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# The Book of Daniel - Number Ninety-Seven

Knjiga proroka Daniela - Broj devedeset i sedam

The Triple Application of Elijah: Unveiling the Prophetic Dynamics of Modern Babylon’s Confrontation

Trostruka primjena Ilije: razotkrivanje proročanske dinamike sukoba suvremenog Babilona

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 29, 2024

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The triple application of Elijah represents the external elements of the Elijah of the last days. Elijah represents one man, but also a movement of people. The movement of people who join with the messenger Elijah are taken out of the condition and experience represented by Laodicea.

Trostruka primjena Ilije predstavlja vanjske elemente Ilije posljednjih dana. Ilija predstavlja jednoga čovjeka, ali i pokret ljudi. Pokret ljudi koji se pridružuju glasniku Iliji izvodi se iz stanja i iskustva koje predstavlja Laodiceja.

> And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 1 Kings 18:21, 22.

> I pristupi Ilija svemu narodu i reče: Dokle ćete hramati između dvaju mišljenja? Ako je Jahve Bog, slijedite njega; ako li je Baal, slijedite njega. A narod mu ne odgovori ni riječi. Tada Ilija reče narodu: Ja, samo ja, ostadoh prorok Jahvin, a Baalovih je proroka četiri stotine i pedeset ljudi. 1 Kings 18:21, 22.

Whether in the movement of the first or third angel, those who joined with the messenger of that period were either taken out of the history represented by the church of Sardis or the church of Laodicea. Either church is represented by the question of Elijah, concerning how long the people would halt between two opinions. The two opinions they halt between are represented by Habakkuk’s “debate.” The “debate” of Habakkuk chapter two, is a debate between either correct or incorrect methodology. The people that exist when the time of the debate arrives, either in Millerite history or those in the history of the last days are uncertain whether to get off the fence, and if so, they are uncertain as to which side of the fence they should descend to. They therefore answer not a word.

Bilo u pokretu prvoga ili trećega anđela, oni koji su se pridružili glasniku toga razdoblja bili su ili izvedeni iz povijesti predstavljene crkvom u Sardu ili crkvom u Laodiceji. Obje su crkve predstavljene Ilijinim pitanjem o tome dokle će narod hramati između dvaju mišljenja. Ta dva mišljenja između kojih hramaju predstavljena su Habakukovom „raspravom“. „Rasprava“ u drugom poglavlju Habakuka rasprava je između ispravne ili neispravne metodologije. Narod koji postoji kada nastupi vrijeme te rasprave, bilo u mileritskoj povijesti bilo među onima u povijesti posljednjih dana, neodlučan je sići s ograde, a ako i jest, neodlučan je na koju bi stranu ograde trebao sići. Stoga ne odgovaraju ni riječi.

The Lord ordained a test in the history of the first and the history of the third angels which would manifest whether the one side of the debate, represented by the theological methodology of apostate Protestantism, or the methodology of Miller’s rules of prophetic interpretations, including the rules adopted by Future for America, was the actual message of the latter rain. The test of Mount Carmel that is to begin at the soon coming Sunday law in the United States requires that God identifies who His representative messenger is, as He did with Elijah and in the Millerite history of 1844. As with Elijah, and those who watched but were unwilling to take a position, the methodology was and will be confirmed by the fulfillments of public predictions.

Gospodin je u povijesti prvoga i u povijesti trećega anđela odredio kušnju koja će očitovati je li jedna strana rasprave, predstavljena teološkom metodologijom otpaloga protestantizma, ili metodologija Millerovih pravila proročkoga tumačenja, uključujući pravila koja je usvojio Future for America, doista bila poruka kasne kiše. Kušnja na gori Karmelu, koja treba započeti uskoro dolazećim nedjeljnim zakonom u Sjedinjenim Državama, zahtijeva da Bog prepozna tko je Njegov predstavnički glasnik, kao što je učinio s Ilijom i u milleritskoj povijesti 1844. godine. Kao i s Ilijom, i s onima koji su promatrali, ali nisu bili voljni zauzeti stav, metodologija je bila i bit će potvrđena ispunjenjima javnih predviđanja.

> “The prophecies of Daniel and of John are to be understood. They interpret each other. They give to the world truths which everyone should understand. These prophecies are to be witness in the world. By their fulfillment in these last days, they will explain themselves.” Kress Collection, 105.

> „Proročanstva Daniela i Ivana treba razumjeti. Ona tumače jedno drugo. Ona svijetu daju istine koje bi svatko trebao razumjeti. Ta proročanstva trebaju biti svjedočanstvo u svijetu. Svojim ispunjenjem u ovim posljednjim danima sama će se objasniti.” Kress Collection, 105.

When fire came down and consumed Elijah’s offering, God was confirming to those who silently watched that Elijah was His representative, but by then it was too late for Ahab, Jezebel and her false prophets. This also happened in advance of October 22, 1844 in the Millerite history, and it will happen again in advance of the soon coming Sunday law, which is typified by October 22, 1844. Unfortunately, those who wait until that event to decide, will have by default already decided on the wrong side of the question. The selection of the Elijah messenger must precede his confrontation with Ahab, Jezebel and her false prophets. After the confirmation was accomplished by fire consuming Elijah’s offering, Elijah slew the false prophets.

Kad je oganj sišao i spalio Ilijinu žrtvu, Bog je onima koji su nijemo promatrali potvrđivao da je Ilija Njegov predstavnik, ali tada je već bilo prekasno za Ahaba, Jezabelu i njezine lažne proroke. To se također dogodilo uoči 22. listopada 1844. u milleritskoj povijesti, i ponovit će se uoči uskoro dolazećega nedjeljnog zakona, koji je predočen 22. listopada 1844. Nažalost, oni koji čekaju do toga događaja kako bi odlučili, već će po samoj toj činjenici biti odlučili na pogrešnoj strani toga pitanja. Izbor Ilijina glasnika mora prethoditi njegovu suočenju s Ahabom, Jezabelom i njezinim lažnim prorocima. Nakon što je potvrda bila izvršena time što je oganj spalio Ilijinu žrtvu, Ilija je pogubio lažne proroke.

The false prophet is the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, and it ends its reign as the sixth kingdom at the soon-coming Sunday law, which is where Elijah slew the false prophets. Thereafter the full outpouring of rain began. In Millerite history, the messenger and his message were identified in contrast with those who in the context began to fulfill their role as apostate Protestantism (which is the false prophet of Elijah’s testimony), and one of the three powers that lead the world to Armageddon. God ordained that after October 22, 1844, the newly identified true prophetic movement would finish His work on earth, but the movement transitioned into Laodicea and shortly thereafter ceased to be a “movement”, because it became a legally accepted Church.

Lažni prorok jest šesto kraljevstvo biblijskog proroštva, i svoju vladavinu kao šesto kraljevstvo završava pri uskoro dolazećem nedjeljnom zakonu, gdje je Ilija pogubio lažne proroke. Nakon toga započelo je puno izlijevanje kiše. U mileritskoj povijesti, vjesnik i njegova poruka bili su prepoznati u suprotnosti s onima koji su u tom kontekstu počeli ispunjavati svoju ulogu kao otpali protestantizam (što je lažni prorok Ilijina svjedočanstva), i jedna od triju sila koje vode svijet u Armagedon. Bog je odredio da nakon 22. listopada 1844. novo prepoznati istinski proročki pokret dovrši Njegovo djelo na zemlji, ali pokret je prešao u Laodiceju i nedugo potom prestao biti „pokret“, jer je postao zakonski priznata Crkva.

With these elements of the first Elijah in our minds, we will now address the prophetic characteristics of the second Elijah for the purpose of identifying and establishing who is the third Elijah of the last days. Jesus identified John the Baptist as the one who fulfilled the last prophecy of the Old Testament.

S ovim obilježjima prvoga Ilije u našim mislima, sada ćemo razmotriti proročke značajke drugoga Ilije kako bismo prepoznali i utvrdili tko je treći Ilija posljednjih dana. Isus je Ivana Krstitelja prepoznao kao onoga koji je ispunio posljednje proročanstvo Staroga zavjeta.

> Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. Malachi 4:5, 6.

> Evo, poslat ću vam Iliju proroka prije nego dođe veliki i strašni dan Gospodnji: i on će obratiti srce otaca k djeci, i srce djece k njihovim ocima, da ne dođem i udarim zemlju prokletstvom. Malahija 4:5, 6.

Though Jesus identified John as the Elijah who was to come, John did not fully meet all the elements of the prediction of the Elijah to come, for the third and final Elijah comes before the great and dreadful day of the Lord, which is the time of the Seven Last Plagues, that conclude with the Second Coming of Christ. John was never-the-less the second Elijah, and his witness combined with the first Elijah identifies and establishes the third and final Elijah.

Premda je Isus poistovjetio Ivana s Ilijom koji je imao doći, Ivan nije u potpunosti ispunio sve sastavnice proročanstva o Iliji koji treba doći, jer treći i posljednji Ilija dolazi prije velikoga i strašnoga dana Gospodnjega, što je vrijeme Sedam posljednjih zala, koja završavaju Drugim Kristovim dolaskom. Ipak, Ivan je bio drugi Ilija, a njegovo svjedočanstvo, združeno sa svjedočanstvom prvoga Ilije, prepoznaje i utvrđuje trećega i posljednjega Iliju.

Just as Elijah confronted a threefold representation of modern Babylon’s dragon, beast and false prophet, so too, John was confronted with a Roman authority (Herod), an impure woman (Herodias) and her daughter (Salome). Mount Carmel typified October 22, 1844, which in turn represents the Sunday law in the United States. At the Sunday law crisis the threefold union is brought about.

Kao što se Ilija suočio s trostrukim prikazom zmaja, zvijeri i lažnog proroka suvremenog Babilona, tako se i Ivan suočio s rimskom vlašću (Herod), nečistom ženom (Herodijada) i njezinom kćeri (Saloma). Gora Karmel predoznačavala je 22. listopada 1844., koji pak predstavlja nedjeljni zakon u Sjedinjenim Državama. U krizi nedjeljnog zakona dolazi do ostvarenja trostruke unije.

> “By the decree enforcing the institution of the Papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near.” Testimonies, volume 5, 451.

> „Dekretom kojim se provodi uspostava papinstva, protivno Božjem zakonu, naš će se narod potpuno odvojiti od pravednosti. Kada protestantizam pruži svoju ruku preko ponora da uhvati ruku rimske sile, kada posegne preko bezdana da se rukuje sa spiritizmom, kada se, pod utjecajem ovoga trostrukog saveza, naša zemlja odrekne svakoga načela svojega Ustava kao protestantske i republikanske vlasti te osigura sredstva za širenje papinskih zabluda i obmana, tada ćemo moći znati da je došlo vrijeme za čudesno djelovanje Sotone i da je kraj blizu.“ Testimonies, svezak 5, 451.

In the story of Herod, we find that as a representative of pagan Rome, he is a representative of the “ten kings” of pagan Rome, and therefore symbolizes the ten kings of Revelation seventeen that give their kingdom to the whore for one hour. Herod was typified by Ahab. Both were in marriages that were unlawful. Ahab, who was of Israel was forbidden to marry a woman who was not an Israelite woman, and Herod had taken his brother’s wife to marry. The fornication of the whore of Tyre and Babylon with the kings of the earth is represented by Ahab and Herod’s unlawful relationship with Jezebel and Herodias.

U pripovijesti o Herodu nalazimo da on, kao predstavnik poganskoga Rima, predstavlja „deset kraljeva“ poganskoga Rima te stoga simbolizira deset kraljeva iz sedamnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja koji daju svoje kraljevstvo bludnici za jedan sat. Herod je bio predočen Ahabom. Obojica su bila u nezakonitim brakovima. Ahabu, koji je bio od Izraela, bilo je zabranjeno oženiti ženu koja nije bila Izraelka, a Herod je uzeo ženu svoga brata da se njome oženi. Blud bludnice iz Tira i Babilona s kraljevima zemaljskim prikazan je Ahabovim i Herodovim nezakonitim odnosom s Izebelom i Herodijadom.

The confrontation at Mount Carmel with Ahab, was represented as a birthday celebration for Herod. At the Sunday law the United States ceases to be the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, and the ten kings become the seventh kingdom. At their birthday as the seventh kingdom, Herod in a drunken feast agrees to give up to half of his kingdom to Salome, the daughter of Herodias. The ten kings agree to give their kingdom unto the beast, and they do so for they have been deceived by the false prophet (the United States) and are spiritually “drunken”.

Sukob na gori Karmelu s Ahabom bio je prikazan kao proslava Herodova rođendana. U vrijeme nedjeljnog zakona Sjedinjene Države prestaju biti šesto kraljevstvo biblijskog proročanstva, a deset kraljeva postaju sedmo kraljevstvo. Na svoj rođendan kao sedmo kraljevstvo, Herod na pijanoj gozbi pristaje dati do polovice svojega kraljevstva Salomi, kćeri Herodijade. Deset kraljeva pristaju predati svoje kraljevstvo Zvijeri, i to čine jer su bili obmanuti od lažnog proroka (Sjedinjenih Država) te su duhovno „pijani”.

At Mount Carmel the false prophets danced all day in an attempt to deceive, and at Herod’s birthday party Salome, the daughter of Herodias did a dance to deceive the drunken king. In doing so the daughter of Herodias secured Ahab’s authority to kill John the Baptist. At the Sunday law in the United States, the United States will deceive the entire world into accepting a world-wide image of the beast that consists of a kingdom that is half churchcraft and half statecraft. The deception of the world by the United States, who is the false prophet of the threefold union, was prefigured by the dance of Jezebel’s prophets and the daughter of Jezebel (Salome), for Jezebel is Catholicism and apostate Protestantism is her daughters (as Salome).

Na gori Karmelu lažni su proroci plesali cijeli dan u pokušaju da prevare, a na Herodovoj rođendanskoj gozbi Saloma, kći Herodijade, zaplesala je kako bi prevarila pijanoga kralja. Time je kći Herodijadina osigurala Ahabov autoritet za pogubljenje Ivana Krstitelja. Prigodom nedjeljnog zakona u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama, Sjedinjene Američke Države prevarit će cijeli svijet da prihvati svjetsku sliku Zvijeri, koja se sastoji od kraljevstva koje je napola crkvenjaštvo, a napola državna vlast. Prijevara svijeta od strane Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, koje su lažni prorok trostrukoga saveza, bila je predočena plesom Jezebelinih proroka i kćeri Jezebeline (Salome), jer Jezebela je katolicizam, a otpali protestantizam njezine su kćeri (kao Saloma).

Persecution begins at the soon-coming Sunday law that involves death, as represented by the second Elijah’s head being removed and placed into a basket for the papacy, represented by Herodias. At that point the deadly wound of the papacy is fully healed, she is no longer forgotten and the latter rain is poured out without measure, as the ensign of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is lifted up. At that point Islam of the third Woe strikes, and the progressive judgment of the great whore who sits upon many waters begins. Her judgment is doubled.

Progonstvo započinje s nedjeljnim zakonom koji će uskoro doći i koji uključuje smrt, kao što je predočeno time što je glava drugoga Ilije odrubljena i stavljena u košaru za papinstvo, predočeno Herodijadom. U tom trenutku smrtonosna rana papinstva potpuno je izliječena, ono više nije zaboravljeno i pozni se dažd izlijeva bez mjere, dok se podiže stijeg stotinu četrdeset i četiri tisuće. U tom trenutku islam trećega Jao udara i započinje postupni sud nad velikom bludnicom koja sjedi na mnogim vodama. Njezin je sud udvostručen.

> And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. Revelation 18:4–6.

> I čuh drugi glas s neba kako govori: Iziđite iz nje, narode moj, da ne budete dionicima njezinih grijeha i da ne primite od njezinih zala. Jer su grijesi njezini doprli do neba, i Bog se spomenuo njezinih bezakonja. Vratite joj kako je i ona vama vratila, i podajte joj dvostruko prema njezinim djelima: u čaši koju je napunila napunite joj dvostruko. Otkrivenje 18,4–6.

Her judgment is doubled, for she was not yet judged for the murders she accomplished during the Dark Ages from the year 538 unto 1798. In the fifth seal, those the papacy had murdered are symbolically portrayed beneath the altar asking when God would judge the whore of Rome, and they are told to rest in their graves until a second group of martyrs that are to be murdered as they had been murdered are made up. When her judgment comes it is doubled for she will have twice murdered God’s faithful people.

Njezina je osuda udvostručena, jer još nije bila osuđena za umorstva koja je počinila tijekom mračnih vjekova od godine 538. do 1798. U petom pečatu oni koje je papinstvo pogubilo simbolički su prikazani pod žrtvenikom kako pitaju kada će Bog suditi rimskoj bludnici, te im je rečeno da počinu u svojim grobovima dok se ne navrši druga skupina mučenika koji će biti pogubljeni kao što su i oni bili pogubljeni. Kada dođe njezin sud, on je udvostručen, jer će dvaput pogubiti Božji vjerni narod.

> And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. Revelation 6:9–11.

> I kad je otvorio peti pečat, vidjeh pod žrtvenikom duše onih koji bijahu ubijeni zbog riječi Božje i zbog svjedočanstva koje imahu. I povikaše glasom velikim govoreći: Dokle, Gospodaru sveti i istiniti, ne sudiš i ne osvećuješ našu krv nad onima koji prebivaju na zemlji? I dane su svakomu od njih bijele haljine; i rečeno im je da još malo počinu, dok se ne navrši broj njihovih suslugâ i njihove braće, koji imaju biti ubijeni kao i oni. Otkrivenje 6:9–11.

Sister White places the passage of the martyrs of the fifth seal at the Sunday law where God’s other flock is called out of Babylon, which is Herod’s birthday party when the ten kings agree to give their seventh kingdom unto the eighth kingdom that is of the seven.

Sestra White smješta prolazak mučenika petoga pečata u vrijeme nedjeljnoga zakona, kada je drugo Božje stado pozvano iz Babilona, što je Herodova rođendanska gozba, kada se deset kraljeva složi dati svoje sedmo kraljevstvo osmome kraljevstvu koje je od onih sedam.

> “When the fifth seal was opened, John the Revelator in vision saw beneath the altar the company that were slain for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. After this came the scenes described in the eighteenth of Revelation, when those who are faithful and true are called out from Babylon. [Revelation 18:1–5, quoted.]” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 14.

> „Kad je otvoren peti pečat, Ivan Otkritelj u viđenju je vidio pod žrtvenikom skupinu onih koji su bili pobijeni zbog Riječi Božje i svjedočanstva Isusa Krista. Nakon toga uslijedili su prizori opisani u osamnaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, kada su oni koji su vjerni i istiniti pozvani da iziđu iz Babilona. [Otkrivenje 18,1–5, citirano.]” Manuscript Releases, svezak 20, 14.

Those who are called out of Babylon make up the second group of martyrs that are murdered by the papacy as Herodias did to the second Elijah. Sister White also places the fifth seal at the opening of the final seal.

Oni koji su pozvani iz Babilona sačinjavaju drugu skupinu mučenika koje papinstvo ubija, kao što je Herodijada učinila drugomu Iliji. Sestra White također smješta peti pečat pri otvaranju posljednjega pečata.

> “‘And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, Holy and true, doest Thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them [They were pronounced pure and holy]; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled’ [Revelation 6:9–11]. Here were scenes presented to John that were not in reality but that which would be in a period of time in the future.

> “‘I kad je otvorio peti pečat, vidjeh pod žrtvenikom duše onih koji bijahu pobijeni zbog riječi Božje i zbog svjedočanstva koje držahu; i povikaše glasom velikim govoreći: Dokle, Gospodaru, sveti i istiniti, nećeš suditi i osvetiti našu krv na onima koji prebivaju na zemlji? I bijahu dane svakome od njih bijele haljine [Proglašeni su čistima i svetima]; i rečeno im bi da još malo počinu, dok se ne ispuni broj njihovih susluga i njihove braće, koji imaju biti pobijeni kao i oni’ [Otkrivenje 6,9–11]. Ovdje su Ivanu bili predočeni prizori koji nisu bili stvarnost, nego ono što će biti u budućem vremenskom razdoblju.

> “Revelation 8:1–4 quoted.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 197.

> „Otkrivenje 8,1–4 citirano.“ Manuscript Releases, svezak 20, 197.

The prayers of those murdered by the papacy during the Dark Ages are “remembered” during the opening of the “seventh seal,” which identifies that the “seventh seal” is opened at the soon-coming Sunday law, for it is there that God remembers her iniquities.

Molitve onih koje je papinstvo pogubilo tijekom mračnoga srednjeg vijeka „spominju se” pri otvaranju „sedmoga pečata”, što pokazuje da se „sedmi pečat” otvara u vrijeme uskoro nadolazećega zakona o nedjelji, jer se ondje Bog spominje njezinih bezakonja.

> And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. Revelation 18:4–6.

> I začuh drugi glas s neba gdje govori: Izađite iz nje, narode moj, da ne budete dionici njezinih grijeha i da ne primite od njezinih zala. Jer grijesi njezini dopriješe do neba, i Bog se spomenu njezinih bezakonja. Vratite joj kako je i ona vama vratila, i podajte joj dvostruko po djelima njezinim; u čaši koju je napunila napunite joj dvostruko. Otkrivenje 18,4–6.

The first Elijah witnesses to the confrontation that occurs between the one hundred and forty-four thousand and the threefold union which leads the world to Armageddon in the last days. The second Elijah (John the Baptist), repeats and enlarges the testimony of the first Elijah and together (line upon line), they identify and establish the prophetic characteristics of the third and final Elijah. The third Elijah is represented by a beginning Elijah (Miller), and an ending Elijah, for the movement of the first angel is repeated in the movement of the third angel.

Prvi Ilija svjedoči o sukobu koji se zbiva između sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće i trostrukog saveza koji u posljednjim danima vodi svijet u Armagedon. Drugi Ilija (Ivan Krstitelj) ponavlja i proširuje svjedočanstvo prvoga Ilije te zajedno (red po redak) prepoznaju i utvrđuju proročke značajke trećega i posljednjeg Ilije. Treći Ilija predstavljen je početnim Ilijom (Miller) i završnim Ilijom, jer se pokret prvoga anđela ponavlja u pokretu trećega anđela.

> “God has given the messages of Revelation 14 their place in the line of prophecy, and their work is not to cease till the close of this earth’s history. The first and second angel’s messages are still truth for this time, and are to run parallel with this which follows.” The 1888 Materials, 803, 804.

> „Bog je porukama iz Otkrivenja 14 dao njihovo mjesto u nizu proročanstva, i njihovo djelo ne treba prestati sve do završetka povijesti ove zemlje. Poruke prvoga i drugoga anđela još su uvijek istina za ovo vrijeme i trebaju teći usporedno s ovom koja slijedi.“ The 1888 Materials, 803, 804.

The third Elijah possesses the signature of Alpha and Omega, for it represents a beginning and ending Elijah. Both the first and the last Elijah represent a movement, either of the first or third angel of Revelation fourteen.

Treći Ilija nosi obilježje Alfe i Omege, jer predstavlja Iliju početka i svršetka. I prvi i posljednji Ilija predstavljaju pokret, bilo prvoga bilo trećega anđela iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja.

> “The work of John the Baptist, and the work of those who in the last days go forth in the spirit and power of Elijah to arouse the people from their apathy, are in many respects the same. His work is a type of the work that must be done in this age. Christ is to come the second time to judge the world in righteousness. The messengers of God who bear the last message of warning to be given to the world, are to prepare the way for Christ’s second advent, as John prepared the way for his first advent. In this preparatory work, ‘every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain’ for history is to be repeated, and once again ‘the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.’” Southern Watchman, March 21, 1905.

> „Djelo Ivana Krstitelja, i djelo onih koji u posljednjim danima izlaze u duhu i sili Ilijinoj da probude narod iz njegove ravnodušnosti, u mnogočemu je isto. Njegovo djelo je slika djela koje se mora obaviti u ovom vremenu. Krist će doći drugi put da sudi svijetu po pravednosti. Božji vjesnici koji nose posljednju poruku upozorenja što se ima dati svijetu trebaju pripraviti put za Kristov drugi dolazak, kao što je Ivan pripravio put za njegov prvi dolazak. U tom pripremnom djelu, ‘svaka će se dolina povisiti, i svaka gora i brežuljak sniziti; što je krivo, bit će ispravljeno, i hrapava mjesta postat će ravna’, jer se povijest treba ponoviti, i ponovno će se ‘otkriti slava Gospodnja, i svako će je tijelo zajedno vidjeti; jer usta Gospodnja govorahu.’” Southern Watchman, 21. ožujka 1905.

The triple application of Elijah represents the confrontation between Elijah and the movement associated with Elijah and the threefold union of Modern Babylon. It is closely related to the triple application of the messenger who prepares the way for the Messenger of the Covenant, but that line represents the internal dynamics of the movement and messenger. In both triple applications the third and final fulfillment of the messenger and movement are represented by Alpha and Omega as representing a beginning fulfillment and an ending fulfillment.

Trostruka primjena Ilije predstavlja sukob između Ilije i pokreta povezanog s Ilijom te trostrukog saveza suvremenoga Babilona. Ona je usko povezana s trostrukom primjenom glasnika koji pripravlja put Glasniku Saveza, ali ta crta predstavlja unutarnju dinamiku pokreta i glasnika. U objema trostrukim primjenama treće i konačno ispunjenje glasnika i pokreta prikazano je Alfom i Omegom, kao prikazom početnog ispunjenja i završnog ispunjenja.

The third and final Elijah represents the movement of the third angel, which is the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who will be lifted up as an ensign to call the great multitude out of Babylon when the hour of the great earthquake of Revelation eleven arrives. Before that hour, the messenger and the movement will be identified in contrast with the counterfeit movement that presents a counterfeit latter rain message of peace and safety.

Treći i posljednji Ilija predstavlja pokret trećega anđela, koji je pokret sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji će biti podignuti kao stijeg da pozovu veliko mnoštvo iz Babilona kada dođe čas velikoga potresa iz jedanaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Prije toga časa, vjesnik i pokret bit će prepoznati u suprotnosti s krivotvorenim pokretom koji iznosi krivotvorenu poruku poznoga dažda o miru i sigurnosti.

The distinctions between the true and false message and messenger are to be recognized by the fulfillment of the message. These articles began at the end of July, 2023, and well before the massacre of October 7, the articles were identifying that the true latter rain message identifies Islam of the third Woe, and that the message began on September 11, 2001. The articles identified that the angering of the nations which began at that time according to inspiration was as a woman in travail, and therefore the angering and troubles brought upon planet earth would continue to escalate until the close of probation.

Razlike između istinite i lažne poruke te glasnika treba prepoznati po ispunjenju poruke. Ovi su članci započeli krajem srpnja 2023., i mnogo prije pokolja od 7. listopada članci su utvrđivali da istinita poruka kasne kiše prepoznaje islam trećega Jao, te da je poruka započela 11. rujna 2001. Članci su utvrdili da je razjarivanje naroda, koje je prema nadahnuću tada započelo, bilo kao žena u trudovima, te da će se stoga razjarivanje i nevolje nanesene planetu Zemlji nastaviti pojačavati sve do završetka vremena milosti.

We will continue the study in our next article.

Nastavit ćemo proučavanje u našem sljedećem članku.

> “O that God’s people had a sense of the impending destruction of thousands of cities, now almost given to idolatry! But many of those who should be proclaiming the truth are accusing and condemning their brethren. When the converting power of God comes upon minds, there will be a decided change. Men will have no inclination to criticize and tear down. They will not stand in a position that hinders the light from shining to the world. Their criticism, their accusing, will cease. The powers of the enemy are mustering for battle. Stern conflicts are before us. Press together, my brethren and sisters, press together. Bind up with Christ. ‘Say ye not, A confederacy, . . . neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.’

> „O kad bi Božji narod imao osjećaj za nadolazeće uništenje tisuća gradova, koji su sada gotovo posve predani idolopoklonstvu! Ali mnogi od onih koji bi trebali naviještati istinu optužuju i osuđuju svoju braću. Kada obraćajuća Božja sila siđe na umove, nastat će odlučna promjena. Ljudi neće imati sklonosti kritizirati i rušiti. Neće zauzimati položaj koji priječi svjetlu da zasja svijetu. Njihova kritika, njihovo optuživanje, prestat će. Sile neprijatelja okupljaju se za boj. Pred nama su žestoki sukobi. Zbijte se, braćo i sestre moja, zbijte se. Povežite se s Kristom. ‘Ne govorite: Savez!... niti se bojte onoga čega se oni boje, niti strahujte. Gospoda nad vojskama, njega svetite; i on neka bude strah vaš, i on neka bude trepet vaš. I on će biti za Svetište; ali i kamen spoticanja i stijena sablazni objema kućama Izraelovim, zamka i klopka stanovnicima jeruzalemskim. I mnogi će se među njima spotaknuti, pasti i razbiti se, uhvatiti se u zamku i biti ulovljeni.’

> “The world is a theater. The actors, its inhabitants, are preparing to act their part in the last great drama. God is lost sight of. With the great masses of mankind there is no unity, except as men confederate to accomplish their selfish purposes. God is looking on. His purposes in regard to his rebellious subjects will be fulfilled. The world has not been given into the hands of men, though God is permitting the elements of confusion and disorder to bear sway for a season. A power from beneath is working to bring about the last great scenes in the drama,—Satan coming as Christ, and working with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are binding themselves together in secret societies. Those who are yielding to the passion for confederation are working out the plans of the enemy. The cause will be followed by the effect.

> „Svijet je pozornica. Glumci, njegovi stanovnici, pripremaju se odigrati svoju ulogu u posljednjoj velikoj drami. Boga se gubi iz vida. Među velikim mnoštvima čovječanstva nema jedinstva, osim kad se ljudi udružuju da ostvare svoje sebične ciljeve. Bog promatra. Njegove namjere u pogledu njegovih buntovnih podanika bit će ispunjene. Svijet nije predan u ruke ljudima, premda Bog dopušta da sile pomutnje i nereda neko vrijeme vladaju. Sila odozdo djeluje kako bi prouzročila posljednje velike prizore u drami — Sotonu koji dolazi kao Krist i djeluje sa svakom prijevarom nepravde među onima koji se u tajnim društvima povezuju jedni s drugima. Oni koji se prepuštaju strasti za udruživanjem provode neprijateljeve planove. Uzrok će biti praćen posljedicom.“

> “Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise.” Review and Herald, September 10, 1903.

> „Prijestup je gotovo dosegao svoju granicu. Pomutnja ispunja svijet, i velika strahota uskoro će doći na ljudska bića. Kraj je vrlo blizu. Mi koji poznajemo istinu trebali bismo se pripremati za ono što će se uskoro oboriti na svijet kao silno iznenađenje.” Review and Herald, 10. rujna 1903.

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