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# The Book of Daniel - Number Nine

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The First Angels’ Message

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 4, 2023

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Daniel chapter one, represents the first angel’s message of Revelation chapter fourteen. Jehoiakim symbolically identifies that it is the empowerment of the first angel’s message, not its arrival at the “time of the end.” All prophets are identifying the “last days” of the investigative judgment, so the chapter is representing September 11, 2001, when the testing process of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began. In Malachi chapter three, that process has been represented as a cleansing process when a messenger prepares the way for the messenger of the covenant to come suddenly to his temple. The messenger that prepares the way, who is also the “voice” that cries in the wilderness is also a test, which is part of the cleansing process. In Malachi chapter three, the hundred and forty-four thousand are represented as the sons of Levi. The sons of Levi represent those who stood with the messenger Moses, in the rebellion of the golden calf which represented the image of the beast.

Danijelovo prvo poglavlje predstavlja poruku prvoga anđela iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Jojakim simbolično označava da je riječ o osnaživanju poruke prvoga anđela, a ne o njezinu dolasku u „vrijeme svršetka“. Svi proroci ukazuju na „posljednje dane“ istražnoga suda, tako da to poglavlje predstavlja 11. rujna 2001., kada je započeo proces kušnje za sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće. U trećem poglavlju Malahije taj je proces prikazan kao proces čišćenja, kada glasnik pripravlja put da glasnik Saveza iznenada dođe u svoj hram. Glasnik koji pripravlja put, koji je ujedno i „glas“ što viče u pustinji, također je kušnja, koja je dio procesa čišćenja. U trećem poglavlju Malahije sto četrdeset i četiri tisuće prikazani su kao sinovi Levijevi. Sinovi Levijevi predstavljaju one koji su stali uz glasnika Mojsija u pobuni oko zlatnoga teleta, koje je predstavljalo sliku Zvijeri.

Passing the test of the image of the beast, is another biblical illustration of the second of the three tests that make up the cleansing process. The sons of Levi must pass that test before they are sealed.

Položiti kušnju slike zvijeri još je jedan biblijski prikaz drugoga od triju ispita koji sačinjavaju proces čišćenja. Sinovi Levijevi moraju proći taj ispit prije nego što budu zapečaćeni.

The sealing of Ezekiel chapters eight and nine, is another illustration of the cleansing process that began on September 11, 2001. In chapter eight, those in Jerusalem who ultimately bow down to the sun, represent the four generations of Laodicean Adventism. In chapter nine, those who receive the seal are sighing and crying for the abominations that are taking place within Jerusalem. Jerusalem is God’s church.

Pečaćenje iz osmog i devetog poglavlja Ezekiela još je jedan prikaz procesa čišćenja koji je započeo 11. rujna 2001. U osmom poglavlju oni u Jeruzalemu koji se na koncu klanjaju suncu predstavljaju četiri naraštaja laodicejskog adventizma. U devetom poglavlju oni koji primaju pečat uzdišu i plaču zbog gadosti koje se čine usred Jeruzalema. Jeruzalem je Božja crkva.

The three angels’ messages are also an illustration of the cleansing process. The three messages represent a three-step testing process, and it is required that the sons of Levi pass the first test to even be involved with the second test. The third test is a different type of test, for it represents a test that identifies whether the sons of Levi successfully passed the first two tests. It is a prophetic litmus test. The first test is a dietary test (in spiritual terms), for it is passed or failed, based upon whether the sons of Levi accept the message provided by the Holy Spirit through Elijah, the messenger that prepares the way for the messenger of the covenant.

Poruke trojice anđela također su prikaz procesa čišćenja. Te tri poruke predstavljaju trostupanjski proces ispitivanja, i potrebno je da sinovi Levijevi prođu prvu kušnju kako bi uopće bili uključeni u drugu kušnju. Treća kušnja drukčije je vrste, jer predstavlja kušnju koja utvrđuje jesu li sinovi Levijevi uspješno prošli prve dvije kušnje. To je proročki lakmus-test. Prva kušnja jest prehrambena kušnja (u duhovnom smislu), jer se prolazi ili pada na temelju toga prihvaćaju li sinovi Levijevi poruku koju daje Duh Sveti preko Ilije, glasnika koji pripravlja put glasniku Saveza.

The first verse of the book of Revelation emphasizes the seriousness of that message. It purposely identifies that the message which the human messenger, represented as John, sends to the churches, was given to him by Gabriel, who received it from Christ, who in turn received it from the Father. The message of Elijah possesses the authority of divinity, and to reject the message of John, or Elijah, or the “voice crying in the wilderness”, is to reject the Revelation of Jesus Christ.

Prvi redak knjige Otkrivenja naglašava ozbiljnost te poruke. Namjerno ističe da je poruku koju ljudski glasnik, predstavljen kao Ivan, šalje crkvama, njemu dao Gabriel, koji ju je primio od Krista, koji ju je pak primio od Oca. Ilijina poruka posjeduje autoritet božanstva, a odbaciti Ivanovu poruku, ili Ilijinu, ili „glas vapijućega u pustinji“, znači odbaciti Otkrivenje Isusa Krista.

The second test is a visual test, for once the sons of Levi have eaten the message of Elijah, that was in the hand of the angel that descended to lighten the earth with his glory, they have accepted the biblical methodology that allows them to rightly discern the signs of the times. That methodology allows the sons of Levi to recognize that those signs of the times are demonstrating that church and state are coming together in the United States, in fulfillment of the image of the beast test. More importantly, those signs of the times, when placed within the context of the sacred reform lines, are the essence of Alpha and Omega, the beginning illustrating the ending. The sacred reform lines identify that God’s people must do all in their power to cooperate in the work of preparing themselves for the seal of God.

Drugi je ispit vizualni ispit, jer kada sinovi Levijevi pojedu poruku Ilijinu, koja je bila u ruci anđela što je sišao da rasvijetli zemlju svojom slavom, oni su prihvatili biblijsku metodologiju koja im omogućuje da ispravno razaznaju znakove vremena. Ta metodologija omogućuje sinovima Levijevim da prepoznaju kako ti znakovi vremena pokazuju da se Crkva i država u Sjedinjenim Državama sjedinjuju, u ispunjenju kušnje slike Zvijeri. Još važnije, ti znakovi vremena, kada se smjeste u kontekst svetih reformnih linija, predstavljaju samu bit Alfe i Omege, pri čemu početak oslikava svršetak. Svete reformne linije prepoznaju da Božji narod mora učiniti sve što je u njegovoj moći kako bi surađivao u djelu priprave sebe za pečat Božji.

> Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world. Philippians 2:12–15.

> Stoga, ljubljeni moji, kao što ste uvijek bili poslušni, ne samo za moje nazočnosti nego sada još mnogo više u mojoj odsutnosti, sa strahom i drhtanjem izgrađujte svoje spasenje. Jer Bog je taj koji u vama djeluje i htjeti i činiti prema svojoj dobroj volji. Sve činite bez mrmljanja i prepiranja, da budete besprijekorni i bezazleni, djeca Božja bez prijekora usred pokvarena i izopačena naraštaja, među kojima svijetlite kao svjetlila u svijetu. Filipljanima 2:12–15.

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, four in number, represent Seventh-day Adventists around the world, who recognize September 11, 2001 as the identification of the descent of the angel of Revelation eighteen, and they choose to take the hidden manna that is in his hand and eat it. The hidden manna that is to be eaten, as the apostle Paul just cited, represents God (the hidden manna), that works within His people to do His will and good pleasure. Paul represents the messenger to the Philadelphians, and to reject his message was death. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah represent those who choose to eat the hidden manna.

Daniel, Hananja, Mišael i Azarja, njih četvorica, predstavljaju adventiste sedmoga dana diljem svijeta, koji prepoznaju 11. rujna 2001. kao prepoznavanje silaska anđela iz Otkrivenja osamnaest, te odlučuju uzeti skrivenu manu koja je u njegovoj ruci i jesti je. Skrivena mana koju valja jesti, kao što je apostol Pavao upravo naveo, predstavlja Boga (skrivenu manu), koji djeluje u svome narodu da vrši Njegovu volju i dobrohotnost. Pavao predstavlja glasnika Filadelfijcima, a odbaciti njegovu poruku značilo je smrt. Daniel, Hananja, Mišael i Azarja predstavljaju one koji odlučuju jesti skrivenu manu.

> Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Daniel 1:6–8.

> A među njima bijahu od sinova Judinih: Daniel, Hananija, Mišael i Azarija. Njima upravitelj dvorana nadjenu imena: Danielu nadjenu ime Beltešasar; Hananiji Šadrak; Mišaelu Mešak; a Azariji Abednego. Ali Daniel odluči u svom srcu da se neće onečistiti kraljevim jelom ni vinom koje je on pio; stoga zamoli upravitelja dvorana da se ne onečisti. Daniel 1:6–8.

Daniel determines that he desires to eat the message that was brought down out of heaven on September 11, 2001, and also to refuse the message represented as the diet and drink of Babylon. Ashpenaz had selected which of the Judean captives should be brought before the king.

Daniel odlučuje da želi pojesti poruku koja je sišla s neba 11. rujna 2001., a također odbiti poruku prikazanu kao babilonska hrana i piće. Ašpenaz je odabrao koje judejske sužnjeve treba dovesti pred kralja.

> And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. Daniel 1:4, 5.

> I kralj reče Ašpenazu, poglavaru svojih dvorana, da dovede neke od sinova Izraelovih, i od kraljevskoga sjemena, i od knezova; mladiće na kojima nije bilo nikakve mane, nego su bili lijepa izgleda, vješti u svakoj mudrosti, spretni u znanju i razumni u nauci, i takve u kojima bijaše sposobnost da stoje u kraljevu dvoru, i da ih pouče pismu i jeziku Kaldejaca. Daniel 1:4, 5.

If we follow the chain of command identified in Revelation chapter one, and verse one, Nebuchadnezzar had instructed Ashpenaz to select the children who fulfilled the prediction that Isaiah had proclaimed to Hezekiah. Ashpenaz took the message and then gave it to Melzar, the prince of the eunuchs. Nebuchadnezzar represents the heavenly father; Ashpenaz represents Christ and Melzar represents Gabriel. Ashpenaz knew which children to select, and he knew Daniel would make the right dietary decision, before he brought him before the king.

Ako slijedimo lanac zapovijedanja prepoznat u Otkrivenju, prvom poglavlju i prvom retku, Nabukodonozor je zapovjedio Ašpenazu da izabere djecu koja su ispunjavala proročanstvo što ga je Izaija navijestio Ezekiji. Ašpenaz je primio poruku, a zatim ju je predao Melzaru, knezu eunuhâ. Nabukodonozor predstavlja nebeskoga Oca; Ašpenaz predstavlja Krista, a Melzar predstavlja Gabrijela. Ašpenaz je znao koju djecu treba izabrati i znao je da će Daniel donijeti ispravnu odluku u pogledu prehrane prije nego što ga je doveo pred kralja.

> Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. Daniel 1:9, 10.

> A Bog bijaše dao Danielu da stekne naklonost i milosrđe kod kneza dvorana. I knez dvorana reče Danielu: Bojim se svojega gospodara kralja, koji vam je odredio jelo i piće; jer zašto bi on vidio da su vam lica mršavija nego u mladića koji su vama po dobi jednaki? Tako biste doveli moju glavu u pogibelj pred kraljem. Daniel 1:9, 10.

Melzar here identifies the first step of the three angels’ messages. The first step is to fear God, as illustrated by Melzar’s fear of Nebuchadnezzar. The Hebrew word “truth” that was created by bringing together the first, thirteenth and last letter of the Hebrew alphabet has previously been demonstrated in these articles to represent the three-step testing process of the three angels. In doing so, it was established upon several witnesses that the first angel’s message contained all three of the three tests that are represented by the three angels’ messages. The first angel’s message is identified as the everlasting gospel, defining it as the same gospel from the days of Adam through to the Second Coming of Christ.

Melzar ovdje prepoznaje prvi korak poruka trojice anđela. Prvi je korak bojati se Boga, kako je prikazano Melzarovim strahom od Nabukodonozora. Već je u ovim člancima pokazano da hebrejska riječ „istina“, nastala spajanjem prvoga, trinaestoga i posljednjega slova hebrejskoga alfabeta, predstavlja trostupanjski proces kušanja poruka trojice anđela. Pritom je na temelju više svjedoka utvrđeno da je poruka prvoga anđela sadržavala sva tri od tri ispita koja su predstavljena porukama trojice anđela. Poruka prvoga anđela prepoznata je kao vječno evanđelje, čime se određuje kao isto evanđelje od Adamovih dana pa sve do Drugoga Kristova dolaska.

> And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. Revelation 14:6, 7.

> I vidjeh drugoga anđela gdje leti posred neba, imajući vječno evanđelje da ga navijesti onima koji prebivaju na zemlji, i svakomu narodu, i plemenu, i jeziku, i puku, govoreći jakim glasom: Bojte se Boga i podajte mu slavu, jer dođe čas njegova suda; i poklonite se Onomu koji je stvorio nebo, i zemlju, i more, i izvore voda. Otkrivenje 14,6.7.

The first step of the first angel’s message is the fear of God. The second step is to give him glory and the third is the arrival of the hour of his judgment. In relation to the other two angels’ messages, the first angel’s message is, “fear God.” The second angel’s message then announces the fall of Babylon, and whether in the Millerite movement of the first angel, or the movement of the third angel the call out of Babylon is where the manifestation of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is accomplished. In that period of time, whether it is represented as the Midnight Cry, the loud cry, or the latter rain those proclaiming the message glorify God. The second angel’s message is where God is given glory, and that period of time leads to a point in time where the investigative judgment began in the Millerite history, or the judgment of the whore of Babylon which takes place in the Sunday law crisis.

Prvi korak poruke prvoga anđela jest strah Božji. Drugi korak jest dati mu slavu, a treći je dolazak časa njegova suda. U odnosu na poruke druga dva anđela, poruka prvoga anđela glasi: „Bojte se Boga.“ Poruka drugoga anđela zatim objavljuje pad Babilona, i bilo u mileritskom pokretu prvoga anđela, bilo u pokretu trećega anđela, poziv da se iziđe iz Babilona jest mjesto gdje se ostvaruje očitovanje izlijevanja Duha Svetoga. U tom vremenskom razdoblju, bilo da je prikazano kao Ponoćni poklik, glasni poklik ili kasna kiša, oni koji navješćuju poruku slave Boga. U poruci drugoga anđela Bogu se daje slava, a to vremensko razdoblje vodi do određene točke u vremenu kada je u mileritskoj povijesti započeo istražni sud, ili do suda nad bludnicom Babilonom koji se odvija u krizi nedjeljnog zakona.

Melzar’s fear represents the first angel’s message, and it begins the dietary testing of ten days, which the number ten also signifies a test. Melzar’s expression of fearing the king, was the same as Daniel fearing God more than the king, and purposing in his heart not to be defiled with the diet of Babylon. The period of time that the testing of Daniel and the three worthies was three years, thus representing the three steps of the three angels’ messages.

Melzarov strah predstavlja poruku prvoga anđela, i njime započinje desetodnevno kušanje u pogledu prehrane, pri čemu broj deset također označava kušnju. Melzarov izraz da se boji kralja bio je istovjetan Danielovu strahu od Boga više nego od kralja te njegovoj odluci u srcu da se ne okalja babilonskom hranom. Razdoblje kušnje Daniela i trojice dostojnih bilo je tri godine, predstavljajući tako tri koraka poruka trojice anđela.

> And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. Daniel 1:5.

> I kralj im odredi svakodnevni obrok od kraljevskih jela i od vina koje je on pio, hraneći ih tako tri godine, da bi na svršetku toga vremena mogli stupiti pred kralja. Daniel 1,5.

Daniel chapter one represents the empowerment of the first angel’s message, and there marks the beginning of the dietary test, which in Millerite history was represented by the eating of the little book. The testing period for Daniel and the three worthies was accomplished in the initial ten days, of those three years. Ten is a symbol of a testing process as represented by ancient Israel when they rejected the tenth test represented by the message of Joshua and Caleb. It is also represented in the time of persecution in the church of Smyrna.

Prvo poglavlje Daniela predstavlja osnaživanje poruke prvoga anđela, i ondje označuje početak ispita u pogledu prehrane, koji je u mileritskoj povijesti bio predočen jedenjem male knjige. Razdoblje kušnje za Daniela i trojicu dostojnika bilo je izvršeno u prvih deset dana od te tri godine. Deset je simbol procesa kušanja, kao što je bilo predočeno kod drevnoga Izraela kada su odbacili desetu kušnju predstavljenu porukom Jošue i Kaleba. To je također predočeno u vremenu progonstva u crkvi u Smirni.

> Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10.

> Ne boj se ničega od onoga što ćeš pretrpjeti: evo, đavao će neke od vas baciti u tamnicu, da budete iskušani; i imat ćete nevolju deset dana. Budi vjeran do smrti, i dat ću ti vijenac života. Otkrivenje 2,10.

The counsel to the church of Smyrna was to not fear the testing process, for if they feared God, He would reward their godly fear with a crown of life. That godly fear is represented by Daniel’s desire to eat the heavenly manna.

Savjet crkvi u Smirni bio je da se ne boji procesa kušnje, jer ako bi se bojali Boga, On bi njihovo bogobojazno strahopoštovanje nagradio krunom života. To bogobojazno strahopoštovanje predočeno je Danielovom željom da jede nebesku manu.

> Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. Daniel 1:10–14.

> Tada reče Daniel Melzaru, kojega je knez dvorana postavio nad Danielom, Hananijom, Mišaelom i Azarijom: Kušaj, molim te, svoje sluge deset dana; i neka nam daju povrće za jelo i vodu za piće. Zatim neka se pred tobom pogledaju naša lica i lica mladića koji jedu od dijela kraljeva jela; pa kako vidiš, tako postupaj sa svojim slugama. I on ih posluša u toj stvari te ih kuša deset dana. Daniel 1:10–14.

The first test was to fear God, as illustrated by Melzar and Daniel purposing in his heart to not defile himself with Babylonian food and drink. The second element of the first angel’s message is to give God glory, which represents a visual manifestation of the effects of the diet. At the end of ten days, Daniel and the three worthies glorified God by their physical appearance.

Prva kušnja bila je bojati se Boga, kao što je prikazano u Melzaru i Danielovoj odluci u njegovu srcu da se ne onečisti babilonskim jelom i pićem. Drugi element poruke prvoga anđela jest dati slavu Bogu, što predstavlja vidljivo očitovanje učinaka prehrane. Na kraju deset dana Daniel i trojica dostojnika proslavili su Boga svojim tjelesnim izgledom.

> And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat. Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Daniel 1:15–17.

> I na kraju deset dana lica im se pokazaše ljepšima i tijela punijima od sve djece koja su jela obrok kraljeve hrane. Tada im nadstojnik uze njihov obrok hrane i vino koje su trebali piti te im davaše povrće. A ovoj četvorici dječaka Bog dade znanje i vještinu u svakoj nauci i mudrosti; a Daniel je imao razumijevanje svih viđenja i snova. Daniel 1:15–17.

The four children passed the first test of diet, which is where Adam and Eve fell, and which represented the first test Christ addressed immediately after His baptism. Christ’s baptism was the empowerment of the first message in his prophetic line. It empowered and endorsed the message proclaimed by the “voice in the wilderness”. Then, as with Daniel and the three worthies, Christ was tested upon diet for forty days, as was Daniel for ten days. Daniel and Christ were typifying the test of the hidden manna in the angel’s hand that descended on September 11, 2001. Two tests would follow for Christ, and for Daniel. The second test was where Daniel and the three worthies glorified God by their countenances. The test that followed the dietary test for Christ also represented glory.

Četvero djece prošlo je prvu kušnju prehrane, ondje gdje su Adam i Eva pali, i koja je predstavljala prvu kušnju koju je Krist podnio neposredno nakon svojega krštenja. Kristovo je krštenje bilo osnaženje prve poruke u njegovoj proročkoj liniji. Ono je osnažilo i potvrdilo poruku koju je naviještao „glas u pustinji”. Potom je, kao i u slučaju Daniela i trojice dostojanstvenika, Krist bio kušan u pogledu prehrane četrdeset dana, kao što je Daniel bio deset dana. Daniel i Krist predočavali su kušnju skrivene mane u anđelovoj ruci koji je sišao 11. rujna 2001. Za Krista i za Daniela uslijedile su još dvije kušnje. Druga je kušnja bila ona u kojoj su Daniel i trojica dostojanstvenika svojim licima proslavili Boga. Kušnja koja je za Krista uslijedila nakon kušnje prehrane također je predstavljala slavu.

> And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matthew 4:3–8.

> I đavao mu reče: Ako si Sin Božji, zapovjedi ovomu kamenu da postane kruh. A Isus mu odgovori govoreći: Pisano je: Ne živi čovjek samo o kruhu, nego o svakoj riječi Božjoj. I đavao ga, odvevši ga na visoku goru, pokaza mu u jednom trenutku sva kraljevstva svijeta. I đavao mu reče: Tebi ću dati svu ovu vlast i slavu njihovu, jer je meni predana, i dajem je komu hoću. Ako se dakle meni pokloniš, sve će biti tvoje. A Isus odgovori i reče mu: Odlazi od mene, Sotono, jer pisano je: Gospodinu, Bogu svojemu, klanjaj se i njemu jedinomu služi. Matej 4:3–8.

After Christ passed the test of diet, Satan then offered the “glory” of all the kingdoms of the world, and Christ instead chose to glorify the King of all kings. Adam and Eve failed the first test, and immediately sought to hide their countenances with fig leaves, for they no longer demonstrated the glory of God, as represented by the robe of light they had previously worn. When Daniel and the three worthies passed the dietary test, they were then given “knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.”

Nakon što je Krist prošao kušnju prehrane, Sotona mu je zatim ponudio „slavu“ svih kraljevstava svijeta, a Krist je umjesto toga izabrao proslaviti Kralja nad kraljevima. Adam i Eva pali su na prvoj kušnji te su odmah nastojali sakriti svoju golotinju smokvinim lišćem, jer više nisu očitovali Božju slavu, kako je bila predstavljena haljinom svjetlosti koju su prije nosili. Kada su Daniel i trojica njegovih drugova prošli kušnju prehrane, tada im je bilo dano „znanje i vještina u svakoj knjizi i mudrosti; a Daniel je imao razumijevanje u svim viđenjima i snovima.“

They passed the second test, which was a visual test that had been administered by Melzar. In Millerite history, the second angel’s message marked the distinction between those who accepted and those who rejected the message of the “voice” crying in the wilderness, as represented by William Miller. Prophetically the Millerite movement then became the visible and only true horn of Protestantism, and those who rejected the message and movement became the daughters of Rome. They had chosen to eat the diet and drink the wine of Babylon, as opposed to the little book. At the end of three years, Daniel and the worthies were brought in to be judged by Nebuchadnezzar.

Položili su drugu kušnju, koja je bila vizualna kušnja što ju je proveo Melzar. U milleritskoj povijesti poruka drugoga anđela označila je razliku između onih koji su prihvatili i onih koji su odbacili poruku „glasa” koji viče u pustinji, kako je predstavljena u Williamu Milleru. Proročki, milleritski pokret tada je postao vidljivi i jedini istiniti rog protestantizma, a oni koji su odbacili poruku i pokret postali su kćeri Rima. Izabrali su jesti prehranu i piti vino Babilona, nasuprot maloj knjizi. Na kraju tri godine, Daniel i dostojnici bili su dovedeni da im sudi Nabukodonozor.

> Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. Daniel 1:18–21.

> A na kraju dana za koje je kralj rekao da ih treba dovesti, predstojnik dvorana dovede ih pred Nabukodonozora. I kralj razgovaraše s njima; i među svima njima ne nađe se nitko kao Danijel, Hananija, Mišael i Azarija; stoga su stajali pred kraljem. I u svim pitanjima mudrosti i razuma, o kojima ih je kralj ispitivao, nađe ih deset puta boljima od svih vračeva i zvjezdara koji su bili u svemu njegovu kraljevstvu. I Danijel osta sve do prve godine kralja Kira. Daniel 1:18–21.

Daniel and the three worthies passed the test of “ten” days, and then were found to be “ten” times wiser than all the others when they passed their final exam/test.

Daniel i trojica dostojnih prošli su kušnju od „deset” dana, a zatim su, kada su položili svoj završni ispit/provjeru, bili nađeni „deset” puta mudrijima od svih ostalih.

Daniel chapter one, is the first reference to the first angel’s message in the book that consists of the books of Daniel and Revelation. It possesses the identical characteristics as the first angel of Revelation chapter fourteen. It upholds the truth first mentioned in Revelation’s first verse, for Nebuchadnezzar gave a message to Ashpenaz, who in turn gave the message to Melzar, who then interacted with Daniel. The Father gave a message to Christ, who in turn gave the message to Gabriel, who then interacted with John.

Prvo poglavlje Daniela prvo je upućivanje na poruku prvoga anđela u knjizi koju sačinjavaju knjige Danijela i Otkrivenja. Ono posjeduje istovjetna obilježja kao i prvi anđeo iz četrnaestoga poglavlja Otkrivenja. Ono podupire istinu koja se prvi put spominje u prvome retku Otkrivenja, jer je Nabukodonozor dao poruku Ašpenazu, koji je potom dao poruku Melzaru, a koji je zatim stupio u odnos s Danielom. Otac je dao poruku Kristu, koji je potom dao poruku Gabrijelu, a koji je zatim stupio u odnos s Ivanom.

The message that is conveyed, which is the message that is now being unsealed, identifies the communication process of the Father to His church. The first thing the Father chooses to identify for His church, is the three-step testing process of the three angels. God’s prophetic Word has very carefully detailed the process with several lines of prophecy, and also with the history of the Millerites. These truths are an essential element of the hidden manna that was in the angel’s hand, when he descended on September 11, 2001.

Poruka koja se prenosi, a to je poruka koja se sada otpečaćuje, prepoznaje proces komuniciranja Oca Njegovoj crkvi. Prvo što Otac odlučuje prepoznati svojoj crkvi jest trostupanjski proces kušanja triju anđela. Božja proročka Riječ vrlo je pažljivo iznijela taj proces kroz nekoliko proročkih linija, a također i kroz povijest milerita. Ove su istine bitan element skrivene mane koja je bila u ruci anđela kada je sišao 11. rujna 2001.

It is impossible to participate, and therefore to pass the second test, if you have not passed the first test. This truth was clearly represented in the history of Christ and the Millerites. Daniel chapter two is the second test, by which as Sister White states, “our eternal destiny will be decided.” She further states that it is the test we must “pass, before we are sealed.” That test is now almost finished.

Nemoguće je sudjelovati, a stoga i proći drugu kušnju, ako niste prošli prvu kušnju. Ta je istina jasno predočena u povijesti Krista i milerita. Drugo poglavlje Daniela jest druga kušnja, po kojoj će, kako kaže sestra White, „naša vječna sudbina biti odlučena”. Nadalje izjavljuje da je to kušnja koju moramo „proći prije nego budemo zapečaćeni”. Ta je kušnja sada gotovo dovršena.

Daniel chapter two, is about the test of the image of the beast, and it is only fitting that the chapter is about a great image, and that it was only because Daniel had passed the dietary test, and been blessed with “ten times” more “understanding” and “wisdom” that he could recognize that test. As with the warning of the test in the writings of Ellen White, the image test in Daniel chapter two is a test representing life or death consequences.

Drugo poglavlje Daniela govori o kušnji slike Zvijeri, i sasvim je prikladno da to poglavlje govori o velikom kipu te da je samo zato što je Daniel prošao prehrambenu kušnju i bio blagoslovljen s „deset puta” većim „razumijevanjem” i „mudrošću” mogao prepoznati tu kušnju. Kao i upozorenje o toj kušnji u spisima Ellen White, kušnja slike u drugom poglavlju Daniela kušnja je koja predstavlja posljedice života ili smrti.

> For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. Daniel 2:12, 13.

> Zbog toga se kralj razgnjevio i veoma razbjesnio te zapovjedio da se pobiju svi mudraci babilonski. I izišla je naredba da se mudraci pogube; i tražili su Daniela i njegove drugove da ih pogube. Daniel 2,12.13.

There are a few other prophetic issues in Daniel chapter one we need to address, and we will continue with those issues in the next article.

Postoji još nekoliko drugih proročkih pitanja u prvom poglavlju Daniela kojima se trebamo pozabaviti, a s tim ćemo pitanjima nastaviti u sljedećem članku.

> “I saw a company who stood well-guarded and firm, giving no countenance to those who would unsettle the established faith of the body. God looked upon them with approbation. I was shown three steps—the first, second, and third angels’ messages. Said my accompanying angel, ‘Woe to him who shall move a block or stir a pin of these messages. The true understanding of these messages is of vital importance. The destiny of souls hangs upon the manner in which they are received.’ I was again brought down through these messages, and saw how dearly the people of God had purchased their experience. It had been obtained through much suffering and severe conflict. God had led them along step by step, until He had placed them upon a solid, immovable platform. I saw individuals approach the platform and examine the foundation. Some with rejoicing immediately stepped upon it. Others commenced to find fault with the foundation. They wished improvements made, and then the platform would be more perfect, and the people much happier. Some stepped off the platform to examine it and declared it to be laid wrong. But I saw that nearly all stood firm upon the platform and exhorted those who had stepped off to cease their complaints; for God was the Master Builder, and they were fighting against Him. They recounted the wonderful work of God, which had led them to the firm platform, and in union raised their eyes to heaven and with a loud voice glorified God. This affected some of those who had complained and left the platform, and they with humble look again stepped upon it.

> „Vidjela sam skupinu koja je stajala dobro zaštićena i postojana, ne dajući nikakvu potporu onima koji bi htjeli uzdrmati utvrđenu vjeru tijela. Bog ih je gledao s odobravanjem. Pokazana su mi tri koraka — poruke prvoga, drugoga i trećega anđela. Moj anđeo pratilac reče: ‘Jao onome tko bi pomaknuo ijedan kamen ili maknuo ijednu pribadaču iz ovih poruka. Pravo razumijevanje ovih poruka od životne je važnosti. Sudbina duša ovisi o načinu na koji su one primljene.’ Ponovno sam bila povedena niz te poruke te sam vidjela kako je skupo Božji narod stekao svoje iskustvo. Ono je bilo zadobiveno kroz mnogo patnje i teške borbe. Bog ih je vodio korak po korak, sve dok ih nije postavio na čvrstu, nepomičnu platformu. Vidjela sam pojedince kako prilaze platformi i ispituju njezin temelj. Neki su s radošću odmah stupili na nju. Drugi su počeli nalaziti mane temelju. Željeli su da se učine poboljšanja, pa bi tada platforma bila savršenija, a narod mnogo sretniji. Neki su sišli s platforme da bi je ispitali te su izjavili da je pogrešno postavljena. Ali vidjela sam da su gotovo svi čvrsto stajali na platformi i opominjali one koji su sišli da prestanu sa svojim pritužbama; jer Bog je bio Glavni Graditelj, a oni su se borili protiv Njega. Pripovijedali su o čudesnom Božjem djelu koje ih je dovelo na čvrstu platformu te su, sjedinjeni, podigli oči k nebu i jakim glasom proslavili Boga. To je djelovalo na neke od onih koji su prigovarali i napustili platformu, te su oni, ponizna pogleda, ponovno stupili na nju.“

> “I was pointed back to the proclamation of the first advent of Christ. John was sent in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way of Jesus. Those who rejected the testimony of John were not benefited by the teachings of Jesus. Their opposition to the message that foretold His coming placed them where they could not readily receive the strongest evidence that He was the Messiah. Satan led on those who rejected the message of John to go still farther, to reject and crucify Christ. In doing this they placed themselves where they could not receive the blessing on the day of Pentecost, which would have taught them the way into the heavenly sanctuary. The [rending] of the veil of the temple showed that the Jewish sacrifices and ordinances would no longer be received. The great Sacrifice had been offered and had been accepted, and the Holy Spirit which descended on the day of Pentecost carried the minds of the disciples from the earthly sanctuary to the heavenly, where Jesus had entered by His own blood, to shed upon His disciples the benefits of His atonement. But the Jews were left in total darkness. They lost all the light which they might have had upon the plan of salvation, and still trusted in their useless sacrifices and offerings. The heavenly sanctuary had taken the place of the earthly, yet they had no knowledge of the change. Therefore they could not be benefited by the mediation of Christ in the holy place.

> „Bila sam upućena natrag na naviještanje prvoga Kristova dolaska. Ivan je bio poslan u duhu i sili Ilijinoj da pripravi put Isusu. Oni koji su odbacili Ivanovo svjedočanstvo nisu imali koristi od Isusova naučavanja. Njihovo protivljenje poruci koja je prorekla Njegov dolazak dovelo ih je u položaj u kojem nisu mogli lako primiti ni najsnažnije dokaze da je On Mesija. Sotona je vodio one koji su odbacili Ivanovu poruku da odu još dalje, da odbace i razapnu Krista. Čineći to, doveli su se u stanje u kojem nisu mogli primiti blagoslov na dan Pedesetnice, koji bi ih poučio putu u nebesko svetište. Razdiranje hramskoga zastora pokazalo je da se židovske žrtve i obredi više neće primati. Velika Žrtva bila je prinesena i prihvaćena, a Duh Sveti, koji je sišao na dan Pedesetnice, prenio je misli učenika sa zemaljskoga svetišta na nebesko, kamo je Isus ušao svojom vlastitom krvlju, da izlije na svoje učenike dobrobiti svoga pomirenja. No Židovi su ostali u potpunoj tami. Izgubili su svu svjetlost koju su mogli imati o planu spasenja te su se i dalje uzdali u svoje beskorisne žrtve i prinose. Nebesko je svetište zauzelo mjesto zemaljskoga, ali oni nisu imali nikakva znanja o toj promjeni. Stoga nisu mogli imati koristi od Kristove službe posredovanja u Svetinji.“

> “Many look with horror at the course of the Jews in rejecting and crucifying Christ; and as they read the history of His shameful abuse, they think they love Him, and would not have denied Him as did Peter, or crucified Him as did the Jews. But God who reads the hearts of all, has brought to the test that love for Jesus which they professed to feel. All heaven watched with the deepest interest the reception of the first angel’s message. But many who professed to love Jesus, and who shed tears as they read the story of the cross, derided the good news of His coming. Instead of receiving the message with gladness, they declared it to be a delusion. They hated those who loved His appearing and shut them out of the churches. Those who rejected the first message could not be benefited by the second; neither were they benefited by the midnight cry, which was to prepare them to enter with Jesus by faith into the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary. And by rejecting the two former messages, they have so darkened their understanding that they can see no light in the third angel’s message, which shows the way into the most holy place. I saw that as the Jews crucified Jesus, so the nominal churches had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the way into the most holy, and they cannot be benefited by the intercession of Jesus there. Like the Jews, who offered their useless sacrifices, they offer up their useless prayers to the apartment which Jesus has left; and Satan, pleased with the deception, assumes a religious character, and leads the minds of these professed Christians to himself, working with his power, his signs and lying wonders, to fasten them in his snare.” Early Writings, 258–261.

> „Mnogi sa zgražanjem promatraju postupak Židova u odbacivanju i razapinjanju Krista; i dok čitaju povijest njegova sramotnog zlostavljanja, misle da ga ljube i da ga ne bi zanijekali kao Petar niti ga raspeli kao Židovi. Ali Bog, koji ispituje srca svih, stavio je na kušnju tu ljubav prema Isusu za koju su tvrdili da je osjećaju. Cijelo je Nebo s najdubljim zanimanjem promatralo kako je prihvaćena poruka prvoga anđela. Ali mnogi koji su tvrdili da ljube Isusa i koji su prolijevali suze dok su čitali izvještaj o križu, izrugivali su se radosnoj vijesti o njegovu dolasku. Umjesto da poruku prime s radošću, proglasili su je zabludom. Mrzili su one koji su ljubili njegov dolazak i isključili ih iz crkava. Oni koji su odbacili prvu poruku nisu mogli imati koristi od druge; niti su imali koristi od ponoćnog poklika, koji ih je trebao pripraviti da vjerom s Isusom uđu u Svetinju nad svetinjama nebeskoga Svetišta. A odbacivanjem dviju prijašnjih poruka tako su pomračili svoj razum da ne mogu vidjeti nikakvu svjetlost u poruci trećega anđela, koja pokazuje put u Svetinju nad svetinjama. Vidjela sam da su, kao što su Židovi razapeli Isusa, tako i nazivne crkve razapele ove poruke, i stoga nemaju nikakva znanja o putu u Svetinju nad svetinjama, niti mogu imati koristi od Isusove posredničke službe ondje. Poput Židova, koji su prinosili svoje beskorisne žrtve, oni uzdižu svoje beskorisne molitve prema odjeljku koji je Isus napustio; a Sotona, zadovoljan prijevarom, poprima religiozan karakter i usmjerava umove tih tobožnjih kršćana k sebi, djelujući svojom silom, svojim znacima i lažnim čudesima, kako bi ih učvrstio u svojoj zamci.” Early Writings, 258–261.

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