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# The Book of Joel and The Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist Church - Number Thirty-Eight

Knjiga proroka Joela i laodicejska Crkva adventista sedmoga dana – broj trideset osam

Number Thirty-Eight

Broj trideset osam

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 30, 2026

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The test of the Bread of Heaven was the omega test of discipleship in the days of Jesus, and it was also the omega in relation to the manna test that is represented in the alpha of ancient Israel’s covenant history. The beginning was manna; the end was the Bread of Heaven. The omega is always the largest, so the largest desertion of disciples’ marks Capernaum as the omega in the history of Christ and the test of discipleship.

Kušnja Kruha s Neba bila je omega-kušnja učeništva u Isusove dane, a bila je također i omega u odnosu na kušnju s manom koja je predstavljena u alfi savezničke povijesti drevnoga Izraela. Početak je bila mana; svršetak je bio Kruh s Neba. Omega je uvijek najveća, stoga najveće otpadništvo među učenicima označava Kafarnaum kao omegu u povijesti Krista i kušnje učeništva.

> Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. Matthew 16:24–28.

> Tada Isus reče svojim učenicima: Ako tko hoće ići za mnom, neka se odrekne samoga sebe, i neka uzme svoj križ, i ide za mnom. Jer tko hoće spasiti svoj život, izgubit će ga; a tko izgubi svoj život poradi mene, naći će ga. Jer kakva je korist čovjeku ako zadobije sav svijet, a izgubi svoju dušu? Ili što će čovjek dati u zamjenu za svoju dušu? Jer Sin Čovječji doći će u slavi Oca svojega sa svojim anđelima; i tada će uzvratiti svakomu prema njegovim djelima. Zaista, kažem vam: ima nekih od ovdje nazočnih koji neće okusiti smrti dok ne vide Sina Čovječjega gdje dolazi u svojem kraljevstvu. Matej 16,24–28.

Capernaum is an omega test. The test at Capernaum is the test of oil in the parable of the ten virgins; that begins at the cry at midnight, and initiates a period that includes the foolish virgins recognizing they have no oil. They then begin to panic as they approach the closing door of the Sunday law, as represented in the crisis at Capernaum in John 6:66. Prophetically they are “ashamed.”

Kafarnaum je omega test. Test u Kafarnaumu jest ispit ulja u prispodobi o deset djevica; on započinje u pokliču o ponoći i pokreće razdoblje koje uključuje prepoznavanje ludih djevica da nemaju ulja. Tada počinju paničariti dok se približavaju zatvarajućim vratima nedjeljnoga zakona, kao što je prikazano u krizi u Kafarnaumu u Ivanu 6:66. Proročki, one su „posramljene”.

> Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. Amos 8:11–14.

> Evo, dolaze dani, govori Gospodin Bog, kad ću poslati glad na zemlju, ne glad za kruhom niti žeđ za vodom, nego za slušanjem riječi Gospodnje. I lutat će od mora do mora, i od sjevera pa do istoka; trčat će amo-tamo tražeći riječ Gospodnju, ali je neće naći. U taj će dan od žeđi klonuti lijepe djevice i mladići. Oni koji se zaklinju grijehom Samarije i govore: Živ bio tvoj bog, o Dane! i: Živ bio put Beer-Šebe! — i oni će pasti i nikada više neće ustati. Amos 8:11–14.

The omega test at Capernaum typifies the omega test that follows the foundational test of 2024. The omega test is where the bride is sealed in advance of the Sunday law. It is where the separation is forever finalized, for once she is pure, no more strangers (Gentiles) will walk through Jerusalem anymore forever.

Omega kušnja u Kafarnaumu predoznačuje omega kušnju koja slijedi nakon temeljne kušnje 2024. godine. Omega kušnja jest mjesto gdje je zaručnica zapečaćena unaprijed prije nedjeljnoga zakona. To je mjesto gdje je razdvajanje zauvijek dovršeno, jer kad ona bude čista, više nikakvi tuđinci (pogani) neće dovijeka prolaziti kroz Jeruzalem.

> The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

> I Gospod će rikati sa Siona i pustiti glas svoj iz Jeruzalema; i nebesa će se i zemlja zatresti; ali Gospod će biti utočište svome narodu i snaga sinovima Izraelovim. Tako ćete znati da sam ja Gospod, Bog vaš, koji prebiva na Sionu, gori mojoj svetoj; tada će Jeruzalem biti svet i tuđinci više neće prolaziti kroza nj.

> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

> I dogodit će se u onaj dan da će gore kapati novim vinom, i humovi će teći mlijekom, i sve će rijeke Judine teći vodama, i iz Doma Gospodnjega izvirat će izvor koji će natapati dolinu Šitim.

> Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. But Judah shall dwell forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion. Joel 3:16–21.

> Egipat će postati pustoš, a Edom opustjela pustinja, zbog nasilja nad sinovima Judinim, jer su prolili nevinu krv u njihovoj zemlji. Ali Juda će prebivati dovijeka, i Jeruzalem od naraštaja do naraštaja. Jer očistit ću njihovu krv, koju nisam očistio: jer Gospod prebiva na Sionu. Joel 3,16–21.

Jerusalem is cleansed of sin in the final movements of the investigative judgment, which in Zechariah chapter three, is where the white linen Philadelphian garment is given to Joshua to replace the dirty Laodicean garment. “Then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her anymore,” for the wheat has been separated from the tares and gathered as a first fruit offering. This occurs in the omega test, and it occurs when the windows of heaven are opened, and Jesus cast the jewels into the casket and says to the world, “come and see.” “Come and see” the ensign of my kingdom, my bride, my offering of Levites as in days of old. “Come and see” my temple, my casket full of jewels—each prepared as part of the crown of the kingdom of glory.

Jeruzalem se čisti od grijeha u završnim etapama istražnog suda, što je u trećem poglavlju Zaharije ondje gdje se Jošui daje bijela lanena filadelfijska haljina da zamijeni prljavu laodicejsku haljinu. „Tada će Jeruzalem biti svet, i više nikakvi tuđinci neće prolaziti njime“, jer je pšenica odvojena od kukolja i sabrana kao prinos prvina. To se zbiva u omega testu, i zbiva se kad se otvore nebeski prozori, a Isus baci dragulje u škrinju i kaže svijetu: „dođite i vidite“. „Dođite i vidite“ stijeg mojega kraljevstva, moju zaručnicu, moj prinos levita kao u dane drevne. „Dođite i vidite“ moj hram, moju škrinju punu dragulja — svaki pripravljen kao dio krune kraljevstva slave.

The foundational alpha test of 2024, leads to the temple omega test. The omega test occurs when the windows of heaven are opened, which is when the bride makes herself ready. The foolish virgins and their false peace and safety latter rain message are blown out through the open windows by the wind, for the message of this history is the message of the east wind. The message is Isaiah’s rough wind that is stayed, in the day of the east wind; it is John’s four winds that are restrained during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Temeljna alfa-kušnja 2024. godine vodi do hramske omega-kušnje. Omega-kušnja nastupa kada se otvore nebeski prozori, a to je vrijeme kada se zaručnica pripravi. Lude djevice i njihova lažna poruka o miru i sigurnosti, o poznom daždu, kroz otvorene prozore bivaju otpuhane vjetrom, jer je poruka ove povijesti poruka istočnoga vjetra. Ta je poruka Izaijin siloviti vjetar koji se susteže, u dan istočnoga vjetra; to su Ivanova četiri vjetra koja se zadržavaju za vrijeme pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.

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

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

> “Shall we sleep on the very verge of the eternal world? Shall we be dull and cold and dead? Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.

> „Hoćemo li spavati na samom rubu vječnoga svijeta? Hoćemo li biti tromi i hladni i mrtvi? O, kad bismo u svojim crkvama imali Duha i dah Božji udahnut u Njegov narod, da bi mogli stati na svoje noge i živjeti.“ Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.

Those who reject that message of the east wind of Islam, are blown out the window by the wind—the very symbol of their rebellion. The rubbish of error is forever attached to the foolish class who have no oil. Ephraim has again been joined to its idols. They rejected the increase of the knowledge of the sealing time, and its relation to Islam of the third woe. God will turn the glory of their counterfeit latter rain message into “shame.”

Oni koji odbacuju tu poruku istočnoga vjetra islama, bivaju vjetrom otpuhani kroz prozor — samim simbolom svoje pobune. Smeće zablude zauvijek je prionulo uz bezumni razred koji nema ulja. Efrajim se ponovno prionuo uz svoje idole. Odbacili su porast spoznaje o vremenu pečaćenja i njegov odnos prema islamu trećega jao. Bog će slavu njihove krivotvorene poruke o kasnoj kiši pretvoriti u „sramotu”.

> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

> Moj narod propada zbog pomanjkanja znanja; jer si ti odbacio znanje, i ja ću odbaciti tebe, da mi više ne budeš svećenik; budući da si zaboravio zakon Boga svojega, i ja ću zaboraviti tvoju djecu.

> As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord. Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

> Kako su se umnožavali, tako su griješili protiv mene; stoga ću njihovu slavu pretvoriti u sramotu. Hrane se grijehom mojega naroda i srce svoje upravljaju na njegovo bezakonje. I bit će: kakav narod, takav svećenik; i kaznit ću ih za njihove putove i uzvratiti im za njihova djela. Jer će jesti, a neće se nasititi; bludničit će, a neće se umnožiti; jer su prestali paziti na Gospoda. Bludništvo i vino i mlado vino oduzimaju srce. Moj narod traži savjet od svojih drveta, i njegov mu štap navješćuje; jer duh bludništva naveo ih je na zabludu, te su se odali bludništvu odmetnuvši se od svojega Boga. Žrtvu prinose po vrhovima gora i kad prinose po brežuljcima, pod hrastovima i topolama i brijestovima, jer je njihova sjena dobra; zato će vaše kćeri bludničiti i vaše žene činiti preljub. Neću kazniti vaše kćeri kad bludniče, ni vaše žene kad čine preljub; jer se oni sami odvajaju s bludnicama i prinose žrtve s razvratnicama; zato će narod koji nema razuma propasti.

> Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The Lord liveth. For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

> Premda ti, Izraele, bludničiš, neka ipak Juda ne sagriješi; i ne idite u Gilgal, niti uzlazite u Betaven, niti se zaklinjite: Živ je Gospodin. Jer Izrael se otima kao svojeglava junica; sada će ih Gospodin pasti kao janje na prostranu mjestu.

> Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.

> Efrajim se prionuo uz idole: ostavi ga na miru.

> Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye. The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. Hosea 4:6–19.

> Piće im je uskislo; neprestano se odaju bludu; njezini knezovi sramotno ljube: Dajte. Vjetar ju je svezao u svoja krila, i oni će se postidjeti zbog svojih žrtava. Hošea 4:6–19.

The rubbish that is removed is both the foolish virgins and their erroneous doctrines which they are joined to. We are what we eat, and they rejected the message of the east wind, chose instead the lie which brings strong delusion in its wake, and became joined to their counterfeit peace and safety latter rain message. Joel’s new wine, is cut off from their mouths, right where Jeremiah becomes God’s mouth.

Smeće koje se uklanja jesu i lude djevice i njihove pogrešne doktrine uz koje su prionule. Mi smo ono što jedemo, a one su odbacile poruku istočnoga vjetra, izabrale umjesto nje laž koja za sobom donosi silnu zabludu te se povezale sa svojom krivotvorenom porukom o miru i sigurnosti, porukom kasne kiše. Joelovo novo vino odrezano je od njihovih usta, upravo ondje gdje Jeremija postaje Božjim ustima.

> “In rejecting the truth, men reject its Author. In trampling upon the law of God, they deny the authority of the Law-giver. It is as easy to make an idol of false doctrines and theories as to fashion an idol of wood or stone. By misrepresenting the attributes of God, Satan leads men to conceive of Him in a false character. With many, a philosophical idol is enthroned in the place of Jehovah; while the living God, as He is revealed in His word, in Christ, and in the works of creation, is worshiped by but few. Thousands deify nature while they deny the God of nature. Though in a different form, idolatry exists in the Christian world today as verily as it existed among ancient Israel in the days of Elijah. The God of many professedly wise men, of philosophers, poets, politicians, journalists—the God of polished fashionable circles, of many colleges and universities, even of some theological institutions—is little better than Baal, the sun-god of Phoenicia.” The Great Controversy, 583.

> „Odbacujući istinu, ljudi odbacuju njezina Začetnika. Gazeći Božji zakon, niječu autoritet Zakonodavca. Jednako je lako načiniti idol od lažnih učenja i teorija kao i izraditi idol od drveta ili kamena. Pogrešno prikazujući Božje osobine, Sotona navodi ljude da o Njemu stvore pogrešnu predodžbu. Kod mnogih je na mjesto Jehove ustoličen filozofski idol; dok živomu Bogu, onakvu kakav se otkriva u svojoj Riječi, u Kristu i u djelima stvaranja, bogoslužje iskazuje tek nekolicina. Tisuće obožavaju prirodu dok niječu Boga prirode. Premda u drukčijem obliku, idolopoklonstvo danas postoji u kršćanskome svijetu jednako stvarno kao što je postojalo u starome Izraelu u Ilijino vrijeme. Bog mnogih tobože mudrih ljudi, filozofa, pjesnika, političara, novinara — bog uglađenih pomodnih krugova, mnogih koledža i sveučilišta, pa čak i nekih teoloških ustanova — jedva da je bolji od Baala, feničkoga boga sunca.” Velika borba, 583.

At the separation of the genuine and false in Miller’s dream the wind carries the false virgins out, while the Lord seals His bride during the omega internal test of the open window.

Pri razdvajanju istinskog i lažnog u Millerovu snu vjetar odnosi lažne djevice, dok Gospodin pečati svoju zaručnicu tijekom omega unutarnjeg ispita otvorenog prozora.

> Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. Malachi 3:1–4.

> Evo, ja šaljem glasnika svojega da pripravi put preda mnom; i iznenada će doći u svoj hram Gospodin kojega tražite, i Anđeo saveza kojemu se radujete; evo, on dolazi, govori Gospod nad vojskama. Ali tko će podnijeti dan njegova dolaska? i tko će opstati kad se on pojavi? Jer on je kao oganj ljevačev i kao lužina bjeliočeva. I sjest će kao onaj koji tali i pročišćuje srebro; i očistit će sinove Levijeve i pročistit će ih kao zlato i srebro, da prinose Gospodu prinos u pravednosti. Tada će prinos Jude i Jeruzalema biti mio Gospodu kao u dane starine i kao u prijašnje godine. Malahija 3:1–4.

The sons of Levi are the sons of those Levites who were faithful at Aaron’s image of the beast test, and then again at Jeroboam’s image of the beast test. They are those who pass the image of the beast test, which is the test by which their eternal destiny is decided, and the test they must pass—before we are sealed.

Sinovi Levijevi jesu sinovi onih levita koji su ostali vjerni na Aronovu ispitu slike Zvijeri, a zatim ponovno na Jeroboamovu ispitu slike Zvijeri. To su oni koji prolaze ispit slike Zvijeri, koji je ispit po kojemu se odlučuje njihova vječna sudbina, i ispit koji moraju proći — prije nego što budemo zapečaćeni.

> “The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be formed before probation closes; for it is to be the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided.

> „Gospodin mi je jasno pokazao da će se slika Zvijeri oblikovati prije nego što se završi vrijeme milosti; jer će ona biti velika kušnja za Božji narod, po kojoj će se odlučiti njihova vječna sudbina.״

> “This is the test that the people of God must have before they are sealed. All who proved their loyalty to God by observing His law, and refusing to accept a spurious sabbath, will rank under the banner of the Lord God Jehovah, and will receive the seal of the living God. Those who yield the truth of heavenly origin and accept the Sunday sabbath, will receive the mark of the beast” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 976.

> „Ovo je kušnja koju Božji narod mora proći prije nego što bude zapečaćen. Svi koji su dokazali svoju vjernost Bogu držeći Njegov zakon i odbijajući prihvatiti lažnu subotu, stat će pod stijeg Gospodina Boga Jehove i primit će pečat živoga Boga. Oni koji odbace istinu nebeskoga podrijetla i prihvate nedjeljnu subotu, primit će žig zvijeri.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 976.

The image of the beast test is the test before the mark of the beast test at the Sunday law, and it must be passed before the door closes.

Ispit o slici zvijeri ispit je koji prethodi ispitu o žigu zvijeri pri nedjeljnom zakonu, i mora biti položen prije nego što se vrata zatvore.

It is the test that purifies the righteous and also separates the righteous from the unrighteous. It is the test where Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are found to be visually fairer and fatter than those who ate the Babylonian diet. One class had eaten the bread of Heaven and the other the bread of Babylon. It is the test of bread in the synagogue at Capernaum.

To je kušnja koja pročišćuje pravedne i također odvaja pravedne od nepravednih. To je kušnja u kojoj se ustanovilo da su Daniel, Šadrah, Mešah i Abednego izgledom ljepši i uhranjeniji od onih koji su jeli babilonsku hranu. Jedna je skupina jela kruh Neba, a druga kruh Babilona. To je kušnja kruha u sinagogi u Kafarnaumu.

Externally the testing time that we are now in is the test of the image of the beast, the combination of church and state within the United States. The parallel internal testing time identifies a class of virgins who manifest the image of humanity and another class of virgins who manifest the image of Divinity combined with humanity. After Malachi identifies the purification and purging of the Levites, God proposes a test.

Izvana, vrijeme kušnje u kojem se sada nalazimo jest kušnja slike Zvijeri, sjedinjenja crkve i države unutar Sjedinjenih Država. Usporedno unutarnje vrijeme kušnje prepoznaje jednu skupinu djevica koje očituju sliku čovještva i drugu skupinu djevica koje očituju sliku božanstva sjedinjenog s čovještvom. Nakon što Malahija prepozna očišćenje i pročišćavanje Levita, Bog predlaže kušnju.

> And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

> I doći ću k vama na sud; i bit ću brz svjedok protiv vračara, i protiv preljubnika, i protiv onih koji se krivo zaklinju, i protiv onih koji zakidaju najamnika u njegovoj plaći, udovicu i siročeta, i koji stranca odvraćaju od njegova prava, i mene se ne boje, govori Gospod nad vojskama.

> For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Malachi 3:5, 6.

> Jer ja sam Gospod, ne mijenjam se; stoga vi, sinovi Jakovljevi, niste uništeni. Malahija 3:5, 6.

The first test is to fear God, and the class that failed the testing of the Messenger of the Covenant are then addressed with five condemnations, one for each of the foolish virgins that align with being wretched, miserable, poor, blind, naked; five prophetic attributes for five foolish virgins that summarized under the phrase “and fear not me.” These are those who failed the foundational first alpha test. They failed because they did not understand that God never changes. These are those who failed the foundational external alpha test of 2024.

Prva kušnja jest bojati se Boga, a razred koji nije izdržao ispitivanje Glasnika Saveza potom se oslovljava s pet osuda, po jednom za svaku od ludih djevica, koje odgovaraju tome da budu jadni, bijedni, siromašni, slijepi, goli; pet proročkih obilježja za pet ludih djevica, sažetih pod izrazom „i ne bojite me se”. To su oni koji nisu prošli temeljnu prvu alfa-kušnju. Pali su zato što nisu razumjeli da se Bog nikada ne mijenja. To su oni koji nisu prošli temeljnu vanjsku alfa-kušnju iz 2024.

> “There are lessons to be learned from the history of the past; and attention is called to these, that all may understand that God works on the same lines now that He ever has done. His hand is seen in His work and among the nations now, just the same as it has been ever since the gospel was first proclaimed to Adam in Eden.

> „Iz povijesti prošlosti treba naučiti pouke; i na njih se skreće pozornost da svi razumiju kako Bog sada djeluje po istim načelima po kojima je oduvijek djelovao. Njegova se ruka vidi u Njegovu djelu i među narodima sada, isto onako kao što se vidjela oduvijek otkako je evanđelje prvi put bilo naviješteno Adamu u Edenu.״

> “There are periods which are turning points in the history of nations and of the church. In the providence of God, when these different crises arrive, the light for that time is given. If it is received, there is spiritual progress; if it is rejected, spiritual declension and shipwreck follow. The Lord in His word has opened up the aggressive work of the gospel as it has been carried on in the past, and will be in the future, even to the closing conflict, when Satanic agencies will make their last wonderful movement.” Bible Echo, August 26, 1895.

> „Postoje razdoblja koja su prekretnice u povijesti naroda i Crkve. U Božjoj providnosti, kada nastupe te različite krize, daje se svjetlo za to vrijeme. Ako se ono primi, dolazi do duhovnog napretka; ako se odbaci, slijede duhovno opadanje i brodolom. Gospodin je u svojoj Riječi razotkrio prodorno djelo evanđelja kako se ono provodilo u prošlosti i kako će se provoditi u budućnosti, sve do završnog sukoba, kada će sotonske sile poduzeti svoj posljednji čudesni pokret.” Bible Echo, 26. kolovoza 1895.

Laodiceans do not see that God’s dealing with men is ever the same. If the light, or the oil is received, there is a blessing, if not, there is a shipwreck.

Laodicejci ne uviđaju da je Božje postupanje s ljudima uvijek isto. Ako se primi svjetlo, ili ulje, postoji blagoslov; ako ne, slijedi brodolom.

> “In past ages the Lord God of heaven revealed his secrets to his prophets. The present and the future are equally clear to him. The voice of God echoes down the ages, telling man what is to take place. Kings and princes take their places at their appointed time. They think they are carrying out their own purposes, but in reality they are fulfilling the word that God has spoken.

> „U prošlim vjekovima Gospod Bog neba otkrivao je svoje tajne svojim prorocima. Sadašnjost i budućnost jednako su mu jasne. Božji glas odjekuje kroz vjekove, govoreći čovjeku što će se zbiti. Kraljevi i knezovi zauzimaju svoja mjesta u vrijeme koje im je određeno. Oni misle da provode vlastite naume, ali u stvarnosti ispunjavaju riječ koju je Bog izrekao.

> “Paul declares that the records of God’s dealings with mankind in the past ‘are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.’ Daniel’s history is given us for our admonition. ‘The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him.’ Daniel’s God still lives and reigns. He has not closed heaven against his people. As in the Jewish age, so in this age, God reveals his secrets to his servants the prophets.

> „Pavao izjavljuje da su izvještaji o Božjem postupanju s čovječanstvom u prošlosti ‘napisani za našu opomenu, na koje su došli svršeci svijeta’. Povijest o Danielu dana nam je za našu opomenu. ‘Tajna je Gospodnja s onima koji ga se boje.’ Danielov Bog još uvijek živi i vlada. Nije zatvorio nebo pred svojim narodom. Kao u židovsko doba, tako i u ovo doba, Bog otkriva svoje tajne svojim slugama, prorocima.“

> “The apostle Peter says: ‘We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts: knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.’

> „Apostol Petar kaže: ‘I imamo još sigurniju proročku riječ; i dobro činite što pazite na nju kao na svjetiljku koja svijetli na tamnu mjestu, dok dan ne osvane i zvijezda Danica ne uziđe u vašim srcima: znajući ponajprije ovo, da nijedno proroštvo Pisma nije predmet samovoljnoga tumačenja. Jer proroštvo nikada nije došlo voljom čovječjom, nego su sveti Božji ljudi govorili potaknuti Duhom Svetim.’”

> “The unbelieving and godless do not discern the importance of the signs of the times, foretold in the prophetic word. In ignorance they may refuse to accept the inspired record. But when professed Christians speak sneeringly of the ways and means employed by the great I AM to make his purposes known, they show themselves to be ignorant both of the Scriptures and of the power of God. The Creator knows just what elements he has to deal with in human nature. He knows what means to employ to obtain the desired results.

> Nevjerni i bezbožni ne razabiru važnost znakova vremena, prorečenih u proročkoj riječi. U neznanju oni mogu odbiti prihvatiti nadahnuti zapis. Ali kada oni koji se nazivaju kršćanima podrugljivo govore o načinima i sredstvima kojima se veliki JA JESAM služi da bi objavio svoje namjere, pokazuju da su neupućeni i u Pisma i u silu Božju. Stvoritelj točno zna s kojim se elementima mora suočiti u ljudskoj naravi. On zna kojim se sredstvima treba poslužiti da bi postigao željene rezultate.

> “Man’s word fails. He who makes the assertions of men his dependence, may well tremble; for he will someday be as a shipwrecked vessel. God’s word is infallible, and endures forever. Christ declares, ‘Verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.’ God’s word will endure throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity.” Youth Instructor, December 1, 1903.

> „Čovjekova riječ iznevjerava. Onaj tko tvrdnje ljudi učini svojim osloncem, s pravom može drhtati; jer će jednoga dana biti kao brodolomom razbijena lađa. Božja je riječ nepogrešiva i ostaje dovijeka. Krist izjavljuje: ‘Zaista vam kažem, dok ne prođu nebo i zemlja, ni jedno slovo, ni jedan potezić nipošto neće proći iz Zakona dok se sve ne ispuni.’ Božja će riječ ostati kroz neprekidna vjekovna doba vječnosti.” Youth Instructor, 1. prosinca 1903.

God never changes and He works upon the same lines as He has always done.

Bog se nikada ne mijenja i djeluje prema istim načelima kao što je oduvijek činio.

> “The work of God in the earth presents, from age to age, a striking similarity in every great reformation or religious movement. The principles of God’s dealing with men are ever the same. The important movements of the present have their parallel in those of the past, and the experience of the church in former ages has lessons of great value for our own time.” The Great Controversy, 343.

> „Djelo Božje na zemlji pokazuje, iz naraštaja u naraštaj, upečatljivu sličnost u svakoj velikoj reformaciji ili vjerskom pokretu. Načela Božjeg postupanja s ljudima uvijek su ista. Važni pokreti sadašnjega vremena imaju svoju usporednicu u onima iz prošlosti, a iskustvo crkve u prijašnjim vjekovima sadrži pouke od velike vrijednosti za naše vrijeme.“ Velika borba, 343.

Malachi chapter three’s first four verses identify the messenger that prepares the way for the Messenger of the Covenant, and the purging and purification of the Levites. Then the Lord pronounces judgment upon Laodicea, identifying they fear not God, meaning they failed the foundational alpha test of the third angel. Their lack of fear represents a purposeful rejection of knowledge, and the context of the knowledge they refuse is the acceptance of the history of the messenger who prepares the way and the Divine messenger who follows. All the prophets identify the latter days, and there would be no reason to identify a counterfeit reformatory movement, if there was not a genuine.

Prva četiri retka trećega poglavlja Malahije prepoznaju glasnika koji pripravlja put Glasniku Saveza, te čišćenje i pročišćavanje Levita. Potom Gospodin izriče sud nad Laodicejom, utvrđujući da se ne boje Boga, što znači da nisu položili temeljni alfa-test trećega anđela. Njihov nedostatak straha predstavlja namjerno odbacivanje znanja, a kontekst znanja koje odbijaju jest prihvaćanje povijesti glasnika koji pripravlja put i božanskoga Glasnika koji slijedi. Svi proroci prepoznaju posljednje dane, i ne bi bilo razloga da se prepozna krivotvoreni reformatorski pokret kad ne bi postojao istinski.

> “But Satan was not idle. He now attempted what he has attempted in every other reformatory movement—to deceive and destroy the people by palming off upon them a counterfeit in place of the true work. As there were false Christ’s in the first century of the Christian church, so there arose false prophets in the sixteenth century.” The Great Controversy, 186.

> „Ali Sotona nije mirovao. Sada je pokušao ono što je pokušavao u svakom drugom reformnom pokretu — prevariti i uništiti narod podmećući mu krivotvorinu umjesto pravoga djela. Kao što su u prvom stoljeću kršćanske crkve postojali lažni Kristi, tako su se u šesnaestom stoljeću pojavili lažni proroci.” Velika borba, 186.

The context of the first six verses of Malachi three is the purging and purification of the Levites of the reformatory movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. Future for America is either that very movement, or one of many counterfeits. Then Malachi states:

Kontekst prvih šest stihova trećega poglavlja Malahije jest čišćenje i pročišćenje levita reformnoga pokreta sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Budućnost za Ameriku jest ili upravo taj pokret, ili jedan od mnogih krivotvorina. Zatim Malahija kaže:

> Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. Malachi 3:7.

> Još od dana svojih otaca odstupili ste od mojih uredaba i niste ih držali. Vratite se k meni, i ja ću se vratiti k vama, govori Jahve nad Vojskama. Malahija 3,7.

The progressive rebellion over the four generations is the introduction and setting of the book of Joel, and Malachi here identifies the same progressive rebellion when he says, “even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away.” From 1863, the days of the fathers of the first generation of rebellion, they have increasingly went further and further away from God. The pronouncement against their continuous sin is tempered with the Laodicean call that in mournful tones promises that if they would but only return, God would return unto them.

Postupna pobuna tijekom četiriju naraštaja uvod je i okruženje Knjige proroka Joela, a Malahija ovdje prepoznaje istu tu postupnu pobunu kada kaže: „još od dana vaših otaca odstupate“. Od 1863. godine, od dana otaca prvoga naraštaja pobune, oni su sve više i više odlazili sve dalje od Boga. Objavu protiv njihova neprekidnog grijeha ublažava laodicejski poziv koji u žalobnim tonovima obećava da će se, ako bi se samo vratili, Bog vratiti k njima.

> But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

> Ali vi rekoste: „U čemu da se vratimo?” Hoće li čovjek zakidati Boga? A ipak ste mene zakidali. Ali vi govorite: „U čemu smo te zakidali?” U desetinama i prinosima. Prokleti ste prokletstvom, jer ste mene zakidali, sav ovaj narod.

> Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

> Donesite sve desetine u spremište, da bude hrane u mojoj kući, i iskušajte me sada u tome, veli Jahve nad vojskama, neću li vam otvoriti nebeske ustave i izliti na vas blagoslov te nećete imati dosta mjesta da ga primite.

> And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts. Malachi 3:5–12.

> I ukorit ću proždrljivca radi vas, i on vam neće uništavati plodove zemlje; niti će vaša loza u polju odbacivati svoj plod prije vremena, govori Gospod nad vojskama. I svi će vas narodi zvati blaženima, jer ćete biti zemlja miline, govori Gospod nad vojskama. Malahija 3:5–12.

The alpha foundational external test of 2024 is followed by the capstone internal test of 2026. That capstone test occurs when the windows of heaven are opened, and three places where those open windows are identified in the context of the church triumphant are Malachi three, Miller’s dream and Revelation nineteen. Malachi is the alpha, Miller’s dream is the middle and Revelation is the omega. The test is illustrated by Christ, as the dirt brush man, casting the jewels into the casket. Those jewels are both truths perfectly arranged in their order, and the remnant. The storehouse is where the meat is gathered and distributed. As with the test of manna, the test of Capernaum and the Bread of Heaven—“meat” is the subject.

Alfa temeljni vanjski ispit iz 2024. slijedi završni unutarnji ispit iz 2026. Taj završni ispit nastupa kada se otvore nebeski prozori, a tri mjesta na kojima su ti otvoreni prozori prepoznati u kontekstu crkve pobjednice jesu Malahija 3, Millerov san i Otkrivenje 19. Malahija je alfa, Millerov san je sredina, a Otkrivenje je omega. Ispit je prikazan Kristom kao čovjekom s četkom za prašinu, koji baca dragulje u kovčežić. Ti su dragulji i istine savršeno poredane u svojem redoslijedu, i Ostatak. Spremište je mjesto gdje se hrana prikuplja i razdjeljuje. Kao i u ispitu s manom, ispitu Kafarnauma i Kruha nebeskog — „hrana” je predmet.

The “meat” is oil in the parable of the virgins, and it represents character, the Holy Spirit and the prophetic message that brings the Holy Spirit into the hearts and minds of those who develop the character of Christ. The “meat” is Joel’s “new wine” that is cut off from the drunkards of Ephraim. To pass the internal capstone temple test of the second angel you must have passed the external first alpha foundational test. If you haven’t accepted the foundation, you cannot be part of the temple which is raised upon the foundation, but if you are not of the number who passed that foundational test, you will build your spiritual counterfeit house upon sand. John calls that counterfeit spiritual house, “the synagogue of Satan” and Jeremiah, “the assembly of mockers.”

„Meso“ je ulje u prispodobi o djevicama i ono predstavlja karakter, Duha Svetoga i proročku poruku koja donosi Duha Svetoga u srca i umove onih koji razvijaju Kristov karakter. „Meso“ je Joelovo „novo vino“ koje je uskraćeno pijanicama Efrajimovim. Da biste položili unutarnju ispitnu kušnju vršnoga kamena hrama drugoga anđela, morate biti položili vanjsku prvu alfa temeljnu kušnju. Ako niste prihvatili temelj, ne možete biti dijelom hrama koji se podiže na temelju; ali ako niste među brojem onih koji su položili tu temeljnu kušnju, sagradit ćete svoju duhovnu krivotvorenu kuću na pijesku. Ivan tu krivotvorenu duhovnu kuću naziva „sinagoga Sotonina“, a Jeremija „zbor podrugljivaca“.

Bring ye all the tithes and offerings into the storehouse is the internal test where the seal is impressed. The dirt brush man cast the remnant people of God into the enlarged casket, and in so doing He was illustrating the work of bringing all the tithes into the storehouse. The Levites are the offering that is lifted up when He pours out a blessing from the windows of heaven. The dirt brush man’s jewels are His remnant people and in Isaiah chapter six those remnant people are identified as a tithe.

Donesite sve desetine i prinose u spremište jest unutarnji ispit na kojemu se utiskuje pečat. Čovjek s četkom za prašinu bacio je Božji narod ostatka u povećani kovčeg, i time je prikazivao djelo donošenja svih desetina u spremište. Leviti su prinos koji se podiže kada On izlijeva blagoslov s nebeskih prozora. Dragulji čovjeka s četkom za prašinu jesu Njegov narod ostatka, a u šestom poglavlju Izaije taj je narod ostatka označen kao desetina.

> Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. Isaiah 6:11–13.

> Tada rekoh: Gospodine, dokle? I on odgovori: Dok gradovi ne opuste bez stanovnika, i kuće bez čovjeka, i zemlja ne postane sasvim pusta; i dok Gospod ne ukloni ljude daleko, te usred zemlje ne nastane veliko opustošenje. Ali će još u njoj ostati desetina, i ona će se vratiti, i bit će pojedena: kao terebinta i kao hrast, kojima je srž u njima kad odbace lišće; tako će sveto sjeme biti njezina srž. Izaija 6:11–13.

The Lord identifies the question of “how long” on multiple witnesses as pointing to the Sunday law, and in verse three of Isaiah six the angels proclaim “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” Sister White connects this with the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen.

Gospodin pitanje „dokle” poistovjećuje s višestrukim svjedocima kao upućivanje na nedjeljni zakon, a u trećem retku šestoga poglavlja Izaije anđeli objavljuju: „Svet, svet, svet je Gospod nad vojskama: sva je zemlja puna slave njegove.” Sestra White to povezuje sa silnim anđelom iz Otkrivenja osamnaest.

> “As they [the angels] see the future, when the whole earth shall be filled with His glory, the triumphant song of praise is echoed from one to another in melodious chant, ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts.’ They are fully satisfied to glorify God; and in His presence, beneath His smile of approbation, they wish for nothing more. In bearing His image, in doing His service and worshiping Him, their highest ambition is fully reached.” Review and Herald, December 22, 1896.

> „Dok [anđeli] promatraju budućnost, kada će sva zemlja biti ispunjena Njegovom slavom, pobjednička pjesma hvale odjekuje od jednoga do drugoga u milozvučnom pjevu: ‘Svet, svet, svet, Gospodin nad vojskama.’ Oni su potpuno zadovoljni proslavljati Boga; i u Njegovoj prisutnosti, pod osmijehom Njegova odobravanja, ne žele ništa više. Noseći Njegov lik, vršeći Njegovu službu i klanjajući Mu se, njihova je najuzvišenija težnja u potpunosti ostvarena.” Review and Herald, 22. prosinca 1896.

Isaiah six identifies 9/11, when the earth was lightened with the glory of the first voice of Revelation eighteen’s two voices. When Isaiah asked “how long” the history of the chapter is identified as the period from 9/11 unto the Sunday law, where the second voice arrives. Isaiah informs us that at the Sunday law there will be a remnant—who are a tithe. The remnant has substance within them—oil in their vessels.

Izaija 6 identificira 11. rujna, kada je zemlja bila obasjana slavom prvoga glasa od dvaju glasova iz Otkrivenja osamnaest. Kada je Izaija upitao: „Dokle?”, povijest toga poglavlja prepoznaje se kao razdoblje od 11. rujna do nedjeljnog zakona, kada dolazi drugi glas. Izaija nas obavještava da će u vrijeme nedjeljnog zakona postojati Ostatak — koji je desetina. Ostatak u sebi ima sadržaj — ulje u svojim posudama.

> But yet in it shall be a tenth [tithe], and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. Isaiah 6:13.

> Ali još će u njoj biti desetina [desetak], i ona će se vratiti, i bit će pojedena; kao terebint i kao hrast, kojima je bit u njima kad odbace svoje lišće: tako će sveto sjeme biti njezina bit. Izaija 6:13.

The “tenth” are those who have “returned” in answer to Malachi’s and also Jeremiah’s call to return. They are trees of humanity, combined with Divinity (the holy seed). They will be eaten, for they are not only the messengers, but they are the ensign of the Pentecostal wave loaves; they are the message which the Gentiles shall eat.

„Desetina“ su oni koji su se „vratili“ kao odgovor na Malahijin, a također i Jeremijin poziv na povratak. Oni su stabla čovječanstva, sjedinjena s božanstvom (sveto sjeme). Oni će biti pojedeni, jer oni nisu samo glasnici, nego su i znamen pentekostnih valovitih kruhova; oni su poruka koju će pogani jesti.

> Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. Jeremiah 15:19.

> Stoga ovako govori Gospodin: Ako se vratiš, ja ću te opet dovesti, i stajat ćeš preda mnom; i ako odijeliš dragocjeno od bezvrijednoga, bit ćeš kao usta moja. Neka se oni vrate k tebi, ali ti se ne vraćaj k njima. Jeremija 15,19.

Jeremiah represents those who ate the message in the angel’s hand, which was the alpha and foundational test represented by August 11, 1840, 1888, and 9/11, for he says he found the words and did eat them.

Jeremija predstavlja one koji su pojeli poruku u anđelovoj ruci, što je bila alfa i temeljna kušnja predstavljena 11. kolovozom 1840., 1888. i 11. rujna, jer on kaže da je našao riječi i pojeo ih.

> Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16.

> Nađoše se tvoje riječi, i ja ih pojedoh; i riječ tvoja bijaše mi radost i veselje srca mojega, jer sam nazvan imenom tvojim, o Gospode, Bože nad vojskama. Jeremija 15,16.

Jeremiah is called by God’s name when he ate the little book in the angel’s hand, and that message produced joy and rejoicing, as opposed to shame. When God’s name is given to Jeremiah, he is representing the one hundred and forty-four thousand who are Philadelphians.

Jeremija je nazvan Božjim imenom kada je pojeo knjižicu iz anđelove ruke, i ta je poruka proizvela radost i veselje, nasuprot sramoti. Kada je Božje ime dano Jeremiji, on predstavlja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće koji su Filadelfijci.

> Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. Revelation 3:12.

> Onoga koji pobijedi učinit ću stupom u hramu Boga svojega, i više neće izići van; i napisat ću na njemu ime Boga svojega i ime grada Boga svojega, novoga Jeruzalema, koji silazi s neba od Boga mojega; i napisat ću na njemu svoje novo ime. Otkrivenje 3,12.

Jeremiah ate the message of 9/11 and suffered the disappointment of July 18, 2020.

Jeremija je pojeo poruku 11. rujna i pretrpio razočaranje 18. srpnja 2020.

> I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? Jeremiah 15:17, 18.

> Ne sjedoh u zbor podrugljivaca niti se radovah; sjedoh sam zbog ruke tvoje, jer si me ispunio gnjevom. Zašto je bol moja trajna, i rana moja neizlječiva, koja se ne da iscijeliti? Hoćeš li mi doista biti kao varalica i kao vode koje presušuju? Jeremija 15:17, 18.

Jeremiah’s “assembly of the mockers,” is Philadelphia and Smyrna’s “synagogue of Satan,” who say they are Jews, but they are not. Jeremiah did not rejoice for the message he had proclaimed was a false message, producing only shame, not joy. Jeremiah’s “perpetual wound that refused to be healed,” was the three and a half days that the assembly of mockers rejoiced while Jeremiah, Moses and Elijah were dead in the street that ran through the valley of dead dry bones. In the midst of that period of doubt and uncertainty, the Lord asked Jeremiah to return.

Jeremijina „skupština podrugljivaca” jest filadelfijska i smirnenska „sinagoga Sotonina”, koji govore da su Židovi, a nisu. Jeremija se nije radovao, jer poruka koju je bio navijestio bila je lažna poruka, koja je proizvela samo sramotu, a ne radost. Jeremijina „trajna rana koja se nije dala izliječiti” bila su tri i pol dana tijekom kojih se skupština podrugljivaca radovala dok su Jeremija, Mojsije i Ilija bili mrtvi na ulici koja je prolazila kroz dolinu mrtvih suhih kostiju. Usred toga razdoblja sumnje i neizvjesnosti, Gospodin je pozvao Jeremiju da se vrati.

> Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. Jeremiah 15:19–21.

> Stoga ovako govori Gospodin: Ako se obratiš, opet ću te dovesti natrag, i stajat ćeš preda mnom; i ako odijeliš dragocjeno od bezvrijednoga, bit ćeš kao moja usta. Neka se oni obrate k tebi, ali ti se ne obraćaj njima. I učinit ću te ovom narodu utvrđenim brončanim zidom: borit će se protiv tebe, ali te neće nadvladati; jer ja sam s tobom da te spasim i da te izbavim, govori Gospodin. I izbavit ću te iz ruke opakih, i otkupit ću te iz ruke strašnih. Jeremija 15:19–21.

If Jeremiah would return, God would make him an army, represented as a brazen wall that both the “wicked” and the “terrible” will fight against, but not prevail. This is the army of the white horses with horsemen arrayed in uniforms of white linen. That army, or brazen wall is raised up when Jeremiah returns; if and when, he separates the precious from the vile. In Ezekiel thirty-seven, the army that Sister White says is God’s remnant people stands up when they have returned. The remnant returns, then stands up a mighty army, when they separate the precious and the vile and they then become God’s mouth. They must rightly divide the word of truth, separating the chaff from the wheat for they are using the same rules adopted by their father, who was a miller who specialized in preparing the very best bread. If they separate the precious from the vile; the truth from the error, they will be God’s watchman when God separates the wicked and the wise.

Ako bi se Jeremija vratio, Bog bi ga učinio vojskom, prikazanom kao mjedeni zid protiv kojega će se boriti i „opaki“ i „strašni“, ali neće nadvladati. To je vojska bijelih konja s konjanicima odjevenima u odore od bijelog lana. Ta vojska, odnosno mjedeni zid, podiže se kada se Jeremija vrati; ako i kada, on odvoji dragocjeno od bezvrijednoga. U Ezekielu trideset sedam vojska za koju sestra White kaže da je Božji ostatak ustaje kada se oni vrate. Ostatak se vraća, a zatim ustaje kao silna vojska, kada odvoje dragocjeno od bezvrijednoga i tada postanu Božja usta. Oni moraju ispravno razdijeliti riječ istine, odvajajući pljevu od pšenice, jer se služe istim pravilima koja je usvojio njihov otac, koji je bio mlinar, stručan za pripravljanje najboljega kruha. Ako odvoje dragocjeno od bezvrijednoga, istinu od zablude, bit će Božji stražari kada Bog odvoji opake i mudre.

Jeremiah answered the call to return in 2023, then in 2024 he was disappointed as a large group separated at the foundational test of Rome establishing the vision. Jeremiah rightly separated the precious from the vile, the truth from error, and carried on until the omega internal test at the opening of the windows of heaven. When the heavens are opened, the church triumphant has made herself ready. She passed the foundational external alpha test, then she passed the internal omega test of the windows of heaven. She either passes and becomes part of God’s army, or she is blown out of the windows by the wind. She is cast out into a large field, as was Shebna in Isaiah twenty-two or she is cast into the casket. She is either cast into the casket, or cast out of the temple as Nehemiah cast out Tobiah or Christ cast out the money changers. When the dirt brush man casts the jewels into the casket, the casket is either the Word of God in a new framework of truth or the casket is the temple of God, both of which are symbols of Christ, and Christ is not to be divided.

Jeremija je odgovorio na poziv na povratak 2023., a zatim je 2024. bio razočaran kada se velika skupina odvojila na temeljnom ispitu Rima koji uspostavlja viđenje. Jeremija je ispravno odvojio dragocjeno od bezvrijednoga, istinu od zablude, i nastavio dalje sve do unutarnjeg omega-ispita pri otvaranju nebeskih prozora. Kada se nebesa otvore, crkva pobjedonosna pripravila se. Prošla je temeljni vanjski alfa-ispit, a zatim je prošla i unutarnji omega-ispit nebeskih prozora. Ona ili prolazi i postaje dijelom Božje vojske, ili je vjetar izbacuje kroz prozore. Izbačena je na veliko polje, kao Šebna u Izaiji dvadeset i dva, ili je bačena u kovčeg. Ili je bačena u kovčeg, ili je izbačena iz hrama kao što je Nehemija izbacio Tobiju ili Krist mjenjače novca. Kada čovjek s četkom za prašinu baca dragulje u kovčeg, kovčeg je ili Riječ Božja u novom okviru istine ili je kovčeg hram Božji, a oboje su simboli Krista, a Krist se ne smije dijeliti.

> Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 1 Corinthians 1:13.

> Je li Krist razdijeljen? Je li Pavao za vas razapet? Ili ste u ime Pavlovo kršteni? 1. Korinćanima 1,13.

Christ is not separated from Paul. Divinity was not separated from the humanity of Paul. When Paul the human baptized in the name of Divinity their was no division, for the human messenger is combined with the Divine message. Paul was joined to Divinity as certainly as Ephraim was joined to its idols.

Krist nije odvojen od Pavla. Božanstvo nije bilo odvojeno od Pavlove ljudskosti. Kada je Pavao, kao čovjek, krstio u ime Božanstva, nije bilo podjele, jer je ljudski glasnik sjedinjen s božanskom porukom. Pavao je bio združen s Božanstvom jednako sigurno kao što je Efrajim bio združen sa svojim idolima.

Those in Miller’s dream who are cast into the temple (casket), are the tithes of Malachi three who are to be brought into the storehouse, where the meat is stored and distributed. That storehouse is the temple of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, or as Peter stated, “a spiritual house, an holy priesthood.” The casket is the spiritual house and the jewels are the priesthood. For this reason Miller’s dream is recorded on page “81,” a symbol of the Divine High Priest combined with eighty human priests.

Oni u Millerovu snu koji su bačeni u hram (kovčežić) jesu desetine iz Malahije tri koje treba donijeti u spremište, gdje se hrana pohranjuje i dijeli. To spremište jest hram sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, ili kako je Petar rekao: „duhovni dom, sveto svećenstvo.” Kovčežić je duhovni dom, a dragulji su svećenstvo. Iz toga razloga Millerov san zabilježen je na stranici „81”, simbolu božanskoga Velikog Svećenika združenog s osamdeset ljudskih svećenika.

In Miller’s dream the dirt brush man illustrates bringing the jewels, (which are Isaiah’s tithes and Malachi’s offerings), when He casts the jewels into the temple, which is the storehouse, which is the casket. There are often two questions involved with the second angel, and the omega test is the second angel in relation to the alpha test and the third litmus test. The call is to return, and the return is demonstrated by bringing all the tithes and offerings into the storehouse, that there might be meat in His house. The two questions here are what is the “meat?” and what is the “storehouse?”

U Millerovu snu čovjek s četkom za prašinu predočuje donošenje dragulja (koji su Izaijine desetine i Malahijini prinosi), kada baca dragulje u hram, koji je žitnica, koji je kovčežić. Često su u vezi s drugim anđelom uključena dva pitanja, a omega test jest drugi anđeo u odnosu na alfa test i treći lakmus-test. Poziv je na povratak, a povratak se očituje donošenjem svih desetina i prinosa u žitnicu, da bude hrane u Njegovoj kući. Dva su pitanja ovdje: što je „hrana“? i što je „žitnica“?

If the jewels are the messengers, or if the jewels are the message determines how those two questions are answered. If it is the messengers, then they are the tithe that make up the temple, that is always erected in the second step. If it is the message, it is the message of the Midnight Cry that is brought to perfection as the capstone of the temple, and of the empowerment of the second angel’s message.

Odgovor na ta dva pitanja ovisi o tome jesu li dragulji glasnici ili poruka. Ako su to glasnici, tada su oni desetina koja sačinjava hram, koji se uvijek podiže u drugom koraku. Ako je to poruka, onda je to poruka Ponoćnog poklika, dovedena do savršenstva kao zaglavni kamen hrama, i osnaženje poruke drugoga anđela.

> And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matthew 19:5, 6.

> I reče: Stoga će čovjek ostaviti oca i majku te prionuti uza svoju ženu, i njih dvoje bit će jedno tijelo. Tako više nisu dvoje, nego jedno tijelo. Što je dakle Bog združio, čovjek neka ne rastavlja. Matej 19,5.6.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Ovu ćemo studiju nastaviti u sljedećem članku.

> “I was pointed back to the proclamation of the first advent of Christ. John was sent in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way of Jesus. Those who rejected the testimony of John were not benefited by the teachings of Jesus. Their opposition to the message that foretold His coming placed them where they could not readily receive the strongest evidence that He was the Messiah. Satan led on those who rejected the message of John to go still farther, to reject and crucify Christ. In doing this they placed themselves where they could not receive the blessing on the day of Pentecost, which would have taught them the way into the heavenly sanctuary. The rendering of the veil of the temple showed that the Jewish sacrifices and ordinances would no longer be received. The great Sacrifice had been offered and had been accepted, and the Holy Spirit which descended on the day of Pentecost carried the minds of the disciples from the earthly sanctuary to the heavenly, where Jesus had entered by His own blood, to shed upon His disciples the benefits of His atonement. But the Jews were left in total darkness. They lost all the light which they might have had upon the plan of salvation, and still trusted in their useless sacrifices and offerings. The heavenly sanctuary had taken the place of the earthly, yet they had no knowledge of the change. Therefore they could not be benefited by the mediation of Christ in the holy place.

> „Bila sam vraćena na navješćivanje Kristova prvog dolaska. Ivan je bio poslan u duhu i sili Ilijinoj da pripravi put Isusu. Oni koji su odbacili Ivanovo svjedočanstvo nisu imali koristi od Isusova naučavanja. Njihovo protivljenje poruci koja je unaprijed naviještala Njegov dolazak dovelo ih je u položaj u kojem nisu mogli spremno primiti ni najsnažniji dokaz da je On Mesija. Sotona je one koji su odbacili Ivanovu poruku naveo da odu još dalje, da odbace i razapnu Krista. Čineći to, doveli su se u stanje u kojem nisu mogli primiti blagoslov na dan Pedesetnice, koji bi ih poučio putu u nebesko Svetište. Razdiranje hramskoga zastora pokazalo je da se židovske žrtve i obredi više neće primati. Velika Žrtva bila je prinesena i prihvaćena, a Sveti Duh koji je sišao na dan Pedesetnice prenio je misli učenika sa zemaljskoga svetišta na nebesko, kamo je Isus ušao svojom vlastitom krvlju, da na svoje učenike izlije dobrobiti svoga pomirenja. Ali Židovi su bili ostavljeni u potpunoj tami. Izgubili su svu svjetlost koju su mogli imati o planu spasenja te su se i dalje uzdali u svoje beskorisne žrtve i prinose. Nebesko Svetište zauzelo je mjesto zemaljskoga, no oni nisu imali nikakva znanja o toj promjeni. Stoga nisu mogli imati koristi od Kristove službe posredovanja u Svetome.“

> “Many look with horror at the course of the Jews in rejecting and crucifying Christ; and as they read the history of His shameful abuse, they think they love Him, and would not have denied Him as did Peter, or crucified Him as did the Jews. But God who reads the hearts of all, has brought to the test that love for Jesus which they professed to feel. All heaven watched with the deepest interest the reception of the first angel’s message. But many who professed to love Jesus, and who shed tears as they read the story of the cross, derided the good news of His coming. Instead of receiving the message with gladness, they declared it to be a delusion. They hated those who loved His appearing and shut them out of the churches. Those who rejected the first message could not be benefited by the second; neither were they benefited by the midnight cry, which was to prepare them to enter with Jesus by faith into the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary. And by rejecting the two former messages, they have so darkened their understanding that they can see no light in the third angel’s message, which shows the way into the most holy place. I saw that as the Jews crucified Jesus, so the nominal churches had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the way into the most holy, and they cannot be benefited by the intercession of Jesus there. Like the Jews, who offered their useless sacrifices, they offer up their useless prayers to the apartment which Jesus has left; and Satan, pleased with the deception, assumes a religious character, and leads the minds of these professed Christians to himself, working with his power, his signs and lying wonders, to fasten them in his snare.” Early Writings, 259–261.

> „Mnogi s užasom promatraju postupak Židova u odbacivanju i razapinjanju Krista; i dok čitaju povijest Njegova sramotnog zlostavljanja, misle da ga ljube te da ga ne bi zanijekali kao Petar niti razapeli kao Židovi. Ali Bog, koji čita srca svih, stavio je na kušnju tu ljubav prema Isusu za koju su tvrdili da je osjećaju. Cijelo je nebo s najdubljim zanimanjem promatralo kako je primljena poruka prvoga anđela. No mnogi koji su tvrdili da ljube Isusa i koji su prolijevali suze dok su čitali izvještaj o križu, ismijali su radosnu vijest o Njegovu dolasku. Umjesto da prime poruku s radošću, proglasili su je zabludom. Mrzili su one koji su ljubili njegov dolazak i isključili ih iz crkava. Oni koji su odbacili prvu poruku nisu mogli imati koristi od druge; niti im je koristio ponoćni poklik, koji ih je trebao pripraviti da po vjeri uđu s Isusom u Svetinju nad svetinjama nebeskoga Svetišta. A odbacivanjem dviju prethodnih poruka toliko su pomračili svoj razum da ne mogu vidjeti nikakvu svjetlost u poruci trećega anđela, koja pokazuje put u Svetinju nad svetinjama. Vidjela sam da su, kao što su Židovi razapeli Isusa, tako i nazivne crkve razapele te poruke, i stoga nemaju nikakva znanja o putu u Svetinju nad svetinjama, niti mogu imati koristi od Isusova posredovanja ondje. Poput Židova, koji su prinosili svoje beskorisne žrtve, oni uznose svoje beskorisne molitve odjeljku koji je Isus napustio; a Sotona, zadovoljan prijevarom, poprima religiozan karakter i vodi umove tih tobožnjih kršćana k sebi, djelujući svojom silom, svojim znakovima i lažnim čudesima, da ih učvrsti u svojoj zamci.“ Early Writings, 259–261.

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