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# The Book of Daniel - Number Eleven

Kitaaba Daani’el — Lakkoofsa Kudha Tokko

Prophetic Tests in Darkness and the Rise of the Image

አብ ጨለማ ውስጥ የሚፈጸሙ ትንቢታዊ ፈተናዎች እና የምስሉ መነሣት

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 6, 2023

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Daniel chapter one, represents the first angel’s message, and chapter two represents the second angel’s message. In prophetic symbolism, the first message is to fear God, the second message is to give God glory and the third message identifies the hour of judgment. Before we get directly into the second chapter of Daniel, a little review is required. The second angel’s message primarily identifies the fall of Babylon.

Daani’el boqonnaan tokkoo ergaa ergamaa isa jalqabaatiif fakkeenya ta’a; boqonnaan lammataa immoo ergaa ergamaa isa lammaffaatiif fakkeenya ta’a. Mallattoo raajii keessatti, ergaan inni jalqabaa Waaqa sodaachuu dha; inni lammaffaan Waaqaaf ulfina kennuu dha; inni sadaffaanis yeroo firdichaa adda baasa. Utuu nuti kallattiidhaan boqonnaa lammaffaa Daani’el keessatti hin seenin dura, irra-deebiin xiqqoon barbaachisaa dha. Ergaan ergamaa isa lammaffaa inni guddaan kufaatii Baabilon adda baasa.

> And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Revelation 14:8.

> Ergasii lammaffaan biraan ni duukaa buʼe; akkana jedhes: Baabilon, magaalattiin guddoon sun, kufteetti, kufteetti; isheen daadhii ejja ishee kan dheekkamsa qabu akka saboonni hundinuu dhugan gooteerti. Mul’ata Yohaannis 14:8.

The second angel defines the fall of Babylon as the fact that she made “all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” Her fall is in response to her committing fornication with all nations. The fornication is brought about through her false doctrines, which are represented as “wine.” The Catholic church is made up of many false teachings, but the false doctrine that is directly associated with her fall, is the false doctrine that produces her “wrath”. That doctrine is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship. The Catholic church’s wrath, is her persecution of those she identifies as heretics. Her wrath is accomplished by her fornication with the kings of the earth. Without her connection with, and control over, the kings of the earth, she would not have the ability to persecute those she defines as heretics. Her second fall, is therefore marking the point in the future when she can once again exercise her wrath as she did in the past, that is brought about by her fornication with the kings of the earth. The kings of the earth enter into the unlawful relationship by drinking her lies. The fall of Babylon is announced for the final time in Revelation chapter eighteen.

Maleekaan inni lammaffaan kufaatii Baabilon akka inni “waini dheekkamsa ejja isheetiin saboota hundumaa dhugsiifte” godhee ibsa. Kufaatiin ishee, saboota hundumaa wajjin ejja raawwachuu isheetiif deebii dha. Ejji sun barsiisa sobaa isheetiin dhufa; innis “waini” jechuun fakkeenfamee dhihaata. Waldaan Kaatolikii barsiisota sobaa hedduudhaan ijaarameera; garuu barsiisi sobaa kufaatii ishee wajjin kallattiidhaan walqabatu, barsiisa sobaa “dheekkamsa” ishee uumu dha. Barsiisi sun walitti makamu mootummaa fi mootummaa amantii ti; hariiroo sana keessatti waldaan amantii to’annoo qabdi. Dheekkamsi Waldaa Kaatolikii, namoota isheen akka heretiksiiitti adda baaftu ari’uu ishee dha. Dheekkamsi ishee, mootota lafaa wajjin ejja raawwachuu isheetiin hojii irra oola. Isheen walitti hidhamiinsa fi to’annoo mootota lafaa irratti hin qabdu taanaan, namoota isheen akka heretiksiiitti murteessitu ari’uuf dandeettii hin qabdu turte. Kanaaf kufaatiin ishee inni lammaffaan, yeroo fuulduraatti isheen akkuma duraan gochaa turte sana mootummaa lafaa wajjin ejja raawwachuu isheetiin dheekkamsa ishee irra deebi’tee hojii irra oolchuu dandeessu agarsiisa. Mootonni lafaa soba ishee dhuguudhaan hariiroo seeraan alaa sana keessa seenu. Kufaatiin Baabilon yeroo xumuraatiif Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha saddeettffaatti labsama.

> And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. Revelation 18:1–6.

> Kana boodas waan kanaa booddee ergamaa biraa tokko samii irraa gad buʼaa jiru nan arge; inni aangoo guddaa qaba ture; laftis ulfina isaatiin ifte. Innis sagalee jabaa guddaadhaan iyyee, “Baabilon guddoon kufteerti, kufteerti; iddoo jireenyaa hafuurota hamootaa taateerti, qubannaa hafuura xuraaʼaa hundaati, mana hidhaa simbirroo xuraaʼaa fi jibbamaa hundaas taateerti. Sababni isaas saboonni hundinuu daadhii dheekkamsa sagaagalummaa ishee irraa dhuganiiru; moototni lafaas ishee wajjin sagaagalaniiru; daldaltoonni lafaas baayʼina qananii ishee irraa sooromaniiru” jedhe. Ani sagalee biraa samii irraa, “Yaa saba koo, cubbuu ishee keessatti akka hin hirmaannee fi dhaʼicha ishee irraas akka hin fudhanneef, ishee keessaa baʼaa. Cubbuun ishee hamma samii gaʼeeraatii, Waaqayyos hammina ishee yaadateera. Akkuma isheen isinif deebiste sana isheedhaaf deebisaa; akka hojii isheetti dachaa lama isheedhaaf kennaa; xoofoo isheen itti guutte keessatti isheedhaaf dachaa lama guutaa” jedhu nan dhagaʼe. Mulʼata 18:1–6.

The probationary cup of the Catholic church ended in 1798, but she is to repeat the persecution she accomplished in the Dark Ages, during the soon-coming Sunday law crisis.

Yeroon qorumsaa waldaa Kaatolikii bara 1798tti xumurame; garuu isheen yeroo dhihoo keessatti balaa seera Dilbataa dhufu keessatti, ari’atama isheen bara Dukkanaa keessatti raawwatte sana irra deebi’uun ni raawwatti.

> Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. Revelation 2:20–22.

> Garuu ani waan muraasa sitti nan qaba; sababni isaas, dubartittii Izebel jedhamtu, isheen ofiin, “Ani raajittii dha” jettee of waamtu, akka barsiiftuu fi tajaajiltoota koo sagaagalummaa akka godhanii fi wanta waaqolii tolfamooaf aarsaatti dhiʼaatan akka nyaatan gowwoomsitu ni eeyyamta. Ani sagaagalummaa ishee irraa akka qalbii jijjiirrattuuf yeroo isheedhaaf kenneera; isheen garuu qalbii jijjiirrachuu hin feene. Kunoo, ani ishee siree irra nan darba; warra ishee wajjin ejja godhanis, yoo hojii isaanii irraa qalbii jijjiirachuu baatan, rakkina guddaa keessa nan galcha. Mulʼata 2:20–22.

She was given twelve hundred and sixty years to repent and she refused. The three and a half years of drought that led to Mount Carmel, was given to Jezebel to repent, but she also refused. At the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States, the first of the kings of the earth that commit fornication with her in the last days is the United States, the earth beast of Revelation thirteen. It then has filled the cup of its probationary time.

Isheen bara kuma dhibbaa lamaa fi jahaatama akka qalbii jijjiirrattu kennameef, isheen garuu didde. Waggoonni sadii fi walakkaa hongee kan gara Tulluu Qarmeloos geessan, Iizaabel akka qalbii jijjiirrattu isheetifis kennamee ture, isheen garuu isaas didde. Seera Dilbataa yeroo dhiyootti Ameerikaa keessatti dhufu sanatti, mootota biyya lafaa warra guyyoota dhumaa keessatti ishee wajjin ejja hafuuraa raawwatan keessaa inni jalqabaa Ameerikaa Dhaabbata; inni bineensa lafaa Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha sadii ti. Yeroo sanatti xoofoo yeroo qorumsaa isaa guuteera.

> “The greatest and most favored nation upon the earth is the United States. A gracious Providence has shielded this country, and poured upon her the choicest of Heaven’s blessings. Here the persecuted and oppressed have found refuge. Here the Christian faith in its purity has been taught. This people have been the recipients of great light and unrivaled mercies. But these gifts have been repaid by ingratitude and forgetfulness of God. The Infinite One keeps a reckoning with the nations, and their guilt is proportioned to the light rejected. A fearful record now stands in the register of Heaven against our land; but the crime which shall fill up the measure of her iniquity is that of making void the law of God.

> “Sabni guddaa fi isa caalaa eebbifamte biyya lafaa irratti argamtu Ameerikaa Dhaabbata Tokkoomteedha. Kunuunsa araara qabeessa taʼeen biyya kana eegameera; eebba Waaqaa keessaa isa filatamaa taʼes ishee irratti dhangalaafameera. Asitti warri ariʼatamanii fi cunqurfamanii turan iddoo baqannaa argataniiru. Asitti amantiin Kiristaanaa qulqullina isaa keessatti barsiifameera. Uummanni kun ifa guddaa fi araara wal hin qixxaanne argataniiru. Garuu kennaawwan kanaaf deebiin isaanii galata dhabuudhaanii fi Waaqayyoon dagachuudha. Isa Daangaa Hin Qabne sun saboota wajjin herrega qaba; yakki isaaniis ifa isaan didanitti madaalama. Amma galmeen sodaachisaan biyya keenya irratti samii keessatti galmaaʼeera; garuu yakki safartuu hammina ishee guutu isa taʼu seera Waaqaa diiguudha.”

> “Between the laws of men and the precepts of Jehovah will come the last great conflict of the controversy between truth and error. Upon this battle we are now entering,—a battle not between rival churches contending for the supremacy, but between the religion of the Bible and the religion of fable and tradition. The agencies which will unite against truth and righteousness in this contest are now actively at work.” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 4, 398.

> “Seerota namoota namootaa fi ajajawwan Yihowaa gidduutti lolli guddaan isa dhumaa, falmii dhugaa fi dogoggoraa gidduutti jiru, ni dhufa. Amma garuu gara lola kanaa seenaa jirra,—lola waldoota amantii wal morkatan aangoo ol’aantummaa argachuuf wal falman gidduu osoo hin ta’in, amantii Macaafa Qulqulluu fi amantii durduriifi aadaa gidduu jiru. Falmii kana keessatti humnoonni dhugaa fi qajeelina irratti walitti hidhatanii ka’an amma hojii isaanii ciminaan hojjechaa jiru.” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 4, 398.

At the Sunday law, the mark of the beast is enforced, thus “making void the law of God.” Before the Sunday law, the image of the beast is formed within the United States. The Sunday law arrives at a point in time, but the formation of the image of the beast is a period of time. That period of time is the prophetic period represented by Daniel’s lifespan as represented by the seventy years of captivity in Daniel chapter one. Those seventy years began with Jehoiakim, symbolizing when the first message was empowered on September 11, 2001, and ended with the making void the law of God, as represented by the “decree” of Cyrus.

Seera Dilbataatti, mallattoon bineensaa dirqamaan raawwatama; kanaanis “seera Waaqayyoo diiguu” ta’a. Seera Dilbataa dura, fakkeenyi bineensaa Ameerikaa Tokkummaa keessatti uumama. Seerri Dilbataa yeroo murtaa’e tokko irratti dhufa; garuu uumamuun fakkeenya bineensaa yeroo dheeraa dha. Yeroon sun yeroo raajii isa Daani’el boqonnaa tokko keessatti waggoota torbaatama booji’amuu keessaa jireenya Daani’eltiin bakka buufame dha. Waggoonni torbaatamni sun Yehoyaaqiim irraa jalqaban; kunis ergaa jalqabaa Fulbaana 11, 2001 irratti humna argate yeroo ta’e bakka bu’a; akkasumas, akkuma “labsii” Qiirosiin bakka bu’etti, seera Waaqayyoo diiguu irratti xumuraman.

The history of Daniel’s prophetic life of seventy years is symbolic of several lines of prophecy. It represents the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. It represents a three-step testing process that is illustrated in the three angels of Revelation fourteen, and represents the structure of the Hebrew word “truth.” It represents the purification of the sons of Levi that is accomplished by the messenger of the covenant. It is represented by Christ twice cleansing the temple. It is represented by the progressive apostasy within Jerusalem in Ezekiel chapters eight and nine. It also represents the history where the image of the beast is formed in the United States.

Seenaa bara torbaatama jireenya raajii Daani’el raajiiwwan sararoota hedduu kan mallatteessuudha. Inni yeroo cufiinsa namoota kuma dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afurii bakka bu’a. Inni adeemsa qormaataa sadarkaa sadii, kan ergamoota sadii Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha afur keessatti ibsame, akkasumas caasaa jecha Afaan Ibrootaa “dhugaa” bakka bu’a. Inni qulqulleessuu ilmaan Lewwii, kan ergamaa kakuu sanaan raawwatamu, bakka bu’a. Inni Kiristoos yeroo lama mana qulqullummaa qulqulleessuu isaatiin bakka bu’ameera. Inni gara-jabina irraa adeemsa apostaasii Yerusaalem keessaa itti fufee guddachaa deemu, Hisqi’el boqonnaawwan saddeet fi sagal keessatti ibsameen bakka bu’ameera. Akkasumas inni seenaa fakkeenyi bineensichaa Ameerikaa keessatti itti ijaaramu bakka bu’a.

The image of the beast is also represented by the fornication of Jezebel with Ahab, the fornication of Herod with Herodias, the golden calf of Aaron’s rebellion, the two counterfeit worship temples of Jeroboam located in Bethel and Dan, the prophets of Baal and the prophets of Ashtaroth in the story of Mount Carmel. The only definition of the image of the beast in the writings of Ellen White is the combination of church and state, with the church in control of the relationship. That issue of a church ruling over the state is the essence of what the sacred document, which is the Constitution of the United States, was designed to guard against. When the principle of the separation of church and state is discarded by the earth beast at the soon-coming Sunday law, the completed union of church and state in the United States will be accomplished.

fakkeenya bineensichaa immoo ejjennoo Izebeel Ahaab wajjin raawwatteen, ejjennoo Heroodis Heeroodiyaas wajjin raawwateen, jabbii warqee fincila Aroon keessaa, manneen waaqeffannaa sobaa lamaan Yerobiʼaam Beetʼeelii fi Daan keessatti dhaabeen, akkasumas seenaa Tulluu Qarmeloos keessatti raajota Baʼaalii fi raajota Ashtaartootiinis bakka buʼameera. Hiikni fakkeenya bineensichaa barreeffamoota Ellen White keessatti kenname tokkicha jechuun walitti hidhamiinsa mootummaa fi waldaa amantii ti; waldaan amantii hariiroo sana toʼachaa jirti. Dhimmi waldaan amantii mootummaa irratti mootummaa gochuu kun ijoon sanada qulqulluu, jechuunis Heera mootummaa Ameerikaa, irraa eeguuf qophaaʼe sanaati. Yeroo seerri Dilbataa yeroo dhihoo keessatti dhufu sanaan bineensi lafa irraa kaʼe qajeelfama mootummaa fi waldaa amantii addaan baasu sana dhiisu, tokkummaan mootummaa fi waldaa amantii guutame Ameerikaa keessatti ni raawwatama.

From September 11, 2001 until the Sunday law in the United States there is a visual test, which is based upon students of prophecy recognizing the formation of the image of the beast. We are now at the very end of that process. In the process of forming the image of the beast there are several movements that contribute to the full development at the Sunday law, where the mark of the beast is enforced. There are political movements, religious movements, social movements and financial movements. Notice the events that are referenced in connection with the formation of the image of the beast in the following passage.

ካብ መስከረም 11, 2001 ክሳዕ እቲ ናይ ሰንበት ሕጊ ኣብ ኣመሪካ ዘሎ፡ ተማሃሮ ትንቢት ምቕማጥ ምስሊ እቲ ኣራዊት ብምልላይ ዝተመስረተ ርኡይ ፈተና ኣሎ። ሕጂ ኣብ መወዳእታ ናይቲ ሂደት በጺሕና ኣለና። ኣብ ሂደት ምቕማጥ ምስሊ እቲ ኣራዊት፡ ናብቲ ምሉእ ምዕባለ ኣብ እቲ ናይ ሰንበት ሕጊ ዝወስዱ ብዙሓት ንቅስቓሳት ኣለዉ፤ ኣብኡ ድማ ምልክት እቲ ኣራዊት ይግደድ። ፖለቲካዊ ንቅስቓሳት ኣለዉ፡ ሃይማኖታዊ ንቅስቓሳት ኣለዉ፡ ማሕበራዊ ንቅስቓሳት ኣለዉ፡ ፋይናንሳዊ ንቅስቓሳት ውን ኣለዉ። ኣብቲ ዝቕጽል ኣንቀጽ፡ ምስ ምቕማጥ ምስሊ እቲ ኣራዊት ተኣሳሲሮም ዝተጠቕሱ ፍጻመታት ኣስተውዕሉ።

> “Already preparations are advancing, and movements are in progress, which will result in making an image to the beast. Events will be brought about in the earth’s history that will fulfill the predictions of prophecy for these last days” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 976.

> “Amma iyyuu qophiileen gara fuulduraatti adeemaa jiru, fi sochiiwwanis raawwatamaa jiru; kunis fakkeenya bineensichaatiif hojjetamuu irratti ni xumurama. Taateewwan seenaa lafa irratti ni dhufan; isaanis guyyoota dhumaa kanaaf raajii duraan dubbatame akka raawwatamu ni godhu” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 976.

The formation of the image of the beast involves an advancing preparation that includes “events” and “movements,” both in the plural. The history represented by Daniel’s seventy years of captivity began with Jehoiakim, and ended with the decree of Cyrus. Jesus illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing, and there is a “decree” that represents the beginning of the period that Daniel’s seventy prophetic years typifies. That “decree” was the USA Patriot Act, which was publicly premised upon the attack of Islam of the third woe. But unlike the dictatorial executive orders of Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War, or Franklin Roosevelt in World War Two, the Patriot Act is still in force, and will most likely be reinforced and strengthened as hostilities with global Islam increase. The executive orders of both the Civil and Second World War ended with the end of hostilities, but there will be no end of hostilities with global Islam, but rather, escalating terror attacks around the world.

bifa bineensaa sanaa bineensichaa uumamuun qophii itti fufaa taʼe, kan “taateewwan” fi “sochiiwwan” of keessatti hammatu, isaan lamaanis baay’ina ibsaniin kan mul’atudha. Seenaa booji’amuu waggoota torbaatamaa Daani’eel keessatti bakka bu’ame Yehoyaaqiim irraa jalqabee, labsii Qiiroosiin xumurame. Yesuus xumura wanta tokkoo jalqaba wanta tokkootiin fakkeenya godhee ibsa; akkasumas “labsii” tokko jira, inni jalqaba yeroo waggoota raajii torbaatama Daani’eel fakkeessan bakka bu’a. “Labsiin” sun USA Patriot Act ture, kan ifatti haleellaa Islaamaa badiyyaa sadaffaa irratti hundaa’ee dhihaate. Garuu ajajawwan hojii raawwachiiftuu abbaa irree Abrahaam Liinkoln yeroo Lolaa Siviilii keessatti kenne, yookaan kan Fraankiliin Ruuzevelt yeroo Lolaa Addunyaa Lammaffaa keessatti kenne irraa adda taʼee, Patriot Act ammallee hojii irra jira, akkasumas akkuma diinummaan Islaama addunyaa waliin jiru dabalaa deemu, jabeeffamee cimsamuu isaa baay’ee hin oolu. Ajaajawwan hojii raawwachiiftuu yeroo Lolaa Siviilii fi yeroo Lolaa Addunyaa Lammaffaa lamaan isaanii iyyuu xumura diinummaatiin xumuraman; garuu diinummaan Islaama addunyaa waliin jiru xumura hin qabu, kanaa mannaa haleellaawwan shororkeessummaa addunyaa maratti dabalaa deemanutu jira.

There are two primary legal philosophies within Western culture. English Law and Roman Law. The premise of English Law is that a person is innocent until proven guilty, and the premise of Roman Law is that a person is guilty until proven innocent. The USA Patriot Act is a classic example of Roman Law, and stands in direct opposition to English Law. This is one of those “events” that would be brought about in the formation of the image of the beast. If the United States is going to become the image of Catholicism, Catholic religious and political philosophy would need to be established in the United States in advance of the enforcement of the mark of the beast.

Aadaa Dhihaa keessatti falaasamoonni seeraa ijoo lama jiru. Seera Ingilizii fi Seera Roomaa. Bu’uuri Seera Ingilizii nama tokko hamma yakkaan himatamee irratti mirkanaa’utti qulqulluu ta’uu isaa dha; bu’uuri Seera Roomaa immoo nama tokko hamma qulqullina isaa mirkaneeffatamutti yakka-qabeessa ta’uu isaa dha. Seerri USA Patriot Act fakkeenya beekamaa Seera Roomaa ti; innis Seera Ingilizii wajjin kallattiidhaan wal faallessa. Kun “taateewwan” keessaa tokko isa fakkii bineensaa ijaaruu keessatti fidamu dha. Yoo Ameerikaan fakkii Kaatolikii ta’uu qabdu ta’e, mallattoo bineensaa hojii irra oolchuun dura falaasamni amantaa fi siyaasaa Kaatolikii Ameerikaa keessatti dursee hundeeffamuu qaba.

> “This subject is urging itself upon my mind. Consider it; for it is a matter of vast importance. With which of these two classes shall we identify our interest? We are now making our choice, and we shall soon discern between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. Read the fourth chapter of Malachi, and think about it seriously. The day of God is right upon us. The world has converted the church. Both are in harmony, and are acting upon a short-sighted policy. Protestants will work upon the rulers of the land to make laws to restore the lost ascendency of the man of sin, who sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. The Roman Catholic principles will be taken under the care and protection of the State. This national apostasy will speedily be followed by national ruin. The protest of Bible truth will be no longer tolerated by those who have made not the law of God their rule of life. Then will the voice be heard from the graves of martyrs, represented by the souls which John saw slain for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ which they held; then the prayer will ascend from every true child of God, ‘It is time, Lord, for thee to work: for they have made void thy law.’” General Conference Daily Bulletin, January 1, 1900.

> “Mata-dureen kun sammuu koo irratti of dhiibbaa jirti. Xiinxalaa; sababiin isaas kun dhimma baay’ee guddaa dha. Gareewwan lamaan kana keessaa kamitti bu’aa keenya ofii keenya walqabsiifna? Amma filannoo keenya gochaa jirra, yeroo dhihoottis isa Waaqayyoon tajaajilu fi isa isa hin tajaajille gidduu ni adda baafna. Boqonnaa afraffaa kan Milkiyaas dubbisi, irratti immoo of-eeggannoodhaan yaadi. Guyyaan Waaqayyoo nurratti dhihaateera. Addunyaan waldaa amantii geeddarteerti. Lamaan isaanii walii galaniiru, imaammata argaa gabaabaa irratti hojjechaa jirus. Pirootestaantonni seerota aangoo badaa ilma cubbuu sanaa deebisanii dhaabuuf, isa mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo keessa taa’ee ofii isaa Waaqayyo ta’uu agarsiisu sanaa, mootummaa biyya sanaa irratti hojjetu. Qajeelchitoonni Roomaa Kaatoolikii eegumsa fi tikfama mootummaa jala ni fudhatamu. Gantummaan mootummaa kun badii mootummaa saffisaan fida. Mormiin dhugaa Macaafa Qulqulluu warra seera Waaqayyoo akka seera jireenya isaanii hin godhatin biratti kana booda hin obbolfamu. Sana booda sagaleen awwaalchaa shahiidota keessaa ni dhaga’ama; lubbuuwwan Yohaannis dubbii Waaqayyootiif fi ragaa Yesuus Kiristoos isa isaan qabataniif ajjeefamanii arge sanaan bakka bu’anii; yeroo sana kadhannaan ijoollee Waaqayyoo warra dhugaa hunda keessaa ol ba’a, ‘Yaa Gooftaa, ati hojjechuuf yeroo ta’eera; isaan seera kee diiganiiru.’” General Conference Daily Bulletin, January 1, 1900.

The previous passage marks the time when “Roman Catholic principles will be taken under the care and protection of the State,” as occurring at the Sunday law. The Sunday law is the end of the symbolic period that began on September 11, 2001. The Patriot Act at the beginning, typifies the Sunday law at the end. Two of the events that are brought about in order to form the image of the beast was the arrival of the third Woe, and the subsequent Patriot Act.

Kutaan duraa darbe yeroo “qajeelfamoonni Kaatolikii Roomaa kun eegumsaa fi tiksaa Mootummaatiin jala ni galfamu” jedhee yeroo seerri Dilbataa ba’u agarsiisa. Seerri Dilbataa xumura yeroo fakkeenyaatiin agarsiifame kan Fulbaana 11, 2001 irraa jalqabeedha. Patriot Act jalqabarratti seera Dilbataa dhuma irratti dhufuuf fakkeenya ta’a. Taateewwan keessaa lama kan bifa bineensichaa ijaaruuf fidaman keessaa, inni tokko dhufaatii Waan Isa Sadaffaa ture; inni itti aanu immoo Patriot Act ture.

The formation of the image of the beast is the test where our eternal destiny will be decided, and it comes in advance of the Sunday law. At the Sunday law our probation as Seventh-day Adventists closes, and it is there that the visible seal is impressed and the ensign uplifted. The formation of the image of the beast occurs before the Sunday law, before the visible sealing, and before the close of probation.

Bifa bineensaa uumamuun qormaata mootummaa bara baraa keenya murteessu taʼu dha, innis seera Dilbataa dura dhufa. Yeroo seerri Dilbataa baʼutti yeroo qoramuu keenya akka Adventistoota Guyyaa Torbaffaa ni cufama; achittis chaappaan mulʼatu ni maxxanfama, mallattoon ol ni kaafama. Bifa bineensaa uumamuun seera Dilbataa dura, chaappaa mulʼatu dura, akkasumas yeroo qoramuu cufamuu dura ni taʼa.

> “The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be formed before probation closes; for it is to be the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. Your position is such a jumble of inconsistencies that but few will be deceived.

> “Gooftaan akka naaf mul’ise ifattiitti, fakkeenyi bineensichaa yeroo balballi araaraa cufamuu isaa dura ni ijaarama; sababni isaas, inni saba Waaqayyootiif qormaata guddaa ta’a; qormaata sanaanis hireen isaanii kan bara baraa murtaa’a. Dhaabbanni ati qabdu wal-faallessuuwwan baay’een walitti makamee kan jeequmsa guddaa qabu waan ta’eef, namoonni muraasni qofa gowwoomfamu.”

> “In Revelation 13 this subject is plainly presented; [Revelation 13:11–17, quoted].

> “Mul’ata 13 keessatti dhimmonni kun ifatti dhiyaataniiru; [Mul’ata 13:11–17, caqasame].”

> “This is the test that the people of God must have before they are sealed. All who proved their loyalty to God by observing His law, and refusing to accept a spurious sabbath, will rank under the banner of the Lord God Jehovah, and will receive the seal of the living God. Those who yield the truth of heavenly origin and accept the Sunday sabbath, will receive the mark of the beast” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.

> “Kun qorumsa saba Waaqayyoo dura cufamanii mallatteeffaman qabaachuu qaban kana. Warri hundinuu seera Isaa eeganii amanamummaa isaanii Waaqayyoof mirkaneessan, akkasumas Sanbata sobaa tokko fudhachuu didan, alaabaa Gooftaa Waaqayyo Yehovaa jala hiriiru; isaanis mallattoo Waaqayyoo isa jiraataa ni fudhatu. Warri immoo dhugaa madda samii irraa dhufe dhiisanii Sanbata Dilbataa fudhatan, mallattoo bineensichaa ni fudhatu” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.

The period of time for the formation of the image of the beast was represented by Daniel’s seventy years of captivity. Daniel first passed the test of fearing God, by choosing to eat only God’s food. Daniel’s first test was a dietary test. Daniel’s second test was a visual test that occurred at the end of a testing period of ten days of eating God’s diet, as opposed to eating the diet of Babylon. The success of that diet was manifested in Daniel’s physical appearance. The second test is a visual test. The first test is a dietary test. Daniel manifested his faith, and passed the first test, but in the second test, Daniel could not see in advance if he was going to appear “fatter and fairer” than those who ate Babylon’s diet. There are always people who look tremendous, but eat garbage, and there are conscientious health reformers that look like walking death.

“bifa bineensaa” uumamuuf yeroo kenname, booji’amuu waggoota torbaatama Daani’eel keessatti argameen bakka buufame. Daani’eel jalqaba qormaata Waaqayyoon sodaatuu keessa darbe; innis nyaata Waaqayyo qopheesse qofa nyaachuu filachuudhaan. Qormaanni jalqabaa Daani’eel qormaata nyaataa ture. Qormaanni isaa lammaffaan immoo qormaata mul’ataa ture; innis yeroo qormaataa guyyoota kudhanitti xumurame, yeroo nyaata Waaqayyoo nyaachaa turan, nyaata Baabilon irraa adda ta’een. Milkaa’inni nyaata sanaa bifa qaamaa Daani’eel keessatti mul’ate. Qormaanni lammaffaan qormaata mul’ataa dha. Qormaanni jalqabaa qormaata nyaataa dha. Daani’eel amantii isaa mul’ise, qormaata jalqabaas darbe; garuu qormaata lammaffaa keessatti, warra nyaata Baabilon nyaatan caalaa “furdaa fi bareedaa” ta’ee mul’achuu isaa dursanii arguuf hin danda’u ture. Yeroo hunda namoonni hedduun kan ajaa’ibsiisan fakkaatan ni jiru, garuu wanta xuraa’aa nyaatu; akkasumas warri dammaqinaan fooyya’iinsa fayyaa hordofan keessaa namoonni akka du’a deemaa jiran fakkaatan ni jiru.

The exercise of Daniel’s self-discipline and faith in the first test is what carried him through the second test, though the outcome of the second testing period was clouded in “darkness”. The Millerites who ate the little book on August 11, 1840, thereafter glorified God in the proclamation of the Midnight Cry message as the message swept over the land as a tidal wave. The second test is a visual test, which is preceded by a literal and spiritual dietary test and then followed by a prophetic litmus test. The second test requires a visual demonstration of the faith that was professed in the first test.

Dandeettii fi amantii Daani’el qorannoon jalqabaa keessatti mul’iseetu isa qorannoo lammaffaa keessaa ceesisan, gatiin yeroo qorannoo lammaffaa sanaa garuu “dukkana” keessatti haguugamee ture. Warri Millerii kitaaba xinnoo sana Hagayya 11, 1840 nyaatan, sana booddee ergaan Iyya Waamicha Halkan Gidduu lafarratti akkuma dallaa galaanaa irra darbutti, labsii ergaa sanaatiin Waaqayyoon ulfeessan. Qorannoon lammaffaan qorannoo mul’ataa dha; innis dura qorannoo nyaataa jechuunis qabatamaa fi hafuuraa ta’een durfama, itti aansuunis qorannoo agarsiisa raajii ta’een hordofama. Qorannoon lammaffaan amantii qorannoo jalqabaa keessatti himame sana mul’ataadhaan agarsiisuu barbaada.

> Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Hebrews 11:1, 2.

> Amantiinis waan abdachiifaman keessaa qabatama; wantoota hin mul’anneefis mirkaneessa dha. Isaan kanaan maanguddoonni dhugaa gaarii argatan. Ibroota 11:1, 2.

Daniel chapter two is a visual test, that is only successfully accomplished if the diet that was selected in the first test is actively applied to the testing process.

Daani’el boqonnaan lamaan qormaata mul’ataa dha; kunis qorumsa jalqabaa keessatti nyaanni filatame adeemsa qormaataa irratti hojiirra oolee yeroo dammaqinaan hojii irra oolfamu qofa milkaa’inaan raawwatama.

> For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:3, 4.

> Mul’anni sun yeroo murtaa’eef ta’a; dhuma irrattis ni dubbata, hin sobus; yoo turtes isa eeggadhu; inni dhugumaan ni dhufaatii, hin turu. Ilaa, lubbuun isaa kan of ol qabdu isa keessatti qajeelaa miti; qajeelaan garuu amantii isaatiin ni jiraata. Habakkuk 2:3, 4.

The outcome of the second test is left in darkness in order to demonstrate if the professed faith of the first test was a genuine faith.

Bu’aan qorannoo lammaffaa inni keessatti hafame dukkana keessatti dhiifame, amantiin labsame kan qorannoo jalqabaa amantii dhugaa ta’uu isaa mul’isuuf.

> “The special light given to John which was expressed in the seven thunders was a delineation of events which would transpire under the first and second angels’ messages. It was not best for the people to know these things, for their faith must necessarily be tested. In the order of God most wonderful and advanced truths would be proclaimed. The first and second angels’ messages were to be proclaimed, but no further light was to be revealed before these messages had done their specific work.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.

> “Ifni addaa Yohaannisiif kennamee, kan torban guungumee keessatti ibsame, ibsa taateewwan ergaa ergamoota isa jalqabaa fi isa lammaffaa jalatti raawwataman ture. Sabni wantoota kana beekuun isaanii hin wayyine ture; amantiin isaanii mootummaa ta’een qoratamuu qaba tureetii. Sirna Waaqayyoo keessatti dhugaa baay’ee dinqisiisoo fi ol’aanaa ta’an labsamuu qabu turan. Ergaawwan ergamoota isa jalqabaa fi isa lammaffaa labsamuu qabu turan; garuu ergaawwan kun hojii isaanii addaa sana raawwatanii booddees dura ifni dabalataa kamiyyuu mul’ifamuu hin qabu ture.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, 971.

It is divinely fitting that Daniel chapter two, is based upon an image, for it represents the test of the image of the beast. Those students of prophecy that recognized September 11, 2001 as a fulfillment of prophecy, symbolically ate the hidden book. They were then led back to the old paths of Adventism as they appear on the pioneer 1843 and 1850 Charts. The old paths identified the movement of the first angel, which they then were led to understand represented the movement of the third angel. All the precious revelations that they were led to understand came about by the understanding of the prophetic methodology that they received. That methodology was typified by the methodology of William Miller, that was confirmed when the first message of his history was empowered on August 11, 1840.

Waaqayyoon akka tolchuuf kan malu, Daanyel boqonnaa lamaffaa fakkii irratti hundaaʼeera; kunis qormaata fakkii bineensaa bakka buʼa. Barattoonni raajii kanneen Fulbaana 11, 2001 akka raajii raawwatameetti beekan sun, akka fakkeenyaatti kitaaba dhokataa nyaatan. Ergasii isaan gara daandii durii Adventismii, akkuma inni Kaartaa warra piroonaayaraa 1843 fi 1850 irratti mulʼatutti, deebiʼanii geggeeffaman. Daandiin durii sochii ergamaa jalqabaa adda baase; sana booda immoo akka isaan hubatanitti sochii sana sochii ergamaa sadaffaa akka taʼe agarsiise. Mulʼannoon gatii guddaa qabu hundi kan isaan akka hubatan geggeeffaman, hubannaa mala raajii isaan argataniin dhufe. Mala sunis mala William Milleriin fakkeeffamee ture; kunis yeroo ergaan jalqabaa seenaa isaa Hagayya 11, 1840 humna ittiin guutametti mirkanaaʼe.

> “In the year 1840 another remarkable fulfillment of prophecy excited widespread interest. two years before, Josiah Litch, one of the leading ministers preaching the second advent, published an exposition of Revelation 9, predicting the fall of the Ottoman Empire. According to his calculations, this power was to be overthrown . . . on the 11th of August, 1840, when the Ottoman power in Constantinople may be expected to be broken. And this, I believe, will be found to be the case.’

> “በ1840 ዓመት ሌላ እጅግ የሚደንቅ የትንቢት ፍጻሜ ሰፊ ፍላጎትን አስነሳ። ከዚያ ሁለት ዓመት በፊት የሁለተኛውን ምጽአት ከሚሰብኩ መሪ አገልጋዮች አንዱ የነበረው ዮስያስ ሊች፣ የኦቶማን ግዛት ውድቀትን የሚተነብይ የራእይ 9 ትርጓሜ አሳተመ። እንደ ስሌቱም፣ ይህ ኃይል... በ1840 ኦገስት 11 ቀን ሊገለበጥ ነበር፣ በዚያን ጊዜ በቆስጠንጢኖፕል ያለው የኦቶማን ኃይል እንደሚሰበር ሊጠበቅ ይችላል። እኔም ይህ እንዲሁ እንደሚገኝ አምናለሁ።”

> “At the very time specified, Turkey, through her ambassadors, accepted the protection of the allied powers of Europe, and thus placed herself under the control of Christian nations. The event exactly fulfilled the prediction. When it became known, multitudes were convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by Miller and his associates, and a wonderful impetus was given to the advent movement. Men of learning and position united with Miller, both in preaching and in publishing his views, and from 1840 to 1844 the work rapidly extended.” The Great Controversy, 334, 335.

> “Yeroo sirriitti ibsame sanatti, Turkiin ergamtoota isheetiin eegumsa humnoota waliigalan Awurooppaa fudhatte; akkasumas ofii ishee to’annoo saboota Kiristaanaa jala galchite. Dhimmi sun raawwii raajii sanaa guutummaatti mirkaneesse. Yommuu kun beekame, namoonni baay’een sirrii ta’uu qajeelchawwan hiikkaa raajii Millerii fi hiriyoota isaa biratti fudhatamanitti amanan; sochiin dhufaatii immoo kaka’umsa dinqisiisaa argate. Namoonni barumsa qabanii fi maqaa qaban, ilaalcha isaa lallabuu fi maxxansuudhaan, Miller wajjin tokkooman; hojii sunis bara 1840 irraa hamma 1844 tti saffisaan babal’ate.” The Great Controversy, 334, 335.

When men accepted September 11, 2001, as a fulfillment of prophecy, they were also “convinced of the correctness of the principles of prophetic interpretation adopted by” Future for America. The angel had descended with the hidden book and commanded those that would eat, to eat. The prophetic logic contained within the little book of the Millerite history, and the hidden book of our current history, is required to safely navigate the test of the formation of the image of the beast. But after eating, or assimilation of the prophetic methodology, the student must thereafter manifest a visual confirmation of what he had previously eaten. That act of faith must be manifested by a test which is navigated with an outcome that is “dark”.

Yommuu namoonni Fulfillment raajii taʼuu isaa akka taʼeef Guyyaa Fulbaana 11, 2001 fudhatan, isaanis akkasuma “sirrummaa qajeelchawwan hiikkaa raajii Future for America’n fudhatamanitti amanan.” Ergamaan sun macaafa dhokataa qabatee buʼee, warra nyaatan akka nyaatan ajaje. Loogikiin raajii seenaa Millerite keessatti macaafa xinnoo sana keessa jiru, akkasumas macaafa dhokataa seenaa keenya yeroo ammaa keessa jiru, qormaata fakkeenya bineensichaa uumamuu sana nagaan keessa darbuuf barbaachisaa dha. Garuu erga nyaatanii, jechuunis mala hojii raajii sana of keessatti fudhatanii booddee, bartaan sun itti aansee mirkaneessa ijaan mulʼatu kan waan inni duraan nyaate agarsiisu mulʼisuu qaba. Hojii amantii sunis qormaata buʼaan isaa “dukkanaa” taʼeen keessa darbamuun mulʼifamuu qaba.

The prophetic rules of William Miller in the history of the first angel, combined with the prophetic keys that were established in the history of the third angel, allows students of prophecy to recognize that each of the three angels of Revelation fourteen brought with them a message in a little book that was to be eaten. The methodology they chose to eat allows those students to then see that when the angel of Revelation eighteen descended on September 11, 2001, he had a book that must be eaten in his hand, though it is not directly addressed in chapter eighteen.

Seerotni raaga Wiliyaam Miilar inni ergamaa isa jalqabaa keessatti turan, furtuuwwan seer-raagaas kan seenaa ergamaa isa sadaffaa keessatti hundeeffaman waliin walitti makamuudhaan, barattoonni seer-raagaa ergamoonni sadan Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha afur keessatti ibsaman tokkoon tokkoon isaanii ergaa kitaaba xinnoo tokko keessatti dhiyaate, kan nyaatamuu qabu, of waliin fiduu isaanii akka hubatan ni dandeessisu. Mala isaan kitaaba sana itti nyaachuu filatanis, barattoonni sun yeroo ergamaan Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha saddeetffaa keessa ibsame Fulbaana 11, 2001 irratti gad bu’e, inni harka isaa keessa kitaaba nyaatamuu qabu akka qabu akka argan isaan dandeessisa; jechuunis, boqonnaa kudha saddeet keessatti kallattiidhaan kan irratti hin dubbatamne ta’us.

The angel had a hidden book in his hand. That prophetic logic is what Daniel represents when he chose to reject Babylonian food. That prophetic logic is what is necessary in order to see the formation of the image of the beast, for though we have been informed that there are “movements” and “events” that will be brought about in forming the image of the beast, we have also been informed that the movement for Sunday legislation is going on in “darkness.” We must have spiritual “night vision goggles” to be able to see their movements in the dark, for it is the formation of the image, but it is formed in “darkness”. It will only be recognized by the prophetic rules that the student of prophecy accepted when he recognized September 11, 2001, as a fulfillment of the arrival of the third Woe.

Ergamichi harka isaa keessatti macaafa dhokataa qaba ture. Loogikii raajii sun kan Daani’el bakka bu’u yeroo inni nyaata Baabilon diduu filateedha. Loogikii raajii sunis akkaataan fakkeenyi bineensichaa itti ijaaramaa jiru arguuf barbaachisaa dha; jechuunis, fakkeenyi bineensichaa yeroo ijaaramu “sochiileen” fi “taateewwan” fidaman akka jiran nutti himameera, garuu yeroo walfakkaataatti sochiin seera Dilbataa baasuuf godhamu “dukkana” keessatti adeemaa akka jiru illee nutti himameera. Sochii isaanii dukkana keessatti arguuf “ilaalcha halkan keessaa” hafuuraa qabaachuu qabna; sababiin isaas ijaaramni kun ijaarsa fakkeenya sanaati, garuu inni “dukkana” keessatti ijaarama. Inni kan beekamu qajeelfamoota raajii sanaa qofaan ta’a; qajeelfamoota kanneen barataan raajii yeroo Fulbaana 11, 2001 akka raawwatamuu dhufaatii Wayyoo sadaffaatti hubatetti fudhateen.

> “God has revealed what is to take place in the last days, that His people may be prepared to stand against the tempest of opposition and wrath. Those who have been warned of the events before them are not to sit in calm expectation of the coming storm, comforting themselves that the Lord will shelter His faithful ones in the day of trouble. We are to be as men waiting for their Lord, not in idle expectancy, but in earnest work, with unwavering faith. It is no time now to allow our minds to be engrossed with things of minor importance. While men are sleeping, Satan is actively arranging matters so that the Lord’s people may not have mercy or justice. The Sunday movement is now making its way in darkness. The leaders are concealing the true issue, and many who unite in the movement do not themselves see whither the undercurrent is tending. Its professions are mild and apparently Christian, but when it shall speak it will reveal the spirit of the dragon. It is our duty to do all in our power to avert the threatened danger. We should endeavor to disarm prejudice by placing ourselves in a proper light before the people. We should bring before them the real question at issue, thus interposing the most effectual protest against measures to restrict liberty of conscience. We should search the Scriptures and be able to give the reason for our faith. Says the prophet: ‘The wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.’” Testimonies, volume 5, 452.

> “ᎥᎬᏃᎦ ᎤᏄᎪᏔᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᎦ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᎢ ᎨᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎬᏩᏛᏅᎢ ᎤᏂᏍᏓᏱᏗ ᎤᏃᏍᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᎦᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏡᏗᏍᎬᎢ. ᎯᎠ ᎬᏩᏃᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᎬ ᏗᎵᏱᎶᏗ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏅᏘ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏅᏙ ᎤᏃᎯᏳ ᎤᎾᏚᎩ ᎠᏁᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᎵᏩᏌᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏴᏜᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᏗᎬᏩᏓᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏧᏃᎯᏳ ᎬᏩᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ. ᎠᏴ ᏴᏫ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏖᎸ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎬᏩᏘᏳᎯᎸᎯ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᎾᏠᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎬᏒ ᎤᎾᏒᏂᎸᏤᎢ, ᎬᏗ ᏚᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎠᏕᎳᏆᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏛ ᏄᏓᎵᏍᏆᏍᎬ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ. ᎥᏝ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏗᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎦᏕᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎤᏂᏲᎵᏙᏗ ᏗᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏂᏁᎬᎢ. ᏴᏫ ᎠᏂᎵᏌᎵᎭ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗᏍᎬ, ᏎᏓᏂ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᎾᏁᎭ ᎤᏛᏅᏍᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏜᏅᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎢᏳᎢ ᎢᎦ. ᏆᏍᎬ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎤᏪᏅᏒ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ. ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎶᏍᎦ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎤᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏣᘁ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎦᏘᏰᎭ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎬᏩᎪᎲ ᏱᎩ ᎭᏢ ᎠᏍᏆᎵᎪᎯ ᎤᏃᎵᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎢᏳᎦᏛᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏩᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏔᏅᏒ ᎪᎯᏳ ᎪᎯᏳ ᏚᎾᏍᏛᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᎪ ᎤᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᏓᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᎶᎦ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ. ᎢᎦᏚᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏗᎬᏩᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏗᏂᎪᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᏗᎨᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎢᏗᏅᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎵᏍᎦᏍᎬ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ. ᎢᏓᏅᏍᏓᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᏓᏅᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏗᏲᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎦᏚᏓᎵᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏗ ᎢᏗᏅᏁᎸᎢ. ᎢᏓᏲᎯᏎᏗ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᏎᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏗᎬᏩᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎤᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏙ ᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏩᏛ ᏗᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏗᎨᏥᏈᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᎯ. ᎢᏓᏲᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎪᎯᏳ ᎪᎯᏳ ᎪᎵᏆ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏗᎦᏔᎲᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎢᏗᏁᏤᏗ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏛ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎢᏗᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ. ᎯᎠ ᎤᏪᏤ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ: ‘ᎤᏲ ᏗᎨᏒ ᎤᏲ ᎤᏅᏁᎵ; ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏱᎬᏩᏛᎦᏓ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏂᎦᏔᎾ ᏛᎬᏩᏛᎦᏓ.’” Testimonies, volume 5, 452.

Daniel represents the “wise” who can see the movement for Sunday legislation, even though it is going on in “darkness.” He can do so, for he passed the dietary test, before the visual test. The visual test of the formation of the image of the beast takes place in “darkness.”

Daaniʼel “warra ogeeyyii” warra “dukkana” keessatti illee sochii seera Dilbataaf godhamaa jiru arguu dandaʼan ni bakka buʼa. Inni akkas gochuu ni dandaʼa; qoricha nyaataa ilaalchisee qoricha sana qormaata mulʼataa duraan darbeera. Qormaanni mulʼataa fakkeenya bineensaa hundeeffamuu isaa ilaalchisu “dukkana” keessatti ni raawwatama.

We will begin our consideration of Daniel chapter two as the second angel’s message in the next article.

Barumsa itti aanu keessatti, ergaa ergamaa lammaffaa taʼee Daaniʼel boqonnaa lamaa irratti yaada keenya jalqabna.

> And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16.

> Ani warra jaamoo karaa isaan hin beekneen nan fida; daandii isaanii hin beekne keessa isaan nan geggeessa; dukkana isaanii dura ifa nan godha, wantoota jalʼoo immoo qajeelcha. Wantoota kanneen isaanif nan godha; isaanii hin dhiisu. Isaayyaas 42:16.

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