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# The Hidden History of Verse Forty - Number Eleven

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Number Eleven

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Jeff Pippenger

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May 21, 2026

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The book of Joel is perhaps the most direct revelation of the latter rain in the Scriptures, and Joel opens up by first referencing the four generations of apostasy accomplished by the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. Those four generations of escalating destruction represented in Joel’s opening verses align with the four escalating abominations of Ezekiel chapter eight. 1863 unto 1888 represents the first generation, and it represents the rejection of the foundational message of the Millerites as represented upon the 1843 and 1850 pioneer charts, represented in Habakkuk chapter two, and that symbolizes the covenant as represented by the two tables of the Ten Commandments.

Knjiga proroka Joela možda je najizravnije otkrivenje o kasnoj kiši u Svetome pismu, a Joel započinje time što se najprije poziva na četiri naraštaja otpada koje je ostvarila laodicejska Crkva adventista sedmoga dana. Ta četiri naraštaja sve većega razaranja, prikazana u početnim redcima Joelove knjige, podudaraju se s četirima sve većim gadostima iz osmog poglavlja Ezekiela. Razdoblje od 1863. do 1888. predstavlja prvi naraštaj, a ono predstavlja odbacivanje temeljne poruke milerita, kako je prikazana na pionirskim kartama iz 1843. i 1850., prikazana u drugom poglavlju Habakuka, i to simbolizira savez, kako je prikazan dvjema pločama Deset zapovijedi.

1888 to 1919 represent the generation that rejected the experience of righteousness by faith, that produces an experience represented by the church of Philadelphia. In the first generation the rebellion focused upon the work of leadership represented by William Miller, and in the second generation of 1888 the leadership of the Spirit of Prophecy was rebelled against. The third generation of 1919 began with William Warren Prescott’s book, The Doctrine of Christ and ended with the book, Questions on Doctrine in 1957. That third generation was the generation of compromise with the world as Adventism sought the accreditation of the medical practices of the American Medical Association, and the accreditation of their colleges by the academic scholars of apostate Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.

1888. do 1919. predstavljaju naraštaj koji je odbacio iskustvo opravdanja vjerom, a koje proizvodi iskustvo predstavljeno filadelfijskom crkvom. U prvom naraštaju pobuna se usredotočila na djelo vodstva predstavljeno Williamom Millerom, a u drugom naraštaju, 1888., pobunilo se protiv vodstva Duha proroštva. Treći naraštaj, 1919., započeo je knjigom Williama Warrena Prescotta, The Doctrine of Christ, a završio knjigom Questions on Doctrine 1957. godine. Taj treći naraštaj bio je naraštaj kompromisa sa svijetom dok je adventizam tražio akreditaciju medicinske prakse od American Medical Association te akreditaciju svojih koledža od akademskih učenjaka otpalog protestantizma i Rimokatoličke crkve.

In the third generation the educational counsel from the pen of Ellen White was rejected and replaced with the false educational practices of the world as represented by the educational philosophy of Greece. Greek education is represented by the goddess Athena who is enshrined in the duplicate Parthenon temple in Nashville, Tennessee.

U trećem naraštaju odgojni savjeti iz pera Ellen White bili su odbačeni i zamijenjeni lažnim odgojnim praksama svijeta, kakve predstavlja odgojna filozofija Grčke. Grčki odgoj predstavlja božica Atena, koja je ustoličena u replici hrama Partenona u Nashvilleu, Tennessee.

True education was exemplified in the Bible with the schools of the prophets associated with the prophet Elisha. The Maccabean revolt of 167 BC and onward to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, was in large part a protest against the inroads of Greek education into the culture and nation of the ancient literal glorious land. The protest of the Maccabees was a revolt against Greek influence at every level, but the educational influence of Greece was so pervasive in the history and the motivations of the Maccabean zealots that it cannot be separated from the reality that Greek education was perhaps the largest factor associated with the Jewish rejection of Jesus Christ as their Messiah. Books have been written identifying the negative influence of Greek education upon the Jews and false educations contribution to the Jewish rejection and crucifixion of Christ.

Istinsko se obrazovanje u Bibliji očitovalo u školama prorokâ povezanima s prorokom Elizejem. Makabejska pobuna od 167. pr. Kr. pa sve do razorenja Jeruzalema 70. po. Kr. bila je velikim dijelom prosvjed protiv prodora grčkoga obrazovanja u kulturu i narod drevne doslovne slavne zemlje. Prosvjed Makabejaca bio je pobuna protiv grčkoga utjecaja na svakoj razini, ali obrazovni je utjecaj Grčke bio toliko prožimajući u povijesti i pobudama makabejskih revnitelja da se ne može odvojiti od stvarnosti da je grčko obrazovanje možda bilo najveći čimbenik povezan sa židovskim odbacivanjem Isusa Krista kao njihova Mesije. Napisane su knjige koje utvrđuju negativan utjecaj grčkoga obrazovanja na Židove i doprinos lažnoga obrazovanja židovskom odbacivanju i raspeću Krista.

The Maccabean revolt aligns with the revolt of 1776 in the modern spiritual glorious land. There are currently over 4,000 registered universities in the United States that are built upon the philosophy of Greek and Jesuit educational practices. The anarchy and lawlessness of the past ten-plus years can be directly traced to the so-called educational centers in the United States that for decades have been indoctrinating students who were already conditioned by media and entertainment sources to accept the globalist philosophies derived from the satanic philosophies of the French Revolution period. The students of today’s universities were already conditioned into accepting the lifestyle represented by Sodom and Gomorrah before they entered the educational centers designed to attack white people, Christians and true American history. A citizen of the United States today who wishes to understand the constant two-tiered system of justice that fulfills the justice and truth being cast into the streets as identified in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy, must understand that the current circumstances are being produced by a purposeful designed attack that is indoctrinated from the earliest years of life by a educational system designed to bring mankind under the control of elitist globalists–the dragon power!

Makabejska pobuna podudara se s pobunom iz 1776. godine u suvremenoj duhovnoj slavnoj zemlji. Trenutačno u Sjedinjenim Državama postoji više od 4.000 registriranih sveučilišta koja su izgrađena na filozofiji grčkih i isusovačkih obrazovnih praksi. Anarhija i bezakonje proteklih više od deset godina mogu se izravno pratiti do takozvanih obrazovnih središta u Sjedinjenim Državama koja desetljećima indoktriniraju studente, koji su već bili uvjetovani medijskim i zabavnim izvorima da prihvate globalističke filozofije proizišle iz sotonskih filozofija razdoblja Francuske revolucije. Studenti današnjih sveučilišta već su bili uvjetovani da prihvate način života prikazan Sodomom i Gomorom prije nego što su ušli u obrazovna središta osmišljena da napadaju bijelce, kršćane i istinsku američku povijest. Građanin Sjedinjenih Država danas, koji želi razumjeti stalni dvostruki sustav pravde koji ispunjava pravdu i istinu bačene na ulice, kako je to prepoznato u Bibliji i Duhu proroštva, mora razumjeti da sadašnje okolnosti proizvodi namjerno osmišljen napad koji se indoktrinira od najranijih godina života putem obrazovnog sustava osmišljenog da čovječanstvo dovede pod nadzor elitističkih globalista – zmajske sile!

There are five major themes in the writings of Ellen White; education, health reform, Christian living, The Great Controversy theme and practical godliness. Education is one of five major themes in the Spirit of Prophecy, and Ellen White was as much a biblical prophet as every prophet noted in God’s Word. Among other things, this means her life is an example of and for the one hundred and forty-four thousand. Before anyone thinks that Christ alone is to be our example; Paul states:

Postoji pet glavnih tema u spisima Ellen White: obrazovanje, zdravstvena reforma, kršćanski život, tema Velike borbe i praktična pobožnost. Obrazovanje je jedna od pet glavnih tema u Duhu proroštva, a Ellen White bila je biblijski prorok isto toliko koliko i svaki prorok zabilježen u Božjoj Riječi. Između ostaloga, to znači da je njezin život primjer za sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće i primjer njima. Prije nego što itko pomisli da nam jedino Krist treba biti uzor, Pavao izjavljuje:

> For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 1 Corinthians 4:15, 16.

> Jer premda imate deset tisuća učitelja u Kristu, ipak nemate mnogo otaca; jer u Kristu Isusu ja vas rodih po evanđelju. Stoga vas zaklinjem: budite nasljedovatelji moji. 1 Corinthians 4:15, 16.

As a prophet Ellen White is an example. There was only one time that Ellen White accepted the role as a board member, and that time was with the formation of a college that embraced the principles of true education as set forth as one of the five major themes of her ministry. That college in Madison, Tennessee is located within the metropolitan district of Nashville, Tennessee. Not only did she agree to be on the founding board of Madison college from 1904 until a year before her death in 1915, she was instrumental in selecting the land where the college was established. Nashville is the center of the Greek educational system that helped to prevent the Jews from accepting their Messiah in the history of the Maccabees, who typify the apostate Protestantism of the times in which we now live. The line of the Maccabees is firmly set forth in the hidden history of verse forty, representing the apostate Protestantism that has now been fully indoctrinated with the very same, (though a modern version) destructive fruits of Greek education.

Kao prorokinja, Ellen White je primjer. Samo je jednom Ellen White prihvatila ulogu članice upravnog odbora, i to prilikom osnivanja jednog koledža koji je prihvatio načela istinskoga odgoja, kako su izložena kao jedna od pet glavnih tema njezine službe. Taj koledž u Madisonu, Tennessee, nalazi se unutar metropolitanskog područja Nashvillea, Tennessee. Ne samo da je pristala biti članicom osnivačkog odbora Madison Collegea od 1904. do godine prije svoje smrti 1915., nego je imala ključnu ulogu i u odabiru zemljišta na kojem je koledž bio osnovan. Nashville je središte grčkoga obrazovnog sustava koji je pomogao spriječiti Židove da u povijesti Makabejaca prihvate svojega Mesiju, a oni predočuju otpali protestantizam vremena u kojem sada živimo. Linija Makabejaca čvrsto je izložena u skrivenoj povijesti četrdesetoga retka, predstavljajući otpali protestantizam koji je sada u potpunosti indoktriniran istim onim, premda suvremenim oblikom, razornim plodovima grčkoga obrazovanja.

In the third generation of Adventism, the leadership that had rejected the Spirit of Prophecy in 1888, chose to turn their educational system over to the accreditation structure of the world. Nashville represents the symbolic center of both true and false education. The prophet selected the same city that the world selected to enshrine Greek education, for unlike Greek education that is based upon separating truth into isolated subjects to destroy the whole. True education is the foundational basis of Sister White’s other four primary themes of health reform, practical godliness, Christian living, and especially the theme of The Great Controversy.

U trećem naraštaju adventizma vodstvo koje je 1888. odbacilo Duh proroštva izabralo je predati svoj obrazovni sustav akreditacijskoj strukturi svijeta. Nashville predstavlja simbolično središte i istinitoga i lažnoga obrazovanja. Prorok je izabrao isti grad koji je svijet izabrao da ovjekovječi grčko obrazovanje, jer je, za razliku od grčkoga obrazovanja koje se temelji na razdvajanju istine na izdvojene predmete kako bi se uništila cjelina, pravo obrazovanje temeljna osnova ostalih četiriju glavnih tema sestre White: zdravstvene reforme, praktične pobožnosti, kršćanskoga življenja, a osobito teme Velike borbe.

Jesus always illustrates the end with the beginning, and the test in the Garden of Eden illustrates the test the world is now being confronted with. The test at the end is the same as every biblical test, for God never changes. A biblical test is a three-step testing process that produces two classes that are manifested at the end of the testing process. The first angel expresses the three steps as fearing God, giving Him glory, for the hour of the litmus test of judgment is come. The first step was the command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Lacking the necessary fear of God, Eve failed the test of the tree and ate the fruit represented as both good and evil. Adam’s fear of God did not prevent him from entering into the rebellion of the tree, and judgment was brought upon them both, as they manifested a life without the abiding presence of Divinity.

Isus uvijek prikazuje svršetak pomoću početka, a kušnja u Edenskom vrtu oslikava kušnju s kojom je svijet sada suočen. Kušnja na svršetku ista je kao i svaka biblijska kušnja, jer se Bog nikada ne mijenja. Biblijska kušnja jest trostupanjski proces kušanja koji proizvodi dvije skupine što se očituju na kraju procesa kušanja. Prvi anđeo izražava ta tri koraka kao bojati se Boga, dati Mu slavu, jer je došao čas lakmus-kušnje suda. Prvi je korak bio zapovijed da se ne jede sa stabla spoznaje dobra i zla. Budući da joj je nedostajao potreban strah Božji, Eva nije položila kušnju stabla te je jela plod prikazan i kao dobro i kao zlo. Adamov strah Božji nije ga spriječio da uđe u pobunu stabla, i sud je došao na oboje, budući da su očitovali život bez prebivajuće prisutnosti Božanstva.

The test of the last days begins with a warning to eat the increase of knowledge that is unsealed in the revelation of Jesus Christ just before mankind’s probation comes to its end. Whether with Adventism or those outside of Adventism, the test is based upon the reception of, or the rejection of the increase of “knowledge” that is unsealed in our time. That test of knowledge is represented by the Garden’s tree of testing, that represents knowledge of either good or evil. True education was located and symbolized in Nashville, Tennessee in 1904, and false education was located and symbolized in Nashville in 1897, then re-built as a permanent structure in 1920. In the life of the prophetess true education was enshrined in Nashville, and false education was also enshrined. After her death in 1915 false education was restored in the second and permanent construction of the Parthenon temple, and true education was rejected through compromise with the world by the leadership of the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church.

Ispit posljednjih dana započinje upozorenjem da se jede umnoženo znanje koje je otpečaćeno u otkrivenju Isusa Krista neposredno prije nego što se vrijeme milosti za čovječanstvo privede svome kraju. Bilo u adventizmu ili među onima izvan adventizma, ispit se temelji na prihvaćanju ili odbacivanju umnoženog „znanja“ koje je otpečaćeno u naše vrijeme. Taj ispit znanja predočen je stablom kušnje u vrtu, koje predstavlja spoznaju ili dobra ili zla. Istinsko obrazovanje bilo je smješteno i simbolizirano u Nashvilleu, Tennessee, 1904. godine, a lažno obrazovanje bilo je smješteno i simbolizirano u Nashvilleu 1897. godine, te potom ponovno sagrađeno kao trajna građevina 1920. godine. U životu proročice istinsko je obrazovanje bilo ovjekovječeno u Nashvilleu, a i lažno je obrazovanje također bilo ovjekovječeno. Nakon njezine smrti 1915. godine lažno je obrazovanje bilo obnovljeno u drugoj i trajnoj izgradnji hrama Partenona, a istinsko je obrazovanje bilo odbačeno putem kompromisa sa svijetom od strane vodstva laodicejske Adventističke crkve sedmoga dana.

Nashville’s nickname, the “Athens of the South”, influenced the choice of the building as the centerpiece of the 1897 Centennial Exposition. A number of buildings at the exposition were based on ancient originals. However, the Parthenon was the only one that was an exact reproduction. Today’s Nashville, Tennessee, is famous for its music, but before there was the Johnny Cash Museum, Nashville was famous for its education, not singing.

Nadimak Nashvillea, „Atena Juga”, utjecao je na odabir te zgrade kao središnjeg obilježja Stogodišnje izložbe 1897. godine. Niz zgrada na izložbi bio je zasnovan na drevnim izvornicima. Međutim, Partenon je bio jedini koji je bio točna reprodukcija. Današnji Nashville u saveznoj državi Tennessee poznat je po svojoj glazbi, no prije nego što je postojao Muzej Johnnyja Casha, Nashville je bio poznat po svom obrazovanju, a ne po pjevanju.

By the 1850s, Nashville had already earned the nickname of the “Athens of the South” by having established numerous higher education institutions; it was the first American southern city to establish a public school system. By the end of the century, Nashville would see Fisk University, St. Cecilia Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Meharry Medical College, Belmont University, and Vanderbilt University all open their doors. At the time, Nashville was known to be one of the most refined and educated cities of the south, filled with wealth and culture.

Do 1850-ih Nashville je već stekao nadimak „Atena Juga“ jer je ondje bio utemeljen velik broj ustanova visokoga obrazovanja; bio je prvi grad na američkom Jugu koji je uspostavio sustav javnoga školstva. Do kraja stoljeća u Nashvilleu su svoja vrata otvorili Fisk University, St. Cecilia Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Meharry Medical College, Belmont University i Vanderbilt University. U to je vrijeme Nashville bio poznat kao jedan od najuglađenijih i najobrazovanijih gradova Juga, ispunjen bogatstvom i kulturom.

The mystery of iniquity is both a noun and a verb in the inspired Word. Inspiration identifies Satan, and the pope, who Sister White calls Satan’s “right hand man,” as the mystery of iniquity. Yet the “mystery of iniquity” also describes the amalgamation of truth and error. Joel’s four generations of apostasy aligns with Ezekiel chapter eight’s four escalating abominations. Those two witnesses align with the first four churches of Revelation, and the third church is represented by Constantine’s compromise of Christianity combined with paganism. Those first four churches align with the history of ancient Israel, that symbolizes modern Israel’s history.

Tajna bezakonja u nadahnutoj Riječi jest i imenica i glagol. Nadahnuće identificira Sotonu i papu, kojega sestra White naziva Sotoninim „desnom rukom“, kao tajnu bezakonja. Ipak, „tajna bezakonja“ također opisuje stapanje istine i zablude. Joelove četiri naraštaja otpada podudaraju se s četiri sve veće gadosti iz osmog poglavlja Ezekiela. Ta se dva svjedoka podudaraju s prve četiri crkve iz Otkrivenja, a treću crkvu predstavlja Konstantinov kompromis kršćanstva udružen s poganstvom. Te prve četiri crkve podudaraju se s poviješću drevnoga Izraela, koja simbolizira povijest suvremenoga Izraela.

In the third generation of ancient Israel, the kings of Israel formed alliances with the other nations that were never to be brought into alliance with God’s people. The parallel of ancient literal Israel and the Christian church as set forth in the book of Revelation is a prophetic subject set forth clearly in the study titled, Habakkuk’s Tables. Joel aligns the fourth and final generation who are “cut off” from being God’s chosen covenant people with the twenty-five elders who are bowing to the sun in Ezekiel’s four escalating abominations. That fourth generation where Laodicean Seventh-day Adventism is cut off as they bow to the sun at the Sunday law, aligns with the fourth church of Thyatira that symbolizes the reign of the papacy at either 538 or the soon-coming Sunday law. The third church of Pergamos represents “compromise” whether ancient Israel aligning with pagan kingdoms, or Constantine combining paganism with Christianity, and those two witnesses address the third generation of the earth beast of Revelation thirteen.

U trećem naraštaju staroga Izraela, kraljevi Izraelovi sklapali su saveze s drugim narodima koji nikada nisu smjeli biti uvedeni u savez s Božjim narodom. Paralela između drevnoga doslovnog Izraela i kršćanske crkve, kako je izložena u knjizi Otkrivenja, proročka je tema jasno iznesena u studiji naslovljenoj Habakkuk’s Tables. Joel usklađuje četvrti i posljednji naraštaj koji je „odsječen“ od toga da bude Božji izabrani saveznički narod s dvadeset i pet starješina koji se klanjaju suncu u Ezekielovim četirima sve težim gadostima. Taj četvrti naraštaj, u kojemu je laodikejski adventizam sedmoga dana odsječen dok se klanja suncu pri nedjeljnom zakonu, podudara se s četvrtom crkvom u Tijatiri, koja simbolizira vladavinu papinstva bilo 538. godine bilo pri uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. Treća crkva, Pergam, predstavlja „kompromis“, bilo da je riječ o starome Izraelu koji se udružuje s poganskim kraljevstvima, ili o Konstantinu koji sjedinjuje poganstvo s kršćanstvom, a ta dva svjedoka obraćaju se trećem naraštaju zemaljske zvijeri iz trinaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.

The four generations of the United States, who among other truths was typified by Egypt during the bondage of 400/430 years, that concluded with Pharaoh drowning in the waters of the Red Sea. Those waters marked the end of the nation that was to be judged when God brought about deliverance for ancient Israel through the prophet Moses. The United States is judged in the period of time that judgment concludes upon God’s church, so it is to be noted that the water that ended the life of Pharaoh was brought upon Pharaoh by the release of the east wind that had been holding the waters in place as God delivered His chosen people. The east wind is the third woe that strikes at the Sunday law when the earthquake of Revelation eleven arrives.

Četiri naraštaja Sjedinjenih Država, koji su među ostalim istinama bili predoznačeni Egiptom tijekom ropstva od 400/430 godina, završili su time da je faraon potonuo u vodama Crvenoga mora. Te su vode označile svršetak naroda kojemu je trebalo biti suđeno kada je Bog po proroku Mojsiju donio izbavljenje drevnom Izraelu. Sjedinjenim Državama sudi se u razdoblju u kojemu se sud dovršava nad Božjom crkvom, stoga valja zapaziti da je voda koja je okončala faraonov život došla na faraona oslobađanjem istočnoga vjetra koji je zadržavao vode na mjestu dok je Bog izbavljao svoj izabrani narod. Istočni vjetar jest treće jao koje udara na nedjeljni zakon kada dolazi potres iz Otkrivenja jedanaest.

The generation that precedes the fourth and final generation of the earth beast is fulfilled on both the Republican and Protestant horns. The compromise of the Republican horn that was accomplished in its third generation occurred in the period surrounding the first world war, and it marked the United States turning its economic structure over to the globalists of the Federal Reserve. In that same period Laodicean Seventh-day Adventism sought to have its medical and educational work “accredited” by the standards of worldly education and medicine. As a verb the “mystery of iniquity” represents the compromise of Constantine and the kings of ancient Israel with the powers of the world. The word used by inspiration to describe the compromise is “amalgamation,” as defined in the dictionary of Ellen White’s time as; "to mix or unite in an amalgam; to blend." The tree of the knowledge of good and evil is the tree of amalgamation, the tree of compromise. “The last mighty conflict,” is the Sunday law crisis, and Satan’s preparation for that crisis is “the mystery of iniquity,” that blends human wisdom with Divine revelation.

Naraštaj koji prethodi četvrtom i posljednjem naraštaju zvijeri iz zemlje ispunjava se na oba roga, republikanskom i protestantskom. Kompromis republikanskog roga, koji je ostvaren u njegovu trećem naraštaju, zbio se u razdoblju oko Prvoga svjetskog rata, i označio je trenutak kada su Sjedinjene Države svoju gospodarsku strukturu predale globalistima Federalnih rezervi. U tom istom razdoblju laodicejski adventizam sedmoga dana nastojao je da njegov medicinski i obrazovni rad bude „akreditiran” prema mjerilima svjetovnoga obrazovanja i medicine. Kao glagolski izraz, „tajna bezakonja” predstavlja kompromis Konstantina i kraljeva drevnoga Izraela sa silama ovoga svijeta. Riječ kojom Nadahnuće opisuje taj kompromis jest „amalgamacija”, definirana u rječniku iz vremena Ellen White ovako: „pomiješati ili sjediniti u amalgam; stopiti.” Drvo spoznaje dobra i zla jest drvo amalgamacije, drvo kompromisa. „Posljednji silni sukob” jest kriza nedjeljnoga zakona, a Sotonina priprava za tu krizu jest „tajna bezakonja”, koja stapa ljudsku mudrost s božanskom objavom.

> “Satan is busily laying his plans for the last mighty conflict, when all will take sides....

> „Sotona užurbano polaže svoje planove za posljednji silni sukob, kada će svi zauzeti stranu....“

> “Listen to the voices, mark the powers, that prevail in the world. Is there any voice of prayer? Do you see any sign that God is recognized? There are priests, plenty of them; but they are trampling under their feet the law of Jehovah. Their garments are stained with the blood of souls. Multitudes are sacrificing to devils. Look, you who are hesitating between obedience and disobedience. Look in imagination at the vast multitudes worshipping at Satan’s altar. Listen to the music, to the language, called higher education. But what does God declare it?—The mystery of iniquity.” Pamphlets, 004, 11.

> „Poslušajte glasove, uočite sile koje prevladavaju u svijetu. Ima li ikakva glasa molitve? Vidite li ikakav znak da se Boga priznaje? Ima svećenika, mnogo njih; ali oni gaze pod svojim nogama zakon Jehove. Njihove su haljine okaljane krvlju duša. Mnoštva prinose žrtve đavlima. Gledajte, vi koji oklijevate između poslušnosti i neposlušnosti. Gledajte u mašti golema mnoštva kako se klanjaju pred Sotoninim žrtvenikom. Poslušajte glazbu, poslušajte jezik, nazvan višim obrazovanjem. Ali što Bog o tome izjavljuje? — Tajnu bezakonja.“ Pamphlets, 004, 11.

In the last conflict, when “all will take sides” the test of the Garden of Eden is repeated. The test that in the beginning was isolated to a tree in the middle of a garden, is repeated at the end, in the entire world. Satan's work in advance of the final battle is “the mystery of iniquity,” which is defined as “higher education!” The symbol of “higher education” in the land of the earth beast is found in Nashville, Tennessee, the ‘Athens of the South,’ where the Parthenon temple is located in contrast with the true education once represented in Nashville by Madison College. The following statement from inspiration is cited in its entirety at the end of this article, but a few points should be considered at this point.

U posljednjem sukobu, kada će „svi zauzeti stranu”, kušnja iz Edenskoga vrta ponavlja se. Kušnja koja je na početku bila ograničena na jedno stablo usred vrta, ponavlja se na svršetku, u cijelome svijetu. Sotonino djelo uoči završne bitke jest „tajna bezakonja”, koja se definira kao „više obrazovanje!” Simbol „višega obrazovanja” u zemlji zvijeri iz zemlje nalazi se u Nashvilleu, Tennessee, „Ateni Juga”, gdje se nalazi hram Partenon, u suprotnosti s istinskim obrazovanjem koje je nekoć u Nashvilleu predstavljao Madison College. Sljedeća izjava nadahnuća navodi se u cijelosti na kraju ovoga članka, ali nekoliko točaka valja razmotriti na ovome mjestu.

> “All need wisdom carefully to search out the mystery of iniquity that figures so largely in the winding up of this earth’s history....

> “Svi trebaju mudrost kako bi pomno istražili tajnu bezakonja, koja zauzima tako veliko mjesto u završetku povijesti ove zemlje....”

> “There is no middle path to Paradise restored. The message given to man for these last days is not to become amalgamated with human devising....

> „Ne postoji srednji put do obnovljenoga Raja. Poruka dana čovjeku za ove posljednje dane nije da se stopi s ljudskim smišljanjem....“

> “Those whom God has exalted to high positions of trust may turn from heaven’s light to human wisdom.... All who would possess a character that would make them laborers together with God and receive the commendation of God, must separate themselves from the enemies of God, and maintain the truth which Christ gave to John to give to the world.” Manuscript Releases, volume 18, 30–36.

> „Oni koje je Bog uzvisio na visoke položaje povjerenja mogu se odvratiti od nebeske svjetlosti prema ljudskoj mudrosti.... Svi koji bi željeli imati karakter koji bi ih učinio Božjim suradnicima i primiti Božje odobrenje, moraju se odvojiti od Božjih neprijatelja i održati istinu koju je Krist dao Ivanu da je preda svijetu.“ Manuscript Releases, sv. 18, 30–36.

The “all” who need “wisdom” represents all who are brought into a testing process that ultimately produces two classes of worshippers. The “wise” are those who secure the needed “wisdom.” The testing process begins when the revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed, just before the close of human probation. That unsealing begins an “increase of knowledge.” Those who are confronted with the test associated with the revelation of Jesus Christ will secure the “oil” of prophetic knowledge designed to guide, prepare and sanctify in advance of the arrival of the east wind at the Sunday law. The “tree of knowledge of good and evil” is the symbol of the counterfeit Bread of Heaven that is to be eaten or rejected.

„Svi“ kojima je potrebna „mudrost“ predstavljaju sve koji su uvedeni u proces kušnje koji na koncu proizvodi dvije skupine štovatelja. „Mudri“ su oni koji pribavljaju potrebnu „mudrost“. Proces kušnje započinje kada se otkrivenje Isusa Krista otpečati, neposredno prije završetka vremena milosti za ljudski rod. To otpečaćenje započinje „umnoženje znanja“. Oni koji su suočeni s kušnjom povezanom s otkrivenjem Isusa Krista pribavit će „ulje“ proročkog znanja namijenjeno da vodi, pripremi i posveti unaprijed prije dolaska istočnog vjetra pri zakonu o nedjelji. „Stablo spoznaje dobra i zla“ simbol je krivotvorenog Kruha s Neba koji treba biti pojeden ili odbačen.

In Galilee, at the synagogue of Capernaum Jesus lost more followers at one incident than any other time in His ministry. There the test was whether the prophetic words of Christ were literal or spiritual, and those who failed the test, failed—for they forgot that man is to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Christ had stated clearly that He was the Bread sent down from heaven and those who failed the test had blended Truth with human wisdom, represented by the Greeks.

U Galileji, u sinagogi u Kafarnaumu, Isus je u jednom događaju izgubio više sljedbenika nego ikada drugdje tijekom svoje službe. Ondje je kušnja bila u tome jesu li proročke riječi Kristove doslovne ili duhovne, a oni koji nisu položili kušnju, nisu je položili jer su zaboravili da čovjek treba živjeti od svake riječi koja izlazi iz usta Božjih. Krist je jasno izjavio da je On Kruh sišao s neba, a oni koji nisu položili kušnju pomiješali su Istinu s ljudskom mudrošću, koju predstavljaju Grci.

Before Eve began the failure of the garden, Christ had instructed both Adam and Eve to not partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The first of the three steps of the everlasting gospel is the fear of God.

Prije nego što je Eva započela pad u vrtu, Krist je poučio i Adama i Evu da ne jedu plod sa stabla spoznaje dobra i zla. Prvi od triju koraka vječnog evanđelja jest strah Božji.

> “Let the mind grasp the stupendous truths of revelation, and it will never be content to employ its powers upon frivolous themes; it will turn with disgust from the trashy literature and idle amusements that are demoralizing the youth of today. Those who have communed with the poets and sages of the Bible, and whose souls have been stirred by the glorious deeds of the heroes of faith, will come from the rich fields of thought far more pure in heart and elevated in mind than if they had been occupied in studying the most celebrated secular authors, or in contemplating and glorifying the exploits of the Pharaohs and Herods and Caesars of the world.

> „Neka um obuhvati veličanstvene istine objave, i nikada neće biti zadovoljan time da svoje snage upotrebljava na beznačajnim temama; s gađenjem će se odvratiti od bezvrijedne književnosti i besposlenih zabava koje kvare mladež današnjice. Oni koji su zajedništvovali s pjesnicima i mudracima Biblije, i čije su duše bile potaknute slavnim djelima junaka vjere, vratit će se s bogatih polja misli daleko čišća srca i uzvišenija uma nego da su se bavili proučavanjem najslavnijih svjetovnih pisaca ili promatranjem i veličanjem pothvata faraona, Heroda i cezara ovoga svijeta.“

> “The powers of the youth are mostly dormant, because they do not make the fear of God the beginning of wisdom. The Lord gave Daniel wisdom and knowledge, because he would not be influenced by any power that would interfere with his religious principles. The reason why we have so few men of mind, of stability and solid worth, is that they think to find greatness while disconnecting from Heaven.” Messages to Young People, 255, 256.

> „Sposobnosti mladih većinom su uspavane, jer strah Gospodnji ne čine početkom mudrosti. Gospodin je Danielu dao mudrost i znanje, jer nije dopustio da na njega utječe ikakva sila koja bi se upletala u njegova vjerska načela. Razlog zašto imamo tako malo umnih ljudi, postojanosti i istinske vrijednosti jest taj što misle da će naći veličinu dok se odvajaju od Neba.“ Messages to Young People, 255, 256.

Eve lost her “fear of God.” She should have trembled at the words of God, which is an attribute of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The fear of God is the first of three tests, and it begins when the prophetic Word is unsealed, ultimately producing a class of wise and a class of foolish. The beginning for those who are destined to be wise is to tremble at God’s Word. Eve did not do this, and when confronted with the second step of the testing process she was unable to give God glory, and then was confronted with the hour of judgment where she manifested the nakedness of Laodicea.

Eva je izgubila svoj „strah Božji“. Trebala je drhtati na riječi Božje, što je obilježje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Strah Božji prvi je od triju testova, i započinje kada je proročka Riječ otpečaćena, naposljetku proizvodeći razred mudrih i razred ludih. Početak za one kojima je suđeno da budu mudri jest drhtati na Riječ Božju. Eva to nije učinila, i kada se suočila s drugim korakom procesa ispitivanja nije bila sposobna dati slavu Bogu, a zatim se suočila s časom suda u kojemu je očitovala golotinju Laodiceje.

> “All who would perfect a Christian character must wear the yoke of Christ. If they would sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, they must learn of Him while on this earth. Christ pleased not Himself. The whole of His life was the development of a pure, disinterested benevolence. He assumed human nature to demonstrate to the fallen world, to Satan and his synagogue, to the universe of heaven, to the worlds unfallen, that human nature, united with His divine nature, could become entirely obedient to the law of God. All need to enquire, ‘What must I do to be saved?’ God requires humble, contrite hearts, that tremble at His word. It is only from the divine altar that we can receive the celestial torch, which, when received, will give us a full view of our incompetence, and reveal to us the dignity and glory of Christ. When this is seen, God places us under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and it will lead us into all truth.” Bible Echo, July 20, 1896.

> „Svi koji žele usavršiti kršćanski karakter moraju nositi Kristov jaram. Ako žele sjediti zajedno na nebesima u Kristu Isusu, moraju učiti od Njega dok su još na ovoj zemlji. Krist nije ugađao sebi. Sav Njegov život bio je razvitak čiste, nesebične dobrohotnosti. On je uzeo ljudsku narav kako bi palomu svijetu, Sotoni i njegovoj sinagogi, nebeskom svemiru, nepallim svjetovima, pokazao da ljudska narav, sjedinjena s Njegovom božanskom naravi, može postati posve poslušna Božjem zakonu. Svi trebaju pitati: ‘Što mi valja činiti da budem spašen?’ Bog traži ponizna, skrušena srca koja drhte pred Njegovom riječju. Jedino s božanskoga žrtvenika možemo primiti nebesku baklju koja će nam, kada je primimo, dati potpun uvid u našu nesposobnost i otkriti nam dostojanstvo i slavu Kristovu. Kada se to vidi, Bog nas stavlja pod vodstvo Duha Svetoga, i On će nas uvesti u svu istinu.” Bible Echo, 20. srpnja 1896.

The amalgamation of truth and error is the work of Satan which is identified as the mystery of iniquity. The compromise of all mankind in the final movements of the investigative judgment is enshrined in the Parthenon temple in Nashville, Tennessee.

Stapanje istine i zablude djelo je Sotone koje se prepoznaje kao tajna bezakonja. Kompromis cijeloga čovječanstva u završnim zbivanjima istražnoga suda ovjekovječen je u hramu Partenona u Nashvilleu, Tennessee.

> “It is not wise to send our youth to universities where they devote their time to gaining a knowledge of Greek and Latin, while their heads and hearts are being filled with the sentiments of the infidel authors whom they study in order to master these languages. They gain a knowledge that is not at all necessary, or in harmony with the lessons of the great Teacher. Generally those educated in this way have much self-esteem. They think they have reached the height of higher education, and carry themselves proudly, as though they were no longer learners. They are spoiled for the service of God. The time, means, and study that many have expended in gaining a comparatively useless education should have been used in gaining an education that would make them all-round men and women, fitted for practical life. Such an education would be of the highest value to them.

> „Nije mudro slati našu mladež na sveučilišta gdje svoje vrijeme posvećuju stjecanju znanja grčkoga i latinskoga, dok im se umovi i srca pune osjećajima bezbožnih autora koje proučavaju kako bi ovladali tim jezicima. Oni stječu znanje koje uopće nije nužno niti je u skladu s poukama velikoga Učitelja. Uopće, oni koji su tako obrazovani imaju mnogo samouzvišenja. Misle da su dosegnuli vrhunac višega obrazovanja te se drže oholo, kao da više nisu učenici. Oni su upropašteni za službu Bogu. Vrijeme, sredstva i trud koje su mnogi utrošili na stjecanje razmjerno beskorisnoga obrazovanja trebali su biti upotrijebljeni za stjecanje obrazovanja koje bi ih učinilo svestranim muškarcima i ženama, osposobljenima za praktičan život. Takvo bi obrazovanje za njih bilo od najveće vrijednosti.“

> “What do students carry with them when they leave our schools? Where are they going? What are they going to do? Have they the knowledge that will enable them to teach others? Have they been educated to be wise fathers and mothers? Can they stand at the head of a family as wise instructors? In their home life can they so instruct their children that theirs will be a family that God can behold with pleasure, because it is a symbol of the family in heaven? Have they received the only education that can truly be called ‘higher education’?

> „Što učenici nose sa sobom kada napuštaju naše škole? Kamo idu? Što će činiti? Imaju li znanje koje će im omogućiti da poučavaju druge? Jesu li odgojeni da budu mudri očevi i majke? Mogu li stajati na čelu obitelji kao mudri učitelji? Mogu li u svome obiteljskom životu tako poučavati svoju djecu da njihova obitelj bude obitelj koju Bog može promatrati sa zadovoljstvom, jer je simbol obitelji na nebu? Jesu li primili jedini odgoj koji se uistinu može nazvati ‘višim obrazovanjem’?“

> “What is higher education? No education can be called higher education unless it bears the similitude of heaven, unless it leads young men and young women to be Christlike, and fits them to stand at the head of their families in the place of God. If, during his school life, a young man has failed to gain a knowledge of Greek and Latin and the sentiments contained in the works of infidel authors, he has not sustained much loss. If Jesus Christ had deemed this kind of education essential, would he not have given it to his disciples, whom he was educating to do the greatest work ever committed to mortals, to represent him in the world? But, instead, he placed sacred truth in their hands, to be given to the world in its simplicity.

> „Što je visoko obrazovanje? Nijedno se obrazovanje ne može nazvati visokim obrazovanjem ako ne nosi sličnost neba, ako ne vodi mladiće i djevojke da budu nalik Kristu te ih ne osposobljuje da stoje na čelu svojih obitelji na Božjem mjestu. Ako mladić tijekom svojega školovanja nije uspio steći poznavanje grčkoga i latinskoga jezika i misli sadržanih u djelima nevjerničkih autora, nije pretrpio velik gubitak. Da je Isus Krist smatrao ovu vrstu obrazovanja bitnom, ne bi li je dao svojim učenicima, koje je odgajao za najveće djelo ikada povjereno smrtnicima, da ga predstavljaju u svijetu? No, umjesto toga, položio je svetu istinu u njihove ruke, da bude dana svijetu u svojoj jednostavnosti.

> “There are times when Greek and Latin scholars are needed. Some must study these languages. This is well. But not all, and not many, should study them. Those who think that a knowledge of Greek and Latin is essential to a higher education, cannot see afar off. Neither is a knowledge of the mysteries of that which the men of the world call science necessary for entrance into the kingdom of God. It is Satan who fills the mind with sophistry and tradition, which exclude the true higher education, and which will perish with the learner.

> „Ima vremena kada su potrebni poznavatelji grčkoga i latinskoga jezika. Neki moraju proučavati te jezike. To je dobro. Ali ne bi ih svi, niti mnogi, trebali proučavati. Oni koji misle da je poznavanje grčkoga i latinskoga nužno za više obrazovanje, ne mogu vidjeti daleko. Niti je poznavanje tajni onoga što ljudi ovoga svijeta nazivaju znanošću potrebno za ulazak u kraljevstvo Božje. Sotona je taj koji ispunja um sofisterijom i predajom, koje isključuju pravo više obrazovanje i koje će propasti zajedno s onim koji ih uči.

> “Those who have received a false education do not look heavenward. They cannot see the One who is the true Light, ‘which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.’ They look upon eternal realities as phantoms, calling an atom a world, and a world an atom. Of many who have received the so-called higher education, God declares, ‘Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting,’—wanting in a knowledge of practical business, wanting in a knowledge of how to make the best use of time, wanting in a knowledge of how to labor for Jesus.” Review and Herald, August 17, 1897.

> „Oni koji su primili lažno obrazovanje ne upravljaju pogled prema nebu. Ne mogu vidjeti Onoga koji je istinska Svjetlost, ‘koja rasvjetljuje svakoga čovjeka koji dolazi na svijet’. Na vječne stvarnosti gledaju kao na priviđenja, nazivajući atom svijetom, a svijet atomom. Za mnoge koji su primili takozvano više obrazovanje, Bog izjavljuje: ‘Izvagan si na tezulji i našao si se manjkavim’ — manjkavim u poznavanju praktičnih poslova, manjkavim u znanju kako najbolje iskoristiti vrijeme, manjkavim u znanju kako raditi za Isusa.” Review and Herald, 17. kolovoza 1897.

The warning of the fireballs of Nashville is not an arbitrary city, it is a direct judgment brought upon Seventh-day Adventists, the United States and the world. The fireballs of Nashville represent different attributes for the various categories of Adventism, the earth beast and the world. The fireballs of Nashville are God’s judgment upon false education, symbolized by the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Upozorenje ognjenih kugli Nashvillea nije povezano s proizvoljnim gradom; ono je izravni sud koji je došao na adventiste sedmoga dana, Sjedinjene Američke Države i svijet. Ognjene kugle Nashvillea predstavljaju različita obilježja za različite kategorije adventizma, zvijer iz zemlje i svijet. Ognjene kugle Nashvillea Božji su sud nad lažnim obrazovanjem, simboliziranim stablom spoznaje dobra i zla.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Ovo ćemo proučavanje nastaviti u sljedećem članku.

> “By a variety of images the Lord Jesus represented to John the wicked character and seductive influence of those who have been distinguished for their persecution of God’s people. All need wisdom carefully to search out the mystery of iniquity that figures so largely in the winding up of this earth’s history. God’s presentation of the detestable works of the inhabitants of the ruling powers of the world who bind themselves into secret societies and confederacies, not honoring the law of God, should enable the people who have the light of truth to keep clear of all these evils. More and more will all false religionists of the world manifest their evil doings; for there are but two parties, those who keep the commandments of God and those who war against God’s holy law....

> „Raznolikim je slikama Gospodin Isus prikazao Ivanu opaki karakter i zavodljiv utjecaj onih koji su se istaknuli progonstvom Božjega naroda. Svima je potrebna mudrost da pomno istraže tajnu bezakonja, koja tako veliko mjesto zauzima pri dovršetku povijesti ove zemlje. Božje razotkrivanje odvratnih djela stanovnika vladajućih sila svijeta, koji se povezuju u tajna društva i saveze, ne poštujući Božji zakon, trebalo bi osposobiti narod koji ima svjetlo istine da se drži podalje od svih tih zala. Sve će više svi lažni vjernici ovoga svijeta pokazivati svoja zla djela; jer postoje samo dvije strane: oni koji drže Božje zapovijedi i oni koji ratuju protiv Božjega svetoga Zakona....”

> “The enmity between the seed of the woman and the serpent is clearly defined by the Lord. ‘And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’ ‘And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat of the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.’

> „Neprijateljstvo između sjemena žene i zmije Gospodin jasno određuje. ‘I zamećem neprijateljstvo između tebe i žene, i između sjemena tvojega i sjemena njezina; ono će ti satirati glavu, a ti ćeš mu vrebati petu.’ ‘A Adamu reče: Jer si poslušao glas svoje žene te jeo sa stabla s kojega sam ti zapovjedio govoreći: S njega da nisi jeo! — zbog tebe neka je zemlja prokleta: s mukom ćeš se od nje hraniti svega vijeka svoga; trnje i korov rađat će ti, a ti ćeš jesti poljsko bilje; u znoju lica svoga kruh ćeš svoj jesti dok se ne vratiš u zemlju, jer iz nje si uzet: ta prah si, i u prah ćeš se vratiti.’

> “By following his own way, by acting in harmony with Satan’s temptations and in opposition to the known will of God, man vainly attempted to elevate and bless himself. Thus he gained an experimental knowledge of disobedience to God’s commandments. Thus he knew good and evil; thus he lost his fidelity and loyalty to God and opened the floodgates of evil and suffering to the whole human family. How many today are making the same experiment! When will man learn that the only means for his safety is through a full confidence in a ‘thus saith the Lord’?

> „Slijedeći svoj vlastiti put, djelujući u skladu sa Sotoninim kušnjama i nasuprot poznatoj volji Božjoj, čovjek je uzalud pokušao uzvisiti i blagosloviti samoga sebe. Tako je stekao iskustveno poznanje neposlušnosti Božjim zapovijedima. Tako je upoznao dobro i zlo; tako je izgubio svoju vjernost i odanost Bogu te otvorio ustave zla i patnje cijeloj ljudskoj obitelji. Koliki i danas provode isti pokus! Kada će čovjek naučiti da je jedino sredstvo njegove sigurnosti u potpunom pouzdanju u jedno ‘ovako veli Gospodin’?“

> “Satan is seeking to intrude his own inventions upon the children of God through human methods. He is seeking to be received as God, or even to be placed above God.

> „Sotona nastoji nametnuti vlastite izume djeci Božjoj putem ljudskih metoda. On nastoji biti prihvaćen kao Bog, ili čak biti postavljen iznad Boga.״

> “In changing the Sabbath to the first day of the week, he leads men to disbelieve God’s declarations, and so to regard their own ways and plans that they appear exceeding wise in their own eyes and in their perverted judgment. Through human policy he leads men to regard the expressed commandments of God as of less force than human tradition, and to regard a deviation from that law which is always holy and just and good, as of little account. He sees that by thus preventing human agencies from walking as obedient children in harmony with God, he can hinder the accomplishment of God’s work in our world.

> „Mijenjajući subotu na prvi dan u tjednu, on navodi ljude da ne vjeruju Božjim izjavama te tako da na svoje vlastite putove i planove gledaju kao da se doimaju neizmjerno mudrima u vlastitim očima i u svojem izopačenom prosuđivanju. Ljudskom politikom navodi ljude da na izričite Božje zapovijedi gledaju kao na nešto manje obvezujuće od ljudske predaje te da odstupanje od toga zakona, koji je uvijek svet, pravedan i dobar, smatraju nečim od male važnosti. On vidi da, sprječavajući tako ljudska oruđa da hode kao poslušna djeca u skladu s Bogom, može omesti ostvarenje Božjeg djela u našem svijetu.“

> “But Satan’s connivings with human agencies who stand in responsible positions are just as much to be feared and shunned now after the experiment of sin has been tried, as it was in the case of our first parents. I am instructed to say that the men who are placed in positions of responsibility in the work of God have overestimated their right to control others. The position a man occupies does not change his character. Some have seemed to feel that they must devise for churches and for sanitariums and that there was to be no questioning of their judgment. Let them learn of Jesus at every step. He should be the chief authority for every man.

> „No Sotonina spletkarenja s ljudskim oruđima koja stoje na odgovornim položajima treba se jednako tako bojati i kloniti ih se sada, nakon što je pokus grijeha iskušan, kao što je to bilo u slučaju naših prvih roditelja. Upućena sam reći da su ljudi koji su postavljeni na odgovorne položaje u Božjem djelu precijenili svoje pravo da upravljaju drugima. Položaj koji čovjek zauzima ne mijenja njegov karakter. Neki su, čini se, smatrali da oni moraju određivati za crkve i za sanatorije te da se njihovu prosuđivanju ne smije postavljati nikakvo pitanje. Neka na svakom koraku uče od Isusa. On treba biti vrhovni autoritet za svakoga čovjeka.

> “The One who has often been our Instructor says, ‘How hard it is for man to walk humbly with his God, in a contrite spirit taking God’s way and rejecting Satan’s propositions which seem to present great worldly advantages.’ The influence of man’s having his own way in the place of firmly standing on the solid foundation that God alone has laid, has been repeated over and over again. Refusing to walk in the straight paths that God has signified will bring them to confusion and will not teach wisdom to others who have the same test and trial. When will man learn that God is God, and not a man that He should change?

> „Onaj koji nam je često bio Učitelj kaže: ‘Kako je teško čovjeku hoditi ponizno sa svojim Bogom, u skrušenu duhu ići Božjim putem i odbacivati Sotonine prijedloge koji se doimaju kao da nude velike svjetovne prednosti.’ Utjecaj čovjekova nastojanja da ide svojim putem, umjesto da čvrsto stoji na čvrstom temelju koji je položio jedino Bog, ponavljao se iznova i iznova. Odbijanje da se hodi ravnim putovima koje je Bog naznačio dovest će ih do pomutnje i neće poučiti mudrosti druge koji imaju istu kušnju i istu probu. Kada će čovjek naučiti da je Bog Bog, a ne čovjek da bi se mijenjao?“

> “Some who have departed from the right way have been in a continual fever to grasp responsibilities that God has not laid upon them. God calls upon every minister and every physician to maintain the simplicity of the truth. The Son of God who is revealed in both the Old and New Testaments is the Saviour of our world today. From Him every medical missionary is to receive his training. Unless he shall separate himself from the prince of the power of the air, he will mislead souls who have confidence in him. Let all beware of men who are so educated and uplifted that their plans cannot be understood by the common people.

> „Neki koji su odstupili s pravoga puta bili su u neprekidnoj groznici da prigrabe odgovornosti koje Bog nije stavio na njih. Bog poziva svakoga propovjednika i svakoga liječnika da očuvaju jednostavnost istine. Sin Božji, koji je objavljen i u Starome i u Novome zavjetu, danas je Spasitelj našega svijeta. Od Njega svaki medicinski misionar treba primiti svoju pouku. Ako se ne odvoji od kneza vlasti zraka, zavodit će duše koje u njega imaju povjerenja. Neka se svi čuvaju ljudi koji su tako obrazovani i uzdignuti da njihove planove običan narod ne može razumjeti.״

> “The intrigues of sin surpass infinite conception. Every calamity, every suffering and death, is an evidence not only of the power of evil but of the truth of the living God. Having known the truth, the word of the living God, which abideth forever, and which through obedience gives life, man’s weakness in conforming to Satan’s ingenuity is surpassingly strange. All who are taught of God recognize Christ as His Son. All who disbelieve the known declarations of God demonstrate the popularity of sin, and are not working on the side of life and immortality which are brought to light through perfect sanctification of the truth. Unless they make a change in character, in words, and in spirit, souls will be lost.

> „Spletke grijeha nadilaze svako poimanje. Svaka nesreća, svaka patnja i smrt dokaz su ne samo sile zla nego i istine živoga Boga. Pošto je upoznao istinu, riječ živoga Boga, koja ostaje dovijeka i koja po poslušnosti daje život, čovjekova slabost u prilagođavanju Sotoninoj dovitljivosti krajnje je začudna. Svi koje Bog poučava priznaju Krista kao Njegova Sina. Svi koji ne vjeruju poznatim Božjim objavama pokazuju omiljenost grijeha i ne rade na strani života i besmrtnosti, koji su izneseni na vidjelo po savršenom posvećenju istinom. Ako ne izvrše promjenu u karakteru, u riječima i u duhu, duše će biti izgubljene.“

> “There is no middle path to Paradise restored. The message given to man for these last days is not to become amalgamated with human devising. We are not to lean upon the policy of worldly lawyers. We must be humble men of prayer, not acting like those who are blinded by Satan’s agencies.

> „Nema srednjega puta prema ponovno uspostavljenom Raju. Poruka dana čovjeku za ove posljednje dane ne smije se stopiti s ljudskim izmišljotinama. Ne smijemo se oslanjati na postupanje svjetovnih pravnika. Moramo biti ponizni ljudi molitve, a ne postupati poput onih koje su zaslijepila Sotonina sredstva.“

> “Many have a faith, but not a faith that works by love and purifies the soul. Saving faith is not simply a mere belief of the truth. ‘The devils also believe, and tremble.’ The inspiration of the Spirit of God gives to men a faith that is an impelling power that molds character, and leads men higher than mere formal actions. The words, the actions, and the spirit are to bear testimony to the fact that we are followers of Christ.

> „Mnogi imaju vjeru, ali ne vjeru koja djeluje po ljubavi i pročišćuje dušu. Spasonosna vjera nije naprosto puko vjerovanje istini. ‘I đavoli vjeruju i dršću.’ Nadahnuće Duha Božjega daje ljudima vjeru koja je pokretačka sila, koja oblikuje karakter i uzdiže ljude iznad pukih formalnih djela. Riječi, djela i duh trebaju svjedočiti o činjenici da smo Kristovi sljedbenici.״

> “The greatest light and blessing that God has bestowed is not a security against transgression and apostasy in these last days. Those whom God has exalted to high positions of trust may turn from heaven’s light to human wisdom. Their light will then become darkness, their God-entrusted capabilities a snare, their character an offense to God. God will not be mocked. A departure from Him has been and always will be followed by its sure results. The commission of acts that displease God will, unless decidedly repented of and forsaken, instead of seeking to justify them, lead the evildoer on step by step in deception till many sins are committed with impunity. All who would possess a character that would make them laborers together with God and receive the commendation of God, must separate themselves from the enemies of God, and maintain the truth which Christ gave to John to give to the world.” Manuscript Releases, volume 18, 30–36.

> „Najveće svjetlo i blagoslov koje je Bog udijelio nisu jamstvo protiv prijestupa i otpada u ovim posljednjim danima. Oni koje je Bog uzvisio na visoke položaje povjerenja mogu se odvratiti od nebeske svjetlosti prema ljudskoj mudrosti. Tada će njihova svjetlost postati tama, njihove od Boga povjerene sposobnosti zamka, njihov karakter uvreda Bogu. Bog se ne da izrugivati. Udaljavanje od Njega bilo je i uvijek će biti popraćeno svojim sigurnim posljedicama. Činjenje djela koja nisu po volji Bogu, ako se za njih ne bude odlučno pokajalo i ako ih se ne ostavi, umjesto da se nastoje opravdati, vodit će zločinitelja korak po korak u obmanu dok se mnogi grijesi ne budu činili nekažnjeno. Svi koji žele imati karakter koji bi ih učinio suradnicima Božjim i primiti Božje odobravanje, moraju se odvojiti od Božjih neprijatelja i držati se istine koju je Krist dao Ivanu da je preda svijetu.” Manuscript Releases, volume 18, 30–36.

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