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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Sixteen

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The Final Test: Understanding the Symbolism of Rome and the Triple Application of Prophecy

Posljednji ispit: razumijevanje simbolike Rima i trostruke primjene proročanstva

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Jeff Pippenger

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September 4, 2024

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Those on the wrong side of this final controversy of the symbol of Rome lean upon a flawed application of a triple application of prophecy as they suggest that the three Rome’s are defined by the three Sunday laws of the years 321, 538 and the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States. In doing so they place an incorrect slant upon the rule and the prophetic history they select, as was also done in the controversy over the four insects of Joel. The four generations followed by four devouring insects in the first six verses of Joel address how God’s people are progressively decimated over four generations, and that the decimation was accomplished by Adventism’s acceptance of the theology of Rome and apostate Protestantism.

Oni koji se nalaze na pogrešnoj strani ove završne kontroverze o simbolu Rima oslanjaju se na pogrešnu primjenu trostruke primjene proročanstva, tvrdeći da su tri Rima određena trima nedjeljnim zakonima iz godina 321., 538. i uskoro nadolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom u Sjedinjenim Državama. Čineći to, oni pogrešno usmjeravaju pravilo i proročku povijest koju odabiru, kao što je to također učinjeno u kontroverzi oko četiri kukca iz Joelove knjige. Četiri naraštaja, nakon kojih slijede četiri kukca proždirača u prvih šest redaka Joelove knjige, govore o tome kako se Božji narod postupno desetkuje tijekom četiri naraštaja te da je to desetkovanje ostvareno prihvaćanjem teologije Rima i otpaloga protestantizma od strane adventizma.

In the current controversy those who attempt to employ the Sunday law to define the three Rome’s, avoid the truth that there are actually four Sunday laws that are identified in God’s prophetic Word, and that the year 321 represents the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States, and the Sunday law of 538 typifies the Sunday law which is enforced upon all the nations of the world. Four Sunday laws does not identify three Sunday laws, especially when the third manifestation in a triple application of prophecy represents the final fulfillment. The soon-coming Sunday law in the United States is not the final Sunday law, it actually marks the beginning of a series of Sunday laws as each nation on the globe progressively accepts the mark of papal authority.

U sadašnjoj raspravi oni koji pokušavaju upotrijebiti nedjeljni zakon kako bi definirali tri Rima zaobilaze istinu da su u Božjoj proročkoj Riječi zapravo prepoznata četiri nedjeljna zakona, te da godina 321 predstavlja uskoro nadolazeći nedjeljni zakon u Sjedinjenim Državama, a da nedjeljni zakon iz 538. godine predočava nedjeljni zakon koji će biti nametnut svim narodima svijeta. Četiri nedjeljna zakona ne označavaju tri nedjeljna zakona, osobito kada treća pojava u trostrukoj primjeni proročanstva predstavlja konačno ispunjenje. Uskoro nadolazeći nedjeljni zakon u Sjedinjenim Državama nije konačni nedjeljni zakon; on zapravo označava početak niza nedjeljnih zakona dok svaki narod na zemaljskoj kugli postupno prihvaća žig papinske vlasti.

Those who were awakened in July, 2023, are required to understand that the prophetic test that confronts them occurs during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and that during that outpouring one class is receiving the “oil,” and the other class is receiving “strong delusion.” The primary representation of those who receive strong delusion is represented in the very chapter where the expression strong delusion is located, and in that chapter the truth that is either loved or rejected is the truth which defines the prophetic relationship between pagan Rome and papal Rome.

Oni koji su probuđeni u srpnju 2023. dužni su razumjeti da se proročki ispit s kojim su suočeni odvija tijekom izlijevanja Duha Svetoga, te da tijekom toga izlijevanja jedan razred prima „ulje“, a drugi razred prima „silnu zabludu“. Primarni prikaz onih koji primaju silnu zabludu prikazan je upravo u poglavlju u kojem se nalazi izraz silna zabluda, a u tom je poglavlju istina koja se ili ljubi ili odbacuje ona istina koja određuje proročki odnos između poganskoga Rima i papinskoga Rima.

The prophetic relationship between 321 and 538 is shown by the prophetic relationship between the church of Pergamos and the church of Thyatira. In the last days, pagan Rome, represented by 321 and Pergamos, is a symbol of the United States, and papal Rome, represented by 538 and Thyatira, is a symbol of Modern Rome.

Proročki odnos između 321. i 538. godine prikazan je proročkim odnosom između crkve u Pergamu i crkve u Tijatiri. U posljednjim danima poganski Rim, predstavljen 321. godinom i Pergamom, simbol je Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, a papinski Rim, predstavljen 538. godinom i Tijatirom, simbol je Suvremenoga Rima.

The first Rome of 321 was a singular power state, and the second Rome of 538 was a dual power representing a combination of church and state with the church in control of the relationship. The third and final Rome, which is modern Rome, is a threefold power that consists of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet.

Prvi Rim iz 321. bio je jedinstvena država moći, a drugi Rim iz 538. bio je dvojna vlast koja je predstavljala spoj crkve i države, pri čemu je crkva upravljala tim odnosom. Treći i posljednji Rim, koji je suvremeni Rim, trostruka je vlast koja se sastoji od zmaja, Zvijeri i lažnoga proroka.

Paul taught that to not understand the prophetic and historic relationship of pagan Rome (the dragon) and papal Rome (the beast) was to manifest a hatred of the truth which brought about strong delusion. All the prophets, including Paul were more specifically addressing the last days, so the relationship between the two powers in Paul’s history represents the relationship between the three powers of Modern Rome in the last days. To reject the prophetic relationship that “forms” the threefold union of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet in the last days is to secure strong delusion for yourself.

Pavao je učio da nerazumjeti proročki i povijesni odnos poganskoga Rima (zmaja) i papinskoga Rima (zvijeri) znači očitovati mržnju prema istini, što dovodi do silne zablude. Svi su proroci, uključujući Pavla, još određenije govorili o posljednjim danima, stoga odnos između tih dviju sila u Pavlovoj povijesti predstavlja odnos između triju sila Modernoga Rima u posljednjim danima. Odbaciti proročki odnos koji „oblikuje“ trostruki savez zmaja, zvijeri i lažnoga proroka u posljednjim danima znači sebi osigurati silnu zabludu.

Uriah Smith’s private interpretation of the king of the north represented a “cause” that produced an “effect.” But the class that is on the wrong side of the controversies about Rome is specifically identified as being unable to reason from cause to effect. Smith did not see that his flawed application of the king of the north would produce a prophetic platform which would lead him to also misrepresent the sixth plague, where there is a warning to keep or lose the garment of Christ’s righteousness.

Privatno tumačenje sjevernoga kralja koje je zastupao Uriah Smith predstavljalo je „uzrok“ koji je proizveo „posljedicu“. No skupina koja se nalazi na pogrešnoj strani sporova o Rimu izričito je označena kao nesposobna zaključivati od uzroka prema posljedici. Smith nije uvidio da će njegova pogrešna primjena sjevernoga kralja proizvesti proročku platformu koja će ga navesti i na pogrešno prikazivanje šeste pošasti, gdje se nalazi upozorenje da se sačuva ili izgubi haljina Kristove pravednosti.

As with Paul’s emphasis in 2 Thessalonians, John in chapter sixteen of Revelation and the sixth plague emphasizes the necessity of understanding who the three powers who lead the world to Armageddon are. Smith’s flawed application of the king of the north provides witness to an inability to rightly apply types and antitypes.

Kao i u Pavlovu naglasku u 2. Solunjanima, Ivan u šesnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja i šestom pošasti naglašava nužnost razumijevanja tko su tri sile koje vode svijet prema Armagedonu. Smithova pogrešna primjena kralja sa sjevera svjedoči o nesposobnosti da se ispravno primijene tipovi i antitipovi.

Smith could not, or would not, apply the principle so strongly set forth in the writings of Paul that the literal before the time-period of the cross represented the spiritual after the time-period of the cross. When this principle is carefully and correctly followed it is easily demonstrated that the “king of the north” is one of many symbols that represent the spiritual “king of the north” in the last days. Seventh-day Adventists above any other people should know that one of the primary structures that prophecy is based upon is the controversy between Christ and Satan. Christ is the true King of the north, and Satan has been attempting to manifest himself as the counterfeit king of the north.

Smith nije mogao, ili nije htio, primijeniti načelo tako snažno izloženo u Pavlovim spisima: da je doslovno prije vremenskog razdoblja križa predstavljalo duhovno nakon vremenskog razdoblja križa. Kada se to načelo pažljivo i ispravno slijedi, lako se može pokazati da je „kralj sjevera” jedan od mnogih simbola koji predstavljaju duhovnoga „kralja sjevera” u posljednjim danima. Adventisti sedmoga dana, više od bilo kojeg drugog naroda, trebali bi znati da je jedna od temeljnih struktura na kojima se proročanstvo zasniva sukob između Krista i Sotone. Krist je pravi Kralj sjevera, a Sotona se nastoji očitovati kao krivotvoreni kralj sjevera.

> A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Psalms 48:1–3.

> Pjesma i psalam sinova Korahovih. Velik je Gospodin i dostojan svake hvale u gradu Boga našega, na svetoj gori njegovoj. Divna je po svome položaju, radost svoj zemlji, gora Sion, na stranama sjevera, grad velikoga Kralja. Bog je poznat u njegovim palačama kao utočište. Psalmi 48:1–3.

Satan’s efforts to counterfeit the true King of the north, includes employing the pope of Rome as his earthly representative. Satan is antichrist, and so is the pope of Rome, who is Satan’s proxy in his work of deception.

Sotonini napori da krivotvori pravoga kralja sjevera uključuju to da upotrijebi rimskoga papu kao svojega zemaljskog predstavnika. Sotona je antikrist, a to je i rimski papa, koji je Sotonin opunomoćenik u njegovu djelu obmane.

> “To secure worldly gains and honors, the church was led to seek the favor and support of the great men of earth; and having thus rejected Christ, she was induced to yield allegiance to the representative of Satan—the bishop of Rome.” The Great Controversy, 50.

> „Kako bi osigurala svjetovne dobitke i časti, crkva je bila navedena da traži naklonost i potporu velikih ljudi ovoga svijeta; i odbacivši tako Krista, bila je navedena da iskaže odanost predstavniku Sotone — rimskom biskupu.” Velika borba, 50.

In the breakup of Alexander the Great’s kingdom, Seleucus Nicator became the first king of the north in the history represented in Daniel chapter eleven. His father, Antiochus, had been an influential leader in Alexander’s kingdom, and his son, Seleucus, was made the satrap of Babylon. A “satrap” is a governor, and when Seleucus had secured three of the four geographical areas that Alexander’s kingdom divided into, he became the king of the north.

U raspadu kraljevstva Aleksandra Velikoga, Seleuk Nikator postao je prvi kralj sjevera u povijesti prikazanoj u jedanaestom poglavlju Danielove knjige. Njegov otac, Antioh, bio je utjecajan vođa u Aleksandrovu kraljevstvu, a njegov sin, Seleuk, bio je postavljen za satrapa Babilona. „Satrap“ je upravitelj, a kada je Seleuk osigurao tri od četiri zemljopisna područja na koja se Aleksandrovo kraljevstvo podijelilo, postao je kralj sjevera.

Smith’s private interpretation and avoidance of grammatical rules led him to assume the final powers that made up Satan’s confederacy of evil in the last days were represented in prophecy as literal powers, not spiritual powers. Thus, he could not see that Seleucus Nicator as the first king of the north, the governor of Babylon, would of prophetic necessity represent the final spiritual king of the north who was the power that controlled modern spiritual Babylon.

Smithovo privatno tumačenje i izbjegavanje gramatičkih pravila naveli su ga da pretpostavi kako su konačne sile koje su u posljednjim danima sačinjavale Sotoninu urotu zla u proročanstvu predstavljene kao doslovne sile, a ne duhovne sile. Stoga nije mogao uvidjeti da je Seleuk Nikator, kao prvi kralj sjevera, upravitelj Babilona, po proročkoj nužnosti predstavljao konačnoga duhovnog kralja sjevera, koji je bio sila što je upravljala suvremenim duhovnim Babilonom.

> And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:1-6.

> I dođe jedan od sedam anđela koji imahu sedam čaša te progovori sa mnom govoreći mi: Dođi ovamo; pokazat ću ti sud velike bludnice koja sjedi na mnogim vodama, s kojom su kraljevi zemlje bludničili, i stanovnici zemlje opili se vinom njezina bluda. I odnese me u duhu u pustinju; i ugledah ženu gdje sjedi na zvijeri skerletne boje, punoj hulnih imena, koja imaše sedam glava i deset rogova. A žena bijaše odjevena u porfir i skerlet, i nakićena zlatom i dragim kamenjem i biserjem, te je u svojoj ruci imala zlatnu čašu punu gadosti i nečistoće svoga bluda. I na njezinu čelu bijaše napisano ime: TAJNA, VELIKI BABILON, MAJKA BLUDNICA I GADOSTI ZEMALJSKIH. I vidjeh ženu pijanu od krvi svetih i od krvi Isusovih mučenika; i kad je vidjeh, začudih se velikim čuđenjem. Otkrivenje 17:1-6.

The power that governs Babylon in the last days is the papal church, and she is therefore also the spiritual king of the north.

Sila koja upravlja Babilonom u posljednjim danima jest papinska crkva te je ona stoga i duhovni kralj sjevera.

> “The woman (Babylon) of Revelation 17 is described as ‘arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness:…and upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots.’ Says the prophet: ‘I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.’ Babylon is further declared to be ‘that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.’ Revelation 17:4-6, 18. The power that for so many centuries maintained despotic sway over the monarchs of Christendom is Rome. The purple and scarlet color, the gold and precious stones and pearls, vividly picture the magnificence and more than kingly pomp affected by the haughty see of Rome. And no other power could be so truly declared ‘drunken with the blood of the saints’ as that church which has so cruelly persecuted the followers of Christ. Babylon is also charged with the sin of unlawful connection with ‘the kings of the earth.’ It was by departure from the Lord, and alliance with the heathen, that the Jewish church became a harlot; and Rome, corrupting herself in like manner by seeking the support of worldly powers, receives a like condemnation.” The Great Controversy, 382.

> „Žena (Babilon) iz Otkrivenja 17 opisana je kao ‘zaodjenuta u purpur i skerlet, i nakićena zlatom i dragim kamenjem i biserjem, imajući u ruci zlatnu čašu punu gadosti i nečistoće: … a na njezinu je čelu bilo napisano ime: Tajna, Babilon Veliki, majka bludnica.’ Prorok kaže: ‘Vidjeh ženu pijanu od krvi svetih i od krvi Isusovih mučenika.’ Nadalje se za Babilon izjavljuje da je to ‘veliki grad, koji kraljuje nad kraljevima zemaljskim.’ Otkrivenje 17:4-6, 18. Sila koja je tijekom tolikih stoljeća održavala despotsku vlast nad vladarima kršćanstva jest Rim. Purpur i skerlet, zlato i drago kamenje i biserje, živo predočuju veličanstvenost i više nego kraljevsku raskoš koju prisvaja oholi rimski prijestol. I ni za jednu drugu silu ne bi se tako istinito moglo reći da je ‘pijana od krvi svetih’ kao za onu crkvu koja je tako okrutno progonila Kristove sljedbenike. Babilon se također optužuje za grijeh nezakonite veze s ‘kraljevima zemaljskim’. Židovska je crkva otpadom od Gospodina i savezom s neznabošcima postala bludnica; a Rim, kvareći se na sličan način tražeći potporu svjetovnih sila, prima istu osudu.” Velika borba, 382.

The governor is the king, and according to Isaiah, a king is a kingdom and is also the capital city of a kingdom.

Upravitelj je kralj, a prema Izaiji, kralj je kraljevstvo te je također glavni grad kraljevstva.

> For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isaiah 7:8, 9.

> Jer glava je Siriji Damask, a glava Damasku Resin; i za šezdeset i pet godina Efrajim će biti satrt, te više neće biti narod. A glava je Efrajimu Samarija, a glava Samariji sin Remalijin. Ako ne budete vjerovali, zacijelo se nećete održati. Izaija 7,8.9.

According to the witness of Isaiah, a student of prophecy who awakens in July of 2023 to a prophetic testing process must recognize the prophetic symbolism of the “head” if he wishes to be established. If he doesn’t recognize and apply the symbolism of a “head” when called for, then he is not established. Those who disbelieve are not established, and therefore Isaiah is identifying two classes of worshippers in the last days who either are established or are not established. They are the same two classes who either have the “oil,” or they don’t have the “oil.”

Prema svjedočanstvu Izaije, učenik proroštva koji se u srpnju 2023. probudi na proročki ispitni proces mora prepoznati proročku simboliku „glave“ ako želi biti utvrđen. Ako ne prepozna i ne primijeni simboliku „glave“ kada se to traži, tada nije utvrđen. Oni koji ne vjeruju nisu utvrđeni, i stoga Izaija prepoznaje dvije skupine štovatelja u posljednjim danima koje ili jesu utvrđene ili nisu utvrđene. To su iste dvije skupine koje ili imaju „ulje“ ili nemaju „ulje“.

One class that is established and has oil, receives the message of the Midnight Cry that began to be opened up in July of 2023, or they receive the strong delusion of 2 Thessalonians. Their test is the formation of the image of the beast, and the way in which the beast is formed, whether the papal beast of the Dark Ages, or its image that is formed by the United States, or the threefold union that leads the world to Armageddon. This includes the necessity of recognizing that the “head,” the “king” the ruler of the other two powers that make up the threefold union, is the papal power.

Jedna skupina, koja je utemeljena i ima ulje, prima poruku Ponoćnoga poklika koja se počela razotkrivati u srpnju 2023., ili prima silnu zabludu iz 2. Solunjanima. Njihov je ispit oblikovanje slike Zvijeri i način na koji se Zvijer oblikuje, bilo papinska Zvijer mračnoga srednjega vijeka, bilo njezina slika koju oblikuju Sjedinjene Države, bilo trostruki savez koji vodi svijet u Armagedon. To uključuje nužnost prepoznavanja da je „glava”, „kralj”, vladar drugih dviju sila koje sačinjavaju trostruki savez, papinska vlast.

The “head,” the capital city of Judah was Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose to place His name.

„Glava“, glavni grad Jude, bio je Jeruzalem, grad koji je Gospodin izabrao da ondje stavi svoje ime.

> And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 1 Kings 14:21.

> I Roboam, sin Salomonov, kraljevaše u Judi. Roboamu bijaše četrdeset i jedna godina kad se zakraljio, i kraljevaše sedamnaest godina u Jeruzalemu, gradu koji Gospodin bijaše izabrao između svih plemena Izraelovih da ondje stavi svoje ime. A ime njegove majke bijaše Naama, Amonka. 1 Kraljevima 14,21.

In the great controversy between Christ and Satan, Christ’s capital city, where He places His name, is Jerusalem, and Satan’s counterfeit was the literal city of Babylon that represents spiritual Babylon that great city in the last days. Satan places his name upon the head as a counterfeit of God’s city and capitol. The king that resides there is the mother of harlots who commits fornication with the kings of the earth. The mother of harlots is the papal power, and her daughters are the fallen Protestant churches, of which the premier fallen apostate church is the apostate Protestants of the United States.

U velikoj borbi između Krista i Sotone, Kristov glavni grad, gdje On stavlja svoje ime, jest Jeruzalem, a Sotonin krivotvoreni pandan bio je doslovni grad Babilon koji predstavlja duhovni Babilon, onaj veliki grad u posljednjim danima. Sotona stavlja svoje ime na čelo kao krivotvorinu Božjega grada i prijestolnice. Kralj koji ondje prebiva jest majka bludnica, koja čini blud s kraljevima zemlje. Majka bludnica jest papinska vlast, a njezine kćeri su pale protestantske crkve, od kojih je vodeća pala otpadnička crkva otpadnički protestanti Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.

Those apostate Protestants represent the Protestant horn of the earth beast, and they are connected with their mother since their rejection of the prophetic message that was unsealed in 1798. Their counterpart, the Republican horn, is connected with the kings of the earth through their relationship with the United Nations, the ten kings of Revelation seventeen. The threefold union which leads the world to Armageddon is represented by its head, where its name is placed, and spiritual modern Rome is spiritual modern Babylon. Its “head” is the papal power.

Ti otpali protestanti predstavljaju protestantski rog zemaljske zvijeri i povezani su sa svojom majkom zbog svojega odbacivanja proročke poruke koja je bila otpečaćena 1798. godine. Njihov pandan, republikanski rog, povezan je s kraljevima zemaljskim kroz svoj odnos s Ujedinjenim narodima, deset kraljeva iz sedamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja. Trostruki savez koji vodi svijet u Armagedon predstavljen je svojom glavom, gdje je postavljeno njegovo ime, a duhovni suvremeni Rim jest duhovni suvremeni Babilon. Njegova „glava” jest papinska vlast.

The first represents the last and whether you apply Daniel chapter two as did the Millerites, as representing four kingdoms, or as has been opened up in the last days as representing eight kingdoms, the first kingdom was literal Babylon. The Millerites would inform you the last was literal Rome. Babylon and Rome are interchangeable symbols, for they are the first and the last of a prophetic line.

Prvi predstavlja posljednji, i bilo da na drugo poglavlje Danielove knjige primjenjujete tumačenje milleritâ, prema kojem ono predstavlja četiri kraljevstva, ili kako je otvoreno u posljednjim danima, prema kojem predstavlja osam kraljevstava, prvo je kraljevstvo bio doslovni Babilon. Milleriti bi vas obavijestili da je posljednje bilo doslovni Rim. Babilon i Rim zamjenjivi su simboli, jer su prvi i posljednji u jednoj proročkoj liniji.

In the last days the first kingdom of literal Babylon represents the eighth and last kingdom which is spiritual modern Babylon, and is also spiritual modern Rome. Upon the two witnesses represented in Daniel chapter two Babylon and Rome are interchangeable symbols.

U posljednjim danima prvo kraljevstvo doslovnoga Babilona predstavlja osmo i posljednje kraljevstvo, koje je duhovni suvremeni Babilon, a također i duhovni suvremeni Rim. Na temelju dvaju svjedoka prikazanih u drugom poglavlju Daniela, Babilon i Rim zamjenjivi su simboli.

When the papal whore is portrayed with a name on her forehead that identifies “Mystery Babylon,” it is also identifying “mystery Rome.” A prophetic “mystery” represents a truth that is so profound that it is impossible to understand the depth of the truth represented therein, especially without the influence of the Holy Spirit. But a biblical “mystery” also demands that what is revealed in connection with the mystery is a required understanding for those who seek to pass the test. This is why two witnesses in Revelation emphasize the need to understand modern Rome.

Kad je papinska bludnica prikazana s imenom na svome čelu koje označava „Otajstvo Babilon“, to također označava i „otajstveni Rim“. Proročko „otajstvo“ predstavlja istinu toliko duboku da je nemoguće shvatiti dubinu istine koja je u njemu predstavljena, osobito bez utjecaja Duha Svetoga. No biblijsko „otajstvo“ također zahtijeva da ono što je otkriveno u vezi s tim otajstvom bude nužno razumijevanje za one koji nastoje proći kušnju. Zato dva svjedoka u Otkrivenju naglašavaju potrebu da se razumije suvremeni Rim.

> 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 13:18.

> Ovdje je mudrost. Tko ima razum, neka izračuna broj Zvijeri, jer to je broj čovjeka; i broj joj je šest stotina šezdeset i šest. Otkrivenje 13,18.

“Wisdom” understands the number of the beast, which is the number of a man whose number is six, six, six. The “man of sin” is the head of the beast. Wisdom is an attribute of the wise virgins in the last days, and it is also a symbol of those who understand the increase of knowledge in the last days. Those who do not understand are foolish virgins and are the wicked. The “wisdom” they do not understand must of prophetic necessity be in the context of the final prophetic test, for this is when the wise and foolish virgins exist. They must understand “six, six, six.” The mind that has wisdom is also located by John in the last days in Revelation chapter seventeen.

„Mudrost“ razumije broj Zvijeri, koji je broj čovjeka, a njegov je broj šest stotina šezdeset i šest. „Čovjek grijeha“ glava je Zvijeri. Mudrost je obilježje mudrih djevica u posljednjim danima, a također je i simbol onih koji razumiju umnožavanje znanja u posljednjim danima. Oni koji ne razumiju jesu lude djevice i bezbožni su. „Mudrost“ koju oni ne razumiju po proročkoj nužnosti mora biti u kontekstu konačne proročke kušnje, jer tada postoje mudre i lude djevice. One moraju razumjeti „šest stotina šezdeset i šest“. Um koji ima mudrost Ivan također smješta u posljednje dane u sedamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja.

> And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Revelation 17:9–11.

> I ovdje je um koji ima mudrost. Sedam glava jesu sedam gora, na kojima žena sjedi. I sedam je kraljeva: pet ih pade, jedan jest, a drugi još nije došao; i kad dođe, mora ostati za kratko vrijeme. I zvijer koja bijaše, a nije, i sama je osma, i od onih je sedam, i odlazi u propast. Otkrivenje 17:9–11.

The “mind” that has the wisdom to understand the number “six, six, six,” is a wise virgin who has obtained the “mind of Christ.”

„Um” koji ima mudrost da razumije broj „šest stotina šezdeset i šest” mudra je djevica koja je zadobila „um Kristov”.

> For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16.

> Jer tko je upoznao um Gospodnji da bi ga mogao poučiti? A mi imamo um Kristov. 1 Korinćanima 2,16.

The class of wise virgins have the mind of Christ, and the foolish wicked virgins have the mind of Christ’s adversary.

Skupina mudrih djevica ima Kristov um, a lude zle djevice imaju um Kristova protivnika.

> “The time has come for the true light to shine amid moral darkness. The third angel’s message has been sent forth to the world, warning men against receiving the mark of the beast or of his image in their foreheads or in their hands. To receive this mark means to come to the same decision as the beast has done, and to advocate the same ideas, in direct opposition to the word of God.” Review and Herald, July 13, 1897.

> „Došlo je vrijeme da prava svjetlost zasja usred moralne tame. Vijest trećega anđela poslana je svijetu, upozoravajući ljude da ne prime žig zvijeri ili njezina lika na svoja čela ili na svoje ruke. Primiti taj žig znači doći do iste odluke kakvu je donijela zvijer te zastupati iste zamisli, u izravnoj suprotnosti Božjoj riječi.” Review and Herald, 13. srpnja 1897.

The formation of the image of the beast is the final test for the virgins of the parable, and the wise have the mind of Christ, for they have come to the same decision as Christ, for they have submitted their wills unto the Holy Spirit’s direction. The formation of the image of Christ in the wise virgins contrasts with the formation of the image of the beast in the foolish virgins. The foolish virgins come to the same decision as the beast, for they became confused upon the test question concerning the correct identification of the antichrist, who is the counterfeit king of the north and the head of modern Rome.

Oblikovanje slike Zvijeri posljednja je kušnja za djevice iz prispodobe, a mudre imaju um Kristov, jer su došle do iste odluke kao i Krist, budući da su svoje volje podložile vodstvu Duha Svetoga. Oblikovanje Kristove slike u mudrim djevicama stoji u suprotnosti s oblikovanjem slike Zvijeri u ludim djevicama. Lude djevice dolaze do iste odluke kao i Zvijer, jer su postale zbunjene na ispitnom pitanju o ispravnom prepoznavanju antikrista, koji je krivotvoreni kralj sjevera i glava suvremenoga Rima.

> “Those who become confused in their understanding of the word, who fail to see the meaning of antichrist, will surely place themselves on the side of antichrist.” Kress Collection, 105.

> „Oni koji postanu zbunjeni u svojem razumijevanju Riječi, koji ne uspiju uvidjeti značenje antikrista, zacijelo će se svrstati na stranu antikrista.” Kress Collection, 105.

The foolish virgins in the testing time that is represented as the formation of the image of the beast become confused in their understanding of the Word. Their confusion is premised upon misunderstanding God’s prophetic Word, and failing to see the correct meaning of Modern Rome, they receive strong delusion, come to the same decision as the beast, and advocate the same papal ideas in direct opposition to the Word of God, and place themselves on the side of antichrist.

Lude djevice u vremenu kušnje, koje je prikazano kao oblikovanje slike Zvijeri, postaju smetene u svojem razumijevanju Riječi. Njihova smetenost počiva na pogrešnom razumijevanju Božje proročke Riječi te, ne uviđajući ispravno značenje Modernoga Rima, primaju silnu zabludu, dolaze do iste odluke kao i Zvijer te zastupaju iste papinske ideje u izravnom protivljenju Božjoj Riječi i stavljaju se na stranu antikrista.

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