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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Sixty-Five

Phau Ntawv Daniyees - Ib Puas Rau Caug Tsib

Unveiling the Prophetic Tapestry: From Alexander the Great to Modern Rome

Qhib Daim Duab Xov Yaj Saub: Txij li Alexander tus Loj mus txog Loos Niaj Hnub No

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March 29, 2024

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We will now consider the history that took place in the aftermath of Alexander the Great’s sudden death, which represents the year 538 unto the time of the end in 1798.

Tam sim no peb yuav txiav txim siab txog keeb kwm uas tau tshwm sim tom qab Aleksandaw tus Loj tuag tam sim ntawd, uas sawv cev rau xyoo 538 mus txog lub sijhawm kawg xyoo 1798.

> And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. Daniel 11:4–9.

> Thiab thaum nws sawv los lawm, nws lub nceeg vaj yuav raug lov tas, thiab yuav raug faib mus rau plaub ceg cua saum ntuj; tsis yog rau nws caj ces, thiab tsis raws li nws txoj kev kav uas nws tau kav lawm: vim nws lub nceeg vaj yuav raug muab rho tawm, txawm yog pub rau lwm tus dhau ntawm cov ntawd. Vajntxwv sab qab teb yuav muaj hwjchim, thiab ib tug ntawm nws cov thawjcoj thiab; nws yuav muaj hwjchim tshaj nws, thiab yuav muaj kev kav; nws txoj kev kav yuav yog ib txoj kev kav loj heev. Thiab thaum xaus ntawm tej xyoo lawv yuav koom nrog ib leeg; vim vajntxwv tus ntxhais ntawm sab qab teb yuav tuaj cuag vajntxwv sab qaum teb kom ua daim ntawv cog lus: tiamsis nws yuav tsis khaws tau lub hwjchim ntawm caj npab; nws los yuav tsis sawv ruaj, nws caj npab los thiab: tiamsis nws yuav raug muab cob rau luag, thiab cov uas coj nws los, thiab tus uas yug nws, thiab tus uas txhawb nws nyob rau lub sijhawm ntawd. Tiamsis tawm ntawm ib ceg ntawm nws cov cag yuav muaj ib tug sawv los nyob hauv nws txoj chaw, tus uas yuav los nrog ib pab tub rog, thiab yuav nkag mus rau hauv lub chaw ruaj khov ntawm vajntxwv sab qaum teb, thiab yuav ua tawm tsam lawv, thiab yuav kov yeej: Thiab nws kuj yuav coj lawv tej vajtswv mus ua neeg raug ntes rau tim Iziv, nrog lawv cov thawjcoj, thiab nrog lawv tej hlab ntsha muaj nqis uas yog nyiaj thiab kub; thiab nws yuav nyob mus tau ntau xyoo tshaj vajntxwv sab qaum teb. Yog li ntawd vajntxwv sab qab teb yuav los rau hauv nws lub nceeg vaj, thiab yuav rov qab mus rau nws lub tebchaws. Daniel 11:4–9.

Eventually, after Alexander the Great’s kingdom was broken, those who struggled for control of the former kingdom devolved into two primary kingdoms. The one kingdom controlling the south of Alexander’s former empire and the other controlling the north. From that point on in the prophetic narrative they are identified simply as the king of the south and the king of the north. Once the struggle for world dominance has reached the point where it is only portrayed between the king of the north and the south, the symbols of those two kingdoms continue through the entire chapter.

Thaum kawg, tom qab lub nceeg vaj ntawm Alexander tus Loj raug tawg tas, cov uas tawm tsam sib tw kom kav tau lub nceeg vaj qub ntawd tau poob mus ua ob lub nceeg vaj loj tseem ceeb. Ib lub nceeg vaj kav thaj av sab qab teb ntawm Alexander lub teb chaws qub, hos lwm lub kav thaj av sab qaum teb. Txij ntawd mus hauv zaj lus faj lem, lawv tsuas raug hu yooj yim tias vajntxwv sab qab teb thiab vajntxwv sab qaum teb. Thaum txoj kev sib tawm tsam kom tau hwjchim kav lub ntiajteb mus txog theem uas tsuas raug piav qhia tias yog nyob nruab nrab ntawm vajntxwv sab qaum teb thiab vajntxwv sab qab teb xwb, cov cim sawv cev ntawm ob lub nceeg vaj ntawd thiaj txuas mus thoob plaws tag nrho tshooj no.

In verse five, the king of the south is established, and he is strong, but the king of the north is also strong and his kingdom is larger. Then in verse six, the king of the south proposes an alliance with the northern kingdom. The peace treaty is secured by the king of the south giving his daughter to the king of the north, so the king of the north could marry her and ratify their alliance with a family bond. The king of the north agreed, and set aside his wife, and married the princess from the south, and the alliance was initiated.

Hauv nqe tsib, tus vajntxwv sab qab teb raug tsa los, thiab nws muaj hwjchim loj, tiam sis tus vajntxwv sab qaum teb kuj muaj hwjchim loj thiab nws lub nceeg vaj loj dua. Ces hauv nqe rau, tus vajntxwv sab qab teb thov kom muaj kev sib cog lus nrog lub nceeg vaj sab qaum teb. Daim ntawv cog lus kev thaj yeeb raug ruaj khov los ntawm tus vajntxwv sab qab teb muab nws tus ntxhais rau tus vajntxwv sab qaum teb, kom tus vajntxwv sab qaum teb yuav tau nws ua pojniam thiab lees paub lawv txoj kev sib cog lus los ntawm txoj kev sib txuas hauv tsev neeg. Tus vajntxwv sab qaum teb pom zoo, tso nws tus pojniam tseg, thiab yuav tus ntxhais huabtais uas tuaj ntawm sab qab teb, ces txoj kev sib cog lus ntawd thiaj raug pib.

Eventually the southern princess bears a male-child, but ultimately the northern king grew tired of his new wife, and set her aside, as he had done with his first wife, and takes his first wife back, but as soon as the original wife is restored, and has opportunity, she kills the king of the north, his southern bride, her child, and her entire Egyptian entourage. The act of the original wife murdering the southern princess and her child enrages the southern princesses family, and one of her brothers raises up an army and attacks the northern kingdom.

Thaum kawg tus niam fuabtais sab qab teb yug tau ib tug tub, tiam sis thaum kawg tus vajntxwv sab qaum teb nkees nws tus pojniam tshiab, thiab muab nws ntiab mus tseg, ib yam li nws tau ua rau nws tus pojniam thawj zaug, ces nws rov qab coj nws tus pojniam thawj los dua; tab sis sai li sai tau thaum tus pojniam qub raug tsa rov los nyob rau hauv nws txoj hauj lwm, thiab tau muaj sijhawm, nws tua tus vajntxwv sab qaum teb, nws tus nkauj nyab sab qab teb, nws tus me nyuam, thiab nws tag nrho cov neeg nrog nws uas yog neeg Iyiv. Qhov uas tus pojniam qub tua tus niam fuabtais sab qab teb thiab nws tus me nyuam ua rau tsevneeg ntawm tus niam fuabtais sab qab teb npau taws kawg li, thiab ib tug ntawm nws cov kwvtij tsa ib pab tub rog tuaj thiab tawm tsam lub nceeg vaj sab qaum teb.

The southern army prevails over the northern king, and the first wife that murdered the northern king, his southern bride and child is then executed. The original wife’s son, who had been installed as the ruling king of the north at the death of his father, is captured and carried back to Egypt by the southern king, along with some Egyptian artifacts and idols that had been taken from the southern kingdom by the northern kingdom in earlier battles. Once in Egypt the captured northern king falls from a horse and dies. Uriah Smith identifies the history as follows.

Pab tub rog sab qab teb yeej vajntxwv sab qaum teb, thiab thawj tug pojniam uas tau tua vajntxwv sab qaum teb, nrog rau nws tus nkauj nyab sab qab teb thiab tus menyuam, tom qab ntawd raug muab tua. Thawj tug pojniam tus tub, uas tau raug tsa ua vajntxwv kav sab qaum teb thaum nws txiv tuag, raug ntes thiab coj rov qab mus rau tim Iyiv los ntawm vajntxwv sab qab teb, nrog rau qee yam cuab yeej cuab tam thiab tej mlom ntawm Iyiv uas yav dhau los lub nceeg vaj sab qaum teb tau txeeb tawm ntawm lub nceeg vaj sab qab teb hauv cov kev sib ntaus ua ntej. Thaum twb mus txog tim Iyiv lawm, vajntxwv sab qaum teb uas raug ntes ntawd poob saum nees thiab tuag. Uriah Smith qhia txog zaj keeb kwm ntawd raws li nram no.

> “‘VERSE 6. And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.’

> “‘Nqe 6. Thiab thaum kawg ntawm ntau xyoo lawv yuav koom lawv tus kheej ua ke; rau tus vaj ntxwv tus ntxhais ntawm qab teb yuav los cuag tus vaj ntxwv ntawm qaum teb kom ua ib daim ntawv cog lus; tiam sis nws yuav tsis khaws tau lub hwj chim ntawm txhais npab; thiab nws kuj yuav tsis sawv ruaj, los yog nws txhais npab; tiam sis nws yuav raug muab cob rau, thiab cov uas coj nws los, thiab tus uas yug nws, thiab tus uas txhawb nws hauv cov sijhawm no.’

> “There were frequent wars between the kings of Egypt and Syria. Especially was this the case with Ptolemy Philadelphus, the second king of Egypt, and Antiochus Theos, third king of Syria. They at length agreed to make peace upon condition that Antiochus Theos should put away his former wife, Laodice, and her two sons, and should marry Berenice, the daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus. Ptolemy accordingly brought his daughter to Antiochus, bestowing with her an immense dowry.

> “Muaj kev ua rog tas mus li nruab nrab ntawm cov vajntxwv ntawm Iyi tebchaws thiab Xilias tebchaws. Qhov no tshwj xeeb tshaj yog muaj tseeb rau Ptolemy Philadelphus, tus vajntxwv thib ob ntawm Iyi tebchaws, thiab Antiochus Theos, tus vajntxwv thib peb ntawm Xilias tebchaws. Thaum kawg nkawd tau pom zoo ua kom muaj kev sib haum xeeb raws li qhov xwm txheej tias Antiochus Theos yuav tsum muab nws thawj tus pojniam, Laodice, thiab nws ob tug tub pov tseg, thiab yuav tsum yuav Berenice, tus ntxhais ntawm Ptolemy Philadelphus. Yog li ntawd Ptolemy thiaj coj nws tus ntxhais mus cuag Antiochus, muab ib qho nyiaj tshoob loj heev pub nrog nws.”

> “‘But she shall not retain the power of the arm;’ that is, her interest and power with Antiochus. And so it proved; for some time shortly after, in a fit of love, Antiochus brought back his former wife, Laodice, and her children, to court again. Then says the prophecy, ‘Neither shall he [Antiochus] stand, nor his arm,’ or seed. Laodice, being restored to favor and power, feared lest, in the fickleness of his temper, Antiochus should again disgrace her, and recall Berenice; and conceiving that nothing short of his death would be an effectual safeguard against such a contingency, she caused him to be poisoned shortly after. Neither did his seed by Berenice succeed him in the kingdom; for Laodice so managed affairs as to secure the throne for her eldest son, Seleucus Callinicus.

> “‘Tiamsis nws yuav tsis khaws tau lub hwjchim ntawm caj npab;’ uas yog hais txog nws txoj kev txaus siab thiab hwjchim nrog Antiochus. Thiab yeej tau muaj li ntawd tiag; vim tsis ntev tom qab ntawd, thaum nws raug kev hlub ib ntus, Antiochus tau coj nws tus pojniam qub, Laodice, thiab nws cov menyuam rov qab los rau hauv vaj loog dua. Ces zaj lus faj lem hais tias, ‘Thiab nws [Antiochus] yuav tsis sawv ruaj, thiab nws caj npab,’ los yog nws caj ces. Laodice, thaum tau rov txais txoj kev haum xeeb thiab hwjchim lawm, ntshai tsam, vim nws tus cwjpwm hloov mus hloov los, Antiochus yuav rov ua kom nws poob ntsej muag dua, thiab hu Berenice rov qab los; thiab nws thiaj xav tias tsis muaj ib yam twg, tsuas yog nws txoj kev tuag xwb, thiaj yuav yog ib txoj kev tiv thaiv uas muaj txiaj ntsig tiag tawm tsam tej xwm txheej zoo li ntawd, ces nws thiaj ua kom nws raug lom tua tsis ntev tom qab ntawd. Thiab nws cov xeeb ntxwv los ntawm Berenice kuj tsis tau los hloov nws kav lub tebchaws; rau qhov Laodice tau tswj tej xwm txheej kom thiaj ruaj lub zwm txwv rau nws tus tub hlob, Seleucus Callinicus.”

> “But such wickedness could not long remain unpunished, as the prophecy further predicts, and further history proves.

> “Tiamsis txoj kev phem ntawd tsis muaj peev xwm nyob mus ntev yam tsis raug txim, raws li zaj lus faj lem tseem tau twv ua ntej, thiab raws li keeb kwm tom qab no kuj ua pov thawj.”

> “‘VERSE 7. But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: 8. And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 9. So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.’

> “‘Nqe 7. Tiamsis, tawm hauv ib ceg ntawm nws cov cag yuav muaj ib tug sawv los nyob hauv nws txoj hauj lwm, uas yuav los nrog ib pab tub rog, thiab yuav nkag mus rau hauv lub chaw ruaj khov ntawm vajntxwv sab qaum teb, thiab yuav tawm tsam lawv, thiab yuav kov yeej: 8. Thiab nws tseem yuav coj lawv tej vajtswv mus ua neeg raug ntes mus rau tim lyiv teb chaws, nrog rau lawv cov thawjcoj, thiab nrog rau lawv tej cuab yeej muaj nqis uas yog nyiaj thiab kub; thiab nws yuav nyob ruaj ntev dua vajntxwv sab qaum teb ntau xyoo. 9. Yog li ntawd vajntxwv sab qab teb yuav los rau hauv nws lub nceeg vaj, thiab yuav rov qab mus rau nws thaj av.’”

> “This branch out of the same root with Berenice was her brother, Ptolemy Euergetes. He had no sooner succeeded his father, Ptolemy Philadelphus, in the kingdom of Egypt, than, burning to avenge the death of his sister, Berenice, he raised an immense army, and invaded the territory of the king of the north, that is, of Seleucus Callinicus, who, with his mother, Laodice, reigned in Syria. And he prevailed against them, even to the conquering of Syria, Cilicia, the upper parts beyond the Euphrates, and almost all Asia. But hearing that a sedition was raised in Egypt requiring his return home, he plundered the kingdom of Seleucus, took forty thousand talents of silver and precious vessels, and two thousand five hundred images of the gods. Among these were the images which Cambyses had formerly taken from Egypt and carried into Persia. The Egyptians, being wholly given to idolatry, bestowed upon Ptolemy the title of Euergetes, or the Benefactor, as a compliment for his having thus, after many years, restored their captive gods.

> “Tus ceg no uas tawm hauv tib lub hauv paus nrog Berenice no yog nws tus kwv, Ptolemy Euergetes. Thaum nws nyuam qhuav hloov nws txiv, Ptolemy Philadelphus, los kav tebchaws Iyi, nws kub siab lug xav pauj rau kev tuag ntawm nws tus muam Berenice, ces nws txhij tsa ib pab tub rog loj kawg nkaus, thiab tau tuaj txeeb thaj av ntawm vajntxwv sab qaumteb, yog Seleucus Callinicus, tus uas, nrog nws niam Laodice, kav tebchaws Syria. Thiab nws yeej lawv, txawm mus txog rau kev txeeb yeej tebchaws Syria, Cilicia, cov cheebtsam siab dua uas nyob dhau tus dej Euphrates, thiab yuav luag tag nrho Asia. Tiamsis thaum nws hnov tias muaj kev ntxhov siab sawv hauv tebchaws Iyi uas hu kom nws rov qab los tsev, nws txeeb nyiag lub tebchaws ntawm Seleucus, coj tau plaub caug txhiab talas nyiaj thiab tej twj paj nruag muaj nqis, thiab ob txhiab tsib puas daim mlom ntawm tej vajtswv. Hauv cov no muaj cov mlom uas Cambyses tau muab coj tawm hauv tebchaws Iyi yav tas los thiab nqa mus rau Persia. Cov neeg Iyi, vim lawv muab lawv tus kheej rau kev pe dab mlom tas nrho, thiaj muab lub npe Euergetes, uas txhais tias Tus Ua Zoo, rau Ptolemy, ua ib txoj kev qhuas rau qhov uas nws tau ua li no, tom qab ntau xyoo, rov qab coj lawv tej vajtswv uas raug ntes mus ntawd los.”

> “This, according to Bishop Newton, is Jerome’s account, extracted from ancient historians, but there are authors still extant, he says, who confirm several of the same particulars. Appian informs us that Laodice having killed Antiochus, and after him both Berenice and her child, Ptolemy, the son of Philadelphus, to revenge those murders, invaded Syria, slew Laodice, and proceeded as far as Babylon. From Polybius we learn that Ptolemy, surnamed Euergetes, being greatly incensed at the cruel treatment of his sister, Berenice, marched with an army into Syria, and took the city of Seleucia, which was kept for some years afterward by garrisons of the kings of Egypt. Thus did he enter into the fortress of the king of the north. Polyaenus affirms that Ptolemy made himself master of all the country from Mount Taurus as far as to India, without war or battle; but he ascribes it by mistake to the father instead of the son. Justin asserts that if Ptolemy had not been recalled into Egypt by a domestic sedition, he would have possessed the whole kingdom of Seleucus. The king of the south thus came into the dominion of the king of the north, and returned to his own land, as the prophet had foretold. And he also continued more years than the king of the north; for Seleucus Callinicus died in exile, of a fall from his horse; and Ptolemy Euergetes survived him for four or five years.” Uriah Smith, Daniel and the Revelation, 250–252.

> “Qhov no, raws li Bishop Newton hais, yog Jerome zaj lus piav, muab rho tawm ntawm cov neeg sau keeb kwm thaum ub, tiam sis nws hais ntxiv tias tseem muaj cov neeg sau ntawv uas lawv cov haujlwm tseem tshuav los txog niaj hnub no, uas lees paub ntau yam tib qho ntsiab lus ntawd. Appian qhia rau peb tias Laodice tau tua Antiochus, thiab tom qab ntawd kuj tua Berenice thiab nws tus me nyuam thiab, Ptolemy, tus tub ntawm Philadelphus, kom pauj cov kev tua neeg ntawd, thiaj li tuaj txeeb Syria, tua Laodice, thiab txuas ntxiv mus txog nram Babylon. Ntawm Polybius peb kawm tau tias Ptolemy, uas muaj lub npe hu ua Euergetes, vim chim heev rau txoj kev ua phem lim hiam rau nws tus niam laus Berenice, tau coj ib pab tub rog mus rau Syria, thiab txeeb tau lub nroog Seleucia, uas tom qab ntawd tau raug cov tub rog zov nroog ntawm cov vaj ntxwv Egypt tuav cia tau ntau xyoo. Yog li ntawd nws thiaj li nkag mus rau hauv lub chaw ruaj khov ntawm tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb. Polyaenus lees tias Ptolemy tau ua nws tus kheej tus tswv kav tas nrho lub teb chaws txij Mount Taurus mus txog rau Is Nrias teb, tsis muaj tsov rog lossis kev sib tua; tiam sis nws yuam kev muab qhov no rau leej txiv tsis yog rau tus tub. Justin hais meej tias yog Ptolemy tsis tau raug hu rov qab mus rau Egypt vim muaj kev kub ntxhov hauv tsev, nws yuav tau tuav tau tas nrho lub nceeg vaj ntawm Seleucus. Yog li no tus vaj ntxwv sab qab teb thiaj tuaj rau hauv tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb txoj kev kav, thiab rov qab mus rau nws lub teb chaws, raws li tus yaj saub twb tau qhia tseg lawm. Thiab nws kuj nyob ntxiv tau ntau xyoo dua tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb; rau qhov Seleucus Callinicus tuag thaum nyob deb teb chaws, vim poob saum nws tus nees; hos Ptolemy Euergetes nyob ntev dua nws tau plaub lossis tsib xyoos.” Uriah Smith, Daniel and the Revelation, 250–252.

A prophetic characteristic of Rome, and therefore the king of the north, is that in order to be established upon the throne, three geographical obstacles must be conquered. The first king of the north in the aftermath of Alexander’s broken kingdom was established by Seleucus Nicator who had served as a general to Ptolemy (the king of the south) for a little while between 316 and 312 BC. Verse five addresses this fact when it states, “And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him.” Ptolemy was the king of the south, and he had a general (one of his princes), that was destined to become stronger than Ptolemy, and the final phrase of verse five says, “and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.” Ptolemy’s general Seleucus was to become the first king of the north. But for Seleucus to become the king of the north, he would need to separate from the southern king, and thereafter conquer three geographical areas.

Ib tug yam ntxwv yaj saub ntawm Loos, thiab vim li ntawd kuj yog tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb, yog tias kom thiaj raug tsa ruaj khov rau saum lub zwm txwv, peb qho teeb meem cheeb tsam yuav tsum raug kov yeej. Tus thawj tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb tom qab Aleksandas lub nceeg vaj tawg ua tej ntu raug tsa los ntawm Seleucus Nicator, uas tau ua ib tug thawj tub rog rau Ptolemy (tus vaj ntxwv sab qab teb) ib ntus luv luv nruab nrab ntawm xyoo 316 thiab 312 BC. Nqe tsib hais txog qhov tseeb no thaum nws hais tias, “And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him.” Ptolemy yog tus vaj ntxwv sab qab teb, thiab nws muaj ib tug thawj tub rog (ib tug ntawm nws cov thawj), uas tau raug teem tseg kom muaj zog tshaj Ptolemy, thiab kab lus kawg ntawm nqe tsib hais tias, “and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.” Ptolemy tus thawj tub rog Seleucus yuav los ua tus thawj tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb. Tiamsis kom Seleucus thiaj dhau los ua tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb, nws yuav tsum cais tawm ntawm tus vaj ntxwv sab qab teb, thiab tom qab ntawd kov yeej peb thaj chaw cheeb tsam.

The first area conquered by Seleucus was the East in 301 BC. He then conquered the West (that had been held by Cassander’s successor) in 286 BC, and he then took his third territory in the North when he conquered Lysimachus in 281 BC. The king of the north was established on the throne in 281 BC.

Thaj chaw thawj zaug uas Seleucus yeej tau yog Sab Hnub Tuaj hauv xyoo 301 BC. Tom qab ntawd nws yeej tau Sab Hnub Poob (uas tus uas txuas Cassander qab tau tuav cia) hauv xyoo 286 BC, thiab tom qab ntawd nws tau nws thaj av thib peb nyob rau Sab Qaum Teb thaum nws yeej Lysimachus hauv xyoo 281 BC. Tus vajntxwv ntawm sab qaum teb raug tsa khov rau saum lub zwm txwv hauv xyoo 281 BC.

The peace treaty that was later formed with the southern king occurred in 252 BC. Six years later in 246 BC, Berenice (the southern princess), her son, and all her entourage were put to death. The southern king thereafter captured Laodice’s son, Seleucus Callinicus and took him back with him to Egypt, where he died falling from a horse. The reign of the first king of the north was from 281 BC until 246 BC, which equates to thirty-five years.

Daim ntawv cog lus kev thaj yeeb uas tom qab no tau tsim nrog tus vajntxwv qab teb tau muaj nyob rau xyoo 252 BC. Rau xyoo tom qab, xyoo 246 BC, Berenice (tus ntxhais huabtais qab teb), nws tus tub, thiab tag nrho nws cov neeg raws vaj raws tsev raug muab tua pov tseg. Tom qab ntawd tus vajntxwv qab teb tau ntes Laodice tus tub, Seleucus Callinicus, thiab coj nws rov nrog nws mus rau tim Iyiv, qhov uas nws tuag vim poob saum nees. Lub sijhawm uas thawj tus vajntxwv qaum teb kav yog txij xyoo 281 BC mus txog xyoo 246 BC, uas sib npaug li peb caug tsib xyoos.

The first king of the north in chapter eleven, conquered three geographical obstacles in order to be established upon the throne. Pagan Rome also conquered three geographical obstacles in order to be established upon the throne [See Daniel 8:9], and Papal Rome conquered three geographical obstacles in order to be established upon the throne [See Daniel 7:20]. Modern Rome also conquers three geographical obstacles in order to be established upon the throne [See Daniel 11:40–43].

Tus thawj tus vajntxwv qaum teb hauv tshooj kaum ib, tau kov yeej peb qho kev txwv thaj chaw kom thiaj raug tsa ruaj khov saum lub zwm txwv. Loos pe hawm dab kuj tau kov yeej peb qho kev txwv thaj chaw kom thiaj raug tsa ruaj khov saum lub zwm txwv [Saib Daniel 8:9], thiab Loos kav pawg ntseeg tau kov yeej peb qho kev txwv thaj chaw kom thiaj raug tsa ruaj khov saum lub zwm txwv [Saib Daniel 7:20]. Loos niaj hnub no kuj kov yeej peb qho kev txwv thaj chaw kom thiaj raug tsa ruaj khov saum lub zwm txwv [Saib Daniel 11:40–43].

Once established upon the throne, the first king of the north ruled for thirty-five years. Once established upon the throne, pagan Rome ruled for a “time” (three hundred and sixty years). Once established upon the throne, papal Rome ruled for “a time, times and dividing of time” (twelve hundred and sixty years.) Once established upon the throne, modern Rome will rule for a symbolic forty-two months (also noted as “an hour”).

Thaum tau raug tsa ruaj khov rau saum lub zwm txwv lawm, tus thawj vajntxwv ntawm sab qaum teb tau kav tau peb caug tsib xyoos. Thaum tau raug tsa ruaj khov rau saum lub zwm txwv lawm, Loos pagan tau kav rau ib “sijhawm” (peb puas rau caum xyoos). Thaum tau raug tsa ruaj khov rau saum lub zwm txwv lawm, Loos papal tau kav rau “ib sijhawm, ob sijhawm thiab ib nrab sijhawm” (ib txhiab ob puas rau caum xyoos.) Thaum tau raug tsa ruaj khov rau saum lub zwm txwv lawm, Loos niaj hnub no yuav kav rau plaub caug ob lub hli uas yog lub cim (kuj raug hais tseg tias yog “ib teev”).

Sister White informs us that “much of the history recorded in Daniel chapter eleven is to be repeated.” She then quotes verses thirty-one through thirty-six, and says, “scenes similar to those described in these words will take place.” In those verses papal Rome (the abomination that maketh desolate), is “placed” upon the throne in 538, and then it persecutes God’s people for “many days” (twelve hundred and sixty years), until the first “indignation is accomplished” in 1798. The history of verses thirty-one to thirty-six is repeated in the last six verses of chapter eleven, but the history was also perfectly typified in verses five through nine.

Muam White qhia rau peb tias “ntau yam ntawm keeb kwm uas raug sau cia hauv Daniel tshooj kaum ib yuav rov muaj dua.” Ces nws hais nqe peb caug ib txog peb caug rau, thiab hais tias, “tej xwm txheej zoo ib yam li cov uas tau piav tseg hauv cov lus no yuav tshwm sim.” Hauv cov nqe ntawd, Loos papal (qhov qias neeg uas ua kom puam tsuaj), raug “tsa” rau saum lub zwm txwv xyoo 538, ces nws tsim txom Vajtswv haiv neeg tau “ntau hnub” (ib txhiab ob puas rau caum xyoo), mus txog thaum thawj “txoj kev chim” raug ua kom tiav xyoo 1798. Keeb kwm ntawm nqe peb caug ib txog peb caug rau rov muaj dua nyob hauv rau nqe kawg ntawm tshooj kaum ib, tiam sis keeb kwm ntawd kuj tau raug ua qauv qhia kom meej kawg nkaus hauv nqe tsib txog cuaj.

The establishment of Seleucus as king of the north in 281 BC, aligns with the year 538. Both represent the enthronement of the king of the north at the conclusion of the conquering of three geographical obstacles. The period of papal rule is expressed in several ways; twelve hundred and sixty days, forty-two months, time, times and dividing of time, a space, and three and a half years. Seleucus’ rule was for thirty-five years, and a tenth, or a tithe, of thirty-five, is three and a half. A tenth of thirty-five years is also expressed as “three-point-five” (3.5) years. “Three and a half” is a symbol of the period of papal rule.

Kev tsim tsa Seleucus ua vajntxwv sab qaum teb nyob rau xyoo 281 BC, sib haum nrog xyoo 538. Ob leeg sawv cev rau kev tsa vajntxwv sab qaum teb los kav ntawm qhov xaus ntawm kev kov yeej peb qho kev thaiv raws thaj chaw. Lub sijhawm ntawm txoj kev kav ntawm papacy raug nthuav tawm ntau yam; ib txhiab ob puas rau caum hnub, plaub caug ob hlis, ib lub sijhawm, ob lub sijhawm thiab ib nrab lub sijhawm, ib ncua sijhawm, thiab peb xyoos ib nrab. Seleucus txoj kev kav kav tau peb caug tsib xyoos, thiab ib feem kaum, los sis ib feem kaum rau Vajtswv, ntawm peb caug tsib yog peb thiab ib nrab. Ib feem kaum ntawm peb caug tsib xyoos kuj raug hais tias yog “peb-point-tsib” (3.5) xyoos. “Peb xyoos ib nrab” yog ib lub cim ntawm lub sijhawm ntawm papal rule.

The papacy received its deadly wound in 1798 when the king of the south, Napoleon Bonaparte (meaning the “fortunate son”), sent his general to take the pope captive. A year later in 1799 the pope died in exile, as did the first king of the north who had also been taken into captivity by the king of the south. Seleucus Callinicus died by falling off a horse while captive in Egypt. The pope is the one who rode upon the beast. The beast represented the political system that the pope employed to accomplish his satanic works. That beast was slain in 1798, and the pope who had ridden upon and reigned over the beast died a year later. Seleucus Callinicus died falling off a horse (the beast he rode upon.) The captivity of the papacy in 1798 and 1799, was perfectly typified by the captivity of the first king of the north.

Lub hwj chim ntawm tus vaj qhuab qhia pope tau txais nws lub qhov txhab tuag taus nyob rau xyoo 1798 thaum tus vaj ntxwv sab qab teb, Napoleon Bonaparte (txhais hais tias “tus tub muaj hmoov zoo”), tau xa nws tus thawj tub rog mus ntes tus pope coj mus ua neeg raug kaw. Ib xyoos tom qab ntawd, hauv xyoo 1799, tus pope tuag hauv kev raug ntiab tawm mus nyob deb teb chaws, ib yam li thawj tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb uas kuj tau raug tus vaj ntxwv sab qab teb ntes coj mus ua neeg raug kaw thiab. Seleucus Callinicus tuag vim poob saum nees thaum nws tseem raug kaw hauv teb chaws Iyiv. Tus pope yog tus uas caij saum tus tsiaj qus. Tus tsiaj qus ntawd sawv cev rau txoj kev tswj hwm nom tswv uas tus pope tau siv los ua kom tiav nws tej hauj lwm uas yog li Xatas. Tus tsiaj qus ntawd raug tua nyob rau xyoo 1798, thiab tus pope uas tau caij saum tus tsiaj qus ntawd thiab kav saum nws tau tuag ib xyoos tom qab. Seleucus Callinicus tuag vim poob saum nees los (uas yog tus tsiaj uas nws caij saum nws.) Kev raug kaw ntawm lub hwj chim papacy nyob rau xyoo 1798 thiab 1799, raug ua qauv qhia tagnrho zoo meej los ntawm kev raug kaw ntawm thawj tus vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb.

What brought the wrath of the king of the south upon the northern king was a broken peace treaty, represented by the setting aside of Berenice (the southern bride) and her subsequent death at the hands of Laodice. Napoleon had entered into a peace treaty between Revolutionary France and the papal states in 1797. The treaty was named after the town of Tolentino in Ancona, Italy, where the treaty had been signed. It officially ended in February, 1798 when France took the pope captive. The reason why the treaty was disannulled was France’s effort to spread its Revolution.

Yam uas coj kev chim ntawm vajntxwv sab qab teb los rau saum vajntxwv sab qaum teb yog daim ntawv cog lus kev thaj yeeb uas raug rhuav, uas raug sawv cev los ntawm kev muab Berenice (tus nkauj nyab sab qab teb) tso tseg thiab tom qab ntawd nws raug Laodice tua. Napoleon tau nkag mus rau hauv ib daim ntawv cog lus kev thaj yeeb ntawm Fabkis Kev Tawm Tsam thiab cov xeev papal xyoo 1797. Daim ntawv cog lus ntawd raug hu raws li lub nroog Tolentino hauv Ancona, Ltalis, qhov chaw uas daim ntawv cog lus ntawd tau raug kos npe. Nws tau xaus raws cai thaum Lub Ob Hlis, 1798, thaum Fabkis ntes tus pope mus kaw. Qhov laj thawj uas daim ntawv cog lus ntawd raug muab tshem tawm yog Fabkis txoj kev rau siab nthuav nws txoj Kev Tawm Tsam.

Napoleon’s General Duphot, was in Rome in 1797 as part of the French expeditionary force sent by the Directory, the ruling government of France at the time. The purpose of the French expedition to Italy, which included General Duphot’s presence in Rome, was to support the Roman Republic, a short-lived client state established by French revolutionary forces in the Italian Peninsula. The French were actively involved in supporting revolutionary movements and spreading revolutionary ideals across Europe during this period. In Italy, they sought to overthrow monarchies and establish republics modeled after the French Republic.

Napoleon tus General Duphot nyob hauv Loos xyoo 1797 ua ib feem ntawm Fabkis pab tub rog uas raug xa tuaj los ntawm Directory, uas yog tsoom fwv kav teb chaws Fabkis nyob rau lub sijhawm ntawd. Lub hom phiaj ntawm Fabkis txoj kev tawm mus rau Ltalis, uas suav nrog General Duphot qhov kev nyob hauv Loos, yog los txhawb Roman Republic, ib lub xeev nyob hauv qab Fabkis uas nyob tsis ntev, raug tsim tsa los ntawm Fabkis cov tub rog tawm tsam kev cai qub nyob rau hauv Ltalis ceg av qab teb. Fabkis tau koom tes nquag hauv kev txhawb nqa cov kev txav hloov tshiab thiab nthuav tawm tej tswv yim tawm tsam kev cai qub thoob plaws teb chaws Europe rau lub sijhawm ntawd. Hauv Ltalis, lawv nrhiav kev rhuav tshem tej vaj ntxwv kav teb chaws thiab tsim tsa tej koom pheej uas ua qauv raws li Fabkis lub Koom Pheej.

Duphot’s presence and actions in Rome provoked opposition from conservative factions, including supporters of the Papal States and local aristocrats. In December, 1797, during a confrontation between French troops and supporters of the Papal States, General Duphot was assassinated, and thus the pretense for Napoleon to send General Berthier to take the pope captive the next year was established. A broken peace treaty between the kings of the south and north provided the motivation in both histories for the king of the north being taken captive by the king of the south.

Kev muaj thiab tej kev ua ntawm Duphot nyob hauv Loos tau ua rau muaj kev tawm tsam los ntawm tej pawg neeg saib xyuas qub kev cai, nrog rau cov neeg txhawb lub Xeev Papal thiab cov nom tswv muaj koob muaj npe hauv zos. Thaum lub Kaum Ob Hlis, 1797, thaum muaj kev sib tsoo ntawm cov tub rog Fabkis thiab cov neeg txhawb lub Xeev Papal, General Duphot raug tua, thiab li no thiaj tsim tau ib qho laj thawj cuav rau Napoleon xa General Berthier mus ntes tus pope ua neeg raug kaw rau xyoo tom qab. Ib daim ntawv cog lus kev thaj yeeb uas raug rhuav ntawm cov vaj ntxwv sab qab teb thiab sab qaum teb tau muab lub hauv paus txhawb siab hauv ob zaj keeb kwm tib si rau qhov uas vaj ntxwv sab qaum teb raug vaj ntxwv sab qab teb ntes ua neeg raug kaw.

Verse eight says, “shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold.” When Ptolemy returned to Egypt in fulfillment of this verse, the Egyptians gave him the title of “Euergetes” (the Benefactor), as a compliment for his work in returning their idols and artifacts that had previously taken from them by the king of the north. In 1798, the plundering of Rome by the French took place. On one day alone the historians record that five hundred horse-drawn vehicles, under a strong military guard, was seen leaving the city.

Nqe yim hais tias, “yuav coj lawv tej vajtswv mus ua neeg raug ntes rau tim Iyiv thiab, nrog rau lawv cov thawjcoj, thiab nrog rau lawv tej hlab ntsha muaj nqis uas yog nyiaj thiab kub.” Thaum Ptolemy rov qab mus rau tim Iyiv raws li nqe no tau ua tiav, cov Iyiv tau muab lub npe “Euergetes” (Tus Ua Zoo Rau Lwm Tus) rau nws, ua ib lo lus qhuas rau nws txoj haujlwm uas tau xa rov qab lawv tej mlom thiab tej cuab yeej qub uas yav tas los vajntxwv sab qaum teb tau txeeb ntawm lawv mus. Xyoo 1798, cov Fabkis tau tuaj txeeb nyiag Loos. Cov kws keeb kwm sau tseg tias hauv ib hnub nkaus xwb, muaj tsib puas lub tsheb nees rub, nyob hauv kev tiv thaiv ruaj khov ntawm tub rog, tau pom tawm hauv lub nroog mus.

The procession contained an immense number of antique sculptures and Renaissance paintings that France was appropriating in accordance with the broken peace treaty of Tolentino. Those artworks included the Laocoon group, the Belvedere Apollo, the Dying Gaul, Cupid and Psyche, Ariadne on Naxos, the Medici Venus, and the colossal figures of the Tiber and the Nile; tapestries and paintings by Raphael, including the Transfiguration, the Madonna di Foligno, the Madonna della Sedia, Titian’s Santa Conversazione; and many other works. It was not till several years after that, these stolen treasures were exhibited in the Musee Napoleonian in the Louvre, which was opened in 1807. As Ptolemy was celebrated for returning the Egyptians treasures, the treasures carried from Rome were placed in the portion of the museum named after Napoleon.

Cov neeg taug kev ntawd muaj ib co pej thuam qub txeeg qub teg thiab tej duab pleev xim ntawm tiam Renaissance coob kawg nkaus, uas Fabkis tab tom txeeb los ua nws li raws li daim ntawv cog lus kev thaj yeeb ntawm Tolentino uas twb raug rhuav lawm. Cov haujlwm kos duab ntawd muaj xws li pab pej thuam Laocoon, Apollo Belvedere, Tus Gaul Uas Tuag, Cupid thiab Psyche, Ariadne ntawm Naxos, Venus Medici, thiab cov pej thuam loj kawg nkaus ntawm tus Tiber thiab tus Nile; ntaub ntaub dai thiab tej duab pleev xim los ntawm Raphael, nrog rau daim Transfiguration, daim Madonna di Foligno, daim Madonna della Sedia, Santa Conversazione ntawm Titian; thiab ntau yam haujlwm ntxiv. Tsis yog txog ntau xyoo tom qab ntawd xwb, tej khoom muaj nqis uas raug nyiag no thiaj raug muab nthuav tawm hauv Musee Napoleonian hauv Louvre, uas tau qhib xyoo 1807. Ib yam li Ptolemy tau raug qhuas vim nws tau xa cov khoom muaj nqis ntawm cov Iyi tebchaws rov qab, cov khoom muaj nqis uas nqa tawm hauv Loos tau raug muab tso rau hauv seem ntawm lub tsev khaws puav pheej uas hu raws li Napoleon.

Verses five through nine, are a perfect parallel to the history beginning in the year 538 and ending in 1798 and 1799. They align with verses thirty-one to thirty-six, which is represented in the last six verses of the chapter, which describe the final empowerment of modern Rome as it conquers three obstacles, and ultimately comes to its end with none to help. Verse ten then addresses the history of 1989.

Nqe tsib txog nqe cuaj, yog ib qho kev sib txig zoo kawg nkaus rau keeb kwm uas pib xyoo 538 thiab xaus rau xyoo 1798 thiab 1799. Lawv sib phim nrog nqe peb caug-ib txog nqe peb caug-rau, uas raug sawv cev nyob rau rau nqe kawg ntawm tshooj no, uas piav txog qhov kev txhawb kom muaj hwj chim zaum kawg ntawm Loos niaj hnub no thaum nws kov yeej peb yam kev khuam siab, thiab thaum kawg los txog rau nws qhov kawg yam tsis muaj leej twg pab. Ces nqe kaum mam hais txog keeb kwm xyoo 1989.

> But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. Daniel 11:10.

> Tiamsis nws cov tub yuav raug kub siab, thiab lawv yuav sau sib sau ib pab tub rog coob heev uas muaj hwj chim loj; thiab ib tug yuav tseeb los, thiab ntws hla, thiab hla dhau mus; ces nws yuav rov qab los, thiab raug kub siab, txawm mus txog rau nws lub chaw ruaj khov. Daniel 11:10.

The historical fulfillment of verse ten typifies 1989, when the papacy, in secret alliance with Ronald Reagan, “overflowed” and “passed through” the Soviet Union, leaving only its fortress (Russia), as the Soviet Union (USSR) dissolved in the wake of Perestroika.

Kev ua tiav hauv keeb kwm ntawm nqe kaum yog ib yam piv txwv txog xyoo 1989, thaum lub hwj chim papacy, hauv ib daim kev koom tes zais cia nrog Ronald Reagan, “nyab lug hla” thiab “dhau mus” hauv Soviet Union, tseg cia tsuas yog nws lub chaw ruaj khov (Russia), raws li Soviet Union (USSR) tawg ploj mus tom qab Perestroika.

> And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. Daniel 11:40.

> Thiab thaum txog lub sijhawm kawg, vajntxwv sab qab teb yuav tawm tuaj tawm tsam nws; thiab vajntxwv sab qaum teb yuav tuaj tawm tsam nws ib yam li cua daj cua dub, nrog tsheb nees rog, thiab nrog cov tub caij nees, thiab nrog nkoj ntau; thiab nws yuav nkag mus rau hauv cov tebchaws, thiab yuav nyab dhau mus hla. Daniel 11:40.

The history of verse ten represents a retaliation against the conquering of the king of the north by the king of the south in 246 BC, and typifies a retaliation against the conquering of the king of the north by the king of the south in 1798. Verse forty began with the time of the end in 1798 when the king of the south (atheistic France) delivered the deadly wound to the king of the north (the papal power), and was fulfilled with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the time of the end in 1989. The time of the end in 1798 is represented in verse forty by the phrase, “And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him.” The “colon” (:) that separates the last part of the verse, marks the next “time of the end” in 1989. “And the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.”

Keeb kwm ntawm nqe kaum sawv cev rau kev pauj rov qab tawm tsam qhov uas vajntxwv sab qaum teb raug vajntxwv sab qab teb kov yeej xyoo 246 BC, thiab ua ib daim qauv qhia txog kev pauj rov qab tawm tsam qhov uas vajntxwv sab qaum teb raug vajntxwv sab qab teb kov yeej xyoo 1798. Nqe plaub caug pib nrog lub caij kawg xyoo 1798 thaum vajntxwv sab qab teb (Fabkis uas tsis ntseeg Vajtswv) tau ua rau vajntxwv sab qaum teb (hwjchim papal) raug lub qhov txhab tuag taus, thiab tau ua tiav nrog kev poob ntawm Soviet Union rau lub caij kawg xyoo 1989. Lub caij kawg xyoo 1798 raug sawv cev nyob hauv nqe plaub caug los ntawm kab lus no tias, “Thiab thaum txog lub caij kawg, vajntxwv sab qab teb yuav thawb tawm tsam nws.” Lub “kooj” (:) uas cais ntu kawg ntawm nqe ntawd, cim lub “caij kawg” tom ntej hauv xyoo 1989. “Thiab vajntxwv sab qaum teb yuav tuaj tawm tsam nws ib yam li cua daj cua dub, nrog tsheb nees rog, thiab nrog cov caij nees, thiab nrog ntau lub nkoj; thiab nws yuav nkag mus rau hauv cov tebchaws, thiab yuav nyab hla thiab hla dhau mus.”

We will continue this study in the next article.

Peb yuav txuas ntxiv txoj kev kawm no hauv zaj tshooj tom ntej.

> “Every nation that has come upon the stage of action has been permitted to occupy its place on the earth, that it might be seen whether it would fulfill the purpose of ‘the Watcher and the Holy One.’ Prophecy has traced the rise and fall of the world’s great empires—Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. With each of these, as with nations of less power, history repeated itself. Each had its period of test, each failed, its glory faded, its power departed, and its place was occupied by another. . . .

> “Txhua haiv neeg txhua haiv uas tau los tshwm rau saum theem ntawm kev ua num, tau raug tso cai kom nyob rau nws qhov chaw hauv ntiajteb, xwv kom pom tias puas yuav ua tiav raws li lub hom phiaj ntawm ‘Tus Saib Xyuas thiab Tus Dawb Huv.’ Cov lus faj lem tau taug raws txoj kev sawv thiab txoj kev poob ntawm cov faj tim teb chaws loj hauv lub ntiajteb no—Npanpiloo, Medo-Persia, Tim Nkij Teb Chaws, thiab Loos. Rau txhua lub teb chaws no, ib yam li rau cov haiv neeg uas muaj hwj chim tsawg dua, keeb kwm tau rov hais dua nws tus kheej. Txhua lub muaj nws lub sij hawm raug sim, txhua lub ua tsis tau tiav, nws lub yeeb koob ploj zuj zus mus, nws lub hwj chim ncaim mus lawm, thiab lwm tus los tuav nws qhov chaw....”

> “From the rise and fall of nations as made plain in the pages of Holy Writ, they need to learn how worthless is mere outward and worldly glory. Babylon, with all its power and its magnificence, the like of which our world has never since beheld,—power and magnificence which to the people of that day seemed so stable and enduring,–how completely has it passed away! As ‘the flower of the grass’ it has perished. So perishes all that has not God for its foundation. Only that which is bound up with His purpose and expresses His character can endure. His principles are the only steadfast things our world knows.” Education, 177, 184.

> “Ntawm qhov sawv thiab ntog ntawm tej haiv neeg raws li tau muab qhia meej rau hauv nplooj ntawv ntawm Vajluskub Dawb Huv, lawv yuav tsum kawm paub tias txoj koob meej sab nraud thiab txoj koob meej ntiajteb no xwb tsis muaj nqis npaum li cas. Npanpiloo, nrog rau tag nrho nws lub hwjchim thiab nws txoj kev ci ntsa iab, yam uas peb lub ntiajteb txij thaum ntawd los tsis tau pom dua li,​—lub hwjchim thiab txoj kev ci ntsa iab uas rau cov neeg tiam ntawd zoo li ruaj khov thiab kav ntev heev,​—tau ploj mus tag npaum li cas lawm! Ib yam li “lub paj ntawm nyom” nws twb qhuav tuag lawm. Txhua yam uas tsis muaj Vajtswv ua nws lub hauv paus kuj piam mus li ntawd. Tsuas yog yam uas txuas nrog Nws lub hom phiaj thiab qhia tawm Nws tus cwj pwm nkaus xwb thiaj yuav nyob ruaj tau. Nws tej ntsiab cai yog tib yam uas ruaj khov uas peb lub ntiajteb no paub.” Education, 177, 184.

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