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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Sixteen

Roma Ta Kafa Wahayin — Lamba Sha Shida

The Final Test: Understanding the Symbolism of Rome and the Triple Application of Prophecy

Gwaji na Ƙarshe: Fahimtar Alamar Roma da Aiwatarwa Sau Uku na Annabci

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Jeff Pippenger

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September 4, 2024

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Those on the wrong side of this final controversy of the symbol of Rome lean upon a flawed application of a triple application of prophecy as they suggest that the three Rome’s are defined by the three Sunday laws of the years 321, 538 and the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States. In doing so they place an incorrect slant upon the rule and the prophetic history they select, as was also done in the controversy over the four insects of Joel. The four generations followed by four devouring insects in the first six verses of Joel address how God’s people are progressively decimated over four generations, and that the decimation was accomplished by Adventism’s acceptance of the theology of Rome and apostate Protestantism.

Waɗanda suke a gefen da ba daidai ba na wannan muhawara ta ƙarshe game da alamar Roma suna jingina ne ga karkatacciyar amfani da amfani sau uku na annabci, sa’ad da suke cewa an ayyana Romawa uku ta wurin dokokin Lahadi guda uku na shekarun 321, 538, da dokar Lahadi mai zuwa nan ba da jimawa ba a Amurka. Da yin haka, suna ɗora karkatacciyar ma’ana a kan ƙa’idar da tarihin annabci da suka zaɓa, kamar yadda aka kuma yi a cikin muhawarar game da ƙwari huɗu na Joel. Tsararraki huɗu ɗin da suka biyo bayan ƙwari masu cinyewa huɗu a ayoyi shida na farko na Joel suna magana ne game da yadda mutanen Allah ake hallaka su a hankali cikin tsararraki huɗu, kuma an aiwatar da wannan hallakar ta wurin karɓar Adventism ga tauhidin Roma da Furotestantanci mai ridda.

In the current controversy those who attempt to employ the Sunday law to define the three Rome’s, avoid the truth that there are actually four Sunday laws that are identified in God’s prophetic word, and that the year 321 represents the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States, and the Sunday law of 538 typifies the Sunday law which is enforced upon all the nations of the world. Four Sunday laws does not identify three Sunday laws, especially when the third manifestation in a triple application of prophecy represents the final fulfillment. The soon-coming Sunday law in the United States is not the final Sunday law, it actually marks the beginning of a series of Sunday laws as each nation on the globe progressively accepts the mark of papal authority.

A cikin gardamar da ake yi a yanzu, waɗanda suke ƙoƙarin yin amfani da dokar Lahadi domin su fayyace Rome uku, suna kauce wa gaskiyar cewa a zahiri akwai dokokin Lahadi guda huɗu da aka bayyana a cikin kalmar annabcin Allah, kuma cewa shekarar 321 tana wakiltar dokar Lahadi mai zuwa nan ba da daɗewa ba a cikin Amurka, yayin da dokar Lahadi ta shekara ta 538 take zama misali na dokar Lahadi wadda za a tilasta a kan dukan al’umman duniya. Dokokin Lahadi guda huɗu ba sa nuna dokokin Lahadi guda uku, musamman ma sa’ad da bayyanar ta uku a cikin aikace-aikacen annabci mai ninki uku take wakiltar cikawar ƙarshe. Dokar Lahadi mai zuwa nan ba da daɗewa ba a cikin Amurka ba ita ce dokar Lahadi ta ƙarshe ba; a gaskiya, tana nuna farkon jerin dokokin Lahadi ne yayin da kowace al’umma a faɗin duniya take ci gaba da karɓar alamar ikon papanci.

Those who were awakened in July 2023 are required to understand that the prophetic test that confronts them occurs during the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and that during that outpouring one class is receiving the “oil,” and the other class is receiving “strong delusion.” The primary representation of those who receive strong delusion is represented in the very chapter where the expression strong delusion is located, and in that chapter the truth that is either loved or rejected is the truth which defines the prophetic relationship between pagan Rome and papal Rome.

Ana bukatar waɗanda aka tashe a watan Yuli na shekara ta 2023 su fahimci cewa gwajin annabci da yake fuskantarsu yana faruwa ne a lokacin zubowar Ruhu Mai Tsarki, kuma cewa a cikin wannan zubowar, rukuni guda yana karɓar “mai,” ɗayan rukunin kuma yana karɓar “ruɗi mai ƙarfi.” Babban wakilcin waɗanda suke karɓar ruɗi mai ƙarfi an wakilta shi ne a cikin ainihin surar da wannan furuci, ruɗi mai ƙarfi, yake cikinta; kuma a cikin wannan sura, gaskiyar da ko dai ake ƙauna ko kuwa ake ƙi ita ce gaskiyar da take bayyana dangantakar annabci tsakanin Roma ta arna da Roma ta paparoma.

The prophetic relationship between 321 and 538 is shown by the prophetic relationship between the church of Pergamos and the church of Thyatira. In the last days, pagan Rome, represented by 321 and Pergamos, is a symbol of the United States, and papal Rome, represented by 538 and Thyatira, is a symbol of Modern Rome.

Ana nuna alaƙar annabci da ke tsakanin 321 da 538 ta wurin alaƙar annabci da ke tsakanin ikkilisiyar Pergamos da ikkilisiyar Tayatira. A kwanaki na ƙarshe, Roma ta arna, wadda 321 da Pergamos suke wakilta, alama ce ta Amurka, kuma Roma ta Paparoma, wadda 538 da Tayatira suke wakilta, alama ce ta Roma ta Zamani.

The first Rome of 321 was a singular power state, and the second Rome of 538 was a dual power representing a combination of church and state with the church in control of the relationship. The third and final Rome, which is modern Rome, is a threefold power that consists of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet.

Roma ta farko ta shekara ta 321 ta kasance daula ce ta iko guda ɗaya, kuma Roma ta biyu ta shekara ta 538 ta kasance iko mai ninki biyu wanda yake wakiltar haɗin coci da ƙasa, tare da coci ce ke riƙe da iko a cikin wannan dangantaka. Roma ta uku kuma ta ƙarshe, wadda ita ce Roma ta zamani, iko ne mai ninki uku wanda ya ƙunshi macijin, dabbar, da annabcin ƙarya.

Paul taught that to not understand the prophetic and historic relationship of pagan Rome (the dragon) and papal Rome (the beast) was to manifest a hatred of the truth which brought about strong delusion. All the prophets, including Paul were more specifically addressing the last days, so the relationship between the two powers in Paul’s history represents the relationship between the three powers of Modern Rome in the last days. To reject the prophetic relationship that “forms” the threefold union of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet in the last days is to secure strong delusion for yourself.

Bulrus ya koyar cewa rashin fahimtar dangantakar annabci da ta tarihi tsakanin Roma arna (maciji) da Roma ta Paparoma (dabba) yana nuna ƙin gaskiya, abin da ke haifar da ruɗani mai ƙarfi. Dukan annabawa, har da Bulrus, sun fi mayar da magana ne musamman ga kwanaki na ƙarshe; saboda haka, dangantakar da ke tsakanin waɗannan iko biyu a tarihin da Bulrus ya gabatar tana wakiltar dangantakar da ke tsakanin iko uku na Roma ta Zamani a kwanaki na ƙarshe. Ƙin yarda da dangantakar annabci wadda take “kafa” haɗin kan uku na maciji, da dabba, da annabin ƙarya a kwanaki na ƙarshe, shi ne tabbatar wa kanka da ruɗani mai ƙarfi.

Uriah Smith’s private interpretation of the king of the north represented a “cause” that produced an “effect.” But the class that is on the wrong side of the controversies about Rome is specifically identified as being unable to reason from cause to effect. Smith did not see that his flawed application of the king of the north would produce a prophetic platform which would lead him to also misrepresent the sixth plague, where there is a warning to keep or lose the garment of Christ’s righteousness.

Fassarar kansa ta sirri da Uriah Smith ya yi game da sarkin arewa ta wakilci wani “dalili” da ya haifar da wani “sakamako.” Amma rukunin da yake a ɓangaren kuskure cikin muhawarorin game da Roma an fayyace su musamman a matsayin waɗanda ba su iya yin nazari daga dalili zuwa sakamako. Smith bai gane ba cewa gurɓatacciyar fahimtarsa a wajen amfani da batun sarkin arewa za ta samar da wani dandali na annabci wanda zai kai shi ga kuma ba da kuskuren wakilci game da annoba ta shida, inda akwai gargaɗi na kiyaye ko rasa tufafin adalcin Almasihu.

As with Paul’s emphasis in Second Thessalonians, John in chapter sixteen of Revelation and the sixth plague emphasizes the necessity of understanding who the three powers who lead the world to Armageddon are. Smith’s flawed application of the king of the north provides witness to an inability to rightly apply types and antitypes.

Kamar yadda Bulus ya jaddada a Cikin Wasiƙa ta Biyu zuwa ga Tassalunikawa, Yahaya kuma a babi na sha shida na Ru’ya ta Yohanna da annoba ta shida ya jaddada wajabcin fahimtar ko su wane ne ikon nan uku da ke jagorantar duniya zuwa Armagedon. Rashin daidaito a aikace-aikacen da Smith ya yi na sarkin arewa yana ba da shaida ga gazawarsa wajen yin amfani da siffofi da cikar siffofinsu yadda ya kamata.

Smith could not, or would not, apply the principle so strongly set forth in the writings of Paul that the literal before the time-period of the cross represented the spiritual after the time-period of the cross. When this principle is carefully and correctly followed it is easily demonstrated that the “king of the north” is one of many symbols that represent the spiritual “king of the north” in the last days. Seventh-day Adventists above any other people should know that one of the primary structures that prophecy is based upon is the controversy between Christ and Satan. Christ is the true King of the north, and Satan has been attempting to manifest himself as the counterfeit king of the north.

Smith bai iya ba, ko kuwa bai so ba, ya aiwatar da ƙa’idar da aka bayyana da ƙarfi sosai a cikin rubuce-rubucen Bulus cewa abin zahiri kafin zamanin gicciye yana wakiltar abin ruhaniya bayan zamanin gicciye. Sa’ad da aka bi wannan ƙa’ida da kulawa kuma daidai, ana iya tabbatarwa cikin sauƙi cewa “sarkin arewa” ɗaya ne daga cikin alamu masu yawa da suke wakiltar “sarkin arewa” na ruhaniya a kwanaki na ƙarshe. ‘Yan Adventist masu kiyaye Asabar ta bakwai fiye da kowace al’umma ya kamata su san cewa ɗaya daga cikin manyan ginshiƙan da annabci ya ginu a kansa shi ne jayayyar da ke tsakanin Almasihu da Shaiɗan. Almasihu shi ne Sarkin arewa na gaskiya, kuma Shaiɗan yana ta ƙoƙarin bayyana kansa a matsayin sarkin arewa na jabu.

> A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Psalms 48:1–3.

> Waƙa da Zabura ga ’ya’yan Korah. Mai-girma ne Ubangiji, kuma ya isa a yabe shi ƙwarai a cikin birnin Allahnmu, a kan dutsen tsarkinsa. Kyakkyawa ne saboda matsayinsa, abin farin cikin dukan duniya, Dutsen Sihiyona, a gefen arewa, birnin babban Sarki. An san Allah a cikin fadodinta a matsayin mafaka. Zabura 48:1–3.

Satan’s efforts to counterfeit the true King of the north, includes employing the pope of Rome as his earthly representative. Satan is antichrist, and so is the pope of Rome, who is Satan’s proxy in his work of deception.

Ƙoƙarin Shaiɗan na ƙirƙirar kwaikwayon sarkin arewa na gaskiya ya haɗa da amfani da fafaroma na Roma a matsayin wakilinsa na duniya. Shaiɗan magabcin Almasihu ne, haka kuma fafaroma na Roma, wanda shi ne wakilin Shaiɗan a aikinsa na ruɗi.

> “To secure worldly gains and honors, the church was led to seek the favor and support of the great men of earth; and having thus rejected Christ, she was induced to yield allegiance to the representative of Satan—the bishop of Rome.” The Great Controversy, 50.

> “Domin tabbatar da riba da ɗaukaka na duniya, an ja coci ta nemi tagomashi da goyon bayan manyan mutanen duniya; kuma da haka ta ƙi Kristi, aka rinjaye ta ta miƙa biyayya ga wakilin Shaiɗan—bishop na Roma.” The Great Controversy, 50.

In the breakup of Alexander the Great’s kingdom, Seleucus Nicator became the first king of the north in the history represented in Daniel chapter eleven. His father, Antiochus, had been an influential leader in Alexander’s kingdom, and his son, Seleucus, was made the satrap of Babylon. A “satrap” is a governor, and when Seleucus had secured three of the four geographical areas that Alexander’s kingdom divided into, he became the king of the north.

A cikin rarrabuwar daular Iskandar Mai Girma, Seleucus Nicator ya zama sarkin arewa na farko a tarihin da aka wakilta a Daniyel sura ta goma sha ɗaya. Ubansa, Antiochus, ya kasance jagora mai tasiri a cikin daular Iskandar, kuma ɗansa, Seleucus, aka naɗa shi satrap na Babila. “Satrap” gwamna ne, kuma sa’ad da Seleucus ya tabbatar da ikonsa a kan yankuna uku cikin yankuna huɗu na ƙasa waɗanda aka raba daular Iskandar zuwa gare su, sai ya zama sarkin arewa.

Smith’s private interpretation and avoidance of grammatical rules led him to assume the final powers that made up Satan’s confederacy of evil in the last days were represented in prophecy as literal powers, not spiritual powers. Thus, he could not see that Seleucus Nicator as the first king of the north, the governor of Babylon, would of prophetic necessity represent the final spiritual king of the north who was the power that controlled modern spiritual Babylon.

Fassarar Smith ta kansa da kuma kaucewarsa daga ƙa’idojin nahawu suka kai shi ga ɗauka cewa ikon-ikon na ƙarshe waɗanda suka ƙunshi haɗin gwiwar mugunta ta Shaiɗan a kwanaki na ƙarshe an wakilta su a cikin annabci a matsayin ikon-ikoni na zahiri, ba ikon-ikoni na ruhaniya ba. Saboda haka, bai iya ganin cewa Seleucus Nicator a matsayin sarkin arewa na farko, gwamnan Babila, bisa larurar annabci zai wakilci sarkin arewa na ruhaniya na ƙarshe wanda shi ne ikon da yake sarrafa Babila ta ruhaniya ta zamani.

> And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:1-6.

> Sai ɗaya daga cikin mala’ikun nan bakwai masu riƙe da kwanoni bakwai ya zo ya yi magana da ni, yana ce mini, Zo nan; zan nuna maka hukuncin babbar karuwar nan wadda take zaune a kan ruwaye masu yawa; wadda sarakunan duniya suka yi fasikanci da ita, aka kuma sa mazaunan duniya suka bugu da ruwan inabin fasikancinta. Sai ya ɗauke ni cikin Ruhu zuwa jeji: sai na ga wata mace zaune a kan dabba mai launin ja ƙur, cike da sunayen saɓo, tana da kawuna bakwai da ƙahoni goma. Matar kuwa tana sanye da tufafi masu launin shunayya da ja ƙur, an kuma yi mata ado da zinariya da duwatsu masu daraja da lu’ulu’u, tana riƙe da ƙoƙo na zinariya a hannunta cike da abubuwan ƙyama da ƙazantar fasikancinta: Kuma a goshinta an rubuta suna, ASIRI, BABULON MAI GIRMA, UWAR KARUWAI DA ABUBUWAN ƘYAMA NA DUNIYA. Sai na ga matar tana buguwa da jinin tsarkaka, da kuma jinin shaidun Yesu: da na gan ta, sai na yi mamaki ƙwarai da gaske. Ru’ya ta Yohanna 17:1-6.

The power that governs Babylon in the last days is the papal church, and she is therefore also the spiritual king of the north.

Iko da ke mulkin Babila a kwanaki na ƙarshe ita ce cocin Paparoma, saboda haka ita ma ita ce sarkin arewa na ruhaniya.

> “The woman (Babylon) of Revelation 17 is described as ‘arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness:…and upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots.’ Says the prophet: ‘I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.’ Babylon is further declared to be ‘that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.’ Revelation 17:4-6, 18. The power that for so many centuries maintained despotic sway over the monarchs of Christendom is Rome. The purple and scarlet color, the gold and precious stones and pearls, vividly picture the magnificence and more than kingly pomp affected by the haughty see of Rome. And no other power could be so truly declared ‘drunken with the blood of the saints’ as that church which has so cruelly persecuted the followers of Christ. Babylon is also charged with the sin of unlawful connection with ‘the kings of the earth.’ It was by departure from the Lord, and alliance with the heathen, that the Jewish church became a harlot; and Rome, corrupting herself in like manner by seeking the support of worldly powers, receives a like condemnation.” The Great Controversy, 382.

> “An kwatanta matar nan (Babila) ta Ru’ya ta Yohanna 17 da cewa, ‘tana sanye da shunayya da jan mulufi, kuma an yi mata ado da zinariya da duwatsu masu daraja da lu’ulu’u, tana riƙe da kofin zinariya a hannunta cike da ƙazamai da abubuwan banƙyama: … kuma a goshinta an rubuta suna cewa, Asiri, Babila Babba, uwar karuwai.’ Annabin ya ce: ‘Na ga matar tana buguwa da jinin tsarkaka, da kuma jinin shahidan Yesu.’ Har ila yau an bayyana Babila da cewa ita ce ‘wancan babban birni, mai mulki a kan sarakunan duniya.’ Ru’ya ta Yohanna 17:4-6, 18. Ikon da ya daɗe yana riƙe da mulkin kama-karya a kan sarakunan Kiristendam har ƙarni da ƙarni shi ne Roma. Shunayya da jan mulufi, da zinariya da duwatsu masu daraja da lu’ulu’u, suna bayyana sarai ɗaukaka da wuce-gonar-iri ta sarauta da kujerar Roma mai girman kai ta ɗauka. Kuma babu wani iko da za a iya faɗa a kansa da gaskiya cewa yana ‘buguwa da jinin tsarkaka’ kamar waccan coci da ta tsananta wa mabiyan Almasihu da mugunta ƙwarai. Haka kuma ana tuhumar Babila da zunubin haramtacciyar hulɗa da ‘sarakunan duniya.’ Ta wurin barin Ubangiji da kuma ƙulla zumunci da al’ummai arna ne cocin Yahudawa ta zama karuwa; kuma Roma, tana lalata kanta ta wannan hanya ta wajen neman goyon bayan ikon duniya, ita ma ta karɓi irin wannan hukunci.” The Great Controversy, 382.

The governor is the king, and according to Isaiah, a king is a kingdom and is also the capital city of a kingdom.

Gwamna shi ne sarki, kuma bisa ga Ishaya, sarki mulki ne, haka kuma shi ne babban birnin mulki.

> For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isaiah 7:8, 9.

> Gama shugaban Suriya shi ne Dimashƙu, shugaban kuwa Dimashƙu shi ne Rezin; cikin shekara sittin da biyar kuwa Efraimu za a kakkarye, har ya daina zama jama'a. Shugaban Efraimu kuma shi ne Samariya, shugaban kuwa Samariya ɗan Remaliya ne. In ba za ku ba da gaskiya ba, hakika ba za a tabbatar da ku ba. Ishaya 7:8, 9.

According to the witness of Isaiah, a student of prophecy who awakens in July of 2023 to a prophetic testing process must recognize the prophetic symbolism of the “head” if he wishes to be established. If he doesn’t recognize and apply the symbolism of a “head” when called for, then he is not established. Those who disbelieve are not established, and therefore Isaiah is identifying two classes of worshippers in the last days who either are established or are not established. They are the same two classes who either have the “oil,” or they don’t have the “oil.”

Bisa ga shaidar Ishaya, ɗalibin annabci wanda ya farka a watan Yuli na shekara ta 2023 zuwa wani tsarin gwaji na annabci, dole ne ya gane alamar annabci ta “kai” idan yana so a kafa shi. Idan bai gane ba kuma bai yi amfani da alamar “kai” a lokacin da ake bukatarta ba, to ba a kafa shi ba. Waɗanda ba su ba da gaskiya ba, ba a kafa su ba; saboda haka, Ishaya yana fayyace rukuni biyu na masu sujada a kwanaki na ƙarshe, waɗanda ko dai an kafa su ko kuwa ba a kafa su ba. Su ne waɗannan rukuni biyu ɗin nan guda da ko dai suna da “mai,” ko kuwa ba su da “mai.”

One class that is established and has oil, receives the message of the Midnight Cry that began to be opened up in July of 2023, or they receive the strong delusion of Second Thessalonians. Their test is the formation of the image of the beast, and the way in which the beast is formed, whether the papal beast of the Dark Ages, or its image that is formed by the United States, or the threefold union that leads the world to Armageddon. This includes the necessity of recognizing that the “head,” the “king” the ruler of the other two powers that make up the threefold union, is the papal power.

Wani rukuni da aka kafar kuma yana da mai, yana karɓar saƙon Kukan Tsakar Dare wanda aka fara bayyana tun a Yuli na 2023, ko kuwa suna karɓar ruɗin mai ƙarfi na 2 Tassalunikawa. Jarabawarsu ita ce samuwar siffar dabbar, da kuma yadda ake ƙirƙirar dabbar, ko dabbar papanci ta Zamanan Duhu, ko sifarta da Amurka take ƙirƙirawa, ko kuma haɗin kai na ninki uku wanda yake kai duniya zuwa Armageddon. Wannan ya haɗa da wajabcin gane cewa “kai,” “sarki,” mai mulkin sauran iko biyu da suka haɗa wannan haɗin kai na ninki uku, shi ne ikon papanci.

The “head,” the capital city of Judah was Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose to place His name.

“Kan,” babban birnin Yahuda shi ne Urushalima, birnin da Ubangiji ya zaɓa ya sa sunansa a cikinsa.

> And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 1 Kings 14:21.

> Sai Rehobowam ɗan Sulemanu ya yi mulki a Yahuda. Rehobowam yana da shekara arba’in da ɗaya sa’ad da ya fara mulki, ya kuma yi mulki shekara goma sha bakwai a Urushalima, birnin da Ubangiji ya zaɓa daga cikin dukan kabilan Isra’ila, domin ya sa sunansa a can. Sunan mahaifiyarsa kuwa Na’ama Ba’ammoniya ce. 1 Sarakuna 14:21.

In the great controversy between Christ and Satan, Christ’s capital city, where He places His name, is Jerusalem, and Satan’s counterfeit was the literal city of Babylon that represents spiritual Babylon that great city in the last days. Satan places his name upon the head as a counterfeit of God’s city and capitol. The king that resides there is the mother of harlots who commits fornication with the kings of the earth. The mother of harlots is the papal power, and her daughters are the fallen Protestant churches, of which the premier fallen apostate church is the apostate Protestants of the United States.

A cikin babban rikici tsakanin Almasihu da Shaiɗan, babban birnin Almasihu, inda Yake sa sunansa, shi ne Urushalima, kuma kwaikwayon da Shaiɗan ya yi shi ne ainihin birnin Babila, wanda yake wakiltar Babila ta ruhaniya, waccan babban birni a kwanaki na ƙarshe. Shaiɗan yana sa sunansa a kan goshi a matsayin kwaikwayo na birnin Allah da babban birninsa. Sarkin da yake zaune a can shi ne uwar karuwai wadda take yin fasikanci tare da sarakunan duniya. Uwar karuwai ita ce ikon papanci, kuma ’ya’yanta mata su ne coci-cocin Furotesta da suka fāɗi, waɗanda mafi girma a cikinsu, wato cocin ridda mafi fice, ita ce Furotestocin ridda na Tarayyar Amurka.

Those apostate Protestants represent the Protestant horn of the earth beast, and they are connected with their mother since their rejection of the prophetic message that was unsealed in 1798. Their counterpart, the Republican horn, is connected with the kings of the earth through their relationship with the United Nations, the ten kings of Revelation seventeen. The threefold union which leads the world to Armageddon is represented by its head, where its name is placed, and spiritual modern Rome is spiritual modern Babylon. Its “head” is the papal power.

Waɗancan Furotesta masu ridda suna wakiltar ƙahon Furotesta na dabbar ƙasa, kuma suna da alaƙa da uwarsu tun da suka ƙi saƙon annabci da aka warware hatiminsa a 1798. Takwaransu, ƙahon Jam’iyyar Republican, yana da alaƙa da sarakunan duniya ta wurin dangantakarsu da Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya, sarakuna goma na Ru’ya ta Yohanna goma sha bakwai. Haɗin kai na ninki uku wanda yake kai duniya zuwa Armagedon, ana wakilta shi ta wajen kansa, inda aka sa sunansa, kuma Roma ta ruhaniya ta zamani ita ce Babila ta ruhaniya ta zamani. “Kansa” shi ne ikon Paparoma.

The first represents the last and whether you apply Daniel chapter two as did the Millerites, as representing four kingdoms, or as has been opened up in the last days as representing eight kingdoms, the first kingdom was literal Babylon. The Millerites would inform you the last was literal Rome. Babylon and Rome are interchangeable symbols, for they are the first and the last of a prophetic line.

Na farko yana wakiltar na ƙarshe, kuma ko kuna amfani da Daniyel sura ta biyu kamar yadda mabiya Miller suka yi, a matsayin wakilcin masarautu huɗu, ko kuma kamar yadda aka bayyana a kwanaki na ƙarshe a matsayin wakilcin masarautu takwas, masarauta ta farko ita ce Babila ta zahiri. Mabiya Miller za su gaya muku cewa ta ƙarshe ita ce Roma ta zahiri. Babila da Roma alamu ne masu musanyawa, gama su ne na farko da na ƙarshe a cikin jerin annabci.

In the last days the first kingdom of literal Babylon represents the eighth and last kingdom which is spiritual modern Babylon, and is also spiritual modern Rome. Upon the two witnesses represented in Daniel chapter two Babylon and Rome are interchangeable symbols.

A cikin kwanaki na ƙarshe, masarautar farko ta ainihin Babila tana wakiltar masarauta ta takwas kuma ta ƙarshe wadda ita ce Babila ta zamani ta ruhaniya, kuma ita ma ita ce Roma ta zamani ta ruhaniya. A bisa ga shaidu biyu da aka wakilta a cikin sura ta biyu ta littafin Daniyel, Babila da Roma alamu ne da ake musanyawa da juna.

When the papal whore is portrayed with a name on her forehead that identifies “Mystery Babylon,” it is also identifying “mystery Rome.” A prophetic “mystery” represents a truth that is so profound that it is impossible to understand the depth of the truth represented therein, especially without the influence of the Holy Spirit. But a biblical “mystery” also demands that what is revealed in connection with the mystery is a required understanding for those who seek to pass the test. This is why two witnesses in Revelation emphasize the need to understand modern Rome.

Sa’ad da aka kwatanta karuwar papanci da suna a goshinta da ke bayyana “Babila ta Asiri,” hakan kuma yana bayyana “Roma ta asiri.” “Asiri” na annabci yana wakiltar gaskiya mai zurfi ƙwarai har ba zai yiwu a fahimci zurfin gaskiyar da ake wakilta a cikinta ba, musamman ba tare da tasirin Ruhu Mai Tsarki ba. Amma “asiri” na Littafi Mai Tsarki kuma yana buƙatar cewa abin da aka bayyana dangane da wannan asiri ya zama fahimta ce da ake bukata ga waɗanda suke neman su ci gwajin. Wannan ne ya sa shaidu biyu a cikin Ru’ya ta Yohanna suke nanata bukatar fahimtar Roma ta zamani.

> Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:18.

> Ga hikima. Mai fahimta ya ƙididdige adadin dabbar nan: gama adadin mutum ne; adadinta kuma ɗari shida da sittin da shida ne. Ru’ya ta Yohanna 13:18.

“Wisdom” understands the number of the beast, which is the number of a man whose number is six, six, six. The “man of sin” is the head of the beast. Wisdom is an attribute of the wise virgins in the last days, and it is also a symbol of those who understand the increase of knowledge in the last days. Those who do not understand are foolish virgins and are the wicked. The “wisdom” they do not understand must of prophetic necessity be in the context of the final prophetic test, for this is when the wise and foolish virgins exist. They must understand “six, six, six.” The mind that has wisdom is also located by John in the last days in Revelation chapter seventeen.

“Hikima” tana fahimtar lambar dabbar, wadda ita ce lambar mutum mai lamba shida, shida, shida. “Mutumin zunubi” shi ne kan dabbar. Hikima sifa ce ta budurwai masu hikima a kwanaki na ƙarshe, kuma alama ce kuma ta waɗanda suke fahimtar ƙaruwa ta ilimi a kwanaki na ƙarshe. Waɗanda ba su fahimta ba, su ne budurwai marasa hankali kuma su ne mugaye. “Hikimar” da ba su fahimta ba, bisa ga larurar annabci, dole ne ta kasance cikin mahallin gwajin annabci na ƙarshe, gama a wannan lokaci ne masu hikima da marasa hankali suke kasancewa. Dole ne su fahimci “shida, shida, shida.” Hankalin da yake da hikima shi ma Yahaya ya ajiye shi a kwanaki na ƙarshe a cikin Ru’ya ta Yohanna sura ta goma sha bakwai.

> And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Revelation 17:9–11.

> Ga kuma nan ne hankali mai hikima yake. Kawuna bakwai ɗin nan duwatsu bakwai ne, waɗanda matar take zaune a kansu. Haka kuma akwai sarakuna bakwai: biyar sun fāɗi, ɗaya yana nan, ɗayan kuwa bai riga ya zo ba; sa’ad da ya zo kuma, dole ne ya ɗan daɗe kaɗan. Dabbar kuwa, wadda ta kasance, amma yanzu ba ta nan, ita ce ta takwas, kuma tana daga cikin bakwai ɗin nan, tana kuma tafiya zuwa hallaka. Ru’ya ta Yohanna 17:9–11.

The “mind” that has the wisdom to understand the number “six, six, six,” is a wise virgin who has obtained the “mind of Christ.”

“Tunani” wanda yake da hikimar fahimtar lambar “shida, shida, shida,” budurwa mai hikima ce wadda ta sami “tunanin Almasihu.”

> For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16.

> Gama wa ya san tunanin Ubangiji, har ya iya koyar da shi? Amma mu muna da tunanin Almasihu. 1 Korintiyawa 2:16.

The class of wise virgins have the mind of Christ, and the foolish wicked virgins have the mind of Christ’s adversary.

Ajin budurwai masu hikima suna da tunanin Almasihu, kuma wawaye mugayen budurwai suna da tunanin maƙiyin Almasihu.

> “The time has come for the true light to shine amid moral darkness. The third angel’s message has been sent forth to the world, warning men against receiving the mark of the beast or of his image in their foreheads or in their hands. To receive this mark means to come to the same decision as the beast has done, and to advocate the same ideas, in direct opposition to the word of God.” Review and Herald, July 13, 1897.

> “Lokaci ya yi da haske na gaskiya zai haskaka a tsakiyar duhun halin ɗabi’a. An aika saƙon mala’ika na uku zuwa ga duniya, yana gargaɗin mutane kada su karɓi alamar dabbar ko ta siffarta a goshinsu ko a hannuwansu. Karɓar wannan alama na nufin a zo ga wannan hukunci ɗaya da dabbar ta yanke, kuma a goyi bayan irin waɗannan ra’ayoyi guda ɗaya, cikin gaba kai tsaye ga maganar Allah.” Review and Herald, July 13, 1897.

The formation of the image of the beast is the final test for the virgins of the parable, and the wise have the mind of Christ, for they have come to the same decision as Christ, for they have submitted their wills unto the Holy Spirit’s direction. The formation of the image of Christ in the wise virgins contrasts with the formation of the image of the beast in the foolish virgins. The foolish virgins come to the same decision as the beast, for they became confused upon the test question concerning the correct identification of the antichrist, who is the counterfeit king of the north and the head of modern Rome.

Kafuwar siffar dabbar ita ce gwaji na ƙarshe ga budurwai na misalin, kuma masu hikima suna da tunanin Almasihu, gama sun kai ga wannan hukunci ɗaya da Almasihu ya kai, domin sun miƙa nufinsu ga jagorancin Ruhu Mai Tsarki. Kafuwar siffar Almasihu a cikin budurwai masu hikima tana saɓawa da kafuwar siffar dabbar a cikin budurwai marasa hikima. Budurwai marasa hikima suna kaiwa ga wannan hukunci ɗaya da dabbar ta kai, gama sun rikice a kan tambayar gwaji game da sahihin tantance maƙiyin Almasihu, wanda shi ne sarkin arewa na ƙarya kuma shugaban Roma ta zamani.

> “Those who become confused in their understanding of the word, who fail to see the meaning of antichrist, will surely place themselves on the side of antichrist.” Kress Collection, 105.

> “Waɗanda suka ruɗe a fahimtarsu game da kalmar, waɗanda suka kasa ganin ma’anar magabcin Almasihu, lalle za su sa kansu a gefen magabcin Almasihu.” Kress Collection, 105.

The foolish virgins in the testing time that is represented as the formation of the image of the beast become confused in their understanding of the word. Their confusion is premised upon misunderstanding God’s prophetic word, and failing to see the correct meaning of Modern Rome, they receive strong delusion, come to the same decision as the beast, and advocate the same papal ideas in direct opposition to the word of God, and place themselves on the side of antichrist.

Budurwai marasa hikima a lokacin gwaji da aka wakilta a matsayin ƙirƙirar surar dabbar, sukan rikice cikin fahimtarsu game da Kalmar. Rikicewarsu ta ginu ne bisa rashin fahimtar kalmar annabci ta Allah; kuma da suka kasa gane ainihin ma’anar Roma ta Zamani, sai su karɓi ruɗu mai ƙarfi, su kai ga yanke hukunci iri ɗaya da na dabbar, su kuma goyi bayan irin ra’ayoyin papanci ɗaya, cikin hamayya kai tsaye ga Kalmar Allah, kuma su sa kansu a ɓangaren magabcin Almasihu.

We will continue these thoughts in the next article in this category.

Za mu ci gaba da waɗannan tunani a talifi na gaba a wannan rukuni.

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