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# The Book of Daniel - Number Seventy

বই ডানিয়েল — সংখ্যা সত্তর

From Ancient Tables to Modern Responsibilities: Unveiling the Covenant Journey

从古代法版到现代责任：揭示圣约之旅

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 3, 2024

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When the Lord entered into covenant with ancient Israel, He provided two tables as the foundation and symbol of the covenant relationship. The two tables also identified the responsibility of ancient Israel to present a living testimony of the two tables to the world. When the Lord entered into covenant with modern Israel, He provided two tables as the foundation and symbol of the covenant relationship. The two tables also identified their responsibility to present a living testimony of all four tables to the world.

Apabila Tuhan mengikat perjanjian dengan Israel kuno, Dia memberikan dua loh sebagai dasar dan lambang hubungan perjanjian itu. Kedua loh itu juga menunjukkan tanggung jawab Israel kuno untuk mempersembahkan suatu kesaksian yang hidup tentang kedua loh itu kepada dunia. Apabila Tuhan mengikat perjanjian dengan Israel modern, Dia memberikan dua loh sebagai dasar dan lambang hubungan perjanjian itu. Kedua loh itu juga menunjukkan tanggung jawab mereka untuk mempersembahkan suatu kesaksian yang hidup tentang keempat loh itu kepada dunia.

The two tables were given to literal ancient Israel just after God delivered them out of the literal slavery of Egyptian bondage, and brought them through the disappointment of the Red Sea crossing. The period of time that literal ancient Israel was in bondage had been specifically identified in prophecy as four hundred and thirty years, and while in bondage literal ancient Israel forgot, and ceased to observe, the seventh-day Sabbath.

Mebalame e mibale e ne ya neelwa Iseraele wa bogologolo wa mmatota fela morago ga gore Modimo a ba golole mo bokgobeng jwa mmatota jwa Egepeto, mme a ba kgabaganye ka phutego ya go swabiwa ga go kgabaganya Lewatle le Lehibidu. Lobaka lwa nako lo Iseraele wa bogologolo wa mmatota a neng a le mo bokgobeng ka lone lo ne lwa supiwa ka tlhamalalo mo boporofeting e le dingwaga di le makgolo a mane le masome a mararo, mme fa Iseraele wa bogologolo wa mmatota a ntse a le mo bokgobeng o ne a lebala, mme a tlogela go boloka, Sabata ya letsatsi la bosupa.

The two tables were given to spiritual modern Israel just after God delivered them out of the spiritual slavery of Catholic bondage, and brought them through the great disappointment of 1844. The period of time that spiritual modern Israel was in bondage had been specifically identified in prophecy as twelve hundred and sixty years, and while in bondage spiritual modern Israel forgot, and ceased to observe, the seventh-day Sabbath.

Dua loh itu telah diberikan kepada Israel moden rohani sejurus selepas Tuhan membebaskan mereka daripada perhambaan rohani di bawah belenggu Katolik, dan membawa mereka melalui kekecewaan besar pada tahun 1844. Tempoh masa Israel moden rohani berada dalam perhambaan telah dikenal pasti secara khusus dalam nubuatan sebagai seribu dua ratus enam puluh tahun, dan ketika berada dalam perhambaan itu Israel moden rohani telah melupakan, serta berhenti memelihara, Sabat hari ketujuh.

In the very history when God provided the two tables to Moses to take to ancient Israel, his brother Aaron was making a golden image of a calf. The two tables of the Ten Commandments identify that God is a jealous God, and His jealousy is especially manifested against idolatry, and as Moses descended the mount, ancient Israel was dancing naked around a golden image that had been produced by the one who had been chosen as God’s spokesman.

Emazwini kanye omlando lapho uNkulunkulu enika uMose izibhebhe ezimbili ukuba azise ku-Israyeli wasendulo, umfowabo u-Aroni wayebumba umfanekiso wegolide wethole. Lezi zibhebhe ezimbili zeMiyalo eliShumi ziveza ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu onomhawu, futhi umhawu waKhe ubonakaliswa ngokukhethekile ngokumelene nokukhonza izithombe; kwathi lapho uMose ehla entabeni, u-Israyeli wasendulo wayedansa enqunu ezungeze umfanekiso wegolide owawenziwe yilowo owayekhethwe ukuba abe ngumkhulumeli kaNkulunkulu.

> And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. Exodus 4:28–30.

> Musa ka hril Aaron hnena Lalpain thu zawng zawng a sawm chu, leh hmelchhiatna zawng zawng a thupek chu. Tichuan Musa leh Aaron te chu an kal a, Israel fate upate zawng zawng an khawm khawm a: Tin, Aaron chuan Lalpan Musa hnêna a lo sawi thu zawng zawng a sawi a, mipuite hmuh hmaah hmelchhiatna te chu a ti. Exodus 4:28–30.

The brother of the prophet who led ancient Israel during the covenant history when the two covenant tables were provided was the leader in the rebellion of the image of jealousy. The husband of the prophetess who led modern Israel during the covenant history when the two covenant tables were provided was the leader in the rebellion of 1863, and 1863 marks the first generation of Adventism as being represented as an image of jealousy being placed at the entry of the gate of the altar.

Umfowabo umprofethi owayehola u-Israyeli wasendulo ngesikhathi somlando wesivumelwano lapho kunikezwa izibhebhe ezimbili zesivumelwano, wayengumholi ekuhlubukeni komfanekiso womona. Umyeni womprofethikazi owayehola u-Israyeli wanamuhla ngesikhathi somlando wesivumelwano lapho kunikezwa izibhebhe ezimbili zesivumelwano, wayengumholi ekuhlubukeni kuka-1863, futhi u-1863 uphawula isizukulwane sokuqala soBu-Adventist njengaleso esimelwe njengomfanekiso womona obekwa emnyango wesango le-altare.

> Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. Ezekiel 8:5.

> Lalu berfirmanlah Dia kepadaku, “Hai anak manusia, angkatlah sekarang matamu ke arah utara.” Maka kuangkat mataku ke arah utara, dan lihatlah, di sebelah utara pada pintu gerbang mezbah terdapat patung kecemburuan itu di pintu masuk. Yehezkiel 8:5.

The “altar” is a symbol of Christ.

“ත්‍යාග පූජාසනය” ක්‍රිස්තුස්වහන්සේගේ සංකේතයකි.

> “We are in danger of mingling the sacred and the common. The holy fire from God is to be used in our efforts. The true altar is Christ; the true fire is the Holy Spirit. This is our inspiration. It is only as the Holy Spirit leads and guides a man that he is a safe counselor. If we turn aside from God and from His chosen ones to inquire at strange altars we shall be answered according to our works.” Selected Messages, book 3, 300.

> “Kita berada dalam bahaya mencampuradukkan yang suci dengan yang biasa. Api kudus dari Allah harus digunakan dalam segala upaya kita. Mezbah yang sejati adalah Kristus; api yang sejati adalah Roh Kudus. Inilah ilham kita. Hanya apabila Roh Kudus memimpin dan menuntun seseorang, barulah ia menjadi penasihat yang aman. Jika kita berpaling dari Allah dan dari orang-orang pilihan-Nya untuk meminta petunjuk pada mezbah-mezbah asing, kita akan dijawab seturut perbuatan kita.” Selected Messages, buku 3, 300.

The “gate” is the church.

„بارта“ бол сүм мөн.

> “To the humble, believing soul, the house of God on earth is the gate of heaven. The song of praise, the prayer, the words spoken by Christ’s representatives, are God’s appointed agencies to prepare a people for the church above, for that loftier worship into which there can enter nothing that defileth.” Testimonies, volume 5, 491.

> “Ba ba ikokobetsang, ba dumelang, ntlo ya Modimo mo lefatsheng ke kgoro ya legodimo. Pina ya pako, thapelo, mafoko a a buiwang ke baemedi ba ga Keresete, ke ditsela tse Modimo a di beileng go baakanyetsa batho kereke e e kwa godimo, ya kobamelo e e kwa godimo go feta, e go yona go se nang sepe se se leswe se se ka tsenang.” Testimonies, volume 5, 491.

In 1863, Laodicean Adventism became a legally registered church and ceased to be a movement. They “entered” into church history at that point. In 1863, the church of Christ entered into a legal association with the government of the United States. In that year they also introduced a counterfeit chart to replace the two sacred tables of Habakkuk. As soon as the second table was prepared, in terms of prophetic history those typified by Aaron were preparing a counterfeit image.

Pada tahun 1863, Adventisme Laodikia menjadi sebuah gereja yang terdaftar secara sah dan berhenti menjadi sebuah pergerakan. Pada titik itu mereka “memasuki” sejarah gereja. Pada tahun 1863, gereja Kristus memasuki suatu persekutuan hukum dengan pemerintah Amerika Serikat. Pada tahun itu juga mereka memperkenalkan sebuah bagan palsu untuk menggantikan dua loh suci Habakuk. Segera setelah loh yang kedua itu dipersiapkan, dalam pengertian sejarah nubuatan, mereka yang dilambangkan oleh Harun sedang mempersiapkan sebuah patung tandingan.

The second Commandment is the most specific warning against idolatry and the worship of images. It is also where God identifies His character as a jealous God. It is also there that He sets forth the principle that He reserves judgment upon the wicked unto the third and fourth generations. The Ten Commandments are a transcript of Christ’s character.

Taelo ya bobedi ke tlhagiso e e tlhamaletseng thata malebana le kobamelo ya medimo ya disetwa le kobamelo ya ditshwantsho. Gape ke mo go yone moo Modimo a senolang semelo sa Gagwe e le Modimo yo o lefufa. Gape ke foo A tlhagisang molao wa gore o bolokela baikepi katlholo go fitlha mo kokomaneng ya boraro le ya bonê. Melao e e Lesome ke kwalo ya semelo sa ga Keresete.

> “For the rejection of Christ, with the results that followed, they were responsible. A nation’s sin and a nation’s ruin were due to the religious leaders.

> “Ka baka la go gana Kriste, mmogo le ditlamorago tse di ileng tsa latela, ba ne ba ikarabela. Sebe sa setšhaba le tshenyego ya setšhaba di ne di bakilwe ke baeteledipele ba bodumedi.

> “In our day are not the same influences at work? Of the husbandmen of the Lord’s vineyard are not many following in the steps of the Jewish leaders? Are not religious teachers turning men away from the plain requirements of the word of God? Instead of educating them in obedience to God’s law, are they not educating them in transgression? From many of the pulpits of the churches the people are taught that the law of God is not binding upon them. Human traditions, ordinances, and customs are exalted. Pride and self-satisfaction because of the gifts of God are fostered, while the claims of God are ignored.

> “Katika siku yetu je, si athari zilezile zinazotenda kazi? Je, kwa wakulima wa shamba la mizabibu la Bwana, si wengi wanaofuata nyayo za viongozi wa Kiyahudi? Je, walimu wa dini hawawageuzi watu kutoka kwa madai yaliyo wazi ya neno la Mungu? Badala ya kuwafundisha utii kwa sheria ya Mungu, je, hawawafundishi uasi? Kutoka katika mimbari nyingi za makanisa watu hufundishwa kwamba sheria ya Mungu haiwafungi. Mapokeo ya wanadamu, maagizo, na desturi hutukuzwa. Kiburi na kujiridhisha kwa sababu ya vipawa vya Mungu huchochewa, huku madai ya Mungu yakipuuzwa.

> “In setting aside the law of God, men know not what they are doing. God’s law is the transcript of His character. It embodies the principles of His kingdom. He who refuses to accept these principles is placing himself outside the channel where God’s blessings flow.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 305.

> “Dalam mengetepikan hukum Allah, manusia tidak mengetahui apa yang sedang mereka lakukan. Hukum Allah ialah salinan watak-Nya. Hukum itu merangkumkan prinsip-prinsip kerajaan-Nya. Sesiapa yang enggan menerima prinsip-prinsip ini sedang menempatkan dirinya di luar saluran tempat berkat-berkat Allah mengalir.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 305.

The character of Christ is His image, and it includes that He is a jealous God. God’s jealousy was manifested in Christ when He twice cleansed the temple. In the first temple cleansing the disciples who witnessed the work were then led to remember that the Scriptures referenced God’s jealousy.

Xhitekwa xa Kriste i xifaniso xa Yena, naswona swi katsa leswaku i Xikwembu lexi nga ni vukwele. Vukwele bya Xikwembu byi kombisiwile eka Kriste loko A basise tempele ka mambirhi. Eka ku basisiwa ko sungula ka tempele, vadyondzisiwa lava voneke ntirho wolowo va game va khongoteriwa ku tsundzuka leswaku Matsalwa a vulavula hi vukwele bya Xikwembu.

> And the Jews’ Passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. John 2:13–17.

> បុណ្យរំលងរបស់ជនជាតិយូដាជិតមកដល់ ហើយព្រះយេស៊ូវបានយាងឡើងទៅក្រុងយេរូសាឡឹម។ ព្រះអង្គបានឃើញនៅក្នុងព្រះវិហារ មានអ្នកលក់គោ លក់ចៀម និងលក់ព្រាប ព្រមទាំងអ្នកប្ដូរប្រាក់កំពុងអង្គុយនៅទីនោះ។ កាលព្រះអង្គបានធ្វើរំពាត់ពីខ្សែតូចៗរួចហើយ ទ្រង់បានដេញពួកគេទាំងអស់ចេញពីព្រះវិហារ ទាំងចៀម ទាំងគោផង ហើយបានចាក់ប្រាក់របស់អ្នកប្ដូរប្រាក់ឲ្យរាលដាល និងផ្ដួលតុទាំងឡាយចោល។ ហើយទ្រង់មានព្រះបន្ទូលទៅកាន់អ្នកដែលលក់ព្រាបថា «ចូរយករបស់ទាំងនេះចេញពីទីនេះទៅ កុំធ្វើឲ្យដំណាក់របស់ព្រះបិតារបស់ខ្ញុំក្លាយជាផ្ទះជួញដូរឡើយ»។ ហើយពួកសិស្សរបស់ព្រះអង្គនឹកចាំថា មានសេចក្តីចែងទុកមកថា «សេចក្តីឧស្សាហ៍ចំពោះដំណាក់របស់ទ្រង់បានស៊ីបំផ្លាញខ្ញុំ»។ យ៉ូហាន 2:13–17។

In the Scriptures, both the Hebrew and the Greek the word “zealous” is also the word “jealous.” They are the same word. When Christ cleansed the temple, He was manifesting God’s jealousy, which is the attribute of God’s character that is identified in the second commandment, and it is especially manifested against idolatry. When Moses descended the mount with the two tables and understood what Aaron had done and what the people were doing, he broke the two tables. The two tables were the true image of jealously, for they were physical representations that identified God as a jealous God. When Moses broke the two tables, he was manifesting the very jealousy that is identified in the second commandment.

Dalam Kitab Suci, baik dalam bahasa Ibrani mahupun bahasa Yunani, perkataan “cemburu” juga ialah perkataan “bersemangat cemburu.” Kedua-duanya ialah perkataan yang sama. Apabila Kristus mentahirkan Bait Suci, Dia sedang menyatakan kecemburuan Allah, iaitu sifat daripada watak Allah yang dikenal pasti dalam hukum yang kedua, dan yang secara khusus dinyatakan terhadap penyembahan berhala. Apabila Musa turun dari gunung dengan dua loh itu lalu memahami apa yang telah dilakukan Harun dan apa yang sedang dilakukan oleh bangsa itu, dia memecahkan dua loh tersebut. Dua loh itu merupakan gambaran sejati tentang kecemburuan, kerana loh-loh itu ialah perwakilan jasmani yang mengenal pasti Allah sebagai Allah yang cemburu. Apabila Musa memecahkan dua loh itu, dia sedang menyatakan kecemburuan yang sama yang dikenal pasti dalam hukum yang kedua.

> And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. Exodus 32:15–19.

> Alueis Môsis, turun ari bukit, lalu dua keping surat penyaksian nya ba tangan iya; keping-keping nya ditulis ba kedua-dua belah, ba sebelah tu enggau ba sebelah siti agi ditulis nya. Lalu keping-keping nya pengawa Allah Taala, lalu tulisan nya tulisan Allah Taala, diukir ba atas keping-keping nya. Lebuh Josua meda bunyi orang mayuh nya mansang, iya bejaku ngagai Môsis, “Bisi bunyi perang ba kem.” Tang iya nyaut, “Nya ukai suara orang ke mansang laban menang, lalu ukai mega suara orang ke ngangau laban alah; tang bunyi orang ke benyanyi ti didinga aku.” Lalu nyadi, baru aja iya datai semak ngagai kem, iya meda anak lembu nya enggau nari; lalu pengeringat Môsis balat nyadi panas, lalu iya ngelimpang keping-keping nya ari tangan iya, lalu nganchurka di baruh bukit. Pemansut 32:15–19.

The two tables were the testimony of God’s character. The character of God is the image that is to be formed in men through the righteousness of Christ. The two tables are the true image of jealousy, and Aaron had produced a counterfeit image of jealousy at the very time that the true image of jealousy was being delivered to ancient Israel. Those who have Christ formed within have His image, and the robe of His righteousness, yet Aaron’s celebrants were dancing naked, for they were Laodiceans. Laodiceans are “wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.”

བཀའ་ཁྲིམས་ཤོག་ལེབ་གཉིས་པོ་ནི། དཀོན་མཆོག་གི་གཤིས་ཀའི་དཔང་རྟགས་ཡིན། དཀོན་མཆོག་གི་གཤིས་ཀ་ནི། མི་རྣམས་ཀྱི་ནང་དུ་ཀི་རིསྟོས་ཀྱི་དྲང་བདེན་བརྒྱུད་ནས་བསྐྲུན་པར་བྱ་བའི་གཟུགས་བརྙན་ཡིན། ཤོག་ལེབ་གཉིས་པོ་ནི་ཕྲག་དོག་གི་གཟུགས་བརྙན་བདེན་པ་ཡིན་ལ། ཕྲག་དོག་གི་གཟུགས་བརྙན་བདེན་པ་དེ་ཉིད་ཡེས་ར་ཨེལ་རྙིང་པར་སྤྲོད་བཞིན་པའི་དུས་དེ་མ་ཐག་ཏུ། ཨ་རོན་གྱིས་ཕྲག་དོག་གི་གཟུགས་བརྙན་རྫུན་མ་ཞིག་བཟོས། ཀི་རིསྟོས་རང་གི་ནང་དུ་ཆགས་པ་རྣམས་ལ། ཁོང་གི་གཟུགས་བརྙན་དང་། ཁོང་གི་དྲང་བདེན་གྱི་ན་བཟའ་ཡོད། འོན་ཀྱང་། ཨ་རོན་གྱི་དགའ་སྟོན་པ་རྣམས་གཅེར་བུར་ཞབས་བྲོ་འཁྲབས་པ་ཡིན། གང་ཡིན་ཞེ་ན། ཁོ་རྣམས་ནི་ལའོ་ཌི་སེ་ཡཱ་པ་ཡིན། ལའོ་ཌི་སེ་ཡཱ་པ་རྣམས་ནི། “སྡུག་བསྔལ་ཅན་དང་། སྙིང་རྗེ་པོ་དང་། དབུལ་པོ་དང་། ལོང་བ་དང་། གཅེར་བུ” ཡིན།

> And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies). Exodus 32:25.

> Musa elenipa vandu kuva vakweda; (sheshi Aroni avavingile vakweda pakusebana kwavo pakati ka vafyashi vavo). Eksodusi 32:25.

In 1856, seven years before the counterfeit chart was produced, both James and Ellen White identified that the movement had transitioned into the Laodicean condition. In 1863, Adventism was as spiritually “naked” as was ancient Israel literally “naked” as they danced around the counterfeit image of jealousy. The counterfeit that Aaron had made was an idol made of gold, but it was an image of a calf, which is a beast. It was an image of the beast, and also an image to the beast. The golden calf was an image of the beast, but it also had been dedicated to the gods that Aaron unrighteously declared had delivered Israel from Egyptian bondage.

Pada tahun 1856, tujuh tahun sebelum carta palsu itu dihasilkan, baik James mahupun Ellen White telah mengenal pasti bahawa pergerakan itu telah beralih ke dalam keadaan Laodikia. Pada tahun 1863, Adventisme secara rohani adalah sama “telanjang” sebagaimana Israel purba secara harfiah “telanjang” ketika mereka menari mengelilingi imej kecemburuan yang palsu itu. Yang palsu yang telah dibuat oleh Harun ialah sebuah berhala yang diperbuat daripada emas, tetapi itu ialah imej seekor anak lembu, iaitu seekor binatang. Itu ialah imej binatang itu, dan juga suatu imej kepada binatang itu. Anak lembu emas itu ialah imej binatang itu, tetapi itu juga telah dipersembahkan kepada dewa-dewa yang secara tidak benar dinyatakan oleh Harun telah melepaskan Israel daripada perhambaan Mesir.

> And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Exodus 32:4–6.

> Lalu diterimanyalah itu dari tangan mereka, dan dibentuknyalah itu dengan pahat pengukir, sesudah dibuatnya seekor anak lembu tuangan; maka kata mereka: Inilah tuhan-tuhanmu, hai Israel, yang telah menuntun engkau keluar dari tanah Mesir. Ketika Harun melihat hal itu, didirikannyalah sebuah mezbah di depannya; lalu Harun memaklumkan dan berkata: Besok akan ada perayaan bagi Tuhan. Maka keesokan harinya bangunlah mereka pagi-pagi, lalu mempersembahkan korban bakaran dan membawa korban keselamatan; sesudah itu duduklah bangsa itu untuk makan dan minum, kemudian bangkitlah mereka untuk bersukaria. Keluaran 32:4–6.

The golden calf was an image of a beast, but it was dedicated to false gods, and so it was also an image (offering) to the beast. The image was made of gold, which is the symbol of Babylon, and it was a calf, which is the highest form of offering in the sanctuary service. It was dedicated to the gods of Egypt. Mystery Babylon (for all the prophetic testimonies identify the end of the world) consists of a woman riding upon a beast. The beast the woman rides is the United Nations (ten kings), and is a symbol of the dragon, atheism and Egypt. The woman herself is a counterfeit of God’s true church. The golden calf that Aaron dedicated to the gods of Egypt typified the great whore of Revelation seventeen, who is Babylon (gold), riding upon a beast (Egypt) and a counterfeit church (calf).

Anak lembu emas itu ialah gambaran seekor binatang, tetapi ia telah dipersembahkan kepada allah-allah palsu, dan dengan demikian ia juga merupakan suatu gambaran (persembahan) kepada binatang itu. Gambaran itu dibuat daripada emas, yang merupakan lambang Babel, dan ia ialah seekor anak lembu, yang merupakan bentuk persembahan yang tertinggi dalam pelayanan Bait Suci. Ia dipersembahkan kepada allah-allah Mesir. Babel Misteri (kerana semua kesaksian nubuat mengenal pasti akhir dunia) terdiri daripada seorang perempuan yang menunggang seekor binatang. Binatang yang ditunggangi perempuan itu ialah Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (sepuluh raja), dan merupakan lambang naga, ateisme, dan Mesir. Perempuan itu sendiri ialah suatu tiruan gereja sejati Allah. Anak lembu emas yang dipersembahkan Harun kepada allah-allah Mesir melambangkan pelacur besar dalam Wahyu pasal tujuh belas, iaitu Babel (emas), yang menunggang seekor binatang (Mesir) dan suatu gereja palsu (anak lembu).

At the same time Aaron built an altar, which, as just defined, represents Christ, the true altar. He then instituted a counterfeit system of worship, for he proclaimed a feast to the Lord on the following day. Aaron’s golden calf was an image “of” and “to” the beast, and it was set up “before” a counterfeit Christ, and a day was set aside to celebrate his false system of worship.

Pada waktu yang sama Harun mendirikan sebuah mezbah, yang, sebagaimana baru saja dijelaskan, melambangkan Kristus, mezbah yang sejati. Lalu ia menetapkan suatu sistem penyembahan palsu, sebab ia memaklumkan suatu perayaan bagi Tuhan pada keesokan harinya. Anak lembu emas Harun adalah suatu patung “dari” dan “bagi” binatang itu, dan patung itu ditegakkan “di hadapan” suatu Kristus palsu, dan suatu hari dikhususkan untuk merayakan sistem penyembahannya yang palsu.

The United States is the power that sets up an image to the beast and then forces the world to follow its example. The United States has power to force that system of worship upon the world, and it does so in sight of the beast “before” it.

Amerika Syarikat ialah kuasa yang mendirikan suatu patung bagi binatang itu dan kemudian memaksa dunia mengikuti teladannya. Amerika Syarikat mempunyai kuasa untuk memaksakan sistem penyembahan itu ke atas dunia, dan hal itu dilakukannya di hadapan binatang itu, “sebelum”nya.

> And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. Revelation 13:11, 12.

> Nami nsiaka nyama mosusu kobima na mabele; mpe ezalaki na maseke mibale lokola mwana-mpate, mpe ezalaki koloba lokola drago. Mpe esalelaka bokonzi nyonso ya nyama ya liboso na miso na yango, mpe esalisi ete mabele mpe bato nyonso oyo bafandi kati na yango basambela nyama ya liboso, oyo mpota na yango ya kufa ebikisamaki. Emoniseli 13:11, 12.

The man of sin, who is the papacy, is the sea beast of Revelation thirteen. When the United States speaks as a dragon, at the soon-coming Sunday law, it then begins to force the world to set up an image to the beast “before” it. The beast before the United States (the earth beast), is the papacy (the sea beast). The papacy is a counterfeit Christ, and Aaron had set up his golden image, before a counterfeit Christ, for Christ is the true altar. Aaron then instituted a false system of worship as represented by the proclamation of the feast day that was to take place on the next day. The United States also forces a false system of worship, and it is also associated with a counterfeit day of worship.

Munhu wechivi, anova hupapa, ndiye chikara chegungwa cheZvakazarurwa gumi nenhatu. Apo United States inotaura seshato, pamutemo weSvondo uri kuuya nokukurumidza, ipapo inotanga kumanikidza nyika kuti imisikidze mufananidzo kuchikara “pamberi” pacho. Chikara chiri pamberi peUnited States (chikara chenyika), hupapa (chikara chegungwa). Hupapa ndiKristu wenhema, uye Aroni akanga amisa mufananidzo wake wegoridhe pamberi paKristu wenhema, nokuti Kristu ndiye aritari yechokwadi. Aroni akabva amisa nzira yenhema yokunamata sezvinomiririrwa nokuziviswa kwezuva remutambo waifanira kuitika pazuva raitevera. United States inomanikidzawo nzira yenhema yokunamata, uye iyowo yakabatanidzwawo nezuva renhema rokunamata.

When Moses descended the mount, the controversy was between the true and the false image of jealousy—the image of Christ or the image of Satan. The counterfeit consisted of a counterfeit Christ (the altar), a counterfeit experience (Laodicean), a counterfeit day of worship (“tomorrow is a feast of the Lord”). The rebellion of the golden calf represents the rebellion of the soon-coming Sunday law, but it also represents the rebellion of Laodicean Adventism in 1863.

Ketika Musa turun dari gunung itu, pertentangan sedang terjadi antara gambaran kecemburuan yang benar dan yang palsu—gambaran Kristus atau gambaran Setan. Pemalsuan itu terdiri atas suatu Kristus palsu (mezbah), suatu pengalaman palsu (Laodikea), dan suatu hari ibadah palsu (“besok adalah hari raya bagi TUHAN”). Pemberontakan anak lembu emas melambangkan pemberontakan hukum hari Minggu yang segera akan datang, tetapi juga melambangkan pemberontakan Adventisme Laodikea pada tahun 1863.

In 1863, a counterfeit table was introduced to cover up the jewels of Miller’s dream as represented upon Habakkuk’s two tables. Those two tables had been typified by the two tables Moses received on the mount. In 1863, a legal connection was made with the government of the United States, thus ending the Millerite movement and legally registering the Laodicean movement as the Seventh-day Adventist church. That relationship was represented by Aaron’s image to the beast, which prophetically is defined as the combination of Church and State, thus typifying the Millerites establishing a Church-State relationship in 1863, and also typifying the United States at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Ka 1863, go ile gwa tsenngwa tafoleng ya maaka go bipetša mahakoe a toro ya Miller bjalo ka ge a be a emetšwe godimo ga ditafola tše pedi tša Habakuku. Ditafola tšeo tše pedi di be di šetše di swantšhitšwe pele ke ditafola tše pedi tšeo Moshe a di amogetšego thabeng. Ka 1863, go ile gwa dirwa kgokagano ya semolao le mmušo wa United States, ka go rialo gwa fela mokgatlo wa Millerite gomme gwa ngwadišwa semolao mokgatlo wa Laodicea bjalo ka kereke ya Seventh-day Adventist. Kamano yeo e be e emetšwe ke seswantšho sa Arone go sebata, seo ka boporofeta se hlalošwago e le kopanyo ya Kereke le Mmušo, ka go rialo sa swantšha go thewa ga kamano ya Kereke le Mmušo ke ba Millerite ka 1863, gape sa swantšha le United States molao wa Lamorena wo o tlago kgauswinyane.

Aaron’s naked dancing fools, representing the counterfeit experience of Laodicea, is just as the Millerite movement had become in 1856. The spiritual experience represented by Aaron’s dancing fools was contrasted with the experience of Moses, who was manifesting the jealousy of God’s character towards idolatry. A “dance” in prophecy is a symbol of deception, and Aaron’s dancing fools, also represented the deception that is brought about by the United States as it forces the world to “dance” to Nebuchadnezzar’s band, while the whore of Tyre sings her songs.

Ka dangboi ropui tak Aaron te, a entîr ang hian Laodicea-a thil hriat sual thlenga lemchang chu, kum 1856-a Millerite hmovina a lo nih tawh ang kha a ni ve reng. Thlarau lam thil hriatna, Aaron-a entîr mi dangboi ropui tak te hian an aia hleihlu leh a danglam chu Mosia thil hriatna a ni a; amah chuan milem biakna chungah Pathian nungchang a thitsena thinlung nei tak chu a lantîr a ni. Hrilhlâwknaah “lam” tih chu bumna entîrtu a ni a, Aaron-a dangboi ropui tak te pawh chuan bumna chu an entîr bawk a; chu bumna chu United States-in khawvêl a tihhnehna hmanga Nebuchadnezzar-a hla tumtute hnenah “lam” tûrin a tih a, Tura hmeichhe sual chuan a hla a sak laiin a lo thleng thin a ni.

In 1863, the Laodicean Millerite movement transitioned to the legally registered Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. As identified in previous articles, in 1863, Jericho was rebuilt, for Jericho is a symbol of the affluence of Laodicea and serves as a counterfeit of the city of Jerusalem. In 1863, the introduction of a counterfeit prophetic chart represented a repetition of the history of Aaron, the golden calf and the dancing fools. The history of the Red Sea deliverance has been repeatedly employed by Sister White to illustrate the history of early Adventism, and this application aligns perfectly with the history of Moses and Aaron in the controversy over the image of jealousy.

Pada tahun 1863, pergerakan Millerit Laodikia beralih menjadi gereja Masehi Advent Hari Ketujuh Laodikia yang terdaftar secara sah. Sebagaimana telah ditunjukkan dalam artikel-artikel sebelumnya, pada tahun 1863 Yerikho dibangun kembali, karena Yerikho merupakan lambang kemewahan Laodikia dan berfungsi sebagai tiruan palsu dari kota Yerusalem. Pada tahun 1863, pengenalan suatu bagan nubuatan palsu melambangkan pengulangan sejarah Harun, anak lembu emas, dan orang-orang bodoh yang menari. Sejarah kelepasan di Laut Merah telah berulang kali digunakan oleh Saudari White untuk menggambarkan sejarah Adventisme mula-mula, dan penerapan ini selaras sepenuhnya dengan sejarah Musa dan Harun dalam pertikaian mengenai patung kecemburuan.

In 1863, the first generation of Laodicean Adventism began as an image of jealousy was placed in the gate (church), which was before the altar (Christ). That first generation then “entered” into an escalating history of abominations.

Ka 1863, moloko oa pele oa Bo-Adventiste ba Laodisea o ile oa qala ha setšoantšo sa poulelo se ne se behoa monyako (kereke), o neng o le ka pel’a aletare (Kreste). Eaba moloko oo oa pele o “kena” historing e ntseng e eketseha ea manyala.

> Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. Ezekiel 8:5.

> Kemudian firman-Nya kepadaku, “Hai anak manusia, angkatlah sekarang matamu ke arah utara.” Lalu kuangkat mataku ke arah utara, dan tampaklah di sebelah utara, pada pintu gerbang mezbah, patung kecemburuan ini di pintu masuk. Yehezkiel 8:5.

We will continue these considerations in the next article.

Taneŋuae kɨkpakpam hãã nɨniŋ yee ninyɔŋ na la.

> “What is our condition in this fearful and solemn time? Alas, what pride is prevailing in the church, what hypocrisy, what deception, what love of dress, frivolity, and amusement, what desire for the supremacy! All these sins have clouded the mind, so that eternal things have not been discerned. Shall we not search the Scriptures, that we may know where we are in this world’s history? Shall we not become intelligent in regard to the work that is being accomplished for us at this time, and the position that we as sinners should occupy while this work of atonement is going forward? If we have any regard for our souls’ salvation, we must make a decided change. We must seek the Lord with true penitence; we must with deep contrition of soul confess our sins, that they may be blotted out.

> “Katang eikaw state safe long dispela taim bilong pret na holi tumas? Sori tru, hamas pasin bilong apim nem bilong yumi yet i stap long sios, hamas pasin giaman bilong holim tupela maus, hamas pasin bilong giaman, hamas laik long bilas, long pasin nating na amamas nating, hamas laik bilong i stap antap moa long ol arapela! Olgeta dispela sin i bin karamapim tingting, olsem na ol samting bilong oltaim oltaim ol i no bin luksave long en. Ating yumi no ken painimaut ol Skripsa, bai yumi ken save yumi stap we long histori bilong dispela graun? Ating yumi no ken kisim save stret long wok em i wok long kamap long helpim yumi long dispela taim, na long ples yumi olsem ol sinman meri na man i mas kisim taim dispela wok bilong mekim atonmen i wok yet? Sapos yumi gat liklik tingting long kisim bek bilong sol bilong yumi, yumi mas mekim wanpela stretpela senis. Yumi mas painim Bikpela wantaim tru pasin bilong tanim bel; yumi mas, wantaim bikpela sori tru bilong sol, autim ol sin bilong yumi, bai ol i ken lusim pinis long buk.”

> “We must no longer remain upon the enchanted ground. We are fast approaching the close of our probation. Let every soul inquire, How do I stand before God? We know not how soon our names may be taken into the lips of Christ, and our cases be finally decided. What, oh, what will these decisions be! Shall we be counted with the righteous, or shall we be numbered with the wicked?

> “Kita tidak boleh lagi tetap berada di atas tanah yang terpesona. Kita sedang dengan cepat mendekati penutupan masa percobaan kita. Biarlah setiap jiwa bertanya, Bagaimanakah kedudukanku di hadapan Allah? Kita tidak mengetahui betapa segera nama kita mungkin disebut oleh bibir Kristus, dan perkara kita diputuskan untuk selama-lamanya. Oh, oh, apakah gerangan keputusan-keputusan itu! Akankah kita diperhitungkan bersama orang-orang benar, atau akankah kita digolongkan dengan orang-orang fasik?

> “Let the church arise, and repent of her backslidings before God. Let the watchmen awake, and give the trumpet a certain sound. It is a definite warning that we have to proclaim. God commands His servants, ‘Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins’ (Isaiah 58:1). The attention of the people must be gained; unless this can be done, all effort is useless; though an angel from heaven should come down and speak to them, his words would do no more good than if he were speaking into the cold ear of death.

> “Do tloše phuthego e emelele, e be e sokologe marameng a yona pele ga Modimo. A balebeledi ba tsoge, ba galele terompeta ka modumo o o tlhomameng. Ke tsiboso e e tlhagafaditšwego e re tshwanetseng go e bolela. Modimo o laela bahlanka ba Gagwe a re, ‘Goeletša ka lentšu le legolo, o se ka wa ikgogela morago, emiša lentšu la gago bjalo ka terompeta, o bontšhe setšhaba sa ka dikarogo tša sona, le ba ntlo ya Jakobo dibe tša bona’ (Jesaya 58:1). Tlhokomelo ya batho e swanetše go hapša; ge se se ka se dirwe, maiteko ka moka ga a na mohola; le ge morongwa a ka theoga legodimong a tla a bolela le bona, mantšu a gagwe a ka se ba thuše ka selo go feta ge nkabe a bolela tsebeng e tonya ya lehu.”

> “The church must arouse to action. The Spirit of God can never come in until she prepares the way. There should be earnest searching of heart. There should be united, persevering prayer, and through faith a claiming of the promises of God. There should be, not a clothing of the body with sackcloth, as in ancient times, but a deep humiliation of soul. We have not the first reason for self-congratulation and self-exaltation. We should humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. He will appear to comfort and bless the true seekers.” Selected Messages, book 1, 125, 126.

> “សាសនាចក្រត្រូវតែភ្ញាក់ឡើងដើម្បីធ្វើសកម្មភាព។ ព្រះវិញ្ញាណរបស់ព្រះមិនអាចយាងមកបានឡើយ រហូតទាល់តែនាងបានរៀបចំផ្លូវជាមុន។ ត្រូវមានការស្វែងរកចិត្តដោយអស់ពីចិត្ត។ ត្រូវមានការអធិស្ឋានរួមគ្នា ដោយអត់ធ្មត់ព្យាយាមជានិច្ច ហើយតាមរយៈសេចក្តីជំនឿ ត្រូវទាមទារព្រះបន្ទូលសន្យារបស់ព្រះ។ ត្រូវមាន មិនមែនការស្លៀកសំពត់អនិច្ចាលើរូបកាយ ដូចក្នុងសម័យបុរាណទេ ប៉ុន្តែជាការបន្ទាបខ្លួនយ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅក្នុងព្រលឹង។ យើងគ្មានហេតុផលសូម្បីតែមួយសម្រាប់ការអបអរសាទរខ្លួនឯង និងការលើកតម្កើងខ្លួនឯងឡើយ។ យើងគួរបន្ទាបខ្លួនក្រោមព្រះហស្តដ៏មានឫទ្ធានុភាពរបស់ព្រះ។ ទ្រង់នឹងបង្ហាញព្រះអង្គមក ដើម្បីលួងលោម និងប្រទានពរ​ដល់អ្នកស្វែងរកពិតប្រាកដទាំងឡាយ។” Selected Messages, book 1, 125, 126.

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