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# Elijah - Number Twelve

Ilija – broj dvanaest

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Jeff Pippenger

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October 17, 2023

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We are still addressing Elijah as a prophetic symbol. Elijah proclaimed to Ahab that there would not be rain, except at his word for three years.

Još uvijek razmatramo Iliju kao proročki simbol. Ilija je objavio Ahabu da tri godine neće biti kiše, osim na njegovu riječ.

> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 17:1.

> I Ilija Tišbijac, koji bijaše od stanovnika Gileada, reče Ahabu: Tako živ bio Gospodin, Bog Izraelov, pred kojim stojim, ovih godina neće biti ni rose ni kiše, osim po mojoj riječi. 1 Kings 17:1.

Christ informs us in the book of Luke, that the three years was actually three and a half years.

Krist nas u Lukinoj knjizi obavještava da su tri godine zapravo bile tri i pol godine.

> An he said, Verily, I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. Luke 4:24–26.

> A on reče: Zaista, kažem vam, nijedan prorok nije prihvaćen u svojoj domovini. No zaista vam kažem: mnogo bijaše udovica u Izraelu u dane Ilijine, kad se nebo zatvori na tri godine i šest mjeseci, kad velika glad bijaše po svoj zemlji; ali ni k jednoj od njih ne bi poslan Ilija, osim u Sareptu sidonsku, ženi udovici. Luka 4,24–26.

The three and a half years took place in the time of Ahab and Jezebel, thus identifying the three and a half prophetic years from 538 until 1798, when the papacy, represented as Jezebel in the church of Thyatira, ruled during the Dark Ages.

Tri i pol godine odigrali su se u vrijeme Ahaba i Jezebele, čime se prepoznaju tri i pol proročke godine od 538. do 1798., kada je papinstvo, prikazano kao Jezebela u crkvi u Tijatiri, vladalo tijekom mračnoga srednjeg vijeka.

> Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. Revelation 2:20–23.

> Ali imam nekoliko toga protiv tebe: dopuštaš toj ženi Jezabeli, koja samu sebe naziva proročicom, da uči i zavodi moje sluge da čine blud i da jedu žrtvovano idolima. I dadoh joj vremena da se pokaje za svoj blud, ali se nije pokajala. Evo, bacit ću je na postelju, a one koji s njom čine preljub u veliku nevolju, ako se ne pokaju za svoja djela. I njezinu ću djecu usmrtiti smrću; i sve će crkve spoznati da sam ja Onaj koji ispituje bubrege i srca; i dat ću svakomu od vas prema vašim djelima. Otkrivenje 2:20–23.

Jezebel’s “space to repent” was three and a half years in the days of Elijah, and three and a half prophetic years from 538 until 1798 in the Dark Ages of papal persecution. The punishment of Jezebel and the kings of Europe who committed fornication with her, was to be cast into a bed of tribulation and the death of her children. There were faithful souls during the Dark Ages, that had also been cast into a bed of tribulation, but they would live. When cast into the bed of tribulation, the outcome of life for the faithful or death for the unfaithful was based upon their “works.” The faithful’s bed of tribulation, produced patience and life. Their bed of tribulation would cease towards the end of the three and a half years, just before Elijah left Sarepta to command Ahab to call all Israel to Mount Carmel.

Jezabelino „vrijeme za pokajanje” bilo je tri i pol godine u Ilijino doba, i tri i pol proročke godine od 538. do 1798. u mračnim vjekovima papinskoga progonstva. Kazna Jezabele i kraljeva Europe koji su s njom počinili blud bila je da budu bačeni na postelju nevolje i smrt njezine djece. Tijekom mračnih vjekova bilo je i vjernih duša koje su također bile bačene na postelju nevolje, ali one će živjeti. Kada su bili bačeni na postelju nevolje, ishod života za vjerne ili smrti za nevjerne temeljio se na njihovim „djelima”. Postelja nevolje vjernih proizvela je strpljivost i život. Njihova će postelja nevolje prestati pred kraj tri i pol godine, neposredno prije nego što je Ilija napustio Sareptu da zapovjedi Ahabu da sazove sav Izrael na goru Karmel.

> “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.

> „Progon Crkve nije trajao tijekom čitavoga razdoblja od 1260 godina. Bog je, u milosti prema svome narodu, skratio vrijeme njihove ognjene kušnje. Predskazujući ‘veliku nevolju’ koja će zadesiti Crkvu, Spasitelj je rekao: ‘I kad se ne bi skratili oni dani, nitko se ne bi spasio; ali poradi izabranih skratit će se oni dani.’ Matej 24,22. Pod utjecajem Reformacije progon je bio okončan prije 1798.” Velika borba, 266, 267.

The judgment of the “bed of tribulation” for the papacy would “kill her children with death,” but the judgment of the “bed of tribulation” contained a promise of life for those whose works demonstrated their faithfulness, as illustrated in the death of the widow of Sarepta’s son.

Sud „postelje nevolje” za papinstvo „pobit će njezinu djecu smrću”, ali je sud „postelje nevolje” sadržavao obećanje života za one čija su djela pokazivala njihovu vjernost, kako je prikazano u smrti sina udovice iz Sarepte.

> And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. 1 Kings 17:17–24.

> I dogodi se nakon tih događaja da se sin žene, gospodarice kuće, razbolio; i bolest mu bijaše tako teška da u njemu ne osta daha. I reče ona Iliji: Što ja imam s tobom, čovječe Božji? Jesi li došao k meni da me podsjetiš na moj grijeh i da usmrtiš moga sina? A on joj reče: Daj mi svoga sina. I uze ga iz njezina krila, odnese ga gore u gornju sobu gdje je boravio i položi ga na svoju postelju. I zavapi Gospodinu te reče: Gospodine, Bože moj, zar si i na udovicu kod koje prebivam doveo zlo usmrtivši joj sina? Potom se tri puta ispruži nad djetetom i zavapi Gospodinu govoreći: Gospodine, Bože moj, molim te, neka se duša ovoga djeteta vrati u njega. I Gospodin usliši glas Ilijin; i duša se djetetova vrati u njega, te ono oživje. Tada Ilija uze dijete, donese ga iz gornje sobe u kuću i predade ga njegovoj majci; i Ilija reče: Vidi, tvoj sin živi. A žena reče Iliji: Sada po ovome znam da si ti čovjek Božji i da je riječ Gospodnja u tvojim ustima istina. 1 Kraljevima 17:17–24.

The widow recognized that Elijah was “a man of God,” for “the word of the Lord” that brought her child back to life, was the word “truth.” The three-step process of Elijah stretching himself upon the widow’s son was understood by the widow as the “word” in Elijah’s mouth as “truth.” The Hebrew word ‘emeth,’ is translated in the passage as “truth,” and represents the creative power of Alpha and Omega. It is the Hebrew word created by the first, thirteenth and last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and represents the Power who can bring the dead back to life.

Udovica je prepoznala da je Ilija „čovjek Božji“, jer „riječ Gospodnja“ koja je njezino dijete vratila u život, bijaše riječ „istine“. Trostruki postupak kojim se Ilija ispružio nad sinom udovice udovica je razumjela kao „riječ“ u Ilijinim ustima, kao „istinu“. Hebrejska riječ ‘emeth’ u tom je odlomku prevedena kao „istina“ te predstavlja stvaralačku silu Alfe i Omege. To je hebrejska riječ sastavljena od prvoga, trinaestoga i posljednjega slova hebrejskoga alfabeta te predstavlja Silu koja može mrtve vratiti u život.

The faithful, just as the unfaithful in the “space” of probationary time represented by the three and a half years, received the judgment of a “bed of tribulation.” Death was the outcome for the children of the class that followed the whore who committed fornication and taught the doctrines of paganism. Life was given to the other class who followed the directions of Elijah, and believed the Word of “truth.”

Vjerni su, jednako kao i nevjerni u „prostoru” vremena kušnje, predstavljenom s tri i pol godine, primili sud „postelje nevolje”. Smrt je bila ishod za djecu skupine koja je slijedila bludnicu koja je počinila blud i naučavala nauke poganstva. Život je bio dan drugoj skupini koja je slijedila Ilijine upute i vjerovala Riječi „istine”.

The widow had followed Elijah’s command to fetch him some water and give him some bread, and her obedience to the prophet’s word represents the faithful in the Dark Ages of Thyatira. (It is worth noting that when Elijah commands the widow to first feed him, and thereafter feed her son and herself that what is represented is that Elijah is the first to receive the food to eat. He is first to receive the message, and thereafter the church.) We are informed that the works of the faithful, were greater at the end than the beginning.

Udovica je poslušala Ilijinu zapovijed da mu donese nešto vode i da mu dâ nešto kruha, a njezina poslušnost prorokovoj riječi predstavlja vjerne u mračnim vjekovima Tijature. (Vrijedi zapaziti da, kada Ilija zapovijeda udovici da najprije nahrani njega, a potom svoga sina i sebe, ono što je time predočeno jest da Ilija prvi prima hranu za jelo. On prvi prima poruku, a potom Crkva.) Obaviješteni smo da su djela vjernih na svršetku bila veća nego na početku.

> And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. Revelation 2:18, 19.

> I anđelu crkve u Tijatiri napiši: Ovo govori Sin Božji, koji ima oči kao plamen ognjeni, a noge su mu kao mjed uglačana: Znam tvoja djela, i ljubav, i službu, i vjeru, i tvoju postojanost, i tvoja djela; i da je posljednjih više nego prvih. Otkrivenje 2,18.19.

The faithful manifested good “works” during the “space” the papacy was given to repent, but their works at the last were “more than the first.” As the “space” was ending, Christ sent the morning star of the reformation, who began the work of no longer suffering the papacy, who taught the church to “commit fornication, and eat things sacrificed unto idols.”

Vjerni su očitovali dobra „djela” tijekom „vremena” koje je papinstvu bilo dano za pokajanje, ali su njihova posljednja djela bila „veća od prvih”. Kako se to „vrijeme” približavalo svome kraju, Krist je poslao zvijezdu Danicu reformacije, koja je započela djelo toga da se više ne trpi papinstvo, koje je učilo crkvu da „čini blud i jede ono što je žrtvovano idolima”.

> And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. And I will give him the morning star. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. Revelation 2:26–29.

> I onomu koji pobijedi i sačuva moja djela do svršetka dat ću vlast nad narodima: i vladat će njima željeznom šipkom; razbit će se u komade kao lončarske posude: kao što i ja primih od Oca svojega. I dat ću mu zvijezdu jutarnju. Tko ima uho, neka čuje što Duh govori crkvama. Otkrivenje 2:26–29.

Christ had “a few things against” the faithful at the beginning of the “space” given the papacy to repent, for they had allowed Jezebel “which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.” But at the end of the “space” the faithful would cease to suffer the papacy to continue her seductions.

Krist je imao „nešto protiv” vjernih na početku „vremena” danoga papinstvu za pokajanje, jer su dopustili Jezabeli, „koja sebe naziva proročicom, da uči i zavodi moje sluge da bluduju i jedu ono što je žrtvovano idolima”. Ali na kraju toga „vremena” vjerni više ne bi trpjeli da papinstvo nastavi sa svojim zavođenjima.

> “In the fourteenth century arose in England the ‘morning star of the Reformation.’ John Wycliffe was the herald of reform, not for England alone, but for all Christendom. The great protest against Rome which it was permitted him to utter was never to be silenced. That protest opened the struggle which was to result in the emancipation of individuals, of churches, and of nations.” The Great Controversy, 80.

> „U četrnaestom stoljeću pojavio se u Engleskoj ‘jutarnja zvijezda reformacije’. John Wycliffe bio je vjesnik reforme, ne samo za Englesku, nego za čitavo kršćanstvo. Veliki prosvjed protiv Rima, koji mu je bilo dopušteno izreći, nikada nije smio biti ušutkan. Taj je prosvjed otvorio borbu koja je trebala rezultirati oslobođenjem pojedinaca, crkava i naroda.” The Great Controversy, 80.

The food God’s servants eat, is the doctrines or message they receive. Fornication is the church employing state power to accomplish the enforcement of her idolatrous doctrines. In the “space” Jezebel was given to repent, the church fled into the wilderness for protection.

Hrana koju Božji sluge jedu jesu doktrine ili poruka koju primaju. Blud je kada se crkva služi državnom vlašću kako bi provela nametanje svojih idolopokloničkih doktrina. U „vremenu” koje je Izebeli bilo dano da se pokaje, crkva je pobjegla u pustinju radi zaštite.

> And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days…. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. Revelation 12:6, 14–16.

> I žena pobježe u pustinju, gdje joj je Bog pripravio mjesto, da je ondje hrane tisuću dvjesta i šezdeset dana…. A ženi bijahu dana dva krila velikoga orla, da odleti u pustinju, na svoje mjesto, gdje se hrani vrijeme, i vremena, i pola vremena, daleko od lica zmijina. I zmija izbaci iz svojih usta za ženom vodu kao rijeku, da učini te je rijeka odnese. Ali zemlja priteče u pomoć ženi, i zemlja otvori svoja usta te proguta rijeku koju je zmaj izbacio iz svojih usta. Otkrivenje 12:6, 14–16.

During the time of persecution of Jezebel and Ahab, Obadiah represented the protection that was provided by the wilderness in the time of the papal rule.

Za vrijeme progonstva pod Jezabelom i Ahabom, Obadija je predstavljao zaštitu koju je pružila pustinja u vrijeme papinske vladavine.

> And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly: For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 1 Kings 18:3, 4.

> I Ahab pozva Obadiju, koji bijaše upravitelj njegova doma. (A Obadija se veoma bojao Gospodina; jer kad je Jezebela istrijebila proroke Gospodinove, Obadija je uzeo stotinu proroka i sakrio ih po pedeset u pećinu te ih hranio kruhom i vodom.) 1 Kraljevima 18:3, 4.

Obadiah’s work of hiding the prophets by fifty in caves is the symbol of the place in the wilderness that was prepared by God to feed the faithful, who refused to eat the doctrines of the papacy and who also refused to accept the unholy relationship represented by her fornication with the kings of Europe. The space of time that Elijah had been directed to the widow of Sarepta for food and protection from Jezebel and Ahab, was the space of time the church fled into the wilderness, and the place prepared for them by God was represented by the work of Obadiah.

Obadijino djelo skrivanja proroka po pedeset u pećinama simbol je mjesta u pustinji koje je Bog pripravio da hrani vjerne, koji su odbili jesti nauke papinstva i koji su također odbili prihvatiti nesveti odnos prikazan njezinim bludničenjem s kraljevima Europe. Razdoblje tijekom kojega je Ilija bio upućen udovici iz Sarepte radi hrane i zaštite od Jezabele i Ahaba bilo je razdoblje tijekom kojega je crkva pobjegla u pustinju, a mjesto koje im je Bog pripravio bilo je predočeno Obadijinim djelom.

Elijah’s place of hiding in Sarepta, called “Zarephath” in the Hebrew, means purification. When the space given Jezebel to repent ended, Elijah went to Obadiah and summoned Ahab to call all Israel to Carmel.

Ilijino mjesto skrovišta u Sarepti, koja se na hebrejskom naziva „Sarafata”, znači pročišćenje. Kad je isteklo vrijeme dano Jezabeli za pokajanje, Ilija je otišao k Obadiji i pozvao Ahaba da sazove sav Izrael na Karmel.

> And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 1 Kings 18:17, 18.

> I dok je Obadija bio na putu, gle, susrete ga Ilija; i on ga prepozna te pade ničice i reče: Jesi li ti, gospodaru moj Ilija? A on mu odgovori: Jesam; idi, reci svome gospodaru: Evo, Ilija je ovdje. 1 Kings 18:17, 18.

Elijah’s time with the widow of Sarepta symbolizes the Dark Ages. In the narrative of Elijah and the widow, she was gathering two sticks, for she was about to die. A widow in prophecy is a church, and she represented the church in the wilderness that was about to die.

Ilijino vrijeme s udovicom iz Sarepte simbolizira mračni srednji vijek. U izvještaju o Iliji i udovici, ona je skupljala dva drveta, jer je bila na samrti. Udovica u proroštvu predstavlja crkvu, a ona je predstavljala crkvu u pustinji koja je bila na umoru.

> And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Revelation 3:1, 2.

> I anđelu crkve u Sardu napiši: Ovo govori onaj koji ima sedam Duhova Božjih i sedam zvijezda: Znam tvoja djela; imaš ime da živiš, a mrtav si. Bdij i učvrsti ono što je preostalo i što je na umoru, jer nisam našao tvoja djela savršenima pred Bogom. Otkrivenje 3,1.2.

She was “gathering two sticks”, and preparing for her death when Elijah interrupts her.

Skupljala je „dva drvca” i pripremala se za svoju smrt kad ju je Ilija prekinuo.

> 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. 1 Kings 17:8–12.

> I dođe mu riječ Gospodnja govoreći: Ustani, idi u Sareptu sidonsku i nastani se ondje; evo, zapovjedio sam ondje jednoj udovici da te hrani. I on ustade i ode u Sareptu. A kad dođe na gradska vrata, gle, ondje bijaše udovica koja je skupljala drva; i on je zovnu te reče: Donesi mi, molim te, malo vode u posudi da pijem. I dok je išla po nju, on je zovnu i reče: Donesi mi, molim te, i komadić kruha u svojoj ruci. A ona reče: Tako živ bio Gospod, Bog tvoj, nemam pečena kruha, nego samo šaku brašna u ćupu i malo ulja u vrču; i evo, skupljam dva komada drveta da odem i pripravim to sebi i svomu sinu, da pojedemo, pa da umremo. 1 Kraljevima 17:8–12.

The widow of Sarepta was gathering “two sticks.” The widow represents the faithful in the time of Jezebel. Her son represents those during the history of Thyatira that died with the promise of being resurrected in the first resurrection.

Udovica iz Sarepte skupljala je „dva drveta”. Udovica predstavlja vjerne u vrijeme Jezebele. Njezin sin predstavlja one koji su tijekom povijesti Tijatare umrli s obećanjem da će uskrsnuti u prvom uskrsnuću.

> And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Revelation 20:4–6.

> I vidjeh prijestolja, i sjedoše na njih, i sud im bi dan; i vidjeh duše onih koji bijahu pogubljeni odrubljivanjem glave zbog svjedočanstva Isusova i zbog riječi Božje, i koji se ne pokloniše Zvijeri ni njezinu kipu, niti primiše njezin žig na svoja čela ili na svoje ruke; i oživješe te kraljevaše s Kristom tisuću godina. A ostali mrtvi ne oživješe dok se ne navrši tisuću godina. To je prvo uskrsnuće. Blažen i svet onaj koji ima udjela u prvom uskrsnuću: nad takvima druga smrt nema vlasti, nego će biti svećenici Božji i Kristovi te će kraljevati s njime tisuću godina. Otkrivenje 20:4–6.

The widow also represents the few in Sardis, that were worthy and given white garments.

Udovica također predstavlja nekolicinu u Sardu koji su bili dostojni i kojima su dane bijele haljine.

> Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. Revelation 3:4, 5.

> Imaš nekoliko imena čak i u Sardu koja nisu okaljala svojih haljina; i hodit će sa mnom u bijelome, jer su dostojni. Tko pobijedi, taj će biti odjeven u bijele haljine; i neću izbrisati njegova imena iz knjige života, nego ću priznati njegovo ime pred svojim Ocem i pred njegovim anđelima. Otkrivenje 3:4, 5.

Those in the fourth church of Thyatira, who faithfully died, represented by the widow’s son, were given white garments in the fifth seal.

Onima u četvrtoj crkvi u Tijatiri, koji su vjerno umrli, predstavljeni sinom udovice, dane su bijele haljine u petom pečatu.

> And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Revelation 6:9–11.

> I kad otvori peti pečat, vidjeh pod žrtvenikom duše onih koji bijahu zaklani zbog riječi Božje i zbog svjedočanstva koje držahu. I povikaše iza glasa govoreći: Dokle, Gospodaru, sveti i istiniti, nećeš suditi i osvetiti našu krv na onima koji prebivaju na zemlji? I bijele haljine dadoše se svakome od njih; i bi im rečeno da počinu još malo vremena, dok se ne ispuni broj i njihovih suslugâ i njihove braće, koji imaju biti ubijeni kao i oni. Otkrivenje 6:9–11.

The martyrs of the Dark Ages were given white robes, and were told to rest in their graves, until another group of papal martyrs were to be killed, as they had been killed. They had been murdered by the papacy during the space of three and a half years, and they were promised that the papacy would ultimately be judged, but not until a second group of papal martyrs were to be murdered, during the soon-coming Sunday law crisis. Sister White connects the martyrs’ request for judgment upon the papacy, with two passages in the book of Revelation.

Mučenicima Mračnoga doba dane su bijele haljine te im je rečeno da počinu u svojim grobovima dok druga skupina papinskih mučenika ne bude pobijena, kao što su i oni bili pobijeni. Njih je papinstvo ubijalo tijekom razdoblja od tri i pol godine, i bilo im je obećano da će papinstvo na koncu biti osuđeno, ali ne prije nego što druga skupina papinskih mučenika bude pobijena tijekom uskoro nadolazeće krize nedjeljnoga zakona. Sestra White povezuje zahtjev mučenika za sud nad papinstvom s dvama odlomcima u knjizi Otkrivenja.

> “When the fifth seal was opened, John the Revelator in vision saw beneath the altar the company that were slain for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. After this came the scenes described in the eighteenth of Revelation, when those who are faithful and true are called out from Babylon. [Revelation 18:1–5, quoted.]” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 14.

> „Kad je bio otvoren peti pečat, Ivan Otkritelj u viđenju je vidio pod žrtvenikom skupinu onih koji su bili pobijeni zbog Riječi Božje i svjedočanstva Isusa Krista. Nakon toga uslijedili su prizori opisani u osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, kada su oni koji su vjerni i istiniti pozvani da izađu iz Babilona. [Otkrivenje 18,1–5, citirano.]“ Manuscript Releases, svezak 20, 14.

Revelation eighteen verses one through five represents the two voices of verse one and verse four. The second voice is the call out of Babylon, and it marks the beginning of the Sunday law persecution, when the mighty movement of the third angel, calls God’s other flock out of Babylon. She also places the passage from the fifth seal at the opening of the seventh seal.

Otkrivenje 18, redci 1–5, predstavlja dva glasa iz retka 1 i retka 4. Drugi glas jest poziv da se iziđe iz Babilona, i on označava početak progonstva zbog nedjeljnog zakona, kada silni pokret trećega anđela poziva drugo Božje stado iz Babilona. Ona također smješta odlomak iz petoga pečata na otvaranje sedmoga pečata.

> “[Revelation 6:9–11 quoted]. Here were scenes presented to John that were not in reality but that which would be in a period of time in the future.

> „[Otkrivenje 6,9–11 citirano]. Ovdje su Ivanu bili predočeni prizori koji nisu bili stvarnost, nego ono što će biti u budućem vremenskom razdoblju.“

> “Revelation 8:1–4 quoted.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 197.

> „Otkrivenje 8,1–4 citirano.“ Manuscript Releases, svezak 20, 197.

In Revelation chapter eight, verses one through four, the seventh seal is opened.

U Otkrivenju, u osmom poglavlju, od prvoga do četvrtoga retka, otvara se sedmi pečat.

> And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. Revelation 8:1–4.

> I kad je otvorio sedmi pečat, nastade tišina na nebu oko pola sata. I vidjeh sedam anđela koji stajahu pred Bogom; i dano im je sedam truba. I dođe drugi anđeo te stade pred žrtvenik, držeći zlatnu kadionicu; i dano mu bi mnogo kada da ga prinese sa molitvama svih svetih na zlatnom žrtveniku koji bijaše pred prijestoljem. I dim kada, koji se uzdizao s molitvama svetih, uzađe pred Boga iz ruke anđelove. Otkrivenje 8,1–4.

The prayers of the martyrs of the Dark Ages, who in the fifth seal are requesting that God bring judgment upon the whore that commits fornication with the kings of the earth, ascend “up before God,” when the seventh seal is opened. Inspiration aligns the opening of the seventh seal, with Revelation eighteen’s second voice, for it is at the second voice, that God remembers her iniquities, and he then doubles her judgment. Once for the martyrs of the Dark Ages, and once for the blood bath of the Sunday law crisis.

Molitve mučenika mračnoga srednjega vijeka, koji u petome pečatu traže da Bog izvrši sud nad bludnicom koja bludniči sa kraljevima zemaljskim, uzlaze „pred Boga“ kada se otvara sedmi pečat. Nadahnuće usklađuje otvaranje sedmoga pečata s drugim glasom iz Otkrivenja osamnaestoga, jer se upravo kod drugoga glasa Bog spominje njezinih bezakonja, i tada joj udvostručuje sud. Jednom zbog mučenika mračnoga srednjega vijeka, a jednom zbog krvoprolića u krizi zakona o nedjelji.

> And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. Revelation 18:4–6.

> I začuh drugi glas s neba gdje govori: Iziđite iz nje, narode moj, da ne budete sudionicima njezinih grijeha i da ne primite od njezinih zala. Jer grijesi njezini dopriješe do neba i Bog se spomenu njezinih bezakonja. Vratite joj kako je i ona vama vratila i udvostručite joj dvostruko po djelima njezinim: u čaši koju je napunila napunite joj dvostruko. Otkrivenje 18:4–6.

The few in Sardis that had not defiled their garments, represent those that came out of the history of Thyatira that ended in 1798. They are represented by the widow of Sarepta, a widow who was going to the marriage in 1844.

Nekolicina u Sardu koja nije okaljala svoje haljine predstavlja one koji su izišli iz povijesti Tijatile, koja je završila 1798. godine. Oni su prikazani udovicom iz Sarepte, udovicom koja je išla na svadbu 1844. godine.

> “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.

> „Dolazak Krista kao našega velikog 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 Gospodina u Njegov hram, prorečen po Malahiji, opisi su istoga događaja; a to je također predočeno dolaskom zaručnika na svadbu, što je Krist opisao u prispodobi o deset djevica u Mateju 25.“ The Great Controversy, 426.

The widow, was preparing her last supper before her death, when Elijah commanded her to serve him. She illustrates the faithful few in Thyatira, transitioning into the faithful few in Sardis that were gathering “two sticks” for a “fire”.

Udovica je pripremala svoju posljednju večeru prije smrti, kad joj je Ilija zapovjedio da posluži njemu. Ona predočava onu vjernu manjinu u Tijatiri, koja prelazi u vjernu manjinu u Sardu što je skupljala „dva štapa” za „vatru”.

The “two sticks” represent both houses of ancient Israel, that were trampled down by paganism and then papalism, but were to be gathered together and joined as “one stick,” in the history of 1798 to 1844.

„Dva štapa” predstavljaju oba doma drevnoga Izraela, koja su bila pogažena poganstvom, a potom papinstvom, ali su trebala biti sabrana zajedno i sjedinjena kao „jedan štap” u povijesti od 1798. do 1844. godine.

> 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. 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 forever: 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. And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. Ezekiel 37:15–28.

> I opet mi dođe riječ Gospodnja govoreći: Nadalje, 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 štap Josipov, koji je u ruci Efrajimovoj, i plemena Izraelova, njegove drugove, te ću ih pridružiti njemu, to jest štapu Judinu, i učiniti ih jednim štapom, i bit će jedno u mojoj ruci. A štapovi na koje budeš pisao neka budu 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 te ih dovesti u njihovu 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 u dva kraljevstva. Niti će se više onečišćavati svojim idolima, ni svojim gnusobama, ni ijednim svojim prijestupom; 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. I sluga moj David bit će kralj nad njima; i svi će imati jednoga pastira; oni će također hoditi po mojim sudovima i držati moje uredbe te ih vršiti. I prebivat će u zemlji koju sam dao sluzi svome Jakovu, u kojoj su prebivali oci vaši; i prebivat će u njoj oni, i njihova djeca, i djeca njihove djece dovijeka; a sluga moj David bit će njihov knez dovijeka. Nadalje, sklopit ću s njima savez mira; bit će to vječni savez s njima; i utvrdit ću ih, i umnožiti ih, i postavit ću svoje Svetište posred njih zauvijek. I moj će Šator biti s njima; da, ja ću biti njihov Bog, a oni će biti moj narod. I pogani će spoznati da ja, Gospod, posvećujem Izraela, kad moje Svetište bude posred njih zauvijek. Ezekiel 37:15–28.

When Elijah leaves Sarepta to call Ahab and all Israel to Mount Carmel, the widowed church that has fled into the wilderness was gathering two sticks for the fire that purifies the widow in advance of the wedding on October 22, 1844. The gathering of the two sticks is the gathering of the Millerite movement that is accomplished in the last sixty-five year period identified in Isaiah seven. The northern kingdom suffered the curse of Moses from 723 BC through 1798, and the southern kingdom suffered the same curse from 677 BC until 1844. In 1844, the spiritual descendants of those two literal nations, were gathered together as one stick, or one nation.

Kada Ilija napušta Sareptu da bi pozvao Ahaba i sav Izrael na goru Karmel, udovička crkva koja je pobjegla u pustinju skupljala je dva drva za oganj koji pročišćuje udovicu unaprijed za svadbu 22. listopada 1844. Skupljanje dvaju drva jest okupljanje mileritskog pokreta koje se ostvaruje u posljednjem razdoblju od šezdeset i pet godina prepoznatom u Izaiji sedam. Sjeverno je kraljevstvo trpjelo Mojsijevo prokletstvo od 723. pr. Kr. do 1798., a južno je kraljevstvo trpjelo isto prokletstvo od 677. pr. Kr. do 1844. Godine 1844. duhovni potomci tih dvaju doslovnih naroda bili su okupljeni zajedno kao jedno drvo, odnosno jedan narod.

If nothing else Ezekiel defines the two sticks as two nations, that become one nation.

Ako ništa drugo, Ezekiel dva štapa definira kao dva naroda, koja postaju jedan narod.

> For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isaiah 7:8, 9.

> Jer glava je Siriji Damask, i glava je Damasku Resin; a za šezdeset i pet godina Efrajim će biti skršen, tako da više ne bude narod. I glava je Efrajimu Samarija, i glava je Samariji sin Remalijin. Ako ne budete vjerovali, doista se nećete održati. Izaija 7,8. 9.

If we will not believe the prophecy of sixty-five years, we will not be established.

Ako ne budemo vjerovali proročanstvu o šezdeset i pet godina, ne ćemo se održati.

We will continue to present Elijah’s symbolism in the next article.

U sljedećem ćemo članku nastaviti izlagati simboliku Ilije.

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