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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Ten

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The Last Controversy: The Book of Joel, the Fall of New York, and the Symbol of Rome in Advent History

Posljednja kontroverza: Knjiga proroka Joela, pad New Yorka i simbol Rima u adventističkoj povijesti

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Jeff Pippenger

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August 26, 2024

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The final controversy I wish to bring together with the other historical arguments over the symbol of Rome within Advent history is the book of Joel. That controversy took place after September 11, 2001, and without considering the circumstances of that period a few subtle points might very well be missed. To place those circumstances into context requires a consideration of the Millerite history. On August 11, 1840 the time prophecy of Revelation chapter nine, verse fifteen was fulfilled.

Posljednja rasprava koju želim povezati s ostalim povijesnim argumentima o simbolu Rima unutar adventističke povijesti jest Knjiga Joela. Ta se rasprava dogodila nakon 11. rujna 2001., i bez razmatranja okolnosti toga razdoblja nekoliko bi suptilnih točaka vrlo lako moglo biti propušteno. Da bi se te okolnosti stavile u kontekst, potrebno je razmotriti mileritsku povijest. Dana 11. kolovoza 1840. ispunilo se vremensko proročanstvo iz Otkrivenja, devetog poglavlja, petnaestog retka.

> And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. Revelation 9:15.

> I tako bijahu odriješena četiri anđela, pripravljena za sat i dan i mjesec i godinu, da pobiju trećinu ljudi. Otkrivenje 9,15.

The verse identifies the “hour, and a day, and a month, and a year,” as equating to three hundred ninety-one years and fifteen days. The four angels represented when Islam rose to power and brought warfare against Rome, beginning on July 27, 1449. The starting point was determined by employing the ending point of another time prophecy of one hundred and fifty years. The first time prophecy of one hundred and fifty years was set forth in the history of the first woe, which is also the fifth trumpet of Revelation chapter nine. When the one-hundred-and-fifty-year prophecy concluded on July 27, 1449, the time prophecy we are now considering began, and three hundred and ninety-one years and fifteen days later the prophecy ended on August 11, 1840.

Taj redak određuje da se „sat, i dan, i mjesec, i godina“ izjednačuju s tristo devedeset i jednom godinom i petnaest dana. Četiri anđela predstavljala su vrijeme kada je islam došao na vlast i poveo rat protiv Rima, počevši 27. srpnja 1449. Početna točka određena je uporabom završne točke drugoga vremenskog proročanstva od sto pedeset godina. Prvo vremensko proročanstvo od sto pedeset godina izloženo je u povijesti prvoga jao, koje je ujedno i peta truba iz devetoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Kada je proročanstvo od sto pedeset godina završilo 27. srpnja 1449., počelo je vremensko proročanstvo koje sada razmatramo, i tristo devedeset i jednu godinu i petnaest dana poslije proročanstvo je završilo 11. kolovoza 1840.

William Miller had understood the powers of Revelation nine to represent Islam, and prior to the date of August 11, 1840, a Millerite named Josiah Litch set forth a prediction based upon the prophecy identifying that in 1840, the Ottoman Supremacy would cease. Ten days before August 11, 1840, Litch fine-tuned and updated his prediction to identify not simply the year the prophecy would be fulfilled, but the very year, day and month. Sister White comments on the effect of Litch’s prediction upon the religious world of the Millerites when the event was fulfilled.

William Miller je sile iz devetog poglavlja Otkrivenja razumio kao prikaz islama, a prije datuma 11. kolovoza 1840. jedan milerit po imenu Josiah Litch iznio je predviđanje utemeljeno na proročanstvu, prema kojemu će 1840. prestati osmanska vrhovna vlast. Deset dana prije 11. kolovoza 1840. Litch je precizirao i dopunio svoje predviđanje, naznačivši ne samo godinu u kojoj će se proročanstvo ispuniti, nego upravo godinu, dan i mjesec. Sestra White govori o učinku Litchova predviđanja na vjerski svijet milerita kada se događaj ispunio.

> “In the year 1840 another remarkable fulfillment of prophecy excited widespread interest. two years before, Josiah Litch, one of the leading ministers preaching the second advent, published an exposition of Revelation 9, predicting the fall of the Ottoman Empire. According to his calculations, this power was to be overthrown . . . on the 11th of August, 1840, when the Ottoman power in Constantinople may be expected to be broken. And this, I believe, will be found to be the case.’

> „Godine 1840. još jedno izvanredno ispunjenje proročanstva pobudilo je široko zanimanje. Dvije godine prije toga Josiah Litch, jedan od vodećih propovjednika koji su naviještali drugi dolazak, objavio je tumačenje Otkrivenja 9, predviđajući pad Osmanskoga Carstva. Prema njegovim izračunima, ta je sila trebala biti oborena... 11. kolovoza 1840., kada se može očekivati da će osmanska vlast u Carigradu biti slomljena. I vjerujem da će se pokazati da je tako.”

> “At the very time specified, Turkey, through her ambassadors, accepted the protection of the allied powers of Europe, and thus placed herself under the control of Christian nations. The event exactly fulfilled the prediction. When it became known, multitudes were convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by Miller and his associates, and a wonderful impetus was given to the advent movement. Men of learning and position united with Miller, both in preaching and in publishing his views, and from 1840 to 1844 the work rapidly extended.” The Great Controversy, 334, 335.

> „Upravo u određeno vrijeme Turska je, preko svojih veleposlanika, prihvatila zaštitu savezničkih sila Europe i tako se stavila pod nadzor kršćanskih naroda. Taj je događaj točno ispunio proročanstvo. Kad je to postalo poznato, mnoštvo se uvjerilo u ispravnost načela proročkog tumačenja koja su prihvatili Miller i njegovi suradnici, a adventnom je pokretu dan čudesan zamah. Ljudi od znanja i ugleda pridružili su se Milleru, kako u propovijedanju tako i u objavljivanju njegovih stajališta, i od 1840. do 1844. djelo se brzo širilo.” Velika borba, 334, 335.

Her endorsement of this event has through the years been attacked repeatedly through a variety of ways by Laodicean Seventh-day Adventists. As with the seven times and “the daily”, to attack this truth is to reject the foundations as represented upon the two sacred tables, and also the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy. The reason Satan has worked to destroy confidence in this history is multifaceted.

Njezino potvrđivanje ovoga događaja tijekom godina više je puta bilo napadano na različite načine od strane laodicejskih adventista sedmoga dana. Kao i sa sedam vremena i „svagdanjom”, napasti ovu istinu znači odbaciti temelje kako su prikazani na dvjema svetim pločama, a također i autoritet Duha proroštva. Razlog zbog kojega je Sotona radio na tome da uništi povjerenje u ovu povijest višestruk je.

Litch’s prediction employed “the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by Miller.” Miller was given insight to the element of prophetic time, and any who doubt that Miller’s message was based upon prophetic time, only needs to review the 1843 and 1850 pioneer charts to confirm that this was true. Before August 11, 1840, those opposing Miller’s prediction of the return of Christ would argue that prophetic time could not be employed to understand when Christ would return. They often used the Bible’s statement about not knowing the day nor hour, to resist his message and work.

Litchovo predviđanje primijenilo je „načela proročkoga tumačenja koja je usvojio Miller”. Milleru je bio dan uvid u sastavnicu proročkoga vremena, a svatko tko sumnja da se Millerova poruka temeljila na proročkome vremenu, treba samo pregledati pionirske karte iz 1843. i 1850. kako bi potvrdio da je to bilo tako. Prije 11. kolovoza 1840., oni koji su se protivili Millerovu predviđanju Kristova povratka tvrdili bi da se proročko vrijeme ne može upotrijebiti kako bi se razumjelo kada će se Krist vratiti. Često su se služili biblijskom izjavom o tome da se ne zna ni dan ni čas, kako bi se oduprli njegovoj poruci i djelu.

> But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Matthew 24:36–40.

> A o onome danu i času nitko ne zna, ni anđeli nebeski, nego samo moj Otac. A kao što bijaše u dane Noine, tako će biti i dolazak Sina Čovječjega. Jer kao što su u one dane prije potopa jeli i pili, ženili se i udavali, sve do dana kad Noa uđe u korablju, i nisu spoznali dok ne dođe potop i sve ih odnese, tako će biti i dolazak Sina Čovječjega. Tada će dvojica biti u polju: jedan će biti uzet, a drugi ostavljen. Matej 24,36–40.

In spite of this passage the Millerites found too much biblical evidence to support their predictions and carried on and operated upon a principle later identified by Sister White.

Unatoč ovomu odlomku, mileriti su pronašli previše biblijskih dokaza koji su podupirali njihova predviđanja te su nastavili djelovati po načelu koje je sestra White kasnije prepoznala.

> “‘No man knoweth the day nor the hour’ was the argument most often brought forward by rejecters of the advent faith. The scripture is: ‘Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.’ Matthew 24:36. A clear and harmonious explanation of this text was given by those who were looking for the Lord, and the wrong use made of it by their opponents was clearly shown. The words were spoken by Christ in that memorable conversation with His disciples upon Olivet after He had for the last time departed from the temple. The disciples had asked the question: ‘What shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?’ Jesus gave them signs, and said: ‘When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.’ Verses 3, 33. One saying of the Saviour must not be made to destroy another. Though no man knoweth the day nor the hour of His coming, we are instructed and required to know when it is near. We are further taught that to disregard His warning, and refuse or neglect to know when His advent is near, will be as fatal for us as it was for those who lived in the days of Noah not to know when the flood was coming. And the parable in the same chapter, contrasting the faithful and the unfaithful servant, and giving the doom of him who said in his heart, ‘My Lord delayeth His coming,’ shows in what light Christ will regard and reward those whom He finds watching, and teaching His coming, and those denying it. ‘Watch therefore,’ He says. ‘Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when He cometh shall find so doing.’ Verses 42, 46. ‘If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.’ Revelation 3:3.” The Great Controversy, 370.

> „‘Nitko ne zna dana ni časa’ bio je argument koji su protivnici adventne vjere najčešće iznosili. Pismo glasi: ‘A o tom danu i času nitko ne zna, ni anđeli nebeski, nego samo Moj Otac.’ Matej 24,36. Oni koji su očekivali Gospodina dali su jasno i skladno objašnjenje ovoga teksta, a pogrešna uporaba koju su od njega činili njihovi protivnici bila je jasno pokazana. Te je riječi Krist izgovorio u onom znamenitom razgovoru sa svojim učenicima na Maslinskoj gori nakon što je posljednji put otišao iz Hrama. Učenici su postavili pitanje: ‘Koji će biti znak Tvoga dolaska i svršetka svijeta?’ Isus im je dao znakove i rekao: ‘Kad vidite sve to, znajte: blizu je, pred vratima!’ Redci 3, 33. Jedna Spasiteljeva izjava ne smije se navoditi tako da poništi drugu. Premda nitko ne zna dana ni časa Njegova dolaska, poučeni smo i od nas se traži da znamo kada je blizu. Nadalje smo poučeni da će za nas zanemarivanje Njegove opomene te odbijanje ili propuštanje da znamo kada je Njegov dolazak blizu biti jednako pogubno kao što je za one koji su živjeli u Noinim danima bilo pogubno ne znati kada dolazi potop. A prispodoba u istom poglavlju, koja suprotstavlja vjernoga i nevjernoga slugu te izriče osudu onomu koji je rekao u svojem srcu: ‘Moj gospodar odgađa svoj dolazak’, pokazuje u kakvu će svjetlu Krist promatrati i nagraditi one koje zatekne kako bdiju i naučavaju o Njegovu dolasku, kao i one koji ga niječu. ‘Bdijte dakle’, kaže On. ‘Blago onomu sluzi kojega gospodar njegov, kada dođe, nađe da tako čini.’ Redci 42, 46. ‘Ako dakle ne budeš bdio, doći ću na te kao tat, i nećeš znati u koji ću čas doći na te.’ Otkrivenje 3,3.” Velika borba, 370.

When Litch’s prediction was fulfilled men “of learning and position united with Miller, both in preaching and in publishing his views, and from 1840 to 1844 the work rapidly extended.” Miller’s message was empowered when his rules of prophetic interpretation were confirmed as valid rules. In response to the fulfillment of the time prophecy, not only was Miller’s rule's confirmed, and many then joined the Millerite movement, but just as prophetically significant was that it was the primary rule of Miller’s rules that had been confirmed. Also, the fact that the confirmation was accomplished by the application of a prophecy of the second of three woes, which are also the fifth, sixth and seventh trumpet.

Kada se Litchovo predviđanje ispunilo, ljudi „od učenosti i položaja pridružili su se Milleru, i u propovijedanju i u objavljivanju njegovih gledišta, a od 1840. do 1844. djelo se brzo širilo.” Millerova poruka bila je osnažena kada su njegova pravila proročkog tumačenja bila potvrđena kao valjana pravila. Kao odgovor na ispunjenje vremenskog proročanstva, nije bilo potvrđeno samo Millerovo pravilo, i mnogi su se tada pridružili mileritskom pokretu, nego je jednako tako proročki značajno bilo to što je bilo potvrđeno glavno pravilo među Millerovim pravilima. Također, činjenica da je potvrda ostvarena primjenom proročanstva o drugome od triju jao, koji su ujedno i peta, šesta i sedma truba.

The empowerment of Miller’s message became one of the most significant waymarks of the Millerite reform movement. It had been typified by Jesus’ baptism. It marked that the final testing process of the former covenant people (the Protestants) had begun. It became the focus of Satan’s attack against the overall Millerite movement and message.

Osnaženje Millerove poruke postalo je jednim od najznačajnijih orijentira mileritskog reformnog pokreta. Ono je bilo predslikovito prikazano Isusovim krštenjem. Označilo je da je započeo završni proces kušanja nekadašnjeg zavjetnog naroda (protestanata). Postalo je središtem Sotonina napada na cjelokupni mileritski pokret i poruku.

> “Any question that Satan can arouse in the mind to create doubt in regard to the grand history of the past travels of the people of God will please his satanic majesty and is an offense to God. The tidings of the Lord’s soon coming in power and great glory to our world is truth, and in 1840 many voices were raised in its proclamation.” Manuscript Releases, volume 9, 134.

> „Svako pitanje koje Sotona može pobuditi u umu kako bi stvorio sumnju u pogledu veličanstvene povijesti prošlih putovanja Božjega naroda ugodit će njegovu sotonskom veličanstvu i uvreda je Bogu. Vijest o Gospodnjem skorom dolasku u sili i velikoj slavi na naš svijet jest istina, a 1840. godine mnogi su se glasovi podigli u njezinu naviještanju.” Manuscript Releases, svezak 9, 134.

On September 11, 2001 the third woe arrived into prophetic history. The event confirmed the primary rule of prophetic interpretation adopted by the movement of the third angel that began in 1989. The first truth opened up to the messenger of that reform movement was opened up in 1989, and it was not the last six verses of Daniel eleven. It was the truth that all the reform movements run parallel to each other and are to be brought together line upon line in order to identify the characteristics of the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand which is the movement of the third angel. The first public presentation I ever gave was at a camp meeting in 1994, or perhaps 1995. The presentation was not on the last six verses of Daniel eleven, it was on the reform lines running parallel to each other.

Dana 11. rujna 2001. treće je ja došlo u proročku povijest. Taj je događaj potvrdio primarno pravilo proročkog tumačenja koje je usvojio pokret trećega anđela, započet 1989. godine. Prva istina otvorena glasniku toga reformnog pokreta otvorena je 1989. godine, i to nisu bila posljednjih šest stihova jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela. Bila je to istina da svi reformni pokreti teku usporedno jedan s drugim i da ih treba povezati redak na redak kako bi se prepoznala obilježja pokreta sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji je pokret trećega anđela. Prvo javno izlaganje koje sam ikada održao bilo je na taborovanju 1994., a možda 1995. godine. Izlaganje nije bilo o posljednjih šest stihova jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela, nego o reformnim linijama koje teku usporedno jedna s drugom.

When the prophecy of Islam of the third woe was fulfilled on September 11, 2001, it paralleled August 11, 1840. In 1840 a prophecy of the first and second woes confirmed the message of the Millerites, and on September 11, 2001 a prophecy of the third woe confirmed the message of Future for America. The recognition of that fact brought a multitude into the movement, where it had previously been primarily one individual. The message of the movement and the messenger then became under attack, just as the history of 1840 had become the focus of satanic attack through the decades that followed.

Kada se 11. rujna 2001. ispunilo islamsko proročanstvo o trećem jao, to je bilo usporedno s 11. kolovoza 1840. Godine 1840. proročanstvo o prvom i drugom jao potvrdilo je poruku milerita, a 11. rujna 2001. proročanstvo o trećem jao potvrdilo je poruku Future for America. Prepoznavanje te činjenice dovelo je mnoštvo u pokret, u kojem je prije toga u osnovi bio samo jedan pojedinac. Poruka pokreta i glasnik potom su bili izloženi napadu, baš kao što je povijest 1840. tijekom desetljeća koja su uslijedila postala žarištem sotonskog napada.

Those who joined the movement of Future for America adopted the rules of prophetic interpretation assembled by the messenger of that history. One of those rules, perhaps the most significant of those rules was and is a triple application of prophecy. The messenger had come to understand that certain prophetic truths were illustrated upon three specific fulfillments. Believing that the Millerite history was repeated in the history of the one hundred and forty-four thousand it was seen that August 11, 1840 typified September 11, 2001, and that the other sacred reform lines also possessed that very same waymark.

Oni koji su se pridružili pokretu Future for America prihvatili su pravila proročkog tumačenja koja je sabrao glasnik te povijesti. Jedno od tih pravila, možda najznačajnije među njima, bilo je i jest trostruka primjena proročanstva. Glasnik je došao do razumijevanja da su određene proročke istine bile predočene u trima određenim ispunjenjima. Budući da se vjerovalo kako se mileritska povijest ponavlja u povijesti sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, uvidjelo se da 11. kolovoza 1840. predoznačuje 11. rujna 2001. te da su i druge svete reformske linije također posjedovale taj isti waymark.

The evidence of the repetition of every sacred reform line in the line of the third angel was then opened up by the Lion of the tribe of Judah. It was seen that just as the Millerite history fulfilled the parable of the ten virgins to the very letter, so too did the history of Future for America.

Dokaz ponavljanja svake svete reformske linije u liniji trećega anđela tada je otvorio Lav iz plemena Judina. Vidjelo se da, kao što je mileritska povijest ispunila prispodobu o deset djevica do najsitnijega slova, tako je to učinila i povijest Future for America.

> “I am often referred to the parable of the ten virgins, five of whom were wise, and five foolish. This parable has been and will be fulfilled to the very letter, for it has a special application to this time, and, like the third angel’s message, has been fulfilled and will continue to be present truth till the close of time.” Review and Herald, August 19, 1890.

> „Često mi se skreće pozornost na prispodobu o deset djevica, od kojih je pet bilo mudrih, a pet ludih. Ova se prispodoba ispunila i ispunit će se do u najsitnije pojedinosti, jer ima posebnu primjenu na ovo vrijeme i, poput poruke trećega anđela, ispunila se i nastavit će biti sadašnja istina sve do svršetka vremena.” Review and Herald, 19. kolovoza 1890.

The seven thunders of Revelation ten were recognized to identify that the experience of the Millerites from August 11, 1840 to October 22, 1844, and also the history of September 11, 2001 unto the soon-coming Sunday law.

Sedam gromova iz desetoga poglavlja Otkrivenja prepoznati su kako bi se ustanovilo da iskustvo milerita od 11. kolovoza 1840. do 22. listopada 1844., kao i povijest od 11. rujna 2001. do uskoro nadolazećega nedjeljnog zakona.

> “The special light given to John which was expressed in the seven thunders was a delineation of events which would transpire under the first and second angels’ messages. . . .

> „Posebna svjetlost dana Ivanu, koja je bila izražena u sedam gromova, bila je prikaz događaja koji će se zbiti pod porukama prvoga i drugoga anđela....“

> “After these seven thunders uttered their voices, the injunction comes to John as to Daniel in regard to the little book: ‘Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered.’ These relate to future events which will be disclosed in their order.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.

> „Nakon što ovih sedam gromova izrekoše svoje glasove, Ivanu dolazi zapovijed, kao i Danielu, u vezi s malom knjigom: ‘Zapečati ono što izrekoše sedam gromova.’ To se odnosi na buduće događaje koji će biti otkriveni svojim redom.“ The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, sv. 7, 971.

It was recognized that Sister White directly said that the movement of the third angel runs parallel with the movement of the first and second angels.

Prepoznato je da je sestra White izravno izjavila da se pokret trećega anđela odvija usporedno s pokretom prvoga i drugoga anđela.

> “God has given the messages of Revelation 14 their place in the line of prophecy, and their work is not to cease till the close of this earth’s history. The first and second angel’s messages are still truth for this time, and are to run parallel with this which follows. The third angel proclaims his warning with a loud voice. ‘After these things,’ said John, ‘I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power, and the earth was lightened with his glory.’ In this illumination, the light of all the three messages is combined.” The 1888 Materials, 803, 804.

> „Bog je porukama iz Otkrivenja 14 dao njihovo mjesto u nizu proročanstva, i njihovo djelo ne smije prestati sve do završetka povijesti ove zemlje. Poruke prvoga i drugoga anđela još su uvijek istina za ovo vrijeme i trebaju teći usporedo s ovom koja slijedi. Treći anđeo objavljuje svoje upozorenje silnim glasom. ‘Nakon toga’, rekao je Ivan, ‘vidjeh drugoga anđela gdje silazi s neba, koji je imao veliku vlast, i zemlja se rasvijetli od slave njegove.’ U tom prosvjetljenju sjedinjena je svjetlost svih triju poruka.” The 1888 Materials, 803, 804.

The movement of the first and second angels runs parallel with the movement of the third angel. The prophecy that empowered the movement of the first and second angel, was empowered by a fulfillment of a time prophecy of the first and second woe, and the empowerment of the movement of the third angel was empowered by a fulfillment of a prophecy of the third woe.

Kretanje prvoga i drugoga anđela teče usporedno s kretanjem trećega anđela. Proročanstvo koje je osnažilo kretanje prvoga i drugoga anđela bilo je osnaženo ispunjenjem vremenskoga proročanstva o prvom i drugom jao, a osnaženje kretanja trećega anđela bilo je osnaženo ispunjenjem proročanstva o trećem jao.

As with August 11, 1840, when the message of Future for America was confirmed “multitudes were convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted” by Future for America, and “a wonderful impetus was given to the advent movement.” “Men of learning and position united” with Future for America, “both in preaching and in publishing” the prophetic message of Future for America. The specific rule of Future for America which clearly confirmed September 11, 2001 as a fulfillment of prophecy was a “triple application of prophecy.”

Kao i 11. kolovoza 1840., kada je poruka Future for America bila potvrđena, „mnoštvo se osvjedočilo o ispravnosti načela proročkoga tumačenja koja je usvojio” Future for America, i „dano je čudesno poticajno ubrzanje adventnom pokretu.” „Ljudi od znanja i ugleda pridružili su se” Future for America, „kako u propovijedanju tako i u objavljivanju” proročke poruke Future for America. Posebno pravilo Future for America koje je jasno potvrdilo 11. rujna 2001. kao ispunjenje proročanstva bila je „trostruka primjena proročanstva.”

When we accept the foundational view of Islam of the first and second woes, as represented on both sacred charts, in conjunction with the written testimony of those who taught the message, we recognize specific prophetic characteristics associated with the first woe, and the second woe. The Bible repeatedly teaches, in a variety of ways, that truth is established upon the testimony of two. The prophetic characteristics of the first woe, combined with the prophetic characteristics of the second woe, establishes the prophetic characteristics of the third woe. The triple application of Islam is so specific in identifying the arrival of the third woe on September 11, 2001, that it is impossible not to see, though most choose to close their eyes to the evidence.

Kada prihvatimo temeljno gledište o islamu u vezi s prvim i drugim jao, kako je prikazano na obje svete karte, zajedno s pisanim svjedočanstvom onih koji su propovijedali tu poruku, prepoznajemo određene proročke značajke povezane s prvim jao i drugim jao. Biblija opetovano poučava, na različite načine, da se istina utvrđuje na svjedočanstvu dvojice. Proročke značajke prvoga jao, sjedinjene s proročkim značajkama drugoga jao, utvrđuju proročke značajke trećega jao. Trostruka primjena islama toliko je određena u prepoznavanju dolaska trećega jao 11. rujna 2001. da je nemoguće to ne vidjeti, premda većina odlučuje zatvoriti oči pred dokazima.

The triple application of prophecy firmly established that the third woe arrived on September 11, 2001. It was then seen that the rule had been directly associated with the second angel’s message, which in the time of the Millerites and also in the time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is the period when the Holy Spirit is poured out. Both histories are a fulfillment of the parable of the ten virgins, and in the parable the message of the Midnight Cry is where the distinction between the wise and foolish is manifested, and it is where the message of the second angel is empowered.

Trostruka primjena proroštva čvrsto je utvrdila da je treća nevolja nastupila 11. rujna 2001. Tada se uvidjelo da je to pravilo bilo izravno povezano s porukom drugoga anđela, koja je u vrijeme milerita, a također i u vrijeme sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, razdoblje kada se izlijeva Duh Sveti. Obje povijesti ispunjenje su prispodobe o deset djevica, a u prispodobi je poruka Ponoćnoga poklika mjesto gdje se očituje razlika između mudrih i ludih i gdje poruka drugoga anđela biva osnažena.

> “Near the close of the second angel’s message, I saw a great light from heaven shining upon the people of God. The rays of this light seemed bright as the sun. And I heard the voices of angels crying, ‘Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him!’

> „Pred sam svršetak poruke drugoga anđela vidjela sam veliku svjetlost s neba kako obasjava Božji narod. Zrake te svjetlosti doimale su se sjajnima poput sunca. I čula sam glasove anđela kako viču: ‘Evo, Zaručnik dolazi; izađite mu u susret!’“

> “This was the midnight cry, which was to give power to the second angel’s message. Angels were sent from heaven to arouse the discouraged saints and prepare them for the great work before them. The most talented men were not the first to receive this message. Angels were sent to the humble, devoted ones, and constrained them to raise the cry, ‘Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him!’” Early Writings, 238.

> „To je bio ponoćni poklič koji je trebao dati silu poruci drugoga anđela. Anđeli su bili poslani s neba da probude obeshrabrene svete i priprave ih za veliko djelo koje je bilo pred njima. Najdarovitiji ljudi nisu bili prvi koji su primili ovu poruku. Anđeli su bili poslani poniznima i odanima te ih potaknuli da podignu poklič: ‘Evo, Zaručnik dolazi; iziđite mu u susret!’” Rani spisi, 238.

In the history of the first and second angels, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is accomplished by the Midnight Cry joining the second angels’ message. This is repeated in the history of the third angel.

U povijesti prvoga i drugoga anđela izlijevanje Duha Svetoga ostvaruje se time što se Ponoćni poklik pridružuje poruci drugoga anđela. To se ponavlja u povijesti trećega anđela.

> “Angels were sent to aid the mighty angel from heaven, and I heard voices which seemed to sound everywhere, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues; for her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. This message seemed to be an addition to the third message, and joined it, as the midnight cry joined the second angel’s message in 1844. The glory of God rested upon the patient, waiting saints, and they fearlessly gave the last solemn warning, proclaiming the fall of Babylon, and calling upon God’s people to come out of her; that they might escape her fearful doom.” Spiritual Gifts, volume 1, 195.

> „Anđeli su bili poslani da pomognu moćnom anđelu s neba, i čula sam glasove za koje se činilo da odjekuju posvuda: Iziđite iz nje, narode moj, da ne budete sudionici njezinih grijeha i da ne primite od njezinih zala; jer su grijesi njezini doprli do neba, i Bog se spomenuo njezinih bezakonja. Ova se poruka činila kao dodatak trećoj poruci i pridružila joj se, kao što se ponoćni poklik pridružio poruci drugoga anđela 1844. godine. Slava Božja počivala je na strpljivim, čekajućim svetima, i oni su neustrašivo davali posljednje svečano upozorenje, proglašavajući pad Babilona i pozivajući Božji narod da iziđe iz njega, kako bi izbjegao njegovu strašnu osudu.” Spiritual Gifts, volume 1, 195.

In terms of a triple application of prophecy, the second angel’s message represents a triple application of prophecy, for the message in either history is Babylon twice fallen.

U pogledu trostruke primjene proročanstva, poruka drugoga anđela predstavlja trostruku primjenu proročanstva, jer je poruka u svakoj od tih povijesti da je Babilon dvaput pao.

> And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Revelation 14:8.

> I za njim je pošao drugi anđeo govoreći: Pade, pade Babilon, grad veliki, jer je sve narode napojio vinom gnjeva bluda svojega. Otkrivenje 14,8.

The mighty angel of Revelation ten descended with the fulfillment of a prophecy of the first and second woe on August 11, 1840, and in so doing it typified the descent of the mighty angel of Revelation chapter eighteen on September 11, 2001. That angel who lightens the earth with His glory then made a proclamation.

Moćni anđeo iz Otkrivenja deset sišao je s ispunjenjem proročanstva o prvom i drugom jao 11. kolovoza 1840., i time je predoznačio silazak moćnog anđela iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja 11. rujna 2001. Taj anđeo, koji obasjava zemlju svojom slavom, tada je objavio proglas.

> And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Revelation 18:2.

> I povika silnim glasom govoreći: Pade, pade Babilon veliki i postade prebivalište đavola i tamnica svakoga nečistoga duha i krletka svake nečiste i mrske ptice. Otkrivenje 18,2.

The message of the second angel of chapter fourteen, and of the mighty angel of chapter eighteen is identifying that Babylon has twice fallen, and the message is identifying Babylon of the last days. It identifies Babylon of the last days, for the two times Babylon previously fell in the time of Nimrod, and in the time of Nebuchadnezzar unto Belshazzar establishes the prophetic characteristics of the fall of the whore of Revelation seventeen who has written on her forehead, “Babylon the Great.” To identify that fall of Babylon in the last days requires the two witnesses of the two previous falls of Babylon, for the message of the last days is Babylon is fallen, is fallen. When the mighty angel descended when the great buildings of New York City were brought down by a touch of God, by His proclamation He identifies the rule of a triple application of prophecy. The triple application of prophecy that established September 11, 2001 as a fulfillment of God’s prophetic Word was the triple application of the three woes.

Poruka drugoga anđela iz četrnaestoga poglavlja i moćnoga anđela iz osamnaestoga poglavlja utvrđuje da je Babilon dvaput pao, a ta poruka prepoznaje Babilon posljednjih dana. Ona prepoznaje Babilon posljednjih dana, jer dva prijašnja pada Babilona, u vrijeme Nimroda i u vrijeme Nabukodonozora do Belšacara, uspostavljaju proročke značajke pada bludnice iz Otkrivenja sedamnaest, koja na svome čelu ima napisano: „Babilon Veliki.“ Prepoznati taj pad Babilona u posljednjim danima zahtijeva dva svjedoka dvaju prethodnih padova Babilona, jer poruka posljednjih dana glasi: Babilon pade, pade. Kada je moćni anđeo sišao, kada su velike zgrade grada New Yorka bile srušene dodirom Božjim, svojom objavom on utvrđuje pravilo trostruke primjene proročanstva. Trostruka primjena proročanstva koja je 11. rujna 2001. utvrdila kao ispunjenje Božje proročke Riječi bila je trostruka primjena triju jaoja.

At that fulfillment many joined the movement of Future for America, and they were convinced of the principles of prophetic interpretation that had been employed by Future for America. August 11, 1840 repeated, and in so doing the repetition did not confirm the primary rule of Miller, that being that a day represents a year in Bible prophecy, for the primary rule of Future for America was that the Millerite history of the first and second angels’ messages is repeated in the history of the movement of the third angel.

Pri tom ispunjenju mnogi su se pridružili pokretu Future for America i bili su uvjereni u načela proročkog tumačenja koja je Future for America primjenjivao. Jedanaesti kolovoza 1840. ponovio se, i pritom to ponavljanje nije potvrdilo Millerovo primarno pravilo, naime da jedan dan u biblijskom proroštvu predstavlja jednu godinu, jer je primarno pravilo Future for America bilo da se milleritska povijest poruka prvoga i drugoga anđela ponavlja u povijesti pokreta trećega anđela.

It seems self-evident that if the year 1840 became a specific attack of his satanic majesty, as Sister White identifies Satan, then the history of September 11, 2001 would also be subject to a similar attack. Thus, we find conspiracy theories identifying the role of the globalist, or the Jesuits, or the CIA, or the Bushes or some combination of those powers. Those theories, though containing some elements of truth are designed to refute the idea that it was a touch from God that brought down the great buildings of New York City, thus marking the arrival of the third woe into the history of the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Čini se samorazumljivim da, ako je godina 1840. postala predmetom osobitog napada njegova sotonskog veličanstva, kako sestra White naziva Sotonu, tada bi i povijest 11. rujna 2001. također bila podložna sličnom napadu. Stoga nalazimo teorije zavjere koje ističu ulogu globalista, ili isusovaca, ili CIA-e, ili obitelji Bush, ili neku kombinaciju tih sila. Te su teorije, premda sadrže neke elemente istine, osmišljene kako bi pobile misao da je upravo Božji dodir srušio velike zgrade New York Cityja, označivši tako dolazak trećega jao u povijest pokreta sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.

> “Now comes the word that I have declared that New York is to be swept away by a tidal wave? This I have never said. I have said, as I looked at the great buildings going up there, story after story, ‘What terrible scenes will take place when the Lord shall arise to shake terribly the earth! Then the words of Revelation 18:1–3 will be fulfilled.’ The whole of the eighteenth chapter of Revelation is a warning of what is coming on the earth. But I have no light in particular in regard to what is coming on New York, only that I know that one day the great buildings there will be thrown down by the turning and overturning of God’s power. From the light given me, I know that destruction is in the world. One word from the Lord, one touch of his mighty power, and these massive structures will fall. Scenes will take place the fearfulness of which we cannot imagine.” Review and Herald, July 5, 1906.

> „Odakle sada dolazi tvrdnja da sam objavila kako će New York biti zbrisan plimnim valom? To nikada nisam rekla. Rekla sam, dok sam promatrala kako se ondje podižu velike zgrade, kat za katom: ‘Kako će se strašni prizori odigrati kad Gospod ustane da silno potrese zemlju! Tada će se ispuniti riječi iz Otkrivenja 18:1–3.’ Cijelo osamnaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja upozorenje je o onome što dolazi na zemlju. Ali nemam nikakvu posebnu svjetlost u pogledu onoga što dolazi na New York, osim što znam da će jednoga dana velike zgrade ondje biti oborene okretanjem i prevrtanjem Božje sile. Iz svjetlosti koja mi je dana znam da je razaranje u svijetu. Jedna riječ od Gospoda, jedan dodir njegove silne moći, i te će se goleme građevine srušiti. Odigrat će se prizori čiju strahotu ne možemo ni zamisliti.” Review and Herald, 5. srpnja 1906.

The conspiracy theories, whether containing no truth or partial truths all undermine the truth that it was God’s providential activity that brought about the events of that date. Those various conspiracy theories are Satan’s attack from the outside of the movement against the truth, but he also worked to undermine the truth from within the movement. One of those internal attacks is based upon a rejection of Rome as the subject of the book of Joel.

Teorije zavjere, bilo da ne sadrže nikakvu istinu ili djelomične istine, sve potkopavaju istinu da je Božje providonosno djelovanje dovelo do događaja toga datuma. Te razne teorije zavjere Sotonin su napad izvana na pokret protiv istine, ali on je također djelovao kako bi potkopao istinu iznutra, unutar samoga pokreta. Jedan od tih unutarnjih napada temelji se na odbacivanju Rima kao predmeta knjige proroka Joela.

We will consider that controversy in the next article.

Tu ćemo kontroverzu razmotriti u sljedećem članku.

> The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. Joel 1:1–6.

> Riječ Gospodnja koja dođe Joelu, sinu Petuelovu. Čujte ovo, starci, i poslušajte, svi stanovnici zemlje. Je li toga bilo u vaše dane ili čak u dane vaših otaca? Pripovijedajte o tome svojoj djeci, i neka vaša djeca pripovijedaju svojoj djeci, a njihova djeca drugomu naraštaju. Ono što je ostavio skakavac grizac pojeo je roj skakavaca; i ono što je ostavio roj skakavaca pojeo je skakavac gusjeničar; i ono što je ostavio skakavac gusjeničar pojeo je skakavac proždrljivac. Probudite se, pijanice, i plačite; i naričite, svi vi koji pijete vino, zbog novoga vina, jer vam je uklonjeno s usta. Jer je narod navalio na moju zemlju, silan i bez broja; zubi su mu zubi lavlji, i očnjaci su mu kao u velikoga lava. Joel 1:1–6.

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