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

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj sto dvadeset

Unveiling the Prophetic Signs: Understanding the Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecies

Otkrivanje proročkih znakova: razumijevanje ispunjenja biblijskih proročanstava

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Jeff Pippenger

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March 6, 2024

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The fulfillment of the signs represented by the sun, moon, and stars have been amply addressed by the historians, the pioneers of Adventism and through the writings of Sister White. Some of the signs Jesus addressed are not as familiar as others. Few recognize that the “distress of nations” upon the “earth,” had a specific fulfillment. They are not clear about what the symbol of the shaking of the “powers of heaven,” as opposed to the shaking the powers of earth represent. And few Laodicean Adventist understand that the “coming” of “the Son of man coming in a cloud” was fulfilled in Millerite history.

Ispunjenje znakova predočenih suncem, mjesecom i zvijezdama obilno su obradili povjesničari, pioniri adventizma i kroz spise sestre White. Neki od znakova o kojima je Isus govorio nisu tako poznati kao drugi. Malo tko prepoznaje da je „tjeskoba naroda” na „zemlji” imala posebno ispunjenje. Nije im jasno što simbol trešnje „sila nebeskih” predstavlja, nasuprot trešnji sila zemaljskih. I malo laodicejskih adventista razumije da je „dolazak” „Sina čovječjega gdje dolazi na oblaku” bio ispunjen u mileritskoj povijesti.

> “The exact day and hour of Christ’s coming have not been revealed. The Saviour told his disciples that he himself could not make known the hour of his second appearing. But he mentioned certain events by which they might know when his coming was near. ‘There shall be signs,’ he said, ‘in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars.’ ‘The sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall fall.’ Upon the earth, he said, there shall be ‘distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth.’

> „Točan dan i čas Kristova dolaska nisu otkriveni. Spasitelj je rekao svojim učenicima da ni sam ne može obznaniti čas svojega drugog dolaska. Ali je spomenuo određene događaje po kojima bi mogli znati kada je njegov dolazak blizu. ‘I bit će znakova’, rekao je, ‘na suncu, i na mjesecu, i na zvijezdama.’ ‘Sunce će pomrčati, i mjesec neće dati svoje svjetlosti, i zvijezde će nebeske padati.’ Na zemlji će, rekao je, biti ‘tjeskoba narodâ, u nedoumici; more i valovi hučat će; ljudima će srca klonuti od straha i od iščekivanja onoga što dolazi na svijet.’”

> “‘And they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.’

> „I ugledat će Sina Čovječjega gdje dolazi na oblacima nebeskim sa silom i velikom slavom. I poslat će svoje anđele s velikim zvukom trube, i sabrat će njegove izabrane s četiri vjetra, od jednoga kraja neba do drugoga.“

> “The signs in the sun, moon, and stars have been fulfilled. Since that time earthquakes, tempests, tidal waves, pestilence, and famine have multiplied. The most awful destructions, by fire and flood, are following one another in quick succession. The terrible disasters that are taking place from week to week speak to us in earnest tones of warning, declaring that the end is near, that something great and decisive will soon of necessity take place.

> „Znakovi na suncu, mjesecu i zvijezdama ispunili su se. Od toga vremena umnožili su se potresi, oluje, plimni valovi, pošasti i glad. Najstrašnija razaranja, ognjem i poplavom, slijede jedno za drugim u brzom nizu. Strašne nesreće koje se zbivaju iz tjedna u tjedan govore nam ozbiljnim tonovima opomene, objavljujući da je kraj blizu, da će se uskoro po nuždi dogoditi nešto veliko i odlučujuće.“

> “Probationary time will not continue much longer. Now God is withdrawing his restraining hand from the earth. Long has he been speaking to men and women through the agency of his Holy Spirit; but they have not heeded the call. Now he is speaking to his people, and to the world, by his judgments. The time of these judgments is a time of mercy for those who have not yet had opportunity to learn what is truth. Tenderly will the Lord look upon them. His heart of mercy is touched; his hand is still stretched out to save. Large numbers will be admitted to the fold of safety who in these last days will hear the truth for the first time.” Review and Herald, November 22, 1906.

> „Vrijeme milosti neće još dugo potrajati. Bog sada povlači svoju ruku koja je obuzdavala zemlju. Dugo je govorio muškarcima i ženama posredovanjem svojega Svetoga Duha, ali oni nisu poslušali poziv. Sada govori svojemu narodu i svijetu svojim sudovima. Vrijeme tih sudova vrijeme je milosti za one koji još nisu imali priliku upoznati što je istina. Gospodin će na njih gledati nježno. Njegovo srce milosrđa ganuto je; njegova je ruka još uvijek ispružena da spasi. Veliko mnoštvo bit će primljeno u tor sigurnosti, koji će u ovim posljednjim danima prvi put čuti istinu.” Review and Herald, 22. studenoga 1906.

The Millerite history is repeated to the very letter in the last days. The “signs” that marked the arrival and history of the first angel, typify “signs” that mark the arrival and history of the third angel. All the sacred reformatory movements parallel the movement of the third angel in the last days.

Milleritska se povijest u posljednjim danima ponavlja doslovno do posljednjega slova. „Znakovi” koji su obilježili dolazak i povijest prvoga anđela predoznačuju „znakove” koji obilježavaju dolazak i povijest trećega anđela. Svi sveti reformatorski pokreti usporedni su s pokretom trećega anđela u posljednjim danima.

> “The work of God in the earth presents, from age to age, a striking similarity in every great reformation or religious movement. The principles of God’s dealing with men are ever the same. The important movements of the present have their parallel in those of the past, and the experience of the church in former ages has lessons of great value for our own time.” The Great Controversy, 343.

> „Božje djelo na zemlji pokazuje, iz naraštaja u naraštaj, zapanjujuću sličnost u svakoj velikoj reformi ili vjerskom pokretu. Načela Božjeg postupanja s ljudima uvijek su ista. Važni pokreti sadašnjega vremena imaju svoju usporedbu u onima iz prošlosti, a iskustvo Crkve u prijašnjim vjekovima nosi pouke od velike vrijednosti za naše vlastito vrijeme.” Velika borba, 343.

The history represented by the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen, is the third angel, and the history represented by the third angel runs parallel to the history of the first and second angels of Millerite history.

Povijest predstavljena silnim anđelom iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja jest povijest trećega anđela, a povijest predstavljena trećim anđelom teče usporedno s poviješću prvoga i drugoga anđela iz mileritske povijesti.

> “God has given the messages of Revelation 14 their place in the line of prophecy, and their work is not to cease till the close of this earth’s history. The first and second angel’s messages are still truth for this time, and are to run parallel with this which follows. The third angel proclaims his warning with a loud voice. ‘After these things,’ said John, ‘I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power, and the earth was lightened with his glory.’ In this illumination, the light of all the three messages is combined.” The 1888 Materials, 803, 804.

> „Bog je porukama iz Otkrivenja 14 dao njihovo mjesto u nizu proročanstava, i njihovo djelo ne smije prestati sve do završetka povijesti ove zemlje. Poruke prvoga i drugoga anđela još su uvijek istina za ovo vrijeme i trebaju teći usporedno s ovom koja slijedi. Treći anđeo objavljuje svoje upozorenje snažnim glasom. ‘Nakon ovoga’, rekao je Ivan, ‘vidjeh drugoga anđela gdje silazi s neba, koji ima veliku vlast, i zemlja se prosvijetli njegovom slavom.’ U toj prosvijetljenosti sjedinjena je svjetlost svih triju poruka.” The 1888 Materials, 803, 804.

The work of the first and second angels, which is paralleled by the work of the third angel, is also illustrated in the parable of the ten virgins.

Djelo prvoga i drugoga anđela, kojemu je usporedno djelo trećega anđela, također je prikazano u prispodobi o deset djevica.

> “I am often referred to the parable of the ten virgins, five of whom were wise, and five foolish. This parable has been and will be fulfilled to the very letter, for it has a special application to this time, and, like the third angel’s message, has been fulfilled and will continue to be present truth till the close of time.” Review and Herald, August 19, 1890.

> „Često mi se skreće pozornost na prispodobu o deset djevica, od kojih je pet bilo mudrih, a pet ludih. Ova se prispodoba ispunila i ispunit će se do u najmanju pojedinost, jer se posebno odnosi na ovo vrijeme i, poput poruke trećega anđela, ispunila se i nastavit će biti sadašnja istina sve do svršetka vremena.“ Review and Herald, 19. kolovoza 1890.

The history represented in Revelation chapter ten of the Book of revelation is represented as the seven thunders, and the seven thunders represent the events which took place during the history of the Millerites, which was the history of the first and second angels’ messages. The seven thunders also represent “future events” that occur in the last days, and they are fulfilled in the same “order” as they were in the history of the Millerites.

Povijest prikazana u desetom poglavlju knjige Otkrivenja prikazana je kao sedam gromova, a sedam gromova predstavljaju događaje koji su se zbili tijekom povijesti milerita, koja je bila povijest poruka prvoga i drugoga anđela. Sedam gromova također predstavljaju „buduće događaje” koji se zbivaju u posljednjim danima, te se ispunjavaju istim „redoslijedom” kao što su se ispunili u povijesti milerita.

> “The special light given to John which was expressed in the seven thunders was a delineation of events which would transpire under the first and second angels’ messages. …

> „Posebno svjetlo dano Ivanu, koje je bilo izraženo u sedam gromova, bilo je ocrtavanje događaja koji će se zbiti pod porukama prvoga i drugoga anđela. …“

> “After these seven thunders uttered their voices, the injunction comes to John as to Daniel in regard to the little book: ‘Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered.’ These relate to future events which will be disclosed in their order.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.

> „Nakon što je ovih sedam gromova izreklo svoje glasove, Ivanu dolazi nalog, kao i Danielu u vezi s malom knjigom: ‘Zapečati ono što je izreklo sedam gromova.’ To se odnosi na buduće događaje koji će biti otkriveni svojim redom.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, svezak 7, 971.

All the reform movements parallel one another, and they are to be brought together “line upon line,” in order to illustrate the final reformatory movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The parable of the ten virgins illustrates the internal experience of God’s people in the Millerite movement and the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Svi su reformski pokreti međusobno usporedni i trebaju biti dovedeni zajedno „red po red“, kako bi se prikazao završni reformski pokret sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Prispodoba o deset djevica prikazuje unutarnje iskustvo Božjega naroda u mileritskom pokretu i u pokretu sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.

> “The parable of the ten virgins of Matthew 25 also illustrates the experience of the Adventist people.” The Great Controversy, 393.

> „Prispodoba o deset djevica iz Mateja 25 također prikazuje iskustvo adventnog naroda.“ Velika borba, 393.

The work and message of both the Millerites and the one hundred and forty-four thousand is represented by the three angels of Revelation fourteen.

Djelo i poruka kako milerita tako i sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće prikazani su trima anđelima iz Otkrivenja 14.

> “I have had precious opportunities to obtain an experience. I have had an experience in the first, second, and third angels’ messages. The angels are represented as flying in the midst of heaven, proclaiming to the world a message of warning, and having a direct bearing upon the people living in the last days of this earth’s history. No one hears the voice of these angels, for they are a symbol to represent the people of God who are working in harmony with the universe of heaven. Men and women, enlightened by the Spirit of God, and sanctified through the truth, proclaim the three messages in their order.” Life Sketches, 429.

> „Imala sam dragocjene prilike steći iskustvo. Imala sam iskustvo u porukama prvoga, drugoga i trećega anđela. Anđeli su prikazani kako lete posred neba, objavljujući svijetu poruku upozorenja, koja se izravno odnosi na ljude koji žive u posljednjim danima povijesti ove zemlje. Nitko ne čuje glas ovih anđela, jer su oni simbol koji predstavlja Božji narod koji djeluje u skladu s nebeskim svemirom. Muškarci i žene, prosvijetljeni Božjim Duhom i posvećeni po istini, objavljuju tri poruke njihovim redom.“ Life Sketches, 429.

The prophetic events represented in Revelation chapter ten, are represented by the seven thunders. Those events mark where the divine is joined with the human. The “signs” that were identified by Christ in Matthew chapter twenty-four, Mark thirteen and Luke twenty-one represent the “signs” that ushered in the Millerite movement and represent a parallel testimony to the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The one hundred and forty-four thousand do not taste of death as represented by Enoch and Elijah. September 11, 2001, the “sign” that Christ identified as marking the arrival of the final generation of earth’s history, is identified in Luke chapter twenty-one. To be among that group that has been represented by Enoch and Elijah, who are called the one hundred and forty-four thousand requires that the “sign” and all that it represents is recognized.

Proročki događaji prikazani u desetom poglavlju Otkrivenja predstavljeni su sa sedam gromova. Ti događaji označuju mjesto gdje se božansko sjedinjuje s ljudskim. „Znakovi“ koje je Krist prepoznao u dvadeset četvrtom poglavlju Mateja, trinaestom Marka i dvadeset prvom Luki predstavljaju „znakove“ koji su uveli milleritski pokret i predstavljaju usporedno svjedočanstvo pokretu sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće ne kušaju smrti, kako to predstavljaju Henok i Ilija. Jedanaesti rujna 2001., „znak“ koji je Krist označio kao onaj koji obilježava dolazak posljednjega naraštaja zemaljske povijesti, prepoznat je u dvadeset prvom poglavlju Luke. Biti među tom skupinom koju su predstavljali Henok i Ilija, a koja se naziva sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, zahtijeva da se prepozna „znak“ i sve ono što on predstavlja.

After Jesus led His disciples down through the history of the “signs” which ushered in the Millerite movement He then repeated and enlarged His historical testimony, by including a parable that represented the same history.

Nakon što je Isus poveo svoje učenike kroz povijest „znakova” koji su uveli milleritski pokret, zatim je ponovio i proširio svoje povijesno svjedočanstvo uključivši prispodobu koja je predstavljala istu povijest.

> And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. Luke 21:29–33.

> I kaza im prispodobu: Pogledajte smokvu i sva stabla. Kad već propupaju, sami od sebe vidite i znate da je ljeto već blizu. Tako i vi, kad vidite da se ovo zbiva, znajte da je blizu kraljevstvo Božje. Zaista, kažem vam, ovaj naraštaj neće proći dok se sve ne ispuni. Nebo i zemlja proći će, ali moje riječi neće proći. Luka 21,29–33.

Jesus begins the parable by identifying a distinction between “the fig tree,” in the singular, and “all the trees.” The “fig tree,” is the covenant people, who in the last days is Laodicean Adventism, who profess to be the remnant people of God. The other “trees” were the Gentiles.

Isus započinje prispodobu time što utvrđuje razliku između „smokve”, u jednini, i „svih stabala”. „Smokva” je savezni narod, koji je u posljednjim danima laodicejski adventizam, koji tvrdi da je Božji narod ostatka. Ostala „stabla” bili su pogani.

> “Mark the cursing of the fig tree, representing the Jewish nation, covered with leaves of profession, but no fruit to be found thereon. The curse is pronounced upon the fig tree, which represents the moral, thinking, living agent, cursed of God, living as were the Jews for forty years after this event, yet dead. Mark, the other trees, representing the Gentiles, were not covered. They were leafless, making no pretension to having a knowledge of God. Their time of fruit-leaving was not yet.” Special Testimonies for Ministers and Workers, number 7, 59–61.

> „Zapazite prokletstvo smokve, koja predstavlja židovski narod, prekriven lišćem izvanjskog ispovijedanja, ali na njoj se ne nalazi nikakav plod. Prokletstvo je izrečeno nad smokvom, koja predstavlja moralno, misleće, živo biće, prokleto od Boga, koje je živjelo kao što su Židovi živjeli četrdeset godina nakon ovoga događaja, a ipak mrtvo. Zapazite, druga stabla, koja predstavljaju neznabošce, nisu bila prekrivena. Bila su bez lišća, ne polažući nikakvo pravo na poznavanje Boga. Njihovo vrijeme donošenja ploda još nije bilo došlo.” Special Testimonies for Ministers and Workers, number 7, 59–61.

Laodicean Adventism in the last days is cursed, for though it professes to be the remnant people of God, its profession is fruitless. Jesus is making two interconnected, but different points in the passage. He is identifying the distinction between the professed people of God and the Gentiles, who do not profess to uphold the law of God, or possess the Spirit of Prophecy which are the characteristics of the remnant of the last days, which Laodicean Adventism professes to uphold. The leaves in the last days represent the claimed profession to be the remnant identified by John in the book of Revelation.

Laodicejski adventizam u posljednjim danima proklet je, jer premda tvrdi da je Božji ostatak, njegovo je ispovijedanje bez ploda. Isus u tom odlomku iznosi dvije međusobno povezane, ali različite misli. On utvrđuje razliku između onih koji se izjašnjavaju kao Božji narod i neznabožaca, koji se ne izjašnjavaju da drže Božji zakon niti posjeduju Duh proroštva, što su obilježja ostatka u posljednjim danima, za koja laodicejski adventizam tvrdi da ih drži. Lišće u posljednjim danima predstavlja navodno ispovijedanje da su ostatak koji je Ivan prepoznao u knjizi Otkrivenja.

> “The Gentile world was represented by the leafless, fruitless fig trees. The Gentiles were destitute, as were the Jews, of godliness, but they had not claimed to be in favor with God. They made no boast of exalted spirituality. They were blind in every sense to the ways and works of God, With them the time for figs was not yet. They were still looking forward to a day which would bring them light and hope.” Signs of the Times, February 15, 1899.

> „Poganski je svijet bio predstavljen smokvama bez lišća i bez ploda. Pogani su bili lišeni pobožnosti, kao i Židovi, ali nisu tvrdili da uživaju Božju naklonost. Nisu se hvalili uzvišenom duhovnošću. Bili su slijepi u svakom pogledu za putove i djela Božja. Za njih vrijeme smokava još nije bilo došlo. Oni su još uvijek iščekivali dan koji će im donijeti svjetlo i nadu.” Signs of the Times, February 15, 1899.

The distinction between the fig tree and the other trees was given one other distinction by Christ. The time for the trees to bud out for the figs, was different than the time for the Gentiles trees to bud out. In the last days “two distinct calls are given to the churches,” and the first voice from the angel of Revelation chapter eighteen, identifies the time when the budding-out for the one hundred and forty-four thousand was to occur. The “second voice” of Revelation eighteen, represents when the other trees were to bud out.

Razlikovanje između smokve i ostalih stabala Krist je obilježio još jednim razlikovanjem. Vrijeme kada je smokva trebala potjerati pupove bilo je drukčije od vremena kada su stabla neznabozaca trebala potjerati pupove. U posljednjim danima „crkvama su upućena dva različita poziva“, a prvi glas anđela iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja označava vrijeme kada je trebalo nastupiti pupanje za sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. „Drugi glas“ iz Otkrivenja 18 predstavlja vrijeme kada su ostala stabla trebala potjerati pupove.

In Christ’s day the Jews were the fig tree, the Gentiles were the other trees. In Millerite history the Protestants were the fig tree, and the Millerites were the other trees. In the last days, Laodicean Adventism is the fruitless fig tree which is removed from Jerusalem (the vineyard), and the one hundred and forty-four thousand are the fig trees that bears fruit. God’s other children who are still in Babylon are represented as the Gentiles.

U Kristovo vrijeme Židovi su bili smokva, a neznabošci su bili ostala stabla. U mileritskoj povijesti protestanti su bili smokva, a mileriti su bili ostala stabla. U posljednjim danima laodicejski adventizam jest neplodna smokva koja se uklanja iz Jeruzalema (vinograda), a sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće jesu smokve koje donose rod. Božja druga djeca, koja su još uvijek u Babilonu, predstavljena su kao neznabošci.

A “gentile,” by definition is a “stranger.” The gentile trees are dormant (dead), bearing no buds or fruit at the time the fig tree buds out and comes to life. A dormant tree is a dry tree, and when the Gentiles are called to come out of Babylon, by the second voice of Revelation chapter eighteen, they will then choose to keep the seventh-day Sabbath and enter into covenant with the Lord.

„Poganin“ je, po definiciji, „tuđinac“. Poganska su stabla uspavana (mrtva), ne noseći ni pupove ni plod u vrijeme kada smokva propupa i oživi. Uspavano je stablo suho stablo, a kada Pogani budu pozvani da izađu iz Babilona drugim glasom iz osamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, tada će izabrati držati subotu sedmoga dana i stupiti u savez s Gospodinom.

> Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Isaiah 56:3–7.

> I neka sin tuđinčev, koji se pridružio Gospodu, ne govori govoreći: Gospod me doista odvojio od svojega naroda; niti neka uškopljenik kaže: Evo, ja sam suho drvo. Jer ovako govori Gospod uškopljenicima koji drže moje subote, i biraju ono što mi je po volji, i drže se mojega saveza: njima ću dati u svojoj kući i unutar svojih zidova mjesto i ime bolje nego sinovima i kćerima; dat ću im vječno ime koje neće biti zatrto. A i sinove tuđinčeve, koji se pridružuju Gospodu da mu služe i da ljube ime Gospodnje, da budu njegovi sluge, svakoga koji drži subotu da je ne oskvrni i drži se mojega saveza, i njih ću dovesti na svoju svetu goru i razveseliti ih u svojem domu molitve: njihove će paljenice i njihove žrtve biti prihvaćene na mojem žrtveniku; jer će se moj dom zvati dom molitve za sve narode. Izaija 56,3–7.

A stranger is a “gentile,” and the “second voice” calls them to come out of Babylon, and they are brought to God’s holy mountain, it will then be His “holy” mountain, for the wheat and tares will have been separated by the testing process represented in the history of the “first voice”. When they come to the mountain of the Lord in the last days, the Gentiles will no longer be strangers, or dry trees.

Stranac je „poganin“, a „drugi glas“ poziva ih da izađu iz Babilona, i oni se dovode na Božju svetu goru; tada će to biti Njegova „sveta“ gora, jer će pšenica i kukolj biti odvojeni procesom kušnje prikazanim u povijesti „prvoga glasa“. Kada u posljednje dane dođu na goru Gospodnju, pogani više neće biti stranci ni suha stabla.

> The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. Joel 3:15–17.

> Sunce i mjesec pomračit će se, i zvijezde će ustegnuti svoj sjaj. I Gospodin će riknuti sa Siona i pustiti glas svoj iz Jeruzalema; i nebesa i zemlja zadrhtat će; ali Gospodin će biti utočište svome narodu i snaga sinovima Izraelovim. Tako ćete znati da sam ja Gospodin, Bog vaš, koji prebivam na Sionu, svetoj gori svojoj; tada će Jeruzalem biti svet i tuđinci više neće prolaziti kroz njega. Joel 3:15–17.

The ushering in of the history where the “second voice” calls God’s other flock out of Babylon has “signs” that were typified by the signs of the Millerite movement. In Matthew chapter twenty-four, Mark chapter thirteen and Luke chapter twenty-one Christ’s testimony that we are considering is set forth. In each of those three witnesses one of the “signs” identified is that the powers of heaven shall be shaken, but in Joel’s representation of the “signs” which identify when Jerusalem shall be “holy”, both “the heavens and the earth shall shake.”

Uvođenje povijesti u kojoj „drugi glas” poziva drugo Božje stado iz Babilona ima „znakove” koji su bili predoznačeni znakovima mileritskog pokreta. U dvadeset i četvrtom poglavlju Evanđelja po Mateju, trinaestom poglavlju Evanđelja po Marku i dvadeset i prvom poglavlju Evanđelja po Luki izloženo je Kristovo svjedočanstvo koje razmatramo. U svakome od ta tri svjedoka jedan od prepoznatljivih „znakova” jest da će se sile nebeske uzdrmati, ali u Joelovu prikazu „znakova” koji određuju vrijeme kada će Jeruzalem biti „svet”, uzdrmat će se i „nebesa i zemlja.”

Joel is identifying the perfect fulfillment of the predicted “signs” that occur when Jerusalem is holy. That time is when the Lord has removed the sins from the one hundred and forty-four thousand, and the church of Laodicea has transitioned to the movement of Philadelphia. It is then that the sixth movement (Philadelphia), becomes the eighth movement (Philadelphia), that is of the seven churches. It is then that the Church Militant becomes the Church Triumphant. The Church Militant is a label for God’s church that is composed of the wheat and the tares. The Church Triumphant is God’s holy mountain that is “holy,” and “no strangers pass through her anymore.”

Joel prepoznaje savršeno ispunjenje prorečenih „znakova“ koji se zbivaju kada je Jeruzalem svet. To je vrijeme kada je Gospod uklonio grijehe sa sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, a laodicejska crkva prešla u filadelfijski pokret. Tada šesti pokret (Filadelfija) postaje osmi pokret (Filadelfija), koji je od sedam crkava. Tada Crkva vojujuća postaje Crkva pobjednička. Crkva vojujuća oznaka je za Božju crkvu koja se sastoji od pšenice i kukolja. Crkva pobjednička Božja je sveta gora koja je „sveta“ i „tuđinci više njome ne prolaze“.

The ushering in of the ensign that is lifted up, which is the Church Triumphant, which is the “eighth that is of the seven”, which is when Jerusalem is “holy”, is accompanied by “signs.” In order for Jesus to provide the point of reference for His people to recognize the life or death “sign,” that identifies the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, He employed trees and the natural cycle of a tree’s life to teach the all-important lesson.

Uvođenje podignutoga stijega, koji je Crkva pobjednica, koji je „osmi koji je od sedmorice“, kada je Jeruzalem „svet“, popraćeno je „znakovima“. Kako bi Isus svojemu narodu pružio referentnu točku po kojoj će prepoznati „znak“ života ili smrti, koji označava pečaćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, poslužio se drvećem i prirodnim tijekom života jednoga stabla da bi poučio tu krajnje važnu pouku.

> “Christ had bidden His people watch for the signs of His advent and rejoice as they should behold the tokens of their coming King. ‘When these things begin to come to pass,’ He said, ‘then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.’ He pointed His followers to the budding trees of spring, and said: ‘When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.’ Luke 21:28, 30, 31.” The Great Controversy, 308.

> „Krist je svome narodu naložio da motri na znakove svojega dolaska i raduje se kad ugleda znamenja dolaska svojega Kralja. ‘Kad se ovo stane zbivati’, rekao je, ‘uspravite se i podignite glave, jer se približuje vaše otkupljenje.’ Uputio je svoje sljedbenike na proljetna stabla koja pupaju te rekao: ‘Kad već propupaju, sami od sebe vidite i znate da je ljeto već blizu. Tako i vi, kad vidite da se to zbiva, znajte da je blizu kraljevstvo Božje.’ Luka 21,28.30.31.” Velika borba, 308.

When the trees of Spring begin to bud out, Summer is near.

Kad stabla u proljeće počnu pupati, ljeto je blizu.

> The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Jeremiah 8:20.

> Žetva je prošla, ljeto je završilo, a mi nismo spašeni. Jeremija 8,20.

The budding trees identify that it is Spring, and we then know Summer is near, and it is in the Summer when the harvest is gathered.

Pupajuća stabla pokazuju da je proljeće, i tada znamo da je ljeto blizu, a upravo se ljeti sabire žetva.

> The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. Matthew 13:39.

> Neprijatelj koji ih je posijao jest đavao; žetva je svršetak svijeta; a žeteoci su anđeli. Matej 13,39.

The harvest is at the end of the world. When the trees begin to bud out, you are required to know that the end of the world is imminent.

Žetva je na svršetku svijeta. Kad drveće počne pupati, dužni ste znati da je svršetak svijeta blizu.

> “One saying of the Saviour must not be made to destroy another. Though no man knoweth the day nor the hour of His coming, we are instructed and required to know when it is near. We are further taught that to disregard His warning, and refuse or neglect to know when His advent is near, will be as fatal for us as it was for those who lived in the days of Noah not to know when the flood was coming.” The Great Controversy, 371.

> „Ne smije se dopustiti da jedna Spasiteljeva izjava poništi drugu. Premda nitko ne zna dana ni časa Njegova dolaska, poučeni smo i obvezni znati kada je blizu. Nadalje, poučeni smo da će za nas zanemariti Njegovo upozorenje te odbiti ili propustiti znati kada je Njegov dolazak blizu biti jednako pogubno kao što je bilo onima koji su živjeli u Noinim danima ne znati kada dolazi potop.” Velika borba, 371.

We will continue our study of Luke chapter twenty-one in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo naše proučavanje dvadeset i prvog poglavlja Evanđelja po Luki u sljedećem članku.

> “I saw that the powers of earth are now being shaken and that events come in order. War, and rumors of war, sword, famine, and pestilence are first to shake the powers of earth, then the voice of God will shake the sun, moon, and stars, and this earth also. I saw that the shaking of the powers in Europe is not, as some teach, the shaking of the powers of heaven, but it is the shaking of the angry nations.” Early Writings, 41.

> „Vidjela sam da se sile zemlje sada potresaju i da događaji dolaze redom. Rat, i glasovi o ratovima, mač, glad i pošast najprije potresaju sile zemlje, a zatim će glas Božji potresti sunce, mjesec i zvijezde, pa i ovu zemlju. Vidjela sam da potresanje sila u Europi nije, kako neki naučavaju, potresanje sila nebeskih, nego je to potresanje gnjevnih naroda.” Early Writings, 41.

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