When the Lord entered into covenant with ancient Israel, He provided two tables as the foundation and symbol of the covenant relationship. The two tables also identified the responsibility of ancient Israel to present a living testimony of the two tables to the world. When the Lord entered into covenant with modern Israel, He provided two tables as the foundation and symbol of the covenant relationship. The two tables also identified their responsibility to present a living testimony of all four tables to the world.

Mungu alipoingia katika agano na Israeli ya kale, alitoa mbao mbili za mawe kuwa msingi na ishara ya uhusiano wa agano. Mbao hizo mbili pia zilibainisha wajibu wa Israeli ya kale kuuwasilisha kwa ulimwengu ushuhuda ulio hai wa hizo mbao mbili. Mungu alipoingia katika agano na Israeli ya kisasa, alitoa mbao mbili za mawe kuwa msingi na ishara ya uhusiano wa agano. Mbao hizo mbili pia zilibainisha wajibu wao wa kuuwasilisha kwa ulimwengu ushuhuda ulio hai wa mbao zote nne.

The two tables were given to literal ancient Israel just after God delivered them out of the literal slavery of Egyptian bondage, and brought them through the disappointment of the Red Sea crossing. The period of time that literal ancient Israel was in bondage had been specifically identified in prophecy as four hundred and thirty years, and while in bondage literal ancient Israel forgot, and ceased to observe, the seventh-day Sabbath.

Hizo meza gili gahewa Isiraeli ya kale ya halisi mara tu baada ya Mungu kuwaokoa kutoka katika utumwa halisi wa utumwa wa Misri, na kuwaleta kupitia katika kukatishwa tamaa kwa kuvuka Bahari ya Shamu. Kipindi cha muda ambacho Isiraeli ya kale ya halisi ilikuwa katika utumwa kilikuwa kimetambuliwa mahsusi katika unabii kuwa miaka mia nne na thelathini, na walipokuwa katika utumwa Isiraeli ya kale ya halisi ilisahau, na ikaacha kuishika, Sabato ya siku ya saba.

The two tables were given to spiritual modern Israel just after God delivered them out of the spiritual slavery of Catholic bondage, and brought them through the great disappointment of 1844. The period of time that spiritual modern Israel was in bondage had been specifically identified in prophecy as twelve hundred and sixty years, and while in bondage spiritual modern Israel forgot, and ceased to observe, the seventh-day Sabbath.

Jedwali mbili zilitolewa kwa Israeli ya kiroho ya kisasa mara tu baada ya Mungu kuwaokoa kutoka katika utumwa wa kiroho wa kifungo cha Kikatoliki, na kuwaongoza kupita katika masikitiko makuu ya mwaka 1844. Kipindi cha wakati ambacho Israeli ya kiroho ya kisasa ilikuwa katika utumwa kilikuwa kimetambuliwa mahsusi katika unabii kuwa ni miaka elfu moja mia mbili na sitini, na walipokuwa katika utumwa, Israeli ya kiroho ya kisasa ilisahau, na ikaacha kushika, Sabato ya siku ya saba.

In the very history when God provided the two tables to Moses to take to ancient Israel, his brother Aaron was making a golden image of a calf. The two tables of the Ten Commandments identify that God is a jealous God, and His jealousy is especially manifested against idolatry, and as Moses descended the mount, ancient Israel was dancing naked around a golden image that had been produced by the one who had been chosen as God’s spokesman.

Katika historia yenyewe ambapo Mungu alimpa Mose zile mbao mbili ili azipeleke kwa Israeli ya kale, ndugu yake Haruni alikuwa akitengeneza sanamu ya ndama wa dhahabu. Zile mbao mbili za Amri Kumi zinathibitisha kwamba Mungu ni Mungu mwenye wivu, na wivu wake hudhihirishwa hasa dhidi ya ibada ya sanamu; naye Mose alipokuwa akishuka mlimani, Israeli ya kale ilikuwa ikicheza uchi kuizunguka ile sanamu ya dhahabu iliyokuwa imetengenezwa na yule aliyekuwa amechaguliwa kuwa msemaji wa Mungu.

And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. Exodus 4:28–30.

Musa akamwambia Haruni maneno yote ya Bwana aliyekuwa amemtuma, na ishara zote alizokuwa amemwamuru. Naye Musa na Haruni wakaenda, wakawakusanya pamoja wazee wote wa wana wa Israeli; naye Haruni akanena maneno yote ambayo Bwana alikuwa amemwambia Musa, akafanya ishara mbele ya watu. Kutoka 4:28–30.

The brother of the prophet who led ancient Israel during the covenant history when the two covenant tables were provided was the leader in the rebellion of the image of jealousy. The husband of the prophetess who led modern Israel during the covenant history when the two covenant tables were provided was the leader in the rebellion of 1863, and 1863 marks the first generation of Adventism as being represented as an image of jealousy being placed at the entry of the gate of the altar.

Mukwavo wa mprofeti oyo akambaki Yisraele ya kala na kati ya lisolo ya kondimana, tango bapesaki bitando mibale ya kondimana, azalaki mokonzi na botomboki ya ekeko ya zuwa. Mobali ya moprofetesi oyo akambaki Yisraele ya mikolo ya sika na kati ya lisolo ya kondimana, tango bapesaki bitando mibale ya kondimana, azalaki mokonzi na botomboki ya 1863, mpe 1863 ezali kotya elembo ya libota ya liboso ya Adventisme lokola elakisami lokola ekeko ya zuwa oyo etiamaki na ekotelo ya ekuke ya etumbelo.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. Ezekiel 8:5.

ئینجا پێی فەرمووم: «ئەی کوڕی مرۆڤ، ئێستا چاوەکانت بەرەو باکوور بەرز بکەوە.» جا من چاوەکانم بەرەو باکوور بەرز کردەوە، و ئەوەتا لە لای باکووری دەروازەی قوربانگا، لە چوونەژوورەوەکەدا، ئەم وێنەی غیرەتییە بوو. حەزقیال 8:5.

The “altar” is a symbol of Christ.

“altāri” ni ishara ya Kristo.

“We are in danger of mingling the sacred and the common. The holy fire from God is to be used in our efforts. The true altar is Christ; the true fire is the Holy Spirit. This is our inspiration. It is only as the Holy Spirit leads and guides a man that he is a safe counselor. If we turn aside from God and from His chosen ones to inquire at strange altars we shall be answered according to our works.” Selected Messages, book 3, 300.

“ကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည် သန့်ရှင်းသောအရာနှင့် သာမန်သောအရာကို ရောနှောမိသွားမည့် အန္တရာယ်၌ ရှိနေကြသည်။ ဘုရားသခင်ထံမှလာသော သန့်ရှင်းသောမီးကို ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ ကြိုးပမ်းအားထုတ်မှုများတွင် အသုံးပြုရမည်။ စစ်မှန်သော ယဇ်ပလ္လင်သည် ခရစ်တော်ဖြစ်တော်မူ၏။ စစ်မှန်သောမီးသည် သန့်ရှင်းသောဝိညာဉ်တော်ဖြစ်တော်မူ၏။ ဤသည်ပင် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ လှုံ့ဆော်မှုဖြစ်သည်။ လူတစ်ဦးကို သန့်ရှင်းသောဝိညာဉ်တော်က ဦးဆောင်ညွှန်ကြားတော်မူသည့် အတိုင်းအတာအထိသာ ထိုသူသည် လုံခြုံစိတ်ချရသော အကြံပေးဖြစ်နိုင်သည်။ အကယ်၍ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည် ဘုရားသခင်နှင့် ကိုယ်တော်ရွေးချယ်ထားသောသူများထံမှ လွဲဖယ်သွား၍ တစ်ပါးသော ယဇ်ပလ္လင်များ၌ မေးမြန်းစုံစမ်းကြလျှင် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ အကျင့်အတိုင်း အဖြေကိုခံရကြလိမ့်မည်။” Selected Messages, book 3, 300.

The “gate” is the church.

“lango” ni kanisa.

“To the humble, believing soul, the house of God on earth is the gate of heaven. The song of praise, the prayer, the words spoken by Christ’s representatives, are God’s appointed agencies to prepare a people for the church above, for that loftier worship into which there can enter nothing that defileth.” Testimonies, volume 5, 491.

“Kwa roho iliyo mnyenyekevu na yenye kuamini, nyumba ya Mungu duniani ni lango la mbinguni. Wimbo wa sifa, sala, maneno yanayonenwa na wawakilishi wa Kristo, ni vyombo vilivyowekwa na Mungu ili kuwaandaa watu kwa ajili ya kanisa la juu, kwa ajili ya ibada ile tukufu zaidi ambayo ndani yake hakiwezi kuingia chochote kichafua.” Testimonies, juzuu ya 5, 491.

In 1863, Laodicean Adventism became a legally registered church and ceased to be a movement. They “entered” into church history at that point. In 1863, the church of Christ entered into a legal association with the government of the United States. In that year they also introduced a counterfeit chart to replace the two sacred tables of Habakkuk. As soon as the second table was prepared, in terms of prophetic history those typified by Aaron were preparing a counterfeit image.

Mu 1863, Ubwadiventisti bw’i Lawodikiya bwabaye itorero ryanditswe mu buryo bwemewe n’amategeko, bityo bureka kuba umuryango w’ugusunikira ibintu imbere. Icyo gihe ni bwo “bwinjiye” mu mateka y’amatorero. Mu 1863, itorero rya Kristo ryinjiye mu ishyirahamwe ryemewe n’amategeko n’ubutegetsi bwa Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika. Muri uwo mwaka kandi bashyizeho imbonerahamwe mpimbano kugira ngo isimbure ya mbonerahamwe ebyiri zera za Habakuki. Akimara gutegurwa kwa ya mbonerahamwe ya kabiri, mu buryo bw’amateka y’ubuhanuzi, abagereranywa na Aroni bari bari gutegura ishusho mpimbano.

The second Commandment is the most specific warning against idolatry and the worship of images. It is also where God identifies His character as a jealous God. It is also there that He sets forth the principle that He reserves judgment upon the wicked unto the third and fourth generations. The Ten Commandments are a transcript of Christ’s character.

Itumikya ya kabiri ni yo miburo isobanutse kuruta iyindi yose irwanya gusenga ibigirwamana no kuramya amashusho. Ni na ho Imana yihishurira imico yayo ko ari Imana ifuha. Ni na ho kandi ishyiraho ihame ry’uko ibikira urubanza abanyabyaha kugeza ku buzukuruza bwa gatatu n’ubwa kane. Amategeko Cumi ni ishusho y’imico ya Kristo.

“For the rejection of Christ, with the results that followed, they were responsible. A nation’s sin and a nation’s ruin were due to the religious leaders.

“Kristo kwikana, hamwe n’ivyavuyemwo vyakurikiyeho, ni bo bari babibazwa. Icumuro c’ihanga n’ukuranduka kw’ihanga vyatewe n’abakuru b’idini.

“In our day are not the same influences at work? Of the husbandmen of the Lord’s vineyard are not many following in the steps of the Jewish leaders? Are not religious teachers turning men away from the plain requirements of the word of God? Instead of educating them in obedience to God’s law, are they not educating them in transgression? From many of the pulpits of the churches the people are taught that the law of God is not binding upon them. Human traditions, ordinances, and customs are exalted. Pride and self-satisfaction because of the gifts of God are fostered, while the claims of God are ignored.

“Bisanza byaitu ebyo byokulowoozebwako tebikyakola? Ku balimi b’omusiri gw’emizabbibu gwa Mukama, bangi tebali kugoberera mu bigere by’abakulembeze b’Abayudaaya? Abayigiriza b’eddiini tebali kukyusiza abantu okuva ku byetaagisa ebitegeerekeka obulungi eby’Ekigambo kya Katonda? Mu kifo ky’okubayigiriza okugondera amateeka ga Katonda, tebali kubayigiriza okusobya? Okuva ku bituuti bingi eby’amakanisa abantu bayigirizibwa nti amateeka ga Katonda tegabeesibako. Ennono z’abantu, ebiragiro byabwe, n’empisa byaguzibwa. Amalala n’okwemalirira olw’ebirabo bya Katonda bikuzibwa, ate ebyo Katonda by’ayagala birekebwawo.”

“In setting aside the law of God, men know not what they are doing. God’s law is the transcript of His character. It embodies the principles of His kingdom. He who refuses to accept these principles is placing himself outside the channel where God’s blessings flow.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 305.

“Mu kuleka pambali ampepo ga Chiuta, ŵanthu ŵakumanya chara icho ŵakuchita. Dango la Chiuta ndilo chithuzithuzi cha nkharo Yake. Likupharazga fundo za ufumu Wake. Uyo wakukana kuzomera fundo izi wakujiika yekha kuwaro kwa nthowa umo vitumbiko vya Chiuta vikuyendera.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 305.

The character of Christ is His image, and it includes that He is a jealous God. God’s jealousy was manifested in Christ when He twice cleansed the temple. In the first temple cleansing the disciples who witnessed the work were then led to remember that the Scriptures referenced God’s jealousy.

Kristoʼs imutima ni chajeko Chake, ndipo chimaphatikizamo kuti Iye ndi Mulungu wa nsanje. Nsanje ya Mulungu inaonekera mwa Kristo pamene Iye kawiri anayeretsa kachisi. Pa kuyeretsa koyamba kwa kachisi, ophunzira amene anaona ntchitoyi pambuyo pake anakumbukira kuti Malemba anatchula za nsanje ya Mulungu.

And the Jews’ Passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. John 2:13–17.

Na Pasaka ya Wayahudi ilikuwa imekaribia, naye Yesu akakwea kwenda Yerusalemu; akawakuta hekaluni wale waliokuwa wakiuza ng’ombe na kondoo na hua, na wabadili fedha wameketi; naye alipokwisha kufanya mjeledi wa kamba ndogo, akawafukuza wote kutoka hekaluni, na kondoo na ng’ombe pia; akazimwaga fedha za wabadili, na kuzipindua meza zao; akawaambia wale waliokuwa wakiuza hua, Ondoeni vitu hivi hapa; msiifanye nyumba ya Baba yangu kuwa nyumba ya biashara. Wanafunzi wake wakakumbuka ya kuwa imeandikwa, Wivu wa nyumba yako umenila. Yohana 2:13–17.

In the Scriptures, both the Hebrew and the Greek the word “zealous” is also the word “jealous.” They are the same word. When Christ cleansed the temple, He was manifesting God’s jealousy, which is the attribute of God’s character that is identified in the second commandment, and it is especially manifested against idolatry. When Moses descended the mount with the two tables and understood what Aaron had done and what the people were doing, he broke the two tables. The two tables were the true image of jealously, for they were physical representations that identified God as a jealous God. When Moses broke the two tables, he was manifesting the very jealousy that is identified in the second commandment.

Mu Maandiko, katika Kiebrania na Kiyunani pia, neno “mwenye wivu” vilevile ni neno “mwenye husuda ya kimungu.” Ni neno lilelile. Kristo alipoisafisha hekalu, alikuwa akidhihirisha wivu wa Mungu, ambao ni sifa ya tabia ya Mungu inayotambulishwa katika amri ya pili, nayo hudhihirishwa hasa dhidi ya ibada ya sanamu. Musa aliposhuka mlimani akiwa na yale mbao mawili na kufahamu kile alichokuwa amefanya Haruni na kile watu walichokuwa wakifanya, alivivunja vile mbao viwili. Vile mbao viwili vilikuwa mfano wa kweli wa wivu huo, kwa maana vilikuwa vielelezo vya kimwili vilivyomtambulisha Mungu kuwa ni Mungu mwenye wivu. Musa alipovivunja vile mbao viwili, alikuwa akidhihirisha wivu wenyewe unaotambulishwa katika amri ya pili.

And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. Exodus 32:15–19.

ئینجا موسا ڤەگەڕا و لە شاخەکە هاتە خوارەوە، و دوو تەختەی شایەتی لە دەستیدا بوون؛ تەختەکان لە هەردوو لاکانیان نووسرابوون؛ لەم لاوە و لەو لاوەش نووسرابوون. و ئەو تەختانە کارەکەی خودا بوون، و ئەو نووسینەش نووسینی خودا بوو، کە لەسەر تەختەکان تۆمارکرابوو. کاتێک یەشوع دەنگی خەڵکەکەی بیست، لە کاتی هاوارکردنیاندا، بە موسای گوت: لە ئوردوگاکە دەنگی جەنگ هەیە. ئەویش گوتی: ئەوە نە دەنگی ئەوانەیە کە بۆ سەرکەوتن هاوار دەکەن، نەش دەنگی ئەوانەیە کە بۆ تێکشکان هاوار دەکەن؛ بەڵکو دەنگی ئەوانەی کە گۆرانی دەڵێن دەبیستم. و ڕوویدا کاتێک نزیک بووەوە بۆ ئوردوگاکە، کە گوێرەکە و سەماکردنەکەی بینی؛ و تووڕەیی موسا گەرم بوو، و تەختەکان لە دەستەکانی خۆی فڕێدا، و لە ژێر شاخەکە شکاندنی. خرووج 32:15–19.

The two tables were the testimony of God’s character. The character of God is the image that is to be formed in men through the righteousness of Christ. The two tables are the true image of jealousy, and Aaron had produced a counterfeit image of jealousy at the very time that the true image of jealousy was being delivered to ancient Israel. Those who have Christ formed within have His image, and the robe of His righteousness, yet Aaron’s celebrants were dancing naked, for they were Laodiceans. Laodiceans are “wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.”

Вавилон хъуртти — Дала характеристикан сведетельствош ду. Дала характер — Христосан хьакъанца адамашкахь кхолла еза сурт ду. Шина хъурттан — цхьаьна хила яла ревностийн бакъйола сурт ду, амма Ааронас, бакъйолу ревностийн сурт къамелаш долу къадина Исраила дӀайалойла хенахь, ревностийн хийцама сурт кхоллина. Христос чохь кхоллина болуш болчара Цуьнан сурт а, Цуьнан хьакъан дехкар а ю, амма Аарона цхьанакхетарийн гӀиллакхаша мичахь юьзна белха йохка доьхьал хьекъна дара, цундела уьш Лаодикийчоьнга бара. Лаодикийчоь “къина, къизала, гӀийла, бӀарзойла, хьашкагӀа” бу.

And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies). Exodus 32:25.

Na ndïri Musa atĩ andũ aciariire busa; (nĩgũkorwo Haruni nĩamaciariirie busa nginya kuonwo thoni mbere ya thũ ciacio). Exodus 32:25.

In 1856, seven years before the counterfeit chart was produced, both James and Ellen White identified that the movement had transitioned into the Laodicean condition. In 1863, Adventism was as spiritually “naked” as was ancient Israel literally “naked” as they danced around the counterfeit image of jealousy. The counterfeit that Aaron had made was an idol made of gold, but it was an image of a calf, which is a beast. It was an image of the beast, and also an image to the beast. The golden calf was an image of the beast, but it also had been dedicated to the gods that Aaron unrighteously declared had delivered Israel from Egyptian bondage.

Mu 1856, imyaka irindwi mbere y’uko iyo mbonerahamwe y’impimbano ikorwa, James na Ellen White bombi bagaragaje ko uwo mutwe wari warinjiye mu mimerere y’i Lawodikiya. Mu 1863, Uwadiventisime yari “yambaye ubusa” mu buryo bw’umwuka nk’uko Isirayeli ya kera yari “yambaye ubusa” mu buryo bugaragara, ubwo babyinaga bakikije iyo shusho y’ishyari y’impimbano. Iyo mpimbano Aroni yari yakoze yari ikigirwamana gikozwe mu izahabu, ariko yari ishusho y’inyana, ari yo nyamaswa. Yari ishusho ya ya nyamaswa, kandi kandi yari n’ishusho igenewe ya nyamaswa. Ya nyana y’izahabu yari ishusho ya ya nyamaswa, ariko kandi yari yaratujwe ku mana Aroni yatangaje mu buryo butari ubwo gukiranuka ko ari zo zakijije Isirayeli mu bubata bwa Egiputa.

And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Exodus 32:4–6.

Kandi akazipokea mikononi mwao, akakitengeneza kwa chombo cha kuchongea, baada ya kufanya ndama wa kusubu; nao wakasema, Hii ndiyo miungu yako, Ee Israeli, iliyokupandisha kutoka nchi ya Misri. Naye Haruni alipoona hayo, akajenga madhabahu mbele yake; Haruni akatangaza, akisema, Kesho kutakuwa na sikukuu kwa Bwana. Wakaamka asubuhi na mapema siku iliyofuata, wakatoa sadaka za kuteketezwa, na kuleta sadaka za amani; nao watu wakaketi kula na kunywa, kisha waliinuka kufanya anasa. Kutoka 32:4–6.

The golden calf was an image of a beast, but it was dedicated to false gods, and so it was also an image (offering) to the beast. The image was made of gold, which is the symbol of Babylon, and it was a calf, which is the highest form of offering in the sanctuary service. It was dedicated to the gods of Egypt. Mystery Babylon (for all the prophetic testimonies identify the end of the world) consists of a woman riding upon a beast. The beast the woman rides is the United Nations (ten kings), and is a symbol of the dragon, atheism and Egypt. The woman herself is a counterfeit of God’s true church. The golden calf that Aaron dedicated to the gods of Egypt typified the great whore of Revelation seventeen, who is Babylon (gold), riding upon a beast (Egypt) and a counterfeit church (calf).

Vyanzo va zahabu vilikuwa mfano wa mnyama, lakini vilitolewa wakfu kwa miungu ya uongo, na kwa hiyo vilikuwa pia sanamu (sadaka) kwa yule mnyama. Sanamu hiyo ilitengenezwa kwa zahabu, ambayo ni ishara ya Babeli, nayo ilikuwa ndama, ambayo ndiyo namna ya juu kabisa ya sadaka katika huduma ya patakatifu. Iliwekwa wakfu kwa miungu ya Misri. Babeli wa Siri (kwa kuwa ushuhuda wote wa kinabii hutambulisha mwisho wa ulimwengu) hujumuisha mwanamke ampandaye mnyama. Mnyama ampandwaye na huyo mwanamke ni Umoja wa Mataifa (wafalme kumi), naye ni ishara ya yule joka, ukana-Mungu na Misri. Mwanamke mwenyewe ni bandia ya kanisa la kweli la Mungu. Ndama wa zahabu ambaye Haruni aliweka wakfu kwa miungu ya Misri alikuwa mfano wa yule kahaba mkuu wa Ufunuo kumi na saba, ambaye ni Babeli (zahabu), ampandaye mnyama (Misri) na kanisa la bandia (ndama).

At the same time Aaron built an altar, which, as just defined, represents Christ, the true altar. He then instituted a counterfeit system of worship, for he proclaimed a feast to the Lord on the following day. Aaron’s golden calf was an image “of” and “to” the beast, and it was set up “before” a counterfeit Christ, and a day was set aside to celebrate his false system of worship.

Di heman demê de Harûn gorî pênaseya ku nûha hat diyarkirin gorîbanek ava kir, ya ku Mesîh, gorîbanê rastîn, temsîl dike. Piştre ew pergaleke perestina sexte saz kir, çimkî ji bo roja paşîn cejnek ji Xudan re ragihand. Golikê zêrîn ê Harûn wêneyek “ji” û “bo” wê heywanê bû, û ew “li pêş” Mesîhek sexte hate danîn, û rojek hate tayînkirin da ku pergala wî ya perestina derewîn were pîrozkirin.

The United States is the power that sets up an image to the beast and then forces the world to follow its example. The United States has power to force that system of worship upon the world, and it does so in sight of the beast “before” it.

Yunaɨti Tepuɨti eyo itepya mfanano wa nyamapori, kisha huilazimisha dunia kuufuata mfano wake. Yunaɨti Tepuɨti ina uwezo wa kuilazimisha dunia mfumo huo wa ibada, nayo hufanya hivyo mbele ya yule nyamapori, “mbele” yake.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. Revelation 13:11, 12.

Me nakikatza munyama wa shili uya wa kulovela mu nsi; naye avanga ni zimpulanga zivali nga mwana wa ng’ombe, naye avovanga nga ng’andu. Naye avombanga uweza woso wa munyama wa shili wa kutanga pa meso gake, naye avatitikizanga nsi na vose vatamanga mumo kuyuvila munyama wa shili wa kutanga, uja chilonda chake cha lufu chaponesiigwe. Kusokolola 13:11, 12.

The man of sin, who is the papacy, is the sea beast of Revelation thirteen. When the United States speaks as a dragon, at the soon-coming Sunday law, it then begins to force the world to set up an image to the beast “before” it. The beast before the United States (the earth beast), is the papacy (the sea beast). The papacy is a counterfeit Christ, and Aaron had set up his golden image, before a counterfeit Christ, for Christ is the true altar. Aaron then instituted a false system of worship as represented by the proclamation of the feast day that was to take place on the next day. The United States also forces a false system of worship, and it is also associated with a counterfeit day of worship.

mirovê gunehê, ku papatî ye, heywanê deryayê yê Dîtina Yohanna sezdehan e. Gava Dewletên Yekbûyî wek ejdeha biaxive, di yasa Yekşemê ya nêzîk de, wê demê dest pê dike ku cîhanê bi zor bixe ku wêneyek ji bo heywanê “li pêş” wê saz bike. Heywanê ku li pêş Dewletên Yekbûyî ye (heywanê axê), papatî ye (heywanê deryayê). Papatî Mesîhek derewîn e, û Harûn wêneyê xwe yê zêrîn li pêş Mesîhek derewîn saz kir, çimkî Mesîh gorîgeha rastîn e. Harûn dû re sîstemek derewîn a perestîşê damezrand, wekî ku di ragihandina roja cejnê de tê nîşandan ku diviya roja din pêk were. Dewletên Yekbûyî jî bi zor sîstemek derewîn a perestîşê tîne ser kar, û ew jî bi rojek derewîn a perestîşê ve girêdayî ye.

When Moses descended the mount, the controversy was between the true and the false image of jealousy—the image of Christ or the image of Satan. The counterfeit consisted of a counterfeit Christ (the altar), a counterfeit experience (Laodicean), a counterfeit day of worship (“tomorrow is a feast of the Lord”). The rebellion of the golden calf represents the rebellion of the soon-coming Sunday law, but it also represents the rebellion of Laodicean Adventism in 1863.

Mûsa gava ku ji çiyê daxist, nakokî di navbera wêneyê rast û wêneyê derewîn ê qeyretê de bû—wêneyê Mesîh an wêneyê Şeytan. Wê derewînkirinê ji Mesîhekî derewîn (gorîgeh), ezmûnekî derewîn (Laodîkeyayî), û rojeke derewîn a perestinê pêk tê (“sibe cejneke Xudan e”). Serhildana golika zêrîn serhildana yasaya Yekşemê ya zû tê temsîl dike, lê di heman demê de serhildana Adventîzma Laodîkeyayî di sala 1863-an de jî temsîl dike.

In 1863, a counterfeit table was introduced to cover up the jewels of Miller’s dream as represented upon Habakkuk’s two tables. Those two tables had been typified by the two tables Moses received on the mount. In 1863, a legal connection was made with the government of the United States, thus ending the Millerite movement and legally registering the Laodicean movement as the Seventh-day Adventist church. That relationship was represented by Aaron’s image to the beast, which prophetically is defined as the combination of Church and State, thus typifying the Millerites establishing a Church-State relationship in 1863, and also typifying the United States at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Mu 1863, patebur y’amatatti yinjijwiirwe kugira ngo ihishwe amabuye y’agaciro y’inzozi za Miller nk’uko yari yaragaragajwe ku mpapuro ebyiri za Habakuki. Izo mpapuro ebyiri zari zarashushanyijwe mbere n’izo mpapuro ebyiri Mose yahawe ku musozi. Mu 1863, habayeho isano ryemewe n’amategeko n’ubutegetsi bwa Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika, bityo iherezo ry’umutwe w’Abamillerite riragerwaho, kandi umutwe w’i Lawodikiya wiyandikishwa mu buryo bwemewe n’amategeko nk’itorero ry’Abadiventisti b’Umunsi wa Karindwi. Uwo mubano washushanyijwe n’igishushanyo cya Aroni cy’inyamaswa, ari cyo mu buryo bw’ubuhanuzi gisobanurwa nk’ihuriro ry’Itorero na Leta, bityo bikaranga mu ishusho Abamillerite bashyiraho umubano w’Itorero na Leta mu 1863, kandi nanone bikaranga mu ishusho Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika ku cyumweru gitegetswe n’amategeko kiri hafi kuza.

Aaron’s naked dancing fools, representing the counterfeit experience of Laodicea, is just as the Millerite movement had become in 1856. The spiritual experience represented by Aaron’s dancing fools was contrasted with the experience of Moses, who was manifesting the jealousy of God’s character towards idolatry. A “dance” in prophecy is a symbol of deception, and Aaron’s dancing fools, also represented the deception that is brought about by the United States as it forces the world to “dance” to Nebuchadnezzar’s band, while the whore of Tyre sings her songs.

Aarona rā guḍi-ḍānsiṅa mūḍhāḥ, ye Laodikeāyāḥ kṛtrima-anubhavasyāḥ pratinidhayaḥ santi, te yathā 1856 varṣe Millerite āndolanaṃ jātaṃ tathā eva āsan. Yā ātmika-anubhūtiḥ Aarona rā ḍānsiṅa mūḍhaiḥ pratinidhīkṛtā, sā Mūsāyā anubhavena virodhena darśitā, yaḥ mūrti-pūjāyāṃ prati Īśvarasya svabhāvasya īrṣyāṃ prakāśayan āsīt. Bhaviṣyavāṇyāṃ “nṛtya” iti vañcanāyāḥ pratikam asti, tathā ca Aarona rā ḍānsiṅa mūḍhāḥ tasya vañcanāyā api pratinidhayaḥ āsan, yā United States dvārā ānīyate yadā sā Nebuchadnezzarasyā vādyavṛndasya tāle nṛtyituṃ jagat balāt kārayati, yāvat Tyre rā veśyā svāni gītāni gāyati.

In 1863, the Laodicean Millerite movement transitioned to the legally registered Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. As identified in previous articles, in 1863, Jericho was rebuilt, for Jericho is a symbol of the affluence of Laodicea and serves as a counterfeit of the city of Jerusalem. In 1863, the introduction of a counterfeit prophetic chart represented a repetition of the history of Aaron, the golden calf and the dancing fools. The history of the Red Sea deliverance has been repeatedly employed by Sister White to illustrate the history of early Adventism, and this application aligns perfectly with the history of Moses and Aaron in the controversy over the image of jealousy.

Mu mwaka wa 1863, urugendo rw’Abamileriti b’i Lawodikiya rwahindutse Itorero ry’Abadivantisiti b’Umunsi wa Karindwi b’i Lawodikiya ryanditswe mu buryo bwemewe n’amategeko. Nk’uko byagaragajwe mu nyandiko zabanje, mu 1863 Yeriko yongeye kubakwa, kuko Yeriko ari ikimenyetso cy’ubutunzi bwa Lawodikiya kandi ikaba ikora nk’igihimbano cy’umujyi wa Yerusalemu. Mu 1863, kwinjizwa kw’ikarita y’ubuhanuzi y’igihimbano kwagereranyaga isubirwamo ry’amateka ya Aroni, inyana y’izahabu, n’abapfapfa babyinaga. Amateka yo gukizwa ku Nyanja Itukura yakoreshejwe kenshi na Mushiki wa White mu kugaragaza amateka y’Abadivantisiti bo hambere, kandi iri shyirwa mu bikorwa rihura neza rwose n’amateka ya Mose na Aroni mu mpaka zerekeye ishusho y’ishyari.

In 1863, the first generation of Laodicean Adventism began as an image of jealousy was placed in the gate (church), which was before the altar (Christ). That first generation then “entered” into an escalating history of abominations.

Mu 1863, obuloko obwasooka obw’Obwadiventi obw’e Laodikiya bwatandika ng’ekifaananyi eky’obuggya bwe kyateekebwa mu mulyango (ekkanisa), ogwali mu maaso g’ekyoto (Kristo). Obuloko obwo obwasooka ne “buyingira” mu byafaayo ebyeyongera eby’emizizo.

Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. Ezekiel 8:5.

ئینجا پێی فەرموو: «کوڕی مرۆڤ، ئێستا چاوەکانت بەرز بکە بۆ ڕێگای باکوور.» ئینجا من چاوەکانم بەرز کرد بۆ ڕێگای باکوور، و ئەوەتا لە باکوورەوە لە دەروازەی قوربانگاکە، لە چوونەژوورەوە، ئەو وێنەی ئیرەییە بوو. حەزقیال 8:5.

We will continue these considerations in the next article.

Tukwendelea na mawona ga mu nathîni ino îrîa îkûrû.

“What is our condition in this fearful and solemn time? Alas, what pride is prevailing in the church, what hypocrisy, what deception, what love of dress, frivolity, and amusement, what desire for the supremacy! All these sins have clouded the mind, so that eternal things have not been discerned. Shall we not search the Scriptures, that we may know where we are in this world’s history? Shall we not become intelligent in regard to the work that is being accomplished for us at this time, and the position that we as sinners should occupy while this work of atonement is going forward? If we have any regard for our souls’ salvation, we must make a decided change. We must seek the Lord with true penitence; we must with deep contrition of soul confess our sins, that they may be blotted out.

“Mbota yetu ikole ngani mu ntangu eyi ya bwoba ne ya bulemu bukole? Ee mawe, lolendo luikalanga lu nyonso mu dibundu, bukumbudi, luvunu, luzolo lwa bilulu, bwa pamba ne bisankilu, luzolo lwa bukulu! Masumu aa onso adi afinika mudi wa meeji, muomwo bintu bya myaka ne myaka kabiyi bimanyikila. Katuena ne bua kusakana Mifundu ya Santu anyi, bua tumanye tuidi penyi mu ditabu dia dibikidilu dia buloba ebu? Katuena ne bua kukoma ne dijinga mu malu a mudimu udi wenjiibwa bua betu mu ntangu eyi, ne mu tshifulu tshitudi betu badi bena masumu ne bua kushala mu tshikondo tshidi mudimu ewu wa dipungila dia masumu usomba? Bu tuidi ne dikuatshisha nansha dikesè bua lupandu lua mioyo yetu, bikalenga bua twenzulule tshibadilu tshia ditalala. Bikalenga bua tulonde Mukalenge ne kulapulula kwa bushuwa; bikalenga bua, ne kudinyingalala kwa munda mule, tulumbulule masumu etu, bua afutudiibwe.”

“We must no longer remain upon the enchanted ground. We are fast approaching the close of our probation. Let every soul inquire, How do I stand before God? We know not how soon our names may be taken into the lips of Christ, and our cases be finally decided. What, oh, what will these decisions be! Shall we be counted with the righteous, or shall we be numbered with the wicked?

“Twamale okulekera awo ku ttaka eririko obulogo obusendasenda. Tusemberera mangu enkomerero y’ekiseera kyaffe eky’okugezesebwa. Buli mmeeme yeebuuze nti, Nnyimiridde ntya mu maaso ga Katonda? Tetumanyi amangu amannya gaffe lwe gayinza okutwalibwa ku mimwa gya Kristo, n’emisango gyaffe ne gisalibwawo mu nkomerero. Kale, zino nsala zino zinaaba zitya! Tulisibwa mu batuukirivu, oba tulibalirwa wamu n’ababi?

“Let the church arise, and repent of her backslidings before God. Let the watchmen awake, and give the trumpet a certain sound. It is a definite warning that we have to proclaim. God commands His servants, ‘Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins’ (Isaiah 58:1). The attention of the people must be gained; unless this can be done, all effort is useless; though an angel from heaven should come down and speak to them, his words would do no more good than if he were speaking into the cold ear of death.

“Kanisa na lisimame, na kutubu kurudi nyuma kwake mbele za Mungu. Walinzi na waamke, na waitoe tarumbeta sauti iliyo dhahiri. Hili ni onyo la hakika ambalo imetupasa kulitangaza. Mungu awaamuru watumishi Wake, ‘Paza sauti kwa nguvu, usijizuie, inua sauti yako kama tarumbeta, ukawaonyeshe watu wangu kosa lao, na nyumba ya Yakobo dhambi zao’ (Isaya 58:1). Ni lazima umakini wa watu upatikane; isipokuwa jambo hili liweze kutendeka, juhudi yote haina faida; hata kama malaika kutoka mbinguni angeshuka na kusema nao, maneno yake yasingefanya mema zaidi kuliko kama angalikuwa ananena katika sikio baridi la mauti.”

“The church must arouse to action. The Spirit of God can never come in until she prepares the way. There should be earnest searching of heart. There should be united, persevering prayer, and through faith a claiming of the promises of God. There should be, not a clothing of the body with sackcloth, as in ancient times, but a deep humiliation of soul. We have not the first reason for self-congratulation and self-exaltation. We should humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. He will appear to comfort and bless the true seekers.” Selected Messages, book 1, 125, 126.

“Kanisa lazima liamke litende kazi. Roho wa Mungu hawezi kamwe kuja mpaka liandae njia. Inapaswa kuwepo uchunguzi wa moyo wa dhati. Inapaswa kuwepo maombi ya umoja, ya kudumu kwa ustahimilivu, na kwa njia ya imani kuyadai ahadi za Mungu. Inapaswa kuwepo, si kuuvika mwili gunia kama katika nyakati za kale, bali unyenyekevu wa ndani wa nafsi ulio wa kina. Hatuna hata sababu ya kwanza ya kujipongeza wala ya kujiinua. Yapasa tujinyenyekeshe chini ya mkono wenye nguvu wa Mungu. Yeye atatokea kuwafariji na kuwabariki wale watafutao kwa kweli.” Selected Messages, kitabu cha 1, 125, 126.