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# Elijah - Number Four

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Elijah’s witness begins when he identifies that there would be no rain, except at his word for three and a half years.

Ilijin svjedočki nastup započinje kada on objavljuje da tri i pol godine neće biti kiše, osim na njegovu riječ.

> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 17:1.

> A Ilija Tišbijac, jedan od stanovnika Gileada, reče Ahabu: Tako živ bio Jahve, Bog Izraelov, pred kojim stojim, ovih godina neće biti ni rose ni kiše, osim na moju riječ. 1 Kraljevima 17,1.

Those three and a half years represent the history of Thyatira from 538 until 1798. In 1798, at the end of the period of drought Elijah summons Ahab to Carmel. The first angels’ message announced the hour of God’s judgment on October 22, 1844. The first angel’s message was the command to Ahab to call all of Israel to Carmel.

Te tri i pol godine predstavljaju povijest Tijatire od 538. do 1798. godine. Godine 1798., na kraju razdoblja suše, Ilija poziva Ahaba na Karmel. Poruka prvoga anđela objavila je čas Božjega suda 22. listopada 1844. Poruka prvoga anđela bila je zapovijed Ahabu da sav Izrael sazove na Karmel.

> And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim. Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table. So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 1 Kings 18:17–21.

> I dogodi se, kad Ahab ugleda Iliju, da mu Ahab reče: Jesi li ti onaj koji smućuje Izraela? A on odgovori: Nisam ja smutio Izraela, nego ti i dom oca tvojega, jer ste ostavili zapovijedi Gospodnje, a ti si pošao za Baalima. Zato sada pošalji i saberi k meni svega Izraela na goru Karmel, i četiri stotine i pedeset proroka Baalovih, i četiri stotine proroka lugova, koji jedu za stolom Jezabelinim. Tada Ahab posla k svoj djeci Izraelovoj i sabra proroke na goru Karmel. I Ilija pristupi svemu narodu i reče: Dokle ćete hramati na dvije strane? Ako je Gospodin Bog, slijedite njega; ako li je Baal, slijedite njega. A narod mu ne odgovori ni riječi. 1 Kraljevima 18:17–21.

All Israel was gathered to Carmel in the time of Elijah, which in turn represented William Miller’s history when the three churches of Revelation chapter three were gathered together. The church that had initially fled into the wilderness in 538 to escape the persecution of Jezebel, as represented by the church of Thyatira, came out of the wilderness as the generation that was to be confronted with the message of Elijah, represented by William Miller. The earth beast then opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood of persecution that had been sent against her for twelve hundred and sixty years.

Sav je Izrael bio sabran na Karmelu u vrijeme Ilije, što je pak predstavljalo povijest Williama Millera kada su tri crkve iz trećega poglavlja Otkrivenja bile okupljene zajedno. Crkva koja je isprva pobjegla u pustinju 538. godine kako bi umaknula progonstvu Jezabele, kako je prikazana crkvom u Tijatiri, izašla je iz pustinje kao naraštaj koji se trebao suočiti s Ilijinom porukom, predstavljenom u Williamu Milleru. Zvijer iz zemlje tada je otvorila svoja usta i progutala bujicu progonstva koja je bila poslana protiv nje tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina.

> And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. Revelation 12:16.

> I zemlja pomože ženi, i zemlja otvori svoja usta te proguta rijeku koju zmaj izbaci iz svojih usta. Otkrivenje 12,16.

In prophecy the “speaking of a nation” is the action of its legislative and judicial authorities, and in 1789 the United States established the divine document that is the Constitution of the United States, thus protecting the rights and freedom necessary to provide protection from the persecution of both the kings of Europe and the apostate Catholic church.

U proročanstvu „govorenje jedne nacije” označava djelovanje njezinih zakonodavnih i sudbenih vlasti, a godine 1789. Sjedinjene Američke Države uspostavile su božanski dokument, to jest Ustav Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, štiteći tako prava i slobodu nužne za osiguranje zaštite od progonstva kako europskih kraljeva tako i otpale Katoličke crkve.

> “The speaking of the nation is the action of its legislative and judicial authorities.” The Great Controversy, 443.

> „Govor naroda djelovanje je njegovih zakonodavnih i sudbenih vlasti.“ Velika borba, 443.

In 1789, just before the beginning of the United States’ prophetic role as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy began, it spake as a Lamb, but at the Sunday law it will speak as a dragon.

Godine 1789., neposredno prije početka proročke uloge Sjedinjenih Država kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskog proročanstva, govorile su kao Janje, ali će u vrijeme nedjeljnoga zakona govoriti kao zmaj.

> And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. Revelation 13:11.

> I vidjeh drugu Zvijer gdje izlazi iz zemlje; i imala je dva roga poput janjećih, a govorila je kao zmaj. Otkrivenje 13,11.

The beginning and ending of the earth beast are marked by its speaking. In 1798, Ahab calls all of Israel to Mount Carmel where Elijah is going to set forth a test to prove to those watching whether the God of the Hebrews or the god of Jezebel is the true God. Jezebel had four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and four hundred prophets of the grove. The false god Baal was a male deity and the false god Ashtaroth was a female deity.

Početak i svršetak zemaljske zvijeri obilježeni su njezinim govorom. Godine 1798. Ahab poziva sav Izrael na goru Karmel, gdje će Ilija iznijeti kušnju kako bi onima koji promatraju dokazao je li Bog Hebreja ili bog Izebele pravi Bog. Izebela je imala četiri stotine i pedeset Baalovih proroka i četiri stotine proroka Aštarte. Lažni bog Baal bio je muško božanstvo, a lažna božica Aštarta bila je žensko božanstvo.

Those two classes of false prophets represent the combination of church and state, for in prophecy when a man and woman are represented together, the woman represents a church and the man the state. Elijah was outnumbered eight hundred and fifty to one as he confronted the unholy combination of church and state, as represented by the female and male false deities and also by the marriage of Ahab and Jezebel. Ahab and Jezebel’s illustration of church and state represent the corruption of the horn of Republicanism and Baal and Ashtaroth represent the corruption of the Protestant horn.

Te dvije skupine lažnih proroka predstavljaju spoj crkve i države, jer u proroštvu, kada su muškarac i žena prikazani zajedno, žena predstavlja crkvu, a muškarac državu. Ilija je bio brojčano nadjačan u omjeru osamsto pedeset prema jedan dok se suočavao s nesvetim spojem crkve i države, kako je prikazan ženskim i muškim lažnim božanstvima, a također i brakom Ahaba i Jezabele. Ahabove i Jezabeline ilustracije crkve i države predstavljaju iskvarenost roga republikanizma, a Baal i Aštarota predstavljaju iskvarenost protestantskoga roga.

The issue was Elijah’s protest against the corrupt religion represented by Thyatira in Revelation chapter two. Elijah represented a Protestant, for the only definition of Protestant is someone who protests against Rome. Elijah’s protest represents a protest against the combination of church and state that is accomplished by the unholy alliance between a corrupted state with a corrupted church.

Pitanje je bilo Ilijin prosvjed protiv iskvarene religije koju predstavlja Tijatira u drugom poglavlju Otkrivenja. Ilija je predstavljao protestanta, jer jedina definicija protestanta jest netko tko prosvjeduje protiv Rima. Ilijin prosvjed predstavlja prosvjed protiv sjedinjenja crkve i države, koje se ostvaruje nesvetim savezom između iskvarene države i iskvarene crkve.

> Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. Revelation 2:20–22.

> Ali imam nekoliko stvari protiv tebe: što dopuštaš onoj ženi Jezabeli, koja samu sebe naziva proročicom, da naučava i zavodi moje sluge da bludu čine i jedu ono što je žrtvovano idolima. I dadoh joj vremena da se pokaje za svoj blud, ali se ne pokaja. Evo, bacit ću je na postelju, a one koji s njom čine preljub u veliku nevolju, osim ako se ne pokaju za svoja djela. Otkrivenje 2:20–22.

Eating represents the message you accept, and a message that is sacrificed to idols represents the doctrines of Catholicism, the very symbol of the abominable worship of idols. God’s people in the Dark Ages had come to accept many of the pagan doctrines of Catholicism, and especially the worship of the sun.

Jedenje predstavlja poruku koju prihvaćaš, a poruka žrtvovana idolima predstavlja doktrine katolicizma, sam simbol odvratnog štovanja idola. Božji je narod u mračnom srednjem vijeku prihvatio mnoge poganske doktrine katolicizma, a osobito štovanje sunca.

Fornication is an unlawful relationship and prophetically represents the very essence of what the Constitution prohibits; the combination of church and state. Ahab was in an unlawful relationship with Jezebel, for as a king of Israel he was not to marry a heathen princess. Jesus identified John the Baptist as Elijah, and John also confronted the same unholy relationship when he rebuked Herod for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife.

Bludništvo je nezakonit odnos i proročki predstavlja samu bit onoga što Ustav zabranjuje: spoj Crkve i države. Ahab je bio u nezakonitom odnosu s Jezabelom, jer kao kralj Izraela nije smio oženiti pogansku kneginju. Isus je poistovjetio Ivana Krstitelja s Ilijom, a i Ivan se suočio s istim tim nesvetim odnosom kada je prekorio Heroda što je oženio Herodijadu, ženu svoga brata.

> For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. Matthew 14:3, 4.

> Jer Herod bijaše uhvatio Ivana, svezao ga i bacio u tamnicu zbog Herodijade, žene svoga brata Filipa. Jer Ivan mu govoraše: Nije ti dopušteno imati je. Matej 14,3.4.

Elijah’s confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel prefigured John’s confrontation with Herod and Herodias for both relationships represented an unlawful relationship of church and state. Together they represent the Elijah message of the one hundred and forty-four thousand who confronts the papacy (Jezebel & Herodias), the ten kings that represent the United Nations (Ahab & Herod) and the United States that represents the false prophet (the false prophets of Carmel and Salome, Herodias’ daughter).

Ilijin sukob s Ahabom i Izebelom predoznačio je Ivanov sukob s Herodom i Herodijadom, jer su oba odnosa predstavljala nezakonit odnos crkve i države. Zajedno oni predstavljaju Ilijinu poruku sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji se suprotstavljaju papinstvu (Izebela i Herodijada), desetorici kraljeva koji predstavljaju Ujedinjene narode (Ahab i Herod) te Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama koje predstavljaju lažnog proroka (lažni proroci s Karmela i Saloma, kći Herodijadina).

The prophetic setting at Carmel includes the defense by Elijah of the Constitution of the United States, which enshrines the principle of the separation of church and state.

Proročki kontekst na Karmelu uključuje Ilijinu obranu Ustava Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, koji utvrđuje načelo odvojenosti Crkve i države.

> And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim. 1 Kings 18:17, 18.

> I dogodi se, kad Ahab ugleda Iliju, da mu Ahab reče: Jesi li ti onaj koji unesrećuje Izraela? A on odgovori: Nisam ja unesrećio Izraela, nego ti i dom oca tvojega, jer ste ostavili zapovijedi Gospodnje, a ti si pošao za Baalima. 1. Kraljevima 18,17.18.

The Constitution established that the two horns of Republicanism and Protestantism would always stay separate from each other. But Revelation identifies that when the United States ultimately speaks as a dragon, it will do so when the apostate churches of the United States take control and combine with the apostate government.

Ustav je utvrdio da će dva roga republikanizma i protestantizma uvijek ostati odvojena jedan od drugoga. No Otkrivenje prepoznaje da će, kada Sjedinjene Američke Države naposljetku progovore kao zmaj, to učiniti onda kada otpadničke crkve Sjedinjenih Američkih Država preuzmu nadzor i sjedine se s otpadničkom vlašću.

> “But what is the ‘image to the beast’? and how is it to be formed? The image is made by the two-horned beast, and is an image to the beast. It is also called an image of the beast. Then to learn what the image is like and how it is to be formed we must study the characteristics of the beast itself—the papacy.

> „No što je ‘slika Zvijeri’? i kako treba biti načinjena? Sliku pravi Zvijer s dva roga, i ona je slika Zvijeri. Ona se također naziva slikom Zvijeri. Da bismo, dakle, saznali kakva je ta slika i kako treba biti načinjena, moramo proučiti obilježja same Zvijeri — papinstva.

> “When the early church became corrupted by departing from the simplicity of the gospel and accepting heathen rites and customs, she lost the Spirit and power of God; and in order to control the consciences of the people, she sought the support of the secular power. The result was the papacy, a church that controlled the power of the state and employed it to further her own ends, especially for the punishment of ‘heresy.’ In order for the United States to form an image of the beast, the religious power must so control the civil government that the authority of the state will also be employed by the church to accomplish her own ends.” The Great Controversy, 443.

> „Kada se rana crkva iskvarila odstupivši od jednostavnosti evanđelja i prihvativši poganske obrede i običaje, izgubila je Duha i silu Božju; a da bi ovladala savješću naroda, potražila je potporu svjetovne vlasti. Rezultat je bio papinstvo, crkva koja je nadzirala moć države i služila se njome radi promicanja vlastitih ciljeva, osobito radi kažnjavanja ‘krivovjerja’. Da bi Sjedinjene Države načinile sliku Zvijeri, vjerska vlast mora tako ovladati građanskom vlašću da će i crkva upotrijebiti državnu vlast za ostvarenje vlastitih ciljeva.” Velika borba, 443.

Elijah at Mount Carmel represented the work of the Millerites, and the Millerites were established as the true prophet in contrast with those that had recently come out from under the influence of Catholicism, but chose through their rejection of the light of the first angel to return to Rome. Thus, the second angel’s message in the spring of 1844 consisted of identifying the Protestant denominations as daughters of Babylon, and the Millerites as the genuine Protestant horn.

Ilija na gori Karmelu predstavljao je djelo milerita, a mileriti su bili uspostavljeni kao pravi prorok nasuprot onima koji su nedavno izišli ispod utjecaja katolicizma, ali su svojim odbacivanjem svjetla prvoga anđela izabrali vratiti se u Rim. Stoga se poruka drugoga anđela u proljeće 1844. sastojala u tome da protestantske denominacije prepozna kao kćeri Babilona, a milerite kao pravi protestantski rog.

When God brought ancient Israel out of the slavery of Egypt and through the waters of the Red Sea, He initiated a progressive testing process that began with the test of the heavenly manna.

Kada je Bog izveo drevni Izrael iz egipatskoga ropstva i proveo ga kroz vode Crvenoga mora, započeo je postupni proces kušnje koji je otpočeo kušnjom nebeske mane.

> “Upon us is shining the accumulated light of past ages. The record of Israel’s forgetfulness has been preserved for our enlightenment. In this age God has set His hand to gather unto Himself a people from every nation, kindred, and tongue. In the advent movement He has wrought for His heritage, even as He wrought for the Israelites in leading them from Egypt. In the great disappointment of 1844 the faith of His people was tested as was that of the Hebrews at the Red Sea.” Testimonies, volume 8, 115, 116.

> „Na nas svijetli sabrano svjetlo prošlih vjekova. Zapis o Izraelovu zaboravu sačuvan je radi našega prosvjetljenja. U ovom dobu Bog je stavio svoju ruku na to da sabere k sebi narod iz svakoga naroda, plemena i jezika. U adventnom pokretu djelovao je za svoju baštinu, kao što je djelovao za Izraelce vodeći ih iz Egipta. U velikom razočaranju 1844. godine vjera njegova naroda bila je iskušana kao što je bila iskušana vjera Hebreja na Crvenome moru.” Testimonies, sv. 8, 115, 116.

The disappointment of October 22, 1844, led to the understanding of the heavenly sanctuary, which then presented the test of the Sabbath just as the test of the manna became the first of a series of ten tests for ancient Israel.

Razočaranje od 22. listopada 1844. dovelo je do razumijevanja nebeskog Svetišta, koje je zatim predočilo kušnju subote upravo kao što je kušnja s manom postala prvom u nizu od deset kušnji za drevni Izrael.

> “The Lord gave me the following view in 1847, while the brethren were assembled on the Sabbath, at Topsham, Maine.

> „Gospodin mi je dao sljedeće viđenje godine 1847., dok su se braća bila okupila u subotu u Topshamu, Maine.“

> “We felt an unusual spirit of prayer. And as we prayed the Holy Ghost fell upon us. We were very happy. Soon I was lost to earthly things and was wrapped in a vision of God’s glory. I saw an angel flying swiftly to me. He quickly carried me from the earth to the Holy City. In the city I saw a temple, which I entered. I passed through a door before I came to the first veil. This veil was raised, and I passed into the holy place. Here I saw the altar of incense, the candlestick with seven lamps, and the table on which was the shewbread. After viewing the glory of the holy, Jesus raised the second veil and I passed into the holy of holies.

> „Osjetili smo neobičan duh molitve. I dok smo se molili, Duh Sveti sišao je na nas. Bili smo vrlo sretni. Uskoro sam izgubila svijest o zemaljskim stvarima i bila obavijena viđenjem Božje slave. Vidjela sam anđela kako mi brzo leti ususret. On me brzo prenio sa zemlje u Sveti Grad. U gradu sam vidjela hram, u koji sam ušla. Prošla sam kroz vrata prije nego što sam došla do prvoga zastora. Taj je zastor bio podignut te sam prošla u Svetinju. Ondje sam vidjela kadioni žrtvenik, svijećnjak sa sedam svjetiljaka i stol na kojemu su bili prineseni kruhovi. Nakon što sam promatrala slavu Svetinje, Isus je podigao drugi zastor i ja sam prošla u Svetinju nad svetinjama.“

> “In the holiest I saw an ark; on the top and sides of it was purest gold. On each end of the ark was a lovely cherub, with its wings spread out over it. Their faces were turned toward each other, and they looked downward. Between the angels was a golden censer. Above the ark, where the angels stood, was an exceeding bright glory, that appeared like a throne where God dwelt. Jesus stood by the ark, and as the saints’ prayers came up to Him, the incense in the censer would smoke, and He would offer up their prayers with the smoke of the incense to His Father. In the ark was the golden pot of manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of stone which folded together like a book. Jesus opened them, and I saw the Ten Commandments written on them with the finger of God. On one table were four, and on the other six. The four on the first table shone brighter than the other six. But the fourth, the Sabbath commandment, shone above them all; for the Sabbath was set apart to be kept in honor of God’s holy name. The holy Sabbath looked glorious—a halo of glory was all around it. I saw that the Sabbath commandment was not nailed to the cross. If it was, the other nine commandments were; and we are at liberty to break them all, as well as to break the fourth. I saw that God had not changed the Sabbath, for He never changes. But the pope had changed it from the seventh to the first day of the week; for he was to change times and laws.” Early Writings, 32.

> „U Svetinji nad svetinjama vidjela sam kovčeg; po njegovu vrhu i stranama bilo je najčišće zlato. Na svakom kraju kovčega bio je prekrasan kerubin, raširenih krila nad njim. Lica su im bila okrenuta jedno prema drugome, a pogled im je bio usmjeren nadolje. Između anđela bio je zlatan kadionik. Iznad kovčega, gdje su stajali anđeli, bila je neizmjerno blistava slava, koja je izgledala poput prijestolja na kojemu prebiva Bog. Isus je stajao kraj kovčega, i kad bi se k Njemu uzdizale molitve svetih, kad u kadioniku uzdizao bi se dim, a On bi njihove molitve, sa dimom kada, prinosio svome Ocu. U kovčegu su bili zlatni vrč s manom, Aronov štap koji je propupao i kamene ploče koje su se sklapale poput knjige. Isus ih je otvorio i vidjela sam Deset zapovijedi napisane na njima prstom Božjim. Na jednoj ploči bile su četiri, a na drugoj šest. One četiri na prvoj ploči sjale su jače od drugih šest. Ali četvrta, zapovijed o suboti, sjala je iznad svih njih; jer je subota bila odvojena da se svetkuje na čast svetoga imena Božjega. Sveta subota izgledala je slavna — oreol slave bio je svuda oko nje. Vidjela sam da zapovijed o suboti nije bila pribijena na križ. Ako jest, tada je i ostalih devet zapovijedi bilo pribijeno; i slobodni smo prekršiti sve njih, kao i prekršiti četvrtu. Vidjela sam da Bog nije promijenio subotu, jer se On nikada ne mijenja. Ali papa ju je promijenio sa sedmoga na prvi dan tjedna; jer je on trebao promijeniti vremena i zakone.“ Early Writings, 32.

When the Protestants came out of the Dark Ages in 1798 and the book of Daniel was unsealed, the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, the two-horned earth beast of Revelation thirteen began its march through prophetic history. Protestantism was founded upon the sacred document called the Holy Bible and Republicanism was founded upon the sacred document called the Constitution. God had brought His church in the wilderness out of the Dark Ages, but just as with ancient Israel during the Egyptian period of slavery the Sabbath commandment had been forgotten. As Israel crossed the Red Sea on its way to the giving of the law at Sinai, modern Israel crossed the Atlantic on its way to October 22, 1844, where the law would once again be revealed. The Lord was once again raising up a people who would be the depositaries of His law, the depositaries of His prophetic revelations and who would carry the mantle of Protestantism. Ancient Israel was given the two tables of the Ten Commandments as the symbol of their work to be the depositaries of His law, and modern Israel was given the two tables of Habakkuk as the symbol of their work as depositaries of His prophetic Word.

Kada su protestanti 1798. izišli iz mračnoga srednjeg vijeka i kada je knjiga proroka Daniela bila otpečaćena, šesto kraljevstvo biblijskoga proroštva, zemaljska zvijer s dva roga iz trinaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, započelo je svoj hod kroz proročku povijest. Protestantizam je bio utemeljen na svetom dokumentu zvanom Sveta Biblija, a republikanizam je bio utemeljen na svetom dokumentu zvanom Ustav. Bog je svoju crkvu u pustinji izveo iz mračnoga srednjeg vijeka, ali kao i u slučaju drevnoga Izraela tijekom egipatskoga razdoblja ropstva, zapovijed o suboti bila je zaboravljena. Kao što je Izrael prešao Crveno more na svom putu prema davanju Zakona na Sinaju, tako je suvremeni Izrael prešao Atlantik na svom putu prema 22. listopada 1844., kada će Zakon ponovno biti otkriven. Gospodin je ponovno podizao narod koji će biti čuvarima Njegova Zakona, čuvarima Njegovih proročkih otkrivenja i koji će nositi plašt protestantizma. Drevnomu Izraelu bile su dane dvije ploče Deset zapovijedi kao simbol njihova djela da budu čuvari Njegova Zakona, a suvremenomu Izraelu bile su dane dvije ploče Habakuka kao simbol njihova djela kao čuvara Njegove proročke Riječi.

Modern Israel was to carry both sets of two tables as it presented the third angel’s message to the world, which is the message proclaimed by those who carry the mantle of Protestantism. The Protestantism that came out of the Dark Ages was then incomplete as was ancient Israel as they crossed through the Red Sea. Protestantism had professed the motto of the Bible and the Bible alone, but had an incomplete understanding of God’s Word through centuries of eating the pagan doctrines of Roman Catholicism (things sacrificed unto idols). God designed that a true Protestant would represent the entire Word of God as symbolized by the “law and the prophets,” the two sets of two tables that represent both the work of God’s people and God’s character. The work of the first angel was to produce a genuine Protestant people that would be both the depositaries of His law and of his prophetic Word.

Moderni Izrael trebao je nositi oba para dviju ploča dok je svijetu iznosio poruku trećega anđela, koja je poruka koju navješćuju oni koji nose plašt protestantizma. Protestantizam koji je izašao iz Mračnog doba tada je bio nepotpun, kao što je i drevni Izrael bio nepotpun dok je prelazio kroz Crveno more. Protestantizam je ispovijedao geslo: Biblija i samo Biblija, ali je imao nepotpuno razumijevanje Božje Riječi zbog stoljeća hranjenja poganskim naukama rimokatolicizma (onim što je žrtvovano idolima). Bog je odredio da pravi protestant predstavlja cjelokupnu Božju Riječ, kako je simbolizirana „zakonom i prorocima”, s dva para dviju ploča koje predstavljaju i djelo Božjega naroda i Božji karakter. Djelo prvoga anđela bilo je proizvesti istinski protestantski narod koji će biti i čuvar Njegova zakona i Njegove proročke Riječi.

> “God has called His church in this day, as He called ancient Israel, to stand as a light in the earth. By the mighty cleaver of truth, the messages of the first, second, and third angels, He has separated them from the churches and from the world to bring them into a sacred nearness to Himself. He has made them the depositaries of His law and has committed to them the great truths of prophecy for this time. Like the holy oracles committed to ancient Israel, these are a sacred trust to be communicated to the world. The three angels of Revelation 14 represent the people who accept the light of God’s messages and go forth as His agents to sound the warning throughout the length and breadth of the earth.” Testimonies, volume 5, 455.

> „Bog je pozvao svoju crkvu u ovom vremenu, kao što je pozvao drevni Izrael, da stoji kao svjetlo na zemlji. Moćnim sjekačem istine, porukama prvoga, drugoga i trećega anđela, odvojio ih je od crkava i od svijeta kako bi ih doveo u svetu blizinu sa samim sobom. Učinio ih je čuvarima svojega Zakona i povjerio im velike istine proroštva za ovo vrijeme. Kao sveta proroštva povjerena drevnom Izraelu, ovo je sveta povjerena baština koju treba priopćiti svijetu. Tri anđela iz Otkrivenja 14 predstavljaju narod koji prihvaća svjetlo Božjih poruka i izlazi kao Njegovi glasnici da razglasi upozorenje po svoj dužini i širini zemlje.” Testimonies, svezak 5, 455.

The warning that is to be proclaimed by those who have been identified as the depositaries of the two sets of two tables is against receiving the mark of Catholicism. That protest is against the unlawful relationship of Ahab and Jezebel and was represented by Elijah on Mount Carmel. The giving of the two tables of stone at Mount Sinai typified the giving of Habakkuk’s two tables of cloth in the history of 1842 through 1849. Habakkuk’s two tables are the symbol of the covenant relationship between God and His Protestant people. To reject those tables would be the same as ancient Israel rejecting God’s law.

Upozorenje koje trebaju objavljivati oni koji su prepoznati kao povjerenici dvaju skupova od po dviju ploča usmjereno je protiv primanja žiga katolicizma. Taj je prosvjed protiv nezakonita odnosa Ahaba i Jezabele i bio je predočen po Iliji na gori Karmelu. Davanje dviju kamenih ploča na gori Sinaju predoznačivalo je davanje Habakukovih dviju platnenih ploča u povijesti od 1842. do 1849. godine. Habakukove dvije ploče simbol su saveznoga odnosa između Boga i Njegova protestantskog naroda. Odbaciti te ploče bilo bi isto što i da je drevni Izrael odbacio Božji zakon.

The Millerites entered into the Most Holy Place and received the light of the Sabbath, but the testing process was yet unfinished. Simultaneously the horn of Republicanism was proceeding through the very same history. And both horns would reach a milestone in their march together in 1863.

Mileriti su ušli u Presveto mjesto i primili svjetlo o suboti, ali postupak kušanja još nije bio dovršen. Istodobno je rog republikanizma prolazio kroz upravo istu povijest. I oba će roga u svom zajedničkom hodu dosegnuti jednu prekretnicu 1863. godine.

Miller’s Elijah message produced a progressive purification process with the intended purpose of establishing the Protestant horn and in the identical history the Republican horn was involved with a progressive process of political development. Both horns are on the same earth beast, so they must travel in unison through the entire history of the earth beast.

Millerova Ilijina poruka proizvela je postupni proces pročišćenja sa svrhom uspostave protestantskoga roga, a u istovjetnoj je povijesti republikanski rog bio uključen u postupni proces političkoga razvoja. Oba se roga nalaze na istoj zemaljskoj zvijeri, stoga moraju usklađeno prolaziti kroz cjelokupnu povijest zemaljske zvijeri.

The first prophetic characteristic of the Republican horn of the earth beast was the action of speaking the Constitution into effect in 1789. In 1798, (the time of the end when the book of Daniel was unsealed), the earth beast would speak for the first time as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. 1798 was the beginning of the United States as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, and the speaking that occurred at the beginning of the earth beast’s history in 1798 would typify the last time the sixth kingdom would speak, and that time is represented as the voice of the dragon. When we consider the laws passed by the Republican horn in the United States in 1798, we should expect to see a typification of the laws that will be passed in conjunction with the Sunday law when the United States speaks as a dragon. As we consider the following four laws, ask yourself if the four laws passed in 1798 have the prophetic signature of Alpha and Omega?

Prva proročka značajka republikanskoga roga zemaljske zvijeri bilo je djelovanje kojim je Ustav stupio na snagu 1789. godine. Godine 1798. (u vrijeme svršetka, kada je knjiga proroka Daniela bila otpečaćena), zemaljska bi zvijer prvi put progovorila kao šesto kraljevstvo biblijskoga proročanstva. Godina 1798. bila je početak Sjedinjenih Država kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskoga proročanstva, a govor koji se dogodio na početku povijesti zemaljske zvijeri 1798. godine bio bi pralik posljednjega puta kada će šesto kraljevstvo progovoriti, a to je vrijeme prikazano kao glas zmaja. Kada razmatramo zakone koje je republikanski rog donio u Sjedinjenim Državama 1798. godine, trebali bismo očekivati da ćemo vidjeti pralik zakonâ koji će biti doneseni zajedno sa zakonom o nedjelji kada Sjedinjene Države progovore kao zmaj. Dok razmatramo sljedeća četiri zakona, upitajte se imaju li četiri zakona donesena 1798. godine proročki pečat Alfe i Omege?

In 1798, the United States passed several significant laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. These acts were a series of four laws passed by the Federalist-controlled Congress and signed into law by President John Adams, the second president of the United States and former vice president of George Washington.

Godine 1798. Sjedinjene Američke Države donijele su nekoliko značajnih zakona poznatih kao Zakoni o strancima i pobuni. Ti su zakoni bili niz od četiriju zakona koje je donio Kongres pod kontrolom federalista, a potpisao ih je predsjednik John Adams, drugi predsjednik Sjedinjenih Američkih Država i bivši potpredsjednik Georgea Washingtona.

The Naturalization Act: This law extended the residency requirement for immigrants to become U.S. citizens from 5 to 14 years. It was aimed primarily at curbing the influence of recent immigrants, who were often aligned with the opposition party, the Democratic-Republicans.

Zakon o naturalizaciji: Ovim je zakonom uvjet boravka za useljenike da postanu državljani Sjedinjenih Američkih Država produljen s 5 na 14 godina. Bio je ponajprije usmjeren na obuzdavanje utjecaja novijih useljenika, koji su često bili povezani s oporbenom strankom, demokratsko-republikancima.

The Alien Friends Act: This act authorized the president to deport non-citizens deemed to be a threat to the security of the United States during peacetime. It allowed the president to detain and deport any non-citizen he considered dangerous.

Zakon o stranim prijateljima: Ovaj je zakon ovlastio predsjednika da tijekom mira deportira osobe koje nisu državljani, a koje se smatraju prijetnjom sigurnosti Sjedinjenih Država. Omogućio je predsjedniku da pritvori i deportira svakoga nedržavljanina kojega je smatrao opasnim.

The Alien Enemies Act: This law provided for the apprehension, restraint, and deportation of citizens from countries at war with the United States. It was enacted as a precaution during the tense atmosphere of the late 1790s.

Zakon o neprijateljskim strancima: Ovaj je zakon predviđao uhićenje, ograničavanje kretanja i protjerivanje državljana zemalja koje su bile u ratu sa Sjedinjenim Državama. Donesen je kao mjera opreza u napetom ozračju kasnih 1790-ih.

The Sedition Act: This is the most controversial of the Alien and Sedition Acts. It made it a criminal offense to publish “false, scandalous, and malicious” writings against the government or its officials, with the intent to defame them or bring them into disrepute. Critics saw this as a direct attack on freedom of speech and the press.

Zakon o pobuni: Ovo je najsporniji od Zakona o strancima i pobuni. Njime je objavljivanje „lažnih, skandaloznih i zlonamjernih” napisa protiv vlade ili njezinih dužnosnika, s namjerom da ih se okleveta ili dovede na zao glas, proglašeno kaznenim djelom. Kritičari su to smatrali izravnim napadom na slobodu govora i tiska.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were highly controversial and led to significant opposition from Democratic-Republicans, who believed these laws violated fundamental Constitutional rights and targeted their political party. They argued that the laws were an infringement on the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech and the press. Eventually, these laws played a role in the election of 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans won the presidency and Congress, leading to the repeal of the Sedition Act.

Zakoni o strancima i pobuni bili su izrazito kontroverzni i izazvali su znatno protivljenje demokratskih republikanaca, koji su smatrali da ti zakoni krše temeljna ustavna prava i ciljaju njihovu političku stranku. Tvrdili su da su ti zakoni povreda Prvog amandmana, koji štiti slobodu govora i tiska. Naposljetku, ti su zakoni odigrali ulogu na izborima 1800. godine, kada su Thomas Jefferson i demokratski republikanci osvojili predsjedništvo i Kongres, što je dovelo do ukidanja Zakona o pobuni.

The Democratic-Republican party believed these laws violated the fundamental rights upheld by the Constitution, and they also believed the laws were targeting the opposing political party. It matters not that these laws were repealed or later expired, the Alpha and Omega illustrates the end with the beginning. In the history where these laws were enacted or “spoke” into law the Federalist party was opposed by a party called Democrat-Republicans. The evolution of the Democrat-Republican party ultimately produces the Republican party. A political party primarily coalesced together based upon an anti-slavery position.

Demokratsko-republikanska stranka držala je da ti zakoni krše temeljna prava zajamčena Ustavom, a također je smatrala da su zakoni usmjereni protiv suparničke političke stranke. Nije važno što su ti zakoni bili opozvani ili su poslije istekli; Alfa i Omega predočuje svršetak početkom. U povijesti, gdje su ti zakoni bili doneseni, odnosno „progovoreni” u zakon, Federalističkoj stranci suprotstavljala se stranka zvana Demokrati-republikanci. Razvoj Demokratsko-republikanske stranke naposljetku dovodi do Republikanske stranke, političke stranke koja se ponajprije oblikovala na temelju protivljenja ropstvu.

The historians identify 1863 as the very center point of the civil war, a war which was premised upon the issue of slavery. 1863 is also a waymark for the new standard bearers of the Protestant horn, who then rejected the first time-prophecy given to Miller by angels (the prophecy of “seven times” from Leviticus twenty-six). Could it be a simple coincidence that the prophecy of the seven times just happens to be based upon the laws of slavery set forth in the previous chapter of Leviticus? The “curse” identified by the “seven times” was the promise that if the covenant laws of chapter twenty-five were to be disobeyed, Israel would then end its history by returning into the slavery it was taken out of when it began its journey at the Red Sea.

Povjesničari prepoznaju 1863. godinu kao samo središte građanskoga rata, rata koji je bio utemeljen na pitanju ropstva. Godina 1863. također je putokaz za nove zastavonoše protestantskoga roga, koji su tada odbacili prvo vremensko proročanstvo dano Milleru po anđelima (proročanstvo o „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest). Može li biti puka slučajnost da se proročanstvo o sedam vremena upravo temelji na zakonima o ropstvu iznesenima u prethodnom poglavlju Levitskog zakonika? „Prokletstvo” označeno izrazom „sedam vremena” bilo je obećanje da će, ako se prekrše saveznički zakoni iz dvadeset i petoga poglavlja, Izrael tada svoju povijest završiti povratkom u ropstvo iz kojega je bio izveden kada je započeo svoje putovanje kod Crvenoga mora.

From 1798 to 1863 the political party that was the Democratic–Republican party went through a series of purges or shakings. From 1798 onward, and especially from August 11, 1840 onward through 1863 the Millerite movement went through a series of purges and shakings.

Od 1798. do 1863. politička stranka koja je bila Demokratsko-republikanska stranka prošla je kroz niz čišćenja ili potresa. Od 1798. nadalje, a osobito od 11. kolovoza 1840. pa sve do 1863., mileritski pokret prošao je kroz niz čišćenja i potresa.

The Democratic-Republican Party, which was one of the early political parties in the United States, did not directly transform into the modern Republican Party as it exists today. Instead, it underwent a series of changes and splits over time, ultimately leading to the formation of several different political parties before the emergence of the Republican Party.

Demokratsko-republikanska stranka, koja je bila jedna od ranih političkih stranaka u Sjedinjenim Državama, nije se izravno preobrazila u modernu Republikansku stranku kakva danas postoji. Umjesto toga, tijekom vremena prošla je kroz niz promjena i podjela, što je na koncu dovelo do oblikovanja nekoliko različitih političkih stranaka prije nego što se pojavila Republikanska stranka.

The Democratic-Republican Party, often associated with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, was founded in the late 18th century as a response to the Federalist Party. The Democratic-Republicans favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution, states’ rights, and agrarian interests.

Demokratsko-republikanska stranka, često povezana s Thomasom Jeffersonom i Jamesom Madisonom, osnovana je potkraj 18. stoljeća kao odgovor na Federalističku stranku. Demokratski republikanci zagovarali su strogo tumačenje Ustava, prava saveznih država i agrarne interese.

However, by the 1820s, the Democratic-Republican Party began to fracture along regional and ideological lines. The primary split occurred during the Era of Good Feelings (1817–1825), when there was a lack of strong opposition to James Monroe’s presidency. This period of political tranquility contributed to the decline of the Democratic-Republican Party. The party eventually split into several factions and evolved into the following political groups:

Međutim, do 1820-ih godina Demokratsko-republikanska stranka počela se raspadati duž regionalnih i ideoloških linija. Glavni raskol dogodio se tijekom Ere dobrih osjećaja (1817.–1825.), kada je nedostajalo snažnog protivljenja predsjedništvu Jamesa Monroea. To razdoblje političke mirnoće pridonijelo je slabljenju Demokratsko-republikanske stranke. Stranka se naposljetku podijelila na nekoliko frakcija i razvila u sljedeće političke skupine:

Democratic Party: The followers of Andrew Jackson, who became the seventh president in 1829, formed the Democratic Party. Jacksonian Democrats supported a strong executive branch, westward expansion, and a broader suffrage for white males.

Demokratska stranka: Sljedbenici Andrewa Jacksona, koji je 1829. postao sedmi predsjednik, osnovali su Demokratsku stranku. Jacksonovski demokrati podupirali su snažnu izvršnu vlast, širenje prema zapadu i šire biračko pravo za bijele muškarce.

National Republican Party: This party emerged as a response to Andrew Jackson’s presidency and later merged with other anti-Jackson factions to become the Whig Party. The National Republicans were generally more supportive of a strong federal government and economic development.

Nacionalna republikanska stranka: Ova je stranka nastala kao odgovor na predsjedništvo Andrewa Jacksona te se kasnije spojila s drugim protujacksonovskim frakcijama i postala Vigovska stranka. Nacionalni republikanci općenito su više podupirali snažnu saveznu vladu i gospodarski razvoj.

Anti-Masonic Party: This was a short-lived political party that emerged in the 1820s, primarily in response to concerns about the influence of the secretive Masonic fraternity. It absorbed some former Democratic-Republicans.

Antimasonska stranka: To je bila kratkotrajna politička stranka koja se pojavila 1820-ih godina, ponajprije kao odgovor na zabrinutost zbog utjecaja tajnovitog masonskog bratstva. Uključila je neke bivše demokratske republikance.

The Whig Party: Formed in the 1830s, the Whigs included former National Republicans, Anti-Masons, and other opposition groups. They were characterized by their opposition to Jacksonian policies, support for a strong federal government, and promotion of industrial and economic development.

Stranka vigovaca: Formirana 1830-ih, stranka vigovaca uključivala je bivše nacionalne republikance, antimasone i druge oporbene skupine. Odlikovala se protivljenjem jacksonovskim politikama, podupiranjem snažne savezne vlade te promicanjem industrijskoga i gospodarskoga razvoja.

The modern Republican Party was founded in the 1850s as a direct response to the growing sectional tensions over slavery. It attracted former Whigs, anti-slavery Democrats, Free Soilers, and others who opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories. The first Republican presidential candidate, John C. Fremont, ran in the 1856 election, and the party’s first successful candidate, Abraham Lincoln, was elected in 1860. So, the Republican Party emerged separately from the Democratic-Republican tradition and had a distinct trajectory in American political history.

Moderna Republikanska stranka osnovana je 1850-ih kao izravan odgovor na rastuće sekcijske napetosti oko ropstva. Privukla je bivše vigovce, demokrate protiv ropstva, pripadnike pokreta Free Soil i druge koji su se protivili širenju ropstva na nove teritorije. Prvi republikanski predsjednički kandidat, John C. Fremont, kandidirao se na izborima 1856., a prvi uspješni kandidat stranke, Abraham Lincoln, izabran je 1860. Stoga se Republikanska stranka pojavila odvojeno od demokratsko-republikanske tradicije i imala je zasebnu putanju u američkoj političkoj povijesti.

By 1860, the Republican party elected its first president. It was based upon a coalition of political parties that were opposed to slavery. In 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation “spoke” slavery out of existence. In 1863 the Republican horn, then represented by the Republican party “spoke” slavery out of existence, while the Protestant horn ceased to be a movement and became the Seventh-day Adventist church. The movement of the Millerites legally and officially ended in May of 1863, and in that year Moses’ oath, the prophecy of slavery was rejected. He that has an ear, let him hear.

Do 1860. godine Republikanska je stranka izabrala svojega prvog predsjednika. Temeljila se na koaliciji političkih stranaka koje su se protivile ropstvu. Godine 1863. Proglas o emancipaciji „progovorio“ je ropstvo iz postojanja. Godine 1863. republikanski rog, tada predstavljen Republikanskom strankom, „progovorio“ je ropstvo iz postojanja, dok je protestantski rog prestao biti pokretom i postao Crkva adventista sedmoga dana. Pokret milerita pravno i službeno završio je u svibnju 1863., a te je godine Mojsijeva zakletva, proročanstvo o ropstvu, bila odbačena. Tko ima uho, neka čuje.

At this point it might be informative to provide a brief overview of the “oath of Moses” as labelled by the prophet Daniel.

U ovom bi trenutku moglo biti korisno pružiti kratak pregled „Mojsijeve zakletve“, kako ju je nazvao prorok Daniel.

> Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. Daniel 9:11.

> Da, sav je Izrael prestupio zakon tvoj, otstupivši tako da ne sluša glasa tvojega; zato se na nas izlila kletva i zakletva koja je zapisana u Zakonu Mojsija, sluge Božjega, jer smo sagriješili protiv njega. Daniel 9,11.

William Miller who was guided by Gabriel and other angels as he studied the Word of God, was first led to the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six. Miller’s testimony is that in his study of the Bible, he began in the book of Genesis and therefore he obviously came to Leviticus well before he reached the twenty-three hundred years of Daniel chapter eight and verse fourteen. He exclusively used the Bible and a Cruden’s concordance.

Williama Millera, kojega su vodili Gabriel i drugi anđeli dok je proučavao Riječ Božju, najprije se dovelo do „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest. Millerovo je svjedočanstvo da je u svom proučavanju Biblije započeo u knjizi Postanka te je stoga očito došao do Levitskog zakonika mnogo prije nego što je stigao do dvije tisuće i tristo godina iz Daniela osam i četrnaest. Služio se isključivo Biblijom i Crudenovom konkordancijom.

Cruden’s concordance has no references to the Hebrew or Greek words that were thereafter translated into the English of the King James Bible. Miller considered the “context” of the passage he was studying to guide his understanding of a word or passage of Scripture. When it came to his understanding of the “seven times” it is very simple to see the context for the “seven times” of chapter twenty-six of Leviticus is chapter twenty-five.

Crudenova konkordancija ne sadrži upućivanja na hebrejske ili grčke riječi koje su potom prevedene na engleski jezik Biblije kralja Jakova. Miller je smatrao da „kontekst” odlomka koji je proučavao treba usmjeravati njegovo razumijevanje neke riječi ili biblijskog odlomka. Kad je riječ o njegovu razumijevanju „sedam vremena”, vrlo je jednostavno uvidjeti da je kontekst za „sedam vremena” iz dvadeset i šestog poglavlja Levitskoga zakonika dvadeset i peto poglavlje.

Chapter twenty-five outlines the resting of the land, the Jubilee and the rules of slavery. The rules of chapter twenty-five are part of “the law of Moses the servant of God” that produces a blessing if obeyed and a “curse” if disobeyed. In chapter twenty-six the curse of the “seven times” equates to twenty-five hundred and twenty years and is set forth in the obvious context of the rules of the land resting and the principles of slavery. In chapter twenty-six the punishment is called the “quarrel of my covenant.”

Dvadeset peto poglavlje izlaže počinak zemlje, jubilej i pravila o ropstvu. Pravila dvadeset petoga poglavlja dio su „zakona Mojsija, sluge Božjega”, koji donosi blagoslov ako mu se bude poslušno i „prokletstvo” ako mu se ne bude poslušno. U dvadeset šestom poglavlju prokletstvo „sedam vremena” jednako je dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina i izneseno je u očitom kontekstu pravila o počinku zemlje i načela ropstva. U dvadeset šestom poglavlju kazna se naziva „parba mojega saveza”.

> Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. Leviticus 26:24, 25.

> Tada ću i ja ići protiv vas i kaznit ću vas još sedam puta za vaše grijehe. I dovest ću na vas mač koji će izvršiti osvetu zbog prekršaja moga saveza; i kad se okupite unutar svojih gradova, poslat ću među vas pomor; i bit ćete predani u ruke neprijatelju. Levitski zakonik 26,24.25.

In context the “covenant” that God has a “quarrel” over would be the covenant previously cited in chapter twenty-five. The punishment of the seven times is called the “quarrel of” God’s “covenant” and the “curse” attached to it is that Israel would be “delivered into the hand of their” enemies, and once in the enemies’ land, (as Daniel was) Israel would become the slaves of their enemies.

U kontekstu, „savez” oko kojega Bog vodi „spor” bio bi savez koji je prethodno naveden u dvadeset petom poglavlju. Kazna sedmerostrukog trajanja naziva se „sporom” Božjega „saveza”, a „prokletstvo” povezano s njime jest to da će Izrael biti „predan u ruke svojih” neprijatelja, te će, jednom u zemlji neprijateljâ, (kao što je bio Daniel) Izrael postati robovima svojih neprijatelja.

When Moses recorded Leviticus twenty-six ancient Israel had just been delivered from the slavery of Egypt and the principles of slavery represented in chapter twenty-five would bring either a blessing or a curse. Ancient Israel never practiced the rules of the Jubilee and ultimately both the northern and southern kingdoms were scattered for “seven times” in fulfillment of what Daniel called the “curse of Moses.”

Kad je Mojsije zapisao Levitski zakonik dvadeset i šest, drevni Izrael upravo je bio izbavljen iz egipatskoga ropstva, a načela ropstva predstavljena u dvadeset i petom poglavlju donijela bi ili blagoslov ili prokletstvo. Drevni Izrael nikada nije provodio odredbe jubileja i na koncu su i sjeverno i južno kraljevstvo bili raspršeni za „sedam vremena” u ispunjenju onoga što je Daniel nazvao „Mojsijevim prokletstvom.”

The covenant relationship between God and Israel which had begun with their slavery in Egypt, ended with their slavery to Assyria and Babylon. The “seven times” against the northern kingdom ended in 1798, and “seven times” against the southern kingdom ended in 1844. The starting point for the two periods of seven times is marked in Isaiah chapter seven with a prophecy of sixty-five years that was proclaimed by Isaiah to king Ahaz of Judah in 742 BC.

Savezni odnos između Boga i Izraela, koji je započeo njihovim ropstvom u Egiptu, završio je njihovim ropstvom pod Asirijom i Babilonom. „Sedam vremena” protiv sjevernoga kraljevstva završilo je 1798., a „sedam vremena” protiv južnoga kraljevstva završilo je 1844. Polazište za ta dva razdoblja od sedam vremena označeno je u sedmom poglavlju Izaije proročanstvom o šezdeset i pet godina, koje je Izaija proglasio judejskome kralju Ahazu 742. pr. Kr.

> For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isaiah 7:8, 9.

> Jer glava je Siriji Damask, a glava Damasku Resin; i za šezdeset i pet godina Efrajim će biti skršen, tako da više neće biti narod. A glava je Efrajimu Samarija, a glava Samariji sin Remalijin. Ako ne budete vjerovali, doista se nećete održati. Izaija 7:8, 9.

Isaiah had identified that “within” sixty-five years from the time when the prophecy was set forth in 742 BC, the northern kingdom would be broken. Nineteen years later in 723 BC the northern kingdom of Israel was taken into slavery by the king of Assyria and forty-six years later the king of Babylon took the southern kingdom of Judah into slavery in 677 BC. The prophecy of sixty-five years produces six historical waymarks. The first is 742 BC when the prediction is set forth. Nineteen years later in 723 BC, the northern kingdom was taken into slavery by the Assyrians. Forty-six years later in 677 BC the southern kingdom was taken into slavery by the Babylonians. The first twenty-five hundred and twenty years that began in 723 BC then ended in 1798. Then is 1844 the twenty-five hundred and twenty years that began in 677 BC concluded. From 1844, the prediction extended nineteen years to 1863 in order to complete the entire prophetic structure, for when the Alpha and Omega marked nineteen years to begin the prophetic structure there must be nineteen years to reach its end.

Izaija je utvrdio da će „unutar“ šezdeset i pet godina od vremena kada je proročanstvo bilo izrečeno 742. pr. Kr. sjeverno kraljevstvo biti slomljeno. Devetnaest godina kasnije, 723. pr. Kr., sjeverno kraljevstvo Izrael odveo je u ropstvo kralj Asirije, a četrdeset i šest godina kasnije kralj Babilona odveo je južno kraljevstvo Jude u ropstvo 677. pr. Kr. Proročanstvo o šezdeset i pet godina daje šest povijesnih orijentira. Prvi je 742. pr. Kr., kada je predviđanje izrečeno. Devetnaest godina kasnije, 723. pr. Kr., sjeverno kraljevstvo odveli su u ropstvo Asirci. Četrdeset i šest godina kasnije, 677. pr. Kr., južno kraljevstvo odveli su u ropstvo Babilonci. Prvih dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina, koje su počele 723. pr. Kr., zatim su završile 1798. Potom su 1844. završile dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina koje su počele 677. pr. Kr. Od 1844. predviđanje se protegnulo devetnaest godina do 1863. kako bi se dovršila cjelokupna proročka struktura, jer kada su Alfa i Omega označili devetnaest godina za početak proročke strukture, tada mora postojati devetnaest godina da bi se dosegnuo njezin kraj.

Ancient Israel was delivered from the slavery of Egypt and through disobedience both the northern and southern kingdoms were returned to slavery. The prophecies transcend from the prophetic history of ancient literal Israel to modern spiritual Israel and in so doing the theme of all the prophetic waymarks is slavery.

Drevni Izrael bio je izbavljen iz egipatskoga ropstva, a zbog neposlušnosti su i sjeverno i južno kraljevstvo ponovno bili vraćeni u ropstvo. Proročanstva nadilaze proročku povijest drevnoga doslovnog Izraela te prelaze na suvremeni duhovni Izrael, i pritom je tema svih proročkih orijentira ropstvo.

The prophecy in Isaiah seven was presented to the wicked king Ahaz by Isaiah in 742BC when an impending civil war between the north and south was being identified. The southern kingdom of Ahaz was the literal glorious land of ancient Israel. In 1798, the spiritual glorious land of Bible prophecy began to rule as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. When the seven times against the literal glorious land ended in 1844, there was, as in the history of king Ahaz an impending civil war. By 1844, the turmoil of political parties breaking apart and forming alliances had almost fully settled into two classes of political persuasions. In terms of slavery the Democrats were pro-slavery and the Republicans were anti-slavery. From 1798 to the beginning of the civil war in 1860 the process of developing two classes of political parties had been settled.

Proročanstvo iz Izaije sedmoga poglavlja iznio je Izaija opakom kralju Ahazu 742. pr. Kr., kada se prepoznavao nadolazeći građanski rat između sjevera i juga. Ahazovo južno kraljevstvo bilo je doslovna slavna zemlja drevnoga Izraela. Godine 1798. duhovna slavna zemlja biblijskoga proročanstva počela je vladati kao šesto kraljevstvo biblijskoga proročanstva. Kada je 1844. završilo sedam vremena protiv doslovne slavne zemlje, postojala je, kao i u povijesti kralja Ahaza, nadolazeća građanska borba. Do 1844. previranje političkih stranaka koje su se raspadale i sklapale saveze gotovo se potpuno ustalilo u dvije skupine političkih opredjeljenja. U pogledu ropstva, demokrati su bili za ropstvo, a republikanci protiv ropstva. Od 1798. do početka građanskoga rata 1860. proces oblikovanja dviju skupina političkih stranaka bio je dovršen.

Ahaz represented the literal glorious land and therefore typified the spiritual glorious land. The history of Ahaz typifies the prophetic history where the prophecy was proclaimed in 742 BC therefore typifies the history where the prophecy ended. In the beginning history the northern kingdom consisting of ten tribes had broken away from the other two tribes in protest against the divinely established government of the southern two tribes. The ten northern tribes had formed a confederacy with Syria, typifying the alliance between the southern confederacy and a power represented symbolically by Syria.

Ahaz je predstavljao doslovnu slavnu zemlju te je stoga bio praslika duhovne slavne zemlje. Povijest Ahaza predoznačuje proročku povijest u kojoj je proročanstvo bilo objavljeno 742. pr. Kr., te stoga predoznačuje povijest u kojoj je proročanstvo završilo. U početnoj povijesti sjeverno kraljevstvo, sastavljeno od deset plemena, odcijepilo se od druga dva plemena u prosvjedu protiv božanski uspostavljene vlasti južnih dvaju plemena. Deset sjevernih plemena sklopilo je savez sa Sirijom, predoznačujući savez između južne konfederacije i sile koja je simbolički predstavljena Sirijom.

This brief summary is identifying that the seven times of Leviticus twenty-six is a covenant promise that sets forth either a blessing for obedience or the “curse” of slavery for disobedience. The northern and southern kingdoms started together as one nation that was delivered out of slavery, only to be delivered back into slavery at their respective endings.

Ovaj sažeti pregled utvrđuje da sedam vremena iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest predstavlja savezno obećanje koje iznosi ili blagoslov za poslušnost ili „prokletstvo” ropstva za neposlušnost. Sjeverno i južno kraljevstvo započeli su zajedno kao jedan narod koji je bio izbavljen iz ropstva, samo da bi na svojim odnosnim završecima ponovno bili predani u ropstvo.

The sixty-five years at the ending of those prophecies of slavery concluded with spiritual Israel in the spiritual glorious land, at the very dead center of a civil war of the north against the south. The antagonists in the civil war was a kingdom that formed a confederacy and broke away from the divinely established government that was located in the opposing kingdom.

Šezdeset i pet godina na završetku tih proročanstava o ropstvu završilo je s duhovnim Izraelom u duhovnoj slavnoj zemlji, u samom mrtvom središtu građanskoga rata sjevera protiv juga. Protivnici u građanskom ratu bili su kraljevstvo koje je oblikovalo konfederaciju i odcijepilo se od božanski uspostavljene vlasti koja se nalazila u suprotstavljenom kraljevstvu.

From 1798 onward to the civil war, the horn of Republicanism was put through a process which produced two classes of political antagonists that represent two sides of the issues of slavery. The proslavery antagonists that sought to continue the practice of slavery lost the battle.

Od 1798. nadalje pa sve do građanskoga rata, rog republikanizma bio je podvrgnut procesu koji je proizveo dvije skupine političkih protivnika koje predstavljaju dvije strane pitanja ropstva. Proturopstveni protivnici koji su nastojali nastaviti praksu ropstva izgubili su bitku.

From 1798 onward to the civil war, the horn of Protestantism was put through a process which produced two classes of religious antagonists that represent two sides of the issues of slavery. The proslavery antagonists that sought to continue the original understanding of the prophecy of slavery lost the battle.

Od 1798. nadalje pa sve do građanskoga rata, rog protestantizma bio je podvrgnut procesu koji je proizveo dvije skupine vjerskih protivnika koje predstavljaju dvije strane pitanja ropstva. Protivnici koji su podupirali ropstvo i nastojali očuvati izvorno razumijevanje proročanstva o ropstvu izgubili su bitku.

In 1863 the horn of Republicanism succeeded in rejecting the practice of slavery.

Godine 1863. rog republikanizma uspio je odbaciti praksu ropstva.

In 1863 the horn of Protestantism succeeded in rejecting the prophecy of slavery.

Godine 1863. rog protestantizma uspio je odbaciti proročanstvo o ropstvu.

In doing so they rejected the work of Miller, the Elijah for his time. In so doing they also rejected “the oath of Moses,” the foundation stone for their time. Moses and Elijah were then rejected, only to return on September 11, 2001.

Time su odbacili djelo Millera, Ilije za njegovo vrijeme. Time su također odbacili i „Mojsijevu zakletvu”, kamen temeljac za svoje vrijeme. Mojsije i Ilija tada su bili odbačeni, samo da bi se vratili 11. rujna 2001.

Alpha and Omega, the wonderful linguist recorded His divine signature throughout the time prophecy of the “oath of Moses” that He himself proclaimed as Palmoni, the Wonderful Numberer. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

Alfa i Omega, divni lingvist, zabilježio je svoj božanski potpis kroz čitavo vremensko proroštvo „Mojsijeve zakletve” koje je sâm proglasio kao Palmoni, Divni Brojač. Ako ne budete vjerovali, doista se nećete održati.

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