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# The Revelation of Jesus Christ - Number Eighteen

Otkrivenje Isusa Krista - Broj osamnaest

The Sins of the Fathers

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Jeff Pippenger

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November 19, 2023

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In 1856, formerly Philadelphian Millerite Adventism was identified by James and Ellen White as Laodicean. James White then began to promote the message of Laodicea to the movement through the Review and Herald. In the same publication, in the same year, increased light concerning the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six was also presented in a series of eight articles by Hiram Edson whom the Whites’ regarded so highly that they named their first son after him. The series ended with the promise that it would be completed in the future, but it never again surfaced. At the transition point of the movement of the first angel, from Philadelphia to Laodicea, the movement stumbled over the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six, representing the very first ‘time prophecy’ which the angels of God had led William Miller to recognize and proclaim.

Godine 1856. nekadašnji filadelfijski mileritski adventizam James i Ellen White prepoznali su kao laodicejski. James White potom je počeo promicati poruku Laodiceje u pokretu putem časopisa Review and Herald. U istoj publikaciji, iste godine, dodatno svjetlo o „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest također je bilo izneseno u nizu od osam članaka Hirama Edsona, kojega su Whiteovi toliko visoko cijenili da su po njemu nazvali svojega prvog sina. Niz je završio obećanjem da će u budućnosti biti dovršen, ali se više nikada nije pojavio. Na prijelomnoj točki pokreta prvoga anđela, od Filadelfije do Laodiceje, pokret se spotaknuo o „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest, koja predstavljaju samo prvo „vremensko proročanstvo” koje su anđeli Božji naveli Williama Millera da prepozna i objavi.

The “seven times” was the chief corner-stone of the Millerite temple foundation. Every prophetic illustration of a sacred foundation is an illustration of Christ, for no other foundation can be laid than Christ.

„sedam vremena” bio je glavni ugaoni kamen temelja mileritskog hrama. Svaki proročki prikaz svetoga temelja prikaz je Krista, jer nitko ne može postaviti drugi temelj osim Krista.

> For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11.

> Jer nitko ne može postaviti drugoga temelja osim onoga koji je postavljen, a to je Isus Krist. 1. Korinćanima 3,11.

Not only is Christ the foundation, He is also the foundation stone which the builders rejected and thereafter stumbled over. He is the stone that ultimately becomes the head of the corner. In Millerite history the “seven times” was the symbol of that corner stone.

Krist nije samo temelj, nego je i kamen temeljac koji su graditelji odbacili i potom se o njega spotaknuli. On je kamen koji naposljetku postaje zaglavni kamen od ugla. U mileritskoj je povijesti „sedam vremena” bilo simbol toga ugaonoga kamena.

Christ confirmed the covenant with many for one week. The structure of the prophecy of “seven times” against the northern kingdom of Israel (that Hiram Edson had identified in the eight unfinished articles) reproduced the identical structure of the prophetic week that Christ confirmed the covenant in fulfillment of Daniel chapter nine, and verse twenty seven. The week that Christ was gathering Israel is the identical structure of the week that Christ scattered Israel. The scattering of ancient Israel was twenty-five hundred and twenty years, and the gathering of spiritual Israel was twenty-five hundred and twenty days. He gathered Israel to confirm the covenant and He scattered Israel, due to the quarrel of His covenant. To identify the “seven times” as the foundation stone of the Millerite temple is in perfect agreement with identifying Christ as the foundation stone. To reject that stone, is to reject Christ.

Krist je potvrdio savez s mnogima za jedan tjedan. Struktura proročanstva o „sedam vremena” protiv sjevernoga kraljevstva Izraela (koju je Hiram Edson prepoznao u osam nedovršenih članaka) reproducirala je istovjetnu strukturu proročkoga tjedna u kojemu je Krist potvrdio savez u ispunjenju Daniela, devetoga poglavlja i dvadeset sedmoga retka. Tjedan u kojemu je Krist sabirao Izrael istovjetna je struktura tjedna u kojemu je Krist raspršio Izrael. Raspršenje drevnoga Izraela trajalo je dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset godina, a sabiranje duhovnoga Izraela trajalo je dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset dana. Sabirao je Izrael da potvrdi savez, a raspršio je Izrael zbog prijepora svojega saveza. Prepoznati „sedam vremena” kao kamen temeljac mileritskoga hrama u savršenom je skladu s prepoznavanjem Krista kao kamena temeljca. Odbaciti taj kamen znači odbaciti Krista.

When Christ, in 1856, for the very first time in Christian history, stood knocking at the door of Laodicea, He was seeking to produce an increase of knowledge upon the stone of stumbling that the builders were about to set aside. Seven years later, or you might say, twenty-five hundred and twenty symbolic days later, Laodicean Adventism closed the door. Sadly, Adventism refused to see the increase of knowledge. A stone that you stumble over is a stone that you do not see, but it is still there.

Kada je Krist 1856. godine, po prvi put u kršćanskoj povijesti, stajao kucajući na vratima Laodiceje, nastojao je proizvesti povećanje znanja o kamenu spoticanja koji su graditelji namjeravali odbaciti. Sedam godina poslije, ili, mogli biste reći, dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset simboličkih dana poslije, laodicejski adventizam zatvorio je vrata. Nažalost, adventizam je odbio vidjeti povećanje znanja. Kamen o koji se spotičete jest kamen koji ne vidite, ali on je ipak ondje.

> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Hosea 4:6.

> Moj narod gine zbog nedostatka znanja: budući da si ti odbacio znanje, i ja ću odbaciti tebe, da mi više ne budeš svećenik; budući da si zaboravio zakon Boga svojega, i ja ću zaboraviti tvoju djecu. Hošea 4,6.

The curse of the “seven times,” against the southern kingdom of Judah began in 677 BC and ended on October 22, 1844, along with the twenty-three hundred years of Daniel chapter eight, verse fourteen. The “seven times” is part of the very prophecy that has been identified as the “foundation and central pillar” of the Advent movement. The foundation and central pillar of Adventism was fulfilled at the very same time as several other prophecies. The “seven times,” the twenty-three hundred days, Malachi chapter three, Daniel chapter seven, verse thirteen, and the Matthew twenty-five parable of the ten virgins all were fulfilled on October 22, 1844. The date of October 22, 1844, is the foundational date of the Advent movement, and connected with that date, there is only one command that was identified.

Prokletstvo „sedam vremena“ nad južnim kraljevstvom Judom započelo je 677. pr. Kr. i završilo 22. listopada 1844., zajedno s dvije tisuće i tristo godina iz osmog poglavlja Danielove knjige, četrnaestog retka. „Sedam vremena“ dio je upravo onoga proročanstva koje je prepoznato kao „temelj i središnji stup“ adventnog pokreta. Temelj i središnji stup adventizma ispunio se u isto vrijeme kad i nekoliko drugih proročanstava. „Sedam vremena“, dvije tisuće i tristo dana, treće poglavlje Malahijine knjige, trinaesti redak sedmog poglavlja Danielove knjige i prispodoba o deset djevica iz dvadeset i petog poglavlja Evanđelja po Mateju — sve se to ispunilo 22. listopada 1844. Datum 22. listopada 1844. temeljni je datum adventnog pokreta, a u vezi s tim datumom bila je prepoznata samo jedna zapovijed.

> And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer. Revelation 10:5, 6.

> I anđeo kojega vidjeh gdje stoji na moru i na zemlji podiže svoju ruku k nebu, i zakle se Onim koji živi u vijeke vjekova, koji stvori nebo i što je u njemu, i zemlju i što je na njoj, i more i što je u njemu, da vremena više neće biti. Otkrivenje 10,5.6.

Sister White identifies the angel of Revelation chapter ten, that stood upon the earth and sea, as Jesus Christ.

Sestra White poistovjećuje anđela iz desetoga poglavlja Otkrivenja, koji je stajao na zemlji i moru, s Isusom Kristom.

> “The mighty angel who instructed John was no less a personage than Jesus Christ. Setting His right foot on the sea, and His left upon the dry land, shows the part which He is acting in the closing scenes of the great controversy with Satan. This position denotes His supreme power and authority over the whole earth.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.

> „Moćni anđeo koji je poučavao Ivana bio je nitko drugi doli Isus Krist. Stavljajući svoju desnu nogu na more, a lijevu na suhu zemlju, pokazuje ulogu koju ima u završnim prizorima velike borbe sa Sotonom. Taj položaj označuje Njegovu vrhovnu silu i vlast nad cijelom zemljom.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.

Christ took the position of standing upon the sea and earth to represent His supreme authority. He then lifted up His hand and commanded that “there should be time no longer.” Christ was entering into covenant with the Millerites and He gave them one command, just as He gave Abraham when he entered into covenant with him. He commanded Abraham to circumcise the male children. When he entered into covenant with a chosen people in the history of Moses, He gave many commands, and those commands included the direction that only the priests could touch the ark. He raised His hand and swore on October 22, 1844, that prophetic time should no longer be incorporated into biblical prophecies. Jesus had addressed the subject of “times and seasons” when He ascended to heaven in a cloud of angels, thus typifying the ascension of the two witnesses as the ensign. What He commanded then was about “times and seasons.”

Krist je zauzeo položaj stojeći na moru i na zemlji kako bi predstavljao svoju vrhovnu vlast. Zatim je podigao svoju ruku i zapovjedio da „vremena više ne bude“. Krist je stupao u savez s mileritima i dao im je jednu zapovijed, upravo kao što ju je dao Abrahamu kada je stupio u savez s njim. Zapovjedio je Abrahamu da obrezuje mušku djecu. Kada je stupio u savez s izabranim narodom u povijesti Mojsija, dao je mnoge zapovijedi, a te su zapovijedi uključivale odredbu da samo svećenici smiju doticati Kovčeg. Podigao je svoju ruku i zakleo se 22. listopada 1844. da se proročko vrijeme više ne smije uključivati u biblijska proročanstva. Isus se osvrnuo na temu „vremena i razdoblja“ kada je uzašao na nebo u oblaku anđela, tipološki predoznačujući uzašašće dvaju svjedoka kao stijeg. Ono što je tada zapovjedio odnosilo se na „vremena i razdoblja“.

> When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:6–8.

> Kada su se, dakle, okupili, upitaše ga govoreći: Gospodine, hoćeš li u ovo vrijeme opet uspostaviti kraljevstvo Izraelu? A on im reče: Nije vaše znati vremena ili rokove koje je Otac postavio svojom vlasti. Nego ćete primiti silu kada Duh Sveti siđe na vas; i bit ćete mi svjedoci i u Jeruzalemu, i po svoj Judeji, i Samariji, i sve do kraja zemlje. Djela 1:6–8.

Jesus did not say that there were no times and seasons, for speaking through Solomon he had confirmed that there are “times and seasons.”

Isus nije rekao da nema vremena ni razdoblja, jer je, govoreći po Salomonu, potvrdio da postoje „vremena i razdoblja“.

> To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1.

> Sve ima svoje vrijeme, i svakomu naumu pod nebom vrijeme: Propovjednik 3,1.

There are “times and seasons” within the biblical record that are testimonies to Palmoni, the “Wonderful Numberer”, but as of October 22, 1844, God’s people have been commanded to never again present a prophetic message that is hung upon time. The counsel of Jesus to the disciples just before He ascended represents the history just before His purified people are lifted up as an ensign in Revelation chapter eleven, and it agrees with the command He gave on October 22, 1844. At the foundational date of Adventism, Christ commanded that there were to be no more prophetic messages based upon time, and at His ascension which typified the ascension of the two witnesses in Revelation eleven he repeated that command.

U biblijskom zapisu postoje „vremena i razdoblja” koja su svjedočanstva o Palmoniju, „Divnom Brojitelju”, no od 22. listopada 1844. Božjem je narodu naloženo da više nikada ne iznosi proročku poruku koja je obješena o vrijeme. Isusov savjet učenicima neposredno prije nego što je uzašao predstavlja povijest neposredno prije nego što njegov pročišćeni narod bude uzdignut kao stijeg u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, i on je u skladu sa zapovijedi koju je dao 22. listopada 1844. Na temeljni datum adventizma Krist je zapovjedio da više ne smije biti proročkih poruka utemeljenih na vremenu, a prilikom svojega uzašašća, koje je predoznačavalo uzašašće dvaju svjedoka u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, ponovio je tu zapovijed.

> “Let all our brethren and sisters beware of anyone who would set a time for the Lord to fulfill His word in regard to His coming, or in regard to any other promise He has made of special significance. ‘It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power.’ False teachers may appear to be very zealous for the work of God, and may expend means to bring their theories before the world and the church; but as they mingle error with truth, their message is one of deception, and will lead souls into false paths. They are to be met and opposed, not because they are bad men, but because they are teachers of falsehood and are endeavoring to put upon falsehood the stamp of truth.” Testimonies to Ministers, 55.

> „Neka se sva naša braća i sestre čuvaju svakoga tko bi određivao vrijeme kada će Gospodin ispuniti svoju riječ u pogledu svojega dolaska, ili u pogledu bilo kojega drugog obećanja koje je dao, a koje ima osobito značenje. ‘Nije vaše znati vremena ili zgode koje je Otac zadržao u svojoj vlasti.’ Lažni učitelji mogu se doimati vrlo revnima za Božje djelo i mogu ulagati sredstva kako bi svoje teorije iznijeli pred svijet i Crkvu; ali budući da miješaju zabludu s istinom, njihova je poruka poruka obmane i odvest će duše na lažne putove. Njima se treba suprotstaviti i usprotiviti, ne zato što su zli ljudi, nego zato što su učitelji laži i nastoje laži utisnuti pečat istine.” Testimonies to Ministers, 55.

Sister White was clear that we will never have a message of time identifying anything of special significance, not simply His Second Coming. Time prophecy, which was the theme of the Millerite movement, ended on October 22, 1844, and the only command associated with that foundational date was that time should never be used in the presentation of God’s message again.

Sestra White jasno je rekla da nikada nećemo imati vremensku poruku koja bi određivala bilo što od posebnog značenja, a ne samo Njegov Drugi dolazak. Vremensko proročanstvo, koje je bilo tema mileritskog pokreta, završilo je 22. listopada 1844., a jedina zapovijed povezana s tim temeljnim datumom bila je da se vrijeme više nikada ne smije koristiti u iznošenju Božje poruke.

In the beginning movement of the first angel, at the very point of the transition from Philadelphia to Laodicea, increased light was given upon the foundational truth of the Millerite movement. Seven years later, or twenty-five hundred and twenty symbolic days later, or a “wilderness” later, in 1863, the foundational stone of the “seven times” was set aside by the builders.

Na početku djelovanja prvoga anđela, upravo u trenutku prijelaza iz Filadelfije u Laodiceju, dano je povećano svjetlo o temeljnoj istini milleritskog pokreta. Sedam godina poslije, ili dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset simboličkih dana poslije, ili jednu „pustinju” poslije, godine 1863., graditelji su odbacili temeljni kamen „sedam vremena”.

In the ending movement of the third angel, at the very point of transition from Laodicea to Philadelphia a test that includes a confession of the sins of the fathers is given. The test of the foundation for the fathers was the “seven times,” which was their foundation stone. Would the ending movement disregard the only command associated with the foundational date, as their father’s disregarded their foundational stone?

U završnom pokretu trećega anđela, upravo u točki prijelaza iz Laodiceje u Filadelfiju, dan je ispit koji uključuje priznanje grijeha otaca. Ispit temelja za očeve bio je „sedam vremena“, što je bilo njihovo kamen-temeljac. Hoće li završni pokret zanemariti jedinu zapovijed povezanu s temeljnim datumom, kao što su njihovi očevi zanemarili svoj kamen-temeljac?

Yes. They most certainly did that very thing. They repeated the sins of their fathers.

Da. Oni su doista učinili upravo to. Ponovili su grijehe svojih otaca.

Their fathers did not sin in the foundational date, for among other things they were still Philadelphians at that foundational date. Their fathers failed their foundational test when they transformed into Laodicea and rejected the “seven times” along with its increasing light.

Njihovi oci nisu sagriješili na temeljnom datumu, jer su, među ostalim, na tom temeljnom datumu još uvijek bili Filadelfijci. Njihovi su oci pali na svojem temeljnom ispitu kada su se preobrazili u Laodiceju i odbacili „sedam vremena“ zajedno s njegovom sve većom svjetlošću.

Their foundational failure in 1863, was preceded by seven years of Christ knocking on the door of their Laodicean hearts. Seven years is symbolic of the “seven times” and of the “wilderness.” After the “wilderness” from 1856 to 1863, they failed their foundational test.

Njihovu temeljnom neuspjehu 1863. godine prethodilo je sedam godina Kristova kucanja na vrata njihovih laodicejskih srca. Sedam godina simbol je „sedam vremena” i „pustinje”. Nakon „pustinje” od 1856. do 1863. pali su na svojoj temeljnoj kušnji.

In the first disappointment of the movement of the third angel God’s people sinned, by rejecting the only command directly associated with the foundational date. They chose to incorporate time prediction into the prophetic message, when they knew better. In so doing they repeated the sin of Moses, neglecting to circumcise his son and the sin of Uzzah touching the ark, which he knew he was forbidden to do. The movement of the third angel did what they knew was not right! If anyone wishes to paint over that fact, then use the rest of the can of paint, to cover the truth that Moses, and Uzzah both sinned and manifested rebellion against God’s will as they typified the first disappointment of the very last of all the reform lines—the reform line that every reform line pointed forward to. The illustrations of the first disappointment in the reform lines bear the signature of Alpha and Omega, and the record therein is for the benefit of God’s people, even if God’s people refuse to be benefited thereby.

U prvom razočaranju pokreta trećega anđela Božji je narod sagriješio odbacivši jedinu zapovijed koja je bila izravno povezana s temeljnim datumom. Odlučili su u proročku poruku uključiti vremensko predviđanje, premda su znali bolje. Time su ponovili Mojsijev grijeh, zanemarivši obrezati svoga sina, kao i grijeh Uze, koji je dotaknuo Kovčeg, premda je znao da mu je to zabranjeno. Pokret trećega anđela učinio je ono za što je znao da nije ispravno! Ako netko želi prebojiti tu činjenicu, neka tada upotrijebi ostatak limenke boje kako bi prekrio istinu da su i Mojsije i Uza sagriješili te očitovali pobunu protiv Božje volje dok su predočavali prvo razočaranje posljednje od svih reformnih linija — reformne linije prema kojoj je svaka reformna linija unaprijed upućivala. Prikazi prvoga razočaranja u reformnim linijama nose potpis Alfe i Omege, a zapis koji se u njima nalazi dan je na korist Božjemu narodu, čak i ako Božji narod odbija imati koristi od toga.

The movement of the first angel was given a period of seven years, which is a symbol of the wilderness of the “seven times,” to accept the Laodicean message along with the light of the “seven times.” The curse of the “seven times” is the curse of being spewed out of the mouth of the Lord. In 1863, they repeated the work of rebuilding Jericho, a work that contained a “curse.” The seven years from 1856, to 1863, are a miniature illustration of the rebellion of the fathers of ancient Israel’s sin that brought upon them the curse of “seven times.” Modern Israel repeated the sins of their fathers in 1863.

Pokret prvoga anđela dobio je razdoblje od sedam godina, što je simbol pustinje „sedam vremena“, kako bi prihvatio laodicejsku poruku zajedno sa svjetlom „sedam vremena“. Prokletstvo „sedam vremena“ prokletstvo je toga da budu izbljuvani iz usta Gospodnjih. Godine 1863. ponovili su djelo obnavljanja Jerihona, djelo koje je sadržavalo „prokletstvo“. Sedam godina od 1856. do 1863. umanjeni su prikaz pobune grijeha otaca drevnoga Izraela, koji je na njih navukao prokletstvo „sedam vremena“. Suvremeni Izrael ponovio je grijehe svojih otaca 1863. godine.

The movement of the third angel failed the test of the first disappointment as surely as did Moses and Uzzah. They were then slain in the streets for a “wilderness” period of three and a half days. They are now being formed into bodies by the sound of the Comforter. The sound of the Comforter is being given through the “voice” in the wilderness, and they are now being confronted with the test, not of time setting, but of the “seven times.” They already failed the test of time setting.

Pokret trećega anđela pao je na kušnji prvoga razočaranja jednako sigurno kao i Mojsije i Uza. Tada su bili pobijeni na ulicama za „pustinjsko” razdoblje od tri i pol dana. Sada se oblikuju u tijela zvukom Tješitelja. Zvuk Tješitelja daje se kroz „glas” u pustinji, i oni se sada suočavaju s kušnjom, ne određivanja vremena, nego „sedam vremena”. Kušnju određivanja vremena već su pali.

They are not being tested as to whether they believe the “seven times” is a valid truth, for they have previously given testimony that they accept the “seven times” as a valid prophecy. They have confessed to believe the prophecy of twenty-five hundred and twenty years of scattering. But they may be unaware that there is a new testing light of the “seven times.” They are standing where their fathers stood in 1856. The new light is that the three and a half days of Revelation eleven, is not simply identifying the French Revolution, but it is now a present truth reality.

Oni se ne iskušavaju glede toga vjeruju li da je „sedam vremena” valjana istina, jer su prethodno posvjedočili da prihvaćaju „sedam vremena” kao valjano proročanstvo. Ispovjedili su da vjeruju u proročanstvo o dvije tisuće petsto i dvadeset godina raspršenja. Ali možda nisu svjesni da postoji novo iskušavajuće svjetlo o „sedam vremena”. Oni stoje ondje gdje su stajali njihovi oci 1856. godine. Novo svjetlo jest da tri i pol dana iz jedanaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja ne označavaju samo Francusku revoluciju, nego su sada stvarnost sadašnje istine.

Is the opening up of the hidden history of the seven thunders, and opening of the seventh seal actually two witnesses that identify that the Revelation of Jesus Christ is now being unsealed? If it is, is it actually true that the entire book of Revelation is speaking of the last days? If that is true, then does the three and a half days represent the tarrying time in the virgin’s parable? If it does, then does the remedy of the “seven times” actually represent a command that must be met by those who participated in the Nashville prediction of July 18, 2020?

Je li otkrivanje skrivene povijesti sedam gromova i otvaranje sedmoga pečata zapravo dva svjedoka koji potvrđuju da se Otkrivenje Isusa Krista sada razotpečaćuje? Ako jest, je li doista istina da cijela knjiga Otkrivenja govori o posljednjim danima? Ako je to istina, predstavlja li tada tri i pol dana vrijeme zadrške u prispodobi o djevicama? Ako predstavlja, znači li tada lijek u obliku „sedam vremena” zapravo zapovijed koju moraju ispuniti oni koji su sudjelovali u predviđanju iz Nashvillea od 18. srpnja 2020.?

Wow! There is a test for you! Do those that wake up and realize they are in the tarrying time, actually have to repent for their sins, and their father’s sins at the end of the three and a half days? Was it really a sin to disregard the command not to employ time in a prediction?

Vau! Evo kušnje za vas! Moraju li oni koji se probude i shvate da se nalaze u vremenu odgode doista pokajati za svoje grijehe i grijehe svojih otaca na kraju tri i pol dana? Je li doista bio grijeh zanemariti zapovijed da se vrijeme ne koristi u proročkom predviđanju?

For those who took the position that the failed prediction of Nashville was somehow God’s intended purpose, and who thereafter have attempted to uphold that claim, I would add another observation, beyond the sin of employing time in God’s prophecies. What happened with the false prediction of Nashville was not simply a manifestation of rebellion to Christ’s command in 1844, it was an action that told those outside of Adventism that the predictions found in the Spirit of Prophecy are faulty. It was a reproach upon the writings of the Spirit of Prophecy. It provides evidence for those in the world that the writings of Ellen White are as important as the writings of Joseph Smith, or of Nostradamus. The precious words of Ellen White were corrupted with the vile words of our rebellion. It wasn’t only a rebellion against Christ, who is the Word of God, it was simultaneously a rebellion against the Spirit of Prophecy. John was being persecuted in the isle that is called Patmos, not because he placed his human opinion above the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy, but because he obeyed those two witnesses.

Onima koji su zauzeli stajalište da je neuspjelo predviđanje Nashvillea nekako bilo Božja namjeravana svrha, te su potom nastojali poduprijeti tu tvrdnju, dodao bih još jedno zapažanje, povrh grijeha uporabe vremena u Božjim proročanstvima. Ono što se dogodilo s lažnim predviđanjem Nashvillea nije bilo tek očitovanje pobune protiv Kristove zapovijedi iz 1844., nego čin koji je onima izvan adventizma poručio da su predviđanja koja se nalaze u Duhu proroštva pogrešna. To je bila sramota nanesena spisima Duha proroštva. To pruža dokaz onima u svijetu da su spisi Ellen White jednako važni kao spisi Josepha Smitha ili Nostradamusa. Dragocjene riječi Ellen White bile su iskvarene podlim riječima naše pobune. To nije bila samo pobuna protiv Krista, koji je Riječ Božja, nego istodobno i pobuna protiv Duha proroštva. Ivan je bio progonjen na otoku zvanom Patmos ne zato što je svoje ljudsko mišljenje stavio iznad Biblije i Duha proroštva, nego zato što je bio poslušan tim dvojici svjedoka.

> I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 1:9.

> Ja Ivan, vaš brat i sudionik u nevolji, i u kraljevstvu i postojanosti Isusa Krista, bijah na otoku zvanom Patmos poradi riječi Božje i svjedočanstva Isusa Krista. Otkrivenje 1,9.

We repeated the sins of our father Moses at our first disappointment, and we need to confess this. We need to confess this for we are now at 1856. There is now new light about the “seven times,” just as there was then. We are now at the transition from Laodicea to Philadelphia as the beginning movement was at the transition of Philadelphia to Laodicea in 1856. In 1856, our fathers stopped the publication of the increase of knowledge concerning the “seven times.” We might not be able to stop the publication of that light, but we certainly can close the doors of our hearts against this light. We can pretend, as the original Seventh-day Adventist builders did, that the stone was not actually there, and continue to stumble over it. Our problem is that we don’t have over a century to put our heads in the sand, for the judgments are already beginning.

Ponovili smo grijehe našega oca Mojsija pri svojemu prvom razočaranju, i to trebamo priznati. To trebamo priznati jer se sada nalazimo u 1856. Sada postoji novo svjetlo o „sedam vremena“, kao što je i tada postojalo. Sada smo na prijelazu iz Laodiceje u Filadelfiju, kao što je pokret u svojem početku bio na prijelazu iz Filadelfije u Laodiceju 1856. godine. Godine 1856. naši su oci zaustavili objavljivanje porasta znanja u vezi sa „sedam vremena“. Možda nećemo moći zaustaviti objavljivanje toga svjetla, ali zacijelo možemo zatvoriti vrata svojih srca pred tim svjetlom. Možemo se pretvarati, kao što su činili izvorni graditelji Adventista sedmoga dana, da kamen zapravo nije bio ondje, i nastaviti se spoticati o njega. Naš je problem u tome što nemamo više od jednoga stoljeća da zabijamo glavu u pijesak, jer sudovi već počinju.

If we allow the Alpha and Omega to teach us with the principle that the end of a thing is illustrated by the beginning of a thing, we can easily see that Alpha and Omega is demonstrating that the prediction of Nashville was typified by our fathers. When we acknowledge this truth, we then will be confronted with the reality that since the prediction every effort to produce some type of human logic to justify the failed prediction was nothing more than a fig leaf. Then we will see that God has not been walking with us while we have been in the enemy’s land. He has been there, but only in the sense that He has been knocking on the doors of hearts, seeking entrance. If the fig leaf of human logic is removed, then we might also see that the denial, or the flawed human logic we have employed to justify the Nashville prediction, is evidence that we have been walking contrary to Christ.

Ako dopustimo Alfi i Omegi da nas pouči načelom da je svršetak neke stvari predočen njezinim početkom, lako možemo vidjeti da Alfa i Omega pokazuje kako su predviđanje iz Nashvillea unaprijed prikazali naši oci. Kada priznamo ovu istinu, tada ćemo se suočiti sa stvarnošću da je od samoga predviđanja svaki napor da se proizvede nekakva ljudska logika kako bi se opravdalo neuspjelo predviđanje bio ništa drugo doli smokvin list. Tada ćemo uvidjeti da Bog nije hodio s nama dok smo bili u zemlji neprijateljevoj. On je bio ondje, ali samo u smislu da je kucao na vrata srdaca, tražeći ulaz. Ako se ukloni smokvin list ljudske logike, tada bismo također mogli uvidjeti da je poricanje, odnosno pogrješna ljudska logika kojom smo se služili kako bismo opravdali predviđanje iz Nashvillea, dokaz da smo hodili protivno Kristu.

In 1856, Philadelphian Adventism transformed into Laodicea, and they knew it. The Lord confirmed it through the words of the prophetess and her husband. Standing at the doors of those Laodicean hearts Christ offered to come in and sup with them. The food that He brought to dine upon was the foundation stone of the “seven times.” They refused.

Godine 1856. filadelfijski adventizam preobrazio se u Laodiceju, i oni su to znali. Gospodin je to potvrdio riječima proročice i njezina muža. Stojeći na vratima tih laodicejskih srca, Krist je ponudio da uđe i večera s njima. Hrana koju je donio da zajedno blaguje bila je kamen temeljac „sedam vremena“. Odbili su.

In 2023, the last movement is now transcending from Laodicea unto Philadelphia, for the eighth church is of the seven churches. The Lord Alpha and Omega has confirmed it through His word of “truth.” Christ is now standing at the door of those recently dead dry bones offering to come in and dine with them, and the meal He wishes to share with them is the identical meal He attempted to share with their fathers in 1856. It is not simply the nuts and bolts of the doctrine of the “seven times,” as it was for their fathers in 1856. No, it’s the bitter remedy of the “seven times,” and the remedy requires the type of humility that is often hard to swallow.

Godine 2023. posljednji se pokret sada uzdiže iz Laodiceje u Filadelfiju, jer osma crkva jest od sedam crkava. Gospodin Alfa i Omega potvrdio je to svojom riječju „istine“. Krist sada stoji na vratima onih nedavno umrlih suhih kostiju, nudeći da uđe i blaguje s njima, a obrok koji želi podijeliti s njima istovjetan je onomu koji je nastojao podijeliti s njihovim očevima 1856. godine. To nije naprosto samo srž i temelj nauka o „sedam vremena“, kao što je to bilo za njihove oce 1856. godine. Ne, to je gorki lijek „sedam vremena“, a taj lijek zahtijeva onu vrstu poniznosti koju je često teško progutati.

> The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God. Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee. Ezekiel 28:1–3.

> I opet mi dođe riječ Gospodnja govoreći: Sine čovječji, reci knezu tirskom: Ovako veli Gospodin Bog: Zato što se srce tvoje uzoholilo te si rekao: Ja sam bog, sjedim na prijestolju Božjem usred mora; a ipak si čovjek, a ne Bog, premda si srce svoje postavio kao srce Božje. Evo, mudriji si od Daniela; nema tajne koju bi mogli sakriti od tebe. Ezekiel 28:1–3.

Perhaps those of us that participated in the Nashville prediction are wiser than Daniel?

Možda smo mi koji smo sudjelovali u nashvillskom predviđanju mudriji od Daniela?

> In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

> Prve godine njegova kraljevanja, ja, Daniel, razabrao sam iz knjiga broj godina za koje je došla riječ Gospodnja Jeremiji proroku, da će se navršiti sedamdeset godina pustošenja Jeruzalema. I upravih lice svoje prema Gospodinu Bogu da ga tražim molitvom i prošnjama, s postom, kostrijeti i pepelom. I pomolih se Gospodinu, Bogu svojemu, i ispovjedih se te rekoh: O Gospodine, Bože veliki i strašni, koji držiš savez i milosrđe prema onima koji te ljube i drže tvoje zapovijedi! Sagriješili smo i počinili bezakonje, činili smo zlo i odmetnuli se odstupivši od tvojih uredaba i od tvojih sudova. I nismo slušali tvojih slugu proroka, koji su govorili u tvoje ime našim kraljevima, našim knezovima i našim ocima, i svemu puku zemlje. Tebi, Gospodine, pripada pravednost, a nama posramljenost lica, kao što je danas: ljudima Jude i stanovnicima Jeruzalema i svemu Izraelu, onima koji su blizu i onima koji su daleko, po svim zemljama u koje si ih razagnao zbog nevjere kojom su ti se iznevjerili. Gospodine, nama pripada posramljenost lica, našim kraljevima, našim knezovima i našim ocima, jer smo sagriješili protiv tebe. Gospodinu, Bogu našemu, pripadaju milosrđa i oproštenja, premda smo se odmetnuli od njega. Nismo slušali glas Gospodina, Boga našega, da hodimo po njegovim zakonima, koje nam je stavio pred nas po svojim slugama prorocima. Da, sav je Izrael prestupio tvoj zakon i odstupio da ne sluša tvoj glas; zato se na nas izlilo prokletstvo i zakletva koja je zapisana u Zakonu Mojsija, sluge Božjega, jer smo sagriješili protiv njega. I potvrdio je svoje riječi koje je izrekao protiv nas i protiv naših sudaca koji su nam sudili, dovodeći na nas veliku nesreću; jer pod svim nebom nije se učinilo kao što je učinjeno Jeruzalemu.

> As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God; Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. Daniel 9:2–22.

> Kao što je zapisano u Zakonu Mojsijevu, sve ovo zlo došlo je na nas; ipak nismo upravili svoju molitvu pred Gospodom, Bogom svojim, da bismo se odvratili od svojih bezakonja i razumjeli tvoju istinu. Zato je Gospod bdio nad zlom i pustio ga na nas; jer je Gospod, Bog naš, pravedan u svim svojim djelima koja čini; a mi nismo slušali njegova glasa. A sada, Gospode, Bože naš, koji si svoj narod izveo iz zemlje egipatske snažnom rukom i stekao sebi ime, kao što je to danas; sagriješili smo, bezbožno smo postupali. Gospode, po svoj tvojoj pravednosti, molim te, neka se odvrate tvoj gnjev i tvoja jarost od tvoga grada Jeruzalema, tvoje svete gore; jer su zbog naših grijeha i zbog bezakonja naših otaca Jeruzalem i tvoj narod postali poruga svima koji su oko nas. Sada dakle, Bože naš, usliši molitvu svoga sluge i njegove prošnje, i daj da lice tvoje zasja nad tvojim svetištem koje je opustošeno, radi Gospoda. Bože moj, prigni svoje uho i čuj; otvori svoje oči i pogledaj naša opustošenja i grad koji je nazvan tvojim imenom: jer ne iznosimo svoje prošnje pred tobom zbog svojih pravednosti, nego zbog tvojih velikih milosrđa. Gospode, čuj; Gospode, oprosti; Gospode, poslušaj i učini; ne odgađaj, sebe radi, Bože moj: jer se tvoj grad i tvoj narod nazivaju tvojim imenom. I dok sam govorio, molio se i ispovijedao svoj grijeh i grijeh svoga naroda Izraela, i iznosio svoju molbu pred Gospodom, Bogom svojim, za svetu goru Boga svojega; da, dok sam još govorio u molitvi, onaj čovjek Gabriel, kojega sam vidio u viđenju na početku, budući poslan da hitro doleti, dotače me oko vremena večernje žrtve. I pouči me, govoraše sa mnom i reče: Daniele, sada iziđoh da ti dam mudrost i razumijevanje. Daniel 9:2–22.

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