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# The Book of Daniel - Number Ninety-Four

Igitabo cya Daniyeli – Nimero Mirongo Cyenda n’Enye

Unveiling the Prophetic Framework: Understanding the Threefold Powers Leading to Armageddon

Guhishura Imiterere y’Ubuhanuzi: Gusobanukirwa n’Ububasha Butatu Buyobora kuri Harumagedoni

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 27, 2024

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The prophetic framework applied by William Miller was the structure of the two desolating powers of pagan Rome followed by papal Rome. The prophetic framework applied by Future for America is the structure of the three desolating powers of pagan Rome followed by papal Rome and then apostate Protestantism. The three manifestations of Rome are those three desolating powers of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet. That framework was recognized in a large part by the resistance brought against the light of the last six verses of Daniel chapter eleven, that was unsealed at the time of the end in 1989.

Imiterere y’ubuhanuzi yakoreshejwe na William Miller yari imiterere y’ububasha bubiri buhindura amatongo bwa Roma ya gipagani bukurikiwe na Roma ya gipapa. Imiterere y’ubuhanuzi ikoreshwa na Future for America ni imiterere y’ububasha butatu buhindura amatongo bwa Roma ya gipagani bukurikiwe na Roma ya gipapa hanyuma n’Ubuporotesitanti bw’ubuhakanyi. Ibyo bigaragarira bitatu bya Roma ni ubwo bubasha butatu buhindura amatongo bw’ikiyoka, inyamaswa n’umuhanuzi w’ibinyoma. Iyo miterere yamenyekanye ku rugero runini binyuze mu kurwanywa kwazanywe kurwanya umucyo w’imirongo itandatu ya nyuma y’igice cya cumi na kimwe cya Danieli, yakuweho ikimenyetso mu gihe cy’iherezo mu mwaka wa 1989.

The first two manifestations of Rome identify the prophetic makeup of modern Rome, the third and last manifestation of Rome. Modern Rome identifies the structure of the final threefold persecuting power of the last days. Closely related, but distinctly different is the three manifestations of Babylon. The first was Nimrod’s Babel. The second was Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar’s Babylon. Together those two prophetic witnesses identify the prophetic characteristics of modern Babylon. Though at one level modern Rome and modern Babylon are the same entity, the three manifestations of Babylon are identifying the final fall of Babylon, and the arrogance of the man of sin.

Imyigaragaro ibiri ya mbere ya Roma igaragaza imiterere y’ubuhanuzi ya Roma ya none, ari yo myigaragaro ya gatatu kandi ya nyuma ya Roma. Roma ya none igaragaza imiterere y’ubutegetsi bwa nyuma bwo gutoteza bufite ibice bitatu bwo mu minsi y’imperuka. Bifitanye isano ya bugufi, ariko kandi bitandukanye mu buryo bugaragara, ni imyigaragaro itatu ya Babuloni. Iya mbere yari Babeli ya Nimurodi. Iya kabiri yari Babuloni ya Nebukadinezari na Belushazari. Izo mpamyabuhanuzi zombi hamwe zigaragaza imico y’ubuhanuzi ya Babuloni ya none. Nubwo ku rwego rumwe Roma ya none na Babuloni ya none ari ikintu kimwe, imyigaragaro itatu ya Babuloni igaragaza kugwa kwa nyuma kwa Babuloni, n’ubwibone bw’umuntu w’icyaha.

The fall of Babylon is a large and specific subject in Bible prophecy, as is the arrogance of the pope of Rome. In Revelation chapter seventeen, one of the angels who pours out the seven last plagues comes to specifically identify the judgment of Babylon, which is another expression of her fall.

Kugwa kwa Babuloni ni ingingo nini kandi yihariye mu buhanuzi bwo muri Bibiliya, nk’uko no kwibona kwa papa w’i Roma ari ko. Mu Byahishuwe igice cya cumi na karindwi, umwe mu bamarayika basuka ibyago birindwi bya nyuma araza kugira ngo agaragaze by’umwihariko urubanza rwa Babuloni, ari na ryo rindi jambo risobanura kugwa kwayo.

> And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show 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. Revelation 17:1–3.

> Nuko umwe muri ba bamarayika barindwi bari bafite za nzabya ndwi aza arambwira ati: Ngwino hano; ndakwereka urubanza rw’iyo ndaya ikomeye yicaye ku mazi menshi; ari yo abami bo mu isi basambanye na yo, kandi abatuye isi basindishijwe n’umuvinyu w’ubusambanyi bwayo. Nuko anjyana mu Mwuka mu butayu: mbona umugore yicaye ku nyamaswa y’umutuku w’umuhengeri, yuzuye amazina yo gutuka Imana, ifite imitwe irindwi n’amahembe icumi. Ibyahishuwe 17:1–3.

The work of the angel is to show John the judgment of the woman who has “MYSTERY BABYLON” written upon her forehead.

Igikorwa cy’umumarayika ni ukwereka Yohana urubanza rw’umugore wanditswe ku gahanga “AMAYOBERA BABULONI.”

> 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 17:4–6.

> Kandi uwo mugore yari yambaye ibara ry’umutuku w’isine n’iry’igituku, kandi yari arimbishijwe izahabu n’amabuye y’igiciro cyinshi n’amasaro, afite mu kuboko kwe igikombe cy’izahabu cyuzuye ibizira n’umwanda w’ubusambanyi bwe. Kandi mu ruhanga rwe hari handitsweho izina riti: UBWIRU, BABELI IKOMEYE, NYINA W’ABAMARAYA N’UW’IBIZIRA BYO MU ISI. Nuko mbona uwo mugore yasinze amaraso y’abera n’amaraso y’abahowe Yesu; kandi ubwo namubonaga, natangajwe no kwibaza gukomeye. Ibyahishuwe 17:4–6.

The geopolitical apparatus which the papacy employs in the last days to persecute those she deems are heretics is represented by “a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.” The fact that she is riding upon the beast shows that she is in control of the beast, as is a rider upon a horse.

Igikoresho cya politiki mpuzamahanga ubupapa bukoresha mu minsi y’imperuka kugira ngo burenganye abo bufata ko ari abahakanyi bugaragazwa n’“inyamaswa itukura, yuzuye amazina yo gutuka Imana, ifite imitwe irindwi n’amahembe icumi.” Kuba ayicayeho bigaragaza ko ari we uyigenzura, nk’uko uwicaye ku ifarashi aba ayigenzura.

> And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 17:8.

> Kandi umugore wabonye ni wa murwa mukuru utegeka abami bo mu isi. Ibyahishuwe 17:8.

The “scarlet colored beast with seven heads and ten horns” is modern Rome, and represents the geopolitical structure the woman employs as she persecutes God’s faithful in the last days. The woman is modern Babylon, the great city that commits fornication and rules over the kings of the earth. The first two manifestations of Babylon represented by Babel in Genesis chapter eleven, and Babylon in Daniel chapters four and five, describe the arrogance and the fall of modern Babylon in the last days. The woman who is judged in Revelation chapter seventeen, is modern Babylon, and the beast she reigns over is modern Rome. She has committed fornication with the kings, and together they are one flesh.

“Inyamaswa itukura ifite imitwe irindwi n’amahembe icumi” ni Roma y’iki gihe, kandi ishushanya imiterere ya geopolitiki umugore akoresha mu gutoteza indahemuka z’Imana mu minsi y’imperuka. Uwo mugore ni Babuloni y’iki gihe, wa murwa mukuru ukora ubusambanyi kandi utegeka abami bo mu isi. Uburyo bubiri bwa mbere bwo kwigaragaza kwa Babuloni, bushushanyijwe na Babeli mu Itangiriro igice cya cumi na rimwe, na Babuloni mu gitabo cya Daniyeli ibice bya kane n’ibya gatanu, busobanura ubwibone no kugwa kwa Babuloni y’iki gihe mu minsi y’imperuka. Umugore ucirwaho iteka mu Ibyahishuwe igice cya cumi na karindwi ni Babuloni y’iki gihe, kandi inyamaswa ategeka ni Roma y’iki gihe. Yakoze ubusambanyi n’abami, kandi hamwe babaye umubiri umwe.

> Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24.

> Ni cyo gituma umugabo azasiga se na nyina, akomatana n’umugore we; bombi bazaba umubiri umwe. Itangiriro 2:24.

Though they are one, certain prophetic elements of modern Rome and modern Babylon are isolated in God’s Word. The story of modern Babylon, as established by the two witnesses of Babel and Babylon is about her arrogance, and her final fall. In the last six verses of Daniel eleven, the king of the north is used to represent the papacy. The pope of Rome is Satan’s earthly representative.

Nubwo ari kimwe, hari ibice bimwe by’ubuhanuzi birebana n’i Roma ya none na Babuloni ya none bitandukanyijwe mu Ijambo ry’Imana. Inkuru ya Babuloni ya none, nk’uko ishyirwaho n’abahamya babiri ba Babeli na Babuloni, yerekeye ubwibone bwayo n’ugusenyuka kwayo kwa nyuma. Mu mirongo itandatu ya nyuma ya Daniyeli 11, umwami wo mu majyaruguru akoreshwa nk’uhagarariye ubupapa. Papa w’i Roma ni uhagarariye Satani ku isi.

> “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.

> “Kugira ngo Itorero ribone inyungu n’icyubahiro by’iyi si, ryayobowe gushaka ubutoni n’inkunga by’abakomeye bo mu isi; kandi rimaze muri ubwo buryo kwanga Kristo, ryashowe kwemera no kugandukira uhagarariye Satani—umwepiskopi w’i Roma.” The Great Controversy, 50.

Satan wished to be God, and his desire was to take God’s political and religious thrones.

Satani yashakaga kuba Imana, kandi icyifuzo cye cyari ugufata intebe z’ubwami za politike n’iz’idini z’Imana.

> 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. Isaiah 14:12–14.

> Mbega ukuntu uguye uvuye mu ijuru, wa Lusiferi we, mwana w’umuseke! Mbega ukuntu uciwe ukagwa hasi ku butaka, wowe wacogoje amahanga! Kuko wavuze mu mutima wawe uti: Nzazamuka njye mu ijuru, nzashyira intebe yanjye y’ubwami hejuru y’inyenyeri z’Imana; kandi nzicara ku musozi w’iteraniro, ku mpera z’amajyaruguru; nzazamuka ndenge ahirengeye ibicu; nzahwana n’Isumbabyose. Yesaya 14:12–14.

Satan desired to exalt his throne (which is a symbol of kingly rule), “above the stars of God.” The stars of God are the angels, and represent the machinery of God’s government. Satan desired to “also” be seated “upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.” The congregation is the Church, and it is located in Jerusalem, which is in the sides of the north. To be seated upon a throne in “sides of the north,” is to be king of the north. Christ is the true King of the North, who also is King over the government of God. Satan desired to “be like the most High.”

Satani yifuzaga kuzamura intebe ye y’ubwami (ikimenyetso cy’ubutegetsi bwa cyami), “hejuru y’inyenyeri z’Imana.” Inyenyeri z’Imana ni abamarayika, kandi zigereranya imikorere y’ubutegetsi bw’Imana. Satani yifuzaga “na we” kwicazwa “ku musozi w’iteraniro, mu mpande z’amajyaruguru.” Iteraniro ni Itorero, kandi riherereye i Yerusalemu, ahari mu mpande z’amajyaruguru. Kwicazwa ku ntebe y’ubwami mu “mpande z’amajyaruguru,” ni ukuba umwami w’amajyaruguru. Kristo ni we Mwami nyakuri w’Amajyaruguru, kandi ni na we Mwami utegeka ubutegetsi bw’Imana. Satani yifuzaga “guhwana n’Isumbabyose.”

> 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. Psalm 48:1–3.

> Indirimbo na Zaburi by’abahungu ba Kora. Uwiteka arakomeye, kandi akwiriye gushimwa cyane mu murwa w’Imana yacu, ku musozi wera wayo. Umusozi Siyoni, uri ku mpande z’amajyaruguru, umurwa w’Umwami mukuru, ni mwiza ku bw’aho uherereye, ni wo byishimo by’isi yose. Imana izwi mu ngoro zawo nk’ubuhungiro. Zaburi 48:1–3.

The earthly representative of Satan is the bishop of Rome (the pope). In the last six verses of Daniel eleven, the final rise and fall of the pope of Rome is portrayed, and the pope is there represented as the king of the north. He is the head of the Catholic church, and the word “catholic” means universal. In order for Satan to counterfeit Christ’s two thrones (political and religious), Satan created the Catholic church for the purpose of having a worldwide religious system when he begins his personation of Christ in the last days.

Uhagarariye Satani wo ku isi ni musenyeri wa Roma (papa). Mu mirongo itandatu ya nyuma ya Daniyeli 11, ukuzamuka kwa nyuma no kugwa kwa papa wa Roma birerekanwa, kandi aho papa ahagarariwe nk’umwami w’amajyaruguru. Ni umutware w’Itorero Gatolika, kandi ijambo “gatolika” risobanura ko ari iry’isi yose. Kugira ngo Satani yigane intebe zombi za Kristo (iza politiki n’iy’idini), Satani yashinze Itorero Gatolika agamije kugira gahunda y’idini y’isi yose igihe azatangirira kwiyoberanya nka Kristo mu minsi y’imperuka.

> “This compromise between paganism and Christianity resulted in the development of ‘the man of sin’ foretold in prophecy as opposing and exalting himself above God. That gigantic system of false religion is a masterpiece of Satan’s power—a monument of his efforts to seat himself upon the throne to rule the earth according to his will.” The Great Controversy, 50.

> “Uko kwivanga kwa gipagani n’Ubukristo kwatumye habaho ukuzamuka kw’‘umuntu w’icyaha’ wahanuwe mu buhanuzi ko azarwanya Imana kandi akishyira hejuru yayo. Iyo gahunda nini y’idini ry’ibinyoma ni igihangano ndengakamere cy’ububasha bwa Satani—urwibutso rw’imihati ye yo kwicaza ku ntebe y’ubwami kugira ngo ategeke isi akurikije ubushake bwe.” The Great Controversy, 50.

Satan constructed a worldwide religious system and also a worldwide political structure, for the purpose of counterfeiting the two thrones of authority that the true King of the North is seated upon. The ten kings of Revelation seventeen, with whom the whore commits fornication and rules over in the last days, represents the beast with seven heads and ten horns, that is reigned over by the woman who has BABYLON written on her forehead. In chapter seventeen the ten kings “hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.” Thus, her judgment is portrayed. The three manifestations of Babylon are identifying the final fall of Babylon. The three manifestations of Rome are identifying the political structure she reigns over.

Satani yubatse gahunda y’idini yo ku isi yose, kandi yubaka n’imiterere ya politiki yo ku isi yose, agamije kwigana intebe ebyiri z’ubutware Umwami w’ukuri w’Amajyaruguru yicayeho. Abami icumi bo mu Ibyahishuwe igice cya cumi na karindwi, uwo maraya asambana na bo kandi akabategeka mu minsi ya nyuma, bahagarariye ya nyamaswa ifite imitwe irindwi n’amahembe icumi, itegekwa n’umugore ufite BABULONI yanditswe ku gahanga ke. Mu gice cya cumi na karindwi, abo bami icumi “bazanga maraya, kandi bazamuhindura umusaka kandi yambaye ubusa, kandi bazarya inyama ze, bamutwikishe umuriro.” Bityo, urubanza rwe ni ko rugaragazwa. Uko kwigaragaza kwa gatatu kwa Babuloni kuranga ukugwa kwa nyuma kwa Babuloni. Uko kwigaragaza kwa gatatu kwa Roma kuranga imiterere ya politiki ategeka.

The three angels’ messages of Revelation chapter fourteen address the final fall of modern Babylon, as does Daniel chapter eleven, verses forty-four and forty-five. Her final fall is referenced in chapter seventeen of Revelation, but it is even more specifically detailed in chapter eighteen. Daniel eleven’s portrayal of modern Babylon’s final fall, accompanied with the illustration of chapter fourteen’s three angels, and chapters seventeen and eighteen’s description of the final fall, are to be brought together, line upon line. In Daniel eleven, modern Babylon’s final fall is identified as occurring with her receiving no help.

Ubutumwa bw’abamarayika batatu bwo mu Byahishuwe igice cya cumi na kane buvuga ugusenyuka kwa nyuma kwa Babuloni ya none, nk’uko na Daniyeli igice cya cumi na rimwe, umurongo wa mirongo ine na kane n’uwa mirongo ine na gatanu na bwo bubivuga. Ugusenyuka kwayo kwa nyuma kuvugwa mu gice cya cumi na karindwi cy’Ibyahishuwe, ariko kurushaho gusobanurwa by’umwihariko mu gice cya cumi na munani. Ishusho Daniyeli 11 itanga y’ugusenyuka kwa nyuma kwa Babuloni ya none, iherekejwe n’ishushanyo ry’abamarayika batatu bo mu gice cya cumi na kane, hamwe n’igisobanuro cy’ugusenyuka kwa nyuma kiri mu bice bya cumi na karindwi na cumi na munani, bigomba guhurizwa hamwe, umurongo ku murongo. Muri Daniyeli 11, ugusenyuka kwa nyuma kwa Babuloni ya none kugaragazwa ko kuba igihe itabonye umutabaro.

> And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. Daniel 11:45.

> Kandi azashinga amahema y’ingoro ye hagati y’inyanja ku musozi wera w’ikuzo; nyamara azagera ku iherezo rye, kandi nta uzamufasha. Daniyeli 11:45.

In the next verse Michael stands up and human probation closes. The verse begins by stating, “And at that time.” When modern Babylon falls, human probation closes, and she dies alone. The third angel identifies the close of probation because it identifies that the world has been divided into two classes of people, those who have the mark of the beast and those who have the seal of God. At that time, God’s wrath is poured out upon modern Babylon, and those who have accepted the mark of her authority.

Mu murongo ukurikiyeho Mikayeli arahaguruka, kandi igihe cy’igeragezwa cy’abantu kirarangira. Uwo murongo utangizwa n’amagambo agira ati: “Kandi muri icyo gihe.” Igihe Babuloni ya none izagwa, igihe cy’igeragezwa cy’abantu kirarangira, kandi izapfa yonyine. Marayika wa gatatu aranga irangira ry’igihe cy’igeragezwa kuko aranga ko isi yagabanyijwemo ibyiciro bibiri by’abantu, abafite ikimenyetso cya ya nyamaswa n’abafite ikimenyetso cy’Imana. Muri icyo gihe, umujinya w’Imana usukwa kuri Babuloni ya none no kuri abo bemeye ikimenyetso cy’ubutware bwayo.

> And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:9–12.

> Maze marayika wa gatatu arabakurikira, avuga n’ijwi rirenga ati: Nihagira umuntu wese uramya ya nyamaswa n’igishushanyo cyayo, kandi akakira ikimenyetso cyayo mu gahanga ke cyangwa mu kuboko kwe, uwo na we azanywa ku nzoga z’uburakari bw’Imana, zasutswe zitavanze mu gikombe cy’uburakari bwayo; kandi azababazwa n’umuriro n’amazuku imbere y’abamarayika bera n’imbere y’Umwana w’Intama. Umwotsi w’umubabaro wabo uzamuka iteka ryose; kandi abaramya ya nyamaswa n’igishushanyo cyayo, n’ukakira ikimenyetso cy’izina ryayo wese, nta buruhukiro bazagira ku manywa na nijoro. Aha ni ho kwihangana kw’abera kuri: aha ni ho hari abitondera amategeko y’Imana n’ukwizera kwa Yesu. Ibyahishuwe 14:9–12.

In Revelation chapter eighteen, the judgment of the great whore is represented as a progressive judgment that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law, when the second voice calls God’s other flock out of Babylon. By verse twenty-one, the close of probation is marked, thus identifying a period from the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States until Michael stands up is a period of time that modern Babylon’s judgment is brought about, during a time of great persecution.

Mu Byahishuwe igice cya cumi n’umunani, urubanza rw’indaya ikomeye rugaragazwa nk’urubanza rugenda rutezwa imbere, rutangirira ku itegeko rya vuba ryerekeye ku cyumweru, igihe ijwi rya kabiri rihamagara izindi ntama z’Imana ngo zisohoke i Babuloni. Kugeza ku murongo wa makumyabiri n’umwe, iherezo ry’igihe cy’imbabazi riba rimaze kugaragazwa, bityo hakamenyekana ko igihe gihera ku itegeko rya vuba ryerekeye ku cyumweru muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika kugeza igihe Mikayeli azahagurukira ari igihe urubanza rwa Babuloni y’iki gihe rushyirwa mu bikorwa, mu gihe cy’itotezwa rikomeye.

> And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. Revelation 18:21–24.

> Nuko marayika ukomeye aterura ibuye rimeze nk’urusyo runini, arijugunya mu nyanja, avuga ati: Uku ni ko uwo murwa ukomeye wa Babuloni uzajugunywa hasi ku mbaraga, kandi ntuzongera kuboneka ukundi rwose. Kandi ijwi ry’abacuranga inanga n’abaririmbyi n’abavuza imyironge n’abavuza amakondera ntirizongera kumvikana ukundi rwose muri wowe; kandi nta munyabugeni n’umwe, ukora umwuga uwo ari wo wose, uzongera kuboneka muri wowe; kandi urusaku rw’urusyo ntiruzongera kumvikana ukundi rwose muri wowe; kandi umucyo w’itara ntuzongera kukumurikia ukundi rwose muri wowe; kandi ijwi ry’umukwe n’iryo umugeni ntibizongera kumvikana ukundi rwose muri wowe: kuko abacuruzi bawe bari ibikomerezwa byo mu isi; kuko amahanga yose yayobejwe n’ubupfumu bwawe. Kandi muri we habonetse amaraso y’abahanuzi n’ay’abera n’ay’abishwe bose bo mu isi. Ibyahishuwe 18:21–24.

The casting down of the stone, the silencing of the musicians and workers, the extinguishing of the candle, the silencing of the voices of the bride and bridegroom are all expressions taken from the Old Testament that represent the close of probation.

Kujugunywa hasi kw’ibuye, gucecekesha abaririmbyi n’abakozi, kuzimya urumuri rw’itabaza, no gucecekesha amajwi y’umugeni n’umukwe, byose ni imvugo zakuwe mu Isezerano rya Kera zigaragaza irangira ry’igihe cy’imbabazi.

When Daniel chapter eleven, is prophetically laid upon Revelation chapters thirteen and fourteen, and then those two passages are laid upon chapters seventeen and eighteen of Revelation we find three lines of prophecy that, among other truths, represent the final fall of modern Babylon. Each of the three lines represent one of the threefold powers that lead the world to Armageddon. Daniel chapter eleven is identifying the beast (the papacy). Revelation chapters thirteen and fourteen, present the same history, but from the perspective of the false prophet (the United States). Revelation chapters seventeen and eighteen, identify the same prophetic line, but the history there represented is focused upon the dragon (the United Nations).

Iyo Daniyeli igice cya cumi na kimwe ishyizwe, mu buryo bw’ubuhanuzi, ku Byahishuwe ibice bya cumi na bitatu na cumi na bine, hanyuma ibyo bice byombi bigashyirwa ku bice bya cumi na karindwi na cumi na munani by’Ibyahishuwe, tubonamo imirongo itatu y’ubuhanuzi, ari yo, mu yandi kuri, igereranya ugukorwa kanyuma kwa Babuloni ya none. Buri murongo muri iyo itatu ugereranya imwe mu mbaraga eshatu z’uruhurirane ziyobora isi ku Harumagedoni. Daniyeli igice cya cumi na kimwe iranga ya nyamaswa (ubupapa). Ibyahishuwe ibice bya cumi na bitatu na cumi na bine bitanga iyo mateka nyayo, ariko bibona ibintu mu ruhande rw’umuhanuzi w’ibinyoma (Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika). Ibyahishuwe ibice bya cumi na karindwi na cumi na munani biranga uwo murongo nyawo w’ubuhanuzi, ariko amateka ahagarariwe aho yibanda kuri cya kiyoka (Umuryango w’Abibumbye).

Each of the three lines begin at the time of the end in 1798. Verse forty of Daniel chapter eleven begins with the words, “And at the time of the end.” The “time of the end” in the beginning of the verse is 1798, and when the verse was fulfilled in 1989, it was also the “time of the end,” for Jesus illustrates the end with the beginning when He wishes to place His signature upon an important fact. Sister White informs us that chapter thirteen of Revelation also begins in 1798.

Buri murongo uko ari butatu butangirira mu gihe cy’imperuka mu mwaka wa 1798. Umurongo wa mirongo ine w’igice cya cumi na rimwe cya Daniyeli utangirana n’aya magambo ngo: “Kandi mu gihe cy’imperuka.” “Igihe cy’imperuka” kivugwa mu ntangiriro y’uwo murongo ni 1798, kandi igihe uwo murongo wasohoraga mu 1989, na bwo cyari “igihe cy’imperuka,” kuko Yesu yerekana imperuka akoresheje intangiriro igihe ashaka gushyiraho umukono we ku kuri kw’ingenzi. Mushiki wacu White atumenyesha ko igice cya cumi na gatatu cy’Ibyahishuwe na cyo gitangirira mu 1798.

> “And when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution, John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon’s voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work. This power, the last that is to wage war against the church and the law of God, was symbolized by a beast with lamblike horns.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.

> “Kandi igihe Ubupapa, bwambuwe imbaraga zabwo, bwahatirwaga guhagarika itoteza, Yohana yabonye ubundi butegetsi buzamuka kugira ngo bwumvikanishe ijwi ry’ikiyoka, kandi bukomeze umurimo wa kinyamanswa kandi wo gutuka Imana. Ubu butegetsi, ari bwo bwa nyuma buzarwanya itorero n’amategeko y’Imana, bwagereranyijwe n’inyamaswa ifite amahembe ameze nk’ay’umwana w’intama.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.

The line of prophecy that begins in verse forty of Daniel eleven in 1798, continues until human probation closes when Michael stands up. The line of prophecy that begins in 1798, “when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution,” and it ends with God’s wrath being poured upon those who have accepted the “mark” of papal authority. In Revelation chapter seventeen, when the angel comes to John to show him the judgment of the papal whore, John is carried to the very end of the “wilderness,” that represents the history of the year 538 unto 1798. Spiritually placed in 1798, John records the judgment of modern Babylon, that begins with the second voice of Revelation eighteen, which announces that the papacy has filled the cup of her probationary time, and her judgment then continues until probation closes as the millstone is cast into the sea.

Umurongo w’ubuhanuzi utangirira mu murongo wa mirongo ine wa Daniyeli cumi n’umwe mu mwaka wa 1798, ukomeza kugeza igihe igihe cy’igeragezwa cy’umuntu kirangiriye, ubwo Mikayeli azahaguruka. Umurongo w’ubuhanuzi utangirira mu 1798, “igihe Ubutware bwa Papa, bwambuwe imbaraga zabwo, bwahatirwaga guhagarika itotezwa,” kandi urangirana n’igihe uburakari bw’Imana busutswe ku bemeye “ikimenyetso” cy’ubutware bwa Papa. Mu gitabo cy’Ibyahishuwe igice cya cumi na karindwi, igihe marayika aza kwa Yohana kumwereka urubanza rw’indaya ya Papa, Yohana ajyanwa ku mpera nyakuri y’“ubutayu,” bugereranya amateka y’umwaka wa 538 kugeza ku wa 1798. Yohana ashyizwe mu buryo bw’umwuka mu 1798, yandika urubanza rwa Babuloni ya none, rutangirana n’ijwi rya kabiri ryo mu Ibyahishuwe cumi n’umunani, ritangaza ko ubutware bwa Papa bwujuje igikombe cy’igihe cyabwo cy’igeragezwa, maze urubanza rwarwo rugakomeza kugeza igihe cy’igeragezwa kirangiye ubwo urusyo runini rutabwa mu nyanja.

Line upon line, these three lines identify the final fall of modern Babylon, who has committed fornication with the kings of modern Rome. Daniel eleven is a witness of the papacy, represented as the king of the north. Revelation thirteen and fourteen is a witness of the false prophet, and chapters seventeen and eighteen witness to the role of the dragon (the ten kings). The prophetic framework employed by Future for America is based upon the three powers that lead the world to Armageddon.

Umurongo ku wundi, iyi mirongo itatu igaragaza ugwa kwa nyuma kwa Babuloni ya none, yakoze ubusambanyi n’abami ba Roma ya none. Daniyeli cumi na rimwe ni umuhamya wa ubupapa, bugereranywa n’umwami wo mu majyaruguru. Ibyahishuwe cumi na bitatu na cumi na bine ni umuhamya w’umuhanuzi w’ibinyoma, kandi ibice cumi na birindwi na cumi na munani bihamya uruhare rw’ikiyoka (abami icumi). Imiterere y’ubuhanuzi ikoreshwa na Future for America ishingiye ku bushobozi butatu buyobora isi kuri Harumagedoni.

The two witnesses of Babel and Babylon identify the prophetic characteristics of modern Babylon. Those two witnesses speak of the arrogance of a papal leader, who professes to be Christian and seats himself in the temple of God, and proclaims himself to be God. Those two witnesses also identify his final fall. The pope’s self-exaltation and final fall as represented in the three manifestations of Babylon are what establishes the vision of prophetic history.

Abahamya babiri ba Babeli na Babuloni bagaragaza ibimenyetso by’ubuhanuzi biranga Babuloni ya none. Abo bahamya bombi bavuga ubwibone bw’umuyobozi wa gipapa, uvuga ko ari Umukristo kandi akicaza mu rusengero rw’Imana, ndetse akiyamamaza ko ari Imana. Abo bahamya bombi kandi bagaragaza kugwa kwe kwa nyuma. Ukwishyira hejuru kwa papa no kugwa kwe kwa nyuma, nk’uko bigaragazwa mu ishusho eshatu za Babuloni, ni byo bishyiraho iyerekwa ry’amateka y’ubuhanuzi.

> And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. Daniel 11:14.

> Muri iyo minsi abantu benshi bazahagurukira umwami wo mu majyepfo; kandi n’abanyarugomo bo mu bwoko bwawe bazishyira hejuru kugira ngo bashyigikire iyerekwa; ariko bazagwa. Daniyeli 11:14.

We will continue our consideration of the three manifestations of Babylon in the next article.

Mu nyandiko ikurikiraho tuzakomeza gusuzuma uburyo butatu Babuloni yigaragazamo.

> And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. Revelation 18:4–8.

> Nuko numva irindi jwi rivuye mu ijuru rivuga riti: Nimusohoke muri we, bwoko bwanjye, kugira ngo mudaharana mu byaha bye, kandi kugira ngo mutagerwaho n’ibyago bye. Kuko ibyaha bye byageze mu ijuru, kandi Imana yibutse gukiranirwa kwe. Mumwishyure nk’uko na we yabishyuye, kandi mumwongerere incuro ebyiri hakurikijwe imirimo ye: mu gikombe yujuje, abe ari cyo mumwuzurizamo incuro ebyiri. Uko yihesheje ikuzo kandi akabaho mu byishimo by’umurengera, abe ari ko mumuhe umubabaro n’agahinda bingana bityo; kuko avuga mu mutima we ati: Nicaye ndi umwamikazi, kandi sindi umupfakazi, kandi sinzabona agahinda na hato. Ni cyo gituma ibyago bye bizamugeraho ku munsi umwe, urupfu n’icyunamo n’inzara; kandi azatwikwa rwose n’umuriro; kuko Uwiteka Imana imucira urubanza afite imbaraga. Ibyahishuwe 18:4–8.

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