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

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

Number Twenty-Nine

Broj dvadeset i devet

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 14, 2026

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The fifth Messianic prophecy in the book of Matthew is the waymark of disappointment and death. On July 18, 2020, the false prediction of the destruction of Nashville, slew Elijah and Moses.

Peto mesijansko proročanstvo u Evanđelju po Mateju putokaz je razočaranja i smrti. Dana 18. srpnja 2020. lažno predviđanje uništenja Nashvillea usmrtilo je Iliju i Mojsija.

## The Fifth Messianic Waymark is the Disappointment of July 18, 2020

Peta mesijanska putna oznaka jest razočaranje od 18. srpnja 2020.

> Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Matthew 2:17, 18.

> Tada se ispuni što je rečeno po proroku Jeremiji: Glas se u Rami čuo, naricanje, plač i veliko tugovanje: Rahela plače za svojom djecom i ne da se utješiti, jer ih nema. Matej 2,17.18.

## Prediction

Predviđanje

> Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Jeremiah 31:15.

> Ovako govori Gospodin: Glas se čuo u Rami, naricanje i gorki plač; Rahela plačući za svojom djecom ne htjede se utješiti za svojom djecom, jer ih nema. Jeremija 31,15.

Moses and Elijah are slain in the streets of Sodom and Egypt. The last statement of the Old Testament identifies that Elijah would come before the great and dreadful day of the Lord. That dreadful day begins when Michael stands up in Daniel twelve, and announces in Revelation twenty-two that, “he that is just and he who is unjust” will remain in that condition for eternity.

Mojsije i Ilija bivaju ubijeni na ulicama Sodome i Egipta. Posljednja izjava Staroga zavjeta utvrđuje da će Ilija doći prije velikoga i strašnoga dana Gospodnjega. Taj strašni dan započinje kada Mihael ustane u Danielu dvanaest i objavi u Otkrivenju dvadeset i dva da će „tko je pravedan i tko je nepravedan” ostati u tom stanju za vječnost.

> And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. Daniel 12:1.

> I u to će vrijeme ustati Mihael, veliki knez koji stoji za sinove tvoga naroda; i nastat će vrijeme tjeskobe kakve ne bijaše otkako postoji narod pa do toga vremena; i u to će vrijeme tvoj narod biti izbavljen, svaki koji se nađe zapisan u knjizi. Daniel 12,1.

> He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Revelation 22:11.

> Tko čini nepravdu, neka i dalje čini nepravdu; i tko je nečist, neka i dalje bude nečist; i tko je pravedan, neka i dalje čini pravednost; i tko je svet, neka i dalje bude svet. Otkrivenje 22,11.

Elijah must appear before probation closes, and he gets slain and resurrected in Revelation eleven, just before probation closes. He is resurrected and presents his message until probation closes, where there is then another resurrection, of righteous and wicked.

Ilija se mora pojaviti prije nego što se završi vrijeme milosti, i biva ubijen te uskrsava u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja, neposredno prije završetka vremena milosti. On uskrsava i iznosi svoju poruku sve dok se vrijeme milosti ne završi, kada potom slijedi drugo uskrsnuće, pravednih i opakih.

> And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:2.

> I mnogi od onih koji spavaju u prahu zemaljskom probudit će se, jedni za život vječni, a drugi za sramotu i vječnu odvratnost. Daniel 12,2.

That special resurrection is followed by the Second Coming of Christ, where the righteous dead are resurrected and then a thousand years where the saints judge the lost. At the end of the thousand years there is another resurrection and the third coming of Christ. The line of prophetic resurrections includes the resurrection of the papal beast, but each of the resurrections are a specific subject of God’s prophetic Word. On July 18, 2020, the Laodicean movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand committed suicide by rebelling against Christ’s command forbidding time applications beyond 1844.

To posebno uskrsnuće slijedi Drugi Kristov dolazak, pri kojem uskrsavaju pravedni mrtvi, a zatim slijedi tisuću godina tijekom kojih sveti sude izgubljenima. Na kraju tisuću godina događa se još jedno uskrsnuće i treći Kristov dolazak. Niz proročkih uskrsnuća uključuje uskrsnuće papinske Zvijeri, ali svako od tih uskrsnuća poseban je predmet Božje proročke Riječi. Dana 18. srpnja 2020. laodicejski pokret sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće počinio je samoubojstvo pobunivši se protiv Kristove zapovijedi koja zabranjuje vremenske primjene nakon 1844.

A voice was then heard in Rama, meaning pride and self-exaltation. Rachel meaning a good traveler is in mourning because Moses and Elijah are not, and more importantly, they cannot be comforted. They have no comfort, and the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, that would be sent when the voice in the wilderness began in July of 2023.

Tada se čuo glas u Rami, što znači oholost i samouzvišenje. Rahela, što znači dobar putnik, tuguje zato što Mojsije i Ilija nisu, i što je još važnije, ne mogu biti utješeni. Oni nemaju utjehe, a Duh Sveti jest Utješitelj, koji će biti poslan kada glas u pustinji započne u srpnju 2023.

These things happen just before probation closes, and according to Revelation, just before probation closes the Revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed. That unsealing is what resurrects Moses and Elijah, who are also Rachel, the good traveler, who had been weeping and mourning for her children, could not be comforted. Her mourning turns to joy when those children are resurrected.

To se događa neposredno prije nego što se završi vrijeme milosti, i prema Otkrivenju, neposredno prije završetka vremena milosti Otkrivenje Isusa Krista biva otpečaćeno. To otpečaćenje jest ono što uskrsava Mojsija i Iliju, koji su također Rahela, dobra putnica, koja je plakala i tugovala za svojom djecom i nije se dala utješiti. Njezina se žalost pretvara u radost kada ta djeca uskrsnu.

> And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. Revelation 22:10.

> I reče mi: Ne zapečaćuj riječi proročanstva ove knjige, jer vrijeme je blizu. Otkrivenje 22,10.

Moses and Elijah were dead in the streets of Sodom and Egypt, and just as with Christ, the one hundred and forty-four thousand would be called out of Egypt, when the gathering began in July of 2023.

Mojsije i Ilija bili su mrtvi na ulicama Sodome i Egipta, i baš kao i u Kristovu slučaju, sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće bili bi pozvani iz Egipta kada je okupljanje započelo u srpnju 2023.

## The Sixth Messianic Waymark is the calling out of Egypt in July of 2023

Šesti mesijanski putokaz jest poziv da se iziđe iz Egipta u srpnju 2023.

> And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Matthew 2:15.

> I ondje bijaše do smrti Herodove, da se ispuni što Gospodin reče po proroku govoreći: Iz Egipta dozvah Sina svojega. Matej 2,15.

## Prediction

Predviđanje

> When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. Hosea 11:1.

> Kad je Izrael bio dijete, tada ga ljubih i iz Egipta dozvah sina svojega. Hošea 11,1.

Dead in the Egyptian street, a heavenly voice from the wilderness calls Ezekiel’s valley of dead bones to life. That voice began to sound in July of 2023.

Mrtva na egipatskoj ulici, nebeski glas iz pustinje poziva Ezekielovu dolinu mrtvih kostiju u život. Taj je glas počeo odjekivati u srpnju 2023.

> And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. Revelation 11:11, 12.

> I nakon tri i pol dana uđe u njih Duh života od Boga, te stadoše na svoje noge; i velik strah obuze one koji ih gledahu. I začuše jak glas s neba gdje im govori: Uziđite ovamo. I uzađoše na nebo u oblaku; i neprijatelji njihovi gledahu ih. Otkrivenje 11:11, 12.

God calls His Son out of Egypt and He also called Moses out of Egypt, for Moses as the alpha and Jesus as the omega represent the experience of the one-hundred and forty-four thousand, who sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. That song includes the call out of Egypt. In Ezekiel there is represented two steps, that were prefigured by the two steps in the creation of Adam. First the body is formed, and then the breath of life is breathed into the body and it then lives. In Revelation eleven the first step is the entrance of the Spirit of God into the slain, and they then stood upon their feet. When they stand, they are God’s army. What conveys the Spirit in chapter eleven is represented by Ezekiel’s first prophecy. The voice in the wilderness is the prophetic message accompanied by the Holy Spirit.

Bog poziva svojega Sina iz Egipta, a također je i Mojsija pozvao iz Egipta, jer Mojsije kao alfa i Isus kao omega predstavljaju iskustvo sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, koji pjevaju pjesmu Mojsijevu i Jaganjčevu. Ta pjesma uključuje poziv iz Egipta. U Ezekielu su prikazana dva koraka, koji su bili predoznačeni dvama koracima u stvaranju Adama. Najprije se oblikuje tijelo, a zatim se dah života udahnjuje u tijelo te ono potom oživi. U Otkrivenju jedanaest prvi je korak ulazak Duha Božjega u pobijene, i tada su stali na svoje noge. Kada stoje, oni su Božja vojska. Ono što prenosi Duh u jedanaestom poglavlju predstavljeno je Ezekielovim prvim proročanstvom. Glas u pustinji jest proročka poruka praćena Svetim Duhom.

The book of Matthew contains the twelve chapters that are the omega to the twelve chapters in Genesis that provide two witnesses which represent the covenant with the one hundred and forty-four thousand. Those men and women are sealed for eternity in a relationship of Divinity combined with their humanity. They become the sign for the eleventh-hour workers.

Knjiga Matejeva sadrži dvanaest poglavlja koja su omega dvanaestorici poglavlja u Postanku, a koja pružaju dva svjedoka što predstavljaju savez sa sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Ti muškarci i žene zapečaćeni su za vječnost u odnosu Božanstva sjedinjenog s njihovom ljudskošću. Oni postaju znak radnicima jedanaestoga sata.

> “The work of the Holy Spirit is to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. The world can only be warned by seeing those who believe the truth sanctified through the truth, acting upon high and holy principles, showing in a high, elevated sense, the line of demarcation between those who keep the commandments of God, and those who trample them under their feet. The sanctification of the Spirit signalizes the difference between those who have the seal of God, and those who keep a spurious rest-day. When the test comes, it will be clearly shown what the mark of the beast is. It is the keeping of Sunday. Those who after having heard the truth, continue to regard this day as holy, bear the signature of the man of sin, who thought to change times and laws.” Bible Training School, December 1, 1903.

> „Djelo Duha Svetoga jest osvjedočiti svijet o grijehu, o pravednosti i o sudu. Svijet može biti opomenut jedino tako da vidi one koji vjeruju istini posvećene po istini, kako postupaju prema uzvišenim i svetim načelima, pokazujući u uzvišenom, povišenom smislu crtu razgraničenja između onih koji drže Božje zapovijedi i onih koji ih gaze pod svojim nogama. Posvećenje Duhom označava razliku između onih koji imaju pečat Božji i onih koji drže krivotvoreni dan odmora. Kada kušnja dođe, jasno će se pokazati što je žig zvijeri. To je svetkovanje nedjelje. Oni koji, nakon što su čuli istinu, i dalje smatraju ovaj dan svetim, nose obilježje čovjeka grijeha, koji je pomislio promijeniti vremena i zakone.” Bible Training School, 1. prosinca 1903.

The ensign of the one hundred and forty-four thousand when they are called up to heaven in chapter eleven of Revelation, they are first called out of Egypt, which is where they were slain. A voice from the wilderness calls them out of Egypt, that they would be the sign for the eleventh-hour workers. Their resurrection in 2024 is also represented as a birth, and an awakening depending on which illustration is being identified. In terms of a birth, they are those who fulfill the parable of the ten virgins, and in this sense, their birth is a virgin birth, and they are the sign.

Zastava sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće, kada su u jedanaestom poglavlju Otkrivenja pozvani na nebo, jest da su najprije pozvani iz Egipta, gdje su bili ubijeni. Glas iz pustinje poziva ih iz Egipta kako bi bili znak za radnike jedanaestoga sata. Njihovo uskrsnuće 2024. godine također je prikazano kao rođenje i kao buđenje, ovisno o tome koja se slika prepoznaje. U smislu rođenja, oni su oni koji ispunjavaju prispodobu o deset djevica, i u tom smislu njihovo je rođenje djevičansko rođenje, i oni su znak.

## The Seventh Messianic Waymark is 2024

Sedmi mesijanski putokaz jest 2024.

> Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matthew 1:22, 23.

> A sve se to dogodilo da se ispuni što Gospodin reče po proroku govoreći: Evo, djevica će začeti i roditi sina, i nadjenut će mu ime Emanuel, što u prijevodu znači: Bog s nama. Matej 1,22.23.

## Prediction

Predviđanje

> Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14.

> Zato će vam sam Gospodin dati znak: Evo, djevica će začeti i roditi sina, i nadjenut će mu ime Emanuel. Izaija 7,14.

There were signs in the history of Moses and Christ, as there were in Millerite history. In the last days, Laodicean Adventism will be seeking after a sign, and their only sign, is the sign of Jonah. There is also a sign for those who are resurrected in 2024. Their sign is the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six.

Bilo je znakova u povijesti Mojsija i Krista, kao što ih je bilo i u mileritskoj povijesti. U posljednjim danima laodicejski adventizam tražit će znak, a njihov jedini znak jest znak Jone. Postoji također i znak za one koji će biti uskrišeni 2024. godine. Njihov znak jest „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset šest.

> And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this. 2 Kings 19:29–31.

> I ovo će ti biti znak: ove ćete godine jesti ono što samo od sebe izraste, a druge godine ono što iznikne iz toga; a treće godine sijte i žanjite, sadite vinograde i jedite njihov plod. I ostatak doma Judina koji izmakne opet će pustiti korijenje nadolje i roditi plodom nagore. Jer će iz Jeruzalema izaći ostatak i oni koji umaknu s gore Siona: revnost Jahve nad vojskama učinit će to. 2. Kraljevima 19:29–31.

> And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store. Leviticus 25:20–22.

> A ako reknete: Što ćemo jesti sedme godine? Evo, nećemo sijati niti skupljati naš urod. Tada ću zapovjediti svome blagoslovu nad vama šeste godine, i ona će donijeti plod za tri godine. I sijat ćete osme godine, te ćete još jesti od staroga roda do devete godine; dok ne prispiju njezini plodovi, jest ćete od stare zalihe. Levitski zakonik 25:20–22.

Those who escape, are also represented as the outcasts of Israel, and they were cast out by their brethren which hated them. Their brethren cast them out, for they hated them because they could not refute the sabbath truth represented by Moses’ “seven times.”

Oni koji umaknu također su prikazani kao prognanici Izraelovi, a prognala su ih njihova braća koja su ih mrzila. Njihova su ih braća prognala jer su ih mrzila zato što nisu mogla pobiti istinu o suboti predstavljenu Mojsijevim „sedam vremena”.

> The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Psalms 147:2.

> Gospodin gradi Jeruzalem; sabire prognanike Izraelove. Psalmi 147,2.

The Lord began gathering the remnant in July 2023, and the remnant are the “outcasts” of Israel. In July 2023, He set His hand a second time to gather His outcasts. He set His hand in 1849 a second time, in advance of the omega light of Moses seven times in 1856. The alpha light was represented by Miller’s first prophetic discovery—Moses’ seven times.

Gospodin je počeo sabirati ostatak u srpnju 2023., a ostatak su „izgnanici” Izraelovi. U srpnju 2023. ispružio je svoju ruku drugi put da sabere svoje izgnanike. Svoju je ruku ispružio 1849. drugi put, unaprijed u odnosu na omega svjetlo Mojsijevih sedam vremena 1856. Alfa svjetlo bilo je predstavljeno Millerovim prvim proročkim otkrićem — Mojsijevih sedam vremena.

> And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isaiah 11:10–12.

> I u onaj dan bit će korijen Jišajev, koji će stajati kao stijeg narodima; njemu će pogani hrliti, i počivalište će njegovo biti slavno. I dogodit će se u onaj dan da će Gospodin ponovno, po drugi put, pružiti svoju ruku da pridobije ostatak svojega naroda koji preostane, iz Asirije, i iz Egipta, i iz Patrosa, i iz Kuša, i iz Elama, i iz Šinara, i iz Hamata, i s morskih otoka. I podignut će stijeg narodima, i sabrat će prognanike Izraelove, i okupit će raspršene Judine s četiri kraja zemlje. Izaija 11:10–12.

When the outcasts are lifted up as the sign, they will then gather the eleventh-hour workers, who can “only be warned by seeing” “the difference between those who have the seal of God, and those who keep a spurious rest-day.” The sign for the eleventh-hour workers is the outcasts, and the sign OF the outcasts, is the enigma of, eating “this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.”

Kada odbačeni budu uzdignuti kao znak, tada će sabrati radnike jedanaestoga sata, koji mogu „biti upozoreni jedino gledanjem” na „razliku između onih koji imaju Božji pečat i onih koji drže krivotvoreni dan odmora.” Znak za radnike jedanaestoga sata jesu odbačeni, a znak O odbačenima jest zagonetka o tome da se jede „ove godine ono što samo od sebe raste, a druge godine ono što iz toga nikne; a treće godine sijte i žanjite, i sadite vinograde, i jedite njihov rod.”

The enigma of the passage is that it represents the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-five and twenty-six. The Sabbath of the land resting is a component of the covenant that identifies both the blessing or the curse, of either observing or rejecting the seventh-year rest for the promised land. The sign of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is the component of the threefold promise of the covenant that is represented by the seventh-year Sabbath of the land. The foundational truth of the “seven times,” identifies one of three elements of the covenant that promises a new heart and mind, and a new body and also a land to live in.

Zagonetka ovoga odlomka jest u tome što on predstavlja „sedam vremena” iz Levitskog zakonika dvadeset pete i dvadeset šeste glave. Subota počinka zemlje sastavni je dio Saveza koji označava i blagoslov i prokletstvo, bilo zbog obdržavanja bilo zbog odbacivanja počinka obećane zemlje u sedmoj godini. Znak sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće sastavni je dio trostrukoga obećanja Saveza koje je predočeno subotom zemlje u sedmoj godini. Temeljna istina o „sedam vremena” prepoznaje jedan od triju elemenata Saveza koji obećava novo srce i um, novo tijelo, a također i zemlju za življenje.

The seventh-day Sabbath is the sign between God and His people, but that seventh-day Sabbath also represents the covenant responsibility given to ancient Israel. They were to be the protectors, the depositaries of the Ten Commandments. Sister White is clear that modern Israel in 1844 in alignment with ancient Israel was made the depositaries of not only the Ten Commandments, but also of God’s prophetic Word.

Subota sedmoga dana znak je između Boga i Njegova naroda, ali ta subota sedmoga dana također predstavlja saveznu odgovornost danu drevnom Izraelu. Oni su trebali biti čuvari, povjerenici Deset zapovijedi. Sestra White jasno kaže da je suvremeni Izrael 1844. godine, u skladu s drevnim Izraelom, bio učinjen povjerenikom ne samo Deset zapovijedi, nego i Božje proročke Riječi.

> “God has called His church in this day, as He called ancient Israel, to stand as a light in the earth. By the mighty cleaver of truth, the messages of the first, second, and third angels, He has separated them from the churches and from the world to bring them into a sacred nearness to Himself. He has made them the depositaries of His law and has committed to them the great truths of prophecy for this time. Like the holy oracles committed to ancient Israel, these are a sacred trust to be communicated to the world. The three angels of Revelation 14 represent the people who accept the light of God’s messages and go forth as His agents to sound the warning throughout the length and breadth of the earth.” Testimonies, volume 5, 455.

> „Bog je pozvao svoju crkvu u ovo doba, kao što je pozvao drevni Izrael, da stoji kao svjetlo na zemlji. Moćnim sjekačem istine, porukama prvoga, drugoga i trećega anđela, odvojio ih je od crkava i od svijeta kako bi ih doveo u svetu blizinu sa samim sobom. Učinio ih je čuvarima svojega Zakona i povjerio im velike istine proročanstva za ovo vrijeme. Kao sveta proroštva povjerena drevnom Izraelu, ovo je sveta povjerenica koju treba prenijeti svijetu. Tri anđela iz Otkrivenja 14 predstavljaju narod koji prihvaća svjetlo Božjih poruka i polazi kao Njegovi poslanici da oglase upozorenje po svoj dužini i širini zemlje.” Testimonies, svezak 5, 455.

The Ten Commandments are represented by the sign of the seventh-day Sabbath, and the laws of prophecy are represented by the seventh-year Sabbath. Laodicean Seventh-day Adventism will be greatly embarrassed when they jump ship and begin worshipping the sun, but the Sabbath commandment they first rejected is Moses’ “seven times.”

Deset zapovijedi predstavljene su znakom subote sedmoga dana, a zakoni proročanstva predstavljeni su subotom sedme godine. Laodicejsko adventističko kršćanstvo sedmoga dana bit će silno osramoćeno kada napusti lađu i počne obožavati sunce, ali zapovijed o suboti koju su najprije odbacili jest Mojsijevih „sedam vremena“.

To win the promised land God’s people must understand and uphold not only the seventh-day Sabbath, but also the seven-year Sabbath. Laodicean Adventism cannot refute this biblical truth, though they cover it with lies. This is the root of their hatred that leads them to cast out those who will be the ensign.

Da bi zadobio obećanu zemlju, Božji narod mora razumjeti i držati ne samo sedmodnevnu subotu, nego i sedmogodišnju subotu. Laodicejski adventizam ne može pobiti ovu biblijsku istinu, premda je prikriva lažima. To je korijen njihove mržnje koja ih navodi da izbace one koji će biti stijeg.

> “Most of my father’s family were full believers in the advent, and for bearing testimony to this glorious doctrine seven of us were at one time cast out of the Methodist Church. At this time the words of the prophet were exceedingly precious to us: ‘Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for My name’s sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but He shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.’ Isaiah 66:5.

> „Većina obitelji moga oca bili su puni vjernici u advent, a zbog svjedočenja za ovaj slavni nauk sedmero nas je u jedno vrijeme bilo isključeno iz Metodističke crkve. U to su nam vrijeme riječi proroka bile neizmjerno dragocjene: ‘Braća vaša, koja mrze na vas, koja vas izgone imena mojega radi, govore: Neka se proslavi Gospodin! Ali On će se pokazati na vašu radost, a oni će se posramiti.’ Izaija 66,5.“

> “From this time, up to December, 1844, my joys, trials, and disappointments were like those of my dear Advent friends around me. At this time I visited one of our Advent sisters, and in the morning we bowed around the family altar. It was not an exciting occasion, and there were but five of us present, all women. While I was praying, the power of God came upon me as I had never felt it before. I was wrapped in a vision of God’s glory, and seemed to be rising higher and higher from the earth, and was shown something of the travels of the Advent people to the Holy City, as narrated below.” Early Writings, 13.

> „Od toga vremena pa sve do prosinca 1844. moje su radosti, kušnje i razočaranja bili poput onih mojih dragih adventističkih prijatelja oko mene. U to sam vrijeme posjetila jednu od naših adventističkih sestara i ujutro smo kleknule oko obiteljskog oltara. Nije to bila neka uzbudljiva prigoda, a bilo nas je prisutno samo pet, sve žene. Dok sam se molila, sila Božja sišla je na mene kao što je nikada prije nisam osjetila. Bila sam obavijena viđenjem Božje slave i činilo se da se uzdižem sve više i više od zemlje, te mi je bilo pokazano nešto od putovanja adventnog naroda prema Svetomu Gradu, kako je izneseno u nastavku.” Early Writings, 13.

Ellen White’s first vision, was given when five women, (representing five wise virgins) were gathered together after being cast out by their brethren that hated them. They hated them for the doctrine of the Second Coming, thus typifying the outcasts of the latter days.

Prvo viđenje Ellen White dano je kada se pet žena (koje predstavljaju pet mudrih djevica) okupilo zajedno nakon što su ih njihova braća, koja su ih mrzila, izbacila. Mrzili su ih zbog nauka o Drugom dolasku, te su tako predočavale odbačene posljednjih dana.

> “I saw the nominal church and nominal Adventists, like Judas, would betray us to the Catholics to obtain their influence to come against the truth. The saints then will be an obscure people, little known to the Catholics; but the churches and nominal Adventists who know of our faith and customs (for they hated us on account of the Sabbath, for they could not refute it) will betray the saints and report them to the Catholics as those who disregard the institutions of the people; that is, that they keep the Sabbath and disregard Sunday.

> „Vidjela sam da će nas nazovna crkva i nazovni adventisti, poput Jude, izdati katolicima kako bi zadobili njihov utjecaj da ustanu protiv istine. Tada će sveti biti neznatan narod, malo poznat katolicima; ali crkve i nazovni adventisti, koji znaju za našu vjeru i naše običaje (jer su nas mrzili zbog subote, budući da je nisu mogli pobiti), izdat će svete i prijaviti ih katolicima kao one koji zanemaruju ustanove naroda; to jest, da drže subotu i zanemaruju nedjelju.“

> “Then the Catholics bid the Protestants to go forward, and issue a decree that all who will not observe the first day of the week, instead of the seventh day, shall be slain. And the Catholics, whose numbers are large, will stand by the Protestants. The Catholics will give their power to the image of the beast. And the Protestants will work as their mother worked before them to destroy the saints. But before their decree bring or bear fruit, the saints will be delivered by the Voice of God.” Spalding and Magan, 1, 2.

> „Tada će katolici pozvati protestante da pođu naprijed i izdati dekret da svi koji ne budu svetkovali prvi dan u tjednu, umjesto sedmoga dana, budu pogubljeni. A katolici, kojih je velik broj, stajat će uz protestante. Katolici će predati svoju moć slici Zvijeri. A protestanti će raditi kao što je njihova majka radila prije njih kako bi uništila svete. Ali prije nego što njihov dekret donese ili rodi plod, sveti će biti izbavljeni Glasom Božjim.“ Spalding i Magan, 1, 2.

The “nominal” (meaning in name only), “Adventists, like Judas, would betray us to the Catholics.” They did so because “they hated” the outcasts “on account of the Sabbath.” Nominal Adventists profess to observe the seventh-day Sabbath, so this cannot be the Sabbath that is referenced. They hate the outcasts, for they know that they cannot refute the foundational truth of Moses’ seven times, that was the alpha understanding of Elijah in the person of William Miller.

„Nominalni“ (što znači samo po imenu) „adventisti, poput Jude, izdali bi nas katolicima.“ To su učinili zato što su „mrzili“ odbačene „zbog subote“. Nominalni adventisti ispovijedaju da drže subotu sedmoga dana, stoga to ne može biti subota na koju se ovdje upućuje. Oni mrze odbačene, jer znaju da ne mogu pobiti temeljnu istinu o Mojsijevih sedam vremena, koja je bila alfa razumijevanje Ilije u osobi Williama Millera.

> “God is not giving us a new message. We are to proclaim the message that in 1843 and 1844 brought us out of the other churches.” Review and Herald, January 19, 1905.

> „Bog nam ne daje novu poruku. Trebamo naviještati poruku koja nas je 1843. i 1844. izvela iz drugih crkava.“ Review and Herald, 19. siječnja 1905.

> “All the messages given from 1840–1844 are to be made forcible now, for there are many people who have lost their bearings. The messages are to go to all the churches.” Manuscript Releases, volume 21, 437.

> „Sve poruke dane od 1840. do 1844. sada valja učiniti snažnima, jer ima mnogo ljudi koji su izgubili svoje uporište. Poruke trebaju ići svim crkvama.“ Manuscript Releases, sv. 21, 437.

> “The truths that we received in 1841, ‘42, ‘43, and ‘44 are now to be studied and proclaimed.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 371.

> „Istine koje smo primili 1841., ’42., ’43. i ’44. sada treba proučavati i objavljivati.“ Manuscript Releases, sv. 15, 371.

> “The warning has come: Nothing is to be allowed to come in that will disturb the foundation of the faith upon which we have been building ever since the message came in 1842, 1843, and 1844. I was in this message, and ever since I have been standing before the world, true to the light that God has given us. We do not propose to take our feet off the platform on which they were placed as day by day we sought the Lord with earnest prayer, seeking for light. Do you think that I could give up the light that God has given me? It is to be as the Rock of Ages. It has been guiding me ever since it was given.” Review and Herald, April 14, 1903.

> „Upozorenje je došlo: Ne smije se dopustiti da uđe bilo što što bi poremetilo temelj vjere na kojem gradimo još od vremena kada je poruka došla 1842., 1843. i 1844. godine. Ja sam bila u toj poruci, i od tada stojim pred svijetom, vjerna svjetlu koje nam je Bog dao. Ne namjeravamo maknuti svoja stopala s platforme na koju su bila postavljena dok smo iz dana u dan tražili Gospodina usrdnom molitvom, tražeći svjetlo. Mislite li da bih se mogla odreći svjetla koje mi je Bog dao? Ono treba biti kao Stijena vjekova. Ono me vodi otkako mi je dano.” Review and Herald, 14. travnja 1903.

Judas is not a symbol of the Sanhedrin made up of Sadducees and Pharisees, Judas was one of the twelve disciples. He was one of the covenant bride, which Christ was about to marry at Pentecost. The betrayal against the outcasts comes from Judas, the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. They are represented with many symbols, such as the Levites who are rejected by the Messenger of the Covenant in Malachi three. The Levites are separated at that purging, and their number is 25, whether faithful or unfaithful. The Levites are purged in advance of being lifted up as an offering, as in former years.

Juda nije simbol Sinedrija sastavljenoga od saduceja i farizeja; Juda je bio jedan od dvanaestorice učenika. Bio je jedan od zaručnice Saveza, koju je Krist namjeravao oženiti na Pedesetnicu. Izdaja protiv odbačenih dolazi od Jude, laodicejske adventističke crkve sedmoga dana. Oni su prikazani mnogim simbolima, kao što su leviti koje odbacuje Glasnik Saveza u Malahiji 3. Leviti se pri tom čišćenju odvajaju, a njihov je broj 25, bilo vjerni bilo nevjerni. Leviti se čiste unaprijed prije nego što budu uzdignuti kao prinos, kao u prijašnjim godinama.

> And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. Malachi 3:3, 4.

> I sjest će kao talioničar i pročišćivač srebra; i očistit će sinove Levijeve te ih pročistiti kao zlato i srebro, da prinose Gospodu prinos u pravednosti. Tada će prinos Jude i Jeruzalema biti ugodan Gospodu kao u dane starodavne i kao u prijašnje godine. Malahija 3:3, 4.

The Levites are the offering, for they perfectly reflect the character of Christ, who is the great offering. When those twenty-five Levites are lifted up as an offering, the twenty-five counterfeit Levites are bowing to the sun in Ezekiel 8.

Leviti su prinos, jer savršeno odražavaju Kristov karakter, koji je veliki prinos. Kada se tih dvadeset i pet levita podigne kao prinos, dvadeset i pet krivotvorenih levita klanja se suncu u Ezekielu 8.

Judas does not only represent a wicked Levite, but he is also a wicked priest that has been prepared for thirty years, as represented by Judas’ thirty pieces of silver.

Juda ne predstavlja samo opakoga levita, nego je također i opaki svećenik koji se pripravljao trideset godina, što je prikazano Judinih trideset srebrnjaka.

> Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. Matthew 27:3–5.

> Tada Juda, koji ga bijaše izdao, vidjevši da je osuđen, pokaja se i vrati trideset srebrnjaka glavarskim svećenicima i starješinama, govoreći: Sagriješio sam što sam izdao nevinu krv. A oni rekoše: Što je to nama? Ti gledaj za to. I bacivši srebrnjake u hramu, ode, te se udalji i objesi se. Matej 27:3–5.

The thirty pieces of silver that Judas cast out, represents the Messenger of the Covenant casting out (purging) the dross (counterfeit silver) in Malachi three. That wicked priesthood was represented by the rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram and the rebels of 1888. The wicked priesthood is swallowed up when the United States, the earth-beast opens up its mouth. Then fire destroys their followers, during the full outpouring of the latter rain, that begins at the Sunday law.

Trideset srebrnjaka koje je Juda bacio predstavlja Glasnika Saveza koji izbacuje (pročišćuje) trosku (krivotvoreno srebro) u Malahiji tri. To je opako svećenstvo bilo predstavljeno pobunom Koreja, Datana i Abirama te pobunjenicima iz 1888. Opako svećenstvo biva progutano kada Sjedinjene Države, zvijer iz zemlje, otvore svoja usta. Tada oganj uništava njihove sljedbenike tijekom punog izlijevanja kasne kiše, koje započinje nedjeljnim zakonom.

The virgin birth as a sign in Christ’s day, represents the sign of the wise virgins in the latter days. In that period the Sanhedrin, the Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church will seek for a sign, but will be unable to see the only sign given to Laodicea. The sign for the great multitude, the eleventh-hour workers is seeing men and women keeping the seventh-day Sabbath during the Sunday law testing period. The sign of the remnant in their controversy with the former covenant people is the seventh-year Sabbath, representing the foundations of Adventism as identified as the central pillar of both of Habakkuk’s sacred tables. The sign given to Laodicean Adventism is the sign of Jonah, which is addressed in the dialogue between Christ and Peter.

Djevičansko rođenje kao znak u Kristovo doba predstavlja znak mudrih djevica u posljednjim danima. U tom će razdoblju Sinedrij, laodicejska Adventistička crkva sedmoga dana, tražiti znak, ali neće moći vidjeti jedini znak dan Laodiceji. Znak za veliko mnoštvo, radnike jedanaestoga sata, jest to što vide muškarce i žene kako drže subotu sedmoga dana tijekom razdoblja kušnje nedjeljnoga zakona. Znak ostatka u njihovu sporu s narodom prijašnjega saveza jest subota sedme godine, koja predstavlja temelje adventizma, prepoznate kao središnji stup obiju svetih Habakukovih ploča. Znak dan laodicejskom adventizmu jest znak Jone, o kojemu se govori u dijalogu između Krista i Petra.

> When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

> Kad Isus dođe u krajeve Cezareje Filipove, upita svoje učenike govoreći: Što govore ljudi, tko sam ja, Sin čovječji? A oni rekoše: Jedni govore da si Ivan Krstitelj; drugi, Ilija; a treći, Jeremija ili jedan od proroka. Reče im: A vi, što vi kažete, tko sam ja?

> And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

> A Šimun Petar odgovori i reče: Ti si Krist, Sin Boga živoga. A Isus odgovori i reče mu: Blažen si, Šimune Barjona, jer ti to ne objavi tijelo i krv, nego Otac moj koji je na nebesima. I ja tebi kažem: ti si Petar, i na toj stijeni sagradit ću Crkvu svoju, i vrata paklena neće je nadvladati. I dat ću ti ključeve kraljevstva nebeskoga: i što god svežeš na zemlji, bit će svezano na nebesima; i što god odriješiš na zemlji, bit će odriješeno na nebesima.

> Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. Matthew 16:13–20.

> Tada zapovjedi svojim učenicima da nikomu ne kažu da je on Isus Krist. Matej 16:13–20.

The sign for the Sanhedrin, and therefore Adventism is the sign of Jonah. Simon Barjona is introduced into the passage as a symbol of a covenant man, for his name is about to be changed. Abram’s name was changed at the covenant. Saul’s named was changed to Paul. Jacob’s name was changed to Israel. Those three witnesses establish that when a biblical character’s name is changed, they represent a covenant man, and therefore typify the last covenant people, who are the one hundred and forty-four thousand. Those three witnesses also establish that a covenant man’s name represents the prophetic symbolism associated with the person whose name is changed. Saul means “selected,” for he was selected to carry the gospel to the Gentiles. His name was changed to Paul, meaning small, for he in his own eyes was the smallest of the apostles, for he had persecuted God’s church. Jacob the supplanter, was changed in both name and experience to an overcomer, as Israel means. Peter’s name was Simon, meaning one who hears; and Barjona, meaning the son of Jonah.

Znak za Sinedrij, a stoga i za adventizam, jest znak Jone. Simon Barjona uvodi se u odlomak kao simbol čovjeka saveza, jer će njegovo ime uskoro biti promijenjeno. Abramovo je ime promijenjeno pri sklapanju saveza. Saulovo je ime promijenjeno u Pavao. Jakovljevo je ime promijenjeno u Izrael. Ta tri svjedoka potvrđuju da, kada se ime nekog biblijskog lika promijeni, on predstavlja čovjeka saveza te stoga predočava posljednji saveznički narod, a to su sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. Ta tri svjedoka također potvrđuju da ime čovjeka saveza predstavlja proročki simbolizam povezan s osobom kojoj je ime promijenjeno. Saul znači „izabrani”, jer je bio izabran da nosi evanđelje poganima. Njegovo je ime promijenjeno u Pavao, što znači malen, jer je u vlastitim očima bio najmanji od apostola, budući da je progonio Božju crkvu. Jakov, varalica, bio je promijenjen i imenom i iskustvom u pobjednika, kako znači Izrael. Petrovo je ime bilo Šimun, što znači onaj koji sluša; i Barjona, što znači sin Jonin.

Peter is representing the last generation of Jonah, for he was Jonah’s son. Jonah means “dove,” and Simon is he who heard the message of the dove, and Simon Barjona had heard the message of the anointing of Jesus, when He was baptized and became Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove. The message of Jonah was the message of the dove which represented the anointing of Jesus with power at His baptism. The message of Jonah was represented as Jonah being three days in the belly of a whale. Those three days are the three days of Passover to the feast of first fruits, which are typified by Christ’s baptism and by Jonah’s time in the belly of the whale.

Petar predstavlja posljednji Jonin naraštaj, jer bijaše Jonin sin. Jona znači „golub“, a Šimun je onaj koji je čuo poruku goluba; i Šimun Barjona čuo je poruku pomazanja Isusova, kada je On bio kršten i postao Isus Krist, a Duh Sveti sišao u obličju goluba. Jonina poruka bila je poruka goluba, koji je predstavljao pomazanje Isusovo silom pri Njegovu krštenju. Jonina poruka bila je predočena time što je Jona bio tri dana u utrobi kita. Ta tri dana jesu tri dana od Pashe do blagdana prvina, koji su predoznačeni Kristovim krštenjem i Joninim vremenom u utrobi kita.

The sign of Jonah is the sign of the anointing of Christ at His baptism, which typifies the descent of the angel of Revelation eighteen on 9/11. 9/11 began a three-step testing process as represented by Jonah’s three days. Those three steps are also illustrated in Millerite history. August 11, 1840 marked the test of the first angel, April 19, 1844 the test of the second angel and October 22, 1844 the third test. Those three steps represent 9/11, July 18, 2020 and the Sunday law.

Jonin znak jest znak Kristova pomazanja pri Njegovu krštenju, koje predočava silazak anđela iz Otkrivenja osamnaestoga na 11. rujna. 11. rujna započeo je trostupanjski proces kušnje, kako je prikazan Jonina tri dana. Ta su tri koraka također prikazana u mileritskoj povijesti. Dana 11. kolovoza 1840. označena je kušnja prvoga anđela, 19. travnja 1844. kušnja drugoga anđela, a 22. listopada 1844. treća kušnja. Ta tri koraka predstavljaju 11. rujna, 18. srpnja 2020. i nedjeljni zakon.

At the Sunday law, Jonah is spat out of the mouth of a fish, right where Christ is spitting Laodicea out of His mouth, which is right where Balaam’s ass opens his mouth and speaks, which is right where John the Baptist’s father Zechariah speaks, which is also where the United States speaks as a dragon. Jonah then gives the final warning to the world as the symbol of those who were resurrected with Moses and Elijah in 2024. Those souls died in the streets of Sodom and Egypt, and are thereafter resurrected as Ezekiel’s mighty army. At their resurrection they become the sign of Jonah, for he represents those who have died and are resurrected to give the final message to Nineveh. Jonah in the belly of the whale, Daniel in the lion’s den, John in the pot of boiling oil represent the one hundred and forty-four thousand who have experienced a symbolic death and resurrection. The anointing at 9/11 unto the resurrection of Ezekiel’s mighty army represents the baptism of Christ unto His resurrection.

Pri nedjeljnom zakonu, Jona biva ispljunuta iz ribljih usta, upravo ondje gdje Krist iz svojih usta izbacuje Laodiceju, upravo ondje gdje Bileamova magarica otvara svoja usta i govori, upravo ondje gdje govori Ivanov otac Zaharija, što je također mjesto gdje Sjedinjene Države govore kao zmaj. Jona zatim daje posljednje upozorenje svijetu kao simbol onih koji su uskrsnuli s Mojsijem i Ilijom 2024. godine. Te su duše umrle na ulicama Sodome i Egipta te potom uskrsavaju kao silna vojska Ezekielova. Pri svojem uskrsnuću one postaju znak Jone, jer on predstavlja one koji su umrli i uskrsnuli kako bi Ninivi uputili posljednju poruku. Jona u utrobi kita, Daniel u lavljoj jami, Ivan u kotlu vreloga ulja predstavljaju sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće koji su iskusili simboličnu smrt i uskrsnuće. Pomazanje 11. rujna za uskrsnuće Ezekielove silne vojske predstavlja Kristovo krštenje za Njegovo uskrsnuće.

> The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. Matthew 16:1–4.

> Pristupiše i farizeji sa saducejima te ga, kušajući ga, zatražiše da im pokaže znak s neba. A on odgovori i reče im: Kad bude večer, govorite: Bit će lijepo vrijeme, jer je nebo crveno. A ujutro: Danas će biti nevrijeme, jer je nebo crveno i tmurno. Licemjeri! Znate rasuđivati izgled neba, a znakove vremena ne možete rasuditi? Naraštaj opak i preljubnički traži znak; i neće mu se dati drugi znak osim znaka proroka Jone. I ostavivši ih, otide. Matej 16:1–4.

The crowning miracle was the resurrection of Lazarus.

Vrhovno čudo bilo je uskrsnuće Lazara.

> “In delaying to come to Lazarus, Christ had a purpose of mercy toward those who had not received Him. He tarried, that by raising Lazarus from the dead He might give to His stubborn, unbelieving people another evidence that He was indeed ‘the resurrection, and the life.’ He was loath to give up all hope of the people, the poor, wandering sheep of the house of Israel. His heart was breaking because of their impenitence. In His mercy He purposed to give them one more evidence that He was the Restorer, the One who alone could bring life and immortality to light. This was to be an evidence that the priests could not misinterpret. This was the reason of His delay in going to Bethany. This crowning miracle, the raising of Lazarus, was to set the seal of God on His work and on His claim to divinity.” The Desire of Ages, 528, 529.

> „Odgađajući doći k Lazaru, Krist je imao svrhu milosti prema onima koji Ga nisu primili. Zadržao se kako bi, uskrisivši Lazara od mrtvih, svojem tvrdokornom, nevjernom narodu dao još jedan dokaz da je On doista ‘uskrsnuće i život’. Nije se htio odreći svake nade za narod, za siromašne, zalutale ovce doma Izraelova. Srce Mu se slamalo zbog njihove nepokajanosti. U svojoj je milosti naumio dati im još jedan dokaz da je On Obnovitelj, Onaj koji jedini može iznijeti na vidjelo život i besmrtnost. To je trebao biti dokaz koji svećenici nisu mogli pogrešno protumačiti. To je bio razlog Njegova odgađanja odlaska u Betaniju. To vrhunsko čudo, uskrišenje Lazara, trebalo je staviti Božji pečat na Njegovo djelo i na Njegovo pravo na božanstvo.” Isusov život, 528, 529.

Christ tarried before He resurrected Lazarus, and Lazarus was not only the “crowning miracle,” he was also the “seal” upon God’s work. In the passage the sign of Jonah is the only sign for the adulterous and wicked generation. It is important to see that the timing of the sealing process is very specific. In the passage we are addressing where Peter’s name is changed, it informs us that from that point onward Jesus began to reveal that He was to be put to death, yet in the last verse Matthew records, “Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.” Then in the very next verse he records, “From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.”

Krist je odgađao prije nego što je uskrisio Lazara, a Lazar nije bio samo „krunsko čudo“, nego i „pečat“ na Božjem djelu. U tom je odlomku znak Jone jedini znak za preljubotvoran i opak naraštaj. Važno je uvidjeti da je vrijeme procesa pečaćenja vrlo određeno. U odlomku kojim se bavimo, gdje se Petrovo ime mijenja, obavještava nas se da je od toga trenutka Isus počeo otkrivati da treba biti pogubljen, no u posljednjem retku Matej bilježi: „Tada zaprijeti učenicima svojim da nikomu ne kažu da je on Isus Krist.“ Zatim već u sljedećem retku bilježi: „Otada poče Isus kazivati učenicima svojim kako mu valja ići u Jeruzalem, i mnogo pretrpjeti od starješina i glavara svećeničkih i pismoznanaca, i biti ubijen, i treći dan uskrsnuti.“

The passage begins with Jesus asking who men think He is, and then a follow-up question where He asked the disciples who they thought He was.

Odjeljak započinje time što Isus pita za koga ga ljudi drže, a zatim slijedi dodatno pitanje u kojem je upitao učenike za koga ga oni drže.

> When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Matthew 16:13–15.

> Kad Isus dođe u krajeve Cezareje Filipove, upita svoje učenike govoreći: Što kažu ljudi, tko sam ja, Sin Čovječji? A oni rekoše: Jedni kažu da si Ivan Krstitelj; drugi Ilija; a treći Jeremija ili jedan od proroka. Reče im: A vi, što vi kažete, tko sam ja? Matej 16,13–15.

When Peter answers he identifies that Jesus was the Christ and the son of the living God. The word Christ is the Greek word for the Hebrew word Messiah. Jesus raises the question about who He is, and leads the disciples to the fact that He is the Messiah, but immediately informs them that they should tell no man. From that time, He began to teach that He would fulfill the twenty-three waymarks in the last three chapters of Matthew, but it was of necessity the truths associated with the Christ should be opened up in a step-by-step fashion.

Kad Petar odgovori, prepoznaje da je Isus Krist i Sin Boga živoga. Riječ Krist grčka je riječ za hebrejsku riječ Mesija. Isus postavlja pitanje o tome tko je On i vodi učenike do spoznaje da je On Mesija, ali ih odmah upozorava da to nikomu ne govore. Od toga vremena počeo ih je poučavati da će ispuniti dvadeset i tri razdjelnice u posljednja tri poglavlja Mateja, ali je bilo nužno da se istine povezane s Kristom otkrivaju postupno, korak po korak.

We will continue these Messianic waymarks in the next article.

Nastavit ćemo s ovim mesijanskim putokazima u sljedećem članku.

## Alpha light of the third angel

Alfa svjetlo trećega anđela

> “In the autumn of 1846 we began to observe the Bible Sabbath, and to teach and defend it. My attention was first called to the Sabbath while I was on a visit to New Bedford, Massachusetts, earlier in the same year. I there became acquainted with Elder Joseph Bates, who had early embraced the advent faith, and was an active laborer in the cause. Elder B. was keeping the Sabbath, and urged its importance. I did not feel its importance, and thought that Elder B. erred in dwelling upon the fourth commandment more than upon the other nine. But the Lord gave me a view of the heavenly sanctuary. The temple of God was opened in heaven, and I was shown the ark of God covered with the mercy seat. Two angels stood, one at each end of the ark, with their wings spread over the mercy seat, and their faces turned toward it. My accompanying angel informed me that these represented all the heavenly host looking with reverential awe toward the holy law which had been written by the finger of God. Jesus raised the cover of the ark, and I beheld the tables of stone on which the Ten Commandments were written. I was amazed as I saw the fourth commandment in the very center of the ten precepts, with a soft halo of light encircling it. Said the angel: ‘It is the only one of the ten which defines the living God who created the heavens and the earth and all things that are therein. When the foundations of the earth were laid, then was laid the foundation of the Sabbath also.’” Testimonies, volume 1, 75.

> „U jesen 1846. godine počeli smo svetkovati biblijski subotnji dan te ga poučavati i braniti. Moja je pozornost prvi put bila usmjerena na subotu dok sam ranije iste godine boravila u posjetu u New Bedfordu, Massachusetts. Ondje sam se upoznala sa starješinom Josephom Batesom, koji je rano prihvatio adventnu vjeru i bio djelatan radnik u djelu. Starješina B. držao je subotu i isticao njezinu važnost. Ja nisam osjećala njezinu važnost te sam mislila da starješina B. griješi zadržavajući se na četvrtoj zapovijedi više nego na ostalih devet. Ali Gospodin mi je dao viđenje nebeskog Svetišta. Hram se Božji otvorio na nebu i bilo mi je pokazano Kovčeg Božji pokriven Pomirilištem. Dva su anđela stajala, po jedan na svakom kraju Kovčega, raširenih krila nad Pomirilištem, i lica okrenutih prema njemu. Anđeo koji me pratio obavijestio me da oni predstavljaju svu nebesku vojsku koja s punim poštovanjem gleda prema svetom Zakonu koji je bio ispisan prstom Božjim. Isus je podigao poklopac Kovčega i ugledala sam kamene ploče na kojima je bilo napisano Deset zapovijedi. Bila sam zadivljena kad sam vidjela četvrtu zapovijed u samom središtu deset propisa, s blagim aureolom svjetlosti koja ju je okruživala. Anđeo reče: ‘To je jedina od deset koja određuje živoga Boga koji je stvorio nebesa i zemlju i sve što je u njima. Kad su položeni temelji zemlje, tada je također bio položen i temelj subote.’“ Svjedočanstva, svezak 1, 75.

## Omega light of the third angel

Omega svjetlo trećega anđela

> “Those who commune with God walk in the light of the Sun of Righteousness. They do not dishonor their Redeemer by corrupting their way before God. Heavenly light shines upon them. As they near the close of this earth’s history, their knowledge of Christ, and of the prophecies relating to him, greatly increases. They are of infinite worth in God’s sight; for they are in unity with his Son. To them the word of God is of surpassing beauty and loveliness. They see its importance. Truth is unfolded to them. The doctrine of the incarnation is invested with a soft radiance. They see that the Scripture is the key that unlocks all mysteries and solves all difficulties. Those who have been unwilling to receive the light and walk in the light will be unable to understand the mystery of godliness, but those who have not hesitated to take up the cross and follow Jesus, will see light in God’s light.” The Southern Watchman, April 4, 1905.

> „Oni koji imaju zajedništvo s Bogom hode u svjetlosti Sunca Pravednosti. Ne obeščašćuju svojega Otkupitelja time što kvare svoj put pred Bogom. Nebeska svjetlost obasjava ih. Kako se približavaju završetku povijesti ove zemlje, njihovo se poznavanje Krista i proročanstava koja se na njega odnose uvelike povećava. Oni su od beskrajne vrijednosti u Božjim očima; jer su u jedinstvu s njegovim Sinom. Njima je Božja riječ nadmašne ljepote i dražesti. Oni uviđaju njezinu važnost. Istina im se razotkriva. Nauk o utjelovljenju obasjan je blagim sjajem. Oni vide da je Sveto pismo ključ koji otključava sva otajstva i rješava sve teškoće. Oni koji nisu bili voljni primiti svjetlost i hoditi u svjetlosti neće moći razumjeti tajnu pobožnosti, ali oni koji nisu oklijevali uzeti križ i slijediti Isusa vidjet će svjetlost u Božjoj svjetlosti.” The Southern Watchman, 4. travnja 1905.

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