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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Thirteen

Roma e Hlamulela Mbono — Nomboro ya Khume na Nharhu

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

Rome-wo Nkoano Ahorow: Mfonini a Ɛyɛ Aboa no Sɔhwɛ a Etwa To no Nteaseɛ

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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.

දැනට පවතින ප්‍රශ්නය පිළිබඳ අපගේ අවබෝධය නිගමනය කිරීම සඳහා ඇඩ්වෙන්ට් ඉතිහාසයේ සිදුවූ විවිධ වාදවිවාද රේඛා මත රේඛාවක් ලෙස එකට ගෙන සලකා බැලූ විට, අපි අනාවැකිමය රේඛා පහක තෝරාගත් ලක්ෂණ සලකා බැලුවෙමු. පළමු රේඛාවම අවසාන රේඛාවද වේ, මක්නිසාද යත් එම වාදවිවාද දෙකම සෘජුවම දානියෙල් එකොළොස්වන පරිච්ඡේදයේ දහහතරවන වාක්‍යයේ “ඔබගේ ජනතාවගේ කොල්ලකරුවන්” යන ප්‍රකාශය මත පදනම්ව තිබූ බැවිනි. අපි දානියෙල් පොතෙහි යුරියා ස්මිත් සහ ජේම්ස් වයිට්ගේ වාදවිවාදයත්, “දෛනිකය” පිළිබඳ වාදවිවාදයත් සලකා බැලුවෙමු. අනතුරුව, 1989 දී දානියෙල් එකොළොස්වන පරිච්ඡේදයේ අවසාන වාක්‍ය හය මුද්‍රා විවෘත කිරීමෙන් පසු, උතුරු රජු සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඇතිවූ වාදවිවාදය අපි සලකා බැලුවෙමු. ඉන්පසු, යෝවෙල් පොතෙහි සඳහන් කෘමීන් සතරද අපි සලකා බැලුවෙමු. මෙම එක් එක් රේඛාවට තව බොහෝ දේ එකතු කළ හැකි වුවද, රෝමය සම්බන්ධ විෂයයට අදාළ සත්‍යයන් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ ස්ථාවරයන්ට දායක වූ විශේෂ ලක්ෂණ කිහිපයක් පමණක් අපි වෙන්කර හඳුනා ගනිමින් සිටිමු.

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.

Lihistori tse tlhano, empa ea pele e boetse e le ea ho qetela, li emela mela e tšeletseng. Boemo ba boporofeta ba mela ena ea qosoana ke matsatsi a ho qetela; ka hona, ka lebaka lena, mela ena e lokela ho sebelisoa nakong ea teko ea setšoantšo sa sebata.

> “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. . ..

> “Tuhan telah memperlihatkan kepadaku dengan jelas bahwa patung binatang itu akan dibentuk sebelum masa percobaan berakhir; karena itulah yang akan menjadi ujian besar bagi umat Allah, yang olehnya nasib kekal mereka akan ditentukan....”

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

> “Esi ke kɔkɔbɔ a Nyankopɔn nkurɔfo no sɛ wɔnya ansa na wɔasɔ wɔn ano.” 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.

Teko ya go boptjwa ga seswantšho sa sebata, bjalo ka mela e mengwe e tshela ya kganetšano, ke teko ye e amanago le taba ya boporofeta ya Roma. Teko e kgolo yeo e diregago pele ga ge batho ba Modimo ba swaiwa ka leswao ke mabapi le go boptjwa ga seswantšho sa sebata sa Roma. Sebata ke maatla a bopapa, gomme United States e bopa seswantšho sa maatla a bopapa ge e tšwela pele go ya molaong wa Sontaga wo o tlago ka pela.

> “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.

> “Amerika Syarikat dapat membentuk suatu imej kepada binatang itu, kuasa agama mesti menguasai kerajaan sivil sedemikian rupa sehingga autoriti negara juga akan dipergunakan oleh gereja untuk mencapai tujuannya sendiri.” 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.

Molao oo oa Sontaha United States o supa hore setšoantšo sa sebata se se se bōpiloe ka botlalo United States.

> “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.

> “Namun pada tindakan yang sebenar-benarnya menegakkan suatu kewajipan keagamaan melalui kuasa sekular, gereja-gereja itu sendiri akan membentuk suatu patung bagi binatang itu; oleh itu penguatkuasaan pemeliharaan hari Ahad di Amerika Syarikat akan menjadi penguatkuasaan penyembahan terhadap binatang itu dan patungnya.” 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.

Pada undang-undang hari Ahad, patung binatang buas itu telah dibentuk sepenuhnya di Amerika Syarikat, dan pada waktu itu Amerika Syarikat terputus sepenuhnya daripada Tuhan lalu mula melaksanakan pekerjaan nubuatannya dengan memaksa seluruh dunia membentuk patung binatang buas itu. Pada undang-undang hari Ahad di Amerika Syarikat, Iblis memulakan pekerjaannya yang menakjubkan dalam memimpin bangsa-bangsa di dunia untuk mengulangi proses pembentukan patung binatang buas yang merangkumi semua bangsa di dunia.

> “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.

> “Ka tura ka hukum kaba pynskhem ïa ka jingdon bynta jong ka Papacy ha ka jingpynkheiñ ïa ka hukum U Blei, ka ri jong ngi kan pynkhlad lut ïa ka lade na ka hok. Ynda ka Protestantism kan kner ïa ka kti jong ka lyngba kata ka thliew ban bat ïa ka kti jong ka bor Roman, ynda kan poi shabar jong kata ka thliew jingïap ban ïakdupkti bad ka Spiritualism, ynda, hapoh ka jingïalam jong kane ka jingïasoh lai bynta, ka ri jong ngi kan kyntait ïa man la ka nongrim jong ka Constitution jong ka kum ka sorkar Protestant bad republican, bad kan pynkhreh lad na ka bynta ka jingpynsaphriang ïa ki jinghikai lamler bad ki jingshukor jong ka papal, kumta ngin tip ba ka por ka la poi na ka bynta ka jingtrei phylla jong u Soitan bad ba ka jingïkut ka la jan.” Testimonies, volume 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.

Pada undang-undang hari Minggu yang akan segera datang di Amerika Syarikat, Syaitan, dengan kerjasama Amerika Syarikat, akan memaksa setiap bangsa untuk mengikuti teladan Amerika Syarikat dalam membentuk suatu sistem gereja dan negara, serta menguatkuasakan penyembahan pada hari Minggu.

> “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.

> “Setana intobaza ibitangaza kugira ngo ayobye ababa mu isi. Ubupfumu bw’imyuka buzasohoza umurimo wabwo binyuze mu gutuma abapfuye bigirwa. Izo nzego z’idini zanze kumva ubutumwa bw’Imana bwo kuburira zizaba ziri mu buyobe bukomeye, kandi zizishyira hamwe n’ubutegetsi bwa leta kugira ngo zirenganye abera. Amatorero y’Abaporotesitanti azifatanya n’ububasha bwa gipapa mu kurenganya ubwoko bw’Imana bwitondera amategeko. Ubu ni bwo bubasha bugize gahunda ikomeye yo kurenganya, izakoresha igitugu cyo mu by’umwuka ku mitimanama y’abantu.”

> “‘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.

> “‘Ia mempunyai dua tanduk seperti anak domba, dan ia berbicara seperti seekor naga.’ Walaupun mengaku sebagai pengikut Anak Domba Allah, manusia menjadi dijiwai oleh roh naga itu. Mereka mengaku lemah lembut dan rendah hati, tetapi mereka berbicara dan membuat undang-undang dengan roh Iblis, dengan menunjukkan melalui tindakan mereka bahawa mereka adalah kebalikan daripada apa yang mereka akui. Kuasa yang seperti anak domba ini bersatu dengan naga dalam memerangi mereka yang menuruti perintah-perintah Allah dan memiliki kesaksian Yesus Kristus. Dan Iblis bersatu dengan orang-orang Protestan dan penganut kepausan, bertindak sehaluan dengan mereka sebagai ilah dunia ini, mendikte manusia seolah-olah mereka ialah rakyat kerajaannya, untuk diperlakukan, diperintah, dan dikawal sebagaimana yang dikehendakinya.

> “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.

> “အကယ်၍ လူတို့သည် ဘုရားသခင်၏ ပညတ်တော်များကို ခြေဖြင့်နင်းချေ၍ လက်မခံလိုကြပါက၊ နဂါး၏ ဝိညာဉ်သည် ထင်ရှားပေါ်လွင်လာ၏။ သူတို့ကို ထောင်ချ၍၊ အစည်းအဝေးကောင်စီများရှေ့သို့ ခေါ်ဆောင်လာကာ၊ ဒဏ်ငွေချမှတ်ကြ၏။ ‘သူသည် လူအပေါင်းတို့ကို၊ ငယ်သောသူဖြစ်စေ ကြီးသောသူဖြစ်စေ၊ ချမ်းသာသောသူဖြစ်စေ ဆင်းရဲသောသူဖြစ်စေ၊ လွတ်လပ်သောသူဖြစ်စေ ကျွန်ဖြစ်စေ၊ မိမိတို့၏ လက်ယာလက်၌ဖြစ်စေ နဖူး၌ဖြစ်စေ အမှတ်တံဆိပ်ကို ခံယူစေ၏’ [ဗျာဒိတ် 13:16]။ ‘ထိုသားရဲ၏ ရုပ်တုအား အသက်ပေးနိုင်သော အာဏာကိုလည်း သူရရှိ၍၊ သားရဲ၏ ရုပ်တုသည် ပြောဆိုနိုင်မည်အပြင်၊ သားရဲ၏ ရုပ်တုကို မကိုးကွယ်သောသူအပေါင်းတို့ကို သတ်ဖြတ်စေမည်’ [အခန်းငယ် 15]။ ထိုသို့ဖြင့် စာတန်သည် ယေဟောဝါ၏ အခွင့်အာဏာတော်ကို မတရားလုယူ၏။ အပြစ်၏လူသည် ဘုရားသခင်၏ ပလ္လင်နေရာ၌ ထိုင်လျက် မိမိကိုယ်ကို ဘုရားသခင်ဖြစ်သည်ဟု ကြေညာကာ ဘုရားသခင်ထက်ပင် မြင့်မားသကဲ့သို့ ပြုမူ၏။” Manuscript Releases, volume 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.

Kuasa kepausan ialah binatang itu, Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu ialah naga itu, dan Amerika Syarikat ialah nabi palsu itu. Mereka yang menjadi keliru tentang makna antikristus, yang merujuk kepada kedua-duanya, iaitu Iblis dan wakil Iblis di bumi, paus di Rom, akhirnya akan berada di pihak antikristus.

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 2 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.

Amerika Syarikat bukan manusia berdosa itu. Manusia berdosa itu ialah antikristus dan dia ialah wakil duniawi Iblis. Mengelirukan kuasa yang menempatkan kepausan di atas takhta bumi dengan kepausan itu sendiri digambarkan oleh Paulus sebagai bukti bahawa seseorang tidak mengasihi kebenaran. Menolak hubungan nubuatan tentang Roma pagan yang menahan kuasa kepausan, sehingga Roma pagan itu disingkirkan, supaya kuasa kepausan itu dapat dinyatakan, sebagaimana dinyatakan dalam 2 Tesalonika pasal dua, bererti menolak pencurahan Roh Kudus dan menerima pencurahan roh yang najis, yang dikenal pasti oleh Paulus sebagai kesesatan yang kuat. Dengan itu dikatakan, setiap nabi purba berbicara dengan lebih langsung tentang hari-hari terakhir daripada hari-hari pada zaman mereka sendiri.

> “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. . . .

> “Ta mpɔtamfoɔ nkɔmhyɛfoɔ no mu biara ankasa ankasa ankasa anka mma wɔn ankasa berɛ no sene yɛn deɛ, enti wɔn nkɔmhyɛ no wɔ tumi ma yɛn. ‘Na yeinom nyinaa sii wɔn so sɛ nhwɛsoɔ; na wɔatwerɛ agu hɔ de rebɔ yɛn kɔkɔ, yɛn a wiase awieeɛ no aba yɛn so no.’ 1 Korintofoɔ 10:11. ‘Ɛnyɛ wɔn ankasa nti, na mmom yɛn nti na wɔsom maa nneɛma a afei wɔn a wɔnam Honhom Kronkron a wɔsomaa no firi soro baeɛ no so aka asɛmpa no akyerɛ mo no rebɔ mo amanneɛ ho asɛm no; nneɛma a abɔfoɔ pɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ mu no.’ 1 Petro 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.

> “Kitab Suci telah mengumpulkan dan mengikat bersama khazanah-khazanahnya bagi generasi terakhir ini. Semua peristiwa besar dan transaksi khidmat dalam sejarah Perjanjian Lama telah, dan sedang, berulang kembali dalam gereja pada hari-hari terakhir ini.” Selected Messages, buku 3, 338, 339.

Pagan Rome and the man of sin in 2 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.

रोम-अपाङ्ब ओइबा पोगान रोम अमसुं 2 Thessalonians-गी “मन ऑफ सिन” असी आखिरी नुमित्ता ओइबा United States अमसुं papal Rome-बु फोंबनि। मसीगी अचुम्बा तत्त्व असी खल्लक्ख्रबा अदुना, अतोप्पा मखोलशिंगगी मनुंगदा, मिहौ अमना “type and antitype” हायबा तत्त्वदा मखोयगी निजी व्याख्या युम्फम थम्ली हायना खन्नरबसु, तूनना मखोयना “type and antitype” करिगीनो हैबदु ताजैदबा अदु उहल्लि। United States असी पवित्र इतिहास्की अनेको पाङ्थोक्पा शक्तिशिंगना द्योतक ओइख्रे। मचादोइबा फीराल अनी याओबा शक्ति खूदिंगमक आखिरी नुमित्तगी United States-की द्योतक ओइ, मसी Israel-गी अवाङ्ब अमसुं मखादा लीबा लैलनशिंग ओइनमक, Medo-Persian Empire ओइनमक, नत्रगा Sodom अमसुं Egypt-ना द्योतक ओइहल्लिबा ईश्वर-नास्तिक France ओइनमक।

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.

ꞌMuso kue United States e bopa setšoantšo sa sebata le bakeng sa sebata, se setiloe pele ka tšepe le letsopa tsa Daniele 2, le ka lenaka le lenyenyane le iponahatsang e le monna le mosali ho Daniele 8, hammoho le baporofeta ba Baale le baprista ba sehlahla bopaking ba Elia Thabeng ea Karmela. Salome o emela United States bopaking ba mokete oa letsatsi la tsoalo la Heroda oa botahoa. Pergame e emela United States, ’me e supa ho sekisetsa ho isang Thyatira, e emelang matla a bopapa a matsatsi a ho qetela.

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, raja bangsa Franka pada tahun 496, melambangkan Amerika Serikat pada zaman Ronald Reagan. Justinianus pada tahun 533 melambangkan Donald Trump menjelang undang-undang hari Minggu. Dalam setiap perlambangan itu, Amerika Serikat melambangkan kuasa yang tunduk dalam penaklukan kepada kuasa kepausan pada akhir zaman. Kuasa yang tunduk dalam penaklukan itu digambarkan sebagai memberi penghormatan kepada Roma. Tindakan “penghormatan” mencakup menunduk kepada raja, yaitu kepala.

> "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.

> I ku deiyah ka a lawm tawh a ni a, United States hi beram anga ki horn nei sakhing hmangih entîr thiltihtheihna a ni tih leh, he hrilhlâwkna hi United States-in Rome-in a lalna chungnungzia pawmna bikah a chhâltu Sunday zawmna a tihtîr hunah a famkim ang tih. Nimahsela, he pope hnena chawimâwina ah hian United States chauh a awm lo vang. Rome-in a thu a lo pawm tawh ramte ah a h influence hi tihchhiat vek a la ni hlei lo. Tin, hrilhlâwkna chuan a thiltihtheihna siamthar leh tûr a sawi bawk. “A lu pakhat chu thih hnem hliam nei anga ka hmu a; a thih hnem hliam chu tihdam leh a ni a: tin, khawvêl zawng zawng chu sakhing hnû ah an mak ta hle.” Verse 3. Thih hnem hliam pekna chuan pope thuneihna chu 1798-a a tlâkchhiatna a kawk.

> "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.

> “Selepas ini,” kata nabi, “‘lukanya yang mematikan itu telah sembuh: dan seluruh dunia hairan mengikuti binatang itu.’” Paulus menyatakan dengan jelas bahawa “manusia durhaka” itu akan terus berlangsung hingga kedatangan kedua. 2 Tesalonika 2:3-8. Hingga ke penutupan zaman, ia akan meneruskan pekerjaan penyesatan. Dan penulis Wahyu menyatakan, dengan juga merujuk kepada kepausan: “‘Semua yang diam di atas bumi akan menyembah dia, iaitu mereka yang namanya tidak tertulis dalam kitab kehidupan.’” Wahyu 13:8. Baik di Dunia Lama mahupun di Dunia Baru, kepausan akan menerima penghormatan melalui penghormatan yang diberikan kepada institusi hari Ahad, yang bersandar semata-mata pada kuasa Gereja 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 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.

Lefoko la ho qetela le fana ka bopaki bo eketsehileng ba hore Khaitseli White o ne a utloisisa polelo e reng, “lefatše la khale,” e emela Europe, ’me “lefatše le lecha” le emela Amerika. Ha ho le joalo, United States e hlompha matla a bopapa ’me e qobella lefats’e lohle hore le etse joalo le lona. Sena se khetholla United States e le e leng tlasa tataiso ea matla a bopapa. Khethollo ea Esaia le khatiso ea hae mabapi le ho utloisisa “hlooho” e le hore motho a tle a tiisoe e fumana morero oa eona oa bomolimo ka hore letšoao la “hlooho” le fetoha senotlolo sa ho utloisisa mola oa ka ntle oa boprofeta, hape le mola oa ka hare oa boprofeta.

> 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.

> Tshifheṱu tsha Siria ndi Damaseko, nahone tshifheṱu tsha Damaseko ndi Rezin; nahone nga murahu ha miṅwaha ya fusumbe na miṱanu, Efuraimi u ḓo vunḓiwa, uri a si tsha vha lushaka. Nahone tshifheṱu tsha Efuraimi ndi Samaria, nahone tshifheṱu tsha Samaria ndi murwa wa Remalia. Arali ni sa tendi, zwa vhukuma a ni nga tiṱiswi. Yesaya 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.

Ndzi masiku ya makumu, lawa ku nga nkarhi lowu vumbhoni bya muprofeta un’wana ni un’wana byi tirhaka ha wona, “vaphangi va tiko ra wena” va tiyisa xivono. Hi matimba ya Moya wa Vuprofeta, naswona hi ku pfumelelana ni ntiyiso wa masungulo wa Vuaventista, hilaha wu yimeleriweke hakona eka tichati timbirhi to kwetsima ta Habakuki, “vaphangi” i xikombiso xa Rhoma. Loko Rhoma wa vupfumeri bya swikwembu swo tala yi nghenelele ematin’wini ro sungula hi 200 BC, yi fanekisele Rhoma ya manguva lawa ya masiku ya makumu. Ntiyiso lowu wa vuprofeta hi wona wu tiyisaka xivono xa vuprofeta xa masiku ya makumu, naswona loko u ala ku vona leswaku “nhloko” ya Rhoma ya manguva lawa i matimba ya vupapa, hakunene a wu nge tiyiseki.

> “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.

> “ lefatshe le tletse difefo le ntwa le dikganetsano. Le fa go ntse jalo, ka fa tlase ga tlhogo e le nngwe—maatla a bopapa—batho ba tla kopana go ganetsa Modimo mo mothong wa basupi ba Gagwe.” Testimonies, volume 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.

Sekiranya kamu mempunyai telinga untuk mendengar, maka kamu mungkin memahami bahawa suatu kegagalan utama orang Yahudi pada zaman Kristus ialah mereka mengenal pasti “bayang-bayang” sebagai “hakikat.” Orang Yahudi sebelum dan sesudah salib menaruh kepercayaan pada lambang-lambang dalam sistem ibadah mereka, lalu menolak Antitipe itu. Mereka berhujah bahawa “bayang-bayang” itu ialah “hakikat”, dan dengan berbuat demikian mereka telah meninggalkan dalam catatan yang diilhamkan itu suatu umat pada hari-hari terakhir yang juga akan mengenal pasti bayang-bayang sebagai hakikat.

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.

Apabila Amerika Syarikat membentuk suatu imej kepada binatang itu, mereka sedang membentuk suatu bayang-bayang binatang itu. Mereka sedang membentuk suatu bayang-bayang daripada substansinya, kerana suatu imej ialah suatu perwujudan tipologis. Mengenal pasti Amerika Syarikat, ketika ia membentuk imej binatang itu, sebagai lambang Rom Moden, adalah menyamakan hal itu dengan penolakan dan penyaliban Israel purba terhadap Antitipe Agung.

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.

Ba rona ba rutang pono e fosagetseng ya gore United States ke “batlhapisi ba batho ba gago” ba bua thata ka tiriso ya bone ya setshwano le tiragalo e e tsamaelanang le sone, mme gantsi ba supa United States e le setshwano sa sebatana, ba bo ba akanya ka mokgwa mongwe gore go supa United States e le setshwano sa sebatana go netefatsa ka mokgwa mongwe gore United States ke “batlhapisi.” Fa ruri ba ne ba letla gore ba busiwe ke melaometheo ya motheo ya “setshwano le tiragalo e e tsamaelanang le sone,” ba ne ba tla ka bonako go bona gore karolo ya boporofeti ya United States, e e kileng ya tshwantshiwa gangwe le gape mo Lefokong la Modimo, e supa United States e le maatla a a leng ka fa tlase ga taolo ya bopapa. Ba ne ba tla bona gore, kwantle ga sebatana e le ntlha ya tshupiso, ke boeleele go supa setshwano sa sebatana se se neng se ise se nne teng. Selo se le nosi se se ka tlhalosang setshwano sa sebatana ke sebatana ka bosone, gonne maatla a bopapa ke one a a tlhomang setshwano mo ponatshegelong ya seipone.

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.

ឯកសារព្យាករណ៍ដែលស្របគ្នានឹងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកក្នុងការបង្កើតរូបភាពនៃសត្វនោះ គឺនៅពេលដែលស្នែងនៃប្រូតេស្តង់ពិត បង្កើតរូបភាពនៃព្រះគ្រីស្ទ។ ការបង្កើតនោះ ត្រូវបានកំណត់សម្គាល់យ៉ាងជាក់លាក់នៅក្នុងដានីយ៉ែល ជំពូក ១០ នៅពេលដែលដានីយ៉ែលបានឃើញ «marah» និមិត្ត ដែលជានិមិត្ត «កញ្ចក់ឆ្លុះ»។ ដានីយ៉ែលតំណាងឲ្យអស់អ្នកដែលមើលឃើញព្រះគ្រីស្ទ ហើយដោយការធ្វើដូច្នេះ ពួកគេឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងលក្ខណៈរបស់ព្រះគ្រីស្ទ។ ប្រសិនបើនិមិត្តអំពីព្រះគ្រីស្ទមិនត្រូវបានបង្ហាញដល់ដានីយ៉ែលទេ នោះគាត់មិនអាចឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងលក្ខណៈរបស់ព្រះគ្រីស្ទបានឡើយ។ ដើម្បីឲ្យមនុស្សមួយសែនបួនម៉ឺនបួនពាន់នាក់ ដែលត្រូវបានតំណាងដោយដានីយ៉ែលនៅក្នុងជំពូក ១០ ក្នុងការបង្កើតរូបភាពនៃព្រះគ្រីស្ទនៅខាងក្នុង ពួកគេត្រូវតែមើលឃើញលក្ខណៈរបស់ទ្រង់។ ដោយការមើលឃើញ ពួកគេត្រូវបានផ្លាស់ប្រែ។

> 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.

> Ngangi’noa vothe, nĩ ciĩsyo syitu syĩngulĩku, tũkĩmenya ta mũthenya wa kĩio ũnene wa Mwĩa, twĩgalũlwa tũtuĩke mũfanano ũsuo o ũmwe kuuma ũnene-inĩ kwenda ũnene ũngĩ, o ta ũndũ ũtethawĩtwo nĩ Roho wa Mwĩa. 2 Akorintho 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.

Takrif Ibrani bagi penglihatan “marah” yang dilihat Daniel dalam pasal sepuluh ialah “suatu penglihatan; juga (secara kausatif) sebuah cermin: — kaca cermin, penglihatan.” Perkataan Yunani yang diterjemahkan sebagai kaca dalam ayat sebelumnya bermaksud mencerminkan diri sendiri, iaitu melihat pantulan (secara kiasan): — memandang seperti di dalam cermin.

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

याकूब ने दर्पण से संबंधित सत्य की एक धारा को भी प्रस्तुत किया है।

> 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.

> Sababtoo namni dubbii dhagaʼaa taʼee hojjetaa yoo hin taʼin, inni nama fuula dhaloota isaa daawwitii keessatti ilaalu fakkaata; of ilaalaatii karaa isaa deema, achumaanis akkuma inni nama akkamii ture ni irraanfata. Namni garuu seera bilisummaa isa guutuu keessa ilaalee itti fufe, inni dhagaʼaa irraanfatu utuu hin taʼin hojjetaa hojii taʼee, namichi kun hojii isaa keessatti ni eebbifama. Yaaqoob 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.

Bangwe re rata boammaaruri, mme ka jalo re le badiri ba Lefoko, foo seipone se re se lebang ke molao o o itekanetseng wa kgololesego; mme fa re sa rate boammaaruri, mme morago ga moo re tsamaya ka tsela ya rona, jaaka ba ba neng ba na le Daniele ba ne ba dira fa ba tshaba, foo seipone e nna fela setshwantsho sa rona ka borona.

> “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.

> “Hukum Allah adalah cermin yang menampilkan pantulan lengkap tentang manusia sebagaimana adanya, dan menghadapkan di hadapannya rupa yang benar. Sebagian orang akan berpaling dan melupakan gambaran ini, sementara yang lain akan melontarkan sebutan-sebutan yang menghina terhadap hukum itu, seolah-olah hal tersebut akan menyembuhkan cacat-cela tabiat mereka. Masih ada yang lain, yang dihukum oleh hukum itu, akan bertobat dari pelanggaran-pelanggaran mereka dan, melalui iman kepada jasa-jasa Kristus, akan menyempurnakan tabiat Kristen.” 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.

Daniel tidak melihat dirinya sendiri dalam penglihatan cermin itu; ia melihat Kristus, yang adalah perwujudan sempurna dari hukum kemerdekaan yang sempurna menurut Yakobus.

> “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.

> “Bophelo bja Kriste mo lefaseng ke ponagatšo e phethagetšego ya molao wa Modimo. Go Yena go na le bophelo le kholofelo le seetša. Mo lebeleleng, gomme le tla fetolwa la swana le Yena, go tloga semelong go ya semelong.” 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 in His last-day people. Yet, those that were with Daniel saw not the vision, for they fled from the vision.

Setšoantšo sa sebata se bonahatsa sebata, ’me ho thehoa ha setšoantšo sa sebata ke teko e kholo bakeng sa sechaba sa Molimo, eo ka eona qetello ea bona ea ka ho sa feleng e tla etsoa qeto. Ha likereke tsa Maprostanta li nka taolo ea ’muso oa United States, li tla be li thehile setšoantšo sa tsamaiso ea kereke-le-naha eo matla a bopapa a ’nileng a e sebelisa kamehla. Ka nako eona eo setšoantšo sa Kreste se tla hlahisoa sechabeng sa Hae sa matsatsi a ho qetela. Leha ho le joalo, ba neng ba e-na le Daniele ha baa ka ba bona pono, hobane ba ile ba baleha ka lebaka la pono eo.

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.

Pembangunan gambaran Kristus menghasilkan penzahiran dua golongan penyembah. Satu golongan menolak prinsip pemantulan. Prinsip pemantulan itu dilambangkan oleh sebuah cermin, kerana Kristus menggunakan perkara-perkara harfiah duniawi untuk melambangkan kebenaran-kebenaran rohani syurgawi.

> “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.

> “Dalam pengajaran perumpamaan Kristus terlihat asas yang sama seperti dalam misi-Nya sendiri kepada dunia. Supaya kita dapat mengenal tabiat dan kehidupan ilahi-Nya, Kristus mengambil sifat kita dan diam di antara kita. Keilahian dinyatakan dalam kemanusiaan; kemuliaan yang tidak kelihatan dalam bentuk manusia yang kelihatan. Manusia dapat mempelajari yang tidak dikenal melalui yang dikenal; perkara-perkara sorgawi dinyatakan melalui yang duniawi; Allah dinyatakan dalam rupa manusia. Demikianlah dalam pengajaran Kristus: yang tidak dikenal dijelaskan oleh yang dikenal; kebenaran-kebenaran ilahi oleh perkara-perkara duniawi yang paling dikenal oleh orang banyak.”

> “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.

> “Kitab Suci mengatakan, ‘Semuanya itu disampaikan Yesus kepada orang banyak dalam perumpamaan; … supaya genaplah firman yang disampaikan oleh nabi, yang berkata, Aku akan membuka mulut-Ku dalam perumpamaan; Aku akan mengucapkan hal-hal yang tersembunyi sejak dunia dijadikan.’ Matius 13:34, 35. Hal-hal yang alamiah menjadi sarana bagi yang rohani; perkara-perkara alam dan pengalaman hidup para pendengar-Nya dihubungkan dengan kebenaran-kebenaran firman yang tertulis. Dengan demikian, sambil menuntun dari yang alamiah kepada kerajaan rohani, perumpamaan-perumpamaan Kristus adalah mata rantai dalam rantai kebenaran yang mempersatukan manusia dengan Allah, dan bumi dengan surga.” 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.

म्स में अनुवाद: प्रतिबिम्ब के इस आत्मिक सिद्धान्त की सिद्धि उस दर्पण में देखने के द्वारा होती है जो मसीह का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है; और क्योंकि “marah” का दर्शन एक कारणकारी दर्शन है, इसलिए दर्पण में मसीह की छवि मानवता में मसीह की छवि उत्पन्न करती है।

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.

Go bolela gore United States ke yone e tiisang pono, ke go bolela gore setshwantsho sa Daniele ke sone se tiisang Keresete. Keresete ke ene yo o tiisang pono ya semelo sa Gagwe le tiro ya Gagwe, mme moganetsa-Keresete ke ene yo o tiisang pono ya semelo sa gagwe le tiro ya gagwe. Pono ke se se bonalang ka seipone, mme pono e tiisiwa ke dinokwane. Go sa tlhaloganye setshwantsho sa sebatana, ka go supa setshwantsho jaaka e kete ke sone sebatana ka bosone, go tsala mela e e tsamaisanang.

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.

Orang yang belum bertobat melihat dirinya sendiri di dalam cermin, atau jika ia memang melihat hukum Allah, ia menghina hukum itu dalam upaya untuk menghindari tuntutannya. Orang yang telah bertobat melihat Kristus dan hukum-Nya di dalam cermin itu. Amerika Serikat membentuk suatu patung bagi kuasa kepausan dengan memandang kuasa kepausan itu lalu menduplikasinya. Antikristus diduplikasikan oleh Amerika Serikat.

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

Lucifer omukwenda okwicara ku ntebe za Ruhanga ez’obutegyeki n’ez’ediini.

> 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.

> A hi o wile da gimin, O Lucifer, nasarar da safiya! A hi o wile da kife ki gaasa, kai da ka raunana al’ummai! Gama ka faɗa a cikin zuciyarka cewa, Zan hau zuwa sama, zan ɗaukaka kursiyina bisa taurarin Allah; zan kuma zauna a kan dutsen taro, a gefunan arewa; zan hau bisa tuddai na gizagizai; zan zama kamar Maɗaukaki. Ezekiyel 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.

Satan ialah antikristus, dan demikian juga kuasa kepausan. Kuasa kepausan itu bertakhta di dalam gereja dan memerintah atas takhta-takhta politik Eropah. Kaca pembesar sebab-musabab dalam Daniel fasal sepuluh, apabila dilihat dalam penerapan rohaninya, mengubahkan mereka yang memandang kepada gambar Kristus. Kebenaran itu mengawal garis antikristus. Apabila suatu bangsa atau seorang individu memandang ke dalam penglihatan kaca pembesar itu, hal itu menghasilkan suatu kesan sebab-musabab, kerana ia menghasilkan semula gambarnya sama ada dalam diri individu atau bangsa yang memandangnya, dan itu menghasilkan sama ada gambar Kristus atau gambar binatang itu. Hal ini selari dengan kesan yang sama yang diwakili oleh Daniel. Kristuslah yang menetapkan penglihatan itu bagi Daniel, dan antikristus menetapkan penglihatan itu bagi Amerika Syarikat apabila ia membentuk suatu gambar bagi binatang itu.

We will continue these thoughts in the next article.

Hi tla tsweletsa megopolo e mo setlhogong se se latelang.

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