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

Knjiga proroka Joela i laodicejska Crkva adventista sedmoga dana - broj trideset i devet

Number Thirty-Nine

Broj trideset devet

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 2, 2026

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The internal omega capstone test that follows the external alpha foundation test of 2024, requires a definition of the “storehouse,” and of the “meat” that is kept in the storehouse. The test is prophetic, and has an internal and external line of truth. Are the jewels James White’s remnant, or are they the truths if God’s Word? They are both.

Unutarnji omega-završni ispit koji slijedi nakon vanjskoga alfa-temeljnog ispita iz 2024. godine zahtijeva definiciju „riznice” i „hrane” koja se čuva u riznici. Taj je ispit proročki te ima unutarnju i vanjsku liniju istine. Jesu li dragulji ostatak Jamesa Whitea ili su istine Božje Riječi? Oni su oboje.

At 9/11, God’s people were called to eat the little book and return to Jeremiah’s old paths, where the foundations were then laid. At 9/11, it was seen that when John, in Revelation chapter eleven was told to measure, he was told to measure two things. He was told to measure both the temple, and the worshippers therein. He was told to leave off the courtyard of the 1,260 years of the Gentiles trampling down the sanctuary and host. The sanctuary and the host are the temple and the worshippers therein.

U 9/11 Božji je narod bio pozvan da pojede knjižicu i vrati se starim Jeremijinim stazama, gdje su tada bili položeni temelji. U 9/11 vidjelo se da je, kada je Ivanu u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja bilo rečeno da izmjeri, bilo mu rečeno da izmjeri dvije stvari. Bilo mu je rečeno da izmjeri i hram i one koji se u njemu klanjaju. Bilo mu je rečeno da izostavi predvorje tijekom 1.260 godina gaženja Svetišta i vojske od strane pogana. Svetište i vojska jesu hram i oni koji se u njemu klanjaju.

In 2023, the same angel that had descended at 9/11 descended again, unsealing the message of the Midnight Cry, and then in 2024 the external foundational test of whether the symbol of Rome still establishes the vision as it had for the Millerites.

Godine 2023. isti anđeo koji je sišao 11. rujna ponovno je sišao, otpečativši poruku Ponoćnoga vapaja, a zatim 2024. vanjski temeljni ispit o tome uspostavlja li simbol Rima još uvijek viđenje, kao što ga je uspostavljao za milerite.

The “open windows” of heaven identify the arrival of the internal omega test of the temple and the call to “return.” The test requires identifying two symbols. When the third angel arrived in 1844, and then again at 9/11, John is told to measure the temple and the worshippers therein, thus identifying a prophetic work of measuring the temple and worshippers in 2023. Malachi raises the question of what is the “storehouse,” and what is the “meat?” These same questions in Miller’s dream would be, what is “the casket,” and what is “the jewels.”

„Otvoreni prozori“ neba označuju dolazak unutarnjeg omega-testa hrama i poziv na „povratak“. Taj test zahtijeva prepoznavanje dvaju simbola. Kada je treći anđeo stigao 1844. godine, a zatim ponovno 11. rujna, Ivanu je rečeno da izmjeri hram i štovatelje u njemu, čime se prepoznaje proročko djelo mjerenja hrama i štovatelja 2023. godine. Malahija postavlja pitanje što je „spremište“, a što je „hrana“. Ta ista pitanja u Millerovu snu bila bi: što je „škrinjica“, a što su „dragulji“.

Miller’s dream identifies the open windows of heaven as the point where the church triumphant in Revelation nineteen is raised up in white linen to ride upon the white horses of the army of the Lord of hosts. The open windows are where Malachi’s blessing or curse is poured out. Miller’s open window is where the rubbish is removed and the jewels are gathered into the casket.

Millerov san prepoznaje otvorene prozore neba kao mjesto na kojem je Crkva pobjedonosna iz Otkrivenja devetnaest uzdignuta u bijelom platnu da uzjaše bijele konje vojske Gospoda nad vojskama. Otvoreni prozori su mjesto gdje se izlijeva Malahijin blagoslov ili prokletstvo. Millerov otvoreni prozor jest mjesto gdje se uklanja otpad i dragulji skupljaju u kovčežić.

The first reference to the windows of heaven is in the story of Noah, and when those windows were opened, there was rain for forty days and forty nights. When the windows are opened eight souls are on the ark. The baptism at the Red Sea introduced forty years of wandering until the Jordan was crossed. When Christ was later baptized at that very spot, He was driven into the wilderness for forty days. When He was resurrected, as typified by His baptism He taught the disciples for forty days before He ascended to heaven.

Prvo spominjanje nebeskih ustava nalazi se u priči o Noi, i kada su se ti ustavi otvorili, padala je kiša četrdeset dana i četrdeset noći. Kada su se ustavi otvorili, osam je duša bilo u korablji. Krštenje na Crvenome moru uvelo je četrdeset godina lutanja sve dok nije bio prijeđen Jordan. Kada je Krist poslije bio kršten na tome istom mjestu, bio je odveden u pustinju na četrdeset dana. Kada je uskrsnuo, kako je bilo predoznačeno Njegovim krštenjem, poučavao je učenike četrdeset dana prije nego što je uzašao na nebo.

When the church changes from the church militant unto the church triumphant, thirty-year-old king David will reign for forty years. The church triumphant is represented with a prophet, a priest and a king. The prophet who was thirty years old when he began his ministry of twenty-two years was Ezekiel, and he began that ministry, when the heavens were opened.

Kada Crkva prijeđe iz Crkve vojujuće u Crkvu slavodobitnu, tridesetogodišnji kralj David vladat će četrdeset godina. Crkva slavodobitna predstavljena je prorokom, svećenikom i kraljem. Prorok koji je imao trideset godina kada je započeo svoju dvadesetdvogodišnju službu bio je Ezekiel, i započeo je tu službu kada su se nebesa otvorila.

> Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. Ezekiel 1:1.

> I dogodi se tridesete godine, četvrtoga mjeseca, petoga dana u mjesecu, dok bijah među sužnjima na rijeci Kebaru, da se nebesa otvoriše i vidjeh viđenja Božja. Ezekiel 1,1.

At thirty years old Joseph began to reign as priest and he was confronted with the east wind of Islam bringing an escalating crisis that allowed Egypt, the dragon that lieth in the sea, to implement a one-world government. In that crisis Joseph gathered the meat into the storehouses.

S trideset godina Josip je počeo vladati kao svećenik, i suočio se s istočnim vjetrom islama koji je donio sve veću krizu, dopuštajući Egiptu, zmaju koji leži u moru, da uspostavi jednoga svjetsku vlast. U toj je krizi Josip sabrao hranu u žitnice.

In July of 2023, a voice was heard in the wilderness, then the Lion of the tribe of Judah began to unseal the message of the Midnight Cry. In 2024, the foundational external alpha test separated two classes, and the process of unsealing continued. Now in 2026, the temple internal omega test that will once again separate two classes has arrived.

U srpnju 2023. začuo se glas u pustinji, a tada je Lav iz plemena Judina počeo skidati pečate s poruke Ponoćnoga vapaja. Godine 2024. temeljni vanjski alfa-test razdvojio je dvije skupine, a proces skidanja pečata nastavio se. Sada, 2026. godine, stigao je unutarnji omega-test hrama, koji će još jednom razdvojiti dvije skupine.

The sacred week that Christ, as the Messenger of the Covenant, confirmed the covenant with many is the courtyard, and the holy place. October 22, 1844 until Michael stands up (as He did at the end of that sacred week when Stephen was stoned) is the Most Holy Place. The spring feasts were fulfilled in the sacred week, and are the alpha of the feasts, and the fall feasts of the trumpets on the first day, the day of Atonement on the tenth day, and then the feast of tabernacles from the fifteenth to twenty-second day are the omega of the feasts.

Sveto tjedan u kojemu je Krist, kao Glasnik Saveza, potvrdio Savez s mnogima jest predvorje i Svetinja. Od 22. listopada 1844. pa sve dok Mihael ne ustane (kao što je učinio na kraju toga svetoga tjedna kada je Stjepan bio kamenovan) jest Svetinja nad svetinjama. Proljetni blagdani ispunili su se u svetome tjednu i predstavljaju alfu blagdana, a jesenski blagdani — trube prvoga dana, Dan pomirenja desetoga dana, a zatim Blagdan sjenica od petnaestoga do dvadeset i drugoga dana — predstavljaju omegu blagdana.

> “In like manner the types which relate to the second advent must be fulfilled at the time pointed out in the symbolic service. Under the Mosaic system the cleansing of the sanctuary, or the great Day of Atonement, occurred on the tenth day of the seventh Jewish month (Leviticus 16:29–34), when the high priest, having made an atonement for all Israel, and thus removed their sins from the sanctuary, came forth and blessed the people. So it was believed that Christ, our great High Priest, would appear to purify the earth by the destruction of sin and sinners, and to bless His waiting people with immortality. The tenth day of the seventh month, the great Day of Atonement, the time of the cleansing of the sanctuary, which in the year 1844 fell upon the twenty-second of October, was regarded as the time of the Lord’s coming. This was in harmony with the proofs already presented that the 2300 days would terminate in the autumn, and the conclusion seemed irresistible.

> „Na isti način, i praslike koje se odnose na drugi dolazak moraju se ispuniti u vrijeme naznačeno u simboličkoj službi. U Mojsijevu sustavu čišćenje Svetišta, ili veliki Dan pomirenja, zbivalo se desetoga dana sedmoga židovskog mjeseca (Levitski zakonik 16,29–34), kada je veliki svećenik, pošto je izvršio pomirenje za sav Izrael i tako uklonio njihove grijehe iz Svetišta, izlazio i blagoslivljao narod. Tako se vjerovalo da će se Krist, naš veliki Veliki svećenik, pojaviti da očisti zemlju uništenjem grijeha i grešnika te da svoj narod koji Ga očekuje blagoslovi besmrtnošću. Deseti dan sedmoga mjeseca, veliki Dan pomirenja, vrijeme čišćenja Svetišta, koji je godine 1844. pao na dvadeset i drugi listopada, smatran je vremenom Gospodnjeg dolaska. To je bilo u skladu s već iznesenim dokazima da će 2300 dana završiti u jesen, i taj se zaključak činio neodoljivim.“

> “In the parable of Matthew 25 the time of waiting and slumber is followed by the coming of the bridegroom. This was in accordance with the arguments just presented, both from prophecy and from the types. They carried strong conviction of their truthfulness; and the ‘midnight cry’ was heralded by thousands of believers.

> „U prispodobi iz Mateja 25 razdoblje čekanja i drijemeža slijedi dolazak zaručnika. To je bilo u skladu s upravo iznesenim dokazima, kako iz proročanstva tako i iz predslika. Oni su nosili snažno osvjedočenje o svojoj istinitosti; a ‘ponoćni poklik’ naviještale su tisuće vjernika.“

> “Like a tidal wave the movement swept over the land. From city to city, from village to village, and into remote country places it went, until the waiting people of God were fully aroused. Fanaticism disappeared before this proclamation like early frost before the rising sun. Believers saw their doubt and perplexity removed, and hope and courage animated their hearts. The work was free from those extremes which are ever manifested when there is human excitement without the controlling influence of the word and Spirit of God. It was similar in character to those seasons of humiliation and returning unto the Lord which among ancient Israel followed messages of reproof from His servants. It bore the characteristics that mark the work of God in every age. There was little ecstatic joy, but rather deep searching of heart, confession of sin, and forsaking of the world. A preparation to meet the Lord was the burden of agonizing spirits. There was persevering prayer and unreserved consecration to God.” The Great Controversy, 400.

> „Poput plimnog vala pokret je preplavio zemlju. Išao je od grada do grada, od sela do sela, pa i u zabačena seoska mjesta, sve dok Božji narod koji je čekao nije bio potpuno probuđen. Fanatizam je nestajao pred ovom objavom kao rani mraz pred izlazećim suncem. Vjernici su vidjeli kako su njihova sumnja i zbunjenost uklonjene, a nada i hrabrost oživjele su njihova srca. Djelo je bilo slobodno od onih krajnosti koje se uvijek očituju kada postoji ljudsko uzbuđenje bez upravljajućeg utjecaja riječi i Duha Božjega. Po svojem je obilježju bilo slično onim razdobljima poniženja i vraćanja Gospodinu koja su u starom Izraelu slijedila poruke ukora od Njegovih slugu. Nosilo je obilježja koja označavaju Božje djelo u svakom dobu. Bilo je malo ushićene radosti, a mnogo više dubokog preispitivanja srca, ispovijedanja grijeha i odricanja od svijeta. Priprava za susret s Gospodinom bila je teret duša u tjeskobi. Postojala je ustrajna molitva i bezuvjetno posvećenje Bogu.” Velika borba, 400.

The spring feasts were fulfilled in the sacred week, and the early or alpha rain was then poured out at Pentecost, thus typifying the outpouring of the latter rain in the fall feasts. Those spring feasts are set forth in Leviticus 23, verses one through twenty-two. The fall feasts are in verses 23 to 44. 2300 years brings you to 1844. Twenty-two verses for the spring feasts and twenty-two verses for the fall feasts. Two sets of twenty-two in chapter twenty-three.

Proljetni blagdani ispunili su se u svetom tjednu, a rana ili alfa kiša tada je bila izlivena na Pedesetnicu, čime je predočeno izlijevanje kasne kiše u jesenskim blagdanima. Ti proljetni blagdani izloženi su u Levitskom zakoniku 23, redci jedan do dvadeset i dva. Jesenski blagdani nalaze se u redcima 23 do 44. Dvije tisuće i tristo godina dovodi vas do 1844. Dvadeset i dva retka za proljetne blagdane i dvadeset i dva retka za jesenske blagdane. Dva skupa po dvadeset i dva u dvadeset trećem poglavlju.

The feast of trumpets was a warning that judgment would occur in ten days, and the feast of tabernacles was a celebration of joy for sins that were forgiven on the Day of Atonement. The Sabbath and eighth day after the feast represent the earth’s thousand-year Sabbath rest.

Blagdan truba bio je upozorenje da će sud nastupiti za deset dana, a Blagdan sjenica bio je slavlje radosti zbog grijeha koji su bili oprošteni na Dan pomirenja. Subota i osmi dan nakon blagdana predstavljaju tisućugodišnji subotnji počinak zemlje.

> But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8.

> Ali, ljubljeni, ne budite neupućeni u pogledu ovoga jednoga: jedan je dan kod Gospodina kao tisuću godina, i tisuću godina kao jedan dan. 2 Petrova 3,8.

The first angel announced the opening of the judgment, and at that prophetic level, 1798, which was Daniel’s “time of the end,” is the fulfillment of the feast of trumpets, but on August 11, 1840, the unsealed message of the first angel of 1798, was empowered with the fulfillment of the prophecy of the second woe. Islam is part of the warning of the feast of trumpets, that announces the approaching day of judgment.

Prvi anđeo objavio je otvaranje suda, i na toj proročkoj razini 1798., koja je bila Danielovo „vrijeme svršetka“, ispunjenje je blagdana truba; no 11. kolovoza 1840. nezapečaćena poruka prvoga anđela iz 1798. bila je osnažena ispunjenjem proročanstva o drugom jaohu. Islam je dio upozorenja blagdana truba, koje najavljuje približavanje dana suda.

For those who are willing to see, the fall feasts of trumpets and tabernacles represent alpha and omega feasts, with judgment in the middle. It is not an accident that these feasts are identified in Leviticus twenty-three. Twenty-three is the symbol of the atonement. It is not an accident that the first feast is on the first day of the seventh month and that the last feast ends on the twenty-second day. The feast of trumpets is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the day of Atonement is middle letter and the feast of tabernacles is the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Za one koji su voljni vidjeti, jesenski blagdani truba i sjenica predstavljaju alfa i omega blagdane, s osudom u sredini. Nije slučajno što su ti blagdani navedeni u Levitskom zakoniku dvadeset i tri. Dvadeset i tri simbol je pomirenja. Nije slučajno ni to što je prvi blagdan prvoga dana sedmoga mjeseca i što posljednji blagdan završava dvadeset i drugoga dana. Blagdan truba prvo je slovo hebrejskoga alfabeta, Dan pomirenja srednje je slovo, a blagdan sjenica dvadeset i drugo slovo hebrejskoga alfabeta.

Chapter twenty-three, verses 23 through 44 of Leviticus is twenty-two verses set within the “framework of truth.” The tenth day in the middle identifies a test, for ten is a symbol of a test, and the day of Atonement is where the rebellion of the lost is registered and resolved, and that rebellion is represented by the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The middle letter of the Hebrew word truth is the thirteenth, and it aligns with the tenth day of the seventh month, and as a waymark it possesses the prophetic attributes of the Hebrew alphabet and specific day. Ten plus thirteen is twenty-three. Seventy is the sum of 10 times 7, and the tenth day of the seventh month also equates to seventy, which is a symbol of the end of probation.

Dvadeset treće poglavlje, redci 23 do 44 Levitskog zakonika obuhvaćaju dvadeset i dva retka postavljena unutar „okvira istine”. Deseti dan u sredini označava kušnju, jer je deset simbol kušnje, a Dan pomirenja mjesto je na kojemu se pobuna izgubljenih bilježi i razrješava, a ta je pobuna predstavljena trinaestim slovom hebrejskog alfabeta. Središnje slovo hebrejske riječi za istinu jest trinaesto, i ono se podudara s desetim danom sedmoga mjeseca, te kao putokaz posjeduje proročke atribute hebrejskog alfabeta i određenoga dana. Deset plus trinaest jest dvadeset i tri. Sedamdeset je zbroj 10 puta 7, a deseti dan sedmoga mjeseca također odgovara broju sedamdeset, koji je simbol završetka vremena milosti.

> Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Matthew 18:21, 22.

> Tada mu pristupi Petar i reče: Gospodine, koliko puta da oprostim svomu bratu kad se ogriješi o me? Do sedam puta? Isus mu reče: Ne kažem ti: do sedam puta, nego: do sedamdeset puta sedam. Matej 18,21.22.

Four hundred and ninety years were cut off for ancient Israel. Those years were cut off from the twenty-three hundred years and were represented as seventy weeks, so Jesus identified that the limit of probationary time is four hundred and ninety, that is represented by “seventy” weeks in Daniel nine.

Četiristo devedeset godina bilo je određeno za drevni Izrael. Te su godine bile odijeljene od dvije tisuće i tristo godina i prikazane kao sedamdeset tjedana, tako da je Isus utvrdio da je granica vremena milosti četiristo devedeset godina, što je u Danielu devet prikazano kao „sedamdeset” tjedana.

> Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Daniel 9:24.

> Sedamdeset je tjedana određeno za tvoj narod i za tvoj sveti grad: da se dovrši prijestup, i da nestane grijeha, i da se izvrši pomirenje za bezakonje, i da se uvede vječna pravednost, i da se zapečate viđenje i proroštvo, i da se pomaže Presveti. Daniel 9:24.

The Hebrew word translated as “cut off” is only used in this verse in the Old Testament, and it means “determined or decreed.” It is different than the word typically employed that is translated as “cut off,” which is based on Abram cutting the offerings in the first step of the covenant in Genesis fifteen. It was “determined” and “decreed” that Israel would have four hundred and ninety years of probationary time, and then they would be cut off as God’s covenant people. Two different “cut offs;” one that represents the period as a probationary period that was “cut off” of a larger number by the number seventy, and when Joel’s “new wine” is “cut off” from their mouths, probation closes. Seventy represents the close of probation.

Hebrejska riječ prevedena kao „odrezano” u Starom se zavjetu pojavljuje samo u ovome retku, a znači „određeno” ili „propisano”. Ona se razlikuje od riječi koja se uobičajeno rabi i prevodi kao „odrezano”, a temelji se na tome što je Abram rasjekao prinose u prvom koraku Saveza u Postanku petnaest. Bilo je „određeno” i „propisano” da će Izrael imati četiri stotine i devedeset godina vremena kušnje, a potom će biti odsječen kao Božji saveznički narod. Dva različita „odrezivanja”: jedno koje predstavlja to razdoblje kao vrijeme kušnje, „odrezano” od većega broja brojem sedamdeset, i kada Joelovo „novo vino” bude „odrezano” od njihovih usta, vrijeme kušnje završava. Sedamdeset predstavlja završetak vremena kušnje.

The fall feasts possess the three steps of the Hebrew word “truth.” The fall feasts begin in Leviticus 23:23, the middle waymark of the Day of Atonement is the tenth day and the thirteenth letter, equating to 23, and the feast of Tabernacles ends on the twenty-second day, and then a high Sabbath that follows the feast, and the passage ends at 23:44.

Jesenji blagdani posjeduju tri koraka hebrejske riječi „istina”. Jesenji blagdani započinju u Levitskom zakoniku 23:23, središnji putokaz Dana pomirenja jest deseti dan i trinaesto slovo, što odgovara broju 23, a blagdan Sjenica završava dvadeset drugoga dana, a potom slijedi veliki subotni dan nakon blagdana, te odlomak završava u 23:44.

Leviticus means the Levitical priesthood. The spring feasts are represented in chapter 23:1–22, then the fall feasts are represented in 23:23–44. The spring feasts are represented by twenty-two verses, and the Hebrew alphabet is twenty-two letters. The fall feasts are also set forth in twenty-two verses. The feast of trumpets announces the approach of judgment at the Day of Atonement. Then the feast of Tabernacles lasts for seven days, that ends on the twenty-second day of the seventh month. The first of the seven days was a ceremonial Sabbath, as was the eighth day, which was the day after the seven-day feast. The first and eighth day make the eighth day a symbol of the eighth that is of the seven.

Levitski zakonik označava levitsko svećenstvo. Proljetni blagdani prikazani su u 23:1–22, a zatim su jesenski blagdani prikazani u 23:23–44. Proljetni blagdani prikazani su u dvadeset i dva retka, a hebrejska abeceda ima dvadeset i dva slova. I jesenski su blagdani izloženi u dvadeset i dva retka. Blagdan truba navješćuje približavanje suda na Dan pomirenja. Zatim Blagdan sjenica traje sedam dana i završava dvadeset i drugoga dana sedmoga mjeseca. Prvi od tih sedam dana bio je obredna subota, kao i osmi dan, koji je bio dan nakon sedmodnevnoga blagdana. Prvi i osmi dan čine osmi dan simbolom osmoga koji je od sedam.

> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. … Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. Leviticus 23:34–36, 39.

> Govori sinovima Izraelovim i reci: Petnaestoga dana ovoga sedmoga mjeseca neka bude blagdan sjenica sedam dana Gospodu. Prvoga dana neka bude sveti sabor; nikakva ropskoga posla ne radite. Sedam dana prinosite ognjenu žrtvu Gospodu; osmoga dana neka vam bude sveti sabor, i prinesite ognjenu žrtvu Gospodu; to je svečani skup; nikakva ropskoga posla ne radite u njemu. … Također, petnaestoga dana sedmoga mjeseca, kad skupite plodove zemlje, svetkujte blagdan Gospodu sedam dana: prvoga dana neka bude subotni počinak, i osmoga dana neka bude subotni počinak. Levitski zakonik 23:34–36, 39.

The eighth-day ceremonial Sabbath, represents the Sabbath of the millennium, which follows the feast of Tabernacles. Ancient Israel’s wandering in the wilderness for forty years is commemorated by living in booths during the days of the feast of Tabernacles, and it represents not only the outpouring of the latter rain, but the time of Jacob’s trouble, when angels have led God’s faithful into the hills and mountains for protection.

Obredna subota osmoga dana predstavlja subotu tisućljeća, koja slijedi nakon blagdana Sjenica. Četrdesetogodišnje lutanje staroga Izraela pustinjom obilježava se boravkom u sjenicama tijekom dana blagdana Sjenica, a ono predstavlja ne samo izlijevanje kasne kiše, nego i vrijeme Jakovljeve nevolje, kada su anđeli odveli Božje vjerne u bregove i gore radi zaštite.

> “In the time of trouble, we all fled from the cities and villages, but were pursued by the wicked, who entered the houses of the saints with the sword. They raised the sword to kill us, but it broke, and fell as powerless as a straw. Then we all cried day and night for deliverance, and the cry came up before God. The sun came up, and the moon stood still. The streams ceased to flow. Dark heavy clouds came up, and clashed against each other. But there was one clear place of settled glory, from whence came the voice of God like many waters, which shook the heavens, and the earth. The sky opened and shut, and was in commotion. The mountains shook like a reed in the wind, and cast out ragged rocks all around. The sea boiled like a pot, and cast out stones upon the land. And as God spake the day and hour of Jesus’ coming, and delivered the everlasting covenant to his people, he spake one sentence, and then paused, while the words were rolling through the earth. The Israel of God stood with their eyes fixed upwards, listening to the words as they came from the mouth of Jehovah, and rolled through the earth like peals of loudest thunder. It was awfully solemn. At the end of every sentence, the saints shouted, Glory! Hallelujah! Their countenances were lighted up with the glory of God; and they shone with the glory as Moses’ face did when he came down from Sinai. The wicked could not look on them for the glory. And when the never-ending blessing was pronounced on those who had honored God, in keeping his Sabbath holy, there was a mighty shout of victory over the Beast, and over his Image.

> „U vrijeme nevolje svi smo pobjegli iz gradova i sela, ali su nas opaki progonili te su ulazili u kuće svetih s mačem. Podizali su mač da nas ubiju, ali se on lomio i padao nemoćan kao slamka. Tada smo svi dan i noć vapili za izbavljenjem, i vapaj je uzašao pred Boga. Sunce je izišlo, a mjesec je stao. Potoci su prestali teći. Digli su se tamni, teški oblaci i sudarali se jedni s drugima. Ali bilo je jedno vedro mjesto postojane slave, odakle je došao glas Božji kao šum mnogih voda, koji je potresao nebesa i zemlju. Nebo se otvaralo i zatvaralo te je bilo u previranju. Gore su se tresle kao trska na vjetru i izbacivale naokolo razrovane stijene. More je ključalo kao lonac i izbacivalo kamenje na kopno. I dok je Bog objavljivao dan i čas Isusova dolaska te predavao vječni savez svome narodu, izgovorio je jednu rečenicu, a zatim zastao, dok su riječi odjekivale zemljom. Izrael Božji stajao je očiju uprtih prema gore, slušajući riječi kako izlaze iz usta Jehove i odjekuju zemljom poput udara najglasnije grmljavine. Bilo je strašno svečano. Na kraju svake rečenice sveti su klicali: Slava! Aleluja! Njihova su lica bila obasjana slavom Božjom; i sjali su od slave kao što je sjalo Mojsijevo lice kad je sišao sa Sinaja. Opaki ih nisu mogli gledati zbog slave. A kada je izrečen beskrajan blagoslov nad onima koji su častili Boga držeći njegovu subotu svetom, zaorio se silan pobjednički poklik nad Zvijeri i nad njezinim Kipom.“

> “Then commenced the jubilee, when the land should rest.” Review and Herald, July 21, 1851.

> „Tada je započeo jubilej, kada je zemlja trebala počinuti.“ Review and Herald, 21. srpnja 1851.

Jesus returns and the earth rests for one thousand years, as typified by the seventh-year Sabbath of the land and the jubilee. In verse three, of Leviticus twenty-three the seventh-day Sabbath for man is identified as the introduction of the chapter that ends with the eighth, that is of the seven, and represents the seventh-year-Sabbath for the land resting.

Isus se vraća i zemlja počiva tisuću godina, kao što su to predočavali sedma godina subotnjega počinka zemlje i jubilej. U trećem retku Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i trećega poglavlja subota sedmoga dana za čovjeka označena je kao uvod u poglavlje koje završava osmim, to jest od sedam, i predstavlja sedmogodišnju subotu počinka za zemlju.

> And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. Leviticus 23:1–3.

> I Gospodin progovori Mojsiju govoreći: Govori sinovima Izraelovim i reci im: Što se tiče blagdana Gospodnjih, koje ćete proglašavati svetim sazivima, to su moji blagdani. Šest dana neka se radi; ali sedmi je dan subota počinka, sveti saziv; nikakva posla ne činite u njemu: to je subota Gospodnja u svim vašim prebivalištima. Levitski zakonik 23:1–3.

The alpha of chapter twenty-three is the seventh-day Sabbath, and the omega of the chapter is the thousand years of the earth being empty, which has been typified by the seventh-year Sabbath for the land and the jubilee. The alpha of the chapter is the spring feasts that begins with the seventh-day Sabbath and ends in verse twenty-two; whereas, the omega of the chapter ends on the twenty-second day of the seventh month, followed by the eighth day ceremonial Sabbath that represents the seventh-year Sabbath of the land.

Alfa dvadeset i trećeg poglavlja jest subota sedmoga dana, a omega poglavlja jest tisuću godina u kojima je zemlja pusta, što je bilo predoznačeno subotom sedme godine za zemlju i jubilejem. Alfa poglavlja jesu proljetni blagdani koji počinju subotom sedmoga dana i završavaju u dvadeset i drugom retku; dok omega poglavlja završava dvadeset i drugoga dana sedmoga mjeseca, nakon čega slijedi obredna subota osmoga dana, koja predstavlja subotu sedme godine za zemlju.

Verses one to twenty-two represent Christ’s work as the Heavenly High Priest in the holy place; verses twenty-three to forty-four represent His work in the Most Holy Place. Leviticus is a symbol of the priests, and it represents Christ High Priestly ministry. The alpha Sabbath of the seventh-day reaches back to creation, and the omega seventh-year Sabbath reaches to the Earth made new. Leviticus twenty-three historically spans from creation to re-creation.

Stihovi od jedan do dvadeset i dva predstavljaju Kristovo djelo kao nebeskoga Velikog Svećenika u svetome mjestu; stihovi od dvadeset i tri do četrdeset i četiri predstavljaju Njegovo djelo u Svetinji nad svetinjama. Levitski zakonik simbol je svećenikâ i predstavlja Kristovu velikosvećeničku službu. Alfa-sabata sedmoga dana seže unatrag do stvaranja, a omega-sabata sedme godine seže do Zemlje obnovljene. Dvadeset i treće poglavlje Levitskoga zakonika povijesno obuhvaća razdoblje od stvaranja do ponovnoga stvaranja.

The joy or shame of the prophetic message is a symbol of those who have the message of the Midnight Cry or a counterfeit. Until this truth is factored into the narrative, the issue that produces the shame is missed. Those who possess the genuine oil, will not miss this point. The joy is represented by those whose sins have been removed, and they are presented by those who are celebrating the feast of tabernacles.

Radost ili sramota proročanske poruke simbol su onih koji imaju poruku Ponoćnoga pokliča ili njezinu krivotvorinu. Sve dok se ta istina ne uzme u obzir u narativu, propušta se pitanje koje proizvodi sramotu. Oni koji posjeduju pravo ulje, neće propustiti ovu točku. Radost je prikazana onima čiji su grijesi uklonjeni, a oni su predstavljeni onima koji slave Blagdan sjenica.

> And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:14.

> I Riječ tijelom postade i nastani se među nama, (i vidjesmo slavu njegovu, slavu kao Jedinorođenca od Oca,) pun milosti i istine. Ivan 1,14.

The Greek word translated as “dwelt” means “to tabernacle.” Jesus became flesh and tabernacled with us. He took our human nature, our tabernacle, our tent, our booth, our flesh. Peter said it this way:

Grčka riječ prevedena kao „prebivao“ znači „nastaniti se u šatoru“. Isus je postao tijelom i nastanio se među nama kao u šatoru. Uzeo je našu ljudsku narav, naš šator, našu sjenicu, našu kolibu, naše tijelo. Petar je to rekao ovako:

> Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 2 Peter 1:13, 14.

> Da, držim prikladnim, dokle god sam u ovom šatoru, buditi vas opominjanjem; znajući da ću uskoro odložiti ovaj svoj šator, kao što mi je i naš Gospodin Isus Krist obznanio. 2 Petrova 1:13, 14.

Paul said it this way:

Pavao je to rekao ovako:

> For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 2 Corinthians 5:1–4.

> Jer znamo da, ako se razori naš zemaljski dom, ovaj šator, imamo građevinu od Boga, kuću nerukotvorenu, vječnu na nebesima. Jer u ovome uzdišemo, čeznući da se obučemo u svoj nebeski dom; ako se doista, odjeveni, ne nađemo goli. Jer mi koji smo u ovome šatoru uzdišemo, opterećeni: ne zato što bismo htjeli biti svučeni, nego zaodjenuti se, da smrtno bude progutano životom. 2 Korinćanima 5:1–4.

The feast of tabernacles is symbolic of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, which is accomplished when the windows of heaven are opened. When the sins of the one hundred and forty-four thousand are removed, the Holy Spirit will be poured out without measure upon the church triumphant. Judgment is finished for the one hundred and forty-four thousand and they that are sealed go forth to proclaim the loud cry of the third angel under the power of the Holy Spirit as represented with the feast of Tabernacle’s.

Blagdan sjenica simbol je zapečaćenja stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koje se ostvaruje kada se otvore nebeski prozori. Kada grijesi stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće budu uklonjeni, Duh Sveti bit će izliven bez mjere na crkvu pobjednicu. Sud je dovršen za stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće, i oni koji su zapečaćeni izlaze da objave glasni poklič trećega anđela pod silom Duha Svetoga, kako je prikazano Blagdanom sjenica.

Our body is a temple, and a tent, which is a tabernacle. Those who gathered to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of tabernacles, were celebrating that their sins had been blotted out. Moses was used to raise the tabernacle in the wilderness, and the feast of tabernacles at the end was celebrated by living in booths in the wilderness, for Jesus always illustrates the end with the beginning.

Naše je tijelo hram i šator, koji je prebivalište. Oni koji su se okupljali u Jeruzalemu da slave blagdan sjenica, slavili su to što su njihovi grijesi bili izbrisani. Mojsije je bio upotrijebljen da podigne prebivalište u pustinji, a blagdan sjenica na kraju slavio se prebivanjem u sjenicama u pustinji, jer Isus uvijek prikazuje svršetak početkom.

> Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. Hebrews 3:1–6.

> Stoga, sveta braćo, dionici nebeskoga poziva, promotrite Apostola i Velikoga svećenika našega ispovijedanja, Krista Isusa, koji bijaše vjeran Onomu koji ga je postavio, kao što i Mojsije bijaše vjeran u svemu domu njegovu. Jer ovaj se smatrao dostojnim veće slave od Mojsija, budući da veću čast od doma ima onaj koji ga je sagradio. Jer svaki dom gradi netko; ali Onaj koji je sve sagradio jest Bog. I Mojsije doista bijaše vjeran u svemu domu njegovu kao sluga, za svjedočanstvo o onome što je imalo biti poslije naviješteno; ali Krist kao Sin nad svojim domom; a njegov smo dom mi, ako do kraja čvrsto održimo pouzdanje i hvalu nade. Hebrejima 3:1–6.

Moses was the faithful servant that God used to erect the tabernacle temple, but Christ as the High Priest and Apostle hath more honor than the servant Moses. Every house, from Moses’ tabernacle temple, to Solomon’s temple, to Herod’s forty-six-year remodeled temple, the human temple with its 46 chromosomes and the Millerite temple of 1798 unto 1844 were all built by God. In the prophetic line of the various manifestations of temples, that would begin in the Garden of Eden, then after sin, at the gate of the Garden, then after the flood at altars unto Moses; the three primary waymarks are Moses, Christ and the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Mojsije bijaše vjerni sluga kojim se Bog poslužio da podigne šatorski hram, ali Krist kao Veliki svećenik i Apostol ima veću čast nego sluga Mojsije. Svaka kuća, od Mojsijeva šatorskog hrama, preko Salomonova hrama, do Herodova hrama preuređivanoga četrdeset i šest godina, ljudskog hrama sa svojih 46 kromosoma i milleritskoga hrama od 1798. do 1844., sve je to sagradio Bog. U proročkoj liniji raznih očitovanja hramova, koja bi započela u Edenskom vrtu, zatim nakon grijeha na vratima Vrta, potom nakon potopa kod žrtvenika pa sve do Mojsija, tri su glavne oznake: Mojsije, Krist i sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće.

Moses and Christ represent the alpha and omega of ancient Israel, and together they represent the combination of humanity and Divinity, which is also represented by the one hundred and forty-four thousand. At the arrival of the third angel, in Revelation chapter eleven, John is told to measure the temple, and at the arrival of that same angel at 9/11, John is told to measure the temple again. In both cases he is told to leave off the courtyard of 1,260 days. In 2023, the same angel arrived, and God’s people are now called to measure the temple. The 1,260 days, or three days and a half ended in 2023, and from that point until just before the Sunday law the temple is to be raised. 2024 marked the laying of the foundations, and it saw the rebellion manifested as a group which “despised the day of small things,” protesting Miller’s identification of the symbol that establishes the vision.

Mojsije i Krist predstavljaju alfu i omegu drevnoga Izraela, a zajedno predstavljaju spoj čovještva i božanstva, što je također predstavljeno sa sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Pri dolasku trećega anđela, u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, Ivanu je rečeno da izmjeri hram, a pri dolasku toga istoga anđela na 11. rujna Ivanu je ponovno rečeno da izmjeri hram. U oba slučaja rečeno mu je da izostavi predvorje od 1.260 dana. Godine 2023. isti je anđeo došao, i Božji je narod sada pozvan izmjeriti hram. Tih 1.260 dana, ili tri i pol dana, završili su 2023., i od te točke pa sve do neposredno prije zakona o nedjelji hram treba biti podignut. Godina 2024. označila je polaganje temelja, i u njoj se očitovala pobuna kao skupina koja je „prezirala dan malih početaka“, prosvjedujući protiv Millerova prepoznavanja simbola koji uspostavlja viđenje.

> Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth. Zechariah 4:8–10.

> I riječ Gospodnja dođe mi govoreći: Ruke su Zerubabelove utemeljile ovaj Dom; njegove će ga ruke i dovršiti; i spoznat ćeš da me Gospod nad vojskama poslao k vama. Jer tko je prezreo dan malih početaka? Jer oni će se radovati i vidjet će visak u ruci Zerubabelovoj s onih sedam; to su oči Gospodnje, koje tumaraju amo-tamo po svoj zemlji. Zaharija 4,8–10.

To reject Miller’s identification that it is Rome that establishes the vision, is to reject the foundations, and it is “to despise the day of small things.” The Millerite movement was the alpha movement of the first and second angels’ and the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is the omega movement of the third angel. It is twenty-two times more powerful than the alpha. In this prophetic sense the foundations of the Millerite movement is “the day of small things.” To despise any foundational truth represented upon Habakkuk’s two tables, is to die, for the vision that is established in verse fourteen of Daniel eleven is the same vision Solomon identified.

Odbaciti Millerovo poistovjećivanje da je Rim taj koji uspostavlja viđenje znači odbaciti temelje, i to je „prezirati dan malih početaka“. Milleritski pokret bio je alfa-pokret prvoga i drugoga anđela, a pokret sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće jest omega-pokret trećega anđela. On je dvadeset i dva puta snažniji od alfe. U tom proročkom smislu temelji Milleritskoga pokreta jesu „dan malih početaka“. Prezirati bilo koju temeljnu istinu predočenu na Habakukovim dvjema pločama znači umrijeti, jer je viđenje koje je uspostavljeno u četrnaestom retku jedanaestoga poglavlja Daniela isto ono viđenje koje je prepoznao Salomon.

> Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18.

> Gdje nema viđenja, narod propada; a tko drži zakon, blago njemu. Izreke 29,18.

The capstone vision is marvelous, for it identifies that the foundational cornerstone is also the capstone, but with twenty-two times more power. The alpha foundational test of 2024 was the external intellectual sealing message and the omega temple test of 2026 is the internal spiritual sealing message. One identifies the image and mark of the beast and the other the image and mark of God. That omega internal test is represented by the two symbols of Miller’s dream that must be defined in the context of the events of the latter days. What is the storehouse? and what is the meat?

Vizija završnoga kamena čudesna je, jer pokazuje da je temeljni ugaoni kamen ujedno i završni kamen, ali s dvadeset i dva puta većom snagom. Alfa temeljna kušnja 2024. godine bila je vanjska intelektualna poruka pečaćenja, a omega hramska kušnja 2026. godine jest unutarnja duhovna poruka pečaćenja. Jedna prepoznaje sliku i žig zvijeri, a druga sliku i žig Boga. Ta omega unutarnja kušnja predstavljena je s dva simbola iz Millerova sna koja se moraju definirati u kontekstu događaja posljednjih dana. Što je žitnica? i što je hrana?

We will continue these things in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo s ovim stvarima u sljedećem članku.

A Jewish marriage in Jesus’ time unfolded in three major phases, often spread over months or a year. The first step was the legal marriage, called the betrothal, at which point the marriage is legally established, but the bride and groom remain separated, while the groom returned to his father’s house to prepare a place for his bride. This is why Mary, Joseph’s wife was called his wife, even before they lived together. Unfaithfulness in this period of time was considered adultery.

Židovski brak u Isusovo vrijeme odvijao se u tri glavne faze, često raspoređene kroz mjesece ili godinu dana. Prvi je korak bio pravno sklapanje braka, nazvano zaruke, pri čemu je brak pravno uspostavljen, ali su zaručnica i zaručnik ostajali odvojeni, dok se zaručnik vraćao u kuću svoga oca da pripravi mjesto za svoju zaručnicu. Zato se Marija, Josipova žena, nazivala njegovom ženom i prije nego što su počeli živjeti zajedno. Nevjera u tom razdoblju smatrala se preljubom.

The waiting period was uncertain and could be days, weeks or months. The uncertainty is an essential element of the parable. The father might wait for up to a year, to confirm the brides celibacy. The groom did not announce the exact day or hour of his return, for it was his father’s decision to decide when, so the bride knew the wedding was coming—but not when. This uncertainty was intentional, and until the father commanded the groom to go and get his bride everything involved tarried.

Razdoblje čekanja bilo je neizvjesno i moglo je trajati danima, tjednima ili mjesecima. Ta je neizvjesnost bitan element prispodobe. Otac je mogao čekati i do godinu dana kako bi potvrdio djevičanstvo zaručnice. Zaručnik nije objavljivao točan dan ni sat svojega povratka, jer je odluka o tome kada će se vratiti pripadala njegovu ocu, tako da je zaručnica znala da vjenčanje dolazi — ali ne i kada. Ta je neizvjesnost bila namjerna, i dok god otac ne bi zapovjedio zaručniku da pođe i uzme svoju zaručnicu, sve što je bilo uključeno ostajalo je odgođeno.

When the father said, “go and get your bride,” the groom would come at night, with friends, shouting and blowing a trumpet. It would always occur at night to avoid travelling long distances in the heat of the day, which can be oppressive in land of Israel. Torches and oil were required, for there were no street lights, and the procession could last hours. The actual ritual expression in the ancient Hebrew marriages that was proclaimed during the processions was, “Behold the bridegroom cometh!”

Kada bi otac rekao: „Idi i dovedi svoju zaručnicu”, zaručnik bi dolazio noću, s prijateljima, vičući i trubeći u trubu. To se uvijek događalo noću kako bi se izbjeglo putovanje na velike udaljenosti po dnevnoj vrućini, koja može biti iscrpljujuća u zemlji Izraelovoj. Baklje i ulje bili su potrebni, jer nije bilo ulične rasvjete, a povorka je mogla trajati satima. Stvarni obredni izraz u drevnim hebrejskim ženidbama, koji se proglašavao tijekom povorki, glasio je: „Evo zaručnik dolazi!”

The virgins (bridesmaids) in the parable were not random women, they were the bride’s attendants, waiting with her, expected to join the procession, and responsible to be ready at any hour and to carry their own oil to light the path to the groom’s house. The torches burned fast, so it was a necessity to bring extra oil, in case of a long journey. There was no communal sharing of the oil.

Djevice (pratiteljice nevjeste) u prispodobi nisu bile nasumične žene; bile su nevjestine pratilje, čekale su s njom, očekivalo se da će se pridružiti svadbenoj povorci te su bile odgovorne biti spremne u svaki čas i nositi vlastito ulje kako bi osvijetlile put do zaručnikove kuće. Baklje su brzo izgarale, stoga je bilo nužno ponijeti dodatno ulje, za slučaj duga puta. Nije bilo zajedničkog dijeljenja ulja.

The delay is normal in the ancient procession and marriage and was not a problem culturally. Delays were expected, and falling asleep was normal. The distinction is not in the sleeping, but in the preparation, not the wakefulness. The foolish virgins didn’t plan for a delay as the wise ones did. Everyone would sleep for the period from the legal betrothal to the consummation may take a year.

Odgoda je u drevnoj povorci i ženidbi bila uobičajena i kulturološki nije predstavljala problem. Očekivalo se da će doći do odgoda, a usnuti je bilo normalno. Razlika nije u spavanju, nego u pripravi, a ne u budnosti. Lude djevice nisu planirale odgodu kao što su to učinile mudre. Svatko bi spavao, jer razdoblje od zakonskih zaruka do sklapanja braka može potrajati godinu dana.

Once the procession reached the groom’s house, the marriage feast began and the door was shut permanently and late arrivals were not admitted. This was not cruelty—it was custom, for anyone knocking later after the door was shut meant they were not part of the procession.

Kad je povorka stigla do zaručnikove kuće, svadbena gozba je započela, a vrata su bila zauvijek zatvorena te zakašnjeli pridošlice nisu bili pušteni unutra. To nije bila okrutnost — bio je to običaj, jer je svatko tko bi kasnije pokucao nakon što su vrata bila zatvorena značio da nije bio dio povorke.

Jesus wasn’t inventing imagery, and He provided no explanation of this parable as He often did. He did not need to provide an explanation, for all these cultural details were fully understood by His audience. Jesus was identifying a literal Eastern marriage, not abstraction.

Isus nije izmišljao slike, niti je dao ikakvo objašnjenje ove prispodobe, kao što je često činio. Nije trebao dati objašnjenje, jer je sve te kulturne pojedinosti Njegova publika potpuno razumjela. Isus je ukazivao na doslovan istočnjački brak, a ne na apstrakciju.

The details are upheld fully from the Hebrew testimony, as well as the historians of the Roman and Greek periods.

Pojedinosti su u potpunosti potvrđene hebrejskim svjedočanstvom, kao i povjesničarima rimskog i grčkog razdoblja.

The Mishnah (2nd century AD, but preserving pre-70 AD Temple-era customs)

Mišna (2. stoljeće po Kr., ali čuva običaje iz razdoblja Hrama prije 70. godine po Kr.)

The Talmud (later compilation, but quoting earlier practice)

Talmud (kasnija kompilacija, ali citira raniju praksu)

Josephus (1st century Jewish historian)

Josip Flavije (židovski povjesničar iz 1. stoljeća)

Rabbinic wedding liturgy and legal discussions

Rabinska svadbena liturgija i pravne rasprave

Greco-Roman observers of Judea

Grčko-rimski promatrači Judeje

Josephus does not give a neat “wedding manual,” but the legal and cultural details he assumes align exactly with the Mishnah/Talmud descriptions. The Mishnah is the key source.

Josip Flavije ne donosi uredan „priručnik za vjenčanje“, ali pravni i kulturni detalji koje podrazumijeva točno se podudaraju s opisima u Mišni/Talmudu. Mišna je ključni izvor.

The parable landed so hard on a 1st-century Jewish listener, for nothing in Matthew 25 needed explaining. The midnight arrival was normal, the lamps and oil were obvious necessities, and a delay between the legal marriage betrothal and the midnight procession was expected, and the shut door was standard operating procedure! The virgins who were excluded, were ashamed, and to the Jewish audience of Jesus’ period, the foolish virgin’s shame was absolutely deserved. Fully knowing the ritual, Jesus’ audience would have no sympathy for the foolish virgins, for everyone knew the preparation was an absolute responsibility for any virgin that was asked to be in the procession. These truths were so obvious to the Jewish audience that Jesus never needed to provide any explanation of the parable.

Prispodoba je tako snažno odjeknula u ušima židovskog slušatelja 1. stoljeća, jer u Mateju 25 ništa nije trebalo objašnjavati. Dolazak u ponoć bio je uobičajen, svjetiljke i ulje bile su očite potrepštine, a kašnjenje između zakonskih zaruka i ponoćne povorke bilo je očekivano, i zatvorena vrata bila su uobičajen postupak! Djevice koje su bile isključene bile su osramoćene, a za židovsko slušateljstvo Isusova doba sramota ludih djevica bila je posve zaslužena. Budući da su potpuno poznavali obred, Isusovi slušatelji ne bi imali nikakva suosjećanja prema ludim djevicama, jer je svatko znao da je pripravnost apsolutna odgovornost svake djevice koja je bila pozvana sudjelovati u povorci. Te su istine židovskom slušateljstvu bile toliko očite da Isus nikada nije trebao dati nikakvo objašnjenje prispodobe.

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