The Millerite movement was represented in Isaiah chapter seven by a sixty-five year prophecy, that began in 742 BC. Those sixty-five years that took place in the history of Isaiah represent the sixty-five years from 1798 until 1863. Alpha and Omega will always portray the end, with the beginning. The sixty-five year prophecy identifies the curse of seven times against the northern and the southern kingdoms of Israel. The first seven times against the northern kingdom began in 723 BC, nineteen years after Isaiah presented the prediction to king Ahaz. The last seven times against the southern kingdom, began at the end of the sixty-five years in 677 BC.
Mouvman Millerit la te reprezante nan Ezayi chapit sèt pa yon pwofesi swasant-senk ane, ki te kòmanse nan 742 av. J.-K. Swasant-senk ane sa yo ki te pase nan listwa Ezayi reprezante swasant-senk ane ki soti nan 1798 rive 1863. Alfa ak Omega ap toujou montre fen an ansanm ak kòmansman an. Pwofesi swasant-senk ane a idantifye madichon sèt fwa yo kont wayòm nò a ak wayòm sid la ann Izrayèl. Premye sèt fwa yo kont wayòm nò a te kòmanse nan 723 av. J.-K., diznèf ane apre Ezayi te prezante prediksyon an bay wa Akaz. Dènye sèt fwa yo kont wayòm sid la te kòmanse nan fen swasant-senk ane yo, nan 677 av. J.-K.
The first curse of seven times against Ephraim ended in 1798, which was the time of the end when the vision of the Ulai River of chapters eight and nine of Daniel was unsealed. It prophetically marked both the arrival of the first angel’s message and the prophetic beginning of the Millerite movement. The last curse of seven times against Judah ended in 1844, which was the arrival of the third angel’s message. Nineteen years later in 1863, the sixty-five years represented in the beginning of the prediction marked the end of the Millerite movement, and the beginning of the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. Seven years prior to 1863, in 1856, James White began to identify that the Millerite movement had ceased to be the church of Philadelphia and had become the church of Laodicea. His grandson, when writing Ellen White’s biography, writes about the history of 1856, and the Laodicean message.
Premye madichon sèt fwa ki te tonbe sou Efrayim te fini an 1798; se te tan lafen an, lè vizyon sou larivyè Oulaï a nan chapit uit ak nèf liv Dànyèl la te dezsele. Li te make pwofetikman ni rive mesaj premye zanj lan, ni kòmansman pwofetik mouvman Millerit la. Dènye madichon sèt fwa ki te tonbe sou Jida te fini an 1844; se te rive mesaj twazyèm zanj lan. Diznèf ane pita, an 1863, swasantsenk ane ki te reprezante nan kòmansman prediksyon an te make fen mouvman Millerit la, ak kòmansman legliz Advantis Setyèm Jou Lawodise a. Sèt ane anvan 1863, an 1856, James White te kòmanse idantifye ke mouvman Millerit la te sispann legliz Filadèlfi a e li te vin legliz Lawodise a. Pitit pitit gason li a, pandan li t ap ekri biyografi Ellen White, ekri sou istwa ane 1856 la ak mesaj Lawodise a.
“The Laodicean Message
“Mesaj Laodiseyen an”
“The Sabbathkeeping Adventists had taken the position that the messages to the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3 pictured the experience of the Christian church down through the centuries. It was their conclusion that the message to the Laodicean church applied to those they now termed nominal Adventists, those who had not accepted the seventh-day Sabbath. In a short editorial in the Review of October 9, James White raised some thought provoking questions that he introduced by stating:
“Advantis ki respekte Saba yo te pran pozisyon ke mesaj yo bay sèt legliz yo nan Revelasyon 2 ak 3 te dekri eksperyans legliz kretyèn nan atravè syèk yo. Yo te rive nan konklizyon ke mesaj pou legliz Lawodise a te aplike ak moun yo te kounye a rele Advantis nominal yo, sa yo ki pa t aksepte Saba setyèm jou a. Nan yon kout editoryal nan Review ki te pibliye 9 oktòb la, James White te soulve kèk kestyon ki te fè reflechi, kestyon li te entwodui lè li te deklare:”
“The inquiry is beginning to come up afresh, ‘Watchman, What of the night?’ At present there is space for only a few questions, asked to call attention to the subject to which they relate. A full answer, we trust, will soon be given.—Review and Herald, Oct. 9, 1856.
„Kesyon an ap kòmanse parèt ankò avèk fòs: ‘Gadò, ki sa ki genyen sou lannwit lan?’ Kounye a, gen plas sèlman pou kèk kesyon, poze pou atire atansyon sou sijè yo gen rapò avè l la. Nou mete konfyans nou ke yon repons konplè pral byento bay.” —Review and Herald, 9 oktòb 1856.
“Of the eleven questions he asked, it is the sixth that zeroed in on the Laodiceans.
“Nan onz kesyon li te poze yo, se sizyèm nan ki te vize Lawodiseyen yo.”
“6. Does not the state of the Laodiceans (lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot) fitly illustrate the condition of the body of those who profess the third angel’s message?—Ibid.
“6. Èske eta moun Lawodise yo a (tyèd, ni frèt ni cho pa yo) pa byen ilistre kondisyon kò moun sa yo ki deklare yo kwè nan mesaj twazyèm zanj lan?—Ibid.”
“The last question lays the matter open:
“Kesyon final la mete bagay la aklè:
“11. If this be our condition as a people, have we any real grounds to hope for the favor of God unless we heed the ‘counsel’ 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. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 3:18–21.—Ibid.
«11. Si tel est notre état en tant que peuple, avons-nous quelque motif réel d’espérer obtenir la faveur de Dieu, à moins de prêter attention au « conseil » du Témoin fidèle ? Je te conseille d’acheter de moi de l’or éprouvé par le feu, afin que tu deviennes riche ; et des vêtements blancs, afin que tu sois vêtu, et que la honte de ta nudité ne paraisse point ; et oins tes yeux d’un collyre, afin que tu voies. Tous ceux que j’aime, je les reprends et je les châtie : aie donc du zèle, et repens-toi. Voici, je me tiens à la porte, et je frappe : si quelqu’un entend ma voix et ouvre la porte, j’entrerai chez lui, je souperai avec lui, et lui avec moi. À celui qui vaincra, j’accorderai de s’asseoir avec moi sur mon trône, comme moi aussi j’ai vaincu et me suis assis avec mon Père sur son trône. Apocalypse 3:18–21. — Ibid.»
“It is clear that the truth of the matter was just dawning on the mind of James White. The next issue of the Review carried a seven-column presentation of the seven churches, under that title. In his opening remarks he declared:
“Li klè ke verite sou zafè a te fèk kòmanse klere nan lespri James White. Nimewo swivan Review la te pote yon prezantasyon sou sèt legliz yo ki te pran sèt kolòn, anba tit sa a. Nan remak ouvèti li yo, li te deklare:”
“We must agree with some modern expositors that these seven churches should be understood as representing seven conditions of the Christian church, in seven periods of time, covering the ground of the entire Christian age.—Ibid., Oct. 16, 1856.
“Nou dwe dakò ak kèk entèprèt modèn ke sèt legliz sa yo dwe konprann kòm ki reprezante sèt kondisyon Legliz kretyen an, nan sèt peryòd tan, ki kouvri tout domèn tout epòk kretyen an.—Ibid., 16 oktòb 1856.
“He then took up the prophecy, dealing with each church separately. Coming to the seventh, the Laodicean, he declared:
«Apre sa, li pran pwofesi a, li trete chak legliz apa. Lè li rive sou setyèm nan, legliz Lawodise a, li deklare:»
“How humbling to us as a people is the sad description of this church. And is not this dreadful description a most perfect picture of our present condition? It is; and it will be of no use to try to evade the force of this searching testimony to the Laodicean church. The Lord help us to receive it, and to profit by it.—Ibid.
“Ala yon deskripsyon tris legliz sa a imilyan pou nou antanke yon pèp. Epi èske deskripsyon terib sa a pa yon pòtrè ki pi pafè sou kondisyon nou kounye a? Li ye; epi sa pap sèvi anyen pou eseye chape anba fòs temwayaj pwofon sa a pou legliz Laodise a. Ke Senyè a ede nou resevwa li, epi tire benefis ladan l.—Ibid.
“After he devoted two columns to the Laodicean church, his closing remarks made a strong appeal:
“Apre li te konsakre de kolòn pou legliz Lawodise a, dènye remak li yo te fè yon apèl pwisan:”
“Dear brethren, we must overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil, or we shall have no part in the kingdom of God. . . . Lay hold of this work at once, and in faith claim the gracious promises to the repenting Laodiceans. Arise in the name of the Lord, and let your light shine to the glory of His blessed name.—Ibid.
“Chè frè yo, nou dwe genyen batay sou lemonn, sou lachè, ak sou dyab la; sinon nou p ap gen okenn pati nan wayòm Bondye a.... Sezi travay sa a touswit, epi avèk lafwa reklame pwomès grasye yo fè Laodiseyen ki repanti yo. Leve nan non Senyè a, epi kite limyè nou klere pou glwa non beni Li.—Ibid.
“The response from the field was electrifying. Wrote G. W. Holt from Ohio on October 20:
“Repons ki te sòti nan chan an te fè yon gwo efè. G. W. Holt te ekri soti Ohio, 20 oktòb:”
“Yes, I do believe that we who are in the third message with the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus are the church this language is addressed to; and we cannot be too soon in applying for tried gold and white raiment, and eyesalve, that we may see.—Ibid., Nov. 6, 1856.
“Wi, mwen kwè vre ke nou menm ki nan twazyèm mesaj la avèk kòmandman Bondye yo ak lafwa Jezi a, se legliz la langaj sa a ap adrese a; epi nou pa ka twò prese pou nou mande lò ki pase nan eprèv, ak rad blan, ak kolir, pou nou ka wè.—Ibid., 6 nov. 1856.
“From the Northeast a new voice was heard on the subject, that of Stephen N. Haskell, of Princeton, Massachusetts. As a first-day Adventist he had begun to preach at the age of 20; now three years later he was in the third angel’s message. A thorough Bible student, after having seen White’s brief initial editorial introducing the question of the seven churches, he chose to write an extended piece for the Review:
“Depi Nòdès la, yo te tande yon nouvo vwa sou sijè a, sa Stephen N. Haskell, ki soti Princeton, Massachusetts. Kòm yon Advantis premye jou, li te kòmanse preche a laj 20 an; kounye a, twa ane apre, li te antre nan mesaj twazyèm zanj lan. Kòm yon etidyan Labib ki te byen apwofondi, apre li te fin wè kout premye editoryal White la ki te prezante kestyon sèt legliz yo, li te chwazi ekri yon atik pi long pou Review la:”
“The subject referred to has been one of deep interest to me for some months past. . . . I have for some time been led to believe that the message to the Laodiceans belongs to us; i.e., to those who believe in the third angel’s message, from many reasons which I consider to be good. I will mention two.—Ibid.
“Sijè yo te fè referans ak li a se youn ki te enterese m anpil pandan kèk mwa ki sot pase yo.... Depi kèk tan, mwen te vin kwè ke mesaj pou moun Lawodise yo se pou nou; sa vle di, pou sila yo ki kwè nan mesaj twazyèm zanj lan, pou anpil rezon mwen konsidere kòm bon. M ap mansyone de.”—Ibid.
“This he does, devoting two columns to his conclusions. As he closed he declared:
«Se sa li fè a, li konsakre de kolòn pou konklizyon li yo. Lè li te fin fèmen, li te deklare:
“A theory of the third angel’s message never, no never, will save us, without the wedding garment, which is the righteousness of the saints. We must perfect holiness in the fear of the Lord.—Ibid.
“Yon teyori sou mesaj twazyèm zanj lan pa janm, non pa janm, ap sove nou, san rad nòs la, ki se jistis sen yo. Nou dwe mennen sentete nou rive nan pèfeksyon nan lakrent Senyè a.—Ibid.
“As James White continued his editorials on the message to the Laodicean church the concepts the Sabbathkeeping Adventists were now reading in the Review were startling, but on thoughtful, prayerful consideration they were seen to be applicable. The letters to the editor showed quite general agreement and indicated that a revival was under way. That the stirring message was not the outgrowth of excitement was attested to by the first article in Testimony No. 3, published in April, 1857, titled Be Zealous and Repent. It opens, “The Lord has shown me in vision some things concerning the church in its present lukewarm state, which I will relate to you.”—1T, p. 141. In this Ellen White presented what was shown to her of Satan’s attacks on the church through earthly prosperity and possessions.” Arthur White, Ellen G. White: The Early Years, volume 1, 342–344.
“Pandan James White t ap kontinye editoryal li yo sou mesaj pou legliz Lawodise a, konsèp Savanadventis ki t ap kenbe Saba yo t ap li kounye a nan Review la te fè yo sezi; men lè yo te konsidere yo avèk refleksyon ak lapriyè, yo te wè yo te aplikab. Lèt yo te voye bay editè a te montre yon akò ki te prèske jeneral e yo te endike ke yon revèyman te deja an kou. Ke mesaj pisan sa a pa t soti nan eksitasyon, premye atik nan Testimony No. 3, ki te pibliye nan mwa avril 1857, ki te gen tit Be Zealous and Repent, te bay temwayaj sa. Li kòmanse konsa: “Seyè a montre m nan vizyon kèk bagay konsènan legliz la nan eta tyèd li ye kounye a, bagay mwen pral rakonte nou.”—1T, p. 141. Nan sa a, Ellen White te prezante sa ki te montre li konsènan atak Satan sou legliz la atravè pwosperite ak byen materyèl sou tè a.” Arthur White, Ellen G. White: The Early Years, volume 1, 342–344.
The Millerite movement began prophetically as the Philadelphian church, and in 1856 it became the Laodicean church. Seven years later the movement ended, and the Seventh-day Adventist church began as the Laodicean church and will remain so, until it is spewed out of the mouth of the Lord. The movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand came out of the fold of the Laodicean church, just as the Millerite movement came out of the fold of the church of Sardis. The movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand parallels the Millerite movement in that the first movement changed from Philadelphia to Laodicea and the last movement changes from Laodicea to Philadelphia. The point of transition from Philadelphia unto Laodicea in Millerite history is specifically marked as 1856, so the point of transition must also be marked in the last movement, for God never changes. The point of transition is identified in Revelation eleven with the two prophets that are slain in the streets.
Mouvman Millerite la te kòmanse pwofetikman kòm legliz Filadèlfi a, epi an 1856 li te vin tounen legliz Lawodise a. Sèt ane apre, mouvman an te fini, epi Legliz Advantis Setyèm Jou a te kòmanse kòm legliz Lawodise a e li pral rete konsa, jiskaske yo vomi li soti nan bouch Senyè a. Mouvman san karannkat mil yo te sòti nan mitan twoupo legliz Lawodise a, menm jan mouvman Millerite la te sòti nan mitan twoupo legliz Sard la. Mouvman san karannkat mil yo mache ann paralèl ak mouvman Millerite la nan sans sa a: premye mouvman an te chanje soti Filadèlfi pou rive Lawodise, epi dènye mouvman an chanje soti Lawodise pou rive Filadèlfi. Pwen tranzisyon soti Filadèlfi pou rive Lawodise nan istwa Millerite la make avèk presizyon kòm 1856; konsa, pwen tranzisyon an dwe make tou nan dènye mouvman an, paske Bondye pa janm chanje. Pwen tranzisyon an idantifye nan Revelasyon onz avèk de pwofèt yo ki yo touye nan lari yo.
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Revelation 11:7, 8.
Epi lè yo va fin rann temwayaj yo, bèt ki ap monte soti nan twou san fon an va fè lagè kont yo, li va genyen batay la sou yo, epi li va touye yo. Epi kadav yo va rete kouche nan lari gwo vil la, ki nan sans espirityèl yo rele Sodòm ak Ejip, kote tou Seyè nou an te kloure sou kwa a. Revelasyon 11:7, 8.
The last movement would die, then stand and thereafter be resurrected as the ensign. In so doing it would align with the Republican horn. The Republican horn forms an image to the beast, and the beast that it forms the image of is addressed in Revelation seventeen, and that beast is identified as the fifth head that received a deadly wound, that would be resurrected as the eighth head. It would be resurrected as the eighth that was of the seven.
Dènye mouvman an t ap mouri, apre sa li t ap kanpe, epi answit li t ap resisite kòm drapo a. Lè li fè sa, li t ap aliyen ak kòn Repibliken an. Kòn Repibliken an fòme yon imaj pou bèt la, epi bèt li fòme imaj li a se sila yo pale de li nan Revelasyon disèt, e bèt sa a idantifye kòm senkyèm tèt la ki te resevwa yon blesi mòtèl, ki t ap resisite kòm uityèm tèt la. Li t ap resisite kòm uityèm nan ki te soti nan sèt yo.
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Revelation 17:11.
Epi bèt la ki te la, epi ki pa la ankò, se li menm ki wityèm lan; li soti nan mitan sèt yo, e li ale nan pèdisyon. Revelasyon 17:11.
The Republican horn would form an image of that beast, and it therefore would be killed and then resurrected. When it was resurrected it would be the eighth head that was of the seven previous heads. The Protestant horn, rides upon the same earth beast as the Republican horn and would need to possess the same prophetic dynamics. The transition from Philadelphia to Laodicea in the Millerite movement prefigures the transition from the Laodicea to Philadelphia in the last movement.
Kòn repibliken an t ap fòme yon imaj bèt sa a, e poutèt sa li t ap touye, epi apre sa li t ap resisite. Lè li te resisite, li t ap vin wityèm tèt la, ki te soti nan sèt tèt anvan yo. Kòn pwotestan an monte sou menm bèt ki soti sou latè a ak kòn repibliken an, e li t ap bezwen genyen menm dinamik pwofetik yo. Tranzisyon soti Filadèlfi pou rive Lawodise nan mouvman milerit la prefigire tranzisyon soti Lawodise pou rive Filadèlfi nan dènye mouvman an.
When the last movement received a deadly wound on July 18, 2020, it died as Laodicea. When, as represented in Revelation eleven it transitioned to Philadelphia, it would represent the eighth church, that is of the seven. The death in the year 2020, was paralleled by the Republican horn, for since the time of the end in 1989, there had been six presidents. The sixth president received a deadly wound, that will be healed in 2024. That head will then be the eighth head of the United States since the time of the end in 1989, and it will be of the seven. Both horns were the sixth that becomes the eighth. This truth is a large part of the message of the Revelation of Jesus Christ that is unsealed just before the close of probation.
Lè dènye mouvman an te resevwa yon blesi mòtèl le 18 jiyè 2020, li te mouri kòm Lawodise. Lè, jan sa reprezante nan Revelasyon onz, li te fè tranzisyon pou l vin Filadèlfi, li t ap reprezante wityèm legliz la, sa vle di, ki soti nan sèt yo. Lanmò a nan ane 2020 an te gen paralèl li nan kòn Repibliken an, paske depi tan lafen an an 1989, te gen sis prezidan. Sizyèm prezidan an te resevwa yon blesi mòtèl, ki pral geri an 2024. Lè sa a, tèt sa a pral wityèm tèt Etazini depi tan lafen an an 1989, e li pral soti nan sèt yo. Toude kòn yo te sizyèm nan ki vin wityèm nan. Verite sa a se yon gwo pati nan mesaj Revelasyon Jezikri a ki devwale jis anvan tan pwobasyon an fèmen.
For this reason, it is important to be clear about the Millerite history that typifies our current history. Sister White confirmed James White’s application of Laodicea upon the movement in 1856, so this is not an application that is derived by human logic. Seven years before the Seventh-day Adventist church was legally connected with the Republican horn, it was identified by inspiration as the Laodicean church. This means there has never been one day in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist church when it was anything other than naked, poor, blind, miserable and wretched. This prophetic reality provides the context and justification for recognizing the four escalating abominations of Ezekiel chapter eight as the four generations of Adventism.
Pou rezon sa a, li enpòtan pou nou byen klè sou istwa Millerit la ki sèvi kòm tip istwa pa nou jodi a. Sè White te konfime aplikasyon James White te fè de Laodise sou mouvman an an 1856; kidonk, sa a pa yon aplikasyon ki soti nan lojik imen. Sèt ane anvan legliz Advantis Setyèm Jou a te legalman lye avèk kòn Repibliken an, enspirasyon te idantifye li kòm legliz Laodise a. Sa vle di pa janm gen yon sèl jou nan istwa legliz Advantis Setyèm Jou a kote li te nenpòt lòt bagay pase toutouni, pòv, avèg, mizerab ak malere. Reyalite pwofetik sa a bay kontèks la ak jistifikasyon an pou rekonèt kat abominasyon k ap ogmante yo nan Ezekyèl chapit uit la kòm kat jenerasyon Advantis yo.
When the Millerite history is approached from the structure of Isaiah seven’s sixty-five years, it is to be recognized that the prophecy of the seven times is the prophetic umbrella that covers the entire history of the Millerite movement. In 1856, the message to the Laodicean church became present truth for Millerite Adventism. The one who presents the message of Laodicea was not James or Ellen White, it was the Faithful and True Witness.
Lè yo apwoche istwa Millerit la apati estrikti swasant-senk ane ki nan Ezayi sèt, fòk yo rekonèt ke pwofesi sèt tan yo se parapli pwofetik ki kouvri tout istwa mouvman Millerit la. An 1856, mesaj pou legliz Lawodise a te vin verite prezan pou Advantis Millerit la. Moun ki prezante mesaj Lawodise a pa t James ni Ellen White, men se Temwen Fidèl e Veritab la.
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 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. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. Revelation 3:14–22.
Epi zanj legliz Lawodise yo, ekri: Men sa Amen an, temwen fidèl e veritab la, kòmansman kreyasyon Bondye a, di: Mwen konnen zèv ou yo, ou pa ni frèt ni cho. Mwen ta pito ou frèt oswa cho. Konsa, paske ou tyèd, epi ou pa ni frèt ni cho, mwen pral vomi ou soti nan bouch mwen. Paske ou di: Mwen rich, mwen vin gen anpil byen, e mwen pa bezwen anyen; men ou pa konnen ou se yon malere, yon mizérab, yon pòv, yon avèg, ak yon toutouni. Mwen konseye ou achte nan men mwen lò ki pase nan dife, pou ou ka rich; rad blan, pou ou ka abiye, e pou wont toutouni ou pa parèt; epi pase yon remèd sou je ou, pou ou ka wè. Tout moun mwen renmen, mwen reprimande epi mwen disipline yo; se poutèt sa, mete anpil chalè nan kè ou, epi repanti. Gade, mwen kanpe devan pòt la, epi m ap frape: si yon moun tande vwa mwen, epi louvri pòt la, m ap antre lakay li, m ap soupe avè l, epi li menm avè m. Moun ki genyen batay la, m ap ba li chita avè m sou twòn mwen an, menm jan mwen menm tou mwen te genyen batay la, e mwen chita ak Papa m sou twòn li an. Moun ki gen zòrèy, se pou li tande sa Lespri a ap di legliz yo. Revelasyon 3:14–22.
The True Witness identifies that if any man would “hear” His voice, He would come in and “sup with him.” If Laodicea would open the door, Christ would come in and sup with them. If Christ is allowed to enter, he brings a message, for the symbolism of eating represents the reception of a message. The message can be generalized as simply the Laodicean message, but that is a shallow consideration of what the message He offers represents. In 1856, Hiram Edson set forth a series of eight articles that contained the prophetic information that expands the understanding of the very first “time prophecy” the angels of God led William Miller to recognize and proclaim. In those eight articles, Edson correctly identifies the sixty-five years of Isaiah seven.
Vrè Temwen an fè konnen ke si nenpòt moun ta “tande” vwa Li, Li t ap antre epi “soupe avèk li”. Si Lawodise ta louvri pòt la, Kris la t ap antre epi soupe avèk yo. Si yo pèmèt Kris la antre, li pote yon mesaj, paske senbòl manje a reprezante resepsyon yon mesaj. Yo ka jeneralize mesaj la kòm senpleman mesaj Lawodise a, men sa se yon konsiderasyon sipèfisyèl konsènan sa mesaj Li ofri a reprezante. An 1856, Hiram Edson te prezante yon seri uit atik ki te genyen enfòmasyon pwofetik ki elaji konpreyansyon sou premye menm “pwofesi tan” zanj Bondye yo te mennen William Miller rekonèt epi pwoklame. Nan uit atik sa yo, Edson idantifye kòrèkteman swasant-senk ane Ezayi sèt la.
The beginning of Miller’s work was the discovery of the seven times, and seven years before the movement named after his service was to end, a deeper revelation of that very prophecy was offered to Millerite Adventism. It was offered in the same year they were identified by inspiration as Laodiceans. Prophetically, twenty-five hundred and twenty days later in 1863, Miller’s first discovery of prophetic time was rejected. The Laodicean message for the Advent movement arrived in 1856, and the Lord knocked on the door eight times, with eight articles to see if He could find entrance. At the ending of the movement, the True Witness wished to sup together with His people by dining upon the very first message of time from the beginning of the movement. His people refused to eat, and seven years, or twenty-five hundred and twenty prophetic days later, His people shut the door that had been opened with the key of David that had been placed into the hand of William Miller. They returned to an old Samaritan prophet who fed them a lie, sealing their fate to die between an ass and a lion.
Kòmansman travay Miller la se te dekouvèt sèt tan yo, epi sèt ane anvan mouvman ki te pote non sèvis li a te rive nan bout li, yo te ofri Millerite Adventism yon revelasyon pi pwofon sou menm pwofesi sa a. Yo te ofri l nan menm ane kote, pa enspirasyon, yo te idantifye yo kòm Laodiseyen. Sou plan pwofetik, de mil senk san ven jou apre, an 1863, premye dekouvèt Miller te fè sou tan pwofetik la te rejte. Mesaj Laodiseyen an pou mouvman Advantis la te rive an 1856, epi Seyè a te frape nan pòt la uit fwa, avèk uit atik, pou wè si Li te ka jwenn antre. Nan fen mouvman an, Temwen Fidèl la te vle soupe ansanm ak pèp Li a, pandan y ap manje sou premye mesaj tan an menm depi nan kòmansman mouvman an. Pèp Li a te refize manje, epi sèt ane, oswa de mil senk san ven jou pwofetik apre, pèp Li a te fèmen pòt la ki te louvri ak kle David la ki te te mete nan men William Miller. Yo te tounen al jwenn yon ansyen pwofèt Samariten ki te ba yo manje yon manti, konsa yo te sele sò pa yo pou yo mouri ant yon bourik ak yon lyon.
In 1856, the Protestant horn was in the crisis of the valley of vision, for where there is no vision, the people perish. In 1856, the Republican horn was also in a crisis.
An 1856, kòn pwotestan an te nan kriz vale vizyon an, paske kote pa gen vizyon, pèp la peri. An 1856, kòn repibliken an te tou nan yon kriz.
1856, marked a continuation of the violent conflict known as Bleeding Kansas, the Kansas-Missouri Border War. The struggle was over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free state or a slave state. The conflict included violent clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.
An 1856, te make yon kontinyasyon konfli vyolan yo te rele Bleeding Kansas, Lagè Fontyè ant Kansas ak Missouri. Lit la te sou kestyon si Kansas t ap antre nan Inyon an kòm yon eta lib oswa kòm yon eta esklavajis. Konfli a te gen ladan l eklatman vyolan ant kolon ki te pou esklavaj ak kolon ki te kont esklavaj.
On May 22, 1856, a violent incident also occurred in the United States Senate chamber, when Congressman Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery advocate from South Carolina, brutally attacked Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with his cane. Sumner had delivered an anti-slavery speech titled The Crime Against Kansas, which deeply offended Brooks. The caning incident highlighted the growing tensions between North and South over the issue of slavery.
Nan dat 22 me 1856, yon ensidan vyolan te rive tou nan chanm Sena Etazini an, lè Depite Preston Brooks, yon patizan esklavaj ki te soti nan Kawolin di Sid, te atake ak britalite Senatè Charles Sumner, ki soti Massachusetts, ak baton li. Sumner te pwononse yon diskou kont esklavaj ki te pote tit The Crime Against Kansas, ki te ofanse Brooks anpil. Ensidan kout baton an te mete an evidans tansyon k ap ogmante ant Nò ak Sid sou kestyon esklavaj la.
In 1856, the Republican Party was founded as a response to the political turmoil caused by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed in 1854, which produced the growing opposition to the spread of slavery into new territories. The party’s first national convention was held in Philadelphia, and John C. Fremont was chosen as their first presidential candidate in the 1856 election.
An 1856, yo te fonde Pati Repibliken an kòm yon repons a boulvès politik Lwa Kansas-Nebraska a te lakòz, lwa ki te pase an 1854 e ki te pwovoke opozisyon k ap grandi kont pwopagasyon esklavaj nan nouvo teritwa yo. Premye konvansyon nasyonal pati a te fèt nan Filadèlfi, epi yo te chwazi John C. Fremont kòm premye kandida prezidansyèl yo nan eleksyon 1856 la.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act organized the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed the settlers in those territories to decide whether they would allow slavery within their borders. This concept, known as “popular sovereignty,” effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which had prohibited slavery north of the 36°30’ parallel in the Louisiana Territory. The act had a profound impact on the issue of slavery in the territories. It reignited sectional tensions because it opened the possibility that slavery could expand into areas that were previously considered free soil, such as Kansas. The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act led to a rush of pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers into the Kansas Territory, each hoping to influence the outcome of the popular sovereignty vote. This competition for control of the territory led to violent clashes and a period of lawlessness known as Bleeding Kansas in 1856.
Lwa Kansas-Nebraska a te òganize teritwa Kansas ak Nebraska yo epi li te pèmèt kolon ki t ap viv nan teritwa sa yo deside si yo t ap pèmèt esklavaj andedan fwontyè pa yo. Konsèp sa a, yo rele “souverènte popilè,” te, an reyalite, anile Konpwomi Missouri a nan ane 1820, ki te entèdi esklavaj nan nò paralèl 36°30’ la nan Teritwa Lwizyàn nan. Lwa a te gen yon efè pwofon sou kesyon esklavaj nan teritwa yo. Li te ravive tansyon seksyonal yo, paske li te louvri posiblite pou esklavaj la te elaji nan zòn yo ki te deja konsidere kòm tè lib, tankou Kansas. Adopsyon Lwa Kansas-Nebraska a te mennen nan yon kous kote kolon ki te favorab esklavaj ak kolon ki te kont esklavaj te vide kò yo nan Teritwa Kansas la, chak youn ak espwa pou enfliyanse rezilta vòt sou souverènte popilè a. Konpetisyon sa a pou kontwòl teritwa a te mennen nan konfli vyolan ak yon peryòd dezòd yo te konnen sou non Bleeding Kansas nan ane 1856.
The presidential election of 1856 was a significant political event. It featured a three-way race between Democrat James Buchanan, Republican John C. Fremont, and former President Millard Fillmore of the American Party. James Buchanan won the election and became the 15th President of the United States.
Eleksyon prezidansyèl 1856 la te yon evènman politik enpòtan. Li te prezante yon konpetisyon a twa ant Demokrat James Buchanan, Repibliken John C. Fremont, ak ansyen Prezidan Millard Fillmore nan Pati Ameriken an. James Buchanan te genyen eleksyon an epi li te vin 15yèm Prezidan Etazini yo.
James Buchanan’s presidency is primarily known for its failure to effectively address the growing tensions and divisions between the North and the South, ultimately culminating in the outbreak of the American Civil War shortly after he left office. His presidency is often viewed as one of the least successful presidency in American history, due to these significant failures in leadership and crisis management.
Prezidans James Buchanan an sitou konnen pou echèk li te fè nan fason li pa t rive adrese avèk efikasite tansyon ak divizyon ki t ap ogmante ant Nò a ak Sid la, sa ki finalman te mennen nan eklatman Lagè Sivil ameriken an yon ti tan apre li te kite pouvwa a. Souvan yo konsidere prezidans li kòm youn nan prezidans ki te gen pi piti siksè nan istwa ameriken an, akòz gwo echèk sa yo nan lidèchip ak nan jesyon kriz.
The infamous Dred Scott Decision in 1857, declared that slaves whether enslaved or free were not citizens and could not sue in federal courts. It also declared that Congress could not prevent slavery in the territories of the United States. The Democrat Buchanan publicly endorsed the pro-slavery Dred Scott Decision.
An 1857, tristeman trist desizyon Dred Scott la te deklare ke esklav yo, kit yo te esklav toujou oswa yo te lib, pa t sitwayen e yo pa t kapab pouswiv yon pwosè devan tribinal federal yo. Li te deklare tou ke Kongrè a pa t kapab anpeche esklavaj nan teritwa Etazini yo. Demokrat Buchanan te bay sipò piblikman a desizyon Dred Scott la ki te an favè esklavaj.
Not only did the pro-slavery position of the Democrat Buchanan allow tensions to escalate into Civil War, but his inability to manage the economics of the country led to the Panic of 1857, which was one of the greatest economic downturns in American history prior to the great depression. The Panic of 1857 resulted in a severe economic depression that lasted several years. Businesses and banks closed, unemployment increased and the stock market declined.
Non sèlman pozisyon Demokrat Buchanan ki te anfavè esklavaj la te pèmèt tansyon yo vin pi grav jouk yo debouche sou Lagè Sivil la, men tou enkapasite li pou jere ekonomi peyi a te mennen nan Panik 1857 la, ki te youn nan pi gwo bès ekonomik nan istwa Etazini an anvan Gwo Depresyon an. Panik 1857 la te lakòz yon depresyon ekonomik grav ki te dire pandan plizyè ane. Biznis ak bank yo te fèmen, chomaj la te ogmante, epi mache bousye a te bese.
During Buchanan’s presidency the Southern states began their process of seceding from the Union, and they broke away in response to the election of the Republican Abraham Lincoln, in 1860. Buchanan took a passive approach to the secession crisis, arguing that the federal government lacked the authority to forcibly prevent secession. This lack of decisive action allowed the secession movement to gain momentum. His lack of strong leadership and his reluctance to take decisive action to address the secession crisis contributed to the South’s perception that it could leave the Union without facing military opposition.
Pandan prezidans Buchanan an, eta Sid yo te kòmanse pwosesis separasyon yo ak Inyon an, epi yo te detache kò yo an repons ak eleksyon Repibliken Abraham Lincoln nan ane 1860. Buchanan te adopte yon apwòch pasif devan kriz separasyon an, li te soutni ke gouvènman federal la pa t gen otorite pou anpeche separasyon an pa fòs. Mank aksyon desizif sa a te pèmèt mouvman separasyon an pran plis elan. Mank lidèchip fèm li ak ezitasyon li pou pran mezi desizif pou konfwonte kriz separasyon an te kontribye nan pèsepsyon Sid la ke li te kapab kite Inyon an san li pa t rankontre opozisyon militè.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln the first Republican president, was elected. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed and issued the final Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory were to be set free. This executive order had a significant impact on the Civil War as it turned the conflict into a struggle not only to preserve the Union, but also to end slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free all enslaved individuals. It applied specifically to Confederate-held territory, where the Union had limited authority. As Union forces advanced and gained control over Confederate territory, the proclamation was enforced, and enslaved people in those areas were set free. The Emancipation Proclamation was a crucial step toward the eventual abolition of slavery in the United States and paved the way for the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was passed and ratified on December 6, 1865.
An 1860, yo te eli Abraham Lincoln, premye prezidan Repibliken an. Nan dat 1ye janvye 1863, Prezidan Lincoln te siyen epi pibliye dènye Pwoklamasyon Emansipasyon an, ki te deklare ke tout moun ki te esklav nan teritwa Konfederasyon an te kenbe yo dwe jwenn libète yo. Lòd egzekitif sa a te gen yon enpak enpòtan sou Lagè Sivil la, paske li te fè konfli a tounen yon batay non sèlman pou prezève Inyon an, men tou pou mete fen nan esklavaj. Pwoklamasyon Emansipasyon an pa t imedyatman libere tout moun ki te esklav. Li te aplike espesyalman nan teritwa Konfederasyon an te kenbe, kote Inyon an te gen otorite limite. Pandan fòs Inyon an t ap avanse epi yo t ap pran kontwòl sou teritwa Konfederasyon an, pwoklamasyon an te vin egzekite, epi moun ki te esklav nan zòn sa yo te jwenn libète yo. Pwoklamasyon Emansipasyon an te yon etap desizif ki te mennen nan abolisyon final esklavaj Ozetazini epi li te louvri chemen pou adopsyon Trèzyèm Amannman Konstitisyon Etazini an, ki te adopte epi ratifye nan dat 6 desanm 1865.
The Republican horn from the 1850’s onward was in the crisis of the issue of slavery. Two primary divisions in the country represented by two primary classes of political thought. A separation process began in 1856 as anti and pro slavery groups moved into the Kansas territory in attempt to uphold their views of slavery, at the very time Philadelphia was being separated from Laodicea. Democrats were pro-slavery and Republicans were anti-slavery.
Kòn Repibliken an, depi ane 1850 yo rive pi devan, te nan kriz kesyon esklavaj la. De prensipal divizyon nan peyi a te reprezante pa de prensipal klas panse politik. Yon pwosesis separasyon te kòmanse an 1856 pandan gwoup anti-esklavaj ak pwò-esklavaj yo t ap antre nan teritwa Kansas la pou eseye soutni opinyon pa yo sou esklavaj, egzakteman nan menm moman Filadèlfi t ap separe ak Lawodise. Demokrat yo te pwò-esklavaj, epi Repibliken yo te anti-esklavaj.
In 1856, Bleeding Kansas represented a microcosm of the impending war. In that year a pro-slavery Democrat was elected as head of the Republican horn, and his ineffective leadership became the symbol of an ineffective presidency, until these recent last days. He preceded the first Republican president that was forced to clean up the mess left by Buchanan’s presidency.
An 1856, Bleeding Kansas te reprezante yon mikwokosm lagè ki t ap pwoche a. Nan ane sa a, yo te eli yon Demokrat ki te favorab ak esklavaj kòm chèf kòn Repibliken an, epi direksyon ki pa t efikas li a te vin tounen senbòl yon prezidans ki pa t efikas, jouk rive nan dènye jou resan sa yo. Li te vini anvan premye prezidan Repibliken an ki te oblije netwaye dezòd prezidans Buchanan an te kite dèyè.
By 1863, the Republican horn made the most significant executive order in the history of the earth beast of Revelation thirteen. The executive order was addressing slavery. One paragraph of the proclamation states, “That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.” Though the resolution of the problem of slavery was historically incomplete at that point, the essence of the Constitution is recognized when Lincoln wrote, “all persons held as slaves within any state … shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”
Rive an 1863, kòn Repibliken an te fè dekrè egzekitif ki te pi enpòtan nan tout listwa bèt tè a nan Revelasyon trèz la. Dekrè egzekitif la t ap adrese kestyon lesklavaj la. Yon paragraf nan pwoklamasyon an deklare: “Ke nan premye jou mwa janvye a, nan ane Seyè nou an mil uit san swasant-twa, tout moun yo kenbe kòm esklav andedan nenpòt Eta oswa pati deziyen nan yon Eta, kote pèp li a lè sa a va an rebelyon kont Etazini, yo pral depi lè sa a, pou tout tan, lib; epi Gouvènman Egzekitif Etazini an, ansanm ak otorite militè ak naval li yo, ap rekonèt epi soutni libète moun sa yo, e li pap fè okenn zak oswa zak pou reprime moun sa yo, oswa nenpòt nan yo, nan okenn efò yo ta ka fè pou libète reyèl yo.” Byenke rezolisyon pwoblèm lesklavaj la te istorikman enkonplè nan pwen sa a, sans Konstitisyon an rekonèt lè Lincoln te ekri: “tout moun yo kenbe kòm esklav andedan nenpòt eta … yo pral depi lè sa a, pou tout tan, lib.”
Lincoln was returning to the foundational principle expressed in the Constitution, which identifies that “all men are created equal.” Lincoln was returning to the foundational truths at the same time the Protestant horn was rejecting its foundational prophecy, which is the prophecy of slavery. Therefore, at the very time the Republican horn was making its most significant “executive order” in history concerning slavery, the Protestant horn made the most significant executive order in its prophetic history concerning the prophecy of slavery, represented by Moses’ oath and curse. The Republican horn chose to return to the foundations, the Protestant horn chose to reject its foundation and return to those it had been instructed to never return unto.
Lincoln t ap retounen nan prensip fondamantal ki eksprime nan Konstitisyon an, ki deklare ke “tout moun fèt egal.” Lincoln t ap retounen nan verite fondamantal yo menm lè kòn pwotestan an t ap rejte pwofesi fondamantal pa li a, ki se pwofesi esklavaj la. Se poutèt sa, nan menm moman kote kòn Repibliken an t ap fè “dekrè egzekitif” ki pi enpòtan nan listwa li konsènan esklavaj, kòn pwotestan an te fè dekrè egzekitif ki pi enpòtan nan istwa pwofetik li konsènan pwofesi esklavaj la, jan sèman ak madichon Moyiz la reprezante li. Kòn Repibliken an te chwazi retounen nan fondasyon yo; kòn pwotestan an te chwazi rejte fondasyon pa li epi retounen bò kote sila yo yo te ba li enstriksyon pou li pa janm retounen jwenn.
In 1863, the Republican horn had been divided into two camps, as was ancient Israel’s kingdom divided in the time of Jeroboam and Rehoboam. In 1863, the Protestant horn became legally attached to the Republican horn, as represented by Jeroboam’s two altars at Bethel and Dan. The two horns move through history in parallel to each other, and the history of 1863, especially represents the history of the last days.
Nan ane 1863, kòn Repibliken an te divize an de kan, menm jan wayòm Izrayèl lontan an te divize nan tan Jewobowam ak Reyobowam. Nan ane 1863, kòn Pwotestan an te vin mare legalman ak kòn Repibliken an, jan sa te reprezante pa de lotèl Jewobowam yo nan Betèl ak Dann. De kòn yo avanse atravè listwa an paralèl youn ak lòt, e listwa ane 1863 la reprezante espesyalman listwa dènye jou yo.
Millerite history is repeated in the history of the one hundred and forty-four thousand with a few prophetic caveats. One of those caveats is that the target audience in Millerite history was first those outside the movement, and thereafter the movement itself. In the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand the two voices of Revelation eighteen, identify two target audiences, but those targets are in reverse of Millerite history. The first target is God’s people and the second voice is God’s other flock, that are still in Babylon.
Istwa Millerit yo repete nan istwa san karant-kat mil yo avèk kèk rezèv pwofetik. Youn nan rezèv sa yo se ke odyans sib la nan istwa Millerit la te, an premye, moun ki te deyò mouvman an, epi apre sa mouvman an li menm. Nan mouvman san karant-kat mil yo, de vwa ki nan Revelasyon dizwit la idantifye de odyans sib, men sib sa yo an ranvèse parapò ak istwa Millerit la. Premye sib la se pèp Bondye a, epi dezyèm vwa a se lòt twoupo Bondye a, ki toujou nan Babilòn.
Another prophetic caveat is that though both histories transcend from one church unto another, the Millerites moved from Philadelphia to Laodicea, and the mighty movement of the third angel moves from Laodicea unto Philadelphia. This identifies that the Millerites went from the sixth unto the seventh church and the one hundred and forty-four thousand go from the seventh church unto the eighth church, which is of the seven.
Yon lòt avètisman pwofetik se ke, byenke toude istwa yo depase soti nan yon legliz pou rive nan yon lòt, Millerit yo te deplase soti nan Filadèlfi pou rive nan Laodise, epi gwo mouvman twazyèm zanj lan deplase soti nan Laodise pou rive nan Filadèlfi. Sa idantifye ke Millerit yo te soti nan sizyèm legliz la pou rive nan setyèm legliz la, epi san karannkat mil yo soti nan setyèm legliz la pou rive nan wityèm legliz la, ki se nan sèt yo.
The Republican horn began its movement from a pro-slavery nation unto an anti-slavery nation in the history surrounding 1863. The crisis of that history established two political parties that are the same antagonists in these “last days.” Just as the first Republican president from that history was assassinated just days after the war ended, the last Republican president was symbolically assassinated and left in the street as dead while the world rejoiced. He was assassinated, not just days after the Civil War ended, but just before the final civil war begins.
Kòn repibliken an te kòmanse mouvman li soti nan yon nasyon ki te an favè esklavaj pou rive nan yon nasyon ki te kont esklavaj nan istwa ki antoure ane 1863. Kriz istwa sa a te tabli de pati politik ki se menm advèsè yo nan “dènye jou” sa yo. Menm jan premye prezidan repibliken nan istwa sa a te asasinen kèk jou sèlman apre lagè a te fini, dènye prezidan repibliken an te asasinen senbolikman epi yo te kite l nan lari a tankou yon mò pandan mond lan t ap rejwi. Li te asasinen, pa sèlman kèk jou apre Lagè Sivil la te fini, men jis anvan dènye lagè sivil la kòmanse.
The first Republican president was preceded by the most ineffective president of American history, and the last Republican president will be preceded by the same. The ineffectiveness of the Democratic president that preceded the first Republican president precipitated the crisis that evolved into the civil war, and the same ineffectiveness is now taking place. The Democratic president that precedes the last Republican president managed the economy in such a fashion that it produced the greatest economic crash in American history up until that point in time. The two horns run parallel unto the Sunday law. In 1863, the first generation of both horns began, and for both horns the fourth and final generation will be facing the east, and bowing down to the sun.
Premye prezidan Repibliken an te vin apre prezidan ki te pi pa efikas nan istwa Amerik la, e dènye prezidan Repibliken an ap vini apre menm bagay la. Pa efikasite prezidan Demokrat la ki te vini anvan premye prezidan Repibliken an te akselere kriz la ki te devlope pou rive nan lagè sivil la, e menm pa efikasite sa a ap fèt kounye a. Prezidan Demokrat la ki vini anvan dènye prezidan Repibliken an te jere ekonomi an yon jan ki te pwodui pi gwo efondreman ekonomik nan istwa Amerik la jouk nan moman sa a. De kòn yo mache paralèl rive jouk nan lwa dimanch la. An 1863, premye jenerasyon toude kòn yo te kòmanse, e pou toude kòn yo, katriyèm ak dènye jenerasyon an ap fè fas ak lès la, epi ap bese tèt devan solèy la.
The Elijah message is always accompanied with the judgments of God confirming the message of warning. The society of the world is now living as the people before the flood. They are eating, drinking and expecting the globalist techno-giants to solve any problem that might arise. God’s Word is identifying that the world is now on the verge of a tremendous crisis.
Mesaj Élie a toujou akonpaye avèk jijman Bondye yo, ki konfime mesaj avètisman an. Sosyete mond lan kounye a ap viv menm jan ak pèp ki te la anvan delij la. Yo ap manje, yo ap bwè, epi yo ap tann gwo jeyan teknolojik mondyalis yo rezoud nenpòt pwoblèm ki ta ka leve. Pawòl Bondye a ap idantifye ke mond lan kounye a sou bò yon gwo kriz ki prèt pou eklate.
“‘What of the night?’ Do I discern the import of these messages? Do I understand the place they occupy in the closing work of the great remedial system? Am I so familiar with the ‘sure word of prophecy’ that I can see in the events transpiring around me positive evidence that the coming King is even at the door? Do I sense the responsibility that rests upon me, in view of the light God has given? Am I using every talent entrusted to me as his steward, in well-directed effort to rescue the perishing? or am I lukewarm and indifferent, partly mixed up with a wicked world, using the means and ability God has given me, largely in self-gratification, caring more for my own ease and comfort than for the advancement of his cause? Am I by my course strengthening ‘the conviction that has been gaining ground in the world that Seventh-day Adventists are giving the trumpet an uncertain sound, and are following in the path of worldlings’?
“Ki sa lannuit la anonse?” Èske m ap disène sans mesaj sa yo? Èske m konprann plas yo okipe nan dènye travay gran sistèm remèd la? Èske m tèlman familye ak “pawòl pwofesi ki sèten an” pou m ka wè, nan evènman k ap fèt bò kote m yo, prèv klè ke Wa k ap vini an menm toupre pòt la? Èske m santi responsablite ki poze sou mwen an, lè m konsidere limyè Bondye ban m nan? Èske m ap sèvi ak tout talan yo te konfye m yo antanke administratè li, nan efò byen dirije pou sove moun k ap peri yo? Oswa èske m tyèd e endiferan, an pati melanje ak yon mond mechan, ap sèvi ak mwayen ak kapasite Bondye ban m yo sitou pou satisfaksyon pwòp tèt mwen, pran plis swen pwòp fasilite m ak konfò m pase pwogrè koz li a? Èske, pa kondwit mwen, m ap ranfòse “konviksyon ki te pran fòs nan mond lan, selon sa Advantis Setyèm Jou yo ap bay twonpèt la yon son ensèten, epi yo ap swiv chemen moun lemonn yo”?
“We hear the footsteps of an approaching God to punish the world for their iniquity. The end of time is close upon us. The world’s inhabitants are being bound in bundles to be burned. Shall you be bound up with the tares? Do you realize that every year thousands and thousands and ten times ten thousand souls are perishing, dying in their sins? The plagues and judgments of God are already doing their work, and souls are going to ruin because the light of truth has not been flashed upon their pathway.” General Conference Daily Bulletin, April 1, 1897.
«Nou tande pa yon Bondye k ap pwoche pou pini lemonn poutèt inikite yo. Fen tan an prèske rive sou nou. Moun ki rete sou tè a ap mare an pakèt pou yo boule yo. Èske w ap mare ansanm ak move zèb yo? Èske w rann ou kont ke chak ane, plizyè milye ak plizyè milye, ak dis fwa dis mil nanm ap peri, ap mouri nan peche yo? Kalamite ak jijman Bondye yo deja ap fè travay yo, epi nanm yo ap kouri al nan pèdisyon paske limyè verite a pa t klere sou chemen yo.» General Conference Daily Bulletin, 1ye avril 1897.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Isaiah 26:9.
Ak tout nanm mwen mwen te anvi jwenn ou nan lannuit; wi, ak lespri mwen anndan mwen, m ap chèche ou depi granmaten; paske lè jijman ou yo sou tè a, moun ki rete sou latè ap aprann jistis. Ezayi 26:9.