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# The Book of Daniel - Number Forty-Two

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj četrdeset i dva

Connecting Links

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January 6, 2024

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John the Baptist was a connecting link prophet.

Ivan Krstitelj bio je prorok koji je predstavljao spojnu kariku.

> “The prophet John was the connecting link between the two dispensations. As God’s representative he stood forth to show the relation of the law and the prophets to the Christian dispensation. He was the lesser light, which was to be followed by a greater. The mind of John was illuminated by the Holy Spirit, that he might shed light upon his people; but no other light ever has shone or ever will shine so clearly upon fallen man as that which emanated from the teaching and example of Jesus. Christ and His mission had been but dimly understood as typified in the shadowy sacrifices. Even John had not fully comprehended the future, immortal life through the Saviour.” The Desire of Ages, 220.

> „Prorok Ivan bio je povezujuća spona između dviju raspodjela. Kao Božji predstavnik istupio je da pokaže odnos Zakona i Proroka prema kršćanskoj raspodjeli. On je bio manje svjetlo, za kojim je trebalo doći veće. Um Ivana bio je prosvijetljen Svetim Duhom kako bi obasjao svoj narod; ali nikakvo drugo svjetlo nikada nije zasjalo niti će ikada zasjati tako jasno nad palim čovjekom kao ono koje je izviralo iz učenja i primjera Isusa. Krist i Njegovo poslanje bili su tek nejasno shvaćeni, kako su bili predočeni u sjenovitim žrtvama. Čak ni Ivan nije potpuno razumio budući, besmrtni život po Spasitelju.” Čežnja vjekova, 220.

Jesus was also a connecting link prophet.

Isus je također bio prorok koji je predstavljao povezujuću sponu.

> “Christ has led the way from earth to heaven. He forms the connecting link between the two worlds. He brings the love and condescension of God to man, and brings man up through His merits to meet the reconciliation of God. Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. It is hard work to follow on, step by step, painfully and slowly, onward and upward, in the path of purity and holiness. But Christ has made ample provision to impart new vigor and divine strength at every advance step in the divine life. This is the knowledge and experience that the hands in the office all want, and must have, or they daily bring reproach upon the cause of Christ.” Testimonies, volume 3, 193.

> „Krist je prokrčio put od zemlje do neba. On tvori povezujuću sponu između dvaju svjetova. On donosi čovjeku Božju ljubav i Božju snishodljivost te čovjeka po svojim zaslugama uzdiže da se susretne s Božjim pomirenjem. Krist je put, istina i život. Težak je trud slijediti dalje, korak po korak, bolno i polagano, naprijed i naviše, stazom čistoće i svetosti. Ali Krist je dao obilnu opskrbu kako bi na svakom koraku napredovanja u božanskom životu udijelio novu snagu i božansku jakost. To je znanje i iskustvo koje svi radnici u uredu žele imati i moraju imati, inače svakodnevno navlače sramotu na Kristovo djelo.” Testimonies, volume 3, 193.

John the Baptist’s prophetic work included connecting the dispensation of the earthly to the heavenly sanctuary. The first words John said when he first saw Jesus was:

Proročko djelo Ivana Krstitelja uključivalo je povezivanje razdoblja zemaljskoga sa nebeskim Svetištem. Prve riječi koje je Ivan izgovorio kada je prvi put ugledao Isusa bile su:

> The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29.

> Sutradan Ivan ugleda Isusa gdje dolazi k njemu te reče: Evo Jaganjca Božjega, koji oduzima grijeh svijeta. Ivan 1,29.

But even though John was to identify the transition from ancient Israel unto spiritual Israel, his understanding of that transition was limited.

Ali premda je Ivan trebao označiti prijelaz s drevnoga Izraela na duhovni Izrael, njegovo je razumijevanje toga prijelaza bilo ograničeno.

> “Said Christ, in vindication of John, ‘But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.’ Not only was John a prophet to foretell future events, but he was a child of promise, filled with the Holy Spirit from his birth, and was ordained of God to execute a special work as a reformer, in preparing a people for the reception of Christ. The prophet John was the connecting link between the two dispensations.

> „Reče Krist, opravdavajući Ivana: ‘Ali što ste izišli vidjeti? Proroka? Da, kažem vam, i više nego proroka.’ Ivan nije bio samo prorok koji je imao naviještati buduće događaje, nego i dijete obećanja, ispunjen Duhom Svetim od svojega rođenja, te od Boga određen da izvrši posebno djelo kao reformator, pripravljajući narod za primanje Krista. Prorok Ivan bio je povezujuća spona između dvaju razdoblja.“

> “The religion of the Jews, in consequence of their departure from God, consisted mostly in ceremony. John was the lesser light, which was to be followed by a greater light. He was to shake the confidence of the people in their traditions, and call their sins to their remembrance, and lead them to repentance; that they might be prepared to appreciate the work of Christ. God communicated to John by inspiration, illuminating the prophet that he might remove the superstition and darkness from the minds of the honest Jews, which had been, through false teachings for generations, gathering upon them.

> „Religija Židova, kao posljedica njihova otpada od Boga, sastojala se ponajviše od obreda. Ivan bijaše manje svjetlo, za kojim je trebalo doći veće svjetlo. On je trebao uzdrmati pouzdanje naroda u njihove predaje, prizvati njihove grijehe njihovu sjećanju i povesti ih na pokajanje, kako bi bili pripravljeni cijeniti Kristovo djelo. Bog je Ivanu nadahnućem priopćavao, prosvjetljujući proroka kako bi mogao ukloniti praznovjerje i tamu iz umova poštenih Židova, koja se, zbog lažnih učenja tijekom naraštaja, bila nad njima nagomilala.“

> “The least disciple that followed Jesus, that witnessed his miracles, and listened to his divine lessons of instruction, and heard the comforting words which fell from his lips, was more privileged than John the Baptist, for he had a clearer light. No other light has shone, or ever will shine, upon the intellect of sinful, fallen man, save that which was, and is, communicated through Him who is the light of the world. Christ and his mission had been but dimly understood through the shadowy sacrifices. Even John thought that the reign of Christ would be in Jerusalem, and that he would set up a temporal kingdom, the subjects of which would be holy.” Review and Herald, April 8, 1873.

> „Najmanji učenik koji je slijedio Isusa, koji je svjedočio njegovim čudesima i slušao njegove božanske pouke, i čuo utješne riječi koje su padale s njegovih usana, bio je povlašteniji od Ivana Krstitelja, jer je imao jasnije svjetlo. Nikakvo drugo svjetlo nije obasjalo, niti će ikada obasjati, um grešnoga, paloga čovjeka, osim onoga koje je bilo i jest priopćeno po Onome koji je svjetlo svijeta. Krist i njegovo poslanje bili su tek nejasno shvaćeni kroz sjenovite žrtve. Čak je i Ivan mislio da će Kristova vladavina biti u Jeruzalemu i da će ondje uspostaviti zemaljsko kraljevstvo, čiji će podanici biti sveti.” Review and Herald, 8. travnja 1873.

The apostle Paul was also a connecting link prophet that was to identify the prophetic applications of the literal transitioning unto the spiritual. He understood that literal Jerusalem was no longer the Jerusalem of prophecy, for it then had transitioned unto heavenly Jerusalem.

Apostol Pavao također je bio povezujući proročki članak koji je trebao prepoznati proročku primjenu doslovnoga prijelaza prema duhovnomu. Razumio je da doslovni Jeruzalem više nije bio Jeruzalem proroštva, jer je tada prešao u nebeski Jeruzalem.

> For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. Galatians 4:25, 26.

> Jer ovo je Hagara, gora Sinaj u Arabiji, i odgovara sadašnjemu Jeruzalemu, jer je u ropstvu sa svojom djecom. A gornji je Jeruzalem slobodan, koji je majka svima nama. Galaćanima 4,25.26.

In chapter two of 2 Thessalonians, which we have been considering, Paul identified that literal pagan Rome was the power that restrained spiritual papal Rome from ascending to the throne until the year 538. In the chapter he identifies that the “man of sin” which is seated in the temple of God, was the same “king” that Daniel identified in chapter eleven, verse thirty-six. The proof that the “king of the north” in the last six verses of Daniel eleven is the papacy became the key to establish the framework of truth employed by Future for America from the increase of knowledge in 1989.

U drugom poglavlju 2. Solunjanima, koje smo razmatrali, Pavao je utvrdio da je doslovni poganski Rim bio sila koja je zadržavala duhovni papinski Rim od uzdizanja na prijestolje sve do 538. godine. U tom poglavlju on prepoznaje da je „čovjek grijeha”, koji sjedi u hramu Božjem, isti onaj „kralj” kojega je Daniel prepoznao u jedanaestom poglavlju, trideset šestom retku. Dokaz da je „kralj sjevera” u posljednjih šest redaka Danijela 11 papinstvo postao je ključ za uspostavljanje okvira istine kojim se Future for America služio od povećanja znanja 1989. godine.

In the same chapter, Paul identified pagan Rome’s work of restraining the rise of the papacy, until the time when pagan Rome would be taken away, and thus identified that “the daily” in the book of Daniel was pagan Rome. That truth became the very key to establish the framework of truth which produced the increase of knowledge in 1798.

U istom je poglavlju Pavao prepoznao djelovanje poganskoga Rima u obuzdavanju uspona papinstva, sve do vremena kada će poganski Rim biti uklonjen, te je tako utvrdio da je „svagdašnja“ u Danielovoj knjizi bila poganski Rim. Ta je istina postala upravo ključ za uspostavu okvira istine koji je doveo do porasta znanja 1798. godine.

In William Miller’s history the message was proclaimed when a transition from the Philadelphian to the Laodicean movement was to take place. In Future for America’s history the transition from a Laodicean movement unto the Philadelphian movement is now taking place.

U povijesti Williama Millera poruka je bila objavljena kada se trebao zbiti prijelaz iz filadelfijskog u laodicejski pokret. U povijesti Future for America sada se zbiva prijelaz iz laodicejskog pokreta u filadelfijski pokret.

The truth that Paul set forth in 2 Thessalonians that identified the transition from literal pagan Rome unto spiritual papal Rome became the framework for Miller’s prophetic understanding. Both John the Baptist and Paul were raised up to explain the transition from literal to spiritual. William Miller was typified by John the Baptist and in his work it was essential that he recognized the relation and transition of pagan and papal Rome, the transition that John was raised up to identify.

Istina koju je Pavao izložio u 2. Solunjanima, a koja je prepoznala prijelaz s doslovnog poganskog Rima na duhovni papinski Rim, postala je okvirom Millerova proročkog razumijevanja. I Ivan Krstitelj i Pavao bili su podignuti da objasne prijelaz s doslovnog na duhovno. William Miller bio je predočen Ivanom Krstiteljem, i u njegovu je djelu bilo od ključne važnosti da prepozna odnos i prijelaz poganskog i papinskog Rima, prijelaz koji je Ivan bio podignut prepoznati.

There are five references to “the daily” in the book of Daniel, and they always precede a symbol of the papal power. In the context of the prophetic transition we are considering, all five references include the transition from literal Rome to spiritual Rome. “The daily” in the book of Daniel is one of the truths represented upon Habakkuk’s two tables, and is therefore a foundational truth that was to be defended; a truth which would ultimately become covered up with false and counterfeit jewels and coins. It is no accident that every truth represented upon the two sacred charts has direct inspired endorsements within the writings of Ellen White. To reject any of the foundational truths (including “the daily”), is to simultaneously reject the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy.

U knjizi proroka Daniela postoji pet spominjanja „svagdašnje žrtve”, i ona uvijek prethode simbolu papinske vlasti. U kontekstu proročkog prijelaza koji razmatramo, svih pet spominjanja uključuje prijelaz s doslovnog Rima na duhovni Rim. „Svagdašnja žrtva” u knjizi proroka Daniela jedna je od istina prikazanih na dvjema Habakukovim pločama te je stoga temeljna istina koju je trebalo braniti; istina koja će naposljetku biti prekrivena lažnim i krivotvorenim draguljima i novcem. Nije slučajno što svaka istina prikazana na dvjema svetim kartama ima izravne nadahnute potvrde u spisima Ellen White. Odbaciti bilo koju od temeljnih istina (uključujući „svagdašnju žrtvu”) znači istodobno odbaciti autoritet Duha proroštva.

> “Then I saw in relation to the ‘Daily,’ that the word ‘sacrifice’ was supplied by man’s wisdom, and does not belong to the text; and that the Lord gave the correct view of it to those who gave the judgment hour cry. When union existed, before 1844, nearly all were united on the correct view of the ‘Daily;’ but since 1844, in the confusion, other views have been embraced, and darkness and confusion has followed.” Review and Herald, November 1, 1850.

> „Tada sam u vezi sa ‘Svakidašnjom’ vidjela da je riječ ‘žrtva’ dodana ljudskom mudrošću i da ne pripada tekstu; te da je Gospod dao ispravno razumijevanje o tome onima koji su objavljivali poklič o času suda. Kada je vladalo jedinstvo, prije 1844., gotovo su svi bili ujedinjeni u ispravnom razumijevanju ‘Svakidašnje’; ali od 1844., u zbrci, prihvaćena su druga gledišta, te su uslijedili tama i zbrka.” Review and Herald, 1. studenoga 1850.

Those “who gave the judgment hour cry,” understood “the daily” as a symbol of paganism, and/or pagan Rome. Their understanding included the fact that they understood that the word “sacrifice” did not belong in the passage in Daniel, where it had been added by the translators (by human wisdom) of the King James Bible. The pioneer understanding also included that “the daily” was always presented in connection with one of the two symbols of the papal power, and that paganism (“the daily”), always preceded the papal symbol. They were always identified in the sequence in which they arrived into prophetic history. The books of Daniel and Revelation never deviate from the historical sequence of paganism preceding papalism, and when the book of Revelation introduces the third desolating power of the false prophet, that sequence is always upheld.

Oni „koji su dali poklič o času suda” razumjeli su „svagdanju” kao simbol poganstva i/ili poganskoga Rima. Njihovo je razumijevanje uključivalo i činjenicu da riječ „žrtva” ne pripada tome odlomku u Danielu, gdje su je dodali prevoditelji Biblije kralja Jakova (ljudskom mudrošću). Pionirsko je razumijevanje također uključivalo to da je „svagdanja” uvijek bila prikazana u vezi s jednim od dvaju simbola papinske vlasti te da je poganstvo („svagdanja”) uvijek prethodilo papinskom simbolu. Uvijek su bili prepoznati u slijedu kojim su stupali u proročku povijest. Knjige Daniela i Otkrivenja nikada ne odstupaju od povijesnoga slijeda u kojemu poganstvo prethodi papinstvu, a kada knjiga Otkrivenja uvodi treću pustošeću silu lažnoga proroka, taj se slijed uvijek održava.

Without Paul’s instruction that the literal things of prophecy transitioned to the spiritual in the time period of the cross, a dilemma is produced with Christ’s prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem found in all the gospels except John. The two symbols of the papacy connected with “the daily” in the book of Daniel are the abomination of desolation and the transgression of desolation. Those two symbols represent the mark of the beast (the abomination) and the image of the beast (the transgression).

Bez Pavlove pouke da su doslovne stvarnosti proročanstva u vremenskom razdoblju križa prešle u duhovne, nastaje nedoumica u vezi s Kristovim proročanstvom o razorenju Jeruzalema, koje se nalazi u svim evanđeljima osim u Ivanovu. Dva simbola papinstva povezana sa „svagdanjom žrtvom“ u knjizi proroka Daniela jesu grozota pustoši i prijestup pustoši. Ta dva simbola predstavljaju žig Zvijeri (grozotu) i sliku Zvijeri (prijestup).

The transgression that allows the papacy to murder those it deems as heretics is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship. Thus, Daniel represents the combination of church and state which is the image of the papal beast, as the transgression of desolation. The Bible identifies idolatry as an abomination, and all the idolatry of the papal power is represented with its idol sabbath, which John calls the mark of the beast, and Daniel calls the abomination that maketh desolate.

Prijestup koji papinstvu dopušta da ubija one koje smatra hereticima jest spoj crkve i države, pri čemu crkva upravlja tim odnosom. Tako Daniel prikazuje spoj crkve i države, koji je slika papinske zvijeri, kao prijestup pustoši. Biblija idolopoklonstvo prepoznaje kao gnusobu, a sve idolopoklonstvo papinske vlasti predstavljeno je njezinom idolskom subotom, koju Ivan naziva žigom zvijeri, a Daniel gnusobom koja pustoši.

> And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. Daniel 8:9–12.

> I iz jednoga od njih izađe malen rog, koji naraste veoma velik prema jugu i prema istoku i prema krasnoj zemlji. I naraste velik čak do vojske nebeske; i obori na zemlju neke od vojske i od zvijezda te ih pogazi. Da, uzvisi se čak do kneza vojske, i po njemu bi ukinuta svagdašnja žrtva, a mjesto njegova Svetišta bilo oboreno. I vojska mu bi predana protiv svagdašnje žrtve zbog prijestupa, i obori istinu na zemlju; i djelovaše, i napredovaše. Daniel 8:9–12.

We will address these verses in greater detail in another article, but in verse eleven, the power that magnified itself against Christ was pagan Rome, when they attempted to kill him at his birth and then finally did so at the cross. The verse states that “by him” (pagan Rome), “the daily was taken away.” The Hebrew word translated as “taken away” is “rum,” and it means “to lift up and exalt”. Pagan Rome would lift up and exalt the religion of paganism, and they did that very thing in history. This is why they are called “pagan” Rome.

O tim ćemo redcima podrobnije govoriti u drugom članku, no u jedanaestom retku sila koja se uzvisila protiv Krista bila je poganski Rim, kada su ga pokušali ubiti pri njegovu rođenju, a zatim to naposljetku i učinili na križu. Redak kaže da je „po njemu“ (poganskom Rimu) „svagdašnja žrtva ukinuta“. Hebrejska riječ prevedena kao „ukinuta“ jest „rum“, a znači „uzdignuti i uzvisiti“. Poganski Rim uzdignuo bi i uzvisio religiju poganstva, i upravo je to učinio u povijesti. Zato se i naziva „poganskim“ Rimom.

The next verse identifies that papal Rome, was given a “host” (military power), that was against, or was to overcome “the daily” (paganism). This also is a fact of history, for military strength was employed by the papacy (though she never has her own army), to overcome the restraint placed upon her rise to power. That power came from pagan Rome. The military power that she employed was given unto her through “transgression,” for the transgression that allowed her to control the armies of the kings that placed her on the throne in the year 538, was the transgression of the combination of church and state. First pagan Rome is addressed in verse eleven, informing the student that pagan Rome would stand up against Christ, and that it would exalt the religion of paganism.

Sljedeći redak utvrđuje da je papinskom Rimu dana „vojska” (vojna sila), koja je bila protiv „svagdašnje žrtve” ili ju je trebala nadvladati („svagdašnje” = poganstvo). I to je također povijesna činjenica, jer je papinstvo upotrijebilo vojnu snagu (premda nikada nije imalo vlastitu vojsku) kako bi nadvladalo zapreku postavljenu njegovu usponu na vlast. Ta je sila dolazila od poganskoga Rima. Vojna sila kojom se služilo dana mu je po „prijestupu”, jer je prijestup koji mu je omogućio da zavlada vojskama kraljeva koji su ga godine 538. postavili na prijestolje bio prijestup združivanja crkve i države. Najprije se u jedanaestom retku govori o poganskom Rimu, obavješćujući proučavatelja da će poganski Rim ustati protiv Krista i da će uzvisiti religiju poganstva.

The next verse describes the transgression of the combination of church and state that allowed the papacy to overcome and remove the restraint that pagan Rome had exercised against her. History upholds the application of both those verses. “The daily” represents either pagan Rome, the power that stood against Christ, or the religion of paganism that was exalted by pagan Rome. The symbol of “the daily” is then followed by the papacy, as it identifies the transgression of church and state that is what empowers the papacy with an army to do its dirty work. Daniel’s third use of “the daily,” is the question that produces the answer, that is the central pillar of Adventism.

Sljedeći redak opisuje prijestup združivanja crkve i države koji je papinstvu omogućio da nadvlada i ukloni ograničenje koje je poganski Rim provodio protiv nje. Povijest podupire primjenu oba ta retka. „Svagdašnja“ predstavlja ili poganski Rim, silu koja je stajala protiv Krista, ili religiju poganstva koju je uzvisio poganski Rim. Simbol „svagdašnje“ zatim slijedi papinstvo, jer on označuje prijestup crkve i države, a upravo to osnažuje papinstvo vojskom da obavlja svoj prljavi posao. Danielova treća uporaba izraza „svagdašnja“ jest pitanje koje daje odgovor koji je središnji stup adventizma.

> Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? Daniel 8:13.

> Tada sam čuo jednoga sveca gdje govori, a drugi svetac reče onome svecu koji govoraše: Dokle će trajati viđenje o svagdašnjoj žrtvi i o prijestupu pustoši, da se i Svetište i vojska predaju gaženju? Daniel 8,13.

In this verse, the question is asked of how long shall the vision be, thus asking for an answer that represents duration, and not a point in time. The question is not on what date will the vision be fulfilled, but what is the duration of the vision. The verse does not ask “When?”, it asks, “How long?” The vision is about the desolating powers of paganism, represented as “the daily,” and papalism as represented by the transgression of the papacy that is accomplished when she commits fornication with the kings of the earth. Those two desolating powers of paganism followed by papalism were to trample down the sanctuary and the host for a period of “seven times.”

U ovome se retku postavlja pitanje dokle će trajati viđenje, tražeći tako odgovor koji predstavlja trajanje, a ne određenu vremensku točku. Pitanje nije: na koji će se datum viđenje ispuniti, nego: koje je trajanje viđenja. Redak ne pita: „Kada?”, nego pita: „Dokle?” Viđenje se odnosi na pustošne sile poganstva, prikazane kao „svagdašnja žrtva”, i papinstva, kako je predstavljeno prijestupom papinstva koji se ostvaruje kada ona čini blud s kraljevima zemaljskim. Te dvije pustošne sile, poganstvo praćeno papinstvom, trebale su gaziti Svetište i vojsku tijekom razdoblja od „sedam vremena”.

It is important to recognize that the trampling down of the literal sanctuary which began in the time of Babylon, and continued through to the destruction of Jerusalem by pagan Rome in 70 AD, was done by pagan powers from the beginning of the history to the end. Thus, it was literal paganism in the plural that trampled down the literal sanctuary and literal host (God’s people). But it was spiritual Rome that trampled down spiritual Jerusalem and spiritual Israel.

Važno je prepoznati da je gaženje doslovnoga Svetišta, koje je započelo u vrijeme Babilona i nastavilo se sve do razorenja Jeruzalema od strane poganskoga Rima 70. godine po Kr., od početka povijesti do kraja bilo djelo poganskih sila. Dakle, doslovno je mnogoboštvo, u množini, gazilo doslovno Svetište i doslovnu vojsku (Božji narod). Ali duhovni je Rim gazio duhovni Jeruzalem i duhovni Izrael.

> But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. Revelation 11:2, 3.

> Ali vanjski trijem Hrama izostavi i ne mjeri ga, jer je dan poganima; i oni će gaziti Sveti grad četrdeset i dva mjeseca. I dat ću moć svojim dvama svjedocima, i oni će prorokovati tisuću dvjesto i šezdeset dana, odjeveni u kostrijet. Otkrivenje 11,2.3.

John the Baptist was a connecting link prophet that identified the change of dispensation from the earthly sanctuary to the heavenly, without knowing the fullness of his work. Paul was a connecting link prophet that identified the change of dispensation from literal Israel (the host) to spiritual Israel. The Jerusalem that was trampled down for forty-two months was spiritual Jerusalem.

Ivan Krstitelj bio je prorok poveznica koji je prepoznao promjenu razdoblja upravljanja od zemaljskog Svetišta k nebeskomu, ne poznajući puninu svojega djela. Pavao je bio prorok poveznica koji je prepoznao promjenu razdoblja upravljanja od doslovnog Izraela (vojske) k duhovnom Izraelu. Jeruzalem koji je bio gažen četrdeset i dva mjeseca bio je duhovni Jeruzalem.

> “The periods here mentioned—forty and two months,” and ‘a thousand two hundred and threescore days’—are the same, alike representing the time in which the church of Christ was to suffer oppression from Rome. The 1260 years of papal supremacy began in A.D. 538, and would therefore terminate in 1798. At that time a French army entered Rome and made the pope a prisoner, and he died in exile. Though a new pope was soon afterward elected, the papal hierarchy has never since been able to wield the power which it before possessed.” The Great Controversy, 266.

> „Ovdje spomenuta razdoblja — četrdeset i dva mjeseca“ i „tisuću dvjesto i šezdeset dana“ — isto su, i oba jednako predstavljaju vrijeme tijekom kojega je Kristova crkva trebala trpjeti ugnjetavanje od Rima. Tih 1260 godina papinske prevlasti započelo je 538. godine po Kr., te je stoga trebalo završiti 1798. godine. U to je vrijeme francuska vojska ušla u Rim i zarobila papu, a on je umro u progonstvu. Premda je ubrzo nakon toga bio izabran novi papa, papinska hijerarhija od tada više nikada nije bila u stanju vršiti vlast kakvu je prije posjedovala.“ The Great Controversy, 266.

Paul identified that at the transition which took place in the history of the cross, spiritual Jerusalem which “is above,” became the city which God chose to place his name, and literal Jerusalem ceased to be the Jerusalem of Bible prophecy.

Pavao je utvrdio da je u prijelazu koji se zbio u povijesti križa duhovni Jeruzalem, koji je „gore”, postao grad koji je Bog izabrao da u nj stavi svoje ime, a doslovni Jeruzalem prestao je biti Jeruzalem biblijskog proroštva.

> For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. Galatians 4:25, 26.

> Jer ovaj Hagara jest gora Sinaj u Arabiji i odgovara sadašnjemu Jeruzalemu, jer robuje sa svojom djecom. A gornji Jeruzalem slobodan je; on je majka svima nama. Galaćanima 4,25.26.

This truth is essential to understand correctly, and the false application of literal Jerusalem as the symbol of Bible prophecy is part of the deception created by the Jesuits to undermine the truth that the pope of Rome is the antichrist. That false teaching produces a belief within apostate Protestantism that allows them to incorrectly look to the modern Jewish nation of Israel as a symbol of prophecy. Literal Jerusalem ceased to be God’s Jerusalem in the time of the cross.

Ovu je istinu od bitne važnosti ispravno razumjeti, a pogrešna primjena doslovnog Jeruzalema kao simbola biblijskog proročanstva dio je obmane koju su stvorili isusovci kako bi potkopali istinu da je rimski papa antikrist. To lažno učenje u otpalom protestantizmu proizvodi vjerovanje koje im omogućuje da se pogrešno okreću suvremenoj židovskoj naciji Izraelu kao simbolu proročanstva. Doslovni Jeruzalem prestao je biti Božji Jeruzalem u vrijeme križa.

> “The city of Jerusalem is no longer a sacred place. The curse of God is upon it because of the rejection and crucifixion of Christ. A dark blot of guilt rests upon it, and never again will it be a sacred place until it has been cleansed by the purifying fires of heaven. At the time when this sin-cursed earth is purified from every stain of sin, Christ will again stand upon the Mount of Olives. As His feet rest upon it, it will part asunder, and become a great plain, prepared for the city of God.” Review and Herald, July 30, 1901.

> „Grad Jeruzalem više nije sveto mjesto. Prokletstvo Božje počiva na njemu zbog odbacivanja i raspeća Krista. Na njemu leži taman biljeg krivnje, i nikada više neće biti sveto mjesto dok ne bude očišćen pročišćujućim ognjem neba. U vrijeme kada ova grijehom prokleta zemlja bude očišćena od svake mrlje grijeha, Krist će ponovno stajati na Maslinskoj gori. Kad njegove noge stanu na nju, ona će se razdvojiti i postati velika ravnica, pripravljena za grad Božji.” Review and Herald, July 30, 1901.

The relevance of the distinction between literal Jerusalem and spiritual Jerusalem will be addressed as we consider Christ’s prophecy of the end of the world. The fourth time Daniel identifies “the daily,” is in chapter eleven.

Važnost razlikovanja između doslovnoga Jeruzalema i duhovnoga Jeruzalema bit će razmotrena dok budemo promatrali Kristovo proročanstvo o svršetku svijeta. Četvrti put Daniel prepoznaje „svagdašnju žrtvu” u jedanaestom poglavlju.

> And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. Daniel 11:31.

> I mišiće će stajati na njegovoj strani, i oskvrnut će Svetinju snage, i ukinut će svagdašnju žrtvu, i postavit će grozotu pustoši. Daniel 11,31.

This verse is identifying the work of pagan Rome in placing the papacy on the throne of the earth in the year 538. The “arms” represent the military strength of pagan Rome that stood up for the papacy beginning with Clovis, king of the Franks in the year 496. Different European kings worked for the placement of the papacy following Clovis, but the verse is identifying four things the European kings (arms) did for the papacy, once they transgressed by forming a church and state alliance with the whore of Tyre.

Ovaj redak prepoznaje djelovanje poganskoga Rima u postavljanju papinstva na prijestolje zemlje godine 538. „Mišice” predstavljaju vojnu snagu poganskoga Rima koja je stala u obranu papinstva počevši od Klodviga, kralja Franaka, godine 496. Različiti europski kraljevi radili su na uspostavi papinstva nakon Klodviga, no ovaj redak prepoznaje četiri stvari koje su europski kraljevi (mišice) učinili za papinstvo, nakon što su prestupili sklopivši savez crkve i države s tirskom bludnicom.

Once they stood up for the papacy, they “polluted” or destroyed the city of Rome, which was the symbol of strength of both pagan and papal Rome. The pollution of the verse was carried out repeatedly through the years, as the city of Rome was brought under continuous military attacks. Those European kings (the arms), would also “take away the daily.” The Hebrew word translated as “take away” in this verse is not “rum,” as it was in chapter eight. In this verse, the word translated as “take away,” is “sur,” and it means to remove. The arms of the European kings would remove the pagan resistance to the rise of the papacy in the year 508. Then in the year 538, those arms would place the papacy on the throne of the earth. Then at the Counsel of Orleans, in that very year, the papacy implemented a Sunday law.

Nakon što su ustali u obranu papinstva, „oskvrnuli” su ili razorili grad Rim, koji je bio simbol snage i poganskoga i papinskoga Rima. Oskvrnuće iz toga retka izvršavalo se opetovano tijekom godina, dok je grad Rim bio izložen neprekidnim vojnim napadima. Ti europski kraljevi (mišice) također bi „uklonili svagdašnju žrtvu”. Hebrejska riječ prevedena kao „ukloniti” u ovom retku nije „rum”, kao što je bila u osmom poglavlju. U ovom retku riječ prevedena kao „ukloniti” jest „sur”, i znači odstraniti. Mišice europskih kraljeva uklonile bi poganski otpor usponu papinstva godine 508. Zatim bi godine 538 te mišice postavile papinstvo na prijestolje zemlje. Potom je na Saboru u Orléansu, upravo te godine, papinstvo provelo zakon o nedjelji.

Sunday as a day of worship is what Sister White calls the “idol” sabbath, and idolatry is the perfect biblical definition of the word “abomination”. In the year 538, the arms of pagan Rome placed the abomination that maketh desolate.

Nedjelja kao dan bogoslužja jest ono što sestra White naziva „idolskim“ subotom, a idolopoklonstvo je savršena biblijska definicija riječi „gnusoba“. Godine 538. ruke poganskoga Rima postaviše gnusobu pustoši.

> “All who will exalt and worship the idol Sabbath, a day that God has not blessed, help the devil and his angels with all the power of their God-given ability, which they have perverted to a wrong use. Inspired by another spirit, which blinds their discernment, they cannot see that the exaltation of Sunday is entirely the institution of the Catholic Church.” Selected Messages, book 3, 423.

> „Svi koji će uzvisivati i štovati idol-subotu, dan koji Bog nije blagoslovio, pomažu đavlu i njegovim anđelima svom snagom svoje od Boga dane sposobnosti, koju su izopačili za pogrešnu uporabu. Nadahnuti drugim duhom, koji zasljepljuje njihovo rasuđivanje, ne mogu vidjeti da je uzvisivanje nedjelje u cijelosti ustanova Katoličke crkve.” Selected Messages, knjiga 3, 423.

Prophecy and history uphold the application we have just identified for verse thirty-one. When we say prophecy upholds this application, we are referring to the fact that there are other prophecies which address these same facts, without bringing them into the discussion at this time. The fifth and final time Daniel uses “the daily,” is found in chapter twelve.

Proročanstvo i povijest podupiru primjenu koju smo upravo utvrdili za trideset i prvi redak. Kada kažemo da proročanstvo podupire ovu primjenu, mislimo na činjenicu da postoje i druga proročanstva koja se bave tim istim činjenicama, a da ih u ovom trenutku ne uvodimo u raspravu. Peti i posljednji put kada Daniel rabi izraz „svagdašnja žrtva” nalazi se u dvanaestom poglavlju.

> And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Daniel 12:11, 12.

> I od vremena kad bude ukinuta svagdanja žrtva i postavljena gnusoba pustoši, bit će tisuću dvjesto i devedeset dana. Blago onomu koji čeka i dosegne tisuću tristo i trideset i pet dana. Daniel 12,11.12.

Prophecy and history uphold that in the year 508, the resistance to the rise of the papacy essentially ended, when the last of three geographical obstacles (the Goths), were plucked up as Daniel chapter seven identifies.

Proročanstvo i povijest potvrđuju da je godine 508. otpor usponu papinstva u biti prestao, kada je posljednja od triju zemljopisnih prepreka (Goti) bila iščupana, kako to utvrđuje sedmo poglavlje Daniela.

> I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. Daniel 7:8.

> Promatrah rogove, i gle, među njima izraste drugi mali rog, pred kojim iščupaše tri od prvih rogova s korijenom; i gle, na tom rogu bijahu oči kao oči čovječje i usta koja govorahu velike stvari. Daniel 7,8.

The three horns being removed are illustrated on the two sacred tables, and when the third of those three geographical obstacles was driven out of the city of Rome, in the year 508, the resistance against the rise of the papal power was taken away. The setting up referenced in verse eleven, represents the thirty years between 508 and 538. It identifies thirty years where the preparation of establishing the man of sin in the temple of God was accomplished.

Uklanjanje triju rogova prikazano je na dvjema svetim pločama, a kada je treća od tih triju zemljopisnih zapreka bila istjerana iz grada Rima, godine 508., otpor protiv uzdizanja papinske vlasti bio je uklonjen. Postavljanje na koje se upućuje u jedanaestom retku predstavlja trideset godina između 508. i 538. Ono označava trideset godina tijekom kojih je bila dovršena priprava za uspostavljanje čovjeka grijeha u hramu Božjem.

The word translated as “taken away” is also “sur,” which means to remove, and in 508, the resistance against the rise of the papacy was removed (taken away). From that date, twelve hundred and ninety years takes you to 1798, and the deadly wound of the papacy. Thirteen hundred and thirty-five days takes you to the first disappointment, and the beginning of the tarrying time at the very end of the year 1843. The verse promises a blessing to those who “cometh” to 1843. The word “cometh” means to touch. The first day of 1844, marks the first disappointment, but the last day of 1843, touches the first moment of 1844. The last day of a year touches the first day of the following year. The blessing associated with that date is upheld by history and prophecy.

Riječ prevedena kao „uklonjen” također je „sur”, što znači ukloniti, a 508. godine otpor protiv uspona papinstva bio je uklonjen (uzet). Od toga datuma tisuću dvjesto devedeset godina dovodi vas do 1798. godine i smrtonosne rane papinstva. Tisuću tristo trideset i pet dana dovodi vas do prvoga razočaranja i početka vremena odgode na samome kraju godine 1843. Redak obećava blagoslov onima koji „dolaze” do 1843. godine. Riječ „dolazi” znači dotaći. Prvi dan 1844. godine označava prvo razočaranje, ali posljednji dan 1843. godine dotiče prvi trenutak 1844. godine. Posljednji dan jedne godine dotiče prvi dan sljedeće godine. Blagoslov povezan s tim datumom potvrđen je poviješću i proroštvom.

We will continue our consideration of the significance of “the daily” as a foundational truth in the next article.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti naše razmatranje značenja „svagdašnje žrtve” kao temeljne istine.

> “All the messages given from 1840–1844 are to be made forcible now, for there are many people who have lost their bearings. The messages are to go to all the churches.

> „Sve poruke dane od 1840. do 1844. sada valja učiniti snažnima, jer ima mnogo ljudi koji su izgubili svoje uporište. Poruke trebaju ići svim crkvama.

> “Christ said, ‘Blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them’ [Matthew 13:16, 17]. Blessed are the eyes which saw the things that were seen in 1843 and 1844.

> „Krist je rekao: ‘Blago vašim očima, jer vide; i vašim ušima, jer čuju. Jer, zaista, kažem vam: mnogi su proroci i pravednici željeli vidjeti ono što vi vidite, i nisu vidjeli; i čuti ono što vi čujete, i nisu čuli’ [Matej 13,16.17]. Blagoslovljene su oči koje su vidjele ono što se vidjelo 1843. i 1844. godine.

> “The message was given. And there should be no delay in repeating the message, for the signs of the times are fulfilling; the closing work must be done. A great work will be done in a short time. A message will soon be given by God’s appointment that will swell into a loud cry. Then Daniel will stand in his lot, to give his testimony.” Manuscript Releases, volume 21, 437.

> „Poruka je dana. I ne bi smjelo biti nikakva odgađanja u ponavljanju poruke, jer se znakovi vremena ispunjavaju; završno djelo mora biti obavljeno. Veliko će se djelo izvršiti u kratkom vremenu. Uskoro će po Božjoj odredbi biti dana poruka koja će prerasti u silan poklik. Tada će Daniel stajati u svojem dijelu, da dade svoje svjedočanstvo.” Manuscript Releases, volume 21, 437.

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