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# The Book of Daniel - Number Sixty-Four

Kitaaba Daani’el — Lakkoofsa Jahaatamii Afur

Unveiling Prophecy: Connecting September 11, 2001 to the Sealing Time, Latter Rain, and the Final Work of Christ

Mul’ata Raajii Ibsa Baasuu: Fulbaana 11, 2001 Yeroo Mallatteessuu, Roobsa Boodaatti, fi Hojii Isa Dhumaa Kiristoositti Walqabsiisuu

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 28, 2024

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In the recent articles we have been referring to a few passages from the Spirit of Prophecy that identify a period of time from September 11, 2001 until Michael stands up and human probation closes. During that period of time, there are a handful of prophetic illustrations which identify the final work of Christ in the Most Holy Place.

خەبەرنامەی دوایییەکاندا ئێمە ئاماژەمان کردووە بە چەند دەقێک لە ڕۆحی پێشبینی کە ماوەیەکی کات دیاری دەکەن لە ١١ی ئەیلوولی ٢٠٠١ەوە هەتا مایکڵ هەڵدەستێت و ماوەی تاقیکردنەوەی مرۆڤ کۆتایی دێت. لەو ماوەیەی کاتدا، چەند وێنەیەکی پێشبینیکراو هەن کە کاری کۆتایی مەسیح لە پیرۆزترین شوێندا دیاری دەکەن.

The work of Christ in the sanctuary is represented in the vision of the Ulai River of Daniel chapter eight, and Sister White has informed us that the vision of the Ulai River is now in the process of fulfillment. The final work accomplished in the heavenly sanctuary, which is now in the process of fulfillment, is represented in a variety of prophetic terms. It is represented as, among other prophetic representations, the sealing time, the latter rain, the closing work of salvation, and the cleansing of the temple. It is important to bring those terms together, and also to place them in their correct historical setting.

Hojii Kiristoos mana qulqullummaa keessatti hojjete mul’ata laga Ulaayi kan Daani’el boqonnaa saddeet keessatti bakka buufamee jira; Obboleettii Wiitiinis mul’anni laga Ulaayi yeroo ammaa keessatti raawwatamaa akka jiru nu beeksisteetti. Hojiin dhumaa mana qulqullummaa samii keessatti raawwatamu, inni amma adeemsa raawwii keessa jiru, jechoota raajii garaagaraatiin bakka buufamee jira. Inni, bakka-bu’iinsa raajii keessaa kanneen biroo dabalatee, yeroo chaappessuutiin, bokkaa booddeetiin, hojii fayyinaa xumuraatiin, fi qulqulleessuu mana qulqullummaatiin bakka buufamee jira. Jechoota sana walitti fiduun, akkasumas iddoo isaanii sirrii ta’e keessatti seenaa keessatti kaa’uun, barbaachisaa dha.

> “At that time, while the work of salvation is closing, trouble will be coming on the earth, and the nations will be angry, yet held in check so as not to prevent the work of the third angel. At that time the ‘latter rain,’ or refreshing from the presence of the Lord, will come, to give power to the loud voice of the third angel, and prepare the saints to stand in the period when the seven last plagues shall be poured out.” Early Writings, 85.

> “Yeroo sana, hojii fayyinaa xumuramaa utuu jiruu, dhiphinni irratti ni dhufa; saboonni ni aaru, taʼus hojii ergamaa sadaffaatiin akka hin gufachiifamneef ni toʼatamu. Yeroo sana ‘roobni boodaa,’ jechuun haaromsi argama Gooftaa duraa, ni dhufa; innis sagalee guddaa ergamaa sadaffaatiif humna kennuuf, qulqulloota immoo yeroo dhaʼichi torban inni dhumaa ni dhangalaʼu keessatti akka dhaabatan qopheessuuf.” Early Writings, 85.

The “work of the third angel” is also “the work of salvation,” which prepares “the saints to stand in the period when the seven last plagues shall be poured out.”

“Hojiin ergamaa sadaffaa” akkasumas “hojii fayyinaa” dha; inni “qulqulloota yeroo dha’ichi torban inni dhumaa dhangalaafamu keessatti akka dhaabatan” qopheessa.

> And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. Revelation 11:18.

> Saboonni ni aaran; dheekkamsi kees dhufeera; yeroon warri duʼan itti murtaaʼan, ati garboota kee jechuunis raajotaaf, qulqullootaaf, warra maqaa kee sodaatan xinnaa fi guddaa taʼaniif badhaasa kennitutti, akkasumas warra lafa balleessan balleessituttis dhufeera. Mul’ata Yohaannis 11:18.

The nations are angered before probation closes (which is when God’s wrath is poured out), yet when the nations are angered, they are also “held in check.” The “time” when the nations are angered, identifies the beginning of the closing work of salvation, and the closing work of salvation is the sealing of God’s people.

Saboonni yeroo carraan qorumsaa hin cufamin duratti ni aaru (innis yeroo dheekkamsi Waaqayyoo dhangalaafamutti taʼe), taʼus yeroo saboonni aaranitti, isaanis akkasuma “to’annoo jala qabamu.” “Yeroon” saboonni itti aaran sun, jalqaba hojii xumuraa fayyinaa adda baasa; hojii xumuraa fayyinaa immoo chaappaan saba Waaqayyoo dha.

> “The true people of God, who have the spirit of the work of the Lord and the salvation of souls at heart, will ever view sin in its real, sinful character. They will always be on the side of faithful and plain dealing with sins which easily beset the people of God. Especially in the closing work for the church, in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand who are to stand without fault before the throne of God, will they feel most deeply the wrongs of God’s professed people. This is forcibly set forth by the prophet’s illustration of the last work under the figure of the men each having a slaughter weapon in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. ‘And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.’” Testimonies, volume 3, 266.

> “Uummanni Waaqayyoo dhugaan, warri hojii Gooftaa fi fayyina lubbuu garaa isaanii keessatti qabatan, yeroo hundumaa cubbuu akka inni dhugumaan cubbuu taʼeetti ilaalu. Isaan yeroo hundumaa gama amanamummaa fi cubbuu salphaatti saba Waaqayyoo marsu irratti ifatti dubbachuu jiru. Addatti hojii xumuraa waldaa keessatti, yeroo chaappaa nama dhibba afurtamii afur kuma tokkoo fi afurtamii afur kan teessoo Waaqayyoo dura mudaa malee dhaabbatan sana keessatti, dogoggora saba Waaqayyoo ofiin jedhu baayʼee gadi fageenyaan ni hubatu. Kun hojii isa dhumaa fakkeenya raajichaa keessatti suuraa namoota tokkoon tokkoon isaanii harka isaanii keessatti meeshaa ajjeechaa qaban jedhuun jabinaan ibsameera. Namni tokko isaan keessaa uffata quncee talbaa uffatee ture; cinaacha isaattis qaruura qalamaa barreessaa qaba ture. ‘Waaqayyos isaatiin, Gidduu magaalattii keessa darbi, gidduu Yerusaalem keessa darbi, namoota xureeffannaa ishee gidduutti hojjetamaniif hundaaf aadan oo booyan sanaa adda isaanii irratti mallattoo kaaʼi, jedhe.’” Testimonies, volume 3, 266.

The nations are held in check so as to not prevent the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. In Revelation chapter seven, the angry nations that are held in check are represented as four winds that are held in check during that very same period of time, and that time is specifically identified as a period of time.

Wɔnma amanaman no nnyina wɔn kwan, na amma wɔansiw mpɛnsanhyɛ no ano mma mpem ɔha aduanan anan no. Adiyisɛm ti nson mu no, amanaman a wɔabɔ abufuw a wɔakora wɔn so no, wɔde wɔn gyina hɔ ma mframa anan a wɔakora wɔn so wɔ saa bere no ara mu, na saa bere no nso wɔda no adi pɛpɛɛpɛ sɛ ɛyɛ bere pɔtee bi.

> “Satan is now using every device in this sealing time to keep the minds of God’s people from the present truth and to cause them to waver. I saw a covering that God was drawing over His people to protect them in the time of trouble; and every soul that was decided on the truth and was pure in heart was to be covered with the covering of the Almighty.

> «ଶୟତାନ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଏହି ମୋହରାଙ୍କନର ସମୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାର ଉପାୟ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରୁଛି, ଯେଣେକି ସେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଜନମାନଙ୍କର ମନକୁ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସତ୍ୟରୁ ଦୂରେ ରଖିପାରେ ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଡଗମଗାଇଦେଇପାରେ। ମୁଁ ଦେଖିଲି ଏକ ଆବରଣ, ଯାହାକି ଈଶ୍ୱର ତାଙ୍କ ଜନମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଟାଣୁଥିଲେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସଙ୍କଟକାଳରେ ସୁରକ୍ଷା କରିବା ପାଇଁ; ଏବଂ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଆତ୍ମା, ଯେ ସତ୍ୟ ପକ୍ଷରେ ଦୃଢ଼ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଥିଲା ଏବଂ ହୃଦୟରେ ପବିତ୍ର ଥିଲା, ସେ ସର୍ବଶକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କ ଆବରଣରେ ଆବୃତ ହେବାକୁ ଥିଲା।»

> “Satan knew this, and he was at work in mighty power to keep the minds of as many people as he possibly could wavering and unsettled on the truth. …

> “Seexanni kun waan kana ni beeka ture; akkasumas sammuu namoota hedduu hamma danda’etti dhugaa irratti raafamaa fi tasgabbaa’aa hin taane godhee akka turan ittisuuf humna guddaadhaan hojjechaa ture. …”

> “I saw that Satan was at work in these ways to distract, deceive, and draw away God’s people, just now in this sealing time. I saw some who were not standing stiffly for present truth. Their knees were trembling, and their feet sliding, because they were not firmly planted on the truth, and the covering of Almighty God could not be drawn over them while they were thus trembling.

> “Ani keessatti yeroo mallattoo kanaatti, Seexanni karaa kanaan hojjechaa akka ture, saba Waaqayyoo burjaajessuuf, gowwoomsuuf, fi irraa fageessuuf, nan arge. Ammas namoota tokko tokko dhugaa yeroo ammaa irratti jabaatanii hin dhaabanne nan arge. Jilbi isaanii hollachaa ture, miilli isaaniis siquu ture; sababiin isaas isaan dhugaa irratti jabaatanii hin dhaabbanne, akkasumas haguuggiin Waaqayyo Hundumaa Danda’uu isaanii irratti buufamuu hin dandeenye, yeroo isaan akkasitti hollachaa turanitti.”

> “Satan was trying his every art to hold them where they were, until the sealing was past, until the covering was drawn over God’s people, and they left without a shelter from the burning wrath of God, in the seven last plagues. God has begun to draw this covering over His people, and it will soon be drawn over all who are to have a shelter in the day of slaughter. God will work in power for His people; and Satan will be permitted to work also.” Early Writings, 43, 44.

> “Seexanni tajaajila isaa hundumaan isaanii bakka turan sanatti hambisuuf yaalaa ture; hamma chaappaan darbutti, hamma haguuggiin sun saba Waaqayyoo irratti diriirfamutti, isaanis dheekkamsa boba’aa Waaqayyoo irraa eegumsa malee, dha’icha torban isa dhumaa keessatti hafutti. Waaqayyo haga kana saba Isaa irratti diriirsuu jalqabeera; yeroo dhihoottis warra guyyaa qalmaa keessatti eegumsa argachuuf ta’an hundumaa irratti ni diriirfama. Waaqayyo saba Isaatiif humnaan ni hojjeta; Seexannis akka hojjetus ni eeyyamama.” Early Writings, 43, 44.

Sister White wrote these words in 1851, five years before God’s people entered into the Laodicean condition, and delayed the sealing process by rejecting the increased light of the “seven times.” That light would have increased and finished God’s work of covering His people in advance of the seven last plagues. Instead, God’s people rebelled and were consigned to wander in the wilderness of Laodicea, as typified by ancient Israel’s rebellion and wilderness wandering. How many of ancient Israel’s rebels entered into the Promised Land? What passage in the Bible, or the Spirit of Prophecy identifies any Laodiceans that will be saved? The answer is, “None!” for a Laodicean is just as lost as those of ancient Israel who died in the wilderness.

Obboleettiin Waaqayyoo haala Laaʼoodiqiyaa keessa seenuu isaanii dura waggaa shan dura, bara 1851 keessa, obboleettiin White dubbii kana barreessite; yeroo isaan ifa dabalataa “yeroo torbaa” jedhu diduudhaan adeemsa chaappaan cufamuu tursiisan sana dura. Ifni sun hojii Waaqayyoo, utuu dhaʼichoonni torban dhumaa hin dhufin dura, saba Isaa haguuguu keessatti dabalee xumuruuf ture. Garuu, sabni Waaqayyoo fincilanii, akkuma fincila Israaʼel durii fi as keessa lafa onaa keessatti naannaʼuu isaaniitiin fakkeenya argisiifame sanaatti, lafa onaa Laaʼoodiqiyaa keessatti akka naannaʼan murtaaʼe. Isaan finciltoota Israaʼel durii keessaa meeqatu Biyya Abdachiifamte seenan? Kutaan Macaafa Qulqulluu kamiyyuu yookaan Hafuura Raajii keessaa kamtu Laaʼoodiqiyoota keessaa nama tokko illee akka fayyu ibsa? Deebiin isaa, “Tokkollee miti!” jechuun, Laaʼoodiqiyaan tokko akkuma warra Israaʼel durii keessaa lafa onaa keessatti duʼan sanaatti guutummaatti badeera.

The sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is a period of time, and it begins when the four angels restrain the four winds, which is also when the nations are angered, yet held in check. During the sealing time God prepares His people to stand in the time of the seven last plagues, and that preparation is represented as pulling “a covering” over His people, and it is also represented as finishing the work of salvation and finishing the work of the third angel. The preparation which is represented by all these illustrations is based upon the reception of “present truth.”

Mallattoo namoota dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur kumaatti kaa’amu yeroo ta’eedha; innis yeroo ergamoonni afur qilleensota afur qabanii ittisanitti jalqaba; kunis yeroo saboonni aaran, garuu amma iyyuu to’annoo jala qabamanii turanidha. Yeroo mallattoo kaa’amuu keessatti Waaqayyo sabni Isaa yeroo dha’ichawwan torban isa dhumaa keessatti dhaabbachuuf akka qophaa’an ni qopheessa; qophiin sunis akka “golgaa tokko” saba Isaa irratti diriirsuutti bakka bu’ee ibsama; akkasumas hojii fayyinaa xumuruudhaanii fi hojii ergamaa sadaffaa xumuruudhaan bakka bu’ee ibsama. Qophiin fakkeenyaalee kana hundaatiin bakka bu’ee ibsame kun hundi isaa “dhugaa yeroo ammaa” fudhachuu irratti hundaa’a.

Those who will not stand “stiffly for present truth,” are those who were “wavering,” because their minds were not focused upon “present truth.” She writes that she “saw some who were not standing stiffly for present truth. Their knees were trembling, and their feet sliding, because they were not firmly planted on the truth, and the covering of Almighty God could not be drawn over them while they were thus trembling.”

Warri “dhugaa yeroo ammaaf jedhuuf jabaatanii hin dhaabbanne” isaan warra “raafamanii” turanidha; sababiin isaas yaadni isaanii “dhugaa yeroo ammaa” irratti xiyyeeffatee hin turre. Isheen akkana jechuun barreessiti: “Ani nama tokko tokko kanneen dhugaa yeroo ammaaf jedhuuf jabaatanii hin dhaabbanne nan arge. Jilbi isaanii ni hollachaa ture, miilli isaaniis ni siqata ture; sababni isaas isaan dhugaa irratti jabaatanii hin dhaabbanne, kanaafis haguuggiin Waaqa Hundumaa Danda’uu isaan irra hin diriiramne, yeroo isaan akkasitti hollachaa turanitti.”

The “present truth” is what provides the “covering” and the “covering” is also represented as the “seal of God.” The “seal of God” was typified by the blood that covered the doors of the Hebrews, that allowed the destroying angel to pass over the homes where the door was “covered” with the blood. The “covering” is the “sealing,” and the “sealing” is accomplished by the “present truth.”

“Dhugaan yeroo ammaa” isa “uwwiisa” kennuudha; “uwwiisni” sunis akkasuma “chaappa Waaqayyoo” jedhamuun bakka bu’a. “Chaappaan Waaqayyoo” dhiiga balbaloota Ibrootaa uwwise sanaan fakkeeffamee ture; dhiigni sunis mana balballi isaa dhiigaan “uwwifame” irra ergamaan balleessaan akka darbu godhe. “Uwwiisni” inni “chaappeessuudha,” “chaappeessuun” immoo “dhugaa yeroo ammaatiin” raawwatama.

> Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17.

> Dhugaan kee isaan haa qulqulleessu; dubbii kee dhugaadha. Yohannis 17:17.

Every reform movement had its own specific theme, and the theme of the reformatory movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is “Islam of the third Woe”. The “present truth” in the last days is Islam of the third Woe.

Sochiin haaromsaa hundi mata duree addaa ofii qaba ture; mata dureen sochii haaromsaa namoota dhibba afurtamii afur kuma keessaa ammoo “Islaama Waraana sadaffaa” dha. “Dhugaan yeroo ammaa” guyyoota dhumaa keessatti Islaama Waraana sadaffaa dha.

> “The Scriptures are constantly opening to the people of God. There always has been and always will be a truth specially applicable to each generation.” Review and Herald, June 29, 1886.

> “Kitaabni Qulqulluun yeroo hunda saba Waaqaatiif ni banamaa jira. Yeroo hundumaa keessa, dhaloota hundumaatiif dhugaan addatti hojii irra ooluu qabu tureera; akkasumas ni ta’a.” Review and Herald, June 29, 1886.

It is a present truth “message” that seals God’s people in the last days, and the sealing time is represented as beginning when the four winds are held in check. The nations were angered on September 11, 2001, and at that point the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began, as the latter rain, which is “a message”, began to be unsealed.

“Ergaan yeroo ammaa” isa guyyoota dhumaatti saba Waaqayyoo chaapu sana dha; yeroo chaappaan kaaʼamus yeroo qilleensonni afran ittifamanii qabamanitti jalqaba akka qabuutti fakkeeffamee dhihaateera. Sabaonni Fulbaana 11, 2001 irratti dheekkaman; yeroo sanattis, bokkaan boodaa inni “ergaa” taʼe hiikamaa jalqabee akkuma ture, chaappaan kuma dhibba afurtamii afur kaaʼamuus jalqabe.

> “To John were opened scenes of deep and thrilling interest in the experience of the church. He saw the position, dangers, conflicts, and final deliverance of the people of God. He records the closing messages which are to ripen the harvest of the earth, either as sheaves for the heavenly garner or as fagots for the fires of destruction. Subjects of vast importance were revealed to him, especially for the last church, that those who should turn from error to truth might be instructed concerning the perils and conflicts before them. None need be in darkness in regard to what is coming upon the earth.” The Great Controversy, 341.

> “Yohaannisiif mul’ataawwan gadi fagoo fi kan qalbii kakaasan, kan muuxannoo waldaa keessatti argaman, banamanii turan. Inni iddoo, balaa, wal’aansoo, fi bilisummaa isa dhumaa saba Waaqayyoo arge. Inni ergaawwan xumuraa, kan midhaan lafa irraa bilchaachisu galmeessa; kunis yookaan akka muraa bakkee samii keessaa ta’uuf, yookaan akka hidhama ibidda badiisaatiif ta’uuf. Dhimmiwwan baay’ee ulfaatoo ta’an isatti mul’ifaman; keessumaayyuu waldaa isa dhumaaaf, warri dogoggora irraa gara dhugaatti deebi’an balaa fi wal’aansoo isaanii fuuldura jiran ilaalchisee akka barsiifamaniif. Namni tokko illee waan lafa irratti dhufu ilaalchisee dukkana keessa ta’uun isa hin barbaachisu.” The Great Controversy, 341.

When the nations were angered, they were simultaneously held in check, and the “latter rain” began to fall, and the latter rain is the message of “present truth” that seals God’s people.

Yommuu saboonni dheekkaman, yeroo wal fakkaatutti qabamanii turan; “roobni boodaa” ni jalqabe; roobni boodaa immoo ergaa “dhugaa yeroo ammaa” isa saba Waaqayyoo chaapuudha.

> “The work in Battle Creek is after the same order. The leaders in the sanitarium have mingled with unbelievers, admitting them to their councils, more or less, but it is like going to work with their eyes shut. They lack the discernment to see what is going to break upon us at any time. There is a spirit of desperation, of war and bloodshed, and that spirit will increase until the very close of time. Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their foreheads—it is not any seal or mark that can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot be moved—just as soon as God’s people are sealed and prepared for the shaking, it will come. Indeed, it has begun already. The judgments of God are now upon the land, to give us warning, that we may know what is coming.” Manuscript Releases, volume 10, 252.

> “Hojiin Battle Creek keessa jiru tartiibauma walfakkaatu hordofa. Geggeessitoonni sanitariyamii keessa jiran warra hin amanne wajjin wal makaniiru; isaanis gorsaa isaanii keessatti hanga tokkootti simataniiru; garuu kun akka ija isaanii cufatanii hojii jalqabuutti taʼeera. Isaan waan yeroo kam iyyuu nurra buʼuuf jiru arguuf hubannoo addaan baafachuu hin qaban. Hafuurri abdii kutannaa, waraanaa fi dhiiga dhangalaasuu jira; hafuurri sunis hanga yeroo xumuraatti daran ni dabala. Akkuma saba Waaqayyoo adda isaanii irratti mallatteeffamanitti—kun mallattoo yookiin chaappaa ijaan mulʼatu miti, garuu dhugaa keessatti, yaadaatiin fi hafuuraanis, akka hin sochooneef dhaabachuun isaanii dha—akkuma saba Waaqayyoo mallatteeffamanii raafamaaf qophaaʼanitti, inni ni dhufa. Dhugumatti, inni ammauma iyyuu jalqabee jira. Firdiiwwan Waaqayyoo amma biyyattii irra jiru; kunis akeekkachiisa nuu kennuuf, waan dhufuuf jiru akka beeknuuf.” Manuscript Releases, jildii 10, 252.

The “sealing” is “a settling into truth.” In the context of the sealing time she writes, “There is a spirit of desperation, of war and bloodshed, and that spirit will increase until the very close of time.” When the nations are angered, they will be held in check, but the “war and bloodshed,” represented as the four winds “will increase until the very close of time.” Islam of the third Woe progressively escalates its warfare until the very close of time, and the prophetic understanding of Islam as the “theme” in the reformation of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, simultaneously increases during the same period of time. The progressive escalation accomplished by Islam runs parallel to the outpouring of the latter rain during the identical period of time, for the latter rain is a “message”.

“Mallattoon” jechuun “dhugaa keessatti cimanii qubachuu” dha. Haala yeroo mallattoon itti kennamu keessatti isheen akkas jette: “Hafuura abdii kutannaa, waraanaa fi dhiiga dhangalaasuu tokko jira, hafuuri sunis hanga yeroo xumuraatti baayʼachaa deema.” Yommuu saboonni aaran, to’annoo jala ni oolu; garuu “waraanni fi dhiiga dhangalaasuun,” kan bubbee afurii fakkeenyaan ibsame, “hanga yeroo xumuraatti baayʼachaa deema.” Islaamni Waaqa-balleessaa sadaffaa keessaa jiru adeemsa isaa keessatti waraana isaa suuta suutaan hammeessaa hanga yeroo xumuraatti geessa; akkasumas hubannaan raajii kan Islaamii akka “mata duree” keessatti haaromsa nama kuma dhibba tokkoo fi afurtama afur keessatti jiruus yeroo wal fakkaataa sana keessatti walfaana dabalaa deema. Hammaatni suuta suutaan Islaamiin raawwatamu sun yeroo wal fakkaataa sana keessatti roobni boodaa dhangalaafamuu wajjin cinaatti adeema; roobni boodaa “ergaa” waan taʼeef.

> “The anointed ones standing by the Lord of the whole earth, have the position once given to Satan as covering cherub. By the holy beings surrounding his throne, the Lord keeps up a constant communication with the inhabitants of the earth. The golden oil represents the grace with which God keeps the lamps of believers supplied, that they shall not flicker and go out. Were it not that this holy oil is poured from heaven in the messages of God’s Spirit, the agencies of evil would have entire control over men.

> “Warri dibaman Waaqayyoo guutummaa lafaa bira dhaabatan, iddoo yeroo tokko Seexanaaf akka kiruubii haguuguutti kenname qabu. Uumamtoota qulqulloota teessoo isaa marsaniin, Gooftaan jiraattota lafaatiin wal qunnamtii yeroo hunda itti fufee eega. Zayitiin warqee ayyaana Waaqayyo ittiin ibsawwan amantootaa akka hin raafamnee fi akka hin dhaamne guutaa eegu agarsiisa. Zayitiin qulqulluun kun erga ergaa Hafuura Waaqayyootiin samii irraa hin dhangalaafamin taʼee, humnoonni hamaa namoota irratti toʼannaa guutuu qabaatu turan.”

> “God is dishonored when we do not receive the communications which he sends us. Thus we refuse the golden oil which he would pour into our souls to be communicated to those in darkness. When the call shall come, ‘Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him,’ those who have not received the holy oil, who have not cherished the grace of Christ in their hearts, will find, like the foolish virgins, that they are not ready to meet their Lord. They have not, in themselves, the power to obtain the oil, and their lives are wrecked. But if God’s Holy Spirit is asked for, if we plead, as did Moses, ‘Show me thy glory,’ the love of God will be shed abroad in our hearts. Through the golden pipes, the golden oil will be communicated to us. ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.’ By receiving the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness, God’s children shine as lights in the world.” Review and Herald, July 20, 1897.

> “Yeroo nu ergaa inni nuuf ergu hin fudhanne keessatti Waaqayyo ni salphifama. Akkasiin zayita warqee fakkaatu inni lubbuu keenya keessatti dhangalaasee gara warra dukkana keessa jiraniif akka darbu godhu ni didna. Yeroo waamichi sun, ‘Kunoo, misirrichi dhufa; isa simachuuf baʼaa,’ jedhu dhufu, warri zayita qulqulluu hin fudhanne, warri ayyaana Kiristoos garaa isaanii keessatti hin kunuunsine, akka durboota gowwootaa taʼanitti, Gooftaa isaanii simachuuf qophaaʼoo akka hin taane ni argatu. Isaan of keessaa zayiticha argachuuf humna hin qaban, jireenyi isaaniis ni mancaʼa. Garuu yoo Hafuuri Qulqulluun Waaqayyoo kadhatame, yoo akka Musee, ‘Ulfinni kee na argisiisi,’ jennee kadhanne, jaalalli Waaqayyoo garaa keenya keessatti ni dhangalaʼa. Tuuboo warqeetiin zayiti warqee fakkaatu sun nuuf ni darbu. ‘Humnaan miti, aangoodhaanis miti, Hafuura kootiin malee, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan mootummaa raayyaa.’ Ifa aduu Qajeelummaa irraa baʼu fudhachuun, ijoolleen Waaqayyoo akka ibsaatti addunyaa keessatti ni ifu.” Review and Herald, July 20, 1897.

The latter rain begins to “sprinkle” and ultimately escalates to a full outpouring. The “sprinkling” of the latter rain is identified as the rain being “measured”, and the full outpouring is when it is poured out “without measure”. Sister White clearly identifies a time when the latter rain is falling, and some receive it, and some don’t. At that time the rain is being “measured”, or it is “sprinkling”.

Bokkaan roobaa kan boodaa “facaasuu” jalqaba; dhuma irratti immoo guutummaatti dhangala’uutti dabala. “Facaasuun” roobaa kan boodaa yeroo roobni sun “safaramu” ta’etti beekama; dhangala’uun isaa guutuun immoo yeroo inni “safaraa malee” dhangalaafamutti ta’a. Obboleettiin White yeroo tokko ifatti agarsiisti; yeroo sanatti roobni kan boodaa ni rooba, namoonni tokko tokko isa fudhatu, kaan immoo hin fudhatan. Yeroo sanatti roobni sun “safaramaa” jira; jechuunis inni “facaasaa” jira.

Some people will recognize that something is happening, but it will only frighten them.

Namoonni tokko tokko wanti tokko akka ta’aa jiru ni hubatu, garuu inni isaan ni sodaachisa qofa.

> “There is to be in the churches a wonderful manifestation of the power of God, but it will not move upon those who have not humbled themselves before the Lord, and opened the door of their heart by confession and repentance. In the manifestation of that power which lightens the earth with the glory of God, they will see only something which in their blindness they think dangerous, something which will arouse their fears, and they will brace themselves to resist it. Because the Lord does not work according to their expectations and ideal, they will oppose the work. “Why,” they say, “should we not know the Spirit of God, when we have been in the work so many years?” Because they did not respond to the warnings, the entreaties, of the messages of God, but persistently said, “I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing.”” Maranatha, 219

> “Waldoota keessatti mul’ata dinqisiisaa humna Waaqayyoo ni jiraata; garuu inni irratti hin hojjetu warra Gooftaa duratti of gad deebisanii hin jirree fi qalbii isaanii balbala isaanii himannaa cubbuu fi qalbiin jijjiiramuudhaan hin banne irratti. Mul’ata humna sana keessatti isa ulfinni Waaqayyoo lafa ibsu, isaan jaamummaa isaanii keessatti wanta isaanii balaa qabu fakkaatu qofa ni argu, wanta soda isaanii kakaasu tokko ni argu; kana mormuufis of jabeessu. Gooftaan akka eegumsa isaanii fi yaada isaanii isa guutuu ta’etti waan hin hojjenneef, hojii sana ni mormu. “Maaliif,” jedhu, “Nuyi hojii keessatti waggoota baay’ee turree yeroo kana Hafuura Waaqayyoo beekuu hin dandeenyu ree?” Sababni isaas, akeekkachiisotaaf, kadhannoowwan ergaa Waaqayyoo sanaaf deebii waan hin kennineef, garuu cimanii, “Ani sooressa, qabeenyaan dabaleera, waan tokko illee hin barbaadu” jedhanii turani.” Maranatha, 219

> “Many have in a great measure failed to receive the former rain. They have not obtained all the benefits that God has thus provided for them. They expect that the lack will be supplied by the latter rain. When the richest abundance of grace shall be bestowed, they intend to open their hearts to receive it. They are making a terrible mistake. The work that God has begun in the human heart in giving His light and knowledge must be continually going forward. Every individual must realize his own necessity. The heart must be emptied of every defilement and cleansed for the indwelling of the Spirit. It was by the confession and forsaking of sin, by earnest prayer and consecration of themselves to God, that the early disciples prepared for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. The same work, only in greater degree, must be done now. Then the human agent had only to ask for the blessing, and wait for the Lord to perfect the work concerning him. It is God who began the work, and He will finish His work, making man complete in Jesus Christ. But there must be no neglect of the grace represented by the former rain. Only those who are living up to the light they have will receive greater light. Unless we are daily advancing in the exemplification of the active Christian virtues, we shall not recognize the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the latter rain. It may be falling on hearts all around us, but we shall not discern or receive it.” Testimonies to Ministers, 506, 507.

> “Baayʼeen roobni duraa hamma guddaadhaan fudhachuu keessatti kufaniiru. Isaan faayidaa hunda Waaqayyo akkasitti isaaniif qopheesse hin arganne. Hanqinni sun rooba boodaa tiin ni guutama jechuun eegu. Yommuu badhaadhinni ayyaanaa isa hunda caalu kennamu, yeroo sana isa fudhachuuf garaa isaanii banuu yaadu. Dogoggora suukanneessaa hojjechaa jiru. Hojiin Waaqayyo ifa fi beekumsa Isaa kennuudhaan garaa namaa keessatti jalqabe, yeroo hundumaa itti fufuu qaba. Namni dhuunfaa hundinuu barbaachisummaa mataa isaa beekuu qaba. Garaan xuraaʼummaa hundumaa irraa duwwaa taʼee, Hafuurri keessa buufachuuf qulqulleeffamuu qaba. Bartoonni jalqabaa guyyaa Pheenxeqosxee irratti dhangalaʼuu Hafuura Qulqulluu sanaaf kan of qopheessan cubbuu isaanii himachuu fi dhiisuu, kadhannaa ciminaan godhame, akkasumas of isaanii Waaqayyoof qulqulleessuudhaan ture. Hojiin sunuma, garuu sadarkaa isa caalaa guddaadhaan, amma hojjetamuu qaba. Yeroo sana immoo ergamaan namaa eebba sana kadhachuu qofa qaba ture, hojii isa ilaalchisee Gooftaan akka xumuru eeggachuus qaba ture. Hojii sana kan jalqabe Waaqayyo, innis hojii Isaa ni xumura; nama Yesus Kristos keessatti guutuu taasisa. Garuu ayyaana rooba duraa tiin bakka buufame dagachuun tokkollee jiraachuu hin qabu. Warri ifa isaanii kenname sanaan jiraatan qofa ifa caalaa ni fudhatu. Yoo nuti guyyaa guyyaadhaan safuu Kiristaanaa hojii irra oolan mulʼisuudhaan guddachaa hin adeemne taʼe, mulʼata Hafuura Qulqulluu rooba boodaa keessatti hin beeknu. Inni garaa naannoo keenya hunda irratti roobaa jiraachuu dandaʼa; garuu nuti isa hin hubannu yookaan hin fudhannu.” Testimonies to Ministers, 506, 507.

In the passage she identifies that there is a time when “the richest abundance of grace shall be bestowed,” thus identifying a time when the latter rain is poured out without measure. In connection with that fact, she identifies that only those who are living up to the light they have will receive greater light. In that principle, it is clear that the light (which is the present truth) progressively increases. In the last sentence she identifies a time when the latter rain is falling, and some are recognizing and receiving it, and others are not. If you don’t recognize the message, which is the latter rain, you will not receive it.

Keessattii sana keessatti yeroo tokko akka “badhaadhinni ayyaanaa isa hundumaa caalu ni kennama” jettee ibsiti; kanaanis yeroo bokkaan boodaa madaa malee dhangalaafamu adda baafatti. Dhugaa sanaan walqabatee, warri ifa isaanii qabaniin jiraatan qofa ifa caalu akka argatan ibsiti. Qajeelfama sana keessatti, ifni (innis dhugaa yeroo ammaa dha) suuta suutaan akka dabalaa deemu ifaadha. Jalqaba himata isa dhumaa keessatti yeroo bokkaan boodaa roobaa jiru, namoonni tokko tokko isa hubatanii fudhachaa jiran, warri kaan immoo akka hin hubanne ibsiti. Ergaa sana, isa bokkaa boodaa taʼe, yoo hin hubanne, isa hin fudhattu.

> “We must not wait for the latter rain. It is coming upon all who will recognize and appropriate the dew and showers of grace that fall upon us. When we gather up the fragments of light, when we appreciate the sure mercies of God, who loves to have us trust Him, then every promise will be fulfilled. [Isaiah 61:11 quoted.] The whole earth is to be filled with the glory of God.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 984.

> “Nuyi rooba boodaa eeggachuu hin qabnu. Inni warra buʼaa fi rooba ayyaanaa nu irratti buʼu beekanii fi ofii isaaniif fudhatan hundumaa irratti ni dhufa. Yommuu caccabinsa ifaa walitti qabannu, yommuu gaarummaa mootummaa Waaqayyoo isa dhugaa dinqisiifannu—inni nu akka isa irratti amanannu jaallata—waadaan hundinuu ni raawwatama. [Isaayaas 61:11 quoted.] Lafti guutuun ulfina Waaqayyootiin guutamuu qabdi.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 984.

At the time when the angry nations are held in check, the latter rain begins to be “measured.” When “the richest abundance of grace shall be bestowed,” is identifying when the latter rain is poured out without measure.

Yeroo saboonni dheekkaman ittifamanitti, bokkaan boodaa “safaramuu” jalqaba. Yeroo “badhaadhinni ayyaanaa isa hunda caalu kenname” jedhamu, yeroo bokkaan boodaa safara malee dhangalaafamu ibsa.

At the time when the nations are angered, yet held in check, the latter rain begins to fall, but it is “measured” because the church at that point is mixed with wheat and tares. It is the rain that brings both the wheat and the tares to maturity, and the latter rain is the message of present truth that is either recognized and received, or not. All of these prophetic concepts are clearly identified in the Scriptures. On September 11, 2001, the latter rain began to “sprinkle”, and it escalates progressively until the Midnight Cry message arrives and the wise and foolish virgins are forever separated.

Yeroo saboonni dheekkaman, garuu ittifaman sanatti, roobni boodaa roobuu jalqaba; garuu inni “safaramedha,” sababiin isaas yeroo sana waldoonni qamadii fi ashaaraa wajjin makamee jira. Inni roobicha qamadii fi ashaaraa lamaan isaanii bilchinaatti geessuudha; roobni boodaas ergaa dhugaa yeroo ammaa ti; inni yookaan beekamee fudhatama, yookaan hin fudhatamu. Yaad-rimeewwan raajii kana hunda keessatti Caaffata Qulqullaa’oo keessatti ifatti adda baafamanii jiru. Fulbaana 11, 2001 irraa kaasee, roobni boodaa “facaa’uu” jalqabe; innis ergaa Iyyata Halkan Walakkaa hamma dhufutti suuta suuta dabalaa deema; yeroo sanattis durboonni ogeeyyii fi wallaalonni bara baraan adda baafamu.

The wise are then lifted up as an ensign to call God’s other flock out of Babylon, and the latter rain is then poured out without measure, and continues to fall until Michael stands up and human probation closes.

Warri ogeeyyiin achi Waaqayyoo hoolota isaa kaan Baabilon keessaa waamuudhaaf akka mallattoo ol kaafamu; roobni boodaa immoo yeroo sana safara malee dhangala’a, Miikaa’el hamma ka’utti fi carraan qorumsa namaa cufamutti dhangala’uu itti fufa.

> “I saw that the four angels would hold the four winds until Jesus’ work was done in the sanctuary, and then will come the seven last plagues.” Early Writings, 36.

> “Ergamoonni afran hojii Yesuus mana qulqullummaa keessatti hamma xumuramutti bubbee afran qabatanii akka turan nan arge; sana booddee dhaʼichoonni torban warra dhumaa ni dhufu.” Early Writings, 36.

The holding of the four winds, represents God’s providential control over the escalating judgments that he allows to take place in the last days. The four angels hold the four winds during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, but in that period of time there is the “spirit of desperation, of war and bloodshed, and that spirit will increase.” When the last of God’s children have been sealed, Michael will stand up and the four winds will be fully released, and the Seven Last Plagues will arrive.

Qabachuun bubbee afurii, murtiiwwan dabalaa deeman kan inni guyyoota dhumaatti akka raawwataman hayyamu irratti to’annoo Waaqayyo dursee qopheessee qabu agarsiisa. Ergamonni afur, yeroo chaappaan namoota dhibba keessaa afurtamii afurii fi kuma keessaa afurtamii afurii irra kaa’amu keessatti, bubbee afurii qabatanii turu; garuu yeroo sana keessa “hafuurri yaaddoo cimaa, waraanaa fi dhiiga dhangalaasuu ni jiraata, hafuurri sunis ni dabala.” Yommuu ijoolleen Waaqayyoo keessaa warri dhumaa hundi chaappaan irratti kaa’ame, Mikaa’el ni ka’a; bubbeen afuriis guutummaatti ni gad-lakkifama, Dha’ichoonni Dhumaa Torbanis ni dhufu.

In the “hour of the great earthquake” of Revelation chapter eleven, the “troublous times,” of Daniel chapter nine, when the street and wall are finished, is the time when “the nations will be angry.” In that time period, the latter rain will be poured out in “measure.” Isaiah identifies the time when the latter rain is measured, and he marks that time as the “day of the east wind.” The “day of the east wind,” was September 11, 2001.

Mulʼata boqonnaa kudha tokko keessatti “saʼaatii kirkira lafaa guddaa” sanatti, Daaniʼel boqonnaa sagal keessatti yeroo “rakkoo guddaa” jedhamutti, yeroo daandiinii fi dallaan xumuraman, sun yeroo “saboonni ni aaru” taʼu dha. Yeroo sana keessatti, roobni boodaa “safaraan” ni dhangalaafama. Isaayaas yeroo roobni boodaa safaramu adda baasee ni ibsa; yeroo sanas akka “guyyaa qilleensa bahaa”tti mallatteessa. “Guyyaan qilleensa bahaa” sun Fulbaana 11, 2001 ture.

We will continue to consider the “measuring” of the latter rain in the next article, but it should be remembered that the jewel of Miller’s dream that is represented upon the sacred tables of Habakkuk as the three Woes of Islam, is to shine ten times brighter in the last days, than when it was first gathered together by Miller.

Maqaa itti aanu keessatti “safara” rooba boodaa ilaaluu keenya itti fufna; garuu dhagaan gatii guddaan abjuu Miller keessaa, kan gabateewwan qulqulluu Habakkuk irratti akka Wabiiwwan Islaamaa sadanitti bakka bu’ame, akkuma yeroo jalqabaatti Milleriin walitti qabametti ture san caalaa guyyoota dhumaatti si’a kudhan caalaa ifa guddaadhaan ifuu akka qabu yaadatamuu qaba.

> “On one occasion, when in New York City, I was in the night season called upon to behold buildings rising story after story toward heaven. These buildings were warranted to be fireproof, and they were erected to glorify their owners and builders. Higher and still higher these buildings rose, and in them the most costly material was used. Those to whom these buildings belonged were not asking themselves: ‘How can we best glorify God?’ The Lord was not in their thoughts.

> “Yeroo tokko, yeroo magaalaa New York keessa turetti, yeroo halkanatti ijawwan mana sadarkaa irratti sadarkaa dabalamanii gara samii ol kaʼan ilaaluuf waamame. Ijawwan kun ibidda irraa eegamoo taʼuu isaanii ni mirkaneeffatamu ture, akkasumas abbootii isaanii fi ijaartota isaanii ulfinaaf akka ijaaramaniif godhaman. Ijawwan kun olitti, ammas olitti ni kaʼan ture, keessa isaanii keessatti immoo meeshaan baayʼee gatii guddaan qabu ni fayyadama ture. Warri ijawwan kana kan isaanii taʼan ofiin isaanii hin gaafatan turre: ‘Akkamitti Waaqayyoon caalaatti ulfina kennuu dandeenya?’ Gooftaan yaada isaanii keessa hin turre.”

> “I thought: ‘Oh, that those who are thus investing their means could see their course as God sees it! They are piling up magnificent buildings, but how foolish in the sight of the Ruler of the universe is their planning and devising. They are not studying with all the powers of heart and mind how they may glorify God. They have lost sight of this, the first duty of man.’

> “Ani yaade: ‘Yaa warri qabeenya isaanii akkasitti baasaa jiran karaa isaanii akkuma Waaqayyo isa argu arguu danda’anii! Isaan ijaarsa gurguddaa ulfaataa walitti tuulu; garuu karoorfachuunii fi mala isaanii qopheessuun isaanii fuula Gooftaa uumama cufaatti akkam gowwummaa dha. Isaan humna garaa fi sammuu isaanii hundumaan akkamitti Waaqayyoof ulfina kennuu danda’an barachuuf hin yaalan. Isaan kana, dirqama namaa keessaa isa jalqabaa ta’e, irraa ija isaanii balleessaniiru.’”

> “As these lofty buildings went up, the owners rejoiced with ambitious pride that they had money to use in gratifying self and provoking the envy of their neighbors. Much of the money that they thus invested had been obtained through exaction, through grinding down the poor. They forgot that in heaven an account of every business transaction is kept; every unjust deal, every fraudulent act, is there recorded. The time is coming when in their fraud and insolence men will reach a point that the Lord will not permit them to pass, and they will learn that there is a limit to the forbearance of Jehovah.

> “Akkuma ijaarsawwan ol kaʼoon kun ijaaramanitti, abbootiin isaanii of-tuulummaa hawwii guddaadhaan gammadan; maallaqa fedhii ofii guuttachuufii fi hinaaffaa olloota isaanii kakaasuuf itti fayyadamuu dandaʼuu isaaniitiinis ni boonan. Maallaqni isaan akkasitti keessatti galchan keessaa baayʼeen isaa cunqursaan, hiyyeeyyii caccabsuudhaan argamee ture. Isaan mootummaa samii keessatti herregni hojii daldalaa hundumaa akka eeggamu ni dagatan; waliigalteen haqaa hin taane hundinuu, gochi gowwoomsaa hundinuu achitti galmaaʼeera. Yeroon tokko ni dhufa; yeroo sana keessatti namoonni gowwoomsaa fi of-jajjuudhaan isaanii keessatti hamma Gooftaan akka isaan hin dabarreef hin hayyamne gaʼu; achittiis obsii Yihowaa daangaa akka qabu ni baratu.”

> “The scene that next passed before me was an alarm of fire. Men looked at the lofty and supposedly fire-proof buildings and said: ‘They are perfectly safe.’ But these buildings were consumed as if made of pitch. The fire engines could do nothing to stay the destruction. The firemen were unable to operate the engines.

> “Mulʼata itti aansee ana dura darbe sodaa ibiddaa ture. Namoonni gamoowwan ol dheeraa fi akka ibidda hin qabneetti yaadaman ilaaluudhaan, ‘Isaan guutummaatti nagaa keessa jiru’ jedhan. Garuu gamoowwan kun akkuma waan daaraa zayitii irraa hojjetameetti guutummaatti ibiddaan nyaataman. Makiinoonni ibiddaa badiisa sana dhaabuuf homaa gochuu hin dandeenye. Namoonni ibidda dhaamsan makiinoota sana hojjechiisuu hin dandeenye.”

> “I am instructed that when the Lord’s time comes, should no change have taken place in the hearts of proud, ambitious human beings, men will find that the hand that had been strong to save will be strong to destroy. No earthly power can stay the hand of God. No material can be used in the erection of buildings that will preserve them from destruction when God’s appointed time comes to send retribution on men for their disregard of His law and for their selfish ambition.” Testimonies, volume 9, 12, 13.

> «មេត្តាបង្ហាញឱ្យខ្ញុំដឹងថា នៅពេលដែលពេលកំណត់របស់ព្រះអម្ចាស់មកដល់ បើមិនទាន់មានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរណាមួយកើតឡើងនៅក្នុងចិត្តរបស់មនុស្សដែលមានអំណួត និងមហិច្ឆតាខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ទេ នោះមនុស្សទាំងឡាយនឹងដឹងថា ព្រះហស្តដែលធ្លាប់រឹងមាំក្នុងការសង្គ្រោះ ក៏នឹងរឹងមាំក្នុងការបំផ្លាញដែរ។ គ្មានអំណាចលើផែនដីណាមួយអាចរារាំងព្រះហស្តរបស់ព្រះបានឡើយ។ គ្មានសម្ភារៈណាមួយអាចយកមកប្រើក្នុងការសាងសង់អគារដើម្បីការពារអគារទាំងនោះពីសេចក្តីវិនាសបានឡើយ នៅពេលដែលពេលកំណត់ដែលព្រះបានតែងតាំងមកដល់ ដើម្បីផ្ញើការសងសឹកមកលើមនុស្ស ដោយព្រោះការមិនអើពើនឹងក្រឹត្យវិន័យរបស់ទ្រង់ និងដោយព្រោះមហិច្ឆតាដែលអាត្មានិយមរបស់ពួកគេ»។ Testimonies, volume 9, 12, 13.

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