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# The Book of Daniel - Number Thirty

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The Hour of Fear

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 25, 2023

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Belshazzar’s fear of the mysterious handwriting addresses not only his death and the end of the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, but also the point in prophetic history when fear takes hold of the kings of the earth. Their fear is produced by the “east wind” of Islam. Their fear is as a woman in travail, thus identifying a progressively increasing pain, which comes with more and more rapidity. The fear begins at the “hour” of Belshazzar’s feast, though it initially arrived on September 11, 2001. From then onward the winds begin to slip through the hands of the four angels who are holding them during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The lamentation for Tyrus that Ezekiel identifies, defines Tyrus by asking the prophetic question, “What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?”

Baltazarov strah pred tajanstvenim rukopisom ne odnosi se samo na njegovu smrt i na kraj šestoga kraljevstva biblijskoga proročanstva, nego i na točku u proročkoj povijesti kada strah obuzima kraljeve zemlje. Njihov strah proizlazi iz „istočnoga vjetra” islama. Njihov je strah kao u žene u porođajnim bolovima, čime se prepoznaje postupno sve jača bol koja dolazi sa sve većom učestalošću. Strah započinje u „satu” Baltazarove gozbe, premda je u početku nastupio 11. rujna 2001. Od tada nadalje vjetrovi počinju izmicali rukama četvorice anđela koji ih zadržavaju tijekom vremena pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Tužaljka nad Tirom koju prepoznaje Ezekiel određuje Tir postavljajući proročko pitanje: „Koji je grad kao Tir, kao razoren usred mora?”

> The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas. Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more. Ezekiel 27:25–36.

> Lađe taršiške pjevahu o tebi na tvojemu trgu; i bijaše napunjena i postade veoma slavna usred mora. Tvoji veslači odvedoše te na velike vode; istočni te vjetar razbi usred mora. Tvoje bogatstvo i tvoji sajmovi, tvoja roba, tvoji mornari i tvoji kormilari, tvoji kalafati i trgovci tvojom robom, i svi tvoji ratnici koji su u tebi, i sve tvoje mnoštvo koje je usred tebe, past će usred mora u dan tvoje propasti. Predgrađa će se zatresti od glasa vapaja tvojih kormilara. I svi koji rukuju veslom, mornari i svi pomorci morski, sići će sa svojih lađa i stati na kopno; i podići će glas svoj protiv tebe te gorko plakati, i posipat će prah po svojim glavama, i valjati se u pepelu. I obrijat će se posve radi tebe, i opasat će se kostrijetom, i plakat će za tobom s gorčinom srca i gorkim naricanjem. I u svojemu naricanju podignut će tužaljku za tobom i naricati nad tobom govoreći: Koji je grad kao Tir, kao onaj uništen usred mora? Kad tvoja roba izlažaše iz mora, nasićivala si mnoge narode; obogatila si kraljeve zemaljske mnoštvom svojega bogatstva i svoje trgovine. U vrijeme kad budeš slomljena od mora u dubinama voda, tvoja roba i sve tvoje mnoštvo usred tebe past će. Svi stanovnici otoka zaprepastit će se nad tobom, i njihovi će se kraljevi silno prestrašiti, lica će im se smesti. Trgovci među narodima zviždat će nad tobom; postat ćeš strahota, i nikada više nećeš postojati. Ezekiel 27:25–36.

Tyrus is the city, or kingdom that the merchants of the earth cry bitterly over, and then ask, “what city is like Tyrus?” They do so in the “time,” when the city is broken in the sea. In Revelation chapter eighteen, the whore of Tyre, who is the whore of Rome, who has committed fornication with the kings of the earth and is identified as that great city whose judgment comes in one hour, and in one day. She is the city that raises the prophetic question from the wailing kings and merchants.

Tir je grad, ili kraljevstvo, nad kojim trgovci zemaljski gorko nariču, a zatim pitaju: „Koji je grad kao Tir?” To čine u „vrijeme” kada je grad razbijen u moru. U osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja bludnica iz Tira, koja je bludnica iz Rima, koja je počinila blud s kraljevima zemaljskim i koja je prepoznata kao onaj veliki grad čiji sud dolazi u jedan sat i u jedan dan. Ona je grad koji potiče proročko pitanje naricalačkih kraljeva i trgovaca.

> Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. Revelation 18:8–19.

> Zato će njezine pošasti doći u jedan dan: smrt, i tuga, i glad; i bit će sasvim spaljena ognjem, jer je silan Gospodin Bog koji joj sudi. I kraljevi zemaljski, koji su s njom blud činili i raskošno živjeli, plakat će za njom i naricati nad njom kad vide dim njezina gorenja, stojeći izdaleka od straha pred njezinom mukom i govoreći: Jao, jao, grade veliki, Babilone, grade moćni! jer je u jedan čas došao sud tvoj. I trgovci zemaljski plakat će i tugovati nad njom, jer više nitko ne kupuje njihove robe: robe od zlata, i srebra, i dragoga kamenja, i bisera, i finoga lana, i purpura, i svile, i skerleta, i svakovrsnoga mirisnog drveta, i svakakvih posuda od bjelokosti, i svakakvih posuda od najdragocjenijega drveta, i mjedi, i željeza, i mramora, i cimeta, i miomirisa, i pomasti, i tamjana, i vina, i ulja, i finoga brašna, i pšenice, i stoke, i ovaca, i konja, i kola, i robova, i duša ljudskih. I plodovi za kojima je žudjela duša tvoja otišli su od tebe, i sve što bijaše raskošno i sjajno otišlo je od tebe, i njih više nipošto nećeš naći. Trgovci tim stvarima, koji se obogatiše od nje, stajat će izdaleka od straha pred njezinom mukom, plačući i naričući, i govoreći: Jao, jao, grade veliki, koji bijaše odjeven u fini lan, i purpur, i skerlet, i nakićen zlatom, i dragim kamenjem, i biserima! Jer je u jedan čas propalo toliko bogatstvo. I svaki kormilar, i sve mnoštvo na lađama, i mornari, i svi koji trguju po moru, stajahu izdaleka, i vikali kad ugledaše dim njezina gorenja, govoreći: Koji je grad sličan ovome velikomu gradu! I posuše prah po svojim glavama te povikaše, plačući i naričući, govoreći: Jao, jao, grade veliki, u kojem se obogatiše svi koji imahu lađe na moru zbog njegove raskoši! jer je u jedan čas opustošen. Otkrivenje 18:8–19.

The unsealing of the Revelation of Jesus Christ includes the message of the Midnight Cry. That message is the second prophecy of Ezekiel thirty-seven that brings the dead dry bones that have laid in the streets for three and a half days to life as a mighty army. That message is the message that includes the truth that it is Islam that the Lord employs to bring executive judgment upon the United States for Sunday enforcement. That judgment arrives in the “hour” of the great earthquake, which is also the “hour” that the handwriting came upon Belshazzar’s wall. The handwriting produced the fear, that is represented as taking hold of all the kings and merchants when the economic structure of planet earth is taken down by the “east wind” of Islam, who have secretly slipped into Belshazzar’s kingdom, through the neglected lower “wall” to the south.

Razotkrivanje Otkrivenja Isusa Krista uključuje poruku Ponoćnog poklika. Ta je poruka drugo proročanstvo iz Ezekiela trideset i sedam koje mrtve suhe kosti, što su tri i pol dana ležale na ulicama, oživljuje kao silnu vojsku. Ta je poruka poruka koja uključuje istinu da je islam ono čime se Gospod služi kako bi izvršio izvršnu osudu nad Sjedinjenim Državama zbog nametanja nedjelje. Ta osuda dolazi u „času“ velikoga potresa, koji je također „čas“ u kojem se pojavio rukopis na Belšazarovu zidu. Rukopis je proizveo strah, koji je prikazan kao da je obuzeo sve kraljeve i trgovce kada je gospodarska struktura planeta Zemlje srušena „istočnim vjetrom“ islama, koji su se potajno uvukli u Belšazarovo kraljevstvo kroz zanemareni donji „zid“ na jugu.

The “city” or kingdom that the kings and merchants lament of and ask, “what city is like unto this great city” is the kingdom of the whore of Tyre, who is then singing her songs and committing fornication with those very kings. All the prophets speak of the end of the world and they agree with one another, so Ezekiel’s merchants are the same merchants in Revelation chapter eighteen. Three times in Revelation chapter eighteen they lament “alas, alas,” as the great city and the financial structure of planet earth is taken down. The Greek word translated as “alas,” in the passage, is the very same word that is translated three times in Revelation chapter eight, and verse thirteen, which is there translated with a different English word.

„Grad“ ili kraljevstvo za kojim kraljevi i trgovci nariču te pitaju: „koji je grad kao ovaj veliki grad“, jest kraljevstvo bludnice iz Tira, koja tada pjeva svoje pjesme i čini blud upravo s tim kraljevima. Svi proroci govore o svršetku svijeta i slažu se jedan s drugim, pa su Ezekielovi trgovci isti oni trgovci u osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja. Triput u osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja nariču: „jao, jao“, dok veliki grad i financijska struktura planeta Zemlje bivaju oboreni. Grčka riječ prevedena kao „jao“ u tome odlomku upravo je ista riječ koja je triput prevedena u osmom poglavlju Otkrivenja, u trinaestom retku, gdje je ondje prevedena drugom engleskom riječju.

> And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! Revelation 8:13.

> I pogledah, i čuh jednoga anđela gdje leti posred neba govoreći glasnim glasom: Jao, jao, jao onima koji prebivaju na zemlji zbog ostalih glasova trublje trojice anđela koji će još trubiti! Otkrivenje 8,13.

The kings and merchants are lamenting the destruction of the world’s economy with the words, “alas, alas,” meaning “woe, woe,” and the “Woe” is a symbol of Islam. The fear that takes hold of Belshazzar and his lords when the handwriting appears on the wall, is the fear produced when the economic structure of planet earth is destroyed by ongoing attacks from Islam, which God employs as His providential tool to bring about His executive judgment upon those who drink the wine of Babylon, that is Sunday enforcement. This truth is the theme of the Isaiah twenty-three “burden” of the whore of “Tyre.”

Kraljevi i trgovci oplakuju uništenje svjetskoga gospodarstva riječima: „jao, jao“, što znači „teško, teško“, a „Jao“ je simbol islama. Strah koji obuzima Belšazara i njegove velikaše kada se na zidu pojavi rukopis jest strah koji nastaje kada gospodarsku strukturu planeta Zemlje razaraju neprekidni napadi islama, kojim se Bog služi kao svojim providonosnim oruđem da izvrši svoj izvršni sud nad onima koji piju vino Babilona, to jest nametanje nedjelje. Ta je istina tema dvadeset i trećega Izaijina „proroštva“ o bludnici „Tiru“.

> The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the Lord hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. Isaiah 23:1–18.

> Proroštvo o Tiru. Naričite, lađe taršiške, jer je razoren, te nema kuće ni ulaza; iz zemlje Kitimske objavljeno im je. Umirite se, stanovnici otoka, koje su napunili trgovci sidonski što prelaze more. I po velikim vodama sjeme Šihora, žetva rijeke, bijaše njezin prihod; i ona bijaše tržnica narodima. Postidi se, Sidone, jer je more progovorilo, sila mora, govoreći: Ne trudim se i ne rađam, ne odgajam mladiće niti podižem djevice. Kao na glas o Egiptu, tako će se silno mučiti na glas o Tiru. Prijeđite u Taršiš; naričite, stanovnici otoka. Je li to vaš radosni grad, kojemu starina seže u drevne dane? Vlastite će ga noge odnijeti daleko da se skita. Tko je ovo naumio protiv Tira, grada koji kruni, kojemu su trgovci knezovi, a prekupci uglednici zemlje? Jahve nad vojskama naumio je to, da okalja oholost svake slave i da u prezir dovede sve uglednike zemlje. Razlij se po svojoj zemlji kao rijeka, kćeri Taršiška: više nema zapreke. Ispružio je svoju ruku nad morem, potresao kraljevstva; Jahve je izdao zapovijed protiv trgovačkoga grada da se razore njegove utvrde. I rekao je: Nećeš se više radovati, tlačena djevice, kćeri sidonska; ustani, prijeđi u Kitim, ni ondje nećeš imati počinka. Gle, zemlja Kaldejaca! Toga naroda ne bijaše, dok ga Asirac ne utemelji onima koji prebivaju u pustinji; podigoše njegove kule, uzdigoše njegove palače, i on ga pretvori u ruševinu. Naričite, lađe taršiške, jer je vaša snaga razorena. I dogodit će se u onaj dan da će Tir biti zaboravljen sedamdeset godina, prema danima jednoga kralja; nakon svršetka sedamdeset godina bit će Tiru kao bludnici: Uzmi harfu, obilazi grad, zaboravljena bludnice; lijepo zasviraj, pjevaj mnoge pjesme da bi te se sjetili. I dogodit će se nakon svršetka sedamdeset godina da će Jahve pohoditi Tir, i on će se vratiti svojoj zaradi te će bludničiti sa svim kraljevstvima svijeta po licu zemlje. A njegova trgovina i njegova zarada bit će svetost Jahvi: neće se zgrtati niti pohranjivati, jer će njegova trgovina biti za one koji prebivaju pred Jahvom, da jedu do sita i za postojanu odjeću. Izaija 23:1–18.

The seventy years, which is as “the days of one king”, is represented by the kingdom of Babylon, for a king is a kingdom, and literal Babylon reigned for seventy years. The seventy years of literal Babylon ended in the “hour” the handwriting appeared upon the walls of Belshazzar’s banquet hall. That very night he was slain, by the power that came through the “wall” unnoticed, for he was having a party drinking the wine of Babylon, while Nebuchadnezzar’s orchestra was playing the music, and the whore of Tyre sang the sweet melody, and apostate Israel danced and bowed.

Sedamdeset godina, koje su kao „dani jednoga kralja“, predstavljene su kraljevstvom Babilona, jer kralj jest kraljevstvo, a doslovni je Babilon vladao sedamdeset godina. Sedamdeset godina doslovnoga Babilona završilo je u „čas“ kad se na zidovima gozbenice Baltazarove pojavilo pismo. Te je iste noći bio ubijen silom koja je došla kroz „zid“ neopaženo, jer je priređivao gozbu pijući vino Babilona, dok je orkestar Nebukadnezarov svirao glazbu, a tirska bludnica pjevala slatku melodiju, i otpali je Izrael plesao i klanjao se.

Then fear took hold of all involved, for God had “taken counsel against Tyre” and had “purposed” “to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.” God therefore “shook the kingdoms” with the “great earthquake” of that “hour,” for God had “given a commandment against the merchant” kingdom, “to destroy the strong holds thereof.” In the “hour” of fear for Belshazzar, the kings and the merchants began a search to understand the meaning of the fiery words on the wall. The death of Belshazzar is about to happen, but at that point, he is still alive. He therefore sought to understand the mysterious words and offered rewards to the wise men, if they could interpret the writing, but it could not be done, for the wise men of Babylon employ the methodology of biblical study that was a counterfeit of truth. The mysterious words are as the vision of a book that is sealed.

Tada strah obuze sve uključene, jer je Bog bio „naumio protiv Tira“ i „odredio“ „okaljati oholost svake slave i izvrgnuti preziru sve uglednike zemlje“. Stoga je Bog „potresao kraljevstva“ „velikim potresom“ toga „časa“, jer je Bog bio „izdao zapovijed protiv trgovačkoga“ kraljevstva, „da razori njegove utvrde“. U „času“ straha za Belšasara, kraljevi i trgovci započeli su traganje kako bi razumjeli značenje ognjenih riječi na zidu. Smrt Belšasara samo što se nije dogodila, ali je u tom trenutku on još uvijek živ. Stoga je nastojao razumjeti tajanstvene riječi i ponudio nagrade mudracima ako bi mogli protumačiti natpis, no to se nije moglo učiniti, jer mudraci babilonski primjenjuju metodologiju proučavanja Biblije koja je bila krivotvorina istine. Tajanstvene riječi jesu kao viđenje zapečaćene knjige.

> Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied. Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live forever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation. Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not show the interpretation of the thing: And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. Daniel 5:8–16.

> Tada uđoše svi kraljevi mudraci, ali nisu mogli pročitati pisanje niti obznaniti kralju njegovo tumačenje. Tada se kralj Baltazar silno uznemiri, i lice mu se promijeni, a njegovi velikaši ostadoše smeteni. Kraljica tada, zbog riječi kralja i njegovih velikaša, uđe u dvoranu za gozbu; i kraljica progovori i reče: O kralju, živi dovijeka! Neka te ne uznemiruju tvoje misli i neka ti se lice ne mijenja. Ima čovjek u tvome kraljevstvu u kojemu je duh svetih bogova; i u dane tvoga oca nađoše se u njemu svjetlo, razbor i mudrost, kao mudrost bogova; njega je kralj Nabukodonozor, tvoj otac, kralj, kažem, tvoj otac, postavio za poglavara vračara, zvjezdara, Kaldejaca i gatalaca; jer se u tome Danielu, kojemu je kralj nadjenuo ime Baltazar, našao izvrstan duh, znanje i razbor, tumačenje snova, razjašnjavanje zagonetaka i razrješivanje nedoumica. Neka se sada dakle pozove Daniel, i on će kazati tumačenje. Tada Daniela dovedoše pred kralja. I kralj progovori i reče Danielu: Jesi li ti onaj Daniel koji je od sinova judejskoga sužanjstva, koje je kralj, moj otac, doveo iz Judeje? Čuo sam za tebe da je u tebi duh bogova i da se u tebi nalazi svjetlo, razbor i izvrsna mudrost. A sada su preda me dovedeni mudraci, zvjezdari, da pročitaju ovo pisanje i obznane mi njegovo tumačenje, ali nisu mogli kazati tumačenje te stvari. A ja sam čuo za tebe da možeš davati tumačenja i razrješivati nedoumice; sada dakle, ako možeš pročitati ovo pisanje i obznaniti mi njegovo tumačenje, bit ćeš odjeven u skerlet i imat ćeš zlatan lanac oko vrata te ćeš biti treći vladar u kraljevstvu. Daniel 5:8–16.

The queen in the palace was not Belshazzar’s wife, but the queen of his grandfather, and she knew who could read the writing on the wall. There was a church (for a woman is a church prophetically), in the kingdom that knew who could understand the secrets of God.

Kraljica u palači nije bila Belšazarova žena, nego kraljica njegova djeda, i ona je znala tko može pročitati natpis na zidu. U kraljevstvu je postojala crkva (jer žena je, proročki govoreći, crkva) koja je znala tko može razumjeti Božje tajne.

> “There was in the palace a woman who was wiser than them all,—the queen of Belshazzar’s grandfather. In this emergency she addressed the king in language that sent a ray of light into the darkness. ‘O king, live forever,’ she said, ‘let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed. There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar, thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; …now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.’

> „U palači bijaše žena mudrija od svih njih — kraljica Belšazarova djeda. U toj nevolji obratila se kralju riječima koje poslaše tračak svjetlosti u tamu. ‘O kralju, živio dovijeka’, reče ona, ‘neka te ne uznemiruju tvoje misli i neka se lice tvoje ne mijenja. Ima čovjek u tvojem kraljevstvu u kojemu je duh svetih bogova; i u dane tvojega oca nađoše se u njemu svjetlost i razum i mudrost, kao mudrost bogova; njega kralj Nabukodonozor, tvoj otac, kralj, velim, tvoj otac, postavi za poglavara nad vračarima, zvjezdarima, Kaldejcima i gatarima; … sada neka se pozove Daniel, i on će kazati tumačenje.’“

> “‘Then was Daniel brought in before the king.’ Making an effort to brace himself and to show his authority, Belshazzar said, ‘Art thou that Daniel which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, which the king, my father, brought out of Jewry? I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee…. Now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.’

> „Tada dovedoše Daniela pred kralja.“ Nastojeći se pribrati i pokazati svoju vlast, Belšacar reče: „Jesi li ti onaj Daniel koji je od sinova judejskoga sužanjstva, koje je kralj, moj otac, doveo iz Judeje? Čuo sam za te da je u tebi duh bogova i da se u tebi nalazi svjetlost, razum i izvrsna mudrost…. A sada, ako možeš pročitati ovo pismo i obznaniti mi njegovo tumačenje, bit ćeš odjeven u skerlet i imat ćeš zlatan lanac oko svoga vrata te ćeš biti treći vladar u kraljevstvu.“

> “Daniel was not awed by the king’s appearance, nor confused or intimidated by his words. ‘Let thy gifts be to thyself,’ he answered, ‘and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour…. But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him…. And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this, but hast lifted up thyself against the God of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk in them, and thou hast praised the gods of silver and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know; and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.’

> „Danijela nije zadivio kraljev izgled, niti su ga njegove riječi zbunile ili zastrašile. ‘Tvoji darovi neka budu tebi samome’, odgovori on, ‘a svoje nagrade daj drugomu; ipak ću kralju pročitati pismo i obznaniti mu njegovo tumačenje. O kralju, Bog Svevišnji dao je Nabukodonozoru, ocu tvojemu, kraljevstvo, veličanstvo, slavu i čast…. Ali kad se njegovo srce uzoholilo i njegov se duh ukrutio u oholosti, bi svrgnut sa svojega kraljevskog prijestolja i oduzeta mu bi njegova slava…. A ti, sine njegov, o Belšazare, nisi ponizio svoje srce, premda si sve to znao, nego si se uzdigao protiv Boga nebeskoga; i donijeli su pred tebe posude Njegova doma, te ste iz njih pili ti, tvoji velikaši, tvoje žene i tvoje priležnice, i hvalio si bogove od srebra i zlata, od mjedi, željeza, drveta i kamena, koji ne vide, niti čuju, niti znaju; a Boga u čijoj je ruci tvoj dah i kojemu pripadaju svi tvoji putovi, nisi proslavio.’”

> “‘This is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene: God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it. Tekel: Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. Peres: Thy kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.’

> „Ovo je pismo koje je bilo napisano: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. A ovo je tumačenje toga: Mene: Bog je izbrojio tvoje kraljevstvo i svršio ga. Tekel: Izvagan si na tezulji i nađen si manjkav. Peres: Tvoje je kraljevstvo razdijeljeno i dano Međanima i Perzijancima.”

> “Daniel did not swerve from his duty. He held the king’s sin before him, showing him the lessons he might have learned but did not. Belshazzar had not heeded the events so significant to him. He had not read his grandfather’s history correctly. The responsibility of knowing truth had been laid upon him, but the practical lesson he might have learned and acted upon had not been taken to heart; and his course of action brought the sure result.

> „Daniel nije odstupio od svoje dužnosti. Pred kralja je iznio njegov grijeh, ukazujući mu na pouke koje je mogao naučiti, ali nije. Belšazar nije obratio pozornost na događaje koji su za njega bili tako značajni. Nije ispravno razumio povijest svoga djeda. Na njega je bila položena odgovornost da spozna istinu, ali praktična pouka koju je mogao naučiti i prema njoj postupiti nije mu prirasla srcu; i njegov je način djelovanja donio siguran ishod.״

> “This was the last feast of boasting held by the Chaldean king; for He who bears long with man’s perversity had passed the irrevocable sentence. Belshazzar had greatly dishonoured the One who had exalted him as king, and his probation was taken from him. While the king and his nobles were at the height of their revelry, the Persians turned the Euphrates out of its channel, and marched into the unguarded city. As Belshazzar and his lords were drinking from the sacred vessels of Jehovah, and praising their gods of silver and gold, Cyrus and his soldiers stood under the walls of the palace. ‘In that night,’ the record says, ‘was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom.’” Bible Echo, May 2, 1898.

> „To je bila posljednja gozba hvalisanja koju je održao kaldejski kralj; jer Onaj koji dugo podnosi čovjekovu izopačenost izrekao je neopozivu presudu. Belšazar je teško obeščastio Onoga koji ga je uzvisio za kralja, te mu je vrijeme kušnje bilo oduzeto. Dok su kralj i njegovi velikaši bili na vrhuncu svojega razuzdanog slavlja, Perzijanci su skrenuli Eufrat iz njegova korita i umarširali u nebranjeni grad. Dok su Belšazar i njegovi knezovi pili iz svetih posuda Jahvinih i hvalili svoje bogove od srebra i zlata, Kir i njegovi vojnici stajali su pod zidinama palače. „Te noći“, kaže zapis, „bi ubijen Belšazar, kralj kaldejski. A Darije Medijac preuze kraljevstvo.“ Bible Echo, May 2, 1898.

In the midst of the crisis, the queen (a church), identified that there is a source that can identify the “Future for America”. Daniel once again stands in his lot to fulfill his purpose at the end of the days. The witness of the ensign given in the fiery furnace by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego is now given by Daniel, as he adds to the line of truth that in the “hour” of the Sunday law crisis, those who represent the ensign will be brought before the state authorities to testify of the truth.

Usred krize kraljica (crkva) prepoznala je da postoji izvor koji može prepoznati „Budućnost za Ameriku“. Daniel ponovno stoji na svome mjestu kako bi ispunio svoju svrhu na svršetku dana. Svjedočanstvo stijega, dano u užarenoj peći po Šadraku, Mešaku i Abed-Negu, sada daje Daniel, dok pridodaje crti istine da će u „času“ krize zakona o nedjelji oni koji predstavljaju stijeg biti dovedeni pred državne vlasti kako bi svjedočili o istini.

> “‘They will deliver you up to councils, … yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.’ Matthew 10:17, 18, R. V. Persecution will spread the light. The servants of Christ will be brought before the great men of the world, who, but for this, might never hear the gospel. The truth has been misrepresented to these men. They have listened to false charges concerning the faith of Christ’s disciples. Often their only means of learning its real character is the testimony of those who are brought to trial for their faith. Under examination these are required to answer, and their judges to listen to the testimony borne. God’s grace will be dispensed to His servants to meet the emergency. ‘It shall be given you,’ says Jesus, ‘in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.’ As the Spirit of God illuminates the minds of His servants, the truth will be presented in its divine power and preciousness. Those who reject the truth will stand to accuse and oppress the disciples. But under loss and suffering, even unto death, the Lord’s children are to reveal the meekness of their divine Example. Thus will be seen the contrast between Satan’s agents and the representatives of Christ. The Saviour will be lifted up before the rulers and the people.” The Desire of Ages, 354.

> „Predavat će vas vijećima, … da, i pred upravitelje i kraljeve vodit će vas poradi Mene, za svjedočanstvo njima i poganima.“ Matej 10,17.18, R. V. Progonstvo će širiti svjetlo. Kristove će sluge biti dovedene pred velikane ovoga svijeta, koji inače možda nikada ne bi čuli evanđelje. Istina je tim ljudima bila pogrešno prikazana. Slušali su lažne optužbe u vezi s vjerom Kristovih učenika. Često im je jedino sredstvo da upoznaju njezin pravi značaj svjedočanstvo onih koji su izvedeni na sud zbog svoje vjere. Tijekom ispitivanja od njih se zahtijeva da odgovaraju, a njihovi suci da slušaju svjedočanstvo koje se iznosi. Božja će se milost dati Njegovim slugama da odgovori na hitnost trenutka. „Dat će vam se“, kaže Isus, „u taj isti čas što ćete govoriti. Jer ne govorite vi, nego Duh Oca vašega govori u vama.“ Dok Božji Duh prosvjetljuje umove Njegovih slugu, istina će biti iznesena u svojoj božanskoj sili i dragocjenosti. Oni koji odbacuju istinu ustat će da optuže i tlače učenike. Ali usred gubitka i patnje, pa i do smrti, djeca Gospodnja trebaju očitovati krotkost svojega božanskog Uzora. Tako će se vidjeti suprotnost između Sotoninih oruđa i Kristovih predstavnika. Spasitelj će biti uzdignut pred vladarima i narodom.“ Čežnja vjekova, 354.

As with the three worthies, Daniel was not interested in any gifts, nor did he need to rehearse what he was going to say. He very simply presented the interpretation of the “seven times,” represented upon the wall.

Kao i trojica dostojanstvenika, Daniel nije bio zainteresiran ni za kakve darove, niti je imao potrebu unaprijed uvježbavati ono što će reći. Vrlo je jednostavno iznio tumačenje „sedam vremena”, prikazano na zidu.

We will continue the story of Belshazzar in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo priču o Belšasaru u sljedećem članku.

> “Those who are unfaithful to the work of God are lacking in principle; their motives are not of a character to lead them to choose the right under all circumstances. The servants of God are to feel at all times that they are under the eye of their employer. He who watched the sacrilegious feast of Belshazzar is present in all our institutions, in the counting-room of the merchant, in the private workshop; and the bloodless hand is as surely recording your neglect as it recorded the awful judgment of the blasphemous king. Belshazzar’s condemnation was written in words of fire, ‘Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting’; and if you fail to fulfill your God-given obligations your condemnation will be the same.” Messages to Young People, 229.

> „Oni koji su nevjerni u djelu Božjem manjkaju u načelnosti; njihovi pobudni razlozi nisu takve naravi da bi ih naveli da izaberu ispravno u svim okolnostima. Sluge Božje trebaju u svako vrijeme osjećati da su pod okom svojega Gospodara. Onaj koji je promatrao svetogrdnu gozbu Baltazarovu prisutan je u svim našim ustanovama, u trgovačkoj pisarnici, u privatnoj radionici; i beskrvna ruka jednako sigurno bilježi vaše nemare kao što je zabilježila strašan sud nad hulnim kraljem. Baltazarova osuda bila je napisana vatrenim riječima: ‘Izvagan si na tezulji i nađen si manjkav’; a ako ne ispunite svoje od Boga dane obveze, vaša će osuda biti ista.” Messages to Young People, 229.

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