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# The Book of Daniel - Number Seventy-Two

Knjiga proroka Daniela – Broj sedamdeset i dva

The Prophetic Joining: From Ancient Israel’s Division to the United States’ End

Proročko ujedinjenje: od podjele drevnoga Izraela do završetka Sjedinjenih Država

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 5, 2024

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The testimony of Jeroboam’s rebellion is also the history of ancient Israel’s division into two nations. The northern kingdom made up of ten tribes was known as Israel, or sometimes Ephraim, and the southern kingdom was known as Judah. In the time of Ezekiel, the kingdom had already been two kingdoms for many years, and in chapter thirty-seven, Ezekiel was given a prophecy identifying that the two kingdoms would once again become one nation. That prophecy was fulfilled in the beginning history of the earth beast (the United States), and is fulfilled for the final time at the end of the United States, for Jesus always illustrates the end of a thing, with the beginning of a thing.

Svjedočanstvo o Jeroboamovoj pobuni ujedno je i povijest podjele drevnoga Izraela na dva naroda. Sjeverno kraljevstvo, sastavljeno od deset plemena, bilo je poznato kao Izrael, a ponekad i kao Efrajim, dok je južno kraljevstvo bilo poznato kao Juda. U Ezekielovo vrijeme kraljevstvo je već dugi niz godina bilo podijeljeno na dva kraljevstva, a u trideset i sedmom poglavlju Ezekielu je dano proročanstvo koje otkriva da će ta dva kraljevstva ponovno postati jedan narod. To se proročanstvo ispunilo u ranoj povijesti zvijeri iz zemlje (Sjedinjenih Država), a posljednji se put ispunjava na svršetku Sjedinjenih Država, jer Isus uvijek kraj neke stvari prikazuje njezinim početkom.

The rebellion of Jeroboam at the time that Israel was divided into two kingdoms, represents a rebellion at the beginning of the United States, and also at the end of the United States. The rebellion in the beginning and ending of the United States includes the joining of two kingdoms. Revelation chapter eighteen, as repeatedly cited from the writings of Sister White in these articles, represents two calls to the churches. The two nations that are joined during the hour of the Sunday law crisis is the one-hundred and forty-four thousand, and God’s other flock that are still in Babylon.

Pobuna Jeroboama u vrijeme kada je Izrael bio podijeljen na dva kraljevstva predstavlja pobunu na početku Sjedinjenih Država, a također i na kraju Sjedinjenih Država. Pobuna na početku i na kraju Sjedinjenih Država uključuje sjedinjenje dvaju kraljevstava. Osamnaesto poglavlje Otkrivenja, kako je više puta navedeno iz spisa sestre White u ovim člancima, predstavlja dva poziva crkvama. Dva naroda koja se sjedinjuju tijekom časa krize zakona o nedjelji jesu sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće i drugo Božje stado koje je još uvijek u Babilonu.

The two nations that were joined in the Millerite history were Judah and Ephraim. They were joined when the individual indignations against the two kingdoms respectively ended in 1798 and then in 1844. The word “moreover” in Ezekiel chapter thirty-seven, allows us to be certain of this application. The word “moreover” means to place the message that follows “moreover,” over the message that preceded the word “moreover.”

Dvije nacije koje su bile sjedinjene u mileritskoj povijesti bile su Juda i Efrajim. Bile su sjedinjene kada su pojedinačna ogorčenja protiv tih dvaju kraljevstava redom završila 1798., a zatim 1844. godine. Riječ „štoviše” u trideset i sedmom poglavlju Ezekiela omogućuje nam da budemo sigurni u ovu primjenu. Riječ „štoviše” znači postaviti poruku koja slijedi nakon riječi „štoviše” nad poruku koja je prethodila riječi „štoviše”.

> The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. Ezekiel 37:15–17.

> I opet mi dođe riječ Gospodnja govoreći: A ti, sine čovječji, uzmi sebi jedan štap i napiši na njemu: Za Judu i za sinove Izraelove, njegove drugove; zatim uzmi drugi štap i napiši na njemu: Za Josipa, štap Efrajimov, i za sav dom Izraelov, njegove drugove. I sastavi ih jedan s drugim u jedan štap; i postat će jedno u tvojoj ruci. Ezekiel 37:15–17.

Ezekiel is applying the prophetic principle of repeat and enlarge when he states, “moreover.” Ezekiel is to take two sticks, one for Judah and one for Ephraim, and take the prophecy illustrated with the two sticks and place it over the top of the previous prophecy. The previous prophetic illustration began in verse one when Ezekiel was carried to a valley of dead dry bones.

Ezekiel primjenjuje proročko načelo ponavljanja i proširenja kada kaže: „štoviše“. Ezekiel treba uzeti dva štapa, jedan za Judu i jedan za Efrajima, te proročanstvo prikazano pomoću ta dva štapa staviti povrh prethodnoga proročanstva. Prethodna proročka ilustracija započela je u prvome retku kada je Ezekiel bio odnesen u dolinu mrtvih suhih kostiju.

> The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. Ezekiel 37:1–14.

> Ruka Gospodnja bijaše na meni i izvede me u Duhu Gospodnjem te me postavi usred doline koja bijaše puna kostiju. I provede me pokraj njih unaokolo; i gle, bijaše ih vrlo mnogo po otvorenoj dolini; i gle, bijahu vrlo suhe. I reče mi: Sine čovječji, mogu li ove kosti oživjeti? A ja odgovorih: O Gospodine Bože, ti znaš. Tada mi opet reče: Prorokuj nad ovim kostima i reci im: O suhe kosti, čujte riječ Gospodnju. Ovako govori Gospodin Bog ovim kostima: Evo, učinit ću da dah uđe u vas, i oživjet ćete. I metnut ću na vas žile, i navući ću na vas meso, i pokrit ću vas kožom, i stavit ću dah u vas, i oživjet ćete; i znat ćete da sam ja Gospodin. Tako prorokovah kako mi bijaše zapovjeđeno; i dok prorokovah, nastade šum, i gle, potres, i kosti se približiše, svaka kost svojoj kosti. I pogledah, i gle, žile i meso navukoše se na njih, i koža ih pokri odozgo; ali daha ne bijaše u njima. Tada mi reče: Prorokuj vjetru, prorokuj, sine čovječji, i reci vjetru: Ovako govori Gospodin Bog; Dođi od četiri vjetra, o daše, i dahni na ove pobijene da ožive. I prorokovah kako mi zapovjedi, i dah uđe u njih, i oživješe, i stadoše na svoje noge, vojska vrlo velika. Tada mi reče: Sine čovječji, ove su kosti sav dom Izraelov: gle, oni govore: Naše su kosti usahle i naša je nada propala; odsječeni smo. Zato prorokuj i reci im: Ovako govori Gospodin Bog; Evo, narode moj, otvorit ću vaše grobove i izvesti vas iz vaših grobova te vas dovesti u zemlju Izraelovu. I znat ćete da sam ja Gospodin kad otvorim vaše grobove, narode moj, i izvedem vas iz vaših grobova. I stavit ću duh svoj u vas, i oživjet ćete, i nastanit ću vas u vašoj zemlji; tada ćete znati da sam ja, Gospodin, rekao i izvršio, govori Gospodin. Ezekiel 37:1–14.

From the very beginning of these articles, we have shown that the valley of dead bones represents God’s people in the last days, and that the message of the four winds that causes them to stand upon their feet as a mighty army, is the Midnight Cry message identifying Islam of the third Woe. Sister White identifies the bones as God’s people.

Od samoga početka ovih članaka pokazali smo da dolina suhih kostiju predstavlja Božji narod u posljednjim danima, te da je poruka o četiri vjetra, koja ih uzrokuje da stanu na svoje noge kao silna vojska, poruka Ponoćnog pokliča koja prepoznaje islam trećega Jaoa. Sestra White poistovjećuje kosti s Božjim narodom.

> “I lay down my pen and lift up my soul in prayer, that the Lord would breathe upon his backslidden people, which are as dry bones, that they may live.” General Conference Bulletin, February 4, 1893.

> „Odlažem svoje pero i uzdižem svoju dušu u molitvi da Gospod dahne na svoj odlutali narod, koji je kao suhe kosti, da oživi.“ General Conference Bulletin, 4. veljače 1893.

We have shown in previous articles that the prophetic message identifying July 18, 2020, was erroneous, and that the false proclamation marked the arrival of the first disappointment and tarrying time in the parable of the ten virgins. Though the proclamation of time was legitimate in the Millerite period, after 1844, there was never to be another message hung upon time. When Future for America made the proclamation of July 18, 2020, they slid back to a history that the proclamation of time was acceptable and in so doing they sinned, and they were slain in the street of the great city of Revelation chapter eleven. Dead in the street, they then needed to be resurrected, as were the two witnesses after three and a half days.

U prethodnim smo člancima pokazali da je proročanska poruka koja je označavala 18. srpnja 2020. bila pogrješna te da je ta lažna objava označila dolazak prvoga razočaranja i vremena odgode u prispodobi o deset djevica. Premda je objava vremena bila zakonita u mileritskom razdoblju, nakon 1844. više nikada nije smjela postojati druga poruka obješena o vrijeme. Kada je Future for America iznio objavu o 18. srpnja 2020., skliznuo je natrag u povijest u kojoj je objava vremena bila prihvatljiva, i čineći to sagriješio je, te je bio ubijen na ulici velikoga grada iz jedanaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Mrtvi na ulici, tada su trebali biti uskrišeni, kao što su i dva svjedoka bila uskrišena nakon tri i pol dana.

> “The dry bones need to be breathed upon by the Holy Spirit of God, that they may come into action, as by a resurrection from the dead.” Bible Training School, December 1, 1903.

> „Na suhe kosti treba dahnuti Duh Sveti Božji, da bi se pokrenule, kao uskrsnućem od mrtvih.” Bible Training School, 1. prosinca 1903.

In previous articles we have shown that the message of the four winds that resurrects the two witnesses, is the message of Islam of the third Woe, and that the message is the Midnight Cry message of the last days. Ezekiel says, “moreover,” and in so doing identified that during the history that illustrates the proclamation of the Midnight Cry, two sticks, one represented as Ephraim and one as Judah, were to be joined together and become one nation. The parable of the ten virgins is fulfilled in the last days, “to the very letter,” as it was fulfilled in Millerite history. In the period when the Midnight Cry was fulfilled in the Millerite history, and again in the fulfillment of the last days, “two sticks” were and will be joined together.

U prethodnim smo člancima pokazali da je poruka četiriju vjetrova, koja uskrsava dva svjedoka, poruka islama trećega Jaoa te da je ta poruka poruka Ponoćnoga poklika posljednjih dana. Ezekiel kaže: „štoviše”, te time pokazuje da su se tijekom povijesti koja predočava objavljivanje Ponoćnoga poklika, dva štapa, od kojih je jedan predstavljen kao Efrajim, a drugi kao Juda, trebala sjediniti i postati jedan narod. Prispodoba o deset djevica ispunjava se u posljednjim danima, „do najsitnijega slova”, kao što se ispunila u milleritskoj povijesti. U razdoblju kada se Ponoćni poklik ispunio u milleritskoj povijesti, i ponovno u ispunjenju posljednjih dana, „dva štapa” bila su i bit će sjedinjena.

The two sticks represented the northern (Ephraim) and southern kingdoms (Judah) of ancient Israel. We have also shown that William Miller was typified by Elijah, and that during the three-and-a-half years of drought Elijah had gone to the widow of Zarephath.

Dvije palice predstavljale su sjeverno (Efrajimovo) i južno kraljevstvo (Judino) drevnoga Izraela. Također smo pokazali da je William Miller bio predočen Ilijom te da je tijekom tri i pol godine suše Ilija otišao k udovici iz Sarepte.

> And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 1 Kings 17:8–15.

> I riječ Jahvina dođe mu govoreći: Ustani, idi u Sareptu, koja pripada Sidonu, i nastani se ondje; evo, ondje sam zapovjedio jednoj udovici da te uzdržava. I on ustade i ode u Sareptu. A kad je došao na gradska vrata, gle, ondje je bila udovica koja je skupljala drva; i on je zovnu te joj reče: Donesi mi, molim te, malo vode u posudi da se napijem. I dok je išla po nju, zovnu je i reče: Donesi mi, molim te, i komadić kruha u svojoj ruci. A ona reče: Tako živ bio Jahve, Bog tvoj, nemam pogače, nego samo pregršt brašna u ćupu i malo ulja u vrču; i evo, skupljam dva drveta da odem i pripravim to sebi i svome sinu, da pojedemo i umremo. A Ilija joj reče: Ne boj se; idi i učini kako si rekla; ali najprije od toga načini meni malu pogaču i donesi mi je, a potom pripravi sebi i svome sinu. Jer ovako veli Jahve, Bog Izraelov: Brašno se iz ćupa neće potrošiti niti će ulja u vrču nestati do dana kad Jahve pošalje kišu na zemlju. I ona ode i učini prema riječi Ilijinoj; i ona, i on, i njezin dom jeli su mnogo dana. 1 Kraljevima 17:8–15.

The “many days” in the passage is the three-and-a-half years that Ahab searched for Elijah and represented the twelve-hundred-and-sixty years of papal persecution. Concerning the “many days” of papal persecution, Jesus said:

„Mnogo dana“ u ovom odlomku jesu tri i pol godine tijekom kojih je Ahab tražio Iliju i predstavljaju tisuću dvjesto šezdeset godina papinskoga progonstva. U vezi s „mnogim danima“ papinskoga progonstva, Isus je rekao:

> And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Matthew 24:22.

> I kad se oni dani ne bi skratili, ne bi se spasilo nijedno tijelo; ali poradi izabranih oni će se dani skratiti. Matej 24,22.

Sister White directly identifies Jesus’ pronouncement of “those days” as the period of papal persecution.

Sestra White izravno poistovjećuje Isusovu izjavu o „tim danima” s razdobljem papinskog progona.

> “The persecution of the church did not continue throughout the entire period of the 1260 years. God in mercy to His people cut short the time of their fiery trial. In foretelling the ‘great tribulation’ to befall the church, the Saviour said: ‘Except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.’ Matthew 24:22. Through the influence of the Reformation the persecution was brought to an end prior to 1798.” The Great Controversy, 266, 267.

> „Progonstvo Crkve nije se nastavilo tijekom cijeloga razdoblja od 1260 godina. Bog je, u milosti prema svome narodu, skratio vrijeme njihove ognjene kušnje. Prorekujući ‘veliku nevolju’ koja je trebala zadesiti Crkvu, Spasitelj je rekao: ‘I kad se ne bi skratili oni dani, ne bi se spasio nitko; ali poradi izabranih skratit će se oni dani.’ Matej 24:22. Utjecajem Reformacije progonstvo je bilo privedeno kraju prije 1798.” Velika borba, 266, 267.

The “many days” that Elijah was sustained by the widow, were also the “many days” of papal persecution identified by Daniel.

„Mnogi dani“ tijekom kojih je udovica uzdržavala Iliju bili su također „mnogi dani“ papinskoga progonstva koje je prepoznao Daniel.

> And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. Daniel 11:33–35.

> A razumni među narodom poučit će mnoge; ipak će padati od mača i ognja, od sužanjstva i pljačke, kroz mnoge dane. A kad budu padali, primit će malu pomoć; ali će im se mnogi pridružiti s laskanjem. I neki od razumnih past će, da ih iskuša, i da ih očisti, i da ih izbijeli, sve do vremena svršetka; jer je to još za vrijeme određeno. Daniel 11:33–35.

The “time of the end,” which is also the “time appointed” in the verses, was 1798, and it marked the end of papal persecution, as had been typified by Elijah’s time with the widow of Zarephath. In that history the widow, representing an unmarried church, was identified as the church in the wilderness in chapter twelve of the book of Revelation. She was gathering two sticks, not one stick or ten sticks, but two sticks. Ezekiel was to take two sticks, one for the northern kingdom of Israel and one for the southern kingdom of Israel and join them together to make one stick. Those two kingdoms had both been scattered for twenty-five hundred and twenty years, but God’s promise was that He would gather them. The woman was gathering the two sticks that were to be joined together, and she was doing so “until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.”

„Vrijeme svršetka“, koje je u tim stihovima također i „određeno vrijeme“, bilo je 1798., i ono je označilo kraj papinskog progonstva, kao što je bilo predočeno Ilijinim vremenom sa sarfatskom udovicom. U toj povijesti udovica, koja predstavlja neudanu crkvu, bila je u dvanaestom poglavlju knjige Otkrivenja prepoznata kao crkva u pustinji. Skupljala je dva drveta, ne jedno drvo niti deset drva, nego dva drveta. Ezekiel je trebao uzeti dva drveta, jedno za sjeverno kraljevstvo Izraela i jedno za južno kraljevstvo Izraela, te ih spojiti da postanu jedno drvo. Ta su dva kraljevstva oba bila rasijana dvije tisuće petsto i dvadeset godina, ali Božje je obećanje bilo da će ih On sabrati. Žena je skupljala ta dva drveta koja su trebala biti spojena, i činila je to „do dana kad Gospod pošalje dažd na zemlju“.

The day when the Lord sent “rain” was identifying the Midnight Cry of Millerite history, that reached its conclusion on October 22, 1844, when the Messenger of the Covenant suddenly came to the temple He had erected from 1798 (the end of the first indignation), through until October 22, 1844 (the end of the last indignation). In that period of time, the Midnight Cry message, represented in Ezekiel’s illustration of the valley of bones was fulfilled, when the two sticks of the northern and southern kingdoms were joined to form one nation, with one king, for on October 22, 1844, Christ came before the Father and received a kingdom.

Dan kada je Gospod poslao „kišu” označavao je Ponoćni poklik u mileritskoj povijesti, koji je dosegnuo svoj završetak 22. listopada 1844., kada je Glasnik Saveza iznenada došao u hram koji je bio podigao od 1798. (kraja prvoga gnjeva) pa sve do 22. listopada 1844. (kraja posljednjega gnjeva). U tom vremenskom razdoblju ispunila se poruka Ponoćnoga poklika, prikazana u Ezekielovu prikazu doline kostiju, kada su dva štapa sjevernoga i južnoga kraljevstva bila sjedinjena da tvore jedan narod, s jednim kraljem, jer je 22. listopada 1844. Krist došao pred Oca i primio kraljevstvo.

> “The coming of Christ as our high priest to the most holy place, for the cleansing of the sanctuary, brought to view in Daniel 8:14; the coming of the Son of man to the Ancient of Days, as presented in Daniel 7:13; and the coming of the Lord to His temple, foretold by Malachi, are descriptions of the same event; and this is also represented by the coming of the bridegroom to the marriage, described by Christ in the parable of the ten virgins, of Matthew 25.” The Great Controversy, 426.

> „Kristov dolazak kao našega velikoga svećenika u Svetinju nad svetinjama radi očišćenja Svetišta, prikazan u Danielu 8,14; dolazak Sina Čovječjega k Pradavnome, kako je iznesen u Danielu 7,13; i dolazak Gospodnji u Njegov hram, prorečen po Malahiji, opisi su istoga događaja; a to je također predočeno dolaskom zaručnika na svadbu, što ga je Krist opisao u prispodobi o deset djevica u Mateju 25.“ Velika borba, 426.

Christ received a kingdom on October 22, 1844, as identified in Daniel.

Krist je 22. listopada 1844. primio kraljevstvo, kako je prepoznato u Danielu.

> I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Daniel 7:13, 14.

> Gledah u noćnim viđenjima, i gle, s oblacima nebeskim dolazio je netko kao Sin čovječji, i pristupi k Pradavnome, te ga dovedoše pred nj. I dana mu bi vlast, i slava, i kraljevstvo, da mu služe svi pukovi, narodi i jezici; vlast je njegova vlast vječna, koja neće proći, i kraljevstvo njegovo neće biti razoreno. Daniel 7,13.14.

When Ezekiel’s two sticks are joined together, they have one king over them.

Kad se Ezekielova dva štapa spoje u jedno, imaju jednoga kralja nad sobom.

> And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince forever. Ezekiel 37:24, 25.

> I sluga moj David bit će kralj nad njima, i svi će imati jednoga pastira; i hodat će po mojim uredbama, i držat će moje odredbe, i vršit će ih. I prebivat će u zemlji koju sam dao svome sluzi Jakovu, u kojoj su prebivali vaši oci; i prebivat će u njoj oni i njihovi sinovi, i sinovi njihovih sinova dovijeka; i sluga moj David bit će njihov knez dovijeka. Ezekiel 37:24, 25.

All the prophets agree with one another, and king David is Christ who came before the Father on October 22, 1844, and received a kingdom that had been gathered together from the two sticks of Israel (the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom). The scattering of the two kingdoms ended during the forty-six years from 1798 to 1844, as Christ raised a temple that had been desolated and trampled down. When He raised the temple, He then suddenly came unto His temple as the Messenger of the Covenant, in fulfillment of Malachi chapter three. Ezekiel agrees with that fact, for all the prophets agree with one another.

Svi se proroci slažu jedan s drugim, a kralj David jest Krist koji je 22. listopada 1844. došao pred Oca i primio kraljevstvo koje je bilo sabrano od dvaju štapova Izraela (sjevernoga kraljevstva) i Jude (južnoga kraljevstva). Raspršenje dvaju kraljevstava završilo je tijekom četrdeset i šest godina od 1798. do 1844., dok je Krist podizao hram koji je bio opustošen i pogažen. Kada je podigao hram, tada je iznenada došao u svoj hram kao Glasnik Saveza, na ispunjenje trećega poglavlja Malahije. Ezekiel se slaže s tom činjenicom, jer svi se proroci slažu jedan s drugim.

> And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince forever. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Ezekiel 37:24–27.

> I sluga moj David bit će kralj nad njima; i svi će imati jednoga pastira. Oni će hoditi po mojim odredbama, čuvati moje uredbe i vršiti ih. I prebivat će u zemlji koju sam dao Jakovu, svome sluzi, u kojoj su prebivali vaši oci; i prebivat će u njoj oni, i njihovi sinovi, i sinovi njihovih sinova dovijeka; i sluga moj David bit će njihov knez dovijeka. I sklopit ću s njima savez mira; bit će to s njima savez vječan. I utvrdit ću ih, i umnožiti ih, i postavit ću svoje Svetište usred njih dovijeka. I moj će Šator biti s njima; da, ja ću biti njihov Bog, a oni će biti moj narod. Ezekiel 37:24–27.

It is Christ that erects the temple.

Krist je taj koji podiže hram.

> And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord: Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord. And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God. Zechariah 6:12–15.

> I reci mu govoreći: Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama: Evo čovjeka kojemu je ime Izdanak; i on će izrasti sa svojega mjesta, i sagradit će hram Gospodnji. Da, on će sagraditi hram Gospodnji; i on će nositi slavu, i sjedit će i vladati na svome prijestolju; i bit će svećenik na svome prijestolju; i savjet mira bit će između njih obojice. A krune će biti Helemu, i Tobiji, i Jedaji, i Henu, sinu Sefanijinu, za spomen u hramu Gospodnjem. I oni koji su daleko doći će i graditi u hramu Gospodnjem, i znat ćete da me Gospod nad vojskama poslao k vama. I to će se dogoditi, ako budete marljivo slušali glas Gospoda, Boga svojega. Zaharija 6:12–15.

Christ is the BRANCH, and He identified that if they destroyed His temple that He would raise it in three days, to which the Jews replied that it took forty-six years to build the temple.

Krist je IZDANAK, i On je naznačio da će, ako razore Njegov hram, on biti podignut za tri dana, na što su Židovi odgovorili da je za gradnju hrama bilo potrebno četrdeset i šest godina.

> Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? John 2:18–20.

> Tada mu Židovi odgovoriše i rekoše: Kakav nam znak pokazuješ kad to činiš? Isus odgovori i reče im: Razvalite ovaj hram, i ja ću ga u tri dana podići. Tada rekoše Židovi: Četrdeset i šest godina gradio se ovaj hram, a ti ćeš ga podići u tri dana? Ivan 2,18–20.

Christ was speaking of His body in the passage, but all the prophets are speaking more about the last days than the days in which they lived. The resurrection of Christ on the third day, represented the resurrection of the dead bones during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Midnight Cry. The rain that is the subject of Elijah’s testimony, was manifested during the climax of his confrontation with the prophets of Baal and Ashtaroth. It was then demonstrated that the God of Elijah was the true God, and also that Elijah was the true prophet.

Krist je u tom odlomku govorio o svome tijelu, ali svi proroci govore više o posljednjim danima nego o danima u kojima su živjeli. Kristovo uskrsnuće trećega dana predstavljalo je uskrsnuće mrtvih kostiju tijekom izlijevanja Duha Svetoga u Ponoćnom pokliču. Kiša koja je predmet Ilijina svjedočanstva očitovala se tijekom vrhunca njegova sukoba s prorocima Baala i Aštarote. Tada se pokazalo da je Bog Ilijin pravi Bog, a također i da je Ilija pravi prorok.

At the arrival of the first disappointment, it was manifested that the Protestants had become false prophets, as typified by the prophets of Baal and Ashtaroth. The tarrying time then began, and led to the message of the Midnight Cry, that led to Christ suddenly coming to His temple. The Midnight Cry is represented by Ezekiel’s message that brings the bones up as a mighty army. Moreover, during that period (forty-six years), the two sticks were to be joined together to produce one nation, with one king.

Pri pojavi prvoga razočaranja pokazalo se da su protestanti postali lažni proroci, kao što su to predočavali proroci Baala i Aštarote. Tada je započelo vrijeme odgode, koje je dovelo do poruke Ponoćnoga poklika, što je vodilo k tomu da Krist iznenada dođe u svoj hram. Ponoćni poklik prikazan je Ezekielovom porukom koja podiže kosti kao silnu vojsku. Štoviše, tijekom toga razdoblja (četrdeset i šest godina), dva su štapa trebala biti sjedinjena u jedno kako bi nastao jedan narod, s jednim kraljem.

> The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these? Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. Ezekiel 37:15–23.

> I opet mi dođe riječ Gospodnja govoreći: Štoviše, sine čovječji, uzmi sebi jedan štap i napiši na njemu: Za Judu i za sinove Izraelove, njegove drugove; zatim uzmi drugi štap i napiši na njemu: Za Josipa, štap Efrajimov, i za sav dom Izraelov, njegove drugove. I sastavi ih jedan s drugim u jedan štap; i postat će jedno u tvojoj ruci. A kad ti sinovi tvoga naroda progovore govoreći: Nećeš li nam pokazati što time misliš? reci im: Ovako govori Gospodin Bog; Evo, uzet ću Josipov štap, koji je u ruci Efrajimovoj, i plemena Izraelova, njegove sudrugove, i pridružit ću ih njemu, to jest Judinu štapu, te ću ih učiniti jednim štapom, i bit će jedno u mojoj ruci. A štapovi na koje budeš pisao bit će u tvojoj ruci pred njihovim očima. I reci im: Ovako govori Gospodin Bog; Evo, uzet ću sinove Izraelove između pogana kamo su otišli, i sabrat ću ih odasvud, i dovesti ih u njihovu vlastitu zemlju. I učinit ću ih jednim narodom u zemlji, na gorama Izraelovim; i jedan će kralj svima njima biti kralj; i neće više biti dva naroda, niti će se više ikada razdijeliti na dva kraljevstva. Niti će se više onečišćivati svojim idolima, ni svojim gadostima, ni ikojim svojim prijestupima; nego ću ih izbaviti iz svih njihovih prebivališta u kojima su sagriješili, i očistit ću ih; tako će oni biti moj narod, a ja ću biti njihov Bog. Ezekiel 37:15–23.

The two sticks which the widow was gathering in advance of Elijah’s rain at the Midnight Cry, were the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel that had been scattered and were to be gathered into one nation on October 22, 1844, when the antitypical Day of Atonement began, for the promise was that at that time God “will cleanse them.” The cleansing, representing the Investigative Judgment, began at that time. That gathering of the two sticks must be understood correctly, for God always illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing.

Dvije motke koje je udovica skupljala uoči Ilijine kiše pri Ponoćnom pokliku bile su sjeverno i južno kraljevstvo Izraela, koja su bila raspršena i trebala su biti sabrana u jedan narod 22. listopada 1844., kada je započeo protupraslični Dan pomirenja, jer je obećanje bilo da će ih u to vrijeme Bog „očistiti“. Čišćenje, koje predstavlja Istražni sud, započelo je u to vrijeme. To sabiranje dviju motaka mora se ispravno razumjeti, jer Bog uvijek kraj nečega prikazuje početkom nečega.

1844, was the end of the two kingdoms of Israel, for they had then become one kingdom, spiritual Israel, and they were from that point on only to be one nation. That history was illustrated by the beginning history when they had become two nations, which is the history of the rebellion of Jeroboam.

Godina 1844. bila je kraj dvaju kraljevstava Izraela, jer su tada postali jedno kraljevstvo, duhovni Izrael, i od toga su trenutka nadalje trebali biti samo jedan narod. Ta je povijest bila prikazana početnom poviješću kada su postali dva naroda, što je povijest pobune Jeroboamove.

The history of Jeroboam’s counterfeit system of worship must also be illustrated at the end of his kingdom. Aaron’s rebellion in the beginning of ancient Israel and Jeroboam’s rebellion at the beginning of the northern kingdom, represent the rebellion of 1863, and 1863 is only clearly understood when the end of Jeroboam’s kingdom, as represented by the joining of the two sticks, is also laid over the top of 1863. It is then that 1863 is clearly seen to be represented as a generation that erected an image of jealousy.

Povijest Jeroboamova krivotvorenog sustava bogoštovlja mora također biti prikazana na kraju njegova kraljevstva. Aronova pobuna na početku drevnoga Izraela i Jeroboamova pobuna na početku sjevernoga kraljevstva predstavljaju pobunu iz 1863., a 1863. se jasno razumije tek kada se kraj Jeroboamova kraljevstva, kako je prikazan spajanjem dvaju štapova, također položi preko 1863. Tada se jasno vidi da je 1863. predstavljena kao naraštaj koji je podigao lik ljubomore.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo ovo proučavanje u sljedećem članku.

> “But not only does this simile of the dry bones apply to the world, but also to those who have been blessed with great light; for they also are like the skeletons of the valley. They have the form of men, the framework of the body; but they have not spiritual life. But the parable does not leave the dry bones merely knit together into the forms of men; for it is not enough that there is symmetry of limb and feature. The breath of life must vivify the bodies, that they may stand upright, and spring into activity. These bones represent the house of Israel, the church of God, and the hope of the church is the vivifying influence of the Holy Spirit. The Lord must breathe upon the dry bones, that they may live.

> „Ali ova usporedba sa suhim kostima ne odnosi se samo na svijet, nego i na one koji su bili blagoslovljeni velikim svjetlom; jer i oni su poput kostura u dolini. Imaju obličje ljudi, tjelesni ustroj; ali nemaju duhovnoga života. No prispodoba ne ostavlja suhe kosti tek povezane u ljudska obličja; jer nije dovoljno da postoji sklad udova i crta. Dah života mora oživjeti tijela, da bi mogla stajati uspravno i pokrenuti se na djelovanje. Ove kosti predstavljaju dom Izraelov, crkvu Božju, a nada crkve jest oživljujući utjecaj Duha Svetoga. Gospodin mora dahnuti na suhe kosti, da bi oživjele.

> “The Spirit of God, with its vivifying power, must be in every human agent, that every spiritual muscle and sinew may be in exercise. Without the Holy Spirit, without the breath of God, there is torpidity of conscience, loss of spiritual life. Many who are without spiritual life have their names on the church records, but they are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. They may be joined to the church, but they are not united to the Lord. They may be diligent in the performance of a certain set of duties, and may be regarded as living men; but many are among those who have ‘a name that thou livest, and art dead.’

> „Duh Božji, sa svojom oživljujućom silom, mora biti u svakom ljudskom oruđu, kako bi svaki duhovni mišić i svaka tetiva bili u djelovanju. Bez Duha Svetoga, bez daha Božjega, nastupa obamrlost savjesti i gubitak duhovnoga života. Mnogi koji su bez duhovnoga života imaju svoja imena u crkvenim knjigama, ali nisu zapisana u Janjetovoj knjizi života. Oni mogu biti pridruženi crkvi, ali nisu sjedinjeni s Gospodinom. Mogu biti marljivi u izvršavanju određenoga niza dužnosti i mogu se smatrati živima; ali mnogi su među onima koji imaju ‘ime da si živ, a mrtav si’.“

> “Unless there is genuine conversion of the soul to God; unless the vital breath of God quickens the soul to spiritual life; unless the professors of truth are actuated by heaven-born principle, they are not born of the incorruptible seed which liveth and abideth forever. Unless they trust in the righteousness of Christ as their only security; unless they copy His character, labor in His spirit, they are naked, they have not on the robe of His righteousness. The dead are often made to pass for the living; for those who are working out what they term salvation after their own ideas, have not God working in them to will and to do of His good pleasure.

> „Ako ne postoji istinsko obraćenje duše Bogu; ako životvorni dah Božji ne oživi dušu za duhovni život; ako one koji ispovijedaju istinu ne pokreće načelo rođeno na nebu, oni nisu rođeni od neraspadljivoga sjemena koje živi i ostaje dovijeka. Ako se ne uzdaju u pravednost Kristovu kao u svoju jedinu sigurnost; ako ne odražavaju Njegov karakter, ne rade u Njegovu duhu, oni su goli, nisu odjeveni u haljinu Njegove pravednosti. Mrtvi se često prikazuju kao živi; jer oni koji ostvaruju ono što nazivaju spasenjem prema vlastitim zamislima, nemaju Boga koji u njima djeluje da hoće i čini po Njegovu dobrom nahođenju.

> “This class is well represented by the valley of dry bones Ezekiel saw in vision.” Review and Herald, January 17, 1893.

> „Ovaj je razred dobro predočen dolinom suhih kostiju koju je Ezekiel vidio u viđenju.” Review and Herald, 17. siječnja 1893.

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