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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Eighty-Five

Kitaaba Daani’el — Lakkoofsa Dhibba Tokkoof Saddeettamii Shan

Divinity Embodied: The Profound Confession of Peter and Its Implications

Waaqummaa Fooniin Mul’ate: Itti Fufinsaa Isaa Keessatti Ibsa Gad Fagoo Qabduu Pheexirosii fi Hiika Isaa

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Jeff Pippenger

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April 15, 2024

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When Peter set forth his answer to Christ’s question of who the disciples say that Christ is he identified that Jesus was the anointed one, the Christ, the Messiah. He also said He was the Son of God.

ଯେବେ ପେତ୍ର କ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ—ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନେ କହନ୍ତି ଯେ କ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ କିଏ—ତାହାର ଉତ୍ତର ପ୍ରକାଶ କଲେ, ସେ ଚିହ୍ନିତ କଲେ ଯେ ଯୀଶୁ ଅଭିଷିକ୍ତଜନ, କ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ, ମେସିହା ଅଟନ୍ତି। ସେ ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ କହିଲେ ଯେ ସେ ଇଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଅଟନ୍ତି।

> When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:13–19.

> Yesus gara daangaa Qiisaariyaa Filiphoos bira gaʼetti bartoota isaa gaafatee akkana jedhe: “Ilmi namaa ani eenyu akka taʼe namoonni maal jedhu?” Isaanis deebisanii, “Gariin kee Yohaannis Cuuphaa dha jedhu; gariin immoo Eliyaas; kaan ammoo Ermiyaas yookaan raajota keessaa tokko dha jedhu” jedhan. Innis isaanii, “Isin garuu ani eenyu akka taʼe maal jettu?” jedhe. Simoon Pheexiros immoo deebisee akkana jedhe: “Ati Kiristoos, Ilma Waaqa jiraataa ti.” Yesusis deebisee isaatiin akkana jedhe: “Simoon Bar Yoonaa, ati eebbifamaa dha; kun sitti hin mulʼifne foonii fi dhiigatu, garuu Abbaan koo inni mootummaa samii keessa jiru sitti mulʼiseera. Anis sittan jedhu, ati Pheexiros; kattaa kana irrattis waldaa koo nan ijaara; karrawwan siʼoolis ishee irratti hin moʼatan. Furtuu mootummaa samii siifan kenna; waan ati lafa irratti hiitu hundinuu mootummaa samii keessatti ni hidhama; waan ati lafa irratti hiiktu hundinuu mootummaa samii keessatti ni hiikama.” Maatewos 16:13–19.

Through Peter the Holy Spirit presented the essential truth for the one hundred and forty-four thousand to understand. He did so at Panium, which was Caesarea Philippi. Panium is the most sacred temple site in the worship of the dragon, for Greece represents the world, and the world in the last days is the United Nations, who is the dragon’s earthly representative. The “gates of hell” is a name for the temple of Pan, the Greek goat-god. The temple was built in front of a cave that contained the Spring of Panium. The Spring of Panium fed the Jordan River, which is a symbol of Christ.

Phexiros karaa hafuura qulqulluutiin dhugaan bu’uuraa namoonni kuma dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur hubachuu qaban dhihaate. Inni kana Paanniyoomitti, jechuunis Qisaariya Filiphisitti, godhe. Paanniyoom iddoowwan mana qulqullummaa waaqeffannaa jawwee keessaa isa hunda caalaa qulqulluu dha; sababiin isaas Giriik addunyaan bakka bu’a, addunyaanis guyyoota dhumaatti Mootummoota Gamtoomanii dha, inni immoo bakka bu’aa lafa irraa kan jawwee ti. “Balballi ibiddaa” jechuun maqaa mana qulqullummaa Paan, waaqa re’ee kan Giriikii ti. Manni qulqullummaa sun holqa Burqaa Paanniyoom qabdu dura ijaarame. Burqaan Paanniyoom laga Yordaanos soosa ture; inni immoo mallattoo Kiristoos ti.

The name “Jordan” means “descender,” and it begins its course in the mountainous region of northern Israel, drawing its main source from the springs of Mount Hermon, the highest peak in the Hermon Range, where the spring called the “gates of hell” is located. Hermon means “sacred” and “Jordon” means “to descend.” The Jordan River flows from the highlands of Mount Hermon and descends through the Jordan Rift Valley, eventually reaching the Dead Sea, which is the lowest point on Earth’s surface.

Maqaan “Yordaan” jedhu “kan gadi bu’u” jechuudha; innis imala isaa naannoo tulluuwwan Kaaba Israa’el keessatti jalqaba; madda isaa isa guddaa burqaawwan Tulluu Hermon irraa fudhata; kunis gaara olka’aa keessatti fiixee olaanaa sarara gaarotaa Hermon keessaa isa guddaadha, bakka burqaan “karrawwan si’oolii” jedhamee waamamu argamutti. Hermon jechuun “qulqulluu” jechuudha; “Yordaan” immoo “gadi bu’uu” jechuudha. Laga Yordaan lafa olka’aa Tulluu Hermon irraa yaa’ee, Sulula Caccabaa Yordaan keessa gadi bu’aa deemuun, dhuma irratti Galaana Du’aa, isa iddoo lafa fuula lafaa irratti hundumaa keessaa gadi aanaa ta’etti, ga’a.

The waters that feed the Jordan River, that originate in the temple of Pan, and that ultimately arrive at the lowest point on earth represent the descent the Son of God made when He left the highest sacred mountain to descend to the lowest “dead sea” of this world. Christ’s descent from heaven to the death of the cross also represents that He took upon Himself the flesh of fallen man, for his journey from heaven to the cross was fed by the waters that originated in the “gates of hell.”

Bishaaniin Yordaanos laga guutan, kan mana qulqullummaa Paan irraa maddan, fi dhuma irratti iddoo lafaa keessaa isa gadi aanaa taʼeetti gahan, gad buʼuu Ilmi Waaqayyoo gaara qulqulluu isa hundumaa ol taʼe irraa gad buʼee “galaana duʼaa” addunyaa kanaa isa gadi aanaa taʼeetti buʼe sana ni bakka buʼu. Kiristoos samii irraa hamma duʼa fannoo gad buʼuun Isaa immoo akkasumas inni foon nama kufee of irratti fudhate jechuunis ni bakka buʼa; sababiin isaas, imalli isaa samii irraa gara fannoo sanaatti Bishaanii “karrawwan siʼoolii” irraa maddaniin guutamaa ture.

The Dead Sea is not only the lowest place on earth, but it is the saltiest waters on earth, nine times saltier than the ocean. Christ’s death on the cross as typified by the Dead Sea is where He confirmed His covenant with many.

Garbichi Duʼaa iddoo lafaa irratti isa hundumaa gadi aanaa qofa utuu hin taʼin, bishaan lafa irra jiru keessaa isa hundumaa soogidda baayʼee qabudha; galaana irraa harka sagal caalaa soogidda qaba. Duuti Kiristoos fannoo irratti, isa Garbicha Duʼaatiin fakkeenyeffame, iddoo Inni kakuu Isaa namoota baayʼeetti mirkaneesseedha.

> And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. Leviticus 2:3.

> Aarsaa nyaata keetii hundumaa soogiddaan mi'eessi; soogiddi kakuu Waaqayyo keetii aarsaa nyaata keetii keessaa akka hir'atu hin eeyyamin; aarsaa kee hundumaattis soogidda dhiheessi. Lewwoota 2:13.

On the way from the springs of Mount Hermon, the Jordan River passes through the sea of Galilee, which is also known as Lake Tiberius and Lake Kinneret. Galilee means a “hinge” or a “turning point.” Tiberius is the name of the Roman ruler who followed Augustus Caesar, and due to the shape of the lake, it is called Kinneret, which means “a harp” or “a lyre.” The turning point for mankind was when Tiberius Caesar ruled and Jesus was crucified, and every harp in heaven was silenced. The geographical testimony of the Jordan River in connection with the “gates of hell,” which is the temple of the Greek god Pan, speaks to the testimony which Peter proclaimed through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Madda burqaawwan Tulluu Herimoon irraa kaʼee, lagni Yordaanos Galaana Galiilaa keessa darba; inni kunis Haroo Xibariyosii fi Haroo Kinneret jedhamuunis ni beekama. Galiil jechuun “hinqaa” yookaan “bakka garagalchaa” jechuu dha. Xibariyosiin maqaa bulchaa Roomaa isa Awugusxos Qeesaar booddee mootummaa qabatee ti; akkasumas sababii bifa haroo sanaatiin Kinneret jedhama; kunis “kirar” yookaan “liiraa” jechuu dha. Bakki garagalchaa ilmaan namootaaf taʼe yeroo Xibariyos Qeesaar mootummaa qabatee turee fi Yesuus fannifamee turetti dha; yeroo sanattis liiraan hundi samiidhaa ni calʼise. Dhugaa-baatuun teessuma lafaa lagicha Yordaanosii “balballoma siʼoolii” wajjin walqabatee jiru, isa jechuun mana qulqullummaa waaqa Giriikii Paan, dhugaa-baatuu Phexros hafuura Qulqulluutiin kakaʼee labsaa ture ni dubbata.

The incarnation of Christ was the combination of Divinity and humanity that occurred when the Divine Son of God took upon Himself human flesh, thus combining Divinity with humanity, as represented by the waters from the spring of Pan feeding the Jordan River. What fed the spring of Pan was the dew, rain and snow that fell upon the mountains of Hermon, Hermon representing the “sacred” mountain, which is Jerusalem above.

Dhufaatii Kiristoos walitti makamuummaa waaqummaa fi namummaa ture; kunis yeroo Ilmi Waaqayyoo inni Waaqummaa qabu foon namaa of irratti fudhate, akkasuma waaqummaa namummaa wajjin walitti makuun, akkuma bishaanonni burqaa Paan lagaa Yordaanos sooranitti fakkeeffamee ibsame. Wanti burqaa Paan soore immoo fixee, rooba, fi cabbii gaarran Hermoon irratti bu’an ture; Hermoonis gaara “qulqulluu” kan bakka bu’uudha, innis Yerusaalem isa ol jiru dha.

> A Song of Degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. Psalms 133:1–3.

> ଦାଉଦଙ୍କର ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱଗୀତ। ଦେଖ, ଭାଇମାନେ ଏକତାରେ ସଙ୍ଗେ ସଙ୍ଗେ ବସିବା କେତେ ଭଲ ଓ କେତେ ଆନନ୍ଦଦାୟକ! ସେହିଟା ମୁଣ୍ଡ ଉପରେ ଢାଳା ଅମୂଲ୍ୟ ଅଭିଷେକ ତେଲ ସଦୃଶ, ଯାହା ଦାଢ଼ୀ ଉପରେ ବହିଲା, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଆହରୋଣଙ୍କର ଦାଢ଼ୀ ଉପରେ, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ବସ୍ତ୍ରର କିନାରା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନାମିଲା; ହେର୍ମୋନର ଶିଶିର ସଦୃଶ, ଏବଂ ସିଓନର ପର୍ବତମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଅବତରିତ ଶିଶିର ସଦୃଶ; କାରଣ ସେଠାରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଅନନ୍ତଜୀବନ, ଆଜ୍ଞା କଲେ। ଗୀତସଂହିତା 133:1–3.

The “precious ointment” that ran down Aaron’s beard was the oil that was used when he and his sons were anointed as God’s priests.

“Dibanni gati-jabeessaan” sun harma Aaron irra bu’e sun, yeroo innii fi ilmaan isaa luboota Waaqayyoo ta’anii dibamanitti zayita ittiin fayyadaman ture.

> And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him. Exodus 29:21.

> Ati dhiiga isa iddoo aarsaa irra jiru keessaa, fi zayita dibataa keessaa fudhadhu; Aroonii fi uffata isaa irratti, ilmaan isaa fi uffata ilmaan isaa isa wajjin jiran irrattis facaasi; innis qulqulleeffama, uffanni isaas, ilmaan isaas, uffanni ilmaan isaa isa wajjin jiranis akkasuma. Baʼuu 29:21.

Peter expressed the confession of all the disciples, and in so doing he expressed the confession of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who are to be anointed as a unified priesthood that is lifted up as an ensign. The “oil” that anointed Aaron, was also as the dew of Mount Hermon and also the dew of the mountains of Zion. The “oil” and the “dew” are the message which represents the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Pheexiros ari’atamaa bartoota hunda ibse; akkasumas kana gochuudhaan, ari’atamaa warra dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur kuma, warra lubummaa tokko ta’een dibamanii akka mallattoo ol kaafamanii jiranis ibse. “Zayitiin” Aaroniin dibe sun, akka fixee Tulluu Heremooniitti, akkasumas akka fixee tulluuwwan Xiyoonitti ture. “Zayitiin” fi “fixeen” ergaa dibamuu Hafuura Qulqulluu bakka bu’u dha.

> Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. Deuteronomy 32:1–3.

> Yaa samiiwwan, dhaggeeffadhaa, anis ni dubbadha; yaa lafaas, dubbii afaan koo dhaga’i. Barsiisni koo akka bokkaa ni rooba; dubbiin koos akka fixeensaa ni bu’a; akka bokkaa salphaa biqiltuu laaftuu irratti, akka rooba cimaanis margaa irratti: ani maqaa Waaqayyoo nan labsaa; ulfina Waaqa keenyaaf kennaa. Keessa Deebii 32:1–3.

The “dew” is the “doctrine” that falls on the mountains of Zion, and it is the “oil” of anointing that unifies the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who are God’s priests in the last days. The doctrine drops as rain, and distills as dew because it is “published”. It is published because heaven and earth are to give ear and hear the words of His mouth, through a unified priesthood that is the ensign who proclaim the messages of the Midnight Cry and Loud Cry.

“Fixeen” jechuun “barsiisa” isa tulluuwwan Xiyoon irratti bu’uudha; innis “zayita” dibataa kan warra kuma dhibba afurtamii afur ta’an, warra guyyoota dhumaa keessatti luboota Waaqayyoo ta’an, tokko taasisu dha. Barsiisichi akka roobaa ni bu’a, akka fixeenaattis ni lixa; sababiin isaas inni “labsama” waan ta’eef. Inni ni labsama; sababiin isaas samii fi lafti dubbii afaan Isaa dhaga’uuf gurra kennuu qabu, karaa lubummaa tokkummaa qabduun, isheenis alaabaa ergaawwan Iyya Barii Halkan Walakkaa fi Iyya Guddaa labsitu taate keessatti.

> How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Isaiah 52:7–10.

> Akkam miiljaa isa oduu gaarii fidu, isa nagaa labsu, isa waan gaarii himu, isa fayyina lallabu, isa Xiyooniin, “Waaqni kee ni mootummaa!” jedhuu tulluuwwan irratti baayʼee bareeddu! Warri eegduu kees sagalee isaanii ol in fuudhu; sagalee tokkoon walumaagalatti ni faarfatu; yeroo Waaqayyo Xiyoon deebisee fidutti, isaan ija wal arguudhaan ni argu. Yaa iddoowwan diigaman Yerusaalem, gammachuudhaan dhoʼaa baʼaa, walumaan faarfadhaa; sababiin isaas Waaqayyo saba isaa jajjabeesseera, Yerusaalem immoo bitee bilisa baaseera. Waaqayyo irree isaa qulqulluu saboota hundumaa ija duratti mulʼiseera; fi handaara lafaa hundumtuu fayyina Waaqa keenyaa ni argu. Isaayaas 52:7–10.

The last-day watchmen, represented by Peter, publish salvation and peace, and they shall be unified, for they will see eye to eye. This happens when “the Lord brings again Zion.” The Hebrew word translated as “bring again” means to “reverse.” When the Lord reverses Zion, it means that Zion had been in captivity, as represented by the scattering, and it is reversed when the captivity ceases.

Eegdonni guyyoota dhumaa, kan Phexiroosiin bakka bu’an, fayyinaa fi nagaa labsu; isaanis tokko ta’u, sababiin isaanii walitti ijaan ijaatti walii galanii ni argu. Kunis yeroo “Gooftaan Xiyoon deebisee fidu” taʼa. Jechi Ibrootaa “deebisee fidu” jedhamee hiikame hiika “garagalchuu” qaba. Gooftaan Xiyoon yeroo garagalchu, jechuun Xiyoon bittinnaa’uun boojiʼamtee turte jechuu dha; boojiʼamni sunis yeroo dhaabatu keessatti garagalchiinsi sun taʼa.

> For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. Jeremiah 29:10–14.

> Kun Waaqayyo akkana jedhaatii; waggoonni torban kudhan Baabilonitti xumuraman booddee ani isin nan ilaala; dubbii koo gaarii isa isinitti dubbadhe nan raawwadha; isin gara iddoo kanaatti akka deebitan nan godha. Ani yaada ani isin irratti yaadu beekaatii, jedha Waaqayyo; yaada nagaa ti malee hamminaa miti; gara dhuma abdachiisaa taʼetti isin geessuuf. Yeroo sanatti isin na waammattu; deemtaas, natti kadhattu; anis isinan dhagaʼa. Isin na barbaaddus, yeroo garaa keessan guutuudhaan na barbaaddanitti, na argattu. Ani isin irraa nan argama, jedha Waaqayyo; boojiʼamuu keessan irraas isin nan deebisa; saba hundumaa keessaa fi iddoowwan hundumaa ani isin itti ariʼetti irraa isin walitti nan qaba; jedha Waaqayyo; iddoo ani isin boojiʼamanii irraa geeffamaniitti isin nan deebisa. Ermiyaas 29:10–14.

All the prophets are addressing the last days, and in the last days His people are in a captivity that is to be reversed, in order to fulfill the testimony of prophecy.

Raajonni hundi raagota yeroo dhumaa irratti dubbachaa jiru; yeroo dhumaa keessattis sabni Isaa boojiʼamummaa keessaa jira, boojiʼamummaan sunis akka ragaan raajii raawwatamuuf deebifamee haqamuu qaba.

> The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. Jeremiah 30:1–3.

> Dubbiin Waaqayyoo Yeremiyaasiif dhufe akkana jedhee: Waaqayyo Gooftaan Israa’el akkana jedha, “Dubbii ani siitti dubbadhe hunda macaafa keessatti ofii keetiif barreessi. Kunoo, guyyoonni ni dhufu, jedha Waaqayyo, ani boojuu saba koo Israa’elii fi Yihudaa deebisee nan fida, jedha Waaqayyo; aniis gara biyya abbootii isaanii kenneefitti akka deebi’anii ishee dhaalan nan godha.” Yeremiyaas 30:1–3.

After three and a half days of sleeping, just as Lazarus slept for four days, and Daniel mourned for twenty-one days, Michael resurrects the two witnesses, who are His last-day people and brings them into unity and also anoints them through a message that is published around the world. That message is the “dew” of Mount Hermon (the sacred mountain), that feeds the spring of Pan, which thereafter feeds the Jordan River. The anointing that is accomplished by that message represents the anointing of Jesus, that marked when He became the Christ, which Peter identified.

Guyyaa sadii fi walakkaa erga rafanii booddee, akkuma Alaazaar guyyoota afur rafee turetti, akkasumas Daani’el guyyoota digdamii tokkoof gaddetti turetti, Miikaa’el dhugaa-baatota lamaan, warra saba Isaa isa bara dhumaa ta’an du’aa kaasa; tokkummaattis isaan fidee, ergaa addunyaa mara irratti maxxanfamee ba’uunis isaan dibata. Ergaan sun “fixee” Tulluu Hermoon (tulluu qulqulluu) ti; inni burqaa Paan soora, burqaan sunis sana booda Lagaa Yordaanos soora. Dibamni ergaa sanaan raawwatamu dibama Yesuus kan yeroo Inni Kiristoos ta’e mallatteesse kan Phexros adda baase sana ni bakka bu’a.

When Peter identified Christ as the Son of God, he represented Christ as both the Son of God and the Son of man, as represented by the waters of the “gates of hell” feeding the Jordan River. The confession of Peter was produced by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and it was that truth, that Jesus was the Christ, the Anointed One, and that He was both God and man which was identified by Jesus as the truth which would be the focus of the battle against God’s last-day people, who Christ promised would be victorious, for the “gates of hell,” will not prevail against this truth.

yeroo Phexiros Kiristoosiin Ilma Waaqayyoo taʼee adda baase, inni Kiristoosiin yeroo tokkootti Ilma Waaqayyoo fi Ilma namaa taʼee bakka buʼe; kunis akkuma bishaanota “karrawwan siʼoolii” laga Yordaanos sooranitti fakkeeffamee mulʼate. Ibsiin afaan Phexirosiif kenname hafuura qulqulluudhaan dhalate; dhugaan sunis—Yesuus Kiristoos isa taʼuu isaa, Isa Dibame taʼuu isaa, akkasumas inni Waaqaa fi nama lamaanuu taʼuu isaa—dhugaa Yesuus isa guyyoota dhumaa saba Waaqayyoo irratti geggeeffamu lola keessatti xiyyeeffannaan irratti qabsaaʼamu taʼee adda baase dha; namoonni kunis, akkuma Kiristoos abdachiisetti, injifatan taʼu; sababiin isaas “karrawwan siʼoolii” dhugaa kana irratti hin moʼatan.

The truth is that on September 11, 2001, just as Jesus was anointed at His baptism, the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand began, and in that history there would be a disappointment which would slay His last-day people, until He resurrected them and reversed their captivity. The process of resurrection includes the unifying of His people into a mighty army that is lifted up as an ensign. The work of resurrecting, purifying, unifying and lifting up, after the death in the streets, is illustrated in verses ten through fifteen of Daniel chapter eleven, as well as other biblical passages. But in verses thirteen through fifteen Christ has once again brought His disciples to Caesarea Philippi, to Panium, and it is there that the seal of God is impressed for eternity.

Dhugaan isaa akka taʼe, Fulbaana 11, 2001 irratti, akkuma Yesus cuuphaa Isaa irratti dibame, chaappaan nama dhibba afurtamii afur kuma irratti kaaʼamuu jalqabe; seenaa sana keessattis abdii kutachuu tokko ni jiraata ture; innis hanga Inni isaan duʼaa kaasee boojiʼamummaa isaanii deebisee geeddarutti saba Isaa warra bara dhumaa ni ajjeesa ture. Adeemsi duʼaa kaʼumsaa saba Isaa gara waraana guddaa tokkootti tokkoomsuu, kan mallattoo ol kaafame taʼee ol kaafamu ni dabalata. Hojii duʼaa kaasuu, qulqulleessuu, tokkoomsuu fi ol kaasuu, duʼa daandiiwwan irratti taʼe sana booddee, lakkoofsa kudhan irraa hamma kudha shaniitti boqonnaa kudha tokkoo Daaniʼel keessatti, akkasumas kutaa Macaafa Qulqulluu biroo keessatti ni fakkeeffama. Garuu lakkoofsa kudha sadii irraa hamma kudha shaniitti Kiristoos ammas bartoota Isaa gara Qisaariyaa Filiphoos, gara Paaniyumitti fideera; achittis chaappaan Waaqayyoo bara baraaf ni maxxanfama.

Only when we understand the profundity of these facts, can we recognize the revelations of truth located in the witness of Caesarea Philippi. In verse eighteen of chapter sixteen of Matthew, Simon Barjonah’s name is changed to Peter, which symbolizes the one hundred and forty-four thousand as previously noted in a recent article. The mathematical revelation established in the verse magnifies Jesus as the Wonderful Numberer, for not only can Peter be understood to represent one hundred and forty-four thousand, but Mathew 16:18 is also the mathematical symbol of “phi”.

Yeroo nuti gadi fageenya dhugaawwan kanaa hubannutti qofa, mul’atawwan dhugaa dhugaa-baatuu Qeesariya Fiiliphhoos keessa jiran beekuu dandeenya. Lakkoofsa kudha jahaa keessaa lakkoofsa kudha saddeet keessatti, maqaan Simoona Barjoonaa gara Pheexiroositti jijjiirama; kunis akkuma barruu dhiheenya kana keessatti duraan ibsameetti, kuma dhibba afurtamii afurii fi kuma afurtamii afurii sana ni bakka bu’a. Mul’anni herregaa lakkoofsa kana keessatti hundeeffame Yesuusin akka Lakkoofsisaa Dinqisiisaa ta’e guddisee mul’isa; jechuunis, Pheexiroos kuma dhibba afurtamii afurii fi kuma afurtamii afurii bakka bu’uu qofa osoo hin taane, Maatewos 16:18 illee mallattoo herregaa “phi” dha.

Before we address the mathematics associated with “phi,” it should be noted that “phi” is part of the word “Philippi,” the second of the two names of the town of Panium. Verse eighteen identifies that Jesus spoke to Peter in Hebrew, which was recorded in Greek, and later translated into English. Those three steps address Christ’s control over His Word. When the word is considered with the mathematical system of multiplying the numbered positions, it identifies that the name Peter equates to one hundred and forty-four thousand, thus emphasizing Jesus as the Wonderful Numberer. In the very same verse, where Jesus proclaims that He will build His church the Wonderful Numberer controlled the translation process to ensure that the truth represented in verse eighteen in chapter sixteen, would represent the mathematical symbol of “phi.”

“phi” ସହ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ ଗଣିତ ବିଷୟକ ଆଲୋଚନାକୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିବା ପୂର୍ବରୁ, ଏହା ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ଯେ “phi” ଶବ୍ଦଟି Panium ନଗରର ଦୁଇଟି ନାମମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ନାମ “Philippi” ର ଏକ ଅଂଶ ଅଟେ। ଅଠାରତମ ପଦ ଏହା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ କରେ ଯେ, ଯୀଶୁ ପେତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଇବ୍ରୀୟ ଭାଷାରେ କହିଥିଲେ; ସେଥିକି ଗ୍ରୀକ ଭାଷାରେ ଲିପିବଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇଥିଲା, ଏବଂ ପରେ ଇଂରାଜୀକୁ ଅନୁବାଦ ହୋଇଥିଲା। ସେହି ତିନିଟି ପଦକ୍ରମ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ନିଜ ବାକ୍ୟ ଉପରେ ତାଙ୍କର ସାର୍ବଭୌମ ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣକୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରେ। ଯେତେବେଳେ ଏହି ଶବ୍ଦକୁ ସଂଖ୍ୟାଙ୍କିତ ଅବସ୍ଥାନମାନଙ୍କୁ ଗୁଣ କରିବାର ଗଣିତୀୟ ପ୍ରଣାଳୀ ସହ ବିଚାର କରାଯାଏ, ସେତେବେଳେ ଏହା ଚିହ୍ନିତ କରେ ଯେ Peter ନାମଟି ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ ଚୁଆଳିଶି ହଜାର ସମାନ ହୁଏ; ଏହାଦ୍ୱାରା ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କୁ ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ସଂଖ୍ୟାକର୍ତ୍ତା ଭାବେ ବିଶେଷ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱ ଦିଆଯାଏ। ସେହି ଏକେଇ ପଦରେ, ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ଯୀଶୁ ଘୋଷଣା କରନ୍ତି ଯେ ସେ ନିଜ କଳିସିଆକୁ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିବେ, ସେହି ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ସଂଖ୍ୟାକର୍ତ୍ତା ଅନୁବାଦ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟାକୁ ଏପରିଭାବେ ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରିଥିଲେ ଯେ, ଷୋଡ଼ଶ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟର ଅଠାରତମ ପଦରେ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ ସତ୍ୟ “phi” ର ଗଣିତୀୟ ପ୍ରତୀକକୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରିବ।

> And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18.

> Ani siinis sittillee, Ati Phexros; kattaa kana irrattis waldaa koo nan ijaara; karrawwan siʼoolis ishee irratti hin moʼatan. Maatewos 16:18.

His church is not simply built upon the doctrine that Jesus is the Christ, and that He is the Son of God, but also the fact that He is the Word, and the Word created and controls all things, including mathematics, grammar and the works of men.

Waldaan isaa mootummaa barsiisa Yesuus Kiristoos taʼuu isaa qofa irratti, akkasumas Inni Ilma Waaqayyoo taʼuu isaa irratti qofa hin ijaaramne; garuu akkasumas dhugaa Inni Dubbiicha taʼuu isaa irratti, fi Dubbiichi waan hundumaa, herrega, naahwii fi hojiiwwan namootaa dabalatee, akka uumee fi toʼatu irratti ijaarameera.

> In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. Ephesians 1:11.

> Isa keessatti nus dhaala arganneerra; akka yaada isa fedhii mataa isaa keessaa murteesseen waan hunda hojjetu sanaatti dursee murtaa’anii. Efesoon 1:11.

Phi, often represented by the Greek letter φ (phi), is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 1.618033988749895. This number is known as the golden ratio or the divine proportion. It is an “irrational number”, meaning it cannot be expressed as a simple fraction, and its decimal representation goes on infinitely without repeating.

Phi, kan yeroo baay’ee qubee Giriikii φ (phi) jedhuun bakka buufamu, dhaabbataa herregaa tilmaamaan 1.618033988749895 wajjin wal qixxaata. Lakkoofsi kun ratio warqee yookaan proportion waaqayyoo jedhamee beekama. Inni “lakkoofsa irraantoo” dha; jechuunis, kutaa salphaadhaan ibsamuu hin danda’u, ibsi deesimaalii isaas irra deddeebiin malee daangaa hin qabneen itti fufa.

The golden ratio has many remarkable properties and appears in various contexts in mathematics, art, architecture, nature, and other fields. It is often found in geometric shapes, such as rectangles, pentagons, and dodecahedrons, where the ratio of the longer side to the shorter side is equal to phi.

Faaydaan warqee warqee (golden ratio) amaloota ajaa’ibsisaa hedduu qaba; akkasumas haala garaa garaatiin keessatti herregaa, aartii, ijaarsa, uumamaa, fi dameewwan biroo keessatti mul’ata. Innis yeroo baay’ee bocaawwan ji’oomeetirii keessatti argama; akka fakkeenyaatti reektaangiloota, peentaagoonota, fi dodeekaahidiroonota keessatti, bakka reeshiyoon dheerina cinaacha dheeraa gara cinaacha gabaabaatti jiru phi wajjin walqixa ta’etti.

In art and architecture, the golden ratio is believed to create aesthetically pleasing proportions. It has been used by artists and architects throughout history, from ancient civilizations to the Renaissance and beyond, to design compositions, buildings, and artworks. In mathematics, the golden ratio appears in various mathematical equations and sequences, including the Fibonacci sequence, where each term is the sum of the two preceding terms. As the terms of the Fibonacci sequence increase, the ratio of consecutive terms approaches phi.

Aartii fi arkiteekchara keessatti, reeshiyoon warqee jedhamu saamiinsa ija namaatti tolu uuma jedhamee amanama. Innis hojiiwwan ogummaa suuraa fi ijaarsaa keessatti seenaa guutuu keessatti, mootummaa durii irraa kaasee hanga yeroo Renaissance fi isa sanaa boodaaatti, qindoomina, gamoo, fi hojiiwwan aartii qopheessuuf artistoota fi arkiteektotaatiin hojii irra ooleera. Herrega keessatti, reeshiyoon warqee jedhu walqixxaattoo fi tarreewwan herregaa garaagaraa keessatti ni mul’ata; isaan keessaa tokko tarree Fibonacci ti, keessatti tokkoon tokkoon jechi walitti qabama jechoota isa dura jiran lamaa ta’e. Akkuma jechoonni tarree Fibonacci baay’achaa deemanitti, reeshiyoon jechoota walitti aananii gara phi ni dhiyaata.

In verse 16:18, we find the mathematical phi (1.618…). Jesus, the God “who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will,” determined to place His signature of being Palmoni, the Wonderful Number, or the Numberer of Secrets in the prophetic geography that identifies the battleground of His church against the gates of hell in the last days. At that prophetic battleground, through His control of numbers, He represented the one hundred and forty-four thousand with “Peter”, who had his name changed from “Simon” the one who hears the message of the dove, to “Peter”, thus marking the one hundred and forty-four thousand as His last days covenant people.

Keeyyata 16:18 keessatti, herreega phi (1.618…) argina. Yesus, Waaqayyo “akka gorsa fedha Isaa ofii isaatti wantoota hundumaa hojjetu,” mallattoo Isaa kan ta’uu Palmonii, Lakkofsa Dinqisiisaa, yookaan Lakkaayaa Iccitootaa ta’uu isaa, lafa-qaqqabummaa raajii keessatti kan guyyoota dhumaa keessatti wal’aansoo waldaa Isaa fi karrawwan ibiddaa gidduutti adda baasu keessa kaa’uuf murteesse. Iddoo wal’aansoo raajii sana irratti, to’annoo Isaa kan lakkoofsotaatiin, dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afurii kuma “Pheexiroos” jedhuun bakka buuse; innis maqaan isaa “Simoon” irraa, isa ergaa gugee dhaga’u, gara “Pheexiroos”tti jijjiirame; kanaanis dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afurii kuma akka saba kakuu Isaa kan guyyoota dhumaa ta’anitti mallatteesse.

The “rock” that He chose to build His church on, is the foundation rock, the foundation and chief cornerstone of the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six, for there is no true foundation that is not Christ. From the baptism of Christ, when Simon “heard” the message of the dove unto the cross of the Dead Sea, for twelve hundred and sixty days, twice each day, there was a morning and evening sacrifice, except on the final day of the twelve hundred and sixty days, for on that day, the evening sacrifice escaped from the priest, and on the cross Christ died as the twenty-five hundred and twentieth offering.

“Inni” inni Inni mana isaa irratti Waldaa Isaa ijaaruuf filate, kattaa hundee, hundee fi golee guddaa “yeroo torba” Leewwota digdamii ja’a keessaa ti; sababiin isaas hundeen dhugaan Kiristoos malee hin jiru. Cuuphaa Kiristoos irraa jalqabee, yeroo Simoon ergaa gugee “dhaga’e” sanaa hamma fannoo Galaana Du’aatti, guyyoota kuma tokkoo fi dhibba lamaa fi jaatamaaf, guyyaa tokko keessatti yeroo lama, aarsaan ganamaa fi galgalaa ni ture; garuu guyyaa dhumaa guyyoota kuma tokkoo fi dhibba lamaa fi jaatamaa irratti akkas hin turre; sababiin isaas guyyaa sana aarsaan galgalaa harka lubaa jalaa miliqe, fi fannoo irratti Kiristoos akka aarsaa kumni lamaa fi dhibbi shan lamaatamaatti du’e.

> “All is terror and confusion. The priest is about to slay the victim; but the knife drops from his nerveless hand, and the lamb escapes. Type has met antitype in the death of God’s Son. The great sacrifice has been made. The way into the holiest is laid open. A new and living way is prepared for all. No longer need sinful, sorrowing humanity await the coming of the high priest.” The Desire of Ages, 757.

> “Hundi jechuun naasuu fi jeequmsa qofa. Lubni aarsaa dhiheessuuf miidhamaa qaluu gahee jira; garuu billaan harka isaa humna dhabe irraa kufa, hoolaanis baqatti. Fakkeenyi dhugaa isaa Waaqayyoo Ilma du’a keessatti wal qunname. Aarsaan guddaan dhiyaateera. Karaan iddoo hundumaa irra caalaa qulqulluu ta’etti banameera. Karaan haaraan fi jiraataan hundumaaf qophaa’eera. Ammas namummaan cubbamaa fi gaddaan guutame dhufaatii lubicha ol aanaa eeggachuu hin barbaachisu.” The Desire of Ages, 757.

The “rock” He would build His church upon is the foundation stone that the builders rejected, its number is “twenty-five hundred and twenty.” In one short verse Christ presents Himself as the Master of all things, and when He does so He is standing and speaking in verses thirteen through fifteen of Daniel chapter eleven.

“Dhagaa” inni Inni waldaa Isaa irratti ijaaru, dhagaa hundee ijaartoonni gatanii dha; lakkoofsi isaas “kuma lama dhibba shan fi digdama” dha. Kiristoos lakkoofsa gabaabaa tokko keessatti ofii Isaa akka Gooftaa waan hundumaa ta’eetti dhiheessa; yeroo akkas godhus, Inni boqonnaa kudha tokkoffaa kan Daani’el keessaa keeyyata kudha sadii hamma kudha shaniitti dhaabatee dubbachaa jira.

> And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18.

> Anis siifis sitti jedhas, Ati Phexros; dhagaa kana irrattis waldaa koo nan ijaara; karrawwan si’oolis ishee hin mo’atan. Maatewos 16:18.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Nuti barnoota kana barruu itti aanu keessatti ni itti fufna.

> “‘The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children forever.’ Deuteronomy 29:29. Just how God accomplished the work of creation He has never revealed to men; human science cannot search out the secrets of the Most High. His creative power is as incomprehensible as His existence.

> “‘ଅପ୍ରକାଶିତ ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଆମ ପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କର; କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ, ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଆମର ଓ ଆମ ସନ୍ତାନମାନଙ୍କର ସଦାକାଳ ପାଇଁ।’ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ବିବରଣ 29:29। ସୃଷ୍ଟିକାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର କିପରି ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ କଲେ, ସେ କଥା ସେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିନାହାନ୍ତି; ମାନବ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚଙ୍କର ଗୁପ୍ତ ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନ କରି ବୁଝିପାରେନାହିଁ। ତାଙ୍କର ସୃଜନଶୀଳ ଶକ୍ତି ତାଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ପରି ଅଗମ୍ୟ।”

> “God has permitted a flood of light to be poured upon the world in both science and art; but when professedly scientific men treat upon these subjects from a merely human point of view, they will assuredly come to wrong conclusions. It may be innocent to speculate beyond what God’s word has revealed, if our theories do not contradict facts found in the Scriptures; but those who leave the word of God, and seek to account for His created works upon scientific principles, are drifting without chart or compass upon an unknown ocean. The greatest minds, if not guided by the word of God in their research, become bewildered in their attempts to trace the relations of science and revelation. Because the Creator and His works are so far beyond their comprehension that they are unable to explain them by natural laws, they regard Bible history as unreliable. Those who doubt the reliability of the records of the Old and New Testaments, will be led to go a step further, and doubt the existence of God; and then, having lost their anchor, they are left to beat about upon the rocks of infidelity.

> "Waaqayyo ifa baayʼee akka lolaa tokkootti saayinsii fi aartii lamaan keessatti addunyaarratti dhangalaʼu ni eeyyameera; garuu namoonni ofiin saayinsawota jechuun himatan yeroo dhimmawwan kana irratti ilaalcha namaa qofa irraa kaʼanii dubbatan, shakkii tokko malee xumura dogoggoraa irra ni gaʼu. Yoo yaad-rimeewwan keenya dhugaa keessaa Caaffata Qulqullaaʼoo keessatti argaman faallessan hin taane, waan Dubbii Waaqayyoo mulʼise caalaa tilmaamuun cubbuu hin taʼu; garuu warri Dubbii Waaqayyoo dhiisanii hojiiwwan inni uume qajeelfamoota saayinsii irratti hundaaʼanii ibsuuf barbaadan, akka namoota kaartaa fi kompaasii hin qabne galaana hin beekamne irratti yaaʼanii warra kaanii ti. Sammuuwwan gurguddoon illee, yoo qorannoo isaanii keessatti Dubbii Waaqayyootiin hin qajeelfamne, hariiroo saayinsii fi mulʼataa hordofanii adda baasuuf yaalan keessatti ni dogoggoru. Uumaanii fi hojiiwwan Isaa hubannaa isaanii irraa baayʼee ol waan taʼaniif, seerota uumamaatiin isaan ibsuun waan isaan hin dandeenyeef, seenaa Macaafa Qulqulluu akka amanamaa hin taaneetti ilaalu. Warri amanamummaa galmeewwan Kakuu Moofaa fi Kakuu Haaraa shakkan, tarkaanfii tokko dabalanii jiraachuu Waaqayyoo illee ni shakku; achiis, erga ankiroo isaanii dhaban booda, akka warra kattaawwan amanamummaa-dhabuu irratti rukutamanii asii fi achi raafamanitti hafaniiru."

> “These persons have lost the simplicity of faith. There should be a settled belief in the divine authority of God’s Holy Word. The Bible is not to be tested by men’s ideas of science. Human knowledge is an unreliable guide. Skeptics who read the Bible for the sake of caviling, may, through an imperfect comprehension of either science or revelation, claim to find contradictions between them; but rightly understood, they are in perfect harmony. Moses wrote under the guidance of the Spirit of God, and a correct theory of geology will never claim discoveries that cannot be reconciled with his statements. All truth, whether in nature or in revelation, is consistent with itself in all its manifestations.

> “Namoonni kun salphina amantii dhabaniiru. Abjuun dhaabbataa taʼe tokko aangoo Waaqummaa Dubbii Qulqulluu Waaqayyoo irratti jiraachuu qaba. Macaafni Qulqulluun yaada namootaa isa saayinsii irratti hundaaʼeen qoramuu hin qabu. Beekumsi namaa qajeelfama amanamaa hin taane dha. Namoonni shakkitoota taʼan, falmii qofaaf jechuun Macaafa Qulqulluu dubbisan, hubannoo guutuu hin taaneen saayinsii yookaan mulʼata keessaa tokko irratti hundaaʼuudhaan, isaan gidduutti wal faallessuu jiraachuu himachuu dandaʼu; garuu sirriitti yoo hubatame, isaan wal-simannaa guutuu keessa jiru. Museen geggeessaa Hafuura Waaqayyootiin barreesse; yaadni sirrii ji’oolojii immoo wanta ibsa isaa wajjin walitti araaramuu hin dandeenye akka argannootti dhiheessu hin dandaʼu. Dhugaan hundi, uumama keessatti taʼe yookaan mulʼata keessatti, mulʼatawwan isaa hundumaa keessatti ofii isaa wajjin wal-simu.”

> “In the word of God many queries are raised that the most profound scholars can never answer. Attention is called to these subjects to show us how much there is, even among the common things of everyday life, that finite minds, with all their boasted wisdom, can never fully understand.

> “Dubbii hedduun Dubbiin Waaqayyoo keessatti kaafamu; isaanis hayyoonni baayʼee gadi fagoo taʼan illee gonkumaa deebisuu hin dandaʼan. Xiyyeeffannaan mata-dureewwan kana irratti kennamu, wantoota idilee jireenya guyyaa guyyaa keessatti argaman keessaa illee, sammuu daangeffamaan, ogummaa of tuulan isaanii guutuu wajjin, guutummaatti hubachuu hin dandeenye baayʼee akka jiru nu argisiisuuf.”

> “Yet men of science think that they can comprehend the wisdom of God, that which He has done or can do. The idea largely prevails that He is restricted by His own laws. Men either deny or ignore His existence, or think to explain everything, even the operation of His Spirit upon the human heart; and they no longer reverence His name or fear His power. They do not believe in the supernatural, not understanding God’s laws or His infinite power to work His will through them. As commonly used, the term ‘laws of nature’ comprises what men have been able to discover with regard to the laws that govern the physical world; but how limited is their knowledge, and how vast the field in which the Creator can work in harmony with His own laws and yet wholly beyond the comprehension of finite beings!

> “Garuu namoonni saayinsii akka isaan ogummaa Waaqayyoo, waan Inni hojjete yookaan hojjechuu danda’u hubachuu danda’an yaadu. Yaadni Inni seerota Isaa mataatiin daangeffame jedhu baayʼinaan babalʼatee jira. Namoonni yookaan jiraachuu Isaa ni morman yookaan ni tuffatu, yookaan waan hundumaa ibsuuf yaalu; hojii Hafuurri Isaa garaa namaa irratti hojjetus illee; kanaafis maqaa Isaa kana booda hin kabajan yookaan humna Isaa hin sodaatan. Isaan waan uumama ol taʼe hin amanan; seerota Waaqayyoo yookaan humna Isaa daangaa hin qabne, seerota sanaan fedha Isaa raawwachuuf hojjetu hin hubatanii jiru. Akka yeroo baayʼee itti fayyadamaatti, jechi ‘seerota uumamaa’ jedhu waan namoonni seerota addunyaa qaamaa bulchan ilaalchisee argachuu dandaʼan of keessatti qabata; garuu beekumsi isaanii akkam daangeffamaa dha, dirreen immoo Uumaan seerota Isaa ofii wajjin waliigaltee keessatti itti hojjechuu dandaʼu, taʼus hubannoo uumamota daangaa qabaniif guutummaatti ol taʼe, akkam balʼaa dha!”

> “Many teach that matter possesses vital power—that certain properties are imparted to matter, and it is then left to act through its own inherent energy; and that the operations of nature are conducted in harmony with fixed laws, with which God Himself cannot interfere. This is false science, and is not sustained by the word of God. Nature is the servant of her Creator. God does not annul His laws or work contrary to them, but He is continually using them as His instruments. Nature testifies of an intelligence, a presence, an active energy, that works in and through her laws. There is in nature the continual working of the Father and the Son. Christ says, ‘My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.’ John 5:17.

> “ହଳେ ଅନେକେ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦେଇଥାନ୍ତି ଯେ ପଦାର୍ଥରେ ଜୀବନ୍ତ ଶକ୍ତି ବିଦ୍ୟମାନ ଅଛି—ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ କିଛି ଗୁଣ ପଦାର୍ଥକୁ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରାଯାଇଥାଏ, ଏବଂ ପରେ ଏହାକୁ ନିଜର ଅନ୍ତର୍ନିହିତ ଶକ୍ତିଦ୍ୱାରା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିବାକୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ଦିଆଯାଇଥାଏ; ଏବଂ ପ୍ରକୃତିର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକଳାପ ସ୍ଥିର ନିୟମଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସହ ସମନ୍ୱୟରେ ପରିଚାଳିତ ହୁଏ, ଯାହାରେ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ଈଶ୍ୱର ମଧ୍ୟ ହସ୍ତକ୍ଷେପ କରି ପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ। ଏହା ମିଥ୍ୟା ବିଜ୍ଞାନ, ଏବଂ ଏହା ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟଦ୍ୱାରା ସମର୍ଥିତ ନୁହେଁ। ପ୍ରକୃତି ତାହାର ସୃଷ୍ଟିକର୍ତ୍ତାଙ୍କର ସେବିକା। ଈଶ୍ୱର ନିଜର ନିୟମଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ରଦ୍ଦ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, କିମ୍ବା ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକର ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ କାମ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ନିରନ୍ତର ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ନିଜର ସାଧନରୂପେ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ପ୍ରକୃତି ଏକ ବୁଦ୍ଧି, ଏକ ସନ୍ନିଧି, ଏକ କ୍ରିୟାଶୀଳ ଶକ୍ତି ବିଷୟରେ ସାକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ଦିଏ, ଯାହା ତାହାର ନିୟମଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ଏବଂ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଛି। ପ୍ରକୃତିରେ ପିତା ଏବଂ ପୁତ୍ରଙ୍କର ନିରନ୍ତର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଚାଲିଥାଏ। ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ କହନ୍ତି, ‘ମୋର ପିତା ଏପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଛନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଛି।’ ଯୋହନ 5:17।”

> “The Levites, in their hymn recorded by Nehemiah, sang, ‘Thou, even Thou, art Lord alone; Thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things therein, … and Thou preservest them all.’ Nehemiah 9:6. As regards this world, God’s work of creation is completed. For ‘the works were finished from the foundation of the world.’ Hebrews 4:3. But His energy is still exerted in upholding the objects of His creation. It is not because the mechanism that has once been set in motion continues to act by its own inherent energy that the pulse beats and breath follows breath; but every breath, every pulsation of the heart, is an evidence of the all-pervading care of Him in whom ‘we live, and move, and have our being.’ Acts 17:28. It is not because of inherent power that year by year the earth produces her bounties and continues her motion around the sun. The hand of God guides the planets and keeps them in position in their orderly march through the heavens. He ‘bringeth out their host by number: He calleth them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one faileth.’ Isaiah 40:26. It is through His power that vegetation flourishes, that the leaves appear and the flowers bloom. He ‘maketh grass to grow upon the mountains’ (Psalm 147:8), and by Him the valleys are made fruitful. ‘All the beasts of the forest … seek their meat from God,’ and every living creature, from the smallest insect up to man, is daily dependent upon His providential care. In the beautiful words of the psalmist, ‘These wait all upon Thee…. That Thou givest them they gather: Thou openest Thine hand, they are filled with good.’ Psalm 104:20, 21, 27, 28. His word controls the elements; He covers the heavens with clouds and prepares rain for the earth. ‘He giveth snow like wool: He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.’ Psalm 147:16. ‘When He uttereth His voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of His treasuries.’ Jeremiah 10:13.

> ଲେବୀୟମାନେ, ନହେମିୟାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଲିପିବଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇଥିବା ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ତୋତ୍ରଗୀତରେ, ଏପରି ଗାଇଥିଲେ, ‘ତୁମେ, କେବଳ ତୁମେ ମାତ୍ର, ପ୍ରଭୁ; ତୁମେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ, ସ୍ୱର୍ଗମଣ୍ଡଳର ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ତ ସେନାସହିତ, ପୃଥିବୀ ଏବଂ ତାହାରେ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ବସ୍ତୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛ; … ଏବଂ ତୁମେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସବୁକୁ ସଂରକ୍ଷଣ କରୁଛ।’ ନହେମିୟା 9:6। ଏହି ଜଗତ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧରେ, ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ସୃଷ୍ଟିକାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି। କାରଣ ‘ଜଗତର ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ସମୟରୁ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟମାନ ସମାପ୍ତ ହୋଇଥିଲା।’ ଇବ୍ରୀୟ 4:3। କିନ୍ତୁ ତାଙ୍କ ଶକ୍ତି ଏବେମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ସୃଷ୍ଟ ବସ୍ତୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ଧାରଣ କରିରଖିବାରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ ଅଛି। ଏମିତି ନୁହେଁ ଯେ, ଏକଥର ଗତିଶୀଳ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣା ନିଜ ଅନ୍ତର୍ନିହିତ ଶକ୍ତିଦ୍ୱାରା ଆପେଆପେ କାମ କରୁଥାଏ ବୋଲି ନାଡ଼ୀସ୍ପନ୍ଦନ ଚାଲିଥାଏ ଏବଂ ଶ୍ୱାସ ପରେ ଶ୍ୱାସ ଚାଲିଆସେ; ବରଂ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଶ୍ୱାସ, ହୃଦୟର ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ସ୍ପନ୍ଦନ, ସେହି ଜଣଙ୍କ ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ ଯତ୍ନର ପ୍ରମାଣ, ଯାହାଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ‘ଆମେ ବଞ୍ଚୁ, ଚଳନ କରୁ, ଏବଂ ଆମର ସତ୍ତା ରହିଛି।’ ପ୍ରେରିତ 17:28। ବର୍ଷ ପରେ ବର୍ଷ ପୃଥିବୀ ତାହାର ପ୍ରଚୁର ଫଳ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କରେ ଏବଂ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ପରିକ୍ରମା କରିବାରେ ଅବିରତ ରହେ—ଏହା କୌଣସି ଅନ୍ତର୍ନିହିତ ଶକ୍ତିର କାରଣରୁ ନୁହେଁ। ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତ ଗ୍ରହମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ କରେ ଏବଂ ଆକାଶମଣ୍ଡଳରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସୁସଂଖଳିତ ଗତିଯାତ୍ରାରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ନିଜ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ରଖେ। ସେ ‘ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଗଣି ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସେନାକୁ ବାହାର କରନ୍ତି; ନିଜ ବଳର ମହତ୍ତ୍ୱରେ ଏବଂ ଶକ୍ତିର ପରାକ୍ରମରେ ସେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସବୁକୁ ନାମଧାରେ ଡାକନ୍ତି; ଏକଟିମଧ୍ୟ ଅନୁପସ୍ଥିତ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।’ ଯିଶାୟ 40:26। ତାଙ୍କ ଶକ୍ତିଦ୍ୱାରାହିଁ ଉଦ୍ଭିଦଜୀବନ ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଏ, ପତ୍ର ଫୁଟେ ଏବଂ ପୁଷ୍ପ ମଞ୍ଜୁଳିତ ହୁଏ। ସେ ‘ପର୍ବତମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଘାସ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କରନ୍ତି’ (ଗୀତସଂହିତା 147:8), ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଉପତ୍ୟକାମାନେ ଫଳବତୀ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ‘ଅରଣ୍ୟର ସମସ୍ତ ପଶୁ … ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କଠାରୁ ନିଜ ଭୋଜନ ଖୋଜନ୍ତି,’ ଏବଂ ସର୍ବନ୍ୟୁନ କୀଟପତଙ୍ଗରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ, ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଜୀବନ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ତାଙ୍କ ବିଧାନମୟ ଯତ୍ନ ଉପରେ ନିର୍ଭରଶୀଳ। ଗୀତକାରଙ୍କ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଶବ୍ଦରେ, ‘ଏମାନେ ସବୁ ତୁମ ପାଇଁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତି…. ତୁମେ ଯାହା ଦିଅ, ସେମାନେ ତାହା ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରନ୍ତି; ତୁମେ ନିଜ ହସ୍ତ ଖୋଲ, ସେମାନେ ଉତ୍ତମ ବସ୍ତୁଦ୍ୱାରା ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହୁଅନ୍ତି।’ ଗୀତସଂହିତା 104:20, 21, 27, 28। ତାଙ୍କ ବଚନ ତତ୍ୱମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରେ; ସେ ଆକାଶକୁ ମେଘରେ ଆବୃତ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ପୃଥିବୀ ପାଇଁ ବର୍ଷା ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରନ୍ତି। ‘ସେ ଉନ ପରି ହିମ ଦିଅନ୍ତି; ସେ ଛାଇ ପରି ପାଳକୁ ଛିଟାଇଦିଅନ୍ତି।’ ଗୀତସଂହିତା 147:16। ‘ସେ ନିଜ ସ୍ୱର ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କଲେ, ଆକାଶରେ ଜଳର ପ୍ରଚୁରତା ହୁଏ, ଏବଂ ସେ ପୃଥିବୀର ସୀମାସମୂହରୁ ବାଷ୍ପ ଉଦ୍ଗମ କରାନ୍ତି; ସେ ବର୍ଷାସହିତ ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ୍ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ନିଜ ଭଣ୍ଡାରରୁ ପବନକୁ ବାହାର କରନ୍ତି।’ ଯିରିମିୟା 10:13।

> “God is the foundation of everything. All true science is in harmony with His works; all true education leads to obedience to His government. Science opens new wonders to our view; she soars high, and explores new depths; but she brings nothing from her research that conflicts with divine revelation. Ignorance may seek to support false views of God by appeals to science, but the book of nature and the written word shed light upon each other. We are thus led to adore the Creator and to have an intelligent trust in His word.” Patriarchs and Prophets, 113–115.

> “Waaqayyo hundumaa irratti hundee dha. Saayinsiin dhugaan hundinuu hojii Isaa wajjin walii gala; barumsi dhugaan hundinuu mootummaa Isaaaf ajajamuutti nama geessa. Saayinsiin dinqiiwwan haaraa ilaalcha keenyaaf bana; ol kaatee balali’a, gadi fageenya haaraas qoratti; garuu qorannoo ishee keessaa waan mul’ata waaqayyoo wajjin wal faallessu tokko illee hin fiddu. Wallaalummaan ilaalchota sobaa Waaqa irratti qabaman saayinsiitti dhimma ba’uun deeggaruuf yaaluu danda’a; garuu kitaabni uumamaa fi Dubbiin barreeffame wal irratti ifa ni kennu. Akkasitti Uumaa waaqeffachuufii fi Dubbii Isaa irratti amanamummaa hubannaa qabu qabaachuuf ni geggeeffamna.” Patriarchs and Prophets, 113–115.

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