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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Three

Roomiin Mul’ata Ni Dhaabde — Lakkoofsa Sadii

The United States and the Prophetic Vision: A Call to Deep Biblical Study and Understanding

Biyyoonnii Ameerikaa fi Mul’ata Raajii: Waamicha Qorannoo fi Hubannoo Macaafa Qulqulluu Gad Fagoootti jedhu

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Jeff Pippenger

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July 14, 2024

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In the previous two articles addressing the private interpretation that claims that the United States has been typified by the “robbers of thy people” who “establish the vision” in Daniel chapter eleven verse fourteen we cited a passage from the pen of Ellen White which stated, “The members of the church will individually be tested and proved.” That proving, testing, sifting process which is represented as the Messenger of the Covenant in Malachi chapter three cleansing the silver and gold is now under way. In Malachi chapter three it identifies a purging.

Mata-duree lamaan darban lameen mataa'ee dubbistoota dhuunfaa kan jedhu Ameerikaan yeroo Daani'el boqonnaa kudha tokko lakkoofsa kudha afur keessatti “saamtoota saba keetii” kan “mul’ata sana dhaaban” jedhamaniin fakkeenyaan agarsiifamteetti, keeyyata tokko qalamii Ellen White irraa fudhannee caqasne turre; innis akkana jedha: “Miseensonni waldaa tokkoon tokkoon isaanii dhuunfaatti ni qoramu, ni mirkanaa’u.” Adeemsi mirkaneessuu, qoruu, calaluu kun, inni akka Ergamicha Kakuu kan Miilkiyaas boqonnaa sadii keessatti meetii fi warqee qulqulleessuitti bakka bu’ee ibsame, amma jalqabameera. Miilkiyaas boqonnaa sadii keessatti qulqulleessuun tokko akka jiru ni agarsiisa.

> And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. Malachi 3:3, 4.

> Inni akka nama meetii baqsee qulqulleessuutti taa’a; ilmaan Leewwiis ni qulqulleessa, akka warqee fi meetiittiis isaan ni baqa, akka isaan qajeelummaadhaan Waaqayyoof aarsaa dhiheessaniif. Ergasii aarsaan Yihudaa fi Yerusaalem akka bara duriitti, akka waggoota darbanittis Waaqayyo duratti ni tola. Miilkiyaas 3:3, 4.

Those who hold to the idea that the United States is the symbol which establishes the vision have been unable or unwilling to understand that the message that was unsealed in July of 2023 is what purges the candidates to be among the one hundred and forty-four thousand. In the synagogue at Capernaum the final purging of the one hundred and forty-four thousand was typified.

Namoonni Ameerikaa mallattoo mul’ata dhaabu ta’e jedhu cimsanii qabatan, ergaan ji’a Adooleessa bara 2023 keessatti hiikamee mul’ate isa warra filatamtoota keessaa ta’anii kuma dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur keessatti lakkaa’amuuf qorumsa keessaa qulqulleessu ta’uu hubachuu hin dandeenye yookaan hubachuuf hin fedhan turan. Mana sagadaa Qapernaahum keessatti qulqulleessuun dhumaa kan kuma dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur fakkeenyaan agarsiifame ture.

> “Jesus told them plainly, ‘There are some of you that believe not;’ adding, ‘Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto Me, except it were given unto him of My Father.’ He wished them to understand that if they were not drawn to Him it was because their hearts were not open to the Holy Spirit. ‘The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.’ 1 Corinthians 2:14. It is by faith that the soul beholds the glory of Jesus. This glory is hidden, until, through the Holy Spirit, faith is kindled in the soul.

> Yesus ifaan isaanitti dubbate, “Isin keessaa warri hin amanne ni jiru;” jechuunis dabalee, “Kanaafuu ani isinitti hime, Yoo Abbaa koo irraa isaaf kenname malee namni kam iyyuu gara Koo dhufuu hin danda’u.” Isaan yoo gara Isaatti hin harkifamne, sababiin isaa garaan isaanii Hafuura Qulqulluuf banaa hin taane ta’uu akka hubatan barbaade. “Namni uumamaa waan Hafuura Waaqayyoo hin fudhatu; inni isatti gowwummaa dha; akkasumas, waan hafuuraan qoratamuuf, beekuus hin danda’u.” 1 Qorontos 2:14. Lubbuun ulfina Yesus amantiidhaan ilaala. Ulfinni kun hanga Hafuura Qulqulluudhaan amantiin lubbuu keessatti ibsamutti dhokataa ta’a.

> “By the public rebuke of their unbelief these disciples were still further alienated from Jesus. They were greatly displeased, and wishing to wound the Saviour and gratify the malice of the Pharisees, they turned their backs upon Him, and left Him with disdain. They had made their choice,—had taken the form without the spirit, the husk without the kernel. Their decision was never afterward reversed; for they walked no more with Jesus.

> “የእምነት እጦታቸው በሕዝብ ፊት በመገሠጹ እነዚህ ደቀ መዛሙርት ከኢየሱስ ይልቅ እንዲርቁ ተደረጉ። እጅግ ተበሳጩ፤ አዳኙንም ለመጉዳት እና የፈሪሳውያንን ክፉ ቅንዓት ለማርካት በመፈለግ ጀርባቸውን ሰጡት፤ በንቀትም ተዉት። ምርጫቸውን አድርገው ነበር፤ መንፈሱ የሌለውን ቅርጽ፣ ፍሬው የሌለውን ልጣጭ መርጠው ነበር። ውሳኔያቸውም ከዚያ በኋላ ፈጽሞ አልተለወጠም፤ ከዚያ በኋላ ከኢየሱስ ጋር ከእንግዲህ አልተመላለሱም።”

> “‘Whose fan is in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor, and gather His wheat into the garner.’ Matthew 3:12. This was one of the times of purging. By the words of truth, the chaff was being separated from the wheat. Because they were too vain and self-righteous to receive reproof, too world-loving to accept a life of humility, many turned away from Jesus. Many are still doing the same thing. Souls are tested today as were those disciples in the synagogue at Capernaum. When truth is brought home to the heart, they see that their lives are not in accordance with the will of God. They see the need of an entire change in themselves; but they are not willing to take up the self-denying work. Therefore they are angry when their sins are discovered. They go away offended, even as the disciples left Jesus, murmuring, ‘This is an hard saying; who can hear it?’” The Desire of Ages, 392.

> “‘Inni marfaan Isaa harka Isaa keessa jira, oobdii Isaas guutummaatti ni qulqulleessa, qamadii Isaas gootara keessa ni walitti qaba.’ Maatewos 3:12. Kun yeroo qulqulleessuu keessaa tokko ture. Dubbiilee dhugaatiin, xurii qamadii irraa addaan baafamaa ture. Sababii isaan ceephoof of-tuulummaa fi of-qajeelummaadhaan guutamanii sirreeffama fudhachuuf baay’ee hin qophoofneef, akkasumas sababii addunyaa baay’ee jaallataniif jireenya gad-of-deebisuu fudhachuuf hin eeyyamneef, namoonni baay’een Yesus irraa garagalan. Har’as baay’een waanuma akkasii godhaa jiru. Lubbuun namaa har’a akkuma bartoonni sun mana sagadaa Qifirnaahom keessatti qoratamanitti qoramti. Yommuu dhugaan garaa namaatti dhiyaattu, jireenyi isaanii fedha Waaqayyoo wajjin akka wal hin simne ni argu. Of keessaa guutummaatti jijjiiramuu akka isaan barbaachisu ni argu; garuu hojii of-eeggannoo dhiisuu gaafatu sana fudhachuuf hin fedhan. Kanaaf cubbuun isaanii yeroo saaxilamu ni aaruu. Akkuma bartoonni Yesusin dhiisanii deemanii, “‘Dubbiin kun jabaadha; eenyutu isa dhaga’uu danda’a?’” jechuun gungumanii deemanitti, isaanis mufatanii deemu.” The Desire of Ages, 392.

By “words of truth” the gold and silver of Malachi’s illustration of the final temple cleansing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand was represented.

“Mee dubbii dhugaa” jedhamuun warqeenii fi meetiin fakkeenya Malaki keessatti ibsa qulqulleessuu mana qulqullummaa isa dhumaa kan dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur kumaaf godhame ni bakka buʼan.

> Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap. Malachi 3:1, 2.

> Kunoo, ani ergamaa koo nan erga; innis karaa koo fuula koo dura qopheessa; Gooftaan isin barbaaddanus yeroo hin eegamnetti gara mana qulqullummaa isaatti ni dhufa, jechuunis ergamaan kakuu inni isin itti gammaddan sun; kunoo, inni ni dhufa, jechuun Waaqayyo Gooftaan maccaa. Garuu guyyaa dhufaatii isaa eenyutu dandaʼa obsuu? Yeroo inni mulʼatutti eenyutu dhaabachuu dandaʼa? Inni akkuma ibidda nama qulqulleessuuti, akkuma saaphana nama uffata miicuus. Miilkiyaas 3:1, 2.

All the prophets, including Malachi are identifying the last days. In the first of these articles we cited, The 1888 Materials, page 403, where we are informed, “He who rests satisfied with his own present imperfect knowledge of the Scriptures, thinking this sufficient for his salvation, is resting in a fatal deception. There are many who are not thoroughly furnished with Scriptural arguments, that they may be able to discern error, and condemn all the tradition and superstition that has been palmed off as truth.” Those identified in the same passage “are not close Bible students,” who have “not studied to a purpose” the “passages of Scripture” where there exists “differences of opinion.” Those being addressed “do not read the Bible [in order] to appropriate the marrow and fatness to their own souls. They do not feel that it is the voice of God speaking to them. But, if we would understand the way of salvation, if we would see the beams of the Sun of righteousness,” they “must study the Scriptures for a purpose.”

Maalonni raajotaa hundinuu, Miilkiyaasin dabalatee, bara mootummaa dhumaa agarsiisu. Barruuwwan kana keessaa isa jalqabaa keessatti The 1888 Materials, fuula 403 caqasnee turre; achittis akkana jechuun nu beeksifameera: “Namni beekumsa isaa amma jiru, kan Macaafa Qulqulluu irratti qabu garuu hanqina qabu, akka fayyina isaatiif gaʼu jedhee itti quufa, gowwoomfama balaa geessisu keessa boqotaa jira. Baayʼeen isaanii dogoggora hubachuu fi duudhaa fi amantii sobaa hundumaa, kan akka dhugaa taʼee dhiyaate, balaaleffachuu akka dandaʼaniif, falmiiwwan Macaafa Qulqulluu guutummaatti isaan hin hidhachiifne.” Warri kutaa wal fakkaataa sana keessatti ibsaman “barattoota Macaafa Qulqulluu cimaa miti”; isaan “kutaawwan Macaafa Qulqulluu” keessaa bakka “garaagarummaa yaadaa” jiru “kaayyoo tokkoof” hin baranne. Warri itti dubbatamaa jiran “lubbuu ofii isaaniitiif lafee keessaa buʼaa fi badhaadhina ofitti fudhachuuf [jechuun] Macaafa Qulqulluu hin dubbisan. Isaan akka inni sagalee Waaqayyoo isa isaanitti dubbatu taʼe hin hubatan. Garuu, yoo karaa fayyinaa hubachuu barbaadne, yoo ifa aduu qajeelummaa arguu barbaadne,” isaan “Macaafa Qulqulluu kaayyoo tokkoof barachuu qabu.”

The first article identified that one of the pieces of their misguided prophetic model is the passage from The Great Controversy, which records, “Romanism in the Old World and apostate Protestantism in the New will pursue a similar course toward those who honor all the divine precepts.” The Great Controversy, 615. Their private interpretation claims this sentence is identifying “Romanism” as past history and “apostate Protestantism” as the modern world. After the grammatical evidence that the application they make on this sentence has been wrested from its correct meaning, they exhibited no public retraction of the false application. In fact they used the very passage to advertise their next zoom meeting. Yet we are informed that “We ought to impress upon all the necessity of inquiring diligently into divine truth, that they may know that they do know what is truth.” There was no effort to retract the false claim, which appears to be evidence that those promoting this false application are not “inquiring diligently” to “know what is truth.”

መጀመሪያው ጽሑፍ የመረጋገጡት፣ ከእነርሱ የተሳሳተ የትንቢት አብነት አንዱ ክፍል፣ ከThe Great Controversy የተወሰደው እንዲህ የሚል ምንባብ መሆኑን ነበር፦ “Romanism in the Old World and apostate Protestantism in the New will pursue a similar course toward those who honor all the divine precepts.” The Great Controversy, 615. የእነርሱ የግል ትርጓሜ ይህ ንባብ “Romanism” እንደ ያለፈ ታሪክ እና “apostate Protestantism” እንደ ዘመናዊው ዓለም እየለየ እንደሚጠቅስ ትናገራለች። በዚህ ንባብ ላይ የሚያደርጉት መተግበሪያ ከትክክለኛው ትርጉም እንደ ተጣመሰ ከሚያሳይ የሰዋሰው ማስረጃ በኋላ፣ ስለ ውሸታማው መተግበሪያ በይፋ የተደረገ ማቋረጫ አላሳዩም። በእርግጥም ለሚቀጥለው የzoom ስብሰባቸው ማስታወቂያ ይህንኑ ምንባብ ተጠቅመዋል። ነገር ግን፣ “We ought to impress upon all the necessity of inquiring diligently into divine truth, that they may know that they do know what is truth.” ተብሎ እንደተነገረን ነው። የውሸት እንደሆነው አቤቱታ ለመቃለል ምንም ጥረት አልተደረገም፤ ይህም ይህን የሐሰት መተግበሪያ የሚያበረታቱት ሰዎች “inquiring diligently” በማድረግ “know what is truth” ለማወቅ እየፈለጉ እንዳልሆኑ ማስረጃ እንደሚመስል ያሳያል።

From the beginning of this controversy, we have approached it as if it was more than simply a disagreement between truth and error over who the robbers of thy people represent, and I still hold that position. The articles on the book of Daniel had reached a point by number two hundred where the significance of verses thirteen to fifteen of Daniel eleven had been soundly set forth. The verses represent the history from 1989 unto the soon-coming Sunday law that exists in verse forty of Daniel eleven.

ଏହି ବିବାଦର ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ ଆମେ ଏହାଙ୍କୁ କେବଳ ସତ୍ୟ ଓ ତ୍ରୁଟି ମଧ୍ୟରେ “ତୋର ଜନମାନଙ୍କର ଲୁଟେରାମାନେ” କାହାଙ୍କୁ ସୂଚିତ କରେ ବୋଲି ଥିବା ଅସହମତି ମାତ୍ର ଭାବରେ ନୁହେଁ, ତାହାଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ କିଛି ବୋଲି ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଆସିଛୁ, ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ଏବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହି ଅବସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଧାରଣ କରୁଛି। ଦାନିଏଲ ପୁସ୍ତକ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ଲେଖମାନେ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଦୁଇଶରେ ଏମିତି ଏକ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଥିଲେ, ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଦାନିଏଲ ୧୧ର ତ୍ରୟୋଦଶରୁ ପଞ୍ଚଦଶ ପଦ୍ୟ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତର ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱ ସୁଦୃଢ଼ ଭାବରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା। ସେହି ପଦ୍ୟଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଦାନିଏଲ ୧୧ର ଚାଳିଶତମ ପଦ୍ୟରେ ଥିବା ଶୀଘ୍ର-ଆସନ୍ତା ରବିବାର ନିୟମ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ୧୯୮୯ ମସିହାରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଥିବା ଇତିହାସକୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରେ।

We have been identifying that history as the hidden history of verse forty. We have also identified that when Sister Whites states “the book that was sealed is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days,” that the hidden history of Daniel chapter eleven verse forty is “that portion of the prophecy of Daniel.” Verses thirteen through fifteen represent the prophetic truth which is unsealed in the last days. Those three verses are therefore also represented as both the “Revelation of Jesus Christ” and the “Seven Thunders” in the book of Revelation that is unsealed just prior to the close of probation. When Sister White refers to that “portion of the book of Daniel,” the passage where the statement is located states:

Nuti seenaa sana akka seenaa dhokataa keeyyata afurtamaatti adda baasaa turre. Akkasumas yeroo Obboleettiin White, “macaafni cufame Mul’ata miti, garuu kutaa raajii Daani’el isa guyyoota dhumaa wajjin walqabatu” jettutti, seenaa dhokataan Daani’el boqonnaa kudha tokko keeyyata afurtamaa “kutaa raajii Daani’el sana” ta’uu isaa illee adda baasneerra. Keeyyattoonni kudha sadii irraa hamma kudha shanitti dhugaa raajii isa guyyoota dhumaa keessatti banamu bakka bu’u. Kanaafuu keeyyattoonni sadan sunis macaafa Mul’ataa keessatti akka “Mul’ata Yesuus Kiristoos” fi akka “Kakuuwwan Torba” isa yeroo qorannoon cufamu dura xiqqoo banamutti ni bakka bu’ani. Yeroo Obboleettiin White “kutaa macaafa Daani’el sana” jetteetti, kutaan ibsi sun keessa jiru akkana jedha:

> “Let none think, because they cannot explain the meaning of every symbol in the Revelation, that it is useless for them to search this book in an effort to know the meaning of the truth it contains. The One who revealed these mysteries to John will give to the diligent searcher for truth a foretaste of heavenly things. Those whose hearts are open to the reception of truth will be enabled to understand its teachings, and will be granted the blessing promised to those who ‘hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein.’

> “ଯେହେତୁ ପ୍ରକାଶିତବାକ୍ୟରେ ଥିବା ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ପ୍ରତୀକର ଅର୍ଥ ସେମାନେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରିପାରୁନାହାନ୍ତି, ତେଣୁ ଏହି ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ନିହିତ ସତ୍ୟର ଅର୍ଥ ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ ଏହାକୁ ଅନ୍ୱେଷଣ କରିବା ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ନିର୍ବ୍ୟର୍ଥକ—ଏପରି କଥା କେହି ଭାବିବେ ନାହିଁ। ଯିଏ ଯୋହନଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ଗୁପ୍ତତତ୍ତ୍ୱଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ କଲେ, ସେହିଜଣ ସତ୍ୟକୁ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନଶୀଳ ଭାବରେ ଖୋଜୁଥିବା ଅନ୍ୱେଷକଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗୀୟ ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକର ଏକ ପୂର୍ବାସ୍ୱାଦ ଦେବେ। ଯେମାନଙ୍କର ହୃଦୟ ସତ୍ୟଗ୍ରହଣ ପାଇଁ ଉନ୍ମୁକ୍ତ, ସେମାନେ ଏହାର ଶିକ୍ଷାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବୁଝିବାରେ ସକ୍ଷମ କରାଯିବେ, ଏବଂ ଯେମାନେ ‘ଏହି ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀର ବାକ୍ୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଶୁଣନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ତାହାରେ ଲିଖିତ ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପାଳନ କରନ୍ତି,’ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଯେ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦର ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା ଦିଆଯାଇଛି, ସେହି ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦିଆଯିବ।”

> “In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a prophecy; the other a revelation. The book that was sealed is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days. The angel commanded, ‘But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.’ Daniel 12:4.” Acts of the Apostles, 584, 585.

> “Mul’ata Keessatti kitaabni Macaafa Qulqulluu hundi walitti dhufee xumurama. As keessatti guutinsi kitaaba Daani’eel jira. Tokko raaga; inni kaan immoo mul’ata. Kitaabni cufame Mul’ata miti, garuu kutaa raaga Daani’eel kan guyyoota dhumaa wajjin wal qabatudha. Ergamaanis akkana jechuun ajaje, ‘Ati garuu yaa Daani’eel, dubbii kana cufi, kitaabas hamma yeroo dhumaatti chaappessi.’ Daani’eel 12:4.” Hojii Ergamootaa, 584, 585.

The word “complement” means to bring to perfection. The portion of the book of Daniel that relates to the last days, which is unsealed at the time of the end, is made perfect when combined, “line upon line” with the “Revelation of Jesus Christ,” and “the Seven Thunders.” Those three representations are the message which is unsealed, and therefore represents the “words of truth” that are employed to “purge” the one hundred and forty four thousand in the final temple cleansing of Malachi, as represented in verses thirteen to fifteen of Daniel eleven. The verse in the middle is the verse where the current controversy is represented, and as such represents the identical controversy that confronted the Millerites in their prophetic history.

Jechi “guutuun” jedhu hiikkaan isaa gara guutummaa fi mudaatitti geessuu dha. Kutaan macaafa Daani’el kan guyyoota dhumaa wajjin walqabatu, innis yeroo dhumaatti kan hiikame, yeroo “sarara irra sararaan” “Mul’ata Yesus Kiristoos” fi “Qilleensota Torban” wajjin walitti makamu guutuu fi mudaa-dhabaa ta’a. Ibsitoonni sadan kun ergaa kan hiikame ta’u; kanaafis isaan “dubbiilee dhugaa” warra qulqullina mana qulqullummaa isa dhumaa kan Malkiyaas keessatti namoota dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur kuma “qulqulleessuuf” hojii irra oolan bakka bu’u; kunis akkuma lakkoofsa kudha sadii hanga kudha shanitti Daani’el boqonnaa kudha tokko keessatti agarsiifametti. Lakkoofsi gidduu jiru lakkoofsa keessatti falmiin yeroo ammaa itti bakka buufame dha; akkasumas seenaa isaanii isa raajii keessatti falmii isa walfakkaataa kan Milariitoota fuuldura dhaabate sana mata-dureen bakka bu’a.

To claim the “robbers of thy people” in verse fourteen is the United States is a perfect parallel to the Protestants of Millerite history claiming that the robbers represented Antiochus Epiphanes. The controversy will purge the dross from the gold and silver, but the more important issue is that the controversy has been allowed to lead those represented by the Levites of Malachi chapter three to study more deeply than ever before God’s prophetic Word. The “dirt brush Man” of William Miller’s dream is now sweeping the counterfeit coins and jewels out of the room, in advance of His work in reassembling the genuine jewels into a perfect order which shines ten times brighter than the sun.

ଶ୍ଲୋକ ଚଉଦରେ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖିତ “ତୁମ ଜନଙ୍କର ଲୁଟେରାମାନେ” ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇଥିବାମାନେ ଯୁକ୍ତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଅଟନ୍ତି ବୋଲି ଦାବି କରିବା, ମିଲେରାଇଟ ଇତିହାସର ପ୍ରୋଟେଷ୍ଟାଣ୍ଟମାନେ ସେହି ଲୁଟେରାମାନେ ଆନ୍ଟିଓକସ ଏପିଫାନେସଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରିଥିଲେ ବୋଲି ଦାବି କରିଥିବା ସହ ଏକ ସଂପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସମାନାନ୍ତର। ଏହି ବିବାଦ ସୁନା ଓ ରୂପାରୁ ମଳିନତାକୁ ଦୂର କରିଦେବ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତାହାଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ଗୁରୁତର ବିଷୟ ହେଲା, ଏହି ବିବାଦ ମଲାଖୀ ତୃତୀୟ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟର ଲେବୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେବଙ୍କ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାଣୀମୟ ବାକ୍ୟକୁ ପୂର୍ବପେକ୍ଷା ଅଧିକ ଗଭୀରତାରେ ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ କରିବାକୁ ପ୍ରେରିତ କରିଆସିଛି। ୱିଲିୟମ ମିଲରଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱପ୍ନର “ମଲିନତା ଝାଡୁଥିବା ମଣିଷ” ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ନକଲି ମୁଦ୍ରା ଓ ରତ୍ନମାନଙ୍କୁ କକ୍ଷରୁ ବାହାର କରି ଝାଡୁଛନ୍ତି, ଯାହା ପରେ ସେ ସତ୍ୟ ରତ୍ନମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୁନର୍ବିନ୍ୟାସ କରି ଏମିତି ଏକ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାରେ ସଂଗୃହୀତ କରିବେ ଯାହା ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟଠାରୁ ଦଶଗୁଣ ଅଧିକ ଦୀପ୍ତିତେ ଦିପ୍ତିମାନ ହୁଏ।

The controversy was allowed to take place to accomplish that very work, for we have been informed that, “God will arouse His people; if other means fail, heresies will come in among them, which will sift them, separating the chaff from the wheat. The Lord calls upon all who believe His word to awake out of sleep. Precious light has come, appropriate for this time. It is Bible truth, showing the perils that are right upon us. This light should lead us to a diligent study of the Scriptures and a most critical examination of the positions which we hold. God would have all the bearings and positions of truth thoroughly and perseveringly searched, with prayer and fasting. Believers are not to rest in suppositions and ill-defined ideas of what constitutes truth.”

Waldaan sun akka raawwatamu heyyamame hojii sanauma raawwachuuf ture; sababiin isaas, “Yoo karaa biraatiin milkaaʼuu baate, Waaqayyo saba Isaa ni kakaasa; barsiisni sobaas gidduu isaanii ni seena; kunis isaan ni calala, qamadii keessaa awwaaraa adda baasa. Gooftaan warra dubbii Isaa amanan hundumaa hirriba keessaa akka dammaqan ni waama. Ifni gatii guddaan, yeroo kanaaf mijatu, dhufeera. Inni kun dhugaa Macaafa Qulqulluu dha; balaa amma nu dura jiru agarsiisa. Ifni kun gara qoʼannaa Macaafa Qulqulluu irratti cichinee hojjechuutti, akkasumas ilaalchaafi dhaabbatawwan nuti qabnu qorannoo baayʼee sirrii taʼeen ilaaluutti nu geessuu qaba. Waaqayyo gama hundumaa fi dhaabbatawwan dhugaa hunduma isaanii guutummaatti fi obsaan, kadhannaafi soomaan akka qoraman ni fedha. Warri amanan waaʼee waan dhugaa taʼe maal akka taʼe ilaalchisee tilmaama qofaa fi yaada ifatti hin ibsamne irratti boqochuu hin qaban.”

The “heresies” He allows and employs to arouse His sleeping saints are “old controversies.”

“መናፍቃን” inni Inni qulqulloota Isaa rafan dammaqsuu fi kakaasuuf eeyyamee itti fayyadamu “wal-dhabdee durii” dha.

> “In history and prophecy the Word of God portrays the long continued conflict between truth and error. That conflict is yet in progress. Those things which have been, will be repeated. Old controversies will be revived, and new theories will be continually arising. But God’s people, who in their belief and fulfillment of prophecy have acted a part in the proclamation of the first, second, and third angels’ messages, know where they stand. They have an experience that is more precious than fine gold. They are to stand firm as a rock, holding the beginning of their confidence steadfast unto the end.” Selected Message, book 2, 109.

> “Seenaa fi raajii keessatti Dubbiin Waaqayyoo wal’aansoo dheeraa dhugaa fi dogoggora gidduutti itti fufee jiru ni agarsiisa. Wal’aansoon sun amma illee adeemsa irra jira. Wantoonni ta’anii darban irra deebi’anii ni ta’u. Falmiin durii keessaa ka’anii deebi’anii ni haaromfamu, yaad-rimeewwan haaraanis yeroo hundumaa ni ka’u. Garuu saba Waaqayyoo, warri amantii isaanii keessatti fi raajii raawwatamuu isaa keessatti ergaa ergamoota isa jalqabaa, isa lammaffaa, fi isa sadaffaa labsuu keessatti gahee isaanii ba’atan, iddoo dhaabatan ni beeku. Isaan muuxannoo warqee qulqulluu caalaa gatii guddaa qabu qabu. Isaan akka kattaa jabaa ta’anii dhaabachuu qabu; amanamummaa isaanii jalqabaa hamma dhumaatti cimanii qabatanii.” Selected Message, book 2, 109.

The controversy over the “robbers of thy people” is an old controversy from the Millerite history, which is the “beginning of their confidence” that they are told to hold “steadfast to the end.” The “beginning of” the one hundred and forty-four thousand’s “confidence” is the foundational truths which are represented upon the 1843 and 1850 pioneer charts.

“የሕዝብህ ዘራፊዎች” ላይ ያለው ክርክር ከሚለራውያን ታሪክ የመጣ አሮጌ ክርክር ነው፤ ይህም እስከ መጨረሻ ድረስ “ጽኑ አድርገው እንዲይዙት” የተነገራቸው የ“መተማመናቸው መጀመሪያ” ነው። የመቶ አርባ አራቱ ሺህ የ“መተማመናቸው መጀመሪያ” በ1843 እና 1850 የአቅኚዎች ሰንጠረዦች ላይ የተወከሉት መሠረታዊ እውነቶች ናቸው።

> “The enemy is seeking to divert the minds of our brethren and sisters from the work of preparing a people to stand in these last days. His sophistries are designed to lead minds away from the perils and duties of the hour. They estimate as nothing the light that Christ came from heaven to give John for his people. They teach that the scenes just before us are not of sufficient importance to receive special attention. They make of no effect the truth of heavenly origin, and rob the people of God of their past experience, giving them instead a false science.

> “Diinni keenya obbolootaa fi obboleettota keenyaa sammuu isaanii hojii guyyoota dhumaa kanneen keessatti dhaabbachuuf saba qopheessuu irraa maqsuuf barbaadaa jira. Gowwoomsawwan isaa sammuu namootaa balaa fi dirqama sa’aatii kanaa irraa fageessuuf qophaa’aniiru. Ifa Kiristoos saba isaatiif kennuuf samii irraa Yohaannisitti fide akka waan homaa hin taaneetti tilmaamu. Isaan haalli amma nu dura jiru xiyyeeffannaa addaa argachuuf barbaachisummaa gahaa hin qabu jedhu. Dhugaa madda samii irraa dhufe hojii dhabsiisu; sabni Waaqayyoo muuxannoo isaanii kan duraa irraa saamamu, iddoo isaa irratti immoo saayinsii sobaa kennamu.”

> “‘Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.’

> “ ‘Akkuma Gooftaan jedhuutti, karaa irratti dhaabadhaa; ilaalaa; daandiiwwan durii gaafadhaa, karaan gaariin eessa akka jiru; isa keessa deddeebi’aa.’ ”

> “Let none seek to tear away the foundations of our faith,—the foundations that were laid at the beginning of our work, by prayerful study of the Word and by revelation. Upon these foundations we have been building for the last fifty years. Men may suppose that they have found a new way, and that they can lay a stronger foundation than that which has been laid. But this is a great deception. Other foundation can no man lay than that which has been laid.

> “Eenyullee hundi amantii keenya buqqaatanii fonqolchuuf hin yaalin,—hundeelee jalqabuma hojii keenyaa irratti, dubbii Waaqayyoo kadhannaadhaan qorachuudhaanii fi mul’ataatiin kaa’aman. Nuyi waggoota shantaman darban keessatti hundeelee kana irratti ijaaraa turre. Namoonni karaa haaraa argatan jechuun yaaduu danda’u, akkasumas hundee isa kaa’ame caalaa jabaataa ta’e kaa’uu akka danda’anitti yaaduu danda’u. Garuu kun gowwoomsa guddaadha. Hundee isa kaa’ame malee hundee biraa eenyullee kaa’uu hin danda’u.”

> “In the past many have undertaken the building of a new faith, the establishment of new principles. But how long did their building stand?—It soon fell; for it was not founded upon the Rock.

> “Bara darbe namoonni baayʼeen amantii haaraa ijaaruuf, akkasumas qajeelfamoota haaraa hundeessuuf hojii jalqaban turan. Garuu ijaarsi isaanii hammam yeroo dhaabbate?—Inni yeroo muraasa keessatti kufe; sababiin isaa, inni irratti hundeeffame Dhagaa sana irra miti.”

> “Did not the first disciples have to meet the sayings of men? Did they not have to listen to false theories, and then, having done all, to stand firm, saying, ‘Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid’?

> “Jattoonni jalqabaa yaad-rimeewwan namootaa wajjin wal arguuf dirqaman hin turree? Yaada sobaa dhaga’uufis dirqaman hin turree? Ergasiiis waan hundumaa raawwatan boodas cimanii dhaabachuudhaan, ‘Bu’uura isa kaa’ame malee namni kam iyyuu bu’uura biraa kaa’uu hin danda’u’ jechuun?”

> “So we are to hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end. Words of power have been sent by God and by Christ to this people, bringing them out from the world, point by point, into the clear light of present truth. With lips touched with holy fire, God’s servants have proclaimed the message. The divine utterance has set its seal to the genuineness of the truth proclaimed.” Review and Herald, March 3, 1904.

> “Kanaaf nuti jalqaba amantii keenya jabaatanii hamma dhumaatti cimsee qabachuu qabna. Dubbiin humnaa Waaqayyoo fi Kiristoosiin saba kanaaf ergame, isaanii addunyaa keessaa baasee, tuqaa tuqaadhaan, gara ifa ifaa dhugaa yeroo ammaaatti geesse. Hidhii ibidda qulqulluudhaan tuqameen, tajaajiltoonni Waaqayyoo ergaa sana labsaniiru. Dubbiin waaqayyummaa dhugummaa dhugaa labsame sana irratti mallattoo isaa kaa’eera.” Review and Herald, March 3, 1904.

Jeremiah’s “old paths,” are the “foundations that were laid at the beginning of our work.” Those truths were founded “upon the Rock,” and in the Millerite history those foundational truths were the “present truth” message that was proclaimed in 1842, 1843 and 1844.

“የኤርምያስ የቀድሞ መንገዶች” ማለት “በሥራችን መጀመሪያ የተኖሩ መሠረቶች” ናቸው። እነዚያ እውነቶች “በዓለት ላይ” ተመሥርተው ነበር፤ በሚለራዊያን ታሪክም እነዚያ መሠረታዊ እውነቶች በ1842፣ 1843 እና 1844 የተሰበከው “የአሁኑ እውነት” መልእክት ነበሩ።

> “May God help you to receive the words that I have spoken. Let those who stand as God’s watchmen on the walls of Zion be men who can see the dangers before the people,—men who can distinguish between truth and error, righteousness and unrighteousness.

> “Waaqayyo dubbii ani dubbadhe fudhachuuf isin haa gargaaru. Warri dallaa Xiyoon irratti eegdoota Waaqayyoo ta’anii dhaabbatan, namoota balaa ummata duratti jiru dursanii argu ta’anii haa jiraatan,—namoota dhugaa fi dogoggora, qajeelummaa fi jal’ina gidduu adda baafachuu danda’an.

> “The warning has come: Nothing is to be allowed to come in that will disturb the foundation of the faith upon which we have been building ever since the message came in 1842, 1843, and 1844. I was in this message, and ever since I have been standing before the world, true to the light that God has given us. We do not propose to take our feet off the platform on which they were placed as day by day we sought the Lord with earnest prayer, seeking for light. Do you think that I could give up the light that God has given me? It is to be as the Rock of Ages. It has been guiding me ever since it was given. Brethren and sisters, God lives and reigns and works today. His hand is on the wheel, and in his providence he is turning the wheel in accordance with his own will. Let not men fasten themselves to documents, saying what they will do, and what they will not do. Let them fasten themselves to the Lord God of heaven. Then the light of heaven will shine into the soul-temple, and we shall see the salvation of God.” Review and Herald, April 14, 1903.

> “ፍርሃት የሚሰጥ ማስጠንቀቂያ መጥቶአል፤ ከ1842፣ 1843 እና 1844 ጀምሮ መልእክቱ ከመጣ በኋላ እኛ ስንገነባበት የኖርነውን የእምነት መሠረት የሚናወጥ ምንም ነገር እንዲገባ አይፈቀድለትም። እኔ በዚህ መልእክት ውስጥ ነበርሁ፣ ከዚያም ጀምሮ እግዚአብሔር የሰጠንን ብርሃን በታማኝነት ተከትዬ በዓለም ፊት ቆሜ ነበርሁ። ቀን በቀን ጌታን በእውነተኛ ጸሎት እየፈለግን፣ ብርሃንን እየሻልን በተቀመጥንበት መድረክ ላይ እግራችንን እንነሳ ዘንድ አንፈልግም። እግዚአብሔር የሰጠኝን ብርሃን እተወው ዘንድ ትመስላችኋለሁን? እርሱ እንደ ዘላለማት አለት ይሆናል። ከተሰጠኝ ጀምሮ ሁልጊዜ እየመራኝ ነው። ወንድሞችና እህቶች ሆይ፣ እግዚአብሔር ሕያው ነው፣ ይነግሣልም ዛሬም ይሠራል። እጁ በመንኰራኵሩ ላይ ነው፣ በራሱም አምላካዊ አስተዳደር መሠረት መንኰራኵሩን እንደ ራሱ ፈቃድ እያዞረ ነው። ሰዎች የሚያደርጉትንና የማያደርጉትን እየተናገሩ ራሳቸውን በሰነዶች ላይ አይያዙ። ነገር ግን ራሳቸውን በሰማይ አምላክ በጌታ ላይ ያያዙ። ከዚያም የሰማይ ብርሃን ወደ ነፍስ ቤተ መቅደስ ይበራል፣ እኛም የእግዚአብሔርን ማዳን እናያለን።” Review and Herald, April 14, 1903.

The message that was proclaimed “in 1842, 1843, and 1844” is the message represented upon the 1843 pioneer chart. In May of 1842, three hundred 1843 charts were printed. Ellen White and the pioneers all gave testimony that the chart was a fulfillment of Habakkuk chapter two’s command to write the vision and make it plain upon tables. In that very history there were three hundred Millerite preachers, and SDA historians testify to the fact that they all employed the 1843 chart.

“1842, 1843, and 1844” keessatti lallabame ergaan sun, ergaa kaartii qajeelchaa 1843 irratti bakka buufame dha. Caamsaa 1842 keessatti, kaartiiwwan 1843 dhibba sadii maxxanfaman. Ellen White fi qajeelchitootni duraa hundinuu, kaartiin sun raajii barreessuu fi gabateewwan irratti ifa godhanii kaaʼuu ajaja boqonnaa lammaffaa Habakkuk keessatti kenname guutuu isaa akka taʼe dhugaa baʼan. Seenaa sana keessatti lallabdoonni Millerite dhibba sadii turan; akkasumas seenaa barreessitoonni SDA hundinuu kaartii 1843 sana akka fayyadaman dhugaa baʼu.

What would possess a person to claim that the pioneer identification of Rome as the robbers of thy people, as represented upon the chart, is erroneous? What would possess someone to receive that claim? Yet, what possesses those of us that claim to accept the pioneer understanding that Rome is symbolized with the expression, “robbers of thy people,” and yet in reality not be able to defend that understanding for themselves?

Maal taʼee nama tokkoo akka eenyummaa Roomaan “saamtoota saba keetii” taʼee, akkuma chaartii irratti mulʼifametti, dogoggora dha jedhee dubbatuuf kakaasa? Maal taʼee nama tokkoo akka himannaa sana fudhatu isa taasisa? Haa taʼu malee, maal taʼee nu keessaa warri hubannaa qajeelchitootaa durii, jechuunis Roomaan jechaan, “saamtoota saba keetii” jedhuun kan fakkeeffamte taʼuu ni fudhanna jennee himannu, garuu dhugumaan hubannaa sana ofii keenyaaf falmuu kan hin dandeenye taanuuf nu qaba?

In the first article we cited the following passage:

ⵖⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ ⵏⵙⵙⵏⵜⵉ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵢⴰ:

> “Whatever may be man’s intellectual advancement, let him not for a moment think that there is no need of thorough and continuous searching of the Scriptures for greater light. As a people we are called individually to be students of prophecy. We must watch with earnestness that we may discern any ray of light which God shall present to us.” Testimonies, volume 5, 708.

> “Namni guddinni sammuu namaa hammam iyyuu haa ta’u, ifa caalu argachuuf jechuun isaanii Sirna Qulqulluu gadi fageenyaan fi itti fufiinsaan qorachuun hin barbaachisu jedhee yeroo tokkoof illee haa hin yaadin. Akka sabaatti, tokkoon tokkoon keenya barattoota raajii akka taanuuf waamamneerra. Ifa xixiqqoo kam iyyuu kan Waaqayyo nuuf dhiyeessu hubachuu akka dandeenyuuf, ciminaan dammaqinaan eeguu qabna.” Testimonies, volume 5, 708.

I claim the “light which God” is now presenting “to us” is that we have not fully awakened to our responsibility to personally understand the first fifteen verses of Daniel eleven, and that we have not understood that verses thirteen to fifteen of that same chapter represent the truths that accomplish the final purging and sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. If there were no heresies introduced in this very history it would provide evidence that we are wide awake. But this controversy proves otherwise.

Ani “ifa inni Waaqayyo” amma “nuuf” dhiyeessaa jiru jechuun, nuti Daani’el boqonnaa kudha tokko lakkoofsa shanan dura jiru dhuunfaatti hubachuuf itti gaafatamummaa keenya guutummaatti akka hin dammaqne, akkasumas lakkoofsonni kudha sadii hamma kudha shanitti boqonnaa isuma sanaa dhugaa namoota kuma dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur qulqulleessuu isa dhumaa fi mallatteessuu raawwatan akka argisiisan akka hin hubanne nan dubbadha. Seenaa kana keessatti barsiisni sobaa tokko illee yoo hin galfamin, inni kun akka nuti guutummaatti dammaqnee jirru ragaa ni ta’a ture. Garuu falmiin kun kana irraa kan biraa ta’uu isaa mirkaneessa.

> “The fact that there is no controversy or agitation among God’s people should not be regarded as conclusive evidence that they are holding fast to sound doctrine. There is reason to fear that they may not be clearly discriminating between truth and error. When no new questions are started by investigation of the Scriptures, when no difference of opinion arises which will set men to searching the Bible for themselves to make sure that they have the truth, there will be many now, as in ancient times, who will hold to tradition and worship they know not what. . ..

> “Waaniin lolli yookaan jeequmsi saba Waaqayyoo gidduutti hin jirre jedhamu, isaan barsiisa sirrii jabeessanii qabatanii jiru jechuun akka ragaa murteessaa taʼetti ilaalamuu hin qabu. Sodaatamuuf sababni jira; inniis isaan dhugaa fi dogoggora gidduutti ifaan adda baafachaa hin jiraanne taʼuu dandaʼa. Yommuu qoʼannoo Caaffata Qulqullaaʼootiin gaaffiin haaraan hin kaafamne, yommuu garaagarummaan yaadaa kan namoota dhugaa akka qaban mirkaneeffachuuf ofii isaaniitiin Macaafa Qulqulluu qorachuuf kakaasu hin uumamne, yeroo sanatti baayʼeen, akkuma bara duriitti, aadaa irratti maxxananii waan maal akka taʼe hin beekin waaqeffatu....”

> “God will arouse His people; if other means fail, heresies will come in among them, which will sift them, separating the chaff from the wheat. The Lord calls upon all who believe His word to awake out of sleep. Precious light has come, appropriate for this time. It is Bible truth, showing the perils that are right upon us. This light should lead us to a diligent study of the Scriptures and a most critical examination of the positions which we hold. God would have all the bearings and positions of truth thoroughly and perseveringly searched, with prayer and fasting. Believers are not to rest in suppositions and ill-defined ideas of what constitutes truth. Their faith must be firmly founded upon the word of God so that when the testing time shall come and they are brought before councils to answer for their faith they may be able to give a reason for the hope that is in them, with meekness and fear.

> “Waaqayyo saba Isaa ni dammaqa; yoo karaa biraatiin hin milkoofne, barsiisa sobaatu gidduu isaanii seenee, isaan ni calala; akkasumas qamadii irraa caffee adda baasa. Gooftaan warra dubbii Isaa amanan hundumaa hirribaa akka dammaqan ni waama. Ifni gatii guddaan qabu dhufeera; innis yeroo kanaaf kan mijatu dha. Inni dhugaa Macaafa Qulqulluu ti; balaa amma iyyuu nutti dhihaatee jiru mul’isa. Ifni kun akka nu Macaafa Qulqulluu ciminaan qorannuu fi dhaabbilee nuti qabnu qorannoo baay’ee sirrii ta’een ilaallu nu geessisuu qaba. Waaqayyo akka kallattiiwwan hundi fi dhaabbileen dhugaa guutummaatti, ciminaa fi obsaan, kadhannaa fi soomaan qorataman ni fedha. Amanoonnis yaad-rimee qofa irratti yookaan yaada ifaan hin ibsamne kan dhugaan maal akka ta’e ibsu keessatti boqochuu hin qaban. Amantiin isaanii akka yeroo qormaataa yeroo dhufu, yommuu amantii isaanii deebisuuf gumiiwwan duratti dhihaatanitti, abdii isaan keessa jiruuf sababaa kennuu danda’an, garraamummaa fi sodaan, jabinaan dubbii Waaqayyoo irratti hundaa’uu qaba.

> “Agitate, agitate, agitate. The subjects which we present to the world must be to us a living reality. It is important that in defending the doctrines which we consider fundamental articles of faith we should never allow ourselves to employ arguments that are not wholly sound.” Testimonies, volume 5, 708.

> “Geggeessaa, geggeessaa, geggeessaa. Mata-dureewwan nu addunyaatti dhiheessinu nuuf dhugaa jiraataa ta’uu qabu. Yeroo barsiisota amantii keenya keessatti bu’uuraa ta’an akka qajeeltoota amantiiitti ilaallu difnu, falmii guutummaatti sirrii hin ta’in ofii keenyaan akka hin fayyadamne gonkumaa of eeggachuun keenya barbaachisaa dha.” Testimonies, volume 5, 708.

As we move forward in this consideration of the robbers of God’s people we will demonstrate that the argument upon verse fourteen of Daniel eleven between the Protestants and the Millerites is identical to the argument between the new and private interpretation that the United States, and not Rome, establishes the vision. The position that The Great Controversy uses the expression, “old world” to identify past history is a “supposition and ill-defined idea” and it is an illustration of an “argument that is not wholly sound.”

Yeroo nuti ilaalcha kana keessatti saamtoota saba Waaqayyoo ilaalchisee fuulduratti adeemnu, mormiin Daani’el boqonnaa kudha tokko lakkoofsa kudha afur irratti Protostaantotaa fi Miilaraayitoota gidduutti ture, mormii hiikkaa haaraa fi dhuunfaa kan jechuun Ameerikaan, osoo Roomaa hin ta’in, mul’ata sana hundeessiti jedhu wajjin walqixa ta’uu isaa ni mirkaneessina. Dhaabbanni The Great Controversy jedhu seenaa darbe adda baasuuf jecha “old world” jedhu fayyadama jechuun ka’u, “yaada tilmaamaa fi ifa hin taane” dha; akkasumas inni fakkeenya “mormii guutummaatti sirrii hin taane” ti.

Those who have used the passage to uphold their supposition that the Millerites were incorrect in identifying Rome as the robbers of thy people, should fulfill their Christian obligation and publicly retract their claim, for it is unsustainable grammatically and historically. For those sitting on the side-lines of this controversy, you are responsible to rightly divide the word of truth, for you have been called to be an individual who is a student of prophecy, not a follower of a man’s idea.

Warri kan karaa kana fayyadamuudhaan Millariitonni “saamtota saba keetii” jechuun Roomaa adda baasuun isaanii dogoggora taʼuu isaanii deggeruuf tilmaama isaanii dhaabuu yaalan, dirqama isaanii kan Kiristaanaa guutuu qabu; jechuunis, himannaa isaanii ifatti deebiʼanii kaasu qabu, sababiin isaa naahawwan seera afaaniitiin illee taʼe seenaa irratti hundaaʼuun dhaabachuu hin dandaʼu. Isin immoo kan falmii kana keessatti qarqara irratti taaʼanii jirtan, jecha dhugaa sirriitti qooduu keessatti itti gaafatamtoota dha; waamamtaniirtu jechuun nama dhuunfaa raajii baratu taʼuuf malee, yaada nama tokkoo duukaa buutuu taʼuuf miti.

Men wrest the Scriptures to their own destruction.

Namoonni Caaffata Qulqullaaʼoo badiisa ofii isaaniitiif jalʼisu.

> And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:15–18.

> Akkasumas kan Gooftaan keenya obsa dheeraa isaa akka fayyinaatti ilaalaa; akkuma obboleessi keenya jaallatamaan Phaawulosis, akka ogummaa isaaf kennameetti, isinitti barreesse; akkasumas warraaqsaalee isaa hundumaa keessatti waa'ee wantoota kanaa dubbachaa, isaan keessaa wantoonni hubachuuf rakkisan tokko tokko ni jiru; warri hin barannee fi hin cimin immoo, akkuma Caaffata Qulqullaa'oo kaanitti godhan, badiisa ofii isaanii irratti hiika jallisu. Isin garuu, yaa jaallatamtoota, waan kana duraan beektoota taatanii, dogoggora warra hamootaatiin hin harkifamin akka jabaatanii ittiin dhaabbattan irraa hin kufneef of eeggadhaa. Garuu ayyaana keessatti fi beekumsa Gooftaa fi Fayyisaa keenya Yesus Kiristoos keessatti guddadhaa. Ulfinni ammaas ta'e bara baraan isaaf haa ta'u. Ameen. 2 Pheexiroos 3:15–18.

Peter states that it is the “unlearned and unstable” who “wrest” the Scriptures “unto their own destruction.” In agreement with that fact is Sister White’s repeated warnings to us to study for ourselves. If we are not fulfilling our responsibility to be students of prophecy, we are determining our own destruction.

Phexro kahichhi je “ajeña o asthira” loka-māne Śāstraku “nijamānanka nija bināśa nimante bikṛta” karanti. Ehi satya sahita sammati rakhi Sister White āmamānanku bāraṁbāra satarka kari āmaku nija nija pāiṁ adhyayana karibāku kahichhanti. Yadi āme bhabishyabāṇīra śikṣyārthī heba pāiṁ āmara dāyitva pūraṇa karu nāhāṁ, tebe āme nija nija bināśa nirdhārita karuchhu.

It is the robbers of thy people who establish the vision, and Solomon identifies that where there is no vision the people perish.

Warri namoota keetiif mulʼata dhaaban warra saamtoota uummata keetii ti; Solomoon immoo bakka mulʼanni hin jirretti uummanni akka badu ibsa.

> Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18.

> Lafti hin jirretti ummanni bada; inni seera eegus garuu gammadaa dha. Fakkeenya 29:18.

One of the definitions of “perish” is to be made naked. Where there is an incorrect understanding of the vision, it is based upon the fact that the symbol that establishes the vision is not understood, or incorrectly understood. To be among those who perish in Solomon’s warning is to secure the nakedness represented by the Laodiceans who are spewed out of the mouth of the Lord at the soon coming Sunday law. Why would we accept an idea that misrepresents the clear meaning of Sister White’s comments upon the old and new world, and that rejects the Millerite identification that it is Rome who establishes the vision, which was directly represented upon the 1843 chart, which represents the foundational truths of Adventism, and which is Christ, the Rock of Ages that is represented by all sacred illustration of the foundations?

“Perish” jedhu keessaa hiikni tokko qullaa taʼuu dha. Itti hubannoon mulʼataa yoo sirrii hin taane, inni irratti hundaaʼu sababa mallattoo mulʼata sana dhaabu hin hubatamne yookaan dogoggoraan hubatameef dha. Akeekkachiisa Solomoon keessatti warra badan keessaa taʼuun, qullummaa Laaʼodiiqeyaa warra seera Dilbataa yeroo dhihoo dhufuitti afaan Gooftaa keessaa tufaman sanaan fakkeeffame mirkaneeffachuu dha. Egaa yaada ibsa ifaa yaada Obboleettii White waaʼee addunyaa moofaa fi addunyaa haaraa irratti kennite dogoggoraan dhiheessu, akkasumas mootummaa Roomaa dha mulʼata dhaabu kan jedhee ibsa Milleroota didu—kan kallattiidhaan kaarta 1843 irratti bakka buʼame, kan dhugaa hundeeffamaa Adventizimii bakka buʼu, fi kan Kiristoos, Kattaa Bara-baraa, isa fakkeenya qulqulluu hundaan waaʼee buʼuuraalee ibsame taʼe—maaliif fudhanna ree?

> “But every building erected on other foundation than God’s word will fall. He who, like the Jews in Christ’s day, builds on the foundation of human ideas and opinions, of forms and ceremonies of man’s invention, or on any works that he can do independently of the grace of Christ, is erecting his structure of character upon the shifting sand. The fierce tempests of temptation will sweep away the sandy foundation and leave his house a wreck on the shores of time.

> “Garuu ijaarsi kam iyyuu hundee dubbii Waaqayyoo malee hundaaʼe ni kufa. Namni akka Yihudoota bara Kiristoositti ture sanaa, hundee yaadotaa fi ilaalchota namaa, bifaalee fi sirnawwan namaan kalaqaman irratti, yookaan hojii kam iyyuu ayyaana Kiristoos irraa of dandaʼee hojjechuu dandaʼu irratti ijaaru, ijaarsa amala isaa cirracha sochoʼu irratti dhaabaa jira. Qilleensoonni cimaan qorumsaatiin guutaman hundee cirrachaa sana haxaaʼanii fuudhu; mana isaas qaroomina yeroo kanaa irratti diigamee hafee ni dhiisu.”

> “‘“Therefore thus saith the Lord God, … Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.’ Isaiah 28:16, 17.

> “Kanaaf Gooftaan Waaqayyoo akkana jedha, … ‘Ani immoo firdii sarara safaraatiin nan kaa’a, qajeelinas ulfina madaaliitiin; cabbiin iddoo sobni itti baqatame ni harcaasa, bishaanonnis iddoo dhokfamaa ni guutu.’ Isaayyaas 28:16, 17.

> “But today mercy pleads with the sinner. ‘As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die?’ Ezekiel 33:11. The voice that speaks to the impenitent today is the voice of Him who in heart anguish exclaimed as He beheld the city of His love: ‘O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.’ Luke 13:34, 35 , R.V. In Jerusalem, Jesus beheld a symbol of the world that had rejected and despised His grace. He was weeping, O stubborn heart, for you! Even when Jesus’ tears were shed upon the mount, Jerusalem might yet have repented, and escaped her doom. For a little space the Gift of heaven still waited her acceptance. So, O heart, to you Christ is still speaking in accents of love: ‘Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.’ ‘Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.’ Revelation 3:20; 2 Corinthians 6:2.

> “Garuu har’a araarri cubbamaaf in kadhata. ‘Ani jiraadha, jedha Waaqayyo Gooftaan, ani du’a hamaa keessatti gammachuu hin qabu; garuu hamaan karaa isaa irraa deebi’ee haa jiraatu; deebi’aa, deebi’aa karaa keessan hamaa irraa; maaliif duutu ree?’ Hisqi’eel 33:11. Sagaleen har’a warra hin qalbii jijjiirranitti dubbatu sun sagalee Isa yeroo magaalaa jaalala Isaa ilaale dhiphina garaa keessatti akkana jedhee iyyedha: ‘Yaa Yerusaalem, Yerusaalem, isheen raajota ajjeeftu, warra isheetti ergamanis dhagaadhaan rukuttu! akkam baay’een ijoollee kee walitti qabuu nan barbaade, akkuma handaakkon ilmaan ishee qoochoo ishee jalatti walitti qabdu, isin garuu hin jaallanne! Kunoo, manni keessan onaa ta’ee isiniif dhiifameera.’ Luqaas 13:34, 35, R.V. Yesuus Yerusaalem keessatti fakkeenya addunyaa ayyaana Isaa diddee tuffatte arge. Inni siif boo’aa ture, yaa garaa mata jabeessa! Yeroo imimmaan Yesuus gaara irratti dhangala’e sanatti iyyuu, Yerusaalem amma iyyuu qalbii jijjiirrattee badiisa ishee jalaa miliquu dandeessi turte. Yeroo muraasaaf kennaan mootummaa mootummaa waaqaa amma iyyuu fudhatama ishee eeggachaa ture. Akkasuma, yaa garaa, Kiristoos amma iyyuu sagalee jaalalaatiin sitti dubbachaa jira: ‘Kunoo, ani balbala dura dhaabadhee rukutaa jira; namni tokko yoo sagalee koo dhaga’ee balbalicha bane, ani gara isaa nan seena, isa wajjinis nan irbaata, innis ana wajjin.’ ‘Amma yeroo fudhatamaa dha; kunoo, amma guyyaan fayyinaa ti.’ Mul’ata 3:20; 2 Qorontos 6:2.”

> “You who are resting your hope on self are building on the sand. But it is not yet too late to escape the impending ruin. Before the tempest breaks, flee to the sure foundation. ‘Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.’ ‘Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.’ ‘Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.’ ‘Ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.’ Isaiah 28:16, R.V.; 45:22; 41:10; 45:17.” Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 150–152.

> “Isin ofitti abdii of irratti hirkattanii boqottan cirracha irratti ijaaraa jirtu. Garuu badiisa dhufu sana keessaa baʼuun amma iyyuu baayʼee hin tardofne. Utuu bubbeen sun hin kaʼin, gara hundee amanamaa sanaatti baqadhaa. ‘Akkana jedha Gooftaan Waaqayyo, Kunoo, ani hundee taʼuuf Xiyoon keessatti dhagaa tokko, dhagaa qoratamee mirkanaaʼe tokko, golee ijaarsaa keessatti dhagaa gatii guddaa qabu tokko, hundee amanamaa tokko nan kaaʼa; inni isatti amanu hin ariifatu.’ ‘Na ilaalaa, ni fayyitu, isin warri handaara lafaa hunduma jirtan; ani Waaqadha, kan biraan hin jiru.’ ‘Hin sodaatin; ani si wajjin jiraatii; hin naʼin; ani Waaqa kee ti; ani si nan jabeessa; eeyyee, ani si nan gargaara; eeyyee, harka mirgaa qajeelummaa kootiin si nan deeggara.’ ‘Isin bara baraan hin qaanoftan yookiis hin burjaajoftan.’ Isaayaas 28:16, R.V.; 45:22; 41:10; 45:17.” Yaadota Gaara Eebbaa irraa, 150–152.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Barreeffama kana barruu itti aanu keessatti itti fufna.

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