju oblik pobožnosti za njezin duh i silu; kada misle da su bogati, obogatili se i da im ništa nije potrebno, dok u stvarnosti oskudijevaju u svemu.’”
“God has not changed toward His faithful servants who are keeping their garments spotless. But many are crying, ‘Peace and safety,’ while sudden destruction is coming upon them. Unless there is thorough repentance, unless men humble their hearts by confession and receive the truth as it is in Jesus, they will never enter heaven. When purification shall take place in our ranks, we shall no longer rest at ease, boasting of being rich and increased with goods, in need of nothing.
„Bog se nije promijenio prema svojim vjernim slugama koje drže svoje haljine neokaljanima. Ali mnogi viču: ‘Mir i sigurnost’, dok iznenadna propast dolazi na njih. Ako ne bude temeljita pokajanja, ako ljudi ne ponize svoja srca ispovijeđu i ne prime istinu kakva je u Isusu, nikada neće ući u nebo. Kada se u našim redovima izvrši očišćenje, više nećemo spokojno počivati, hvaleći se da smo bogati i obogatili se te da nam ništa ne treba.
“Who can truthfully say: ‘Our gold is tried in the fire; our garments are unspotted by the world’? I saw our Instructor pointing to the garments of so-called righteousness. Stripping them off, He laid bare the defilement beneath. Then He said to me: ‘Can you not see how they have pretentiously covered up their defilement and rottenness of character? ‘How is the faithful city become an harlot!’ My Father’s house is made a house of merchandise, a place whence the divine presence and glory have departed! For this cause there is weakness, and strength is lacking.’” Testimonies, volume 8, 249, 250.
„Tko može istinito reći: ‘Naše je zlato okušano u ognju; naše su haljine neokaljane od svijeta’? Vidjela sam kako naš Učitelj pokazuje na haljine takozvane pravednosti. Svrgnuvši ih, razotkrio je nečistoću koja se nalazila pod njima. Tada mi je rekao: ‘Zar ne vidiš kako su oholo prikrili svoju nečistoću i trulež svojega karaktera? ‘Kako je postao bludnicom grad vjerni!’ Kuća Oca mojega postala je kuća trgovine, mjesto odakle su božanska prisutnost i slava odstupile! Zbog toga vlada slabost i nedostaje snage.’“ Testimonies, sv. 8, 249, 250.
In the passage, Jeremiah’s assembly of mockers is identified as Laodiceans, who are foolish virgins.
U tom se odlomku Jeremijina skupina podrugljivaca poistovjećuje se s laodicejcima, koji su lude djevice.
“The state of the Church represented by the foolish virgins, is also spoken of as the Laodicean state.” Review and Herald, August 19, 1890.
„O stanju Crkve koje predstavljaju lude djevice govori se također kao o laodicejskom stanju.“ Review and Herald, 19. kolovoza 1890.
The foolish virgins manifest their lack of oil at the arrival of the Midnight Cry, when they receive a delusion that aligns with their own previous choice of which way to take, while rejecting Jeremiah’s old paths. The old paths are where rest and refreshing are to be found, and the rest and refreshing is the latter rain.
Lude djevice očituju svoj nedostatak ulja pri dolasku Ponoćnoga poklika, kada primaju zabludu koja je u skladu s njihovim vlastitim prijašnjim izborom kojim će putem poći, odbacujući pritom Jeremijine stare staze. Stare su staze mjesto gdje se nalaze počinak i okrjepa, a počinak i okrjepa predstavljaju kasnu kišu.
“I was pointed down to the time when the third angel’s message was closing. The power of God had rested upon His people; they had accomplished their work and were prepared for the trying hour before them. They had received the latter rain, or refreshing from the presence of the Lord, and the living testimony had been revived. The last great warning had sounded everywhere, and it had stirred up and enraged the inhabitants of the earth who would not receive the message.” Early Writings, 279.
„Bilo mi je ukazano na vrijeme kada se poruka trećega anđela privodila kraju. Sila Božja počivala je na Njegovu narodu; oni su izvršili svoje djelo i bili pripravljeni za čas kušnje koji je bio pred njima. Primili su kasnu kišu, odnosno okrjepu od prisutnosti Gospodnje, i živo je svjedočanstvo bilo oživljeno. Posljednje veliko upozorenje odjeknulo je posvuda, te je uznemirilo i razjarilo stanovnike zemlje koji nisu htjeli primiti poruku.” Early Writings, 279.
It is during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that the strong delusion is poured out upon the foolish Laodicean virgins who do not love the truth, and therefore chose a lie to believe instead of the truth. The rejection of the truth is equated with rejecting the law, for God’s law is embodied in His prophetic rules.
Upravo tijekom izlijevanja Duha Svetoga snažna se zabluda izlijeva na lude laodikejske djevice koje ne ljube istinu te su stoga izabrale vjerovati laži umjesto istini. Odbacivanje istine izjednačeno je s odbacivanjem Zakona, jer je Božji Zakon utjelovljen u Njegovim proročkim pravilima.
“Revelation is not the creation or invention of something new, but the manifestation of what was, until revealed, unknown to human beings. The great and eternal truths contained in the gospel are revealed through diligent searching and humbling of ourselves before God. The divine Teacher leads the mind of the humble seeker for truth; and by the Holy Spirit’s guidance, the truths of the Word are made known to him. And there can be no more certain and efficient way of knowledge than in being thus guided. The promise of the Saviour was, ‘When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.’ It is through the impartation of the Holy Spirit that we are made to understand the Word of God.
„Otkrivenje nije stvaranje ni izum nečega novoga, nego očitovanje onoga što je, sve dok nije bilo otkriveno, ljudskim bićima bilo nepoznato. Velike i vječne istine sadržane u evanđelju otkrivaju se marljivim istraživanjem i ponizivanjem samih sebe pred Bogom. Božanski Učitelj vodi um poniznoga tražitelja istine; i vodstvom Duha Svetoga istine Riječi objavljuju mu se. I ne može biti sigurnijega ni djelotvornijega puta spoznaje nego biti tako vođen. Spasiteljevo je obećanje bilo: ‘A kada dođe On, Duh istine, uputit će vas u svu istinu.’ Po darivanju Duha Svetoga osposobljeni smo razumjeti Riječ Božju.
“The psalmist writes, ‘Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. . . . Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.’
„Psalmist piše: ‘Kako će mladić očistiti svoj put? Tako da ga čuva prema tvojoj riječi. Svim sam te srcem tražio; o, ne daj da odlutam od tvojih zapovijedi.... Otvori mi oči da mogu gledati čudesne stvari u tvome zakonu.’“
“We are admonished to seek for the truth as for hid treasure. The Lord opens the understanding of the true seeker after truth; and the Holy Spirit enables him to grasp the truths of revelation. This is what the psalmist means when he asks that his eyes may be opened to behold wondrous things out of the law. When the soul pants after the excellencies of Jesus Christ, the mind is enabled to grasp the glories of the better world. Only by the aid of the divine Teacher can we understand the truths of the Word of God. In Christ’s school we learn to be meek and lowly because there is given to us an understanding of the mysteries of godliness.” Sabbath School Worker, December 1, 1909.
„Opomenuti smo da tražimo istinu kao skriveno blago. Gospodin otvara razum pravom tražitelju istine, a Duh Sveti osposobljava ga da shvati istine otkrivenja. Na to psalmist misli kada moli da mu se otvore oči kako bi promatrao čudesne stvari iz Zakona. Kada duša žudi za izvrsnostima Isusa Krista, um biva osposobljen shvatiti slave boljega svijeta. Jedino uz pomoć božanskoga Učitelja možemo razumjeti istine Božje Riječi. U Kristovoj školi učimo biti krotki i ponizni, jer nam se daje razumijevanje tajni pobožnosti.“ Sabbath School Worker, 1. prosinca 1909.
To reject the message or the methodology of the latter rain is to reject the law of God. When Jeremiah stated that “they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it,” he is agreeing with Hosea.
Odbaciti poruku ili metodologiju kasne kiše znači odbaciti Božji zakon. Kada je Jeremija izjavio da „nisu poslušali moje riječi ni moj zakon, nego su ga odbacili“, on se slaže s Hošeom.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hosea 4:6.
Moj narod gine zbog nedostatka znanja; jer ti si odbacio znanje, i ja ću odbaciti tebe da mi više ne budeš svećenik; budući da si zaboravio Zakon Boga svojega, i ja ću zaboraviti tvoju djecu. Hošea 4,6.
The knowledge the foolish reject is the increase of knowledge, identified by Daniel as occurring at the time of the end. At the time of the end in 1798, and then again at the time of the end in 1989, there was an increase of knowledge that was formalized by the messenger which God chose to employ as He erected the foundation for each of those two parallel generations. Those foundational truths were organized by certain biblical rules which were revealed to the chosen messengers of their respective histories, and those foundational truths are Jeremiah’s old paths, and they are the truths which ultimately represent the oil of the midnight and the loud cry messages. The latter rain, produces the Midnight Cry message in the history of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, and thereafter produces the loud cry message in the history of the gathering of God’s other flock that is still in Babylon. The latter rain is both a message and the methodology that produces the message. Daniel’s increase of knowledge initiates a three-step testing process.
Znanje koje lude odbacuju jest umnoženje znanja, koje je Daniel označio kao ono koje nastupa u vrijeme svršetka. U vrijeme svršetka 1798., a zatim ponovno u vrijeme svršetka 1989., došlo je do umnoženja znanja koje je bilo formalizirano po glasniku kojega je Bog izabrao upotrijebiti dok je podizao temelj za svaki od ta dva usporedna naraštaja. Te temeljne istine bile su uređene prema određenim biblijskim pravilima koja su bila otkrivena izabranim glasnicima njihovih odnosnih povijesti, a te temeljne istine jesu Jeremijini stari putovi, i one su istine koje u konačnici predstavljaju ulje porukā ponoćnoga poklika i glasnoga vapaja. Kasna kiša proizvodi poruku Ponoćnoga poklika u povijesti pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, a nakon toga proizvodi poruku glasnoga vapaja u povijesti okupljanja drugoga Božjeg stada koje je još uvijek u Babilonu. Kasna kiša je i poruka i metodologija koja proizvodi poruku. Danielovo umnoženje znanja započinje trostupanjski proces kušnje.
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Daniel 12:9, 10.
I on reče: Idi svojim putem, Daniele, jer su ove riječi zatvorene i zapečaćene do vremena svršetka. Mnogi će se očistiti i ubijeliti i biti prokušani; a opaki će opako postupati; i nitko od opakih neće razumjeti; ali mudri će razumjeti. Daniel 12,9.10.
Daniel’s wicked are Matthew’s foolish virgins who choose to retain their Laodicean condition. Their condition is manifested in the third step of Daniel’s three tests, when both the wise and wicked are tried. The final test is where judgment is executed, and both classes manifest whether they have the oil.
Danielovi opaki jesu Matejeve lude djevice koje odlučuju zadržati svoje laodicejsko stanje. Njihovo se stanje očituje u trećem koraku Danielovih triju kušnji, kada se iskušavaju i mudri i opaki. Završna kušnja jest ona u kojoj se izvršava sud i obje skupine očituju imaju li ulje.
“Again these parables teach that there is to be no probation after the judgment. When the work of the gospel is completed, there immediately follows the separation between the good and the evil, and the destiny of each class is forever fixed.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 123.
„Ove prispodobe ponovno uče da nakon suda nema vremena kušnje. Kad djelo evanđelja bude dovršeno, odmah slijedi razdvajanje između dobrih i zlih, a sudbina svakoga razreda zauvijek je utvrđena.“ Christ’s Object Lessons, 123.
The manifestation of character at the third test identifies the worshippers as either a foolish Laodicean or a wise Philadelphian. The final test is accomplished in conjunction with the latter rain message, which has been brought to light by the methodology of the latter rain. To reject the methodology of the latter rain places a soul in the position where they cannot understand the message of the latter rain. The message and methodology are identified by Isaiah as the final test.
Očitovanje karaktera pri trećoj kušnji prepoznaje štovatelje kao ili ludu laodicejsku ili mudru filadelfijsku skupinu. Završna kušnja ostvaruje se u vezi s porukom poznoga dažda, koja je iznesena na vidjelo metodologijom poznoga dažda. Odbaciti metodologiju poznoga dažda stavlja dušu u položaj u kojem ne može razumjeti poruku poznoga dažda. Poruku i metodologiju Izaija prepoznaje kao završnu kušnju.
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. Isaiah 28:9–18.
Koga će poučiti znanju? i koga će učiniti da razumije nauk? one koji su odbijeni od mlijeka i odvojeni od prsiju. Jer zapovijed mora biti na zapovijed, zapovijed na zapovijed; redak na redak, redak na redak; ovdje malo, ondje malo: Jer će mucavim usnama i drugim jezikom govoriti ovomu narodu. Kojima je rekao: Ovo je počinak kojim možete dati počinak umornomu; i ovo je osvježenje: ali oni nisu htjeli čuti. No riječ Gospodnja bijaše im zapovijed na zapovijed, zapovijed na zapovijed; redak na redak, redak na redak; ovdje malo, ondje malo; da bi išli, i pali natraške, i bili slomljeni, i uhvaćeni u zamku, i zarobljeni. Zato čujte riječ Gospodnju, ljudi podrugljivci, koji vladate ovim narodom što je u Jeruzalemu. Jer ste rekli: Savez smo sklopili sa smrću, i sa podzemljem smo se nagodili; kad bič koji preplavljuje prođe, neće doći do nas: jer smo laž učinili svojim utočištem, i pod prijevarom smo se sakrili: Zato ovako govori Gospodin Bog: Evo, postavljam na Sionu za temelj kamen, prokušan kamen, dragocjen ugaoni kamen, siguran temelj: tko vjeruje, neće hitjeti. I sud ću položiti za mjerilo, i pravednost za visak: i tuča će pomesti utočište laži, i vode će preplaviti skrovište. I vaš će savez sa smrću biti poništen, i vaša nagodba sa podzemljem neće opstati; kad bič koji preplavljuje prođe, tada ćete njime biti pogaženi. Izaija 28:9–18.
The “overflowing scourge” of Bible prophecy is the progressive Sunday law crisis which begins at the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States. Those foolish, wicked Laodiceans who do not possess the “love of the truth,” and therefore reject the increase of knowledge, believe the “overflowing scourge” will “not come” upon them, for among other things, they chose to accept a false definition of a symbol of Rome in Bible prophecy. In doing so, they produced a false prophetic model based upon their own prophetic foundation. Their foundation is built upon sand, which represents a multitude of tiny crushed rocks. The foundation of the wise is built upon the singular Rock.
„Preplavljujuća biča” biblijskog proroštva jest progresivna kriza nedjeljnog zakona koja započinje uskoro dolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom u Sjedinjenim Državama. One lude, opake laodicejce koji ne posjeduju „ljubav prema istini” te stoga odbacuju umnoženje znanja, vjeruju da „preplavljujuća biča” „neće doći” na njih, jer su, među ostalim, izabrali prihvatiti lažnu definiciju simbola Rima u biblijskom proroštvu. Time su proizveli lažan proročki model utemeljen na vlastitom proročkom temelju. Njihov je temelj sagrađen na pijesku, koji predstavlja mnoštvo sitnih zdrobljenih stijena. Temelj mudrih sagrađen je na jedinoj Stijeni.
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 1 Corinthians 3:10–13.
Prema milosti Božjoj koja mi je dana, kao mudar graditelj postavio sam temelj, a drugi nadograđuje. Ali neka svaki pazi kako na njemu gradi. Jer drugoga temelja nitko ne može postaviti osim onoga koji je postavljen, a taj je Isus Krist. Ako li tko gradi na ovome temelju zlatom, srebrom, dragim kamenjem, drvetom, sijenom, slamom, djelo svakoga postat će očito; jer će ga onaj Dan pokazati, budući da se ognjem otkriva; i oganj će iskušati kakvo je čije djelo. 1. Korinćanima 3:10–13.
The false foundations are contrasted with the true foundation, which is Christ Jesus—the Rock. The true or false foundation is revealed in the final of Daniel’s three tests. It is “revealed by fire”—the fire of the Messenger of the Covenant, who will suddenly come to His temple. Then a class is manifested who have made a covenant with death, and a class is manifested who have made a covenant of life.
Lažni temelji su stavljeni u suprotnost s pravim temeljem, koji je Krist Isus — Stijena. Pravi ili lažni temelj otkriva se u završnom od Danielovih triju kušnji. On se „otkriva ognjem“ — ognjem Glasnika Saveza, koji će iznenada doći u svoj hram. Tada se očituje jedan razred onih koji su sklopili savez sa smrću, i očituje se jedan razred onih koji su sklopili savez života.
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. Malachi 3:1–5.
Evo, ja šaljem glasnika svojega da pripravi put preda mnom; i iznenada će doći u svoj Hram Gospodin, kojega tražite, i Anđeo Saveza, kojega želite. Evo, on dolazi, govori Jahve nad Vojskama. Ali tko će podnijeti dan njegova dolaska i tko će opstati kad se on pojavi? Jer on je kao oganj ljevačev i kao lužina bjeliočeva. I sjest će kao onaj koji tali i pročišćuje srebro; i pročistit će sinove Levijeve i očistiti ih kao zlato i srebro, da prinose Jahvi žrtveni prinos u pravednosti. Tada će prinos Jude i Jeruzalema biti mio Jahvi kao u dane davnine i kao u prijašnjim godinama. I pristupit ću k vama na sud; i bit ću brz svjedok protiv vračara i protiv preljubnika i protiv onih koji se krivo zaklinju i protiv onih koji zakidaju nadničara u njegovoj plaći, udovicu i siroče, i koji uskraćuju pridošlici njegovo pravo, i mene se ne boje, govori Jahve nad Vojskama. Malahija 3,1–5.
The Messenger of the Covenant comes near in judgment when the testing process of Daniel reaches the third test, and the wise and wicked are tried. The three-step testing process of Daniel begins at the time of the end, when the book of Daniel is unsealed and knowledge is increased. The increase of knowledge is brought into clarity through the work of the chosen messenger who sounds a trumpet. That messenger is addressed by Malachi as the “messenger” that “prepares the way” before the arrival of the Messenger of the Covenant who reveals by fire who has entered into covenant with Him, or who chose to make a covenant with death. In Millerite history Christ came suddenly to His temple on October 22, 1844, a waymark which prefigures the soon-coming Sunday law.
Glasnik Saveza približava se u sudu kada postupak kušnje iz Daniela dosegne treću kušnju te budu iskušani mudri i zli. Trostupanjski postupak kušnje iz Daniela započinje u vrijeme svršetka, kada je knjiga proroka Daniela otpečaćena i znanje se umnožava. To umnožavanje znanja biva razjašnjeno djelovanjem izabranoga glasnika koji oglašava trubu. Toga glasnika Malahija naziva „glasnikom“ koji „pripravlja put“ pred dolazak Glasnika Saveza, koji ognjem otkriva tko je stupio u savez s Njime, a tko je izabrao sklopiti savez sa smrću. U milleritskoj povijesti Krist je iznenada došao u svoj hram 22. listopada 1844., putokaz koji predoznačuje uskoro nadolazeći nedjeljni zakon.
“The coming of Christ as our high priest to the most holy place, for the cleansing of the sanctuary, brought to view in Daniel 8:14; the coming of the Son of man to the Ancient of Days, as presented in Daniel 7:13; and the coming of the Lord to His temple, foretold by Malachi, are descriptions of the same event; and this is also represented by the coming of the bridegroom to the marriage, described by Christ in the parable of the ten virgins, of Matthew 25.” The Great Controversy, 426.
„Dolazak Krista kao našega velikoga svećenika u Svetinju nad svetinjama radi očišćenja Svetišta, prikazan u Danielu 8,14; dolazak Sina čovječjega k Pradavnome, kako je prikazano u Danielu 7,13; i dolazak Gospodnji u Njegov hram, prorečen po Malahiji, opisi su istoga događaja; a to je također predočeno dolaskom zaručnika na svadbu, koji je Krist opisao u prispodobi o deset djevica u Mateju 25.“ The Great Controversy, 426.
The final of Daniel’s three tests occurs at the soon-coming Sunday law, when the Messenger of the Covenant arrives to reveal by fire who has made a covenant with life or death which is placed in the context of the Levites. When Malachi describes Matthew’s wise and foolish virgins, who are John’s Laodicean's and Philadelphian's, and Daniel’s wise and wicked, both groups are tested by fire, and they then manifest who is, or who is not, a Levite.
Posljednja od Danielovih triju kušnji zbiva se pri uskoro nadolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu, kada Glasnik Saveza dolazi kako bi ognjem otkrio tko je sklopio savez sa životom ili sa smrću, što je smješteno u kontekst Levita. Kada Malahija opisuje Matejeve mudre i lude djevice, koje su Ivanovi Laodikejci i Filadelfijci, te Danielove mudre i opake, obje su skupine kušane ognjem, te tada očituju tko jest, a tko nije, Levit.
The Levites are the symbol of those who stood faithfully in the two rebellions of the golden calves. The first rebellion being that of Aaron, and the second being the rebellion of Jeroboam. In both illustrations the Levites represented the faithful, and both illustrations provide two witnesses of the faithfulness of a group represented by the Levites at the soon coming Sunday law. Aaron made a golden calf. Gold is the symbol of Babylon, and a calf is an image of a beast. He then ordained a feast and the foolish people danced naked around the calf. All their rebellion was premised and motivated in their rejection of Moses, the chosen messenger.
Leviti su simbol onih koji su vjerno stajali u dvjema pobunama zlatnih teladi. Prva pobuna bila je Aronova, a druga pobuna Jeroboamova. U oba prikaza Leviti su predstavljali vjerne, a oba prikaza pružaju dva svjedoka vjernosti jedne skupine, predstavljene Levitima, u uskoro nadolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. Aron je načinio zlatno tele. Zlato je simbol Babilona, a tele je slika zvijeri. Zatim je odredio blagdan, a ludi je narod gol plesao oko teleta. Sva je njihova pobuna bila zasnovana i potaknuta njihovim odbacivanjem Mojsija, izabranoga glasnika.
And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. Exodus 32:21–28.
I Mojsije reče Aronu: Što ti je ovaj narod učinio te si na nj navukao tako velik grijeh? A Aron reče: Neka se ne raspali gnjev mojega gospodara; ti poznaješ ovaj narod, da je sklon zlu. Jer rekoše mi: Načini nam bogove koji će ići pred nama; jer za ovoga Mojsija, čovjeka koji nas je izveo iz zemlje egipatske, ne znamo što se s njim dogodilo. I ja im rekoh: Tko ima zlata, neka ga skine sa sebe. Tako mi ga dadoše; tada ga bacih u vatru, i izađe ovo tele. A kad Mojsije vidje da je narod razuzdan; (jer ga je Aron razuzdao na sramotu među njihovim neprijateljima:) tada Mojsije stade na ulazu u tabor i reče: Tko je na Gospodnjoj strani? Neka dođe k meni. I svi sinovi Levijevi skupiše se k njemu. I on im reče: Ovako veli Gospodin, Bog Izraelov: Pripašite svaki svoj mač uz bok, pa prolazite amo i tamo od vrata do vrata po svem taboru, i pobijte svaki svojega brata, i svaki svojega druga, i svaki svojega bližnjega. I sinovi Levijevi učiniše po riječi Mojsijevoj; i pade od naroda onoga dana oko tri tisuće ljudi. Izlazak 32:21–28.
Those who danced were Laodiceans who manifested the “shame of their nakedness,” which is the warning of the sixth plague, a warning of the necessity to correctly understand the threefold makeup of modern Rome as the dragon, the beast and the false prophet. That warning sharply contradicts Uriah Smith’s private interpretation that destroyed the truths associated with the six plague and Armageddon.
Oni koji su plesali bili su laodicejci koji su očitovali „sramotu svoje golotinje”, što je upozorenje šeste pošasti, upozorenje o nužnosti da se ispravno razumije trostruki sastav suvremenoga Rima kao zmaja, zvijeri i lažnoga proroka. To upozorenje oštro proturječi privatnom tumačenju Uriaha Smitha, koje je razorilo istine povezane sa šestom pošasti i Armagedonom.
Those who manifested their Laodicean condition had rejected the authority of the chosen messenger and manifested the same confused understanding as those who choose to identify the satanic symbol of “the daily” as the godly symbol of Christ’s sanctuary ministry. They attributed their deliverance to a symbolic god, but the god they chose to worship was a symbol of the god of Egypt, and Egypt is a symbol of the dragon. As with Laodicean Adventism they rejected the truth that “the daily” is a symbol of pagan Rome, the dragon, and identified the satanic symbol as a symbol of Christ.
Oni koji su očitovali svoje laodicejsko stanje odbacili su autoritet izabranoga glasnika i očitovali isto zbunjeno razumijevanje kao i oni koji odlučuju sotonski simbol „svagdašnje“ poistovjetiti s pobožnim simbolom Kristove službe u Svetištu. Svoje su izbavljenje pripisivali simboličkom bogu, ali bog kojega su izabrali štovati bio je simbol boga Egipta, a Egipat je simbol zmaja. Kao i u laodicejskom adventizmu, odbacili su istinu da je „svagdašnje“ simbol poganskoga Rima, zmaja, te su sotonski simbol poistovjetili kao simbol Krista.
Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. Ezekiel 29:2, 3.
Sine čovječji, okreni lice svoje protiv faraona, kralja egipatskoga, i prorokuj protiv njega i protiv svega Egipta: Govori i reci: Ovako govori Gospodin Jahve: Evo, ja sam protiv tebe, faraone, kralju egipatski, veliki zmaju koji leži usred svojih rijeka, koji je rekao: Moja je rijeka moja, i ja sam je načinio za sebe. Ezekiel 29,2.3.
Aaron’s rebels believed the lie that a symbol of the dragon, represented by the golden calf was the god that had delivered them from the bondage of Egypt. Laodicean Adventism believes the lie that a symbol of pagan Rome (the dragon), represented by “the daily,” is a symbol of Christ whose work is to deliver men from the bondage of sin in His ministry in the heavenly sanctuary. They also rejected the chosen messenger, as did Laodicean Adventism in the controversy over the symbolism of “the daily.”
Aronovi pobunjenici povjerovali su laži da je simbol zmaja, prikazan zlatnim teletom, bog koji ih je izbavio iz egipatskoga ropstva. Laodicejski adventizam vjeruje laži da je simbol poganskoga Rima (zmaja), prikazan izrazom „svagdašnja žrtva“, simbol Krista čije je djelo izbaviti ljude iz ropstva grijehu u Njegovoj službi u nebeskom svetištu. Oni su također odbacili izabranoga glasnika, kao što je to učinio i laodicejski adventizam u prijeporu oko simbolike „svagdašnje žrtve“.
In the first generation (1844 to 1888) of Laodicean Adventism, they rejected Miller’s work in identifying the seven times. In the second generation (1888 to 1919) they began the process of rejecting the truth of “the daily.” In their third generation (1919 to 1957) they had reverted to the understanding of apostate Protestantism that the robbers of thy people is Antiochus Epiphanes. On September 11, 2001 they rejected the role of Islam in Bible prophecy when the third woe arrived on that date. Each of those four truths were upheld by Miller and are represented upon Habakkuk’s two tables, and each are foundational truths attributed to the work of Miller, who Sister White calls the “chosen one.”
U prvom naraštaju (1844. do 1888.) laodicejskog adventizma odbacili su Millerovo djelo u prepoznavanju sedam vremena. U drugom naraštaju (1888. do 1919.) započeli su proces odbacivanja istine o „svagdanjoj“. U svom trećem naraštaju (1919. do 1957.) vratili su se shvaćanju otpalog protestantizma da su razbojnici tvoga naroda Antioh Epifan. Dana 11. rujna 2001. odbacili su ulogu islama u biblijskom proročanstvu kada je toga datuma stigao treći jao. Svaka od te četiri istine bila je poduprta od strane Millera i prikazana na Habakukovim dvjema pločama, a svaka je temeljna istina pripisana Millerovu djelu, kojega sestra White naziva „izabranikom“.
Jeroboam’s rebellion began at the beginning of the northern kingdom which consisted of the ten tribes who made Jeroboam their first king. Jeroboam made two golden calves and placed one in Bethel, meaning house of God, and the other at Dan, meaning judgment. Together Bethel and Dan represent the combination of church (Bethel) and state (Dan.) And as with Aaron’s rebellion the calves were made of gold, a symbol of Babylon, and both were an image of a beast. As with Aaron, Jeroboam ordained an annual feast and identified the calves as the god’s that delivered God’s people out of Egypt.
Jeroboamova pobuna započela je na početku sjevernoga kraljevstva, koje se sastojalo od deset plemena koja su Jeroboama postavila za svojega prvog kralja. Jeroboam je načinio dva zlatna teleta i postavio jedno u Betelu, što znači kuća Božja, a drugo u Danu, što znači sud. Zajedno Betel i Dan predstavljaju spoj crkve (Betel) i države (Dan). I kao u Aronovoj pobuni, teleta su bila načinjena od zlata, simbola Babilona, i oba su bila slika zvijeri. Kao i Aron, Jeroboam je ustanovio godišnji blagdan i poistovjetio teleta s bogovima koji su izbavili Božji narod iz Egipta.
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. 1 Kings 12:26–33.
I Jeroboam reče u srcu svojemu: Sada će se kraljevstvo vratiti domu Davidovu. Ako ovaj narod bude odlazio gore da prinosi žrtve u Domu Gospodnjem u Jeruzalemu, tada će se srce ovoga naroda opet obratiti k njegovu gospodaru, k Roboamu, kralju Judinu; i ubit će me te se vratiti k Roboamu, kralju Judinu. Zato se kralj posavjetova te načini dva teleta od zlata i reče im: Previše vam je ići gore u Jeruzalem; evo bogova tvojih, Izraele, koji su te izveli iz zemlje egipatske. I jednoga postavi u Betelu, a drugoga stavi u Danu. I ta stvar postade grijeh, jer je narod odlazio klanjati se pred jednim, sve do Dana. I načini dom uzvišica te postavi svećenike između najnižega puka, koji nisu bili od sinova Levijevih. I Jeroboam odredi blagdan u osmome mjesecu, petnaestoga dana u mjesecu, poput blagdana koji je u Judi, i prinese žrtvu na žrtveniku. Tako učini u Betelu, prinoseći žrtve telcima koje je načinio; i postavi u Betelu svećenike uzvišica koje je načinio. Tako je prinio žrtvu na žrtveniku koji je načinio u Betelu petnaestoga dana osmoga mjeseca, upravo u mjesecu koji je izmislio iz vlastita srca; i odredi blagdan sinovima Izraelovim te prinese žrtvu na žrtveniku i kad. 1 Kraljevima 12:26–33.
Jeroboam “devised in his own heart,” which represents the work of Uriah Smith in introducing a “private interpretation” in which to build his prophetic model. Jeroboam followed the pattern of Aaron and thereby misrepresented a god of Egypt as the true God. The god that both Aaron and Jeroboam produced was based upon a misapplication of a symbol of Rome’s twofold nature as a symbol of statecraft and churchcraft. Aaron and Jeroboam were both identifying an image of the dragon power, with the symbolism of an image of a beast. Thus, both those sacred histories of rebellion represent the great test of the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. That test according to inspiration is the test of the formation of the image of the beast.
Jeroboam je „smislio u svome srcu“, što predstavlja djelo Urije Smitha u uvođenju „vlastitoga tumačenja“ na kojem će izgraditi svoj proročki model. Jeroboam je slijedio obrazac Arona te je time pogrešno predstavio egipatskoga boga kao pravoga Boga. Bog kojega su proizveli i Aron i Jeroboam bio je utemeljen na pogrešnoj primjeni simbola dvostruke naravi Rima kao simbola državničke i crkvene politike. I Aron i Jeroboam poistovjećivali su sliku zmajeve sile sa simbolikom slike zvijeri. Stoga obje te svete povijesti pobune predstavljaju veliku kušnju Božjega naroda, po kojoj će biti odlučena njihova vječna sudbina. Ta je kušnja, prema nadahnuću, kušnja oblikovanja slike zvijeri.
The first controversy over the symbol of Rome as the robbers of thy people, which made its way on to the 1843 pioneer chart argued that Antiochus Epiphanes was the robber, in place of the fact that the robbers are Rome. The first controversy represented the last controversy over the robbers of thy people being Rome, where it is now argued that the United States is the robbers, and not Rome. However, Antiochus is a symbol of the United States in verses ten through fifteen of Daniel eleven, so the beginning lie and the ending lie about who is represented is identical.
Prva rasprava o simbolu Rima kao razbojnika tvoga naroda, koja je dospjela na pionirsku kartu iz 1843., tvrdila je da je Antioh Epifan razbojnik, umjesto činjenice da su razbojnici Rim. Ta je prva rasprava predstavljala posljednju raspravu o tome da su razbojnici tvoga naroda Rim, gdje se sada tvrdi da su razbojnici Sjedinjene Države, a ne Rim. Međutim, Antioh je simbol Sjedinjenih Država u redcima deset do petnaest jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela, tako da su početna laž i završna laž o tome tko je predstavljen istovjetne.
The darkness and confusion over what Antiochus represented in the last days, produces a confusion over the image of the beast, as did the rebellion of Aaron and Jeroboam. The confusion over the image of the beast is occurring at the very time when the great test for the people of God is the formation of the image of the beast.
Tama i pomutnja u vezi s onim što je Antioh predstavljao u posljednjim danima proizvode pomutnju u vezi sa slikom Zvijeri, kao što su to učinile pobuna Aronova i Jeroboamova. Pomutnja u vezi sa slikom Zvijeri nastaje upravo u vrijeme kada je veliki ispit za Božji narod oblikovanje slike Zvijeri.
“The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be formed before probation closes; for it is to be the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. Your position is such a jumble of inconsistencies that but few will be deceived.
„Gospodin mi je jasno pokazao da će se lik zvijeri oblikovati prije nego što završi vrijeme milosti; jer to treba biti velika kušnja za Božji narod, po kojoj će biti odlučena njihova vječna sudbina. Vaše je stajalište takva zbrka nedosljednosti da će tek malobrojni biti zavedeni.“
“In Revelation 13 this subject is plainly presented; [Revelation 13:11–17, quoted].
„U Otkrivenju 13 ova je tema jasno izložena; [Otkrivenje 13,11–17, citirano].“
“This is the test that the people of God must have before they are sealed. All who proved their loyalty to God by observing His law, and refusing to accept a spurious sabbath, will rank under the banner of the Lord God Jehovah, and will receive the seal of the living God. Those who yield the truth of heavenly origin and accept the Sunday sabbath, will receive the mark of the beast.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.
„Ovo je kušnja koju Božji narod mora proći prije nego što bude zapečaćen. Svi koji su dokazali svoju odanost Bogu držeći Njegov zakon i odbijajući prihvatiti lažnu subotu, svrstati će se pod stijeg Gospoda Boga Jehove i primit će pečat živoga Boga. Oni koji se odreknu istine nebeskoga podrijetla i prihvate nedjeljnu subotu, primit će žig zvijeri.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.
When Sister White endorsed Miller’s view of “the daily” representing pagan Rome, she stated that since 1844, “other views”, in the plural, have been embraced which produced “darkness and confusion.” The confusion produced by false views of “the daily,” which is a symbol of pagan Rome, as the “robbers of thy people,” produces confusion and darkness concerning the distinction between Rome and Rome’s image.
Kad je sestra White podržala Millerovo gledište da „svagdašnja“ predstavlja poganski Rim, izjavila je da su od 1844. bile prihvaćene „druge teorije“, u množini, koje su proizvele „tamu i zbrku“. Zbrka koju proizvode lažna gledišta o „svagdašnjoj“, koja je simbol poganskoga Rima, kao „nasilnici tvoga naroda“, proizvodi zbrku i tamu u vezi s razlikovanjem između Rima i slike Rimove.
The first and last controversies over a symbol of Rome occurred between a former covenant people who were being passed by and a people who were then becoming the new covenant people of God. The controversy included an unwillingness to be governed by the established rules of grammar, for the word “also” in verse fourteen, was disallowed by the Protestants, thus claiming that the robbers must be the same power represented within the previous verses.
Prve i posljednje rasprave o simbolu Rima dogodile su se između nekadašnjeg zavjetnog naroda koji je bio zaobilažen i naroda koji je tada postajao novi zavjetni narod Božji. Rasprava je uključivala i nespremnost da se bude vođen utvrđenim pravilima gramatike, jer su protestanti odbacili riječ „i“ u četrnaestom retku, tvrdeći tako da razbojnici moraju biti ista sila prikazana u prethodnim recima.
It represented a wresting of the Scriptures when Antiochus was forced to be the robbers. It was a private interpretation, for any false doctrine in opposition to truth is a private interpretation. The controversy itself became a foundational truth, for it was recorded upon the 1843 pioneer chart. The ratification of the chart by inspiration confirmed and validated “the robbers” as a symbol of Rome, and magnified the seriousness of the truth, for to reject the doctrine was to reject both, the foundations and the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy.
To je predstavljalo izvrgavanje Svetoga pisma kada je Antioh bio prisiljen predstavljati razbojnike. To je bilo privatno tumačenje, jer je svaka lažna doktrina u suprotnosti s istinom privatno tumačenje. Samo je sporno pitanje postalo temeljna istina, jer je bilo zabilježeno na pionirskoj karti iz 1843. godine. Potvrda karte nadahnućem potvrdila je i ovjerila „razbojnike“ kao simbol Rima te uvećala ozbiljnost te istine, jer odbaciti tu doktrinu značilo je odbaciti i temelje i autoritet Duha Proroštva.
The correct understanding of the robbers of thy people representing Rome, added to the prophetic model which angels gave unto William Miller, for it agreed with the prophetic model he came to understand and present, that being: that pagan and papal Rome were the foundation of all his prophetic applications.
Ispravno razumijevanje razbojnika tvoga naroda kao predstavnika Rima, pridodano proročkom modelu koji su anđeli dali Williamu Milleru, jer se slagalo s proročkim modelom koji je on došao razumjeti i izlagati, a to jest: da su poganski i papinski Rim bili temelj svih njegovih proročkih primjena.
Uriah Smith’s private interpretation identifying the king of the north in verse thirty-six of Daniel eleven as France, and then as Turkey in verse forty, consisted of two false identifications of the king of the north. Smith’s rejection of the foundations in 1863, produced a blindness that disallowed him from seeing a most basic rule of prophecy, that being: that roughly at the time of Christ prophecy illustrated the modern spiritual entities that were typified by the ancient literal entities. Paul specifically taught this truth as he identified that what came first was the literal and afterward the spiritual.
Privatno tumačenje Urijaha Smitha, prema kojemu je kralj sjevera u trideset i šestom retku jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela bio Francuska, a zatim u četrdesetom retku Turska, sastojalo se od dviju pogrešnih identifikacija kralja sjevera. Smithovo odbacivanje temelja 1863. godine proizvelo je sljepoću koja mu nije dopuštala da uoči najosnovnije pravilo proroštva, naime ovo: da je otprilike u vrijeme Krista proroštvo prikazivalo suvremene duhovne entitete koji su bili predočeni drevnim doslovnim entitetima. Pavao je izričito poučavao tu istinu kada je utvrdio da je najprije dolazilo doslovno, a potom duhovno.
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 1 Corinthians 15:46.
Ali nije prvo ono što je duhovno, nego ono što je naravno; a potom ono što je duhovno. 1. Korinćanima 15,46.
Smith was of the covenant people who had replaced apostate Protestantism as God’s people, but he championed their rebellion when he rejected the seven times, and introduced his 1863 chart. Applying his private interpretation produced a false understanding of Armageddon in Revelation chapter sixteen, which is another test over the correct understanding of Rome.
Smith je bio iz saveznoga naroda koji je otpalo protestantstvo zamijenio kao Božji narod, ali je podupirao njihovu pobunu kada je odbacio sedam vremena i uveo svoju kartu iz 1863. godine. Primjena njegova privatnog tumačenja proizvela je pogrešno razumijevanje Armagedona u šesnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, što je još jedan ispit glede ispravnog razumijevanja Rima.
With the first controversy over the robbers, Smith represented those who had been involved with the first fulfillment of the parable of the ten virgins. Thus, with his personal view of the king of the north, he represents a covenant people who were being passed by between 1856 and 1863, as they became the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist Church. As with the Protestants in the controversy of the robbers, Smith disregarded the grammatical authority of the passage he wrested with his private interpretation, because grammatically the king of the north from verse thirty-one to verse forty-five is always and only the papal power.
U prvoj raspravi o razbojnicima Smith je predstavljao one koji su bili uključeni u prvo ispunjenje prispodobe o deset djevica. Tako, svojim osobnim gledištem o kralju sjevera, on predstavlja saveznički narod koji je bio mimoilažen između 1856. i 1863. godine, dok je postajao laodicejska Crkva adventista sedmoga dana. Kao i protestanti u raspravi o razbojnicima, Smith je zanemario gramatički autoritet odlomka koji je izvrnuo svojim privatnim tumačenjem, jer je gramatički kralj sjevera od trideset i prvoga do četrdeset i petoga retka uvijek i jedino papinska sila.
With the controversy of “the daily,” lies were introduced into Advent history by Willie White and A. G. Daniells to uphold the old Protestant view that “the daily” represented Christ’s sanctuary ministry. That particular history has been identified in Habakkuk’s Tables, but is important to note the false witness associated with the promotion and establishment of the incorrect view, for the correct understanding was recognized by Miller in 2 Thessalonians, where the issue is the contrast between those who love the truth and those who believe a lie.
S prijeporom oko „svagdašnje žrtve“ uvedene su laži u adventističku povijest od strane Willieja Whitea i A. G. Daniellsa kako bi se poduprlo staro protestantsko gledište da „svagdašnja žrtva“ predstavlja Kristovu službu u Svetištu. Ta je posebna povijest prepoznata u Habakukovim Tablicama, ali je važno zapaziti lažno svjedočanstvo povezano s promicanjem i uspostavljanjem netočnog gledišta, jer je ispravno razumijevanje Miller prepoznao u 2. Solunjanima, gdje je pitanje suprotnost između onih koji ljube istinu i onih koji vjeruju laži.
“The daily” controversy adds to the line upon line understanding that the final controversy of Rome takes place in the time of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As the Holy Spirit is being poured out from above, a power from beneath is rising up and possessing those who receive it as the power of God, though it is a strong delusion.
Polemika o „svagdašnjoj žrtvi” pridodaje se razumijevanju „pravila na pravilo”, prema kojemu se završna rimska polemika odvija u vrijeme izlijevanja Duha Svetoga. Dok se Duh Sveti izlijeva odozgo, sila odozdo uzdiže se i zaposjeda one koji je primaju kao silu Božju, premda je ona snažna zabluda.
“The two great powers in controversy are working, one from beneath, the other from above. Every man is under the secret influence of the one or the other, and his acts will reveal the character of the inspiration from which they proceed. Those who are united with Christ will work always in Christ’s lines. Those who are in union with Satan will work under the inspiration of their leader, opposed to the Holy Spirit’s power and action. The will of man is left free to act, and by action is revealed what spirit is moving upon the heart. ‘By their fruits ye shall know them.’” The 1888 Materials, 1508.
„Dvije velike sile u sukobu djeluju, jedna odozdo, druga odozgo. Svaki je čovjek pod tajnim utjecajem jedne ili druge, a njegova će djela otkriti narav nadahnuća iz kojega proizlaze. Oni koji su sjedinjeni s Kristom djelovat će uvijek po Kristovim načelima. Oni koji su u zajedništvu sa Sotonom djelovat će pod nadahnućem svojega vođe, suprotstavljeni sili i djelovanju Duha Svetoga. Čovjekovoj volji ostavljeno je da slobodno djeluje, a djelovanjem se otkriva koji duh pokreće srce. ‘Po njihovim ćete ih plodovima prepoznati.’” The 1888 Materials, 1508.
The prophetic contrast in the controversy of “the daily” is the identification of a symbol of the dragon as a symbol of Christ. Those who reject the truth, are also rejecting the role of Miller who discovered this truth, and in so doing they are rejecting the Holy Spirit and accomplishing the unpardonable sin.
Proročki kontrast u prijeporu o „svagdašnjoj“ jest poistovjećivanje simbola zmaja sa simbolom Krista. Oni koji odbacuju istinu, ujedno odbacuju i ulogu Millera, koji je otkrio tu istinu, i čineći to odbacuju Duha Svetoga te počinjavaju neoprostivi grijeh.
We will take up a controversy over Rome that occurred shortly after September 11, 2001 in the next article.
U sljedećem ćemo se članku osvrnuti na spor u vezi s Rimom koji se dogodio nedugo nakon 11. rujna 2001. godine.
“We are living in a time when life is most precious and most interesting. The end of all things is at hand. Startling developments will be continually unfolding before us; for unseen agencies are at work, manifesting intense activity. The powers of darkness from beneath are moving upon human agents, and evil men are cooperating with evil angels to war against the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus; at the same time a power from above is moving upon those who will yield to divine influences, and the people of God are cooperating with heavenly intelligences. Nothing short of real, genuine faith will survive the strain that will come upon every soul of man in these last days to test and try him. God must be our refuge; we cannot trust in form, profession, ceremony, or position, or think that because we have a name to live, we shall be able to stand in the day of trial. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken, and those things that cannot be shaken by the deceptions and delusions of these last days, will remain. Rivet the soul to the eternal Rock; for in Christ alone there will be safety. Jesus described the days in which we are living as days of peril. He said, ‘As the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.’ ‘Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.’ ‘When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’ Our course in this life will decide our eternal destiny there; it is left with us to say whether we shall be with those who inherit the kingdom of God, or with those who go away into outer darkness. God has made every provision for our salvation; then let us avail ourselves of that which has been purchased at infinite cost. ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.’” Youth Instructor, August 3, 1893.
„Živimo u vremenu kada je život najdragocjeniji i najzanimljiviji. Kraj svemu je blizu. Zapanjujući događaji neprestano će se odvijati pred nama; jer nevidljive sile djeluju, očitujući silnu aktivnost. Sile tame odozdo djeluju na ljudske posrednike, a zli ljudi surađuju sa zlim anđelima ratujući protiv Božjih zapovijedi i vjere Isusove; u isto vrijeme sila odozgo djeluje na one koji će se podložiti božanskim utjecajima, a Božji narod surađuje s nebeskim bićima. Ništa osim stvarne, istinske vjere neće izdržati pritisak koji će u ovim posljednjim danima doći na svaku ljudsku dušu da je ispita i okuša. Bog mora biti naše utočište; ne možemo se pouzdavati u oblik, ispovijedanje, obred ili položaj, niti misliti da ćemo, zato što imamo ime da živimo, moći opstati u dan kušnje. Sve što se može uzdrmati bit će uzdrmano, a ono što ne mogu uzdrmati obmane i zablude ovih posljednjih dana, ostat će. Prikujte dušu za vječnu Stijenu; jer jedino će u Kristu biti sigurnosti. Isus je dane u kojima živimo opisao kao dane pogibli. Rekao je: ‘Jer kao što je bilo u dane Noine, tako će biti i dolazak Sina Čovječjega. Jer kao što su u one dane prije potopa jeli i pili, ženili se i udavali do dana kada Noa uđe u korablju, i nisu znali dok ne dođe potop i sve ih odnese; tako će biti i dolazak Sina Čovječjega.’ ‘Isto tako kao što je bilo u dane Lotove; jeli su, pili, kupovali, prodavali, sadili, gradili; ali onoga dana kad Lot iziđe iz Sodome, zapljušta s neba oganj i sumpor te ih sve uništi. Tako će biti u dan kad se Sin Čovječji objavi.’ ‘A kad Sin Čovječji dođe u svojoj slavi, i svi sveti anđeli s njime, tada će sjesti na prijestolje svoje slave; i pred njim će se sabrati svi narodi; i on će ih razdvojiti jedne od drugih, kao što pastir razdvaja ovce od jaraca; i postavit će ovce sebi zdesna, a jarce slijeva. Tada će Kralj reći onima sebi zdesna: Dođite, blagoslovljeni Oca mojega, baštinite kraljevstvo pripravljeno za vas od postanka svijeta.’ Naš put u ovome životu odlučit će našu vječnu sudbinu ondje; na nama je da kažemo hoćemo li biti s onima koji baštine kraljevstvo Božje ili s onima koji odlaze u krajnju tamu. Bog je učinio sve za naše spasenje; stoga se poslužimo onim što je kupljeno uz beskonačnu cijenu. ‘Jer Bog je tako ljubio svijet da je dao svoga jedinorođenoga Sina, da nijedan koji u njega vjeruje ne propadne, nego da ima život vječni.’” Youth Instructor, 3. kolovoza 1893.