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# The Book of Daniel - Number Fifty-Eight

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj pedeset osam

Wisdom Unsealed: Exploring the Threefold Union and the Riddle of 666 in Prophecy

Otpečaćena mudrost: istraživanje trostrukoga jedinstva i zagonetke broja 666 u proročanstvu

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 22, 2024

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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.

Utvrđeno je na temelju nekoliko svjedoka da se u povijesti i u proročanstvu Rim uvijek pojavljuje kao osmi i da je od sedmorice. Proročanska zagonetka ovoga simbola dio je onoga što Lav iz plemena Judina otpečaćuje neposredno prije svršetka vremena milosti. Krist se nikada ne mijenja, i u Prvom i Velikom razočaranju mileritske povijesti otkrio je istinu koja je objasnila otajstvo razočaranja.

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.

Nakon Prvog razočaranja u Milleritskoj povijesti, On je uklonio svoju ruku s pogreške u nekim brojkama prikazanima na karti iz 1843. godine. Ta je pogreška predstavljala proročko nerazumijevanje koje je proizvelo Razočaranje. Milleriti su naposljetku bili dovedeni do niza razumijevanja koja su čvrsto utvrdila početni datum dvije tisuće i tri stotine dana. Imajući čvrsto polazište, koje se ponajprije temeljilo na datumu križa, tada su uvidjeli da isti proročki dokazi kojima su se služili kako bi odredili 1843. godinu zapravo određuju ne samo 1844. godinu, nego i sam dan 22. listopada 1844. godine.

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.

Nakon drugog i Velikog razočaranja, Gospodin je ponovno otkrio istinu koja je odgovorila na sve proročke nedoumice nastale njihovim pogrešnim proglašenjem da je 22. listopada 1844. bio Drugi Kristov dolazak. Gospodin je otvorio predmet Svetišta i s njime povezane istine, te je Veliko razočaranje bilo objašnjeno.

> “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.’

> „Kao narod, trebali bismo biti revni proučavatelji proročanstva; ne bismo se smjeli zaustaviti dok ne postanemo razboriti u pogledu predmeta Svetišta, koji je iznesen u viđenjima Daniela i Ivana. Ovaj predmet baca veliku svjetlost na naš sadašnji položaj i djelo te nam daje nedvojben dokaz da nas je Bog vodio u našem prošlom iskustvu. On objašnjava naše razočaranje 1844. godine, pokazujući nam da Svetište koje je trebalo biti očišćeno nije bila zemlja, kako smo pretpostavljali, nego da je Krist tada ušao u Presveti odjeljak nebeskoga Svetišta i da ondje obavlja završno djelo svoje svećeničke službe, u ispunjenju riječi anđela proroku Danielu: ‘Do dvije tisuće i tri stotine dana; tada će Svetište biti očišćeno.’”

> “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.

> „Naša je vjera u odnosu na poruke prvoga, drugoga i trećega anđela bila ispravna. Veliki putokazi koje smo prošli nepomični su. Premda vojske pakla mogu nastojati otrgnuti ih od njihova temelja i likovati pri pomisli da su uspjele, ipak ne uspijevaju. Ti stupovi istine stoje čvrsto poput vječnih gora, nepokrenuti svim naporima ljudi udruženima s naporima Sotone i njegove vojske. Mnogo toga možemo naučiti i trebali bismo neprestano istraživati Pisma da vidimo je li to tako. Božji narod sada treba imati oči uprte u nebesko Svetište, gdje je u tijeku završna služba našega velikoga Velikog svećenika u djelu suda,—gdje on posreduje za svoj narod.” Review and Herald, 27. studenoga 1883.

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.

Razočaranje učenika pri raspeću temeljilo se na pogrešnom razumijevanju kraljevstva koje je Krist trebao uspostaviti na križu. Službe Ivana Krstitelja i apostola Pavla uključivale su djelo prepoznavanja da je razdoblje doslovnog Izraela i doslovnoga zemaljskog svetišta prešlo u duhovni Izrael i duhovno nebesko svetište. Lav iz plemena Judina uvijek objašnjava razočaranje „mudrima“. Objašnjenje proročke zagonetke da je Rim „osmi, ali je od sedmorice“ dio je djela koje Lav Judin izvršava kako bi objasnio razočaranje od 18. srpnja 2020.

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.

Mileriti su u Rimu vidjeli četvrto kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva, i uviđali su razliku između poganstva i papizma, ali nisu mogli vidjeti papinski Rim kao peto kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva. Ubrzo nakon 1844. godine pioniri su uvidjeli da su Sjedinjene Države sljedeće kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva.

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.

To je prepoznavanje prikazano na pionirskoj karti iz 1850., ali njihova sposobnost da prepoznaju potpun prikaz kraljevstava biblijskog proročanstva, kako je predstavljen u sedamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, nadilazila je njihovu moć razumijevanja, jer su nakon svojega odbacivanja „sedam vremena” 1863. počeli lutati u laodicejskoj pustinji.

> “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.

> „Povijest drevnoga Izraela upečatljiv je prikaz prošloga iskustva adventističkoga tijela. Bog je vodio svoj narod u adventnom pokretu, kao što je vodio sinove Izraelove iz Egipta. U velikom razočaranju njihova je vjera bila iskušana kao i vjera Hebreja kod Crvenoga mora. Da su i dalje imali povjerenja u ruku vodilju koja je bila s njima u njihovu prijašnjem iskustvu, vidjeli bi Božje spasenje. Da su svi koji su 1844. godine složno radili na tom djelu primili poruku trećega anđela i naviještali je u sili Duha Svetoga, Gospodin bi silno djelovao s njihovim naporima. Bujica svjetla izlila bi se na svijet. Stanovnici zemlje bili bi prije mnogo godina opomenuti, završno djelo bilo bi dovršeno, a Krist bi došao radi otkupljenja svojega naroda.“

> “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.

> „Nije bila Božja volja da Izrael luta četrdeset godina po pustinji; želio ih je povesti izravno u kanaansku zemlju i ondje ih utvrditi kao svet i sretan narod. Ali ‘ne mogoše ući zbog nevjere’. Hebrejima 3,19. Zbog svojega otpada i odmetništva izginuli su u pustinji, a drugi su bili podignuti da uđu u Obećanu Zemlju. Na isti način, nije bila Božja volja da Kristov dolazak bude tako dugo odgođen i da Njegov narod ostane toliko godina u ovom svijetu grijeha i žalosti. Ali nevjera ih je odvojila od Boga. Budući da su odbili izvršiti djelo koje im je On odredio, drugi su bili podignuti da objavljuju poruku. Iz milosti prema svijetu, Isus odgađa svoj dolazak, kako bi grešnici imali priliku čuti upozorenje i u Njemu naći zaklon prije nego što se izlije Božji gnjev.” Velika borba, 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.

I Jakov i Ellen White utvrdili su da je pokret 1856. godine prešao u laodikejski pokret, a u prethodnom odlomku ona utvrđuje da bi, „kad bi svi koji su 1844. godine složno radili u djelu primili poruku trećeg anđela i objavili je u sili Duha Svetoga, Gospod moćno djelovao s njihovim naporima.” Zatim kaže: „Na isti način”, „otpad i apostazija” koje je očitovao drevni Izrael prouzročili su da drevni Izrael „propadne u pustinji.” Ovaj odlomak pokazuje da je laodikejski adventizam počeo lutati pustinjom u vremenskom razdoblju kada su oni koji su objavili poruku ponoćnog poklika još uvijek bili živi.

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.

Danas teolozi (učeni) prepoznaju razne primjene Otkrivenja sedamnaestog poglavlja, koje su ili izvedene iz metodologije futurizma što su je izmislili isusovci, ili iz iskvarenih teoloških praksi otpala protestantizma. Simboli Otkrivenja sedamnaestog poglavlja vrlo su jednostavni. Prepoznali smo nužne simbole, pa ćemo se vratiti kraljevstvima koja su ondje predstavljena i uskladiti ih s kraljevstvima iz drugoga poglavlja Daniela, jer Isus uvijek kraj neke stvari prikazuje njezinim početkom.

> 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.

> I ima sedam kraljeva: pet ih je palo, jedan jest, a drugi još nije došao; i kada dođe, mora ostati kratko vrijeme. A zvijer koja bijaše, a nije, upravo je ona osmi, i od sedmorice je, i odlazi u propast. I deset rogova koje si vidio jesu deset kraljeva, koji još nisu primili kraljevstvo; nego primaju vlast kao kraljevi jedan sat sa zvijeri. Otkrivenje 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.

U trećem retku Ivan je duhovno bio prenesen u 1798. godinu. S tog povijesnog gledišta bilo mu je rečeno da je već palo pet kraljevstava. Ta su kraljevstva bila Babilon, Medo-Perzija, Grčka, poganski Rim i papinski Rim. William Miller nije mogao razriješiti ovaj odlomak u sedamnaestom poglavlju, jer nije mogao prepoznati da je papinski Rim posebno kraljevstvo odvojeno od poganskog Rima. Ipak, taj je slijed izložen u dvanaestom i trinaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, jer je zmaj u dvanaestom poglavlju predstavljao poganski Rim, zvijer koja je izišla iz mora u trinaestom poglavlju bila je papinstvo, a zemaljska zvijer jesu Sjedinjene Američke Države. Sestra White poistovjećuje sve tri ove zvijeri kao zmaja, zvijer i lažnoga proroka. Dajući svoje svjedočanstvo, ona utvrđuje slijed kraljevstava, a taj se slijed slaže s primjenom koju dajemo Otkrivenju sedamnaest.

> “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.’

> „Pod simbolima velike crvene aždaje, zvijeri slične leopardu i zvijeri s janjećim rogovima, Ivanu su bili prikazani zemaljski vladarski sustavi koji će se osobito zauzeti za gaženje Božjega zakona i progonstvo Njegova naroda. Rat se vodi sve do svršetka vremena. Božji narod, simboliziran svetom ženom i njezinom djecom, bio je prikazan kao znatno malobrojniji. U posljednjim danima postojao je još samo ostatak. O njima Ivan govori kao o onima „koji drže zapovijedi Božje i imaju svjedočanstvo Isusa Krista.”

> “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.

> „Kroz poganstvo, a zatim kroz Papinstvo, Sotona je tijekom mnogih stoljeća provodio svoju moć u nastojanju da sa zemlje izbriše Božje vjerne svjedoke. Pogani i papisti bili su pokretani istim zmajskim duhom. Razlikovali su se samo po tome što je Papinstvo, pretvarajući se da služi Bogu, bilo opasniji i okrutniji neprijatelj. Posredovanjem rimokatolicizma Sotona je zarobio svijet. Nazovna Božja crkva bila je pometena u redove te zablude, i više od tisuću godina Božji je narod trpio pod gnjevom zmaja. A kada je Papinstvo, lišeno svoje snage, bilo prisiljeno odustati od progonstva, Ivan je ugledao novu silu kako se podiže da odjekne glas zmaja i nastavi isto okrutno i bogohulno djelo. Ta sila, posljednja koja će zaratiti protiv crkve i Božjega zakona, bila je simbolizirana zvijeri s janjećim rogovima.“

> “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.

> „Ali strogo ocrtavanje proročkoga pera otkriva promjenu u ovom miroljubivom prizoru. Zvijer s janjećim rogovima govori glasom zmaja i ‘vrši svu vlast prve zvijeri pred njom’. Proročanstvo izjavljuje da će reći stanovnicima zemlje da načine sliku zvijeri te da ‘čini da svi, mali i veliki, bogati i siromašni, slobodni i robovi, prime žig na svoju desnu ruku ili na svoja čela; i da nitko ne može ni kupovati ni prodavati osim onoga koji ima žig, ili ime zvijeri, ili broj njezina imena.’ Tako protestantizam ide stopama papinstva.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.

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.”

U prvom odlomku posljednjeg ulomka sestra White poistovjećuje poganski Rim, papinski Rim i Sjedinjene Države kao „zemaljske vladavine”. U drugom odlomku ona utvrđuje da su te vladavine bile uzastopne kada kaže: „through paganism, and then through the Papacy,” i „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.” No tu se ne zaustavlja, jer u trećem odlomku utvrđuje da će Sjedinjene Države nametnuti drugo kraljevstvo čitavome svijetu. Ona kaže: „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.”

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.

Otkrivenje u dvanaestom i trinaestom poglavlju prepoznaje poganski Rim, papinski Rim, Sjedinjene Američke Države i svjetsku sliku Zvijeri, koju uspostavljaju Sjedinjene Američke Države. Definicija „slike Zvijeri” jest spoj Crkve i Države, a da bi cijeli svijet uspostavio sliku Zvijeri, po samoj definiciji to označuje da će u posljednjim danima cijeloj zemlji biti nametnuta jedna svjetska vlada. To će kraljevstvo biti sastavljeno od Države i Crkve, pri čemu će Crkva vladati tim odnosom. Otkrivenje u dvanaestom i trinaestom poglavlju prepoznaje četiri uzastopna kraljevstva, a ta ista kraljevstva prikazana su u sedamnaestom poglavlju, kao i u drugom poglavlju Danielove knjige.

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.

Godine 1798. Ivan je vidio da je prvih pet kraljevstava biblijskog proročanstva već palo te da je 1798. tada postojalo jedno kraljevstvo. Kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva koje je započelo 1798. bilo je zemaljska zvijer iz trinaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, koja je započela kao janje, ali na kraju progovara kao zmaj. Sjedinjene Američke Države jesu dvorožno šesto kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva, koje slijedi peto kraljevstvo duhovnog Babilona, koje je zadobilo smrtonosnu ranu. Peto kraljevstvo bilo je duhovni Babilon, koji je bio predočen prvim kraljevstvom doslovnog Babilona. Šesto kraljevstvo s dva roga bilo je predočeno dvjema rukama od srebra.

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.

Godine 1798. trebalo je postojati kraljevstvo koje je još bilo u budućnosti, jer 1798. godine „drugi još nije došao“. Kada je to sedmo kraljevstvo stupilo u povijest, trebalo je „ostati kratko vrijeme“. Peto kraljevstvo zadobilo je smrtonosnu ranu, šesto kraljevstvo imalo je dva roga, a sedmo kraljevstvo traje samo kratko razdoblje. Kontekst odlomka pokazuje da je sedmo kraljevstvo predstavljeno „deset kraljeva“, jer kada „deset kraljeva“ postanu kraljevstvo, oni vladaju samo „jedan sat“, a jedan „sat“ kratko je „vrijeme“. Kada „deset kraljeva“ doista zavladaju, oni zajedno vladaju tijekom toga „jednog sata“ sa Zvijeri.

> 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.

> I deset rogova koje si vidio deset su kraljeva koji još ne primiše kraljevstvo; ali primaju vlast kao kraljevi za jedan sat sa Zvijeri. Otkrivenje 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.

„Deset rogova“ su sedmo kraljevstvo, ali vladaju zajedno sa Zvijeri „jedan sat“. „Jedan sat“ jest razdoblje krize zakona o nedjelji koje započinje uskoro nadolazećim zakonom o nedjelji u Sjedinjenim Državama. Oni pristaju vladati sa Zvijeri, jer su na to prisiljeni od strane glavnog kralja, a to su Sjedinjene Države. Sestra White u odlomku koji smo upravo naveli utvrđuje da je posljednja sila koja progoni Božji narod zvijer iz zemlje.

> “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.

> „Ivan je ugledao novu silu kako ustaje da odjekuje zmajevim glasom i nastavi isto okrutno i bogohulno djelo. Ta sila, posljednja koja treba zaratiti protiv crkve i Zakona Božjega, bila je simbolizirana zvijeri s janjećim rogovima.“ Signs of the Times, 1. studenoga 1899.

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.

Posljednje kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva uspostavlja se prijevarom koju ostvaruju Sjedinjene Američke Države kao Lažni Prorok. To je kraljevstvo započelo kao janje 1798. godine, ali u posljednjim danima prisiljava svijet da prihvati sveopću sliku Zvijeri, koja je po definiciji spoj Crkve i Države, pri čemu Crkva upravlja tim odnosom. To je kraljevstvo također označeno kao trostruki savez.

> “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.

> „Protestanti Sjedinjenih Država bit će prvi koji će pružiti ruke preko ponora da uhvate ruku spiritizma; pružit će se preko bezdana da se rukuju s rimskom vlašću; i pod utjecajem ovoga trostrukog saveza, ova će zemlja slijediti stope Rima gazeći prava savjesti.“ The Great Controversy, 588.

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.

Trostruki savez jest savez zmaja, zvijeri i lažnoga proroka, koji u šesnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja izlaze k kraljevima zemlje i vode svijet k Armagedonu.

> 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.

> I vidjeh tri nečista duha, kao žabe, gdje izlaze iz usta zmaja i iz usta Zvijeri i iz usta lažnoga proroka. Jer to su duhovi đavolski, koji čine čudesa, te izlaze k kraljevima zemlje i svega svijeta da ih skupe na boj onoga velikoga dana Boga Svemogućega. Otkrivenje 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.

„Rimska sila” jest papinstvo, zvijer i peto kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva koje je zadobilo smrtonosnu ranu. „Protestanti” predstavljaju Sjedinjene Američke Države, lažnog proroka, šesto i posljednje kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva. „Spiritualizam” je Ujedinjeni narodi, zmaj i kraljevstvo koje pristaje kraljevati jedan sat sa zvijeri. Trostruko jedinstvo ostvaruje se tijekom „jednoga sata”, koji je „sat” „velikoga potresa” iz Otkrivenja jedanaest, a to je uskoro dolazeći zakon o nedjelji.

> “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.

> „Dekretom kojim se nameće uspostava Papinstva, kršeći Božji zakon, naša će se nacija potpuno odvojiti od pravednosti. Kad protestantizam pruži svoju ruku preko ponora da uhvati ruku rimske sile, kad posegne preko bezdana da se rukuje sa spiritizmom, kad se, pod utjecajem ovoga trostrukog saveza, naša zemlja odrekne svakoga načela svojega Ustava kao protestantske i republikanske vlasti te osigura uvjete za širenje papinskih zabluda i obmana, tada ćemo moći znati da je došlo vrijeme za čudesno Sotonino djelovanje i da je kraj blizu.” Testimonies, svezak 5, 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.

U drugom poglavlju Daniela Babilon, prvo kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva, predstavljeno zlatnom glavom, predočuje duhovni Babilon, peto kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva. Dvojno kraljevstvo Medijaca i Perzijanaca, srebrna prsa i ruke, drugo kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva u Danielu 2, predstavlja dvorožnu zvijer iz zemlje, Sjedinjene Američke Države, šesto kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva. Mjed od lika iz Daniela 2, koji predstavlja Grčku, treće kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva, predstavlja Ujedinjene narode, sedmu glavu koja traje „jedan sat” i koja pristaje prihvatiti položaj u trojnom savezu zmaja, zvijeri i lažnog proroka.

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.

Željezno kraljevstvo iz drugoga poglavlja Danielove knjige, četvrto kraljevstvo biblijskoga proroštva, predstavlja osmo kraljevstvo, koje je od sedmorice. Doslovni poganski Rim, četvrto kraljevstvo, predstavlja suvremeni Rim, koji je kraljevstvo ustrojeno spojem Crkve i države, pri čemu Crkva vlada tim odnosom. To je kraljevstvo po svojoj naravi trostruko, jer je glavni kralj „deset kraljeva“ šesto kraljevstvo, koje je zvijer iz zemlje. Šesto je kraljevstvo Ahab, koji je bio oženjen Jezabelom. Šesto kraljevstvo, kada je predstavljeno u svojem trostrukom savezu, jest suvremeni Rim, kojemu je prethodilo peto kraljevstvo, a to je bio papinski Rim, kojemu je prethodilo četvrto kraljevstvo poganskoga Rima.

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.

Mileriti su vidjeli samo Rim kao četvrto i posljednje kraljevstvo. Prepoznali su da je po svojoj naravi bilo dvojako, ali nisu mogli vidjeti nijedno drugo zemaljsko kraljevstvo koje bi slijedilo. Četvrto kraljevstvo bio je poganski Rim, kojemu je prethodio papski Rim, peto kraljevstvo, a za njim slijedi moderni Rim, šesto kraljevstvo. Šesto kraljevstvo treća je od triju rimskih očitovanja.

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.”

Trostruko jedinstvo zmaja, zvijeri i lažnog proroka jest i suvremeni Rim, a također i Babilon Veliki, čija je smrtonosna rana izliječena. Sjedinjene Američke Države, Ujedinjeni narodi i bludnica iz Tira predstavljaju osmo i posljednje kraljevstvo, ali su sve troje saveznici u trostrukom jedinstvu šestoga kraljevstva, koje je posljednja sila „da ratuje protiv crkve i Zakona Božjega.”

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.

Sjedinjene Države jedna su trećina šestoga kraljevstva. Ujedinjeni narodi, kao dio trostruke unije, također su jedna trećina šestoga kraljevstva, a papinstvo je također jedna trećina šestoga kraljevstva. Na ovoj je razini broj za Sjedinjene Države ŠEST, a broj za Ujedinjene narode ŠEST i broj papinstva ŠEST. Trostruka unija predstavlja broj čovjeka, „čovjeka grijeha“, i njegov je broj ŠEST-ŠEST-ŠEST.

> 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.

> Ovdje je mudrost. Tko ima razum, neka izračuna broj Zvijeri, jer to je broj čovjekov; i broj joj je šest stotina šezdeset i šest. Otkrivenje 13:18.

The sixth and final separate kingdom is the United States, but it deceives the world, for it is the False Prophet.

Šesto i posljednje zasebno kraljevstvo jesu Sjedinjene Američke Države, ali ono obmanjuje svijet, jer je Lažni prorok.

> 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.

> I izvršuje svu vlast prve Zvijeri pred njom te navodi zemlju i one koji na njoj prebivaju da se klanjaju prvoj Zvijeri, kojoj je bila iscijeljena smrtna rana. I čini velika čudesa, tako da i oganj spušta s neba na zemlju naočigled ljudima. I zavodi one koji prebivaju na zemlji pomoću onih čudesa koja joj je dano činiti pred Zvijeri, govoreći onima koji prebivaju na zemlji da načine lik Zvijeri koja bijaše ranjena mačem, a osta živa. Otkrivenje 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.

„Moć prve Zvijeri pred njim“ predstavlja moć koja je papinstvu dana od kraljeva Europe, počevši s Klodvigom godine 496. Sjedinjene Američke Države koriste svoju vojnu silu, popraćenu svojom gospodarskom moći, kako bi obmanule i prisilile svijet. Sjedinjene Američke Države primoravaju svijet da se klanja papinstvu provođenjem svetkovanja nedjelje. Sjedinjene Američke Države čine velika čudesa time što daju da oganj, (simbol poruke), siđe s neba, što se treba ostvariti putem informacijske superautoceste, koja predstavlja potpuni razvoj ispiranja mozga i propagande, što je suvremeno očitovanje hipnoze. Zbog sve veće krize koju na zemlju navlači islam, dok ispunjava svoju ulogu u razjarivanju narodâ, svijet je zaveden da prihvati svjetski sustav saveza Crkve i Države koji se sastoji od zmaja, Zvijeri i lažnog proroka.

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.

Kad osamnaesti redak trinaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja kaže: izračunaj broj Zvijeri, taj broj označava tri sile koje se udružuju kako bi sačinile šesto i posljednje kraljevstvo. Kad se uspostavi to kraljevstvo 666, bit će to ispunjenje proročanske zagonetke da je osmi kralj od sedmorice. Ta proročanska zagonetka dio je istine koja se otpečaćuje kada Lav iz plemena Judina otvori pečate Otkrivenja Isusa Krista.

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.

Zbog toga je zagonetka posljednjega kraljevstva, koje je trostruko šesto kraljevstvo, koje je ujedno i duhovni Babilon koji je bio zaboravljen sedamdeset simboličnih godina, i koje je suvremeni Rim, i koje je također svjetska slika Zvijeri, koja je bila predočena prvim kraljevstvom Babilona i četvrtim kraljevstvom poganskoga Rima, dvostruko posvjedočena određenjem da će „mudri” razumjeti ovu istinu, jer se zagonetka broja 666 temelji na onima koji imaju mudrost, kao i zagonetka da je osmi kralj od sedmorice.

> 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.

> Ovdje je mudrost. Tko ima razum, neka izračuna broj Zvijeri, jer je to broj čovjeka; i broj joj je šest stotina šezdeset i šest. Otkrivenje 13,18.

> And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Revelation 17:9.

> I ovdje je um koji ima mudrost. Sedam glava jesu sedam gora, na kojima sjedi žena. Otkrivenje 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.

Otpečaćenje Otkrivenja Isusa Krista razumiju „mudri”, a ne opaki. Obje reference na mudrost u knjizi Otkrivenja odnose se na one koji imaju „razum”, a ono što „mudri” razumiju jest „umnoženje znanja”. „Umnoženje znanja”, koje je Otkrivenje Isusa Krista, jest otkrivenje da je osmo kraljevstvo, koje je trostruko kraljevstvo 666, također prikazano u drugom poglavlju Daniela, jer dragulji iz Millerova sna trebaju sjati deset puta jače u posljednjim danima.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Ovo ćemo proučavanje nastaviti u sljedećem članku.

> “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.

> „U Otkrivenju su prikazane duboke Božje stvari. Sam naziv dan njegovim nadahnutim stranicama, ‘Otkrivenje’, proturječi tvrdnji da je to zapečaćena knjiga. Otkrivenje je nešto što je objavljeno. Sam Gospodin otkrio je svome sluzi tajne sadržane u ovoj knjizi i On određuje da one budu otvorene za proučavanje svima. Njezine su istine upućene onima koji žive u posljednjim danima povijesti ove zemlje, kao i onima koji su živjeli u Ivanovo vrijeme. Neki od prizora prikazanih u ovom proročanstvu pripadaju prošlosti, neki se zbivaju sada; neki predočuju završetak velikoga sukoba između sila tame i Kneza neba, a neki otkrivaju pobjede i radosti otkupljenih na zemlji obnovljenoj.“

> “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.’

> „Neka nitko ne misli da mu je, zato što ne može objasniti značenje svakoga simbola u Otkrivenju, beskorisno istraživati ovu knjigu nastojeći upoznati značenje istine koju ona sadrži. Onaj koji je Ivanu otkrio ove tajne dat će marljivu istraživaču istine predokus nebeskih stvarnosti. Oni čija su srca otvorena za primanje istine bit će osposobljeni razumjeti njezina učenja te će im biti darovan blagoslov obećan onima koji ‘slušaju riječi ovoga proroštva i drže ono što je u njemu napisano.’”

> “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.

> „U Otkrivenju se susreću i završavaju sve knjige Biblije. Ovdje je dopuna knjige proroka Daniela. Jedna je proročanstvo; druga je otkrivenje. Knjiga koja je bila zapečaćena nije Otkrivenje, nego onaj dio Danielova proročanstva koji se odnosi na posljednje dane. Anđeo je zapovjedio: ‘A ti, Daniele, zatvori ove riječi i zapečati knjigu do vremena svršetka.’ Daniel 12:4.” Djela apostolska, 584, 585.

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