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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Forty-Nine

Knjiga proroka Daniela - sto četrdeset i devet

The Mystery of God Revealed: Uniting Divinity and Humanity

Otkriveno Otajstvo Božje: sjedinjenje božanstva i čovještva

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Jeff Pippenger

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March 21, 2024

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We have been considering the history represented in verse forty of Daniel chapter eleven. We are now addressing the internal line of history within the verse which represents the history of the Protestant horn of the earth beast. We are employing the joining of Ezekiel’s two sticks in chapter thirty-seven as the point of reference to identify the mystery of God, by Christ in joining His divinity with humanity when the third angel arrives. Line upon line, the message of the mystery of God that John identified as finishing during the sounding of the seventh trumpet, was specifically sent to Laodicea by the apostle Paul. Ezekiel, John and Paul’s testimony aligns with the same mystery of God that was represented in the message of Jones and Waggoner in 1888, which was the message to Laodicea.

Razmatrali smo povijest predstavljenu u četrdesetom retku jedanaestog poglavlja Danielove knjige. Sada se bavimo unutarnjom linijom povijesti unutar toga retka, koja predstavlja povijest protestantskog roga zemaljske zvijeri. Služenjem spajanjem dvaju Ezekielovih štapova u trideset i sedmom poglavlju kao uporišnom točkom, nastojimo prepoznati tajnu Božju, po Kristu u sjedinjenju Njegova božanstva s čovještvom kada dolazi treći anđeo. Redak na redak, poruka tajne Božje, za koju je Ivan utvrdio da se dovršava tijekom oglašavanja sedme trube, bila je posebno poslana Laodiceji po apostolu Pavlu. Svjedočanstvo Ezekiela, Ivana i Pavla podudara se s istom tajnom Božjom koja je bila predstavljena u poruci Jonesa i Waggonera 1888. godine, a to je bila poruka Laodiceji.

> For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:1–3.

> Jer bih htio da znate koliku veliku borbu imam za vas i za one u Laodiceji, i za sve koji nisu vidjeli lica mojega u tijelu; da se utješe srca njihova, sjedinjena u ljubavi, i da dođu do svega bogatstva punoga uvjerenja razumijevanja, do spoznaje otajstva Boga i Oca i Krista; u kojemu su skrivena sva blaga mudrosti i znanja. Kološanima 2,1–3.

The work of atonement, of joining the two sticks of divinity and humanity began when the third angel arrived, but Paul is addressing the final and perfect fulfillment of the joining of the two sticks which is the mystery of God. He therefore identifies the message as the message to Laodicea that first arrived in 1856, and then was repeated in 1888, and then found its perfect fulfillment on September 11, 2001. Paul identifies the temple in a twofold nature, when he presented the mystery of God, which was to be finished in the sounding of the seventh trumpet. He divides that mystery into a head and a body.

Djelo pomirenja, sjedinjenja dvaju štapova božanstva i čovještva, započelo je kada je stigao treći anđeo, no Pavao se obraća konačnom i savršenom ispunjenju sjedinjenja dvaju štapova, koje je tajna Božja. Stoga on tu poruku poistovjećuje s porukom Laodiceji koja je prvi put stigla 1856., zatim je bila ponovljena 1888., a potom je našla svoje savršeno ispunjenje 11. rujna 2001. Pavao prepoznaje hram u dvostrukoj naravi kada je iznio tajnu Božju, koja je trebala biti dovršena za trubljenja sedmoga anđela. Tu tajnu dijeli na glavu i tijelo.

> And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God. Colossians 1:18–25.

> I on je glava tijela, Crkve; on je početak, prvorođenac od mrtvih, da u svemu bude prvenstven. Jer se svidjelo Ocu da u njemu prebiva sva punina; i da po njemu pomiri sa sobom sve uspostavivši mir krvlju križa njegova; po njemu, velim, bilo ono što je na zemlji, bilo ono što je na nebesima. I vas, koji ste nekoć bili otuđeni i neprijatelji umom po opakim djelima, sada je ipak pomirio u tijelu njegova mesa po smrti, da vas prikaže svetima i bez mane i besprigovornima pred sobom, ako ustrajete u vjeri utemeljeni i postojani te se ne odmaknete od nade evanđelja koje ste čuli i koje je propovijedano svakomu stvorenju pod nebom, kojemu sam ja, Pavao, postao službenik; koji se sada radujem u svojim trpljenjima za vas i dopunjam u svome tijelu ono što preostaje nevoljama Kristovim za njegovo tijelo, koje je Crkva; kojoj sam postao službenik po upravi Božjoj koja mi je dana za vas, da ispunim riječ Božju. Kološanima 1:18–25.

Christ is the head, which is to have preeminence in all things, and His church is the body. Together the head and the body represent the combination of divinity with humanity, and another important fact is also identified. The relation of the head and the body, is that the head is to have the preeminence over the body. With mankind, who were created in God’s image, the higher powers (the head), are to have rulership over the lower powers (the body.) Together they form one being, or in the terminology of the temple which John was to measure, they represent the holy place (humanity, the body), and the Most Holy Place (divinity, the head). How these two are joined together into “one stick”, or one body is the work of “at-One-ment.” Paul continues:

Krist je glava, koja treba imati prvenstvo u svemu, a Njegova crkva je tijelo. Zajedno glava i tijelo predstavljaju sjedinjenje božanstva s čovještvom, a također se prepoznaje još jedna važna činjenica. Odnos glave i tijela jest takav da glava treba imati prvenstvo nad tijelom. Kod čovječanstva, koje je stvoreno na Božju sliku, više sile (glava) trebaju vladati nad nižim silama (tijelo). Zajedno tvore jedno biće, ili, u nazivlju hrama koji je Ivan trebao izmjeriti, predstavljaju Svetinju (čovještvo, tijelo) i Svetinju nad svetinjama (božanstvo, glava). Kako se to dvoje sjedinjuje u „jedan štap“, ili jedno tijelo, djelo je „pomire-nja“. Pavao nastavlja:

> Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. Colossians 1:25–29.

> Kojega postadoh službenik prema upravi Božjoj koja mi je dana za vas, da ispunim riječ Božju; to jest otajstvo koje bijaše sakriveno od vjekova i naraštaja, a sada je očitovano njegovim svetima: kojima Bog htjede obznaniti što je bogatstvo slave ovoga otajstva među poganima; a to je Krist u vama, nada slave: Njega mi propovijedamo, opominjući svakoga čovjeka i poučavajući svakoga čovjeka u svoj mudrosti, da bismo svakoga čovjeka predstavili savršena u Kristu Isusu: za to se i trudim, boreći se prema njegovu djelovanju koje silno djeluje u meni. Kološanima 1:25–29.

The perfection of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, which presents “every man perfect in Christ” is the “mystery of God,” which is the combination of divinity with humanity, or as Paul states it, is “Christ in” humanity “the hope of glory.” In the days of the sounding of the Seventh Trumpet that mystery is accomplished. When Ezekiel identifies that joining, he employs two sticks, one for the northern kingdom and one for the southern kingdom to identify the symbolic link, which represents the temple by the number “forty-six.” The stick of the symbolic link of “forty-six,” is to be joined with the symbolic link of “two hundred and twenty.”

Savršenstvo stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koje predstavlja „svakoga čovjeka savršena u Kristu”, jest „tajna Božja”, koja je sjedinjenje božanstva s čovještvom, ili, kako to Pavao izriče, „Krist u” čovještvu, „nada slave.” U danima kad zatrubi Sedma truba ta se tajna dovršava. Kada Ezekiel prepoznaje to sjedinjenje, služi se dvama štapovima, jednim za sjeverno kraljevstvo i jednim za južno kraljevstvo, kako bi označio simboličnu sponu, koja predstavlja hram brojem „četrdeset i šest”. Štap simbolične spone od „četrdeset i šest” treba biti pridružen simboličnoj sponi od „dvjesto i dvadeset”.

Two hundred and twenty is the symbol of divinity combined with humanity. From the publishing of the King James Bible in 1611, unto the first presentation of Miller’s message in 1831 and thereafter the publishing of the message in 1833 in the Vermont Telegraph, is two hundred and twenty years. Miller’s message was the formalization of the increase of knowledge that was derived from the Bible, when the book of Daniel was unsealed in 1798. At the beginning date of 1611, there was a divine document published and at the ending date of 1831 there was a human publication based upon the divine truth that was unsealed in 1798.

Dvije stotine i dvadeset simbol je božanstva združenog s čovještvom. Od izdavanja Biblije kralja Jakova 1611. godine do prvoga izlaganja Millerove poruke 1831., a potom i do objavljivanja te poruke 1833. u Vermont Telegraphu, proteklo je dvije stotine i dvadeset godina. Millerova poruka bila je formalizacija umnoženja znanja koje je proizašlo iz Biblije kada je knjiga proroka Daniela bila otpečaćena 1798. godine. Na početnom datumu, 1611. godine, bio je objavljen božanski dokument, a na završnom datumu, 1831. godine, bilo je ljudsko izdanje utemeljeno na božanskoj istini koja je bila otpečaćena 1798. godine.

Those three dates represent not only two hundred and twenty years, but also the structure of the Hebrew word “Truth”, which is created by combining the first, thirteenth and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet to create the word “Truth.” A divine publication at the beginning and a human publication at the ending, and 1798 represents an increase of knowledge which would manifest a class of wicked persons who rejected that knowledge, and thus represented the thirteenth letter, which is a symbol of rebellion. That link of two hundred and twenty years was established in the movement of the first angel, and the movement of the third angel provides a second witness.

Ta tri datuma ne predstavljaju samo dvjesto dvadeset godina, nego i strukturu hebrejske riječi „Istina“, koja nastaje spajanjem prvoga, trinaestoga i posljednjega slova hebrejske abecede kako bi se oblikovala riječ „Istina“. Božanska objava na početku i ljudska objava na svršetku, a 1798. predstavlja porast znanja koji bi očitovao skupinu opakih osoba koje su to znanje odbacile te su tako predstavljale trinaesto slovo, koje je simbol pobune. Ta veza od dvjesto dvadeset godina uspostavljena je u pokretu prvoga anđela, a pokret trećega anđela pruža drugo svjedočanstvo.

In 1776, the divine document, the Declaration of Independence, was published and two hundred and twenty years later, in 1996, a human document The Time of the End magazine was published. The human document was derived from the increase of knowledge that was produced at the time of the end in 1989, which, as with 1798, produced a rebellion to the divine message represented by the Declaration of Independence. The increase of knowledge in 1996, identified the future for America as it loses the freedom and independence it had declared in 1776 at the soon coming Sunday law. This provides a second witness that the number two hundred and twenty represents the combination of divinity with humanity, and that second witness was set forth with the signature of “Truth,” and was represented by a first witness in the history of the first angel (the first), and the second witness in the history of the third angel (the last).

Godine 1776. objavljen je božanski dokument, Deklaracija o neovisnosti, a dvije stotine i dvadeset godina poslije, 1996., objavljen je ljudski dokument, časopis The Time of the End. Taj je ljudski dokument proizašao iz umnoženja znanja koje je nastalo u vrijeme kraja 1989. godine, a koje je, kao i 1798., proizvelo pobunu protiv božanske poruke predstavljene Deklaracijom o neovisnosti. Umnoženje znanja 1996. godine prepoznalo je budućnost Amerike dok ona gubi slobodu i neovisnost koju je proglasila 1776. godine, pri uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. To pruža drugo svjedočanstvo da broj dvije stotine i dvadeset predstavlja sjedinjenje božanskoga s ljudskim, a to drugo svjedočanstvo bilo je izneseno s potpisom „Truth” te je bilo predstavljeno prvim svjedokom u povijesti prvoga anđela (prvoga) i drugim svjedokom u povijesti trećega anđela (posljednjega).

1776 also marked the beginning of a period that preceded the actual beginning of the earth beast as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. In that preparation period the signature of truth was once again identified by 1776, marking the beginning of the United States, and 1798 marking the beginning of the United States as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. In the middle of that beginning and ending history, 1789 marked the center letter as thirteen colonies ratified the Constitution. Each of the three dates represent the “speaking” of the United States; with the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Constitution in 1789, and the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. That history represents twenty-two years, which is a tithe or a tenth of two hundred and twenty, so it also represents a symbol of the combination of Divinity with humanity.

Godina 1776. također je označila početak razdoblja koje je prethodilo stvarnom početku zvijeri zemlje kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskog proročanstva. U tom pripremnom razdoblju obilježje istine ponovno je bilo prepoznato po 1776., koja označava početak Sjedinjenih Država, i po 1798., koja označava početak Sjedinjenih Država kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskog proročanstva. U sredini te povijesti početka i završetka, 1789. označila je središnje slovo dok je trinaest kolonija ratificiralo Ustav. Svaki od ta tri datuma predstavlja „govorenje” Sjedinjenih Država: Deklaraciju o neovisnosti 1776., Ustav 1789. i Zakone o strancima i pobuni 1798. Ta povijest obuhvaća dvadeset i dvije godine, što je desetina ili jedna desetina od dvjesto dvadeset, te tako također predstavlja simbol sjedinjenja božanstva s čovještvom.

Its representation is of the history of the earth beast who is portrayed as beginning as a lamb (divinity), and ending as a dragon (humanity). 1776 begins with the Declaration of Independence marking divinity and the Alien and Sedition Acts represent humanity, and in those twenty-two years that preceded the beginning of the earth beast’s reign as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, the transition from the lamb to the dragon is typified.

Njegovo predstavljanje prikazuje povijest zvijeri iz zemlje koja je prikazana kako započinje kao janje (božanstvo), a završava kao zmaj (čovještvo). Godina 1776. započinje Deklaracijom neovisnosti, koja označava božanstvo, a Zakoni o strancima i pobuni predstavljaju čovještvo, te se u tih dvadeset i dvije godine koje su prethodile početku vladavine zvijeri iz zemlje kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskog proroštva predočuje prijelaz od janjeta do zmaja.

The beginning of the twenty-five hundred and twenty years of judgment against the southern kingdom of Judah, is connected with the beginning of the twenty-three hundred years of Daniel chapter eight, verse fourteen. The trampling down of the sanctuary and host in Judah began in 677 BC, and the twenty-three hundred year prophecy began two hundred and twenty years later in 457 BC. The stick of the southern kingdom of Judah is linked with the symbol of forty-six to the northern kingdom, and also linked to the twenty-three hundred years by the link of two-hundred and twenty.

Početak dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina suda protiv južnoga kraljevstva Jude povezan je s početkom dvije tisuće tristo godina iz Daniela, osmo poglavlje, četrnaesti redak. Pogaženje Svetišta i vojske u Judi započelo je 677. pr. Kr., a proročanstvo o dvije tisuće tristo godina započelo je dvjesto dvadeset godina poslije, 457. pr. Kr. Štap južnoga kraljevstva Jude povezan je sa simbolom četrdeset i šest sa sjevernim kraljevstvom, a također je povezan s dvije tisuće tristo godina vezom od dvjesto dvadeset.

Paul claimed to be the minister of the dispensation of God, and then defined the dispensation he was a minister of as the mystery of God, which is Christ in you the hope of glory. He further addresses this truth when writing to Timothy.

Pavao je tvrdio da je služitelj Božje raspodjele, a zatim je raspodjelu kojoj je bio služitelj definirao kao Božje otajstvo, koje je Krist u vama, nada slave. O toj istini dalje govori pišući Timoteju.

> And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 1 Timothy 3:16.

> I bez prijepora, velika je tajna pobožnosti: Bog se očitovao u tijelu, opravdan u Duhu, viđen od anđela, propovijedan među narodima, uzvjerovan u svijetu, uznesen u slavu. 1 Timoteju 3,16.

Paul here says that the mystery of godliness is God manifest in the flesh. God is the Head, and the flesh is the body. The mystery of godliness is Christ in the believer, it is the joining of divinity with humanity. Paul also uses the metaphor of marriage as did Hosea.

Pavao ovdje kaže da je otajstvo pobožnosti Bog očitovan u tijelu. Bog je Glava, a tijelo je tijelo. Otajstvo pobožnosti jest Krist u vjerniku; to je sjedinjenje božanstva s čovještvom. Pavao također rabi metaforu braka, kao što je to činio i Hošea.

> For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:30–32.

> Jer smo udovi njegova tijela, od njegova mesa i od njegovih kostiju. Stoga će čovjek ostaviti oca i majku te prionuti uza svoju ženu, i njih dvoje bit će jedno tijelo. Ovo je velika tajna, ali ja govorim o Kristu i Crkvi. Efežanima 5,30–32.

In chapter thirty-seven, when Ezekiel identifies the covenant of the last days, which is the renewed covenant with those identified as the one hundred and forty-four thousand, he provides an illustration of the joining of two sticks. Those two sticks, line upon line, include Hosea and Paul’s marriage metaphor. When they were joined together, they were to be no more two nations, but one nation, forever.

U trideset i sedmom poglavlju, kada Ezekiel prepoznaje savez posljednjih dana, koji je obnovljeni savez s onima označenima kao sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, on iznosi prikaz spajanja dvaju štapova. Ta dva štapa, redak po redak, uključuju bračnu metaforu Hošee i Pavla. Kada su bili sjedinjeni, više nisu trebali biti dva naroda, nego jedan narod, zauvijek.

> And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. Ezekiel 37:22, 23.

> I učinit ću ih jednim narodom u zemlji, na gorama Izraelovim; i jedan će kralj biti kralj svima njima; i neće više biti dva naroda, niti će više ikada biti razdijeljeni na dva kraljevstva. I neće se više onečišćavati svojim idolima, ni svojim gadostima, ni ijednim svojim prijestupom; nego ću ih izbaviti iz svih njihovih prebivališta u kojima su sagriješili, i očistit ću ih; tako će oni biti moj narod, a ja ću biti njihov Bog. Ezekiel 37:22, 23.

The joining together of Ezekiel identifies when they are no more divided, nor do they sin any longer, when they are cleansed, and when God is their only God, and they have only one king. On October 22, the Messenger of the Covenant suddenly came to the temple to “cleanse” His people. He came to receive a kingdom, whose people according to Peter were then to be a kingdom of priests and kings. On that date the bridegroom also came to the marriage, which is the mystery Paul and Hosea identify, which represents the combination of divinity with humanity. John identifies that the mystery, which Paul identifies as “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” would be finished in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel.

Spajanje u Ezekielu ukazuje na vrijeme kada oni više nisu razdijeljeni, niti više griješe, kada su očišćeni, i kada je Bog njihov jedini Bog, a oni imaju samo jednoga kralja. Dana 22. listopada Glasnik Saveza iznenada je došao u hram da „očisti“ svoj narod. Došao je primiti kraljevstvo, čiji su narod, prema Petru, tada trebali biti kraljevstvo svećenikâ i kraljevâ. Toga je datuma i zaručnik došao na svadbu, što je otajstvo koje prepoznaju Pavao i Hošea, a koje predstavlja sjedinjenje božanstva s čovještvom. Ivan prepoznaje da će otajstvo, koje Pavao označuje kao „Krist u vama, nada slave“, biti dovršeno u danima kada zatrubi sedmi anđeo.

> But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Revelation 10:7.

> Nego u danima glasa sedmoga anđela, kad on zatrubi, dovršit će se tajna Božja, kako je navijestio svojim slugama prorocima. Otkrivenje 10,7.

The seventh angel is the third woe, which arrived on September 11, 2001. The seventh angel began to sound when the third angel arrived in the history of 1844, and onward, but the rebellion of 1863 prevented the work from being finished. The third angel arrived and the seventh trumpet began to sound again on September 11, 2001, and this time the “mystery of God” is to be “finished.” That “mystery” is the combination of divinity with humanity, which produces the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who then become God’s ensign and army. For this reason, chapter thirty-seven of Ezekiel, begins with Ezekiel being taken to a valley of dead dry bones. Those bones represent Laodicean Adventism on September 11, 2001, and for this reason Paul addresses his gospel of the mystery of God to the Laodiceans.

Sedmi anđeo jest treći jao, koji je stigao 11. rujna 2001. Sedmi anđeo počeo je trubiti kada je treći anđeo stigao u povijesti 1844. godine, i nadalje, ali pobuna iz 1863. spriječila je da djelo bude dovršeno. Treći anđeo je stigao i sedma je truba ponovno počela trubiti 11. rujna 2001., a ovoga puta „tajna Božja“ treba biti „dovršena“. Ta „tajna“ jest sjedinjenje božanstva s čovještvom, koje proizvodi sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji zatim postaju Božji stijeg i vojska. Iz toga razloga trideset sedmo poglavlje Ezekiela započinje time što je Ezekiel odveden u dolinu mrtvih suhih kostiju. Te kosti predstavljaju laodicejski adventizam 11. rujna 2001., i iz toga razloga Pavao svoje evanđelje o tajni Božjoj upućuje Laodicejcima.

> For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:1–3.

> Jer bih htio da znate koliku veliku borbu imam za vas i za one u Laodiceji, i za sve koji nisu vidjeli moje lice u tijelu; da se utješe srca njihova, sjedinjena u ljubavi, i da dospiju do svega bogatstva punoga uvjerenja razuma, do spoznaje otajstva Boga i Oca i Krista; u kojemu su skrivena sva blaga mudrosti i znanja. Kološanima 2,1–3.

This is also the description Sister White associates with the dead dry bones of Ezekiel.

To je također opis koji sestra White povezuje s mrtvim suhim kostima iz Ezekiela.

> “But not only does this simile of the dry bones apply to the world, but also to those who have been blessed with great light; for they also are like the skeletons of the valley. They have the form of men, the framework of the body; but they have not spiritual life. But the parable does not leave the dry bones merely knit together into the forms of men; for it is not enough that there is symmetry of limb and feature. The breath of life must vivify the bodies, that they may stand upright, and spring into activity. These bones represent the house of Israel, the church of God, and the hope of the church is the vivifying influence of the Holy Spirit. The Lord must breathe upon the dry bones, that they may live.

> „Ali ne odnosi se ova usporedba o suhim kostima samo na svijet, nego i na one koji su blagoslovljeni velikim svjetlom; jer i oni su poput kostura u dolini. Imaju obličje ljudi, ustroj tijela, ali nemaju duhovni život. No prispodoba ne ostavlja suhe kosti tek povezane u ljudske oblike; jer nije dovoljno da postoji sklad udova i crta. Dah života mora oživjeti tijela, da bi mogla stajati uspravno i pokrenuti se na djelovanje. Ove kosti predstavljaju dom Izraelov, crkvu Božju, a nada crkve jest oživljujući utjecaj Duha Svetoga. Gospodin mora dahnuti na suhe kosti, da bi oživjele.“

> “The Spirit of God, with its vivifying power, must be in every human agent, that every spiritual muscle and sinew may be in exercise. Without the Holy Spirit, without the breath of God, there is torpidity of conscience, loss of spiritual life. Many who are without spiritual life have their names on the church records, but they are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. They may be joined to the church, but they are not united to the Lord. They may be diligent in the performance of a certain set of duties, and may be regarded as living men; but many are among those who have ‘a name that thou livest, and art dead.’

> „Duh Božji, sa svojom oživljujućom silom, mora biti u svakom ljudskom oruđu, kako bi svaki duhovni mišić i svaka žila bili u djelovanju. Bez Duha Svetoga, bez daha Božjega, nastupa obamrlost savjesti, gubitak duhovnog života. Mnogi koji su bez duhovnog života imaju svoja imena u crkvenim zapisima, ali nisu upisani u Janjetovu knjigu života. Oni mogu biti pridruženi crkvi, ali nisu sjedinjeni s Gospodinom. Mogu biti marljivi u izvršavanju određenog niza dužnosti i mogu se smatrati živima; ali mnogi su među onima koji imaju ‘ime da žive, a mrtvi su.’”

> “Unless there is genuine conversion of the soul to God; unless the vital breath of God quickens the soul to spiritual life; unless the professors of truth are actuated by heaven-born principle, they are not born of the incorruptible seed which liveth and abideth forever. Unless they trust in the righteousness of Christ as their only security; unless they copy His character, labor in His spirit, they are naked, they have not on the robe of His righteousness. The dead are often made to pass for the living; for those who are working out what they term salvation after their own ideas, have not God working in them to will and to do of His good pleasure.

> „Ako ne postoji istinsko obraćenje duše Bogu; ako životvorni dah Božji ne oživi dušu na duhovni život; ako oni koji ispovijedaju istinu nisu pokretani načelom rođenim s neba, nisu rođeni od neraspadljivoga sjemena koje živi i ostaje dovijeka. Ako se ne uzdaju u pravednost Kristovu kao u svoju jedinu sigurnost; ako ne oponašaju Njegov karakter, ne rade u Njegovu duhu, oni su goli, nisu odjeveni u haljinu Njegove pravednosti. Mrtvi se često prikazuju kao živi; jer oni koji ostvaruju ono što nazivaju spasenjem prema vlastitim zamislima, nemaju Boga koji u njima djeluje da hoće i čini što je Njemu ugodno.“

> “This class is well represented by the valley of dry bones Ezekiel saw in vision.” Review and Herald, January 17, 1893.

> „Ovaj je razred dobro predočen dolinom suhih kostiju koju je Ezekiel vidio u viđenju.” Review and Herald, 17. siječnja 1893.

The Laodicean message was first presented to Adventism in 1856, the very year the Lord opened up the advancing light of the “seven times” of Leviticus chapter twenty-six. The message of 1856, consisting of an internal message calling for repentance, and an external message of prophecy, was rejected in 1863. The Laodicean message of the mystery of “Christ in you, the hope of glory”, was repeated in 1888 by Elders Jones and Waggoner, and that message was also identified as the message to Laodicea by Sister White.

Laodicejska poruka prvi je put iznesena adventizmu 1856. godine, upravo one godine kada je Gospod otvorio napredujuću svjetlost o „sedam vremena” iz dvadeset i šestog poglavlja Levitskog zakonika. Poruka iz 1856., koja se sastojala od unutarnje poruke koja je pozivala na pokajanje i vanjske proročanske poruke, bila je odbačena 1863. godine. Laodicejska poruka o tajni „Krist u vama, nada slave” ponovljena je 1888. od strane starješina Jonesa i Waggonera, a tu je poruku i sestra White također prepoznala kao poruku Laodiceji.

Line upon line, Ezekiel chapter thirty-seven begins with Ezekiel being spiritually conveyed to September 11, 2001, where he is given a view of Laodicean Adventism, who are dead in sins and trespasses. He is told to give two distinct prophetic messages. The first produces a joining together, but the bodies are still dead. The second prophecy calls for the message of the “four winds” to breathe life into the bones. The message of the four winds is the sealing message of the one hundred and forty-four thousand which identifies four angels holding the four winds. Sister White identifies those four winds as an “angry horse”, seeking to break loose, for it is being restrained. The angry horse of Islam is seeking to break loose and bring death and destruction in its path, as it did on September 11, 2001, and it will be released again at the soon coming Sunday law.

Redak po redak, trideset i sedmo poglavlje Ezekiela započinje time što je Ezekiel duhovno prenesen na 11. rujna 2001., gdje mu je dan prizor laodicejskog adventizma, mrtva u grijesima i prijestupima. Rečeno mu je da objavi dvije različite proročke poruke. Prva proizvodi sastavljanje, ali su tijela još uvijek mrtva. Drugo proroštvo poziva da poruka o „četiri vjetra” udahne život kostima. Poruka o četiri vjetra jest poruka zapečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koja prepoznaje četiri anđela kako drže četiri vjetra. Sestra White poistovjećuje ta četiri vjetra s „gnjevnim konjem”, koji nastoji provaliti, jer je zadržavan. Gnjevni konj islama nastoji provaliti i na svome putu donijeti smrt i razaranje, kao što je učinio 11. rujna 2001., a bit će ponovno pušten pri uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu.

That message brings the dead bodies into a unified army that is standing upon its feet. That unified army is brought to its feet in response to the message of the seventh angel, for in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, the mystery of the one hundred and forty-four thousand’s marriage with Christ will be accomplished.

Ta poruka dovodi mrtva tijela u jedinstvenu vojsku koja stoji na svojim nogama. Ta jedinstvena vojska biva podignuta na svoje noge kao odgovor na poruku sedmoga anđela, jer će se u danima trubljenja sedmoga anđela dovršiti otajstvo ženidbe sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće s Kristom.

Then Ezekiel is shown the joining of two sticks that become one nation. Those two sticks are the northern kingdom of Israel, and the southern kingdom of Judah, which are joined together as one nation at the conclusion of their mutual scattering periods of twenty-five hundred and twenty years. Their mutual conclusion produces a spiritual temple, represented by the forty-six years at the beginning and at the ending of the mutual scattering times.

Tada je Ezekielu pokazano spajanje dvaju štapova koji postaju jedan narod. Ta dva štapa predstavljaju sjeverno kraljevstvo Izraela i južno kraljevstvo Jude, koji se sjedinjuju kao jedan narod na završetku svojih uzajamnih razdoblja raspršenja od dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina. Njihov uzajamni završetak rađa duhovni hram, predočen četrdeset i šestim godinama na početku i na kraju uzajamnih vremena raspršenja.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Ovu ćemo studiju nastaviti u sljedećem članku.

> “‘And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 2 Chronicles 20:20.’

> „I uraniše rano ujutro i pođoše u pustinju tekojsku; i kad pođoše, Jošafat stade i reče: Čujte me, o Judo i vi stanovnici Jeruzalema: vjerujte u Gospodina, Boga svojega, i bit ćete utvrđeni; vjerujte njegovim prorocima, i napredovat ćete. 2 Ljetopisa 20,20.”

> ““Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.’

> “Vjerujte u Gospodina, Boga svojega, i održat ćete se; vjerujte njegovim prorocima, i napredovat ćete.”

> “Isaiah 8:20. ‘To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.’

> Izaija 8,20. „K Zakonu i svjedočanstvu! Ako ne govore prema ovoj riječi, to je zato što u njima nema svjetla.”

> “Two texts are here set before God’s people: two conditions for success. The law spoken by Jehovah himself, and the spirit of prophecy, are the two sources of wisdom to guide His people in every experience. Deuteronomy 4:6. ‘This is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, who shall say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

> „Ovdje su pred Božji narod stavljena dva teksta: dva uvjeta uspjeha. Zakon koji je izgovorio sam Jehova i duh proroštva dva su izvora mudrosti koji trebaju voditi Njegov narod u svakom iskustvu. Ponovljeni zakon 4,6. ‘To je vaša mudrost i vaš razum pred očima narodâ, koji će reći: Doista, ovaj veliki narod jest mudar i razuman narod.’”

> “The law of God and the Spirit of Prophecy go hand in hand to guide and counsel the church, and whenever the church has recognized this by obeying His law, the spirit of prophecy has been sent to guide her in the way of truth.

> „Božji zakon i Duh proroštva idu ruku pod ruku kako bi vodili i savjetovali crkvu, a kad god je crkva to prepoznala poslušnošću Njegovu zakonu, duh proroštva bio je poslan da je vodi putem istine.“

> “Revelation 12:17. ‘And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.’ This prophecy points out clearly that the remnant church will acknowledge God in His law and will have the prophetic gift. Obedience to the law of God, and the spirit of prophecy has always distinguished the true people of God, and the test is usually given on present manifestations.

> „Otkrivenje 12,17. ‘I zmaj se razgnjevi na ženu te ode zaratiti s ostatkom njezina potomstva, koji drže Božje zapovijedi i imaju svjedočanstvo Isusa Krista.’ Ovo proročanstvo jasno pokazuje da će crkva ostatka priznavati Boga u Njegovu Zakonu i da će imati proročki dar. Poslušnost Božjem Zakonu i duh proroštva oduvijek su razlikovali pravi Božji narod, a kušnja se obično daje na temelju sadašnjih očitovanja.“

> “In Jeremiah’s day the people had no question about the message of Moses, Elijah, or Elisha, but they did question and put aside the message sent of God to Jeremiah until its force and power was wasted and there was no remedy but for God to carry them away into captivity.

> „U Jeremijino vrijeme narod nije dovodio u pitanje poruku Mojsija, Ilije ni Elizeja, ali je dovodio u pitanje i odbacivao poruku koju je Bog poslao po Jeremiji sve dok njezina snaga i sila nisu bile uzalud potrošene te više nije bilo lijeka osim da ih Bog odvede u sužanjstvo.

> “Likewise in the days of Christ the people had learned that Jeremiah’s message was true, and they persuaded themselves to believe that if they had lived in the days of their fathers they would have accepted his message, but at the same time they were rejecting Christ’s message, of whom all the prophets had written.

> „Isto tako, u Kristove dane narod je spoznao da je Jeremijina poruka bila istinita te su sebe uvjerili da bi, da su živjeli u dane svojih otaca, prihvatili njegovu poruku, a istodobno su odbacivali Kristovu poruku, o kome su pisali svi proroci.״

> “As the third angel’s message arose in the world, which is to reveal the law of God to the church in its fullness and power, the prophetic gift was also immediately restored. This gift has acted a very prominent part in the development and carrying forward of this message.

> „Kako se u svijetu pojavila vijest trećega anđela, koja treba otkriti Božji zakon crkvi u svoj njegovoj punini i sili, tako je i proročki dar odmah bio obnovljen. Taj je dar odigrao vrlo istaknutu ulogu u razvitku i daljnjem širenju ove vijesti.

> “As differences of opinion have arisen in reference to interpretations of Scriptures and methods of labor, calculated to unsettle the faith of believers in the message and lead to disunion in the work, the spirit of prophecy has always thrown light on the situation. It has always brought union of thought and harmony of action to the body of believers. In every crisis that has arisen in the development of the message and the growth of the work, those who have stood firmly by the law of God and the light of the Spirit of prophecy have triumphed and the work has prospered in their hands.” Loma Linda Messages, 34.

> „Kako su se pojavile razlike u mišljenjima glede tumačenja Svetoga pisma i metoda rada, takve da mogu poljuljati vjeru vjernika u poruku i dovesti do nejedinstva u djelu, duh proroštva uvijek je bacao svjetlo na nastalo stanje. On je uvijek donosio jedinstvo misli i sklad djelovanja tijelu vjernika. U svakoj krizi koja se pojavila u razvoju poruke i rastu djela, oni koji su čvrsto stajali uz Božji zakon i svjetlo Duha proroštva odnijeli su pobjedu, a djelo je napredovalo u njihovim rukama.” Loma Linda Messages, 34.

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