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# The Book of Daniel - Number Forty-Nine

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj četrdeset devet

Unveiling Truths: The Midnight Cry, Islam’s Role, and the Final Testing Process in the Last Days

Otkrivanje istina: ponoćni poklič, uloga islama i završni proces kušnje u posljednjim danima

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 13, 2024

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The increase of knowledge that was produced when the vision of the Ulai River was unsealed in 1798, produced a testing process that reached its climax in the movement of the Midnight Cry in 1844. The Midnight Cry of the last days, that is now being unsealed, has been represented by that history, and includes the very same testing truths of that history, for the Midnight Cry message that is now being unsealed is a restoration of Miller’s jewels.

Povećanje znanja koje je nastalo kada je viđenje o rijeci Ulai bilo otpečaćeno 1798. godine, proizvelo je proces kušanja koji je dosegnuo svoj vrhunac u pokretu Ponoćnog poklika 1844. godine. Ponoćni poklik posljednjih dana, koji se sada otpečaćuje, bio je predočen tom poviješću i uključuje posve iste istine kušanja iz te povijesti, jer je poruka Ponoćnog poklika koja se sada otpečaćuje obnova Millerovih dragulja.

> “The truths that we received in 1841, ‘42, ‘43, and ‘44 are now to be studied and proclaimed. The messages of the first, second, and third angels will in the future be proclaimed with a loud voice. They will be given with earnest determination and in the power of the Spirit.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 371.

> „Istine koje smo primili 1841., ’42., ’43. i ’44. sada treba proučavati i objavljivati. Poruke prvoga, drugoga i trećega anđela u budućnosti će se objavljivati silnim glasom. Bit će iznesene s usrdnom odlučnošću i u sili Duha.“ Manuscript Releases, svezak 15, 371.

The primary theme of the prophetic message of the Midnight Cry of our time is the role of Islam of the third woe. The three woes of Islam are all represented upon the two tables of Habakkuk. The message of the Midnight Cry of the last days, began to be unsealed at the disappointment of July 18, 2020, when the tarrying time of the last days arrived. Just as the Midnight Cry message of Millerite history, the message of the last days is progressively developed until it reaches the point represented by the Exeter camp meeting. At that point the virgins either have the oil, or they don’t.

Primarna tema proročke poruke Ponoćnoga pokliča našega vremena jest uloga islama trećega jao. Sva tri islamska jao prikazana su na obje Habakukove ploče. Poruka Ponoćnoga pokliča posljednjih dana počela se odpečaćivati pri razočaranju od 18. srpnja 2020., kada je nastupilo vrijeme odgode posljednjih dana. Kao što je poruka Ponoćnoga pokliča u milleritskoj povijesti, tako se i poruka posljednjih dana postupno razvija sve dok ne dosegne točku prikazanu sastankom u taboru u Exeteru. U toj točki djevice ili imaju ulje, ili ga nemaju.

Isaiah’s pronouncement of woe upon the scornful men that rule the people of Jerusalem, identifies that the vision has become to the drunkards of Ephraim as a book that is sealed. In the passage of Isaiah, the work of changing a satanic symbol unto a godly symbol, as has been accomplished in the history of Adventism, is to be esteemed as potter’s clay. That work was establishing the definition of “the daily,” as a symbol of Christ, when it is a symbol of Satan. When Daniel employed the word “tamid” as a symbol of paganism, he chose the word for a symbolic purpose, for the word means “continual”.

Izaijino izricanje jao porugljivim ljudima koji vladaju narodom Jeruzalema pokazuje da je viđenje pijanicama Efrajimovim postalo kao zapečaćena knjiga. U Izaijinom odlomku, djelo pretvaranja sotonskog simbola u pobožni simbol, kao što je ostvareno u povijesti adventizma, treba smatrati lončarskom glinom. To je djelo bilo uspostavljanje definicije „svagdašnje žrtve” kao simbola Krista, premda je ona simbol Sotone. Kada je Daniel upotrijebio riječ „tamid” kao simbol poganstva, izabrao je tu riječ radi simbolične svrhe, jer ta riječ znači „neprestano”.

There are three powers that lead the world to Armageddon, and the first of those three powers is the dragon (paganism). The dragon began his warfare against God in heaven. The dragon carries on that warfare until the end of the thousand-year millennium, when he is finally destroyed.

Postoje tri sile koje vode svijet u Armagedon, a prva od tih triju sila jest zmaj (poganstvo). Zmaj je započeo svoj rat protiv Boga na nebu. Zmaj nastavlja taj rat sve do kraja tisućgodišnjega milenija, kada će naposljetku biti uništen.

> And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Revelation 20:7–10.

> A kad se navrši tisuću godina, Sotona će biti pušten iz svoje tamnice te će izići da zavede narode na četiri kraja zemlje, Goga i Magoga, da ih skupi za boj; broj im je kao pijesak morski. I uzađoše na širinu zemlje te opkoliše tabor svetih i ljubljeni grad; i oganj siđe od Boga s neba i proždrije ih. A đavao koji ih je zavodio bio je bačen u jezero ognjeno i sumporno, gdje su Zvijer i lažni prorok, te će biti mučeni dan i noć u vijeke vjekova. Otkrivenje 20,7–10.

The beast (the papacy) that is the second of the three powers that leads the world to Armageddon, and the false prophet (the United States) the third of those three powers, both arrived in history after the history of the cross, and both are destroyed at the Second Coming of Christ.

Zvijer (papinstvo), koja je druga od triju sila koje vode svijet prema Armagedonu, i lažni prorok (Sjedinjene Američke Države), treća od tih triju sila, obje su se pojavile u povijesti nakon povijesti križa i obje bivaju uništene prilikom Kristova drugog dolaska.

> And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. Revelation 19:20.

> I Zvijer bi uhvaćena, i s njom lažni prorok koji je pred njom činio čudesa, kojima je zaveo one što primiše žig Zvijeri i one koji se klanjahu njezinu liku. Oboje bijahu živi bačeni u ognjeno jezero koje gori sumporom. Otkrivenje 19,20.

When Daniel chose the Hebrew word “continual” as a symbol of paganism (Satan), he chose a word that identified that it is Satan that has continually fought against God. The other two powers are only active in their warfare against God for specified periods of time. Daniel’s choice of the word “tamid” (continual) was purposeful, and accurate.

Kad je Daniel izabrao hebrejsku riječ „tamid” („svagdašnji”, „neprekidni”) kao simbol poganstva (Sotone), izabrao je riječ koja je označavala da je upravo Sotona onaj koji se neprekidno bori protiv Boga. Druge dvije sile aktivne su u svojem ratovanju protiv Boga samo tijekom određenih vremenskih razdoblja. Danielov izbor riječi „tamid” („svagdašnji”, „neprekidni”) bio je namjeran i točan.

As Isaiah’s narrative of woe upon those who the Lord poured out the spirit of deep sleep, and closed their eyes, continues on from chapter twenty-eight into chapter thirty, he records:

Dok se Izaijin prikaz jao onima na koje je Gospod izlio duh duboka sna i zatvorio im oči nastavlja iz dvadeset osmoga u trideseto poglavlje, on bilježi:

> Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come forever and ever: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. Isaiah 30:8–15.

> Sada idi, napiši to pred njima na ploči i zabilježi u knjizi, da bude za vremena koja dolaze, dovijeka i zauvijek: jer ovo je narod buntovan, djeca lažljiva, djeca koja neće da slušaju Zakon Gospodnji; koji govore vidiocima: Ne gledajte; i prorocima: Ne prorokujte nam što je pravo, govorite nam ugodne stvari, prorokujte obmane; uklonite se s puta, skrenite sa staze, uklonite od nas Sveca Izraelova. Stoga ovako govori Svetac Izraelov: Zato što prezirete ovu riječ i uzdate se u tlačenje i izopačenost te se na to oslanjate, stoga će vam ovo bezakonje biti kao pukotina koja samo što se nije obrušila, koja se izbočuje na visokom zidu, čije rušenje dolazi iznenada, u trenu. I razbit će ga kao što se razbija lončareva posuda, razmrskana bez poštede, tako da se među njezinim komadima neće naći ni krhotina da se njome uzme oganj s ognjišta ili zahvati voda iz jame. Jer ovako govori Gospodin Bog, Svetac Izraelov: U obraćenju i miru bit će vaše spasenje; u spokojstvu i pouzdanju bit će vaša snaga; ali vi ne htjedoste. Izaija 30:8–15.

The “table” that is written, is the tables of Habakkuk chapter two, that were designed so that those that read them could “run” and spread the message. The “book” which made “note” of the “table” is Habakkuk. The “table” from the “book” of Habakkuk, represents a testing process which manifests “a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord.” The “rebellious people” that refuse to “hear,” are those in Jeremiah that refuse to hear the sound of the watchman’s trumpet.

„Ploča” koja je napisana jesu ploče iz drugoga poglavlja Habakuka, koje su bile namijenjene tomu da oni koji ih čitaju mogu „trčati” i širiti poruku. „Knjiga” koja je zabilježila „ploču” jest Habakuk. „Ploča” iz „knjige” Habakuka predstavlja proces kušnje koji očituje „odmetnički narod, lažljivu djecu, djecu koja neće slušati zakon Gospodnji”. „Odmetnički narod” koji odbija „slušati” jesu oni u Jeremiji koji odbijaju čuti glas trube stražareve.

> Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. Jeremiah 6:17.

> Postavih nad vama i stražare govoreći: Poslušajte zvuk trube. Ali oni rekoše: Ne ćemo poslušati. Jeremija 6,17.

The rebellious are those in Isaiah’s history and also in the history of Christ who would not hear.

Buntovni su oni u Izaijinoj povijesti, a također i u povijesti Kristovoj, koji nisu htjeli čuti.

> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Isaiah 6:9, 10.

> I reče: Idi i reci ovomu narodu: Slušajte doista, ali ne razumijte; gledajte doista, ali ne shvaćajte. Učini srce ovoga naroda pretilim, i uši njihove otežaj, i oči njihove zatvori; da ne vide očima svojim, i ne čuju ušima svojim, i ne razumiju srcem svojim, i ne obrate se, i ne ozdrave. Izaija 6,9.10.

Isaiah’s deaf rebels can “hear,” but they don’t “hear,” and their refusal to “hear” identifies that they “understand not.” It is Daniel’s wicked, who are also Matthew’s foolish virgins, who do not understand the increase of knowledge represented on the “table” that is noted in the “book” of Habakkuk. If Isaiah’s deaf rebels would hear, they could be converted and healed, but their heart is fat, so they cannot understand the message of the Midnight Cry. Jesus provided a second witness of the deaf rebels.

Izaijini gluhi buntovnici mogu „čuti“, ali ne „čuju“, a njihovo odbijanje da „čuju“ otkriva da „ne razumiju“. To su Danielovi opaki, koji su ujedno i Matejeve lude djevice, oni koji ne razumiju porast spoznaje prikazan na „ploči“ koji je zabilježen u „knjizi“ Habakukovoj. Kad bi Izaijini gluhi buntovnici htjeli čuti, mogli bi se obratiti i biti iscijeljeni, ali je njihovo srce pretilo, te stoga ne mogu razumjeti poruku Ponoćnoga poklika. Isus je pružio drugo svjedočanstvo o gluhim buntovnicima.

> And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. Matthew 13:10–17.

> I pristupiše učenici te mu rekoše: Zašto im govoriš u prispodobama? A on odgovori i reče im: Zato što je vama dano znati otajstva kraljevstva nebeskoga, a njima nije dano. Jer tko ima, njemu će se dati, i obilovat će; a tko nema, od njega će se uzeti i ono što ima. Zato im govorim u prispodobama: jer gledajući ne vide, i slušajući ne čuju niti razumiju. I na njima se ispunja Izaijino proroštvo koje kaže: Slušajući ćete slušati, i nećete razumjeti; i gledajući ćete gledati, i nećete opaziti. Jer je srce ovoga naroda otvrdnulo, i uši su mu otežale za slušanje, i oči su svoje zatvorili; da ne bi kad vidjeli očima i čuli ušima, i razumjeli srcem, i obratili se, pa da ih iscijelim. A blago vašim očima, jer vide; i vašim ušima, jer čuju. Jer zaista, kažem vam, da su mnogi proroci i pravednici željeli vidjeti što vi gledate, i nisu vidjeli; i čuti što vi slušate, i nisu čuli. Matej 13:10–17.

The wise understand the mystery of the parables, which is truth that is represented line upon line. The wise are blessed for they see and hear, and the wise and the blessed are both represented in Daniel chapter twelve. The “wise” are those who understand (with their hearts) the increase of knowledge, represented by the “table” that has been noted in the “book” of Habakkuk, and the “blessed” are those that wait.

Mudri razumiju otajstvo prispodoba, koje je istina predočena red po red. Mudri su blaženi jer vide i čuju, a i mudri i blaženi prikazani su u dvanaestom poglavlju Daniela. „Mudri” su oni koji razumiju (svojim srcem) porast znanja, predočen „stolom” koji je zabilježen u „knjizi” Habakuka, a „blaženi” su oni koji čekaju.

> And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Daniel 12:9–13.

> I on reče: Idi svojim putem, Daniele; jer su ove riječi zatvorene i zapečaćene do vremena svršetka. Mnogi će se očistiti, i ubijeliti, i biti okušani; a bezbožnici će činiti bezbožno; i nijedan od bezbožnika neće razumjeti; ali razumni će razumjeti. I od vremena kad se ukine svagdašnja žrtva i postavi grozota pustoši, bit će tisuću dvjesta i devedeset dana. Blažen je onaj koji čeka i dođe do tisuću tristo i trideset i pet dana. Daniel 12:9–13.

The Millerites correctly understood that the thirteen hundred and thirty-five days began when paganism (“the daily”), was “taken away” in the year 508. The blessing was promised to those who were waiting in 1843. The word “cometh” in the passage means “touches.” The year 1843 “touched” the year 1844 when it concluded. When the year 1843 concluded, the “tarrying time” of Habakkuk arrived, and a blessing was pronounced upon those who waited as commanded in the “book” that noted the “tables.” The “book” of Habakkuk commanded those to “wait” for the vision.

Mileriti su ispravno razumjeli da je tisuću tristo trideset i pet dana započelo kada je poganstvo („svagdašnja žrtva“) bilo „uklonjeno“ godine 508. Blagoslov je bio obećan onima koji su čekali 1843. godine. Riječ „dolazi“ u tom odlomku znači „dotiče“. Godina 1843. „dotaknula je“ godinu 1844. kada je završila. Kada je godina 1843. završila, nastupilo je „vrijeme zastoja“ iz Habakuka, i blagoslov je bio izrečen nad onima koji su čekali kako je bilo zapovjeđeno u „knjizi“ koja je spominjala „ploče“. „Knjiga“ Habakuk zapovjedila je onima da „čekaju“ viđenje.

Daniel identifies the history of 1798 (the time of the end), when his book was unsealed, and there was then produced a three-step testing process (purified, and made white, and tried). That process reached its conclusion in the manifestation of the hidden history of the seven thunders. That hidden history is the three waymarks of truth, represented by the first disappointment, the message of the Midnight Cry and the great disappointment. The blessing of arriving at the first disappointment represents a three-step testing process at the end of the history of 1798 through 1844.

Daniel prepoznaje povijest 1798. godine (vrijeme svršetka), kada je njegova knjiga bila otpečaćena, i tada je nastao trostruki proces kušanja (očišćeni, i ubijeljeni, i okušani). Taj je proces dosegnuo svoj zaključak u očitovanju skrivene povijesti sedam gromova. Ta skrivena povijest jesu tri međaša istine, predstavljena prvim razočaranjem, porukom Ponoćnog pokliča i velikim razočaranjem. Blagoslov pristizanja do prvoga razočaranja predstavlja trostruki proces kušanja na kraju povijesti od 1798. do 1844. godine.

The history of 1798, through to the great disappointment of 1844, typifies the history of 1989, through to the soon-coming Sunday law. There is a blessing promised for those that wait for the vision that began to tarry at the first disappointment. The “wise” of Daniel twelve, are those who are “blessed,” and who “wait.” The wicked are those who do not “hear” with their hearts, and who do not “see.” The entire experience of the Millerite movement is summarized in Daniel’s four verses, and those verses also represent the history of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Povijest od 1798. pa do velikoga razočaranja 1844. predočava povijest od 1989. pa do uskoro dolazećega nedjeljnog zakona. Obećan je blagoslov onima koji čekaju viđenje koje je počelo kasniti pri prvome razočaranju. „Mudri“ iz dvanaestoga poglavlja Daniela jesu oni koji su „blagoslovljeni“ i koji „čekaju“. Bezbožnici su oni koji ne „čuju“ svojim srcem i koji ne „vide“. Cjelokupno iskustvo mileritskoga pokreta sažeto je u Danielovim četirima redcima, a ti redci također predstavljaju povijest pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.

The sacred history represented in those four verses, is premised upon understanding the increase of knowledge that was represented upon Habakkuk’s tables, and the increase of knowledge Jesus identified as He taught through the methodology of line upon line. He presented parable after parable, in order to explain the mystery of prophecy to “the wise”. “The wicked” in Daniel twelve do not understand, and in 2 Thessalonians, chapter two, their lack of understanding is represented as a hatred of truth, which brings strong delusion. The truth which the wicked do not love in Paul’s letter was “the daily,” and in Daniel’s four verses, the prophetic truth that is specifically identified is “the daily.”

Sveta povijest predstavljena u ta četiri retka počiva na razumijevanju porasta znanja koji je bio prikazan na Habakukovim pločama, i porasta znanja koji je Isus prepoznao dok je poučavao metodologijom red na red. Izlagao je prispodobu za prispodobom kako bi „mudrima” objasnio tajnu proroštva. „Bezbožni” u dvanaestom poglavlju Daniela ne razumiju, a u 2. Solunjanima, drugom poglavlju, njihov je nedostatak razumijevanja prikazan kao mržnja prema istini, što dovodi do snažne zablude. Istina koju bezbožni ne ljube u Pavlovoj poslanici bila je „svagdašnja”, a u Danielova četiri retka proročka istina koja je izričito prepoznata jest „svagdašnja”.

Jesus told the disciples that they were blessed, and in so doing he was contrasting them with those in Isaiah who refused to see and hear, that they might be converted. Those that are blessed in Daniel twelve, are those who wait. The four verses in Daniel chapter twelve, and also the fulfillment of those verses in the history of the Millerites, and also the contrast of Isaiah with a class who refused to hear and see, and also the very same distinction of the two classes by Christ, all point forward to the hidden history of the seven thunders that arrived on July 18, 2020. The final testing process of Millerite history that began at the first disappointment is now being repeated. Some will see, and others will refuse to see.

Isus je rekao učenicima da su blagoslovljeni, i time ih je suprotstavio onima u Izaiji koji su odbili vidjeti i čuti, da bi se obratili. Oni koji su blagoslovljeni u dvanaestom poglavlju Daniela jesu oni koji čekaju. Četiri retka u dvanaestom poglavlju Daniela, kao i ispunjenje tih redaka u povijesti milerita, kao i suprotnost u Izaiji s jednom skupinom koja je odbila čuti i vidjeti, a također i posve isto razlikovanje dviju skupina od strane Krista, sve upućuje unaprijed na skrivenu povijest sedam gromova koja je stigla 18. srpnja 2020. Završni proces kušnje u povijesti milerita, koji je započeo pri prvom razočaranju, sada se ponavlja. Neki će vidjeti, a drugi će odbiti vidjeti.

> “All the messages given from 1840–1844 are to be made forcible now, for there are many people who have lost their bearings. The messages are to go to all the churches.

> „Sve poruke dane od 1840. do 1844. sada treba učiniti snažnima, jer ima mnogo ljudi koji su izgubili svoje uporište. Poruke trebaju ići svim crkvama.״

> “Christ said, ‘Blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them’ [Matthew 13:16, 17]. Blessed are the eyes which saw the things that were seen in 1843 and 1844.

> „Krist reče: ‘Blago vašim očima, jer vide; i vašim ušima, jer čuju. Jer zaista vam kažem: mnogi proroci i pravednici željeli su vidjeti ono što vi vidite, i nisu vidjeli; i čuti ono što vi čujete, i nisu čuli’ [Matthew 13:16, 17]. Blagoslovljene su oči koje su vidjele ono što se vidjelo 1843. i 1844. godine.

> “The message was given. And there should be no delay in repeating the message, for the signs of the times are fulfilling; the closing work must be done. A great work will be done in a short time. A message will soon be given by God’s appointment that will swell into a loud cry. Then Daniel will stand in his lot, to give his testimony.” Manuscript Releases, volume 21, 437.

> „Poruka je dana. I ne bi smjelo biti nikakva odgađanja u ponavljanju poruke, jer se znakovi vremena ispunjavaju; završno djelo mora biti obavljeno. Veliko će djelo biti izvršeno u kratkom vremenu. Uskoro će po Božjem određenju biti dana poruka koja će prerasti u silan poklič. Tada će Daniel ustati na svom mjestu da dade svoje svjedočanstvo.“ Manuscript Releases, svezak 21, 437.

William Miller was led by angels to understand that “the daily,” was a symbol of pagan Rome. Sister White directly confirmed he was correct in that understanding. That understanding which was represented upon the “tables” that are noted in the “book” of Habakkuk, is “for the time to come.” The unsealing of that “book” manifests “a rebellious, lying children”. “Children” is a symbol of the last generation, so the “time to come,” in Isaiah’s passage is specifically marked as the last days of the investigative judgment.

Willijama Millera anđeli su vodili da razumije kako je „svagdašnja” bila simbol poganskoga Rima. Sestra White izravno je potvrdila da je u tom razumijevanju bio u pravu. To razumijevanje, koje je bilo prikazano na „pločama” što se spominju u Habakukovoj „knjizi”, jest „za vrijeme koje dolazi”. Otpečaćivanje te „knjige” očituje „buntovnu, lažljivu djecu”. „Djeca” su simbol posljednjega naraštaja, stoga je „vrijeme koje dolazi”, u Izaijinom odlomku, posebno označeno kao posljednji dani istražnoga suda.

Isaiah states that the “lying children” will reject the prophetic message represented upon the “table” that is noted in the “book,” for they say “to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits.” In 1863 Laodicean Adventism began an escalating process of fulfilling the request of the lying children. That work is represented by Isaiah as rejecting the old paths of the Millerite foundations, for they said, “Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.” The path which is the way, is Jeremiah’s old paths.

Izaija izjavljuje da će „djeca lažljiva“ odbaciti proročku poruku prikazanu na „ploči“ koja je zabilježena u „knjizi“, jer govore „vidiocima: Ne gledajte; i prorocima: Ne prorokujte nam što je pravo, govorite nam ugodne stvari, prorokujte prijevare.“ Godine 1863. laodicejski adventizam započeo je sve intenzivniji proces ispunjavanja zahtjeva lažljive djece. Taj rad Izaija prikazuje kao odbacivanje starih staza mileritskih temelja, jer su rekli: „Sklonite se s puta, odvratite se od staze, učinite da Svetac Izraelov iščezne ispred nas.“ Staza koja je put jesu Jeremijine stare staze.

> Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Jeremiah 6:16.

> Ovako govori Gospodin: Stanite na putove i pogledajte, i pitajte za stare staze, gdje je put dobri, i hodite njime, i naći ćete počinak dušama svojim. Ali oni rekoše: Nećemo hoditi njime. Jeremija 6,16.

The “lying children’s” rejection of Jeremiah’s “old paths” is the rejection of the message of the Midnight Cry, which is where “rest” is to be found, which is also the “rest and the refreshing” that they would not hear in Isaiah, which is also the refreshing of the latter rain message. That message is the message of the Midnight Cry that is represented in the history of the Millerites and illustrated upon the “tables” that are noted in a “book.” The lying children’s rejection of the message of the Midnight Cry is represented by their desire to “cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before” them. Ellen White’s first vision, which Alpha and Omega would certainly employ to represent the end, identifies the path of the righteous, marking the light at its beginning and who it is that leads “the wise” unto the end of the path.

Odbacivanje Jeremijinih „starih staza” od strane „djece lažljive” odbacivanje je poruke Ponoćnoga poklika, gdje se nalazi „počinak”, koji je u Izaiji također „odmor i okrepa” što je oni nisu htjeli slušati, a što je ujedno i okrepa poruke kasne kiše. Ta je poruka poruka Ponoćnoga poklika, prikazana u povijesti milerita i oslikana na „pločama” koje su zabilježene u „knjizi”. Odbacivanje poruke Ponoćnoga poklika od strane djece lažljive prikazano je njihovom željom da „Sveca Izraelova uklone ispred” sebe. Prvo viđenje Ellen White, koje bi Alfa i Omega zasigurno upotrijebili da prikažu svršetak, prepoznaje put pravednih, označujući svjetlo na njegovu početku i tko je taj koji vodi „mudre” do kraja toga puta.

> “They had a bright light set up behind them at the beginning of the path, which an angel told me was the ‘midnight cry.’ This light shone all along the path, and gave light for their feet, so that they might not stumble.

> „Imali su jarko svjetlo postavljeno iza sebe na početku staze, za koje mi je anđeo rekao da je ‘ponoćni poklič’. To je svjetlo obasjavalo čitavu stazu i davalo svjetlo njihovim nogama, kako se ne bi spotaknuli.

> “If they kept their eyes fixed on Jesus, who was just before them, leading them to the city, they were safe. But soon some grew weary, and said the city was a great way off, and they expected to have entered it before. Then Jesus would encourage them by raising His glorious right arm, and from His arm came a light which waved over the advent band, and they shouted ‘Alleluia!’ Others rashly denied the light behind them, and said that it was not God that had led them out so far. The light behind them went out, leaving their feet in perfect darkness, and they stumbled and lost sight of the mark and of Jesus, and fell off the path down into the dark and wicked world below.” Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White, 57.

> „Ako su držali svoj pogled čvrsto uprt u Isusa, koji je bio upravo pred njima i vodio ih prema gradu, bili su sigurni. No ubrzo su neki klonuli i rekli da je grad još veoma daleko te da su očekivali da će već prije ući u nj. Tada bi ih Isus hrabrio podižući svoju slavnu desnicu, a iz Njegove ruke izlazila je svjetlost koja se valovito širila nad adventnim mnoštvom, te su klicali: ‘Aleluja!’ Drugi su brzopleto zanijekali svjetlost iza sebe i rekli da ih nije Bog tako daleko vodio. Svjetlost iza njih ugasila se, ostavljajući njihove noge u potpunoj tami, i oni su posrnuli, izgubili iz vida biljeg i Isusa te pali sa staze dolje u mračni i opaki svijet pod njima.” Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White, 57.

It was the light of the Midnight Cry in the beginning and at the ending. It was Jesus (the Holy One of Israel) who they wished to cease from being in front of them. The light from Jesus’ glorious right arm was the light of the Midnight Cry as represented upon the “tables” that were noted in the “book”. The “lying children’s” rejection of the message of the Midnight Cry of Christ, and the path they were to walk upon, brought God’s judgment upon them as they fell off the path. The “high wall” that is broken suddenly, is the “wall” of the separation of church and state that is destroyed at the soon-coming Sunday law. That judgment comes “suddenly at an instant,” and it will be “as the breaking of the potter’s vessel that is broken in pieces.” It is the judgment that is associated with turning the satanic symbol of “the daily” upside down, and identifying it as a symbol of Christ.

To je bilo svjetlo Ponoćnog poklika na početku i na svršetku. Bio je to Isus (Svetac Izraelov) za kojega su željeli da prestane biti pred njima. Svjetlo s Isusove slavne desne mišice bilo je svjetlo Ponoćnog poklika, kako je prikazano na „pločama” koje su zabilježene u „knjizi”. Odbacivanje poruke Kristova Ponoćnog poklika od strane „lažljive djece”, i puta kojim su trebali hoditi, navuklo je na njih Božji sud dok su padali s puta. „Visoki zid” koji se iznenada ruši jest „zid” odvojenosti crkve i države koji biva srušen u uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. Taj sud dolazi „iznenada, u jedan mah”, i bit će „kao razbijanje lončarove posude koja se razbija u komade”. To je sud koji je povezan s okretanjem sotonskog simbola „svagdašnje žrtve” naglavce i njegovim poistovjećivanjem kao simbola Krista.

> Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding? Isaiah 29:16.

> Doista će se vaše izvrćanje svega smatrati kao lončarska glina; jer hoće li djelo reći o onome koji ga je načinio: Nije me načinio? ili će oblikovana stvar reći o onome koji ju je oblikovao: Nije imao razuma? Izaija 29,16.

The “daily” is the prophetic truth which ties together the four verses in Daniel twelve, that identify the distinction between the wicked and the wise. “The daily” is the truth that is hated by those who receive strong delusion in 2 Thessalonians. “The daily” represents the desire of the “lying children” to cause the Holy One of Israel to get out of their way. And their punishment is represented by the breaking of a potter’s vessel, and what remains is an illustration of the lost condition of the foolish virgins, for with the broken and remaining pieces of the shattered potter’s vessel there, “shall not be found” “a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.”

„Svagdanje“ je proročka istina koja povezuje četiri retka u dvanaestom poglavlju Daniela, a koji prepoznaju razliku između opakih i mudrih. „Svagdanje“ je istina koju mrze oni koji u 2. Solunjanima primaju silnu zabludu. „Svagdanje“ predstavlja želju „lažljive djece“ da učine da im se Svetac Izraelov ukloni s puta. A njihova je kazna prikazana razbijanjem lončareve posude, a ono što preostaje prikaz je izgubljenoga stanja ludih djevica, jer se među razbijenim i preostalim komadima razmrskane lončareve posude ondje „neće naći“ „krhotina da se njome uzme oganj s ognjišta ili da se njome zahvati voda iz jame.“

Both “fire” and “water” are symbols of the Holy Spirit, as is the oil in the parable of the ten virgins. When the Midnight Cry comes suddenly at an instant, as it did at the Exeter camp meeting in August of 1844, it will be impossible for the “lying children” to find any oil (water or fire). They were called to “return” after the first disappointment as was Jeremiah, but they refused.

I „oganj“ i „voda“ simboli su Duha Svetoga, kao što je to i ulje u prispodobi o deset djevica. Kada Ponoćni poklik iznenada dođe u jednom trenu, kao što je došao na tabor-sastanku u Exeteru u kolovozu 1844., „djeci laži“ bit će nemoguće pronaći ikakva ulja (vode ili ognja). Bila su pozvana da se „vrate“ nakon prvoga razočaranja, kao što je bio i Jeremija, ali su to odbila.

> Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brazen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. Jeremiah 15:16–21.

> Nađene su riječi tvoje, i ja ih pojedoh; i riječ tvoja bijaše mi radost i veselje srca mojega; jer sam prozvan imenom tvojim, o Gospode, Bože nad vojskama. Nisam sjedio u zboru podrugljivaca, niti sam se radovao; sjedio sam sam zbog ruke tvoje, jer si me ispunio gnjevom. Zašto je bol moja neprestana, i rana moja neizlječiva, koja ne pristaje da bude izliječena? Hoćeš li mi doista biti kao lažljivac, kao vode koje presušuju? Stoga ovako veli Gospod: Ako se vratiš, tada ću te opet privesti, i stajat ćeš preda mnom; i ako odvojiš dragocjeno od bezvrijednoga, bit ćeš kao usta moja; neka se oni vrate k tebi, ali ti se ne vraćaj k njima. I učinit ću te ovome narodu kao utvrđen mjedeni zid; i borit će se protiv tebe, ali te neće nadvladati, jer sam ja s tobom da te spasim i da te izbavim, govori Gospod. I izbavit ću te iz ruke opakih, i otkupit ću te iz ruke nasilnih. Jeremija 15:16–21.

Jeremiah represents those who returned after the first disappointment. Those who entered into the work of separating “the precious from the vile,” in order to “stand before” the Lord and be as the Lord’s “mouth”. They are those represented by Daniel in chapter nine, as understanding their scattered condition, and thereafter praying the Leviticus twenty-six prayer. They are those represented by Daniel, Jeremiah and Habakkuk’s watchmen who are contrasted with the “lying children.” The “lying children” were also called by “the Holy One of Israel” when He said, “in returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not”.

Jeremija predstavlja one koji su se vratili nakon prvoga razočaranja. One koji su stupili u djelo odvajanja „dragocjenoga od bezvrijednoga“, kako bi „stajali pred“ Gospodinom i bili „usta“ Gospodnja. To su oni koji su u devetom poglavlju Daniela prikazani kao oni koji razumiju svoje rasijano stanje te potom mole molitvu iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest. To su oni koje predstavljaju stražari Daniela, Jeremije i Habakuka, koji se suprotstavljaju „lažljivoj djeci“. „Lažljiva djeca“ također su bila oslovljena od „Sveca Izraelova“ kada je rekao: „u vraćanju i počinku spasit ćete se; u miru i pouzdanju bit će snaga vaša; ali vi ne htjedoste“.

Miller’s jewels are the truths represented on Habakkuk’s tables that represent the test of the Midnight Cry message that produces two classes of worshippers. The symbol of the rebellion that is manifested against those jewels is “the daily.” Miller was accurate in his understanding of “the daily,” but his understanding was limited by the history he lived in, and the jewels he was used to place upon the table in the center of his room are now shining ten times brighter than they did when Miller first placed them upon his table. They are now in a casket that is larger, for the casket now represents not only the Bible, as it did for Miller’s time, but it now represents both the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.

Millerovi dragulji jesu istine prikazane na Habakukovim pločama, koje predstavljaju ispit poruke Ponoćnoga poklika, a koji proizvodi dvije klase štovatelja. Simbol pobune koja se očituje protiv tih dragulja jest „svagdašnja”. Miller je bio točan u svojem razumijevanju „svagdašnje”, ali je njegovo razumijevanje bilo ograničeno poviješću u kojoj je živio, a dragulji koje je običavao stavljati na stol u središtu svoje sobe sada sjaje deset puta jače nego što su sjali kada ih je Miller prvi put stavio na svoj stol. Oni su sada u kovčežiću koji je veći, jer kovčežić sada predstavlja ne samo Bibliju, kao što je to bilo u Millerovo vrijeme, nego sada predstavlja i Bibliju i Duh proroštva.

It is these two witnesses that produce the testing light in the last days, and it is these two witnesses that become a primary battleground in the last days. Miller saw the battle, for in his dream they took his casket (the Bible), and tore it up. John, representing “the wise” in the last days, “was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.” John was being persecuted for believing the message of both the Bible and the writings of Ellen White.

Ta dva svjedoka proizvode kušajuće svjetlo u posljednjim danima, i ta dva svjedoka postaju glavno bojište u posljednjim danima. Miller je vidio bitku, jer su u njegovu snu uzeli njegov kovčeg (Bibliju) i razderali ga. Ivan, koji predstavlja „mudre” u posljednjim danima, „bijaše na otoku zvanom Patmos zbog riječi Božje i zbog svjedočanstva Isusa Krista.” Ivan je bio progonjen zato što je vjerovao poruci i Biblije i spisa Ellen White.

We will continue the consideration of the truths which are represented by the vision of the Ulai River that was unsealed in 1798, in the next article.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti razmatranje istina koje su predočene viđenjem o rijeci Ulai, koje je bilo otpečaćeno 1798. godine.

> “We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.” Life Sketches, 196.

> „Nemamo se čega bojati za budućnost, osim ako zaboravimo put kojim nas je Gospodin vodio i Njegov nauk u našoj prošloj povijesti.” Life Sketches, 196.

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