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# The Book of Daniel - Number Two-Hundred

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj dvjesto

Prophetic Unfolding: The Second Gathering and Its Significance in Adventist Eschatology

Proročko razotkrivanje: Drugo sabiranje i njegovo značenje u adventističkoj eshatologiji

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Jeff Pippenger

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May 5, 2024

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We are considering the prophetic period represented as the second gathering that is identified by the prophet Isaiah, and afterward by Sister White.

Razmatramo proročko razdoblje predstavljeno kao drugo sabiranje koje je prepoznao prorok Izaija, a potom i sestra White.

> And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. Isaiah 11:10–13.

> I u onaj dan pojavit će se korijen Jišajev, koji će stajati kao stijeg narodima; njemu će pogani težiti, i počivalište njegovo bit će slavno. I dogodit će se u onaj dan da će Gospodin ponovno, po drugi put, pružiti svoju ruku da zadobije ostatak svoga naroda, koji bude preostao, iz Asirije i iz Egipta i iz Patrosa i iz Kuša i iz Elama i iz Šinara i iz Hamata i s morskih otoka. I podignut će stijeg narodima te sabrati prognanike Izraelove i skupiti raspršene Judine s četiri kraja zemlje. Iščeznut će i zavist Efrajimova, i protivnici Judini bit će istrijebljeni: Efrajim neće zavidjeti Judi, i Juda neće tlačiti Efrajima. Izaija 11:10–13.

When God’s last-day people are gathered a second time there is a unification among those disciples that was represented by the ten days that preceded Pentecost, and that Isaiah refers to as a time when, “The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.”

Kada se Božji narod posljednjih dana po drugi put okupi, među tim će učenicima zavladati jedinstvo koje je bilo predočeno s deset dana što su prethodili Pedesetnici i na koje Izaija upućuje kao na vrijeme kada će „iščeznuti zavist Efrajimova i neprijatelji Judini bit će istrijebljeni: Efrajim neće zavidjeti Judi, niti će Juda tlačiti Efrajima.”

> “Trials are to come upon God’s people and the tares are to be separated from the wheat. But let not Ephraim envy Judah any more, and Judah will no more vex Ephraim. Kind, tender, compassionate words will flow out from sanctified hearts and lips. It is essential that we be united, and if we all seek the meekness and the lowliness of Christ, we shall have the mind of Christ, and there will be unity of spirit.” Review and Herald, March 19, 1895.

> „Kušnje će doći na Božji narod i kukolj će se odvojiti od pšenice. Ali neka Efrajim više ne zavidi Judi, i Juda više neće kinjiti Efrajima. Ljubazne, nježne, suosjećajne riječi poteći će iz posvećenih srca i usana. Nužno je da budemo ujedinjeni, i ako svi budemo tražili Kristovu krotkost i poniznost, imat ćemo Kristov um, i bit će jedinstva duha.“ Review and Herald, 19. ožujka 1895.

Unification is an element of the work Christ accomplishes when He gathers the one hundred and forty-four thousand a second time. That unity was represented by the ten days leading to Pentecost, and the six days of the Exeter camp meeting, and could have been accomplished from 1856 unto 1863, if those who had experienced the great disappointment of October 22, 1844, had not lost their way.

Ujedinjenje je sastavni dio djela koje Krist ostvaruje kada po drugi put sabire sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. To je jedinstvo bilo predočeno s deset dana koji su prethodili Pedesetnici te sa šest dana exeterskoga taborskog sastanka, i moglo je biti ostvareno od 1856. do 1863., da oni koji su doživjeli veliko razočaranje 22. listopada 1844. nisu izgubili put.

> “But in the period of doubt and uncertainty that followed the disappointment, many of the advent believers yielded their faith. Dissensions and divisions came in. . .. Thus the work was hindered, and the world was left in darkness. Had the whole Adventist body united upon the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, how widely different would have been our history!

> „No u razdoblju sumnje i nesigurnosti koje je uslijedilo nakon razočaranja, mnogi su od adventnih vjernika napustili svoju vjeru. Nastale su nesuglasice i podjele.... Tako je djelo bilo ometano, a svijet je ostavljen u tami. Da se cijelo adventističko tijelo ujedinilo oko Božjih zapovijedi i vjere Isusove, koliko bi drukčija bila naša povijest!“

> “It was not the will of God that the coming of Christ should be thus delayed. God did not design that His people, Israel, should wander forty years in the wilderness. He promised to lead them directly to the land of Canaan, and establish them there a holy, healthy, happy people. But those to whom it was first preached, went not in ‘because of unbelief’ (Hebrews 3:19). Their hearts were filled with murmuring, rebellion, and hatred, and He could not fulfill His covenant with them.

> „Nije bila Božja volja da dolazak Kristov bude tako odgođen. Bog nije odredio da Njegov narod, Izrael, luta četrdeset godina pustinjom. Obećao je da će ih povesti izravno u kanaansku zemlju i ondje ih ustanoviti kao svet, zdrav i sretan narod. Ali oni kojima je to najprije bilo naviješteno nisu ušli „zbog nevjere“ (Hebrejima 3,19). Njihova su srca bila ispunjena gunđanjem, pobunom i mržnjom, te On nije mogao ispuniti svoj Savez s njima.

> “For forty years did unbelief, murmuring, and rebellion shut out ancient Israel from the land of Canaan. The same sins have delayed the entrance of modern Israel into the heavenly Canaan. In neither case were the promises of God at fault. It is the unbelief, the worldliness, unconsecration, and strife among the Lord’s professed people that have kept us in this world of sin and sorrow so many years.” Selected Messages, book 1, 68, 69.

> „Četrdeset je godina nevjerovanje, mrmljanje i pobuna isključivalo drevni Izrael iz zemlje kanaanske. Isti su grijesi odgodili ulazak suvremenog Izraela u nebeski Kanaan. Ni u jednom slučaju obećanja Božja nisu bila uzrok tomu. Nevjerovanje, svjetovnost, neposvećenost i razdor među onima koji se nazivaju Gospodnjim narodom zadržali su nas toliko godina u ovom svijetu grijeha i žalosti.” Selected Messages, knjiga 1, 68, 69.

The descent of the second angel identified a scattering at the first disappointment that initiated the tarrying time, and then led to a period of six days at the Exeter camp meeting where unity upon the message was accomplished in advance of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the message of the Midnight Cry at the conclusion of the meeting.

Silazak drugoga anđela označio je raspršenje pri prvom razočaranju koje je započelo vrijeme odgode, a zatim je doveo do razdoblja od šest dana na logorskom sastanku u Exeteru, gdje je jedinstvo u pogledu poruke bilo postignuto prije izlijevanja Duha Svetoga u poruci Ponoćnoga pokliča na završetku sastanka.

The descent of the third angel on October 22, 1844, identified a scattering at the great disappointment, and ushered in a period of education as the truths associated with the Most Holy Place were opened to God’s people. By 1849 the Lord was stretching His hand to gather his people together a second time, and by 1851, the 1850 chart was being presented. That chart represented the foundational message, and the very message that was to be lifted up before the world as an ensign.

Silazak trećega anđela 22. listopada 1844. ukazao je na raspršenje pri velikom razočaranju i uveo razdoblje poučavanja dok su se Božjemu narodu otkrivale istine povezane s Presvetim mjestom. Do 1849. godine Gospod je pružao svoju ruku da po drugi put sabere svoj narod, a do 1851. bio je predstavljen prikaz iz 1850. godine. Taj je prikaz predstavljao temeljnu poruku, i upravo onu poruku koja je trebala biti uzdignuta pred svijetom kao stijeg.

The gathering a second time of the disciples by Christ began immediately at His descent, and the gathering of those in Exeter began during the period of the tarrying time. In the history of the rebellion of 1863, the gathering a second time began at least five years into the educational process that began when the light of the sanctuary was opened up in 1844. In 1848, Islam was then angering the nations. The second gathering is represented as a progressive work that is accomplished by the arrival of the ten days that preceded Pentecost, and also by the six days of the Exeter camp meeting, and should have been completed by 1856.

Kristovo drugo sabiranje učenika započelo je odmah pri Njegovu silasku, a sabiranje onih u Exeteru započelo je tijekom razdoblja vremena čekanja. U povijesti pobune iz 1863. godine, drugo sabiranje započelo je najmanje pet godina nakon početka odgojnog procesa koji je započeo kada je svjetlo o Svetištu bilo otvoreno 1844. godine. Godine 1848. islam je tada izazivao gnjev narodâ. Drugo sabiranje prikazano je kao napredujuće djelo koje se ostvaruje dolaskom deset dana koji su prethodili Pedesetnici, a također i šest dana exeterskoga taborovanja, te je trebalo biti dovršeno do 1856. godine.

The work of gathering His people a second time is the closing work of the third angel, and it is accomplished by Christ’s hand.

Djelo ponovnoga sabiranja Njegova naroda završno je djelo trećega anđela, i izvršava se Kristovom rukom.

> And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Mark 6:2.

> A kad dođe subotni dan, poče naučavati u sinagogi; i mnogi koji ga slušahu bijahu zadivljeni govoreći: Otkuda ovome čovjeku to? I kakva mu je to mudrost dana, da se i takva silna djela događaju po njegovim rukama? Marko 6,2.

The scattering that occurs when the divine symbol descends initiates a testing process that ultimately manifests two classes of worshippers, and in so doing cleanses the temple.

Raspršenje koje nastaje kada božanski simbol siđe započinje proces kušnje koji na koncu očituje dvije skupine štovatelja te time čisti hram.

> Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Matthew 3:12.

> Njemu je lopata u ruci, i on će temeljito očistiti svoje gumno te skupiti svoju pšenicu u žitnicu; ali će pljevu spaliti neugasivim ognjem. Matej 3,12.

In that period God’s people are to take the message from the angel’s hand and eat it.

U tom razdoblju Božji narod treba uzeti poruku iz anđelove ruke i pojesti je.

> And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth. Revelation 10:1, 2.

> I vidjeh drugoga silnoga anđela gdje silazi s neba, odjevena u oblak; i duga bijaše nad glavom njegovom, a lice mu bijaše kao sunce, i noge mu kao stupovi ognjeni. I u ruci svojoj imaše knjižicu otvorenu; i stavi desnu nogu svoju na more, a lijevu na zemlju. Otkrivenje 10,1.2.

At the arrival of the second angel on April 19, 1844, God’s people were scattered. They had been initially gathered with the fulfillment of the prophecy of Revelation chapter nine, verse fifteen on August 11, 1840, but the Lord had held His hand over a mistake in the reckoning of some of the figures on the chart.

Pri dolasku drugoga anđela 19. travnja 1844. Božji je narod bio raspršen. Bili su u početku okupljeni ispunjenjem proročanstva iz Otkrivenja, 9. poglavlja, 15. retka, 11. kolovoza 1840., ali Gospodin je zadržao svoju ruku nad pogrješkom u izračunavanju nekih brojki na karti.

> “I have seen that the 1843 chart was directed by the hand of the Lord, and that it should not be altered; that the figures were as He wanted them; that His hand was over and hid a mistake in some of the figures, so that none could see it, until His hand was removed.” Early Writings, 74.

> „Vidjela sam da je karta iz 1843. bila vođena rukom Gospodnjom i da se ne smije mijenjati; da su brojke bile onakve kakve ih je On htio; da je Njegova ruka bila nad njima i prikrila pogrešku u nekima od brojki, tako da je nitko nije mogao vidjeti sve dok Njegova ruka nije bila uklonjena.“ Early Writings, 74.

The removal of His hand allowed Samuel Snow to identify the correct date for the vision that tarried.

Uklanjanje Njegove ruke omogućilo je Samuelu Snowu da utvrdi točan datum za viđenje koje je kasnilo.

> “Those faithful, disappointed ones, who could not understand why their Lord did not come, were not left in darkness. Again they were led to their Bibles to search the prophetic periods. The hand of the Lord was removed from the figures, and the mistake was explained. They saw that the prophetic periods reached to 1844, and that the same evidence which they had presented to show that the prophetic periods closed in 1843, proved that they would terminate in 1844.” Early Writings, 237.

> „Ti vjerni, razočarani ljudi, koji nisu mogli razumjeti zašto njihov Gospodin nije došao, nisu bili ostavljeni u tami. Ponovno su bili vođeni svojim Biblijama da istražuju proročka razdoblja. Ruka Gospodnja bila je uklonjena s brojki i pogreška je bila objašnjena. Vidjeli su da su proročka razdoblja sezala do 1844. godine te da su isti dokazi koje su iznosili kako bi pokazali da su proročka razdoblja završavala 1843. godine, dokazivali da će se ona okončati 1844. godine.” Early Writings, 237.

The history of the first and second angels contains a line of waymarks associated with Christ’s hand. When He descended on August 11, 1840 and April 19, 1844 He had a message in His hand. It was His hand that directed the production and publication of the 1843 chart in May of 1842. It was His hand that sealed up a mistake in the figures on the chart. After the scattering of that first disappointment, Jeremiah sat alone because of Christ’s hand. Then He removed His hand, and thus unsealed the message of the Midnight Cry. The act of stretching His hand out to gather His people a second time occurred from the first disappointment unto the Exeter camp meeting, as the disciples were ultimately gathered together at Jerusalem for ten days in advance of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. At the arrival of the third angel on October 22, 1844 the Lord lifted up His hand.

Povijest prvoga i drugoga anđela sadrži niz obilježja puta povezanih s Kristovom rukom. Kada je sišao 11. kolovoza 1840. i 19. travnja 1844., imao je poruku u svojoj ruci. Njegova je ruka usmjeravala izradu i objavljivanje karte iz 1843. u svibnju 1842. Njegova je ruka zapečatila pogrešku u brojkama na karti. Nakon raspršenja onoga prvog razočaranja, Jeremija je sjedio sam zbog Kristove ruke. Zatim je uklonio svoju ruku i tako otpečatio poruku Ponoćnoga poklika. Čin pružanja svoje ruke da po drugi put sabere svoj narod odvijao se od prvoga razočaranja do taborovanja u Exeteru, kao što su učenici naposljetku bili sabrani u Jeruzalemu tijekom deset dana prije izlijevanja Duha Svetoga. Po dolasku trećega anđela 22. listopada 1844. Gospodin je podigao svoju ruku.

> And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer. Revelation 10:5, 6.

> I anđeo kojega vidjeh gdje stoji na moru i na zemlji podiže svoju ruku k nebu, I zakle se Onim koji živi u vijeke vjekova, koji stvori nebo i što je u njemu, i zemlju i što je na njoj, i more i što je u njemu, da vremena više neće biti. Otkrivenje 10,5.6.

From the first gathering on August 11, 1840 until October 22, 1844 the history of the first and second angels is marked by Christ’s hand. On October 22, 1844 the third angel descended and the little Millerite flock was scattered by the Great Disappointment. On that date Christ lifted His hand to heaven and swore that time would be no longer.

Od prvoga okupljanja 11. kolovoza 1840. pa do 22. listopada 1844. povijest prvoga i drugoga anđela obilježena je Kristovom rukom. Dana 22. listopada 1844. sišao je treći anđeo, a malo milerićansko stado bilo je raspršeno Velikim razočaranjem. Toga je datuma Krist podigao svoju ruku k nebu i zakleo se da vremena više neće biti.

The second gathering in the history of 1844 until 1863, began with Christ lifting up His hand, while also holding a message to be eaten in His hand. Then in 1849, He stretched forth His hand a second time to gather His scattered people. Those people had been gathered at the message of the Midnight Cry, and scattered when the event predicted did not happen. At the Exeter camp meeting Christ gathered His flock and unified them upon the message, as He had done in the ten days that preceded Pentecost. The Philadelphian Millerites left the Exeter camp meeting and repeated Pentecost. In 1856, Christ was outside of the movement that had transitioned into Laodicea, for Christ stands outside of a Laodicean’s heart and knocks, seeking an entrance.

Drugo sabiranje u povijesti od 1844. do 1863. započelo je tako što je Krist podigao svoju ruku, dok je u svojoj ruci također držao poruku koju je trebalo pojesti. Zatim je 1849. drugi put ispružio svoju ruku da sabere svoj raspršeni narod. Taj je narod bio sabran na poruci Ponoćnoga poklika, a raspršen kada se predviđeni događaj nije zbio. Na taboru u Exeteru Krist je sabrao svoje stado i ujedinio ga na poruci, kao što je učinio u deset dana koji su prethodili Pedesetnici. Filadelfijski mileriti napustili su tabor u Exeteru i ponovili Pedesetnicu. Godine 1856. Krist je bio izvan pokreta koji je prešao u Laodiceju, jer Krist stoji izvan srca laodicejca i kuca, tražeći ulaz.

> Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20.

> Evo, stojim pred vratima i kucam: ako tko čuje moj glas i otvori vrata, ući ću k njemu i večerati s njime, i on sa mnom. Otkrivenje 3,20.

In 1856, Christ’s hand was knocking upon the Laodicean Millerite movement, but to no avail. In 1849, seven years earlier, He had begun to gather His people a second time, but doubt and uncertainty stopped the Philadelphian movement.

Godine 1856. Kristova je ruka kucala na laodicejski mileritski pokret, ali uzalud. Godine 1849., sedam godina ranije, On je po drugi put počeo sabirati svoj narod, ali sumnja i nesigurnost zaustavile su filadelfijski pokret.

> “Had Adventists, after the great disappointment in 1844, held fast their faith and followed on unitedly in the opening providence of God, receiving the message of the third angel and in the power of the Holy Spirit proclaiming it to the world, they would have seen the salvation of God, the Lord would have wrought mightily with their efforts, the work would have been completed, and Christ would have come ere this to receive His people to their reward. But in the period of doubt and uncertainty that followed the disappointment, many of the advent believers yielded their faith. . . . Thus the work was hindered, and the world was left in darkness. Had the whole Adventist body united upon the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, how widely different would have been our history!” Evangelism, 695.

> „Da su adventisti, nakon velikoga razočaranja 1844. godine, čvrsto održali svoju vjeru i jednodušno nastavili slijediti razotkrivajuću Božju providnost, prihvativši poruku trećega anđela te je u sili Duha Svetoga navješćujući svijetu, vidjeli bi Božje spasenje; Gospodin bi silno djelovao s njihovim naporima, djelo bi bilo dovršeno, a Krist bi već bio došao primiti svoj narod u njegovu nagradu. Ali u razdoblju sumnje i nesigurnosti koje je uslijedilo nakon razočaranja, mnogi od adventnih vjernika napustili su svoju vjeru.... Tako je djelo bilo spriječeno, a svijet je ostavljen u tami. Da se cijelo adventističko tijelo ujedinilo na Božjim zapovijedima i vjeri Isusovoj, kako bi posve drukčija bila naša povijest!“ Evangelizam, 695.

On September 11, 2001 Christ gathered His last day people, who were thereafter scattered on July 18, 2020. On September 11, 2001 those who were gathered took the hidden book out of Christ’s hand and ate it. On July 18, 2020 they rejected the command represented by His uplifted hand, which identified that “time would be no longer.”

Dana 11. rujna 2001. Krist je okupio svoj posljednji narod, koji je potom bio raspršen 18. srpnja 2020. Dana 11. rujna 2001. oni koji su bili okupljeni uzeli su skrivenu knjigu iz Kristove ruke i pojeli je. Dana 18. srpnja 2020. odbacili su zapovijed predstavljenu Njegovom uzdignutom rukom, koja je označavala da „vremena više neće biti.”

The Philadelphian Millerites manifested no rebellion in their false prediction of 1843, for they acted upon all the light the Lord had revealed, but on July 18, 2020 the Laodiceans of the third angel’s movement rebelled against the light associated with His hand. After 1844, the Philadelphian movement of the first angel “in the period of doubt and uncertainty” “yielded their faith,” and became Laodiceans.

Filadelfijski mileriti nisu pokazali nikakvu pobunu u svojem lažnom predviđanju iz 1843., jer su postupali u skladu sa svom svjetlošću koju je Gospodin bio otkrio, ali 18. srpnja 2020. laodicejci pokreta trećega anđela pobunili su se protiv svjetlosti povezane s Njegovom rukom. Nakon 1844., filadelfijski pokret prvoga anđela „u razdoblju sumnje i neizvjesnosti“ „napustio je svoju vjeru“ te su postali laodicejci.

1856 represents that point of transition, typifying a point of transition for God’s people of the last days.

1856. predstavlja onu točku prijelaza, predočujući točku prijelaza za Božji narod posljednjih dana.

Somewhere in the seven years between 1849 and 1856 the Philadelphian Millerite movement resisted the Lord’s hand that was stretching out to gather His people a second time, and the promise was that He would do more then, than He did in the past.

Negdje unutar sedam godina između 1849. i 1856. filadelfijsko mileritsko gibanje oduprlo se ruci Gospodnjoj koja se pružala da po drugi put sabere svoj narod, a obećanje je bilo da će tada učiniti više nego što je učinio u prošlosti.

> “September 23, the Lord showed me that he had stretched out his hand the second time to recover the remnant of his people, and that efforts must be redoubled in this gathering time. In the scattering time Israel was smitten and torn; but now in the gathering time God will heal and bind up his people. In the scattering, efforts made to spread the truth had but little effect, accomplished but little or nothing; but in the gathering when God has set his hand to gather his people, efforts to spread the truth will have their designed effect. All should be united and zealous in the work. I saw that it was a shame for any to refer to the scattering for examples to govern us now in the gathering; for if God does no more for us now than he did then, Israel would never be gathered. It is as necessary that the truth should be published in a paper, as preached.” Review and Herald, November 1, 1850.

> „Dana 23. rujna, Gospodin mi je pokazao da je po drugi put ispružio svoju ruku da povrati ostatak svoga naroda, te da se napori moraju udvostručiti u ovom vremenu okupljanja. U vrijeme raspršenja Izrael je bio udaren i rastrgan; ali sada, u vrijeme okupljanja, Bog će izliječiti i poviti svoj narod. U raspršenju su napori učinjeni da se širi istina imali tek malen učinak, postigli su malo ili ništa; ali u okupljanju, kad je Bog stavio svoju ruku da okupi svoj narod, napori da se širi istina imat će svoj namijenjeni učinak. Svi trebaju biti ujedinjeni i revni u djelu. Vidjela sam da je sramota da se itko poziva na raspršenje radi primjera koji bi nas sada trebali voditi u okupljanju; jer kad Bog sada ne bi učinio više za nas nego što je učinio tada, Izrael se nikada ne bi okupio. Jednako je nužno da se istina objavljuje u tiskovini, kao što se propovijeda.” Review and Herald, 1. studenoga 1850.

Obviously, the Lord attempted to move His work forward in unity, but the unity had evidently broken down, and “in the period of doubt and uncertainty that followed the disappointment, many of the advent believers yielded their faith.” The Present Truth (later the Review and Herald) began to be published in 1849, and by 1851 the 1850 chart was available, but by 1856, the message of the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six was left unfinished. The message that was unsealed on October 22, 1844 occurred when the time prophecies of the twenty-three hundred years and the twenty-five hundred and twenty years concluded.

Očito je Gospodin nastojao unaprijediti svoje djelo u jedinstvu, ali se jedinstvo očito bilo raspalo, i „u razdoblju sumnje i neizvjesnosti koje je uslijedilo nakon razočaranja, mnogi od adventnih vjernika napustili su svoju vjeru.” The Present Truth (kasnije Review and Herald) počeo se objavljivati 1849., a do 1851. bila je dostupna karta iz 1850., no do 1856. poruka o „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest ostala je nedovršena. Poruka koja je bila otpečaćena 22. listopada 1844. nastupila je kada su završila vremenska proročanstva o dvije tisuće i tri stotine godina i dvije tisuće petsto i dvadeset godina.

The Sabbath was the doctrine that shone above the other doctrines at that time, and for twelve years a testing process progressed until the last test arrived in 1856. That test was upon the Sabbath rest for the land, and it marked the end of a testing process that began with the Sabbath rest for men. The testing period bore the signature of Alpha and Omega. 1856 also represented an increase of knowledge upon the first foundational truth discovered by Miller, so it possessed the signature of Alpha and Omega at that level as well. The Sabbath truth being the sign of God’s sanctified people was represented as the sounding of the seventh trumpet, when the mystery of Christ in the believer, the hope of glory is fulfilled. The “seven times” was represented by the Jubilee trumpet that was to be sounded on the Day of Atonement.

Subota je bila nauk koji je u to vrijeme sjajio iznad ostalih nauka, i kroz dvanaest godina napredovao je proces kušnje sve dok 1856. nije stigla posljednja kušnja. Ta se kušnja odnosila na subotnji počinak za zemlju, i označila je kraj procesa kušnje koji je započeo sa subotnjim počinkom za ljude. Razdoblje kušnje nosilo je pečat Alfe i Omege. Godina 1856. također je predstavljala povećanje spoznaje o prvoj temeljnoj istini koju je otkrio Miller, pa je i na toj razini nosila pečat Alfe i Omege. Istina o suboti kao znaku Božjega posvećenog naroda bila je prikazana kao oglašavanje sedme trube, kada se ispunjava otajstvo Krista u vjerniku, nada slave. „Sedam vremena” bilo je prikazano jubilarnoj trubi koja je trebala zatrubiti na Dan pomirenja.

The seven years from 1856 unto 1863 represented the ten days in Jerusalem for the disciples, and the six days of the Exeter camp meeting for the Philadelphian Millerites, but, sadly, the period became the illustration of those who refuse to follow the Lord as He leads them through the transition period. The history of the first and second angels, which is the historical period of the seven thunders, identifies the Lord stretching His hand to gather His people a second time from April 19, 1844, and it illustrates an obedient response as the wise followed Christ into the Most Holy Place.

Sedam godina od 1856. do 1863. predstavljale su deset dana u Jeruzalemu za učenike i šest dana exeterskoga taborničkog sastanka za filadelfijske milerite, ali je, nažalost, to razdoblje postalo prikaz onih koji odbijaju slijediti Gospodina dok ih On vodi kroz prijelazno razdoblje. Povijest prvoga i drugoga anđela, koja je povijesno razdoblje sedam gromova, prikazuje Gospodina kako pruža svoju ruku da po drugi put sabere svoj narod od 19. travnja 1844., te predočuje poslušan odgovor dok su mudri slijedili Krista u Svetinju nad svetinjama.

The history of the first Kadesh, which is the history of the third angel from 1844 unto 1863 identifies the Lord again stretching His hand to gather His people a second time, but in that history, rebellion is manifested. Now, for the third time, ever since July 2023, the Lord is again stretching forth His hand to gather His people a second time, and they will fulfill the second Kadesh as obedient Philadelphians, for the signature of truth identifies the three times as the beginning and ending representing obedient Philadelphians, and the middle example being disobedient Laodiceans.

Povijest prvoga Kadeša, koja je povijest trećega anđela od 1844. do 1863., pokazuje da Gospod ponovno pruža svoju ruku da po drugi put sabere svoj narod, ali se u toj povijesti očituje pobuna. Sada, po treći put, još od srpnja 2023., Gospod ponovno pruža svoju ruku da po drugi put sabere svoj narod, i oni će ispuniti drugi Kadeš kao poslušni Filadelfijci, jer potpis istine prepoznaje ta tri puta kao početak i svršetak koji predstavljaju poslušne Filadelfijce, a srednji primjer kao neposlušne Laodicejce.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo ovo proučavanje u sljedećem članku.

> “Will the churches heed the Laodicean message? Will they repent, or will they, notwithstanding that the most solemn message of truth—the third angel’s message—is being proclaimed to the world, go on in sin? This is the last message of mercy, the last warning to a fallen world. If the church of God becomes lukewarm, it does not stand in favor with God any more than do the churches that are represented as having fallen and become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Those who have had opportunities to hear and receive the truth and who have united with the Seventh-day Adventist church, calling themselves the commandment-keeping people of God, and yet possess no more vitality and consecration to God than do the nominal churches, will receive of the plagues of God just as verily as the churches who oppose the law of God. Only those that are sanctified through the truth will compose the royal family in the heavenly mansions Christ has gone to prepare for those that love Him and keep His commandments.

> „Hoće li crkve poslušati laodicejsku poruku? Hoće li se pokajati ili će, unatoč tomu što se svijetu objavljuje najozbiljnija poruka istine — poruka trećega anđela — nastaviti u grijehu? Ovo je posljednja poruka milosti, posljednje upozorenje palome svijetu. Ako Božja crkva postane mlaka, ona više ne stoji u Božjoj naklonosti ništa više nego crkve koje su prikazane kao pale i koje su postale prebivalište đavola, utočište svakoga nečistoga duha i krletka svake nečiste i mrske ptice. Oni koji su imali prilike čuti i primiti istinu i koji su se pridružili Crkvi adventista sedmoga dana, nazivajući sebe Božjim narodom koji drži zapovijedi, a ipak ne posjeduju ništa više životnosti i posvećenosti Bogu od nazovikršćanskih crkava, primit će Božja zla jednako sigurno kao i crkve koje se protive Božjemu zakonu. Samo oni koji su posvećeni istinom sačinjavat će kraljevsku obitelj u nebeskim stanovima koje je Krist otišao pripraviti onima koji Ga ljube i drže Njegove zapovijedi.

> “‘He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him’ [1 John 2:4]. This includes all who claim to have a knowledge of God, and to keep His commandments, but who do not manifest this by good works. They will receive according to their deeds. ‘Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him’ [1 John 3:6]. This is addressed to all church members, including the members of the Seventh-day Adventist churches. ‘Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother’ [1 John 3:7–10].

> „Tko govori: Poznajem ga, a ne drži njegovih zapovijedi, lažac je i u njemu nema istine“ [1 Ivanova 2,4]. To uključuje sve koji tvrde da poznaju Boga i da drže njegove zapovijedi, a to ne očituju dobrim djelima. Oni će primiti prema svojim djelima. „Tko god ostaje u njemu, ne griješi; tko god griješi, nije ga vidio niti ga je upoznao“ [1 Ivanova 3,6]. Ovo je upućeno svim članovima crkve, uključujući članove crkava adventista sedmoga dana. „Dječice, neka vas nitko ne zavodi: tko čini pravednost, pravedan je, kao što je on pravedan. Tko čini grijeh, od đavla je, jer đavao griješi od početka. Zato se pojavio Sin Božji: da razori djela đavolska. Tko god je rođen od Boga, ne čini grijeha, jer njegovo sjeme ostaje u njemu; i ne može griješiti, jer je rođen od Boga. Po ovome se očituju djeca Božja i djeca đavolska: tko god ne čini pravednosti, nije od Boga, kao ni onaj koji ne ljubi svoga brata“ [1 Ivanova 3,7–10].

> “All who claim to be Sabbath-keeping Adventists, and yet continue in sin, are liars in God’s sight. Their sinful course is counterworking the work of God. They are leading others into sin. The word comes from God to every member of our churches, ‘And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears’ [Hebrews 12:13–17].

> „Svi koji tvrde da su adventisti koji drže subotu, a ipak ustraju u grijehu, lašci su u Božjim očima. Njihov grešni put djeluje protivno Božjem djelu. Druge navode na grijeh. Riječ od Boga dolazi svakom članu naših crkava: ‘I poravnite staze svojim nogama, da se hromo ne izvrne s puta, nego radije da ozdravi. Težite za mirom sa svima i za svetošću, bez koje nitko neće vidjeti Gospodina: pomno pazeći da tko ne otpadne od milosti Božje; da kakav korijen gorčine, izniknuvši, ne uznemiri vas i da se njime mnogi ne okaljaju; da ne bude koji bludnik ili svjetovnjak kao Ezav, koji je za jedan zalogaj jela prodao svoje prvorodstvo. Jer znate da je poslije, kada je htio baštiniti blagoslov, bio odbačen; jer nije našao mjesta pokajanju, premda ga je sa suzama brižljivo tražio’ [Hebrews 12:13–17].”

> “This is applicable to many who claim to believe the truth. Rather than give up their lustful practices, they venture on in a wrong line of education under Satan’s deceiving sophistry. Sin is not discerned as sinful. Their very consciences are defiled, their hearts are corrupted, even the thoughts are continually corrupt. Satan uses them as decoys to lure souls to unclean practices which defile the whole being. ‘He that despised Moses’ law [which was the law of God] died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know Him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto Me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge His people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God’ [Hebrews 10:28–31].” Manuscript Releases, volume 19, 176, 177.

> „Ovo se odnosi na mnoge koji tvrde da vjeruju istini. Umjesto da se odreknu svojih požudnih postupaka, oni ustraju na pogrešnom putu odgoja pod Sotoninim zavodljivim sofizmima. Grijeh se ne razaznaje kao grješan. Sama je njihova savjest okaljana, njihova su srca iskvarena, čak su i njihove misli neprestano iskvarene. Sotona ih upotrebljava kao mamce da bi namamio duše na nečiste postupke koji onečišćuju cijelo biće. ‘Tko je prekršio Mojsijev zakon [koji je bio Božji zakon], umire bez milosrđa na svjedočanstvo dvojice ili trojice svjedoka: Koliko li će, mislite, težu kaznu zaslužiti onaj koji je pogazio Sina Božjega i krv Saveza, kojom je bio posvećen, smatrao nesvetom, i uvrijedio Duha milosti? Jer poznajemo Onoga koji je rekao: Moja je osveta, ja ću uzvratiti, govori Gospodin. I opet: Gospodin će suditi svomu narodu. Strašno je upasti u ruke Boga živoga’ [Hebrejima 10:28–31].” Manuscript Releases, volume 19, 176, 177.

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