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# The Book of Daniel - Number Two

Knjiga proroka Daniela - broj dva

Paganism

Poganstvo

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Jeff Pippenger

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November 23, 2023

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I intend to demonstrate how the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six is “hidden in plain sight” in the book of Daniel, while also identifying that it was hidden through the human instruments which God employed in presenting “the stone” that is stumbled over in the book of Daniel. To follow the light of this presentation requires “integrity.” The definition of integrity that I am suggesting, would be defined as consistency in one’s actions, values, methods, and principles. It would demand that we adhere to what is revealed within God’s Word, even when it does not agree with human ideas that contradict God’s Word.

Namjeravam pokazati kako je „sedam vremena“ iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest „skriveno na očigled“ u knjizi proroka Daniela, istodobno utvrđujući da je bilo skriveno putem ljudskih oruđa koja je Bog upotrijebio pri predstavljanju „kamena“ o koji se spotiče u knjizi proroka Daniela. Slijediti svjetlo ovoga izlaganja zahtijeva „poštenje“. Definicija poštenja koju iznosim mogla bi se odrediti kao dosljednost u nečijim djelima, vrijednostima, metodama i načelima. To bi zahtijevalo da se držimo onoga što je otkriveno u Božjoj Riječi, čak i kada se to ne slaže s ljudskim zamislima koje proturječe Božjoj Riječi.

> “Strict integrity should be cherished by every student. Every mind should turn with reverent attention to the revealed word of God. Light and grace will be given to those who thus obey God. They will behold wondrous things out of His law. Great truths that have lain unheeded and unseen since the day of Pentecost, are to shine from God’s word in their native purity. To those who truly love God the Holy Spirit will reveal truths that have faded from the mind, and will also reveal truths that are entirely new. Those who eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of God will bring from the books of Daniel and Revelation truth that is inspired by the Holy Spirit. They will start into action forces that cannot be repressed. The lips of children will be opened to proclaim the mysteries that have been hidden from the minds of men. The Lord has chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the mighty.” The Fundamentals of Christian Education, 474.

> „Strogu čestitost treba njegovati svaki učenik. Svaki um treba se s pobožnom pozornošću okrenuti objavljenoj Božjoj riječi. Svjetlo i milost bit će dani onima koji tako slušaju Boga. Oni će promatrati čudesne stvari iz Njegova zakona. Velike istine koje su od dana Pedesetnice ležale nezamijećene i neviđene, zasjat će iz Božje riječi u svojoj izvornoj čistoći. Onima koji uistinu ljube Boga Duh Sveti otkrit će istine koje su izblijedjele iz uma, a otkrit će i istine koje su posve nove. Oni koji jedu tijelo i piju krv Sina Božjega iz knjiga Daniela i Otkrivenja iznosit će istinu nadahnutu Duhom Svetim. Pokrenut će sile koje se ne mogu obuzdati. Usne djece otvorit će se da objave tajne koje su bile skrivene od ljudskih umova. Gospodin je izabrao ludo ovoga svijeta da posrami mudre, i slabo ovoga svijeta da posrami jako.” The Fundamentals of Christian Education, 474.

An easy example of both the human error that is found in the book of Daniel, and the unwillingness to adhere to God’s Word, can be found in the word translated as “daily” in Daniel chapter eight. Integrity would demand that if Ellen White commented on that word, as she does, that as Seventh-day Adventists that profess to uphold the Spirit of Prophecy, we would automatically use her commentary on the word to direct our understanding.

Jednostavan primjer i ljudske pogreške koja se nalazi u knjizi proroka Daniela, i nespremnosti da se prianja uz Božju Riječ, može se naći u riječi prevedenoj kao „svagdašnja” u osmom poglavlju Daniela. Poštenje bi zahtijevalo da, ako je Ellen White komentirala tu riječ, kao što i jest, mi kao adventisti sedmoga dana koji tvrdimo da zastupamo Duh proroštva, njezin komentar na tu riječ automatski upotrijebimo kako bismo usmjerili svoje razumijevanje.

> “Then I saw in relation to the ‘Daily,’ that the word ‘sacrifice’ was supplied by man’s wisdom, and does not belong to the text; and that the Lord gave the correct view of it to those who gave the judgment hour cry. When union existed, before 1844, nearly all were united on the correct view of the ‘Daily;’ but since 1844, in the confusion, other views have been embraced, and darkness and confusion has followed.” Review and Herald, November 1, 1850.

> „Tada sam u vezi sa ‘svagdašnjom’ vidjela da je riječ ‘žrtva’ dodana ljudskom mudrošću i da ne pripada tekstu; te da je Gospod dao ispravno razumijevanje toga onima koji su objavljivali vijest o času suda. Kada je postojalo jedinstvo, prije 1844., gotovo su svi bili ujedinjeni u ispravnom razumijevanju ‘svagdašnje’; ali od 1844., u zbrci, prihvaćena su druga gledišta, te su uslijedili tama i zbrka.” Review and Herald, 1. studenoga 1850.

We could spend a great deal of time on these two sentences, for when they finally get placed in the book Early Writings, the human editors have placed a misguided definition of what is stated, but that is another story. For our purposes we simply wish to point out two relevant points. The first point is that Sister White says “the word “sacrifice” was supplied by man’s wisdom, and does not belong to the text.”

Mogli bismo provesti mnogo vremena na ove dvije rečenice, jer kada su naposljetku unesene u knjigu Early Writings, ljudski su urednici priložili pogrešno tumačenje onoga što je rečeno, no to je druga priča. Za naše potrebe želimo jednostavno istaknuti dvije bitne točke. Prva je točka da sestra White kaže: „riječ ‘sacrifice’ dodana je ljudskom mudrošću i ne pripada tekstu.”

> Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? Daniel 8:13.

> Tada sam čuo gdje jedan svetac govori, a drugi svetac reče onomu svetcu koji govoraše: Dokle će trajati viđenje o svagdanjoj žrtvi i o prijestupu pustoši, da se i Svetište i vojska predaju gaženju? Daniel 8,13.

The previous verse is the question that elicits the answer of verse fourteen, and that answer represents the central pillar and foundation of Adventism. And in the very question that produces that great light represented as the central pillar of Adventism, we are informed that human wisdom has made an error by placing an added word into the translation of the verse.

Prethodni redak jest pitanje koje iznuđuje odgovor četrnaestoga retka, a taj odgovor predstavlja središnji stup i temelj adventizma. I upravo u samom pitanju koje rađa to veliko svjetlo, prikazano kao središnji stup adventizma, obaviješteni smo da je ljudska mudrost počinila pogrešku unijevši dodatnu riječ u prijevod toga retka.

There are literally hundreds of added words in the translation of the 1611 KJV Bible, but there is only one time that God identifies any of those hundreds of added words as erroneous. And it is clear it was an error that was produced by the human side of the combination of humanity and divinity which produced the Word of God. More significant is that there would be no need for any inspired commentary on the added word “sacrifice” if it were not something that produced an incorrect understanding of the verse. It is clear that it does, for the inspired commentary not only identifies that the word should not be there, but also identifies that “those who gave the judgment hour cry,” were given “the correct view” of the “daily” by the Lord. Integrity demands that we use those two sentences just as they read.

U prijevodu Biblije KJV iz 1611. doslovno postoje stotine dodanih riječi, ali samo jednom Bog ijednu od tih stotina dodanih riječi označava kao pogrešnu. I jasno je da je to bila pogreška nastala na ljudskoj strani spoja ljudskoga i božanskoga kojim je nastala Božja Riječ. Još je značajnije to što ne bi bilo nikakve potrebe za nadahnutim komentarom o dodanoj riječi „sacrifice“ kad ne bi bila riječ o nečemu što je proizvelo pogrešno razumijevanje retka. Jasno je da jest, jer nadahnuti komentar ne samo da utvrđuje kako ta riječ ondje ne bi smjela stajati, nego također utvrđuje da su „oni koji su objavili vijest o času suda“ od Gospodina primili „ispravno razumijevanje“ izraza „daily“. Poštenje zahtijeva da se tim dvjema rečenicama služimo upravo onako kako glase.

Those who gave the judgment hour cry identified “the daily” as a symbol representing paganism or pagan Rome, depending on the context where it is located. The word translated as “daily” occurs five times in the book of Daniel. All five occurrences are as a noun. The word occurs one hundred and four times in God’s Word, and ninety-nine times it is used as an adjective, but in the book of Daniel alone, it is used as a noun. The men who translated the King James Bible saw the word ninety-nine times as an adjective, so when it came to the book of Daniel, they attempted to make it an adjective in order to agree with all the other times it occurred as an adjective. In order to do that, they added the word “sacrifice.” But God, through Ellen White, said that “sacrifice” should be omitted, which would mean that “the daily” is to be understood as a noun.

Oni koji su objavili glas o času suda poistovjetili su „svagdašnju“ kao simbol koji predstavlja poganstvo ili poganski Rim, ovisno o kontekstu u kojem se nalazi. Riječ prevedena kao „svagdašnja“ pojavljuje se pet puta u knjizi proroka Daniela. Svih pet pojavnica jesu imenice. Ta se riječ pojavljuje sto četiri puta u Božjoj Riječi, i devedeset i devet puta upotrijebljena je kao pridjev, ali jedino je u knjizi proroka Daniela upotrijebljena kao imenica. Ljudi koji su preveli Bibliju kralja Jakova vidjeli su tu riječ devedeset i devet puta kao pridjev, pa su, kada su došli do knjige proroka Daniela, pokušali od nje načiniti pridjev kako bi se uskladila sa svim drugim mjestima gdje se pojavljuje kao pridjev. Da bi to učinili, dodali su riječ „žrtva“. No Bog je, preko Ellen White, rekao da riječ „žrtva“ treba izostaviti, što bi značilo da „svagdašnja“ treba biti shvaćena kao imenica.

Those who stand opposed to God’s counsel on this word within Adventism define the word as a symbol of Christ’s heavenly sanctuary ministry, but those who gave the judgment hour cry correctly defined it as paganism. Adventism today uses a symbol of a satanic power to represent Christ!

Oni koji se unutar adventizma protive Božjem savjetu o ovoj riječi određuju tu riječ kao simbol Kristove nebeske službe u Svetištu, ali oni koji su objavili poklik časa suda ispravno su je odredili kao poganstvo. Adventizam danas rabi simbol sotonske sile da bi predstavljao Krista!

Through erroneous human logic, the true understanding of the word translated as “the daily” has been hidden from Adventism. Adventists that base their prophetic study on subjects that occur randomly through the years in their Sabbath School quarterlies lazily drink the Kool-Aid that is dished out through those quarterlies, and which are confirmed by pastors who themselves have not the integrity necessary to allow any input from the comments on the subject by Sister White.

Pogrešnom ljudskom logikom pravo razumijevanje riječi prevedene kao „svagdašnja“ bilo je skriveno od adventizma. Adventisti koji svoje proučavanje proročanstava temelje na temama koje se nasumično pojavljuju tijekom godina u njihovim tromjesečnicima za subotnju školu lijeno ispijaju Kool-Aid koji im se poslužuje kroz te tromjesečnike, a koji potvrđuju pastori koji sami nemaju integritet potreban da dopuste bilo kakav doprinos iz komentara o toj temi koje je iznijela sestra White.

The history of the controversy of “the daily” reached the turning point around 1911, where Sister White directly stated that those who had rejected the pioneer understanding of “the daily” as paganism, and who were teaching that “the daily” represented Christ’s sanctuary ministry, had received their understanding from “angels that were expelled from heaven” (20 MR 17).

Povijest prijepora oko „svagdašnje žrtve” dosegnula je prekretnicu oko 1911. godine, kada je sestra White izravno izjavila da su oni koji su odbacili pionirsko razumijevanje „svagdašnje žrtve” kao poganstva te poučavali da „svagdašnja žrtva” predstavlja Kristovu službu u Svetištu, svoje razumijevanje primili od „anđela koji su bili izbačeni s neba” (20 MR 17).

The truth of “the daily” has been identified clearly by Sister White, and she teaches that “holy angels” guided the mind of William Miller and that “angels expelled from heaven” guide the minds of those who teach that “the daily” represents Christ’s heavenly sanctuary ministry. The truth of “the daily”, as presented by those who gave the judgment hour cry, was discovered by William Miller.

Istina o „svagdašnjoj žrtvi” jasno je prepoznata od sestre White, i ona uči da su „sveti anđeli” vodili um Williama Millera te da „anđeli izbačeni s neba” vode umove onih koji naučavaju da „svagdašnja žrtva” predstavlja Kristovu službu u nebeskom Svetištu. Istinu o „svagdašnjoj žrtvi”, kako su je iznijeli oni koji su objavili poklič o času suda, otkrio je William Miller.

> “I read on, and could find no other case in which it [the daily] was found, but in Daniel. I then [by the aid of a concordance] took those words which stood in connection with it, ‘take away;’ he shall take away the daily; ‘from the time the daily shall be taken away,’ &c. I read on, and thought I should find no light on the text; finally I came to 2 Thess. ii, 7, 8. ‘For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way, and then shall that wicked be revealed,’ &c. And when I had come to that text, O, how clear and glorious the truth appeared! There it is! That is the daily! Well, now, what does Paul mean by ‘he who now letteth,’ or hindereth? By ‘the man of sin,’ and the ‘wicked,’ Popery is meant. Well, what is it which hinders Popery from being revealed? Why, it is Paganism; well, then, ‘the daily’ must mean Paganism.” Second Advent Manual, 66.

> „Čitao sam dalje i nisam mogao naći nijedan drugi slučaj u kojemu se to [svagdašnja žrtva] pojavljuje, osim u Danielu. Tada sam [uz pomoć konkordancije] uzeo one riječi koje su stajale u vezi s njom: ‘ukloniti’; on će ukloniti svagdašnju žrtvu; ‘od vremena kad svagdašnja žrtva bude uklonjena’ itd. Čitao sam dalje i mislio da neću naći nikakvu svjetlost o tom tekstu; naposljetku sam došao do 2. Sol. ii, 7, 8. ‘Jer tajna bezakonja već djeluje; samo onaj koji sada zadržava, zadržavat će dok ne bude uklonjen, a tada će se otkriti onaj bezakonik’ itd. A kad sam došao do toga teksta, o, kako se jasno i slavno ukazala istina! Eto je! To je svagdašnja žrtva! Dobro, dakle, što Pavao misli pod ‘onim koji sada zadržava’, ili priječi? Pod ‘čovjekom grijeha’ i ‘bezakonikom’ misli se na papinstvo. Dobro, što je to što priječi da se papinstvo otkrije? Pa, to je poganstvo; dakle, ‘svagdašnja žrtva’ mora značiti poganstvo.” Second Advent Manual, 66.

What is really sobering about Miller’s discovery that “the daily” represented paganism, is where he found the truth. He found it in the passage of the apostle Paul’s writings where Paul not only defines “the daily” as paganism, but it is the passage identifying that those who received not the love of the truth, receive strong delusion. The acceptance of “the daily” as a symbol of Christ’s sanctuary ministry, the definition that came from angels that were expelled from heaven, is the symbol of those in Adventism who have not the integrity necessary to rightly divide the word of truth, and therefore are already destined to receive strong delusion.

Ono što je doista otrežnjujuće u Millerovu otkriću da „svagdašnja” predstavlja poganstvo jest mjesto gdje je pronašao istinu. Pronašao ju je u odlomku iz spisa apostola Pavla u kojem Pavao ne samo da definira „svagdašnju” kao poganstvo, nego je to i odlomak koji pokazuje da oni koji ne primiše ljubav prema istini primaju silnu zabludu. Prihvaćanje „svagdašnje” kao simbola Kristove službe u Svetištu, tumačenja koje je došlo od anđela koji su bili izbačeni s neba, simbol je onih u adventizmu koji nemaju cjelovitost potrebnu da ispravno upravljaju riječju istine te su stoga već određeni da prime silnu zabludu.

I do not want to sidetrack the point we are seeking to identify. That point is that the “seven times” that is identified in the same vision where “the daily” is located has been hidden by human hands, though it remains in plain sight. This was simply an easy example of how a human translation error made long centuries ago, that is thereafter manipulated in human minds by angels that were expelled from heaven, is used today at this crucial time just before the final crisis at the end of the world, to blind minds to truth that is actually in plain sight.

Ne želim skrenuti s točke koju nastojimo prepoznati. Ta je točka da je „sedam vremena”, koje je naznačeno u istoj viziji u kojoj se nalazi „svagdašnja služba”, bilo skriveno ljudskim rukama, premda i dalje ostaje na očigled. Ovo je jednostavno bio lak primjer kako se pogreška u ljudskom prijevodu, učinjena prije dugih stoljeća, a potom njome u ljudskim umovima upravljaju anđeli koji su bili zbačeni s neba, danas u ovom presudnom vremenu neposredno prije završne krize na svršetku svijeta koristi da zaslijepi umove za istinu koja je zapravo na očigled.

In the 1910 time period the rebellion of “the daily” was just getting under way, W. W. Prescott and A. G. Daniells were spearheading the satanic work of rejecting the foundational understanding of “the daily.” The following article is a letter from that very time, where Sister White addresses the satanic view that “the daily” in the book of Daniel represents Christ’s sanctuary work. At that time the two men were pushing the idea of going into the old pioneer books and changing the pioneer understanding to their new satanic definition. It is my hope that we can exercise integrity as we read the article.

U razdoblju oko 1910. pobuna glede „svagdašnje žrtve” tek je započinjala, a W. W. Prescott i A. G. Daniells predvodili su sotonsko djelo odbacivanja temeljnoga razumijevanja „svagdašnje žrtve”. Sljedeći članak pismo je iz upravo toga vremena, u kojem se sestra White osvrće na sotonsko gledište da „svagdašnja žrtva” u knjizi proroka Daniela predstavlja Kristovu službu u Svetištu. U to su vrijeme ta dvojica ljudi promicala zamisao da se uđe u stare pionirske knjige i promijeni pionirsko razumijevanje u skladu s njihovom novom sotonskom definicijom. Nadam se da ćemo, dok budemo čitali ovaj članak, moći postupati s poštenjem.

> “At this stage of our experience we are not to have our minds drawn away from the special light given [us] to consider at the important gathering of our conference. And there was Brother Daniells, whose mind the enemy was working; and your mind and Elder Prescott’s mind were being worked by the angels that were expelled from heaven. Satan’s work was to divert your minds that jots and tittles should be brought in which the Lord did not inspire you to bring in. They were not essential. But this meant much to the cause of truth. And the ideas of your minds, if you could be drawn away to jots or tittles, is a work of Satan’s devising. To correct little things in the books written, you suppose would be doing a great work. But I am charged, Silence is eloquence.

> „U ovoj fazi našega iskustva ne smijemo dopustiti da se naš um odvrati od posebne svjetlosti dane [nama] da je razmatramo na važnom skupu naše konferencije. A ondje je bio brat Daniells, na čijem je umu neprijatelj djelovao; a na vaš um i na um starješine Prescotta djelovali su anđeli koji su bili izbačeni s neba. Sotonino je djelo bilo odvratiti vaše umove kako bi se unosile sitnice i točkice koje vas Gospodin nije nadahnuo da unosite. One nisu bile bitne. Ali to je mnogo značilo za djelo istine. A zamisli vaših umova, ako biste mogli biti odvučeni na sitnice ili točkice, djelo su Sotonine zamisli. Mislite da biste ispravljanjem malih stvari u napisanim knjigama učinili veliko djelo. No meni je naloženo: Šutnja je rječitost.“

> “I am to say, Stop your picking flaws. If this purpose of the devil could only be carried out, then [it] appears to you [that] your work would be considered as most wonderful in conception. It was the enemy’s plan to get all the supposed objectionable features where all classes of minds did not agree.

> „Treba mi je reći: Prestanite sitničavo tražiti nedostatke. Kad bi se ta đavolska namjera samo mogla ostvariti, tada vam se čini da bi se vaš rad smatrao najdivnijim po svojoj zamisli. Bio je neprijateljev plan da sve navodno sporne značajke dovede onamo gdje se ne bi slagali svi slojevi umova.

> “And what then? The very work that pleases the devil would come to pass. There would be a representation given to the outsiders not of our faith just what would suit them, that would develop traits of character which would cause great confusion and occupy the golden moments which should be used zealously to bring the great message before the people. The presentations upon any subject we have worked upon could not all harmonize, and the results would be to confuse the minds of believers and unbelievers. This is the very thing that Satan had planned that should take place—anything that could be magnified as a disagreement.

> „I što onda? Dogodilo bi se upravo ono djelo koje ugađa đavlu. Onima izvan naše vjere bio bi dan prikaz ne naše vjere, nego upravo onakav kakav bi njima odgovarao, a koji bi razvio osobine karaktera što bi izazvale veliku pomutnju i zauzele zlatne trenutke koje bi trebalo revno upotrijebiti da se veliki navještaj iznese pred narod. Izlaganja o bilo kojoj temi na kojoj smo radili ne bi se mogla sva uskladiti, a posljedica bi bila da se unese pomutnja u umove vjernika i nevjernika. To je upravo ono što je Sotona planirao da se dogodi — bilo što što bi se moglo uveličati kao neslaganje.“

> “Read Ezekiel, chapter 28. Now, here is a grand work, where strange spirits can figure. But the Lord has a work to [be] done to save perishing souls; and the places which Satan, disguised, could fill in, bringing confusion into our ranks, he will do to perfection, and all those little differences will become enlarged, prominent.

> „Pročitajte Ezekiela, 28. poglavlje. Ovdje je, dakle, veliko djelo u kojemu čudni duhovi mogu djelovati. Ali Gospodin ima djelo koje treba biti izvršeno kako bi se spasile duše koje propadaju; a mjesta koja bi Sotona, prerušen, mogao zauzeti, unoseći pomutnju u naše redove, on će ispuniti do savršenstva, i sve će se one male razlike uvećati i postati istaknute.״

> “And I was shown from the first that the Lord had given neither Elders Daniells nor Prescott the burden of this work. Should Satan’s wiles be brought in, should this “Daily” be such a great matter as to be brought in to confuse minds and hinder the advancement of the work at this important period of time? It should not, whatever may be. This subject should not be introduced, for the spirit that would be brought in would be forbidding, and Lucifer is watching every movement. Satanic agencies would commence his work and there would be confusion brought into our ranks. You have no call to hunt up the difference of opinion that is not a testing question; but your silence is eloquence. I have the matter all plainly before me. If the devil could involve any one of our own people on these subjects, as he has proposed to do, Satan’s cause would triumph. Now the work without delay is to be taken up and not a [difference] of opinion expressed.

> „I od samoga početka bilo mi je pokazano da Gospod nije ni starješinama Daniellsu ni Prescottu povjerio teret ovoga djela. Treba li da se unesu sotonske lukavštine, treba li to „Svagdašnje“ biti tako velika stvar da se uvede kako bi zbunjivalo umove i ometalo napredak djela u ovom važnom vremenskom razdoblju? To ne bi smjelo biti, što god bilo. Ovaj se predmet ne bi smio uvoditi, jer bi duh koji bi se time unio bio zabranjujući, a Lucifer motri svaki pokret. Sotonska bi sredstva započela svoje djelovanje i u naše bi redove bila unesena zbrka. Nemate nikakav poziv istraživati razliku u mišljenju koja nije pitanje kušnje; ali vaša je šutnja rječitost. Cijela mi je stvar posve jasno predočena. Kad bi đavao mogao uvući ikoga od našega vlastitog naroda u ova pitanja, kako je naumio učiniti, sotonska bi stvar trijumfirala. Sada se djela treba prihvatiti bez odlaganja, a ne iznositi [razliku] mišljenja.“

> “Satan would inspire those men who have gone out from us to unite with evil angels and retard our work on unimportant questions, and what rejoicing [there] would be in the camp of the enemy. Press together, press together. Let every difference be buried. Our work now is to devote all our physical and brain-nerve power to put these differences out of the way, and all harmonize. If Satan could with his great unsanctified wisdom be permitted to get the least hold, [he would rejoice].

> „Sotona bi nadahnuo one ljude koji su izišli od nas da se ujedine sa zlim anđelima i da ometaju naše djelo nevažnim pitanjima, i kakva bi radost [tu] zavladala u taboru neprijatelja. Zbijte se, zbijte se. Neka svaka razlika bude pokopana. Naš je posao sada posvetiti svu svoju tjelesnu snagu i svu snagu živaca mozga tomu da uklonimo te razlike s puta i da svi dođu u sklad. Kad bi Sotoni bilo dopušteno da svojom velikom neposvećenom mudrošću stekne i najmanje uporište, [radovao bi se].“

> “Now, when I saw how you were working, my mind took in the whole situation and the results if you should go forward and give the parties that have left us the least chance to bring confusion into our ranks. Your lack of wisdom would be just what Satan would have it. Your loud proclamation was not under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. I was instructed to say to you that your picking flaws in the writings of men that have been led of God is not inspired of God. And if this is the wisdom that Elder Daniells would give to the people, by no means give him an official position, for he cannot reason from cause to effect. Your silence on this subject is your wisdom. Now, everything like picking flaws in the publications of men who are not alive is not the work God has given any of you to do. For if these men—Elders Daniells and Prescott—had followed the directions given in working the cities, there would have been many, very many, convinced of the truth and converted, able men that [now] are in positions where they never will be reached.

> „Kada sam, dakle, vidjela kako radite, moj je um obuhvatio cijelu situaciju i posljedice ako pođete naprijed i stranama koje su nas napustile pružite i najmanju priliku da unesu zabunu u naše redove. Vaš nedostatak mudrosti bio bi upravo ono što bi Sotona želio. Vaš glasni proglas nije bio pod nadahnućem Duha Svetoga. Bilo mi je naloženo da vam kažem da vaše traženje pogrešaka u spisima ljudi koje je Bog vodio nije nadahnuto od Boga. A ako je to mudrost koju bi starješina Daniells dao narodu, ni u kojem mu slučaju ne dajte službeni položaj, jer on ne može rasuđivati od uzroka do posljedice. Vaša šutnja o ovoj temi vaša je mudrost. Sada, sve što je nalik traženju pogrešaka u publikacijama ljudi koji nisu živi nije djelo koje je Bog ikomu od vas dao da čini. Jer da su ti ljudi — starješine Daniells i Prescott — slijedili dane upute u radu po gradovima, bilo bi mnogo, veoma mnogo onih koji bi bili osvjedočeni o istini i obraćeni, sposobnih ljudi koji su [sada] na položajima gdje ih se nikada neće dosegnuti.“

> “All the world is to be regarded as one great family. And when you have such a fountain of knowledge to draw from, why have you left the world to perish for years with the testimonies given by our Lord Jesus Christ? True religion teaches us to regard every man and woman as a person to whom we can do good.

> „Sav svijet treba smatrati jednom velikom obitelji. A kad imate takav izvor spoznaje iz kojega možete crpsti, zašto ste ostavili svijet da godinama propada s obzirom na svjedočanstva koja nam je dao naš Gospodin Isus Krist? Prava nas religija uči da svakoga muškarca i svaku ženu promatramo kao osobu kojoj možemo činiti dobro.

> “This has been in print many years: ‘A Balanced Mind,’ testimony to Elder Andrews. The mind may be cultivated to become a power to know when to speak and what burdens to take up and to bear, for Christ is your teacher. And I feared greatly for you [when I saw you] exalting your wisdom and pursuing a course to bring in differences of opinion. The Lord calls for wise men who can hold their peace when it [is] wisdom for them to do so. If you would be a whole man, you need sanctification through Jesus Christ. Now there is a work just started, and let wisdom be seen in every minister, in every president of [a] conference. But here was a work for you to take hold of years ago where you were needed to lift your voice for this very work. Christ gave all His people special directions what they shall do and the things they shall not do. And there is a little time left us to work out the righteousness of the Lord. You can understand the way of the Lord. I saw your purpose of carrying things after your own devising after you were placed as president. You had thought you would do wonderful things, which would be a work God had not placed in your hands to do. Now, your work is not to oppress but to release every necessity possible if the Lord has accepted you to serve. But you have very early given evidence that wisdom and sanctified judgment have not been manifested by you. You blazed out matters that would not be received unless the Lord should give light.

> „Ovo je već mnogo godina tiskano: ‘Uravnotežen um’, svjedočanstvo starješini Andrewsu. Um se može odgajati tako da postane sila koja zna kada govoriti i koje terete preuzeti i nositi, jer Krist je vaš učitelj. I silno sam se bojala za vas [kad sam vas vidjela] kako uzdižete svoju mudrost i slijedite put kojim unosite razlike u mišljenju. Gospodin poziva mudre ljude koji mogu šutjeti kada je [to] mudrost da tako čine. Ako biste bili cjelovit čovjek, potrebna vam je posvećenost po Isusu Kristu. Sada je upravo započelo jedno djelo, i neka se mudrost vidi u svakom propovjedniku, u svakom predsjedniku konferencije. No ovdje je bilo djelo kojega ste se trebali prihvatiti prije mnogo godina, ondje gdje ste bili potrebni da podignete svoj glas upravo za ovo djelo. Krist je svemu svojem narodu dao posebne upute što trebaju činiti i što ne trebaju činiti. I ostalo nam je još malo vremena da ostvarimo pravednost Gospodnju. Vi možete razumjeti put Gospodnji. Vidjela sam vašu namjeru da vodite stvari prema vlastitim zamislima nakon što ste bili postavljeni za predsjednika. Mislili ste da ćete učiniti čudesne stvari, što bi bilo djelo koje Bog nije stavio u vaše ruke da ga činite. Sada, vaš posao nije tlačiti, nego osloboditi svaku moguću potrebu ako vas je Gospodin prihvatio za službu. Ali vi ste vrlo rano dali dokaz da se u vama nisu očitovali mudrost i posvećeni sud. Iznosili ste stvari koje ne bi bile prihvaćene ako Gospodin ne bi dao svjetlost.“

> “I have been instructed that such hasty movements should not have [been] made [such] as selecting you as president of the conference even another year. But the Lord forbids any more such hasty transactions until the matter is brought before the Lord in prayer; and as you have had the message come to you that the work of the Lord resting upon the president is a most solemn responsibility, you had no moral right to blaze out as you did upon the subject of the ‘Daily’ and suppose your influence would decide the question. There was Elder Haskell, who has carried the heavy responsibilities, and there is Elder Irwin and several men I might mention who have the heavy responsibilities.

> „Poučena sam da se takvi ishitreni potezi nisu smjeli poduzeti, kao što je bilo izabiranje vas za predsjednika konferencije čak i za još jednu godinu. Ali Gospodin zabranjuje ikakve daljnje takve ishitrene postupke dok se to pitanje ne iznese pred Gospodina u molitvi; a budući da vam je došla poruka da je djelo Gospodnje koje počiva na predsjedniku najozbiljnija odgovornost, niste imali nikakvo moralno pravo planuti kao što ste učinili u pogledu pitanja o „Svakidašnjoj“ i pretpostavljati da će vaš utjecaj odlučiti to pitanje. Tu je bio starješina Haskell, koji je nosio teške odgovornosti, a tu je i starješina Irwin i nekoliko ljudi koje bih mogla spomenuti, a koji nose teške odgovornosti.

> “Where was your respect for the men of age? What authority could you exercise without taking all the responsible men to weigh the matter? But let us now investigate the matter. We must now reconsider whether it is the Lord’s judgment, in the face of the work that has been neglected, of showing your zeal to carry the work even another year. If you should carry the work another year with the help that shall unite with you, there should be a change take place in you and Elder Prescott. And humble your own hearts before God. The Lord will have to see in you a showing of a different experience, for if ever men needed to be reconverted at this present [time], it [is] Elder Daniells and Elder Prescott.

> „Gdje je bilo vaše poštovanje prema ljudima poodmakle dobi? Kakvu ste vlast mogli vršiti a da ne okupite sve odgovorne ljude kako bi razmotrili stvar? Ali sada istražimo to pitanje. Sada moramo ponovno razmotriti je li to Gospodnji sud, s obzirom na djelo koje je bilo zanemareno, da pokažete svoju revnost noseći djelo još jednu godinu. Ako biste nastavili djelo još jednu godinu uz pomoć onih koji će se sjediniti s vama, u vama i u starješini Prescottu trebala bi se dogoditi promjena. I ponizite vlastita srca pred Bogom. Gospodin će u vama morati vidjeti očitovanje drukčijega iskustva, jer ako su ikada ljudi trebali biti iznova obraćeni u ovo sadašnje [vrijeme], to [su] starješina Daniells i starješina Prescott.“

> “Seven men should be chosen that are men of wisdom and through the working of the grace of God [give] evidence [of] a reconversion. For any men who are so blinded that they cannot reason from cause to effect, that they would ignore the men who have borne the responsibilities of the work and these presidents of conferences, [that] men [who] carry the work for over two years should be disregarded and such an impulsive consequence take place that men would neglect the very work kept before them for years—work the cities—and no, or but very little, attention [be] given to the old men for counsel, but proclaim the things they choose to give the people, bears its own testimony of the unsafety of the men to be entrusted with such a grand and wonderful work.

> „Treba izabrati sedmoricu ljudi koji su ljudi mudrosti i koji po djelovanju milosti Božje pružaju dokaz obraćenja iznova. Jer ako su neki ljudi tako zaslijepljeni da ne mogu rasuđivati od uzroka do posljedice, te bi zanemarili ljude koji su nosili odgovornosti djela i ove predsjednike konferencija, da bi ljudi koji su nosili djelo više od dvije godine bili prezreni i da bi nastupila takva nagla i nepromišljena posljedica da bi ljudi zanemarili upravo ono djelo koje im je godinama bilo stavljano pred oči — djelo u gradovima — te da se starijim ljudima nimalo ili tek vrlo malo ne posvećuje pozornosti radi savjeta, nego da objavljuju ono što sami izaberu dati narodu, to samo po sebi svjedoči o nesigurnosti tih ljudi da im se povjeri tako veliko i čudesno djelo.“

> “Christ is not dead. He will never suffer His work to be carried on in this strange way. Let the books alone. If any change is essential, God will have the harmony in that change consistent, but when a message has been entrusted to men with the large responsibilities involved, [God] demands faithfulness that will work by love and purify the soul. Elders Daniells and Prescott both need reconversion. A strange work has come in, and it is not in harmony with the work Christ came to our world to do; and all who are truly converted will work the works of Christ.

> „Krist nije mrtav. On nikada neće dopustiti da se Njegovo djelo nastavlja na ovaj neobičan način. Ostavite knjige na miru. Ako je ikakva promjena nužna, Bog će osigurati da sklad u toj promjeni bude dosljedan; ali kada je poruka povjerena ljudima s velikim odgovornostima koje su s time povezane, [Bog] zahtijeva vjernost koja djeluje kroz ljubav i pročišćuje dušu. Starješine Daniells i Prescott obojica trebaju ponovno obraćenje. Ušlo je neko neobično djelo, i ono nije u skladu s djelom koje je Krist došao izvršiti u našemu svijetu; i svi koji su istinski obraćeni činit će Kristova djela.“

> “We are everyone [to] work out the work which shall glorify the Father. We have come to the crisis—either to conform to the character of Jesus Christ right in this preparatory time or not attempt [it]. Elder Daniells, [you are not] to feel at liberty to let your voice be heard on high as you have done under similar circumstances. And understand, the president of a conference is not a ruler. He works in connection with the wise men who occupy the position as presidents whom God has accepted. He has not liberty to meddle with the writings in printed books from the pens that God has accepted. They are no longer to bear sway unless they show less of the ruling, dominating power. The crisis has come, for God will be dishonored.

> „Svi trebamo izvršavati djelo koje će proslaviti Oca. Došli smo do krize — ili se upravo u ovo vrijeme pripreme suobličiti karakteru Isusa Krista, ili to i ne pokušavati. Starešina Daniells, ne trebate smatrati da ste slobodni da se vaš glas uzvisuje kao što ste činili u sličnim okolnostima. I shvatite, predsjednik konferencije nije vladar. On djeluje u povezanosti s mudrim ljudima koji zauzimaju položaj predsjednika koje je Bog prihvatio. Nema slobodu miješati se u spise u tiskanim knjigama iz pera onih koje je Bog prihvatio. Oni više ne smiju vladati ako ne pokažu manje vladajuće, gospodareće moći. Kriza je došla, jer će Bog biti obeščašćen.״

> “How does the Lord look upon the unworked cities? Christ is in heaven. Now its acknowledgment is to be, ‘There is no kingly rule. And now is the crisis of this world. Now I am the Power to save or to destroy. Now is the time when the destiny of all is in My hands. I have given My life to save the world. And “I, if I be lifted up,” the saving grace I shall impart will prove that all who will be fashioned after the divine similitude and will be one with Me shall work as I work with My power of redeeming grace.’ Whoever will, [let him] take hold with his brethren to do the work given them to do when in responsible places under the counsel the Lord gives, and seek most earnestly to work in complete harmony with Him who so loved the world He gave His life a full sacrifice for the saving of the world. I speak to our ministers, that as they enter upon the work in our cities let there be a calm sacredness attending the ministry of the Word. We cannot make the proper impression upon the minds of the people if we . . . [Lower third of this page left blank.]

> „Kako Gospodin gleda na neobrađene gradove? Krist je na nebu. Sada njegovo priznanje treba biti: ‘Nema kraljevske vladavine. A sada je kriza ovoga svijeta. Sada sam Ja Sila da spasim ili da uništim. Sada je vrijeme kada je sudbina svih u Mojim rukama. Dao sam svoj život da spasim svijet. I „ja, kad budem uzdignut“, spasonosna milost koju ću podariti dokazat će da će svi koji budu oblikovani po božanskom obličju i budu jedno sa Mnom raditi kao što Ja radim svojom silom otkupiteljske milosti.’ Tko god hoće, neka se uhvati sa svojom braćom da izvrši djelo koje im je dano da ga vrše kada su na odgovornim mjestima pod savjetom koji Gospodin daje, i neka najozbiljnije nastoji raditi u potpunom skladu s Onim koji je tako ljubio svijet da je dao svoj život kao potpunu žrtvu za spasenje svijeta. Govorim našim propovjednicima da, kada stupe na rad u našim gradovima, neka uz službu Riječi bude prisutna smirena svetost. Ne možemo ostaviti pravilan dojam na umove ljudi ako mi... [Donja trećina ove stranice ostavljena prazna.]“

> “I copy from my Diary. The truth as it is in Jesus—talk it, pray it, believe every word in its simplicity. What would you gain if mistakes are brought before the men who have departed from the faith and given heed to seducing spirits, men who were not long ago with us in the faith? Will you stand on the devil’s side? Give your attention to the unworked fields. A world-wide work is before us. I was given representations of John Kellogg.

> „Prepisujem iz svoga Dnevnika. Istina kakva je u Isusu — govorite o njoj, molite je, vjerujte svakoj riječi u njezinoj jednostavnosti. Što biste zadobili ako se pogreške iznesu pred ljude koji su odstupili od vjere i poslušali zavodljive duhove, ljude koji su još ne tako davno bili s nama u vjeri? Hoćete li stati na đavlovu stranu? Posvetite svoju pozornost neobrađenim poljima. Pred nama je djelo po svemu svijetu. Dane su mi predodžbe o Johnu Kelloggu.“

> “A very attractive personage was representing the ideas of the specious arguments that he was presenting, sentiments different from the genuine Bible truth. And those who are hungering and thirsting after something new were advancing ideas [so specious] that Elder Prescott was in great danger. Elder Daniells was in great danger [of] becoming wrapped in a delusion that if these sentiments could be spoken everywhere it would be as a new world.

> „Vrlo privlačna osoba utjelovljivala je zamisli naizgled uvjerljivih argumenata koje je iznosila, osjećaje različite od istinske biblijske istine. A oni koji su gladovali i žeđali za nečim novim iznosili su ideje [tako varljivo uvjerljive] da je starješina Prescott bio u velikoj opasnosti. Starješina Daniells bio je u velikoj opasnosti [da] postane obavijen zabludom da bi, kad bi se ti osjećaji posvuda iznosili, to bilo kao novi svijet.“

> “Yes, it would, but while their minds were thus absorbed I was shown that Brother Daniells and Brother Prescott were weaving into their experience sentiments of a spiritual[istic] appearance and drawing our people to beautiful sentiments that would deceive, if possible, the very elect. I have to trace with my pen [the fact] that these brethren would see defects in their delusive ideas that would place the truth in an uncertainty; and [yet] they [would] stand out as [if they had] great spiritual discernment. Now I am to tell them [that] when I was shown this matter, when Elder Daniells was lifting up his voice like a trumpet in advocating his ideas of the ‘Daily,’ the after results were presented. Our people were becoming confused. I saw the result, and then there were given me cautions that if Elder Daniells without respect to the outcome should thus be impressed and let himself believe he was under the inspiration of God, skepticism would be sown among our ranks everywhere, and we should be where Satan would carry his messages. Set unbelief and skepticism would be sown in human minds, and strange crops of evil would take the place of truth.—Ms 67, 1910, 1–8. Manuscript Release, volume 20, 17–22.

> „Da, bilo bi tako, ali dok su im umovi bili tako zaokupljeni, bilo mi je pokazano da brat Daniells i brat Prescott u svoje iskustvo utkivaju osjećaje duhovnog[a] obilježja i privlače naš narod lijepim osjećajima koji bi prevarili, kad bi bilo moguće, i same izabrane. Moram svojim perom zabilježiti [činjenicu] da bi ta braća u svojim obmanjujućim zamislima vidjela nedostatke koji bi istinu doveli u nesigurnost; a [ipak] bi oni istupali kao [da imaju] veliko duhovno rasuđivanje. Sada im trebam reći [da], kada mi je ta stvar bila pokazana, dok je starješina Daniells podizao svoj glas kao trubu zagovarajući svoje zamisli o ‘Svakidašnjoj’, bili su mi predočeni kasniji rezultati. Naš je narod postajao zbunjen. Vidjela sam ishod, i tada su mi bile dane opomene da će, ako starješina Daniells bez obzira na ishod bude tako pod dojmom i dopusti sebi vjerovati da je pod Božjim nadahnućem, posvuda među našim redovima biti posijana skepsa, i mi ćemo se naći ondje kamo će Sotona pronositi svoje poruke. U ljudskim će umovima biti posijani odlučno nevjerovanje i skepsa, i čudni će usjevi zla zauzeti mjesto istine.—Ms 67, 1910, 1–8. Manuscript Release, volume 20, 17–22.“

Those that gave the judgment hour cry were given the correct view of “the daily” in the book of Daniel. Through the human hands which translated the book of Daniel, and thereafter by human beings that were being directed by angels that were expelled from heaven, the correct understanding of “the daily” has become hidden, though it is in plain sight. In Daniel when the word translated as “the daily” occurs, it is not to include the added human word “sacrifice.” In verse thirteen of Daniel eight we find one of the five times where this occurs in the book of Daniel. In that very verse, the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six is also identified, but through the same type of humanistic manipulation it has been hidden in plain sight.

Oni koji su objavili vapaj o času suda dobili su ispravno razumijevanje „svagdašnje službe” u knjizi proroka Daniela. Po ljudskim rukama koje su prevele knjigu proroka Daniela, a potom po ljudima koje su usmjeravali anđeli koji su bili izbačeni s neba, ispravno razumijevanje „svagdašnje službe” postalo je skriveno, premda se nalazi pred očima. U Danielu, kada se pojavljuje riječ prevedena kao „svagdašnja služba”, ne treba uključivati ljudskom rukom dodanu riječ „žrtva”. U trinaestom retku osmog poglavlja Daniela nalazimo jedno od pet mjesta u knjizi proroka Daniela gdje se to pojavljuje. U tom istom retku također se prepoznaje „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset i šest, ali je istovrsnim oblikom humanističke manipulacije i to skriveno naočigled.

We will look at this fact in the next article.

Ovu ćemo činjenicu razmotriti u sljedećem članku.

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