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# The Book of Daniel - Number Sixty-Six

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Unveiling the Prophetic Symphony: The Sealing Time, Latter Rain, and the Call Out of Babylon

Afsløringen af den profetiske symfoni: Beseglingstiden, den sene regn og kaldet ud af Babylon

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 30, 2024

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The passage we considered in the previous article said that, “the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit” of Revelation chapter eighteen, “will not come until we have an enlightened people, that know by experience what it means to be laborers together with God.” But the promise is that when “we have entire, whole-hearted consecration to the service of Christ, God will recognize the fact by an outpouring of his Spirit without measure.” The identification of the “great outpouring” infers a lesser outpouring (a measuring).

Det afsnit, vi betragtede i den foregående artikel, sagde, at „den store udgydelse af Helligånden“ i Åbenbaringens attende kapitel „ikke vil komme, før vi har et oplyst folk, som af erfaring ved, hvad det vil sige at være medarbejdere med Gud.“ Men løftet er, at når „vi har en fuldkommen, helhjertet hengivelse til tjenesten for Kristus, vil Gud anerkende dette ved en udgydelse af sin Ånd uden mål.“ Identifikationen af „den store udgydelse“ forudsætter en mindre udgydelse (en tilmåling).

On September 11, 2001, the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen descended, but “the largest portion of the church” were then, and still “are not laborers together with God.” Between September 11, 2001, and the point when God identifies the fact there is finally a group who have attained to “entire, whole-hearted consecration to the service of Christ,” the latter rain is “measured,” the judgment of the living occurs, and judgment begins with the house of God.

Den 11. september 2001 steg den mægtige engel i Åbenbaringen atten ned, men »den største del af menigheden« var da, og er stadig, »ikke medarbejdere med Gud«. Mellem den 11. september 2001 og det tidspunkt, hvor Gud konstaterer, at der endelig findes en gruppe, som er nået frem til »fuldstændig, helhjertet indvielse til Kristi tjeneste«, bliver sildigregnen »tilmålt«, de levendes dom finder sted, og dommen begynder med Guds hus.

Revelation chapter eighteen, identifies two voices, which Sister White informs us are two calls to the churches. The second voice (call), is the call out of Babylon that occurs at the soon-coming Sunday law. The first voice arrived on September 11, 2001. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit that then began was “measured,” for Christ first needed to cleanse the people He would ultimately pour out the Holy Spirit upon “without measure”, as He lifted them up as an ensign in the hour of the great earthquake. That group needed to be purified before the second voice of Revelation eighteen sounded, for they are to be those who would proclaim that message.

Åbenbaringens attende kapitel identificerer to stemmer, som Søster White oplyser os om er to kald til menighederne. Den anden stemme (det andet kald) er kaldet ud af Babylon, som finder sted ved den snart kommende søndagslov. Den første stemme kom den 11. september 2001. Udgydelsen af Helligånden, som da begyndte, var „tilmålt“, for Kristus måtte først rense det folk, som Han til sidst ville udgyde Helligånden over „uden mål“, idet Han opløftede dem som et banner i den store jordrystelses time. Denne gruppe måtte renses, før den anden stemme i Åbenbaringens attende kapitel lød, for det er dem, der skal forkynde dette budskab.

At the first disappointment in the spring of 1844, the Protestants became apostate Protestants and the faithful who then found themselves in the tarrying time, represented the temple of those who were formerly not the people of God. On September 11, 2001, the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen descended, and the first step in the cleansing and raising up of God’s last-day temple began, and it began with the testing of Laodicean Adventism. On July 18, 2020, the second step of the testing process began. At Christ’s baptism the process of separating ancient Israel began as Christ then selected the first disciples, which were the foundation of the Christian temple that He was erecting in that history.

Ved den første skuffelse i foråret 1844 blev protestanterne frafaldne protestanter, og de trofaste, som da befandt sig i ventetiden, repræsenterede templet bestående af dem, som tidligere ikke var Guds folk. Den 11. september 2001 steg den mægtige engel i Åbenbaringen atten ned, og det første skridt i renselsen og genoprejsningen af Guds tempel i de sidste dage begyndte, og det begyndte med prøvelsen af laodikeisk adventisme. Den 18. juli 2020 begyndte det andet trin i prøvelsesprocessen. Ved Kristi dåb begyndte processen med at adskille det gamle Israel, idet Kristus da udvalgte de første disciple, som var grundlaget for det kristne tempel, som Han opbyggede i den historie.

At the beginning of his three and a half year ministry, Christ cleansed the temple, which He identified as “His Father’s house,” and at the end of His ministry, when He had cleansed the temple the second and final time, His pronouncement was “your house is left unto you desolate.” The previous covenant people had been passed by and His new covenant people were established as “His Temple”. At the Sunday law the corporate structure of the Seventh-day Adventist church will be desolate.

Ved begyndelsen af sin tre og et halvt år lange tjeneste rensede Kristus templet, som Han identificerede som „sin Faders hus“, og ved afslutningen af sin tjeneste, da Han havde renset templet for anden og sidste gang, lød Hans erklæring: „jeres hus lades eder øde.“ Det tidligere pagtsfolk var blevet forbigået, og Hans nye pagtsfolk blev etableret som „Hans Tempel“. Ved søndagsloven vil Syvendedags Adventistkirkens korporative struktur være øde.

> “The prophet says, ‘I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils’ (Revelation 18:1, 2). This is the same message that was given by the second angel. Babylon is fallen, ‘because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication’ (Revelation 14:8). What is that wine?—Her false doctrines. She has given to the world a false sabbath instead of the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, and has repeated the falsehood that Satan first told Eve in Eden—the natural immortality of the soul. Many kindred errors she has spread far and wide, ‘teaching for doctrines the commandments of men’ (Matthew 15:9).

> „Profeten siger: ’Jeg så en anden engel stige ned fra himlen, som havde stor magt; og jorden blev oplyst af hans herlighed. Og han råbte med vældig røst og sagde: Det store Babylon er faldet, er faldet, og er blevet et tilholdssted for dæmoner’ (Åbenbaringen 18:1, 2). Dette er det samme budskab, som blev givet af den anden engel. Babylon er faldet, ’fordi hun gav alle folkeslag at drikke af sin utugts vredes vin’ (Åbenbaringen 14:8). Hvad er denne vin?—Hendes falske læresætninger. Hun har givet verden en falsk sabbat i stedet for sabbatten i det fjerde bud, og har gentaget den løgn, som Satan først fortalte Eva i Eden—sjælens naturlige udødelighed. Mange beslægtede vildfarelser har hun udbredt vidt og bredt, idet hun ’lærer menneskebud som læresætninger’ (Matthæus 15:9).”

> “When Jesus began His public ministry, He cleansed the Temple from its sacrilegious profanation. Among the last acts of His ministry was the second cleansing of the Temple. So in the last work for the warning of the world, two distinct calls are made to the churches. The second angel’s message is, ‘Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication’ (Revelation 14:8). And in the loud cry of the third angel’s message a voice is heard from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities’ (Revelation 18:4, 5).” Review and Herald, December 6, 1892.

> „Da Jesus begyndte sin offentlige tjeneste, rensede Han Templet for dets helligbrøde og vanhelligelse. Blandt de sidste handlinger i Hans tjeneste var den anden renselse af Templet. Således lyder der i det sidste værk til verdens advarsel to særskilte kald til menighederne. Den anden engels budskab er: ‘Faldet, faldet er Babylon, den store stad, fordi hun har givet alle folkene at drikke af sin utugts vredes vin’ (Åbenbaringen 14,8). Og i det høje råb i den tredje engels budskab høres en røst fra Himmelen sige: ‘Drag ud fra hende, mit folk, for at I ikke skal blive delagtige i hendes synder og ikke få del i hendes plager. Thi hendes synder har nået op til himmelen, og Gud har ihukommet hendes misgerninger’ (Åbenbaringen 18,4-5).” Review and Herald, 6. december 1892.

The first temple cleansing aligns with the first voice of Revelation chapter eighteen, and the second voice is the loud cry that calls God’s other flock out of Babylon. Verses one through three were fulfilled when the great buildings of New York City were thrown down. That happened on September 11, 2001, and the first temple cleansing, or the first of two calls to the churches was made. The first call began at Christ baptism, when the Holy Spirit came down out of heaven and the test for ancient Israel began. On August 11, 1840, the first temple cleansing, or the first of two calls to the churches was made to the Millerite movement.

Den første tempelrenselse svarer til den første røst i Åbenbaringen kapitel atten, og den anden røst er det høje råb, som kalder Guds anden hjord ud af Babylon. Versene et til tre blev opfyldt, da New York Citys store bygninger blev kastet ned. Det skete den 11. september 2001, og den første tempelrenselse, eller det første af to kald til menighederne, blev givet. Det første kald begyndte ved Kristi dåb, da Helligånden kom ned fra himlen, og prøven for det gamle Israel begyndte. Den 11. august 1840 blev den første tempelrenselse, eller det første af to kald til menighederne, givet til Millerbevægelsen.

At that time, the latter rain and the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began, in conjunction with the final scenes of the Investigative Judgment. In those final scenes the work of Christ is represented as His blotting out the sins of the faithful from the book of sins, or the blotting out of the names of the professed Christians from the book of life. That period of time is the period of the sprinkling of the latter rain, for God will only pour out the Holy Spirit without measure when the church is pure. At the Sunday law, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will be without measure.

På den tid begyndte den sildige regn og beseglingen af de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusind i forbindelse med de afsluttende scener af den undersøgende dom. I disse afsluttende scener fremstilles Kristi værk som hans udslettelse af de trofastes synder fra syndernes bog, eller udslettelsen af de navnkristnes navne fra livets bog. Denne tidsperiode er perioden for den sildige regns stænkning, for Gud vil kun udgyde Helligånden uden mål, når menigheden er ren. Ved søndagsloven vil Helligåndens udgydelse være uden mål.

> “What are you doing, brethren, in the great work of preparation? Those who are uniting with the world are receiving the worldly mold and preparing for the mark of the beast. Those who are distrustful of self, who are humbling themselves before God and purifying their souls by obeying the truth these are receiving the heavenly mold and preparing for the seal of God in their foreheads. When the decree goes forth and the stamp is impressed, their character will remain pure and spotless for eternity.” Testimonies, volume 5, 216.

> »Hvad gør I, brødre, i det store forberedelsesværk? De, som forener sig med verden, modtager verdens præg og forbereder sig til dyrets mærke. De, som nærer mistillid til sig selv, som ydmyger sig for Gud og renser deres sjæle ved lydighed mod sandheden, disse modtager det himmelske præg og forbereder sig til Guds segl på deres pander. Når dekretet udgår, og stemplet bliver påtrykt, vil deres karakter forblive ren og pletfri i al evighed.« Testimonies, bind 5, s. 216.

> “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.

> “Helligåndens værk er at overbevise verden om synd, om retfærdighed og om dom. Verden kan kun advares ved at se dem, som tror sandheden, helliggjorte ved sandheden, handle efter høje og hellige principper og i en høj og ophøjet forstand vise skillelinjen mellem dem, der holder Guds bud, og dem, der træder dem under fode. Åndens helliggørelse tydeliggør forskellen mellem dem, der har Guds segl, og dem, der holder en falsk hviledag. Når prøven kommer, vil det tydeligt blive vist, hvad dyrets mærke er. Det er helligholdelsen af søndagen. De, som efter at have hørt sandheden fortsætter med at betragte denne dag som hellig, bærer underskriften fra syndens menneske, som mente at kunne ændre tider og lov.” Bible Training School, 1. december 1903.

Isaiah identifies the “day of the east wind,” which he also identifies as the “rough wind,” that is restrained (stayeth), as the point when “the measuring” begins.

Esajas identificerer „østvindens dag“, som han også betegner som „den barske vind“, der holdes tilbage, som det tidspunkt, hvor „målingen“ begynder.

> In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favour. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem. Isaiah 27:6–13.

> Når den skyder frem, går du i rette med den med måde; han holder sin hårde storm tilbage på østavindens dag. Derfor skal Jakobs misgerning sones, og dette er hele frugten af, at hans synd tages bort: når han gør alle alterets sten som kalksten, der knuses til støv, skal Asjera-pælene og billedstøtterne ikke blive stående. Men den befæstede by skal ligge øde, og boligen være forladt og efterladt som en ørken; dér skal kalven græsse, dér skal den lægge sig og fortære dens grene. Når dens kviste er visnede, skal de brydes af; kvinder kommer og sætter ild på dem; thi det er et folk uden forstand; derfor vil han, som skabte dem, ikke forbarme sig over dem, og han, som dannede dem, vil ikke vise dem nåde. Og det skal ske på den dag, at Herren skal tærske ud fra Flodens løb til Ægyptens bæk, og I skal samles sammen én for én, Israels børn. Og det skal ske på den dag, at der skal blæses i den store basun, og de skal komme, som var ved at gå fortabt i Assyriens land, og de fordrevne i Ægyptens land, og de skal tilbede Herren på det hellige bjerg i Jerusalem. Esajas 27:6–13.

The “east wind” is the power that sinks the “ships of Tarshish” and brings judgment upon the whore of Tyre. The “east wind” is the power that causes the kings to be afraid. The “east wind” is what brought the “blasting” blight upon Egypt, that produced the seven years of famine, as Joseph and Pharaoh brought the entire world (Egypt), into bondage, and it was the “east wind” that brought the “locusts” that ate up everything during the deliverance from Egypt. Islam is the “east wind.”

„Østenvinden“ er den magt, som sænker „Tarshishs skibe“ og bringer dom over Tyrus' skøge. „Østenvinden“ er den magt, som får kongerne til at frygte. „Østenvinden“ er det, som bragte den „forbrændende vind“ over Egypten, der frembragte de syv hungersår, idet Josef og Farao bragte hele verden (Egypten) i trældom, og det var „østenvinden“, som bragte „græshopperne“, der åd alt op under udfrielsen fra Egypten. Islam er „østenvinden“.

The reform movements of Bible prophecy establish that each reform movement has its own peculiar theme. The theme of the reform movement of the one hundred and forty four thousand is Islam. On September 11, 2001, Islam of the third Woe attacked the earth beast, and George W. Bush, “the second”, immediately placed a restraint upon the “east wind.” At that event, as Sister White records, when the great buildings of New York City are brought down, Revelation eighteen, verses one through three were fulfilled. Those three verses represent the first of two voices in Revelation chapter eighteen. The second voice is located in verse four, and it identifies the call out of Babylon, which begins at the Sunday law in the United States. Islam of the third woe, is restrained by the four angels of Revelation chapter seven, while the one hundred and forty-four thousand are sealed.

Bibelprofetiens reformbevægelser fastslår, at hver reformbevægelse har sit eget særegne tema. Temaet for de et hundrede og fireogfyrre tusindes reformbevægelse er islam. Den 11. september 2001 angreb islam i det tredje ve jorddyret, og George W. Bush, „den anden“, lagde øjeblikkeligt en tilbageholdelse på „østvinden“. Ved denne begivenhed blev, som Søster White optegner, da de store bygninger i New York City styrtes i grus, Åbenbaringen atten, versene et til tre, opfyldt. Disse tre vers repræsenterer den første af to røster i Åbenbaringen kapitel atten. Den anden røst findes i vers fire, og den angiver kaldet ud af Babylon, som begynder ved søndagsloven i De Forenede Stater. Islam i det tredje ve holdes tilbage af de fire engle i Åbenbaringen kapitel syv, mens de et hundrede og fireogfyrre tusinde besegles.

> “The Lord God is a jealous God, yet He bears long with the sins and transgressions of His people in this generation. If the people of God had walked in His counsel, the work of God would have advanced, the messages of truth would have been borne to all people that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Had the people of God believed Him and been doers of His word, had they kept His commandments, the angel would not have come flying through heaven with the message to the four angels that were to let loose the winds that they should blow upon the earth crying, Hold, hold the four winds that they blow not upon the earth until I have sealed the servants of God in their foreheads. But because the people are disobedient, unthankful, unholy, as were ancient Israel, time is prolonged that all may hear the last message of mercy proclaimed with a loud voice. The Lord’s work has been hindered, the sealing time delayed. Many have not heard the truth. But the Lord will give them a chance to hear and be converted, and the great work of God will go forward.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 292.

> "Herren Gud er en nidkær Gud, og dog bærer Han længe over med sit folks synder og overtrædelser i denne generation. Hvis Guds folk havde vandret i Hans råd, ville Guds værk være gået frem, sandhedens budskaber ville være blevet båret til alle folk, som bor på hele jordens overflade. Havde Guds folk troet Ham og været Hans ords gørere, havde de holdt Hans bud, ville engelen ikke være kommet flyvende gennem himmelen med budskabet til de fire engle, som skulle slippe vindene løs, så de blæste over jorden, råbende: Hold, hold de fire vinde, så de ikke blæser over jorden, før jeg har beseglet Guds tjenere på deres pander. Men fordi folket er ulydigt, utaknemmeligt, uhelligt, ligesom det gamle Israel var, forlænges tiden, for at alle kan høre det sidste nådesbudskab forkyndt med høj røst. Herrens værk er blevet hindret, beseglingens tid forsinket. Mange har ikke hørt sandheden. Men Herren vil give dem en anledning til at høre og omvende sig, og Guds store værk vil gå fremad." Manuscript Releases, bind 15, 292.

Those who are sealed, are sealed before the Sunday law, for the world can only be warned, and therefore called out of Babylon, by seeing men and women in the Sunday law crisis with the seal of God. The sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began on September 11, 2001, but the sealing time was delayed.

De, der besegles, besegles før søndagsloven, for verden kan kun advares og derfor kaldes ud af Babylon ved at se mænd og kvinder i søndagslovens krise med Guds segl. De hundrede og fireogfyrre tusinds besegling begyndte den 11. september 2001, men beseglingstiden blev forsinket.

All the prophets are addressing the last generation, and this passage is directly referenced to the final generation. In this final generation God’s people did not “walk in His counsel,” and for that reason the sealing time was hindered and delayed. It was delayed and hindered by the beast from the bottomless pit in Revelation chapter eleven, that murdered the two prophets. That beast in the time of the French Revolution was atheism, and it typified the atheistic movement introduced by those who introduced the “woke-ism,” that is now confronting the world, into the movement of Future for America, and then Future for America ceased to walk in God’s counsel and allowed the influence of those who promoted their modern homosexual agenda, in conjunction with others who promoted the setting of time, to hinder the sealing time.

Alle profeterne henvender sig til den sidste generation, og dette afsnit henviser direkte til den sidste generation. I denne sidste generation vandrede Guds folk ikke “i Hans råd”, og af den grund blev beseglingstiden hindret og forsinket. Den blev forsinket og hindret af dyret fra afgrunden i Åbenbaringen kapitel elleve, som dræbte de to profeter. Dette dyr var på den Franske Revolutions tid ateismen, og det var et forbillede på den ateistiske bevægelse, indført af dem, som indførte “woke-ismen”, der nu konfronterer verden, i bevægelsen Future for America, og derefter ophørte Future for America med at vandre i Guds råd og tillod indflydelsen fra dem, som fremmede deres moderne homoseksuelle dagsorden, i forbindelse med andre, som fremmede fastsættelsen af tid, at hindre beseglingstiden.

> “Much that has been revealed to me crowds upon my mind, which I hardly know how to express. Yet I cannot hold my peace. The Lord is indignant at men who set themselves up to rule their fellow-men, and to carry out plans which the Holy Spirit has condemned. I am more surprised than I can express at your failure to discern that God has not set up these men. The new order of things ought to alarm you, for it had not the sanction of heaven.

> »Meget af det, som er blevet åbenbaret for mig, trænger sig på i mit sind, og jeg ved knap, hvordan jeg skal udtrykke det. Dog kan jeg ikke tie. Herren er fortørnet over mennesker, som ophøjer sig selv til at herske over deres medmennesker og til at gennemføre planer, som Helligånden har fordømt. Jeg er mere forbavset, end jeg kan udtrykke, over jeres manglende evne til at erkende, at Gud ikke har indsat disse mænd. Den nye tingenes orden burde vække jeres frygt, for den havde ikke himlens godkendelse.«

> “The natural heart is not to bring its own tainted, corrupting principles into the work of God. There must be no concealing of the principles of our faith. The third angel’s message is to be sounded by God’s people. It is to swell to the loud cry. The Lord has a time appointed when he will bind off the work; but when is that time? When the truth to be proclaimed for these last days shall go forth as a witness to all nations, then shall the end come. If the power of Satan can come into the very temple of God, and manipulate things as he pleases, the time of preparation will be prolonged.

> Det naturlige hjerte må ikke bringe sine egne besmittede, fordærvende principper ind i Guds værk. Der må ikke være nogen tilsløring af vor tros principper. Den tredje engels budskab skal forkyndes af Guds folk. Det skal svulme op til det høje råb. Herren har en fastsat tid, når han vil afslutte værket; men hvornår er den tid? Når den sandhed, som skal forkyndes for disse sidste dage, går ud som et vidnesbyrd for alle folkeslag, da skal enden komme. Hvis Satans magt kan komme ind i selve Guds tempel og ordne tingene, som det behager ham, vil forberedelsestiden blive forlænget.

> “Here is the secret of the movements made to oppose the men whom God sent with a message of blessing for his people. These men were hated. The men and God’s message were despised, as verily as Christ himself was hated and despised at his first advent. Men in responsible positions have manifested the very attributes that Satan has revealed. They have sought to rule minds, to bring their reason and their talents under human jurisdiction. There has been an effort to bring God’s servants under the control of men who have not the knowledge and wisdom of God, or an experience under the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Principles have been born that should never have seen the light of day. The illegitimate child should have been stifled as soon as it breathed the first breath of life. Finite men have been warring against God and the truth and the Lord’s chosen messengers, counterworking them by every means they dared to use. Please consider what virtue there came in the wisdom and plans of those who have slighted God’s messages, and, like the scribes and Pharisees, have despised the very men whom God has used to present light and truth which his people needed.” The 1888 Materials, 1525.

> »Her er hemmeligheden bag de bevægelser, der blev sat i værk for at modarbejde de mænd, som Gud sendte med et budskab om velsignelse til sit folk. Disse mænd blev hadet. Mændene og Guds budskab blev foragtet, lige så sandt som Kristus selv blev hadet og foragtet ved sit første komme. Mænd i ansvarsfulde stillinger har åbenbaret netop de egenskaber, som Satan har åbenbaret. De har søgt at herske over sind, at bringe deres fornuft og deres evner ind under menneskelig myndighed. Der har været en bestræbelse på at bringe Guds tjenere under kontrol af mennesker, som ikke har Guds kundskab og visdom eller en erfaring under Helligåndens ledelse. Der er blevet født principper, som aldrig burde have set dagens lys. Det uægte barn burde være blevet kvalt, så snart det drog sit første åndedrag. Endelige mennesker har ført krig mod Gud og sandheden og Herrens udvalgte sendebud og har modarbejdet dem med ethvert middel, de vovede at tage i brug. Tænk venligst over, hvilken dyd der kom ud af visdommen og planerne hos dem, som har ringeagtet Guds budskaber og ligesom de skriftkloge og farisæerne har foragtet netop de mænd, som Gud har brugt til at frembære det lys og den sandhed, hans folk havde brug for.« The 1888 Materials, 1525.

The sealing time that began on September 11, 2001, was hindered for the representatives of Satan were allowed to come into the “very temple of God.” The issue that should be seen here is that from 1798 unto 1844, the Millerite temple was erected, and on October 22, 1844, the messenger of the covenant suddenly came unto his temple. The temple and the host had been trampled down by the papacy for twelve hundred and sixty years, and when the papacy received its deadly wound Christ began the work of erecting the Millerite temple, and the symbol of the temple is the number forty-six, on several witnesses.

Beseglingstiden, som begyndte den 11. september 2001, blev hindret, for Satans repræsentanter fik lov til at komme ind i selve „Guds tempel“. Det forhold, som bør ses her, er, at fra 1798 til 1844 blev det milleritiske tempel opført, og den 22. oktober 1844 kom pagtens sendebud pludseligt til sit tempel. Templet og hæren var blevet nedtrampet af pavedømmet i tolv hundrede og tres år, og da pavedømmet modtog sit dødssår, begyndte Kristus arbejdet med at opføre det milleritiske tempel, og templets symbol er tallet seksogfyrre, på flere vidners udsagn.

On August 11, 1840, the angel of Revelation ten descended, and the judgment of Protestantism began. That history is repeated to the very letter.

Den 11. august 1840 steg englen i Åbenbaringen 10 ned, og dommen over protestantismen begyndte. Denne historie gentages til punkt og prikke.

In the Scriptures it is the “east wind” that sinks the ships of Tarshish, and brings down that great city Tyrus, and causes the kings and merchants to three times cry out, “woe, woe” (alas, alas). But in the passage of Isaiah we are considering, the day of the “east wind” is the day when God “stayeth his rough wind.” In this passage the “east wind” is held in check, so as to not prevent the work of the third angel; a work that is accomplished during the time of the latter rain. In this passage the subject of the “east wind” that is held in check, is identifying the latter rain, the work of the third angel, and the gathering out of God’s other children in Babylon. In that time period, the four angels are holding the four winds, during the time of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

I Skrifterne er det »østvinden«, der sænker Tarsis’ skibe og bringer den store by Tyrus til fald og får kongerne og købmændene til tre gange at råbe: »ve, ve« (ak, ak). Men i det sted hos Esajas, som vi nu betragter, er »østvindens« dag den dag, da Gud »holder sin stride vind tilbage«. I dette sted holdes »østvinden« tilbage for ikke at hindre den tredje engels gerning, en gerning, som fuldbyrdes i den sildige regns tid. I dette sted identificerer emnet om den »østvind«, som holdes tilbage, den sildige regn, den tredje engels gerning og udsamlingen af Guds andre børn i Babylon. I denne tidsperiode holder de fire engle de fire vinde tilbage under beseglingen af de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusind.

> And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. Revelation 7:1–3.

> Og derefter så jeg fire engle stå på jordens fire hjørner og holde jordens fire vinde tilbage, for at vinden ikke skulle blæse over jorden, ej heller over havet eller over noget træ. Og jeg så en anden engel stige op fra øst med den levende Guds segl; og han råbte med høj røst til de fire engle, hvem det var givet at skade jorden og havet, og sagde: Skad ikke jorden, heller ikke havet eller træerne, før vi har beseglet vor Guds tjenere på deres pander. Åbenbaringen 7:1–3.

The staying of the “east wind,” the holding of the “angry nations” and the holding of the “four winds” all occur during the latter rain, for it is the period of the latter rain that the seal of God is placed upon His people. The four winds that are being restrained by the four angels are a symbol of Islam.

Tilbageholdelsen af „østvinden“, tilbageholdelsen af de „vrede nationer“ og tilbageholdelsen af de „fire vinde“ finder alle sted under den sildige regn, for det er i den sildige regns periode, at Guds segl sættes på Hans folk. De fire vinde, som holdes tilbage af de fire engle, er et symbol på islam.

> “Angels are holding the four winds, represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and rush over the face of the whole earth, bearing destruction and death in its path.

> „Englene holder de fire vinde tilbage, fremstillet som en rasende hest, der søger at bryde løs og storme hen over hele jordens overflade, med ødelæggelse og død i sit spor.“

> “Shall we sleep on the very verge of the eternal world? Shall we be dull and cold and dead? Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live. We need to see that the way is narrow, and the gate strait. But as we pass through the strait gate, its wideness is without limit.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 217.

> „Skal vi sove lige på selve randen af den evige verden? Skal vi være sløve og kolde og døde? Å, måtte vi i vore menigheder have Guds Ånd og ånde indblæst i Hans folk, så de kunne stå på deres fødder og leve. Vi må indse, at vejen er smal, og porten trang. Men når vi går ind gennem den trange port, er dens vidde uden grænse.“ Manuscript Releases, bind 20, 217.

We will consider these realities further in the next article, for it is “in the days of these kings”, represented by the eighth kingdom of Bible prophecy, that “is of the seven” kingdoms, that God sets up an everlasting kingdom.

Vi vil se nærmere på disse realiteter i den næste artikel, for det er »i disse kongers dage«, repræsenteret ved det ottende rige i Bibelens profeti, som »er af de syv« riger, at Gud opretter et evigtvarende rige.

> And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. Daniel 2:44, 45.

> Og i disse kongers dage skal himlens Gud oprette et rige, som aldrig i evighed skal ødelægges; og riget skal ikke overlades til noget andet folk, men det skal knuse og tilintetgøre alle disse riger, og selv skal det bestå til evig tid. Eftersom du så, at stenen blev revet løs fra bjerget uden hænders medvirken, og at den knuste jernet, kobberet, leret, sølvet og guldet, har den store Gud kundgjort kongen, hvad der sidenhen skal ske; og drømmen er vis, og tydningen deraf er sikker. Daniel 2:44, 45.

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