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The Threefold Alliance of Rome: Unveiling the Prophetic Significance of the Trumpets in Revelation

Roms tredobbelte alliance: En afdækning af den profetiske betydning af basunerne i Johannes’ Åbenbaring

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Jeff Pippenger

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March 1, 2024

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Islam of the first and second woes of Revelation chapter nine represented the judgment that was brought upon Rome. William Miller had called the trumpets, “the peculiar judgments” which were brought upon Rome, but Miller could not see Modern Rome, as the threefold alliance which leads the world to Armageddon. Uriah Smith recognized the trumpets represented God’s judgment upon Rome, and that the fifth and sixth trumpets (first and second Woes), were judgments upon the Catholic church.

Islams første og andet ve i Johannes’ Åbenbarings niende kapitel repræsenterede den dom, som blev bragt over Rom. William Miller havde kaldt basunerne „de særlige domme“, som blev bragt over Rom, men Miller kunne ikke se det moderne Rom som den trefoldige alliance, der fører verden til Harmagedon. Uriah Smith erkendte, at basunerne repræsenterede Guds dom over Rom, og at den femte og sjette basun (det første og andet ve) var domme over den katolske kirke.

> “For an exposition of this trumpet, we shall again draw from the writings of Mr. Keith. This writer truthfully says: ‘There is scarcely so uniform an agreement among interpreters concerning any other part of the Apocalypse as respecting the application of the fifth and sixth trumpets, or the first and second woes, to the Saracens and Turks. It is so obvious that it can scarcely be misunderstood. Instead of a verse or two designating each, the whole of the ninth chapter of the Revelation in equal portions, is occupied with a description of both.

> „Til en udlægning af denne basun vil vi atter hente stof fra hr. Keiths skrifter. Denne forfatter siger med sandhed: ’Der er næppe så ensartet en enighed blandt fortolkere om nogen anden del af Åbenbaringen som med hensyn til anvendelsen af den femte og sjette basun, eller det første og andet ve, på saracenerne og tyrkerne. Det er så indlysende, at det næppe kan misforstås. I stedet for at et vers eller to betegner hver af dem, er hele det niende kapitel i Johannes’ Åbenbaring, i lige store dele, optaget af en beskrivelse af dem begge.』

> “‘The Roman empire declined, as it arose, by conquest; but the Saracens and the Turks were the instruments by which a false religion became the scourge of an apostate church; and hence, instead of the fifth and sixth trumpets, like the former, being designated by that name alone, they are called woes.” Uriah Smith, Daniel and Revelation, 495.

> „Det romerske imperium gik tilbage, ligesom det opstod, ved erobring; men saracenerne og tyrkerne var de redskaber, ved hvilke en falsk religion blev svøben over en frafalden kirke; og derfor kaldes de, i stedet for at den femte og sjette basun, ligesom de foregående, alene betegnes ved dette navn, veer.“ Uriah Smith, Daniel and Revelation, 495.

What Miller and Smith did not recognize about the trumpets as God’s judgment upon Rome, was that those judgments were brought about by the enforcement of the worship of the sun. In the year 321, Constantine passed the first Sunday law, and nine years later he moved the capital from the city of Rome, to the city of Constantinople, thus initiating the process of disintegration of the Roman Empire. In Daniel chapter eleven, pagan Rome was to rule supremely for a “time,” which represented the three hundred and sixty years, from the Battle of Actium, in the year 31 BC, unto the year 330, when Constantine divided the kingdom into the West and the East.

Det, som Miller og Smith ikke erkendte om basunerne som Guds dom over Rom, var, at disse domme blev fremkaldt ved håndhævelsen af soldyrkelsen. I året 321 udstedte Konstantin den første søndagslov, og ni år senere flyttede han hovedstaden fra byen Rom til byen Konstantinopel og indledte således det romerske riges opløsningsproces. I Daniel kapitel elleve skulle det hedenske Rom herske suverænt i en „tid“, hvilket repræsenterede de tre hundrede og tres år fra slaget ved Actium i året 31 f.Kr. indtil året 330, da Konstantin delte riget i Vesten og Østen.

> He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. Daniel 11:24.

> Han skal trænge fredeligt ind selv på provinsens fedeste steder; og han skal gøre det, som hans fædre ikke har gjort, ej heller hans fædres fædre; han skal sprede iblandt dem bytte og rov og rigdomme; ja, han skal udtænke sine anslag mod fæstningerne, dog kun for en tid. Daniel 11:24.

During those three hundred and sixty years, the Roman Empire was essentially invincible, but once the capital was moved to the East, the ability to govern such a massive empire was no longer possible. Constantine tried to maintain control by dividing the kingdom between his three sons, but that only furthered the crumbling of the former empire.

I løbet af disse tre hundrede og tres år var Romerriget i det væsentlige uovervindeligt, men da hovedstaden først var blevet flyttet mod øst, var evnen til at styre et så mægtigt rige ikke længere til stede. Konstantin forsøgte at opretholde kontrollen ved at dele riget mellem sine tre sønner, men det bidrog blot yderligere til opløsningen af det tidligere imperium.

When the papacy took the throne of the earth in the year 538, at the third Council of Orleans a Sunday law was passed. Thus, in the year 606, Mohammed began his prophetic ministry, and symbolically represented the trumpet that was to be what the historians identify as a “scourge of an apostate church.” The history of the first and second woes, beginning with the ministry of Mohammed in the year 606, concluded on October 22, 1844, when the seventh trumpet sounded.

Da pavedømmet besteg jordens trone i året 538, blev der på det tredje koncil i Orléans vedtaget en søndagslov. Således begyndte Muhammed i året 606 sin profetiske tjeneste og repræsenterede symbolsk den basun, som historikerne betegner som „en svøbe over en frafalden kirke“. Historien om det første og det andet ve, som begyndte med Muhammeds tjeneste i året 606, blev afsluttet den 22. oktober 1844, da den syvende basun lød.

> The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 11:14, 15.

> Det andet ve er forbi; og se, det tredje ve kommer snart. Og den syvende engel blæste; og der lød høje røster i himlen, som sagde: Denne verdens riger er blevet vor Herres og hans Salvedes, og han skal herske i al evighed. Åbenbaringen 11,14-15.

During the history of the first two Woes, Constantinople, the capital of eastern Rome, was conquered in 1453, and papal Rome in the west was delivered its deadly wound in 1798. The “scourge of an apostate church,” had brought down both civil and religious Rome. The threefold union of Modern Rome is accomplished at the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States.

I løbet af de to første Veers historie blev Konstantinopel, det østlige Roms hovedstad, erobret i 1453, og det pavelige Rom i vest blev påført sit dødelige sår i 1798. „En frafalden kirkes svøbe“ havde styrtet både det civile og det religiøse Rom. Det trefoldige forbund i det moderne Rom fuldbyrdes ved den snart kommende søndagslov i De Forenede Stater.

> “The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of Spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power; and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome in trampling on the rights of conscience.” The Great Controversy, 588.

> „Protestanterne i De Forenede Stater vil være de første til at række deres hænder ud over kløften for at gribe Spiritualismens hånd; de vil række over afgrunden for at slutte hånd med den romerske magt; og under indflydelsen af denne trefoldige union vil dette land følge i Roms fodspor ved at nedtræde samvittighedens rettigheder.“ The Great Controversy, 588.

At that time, Islam of the third Woe will accomplish God’s judgment against Modern Rome for its enforcement of Sunday worship, as He did with pagan Rome, and papal Rome. With pagan Rome He employed the first four trumpets to bring an end to Roman rulership in the capital of western Rome by the year 476, for after the year 476, no ruler of the city was of Roman lineage. By 1453 the fifth trumpet of Islam brought Roman rulership of eastern Rome to an end. By 1798, papal rulership of the former tenfold division of the nations of Europe was brought to an end in the history of the sixth trumpet of Islam. The demise of the civil kingdom of Rome, both west and east, and the religious kingdom of Rome was brought about following the enforcement of the pagan worship of the sun.

På den tid vil islams tredje Ve udføre Guds dom over det moderne Rom på grund af dets håndhævelse af søndagstilbedelse, således som Han gjorde med det hedenske Rom og det pavelige Rom. Mod det hedenske Rom anvendte Han de første fire basuner for at gøre en ende på det romerske herredømme i hovedstaden i det vestlige Rom inden år 476, for efter år 476 var ingen hersker over byen af romersk afstamning. I 1453 bragte islams femte basun det romerske herredømme i det østlige Rom til ophør. I 1798 blev det pavelige herredømme over den tidligere tidobbelte opdeling af Europas nationer bragt til ophør i historien om islams sjette basun. Tilintetgørelsen af Roms civile rige, både i vest og øst, og af Roms religiøse rige blev fremkaldt som følge af håndhævelsen af den hedenske soldyrkelse.

> “The people of the United States have been a favored people; but when they restrict religious liberty, surrender Protestantism, and give countenance to popery, the measure of their guilt will be full, and ‘national apostasy’ will be registered in the books of heaven. The result of this apostasy will be national ruin.” Review and Herald, May 2, 1893.

> “De Forenede Staters folk har været et begunstiget folk; men når de indskrænker religionsfriheden, opgiver protestantismen og giver pavedømmet støtte, vil deres skylds mål være fuldt, og ‘nationalt frafald’ vil blive indført i himlens bøger. Resultatet af dette frafald vil være national undergang.” Review and Herald, 2. maj 1893.

The triple application of prophecy establishes the characteristic of the final fulfillment of the prophecy based upon the characteristics of the first two fulfillments. On September 11, 2001 the third Woe arrived in history. It had initially arrived on October 22, 1844, for the third Woe is the seventh trumpet, and that trumpet began to sound at that time. But as with ancient Israel, modern Israel chose rebellion and brought about a period of wandering in the wilderness instead of finishing the work. The sealing time of the third angel was therefore delayed, until it began again on September 11, 2001.

Profetiens tredobbelte anvendelse fastslår den endelige opfyldelses karakter på grundlag af de to første opfyldelsers karakteristika. Den 11. september 2001 indtraf det tredje Ve i historien. Det var oprindeligt indtruffet den 22. oktober 1844, for det tredje Ve er den syvende basun, og den basun begyndte at lyde på det tidspunkt. Men ligesom det gamle Israel valgte det moderne Israel oprør og fremkaldte en vandringsperiode i ørkenen i stedet for at fuldende værket. Den tredje engels beseglingstid blev derfor forsinket, indtil den begyndte igen den 11. september 2001.

> “For forty years did unbelief, murmuring, and rebellion shut out ancient Israel from the land of Canaan. The same sins have delayed the entrance of modern Israel into the heavenly Canaan. In neither case were the promises of God at fault. It is the unbelief, the worldliness, unconsecration, and strife among the Lord’s professed people that have kept us in this world of sin and sorrow so many years.” Selected Messages, book 2, 69.

> “I fyrre år udelukkede vantro, knurren og oprør det gamle Israel fra Kana’ans land. De samme synder har forsinket det moderne Israels indgang i det himmelske Kanaan. I ingen af tilfældene var Guds løfter skyld i det. Det er vantroen, verdsligheden, den manglende indvielse og striden iblandt Herrens bekendende folk, som har holdt os i denne syndens og sorgens verden så mange år.” Selected Messages, bog 2, 69.

God does not change, and He judges according to the available light. Modern Israel had more available light than ancient Israel, and we are informed “the same sins have delayed the entrance of modern Israel into the heavenly Canaan.” If modern Israel was only held accountable to the light which ancient Israel was held accountable to, it would have been enough, but they had more light. Therefore, if it was the “same sins” that caused “ancient Israel” to wander in the wilderness for “forty years,” then not only was modern Israel banished to the “wilderness” in the rebellion of 1863, but they were just as certainly destined to die there. Their “sins” have delayed the work of the third angel until now.

Gud forandrer sig ikke, og Han dømmer efter det tilgængelige lys. Det moderne Israel havde mere tilgængeligt lys end det gamle Israel, og vi får at vide, at „de samme synder har forsinket det moderne Israels indgang i det himmelske Kana’an“. Hvis det moderne Israel kun var blevet holdt ansvarligt for det lys, som det gamle Israel blev holdt ansvarligt for, ville det have været nok, men de havde mere lys. Derfor, hvis det var „de samme synder“, der fik „det gamle Israel“ til at vandre i ørkenen i „fyrre år“, så blev det moderne Israel ikke alene forvist til „ørkenen“ i oprøret i 1863, men de var lige så sikkert bestemt til at dø der. Deres „synder“ har forsinket den tredje engels værk indtil nu.

> “Said the angel, ‘The third angel is binding, or sealing, them in bundles for the heavenly garner.’ This little company looked careworn, as if they had passed through severe trials and conflicts. And it appeared as if the sun had just risen from behind a cloud and shone upon their countenances, causing them to look triumphant, as if their victories were nearly won.” Early Writings, 88.

> „Englen sagde: ‚Den tredje engel binder dem, eller besegler dem, i bundter til den himmelske lade.‘ Denne lille skare så bekymret og mærket af møje ud, som om de havde gennemgået svære prøvelser og kampe. Og det så ud, som om solen netop var stået frem bag en sky og skinnede på deres ansigter, så de så triumferende ud, som om deres sejre næsten var vundet.“ Early Writings, 88.

The same sins that banished ancient Israel to die in the wilderness have delayed the work of the third angel who arrived on October 22, 1844.

De samme synder, som forviste det gamle Israel for at dø i ørkenen, har forsinket den tredje engels gerning, som indtrådte den 22. oktober 1844.

> “After Jesus opened the door of the most holy, the light of the Sabbath was seen, and the people of God were tested, as the children of Israel were tested anciently, to see if they would keep God’s law. I saw the third angel pointing upward, showing the disappointed ones the way to the holiest of the heavenly sanctuary. As they by faith enter the most holy, they find Jesus, and hope and joy spring up anew. I saw them looking back, reviewing the past, from the proclamation of the second advent of Jesus, down through their experience to the passing of the time in 1844. They see their disappointment explained, and joy and certainty again animate them. The third angel has lighted up the past, the present, and the future, and they know that God has indeed led them by His mysterious providence.” Early Writings, 254.

> "Efter at Jesus åbnede døren til det allerhelligste, blev sabbattens lys set, og Guds folk blev prøvet, således som Israels børn fordum blev prøvet, for at se, om de ville holde Guds lov. Jeg så den tredje engel pege opad og vise de skuffede vejen til det allerhelligste i den himmelske helligdom. Når de i tro træder ind i det allerhelligste, finder de Jesus, og håb og glæde springer på ny frem. Jeg så dem se tilbage og gennemgå fortiden, fra forkyndelsen af Jesu andet komme og gennem deres erfaring indtil tidens udløb i 1844. De ser deres skuffelse forklaret, og glæde og vished besjæler dem igen. Den tredje engel har oplyst fortiden, nutiden og fremtiden, og de ved, at Gud i sandhed har ledt dem ved sit hemmelighedsfulde forsyn." Early Writings, 254.

The third angel is the sealing angel, and he arrived on October 22, 1844, but his work was delayed by the same sins that caused ancient Israel to die in the wilderness. The delay caused by the rebellion of 1863, was a delaying of the work of the third angel, and therefore the sealing has been hindered and delayed for over one hundred years.

Den tredje engel er beseglingsenglen, og han ankom den 22. oktober 1844, men hans værk blev forsinket af de samme synder, som fik det gamle Israel til at dø i ørkenen. Forsinkelsen, som blev forårsaget af oprøret i 1863, var en forsinkelse af den tredje engels værk, og derfor er beseglingen blevet hindret og forsinket i over hundrede år.

> “[Numbers 32:6–15, quoted.] 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.

> “[4 Mosebog 32,6–15, citeret.] Herren Gud er en nidkær Gud, og dog bærer Han længe over med sit folks synder og overtrædelser i denne slægt. Havde Guds folk vandret efter Hans råd, ville Guds værk være gået fremad, sandhedens budskaber være blevet båret til alle folk, som bor over hele jordens overflade. Havde Guds folk troet Ham og været ordets 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 kunne blæse over jorden, idet han råbte: 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, ugudeligt, som det gamle Israel var, forlænges tiden, for at alle må 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 anledning til at høre og omvende sig, og Guds store værk vil gå fremad.” Manuscript Releases, bind 15, 292.

On September 11, 2001 the third angel arrived again, and the sealing time which had been delayed since the rebellion of 1863, began again. It was the arrival of Islam of the third Woe, which is also the seventh trumpet that marks the beginning of the sealing time. The sealing time began with the arrival of the third angel on October 22, 1844, when the seventh trumpet began to sound, but that trumpet was hindered and delayed.

Den 11. september 2001 ankom den tredje engel igen, og beseglingstiden, som havde været forsinket siden oprøret i 1863, begyndte igen. Det var islams ankomst i det tredje Ve, som også er den syvende basun, der markerer begyndelsen på beseglingstiden. Beseglingstiden begyndte med den tredje engels ankomst den 22. oktober 1844, da den syvende basun begyndte at lyde, men den basun blev hindret og forsinket.

> And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Revelation 10:5–7.

> Og den engel, som jeg så stå på havet og på jorden, løftede sin hånd mod himlen og svor ved ham, som lever i evighedernes evigheder, som skabte himlen og det, som er deri, og jorden og det, som er derpå, og havet og det, som er deri, at der ikke skulle være tid mere; men i de dage, da den syvende engels røst høres, når han skal til at basune, da skal Guds hemmelighed fuldendes, således som han har forkyndt for sine tjenere, profeterne. Åbenbaringen 10:5–7.

The “voice” of the seventh angel, is the voice of the angel of Revelation chapter eighteen, which descended when the great buildings of New York City were thrown down.

Den syvende engels “røst” er røsten af englen i Åbenbaringen kapitel atten, som steg ned, da New York Citys store bygninger blev styrtet i grus.

> And after these things 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, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. Revelation 18:1–3.

> Og efter disse ting så jeg en anden engel komme ned fra himlen; han havde stor magt, og jorden blev oplyst af hans herlighed. Og han råbte mægtigt med høj røst og sagde: Faldet, faldet er Babylon den store, og det er blevet et tilholdssted for dæmoner og et fængsel for enhver uren ånd og et bur for enhver uren og forhadt fugl. For alle folkeslag har drukket af hendes utugts vredes vin, og jordens konger har bedrevet utugt med hende, og jordens købmænd er blevet rige ved overfloden af hendes overdådighed. Åbenbaringen 18:1–3.

The “voice” of the mighty angel who descends, commands the angels to hold the four winds, that are represented as an “angry horse” seeking to break loose and bring death and destruction in its path.

Den mægtige engels „stemme“, som stiger ned, befaler englene at holde de fire vinde tilbage, der fremstilles som en „vred hest“, der søger at bryde løs og bringe død og ødelæggelse i sit spor.

> “The angels of God do His bidding, holding back the winds of the earth, that the winds should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree, until the servants of God should be sealed in their foreheads. The mighty angel is seen ascending from the east (or sunrising). This mightiest of angels has in his hand the seal of the living God, or of Him who alone can give life, who can inscribe upon the foreheads the mark or inscription, to whom shall be granted immortality, eternal life. It is the voice of this highest angel that had authority to command the four angels to keep in check the four winds until this work was performed, and until he should give the summons to let them loose.” Testimonies to Ministers, 445.

> „Guds engle udfører hans befaling ved at holde jordens vinde tilbage, for at vindene ikke skal blæse over jorden, heller ikke over havet eller over noget træ, før Guds tjenere er blevet beseglet på deres pander. Den mægtige engel ses stige op fra øst (eller solopgangen). Denne mægtigste af engle har i sin hånd den levende Guds segl, eller hans, som alene kan give liv, som kan indskrive på panderne det mærke eller den indskrift, til hvem udødelighed, evigt liv, skal gives. Det er denne højeste engels røst, der havde myndighed til at befale de fire engle at holde de fire vinde tilbage, indtil dette værk var fuldført, og indtil han skulle give kaldet til at slippe dem løs.“ Testimonies to Ministers, 445.

The angel who commands the four angels to hold the winds, is the angel of Revelation chapter eighteen who lightens the earth with His glory, and his “strong voice” is the voice of the seventh angel.

Engelen, som befaler de fire engle at holde vindene tilbage, er engelen i Åbenbaringen kapitel atten, som oplyser jorden med sin herlighed, og hans „stærke røst“ er den syvende engels røst.

> “And what a representation is given in Revelation 7 for our consideration and comfort and encouragement! The four angels are commissioned to do a work upon the earth. But One who purchased the world by giving Himself for its ransom has a chosen few. Who? Those who are keeping all of the commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus.

> „Og hvilken fremstilling gives der ikke i Åbenbaringen 7 til vor overvejelse og trøst og opmuntring! De fire engle får pålæg om at udføre et værk på jorden. Men han, som købte verden ved at give sig selv som dens løsesum, har nogle få udvalgte. Hvem? Dem, som holder alle Guds bud og har Jesu tro.

> “John’s attention was called to another scene: ‘And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God’ (Revelation 7:2). Who is this? The Angel of the covenant. He comes from the sunrising. He is the Dayspring from on high. He is the Light of the world. ‘In Him was life; and the life was the light of men’ (John 1:4). This is the One Isaiah describes: ‘Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace’ (Isaiah 9:6). He cried, as One who had superiority over the hosts of angels in heaven ‘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 7:2, 3).

> „Johannes’ opmærksomhed blev henledt på en anden scene: ‘Og jeg så en anden engel stige op fra øst med den levende Guds segl’ (Åbenbaringen 7:2). Hvem er dette? Pagtens Engel. Han kommer fra solopgangen. Han er Solopgangen fra det høje. Han er verdens Lys. ‘I ham var liv, og livet var menneskenes lys’ (Johannes 1:4). Dette er den, som Esajas beskriver: ‘Thi et barn er os født, en søn er os givet, og herredømmet skal hvile på hans skulder; og hans navn skal kaldes Underfuld, Rådgiver, Vældig Gud, Evigheds Fader, Fredsfyrste’ (Esajas 9:6). Han råbte som en, der havde overhøjhed over himmelens englehære, til dem, ‘som havde fået magt til at skade jorden og havet’, idet han sagde: ‘Skad ikke jorden, ej heller havet eller træerne, før vi har beseglet vor Guds tjenere på deres pander’ (Åbenbaringen 7:2, 3).“

> “Here is the divine and human united. The command is given to the four angels to hold in check the four winds until they receive His summons. Read the entire chapter. The cry, ‘Hurt not,’ is uttered by the Restorer, the Redeemer.

> „Her er det guddommelige og det menneskelige forenet. Befalingen gives til de fire engle om at holde de fire vinde tilbage, indtil de modtager Hans kald. Læs hele kapitlet. Råbet: »Skad ikke«, udtales af Genopretteren, Forløseren.

> “Judgment and wrath were to be repressed only for a little space until a certain work was done. The message, the last message of warning and mercy, has been retarded in doing its work by the selfish love of money, the selfish love of ease, and the unfitness of man to do a work that needs to be done. The angel that is to lighten the earth with His glory has waited for human instrumentalities through whom the light of heaven could shine, and they thus cooperate to give, in its sacred, solemn importance, the message which is to decide the destiny of the world.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 222.

> „Dom og vrede skulle kun holdes tilbage for en kort tid, indtil et bestemt værk var udført. Budskabet, det sidste budskab om advarsel og barmhjertighed, er blevet sinket i sit værk ved den selviske kærlighed til penge, den selviske kærlighed til bekvemmelighed og menneskets uegnethed til at udføre et værk, som må udføres. Den engel, som skal oplyse jorden med sin herlighed, har ventet på menneskelige redskaber, gennem hvem himlens lys kunne skinne, og som således samarbejder om at give budskabet, i dets hellige, højtidelige betydning, det budskab, som skal afgøre verdens skæbne.“ Manuscript Releases, bind 15, 222.

The third angel, who is Christ, is also the sealing angel who arrived on October 22, 1844, but due to the disobedience of God’s people, His work of sealing the one hundred and forty-four thousand has been delayed until September 11, 2001. Then Islam of the third Woe, brought down the great buildings of New York, and the sealing process began. At that point the nations became “angry, yet held in check”. The first voice of Revelation chapter eighteen, is the voice that commands the four angels to hold, while God’s people are sealed.

Den tredje engel, som er Kristus, er også den beseglende engel, som ankom den 22. oktober 1844, men på grund af Guds folks ulydighed er hans værk med at besegle de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusind blevet forsinket indtil den 11. september 2001. Da styrtede islams tredje Ve ned New Yorks store bygninger, og beseglingsprocessen begyndte. På det tidspunkt blev nationerne „vrede, men holdt i tømme“. Den første røst i Åbenbaringens attende kapitel er den røst, som befaler de fire engle at holde tilbage, mens Guds folk besegles.

Jesus always illustrates the ending with the beginning, and on February 26, 1993, Islam of the third Woe detonated a truck bomb in the underground parking garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The explosion resulted in significant damage to the building, killing six people and injuring over a thousand others. While the attack did not bring down the towers, it was a significant act of terrorism on U.S. soil and foreshadowed the events of September 11, 2001.

Jesus illustrerer altid afslutningen med begyndelsen, og den 26. februar 1993 detonerede islam fra det tredje Ve et lastbilbombeangreb i den underjordiske parkeringsgarage under Nordtårnet i World Trade Center. Eksplosionen forårsagede betydelig skade på bygningen, dræbte seks mennesker og sårede over tusind andre. Selv om angrebet ikke fik tårnene til at styrte sammen, var det en betydningsfuld terrorhandling på amerikansk jord og varslede begivenhederne den 11. september 2001.

The sealing time began on September 11, 2001, but it included a forewarning eight years before. The Islamic attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 is a forewarning of the ending of the sealing time. The prophetic characteristics of the third Woe have been established with the prophetic characteristics of the first two Woes. In the opening verses of chapter nine of Revelation the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is illustrated.

Beseglingstiden begyndte den 11. september 2001, men den omfattede en forudgående advarsel otte år tidligere. Det islamiske angreb på Israel den 7. oktober 2023 er en forudgående advarsel om afslutningen på beseglingstiden. Den tredje vees profetiske kendetegn er blevet fastslået sammen med de to første veers profetiske kendetegn. I de indledende vers i Åbenbaringens niende kapitel illustreres beseglingen af de hundrede og fireogfyrre tusind.

We will consider that subject in the next article.

Vi vil behandle dette emne i den næste artikel.

> “If such scenes as this are to come, such tremendous judgments on a guilty world, where will be the refuge for God’s people? How will they be sheltered until the indignation be overpast? John sees the elements of nature—earthquake, tempest, and political strife—represented as being held by four angels. These winds are under control until God gives the word to let them go. There is the safety of God’s church. The angels of God do His bidding, holding back the winds of the earth, that the winds should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree, until the servants of God should be sealed in their foreheads. The mighty angel is seen ascending from the east (or sunrising). This mightiest of angels has in his hand the seal of the living God, or of Him who alone can give life, who can inscribe upon the foreheads the mark or inscription, to whom shall be granted immortality, eternal life. It is the voice of this highest angel that had authority to command the four angels to keep in check the four winds until this work was performed, and until he should give the summons to let them loose.

> »Hvis sådanne scener som denne skal komme, sådanne frygtelige domme over en skyldig verden, hvor skal da tilflugtsstedet være for Guds folk? Hvordan skal de beskyttes, indtil harmsgløden er drevet over? Johannes ser naturens elementer — jordskælv, storm og politisk strid — fremstillet som holdt tilbage af fire engle. Disse vinde er under kontrol, indtil Gud giver ordet til at lade dem fare. Der er Guds menigheds sikkerhed. Guds engle udfører Hans befaling, idet de holder jordens vinde tilbage, for at vindene ikke skal blæse på jorden, ej heller på havet eller på noget træ, før Guds tjenere er blevet beseglet på deres pander. Den mægtige engel ses stige op fra østen (eller solopgangen). Denne mægtigste af engle har i sin hånd den levende Guds segl, eller Hans, som alene kan give liv, som kan indskrive på panderne mærket eller indskriften, dem til hvem udødelighed, evigt liv, skal gives. Det er denne højeste engels røst, som havde myndighed til at befale de fire engle at holde de fire vinde i tømme, indtil dette værk var udført, og indtil han skulle give befalingen til at slippe dem løs.«

> “Those that overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil, will be the favored ones who shall receive the seal of the living God. Those whose hands are not clean, whose hearts are not pure, will not have the seal of the living God. Those who are planning sin and acting it will be passed by. Only those who, in their attitude before God, are filling the position of those who are repenting and confessing their sins in the great anti-typical Day of Atonement, will be recognized and marked as worthy of God’s protection. The names of those who are steadfastly looking and waiting and watching for the appearing of their Saviour—more earnestly and wishfully than they who wait for the morning—will be numbered with those who are sealed. Those who, while having all the light of truth flashing upon their souls, should have works corresponding to their avowed faith, but are allured by sin, setting up idols in their hearts, corrupting their souls before God, and polluting those who unite with them in sin, will have their names blotted out of the book of life, and be left in midnight darkness, having no oil in their vessels with their lamps. ‘Unto you that fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings.’

> „De, som overvinder verden, kødet og djævelen, vil være de begunstigede, som skal modtage den levende Guds segl. De, hvis hænder ikke er rene, hvis hjerter ikke er rene, vil ikke have den levende Guds segl. De, som planlægger synd og udfører den, vil blive gået forbi. Kun de, som i deres holdning for Gud indtager stillingen som dem, der angrer og bekender deres synder på den store antitypiske forsoningsdag, vil blive anerkendt og mærket som værdige til Guds beskyttelse. Navnene på dem, som standhaftigt ser hen til og venter og våger for deres Frelsers tilsynekomst—mere alvorligt og længselsfuldt end de, der venter på morgenen—vil blive regnet blandt dem, som er beseglede. De, som, skønt de har hele sandhedens lys strålende over deres sjæle, burde have gerninger, der svarer til deres bekendte tro, men lades lokke af synden, rejser afguder i deres hjerter, fordærver deres sjæle for Gud og besmitter dem, der forener sig med dem i synd, vil få deres navne udslettet af livets bog og blive efterladt i midnattens mørke uden olie i deres kar sammen med deres lamper. ‘For eder, som frygte mit navn, skal retfærdighedens Sol oprinde med helbredelse under sine vinger.’“

> “This sealing of the servants of God is the same that was shown to Ezekiel in vision. John also had been a witness of this most startling revelation. He saw the sea and the waves roaring, and men’s hearts failing them for fear. He beheld the earth moved, and the mountains carried into the midst of the sea (which is literally taking place), the water thereof roaring and troubled, and the mountains shaking with the swelling thereof. He was shown plagues, pestilence, famine, and death performing their terrible mission.” Testimonies to Ministers, 445.

> "Denne besegling af Guds tjenere er den samme, som blev vist Ezekiel i et syn. Også Johannes havde været vidne til denne højst forbløffende åbenbaring. Han så havet og bølgerne bruse, og menneskers hjerter svigte dem af frygt. Han så jorden rokket, og bjergene ført ud i havets midte (hvilket bogstaveligt talt finder sted), dets vande bruse og oprøres, og bjergene skælve ved dets svulmen. Han fik vist plager, pest, hungersnød og død, der udførte deres frygtelige mission." Testimonies to Ministers, 445.

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