The book of Joel is perhaps the most direct revelation of the latter rain in the Scriptures, and Joel opens up by first referencing the four generations of apostasy accomplished by the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. Those four generations of escalating destruction represented in Joel’s opening verses align with the four escalating abominations of Ezekiel chapter eight. 1863 unto 1888 represents the first generation, and it represents the rejection of the foundational message of the Millerites as represented upon the 1843 and 1850 pioneer charts, represented in Habakkuk chapter two, and that symbolizes the covenant as represented by the two tables of the Ten Commandments.
Liv Joèl la se petèt revelasyon ki pi dirèk sou dènye lapli a nan Ekriti yo, epi Joèl louvri an premye avèk yon referans sou kat jenerasyon apostazi legliz Advantis Setyèm Jou Laodiseyen an te akonpli. Kat jenerasyon destriksyon sa yo ki ap ogmante, jan yo reprezante nan vèsè ouvèti Joèl yo, aliyen ak kat abominasyon yo k ap ogmante nan chapit uit Ezekyèl la. 1863 rive 1888 reprezante premye jenerasyon an, epi li reprezante rejè mesaj fondamantal Millerit yo jan sa te reprezante sou tablo pyonye 1843 ak 1850 yo, jan sa reprezante nan chapit de Abakouk la, e sa senbolize alyans lan jan sa reprezante pa de tab Dis Kòmandman yo.
1888 to 1919 represent the generation that rejected the experience of righteousness by faith, that produces an experience represented by the church of Philadelphia. In the first generation the rebellion focused upon the work of leadership represented by William Miller, and in the second generation of 1888 the leadership of the Spirit of Prophecy was rebelled against. The third generation of 1919 began with William Warren Prescott’s book, The Doctrine of Christ and ended with the book, Questions on Doctrine in 1957. That third generation was the generation of compromise with the world as Adventism sought the accreditation of the medical practices of the American Medical Association, and the accreditation of their colleges by the academic scholars of apostate Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.
1888 rive 1919 reprezante jenerasyon ki te rejte eksperyans jistis pa lafwa a, ki pwodui yon eksperyans Legliz Filadèlfi a reprezante. Nan premye jenerasyon an, rebelyon an te konsantre sou travay direksyon an William Miller te reprezante a; epi nan dezyèm jenerasyon an, an 1888, se kont direksyon Lespri Pwofesi a yo te rebele. Twazyèm jenerasyon an, ki te kòmanse an 1919, te kòmanse avèk liv William Warren Prescott la, The Doctrine of Christ, e li te fini avèk liv la, Questions on Doctrine, an 1957. Twazyèm jenerasyon sa a te jenerasyon konpwomi avèk lemonn nan, pandan Advantis la t ap chèche akreditasyon pratik medikal li yo nan men American Medical Association la, ak akreditasyon kolèj li yo nan men entelektyèl akademik Pwotestantis aposta a ak Katolis Women an.
In the third generation the educational counsel from the pen of Ellen White was rejected and replaced with the false educational practices of the world as represented by the educational philosophy of Greece. Greek education is represented by the goddess Athena who is enshrined in the duplicate Parthenon temple in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nan twazyèm jenerasyon an, konsèy sou edikasyon ki te soti anba plim Ellen White yo te rejte, epi yo te ranplase yo pa fo pratik edikatif mond lan, jan sa reprezante nan filozofi edikasyon Lagrès la. Edikasyon grèk la reprezante pa deyès Athena, ki onore nan kopi tanp Parthénon an ki nan Nashville, Tennessee.
True education was exemplified in the Bible with the schools of the prophets associated with the prophet Elisha. The Maccabean revolt of 167 BC and onward to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, was in large part a protest against the inroads of Greek education into the culture and nation of the ancient literal glorious land. The protest of the Maccabees was a revolt against Greek influence at every level, but the educational influence of Greece was so pervasive in the history and the motivations of the Maccabean zealots that it cannot be separated from the reality that Greek education was perhaps the largest factor associated with the Jewish rejection of Jesus Christ as their Messiah. Books have been written identifying the negative influence of Greek education upon the Jews and false educations contribution to the Jewish rejection and crucifixion of Christ.
Vrè edikasyon an te montre nan Bib la atravè lekòl pwofèt yo ki te asosye ak pwofèt Elize. Revòlt Makabe yo an 167 anvan Jezikri e pandan peryòd ki te mennen rive jouk destriksyon Jerizalèm nan an 70 apre Jezikri, te an gwo pati yon pwotestasyon kont pénétration edikasyon grèk la nan kilti ak nasyon ansyen peyi literal gloriye a. Pwotestasyon Makabe yo te yon revòlt kont enfliyans grèk la nan tout nivo; men enfliyans edikatif Lagrès la te tèlman anvayi istwa a ak motivasyon zélòt makaben yo, li pa ka separe ak reyalite sa a: edikasyon grèk la te petèt pi gwo faktè ki te asosye ak rejè Jezi Kris pa jwif yo kòm Mesi yo. Yo ekri liv ki idantifye enfliyans negatif edikasyon grèk la sou jwif yo ak kontribisyon fo edikasyon an nan rejè ak krisifiksyon Kris la pa jwif yo.
The Maccabean revolt aligns with the revolt of 1776 in the modern spiritual glorious land. There are currently over 4,000 registered universities in the United States that are built upon the philosophy of Greek and Jesuit educational practices. The anarchy and lawlessness of the past ten-plus years can be directly traced to the so-called educational centers in the United States that for decades have been indoctrinating students who were already conditioned by media and entertainment sources to accept the globalist philosophies derived from the satanic philosophies of the French Revolution period. The students of today’s universities were already conditioned into accepting the lifestyle represented by Sodom and Gomorrah before they entered the educational centers designed to attack white people, Christians and true American history. A citizen of the United States today who wishes to understand the constant two-tiered system of justice that fulfills the justice and truth being cast into the streets as identified in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy, must understand that the current circumstances are being produced by a purposeful designed attack that is indoctrinated from the earliest years of life by a educational system designed to bring mankind under the control of elitist globalists–the dragon power!
Revòlt Makabe a aliyen avèk revòlt 1776 la nan peyi gloriye espirityèl modèn nan. Kounye a, gen plis pase 4,000 inivèsite ki anrejistre Ozetazini ki bati sou filozofi pratik edikatif grèk ak jezuit yo. Anachi ak ilegalite ki makonnen dis dènye ane yo ak plis toujou kapab remonte dirèkteman ak sa yo rele sant edikatif Ozetazini yo, ki pandan plizyè deseni ap andoktrine etidyan ki te deja prepare pa sous medya ak divètisman pou aksepte filozofi globalis yo ki sòti nan filozofi satanik peryòd Revolisyon franse a. Etidyan inivèsite jodi a yo te deja prepare pou aksepte mòdvi Sodòm ak Gomò te reprezante a anvan yo te antre nan sant edikatif yo ki fèt pou atake blan yo, kretyen yo, ak vrè istwa amerikèn nan. Yon sitwayen Ozetazini jodi a ki vle konprann sistèm jistis a de nivo ki toujou ap fonksyone a, ki akonpli jistis ak verite yo jete nan lari yo jan sa idantifye nan Bib la ak nan Spirit of Prophecy, dwe konprann ke sikonstans aktyèl yo ap pwodui pa yon atak ki fèt ak entansyon e avèk plan, yon atak yo andoktrine depi premye ane lavi a atravè yon sistèm edikatif ki fèt pou mete limanite anba kontwòl elit globalis yo—pouvwa dragon an!
There are five major themes in the writings of Ellen White; education, health reform, Christian living, The Great Controversy theme and practical godliness. Education is one of five major themes in the Spirit of Prophecy, and Ellen White was as much a biblical prophet as every prophet noted in God’s Word. Among other things, this means her life is an example of and for the one hundred and forty-four thousand. Before anyone thinks that Christ alone is to be our example; Paul states:
Nan ekri Ellen White yo, genyen senk gwo tèm prensipal: edikasyon, refòm sante, lavi kretyen, tèm Gwo Konfli a, ak pyete pratik. Edikasyon se youn nan senk gwo tèm prensipal nan Lespri Pwofesi a, e Ellen White te yon pwofèt biblik menm jan ak tout lòt pwofèt yo mansyone nan Pawòl Bondye a. Pami lòt bagay, sa vle di lavi li se yon egzanp sou ak pou san karant-kat mil yo. Anvan nenpòt moun ta panse se Kris sèlman ki dwe egzanp nou, Pòl deklare:
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 1 Corinthians 4:15, 16.
Paske menm si nou ta gen dimil enstriktè nan Kris la, nou pa gen anpil papa; paske se nan Kris Jezi mwen te fè nou vin nan lavi pa mwayen levanjil la. Se poutèt sa, mwen sipliye nou, suiv egzanp mwen. 1 Korentyen 4:15, 16.
As a prophet Ellen White is an example. There was only one time that Ellen White accepted the role as a board member, and that time was with the formation of a college that embraced the principles of true education as set forth as one of the five major themes of her ministry. That college in Madison, Tennessee is located within the metropolitan district of Nashville, Tennessee. Not only did she agree to be on the founding board of Madison college from 1904 until a year before her death in 1915, she was instrumental in selecting the land where the college was established. Nashville is the center of the Greek educational system that helped to prevent the Jews from accepting their Messiah in the history of the Maccabees, who typify the apostate Protestantism of the times in which we now live. The line of the Maccabees is firmly set forth in the hidden history of verse forty, representing the apostate Protestantism that has now been fully indoctrinated with the very same, (though a modern version) destructive fruits of Greek education.
Kòm pwofèt, Ellen White se yon egzanp. Te gen yon sèl fwa sèlman Ellen White te aksepte wòl kòm manm yon konsèy administrasyon, e fwa sa a se te nan fondasyon yon kolèj ki te anbrase prensip vrè edikasyon jan yo te tabli l kòm youn nan senk gwo tèm ministè li. Kolèj sa a, nan Madison, Tennessee, sitiye nan distri metwopolitèn Nashville, Tennessee. Non sèlman li te dakò pou l sou konsèy fondatè Madison College depi 1904 rive jouk yon ane anvan lanmò li an 1915, men li te jwe yon wòl desizif nan chwazi tè kote kolèj la te etabli. Nashville se sant sistèm edikatif grèk la ki te ede anpeche Jwif yo aksepte Mesi yo nan istwa Makabe yo, ki se yon tip pwotestantis aposta nan epòk n ap viv kounye a. Liy Makabe yo tabli avèk fèmte nan istwa kache vèsè karant lan, kòm reprezantasyon pwotestantis aposta ki kounye a fin nèt endoktrine avèk menm fwi destriktif edikasyon grèk la, menm si se yon vèsyon modèn.
In the third generation of Adventism, the leadership that had rejected the Spirit of Prophecy in 1888, chose to turn their educational system over to the accreditation structure of the world. Nashville represents the symbolic center of both true and false education. The prophet selected the same city that the world selected to enshrine Greek education, for unlike Greek education that is based upon separating truth into isolated subjects to destroy the whole. True education is the foundational basis of Sister White’s other four primary themes of health reform, practical godliness, Christian living, and especially the theme of The Great Controversy.
Nan twazyèm jenerasyon Advantis la, direksyon ki te rejte Lespri Pwofesi a an 1888 la, te chwazi mete sistèm edikasyon yo anba estrikti akreditasyon mond lan. Nashville reprezante sant senbolik ni vrè ni fo edikasyon. Pwofèt la te chwazi menm vil mond lan te chwazi pou konsakre edikasyon grèk la, paske, kontrèman ak edikasyon grèk ki chita sou separe laverite an sijè izole pou detwi antye a, vrè edikasyon an se baz fondamantal kat lòt gwo tèm prensipal Sè White yo: refòm sante, pyete pratik, lavi kretyen, epi sitou tèm Gran Konfli a.
Jesus always illustrates the end with the beginning, and the test in the Garden of Eden illustrates the test the world is now being confronted with. The test at the end is the same as every biblical test, for God never changes. A biblical test is a three-step testing process that produces two classes that are manifested at the end of the testing process. The first angel expresses the three steps as fearing God, giving Him glory, for the hour of the litmus test of judgment is come. The first step was the command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Lacking the necessary fear of God, Eve failed the test of the tree and ate the fruit represented as both good and evil. Adam’s fear of God did not prevent him from entering into the rebellion of the tree, and judgment was brought upon them both, as they manifested a life without the abiding presence of Divinity.
Jezi toujou ilistre fen an avèk kòmansman an, e tès ki te fèt nan Jaden Edenn lan ilistre tès monn nan ap konfwonte kounye a. Tès la nan fen an se menm tès la ak chak tès biblik, paske Bondye pa janm chanje. Yon tès biblik se yon pwosesis tès an twa etap ki pwodui de klas ki manifeste nan fen pwosesis tès la. Premye zanj lan eksprime twa etap sa yo kòm: gen lakrentif pou Bondye, bay Li glwa, paske lè tès jijman an rive. Premye etap la se te kòmandman pou yo pa manje nan pyebwa konesans sa ki byen ak sa ki mal la. Paske Èv pa t gen lakrentif pou Bondye ki te nesesè a, li echwe tès pyebwa a epi li manje fwi ki te reprezante alafwa sa ki byen ak sa ki mal. Lakrentif Adan te genyen pou Bondye pa t anpeche l antre nan rebelyon pyebwa a, epi jijman te tonbe sou yo toude, pandan yo te manifeste yon lavi san prezans Divinite a ki rete tout tan.
The test of the last days begins with a warning to eat the increase of knowledge that is unsealed in the revelation of Jesus Christ just before mankind’s probation comes to its end. Whether with Adventism or those outside of Adventism, the test is based upon the reception of, or the rejection of the increase of “knowledge” that is unsealed in our time. That test of knowledge is represented by the Garden’s tree of testing, that represents knowledge of either good or evil. True education was located and symbolized in Nashville, Tennessee in 1904, and false education was located and symbolized in Nashville in 1897, then re-built as a permanent structure in 1920. In the life of the prophetess true education was enshrined in Nashville, and false education was also enshrined. After her death in 1915 false education was restored in the second and permanent construction of the Parthenon temple, and true education was rejected through compromise with the world by the leadership of the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church.
Tès dènye jou yo kòmanse avèk yon avètisman pou manje ogmantasyon konesans ki louvri lè sele yo retire nan revelasyon Jezi Kris la, jis anvan tan pwobasyon limanite a rive nan bout li. Kit se nan mitan Advantis yo oswa pami moun ki andeyò Advantis la, tès la chita sou resepsyon an, oswa sou rejè a, ogmantasyon “konesans” ki louvri lè sele yo retire nan tan pa nou an. Tès konesans sa a reprezante pa pyebwa tès ki te nan Jaden an, ki reprezante konesans swa de byen swa de mal. Vrè edikasyon te lokalize epi senbolize nan Nashville, Tennessee, an 1904, epi fo edikasyon te lokalize epi senbolize nan Nashville an 1897, apre sa yo te rebati li kòm yon estrikti pèmanan an 1920. Nan lavi pwofètès la, vrè edikasyon te konsakre nan Nashville, epi fo edikasyon te konsakre tou. Apre lanmò li an 1915, yo te restore fo edikasyon nan dezyèm konstriksyon tanp Parthenon an, ki te pèmanan, epi yo te rejte vrè edikasyon atravè konpwomi avèk lemonn pa lidèchip legliz Advantis Setyèm Jou Lawodise a.
Nashville’s nickname, the “Athens of the South”, influenced the choice of the building as the centerpiece of the 1897 Centennial Exposition. A number of buildings at the exposition were based on ancient originals. However, the Parthenon was the only one that was an exact reproduction. Today’s Nashville, Tennessee, is famous for its music, but before there was the Johnny Cash Museum, Nashville was famous for its education, not singing.
Tinon “Atèn Sid la”, yo te bay Nashville, te enfliyanse chwa bilding sa a kòm pyès santral Ekspozisyon Santnè 1897 la. Plizyè bilding nan ekspozisyon an te baze sou modèl ansyen. Sepandan, Parthenon an se te sèl la ki te yon repwodiksyon egzak. Nashville jodi a, nan Tennessee, renome pou mizik li; men anvan te gen Johnny Cash Museum lan, Nashville te renome pou edikasyon li, pa pou chante.
By the 1850s, Nashville had already earned the nickname of the “Athens of the South” by having established numerous higher education institutions; it was the first American southern city to establish a public school system. By the end of the century, Nashville would see Fisk University, St. Cecilia Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Meharry Medical College, Belmont University, and Vanderbilt University all open their doors. At the time, Nashville was known to be one of the most refined and educated cities of the south, filled with wealth and culture.
Rive nan ane 1850 yo, Nashville te deja genyen tinon “Atèn Sid la” paske li te etabli anpil enstitisyon edikasyon siperyè; se te premye vil nan sid Etazini ki te mete sou pye yon sistèm lekòl piblik. Rive nan fen syèk la, Nashville t ap wè Fisk University, St. Cecilia Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Meharry Medical College, Belmont University, ak Vanderbilt University tout louvri pòt yo. Nan epòk sa a, yo te rekonèt Nashville kòm youn nan vil ki pi rafine e ki pi byen edike nan sid la, yon vil ki te chaje ak richès ak kilti.
The mystery of iniquity is both a noun and a verb in the inspired Word. Inspiration identifies Satan, and the pope, who Sister White calls Satan’s “right hand man,” as the mystery of iniquity. Yet the “mystery of iniquity” also describes the amalgamation of truth and error. Joel’s four generations of apostasy aligns with Ezekiel chapter eight’s four escalating abominations. Those two witnesses align with the first four churches of Revelation, and the third church is represented by Constantine’s compromise of Christianity combined with paganism. Those first four churches align with the history of ancient Israel, that symbolizes modern Israel’s history.
Mistè inikite a se ni yon non ni yon vèb nan Pawòl enspire a. Enspirasyon an idantifye Satan, ansanm ak pap la, ke Sè White rele “nonm men dwat” Satan an, kòm mistè inikite a. Men, “mistè inikite a” dekri tou melanj verite ak erè. Kat jenerasyon apostazi Joel yo ann amoni ak kat abominasyon k ap vin pi grav nan chapit uit Ezekyèl la. De temwen sa yo ann amoni ak kat premye legliz yo nan Revelasyon an, epi twazyèm legliz la reprezante pa konpwomi Konstanten te fè a, kote Krisyanis te melanje ak paganism. Kat premye legliz sa yo ann amoni ak istwa ansyen Izrayèl la, ki senbolize istwa Izrayèl modèn nan.
In the third generation of ancient Israel, the kings of Israel formed alliances with the other nations that were never to be brought into alliance with God’s people. The parallel of ancient literal Israel and the Christian church as set forth in the book of Revelation is a prophetic subject set forth clearly in the study titled, Habakkuk’s Tables. Joel aligns the fourth and final generation who are “cut off” from being God’s chosen covenant people with the twenty-five elders who are bowing to the sun in Ezekiel’s four escalating abominations. That fourth generation where Laodicean Seventh-day Adventism is cut off as they bow to the sun at the Sunday law, aligns with the fourth church of Thyatira that symbolizes the reign of the papacy at either 538 or the soon-coming Sunday law. The third church of Pergamos represents “compromise” whether ancient Israel aligning with pagan kingdoms, or Constantine combining paganism with Christianity, and those two witnesses address the third generation of the earth beast of Revelation thirteen.
Nan twazyèm jenerasyon Izrayèl tan lontan an, wa Izrayèl yo te fè alyans ak lòt nasyon yo, nasyon ki pa t janm dwe antre nan alyans ak pèp Bondye a. Paralèl ki genyen ant ansyen Izrayèl literal la ak legliz kretyen an, jan sa prezante nan liv Revelasyon an, se yon sijè pwofetik ki tabli klèman nan etid ki pote tit, Tab Habakik yo. Joel mete katriyèm ak dènye jenerasyon an, ki “retranche” pou yo pa pèp alyans Bondye chwazi a ankò, an paralèl ak vennsenk ansyen yo k ap bese devan solèy la nan kat abominasyon Ezekyèl yo k ap ogmante youn apre lòt. Katriyèm jenerasyon sa a, kote Advantis Setyèm Jou Laodiseyen an retranche pandan y ap bese devan solèy la nan lwa dimanch lan, aliyen ak katriyèm legliz Tiyatir la ki senbolize dominasyon papote a swa nan 538, swa nan lwa dimanch ki pral vini talè a. Twazyèm legliz Pergam nan reprezante “konpwomi”, kit se ansyen Izrayèl ki t ap aliyen ak wayòm payen yo, kit se Konstanten ki te melanje payanis ak Krisyanis; e de temwen sa yo adrese twazyèm jenerasyon bèt tè a nan Revelasyon trèz la.
The four generations of the United States, who among other truths was typified by Egypt during the bondage of 400/430 years, that concluded with Pharaoh drowning in the waters of the Red Sea. Those waters marked the end of the nation that was to be judged when God brought about deliverance for ancient Israel through the prophet Moses. The United States is judged in the period of time that judgment concludes upon God’s church, so it is to be noted that the water that ended the life of Pharaoh was brought upon Pharaoh by the release of the east wind that had been holding the waters in place as God delivered His chosen people. The east wind is the third woe that strikes at the Sunday law when the earthquake of Revelation eleven arrives.
Kat jenerasyon Etazini yo, ki, pami lòt verite, te prefigire pa Lejip pandan esklavaj 400/430 ane yo, te rive nan fen yo lè Farawon te neye nan dlo Lanmè Wouj la. Dlo sa yo te make fen nasyon ki te dwe sibi jijman lè Bondye te pote delivrans pou ansyen Izrayèl atravè pwofèt Moyiz. Etazini sibi jijman nan peryòd tan kote jijman rive nan konklizyon li sou legliz Bondye a; konsa, li enpòtan pou remake ke dlo ki te mete fen nan lavi Farawon an te vini sou Farawon atravè lage van lès la, ki t ap kenbe dlo yo anplas pandan Bondye t ap delivre pèp Li te chwazi a. Van lès la se twazyèm malè a ki frape lwa dimanch la lè tranblemanntè Revelasyon onz la rive.
The generation that precedes the fourth and final generation of the earth beast is fulfilled on both the Republican and Protestant horns. The compromise of the Republican horn that was accomplished in its third generation occurred in the period surrounding the first world war, and it marked the United States turning its economic structure over to the globalists of the Federal Reserve. In that same period Laodicean Seventh-day Adventism sought to have its medical and educational work “accredited” by the standards of worldly education and medicine. As a verb the “mystery of iniquity” represents the compromise of Constantine and the kings of ancient Israel with the powers of the world. The word used by inspiration to describe the compromise is “amalgamation,” as defined in the dictionary of Ellen White’s time as; "to mix or unite in an amalgam; to blend." The tree of the knowledge of good and evil is the tree of amalgamation, the tree of compromise. “The last mighty conflict,” is the Sunday law crisis, and Satan’s preparation for that crisis is “the mystery of iniquity,” that blends human wisdom with Divine revelation.
Jenerasyon ki vini anvan katriyèm ak dènye jenerasyon bèt tè a akonpli sou toude kòn Repibliken an ak Pwotestan an. Konpwomi kòn Repibliken an, ki te reyalize nan twazyèm jenerasyon li a, te fèt nan peryòd ki antoure premye lagè mondyal la, e li te make moman Etazini te lage estrikti ekonomik li nan men mondyalis Rezèv Federal la. Nan menm peryòd sa a, Advantis Setyèm Jou Lawodise a te chèche fè travay medikal ak edikatif li yo “akredite” dapre estanda edikasyon ak medsin monn lan. Kòm yon vèb, “mistè inikite a” reprezante konpwomi Konstanten ak wa ansyen Izrayèl yo avèk pouvwa monn lan. Mo enspirasyon an sèvi pou dekri konpwomi sa a se “amalgamasyon”, jan sa defini nan diksyonè epòk Ellen White la konsa: “melanje oswa ini nan yon amalgam; fè yon sèl melanj.” Pyebwa konesans byen ak mal la se pyebwa amalgamasyon an, pyebwa konpwomi an. “Dènye gwo konfli a” se kriz lwa dimanch lan, e preparasyon Satan pou kriz sa a se “mistè inikite a”, ki melanje sajès lèzòm ak revelasyon Diven an.
“Satan is busily laying his plans for the last mighty conflict, when all will take sides....
“Satan ap fè plan li yo avèk anpil aktivite pou dènye gwo konfli a, lè tout moun pral pran pozisyon yo....”
“Listen to the voices, mark the powers, that prevail in the world. Is there any voice of prayer? Do you see any sign that God is recognized? There are priests, plenty of them; but they are trampling under their feet the law of Jehovah. Their garments are stained with the blood of souls. Multitudes are sacrificing to devils. Look, you who are hesitating between obedience and disobedience. Look in imagination at the vast multitudes worshipping at Satan’s altar. Listen to the music, to the language, called higher education. But what does God declare it?—The mystery of iniquity.” Pamphlets, 004, 11.
“Koute vwa yo, remake pouvwa yo k ap domine nan mond lan. Èske gen okenn vwa lapriyè? Èske nou wè okenn siy ki montre Bondye rekonèt? Gen prèt, anpil ladan yo; men y ap pilonnen lalwa Jewova anba pye yo. Rad yo tache ak san nanm yo. Foul moun ap ofri sakrifis bay move lespri. Gade, nou menm k ap ezite ant obeyisans ak dezobeyisans. Gade nan imajinasyon nou gwo foul yo k ap adore devan lotèl Satan an. Koute mizik la, koute langaj la, yo rele sa edikasyon siperyè. Men ki sa Bondye deklare li ye?—Mistè inikite a.” Pamphlets, 004, 11.
In the last conflict, when “all will take sides” the test of the Garden of Eden is repeated. The test that in the beginning was isolated to a tree in the middle of a garden, is repeated at the end, in the entire world. Satan's work in advance of the final battle is “the mystery of iniquity,” which is defined as “higher education!” The symbol of “higher education” in the land of the earth beast is found in Nashville, Tennessee, the ‘Athens of the South,’ where the Parthenon temple is located in contrast with the true education once represented in Nashville by Madison College. The following statement from inspiration is cited in its entirety at the end of this article, but a few points should be considered at this point.
Nan dènye konfli a, lè “tout moun pral pran pozisyon,” tès Jaden Edenn lan repete. Tès ki, nan kòmansman an, te limite a yon pyebwa nan mitan yon jaden, repete nan fen an, sou tout lemonn. Travay Satan an anvan batay final la se “mistè inikite a,” ki defini kòm “edikasyon siperyè!” Senbòl “edikasyon siperyè” a nan peyi bèt ki soti nan tè a jwenn nan Nashville, Tennessee, “Atèn Sid la,” kote tanp Patènòn nan chita an kontrast ak vrè edikasyon ki te yon lè reprezante nan Nashville pa Madison College. Deklarasyon swivan an soti nan enspirasyon site an antye nan fen atik sa a, men gen kèk pwen ki ta dwe konsidere nan moman sa a.
“All need wisdom carefully to search out the mystery of iniquity that figures so largely in the winding up of this earth’s history....
“Tout moun bezwen sajès pou fouye avèk anpil prekosyon mistè inikite a, ki okipe yon plas tèlman enpòtan nan fèmti istwa tè sa a....”
“There is no middle path to Paradise restored. The message given to man for these last days is not to become amalgamated with human devising....
“Pa gen okenn chemen mitan pou retounen nan Paradi a. Mesaj yo bay lèzòm pou dènye jou sa yo pa fèt pou l vin melanje ak envansyon lèzòm....”
“Those whom God has exalted to high positions of trust may turn from heaven’s light to human wisdom.... All who would possess a character that would make them laborers together with God and receive the commendation of God, must separate themselves from the enemies of God, and maintain the truth which Christ gave to John to give to the world.” Manuscript Releases, volume 18, 30–36.
“Moun Bondye leve nan gwo pozisyon konfyans yo ka vire do bay limyè syèl la pou yo suiv sajès lèzòm.... Tout moun ki ta vle gen yon karaktè ki ta fè yo vin travayè ansanm ak Bondye epi resevwa apwobasyon Bondye, dwe separe tèt yo ak lènmi Bondye yo, epi kenbe laverite Kris te bay Jan pou l te bay mond lan.” Manuscript Releases, volume 18, 30–36.
The “all” who need “wisdom” represents all who are brought into a testing process that ultimately produces two classes of worshippers. The “wise” are those who secure the needed “wisdom.” The testing process begins when the revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed, just before the close of human probation. That unsealing begins an “increase of knowledge.” Those who are confronted with the test associated with the revelation of Jesus Christ will secure the “oil” of prophetic knowledge designed to guide, prepare and sanctify in advance of the arrival of the east wind at the Sunday law. The “tree of knowledge of good and evil” is the symbol of the counterfeit Bread of Heaven that is to be eaten or rejected.
“Tout” moun ki bezwen “sajès” la reprezante tout moun yo mennen antre nan yon pwosesis eprèv ki, finalman, pwodui de kategori adoratè. “Saj” yo se sila yo ki jwenn “sajès” ki nesesè a. Pwosesis eprèv la kòmanse lè revelasyon Jezi Kris la vin desele, jis anvan fen tan gras lèzòm. Desele sa a kòmanse yon “ogmantasyon konesans.” Moun ki vin fas ak eprèv ki asosye ak revelasyon Jezi Kris la ap jwenn “lwil” konesans pwofetik la, ki fèt pou gide, prepare, epi sanktifye davans anvan van lès la rive nan lwa dimanch lan. “Pye bwa konesans sa ki byen ak sa ki mal la” se senbòl fo Pen Syèl la, ki dwe swa manje, swa rejte.
In Galilee, at the synagogue of Capernaum Jesus lost more followers at one incident than any other time in His ministry. There the test was whether the prophetic words of Christ were literal or spiritual, and those who failed the test, failed—for they forgot that man is to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Christ had stated clearly that He was the Bread sent down from heaven and those who failed the test had blended Truth with human wisdom, represented by the Greeks.
Nan Galile, nan sinagòg Kapènawòm nan, Jezi te pèdi plis disip nan yon sèl okazyon pase nan nenpòt lòt moman nan ministè li. La a, tès la te konsène si pawòl pwofetik Kris la te literal oswa espirityèl; e sila yo ki te echwe devan tès la, yo te echwe—paske yo te bliye ke moun dwe viv dapre tout pawòl ki soti nan bouch Bondye. Kris la te deklare klèman ke Li se Pen ki desann soti nan syèl la, e sila yo ki te echwe devan tès la te melanje Verite a ak sajès lèzòm, ki te reprezante pa Grèk yo.
Before Eve began the failure of the garden, Christ had instructed both Adam and Eve to not partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The first of the three steps of the everlasting gospel is the fear of God.
Anvan Èv te kòmanse echèk jaden an, Kris te enstwi ni Adan ni Èv pou yo pa manje fwi pyebwa konesans byen ak mal la. Premye nan twa etap levanjil etènèl la se lakrentif pou Bondye.
“Let the mind grasp the stupendous truths of revelation, and it will never be content to employ its powers upon frivolous themes; it will turn with disgust from the trashy literature and idle amusements that are demoralizing the youth of today. Those who have communed with the poets and sages of the Bible, and whose souls have been stirred by the glorious deeds of the heroes of faith, will come from the rich fields of thought far more pure in heart and elevated in mind than if they had been occupied in studying the most celebrated secular authors, or in contemplating and glorifying the exploits of the Pharaohs and Herods and Caesars of the world.
“Se pou lespri a sezi verite ekstraòdinè revelasyon yo, li p ap janm kontante l sèvi ak kapasite li sou sijè frivòl; li pral vire ak degou do bay literati san valè ak amizman initil k ap demoralize jèn yo jodi a. Moun ki te kominike ak powèt ak saj Bib la, e ki gen nanm yo te brannen pa zèv gloriye ewo lafwa yo, pral sòti nan rich jaden panse sa yo ak yon kè pi pwòp ak yon lespri pi elve pase si yo te okipe ap etidye otè eksklizyon ki pi selebre yo, oswa ap kontanple epi glorifye eksplo wa Farawon yo, Ewòd yo, ak Seza yo nan mond lan.”
“The powers of the youth are mostly dormant, because they do not make the fear of God the beginning of wisdom. The Lord gave Daniel wisdom and knowledge, because he would not be influenced by any power that would interfere with his religious principles. The reason why we have so few men of mind, of stability and solid worth, is that they think to find greatness while disconnecting from Heaven.” Messages to Young People, 255, 256.
“Pouvwa jèn yo, pou pi fò, rete andòmi, paske yo pa fè krentif pou Bondye vin kòmansman sajès la. Senyè a te bay Danyèl sajès ak konesans, paske li pa t vle kite okenn pouvwa enfliyanse li, okenn pouvwa ki ta entèfere ak prensip relijye li yo. Rezon ki fè nou gen tèlman kèk moun ki gen lespri, ki gen fèmte ak valè solid, se paske yo panse yo ka jwenn grandè pandan y ap dekonekte tèt yo ak Syèl la.” Messages to Young People, 255, 256.
Eve lost her “fear of God.” She should have trembled at the words of God, which is an attribute of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The fear of God is the first of three tests, and it begins when the prophetic Word is unsealed, ultimately producing a class of wise and a class of foolish. The beginning for those who are destined to be wise is to tremble at God’s Word. Eve did not do this, and when confronted with the second step of the testing process she was unable to give God glory, and then was confronted with the hour of judgment where she manifested the nakedness of Laodicea.
Èv te pèdi “lakrent Bondye” li. Li te dwe tranble devan pawòl Bondye yo, sa ki se yon atribi san karannkat mil yo. Lakrent Bondye se premye nan twa tès yo, e li kòmanse lè Pawòl pwofetik la louvri, pou finalman pwodui yon gwoup saj ak yon gwoup moun sòt. Kòmansman pou moun ki destine pou yo saj se tranble devan Pawòl Bondye. Èv pa t fè sa, e lè li te vin fas ak dezyèm etap pwosesis tès la, li pa t kapab bay Bondye glwa; apre sa li te vin fas ak lè jijman an, kote li te manifeste toutouni Lawodise a.
“All who would perfect a Christian character must wear the yoke of Christ. If they would sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, they must learn of Him while on this earth. Christ pleased not Himself. The whole of His life was the development of a pure, disinterested benevolence. He assumed human nature to demonstrate to the fallen world, to Satan and his synagogue, to the universe of heaven, to the worlds unfallen, that human nature, united with His divine nature, could become entirely obedient to the law of God. All need to enquire, ‘What must I do to be saved?’ God requires humble, contrite hearts, that tremble at His word. It is only from the divine altar that we can receive the celestial torch, which, when received, will give us a full view of our incompetence, and reveal to us the dignity and glory of Christ. When this is seen, God places us under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and it will lead us into all truth.” Bible Echo, July 20, 1896.
“Tout moun ki ta vle rive nan pèfeksyon karaktè kretyen dwe mete jouk Kris la sou yo. Si yo ta vle chita ansanm nan kote selès yo nan Kris Jezi, yo dwe aprann nan men Li pandan yo sou tè sa a. Kris pa t chèche fè pwòp tèt Li plezi. Tout lavi Li te devlopman yon byenveyans ki te pir e ki san enterè pèsonèl. Li te pran nati imen pou montre mond ki tonbe a, Satan ak sinagòg li a, linivè syèl la, mond ki pa t tonbe yo, ke nati imen, ini ak nati diven pa Li a, te kapab vin antyèman obeyisan anvè lalwa Bondye. Tout moun bezwen poze kesyon sa a: ‘Kisa mwen dwe fè pou m sove?’ Bondye mande kè imil, kè ki kraze, ki tranble devan pawòl Li. Se sèlman sou lotèl diven an nou kapab resevwa flanbo selès la, ki, lè nou resevwa li, ap ban nou yon vizyon konplè sou enkapasite pa nou, epi l ap revele nou diyite ak glwa Kris la. Lè sa wè, Bondye mete nou anba direksyon Sentespri a, e Li pral mennen nou nan tout laverite.” Bible Echo, 20 jiyè 1896.
The amalgamation of truth and error is the work of Satan which is identified as the mystery of iniquity. The compromise of all mankind in the final movements of the investigative judgment is enshrined in the Parthenon temple in Nashville, Tennessee.
Fizyon verite ak erè a se travay Satan an, ki idantifye kòm mistè inikite a. Konpwomi tout limanite nan dènye mouvman jijman ankèt la anshrinen nan tanp Parthenon nan Nashville, Tennessee.
“It is not wise to send our youth to universities where they devote their time to gaining a knowledge of Greek and Latin, while their heads and hearts are being filled with the sentiments of the infidel authors whom they study in order to master these languages. They gain a knowledge that is not at all necessary, or in harmony with the lessons of the great Teacher. Generally those educated in this way have much self-esteem. They think they have reached the height of higher education, and carry themselves proudly, as though they were no longer learners. They are spoiled for the service of God. The time, means, and study that many have expended in gaining a comparatively useless education should have been used in gaining an education that would make them all-round men and women, fitted for practical life. Such an education would be of the highest value to them.
“Li pa saj pou nou voye jèn nou yo nan inivèsite kote yo konsakre tan yo pou yo rive gen konesans nan grèk ak laten, pandan tèt yo ak kè yo ap ranpli ak santiman otè enkredil yo etidye pou yo metrize lang sa yo. Yo vin genyen yon konesans ki pa ditou nesesè, ni ki ann amoni ak leson Gran Anseyan an. An jeneral, moun ki resevwa edikasyon nan fason sa a gen anpil gwo lide sou tèt yo. Yo panse yo rive nan somè edikasyon siperyè, epi yo konpòte tèt yo avèk ògèy, tankou si yo pa t aprenan ankò. Yo gate pou sèvis Bondye. Tan, mwayen, ak etid anpil moun depanse pou yo jwenn yon edikasyon konparativman initil, yo ta dwe itilize pou yo jwenn yon edikasyon ki ta fè yo vin gason ak fi konplè, apwopriye pou lavi pratik. Yon edikasyon konsa t ap gen pi gwo valè pou yo.”
“What do students carry with them when they leave our schools? Where are they going? What are they going to do? Have they the knowledge that will enable them to teach others? Have they been educated to be wise fathers and mothers? Can they stand at the head of a family as wise instructors? In their home life can they so instruct their children that theirs will be a family that God can behold with pleasure, because it is a symbol of the family in heaven? Have they received the only education that can truly be called ‘higher education’?
“Kisa elèv yo pote avèk yo lè yo kite lekòl nou yo? Ki kote yo prale? Kisa yo pral fè? Èske yo gen konesans ki pral pèmèt yo anseye lòt moun? Èske yo te resevwa yon edikasyon ki fè yo tounen papa ak manman saj? Èske yo ka kanpe alatèt yon fanmi kòm enstriktè saj? Nan lavi lakay yo, èske yo ka enstwi pitit yo yon fason pou fanmi pa yo a vin yon fanmi Bondye ka gade avèk plezi, paske li se yon senbòl fanmi ki nan syèl la? Èske yo resevwa sèl edikasyon ki ka vrèman rele ‘edikasyon siperyè’?”
“What is higher education? No education can be called higher education unless it bears the similitude of heaven, unless it leads young men and young women to be Christlike, and fits them to stand at the head of their families in the place of God. If, during his school life, a young man has failed to gain a knowledge of Greek and Latin and the sentiments contained in the works of infidel authors, he has not sustained much loss. If Jesus Christ had deemed this kind of education essential, would he not have given it to his disciples, whom he was educating to do the greatest work ever committed to mortals, to represent him in the world? But, instead, he placed sacred truth in their hands, to be given to the world in its simplicity.
“Ki sa ki edikasyon siperyè? Okenn edikasyon pa ka rele edikasyon siperyè sof si li pote resanblans syèl la, sof si li mennen jèn gason ak jèn fi yo pou yo vin sanble ak Kris, epi li prepare yo pou yo kanpe kòm chèf fanmi yo nan plas Bondye. Si, pandan lavi lekòl li, yon jèn gason pa rive jwenn konesans grèk ak laten ansanm ak santiman ki nan zèv otè enfidèl yo, li pa sibi anpil pèt. Si Jezikri te konsidere kalite edikasyon sa a kòm yon bagay esansyèl, èske li pa t ap bay disip li yo li menm, disip li t ap fòme pou fè pi gwo travay ki janm konfye a moun mòtèl yo, pou reprezante li nan lemonn? Men, okontrè, li te mete verite sakre a nan men yo, pou yo bay lemonn li nan senplisite li.”
“There are times when Greek and Latin scholars are needed. Some must study these languages. This is well. But not all, and not many, should study them. Those who think that a knowledge of Greek and Latin is essential to a higher education, cannot see afar off. Neither is a knowledge of the mysteries of that which the men of the world call science necessary for entrance into the kingdom of God. It is Satan who fills the mind with sophistry and tradition, which exclude the true higher education, and which will perish with the learner.
“Gen lè yo bezwen savan nan lang grèk ak laten. Kèk moun dwe etidye lang sa yo. Sa bon. Men se pa tout moun, ni se pa anpil moun, ki dwe etidye yo. Moun ki panse konesans grèk ak laten esansyèl pou yon edikasyon siperyè, yo pa ka wè lwen. Menm jan an tou, konesans mistè sa yo menm moun lemonn rele syans, pa nesesè pou antre nan wayòm Bondye a. Se Satan ki ranpli lespri a ak sofis ak tradisyon, ki mete vrè edikasyon siperyè a deyò, e ki pral peri ansanm ak moun k ap aprann nan.”
“Those who have received a false education do not look heavenward. They cannot see the One who is the true Light, ‘which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.’ They look upon eternal realities as phantoms, calling an atom a world, and a world an atom. Of many who have received the so-called higher education, God declares, ‘Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting,’—wanting in a knowledge of practical business, wanting in a knowledge of how to make the best use of time, wanting in a knowledge of how to labor for Jesus.” Review and Herald, August 17, 1897.
“Moun ki te resevwa yon fo edikasyon pa leve je yo nan direksyon syèl la. Yo pa kapab wè Sila a ki se vrè Limyè a, ‘ki klere tout moun ki vini nan lemonn.’ Yo gade reyalite etènèl yo tankou si se te fantòm, yo rele yon atòm yon mond, epi yon mond yon atòm. Konsènan anpil ladan yo ki te resevwa sa yo rele edikasyon siperyè a, Bondye deklare: ‘Ou peze nan balans yo, epi yo jwenn ou manke,’—manke nan konesans zafè pratik, manke nan konesans sou kijan pou sèvi ak tan an pi byen, manke nan konesans sou kijan pou travay pou Jezi.” Review and Herald, 17 out 1897.
The warning of the fireballs of Nashville is not an arbitrary city, it is a direct judgment brought upon Seventh-day Adventists, the United States and the world. The fireballs of Nashville represent different attributes for the various categories of Adventism, the earth beast and the world. The fireballs of Nashville are God’s judgment upon false education, symbolized by the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Avètisman boul dife Nashville yo pa konsène yon vil chwazi o aza; se yon jijman dirèk ki tonbe sou Advantis Setyèm Jou yo, sou Etazini, ak sou lemonn. Boul dife Nashville yo reprezante diferan atribi pou divès kategori Advantis yo, pou bèt ki soti sou tè a, ak pou lemonn. Boul dife Nashville yo se jijman Bondye sou fo edikasyon, ki senbolize pa pyebwa konesans byen ak mal la.
We will continue this study in the next article.
Nou pral kontinye etid sa a nan pwochen atik la.
“By a variety of images the Lord Jesus represented to John the wicked character and seductive influence of those who have been distinguished for their persecution of God’s people. All need wisdom carefully to search out the mystery of iniquity that figures so largely in the winding up of this earth’s history. God’s presentation of the detestable works of the inhabitants of the ruling powers of the world who bind themselves into secret societies and confederacies, not honoring the law of God, should enable the people who have the light of truth to keep clear of all these evils. More and more will all false religionists of the world manifest their evil doings; for there are but two parties, those who keep the commandments of God and those who war against God’s holy law....
“Pa mwayen divès imaj, Senyè Jezi te montre Jan karaktè mechan ak enfliyans sediktè sila yo ki te make pa pèsekisyon yo kont pèp Bondye a. Tout moun bezwen sajès pou yo chèche avèk anpil prekosyon mistè inikite a, ki pran yon plas tèlman gwo nan dènye faz istwa tè sa a. Prezantasyon Bondye bay sou zèv degoutan abitan pouvwa dominan mond lan, ki mare tèt yo nan sosyete sekrè ak konfederasyon, san yo pa onore lalwa Bondye a, ta dwe pèmèt pèp ki gen limyè verite a rete lwen tout move bagay sa yo. Pi plis toujou, tout fo relijyez nan lemonn pral manifeste move zak yo; paske gen sèlman de pati, sila yo ki kenbe kòmandman Bondye yo ak sila yo ki fè lagè kont lalwa sen Bondye a....”
“The enmity between the seed of the woman and the serpent is clearly defined by the Lord. ‘And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’ ‘And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat of the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.’
“Lènmi ant desandan fanm nan ak sèpan an defini klèman pa Senyè a. ‘M ap mete lènmi ant ou menm ak fanm nan, ant desandan pa ou ak desandan pa li; li va kraze tèt ou, epi ou va blese talon li.’ ‘Epi Li di Adan: Paske ou te koute vwa madanm ou, epi ou te manje nan pyebwa mwen te ba ou lòd la, lè m te di: Ou pa dwe manje ladan l; tè a modi poutèt ou; se ak doulè w ap manje ladan l tout jou lavi ou; l ap fè pikan ak raje pouse pou ou tou; epi w ap manje zèb nan jaden an; se nan swe figi ou w ap manje pen, jouk ou retounen nan tè a; paske se ladan l yo te pran ou: paske ou se pousyè, epi se nan pousyè ou va tounen ankò.’
“By following his own way, by acting in harmony with Satan’s temptations and in opposition to the known will of God, man vainly attempted to elevate and bless himself. Thus he gained an experimental knowledge of disobedience to God’s commandments. Thus he knew good and evil; thus he lost his fidelity and loyalty to God and opened the floodgates of evil and suffering to the whole human family. How many today are making the same experiment! When will man learn that the only means for his safety is through a full confidence in a ‘thus saith the Lord’?
«Lè l te swiv pwòp chemen pa l, lè l te aji ann amoni ak tantasyon Satan yo epi an opozisyon ak volonte Bondye li te konnen an, lòm te eseye anven elve tèt li epi beni tèt li. Konsa li te vin genyen yon konesans pa eksperyans sou dezobeyisans anvè kòmandman Bondye yo. Konsa li te konnen byen ak mal; konsa li te pèdi fidelite li ak lwayote li anvè Bondye epi li te louvri baraj mal ak soufrans sou tout fanmi imen an. Konbyen moun jodi a k ap fè menm eksperyans sa a! Kilè lòm va aprann ke sèl mwayen pou sekirite li se atravè yon konfyans total nan yon “men sa Senyè a di”?»
“Satan is seeking to intrude his own inventions upon the children of God through human methods. He is seeking to be received as God, or even to be placed above God.
“Satan ap chèche fè pwòp envansyon pa l yo antre pami pitit Bondye yo pa mwayen metòd lèzòm. Li ap chèche pou yo resevwa li kòm Bondye, oswa menm pou yo mete li pi wo pase Bondye.
“In changing the Sabbath to the first day of the week, he leads men to disbelieve God’s declarations, and so to regard their own ways and plans that they appear exceeding wise in their own eyes and in their perverted judgment. Through human policy he leads men to regard the expressed commandments of God as of less force than human tradition, and to regard a deviation from that law which is always holy and just and good, as of little account. He sees that by thus preventing human agencies from walking as obedient children in harmony with God, he can hinder the accomplishment of God’s work in our world.
“Lè li chanje Saba a pou premye jou nan semèn nan, li mennen lèzòm pou yo pa kwè deklarasyon Bondye yo, e konsa pou yo konsidere pwòp chemen ak plan pa yo yon fason ki fè yo parèt depase nan sajès nan pwòp je yo ak nan jijman yo ki pèvèti. Pa mwayen politik imen, li mennen lèzòm pou yo konsidere kòmandman Bondye yo ki te eksprime aklè kòm bagay ki gen mwens fòs pase tradisyon lèzòm, epi pou yo konsidere yon devyasyon ak lwa sa a, ki toujou sen, jis, e bon, kòm yon bagay ki pa twò enpòtan. Li wè ke, lè konsa li anpeche ajan imen yo mache tankou timoun obeyisan annamoni ak Bondye, li kapab anpeche akonplisman travay Bondye nan mond nou an.
“But Satan’s connivings with human agencies who stand in responsible positions are just as much to be feared and shunned now after the experiment of sin has been tried, as it was in the case of our first parents. I am instructed to say that the men who are placed in positions of responsibility in the work of God have overestimated their right to control others. The position a man occupies does not change his character. Some have seemed to feel that they must devise for churches and for sanitariums and that there was to be no questioning of their judgment. Let them learn of Jesus at every step. He should be the chief authority for every man.
“Menm jan an, konplo Satan yo ak ajans imen ki kanpe nan pozisyon responsab yo dwe lakòz nou pè yo e evite yo jodi a tou, apre eksperyans peche a fin fèt, menm jan sa te ye nan ka premye paran nou yo. Mwen resevwa enstriksyon pou m di ke mesye ki plase nan pozisyon responsablite nan travay Bondye a te bay tèt yo twòp dwa pou kontwole lòt moun. Pozisyon yon moun okipe pa chanje karaktè li. Gen kèk ki sanble te santi yo dwe fè plan pou legliz yo ak pou sanitè yo, e ke pa t dwe gen okenn kestyon sou jijman pa yo. Se pou yo aprann nan men Jezi nan chak etap. Se li menm ki dwe otorite prensipal pou chak moun.”
“The One who has often been our Instructor says, ‘How hard it is for man to walk humbly with his God, in a contrite spirit taking God’s way and rejecting Satan’s propositions which seem to present great worldly advantages.’ The influence of man’s having his own way in the place of firmly standing on the solid foundation that God alone has laid, has been repeated over and over again. Refusing to walk in the straight paths that God has signified will bring them to confusion and will not teach wisdom to others who have the same test and trial. When will man learn that God is God, and not a man that He should change?
“Sila ki souvan te Enstriktè nou an di: ‘Ala sa difisil pou moun mache avèk imilite devan Bondye li, avèk yon lespri ki kraze, pran chemen Bondye epi rejte pwopozisyon Satan yo ki sanble prezante gwo avantaj mondèn.’ Enfliyans lefèt ke moun suiv pwòp chemen pa li olye pou l kanpe fèm sou fondasyon solid Bondye sèl la te poze a, repete ankò e ankò. Lè yo refize mache nan chemen dwat Bondye te make a, sa ap mennen yo nan konfizyon epi sa p ap anseye sajès bay lòt moun ki gen menm tès ak menm eprèv la. Kilè moun pral aprann ke Bondye se Bondye, e non pa yon moun pou L ta chanje?”
“Some who have departed from the right way have been in a continual fever to grasp responsibilities that God has not laid upon them. God calls upon every minister and every physician to maintain the simplicity of the truth. The Son of God who is revealed in both the Old and New Testaments is the Saviour of our world today. From Him every medical missionary is to receive his training. Unless he shall separate himself from the prince of the power of the air, he will mislead souls who have confidence in him. Let all beware of men who are so educated and uplifted that their plans cannot be understood by the common people.
“Gen kèk moun ki devye kite chemen dwat la te toujou nan yon lafyèv san rete pou pran sou yo responsablite Bondye pa t mete sou yo. Bondye rele chak minis ak chak doktè pou yo kenbe senplisite verite a. Pitit Bondye a, ki revele ni nan Ansyen ni nan Nouvo Testaman an, se Sovè mond nou an jodi a. Se nan men Li chak misyonè medikal dwe resevwa fòmasyon li. Si li pa separe tèt li ak chèf ki gen pouvwa nan lè a, li pral twonpe nanm ki mete konfyans yo nan li. Se pou tout moun pran prekosyon ak moun ki tèlman edike ak leve wo, konsa plan yo pa ka konprann pa moun òdinè yo.”
“The intrigues of sin surpass infinite conception. Every calamity, every suffering and death, is an evidence not only of the power of evil but of the truth of the living God. Having known the truth, the word of the living God, which abideth forever, and which through obedience gives life, man’s weakness in conforming to Satan’s ingenuity is surpassingly strange. All who are taught of God recognize Christ as His Son. All who disbelieve the known declarations of God demonstrate the popularity of sin, and are not working on the side of life and immortality which are brought to light through perfect sanctification of the truth. Unless they make a change in character, in words, and in spirit, souls will be lost.
«Riz peche a depas tou konsepsyon san limit. Sak kalamite, sak soufrans ak lanmor, se enn prevn non selman lor pwisans move, me osi lor laverite Bondie vivan. Apre ki limanite finn konn laverite, parol Bondie vivan, ki deme pou touzour, e ki, atraver lobeisans, donn lavi, febles dimounn pou li konform li ar lingenyosite Satan depas mezir etranz. Tou bann ki Bondie finn ansenny zot rekonet Kris kouma so Garson. Tou bann ki pa krwar bann deklarasion Bondie ki zot deza kone demontre popilarite peche, e zot pa pe travay kote lavi ek limortalite ki finn met an limier atraver sanktifikasion parfe laverite. Sof si zot fer enn sanzman dan karakter, dan bann parol, ek dan lespri, bann lam pou perdi.»
“There is no middle path to Paradise restored. The message given to man for these last days is not to become amalgamated with human devising. We are not to lean upon the policy of worldly lawyers. We must be humble men of prayer, not acting like those who are blinded by Satan’s agencies.
“Pa gen chemen mitan pou retounen nan Paradi a. Mesaj yo bay lèzòm pou dènye jou sa yo pa dwe melanje ak envansyon lèzòm. Nou pa dwe apiye sou politik avoka monn lan. Nou dwe moun imil ki bay tèt nou nan lapriyè, san nou pa aji tankou sila yo ajan Satan yo avèg.”
“Many have a faith, but not a faith that works by love and purifies the soul. Saving faith is not simply a mere belief of the truth. ‘The devils also believe, and tremble.’ The inspiration of the Spirit of God gives to men a faith that is an impelling power that molds character, and leads men higher than mere formal actions. The words, the actions, and the spirit are to bear testimony to the fact that we are followers of Christ.
“Anpil moun gen yon lafwa, men se pa yon lafwa ki aji pa lanmou epi ki pirifye nanm nan. Lafwa ki sove a se pa senpleman yon kwè toutbon nan verite a. ‘Move lespri yo menm tou yo kwè, epi yo tranble.’ Enspirasyon Lespri Bondye a bay lèzòm yon lafwa ki se yon fòs ki pouse yo, ki fòme karaktè, epi ki mennen lèzòm pi wo pase senp aksyon fòmèl yo. Pawòl yo, aksyon yo, ak lespri a dwe rann temwayaj sou lefèt ke nou se disip Kris la.”
“The greatest light and blessing that God has bestowed is not a security against transgression and apostasy in these last days. Those whom God has exalted to high positions of trust may turn from heaven’s light to human wisdom. Their light will then become darkness, their God-entrusted capabilities a snare, their character an offense to God. God will not be mocked. A departure from Him has been and always will be followed by its sure results. The commission of acts that displease God will, unless decidedly repented of and forsaken, instead of seeking to justify them, lead the evildoer on step by step in deception till many sins are committed with impunity. All who would possess a character that would make them laborers together with God and receive the commendation of God, must separate themselves from the enemies of God, and maintain the truth which Christ gave to John to give to the world.” Manuscript Releases, volume 18, 30–36.
“Pi gran limyè ak benediksyon Bondye bay la pa yon garanti kont transgresyon ak apostazi nan dènye jou sa yo. Moun Bondye leve nan gwo pozisyon konfyans yo ka vire do bay limyè syèl la pou yo chèche sajès lèzòm. Lè sa a, limyè yo ap vin fènwa, kapasite Bondye te konfye yo ap tounen yon pyèj, epi karaktè yo ap vin yon ofans devan Bondye. Yo pa ka pase Bondye nan betiz. Yon depa lwen Li te toujou, e l ap toujou, swiv pa rezilta sèten li yo. Pratik zak ki pa fè Bondye plezi, si yo pa repanti de yo avèk detèminasyon epi abandone yo, olye pou yo chèche jistifye yo, ap mennen moun k ap fè sa ki mal la etap pa etap nan twonpri, jouk anpil peche fèt san pinisyon. Tout moun ki ta vle posede yon karaktè ki ta fè yo travayè ansanm ak Bondye epi resevwa apwobasyon Bondye, dwe separe tèt yo ak ènmi Bondye yo, epi kenbe laverite Kris la te bay Jan pou l bay mond lan.” Manuscript Releases, volim 18, 30–36.