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# The Book of Daniel - Number Seventeen

Knjiga proroka Daniela - Broj sedamnaest

Prophetic Connections: Nebuchadnezzar’s Golden Image and the Sunday Law

Proročke poveznice: Nabukodonozorov zlatni kip i zakon o nedjelji

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 12, 2023

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Sister White often identifies the golden image on the plain of Dura as the Sunday law.

Sestra White često poistovjećuje zlatni kip na ravnici Duri sa zakonom o nedjelji.

> “An idol sabbath has been set up, as the golden image was set up in the plains of Dura. And as Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, issued a decree that all who would not bow down and worship this image should be killed, so a proclamation will be made that all who will not reverence the Sunday institution will be punished with imprisonment and death. Thus the Sabbath of the Lord is trampled underfoot. But the Lord has declared, ‘Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and write grievousness which they have prescribed’ [Isaiah 10:1]. [Zephaniah 1:14–18; 2:1–3, quoted.]” Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 91.

> „Uspostavljena je idolopoklonička subota, kao što je zlatni kip bio postavljen u ravnici Duri. I kao što je Nabukodonozor, kralj babilonski, izdao odredbu da svi koji se ne bi poklonili i štovali taj kip budu pogubljeni, tako će biti proglašen proglas da će svi koji ne budu iskazivali štovanje ustanovi nedjelje biti kažnjeni tamnicom i smrću. Tako se gazi pod nogama subota Gospodnja. No Gospodin je objavio: ‘Jao onima koji izdaju nepravedne odredbe i propisuju nevolju koju su odredili’ [Izaija 10:1]. [Sefanija 1:14–18; 2:1–3, citirano.]” Manuscript Releases, svezak 14, 91.

In this particular passage Sister White references the book of Zephaniah, and in so doing she adds to the prophetic connection of Daniel chapter two and chapter three. Zephaniah identifies that God’s people are to gather together before the decree. He also identifies a trumpet message, which is a symbol of a warning message that is directed against the cities (States) and towers (Churches). He identifies a gathering, which is the element of the “seven times,” that occurs when the Leviticus twenty-six prayer is offered. He identifies a “nation that is not desired,” all the while emphasizing the arrival of God’s executive judgment that begins at the Sunday law and escalates through to the Second Coming of Christ.

U ovom posebnom odlomku sestra White upućuje na knjigu proroka Sefanije te time dodatno učvršćuje proročku povezanost između drugoga i trećega poglavlja Daniela. Sefanija pokazuje da se Božji narod treba sabrati prije nego što dekret stupi na snagu. On također prepoznaje trubljensku poruku, koja je simbol poruke upozorenja usmjerene protiv gradova (država) i kula (crkava). On prepoznaje sabiranje, koje je sastavni element „sedam vremena“, a koje se događa kada se uznosi molitva iz Levitskoga zakonika dvadeset i šest. On prepoznaje „narod koji nije poželjan“, sve vrijeme naglašavajući dolazak Božjega izvršnog suda koji započinje zakonom o nedjelji i pojačava se sve do Drugoga Kristova dolaska.

What precedes the decree of the Sunday law is the formation of the image of the beast. The formation of the image of the beast is the visual test that confronts those of God’s people, who have previously passed the dietary test. Before the decree, which is the third (the litmus test), God’s people, who Zephaniah identifies as a “nation that is not desired,” are called to gather together. The first prophecy of Ezekiel is the gathering message, but it is only accomplished for those who recognize their scattered condition and pray the Leviticus twenty-six prayer, as did Daniel, in chapter nine.

Onomu što prethodi uredbi o nedjeljnom zakonu jest oblikovanje slike Zvijeri. Oblikovanje slike Zvijeri vidljivi je ispit koji stoji pred onima iz Božjega naroda koji su prethodno prošli prehrambeni ispit. Prije uredbe, koja je treća (lakmusov test), Božji narod, koji Sefanija označuje kao „narod koji nije poželjan“, pozvan je da se sabere. Prvo Ezekielovo proročanstvo jest poruka sabiranja, ali se ona ostvaruje samo za one koji prepoznaju svoje raspršeno stanje i mole molitvu iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest, kao što je činio Daniel u devetom poglavlju.

> The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger. Zephaniah 1:14–2:3.

> Blizu je veliki dan Gospodnji, blizu je i žuri veoma, čak se i glas dana Gospodnjega čuje: ondje će silnik gorko plakati. Taj je dan dan gnjeva, dan nevolje i tjeskobe, dan pustoši i pustošenja, dan tame i mraka, dan oblaka i guste tmine, Dan trube i uzbune protiv utvrđenih gradova i protiv visokih kula. I pustit ću tjeskobu na ljude, te će hodati kao slijepci, jer su sagriješili protiv Gospoda; i krv će njihova biti prolivena kao prah, a tijelo njihovo kao gnoj. Ni njihovo srebro ni njihovo zlato neće ih moći izbaviti u dan gnjeva Gospodnjega; nego će svu zemlju proždrijeti oganj njegove ljubomore, jer će učiniti brz svršetak svim stanovnicima zemlje. Saberite se, da, saberite se, o narode nemili; Prije nego odluka rodi plodom, prije nego dan prođe kao pljeva, prije nego na vas dođe žestoki gnjev Gospodnji, prije nego na vas dođe dan gnjeva Gospodnjega. Tražite Gospoda, svi vi krotki na zemlji, koji vršite njegov sud; tražite pravednost, tražite krotkost: možda ćete biti sakriveni u dan gnjeva Gospodnjega. Sefanija 1:14–2:3.

A “mighty man” in the Scriptures is a man of power, and the first reference to a “mighty man” is Gideon.

„Silni čovjek” u Svetome pismu jest čovjek moći, a prvo spominjanje „silnoga čovjeka” jest Gideon.

> And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the Lord be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt? but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house. And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. Judges 6:11–16.

> I dođe anđeo Gospodnji te sjede pod hrastom koji bijaše u Ofri, a pripadaše Joašu Abiezrijevcu; a njegov sin Gideon vršio je pšenicu kod tijeska za vino da je sakrije od Midjanaca. I anđeo Gospodnji ukaza mu se i reče mu: Gospodin je s tobom, hrabri junače. A Gideon mu reče: Ah, gospodaru moj, ako je Gospodin s nama, zašto nas je onda sve ovo snašlo? I gdje su sva njegova čudesa o kojima su nam naši oci pripovijedali govoreći: Nije li nas Gospodin izveo iz Egipta? Ali sada nas je Gospodin ostavio i predao u ruke Midjancima. I Gospodin ga pogleda te reče: Idi u toj svojoj snazi i izbavit ćeš Izraela iz ruke Midjanaca; nisam li te ja poslao? A on mu reče: Ah, gospodaru moj, čime ću izbaviti Izraela? Evo, moj je rod najsiromašniji u Manašeu, a ja sam najmanji u domu oca svojega. I Gospodin mu reče: Ja ću zacijelo biti s tobom, i pobit ćeš Midjance kao jednoga čovjeka. Suci 6:11–16.

In Zephaniah the mighty man, who is also Gideon, is to cry bitterly. The word “cry” is a symbol of the Midnight Cry in the last days, and the word “bitter” represents righteous indignation. Gideon, or Zephaniah’s “mighty man,” is a symbol of the Elijah message that has the responsibility of showing God’s people their sins, and of course the sins of their fathers.

U Sefaniji snažni će čovjek, koji je ujedno i Gideon, gorko vikati. Riječ „vikati” simbol je Ponoćnog pokliča u posljednjim danima, a riječ „gorko” predstavlja pravedni gnjev. Gideon, odnosno Sefanijin „snažni čovjek”, simbol je Ilijine poruke koja ima odgovornost pokazati Božjem narodu njihove grijehe, i naravno grijehe njihovih otaca.

> Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Isaiah 58:1.

> Viči iz svega glasa, ne susteži se, podigni svoj glas kao trubu i pokaži mojemu narodu njegov prijestup, i domu Jakovljevu njegove grijehe. Izaija 58,1.

All the prophets align with one another in the last days, so the trumpet message of Isaiah is also the “cry” of the mighty man of Zephaniah, who is Gideon, and they all are identifying the Elijah messenger and his work in the last days. In Isaiah the following verses identify their sins as presumption, for they believe they are actually worshipping and serving the Lord.

Svi su proroci međusobno su usklađeni u posljednjim danima, stoga je trubljenska poruka Izaije također „vik“ silnoga čovjeka iz Sefanije, koji je Gideon, i svi oni prepoznaju glasnika Ilije i njegovo djelo u posljednjim danima. U Izaiji sljedeći redci prepoznaju njihove grijehe kao drskost, jer vjeruju da doista štuju i služe Gospodinu.

> Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Isaiah 58:2.

> Ipak me traže iz dana u dan i uživaju upoznavati moje putove, kao narod koji čini pravednost i ne napušta uredbu Boga svojega; ištu od mene odredbe pravde; uživaju pristupati Bogu. Izaija 58,2.

The bitter cry of the mighty man is the message of the Midnight Cry, which includes the revelation that July 18, 2020 was a presumptuous sin against the Lord that must be repented of and confessed. The nuts and bolts of the message of the Midnight Cry is the formation of the image of the beast, and the subsequent judgment brought upon the United States, and then the world, by Islam.

Gorak vapaj moćnoga čovjeka jest poruka Ponoćnog vapaja, koja uključuje otkrivenje da je 18. srpnja 2020. bio grijeh drskosti protiv Gospodina, za koji se mora pokajati i koji se mora priznati. Srž poruke Ponoćnog vapaja jest oblikovanje slike Zvijeri te naknadni sud koji islam donosi nad Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, a potom nad svijetom.

When the Leviticus twenty-six prayer is accomplished at the end of the wilderness of the three and a half days of Revelation eleven, the precious and vile will be separated. The wise and foolish will either have the golden oil or they will not, and at that time they will be as Gideon’s “one man.” According to Zephaniah, before the Sunday law decree, Gideon, who is Elijah, who is Ezekiel, who is the mighty man will present the message of the Midnight Cry, in conjunction with the bitterness of showing God’s people their sin of participating in the prediction of July 18, 2020, and their unjustified attempt to vindicate their prediction after it utterly failed.

Kada se molitva iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest ispuni na kraju pustinje od tri i pol dana iz Otkrivenja jedanaest, dragocjeno i bezvrijedno bit će odijeljeno. Mudri i ludi ili će imati zlatno ulje ili ga neće imati, i u to će vrijeme biti poput Gideonova „jednoga čovjeka“. Prema Sefaniji, prije dekreta o zakonu nedjelje, Gideon, koji je Ilija, koji je Ezekiel, koji je silni čovjek, iznijet će poruku Ponoćnoga poklika, zajedno s gorčinom pokazivanja Božjem narodu njihova grijeha sudjelovanja u predviđanju od 18. srpnja 2020. i njihova neopravdanog pokušaja da opravdaju svoje predviđanje nakon što je ono potpuno propalo.

Zephaniah identifies a gathering together of God’s people in the last days that precedes the Sunday law decree. The gathering together is also represented by Ezekiel’s first prophecy in chapter thirty-seven.

Sefanija prepoznaje okupljanje Božjega naroda u posljednjim danima koje prethodi odredbi o zakonu o nedjelji. To je okupljanje također prikazano Ezecielovim prvim proročanstvom u trideset i sedmom poglavlju.

> So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Ezekiel 37:7, 8.

> Tako sam prorokovao kako mi je bilo zapovjeđeno; i dok sam prorokovao, nastade šum, i gle, potres, i kosti se spojiše, kost sa svojom kosti. I kad pogledah, gle, na njima izrastoše tetive i meso ih prekri, i koža ih pokri odozgo; ali u njima ne bijaše daha. Ezekiel 37:7, 8.

Ezekiel prophesied to the dry bones that lay dead in the street of that city of Revelation chapter eleven, where also our Lord was crucified. They are first gathered together.

Ezekiel je prorokovao suhim kostima koje su ležale mrtve na ulici onoga grada iz jedanaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, gdje je i Gospodin naš bio razapet. One se najprije sabiru zajedno.

> And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. Revelation 11:8–10.

> I njihova će mrtva tijela ležati na ulici velikoga grada, koji se duhovno zove Sodoma i Egipat, gdje je i Gospodin naš bio razapet. I ljudi iz pukova i plemena i jezika i naroda gledat će njihova mrtva tijela tri dana i pol te neće dopustiti da njihova mrtva tijela budu položena u grobove. I oni koji prebivaju na zemlji radovat će se nad njima i veseliti se te slati darove jedni drugima, jer su ta dva proroka mučila one koji prebivaju na zemlji. Otkrivenje 11:8–10.

They are gathered as the three and a half days are coming to a conclusion. The three and a half days represents the tarrying time of Matthew chapter twenty-five, but it is also the scattering of the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six. Those that are gathered have previously been scattered, and Zephaniah identifies them as a “nation not desired.” The nation that is not desired are those who have been dead in the streets while the world rejoiced over their dead bodies, but who are gathered together and then become the nation that is the point of attack of the dragon power of the last days, who lift up the whore of Tyre as their head.

Okupljaju se dok se tri i pol dana privode svome završetku. Tri i pol dana predstavljaju vrijeme odgađanja iz dvadeset i petog poglavlja Evanđelja po Mateju, ali ona su također i rasijavanje „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest. Oni koji su okupljeni prethodno su bili raspršeni, a Sefanija ih prepoznaje kao „narod nepoželjan”. Narod koji je nepoželjan jesu oni koji su bili mrtvi na ulicama dok se svijet radovao nad njihovim mrtvim tijelima, ali koji se okupljaju te potom postaju narod koji je predmet napada zmajeve sile posljednjih dana, onih koji podižu bludnicu Tira kao svoju glavu.

> A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee. Psalm 83:1–5.

> Pjesma ili psalam Asafov. Ne šuti, Bože; ne miruj i ne počivaj, Bože. Jer evo, neprijatelji tvoji dižu bunu, i oni koji te mrze podigli su glavu. Lukavo su se zavjetovali protiv tvoga naroda i vijećali se protiv tvojih skrivenih. Rekli su: Dođite, istrijebimo ih da više ne budu narod, da se ime Izraelovo više ne spominje. Jer su se jednodušno posavjetovali; udružili su se protiv tebe. Psalam 83:1–5.

Their intent is to take spiritual Israel of the last days and throw them into Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace. When the dead bones first hear Isaiah’s “voice,” crying the message of the Midnight Cry, they are still in the wilderness of the three and a half days. They then must choose to receive or reject the Comforter that Christ promised to send which convicts them of their sin of July 18, 2020.

Njihova je namjera uzeti duhovni Izrael posljednjih dana i baciti ga u Nabukodonozorovu užarenu peć. Kada mrtve kosti prvi put čuju Izaijin „glas“, koji viče poruku Ponoćnoga pokliča, one su još uvijek u pustinji tri i pol dana. Tada moraju izabrati hoće li primiti ili odbaciti Utješitelja kojega je Krist obećao poslati, a koji ih osvjedočuje o njihovu grijehu od 18. srpnja 2020.

> Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Isaiah 40:1–5.

> Tješite, tješite moj narod, govori Bog vaš. Govorite srcu Jeruzalema i vičite mu da se njegova vojna služba navršila, da mu je bezakonje oprošteno; jer je iz ruke Gospodnje primio dvostruko za sve svoje grijehe. Glas onoga koji viče u pustinji: Pripravite put Gospodnji, poravnite u pustoši cestu Bogu našemu. Svaka će se dolina uzvisiti, i svaka gora i brežuljak sniziti; i što je krivo, ispravit će se, a neravna mjesta postat će ravna. I otkrit će se slava Gospodnja, i svako će je tijelo vidjeti zajedno, jer su usta Gospodnja govorila. Izaija 40,1–5.

The passage identifying the work of the voice crying in the wilderness has some very detailed information. His message will be based upon a revelation of Christ’s character, as represented by the fact that the “glory,” which is Christ’s character, will be revealed. The Revelation of Jesus Christ that is unsealed just before the close of probation is an unsealing of Christ’s character as represented by the element of His character that is represented as Alpha and Omega. It will also be revealed that His character is “truth.”

Ulomak koji prepoznaje djelo glasa koji viče u pustinji sadrži neke vrlo podrobne pojedinosti. Njegova će se poruka temeljiti na otkrivenju Kristova karaktera, kako je predstavljeno činjenicom da će se otkriti „slava“, koja je Kristov karakter. Otkrivenje Isusa Krista koje se otpečaćuje neposredno prije završetka vremena milosti jest otpečaćenje Kristova karaktera, kako je prikazano sastavnicom Njegova karaktera koja je predstavljena kao Alfa i Omega. Također će se otkriti da je Njegov karakter „istina“.

Another detail is that when the voice begins to cry, he is still in the wilderness of the three and a half days, for he is crying in the wilderness. Prophetically when his work begins the two witnesses are still dead in the street that runs through Ezekiel’s valley. Another specific fact is that when the voice begins his work, the entire world shall have access to the message. Another observation is that the message is given in the period of the last days when Christ is blotting out the sins of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, for their iniquity has been pardoned. The sad fact that is also revealed “line upon line,” is that only those who meet the requirements of the gospel will receive the pardon that is being accomplished in that history.

Još jedna pojedinost jest da, kada glas počne vikati, on je još uvijek u pustinji od tri i pol dana, jer viče u pustinji. Proročki, kada njegovo djelo započne, dva su svjedoka još uvijek mrtva na ulici koja prolazi kroz Ezekielovu dolinu. Još jedna određena činjenica jest da će, kada glas započne svoje djelo, cijeli svijet imati pristup poruci. Još jedno zapažanje jest da je poruka dana u razdoblju posljednjih dana, kada Krist briše grijehe sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, jer je njihova bezakonja oproštena. Žalosna činjenica koja se također otkriva „red po red“ jest da će samo oni koji ispunjavaju zahtjeve evanđelja primiti oprost koji se ostvaruje u toj povijesti.

Only those that respond to the demands associated with the Leviticus twenty-six prayer will have their sins and their father’s sins blotted out, for they will have received “double for all her sins.” The Lord’s “hand” that is associated with their sins and the sins of their fathers is a symbol of the first disappointment, where the Lord held His hand over a mistake that produced the first disappointment. In Millerite history His hand prevented God’s people from seeing a hidden truth. His hand in that history represented His divine providence. In the last days His hand represents God’s peoples rejection of a revealed truth by God’s people, and His hand then represents His divine judgment.

Samo oni koji odgovore na zahtjeve povezane s molitvom iz Levitskog zakonika 26 imat će izbrisane svoje grijehe i grijehe svojih otaca, jer će primiti „dvostruko za sve njezine grijehe“. Gospodnja „ruka“, koja je povezana s njihovim grijesima i grijesima njihovih otaca, simbol je prvoga razočaranja, kada je Gospodin svojom rukom prekrio pogrešku koja je prouzročila prvo razočaranje. U milleritskoj povijesti Njegova je ruka spriječila Božji narod da vidi skrivenu istinu. Njegova je ruka u toj povijesti predstavljala Njegovu božansku providnost. U posljednjim danima Njegova ruka predstavlja odbacivanje objavljene istine od strane Božjega naroda, a Njegova ruka tada predstavlja Njegov božanski sud.

With the voice of Ezekiel’s first prophecy the dead are formed together, but not yet standing as a mighty army. The second prophecy of Ezekiel chapter thirty-seven, accomplishes that by bringing the breath that comes from the four winds.

Na glas prve Ezekielove prorokbe mrtvi se sastavljaju zajedno, ali još ne stoje kao silna vojska. Druga prorokba iz trideset i sedmoga poglavlja Ezekiela to ostvaruje donoseći dah koji dolazi od četiri vjetra.

> Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. Ezekiel 37:9–14.

> Tada mi reče: Prorokuj vjetru, prorokuj, sine čovječji, i reci vjetru: Ovako govori Gospodin Bog: Dođi od četiri vjetra, o daše, i dahni na ove pobijene da ožive. I prorokovah kako mi je zapovjedio, i dah uđe u njih, i oni oživješe te stadoše na svoje noge, vojska veoma velika. Tada mi reče: Sine čovječji, ove su kosti sav dom Izraelov. Evo, oni govore: Naše su kosti usahle i naša je nada nestala; odsječeni smo. Zato prorokuj i reci im: Ovako govori Gospodin Bog: Evo, narode moj, otvorit ću vaše grobove i izvesti vas iz vaših grobova te vas dovesti u zemlju Izraelovu. I znat ćete da sam ja Gospodin kad otvorim vaše grobove, narode moj, i izvedem vas iz vaših grobova. I stavit ću svoj duh u vas, i oživjet ćete, i nastanit ću vas u vašoj zemlji; tada ćete znati da sam ja, Gospodin, to rekao i izvršio, govori Gospodin. Ezekiel 37:9–14.

That breath of Ezekiel’s prophecy is the sealing message, for it comes from the four winds.

Taj dah Ezekielova proročanstva jest poruka pečaćenja, jer dolazi od četiriju vjetrova.

> And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. Revelation 7:1–3.

> I nakon toga vidjeh četiri anđela gdje stoje na četiri ugla zemlje, zadržavajući četiri vjetra zemaljska, da vjetar ne puše ni na zemlju, ni na more, ni na ikakvo drvo. I vidjeh drugoga anđela gdje uzlazi od istoka, imajući pečat Boga živoga; i povika glasom velikim četvorici anđela kojima bijaše dano da naude zemlji i moru, govoreći: Ne naudite ni zemlji, ni moru, ni drveću, dok ne zapečatimo sluge Boga našega na čelima njihovim. Otkrivenje 7:1–3.

The four winds arise from the east, and prophetically, Islam is both “the east wind” and “the children of the east.” Ezekiel’s “breath,” which transforms the formed bodies into “a great and exceeding army” is the message that seals the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The sealing message of Revelation chapter seven, arises from the east. That message is the message of the Midnight Cry, and Zephaniah identifies it as the trumpet “alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.”

Četiri vjetra ustaju s istoka, a u proročkom smislu islam je i „istočni vjetar“ i „sinovi istoka“. Ezekielov „dah“, koji oblikovana tijela pretvara u „vojsku vrlo veliku“, jest poruka koja pečati sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Poruka pečaćenja iz sedmoga poglavlja Otkrivenja uzlazi s istoka. Ta je poruka poruka Ponoćnoga poklika, a Sefanija je prepoznaje kao trubni „znak na uzbunu protiv utvrđenih gradova i protiv visokih kula“.

A tower is a symbol of the church.

Toranj je simbol Crkve.

> “In the parable the householder represented God, the vineyard the Jewish nation, and the hedge the divine law which was their protection. The tower was a symbol of the temple.” The Desire of Ages, 597.

> „U prispodobi je domaćin predstavljao Boga, vinograd židovski narod, a ograda božanski zakon koji je bio njihova zaštita. Kula je bila simbol hrama.” Čežnja vjekova, 597.

A city is a kingdom in Bible prophecy. The papacy is “Babylon,” “that great city.” France and thereafter the United States are “the great city,” of “Sodom and Egypt.” Jerusalem is the “great city,” that comes down out of heaven. Zephaniah’s message is against the cities and towers, or against the combination of church and state, which by definition is the image of the beast. It is the “secret” message of Daniel chapter two.

Grad je kraljevstvo u biblijskom proročanstvu. Papinstvo je „Babilon“, „onaj veliki grad“. Francuska, a potom Sjedinjene Države, jesu „veliki grad“ „Sodome i Egipta“. Jeruzalem je „veliki grad“ koji silazi s neba. Zefanijina poruka usmjerena je protiv gradova i kula, odnosno protiv spoja crkve i države, koji je po definiciji slika Zvijeri. To je „tajna“ poruka drugog poglavlja Daniela.

Just before the Sunday law decree, that is Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image test of Daniel chapter three, the dead bodies awaken and are transformed into a mighty army to proclaim the message identifying and opposing the formation of the combination of church and state, while also identifying that Islam is the providential tool which God employs to exercise His judgment upon those who enforce Sunday worship as He has in past history. The message identifies that when the image is fully developed, and enforces the mark of the beast, the judgment will be delivered.

Neposredno prije dekreta o nedjeljnom zakonu, to jest kušnje sa zlatnim likom Nabukodonozorovim iz trećeg poglavlja Daniela, mrtva tijela oživljuju i preobražavaju se u silnu vojsku da objavi poruku koja prepoznaje i suprotstavlja se oblikovanju saveza crkve i države, dok ujedno prepoznaje da je islam providonosno sredstvo kojim se Bog služi da izvrši svoj sud nad onima koji nameću bogoslužje nedjeljom, kao što je činio u prošloj povijesti. Poruka prepoznaje da će, kada lik bude potpuno razvijen i bude nametao žig zvijeri, sud biti izvršen.

There is no direct reference in Daniel chapter three to the image of the beast that leads to and reaches its maturity at the Sunday law, but there cannot be a third message without a first and second, for chapter two of Daniel must be included in the revelation of the truths represented in Daniel chapter three. The “secret” of the image dream of chapter two identifies God’s people coming to recognize the life and death implications of Nebuchadnezzar’s image of the beast.

U trećem poglavlju Daniela nema izravnog upućivanja na sliku Zvijeri koja vodi do nedjeljnoga zakona i u njemu doseže svoju puninu, ali ne mogu postojati treća poruka bez prve i druge, jer drugo poglavlje Daniela mora biti uključeno u otkrivenje istina predstavljenih u trećem poglavlju Daniela. „Tajna” sna o kipu iz drugoga poglavlja prepoznaje Božji narod kako dolazi do spoznaje o životnim i smrtnim posljedicama Nebukadnezarova lika Zvijeri.

Sanctified logic requires that when Nebuchadnezzar determined that he was going to have a dedication ceremony to his golden idol, that the idol must first be built, and the musicians would need to practice the music they would play at the ceremony. There had to be advance preparation of construction going on over a period of time with excavation, a foundation laid, scaffolding, and workmen coming and going, and that preparation was the formation of the image of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, but Nebuchadnezzar’s pride determined to make an image of only one beast, not all the kingdoms of Bible prophecy. The construction of that image is the test that God’s people must pass before probation closes, and before they are sealed, before the music plays.

Posvećena logika zahtijeva da, kada je Nabukodonozor odlučio održati svečanost posvećenja svome zlatnom kipu, taj kip najprije mora biti izgrađen, a glazbenici su morali uvježbati glazbu koju će izvoditi na svečanosti. Morala je postojati unaprijedna priprema gradnje koja se odvijala tijekom određenoga razdoblja, s iskapanjem, postavljenim temeljem, skelama te radnicima koji su dolazili i odlazili, a ta je priprema bila oblikovanje lika iz Nabukodonozorova sna; no Nabukodonozorova je oholost odredila da načini lik samo jedne zvijeri, a ne svih kraljevstava biblijskoga proroštva. Izgradnja toga lika kušnja je koju Božji narod mora proći prije nego što se zaključi vrijeme milosti i prije nego što budu zapečaćeni, prije nego što zasvira glazba.

Sanctified logic also identifies that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were not the only Hebrew slaves that witnessed the advance preparation for the dedication of the golden image. They were simply the only Hebrews that understood the implications of those preparations as a life and death warning, and made their own personal preparation for the coming crisis.

Posvećena logika također prepoznaje da Šadrak, Mešak i Abednego nisu bili jedini hebrejski robovi koji su svjedočili unaprijednoj pripremi za posvetu zlatnoga lika. Oni su jednostavno bili jedini Hebreji koji su razumjeli posljedice tih priprema kao upozorenje na život i smrt te su poduzeli vlastitu osobnu pripravu za nadolazeću krizu.

In the passage from Sister White at the beginning of this article, she not only aligns Zephaniah’s decree with Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image and the Sunday law, she also identifies Isaiah’s unrighteous decree.

U odlomku sestre White na početku ovoga članka, ona ne samo da usklađuje Sefanijinu uredbu s Nabukodonozorovim zlatnim kipom i nedjeljnim zakonom, nego također prepoznaje Izaijinu nepravednu uredbu.

> Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? Isaiah 10:1–3.

> Jao onima koji donose nepravedne odredbe i koji propisuju tegobne zapovijedi koje su odredili, da siromahe odvrate od pravde i otmu pravo nevoljnima moga naroda, da udovice budu njihov plijen i da opljačkaju siročad! A što ćete činiti u dan pohoda i u pustoši koja će doći izdaleka? K komu ćete pobjeći po pomoć? I gdje ćete ostaviti svoju slavu? Izaija 10,1–3.

Isaiah’s “unrighteous decree,” is the Sunday law, and it is “the day of visitation” and “desolation,” for the United States, for “national apostasy” is followed by “national ruin.” According to Isaiah, at the Sunday law, which is also Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image, the “desolation” “shall come from far.”

Izaijin „nepravedni dekret“ jest nedjeljni zakon, i on je „dan pohođenja“ i „pustoš“ za Sjedinjene Države, jer za „nacionalnim otpadom“ slijedi „nacionalna propast“. Prema Izaiji, pri nedjeljnom zakonu, koji je također Nebukadnezarov zlatni kip, „pustoš“ „će doći izdaleka“.

> Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: I bring near my righteousness: it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. Isaiah 46:8–13.

> Sjetite se ovoga i pokažite se muževima; prizovite to ponovno u pamet, o prijestupnici. Sjetite se prijašnjih stvari od davnine: jer ja sam Bog, i nema drugoga; ja sam Bog, i nema nikoga kao što sam ja, koji od početka navješćujem svršetak, i od drevnih vremena ono što još nije učinjeno, govoreći: Moj će naum opstati, i izvršit ću svu svoju volju; koji s istoka dozivam pticu grabljivicu, čovjeka koji izvršuje moj naum iz daleke zemlje; doista, rekao sam to, i također ću to ostvariti; naumio sam to, i također ću to učiniti. Poslušajte me, vi tvrda srca, koji ste daleko od pravednosti: približujem svoju pravednost; neće biti daleko, i moje spasenje neće zakasniti; i postavit ću spasenje na Sionu za Izraela, svoju slavu. Izaija 46:8–13.

Isaiah places this passage at the end of the tarrying time, for then his “salvation shall” no longer “tarry.” It is at the end of Revelation eleven’s three and a half days. The end of the tarrying time is marked by the arrival of the message of the Midnight Cry, when Ezekiel’s great army stands up. When they stand up, they are lifted up as an ensign in Revelation chapter eleven.

Izaija smješta ovaj odlomak na kraj vremena odgađanja, jer tada njegovo „spasenje“ više neće „kasniti“. To je na kraju tri i pol dana iz jedanaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja. Kraj vremena odgađanja označen je dolaskom poruke Ponoćnog poklika, kada ustaje velika vojska Ezekielova. Kada ustanu, bivaju podignuti kao stijeg u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja.

> And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. Revelation 11:11–14.

> I nakon tri i pol dana Duh života od Boga uđe u njih te stadoše na svoje noge; i velik strah obuze one koji ih gledahu. I začuše jak glas s neba gdje im govori: Uziđite ovamo. I uzađoše na nebo u oblaku; i njihovi ih neprijatelji gledahu. I u taj isti čas nastade velik potres, i desetina grada pade, i u potresu poginu sedam tisuća ljudi; a ostali se prestrašiše i dadoše slavu Bogu neba. Drugi jao prođe; i evo, treći jao dolazi brzo. Otkrivenje 11:11–14.

The two witnesses of Revelation eleven ascend to heaven as the ensign, in the same hour as the earthquake, which is the Sunday law. At that time, or as John says, “in that hour,” according to Isaiah, chapter forty-six, God calls “the man” who executes His counsel, who is also “a ravenous bird from the east”. The ravenous bird, that is “the man” God employs to execute His counsel comes from “a far country”. In Isaiah chapter ten, at the time of the “unrighteous decree” which is the Sunday law, the “desolation” of the United States comes from “far.” “East” is a symbol of Islam, for in prophecy they are both “the children of the east,” and “the east wind.” A “bird” in prophecy is a religion, as represented by Babylon being a cage full of hateful and unclean birds. The “ravenous bird” that comes from a far country in the east, is the religion of Islam.

Dva svjedoka iz jedanaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja uzlaze na nebo kao stijeg, u isti čas kad nastaje potres, koji je nedjeljni zakon. U to vrijeme, ili kako Ivan kaže, „u onaj čas”, prema Izaiji, četrdeset i šestom poglavlju, Bog poziva „čovjeka” koji izvršava Njegov naum, a koji je također „grabljiva ptica s istoka”. Grabljiva ptica, to jest „čovjek” kojim se Bog služi da izvrši svoj naum, dolazi iz „daleke zemlje”. U desetom poglavlju Izaije, u vrijeme „nepravedne odredbe”, koja je nedjeljni zakon, „pustoš” Sjedinjenih Država dolazi „izdaleka”. „Istok” je simbol islama, jer su u proročanstvu oni i „sinovi istoka” i „istočni vjetar”. „Ptica” u proročanstvu označuje religiju, kao što je prikazano time da je Babilon krletka puna mrskih i nečistih ptica. „Grabljiva ptica” koja dolazi iz daleke zemlje na istoku jest religija islama.

> And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Revelation 18:2.

> I povika silno jakim glasom govoreći: Pade, pade Babilon veliki i postade prebivalište đavolima i skrovište svakomu nečistomu duhu i krletka svakoj nečistoj i mrskoj ptici. Otkrivenje 18,2.

The three-fold-union of modern Babylon represents three forms of government, and also three forms of religion. The religion of the United Nations is spiritualism, the religion of the United States is apostate Protestantism and the religion of the pope is Catholicism. All those religious persuasions are sometimes symbolized as women, but also as birds. It is the religious and political force of the United Nations, with the United States as the primary king, that places the papacy on the throne of the earth. In the book of Zechariah, it is two birds that establish the pope, who is identified as that “wicked” by the apostle Paul in second Thessalonians.

Trostruko jedinstvo suvremenog Babilona predstavlja tri oblika vladavine, a također i tri oblika religije. Religija Ujedinjenih naroda jest spiritualizam, religija Sjedinjenih Država jest otpali protestantizam, a religija pape jest katolicizam. Sva ta vjerska usmjerenja ponekad se simbolički prikazuju kao žene, ali i kao ptice. Upravo religijska i politička sila Ujedinjenih naroda, sa Sjedinjenim Državama kao glavnim kraljem, postavlja papinstvo na prijestolje zemlje. U knjizi proroka Zaharije upravo dvije ptice uspostavljaju papu, koji je po apostolu Pavlu u Drugoj poslanici Solunjanima označen kao onaj „bezakonik“.

> Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base. Zechariah 5:5–11.

> Tada iziđe anđeo koji govoraše sa mnom i reče mi: „Podigni sada svoje oči i vidi što je to što izlazi.” A ja rekoh: „Što je to?” I on reče: „Ovo je efa koja izlazi.” Reče još: „To je njihovo obličje po svoj zemlji.” I gle, podiže se jedan olovni talent; i to bijaše žena koja sjedi usred efe. I reče: „To je opačina.” I baci je usred efe; i baci olovni uteg na njezin otvor. Tada podigoh svoje oči i pogledah, i gle, iziđoše dvije žene, a vjetar bijaše u njihovim krilima; jer imahu krila kao krila rode; i podigoše efu između zemlje i neba. Tada rekoh anđelu koji govoraše sa mnom: „Kamo ove nose efu?” I on mi reče: „Da joj sagrade kuću u zemlji Šinaru; i ondje će biti utvrđena i postavljena na svoje vlastito podnožje.” Zaharija 5:5–11.

An ephah is a basket used for measuring. The two women that place the ephah, or basket that the papacy sits in the midst of, are two churches. Two religions will take the religion that is defined in the Bible as “that wicked” and build her a house in the land of Shinar. Shinar is another name for Babylon, and the Catholic church is Babylon the great in the last days.

Efa je košara koja se upotrebljava za mjerenje. Dvije žene koje postavljaju efu, odnosno košaru usred koje sjedi papinstvo, dvije su crkve. Dvije će religije uzeti religiju koja je u Bibliji određena kao „onaj bezakonik“ i sagraditi joj kuću u zemlji Šinaru. Šinar je drugo ime za Babilon, a Katolička crkva jest Babilon veliki u posljednjim danima.

The two women that “establish” the wicked woman in Babylon, have “wind in their wings.” Those women are also birds, for they have “wings,” and their justification for placing the woman is the “wind” of Islam, for Islam brings together every man’s hand. The woman that is lifted up, has been trapped in the ephah since her deadly wound in 1798, for there had been a leaden weight placed upon the mouth of the ephah she was in. But when the music of Nebuchadnezzar’s worship ceremony begins, the two women of apostate Protestantism and Spiritualism remove the leaden weight, and lift up the eighth head, that is of the seven.

Dvije žene koje „utvrđuju” opaku ženu u Babilonu imaju „vjetar u svojim krilima”. Te su žene također ptice, jer imaju „krila”, a njihovo opravdanje za postavljanje te žene jest „vjetar” islama, jer islam okuplja ruku svakoga čovjeka. Žena koja se podiže bila je zatočena u efi još od svoje smrtonosne rane 1798. godine, jer je olovni uteg bio stavljen na otvor efe u kojoj se nalazila. Ali kada započne glazba bogoštovnog obreda Nabukodonozora, dvije žene otpaloga protestantizma i spiritizma uklanjaju olovni uteg i podižu osmu glavu, koja je od sedam.

> “As we approach the last crisis, it is of vital moment that harmony and unity exist among the Lord’s instrumentalities. The world is filled with storm and war and variance. Yet under one head—the papal power—the people will unite to oppose God in the person of His witnesses. This union is cemented by the great apostate. While he seeks to unite his agents in warring against the truth he will work to divide and scatter its advocates. Jealousy, evil surmising, evilspeaking, are instigated by him to produce discord and dissension.” Testimonies, volume 7, 182.

> „Kako se približavamo posljednjoj krizi, od presudne je važnosti da među Gospodnjim oruđima vladaju sklad i jedinstvo. Svijet je ispunjen olujom, ratom i razdorom. Ipak, pod jednom glavom — papinskom vlašću — ljudi će se ujediniti da se suprotstave Bogu u osobi Njegovih svjedoka. Taj je savez učvršćen od strane velikog otpada. Dok bude nastojao ujediniti svoja oruđa u ratovanju protiv istine, on će djelovati kako bi podijelio i raspršio njezine zagovornike. Ljubomora, zla nagađanja, opako govorenje, od njega su potaknuti da proizvedu neslogu i razdor.” Testimonies, volume 7, 182.

The threefold union lifts up the papacy as the head, for they intend to destroy the nation not desired.

Trostruki savez uzdiže papinstvo kao glavu, jer namjeravaju uništiti neželjeni narod.

> For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Psalm 83:2–4.

> Jer, evo, neprijatelji tvoji dižu bunu; i oni koji te mrze podigli su glavu. Lukavo su vijećali protiv tvoga naroda i savjetovali se protiv tvojih skrivenih. Rekli su: Dođite, i istrijebimo ih da više ne budu narod, da se ime Izraelovo više ne spominje u sjećanju. Psalam 83,2–4.

A bird is a religion, and the “ravenous bird from the east” which God calls at the “hour” of the Sunday law, when the message of the Midnight Cry is being proclaimed, is Islam. That is why in the very hour that the resurrected dead ascend into heaven as the ensign, the “third woe” of Islam comes quickly. This is why Isaiah states in verse one of chapter ten, “Woe” unto them that declare unrighteous decrees. The “Woes” of Revelation are Islam, and Islam is the providential judgment, or tool, or staff (Isaiah 10:5) that God uses to punish the United States for enforcing Sunday worship.

Ptica je religija, a „grabljiva ptica s istoka” koju Bog poziva u „čas” nedjeljnoga zakona, kada se objavljuje poruka Ponoćnoga vapaja, jest islam. Zato upravo u onaj čas kada uskrsli mrtvi kao stijeg uzlaze na nebo, „treći jao” islama dolazi brzo. Zato Izaija u prvom retku desetoga poglavlja kaže: „Jao” onima koji proglašavaju nepravedne uredbe. „Jao” iz Otkrivenja jest islam, a islam je providnosni sud, ili oruđe, ili šiba (Izaija 10,5) kojom se Bog služi da kazni Sjedinjene Američke Države zato što nameću svetkovanje nedjelje.

Isaiah chapter forty-six, identifies the “ravenous bird from the east,” as “the man that executeth my counsel.” That “man” is Islam, and he is called “from a far country,” for God “purposed” to judge the United States, and thereafter the world, for Sunday enforcement, as He did in former times with pagan Rome and the first four trumpets, and then with papal Rome in the fifth and sixth “Woe” trumpets. His purpose in Isaiah chapter forty-six is to call the “ravenous bird from the east,” and He informs His people who desire to understand His counsel and purpose “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.”

Izaija, četrdeset i šesto poglavlje, prepoznaje „grabežljivu pticu s istoka“ kao „čovjeka koji izvršava moj savjet“. Taj „čovjek“ jest islam, i nazvan je „iz daleke zemlje“, jer je Bog „naumio“ suditi Sjedinjenim Državama, a potom i svijetu, zbog nametanja nedjelje, kao što je činio u prijašnjim vremenima s poganskim Rimom i prva četiri trubljenja, a zatim s papinskim Rimom u petom i šestom trubljenju „Jao“. Njegova je namjera u četrdeset i šestom poglavlju Izaije pozvati „grabežljivu pticu s istoka“, te On obavješćuje svoj narod, koji želi razumjeti Njegov savjet i naum: „Sjetite se prijašnjih stvari od davnine: jer ja sam Bog, i nema drugoga; ja sam Bog, i nema nikoga poput mene, koji od početka navješćujem svršetak, i od drevnih vremena ono što još nije učinjeno, govoreći: Moj će savjet opstati, i izvršit ću svu svoju volju.“

In verse three Isaiah chapter ten, Isaiah records three important questions:

U trećem retku desetoga poglavlja Izaije, Izaija bilježi tri važna pitanja:

> And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? Isaiah 10:3.

> A što ćete činiti u dan pohođenja i u pustoši koja će doći izdaleka? K komu ćete uteći po pomoć? I gdje ćete ostaviti svoju slavu? Izaija 10,3.

The final question identifies that the glorious land loses her glory at the unrighteous decree. The glory of the United States is the Constitution, which is fully overturned at the Sunday law.

Posljednje pitanje pokazuje da slavna zemlja gubi svoju slavu zbog nepravedne uredbe. Slava Sjedinjenih Država jest Ustav, koji je u potpunosti oboren nedjeljnim zakonom.

> “And the Constitution guarantees to the people the right of self-government, providing that representatives elected by the popular vote shall enact and administer the laws. Freedom of religious faith was also granted, every man being permitted to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience. Republicanism and Protestantism became the fundamental principles of the nation. These principles are the secret of its power and prosperity.” The Great Controversy, 441.

> „A Ustav jamči narodu pravo na samoupravu, određujući da predstavnici izabrani glasovima naroda donose i provode zakone. Također je zajamčena sloboda vjere, pri čemu je svakom čovjeku dopušteno štovati Boga prema nalozima svoje savjesti. Republikanski oblik vladavine i protestantizam postali su temeljnim načelima nacije. Ta su načela tajna njezine moći i blagostanja.“ Velika borba, 441.

It is the Constitution that identifies the glory that is left in the dust at the Sunday law.

Ustav je taj koji prepoznaje slavu koja je ostavljena u prahu pri nedjeljnom zakonu.

> “When the nation for which God has worked in such a marvelous manner, and over which He has spread the shield of Omnipotence, abandons Protestant principles, and through its legislature gives countenance and support to Romanism in limiting religious liberty, then God will work in His own power for His people that are true. The tyranny of Rome will be exercised, but Christ is our refuge.” Testimonies to Ministers, 206.

> „Kad narod za koji je Bog djelovao na tako čudesan način, i nad kojim je raširio štit Svemogućnosti, napusti protestantska načela te putem svojega zakonodavstva dade priznanje i potporu rimokatolicizmu ograničavanjem vjerske slobode, tada će Bog u svojoj vlastitoj sili djelovati za svoj narod koji mu je vjeran. Tiranija Rima bit će vršena, ali Krist je naše utočište.” Testimonies to Ministers, 206.

At Isaiah’s “unrighteous decree,” which is the Sunday law, the glory of the United States is gone, and it immediately answers Isaiah’s second question as it prophetically flees to the United Nations, the ten-king confederacy of Revelation chapter seventeen for help to address the attack of Islam of the third “Woe”. The first of the three questions identifies the setting of the Sunday law desolation that causes the United States to begin its next work of forcing the entire world to accept the combination of church and state, as represented by the unification of the United Nations and the Catholic Church, with the pope in control of the unholy relationship. It calls that desolation “the day of visitation”. All these prophetic realities align with Nebuchadnezzar’s dedication service for the golden image.

Na Izaijinoj „nepravednoj odredbi”, koja je zakon o nedjelji, slava Sjedinjenih Država nestaje, i ona time odmah odgovara na Izaijino drugo pitanje dok proročki bježi k Ujedinjenim narodima, savezu deset kraljeva iz sedamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, po pomoć da se suoči s napadom islama trećeg „Jao”. Prvo od triju pitanja prepoznaje okvir pustoši zakona o nedjelji koja navodi Sjedinjene Države da započnu svoje sljedeće djelo prisiljavanja cijeloga svijeta da prihvati spoj crkve i države, kako je prikazan ujedinjenjem Ujedinjenih naroda i Katoličke Crkve, s papom koji upravlja tim nesvetim odnosom. Tu pustoš naziva „danom pohođenja”. Sve se te proročke stvarnosti usklađuju s Nabukodonozorovom službom posvećenja zlatnoga lika.

We will continue chapter three of Daniel in the next article.

Treće poglavlje Daniela nastavit ćemo u sljedećem članku.

> “In the history of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, God speaks to the people of today. The condemnation that will fall upon the inhabitants of the earth in this day will be because of their rejection of light. Our condemnation in the judgment will not result from the fact that we have lived in error, but from the fact that we have neglected Heaven-sent opportunities for discovering truth. The means of becoming conversant with the truth are within the reach of all; but, like the indulgent, selfish king, we give more attention to the things that charm the ear, and please the eye, and gratify the palate, than to the things that enrich the mind, the divine treasures of truth. It is through the truth that we may answer the great question, ‘What must I do to be saved?’” Bible Echo, September 17, 1894.

> „U povijesti Nebukadnezara i Baltazara Bog govori ljudima današnjice. Osuda koja će u ovaj dan pasti na stanovnike zemlje bit će zbog njihova odbacivanja svjetla. Naša osuda na sudu neće proizaći iz činjenice da smo živjeli u zabludi, nego iz činjenice da smo zanemarili prilike poslane s Neba za otkrivanje istine. Sredstva da se upoznamo s istinom dostupna su svima; ali mi, poput popustljiva, sebična kralja, posvećujemo više pozornosti onome što opčinjava uho, ugađa oku i zadovoljava nepce negoli onome što obogaćuje um, božanskim riznicama istine. Po istini možemo odgovoriti na veliko pitanje: ‘Što mi je činiti da se spasim?’” Bible Echo, 17. rujna 1894.

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