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# The Book of Daniel - Number Forty-Four

Knjiga proroka Daniela – Četrdeset četvrti dio

Unveiling the Lost Foundations: William Miller’s Prophetic Truths and the Last Days of Adventism

Otkrivanje izgubljenih temelja: Proročke istine Williama Millera i posljednji dani adventizma

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 8, 2024

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William Miller’s foundational truths were covered up over the four generations of Adventism. The restoration of those foundational truths are set forth in his second dream, and repeatedly identified in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy as the work God’s last day people are to accomplish. Miller’s dream identifies that when the dirt brush man restores the jewels, they will shine ten times brighter than the sun.

Temeljne istine Williama Millera bile su prikrivene tijekom četiri naraštaja adventizma. Obnova tih temeljnih istina izložena je u njegovu drugom snu te je u Bibliji i Duhu proroštva opetovano prepoznata kao djelo koje Božji narod posljednjih dana treba izvršiti. Millerov san pokazuje da će, kada čovjek s četkom za prašinu obnovi dragulje, oni zasjati deset puta sjajnije od sunca.

Miller’s framework was based upon recognizing the two desolating powers of paganism followed by papalism, and the apostle Paul’s testimony in chapter two of Thessalonians, provided Miller with the anchor for his framework. There Paul identifies that pagan Rome had restrained the papacy from rising to power, until pagan Rome was taken away. In 2 Thessalonians, Paul also provided the anchor for the framework of Future for America, when Paul identified that the “man of sin” in the chapter was also represented as the king that exalted himself, in Daniel chapter eleven, and verse thirty-six.

Millerov se okvir temeljio na prepoznavanju dviju pustošećih sila, poganstva nakon kojega slijedi papinstvo, a svjedočanstvo apostola Pavla u drugom poglavlju Poslanice Solunjanima pružilo je Milleru uporište za njegov okvir. Ondje Pavao utvrđuje da je poganski Rim priječio papinstvo da se uzdigne na vlast, sve dok poganski Rim nije bio uklonjen. U 2. Solunjanima Pavao je također pružio uporište za okvir Future for America, kada je utvrdio da je „čovjek grijeha“ u tome poglavlju također prikazan kao kralj koji se uzvisuje, u jedanaestom poglavlju Daniela, u trideset i šestom retku.

It is essential to see that the increase of knowledge in the movement of both the first and third angels, was directly connected with Paul’s testimony in chapter two of Thessalonians. At the time of the end in 1798, and also in 1989, the book of Daniel was unsealed, thus initiating a three-step testing process. The testing process always produces two classes of worshippers in the history where the book of Daniel is unsealed. It is essential to see Paul’s writings in connection with the increase of knowledge at the time of the end, for it is in that very chapter where Paul warns that those who do not receive the “love of the truth,” will receive strong delusion from God. The strong delusion is what is brought upon the wicked in Daniel chapter twelve, who reject the increase of knowledge. In both histories the strong delusion is most directly referring to Adventism.

Bitno je uvidjeti da je porast spoznaje u kretanju i prvog i trećeg anđela bio izravno povezan s Pavlovim svjedočanstvom u drugom poglavlju Druge poslanice Solunjanima. U vrijeme svršetka 1798., kao i 1989., knjiga proroka Daniela bila je otvorena, čime je započeo trostruki proces kušnje. Proces kušnje uvijek proizvodi dvije skupine štovatelja u povijesti u kojoj je knjiga proroka Daniela otvorena. Bitno je sagledati Pavlove spise u vezi s porastom spoznaje u vrijeme svršetka, jer upravo u tom poglavlju Pavao upozorava da će oni koji ne prime „ljubav istine“ primiti od Boga silnu zabludu. Silna zabluda jest ono što dolazi na opake u dvanaestom poglavlju Daniela, koji odbacuju porast spoznaje. U objema povijestima silna zabluda najizravnije se odnosi na adventizam.

> “One who sees beneath the surface, who reads the hearts of all men, says of those who have had great light: ‘They are not afflicted and astonished because of their moral and spiritual condition.’ Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before Mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.’ ‘God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,’ because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,’ ‘but had pleasure in unrighteousness.’ Isaiah 66:3, 4; 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 10, 12.

> „Onaj koji vidi ispod površine, koji čita srca svih ljudi, kaže za one koji su imali veliku svjetlost: ‘Nisu ojađeni ni zapanjeni zbog svojega moralnog i duhovnog stanja.’ Da, izabrali su svoje vlastite putove, i duša njihova uživa u svojim gadostima. I ja ću izabrati njihove zablude i pustit ću da ih snađe ono čega se boje; jer kad zovah, nitko se ne odazva; kad govorih, nisu slušali; nego su činili zlo preda mnom i izabrali ono što mi nije bilo po volji.’ ‘Bog će im poslati silnu zabludu da povjeruju laži’, jer ‘nisu primili ljubavi prema istini da bi se spasili’, ‘nego su uživali u nepravdi.’ Izaija 66,3.4; 2 Solunjanima 2,11.10.12.

> “The heavenly Teacher inquired: ‘What stronger delusion can beguile the mind than the pretense that you are building on the right foundation and that God accepts your works, when in reality you are working out many things according to worldly policy and are sinning against Jehovah? Oh, it is a great deception, a fascinating delusion, that takes possession of minds when men who have once known the truth, mistake the form of godliness for the spirit and power thereof; when they suppose that they are rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing, while in reality they are in need of everything.’

> „Nebeski Učitelj upitao je: ‘Koja bi jača obmana mogla zavesti um od pretvaranja da gradite na pravome temelju i da Bog prihvaća vaša djela, dok u stvarnosti mnoge stvari provodite prema svjetovnoj politici i griješite protiv Jehove? O, to je velika prijevara, opčinjavajuća zabluda, koja ovladava umovima kada ljudi koji su nekoć upoznali istinu zamjenjuju oblik pobožnosti njezinim duhom i silom; kada misle da su bogati, obogatili se i da im ništa ne treba, dok su u stvarnosti u potrebi za svime.’”

> “God has not changed toward His faithful servants who are keeping their garments spotless. But many are crying, ‘Peace and safety,’ while sudden destruction is coming upon them. Unless there is thorough repentance, unless men humble their hearts by confession and receive the truth as it is in Jesus, they will never enter heaven. When purification shall take place in our ranks, we shall no longer rest at ease, boasting of being rich and increased with goods, in need of nothing.

> “Bog se nije promijenio prema svojim vjernim slugama koje svoje haljine čuvaju neokaljanima. Ali mnogi viču: ‘Mir i sigurnost’, dok ih iznenadna propast sustiže. Ako ne bude temeljitog pokajanja, ako ljudi ne ponize svoja srca ispovijedanjem i ne prime istinu onakvu kakva je u Isusu, nikada neće ući u nebo. Kada se očišćenje bude zbivalo u našim redovima, više nećemo spokojno počivati, hvaleći se da smo bogati i obogatili se te da nam ništa ne treba.

> “Who can truthfully say: ‘Our gold is tried in the fire; our garments are unspotted by the world’? I saw our Instructor pointing to the garments of so-called righteousness. Stripping them off, He laid bare the defilement beneath. Then He said to me: ‘Can you not see how they have pretentiously covered up their defilement and rottenness of character? ‘How is the faithful city become an harlot!’ My Father’s house is made a house of merchandise, a place whence the divine presence and glory have departed! For this cause there is weakness, and strength is lacking.’” Testimonies, volume 8, 249, 250.

> „Tko može istinito reći: ‘Naše je zlato okušano u ognju; naše su haljine neokaljane od svijeta’? Vidjela sam našega Učitelja kako pokazuje na haljine takozvane pravednosti. Skinuvši ih, razotkrio je nečistoću ispod njih. Tada mi je rekao: ‘Zar ne vidiš kako su razmetljivo prikrili svoju nečistoću i trulež karaktera? ‘Kako je grad vjerni postao bludnica!’ Dom moga Oca pretvoren je u kuću trgovine, mjesto odakle su božanska prisutnost i slava odstupile! Zbog toga vlada slabost i nedostaje snage.’” Testimonies, svezak 8, 249, 250.

Adventism was “the faithful city” when it proclaimed the Midnight Cry in 1844. By 1863, it began the process of rejecting the “foundations” that were established through the ministry of William Miller. When they began to set aside the foundational truths, thus covering them with counterfeit jewels and coins, they were building a new foundation. Those that began, carried out and continue that work, are represented in the writing of the Spirit of Prophecy as “those who have had great light.”

Adventizam je bio „vjerni grad” kada je 1844. godine objavio Ponoćni poklik. Do 1863. započeo je proces odbacivanja „temelja” koji su bili uspostavljeni kroz službu Williama Millera. Kada su počeli stavljati po strani temeljne istine, prekrivajući ih tako krivotvorenim draguljima i novcem, gradili su novi temelj. Oni koji su započeli, proveli i nastavljaju to djelo, u spisima Duha proroštva prikazani su kao „oni koji su imali veliku svjetlost.”

The “great light” they once had, was represented in Miller’s dream as the jewels in the casket, which Miller placed upon a table in the center of his room, that shone brighter than “the sun.” In the passage just cited Sister White identifies, “those who have had great light,” but who “have chosen their own ways.”

„Veliko svjetlo” koje su nekoć imali bilo je u Millerovu snu prikazano kao dragulji u kovčegu, koje je Miller stavio na stol u središtu svoje sobe, a koji su sjali jače od „sunca”. U upravo navedenom odlomku sestra White prepoznaje „one koji su imali veliko svjetlo”, ali koji su „izabrali svoje vlastite putove”.

They chose a new way in 1863. She says it is “a fascinating delusion, that takes possession of minds when men who have once known the truth, mistake the form of godliness for the spirit and power thereof; when they suppose that they are rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing, while in reality they are in need of everything.”

Izabrali su novi put 1863. godine. Ona kaže da je to „zanosna zabluda, koja obuzima umove kada ljudi koji su nekoć upoznali istinu, zamijene obličje pobožnosti za njezin duh i silu; kada umišljaju da su bogati, da su se obogatili i da ni u čemu nemaju potrebe, dok su u stvarnosti u potrebi za svime.”

She is identifying the Laodicean condition, which she and her husband identified occurred in 1856. They were then tested for seven years, but failed the test in 1863, and began erecting the false foundation that brings the strong delusion of Paul’s warning message in Thessalonians. Paul’s warning in Thessalonians is an anchor for both the movement at the beginning and ending of Adventism, and aligns perfectly with Miller’s dream, which addresses both the beginning and ending of Adventism. His dream identifies that when the work of restoring the original jewels of truth is accomplished, those truths will shine ten times brighter than when they first shone at the Midnight Cry in the beginning of Adventism. How is it that Miller’s understanding shines any brighter now, than when he first recognized the truth?

Ona prepoznaje laodicejsko stanje, za koje su ona i njezin muž utvrdili da je nastupilo 1856. godine. Potom su bili kušani sedam godina, ali su pali na ispitu 1863. godine te počeli podizati lažni temelj koji donosi snažnu zabludu iz Pavlove poruke upozorenja u Solunjanima. Pavlovo upozorenje u Solunjanima sidro je i za pokret na početku i na završetku adventizma te se savršeno usklađuje s Millerovim snom, koji se odnosi i na početak i na završetak adventizma. Njegov san pokazuje da će, kada djelo obnavljanja izvornih dragulja istine bude dovršeno, te istine sjati deset puta jače nego što su prvi put sjale u Ponoćnom pokliku na početku adventizma. Kako to da Millerovo razumijevanje sada sjaji išta jače nego kad je prvi put prepoznao istinu?

There are several truths represented upon the two sacred charts of Habakkuk chapter two. Those truths were represented in Miller’s dream as jewels that would ultimately be restored in the last days, just before the Midnight Cry. The counterfeit jewels that are carried out of the window in Miller’s dream represent both the false doctrines that were brought into Adventism to create a false foundation, and also to hide the true foundation; but they also represent those who refuse to turn loose of the false doctrines that make up the false foundation. “The daily” was the anchor for William Miller’s framework of truth that established the original foundation, and in the last days “the daily,” symbolizes not only paganism, as Miller correctly identified, but it is the symbol of the rebellion that produced the false foundation.

Na dvjema svetim kartama iz drugoga poglavlja Habakuka prikazano je nekoliko istina. Te su istine u Millerovu snu bile predočene kao dragulji koji će na koncu biti obnovljeni u posljednjim danima, neposredno prije Ponoćnoga poklika. Krivotvoreni dragulji koji se u Millerovu snu iznose kroz prozor predstavljaju i lažne nauke koje su unesene u adventizam da bi se stvorio lažni temelj, a također i da bi se sakrio pravi temelj; ali oni isto tako predstavljaju i one koji se odbijaju odreći lažnih nauka koje sačinjavaju lažni temelj. „Svakidašnja“ je bila sidro okvira istine Williama Millera, koje je uspostavilo izvorni temelj, a u posljednjim danima „svakidašnja“ simbolizira ne samo poganstvo, kako je Miller ispravno utvrdio, nego je i simbol pobune koja je proizvela lažni temelj.

The Bible, the Spirit of Prophecy and history all testify that the judgment-hour cry of 1798 through 1844, was the proclamation of the message discovered and presented by William Miller. This is why the movement is called the Millerite movement. Logically to reject that movement, is to reject the light that was produced in 1798, that Daniel identified as an increase of knowledge.

Biblija, Duh proroštva i povijest svi svjedoče da je poklič časa suda od 1798. do 1844. bio objavljivanje poruke koju je otkrio i iznio William Miller. Zato se taj pokret naziva milleritskim pokretom. Logično, odbaciti taj pokret znači odbaciti svjetlo koje je nastalo 1798., a koje je Daniel označio kao umnoženje znanja.

Isaiah speaks of the drunkards of Ephraim, and identifies those drunkards as the scornful men that rule the people of Jerusalem. Isaiah identifies that they are not drunk with literal wine, they are drunk with spiritual wine. Spiritual wine in the Bible is either true or false doctrine, depending upon the context. The drunkards of Ephraim are drunk on false doctrine, which is the wine of Babylon, as represented by the whore of Tyre in chapter seventeen, of Revelation and by Belshazzar in his last night of partying.

Izaija govori o pijanicama Efrajimovim i poistovjećuje te pijance s podrugljivim ljudima koji vladaju narodom u Jeruzalemu. Izaija utvrđuje da oni nisu pijani od doslovnoga vina, nego su pijani od duhovnoga vina. Duhovno vino u Bibliji jest ili istinit ili lažan nauk, ovisno o kontekstu. Pijanci Efrajimovi opijeni su lažnim naukom, koji je vino Babilona, kako ga predstavljaju bludnica iz Tira u sedamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja i Baltazar u svojoj posljednjoj noći gozbe.

Isaiah identified the effects of the spiritual drunkenness that comes upon the scornful men that rule the people of Jerusalem.

Izaija je prepoznao učinke duhovnoga pijanstva koje dolazi na podrugljive ljude koji vladaju narodom Jeruzalema.

> 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 deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous 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? Isaiah 29:9–16.

> Zapanjite se i čudite; vičite i vapijte: pijani su, ali ne od vina; posrću, ali ne od žestoka pića. Jer Jahve je izlio na vas duh duboka sna i zatvorio vaše oči; proroke i vaše glavare, vidioce, pokrio je. I sva vam je vizija postala kao riječi zapečaćene knjige, koju daju učenu čovjeku govoreći: „Pročitaj ovo, molim te”; a on kaže: „Ne mogu, jer je zapečaćena.” A knjiga se daje neuku govoreći: „Pročitaj ovo, molim te”; a on kaže: „Nisam učen.” Zato reče Jahve: „Budući da mi se ovaj narod približava svojim ustima i usnama me časti, a srce svoje udaljuje daleko od mene, i strah njihov prema meni naučen je po ljudskoj zapovijedi, stoga, evo, opet ću učiniti čudesno djelo među ovim narodom, čudesno djelo i čudo: jer će propasti mudrost njihovih mudraca, i razboritost njihovih razboritih bit će skrivena. Jao onima koji duboko nastoje sakriti svoj naum od Jahve, i čija su djela u tami, te govore: ‘Tko nas vidi? i tko nas poznaje?’ Doista, vaše izvrćanje stvari smatrat će se kao lončareva 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’?” Izaija 29:9–16.

Sister White quotes these verses and then adds:

Sestra White citira ove retke i zatim dodaje:

> “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 his 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 riječ ovoga ispunit će se. Ima onih koji ne ponizuju svoja srca pred Bogom i koji neće hoditi čestito. Skrivaju svoje prave namjere i ostaju u zajedništvu s palim anđelom, koji ljubi i čini laž. Neprijatelj polaže svoj duh na ljude kojima se može poslužiti da prevare one koji su djelomično u tami. Neki se sve više prožimaju tamom koja prevladava te istinu stavljaju po strani radi zablude. Došao je dan na koji je proroštvo ukazivalo. Isus Krist nije shvaćen. Isus Krist za njih je bajka. U ovoj fazi zemaljske povijesti mnogi postupaju kao pijani ljudi. ‘Stanite i čudite se; vičite i vapijte; 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.’ Duhovno pijanstvo na mnogima je koji misle da su oni narod koji će biti uzvišen. Njihova je vjerska vjera upravo onakva kako je prikazana u ovome Pismu. Pod njegovim utjecajem ne mogu hoditi pravo. Na svojem putu djelovanja prave krivudave staze. Jedan pa drugi teturaju amo-tamo. Gospodin na njih gleda s velikim sažaljenjem. Put istine nisu upoznali. Oni su znanstveni smišljači spletki, a oni koji su mogli i trebali pomoći, zbog jasna duhovnog vida, i sami su prevareni te 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.

> „Zbivanja ovih posljednjih dana uskoro će dosegnuti svoj rasplet. Kad se ove spiritističke obmane razotkriju kao ono što uistinu jesu — tajno djelovanje zlih duhova — oni koji su u njima sudjelovali postat će kao 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 Gospodin kaže: Budući da mi se ovaj narod približava svojim ustima i svojim me usnama časti, a srce svoje udaljuje daleko od mene, i strah njihov prema meni naučen je po ljudskoj zapovijedi, zato, evo, opet ću učiniti čudesno djelo među ovim narodom, doista čudesno djelo i čudo; jer će mudrost njihovih mudraca propasti, i razum njihovih razboritih ljudi bit će skriven. Jao onima koji duboko nastoje sakriti svoju namjeru od Gospoda, i čija su djela u tami, pa govore: Tko nas vidi? i tko nas poznaje? Doista, vaše izvrćanje stvari naopačke smatrat će se kao lončareva 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?“

> “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 obilno obdareni i blagoslovljeni od Gospodina, ali koji su se sami istrgnuli iz Božjih ruku i svrstali se u redove neprijatelja. Svijet će biti preplavljen prividno uvjerljivim zabludama. Jedan ljudski um, prihvaćajući te zablude, djelovat će na druge ljudske umove, koji su dragocjene dokaze Božje istine pretvarali u laž. Ti će ljudi biti prevareni od palih anđela, premda su trebali stajati kao vjerni stražari, bdijući nad dušama, kao oni koji moraju dati račun. Odložili su oružje svojega ratovanja i priklonili se zavodljivim dusima. Obezvrjeđuju Božji savjet i odbacuju njegove opomene i ukore te se otvoreno stavljaju na Sotoninu stranu, slušajući zavodljive duhove i nauke demona.“

> “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 teturati kao ljudi pod utjecajem žestoka pića. Zločini i neurednosti, prijevara, obmana i nepravedno postupanje ispunjaju svijet, u skladu s učenjem vođe koji se pobunio u nebeskim dvorima.״

> “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 naznačiti što će biti u bliskoj budućnosti, ali vrijeme još nije došlo. Obličja mrtvih pojavit će se, po lukavoj Sotoninoj prijevari, i mnogi će se povezati s onim koji ljubi i čini laž. Upozoravam naš narod da će upravo među nama neki otpasti od vjere i pristati uz zavodljive duhove i nauke đavolske, te će zbog njih istina biti zlo oklevetana.” Battle Creek Letters, 123–125.

All the prophets, including Isaiah and Sister White are identifying the last days. In these days the leaders of Adventism “are positively on Satan’s side, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.” Sister White sets forth a prediction when she says, “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.” The leadership of Adventism will become as men who have lost their minds, at the point in the history of the last days when their drunkenness is revealed to be “the secret workings of evil spirits.”

Svi proroci, uključujući Izaiju i sestru White, prepoznaju posljednje dane. U tim danima vođe adventizma „nedvojbeno su na Sotoninoj strani, slušajući zavodničke duhove i nauke đavolske.” Sestra White iznosi jedno proročanstvo kada kaže: „Kad se te spiritualističke obmane pokažu onim što doista jesu,—tajnim djelovanjem zlih duhova,—oni koji su u njima sudjelovali postat će kao ljudi koji su izgubili razum.” Vodstvo adventizma postat će kao ljudi koji su izgubili razum, u onoj točki povijesti posljednjih dana kada se njihovo pijanstvo razotkrije kao „tajno djelovanje zlih duhova.”

There is an unsealing of the work of the scornful men that rule the people in Jerusalem in the last days. That unsealing was illustrated in Miller’s dream, when Miller prayed and then there was a door opened. It takes place just before he closed his eyes for a moment, identifying the very end of the sealing process of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The opening of a door identifies a change of dispensations, and at that point the Laodicean movement of the third angel transitions into the Philadelphian movement of the third angel.

Dolazi do razotkrivanja djela podsmješljivih ljudi koji vladaju narodom u Jeruzalemu u posljednjim danima. To je razotkrivanje bilo predočeno u Millerovu snu, kada se Miller molio, a potom su se vrata otvorila. To se zbiva neposredno prije nego što je na trenutak sklopio oči, označujući sam završetak procesa pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Otvaranje vrata označuje promjenu razdobljâ upravljanja, a u toj točki laodicejski pokret trećega anđela prelazi u filadelfijski pokret trećega anđela.

In the passage in Isaiah, there is a summary of the evil work of the drunkards of Ephraim, who are the men who “should have stood as faithful guardians.” The summary is expressed as, “‘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?’”

U odlomku iz Izaije nalazi se sažetak zloga djela pijanica Efrajimovih, koji su ljudi koji su „trebali stajati kao vjerni čuvari“. Taj je sažetak izražen ovako: „Doista, vaše izvrćanje svega naglavce smatrat će se 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?“

Miller’s identification of “the daily,” as either the religion of paganism or pagan Rome is ultimately a symbol of Satan, for Satan and pagan Rome are both represented as the dragon.

Millerovo poistovjećivanje „svagdašnje žrtve” bilo s religijom poganstva bilo s poganskim Rimom u konačnici je simbol Sotone, jer su i Sotona i poganski Rim prikazani kao zmaj.

> “Thus while the dragon, primarily, represents Satan, it is, in a secondary sense, a symbol of pagan Rome.” The Great Controversy, 439.

> „Tako, premda zmaj prvenstveno predstavlja Sotonu, on je, u drugotnom smislu, simbol poganskoga Rima.“ Velika borba, 439.

Speaking of the men who rule Jerusalem in the last days, Sister White states: “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.” In 1901, a leader of Adventism from Germany began to introduce apostate Protestantism’s false view of “the daily” in the book of Daniel. That view identifies that “the daily” represents Christ’s sanctuary work, or some variation of that thought. I say some variation for there have been different emphasis placed upon the falsehood through the history that followed 1901, but those false views always manifest a conclusion that “the daily” represents some type of Christ’s work.

Govoreći o ljudima koji vladaju Jeruzalemom u posljednjim danima, sestra White izjavljuje: „Neki se prožimaju tamom koja prevladava i istinu stavljaju na stranu radi zablude. Došao je dan na koji je proročanstvo ukazalo. Isus Krist nije shvaćen. Isus Krist njima je bajka.” Godine 1901. jedan vođa adventizma iz Njemačke počeo je uvoditi lažno gledište otpalog protestantizma o „svagdašnjoj“ u Danielovoj knjizi. To gledište poistovjećuje „svagdašnju“ s Kristovom službom u Svetištu, ili s nekom inačicom te misli. Kažem nekom inačicom, jer su tijekom povijesti koja je slijedila nakon 1901. na tu laž stavljani različiti naglasci, ali ta lažna gledišta uvijek očituju zaključak da „svagdašnja“ predstavlja neku vrstu Kristova djela.

The jewel that was the doctrine of “the daily,” which Miller identified as a satanic symbol, in the Adventism of the last days, is a symbol of Christ. When introduced in 1901, very few accepted the view that “the daily” was a symbol of Christ, and not a symbol of Satan, but by the 1930’s the jewel of the doctrine of “the daily,” which Miller had dug out of the vein of truth found in 2 Thessalonians, chapter two, was rejected as had the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six been rejected in 1863. Somewhere in the history of 1863 unto the 1930’s Adventism had changed leaders, without recognizing it.

Dragulj koji je predstavljala doktrina o „svagdanjoj“, a koju je Miller prepoznao kao sotonski simbol, u adventizmu posljednjih dana postaje simbol Krista. Kada je uvedeno 1901. godine, vrlo je malo njih prihvatilo gledište da je „svagdanja“ simbol Krista, a ne simbol Sotone, no do 1930-ih dragulj doktrine o „svagdanjoj“, koji je Miller iskopao iz žile istine pronađene u 2. Solunjanima, drugom poglavlju, bio je odbačen, kao što je 1863. bilo odbačeno „sedam vremena“ iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest. Negdje u povijesti od 1863. do 1930-ih adventizam je promijenio vođe, a da to nije prepoznao.

> “Brethren, I see your peril, and again I ask, Do you who err make any effort to correct the wrong? Souls may be stumbling along, walking in darkness, because you have not made straight paths for your feet. If you are in positions of trust, I appeal the more earnestly to you, for your own souls’ sake and for the sake of those who look to you as guides, repent before God for every mistake made, and confess your error.

> „Braćo, vidim vašu pogibelj, i ponovno pitam: ulažete li vi koji griješite ikakav napor da ispravite nepravdu? Duše možda posrću, hodajući u tami, jer niste poravnili staze svojim nogama. Ako se nalazite na položajima povjerenja, tim vam usrdnije apeliram, radi vaših vlastitih duša i radi onih koji u vas gledaju kao u vođe, pokajte se pred Bogom za svaku učinjenu pogrešku i priznajte svoju zabludu.

> “If you indulge stubbornness of heart, and through pride and self-righteousness do not confess your faults, you will be left subject to Satan’s temptations. If when the Lord reveals your errors you do not repent or make confession, his providence will bring you over the ground again and again. You will be left to make mistakes of a similar character, you will continue to lack wisdom, and will call sin righteousness, and righteousness sin. The multitude of deceptions that will prevail in these last days will encircle you, and you will change leaders, and not know that you have done so.” Review and Herald, December 16, 1890.

> „Ako se prepuštate tvrdokornosti srca i zbog oholosti i samopravednosti ne priznajete svoje pogreške, ostat ćete podložni Sotoninim kušnjama. Ako se, kad vam Gospod otkrije vaše zablude, ne pokajete niti ih ispovjedite, njegova će vas providnost iznova i iznova vraćati na isto tlo. Bit ćete prepušteni tome da činite pogreške slične naravi, i dalje će vam nedostajati mudrosti, te ćete grijeh nazivati pravednošću, a pravednost grijehom. Mnoštvo obmana koje će prevladavati u ovim posljednjim danima opkolit će vas, i promijenit ćete vođe, a nećete ni znati da ste to učinili.” Review and Herald, 16. prosinca 1890.

The scornful men that rule over the people of Jerusalem, who are men “in positions of trust,” will “call sin righteousness and righteousness sin,” and “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?’” In the progressive rebellion over the four generations of Adventism, those who are positions of trust change leaders, and don’t know it. They do not know it, for they progressively and consistently rejected evidence of their errors. In that progressive rebellion “the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.”

Podrugljivi ljudi koji vladaju narodom u Jeruzalemu, koji su ljudi „na položajima povjerenja“, „grijeh će nazivati pravednošću, a pravednost grijehom“, i „Doista, vaše izvrćanje stvari naopako bit će cijenjeno 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?’” U progresivnoj pobuni tijekom četiriju naraštaja adventizma, oni koji su na položajima povjerenja mijenjaju vođe, a da to i ne znaju. Ne znaju to, jer su postupno i ustrajno odbacivali dokaz o svojim zabludama. U toj progresivnoj pobuni „mudrost njihovih mudraca propast će, i razum njihovih razboritih bit će sakriven.“

They will turn things upside down, and call sin righteousness and righteousness sin. The symbol of this rebellion is the doctrine of “the daily,” which for Miller was a satanic symbol, and which Adventism today identifies as a symbol of Christ. What once was the anchor that established the framework of William Miller’s prophetic applications, is now become a symbol of the drunkenness of the scornful men that rule over the people of Jerusalem. The symbolism associated with “the daily,” in the book of Daniel shone bright as the sun when recognized in Miller’s casket at the beginning of Adventism, but in the last days that truth shines ten times brighter, for the number ten is a symbol of a test, and for ancient Israel the tenth test was the final test.

Oni će sve izvrnuti naglavce te grijeh nazivati pravednošću, a pravednost grijehom. Simbol ove pobune jest nauk o „svagdašnjoj“, koji je za Millera bio sotonski simbol, a koji adventizam danas prepoznaje kao simbol Krista. Ono što je nekoć bilo sidro koje je uspostavilo okvir proročkih primjena Williama Millera, sada je postalo simbol opijenosti podrugljivih ljudi koji vladaju nad narodom Jeruzalema. Simbolika povezana sa „svagdašnjom“ u knjizi proroka Daniela sjala je blistavo poput sunca kada je bila prepoznata u Millerovu kovčegu na početku adventizma, no u posljednjim danima ta istina sjaji deset puta jače, jer broj deset simbol je kušnje, a za drevni Izrael deseta kušnja bila je posljednja kušnja.

Modern Pharisees have “attributed” “the works of Christ” “to satanic agencies” identifying paganism as “the holy power of God.”

Suvremeni farizeji „pripisali” su „Kristova djela” „sotonskim silama”, poistovjećujući poganstvo sa „svetom Božjom silom”.

> “The Pharisees sinned against the Holy Ghost. Their talent of speech was used to abuse the world’s Redeemer, and the recording angel wrote their words in the books of heaven. They attributed to satanic agencies the holy power of God, manifested in the works of Christ. They could not evade His wonderful works, or attribute them to natural causes, so they said, ‘They are the works of the devil.’ In unbelief they spoke of the Son of God as a human being. The works of healing done before them, works which no man had done or could do, were a manifestation of the power of God, but they charged Christ with being in league with hell. Stubborn, sullen, ironhearted, they determined to close their eyes to all evidence, and thus they committed the unpardonable sin.” Manuscript Releases, volume 4, 360.

> „Farizeji su sagriješili protiv Duha Svetoga. Svoj dar govora upotrijebili su da zlostavljaju Otkupitelja svijeta, a anđeo zapisničar zapisao je njihove riječi u nebeske knjige. Svetu Božju silu, očitovanu u Kristovim djelima, pripisivali su sotonskim silama. Njegova čudesna djela nisu mogli poreći niti ih pripisati prirodnim uzrocima, pa su govorili: ‘To su đavolska djela.’ U nevjeri su o Sinu Božjem govorili kao o običnom ljudskom biću. Djela ozdravljenja učinjena pred njima, djela kakva nijedan čovjek nije učinio niti je mogao učiniti, bila su očitovanje Božje sile, ali oni su optuživali Krista da je u savezu s paklom. Tvrdoglavi, mrzovoljni, željezna srca, odlučili su zatvoriti oči pred svakim dokazom, i tako su počinili neoprostivi grijeh.” Manuscript Releases, svezak 4, 360.

We will continue our consideration of the increase of knowledge, that was unsealed in the movement of the first angel, in the next article.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti naše razmatranje porasta znanja, koje je bilo otpečaćeno u pokretu prvoga anđela.

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