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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Fifteen

Kitaaba Daaniʼel - Lakkoofsa Dhibba Tokkoo fi Kudhan Shan

Unveiling the Prophetic Characteristics of the Final Generation

Mul’ata Raajii Dhumaa kan Dandeettii Raajii Ibsa keessaa mul’isan keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessatti

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Jeff Pippenger

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March 4, 2024

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In the final generation of a people that are being passed by, certain prophetic characteristics are identified. They are then a generation of vipers, for they have formed the character of Satan. They are a generation of adulterers, for they have formed unsanctified connections with the enemies of God. They have reached a point where they see, but cannot understand, they hear, but cannot perceive, for they are unconverted, which is represented as their hearts growing fat. Moses first addressed this very phenomenon.

ହେଉଥିବା ଏକ ଜନସମୁଦାୟର ଶେଷ ପିଢିରେ କିଛି ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀମୂଳକ ଲକ୍ଷଣ ଚିହ୍ନଟ ହୁଏ। ତେବେ ସେମାନେ ସର୍ପସନ୍ତାନର ପିଢି, କାରଣ ସେମାନେ ଶୟତାନଙ୍କର ସ୍ୱଭାବକୁ ଗଢ଼ି ଉଠିଛନ୍ତି। ସେମାନେ ବ୍ୟଭିଚାରୀମାନଙ୍କର ପିଢି, କାରଣ ସେମାନେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଅପବିତ୍ର ସମ୍ପର୍କ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛନ୍ତି। ସେମାନେ ଏପରି ଏକ ସ୍ଥିତିକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ସେମାନେ ଦେଖନ୍ତି, କିନ୍ତୁ ବୁଝି ପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ; ସେମାନେ ଶୁଣନ୍ତି, କିନ୍ତୁ ଉପଲବ୍ଧି କରି ପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ; କାରଣ ସେମାନେ ଅପରିବର୍ତ୍ତିତ, ଯାହାକୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ହୃଦୟ ମୋଟା ହୋଇଯିବା ବୋଲି ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରାଯାଇଛି। ମୋଶା ପ୍ରଥମେ ଏହି ନିଜେ ଘଟଣାକୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରିଥିଲେ।

> And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles: Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Deuteronomy 29:2–4.

> Museen Israa’el hundumaa waamee akkana isaaniin jedhe: “Waan Waaqayyo biyya Gibxii keessatti fuula ija keessanii duratti Fara’oon irratti, hojjettoota isaa hundumaa irratti, biyya isaa hundumaa irrattis godhe hundumaa isin argitaniittu; qorumsa gurguddaa ija keessanitti mul’atan sana, mallattoolee sana, fi dinqiiwwan gurguddoo sana. Haa ta’u malee, Waaqayyo hamma har’aatti garaa hubachuuf, ija arguuf, gurra dhaga’uuf isiniif hin kennine.” Keessa Deebii Seeraa 29:2–4.

In the first mention of the Laodicean phenomenon of seeing and hearing, that which God’s people are unable to see is the signs and wonders of their foundational history. Jeremiah identifies the phenomenon as an attribute of the “foolish virgins,” in the last days, and as a representation of the foolish virgins’ refusal to accept the three angels’ messages, that begins with the first angel’s announcement to fear the Creator God. Because of this rebellion they do not receive the latter rain.

Yeroo jalqabaatti laaqodisaan arguu fi dhaga’uu ilaalchisee ibsamu keessatti, wanti ummanni Waaqayyoo arguu hin dandeenye mallattootaa fi dinqiiwwan seenaa isaanii isa hundee ta’eedha. Ermiyaas haalicha akka amala “durboota gowwootaa” bara dhumaatti ibsa; akkasumas akka fakkeenya diddaa durboota gowwootaa ergaa ergamoota sadan fudhachuu dhiisuu isaanii, kan labsii ergamaa isa jalqabaa Waaqayyicha Uumaa sodaatuu jechuun jalqabu, agarsiisa. Fincila kanaafis bokkaan boodaa isaanitti hin kennamu.

> Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. Jeremiah 5:20–25.

> Kana mana Yaaqoob keessatti kana labsi, Yihudaattis beeksisi; akkana jedhi: “Amma kana dhaga’aa, yaa saba gowwaa fi hubannaa hin qabne; kanneen ija qaban garuu hin argine, gurra qaban garuu hin dhageenye. ‘Ana hin sodaatanii ree?’ jedha Waaqayyo; ‘Fuula koo durattis hin hollattanii ree? Ani cirracha daarii galaanaa godhee seera bara baraatiin isaaf daangaa kaa’eera, innis isa darbee hin darbu; yeroo dambaliin isaa of naqatan iyyuu, mo’uu hin danda’an; yeroo guongan iyyuu, isa irra darbuu hin danda’an. Garuu sabni kun garaan isaa fincilaa fi didaa dha; fincilanii fagaataniiru. Garaa isaanii keessatti illee, “Kottaa amma Waaqayyo Waaqa keenya haa sodaanu; isa bokkaa duraa fi bokkaa boodaa yeroo isaatti kennu; isa torbanneen murtaa’an haamaa nuuf eegu,” hin jedhan. Hamminni keessan wantoota kana isin irraa deebiseera, cubbuun keessanis wantoota gaarii isin irraa dhowweera.’” Ermiyaas 5:20–25.

Ezekiel identifies those who manifest the characteristics represented by seeing and not understanding as a rebellious house. They are a rebellious house who will not see the history of their foundations, who are foolish virgins, that are unconverted because they refuse the first angel’s message, which is to refuse them all, for if you do not accept the first angel’s message, you cannot accept the second nor the third. In this condition the latter rain is withheld from these virgins during the time of the latter rain. After Jesus addressed this characteristic in His narrative, He then proceeded to present the parable of the sower.

Hisqiʼeel namoota amala “arganii iyyuu hin hubanne” jedhu mul’isan akka mana fincilaa taʼan addaan baasa. Isaan mana fincilaa dha; seenaa hundee isaanii hin ilaalan; isaan durboota gowwoota dha; isaanis sababii ergaa ergamaa isa jalqabaa didaniif hin jijjiiramne; kana jechuun hunduma isaanii diduu dha; yoo ergaa ergamaa isa jalqabaa hin fudhanne, isa lammaffaa yookaan isa sadaffaa fudhachuu hin dandeessan. Haala kana keessatti, yeroo rooba boodaa keessa durboota kana irraa roobni boodaa ni dhowwama. Yesus amala kana seenaa Isaa keessatti erga dubbatee booddee, fakkeenya sanyii facaafatuu dhiyeessuuf itti fufe.

> But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. Matthew 13:16–30.

> Garuu iji keessan ni eebbifamanii jiru; waan arganiif; gurri keessanis, waan dhagaʼaniif. Dhugumaan isinitti nan jedhu, raajonni baayʼeenii fi namoonni qajeelonni baayʼeen wantoota isin argitan kana arguuf hawwanii turan, garuu hin argine; wantoota isin dhageessan kanas dhagaʼuuf hawwanii turan, garuu hin dhageenye. Kanaafuu fakkeenya facaastuu sana dhagaʼaa. Namni tokko yeroo dubbii mootummaa dhagaʼee hin hubanne, inni hamaan dhufee waan garaa isaa keessatti facaafame sana keessaa butee fudhata. Kun isa karaa cinaatti sanyiin itti facaafame dha. Inni iddoo dhagaa irratti sanyii fudhate immoo, isa dubbicha dhagaʼee battalumatti gammachuudhaan fudhatu dha; garuu of keessaa hidda hin qabu; yeroo muraasaaf qofa turas; yeroo rakkinni yookaan ariʼatamni dubbichaaf kaʼu, battalumatti gufata. Inni qoree keessaa sanyii fudhate immoo, isa dubbicha dhagaʼu dha; garuu yaaddoon addunyaa kanaa fi gowwoomsaan sooressummaa dubbicha ukkaamsanii inni ija-hin-baafne taʼa. Inni garuu lafa gaarii irratti sanyii fudhate, isa dubbicha dhagaʼee hubatu dha; innis ija baasa; tokko dhibba tokko, tokko jaatama, tokko soddoma. Fakkeenya biraas isaan duratti kaaʼee, “Mootummaan mootummaa samii nama lafa isaa keessatti sanyii gaarii facaase tokkootti fakkaata. Namoonni yeroo rafan garuu, diinni isaa dhufee qamadii gidduutti ashaaraa facaasee deeme. Biqilli yeroo baqaqee ija baasutti, ashaaraanis mulʼate. Tajaajiltoonni abbaa mana sanaa dhufanii, ‘Yaa gooftaa, ati lafa kee keessatti sanyii gaarii hin facaafnee? Egaa ashaaraan kun eessaa dhufe?’ jedhaniin. Innis, ‘Diinni tokko kana godhe’ isaaniin jedhe. Tajaajiltoonnis, ‘Egaa nuti dhaqnee walitti qabnee haa buqqifnuu?’ jedhaniin. Inni garuu, ‘Lakki; ashaaraa walitti qabduun qamadiis isaa wajjin akka hin buqqifneef. Sadan isaanii hamma yeroo haamamuu walitti haa guddatani. Yeroo haamamuu keessa immoo warra haamanuun, “Dura ashaaraa walitti qabaa, gubamuufis hidhaa tuuta-tuutaatti hidhadhaa; qamadii garuu gootaraa koo keessa galchaa” nan jedha’” jedhe. Maatewos 13:16–30.

The foolish are the tares, and the wise are the wheat. In the parable of the ten virgins the possession of oil is what manifests the distinction between the two classes, and with the wheat and tares its based upon whether the seed, which is the word, is understood. The first mention of a class that will not see and therefore understand by Moses, places the message that is to be understood as the signs and wonders of the foundational history. The last prophetic reference to the elements of the blindness of the rebellious house by Ellen White identifies that the eyes that were blessed to see what all the righteous men wished to see was the history of the Millerite movement.

Warri gowwoon qamadii dha, ogeeyyiinis qamadii gaarii dha. Fakkeenya durbootii kudhanii keessatti, qabaachuun zayitii waan gosa lamaan gidduu garaagarummaa jiru mul’isu dha; qamadii fi warra gowwootaanis, inni hundeeffame irra jiru yoo sanyiin, inni Dubbiidha, hubatame ta’e irratti dha. Yaadni jalqabaa Museedhaan waa’ee garee tokkoo kan hin argine kanaafis hin hubanne jedhu, ergaa hubatamuu qabu akka mallattootaa fi dinqiiwwan seenaa hundee ta’e keessa kaa’a. Wabii raajii isa dhumaa kan Ellen White waa’ee qaamolee jaamummaa mana fincilaa ibsu keessatti, ija warra waan namoonni qajeelonni hundinuu arguuf hawwan arguudhaan eebbifaman jechuun seenaa sochii Millerite ti.

> “All the messages given from 1840–1844 are to be made forcible now, for there are many people who have lost their bearings. The messages are to go to all the churches.

> “Ergaan hundinuu bara 1840–1844 keessa kennaman amma cimanii dhiyaachuu qabu; sababiin isaas namoonni baayʼeen kallattii isaanii dhabaniiru. Ergaan kunis waldoota amantii hunda bira gaʼuu qaba.

> “Christ said, ‘Blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them’ [Matthew 13:16, 17]. Blessed are the eyes which saw the things that were seen in 1843 and 1844.” Manuscript Releases, volume 21, 436, 437.

> “Kiristoos akkana jedhe, ‘Ijji keessan waan arguuf, gurri keessanis waan dhaga’uuf eebbifamoo dha. Dhuguman isinittan jedhu, raajonni fi namoonni qajeelonni hedduun waan isin argitan arguu hawwanii turan, garuu hin argine; waan isin dhageessan dhaga’uu hawwanii turan, garuu hin dhageenye’ [Maatewos 13:16, 17]. Ijji wantoota bara 1843 fi 1844 keessatti mul’atan arge eebbifamaa dha.” Manuscript Releases, jildii 21, 436, 437.

Jesus always illustrates the end with the beginning, and the first reference to those who have eyes, but do not see or understand, and the last reference identify that the foundational history of the rebellious house is what is not seen, and is therefore rejected, and thus prevents the foolish from recognizing the latter rain. The history of 1840–1844 was typified by the deliverance of ancient Israel from Egyptian bondage. Ancient Israel’s failure to pass the initial testing process brought them to Kadesh, where they accepted the false report of the ten spies and selected a new captain to lead them back to Egypt. Forty years later they were brought back to Kadesh, and Moses failed by striking the Rock a second time.

Yesuus yeroo hunda dhuma sana jalqabaatiin ibsa; yeroo jalqabaatti kanneen ija qabanii garuu hin argine yookaan hin hubanne jedhamanii eeraman, akkasumas yeroo dhumaa keessatti ibsi sun seenaa bu’uuraa mana fincilaa ta’e isa hin mul’anne, kanaafis fudhatama dhabe, akkasumas kanaan roobni boodaa akka ta’e gowwoonni akka hin beekne kan dhoowwu ta’uu isaanii mul’isa. Seenaa bara 1840–1844 bilisa ba’iinsa Israa’el durii garbummaa Gibxii keessaa ba’een fakkeenya qaba ture. Israa’el duriin adeemsa qorumsa jalqabaa darbuutti kufuun isaanii gara Qaadeshitti isaan geesse; achittis isaan gabaasa sobaa basaastota kudhanii fudhatanii hoogganaa haaraa tokko akka isaan gara Gibxiitti deebisu filatan. Waggaa afurtama booddee gara Qaadeshitti deebi’anii geeffaman; Museenis Dhagaa sana yeroo lammaffaatti rukutuun kufe.

Though Moses failed, Joshua still proceeded to lead them into the Promised Land. The last test at Kadesh had a serious rebellion associated with it, for Jesus always illustrates the end with the beginning, and the rebellion of the ten spies at Kadesh in the beginning of the forty years, and at the ending of the forty years also illustrates a great rebellion at Kadesh. Yet in spite of the rebellion of Moses at Kadesh, the vision of entering into the Promised Land was no longer delayed.

Museen yoo kufe illee, Iyyaasuun isaanii gara Biyya Abdachiifamteetti akka galan geggeessuuf itti fufe. Qormaanni inni dhumaa Qaaɗeeshitti taʼe fincila cimaa wajjin walqabata ture; sababiin isaas Yesus yeroo hunda xumura jalqabaatiin fakkeenyaan agarsiisa; akkasumas fincilli basaastota kudhanii Qaaɗeeshitti waggoota afurtamaa jalqaba irratti taʼe, fi dhuma waggoota afurtamaatti illee fincila guddaa Qaaḍeeshitti taʼu fakkeenyaan agarsiisa. Haa taʼu malee, fincila Museen Qaaḍeeshitti godhe utuu jiruu, mulʼanni gara Biyya Abdachiifamteetti seenuu siʼachi hin turre.

In the rebellion of 1863, that led to the increased rebellion of 1888, that led to the increased rebellion of 1919, which culminated in the rebellion of 1957, Jesus brought Laodicean Adventism back to Kadesh. He brought them back to the history where the third angel arrived and began a testing process that ultimately manifested the rebellion of 1863, and the banishment of wandering in the wilderness of Laodicea. The third angel entered into the ending history of Laodicean Adventism on September 11, 2001 when the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen, which is the third angel, came down. He then announced that Babylon was fallen, as typified by the casting down of Nimrod’s tower, when the towers of New York City were brought down.

᱑᱘᱖᱓ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱵᱤᱫᱨᱚᱦ ᱨᱮ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱑᱘᱘᱘ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱤᱫᱨᱚᱦᱛᱮ ᱟᱸᱜᱽᱨᱚᱱ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱑᱙᱑᱙ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱵᱤᱫᱨᱚᱦᱛᱮ ᱟᱸᱜᱽᱨᱚᱱ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱛᱟᱹᱨᱮ ᱑᱙᱕᱗ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱵᱤᱫᱨᱚᱦᱨᱮ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱤᱥᱩ ᱞᱟᱳᱰᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱮᱰᱵᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱡᱟᱢ ᱠᱮ ᱠᱟᱫᱮᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱟᱸᱜᱽᱨᱩ ᱠᱮᱫᱟᱭ। ᱩᱱᱤ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱤᱛᱤᱦᱟᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱟᱸᱜᱽᱨᱩ ᱠᱮᱫᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱥᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱧᱡᱮᱞ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱚᱨᱤᱠᱷᱭᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱮᱦᱚᱵ ᱠᱮᱫᱟᱭ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱛᱨᱮ ᱑᱘᱖᱓ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱵᱤᱫᱨᱚᱦ ᱠᱮ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱟᱥ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱳᱰᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱵᱤᱨ-ᱡᱟᱺᱜᱞᱮ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱦᱚᱨᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱨᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹᱛ ᱾ ᱛᱮᱥᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱧᱡᱮᱞ ᱞᱟᱳᱰᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱮᱰᱵᱷᱮᱱᱴᱤᱡᱟᱢ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱛ ᱤᱛᱤᱦᱟᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱯᱴᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ 11, 2001 ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱱ ᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱠᱟᱥᱤᱛ ᱵᱟᱠᱷᱟᱱ 18 ᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱮᱧᱡᱮᱞ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱛᱮᱥᱟᱹᱨ ᱮᱧᱡᱮᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱲᱟᱜ ᱮᱱᱟ। ᱛᱤᱱᱩ ᱩᱱᱤ ᱵᱟᱵᱤᱞᱚᱱ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ ᱚᱱᱚᱞ ᱠᱮᱫᱟᱭ, ᱡᱮᱢᱚᱱ ᱱᱤᱢᱨᱚᱫ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱴᱟᱣᱟᱨ ᱡᱷᱟᱨᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱩᱫᱟᱦᱚᱨᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱮᱞᱟ, ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱱᱤᱭᱩ ᱭᱚᱨᱠ ᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱴᱟᱣᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱸᱜᱽᱨᱩ ᱮᱱᱟ।

> “The third angel’s message will not be comprehended, the light which will lighten the earth with its glory will be called a false light, by those who refuse to walk in its advancing glory.” Review and Herald, May 27, 1890.

> “तृतীয় দূতৰ বাৰ্তা বুজি পোৱা নহ’ব; যি পোহৰে পৃথিৱীক নিজৰ মহিমাৰে আলোকিত কৰিব, সেই পোহৰক ভুৱা পোহৰ বুলি কোৱা হ’ব, সেইসকলৰ দ্বাৰা যিসকলে তাৰ ক্রমবর্ধমান মহিমাত চলিবলৈ অস্বীকাৰ কৰে।” Review and Herald, May 27, 1890.

As with ancient Israel, so too with modern Israel. The generation that witnesses September 11, 2001 is the last generation. Jesus said in Luke chapter twenty-one that “this generation,” and He identified that generation as those living when the heavens and earth shall pass away, which occurs at the Second Coming. That generation who live to witness Christ’s return will have recognized a sign that proves to them that they are the final generation. They will know and understand that they are those living when the “effect of every vision” is no longer “prolonged.”

Akka Israa’el durii durii wajjin ture sanaa wajjin wal fakkaatuun, Israa’el ammayyaas akkasuma. Dhaloonni Fulbaana 11, 2001 argan dhaloota isa dhumaa dha. Yesus Luqaas boqonnaa digdamii tokko keessatti, “dhaloonni kun” jedheera; Innis dhaloota sana akka warra yeroo samii fi lafti darban jiraatanitti ibse, kunis yeroo Dhufaatii Lammaffaatti raawwatama. Dhaloonni deebii Kiristoos arguuuf jiraatan mallattoo tokko beekanii ni argatu; mallattoon sun isaan dhaloota isa dhumaa taʼuu isaanii isaaniif mirkaneessa. Isaan yeroo “buʼaan mulʼata hundumaa” siʼachi “hin dheeraaʼanne” keessatti jiraatan taʼuu isaanii ni beeku, ni hubatus.

As Jesus was leaving the temple with the disciples they asked Him to explain what He had meant by His description of the destruction of the temple. That conversation was representing the conversation which His disciples have during the final generation. The disciples wished to understand what He meant when He has repeatedly taught that the Laodicean Adventist church is to be swept away at the soon-coming Sunday law, as the worshippers therein are spewed out of His mouth, and are no longer those who speak for Him.

Yesuus bartoota isaatii wajjin mana qulqullummaa keessaa yeroo baʼaa ture, ibsa isaa waaʼee badiisa mana qulqullummaa sanaa dubbate hiika maal akka qabu akka isaaniif ibsu Isa gaafatan. Mariin sun marii bartoonni Isaa dhaloota mootummaa dhumaa keessa jiran godhan bakka buʼaa ture. Bartoonni sun, yeroo Inni deddeebiʼee waldaa Adveentistii Laaʼodiiqeyaa seerri Dilbataa dhihoo dhufu irratti haxaaʼamtee irraa balleeffamtu akka taate barsiisaa turetti, akkasumas warri achi keessatti waaqeffatan afaan Isaa keessaa tufamanii, kana booda warra Isaaf dubbatan akka hin taane barsiisaa turetti, Inni maal jechuu akka taʼe hubachuu barbaadan.

In answering the disciples Jesus described the destruction of Jerusalem and the history that followed, all the way through to the end of the world. After laying out the historical overview up to verse nineteen, He then addresses the destruction of Jerusalem, a destruction which could have occurred at the cross, but that in God’s mercy and longsuffering was postponed for about forty years. At the end of the forty years there would be a remnant that would escape the destruction, but only if they recognized the sign that He then gave.

ହୁଅ ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଇ ଯୀଶୁ ଯେରୁଶାଲେମର ବିନାଶ ଏବଂ ତାହା ପରେ ଘଟିଥିବା ଇତିହାସକୁ, ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତର ଶେଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ, ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କଲେ। ଉଣେଇଶତମ ପଦ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଐତିହାସିକ ସମୀକ୍ଷାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରି ସାରିବା ପରେ, ସେ ପଛରୁ ଯେରୁଶାଲେମର ବିନାଶ ବିଷୟରେ କଥା କହନ୍ତି—ଏମିତି ଏକ ବିନାଶ, ଯାହା କ୍ରୁଶର ସମୟରେ ହୋଇପାରୁଥାନ୍ତା, କିନ୍ତୁ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ କୃପା ଓ ଦୀର୍ଘସହିଷ୍ଣୁତାରେ ପ୍ରାୟ ଚାଳିଶି ବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପଛକୁ ସ୍ଥଗିତ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା। ସେହି ଚାଳିଶି ବର୍ଷର ଶେଷରେ ଏକ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଦଳ ସେହି ବିନାଶରୁ ପଳାଇବ, କିନ୍ତୁ କେବଳ ସେତେବେଳେ ଯଦି ସେମାନେ ସେ ତାହାପରେ ଦେଇଥିବା ଚିହ୍ନକୁ ଚିହ୍ନିପାରିବେ।

In the beginning of ancient Israel there was a forty-year period, which started with a judgment upon the rebellion of the ten spies that was deferred for forty years, due to the intercession of Moses. At the end of ancient Israel there was a judgment upon the rebellion of the cross that was deferred for forty years, due to the intercession of Christ’s longsuffering and mercy. In both histories there was a remnant that escaped. Jesus always illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing.

Jalqabni Israa’el duriitti bara afurtamaa tokko ture; innis murtii fincilaa basaastota kudhan irratti kenname, kadhannaa Museetiin bara afuriif akka tursiifamu ta’e irraa jalqabe. Dhumarratti Israa’el durii keessatti immoo, murtiin fincilaa fannoo irratti kenname, obsa dheeraa fi araara Kiristoosiin bara afuriif akka tursiifamu ta’e ture. Seenaalee lameenuu keessatti haftee tokko kan miliqxe ture. Yesuus yeroo hundumaa dhuma waan tokkoo jalqaba waan tokkootiin ibsa.

Jesus addressed the sign associated with the destruction of Jerusalem and identified it as “the days of vengeance.”

Yesuus mallattoo badiisa Yerusaalem wajjin walqabatu kaasee, isaas “guyyoota haaloo ba’iinsaa” jedhee beeksise.

> And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. Luke 21:20–22.

> Yommuu isin Yerusaalem waraanaan marfamee argitan, yeroo sanatti badiisni ishee akka dhihaate beeka. Ergasii warri Yihudaa keessa jiran gara gaarotaatti haa baqatan; warri gidduu ishee keessa jiranis achii haa ba’an; warri baadiyyaa keessa jiranis achi hin seenin. Sababiin isaas kun guyyoota haaloo ba’uu ti; waan barreeffame hundinuu akka raawwatamuuf. Luqaas 21:20–22.

The “day of vengeance” is the seven last plagues, and for this reason Sister White aligns the destruction of Jerusalem with God’s executive judgment in the last days.

“ଦିନର ପ୍ରତିଶୋଧ” ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇଥିବାଟି ସାତଟି ଶେଷ ପ୍ରହାର ଅଟେ, ଏବଂ ଏହି କାରଣରୁ ସିଷ୍ଟର୍ ହ୍ୱାଇଟ୍ ଯେରୁଶାଲେମର ବିନାଶକୁ ଶେଷ ଦିନମାନଙ୍କରେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟନିର୍ବାହକ ବିଚାର ସହିତ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ କରିଛନ୍ତି।

> Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion. Isaiah 34:1–8.

> Yaa saboonni, dhaga’uudhaaf dhihaadhaa; yaa uummatoota, dhaggeeffadhaa; lafti, wanti ishee keessa jiru hundinuu haa dhaga’u; biyya lafaas, wantoonni ishee keessaa ba’an hundinuus haa dhaga’an. Sababni isaa dheekkamsi Waaqayyoo saba hundumaa irratti jira, aarri isaas loltoota isaanii hundumaa irratti; inni guutummaatti isaan balleesseera, qalamaafis dabarsee isaan kenneera. Warri isaanii keessaa ajjeefamanis ni gatamu; fooliin reeffa isaanii irraas ni ol ba’a; tulluunis dhiiga isaanii irraa ni baqa. Macci samii hundinuus ni diigama, samiinis akka kitaaba maramaa tokkootti ni marama; maccin isaanii hundinuus ni harca’a, akkuma baalli wayinii irraa harca’u, akkuma harbuuqni muka harbuuqii irraa kufu. Sababni isaa goraadeen koo samii keessatti ni cuuphama; kunoo, murtiidhaaf Edoom irratti, saba abaarsa koo irraattis ni bu’a. Goraadeen Waaqayyoo dhiigaan guutameera, coomaadhaanis ni furdifameera; dhiiga hoolotaa fi re’ootaatiin, cooma bubbee korbeeyyii hoolotaatiinis; sababiin isaa Waaqayyo Bozra keessatti aarsaa qaba, biyya Edoom keessattis qalamni guddaan jira. Beeyladoonni gaangolii fakkaatanis isaanii wajjin ni bu’u, jibbiilleenis korommii wajjin; biyya isaanii dhiigni ni jiisa, biyyeen isaaniis coomaadhaan ni furdatti. Sababni isaa kun guyyaa haaloo Waaqayyoo, falmii Xiyooniifis waggaa gatii deebii kennuu ti. Isaayaas 34:1–8.

Jesus gave His first public presentation at Nazareth, announcing Himself as the Messiah. That presentation was prophetically governed by the rule of first mention. The reading He selected identified that His work included announcing the “day of the Lord’s vengeance.” Which according to Isaiah is also “the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.”

Yesuus ifaajjee isaa isa jalqabaa Nazaareetitti uummata duratti dhiheesse; achittis ofii isaa akka Masiihii taʼe labse. Dhiheessi sun seera waaqayyoo ibsa raajii keessatti “waamicha jalqabaa” jedhamuun bulfamaa ture. Dubbisa Inni filate hojii Isaa keessaa “guyyaa haaloo Gooftaa” labsuun akka jiru ibse. Kunis akka Isaayaasitti “mormii Xiyooniif waggaa beenyaa” jedhama.

It was at Nazareth that Christ began His public ministry and announced Himself as the Messiah. It was then that those who heard His words, but did not perceive, attempted to kill Him by casting him off a mountain. The beginning of His ministry was marked by the people of His home town attempting to kill Him, and the ending of His ministry His people did kill Him. His ministry was to identify Himself as the Messiah, which He became when He was anointed at His baptism. At His baptism a divine symbol descended to endorse the fulfillment of the prediction of the coming Messiah. On August 11, 1840 a divine symbol descended to endorse the prediction of the testing message of that history. And on September 11, 2001 a divine symbol came down to endorse the predicted message of that history, which is the message of the latter rain.

Naazireet keessatti Kiristoos tajaajila isaa mootummaa ifatti jalqabe, akkasumas ofii isaa akka Masiihichaatti beeksise. Yeroo sana warri dubbii isaa dhaga’an garuu hin hubanne, isa tulluu irraa darbanii ajjeesuuf yaalan. Jalqabni tajaajila isaa namoonni magaalaa dhaloota isaa isa ajjeesuuf yaaluudhaan mallatteeffame; dhumni tajaajila isaa immoo saba isaa biratti isaanumaatiin isa ajjeesaniiru. Tajaajilli isaa ofii isaa akka Masiihichaatti adda baasuuf ture; kana immoo yeroo cuuphametti dibameen ta’e. Cuuphaa isaa irratti mallattoon waaqayyoo tokko bu’ee raawwii raajii Masiihicha dhufuuf kenname mirkaneesse. Hagayya 11, 1840 irratti mallattoon waaqayyoo tokko bu’ee raajii ergaa qorumsaa seenaa sanaa mirkaneesse. Akkasumas Fulbaana 11, 2001 irratti mallattoon waaqayyoo tokko gad bu’ee ergaa seenaa sanaaf dursee dubbatame, isa jechuunis ergaa roobaa boodaa, mirkaneesse.

> “After laboring two days with the Samaritans, Jesus left them to continue his journey to Galilee. He made no tarry at Nazareth, where he had spent his youth and early manhood. His reception in the synagogue there, when he announced himself as the Anointed One, was so unfavorable that he decided to seek more fruitful fields, to preach to ears that would listen, and to hearts that would receive his message. He declared to his disciples that a prophet hath no honor in his own country. This saying sets forth that natural reluctance which many people have to acknowledge any wonderfully admirable development in one who has unostentatiously lived in their midst, and whom they have intimately known from childhood. At the same time, these same persons might become wildly excited over the pretensions of a stranger and an adventurer.” The Spirit of Prophecy, volume 2, 151.

> “ସମାରିୟମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଦୁଇ ଦିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରିବା ପରେ, ଯୀଶୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ଗାଲିଲକୁ ନିଜ ଯାତ୍ରା ଜାରି ରଖିଲେ। ସେ ନାଜାରେଥରେ, ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ସେ ନିଜ ଶୈଶବ ଓ ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ ଯୁବକାବସ୍ଥା କାଟିଥିଲେ, କୌଣସି ବିଳମ୍ବ କଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସେଠାର ସଭାଘରରେ, ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେ ନିଜକୁ ଅଭିଷିକ୍ତ ବୋଲି ଘୋଷଣା କଲେ, ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସ୍ୱାଗତ ଏତେ ଅନନୁକୂଳ ହୋଇଥିଲା ଯେ ସେ ଅଧିକ ଫଳଦାୟକ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର ଖୋଜିବାକୁ, ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କର୍ଣ୍ଣମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ସନ୍ଦେଶକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହୃଦୟମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ପ୍ରଚାର କରିବାକୁ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ କଲେ। ସେ ନିଜ ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ଘୋଷଣା କଲେ ଯେ, ଜଣେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ଦକ୍ତାଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ଦେଶରେ କୌଣସି ସମ୍ମାନ ମିଳେ ନାହିଁ। ଏହି ଉକ୍ତି ଏହାକୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରେ ଯେ, ଅନେକ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ମନରେ ସେହି ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କୌଣସି ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଓ ପ୍ରଶଂସନୀୟ ବିକାଶକୁ ସ୍ୱୀକାର କରିବା ପ୍ରତି ସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ ଅନିଚ୍ଛା ଥାଏ—ଯିଏ ତାଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ନିରାଡମ୍ବର ଭାବେ ବସବାସ କରିଆସିଛି ଏବଂ ଯାହାକୁ ସେମାନେ ଶୈଶବକାଳରୁ ଆତ୍ମୀୟ ଭାବେ ଜାଣିଆସିଛନ୍ତି। ଏହା ସହିତ ସହିତ, ଏହି ସେହି ଲୋକମାନେ ଜଣେ ଅଜଣା ମଣିଷ ଓ ଜଣେ ସାହସିକ ଦାବିକାରୀଙ୍କ ଦାବିଗୁଡ଼ିକ ନେଇ ଉନ୍ମତ୍ତ ଉତ୍ସାହରେ ମତ୍ତ ହୋଇପାରନ୍ତି।” The Spirit of Prophecy, volume 2, 151.

In Luke chapter twenty-one, Christ identifies the one hundred and forty-four thousand, the final generation that does not die. He does so by presenting the history that began with His last visit to what had formerly been His father’s house, but then had become the Jew’s house. In the narrative of the history which Jesus began to present He reached the point where Jerusalem, and the temple the disciples wanted to know about, was to be destroyed (70 AD). He identified the destruction as the days of vengeance, which was part of His opening announcement of His ministry. The “days of vengeance” represented not only the destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70, but also the time of God’s wrath as represented in the seven last plagues.

Luqaas boqonnaa digdammaffaa tokko keessatti, Kiristoos warra dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur kuma, jechuunis dhaloota isa dhumaa kan hin duune adda baasa. Inni kana kan godhu seenaa yeroo inni yeroo dhumaa mana yeroo tokko mana Abbaa isaa turetti dhufee jalqabe dhiyeessuudhaani; mana sun garuu yeroo sana mana Yihuudotaa ta’ee ture. Seenaa Yesuus dhiyeessuu jalqabe keessatti, inni yeroo Yerusaalemii fi mana qulqullummaa bartoonni waa’ee isaa beekuu barbaadan sun ni diigama (70 AD) jedhu gahe. Inni badiisa sana akka guyyoota haaloo ba’umsaa adda baase; kunis labsii tajaajila isaa banu keessatti hirmaata ture. “Guyyoonni haaloo ba’umsaa” jechuun badiisa Yerusaalem waggaa 70 qofa utuu hin ta’in, yeroo dheekkamsa Waaqayyoo kan dha’ichoota dhumaa torbaniin fakkeeffame illee ni agarsiisu.

> For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. Jeremiah 46:10.

> Kunoo guyyaa Gooftaa Waaqayyoo maccaa humna raayyaa hundumaa qabuuti; guyyaa haaloo baafannaa, akka inni diinota isaa irraa haaloo baafatuuf. Goraadeen ni nyaatti; ni quufa; dhiiga isaaniiinis ni machoofatti; jechuunis Gooftaan Waaqayyo maccaa humna raayyaa hundumaa qabu biyya kaabaa, laga Efraaxiis biraatti aarsaa qaba. Ermiyaas 46:10.

The “day of vengeance” upon Babylon, represented by the “sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates,” begins at the soon-coming Sunday law.

“Bara dheekkamsaa” kan Baabilon irra dhufu, kan “biyya kaabaatti laga Efraaxis biratti aarsaa” jechuun bakka bu’ame, seera Dilbataa dhiyeenyaan dhufu sanatti jalqaba.

> Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord. Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the Lord: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone to his people, and they shall flee everyone to his own land. Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria. And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead. In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord. The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans. Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left. Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation. The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, the vengeance of his temple. Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel. Jeremiah 50:13–29.

> Dheekkamsa Waaqayyoo irraa kan ka’e, isheen hin jiraatamtu; guutumaan guutuutti ontee taati; namni hundinuu kan Baabilon bira darbuu ni dinqa, dha’icha ishee hundattis ni qoosa. Naannoo hundumaan Baabilonitti hiriiraa; isin warri xiyya qopheessitan hundinuu, isheetti dhukaasaa, xiyya tokko illee hin qusatan; isheen Waaqayyotti cubbuu hojjetteetti. Naannoo hundumaan ishee irratti iyyadhaa; isheen harka ishee kenniteetti; hundeewwan ishee kufaniiru, dallaa ishee gad buufameera; kun haaloo Waaqayyooti; haaloo ishee irraa baafadhaa; akkuma isheen goote, isheettis akkasuma godhaa. Sanyiifataa Baabilon keessaa balleessaa, isa yeroo haamaa keessaa haamtuu qabatus; sodaa goraadee cunqursituutiif tokkoon tokkoon isaanii gara saba ofii isaatti ni deebi’u, tokkoon tokkoon isaanii gara biyya ofii isaattis ni baqatu. Israa’el hoolaa bittinnaa’edha; leencoonni isa ari’aniiru; jalqaba mootichi Asoor isa nyaateera; boodas Nebukadnezaar mootichi Baabilon lafee isaa caccabseera. Kanaafuu Waaqayyo gooftaan maccaa, Waaqni Israa’el, akkana jedha: Kunoo, akkuma ani mooticha Asoor adabe, akkasumas mooticha Baabilonii fi biyya isaa nan adaba. Ani Israa’elin gara iddoo jireenya isaa deebisee nan fida; innis Qarmeloosii fi Baashaan irratti ni dheeda; lubbuun isaas gaara Efreemii fi Giil’aad irratti ni quufa. Bara sana keessa, yeroo sana, jechuun Waaqayyo, jal’ina Israa’el ni barbaadu, garuu hin argamu; cubbuun Yihudaas ni barbaadama, garuu hin argamu; ani warra ani hambifadhe nan dhiisaati. Biyya Meraataayimitti, eeyyee ishee irratti, jiraattota Peqood irrattis ol ba’aa; isaan duubaan mancaasaa, guutumaan guutuutti balleessaa, jechuun Waaqayyo; waan ani si ajaje hundumaa godhi. Sagaleen waraanaa biyya sana keessa jira, badiisni guddaanis jira. Akkamitti burrusaan lafa hundumaa cabee caccabe! Akkamitti Baabilon saboota gidduutti ontee taate! Yaa Baabilon, ani kiyyo siif kaa’eera, atis qabamteerta, ati garuu hin beekne; argamteertus, qabamteertas, sababni isaas ati Waaqayyoon mormiteerta. Waaqayyo kuusaa meeshaa waraanaa isaa baneera, meeshaa dheekkamsa isaas baaseera; kun hojii Gooftaa Waaqayyo maccaa biyya Kaldootaa keessatti hojjetudha. Daarii isa hunda fagoo irraa ishee irratti kottaa; kuusaawwan ishee banaa; tuulaatti ishee naqqaa, guutumaan guutuutti ishee balleessaa; homtuu ishee irraa hin hafin. Sangoota ishee hundumaa ajjeesaa; isaan qalmaatti haa bu’an; wayyoo isaaniif! Guyyaan isaanii dhufeera, yeroo adabbii isaanii. Sagaleen warra baqatan, warra biyya Baabilon keessaa miliqan, Xiyoon keessatti haaloo Waaqayyoo keenya, haaloo mana qulqullummaa isaa labsuuf dhufanii ti. Warra xiyya qopheessan Baabilonitti walitti waamaa; isin warri xiyya qopheessitan hundinuu, naannoo ishee qubataa; namni tokko iyyuu ishee keessaa hin miliqin; hojii isheetti akkuma ta’eef deebisaa; waan isheen goote hundumaa akkuma sana isheettis godhaa; isheen Waaqayyotti, Isa Qulqulluu Israa’elitti of tuulteetti. Ermiyaas 50:13–29.

The destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70 AD represents the executive judgment of the whore of Babylon, that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States. Jesus knew that He was identifying the year 70 AD as the soon-coming Sunday law, for He is the author of His Word, and He is the Word. It is important to recognize the setting of the prophecy that Jesus sets forth in Luke chapter twenty-one, in order to understand what the sign is that identifies that the last generation has arrived.

Bara 70 Dh.K.B. keessatti badiinsi Yerusaalem raawwii murtii ejjituu Baabilonii kan seera Dilbataa yeroo dhihootti Ameerikaa keessatti dhufu irraa jalqabu agarsiisa. Yesus, Inni barreessaa Dubbii Isaa taʼee fi Inni mataan Isaa Dubbicha waan taʼeef, bara 70 Dh.K.B. seera Dilbataa yeroo dhihootti dhufu akka taʼetti adda baasaa akka jiru ni beeka ture. Mallattoon dhaloonni isa dhumaa gaʼuu isaa adda baasu maal akka taʼe hubachuuf, haala raajii Yesus Luqaas boqonnaa digdamii tokko keessatti dhiyeesse beekuun barbaachisaa dha.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Barumsa kana barruu itti aanutti qorannoo kana itti fufna.

> “The coming of Christ will take place in the darkest period of this earth’s history. The days of Noah and of Lot picture the condition of the world just before the coming of the Son of man. The Scriptures, pointing forward to this time, declare that Satan will work with all power and ‘with all deceivableness of unrighteousness.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:9, 10. His working is plainly revealed by the rapidly increasing darkness, the multitudinous errors, heresies, and delusions of these last days. Not only is Satan leading the world captive, but his deceptions are leavening the professed churches of our Lord Jesus Christ. The great apostasy will develop into darkness deep as midnight. To God’s people it will be a night of trial, a night of weeping, a night of persecution for the truth’s sake. But out of that night of darkness God’s light will shine.

> “Dhufaatiin Kiristoos yeroo seenaa lafa kanaa keessaa isa dukkana hamaa keessatti ni taʼa. Guyyoonni Nohii fi Xiiʼoo haala addunyaa dhufaatii Ilma namaa dura jiru agarsiisu. Caaffanni Qulqullaaʼoon, yeroo kana gara fuulduraatti akeekaa, Seexanni humna guutuu wajjinii fi ‘gowwoomsaa jalʼinaa hundumaa wajjin’ akka hojjetu ni dubbata. 2 Tasalonqee 2:9, 10. Hojiin isaa dukkanni saffisaan dabalaa deemuu, dogoggoroonni, barsiisota sobaa, fi gowwoomsaan guyyoota dhumaa kanaa baayʼinaan babalʼachaa deemuun ifatti mulʼata. Seexanni addunyaa boojiʼee geggeessaa jiru qofa utuu hin taʼin, gowwoomsaan isaas waldoota Gooftaa keenya Yesuus Kiristoos jedhamanii waamaman keessatti raacitii taʼee babalʼachaa jira. Gantummaan guddaan dukkana halkan walakkaa fakkaatuutti ni guddachaa deema. Uummata Waaqayyootiif halkan qorumsaati, halkan booʼichaati, halkan dhugaaaf jecha ariʼatamummaati ni taʼa. Garuu keessaa halkan dukkanaa sanaa ifni Waaqayyoo ni ibsa.”

> “He causes ‘the light to shine out of darkness.’ 2 Corinthians 4:6. When ‘the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep,’ ‘the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.’ Genesis 1:2, 3. So in the night of spiritual darkness, God’s word goes forth, ‘Let there be light.’ To His people He says, ‘Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.’ Isaiah 60:1.

> “Inni ‘ifni akka ifni dukkana keessaa ba’u godha.’ 2 Qorontos 4:6. Yommuu ‘lafti bifa hin qabnee fi duwwaa turte; dukkannis fuula tuujubee irra ture,’ ‘Hafuuri Waaqayyoo fuula bishaanotaa irra socho’aa ture. Waaqayyos, Ifni haa ta’u jedhe; ifnis ta’e.’ Uumama 1:2, 3. Akkuma kana, halkan dukkana hafuuraa keessatti, dubbii Waaqayyoo, ‘Ifni haa ta’u’ jedhee ba’a. Inni saba isaatiin, ‘Ka’i, ifi; ifni kee dhufeera, ulfinni Gooftaas si irratti ba’eera’ jedha.” Isaayaas 60:1.

> “‘Behold,’ says the Scripture, ‘the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee.’ Verse 2. Christ, the outshining of the Father’s glory, came to the world as its light. He came to represent God to men, and of Him it is written that He was anointed ‘with the Holy Ghost and with power,’ and ‘went about doing good.’ Acts 10:38. In the synagogue at Nazareth He said, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.’ Luke 4:18, 19. This was the work He commissioned His disciples to do. ‘Ye are the light of the world,’ He said. ‘Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’ Matthew 5:14, 16.” Prophets and Kings, 217, 218.

> “‘Kunoo,’ jechuun Caaffanni Qulqullaa’aan, ‘dukkanni lafa ni haguuga, dukkannis guddaan saboota ni haguuga; garuu Waaqayyo si irratti ni ba’a, ulfinni Isaas si irratti ni mul’ata.’ Lakkoofsa 2. Kiristoos, kan ulfina Abbaa calaqqisiisu, akka ifa isaatti gara biyya lafaatti dhufe. Inni Waaqayyoon namootatti argisiisuuf dhufe; waa’ee Isaas akkana jechuun barreeffameera; Inni ‘Hafuura Qulqulluu fi humnaan dibame,’ akkasumas ‘gaarii hojjechaa naanna’e.’ Hojii Ergamootaa 10:38. Mana sagadaa Naazireet keessatti Inni akkana jedhe, ‘Hafuurri Gooftaa ana irra jira; inni hiyyeeyyiidhaaf wangeela lallabuuf ana dibeera; warra garaan isaanii cabe fayyisuuf, booji’amtootaaf bilisummaa labsuuf, warra jaamaniif ijaan arguudha deebisuuf, warra miidhaman bilisa baasuuf, bara jaalalaa Gooftaa labsuuf ana ergeera.’ Luqaas 4:18, 19. Kun hojii Inni bartoota Isaa akka hojjetan itti isaan ajaje ture. ‘Isin ifa biyya lafaati,’ jedhe. ‘Namoonni hojii keessan gaarii akka arganii Abbaa keessan isa samii keessa jiru akka ulfinaaf galateeffatanitti, ifni keessan fuula isaanii duratti haa ibsu.’ Maatewos 5:14, 16.” Prophets and Kings, 217, 218.

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