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# Rome Establishes the Vision - Number Thirteen

Roma Rinotangadza Chiratidzo — Nhamba Gumi neTatu

The Controversies of Rome: Understanding the Final Test of the Image of the Beast

Amaganya ya Roma: Gusobanukirwa Ikigeragezo cya Nyuma cy’Ishusho y’Inyamaswa

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Jeff Pippenger

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September 1, 2024

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As we bring the consideration of the various controversies which have occurred in Advent history together line upon line in order to conclude our understanding of the current issue, we have taken selected attributes of five prophetic lines. The first line is also the last line, for both controversies were directly based upon verse fourteen of Daniel eleven’s “robbers of thy people.” We considered the controversies of Uriah Smith and James White and the controversy of “the daily”, in the book of Daniel. We considered the controversy that occurred after the unsealing of the last six verses of Daniel eleven in 1989, concerning the king of the north. We then considered the four insects of the book of Joel. There is so much more that might be added to each of these lines, but we are simply isolating certain characteristics that contributed to the positions that rejected the truths connected with the subject of Rome.

Patinounza kufunga ufahamu wetu juu ya suala la sasa kwa kuleta pamoja hatua kwa hatua, mstari juu ya mstari, uchunguzi wa mabishano mbalimbali yaliyotokea katika historia ya Waadventista, tumechukua sifa teule za mistari mitano ya unabii. Mstari wa kwanza pia ndio mstari wa mwisho, kwa kuwa mabishano yote mawili yalitegemezwa moja kwa moja juu ya aya ya kumi na nne ya Danieli kumi na moja kuhusu “wanyang’anyi wa watu wako.” Tulizingatia mabishano ya Uriah Smith na James White na pia mabishano kuhusu “sadaka ya kila siku” katika kitabu cha Danieli. Tulizingatia pia mabishano yaliyotokea baada ya kufunuliwa kwa aya sita za mwisho za Danieli kumi na moja mwaka 1989, kuhusu mfalme wa kaskazini. Kisha tulizingatia wadudu wanne wa kitabu cha Yoeli. Kuna mengi zaidi ambayo yangeweza kuongezwa kwa kila mmoja wa mistari hii, lakini sisi tunatenga tu baadhi ya tabia zilizochangia misimamo iliyokataa kweli zilizounganishwa na somo la Roma.

Five histories, but the first also being the last represents six lines. The prophetic setting for these lines of controversy is the last days, so for this reason the lines are to be applied during the test of the image of the beast.

Nhoroondo shanu, asi yekutanga ichivawo yekupedzisira, inomirira mitsetse mitanhatu. Mamiriro echiporofita emitsetse iyi yekukakavadzana ndiwo mazuva okupedzisira; naizvozvo, nokuda kwechikonzero ichi, mitsetse iyi inofanira kushandiswa panguva yomuedzo wemufananidzo wechikara.

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

> “Ishe yandiratidza pachena kuti mufananidzo wechikara uchamiswa nguva yenyasha isati yapera; nokuti ndiwo uchava muedzo mukuru kuvanhu vaMwari, nawo magumo avo asingaperi achasarudzwa....”

> “This is the test that the people of God must have before they are sealed.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.

> “Uku ndiko kuyeswa uko abantu ba Mulungu bafwile ukuba nako limo line bacingaikwa.” Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 15.

The test of the formation of the image of the beast is, as with the other six lines of controversy a test concerning the prophetic subject of Rome. The great test that occurs before God’s people are sealed is about the formation of the image of the Roman beast. The beast is the papal power, and the United States forms an image of the papal power as it progresses to the soon-coming Sunday law.

Jaribio la kuundwa kwa sanamu ya mnyama ni, kama ilivyo kwa mistari mingine sita ya mabishano, jaribio linalohusu somo la kinabii la Rumi. Jaribio kuu linalotokea kabla watu wa Mungu hawajatiwa muhuri linahusu kuundwa kwa sanamu ya mnyama wa Kirumi. Mnyama huyo ni mamlaka ya upapa, na Marekani huunda sanamu ya mamlaka ya upapa inapoendelea kuelekea sheria ya Jumapili iliyo karibu kuja.

> “In order for the United States to form an image of the beast, the religious power must so control the civil government that the authority of the state will also be employed by the church to accomplish her own ends.” The Great Controversy, 443.

> “Nga bynta ka jinglong ka dur jong u mrad ha ka United States, ka bor niam ka dei ban synshar haduh katta katta ïa ka sorkar paidbah, ba ka bor jong ka jylla ruh yn pyndonkam da ka balang ban pyndep ïa la ki jingthmu jong ka hi.” The Great Controversy, 443.

That Sunday law in the United States identifies that the image of the beast has been fully formed in the United States.

Umthetho weSonto e-United States ukhomba ukuthi umfanekiso wesilo usumiswe ngokugcwele e-United States.

> “But in the very act of enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would themselves form an image to the beast; hence the enforcement of Sundaykeeping in the United States would be an enforcement of the worship of the beast and his image.” The Great Controversy, 449.

> “Asi mukuita chaiko kumanikidza basa rechitendero nesimba renyika, machechi pachawo aizogadzira mufananidzo wechikara; naizvozvo kumanikidzwa kwekuchengeta Svondo muUnited States kwaizova kumanikidzwa kwekunamata chikara nomufananidzo wacho.” The Great Controversy, 449.

At the Sunday law the image of the beast has been fully formed in the United States, and the United States is then fully disconnected from God and it begins its prophetic work of forcing the entire world to form an image of the beast. At the Sunday law in the United States Satan begins his marvelous work in leading the nations of the world to repeat the process of forming an image of the beast that encompasses all the nations of the world.

Pamutemo wo paSabata, mufananidzo wechikara unenge waumbwa zvizere muUnited States, uye ipapo United States inenge yapatsanurwa zvachose naMwari, uye inobva yatanga basa rayo rechiporofita rokumanikidza nyika yose kuumba mufananidzo wechikara. Pamutemo wo paSabata muUnited States, Satani anotanga basa rake rinoshamisa mukutungamirira ndudzi dzenyika kuti dzidzokorore muitiro wokuumba mufananidzo wechikara unobatanidza ndudzi dzose dzenyika.

> “By the decree enforcing the institution of the Papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near.” Testimonies, volume 5, 451.

> “Nechisungo chinomanikidza kusimbiswa kwehumambo hwePapa chichityora mutemo waMwari, nyika yedu ichazvibvisa zvachose pakururama. Kana chiPurotesitendi chikatambanudza ruoko rwacho richiyambuka gomba guru kuti chibate ruoko rwesimba reRoma, kana chikayambukira pamusoro pegomba rakadzika kuti chibatane neMweyaismu, kana, pasi pesimba remubatanidzwa uyu wakapetwa katatu, nyika yedu ikaramba nheyo imwe neimwe yeBumbiro rayo sehurumende yechiPurotesitendi neyechirepublic, uye ikagadzirira nzira yokuparadzirwa kwenhema nokunyengera zveupapa, ipapo tinogona kuziva kuti nguva yasvika yokushanda kunoshamisa kwaSatani uye kuti kuguma kwava pedyo.” Testimonies, vhoriyamu 5, 451.

At the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States, Satan, in cooperation with the United States, will force every nation to follow the example of the United States in forming a church and state system, and enforcing Sunday worship.

Panguva ichauya nokukurumidza yemutemo weSvondo muUnited States, Satani, achibatana neUnited States, achamanikidza rudzi rwose kuti rwatevere muenzaniso weUnited States mukugadza hurongwa hunobatanidza chechi nehurumende, uye mukusimbisa kunamatwa kweSvondo.

> “Satan will work the miracles to deceive those who dwell upon the earth. Spiritualism will do its work by causing the dead to be personated. Those religious bodies who refuse to hear God’s messages of warning will be under strong deception, and will unite with the civil power to persecute the saints. The Protestant churches will unite with the papal power in persecuting the commandment-keeping people of God. This is that power which constitutes the great system of persecution which will exercise spiritual tyranny over the consciences of men.

> “സാത്താൻ ഭൂമിയിൽ വസിക്കുന്നവരെ വഞ്ചിപ്പാനായി അത്ഭുതങ്ങൾ പ്രവർത്തിക്കും. ആത്മവാദം മരിച്ചവരെ അനുകരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതിനാൽ തന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തി നിർവഹിക്കും. ദൈവത്തിന്റെ മുന്നറിയിപ്പിന്റെ സന്ദേശങ്ങൾ കേൾക്കാൻ നിരസിക്കുന്ന ആ മതസംഘടനകൾ ശക്തമായ വഞ്ചനയുടെ അധീനതയിൽ ആകും; അവർ വിശുദ്ധന്മാരെ പീഡിപ്പാൻ സിവിൽ അധികാരത്തോടു ചേർന്നു പ്രവർത്തിക്കും. കല്പനകൾ കാത്തുസൂക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ദൈവജനത്തെ പീഡിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിൽ പ്രൊട്ടസ്റ്റന്റ് സഭകൾ പാപ്പാധികാര ശക്തിയോടു ഏകീകരിക്കും. മനുഷ്യരുടെ മനസ്സാക്ഷികളിന്മേൽ ആത്മീയ അധിനിവേശം പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന മഹത്തായ പീഡനവ്യവസ്ഥയെ രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ശക്തി ഇതുതന്നെയാകുന്നു.”

> “‘He had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.’ Though professing to be followers of the Lamb of God, men become imbued with the spirit of the dragon. They profess to be meek and humble but they speak and legislate with the spirit of Satan, showing by their actions that they are the opposite of what they profess to be. This lamb-like power unites with the dragon in making war upon those who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. And Satan unites with Protestants and papists, acting in consort with them as the god of this world, dictating to men as if they were the subjects of his kingdom, to be handled and governed and controlled as he pleases.

> “‘Aive nhema mbiri dzakanga dzakaita sedzegwayana, uye wakataura seshato.’ Kunyange hazvo vachizviti vateveri veGwayana raMwari, vanhu vanozadzwa nomweya weshato. Vanoti vane unyoro nokuzvininipisa, asi vanotaura uye vanoita mitemo nomweya waSatani, vachiratidza namabasa avo kuti vakapesana nezvavanoti ndivo. Simba iri rakafanana negwayana rinobatana neshato pakurwisa avo vanochengeta mirayiro yaMwari uye vane uchapupu hwaJesu Kristu. Uye Satani anobatanawo navaPurotesitendi navapapa, achiita sungano navo samwari wenyika ino, achirayira vanhu sokunge kuti vari pasi paumambo hwake, kuti aitwe navo, avatonge, uye avadzore sezvaanoda.

> “If men will not agree to trample underfoot the commandments of God, the spirit of the dragon is revealed. They are imprisoned, brought before councils, and fined. ‘He causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads’ [Revelation 13:16]. ‘He had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed’ [verse 15]. Thus Satan usurps the prerogatives of Jehovah. The man of sin sits in the seat of God, proclaiming himself to be God, and acting above God.” Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 162.

> “බැඳි මිනිසුන් දෙවියන්වහන්සේගේ ආඥාවන් පාදතලයෙන් මර්දනය කිරීමට එකඟ නොවන්නේ නම්, නාගයාගේ ආත්මය ප්‍රකාශ වේ. ඔවුන් සිරගත කරනු ලැබේ, මන්ත්‍රණ සභාවන් ඉදිරියට ගෙන එනු ලැබේ, දඩ ගසනු ලැබේ. ‘කුඩා අයත් මහත් අයත්, ධනවන්ත අයත් දුප්පත් අයත්, නිදහස් අයත් දාස අයත් සියල්ලන්ටම, ඔවුන්ගේ දකුණු අතෙහි හෝ ඔවුන්ගේ නළලවල හෝ ලකුණක් ලැබීමට ඔහු සලස්වයි’ [එළිදරව් 13:16]. ‘මෘගයාගේ රූපයට ජීවය දීමට ඔහුට බලය තිබුණේය; එවිට මෘගයාගේ රූපය කතා කිරීමටත්, මෘගයාගේ රූපයට නමස්කාර නොකරන සියල්ලන්ම මරණයට පත් කරවීමටත්’ [පදය 15]. මෙසේ සාතන් යෙහෝවාගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් අත්පත් කරගනියි. පාපයේ මනුෂ්‍යයා දෙවියන්වහන්සේගේ අසුනෙහි හිඳ, තමා දෙවියන්වහන්සේ බව ප්‍රකාශ කරමින්, දෙවියන්වහන්සේට ඉහළින් ක්‍රියා කරයි.” Manuscript Releases, volume 14, 162.

The papal power is the beast, the United Nations is the dragon and the United States is the false prophet. Those who become confused on the meaning of antichrist, who is both Satan and Satan’s earthly representative, the pope of Rome, will end up on the side of antichrist.

Amandla obupapa ayisilo lesilo, iNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene iyisilo esikhulu, kanti i-United States iyimprofethi wamanga. Labo abadidekayo ngencazelo yomphikukristu, onguyena kokubili uSathane nommeleli kaSathane emhlabeni, upapa waseRoma, bayogcina sebesohlangothini lomphikukristu.

The United States is not the man of sin. The man of sin is the antichrist and he is Satan’s earthly representative. To confuse the power that places the papacy on the throne of the earth with the papacy is represented by Paul as evidence of not loving the truth. To reject the prophetic relationship of pagan Rome who restrained the papal power, until pagan Rome was removed, in order for the papal power to be revealed, as set forth in Second Thessalonians chapter two, is to reject the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and accept the outpouring of the unholy spirit, which Paul identifies as strong delusion. That being said, each of the ancient prophets spoke more directly of the last days than the days in which they lived.

United States haisi munhu wechivi. Munhu wechivi ndiye antikirisito, uye ndiye mumiriri waSatani panyika. Kuvhiringidza simba rinogadza upapa pachigaro chenyika neupapa pachahwo kunomiririrwa naPauro sechiratidzo chokusatenda chokwadi. Kuramba ukama hwechiporofita hweRoma yechihedheni, iyo yakadzivisa simba roupapa kusvikira Roma yechihedheni yabviswa, kuti simba roupapa rizoratidzwa, sezvazvakaiswa muna 2 VaTesaronika chitsauko 2, ndiko kuramba kudururwa kwoMweya Mutsvene nokugamuchira kudururwa kwomweya usiri mutsvene, uyo Pauro anoti kunyengerwa kukuru. Zvakadaro, mumwe nomumwe wavaporofita vekare akataura zvakananga zvikuru pamusoro pamazuva okupedzisira kupfuura mazuva avakararama maari.

> “Each of the ancient prophets spoke less for their own time than for ours, so that their prophesying is in force for us. ‘Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.’ 1 Corinthians 10:11. ‘Not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.’ 1 Peter 1:12. . . .

> “Umwe nomumwe wevaporofita vekare vakataura zvishoma nokuda kwenguva yavo pachavo kupfuura zvatakataurwa nokuda kwenguva yedu, zvokuti kuporofita kwavo kunoshanda kwatiri. ‘Zvino zvinhu izvi zvose zvakaitika kwavari kuti zvive mienzaniso; uye zvakanyorwa kuti zvitiyambire isu, avo vakasvikirwa nokuguma kwenyika.’ 1 VaKorinte 10:11. ‘Havana kushumira ivo pachavo, asi isu, pazvinhu izvo zvino zvaparidzirwa kwamuri navaya vakakuparidzirai evhangeri noMweya Mutsvene wakatumwa achibva kudenga; zvinhu izvo vatumwa vanoshuva kuzviongorora.’ 1 Petro 1:12....”

> “The Bible has accumulated and bound up together its treasures for this last generation. All the great events and solemn transactions of Old Testament history have been, and are, repeating themselves in the church in these last days.” Selected Messages, book 3, 338, 339.

> “IBhayibhile iqokelele yaza yadibanisa ndawonye ubuncwane bayo ngenxa yesi sizukulwana sokugqibela. Zonke iziganeko ezinkulu nezenzo ezindilisekileyo zembali yeTestamente eNdala bezisenzeka, yaye zisenzeka kwakhona ebandleni kule mihla yokugqibela.” Selected Messages, book 3, 338, 339.

Pagan Rome and the man of sin in Second Thessalonians represents the United States and papal Rome of the last days. To misunderstand this truth is to demonstrate, among other things, that even if a person claims to be basing their private interpretation upon the principle of “type and antitype,” they actually do not understand “type and antitype.” The United States has been typified by several powers in sacred history. Every two-horned power represents the United States in the last days, whether it be the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel, the Medo-Persian Empire, or atheistic France represented by Sodom and Egypt.

IRoma yobuhedeni lomuntu wesono kweyesiBili kwabaseThesalonika kumele i-United States neRoma lobupapa bezinsuku zokucina. Ukungaqondi leliqiniso kutshengisa, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ukuthi lanxa umuntu engathi usekela ukuhumutsha kwakhe okuyimfihlo phezu kwesimiso se-“type and antitype,” kambe akaqondi “type and antitype.” I-United States ifanekiswe ngamandla amanengi emlandweni ongcwele. Wonke amandla alophondo ezimbili amele i-United States ngezinsuku zokucina, loba kuyimibuso yasenyakatho leyaseningizimu yako-Israyeli, uMbuso wamaMede lamaPheresiya, kumbe iFrance engakholwayo kuNkulunkulu efanekiswe yiSodoma leGibhithe.

The period when the United States forms an image of and to the beast has been typified by the iron and clay of Daniel two, and the little horn that manifests as male and female in Daniel eight as well as the prophets of Baal and priests of the grove in the witness of Elijah at Mount Carmel. Salome typifies the United States in the witness of Herod’s drunken birthday party. Pergamos typifies the United States and identifies the compromise that leads to Thyatira, which typifies the papal power of the last days.

Igihe Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika zikora ishusho y’inyamaswa kandi ikayikoreraho cyatanzwe nk’ishusho n’icyuma n’ibumba byo muri Daniyeli 2, n’ihembe rito ryigaragaza nk’igitsina gabo n’igitsina gore muri Daniyeli 8, hamwe n’abahanuzi ba Baali n’abatambyi b’igicaniro cyo mu witness ya Eliya ku Musozi Karumeli. Salome atanga ishusho ya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika mu witness y’umunsi mukuru w’amavuko wa Herode wari waraborewe. Perugamo atanga ishusho ya Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika kandi ikagaragaza ubwumvikane buyiganisha kuri Tiyatira, itanga ishusho y’ububasha bwa gipapa bwo mu minsi y’imperuka.

Clovis, king of the Franks in 496, typifies the United States in the Ronald Reagan era. Justinian in 533 represents Donald Trump in advance of the Sunday law. In each typification the United States represents the power that bows in submission to the papal power of the last days. The power who bows in submission is represented as paying homage to Rome. The act of ‘homage” includes bowing to the king, who is the head.

Muna 496, Clovis, mambo wa Vafaranki, anamfananisha Marekani katika enzi ya Ronald Reagan. Justinian katika mwaka 533 anamwakilisha Donald Trump kabla ya sheria ya Jumapili. Katika kila mfano wa kinabii, Marekani inawakilisha mamlaka inayoinama kwa kujitiisha chini ya mamlaka ya upapa ya siku za mwisho. Mamlaka inayoinama kwa kujitiisha inaonyeshwa kuwa inatoa heshima kwa Rumi. Tendo la “heshima” linajumuisha kuinama mbele ya mfalme, ambaye ndiye kichwa.

> “It has been shown that the United States is the power represented by the beast with lamblike horns, and that this prophecy will be fulfilled when the United States shall enforce Sunday observance, which Rome claims as the special acknowledgment of her supremacy. But in this homage to the papacy the United States will not be alone. The influence of Rome in the countries that once acknowledged her dominion is still far from being destroyed. And prophecy foretells a restoration of her power. ‘I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.’ Verse 3. The infliction of the deadly wound points to the downfall of the papacy in 1798.

> Zvaoneswa kuti United States ndiro simba rinomiririrwa nechikara chine nyanga dzakaita sedzegwayana, uye kuti chiporofita ichi chichazadzikiswa apo United States ichamanikidza kuchengetwa kweSvondo, uko Roma inoti ndiko kubvuma kwakatanhamara kwazvo kwoushe hwayo. Asi mukukudza uku kunopiwa hupapa, United States haizovi yoga. Simba reRoma munyika dzakambobvuma kutongwa kwayo richiri kure zvikuru nokuparadzwa. Uye chiporofita chinofanotaura kudzorerwa kwesimba rayo. “Ndakaona mumwe wemisoro yacho wakanga wakaita sowakuvadzwa kusvikira pakufa; uye ronda rayo rinouraya rakaporeswa; nyika yose ikashamiswa nokutevera chikara.” Ndima 3. Kurohwa kweronda rinouraya kunonongedzera kukuwa kwehupapa muna 1798.

> After this, says the prophet, ‘his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.’ Paul states plainly that the ‘man of sin’ will continue until the second advent. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8. To the very close of time he will carry forward the work of deception. And the revelator declares, also referring to the papacy: ‘All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life.’ Revelation 13:8. In both the Old and the New World, the papacy will receive homage in the honor paid to the Sunday institution, that rests solely upon the authority of the Roman Church.” The Great Controversy, 578.

> Pashure peizvi, anodaro muporofita, “vanga rake rinouraya rakaporeswa; uye nyika yose ikashamiswa ikatevera chikara.” Pauro anotaura pachena kuti “munhu wechivi” acharamba aripo kusvikira pakuuya kwechipiri. 2 VaTesaronika 2:3-8. Kusvikira kumagumo enguva chaiwo achapfuuridzira mberi basa rokutsausa. Uye munyori weZvakazarurwa anozivisawo, achirevawo hupapa, kuti: “Vose vagere panyika vachamunamata, avo vane mazita asina kunyorwa mubhuku roupenyu.” Zvakazarurwa 13:8. MuNyika Yekare nomuNyika Itsva zvose, hupapa huchagamuchira rukudzo mukukudzwa kunopiwa kusangano reSvondo, iro rinotsigirwa bedzi nesimba rechechi yeRoma.” The Great Controversy, 578.

The last sentence provides more evidence that Sister White understood the expression, “old world” to represent Europe, and the “new world” to represent the Americas. That being as it is, the United States that pays homage to the papal power and forces the rest of the world to do the same. This identifies the United States as in subjection to the directions of the papal power. Isaiah’s identification and emphasis upon understanding the “head” in order to be established finds its divine purpose in that the symbol “head,” becomes a key to understand the external line of prophecy, and also the internal line of prophecy.

Mutsara wokupedzisira unopa humbowo hwakawedzera hwekuti Hanzvadzi White vainzwisisa chirevo chokuti, “nyika yekare” sechinomirira Europe, uye “nyika itsva” sechinomirira maAmerica. Zvino sezvazviri, United States ndiyo inopa rukudzo kusimba repapa uye inomanikidza nyika yose yasara kuti iite zvimwe chetezvo. Izvi zvinoratidza United States sechiri pasi pokutungamirirwa nezvirevo zvesimba repapa. Kuzivisa kwaIsaya uye kusimbisa kwake pamusoro pokunzwisisa “musoro” kuti munhu asimbiswe kunowana chinangwa chako choumwari pakuti chiratidzo chinoti “musoro,” chinova kiyi yokunzwisisa mutsetse wokunze wechiporofita, uyewo mutsetse womukati wechiporofita.

> For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isaiah 7:8, 9.

> Nokuti musoro weSiria iDhamasiko, uye musoro weDhamasiko ndiRezini; uye mukati memakore makumi matanhatu namashanu, Efraimi uchaputswa, kuti urege kuva rudzi. Uye musoro waEfraimi iSamaria, uye musoro weSamaria mwanakomana waRemaria. Kana musingatendi, zvirokwazvo hamungasimbiswi. Isaya 7:8, 9.

In the last days, which is when every prophet’s testimony is in force, the “robbers of thy people” establish the vision. Upon the authority of the Spirit of Prophecy, and in agreement with the foundational truths of Adventism, as represented upon the two sacred charts of Habakkuk, the “robbers,” are a symbol of Rome. When pagan Rome inserted itself into history for the first time in 200 BC, they typified modern Rome of the last days. This prophetic truth is what establishes the prophetic vision of the last days, and if you refuse to see that modern Rome’s “head” is the papal power, then surely you will not be established.

Mumazuva okupedzisira, apo uchapupu hwomuporofita wose hunenge huri kushanda, “makororo avanhu vako” vanosimbisa chiratidzo. Pasi pesimba roMweya woUprofita, uye zvichienderana nechokwadi chenheyo cheAdventism, sezvinomiririrwa pamachati matsvene maviri aHabakuki, “makororo” chiratidzo cheRoma. Apo Roma yechihedheni yakazvipinza munhoroondo kekutanga muna 200 BC, yakava mufananidzo weRoma yemazuva okupedzisira. Chokwadi ichi chouprofita ndicho chinosimbisa chiratidzo chouprofita chemumazuva okupedzisira, uye kana ukaramba kuona kuti “musoro” weRoma yemazuva ano isimba roupapa, zvirokwazvo hauzosimbiswi.

> “The world is filled with storm and war and variance. Yet under one head—the papal power—the people will unite to oppose God in the person of His witnesses.” Testimonies, volume 7, 182.

> “ඉලෝකය කුණාටුද යුද්ධද භේදභාවදින් පිරී ඇත. එහෙත් එකම මූලිකත්වයක් යටතේ—එනම් පේපල් බලය යටතේ—ජනයා උන්වහන්සේගේ සාක්ෂිකරුවන්ගේ පුද්ගලත්වය තුළ දෙවියන්ට විරුද්ධ වීම සඳහා එක්සත් වන්නෝය.” Testimonies, volume 7, 182.

If you have ears to hear, then you may understand that a primary failing of the Jews of Christ’s era was that they identified the “shadow” as the “substance.” The Jews before and after the cross trusted in the types of their system of worship, and rejected the Antitype. They argued that the “shadow” was the “substance”, and in doing so they left in the inspired record, a people in the last days who will also identify the shadow as the substance.

Kana mune nzeve dzokunzwa, ipapo munganzwisisa kuti kukundikana kukuru kwavaJudha vomunguva yaKristu kwakanga kuri uku: vakazivisa “mumvuri” sechinhu chaicho. VaJudha, pamberi nepashure pemuchinjikwa, vakavimba nemifananidzo yehurongwa hwavo hwokunamata, vakati kuramba Chinomirirwa chayo. Vakapikisa vachiti “mumvuri” ndiwo “chinhu chaicho”, uye nokuita saizvozvo vakasiya, muchinyorwa chakafemerwa, rudzi rwavanhu rwamazuva okupedzisira ruchazivawo mumvuri sechinhu chaicho.

When the United States forms an image to the beast, they are forming a shadow of the beast. They are forming a shadow of the substance, for an image is a typification. To identify the United States, when it forms the image of the beast, as the symbol of Modern Rome, is to parallel ancient Israel’s rejection and crucifixion of the Great Antitype.

Apo United States ikaumba mufananidzo wechikara, inenge ichiumba mumvuri wechikara. Inenge ichiumba mumvuri wechinhu chacho chaicho, nokuti mufananidzo chiratidzo chomumiririri. Kuzivisa United States, painoumba mufananidzo wechikara, sechiratidzo cheRoma yazvino uno, ndiko kuienzanisa nokuramba nokurovererwa pamuchinjikwa kwakaitwa neIsraeri yekare kweMukuru weZvairatidzwa Naye.

Those teaching the flawed view that the United States is the robbers of thy people speak much about their use of type and antitype, and they often identify the United States as the image of the beast and somehow think that by identifying the United States as the image of the beast somehow proves the United States is “the robbers.” If they truly allowed themselves to be governed by the basic principles of “type and antitype” they would quickly see that the prophetic role of the United States which has been repeatedly typified in God’s word identifies the United States as the power that is in subjection to the papal authority. They would see that without the beast as the point of reference, it is absurd to identify an image to the beast that did not exist. The only thing which can define the image of the beast, is the beast itself, for the papal power is what establishes the image in the looking glass vision.

Avo vanodzidzisa maonero akakanganisika okuti United States ndivo “vapambi vavanhu vako” vanotaura zvikuru pamusoro pokushandisa kwavo mufananidzo nechizadziso chawo, uye vanowanzozivisa United States semufananidzo wechikara, vozofunga neimwe nzira kuti nokungozivisa United States semufananidzo wechikara zvinoratidza kuti United States ndivo “vapambi.” Dai vaibvumira zvirokwazvo kuti vatongwe nemisimboti yokutanga ye “mufananidzo nechizadziso chawo,” vaizokurumidza kuona kuti basa rouporofita reUnited States, iro rakaramba richimiririrwa kakawanda muShoko raMwari, rinoratidza United States sesimba riri pasi pokuzviisa pasi pechiremera chapapa. Vaizoona kuti, pasina chikara sechinhu chinoreverwa pakuyananisa, hazvina musoro kuzivisa mufananidzo wechikara icho chisina kuvapo. Chinhu chega chinogona kutsanangura mufananidzo wechikara, chikara chacho pachacho; nokuti simba rapapa ndiro rinomisa mufananidzo muchiratidzo chegirazi.

The parallel line of prophecy to the United States forming an image of the beast is when the horn of true Protestantism forms an image of Christ. That formation is specifically identified in Daniel chapter ten, when Daniel beholds the “marah,” vision, which is the “looking glass” vision. Daniel represents those who behold Christ, and in so doing they reflect Christ’s character. If the vision of Christ was not presented to Daniel, he would have been unable to reflect the character of Christ. In order for the one hundred and forty-four thousand, who are represented by Daniel in chapter ten of forming an image of Christ within, they must behold His character. By beholding they are changed.

Mutsara unofambirana wechiporofita pamusoro peUnited States kuumba mufananidzo wechikara ndipo apo runyanga rwechiPurotesitendi chechokwadi runoumba mufananidzo waKristu. Kuumbwa ikoko kunonyatsoratidzwa muna Danieri chitsauko chegumi, apo Danieri anoona “marah,” chiratidzo, chinova chiratidzo che“girazi rinotarisa.” Danieri anomiririra avo vanotarira Kristu, uye nokuita saizvozvo vanoratidza hunhu hwaKristu. Dai chiratidzo chaKristu chisina kuiswa pamberi paDanieri, angadai asina kukwanisa kuratidza hunhu hwaKristu. Kuti vane zviuru zana namakumi mana nezvina, vanomiririrwa naDanieri muchitsauko chegumi pakugadzira mukati mufananidzo waKristu, vakwanise kuita izvozvo, vanofanira kutarira hunhu Hwake. Nokutarisisa vanoshandurwa.

> But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18.

> Asi tose, nechiso chakazaruka, tichitarisa sokunge mugirazi kubwinya kwaShe, tinoshandurwa kuti tive mufananidzo iwoyo mumwe chete, kubva pakubwinya tichienda pakubwinya, sezvinoitwa noMweya waShe. 2 VaKorinte 3:18.

The Hebrew definition of the “marah” vision which Daniel beheld in chapter ten is “a vision; also (causatively) a mirror: —looking glass, vision.” The Greek word translated as glass in the previous verse is to mirror oneself, that is, to see reflected (figuratively): —behold as in a glass.

Tsananguro yechiHebheru yechiratidzo che“marah” chakaonekwa naDanieri muchitsauko chegumi inoti, “chiratidzo; uyezve (zvichireva kukonzera) girazi: —girazi rinotaridzwa mariri, chiratidzo.” Shoko rechiGiriki rakadudzirwa richinzi girazi mundima yapfuura rinoreva kuzvitarisa mugirazi, ndiko kuti, kuona zvakaratidzirwa (nomufananidzo): —kuona sezvinoitwa mugirazi.

James also sets forth a line of truth connected with the looking glass.

Jemasi futi uyalambula mzere wa choonadi wokhudzana ndi galasi loyang’aniramo.

> For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:23–25.

> මක්නිසාද යමෙක් වචනය අසන්නෙකු වන නමුත් එය ක්‍රියාවට නංවන්නෙකු නොවේ නම්, ඔහු දර්පණයකින් තම ස්වභාවික මුහුණ නරඹන මනුෂ්‍යයෙකුට සමානය. මක්නිසාද ඔහු තමන්වම නරඹා, තම මාර්ගයෙන් ගොස්, තමා කෙබඳු මනුෂ්‍යයෙකු වූයේදැයි වහාම අමතක කරයි. නමුත් නිදහසේ සම්පූර්ණ ව්‍යවස්ථාව තුළට ගැඹුරින් බැලූවෙකු, එහිම නිරතව සිටිමින්, අමතක කරන අසන්නෙකු නොව, ක්‍රියාව කරනවූ තැනැත්තෙකු වන බැවින්, මේ මනුෂ්‍යයා තම ක්‍රියාවේදී ආශීර්වාද ලැබේ. යාකොබ් 1:23–25.

If we love the truth, and we are therefore a doer of the Word, then the looking glass we behold is the perfect law of liberty, then if we do not love the truth, and thereafter go our own way, as those with Daniel did when they fled, then the looking glass is simply a reflection of ourselves.

Kana tichida chokwadi, uye nokudaro tiri vaiti veShoko, ipapo girazi ratinotarira mariri ndiwo murayiro wakakwana worusununguko; asi kana tisingadi chokwadi, tikazofamba nenzira yedu timene, sezvakaita vaya vaiva naDanieri pavakatiza, ipapo girazi rinongova chiratidzo chedu timene.

> “God’s law is the mirror presenting a complete reflection of the man as he is, and holding up before him the correct likeness. Some will turn away and forget this picture, while others will employ abusive epithets against the law, as though this would cure their defects of character. Still others who are condemned by the law will repent of their transgressions and, through faith in Christ’s merits, will perfect Christian character.” Faith and Works, 31.

> “Umthetho kaNkulunkulu uyisibuko esiveza umfanekiso ophelele womuntu njengoba enjalo, futhi esimbeka phambi kwakhe umfanekiso oqondileyo. Abanye bayophenduka basuke futhi bakhohlwe lo mfanekiso, kanti abanye bayosebenzisa amazwi okuhlambalaza umthetho, sengathi lokhu kungelapha iziphambeko zesimilo sabo. Kusekhona nabanye abasolwa ngumthetho abayophenduka eziphambekweni zabo futhi, ngokukholwa ebuhleni bukaKristu, bayophelezelisa isimilo sobuKristu.” Faith and Works, 31.

Daniel did not see himself in the looking glass vision, He saw Christ, who is the perfect representation of James’ perfect law of liberty.

Dhanieri haana kuzviona iye amene muchiratidzo chegirazi, akaona Kristu, uyo ari mufananidzo wakakwana woMutemo wakakwana worusununguko waJakobho.

> “Christ’s life on earth is a perfect reflection of the divine law. In Him is life and hope and light. Behold Him, and you will be changed into the same likeness, from character to character.” Signs of the Times, May 10, 1910.

> “Upenyu wa Kristu pano pasi iwoneserano wakukwana wa dango lauzimu. Mwa Iyo muli umoyo na chiyembekezo na ungweru. Muŵoneni, ndipo musandulikenge kuŵa mu chikozgo chenechicho, kufuma pa nkharo kuya ku nkharo.” Signs of the Times, May 10, 1910.

The image of the beast reflects the beast, and the formation of the image of the beast is the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. When the Protestant churches take control of the government of the United States, they will have formed an image of the church state system which the papal power has always employed. In the same period of time the image of Christ will be produced into His last-day people. Yet, those that were with Daniel saw not the vision, for they fled from the vision.

Mufananidzo wechikara unoratidza chikara, uye kuumbwa kwemufananidzo wechikara ndiko kuedzwa kukuru kwevanhu vaMwari, uko kunozotemwa nako magumo avo ekusingaperi. Kana machechi ePurotesitendi akatora kutonga kwehurumende yeUnited States, achange aumba mufananidzo wehurongwa hwechechi nehurumende hwakagara huchishandiswa nesimba repapa. Munguva imwe cheteyo mufananidzo waKristu uchaburitswa muvanhu Vake vemazuva okupedzisira. Asi avo vaiva naDanieri havana kuona chiratidzo, nokuti vakatiza chiratidzo chacho.

The formation of the image of Christ produces a manifestation of two classes of worshippers. One class rejects the principle of reflection. The principle of reflection being represented by a mirror, for Christ employs the literal earthly things to represent spiritual heavenly truths.

Ukubunjwa komfanekiso kaKristu kuveza ukubonakaliswa kwezigaba ezimbili zabakhulekeli. Esinye isigaba siyawenqaba umthetho wokubonakalisa. Lo mthetho wokubonakalisa umelelwa yisibuko, ngoba uKristu usebenzisa izinto ezingokoqobo zasemhlabeni ukumela amaqiniso omoya asezulwini.

> “In Christ’s parable teaching the same principle is seen as in His own mission to the world. That we might become acquainted with His divine character and life, Christ took our nature and dwelt among us. Divinity was revealed in humanity; the invisible glory in the visible human form. Men could learn of the unknown through the known; heavenly things were revealed through the earthly; God was made manifest in the likeness of men. So it was in Christ’s teaching: the unknown was illustrated by the known; divine truths by earthly things with which the people were most familiar.

> M’uphunzitso ya mafanizo ya Kristu mukuonekanso mfundo yomweyi monga mwa utumwi Wake kwa dziko lapansi. Kuti ife tidziŵane khalidwe Lake laumulungu ndi moyo Wake, Kristu anatenga chikhalidwe chathu ndipo anakhala pakati pathu. Umulungu unaululidwa mu umunthu; ulemerero wosaoneka mu mawonekedwe a umunthu ooneka. Anthu akanatha kuphunzira za chimene sichinkadziŵika kudzera mwa chimene chinkadziŵika; zinthu zakumwamba zinaululidwa kudzera mwa zapadziko lapansi; Mulungu anaonetsedwa m’chifanizo cha anthu. Chomwechonso zinalili m’uphunzitso ya Kristu: chosadziŵika chinkafotokozedwa ndi chodziŵika; zoonadi zaumulungu ndi zinthu zapadziko lapansi zimene anthu ankazizoloŵera kwambiri.

> “The Scripture says, ‘All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; … that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.’ Matthew 13:34, 35. Natural things were the medium for the spiritual; the things of nature and the life-experience of His hearers were connected with the truths of the written word. Leading thus from the natural to the spiritual kingdom, Christ’s parables are links in the chain of truth that unites man with God, and earth with heaven.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 17.

> “Magwaro anoti, ‘Izvi zvinhu zvose Jesu wakataura kuvanhu vazhinji nemifananidzo; … kuti zvizadziswe zvakataurwa nomuporofita, achiti, Ndichashamisa muromo Wangu nemifananidzo; ndichataura zvinhu zvakachengetwa zvakavanzika kubva pakuvambwa kwenyika.’ Mateo 13:34, 35. Zvinhu zvakasikwa ndizvo zvakava nzira yokusvitsa nayo zvomweya; zvinhu zvezvisikwa nezvakaitika muupenyu hwevakamunzwa zvakabatanidzwa nechokwadi cheshoko rakanyorwa. Nokudaro, achivatungamirira kubva pazvakasikwa kuenda kuumambo hwomweya, mifananidzo yaKristu inova zvibatanidzo mucheni yechokwadi inobatanidza munhu naMwari, nenyika nedenga.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 17.

The spiritual principle of reflection is accomplished by looking into a mirror that represents Christ, and because the “marah” vision is a causative vision, the image of Christ in the mirror, produces the image of Christ in humanity.

Kanuni ya kiroho ya kuakisi hutimizwa kwa kutazama ndani ya kioo kinachomwakilisha Kristo, na kwa kuwa maono ya “marah” ni maono ya kisababishi, sura ya Kristo iliyo ndani ya kioo huzaa sura ya Kristo ndani ya ubinadamu.

To claim the United States is what establishes the vision, is to claim that the image of Daniel is what establishes Christ. Christ is what establishes the vision of His character and work, and the antichrist is what establishes the vision of his character and work. The vision is what is reflected with the looking glass, and the vision is established by the robbers. To misunderstand an image of a beast, by identifying the image as the actual beast, produces parallel lines.

Kuvavarira kuti United States ndiyo inomisa chiratidzo, kufanana nokuti mufananidzo waDanieri ndiwo unomisa Kristu. Kristu ndiye anomisa chiratidzo chehunhu hwake nebasa rake, uye anikristu ndiye anomisa chiratidzo chehunhu hwake nebasa rake. Chiratidzo ndicho chinoratidzwa negirazi, uye chiratidzo chinosimbiswa namakororo. Kusanzwisisa mufananidzo wechikara, nokuzivisa mufananidzo wacho sechikara chacho pachacho, kunobudisa mitsara inofambirana.

The unconverted man sees himself in the mirror, or if he does see God’s law, he throws contempt upon the law in an attempt to avoid its claims. A converted man sees Christ and His law in the looking glass. The United States forms an image to the papal power by beholding the papal power and duplicating it. The antichrist is duplicated by the United States.

Munhu asina kutendeuka anozviona mugirazi, kana kuti, kana achiona murayiro waMwari, anorushora murayiro wacho achiedza kunzvenga zvaunomudaidza kwazviri. Munhu akatendeuka anoona Kristu nomurayiro Wake mugirazi. United States inoumba mufananidzo wesimba repapa nokutarisa simba repapa ichiriberekazve. Antikristu anoberekwazve neUnited States.

Lucifer desired to be seated upon God’s political and religious thrones.

Lusifa a khumba ku dzula kha dzithoroni dza Mudzimu dza politiki na dza vhurereli.

> How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Ezekiel 14:12–14.

> Wawile bwanji kugwa kubva kudenga, iwe Lusifero, mwanakomana wamambakwedza! Wawile bwanji kukandirwa pasi, iwe waiparadza ndudzi! Nokuti wakati mumwoyo mako, Ndichakwira kudenga, ndichasimudzira chigaro changu choushe pamusoro penyeredzi dzaMwari; ndichagarawo pamusoro pegomo reungano, kumativi okumusoro; ndichakwira pamusoro pamakwiriro amakore; ndichafanana noWokumusorosoro. Ezekieri 14:12–14.

Satan is the antichrist, and so too is the papal power. The papal power was seated in the church and reigned over the political thrones of Europe. The causative looking glass of Daniel chapter ten, when seen in its spiritual application, transforms those who behold into the image of Christ. That truth governs the line of the antichrist. When a nation or an individual looks into the looking glass vision it produces a causative effect, as it reproduces its image in either the individual or nation who beholds it and that produces either the image of Christ or the image of the beast. It parallels the same effect represented by Daniel. Christ is what established the vision for Daniel, and the antichrist establishes the vision for the United States when it forms an image of the beast.

Satani ndiye mpikakristo, uye saizvozvowo nesimba reupapa. Simba reupapa rakagadzwa muchechi uye rikatonga pamusoro pezvigaro zvoumambo zvematongerwo enyika zveEurope. Girazi rinokonzera riri muna Danieri chitsauko chegumi, kana richionekwa mukushandiswa kwaro kwemweya, rinoshandura vanoritarisa kuti vafanane nemufananidzo waKristu. Chokwadi ichocho ndicho chinotonga mutsetse wempikakristo. Kana rudzi kana munhu akatarisa muchiratidzo chegirazi, zvinobereka mugumisiro unokonzera, sezvarinodzokorora mufananidzo waro mumunhu kana murudzi runoriona, uye izvo zvinobudisa kana mufananidzo waKristu kana mufananidzo wechikara. Zvinowirirana nomugumisiro mumwe chete unomiririrwa naDanieri. Kristu ndiye akasimbisa chiratidzo chaDanieri, uye mpikakristo ndiye anosimbisa chiratidzo cheUnited States parinoita mufananidzo wechikara.

We will continue these thoughts in the next article.

Ĉi tiujn pensojn ni daŭrigos en la sekva artikolo.

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