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# The Book of Daniel - Number Sixty-Two

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj šezdeset i dva

Unveiling the Jewels of William Miller’s Prophetic Vision: A Critical Examination of Adventism’s Departure from the ‘Great Light’ and the Call to Return to the True Foundations

Razotkrivanje dragulja proročkog viđenja Williama Millera: kritičko ispitivanje udaljavanja adventizma od „velikog svjetla“ i poziv na povratak istinskim temeljima

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 26, 2024

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The jewels of William Miller’s dream will shine ten times brighter than they shone in the history of the Millerites. The Millerites’ understanding of the knowledge that was increased during their history was accurate, but incomplete. When their understanding is placed into a more accurate historical setting it identifies more serious implications, for it not only expands the prophetic truths represented by the jewels, but it also produces the test for ten virgins of the last days. The Millerite understanding is represented upon the two pioneer charts (1843 and 1850). Both charts were a fulfillment of the tables prophesied in Habakkuk’s chapter two, and the fact that the charts were a fulfillment of Habakkuk, and also that those very truths were the foundational truths of Adventism were identified as such by the Spirit of Prophecy.

Dragulji iz sna Williama Millera sjat će deset puta jače nego što su sjali u povijesti milerita. Razumijevanje milerita o spoznaji koja je tijekom njihove povijesti bila umnožena bilo je točno, ali nepotpuno. Kada se njihovo razumijevanje smjesti u povijesni okvir koji je točniji, ono ukazuje na ozbiljnije implikacije, jer ne samo da proširuje proročke istine predstavljene draguljima, nego također donosi kušnju za deset djevica posljednjih dana. Mileritsko razumijevanje prikazano je na dvjema pionirskim kartama (1843. i 1850.). Obje karte bile su ispunjenje tablica prorečenih u drugom poglavlju Habakuka, a činjenica da su karte bile ispunjenje Habakuka, kao i to da su upravo te istine bile temeljne istine adventizma, kao takve je prepoznao Duh Proroštva.

The understanding of a few of the foundational truths were increased in glory as the Millerites were led into an understanding of the heavenly sanctuary and the truths associated with the sanctuary, after the great disappointment of October 22, 1844. But Adventism’s transition into a Laodicean condition in 1856, and their ultimate rejection of the “seven times” in 1863, led them into the wilderness of Laodicea. No significant truth has been brought forth through Adventism since the 1850’s. If you doubt that claim, then identify why it is incorrect.

Razumijevanje nekolicine temeljnih istina bilo je uvećano u slavi kada su mileriti, nakon velikoga razočaranja 22. listopada 1844., bili dovedeni do razumijevanja nebeskoga Svetišta i istina povezanih sa Svetištem. No prijelaz adventizma u laodicejsko stanje 1856. godine, te njihovo konačno odbacivanje „sedam vremena” 1863., odveli su ih u pustinju Laodiceje. Od 1850-ih godina kroz adventizam nije iznesena nijedna značajna istina. Ako sumnjate u tu tvrdnju, tada naznačite zašto je netočna.

The Millerites were correct on the understanding of Daniel two, but their understanding was limited. Adventism never went beyond the Millerite understanding. Today all eight kingdoms represented in Daniel chapter two can be seen, as can the symbolism of Daniel praying to understand the secret of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. That secret represents the final prophetic secret, (all the prophets are identifying the last days), and the last prophetic secret is what John identifies as the Revelation of Jesus Christ. That secret is unsealed when the “time is at hand,” just before probation closes, and that secret is now being unsealed, for those who choose to see.

Mileriti su bili u pravu u razumijevanju Daniela dva, ali je njihovo razumijevanje bilo ograničeno. Adventizam nikada nije otišao dalje od mileritskog razumijevanja. Danas se svih osam kraljevstava prikazanih u drugom poglavlju Daniela može razabrati, kao i simbolika Danielove molitve da razumije tajnu Nabukodonozorova sna. Ta tajna predstavlja posljednju proročku tajnu (svi proroci ukazuju na posljednje dane), a posljednja proročka tajna jest ono što Ivan prepoznaje kao Otkrivenje Isusa Krista. Ta se tajna otpečaćuje kada je „vrijeme blizu“, neposredno prije nego što se zaključi vrijeme milosti, i ta se tajna sada otpečaćuje za one koji odluče vidjeti.

The Millerite understanding of “the daily” in the book of Daniel was identified by inspiration as correct, but by 1901, Adventism began a process of rejecting that foundational truth, and by the 1930’s Adventism had reverted back to the old Protestant view, which claims that “the daily” represents some aspect of Christ’s sanctuary ministry. That satanic view, the Spirit of Prophecy says, came from “angels that had been expelled from heaven.” Today the correct Millerite view of “the daily,” can be seen as not only the symbol of paganism, but as the symbol of the rebellion of Adventism, which brings the strong delusion upon those who do not love the truth.

Milleritsko razumijevanje „svagdašnje“ u Danielovoj knjizi bilo je nadahnućem potvrđeno kao ispravno, no do 1901. adventizam je započeo proces odbacivanja te temeljne istine, a do 1930-ih adventizam se vratio starom protestantskom gledištu, koje tvrdi da „svagdašnje“ predstavlja neki vid Kristove službe u Svetištu. To sotonsko gledište, kaže Duh Proroštva, poteklo je od „anđela koji su bili izbačeni s neba“. Danas se ispravno milleritsko gledište o „svagdašnjem“ može vidjeti ne samo kao simbol poganstva, nego i kao simbol pobune adventizma, koja donosi silnu zabludu na one koji ne ljube istinu.

The Millerites were led to the correct date for the expiration of the twenty-three hundred years, and Adventism immediately after the Great Disappointment recognized increased light associated with that prophecy, but with their rejection of the “seven times,” from 1856 through 1863, and even unto this very day, they have seen no advancing light from the doctrine they claim is their central pillar and foundation. Today the “seven times” can be seen, (by those willing to see), as being directly associated with every time period of the twenty-three hundred year prophecy.

Mileriti su bili dovedeni do točnoga datuma isteka dvije tisuće i tristo godina, a adventizam je odmah nakon Velikog razočaranja prepoznao povećano svjetlo povezano s tim proročanstvom; no svojim odbacivanjem „sedam vremena“, od 1856. do 1863., pa čak i sve do samoga ovoga dana, nisu vidjeli nikakvo napredujuće svjetlo iz nauka za koji tvrde da je njihov središnji stup i temelj. Danas se „sedam vremena“ može vidjeti (od onih koji su voljni vidjeti) kao izravno povezano sa svakim vremenskim razdobljem proročanstva o dvije tisuće i tristo godina.

The first forty-nine years represents the cycle of the land resting every seventh year that is repeated seven times. The four hundred and ninety years represents not only a period of probation for ancient Israel, but it identifies how many years of rebellion against the command to allow the land to rest would transpire in order to accumulate a total of seventy years that the land was prevented from resting (which is the period of captivity for that very rebellion). The week Christ confirmed the covenant is structured by three and a half years to the cross and three and a half years after the cross. In that week Christ was gathering all men, for he said if he was lifted up, he would gather all men.

Prvih četrdeset i devet godina predstavlja ciklus počivanja zemlje svake sedme godine, koji se ponavlja sedam puta. Četiri stotine i devedeset godina ne predstavlja samo razdoblje kušnje za drevni Izrael, nego također pokazuje koliko će se godina pobune protiv zapovijedi da se zemlji dopusti počinak navršiti kako bi se nakupilo ukupno sedamdeset godina tijekom kojih je zemlji bilo uskraćeno počivanje (što je razdoblje sužanjstva upravo zbog te pobune). Tjedan u kojemu je Krist potvrdio Savez ustrojen je s tri i pol godine do križa i tri i pol godine nakon križa. U tom je tjednu Krist sabirao sve ljude, jer je rekao da će, bude li uzdignut, sabrati sve ljude.

> Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John 12:31, 32.

> Sada je sud ovomu svijetu; sada će knez ovoga svijeta biti izbačen. A ja, kad budem uzdignut sa zemlje, sve ću privući k sebi. Ivan 12,31.32.

The twenty-five hundred and twenty days in which Christ confirmed the covenant and gathered men unto Himself, represents the twenty-five hundred and twenty years that God scattered His rebellious people, due to the quarrel of His covenant. The “seven times” carried out against the northern kingdom of Israel, represented the scattering of twenty-five hundred and twenty years that began in 723 BC and ended in 1798. The year 538, divides the two periods and creates two successive periods of twelve-hundred and sixty years. The first period representing the trampling down of the sanctuary and host by paganism, and the second the trampling down accomplished by papalism.

Dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset dana tijekom kojih je Krist potvrdio savez i sabrao ljude k sebi predstavlja dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina tijekom kojih je Bog raspršio svoj pobunjeni narod zbog prijepora svojega saveza. „Sedam vremena” izvršenih nad sjevernim kraljevstvom Izraelom predstavljala su raspršenje od dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina koje je započelo 723. pr. Kr. i završilo 1798. godine. Godina 538. dijeli ta dva razdoblja i tvori dva uzastopna razdoblja od tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina. Prvo razdoblje predstavlja gaženje Svetišta i Vojske od strane poganstva, a drugo gaženje koje je izvršilo papinstvo.

The “seven times,” of twenty-five hundred and twenty years against the southern kingdom that began in 677 BC, and ended in 1844, ended on October 22, 1844. It is a symbol of the curse of the covenant, and concluded by the sounding of the jubilee trumpet which was to be blown upon the Day of Atonement. The antitypical Day of Atonement that began on October 22, 1844 represents a period of time. It is the period of the Investigative Judgment, and during that period of time the jubilee trumpet associated with the sacred cycle of seven was to be sounded.

„Sedam vremena“ od dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina protiv južnoga kraljevstva, koja su započela 677. pr. Kr., a završila 1844., okončala su se 22. listopada 1844. To je simbol prokletstva saveza te je zaključeno zvukom jubilejske trube koja se trebala oglasiti na Dan pomirenja. Prototipski Dan pomirenja koji je započeo 22. listopada 1844. predstavlja vremensko razdoblje. To je razdoblje istražnoga suda, i tijekom toga vremenskog razdoblja trebala se oglasiti jubilejska truba povezana sa svetim ciklusom broja sedam.

> But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Revelation 10:7.

> Nego u dane glasa sedmoga anđela, kad on počne trubiti, dovršit će se tajna Božja, kako ju je navijestio svojim slugama prorocima. Otkrivenje 10,7.

The sounding of the seventh Trumpet, which began on October 22, 1844, represents the Jubilee Trumpet of the sacred cycle of seven, as set forth in Leviticus twenty-five. The Millerites were ultimately correct on the dating of the twenty-three-hundred-year prophecy, and Adventism came to understand more of it just after the Great Disappointment, but Miller’s “jewel” of the period of twenty-three-hundred-years is today shining ten times brighter. Every prophetic characteristic of the seven periods represented within the period of twenty-three-hundred-years, has a direct prophetic connection with the twenty-five-hundred and twenty years (“seven times”), of Leviticus chapters twenty-five and twenty-six.

Oglašavanje sedme trube, koje je započelo 22. listopada 1844., predstavlja jubilejsku trubu svetoga ciklusa od sedam, kako je izloženo u dvadeset i petom poglavlju Levitskog zakonika. Mileriti su u konačnici bili u pravu glede datiranja proročanstva o dvije tisuće i tri stotine godina, a adventizam je neposredno nakon Velikog razočaranja došao do dubljeg razumijevanja toga, no Millerov „dragulj” razdoblja od dvije tisuće i tri stotine godina danas sjaji deset puta jače. Svaka proročka značajka sedam razdoblja predstavljenih unutar razdoblja od dvije tisuće i tri stotine godina ima izravnu proročku povezanost s dvije tisuće i pet stotina i dvadeset godina („sedam vremena”) iz dvadeset petog i dvadeset šestog poglavlja Levitskog zakonika.

The Millerites rejected the claim of apostate Protestantism and Catholicism that the “robbers of thy people,” who “exalted themselves,” and “fell” was a symbol of Antiochus Epiphanes, and they were correct. They knew and defended the truth that it is Rome that in God’s prophetic word is represented as the “robbers of thy people that established the vision”, not some unknown and historically insignificant Syrian king that established the vision.

Mileriti su odbacili tvrdnju otpaloga protestantizma i katolicizma da su „nasilnici tvoga naroda“, koji su se „uzdigli“ i „pali“, simbol Antioha Epifana, i bili su u pravu. Znali su i branili istinu da je Rim taj koji je u Božjoj proročkoj riječi prikazan kao „nasilnici tvoga naroda koji utvrđuju viđenje“, a ne neki nepoznati i povijesno beznačajni sirijski kralj koji je utvrdio viđenje.

Today the Adventist theologians teach that the “robbers of thy people” is Antiochus Epiphanes. Today, the argument which in Millerite history represented that the former covenant people who were being passed by did not, and could not, understand the vision (which is established by the correct understanding of the “robbers of thy people”), is once again being repeated by the former covenant people who are once again being passed by.

Danas adventistički teolozi naučavaju da su „nasilnici tvoga naroda” Antioh Epifan. Danas se argument koji je u mileritskoj povijesti predstavljao da bivši saveznički narod, koji je bio zaobilažen, nije razumio niti je mogao razumjeti viđenje (što se potvrđuje ispravnim razumijevanjem izraza „nasilnici tvoga naroda”), ponovno ponavlja od strane bivšega savezničkog naroda koji je opet zaobilažen.

> 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 Millerites taught correctly that the twenty-five hundred and twenty years (“seven times”), of Leviticus twenty-six, was the longest and last time prophecy in the Bible, but Laodicean Adventism rejected that “jewel” in 1863, and today it can be seen, (by those who wish to see), that not only were the Millerites correct in identifying the “seven times” as the longest time prophecy in the Bible, but also that “the curse”, which is God’s indignation, was carried out against both the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel.

Mileriti su ispravno naučavali da su dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina („sedam vremena“) iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šestoga poglavlja bile najdulje i posljednje vremensko proročanstvo u Bibliji, no laodicejski adventizam odbacio je taj „dragulj“ 1863. godine, a danas se može vidjeti (od onih koji žele vidjeti) da Mileriti ne samo da su bili u pravu kada su „sedam vremena“ prepoznali kao najdulje vremensko proročanstvo u Bibliji, nego i da je „prokletstvo“, koje je Božje negodovanje, bilo izvršeno nad sjevernim i južnim kraljevstvom Izraela.

Today the respective conclusions of those two indignations, which the book of Daniel addresses (as do other prophets), can be seen to be two bookends (first and last) of a period of forty-six years, when Christ erected the Millerite temple, as typified by the forty-six days Moses was on the mount receiving instructions for erecting the wilderness tabernacle; and by the forty-six years of Herod’s remodeling of the temple which the Pharisees referred to in their conversation with Christ about Him “resurrecting” by the cleansing of a temple that had been “destroyed” by traders and money-changers, and also by the resurrection of His human temple that was created with forty-six chromosomes. Today, the Millerite foundational truths are as correct as ever, but they are now ten times more profound.

Danas se može vidjeti da su odgovarajući završeci tih dviju srdžbi, o kojima govori knjiga proroka Daniela (kao i drugi proroci), dva graničnika (prvi i posljednji) razdoblja od četrdeset i šest godina, tijekom kojega je Krist podigao mileritski hram, kao što je predočeno četrdeset i šestim danom Mojsijeva boravka na gori, kada je primao upute za podizanje šatora u pustinji; te četrdeset i šestim godinama Herodova preuređivanja hrama, na koje su se farizeji pozvali u svom razgovoru s Kristom o tome kako će ga On „uskrsnuti” očišćenjem hrama koji su trgovci i mjenjači novca bili „razorili”, a također i uskrsnućem Njegova ljudskog hrama koji je bio stvoren s četrdeset i šest kromosoma. Danas su temeljne istine mileritskog pokreta jednako ispravne kao ikada prije, ali su sada deset puta dublje.

Today it can be seen (by those willing to see), that when Christ introduced Himself as Palmoni (the Wonderful Numberer, or the Numberer of Secrets) in the thirteenth verse, of Daniel chapter eight, that He was presenting the connection between a vision that represented a period of twenty-three hundred years and another vision that represented twenty-five hundred and twenty years. When the relation of these two prophetic periods is recognized, it can be seen that they are directly connected with the twelve-hundred-and-sixty-years of papal rule, which in turn is connected with the twelve-hundred-and-ninety-years of Daniel twelve and also the thirteen-hundred-and-thirty-five-years of the same verse.

Danas se može vidjeti (od onih koji su voljni vidjeti) da je Krist, kada se u trinaestom retku osmog poglavlja Daniela predstavio kao Palmoni (Čudesni Brojitelj, ili Brojitelj tajni), izlagao povezanost između jednoga viđenja koje je predstavljalo razdoblje od dvije tisuće i tristo godina i drugoga viđenja koje je predstavljalo dvije tisuće i petsto dvadeset godina. Kada se prepozna odnos ovih dvaju proročkih razdoblja, može se vidjeti da su ona izravno povezana s tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina papinske vladavine, što je pak povezano s tisuću dvjesto devedeset godina iz Daniela 12, kao i s tisuću tristo trideset i pet godina iz istoga retka.

The are many more direct connections of prophetic periods that are associated with the two visions of verses thirteen and fourteen of Daniel eight, but they are only recognized by those who wish to see. But today, beyond the connections of all the time periods that are brought together by the two visions is the revelation of the name of Palmoni (the Wonderful Numberer, or the Numberer of Secrets). The Millerites were correct on the two verses, but limited, and today Adventism is simply in complete and utter darkness.

Postoje mnoge izravnije poveznice proročkih razdoblja koje su povezane s dvjema viđenjima iz trinaestog i četrnaestog retka osmog poglavlja Daniela, ali ih prepoznaju samo oni koji žele vidjeti. No danas, povrh povezanosti svih vremenskih razdoblja koja su sjedinjena tim dvama viđenjima, stoji otkrivenje imena Palmoni (Čudesni Brojitelj, ili Brojitelj Tajni). Mileriti su bili u pravu u pogledu tih dvaju redaka, ali ograničeno, a danas je adventizam jednostavno u potpunoj i posvemašnjoj tami.

> Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. Isaiah 29:9–12.

> Zastanite se i čudite se; vičite i vapijte: pijani su, ali ne od vina; teturaju, ali ne od žestoka pića. Jer je Gospod izlio na vas duh duboka sna i zatvorio vaše oči; proroke i vaše glavare, vidioce, pokrio je. I sva vam je utvara postala kao riječi zapečaćene knjige, koju daju učenomu, govoreći: Čitaj ovo, molim te; a on kaže: Ne mogu, jer je zapečaćena. A knjiga se daje onomu koji nije učen, govoreći: Čitaj ovo, molim te; a on kaže: Nisam učen. Izaija 29:9–12.

Sister White identifies that William Miller was given “great light” upon the book of Revelation, but his understanding of chapters twelve, thirteen, seventeen and eighteen of Revelation was, quite simply, not correct. Those incorrect understandings are not represented upon the two sacred charts, but what is represented from the book of Revelation, chapter nine, is the “jewel” that Islam is represented by the three Woes.

Sestra White utvrđuje da je Williamu Milleru bilo dano „veliko svjetlo” o knjizi Otkrivenja, ali njegovo razumijevanje dvanaestog, trinaestog, sedamnaestog i osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, naprosto, nije bilo ispravno. Ta pogrešna razumijevanja nisu prikazana na dvjema svetim kartama, ali ono što je prikazano iz devetog poglavlja knjige Otkrivenja jest „dragulj”, naime da je islam predstavljen kroz tri Jaoa.

> “Preachers and people have looked upon the book of Revelation as mysterious and of less importance than other portions of the Sacred Scriptures. But I saw that this book is indeed a revelation given for the especial benefit of those who should live in the last days, to guide them in ascertaining their true position and their duty. God directed the mind of William Miller to the prophecies and gave him great light upon the book of Revelation.” Early Writings, 231.

> „Propovjednici i narod gledali su na knjigu Otkrivenja kao na tajanstvenu i manje važnu od drugih dijelova Svetoga pisma. Ali vidjela sam da je ova knjiga doista otkrivenje dano na osobitu korist onima koji će živjeti u posljednjim danima, da ih vodi u razabiranju njihova istinskoga položaja i njihove dužnosti. Bog je usmjerio um Williama Millera na proročanstva i dao mu veliku svjetlost o knjizi Otkrivenja.“ Early Writings, 231.

The expression “great light” in the writings of Sister White is very informative. Miller understood the churches, seals and trumpets of Revelation, for holy angels “directed his mind” on these subjects. The “great light” given to Miller was represented on the two sacred tables, and the doctrinal truths that were the “great light” were identified in his dream as “jewels”. Adventism was given that “great light” and began covering it up with counterfeit jewels beginning in 1863. The principle of “light” is that “light” is what Christ uses to judge a person or a people.

Izraz „velika svjetlost” u spisima sestre White vrlo je poučan. Miller je razumio crkve, pečate i trube iz Otkrivenja, jer su sveti anđeli „usmjeravali njegov um” na te predmete. „Velika svjetlost” dana Milleru bila je predočena na dvjema svetim pločama, a doktrinarne istine koje su bile „velika svjetlost” u njegovu su snu bile označene kao „dragulji”. Adventizmu je bila dana ta „velika svjetlost”, a on ju je počeo prekrivati krivotvorenim draguljima počevši od 1863. Načelo „svjetlosti” jest da je „svjetlost” ono čime Krist sudi pojedincu ili narodu.

Not only does “light” judge a people, but the “light” which they could have had if they had not resisted (as they did in 1856, as only one of many examples). The other attribute associated with “light,” is that the “light” that is rejected produces a corresponding degree of darkness. Adventism rejected and covered up the “great light” given by God to Miller that represents the foundations of Adventism.

Ne samo da „svjetlo” sudi jednom narodu, nego i ono „svjetlo” koje su mogli imati da se nisu opirali (kao što su učinili 1856., kao samo jedan od mnogih primjera). Drugo obilježje povezano sa „svjetlom” jest da „svjetlo” koje se odbacuje proizvodi odgovarajući stupanj tame. Adventizam je odbacio i prikrio „veliko svjetlo” koje je Bog dao Milleru, a koje predstavlja temelje adventizma.

> “One who sees beneath the surface, who reads the hearts of all men, says of those who have had “great light:” ‘They are not afflicted and astonished because of their moral and spiritual condition.’ Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before Mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.’ ‘God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,’ because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,’ ‘but had pleasure in unrighteousness.’ Isaiah 66:3, 4; 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 10, 12.

> „Onaj koji vidi ispod površine, koji čita srca svih ljudi, govori o onima koji su imali „veliko svjetlo“: ‘Oni nisu ojađeni ni zapanjeni zbog svojega moralnog i duhovnog stanja.’ Da, izabrali su svoje putove, i duša njihova uživa u svojim gadostima. I ja ću izabrati njihove zablude i navest ću na njih ono čega se boje; jer kad sam zvao, nitko se nije odazvao; kad sam govorio, nisu slušali, nego su činili zlo preda mnom i izabrali ono što mi nije bilo po volji.’ ‘Bog će im poslati silnu zabludu da povjeruju laži’, jer ‘nisu primili ljubav prema istini da bi se spasili’, ‘nego su uživali u nepravednosti.’ Izaija 66,3.4; 2 Solunjanima 2,11.10.12.

> “The heavenly Teacher inquired: ‘What stronger delusion can beguile the mind than the pretense that you are building on the right foundation and that God accepts your works, when in reality you are working out many things according to worldly policy and are sinning against Jehovah? Oh, it is a great deception, a fascinating delusion, that takes possession of minds when men who have “once known the truth,” mistake the form of godliness for the spirit and power thereof; when they suppose that they are rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing, while in reality they are in need of everything.’” Testimonies, volume 8, 249, 250.

> „Nebeski Učitelj upitao je: ‘Koja jača zabluda može zavesti um od pretvaranja da gradite na pravome temelju i da Bog prihvaća vaša djela, dok u stvarnosti mnoge stvari provodite prema svjetovnoj politici i griješite protiv Jehove? O, to je velika obmana, očaravajuća zabluda, koja obuzima umove kada ljudi koji su „jednom upoznali istinu“ zamijene oblik pobožnosti za njezin duh i silu; kada pretpostavljaju da su bogati i obogaćeni dobrima te da im ništa nije potrebno, dok su u stvarnosti u potrebi za svime.’” Testimonies, svezak 8, 249, 250.

Laodicea, which Adventism became in 1856, represents those who once were given “great light,” but are destined to receive the “strong delusion” of Second Thessalonians, while all the time believing the false foundation they have erected through the introduction of counterfeit coins and jewels is ordained of God, but actually it is a foundation that is built upon sand. Adventism is “a church that has had great light, great evidence”, but is a “church” that has discarded “the message the Lord” has “sent”, and has since received “the most unreasonable assertions and false suppositions and false theories”.

Laodiceja, u koju je adventizam postao 1856. godine, predstavlja one kojima je nekoć bila dana „velika svjetlost”, ali kojima je suđeno primiti „snažnu zabludu” iz Druge poslanice Solunjanima, dok sve vrijeme vjeruju da je lažni temelj koji su podigli uvođenjem krivotvorenih novčića i dragulja određen od Boga, a zapravo je to temelj sazidan na pijesku. Adventizam je „crkva koja je imala veliku svjetlost, velike dokaze”, ali je i „crkva” koja je odbacila „poruku koju je Gospodin” „poslao”, te je otada primila „najnerazumnije tvrdnje i lažne pretpostavke i lažne teorije”.

> “Unsanctified ministers are arraying themselves against God. They are praising Christ and the god of this world in the same breath. While professedly they receive Christ, they embrace Barabbas, and by their actions say, ‘Not this Man, but Barabbas.’ Let all who read these lines, take heed. Satan has made his boast of what he can do. He thinks to dissolve the unity which Christ prayed might exist in His church. He says, ‘I will go forth and be a lying spirit to deceive those that I can, to criticize, and condemn, and falsify.’ Let the son of deceit and false witness be entertained by “a church that has had great light,” great evidence, and that church will discard the message the Lord has sent, and receive the most unreasonable assertions and false suppositions and false theories. Satan laughs at their folly, for he knows what truth is.

> „Neposvećeni propovjednici svrstavaju se protiv Boga. Oni u istom dahu hvale Krista i boga ovoga svijeta. Dok po vlastitoj tvrdnji primaju Krista, prihvaćaju Barabu, i svojim djelima govore: ‘Ne ovoga Čovjeka, nego Barabu.’ Neka svi koji čitaju ove retke uzmu to k srcu. Sotona se hvalio onim što može učiniti. On misli razbiti jedinstvo za koje se Krist molio da bi moglo postojati u Njegovoj crkvi. On kaže: ‘Izići ću i bit ću duh laži da prevarim one koje mogu, da kritiziram, i osuđujem, i krivotvorim.’ Neka sina prijevare i lažnog svjedočanstva prihvati ‘crkva koja je imala veliko svjetlo’, velike dokaze, i ta će crkva odbaciti poruku koju je Gospod poslao te primiti najnerazumnije tvrdnje i lažne pretpostavke i lažne teorije. Sotona se smije njihovoj ludosti, jer zna što je istina.”

> “Many will stand in our pulpits with the torch of false prophecy in their hands, kindled from the hellish torch of Satan. If doubts and unbelief are cherished, the faithful ministers will be removed from the people who think they know so much. ‘If thou hadst known,’ said Christ, ‘even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.’

> „Mnogi će stajati za našim propovjedaonicama s bakljom lažnog proroštva u svojim rukama, zapaljenom od paklene baklje Sotone. Ako se sumnje i nevjera budu njegovali, vjerni će službenici biti uklonjeni od naroda koji misli da zna toliko mnogo. ‘Kad bi i ti znao’, rekao je Krist, ‘barem u ovaj svoj dan, što je za tvoj mir! Ali sada je skriveno tvojim očima.’“

> “Nevertheless, the foundation of God standeth sure. The Lord knoweth them that are His. The sanctified minister must have no guile in his mouth. He must be open as the day, free from every taint of evil. A sanctified ministry and press will be a power in flashing the light of truth on this untoward generation. Light, brethren, more light we need. Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm in the holy mountain. Gather the host of the Lord, with sanctified hearts, to hear what the Lord will say unto His people; for He has increased light for all who will hear. Let them be armed and equipped, and come up to the battle—to the help of the Lord against the mighty. God Himself will work for Israel. Every lying tongue will be silenced. Angels’ hands will overthrow the deceptive schemes that are being formed. The bulwarks of Satan will never triumph. Victory will attend the third angel’s message. As the Captain of the Lord’s host tore down the walls of Jericho, so will the Lord’s commandment-keeping people triumph, and all opposing elements be defeated. Let no soul complain of the servants of God who have come to them with a heaven-sent message. Do not any longer pick flaws in them, saying, ‘They are too positive; they talk too strongly.’ They may talk strongly; but is it not needed? God will make the ears of the hearers tingle if they will not heed His voice or His message. He will denounce those who resist the word of God.

> „Ipak, temelj Božji stoji čvrsto. Gospodin poznaje one koji su Njegovi. Posvećeni propovjednik ne smije imati prijevare u svojim ustima. On mora biti otvoren kao dan, slobodan od svake ljage zla. Posvećena služba i tisak bit će sila u rasvjetljavanju svjetla istine ovome izopačenom naraštaju. Svjetlo, braćo, više svjetla nam je potrebno. Zatrubite u trubu na Sionu; oglasite uzbunu na svetoj gori. Okupite vojsku Gospodnju, s posvećenim srcima, da čuje što će Gospodin reći svojemu narodu; jer On je umnožio svjetlo za sve koji će slušati. Neka budu naoružani i opremljeni te neka izađu u boj — u pomoć Gospodinu protiv silnika. Sam će Bog djelovati za Izraela. Svaki lažljivi jezik bit će utišan. Ruke anđela oborit će varljive spletke koje se kuju. Sotonske utvrde nikada neće trijumfirati. Pobjeda će pratiti poruku trećega anđela. Kao što je Zapovjednik vojske Gospodnje srušio zidine Jerihona, tako će trijumfirati narod Gospodnji koji drži Njegove zapovijedi, a svi suprotstavljeni čimbenici bit će poraženi. Neka nijedna duša ne prigovara slugama Božjim koji su im došli s porukom poslanom s Neba. Ne tražite više na njima mane govoreći: ‘Previše su izričiti; govore odviše snažno.’ Možda govore snažno; ali nije li to potrebno? Bog će učiniti da uši slušatelja bride ako ne budu htjeli poslušati Njegov glas ili Njegovu poruku. On će osuditi one koji se opiru riječi Božjoj.“

> “Satan has laid every measure possible that nothing shall come among us as a people to reprove and rebuke us, and exhort us to put away our errors. But there is a people who will bear the ark of God. Some will go out from among us who will bear the ark no longer. But these cannot make walls to obstruct the truth; for it will go onward and upward to the end. In the past God has raised up men, and He still has men of opportunity waiting, prepared to do His bidding—men who will go through restrictions which are only as walls daubed with untempered mortar. When God puts His Spirit upon men, they will work. They will proclaim the word of the Lord; they will lift up their voice like a trumpet. The truth will not be diminished or lose its power in their hands. They will show the people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Testimonies to Ministers, 409–411.

> „Sotona je poduzeo svaku moguću mjeru kako ništa ne bi došlo među nas kao narod da nas ukori i prekori te opomene da odbacimo svoje zablude. Ali postoji narod koji će nositi Božji kovčeg. Neki će otići od nas i više neće nositi kovčeg. Ali oni ne mogu podići zidove da zapriječe istini; jer ona će ići dalje i uzlaziti sve do kraja. U prošlosti je Bog podizao ljude, a i sada još ima ljude prigode koji čekaju, pripravljeni da izvrše Njegovu volju—ljude koji će proći kroz ograničenja koja su samo kao zidovi obmazani nevapnjenim vapnom. Kad Bog stavi svojega Duha na ljude, oni će djelovati. Objavljivat će riječ Gospodnju; podizat će svoj glas kao truba. Istina se u njihovim rukama neće umanjiti niti izgubiti svoju silu. Oni će pokazati narodu njegove prijestupe, a domu Jakovljevu njegove grijehe.” Testimonies to Ministers, 409–411.

To identify the satanic symbol of “the daily” as a symbol of Christ is to praise “Christ and the god of this world in the same breath. While professedly they receive Christ, they embrace Barabbas, and by their actions say, ‘Not this Man, but Barabbas.’” The truths represented in Miller’s dream as “jewels”, and also graphically illustrated upon the two sacred tables, are the “great light,” which Miller was given, and that Adventism has rejected.

Poistovjetiti sotonski simbol „svagdašnje” sa simbolom Krista znači hvaliti „Krista i boga ovoga svijeta u istom dahu. Dok tobože primaju Krista, oni prihvaćaju Barabu i svojim djelima govore: ‘Ne ovoga Čovjeka, nego Barabu.’” Istine prikazane u Millerovu snu kao „dragulji”, a također slikovito predočene na dvjema svetim pločama, jesu „velika svjetlost” koja je dana Milleru i koju je adventizam odbacio.

They profess to be praising Christ with a satanic symbol, and claim they are standing upon the foundation of God, when it is a counterfeit foundation that brings strong delusion to all who take their stand upon that faulty doctrinal structure. There is nothing new under the sun, and modern Israel is simply walking in the prophetic footsteps of ancient Israel.

Tvrde da slave Krista sotonskim simbolom i tvrde da stoje na Božjem temelju, a zapravo je riječ o krivotvorenom temelju koji donosi silnu zabludu svima koji zauzimaju svoje mjesto na toj pogrešnoj doktrinarnoj građevini. Nema ničega nova pod suncem, i suvremeni Izrael jednostavno hodi proročkim stopama drevnoga Izraela.

> “One matter burdens my soul: The great lack of the love of God, which has been lost through continued resistance of light and truth, and the influence of those who have been engaged in active labor, who, in the face of evidence piled upon evidence, have exerted an influence to counteract the work of the message God has sent. I point them to the Jewish nation and ask, Must we leave our brethren to pass over the same path of blind resistance, till the very end of probation? If ever a people needed true and faithful watchmen, who will not hold their peace, who will cry day and night, sounding the warnings God has given, it is Seventh-day Adventists. Those who have had great light, blessed opportunities, who, like Capernaum, have been exalted to heaven in point of privilege, shall they by non-improvement be left to darkness corresponding to the greatness of the light given?

> „Jedna stvar opterećuje moju dušu: veliki nedostatak Božje ljubavi, koja je izgubljena zbog ustrajnog opiranja svjetlu i istini, te zbog utjecaja onih koji su bili zauzeti aktivnim radom i koji su, usprkos dokazima nagomilanim na dokazima, vršili utjecaj da osujete djelo poruke koju je Bog poslao. Upućujem ih na židovski narod i pitam: Moramo li ostaviti svoju braću da pođu istim putem slijepe otpornosti, sve do samoga kraja vremena milosti? Ako je ikada neki narod trebao istinite i vjerne stražare, koji neće šutjeti, koji će vikati dan i noć, objavljujući upozorenja koja je Bog dao, onda su to adventisti sedmoga dana. Oni koji su imali veliku svjetlost, blagoslovljene prilike, koji su, poput Kafarnauma, bili uzvišeni do neba u pogledu prednosti — hoće li zbog neiskorištavanja biti prepušteni tami koja odgovara veličini dane svjetlosti?“

> “I wish to plead with our brethren who shall assemble at the General Conference to heed the message given to the Laodiceans. What a condition of blindness is theirs! This subject has been brought to your notice again and again, but your dissatisfaction with your spiritual condition has not been deep and painful enough to work reform. ‘Thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.’ The guilt of self-deception is upon our churches. The religious life of many is a lie.” Manuscript Releases, volume 16, 106, 107.

> „Želim usrdno apelirati na našu braću koja će se okupiti na Generalnoj konferenciji da poslušaju poruku upućenu Laodicejcima. Kakvo je njihovo stanje sljepoće! Ovaj vam je predmet iznova i iznova iznošen pred oči, ali vaše nezadovoljstvo vlastitim duhovnim stanjem nije bilo dovoljno duboko i bolno da bi dovelo do reforme. ‘Govoriš: Bogat sam, i obogatio sam se, i ništa mi ne treba; a ne znaš da si upravo ti nesretan, i jadan, i siromašan, i slijep, i gol.’ Krivnja samozavaravanja počiva na našim crkvama. Vjerski je život mnogih laž.” Manuscript Releases, volume 16, 106, 107.

“Capernaum” was the city which Jesus chose as his own city.

„Kafarnaum” je bio grad koji je Isus izabrao kao svoj vlastiti grad.

> “At Capernaum Jesus dwelt in the intervals of His journeys to and fro, and it came to be known as ‘His own city.’ It was on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and near the borders of the beautiful plain of Gennesaret, if not actually upon it.” The Desire of Ages, 252.

> „U Kafarnaumu je Isus prebivao u razmacima svojih putovanja amo-tamo, te je to mjesto postalo poznato kao ‘njegov vlastiti grad’. Nalazio se na obalama Galilejskog mora, i blizu granica lijepe genezaretske ravnice, ako ne zapravo na njoj.” Čežnja vjekova, 252.

Christ chose Capernaum as he had chosen Jerusalem of old.

Krist je izabrao Kafarnaum kao što je nekoć izabrao Jeruzalem.

> And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 1 Kings 11:36.

> A njegovu ću sinu dati jedno pleme, da David, sluga moj, ima svagda svjetiljku preda mnom u Jeruzalemu, gradu koji sam sebi izabrao da ondje postavim svoje ime. 1 Kings 11:36.

Christ chose Adventism as his city in 1844, and by 1863, Adventism had rebuilt the city of “Jericho”, a symbol of Laodicean comfort and affluency. As with ancient Israel, so too, with modern Israel. Adventism believes they are the citizens of God’s special city, but they have rejected the “great light” that provides the evidence of citizenship. Like unto Shilo, in the time of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, Adventism will be judged according to the “great light” they were given opportunity to receive.

Krist je 1844. izabrao adventizam kao svoj grad, a do 1863. adventizam je ponovno sagradio grad „Jerihon”, simbol laodicejske udobnosti i blagostanja. Kao sa starim Izraelom, tako i s modernim Izraelom. Adventizam vjeruje da su oni građani Božjega posebnog grada, ali su odbacili „veliku svjetlost” koja pruža dokaz građanstva. Kao Šilo u vrijeme Elija, Hofnija i Pinhasa, adventizmu će biti suđeno prema „velikoj svjetlosti” koju su imali priliku primiti.

> “Among the professed children of God, how little patience has been manifested, how many bitter words have been spoken, how much denunciation has been uttered against those not of our faith. Many have looked upon those belonging to other churches as great sinners, when the Lord does not thus regard them. Those who look thus upon the members of other churches, have need to humble themselves under the mighty hand of God. Those whom they condemn may have had but little light, few opportunities and privileges. If they had had the light that many of the members of our churches have had, they might have advanced at a far greater rate, and have better represented their faith to the world. Of those who boast of their light, and yet fail to walk in it, Christ says, ‘But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum [Seventh-day Adventists, who have had great light], which art exalted unto heaven [in point of privilege], shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.’ At that time Jesus answered and said, ‘I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent [in their own estimation], and hast revealed them unto babes.’

> „Među onima koji se izjašnjavaju kao Božja djeca, kako se malo strpljivosti pokazalo, koliko je gorkih riječi izgovoreno, koliko je osude izrečeno protiv onih koji nisu naše vjere. Mnogi su na one koji pripadaju drugim crkvama gledali kao na velike grešnike, premda ih Gospodin tako ne smatra. Oni koji tako gledaju na članove drugih crkava trebaju se poniziti pod moćnom rukom Božjom. Oni koje osuđuju možda su imali samo malo svjetla, malo prilika i prednosti. Da su imali svjetlo koje su imali mnogi članovi naših crkava, možda bi napredovali daleko brže i bolje predstavili svoju vjeru svijetu. O onima koji se hvale svojim svjetlom, a ipak ne hode u njemu, Krist kaže: ‘Ali kažem vam: Tiru i Sidonu bit će podnošljivije u dan suda nego vama. I ti, Kafarnaume [adventisti sedmoga dana, koji su imali veliko svjetlo], koji si uzdignut do neba [po prednosti], bit ćeš oboren do pakla; jer da su se u Sodomi dogodila silna djela koja su se dogodila u tebi, ostala bi do današnjega dana. Ali kažem vam da će zemlji sodomskoj biti podnošljivije u dan suda nego tebi.’ U ono vrijeme Isus odgovori i reče: ‘Hvalim te, Oče, Gospodaru neba i zemlje, što si ovo sakrio od mudrih i razboritih [u vlastitoj procjeni], a objavio malenima.’”

> “‘And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.’

> „A sada, budući da ste učinili sva ta djela, govori Gospod, i ja sam vam govorio, ustajao rano i govorio, ali vi niste slušali; i zvao sam vas, ali vi se niste odazvali; stoga ću s ovim Domom, koji se zove mojim imenom, u koji se uzdate, i s mjestom koje sam dao vama i vašim ocima, učiniti kao što sam učinio sa Šilom. I odbacit ću vas ispred svojega lica, kao što sam odbacio svu vašu braću, sav rod Efrajimov.“

> “The Lord has established among us institutions of great importance, and they are to be managed, not as worldly institutions are managed, but after God’s order. They are to be managed with an eye single to his glory, that by all means perishing souls may be saved. To the people of God the testimonies of the Spirit have come, and yet many have not taken heed to reproofs, warnings, and counsels.

> „Gospodin je među nama uspostavio ustanove od velike važnosti, i njima se ne smije upravljati onako kako se upravlja svjetovnim ustanovama, nego prema Božjem poretku. Njima se treba upravljati s pogledom uprtim jedino u njegovu slavu, kako bi se na svaki način spasile duše koje propadaju. Božjem su narodu došla svjedočanstva Duha, pa ipak mnogi nisu poslušali ukore, upozorenja i savjete.

> “‘Here now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: fear ye not me saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual degree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? but this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. . . . They judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord; shall not my soul be revenged on such a nation as this?’

> „Čujte sada ovo, narode bezumni i nerazumni, koji imate oči, a ne vidite; koji imate uši, a ne čujete: zar se mene ne bojite, govori Gospod; zar nećete drhtati pred mojim licem, mene koji sam postavio pijesak za među moru, vječnom odredbom da je ne može prijeći? I premda se valovi njegovi uzburkavaju, ipak ne mogu nadvladati; premda huče, ipak je ne mogu prijeći. Ali ovaj narod ima srce odmetničko i buntovno; odmetnuli su se i otišli. Niti govore u svome srcu: Bojmo se sada Gospoda, Boga svojega, koji daje dažd, i rani i kasni, u njegovo vrijeme; koji nam čuva određene tjedne žetve. Vaša su bezakonja odvratila ovo, i vaši su grijesi uskratili od vas dobra.... Ne sude parbe, parbe siročeta, pa ipak napreduju; i pravo ubogih ne sude. Zar da ne pohodim zbog ovih stvari? govori Gospod; zar da se duša moja ne osveti nad narodom kakav je ovaj?“

> “Shall the Lord be compelled to say, ‘Pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee’? ‘Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain. . . . Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?’” Review and Herald, August 1, 1893.

> „Hoće li Gospodin biti prisiljen reći: ‘Ne moli se za ovaj narod, niti podiži vapaj ni molitvu za njih, niti mi posreduj: jer te neću uslišiti’? ‘Zato su daždovi bili uskraćeni, i nije bilo kasne kiše.... Nećeš li od ovoga vremena vikati k meni: Oče moj, ti si vođa moje mladosti?’“ Review and Herald, 1. kolovoza 1893.

We will continue our consideration of the “great light” that was given to William Miller on the book of Revelation in the next article.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti naše razmatranje „velikoga svjetla” koje je Williamu Milleru dano o knjizi Otkrivenja.

> “When Christ came into the world to exemplify true religion, and to exalt the principles that should govern the hearts and actions of men, falsehood had taken so deep a hold upon those who had had so great light, that they no longer comprehended the light, and had no inclination to yield up tradition for truth. They rejected the heavenly Teacher, they crucified the Lord of glory, that they might retain their own customs and inventions. The very same spirit is manifested in the world today. Men are averse to investigating truth, lest their traditions should be disturbed, and a new order of things should be brought in. There is with humanity a constant liability to err, and men are naturally inclined to highly exalt human ideas and knowledge, while the divine and eternal is not discerned or appreciated.” Counsels on Sabbath School Work, 47.

> „Kad je Krist došao na svijet da utjelovi pravu vjeru i uzvisi načela koja trebaju upravljati srcima i djelima ljudi, laž je bila tako duboko obuzela one koji su imali tako veliku svjetlost da više nisu razumijevali svjetlost niti su bili skloni odreći se predaje radi istine. Odbacili su nebeskoga Učitelja, razapeli Gospodina slave, kako bi zadržali vlastite običaje i izmišljotine. Upravo se isti duh očituje u svijetu danas. Ljudi se protive istraživanju istine, bojeći se da bi njihove predaje mogle biti uzdrmane i da bi se mogao uvesti nov poredak stvari. U čovječanstvu postoji stalna sklonost zabludi, a ljudi su po naravi skloni visoko uzdizati ljudske zamisli i znanje, dok se božansko i vječno ne razabire niti cijeni.” Counsels on Sabbath School Work, 47.

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