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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Eighty-One

Knjiga proroka Daniela - sto osamdeset i jedan

The Midnight Cry and Rome’s Prophetic Role: Unveiling the Last Days in the Book of Daniel

Ponoćni vapaj i proročka uloga Rima: otkrivanje posljednjih dana u Knjizi proroka Daniela

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Jeff Pippenger

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April 11, 2024

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Within Daniel chapter eleven, there are several lines of prophecy that all align with the last six verses of the chapter. The portion that aligns with the history of verse forty from the time of the end in 1989, until the Sunday law of verse forty-one, is the portion of the prophecy that was sealed until the last days. It is Daniel’s complement of the Revelation of Jesus Christ that is unsealed just before probation closes. Verse two introduces Trump, the last Republican president, the last President, the President that is the eighth that is of the seven, and he is the richest president that began to stir up the globalists when he announced his candidacy in 2015. Verse ten identifies 1989, and verses eleven and twelve identify the Ukrainian War that began in 2014, with Putin’s victory and following demise.

Unutar jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela nalazi se nekoliko proročkih redaka koji su svi usklađeni s posljednjih šest redaka toga poglavlja. Dio koji se podudara s poviješću četrdesetog retka od vremena svršetka 1989. godine pa do nedjeljnog zakona iz četrdeset i prvog retka jest onaj dio proročanstva koji je bio zapečaćen do posljednjih dana. To je Danielov pandan Otkrivenju Isusa Krista, koje se otpečaćuje neposredno prije zatvaranja vremena kušnje. Drugi redak uvodi Trumpa, posljednjeg republikanskog predsjednika, posljednjeg predsjednika, predsjednika koji je osmi, a od sedmorice je, i on je najbogatiji predsjednik koji je počeo uznemiravati globaliste kada je 2015. objavio svoju kandidaturu. Deseti redak označava 1989. godinu, a jedanaesti i dvanaesti redak označavaju ukrajinski rat koji je započeo 2014., s Putinovom pobjedom i njegovom potonjom propašću.

Verses thirteen through fifteen, describe the third of the three battles of verse forty, beginning with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, then the Ukrainian War, followed by the Battle of Panium, which represents the external struggle of apostate Protestantism in the United States against the globalists of the world.

Stihovi trinaesti do petnaesti opisuju treću od triju bitaka iz četrdesetog retka, počevši s raspadom Sovjetskog Saveza 1989. godine, zatim ukrajinskim ratom, a potom bitkom kod Panija, koja predstavlja vanjsku borbu otpalog protestantizma u Sjedinjenim Državama protiv globalista svijeta.

Apostate Protestantism prevails, and establishes the hierarchical relationship of the threefold union that is implemented at the soon coming Sunday law. The beast is Catholicism, and she is the head of the three powers, represented as Jezebel and a multitude of other symbols. She is the whore that reigns over and rides the beast.

Otpadnički protestantizam prevladava i uspostavlja hijerarhijski odnos trostrukog saveza koji se provodi pri uskoro nadolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. Zvijer je katolicizam, i ona je glava triju sila, prikazana kao Jezabela i mnoštvom drugih simbola. Ona je bludnica koja vlada nad zvijeri i jaše na njoj.

The false prophet is the United States, represented by her husband Ahab, who is the head of the tenfold kingdom of the dragon. The Battle of Panium in 200 BC, typifies the external struggle between globalism and apostate Protestantism. The internal struggle is represented by the revolt in 167 BC, followed by the rededication of the temple as commemorated by Hanukkah in 164 BC, that was then followed by a period from 161 BC to 158 BC, that typifies where the United States erects an image of Catholicism’s union of church and state, as represented by the “league”.

Lažni prorok jesu Sjedinjene Američke Države, predstavljene po svome mužu Ahabu, koji je glava desetostrukoga kraljevstva zmaja. Bitka kod Panija 200. pr. Kr. predoznačuje vanjsku borbu između globalizma i otpaloga protestantizma. Unutarnja je borba predstavljena pobunom 167. pr. Kr., nakon koje slijedi ponovno posvećenje hrama, obilježavano Hanukom 164. pr. Kr., a zatim je uslijedilo razdoblje od 161. pr. Kr. do 158. pr. Kr., koje predoznačuje vrijeme kada Sjedinjene Američke Države podižu sliku katoličkoga sjedinjenja crkve i države, kako je predstavljeno „savezom“.

In verse thirteen, Uriah Smith informs us that fourteen years after the Battle of Raphia, Ptolemy dies through “intemperance and debauchery, and was succeeded by his son, Ptolemy Epiphanes, a child then four or five years old. Antiochus, during the same time, having suppressed rebellion in his kingdom, and reduced and settled the eastern parts in their obedience, was at leisure for any enterprise when young Epiphanes came to the throne of Egypt.” After Putin’s short-lived victory is over, Trump will be ready to deal with the new infant king of Egypt. Before he does so, he will have “suppressed a rebellion” within the United States.

U trinaestom retku Uriah Smith obavještava nas da četrnaest godina nakon bitke kod Rafije Ptolemej umire uslijed „neumjerenosti i razvrata, a naslijedio ga je njegov sin, Ptolemej Epifan, dijete tada staro četiri ili pet godina. Antioh je, u isto vrijeme, pošto je ugušio pobunu u svome kraljevstvu te pokorio i učvrstio istočne krajeve u njihovoj poslušnosti, bio slobodan za svaki pothvat kada je mladi Epifan stupio na egipatsko prijestolje.” Nakon što Putinova kratkotrajna pobjeda završi, Trump će biti spreman obračunati se s novim dječačkim kraljem Egipta. Prije nego što to učini, ugušit će „pobunu” unutar Sjedinjenih Država.

When Trump is elected, he will implement laws that have been typified by the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, along with suspending “habeas corpus,” as did the first Republican president in response to a Civil War. His actions have also been typified by the actions of president Grant when he dealt with the Ku Klux Klan, and F. D. Roosevelt when he imprisoned the Japanese and others in World War Two, and George Bush the last’s Patriot Act.

Kada Trump bude izabran, provest će zakone koji su bili predočeni Zakonima o strancima i pobuni iz 1798., zajedno sa suspenzijom „habeas corpus”, kao što je to učinio prvi republikanski predsjednik kao odgovor na Građanski rat. Njegovi su postupci također bili predočeni postupcima predsjednika Granta kada se obračunavao s Ku Klux Klanom, te F. D. Roosevelta kada je tijekom Drugoga svjetskog rata internirao Japance i druge, kao i Patriot Actom posljednjeg Georgea Busha.

He, as with Seleucus, will suppress the rebellion in the United States, and then turn his eyes toward the “child king” of Egypt. In so doing, he will form an alliance with Philip of Macedon, for Smith records, “At the same time, Philip, king of Macedon, entered into a league with Antiochus to divide the dominions of Ptolemy between them, each proposing to take the parts which lay nearest and most convenient to him. Here was a rising up against the king of the south sufficient to fulfil the prophecy, and the very events, beyond doubt, which the prophecy intended.”

On će, kao i u slučaju Seleuka, ugušiti pobunu u Sjedinjenim Državama, a zatim usmjeriti svoj pogled prema „dječjem kralju” Egipta. Pritom će sklopiti savez s Filipom Makedonskim, jer Smith bilježi: „U isto vrijeme Filip, kralj Makedonije, stupio je u savez s Antiohom da između sebe podijele Ptolemejeve posjede, pri čemu je svaki namjeravao uzeti dijelove koji su mu bili najbliži i najprikladniji. Ovdje je bilo podizanje protiv kralja juga dostatno da ispuni proročanstvo, i upravo ti događaji, bez sumnje, koje je proročanstvo imalo na umu.”

Trump will form a firm alliance with the nations of NATO (the United Nations), to address Russia, and the complexities of resolving the fallout of the collapse of Putin. At that time, according to verse fourteen, and Smith’s commentary, “a new power is introduced.” The papacy will intercede to protect Russia and its satellites from the authority of NATO and the United States, or as Smith’s commentary cites, “Rome spoke; and Syria and Macedonia soon found a change coming over the aspect of their dream. The Romans interfered in behalf of the young king of Egypt, determined that he should be protected from the ruin devised by Antiochus and Philip. This was BC 200, and was one of the first important interferences of the Romans in the affairs of Syria and Egypt.”

Trump će sklopiti čvrst savez s narodima NATO-a (Ujedinjenih naroda) kako bi se suočio s Rusijom i sa složenostima rješavanja posljedica Putinova sloma. U to će vrijeme, prema četrnaestom retku i Smithovu komentaru, „biti uvedena nova sila“. Papinstvo će posredovati kako bi zaštitilo Rusiju i njezine satelite od vlasti NATO-a i Sjedinjenih Država, ili kako navodi Smithov komentar: „Rim je progovorio; i Sirija i Makedonija uskoro su uvidjele promjenu koja je zahvatila izgled njihova sna. Rimljani su se umiješali u korist mladoga egipatskog kralja, odlučni da on bude zaštićen od propasti koju su smislili Antioh i Filip. To je bilo 200. pr. Kr. i bilo je to jedno od prvih važnih upletanja Rimljana u poslove Sirije i Egipta.“

Rome, the whore of Tyre, then begins to sing her songs and commit fornication with the kings of the earth, in advance of those kings coming into full obedience to her, just two verses later. At that same time, the Battle of Panium occurred. The year 200 BC identifies the whore of Tyre beginning to sing, and she does so in regard to protecting Russia, who the United States and the United Nations have just agreed to divide up for their mutual benefit. The whore prevails over them both, but the “battle” of Panium then takes place and the United States prevails over the United Nations.

Rim, bludnica Tira, tada počinje pjevati svoje pjesme i činiti blud s kraljevima zemaljskim, prije nego što joj ti kraljevi dođu u punu poslušnost, samo dva retka kasnije. U isto se vrijeme dogodila Bitka kod Panija. Godina 200. pr. Kr. označava početak pjevanja bludnice Tira, a ona to čini glede zaštite Rusije, koju su Sjedinjene Države i Ujedinjeni narodi upravo pristali podijeliti na svoju obostranu korist. Bludnica ih oboje nadvladava, ali se tada odigrava „bitka” kod Panija i Sjedinjene Države nadvladavaju Ujedinjene narode.

Symbolically, thirty-three years later the revolt of Modein begins in the United States. Symbolically, three years later after that, the rededication of so-called Protestantism and a Constitutional Republic is established as represented by Hanukkah. Symbolically, three years after that, the period represented by the league of the Jews with Rome begins.

Simbolički, trideset i tri godine poslije pobuna u Modeinu započinje u Sjedinjenim Državama. Simbolički, tri godine nakon toga uspostavlja se ponovno posvećenje takozvanoga protestantizma i Ustavne Republike, predstavljeno Hanukom. Simbolički, tri godine nakon toga započinje razdoblje predstavljeno savezom Židova s Rimom.

The final movements will be rapid ones, so the history represented by forty-eight years in the verses is describing a series of rapid events that prophecy has specifically identified as beginning at the time of the end in 1989, followed by the second battle of verses eleven and twelve in 2014, followed by 2015, when Trump announced his candidacy for president, and thus began his prophetic work of stirring up globalism. Once Trump begins the work of suppressing the Civil War that is already under way, he will attempt an alliance with the United Nations (NATO—Philip of Macedon), and Rome will begin to sing. The attempted alliance becomes the struggle for supremacy between the two forces that is represented by the Battle of Panium.

Završni će pokreti biti brzi, stoga povijest koju u stihovima predstavlja četrdeset i osam godina opisuje niz brzih događaja koje je proročanstvo izričito prepoznalo kao one koji započinju u vrijeme svršetka 1989. godine, nakon čega slijedi druga bitka iz stihova jedanaest i dvanaest 2014. godine, a potom 2015. godina, kada je Trump objavio svoju kandidaturu za predsjednika te tako započeo svoje proročko djelo poticanja globalizma. Kada Trump započne djelo suzbijanja Građanskoga rata koji je već u tijeku, pokušat će sklopiti savez s Ujedinjenim narodima (NATO—Filip Makedonski), a Rim će početi pjevati. Pokušani savez postaje borba za prevlast između dviju sila koju predstavlja Bitka kod Panija.

Panium then is the waymark of verse thirteen, where the final rapid movements that precede the Sunday law begin. All the prophets spoke more of the end of the world, than the time in which they lived, and Jesus was of course the greatest of all prophets. Just before the cross, which typifies the Sunday law, that is represented by verse sixteen, Jesus took a trip with His disciples to Panium. His time there, and the lessons He set forth there, align with the soon coming Battle of Panium. Throughout history Panium has had several names, and at the time of Christ the name for Panium was Caesarea Philippi.

Panij je, dakle, putokaz iz trinaestoga retka, gdje započinju završni brzi pokreti koji prethode nedjeljnom zakonu. Svi su proroci više govorili o svršetku svijeta nego o vremenu u kojemu su živjeli, a Isus je, naravno, bio najveći od svih proroka. Neposredno prije križa, koji predočuje nedjeljni zakon, a koji je prikazan šesnaestim retkom, Isus je sa svojim učenicima otputovao u Panij. Njegovo vrijeme provedeno ondje i pouke koje je ondje iznio podudaraju se sa skorašnjom bitkom kod Panija. Tijekom povijesti Panij je imao nekoliko imena, a u Kristovo vrijeme naziv za Panij bio je Cezareja Filipova.

> “Jesus and His disciples had now come into one of the towns about Caesarea Philippi. They were beyond the limits of Galilee, in a region where idolatry prevailed. Here the disciples were withdrawn from the controlling influence of Judaism, and brought into closer contact with the heathen worship. Around them were represented forms of superstition that existed in all parts of the world. Jesus desired that a view of these things might lead them to feel their responsibility to the heathen. During His stay in this region, He endeavored to withdraw from teaching the people, and to devote Himself more fully to His disciples.

> „Isus i Njegovi učenici sada su došli u jedan od gradova u okolici Cezareje Filipove. Bili su izvan granica Galileje, u području gdje je prevladavalo idolopoklonstvo. Ovdje su učenici bili udaljeni od upravljajućeg utjecaja judaizma i dovedeni u prisniji dodir s poganskim bogoštovljem. Oko njih su bili prisutni oblici praznovjerja koji su postojali u svim dijelovima svijeta. Isus je želio da ih pogled na to navede da osjete svoju odgovornost prema poganima. Za svoga boravka u tom kraju nastojao se povući od poučavanja naroda i posvetiti se potpunije svojim učenicima.

> “He was about to tell them of the suffering that awaited Him. But first He went away alone, and prayed that their hearts might be prepared to receive His words. Upon joining them, He did not at once communicate that which He desired to impart. Before doing this, He gave them an opportunity of confessing their faith in Him that they might be strengthened for the coming trial. He asked, ‘Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?’

> „Namjeravao im je govoriti o stradanjima koja su Ga čekala. No najprije se povukao nasamo i molio da njihova srca budu pripravljena primiti Njegove riječi. Kad im se pridružio, nije im odmah priopćio ono što im je želio prenijeti. Prije nego što je to učinio, dao im je priliku da ispovjede svoju vjeru u Njega kako bi bili ojačani za kušnju koja je dolazila. Upitao ih je: ‘Što govore ljudi, tko sam ja, Sin Čovječji?’”

> “Sadly the disciples were forced to acknowledge that Israel had failed to recognize their Messiah. Some indeed, when they saw His miracles, had declared Him to be the Son of David. The multitudes that had been fed at Bethsaida had desired to proclaim Him king of Israel. Many were ready to accept Him as a prophet; but they did not believe Him to be the Messiah.

> „Nažalost, učenici su bili prisiljeni priznati da Izrael nije uspio prepoznati svoga Mesiju. Neki su ga doista, kada su vidjeli Njegova čudesa, proglasili Sinom Davidovim. Mnoštvo koje je bilo nahranjeno u Betsaidi željelo ga je proglasiti kraljem Izraelovim. Mnogi su ga bili spremni prihvatiti kao proroka, ali nisu vjerovali da je on Mesija.“

> “Jesus now put a second question, relating to the disciples themselves: ‘But whom say ye that I am?’ Peter answered, ‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.’

> „Isus je sada postavio drugo pitanje, koje se odnosilo na same učenike: ‘A vi, što vi kažete, tko sam ja?’ Petar je odgovorio: ‘Ti si Krist, Sin Boga živoga.’“

> “From the first, Peter had believed Jesus to be the Messiah. Many others who had been convicted by the preaching of John the Baptist, and had accepted Christ, began to doubt as to John’s mission when he was imprisoned and put to death; and they now doubted that Jesus was the Messiah, for whom they had looked so long. Many of the disciples who had ardently expected Jesus to take His place on David’s throne left Him when they perceived that He had no such intention. But Peter and his companions turned not from their allegiance. The vacillating course of those who praised yesterday and condemned today did not destroy the faith of the true follower of the Saviour. Peter declared, ‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ He waited not for kingly honors to crown his Lord, but accepted Him in His humiliation.

> „Od samoga početka Petar je vjerovao da je Isus Mesija. Mnogi drugi, koji su bili osvjedočeni propovijedanjem Ivana Krstitelja i prihvatili Krista, počeli su sumnjati u Ivanovo poslanje kada je bio utamničen i pogubljen; i sada su sumnjali da je Isus Mesija, kojega su tako dugo očekivali. Mnogi od učenika koji su gorljivo očekivali da će Isus zauzeti svoje mjesto na Davidovu prijestolju ostavili su Ga kada su uvidjeli da On nema takvu namjeru. Ali Petar i njegovi drugovi nisu se odvratili od svoje odanosti. Kolebljivi hod onih koji su jučer hvalili, a danas osuđivali, nije uništio vjeru pravoga Spasiteljeva sljedbenika. Petar je izjavio: ‘Ti si Krist, Sin Boga živoga.’ Nije čekao kraljevske počasti da okrune njegova Gospodina, nego Ga je prihvatio u Njegovu poniženju.“

> “Peter had expressed the faith of the twelve. Yet the disciples were still far from understanding Christ’s mission. The opposition and misrepresentation of the priests and rulers, while it could not turn them away from Christ, still caused them great perplexity. They did not see their way clearly. The influence of their early training, the teaching of the rabbis, the power of tradition, still intercepted their view of truth. From time to time precious rays of light from Jesus shone upon them, yet often they were like men groping among shadows. But on this day, before they were brought face to face with the great trial of their faith, the Holy Spirit rested upon them in power. For a little time their eyes were turned away from ‘the things which are seen,’ to behold ‘the things which are not seen.’ 2 Corinthians 4:18. Beneath the guise of humanity they discerned the glory of the Son of God.

> „Petar je izrazio vjeru dvanaestorice. Ipak, učenici su još uvijek bili daleko od razumijevanja Kristova poslanja. Protivljenje i pogrešno prikazivanje od strane svećenikâ i glavara, premda ih nije moglo odvratiti od Krista, ipak im je zadavalo veliku nedoumicu. Nisu jasno razabirali svoj put. Utjecaj njihova ranijeg odgoja, učenje rabinâ, snaga predaje, još su uvijek priječili njihov pogled na istinu. S vremena na vrijeme dragocjene zrake svjetlosti od Isusa obasjavale su ih, a ipak su često bili poput ljudi koji tumaraju među sjenama. Ali toga dana, prije nego što će biti dovedeni licem u lice s velikom kušnjom svoje vjere, Sveti Duh počinuo je na njima u sili. Nakratko su im oči bile odvratene od ‘onoga što se vidi’ kako bi promatrale ‘ono što se ne vidi’. 2. Korinćanima 4:18. Ispod obličja čovještva razabrali su slavu Sina Božjega.“

> “Jesus answered Peter, saying, ‘Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in heaven.’

> „Isus odgovori Petru govoreći: ‘Blago tebi, Šimune Bar-Jona, jer ti to nisu objavili tijelo i krv, nego moj Otac koji je na nebesima.’“

> “The truth which Peter had confessed is the foundation of the believer’s faith. It is that which Christ Himself has declared to be eternal life. But the possession of this knowledge was no ground for self-glorification. Through no wisdom or goodness of his own had it been revealed to Peter. Never can humanity, of itself, attain to a knowledge of the divine. ‘It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?’ Job 11:8. Only the spirit of adoption can reveal to us the deep things of God, which ‘eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man.’ ‘God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.’ 1 Corinthians 2:9, 10. ‘The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him;’ and the fact that Peter discerned the glory of Christ was an evidence that he had been ‘taught of God.’ Psalm 25:14; John 6:45. Ah, indeed, ‘blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee.’

> “Istina koju je Petar ispovjedio temelj je vjere vjernika. To je ono što je sam Krist proglasio vječnim životom. Ali posjedovanje toga znanja nije bilo nikakav razlog za samouzvisivanje. Petru ono nije bilo otkriveno ni po kakvoj vlastitoj mudrosti ni dobrotom. Čovječanstvo nikada samo od sebe ne može dosegnuti spoznaju božanskoga. ‘Visoko je kao nebo — što ti možeš učiniti? Dublje je od Podzemlja — što možeš znati?’ Job 11:8. Samo nam Duh posinstva može otkriti dubine Božje, koje ‘oko nije vidjelo, i uho nije čulo, niti je u srce čovječje ušlo.’ ‘A nama je to Bog objavio po svojemu Duhu, jer Duh sve istražuje, pa i dubine Božje.’ 1 Corinthians 2:9, 10. ‘Tajna Jahvina pripada onima koji ga se boje;’ a činjenica da je Petar razabrao Kristovu slavu bila je dokaz da je bio ‘naučen od Boga.’ Psalm 25:14; John 6:45. Ah, doista, ‘blago tebi, Šimune Bar-Jona, jer ti to nisu objavili tijelo i krv.’”

> “Jesus continued: ‘I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.’ The word Peter signifies a stone,—a rolling stone. Peter was not the rock upon which the church was founded. The gates of hell did prevail against him when he denied his Lord with cursing and swearing. The church was built upon One against whom the gates of hell could not prevail.

> „Isus nastavi: ‘A ja tebi kažem: ti si Petar, i na toj stijeni sagradit ću Crkvu svoju, i vrata paklena neće je nadvladati.’ Riječ Petar znači kamen, — kotrljajući kamen. Petar nije bio stijena na kojoj je Crkva utemeljena. Vrata paklena nadvladala su ga kada se, uz kletvu i zaklinjanje, odrekao svojega Gospodina. Crkva je bila sagrađena na Onome protiv kojega vrata paklena nisu mogla nadvladati.

> “Centuries before the Saviour’s advent Moses had pointed to the Rock of Israel’s salvation. The psalmist had sung of ‘the Rock of my strength.’ Isaiah had written, ‘Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation.’ Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 62:7; Isaiah 28:16. Peter himself, writing by inspiration, applies this prophecy to Jesus. He says, ‘If ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious, ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house.’ 1 Peter 2:3–5, R. V.

> „Stoljećima prije Spasiteljeva dolaska Mojsije je ukazivao na Stijenu spasenja Izraelova. Psalmist je pjevao o ‘stijeni moje snage’. Izaija je zapisao: ‘Ovako govori Gospodin Jahve: Evo, postavljam na Sionu za temelj kamen, kamen prokušan, dragocjen ugaoni kamen, čvrst temelj.’ Ponovljeni zakon 32,4; Psalam 62,7; Izaija 28,16. Sam Petar, pišući nadahnućem, primjenjuje ovo proročanstvo na Isusa. On kaže: ‘Ako ste okusili da je Gospodin dobar: pristupajući k njemu, živomu kamenu, koji ljudi doduše odbaciše, ali je u Boga izabran, dragocjen, i vi se kao živo kamenje ugrađujete u duhovni dom.’ 1 Petrova 2,3–5, R. V.“

> “‘Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.’ 1 Corinthians 3:11. ‘Upon this rock,’ said Jesus, ‘I will build My church.’ In the presence of God, and all the heavenly intelligences, in the presence of the unseen army of hell, Christ founded His church upon the living Rock. That Rock is Himself,—His own body, for us broken and bruised. Against the church built upon this foundation, the gates of hell shall not prevail.

> „Jer drugoga temelja nitko ne može postaviti osim onoga koji je postavljen, a taj je Isus Krist.“ 1 Korinćanima 3:11. „Na toj stijeni“, rekao je Isus, „sazidat ću Crkvu svoju.“ U prisutnosti Boga i svih nebeskih bića, u prisutnosti nevidljive vojske pakla, Krist je utemeljio svoju Crkvu na živoj Stijeni. Ta je Stijena On sam, — Njegovo vlastito tijelo, za nas slomljeno i izranjeno. Protiv Crkve sagrađene na tom temelju vrata paklena neće nadvladati.

> “How feeble the church appeared when Christ spoke these words! There was only a handful of believers, against whom all the power of demons and evil men would be directed; yet the followers of Christ were not to fear. Built upon the Rock of their strength, they could not be overthrown.

> Kako se crkva činila nejakom kada je Krist izgovorio ove riječi! Bio je tek malen broj vjernika, protiv kojih će biti usmjerena sva moć demona i zlih ljudi; pa ipak, Kristovi se sljedbenici nisu trebali bojati. Sazdani na Stijeni svoje snage, nisu mogli biti oboreni.

> “For six thousand years, faith has builded upon Christ. For six thousand years the floods and tempests of satanic wrath have beaten upon the Rock of our salvation; but it stands unmoved.

> „Šest tisuća godina vjera se gradila na Kristu. Šest tisuća godina poplave i oluje sotonskoga gnjeva udaraju o Stijenu našega spasenja; ali ona stoji nepokolebljiva.״

> “Peter had expressed the truth which is the foundation of the church’s faith, and Jesus now honored him as the representative of the whole body of believers. He said, ‘I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.’

> „Petar je izrazio istinu koja je temelj vjere Crkve, a Isus ga je sada počastio kao predstavnika cjelokupnog tijela vjernika. Rekao je: ‘I dat ću ti ključeve kraljevstva nebeskoga: i što god svežeš na zemlji, bit će svezano na nebu; i što god odriješiš na zemlji, bit će odriješeno na nebu.’“

> “‘The keys of the kingdom of heaven’ are the words of Christ. All the words of Holy Scripture are His, and are here included. These words have power to open and to shut heaven. They declare the conditions upon which men are received or rejected. Thus the work of those who preach God’s word is a savor of life unto life or of death unto death. Theirs is a mission weighted with eternal results.

> „Ključevi kraljevstva nebeskoga“ riječi su Kristove. Sve riječi Svetoga pisma njegove su i ovdje su obuhvaćene. Te riječi imaju vlast otvoriti i zatvoriti nebo. One objavljuju uvjete pod kojima su ljudi primljeni ili odbačeni. Tako je djelo onih koji propovijedaju Božju riječ miris života za život ili smrti za smrt. Njihovo je poslanje opterećeno vječnim posljedicama.

> “The Saviour did not commit the work of the gospel to Peter individually. At a later time, repeating the words that were spoken to Peter, He applied them directly to the church. And the same in substance was spoken also to the twelve as representatives of the body of believers. If Jesus had delegated any special authority to one of the disciples above the others, we should not find them so often contending as to who should be the greatest. They would have submitted to the wish of their Master, and honored the one whom He had chosen.

> „Spasitelj nije povjerio djelo evanđelja Petru pojedinačno. U kasnije vrijeme, ponavljajući riječi koje su bile upućene Petru, primijenio ih je izravno na crkvu. A isto je u biti bilo rečeno i dvanaestorici kao predstavnicima tijela vjernika. Kad bi Isus bio prenio neku posebnu vlast na jednoga od učenika iznad ostalih, ne bismo ih tako često nalazili kako se prepiru tko će biti najveći. Oni bi se podložili volji svojega Učitelja i iskazali čast onomu koga je On izabrao.“

> “Instead of appointing one to be their head, Christ said to the disciples, ‘Be not ye called Rabbi;’ ‘neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.’ Matthew 23:8, 10.

> „Umjesto da postave jednoga za svoju glavu, Krist je rekao učenicima: ‘Ne dopustite da vas zovu Rabbi;’ ‘niti da vas zovu učiteljima: jer jedan je vaš Učitelj, sam Krist.’ Matej 23:8, 10.

> “‘The head of every man is Christ.’ God, who put all things under the Saviour’s feet, ‘gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him that filleth all in all.’ 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:22, 23. The church is built upon Christ as its foundation; it is to obey Christ as its head. It is not to depend upon man, or be controlled by man. Many claim that a position of trust in the church gives them authority to dictate what other men shall believe and what they shall do. This claim God does not sanction. The Saviour declares, ‘All ye are brethren.’ All are exposed to temptation, and are liable to error. Upon no finite being can we depend for guidance. The Rock of faith is the living presence of Christ in the church. Upon this the weakest may depend, and those who think themselves the strongest will prove to be the weakest, unless they make Christ their efficiency. ‘Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm.’ The Lord ‘is the Rock, His work is perfect.’ ‘Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.’ Jeremiah 17:5; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 2:12.

> “‘Glava svakomu mužu jest Krist.’ Bog, koji je sve podložio pod Spasiteljeve noge, ‘njega postavi za glavu nad svime Crkvi, koja je tijelo njegovo, punina onoga koji sve ispunja u svima.’ 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:22, 23. Crkva je sagrađena na Kristu kao svome temelju; ona treba slušati Krista kao svoju glavu. Ne smije ovisiti o čovjeku niti biti pod čovjekovim nadzorom. Mnogi tvrde da im položaj povjerenja u Crkvi daje vlast da određuju što će drugi ljudi vjerovati i što će činiti. Bog ne odobrava takvo polaganje prava. Spasitelj izjavljuje: ‘Svi ste vi braća.’ Svi su izloženi kušnji i podložni zabludi. Ni o jednom konačnom biću ne možemo ovisiti radi vodstva. Stijena vjere jest živa Kristova prisutnost u Crkvi. Na nju se i najslabiji mogu osloniti, a oni koji sebe smatraju najjačima pokazat će se najslabijima, ako Krista ne učine svojom snagom. ‘Proklet bio čovjek koji se uzda u čovjeka i tijelo smatra svojom mišicom.’ Gospodin ‘jest Stijena, djelo je njegovo savršeno.’ ‘Blago svima koji se u nj uzdaju.’ Jeremiah 17:5; Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 2:12.”

> “After Peter’s confession, Jesus charged the disciples to tell no man that He was the Christ. This charge was given because of the determined opposition of the scribes and Pharisees. More than this, the people, and even the disciples, had so false a conception of the Messiah that a public announcement of Him would give them no true idea of His character or His work. But day by day He was revealing Himself to them as the Saviour, and thus He desired to give them a true conception of Him as the Messiah.

> „Nakon Petrove ispovijesti Isus je učenicima naložio da nikomu ne govore da je On Krist. Ta je zapovijed dana zbog odlučnoga protivljenja književnika i farizeja. Štoviše, narod, pa čak i sami učenici, imao je tako pogrešno shvaćanje Mesije da im javna objava o Njemu ne bi dala nikakvu istinsku predodžbu o Njegovu karakteru ni o Njegovu djelu. No iz dana u dan On im se otkrivao kao Spasitelj, i tako im je želio dati istinsku predodžbu o sebi kao Mesiji.“

> “The disciples still expected Christ to reign as a temporal prince. Although He had so long concealed His design, they believed that He would not always remain in poverty and obscurity; the time was near when He would establish His kingdom. That the hatred of the priests and rabbis would never be overcome, that Christ would be rejected by His own nation, condemned as a deceiver, and crucified as a malefactor,—such a thought the disciples had never entertained. But the hour of the power of darkness was drawing on, and Jesus must open to His disciples the conflict before them. He was sad as He anticipated the trial.” The Desire of Ages, 411-415.

> „Učenici su još uvijek očekivali da Krist vlada kao zemaljski knez. Premda je On tako dugo prikrivao svoju namjeru, vjerovali su da neće zauvijek ostati u siromaštvu i neznatnosti; vrijeme je bilo blizu kada će uspostaviti svoje kraljevstvo. Da mržnja svećenika i rabina nikada neće biti nadvladana, da će Krist biti odbačen od vlastitoga naroda, osuđen kao varalica i razapet kao zločinac — takvu pomisao učenici nikada nisu gajili. Ali približavao se čas vlasti tame, i Isus je svojim učenicima morao otkriti sukob koji je bio pred njima. Bio je žalostan dok je predviđao kušnju.” The Desire of Ages, 411-415.

Verse sixteen of Daniel eleven, represents the soon coming Sunday law in the United States. Just before the hour of that “earthquake” the candidates who are seeking to be among the one hundred and forty-four thousand are awakened from their sleep. What awakens them is a prophetic message. At that point two classes are manifested, and as illustrated in the parable of the ten virgins, one class has oil in the vessels, the other class does not. Verses thirteen through fifteen of Daniel eleven, not only represent the prophetic history that precedes the Sunday law, they represent the “message”, which, in the context of the parable of the ten virgins, is the “oil,” that the wise will have in order to receive the seal of God and be lifted up as an ensign at the hour of the great earthquake. These articles have now reached the climax of all the articles, for the message that is represented within these verses, is the golden oil that is poured down through the two golden pipes.

Šesnaesti redak Daniela 11 predstavlja uskoro dolazeći nedjeljni zakon u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama. Neposredno prije časa toga „potresa” kandidati koji nastoje biti među sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće bude se iz svojega sna. Ono što ih budi jest proročanska poruka. U toj se točki očituju dvije skupine, i kao što je prikazano u prispodobi o deset djevica, jedna skupina ima ulja u posudama, a druga skupina nema. Redci trinaest do petnaest Daniela 11 ne predstavljaju samo proročansku povijest koja prethodi nedjeljnom zakonu, nego predstavljaju i „poruku” koja je, u kontekstu prispodobe o deset djevica, „ulje” koje će mudri imati kako bi primili pečat Božji i bili podignuti kao stijeg u času velikoga potresa. Ovi su članci sada dosegnuli vrhunac svih članaka, jer poruka koja je predstavljena u tim redcima jest zlatno ulje koje se izlijeva kroz dvije zlatne cijevi.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo ovo proučavanje u sljedećem članku.

> “Just as long as those who profess the truth are serving Satan, his hellish shadow will cut off their views of God and heaven. They will be as those who have lost their first love. They cannot view eternal realities. That which God has prepared for us is represented in Zechariah, chapters 3 and 4, and 4:12–14: ‘And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my Lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.’

> “Sve dok oni koji ispovijedaju istinu služe Sotoni, njegova će paklena sjena zaklanjati njihove poglede na Boga i nebo. Bit će kao oni koji su izgubili svoju prvu ljubav. Ne mogu promatrati vječne stvarnosti. Ono što je Bog pripravio za nas prikazano je u Zahariji, poglavljima 3 i 4, te u 4,12–14: ‘I progovorih opet te mu rekoh: Što su te dvije maslinove grane koje kroz dvije zlatne cijevi iz sebe izlijevaju zlatno ulje? A on mi odgovori i reče: Ne znaš li što su to? I rekoh: Ne, gospodaru moj. Tada reče: To su dva pomazanika koji stoje uz Gospodara sve zemlje.’”

> “The Lord is full of resources. He has no lack of facilities. It is because of our lack of faith, our earthliness, our cheap talk, our unbelief, manifested in our conversation, that dark shadows gather about us. Christ is not revealed in word or character as the One altogether lovely, and the chiefest among ten thousand. When the soul is content to lift itself up unto vanity, the Spirit of the Lord can do little for it. Our shortsighted vision beholds the shadow, but cannot see the glory beyond. Angels are holding the four winds, represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and rush over the face of the whole earth, bearing destruction and death in its path.

> „Gospodin je pun izvora. Njemu ne nedostaje nikakvih sredstava. Zbog našega nedostatka vjere, naše zemaljskosti, naših jeftinih riječi, našega nevjerovanja, koje se očituje u našem razgovoru, tamne se sjene skupljaju oko nas. Krist se ni riječju ni karakterom ne otkriva kao Onaj koji je sav uresan i najizvrsniji među deset tisuća. Kada je duša zadovoljna time da se uzdiže k ispraznosti, Duh Gospodnji može za nju učiniti vrlo malo. Naš kratkovidni pogled vidi sjenu, ali ne može vidjeti slavu onkraj nje. Anđeli zadržavaju četiri vjetra, prikazana kao gnjevan konj koji nastoji osloboditi se i jurnuti preko lica cijele zemlje, noseći na svojem putu razorenje i smrt.“

> “Shall we sleep on the very verge of the eternal world? Shall we be dull and cold and dead? Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live. We need to see that the way is narrow, and the gate strait. But as we pass through the strait gate, its wideness is without limit.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.

> „Hoćemo li spavati na samom rubu vječnoga svijeta? Hoćemo li biti tromi, hladni i mrtvi? O, kad bismo u svojim crkvama imali Duha i dah Božji udahnut u Njegov narod, da bi stali na svoje noge i živjeli. Trebamo uvidjeti da je put uzak i vrata tijesna. Ali dok prolazimo kroz tijesna vrata, njihova širina nema granica.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.

> “The anointed ones standing by the Lord of the whole earth, have the position once given to Satan as covering cherub. By the holy beings surrounding his throne, the Lord keeps up a constant communication with the inhabitants of the earth. The golden oil represents the grace with which God keeps the lamps of believers supplied, that they shall not flicker and go out. Were it not that this holy oil is poured from heaven in the messages of God’s Spirit, the agencies of evil would have entire control over men.

> „Pomazanici koji stoje uz Gospodara sve zemlje imaju položaj koji je nekoć bio dan Sotoni kao zakriljujućem kerubinu. Po svetim bićima koja okružuju Njegovo prijestolje Gospodin održava stalnu vezu sa stanovnicima zemlje. Zlato ulje predstavlja milost kojom Bog održava svjetiljke vjernika opskrbljenima, da ne bi zatreperile i ugasile se. Kad ne bi bilo tako da se ovo sveto ulje izlijeva s neba u porukama Božjega Duha, sile zla imale bi potpunu vlast nad ljudima.“

> “God is dishonored when we do not receive the communications which he sends us. Thus we refuse the golden oil which he would pour into our souls to be communicated to those in darkness. When the call shall come, ‘Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him,’ those who have not received the holy oil, who have not cherished the grace of Christ in their hearts, will find, like the foolish virgins, that they are not ready to meet their Lord. They have not, in themselves, the power to obtain the oil, and their lives are wrecked. But if God’s Holy Spirit is asked for, if we plead, as did Moses, ‘Show me thy glory,’ the love of God will be shed abroad in our hearts. Through the golden pipes, the golden oil will be communicated to us. ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.’ By receiving the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness, God’s children shine as lights in the world.” Review and Herald, July 20, 1897.

> „Bog se obeščašćuje kada ne primamo poruke koje nam šalje. Tako odbacujemo zlatno ulje koje bi On izlio u naše duše da se prenese onima koji su u tami. Kada dođe poziv: ‘Evo, zaručnik dolazi; izađite mu u susret’, oni koji nisu primili sveto ulje, koji nisu njegovali Kristovu milost u svojim srcima, uvidjet će, poput ludih djevica, da nisu spremni susresti svojega Gospodina. Oni u sebi nemaju snage da pribave ulje, i njihovi su životi upropašteni. Ali ako se traži Božji Sveti Duh, ako molimo kao što je molio Mojsije: ‘Pokaži mi svoju slavu’, Božja će se ljubav razliti u našim srcima. Kroz zlatne cijevi, zlatno će nam se ulje prenositi. ‘Ne silom ni snagom, nego mojim Duhom, govori Jahve nad Vojskama.’ Primajući sjajne zrake Sunca pravednosti, Božja djeca svijetle kao svjetla u svijetu.” Review and Herald, July 20, 1897.

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