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# The Book of Daniel - Number Thirty-One

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America’s Warning: The Significance of Daniel’s Interpretation for Today

Američko upozorenje: značenje Danielova tumačenja za današnje vrijeme

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 26, 2023

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The writing on the wall, and Daniel’s interpretation to Belshazzar, represents the final pronouncement against both the apostate Republican horn and the apostate Protestant horn of the United States. The beginning history of both the founding fathers of the United States and the pioneers of Adventism are clearly recorded, yet the lessons and warnings contained therein have been set aside over “four generations”. Belshazzar perfectly represents this truth.

Natpis na zidu i Danielovo tumačenje Baltazaru predstavljaju konačnu objavu protiv i otpaloga republikanskog roga i otpaloga protestantskog roga Sjedinjenih Država. Početna povijest i otaca utemeljitelja Sjedinjenih Država i pionira adventizma jasno je zabilježena, no pouke i upozorenja sadržana u njoj bili su odloženi tijekom „četiriju naraštaja“. Baltazar savršeno predstavlja tu istinu.

It is not necessary to define a precise period of time to decide what a generation amounts to, for God’s Word never fails, and it speaks directly that it is in the fourth generation when God closes up the books on nations who have rebelled against His revealed will.

Nije potrebno odrediti točno vremensko razdoblje kako bi se ustanovilo što sačinjava jedan naraštaj, jer Božja Riječ nikada ne zatajuje, i ona izravno govori da u četvrtom naraštaju Bog zaključuje knjige narodima koji su se pobunili protiv Njegove objavljene volje.

> And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:1.

> I Bog izgovori sve ove riječi govoreći: Ja sam Gospodin, Bog tvoj, koji sam te izveo iz zemlje egipatske, iz doma ropstva. Nemoj imati drugih bogova uza me. Ne pravi sebi lika rezana niti ikakve slike onoga što je gore na nebu, ili dolje na zemlji, ili u vodama pod zemljom. Ne klanjaj im se niti im služi; jer ja, Gospodin, Bog tvoj, Bog sam ljubomoran, koji pohodim bezakonje otaca na djeci do trećega i četvrtoga naraštaja onih koji me mrze; a iskazujem milost tisućama onih koji me ljube i drže moje zapovijedi. Izlazak 20:1.

In the final generation, and therefore the prophetic “fourth generation” of ancient Israel, both John the Baptist and Christ identified that generation, as a generation of vipers.

U posljednjem naraštaju, i stoga u proročkom „četvrtom naraštaju” drevnoga Izraela, i Ivan Krstitelj i Krist označili su taj naraštaj kao naraštaj zmija otrovnica.

> O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matthew 12:34–37.

> Porode gujinji, kako možete, budući zli, govoriti dobro? Jer usta govore od obilja srca. Dobar čovjek iz dobre riznice srca iznosi dobro; a zao čovjek iz zle riznice iznosi zlo. Ali kažem vam da će za svaku ispraznu riječ koju ljudi izgovore dati račun u dan suda. Jer ćeš se svojim riječima opravdati i svojim ćeš se riječima osuditi. Matej 12:34–37.

In the final generation of the earth beast, it speaks as a dragon (a viper). From 1863, through until the Sunday law, the Republican horn has turned away from the Constitution of the United States. The blessings that God bestowed upon the nation turned the hearts of the citizens and leaders away from their responsibility to protect the principles that produced the wealth and affluence they had come to enjoy, and they forgot the motivation that directed the founding fathers in producing the sacred document that produced the wealth and affluence that they thereafter allowed to seduce them. They not only forgot the purpose of the sacred document, but they also forgot their responsibility to preserve the principles contained within the document.

U posljednjem naraštaju zvijeri iz zemlje, ona govori kao zmaj (guja). Od 1863. pa sve do nedjeljnog zakona, republikanski je rog odstupio od Ustava Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Blagoslovi koje je Bog podario toj naciji odvratili su srca građana i vođa od njihove odgovornosti da štite načela koja su proizvela bogatstvo i blagostanje u kojima su počeli uživati, te su zaboravili pobudu koja je vodila oce utemeljitelje pri sastavljanju svetoga dokumenta koji je proizveo bogatstvo i blagostanje što su potom dopustili da ih zavede. Oni ne samo da su zaboravili svrhu svetoga dokumenta, nego su također zaboravili svoju odgovornost da očuvaju načela sadržana u tom dokumentu.

From 1863, through until the Sunday law, the true Protestant horn (Adventism), has turned away from its foundational truths established by God through the ministry of William Miller. The blessings that God bestowed upon Adventism, turned the hearts of the citizens and leaders away from their responsibility to protect the principles that produced the spiritual wealth they had come to enjoy, and they forgot the purpose of the pioneers in producing the message represented upon the two sacred charts, that was designed to establish the prophetic wealth they were to guard and proclaim.

Od 1863. pa sve do nedjeljnog zakona, pravi protestantski rog (adventizam) odvraćao se od svojih temeljnih istina koje je Bog uspostavio kroz službu Williama Millera. Blagoslovi koje je Bog podario adventizmu odvratili su srca građana i vođa od njihove odgovornosti da štite načela koja su proizvela duhovno bogatstvo u kojemu su došli uživati, te su zaboravili svrhu pionira u oblikovanju poruke prikazane na dvjema svetim kartama, koja je bila namijenjena uspostavi proročkog bogatstva koje su trebali čuvati i objavljivati.

When the Lord entered into covenant with ancient Israel at Mount Sinai, He provided two sacred tables containing His ten laws, that were to be the symbol of His covenant relationship with His people. When He instituted the annual festivals, He directed that at Pentecost there was to be an offering of two loaves, that were to be lifted up. The wave offering of the two loaves was the only offering in the sanctuary service that was to have leaven (a symbol of human sin, malice, wickedness and hypocrisy), included in its preparation.

Kad je Gospod sklopio Savez s drevnim Izraelom na gori Sinaju, dao je dvije svete ploče koje su sadržavale njegovih deset zakona, a koje su trebale biti simbol njegova saveznog odnosa s njegovim narodom. Kad je ustanovio godišnje blagdane, odredio je da se na Pedesetnicu prinese prinos od dva kruha, koji su se imali podizati. Prinos od dva kruha, koji se prinosio kao žrtva potresanica, bio je jedini prinos u službi Svetišta koji je u svojoj pripravi trebao sadržavati kvasac (simbol ljudskoga grijeha, zlobe, opakosti i licemjerja).

> Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:6–8.

> Vaše hvalisanje nije dobro. Ne znate li da malo kvasca ukiseli sve tijesto? Očistite stoga stari kvasac, da budete novo tijesto, kao što i jeste beskvasni. Jer je i Krist, naša Pasha, žrtvovan za nas. Zato svetkujmo blagdan, ne sa starim kvascem, niti s kvascem zloće i pakosti, nego s beskvasnim kruhom iskrenosti i istine. 1 Korinćanima 5:6–8.

> In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke 12:1.

> U međuvremenu, kad se sabralo bezbrojno mnoštvo naroda, tako da su jedni druge gazili, poče najprije govoriti svojim učenicima: Čuvajte se kvasca farizejskoga, koji je licemjerje. Luka 12,1.

The two wave loaves that were lifted up as a wave offering, were the symbol of the ensign of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who, though sinners, had, through the power of God, purged out their leaven of malice, wickedness and hypocrisy. The leaven that was in the loaves represented men (sinners), who had overcome sin through the purification process represented as being “baked” by the furnace fire of the messenger of the covenant in Malachi chapter three. The loaves also represented the “bread of heaven”, for when offered, they were to be lifted up to heaven as a wave offering.

Dva kruha za prikazivanje koji su bili podignuti kao prikazana žrtva, bili su simbol stijega sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji su, premda grešnici, silom Božjom očistili svoj kvasac zlobe, opakosti i licemjerja. Kvasac koji je bio u kruhovima predstavljao je ljude (grešnike) koji su nadvladali grijeh kroz proces pročišćenja, prikazan time da su bili „pečeni” ognjem peći glasnika Saveza u trećem poglavlju Malahije. Kruhovi su također predstavljali „kruh s neba”, jer su, kada su bili prineseni, trebali biti podignuti prema nebu kao prikazana žrtva.

At Pentecost, when the fulfillment of the typification of the two loaves that had been offered through the years at the Pentecostal festival arrived, Christ’s disciples began the work of calling another group (the second loaf) out from the Gentile world. There would then be two loaves that were both purified from sin (leaven).

Na Pedesetnicu, kada je nastupilo ispunjenje praslike dvaju kruhova koji su se tijekom godina prinosili na pedesetničkom blagdanu, Kristovi su učenici započeli djelo pozivanja druge skupine (drugoga kruha) iz poganskoga svijeta. Tada će postojati dva kruha, oba očišćena od grijeha (kvasca).

The two tables of the Ten Commandments became the symbol of the covenant relationship of ancient Israel, and the two wave loaves represent the covenant relationship with the early Christian church. In the beginning of the history of the earth beast, the two sacred tables of Habakkuk were given as the symbol of the covenant relationship of modern Israel, the true Protestant horn, just as the sacred Constitution was given to the Republican horn. The Lord is now calling the one hundred and forty-four thousand to stand up as a mighty army, and when they do, they will be lifted up as a wave offering (ensign) as they are thrown into the furnace heated seven times hotter.

Dvije ploče Deset zapovijedi postale su simbol savezničkog odnosa drevnoga Izraela, a dva mahača kruha predstavljaju saveznički odnos s ranom kršćanskom crkvom. Na početku povijesti zvijeri iz zemlje, dvije svete Habakukove ploče dane su kao simbol savezničkog odnosa suvremenoga Izraela, istinskoga protestantskog roga, kao što je sveta Konstitucija dana republikanskom rogu. Gospodin sada poziva sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće da ustanu kao silna vojska, i kada to učine, bit će uzdignuti kao žrtva mahanja (znak) dok budu bačeni u peć užarenu sedam puta jače.

That ensign represents the law of the Ten Commandments, it also represents those who walk in the furnace fire with the living Bread of Heaven beside them, and also those who uphold the foundational teachings symbolized on Habakkuk’s two sacred tables. Those emblems are all represented in the two witnesses of Revelation chapter eleven.

Taj stijeg predstavlja zakon Deset zapovijedi; on također predstavlja one koji hode u ognju peći s živim Kruhom Neba pokraj sebe, kao i one koji drže temeljna učenja simbolizirana na dvjema svetim pločama Habakukovim. Sva su ta znamenja predstavljena u dva svjedoka iz jedanaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.

Belshazzar’s judgment represents the testimony against both horns of the earth beast. In the time of that judgment, there was one woman (a church), that understood that the only man in the kingdom that could recognize and interpret the handwriting was Daniel.

Belšazarov sud predstavlja svjedočanstvo protiv obaju rogova zvijeri zemlje. U vrijeme toga suda postojala je jedna žena (crkva) koja je razumjela da je Danijel jedini čovjek u kraljevstvu koji je mogao prepoznati i protumačiti rukopis.

> And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

> I čuo sam o tebi da umiješ davati tumačenja i razrješavati dvojbe; sada, ako možeš pročitati ovo pismo i obznaniti mi njegovo tumačenje, bit ćeš odjeven u skerlet i imat ćeš zlatan lanac oko vrata te ćeš biti treći gospodar u kraljevstvu. Tada Danijel odgovori i reče pred kraljem: Darovi tvoji neka ostanu tebi, a nagrade svoje podaj drugomu; ipak ću kralju pročitati pismo i obznaniti mu njegovo tumačenje.

> O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

> O kralju, Bog Svevišnji dade Nabukodonozoru, tvomu ocu, kraljevstvo i veličanstvo, i slavu, i čast. I zbog veličanstva koje mu je dao, svi narodi, plemena i jezici drhtahu i strahovahu pred njim: koga je htio, ubijao je; koga je htio, ostavljao je na životu; koga je htio, uzvisivao je; i koga je htio, obarao je. Ali kad se njegovo srce uzoholilo i njegov se duh otvrdnuo u oholosti, bi svrgnut s prijestolja svoga kraljevstva i oduzeše mu njegovu slavu. I bi prognan od sinova čovječjih; i njegovo srce postade kao u zvijeri, a prebivalište mu bijaše s divljim magarcima: hranili su ga travom kao volove, i tijelo mu se vlažilo rosom nebeskom; dok ne spozna da Bog Svevišnji vlada nad kraljevstvom ljudskim i da nad njim postavlja koga god hoće.

> And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

> A ti, sine njegov, o Belšasare, nisi ponizio svoje srce, premda si sve to znao; nego si se uzvisio protiv Gospodara nebeskoga; i pred tebe su donijeli posude iz doma njegova, te si iz njih pio vino ti, i knezovi tvoji, žene tvoje i priležnice tvoje; i hvalio si bogove od srebra, i zlata, od mjedi, željeza, drva i kamena, koji ne vide, niti čuju, niti znaju; a Boga, u čijoj je ruci tvoj dah, i čiji su svi tvoji putovi, nisi proslavio. Tada je od njega poslan dio ruke, i ovo je pismo napisano. A ovo je pismo koje je napisano: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. Ovo je tumačenje toga: MENE; Bog je izbrojio tvoje kraljevstvo i dovršio ga. TEKEL; Izvagan si na tezulji i nađen si manjkav. PERES; Tvoje je kraljevstvo razdijeljeno i dano Međanima i Perzijancima.

> Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. Daniel 5:16–31.

> Tada Belšasar zapovjedi, i odjenuše Daniela u skerlet, i staviše mu zlatan lanac oko vrata te proglasiše za njega da bude treći vladar u kraljevstvu. Iste noći bi ubijen Belšasar, kralj Kaldejaca. A Darije Medijac preuze kraljevstvo, u dobi od oko šezdeset i dvije godine. Daniel 5:16–31.

At the Sunday law in the United States the cup of iniquity and the cup of probationary time will be full, for the nation and for the apostate Republican horn and the apostate Protestant horn, for God will have “numbered” (the sixth) “kingdom, and finished it.” Both horns, and the nation will have been “weighed in the balances” (of the judgment taking place in the sanctuary) “and found wanting”. The United States will then be “divided,” as civil war and despotism ensues, and then be given to the seventh and eighth kingdoms of Bible prophecy.

Pri donošenju nedjeljnoga zakona u Sjedinjenim Državama čaša bezakonja i čaša vremena kušnje bit će puna, za naciju i za otpali republikanski rog i otpali protestantski rog, jer će Bog „izbrojiti” (šesto) „kraljevstvo i svršiti ga”. Oba roga, i nacija, bit će „izvagani na tezulji” (suda koji se odvija u Svetištu) „i nađeni manjkavi”. Sjedinjene Države tada će biti „razdijeljene”, kako budu uslijedili građanski rat i despotizam, a potom će biti predane sedmome i osmome kraljevstvu biblijskoga proroštva.

> “Of the Amorites the Lord said: ‘In the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.’ Although this nation was conspicuous because of its idolatry and corruption, it had not yet filled up the cup of its iniquity, and God would not give command for its utter destruction. The people were to see the divine power manifested in a marked manner, that they might be left without excuse. The compassionate Creator was willing to bear with their iniquity until the fourth generation. Then, if no change was seen for the better, His judgments were to fall upon them.

> O Amorejcima je Gospodin rekao: „U četvrtom naraštaju vratit će se ovamo, jer se bezakonje Amorejaca još nije navršilo.“ Premda se ovaj narod isticao svojim idolopoklonstvom i pokvarenošću, još nije bio napunio čašu svojega bezakonja, i Bog ne bi izdao zapovijed za njegovo potpuno uništenje. Narod je trebao vidjeti božansku silu očitovanu na osobit način, kako bi ostao bez isprike. Suosjećajni Stvoritelj bio je voljan podnositi njihovo bezakonje do četvrtoga naraštaja. Tada, ako se ne bi vidjela promjena nabolje, njegovi bi ih sudovi snašli.

> “With unerring accuracy the Infinite One still keeps an account with all nations. While His mercy is tendered with calls to repentance, this account will remain open; but when the figures reach a certain amount which God has fixed, the ministry of His wrath commences. The account is closed. Divine patience ceases. There is no more pleading of mercy in their behalf.

> „Nepogrešivom točnošću Beskonačni još uvijek vodi račun sa svim narodima. Dok se njegova milost pruža kroz pozive na pokajanje, taj će račun ostati otvoren; ali kad brojke dosegnu određenu mjeru koju je Bog odredio, započinje služba njegova gnjeva. Račun se zatvara. Božanska strpljivost prestaje. Više nema zauzimanja milosti u njihovu korist.“

> “The prophet, looking down the ages, had this time presented before his vision. The nations of this age have been the recipients of unprecedented mercies. The choicest of heaven’s blessings have been given them, but increased pride, covetousness, idolatry, contempt of God, and base ingratitude are written against them. They are fast closing up their account with God.

> „Proroku je, dok je pogledom sezao niz vjekove, bilo prikazano ovo vrijeme. Narodi ovoga doba bili su primatelji neusporedivih milosti. Njima su dani najizabraniji blagoslovi Neba, ali protiv njih su zapisani povećana oholost, lakomost, idolopoklonstvo, prezir prema Bogu i niska nezahvalnost. Oni ubrzano privode kraju svoj račun s Bogom.״

> “But that which causes me to tremble is the fact that those who have had the greatest light and privileges have become contaminated by the prevailing iniquity. Influenced by the unrighteous around them, many, even of those who profess the truth, have grown cold and are borne down by the strong current of evil. The universal scorn thrown upon true piety and holiness leads those who do not connect closely with God to lose their reverence for His law. If they were following the light and obeying the truth from the heart, this holy law would seem even more precious to them when thus despised and set aside. As the disrespect for God’s law becomes more manifest, the line of demarcation between its observers and the world becomes more distinct. Love for the divine precepts increases with one class according as contempt for them increases with another class.

> „No ono što me navodi da drhtim jest činjenica da su oni koji su imali najveću svjetlost i prednosti postali onečišćeni prevladavajućom bezakonitošću. Pod utjecajem nepravednih koji ih okružuju, mnogi su, čak i među onima koji ispovijedaju istinu, postali hladni i nošeni snažnom strujom zla. Opći prezir koji se obara na istinsku pobožnost i svetost navodi one koji nisu usko povezani s Bogom da izgube svoje poštovanje prema Njegovu zakonu. Kad bi slijedili svjetlost i slušali istinu iz srca, ovaj bi im se sveti zakon činio još dragocjenijim upravo onda kada ga se tako prezire i odbacuje. Kako nepoštovanje prema Božjem zakonu postaje sve očitije, crta razgraničenja između onih koji ga drže i svijeta postaje sve jasnija. Ljubav prema božanskim propisima raste u jedne skupine razmjerno tomu kako u druge skupine raste prezir prema njima.“

> “The crisis is fast approaching. The rapidly swelling figures show that the time for God’s visitation has about come. Although loath to punish, nevertheless He will punish, and that speedily. Those who walk in the light will see signs of the approaching peril; but they are not to sit in quiet, unconcerned expectancy of the ruin, comforting themselves with the belief that God will shelter His people in the day of visitation. Far from it. They should realize that it is their duty to labor diligently to save others, looking with strong faith to God for help. ‘The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.’

> „Kriza se brzo približava. Brojke koje se naglo uvećavaju pokazuju da je vrijeme Božjeg pohoda gotovo stiglo. Premda nerado kažnjava, ipak će kazniti, i to brzo. Oni koji hode u svjetlu vidjet će znakove približavanja opasnosti; ali ne trebaju sjediti u tihoj, ravnodušnoj očekivanju propasti, tješeći se vjerovanjem da će Bog zakloniti svoj narod u dan pohoda. Daleko od toga. Trebaju shvatiti da im je dužnost marljivo raditi kako bi spasili druge, gledajući snažnom vjerom na Boga za pomoć. ‘Mnogo može usrdna molitva pravednika.’”

> “The leaven of godliness has not entirely lost its power. At the time when the danger and depression of the church are greatest, the little company who are standing in the light will be sighing and crying for the abominations that are done in the land. But more especially will their prayers arise in behalf of the church because its members are doing after the manner of the world.

> “Kvasac pobožnosti nije posve izgubio svoju snagu. U vrijeme kada su opasnost i potištenost crkve najveće, mala skupina onih koji stoje u svjetlu uzdisat će i vapiti zbog gnusoba koje se čine u zemlji. No njihove će se molitve osobito uzdizati za crkvu, jer njezini članovi postupaju po običaju svijeta.

> “The earnest prayers of this faithful few will not be in vain. When the Lord comes forth as an avenger, He will also come as a protector of all those who have preserved the faith in its purity and kept themselves unspotted from the world. It is at this time that God has promised to avenge His own elect which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them.

> Usrdne molitve ove vjerne manjine neće biti uzaludne. Kada Gospodin iziđe kao osvetnik, On će također doći kao zaštitnik svih onih koji su sačuvali vjeru u njezinoj čistoći i održali se neokaljanima od svijeta. Upravo je u to vrijeme Bog obećao osvetiti svoje izabrane, koji vape k Njemu dan i noć, premda ih dugo podnosi.

> “The command is: ‘Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.’ These sighing, crying ones had been holding forth the words of life; they had reproved, counseled, and entreated. Some who had been dishonoring God repented and humbled their hearts before Him. But the glory of the Lord had departed from Israel; although many still continued the forms of religion, His power and presence were lacking.” Testimonies, volume 5, 208–210.

> „Zapovijed glasi: ‘Prođi posred grada, posred Jeruzalema, i stavi znak na čela ljudi koji uzdišu i plaču zbog svih gadosti što se čine posred njega.’ Ti koji uzdišu i plaču iznosili su riječi života; ukoravali su, savjetovali i usrdno molili. Neki koji su obeščašćivali Boga pokajali su se i ponizili svoja srca pred Njim. Ali slava Gospodnja bila je odstupila od Izraela; premda su mnogi još uvijek nastavili s izvanjskim oblicima vjere, nedostajale su Njegova sila i Njegova prisutnost.” Svjedočanstva, svezak 5, 208–210.

Those represented by Daniel as he stood before Belshazzar, who know the “Future for America“, will then receive Daniel’s “scarlet robe”, a “necklace of gold”, and be proclaimed as “the third ruler in the kingdom.” Scarlet is the sign and color of the first born, who receive a double portion of the Father’s inheritance, who are the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Oni koje predstavlja Daniel dok je stajao pred Belšazarom, koji poznaju „Future for America“, tada će primiti Danielovu „grimiznu haljinu“, „zlatni lanac oko vrata“ te će biti proglašeni „trećim vladarom u kraljevstvu“. Grimiz je znak i boja prvorođenca, koji primaju dvostruki dio Očeve baštine, koji su 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.

> Ovo su oni koji se nisu okaljali sa ženama, jer su djevice. Ovo su oni koji slijede Jaganjca kamo god on pođe. Oni su otkupljeni između ljudi kao prvine Bogu i Jaganjcu. Otkrivenje 14,4.

Of the two loaves that are lifted up as an ensign, it is the first born (the first fruits), who has a scarlet thread placed upon their hand.

Od dvaju kruhova koji se podižu kao stijeg, prvorođenac je taj, prvine, kojemu je na ruku stavljen grimizni konac.

> And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. Genesis 38:28–30.

> I dogodi se, kad je rađala, da jedno dijete ispruži ruku; i primalja uze te priveza na njegovu ruku skerletnu nit govoreći: Ovo je izišlo prvo. I dogodi se, kad je povukao svoju ruku, gle, iziđe njegov brat; i ona reče: Kako si se probio? Neka ovaj proboj bude na tebi; zato mu nadjenu ime Fares. A potom iziđe njegov brat, koji je imao skerletnu nit na svojoj ruci; i ime mu bijaše Zara. Postanak 38:28–30.

The first mention of “scarlet” in the Scriptures is when “Zarah,” who is the first born, and whose name means ‘a rising light,’ came out first, from the twins that were fathered by Judah. The mother, Tamar (who had played the harlot), was the wife of Judah’s deceased, wicked son. Zarah, the ‘rising light,’ came from the tribe of Judah, and had a scarlet thread upon his hand. “Pharez” means to break out, and he represents those that break away from the papacy, and come out of Babylon during the Sunday law crisis.

Prvi se put „skerlet“ u Svetome pismu spominje kada je „Zarah“, koji je prvorođenac i čije ime znači „svjetlo koje se uzdiže“, izišao prvi od blizanaca koje je začeo Juda. Majka, Tamara (koja se bila podala bludništvu), bila je žena Judina preminulog, opakog sina. Zarah, „svjetlo koje se uzdiže“, potekao je iz Judina plemena i imao je skerletnu nit na svojoj ruci. „Pharez“ znači probiti se, i on predstavlja one koji se odvajaju od papinstva i izlaze iz Babilona tijekom krize nedjeljnoga zakona.

The “scarlet line” was also the sign that protected the harlot of Jericho, when the city of Jericho was destroyed.

„grimizna vrpca“ također je bila znak koji je zaštitio bludnicu iz Jerihona kad je grad Jerihon bio razoren.

> Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee. And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. Joshua 2:18–21.

> Evo, kad uđemo u zemlju, privezat ćeš ovu vrpcu od skerleta na prozoru kroz koji si nas spustila; i dovest ćeš k sebi u kuću svoga oca, svoju majku, svoju braću i sav dom svoga oca. I bit će ovako: tko god iziđe na vrata tvoje kuće na ulicu, njegova krv neka bude na njegovoj glavi, a mi ćemo biti nedužni; a tko god bude s tobom u kući, njegova krv neka bude na našoj glavi, ako ga se dotakne ijedna ruka. Ako li odaš ovu našu stvar, bit ćemo slobodni od tvoje prisege kojom si nas zaklela. A ona reče: Neka bude po vašim riječima. Tada ih otpusti, i oni odoše; a ona priveza skerletnu vrpcu na prozor. Jošua 2:18–21.

Daniel’s scarlet garment identifies that he then represents the one hundred and forty-four thousand, the first of two wave loaves that are lifted up. As loaves of bread they represent the Bread of heaven, who was given a scarlet robe in the common hall on His way to the crucifixion. In Belshazzar’s banquet hall, which typified the common hall where Jesus was given a robe of scarlet, it is given to those that understand the crisis that is just ahead in the “Future for America”.

Danielova skrletna odjeća pokazuje da on tada predstavlja sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, prvi od dvaju uzdizanih valjanih kruhova. Kao kruhovi, oni predstavljaju Kruh s neba, kojemu je u općinskoj dvorani bio dan skrletni plašt na njegovu putu prema raspeću. U Belšacarovoj svečanoj dvorani, koja je predočavala općinsku dvoranu gdje je Isusu bio dan skrletni plašt, ona se daje onima koji razumiju krizu koja je neposredno pred nama u „Budućnosti za Ameriku“.

> Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. Matthew 27:27, 28.

> Tada su vojnici upraviteljevi odveli Isusa u pretorij i oko njega okupili cijelu četu vojnika. I svukli su ga te zaogrnuli skrletnim plaštem. Matej 27,27.28.

The robe given to those represented by Daniel is Christ’s robe of righteousness, which is white.

Haljina dana onima koje predstavlja Daniel jest Kristova haljina pravednosti, koja je bijela.

> Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Revelation 19:7, 8.

> Radujmo se i kličimo, i podajmo mu čast, jer dođe svadba Jaganjčeva i žena se njegova pripravila. I dano joj je da se odjene u tanak lan, čist i bijel, jer tanak lan jest pravednost svetih. Otkrivenje 19,7.8.

The robe given to those represented as Daniel is both scarlet and white, for their robes have been washed with fuller’s soap, by the fuller of Malachi chapter three, when he purifies the sons of Levi.

Haljina dana onima koji su predstavljeni kao Daniel jest i grimizna i bijela, jer su njihove haljine oprane lužinom valjara, od strane valjara iz trećega poglavlja Malahije, kada on pročišćuje sinove Levijeve.

> But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Malachi 3:2, 3.

> Ali tko će podnijeti dan njegova dolaska? i tko će opstati kad se on pojavi? Jer on je kao oganj talioničara i kao lužina bjeljača. I sjest će kao talioničar i pročistitelj srebra; i očistit će sinove Levijeve te ih pročistiti kao zlato i srebro, da bi prinijeli Gospodu prinos u pravednosti. Malahija 3,2.3.

The robe is white, but only because it was washed in the scarlet blood of the lamb.

Haljina je bijela, ali samo zato što je oprana u grimiznoj krvi Jaganjčevoj.

> And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:5, 6.

> I od Isusa Krista, koji je vjerni svjedok, i prvorođenac od mrtvih, i knez kraljeva zemaljskih. Onomu koji nas je ljubio i oprao nas od grijeha naših u svojoj vlastitoj krvi, te nas učinio kraljevima i svećenicima Bogu i Ocu svojemu; njemu slava i vlast u vijeke vjekova. Amen. Otkrivenje 1,5.6.

The first mention of a golden chain, is when Joseph is appointed to the leadership of Egypt.

Prvi se put zlatan lanac spominje kada je Josip postavljen za upravitelja Egipta.

> And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. Genesis 41:41–43.

> I faraon reče Josipu: Vidi, postavio sam te nad svom zemljom egipatskom. I faraon skide svoj prsten s ruke svoje te ga stavi na Josipovu ruku, i obuče ga u haljine od finoga lana, i stavi zlatan lanac oko vrata njegova; i učini da se vozi u drugim kolima koja je imao; i vikali su pred njim: Prignite koljeno! I postavi ga za upravitelja nad svom zemljom egipatskom. I faraon skide svoj prsten s ruke svoje te ga stavi na Josipovu ruku, i obuče ga u haljine od finoga lana, i stavi zlatan lanac oko vrata njegova. Postanak 41:41–43.

The reason Joseph was appointed by Pharaoh as the ruler over Egypt, was that Joseph could interpret Pharaoh’s dream of “seven times,” in connection with the destructive blast of the “east wind.”

Razlog zbog kojega je Josip bio postavljen od faraona za vladara nad Egiptom bio je taj što je Josip mogao protumačiti faraonov san o „sedam vremena“, u vezi s razornim dahom „istočnoga vjetra“.

> And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. Genesis 41:17–25.

> I faraon reče Josipu: U svojem snu, gle, stajao sam na obali rijeke. I gle, iz rijeke iziđe sedam krava, debelih i lijepih; i pasle su u trsci. I gle, za njima iziđe drugih sedam krava, jadnih i veoma ružnih i mršavih, kakve nikada ne vidjeh u svoj zemlji egipatskoj po ružnoći. I mršave i ružne krave proždriješe prvih sedam debelih krava. A kad su ih proždrle, nije se moglo poznati da su ih proždrle; nego su i dalje bile ružne, kao na početku. Tada se probudih. I vidjeh u svojem snu, i gle, sedam klasova izraste na jednoj stabljici, punih i dobrih. I gle, sedam klasova, sasušenih, tankih i istočnim vjetrom opaljenih, niknu za njima. I tanki klasovi proždriješe sedam dobrih klasova. I kazah to vračarima, ali ne bijaše nikoga tko bi mi to mogao protumačiti. A Josip reče faraonu: Faraonov san jedan je: Bog je faraonu pokazao što kani učiniti. Postanak 41:17–25.

Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dream with the principle of “line upon line”, for he first informed Pharaoh the two dreams were one. He then interpreted the word “seven,” that was associated with the “kine,” and the “ears,” as symbols. The word “seven” in the passage is the same word translated as “seven times,” in Leviticus twenty-six. Joseph interpreted the “seven” as a symbol of seven years, or twenty-five hundred and twenty days. Joseph and Daniel were both interpreting a symbol of the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six.

Josip je protumačio faraonov san načelom „redak po redak”, jer je najprije obavijestio faraona da su ta dva sna jedan. Zatim je protumačio riječ „sedam”, koja je bila povezana s „kravama” i „klasjem”, kao simbolima. Riječ „sedam” u tom je odlomku ista riječ koja je prevedena kao „sedam vremena” u Levitskom zakoniku dvadeset i šest. Josip je protumačio „sedam” kao simbol sedam godina, odnosno dvije tisuće petsto dvadeset dana. I Josip i Daniel tumačili su simbol „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest.

In Pharaoh’s dream, the famine was produced by the ears of corn being “blasted with the east wind.” Line upon line, as Joseph directly employs, the “east wind” identifies that it is Islam that produces the period of famine and economic crash that begins when Joseph and Daniel are given the golden necklace, representing the lifting up of the ensign to the world (Joseph’s Egypt), and to call God’s other flock out of (Daniel’s) Babylon.

U faraonovu snu glad je nastala zato što je klasove žita „spalio istočni vjetar”. Redak na redak, kako se Josip izravno služi tim izrazom, „istočni vjetar” označuje da upravo islam proizvodi razdoblje gladi i gospodarskog sloma koje započinje kada Josip i Daniel prime zlatnu ogrlicu, što predstavlja podizanje stijega pred svijetom (Josipov Egipat) i poziv Božjem drugom stadu da iziđe iz (Danielova) Babilona.

The two horns of the United States are represented by all the powers of Bible prophecy that are represented as two nations. This would include France, which consists prophetically of Sodom and Egypt, and of Israel that consisted of the northern and southern kingdoms, and also of the Medo-Persian Empire. The two horns of Medo-Persia in Daniel chapter eight, identify that one of the horns of the kingdom comes up last.

Dva roga Sjedinjenih Država predstavljena su svim silama biblijskog proroštva koje su prikazane kao dva naroda. To bi uključivalo Francusku, koja se proročki sastoji od Sodome i Egipta, te Izraela koji se sastojao od sjevernoga i južnoga kraljevstva, kao i Medo-Perzijskog Carstva. Dva roga Medo-Perzije u osmom poglavlju Daniela pokazuju da jedan od rogova kraljevstva izlazi posljednji.

> Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. Daniel 8:3.

> Tada podigoh oči svoje i pogledah, i gle: pred rijekom stajaše ovan koji imadijaše dva roga; i oba roga bijahu visoka, ali jedan bijaše viši od drugoga, a viši izraste posljednji. Daniel 8,3.

The two horns of Medo-Persia represent the two horns of the earth beast, and one of the horns of the earth beast must therefore be higher and come up last. At the time of the end in 1798, the reign of the earth beast began, and the horn of Protestantism was taken to Mount Carmel by Elijah the prophet, represented by William Miller. There was to be a contest that manifested a distinction between the true prophet and false prophet, which would be accomplished at the test of Mount Carmel, that took place from August 11, 1840 through to October 22, 1844.

Dva roga Medo-Perzije predstavljaju dva roga zemaljske zvijeri, te stoga jedan od rogova zemaljske zvijeri mora biti viši i izrasti posljednji. U vrijeme svršetka, 1798. godine, započela je vladavina zemaljske zvijeri, a rog protestantizma bio je odveden na goru Karmel po Iliji proroku, predstavljenom u Williamu Milleru. Trebalo je doći do sukoba koji će očitovati razliku između pravoga proroka i lažnoga proroka, što se trebalo ostvariti u kušnji na gori Karmelu, koja se zbivala od 11. kolovoza 1840. do 22. listopada 1844.

Millerite Adventism was providentially identified as the true prophet, at the same time that the Protestant denominations of the United States returned to, and became the daughters of papal Rome. In 1863, the true Protestant horn of Millerite Adventism returned to the same communion as apostate Protestantism by returning to the corrupt method of Bible study as apostate Protestantism, as they began their progressive work of rejecting the message of Elijah. In the same period of time the U.S. Civil War began. (Note that when the Holy Spirit is rejected, then the other spirit takes over, and war is always the result.) The nation was then literally, politically and prophetically divided. The horn of Republicanism, from that point on, would be in an escalating struggle between two primary political parties.

Mileritski adventizam bio je providnosno prepoznat kao pravi prorok, u isto vrijeme kada su se protestantske denominacije Sjedinjenih Država vratile papinskom Rimu i postale njegove kćeri. Godine 1863. pravi protestantski rog mileritskog adventizma vratio se u isto zajedništvo kao i otpali protestantizam, vraćajući se istoj iskvarenoj metodi proučavanja Biblije kao i otpali protestantizam, kada su započeli svoje postupno djelo odbacivanja Ilijine poruke. U istom vremenskom razdoblju započeo je Američki građanski rat. (Primijetite da, kada se Sveti Duh odbaci, tada drugi duh preuzima vlast, a rat je uvijek posljedica.) Narod je tada bio doslovno, politički i proročki podijeljen. Rog republikanizma od toga će se trenutka nadalje nalaziti u sve žešćoj borbi između dviju glavnih političkih stranaka.

From 1863, a symbol of division, for the year was the very center of the civil war between North and South, there was brought about two political factions of the Republican horn and two factions of the Protestant horn that consisted of the Democratic and Republican parties, and Sunday-keeping and Sabbath-keeping apostate Protestants. The two-fold division of either horn was typified in the days of Christ by the Sadducees and the Pharisees. One class outright rejected the founding principles, and the other professed to uphold the founding principles, but ultimately replaced them with human traditions and customs.

Od 1863., simbola podjele, jer je ta godina bila samo središte građanskoga rata između Sjevera i Juga, došlo je do dviju političkih frakcija republikanskoga roga i dviju frakcija protestantskoga roga, koje su se sastojale od Demokratske i Republikanske stranke te od otpalih protestanata koji svetkuju nedjelju i onih koji svetkuju subotu. Dvostruka podjela obaju rogova bila je u Kristove dane predočena saducejima i farizejima. Jedan je sloj otvoreno odbacio načela utemeljenja, a drugi je tvrdio da podupire načela utemeljenja, ali ih je naposljetku zamijenio ljudskim predajama i običajima.

On September 11, 2001, the image of the beast testing period was prophetically initiated, and it reaches its climax at the Sunday law, or at Belshazzar’s drunken feast. The Sunday law is the mark that identifies that the combination of church and state is fully developed. At that point, the two horns of apostate Republicanism and apostate Protestantism become one apostate horn, and it is then that Daniel is made the third horn, or third ruler, or the true Protestant horn that comes up last and is higher, for it is then that he is lifted up as an ensign.

Dana 11. rujna 2001. proročki je započelo razdoblje kušnje slike zvijeri, a svoj vrhunac doseže kod zakona o nedjelji, ili na Baltazarovoj pijanoj gozbi. Zakon o nedjelji znak je koji pokazuje da je spoj crkve i države u potpunosti razvijen. U toj točki, dva roga otpaloga republikanizma i otpaloga protestantizma postaju jedan otpali rog, i tada Daniel postaje treći rog, ili treći vladar, ili istinski protestantski rog koji izlazi posljednji i viši je, jer tada biva uzdignut kao stijeg.

Joseph and Daniel are the same line of prophecy, for line upon line, all the prophets are identifying the last days. They both recognized the “seven times,” when they saw it. The “east wind” of Islam is coming in under the wall, as they provide their interpretation to Belshazzar and Pharaoh of what the “Future for America” is. They are wearing the “scarlet robe” of Christ’s righteousness, which is the “white robe” that is made so, by the blood of Christ. They are lifted up as an ensign and represented as a crown, or a golden chain, as they become the third ruler that comes up higher and comes up last.

Josip i Daniel ista su linija proroštva, jer redak na redak svi proroci prepoznaju posljednje dane. Obojica su prepoznala „sedam vremena“ kada su to vidjela. „Istočni vjetar“ islama prodire ispod zida, dok Belšasaru i faraonu daju svoje tumačenje o tome kakva je „Budućnost za Ameriku“. Oni nose „skerletnu haljinu“ Kristove pravednosti, koja je „bijela haljina“ učinjena takvom krvlju Kristovom. Uzdižu se kao stijeg i prikazuju se kao kruna, ili zlatan lanac, dok postaju treći vladar koji uzlazi više i uzlazi posljednji.

We will continue with Daniel chapter six, in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo s Danielom, šestim poglavljem, u sljedećem članku.

> “In that last night of mad folly, Belshazzar and his lords had filled up the measure of their guilt and the guilt of the Chaldean kingdom. No longer could God’s restraining hand ward off the impending evil. Through manifold providences, God had sought to teach them reverence for His law. ‘We would have healed Babylon,’ He declared of those whose judgment was now reaching unto heaven, ‘but she is not healed.’ Jeremiah 51:9. Because of the strange perversity of the human heart, God had at last found it necessary to pass the irrevocable sentence. Belshazzar was to fall, and his kingdom was to pass into other hands.” Prophets and Kings, 530.

> „U toj posljednjoj noći bezumnoga ludila, Belšazar i njegovi velikaši ispunili su mjeru svoje krivnje i krivnje kaldejskoga kraljevstva. Božja ruka koja je zadržavala više nije mogla odvratiti zlo koje je prijetilo. Kroz mnogostruke providnosti Bog ih je nastojao naučiti strahopoštovanju prema svojemu Zakonu. ‘Liječili bismo Babilon’, izjavio je o onima čiji je sud sada dosezao do neba, ‘ali se ne izliječi.’ Jeremija 51:9. Zbog neobične izopačenosti ljudskoga srca, Bog je naposljetku uvidio da je nužno izreći neopozivu presudu. Belšazar je morao pasti, a njegovo kraljevstvo prijeći u druge ruke.” Proroci i kraljevi, 530.

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