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# The Book of Daniel - Number Forty-Six

Kitaaba Daaniʼel — Lakkoofsa Afurtamii Jaha

The Rest and Refreshing

Boqonnaa fi Haaromsa

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 10, 2024

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> Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. Isaiah 28:9–18.

> Inni beekumsa barsiisa? Inni eenyutti barsiisa hubachiisaa? Warra aannan irraa addaan baafamanitti, warra harma irraa fuudhamanitti. Abboommiin abboommiirra haa ta’u, abboommiin abboommiirra haa ta’u; sararri sararrirra haa ta’u, sararri sararrirra haa ta’u; asitti xinnoo, achittis xinnoo; afaan gufachaa fi afaan biraatiin inni saba kana dubbata. Isaanitti inni akkana jedheera, “Kun boqonnaa, isa itti warra dadhaban boqochiisuu dandeessan; kunis haaromsaadha”; ta’us isaan dhaga’uuf hin jaallanne. Garuu dubbiin Waaqayyoo isaanitti abboommiin abboommiirra, abboommiin abboommiirra; sararri sararrirra, sararri sararrirra; asitti xinnoo, achittis xinnoo ture; kanaaf akka isaan deeman, gara duubaattis kufan, caccaban, kiyyoo keessa galan, qabaman. Kanaafuu isin namoota qoosistoota, warra saba Yerusaalem keessa jiru kana bulchitan, dubbii Waaqayyoo dhaga’aa. Sababii isin, “Nuyi du’a wajjin kakuu galleerra, Si’ool wajjinis walii galtee qabna; yeroo adabbiin lolaan guutamee darbu nu hin ga’u; soba kooluu keenya godhanneerra, kijiba jalattis of dhoksineerra” jettaniif; kanaaf Booftaan Waaqayyo akkana jedha, “Kunoo, ani Xiyoon keessatti hundeedhaaf dhagaa nan kaa’a, dhagaa qorame, dhagaa golee qaalii, hundee jabaataa; inni amanu hin ariifatu. Murtiis ani sarara nan godha, qajeelummatis madaalii; robni cabbii kooluu sobaa ni xurreesa, bishaanonnis iddoo dhokannaa ni guutu. Kakuun keessan du’a wajjin diigama, walii galteen keessan Si’ool wajjinis hin dhaabatu; yeroo adabbiin lolaan guutamee darbu, yeroo sanatti isheen isin irra ejjetti.” Isaayyaas 28:9–18.

In 1863, the scornful men that ruled Jerusalem began a progressive work of covering up Miller’s jewels and replacing them with counterfeit coins and jewels. In doing so they “made a covenant with death,” they “made lies” their “refuge and “hid” “under falsehood.” But they were to be tested with the last day message of the “rest” and the “refreshing,” which Peter speaks of in the book of Acts.

୧୮୬୩ ମସିହାରେ, ଯେରୁଶାଲେମକୁ ଶାସନ କରୁଥିବା ଉପହାସକାରୀ ଲୋକମାନେ ମିଲରଙ୍କ ମଣିମାଣିକ୍ୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଢାକି ଦେଇ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ନକଲି ମୁଦ୍ରା ଓ ମଣିମାଣିକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତିସ୍ଥାପନ କରିବାର ଏକ କ୍ରମୋନ୍ନତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେ। ଏପରି କରି ସେମାନେ “ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ସହିତ ଏକ ଚୁକ୍ତି କଲେ,” ସେମାନେ “ମିଥ୍ୟାକୁ” ନିଜମାନଙ୍କ “ଆଶ୍ରୟ” କରିଲେ ଏବଂ “ମିଥ୍ୟାଚାର ତଳେ” “ଲୁଚିଲେ।” କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରେରିତମାନଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ପେତ୍ର ଯାହା ବିଷୟରେ କହିଛନ୍ତି, ସେହି “ବିଶ୍ରାମ” ଓ “ସତେଜତା”ର ଶେଷଦିନର ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷିତ ହେବାକୁ ଥିଲା।

> But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Acts 3:18–24.

> Garuu wantoota sana Waaqayyo duraan afaan raajota isaa hundumaatiin akka Kiristoos dhiphatu mulʼise, akkuma sanaan raawwateera. Kanaaf qalbii jijjiirradhaa, deebikaas, yommuu yeroo haarominaa fuula Gooftaa duraa dhufu cubbuun keessan akka haqamuuf; innis Yesuus Kiristoosin, isa duraan isinitti lallabame, ni erga. Isa waaqni hanga yeroo wantoonni hundinuu deebiʼanii haaromfamanitti simachuu qaba; yeroo sanaas Waaqayyo afaan raajota isaa qulqulloota warra jalqaba addunyaatii jalqabee turaniin dubbateera. Museen dhuguma abbootiitti akkana jedheera: “Waaqayyo gooftaan keessan obboloota keessan keessaa akka koo raajii tokko isiniif ni kaasa; waan inni isinitti jedhu hundumaatti isa dhagaʼaa. Namni immoo raajicha sana hin dhageenye hundi saba keessaa ni balleeffama.” Eeyyee, raajonni hundinuu, Saamuʼeeliidhaa jalqabee warri isa booddee dhufan, hamma dubbatan hundi, waaʼee guyyoota kanaas dursee dubbataniiru. Hojii Ergamootaa 3:18–24.

Peter identifies that all the prophets spoke of the times of refreshing and latter rain, and Isaiah is identifying the class that reject the final times of refreshing that occurs at the conclusion of the investigative judgment, when sin is being blotted out and the latter rain is falling. At that time, the class who have made a covenant of death that Isaiah is referring to, according to Peter will “be destroyed from among the people.” Sister White often addresses this very time of Isaiah’s rest and refreshing.

Phexiroos raajonni hundinuu yeroo haarominaa fi bokkaa boodaa dubbatan akka taʼe Pheexiros ni ibsa; Isaayyaasis garee haarominaa xumuraa isa dhuma murtii qorannoo irratti taʼu, yeroo cubbuun haqamaa jiruu fi bokkaan boodaa roobaa jiru sana fudhachuu didan adda baasee ibsa. Yeroo sanatti, akka Pheexiros jedhuutti, gareen walii galtee duʼaa godhate inni Isaayyaas itti akeeku “ummata keessaa ni balleeffama.” Obboleettiin White yeroo baayʼee yeroo kanumaa boqonnaa fi haaromina Isaayyaas kana ni ilaallatti.

> “The angel who unites in the proclamation of the third angel’s message is to lighten the whole earth with his glory. A work of world-wide extent and unwonted power is here foretold. The advent movement of 1840–44 was a glorious manifestation of the power of God; the first angel’s message was carried to every missionary station in the world, and in some countries there was the greatest religious interest which has been witnessed in any land since the Reformation of the sixteenth century; but these are to be exceeded by the mighty movement under the last warning of the third angel.

> “Ergamaan ergicha sadaffaa lammaffaa ergaa ergamaa sadaffaatiin lallabu keessatti tokko taʼu, ulfinni isaa lafa guutuu irratti ifa kennuu qaba. Hojii balʼina addunyaa hunda hammatee fi humna addaa hin baratamneen guutame as keessatti dursee himameera. Sochiin dhufaatii Gooftaa bara 1840–44 mulʼata ulfina qabeessa humna Waaqayyoo ture; ergaan ergamaa jalqabaa buufata ergamootaa addunyaa mara gaʼeera, biyyoota tokko tokko keessattis haaromsa amantii jaarraa kudha jahaffaa irraa jalqabee biyya kamiyyuu keessatti mulʼate keessaa fedhiin amantii isa guddaan ture; garuu kun hundi sochii jabaa dinqisiisaa akeekkachiisa dhumaa ergamaa sadaffaa jalatti raawwatamuun ni caalama.”

> “The work will be similar to that of the Day of Pentecost. As the ‘former rain’ was given, in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the opening of the gospel, to cause the upspringing of the precious seed, so the ‘latter rain’ will be given at its close for the ripening of the harvest. ‘Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.’ Hosea 6:3. ‘Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain.’ Joel 2:23. ‘In the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh.’ ‘And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ Acts 2:17, 21.

> “Hojiin kun kan Guyyaa Phenxeqoosxee fakkaata. Akkuma ‘bokkaan duraa’ yeroo lallabni wangeelaa jalqabamutti, dhangala’ina Hafuura Qulqulluutiin kenname, sanyiin gatiin isaa guddaan akka biqilu godhe sana, akkasuma ‘bokkaan boodaa’ yeroo xumura isaatti bilchina midhaanii fiduuf ni kennama. ‘Ergasiis ni beekna, yoo Waaqayyoon beekuu itti fufne; ba’iinsi isaa akka barii qophaa’eera; innis akka bokkaatti, akka bokkaa boodaa fi bokkaa duraa lafa irratti roobu sanaatti nutti ni dhufa.’ Hosea 6:3. ‘Kanaaf yaa ijoollee Xiyoon, gammadaa, Waaqayyo Waaqa keessanittis ililchaa; inni bokkaa duraa safaraan isiniif kenneera, bokkaas, bokkaa duraa fi bokkaa boodaa, isiniif akka buusu ni godha.’ Joel 2:23. ‘Bara dhumaatti, jedhu Waaqayyo, Hafuura Koo keessaa foon hunda irratti nan dhangalaasa.’ ‘Namni maqaa Gooftaa waammatu hundinuu ni fayya.’ Hojii Ergamootaa 2:17, 21.”

> “The great work of the gospel is not to close with less manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening. The prophecies which were fulfilled in the outpouring of the former rain at the opening of the gospel are again to be fulfilled in the latter rain at its close. Here are ‘the times of refreshing’ to which the apostle Peter looked forward when he said: ‘Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and He shall send Jesus.’ Acts 3:19, 20.” The Great Controversy, 611.

> “Hojiin guddaan wangeelaa humna Waaqayyoo isa jalqabni isaa ittiin mul’ate sanaa gad ta’een akka hin xumuramne dha. Raajiiwwan yeroo jalqaba wangeelaatti roobni duraa dhangalaafameen raawwataman, yeroo xumura isaatti roobni boodaa dhangalaafamuunis deebi’anii ni raawwatamu. Kunoo yeroo ‘haaromfamaa’ isa ergamaan Phexros akkana jedhuun dursee ilaalaa ture dha: ‘Egaa qalbii jijjiirradhaa, deebi’aas, cubbuun keessan akka haqamuuf, yeroo haaromfamaa fuula Gooftaa duraa akka dhufuuf; innis Yesusin ni erga.’ Hojii Ergamootaa 3:19, 20.” The Great Controversy, 611.

The test is based upon the methodology of the latter rain, as represented as “line upon line.” The testing message is delivered by watchmen who are of “another tongue,” who are represented as having “stammering lips.” The testing message of the latter rain would be delivered by watchmen who had not been trained in the methodology of apostate Protestantism and Catholicism, which Adventism has adopted throughout its history of rebellion.

Qormaanni kun mala keessaa rooba boodaa irratti hundaa’a; innis “sarara irratti sarara” jedhamee bakka bu’amee jira. Ergaan qormaataa kun eegdotaanota “afaan biraa” ta’an, kanneen “hidhii daddafaa” qaban jechuun bakka bu’aman, ni dhihaata. Ergaan qormaataa rooba boodaa kan dhihaatu eegdotaanota mala hojii Pirootestaantizimii gantummaa fi Kaatolikizimii keessatti leenjifaman osoo hin ta’in, kan Adveentizimiin seenaa fincila isaa guutuu keessatti fudhatee tureen hin leenjifamne ta’aniini.

> “The time is not far distant when the test will come to every soul. The mark of the beast will be urged upon us. Those who have step by step yielded to worldly demands and conformed to worldly customs will not find it a hard matter to yield to the powers that be, rather than subject themselves to derision, insult, threatened imprisonment, and death. The contest is between the commandments of God and the commandments of men. In this time the gold will be separated from the dross in the church. True godliness will be clearly distinguished from the appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we have admired for its brilliancy will then go out in darkness. Chaff like a cloud will be borne away on the wind, even from places where we see only floors of rich wheat. All who assume the ornaments of the sanctuary, but are not clothed with Christ’s righteousness, will appear in the shame of their own nakedness.

> “Yeroon qorri sun lubbuu hundumaatti kan dhufu taʼu baayʼee fagoo miti. Mallattoon bineensichaa nurra akka fudhatamuuf ni dhiibama. Warri suuta suuta gaaffiiwwan biyya lafaaaf of kennanii fi aadaa biyya lafaatti walsimatan, qaanfachiisa, arrabsoo, hidhamuu kan sodaachisu, fi duʼa of irra buusuu irra, aangoota jiranitti of kennuun isaanitti ulfaataa hin taʼu. Walʼaansoon kun ajajawwan Waaqayyoo fi ajajawwan namootaa gidduutti taʼa. Yeroo kana keessa warqeen irraa xurii keessaa waldaa keessatti adda baafama. Waaqeffannaan dhugaan mulʼata isaa fi miidhaginaa sobaa irraa ifatti adda baafama. Urjiileen baayʼeen kan ifa isaanii irraa kan kaʼe dinqisiifanne yeroo sana dukkana keessatti ni badu. Qoreen akka duumessaatti qilleensa irratti fudhatamtee ni deema, iddoo nuti lafa qamadii badhaadhaa qofa arginu irraa iyyuu. Warri miidhagina mana qulqullummaa uffatan hundinuu, garuu qajeelummaa Kiristoosiin hin uffatamin, qaanii qullummaa ofii isaanii keessatti ni mulʼatu.

> “When trees without fruit are cut down as cumberers of the ground, when multitudes of false brethren are distinguished from the true, then the hidden ones will be revealed to view, and with hosannas range under the banner of Christ. Those who have been timid and self-distrustful will declare themselves openly for Christ and His truth. The most weak and hesitating in the church will be as David—willing to do and dare. The deeper the night for God’s people, the more brilliant the stars. Satan will sorely harass the faithful; but, in the name of Jesus, they will come off more than conquerors. Then will the church of Christ appear ‘fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners.’

> “Yommuu mukkeen ija hin qabne akka lafa dhiphisanitti muraman, yommuu obboloonni sobaa baayʼeen warra dhugaa irraa addaan baafaman, yeroo sanatti warri dhokfaman mulʼatanii ni argamu; faarfannaa “Hosanaa” jedhuun alaabaa Kiristoos jala hiriiru. Warri qaanfatan, ofitti amanuu dhabanis Kiristoosii fi dhugaa Isaaaf ifatti of labsu. Warri mana mootummaa keessatti laafaa fi mamii qaban keessaa warra caalaatti dadhaban akka Daawit ni taʼu—gochuu fi ija jabinaan tarkaanfachuuf fedhii qaban. Halkan saba Waaqayyootiif hammam gadi fagaataa deemu, urjiileen immoo hamma sana caalaatti ifa isaanii ni calaqqisiisu. Seexanni amanamoota ciminaan ni rakkisa; garuu, maqaa Yesuusiin, isaan moʼattoota caalaa taʼanii ni baʼu. Yeroo sanatti waldaan Kiristoos, ‘akka jiʼaatti bareedduu, akka aduutti iftu, akka loltoota alaabaa qabanitti sodaachiftuu’ taatee ni mulʼatti.”

> “The seeds of truth that are being sown by missionary efforts will then spring up and blossom and bear fruit. Souls will receive the truth who will endure tribulation and praise God that they may suffer for Jesus. ‘In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.’ When the overflowing scourge shall pass through the earth, when the fan is purging Jehovah’s floor, God will be the help of His people. The trophies of Satan may be exalted on high, but the faith of the pure and holy will not be daunted.

> “ମିଶନାରୀ ପ୍ରୟାସମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ବପନ କରାଯାଉଥିବା ସତ୍ୟର ବୀଜଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସେତେବେଳେ ଅଂକୁରିତ ହେବ, ପୁଷ୍ପିତ ହେବ, ଏବଂ ଫଳ ଧାରଣ କରିବ। ଆତ୍ମାମାନେ ସତ୍ୟକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବେ, ଯେମାନେ କ୍ଲେଶ ସହିବେ ଏବଂ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଦୁଃଖ ଭୋଗ କରିବାକୁ ପାରୁଛନ୍ତି ବୋଲି ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କରିବେ। ‘ଜଗତରେ ତୁମେ କ୍ଲେଶ ଭୋଗ କରିବା; କିନ୍ତୁ ସାହସ ଧର; ମୁଁ ଜଗତକୁ ଜୟ କରିଛି।’ ଯେତେବେଳେ ପ୍ରବାହମାନ ଦଣ୍ଡ ଭୂମିର ମଧ୍ୟଦିଆରେ ବହିଯିବ, ଯେତେବେଳେ ପଖା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମଣ୍ଡାକୁ ଶୋଧନ କରୁଥିବ, ସେତେବେଳେ ଈଶ୍ୱର ନିଜ ପ୍ରଜାଙ୍କର ସାହାଯ୍ୟ ହେବେ। ଶୟତାନଙ୍କର ବିଜୟଚିହ୍ନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଉଚ୍ଚରେ ଉତ୍ତୋଳିତ ହୋଇପାରେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ପବିତ୍ର ଓ ଶୁଦ୍ଧମାନଙ୍କର ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ଭୀତ ହେବ ନାହିଁ।”

> “Elijah took Elisha from the plow and threw upon him his mantle of consecration. The call to this great and solemn work was presented to men of learning and position; had these been little in their own eyes and trusted fully in the Lord, He would have honored them with bearing His standard in triumph to the victory. But they separated from God, yielded to the influence of the world, and the Lord rejected them.

> “Eeliyaas Eliishaa qotiyoo irraa fudhatee uffata qulqulleessummaa isaa isa irratti darbate. Waamichi hojii guddaa fi ulfina qabeessa kanaa namoota barumsa qabanii fi sadarkaa qabanitti dhiyaatee ture; isaan kun ija ofii isaanii keessatti xinnaa ta’anii guutummaatti Gooftaa irratti amananiiru taanaan, Inni alaabaa Isaa injifannoon gara mo’ichaatti baatanii geessuuf isaan kabajaan ni fayyadama ture. Garuu isaan Waaqayyo irraa adda ba’anii, dhiibbaa addunyaa jala seenanii, Gooftaanis isaan ni gate.”

> “Many have exalted science and lost sight of the God of science. This was not the case with the church in the purest times.

> “Namoonni hedduun saayinsii ol kaasanii Waaqa saayinsichaa irraa ija isaanii irraa fageessaniiru. Kun garuu yeroo qulqulluu isaanii keessatti waldaa wajjin akkas hin turre.

> “God will work a work in our day that but few anticipate. He will raise up and exalt among us those who are taught rather by the unction of His Spirit than by the outward training of scientific institutions. These facilities are not to be despised or condemned; they are ordained of God, but they can furnish only the exterior qualifications. God will manifest that He is not dependent on learned, self-important mortals.” Testimonies, volume 5, 81, 82.

> “Waaqayyo bara keenya keessatti hojii tokko ni hojjeta; hojii namoonni muraasni qofa dursee eeganii hin beekne. Inni gidduu keenya keessaa warra barumsa dhaabbilee saayinsii irraa argamuun alaa caalaa dibata Hafuura Isaaatiin barsiifaman ni kaasa, ni ulfeessas. Qabeenyoonni kun tuffatamuu yookaan balaaleffatamuu hin qaban; isaan Waaqayyoon kan murtaa’an dha, garuu isaan ulaagaa alaa qofa kennuu danda’u. Waaqayyo akka Inni namoota baratan, of-tuulummaan guutaman irratti hirkataa hin taane ni mul’isa.” Testimonies, volume 5, 81, 82.

The “overflowing scourge” is a symbol of the Sunday law, which begins at the hour of the great earthquake of Revelation eleven. It represents the progressive Sunday law testing time.

“Balaan guutuun” seera Dilbataa tiif mallattoo dha; innis yeroo kirkira lafaa guddaan Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha tokko keessatti ibsamee jalqabu irraa eegala. Inni yeroo qormaata seera Dilbataa tartiibaan guddachaa deemu bakka bu’a.

> “Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States. Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our people in all parts of the world.” Testimonies, volume 6, 395.

> “Saboonni biyya alaa fakkeenya Ameerikaa ni hordofu. Isheen dura buutullee, haa taʼu malee rakkinni wal fakkaataan kun saba keenya irratti kutaa addunyaa hundumaatti ni dhufa.” Testimonies, volume 6, 395.

Just before the Sunday law, the counterfeit coins of Miller’s dream are swept out of the window, as Laodicean Adventists are spewed out of the mouth of the Lord. Then the church is lifted up as an ensign, “fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners”. Isaiah’s message that proceeds from “another tongue” and “stammering lips,” represents those who are raised up and exalted and who are taught by the unction of His Spirit rather than by the outward training of scientific institutions. The drunkards of Ephraim fail the test of “line upon line,” for the wisdom of their wise men is gone. Prophecy to them has become as a book that is sealed.

Seerriin Dilbataatti yeroo dhihoo sana, saantimoonni sobaa abjuu Miller keessatti mul’atan akkuma foddaa keessaa qulqulleeffamanii gatamanitti, Adventistoonni Laodiiqeyaa afaan Gooftaa keessaa ni tuphfamu. Sana booda waldaan akka mallattoo ol kaafamtee ni dhaabata; “akka ji’aatti bareedduu, akka aduutti iftu, akka loltoota alaabaa qabanitti sodaachisaa” taatee. Ergaan Isaayyaas inni “afaan biraa” fi “hidda arrabaa totorbaa” irraa ba’u, warra ol kaafamanii ol mootummaa isaanii irratti kabajamanii fi barnoota dhaabbilee saayinsii keessaa argamuun utuu hin ta’in dibata Hafuura Isaa tiin barsiifaman agarsiisa. Machoonni Efreem qormaata “sarara irratti sarara” jedhu keessatti ni kufu; ogummaan ogeeyyii isaanii badeeraatii. Raajii isaaniif akka macaafa cufamee tokkootti ta’eera.

The history, which according to Peter, all the prophets since Samuel have spoken of, provides several illustrations of the destruction of Adventists who reject the latter rain message, but it is not physical death that they suffer at the Sunday law, but a spiritual death which is accompanied by the recognition of the reality of being lost for eternity, as represented by the foolish virgins, who in the book of Amos awaken to the fact that they are lost.

Seenaa kana, akka Phexrositti raajonni hundi Samuu’el irraa jalqabanii dubbatan, namoota Adveentistii ergaa bokkaa boodaa didan irratti badiisa isaanii ibsu fakkeenya hedduu dhiheessa; garuu yeroo seerri Dilbataa dhufu du’a qaamaa miti kan isaan mudatu, du’a hafuuraa garuu, isa beekamuu dhugaa isaanii bara baraaf bade ta’uu wajjin deemu; kunis durboota gowwootaa fakkeenya godhatee ibsameera, warri kitaaba Amoos keessatti akka isaan bade beekumsa kanaan dammaqan.

> Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. Amos 8:11–14.

> Kunoo, barri ni dhufu, jedha Gooftaa Waaqayyoo, ani beela biyya keessatti nan erga; beela buddeenaatiif miti, dheebuu bishaaniitiifis miti, garuu dubbiiwwan Waaqayyoo dhaga’uu tiif. Isaanis galaana irraa gara galaanaatti, kaabaa irraa immoo hamma bahaatti ni joora’u; dubbii Waaqayyoo barbaaduuf asii fi achi ni fiigu, garuu hin argatan. Guyyaa sanatti durbootiin bareedoonii fi dargaggoonni dheebuudhaan ni gaggabu. Warri cubbuu Samaariyaan kakatan, “Yaa Daan, waaqni kee ni jiraata” jedhaniin, akkasumas, “Karaan Beer-Sheebaa ni jiraata” jedhaniin, isaan illee ni kufu, deebi’aniis gonkumaa hin ka’an. Amoos 8:11–14.

After referencing the hour of the Sunday law with the symbol of the “overflowing scourge,” Isaiah addresses the ongoing fear and anxiety of those who made a covenant with death.

Erga seera Dilbataatiin walqabatee mallattoo “balaa lolaa guutee” jedhuun erga waabeffatee booddee, Isaayyaas sodaafi yaaddoo itti fufaa warra duʼa wajjin kakuu godhatan ni dubbata.

> And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report. Isaiah 28:18, 19.

> Akkuma duʼaa wajjin qabdan ni diigama; waliigalteen keessan boolla awwaalaa wajjinis hin dhaabatu; yeroo dhaʼichi lolaadhaan guutame sun darbu, isin isa jalatti ni dhidhiitamtu. Yeroo inni baʼee deemuu jalqabutti isin ni qabata; ganama hunda ni darba, guyyaa fi halkanis ni darba; oduu sana hubachuun qofatu sodaachisaa taʼa. Isaayaas 28:18, 19.

The understanding of the increase of knowledge represented by Miller’s jewels will then be unavailable, but the “understanding” of the report of the progressive Sunday law crisis will identify that their covenant with death has been disannulled. Those who have hidden “under falsehood,” will then recognize that “the Lord God,” had laid “in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation,” but it will be too late. The falsehoods that they have hidden under as they progressed through history are then swept away. Many of those obvious lies, can easily be recognized in the vision of the Ulai River.

Hubannaan beekumsaa, isa faayaawwan Miileriin bakka bu’e sanaa, yeroo sana hin argamu; garuu “hubannaan” gabaasa rakkoo seera Wiixataa isa adeemsa keessa guddachaa jiru sanaa, kakuu isaanii du’a wajjin godhatan akka diigame isaanii beeksisa. Warri “soba jala dhokatan,” yeroo sana akka “Gooftaan Waaqayyo” “Xiyoon keessatti hundeedhaaf dhagaa tokko, dhagaa qoratame, dhagaa golee gatii guddaa qabu, hundee mirkanaa’e” kaa’e ni hubatu; garuu yeroo sun ni darbeera. Sobawwan isaan seenaa keessa adeemaa yeroo darbanitti jala dhokataa turan yeroo sana ni haqamu. Sobiwwan ifa ta’an keessaa baay’een isaanii mul’ata laga Ulaay keessatti salphaatti beekamuu danda’u.

The Millerites, in agreement with their understanding of Daniel chapter two, identified the kingdoms in Daniel eight, as the same kingdoms which are represented in chapter seven. The distinction between the two chapters is that chapter seven represents the political elements of the kingdoms, and chapter eight represents the religious elements of the kingdoms. For this reason, Daniel chapter eight is portrayed with sanctuary terms.

Milleritonni, hubannaa isaanii boqonnaa lamaffaa Daniʼelii wajjin waliigalanii, mootummoota Daniʼel boqonnaa saddeet keessatti ibsaman akka mootummoota isaanuma boqonnaa torbaffaa keessatti bakka buʼanitti beekan. Garaagarummaan boqonnaawwan lamaan gidduu jiru immoo, boqonnaan torbaffaan wantoota siyaasaa mootummootaa akka bakka buʼutti, boqonnaan saddeet immoo wantoota amantii mootummootaa akka bakka buʼutti dhiyaata. Sababa kanaaf, Daniʼel boqonnaan saddeet jechoota mana qulqullummaa wajjin walqabatanin ibsama.

Daniel chapter eight, employs sanctuary symbolism to represent the kingdoms, but every sanctuary symbol represented in the chapter is corrupted, thus identifying a distinction between the true religion of Christ and the false religion of Satan. A ram is an animal that was used as an offering in God’s sanctuary, but every sanctuary offering was to be perfect. The ram in chapter eight, was disqualified from being used as an offering in God’s sanctuary, for the horns were not identical.

Daani’el boqonnaan saddeettaffaan mootummoota bakka buusuuf mallattoolee mana qulqullummaa fayyadama; garuu mallattoon mana qulqullummaa boqonnaa sana keessatti bakka buufame hundinuu xuraa’eera; kanaanis amantii dhugaa Kiristoosii fi amantii sobaa mootummaa Seexanaa gidduutti garaagarummaa jiru adda baasa. Korbeessi hoolaa bineensa mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo keessatti aarsaa ta’ee itti fayyadamaa ture dha; garuu aarsaan mana qulqullummaa keessatti dhihaatu hundinuu mudaa hin qabne taʼuu qaba ture. Korbeessi hoolaa boqonnaa saddeettaffaa keessa jiru, gaafa mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo keessatti aarsaa taʼee dhihaatuuf ulaagaa guutuu dhabe; sababiin isaas gaanfowwan isaa wal-fakkaatoo hin turre.

> Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. Daniel 8:3.

> Kana anis ol qabadhee ilaale, kunoois, hoolaan gaaraa lama qabu tokko laga dura dhaabatee ture; gaaniwwan lamaanis ol dheero turan; garuu inni tokko isa kaan caalaa ol dheeraa ture, inni ol dheeraan sunis booddee baʼe. Daaniʼel 8:3.

A ram with two differing lengths of horns would not be allowed as an offering in God’s sanctuary, but the symbolism is not of God’s true religion, it is of Satan’s counterfeit religion of paganism. The next kingdom was represented by a goat, which is also a sanctuary offering, but once again, the goat was corrupted for it had a horn between his eyes, lacking the symmetry of the perfection required of a sanctuary offering.

Korbeessi hoolota dheerinni isaanii wal hin fakkaanne qabu tokko mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo keessatti akka aarsaa dhihaatu hin eeyyamamu ture; garuu mallattoon kun amantii dhugaa Waaqayyoo kan agarsiisu miti, inni amantii sobaa Seexanaa, jechuunis waaqeffannaa mootummaa waaqolii sobaa agarsiisa. Mootummaan itti aanu korbeessa reʼeen bakka buufame; kunis aarsaa mana qulqullummaa keessaa tokko dha; taʼus ammas reʼeen sun mancaafamee ture, sababiin isaas inni ija isaa gidduutti gaanfa tokko qaba ture, walqixxummaa guutummaa aarsaa mana qulqullummaa irraa barbaadamu dhabuudhaan.

> And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. Daniel 8:5.

> Ani utuu yaadaa turetti, kunoo, reʼeen dhiiraa tokko gama lixaatiin fuula lafaa guutuu irra dhufe; lafa illee hin tuqne; reʼichi immoo ija isaa lamaan gidduutti gaanfa guddaa qaba ture. Daaniʼel 8:5.

Ultimately the horn of the goat was broken and produced four horns, which also disqualifies it from being an offering in God’s sanctuary.

Dhumarrattiin reʼee raʼichaa dhuma irratti cabee, iddoo isaa buʼee roga afur horate; kunis isas akka aarsaa mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo keessatti dhihaatuuf gaʼaa hin taasisu.

> Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. Daniel 8:8.

> Kanaaf reʼee in sun baayʼee guddate; inni jabaatee yommuu taʼe immoo gaangoon guddaan sun cabee; iddoo isaa keessaa gara qilleensa afurii samiiitti gaangoleen beekamoon afur baʼan. Daaniʼel 8:8.

Daniel chapter eight, begins without the kingdom of Babylon being referenced with a symbol. Babylon, the first kingdom of Bible prophecy has already been biblically established upon the two witnesses of chapter two, and chapter seven; but in chapter eight Babylon is purposely hidden to emphasize the prophetic attribute of the papacy receiving a deadly wound that is ultimately healed. During the period from its deadly wound, until it is healed, the papacy is hidden, or forgotten, prophetically. The hiding was also represented by Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom being removed and thereafter being restored.

ଦାନିଏଲ ଅଷ୍ଟମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟର ଆରମ୍ଭରେ ବାବିଲୋନର ରାଜ୍ୟକୁ କୌଣସି ପ୍ରତୀକ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ କରାଯାଇନାହିଁ। ବାଇବେଲୀୟ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀର ପ୍ରଥମ ରାଜ୍ୟ ବାବିଲୋନ, ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ଓ ସପ୍ତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟର ଦୁଇ ସାକ୍ଷୀର ଆଧାରରେ ପୂର୍ବରୁହିଁ ବାଇବେଲୀୟ ଭାବେ ସ୍ଥାପିତ ହୋଇସାରିଛି; କିନ୍ତୁ ଅଷ୍ଟମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ବାବିଲୋନକୁ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟପୂର୍ବକ ଲୁଚାଇ ରଖାଯାଇଛି, ଯାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ପାପାସୀ ଘାତକ ଆଘାତ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରି ପରେ ଅନ୍ତତଃ ସୁସ୍ଥ ହେବାର ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀମୂଳକ ଲକ୍ଷଣକୁ ଉଦ୍‌ଘାଟିତ କରାଯାଏ। ଘାତକ ଆଘାତ ପାଇବାର ସମୟରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି ସେହି ଆଘାତ ସୁସ୍ଥ ହେବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ, ପାପାସୀ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀଗତ ଭାବେ ଲୁଚିଥାଏ, କିମ୍ବା ବିସ୍ମୃତ ହୋଇ ରହେ। ଏହି ଲୁଚାଇବାକୁ ନବୂଖଦ୍ନେସରଙ୍କ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଅପସାରିତ ହୋଇ ପରେ ପୁନଃସ୍ଥାପିତ ହେବା ଦ୍ୱାରା ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା।

Daniel chapter eight begins with a direct symbol of the second kingdom by introducing the ram representing the Medo-Persian kingdom, which is followed by the corrupted goat representing the kingdom of Greece. Then out of one of the four winds which the four horns of Greece had disintegrated into, Daniel sees a little horn representing the fourth kingdom of Rome. The little horn represents both phases of Rome, which are represented in four verses. Pagan Rome is represented by the little horn in the masculine gender, and papal Rome as the little horn in the feminine gender.

େଦନୀୟ ଅଷ୍ଟମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ରାଜ୍ୟର ସରଳ ପ୍ରତୀକ ସହ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୁଏ, ଯେଉଁଥିରେ ମେଦୋ-ପାରସୀ ରାଜ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରୁଥିବା ଏକ ମେଷର ପରିଚୟ ଦିଆଯାଇଛି; ଏହା ପରେ ଗ୍ରୀସର ରାଜ୍ୟକୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରୁଥିବା ଭ୍ରଷ୍ଟ ଛାଗଟି ଆସେ। ତାହା ପରେ, ଗ୍ରୀସର ଚାରିଟି ଶିଙ୍ଗ ଯେଉଁ ଚାରି ପବନରେ ଭଙ୍ଗି ବିଖଣ୍ଡିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଗୋଟିଏରୁ, ଦାନିଏଲ ଚତୁର୍ଥ ରାଜ୍ୟ ରୋମଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରୁଥିବା ଏକ ଛୋଟ ଶିଙ୍ଗକୁ ଦେଖେ। ଏହି ଛୋଟ ଶିଙ୍ଗ ରୋମର ଉଭୟ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟକୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରେ, ଯାହା ଚାରିଟି ପଦ୍ୟରେ ପ୍ରତିପାଦିତ ହୋଇଛି। ଅନ୍ୟଧର୍ମୀ ରୋମକୁ ପୁଲିଙ୍ଗରେ ଛୋଟ ଶିଙ୍ଗ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରାଯାଇଛି, ଏବଂ ପାପାତ୍ୱବାଦୀ ରୋମକୁ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଲିଙ୍ଗରେ ଛୋଟ ଶିଙ୍ଗ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରାଯାଇଛି।

> And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. Daniel 8:9–12.

> Isaan keessaa tokko keessaa gaanfi xinnoon tokko baʼe; innis gara kibbaatti, gara bahaattis, gara biyya miidhagaa sanaattis guddaa baayʼee taʼe. Innis hamma raayyaawwan samii gaʼutti guddate; raayyaa sana keessaa tokko tokkoo fi urjoota keessaa tokko tokko gara lafaatti gattee, isaanis miidhe. Eeyyee, inni hamma mootummaa raayyaa sanaatti of ol guddises; aarsaan yeroo hundaa isarraa irraa fudhatame, iddii qulqullummaa isaatis gad buufame. Cubbuu irraan kan kaʼe, raayyaan tokko aarsaa yeroo hundaa irratti isaaf kenname; innis dhugaa gara lafaatti gate; hojjetes milkaaʼe. Daaniʼel 8:9–12.

The little horn of Rome that enters the narrative in verse nine, is represented in the masculine tense, and then in verse ten, the little horn is represented in the feminine tense, then in verse eleven, the little horn is represented in the masculine tense, and then in verse twelve the little horn is once again represented in the feminine tense.

Gaanxi xixinnaa kan Roomaa kan lakkoofsa sagal keessatti seenaa keessa seenu, lakkoofsa dhiiraa agarsiisuun ibsama; achiis lakkoofsa kudhan keessatti gaanxi xixinnaan sun lakkoofsa dubartii agarsiisuun ibsama; ergasii lakkoofsa kudha tokko keessatti gaanxi xixinnaan sun ammas lakkoofsa dhiiraa agarsiisuun ibsama; akkasumas lakkoofsa kudha lama keessatti gaanxi xixinnaan sun yeroo biraa irra deebiʼee lakkoofsa dubartii agarsiisuun ibsama.

Daniel chapter eight, hides the first kingdom, then the next two kingdoms are represented as corrupted sanctuary beasts, and the fourth kingdom is represented by a horn. The horn is prophetically corrupted for it appears as a man, then a woman, then a man and then a woman.

Daani’el boqonnaa saddeeti keessatti mootummaa jalqabaa ni dhoksa; mootummaa lammaffaa fi mootummaa sadaffaan immoo akka bineensota mana qulqullummaa xuraa’oo ta’aniitti bakka bu’aniiru; mootummaa afraffaa immoo akka gaanfatti bakka bu’eera. Gaanfi sun raajii keessatti xuraa’eera; inni jalqaba akka nama dhiiraatti mul’ata; ergasii akka dubartiitti; achiis deebi’ee akka nama dhiiraatti; boodas akka dubartiitti mul’ata.

> The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 22:5.

> Dubartiin waan dhiiraaf ta’e uffachuu hin qabdu; akkasumas dhiirri uffata dubartii uffachuu hin qabu; namni kana godhu hundinuu fuula Waaqayyo Gooftaa kee duratti jibbisiisaa dha. Keessa Deebii Seeraa 22:5.

The male manifestation of the little horn of pagan Rome, is located in verses nine and eleven, while the feminine manifestation of the little horn of papal Rome, is located in verses ten and twelve. The gender of the little horn is recognized by considering the words of Daniel at the level of the original text, something that Miller could not have seen, for he only used Cruden’s Concordance, and Cruden’s Concordance provides no information about the original language. The oscillation of genders through the four verses was recognized by the translators of the King James Bible, and they did preserve the genders in the passage, if you know what to look for.

Mul’inni dhiiraa gaanfa xinnoo Roomaa warraaqsa Waaqeffannaa hin qabne irraa mul’atu, lakkoobsa sagal fi kudha tokko keessatti argama; mul’inni dubartummaa gaanfa xinnoo Roomaa paaphaasummaa irraa mul’atus, lakkoobsa kudhanii fi kudha lama keessatti argama. Saalli gaanfa xinnoo jechuun, dubbii Daani’el sadarkaa barruu jalqabaa irratti ilaaluudhaan beekama; kunis waan Miller argu hin dandeenye ture; inni Cruden’s Concordance qofa fayyadameeraatii, Cruden’s Concordance immoo waa’ee afaan jalqabaa odeeffannoo hin kennu. Sochiin saala keessaa gara saala biraatti lakkoobsota afran keessatti jiru, hiiktoonni Macaafa Qulqulluu King James ni hubataniiru; isaanis saalota sana keessaa kutaa sana keessatti eegganii turan, yoo maal ilaaluun akka barbaachisu beekte.

The translators recognized the distinction between the masculine and the feminine little horn of verses nine through twelve, and they represented the distinction by the word “it.” The word “it” is employed for the little horn when it is in its feminine tense. See Daniel chapter eight, verse ten:

Warri hiiktonni kun lakkoofsota sagal irraa hanga kudha lammaffaatti gidduutti jiru garaagarummaa gaanfa xinnaa dhiiraa fi dubartii hubatanii turan; garaagarummaa sanas jecha “it” jedhuun ibsan. Jechi “it” yeroo gaanfi xinnaan sun saala dubartii agarsiisuutti hojii irra oola. Ilaali Daaniʼel boqonnaa saddeet, lakkoofsa kudhan:

> And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Daniel 8:10.

> Innis hanga samiirraa hamma buʼoota samii gaʼe; buʼoota sana keessaa fi urjiiwwan keessaa tokko tokko gara lafaatti kuffisee, isaanis miidhe. Daaniʼel 8:10.

It “waxed great,” and “it cast down,” thus identifying the little horn as the woman. Verse twelve states:

Inni “guddate,” “inni gad buuse” jedha; kanaan gaanfa xinnoon dubartittii akka taʼe ibsa. Lakkoofsi kudha lamaan akkana jedha:

> And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. Daniel 8:12.

> እና በመተላለፍ ምክንያት በዘወትር መሥዋዕት ላይ ሰራዊት ተሰጠው፥ እውነትንም ወደ ምድር ጣለ፤ እርሱም ሠርቶ ተሳካ። ዳንኤል 8:12።

In verse twelve, the word “him” is added, and does not accurately represent the little horn, for the little horn in the verse is twice identified as “it,” thus representing the feminine. The translators obviously recognized Daniel’s gender distinction, but were not certain about what Daniel intended, and they attempted to make the little horn in the verse male in gender by adding the italicized word “him,” but it is not sustained by Daniel’s actual words. His words identify the little horn as feminine and “it” (the feminine little horn), cast the truth to the ground, and “it” (the feminine little horn), practiced and prospered.

Lakkoofsa kudha lammaffaa keessatti, jechi “isa” jedhu dabalameera; inniis gaanfa xinnaa sirriitti hin bakka bu’u; sababiin isaas, gaanfi xinnaan lakkoofsa sana keessatti yeroo lama “inni” jedhamee ibsameera; kanaanis dubartummaa bakka bu’a. Warri hiikan adda baafannaa saalaa Daani’el godhe ifatti hubatanii turan; garuu Daani’el maal jechuu akka yaade irratti isaanii hin mirkanoofne; kanaafis jecha qubee jiimoon mallatteeffame “isa” jedhu dabaluudhaan gaanfa xinnaa lakkoofsa sana keessatti koornaya saalaa dhiiraa akka qabaatu gochuuf yaalan; garuu kun jechuun dhugaa Daani’el irraa hin deggaramu. Jechoonni isaa gaanfa xinnaa akka dubartii ta’e ni ibsu; “inni” (gaanfi xinnaan dubartiin), dhugaa lafatti gate; akkasumas “inni” (gaanfi xinnaan dubartiin), hojjetee milkaa’e.

In verse nine, the phrase “a little horn” is in the masculine gender and represents pagan Rome. It came from one of the “four winds” the Grecian Empire had dissolved into. In the verse, in agreement with history, pagan Rome conquered three geographical areas as it took its position upon the throne of the earth.

Keewwata saglaffaa keessatti, jechi “gaanfa xiqqaa” jedhu saala dhiiraatiin ibsamee Roomaa warraaqsa Waaqeffannaa hin qabne bakka bu’a. Inni tokkoo “qilleensota afur” impaayerichi Giriikii keessatti diigamee ture keessaa keessaa ba’e. Keewwaticha keessatti, akkuma seenaa wajjin walii galutti, Roomaan Waaqeffannaa hin qabne yeroo teessoo mootummaa lafaa irra of kaa’achaa turetti naannoowwan lafaa sadii mo’ate.

> And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. Daniel 8:9.

> Isaan keessaa immoo gaanfi xinnaan tokko baʼe; innis gara kibbaatti, gara bahaatti, gara biyya miidhagduu sanattis guddaa guddate. Daani’el 8:9.

In verse eleven (which is where the controversy over “the daily” finds one of its primary battlegrounds), the little horn is represented as “he,” “him” and “his.”

Keessa kudha tokkoffaatti (iddoo mormiin waaʼee “guyyaa guyyaa” jedhu keessaa tokko dirree walʼaansoo isaa ijoo keessaa tokko argatutti), gaanfi xinnaan “inni,” “isa,” fi “kan isaa” jedhamee bakka buufameera.

> Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. Daniel 8:11.

> Eeyyee, innis hanga loltootaa bira iyyuu of ol kaasate; isaatiin aarsaan guyyyaa guyyaatti dhiʼeeffamu irraa fudhatame, iddoon qulqullina isaa immoo gadi darbatame. Daaniʼel 8:11.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Nuti qo’annoo itti aanu keessatti qorannoo kana itti fufna.

> “Every principle in the word of God has its place, every fact its bearing. And the complete structure, in design and execution, bears testimony to its Author. Such a structure no mind but that of the Infinite could conceive or fashion.” Education, 123.

> “Qajeelfamni hundinuu dubbii Waaqayyoo keessatti iddoo isaa qaba; dhugaan hundinuus hiika isaa qaba. Ijaarsi guutuunis, karoora isaatiin fi raawwii isaatiin, Barreessaa isaa irratti dhugaa ba’a. Ijaarsi akkasii sammuun tokko illee kan Isa Daangaa Hin Qabne malee yaaduu yookaan bocuu hin danda’u.” Education, 123.

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