It has been established upon several witnesses that in history and in prophecy Rome always comes up eighth and is of the seven. The prophetic riddle of this symbol is part of what the Lion of the tribe of Judah unseals just before the close of probation. Christ never changes, and in the First and Great Disappointments of Millerite history, He revealed a truth which explained the mystery of the disappointment.
根據幾個見證，歷史同預言都已經確立：羅馬總是以第八出現，卻又屬於那七者之中。呢個象徵之先知性謎題，乃係猶大支派之獅喺恩門關閉之前不久所揭開嘅一部分。基督從不改變；而喺米勒派歷史中第一次同大失望之時，祂曾啟示一項真理，解明咗嗰次失望之奧祕。
After the First Disappointment in Millerite history, He removed His hand from a mistake in some of the figures represented upon the 1843 chart. The mistake represented the prophetic misunderstanding that produced the Disappointment. The Millerites were ultimately led to a series of understandings, which firmly established the starting date of the twenty-three hundred days. With a firm starting point, that was primarily based upon the date of the cross, they then saw the same prophetic evidence that they had been employing to identify 1843, actually identified not only 1844, but the very day of October 22, 1844.
喺米勒派嘅歷史中，第一次大失望之後，祂將自己嘅手從1843年圖表上所呈現某些數字中嘅錯誤撤回。呢個錯誤代表咗導致嗰次大失望嘅預言性誤解。米勒派最終被引導進入一連串嘅理解，從而穩固地確立咗二千三百日嘅起始日期。喺一個主要建基於十字架日期嘅穩固起點之上，佢哋於是睇見，佢哋先前用嚟指認1843年嘅同一預言證據，實際上所指認嘅唔單止係1844年，並且係1844年10月22日嗰確切嘅日子。
After the second and Great Disappointment, the Lord once again revealed a truth which answered all the prophetic dilemmas created by their incorrect proclamation that October 22, 1844 was the Second Coming of Christ. The Lord opened the subject of the Sanctuary, and its connected truths, and the Great Disappointment was explained.
喺第二次、亦即大失望之後，主再一次啟示咗一個真理，解答咗因佢哋錯誤宣告1844年10月22日乃基督第二次降臨而產生嘅一切預言難題。主將聖所呢個題目，以及與之相連嘅真理，向人開啟，大失望亦因此得到解明。
“As a people, we should be earnest students of prophecy; we should not rest until we become intelligent in regard to the subject of the sanctuary, which is brought out in the visions of Daniel and John. This subject sheds great light on our present position and work, and gives us unmistakable proof that God has led us in our past experience. It explains our disappointment in 1844, showing us that the sanctuary to be cleansed was not the earth, as we had supposed, but that Christ then entered into the most holy apartment of the heavenly sanctuary, and is there performing the closing work of his priestly office, in fulfillment of the words of the angel to the prophet Daniel, ‘Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.’
「作為一個民族，我哋應當殷切作預言嘅研習者；我哋唔應當安於現狀，直至我哋對聖所呢個題目具備清楚明智嘅認識，因為呢個題目乃係喺但以理同約翰嘅異象中所啟示出嚟嘅。呢個題目為我哋現今嘅地位同工作投下極大亮光，並且畀我哋明確無誤嘅證據，證明上帝一直引導我哋過去嘅經歷。佢解明咗我哋喺1844年所經歷嘅失望，向我哋顯示，當時要被潔淨嘅聖所並唔係我哋原先所設想嘅地球，而係基督嗰時進入咗天上聖所嘅至聖所內，並且喺嗰度履行緊佢祭司職分最後嘅工作，以應驗天使對先知但以理所講嘅話：『到二千三百日，聖所就必潔淨。』」
“Our faith in reference to the messages of the first, second, and third angels was correct. The great way-marks we have passed are immovable. Although the hosts of hell may try to tear them from their foundation, and triumph in the thought that they have succeeded, yet they do not succeed. These pillars of truth stand firm as the eternal hills, unmoved by all the efforts of men combined with those of Satan and his host. We can learn much, and should be constantly searching the Scriptures to see if these things are so. God’s people are now to have their eyes fixed on the heavenly sanctuary, where the final ministration of our great High Priest in the work of the judgment is going forward,—where he is interceding for his people.” Review and Herald, November 27, 1883.
「我哋對第一位、第二位同第三位天使信息嘅信仰，係正確嘅。我哋所經過嘅偉大里程碑，係不可動搖嘅。雖然地獄嘅眾軍可能會企圖將佢哋從根基上扯走，並且因為自以為已經成功而誇勝，然而佢哋並冇成功。呢啲真理嘅柱石堅立不移，好似永恆嘅山嶺一樣；無論人同撒但及其眾軍聯合起來作出一切努力，都不能使之動搖。我哋可以學到好多，而且應當不斷查考聖經，看看呢啲事係咪如此。神嘅子民而家要定睛於天上嘅聖所；喺嗰度，我哋偉大嘅大祭司正喺審判工作中進行最後嘅職任——喺嗰度，祂正為祂嘅子民代求。」《Review and Herald》，1883年11月27日。
The disappointment of the disciples at the crucifixion was based upon an incorrect understanding of the kingdom which Christ was to establish at the cross. John the Baptist and the apostle Paul’s ministries included the work of identifying that the dispensation of literal Israel and the literal earthly sanctuary had transitioned unto spiritual Israel and the spiritual heavenly sanctuary. The Lion of the tribe of Judah always explains the disappointment to the “wise.” The explanation of the prophetic riddle of Rome being “the eighth, but is of the seven”, is part of the work the Lion of Judah is accomplishing to explain the disappointment of July 18, 2020.
門徒在基督被釘十字架時所感到的失望，乃是基於他們對基督將要在十字架上所建立之國度的錯誤理解。施洗約翰與使徒保羅的職事，都包括這樣一項工作：指出有形之以色列以及有形地上聖所的時代，已經轉移到屬靈之以色列和屬靈天上聖所。猶大支派的獅子總是向「智慧人」解釋這失望。對「羅馬是第八位，卻是出於那七位」這一預言謎題的解釋，乃是猶大之獅現今正在成就、為要解釋 2020 年 7 月 18 日之失望的工作之一部分。
The Millerites saw Rome as the fourth kingdom of Bible prophecy, and they saw the distinction between paganism and papalism, but could not see papal Rome as the fifth kingdom of Bible prophecy. Shortly after 1844, the pioneers saw that the United States was the next kingdom of Bible prophecy.
米勒派視羅馬為《聖經》預言中嘅第四個國度，亦看見異教主義同教皇主義之間嘅分別，卻未能看見教皇羅馬乃係《聖經》預言中嘅第五個國度。喺1844年後不久，先驅者看見美國乃係《聖經》預言中下一個國度。
That recognition is represented upon the 1850 pioneer chart, but their ability to recognize the full illustration of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy, as represented in Revelation chapter seventeen, was beyond their ability to comprehend, for they began to wander in the wilderness of Laodicea after their rejection of the “seven times” in 1863.
呢一種認識喺1850年先驅圖表上有所表達；但要辨識聖經預言中列國之完整圖像，即〈啟示錄〉第十七章所呈現者，卻超乎佢哋所能領會，因為喺1863年拒絕「七次」之後，佢哋便開始喺老底嘉的曠野中漂流。
“The history of ancient Israel is a striking illustration of the past experience of the Adventist body. God led His people in the advent movement, even as He led the children of Israel from Egypt. In the great disappointment their faith was tested as was that of the Hebrews at the Red Sea. Had they still trusted to the guiding hand that had been with them in their past experience, they would have seen the salvation of God. If all who had labored unitedly in the work in 1844, had received the third angel’s message and proclaimed it in the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord would have wrought mightily with their efforts. A flood of light would have been shed upon the world. Years ago the inhabitants of the earth would have been warned, the closing work completed, and Christ would have come for the redemption of His people.
古代以色列嘅歷史，乃係復臨信徒團體過往經驗一個顯著嘅寫照。上帝曾喺復臨運動中引領祂嘅子民，正如祂曾引領以色列子民出離埃及一樣。喺嗰次大失望之中，佢哋嘅信心受咗試驗，正如希伯來人喺紅海邊所受嘅試驗一樣。倘若佢哋仍然信靠嗰隻喺佢哋過往經驗中一直與佢哋同在、引導佢哋嘅手，佢哋就必看見上帝嘅拯救。若果所有喺一八四四年同心合意勞苦作工嘅人，都領受咗第三位天使嘅信息，並且靠住聖靈嘅能力去宣講，主就必大大與佢哋嘅努力同工。大量亮光就會照射於世界。地上嘅居民早已受到警告，最後嘅工作也早已完成，而基督亦早已降臨，為要救贖祂嘅子民。
“It was not the will of God that Israel should wander forty years in the wilderness; He desired to lead them directly to the land of Canaan and establish them there, a holy, happy people. But ‘they could not enter in because of unbelief.’ Hebrews 3:19. Because of their backsliding and apostasy they perished in the desert, and others were raised up to enter the Promised Land. In like manner, it was not the will of God that the coming of Christ should be so long delayed and His people should remain so many years in this world of sin and sorrow. But unbelief separated them from God. As they refused to do the work which He had appointed them, others were raised up to proclaim the message. In mercy to the world, Jesus delays His coming, that sinners may have an opportunity to hear the warning and find in Him a shelter before the wrath of God shall be poured out.” The Great Controversy, 458.
「上帝並唔係旨意要以色列人在曠野飄流四十年；祂所願意嘅，乃係直接帶領佢哋進入迦南地，並喺嗰度建立佢哋，成為一個聖潔、快樂嘅民族。但係，『他們不能進去，是因為不信的緣故。』希伯來書 3:19。因着佢哋嘅退後同背道，佢哋喺曠野滅亡；而另有一班人被興起，得以進入應許之地。同樣，上帝亦唔係旨意要基督嘅來臨被拖延咁耐，亦唔係要祂嘅子民留喺呢個充滿罪惡同憂傷嘅世界咁多年。但不信使佢哋與上帝隔絕。由於佢哋拒絕去作祂所指派畀佢哋嘅工作，於是另有一班人被興起，去宣告呢個信息。耶穌因憐憫世人而延遲祂嘅來臨，使罪人可以有機會聽見警告，並喺上帝嘅忿怒傾倒出來之前，喺祂裏面尋得庇護。」《善惡之爭》，458。
James and Ellen White both identified that the movement had transitioned into the movement of Laodicea in 1856, and in the previous passage she identifies that “if all who had labored unitedly in the work in 1844, had received the third angel’s message and proclaimed it in the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord would have wrought mightily with their efforts.” Then she says, “In like manner,” the “backsliding and apostasy” that ancient Israel manifested, caused ancient Israel to “perish in the desert.” The passage is identifying that Laodicean Adventism began to wander in the wilderness in the time period when those who had proclaimed the message of the Midnight Cry were still alive.
雅各同懷愛倫都指出，呢場運動喺1856年已經轉變為老底嘉嘅運動；而喺前一段引文當中，佢指出：「若果一切喺1844年同心合意勞苦作工嘅人，都領受咗第三位天使嘅信息，並且喺聖靈嘅能力中宣講呢信息，主就必大大藉住佢哋嘅努力施行作為。」跟住佢又話：「同樣地」，古以色列所表現出嘅「退後同背道」，使古以色列「倒斃喺曠野」。呢段文字所指出嘅，乃係老底嘉復臨信徒運動，喺嗰啲曾經宣講「半夜呼聲」信息嘅人仍然在生嘅時期，已經開始喺曠野漂流。
Today the theologians (the learned) identify various applications for Revelation chapter seventeen, that are either derived from the methodology of futurism that was invented by the Jesuits, or the corrupted theological practices of apostate Protestantism. The symbols of Revelation seventeen, are very simple. We have identified the necessary symbols, so we will return to the kingdoms represented there and align them with the kingdoms of Daniel chapter two, for Jesus always illustrates the end of a thing, with the beginning of a thing.
今日，神學家（即有學問者）為《啟示錄》第十七章辨認出各種不同嘅應用；呢啲應用，不是源自耶穌會所發明嘅未來派方法論，就是出於背道新教已被敗壞嘅神學實踐。《啟示錄》第十七章嘅象徵，其實非常簡單。我哋已經辨明咗所必需嘅象徵，所以而家要返到其中所代表嘅列國，並將佢哋同《但以理書》第二章嘅列國對應起來，因為耶穌總係用一件事嘅起頭，去說明一件事嘅結局。
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. Revelation 17:10–12.
又有七位王：五位已經傾倒，一位仍在，另一位還未來到；及至他來到，必須暫時存留。那曾有、如今沒有的獸，就是第八位；他也屬於那七位，並且要歸於沉淪。你所看見的那十角，就是十位王；他們尚未得國，但要與那獸一同得權柄作王一個時辰。啟示錄 17:10–12
In verse three, John was spiritually conveyed to 1798. At that vantage point in history, he was told that there were five kingdoms that had already fallen. Those kingdoms were Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, pagan Rome and papal Rome. William Miller could not unravel this passage in chapter seventeen, for he could not recognize that papal Rome was a distinct kingdom from pagan Rome. Yet the sequence is addressed in chapters twelve and thirteen of Revelation, for the dragon in chapter twelve represented pagan Rome, the beast that came from the sea in chapter thirteen was the papacy and the earth beast is the United States. Sister White identifies all three of these beasts as the dragon, the beast and the false prophet. In providing her testimony she identifies the sequence of the kingdoms, and the sequence agrees with the application we are making of Revelation seventeen.
喺第三節，約翰喺靈裏被帶到1798年。喺歷史上嗰個立足點，佢被告知，已有五個國度傾倒咗。呢五個國度就係巴比倫、瑪代波斯、希臘、異教羅馬同教皇羅馬。威廉·米勒未能解開第十七章呢段經文，因為佢未能辨認教皇羅馬乃係一個有別於異教羅馬嘅獨立國度。然而，呢個次序喺《啟示錄》第十二章同第十三章已有論述；因為第十二章入面嘅龍代表異教羅馬，第十三章由海中上來嘅獸就係教皇制度，而地獸則係美國。懷愛倫姊妹將呢三個獸都界定為龍、獸同假先知。喺提供佢嘅見證時，佢指明咗諸國度嘅次序，而呢個次序同我哋對《啟示錄》第十七章所作嘅應用係一致嘅。
“Under the symbols of a great red dragon, a leopard-like beast, and a beast with lamblike horns, the earthly governments which would especially engage in trampling upon God’s law and persecuting His people, were presented to John. The war is carried on till the close of time. The people of God, symbolized by a holy woman and her children, were represented as greatly in the minority. In the last days only a remnant still existed. Of these John speaks as they ‘which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.’
「喺一條大紅龍、一隻似豹嘅獸，同埋一隻有羊羔般角嘅獸呢啲象徵之下，嗰啲喺地上嘅政權——尤其會踐踏上帝律法並逼迫祂子民嘅——都向約翰顯明咗。呢場爭戰一直延續到末時。上帝嘅子民，以一個聖潔嘅婦人同佢嘅兒女為象徵，被描繪為大大佔少數。到咗末後嘅日子，仍然存在嘅只剩下餘民。約翰論到呢班人，話佢哋係「守上帝誡命、持有耶穌基督見證」嘅人。」
“Through paganism, and then through the Papacy, Satan exerted his power for many centuries in an effort to blot from the earth God’s faithful witnesses. Pagans and papists were actuated by the same dragon spirit. They differed only in that the Papacy, making a pretense of serving God, was the more dangerous and cruel foe. Through the agency of Romanism, Satan took the world captive. The professed church of God was swept into the ranks of this delusion, and for more than a thousand years the people of God suffered under the dragon’s ire. And when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution, John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon’s voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work. This power, the last that is to wage war against the church and the law of God, was symbolized by a beast with lamblike horns.
「撒但先藉着異教，後又藉着教皇制，於多個世紀之間施展其權勢，企圖將上帝忠心的見證人從地上塗抹淨盡。異教徒與教皇派都受同一條龍的靈所驅使。他們所不同者，只在於教皇制假託事奉上帝之名，因而成為更危險、更殘酷的仇敵。撒但藉着羅馬教，將全世界擄去。那自稱屬上帝的教會也被捲入這迷惑的行列之中；上帝的子民在一千多年之久的歲月裏，飽受那龍的忿怒所苦。及至教皇制被奪去勢力，被迫停止逼迫之時，約翰看見另有一個新勢力興起，附和那龍的聲音，並繼續進行同樣殘酷而褻瀆的工作。這個勢力，就是那最後要向教會和上帝律法爭戰的權勢，乃以一隻有羊羔兩角的獸作為象徵。」
“But the stern tracing of the prophetic pencil reveals a change in this peaceful scene. The beast with lamblike horns speaks with the voice of a dragon, and ‘exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him.’ Prophecy declares that he will say to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast, and that “he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Thus Protestantism follows in the steps of the Papacy.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.
「然而，先知之筆嚴峻嘅勾勒，卻顯示呢幅和平景象將會出現變化。嗰隻有羊羔般角嘅獸，發出龍嘅聲音，並且『在頭一隻獸面前，行使牠所有嘅權柄。』預言宣告，牠要對住喺地上嘅人講，叫佢哋為嗰獸立個像；並且『佢使眾人，無論大小、貧富、自主、為奴，都要在右手上，或是在額上，受一個印記；除咗有嗰印記、或有獸名、或有牠名數目嘅，否則就冇人能夠買賣。』由此可見，更正教就係跟隨咗教皇制度嘅腳蹤。」《時兆》1899年11月1日。
In the first paragraph of the last passage, Sister White identifies pagan Rome, papal Rome and the United States as “earthly governments.” In the second paragraph she identifies that the governments were sequential when she says, “through paganism, and then through the Papacy,” and “when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution, John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon’s voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work.” She does not stop there though, for in the third paragraph she identifies that the United States was to force another kingdom upon the entire world. She says, “The beast with lamblike horns speaks with the voice of a dragon, and ‘exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him.’ Prophecy declares that he will say to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast.”
喺最後一段引文嘅第一段入面，懷愛倫姊妹指出異教羅馬、教皇羅馬同美國都係「地上嘅政權」。喺第二段入面，佢指出呢啲政權乃係按次序相繼出現，因為佢話：「藉着異教主義，然後藉着教皇制度」，又話：「當教皇制度被奪去其力量，被迫停止迫害之時，約翰便看見有另一個新興嘅權勢上來，去附和龍嘅聲音，並將同樣殘酷同褻瀆嘅工作延續落去。」然而，佢並冇停喺呢度，因為喺第三段入面，佢指出美國將要把另一個國度強加於全世界。佢話：「有兩角如羊羔嘅獸說話好像龍，並且『在頭一個獸面前，施行頭一個獸所有的權柄。』預言宣告，佢將要對住在地上嘅人說，叫佢哋為那獸做個像。」
Revelation chapters twelve and thirteen, identify pagan Rome, papal Rome, the United States and the world image of the beast, that is set up by the United States. The definition of the “image of the beast” is the combination of Church and State, and for the entire world to set up an image of the beast, by definition it identifies that in the last days, a one-world government will be forced upon the entire earth. The kingdom will consist of a State and a Church, with the Church ruling over the relationship. Revelation chapters twelve and thirteen, identify four sequential kingdoms, and those same kingdoms are represented in chapter seventeen, and also in Daniel chapter two.
《啟示錄》第十二章同第十三章指出異教羅馬、教皇羅馬、美國，以及由美國所設立、屬於全世界嘅獸像。「獸像」嘅定義，乃係教會同國家嘅結合；而全世界都要設立一個獸像，按定義即係表明，喺末後嘅日子，一個世界政府將會被強加於全地。呢個國度將由國家同教會組成，而教會將喺彼此嘅關係之上掌權。《啟示錄》第十二章同第十三章指出四個先後相繼嘅國度，而同樣呢幾個國度亦喺第十七章，以及《但以理書》第二章之中被表明出嚟。
In 1798, John saw the first five kingdoms of Bible prophecy had already fallen, and that in 1798, one kingdom then existed. The kingdom of Bible prophecy that began in 1798, was the earth beast of Revelation thirteen, that began as a lamb, but ends up speaking as a dragon. The United States is the two-horned sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, that follows the fifth kingdom of spiritual Babylon that had received a deadly wound. The fifth kingdom was spiritual Babylon, who had been typified by the first kingdom of literal Babylon. The sixth kingdom with two horns had been typified by the two arms of silver.
1798年，約翰看見《聖經》預言中的頭五個國度都已經傾倒，而到1798年，有一個國度當時正在存在。《聖經》預言中始於1798年的那個國度，就是《啟示錄》第十三章中的地獸；牠起初如羊羔，最終卻說話像龍。美國就是《聖經》預言中那有兩角的第六個國度，緊隨那曾受致命傷的第五個屬靈巴比倫國度之後。第五個國度乃是屬靈的巴比倫；第一個實際的巴比倫國度乃是其預表。那有兩角的第六個國度，則由那兩條銀臂所預表。
In 1798, there was to be a kingdom that was yet in the future, for in 1798, “the other is not yet come.” When that seventh kingdom came into history, it would only “continue a short space.” The fifth kingdom received a deadly wound, the sixth kingdom had two horns and the seventh kingdom only continues for a brief period of time. The context of the passage identified that the seventh kingdom is represented by the “ten kings”, for when the “ten kings” become a kingdom, they only rule for “one hour,” and one “hour” is a short “space.” When the “ten kings” do reign, they rule together for the “one hour” with the beast.
喺1798年，必有一個當時仍屬將來嘅國度，因為喺1798年，「另一個仲未到。」當第七個國度進入歷史之時，佢只會「存留片時」。第五個國度受咗致命傷，第六個國度有兩角，而第七個國度只存留極短嘅時期。經文嘅上下文指出，第七個國度乃係由「十王」所代表，因為當「十王」成為一個國度之時，佢哋只掌權「一時」，而「一時」就係短暫嘅「片時」。當「十王」掌權之時，佢哋係同獸一同掌權嗰「一時」。
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. Revelation 17:12.
你所看見的那十角就是十王；他們還未得國，卻要同獸一時之間得權柄，與王一樣。啟示錄 17:12
The “ten horns” are the seventh kingdom, but they rule together with the beast for “one hour”. The “one hour” is the period of the Sunday law crisis that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States. They agree to rule with the beast, for they are forced to do so by the primary king, which is the United States. Sister White in the passage we just cited, identifies that the last power to persecute God’s people is the earth beast.
「十角」乃係第七個國度，但佢哋要與獸一同掌權「一個時辰」。「一個時辰」就係主日法危機嘅時期，呢段時期始於美國即將來臨嘅主日法。佢哋同意與獸一同掌權，因為佢哋係被主要嘅王，即美國，強迫如此行。懷愛倫姊妹喺我哋頭先所引用嘅段落入面指出，最後迫害上帝子民嘅權勢，乃係從地上上來嘅獸。
“John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon’s voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work. This power, the last that is to wage war against the church and the law of God, was symbolized by a beast with lamblike horns.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.
「約翰看見有一個新興起的權勢，要附和那龍的聲音，並繼續推行同樣殘酷而褻瀆的工作。這權勢乃是那最後一個要向教會與上帝的律法爭戰的勢力，象徵為一隻有羔羊般角的獸。」《時兆》1899年11月1日。
The last kingdom of Bible prophecy is brought about through the deception accomplished by the United States, as the False Prophet. The kingdom began as a lamb in 1798, but in the last days it forces the world to accept the worldwide image of the beast, which is by definition the combination of a Church and a State with the Church in control of the relationship. That kingdom is also identified as a three-fold union.
聖經預言中最後嘅王國，係藉着美國作為假先知所成就嘅欺騙而被建立起來。呢個王國喺1798年以羔羊嘅形象開始出現，但到咗末後嘅日子，佢強迫世界接受嗰個遍及全球、獸嘅像；而按定義，獸嘅像就係教會同國家嘅結合，並且由教會掌控彼此之間嘅關係。呢個王國亦都被界定為一個三重聯合。
“The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of Spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power; and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome in trampling on the rights of conscience.” The Great Controversy, 588.
「美國嘅新教徒將會率先伸手越過鴻溝，去握住招魂術嘅手；佢哋又會跨過深淵，與羅馬勢力握手；而喺呢個三重聯合嘅影響之下，呢個國家將會步羅馬嘅後塵，踐踏良心嘅權利。」《善惡之爭》，第588頁。
The threefold union is the union of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet, which in Revelation sixteen go forth to the kings of the earth and lead the world to Armageddon.
三重聯合，乃係龍、獸同假先知嘅聯合；佢哋喺《啟示錄》第十六章出去到地上列王嗰度，並帶領世界走向哈米吉多頓。
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Revelation 16:13, 14.
我又看見三個污穢的靈，好像青蛙，從龍口、獸口並假先知的口中出來。因為牠們本是鬼魔的靈，施行奇事，出去到普天下眾王那裏，叫他們在全能者神大日的爭戰中聚集。啟示錄 16:13, 14
The “Roman power” is the papacy, the beast and the fifth kingdom of Bible prophecy that received a deadly wound. The “Protestants” represent the United States, the false prophet, the sixth and final kingdom of Bible prophecy. “Spiritualism” is the United Nations, the dragon and the kingdom that agrees to rule for one hour with the beast. The threefold union is accomplished during the “one hour” that is the “hour” of the “great earthquake” in Revelation eleven, which is the soon-coming Sunday law.
「羅馬勢力」乃係教皇制，即係嗰受咗致命傷嘅獸，以及《聖經》預言中嘅第五個國度。「新教徒」代表美國，即係假先知，以及《聖經》預言中第六個、亦係最後一個國度。「通靈術」就係聯合國，即係龍，以及嗰個同意與獸一同掌權一個時辰嘅國度。呢個三重聯合，係喺嗰「一個時辰」之中完成；呢個「時辰」就係《啟示錄》第十一章所講嘅「大地震」嘅「時辰」，亦即係即將來臨嘅星期日法案。
“By the decree enforcing the institution of the Papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near.” Testimonies, volume 5, 451.
「藉着一項強制確立教皇制度、並違背上帝律法嘅法令，我哋國家將會完全與公義隔絕。當新教伸手越過鴻溝，去握住羅馬勢力之手；當佢越過深淵，去與招魂術握手；當喺呢種三重聯合嘅影響之下，我哋國家將會否棄其作為一個新教同共和政體之政府嘅憲法上一切原則，並且為教皇制度嘅謬妄同迷惑之傳播作出安排；到嗰時，我哋就可以知道，撒但奇異作為嘅時候已經來到，而末日亦近了。」《證言》卷五，451。
In Daniel chapter two, Babylon, the first kingdom of Bible prophecy represented by the head of gold, typifies spiritual Babylon, the fifth kingdom of Bible prophecy. The twofold kingdom of the Medes and Persians, the shoulders and arms of silver, the second kingdom of Bible prophecy in Daniel two, represents the two-horned earth beast, the United States, the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. The brass of the image of Daniel two, representing Greece, the third kingdom of Bible prophecy, represents the United Nations, the seventh head that continues for “one hour”, and that agrees to accept a position in the threefold union of the dragon, the beast and false prophet.
喺但以理書第二章，巴比倫，即聖經預言中第一個國度，由金頭所代表，乃係屬靈巴比倫，即聖經預言中第五個國度，嘅預表。瑪代同波斯嘅雙重國度，即銀嘅膊頭同臂，喺但以理書第二章所代表聖經預言中第二個國度，乃係代表嗰隻有兩角、從地上嚟嘅獸，即美國，聖經預言中第六個國度。喺但以理書第二章像上嘅銅，代表希臘，即聖經預言中第三個國度，乃係代表聯合國，即嗰個存留「一時」嘅第七個頭，並且同意喺龍、獸同假先知所組成嘅三重聯合之中接受一個地位。
The iron kingdom of Daniel chapter two, the fourth kingdom of Bible prophecy, represents the eighth kingdom, that is of the seven. Literal pagan Rome, the fourth kingdom, represents modern Rome, which is a kingdom that is structured with the combination of Church and State, with the Church ruling over the relationship. That kingdom is threefold in nature, for the premier king of the “ten kings” is the sixth kingdom which is the earth beast. The sixth kingdom is Ahab, who was married to Jezebel. The sixth kingdom when represented in its threefold union is modern Rome, that was preceded by the fifth kingdom that was papal Rome, which was preceded by the fourth kingdom of pagan Rome.
但以理書第二章之鐵國，即聖經預言中第四個國，乃代表第八個國，就是那出於七者之一。按字面歷史而論之異教羅馬，作為第四個國，乃代表現代羅馬；此乃一個以教會與國家結合而構成之國度，而教會在此關係之上居於統治地位。該國度之性質乃三重，因「十王」之首要君王，乃第六個國，就是地獸。第六個國乃亞哈，而他娶了耶洗別。第六個國當其以三重聯合之形態被表徵之時，便是現代羅馬；在此之前有第五個國，即教皇羅馬；而教皇羅馬之前，則有第四個國，即異教羅馬。
The Millerites only saw Rome as the fourth and final kingdom. They recognized it was twofold in nature, but could see no other following earthly kingdom. The fourth kingdom was pagan Rome, which preceded papal Rome the fifth kingdom, that is followed by modern Rome the sixth kingdom. The sixth kingdom is the third of three Roman manifestations.
米勒派只看見羅馬乃係第四個、亦係最後一個國度。佢哋認出呢個國度具有雙重性質，卻睇唔到其後仲有另一個屬地嘅國度。第四個國度係異教羅馬；佢先於教皇羅馬，即第五個國度，而其後則係現代羅馬，即第六個國度。第六個國度乃係羅馬三種顯現之中嘅第三種。
The threefold union of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet is both modern Rome and also Babylon the Great, whose deadly wound is healed. The United States, the United Nations and the whore of Tyre represent the eighth and final kingdom, but they are all three allies in the threefold union of the sixth kingdom, which is the last power “to wage war against the church and the law of God.”
龍、獸同假先知嘅三重聯合，既係現代羅馬，亦都係嗰個死傷得醫好嘅大巴比倫。美國、聯合國同推羅嘅淫婦，代表第八個、亦即最後一個國度；但佢哋三者同時都係第六個國度之三重聯合嘅盟友，而呢個國度就係最後一個「向教會同上帝嘅律法發動戰爭」嘅權勢。
The United States is one-third of the sixth kingdom. The United Nations, as part of the threefold union, is also one-third of the sixth kingdom, and the papacy is also one-third of the sixth kingdom. At this level the number for the United States is SIX, and the number for the United Nations is SIX and the number of the papacy is SIX. The threefold union represents the number of a man, the “man of sin”, and his number is SIX-SIX-SIX.
美國乃第六國度嘅三分之一。聯合國，作為三重聯合之一部分，亦都係第六國度嘅三分之一，而教皇權亦都係第六國度嘅三分之一。喺呢一個層面上，美國嘅數目係六，聯合國嘅數目係六，而教皇權嘅數目亦都係六。三重聯合代表一個人嘅數目，即「罪人」；而佢嘅數目就係六六六。
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:18.
在此有智慧：凡有聰明嘅，可以計算獸嘅數目；因為呢個係一個人嘅數目；佢嘅數目係六百六十六。啟示錄 13:18。
The sixth and final separate kingdom is the United States, but it deceives the world, for it is the False Prophet.
第六個亦即最後一個獨立嘅國度，就係美國；但佢迷惑全世界，因為佢就係假先知。
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. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. Revelation 13:12–14.
佢喺第一隻獸面前行使第一隻獸一切嘅權柄，又使地同住喺地上嘅人都敬拜嗰隻受過致命傷而又醫好咗嘅第一隻獸。佢又行大奇事，甚至喺人面前叫火從天降喺地上；又藉着佢喺獸面前得權柄所行嘅神蹟，迷惑住喺地上嘅人，對住喺地上嘅人話，要為嗰隻受刀傷而仍然活着嘅獸做個像。啟示錄 13:12–14
The “power of the first beast before him,” represents the power that was given to the papacy by the kings of Europe, beginning with Clovis in the year 496. The United States uses its military might, accompanied by its economic might to deceive and coerce the world. The United States forces the world to worship the papacy, through the enforcement of Sunday worship. The United States performs great wonders by making fire, (a symbol of a message) to come down out of heaven, that is to be accomplished by the Information Super-Highway, that represents the full development of brainwashing and propaganda, that is the modern manifestation of hypnosis. Because of the escalating crisis brought upon the earth by Islam, as they fulfill their role in angering the nations, the world is deceived to accept the worldwide system of the combination of Church and State that consists of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet.
「在牠面前第一隻獸的權柄」，乃係指由公元496年克洛維開始，歐洲列王所賜予教皇制度嘅權柄。美國運用其軍事強權，並配合其經濟實力，去迷惑並脅迫世界。美國藉住強制推行星期日崇拜，迫使全世界敬拜教皇制度。美國行大奇事，叫火——（即信息嘅象徵）——從天降下；呢件事將藉着資訊高速公路而得以成就。資訊高速公路象徵洗腦同宣傳嘅全面發展，亦即催眠術喺現代嘅表現。由於伊斯蘭在激怒列國上履行其角色，令臨到地上嘅危機不斷升級，世界便受迷惑，接受由龍、獸同假先知所構成、政教合一嘅全球制度。
When verse eighteen of Revelation thirteen says count the number of the beast, the number is the three powers that come together to make up the sixth and final kingdom. When that kingdom of 666, is put in place, it will be the fulfillment of the prophetic riddle that the eighth king is of the seven. That prophetic riddle is part of the truth that is unsealed when the Lion of the tribe of Judah, unseals the Revelation of Jesus Christ.
當《啟示錄》第十三章第十八節說「計算那獸的數目」時，這數目乃是三個權勢；這三個權勢聯合起來，構成第六個、也是最後一個國度。當那 666 的國度被建立之時，便是那預言之謎——第八位王是出於那七位——的應驗。這預言之謎，乃是當猶大支派的獅子揭開耶穌基督的啟示時，所被解開之真理的一部分。
For this reason the riddle of the final kingdom that is the threefold sixth kingdom, that is also spiritual Babylon that was forgotten for seventy symbolic years, and who is modern Rome, and who is also the worldwide image of the beast, who was typified by the first kingdom of Babylon, and the fourth kingdom of pagan Rome, is twice witnessed to by the identification that it is the “wise” that will understand this truth, for the enigma of 666, is premised upon those who have wisdom, as is the enigma of the eighth king being of the seven.
因此，關於最後一個國度之謎——就是那三重的第六國度，同時也是屬靈的巴比倫，曾被遺忘了七十個象徵性的年日；又是現代羅馬；亦即那獸在全世界的像；並曾由第一個國度巴比倫及第四個國度異教羅馬所預表——乃藉着這樣的指認而得了雙重見證：明白這真理的，乃是「有智慧的人」；因為 666 的奧祕，乃是以那些有智慧的人為前提，正如第八王乃是出於那七位的奧祕也是如此。
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:18.
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And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Revelation 17:9.
喺呢度有智慧嘅心思。嗰七個頭就係七座山，女人坐喺其上。啟示錄 17:9。
The unsealing of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is understood by the “wise,” not by the wicked. Both references of wisdom in the book of Revelation are about those who have “understanding,” and what the “wise” understand is the “increase of knowledge”. The “increase of knowledge” that is the Revelation of Jesus Christ is the revelation that the eighth kingdom, which is the threefold kingdom of 666, is also represented in Daniel chapter two, for the jewels of Miller’s dream are to shine ten times brighter in the last days.
耶穌基督之啟示的揭開封印，乃是「智慧人」所明白的，惡人卻不明白。啟示錄中兩處提及智慧，都是關乎那些有「聰明」的人；而「智慧人」所明白的，乃是「知識增多」。那作為耶穌基督之啟示的「知識增多」，就是以下這啟示：第八個國度，就是 666 的三重國度，也同樣在但以理書第二章中有所表徵；因為米勒之夢中的寶石，到了末後的日子，必要發出十倍更明亮的光。
We will continue this study in the next article.
我哋會喺下一篇文章繼續呢項研究。
“In the Revelation are portrayed the deep things of God. The very name given to its inspired pages, ‘the Revelation,’ contradicts the statement that this is a sealed book. A revelation is something revealed. The Lord Himself revealed to His servant the mysteries contained in this book, and He designs that they shall be open to the study of all. Its truths are addressed to those living in the last days of this earth’s history, as well as to those living in the days of John. Some of the scenes depicted in this prophecy are in the past, some are now taking place; some bring to view the close of the great conflict between the powers of darkness and the Prince of heaven, and some reveal the triumphs and joys of the redeemed in the earth made new.
「喺《啟示錄》中，神深奧嘅事被描繪出嚟。賜予呢卷受靈感啟迪之書頁嘅名稱——『啟示』——本身就駁斥咗呢係一卷封住咗嘅書呢種講法。啟示，就係被揭示出嚟嘅事。主親自向祂嘅僕人啟明咗呢卷書中所包含嘅奧祕；而且祂定意要叫呢啲奧祕向所有人嘅研究敞開。當中嘅真理，係向住喺地球歷史末後日子嘅人說嘅，同樣亦係向住約翰時代嘅人說嘅。呢個預言所描繪嘅一啲景象，已經屬於過去；一啲而家正喺度發生；一啲使人看見黑暗權勢同天上君王之間大爭戰嘅結局；仲有一啲則揭示蒙救贖之人喺更新了嘅地上所得嘅凱旋同喜樂。」
“Let none think, because they cannot explain the meaning of every symbol in the Revelation, that it is useless for them to search this book in an effort to know the meaning of the truth it contains. The One who revealed these mysteries to John will give to the diligent searcher for truth a foretaste of heavenly things. Those whose hearts are open to the reception of truth will be enabled to understand its teachings, and will be granted the blessing promised to those who ‘hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein.’
「不可有人以為，因自己不能解明《啟示錄》中每一個象徵的意義，便認定自己費力查考此書、欲明其中所包含之真理的意義，乃是無益的。那位將這些奧祕啟示給約翰的主，必使那殷勤尋求真理的人，預嘗天上的事。凡心靈向真理敞開、願意領受的人，必能明白其中的教訓，並必得着那應許給凡「聽見這預言上的話，又遵守其中所記載的事」之人的福分。」
“In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a prophecy; the other a revelation. The book that was sealed is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days. The angel commanded, ‘But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.’ Daniel 12:4.” Acts of the Apostles, 584, 585.
「喺《啟示錄》之中，聖經所有書卷都喺此匯合並告終。呢度乃係《但以理書》嘅補足。一者係預言；另一者係啟示。嗰本被封住嘅書並唔係《啟示錄》，而係《但以理書》中關乎末後日子嗰一部分嘅預言。天使命令話：『但以理啊，你要隱藏呢些話，封閉這書，直到末時。』但以理書 12:4。」《使徒行述》，584、585頁。