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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Thirty-One

Knjiga proroka Daniela - sto trideset i jedna

Unveiling the Prophetic Tapestry: Connecting the Dots from Revelation to Present Realities

Razotkrivanje proročkoga tkanja: povezivanje niti od Otkrivenja do sadašnjih stvarnosti

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Jeff Pippenger

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March 12, 2024

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In previous articles we identified that the Millerites recognized that they were fulfilling the parable of the ten virgins, Habakkuk chapter two and Ezekiel chapter twelve, verses twenty-one through twenty-eight. The verses in Ezekiel identify that when these three prophetic passages are perfectly fulfilled in the last days, “the effect of every vision” will be fulfilled. Sister White also addresses this phenomenon.

U prethodnim smo člancima utvrdili da su mileriti prepoznali kako ispunjavaju prispodobu o deset djevica, drugo poglavlje Habakuka i dvanaesto poglavlje Ezekiela, redci dvadeset i jedan do dvadeset i osam. Redci u Ezekielu pokazuju da će se, kada se ta tri proročka odlomka savršeno ispune u posljednjim danima, ispuniti i „ostvarenje svakoga viđenja“. Sestra White također govori o toj pojavi.

> “In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a prophecy; the other a revelation. The book that was sealed is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days. The angel commanded, ‘But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.’ Daniel 12:4.” Acts of the Apostles, 585.

> „U Otkrivenju se susreću i završavaju sve knjige Biblije. Ovdje je dopuna knjige proroka Daniela. Jedna je proročanstvo; druga je otkrivenje. Knjiga koja je bila zapečaćena nije Otkrivenje, nego onaj dio Danielova proročanstva koji se odnosi na posljednje dane. Anđeo je zapovjedio: ‘A ti, Daniele, zatvori ove riječi i zapečati knjigu do vremena svršetka.’ Daniel 12,4.” Djela apostolska, 585.

The parable of the ten virgins is repeated to the very letter in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, which began on September 11, 2001 and ends when the door is closed upon the foolish virgins at the soon-coming Sunday law. In that period of history the effect of every vision represented in “all the books of the Bible meet and end.”

Prispodoba o deset djevica ponavlja se doslovce u vremenu pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koje je započelo 11. rujna 2001. i završava kada se vrata zatvore pred ludim djevicama pri uskoro nadolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu. U tom razdoblju povijesti očituje se učinak svakoga viđenja predstavljenog u „svim se knjigama Biblije susreću i završavaju”.

We have been building a platform of understanding in the previous article to set forth the external line of history that is represented in verse forty of Daniel eleven, which represents the political history of the earth beast’s Republican horn. That history runs parallel with the religious history of the earth beast’s true Protestant horn. We have identified a handful of prophetic lines which address the Republican horn of the earth beast, and are placing those lines upon the prophetic history that began at the time of the end in 1989.

U prethodnom smo članku gradili osnovu razumijevanja kako bismo izložili vanjsku povijesnu liniju koja je prikazana u četrdesetom retku jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela, a koja predstavlja političku povijest republikanskoga roga zvijeri iz zemlje. Ta povijest teče usporedno s religijskom poviješću pravoga protestantskog roga zvijeri iz zemlje. Utvrdili smo nekoliko proročkih linija koje se odnose na republikanski rog zvijeri iz zemlje te te linije postavljamo na proročku povijest koja je započela u vremenu svršetka 1989. godine.

The prophetic period of the earth beast that began in 1776, and concluded at the time of the end in 1798, is the line we intend to employ in an attempt to bring all of the lines which are now having their effect together. The period of 1776 to 1798 possesses the signature of Alpha and Omega, for it begins and ends with a legislative action, which is the speaking of a nation.

Proročko razdoblje zvijeri zemlje koje je započelo 1776. godine, a zaključilo se u vrijeme svršetka 1798. godine, jest linija kojom se namjeravamo poslužiti u pokušaju da zajedno dovedemo sve linije koje sada ostvaruju svoj učinak. Razdoblje od 1776. do 1798. nosi pečat Alfe i Omege, jer započinje i završava zakonodavnim činom, koji je govor jednoga naroda.

> “The speaking of the nation is the action of its legislative and judicial authorities.” The Great Controversy, 443.

> „Govorenje naroda djelovanje je njegovih zakonodavnih i sudbenih vlasti.“ The Great Controversy, 443.

A primary characteristic of the earth beast is its speaking. The Constitution of the United States was a divine document that opened the doors for religious and political freedom, and in so doing swallowed the “flood” of persecution that had been carried on for centuries by the kings of Europe and the Catholic church.

Jedna od glavnih značajki zvijeri iz zemlje jest njezin govor. Ustav Sjedinjenih Američkih Država bio je božanski dokument koji je otvorio vrata vjerskoj i političkoj slobodi te je time progutao „poplavu” progonstva koju su stoljećima provodili kraljevi Europe i Katolička crkva.

> 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 12:15, 16.

> I zmija izbaci iz svojih usta za ženom vodu kao rijeku, da je rijeka odnese. I zemlja pomože ženi, i zemlja otvori svoja usta te proguta rijeku koju zmaj izbaci iz svojih usta. Otkrivenje 12,15.16.

At the end of the earth beast’s reign as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy it will again speak, but then it will speak as a dragon, by enforcing the Sunday law.

Na kraju vladavine zemaljske Zvijeri kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskoga proroštva ona će ponovno progovoriti, ali će tada govoriti kao zmaj, provodeći nedjeljni zakon.

> And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. Revelation 13:11.

> I vidjeh drugu Zvijer gdje izlazi iz zemlje; imala je dva roga kao janje, a govorila je kao zmaj. Otkrivenje 13,11.

The earth beast began as the sixth kingdom in 1798, when the papacy was robbed of its strength.

Zvijer zemaljska započela je kao šesto kraljevstvo 1798. godine, kada je papinstvu bila oduzeta njegova snaga.

> “And when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution, John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon’s voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work. This power, the last that is to wage war against the church and the law of God, was symbolized by a beast with lamblike horns.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.

> „A kad je Papinstvo, lišeno svoje snage, bilo prisiljeno odustati od progonstva, Ivan je ugledao novu silu kako ustaje da odjekne zmajevim glasom i nastavi isto okrutno i bogohulno djelo. Ta sila, posljednja koja će zaratiti protiv crkve i Božjega zakona, bila je predočena zvijeri s rogovima nalik janjećima.” Signs of the Times, 1. studenoga 1899.

In 1798, when the papacy received its deadly wound, the United States spoke, and as is always the case with Alpha and Omega, the speaking at the beginning prefigured the speaking at the end. The Alien and Sedition Acts were spoken into law in 1798, prefiguring the laws that are implemented at the end addressing illegal immigration, and the media.

Godine 1798., kada je papinstvo zadobilo svoju smrtonosnu ranu, Sjedinjene Američke Države progovorile su, i kao što je uvijek slučaj s Alfom i Omegom, govor na početku predoznačio je govor na svršetku. Zakoni o strancima i pobuni proglašeni su zakonom 1798. godine, predoznačujući zakone koji se provode na svršetku, a koji se odnose na nezakonitu imigraciju i medije.

The period we are considering from 1776 to 1798 possesses the signature of Alpha and Omega, for it identifies the “speaking” of the Declaration of Independence in the beginning, which typifies the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. In the middle of that period, you find the Constitution of the United States. The period provides a prophetic representation of the earth beast’s reign, for it begins speaking as a lamb, but the period ends with legislation representing a dragon. But as is often the case the beginning and ending of a thing align with opposites. The first waymark of the period is represented in the last waymark, and the middle waymark was the Constitution of the United States, which was ratified by THIRTEEN states. The Hebrew word “truth” was created by the first letter, followed by the thirteenth letter, followed by the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Razdoblje koje razmatramo od 1776. do 1798. nosi pečat Alfe i Omege, jer prepoznaje „govorenje” Deklaracije o neovisnosti na početku, koje je pralik Zakona o strancima i pobuni iz 1798. U sredini toga razdoblja nalazi se Ustav Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. To razdoblje pruža proročki prikaz vladavine zvijeri iz zemlje, jer ona počinje govoriti kao janje, ali razdoblje završava zakonodavstvom koje predstavlja zmaja. No, kao što je često slučaj, početak i završetak neke stvari usklađuju se sa suprotnostima. Prva oznaka puta toga razdoblja predstavljena je u posljednjoj oznaci puta, a srednja oznaka puta bio je Ustav Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, koji je ratificiralo TRINAEST država. Hebrejska riječ za „istinu” sastavljena je od prvoga slova, zatim trinaestoga slova, a potom posljednjega slova hebrejskoga alfabeta.

The period we are now considering bears the signature of the First and the Last, who is the Truth. The period represents a period that leads to the beginning of the earth beast’s reign as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, and it therefore represents a period that leads to the end of the earth beast’s reign as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. That period began at the time of the end in 1989. 1776 to 1798 is to be laid upon 1989 to the soon coming Sunday law when the earth beast speaks as a dragon, as represented by the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Razdoblje koje sada razmatramo nosi obilježje Prvoga i Posljednjega, koji je Istina. To razdoblje predstavlja razdoblje koje vodi do početka vladavine zvijeri iz zemlje kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskoga proročanstva, te stoga predstavlja razdoblje koje vodi do kraja vladavine zvijeri iz zemlje kao šestoga kraljevstva biblijskoga proročanstva. To je razdoblje započelo u vrijeme kraja, 1989. godine. Razdoblje od 1776. do 1798. treba položiti na razdoblje od 1989. do uskoro dolazećega zakona o nedjelji, kada zvijer iz zemlje progovara kao zmaj, kao što je prikazano Zakonima o strancima i pobuni.

It is worthwhile to place another prophetic truth into our study. That truth is an element of the “time of the end” as a symbol that is often overlooked. Laodicean Adventism may very well know that 1798 was the “time of the end,” but their understanding generally ends there, for they have no clue that every reform line parallels the other reform lines. Every reform line begins with the “time of the end.”

Vrijedno je u naše proučavanje uključiti još jednu proročku istinu. Ta je istina sastavni element „vremena svršetka” kao simbol koji se često previđa. Laodicejski adventizam možda vrlo dobro zna da je 1798. bila „vrijeme svršetka”, ali njihovo razumijevanje općenito tu završava, jer nemaju nikakvu predodžbu o tome da se svaka reformska linija uspoređuje sa svim drugim reformskim linijama. Svaka reformska linija započinje s „vremenom svršetka”.

Moses typified Christ, and Moses directly stated that fact, and Peter confirmed it in the book of Acts.

Mojsije je predoznačavao Krista, i Mojsije je tu činjenicu izravno iznio, a Petar ju je potvrdio u knjizi Djela apostolskih.

> The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken. Deuteronomy 18:15.

> Gospodin, Bog tvoj, podignut će ti Proroka između tebe, između tvoje braće, poput mene; njega slušajte. Ponovljeni zakon 18,15.

Jesus was to be “like unto” Moses.

Isus je trebao biti „sličan” Mojsiju.

> And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Acts 3:17–24.

> A sada, braćo, znam da ste to učinili iz neznanja, kao i vaši glavari. Ali ono što je Bog unaprijed navijestio ustima svih svojih proroka, da će Krist trpjeti, to je tako ispunio. Pokajte se, dakle, i obratite se da se izbrišu grijesi vaši, kada dođu vremena osvježenja od lica Gospodnjega; i da pošalje Isusa Krista, koji vam je unaprijed propovijedan: koga nebesa moraju primiti do vremena obnove svega, o čemu je Bog govorio ustima svih svojih svetih proroka od postanka svijeta. Jer Mojsije je doista rekao ocima: Proroka će vam podignuti Gospodin, Bog vaš, između vaše braće, kao mene; njega slušajte u svemu što vam rekne. I dogodit će se da će svaka duša koja ne posluša toga proroka biti istrijebljena iz naroda. Da, i svi proroci, od Samuela i onih poslije njega, koliko god ih je govorilo, također su unaprijed navijestili ove dane. Djela 3,17–24.

The time of the end in the history of Moses was his birth, and it typified the birth of Christ. At the births of both Christ and of Moses there was an increase of knowledge that would test that generation. The knowledge of both their births led both the dragon power of Egypt and of Rome to attempt to kill the promised ones of prophecy. The shepherds on the hills, the wise men from the east represent those who understood the increase of knowledge at the time of the end.

Vrijeme svršetka u povijesti Mojsija bilo je njegovo rođenje, i ono je bilo praslika Kristova rođenja. Pri rođenju i Krista i Mojsija došlo je do porasta znanja koji je trebao iskušati taj naraštaj. Spoznaja o njihovu rođenju navela je zmajsku silu i Egipta i Rima da pokušaju ubiti obećane iz proročanstva. Pastiri na brežuljcima, mudraci s istoka, predstavljaju one koji su razumjeli porast znanja u vrijeme svršetka.

What is commonly missed is that there are two waymarks in the time of the end. It was not only Moses that was born, but three years prior his brother Aaron was born. Six months before Christ was born his cousin John was born. 1798 is the most common recognition of the “time of the end,” and in 1798 the beast (the political apparatus) (the whore) had ridden upon through the Dark Ages was killed, and a year later the “woman” who had ridden that beast also died.

Ono što se obično previđa jest da postoje dva orijentira u vremenu svršetka. Nije se rodio samo Mojsije, nego se tri godine prije njega rodio njegov brat Aron. Šest mjeseci prije Kristova rođenja rodio se njegov rođak Ivan. Godina 1798. najčešće se prepoznaje kao „vrijeme svršetka“, a 1798. je ubijena zvijer (politički aparat) (na kojoj je bludnica jahala kroz mračni srednji vijek), a godinu dana poslije umrla je i „žena“ koja je jahala tu zvijer.

In 1989 there were two presidents. Reagan ruled until the inauguration in 1989, and then Bush the first began his reign. The end of the twelve hundred and sixty years had been typified by the seventy years of captivity in Babylon, and when General Cyrus, the nephew of Darius, executed Belshazzar on the night of the feast, Darius was the actual king. Darius and Cyrus represent the two waymarks of that time of the end.

Godine 1989. bila su dva predsjednika. Reagan je vladao do inauguracije 1989., a zatim je Bush stariji započeo svoju vladavinu. Svršetak tisuću dvjesto i šezdeset godina bio je predočen sa sedamdeset godina sužanjstva u Babilonu, a kada je general Kir, Darijev nećak, pogubio Belšacara u noći gozbe, Darije je bio stvarni kralj. Darije i Kir predstavljaju dvije oznake puta toga vremena svršetka.

The prophetic relationship between Moses and Aaron, John and Jesus, Darius and Cyrus, the papacy and the pope and Reagan and Bush are all sources of prophetic light when studied with the correct methodology. What we would point to here is that John, Jesus’ cousin, was the voice in the wilderness, which had been typified by Moses’ brother Aaron, who travelled into the wilderness to meet Moses, in order to be his voice.

Proročki odnos između Mojsija i Arona, Ivana i Isusa, Darija i Kira, papinstva i pape te Reagana i Busha, svi su izvori proročkoga svjetla kada se proučavaju ispravnom metodologijom. Ono na što bismo ovdje ukazali jest da je Ivan, Isusov rođak, bio glas u pustinji, što je bilo predočeno Mojsijevim bratom Aronom, koji je pošao u pustinju ususret Mojsiju kako bi bio njegov glas.

In the thirty-year period preceding Christ’s anointing, and for the thirty years preceding the antichrist, there is a waymark identifying a “voice.” For Christ it was the voice of John crying in the wilderness. In 533 Justinian made a decree identifying the antichrist as the corrector of heretics and the head of the church. Justinian’s decree was the “voice” that prepared for the Sunday law “decree” at the Council of Orleans in 538.

U tridesetogodišnjem razdoblju koje je prethodilo Kristovu pomazanju, i tijekom trideset godina koje su prethodile antikristu, postoji putokaz koji prepoznaje „glas“. Za Krista to je bio glas Ivana koji viče u pustinji. Godine 533. Justinijan je izdao dekret kojim je antikrist bio određen kao ispravljač heretika i poglavar crkve. Justinijanov dekret bio je „glas“ koji je pripravio za nedjeljni zakon, „dekret“ na saboru u Orléansu 538. godine.

General Cyrus’ army was the voice identifying that Darius’ conquering of Babylon was imminent.

Vojska generala Kira bila je glas koji je označavao da je Darijevo osvajanje Babilona neizbježno.

> “The advent of the army of Cyrus before the walls of Babylon was to the Jews a sign that their deliverance from captivity was drawing nigh. More than a century before the birth of Cyrus, Inspiration had mentioned him by name, and had caused a record to be made of the actual work he should do in taking the city of Babylon unawares, and in preparing the way for the release of the children of the captivity. Through Isaiah the word had been spoken:

> „Dolazak vojske Kira pred zidine Babilona bio je Židovima znak da se približava njihovo izbavljenje iz sužanjstva. Više od jednog stoljeća prije Kirova rođenja, Nadahnuće ga je poimence spomenulo i dalo zapisati samo djelo koje je trebao učiniti: da nenadano zauzme grad Babilon i pripravi put za oslobođenje sinova sužanjstva. Preko Izaije bila je izgovorena riječ:“

> “‘Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; … to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.’ Isaiah 45:1–3.” Prophets and Kings, 551.

> “‘Ovako govori Gospodin svome pomazaniku, Ćiru, kojega držim za desnicu, da pred njim pokori narode; … da pred njim otvori dvokrilna vrata; i vrata se neće zatvoriti; ja ću ići pred tobom i poravnat ću krive putove; razbit ću mjedena vrata i slomiti željezne prijevornice; i dat ću ti blaga tame i skrivena bogatstva tajnih mjesta, da upoznaš da sam ja, Gospodin, koji te zovem po imenu tvojemu, Bog Izraelov.’ Izaija 45,1–3.” Proroci i kraljevi, 551.

When it is recognized that it is two witnesses or two waymarks by which a prophetic “time of the end,” is established, it can also be recognized that one of the two waymarks represents an identification, announcement or warning of the approaching history. Aaron, John, Cyrus, and Justinian represent a waymark that precedes the time of the end. The time of the end in 1798 is the end of the period represented from 1776 through to 1798. The waymark in the middle of that history is the voice crying in the wilderness for the approaching history. That history began with a publication rejecting the dictatorial rule of either a king or pope, and it ended with a publication representing the character of a dictator. The publication in the middle represented the “warning” of the coming history, and the warning was that the Constitution of the United States would be overturned at the end of the history.

Kada se prepozna da su dva svjedoka ili dva putokaza ono čime se uspostavlja proročko „vrijeme svršetka“, tada se također može prepoznati da jedan od ta dva putokaza predstavlja prepoznavanje, objavu ili upozorenje o povijesti koja se približava. Aron, Ivan, Kir i Justinijan predstavljaju putokaz koji prethodi vremenu svršetka. Vrijeme svršetka 1798. godine kraj je razdoblja prikazanoga od 1776. do 1798. Putokaz usred te povijesti glas je koji viče u pustinji za povijest koja se približava. Ta je povijest započela objavom koja je odbacivala diktatorsku vlast bilo kralja bilo pape, a završila je objavom koja predstavlja karakter diktatora. Objava u sredini predstavljala je „upozorenje“ o nadolazećoj povijesti, a upozorenje je bilo da će Ustav Sjedinjenih Država biti oboren na kraju te povijesti.

That line of history began to be repeated in 1989, and it ends at the Sunday law when the warning from the wilderness two hundred years earlier in 1789 is rejected. 1989 was the time of the end at the end of verse forty, and it aligns with the time of the end in 1798. 1989 aligns with 1776, and the Sunday law represents 1798. In the middle of the history where the effect of every vision is accomplished, the history that began on September 11, 2001, and continues until the warning of 1789, is fulfilled and the Constitution is overturned. There must be a waymark in the middle, for God never changes. That waymark would represent a warning for the prophetic history that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Ta crta povijesti počela se ponavljati 1989. godine, a završava pri nedjeljnom zakonu kada je odbačeno upozorenje iz pustinje dano dvjesto godina ranije, 1789. godine. Godina 1989. bila je vrijeme svršetka na kraju četrdesetoga retka i podudara se s vremenom svršetka 1798. godine. Godina 1989. podudara se s 1776. godinom, a nedjeljni zakon predstavlja 1798. godinu. Usred povijesti u kojoj se ispunjava učinak svakoga viđenja, povijest koja je započela 11. rujna 2001. godine i traje sve do upozorenja iz 1789. godine, ispunjava se i Ustav biva oboren. Mora postojati oznaka puta u sredini, jer se Bog nikada ne mijenja. Ta bi oznaka puta predstavljala upozorenje za proročku povijest koja započinje uskoro nadolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom.

1989 marks the time of the end in verse forty that leads to the Sunday law in verse forty-one. The warning message that arrived after the time of the end, but before the Sunday law was September 11, 2001. It warns that at the conclusion of that period of history, the third Woe that arrived on September 11, 2001, and was immediately restrained, would strike again as an unexpected surprise, and thousands of cities would be destroyed. When that destruction arrives Satan would begin his marvelous work, and that work begins at the soon coming Sunday law.

1989. označava vrijeme svršetka u četrdesetom retku koje vodi do nedjeljnoga zakona u četrdeset i prvom retku. Poruka upozorenja koja je stigla nakon vremena svršetka, ali prije nedjeljnoga zakona, bila je 11. rujna 2001. Ona upozorava da će na završetku toga povijesnog razdoblja treće Jao, koje je došlo 11. rujna 2001. i bilo odmah obuzdano, ponovno udariti kao neočekivano iznenađenje te će tisuće gradova biti uništene. Kada to razorenje dođe, Sotona će započeti svoje čudesno djelo, a to djelo započinje uskoro dolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom.

> “O that God’s people had a sense of the impending destruction of thousands of cities, now almost given to idolatry! But many of those who should be proclaiming the truth are accusing and condemning their brethren. When the converting power of God comes upon minds, there will be a decided change. Men will have no inclination to criticize and tear down. They will not stand in a position that hinders the light from shining to the world. Their criticism, their accusing, will cease. The powers of the enemy are mustering for battle. Stern conflicts are before us. Press together, my brethren and sisters, press together. Bind up with Christ. ‘Say ye not, A confederacy, . . . neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.’

> „O, kad bi Božji narod imao osjećaj za nadolazeće uništenje tisuća gradova, koji su sada gotovo predani idolopoklonstvu! No mnogi od onih koji bi trebali naviještati istinu optužuju i osuđuju svoju braću. Kad obraćajuća Božja sila dođe na umove, nastat će odlučna promjena. Ljudi neće imati sklonosti kritizirati i rušiti. Neće zauzimati položaj koji priječi svjetlu da zasja svijetu. Njihova će kritika, njihovo optuživanje, prestati. Sile neprijatelja okupljaju se za bitku. Pred nama su žestoki sukobi. Zbijte se zajedno, braćo i sestre moja, zbijte se zajedno. Povežite se s Kristom. ‘Ne govorite: Savez je! … i ne bojte se onoga čega se oni boje, niti se plašite. Gospoda nad vojskama njega svetite; neka vam on bude strah i neka vam on bude trepet. I on će biti Svetište; ali i kamen spoticanja i stijena sablazni objema kućama Izraelovim, zamka i stupica stanovnicima jeruzalemskim. I mnogi će se među njima spotaknuti, pasti i razbiti se, zaplesti se i biti uhvaćeni.’

> “The world is a theater. The actors, its inhabitants, are preparing to act their part in the last great drama. God is lost sight of. With the great masses of mankind there is no unity, except as men confederate to accomplish their selfish purposes. God is looking on. His purposes in regard to his rebellious subjects will be fulfilled. The world has not been given into the hands of men, though God is permitting the elements of confusion and disorder to bear sway for a season. A power from beneath is working to bring about the last great scenes in the drama,—Satan coming as Christ, and working with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are binding themselves together in secret societies. Those who are yielding to the passion for confederation are working out the plans of the enemy. The cause will be followed by the effect.

> „Svijet je pozornica. Glumci, njegovi stanovnici, pripremaju se odigrati svoju ulogu u posljednjoj velikoj drami. Boga se izgubilo iz vida. Među velikim mnoštvima čovječanstva nema jedinstva, osim kada se ljudi udružuju kako bi ostvarili svoje sebične ciljeve. Bog promatra. Njegove nakane u pogledu njegovih buntovnih podanika bit će ispunjene. Svijet nije predan u ruke ljudi, premda Bog dopušta da sile pomutnje i nereda neko vrijeme vladaju. Sila odozdo djeluje kako bi dovela do posljednjih velikih prizora u drami, — Sotona dolazi kao Krist i djeluje sa svom prijevarljivošću nepravde među onima koji se tajno povezuju u tajna društva. Oni koji popuštaju strasti za udruživanjem provode neprijateljeve planove. Uzrok će biti praćen posljedicom.“

> “Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise.” Review and Herald, September 10, 1903.

> „Prijestup je gotovo dosegnuo svoju granicu. Pomutnja ispunja svijet, i uskoro će na ljudska bića doći velik strah. Kraj je veoma blizu. Mi koji poznajemo istinu trebali bismo se pripremati za ono što će se uskoro oboriti na svijet kao silno iznenađenje.” Review and Herald, 10. rujna 1903.

The warning that was typified by the introduction of the Constitution in 1789, is the warning of the third angel, which returns to the second Kadesh, when the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand begins. That warning is the warning of the first voice of Revelation chapter eighteen, and not only did the great buildings of New York City come down at that time, but the very essence of the Constitution was changed. The Constitution was written and based upon English law, whose basic philosophy can be simply defined as “a person is innocent, until proven guilty.” The Constitution was written for the purpose of rejecting what is known as Roman law, whose basic philosophy can be simply defined as “a person is guilty, until proven innocent.”

Upozorenje koje je bilo predočeno uvođenjem Ustava 1789. godine jest upozorenje trećeg anđela, koje se vraća k drugom Kadešu, kada započinje pečaćenje sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. To upozorenje jest upozorenje prvoga glasa iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja, i ne samo da su u to vrijeme pale velike zgrade New York Cityja, nego je promijenjena i sama bit Ustava. Ustav je bio napisan i utemeljen na engleskom pravu, čija se temeljna filozofija može jednostavno definirati ovako: „osoba je nevina dok joj se ne dokaže krivnja.” Ustav je bio napisan sa svrhom odbacivanja onoga što je poznato kao rimsko pravo, čija se temeljna filozofija može jednostavno definirati ovako: „osoba je kriva dok joj se ne dokaže nevinost.”

The warning from the wilderness in 1789, represented by the Constitution, represents the warning of September 11, 2001, and not only did the burning buildings mark that history with a literal fulfillment, but the passage (speaking) of the Patriot Act also represented the warning.

Upozorenje iz pustinje 1789. godine, predstavljeno Ustavom, predstavlja upozorenje od 11. rujna 2001.; i ne samo da su goruće zgrade obilježile tu povijest doslovnim ispunjenjem, nego je i donošenje Patriot Acta također predstavljalo upozorenje.

The Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) was introduced in the United States Congress shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 23, 2001, and in the Senate on October 24, 2001. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The Patriot Act aimed to enhance the government’s ability to investigate and prevent acts of terrorism and expand surveillance and law enforcement powers, and it rejected the basic and fundamental principle of English law that identifies that a man is innocent, until proven guilty. It is still used today by the elite within the government to circumvent due process of law, privacy and fair trials.

Patriotski zakon (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) predstavljen je u Kongresu Sjedinjenih Američkih Država nedugo nakon terorističkih napada 11. rujna 2001. godine. Prijedlog zakona podnesen je u Zastupničkom domu 23. listopada 2001., a u Senatu 24. listopada 2001. Predsjednik George W. Bush potpisao ga je i time proglasio zakonom 26. listopada 2001. Patriotski zakon imao je za cilj unaprijediti sposobnost vlade da istražuje i sprječava teroristička djela te proširiti ovlasti nadzora i provedbe zakona, a odbacio je osnovno i temeljno načelo engleskoga prava prema kojemu se čovjek smatra nedužnim dok mu se ne dokaže krivnja. Vladajuća elita unutar vlasti njime se i danas služi kako bi zaobišla zakoniti postupak, privatnost i pravo na pošteno suđenje.

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> “What is our condition in this fearful and solemn time? Alas, what pride is prevailing in the church, what hypocrisy, what deception, what love of dress, frivolity, and amusement, what desire for the supremacy! All these sins have clouded the mind, so that eternal things have not been discerned. Shall we not search the Scripture, that we may know where we are in this world’s history? Shall we not become intelligent in regard to the work that is being accomplished for us at this time, and the position that we as sinners should occupy while this work of atonement is going forward? If we have any regard for our souls’ salvation, we must make a decided change. We must seek the Lord with true penitence; we must with deep contrition of soul confess our sins, that they may be blotted out.

> „Kakvo je naše stanje u ovom strašnom i svečanom vremenu? Jao, kakva oholost prevladava u crkvi, kakvo licemjerje, kakva obmana, kakva ljubav prema odijevanju, lakoumnosti i zabavi, kakva težnja za vrhovništvom! Svi su ti grijesi pomračili um, tako da se vječne stvari nisu razabrale. Nećemo li istraživati Sveto pismo, da bismo znali gdje se nalazimo u povijesti ovoga svijeta? Nećemo li postati upućeni u djelo koje se u ovo vrijeme izvršava za nas, i u položaj koji bismo mi kao grešnici trebali zauzeti dok se ovo djelo pomirenja odvija? Ako imalo marimo za spasenje svojih duša, moramo učiniti odlučnu promjenu. Moramo tražiti Gospodina s istinskim pokajanjem; moramo s dubokim skrušenjem duše priznati svoje grijehe, da budu izbrisani.“

> “We must no longer remain upon the enchanted ground. We are fast approaching the close of our probation. Let every soul inquire, How do I stand before God? We know not how soon our names may be taken into the lips of Christ, and our cases be finally decided. What, oh, what will these decisions be! Shall we be counted with the righteous, or shall we be numbered with the wicked?

> „Ne smijemo više ostati na začaranom tlu. Ubrzano se približavamo završetku svoga vremena kušnje. Neka svaka duša postavi pitanje: Kako stojim pred Bogom? Ne znamo koliko će uskoro naša imena biti uzeta na Kristove usne i naši slučajevi konačno odlučeni. Kakve li će, o kakve, biti te odluke! Hoćemo li biti ubrojeni među pravedne ili ćemo biti svrstani među zle?“

> “Let the church arise, and repent of her back-slidings before God. Let the watchmen awake, and give the trumpet a certain sound. It is a definite warning that we have to proclaim. God commands his servants, ‘Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.’ The attention of the people must be gained; unless this can be done, all effort is useless; though an angel from heaven should come down and speak to them, his words would do no more good than if he were speaking into the cold ear of death. The church must arouse to action. The Spirit of God can never come in until she prepares the way. There should be earnest searching of heart. There should be united, persevering prayer, and through faith a claiming of the promises of God. There should be, not a clothing of the body with sackcloth, as in ancient times, but a deep humiliation of soul. We have not the first reason for self-congratulation and self exaltation. We should humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. He will appear to comfort and bless the true seekers.

> „Neka Crkva ustane i pokaje se pred Bogom za svoja otpadništva. Neka se stražari probude i neka daju jasan glas trube. To je određeno upozorenje koje moramo objaviti. Bog zapovijeda svojim slugama: ‘Vikni iz svega glasa, ne susteži se, podigni svoj glas kao trubu i pokaži mojemu narodu njihov prijestup, i domu Jakovljevu njihove grijehe.’ Pozornost naroda mora biti zadobivena; ako se to ne može postići, sav je trud uzaludan; kad bi čak i anđeo s neba sišao i govorio im, njegove riječi ne bi donijele ništa više dobra nego kad bi govorio u hladno uho smrti. Crkva se mora probuditi na djelovanje. Duh Božji nikada ne može doći dok ona ne pripravi put. Treba biti ozbiljnog preispitivanja srca. Treba biti zajedničke, ustrajne molitve i vjerom prisvajanja Božjih obećanja. Ne treba biti, kao u stara vremena, odijevanja tijela u kostrijet, nego dubokog poniženja duše. Nemamo ni najmanjeg razloga za samozadovoljstvo i samouzvisivanje. Trebamo se poniziti pod moćnom rukom Božjom. On će se pojaviti da utješi i blagoslovi istinske tražitelje.“

> “The work is before us; will we engage in it? We must work fast, we must go steadily forward. We must be preparing for the great day of the Lord. We have no time to lose, no time to be engaged in selfish purposes. The world is to be warned. What are we doing as individuals to bring the light before others? God has left to every man his work; everyone has a part to act, and we cannot neglect this work except at the peril of our souls.

> „Djelo je pred nama; hoćemo li se uključiti u njega? Moramo raditi brzo, moramo postojano ići naprijed. Moramo se pripravljati za veliki dan Gospodnji. Nemamo vremena za gubljenje, nemamo vremena baviti se sebičnim ciljevima. Svijet treba biti opomenut. Što činimo kao pojedinci da iznesemo svjetlo pred druge? Bog je svakomu čovjeku povjerio njegovo djelo; svatko ima svoju ulogu, i ne možemo zanemariti ovo djelo osim na pogibelj svojih duša.

> “O my brethren, will you grieve the Holy Spirit, and cause it to depart? Will you shut out the blessed Saviour, because you are unprepared for his presence? Will you leave souls to perish without the knowledge of the truth, because you love your ease too well to bear the burden that Jesus bore for you? Let us awake out of sleep. ‘Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.’” Review and Herald, March 22, 1887.

> „O braćo moja, hoćete li žalostiti Duha Svetoga i učiniti da ode? Hoćete li isključiti blagoslovljenoga Spasitelja zato što niste pripravljeni za njegovu prisutnost? Hoćete li ostaviti duše da propadnu bez spoznaje istine zato što odviše ljubite svoju udobnost da biste nosili teret koji je Isus nosio za vas? Prenimo se iz sna. ‘Budite trijezni, bdijte; jer vaš protivnik, đavao, kao ričući lav, obilazi tražeći koga bi proždro.’” Review and Herald, 22. ožujka 1887.

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