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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Eighty-Four

Knjiga proroka Daniela - sto osamdeset i četvrta

The Sabbath and Incarnation: Cornerstones of the Millerite Sealing Process

Subota i utjelovljenje: kameni temeljci mileritskog procesa pečaćenja

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Jeff Pippenger

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April 14, 2024

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The final test for the Millerite generation, who failed the testing process, began in 1856, with the arrival of increased light upon the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six. From 1856 to 1863 the Laodicean message marked a final period of time in the period that began with the arrival of the third angel on October 22, 1844. That period of time is represented by verses thirteen through fifteen of Daniel chapter eleven.

Posljednja kušnja za mileritski naraštaj, koji nije prošao proces kušanja, započela je 1856. godine dolaskom povećane svjetlosti o „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest. Od 1856. do 1863. laodicejska poruka označavala je završno vremensko razdoblje unutar razdoblja koje je započelo dolaskom trećega anđela 22. listopada 1844. To je vremensko razdoblje predstavljeno stihovima trinaest do petnaest u jedanaestom poglavlju Daniela.

That period of time is illustrated by not only those verses, but also by the history that fulfilled those verses, and also by the geographical witness of Panium, which is also Caesarea Philippi. Caesarea Philippi was purposely visited by Christ just before the cross, and the cross represents the Sunday law, that is represented by verse sixteen. On October 22, 1844 the Lion of the tribe of Judah identified the doctrine of the Sabbath in a special light. Then at the end of that testing process He introduced an increase of knowledge upon the “seven times,” and the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six is a doctrine of the Sabbath. It is the Sabbath commandment of the land resting that is a direct parallel to the Sabbath commandment of men resting. The time prophecy of the twenty-five hundred and twenty years and the twenty-three hundred years both ended on October 22, 1844.

To je vremensko razdoblje prikazano ne samo tim redcima, nego i poviješću koja je te retke ispunila, kao i zemljopisnim svjedočanstvom Panija, koji je također Cezareja Filipova. Cezareju Filipovu Krist je namjerno posjetio neposredno prije križa, a križ predstavlja nedjeljni zakon, koji je prikazan šesnaestim retkom. Dana 22. listopada 1844. Lav iz plemena Judina označio je nauk o suboti u posebnoj svjetlosti. Zatim je na kraju toga procesa kušanja uveo porast spoznaje o „sedam vremena“, a „sedam vremena“ iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest nauk je o suboti. To je subotnja zapovijed o počivanju zemlje, koja je izravna usporednica subotnjoj zapovijedi o počivanju ljudi. Proročanstvo o vremenu od dvije tisuće petsto i dvadeset godina i od dvije tisuće tristo godina oboje su završila 22. listopada 1844.

The final period of the testing process, from 1856 to 1863, was a greater revelation of the Sabbath, which had been placed in a special light at the beginning of the sealing and testing process. The history represented by the fulfillment of verses thirteen to fifteen of Daniel eleven represents the testing period where the seal of God is impressed for eternity upon the one hundred and forty-four thousand. In that history the two sticks of Ezekiel are joined. The joining of the two sticks represents the combination of Divinity with humanity, and the doctrine that shines in a special light in that history is the doctrine of the incarnation.

Završno razdoblje procesa kušanja, od 1856. do 1863., bilo je veće otkrivenje subote, koja je bila stavljena u osobitu svjetlost na početku procesa pečaćenja i kušanja. Povijest prikazana ispunjenjem trinaestog do petnaestog retka jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela predstavlja razdoblje kušanja u kojemu se pečat Božji utiskuje za vječnost na sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. U toj se povijesti sjedinjuju dva štapa iz Ezekiela. Sjedinjenje dvaju štapova predstavlja sjedinjenje božanstva s čovještvom, a nauk koji u toj povijesti sja u osobitoj svjetlosti jest nauk o utjelovljenju.

For this reason, when Peter identified Christ as the Son of God in Caesarea Philippi, he was acknowledging that Christ, as the Son of God represented His dual nature of being the Divine Son of God, who had taken upon Himself human flesh, and in so doing became the Son of man.

Zbog toga je Petar, kada je u Cezareji Filipovoj prepoznao Krista kao Sina Božjega, priznavao da Krist, kao Sin Božji, predstavlja Njegovu dvojaku narav: da je božanski Sin Božji, koji je na sebe uzeo ljudsko tijelo te time postao Sinom čovječjim.

> “As the disciples searched the prophecies that testified of Christ, they were brought into fellowship with the Deity, and learned of Him who had ascended to heaven to complete the work He had begun on earth. They recognized the fact that in Him dwelt knowledge which no human being, unaided by divine agency, could comprehend. They needed the help of Him whom kings, prophets, and righteous men had foretold. With amazement they read and reread the prophetic delineations of His character and work. How dimly had they comprehended the prophetic scriptures! how slow they had been in taking in the great truths which testified of Christ! Looking upon Him in His humiliation, as He walked a man among men, they had not understood the mystery of His incarnation, the dual character of His nature. Their eyes were holden, so that they did not fully recognize divinity in humanity. But after they were illuminated by the Holy Spirit, how they longed to see Him again, and to place themselves at His feet!” The Desire of Ages, 507.

> „Dok su učenici istraživali proročanstva koja su svjedočila o Kristu, bili su uvedeni u zajedništvo s Božanstvom te su upoznali Onoga koji je uzašao na nebo da dovrši djelo koje je započeo na zemlji. Prepoznali su činjenicu da je u Njemu prebivalo znanje koje nijedno ljudsko biće, bez pomoći božanskog djelovanja, nije moglo razumjeti. Trebala im je pomoć Onoga koga su kraljevi, proroci i pravednici unaprijed navijestili. Sa zadivljenošću su čitali i ponovno čitali proročke prikaze Njegova karaktera i djela. Kako su nejasno bili razumjeli proročka Pisma! kako su sporo usvajali velike istine koje su svjedočile o Kristu! Gledajući Ga u Njegovu poniženju, dok je kao čovjek hodio među ljudima, nisu bili razumjeli otajstvo Njegova utjelovljenja, dvojaku narav Njegove prirode. Njihove su oči bile zadržane tako da nisu potpuno prepoznali božanstvo u čovještvu. No nakon što ih je prosvijetlio Duh Sveti, kako su Ga čeznuli ponovno vidjeti i staviti se pred Njegove noge!“ The Desire of Ages, 507.

October 22, 1844 through to 1863 represents the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. That period began with the Sabbath being highlighted as the special truth among the many truths that are unsealed during the period of the sealing. The period began the sounding of the seventh trumpet which identifies when the mystery of God was to be finished.

Razdoblje od 22. listopada 1844. do 1863. predstavlja vrijeme pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. To je razdoblje započelo time što je subota bila istaknuta kao posebna istina među mnogim istinama koje su otpečaćene tijekom razdoblja pečaćenja. To je razdoblje započelo oglašavanje sedme trube, koje označuje kada je trebalo biti dovršeno otajstvo Božje.

> But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Revelation 10:7.

> Nego u danima glasa sedmoga anđela, kad zatrubi, svršit će se otajstvo Božje, kao što je navijestio svojim slugama prorocima. Otkrivenje 10,7.

The seventh angel is also the third woe, for the sealing takes place in the history when the warfare of Islam is active. Had Millerite Adventism been faithful in the period that followed October 22, 1844, Islam that had been restrained on August 11, 1840, would have been released.

Sedmi anđeo ujedno je i treće jao, jer se pečaćenje odvija u povijesti kada je ratovanje islama aktivno. Da je mileritski adventizam bio vjeran u razdoblju koje je uslijedilo nakon 22. listopada 1844., islam, koji je bio zadržan 11. kolovoza 1840., bio bi oslobođen.

> “Had Adventists, after the great disappointment in 1844, held fast their faith and followed on unitedly in the opening providence of God, receiving the message of the third angel and in the power of the Holy Spirit proclaiming it to the world, they would have seen the salvation of God, the Lord would have wrought mightily with their efforts, the work would have been completed, and Christ would have come ere this to receive His people to their reward. But in the period of doubt and uncertainty that followed the disappointment, many of the advent believers yielded their faith. . . . Thus the work was hindered, and the world was left in darkness. Had the whole Adventist body united upon the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, how widely different would have been our history!” Evangelism, 695.

> „Da su adventisti, nakon velikog razočaranja 1844. godine, čvrsto održali svoju vjeru i složno nastavili slijediti otvorenu Božju providnost, primajući poruku trećega anđela i u sili Duha Svetoga objavljujući je svijetu, vidjeli bi Božje spasenje, Gospodin bi silno djelovao s njihovim naporima, djelo bi bilo dovršeno i Krist bi već bio došao da primi svoj narod u njegovu nagradu. Ali u razdoblju sumnje i neizvjesnosti koje je uslijedilo nakon razočaranja, mnogi od adventnih vjernika napustili su svoju vjeru.... Tako je djelo bilo ometano, a svijet je bio ostavljen u tami. Da se cijelo adventističko tijelo ujedinilo na Božjim zapovijedima i vjeri Isusovoj, koliko bi drukčija bila naša povijest!” Evangelizam, 695.

On October 22, 1844 the seventh trumpet began to sound and the Jubilee trumpet also began to sound.

Dana 22. listopada 1844. sedma je truba počela trubiti, a i jubilejska je truba također počela trubiti.

> And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. Leviticus 25:8–10.

> I izbrojit ćeš sebi sedam subotâ godina, sedam puta po sedam godina; i vrijeme tih sedam subotâ godina bit će ti četrdeset i devet godina. Tada zapovjedi da zatrubi truba jubileja desetoga dana sedmoga mjeseca; na Dan pomirenja neka truba odjekne po svoj zemlji vašoj. I posvetit ćete pedesetu godinu te proglasiti slobodu po svoj zemlji svim njezinim stanovnicima: neka vam to bude jubilej; i neka se svaki vrati na svoj posjed, i neka se svaki vrati svojoj obitelji. Levitski zakonik 25:8–10.

When the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand begins there is a trumpet that identifies that the warfare accomplished by Islam has arrived, and a trumpet that proclaims liberty for those who have been slaves of sin. One trumpet identifies the external history, and the other represents the internal experience of those last-day covenant people. Their slavery is relieved when their humanity is joined with His Divinity for eternity. Line upon line, those two trumpets are one Trumpet, for the Jubilee trumpet is only blown on the Day of Atonement, and the Day of Atonement begins when the seventh trumpet of the third woe is sounded. The doctrine that represented both trumpets in the Millerite movement was the light of the Sabbath. The light that represents both Trumpets in these last days is the doctrine of the incarnation. Line upon line, the Sabbath and the doctrine of the incarnation are the same doctrine.

Kada započne vrijeme pečaćenja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, postoji truba koja označuje da je stiglo ratovanje koje je izvršio islam, i truba koja proglašava slobodu onima koji su bili robovi grijeha. Jedna truba označuje vanjsku povijest, a druga predstavlja unutarnje iskustvo onih posljednjih saveznih ljudi. Njihovo se ropstvo uklanja kada se njihova ljudskost za vječnost sjedini s Njegovim Božanstvom. Redak na redak, te su dvije trube jedna Truba, jer se jubilejska truba oglašava samo na Dan pomirenja, a Dan pomirenja počinje kada zatrubi sedma truba trećega jaoja. Nauka koja je predstavljala obje trube u mileritskom pokretu bila je svjetlost subote. Svjetlost koja predstavlja obje Trube u ovim posljednjim danima jest nauka o utjelovljenju. Redak na redak, subota i nauka o utjelovljenju ista su nauka.

Peter’s confession identified the Messiah, and also the Son of God. The Messiah is the Son of God. The Messiah is the creator represented by the Sabbath.

Petrovo priznanje prepoznalo je Mesiju, a također i Sina Božjega. Mesija je Sin Božji. Mesija je Stvoritelj kojega predstavlja subota.

> “Paul had never seen Christ while he dwelt upon the earth. He had indeed heard of him and his works, but he could not believe that the promised Messiah, the Creator of all worlds, the Giver of all blessings, would appear upon earth as a mere man.” Sketches from the Life of Paul, 256.

> „Pavao nikada nije vidio Krista dok je boravio na zemlji. Doduše, bio je čuo za njega i za njegova djela, ali nije mogao vjerovati da će se obećani Mesija, Stvoritelj svih svjetova, Darovatelj svih blagoslova, pojaviti na zemlji kao puki čovjek.” Sketches from the Life of Paul, 256.

The Sabbath identifies the Creator and the Creator was the Christ that Peter identified. The Son of God, who Peter identified is He who combined with human flesh to become the Son of man. The Son of God represents the incarnation.

Subota označuje Stvoritelja, a Stvoritelj je bio Krist kojega je Petar prepoznao. Sin Božji, kojega je Petar prepoznao, jest Onaj koji se sjedinio s ljudskim tijelom da bi postao Sin čovječji. Sin Božji predstavlja utjelovljenje.

> “Christ brought men and women power to overcome. He came to this world in human form, to live a man amongst men. He assumed the liabilities of human nature, to be proved and tried. In His humanity He was a partaker of the divine nature. In His incarnation He gained in a new sense the title of the Son of God. Said the angel to Mary, ‘The power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God’ (Luke 1:35). While the Son of a human being, He became the Son of God in a new sense. Thus He stood in our world—the Son of God, yet allied by birth to the human race.” Selected Messages, book 1, 226.

> „Krist je muškarcima i ženama donio silu da nadvladaju. Došao je na ovaj svijet u ljudskom obličju, da živi kao čovjek među ljudima. Uzeo je na sebe slabosti ljudske naravi, da bude iskušan i prokušan. U svojoj ljudskoj naravi bio je dionik božanske naravi. U svojem utjelovljenju stekao je, u novom smislu, naslov Sina Božjega. Anđeo reče Mariji: ‘Sila će te Svevišnjega osjeniti; zato će se i to sveto što će se od tebe roditi zvati Sin Božji’ (Luka 1,35). Premda je bio sin ljudskog bića, postao je Sin Božji u novom smislu. Tako je stajao u našem svijetu — Sin Božji, a ipak rođenjem povezan s ljudskim rodom.” Selected Messages, knjiga 1, 226.

At Caesarea Philippi, Peter’s twofold confession represented the one hundred and forty-four thousand who understand that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and the doctrine of the Sabbath that was lightened in 1844, along with the doctrine of the incarnation that is recognized in the last days. The light of the twofold truth is opened up at the beginning and ending of the period of the sealing, as witnessed by the history of the sealing from October 22, 1844 to 1863, and the history of Revelation chapter eighteen’s two voices.

U Cezareji Filipovoj Petrovo dvostruko priznanje predstavljalo je sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće koji razumiju da je Isus Krist, Sin Božji, kao i nauk o suboti koji je bio rasvijetljen 1844., zajedno s naukom o utjelovljenju koji se prepoznaje u posljednjim danima. Svjetlo dvostruke istine otvara se na početku i na završetku razdoblja pečaćenja, kako svjedoči povijest pečaćenja od 22. listopada 1844. do 1863., te povijest dvaju glasova iz osamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.

In both the Millerite line of the sealing process, and the prophetic line of the sealing in Revelation eighteen, there is a test at the very end of the period where one class is manifested as foolish virgins, as was the case from 1856 to 1863, and a class is manifested as wise virgins from July 2023 unto the soon coming Sunday law. That final period of testing repeats the beginning of the period. The same angel that descended on September 11, 2001 arrived as Michael to call the dead to life in 2023 some to everlasting life and some to everlasting death. When He arrived, He led His people back to the foundations. Some refuse to walk in the old paths, some do walk in the old paths. Some hearken to the sound of the trumpet, some refuse to hear.

I u mileritskoj liniji procesa pečaćenja i u proročkoj liniji pečaćenja u osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja postoji kušnja na samome kraju razdoblja, u kojoj se jedan razred očituje kao lude djevice, kao što je bio slučaj od 1856. do 1863., a jedan se razred očituje kao mudre djevice od srpnja 2023. pa sve do uskoro nadolazećeg nedjeljnog zakona. To završno razdoblje kušnje ponavlja početak razdoblja. Isti anđeo koji je sišao 11. rujna 2001. došao je kao Mihael da 2023. pozove mrtve u život, jedne na život vječni, a druge na vječnu smrt. Kada je došao, poveo je svoj narod natrag temeljima. Neki odbijaju hoditi starim stazama, neki hode starim stazama. Neki slušaju zvuk trube, neki odbijaju čuti.

> Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. Jeremiah 6:16, 17.

> Ovako govori Gospodin: Stanite na putove i pogledajte, i raspitajte se za stare staze, gdje je dobar put, i idite njime, pa ćete naći počinak svojim dušama. Ali oni rekoše: Nećemo ići njime. I postavih nad vama stražare govoreći: Slušajte zvuk trube. Ali oni rekoše: Nećemo slušati. Jeremija 6,16.17.

The message represented by the trumpet which the watchmen blows is twofold. It is the seventh trumpet of Islam and the Jubilee trumpet of deliverance. It is the message of the combination of Divinity with humanity, which is accomplished by the mystery of the incarnation, and that produces a character prepared for the seal of God, which is the Sabbath. The message, the work and the circumstances associated with that final period of the sealing which began in July 2023, twenty-two years after 2001, is represented by verses thirteen to fifteen of Daniel chapter eleven, and by Christ’s visit to Caesarea Philippi in Matthew chapter sixteen.

Poruka koju predstavlja truba koju pušu stražari jest dvostruka. Ona je sedma truba islama i jubilejska truba izbavljenja. To je poruka o sjedinjenju božanstva s čovještvom, koje se ostvaruje tajnom utjelovljenja, i koje rađa karakter pripravljen za pečat Božji, a to je subota. Poruka, djelo i okolnosti povezane s tim završnim razdobljem pečaćenja, koje je započelo u srpnju 2023., dvadeset i dvije godine nakon 2001., prikazani su u stihovima trinaest do petnaest jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela te Kristovim posjetom Cezareji Filipovoj u šesnaestom poglavlju Evanđelja po Mateju.

In the parable of the ten virgins all the virgins fell asleep during the tarrying time. Jesus told His disciples that Lazarus sleepeth.

U prispodobi o deset djevica sve su djevice zaspale za vrijeme odgađanja. Isus je svojim učenicima rekao da Lazar spava.

> These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. John 11:10–14.

> To reče; a nakon toga im kaže: Naš prijatelj Lazar spava; ali idem da ga probudim iz sna. Tada mu rekoše njegovi učenici: Gospodine, ako spava, ozdravit će. A Isus je govorio o njegovoj smrti, no oni su mislili da govori o počinku u snu. Tada im Isus otvoreno reče: Lazar je umro. Ivan 11,10–14.

At the end of twenty-one days, Daniel saw the vision, and he was in a deep sleep.

Na kraju dvadeset i jednoga dana, Daniel je vidio viđenje, i bio je u duboku snu.

> And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. Daniel 10:7–9.

> I ja, Daniel, sam vidio viđenje, samo ja; a ljudi koji bijahu sa mnom ne vidješe viđenje; nego velik drhtaj pade na njih, te pobjegoše da se sakriju. I ostadoh ja sam, i vidjeh to veliko viđenje, i ne ostade u meni snage; jer se moja ljepota u meni pretvori u raspadljivost, i ne zadržah snage. Ali čuh glas njegovih riječi; i kad začuh glas njegovih riječi, padoh u dubok san, licem svojim na zemlju, i lice mi bijaše prema tlu. Daniel 10:7–9.

The two witnesses of Revelation chapter eleven, were dead in the street for three and a half days, and Ezekiel’s dead bones were in the valley. On July 18, 2020 the tarrying time of spiritual death and sleeping was brought upon the virgins of the movement of the third angel. Three years later the process of awakening and preparing God’s last-day people as His ensign and mighty army began. The angel that descended on July 18, 2020 unsealed a truth, as angels always do when they descend.

Dva svjedoka iz jedanaestog poglavlja Otkrivenja bila su mrtva na ulici tri i pol dana, a Ezekielove mrtve kosti bile su u dolini. Dana 18. srpnja 2020. na djevice pokreta trećega anđela došlo je vrijeme zadržavanja duhovne smrti i spavanja. Tri godine poslije započeo je proces buđenja i pripravljanja Božjega naroda posljednjih dana kao Njegova stijega i silne vojske. Anđeo koji je sišao 18. srpnja 2020. otpečatio je jednu istinu, kao što anđeli uvijek čine kada silaze.

The truth he unsealed was the experience of the tarrying time and first disappointment. God’s last-day people were then scattered, and when the process of awakening them arrived in history, they would be required to recognize and acknowledge that they had been scattered and that they were in the tarrying time. There was then sent many angels, or many messages to strengthen the message of the tarrying time.

Istina koju je on otpečatio bilo je iskustvo vremena odgode i prvoga razočaranja. Božji narod posljednjih dana tada je bio raspršen, i kada je u povijesti nastupio proces njihova buđenja, od njih se zahtijevalo da prepoznaju i priznaju da su bili raspršeni i da se nalaze u vremenu odgode. Tada je bilo poslano mnogo anđela, odnosno mnogo poruka, da osnaže poruku vremena odgode.

> “Near the close of the second angel’s message, I saw a great light from heaven shining upon the people of God. The rays of this light seemed bright as the sun. And I heard the voices of angels crying, ‘Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him!’

> „Pred svršetak poruke drugoga anđela vidjela sam veliko svjetlo s neba kako obasjava Božji narod. Zrake te svjetlosti činile su se sjajne poput sunca. I čula sam glasove anđela kako viču: ‘Evo, Zaručnik dolazi; iziđite mu u susret!’“

> “This was the midnight cry, which was to give power to the second angel’s message. Angels were sent from heaven to arouse the discouraged saints and prepare them for the great work before them. The most talented men were not the first to receive this message. Angels were sent to the humble, devoted ones, and constrained them to raise the cry, ‘Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him!’ Those entrusted with the cry made haste, and in the power of the Holy Spirit sounded the message, and aroused their discouraged brethren. This work did not stand in the wisdom and learning of men, but in the power of God, and His saints who heard the cry could not resist it. The most spiritual received this message first, and those who had formerly led in the work were the last to receive and help swell the cry, “Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him!’

> „To je bio ponoćni poklik, koji je trebao dati snagu poruci drugoga anđela. Anđeli su bili poslani s neba da probude obeshrabrene svete i priprave ih za veliko djelo koje je bilo pred njima. Najdarovitiji ljudi nisu prvi primili ovu poruku. Anđeli su bili poslani k poniznima i predanima te ih potaknuli da podignu poklik: ‘Evo, Zaručnik dolazi; iziđite mu u susret!’ Oni kojima je poklik bio povjeren požurili su i, u sili Duha Svetoga, objavili poruku te probudili svoju obeshrabrenu braću. To djelo nije počivalo na mudrosti i učenosti ljudi, nego na Božjoj sili, i Njegovi sveti koji su čuli poklik nisu mu se mogli oduprijeti. Najduhovniji su prvi primili ovu poruku, a oni koji su nekoć predvodili u djelu bili su posljednji koji su je primili i pomogli pojačati poklik: ‘Evo, Zaručnik dolazi; iziđite mu u susret!’”

> “In every part of the land, light was given upon the second angel’s message, and the cry melted the hearts of thousands. It went from city to city, and from village to village, until the waiting people of God were fully aroused. In many churches the message was not permitted to be given, and a large company who had the living testimony left these fallen churches. A mighty work was accomplished by the midnight cry. The message was heart-searching, leading the believers to seek a living experience for themselves. They knew that they could not lean upon one another.” Early Writings, 238.

> „U svakom dijelu zemlje dano je svjetlo o poruci drugoga anđela, i taj je poklik rastopio srca tisuća. Širio se od grada do grada i od sela do sela, sve dok Božji narod koji je čekao nije bio potpuno probuđen. U mnogim crkvama nije bilo dopušteno da se poruka iznese, te je veliko mnoštvo onih koji su imali živo svjedočanstvo napustilo te pale crkve. Silno djelo bilo je izvršeno ponoćnim poklikom. Poruka je ispitivala srce, vodeći vjernike da za sebe traže živo iskustvo. Znali su da se ne mogu oslanjati jedni na druge.” Early Writings, 238.

The arrival of the message of the Midnight Cry in the parable identifies when the two classes of virgins’ manifest whether they have oil. The wise have oil, the foolish do not. The parable was fulfilled by the work of Samuel Snow in the Millerite history, and in that work the message Snow presented was developed as represented by his articles in the Millerite publications of that time period. Then when he arrived at the Exeter camp meeting, which was from August 12th to the 17th, 1844, a period is also represented that ultimately led to those at the meeting leaving the meeting and proclaiming the message.

Dolazak poruke Ponoćnog povika u prispodobi određuje trenutak kada se očituje imaju li dva razreda djevica ulja. Mudre imaju ulja, lude nemaju. Prispodoba se ispunila djelovanjem Samuela Snowa u mileritskoj povijesti, a u tom je djelovanju poruka koju je Snow iznio bila razrađena, kako to prikazuju njegovi članci u mileritskim publikacijama toga razdoblja. Zatim, kada je stigao na taborni sastanak u Exeteru, koji je trajao od 12. do 17. kolovoza 1844., prikazano je i jedno razdoblje koje je na koncu dovelo do toga da oni na sastanku napuste sastanak i počnu objavljivati poruku.

There is a “point in time” when the message of the Midnight Cry is fully established, and at that point, based upon the parable, probation closes upon the virgins. That “point in time” is preceded by “a period” when the message is being developed. Since July, 2023 the message of the Midnight Cry has been developing, and unlike the Millerite fulfillment, the message has been transmitted across the world in advance of the “close of probation”. When probation closed at the end of the Exeter meeting the message then went to “every part of the land,” and “light was given upon the second angel’s message, and the cry melted the hearts of thousands. It went from city to city, and from village to village, until the waiting people of God were fully aroused.”

Postoji „točka u vremenu” kada je poruka Ponoćnog poklika u potpunosti uspostavljena, i u toj se točki, na temelju prispodobe, vrijeme milosti zatvara nad djevicama. Toj „točki u vremenu” prethodi „razdoblje” tijekom kojega se poruka razvija. Od srpnja 2023. poruka Ponoćnog poklika razvija se, i za razliku od mileritskog ispunjenja, poruka je unaprijed prenesena širom svijeta prije „zatvaranja vremena milosti”. Kada se vrijeme milosti zatvorilo na kraju sastanka u Exeteru, poruka je tada otišla u „svaki dio zemlje”, i „svjetlo je dano o poruci drugog anđela, i poklik je otopio srca tisuća. Išao je od grada do grada, i od sela do sela, dok Božji narod koji je čekao nije bio potpuno probuđen.”

In our current history the message that began to be published in July of 2023 is now in one hundred and twenty countries around the world, and the articles that represent the development of the message of the Midnight Cry are available in over sixty languages, and the articles can either be read or listened to.

U našoj sadašnjoj povijesti poruka koja se počela objavljivati u srpnju 2023. sada je prisutna u sto dvadeset zemalja diljem svijeta, a članci koji predstavljaju razvitak poruke Ponoćnog poklika dostupni su na više od šezdeset jezika, te se članci mogu ili čitati ili slušati.

> The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Revelation 1:1–3.

> Otkrivenje Isusa Krista, koje mu je dao Bog da pokaže svojim slugama što se uskoro ima zbiti; i on ga posla te po svojem anđelu označi svojemu sluzi Ivanu, koji je posvjedočio riječ Božju i svjedočanstvo Isusa Krista, i sve što je vidio. Blažen je onaj koji čita, i oni koji slušaju riječi ovoga proroštva i čuvaju ono što je u njemu napisano, jer vrijeme je blizu. Otkrivenje 1,1–3.

The light of this message as represented with the articles has been accomplished in roughly six months by two persons.

Svjetlo ove poruke, kako je predstavljeno ovim člancima, ostvareno je u otprilike šest mjeseci od strane dviju osoba.

> “Unless those who can help in — are aroused to a sense of their duty, they will not recognize the work of God when the loud cry of the third angel shall be heard. When light goes forth to lighten the earth, instead of coming up to the help of the Lord, they will want to bind about His work to meet their narrow ideas. Let me tell you that the Lord will work in this last work in a manner very much out of the common order of things, and in a way that will be contrary to any human planning. There will be those among us who will always want to control the work of God, to dictate even what movements shall be made when the work goes forward under the direction of the angel who joins the third angel in the message to be given to the world. God will use ways and means by which it will be seen that He is taking the reins in His own hands. The workers will be surprised by the simple means that He will use to bring about and perfect His work of righteousness.” Testimonies to Ministers, 300.

> „Ako oni koji mogu pomoći u — ne budu probuđeni na svijest o svojoj dužnosti, neće prepoznati Božje djelo kada se bude čuo glasni poklič trećega anđela. Kada svjetlo iziđe da obasja zemlju, umjesto da pristupe u pomoć Gospodu, htjet će sputati Njegovo djelo kako bi ga uskladili sa svojim uskim shvaćanjima. Kažem vam da će Gospodin u ovom posljednjem djelu djelovati na način koji će biti uvelike izvan uobičajenog poretka stvari i na način koji će biti protivan svakom ljudskom planiranju. Bit će među nama onih koji će uvijek htjeti upravljati Božjim djelom, određivati čak i koje pokrete treba učiniti kada djelo bude napredovalo pod vodstvom anđela koji se pridružuje trećemu anđelu u poruci koju treba dati svijetu. Bog će se poslužiti putovima i sredstvima po kojima će se vidjeti da On uzima uzde u svoje vlastite ruke. Radnici će biti iznenađeni jednostavnim sredstvima kojima će se On poslužiti da izvrši i dovrši svoje djelo pravednosti.” Testimonies to Ministers, 300.

The Lion of the tribe of Judah has now brought His last-day people to verses thirteen through fifteen of Daniel eleven, opening the history represented by the history of 200 BC to 63 BC, and also Matthew chapter sixteen, and the history of Christ’s visit to Caesarea Philippi. Both the predictions and the history of their fulfillments align with the portion of the book of Daniel that was sealed until the last days. The books of Daniel and Revelation are one book, so in the last days, just before probation closes, the Revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed, and that Revelation includes the portion of Daniel that relates to the last days. The time is at hand for the conclusion of the Exeter camp meeting.

Lav iz plemena Judina sada je doveo svoj narod posljednjih dana do trinaestog do petnaestog retka jedanaestog poglavlja Daniela, otvarajući povijest predstavljenu poviješću od 200. pr. Kr. do 63. pr. Kr., a također i šesnaesto poglavlje Evanđelja po Mateju te povijest Kristova posjeta Cezareji Filipovoj. I proročanstva i povijest njihova ispunjenja podudaraju se s dijelom knjige proroka Daniela koji je bio zapečaćen do posljednjih dana. Knjige Daniela i Otkrivenja jedna su knjiga, stoga se u posljednjim danima, neposredno prije završetka vremena milosti, Otkrivenje Isusa Krista otpečaćuje, a to Otkrivenje uključuje onaj dio Daniela koji se odnosi na posljednje dane. Vrijeme je blizu završetka exeterskog taborskog sastanka.

> And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Revelation 22:10, 11.

> I reče mi: Ne zapečaćuj riječi proroštva ove knjige, jer je vrijeme blizu. Tko je nepravedan, neka i dalje čini nepravdu; i tko je nečist, neka i dalje bude nečist; i tko je pravedan, neka i dalje čini pravednost; i tko je svet, neka i dalje bude svet. Otkrivenje 22:10, 11.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo ovo proučavanje u sljedećem članku.

> 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 Gospodnjih. 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 onaj će dan lijepe djevice i mladići malaksati od žeđi. 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.

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