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# Elijah - Number Eleven

Ilija – broj jedanaest

The First Mistake

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Jeff Pippenger

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October 15, 2023

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The rebellion of Aaron’s golden calf at the beginning of ancient Israel, prophetically aligns with the rebellion of Jeroboam at the beginning of the ten tribes of the northern kingdom of Ephraim. These sacred histories typify the rebellion of Adventism in 1863.

Pobuna Aronova zlatnoga teleta na početku drevnoga Izraela proročki se podudara s pobunom Jeroboamovom na početku deset plemena sjevernoga kraljevstva Efrajimova. Ove svete povijesti predoznačuju pobunu adventizma 1863. godine.

There are of course other witnesses to 1863, but Aaron and king Jeroboam provide witnesses that lay over the top of the history of 1863, and all those histories illustrate the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, which is the Protestant horn, not only during the final days of the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, but all the way to the close of probation. Those histories also address the parallel history of the Republican horn in the sixth kingdom.

Naravno, postoje i drugi svjedoci za 1863., no Aron i kralj Jeroboam pružaju svjedoke koji se nadvijaju nad poviješću 1863., a sve te povijesti prikazuju pokret sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji je protestantski rog, ne samo tijekom završnih dana šestoga kraljevstva biblijskog proroštva, nego sve do zaključenja vremena milosti. Te povijesti također obrađuju usporednu povijest republikanskoga roga u šestome kraljevstvu.

It is generally a very difficult truth for those that believe, that the Seventh-day Adventist church is God’s remnant people at the end of the world. That belief is our first mistake. There is no biblical evidence that the Laodicean church represents the people that are lifted up as an ensign during the Sunday law crisis. Our first mistake is accepting the false premise that this is so. The ensign at the end of the world is made up of those who were cast out by the members of the synagogue of Satan.

Općenito je vrlo teška istina za one koji vjeruju da je Crkva adventista sedmoga dana Božji ostatak na svršetku svijeta. To je vjerovanje naša prva pogreška. Nema nikakva biblijskog dokaza da laodicejska crkva predstavlja narod koji je podignut kao stijeg tijekom krize nedjeljnog zakona. Naša je prva pogreška prihvaćanje lažne pretpostavke da je to tako. Stijeg na svršetku svijeta sačinjavaju oni koje su izbacili članovi sinagoge Sotonine.

> And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isaiah 11:12.

> I podignut će stijeg narodima, i sabrat će prognanike Izraelove, i skupit će raspršene Judine s četiri kraja zemlje. Izaija 11:12.

It is Laodicean Adventists that cast out those that are to be the ensign.

Laodicejski adventisti izbacuju one koji trebaju biti stijeg.

> Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. Isaiah 66:5.

> Čujte riječ Gospodnju, vi koji dršćete pred njegovom riječju: Vaša braća koja su vas mrzila, koja su vas izbacivala poradi imena mojega, govorila su: Neka se proslavi Gospodin! Ali on će se pojaviti na vašu radost, a oni će se postidjeti. Izaija 66,5.

Those that are the ensign get cast out for the “name” of Christ. The name that produces the hatred is Alpha and Omega, for the principle of Alpha and Omega is what clearly identifies who the Seventh-day Adventist church represents in Bible prophecy. The parable of the ten virgins represents Adventism.

One koji su stijeg bivaju izbačeni zbog „imena“ Kristova. Ime koje izaziva mržnju jest Alfa i Omega, jer načelo Alfe i Omege jasno prepoznatljivo pokazuje koga Crkva adventista sedmoga dana predstavlja u biblijskom proroštvu. Prispodoba o deset djevica predstavlja adventizam.

> “The parable of the ten virgins of Matthew 25 also illustrates the experience of the Adventist people.” The Great Controversy, 393.

> „Prispodoba o deset djevica u Mateju 25 također prikazuje iskustvo adventnog naroda.“ Velika borba, 393.

The parable was fulfilled at the beginning of Adventism and it is fulfilled again to the very letter at the end.

Prispodoba se ispunila na početku adventizma i ponovno se ispunjava doslovce na samome kraju.

> “I am often referred to the parable of the ten virgins, five of whom were wise, and five foolish. This parable has been and will be fulfilled to the very letter, for it has a special application to this time, and, like the third angel’s message, has been fulfilled and will continue to be present truth till the close of time.” Review and Herald, August 19, 1890.

> „Često me upućuju na prispodobu o deset djevica, od kojih je pet bilo mudrih, a pet ludih. Ova prispodoba ispunila se i ispunit će se do najsitnijeg slova, jer ima posebnu primjenu za ovo vrijeme i, kao i poruka trećega anđela, ispunila se i nastavit će biti sadašnja istina do svršetka vremena.“ Review and Herald, 19. kolovoza 1890.

The foolish virgins that wake up and recognize they have no oil are the Laodiceans.

Lude djevice koje se bude i uviđaju da nemaju ulja jesu Laodikejci.

> “The state of the Church represented by the foolish virgins, is also spoken of as the Laodicean state.” Review and Herald, August 19, 1890.

> „Stanje Crkve koje predstavljaju lude djevice također se opisuje kao laodicejsko stanje.” Review and Herald, 19. kolovoza 1890.

The struggle of the wise virgins, represented also as the Philadelphian church, is with a church that claims to be Jews, but they are not.

Borba mudrih djevica, također prikazanih kao filadelfijska crkva, vodi se s crkvom koja tvrdi da su Židovi, ali to nisu.

> Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Revelation 3:9.

> Evo, učinit ću da oni iz sinagoge Sotonine, koji govore da su Židovi, a nisu, nego lažu; evo, učinit ću da dođu i poklone se pred tvojim nogama te spoznaju da sam te ljubio. Otkrivenje 3,9.

Sister White addresses this verse in the very first publication after the great disappointment.

Sestra White osvrće se na ovaj redak u samoj prvoj publikaciji nakon velikog razočaranja.

> “You think, that those who worship before the saint’s feet, (Revelation 3:9), will at last be saved. Here I must differ with you; for God shew me that this class were professed Adventists, who had fallen away, and ‘crucified to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.’ And in the ‘hour of temptation,’ which is yet to come, to show out every one’s true character, they will know that they are forever lost; and overwhelmed with anguish of spirit, they will bow at the saint’s feet.” Word to the Little Flock, 12.

> „Misliš da će oni koji se klanjaju pred nogama svetih (Otkrivenje 3,9) naposljetku biti spašeni. Ovdje se moram ne složiti s tobom; jer mi je Bog pokazao da su ta skupina bili adventisti po ispovijesti, koji su otpali i ‘ponovno sami sebi razapeli Sina Božjega i izvrgnuli ga javnoj sramoti’. A u ‘času kušnje’, koji tek ima doći, da očituje pravi karakter svakoga, spoznat će da su zauvijek izgubljeni; i svladani tjeskobom duha, poklonit će se pred nogama svetih.” Word to the Little Flock, 12.

In Isaiah chapter five the song of the vineyard, which Christ later employed is mentioned for the first time.

U petom poglavlju Izaije prvi se put spominje pjesma o vinogradu, kojom se Krist poslije poslužio.

> Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? Isaiah 5:1–4.

> Sada ću zapjevati svojemu preljubljenome pjesmu svojega ljubljenoga o njegovu vinogradu. Moj preljubljeni ima vinograd na vrlo rodnome brežuljku: i ogradio ga je, i iz njega uklonio kamenje, i zasadio ga najizabranijom lozom, i sagradio kulu usred njega, i također u njemu načinio tijesak za vino; i očekivao je da će roditi grožđem, a on rodi divljim grožđem. A sada, o stanovnici Jeruzalema i ljudi Judini, prosudite, molim vas, između mene i mojega vinograda. Što se još moglo učiniti mojemu vinogradu, a da mu nisam učinio? Zašto je, kad sam očekivao da će roditi grožđem, rodio divljim grožđem? Izaija 5:1–4.

The parable whether in the Old Testament or the New identifies God’s church as being rejected by God for refusing to bring forth the fruits they were raised up to produce. In Isaiah five, at the conclusion of the parable, the punishment of the vineyard is identified, while also promising to lift up an ensign to the nations. Clearly the vineyard is not the ensign.

Prispodoba, bilo u Starome ili u Novome zavjetu, označava Božju crkvu kao od Boga odbačenu zato što je odbila donijeti plodove koje je bila podignuta dati. U Izaiji pet, na završetku prispodobe, označena je kazna vinograda, dok se istodobno obećava podignuti stijeg narodima. Jasno je da vinograd nije stijeg.

> Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly. Isaiah 5:25, 26.

> Zato se raspalio gnjev Gospodnji na njegov narod, i on je ispružio svoju ruku na njih te ih udario; i gore su zadrhtale, a njihova su trupla bila razderana nasred ulica. Unatoč svemu tomu njegov se gnjev nije odvratio, nego je njegova ruka još ispružena. I podignut će stijeg narodima izdaleka i zviždnuti im s kraja zemlje; i evo, doći će brzo i žurno. Izaija 5,25. 26.

When Jesus later sang the song as a parable His conclusion was just as decisive.

Kad je Isus poslije otpjevao pjesmu kao prispodobu, njegov je zaključak bio jednako odlučan.

> Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. Matthew 21:33–45.

> Poslušajte drugu prispodobu: Bijaše neki domaćin koji zasadi vinograd, ogradi ga unaokolo, iskopa u njemu tijesak i sagradi kulu, pa ga dade u zakup vinogradarima i otputova u daleku zemlju. A kad se približi vrijeme plodova, posla svoje sluge vinogradarima da prime njegove plodove. I vinogradari uhvatiše njegove sluge, jednoga izbiše, drugoga ubiše, a trećega kamenovaše. Opet posla druge sluge, više nego prvih; i postupiše s njima jednako. Naposljetku posla k njima svoga sina govoreći: Poštovat će moga sina. Ali kad vinogradari ugledaše sina, rekoše među sobom: Ovo je baštinik; hajde da ga ubijemo i domognemo se njegove baštine. I uhvatiše ga, izbaciše iz vinograda i ubiše. Kada dakle dođe gospodar vinograda, što će učiniti tim vinogradarima? Kažu mu: Te će zlikovce nemilosrdno pogubiti, a vinograd će dati u zakup drugim vinogradarima, koji će mu davati plodove u njihovo vrijeme. Isus im reče: Zar nikada niste čitali u Pismima: Kamen koji odbaciše graditelji, taj postade ugaoni kamen; od Gospodina to bi i čudesno je u našim očima? Zato vam kažem: oduzet će se od vas kraljevstvo Božje i dat će se narodu koji donosi njegove plodove. I tko god padne na taj kamen, razbit će se; a na koga on padne, satrt će ga u prah. A kad su glavari svećenički i farizeji čuli njegove prispodobe, razabraše da govori o njima. Matej 21:33–45.

The Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church is not the ensign that is lifted up. The vineyard in the last days that has been typified by ancient Israel is the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church, but there will be a nation that brings forth the fruit which qualifies as the first fruits, which is what the one hundred and forty-four thousand are.

Laodicejska crkva adventista sedmoga dana nije stijeg koji je podignut. Vinograd u posljednjim danima, koji je bio predočen drevnim Izraelom, jest laodicejska crkva adventista sedmoga dana, ali bit će narod koji će donositi rod koji se kvalificira kao prvine, a to je ono što predstavlja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.

> These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. Revelation 14:4.

> To su oni koji se ne okaljaše sa ženama, jer su djevice. To su oni koji slijede Jaganjca kamo god on ide. Oni su otkupljeni između ljudi kao prvine Bogu i Jaganjcu. Otkrivenje 14,4.

As an ensign they will be employed by the Householder to bring in the final harvest. The Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church is the vineyard who rejected the foundation stone of Moses’ seven times. From that point on it was a progressive descent into greater and greater darkness. The ensign shall be “a root of Jesse.” The root of Jesse, or David represents the very last truth Jesus presented to the quibbling Jews of His history. It is a symbol of the principle of Alpha and Omega, which the unfaithful husbandmen of both ancient and modern Israel refuse to understand.

Kao stijeg, domaćin će ih upotrijebiti da sabere posljednju žetvu. Laodicejska adventistička crkva sedmoga dana jest vinograd koji je odbacio kamen temeljac Mojsijevih sedam vremena. Od te točke nadalje uslijedio je postupan pad u sve veću i veću tamu. Stijeg će biti „korijen Jišajev“. Korijen Jišajev, ili David, predstavlja posve posljednju istinu koju je Isus iznio prepirljivim Židovima svojega vremena. To je simbol načela Alfe i Omege, koje nevjerni vinogradari i staroga i suvremenoga Izraela odbijaju razumjeti.

> And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. Isaiah 11:10.

> I u onaj dan bit će korijen Jišajev, koji će stajati kao stijeg narodima; njemu će pogani hrliti, i počivalište njegovo bit će slavno. Izaija 11,10.

Sister White and James White clearly identify that by 1856 the movement had become Laodicea, so when does she identify that it ever accepted the message to the Laodiceans? She never did. Our first mistake is accepting the claim that the Seventh-day Adventist church has been a victorious church as she went through history. It is quite the opposite. If we accept that first mistaken premise, our eyes are closed to prophetic facts that teach otherwise. For instance, Sister White repeatedly identifies that the history of ancient literal Israel illustrates the experience and history of modern spiritual Israel. Often when she references ancient Israel as the example for modern Israel, she simultaneously quotes the apostle Paul’s classic statement of the same fact.

Sestra White i James White jasno utvrđuju da je pokret do 1856. postao Laodiceja, pa kada ona utvrđuje da je on ikada prihvatio poruku Laodicejcima? Nikada. Naša prva pogreška jest prihvatiti tvrdnju da je Crkva adventista sedmoga dana bila pobjedonosna crkva dok je prolazila kroz povijest. Upravo je suprotno. Ako prihvatimo tu prvu pogrešnu premisu, naše su oči zatvorene za proročke činjenice koje uče drukčije. Na primjer, sestra White opetovano utvrđuje da povijest drevnoga doslovnog Izraela oslikava iskustvo i povijest suvremenoga duhovnog Izraela. Često, kada navodi drevni Izrael kao primjer za suvremeni Izrael, istodobno citira klasičnu izjavu apostola Pavla o istoj činjenici.

> Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 1 Corinthians 10:11.

> A sve im se to događalo za primjer, a zapisano je za opomenu nama, na koje su došli svršeci vjekova. 1. Korinćanima 10,11.

The apostle Paul in verse eleven is summarizing the previous ten verses.

Apostol Pavao u jedanaestom retku sažima prethodnih deset redaka.

> Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 1 Corinthians 10:1–10.

> Štoviše, braćo, ne bih htio da budete u neznanju kako su svi naši oci bili pod oblakom i svi prošli kroz more; i svi se krstili u Mojsija u oblaku i u moru; i svi jeli istu duhovnu hranu; i svi pili isto duhovno piće, jer su pili iz duhovne Stijene koja ih je pratila; a ta Stijena bijaše Krist. Ali Bog s mnogima od njih nije bio zadovoljan, jer su bili oboreni u pustinji. A ovo su bili primjeri za nas, da ne žudimo za zlim stvarima, kao što su i oni žudjeli. Niti budite idolopoklonici, kao što bijahu neki od njih; kao što je pisano: Narod sjede jesti i piti, pa ustade da se igra. Niti počinimo blud, kao što su neki od njih počinili, i u jedan dan pade ih dvadeset i tri tisuće. Niti iskušavajmo Krista, kao što su ga i neki od njih iskušavali, pa su bili uništeni od zmija. Niti mrmljajte, kao što su i neki od njih mrmljali, pa su bili uništeni od Zatornika. 1 Korinćanima 10:1–10.

Paul and Sister White do not use ancient Israel as an example of a victorious and righteous people. Quite the opposite. Paul summarizes those first ten verses, in verse eleven, and then in the next verse states the lesson that the history of ancient Israel is to convey to those who will see.

Pavao i sestra White ne rabe drevni Izrael kao primjer pobjedonosnog i pravednog naroda. Upravo suprotno. Pavao sažima tih prvih deset redaka u jedanaestom retku, a zatim u sljedećem retku iznosi pouku koju povijest drevnoga Izraela treba prenijeti onima koji će vidjeti.

> Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12.

> Stoga neka onaj koji misli da stoji pazi da ne padne. 1 Korinćanima 10,12.

Ancient Israel provides an example of a people that were called of God, led of God, fulfilled the prophecies of God and rebelled against God every step of the way, and ultimately crucified the Creator of heaven and earth! Adventists have no problem admitting these facts about ancient Israel, but rarely do they allow the intended warning to break through their Laodicean blindness. They may quote the passages where Sister White identifies the church as the apple of God’s eye, and it is, but God’s love for His people does not throw a cloak over their actual condition. Those who He loves He rebukes and chastens. As much as God’s church is the apple of God’s eye, Jesus very plainly summarized His relationship with that apple, His apple.

Stari Izrael pruža primjer naroda koji je bio pozvan od Boga, vođen od Boga, ispunio Božja proročanstva i bunio se protiv Boga na svakome koraku, te na koncu razapeo Stvoritelja neba i zemlje! Adventisti nemaju poteškoća priznati te činjenice o starome Izraelu, ali rijetko dopuštaju da namijenjeno upozorenje prodre kroz njihovu laodicejsku sljepoću. Mogu navoditi odlomke u kojima sestra White poistovjećuje crkvu sa zjenicom Božjega oka, i ona to jest, ali Božja ljubav prema Njegovu narodu ne prekriva njihovo stvarno stanje. One koje ljubi, kori i odgaja. Koliko god Božja crkva bila zjenica Božjega oka, Isus je vrlo jasno sažeo svoj odnos prema toj zjenici, svojoj zjenici.

> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Luke 13:34, 35.

> Jeruzaleme, Jeruzaleme, koji ubijaš proroke i kamenuješ one koji su k tebi poslani; koliko sam puta htio sabrati tvoju djecu, kao što kvočka sabire svoje piliće pod svoja krila, a vi ne htjedoste! Evo, vaša vam se kuća ostavlja pusta; i zaista vam kažem: nećete me vidjeti dok ne dođe vrijeme kad ćete reći: Blagoslovljen koji dolazi u ime Gospodnje. Luka 13,34.35.

The questions should be asked, “Does Jesus truly illustrate the end with the beginning? Does ancient Israel actually illustrate modern Israel?” The problem with ancient Israel throughout their history was that they believed that their heritage proved they were God’s people, and therefore that they could not be anything, but God’s people. That is why in Jeremiah’s day they professed to be the temple of the Lord.

Treba postaviti sljedeća pitanja: „Prikazuje li Isus doista svršetak početkom? Prikazuje li drevni Izrael doista suvremeni Izrael?” Problem s drevnim Izraelom tijekom cijele njegove povijesti bio je u tome što su vjerovali da njihovo naslijeđe dokazuje da su oni Božji narod te, stoga, da ne mogu biti ništa drugo doli Božji narod. Zato su se u Jeremijino doba izjašnjavali da su hram Gospodnji.

> The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these. Jeremiah 7:1–4.

> Riječ koja dođe Jeremiji od Gospodina govoreći: Stani na vratima doma Gospodnjega i ondje objavi ovu riječ te reci: Čujte riječ Gospodnju, svi vi iz Jude koji ulazite na ova vrata da se poklonite Gospodinu. Ovako govori Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izraelov: Popravite svoje putove i svoja djela, i dat ću vam da prebivate na ovome mjestu. Ne uzdajte se u lažljive riječi govoreći: Hram Gospodnji, Hram Gospodnji, Hram Gospodnji, ovo je. Jeremija 7:1–4.

This very same delusion was also emphasized by John the Baptist.

Tu je istu zabludu naglasio i Ivan Krstitelj.

> And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Matthew 3:6–10.

> I krštavahu se od njega u Jordanu, ispovijedajući svoje grijehe. A kad je vidio gdje mnogi farizeji i saduceji dolaze na njegovo krštenje, reče im: Leglo gujinje, tko vas je upozorio da bježite od gnjeva koji dolazi? Donosite dakle plodove dostojne pokajanja. I ne pomišljajte govoriti u sebi: Imamo Abrahama za oca; jer kažem vam da Bog može od ovoga kamenja podići djecu Abrahamu. A već je i sjekira položena na korijen stablima; zato se svako stablo koje ne donosi dobar plod siječe i baca u oganj. Matej 3:6–10.

The very same misguided understanding within Adventism that is symbolized by the expression “The temple of the Lord, are we,” and that we are Abraham’s spiritual “seed” is the primary manifestation of the blindness of Laodicea.

To isto pogrešno shvaćanje unutar adventizma, koje je simbolizirano izrazom: „Hram Gospodnji, to smo mi“, i da smo Abrahamovo duhovno „sjeme“, primarna je manifestacija sljepoće Laodiceje.

> “God sends messengers to tell His people what they must be and do in order to obey His laws of righteousness, which if a man do, he shall also live in them. They are to love God supremely, having no other gods before Him; and they are to love their neighbor as themselves, doing to him as they would wish him to do to them.

> „Bog šalje glasnike da svojem narodu kažu što mora biti i činiti kako bi se pokoravao Njegovim zakonima pravednosti, koje ako čovjek vrši, u njima će i živjeti. Oni trebaju ljubiti Boga iznad svega, ne imajući drugih bogova osim Njega; i trebaju ljubiti svoga bližnjega kao same sebe, čineći mu ono što bi željeli da on čini njima.

> “Not one tittle of God’s holy law is to be treated lightly or disrespectfully. Those who transgress a ‘Thus saith the Lord,’ stand under the banner of the prince of darkness, in rebellion against their Maker and their Redeemer. They claim the promises given to the obedient, saying, The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are we, while they dishonor God by misrepresenting His character, by doing the very things He has told them not to do. They set up a standard which God has not given. Their example is misleading, their influence corrupting. They are not lights in the world, for they do not follow the principles of righteousness.

> „Ni jedna jota Božjega svetoga zakona ne smije se uzimati olako niti se prema njoj smije odnositi bez poštovanja. Oni koji prijestupaju ‘Ovako govori Gospodin’ stoje pod stijegom kneza tame, u pobuni protiv svojega Stvoritelja i svojega Otkupitelja. Oni prisvajaju obećanja dana poslušnima, govoreći: Hram Gospodnji, hram Gospodnji mi smo, dok obeščašćuju Boga pogrešno prikazujući Njegov karakter, čineći upravo ono što im je rekao da ne čine. Oni podižu mjerilo koje Bog nije dao. Njihov je primjer zavodljiv, njihov utjecaj kvaran. Oni nisu svjetla u svijetu, jer ne slijede načela pravednosti.“

> “Men cannot show greater treachery toward God than by disregarding the light He sends them. Those who do this mislead the ignorant, for they set up false waymarks. They are continually perverting pure principles. . . .

> „Ljudi ne mogu pokazati veću nevjeru prema Bogu nego zanemarivanjem svjetla koje im On šalje. Oni koji to čine dovode neuke u zabludu, jer postavljaju lažne putokaze. Oni neprestano izopačuju čista načela....“

> “In the words of Holy Writ we are plainly told why desolation came upon the Jewish nation. They had great light, rich blessings, and wonderful prosperity. But they proved unfaithful to their trust. They did not care faithfully for the Lord’s vineyard, or render Him the fruits thereof. They acted as though there were no God, and therefore calamity overtook them.” Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 343–345.

> „Riječima Svetoga pisma jasno nam se kaže zašto je pustoš došla na židovski narod. Imali su veliku svjetlost, bogate blagoslove i čudesan napredak. No pokazali su se nevjernima svojemu povjerenju. Nisu vjerno skrbili za Gospodnji vinograd niti mu donosili njegove plodove. Postupali su kao da nema Boga, i stoga ih je zadesila nesreća.” Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 343–345.

Israel believed that because they had been chosen by God in the beginning of their history, they would always be His chosen people. Worse yet, they also believed that because they were His chosen people He would honor them, in spite of the fact that they refused to honor Him. Prophetically, they were His chosen people, until they were divorced, but they were never the people God had desired them to be. The righteousness of the chosen people is not determined on who they might think they are. Ancient Israel is the primary example of the Seventh-day Adventist church, but when the false premise is accepted that they represent the one hundred and forty-four thousand at the end of the world, the blindness of Laodicea is manifested, as was ancient Israel’s. Adventism believes and teaches that they are the remnant people of God at the end of the world, in spite of the clear evidence to the contrary.

Izrael je vjerovao da će, budući da je bio izabran od Boga na početku svoje povijesti, uvijek biti Njegov izabrani narod. Još gore, također su vjerovali da će ih, budući da su Njegov izabrani narod, On častiti, unatoč činjenici da su odbijali častiti Njega. U proročkom smislu, bili su Njegov izabrani narod sve dok nisu bili otpušteni, ali nikada nisu bili narod kakav je Bog želio da budu. Pravednost izabranog naroda ne određuje se time tko oni misle da jesu. Drevni Izrael jest prvenstveni primjer Crkve adventista sedmoga dana, ali kada se prihvati pogrešna pretpostavka da oni predstavljaju sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće na svršetku svijeta, očituje se sljepoća Laodiceje, kao što se očitovala i kod drevnog Izraela. Adventizam vjeruje i naučava da su oni Božji narod ostatka na svršetku svijeta, unatoč jasnim dokazima koji govore suprotno.

The nearer we get to the close of probation the more serious and straight the message to the Laodicean people must become. If that false premise is not set aside for the truth, then the examples of Aaron, Jeroboam and 1863 are hidden under the cloak of tradition and custom. It is too near to the close of probation, to hide under that cloak any longer.

Što se više približavamo završetku vremena milosti, to poruka laodicejskom narodu mora postajati ozbiljnija i izravnija. Ako se ta lažna pretpostavka ne odbaci radi istine, tada se primjeri Arona, Jeroboama i 1863. skrivaju pod plaštom predaje i običaja. Preblizu je završetku vremena milosti da bismo se više skrivali pod tim plaštom.

> And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. John 3:19, 20.

> A ovo je osuda: svjetlo je došlo na svijet, a ljudi su više ljubili tamu nego svjetlo, jer su njihova djela bila zla. Jer svaki koji čini zlo mrzi svjetlo i ne dolazi k svjetlu, da se njegova djela ne razotkriju. Ivan 3,19.20.

The history of the apostasies of Adventism has been tracked in God’s prophetic Word. It is a prophetic reality. The first proof of this is ancient Israel. Ancient Israel is a history of continued and escalating apostasy, and yet the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy teach that ancient Israel typifies modern Israel. Sad as this is, it has never been more important to understand this truth as at this present time. What is being unsealed with the Revelation of Jesus Christ is the fact that Adventism’s history as the Protestant horn runs parallel with the history of the Republican horn. Both horns provide a second witness for each other, and to refuse to correctly see one of the witnesses, simultaneously prevents the other witness from being recognized.

Povijest otpada adventizma praćena je u Božjoj proročkoj Riječi. To je proročka stvarnost. Prvi dokaz za to jest drevni Izrael. Drevni Izrael povijest je neprestanoga i sve dubljega otpada, a ipak Biblija i Duh proroštva uče da drevni Izrael predstavlja predsliku suvremenoga Izraela. Koliko god to bilo žalosno, nikada nije bilo važnije razumjeti ovu istinu nego u sadašnjem vremenu. Ono što se otpečaćuje s Otkrivenjem Isusa Krista jest činjenica da povijest adventizma kao protestantskoga roga teče usporedno s poviješću republikanskoga roga. Oba roga jedan drugomu pružaju drugo svjedočanstvo, a odbiti ispravno vidjeti jednoga od svjedoka istodobno onemogućuje da drugi svjedok bude prepoznat.

The lines of Aaron, Jeroboam and 1863 identify the beginning of modern spiritual Israel, and in so doing they also identify the beginning of the Republican horn. The third angel’s message is a warning against receiving the mark of the beast. It is the United States that first passes a Sunday law and then forces the entire world to do the same.

Linije Arona, Jeroboama i 1863. godine označuju početak suvremenog duhovnog Izraela, a time također označuju i početak republikanskog roga. Poruka trećega anđela upozorenje je protiv primanja žiga zvijeri. Sjedinjene Američke Države prve donose nedjeljni zakon, a zatim prisiljavaju čitav svijet da učini isto.

> “Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States. Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our people in all parts of the world.” Testimonies, volume 6, 395.

> „Strani će narodi slijediti primjer Sjedinjenih Država. Premda ona predvodi, ipak će ista kriza doći na naš narod u svim dijelovima svijeta.“ Testimonies, svezak 6, 395.

The prophetic truths connected with the Sunday law crisis cannot be separated from the work of the United States. The earth beast of Revelation thirteen is the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, that reigns for seventy prophetic years according to Isaiah twenty-three. It is the earth beast that has two horns. The truths associated with the relationship of those two horns are now being unsealed, but only to those who choose to understand that Jesus accomplishes the unsealing of the Revelation of Jesus Christ by employing the beginning of a thing to illustrate the end of a thing.

Proročke istine povezane s krizom nedjeljnog zakona ne mogu se odvojiti od djelovanja Sjedinjenih Država. Zvijer iz zemlje iz trinaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja šesto je kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva, koje vlada sedamdeset proročkih godina prema Izaiji dvadeset i tri. To je zvijer iz zemlje koja ima dva roga. Istine povezane s odnosom ta dva roga sada se razotkrivaju, ali samo onima koji odluče razumjeti da Isus ostvaruje razotkrivanje Otkrivenja Isusa Krista služeći se početkom neke stvari kako bi predočio svršetak neke stvari.

The United States began as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy in 1798, and over the next sixty-five years, the two horns that would go through history together were placed into a setting that could be recognized, but only by those who are willing to see. The sixty-five years that are set forth in Isaiah chapter seven, began in 742 BC and ended in 677 BC. From 1798 until 1863 those years were repeated. Those sixty-five years identify a process of crisis in both horns.

Sjedinjene Države započele su kao šesto kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva 1798. godine, a tijekom sljedećih šezdeset i pet godina dva roga koja će zajedno prolaziti kroz povijest bila su postavljena u okvir koji se mogao prepoznati, ali samo onima koji su voljni vidjeti. Šezdeset i pet godina koje su iznesene u sedmom poglavlju Izaije započele su 742. pr. Kr. i završile 677. pr. Kr. Od 1798. do 1863. te su se godine ponovile. Tih šezdeset i pet godina označava proces krize u oba roga.

By 1863, the beginning period of the prophetic “days of one king” of Isaiah twenty-three had concluded, and in so doing it established the prophetic waymarks of the ending period of “the days of one king.” The ending of Isaiah twenty-three’s symbolic seventy is illustrated by the first sixty-five years. 1863 until the time of the end in 1989, is the period of the Laodicean Adventist church, that began from the Millerite movement and ends at the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. In order to understand the period at the end, we must understand the period at the beginning. Adventism cannot do this, for its beginning is marked by its rejection of the oath of Moses, which identifies the very sixty-five years which represents Adventism’s and the United States’ beginning and ending.

Do 1863. godine završilo je početno razdoblje proročkih „dana jednoga kralja” iz Izaije dvadeset i tri, te je time uspostavilo proročke orijentire završnoga razdoblja „dana jednoga kralja”. Završetak simboličnih sedamdeset godina iz Izaije dvadeset i tri prikazan je prvih šezdeset i pet godina. Razdoblje od 1863. do vremena svršetka 1989. jest razdoblje laodicejske adventističke crkve, koje je započelo milleritskim pokretom, a završava pokretom sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Da bismo razumjeli razdoblje na svršetku, moramo razumjeti razdoblje na početku. Adventizam to ne može učiniti, jer je njegov početak obilježen njegovim odbacivanjem Mojsijeve zakletve, koja prepoznaje upravo onih šezdeset i pet godina što predstavljaju početak i svršetak adventizma i Sjedinjenih Država.

For this reason, and this is a reason of high importance, this article has attempted to establish one prophetic fact that is now being unsealed by the Lion of the tribe of Judah. The fact is that if you are unwilling to recognize that the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been in the Laodicean condition, then you are logically unable to rightly divide the history of Adventism, and without rightly dividing the history of Adventism you are incapable of rightly identifying the horn of Republicanism.

Zbog toga razloga, a to je razlog od velike važnosti, ovaj je članak nastojao utvrditi jednu proročku činjenicu koju sada razotkriva Lav iz plemena Judina. Ta je činjenica da, ako niste voljni priznati da je Crkva adventista sedmoga dana oduvijek bila u laodicejskom stanju, tada logično niste u stanju ispravno razlučiti povijest adventizma, a bez ispravnog razlučivanja povijesti adventizma niste sposobni ispravno prepoznati rog republikanizma.

> For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. 2 Peter 2:20–22.

> Jer ako su, pošto su pobjegli od nečistoća svijeta po spoznaji Gospodina i Spasitelja Isusa Krista, opet u njih zapleteni i nadvladani, posljednje im je stanje gore od prvoga. Jer bilo bi im bolje da nisu upoznali put pravednosti, nego da se, pošto su ga upoznali, odvrate od svete zapovijedi koja im je predana. Ali im se dogodilo ono po istinitoj poslovici: Pas se vraća na svoju bljuvotinu; i oprana se krmača vraća valjanju u blatu. 2 Petrova 2:20–22.

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