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# The Book of Daniel - Number Twenty-Four

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj dvadeset četiri

Nimrod, Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar

Nimrod, Nabukodonozor i Baltazar

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 19, 2023

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The books of Daniel and Revelation are the same book, just as assuredly as the Old Testament and the New Testament are the same book. Just before probation closes the Revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed.

Knjige Daniela i Otkrivenja ista su knjiga, jednako sigurno kao što su Stari zavjet i Novi zavjet ista knjiga. Neposredno prije završetka vremena milosti Otkrivenje Isusa Krista biva otpečaćeno.

> And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Revelation 22:10–13.

> I reče mi: Ne zapečati riječi proročanstva ove knjige, jer vrijeme je blizu. Tko je nepravedan, neka i dalje čini nepravdu; i tko je nečist, neka i dalje bude nečist; i tko je pravedan, neka i dalje čini pravdu; i tko je svet, neka i dalje bude svet. I evo, dolazim brzo, i moja je plaća sa mnom, da uzvratim svakomu prema njegovu djelu. Ja sam Alfa i Omega, početak i svršetak, prvi i posljednji. Otkrivenje 22:10–13.

The biblical “rule of first mention,” which includes the truth that the end of a thing is illustrated by the beginning of a thing, emphasizes the significance of the first three chapters of the book of Daniel, for they are the first truth mentioned in the book that is the books of Daniel and Revelation. Jesus is Alpha and Omega, so the beginning of the book that is the books of Daniel and Revelation, must represent the truth which is unsealed at the end. At one level then, the truth which is unsealed is the everlasting gospel of the angels of Revelation fourteen.

Biblijsko „pravilo prvoga spominjanja”, koje uključuje istinu da je svršetak neke stvari prikazan njezinim početkom, naglašava značenje prva tri poglavlja knjige Daniela, jer su ona prva istina spomenuta u knjizi koja je knjige Daniela i Otkrivenja. Isus je Alfa i Omega, stoga početak knjige koja je knjige Daniela i Otkrivenja mora predstavljati istinu koja je otpečaćena na svršetku. Na jednoj razini, dakle, istina koja je otpečaćena jest vječno evanđelje anđela iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ that is introduced in the first verse of chapter one of Revelation, is the message that is to be conveyed to the churches when the “time is at hand,” and the time that is “at hand” in chapter one of Revelation, must be the same time that is “at hand,” just before probation closes in chapter twenty-two of Revelation.

Otkrivenje Isusa Krista, koje se uvodi u prvom retku prvoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, poruka je koja se treba prenijeti crkvama kada je „vrijeme blizu“, a vrijeme koje je „blizu“ u prvom poglavlju Otkrivenja mora biti isto ono vrijeme koje je „blizu“ neposredno prije nego što se u dvadeset drugom poglavlju Otkrivenja zaključi vrijeme milosti.

> The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:1-3.

> Otkrivenje Isusa Krista, koje mu dade Bog da pokaže svojim slugama što se ima uskoro zbiti; i on ga posla i obznani po svome anđelu svome sluzi Ivanu, koji posvjedoči za riječ Božju i za svjedočanstvo Isusa Krista, i za sve što je vidio. Blago onomu koji čita i onima koji slušaju riječi ovoga proroštva i drže što je u njemu napisano, jer je vrijeme blizu. Otkrivenje 1,1-3.

The message that is the final message, which is unsealed just before probation closes, when “the time is at hand,” is the latter rain message of the second angel and Midnight Cry. It is the truth connected with the “hidden history” of the Seven Thunders. It is the revelation of “the eighth being of the seven”, and the golden thread that weaves all these precious revelations together into the beautiful garment of Christ’s righteousness is the “precious” “seven times,” of Leviticus twenty-six. Daniel chapter one, and then again, Daniel chapters one through three, is that message. The “secret” of chapter two, is also that message.

Poruka koja je posljednja poruka, koja se otpečaćuje neposredno prije nego što se zatvori vrijeme milosti, kada je „vrijeme blizu“, jest poruka pozne kiše drugoga anđela i Ponoćnog pokliča. To je istina povezana sa „skrivenom poviješću“ Sedam gromova. To je otkrivenje „osmoga koji je od sedmorice“, a zlatna nit koja sva ta dragocjena otkrivenja utka zajedno u prekrasnu haljinu Kristove pravednosti jesu „dragocjenih“ „sedam vremena“ iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset šest. Prvo poglavlje Daniela, a zatim ponovno, prvo do treće poglavlje Daniela, jest ta poruka. „Tajna“ drugoga poglavlja također je ta poruka.

Chapter one of Daniel represents the first angel’s message, and just as all the prophetic waymarks of all three angels’ messages are represented in the first angel’s message of chapter fourteen of Revelation; all the prophetic waymarks of all three messages are represented in chapter one, of Daniel. Those elements are the three-step testing process, which in Daniel chapter one, represents a dietary test, that is followed by a visual test, which leads to a litmus test. Chapter one, when considered in relation to chapters two and three, represents the dietary test, and chapter two the visual test, and chapter three the litmus test. The three angels’ messages of Revelation fourteen, and Daniel chapters one through three, provide four witnesses to the three-step testing process.

Prvo poglavlje Daniela predstavlja poruku prvoga anđela, i kao što su svi proročki putokazi svih triju anđeoskih poruka sadržani u poruci prvoga anđela u četrnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, tako su svi proročki putokazi svih triju poruka sadržani u prvom poglavlju Daniela. Ti su elementi trostupanjski proces kušnje, koji u prvom poglavlju Daniela predstavlja kušnju u pogledu prehrane, nakon koje slijedi vizualna kušnja, što vodi do lakmus-kušnje. Prvo poglavlje, promatrano u odnosu na drugo i treće poglavlje, predstavlja kušnju u pogledu prehrane, a drugo poglavlje vizualnu kušnju, i treće poglavlje lakmus-kušnju. Tri anđeoske poruke iz četrnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, i prvo do treće poglavlje Daniela, pružaju četiri svjedoka o trostupanjskom procesu kušnje.

Chapters four and five of Daniel represent a very profound line of prophetic history. The line produced by those two chapters, contains at least six distinct prophetic lines. One of those prophetic lines, begins in the year 723 BC, and continues through to the Sunday law. Another of the six lines represents the history of 1798, through to the Sunday law, and in that line, three lines of prophecy are simultaneously represented; the line of the earth beast (the United States), then the line of the Protestant horn and also the line of the Republican horn. Together they establish a fifth line in the beginning of the prophetic line of the United States. That line marks the unsealing of chapters seven, eight and nine of Daniel in 1798. At the ending of the prophetic line of the United States, a sixth line is produced, which marks the unsealing of chapters ten, eleven and twelve in 1989.

Četvrto i peto poglavlje Daniela predstavljaju vrlo duboku crtu proročke povijesti. Crta koju tvore ta dva poglavlja sadrži najmanje šest različitih proročkih crta. Jedna od tih proročkih crta započinje godine 723. pr. Kr. i nastavlja se sve do nedjeljnog zakona. Druga od tih šest crta predstavlja povijest od 1798. godine pa sve do nedjeljnog zakona, a u toj su crti istodobno prikazane tri proročke crte: crta zvijeri iz zemlje (Sjedinjene Države), zatim crta protestantskog roga, kao i crta republikanskog roga. One zajedno uspostavljaju petu crtu na početku proročke crte Sjedinjenih Država. Ta crta označava otpečaćivanje sedmog, osmog i devetog poglavlja Daniela godine 1798. Na završetku proročke crte Sjedinjenih Država nastaje šesta crta, koja označava otpečaćivanje desetog, jedanaestog i dvanaestog poglavlja 1989. godine.

The beginning of the prophetic line of the earth beast, as represented by Daniel chapter four, is marked by the symbol of the “seven times,” and the ending of the prophetic line of the earth beast is also marked by the symbol of the “seven times.” The beginning and ending of the period of history that is represented by the unsealing of chapters seven, eight and nine is also marked by the symbol of the “seven times.” The beginning and ending of the period of history that is represented by the unsealing of Daniel chapters ten, eleven and twelve is also marked by the “seven times.”

Početak proročke linije zemaljske zvijeri, kako je prikazana u četvrtom poglavlju Daniela, označen je simbolom „sedam vremena“, a završetak proročke linije zemaljske zvijeri također je označen simbolom „sedam vremena“. Početak i završetak razdoblja povijesti koje je predstavljeno otpečaćenjem sedmog, osmog i devetog poglavlja također su označeni simbolom „sedam vremena“. Početak i završetak razdoblja povijesti koje je predstavljeno otpečaćenjem desetog, jedanaestog i dvanaestog poglavlja Knjige proroka Daniela također su označeni simbolom „sedam vremena“.

The ending of the period of history that began when Daniel chapters seven, eight and nine were unsealed at “the time of the end” in 1798, was 1863. The beginning of the period of history that began when Daniel chapters ten, eleven and twelve was unsealed at “the time of the end” was 1989. From 1863, to 1989 equates to one hundred and twenty-six years. One hundred and twenty-six years is a tenth, or a tithe, of twelve hundred and sixty years. The number one hundred and twenty-six is therefore a symbol of the twelve hundred and sixty years, that represent the “wilderness,” which in turn is a symbol of the twenty-five hundred and twenty years of the “seven times.”

Završetak razdoblja povijesti koje je započelo kada su sedmo, osmo i deveto poglavlje Daniela bili otpečaćeni „u vrijeme svršetka“ 1798. godine, bio je 1863. Početak razdoblja povijesti koje je započelo kada su deseto, jedanaesto i dvanaesto poglavlje Daniela bila otpečaćena „u vrijeme svršetka“ bio je 1989. Od 1863. do 1989. iznosi sto dvadeset i šest godina. Sto dvadeset i šest godina jest desetina, odnosno desetak, od tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina. Broj sto dvadeset i šest stoga je simbol tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina, koje predstavljaju „pustinju“, a ona je pak simbol dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina „sedam vremena“.

This reality identifies that in the history of the earth beast, in the movement of the first angel at the beginning, and then at the movement of the third angel at the ending, are both marked at their beginnings and endings with the “seven times.” And the period of time between those two movements which binds them together is also represented by the “seven times.”

Ta stvarnost pokazuje da su u povijesti zemaljske zvijeri, u pokretu prvoga anđela na početku, a zatim u pokretu trećega anđela na svršetku, i jedan i drugi obilježeni na svojim počecima i svršecima sa „sedam vremena”. A razdoblje između ta dva pokreta, koje ih povezuje u cjelinu, također je predstavljeno sa „sedam vremena”.

Without applying the biblical methodology of “line upon line,” this type of revelation is impossible to see and understand, for without that methodology the sealed book, could be given to one who was educated in the art of theology, and then he could be asked for an explanation of what the book that was sealed meant. His pride of opinion would lead him to point out that the sealed book cannot be understood, for it was sealed. You could then take that sealed book and give it to one of the flock that is controlled and neutered by that enlightened one, and the flock that has become comfortable dining on the theologian’s dishes of fables, would decline from making an application of the sealed book, for they know full well that only those that are members of the theological Sanhedrin have been appointed to decide what truth is.

Bez primjene biblijske metodologije „redak na redak“ nemoguće je vidjeti i razumjeti ovu vrstu otkrivenja, jer bez te metodologije zapečaćena knjiga mogla bi biti dana nekome tko je obrazovan u umijeću teologije, a potom bi od njega moglo biti zatraženo objašnjenje što znači knjiga koja je bila zapečaćena. Ponos njegova vlastitog mišljenja naveo bi ga da istakne kako se zapečaćena knjiga ne može razumjeti, jer je bila zapečaćena. Tada biste mogli uzeti tu zapečaćenu knjigu i dati je jednome od stada kojim upravlja i koje je uškopljeno od strane toga prosvijetljenoga, a stado, koje se udobno naviknulo blagovati jela basni s teologova stola, odbilo bi primijeniti zapečaćenu knjigu, jer vrlo dobro zna da su samo oni koji su članovi teološkoga Sinedrija postavljeni odlučivati o tome što je istina.

> “‘Stay yourselves, and wonder, cry ye out, and cry; they are drunken but not with wine; they stagger; but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes; the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men delivered to one that is learned saying, read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.’

> „Stanite i čudite se, vičite i plačite; pijani su, ali ne od vina; teturaju, ali ne od opojna pića. Jer je Gospod izlio na vas duh duboka sna i zatvorio vaše oči; proroke i vaše glavare, vidioce, pokrio je. I sve vam je viđenje postalo kao riječi zapečaćene knjige, koju ljudi daju učenomu govoreći: Čitaj ovo, molim te; a on kaže: Nisam učen.“

> “‘Wherefore the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouths, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts afar from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men; therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work, and a wonder for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us, and who knoweth us? Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potters clay; for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not, or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?’

> „Stoga Gospod govori: Budući da mi se ovaj narod približava svojim ustima i svojim me usnama časti, a srce je svoje udaljio od mene, i strah njihov prema meni naučen je po ljudskoj zapovijedi, zato, evo, nastavit ću činiti čudesno djelo i čudo, jer će mudrost njihovih mudraca propasti, i razum njihovih razboritih bit će sakriven. Jao onima koji duboko nastoje sakriti svoj naum od Gospoda, i djela su njihova u tami, pa govore: Tko nas vidi, i tko nas poznaje? Doista, vaše izvrćanje stvari bit će smatrano kao lončarska glina; jer hoće li djelo reći o onome koji ga je načinio: Nije me načinio? ili će oblikovana stvar reći o onome koji ju je oblikovao: Nije imao razuma?“

> “Every word of this will be fulfilled. There are those who do not humble their hearts before God, and who will not walk uprightly. They hide their true purposes, and keep in fellowship with the fallen angel, who loveth and maketh a lie. The enemy puts spirit upon the men whom he can use to deceive those who are partially in the dark. Some are becoming imbued with the darkness that prevails, and are setting the truth aside for error. The day pointed out by prophecy is come. Jesus Christ is not understood. Jesus Christ is to them a fable. At this stage of the earth’s history, many act like drunken men. ‘Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry; they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes. The prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.’ A spiritual drunkenness is upon many who suppose they are the people who shall be exalted. Their religious faith is just as is represented in this Scripture. Under its influence, they cannot walk straight. They make crooked paths in their course of action. One and then another, they reel to and fro. They are looked upon by the Lord with great pity. The way of truth they have not known. They are scientific schemers, and those who could and should have helped, because of a clear spiritual eyesight, are themselves deceived, and are sustaining an evil work.

> „Svaka će se riječ od ovoga ispuniti. Ima onih koji ne ponizuju svoja srca pred Bogom i koji neće hoditi u pravednosti. Oni skrivaju svoje prave namjere i ostaju u zajedništvu s palim anđelom, koji ljubi i čini laž. Neprijatelj stavlja svoj duh na ljude koje može upotrijebiti da prevare one koji su djelomično u tami. Neki se sve više prožimaju tamom koja prevladava te istinu stavljaju na stranu radi zablude. Došao je dan na koji je proroštvo ukazivalo. Isus Krist nije shvaćen. Isus Krist njima je bajka. U ovoj fazi zemaljske povijesti mnogi postupaju kao pijani ljudi. ‘Stanite i čudite se, vičite i plačite; pijani su, ali ne od vina; teturaju, ali ne od žestoka pića. Jer Jahve je izlio na vas duh duboka sna i zatvorio vam oči. Proroke i vaše glavare, vidioce, pokrio je.’ Na mnogima je duhovno pijanstvo koji misle da su narod koji će biti uzvišen. Njihova je vjerska vjera upravo onakva kakvom je prikazana u ovom Pismu. Pod njegovim utjecajem ne mogu hoditi pravo. Na svojem putu djelovanja čine krive staze. Jedan pa drugi, zanose se amo-tamo. Gospodin ih promatra s velikim sažaljenjem. Put istine nisu upoznali. Oni su znanstveni spletkari, a oni koji su mogli i trebali pomoći, zbog jasna duhovnog vida, i sami su prevareni i podupiru zlo djelo.“

> “The developments of these last days will soon become decided. When these spiritualistic deceptions are revealed to be what they really are,—the secret workings of evil spirits,—those who have acted a part in them will become as men who have lost their minds.

> “Događaji ovih posljednjih dana uskoro će poprimiti odlučan oblik. Kada se ove spiritističke obmane razotkriju kao ono što doista jesu,—tajno djelovanje zlih duhova,—oni koji su u njima sudjelovali postat će poput ljudi koji su izgubili razum.

> “‘Wherefore the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men therefore, behold I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, who seeth us, and who knoweth us? Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay; for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it. He had no understanding?’

> „Stoga Gospod govori: Budući da mi se ovaj narod približava svojim ustima i usnama me časti, ali je srce svoje udaljio daleko od mene, i strah njegov prema meni naučen je po zapovijedi ljudskoj, zato, evo, nastavit ću činiti čudesno djelo među ovim narodom, doista čudesno djelo i čudo; jer će propasti mudrost njihovih mudraca, i razum njihovih razboritih bit će skriven. Jao onima koji duboko nastoje sakriti svoj naum od Gospoda, i čija su djela u tami, i koji govore: Tko nas vidi? i tko nas poznaje? Zaista, vaše izvrćanje stvari bit će cijenjeno kao lončarska glina; jer hoće li djelo reći o onome koji ga je načinio: Nije me načinio? ili će oblikovano reći o onome koji ga je oblikovao: Nije imao razuma?“

> “It is presented to me that in our experience we have been and are meeting this very condition of things. Men who have had great light and wonderful privileges have taken the word of leaders who think themselves wise, who have been greatly favored and blessed by the Lord, but who have taken themselves out of the hands of God and placed themselves in the ranks of the enemy. The world is to be flooded with specious fallacies. One human mind, accepting these fallacies, will work upon other human minds, who have been turning the precious evidence of God’s truth into a lie. These men will be deceived by fallen angels, when they should have stood as faithful guardians, watching for souls, as they that must give an account. They have laid down the weapons of their warfare, and have given heed to seducing spirits. They make of no effect the counsel of God and set aside his warnings and reproofs, and are positively on Satan’s side, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.

> „Pokazano mi je da smo u svojem iskustvu bili i da jesmo suočeni upravo s ovakvim stanjem stvari. Ljudi koji su imali veliku svjetlost i čudesne prednosti prihvatili su riječ vođa koji sebe smatraju mudrima, koji su bili uvelike obdareni i blagoslovljeni od Gospodina, ali koji su se sami istrgnuli iz Božjih ruku i svrstali se u redove neprijatelja. Svijet treba biti preplavljen uvjerljivim zabludama. Jedan ljudski um, prihvaćajući te zablude, djelovat će na druge ljudske umove, koji su dragocjene dokaze Božje istine pretvarali u laž. Te će ljude zavesti pali anđeli, premda su trebali stajati kao vjerni stražari, bdijući nad dušama kao oni koji moraju položiti račun. Odložili su oružje svojega ratovanja i priklonili se zavodljivim dusima. Oni poništavaju Božji savjet i odbacuju njegove opomene i ukore te su izravno na Sotoninoj strani, slušajući zavodljive duhove i nauke đavolske.”

> “Spiritual drunkenness is now upon men who ought not to be staggering as men under the influence of strong drink. Crimes and irregularities, fraud, deceit, and unfair dealing fill the world, in accordance with the teaching of the leader who rebelled in the heavenly courts.

> „Duhovno pijanstvo sada je obuzelo ljude koji ne bi smjeli posrtati kao ljudi pod utjecajem žestoka pića. Zločini i nepravilnosti, prijevara, obmana i nepošteno postupanje ispunjavaju svijet, u skladu s naučavanjem vođe koji se pobunio na nebeskim dvorovima.“

> “History is to be repeated. I could specify what will be in the near future, but the time is not yet. The forms of the dead will appear, through the cunning device of Satan, and many will link up with the one who loveth and maketh a lie. I warn our people that right among us some will turn away from the faith, and give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, and by them the truth will be evil spoken of.” Battle Creek Letters, 123–125.

> „Povijest će se ponoviti. Mogla bih točno navesti što će biti u bliskoj budućnosti, ali vrijeme još nije došlo. Likovi mrtvih pojavit će se, posredstvom lukavog Sotonina sredstva, i mnogi će se povezati s onim koji ljubi i čini laž. Upozoravam naš narod da će se upravo među nama neki odvratiti od vjere i pristati uz zavodljive duhove i nauke đavolske, te će zbog njih istina biti zloslutno ocrnjena.“ Battle Creek Letters, 123–125.

Daniel chapter one, representing the message of the first angel of Revelation fourteen, aligns with the beginning history of the earth beast. Daniel chapters one, two and three representing the messages of all three angels in Revelation fourteen, aligns with the ending of the United States. Nebuchadnezzar represents the history of the first angel, and the first chapter of Daniel. Belshazzar represents the history of the third angel, and the first three chapters of Daniel.

Prvo poglavlje Daniela, koje predstavlja poruku prvoga anđela iz Otkrivenja četrnaest, podudara se s početnom poviješću zemaljske zvijeri. Prvo, drugo i treće poglavlje Daniela, koja predstavljaju poruke sva tri anđela iz Otkrivenja četrnaest, podudaraju se sa završetkom Sjedinjenih Država. Nebukadnezar predstavlja povijest prvoga anđela i prvo poglavlje Daniela. Baltazar predstavlja povijest trećega anđela i prva tri poglavlja Daniela.

> “To the last ruler of Babylon, as in type to its first, had come the sentence of the divine Watcher: ‘O king, . . . to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.’ Daniel 4:31.” Prophets and Kings, 533.

> „Posljednjem vladaru Babilona, kao u praslici njegovu prvome, došla je presuda božanskoga Stražara: ‘O kralju, ... tebi se govori; kraljevstvo je odstupilo od tebe.’ Daniel 4:31.” Proroci i kraljevi, 533.

We will continue our study of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar in the next article.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti naše proučavanje Nabukodonozora i Baltazara.

> “Belshazzar, awed by this representation of God’s power, showing that they had a witness, though they knew it not, had had great opportunities of knowing the works of the living God, and His power, and of doing His will. He had been privileged with much light. His grandfather, Nebuchadnezzar, had been warned of his danger in forgetting God and glorifying himself. Belshazzar had a knowledge of his banishment from the society of men, and his association with the beasts of the field; and these facts, which ought to have been a lesson to him, he disregarded, as if they had never occurred; and he went on repeating the sins of his grandfather. He dared to commit the crimes which brought God’s judgments upon Nebuchadnezzar. He was condemned, not alone that he himself was doing wickedly, but that he had not availed himself of opportunities and capabilities, if cultivated, of being right.” Testimonies to Ministers, 436.

> „Baltazar, zadivljen ovim prikazom Božje sile, koji je pokazivao da su imali Svjedoka, premda to nisu znali, imao je velike prilike upoznati djela živoga Boga, i Njegovu silu, te vršiti Njegovu volju. Bio je povlašten velikim svjetlom. Njegov djed, Nabukodonozor, bio je opomenut na svoju pogibelj da zaboravi Boga i proslavlja samoga sebe. Baltazaru je bilo poznato njegovo izgnanstvo iz društva ljudi i njegovo društvo sa zvijerima poljskim; a te činjenice, koje su mu trebale biti poukom, on je zanemario, kao da se nikada nisu dogodile; i nastavio je ponavljati grijehe svoga djeda. Usudio se počiniti zločine koji su navukli Božje sudove na Nabukodonozora. Bio je osuđen ne samo zato što je sam činio zlo, nego i zato što nije iskoristio prilike i sposobnosti da, ako bi ih njegovao, bude ispravan.” Testimonies to Ministers, 436.

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