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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Four

Rim uspostavlja viđenje – broj četiri

Reviving Old Controversies: The Battle Over Prophetic Interpretation in Adventism

Oživljavanje starih prijepora: bitka oko proročkoga tumačenja u adventizmu

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Jeff Pippenger

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August 8, 2024

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We have been forewarned that “old controversies” would be revived in the last days.

Unaprijed nam je dano upozorenje da će se u posljednjim danima oživjeti „stare kontroverze“.

> “In history and prophecy the Word of God portrays the long continued conflict between truth and error. That conflict is yet in progress. Those things which have been, will be repeated. Old controversies will be revived, and new theories will be continually arising.” Selected Messages, book 2, 109.

> „U povijesti i proročanstvu Božja Riječ prikazuje dugotrajni sukob između istine i zablude. Taj je sukob još uvijek u tijeku. Ono što je bilo, ponovno će se ponoviti. Stare će se rasprave oživjeti, a nove će teorije neprestano nastajati.“ Selected Messages, knjiga 2, 109.

Invariably those old controversies were a satanic attempt to undermine the role of Modern Rome, for it is papal Rome of the last days who establishes the vision. There are several examples of this fact in the history of Adventism. The first was the controversy between the Protestants and the Millerites as represented upon the 1843 pioneer chart. The only reference on the sacred 1843 pioneer chart, which “was directed by the Lord and should not be altered,” that was not a direct reference to a prophetic truth of God’s word, was the representation of the controversy of the Millerites with the Protestants of that period. The Protestants identified the “robbers of thy people” of Daniel chapter eleven, verse fourteen as Antiochus Epiphanes, while the Millerites knew it was Rome.

Bez iznimke, te su stare kontroverze bile sotonski pokušaj da se potkopa uloga suvremenoga Rima, jer upravo papinski Rim posljednjih dana uspostavlja viđenje. Nekoliko je primjera te činjenice u povijesti adventizma. Prvi je bio spor između protestanata i milerita, kako je prikazan na pionirskoj karti iz 1843. godine. Jedina referenca na svetoj pionirskoj karti iz 1843. godine, koja je „bila usmjerena od Gospodina i ne smije se mijenjati“, a koja nije bila izravna referenca na proročku istinu Božje riječi, bio je prikaz spora milerita s protestantima toga razdoblja. Protestanti su „razbojnike tvoga naroda“ iz Daniela, 11. poglavlja, 14. retka, poistovjećivali s Antiohom Epifanom, dok su mileriti znali da je to Rim.

> “164 Death of Antiochus Epiphanes, who of course, stood not up against the Prince of Princes, as he had been 164 yrs. dead before the Prince of Princes was born.” 1843 Pioneer Chart.

> „164. Smrt Antioha Epifana, koji se, naravno, nije podigao protiv Kneza nad knezovima, budući da je bio mrtav već 164 godine prije nego što se Knez nad knezovima rodio.” Karta pionira iz 1843.

Thereafter there was the controversy between James White and Uriah Smith over the correct identification of the “king of the north” in Daniel chapter eleven. James was correct in identifying the “king of the north” in the final verses of Daniel eleven as papal Rome, or as I call it modern Rome. Smith argued the “king of the north” of Daniel chapter eleven, verse thirty-six was atheistic France.

Nakon toga uslijedila je rasprava između Jamesa Whitea i Uriaha Smitha o ispravnom poistovjećivanju „kralja sjevera” u jedanaestom poglavlju Daniela. James je bio u pravu kada je „kralja sjevera” u završnim stihovima Daniela 11 poistovjetio s papinskim Rimom, ili, kako ga ja nazivam, modernim Rimom. Smith je tvrdio da je „kralj sjevera” iz Daniela 11, 36. retka bio ateistička Francuska.

> “VERSE 36. And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that that is determined shall be done.

> „RED 36. I kralj će činiti po svojoj volji; i uzvisit će samoga sebe i uzveličati se iznad svakoga boga, i govorit će čudesne stvari protiv Boga nad bogovima, i napredovat će dok se gnjev ne izvrši; jer ono što je određeno bit će učinjeno.״

> “The king here introduced cannot denote the same power which was last noticed; namely, the papal power; for the specifications will not hold good if applied to that power.” Uriah Smith, Daniel and the Revelation, 292.

> „Kralj koji se ovdje uvodi ne može označavati istu silu koja je posljednja bila spomenuta, naime papinsku silu; jer se pojedinosti ne bi mogle održati ako bi se primijenile na tu silu.“ Uriah Smith, Daniel and the Revelation, 292.

Smith inserted his own “private interpretation” when he stated, “The king here introduced cannot denote the same power which was last noticed; namely, the papal power; for the specifications will not hold good if applied to that power.” God’s Word never fails, and it is grammatically incorrect to use a human proposition to deny the clear grammatical structure of the passage. The verse says “and the king” which demands that the king being identified is the same king represented in the previous passage. There is no evidence of a new king, and Smith affirms the “same power which was last noticed” was the “papal power.” He acknowledges in his book that from verse thirty-one through verse thirty-five is the papal power, and with no grammatical evidence identifying a new king in verse thirty-six, he simply argues that the verses following verse thirty-five do not represent the prophetic characteristics of the papal power. He therefore inserts his opinion about France.

Smith je unio vlastito „privatno tumačenje” kada je izjavio: „Ovdje uvedeni kralj ne može označavati istu silu koja je posljednja bila spomenuta; naime, papinsku silu; jer se pojedinosti ne bi pokazale točnima ako bi se primijenile na tu silu.” Božja Riječ nikada ne zatajuje, i gramatički je netočno služiti se ljudskom tvrdnjom kako bi se zanijekala jasna gramatička struktura odlomka. Redak kaže „i kralj”, što zahtijeva da kralj koji se ovdje identificira bude isti kralj prikazan u prethodnom odlomku. Nema nikakva dokaza o novom kralju, a Smith potvrđuje da je „ista sila koja je posljednja bila spomenuta” bila „papinska sila”. U svojoj knjizi priznaje da od trideset i prvog retka do trideset i petog retka govori o papinskoj sili, a bez ikakva gramatičkog dokaza koji bi u trideset i šestom retku upućivao na novoga kralja, on jednostavno tvrdi da redci nakon trideset i petog retka ne predstavljaju proročke značajke papinske sile. Stoga umeće svoje mišljenje o Francuskoj.

When Smith addresses verse forty, the faulty prophetic platform he has erected with his private interpretation forces him to identify a three way war, that by his conjectures identifies the king of the south as Egypt, who in the verse “pushes” against France, and Turkey he identifies as the king of the north who also comes against France. That added human interpretation builds a prophetic model that has Smith identifying a literal Armageddon, where Turkey marches to Jerusalem, marking the close of human probation as Michael stands up. Many books in Adventism’s history have been written correctly identifying the fallacy of such an application.

Kada Smith obrađuje četrdeseti redak, pogrešna proročka osnova koju je podigao svojim privatnim tumačenjem prisiljava ga da prepozna trostrani rat, koji prema njegovim pretpostavkama poistovjećuje kralja juga s Egiptom, koji se u retku „obara” na Francusku, a Tursku poistovjećuje kao kralja sjevera koji također dolazi protiv Francuske. To dodano ljudsko tumačenje izgrađuje proročki model u kojem Smith prepoznaje doslovni Armagedon, pri čemu Turska maršira prema Jeruzalemu, označujući završetak ljudskog vremena kušnje kad Mihovil ustaje. Mnoge su knjige u povijesti adventizma ispravno napisane, prepoznajući zabludu takve primjene.

It is not the purpose of this article to address the fruits of Uriah Smith’s private interpretation, but simply to identify the controversy that ensued when he began to promote his private interpretation, for as James White opposed his fallacious view it became another line of controversy in Adventism where the correct identification of Rome was attacked by a false application.

Svrha ovoga članka nije baviti se plodovima privatnoga tumačenja Uriaha Smitha, nego jednostavno utvrditi prijepor koji je uslijedio kada je počeo promicati svoje privatno tumačenje; jer kad se James White usprotivio njegovu pogrješnom gledištu, to je postalo još jedno područje prijepora u adventizmu, u kojemu je ispravna identifikacija Rima bila napadnuta lažnom primjenom.

There was also the long-drawn-out controversy over “the daily” in the book of Daniel, when Laodicean Adventism adopted the apostate Protestant view identifying “the daily” in the book of Daniel as Christ’s sanctuary ministry, in contradiction to the established foundational truth that “the daily” was a symbol of pagan Rome.

Postojala je također i dugotrajna rasprava o „svagdašnjoj žrtvi” u knjizi proroka Daniela, kada je laodicejski adventizam prihvatio otpali protestantski pogled koji „svagdašnju žrtvu” u knjizi proroka Daniela poistovjećuje s Kristovom službom u Svetištu, protivno utvrđenoj temeljnoj istini da je „svagdašnja žrtva” bila simbol poganskoga Rima.

> “Then I saw in relation to the ‘daily’ (Daniel 8:12) 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 in the confusion since 1844, other views have been embraced, and darkness and confusion have followed. Time has not been a test since 1844, and it will never again be a test.” Early Writings, 74.

> „Tada sam u vezi sa ‘svagdašnjom’ (Daniel 8,12) vidjela da je riječ ‘žrtva’ dodana ljudskom mudrošću te da ne pripada tekstu, i da je Gospod dao ispravno razumijevanje o tome onima koji su objavljivali vijest o času suda. Kada je vladalo jedinstvo, prije 1844., gotovo su svi bili ujedinjeni u ispravnom razumijevanju ‘svagdašnje’; ali u zbrci nakon 1844. prihvaćena su druga gledišta, te su uslijedili tama i zbrka. Vrijeme nije bilo kušnja od 1844., niti će ikada više biti kušnja.“ Early Writings, 74.

At the time of the end, in 1989, when the last six verses of Daniel eleven were unsealed, the king of the north was then recognized to be papal Rome, just as James White previously identified in his controversy with Uriah Smith. White had applied the methodology of “line upon line” as he addressed Smith’s fallacy. White argued if the last power represented in Daniel two, and the last power represented in Daniel seven, and the last power represented in Daniel eight were all Rome, then upon three lines of witnesses the power who comes to his end in Daniel eleven is Rome, not Smith’s claim that it is Turkey.

U vrijeme svršetka, 1989. godine, kada je otpečaćeno posljednjih šest stihova jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela, kralj sa sjevera tada je bio prepoznat kao papinski Rim, baš kao što je to James White prethodno utvrdio u svojoj raspravi s Uriom Smithom. White je primijenio metodologiju „redak na redak” dok je razmatrao Smithovu zabludu. White je tvrdio da, ako su posljednja sila predstavljena u Danielu 2, i posljednja sila predstavljena u Danielu 7, i posljednja sila predstavljena u Danielu 8, sve Rim, tada je po tri niza svjedoka sila koja dolazi svojemu kraju u Danielu 11 Rim, a ne, kako je Smith tvrdio, Turska.

The prophetic movement of the third angel which began in 1989, was confronted shortly after September 11, 2001 with a controversy over Joel chapter one. Within the first five verses, two witnesses, first of generations, then of insects identify a progressive destruction brought upon Adventism by Rome. The “drunkards” in prophecy according to Isaiah are the “scornful men which rule Jerusalem.” They awake in the fourth and final generation. The progressive destruction is a spiritual destruction for it is addressing Jerusalem of the last days, and from the rebellion of 1863 onward the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventists progressively imbibed in the doctrines of Rome.

Proročki pokret trećega anđela, koji je započeo 1989. godine, suočio se nedugo nakon 11. rujna 2001. s prijeporom u vezi s prvim poglavljem Joelove knjige. U prvih pet redaka dva svjedoka, najprije naraštaja, a zatim kukaca, prepoznaju postupno razaranje koje je Rim nanio adventizmu. „Pijanice” u proročanstvu, prema Izaiji, jesu „podrugljivi ljudi koji vladaju Jeruzalemom”. Oni se bude u četvrtom i posljednjem naraštaju. To postupno razaranje duhovno je razaranje, jer se obraća Jeruzalemu posljednjih dana, a od pobune iz 1863. godine nadalje laodicejski adventisti sedmoga dana postupno su upijali rimske nauke.

> The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten. Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth. Joel 1:1–5.

> Riječ Gospodnja koja dođe Joelu, sinu Petuelovu. Čujte ovo, starci, i poslušajte, svi stanovnici zemlje. Je li ovako bilo u vaše dane ili u dane vaših otaca? Kazujte o tome svojoj djeci, a vaša djeca neka kazuju svojoj djeci, a njihova djeca drugomu naraštaju. Što je ostavio grizac, pojela je skakavica; što je ostavila skakavica, pojeo je crv; a što je ostavio crv, pojeo je gusjenik. Probudite se, pijanice, i plačite; i jaučite, svi vi koji pijete vino, zbog novoga vina, jer vam je otrgnuto od usta. Joel 1:1–5.

After the great buildings of New York City came down, it was understood that the latter rain then began to “sprinkle”, and that the controversy of Habakkuk chapter two, that was fulfilled in Millerite history, was once again under way. The controversy was over correct prophetic methodology.

Nakon što su se srušile velike zgrade New York Cityja, razumjelo se da je tada kasna kiša počela „škropiti“ te da je spor iz drugoga poglavlja Habakuka, koji se ispunio u mileritskoj povijesti, ponovno bio u tijeku. Spor se odnosio na ispravnu proročku metodologiju.

> I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people. Habakkuk 2:1–5.

> Stajat ću na svojoj straži i postaviti se na kulu, i motrit ću da vidim što će mi reći i što ću odgovoriti kada budem ukoren. I odgovori mi Gospod i reče: Zapiši viđenje i učini ga jasnim na pločama, da može trčati onaj koji ga čita. Jer viđenje je još za određeno vrijeme, ali na svršetku progovorit će i neće slagati: ako i zakasni, čekaj ga; jer će zacijelo doći, neće zakasniti. Evo, duša njegova koja se uzvisuje nije prava u njemu; ali pravednik će živjeti od svoje vjere. Da, i zato što prijestupa vinom, on je ohol čovjek, i ne ostaje kod kuće; on proširuje svoju požudu kao Podzemlje, i kao smrt je, i ne može se nasititi, nego skuplja k sebi sve narode i gomila k sebi sve pukove. Habakuk 2:1–5.

The testing of Habakkuk two typified the testing of the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand which began when the mighty angel of Revelation chapter eighteen descended on September 11, 2001. Then a controversy began between those who stood upon the foundations of Adventism represented upon the 1843 pioneer chart, and those who in Habakkuk transgress “by wine” and who were the “drunkards” of Joel who then “awoke,” only to have the “new wine” cut off from their “mouth.”

Kušnja iz drugog poglavlja Habakuka predoznačila je kušnju pokreta sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji je započeo kada je silni anđeo iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja sišao 11. rujna 2001. Tada je započeo spor između onih koji su stajali na temeljima adventizma, prikazanima na pionirskoj karti iz 1843., i onih koji u Habakuku prijestupaju „vinom” te koji su bili „pijanci” iz Joela, koji su se tada „probudili”, samo da bi im „novo vino” bilo odsječeno od njihovih „usta.”

The Hebrew word “reproved” in verse one means “argued with”. The argument given to the Millerite watchmen was represented upon the 1843 pioneer chart which was produced in May of 1842 in fulfillment of these verses. One class who lived by their faith was in controversy over the prophetic present truth message for that period, with another class who transgressed by wine. Those are Joel’s drunkards who awake to find the wine, a symbol of doctrine, is cut off from their mouths. They are Isaiah’s drunkards of Ephraim who rule Jerusalem and are unable to understand the book that is sealed.

Hebrejska riječ „ukorio“ u prvome retku znači „raspravljao se s“. Dokaz iznesen mileritskim stražarima bio je prikazan na pionirskoj karti iz 1843., koja je bila izrađena u svibnju 1842. kao ispunjenje ovih redaka. Jedna skupina, koja je živjela od svoje vjere, bila je u prijeporu glede proročke poruke sadašnje istine za to razdoblje, s drugom skupinom koja je prijestupala vinom. To su Joelovi pijanci koji se bude da bi ustanovili kako je vino, simbol nauka, uklonjeno s njihovih usta. To su Izaijini pijanci Efrajimovi koji vladaju Jeruzalemom i nisu u stanju razumjeti knjigu koja je zapečaćena.

> Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet. . .. Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. . .. Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. Isaiah 28:1–3, 14; 29:9–12.

> Jao kruni oholosti, pijanicama Efrajimovim, čija je slavna ljepota uveli cvijet, koji je na vrhu plodnih dolina onih koje je vino svladalo! Evo, Gospod ima jednoga moćna i silna, koji će kao oluja tuče i zatorna bura, kao poplava silnih voda što se prelijevaju, rukom oboriti na zemlju. Kruna oholosti, pijanice Efrajimove, bit će pogažena nogama.... Stanite i čudite se; vičite i vapijte: pijani su, ali ne od vina; teturaju, ali ne od žestoka pića.... Zato čujte riječ Gospodnju, vi podrugljivci, koji vladate ovim narodom što je u Jeruzalemu. Jer Gospod je izlio na vas duh duboka sna i zatvorio vam oči; proroke i vaše glavare, vidioce, pokrio je. I sva vam je vizija postala kao riječi zapečaćene knjige, koju daju onomu koji je učen, govoreći: „Čitaj ovo, molim te!“ A on kaže: „Ne mogu, jer je zapečaćena.“ I knjiga se daje onomu koji nije učen, govoreći: „Čitaj ovo, molim te!“ A on kaže: „Nisam učen.“ Izaija 28:1–3, 14; 29:9–12.

The argument of Habakkuk between the drunkards of Ephraim and those who walk by faith in God’s prophetic Word is specifically identified as the argument over correct versus incorrect methodology in Isaiah’s testimony, for Isaiah identifies that it is the methodology of “line upon line” that causes the drunkards to stumble and enter into a covenant of death.

Rasprava o kojoj Habakuk govori između pijanaca Efrajimovih i onih koji hode vjerom u Božjoj proročkoj Riječi izričito je prepoznata kao rasprava o ispravnoj nasuprot neispravnoj metodologiji u Izaijinu svjedočanstvu, jer Izaija utvrđuje da upravo metodologija „redak na redak“ uzrokuje da pijanci posrnu i stupe u savez sa smrću.

> But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean. Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves. Isaiah 28:7–15.

> Ali i oni posrnuše od vina i od žestoka pića zastraniše; svećenik i prorok posrnuše od žestoka pića, vino ih je progutalo, od žestoka pića zastraniše; griješe u viđenju, spotiču se u sudu. Jer svi su stolovi puni bljuvotine i nečistoće, tako da nema mjesta čista. Koga će učiti znanju? I koga će navesti da razumije nauk? One koji su odviknuti od mlijeka i odvojeni od prsiju. Jer zapovijed mora biti na zapovijed, zapovijed na zapovijed; redak na redak, redak na redak; ovdje malo, ondje malo: Jer će mucavim usnama i drugim jezikom govoriti ovom narodu. Kojemu je rekao: Ovo je počinak kojim možete dati počinak umornomu; i ovo je okrjepa; ali oni nisu htjeli slušati. Ali riječ Gospodnja bijaše im zapovijed na zapovijed, zapovijed na zapovijed; redak na redak, redak na redak; ovdje malo, ondje malo; da bi išli, i pali nauznak, i bili slomljeni, i uhvaćeni u zamku, i zarobljeni. Zato čujte riječ Gospodnju, vi podrugljivci, koji vladate ovim narodom što je u Jeruzalemu. Jer rekoste: Sklopili smo savez sa smrću, i s paklom smo u sporazumu; kad prođe preplavljujuća bič, neće doći do nas: jer smo laž učinili svojim utočištem, i pod prijetvornošću smo se sakrili. Izaija 28:7–15.

Isaiah then identifies what God placed into the controversy of Habakkuk that would bring judgment upon the drunkards, and it was the foundation stone, the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six, which was the first time prophecy that Gabriel and the angels led William Miller to understand.

Izaija potom prepoznaje što je Bog unio u Habakukovu raspru što će donijeti sud nad pijanicama, a to je bio kamen temeljac, „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest, što je bilo prvo vremensko proročanstvo koje su Gabriel i anđeli poveli Williama Millera da razumije.

> Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. Isaiah 28:16–18.

> Stoga ovako govori Gospodin Bog: Evo, postavljam na Sionu kamen za temelj, kamen prokušan, dragocjeni ugaoni kamen, čvrst temelj; tko vjeruje, neće se žuriti. I sud ću položiti za uže, a pravednost za visak; i tuča će pomesti utočište laži, i vode će preplaviti skrovište. I vaš će savez sa smrću biti ukinut, i vaš sporazum s paklom neće opstati; kad prođe preplavljujuća šiba, tada ćete biti njome pogaženi. Izaija 28:16–18.

Shortly after the Lord led His people back to the old paths, beginning on September 11, 2001 there was a group who had been participating in the movement who determined that the four insects of Joel represented Islam of the third woe. When the methodology of “line upon line” had been opened up to God’s people in that final generation, a key prophetic rule was recognized. That rule is the triple application of prophecy, and the group that determined the four generations of Joel represented Islam of the third woe, incorrectly applied the rule of a triple application of prophecy to uphold their incorrect application.

Ubrzo nakon što je Gospodin svoj narod vratio na stare staze, počevši od 11. rujna 2001. pojavila se skupina koja je sudjelovala u pokretu i zaključila da četiri kukca iz Joela predstavljaju islam trećega jaoja. Kada je metodologija „red po red” bila otvorena Božjemu narodu u toj posljednjoj generaciji, bilo je prepoznato ključno proročko pravilo. To je pravilo trostruka primjena proročanstva, a skupina koja je zaključila da četiri Joelova naraštaja predstavljaju islam trećega jaoja pogrešno je primijenila pravilo trostruke primjene proročanstva kako bi poduprla svoju pogrešnu primjenu.

Then in the 2014 time period Satan was allowed into this movement with the homosexual “woke” agenda out of Great Britain and Australia that based its attack upon a false interpretation of the history represented in Daniel chapter eleven verses one through fifteen. The pro-homosexual leaders who infiltrated and attacked this movement ultimately claimed that Adventism needed to apologize to the pope of Rome, for supposedly making false accusations against the antichrist, the pope of Rome. The purpose of this attack was to slay the movement, and primarily to produce confusion on the very passage (Daniel 11:1–15) where “the robbers of thy people” are identified.

Zatim je u razdoblju oko 2014. Sotoni bilo dopušteno ući u ovaj pokret s homoseksualnom „woke” agendom iz Velike Britanije i Australije, koja je svoj napad temeljila na lažnom tumačenju povijesti prikazane u jedanaestom poglavlju Daniela, u redcima od prvoga do petnaestoga. Prohomoseksualni vođe koji su se infiltrirali i napali ovaj pokret na koncu su tvrdili da adventizam treba uputiti ispriku papi u Rimu, jer je navodno iznosio lažne optužbe protiv antikrista, pape u Rimu. Svrha toga napada bila je usmrtiti pokret, a ponajprije proizvesti pomutnju upravo u onome odlomku (Daniel 11,1–15) gdje su prepoznati „otimači tvoga naroda”.

All these controversies were an attempt by Satan to confuse the symbol of papal Rome. There is nothing new under the sun, according to the wisest man who ever lived. Today the controversy is again based upon the identification of Rome, symbolized as “the robbers of thy people”. The new and private interpretation claims “the robbers of thy people” is the United States, and in doing so they are evidently unaware that this is the identical controversy as the very first controversy between the Millerites and Protestants, and the old saying attributed to sixteenth century author John Heywood that states, “There are none so blind as those who will not see.” Another variation of his phrase is “None so deaf as those who will not hear.” Most probably don’t know this phrase is attributed to Heywood, nor do they understand that the phrase of Heywood was derived from the Bible passages such as found in Jeremiah, Isaiah and quoted by Jesus in the New Testament.

Sve su te polemike bile pokušaj Sotone da unese pomutnju u simbol papinskoga Rima. Nema ništa novo pod suncem, prema riječima najmudrijega čovjeka koji je ikada živio. Danas se polemika ponovno temelji na poistovjećivanju Rima, simbolično označenoga kao „razbojnici tvoga naroda”. Novo i privatno tumačenje tvrdi da su „razbojnici tvoga naroda” Sjedinjene Američke Države, i čineći to očito nisu svjesni da je to istovjetna polemika kao i ona prva između milerita i protestanata, kao ni stare izreke koja se pripisuje autoru iz šesnaestoga stoljeća, Johnu Heywoodu, a koja glasi: „Nitko nije tako slijep kao onaj koji ne želi vidjeti.” Druga inačica njegove izreke glasi: „Nitko nije tako gluh kao onaj koji ne želi čuti.” Većina vjerojatno ne zna da se ta izreka pripisuje Heywoodu, niti razumiju da Heywoodova izreka potječe iz biblijskih odlomaka, poput onih koji se nalaze u Jeremiji, Izaiji i koje je Isus citirao u Novome zavjetu.

> Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not. Jeremiah 5:21.

> Čujte sada ovo, narode ludi i bez razuma, koji imate oči, a ne vidite; koji imate uši, a ne čujete. Jeremija 5,21.

It is Daniel’s “wicked” and Matthew’s “foolish virgins” that do not understand the “increase of knowledge”. The increase of knowledge in 1989 was primarily the recognition that the last six verses of Daniel chapter eleven identify the final rise and fall of papal, or as I labeled it Modern Rome. The verses identify the United States, but only the relation of the United States to the papal power. The “wicked” and “foolish” are contrasted with the “wise”, and the wise of the last days do have understanding of the increase of knowledge in 1989. The foolish are those who have eyes, but do not see, and ears and do not hear.

Danielovi „bezbožni” i Matejeve „lude djevice” ne razumiju „umnoženje znanja”. Umnoženje znanja 1989. godine ponajprije je bilo prepoznavanje da posljednjih šest redaka jedanaestog poglavlja Knjige proroka Daniela označavaju konačni uspon i pad papinske vlasti, ili, kako sam je označio, Suvremenoga Rima. Ti redci prepoznaju Sjedinjene Države, ali samo odnos Sjedinjenih Država prema papinskoj vlasti. „Bezbožni” i „lude” stoje nasuprot „mudrima”, a mudri posljednjih dana imaju razumijevanje umnoženja znanja iz 1989. godine. Ludi su oni koji imaju oči, a ne vide, i uši, a ne čuju.

> Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Isaiah 6:8–10.

> Također sam čuo glas Gospodnji kako govori: Koga ću poslati, i tko će poći za nas? Tada rekoh: Evo me; pošalji mene. A on reče: Idi i reci ovom narodu: Slušajte doista, ali ne razumijte; gledajte doista, ali ne spoznajte. Učini srce ovoga naroda pretilim, i otežaj njihove uši, i zatvori njihove oči; da ne vide svojim očima, i ne čuju svojim ušima, i ne razumiju svojim srcem, i ne obrate se, i ne budu iscijeljeni. Izaija 6:8–10.

The people being addressed in Isaiah chapter six, are those who profess to be in the “present truth” message that arrived on September 11, 2001, for Isaiah six marks the passage as occurring when “the earth is full of the glory of the Lord”. The earth was lightened with God’s glory when the angel of Revelation eighteen descended when the great buildings of New York City were thrown down by a touch from God.

Narod kojemu se obraća u šestom poglavlju Izaije jesu oni koji ispovijedaju da su u poruci „sadašnje istine“ koja je stigla 11. rujna 2001., jer Izaija šest označava taj odlomak kao događaj koji se zbiva kada je „zemlja puna slave Gospodnje“. Zemlja je bila obasjana Božjom slavom kada je anđeo iz Otkrivenja osamnaest sišao, kada su velike zgrade grada New Yorka bile oborene dodirom od Boga.

> In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Isaiah 6:1–4.

> One godine kad umrije kralj Uzija vidjeh i ja Gospodina gdje sjedi na prijestolju, visoku i uzdignutu, a skut njegov ispuni Hram. Iznad njega stajahu serafimi: svaki imaše po šest krila; dvama zaklanjaše lice svoje, dvama zaklanjaše noge svoje, a dvama letjaše. I vikahu jedan drugome govoreći: Svet, svet, svet Gospod nad vojskama: sva je zemlja puna slave njegove. I zatresoše se dovraci na glas onoga koji vikaše, a Dom se napuni dimom. Izaija 6:1–4.

Sister White connects the angel’s proclamation with the event that marks when the angel of Revelation chapter eighteen fills the earth with his glory.

Sestra White povezuje anđelov navještaj s događajem koji označava trenutak kada anđeo iz osamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja ispunjava zemlju svojom slavom.

> “When God was about to send Isaiah with a message to His people, He first permitted the prophet to look in vision into the holy of holies within the sanctuary. Suddenly the gate and the inner veil of the temple seemed to be uplifted or withdrawn, and he was permitted to gaze within, upon the holy of holies, where even the prophet’s feet might not enter. There rose before him a vision of Jehovah sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, while the train of His glory filled the temple. Around the throne were seraphim, as guards about the great King, and they reflected the glory that surrounded them. As their songs of praise resounded in deep notes of adoration, the pillars of the gate trembled, as if shaken by an earthquake. With lips unpolluted by sin, these angels poured forth the praises of God. ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts,’ they cried; ‘the whole earth is full of His glory.’ [See Isaiah 6:1–8.]

> „Kad je Bog namjeravao poslati Izaiju s porukom svome narodu, najprije je dopustio proroku da u viđenju pogleda u Svetinju nad svetinjama unutar Svetišta. Odjednom su se vrata i unutarnji zastor Hrama učinili podignutima ili uklonjenima, te mu je bilo dopušteno zagledati se unutra, u Svetinju nad svetinjama, kamo ni prorokove noge nisu smjele stupiti. Pred njim se ukazalo viđenje Jehove kako sjedi na prijestolju visoku i uzvišenu, dok je skut njegove slave ispunjavao Hram. Oko prijestolja bili su serafi, kao stražari oko velikoga Kralja, i odražavali su slavu koja ih je okruživala. Dok su pjesme njihove hvale odjekivale dubokim tonovima klanjanja, stupovi na vratima drhtali su kao da ih potresa potres. Usnama neokaljanima grijehom ti su anđeli izlijevali hvale Bogu. ‘Svet, svet, svet Gospodin nad vojskama’, klicali su; ‘puna je sva zemlja slave njegove.’ [Vidi Izaija 6,1–8.]”

> “The seraphim around the throne are so filled with reverential awe as they behold the glory of God, that they do not for an instant look upon themselves with admiration. Their praise is for the Lord of hosts. As they look into the future, when the whole earth shall be filled with His glory, the triumphant song is echoed from one to another in melodious chant, ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts.’” Gospel Workers, 21.

> „Serafimi oko prijestolja toliko su ispunjeni strahopoštovanjem dok promatraju Božju slavu da ni za trenutak ne gledaju na sebe sa zadivljenošću. Njihova je hvala upućena Gospodu nad vojskama. Dok gledaju u budućnost, kada će sva zemlja biti ispunjena Njegovom slavom, pobjednička pjesma odjekuje od jednoga do drugoga u milozvučnom pjevu: ‘Svet, svet, svet, Gospod nad vojskama.’” Gospel Workers, 21.

Isaiah, representing God’s people during the sealing time that began on September 11, 2001, was given a message to carry to a people who had eyes, but did not choose to see, and ears, but did not choose to hear. Jesus, as Alpha and Omega, illustrates the end of the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand with the beginning. At the end there will again be a messenger represented by Isaiah who carries a message to a people who choose not to see and hear. That message will produce the final purging of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. The message is the words of Truth, that are brought from God’s prophetic testimony. That prophetic testimony is the “vision” that is established by the power symbolized as “the robbers of thy people”.

Izaiji, koji predstavlja Božji narod tijekom vremena pečaćenja koje je započelo 11. rujna 2001., dana je poruka da je nosi narodu koji je imao oči, ali nije izabrao vidjeti, i uši, ali nije izabrao čuti. Isus, kao Alfa i Omega, prikazuje svršetak vremena pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće zajedno s njegovim početkom. Na svršetku će ponovno biti glasnik predstavljen Izaijom koji nosi poruku narodu koji odlučuje ne vidjeti i ne čuti. Ta će poruka proizvesti završno pročišćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Ta je poruka riječî Istine, koje se donose iz Božjeg proročkog svjedočanstva. To proročko svjedočanstvo jest „viđenje“ koje se utvrđuje silom simboliziranom kao „razbojnici tvoga naroda“.

In the next article we will take each of these controversies and lay them over each other in a line-upon-line fashion. The Millerite line, the Smith and White line, the “daily” line, the “king of the north” in 1989 line, the insects of Joel line and the current controversy. Six old controversies, which when viewed line-upon-line clearly uphold the truth of the first controversy which is represented upon the 1843 pioneer chart. That truth being that Rome is “the robbers of thy people”, who exalt themselves, and who fall, and establish the vision.

U sljedećem ćemo članku svaku od tih kontroverzi uzeti i položiti jednu preko druge, redak na redak. Milleritski redak, redak Smitha i Whiteove, redak o „svagdašnjoj žrtvi”, redak o „kralju sjevera” iz 1989., redak o Joelovim kukcima i sadašnja kontroverza. Šest starih kontroverzi, koje, kada se promatraju redak na redak, jasno podupiru istinu prve kontroverze koja je prikazana na pionirskoj karti iz 1843. Ta je istina da je Rim „grabežljivci naroda tvojega”, koji se uzvisuju, i koji padaju, i uspostavljaju viđenje.

> “I have seen that the 1843 chart was directed by the hand of the Lord, and that it should not be altered; that the figures were as He wanted them; that His hand was over and hid a mistake in some of the figures, so that none could see it, until His hand was removed.” Early Writings, 74.

> „Vidjela sam da je karta iz 1843. bila vođena rukom Gospodnjom i da se ne smije mijenjati; da su brojke bile onakve kakve ih je On htio; da je Njegova ruka bila nad njima i prikrila pogrešku u nekima od brojki, tako da je nitko nije mogao vidjeti, dok Njegova ruka nije bila uklonjena.“ Early Writings, 74.

To reject the truths upon that chart is to simultaneously reject the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy, and the chart identifies that it is Rome, not the United States, who establishes “the vision”, which is the vision that Solomon instructs us that without that “vision”, God’s people will perish.

Odbaciti istine na toj karti znači istodobno odbaciti autoritet Duha proroštva, a karta utvrđuje da je Rim, a ne Sjedinjene Države, taj koji uspostavlja „viđenje”, ono viđenje za koje nas Salomon poučava da će bez toga „viđenja” Božji narod propasti.

> “Satan is . . . constantly pressing in the spurious—to lead away from the truth. The very last deception of Satan will be to make of none effect the testimony of the Spirit of God. ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish’ (Proverbs 29:18). Satan will work ingeniously, in different ways and through different agencies, to unsettle the confidence of God’s remnant people in the true testimony.

> „Sotona... neprestano nameće krivotvoreno — da bi odveo od istine. Posljednja će Sotonina prijevara biti da učini bez učinka svjedočanstvo Duha Božjega. ‘Gdje nema viđenja, narod propada’ (Izreke 29,18). Sotona će djelovati domišljato, na različite načine i preko različitih sredstava, kako bi poljuljao pouzdanje Božjega naroda ostatka u istinito svjedočanstvo.

> “There will be a hatred kindled against the Testimonies which is satanic. The workings of Satan will be to unsettle the faith of the churches in them, for this reason: Satan cannot have so clear a track to bring in his deceptions and bind up souls in his delusions if the warnings and reproofs and counsels of the Spirit of God are heeded.” Selected Messages, book 1, 48.

> „Razbuktat će se mržnja prema Svjedočanstvima koja je sotonska. Sotonsko će djelovanje biti usmjereno na to da uzdrma vjeru crkava u njih, i to iz ovoga razloga: Sotona ne može imati tako jasan put da uvede svoje prijevare i sveže duše svojim zabludama ako se poslušaju opomene, ukori i savjeti Duha Božjega.” Selected Messages, knjiga 1, 48.

> “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 ojađeni ni zapanjeni zbog svojega moralnog i duhovnog stanja.’ Da, izabrali su svoje putove, i duša njihova uživa u svojim gadostima. I ja ću izabrati njihove obmane i navući na njih ono čega se boje; jer kad zovah, nitko se ne odazva; kad govorih, ne poslušaše; nego činiše zlo pred Mojim očima i izabraše ono što Mi nije bilo milo.’ ‘I zato će im Bog poslati silnu zabludu da povjeruju laži,’ jer ‘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.’” Testimonies, volume 8, 249, 250.

> „Nebeski Učitelj upitao je: ‘Koja jača obmana može zavesti um od privida da gradite na pravom temelju i da Bog prihvaća vaša djela, dok u stvarnosti mnoge stvari činite prema svjetovnoj politici i griješite protiv Jehove? O, to je velika prijevara, očaravajuća obmana, koja obuzima umove kada ljudi koji su nekoć poznavali istinu zamijene oblik pobožnosti njezinim duhom i silom; kada misle da su bogati i obogaćeni dobrima te da im ništa nije potrebno, dok im je u stvarnosti potrebno sve.’” Svjedočanstva, svezak 8, 249, 250.

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