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# The Book of Daniel - Number Ninety-Three

Knjiga proroka Daniela - Devedeset i tri

Unveiling Rome’s Prophetic Trilogy: From Ancient Paganism to Modern Deception

Otkrivanje rimskoga proročkog trojstva: od drevnoga poganstva do suvremene obmane

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 26, 2024

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The book of Daniel identifies that it is Rome that establishes the vision, and that understanding was opposed by the Protestants of Millerite history when William Miller identified this fact. In the last days, it is still Rome that establishes the vision, and today Laodicean Adventism now upholds the fallen Protestant view that the robbers of thy people are Antiochus Epiphanes. The covenant people that were being passed by in Millerite history resisted the very same truth, that is now resisted by the covenant people of the last days that are now being passed by. Solomon said it well:

Knjiga proroka Daniela utvrđuje da je Rim taj koji uspostavlja viđenje, a tom su se razumijevanju protivili protestanti iz mileritske povijesti kada je William Miller prepoznao tu činjenicu. U posljednjim danima još je uvijek Rim taj koji uspostavlja viđenje, a danas laodicejski adventizam sada zastupa palo protestantsko gledište da su razbojnici tvoga naroda Antioh Epifan. Savezni narod koji je bio zaobilažen u mileritskoj povijesti opirao se toj istoj istini, kojoj se sada opire savezni narod posljednjih dana koji se sada zaobilazi. Salomon je to dobro rekao:

> The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. Ecclesiastes 1:9, 10.

> Što je bilo, opet će biti; i što se činilo, opet će se činiti; i nema ništa novo pod suncem. Ima li išta za što bi se moglo reći: Gle, ovo je novo? To je već bilo u davna vremena, koja su bila prije nas. Propovjednik 1,9.10.

Prophetically there are three manifestations of Rome, and the first two manifestations identify the characteristics of the third, for truth is established upon the testimony of two.

Proročki postoje tri očitovanja Rima, a prva dva očitovanja određuju obilježja trećega, jer se istina utvrđuje na svjedočanstvu dvojice.

> But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Matthew 18:16.

> Ali ako te ne posluša, uzmi sa sobom još jednoga ili dvojicu, da se na iskazu dvojice ili trojice svjedoka potvrdi svaka riječ. Matej 18,16.

The religion of pagan Rome was paganism, and paganism is a counterfeit of true religion. It is not so much a counterfeit in the sense that counterfeit currency is understood, for paganism actually looks nothing like true religion. But prophetically it has counterfeit characteristics. The City of Rome is a counterfeit of Jerusalem, and it has a temple (the Pantheon) that was a counterfeit of the temple in Jerusalem. The religious practices of paganism are unsanctified and devilish, but they represent Satan’s counterfeit religious practices. The head of pagan Rome’s religion was titled Pontifex Maximus. “Pontifex Maximus” originally referred to the chief priest of the Roman state religion in ancient Rome, with its origins dating back to the early Roman Republic. Over time, it became associated with political and religious authority and eventually evolved into the title used by the Pope in the Roman Catholic Church today.

Religija poganskoga Rima bila je poganstvo, a poganstvo je krivotvorina prave religije. Ono nije toliko krivotvorina u smislu u kojem se razumije krivotvoreni novac, jer poganstvo zapravo nimalo ne nalikuje pravoj religiji. No proročki ono ima krivotvorna obilježja. Grad Rim krivotvorina je Jeruzalema i ima hram (Panteon) koji je bio krivotvorina hrama u Jeruzalemu. Religijske prakse poganstva neposvećene su i đavolske, ali one predstavljaju Sotonine krivotvorene religijske prakse. Poglavar religije poganskoga Rima nosio je naslov Pontifex Maximus. „Pontifex Maximus“ izvorno se odnosio na vrhovnoga svećenika rimske državne religije u drevnome Rimu, a njegovi počeci sežu u rano doba Rimske Republike. S vremenom se povezao s političkom i religijskom vlašću te se naposljetku razvio u naslov kojim se danas služi papa u Rimokatoličkoj Crkvi.

The title of the chief priest of pagan Rome was Pontifex Maximus, and it was also the title of the chief priest of papal Rome and it is a Latin term that means the “Greatest of Supreme Pontiff.” He was the chief priest of the Roman state religion, particularly the cult of the god Jupiter. The Pontifex Maximus had significant religious authority and responsibilities, including overseeing various religious rites and ensuring the proper functioning of the Roman religious calendar. The Pontifex Maximus was the head of the College of Pontiffs (Collegium Pontificum), a group of priests responsible for interpreting and maintaining the rituals of Roman religion.

Naslov vrhovnoga svećenika poganskoga Rima bio je Pontifex Maximus, a to je ujedno bio i naslov vrhovnoga svećenika papinskoga Rima; to je latinski izraz koji znači „Najveći od vrhovnih pontifika“. On je bio vrhovni svećenik rimske državne religije, osobito kulta boga Jupitera. Pontifex Maximus imao je znatnu vjersku vlast i odgovornosti, uključujući nadzor nad raznim vjerskim obredima te osiguravanje pravilnoga funkcioniranja rimskoga religijskog kalendara. Pontifex Maximus bio je poglavar Zbora pontifika (Collegium Pontificum), skupine svećenika odgovornih za tumačenje i održavanje obreda rimske religije.

The chief priest of both pagan and papal Rome was Pontifex Maximus, therefore the title of the head of modern Rome will naturally also be Pontifex Maximus. The religion of pagan Rome was paganism, and the religion of papal Rome was, and still is, paganism, but cloaked by a profession of Christianity, and the religion of last-day modern Rome will be paganism, cloaked by a profession of Christianity.

Vrhovni svećenik i poganskoga i papinskoga Rima bio je Pontifex Maximus; stoga će naslov poglavara suvremenoga Rima također, po naravi stvari, biti Pontifex Maximus. Religija poganskoga Rima bila je poganstvo, a religija papinskoga Rima bila je, i još uvijek jest, poganstvo, ali zaogrnuto ispoviješću kršćanstva; i religija suvremenoga Rima posljednjih dana bit će poganstvo, zaogrnuto ispoviješću kršćanstva.

Both pagan and papal Rome had a specific period of time that they would rule supremely. Pagan Rome was to rule supremely for three hundred and sixty years in fulfillment of the time prophecy of Daniel chapter eleven, verse twenty-four.

I poganski i papinski Rim imali su određeno vremensko razdoblje tijekom kojega su trebali vrhovno vladati. Poganski je Rim trebao vrhovno vladati tristo šezdeset godina, u ispunjenju vremenskoga proročanstva iz Daniela, jedanaestoga poglavlja, dvadeset i četvrtoga retka.

> He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. Daniel 11:24.

> Ući će mirno čak i u najplodnija mjesta pokrajine; i učinit će ono što nisu činili njegovi oci, ni oci njegovih otaca; razdijelit će među njima plijen i grabež i bogatstvo; da, smišljat će svoje naume protiv utvrda, ali samo za neko vrijeme. Daniel 11:24.

The subject of verse twenty-four is pagan Rome, for they became the subject in verse sixteen, and continue as the subject until verse thirty-one. We will address these verses specifically in coming articles, but here we are simply pointing out that prophecy identified that pagan Rome would rule supremely for three hundred and sixty years, as represented by Rome “forecasting” their “devices against the strong holds, even for a time.” The word translated “against” actually means “from,” and the verse is saying that Rome would direct the world “from” the “strong holds,” which was the City of Rome, and it would do so for a “time”, which is three hundred and sixty years.

Predmet dvadeset i četvrtog retka jest poganski Rim, jer su oni postali predmet u šesnaestom retku i ostaju predmet sve do trideset i prvog retka. O tim ćemo se recima posebno pozabaviti u nadolazećim člancima, no ovdje samo ukazujemo na to da je proročanstvo prepoznalo kako će poganski Rim vrhovno vladati tri stotine i šezdeset godina, kao što je prikazano time što Rim „smišlja“ svoje „osnove protiv utvrda, i to za jedno vrijeme“. Riječ prevedena kao „protiv“ zapravo znači „iz“, a redak govori da će Rim upravljati svijetom „iz“ „utvrda“, što je bio grad Rim, i da će to činiti za „vrijeme“, što iznosi tri stotine i šezdeset godina.

Pagan Rome began to rule supremely at the Battle of Actium, in 31 BC, and continued to rule supremely until the year 330 AD, when Constantine moved the capital of the empire from the stronghold of the City of Rome, to the City of Constantinople. Then the empire began its infamous decline. The City of Rome was the prophetic “strong hold” for pagan Rome, and when it ruled from that city it was invincible. In the warfare that followed Constantine’s transfer of power, the City of Rome became the target of attack for Genseric and the invading barbarian tribes, who are represented by the first four Trumpets of Revelation chapter eight.

Poganski Rim počeo je vrhovno vladati u Bitci kod Akcija, 31. pr. Kr., i nastavio je vrhovno vladati sve do godine 330. po. Kr., kada je Konstantin premjestio prijestolnicu Carstva iz uporišta Grada Rima u Grad Konstantinopol. Tada je Carstvo započelo svoj zloglasni pad. Grad Rim bio je proročansko „uporište“ poganskoga Rima, i kada je vladao iz toga grada bio je nepobjediv. U ratovanju koje je uslijedilo nakon Konstantinova prijenosa vlasti, Grad Rim postao je metom napada Genzeriha i nadirućih barbarskih plemena, koja su predstavljena prvim četirima Trubama iz osmog poglavlja Otkrivenja.

For this reason in Daniel chapter eleven, verse thirty-one, the “arms” (pagan Rome) that stood up for the papacy, first polluted the “sanctuary of strength.” The City of Rome is the prophetic “sanctuary of strength” for both pagan and papal Rome, for in the year 330, with the transfer of pagan authority to Constantinople, the City of Rome was left to papal Rome that was on the rise. For this reason, Revelation chapter thirteen, verse two says the dragon (pagan Rome), gave papal Rome its “seat.” A “seat” is where a power rules from, and from the year 538 through to 1798, papal Rome ruled supremely as had pagan Rome ruled supremely for “a time”.

Zbog toga u Danielu, jedanaesto poglavlje, trideset i prvi redak, „mišice” (poganski Rim) koje su ustale za papinstvo, najprije oskvrnuše „svetište sile”. Grad Rim jest proročko „svetište sile” i za poganski i za papinski Rim, jer je godine 330., prijenosom poganske vlasti u Konstantinopol, Grad Rim bio prepušten papinskom Rimu koji je bio u usponu. Zbog toga Otkrivenje, trinaesto poglavlje, drugi redak, kaže da je zmaj (poganski Rim) dao papinskom Rimu svoje „sjedište”. „Sjedište” je mjesto s kojega neka vlast vlada, a od godine 538. pa sve do 1798., papinski je Rim vrhovno vladao, kao što je i poganski Rim vrhovno vladao jedno „vrijeme”.

Prophecy identifies a specific period of time when both pagan and papal Rome would rule supremely, and when they did so it would be from their seat of authority, which was the City of Rome. Pagan Rome’s invincibility ended when they left the City of Rome, marking the end of the three hundred and sixty years, represented as a “time” in verse twenty-four, and when the twelve hundred and sixty years of papal rule ended in 1798, Napoleon had the pope taken out of the City of Rome and he died in exile.

Proročanstvo određuje posebno vremensko razdoblje u kojemu će i poganski i papinski Rim vrhovno vladati, a kada su tako vladali, to je bilo sa svojega sjedišta vlasti, koje je bio Grad Rim. Nepobjedivost poganskoga Rima završila je kada su napustili Grad Rim, čime je označen kraj tristo šezdeset godina, prikazanih kao „vrijeme” u dvadeset četvrtom retku; a kada je tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina papinske vladavine završilo 1798. godine, Napoleon je dao odvesti papu iz Grada Rima, i on je umro u progonstvu.

Pagan Rome and Papal Rome establish that modern Rome will rule supremely for a specific prophetic period in the last days. “Time is no longer”, but the period of papal persecution of the last days is a specific period that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States and continues until human probation closes, when Michael stands up and pronounces, “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”

Poganski Rim i Papinski Rim utvrđuju da će suvremeni Rim vrhovno vladati tijekom određenog proročkog razdoblja u posljednjim danima. „Vremena više nema”, ali razdoblje papinskog progonstva u posljednjim danima jest određeno razdoblje koje započinje uskoro nadolazećim zakonom o nedjelji u Sjedinjenim Državama i traje sve dok se ne zaključi ljudsko vrijeme kušnje, kada Mihael ustane i izrekne: „Tko čini nepravdu, neka i dalje čini nepravdu; i tko je nečist, neka i dalje bude nečist; i tko je pravedan, neka i dalje čini pravednost; i tko je svet, neka i dalje bude svet.”

Pagan Rome persecuted Christians in the Colosseum in the City of Rome during its bloody history, and Christian historians have estimated that during the Dark Ages of papal rule one hundred million martyrs were murdered by the papacy, but the papacy denies that claim and sets the estimate at about fifty million. Pagan and papal Rome both persecuted God’s faithful, and modern Rome will also persecute God’s faithful people in the last days.

Poganski Rim progonio je kršćane u Koloseju u gradu Rimu tijekom svoje krvave povijesti, a kršćanski povjesničari procijenili su da je tijekom mračnog doba papinske vladavine papinstvo usmrtilo sto milijuna mučenika, no papinstvo niječe tu tvrdnju i procjenu postavlja na oko pedeset milijuna. I poganski i papinski Rim progonili su Božje vjerne, a suvremeni Rim također će u posljednjim danima progoniti Božji vjerni narod.

> “Many will be imprisoned, many will flee for their lives from cities and towns, and many will be martyrs for Christ’s sake in standing in defense of the truth.” Selected Messages, book 3, 397.

> „Mnogi će biti utamničeni, mnogi će bježati za svoj život iz gradova i mjesta, a mnogi će biti mučenici poradi Krista, stojeći u obrani istine.” Odabrane poruke, knjiga 3, 397.

Pagan Rome overcame three geographical obstacles as it took control of the world. Papal Rome overcame three geographical obstacles as it took control of the world. Modern Rome overcame the King of the South (the atheistic Soviet Union) in 1989, and will next overthrow the glorious land (the United States) at the soon coming Sunday law. It will then overcome Egypt (the entire world).

Poganski Rim nadvladao je tri zemljopisne prepreke dok je preuzimao vlast nad svijetom. Papinski Rim nadvladao je tri zemljopisne prepreke dok je preuzimao vlast nad svijetom. Suvremeni Rim nadvladao je kralja Juga (ateistički Sovjetski Savez) 1989. godine, a zatim će srušiti slavnu zemlju (Sjedinjene Američke Države) pri uskoro dolazećem zakonu o nedjelji. Potom će nadvladati Egipat (čitav svijet).

> “All society is ranging into two great classes, the obedient and the disobedient. Among which class shall we be found?

> „Cijelo se društvo svrstava u dvije velike skupine: poslušne i neposlušne. U kojoj ćemo se skupini naći?“

> “Those who keep God’s commandments, those who live not by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God, compose the church of the living God. Those who choose to follow Antichrist are subjects of the great apostate. Ranged under the banner of Satan, they break God’s law, and lead others to break it. They endeavor so to frame the laws of nations that men shall show their loyalty to earthly governments by trampling upon the laws of God’s kingdom.

> „Oni koji drže Božje zapovijedi, oni koji ne žive samo o kruhu, nego o svakoj riječi koja izlazi iz usta Božjih, sačinjavaju crkvu živoga Boga. Oni koji odluče slijediti Antikrista podanici su velikoga otpada. Svrs tani pod Sotoninim stijegom, oni krše Božji zakon i navode druge da ga krše. Nastoj e tako oblikovati zakone narodâ da ljudi pokazuju svoju odanost zemaljskim vladama gazeći zakone Božjega kraljevstva.“

> “Satan is diverting minds with unimportant questions, in order that they shall not with clear and distinct vision see matters of vast importance. The enemy is planning to ensnare the world.

> „Sotona odvraća umove nevažnim pitanjima kako ne bi jasnim i razgovijetnim vidom sagledali stvari od goleme važnosti. Neprijatelj smišlja kako da svijet uhvati u zamku.“

> “The so-called Christian world is to be the theater of great and decisive actions. Men in authority will enact laws controlling the conscience, after the example of the Papacy. Babylon will make all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Every nation will be involved.” Manuscript Releases, volume 1, 296.

> „Takozvani kršćanski svijet bit će pozornica velikih i odlučujućih zbivanja. Ljudi na vlasti donosit će zakone koji će nadzirati savjest, po uzoru na Papinstvo. Babilon će učiniti da svi narodi piju vino gnjeva bluda njezina. Svaki će narod biti uključen.” Manuscript Releases, volume 1, 296.

In order to defend the truth that identifies the “glorious land” of Daniel eleven verse forty-one as a symbol of the United States, the Lion of the tribe of Judah opened to the students of prophecy of the last days the principle of the triple application of prophecy. The light from those last six verses, have been established by applying the history represented by “the daily” in the book of Daniel, as set forth in verse thirty-one of Daniel eleven, unto the last six verses of the chapter. The same bedrock truth (“the daily”), that became the key of Miller’s prophetic framework, also produced the prophetic framework of the last days. Miller’s framework was based upon the two desolating powers of paganism and papalism that persecuted God’s people, and the framework of the last days is based upon the three desolating powers that persecute God’s people in the last days.

Kako bi obranio istinu koja „slavnu zemlju“ iz Daniela jedanaest, četrdeset i prvog retka, prepoznaje kao simbol Sjedinjenih Država, Lav iz plemena Judina otvorio je studentima proroštva posljednjih dana načelo trostruke primjene proroštva. Svjetlo iz tih posljednjih šest redaka utvrđeno je primjenom povijesti predstavljene izrazom „svagdašnja“ u knjizi proroka Daniela, kako je izložena u trideset i prvom retku Daniela jedanaest, na posljednjih šest redaka toga poglavlja. Ista temeljna istina („svagdašnja“), koja je postala ključ Millerova proročkog okvira, također je proizvela proročki okvir posljednjih dana. Millerov okvir bio je zasnovan na dvjema pustošnim silama, poganstvu i papinstvu, koje su progonile Božji narod, a okvir posljednjih dana zasnovan je na trima pustošnim silama koje progone Božji narod u posljednjim danima.

The increase of knowledge represented in the last six verses of Daniel eleven, that represent the increase of knowledge that arrived in 1989, and that are represented by the Hiddekel River, was resisted by the enemies of truth. That resistance led to an understanding of the principle of the triple application of prophecy, which was first recognized as a triple application of Rome, which is the subject that establishes the vision of prophetic history.

Porast spoznaje prikazan u posljednjih šest stihova jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela, koji predstavljaju porast spoznaje što je nastupio 1989. godine i koji je prikazan rijekom Hiddekel, bio je suprotstavljen od neprijatelja istine. Taj otpor doveo je do razumijevanja načela trostruke primjene proročanstva, koje je najprije bilo prepoznato kao trostruka primjena Rima, što je predmet koji uspostavlja viđenje proročanske povijesti.

> Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18.

> Gdje nema viđenja, narod propada; a blažen je onaj koji drži Zakon. Izreke 29,18.

The triple application of the three manifestations of Rome identifies that pagan and papal Rome’s religion is paganism, and that their religion is governed by a man titled Pontifex Maximus. Those two manifestations of Rome identify that three geographical powers are removed in advance of them ruling supremely for a specified period of time, and that they will rule from the seven-hilled city of Rome, which is their sanctuary of strength. They both witnessed to the fact that they persecuted God’s faithful people. Therefore, based upon these two witnesses we know that modern Rome’s religion will be paganism, and that she will be directed by the pope of Rome whose title is Pontifex Maximus.

Trostruka primjena triju očitovanja Rima utvrđuje da je religija poganskoga i papinskoga Rima poganstvo te da njihovom religijom upravlja čovjek s naslovom Pontifex Maximus. Ta dva očitovanja Rima ukazuju na to da su tri zemljopisne sile uklonjene prije nego što oni zavladaju vrhovno tijekom određenoga vremenskog razdoblja te da će vladati iz grada Rima na sedam brežuljaka, koji je njihovo utočište snage. Oboje su posvjedočili činjenici da su progonili Božji vjerni narod. Stoga, na temelju ta dva svjedoka, znamo da će religija suvremenoga Rima biti poganstvo te da će njime upravljati rimski papa, čiji je naslov Pontifex Maximus.

Before the great whore takes control and rules supremely modern Rome will need to overcome three obstacles, and the first obstacle is past history with the demise of the Soviet Union in 1989, Rome’s atheistic enemy that resisted Rome’s power in Europe. The next obstacle is overthrown at the soon coming Sunday law in the United States, and then the United Nations will give its authority unto modern Rome for a short space. Once it is fully enthroned the persecution of the last days will take place.

Prije nego što velika bludnica preuzme nadzor i zavlada vrhovno, suvremeni Rim morat će svladati tri prepreke, a prva je prepreka prošla povijest sa slomom Sovjetskog Saveza 1989., Rimova ateističkog neprijatelja koji se opirao rimskoj moći u Europi. Sljedeća će prepreka biti oborena pri uskoro nadolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, a potom će Ujedinjeni narodi predati svoju vlast suvremenom Rimu za kratko vrijeme. Kad jednom bude potpuno ustoličen, nastupit će progonstvo posljednjih dana.

The book of Daniel, and especially Revelation chapter eight, provide the prophetic characteristics of Rome, which contribute to the correct understanding of modern Rome. One of those characteristics was the division of the Roman Empire into East and West as accomplished by Constantine in the year 330. Pagan Rome and papal Rome, when considered together, also speak to the twofold nature of Rome. Constantine’s division that produced western and eastern Rome is a second witness to pagan and papal Rome. Constantine set up the civil authority in the east, and left the ecclesiastical authority in the west. Pagan Rome represented statecraft and papal Rome represented churchcraft. The east was statecraft, the west was churchcraft as typified by the iron and clay of Daniel two, or the masculine horn and feminine horn of Daniel eight, or the beasts of prey of Daniel seven, and the sanctuary beasts of Daniel eight.

Knjiga proroka Daniela, a osobito osmo poglavlje Otkrivenja, iznose proročka obilježja Rima, koja pridonose ispravnom razumijevanju suvremenoga Rima. Jedno od tih obilježja bila je podjela Rimskoga Carstva na Istok i Zapad, koju je izvršio Konstantin godine 330. Poganski Rim i papinski Rim, kada se promatraju zajedno, također govore o dvojakoj naravi Rima. Konstantinova podjela, koja je proizvela zapadni i istočni Rim, drugi je svjedok poganskoga i papinskoga Rima. Konstantin je uspostavio građansku vlast na istoku, a ostavio crkvenu vlast na zapadu. Poganski Rim predstavljao je državničko umijeće, a papinski Rim predstavljao je crkveno upravljanje. Istok je bio državništvo, Zapad crkvenost, kako je predočeno željezom i glinom iz Daniela 2, ili muškim rogom i ženskim rogom iz Daniela 8, ili grabežljivim zvijerima iz Daniela 7 i svetišnim zvijerima iz Daniela 8.

Modern Rome will also be twofold in nature, consisting of a combination of church and state, of iron and clay, and of churchcraft and statecraft, but Modern Rome is also threefold in nature. In Revelation chapter eight both western and eastern Rome were literally and symbolically divided into three. Constantine ruling from eastern Rome literally divided his kingdom to his three sons, and western Rome was symbolically represented by the sun, moon and stars that represented the threefold form of government that was employed by the Roman Empire. Thus, Modern Rome, though being twofold of churchcraft and statecraft, would also represent a threefold union represented by the dragon, the beast and the false prophet.

I moderna će Rim također biti dvojake naravi, sastavljen od spoja crkve i države, od željeza i gline te od crkvenjaštva i državničke vještine, ali Moderna je Rim također i trojake naravi. U osmom poglavlju Otkrivenja i zapadni i istočni Rim bili su doslovno i simbolički podijeljeni na troje. Konstantin, vladajući iz istočnog Rima, doslovno je podijelio svoje kraljevstvo svojim trima sinovima, a zapadni je Rim bio simbolički prikazan suncem, mjesecom i zvijezdama koje su predstavljale trostruki oblik vladavine kojim se služilo Rimsko Carstvo. Tako bi Moderna Rim, premda dvojaka po crkvenjaštvu i državničkoj vještini, također predstavljala trostruki savez prikazan zmajem, zvijeri i lažnim prorokom.

The manifestations of pagan and papal Rome identify the complex prophetic makeup of the final Modern Rome. It is the threefold union that takes place at the soon coming Sunday law that leads the world to Armageddon. It is the worldwide “Image of the Beast” which is a symbol of the combination of Church and State. Its head is Pontifex Maximus, who rules from the City of Rome, which is the seat of his power. The man of sin’s civil authority will be provided by the United Nations, and the world will be forced to accept the threefold, yet dual system of the antichrist, by the coercive power of the United States. Thus, just as pagan Rome (the dragon) in Revelation thirteen, verse two, gave the papacy “his power, his seat and great authority”, the United States, as typified by pagan Rome, accomplishes the same three works for modern Rome. The seat is Vatican City in the seven-hilled city of Rome, the authority is the United Nations, and the power is the United States. Together they lead the world to a place where the papacy “shall come to his end, and none shall help him”.

Očitovanja poganskoga i papinskoga Rima prepoznatljivo označuju složeni proročki sastav završnoga Modernog Rima. To je trostruki savez koji se uspostavlja pri uskoro dolazećem zakonu o nedjelji i koji vodi svijet u Armagedon. To je svjetska „Slika Zvijeri“, koja je simbol sjedinjenja Crkve i Države. Njezina je glava Pontifex Maximus, koji vlada iz Grada Rima, koji je sjedište njegove moći. Građansku vlast čovjeku grijeha osigurat će Ujedinjeni narodi, a svijet će biti prisiljen prihvatiti trostruki, a ipak dvojni sustav antikrista, prisilnom silom Sjedinjenih Država. Tako, kao što je poganski Rim (zmaj) u Otkrivenju trinaest, redak drugi, dao papinstvu „svoju silu, svoje prijestolje i veliku vlast“, Sjedinjene Države, kao pralik poganskoga Rima, izvršavaju ta ista tri djela za moderni Rim. Sjedište je Grad Vatikan u gradu Rimu na sedam brežuljaka, vlast su Ujedinjeni narodi, a sila su Sjedinjene Države. Zajedno vode svijet do mjesta gdje će papinstvo „doći svome kraju, i nitko mu neće pomoći“.

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> And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. Revelation 16:12–17.

> I šesti anđeo izli svoju čašu na veliku rijeku Eufrat; i presahnu voda njezina, da se pripravi put kraljevima s istoka. I vidjeh tri nečista duha, slična žabama, gdje izlaze iz usta zmajevih, i iz usta Zvijeri, i iz usta lažnoga proroka. Jer to su duhovi đavolski, koji čine čudesa, a izlaze k kraljevima zemlje i svega svijeta, da ih skupe na boj onoga velikog dana Boga Svemogućega. Evo, dolazim kao tat. Blažen je onaj koji bdije i čuva svoje haljine, da ne ide gol i da ne vide sramote njegove. I skupi ih na mjesto koje se hebrejski zove Armagedon. I sedmi anđeo izli svoju čašu u zrak; i iz hrama nebeskoga, od prijestolja, dođe velik glas govoreći: Svršeno je. Otkrivenje 16:12–17.

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