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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Eight

Rim uspostavlja viđenje – broj osam

Foundations of Sand: The Rejection of Prophetic Truth in Laodicean Adventism

Temelji od pijeska: Odbacivanje proročke istine u laodicejskom adventizmu

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Jeff Pippenger

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August 18, 2024

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In the last article we referenced the following words of Jesus.

U posljednjem članku osvrnuli smo se na sljedeće Isusove riječi.

> Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. Matthew 7:15–27.

> Čuvajte se lažnih proroka, koji dolaze k vama u ovčjem ruhu, a iznutra su grabežljivi vuci. Prepoznat ćete ih po njihovim plodovima. Bere li se grožđe s trnja ili smokve s čička? Tako svako dobro stablo donosi dobre plodove, a nevaljalo stablo donosi zle plodove. Dobro stablo ne može donositi zle plodove, niti nevaljalo stablo može donositi dobre plodove. Svako stablo koje ne donosi dobar plod siječe se i baca u oganj. Dakle, prepoznat ćete ih po njihovim plodovima. Neće svaki koji mi govori: Gospodine, Gospodine, ući u kraljevstvo nebesko, nego onaj koji vrši volju Oca mojega koji je na nebesima. Mnogi će mi reći u onaj dan: Gospodine, Gospodine, nismo li u tvoje ime prorokovali? i u tvoje ime izgonili đavle? i u tvoje ime činili mnoga čudesna djela? I tada ću im objaviti: Nikada vas nisam poznavao. Odlazite od mene, vi koji činite bezakonje. Stoga, tko god sluša ove moje riječi i izvršava ih, bit će sličan mudru čovjeku koji je sagradio svoju kuću na stijeni. I spustila se kiša, i nadošle su bujice, i zapuhali su vjetrovi, i navalili na onu kuću; ali ona nije pala, jer bijaše utemeljena na stijeni. A svaki koji sluša ove moje riječi i ne izvršava ih, bit će sličan bezumnu čovjeku koji je sagradio svoju kuću na pijesku. I spustila se kiša, i nadošle su bujice, i zapuhali su vjetrovi, i navalili na onu kuću; i pala je; i velik bijaše pad njezin. Matej 7:15–27.

The rebellion of 1863 marks the beginning of Laodicean Seventh-day Adventism building a false foundation upon the sand. Sand represents the satanic principle of pluralism, in contrast with the Rock of absolute truth. Absolute truth is established upon two witnesses, and the truths represented upon the two sacred charts of Habakkuk, which Adventism has progressively set aside, are derived from the Bible and confirmed by the Spirit of Prophecy. Those truths are absolute.

Pobuna iz 1863. označava početak laodicejskog adventizma sedmoga dana koji gradi lažni temelj na pijesku. Pijesak predstavlja sotonsko načelo pluralizma, nasuprot Stijeni apsolutne istine. Apsolutna se istina utvrđuje na temelju dvaju svjedoka, a istine prikazane na dvjema svetim Habakukovim kartama, koje je adventizam postupno stavio po strani, proizlaze iz Biblije i potvrđene su Duhom proroštva. Te su istine apsolutne.

> “The enemy is seeking to divert the minds of our brethren and sisters from the work of preparing a people to stand in these last days. His sophistries are designed to lead minds away from the perils and duties of the hour. They estimate as of little value the light that Christ came from heaven to give to John for His people. They teach that the scenes just before us are not of sufficient importance to receive special attention. They make of no effect the truth of heavenly origin, and rob the people of God of their past experience, giving them instead a false science. ‘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.’ [Jeremiah 6:16.]

> „Neprijatelj nastoji odvratiti umove naše braće i sestara od djela pripremanja naroda da opstane u ovim posljednjim danima. Njegove su sofisterije smišljene da odvrate umove od pogibli i dužnosti ovoga časa. Oni svjetlu koje je Krist došao dati Ivanu s neba za svoj narod pridaju malu vrijednost. Uče da prizori koji su upravo pred nama nisu od dostatne važnosti da bi im se posvetila osobita pozornost. Obezvređuju istinu nebeskoga podrijetla i lišavaju Božji narod njegova prijašnjeg iskustva, dajući mu umjesto toga lažnu znanost. ‘Ovako govori Jahve: Stanite na putove i pogledajte, i pitajte za stare staze, gdje je dobar put, i idite njime.’ [Jeremija 6:16.]”

> “Let none seek to tear away the foundations of our faith,—the foundations that were laid at the beginning of our work, by prayerful study of the Word and by revelation. Upon these foundations we have been building for more than fifty years. Men may suppose that they have found a new way, that they can lay a stronger foundation than that which has been laid; but this is a great deception. ‘Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid.’ [1 Corinthians 3:11.] In the past, many have undertaken to build a new faith, to establish new principles; but how long did their building stand? It soon fell; for it was not founded upon the Rock.” Testimonies, volume 8, 296–297.

> „Neka nitko ne nastoji otrgnuti temelje naše vjere,—temelje koji su položeni na početku našega djela, molitvenim proučavanjem Riječi i otkrivenjem. Na tim temeljima gradimo više od pedeset godina. Ljudi mogu misliti da su pronašli nov put, da mogu položiti čvršći temelj od onoga koji je već položen; ali to je velika obmana. ‘Jer drugoga temelja nitko ne može postaviti osim onoga koji je postavljen.’ [1 Corinthians 3:11.] U prošlosti su mnogi nastojali izgraditi novu vjeru, uspostaviti nova načela; ali koliko je dugo njihova građevina opstala? Uskoro je pala; jer nije bila utemeljena na Stijeni.” Testimonies, volume 8, 296–297.

When September 11, 2001 arrived so did the rains of the Holy Spirit.

Kad je došao 11. rujna 2001., došle su i kiše Duha Svetoga.

> “The latter rain is to fall upon the people of God. A mighty angel is to come down from heaven, and the whole earth is to be lighted with his glory.” Review and Herald, April 21, 1891.

> „Kasna kiša treba se izliti na Božji narod. Moćan anđeo treba sići s neba, i sva zemlja treba biti obasjana njegovom slavom.“ Review and Herald, 21. travnja 1891.

When the great buildings of New York City were thrown down by a touch from God, the latter rain began to sprinkle. When September 11, 2001 arrived the floodgates of papal principles was released.

Kad su veliki neboderi New York Cityja bili oboreni dodirom Božjim, kasna je kiša počela škropiti. Kad je nastupio 11. rujna 2001., otvorile su se ustave papinskih načela.

> “In this time of prevailing iniquity, the Protestant churches that have rejected a ‘Thus saith the Lord,’ will reach a strange pass. They will be converted to the world. In their separation from God, they will seek to make falsehood and apostasy from God the law of the nation. They will work upon the rulers of the land to make laws to restore the lost ascendency of the man of sin, who sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. The Roman Catholic principles will be taken under the protection of the state. The protest of Bible truth will no longer be tolerated by those who have not made the law of God their rule of life.” Review and Herald, December 21, 1897.

> „U ovo vrijeme prevladavajućeg bezakonja, protestantske crkve koje su odbacile ‘Ovako govori Gospodin’, doći će u neobično stanje. Obratit će se svijetu. U svojoj odvojenosti od Boga nastojat će od laži i otpada od Boga učiniti zakon nacije. Djelovat će na vladare zemlje kako bi donijeli zakone da obnove izgubljenu prevlast čovjeka grijeha, koji sjedi u hramu Božjem, pokazujući sebe da je Bog. Rimokatolička načela bit će stavljena pod zaštitu države. Prosvjed biblijske istine više se neće trpjeti od onih koji zakon Božji nisu učinili pravilom svojega života.“ Review and Herald, 21. prosinca 1897.

The Patriot Act marks the beginning of the protection of Roman Catholic principles, that progressively leads to the soon-coming Sunday law. On September 11, 2001 the four winds that represent Islam of the third woe, began to blow.

Patriotski zakon označava početak zaštite rimokatoličkih načela, koja postupno vode prema uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. Dana 11. rujna 2001. četiri vjetra, koji predstavljaju islam trećega jao, počeli su puhati.

> “Angels are holding the four winds, represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and rush over the face of the whole earth, bearing destruction and death in its path.

> „Anđeli zadržavaju četiri vjetra, prikazana kao razjaren konj koji nastoji otrgnuti se i jurnuti preko lica cijele zemlje, noseći na svom putu razaranje i smrt.

> “Shall we sleep on the very verge of the eternal world? Shall we be dull and cold and dead? Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live. We need to see that the way is narrow, and the gate strait. But as we pass through the strait gate, its wideness is without limit.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.

> „Zar ćemo spavati na samome rubu vječnoga svijeta? Zar ćemo biti tromi i hladni i mrtvi? O, kad bismo u svojim crkvama imali Duha i dah Božji udahnut u Njegov narod, da bi stali na svoje noge i živjeli. Trebamo uvidjeti da je put uzak i vrata tijesna. Ali kad prođemo kroz tijesna vrata, njihova je širina bez granica.” Manuscript Releases, svezak 20, 217.

The rain, wind, and flood arrived on September 11, 2001 and the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church was tested as were the Jews at the baptism of Christ, and as were the Protestants beginning on August 11, 1840. From that point until the rebellious prediction of July 18, 2020, the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist house progressively fell, just as certainly as the Jew’s temple was pronounced desolate before the cross, and just as the Protestants transitioned unto apostate Protestantism at the first disappointment of April 19, 1844.

Kiša, vjetar i poplava došli su 11. rujna 2001., i laodicejska Crkva adventista sedmoga dana bila je iskušana kao što su bili Židovi pri Kristovu krštenju i kao što su bili protestanti počevši od 11. kolovoza 1840. Od te točke pa do buntovnog predviđanja od 18. srpnja 2020., laodicejska kuća adventista sedmoga dana postupno je padala, jednako sigurno kao što je židovski hram bio proglašen pustim prije križa, i kao što su protestanti pri prvom razočaranju 19. travnja 1844. prešli u otpadnički protestantizam.

The Laodicean movement of the third angel then entered into its final testing process, and as with the testing that began on September 11, 2001 the virgins were called to return to the old paths, which were the foundational truths of not only the Millerite movement of the first and second angels, but also the foundational truths of the movement of the third angel.

Laodicejski pokret trećega anđela tada je ušao u svoj završni proces ispitivanja, i kao i pri ispitivanju koje je započelo 11. rujna 2001., djevice su bile pozvane vratiti se starim stazama, koje su bile temeljne istine ne samo mileritskoga pokreta prvoga i drugoga anđela, nego i temeljne istine pokreta trećega anđela.

The symbol of the rejection of those foundational truths in the context of the strong delusion is the message Paul recorded in Second Thessalonians. That message is symbolized by “the daily” in the book of Daniel, for it was in the passage of Thessalonians that William Miller came to understand that “the daily” in the book of Daniel represented pagan Rome.

Simbol odbacivanja tih temeljnih istina u kontekstu snažne zablude jest poruka koju je Pavao zapisao u Drugoj poslanici Solunjanima. Ta je poruka u Danielovoj knjizi predočena simbolom „svagdašnje“, jer je upravo na temelju odlomka iz Poslanice Solunjanima William Miller došao do razumijevanja da „svagdašnje“ u Danielovoj knjizi predstavlja poganski Rim.

There have been books penned that address the definition of “the daily” in the book of Daniel. Most are erroneous, though if you wish to review a paper from an Adventist theologian that gets it right, you could locate, The Mystery of the Daily, by John W. Peters. I do not intend to address that element of “the daily,” in this article. There are also other books that cover the history of the “who, what and why” that the false view of “the daily” was ultimately established within Laodicean Seventh-day Adventism.

Napisane su knjige koje se bave definicijom „svagdašnje“ u knjizi proroka Daniela. Većina je pogrešna, premda, ako želite proučiti jedan rad adventističkog teologa koji to ispravno iznosi, mogli biste potražiti The Mystery of the Daily, Johna W. Petersa. U ovome članku ne namjeravam se baviti tim vidom „svagdašnje“. Postoje i druge knjige koje obrađuju povijest „tko, što i zašto“, prema kojoj je lažno gledište o „svagdašnjoj“ na koncu bilo uspostavljeno unutar laodicejskog adventizma sedmoga dana.

The definition of the Hebrew word translated as “the daily”, and the history of rebellion against the foundational truth of “the daily” that began in earnest in 1901, has been repeatedly set forth in Habakkuk’s Tables and also in the recent articles on the book of Daniel.

Definicija hebrejske riječi prevedene kao „svagdašnja“, i povijest pobune protiv temeljne istine o „svagdašnjoj“ koja je ozbiljno započela 1901. godine, opetovano su izložene u Habakukovim pločama, kao i u nedavnim člancima o Danielovoj knjizi.

I intend to keep the focus of “the daily” in this article on the prophetic characteristics associated with the symbol of Rome being rejected. Any who genuinely accept the authority of the writings of Ellen White simply need to read the following to know what is the correct understanding of “the daily.”

Namjeravam u ovom članku zadržati usredotočenost na proročanske značajke povezane sa simbolom odbacivanja Rima. Svatko tko iskreno prihvaća autoritet spisa Ellen White treba samo pročitati sljedeće kako bi znao što je ispravno razumijevanje izraza „svagdašnja žrtva“.

> “Then I saw in relation to the ‘Daily,’ that the word ‘sacrifice’ was supplied by man’s wisdom, and does not belong to the text; and that the Lord gave the correct view of it to those who gave the judgment hour cry. When union existed, before 1844, nearly all were united on the correct view of the ‘Daily;’ but since 1844, in the confusion, other views have been embraced, and darkness and confusion has followed.” Review and Herald, November 1, 1850.

> „Tada sam u vezi sa ‘Svagdašnjom’ vidjela da je riječ ‘žrtva’ dodana ljudskom mudrošću i da ne pripada tekstu; te da je Gospod dao ispravno razumijevanje toga onima koji su objavljivali vijest o času suda. Kad je postojalo jedinstvo, prije 1844., gotovo su svi bili ujedinjeni u ispravnom razumijevanju ‘Svagdašnje’; ali od 1844., u pomutnji, prihvaćena su druga gledišta, a uslijedili su tama i pomutnja.” Review and Herald, 1. studenoga 1850.

To reject William Miller’s understanding of “the daily” is to simultaneously reject the authority of the writings of Ellen White, for she saw “that the Lord gave the correct view of it to those who gave the judgment hour cry.” She was also shown that the other views of “the daily” produced “darkness and confusion,” which are not attributes of Christ. Miller recognized “the daily” as pagan Rome when he studied Second Thessalonians.

Odbaciti razumijevanje Williama Millera o „svagdašnjoj“ znači istodobno odbaciti autoritet spisa Ellen White, jer je ona vidjela „da je Gospod dao ispravno gledište o tome onima koji su objavljivali vijest o času suda“. Također joj je bilo pokazano da su druga gledišta o „svagdašnjoj“ proizvela „tamu i zbrku“, što nisu obilježja Krista. Miller je prepoznao „svagdašnju“ kao poganski Rim kada je proučavao Drugu poslanicu Solunjanima.

> “I read on, and could find no other case in which it [the daily] was found, but in Daniel. I then [by the aid of a concordance] took those words which stood in connection with it, ‘take away;’ he shall take away the daily; ‘from the time the daily shall be taken away,’ etc. I read on, and thought I should find no light on the text; finally I came to 2 Thessalonians 2:7, 8. ‘For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way, and then shall that wicked be revealed,’ etc. And when I had come to that text, O, how clear and glorious the truth appeared! There it is! That is the daily! Well, now, what does Paul mean by ‘he who now letteth,’ or hindereth? By ‘the man of sin,’ and the ‘wicked,’ Popery is meant. Well, what is it which hinders Popery from being revealed? Why, it is Paganism; well, then, ‘the daily’ must mean Paganism.’—William Miller, Second Advent Manual, page 66.” Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, January 6, 1853.

> „Nastavio sam čitati i nisam mogao naći nijedan drugi slučaj u kojemu se ono [svagdašnja žrtva] nalazi, osim u Danielu. Tada sam [uz pomoć konkordancije] uzeo one riječi koje su stajale u vezi s njom: ‘ukloniti’; on će ukloniti svagdašnju žrtvu; ‘od vremena kad svagdašnja žrtva bude uklonjena’ itd. Čitao sam dalje i mislio da neću pronaći nikakvu svjetlost o tome tekstu; napokon sam došao do 2. Solunjanima 2,7.8. ‘Jer tajna bezakonja već djeluje; samo onaj koji sada zadržava, zadržavat će dok ne bude uklonjen, i tada će se otkriti onaj bezakonik’ itd. A kad sam došao do toga teksta, o, kako se jasno i slavno istina pokazala! Eto je! To je svagdašnja žrtva! Dobro, što onda Pavao misli pod ‘onim koji sada zadržava’ ili priječi? Pod ‘čovjekom grijeha’ i ‘bezakonikom’ misli se na papinstvo. Dobro, što je to što priječi da se papinstvo otkrije? Pa, to je poganstvo; dakle, ‘svagdašnja žrtva’ mora značiti poganstvo.’—William Miller, Second Advent Manual, str. 66.” Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, 6. siječnja 1853.

Ultimately, Laodicean Adventism set aside the correct understanding which was given to Miller and those who gave the judgment hour cry, for apostate Protestantism’s erroneous idea that “the daily” represented Christ’s sanctuary ministry. That understanding is absurd on many levels, but more than being fallacious, it claims that a satanic symbol is a symbol of Christ.

Na koncu, laodicejski adventizam odbacio je ispravno razumijevanje koje je bilo dano Milleru i onima koji su objavili vijest o času suda, te prihvatio pogrešnu zamisao otpala protestantizma da „svagdašnja žrtva“ predstavlja Kristovu službu u Svetištu. Takvo je razumijevanje apsurdno na mnogim razinama, ali više od toga što je pogrešno, ono tvrdi da je sotonski simbol simbol Krista.

> “Thus while the dragon, primarily, represents Satan, it is, in a secondary sense, a symbol of pagan Rome.” The Great Controversy, 439.

> „Dakle, premda zmaj prvenstveno predstavlja Sotonu, on je, u drugotnom smislu, simbol poganskoga Rima.” The Great Controversy, 439.

Miller identified “the daily” as pagan Rome, the dragon, but Laodicean Adventism took the idea from fallen Protestantism that it represents Christ’s heavenly sanctuary ministry. The rejection of Miller’s identification of “the daily” as pagan Rome represents a rejection of a truth which is represented upon both the sacred charts that were a fulfillment of Habakkuk chapter two. It is therefore a rejection of a foundational truth, just as was the rejection of the seven times of Leviticus twenty-six.

Miller je „svagdašnju“ poistovjetio s poganskim Rimom, zmajem, no laodikejski adventizam preuzeo je od paloga protestantizma zamisao da ona predstavlja Kristovu službu u nebeskom svetištu. Odbacivanje Millerova poistovjećenja „svagdašnje“ s poganskim Rimom predstavlja odbacivanje istine koja je prikazana na objema svetim kartama, a koje su bile ispunjenje drugoga poglavlja Habakuka. Stoga je to odbacivanje temeljne istine, kao što je bilo i odbacivanje sedam vremena iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest.

To reject the truth that “the daily,” represents pagan Rome, is to reject the foundations of Adventism and the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy. Identifying a symbol of Satan as a symbol of Christ is parallel to identifying the work of Christ as the work of Satan.

Odbaciti istinu da „svagdašnja žrtva“ predstavlja poganski Rim znači odbaciti temelje adventizma i autoritet Duha proroštva. Poistovjetiti simbol Sotone sa simbolom Krista usporedivo je s poistovjećivanjem Kristova djela s djelom Sotone.

> “In rejecting Christ the Jewish people committed the unpardonable sin; and by refusing the invitation of mercy, we may commit the same error. We offer insult to the Prince of life, and put Him to shame before the synagogue of Satan and before the heavenly universe when we refuse to listen to His delegated messengers, and instead listen to the agents of Satan, who would draw the soul away from Christ. So long as one does this, he can find no hope or pardon, and he will finally lose all desire to be reconciled to God.” The Desire of Ages, 324.

> „Odbacivši Krista, židovski je narod počinio neoprostiv grijeh; a odbijajući poziv milosti, i mi možemo počiniti istu pogrešku. Vrijeđamo Kneza života i izlažemo Ga sramoti pred sotoninom sinagogom i pred nebeskim svemirom kada odbijamo slušati Njegove opunomoćene glasnike, a umjesto toga slušamo sotonine posrednike, koji bi dušu odvratili od Krista. Dokle god netko tako postupa, ne može naći ni nade ni oproštenja, i na kraju će izgubiti svaku želju da se pomiri s Bogom.” Čežnja vjekova, 324.

When Laodicean Adventism rejected the foundational understanding of “the daily” and the seven times, they not only rejected the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy, and the foundations, but they rejected the work of William Miller, who had been led to his understandings by the angel Gabriel and other angels.

Kada je laodicejski adventizam odbacio temeljno razumijevanje „svagdašnje žrtve” i sedam vremena, nije odbacio samo autoritet Duha proroštva i temelje, nego je odbacio i djelo Williama Millera, koji je do svojih razumijevanja bio vođen od anđela Gabriela i drugih anđela.

> “God sent His angel to move upon the heart of a farmer who had not believed the Bible, to lead him to search the prophecies. Angels of God repeatedly visited that chosen one, to guide his mind and open to his understanding prophecies which had ever been dark to God’s people. The commencement of the chain of truth was given to him, and he was led on to search for link after link, until he looked with wonder and admiration upon the Word of God. He saw there a perfect chain of truth. That Word which he had regarded as uninspired now opened before his vision in its beauty and glory. He saw that one portion of Scripture explains another, and when one passage was closed to his understanding, he found in another part of the Word that which explained it. He regarded the sacred Word of God with joy and with the deepest respect and awe.” Early Writings, 230.

> „Bog je poslao svoga anđela da djeluje na srce jednoga zemljoradnika koji nije vjerovao Bibliji, kako bi ga naveo da istražuje proročanstva. Anđeli Božji opetovano su posjećivali toga izabranika kako bi vodili njegov um i otvorili njegovu razumijevanju proročanstva koja su Božjem narodu oduvijek bila tamna. Njemu je bio dan početak lanca istine, i bio je vođen da traži kariku za karikom, sve dok s čuđenjem i divljenjem nije promatrao Božju Riječ. Ondje je vidio savršen lanac istine. Ta Riječ, koju je smatrao nenadahnutom, sada se pred njegovim pogledom otvorila u svojoj ljepoti i slavi. Vidio je da jedan dio Svetoga pisma objašnjava drugi, i kad bi jedan odlomak bio zatvoren njegovu razumijevanju, nalazio je u drugom dijelu Riječi ono što ga je objašnjavalo. Svetu Božju Riječ promatrao je s radošću i s najdubljim poštovanjem i strahopoštovanjem.“ Early Writings, 230.

“His angel” is an expression that identifies the angel Gabriel.

„Njegov anđeo” izraz je koji označava anđela Gabrijela.

> “The words of the angel, ‘I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God,’ show that he holds a position of high honor in the heavenly courts. When he came with a message to Daniel, he said, ‘There is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael [Christ] your Prince.’ Daniel 10:21. Of Gabriel the Saviour speaks in the Revelation, saying that ‘He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John.’ Revelation 1:1.” The Desire of Ages, 99.

> „Riječi anđela: ‘Ja sam Gabriel, koji stojim pred Bogom’, pokazuju da on zauzima položaj velike časti na nebeskim dvorovima. Kad je došao s porukom Danielu, rekao je: ‘Nema nijednoga koji bi se sa mnom držao u ovome, osim Mihaela [Krista], vašega Kneza.’ Daniel 10:21. O Gabrielu Spasitelj govori u Otkrivenju, govoreći da je ‘posla i objavi po svojem anđelu svojemu sluzi Ivanu’. Otkrivenje 1:1.” Čežnja vjekova, 99.

The identification of a satanic symbol as a symbol of Christ is not only a parallel to the unpardonable sin, but the unpardonable sin is also associated with the rejection of the messengers who Christ sends. “The daily” then becomes the symbol of the unpardonable sin, and when it is understood that the “chosen one,” William Miller was led to the correct understanding of that truth, and when it was thereafter rejected, it fits directly into Second Thessalonians, which is the very passage of Scripture where Miller made his discovery. To reject that truth, is evidence of not loving the truth, and that rebellion produces a removal of the Holy Spirit and the delivery of the unholy spirit of Satan, which Paul identifies as strong delusion.

Poistovjećivanje sotonskog simbola sa simbolom Krista nije samo usporednica s neoprostivim grijehom, nego je neoprostivi grijeh također povezan s odbacivanjem glasnika koje Krist šalje. „Svagdašnja žrtva“ tada postaje simbol neoprostivoga grijeha, a kada se razumije da je „izabranik“, William Miller, bio vođen k ispravnom razumijevanju te istine, i kada je ona potom bila odbačena, to se izravno uklapa u Drugu poslanicu Solunjanima, upravo onaj odlomak Svetoga pisma u kojem je Miller došao do svojega otkrića. Odbaciti tu istinu dokaz je da se istina ne ljubi, a ta pobuna dovodi do uklanjanja Duha Svetoga i predaje nečistomu duhu Sotone, što Pavao označuje kao silnu zabludu.

Just as “the robbers of thy people”, who “establish the vision”, “the daily” is a symbol of pagan Rome. In the context of Second Thessalonians, Paul teaches that the rejection of the message of chapter two is evidence that those who do so, do not love the truth. Because they do not love the truth represented in the chapter, they receive strong delusion.

Kao što je „sinovima razbojničkim tvojega naroda”, koji „utvrđuju viđenje”, tako je i „svagdašnja” simbol poganskoga Rima. U kontekstu Druge poslanice Solunjanima, Pavao uči da je odbacivanje poruke drugoga poglavlja dokaz da oni koji to čine ne ljube istinu. Budući da ne ljube istinu predstavljenu u tome poglavlju, primaju silnu zabludu.

All the prophets are addressing the last days, and previous inspired passages in this article identify that the strong delusion arrives upon those who do not love the truth during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. One class is receiving the oil, and the other class is receiving strong delusion.

Svi proroci govore o posljednjim danima, a prethodni nadahnuti odlomci u ovome članku potvrđuju da snažna zabluda dolazi na one koji ne ljube istinu tijekom izlijevanja Duha Svetoga. Jedna skupina prima ulje, a druga skupina prima snažnu zabludu.

The Holy Spirit is poured out during the history when the Holy Spirit is being removed from those who reject the increase of knowledge that is opened up during the two testing periods of the sealing time from September 11, 2001 to the soon-coming Sunday law. Repeating a prior passage:

Duh Sveti izlijeva se tijekom povijesti dok se Duh Sveti uklanja od onih koji odbacuju porast spoznaje koji se otvara tijekom dvaju razdoblja kušnje vremena pečaćenja od 11. rujna 2001. do uskoro nadolazećeg nedjeljnog zakona. Ponavljajući prethodni odlomak:

> “Looking down to the last days, the same infinite power declares, concerning those who ‘received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,’ ‘For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.’ As they reject the teachings of His Word, God withdraws His Spirit, and leaves them to the deceptions which they love.” Early Writings, 46.

> „Gledajući unaprijed prema posljednjim danima, ista beskonačna sila objavljuje, o onima koji ‘nisu primili ljubavi istine da bi se spasili’: ‘I zato će im Bog poslati silnu zabludu, da vjeruju laži: da budu osuđeni svi koji nisu vjerovali istini, nego su uživali u nepravdi.’ Kako odbacuju učenja Njegove Riječi, Bog povlači svoj Duh i prepušta ih obmanama koje ljube.” Rani spisi, 46.

Line upon line, Daniel teaches that in the last days, it is the robbers of thy people, (a symbol of Rome) that establishes the vision. The robbers are also represented as “the daily.” Solomon teaches that in the last days those who do not have the vision, perish, which is to be naked. To be made naked is to be a Laodicean, and a Laodicean is a foolish virgin.

Redak po redak, Daniel uči da su u posljednje dane razbojnici tvoga naroda (simbol Rima) oni koji uspostavljaju viđenje. Razbojnici su također predstavljeni kao „svagdašnja žrtva”. Salomon uči da u posljednje dane oni koji nemaju viđenja propadaju, što znači biti gol. Biti obnažen znači biti laodikejac, a laodikejac je luda djevica.

> “The state of the Church represented by the foolish virgins, is also spoken of as the Laodicean state.” Review and Herald, August 19, 1890.

> „Stanje Crkve koje predstavljaju lude djevice također se opisuje kao laodicejsko stanje.“ Review and Herald, 19. kolovoza 1890.

To be a foolish virgin when the message of the Midnight Cry arrives is to manifest what John records in Revelation chapter sixteen as, “the shame of thy nakedness.” John’s warning in the sixth plague is in relation to the threefold union of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet who, since 1989, are in the process of leading the world to Armageddon.

Biti luda djevica kada stigne poruka Ponoćnoga pokliča znači očitovati ono što Ivan bilježi u šesnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja kao: „sramotu svoje golotinje“. Ivanovo upozorenje u šestome zlu odnosi se na trostruki savez zmaja, Zvijeri i lažnoga proroka koji od 1989. godine vode svijet prema Armagedonu.

Paul’s message in Second Thessalonians is not simply about pagan Rome being represented by Daniel as “the daily,” but the chapter is emphasizing the relationship of pagan Rome to papal Rome. Pagan Rome restrained (withholdeth) the man of sin from coming to the throne of the earth in 538. Once pagan Rome was taken away, then “the mystery of iniquity,” “that wicked” who is the pope of Rome, is revealed. In the chapter Paul is identifying a specific prophetic relationship between pagan and papal Rome. To reject the teaching of the chapter is to reject the truth and receive strong delusion.

Pavlova poruka u Drugoj Solunjanima nije naprosto o tome da je poganski Rim u Danielu predstavljen kao „svagdašnja žrtva”, nego to poglavlje naglašava odnos poganskoga Rima prema papinskom Rimu. Poganski Rim zadržavao je (sprječavao) čovjeka grijeha da 538. godine dođe na prijestolje zemlje. Kada je poganski Rim bio uklonjen, tada se otkriva „tajna bezakonja”, „onaj bezakonik”, koji je rimski papa. U tom poglavlju Pavao utvrđuje poseban proročki odnos između poganskoga i papinskoga Rima. Odbaciti nauk toga poglavlja znači odbaciti istinu i primiti silnu zabludu.

> Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12.

> Neka vas nitko ni na koji način ne prevari: jer taj dan neće doći ako prije ne dođe otpad i ne otkrije se čovjek grijeha, sin propasti; koji se protivi i uzvisuje iznad svega što se zove Bog ili se štuje, tako da kao Bog sjedne u hram Božji, pokazujući sebe da je Bog. Ne sjećate li se da sam vam, dok sam još bio s vama, govorio ovo? I sada znate što ga zadržava da se otkrije u svoje vrijeme. Jer tajna bezakonja već djeluje; samo onaj koji sada zadržava, zadržavat će dok ne bude uklonjen. I tada će se otkriti onaj Bezakonik, kojega će Gospodin uništiti dahom svojih usta i zatrti sjajem svoga dolaska: njega, čiji je dolazak po djelovanju Sotone sa svakom silom i znakovima i lažnim čudesima, i sa svakom prijevarom nepravde među onima koji propadaju, jer nisu primili ljubav istine da bi se spasili. I zato će im Bog poslati silnu zabludu da povjeruju laži: da budu osuđeni svi koji nisu vjerovali istini, nego su uživali u nepravdi. 2 Solunjanima 2,3–12.

Why are these last-day people “damned?” Why are they sent “strong delusion?” Why do they “perish” and thus reveal the shame of their nakedness? The passage states it is because they do not love the truth, and the truth set forth in the chapter identifies that pagan Rome, the fourth kingdom of Bible prophecy, would prevent papal Rome, the fifth kingdom of Bible prophecy, from ascending to the throne until paganism was taken away.

Zašto su ti ljudi posljednjih dana „osuđeni”? Zašto im je poslana „snažna zabluda”? Zašto „propadaju” i time otkrivaju sramotu svoje golotinje? Odlomak navodi da je to zato što ne ljube istinu, a istina iznesena u tom poglavlju pokazuje da će poganski Rim, četvrto kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva, spriječiti papinski Rim, peto kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva, da uzdigne na prijestolje sve dok poganstvo ne bude uklonjeno.

The relationship between pagan and papal Rome that is identified in the chapter is also identified by John with the relationship of the church of Pergamos and the church of Thyatira. Pergamos aligns with pagan Rome and Thyatira is papal Rome. Paul and John provide two witnesses of the relationship of the two powers, as does the book of Daniel.

Odnos između poganskoga i papinskoga Rima, koji je prepoznat u ovome poglavlju, Ivan također prepoznaje u odnosu između crkve u Pergamu i crkve u Tijatiri. Pergam se podudara s poganskim Rimom, a Tijatira je papinski Rim. Pavao i Ivan pružaju dva svjedoka o odnosu tih dviju sila, kao što to čini i knjiga proroka Daniela.

In the book of Daniel, the relationship of pagan Rome with papal Rome is repeatedly set forth. In Daniel two, it is represented by the mixture of iron with miry clay. In Daniel seven both pagan and papal Rome are the “diverse” kingdoms, and though Daniel two illustrates the two powers as a mixture, chapter seven identifies that the papal power proceeds out of the ten horned kingdom of pagan Rome. In Daniel eight the little horn of verses nine through twelve is Rome in both its phases. Verses nine and eleven are the little horn in the masculine tense, thus identifying pagan Rome, and verses ten and twelve are the little horn in the feminine tense, thus identifying papal Rome.

U Danielovoj knjizi odnos između poganskoga Rima i papinskoga Rima više je puta izložen. U drugom poglavlju Daniela on je prikazan mješavinom željeza i kaljužaste gline. U sedmom poglavlju Daniela i poganski i papinski Rim predstavljaju „različita” kraljevstva, i premda drugo poglavlje Daniela predočuje te dvije sile kao mješavinu, sedmo poglavlje pokazuje da papinska sila proizlazi iz deseterorogoga kraljevstva poganskoga Rima. U osmom poglavlju Daniela mali rog iz redaka devet do dvanaest jest Rim u objema svojim fazama. U redcima devet i jedanaest mali je rog u muškom rodu, čime se označuje poganski Rim, a u redcima deset i dvanaest mali je rog u ženskom rodu, čime se označuje papinski Rim.

In Daniel chapter eight, verse thirteen, pagan and papal Rome are portrayed as two desolating powers. Pagan Rome is “the daily” desolating power, and papal Rome is the transgression desolating power. In chapter eleven, verse thirty-one “the daily” desolating power of pagan Rome places the abomination desolating power, which is the papal power. In chapter twelve, verse eleven “the daily” desolating power of pagan Rome is removed in order to set up the abomination desolating power of the papacy.

U osmom poglavlju Daniela, u trinaestom retku, poganski i papinski Rim prikazani su kao dvije pustošeće sile. Poganski Rim jest pustošeća sila „svagdašnje“, a papinski Rim jest prijestup koji pustoši. U jedanaestom poglavlju, u trideset i prvom retku, pustošeća sila „svagdašnjega“ poganskoga Rima postavlja grozotu pustoši, koja je papinska sila. U dvanaestom poglavlju, u jedanaestom retku, pustošeća sila „svagdašnjega“ poganskoga Rima uklanja se kako bi se uspostavila grozota pustoši papinstva.

The relationship of the two desolating powers of Rome is a primary theme of the books of Daniel and Revelation, and that relationship is what Paul identifies as the truth that must be loved if a person will shun the strong delusion that is produced by believing a lie. God is never redundant, and each representation of the relationship of pagan Rome with papal Rome provides its own special testimony upon the subject, but to reject the symbol of Rome in the last days, is to reject the latter rain and receive strong delusion in its place. It is to be forever identified as a naked Laodicean.

Odnos dviju pustošnih sila Rima središnja je tema knjiga Daniela i Otkrivenja, a taj je odnos ono što Pavao prepoznaje kao istinu koja se mora ljubiti ako čovjek želi izbjeći silnu zabludu koja nastaje vjerovanjem laži. Bog nikada nije suvišan, i svaki prikaz odnosa poganskoga Rima s papinskim Rimom pruža svoje posebno svjedočanstvo o toj temi; no odbaciti simbol Rima u posljednjim danima znači odbaciti kasnu kišu i umjesto nje primiti silnu zabludu. To znači zauvijek biti prepoznat kao goli Laodicejac.

The Laodicean Adventist historians, though manifesting no sacred respect for the role and work of William Miller, do identify that it was his recognition of the relationship of pagan and papal Rome that was the prophetic structure which he built “all” of his prophetic applications. Gabriel and the other angels led Miller to understand the relationship of pagan and papal Rome, but in his history, he did not see Rome as a threefold entity consisting of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet.

Laodicejski adventistički povjesničari, premda ne iskazuju nikakvo sveto poštovanje prema ulozi i djelu Williama Millera, ipak prepoznaju da je upravo njegovo uviđanje odnosa između poganskoga i papinskoga Rima bilo proročki ustroj na kojemu je izgradio „sve” svoje proročke primjene. Gabrijel i drugi anđeli vodili su Millera da razumije odnos između poganskoga i papinskoga Rima, ali u svojoj povijesti on nije vidio Rim kao trostruko biće koje se sastoji od zmaja, zvijeri i lažnoga proroka.

In his time the United States had not yet begun its role as the false prophet, for the Protestants of the United States did not become the daughters of Rome until 1844, and the foundational work of Miller had already been located upon the 1843 chart which was produced in May of 1842.

U njegovo vrijeme Sjedinjene Države još nisu bile započele svoju ulogu lažnoga proroka, jer protestanti Sjedinjenih Država nisu postali kćeri Rima sve do 1844., a temeljno djelo Millera već je bilo smješteno na karti iz 1843., koja je izrađena u svibnju 1842.

In 1989 the last six verses of Daniel chapter eleven were unsealed, and the messenger for that period of time recognized that there were three powers whose prophetic activities ran through verses forty to forty-five of chapter eleven. The king of the south in verse forty is the dragon power, the king of the north is the papal power who had been delivered its deadly wound in the beginning of the verse in 1798, at the hands of the dragon power of Napoleonic France. In the verse the papal power begins the work of healing its deadly wound. In 1989 the king of the north retaliates against the dragon power of the Soviet Union, who had then become the king of the south. When the beast of Catholicism retaliated against the Soviet Union it came with the proxy army of the United States, the false prophet of Revelation chapter sixteen. The dragon king of the south, the beast king of the north and the false prophet of chariots, horsemen and ships are all illustrated in verse forty, and the prophetic line ends in verse forty-five, when the papal power “comes to his end with none to help.”

Godine 1989. bilo je skinuto zapečaćenje s posljednjih šest stihova jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela, i glasnik za to vremensko razdoblje prepoznao je da postoje tri sile čije se proročke aktivnosti protežu kroz stihove četrdeset do četrdeset i pet jedanaestog poglavlja. Kralj juga u četrdesetom stihu jest sila zmaja, kralj sjevera jest papinska sila kojoj je na početku toga stiha, godine 1798., od strane zmajskih sila Napoleonove Francuske, bila zadana smrtna rana. U tome stihu papinska sila započinje djelo iscjeljenja svoje smrtne rane. Godine 1989. kralj sjevera uzvraća udarac protiv zmajske sile Sovjetskog Saveza, koja je tada postala kralj juga. Kada je zvijer katolicizma uzvratila Sovjetskom Savezu, došla je s posredničkom vojskom Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, lažnim prorokom iz šesnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja. Kralj juga kao zmaj, kralj sjevera kao zvijer i lažni prorok kao kola, konjanici i lađe svi su prikazani u četrdesetom stihu, a proročka linija završava u četrdeset i petom stihu, kada papinska sila „dolazi svojemu svršetku, i nitko joj neće pomoći.”

Armageddon, in Revelation sixteen is a symbolic geographical area identifying the rebellion of mankind that precedes the return of Christ. Armageddon is a symbol of the word is made from two words, “Har” meaning mountain, and “Megiddo,” which is the valley of Jezreel. The fact that John combined a mountain with Megiddo, when Megiddo is a valley, informs the student of prophecy that Armageddon is a symbol, which contains a geographical reference, for there is no mountain in the valley of Jezreel.

Armagedon, u šesnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, simbolično je zemljopisno područje koje označava pobunu čovječanstva koja prethodi Kristovu povratku. Armagedon je simbol; riječ je sastavljena od dviju riječi, „Har“, što znači gora, i „Megido“, što je dolina Jizreel. Činjenica da je Ivan spojio goru s Megidom, premda je Megido dolina, upućuje proučavatelja proroštva na to da je Armagedon simbol koji sadrži zemljopisnu odrednicu, jer u dolini Jizreel nema gore.

The Jezreel Valley is situated between the three seas (Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Galilee, and Dead Sea) and Jerusalem. It is relatively central in northern Israel, with these three bodies of water and Jerusalem located around it in different directions. Verse forty-five of Daniel eleven is where the king of the north comes to his end with none to help, and the verse identifies his geographical end as between the seas and the glorious holy mountain of Jerusalem. Verse forty of Daniel eleven introduces the three powers that are the subjects of the healing of the deadly wound of the papal power and its ultimate end.

Jizreelska dolina smještena je između triju mora (Sredozemnog mora, Galilejskog mora i Mrtvog mora) i Jeruzalema. Nalazi se razmjerno središnje u sjevernom Izraelu, pri čemu su ta tri vodena tijela i Jeruzalem smješteni oko nje u različitim smjerovima. Četrdeset i peti redak jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela mjesto je gdje kralj sjevera dolazi svomu kraju, i nema nikoga da mu pomogne, a redak označuje njegov zemljopisni kraj kao mjesto između mora i slavne svete gore Jeruzalema. Četrdeseti redak jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela uvodi tri sile koje su predmet iscjeljenja smrtonosne rane papinske sile i njezina konačnog kraja.

The first phrase of the verses identifies the time of the end in 1798, when the papacy received its deadly wound and verse forty-five identifies its permanent deadly wound. The prophetic history between the first and last death of the papal power identifies the rebellion of mankind as they restore the ascendancy of the papal power, when its deadly wound is healed in advance of the papal power’s ultimate demise. The six verses bear the signature of truth, for the beginning and end are both the death of the papal power, and the middle verses are the rebellion of mankind as the first deadly wound is healed.

Prvi izraz ovih redaka označava vrijeme svršetka 1798. godine, kada je papinstvo primilo svoju smrtonosnu ranu, a četrdeset i peti redak označava njegovu trajnu smrtonosnu ranu. Proročanska povijest između prve i posljednje smrti papinske sile prepoznaje pobunu čovječanstva dok ono obnavlja prevlast papinske sile, kada se njezina smrtonosna rana iscjeljuje prije konačne propasti papinske sile. Tih šest redaka nosi pečat istine, jer su i početak i kraj smrt papinske sile, a srednji redci predstavljaju pobunu čovječanstva dok se prva smrtonosna rana iscjeljuje.

Miller was given light from heavenly angels upon the relation of pagan and papal Rome. The key for Miller’s understanding of the prophetic model, which he employed for all of his prophetic applications, was “the daily” in Second Thessalonians. “The daily” in that chapter is pagan Rome, which is what established the vision that William Miller came to understand, for it is Rome, the robbers of thy people in verse fourteen of chapter eleven, that establishes the vision.

Miller je od nebeskih anđela primio svjetlo o odnosu poganskoga i papinskoga Rima. Ključ Millerova razumijevanja proročkoga obrasca, kojim se služio u svim svojim proročkim primjenama, bio je „svagdanja služba” u Drugoj poslanici Solunjanima. „Svagdanja služba” u tome poglavlju jest poganski Rim, a upravo je to uspostavilo viđenje koje je William Miller došao razumjeti, jer Rim, razbojnici tvoga naroda u četrnaestom retku jedanaestoga poglavlja, uspostavlja viđenje.

The messenger raised up to understand the increase of knowledge in 1989 came to understand the threefold nature of Rome. Miller was the messenger of the first and second angels, and he understood the first and second manifestations of Rome to establish the vision he presented to the world. The messenger of the third angel came to understand all three manifestations of Rome in order to establish the vision he was given to proclaim to the world.

Glasnik podignut da razumije porast znanja 1989. godine došao je do razumijevanja trostruke naravi Rima. Miller je bio glasnik prvoga i drugoga anđela, i razumio je prvu i drugu pojavnost Rima kako bi utvrdio viđenje koje je iznio pred svijet. Glasnik trećega anđela došao je do razumijevanja sve tri pojavnosti Rima kako bi utvrdio viđenje koje mu je bilo dano da ga objavi svijetu.

The first manifestation of Rome was pagan Rome. Out of pagan Rome came papal Rome, the second manifestation. Out of the first two manifestations came modern Rome, the threefold alliance of the dragon, the beast and false prophet.

Prva manifestacija Rima bila je poganski Rim. Iz poganskoga Rima proizašao je papinski Rim, druga manifestacija. Iz prve dvije manifestacije proizašao je suvremeni Rim, trostruki savez zmaja, Zvijeri i lažnoga proroka.

We will continue the line of the controversy of “the daily” in Advent history in the next article.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti slijed rasprave o „svagdašnjoj žrtvi” u adventnoj povijesti.

> “One who sees beneath the surface, who reads the hearts of all men, says of those who have had great light: ‘They are not afflicted and astonished because of their moral and spiritual condition.’ Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before Mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.’ ‘God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,’ because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,’ ‘but had pleasure in unrighteousness.’ Isaiah 66:3, 4; 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 10, 12.

> „Onaj koji vidi ispod površine, koji čita srca svih ljudi, kaže za one koji su imali veliku svjetlost: ‘Nisu ožalošćeni ni zapanjeni zbog svojega moralnog i duhovnog stanja.’ Da, izabrali su vlastite putove, i duša njihova uživa u svojim gadostima. I ja ću izabrati njihove zablude i pustit ću na njih ono čega se boje; jer kad sam zvao, nitko se nije odazvao; kad sam govorio, nisu slušali, nego su činili zlo pred Mojim očima i izabrali ono što mi nije bilo po volji.’ ‘Bog će im poslati silnu zabludu da povjeruju laži’, zato što ‘nisu primili ljubav prema istini da bi se spasili’, ‘nego su uživali u nepravednosti.’ Izaija 66:3, 4; 2 Solunjanima 2:11, 10, 12.

> “The heavenly Teacher inquired: ‘What stronger delusion can beguile the mind than the pretense that you are building on the right foundation and that God accepts your works, when in reality you are working out many things according to worldly policy and are sinning against Jehovah? Oh, it is a great deception, a fascinating delusion, that takes possession of minds when men who have once known the truth, mistake the form of godliness for the spirit and power thereof; when they suppose that they are rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing, while in reality they are in need of everything.’

> „Nebeski Učitelj upitao je: ‘Koja bi jača zabluda mogla obmanuti um od pretvaranja da gradite na pravome temelju i da Bog prihvaća vaša djela, dok u stvarnosti mnoge stvari provodite prema svjetovnoj politici i griješite protiv Jehove? O, to je velika obmana, očaravajuća zabluda, koja ovladava umovima kada ljudi koji su nekoć upoznali istinu zamijene oblik pobožnosti njezinim duhom i silom; kada pretpostavljaju da su bogati, da su se obogatili i da im ništa ne treba, dok u stvarnosti trebaju sve.’”

> “God has not changed toward His faithful servants who are keeping their garments spotless. But many are crying, ‘Peace and safety,’ while sudden destruction is coming upon them. Unless there is thorough repentance, unless men humble their hearts by confession and receive the truth as it is in Jesus, they will never enter heaven. When purification shall take place in our ranks, we shall no longer rest at ease, boasting of being rich and increased with goods, in need of nothing.

> „Bog se nije promijenio prema svojim vjernim slugama koji čuvaju svoje haljine neokaljanima. Ali mnogi viču: ‘Mir i sigurnost’, dok iznenadna propast dolazi na njih. Ako ne bude temeljitog pokajanja, ako ljudi ne ponize svoja srca ispovijeđu i ne prime istinu kakva je u Isusu, nikada neće ući u nebo. Kada se u našim redovima izvrši očišćenje, više nećemo bezbrižno počivati, hvaleći se da smo bogati i obogaćeni dobrima te da nam ništa nije potrebno.״

> “Who can truthfully say: ‘Our gold is tried in the fire; our garments are unspotted by the world’? I saw our Instructor pointing to the garments of so-called righteousness. Stripping them off, He laid bare the defilement beneath. Then He said to me: ‘Can you not see how they have pretentiously covered up their defilement and rottenness of character? ‘How is the faithful city become an harlot!’ My Father’s house is made a house of merchandise, a place whence the divine presence and glory have departed! For this cause there is weakness, and strength is lacking.’” Testimonies, volume 8, 249, 250.

> “Tko može istinito reći: ‘Naše je zlato okušano u ognju; naše su haljine neokaljane od svijeta’? Vidjela sam našega Učitelja kako pokazuje na odjeću takozvane pravednosti. Skinuvši je, razotkrio je nečistoću ispod nje. Tada mi je rekao: ‘Zar ne vidiš kako su umišljeno prikrili svoju nečistoću i trulež karaktera? ‘Kako posta bludnica vjerni grad!’ Dom moga Oca pretvoren je u kuću trgovine, mjesto odakle su božanska prisutnost i slava odstupile! Zbog toga vlada slabost i nema snage.’” Svjedočanstva, svezak 8, 249, 250.

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