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# The Revelation of Jesus Christ - Number Nine

Otkrivenje Isusa Krista - broj devet

Isaiah’s Final Prophetic Narrative: The Revelation of Christ and the Prophetic Role of the 144,000

Izaijin završni proročki prikaz: Objavljenje Krista i proročka uloga 144.000

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Jeff Pippenger

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November 1, 2023

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The book of Isaiah and especially Isaiah’s final prophetic narrative found in chapters forty through sixty-six is a presentation that emphasizes a handful of important prophetic truths connected directly to the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which is now being unsealed as we approach the close of human probation. One of those truths is the revelation of Alpha and Omega. No other book in the Bible comes close to Isaiah’s testimony of the element of God’s character which illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing.

Knjiga Izaije, a osobito Izaijin završni proročki prikaz koji se nalazi u četrdesetom do šezdeset i šestom poglavlju, izlaganje je koje naglašava nekolicinu važnih proročkih istina izravno povezanih s Otkrivenjem Isusa Krista, koje se sada razotkriva dok se približavamo završetku ljudskog vremena kušnje. Jedna od tih istina jest objava Alfe i Omege. Nijedna druga knjiga u Bibliji ne približava se Izaijinu svjedočanstvu o sastavnici Božjega karaktera koja prikazuje svršetak neke stvari s početkom neke stvari.

> Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. Isaiah 41:4.

> Tko je to učinio i izvršio, dozivajući naraštaje od početka? Ja, Gospodin, prvi, i s posljednjima; ja sam on. Izaija 41,4.

It is in Isaiah, that God identifies what it is that proves God is God.

Upravo u Izaiji Bog određuje što je to što dokazuje da je Bog Bog.

> Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. Isaiah 44:6–8.

> Ovako govori Gospodin, Kralj Izraelov, i njegov Otkupitelj, Gospod nad vojskama: Ja sam prvi i ja sam posljednji; i osim mene nema Boga. I tko će, kao ja, zazvati, i objaviti to, i izložiti mi po redu, otkako sam postavio drevni narod? A ono što dolazi i što će doći, neka im objave. Ne bojte se i ne plašite se: nisam li ti od onoga vremena kazao i objavio? Vi ste, naime, moji svjedoci. Ima li Boga osim mene? Da, nema Boga; ne znam ni za jednoga. Izaija 44:6–8.

Isaiah’s final prophetic narrative emphasizes the perfect and final fulfillment of the arrival of the Comforter that Jesus promised.

Izaijin završni proročki prikaz naglašava savršeno i konačno ispunjenje dolaska Tješitelja kojega je Isus obećao.

> Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Isaiah 51:1–3.

> Poslušajte me, vi koji težite za pravednošću, vi koji tražite Gospodina: pogledajte stijenu iz koje ste isklesani i udubinu jame iz koje ste iskopani. Pogledajte na Abrahama, oca svojega, i na Saru koja vas je rodila: jer njega sam pozvao kad bijaše sam, i blagoslovio ga, i umnožio ga. Jer će Gospodin utješiti Sion: utješit će sva njezina opustošena mjesta; i učinit će njezinu pustinju poput Edena, i njezinu stepu poput vrta Gospodnjega; radost i veselje nalazit će se u njoj, zahvaljivanje i glas pjesme. Izaija 51,1–3.

The Comforter arrived in July of 2023. Another truth emphasized in Isaiah’s narrative is the hidden, three-step history of the seven thunders, which is the structure of “emeth,” the Hebrew word that was created by the first, thirteenth, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Utješitelj je stigao u srpnju 2023. Druga istina naglašena u Izaijinu izlaganju jest skrivena, trostupanjska povijest sedam gromova, koja je ustroj „emeth“, hebrejske riječi sastavljene od prvoga, trinaestoga i posljednjega slova hebrejskoga alfabeta.

> A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompense to his enemies. Isaiah 66:6.

> Glas vreve iz grada, glas iz hrama, glas Gospodnji koji vraća odmazdu svojim neprijateljima. Izaija 66,6.

Another important truth presented in Isaiah is the role of Islam as the tool of God’s executive judgment upon first the United States, and thereafter the world for the passage of Sunday enforcement.

Još jedna važna istina iznesena u Izaiji jest uloga islama kao sredstva Božje izvršne osude najprije nad Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, a potom nad svijetom zbog uvođenja svetkovanja nedjelje na temelju prisile.

> In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. Isaiah 27:8.

> S mjerom, kad proklija, raspravljat ćeš s njime; on zaustavlja svoj silni vjetar u dan istočnoga vjetra. Izaija 27,8.

All of these truths could be categorized as components of the message of the Midnight Cry, which is the parable of the ten virgin’s representation of the message of the Revelation of Jesus Christ that the Father gave to Jesus, who gave it to Gabriel, that gave it to John, who wrote it out and sent it to the churches. We have been employing Isaiah’s last narrative, to support the line of prophetic events beginning in chapter eleven of Revelation, and we have now arrived at chapter twelve, where we find the woman clothed with the sun is portrayed with the symbolism that is so soundly upheld by Isaiah, that being; that Christ illustrates the end of a thing, with the beginning of a thing.

Sve bi se te istine mogle svrstati kao sastavni dijelovi poruke Ponoćnoga poklika, koji je prikaz poruke Otkrivenja Isusa Krista u prispodobi o deset djevica, što ju je Otac dao Isusu, koji ju je dao Gabrijelu, koji ju je dao Ivanu, koji ju je zapisao i poslao crkvama. Služili smo se Izaijinim posljednjim narativom kako bismo poduprli niz proročkih događaja koji započinje u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, a sada smo stigli do dvanaestoga poglavlja, gdje nalazimo da je žena obučena u sunce prikazana simbolikom koju Izaija tako čvrsto podupire, naime: da Krist kraj neke stvari prikazuje početkom neke stvari.

> And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. Revelation 12:1–5.

> I ukaza se veliko znamenje na nebu: žena odjevena suncem, a mjesec joj pod nogama, i na glavi joj kruna od dvanaest zvijezda. I ona, trudna, vikaše u porođajnim bolovima i mučaše se da rodi. I ukaza se drugo znamenje na nebu; i gle, velik zmaj ognjenocrven, sa sedam glava i deset rogova, i na glavama njegovim sedam kruna. I rep njegov povuče trećinu zvijezda nebeskih te ih baci na zemlju; i zmaj stade pred ženu koja bijaše na porodu, da proždre njezino dijete čim ga rodi. I ona rodi muško dijete, koje će vladati svim narodima palicom željeznom; i dijete njezino bi uzeto k Bogu i prijestolju njegovu. Otkrivenje 12:1–5.

The woman of Revelation twelve is a symbol of God’s chosen people throughout history. The twelve tribes of ancient literal Israel represent the beginning of God’s chosen covenant people. The twelve tribes typify the ending of ancient literal Israel, when Christ selected twelve disciples. Those twelve disciples at the end of ancient literal Israel, were also the twelve apostles at the beginning of modern spiritual Israel. Two beginning witnesses and one ending witness combine to establish three witnesses that identify the one hundred and forty-four thousand as the ending of modern spiritual Israel.

Žena iz dvanaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja simbol je Božjega izabranog naroda kroz povijest. Dvanaest plemena drevnoga doslovnog Izraela predstavljaju početak Božjega izabranog zavjetnog naroda. Dvanaest plemena predoznačuje završetak drevnoga doslovnog Izraela, kada je Krist izabrao dvanaestoricu učenika. Tih dvanaest učenika na završetku drevnoga doslovnog Izraela bili su također dvanaest apostola na početku suvremenoga duhovnog Izraela. Dva svjedoka početka i jedan svjedok završetka sjedinjuju se kako bi uspostavili tri svjedoka koji poistovjećuju sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće kao završetak suvremenoga duhovnog Izraela.

The one hundred and forty-four thousand are also the ensign that was cast out by their brethren. They are the ensign that was a valley of dead dry bones lying in the street of the great city of Sodom and Egypt, who were murdered by the beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit. They are the ensign, that are the stones of the crown, which the woman is wearing upon her head.

Sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće također su stijeg koji su njihova braća izbacila. Oni su stijeg koji bijaše dolina mrtvih suhih kostiju što leže na ulici velikoga grada Sodome i Egipta, koje pobi zvijer što uzađe iz bezdana. Oni su stijeg koji su kamenje krune što ga žena nosi na svojoj glavi.

> And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. Zechariah 9:16.

> I Jahve, Bog njihov, spasit će ih u onaj dan kao stado svojega naroda; jer će oni biti kao kamenje na kruni, uzdignuto kao stijeg nad njegovom zemljom. Zaharija 9,16.

The ensign, which is the one hundred and forty-four thousand are stones, as is Christ.

Barjak, koji su sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, kamenje je, kao što je i Krist.

> And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:4.

> I svi su pili isto duhovno piće, jer su pili iz one duhovne Stijene koja ih je slijedila; a ta Stijena bijaše Krist. 1. Korinćanima 10,4.

Christ typifies the one hundred and forty-four thousand, and Peter agrees with Paul that Christ is the “living stone” that was disallowed, and Peter also identified that God’s people are also “lively stones.”

Krist predoznačuje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, a Petar se slaže s Pavlom da je Krist „živi kamen” koji je bio odbačen, a Petar je također ustvrdio da su i Božji ljudi „živo kamenje”.

> To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:4, 5.

> Pristupajući njemu, živomu kamenu, kojega ljudi, istina, odbaciše, ali koji je od Boga izabran i dragocjen, i sami se kao živo kamenje ugrađujete u duhovnu kuću, u sveto svećenstvo, da prinosite duhovne žrtve ugodne Bogu po Isusu Kristu. 1. Petrova 2,4.5.

The one hundred and forty-four thousand are not only the stones in the woman’s crown, they are the crown itself.

Sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće nisu samo kamenje u ženinoj kruni; oni su sama kruna.

> For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Isaiah 62:1–3.

> Poradi Siona neću šutjeti, i poradi Jeruzalema neću mirovati, dok pravda njegova ne zasja kao svjetlost, i spasenje njegovo kao goruća svjetiljka. I narodi će vidjeti tvoju pravdu, i svi kraljevi tvoju slavu; i zvat ćeš se novim imenom, koje će usta Gospodnja nadjenuti. I bit ćeš kruna slave u ruci Gospodnjoj, i kraljevski dijadem u ruci Boga svojega. Izaija 62:1–3.

Christ typifies the one hundred and forty-four thousand. He is the Rock, and they are “stones.” They are a “crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,” and Christ is the crown of glory.

Krist predoznačuje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. On je Stijena, a oni su „kamenje”. Oni su „kruna slave u ruci Gospodnjoj”, a Krist je kruna slave.

> In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. Isaiah 28:5, 6.

> U onaj dan Jahve nad vojskama bit će kruna slave i vijenac ljepote ostatku svoga naroda, i duh pravde onomu koji sjedi na sudu, i snaga onima koji boju vraćaju do vrata. Izaija 28,5.6.

When considering the number twelve in the context of beginning and ending, the woman represents the chosen covenant people from ancient Israel at mount Sinai, until the history of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. They have been typified by Christ, and His birth typified the resurrection of the dead dry bones from the street where they had been murdered on July 18, 2020. The two-step process that Ezekiel thirty-seven so succinctly identifies, that brings those two prophets to life, is ‘first mentioned’ in the creation of Adam.

Kada se broj dvanaest razmatra u kontekstu početka i završetka, žena predstavlja izabrani saveznički narod drevnoga Izraela od gore Sinaja pa sve do povijesti sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Oni su bili predočeni Kristom, a Njegovo je rođenje predočilo uskrsnuće mrtvih suhih kostiju s ulice na kojoj su bili ubijeni 18. srpnja 2020. Dvostupanjski proces koji Ezekiel trideset sedam tako sažeto prepoznaje, a koji ta dva proroka vraća u život, „prvi se put spominje“ u stvaranju Adama.

Adam was created in two steps. He was first formed, then Christ breathed the breath of life into him, just as the breath from the four winds in Ezekiel brought the dry bones to life. Adam was created a fully mature man, but his creation was none the less, his birth. The one hundred and forty-four thousand are born after three and a half symbolic days of lying dead in the street that runs through the valley of death. The one hundred and forty-four thousand are born by the woman that gave birth to the “man child: that was to rule with an iron rod.” As the symbol of the church throughout history, the woman of Revelation twelve represents the same symbolism as the “mountain” of Daniel two.

Adam je bio stvoren u dva koraka. Najprije je bio oblikovan, a zatim je Krist udahnuo dah života u njega, baš kao što je dah iz četiri vjetra u Ezekielu oživio suhe kosti. Adam je bio stvoren kao potpuno zreo čovjek, ali njegovo je stvaranje ipak bilo njegovo rođenje. Sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće rađaju se nakon tri i pol simbolična dana ležanja mrtvi na ulici koja prolazi kroz dolinu smrti. Sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće rađa žena koja je rodila „muško dijete, koje će vladati željeznom šipkom“. Kao simbol crkve kroz povijest, žena iz Otkrivenja dvanaest predstavlja istu simboliku kao „gora“ iz Daniela dva.

> “Revelation is a sealed book, but it is also an opened book. It records marvelous events that are to take place in the last days of this earth’s history. The teachings of this book are definite, not mystical and unintelligible. In it the same line of prophecy is taken up as in Daniel. Some prophecies God has repeated, thus showing that importance must be given to them. The Lord does not repeat things that are of no great consequence.” Manuscript Releases, volume 9, 8.

> „Otkrivenje je zapečaćena knjiga, ali je također i otvorena knjiga. Ono bilježi čudesne događaje koji se imaju zbiti u posljednjim danima povijesti ove zemlje. Učenja ove knjige određena su, a ne mistična i nerazumljiva. U njoj se izlaže ista linija proročanstva kao i u Danielu. Neka je proročanstva Bog ponovio, pokazujući time da im se mora pridati važnost. Gospodin ne ponavlja ono što nije od velike važnosti.” Manuscript Releases, svezak 9, 8.

The same line of prophecy that is found in Daniel is taken up in the Revelation. Daniel’s stone, that is cut out of the mountain without hands, is Peter’s “lively stones,” who “are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood,” and Daniel’s stone also represents, the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The mountain is God’s church through history.

Ista ista proročka linija koja se nalazi u Danielu nastavlja se u Otkrivenju. Danielov kamen, koji je bez ruku odvaljen od gore, jest Petrovo „živo kamenje“, koje se „ugrađuje u duhovnu kuću, sveto svećenstvo“, a Danielov kamen također predstavlja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Gora je Božja crkva kroz povijest.

> And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Daniel 2:44, 45.

> A u dane ovih kraljeva Bog nebeski podignut će kraljevstvo koje nikada neće biti razoreno; i to kraljevstvo neće biti prepušteno drugomu narodu, nego će razbiti i uništiti sva ta kraljevstva, a samo će stajati dovijeka. Budući da si vidio kako se kamen odvalio od gore bez ruku i da je razbio željezo, mjed, glinu, srebro i zlato, veliki je Bog obznanio kralju što će se dogoditi poslije ovoga; i san je istinit, a njegovo tumačenje pouzdano. Daniel 2:44, 45.

The Midnight Cry message of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is also represented as the latter rain, and it is in the time of the latter rain that God ‘sets up’ the kingdom represented by Daniel’s stone.

Poruka Ponoćnog vapaja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće također je prikazana kao kasna kiša, i upravo u vrijeme kasne kiše Bog „uspostavlja” kraljevstvo predstavljeno Danielovim kamenom.

> “The latter rain is coming on those that are pure—all then will receive it as formerly.

> „Kasna kiša dolazi na one koji su čisti — tada će je svi primiti kao i prije.״

> “When the four angels let go, Christ will set up His kingdom. None receive the latter rain but those who are doing all they can. Christ would help us. All could be overcomers by the grace of God, through the blood of Jesus. All heaven is interested in the work. Angels are interested.” Spalding and Magan, 3.

> „Kad četvorica anđela puste, Krist će uspostaviti svoje kraljevstvo. Nitko ne prima kasnu kišu osim onih koji čine sve što mogu. Krist bi nam pomogao. Svi mogu biti pobjednici milošću Božjom, po krvi Isusovoj. Cijelo je nebo zainteresirano za to djelo. Anđeli su zainteresirani.” Spalding and Magan, 3.

The four winds of Islam are released at the Sunday law, and then Christ sets up His kingdom. It takes place in the days of the spiritual kingdoms of Daniel chapter two. The last four spiritual kingdoms in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, were typified by the first four literal kingdoms. Literal Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome represent spiritual Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome.

Četiri vjetra islama puštena su na slobodu pri nedjeljnom zakonu, a tada Krist uspostavlja svoje kraljevstvo. To se zbiva u danima duhovnih kraljevstava iz drugoga poglavlja Daniela. Posljednja četiri duhovna kraljevstva u Nabukodonozorovu snu bila su predočena prvim četirima doslovnim kraljevstvima. Doslovni Babilon, Medo-Perzija, Grčka i Rim predstavljaju duhovni Babilon, Medo-Perziju, Grčku i Rim.

Spiritual Babylon is the head of gold, that received a deadly wound in 1798, as typified by Nebuchadnezzar being temporarily removed from power for “seven times.” When the three-fold union of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet form the eighth kingdom, that is of the seven, it will be made up of all the spiritual kingdoms, represented in Nebuchadnezzar’s image of chapter two. The papacy dead and the papacy resurrected, are the spiritual head of gold in the beginning and the ending of four spiritual kingdoms of the image. The United States, as the second of the four kingdoms, is represented as spiritual Medo-Persia. The United Nations, as the third of the four kingdoms is represented as spiritual Greece and together, they all make up the three-fold union of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet to establish the eighth kingdom, that is of the seven. The papacy is the antichrist and seeks to counterfeit Christ. In this regard; of the last four spiritual kingdoms, the papacy is the first and the last.

Duhovni Babilon jest zlatna glava koja je 1798. zadobila smrtonosnu ranu, kako je predočeno time što je Nabukodonozor bio privremeno uklonjen s vlasti za „sedam vremena”. Kada trostruki savez zmaja, zvijeri i lažnog proroka oblikuje osmo kraljevstvo, koje je od sedmorice, ono će biti sastavljeno od svih duhovnih kraljevstava, prikazanih u Nabukodonozorovu kipu iz drugog poglavlja. Papinstvo mrtvo i papinstvo uskrsnulo duhovna su zlatna glava na početku i na svršetku četiriju duhovnih kraljevstava toga kipa. Sjedinjene Američke Države, kao drugo od četiriju kraljevstava, predstavljene su kao duhovna Medo-Perzija. Ujedinjeni narodi, kao treće od četiriju kraljevstava, predstavljeni su kao duhovna Grčka, i zajedno svi oni tvore trostruki savez zmaja, zvijeri i lažnog proroka kako bi uspostavili osmo kraljevstvo, koje je od sedmorice. Papinstvo je antikrist i nastoji krivotvoriti Krista. U tom pogledu, od posljednja četiri duhovna kraljevstva, papinstvo je prvo i posljednje.

The stone cut out of the mountain, becomes a kingdom that fills the whole earth, and it is set up as an ensign in “the days of these kings,” for all of the spiritual kingdoms of the image are actively represented in “the last days.” The lifting up of the ensign, which is the setting up of Christ’s kingdom takes place when the four winds of Islam are released, and the latter rain is poured out without measure at the Sunday law.

Kamen odvaljen s gore postaje kraljevstvo koje ispunja svu zemlju, i postavlja se kao stijeg „u dane tih kraljeva”, jer su sva duhovna kraljevstva kipa djelatno predstavljena „u posljednjim danima”. Podizanje stijega, što je uspostavljanje Kristova kraljevstva, zbiva se kada se oslobode četiri vjetra islama i kada se izlije kasna kiša bez mjere u vrijeme nedjeljnog zakona.

The stone cut out of the mountain will break in pieces all of earth’s spiritual kingdoms, represented by “the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold.” The one hundred and forty-four thousand represent Christ, who in Revelation twelve is “the man child,” whose birth typified the birth of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The “man child” is to “rule all nations with a rod of iron.” With that rod, he will break the nations.

Kamen odvaljen s gore razbit će u komade sva duhovna kraljevstva zemlje, predstavljena „željezom, mjedom, glinom, srebrom i zlatom“. Stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće predstavljaju Krista, koji je u Otkrivenju dvanaest „muško dijete“, čije je rođenje predoznačilo rođenje stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće. „Muško dijete“ treba „vladati svim narodima palicom željeznom“. Tom će palicom razbiti narode.

> I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Psalm 2:7–9.

> Objavit ću odredbu: Gospodin mi je rekao: Ti si Sin moj; danas te rodih. Išti od mene, i dat ću ti pogane u baštinu, i krajeve zemaljske u posjed tvoj. Razbit ćeš ih gvozdenom palicom; satrt ćeš ih kao lončarsku posudu. Psalam 2:7–9.

The Son of God was begotten of the Father. Many take this truth and wrest it to their own destruction. “Begotten” means to give birth, but we know there was never a time when Christ was not in existence.

Sin Božji bio je rođen od Oca. Mnogi uzimaju tu istinu i izvrću je na vlastitu propast. „Rođen” znači roditi, ali znamo da nikada nije bilo vremena kada Krist nije postojao.

> “‘Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.’ Before the last developments of the work of apostasy there will be a confusion of faith. There will not be clear and definite ideas concerning the mystery of God. One truth after another will be corrupted. ‘And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.’ There are many who deny the preexistence of Christ, and therefore deny his divinity; they do not accept him as a personal Saviour. This is a total denial of Christ. He was the only-begotten Son of God, who was one with the Father from the beginning. By him the worlds were made.” Signs of the Times, May 28, 1894.

> „A Duh izrijekom govori da će u posljednja vremena neki otpasti od vjere, pristajući uz zavodljive duhove i nauke đavolske; licemjerno govoreći laži, sa spaljenom vlastitom savješću.” Prije posljednjih razvoja djela otpada nastat će pomutnja u vjeri. Neće biti jasnih i određenih predodžbi o otajstvu Božjem. Jedna će se istina za drugom kvariti. „I bez dvojbe, veliko je otajstvo pobožnosti: Bog se očitovao u tijelu, opravdao se u Duhu, bio viđen od anđela, propovijedan među poganima, vjerovan u svijetu, uznesen u slavu.” Mnogi niječu Kristovo preegzistiranje i stoga niječu njegovo božanstvo; ne prihvaćaju ga kao osobnog Spasitelja. To je potpuno nijekanje Krista. On je bio jedinorođeni Sin Božji, koji je od početka bio jedno s Ocem. Po njemu su svjetovi stvoreni.” Signs of the Times, 28. svibnja 1894.

When Christ is identified as the “begotten” of the Father, it is identifying a truth associated with Christ, a truth that is destroyed, if it is forced into the model of human parenthood. We cannot evaluate God from our human perspective. We can only evaluate God as He presents us with His evaluation of Himself.

Kada se Krista identificira kao „rođenoga“ od Oca, time se označuje istina povezana s Kristom, istina koja biva uništena ako se na silu uklopi u obrazac ljudskoga roditeljstva. Ne možemo prosuđivati Boga iz svoje ljudske perspektive. Boga možemo prosuđivati jedino onako kako nam On sam predočuje svoju prosudbu o sebi.

> Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:7–9.

> Neka bezbožnik ostavi svoj put, i nepravednik svoje misli; i neka se vrati Gospodu, i smilovat će mu se; i Bogu našemu, jer će obilno oprostiti. Jer misli moje nisu vaše misli, niti su vaši putovi moji putovi, govori Gospod. Jer kako su nebesa viša od zemlje, tako su putovi moji viši od vaših putova, i misli moje od vaših misli. Izaija 55,7–9.

To wrest the word “begotten” in order to identify that there was a time when the Father gave birth to Christ, is to give “heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” For the purpose of our current study, I am simply identifying that the woman of Revelation twelve was to give birth to the “man child” that is to rule the nations with a rod of iron. The one hundred and forty-four thousand will also rule the nations with a rod of iron.

Izvrtati riječ „rođen” kako bi se ustvrdilo da je bilo vrijeme kada je Otac rodio Krista znači priklanjati se „zavodljivim duhovima i naukama đavolskim”. Za svrhu našega sadašnjeg proučavanja, jednostavno utvrđujem da je žena iz dvanaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja trebala roditi „muško dijete” koje će vladati narodima željeznom palicom. Sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće također će vladati narodima željeznom palicom.

The church of Thyatira returns when the papacy’s deadly wound is healed at the Sunday law. In that history, the promise given to God’s people is that those who overcome will rule the “nations” with “a rod of iron.”

Crkva u Tijatiri vraća se kada se smrtonosna rana papinstva izliječi pri nedjeljnom zakonu. U toj povijesti obećanje dano Božjem narodu jest da će oni koji pobijede vladati „narodima” „željeznom palicom”.

> And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. Revelation 2:26, 27.

> I onomu koji pobjeđuje i čuva moja djela do svršetka dat ću vlast nad narodima. I upravljat će njima palicom željeznom; kao posude lončarske razbit će se u komade; kao što i ja primih od Oca svojega. Otkrivenje 2,26.27.

God’s people who are in the final manifestation of the church of Thyatira, are the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The woman in the beginning gave birth to Christ and in the end, she gives birth to the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who follow the Lamb.

Božji narod koji se nalazi u završnoj manifestaciji crkve u Tijatiri jest sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Žena je na početku rodila Krista, a na kraju rađa sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji slijede Jaganjca.

> And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. Revelation 14:3, 4.

> I pjevali su kao novu pjesmu pred prijestoljem, i pred četiri bića, i starješinama; i nitko nije mogao naučiti tu pjesmu osim onih sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji su bili otkupljeni sa zemlje. To su oni koji se nisu okaljali sa ženama; jer su djevice. To su oni koji slijede Jaganjca kamo god on ide. Oni su otkupljeni između ljudi kao prvine Bogu i Jaganjcu. Otkrivenje 14:3, 4.

Christ was born “first”, and the one hundred and forty-four thousand follow the Lamb, so they are born “last”. Christ was “caught up to God”, just as were the two witnesses of Revelation eleven. Both of her children ascend to the Father.

Krist se rodio „prvi“, a sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće slijede Jaganjca, pa se oni rađaju „posljednji“. Krist je bio „uznesen k Bogu“, kao što su bila i dva svjedoka iz Otkrivenja jedanaest. Oboje njezine djece uzlaze k Ocu.

> And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. Revelation 2:5.

> I rodila je muško dijete, koje će vladati svim narodima željeznom palicom; i dijete njezino bi uzeto k Bogu i k njegovu prijestolju. Otkrivenje 2:5.

Christ, as the Lord of Hosts, is also the “portion of Jacob,” and Israel is “the rod of his inheritance,” and Israel is also His “battle ax and” His “weapons of war” who He uses to “break in pieces the nations.”

Krist je, kao Gospod nad vojskama, također „dio Jakovljev“, a Izrael je „žezlo njegove baštine“, te je Izrael također Njegova „bojna sjekira“ i Njegovo „oružje ratno“, kojim On „razbija narode“.

> The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name. Thou art my battle ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms. Jeremiah 51:19, 20.

> Jakovljev dio nije kao oni; jer on je tvorac svega; a Izrael je žezlo njegove baštine; Jehova nad vojskama ime mu je. Ti si moj bojni čekić i oružje ratno; jer tobom ću razbiti narode i tobom ću uništiti kraljevstva. Jeremija 51,19.20.

Christ and the one hundred and forty-four thousand both rule and break the nations in pieces with a rod of iron. Christ is the “portion of Jacob,” but so too are His people.

Krist i sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće vladaju narodima i razbijaju ih u komade željeznom palicom. Krist je „dio Jakovljev“, ali to su također i njegovi ljudi.

> For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. Deuteronomy 32:9.

> Jer je dio Gospodnji narod njegov; Jakov je dio baštine njegove. Ponovljeni zakon 32,9.

The stone cut out of the mountain, representing God’s church is the final manifestation of His church that fills the earth with His glory, and they are used as God’s battle ax to strike the feet of the image and turn those kingdoms into the “chaff of the summer threshing floors.” Those kingdoms are blown away by the wind.

Kamen odvaljen od gore, koji predstavlja Božju crkvu, konačna je manifestacija Njegove crkve koja ispunja zemlju Njegovom slavom, i oni se rabe kao Božja bojna sjekira da udare stopala kipa i pretvore ta kraljevstva u „pljevu ljetnih gumna“. Ta kraljevstva raznosi vjetar.

> Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. Daniel 2:35.

> Tada se željezo, glina, mjed, srebro i zlato zajedno satriješe i postadoše kao pljeva na ljetnim gumnima; i vjetar ih odnese te im se ne nađe mjesta; a kamen koji udari kip postade velika gora i ispuni svu zemlju. Daniel 2,35.

It was needful to place the symbolism of the woman in the context of the ensign that is lifted up to heaven, for Revelation chapter twelve identifies the beginning of a war between Christ and Satan that began in heaven, and in so doing it is identifying a war in heaven that identifies the end of the great controversy between Christ and Satan. Revelation chapters twelve and thirteen illustrate the final war of the great controversy, and they do so by illustrating Satan’s representatives and the one hundred and forty-four thousand battling in the heavens.

Bilo je nužno smjestiti simboliku žene u kontekst zastave koja se podiže prema nebu, jer Otkrivenje u dvanaestom poglavlju prepoznaje početak rata između Krista i Sotone koji je započeo na nebu, i čineći to, prepoznaje rat na nebu koji označuje završetak velike borbe između Krista i Sotone. Dvanaesto i trinaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja prikazuju završni rat velike borbe, i to čine prikazujući Sotonine predstavnike i sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće kako se bore na nebesima.

In the next article, we will proceed to address the war in heaven in the “last days” that was typified by the war in heaven that began in the beginning.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti razmatrati rat na nebu u „posljednjim danima“, koji je bio predoznačen ratom na nebu što je započeo na početku.

> And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:11–18.

> I vidjeh drugu Zvijer gdje izlazi iz zemlje; imala je dva roga kao janje, a govorila je kao zmaj. I vrši svu vlast prve Zvijeri pred njom te navodi zemlju i one koji na njoj prebivaju da se klanjaju prvoj Zvijeri, kojoj bijaše izliječena smrtna rana. I čini velika znamenja, tako da i oganj spušta s neba na zemlju pred ljudima. I zavodi one koji prebivaju na zemlji znamenjima koja joj je dano činiti pred Zvijeri, govoreći onima koji prebivaju na zemlji da načine lik Zvijeri koja bijaše ranjena mačem, a ipak je oživjela. I dano joj je da udahne duh liku Zvijeri, da lik Zvijeri i progovori te učini da budu pobijeni svi koji se ne budu klanjali liku Zvijeri. I čini da svi, mali i veliki, bogati i siromašni, slobodni i robovi, prime žig na svoju desnu ruku ili na svoja čela, te da nitko ne može ni kupovati ni prodavati osim onoga koji ima žig, ili ime Zvijeri, ili broj njezina imena. Ovdje je mudrost. Tko ima razum, neka izračuna broj Zvijeri, jer to je broj čovjeka; i broj je njezin šest stotina šezdeset i šest. Otkrivenje 13,11–18.

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