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# The Book of Daniel - Number Eighty-Four

Kitaaba Daaniʼel - Lakkoofsa Saddeettama Afurtama Afur

Unveiling the Four Generations of Laodicean Adventism: A Journey Through Biblical Parallelism and Prophetic Testing

Bara Laodiiqeyaa Adveentizimii Dhaloota Afurii: Imala Walsimannaa Macaafa Qulqulluu fi Qormaata Raajii Keessatti

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 17, 2024

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Truth is established upon the testimony of two or three, and the application of the four abominations of Ezekiel chapter eight, as the four generations of Laodicean Adventism, has several witnesses. In earlier articles it was identified that the seven churches of Revelation chapters two and three not only represented the history of modern Israel from the time of the apostles unto the end of the world, but also that those seven churches represented the history of ancient Israel from the time of Moses unto the time of Christ.

Dhugaan ragaa lama yookaan sadiin ni mirkanaaʼa; akkasumas hojii xureeffannaa afurii kan Hisqiʼel boqonnaa saddeet keessatti ibsame akka dhaloota afurii Adventizimii Laʼodiiqeyaa taʼee hojii irra ooluuf ragaa hedduu qaba. Barreeffamoota duraanii keessatti waldoota torban Mulʼata boqonnaa lamaa fi sadii keessatti ibsaman seenaa Israaʼel ammayyaa yeroo ergamootaa irraa jalqabee hamma dhuma biyya lafaatti qofa utuu hin taʼin, waldoonni torban sunis seenaa Israaʼel durii yeroo Musee irraa jalqabee hamma yeroo Kiristoositti akka bakka buʼan ni ibsameera.

The church of Ephesus represented both the early Christian church, and also ancient Israel from Moses unto the time of the Judges. The church of Smyrna represented the period of persecution from the time of the disciples, unto the Roman emperor Constantine, and also the period of the Judges, when every man did what was right in his own eyes. The church of Pergamos represented the period of compromise from Constantine unto the papacy in 538, but also the period when ancient Israel rejected God and chose a king, and continually compromised with the pagan kingdoms they were surrounded by. The fourth church of Thyatira represented by Jezebel, is the period of papal rule from the year 538 unto 1798, and also the seventy-year captivity of ancient Israel in Babylon.

Waldaan Efesoon waldaa kiristaanaa durii qofa utuu hin taʼin, Israaʼel duriiis yeroo Musee irraa jalqabee hamma yeroo Abbootii Murtiiitti ture ni bakka buʼa. Waldaan Simirnaa yeroo ariʼatamaa yeroo bartoota irraa jalqabee hamma mootummaa Roomaa kan Konistaantiinitti ture bakka buʼa; akkasumas yeroo Abbootii Murtii, yeroo namni hundinuu waan ija ofii isaatti sirrii fakkaate hojjetaa ture, ni bakka buʼa. Waldaan Pergamoon yeroo wal-makuu yeroo Konistaantiin irraa jalqabee hamma mootummaa paaphaasii bara 538tti ture bakka buʼa; akkasumas yeroo Israaʼel durii Waaqayyoon diddee mootii filatte, mootummaa waaqeffannaa ormaa isaan marsee ture waliin yeroo itti fufiinsaan wal-maksaa turte, ni bakka buʼa. Waldaan afraffaan Tiyaatiraa, kan Iizaabeliin bakka buufamte, yeroo mootummaa paaphaasii bara 538 irraa jalqabee hamma 1798tti ture, akkasumas boojiʼamuu Israaʼel durii Baabilon keessatti waggaa torbaatama ture, ni bakka buʼa.

Those four churches also represent the four generations of Adventism, and provide a witness to applying Ezekiel’s four abominations to the four generations. The rebellion of 1863, was represented by the first generation of ancient Israel as illustrated by the rebellion of Aaron’s golden calf. The first generation includes the counsel given to the church of Ephesus, which identifies that God’s people had left their first love, and needed to repent and return to their first love. In 1863, the first love, as represented by William Miller’s jewels (the foundational truths, especially the “seven times”), were set aside, and God’s people were counselled to return.

Manneen afur sunis dhaloota afurii Adveentizimii illee bakka bu’u; akkasumas faalamaawwan afur Hisqiʼeelii dhaloota afuritti hojii irra ooluu isaanii irratti dhugaa ba’umsa ni kennu. Fincilli bara 1863, akkuma fincila jabbii warqee Aarooniin ibsameen, dhaloota jalqabaa Israa’el duriiin bakka bu’ame. Dhaloonni jalqabaa gorsa waldaa Efesooniif kenname of keessatti qabata; innis sabni Waaqayyoo jaalala isaanii isa jalqabaa dhiisuu isaanii, qalbii jijjiirratanis gara jaalala isaanii isa jalqabaatti deebi’u akka qaban adda baasa. Bara 1863 keessa, jaalalli jalqabaa—akkuma faaya William Milleriin bakka bu’ame sana (dhugaawwan hundee, keessumaa “yeroo torba”)—gara cinaatti kaa’ame; sabni Waaqayyoos akka deebi’u gorfame.

> Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. Revelation 2:4, 5.

> Haa taʼu malee waan sitti morme tokko qaba; ati jaalala kee isa jalqabaa dhiiftee jirta. Egaa bakka ati irraa kufte yaadadhu; qalbii jijjiirradhu, hojiiwwan jalqabaa sanas hojjedhu; yoo kanaa achii taʼe immoo ani dafnee sitti nan dhufa, yoo ati qalbii jijjiirrachuu baatte ibsituu kee iddoo ishee irraa nan kaasa. Mul’ata Yohaannis 2:4, 5.

The Millerites had struggled with apostate Protestantism, who Jeremiah called the “assembly of mockers,” and waited patiently for the vision to arrive, for when it did arrive it would not lie. The “assembly of mockers” were represented by the old prophet that lied to the prophet of Judah, who had presented the rebuke upon Jeroboam’s counterfeit worship.

Millerootni apostaatota Piroostaantizimii wajjin wal’aansoo cimaa godhaa turan; isaanis, akkuma Ermiyaas “walga’ii qoositootaa” jedhee waame sana, mul’anni sun akka dhufu obsaan eeggataa turan; yoo inni dhufe immoo soba hin ta’u ture. “Walga’ii qoositootaa” jechuun raajicha dulloomaa, isa raajicha Yihudaatii irratti sobee, innis waaqeffannaa sobaa Yerobi’aam irratti adabbii ifaa labsuu dhiheesseen bakka buufamee ture.

> I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Revelation 2:2, 3.

> Ani hojii kee, dadhabina kee, obsa kees nan beeka; akkasumas warra hamaa ta’an baachuu akka hin dandeenye nan beeka; warra ergamoota ofiin jedhan, ta’us ergamoota hin taane qorattee kijibdoota ta’uu isaanii argiteetta. Atiis baattee jirta, obsas qabda; maqaa kootiif jettee dadhabdeetta, hin laafnes. Mul’ata Yohaannis 2:2, 3.

The second church of Smyrna represented the period of persecution in the early Christian church, that consisted of genuine martyrs and some who brought persecution upon themselves for less than holy motivations. It also represented the time of the Judges when every man in ancient Israel did whatever seemed right in his own eyes. The generation of rebellion that began in 1888, identified a period of persecution against the Spirit of Prophecy, the chosen messengers of the hour, and the Holy Spirit. It introduced a period when the ancient men of Laodicean Adventism chose to do whatever seemed right in their own eyes, as witnessed by men such as Kellogg, Prescott and Daniells.

Waldaan lammaffaa Simiirnaa, yeroo ari’atama waldaa Kiristaanaa durii bakka buute; kunis warra shahiidota dhugaa ta’anii fi warra kaka’umsa qulqulluu hin taane irraa ka’anii ari’atama of irratti fidanii of keessaa qabdi. Akkasumas yeroo Abbootii Murtii, yeroo Israa’el durii keessatti namni hundinuu waan ija ofii isaatti sirrii fakkaate hojjete, bakka buute. Dhaloonni fincilaa bara 1888 jalqabe sun, yeroo raajii Hafuuraa, ergamtoota filatamoo sa’aa sanaa, fi Hafuura Qulqulluu irratti ari’atamni geggeeffame adda baase. Innis yeroo namoonni durii Adventizimii Laa’odiiqeyaa keessaa, akkuma namoota akka Kellogg, Prescott fi Daniells irraa mul’atutti, waan ija ofii isaanii keessatti sirrii fakkaate hunda filatanii gochuu jalqaban seensise.

The faithful few in that time were to be in mortal spiritual combat with a class that claimed to be Jews, but were not. Despite the positions of leadership, they were of the synagogue of Satan, as testified to by Sister White identifying that some were being directed “by angels that had been expelled from heaven.” They claimed to be wise, but were foolish. There was no condemnation placed upon the wise in that period of time, but an encouragement to be faithful unto death. In 1915, the last words Sister White ever spoke was, “I know in whom I have believed,” for she had been faithful unto death.

Warri amanamoo yeroo sanaa garee tokkoo wajjin lola hafuuraa nama ajjeesuu danda’u keessa turuu qabu turan; isaanis Yihudoota akka ta’an of himatan, garuu akkas hin turre. Iddoo hooggansa keessa jiraatan iyyuu, isaan mana sagadaa Seexanaa keessaa turan; kunis obboleettii Waayitii namoonni muraasni “ergamoota waaqa irraa ari’amaniin” akka qajeelfamaa turan ibsuudhaan ragaa baateera. Isaan ogeeyyii akka ta’an of himatan, garuu gowwoota turan. Yeroo sana keessatti ogeeyyii irratti balaaleffannaan tokko illee hin kaa’amne; qooda kanaan garuu hamma du’aatti amanamoo akka ta’an jajjabinni kenname. Bara 1915 keessa, dubbiin xumuraa obboleettiin Waayit yeroo hunda dubbatan, “Ani isa ani itti amane nan beeka,” jedhu ture; isheenis hamma du’aatti amanamaa turte.

> I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:9, 10.

> Mu niy mio koŋ, a nyiŋa, a tooruwo, (nle aŋma yelma) ka mu niy mi noŋbaale la ba yɛl ka ba naŋ Yuda-nib, la ka ba ka Yuda-nib ye, nle ba naŋ Sutaan la tigbɛŋɔ. Da zɔri si’em n yiŋa yela la. Gɔsimi, Sitaana na lobi baŋ yɔɔ n sɔŋo la pʋgʋn, ka ba paami yiisigo; ka ba na niŋa yela piiga daar. Wɛnd naŋ nin-saan ka kpiim hali, ka m na ti f ni-vuuri la zug-sɔbiri. Maan-gɔrɛsɛ 2:9, 10.

The church of Pergamos represented the compromise between truth and error, between paganism and Christianity, in the time of the emperor Constantine, and also the compromise of ancient Israel that occurred during the history of the kings. It represented the mixture of truth and error, which can only produce error. It was represented by the 1919 Bible conference where the publication of the book, “The Doctrine of Christ”, was brought about in order to create an Adventist message that more closely represented the false gospel of apostate Protestantism. It was in the third generation of Adventism where the great compromises of truth occurred.

Waldaan Pergamos bara moototaa mootummoota gidduutti, bara mootii Qustanxiinoos keessa turanitti, dhugaa fi dogoggora, amantii waaqeffannaa waaqota sobaa fi Kiristaanummaa gidduutti taasifame bakka buʼe; akkasumas walitti bu’iinsa Israa’el durii isa seenaa mootota isaanii keessatti raawwatame bakka buʼe. Inni walmakaa dhugaa fi dogoggoraa, isa dogoggora qofa fiduu danda’u, bakka buʼe. Inni konferensii Macaafa Qulqulluu bara 1919tti bakka buufame; achittis maxxansi kitaaba, “The Doctrine of Christ”, akka ergaa Adventistii tokko isa caalaatti wangeela sobaa Pirootestaantummaa gantummaa irraa maqee fakkaatu uumuuf sababni itti ta’e. Inni dhaloota sadaffaa Adventizimii keessatti ture; achittis walii galteenawwan gurguddoon dhugaa irratti taasifaman raawwataman.

It was in that generation, beginning in 1919, that the church began the compromise that produced the Church Manual. It was in that generation, beginning in 1919, that the church began the compromise that required accreditation in both the schools of health and religion. It was in that generation that the move to the modern Catholic-based Bibles was initiated. It was in that history that the willingness of the leadership to establish relationships with regimes that were openly anti-Christian occurred.

Bara sana 1919 jalqabee sanattiitti, waldaan walitti bu’iinsa kitaaba seera waldaa uume sana jalqabe. Bara sana 1919 jalqabee sanattiitti, waldaan walitti bu’iinsa manneen barnootaa fayyaa fi amantii lamaan keessatti mirkaneeffannaa barbaachise sana jalqabe. Bara sana keessatti, sochiin gara Macaafa Qulqulluu ammayyaa bu’uura Kaatolikii irratti hundaa’eetti godhame jalqabame. Seenaa sana keessatti, fedhiin hoggansaa sirnoota ifatti farra-Kiristaanaa turan wajjin hariiroo hundeessuuf agarsiifame ni mul’ate.

The practice had been born into infancy in the Civil War, when the Laodicean leadership formed a legal relationship with the government of the United States, in order to have a better outcome for the young men in the church that were to be drafted into the deadliest war in American history, was repeated at the outset of the First World War when the General Conference president, A. G. Daniells, interacted with the German government, giving his approval for Germany to draft and force young men to serve in the military, and to bear arms, and to disregard the Sabbath. That action by Daniells brought about a separation that produced the various splinters of the Seventh-day Adventist Reform movement that exist to this very day.

Hojiin kun jalqabaa yeroo Lola Biyyoolessaa keessa daa’immanummaatti dhalatee ture; yeroo sana hoggansi Laa’odiqiyaa dargaggoota waldaa keessaa waraana seenaa Ameerikaa keessatti hunda caalaa nama fixu keessatti mootummaa Ameerikaa keessatti dirqamaan loltoota ta’anii akka hin miidhamne bu’aa wayyaa argamsiisuuf mootummaa Yunaayitid Isteetis wajjin hariiroo seeraa hundeesse. Kunis jalqaba Lola Addunyaa Tokkoffaa irratti irra deebi’amee ture; yeroo sana pirezidaantiin Konfirensii Waliigalaa, A. G. Daniells, mootummaa Jarmanii wajjin wal qunnamee, Jarmaniin dargaggoota dirqamaan waraana keessatti akka tajaajilan, akka hidhannoo baatan, akkasumas Sanbata akka tuffatan mootummaa sunitti eeyyama isaa kenne. Tarkaanfiin Daniells sun addaan bahuu fide; addaan bahuun sunis har’a illee hanga ammaatti jiraatan caccabina garaagaraa sochii Haaromsa Adventistii Guyyaa Torbaffaa uume.

That compromise continued with Hitler’s Nazi Germany, and thereafter with the nations that made up the Soviet Union, and it is still upheld today in regimes such as China. The compromise of the third generation in its relation to statecraft had been typified by the compromise of the ancient kings of Israel and Constantine as symbolized in the church of Pergamos. That period also represented the compromise of its churchcraft with the false gospel of peace and safety represented by Prescott’s “The Doctrine of Christ”.

Waliigalteen sun Jarmanii Naazii Hitleri wajjin itti fufe; sanaa booddees saboota Gamtaa Sooviyeetii ijaaran wajjinis itti fufe; har’as bulchiinsa akka Chaayinaa keessatti ni eegama. Waliigalteen dhaloota sadaffaa mootummaa bulchuudhaan walitti dhufeenya isaa keessatti, akkuma waldoota Pergamos keessatti mallatteeffamee mul’ateen, waliigaltee mootota durii Israa’elii fi Konstantiinos fakkeessuun dursee agarsiifamee ture. Yeroon sunis akkasuma wangeela sobaa “nagaa fi nageenya” jedhamuun bakka bu’ee, “The Doctrine of Christ” jedhu kan Prescottiin dhihaate wajjin waldaa bulchuu ishee keessatti waliigaltee godhamuu isaa bakka bu’eera.

> I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. Revelation 2:13, 14.

> ଓ ମୁଁ ତୁମର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ ତୁମେ କେଉଁଠି ବାସ କରୁଛ ତାହା ଜାଣେ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍‌ ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଶୟତାନଙ୍କର ସିଂହାସନ ଅଛି; ଏବଂ ତୁମେ ମୋର ନାମକୁ ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ଧରି ରହିଛ, ଓ ମୋର ବିଶ୍ୱାସକୁ ଅସ୍ୱୀକାର କରିନାହାଁ, ସେହି ଦିନମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସୁଦ୍ଧା ଯେତେବେଳେ ଆଣ୍ଟିପାସ, ମୋର ବିଶ୍ୱସ୍ତ ସହିଦ, ତୁମମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ହତ୍ୟା କରାଯାଇଥିଲେ, ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଶୟତାନ ବାସ କରେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ମୋର ତୁମ ବିରୋଧରେ କିଛି କଥା ଅଛି, କାରଣ ତୁମ ସେଠାରେ ଏମିତି ଲୋକ ଅଛନ୍ତି ଯେମାନେ ବିଲାମଙ୍କ ଶିକ୍ଷାକୁ ଧରି ରହିଛନ୍ତି, ଯିଏ ବାଲାକଙ୍କୁ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ସନ୍ତାନମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ବାଧାର କାରଣ ରଖିବାକୁ ଶିଖାଇଥିଲେ, ଯେଣୁ ସେମାନେ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିଙ୍କୁ ବଳିଦାନ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ବସ୍ତୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ଭକ୍ଷଣ କରନ୍ତୁ ଓ ବ୍ୟଭିଚାର କରନ୍ତୁ। ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ବାକ୍ୟ 2:13, 14.

The fornication identifies the work of the General Conference in aligning themselves with nations such as Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union under the pretext of maintaining necessary working relationships with the corrupt governments, while disregarding the faithful in those nations that suffered persecution from the various regimes they had joined with. The food sacrificed to idols represented the false methodology of apostate Protestantism and Catholicism that was then firmly established in universities of Laodicean Adventism, that had agreed to be governed by the guidelines of apostate methodologies, both in religion and health.

Halaleen sun hojii Walgahii Waliigalaa mootummaawwan akka Jarmanii Naazii fi Gamtaa Sooviyeetii wajjin wal-simsiisuudhaan of isaanii hiriirsuu isaa mul’isa; kunis mootummaawwan xuraa’oo sana wajjin hariiroo hojii barbaachisaa ta’e eeguuf jedhuun dhiyaate, yeroo sanatti amanamtoota saboota sana keessatti turan, warra sirna garaagaraa isaan itti hirmaatan irraa ari’atama obsan, tuffachuun raawwatame. Nyaanni waaqolii tolfamoo keessatti aarfame immoo mala hojii sobaa Pirotestaantummaa gantuu fi Kaatolikummaa bakka bu’a; innis yeroo sana yunivarsiitiiwwan Adventizimii Laa’odiseyaa keessatti cimsee hundeeffamee ture, kan qajeelfamoota mala hojii gantummaa, amantii fi fayyaa keessatti lamaan isaanii keessatti, bulchiinsa isaanii jalatti mootummaa ta’uuf walii galan ture.

Jesus illustrated the end of the third generation as he did with the beginning, for He marked the arrival of the fourth generation with the publication of the book, Questions on Doctrine published in 1957, which fully rejected the primary salvation distinction that exists between truth and the erroneous ideas of apostate Protestantism and Catholicism. The book of course has several erroneous teachings, but essentially it teaches that it is impossible to live victorious in Christ, until after a person is miraculously changed at the Second Coming. The book marked the beginning of the generation where the twenty-five ancient men were to bow down to the sun. The political and religious elements necessary to allow the Laodicean Adventist church to accept the worship of Sunday at the soon coming Sunday law had arrived.

Yesus akkuma jalqaba isaatiin godhe, dhuma dhaloota sadaffaa ibse; inni immoo dhufaatii dhaloota afraffaa maxxanfamuu kitaaba *Questions on Doctrine*, kan bara 1957tti maxxanfameen mallatteesse; kunis garaagarummaa fayyinaa isa bu’uuraa, kan dhugaa fi yaadota dogoggoraa Pirootestaantizimii gantummaa fi Kaatoolikizimii gidduu jiru, guutummaatti irraa garagale. Kitaabichi, dhuguma, barsiisota dogoggoraa hedduu qaba; garuu bu’uuraan inni nama tokko dhufaatii lammaffaa irratti haala dinqisiisaadhaan jijjiiramutti dura, Kiristoos keessatti injifannoodhaan jiraachuun akka hin danda’amne barsiisa. Kitaabichi jalqaba dhaloota namoonni jaarsolii durii digdamii-shanan aduuf sagadan ta’anii turan mallatteesse. Qabiyyeewwan siyaasaa fi amantii, kanneen waldaa Adventistii Laa’odiiqeyyaa seera Dilbataa dhihoo dhufu irratti waaqeffannaa Dilbataa akka simattu dandeessisan, gahanii turan.

The fourth abomination of Ezekiel occurs when the faithful few in chapter nine are receiving a seal upon their foreheads, just before the destroying angels begin their work. The vision begins in verse one, of chapter eight on the fifth day, of the sixth month, of the sixth year. The vision begins the day before the execution of the judgment upon those who bow down to the sun, which is the mark of papal authority, and the number of his name is “666.”

Jibbisi afraffaan afuraffaa kitaaba Hisqiʼeel keessatti argamu yeroo warri amanamoon muraasni boqonnaa sagal keessatti mallattoo adda isaanii irratti fudhachaa jiranitti taʼa; kunis ergamoonni badiisa geessisan hojii isaanii jalqabu isaanii dura xiqqoo dura. Mulʼanni kun guyyaa shanaffaa, jiʼa jaʼaffaa, waggaa jaʼaffaa irratti, boqonnaa saddeet keeyyata tokko keessatti jalqaba. Mulʼanni kun guyyaa tokko dura murtiin warra aduudhaaf sagadan irratti raawwatamu jalqaba; kunis mallattoo aangoo papaasummaa ti, lakkoofsi maqaa isaatiis “666” dha.

The work of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began on September 11, 2001 with the attack upon the earth beast carried out by the third woe of Islam. That attack made the nations angry, and marked the arrival of the latter rain. But the latter rain would only be recognized by those who would be led back to the foundations of Adventism to see that the three Woes of Islam are a foundational truth. At that point in time, those who were led back to the old paths that Jeremiah identifies as “the rest” (which is the latter rain), would either become watchmen that blew the trumpet of the third Woe, or they would be those who refused to hearken to the sound of the trumpet, and thus refusing to walk in the old paths.

Hojiin hojii chaappessuu nama dhibba afurtamii afur kumaatiin walqabatu Fulbaana 11, 2001 irratti, haleellaa bineensa lafaa irratti raawwatame kan badiisa sadaffaa Islaamaa ta’een jalqabe. Haleellaan sun saboota dheekkamsiise, dhufaatii bokkaa boodaa illee mallatteesse. Garuu bokkaan boodaa warra gara hundeeffamoota Adventizimitti deebifamanii, badiisota Islaamaa sadii dhugaa hundeessaa ta’uu isaanii argu qofa biratti beekamti. Yeroo sana keessatti, warri gara daandiiwwan durii, kan Ermiyaas “boqonnaa” jedhee waamuutti (innis bokkaa boodaa dha) deebifaman, eegdota malakata badiisa sadaffaa afuufan ta’u yookaan warra sagalee malakataa dhaggeeffachuu didan, kanaafis daandiiwwan durii irra deemuu didan ta’u turan.

They were then tested by the sin of their father’s rebellion of 1863. At the very same point in time, a message arrived of the righteousness of Christ, which is “justification by faith in verity”. It was the Laodicean message of Jones and Waggoner, and it was the message of Ezekiel to the dead dry bones that came from the “four winds”, which are a symbol of Islam of the third woe (the “angry horse” seeking to break loose). Those faithful few were then tested by the sin of their father’s rebellion of 1888, as the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen descended when the great buildings of New York City were thrown down, and Revelation chapter eighteen, verses one through three was fulfilled.

Isaan yeroo sana cubbuu fincila abbaa isaanii kan bara 1863tiin qorataman. Yeroo sanuma tokkotti ergaan qajeelummaa Kiristoos isa “dhugumaan amantiidhaan qajeelfamuu” jedhu dhufe. Innis ergaa Laa’odiiqeyaa kan Jones fi Waggoner ture; akkasumas ergaa Hisqiʼeel gara lafeewwan gogaa duʼaniitti “qilleensota afur” irraa dhufe ture; isaanis mallattoo Islaamaa kan wayyoo sadaffaa ti (“fardi dheekkame” bilisa baʼuuf barbaadu) dha. Ergasii warri amanamoon muraasni sun cubbuu fincila abbaa isaanii kan bara 1888tiin qorataman; yeroo ergamaan humna guddaan kan Mulʼata kudha saddeet irraa buʼe, yommuu gamoo gurguddoon Magaalaa New York gadi darbataman, Mulʼata boqonnaa kudha saddeet, lakkoofsa tokko hanga sadiitti raawwatametti.

They were then tested by the identification of the message of the latter rain. Was the latter rain a manifestation of the power of God as in past ages, or were the manifestations of God’s power only in the past? The faithful few were then tested by the rebellion of their father’s rebellion in 1919. How the faithful few navigate through those three tests determines whether they will receive the seal of God in their foreheads, or find themselves bowing down to the sun with the twenty-five elders of Laodicean Adventism.

Sana boodarra roobaa boodaa ergaa sanaatiin qorataman. Roobaan boodaa mul’ata humna Waaqayyoo akka bara darbanitti ture moo, mul’atonni humna Waaqayyoo bara darban keessatti qofa turan? Warri amanamoon muraasni sana booda fincila abbootii isaanii kan bara 1919 keessatti raawwatameen qorataman. Warri amanamoon muraasni qorumsa sadan sana akkamitti keessa darbanii akka deeman, kun murteessaadha isaan mallattoo Waaqayyoo adda isaanii irratti ni fudhatu moo, yookaan jaarsolii digdama shanan Adventizimii Laa’odiiqeyaa wajjin aduuf ni sagadu.

All the rebellions of the four generations of Laodicean Adventism find their counterpart in September 11, 2001. That date, which Isaiah identified as the “day of the east wind,” marks the beginning of the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, and the sealing time is a period of time. The ending of the period has been illustrated by the beginning, for Jesus always illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing. In the final movements of the sealing process the tests that were represented at the beginning of the period are once again repeated.

Finciloonni dhaloota afurii Adventizimii Laaʼodiiqiyaa keessa jiran hundinuu Fulbaana 11, 2001 keessatti fakkeenyummaa isaanii argatu. Guyyaan sun, inni Isaayyaas “guyyaa qilleensa bahaatii” jedhee ibse, yeroo mallattoo kaaʼuu dhibba afurtamii afurii fi kuma afurii jalqaba agarsiisa; yeroo mallattoo kaaʼuus yeroo dheeraa dha. Dhumni yeroo sanaa jalqaba isaatiin fakkeenyummaan ibsameera; Yesus yeroo hundumaa dhuma wantaa tokkoo jalqaba wantaa tokkootiin agarsiisa. Sochiiwwan xumuraa adeemsa mallattoo kaaʼuu keessatti, qorannoonni jalqaba yeroo sanaatti fakkeenyummaan bakka buʼan ammas irra deebiʼamanii ni raawwatamu.

On September 11, 2001, the tests which were failed by the rebels of Laodicean Adventism as represented by the four abominations of Ezekiel, and by the first four churches of Revelation chapters two and three, arrived, marking the beginning of a testing process that leads either to the mark of the beast, or the seal of God, for those who profess to be Seventh-day Adventists.

Fulbaana 11, 2001 irratti, qormaata warri finciltoonni Adventismii Laa’odiiqeyaa keessatti argaman—akka xureewwan afur kan Hisqi’eel ibsanitti, akkasumas akka waldoota afran jalqabaa kan Mul’ata boqonnaa lamaa fi sadii keessatti ibsamaniitti—kufan sun ga’e; kunis warra ofii isaanii Akkaata Guyyaa Torbaffaa jedhan irratti adeemsa qormaataa, gara mallattoo bineensaa yookaan gara chaappaa Waaqayyoo geessu, jalqabuun isaa mallatteesse.

The leadership of Laodicean Adventism has been trapped by the cords of their own deceits, and it is virtually impossible for them to “recognize” a repetition of the manifestation of the power of God as represented by previous reformatory movements, including the reform movement that brought Adventism into existence. The ancient men scattered and covered up the doctrines that are represented by Miller’s jewels with counterfeit coins and jewels. The casket of the King James Bible has been relegated to the times of archaic language and replaced with modern language Bibles that are expressed in the terminology of the man of sin.

Hoggansi Laa’oodiiqeyyaa Adveentizimii gowwoomfameera hidhaa gowwoomsawwan isaanii ofiitiin; kanaafis, deebi’ee mul’achuu humna Waaqayyoo, akka sochiiwwan haaromsa duraanii—sochii haaromsaa Adveentizimii gara jiruu isaatti fide dabalatee—argisiisaniin bakka buufame, “beekuun” isaanii jechuun ni danda’ama jechuun hin danda’amu. Namoonni dullooman sun barsiisota luulota Miileriin bakka buufaman sana maallaqa sobaa fi luulota sobaatiin facaasan, haguuganiis jiru. Saanduqa Macaafa Qulqulluu King James jedhu gara yeroo afaan dulloomeetti gadi buufamee, bakka isaas Macaafota Qulqulluu afaan ammayyaa warra jechoota nama cubbuu sanaatiin ibsaman buufataniiru.

Were any of the ancient men willing to consider the possibility that the latter rain message is not a peace and safety message, it would be virtually impossible for them to recognize that the manifestations of the power of God in past sacred histories are what specifically identify the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. More difficult yet for them to recognize is that the sacred histories that most directly identify the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand are the sacred histories that fulfill Malachi chapter three, for Malachi chapter three establishes that there is always a messenger who prepares the way for the sudden arrival of the Messenger of the Covenant. That messenger was represented by the prophet Elijah who boldly proclaimed that there would be no rain in his history, except if it comes through his ministry.

Namoonni durii keessaa tokko illee ergaa roobaa boodaa sun ergaa nagaa fi nageenyaa miti jedhu ilaaluu fedhii qabaatanii utuu taʼee, ibsaawwan humna Waaqayyoo seenaa qulqulluu darban keessatti mulʼatan sun waan addatti mallattoo gochuun cufamuu kuma dhibba afurtamii afur sana ibsan akka taʼan isaanii hubachuun jechuun ni dandaʼama hin dandaʼamu ture. Kana caalaa illee isaan biratti hubachuun ulfaataa kan taʼe, seenaawwan qulqulluu cufamuu kuma dhibba afurtamii afur sana caalaatti kallattiidhaan ibsan sun seenaawwan qulqulluu raawwii boqonnaa sadii kan Milkiyaas taʼuudha; sababiin isaas boqonnaan sadii kan Milkiyaas yeroo hunda ergamaan karaa qopheessu tokko akka jiru ni dhaaba, innis dhufaatii tasaa Ergamaa Kakuu sanaa dura karaa qopheessa. Ergamaan sun raajicha Eliyaasiin bakka buufamee ture; innis ija jabinaan seenaa isaa keessatti roobni akka hin jiraanne, yoo taʼe garuu tajaajila isaatiin qofa akka dhufu labse.

Ezekiel’s seventy elders would find it ridiculous to accept that their claim to be the temple of the Lord, was unfounded, and actually represented the claim of a people who were being passed by, just as the vineyard was given to those who bear the fruits worthy of the vineyard. The message of the third Woe, the messenger that prepares the way, the song of the vineyard, all testify against the traditions and customs which they had placed their confidence in, and represents an almost insurmountable obstacle to recognizing the latter rain.

Maanguddoonni torbaatama Hisqiʼeel, dhiheenyi isaanii mana qulqullummaa Gooftaa taʼuu isaanii jedhu buʼaa hin qabne taʼuu isaa fudhachuu akka waan nama kofalchiisuutti ilaalan; garuu inni dhugumaan jechuunis, akkuma iddoo wayinii warra ija iddoo wayinii sanaaf malu fidanitti kenname, sabicha bira darbamaa turee jedhu agarsiisa. Ergaan Wayyoo sadaffaa, ergamaan karaa qopheessu, sirbi iddoo wayinii—kun hundinuu duudhaa fi aadaa isaan itti amanamummaa isaanii kaaʼatan irratti dhugaa baʼa; akkasumas rooba boodaa beekuu irratti gufuu jechuun ni dandaʼama jechuunis kan jechuun ni dandaʼamu caalaa cimaa taʼe bakka buʼa.

The conclusion of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand manifests the same tests for those who have claimed to “recognize” the role of Islam of the third Woe. The “increase of knowledge” which launched the movement of the Millerites began at the end of “seven times” in 1798. The “increase of knowledge” which launched the movement of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began at the end of a symbolic “seven times” (one hundred and twenty-six years) in 1989. During those one hundred and twenty-six years of escalating apostasy, Laodicean Adventism has reached its fourth and final generation.

Xumurriin nama dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afurii kumaa sanaa xumuramuun, warra gahee Islaamaa kan Waaqayyoon isa sadaffaa “beekne” jechuun of himatan irratti qormaata walfakkaataa mul’isa. “Dabalamuun beekumsaa” kan sochii Millerootaa jalqabsiise, bara 1798tti xumura “yeroo torbaa” bira ga’e. “Dabalamuun beekumsaa” kan sochii dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afurii kumaa sanaa jalqabsiise immoo, bara 1989tti xumura “yeroo torbaa” fakkeenyaa (waggaa dhibba tokkoo fi digdama jaha) bira ga’e. Yeroo waggoota dhibba tokkoo fi digdama jaha sana keessatti gantummaan hammaachaa adeemu keessatti, Adventizimiin Laa’odiiqeyaa dhaloota isaa isa afraffaa fi isa dhumaa bira ga’eera.

It is the third and fourth generation that a nation or people fill their cup of probationary time, and that time has now arrived. The “increase of knowledge” from the book of Daniel that is represented by the Hiddekel River is also the knowledge that is increased, when the Revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed just before probation closes.

Ilaa fi dhaloota sadaffaatii fi afraffaatti sabni yookaan ummanni xoofoo yeroo qorannoo isaa guuta; yeroo sunis amma gaʼeera. “Dabalamuu beekumsaa” isa kitaaba Daani’eel keessaa, kan laga Hiddeqeelitiin bakka buufame, akkasumas beekumsa sana isa dabaluudha; yeroo Mul’anni Yesus Kiristoos yeroo araarri cufamu jechuun dura hiikamee banamutti.

We will take up the last three chapters of the book of Daniel in the next article.

Boqonna itti aanu keessatti boqonnaawwan xumuraa sadii kitaaba Daaniʼel ni ilaalla.

> “The days are fast approaching when there will be great perplexity and confusion. Satan, clothed in angel robes, will deceive, if possible, the very elect. There will be gods many and lords many. Every wind of doctrine will be blowing. Those who have rendered supreme homage to ‘science falsely so called’ will not be the leaders then. Those who have trusted to intellect, genius, or talent will not then stand at the head of rank and file. They did not keep pace with the light. Those who have proved themselves unfaithful will not then be entrusted with the flock. In the last solemn work few great men will be engaged. They are self-sufficient, independent of God, and He cannot use them. The Lord has faithful servants, who in the shaking, testing time will be disclosed to view. There are precious ones now hidden who have not bowed the knee to Baal. They have not had the light which has been shining in a concentrated blaze upon you. But it may be under a rough and uninviting exterior the pure brightness of a genuine Christian character will be revealed. In the day time we look toward heaven but do not see the stars. They are there, fixed in the firmament, but the eye cannot distinguish them. In the night we behold their genuine luster.” Testimonies, volume 5, 80, 81.

> “Guyyoonni gara fuulduraatti saffisaan dhihaachaa jiran, yeroo muddamaa fi burjaajii guddaan itti taʼu dha. Seexanni uffata ergamootaa uffatee, yoo dandaʼame warra filatamoo sana illee ni gowwoomsa. Waaqolii baayʼetu jira, gooftaawwanis baayʼeetu jiru. Bubbeen barsiisa hundumaa ni bubbisa. Warri ‘saayinsii sobaan akkas jedhameef’ waaqeffannaa ol aanaa kennanii jiran yeroo sana keessatti dura buutota hin taʼan. Warri hubannaa, qarummaa, yookaan dandeettii irratti amanatan yeroo sana mataa hiriiraa fi duukaa buutotaa hin dhaabbatan. Isaan ifa wajjin tarkaanfii hin walqabsiifne. Warri amanamummaa dhabuudhaan of isaanii mirkaneessan yeroo sana bushaayee sanaaf imaanaa hin kennamaniif. Hojii ulfaataa isa dhumaa keessatti namoonni gurguddoon muraasni qofa hirmaatu. Isaan of-quubsatoo dha, Waaqayyo irraa walaba taʼanii jiru; innis isaan fayyadamuu hin dandaʼu. Gooftaan garboota amanamoo qaba; isaan yeroo raafamuu fi qorama keessatti mulʼataaf ifatti ni baʼu. Amma illee warri gatii guddaa qaban, warri Baʼaaliif jilba hin buufne, dhoksaadhaan jiru. Isaan ifa bobaʼaa walitti qabameen si irratti ibsamaa ture hin arganne. Garuu tarii alaa isaanii keessaa hamaa fi nama hin hawwisiisne fakkaatu jalatti ifni qulqulluun amala Kiristaanaa dhugaa ni mulʼata. Guyyaa keenya gara samii ilaalla, garuu urjiiwwan hin arginu. Isaan achi jiru; samii keessatti jabaatanii dhaabaman, garuu iji namaa adda baasee isaan hin beeku. Halkan garuu ifa isaanii dhugaa ni ilaalla.” Testimonies, volume 5, 80, 81.

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