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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Thirteen

Roma Ta Kafa Wahayin — Lamba Sha Uku

The Controversies of Rome: Understanding the Final Test of the Image of the Beast

Rigingimun Roma: Fahimtar Gwaji na Ƙarshe na Siffar Dabbar

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Jeff Pippenger

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September 1, 2024

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As we bring the consideration of the various controversies which have occurred in Advent history together line upon line in order to conclude our understanding of the current issue, we have taken selected attributes of five prophetic lines. The first line is also the last line, for both controversies were directly based upon verse fourteen of Daniel eleven’s “robbers of thy people.” We considered the controversies of Uriah Smith and James White and the controversy of “the daily”, in the book of Daniel. We considered the controversy that occurred after the unsealing of the last six verses of Daniel eleven in 1989, concerning the king of the north. We then considered the four insects of the book of Joel. There is so much more that might be added to each of these lines, but we are simply isolating certain characteristics that contributed to the positions that rejected the truths connected with the subject of Rome.

Yayin da muke tattara nazarin muhawarori daban-daban da suka faru a tarihin Advent, layi bisa layi, domin mu kammala fahimtarmu game da batun da ake fuskanta a halin yanzu, mun ɗauki zaɓaɓɓun siffofi na layukan annabci guda biyar. Layi na farko shi ne kuma layi na ƙarshe, gama duka muhawarorin biyu sun dogara kai tsaye a kan aya ta goma sha huɗu ta Daniyel sura ta goma sha ɗaya game da “masu fashin mutanenka.” Mun yi la’akari da muhawarorin Uriah Smith da James White da kuma muhawarar “na kullum”, a cikin littafin Daniyel. Mun kuma yi la’akari da muhawarar da ta faru bayan buɗe hatimin ayoyi shida na ƙarshe na Daniyel sura ta goma sha ɗaya a shekara ta 1989, game da sarkin arewa. Sa’an nan kuma muka yi la’akari da ƙwari huɗu na littafin Yowel. Akwai abubuwa masu yawa ƙwarai da za a iya ƙara wa kowanne daga cikin waɗannan layuka, amma kawai muna ware wasu halaye ne waɗanda suka taimaka wajen kafa matsayai da suka ƙi gaskiyoyin da suke da alaƙa da batun Roma.

Five histories, but the first also being the last represents six lines. The prophetic setting for these lines of controversy is the last days, so for this reason the lines are to be applied during the test of the image of the beast.

Tarihohi biyar ne, amma na farko kuma kasancewarsa na ƙarshe yana wakiltar layuka shida. Yanayin annabci na waɗannan layukan muhawara shi ne kwanaki na ƙarshe; saboda haka, za a yi amfani da waɗannan layukan a lokacin gwajin siffar dabbar.

> “The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be formed before probation closes; for it is to be the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. . ..

> “Ubangiji ya nuna mini a fili cewa za a ƙera surar dabbar kafin lokacin gwaji ya rufe; gama ita ce za ta zama babban gwaji ga mutanen Allah, wanda ta wurinsa za a yanke makomarsu ta har abada....”

> “This is the test that the people of God must have before they are sealed.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.

> “Wannan ita ce jarrabawar da mutanen Allah dole ne su fuskanta kafin a hatimce su.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.

The test of the formation of the image of the beast is, as with the other six lines of controversy a test concerning the prophetic subject of Rome. The great test that occurs before God’s people are sealed is about the formation of the image of the Roman beast. The beast is the papal power, and the United States forms an image of the papal power as it progresses to the soon-coming Sunday law.

Gwajin samuwar surar dabbar kuwa, kamar yadda yake da sauran layuka shida na muhawara, gwaji ne da ya shafi batun annabci game da Roma. Babban gwajin da ke faruwa kafin a hatimce mutanen Allah yana game da samuwar surar dabbar Roma. Dabbar ita ce ikon Paparoma, kuma Amurka tana ƙirƙirar surar ikon Paparoma yayin da take ci gaba zuwa dokar Lahadi da ke gabatowa nan ba da daɗewa ba.

> “In order for the United States to form an image of the beast, the religious power must so control the civil government that the authority of the state will also be employed by the church to accomplish her own ends.” The Great Controversy, 443.

> “Domin kuwa Amurka ta kafa siffar dabbar, dole ne ikon addini ya mallake gwamnatin farar hula har ta kai ga za a yi amfani da ikon ƙasa ma ta wurin coci domin cika manufofinta.” The Great Controversy, 443.

That Sunday law in the United States identifies that the image of the beast has been fully formed in the United States.

Wannan dokar Lahadi a cikin Amurka tana nuna cewa an riga an ƙirƙiri siffar dabbar nan sosai gaba ɗaya a cikin Amurka.

> “But in the very act of enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would themselves form an image to the beast; hence the enforcement of Sundaykeeping in the United States would be an enforcement of the worship of the beast and his image.” The Great Controversy, 449.

> “Amma a cikin ainihin aikin tilasta wani nauyin addini ta wurin ikon farar hula, ikklisiyoyi da kansu za su ƙirƙiri wani siffa ga dabbar; saboda haka, tilasta kiyaye Lahadi a cikin Amurka zai zama tilasta bautar dabbar da siffarta.” The Great Controversy, 449.

At the Sunday law the image of the beast has been fully formed in the United States, and the United States is then fully disconnected from God and it begins its prophetic work of forcing the entire world to form an image of the beast. At the Sunday law in the United States Satan begins his marvelous work in leading the nations of the world to repeat the process of forming an image of the beast that encompasses all the nations of the world.

A lokacin dokar Lahadi, an riga an cika siffanta surar dabbar a cikin Ƙasar Amirka, kuma a sa’an nan Ƙasar Amirka ta rabu da Allah gaba ɗaya, sai ta fara aikin annabci nata na tilasta wa dukan duniya ta kafa surar dabbar. A lokacin dokar Lahadi a cikin Ƙasar Amirka, Shaidan ya fara aikinsa mai banmamaki na jagorantar al’umman duniya su maimaita tsarin kafa surar dabbar da ya ƙunshi dukan al’umman duniya.

> “By the decree enforcing the institution of the Papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near.” Testimonies, volume 5, 451.

> “Ta wurin dokar da ke tilasta kafa Paparoma, cikin saɓawa ga dokar Allah, ƙasarmu za ta yanke kanta gaba ɗaya daga adalci. Sa’ad da Furotesta za ta miƙa hannunta ta haye ratar da ke tsakaninsu domin ta kama hannun ikon Roma, sa’ad da za ta miƙa ta haye ramin zurfi domin ta haɗa hannu da Ruhaniya, sa’ad da, a ƙarƙashin rinjayar wannan haɗin kai na ninki uku, ƙasarmu za ta ƙi kowane ƙa’ida ta Kundin Tsarinta a matsayin gwamnati ta Furotesta kuma ta jamhuriya, kuma za ta tanadi hanya domin yaɗuwar ƙaryace-ƙaryacen da ruɗun Paparoma, sa’an nan za mu iya sanin cewa lokacin nan ya yi da za a ga aikin banmamaki na Shaiɗan, kuma cewa ƙarshe ya yi kusa.” Testimonies, juzu’i na 5, 451.

At the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States, Satan, in cooperation with the United States, will force every nation to follow the example of the United States in forming a church and state system, and enforcing Sunday worship.

A dokar Lahadi da za ta zo ba da daɗewa ba a Amurka, Shaidan, cikin haɗin gwiwa da Amurka, zai tilasta wa kowace al’umma ta bi misalin Amurka wajen kafa tsarin coci da gwamnati, da kuma tilasta bauta ta Lahadi.

> “Satan will work the miracles to deceive those who dwell upon the earth. Spiritualism will do its work by causing the dead to be personated. Those religious bodies who refuse to hear God’s messages of warning will be under strong deception, and will unite with the civil power to persecute the saints. The Protestant churches will unite with the papal power in persecuting the commandment-keeping people of God. This is that power which constitutes the great system of persecution which will exercise spiritual tyranny over the consciences of men.

> “Shaiɗan zai yi mu’ujizai domin ya ruɗi waɗanda suke zaune a bisa duniya. Ruhaniyanci zai yi aikinsa ta hanyar sa a kwaikwayi matattu. Waɗannan ƙungiyoyin addini da suka ƙi sauraron saƙonnin gargadin Allah za su kasance ƙarƙashin ruɗu mai ƙarfi, kuma za su haɗa kai da ikon farar hula domin su tsananta wa tsarkaka. Ikklisiyoyin Furotesta za su haɗa kai da ikon Paparoma wajen tsananta wa mutanen Allah masu kiyaye dokoki. Wannan shi ne ikon da ya ƙunshi babban tsarin tsanantawa wanda zai aiwatar da danniyar ruhaniya a kan lamirin mutane.”

> “‘He had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.’ Though professing to be followers of the Lamb of God, men become imbued with the spirit of the dragon. They profess to be meek and humble but they speak and legislate with the spirit of Satan, showing by their actions that they are the opposite of what they profess to be. This lamb-like power unites with the dragon in making war upon those who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. And Satan unites with Protestants and papists, acting in consort with them as the god of this world, dictating to men as if they were the subjects of his kingdom, to be handled and governed and controlled as he pleases.

> “‘Yana da ƙaho biyu kamar na ɗan rago, kuma yana magana kamar maciji.’ Ko da yake suna da’awar cewa su mabiyan Ɗan Ragon Allah ne, mutane sukan cika da ruhun macijin. Suna da’awar kasancewa masu tawali’u da ƙanƙan da kai, amma suna magana kuma suna kafa dokoki da ruhun Shaiɗan, suna nuna ta ayyukansu cewa su kishiyar abin da suke da’awa ne. Wannan iko mai kama da ɗan rago yana haɗuwa da macijin wajen yin yaƙi da waɗanda suke kiyaye dokokin Allah kuma suke da shaidar Yesu Almasihu. Kuma Shaiɗan yana haɗuwa da Furotestoci da mabiyan Paparoma, yana aiki tare da su a matsayin allahn wannan duniya, yana umartar mutane kamar su talakawan mulkinsa ne, waɗanda za a sarrafa kuma a yi musu mulki kuma a mallake su yadda yake so.

> “If men will not agree to trample underfoot the commandments of God, the spirit of the dragon is revealed. They are imprisoned, brought before councils, and fined. ‘He causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads’ [Revelation 13:16]. ‘He had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed’ [verse 15]. Thus Satan usurps the prerogatives of Jehovah. The man of sin sits in the seat of God, proclaiming himself to be God, and acting above God.” Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 162.

> “Idan mutane ba za su yarda su take dokokin Allah a ƙarƙashin ƙafafunsu ba, ruhun macijin nan yana bayyana. Ana tsare su a kurkuku, ana kai su gaban majalisu, ana kuma ci musu tara. ‘Ya sa duka, ƙanana da manya, mawadata da matalauta, ’yantattu da bayi, su karɓi alama a hannunsu na dama, ko kuwa a goshinsu’ [Ru’ya ta Yohanna 13:16]. ‘Kuma aka ba shi ikon ya ba wa siffar dabbar rai, domin siffar dabbar ta yi magana, ta kuma sa a kashe duk waɗanda ba za su bauta wa siffar dabbar ba’ [aya ta 15]. Ta haka ne Shaiɗan yake ƙwace hakkokin Jehobah. Mutumin zunubi yana zaune a kujerar Allah, yana shelar kansa a matsayin Allah, yana kuma aiki a sama da Allah.” Manuscript Releases, juzu’i na 14, 162.

The papal power is the beast, the United Nations is the dragon and the United States is the false prophet. Those who become confused on the meaning of antichrist, who is both Satan and Satan’s earthly representative, the pope of Rome, will end up on the side of antichrist.

Iƙon paparoma shi ne dabbar, Ƙungiyar Ƙasashen Duniya ita ce macijin, kuma Amurka ita ce annabin ƙarya. Waɗanda suka ruɗe game da ma’anar maƙiyin Almasihu, wanda shi ne duka Shaiɗan da wakilinsa na duniya, wato papon Roma, za su ƙare a gefen maƙiyin Almasihu.

The United States is not the man of sin. The man of sin is the antichrist and he is Satan’s earthly representative. To confuse the power that places the papacy on the throne of the earth with the papacy is represented by Paul as evidence of not loving the truth. To reject the prophetic relationship of pagan Rome who restrained the papal power, until pagan Rome was removed, in order for the papal power to be revealed, as set forth in Second Thessalonians chapter two, is to reject the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and accept the outpouring of the unholy spirit, which Paul identifies as strong delusion. That being said, each of the ancient prophets spoke more directly of the last days than the days in which they lived.

Amurka ba mutumin zunubi ba ne. Mutumin zunubi shi ne maƙiyin Almasihu, kuma shi ne wakilin Shaiɗan a duniya. Rikita ikon da ya ɗora papanci a kan kursiyin duniya da papancin kansa, Bulus ya gabatar da hakan a matsayin shaida ta rashin son gaskiya. Ƙin amincewa da dangantakar annabci ta Roma ta arna wadda ta hana ikon papanci, har sai da aka kawar da Roma ta arna, domin a bayyana ikon papanci, kamar yadda aka shimfiɗa a cikin 2 Tassalunikawa sura ta biyu, yana nufin ƙin zubowar Ruhu Mai Tsarki da karɓar zubowar ruhu marar tsarki, wanda Bulus ya kira ruɗu mai ƙarfi. Da aka faɗi haka, kowanne daga cikin annabawan dā ya yi magana kai tsaye game da kwanaki na ƙarshe fiye da kwanakin da yake rayuwa a cikinsu.

> “Each of the ancient prophets spoke less for their own time than for ours, so that their prophesying is in force for us. ‘Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.’ 1 Corinthians 10:11. ‘Not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.’ 1 Peter 1:12. . . .

> “Kowannen annabawan dā ya yi magana ne ƙasa da domin zamaninsa fiye da namu, har annabcin da suka yi yake da ƙarfi a gare mu. ‘Yanzu kuwa duk waɗannan abubuwa sun faru gare su domin su zama misalai: kuma an rubuta su domin gargaɗinmu, a kanmu waɗanda ƙarshen duniya ya zo.’ 1 Korintiyawa 10:11. ‘Ba domin kansu ba, amma dominmu ne suka yi hidimar waɗannan abubuwa, waɗanda yanzu aka sanar muku da su ta bakin waɗanda suka yi muku wa’azin bishara ta wurin Ruhu Mai Tsarki wanda aka aiko daga sama; waɗannan abubuwa ne mala’iku suke marmarin leƙawa cikinsu.’ 1 Bitrus 1:12....”

> “The Bible has accumulated and bound up together its treasures for this last generation. All the great events and solemn transactions of Old Testament history have been, and are, repeating themselves in the church in these last days.” Selected Messages, book 3, 338, 339.

> “Littafi Mai Tsarki ya tara ya kuma ɗaure taskokinsa wuri ɗaya domin wannan tsara ta ƙarshe. Dukan manyan al’amura da muhimman ma’amaloli na tarihin Tsohon Alkawari sun kasance suna maimaita kansu, kuma suna maimaita kansu, cikin ikilisiya a waɗannan kwanaki na ƙarshe.” Selected Messages, littafi na 3, 338, 339.

Pagan Rome and the man of sin in Second Thessalonians represents the United States and papal Rome of the last days. To misunderstand this truth is to demonstrate, among other things, that even if a person claims to be basing their private interpretation upon the principle of “type and antitype,” they actually do not understand “type and antitype.” The United States has been typified by several powers in sacred history. Every two-horned power represents the United States in the last days, whether it be the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel, the Medo-Persian Empire, or atheistic France represented by Sodom and Egypt.

Roma ta arna da mutumin zunubi a cikin 2 Tassalunikawa suna wakiltar Amurka da Roma ta papacy a kwanakin ƙarshe. Rashin fahimtar wannan gaskiya yana nuna, a cikin wasu abubuwa, cewa ko da mutum ya yi iƙirarin yana gina fassararsa ta kansa a kan ƙa’idar “misali da cikar misali,” a hakika bai fahimci “misali da cikar misali” ba. An yi wa Amurka alama ta misali ta wurin ikoki da dama a tarihin tsattsarka. Duk wani iko mai ƙaho biyu yana wakiltar Amurka a kwanakin ƙarshe, ko kuwa masarautun arewa da kudu na Isra’ila ne, ko Daular Mediya da Farisa, ko Faransa marar bangaskiya da aka wakilta da Saduma da Masar.

The period when the United States forms an image of and to the beast has been typified by the iron and clay of Daniel two, and the little horn that manifests as male and female in Daniel eight as well as the prophets of Baal and priests of the grove in the witness of Elijah at Mount Carmel. Salome typifies the United States in the witness of Herod’s drunken birthday party. Pergamos typifies the United States and identifies the compromise that leads to Thyatira, which typifies the papal power of the last days.

Lokacin da Amurka za ta kafa siffar dabbar da kuma ga dabbar, an yi masa alama tun da baƙin ƙarfe da yumɓu na Daniyel biyu, da kuma ƙaramin ƙahon nan da yake bayyana a matsayin namiji da mace a Daniyel takwas, haka kuma annabawan Ba’al da firistocin itacen tsafi a cikin shaidar Iliya a Dutsen Karmel. Salome tana wakiltar Amurka a cikin shaidar liyafar zagayowar ranar haihuwar Hirudus cikin maye. Pergamos tana wakiltar Amurka kuma tana nuna sulhun da ke kaiwa ga Tayatira, wadda take wakiltar ikon papoma na kwanaki na ƙarshe.

Clovis, king of the Franks in 496, typifies the United States in the Ronald Reagan era. Justinian in 533 represents Donald Trump in advance of the Sunday law. In each typification the United States represents the power that bows in submission to the papal power of the last days. The power who bows in submission is represented as paying homage to Rome. The act of ‘homage” includes bowing to the king, who is the head.

Clovis, sarkin Faransawa a shekara ta 496, yana wakiltar Amurka a zamanin Ronald Reagan ta fuskar alama. Justinian a shekara ta 533 yana wakiltar Donald Trump kafin dokar Lahadi. A cikin kowane irin wannan alama, Amurka tana wakiltar ikon da yake sunkuyawa cikin mika wuya ga ikon paparoma na kwanaki na ƙarshe. Ikon da yake sunkuyawa cikin mika wuya ana wakilta shi a matsayin mai yin girmamawa ga Roma. Aikin “girmamawa” ya haɗa da sunkuyawa ga sarki, wanda shi ne kai.

> “It has been shown that the United States is the power represented by the beast with lamblike horns, and that this prophecy will be fulfilled when the United States shall enforce Sunday observance, which Rome claims as the special acknowledgment of her supremacy. But in this homage to the papacy the United States will not be alone. The influence of Rome in the countries that once acknowledged her dominion is still far from being destroyed. And prophecy foretells a restoration of her power. ‘I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.’ Verse 3. The infliction of the deadly wound points to the downfall of the papacy in 1798.

> “An nuna cewa Amurka ita ce ikon da dabbar mai ƙahoni kamar na ɗan rago take wakilta, kuma wannan annabcin zai cika sa’ad da Amurka za ta tilasta kiyaye Lahadi, abin da Roma ke da’awar a matsayin amincewa ta musamman da fifikonta. Amma a cikin wannan girmamawa ga papacy, Amurka ba za ta kasance ita kaɗai ba. Tasirin Roma a cikin ƙasashen da a dā suka taɓa amincewa da mulkinta har yanzu yana da nisa da a ce an hallaka shi. Kuma annabci ya faɗi maido da ikonta. ‘Na ga ɗaya daga cikin kawunanta kamar an yi masa rauni har mutuwa; amma aka warkar da rauninta mai kisa: sai dukan duniya suka yi mamaki suka bi dabbar.’ Aya ta 3. Yin wannan rauni mai kisa yana nuni ga faɗuwar papacy a shekara ta 1798.”

> After this, says the prophet, ‘his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.’ Paul states plainly that the ‘man of sin’ will continue until the second advent. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8. To the very close of time he will carry forward the work of deception. And the revelator declares, also referring to the papacy: ‘All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life.’ Revelation 13:8. In both the Old and the New World, the papacy will receive homage in the honor paid to the Sunday institution, that rests solely upon the authority of the Roman Church.” The Great Controversy, 578.

> Bayan wannan, in ji annabin, “an warkar da mummunan rauninsa: dukan duniya kuwa ta yi mamaki ta bi dabbar.” Bulus ya bayyana a fili cewa “mutumin zunubi” zai ci gaba har zuwa zuwan Almasihu na biyu. 2 Tassalunikawa 2:3-8. Har zuwa ƙarshen lokaci zai ci gaba da aikin ruɗi. Mai wahayi kuma ya shelanta, yana kuma nufin papanci: “Dukan mazaunan duniya za su bauta masa, waɗanda ba a rubuta sunayensu a cikin littafin rai ba.” Wahayin Yahaya 13:8. A cikin Tsohuwar Duniya da Sabuwar Duniya duka, papanci zai karɓi girmamawa cikin bangon da ake yi wa kafa ta Lahadi, wadda ta dogara kacokan a kan ikon Cocin Roma.” The Great Controversy, 578.

The last sentence provides more evidence that Sister White understood the expression, “old world” to represent Europe, and the “new world” to represent the Americas. That being as it is, the United States that pays homage to the papal power and forces the rest of the world to do the same. This identifies the United States as in subjection to the directions of the papal power. Isaiah’s identification and emphasis upon understanding the “head” in order to be established finds its divine purpose in that the symbol “head,” becomes a key to understand the external line of prophecy, and also the internal line of prophecy.

Jumla ta ƙarshe tana ba da ƙarin shaida cewa ’Yar’uwa White ta fahimci furucin nan, “tsohuwar duniya” a matsayin Turai, kuma “sabuwar duniya” a matsayin nahiyoyin Amirka. Da yake haka ne, to, Amurka ce ke yi wa ikon papacy sujada kuma tana tilasta wa sauran duniya su yi haka ma. Wannan yana nuna Amurka a matsayin mai kasancewa ƙarƙashin umarnin ikon papacy. Tantancewar Ishaya da kuma jaddadawarsa a kan fahimtar “kai” domin a kafa mutum tana samun manufarta ta allahntaka a cikin haka, cewa alamar nan “kai” ta zama mabuɗi na fahimtar layin annabci na waje, haka kuma layin annabci na ciki.

> 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 kan Suriya kuwa Dimashƙu ne, kuma gama kan Dimashƙu Rezin ne; cikin shekara sittin da biyar kuwa, za a ragargaza Ifraimu, har ba zai ƙara zama al’umma ba. Kuma gama kan Ifraimu Samariya ce, kuma gama kan Samariya ɗan Remaliya ne. In ba za ku ba da gaskiya ba, lalle ne ba za a kafa ku ba. Ishaya 7:8, 9.

In the last days, which is when every prophet’s testimony is in force, the “robbers of thy people” establish the vision. Upon the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy, and in agreement with the foundational truths of Adventism, as represented upon the two sacred charts of Habakkuk, the “robbers,” are a symbol of Rome. When pagan Rome inserted itself into history for the first time in 200 BC, they typified modern Rome of the last days. This prophetic truth is what establishes the prophetic vision of the last days, and if you refuse to see that modern Rome’s “head” is the papal power, then surely you will not be established.

A cikin kwanaki na ƙarshe, wato lokacin da shaidar kowane annabi take da iko, “’yan fashin mutanenka” suna tabbatar da wahayin. Bisa ga ikon Ruhun Annabci, kuma cikin daidaito da muhimman gaskiyoyin Adventism, kamar yadda aka wakilta a kan zane-zane biyu masu tsarki na Habakkuk, “’yan fashin” alama ce ta Roma. Lokacin da Roma ta arna ta fara shigar da kanta cikin tarihi a karon farko a shekara ta 200 K.H., sun kasance misali na Roma ta zamani ta kwanaki na ƙarshe. Wannan gaskiyar annabci ita ce take tabbatar da wahayin annabci na kwanaki na ƙarshe, kuma idan ka ƙi ganin cewa “kan” Roma ta zamani shi ne ikon papanci, to lalle ba za a tabbatar da kai ba.

> “The world is filled with storm and war and variance. Yet under one head—the papal power—the people will unite to oppose God in the person of His witnesses.” Testimonies, volume 7, 182.

> “Duniya cike take da hadari da yaƙi da saɓani. Duk da haka, a ƙarƙashin shugabanci guda ɗaya—ikon paparoma—mutane za su haɗu domin su yi gāba da Allah cikin mutumin shaidunsa.” Testimonies, juzu’i na 7, 182.

If you have ears to hear, then you may understand that a primary failing of the Jews of Christ’s era was that they identified the “shadow” as the “substance.” The Jews before and after the cross trusted in the types of their system of worship, and rejected the Antitype. They argued that the “shadow” was the “substance”, and in doing so they left in the inspired record, a people in the last days who will also identify the shadow as the substance.

Idan kuna da kunnuwa na ji, to za ku iya fahimtar cewa babban kuskuren Yahudawan zamanin Almasihu shi ne sun ɗauki “inuwa” a matsayin “ainihin abu.” Yahudawa kafin gicciye da bayansa sun dogara ga alamomin tsarin ibadarsu, suka ƙi Karɓaɗɗen Misali. Sun yi jayayya cewa “inuwa” ita ce “ainihin abu,” kuma da yin haka suka bar a cikin rubutaccen tarihin wahayi wani mutane a kwanakin ƙarshe waɗanda su ma za su ɗauki inuwa a matsayin ainihin abu.

When the United States forms an image to the beast, they are forming a shadow of the beast. They are forming a shadow of the substance, for an image is a typification. To identify the United States, when it forms the image of the beast, as the symbol of Modern Rome, is to parallel ancient Israel’s rejection and crucifixion of the Great Antitype.

Sa’ad da Amurka ta ƙirƙiri siffar dabbar, suna ƙirƙirar inuwar dabbar ne. Suna ƙirƙirar inuwar ainihin abu, domin siffa alama ce ta wakilci. A gane Amurka, sa’ad da ta ƙirƙiri siffar dabbar, a matsayin alamar Rome ta Zamani, shi ne a daidaita ta da ƙin yarda da tsohuwar Isra’ila ta yi da kuma gicciye Babban Madadin Gaskiya.

Those teaching the flawed view that the United States is the robbers of thy people speak much about their use of type and antitype, and they often identify the United States as the image of the beast and somehow think that by identifying the United States as the image of the beast somehow proves the United States is “the robbers.” If they truly allowed themselves to be governed by the basic principles of “type and antitype” they would quickly see that the prophetic role of the United States which has been repeatedly typified in God’s word identifies the United States as the power that is in subjection to the papal authority. They would see that without the beast as the point of reference, it is absurd to identify an image to the beast that did not exist. The only thing which can define the image of the beast, is the beast itself, for the papal power is what establishes the image in the looking glass vision.

Waɗanda suke koyar da gurɓatacciyar fahimtar cewa Amurka ita ce ’yan fashin mutanenka suna yawan magana game da yadda suke amfani da kamanci da cikawarsa, kuma sau da yawa sukan bayyana Amurka a matsayin siffar dabbar, sa’an nan kuma su yi tunanin cewa ta wajen bayyana Amurka a matsayin siffar dabbar, hakan ko ta yaya yana tabbatar da cewa Amurka ita ce “’yan fashin.” Da a ce da gaske sun bar kansu a ƙarƙashin ƙa’idodi na asali na “kamanci da cikawarsa,” da sun hanzarta ganin cewa rawar annabci ta Amurka wadda aka sha maimaita kwatanta ta a cikin maganar Allah tana bayyana Amurka a matsayin ikon da yake ƙarƙashin biyayya ga ikon papanci. Da sun ga cewa in ba tare da dabbar a matsayin ma’aunin nuni ba, ba hankali ba ne a bayyana wata siffa ta dabbar da ba ta wanzu ba. Abu kaɗai da zai iya fayyace siffar dabbar shi ne dabbar kanta, gama ikon papanci ne yake kafa siffar a cikin wahayin madubin kallo.

The parallel line of prophecy to the United States forming an image of the beast is when the horn of true Protestantism forms an image of Christ. That formation is specifically identified in Daniel chapter ten, when Daniel beholds the “marah,” vision, which is the “looking glass” vision. Daniel represents those who behold Christ, and in so doing they reflect Christ’s character. If the vision of Christ was not presented to Daniel, he would have been unable to reflect the character of Christ. In order for the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who are represented by Daniel in chapter ten of forming an image of Christ within, they must behold His character. By beholding they are changed.

Layin annabci da ya yi daidai da Amurka wajen ƙera siffar dabbar shi ne lokacin da ƙahon Furotestantanci na gaskiya ya ƙera siffar Almasihu. An bayyana wannan ƙerawar a sarari musamman a cikin Daniyel sura ta goma, sa’ad da Daniyel ya hangi “marah,” wahayi, wanda shi ne wahayin “madubin dubawa.” Daniyel yana wakiltar waɗanda suke hangen Almasihu, kuma ta yin haka suna nuna halin Almasihu. Da ba a gabatar wa Daniyel da wahayin Almasihu ba, da bai iya nuna halin Almasihu ba. Domin mutum ɗari da arba’in da huɗu, waɗanda Daniyel yake wakilta a sura ta goma game da ƙera siffar Almasihu a ciki, su sami yin haka, dole ne su hangi halinsa. Ta wurin hangowa ake canza su.

> But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18.

> Amma mu duka, da fuska a buɗe muna kallon ɗaukakar Ubangiji kamar a cikin madubi, ana sāke mu zuwa cikin wannan siffa ɗaya daga ɗaukaka zuwa ɗaukaka, kamar yadda yake ta wurin Ruhun Ubangiji. 2 Korinthiyawa 3:18.

The Hebrew definition of the “marah” vision which Daniel beheld in chapter ten is “a vision; also (causatively) a mirror: —looking glass, vision.” The Greek word translated as glass in the previous verse is to mirror oneself, that is, to see reflected (figuratively): —behold as in a glass.

Ma’anar kalmar Ibrananci ta wahayin “marah” wanda Daniyel ya gani a babi na goma ita ce “wahayi; haka kuma (a ma’anar haddasawa) madubi: —madubin dubawa, wahayi.” Kalmar Helenanci da aka fassara da “glass” a aya ta baya tana nufin yin kama da kai a madubi, wato, ganin abin da ya bayyana a matsayin haske (a ma’ana ta alama): —duba kamar a cikin madubi.

James also sets forth a line of truth connected with the looking glass.

Yakubu kuma ya gabatar da wani layin gaskiya mai alaƙa da madubin dubawa.

> For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:23–25.

> Gama in wani mai jin maganar ne, amma ba mai aikatawa ba, yana kama da mutumin da yake duban fuskarsa ta ainihi a cikin madubi: Gama ya dubi kansa, sa'an nan ya tafi hanyarsa, kuma nan da nan ya manta irin mutumin da yake. Amma duk wanda ya leka cikin cikakkiyar shari'ar 'yanci, ya kuma dawwama a cikinta, shi ba mai ji ne mai mantuwa ba, sai dai mai aikata aikin; wannan mutum za a albarkace shi cikin aikinsa. Yaƙub 1:23–25.

If we love the truth, and we are therefore a doer of the Word, then the looking glass we behold is the perfect law of liberty, then if we do not love the truth, and thereafter go our own way, as those with Daniel did when they fled, then the looking glass is simply a reflection of ourselves.

Idan muna ƙaunar gaskiya, kuma saboda haka mu masu aikata Kalmar ne, to, madubin da muke dubawa shi ne cikakkiyar dokar ’yanci; amma idan ba mu ƙaunar gaskiya ba, sa’an nan kuma mu bi hanyar kanmu, kamar yadda waɗanda suke tare da Daniyel suka yi sa’ad da suka gudu, to, madubin kawai wani hoto ne na kanmu.

> “God’s law is the mirror presenting a complete reflection of the man as he is, and holding up before him the correct likeness. Some will turn away and forget this picture, while others will employ abusive epithets against the law, as though this would cure their defects of character. Still others who are condemned by the law will repent of their transgressions and, through faith in Christ’s merits, will perfect Christian character.” Faith and Works, 31.

> “Dokar Allah ita ce madubi da ke nuna cikakken hoton mutum yadda yake, tana kuma ɗaga a gabansa kamanni na gaskiya. Wasu za su juya baya su manta da wannan hoto, yayin da wasu kuma za su yi amfani da zagin kalmomi a kan dokar, kamar dai wannan zai warkar da lahani na halayensu. Har wa yau, waɗansu da doka ta hukunta za su tuba daga laifofinsu kuma, ta wurin bangaskiya ga falalar Almasihu, za su kammala halin Kirista.” Faith and Works, 31.

Daniel did not see himself in the looking glass vision, He saw Christ, who is the perfect representation of James’ perfect law of liberty.

Daniyel bai ga kansa ba a cikin wahayin madubin duba, ya ga Almasihu ne, wanda shi ne cikakkiyar siffar dokar cikakkiyar ’yanci ta Yaƙub.

> “Christ’s life on earth is a perfect reflection of the divine law. In Him is life and hope and light. Behold Him, and you will be changed into the same likeness, from character to character.” Signs of the Times, May 10, 1910.

> “Rayuwar Almasihu a duniya cikakkiyar madubi ce ta dokar Allah. A cikinsa akwai rai da bege da haske. Ku dubi shi, za a kuma sāke ku zuwa cikin wannan kamanni guda, daga hali zuwa hali.” Signs of the Times, May 10, 1910.

The image of the beast reflects the beast, and the formation of the image of the beast is the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. When the Protestant churches take control of the government of the United States, they will have formed an image of the church state system which the papal power has always employed. In the same period of time the image of Christ will be produced into His last-day people. Yet, those that were with Daniel saw not the vision, for they fled from the vision.

Siffar dabbar tana wakiltar dabbar, kuma ƙirƙirar siffar dabbar ita ce babban gwaji ga mutanen Allah, wanda ta wurinsa za a yanke makomarsu ta har abada. Sa’ad da majami’un Furotesta suka karɓi ikon sarrafa gwamnatin Tarayyar Amurka, za su kasance sun kafa siffar tsarin coci da jiha wanda ikon Paparoma ya taɓa amfani da shi a kowane lokaci. A cikin wannan lokaci guda kuma, za a samar da siffar Almasihu a cikin mutanensa na kwanaki na ƙarshe. Duk da haka, waɗanda suke tare da Daniyel ba su ga wahayin ba, gama sun gudu saboda wahayin.

The formation of the image of Christ produces a manifestation of two classes of worshippers. One class rejects the principle of reflection. The principle of reflection being represented by a mirror, for Christ employs the literal earthly things to represent spiritual heavenly truths.

Samuwar surar Almasihu tana haifar da bayyanar rukuni biyu na masu sujada. Wani rukuni yana ƙin ƙa’idar nunawa. Ana wakiltar ƙa’idar nunawa da madubi, domin Almasihu yana amfani da ainihin abubuwan duniya na zahiri domin ya wakilci gaskiyoyin ruhaniya na sama.

> “In Christ’s parable teaching the same principle is seen as in His own mission to the world. That we might become acquainted with His divine character and life, Christ took our nature and dwelt among us. Divinity was revealed in humanity; the invisible glory in the visible human form. Men could learn of the unknown through the known; heavenly things were revealed through the earthly; God was made manifest in the likeness of men. So it was in Christ’s teaching: the unknown was illustrated by the known; divine truths by earthly things with which the people were most familiar.

> “A cikin koyarwar Almasihu ta misalai ana ganin wannan ƙa’ida ɗaya kamar yadda take a cikin aikinsa ga duniya. Domin mu sami sanin halinsa da rayuwarsa na allahntaka, Almasihu ya ɗauki halinmu, ya kuma zauna a tsakiyarmu. An bayyana allahntaka cikin ɗan’adamci; ɗaukaka marar ganuwa cikin siffar mutum mai ganuwa. Mutane za su iya koyon abin da ba a sani ba ta wurin abin da aka sani; an bayyana abubuwan sama ta wurin abubuwan duniya; an bayyana Allah cikin kamannin mutane. Haka yake a koyarwar Almasihu: an fayyace abin da ba a sani ba ta wurin abin da aka sani; gaskiyoyin allahntaka ta wurin abubuwan duniya waɗanda mutane suka fi sani da su.

> “The Scripture says, ‘All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; … that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.’ Matthew 13:34, 35. Natural things were the medium for the spiritual; the things of nature and the life-experience of His hearers were connected with the truths of the written word. Leading thus from the natural to the spiritual kingdom, Christ’s parables are links in the chain of truth that unites man with God, and earth with heaven.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 17.

> “Nassi ya ce, ‘Yesu ya faɗa wa taron jama’a dukan waɗannan abubuwa cikin misalai; … domin a cika abin da annabi ya faɗa, yana cewa, Zan buɗe bakina cikin misalai; zan furta abubuwan da aka ɓoye tun kafuwar duniya.’ Matiyu 13:34, 35. Abubuwan halitta ne suka zama hanyar isar da na ruhaniya; abubuwan da ke cikin halitta da kuma abubuwan da masu sauraronsa suka fuskanta a rayuwa an danganta su da gaskiyoyin rubutacciyar Kalma. Ta haka, yana jagorantarwa daga na halitta zuwa mulkin ruhaniya, misalan Almasihu haɗe-haɗe ne a cikin sarkar gaskiya wadda take haɗa mutum da Allah, da ƙasa kuma da sama.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 17.

The spiritual principle of reflection is accomplished by looking into a mirror that represents Christ, and because the “marah” vision is a causative vision, the image of Christ in the mirror, produces the image of Christ in humanity.

Ana cika ƙa’idar ruhaniya ta nunawa ta wajen dubawa cikin madubi da ke wakiltar Almasihu, kuma domin wahayin “marah” wahayi ne mai haddasawa, hoton Almasihu da yake cikin madubin yana haifar da hoton Almasihu a cikin ’yan Adam.

To claim the United States is what establishes the vision, is to claim that the image of Daniel is what establishes Christ. Christ is what establishes the vision of His character and work, and the antichrist is what establishes the vision of his character and work. The vision is what is reflected with the looking glass, and the vision is established by the robbers. To misunderstand an image of a beast, by identifying the image as the actual beast, produces parallel lines.

A ce cewa Amurka ce abin da yake kafa wahayin, daidai yake da a ce surar da ke cikin littafin Daniyel ce abin da yake kafa Almasihu. Almasihu ne abin da yake kafa wahayin halinsa da aikinsa, kuma magabcin Almasihu ne abin da yake kafa wahayin halinsa da aikinsa. Wahayi shi ne abin da ake nunawa ta cikin madubin dubawa, kuma ’yan fashi ne suke kafa wahayi. Rashin fahimtar surar wata dabba, ta wajen ɗaukar surar a matsayin dabbar kanta, yana haifar da layuka masu daidaito.

The unconverted man sees himself in the mirror, or if he does see God’s law, he throws contempt upon the law in an attempt to avoid its claims. A converted man sees Christ and His law in the looking glass. The United States forms an image to the papal power by beholding the papal power and duplicating it. The antichrist is duplicated by the United States.

Mutumin da bai tuba ba yana kallon kansa a madubi, ko kuwa idan ya ga dokar Allah, sai ya wulaƙanta dokar a wani yunƙuri na guje wa abin da take nema a kansa. Mutumin da ya tuba yana ganin Almasihu da dokarsa a cikin madubi. Ƙasar Amurka tana kafa siffa ga ikon papanci ta wurin duban ikon papanci da kuma kwaikwayonsa. Maƙiyin Almasihu ana kwaikwayonsa ta wurin Ƙasar Amurka.

Lucifer desired to be seated upon God’s political and religious thrones.

Lusifer ya yi buri ya zauna a kan karagar mulkin siyasa da na addini na Allah.

> How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Ezekiel 14:12–14.

> Yaya aka fāɗo da kai daga sama, ya Lusifar, ɗan safiya! Yaya aka sare ka zuwa ƙasa, kai wanda ka raunana al’ummai! Gama ka faɗa a zuciyarka cewa, Zan hau zuwa sama, zan ɗaukaka kursiyina fiye da taurarin Allah: zan kuma zauna a kan dutsen taro, a can gefen arewa: zan hau bisa maɗaukakan gajimare; zan zama kamar Maɗaukaki. Ezekiel 14:12–14.

Satan is the antichrist, and so too is the papal power. The papal power was seated in the church and reigned over the political thrones of Europe. The causative looking glass of Daniel chapter ten, when seen in its spiritual application, transforms those who behold into the image of Christ. That truth governs the line of the antichrist. When a nation or an individual looks into the looking glass vision it produces a causative effect, as it reproduces its image in either the individual or nation who beholds it and that produces either the image of Christ or the image of the beast. It parallels the same effect represented by Daniel. Christ is what established the vision for Daniel, and the antichrist establishes the vision for the United States when it forms an image of the beast.

Shaiɗan shi ne maƙiyin Almasihu, haka kuma ikon Paparoma ma haka ne. Ikon Paparoma ya zauna a cikin coci, ya kuma yi mulki a kan karagunan siyasa na Turai. Madubin haddasawa na Daniel sura ta goma, idan aka gan shi cikin aikace-aikacensa na ruhaniya, yana sāke masu dubansa su zama cikin surar Almasihu. Wannan gaskiya ce ke mulkin layin maƙiyin Almasihu. Sa’ad da al’umma ko mutum ɗaya ya dubi wahayin madubin, yana haifar da sakamako na haddasawa, domin yana sāke surarsa a cikin ko dai mutumin ko al’ummar da take dubansa, kuma hakan yana haifar da ko dai surar Almasihu ko surar dabbar. Yana daidaita da irin wannan sakamako da Daniyel ya wakilta. Almasihu ne ya kafa wahayin ga Daniyel, kuma maƙiyin Almasihu ne ke kafa wahayin ga Amurka sa’ad da take ƙirƙirar surar dabbar.

We will continue these thoughts in the next article.

Za mu ci gaba da waɗannan tunane-tunane a maƙala ta gaba.

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