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# The Book of Daniel - Number Ninety-Eight

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj devedeset i osam

The Triple Application of Elijah and the Last Days’ Judgment: Understanding the Investigative and Executive Phases

Trostruka primjena Ilije i sud posljednjih dana: razumijevanje istražne i izvršne faze

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 29, 2024

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The triple application of Elijah identified that in the last days there would be an Elijah at the beginning of the last days and at the ending of the last days. The “last days” are the days of judgment, which is progressive and divided into two types of judgment. The investigative judgment which began in the beginning of the last days, and the executive judgment which takes place in the ending of the last days. The triple application of Elijah is primarily representing the history of the executive judgment which begins at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Trostruka primjena Ilije utvrdila je da će u posljednjim danima postojati Ilija na početku posljednjih dana i na svršetku posljednjih dana. „Posljednji dani” jesu dani suda, koji je progresivan i podijeljen na dvije vrste suda. Istražni sud, koji je započeo na početku posljednjih dana, i izvršni sud, koji se odvija na svršetku posljednjih dana. Trostruka primjena Ilije prvenstveno predstavlja povijest izvršnoga suda koji započinje s uskoro nadolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom.

The investigative judgment is restricted to those who have made a profession to be a follower of God, primarily by direct profession, but also in a minority of occurrences by an indirect profession of lifestyle.

Istražni sud ograničen je na one koji su ispovjedili da su sljedbenici Boga, prvenstveno izravnim ispovijedanjem, ali također u manjem broju slučajeva i neizravnim ispovijedanjem putem načina života.

> (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another.) Romans 2:13–15.

> (Jer pred Bogom nisu pravedni oni koji slušaju Zakon, nego će se opravdati oni koji Zakon vrše. Jer kad pogani, koji nemaju Zakona, po naravi čine ono što Zakon zahtijeva, oni su, premda nemaju Zakona, sami sebi zakon: oni pokazuju da je djelo Zakona zapisano u njihovim srcima, a o tome svjedoči i njihova savjest, dok ih njihove misli međusobno optužuju ili pak opravdavaju.) Rimljanima 2,13–15.

The investigative judgment has two primary divisions, for it began with the investigation of the lives of the dead (from the days of Adam onward), who had professed to believe in the true God, and on September 11, 2001, it began the process of the investigative “judgment of the living.” The investigative judgment has another division beyond dead to living, for judgment begins with God’s house, and in the last days God’s house is Laodicean Adventism. Once the judgment of God’s house concludes at the soon-coming Sunday law, then God’s other flock that are then in Babylon are judged.

Istražni sud ima dvije osnovne podjele, jer je započeo ispitivanjem života mrtvih (od Adamovih dana pa nadalje), koji su tvrdili da vjeruju u istinitoga Boga, a 11. rujna 2001. započeo je proces istražnoga „suda živih“. Istražni sud ima još jednu podjelu, osim prijelaza s mrtvih na žive, jer sud počinje s kućom Božjom, a u posljednjim danima kuća je Božja laodicejski adventizam. Kada sud nad kućom Božjom završi pri uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu, tada se sudi drugom Božjem stadu koje se tada nalazi u Babilonu.

The executive judgment is God’s punishment upon those who rejected His offer of salvation. The executive judgment begins at the soon-coming Sunday law. The United States will then have filled up its cup of wrath, which is also the cup of its probationary time, and national apostasy will be followed by national ruin. Every nation on planet earth will follow the example of the United States in enforcing a Sunday law, and each of those nations will then fill up their cups and also suffer national ruin.

Izvršna presuda jest Božja kazna nad onima koji su odbacili Njegovu ponudu spasenja. Izvršna presuda započinje uskoro dolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom. Sjedinjene Države tada će ispuniti svoju čašu gnjeva, koja je ujedno i čaša njihova vremena kušnje, a nacionalno otpadništvo bit će praćeno nacionalnom propašću. Svaki narod na planetu Zemlji slijedit će primjer Sjedinjenih Država u nametanju nedjeljnoga zakona, i svaki će od tih naroda tada ispuniti svoje čaše te također pretrpjeti nacionalnu propast.

> “As America, the land of religious liberty, shall unite with the Papacy in forcing the conscience and compelling men to honor the false sabbath, the people of every country on the globe will be led to follow her example.” Testimonies, volume 6, 18.

> „Kad se Amerika, zemlja vjerske slobode, ujedini s Papinstvom u prisiljavanju savjesti i navođenju ljudi da odaju čast lažnoj suboti, narod svake zemlje na kugli zemaljskoj bit će naveden da slijedi njezin primjer.” Testimonies, volume 6, 18.

The executive judgment is also divided into two parts. From the Sunday law in the United States until human probation closes when Michael stands up, God’s judgments are mixed with mercy, but when Michael stands up, God’s wrath, as represented by the pouring out of the seven last plagues, contains no mercy. During the period of the Sunday law crisis the executive judgments upon men and nations will be mixed with mercy, for there will still be some in Babylon that are then being given opportunity to understand the distinction between the worship of Sabbath and Sunday.

Izvršna osuda također je podijeljena na dva dijela. Od nedjeljnog zakona u Sjedinjenim Državama pa sve dok se ne zaključi vrijeme kušnje za ljude, kada Mihael ustane, Božji su sudovi pomiješani s milošću; ali kada Mihael ustane, Božji gnjev, prikazan izlijevanjem sedam posljednjih zala, ne sadržava nikakvu milost. Tijekom razdoblja krize nedjeljnog zakona izvršni sudovi nad ljudima i narodima bit će pomiješani s milošću, jer će još uvijek biti nekih u Babilonu kojima se tada pruža prilika da razumiju razliku između bogoslužja subote i nedjelje.

> “Oh, that the people might know the time of their visitation! There are many who have not yet heard the testing truth for this time. There are many with whom the Spirit of God is striving. The time of God’s destructive judgments is the time of mercy for those who have had no opportunity to learn what is truth. Tenderly will the Lord look upon them. His heart of mercy is touched; His hand is still stretched out to save, while the door is closed to those who would not enter.

> „O, kad bi narod mogao spoznati vrijeme svoga pohođenja! Mnogi još nisu čuli kušnu istinu za ovo vrijeme. Mnogi su oni s kojima se Duh Božji bori. Vrijeme Božjih razornih sudova vrijeme je milosti za one koji nisu imali prilike upoznati što je istina. Gospodin će nježno pogledati na njih. Njegovo srce milosrđa ganuto je; Njegova je ruka još uvijek ispružena da spasi, dok su vrata zatvorena onima koji nisu htjeli ući.

> “The mercy of God is shown in His long forbearance. He is holding back His judgments, waiting for the message of warning to be sounded to all. Oh, if our people would feel as they should the responsibility resting upon them to give the last message of mercy to the world, what a wonderful work would be done!” Testimonies, volume 9, 97.

> „Milosrđe Božje očituje se u Njegovu dugotrajnom strpljenju. On zadržava svoje sudove, čekajući da se svim ljudima oglasi poruka upozorenja. O, kad bi naš narod osjetio kako treba odgovornost koja počiva na njemu da svijetu uputi posljednju poruku milosti, kako bi divno djelo bilo izvršeno!” Svjedočanstva, svezak 9, 97.

The “time of God’s destructive judgments is the time of mercy for those who have had no opportunity to learn what is truth.” Those two “times” begin together when “the door is closed” upon Laodicean Adventists “who would not enter.”

„Vrijeme Božjih razornih sudova vrijeme je milosti za one koji nisu imali priliku upoznati što je istina.“ Ta dva „vremena“ počinju zajedno kada se „vrata zatvore“ pred laodicejskim adventistima „koji nisu htjeli ući“.

> “I saw that the holy Sabbath is, and will be, the separating wall between the true Israel of God and unbelievers; and that the Sabbath is the great question, to unite the hearts of God’s dear waiting saints. And if one believed, and kept the Sabbath, and received the blessing attending it, and then gave it up, and broke the holy commandment, they would shut the gates of the Holy City against themselves, as sure as there was a God that rules in heaven above. I saw that God had children, who do not see and keep the Sabbath. They had not rejected the light on it. And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were f illed with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully. This enraged the church, and nominal Adventists, as they could not refute the Sabbath truth. And at this time, God’s chosen, all saw clearly that we had the truth, and they came out and endured the persecution with us.” A Word to the Little Flock, 18, 19.

> „Vidjela sam da je sveta subota, i da će biti, zid razdvajanja između pravoga Izraela Božjega i nevjernika; i da je subota veliko pitanje koje treba sjediniti srca dragih Božjih svetih koji čekaju. A ako bi tko vjerovao, i držao subotu, i primio blagoslov koji je prati, a zatim je se odrekao i prekršio svetu zapovijed, zatvorio bi pred samim sobom vrata Svetoga Grada, isto onako sigurno kao što postoji Bog koji vlada na nebu gore. Vidjela sam da Bog ima djecu koja ne vide i ne drže subotu. Oni nisu odbacili svjetlo o njoj. I na početku vremena nevolje bili smo ispunjeni Duhom Svetim dok smo izišli i potpunije naviještali subotu. To je razgnjevilo crkvu i nominalne adventiste, jer nisu mogli pobiti istinu o suboti. I u to su vrijeme svi Božji izabrani jasno vidjeli da imamo istinu, te su izašli i podnijeli progonstvo s nama.” A Word to the Little Flock, 18, 19.

The door is closed at the soon-coming Sunday law, making the period which precedes the Sunday law “the time” of God’s people’s “visitation.”

Vrata se zatvaraju pri skorom donošenju nedjeljnog zakona, čime razdoblje koje prethodi nedjeljnom zakonu postaje „vrijeme” „pohođenja” Božjega naroda.

> How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them? Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for everyone from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 8:8–12.

> Kako govorite: Mi smo mudri i zakon Gospodnji je s nama? Gle, doista ga je uzalud načinila lažljiva pisaljka književnika. Mudraci će se postidjeti, bit će smeteni i uhvaćeni; gle, odbacili su riječ Gospodnju, i kakva je onda mudrost u njima? Zato ću njihove žene dati drugima i njihova polja onima koji će ih baštiniti; jer od najmanjega pa sve do najvećega svi su odani lakomstvu, od proroka pa do svećenika svi postupaju prijevarno. Jer olako iscijeliše ranu kćeri moga naroda govoreći: Mir, mir! a mira nema. Jesu li se postidjeli kada su počinili gadost? Ne, nimalo se nisu postidjeli niti su znali pocrvenjeti; zato će pasti među onima koji padaju: u vrijeme svoga pohođenja bit će oboreni, govori Gospodin. Jeremija 8:8–12.

As with ancient Israel, so with modern Israel, they are both destroyed, for they knew not the time of their visitation. The time of God’s visitation for Laodicean Adventism began on September 11, 2001, and concludes at the soon coming Sunday law.

Kao sa starim Izraelom, tako i s modernim Izraelom: oboje su uništeni, jer nisu prepoznali vrijeme svojega pohođenja. Vrijeme Božjeg pohođenja za laodicejski adventizam započelo je 11. rujna 2001. i završava uskoro dolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom.

> And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. Luke 19:41–44.

> I kad se približio, ugleda grad i zaplaka nad njim govoreći: O kad bi i ti, barem u ovaj svoj dan, spoznao što je za tvoj mir! Ali sada je skriveno tvojim očima. Jer doći će na tebe dani kada će tvoji neprijatelji podići opkop oko tebe, opkoliti te i stegnuti sa svih strana, i sravnit će te sa zemljom, i djecu tvoju u tebi; i neće u tebi ostaviti ni kamen na kamenu, zato što nisi prepoznao vrijeme svoga pohođenja. Luka 19,41–44.

At the time of God’s visitation the wise and foolish are forever separated.

U vrijeme Božjega pohođenja mudri i ludi zauvijek bivaju razdvojeni.

> “We know that unconsecrated Seventh-day Adventists, who have a knowledge of the truth, but who have linked themselves with worldlings will depart entirely from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits. The enemy will gladly hold out inducements to them, to lead them to carry on a warfare against the people of God. But those who are true and steadfast will have a strong and powerful defense in God.” Manuscript Releases, volume 7, 186.

> „Znamo da će neposvećeni adventisti sedmoga dana, koji imaju spoznaju istine, ali su se povezali sa svjetovnjacima, potpuno otpasti od vjere, slušajući zavodljive duhove. Neprijatelj će im rado pružati poticaje kako bi ih naveo da vode rat protiv Božjega naroda. Ali oni koji su istiniti i postojani imat će snažnu i moćnu obranu u Bogu.” Manuscript Releases, sv. 7, 186.

Their time of visitation began on September 11, 2001, as typified by the time of visitation upon the Protestant churches on August 11, 1840, and as the time of visitation had begun for ancient Israel when the Holy Spirit descended at the baptism of Christ.

Njihovo vrijeme pohođenja započelo je 11. rujna 2001., kako je predočeno vremenom pohođenja nad protestantskim crkvama 11. kolovoza 1840., i kao što je vrijeme pohođenja za drevni Izrael započelo kada je Sveti Duh sišao prilikom Kristova krštenja.

The executive judgment begins when the United States fills the cup of its probationary time at the soon coming Sunday law, which is also when the Laodicean Adventist church has filled their cup. Judgment begins with the house of God, and the cup of probationary time for both corrupted horns of the United States. The corrupted horn of Protestantism that has previously been represented by the Laodicean Adventist church then ceases, and the Philadelphian movement of the third angel is then the true horn of Protestantism, and spiritual Jerusalem that is lifted up as an ensign. At that point Jerusalem changes from the church militant into the church triumphant.

Izvršna osuda započinje kada Sjedinjene Države pri skorašnjem donošenju nedjeljnog zakona ispune čašu svoga vremena kušnje, što je ujedno i trenutak kada je laodicejska adventistička crkva ispunila svoju čašu. Sud počinje od doma Božjega, i od čaše vremena kušnje za oba iskvarena roga Sjedinjenih Država. Iskvareni rog protestantizma, koji je prethodno bio predstavljen laodicejskom adventističkom crkvom, tada prestaje, a filadelfijski pokret trećega anđela tada je istinski rog protestantizma i duhovni Jeruzalem koji je podignut kao stijeg. U tom trenutku Jeruzalem se mijenja iz crkve vojskujuće u crkvu pobjedničku.

The executive judgment begins, with the time of God’s destructive judgments, which is also a time of mercy for God’s other flock that is still in Babylon. It begins when the time of God’s visitation upon Laodicean Adventism ends. The executive judgment progresses to the Seven Last Plagues where the judgments are no longer mixed with mercy, and then Jesus returns.

Izvršna presuda započinje, s vremenom Božjih razornih sudova, koje je ujedno i vrijeme milosti za drugo Božje stado koje je još uvijek u Babilonu. Ona započinje kada završi vrijeme Božjeg pohođenja nad laodicejskim adventizmom. Izvršna presuda napreduje do Sedam posljednjih zala, gdje sudovi više nisu pomiješani s milošću, a zatim se Isus vraća.

When Jesus returns, the millennium (one thousand years), of Revelation chapter twenty, identifies that Satan is bound upon a desolated earth, alone with only the rebellious angels that participated in the attack against God.

Kada se Isus vrati, tisućljeće (tisuću godina) iz dvadesetoga poglavlja Otkrivenja pokazuje da je Sotona svezan na opustošenoj zemlji, sam, samo s pobunjenim anđelima koji su sudjelovali u napadu protiv Boga.

> And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. Revelation 20:1–3.

> I vidjeh anđela gdje silazi s neba, koji ima ključ bezdana i velik lanac u svojoj ruci. I uhvati zmaja, onu staru zmiju, koja je Đavao i Sotona, i sveza ga na tisuću godina, te ga baci u bezdan, i zatvori ga, i stavi pečat na nj, da više ne zavodi narode dok se ne navrši tisuću godina; a nakon toga valja mu biti odriješen na kratko vrijeme. Otkrivenje 20,1–3.

During that thousand years the redeemed will perform an investigative judgment upon the lost who are still sleeping in their graves waiting for the conclusion of the individual judgments. The redeemed will consider the lives and circumstances of the lost, including Satan and his angels, in order to determine which deserves greater punishment at the end of the thousand years.

Tijekom tih tisuću godina otkupljeni će provoditi istražni sud nad izgubljenima koji još spavaju u svojim grobovima čekajući dovršenje pojedinačnih sudova. Otkupljeni će razmatrati živote i okolnosti izgubljenih, uključujući Sotonu i njegove anđele, kako bi odredili tko zaslužuje veću kaznu na kraju tisuću godina.

> And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Revelation 20:4.

> I vidjeh prijestolja, i sjedoše na njih, i sud im bijaše predan; i vidjeh duše onih koji bijahu pogubljeni zbog svjedočanstva Isusova i zbog riječi Božje, i koji se ne pokloniše Zvijeri ni njezinu kipu, niti primiše njezin žig na svoja čela ili na svoje ruke; i oživješe te kraljevaše s Kristom tisuću godina. Otkrivenje 20,4.

The millennium therefore contains an investigative judgment, that when finished brings the final executive judgment when the wicked dead are raised, and Satan who then has entire control over them convinces the wicked to attack Jerusalem which at the end of the thousand years comes down out of heaven. As the wicked mount their attack, fire comes down out of heaven and the final executive judgment is accomplished.

Tisućljeće, dakle, obuhvaća istražni sud koji, kada bude dovršen, dovodi do konačnoga izvršnoga suda, kad zli mrtvi uskrsnu, a Sotona, koji tada ima potpunu vlast nad njima, uvjeri bezbožne da napadnu Jeruzalem koji na svršetku tisuću godina silazi s neba. Dok bezbožni podižu svoj napad, oganj silazi s neba i konačni izvršni sud biva izvršen.

> And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. Revelation 20:7–9.

> A kad se navrši tisuću godina, Sotona će biti pušten iz svoje tamnice te će izići zavesti narode koji su na četiri kraja zemlje, Goga i Magoga, da ih skupi za boj; a broj im je kao pijesak morski. I uzađoše na širinu zemlje te opkoliše tabor svetih i ljubljeni grad; i oganj siđe od Boga s neba te ih proždre. Otkrivenje 20:7–9.

Though the triple applications of Elijah and the messenger that prepares for the Messenger of the Covenant to suddenly come to His temple are closely related, a distinction of their work can be noted in that Elijah is primarily identifying the work of the messenger, and the movement associated with the message of the messenger, that is accomplished during the executive judgment that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law. The messenger that prepares the way for the Messenger of the Covenant primarily identifies a work that is accomplished during the investigative judgment. Laodicean Adventism does not know the time of their visitation, which represents a specific time period of judgment.

Premda su trostruke primjene Ilije i glasnika koji pripravlja put da Glasnik Saveza iznenada dođe u svoj hram usko povezane, može se uočiti razlika u njihovom djelu po tome što Ilija prvenstveno označava djelo glasnika i pokret povezan s porukom glasnika, koje se izvršava tijekom izvršnoga suda koji započinje uskoro dolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom. Glasnik koji pripravlja put za Glasnika Saveza prvenstveno označava djelo koje se izvršava tijekom istražnoga suda. Laodicejski adventizam ne poznaje vrijeme svojega pohođenja, što predstavlja određeno vremensko razdoblje suda.

Neither do they understand the “present truth” message that is proclaimed during the time of their visitation. They were required to know both the judgment, and the message of those days. They were also required to know the messenger of that period of time. In their Laodicean blindness they oppose the message of the hour, deny the time of their visitation with a message of “peace and safety,” and are uncertain who the chosen messenger of that period is. This truth was clearly identified in the witness of the second Elijah, who was John the Baptist.

Niti razumiju poruku „sadašnje istine” koja se objavljuje u vrijeme njihova pohođenja. Od njih se zahtijevalo da poznaju i sud i poruku tih dana. Od njih se također zahtijevalo da poznaju vjesnika toga vremenskog razdoblja. U svojoj laodicejskoj sljepoći protive se poruci časa, niječu vrijeme svojega pohođenja porukom „mir i sigurnost” te su nesigurni tko je izabrani vjesnik toga razdoblja. Ta je istina jasno prepoznata u svjedočanstvu drugoga Ilije, koji je bio Ivan Krstitelj.

The Jews knew that prophecy identified a messenger to come, and Jesus directly taught that John was that messenger who was to come.

Židovi su znali da je proročanstvo označilo glasnika koji treba doći, a Isus je izravno naučavao da je Ivan taj glasnik koji je trebao doći.

> For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 11:13–15.

> Jer svi su proroci i Zakon prorokovali do Ivana. I ako hoćete to primiti, on je Ilija koji je imao doći. Tko ima uši da čuje, neka čuje. Matej 11,13–15.

At the very conclusion of the period of their visitation (the time in the history of Christ that typifies the soon-coming Sunday law), as Christ hung upon the cross the Jews conjectured whether Elijah would then come to save Jesus. If they did not recognize the messenger that was to prepare for the Messenger of the Covenant, that was then confirming the covenant with His own blood, they could not recognize their Messiah. Laodicean Adventism in the last days is required to know their judgment, which is the time of their visitation. They are required to recognize the message of that period of time, and they are required to recognize the chosen messenger of that time. The rebellion of 1888, represented September 11, 2001, when the angel of Revelation chapter eighteen descended. The rebels of 1888, refused to acknowledge the chosen messengers of the history that was typifying the last days.

Na samome završetku razdoblja njihova pohođenja (vremena u Kristovoj povijesti koje predočuje uskoro dolazeći nedjeljni zakon), dok je Krist visio na križu, Židovi su nagađali hoće li Ilija tada doći da spasi Isusa. Ako nisu prepoznali glasnika koji je trebao pripraviti put Glasniku Saveza, koji je tada potvrđivao savez vlastitom krvlju, nisu mogli prepoznati ni svoga Mesiju. Od laodicejskog adventizma u posljednjim danima zahtijeva se da poznaje svoj sud, koji je vrijeme njegova pohođenja. Od njega se zahtijeva da prepozna poruku toga vremenskog razdoblja, i od njega se zahtijeva da prepozna izabranoga glasnika toga vremena. Pobuna iz 1888., predočena 11. rujnom 2001., nastupila je kada je sišao anđeo iz osamnaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja. Pobunjenici iz 1888. odbili su priznati izabrane glasnike povijesti koja je predočavala posljednje dane.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Ovo ćemo proučavanje nastaviti u sljedećem članku.

> For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. Then took I the cup at the Lord’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me: To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert, And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground. Jeremiah 25:15–33.

> Jer ovako mi reče Gospodin, Bog Izraelov: Uzmi iz moje ruke čašu vina ovoga gnjeva i napoji njome sve narode k kojima te šaljem. I pit će, i zateturati, i pomamiti se zbog mača koji ću poslati među njih. Tada uzeh čašu iz ruke Gospodnje i napojih sve narode k kojima me Gospod poslao: to jest Jeruzalem i gradove Judine, i kraljeve njihove, i knezove njihove, da ih učini pustoši, užasom, porugom i prokletstvom, kao što je danas; faraona, kralja egipatskoga, i sluge njegove, i knezove njegove, i sav narod njegov; i sav izmiješani puk, i sve kraljeve zemlje Uza, i sve kraljeve zemlje filistejske, i Aškelon, i Gazu, i Ekron, i ostatak Ašdoda; Edom i Moab, i sinove Amonove; i sve kraljeve Tira, i sve kraljeve Sidona, i kraljeve otoka koji su s onu stranu mora; Dedan, i Temu, i Buz, i sve koji su u najudaljenijim krajevima; i sve kraljeve Arabije, i sve kraljeve izmiješanoga puka koji prebiva u pustinji; i sve kraljeve Zimrija, i sve kraljeve Elama, i sve kraljeve Medije; i sve kraljeve sjevera, daleke i bliske, jednoga s drugim, i sva kraljevstva svijeta koja su na licu zemlje; a kralj Šešaka pit će nakon njih. Zato im reci: Ovako govori Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izraelov: Pijte i opijte se, i bljujte, i padnite, i ne ustajte više, zbog mača koji ću poslati među vas. I bit će, ako odbiju uzeti čašu iz tvoje ruke da piju, tada im reci: Ovako govori Gospod nad vojskama: Zacijelo ćete piti. Jer evo, ja počinjem puštati zlo na grad koji se naziva mojim imenom, a zar ćete vi ostati posve nekažnjeni? Nećete ostati nekažnjeni; jer ću dozvati mač na sve stanovnike zemlje, govori Gospod nad vojskama. Zato prorokuj protiv njih sve ove riječi i reci im: Gospod će riknuti s visine i pustiti glas svoj iz prebivališta svoje svetosti; silno će riknuti protiv prebivališta svojega; podignut će poklik kao oni koji gaze grožđe protiv svih stanovnika zemlje. Huka će doći do nakraj zemlje; jer Gospod ima parbu s narodima, sudit će se sa svakim tijelom; bezbožnike će predati maču, govori Gospod. Ovako govori Gospod nad vojskama: Evo, zlo će izaći od naroda do naroda, i velik vihor podignut će se s krajeva zemlje. I pobijeni od Gospoda bit će onoga dana od jednoga kraja zemlje do drugoga kraja zemlje: neće biti oplakani, niti pokupljeni, niti pokopani; bit će kao gnoj po zemlji. Jeremija 25:15–33.

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