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# Future for America and July 18, 2020 - Number Five

Mustakabali wa Amerika na 18 Julai 2020 - Nambari Tano

The Ensign

Bendera

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Jeff Pippenger

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September 21, 2023

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> All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye. Isaiah 18:3.

> Enyi wakazi wote wa ulimwengu, nanyi wakaao juu ya nchi, tazameni, atakapoinua ishara juu ya milima; na atakapopiga baragumu, sikieni. Isaya 18:3.

The messenger represented as Elijah proclaiming the message represented by Moses is slain in the streets by a beast that ascends from the bottomless pit. After being trampled down for a period represented by the “curse” of Moses which is the “scattering” of Leviticus twenty-six the Holy Spirit enters into their dead bodies through God’s Word. They then stand up and thereafter ascend up into heaven. A message that is represented as in heaven is the everlasting gospel of the three angels.

Mjumbe anayewakilishwa kama Eliya, akitangaza ujumbe unaowakilishwa na Musa, anauawa mitaani na mnyama anayepanda kutoka shimo lisilo na mwisho. Baada ya kukanyagwa kwa kipindi kinachowakilishwa na “laana” ya Musa, ambayo ni “kutawanywa” wa Mambo ya Walawi ishirini na sita, Roho Mtakatifu anaingia katika miili yao iliyokufa kupitia Neno la Mungu. Kisha wanasimama, na baadaye wanapaa mbinguni. Ujumbe unaowakilishwa kuwa uko mbinguni ni injili ya milele ya malaika watatu.

> And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. Revelation 14:6.

> Kisha nikaona malaika mwingine akiruka katikati ya mbingu, akiwa na Injili ya milele ili aiwahubiri wakaao juu ya nchi, na kila taifa, na kabila, na lugha, na jamaa. Ufunuo 14:6.

Before Elijah and Moses ascend into heaven they first would stand upon their feet.

Kabla ya Eliya na Musa kupaa mbinguni, kwanza wangesimama kwenye miguu yao.

> And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. Revelation 11:11, 12.

> Na baada ya siku tatu na nusu Roho ya uzima itokayo kwa Mungu iliingia ndani yao, nao wakasimama juu ya miguu yao; na hofu kuu ikawapata wale waliowaona. Nao wakasikia sauti kuu kutoka mbinguni ikiwaambia, Njoni hapa juu. Nao wakapaa kwenda mbinguni katika wingu; na adui zao wakawaona. Ufunuo 11:11, 12.

Every prophet agrees with the other prophets and they all come together in the book of Revelation. The book of Ezekiel teaches that when the Spirit enters into men they stand upon their feet.

Kila nabii anakubaliana na manabii wengine na wote wanakutana katika kitabu cha Ufunuo. Kitabu cha Ezekieli kinafundisha kwamba Roho anapoingia ndani ya watu, wanasimama juu ya miguu yao.

> And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. Ezekiel 2:1, 2.

> Naye akaniambia, Mwanadamu, simama juu ya miguu yako, nami nitasema nawe. Ndipo roho ikaingia ndani yangu aliposema nami, ikanisimamisha juu ya miguu yangu, nami nikamsikia yule aliyesema nami. Ezekieli 2:1, 2.

Ezekiel represents God’s people in the “last days” who are dead, yet they hear God speak, and the reception of God’s Word brings the presence of the Holy Spirit and they then stand upon their feet. Those in Revelation who have been slain and left in the street to be trampled down for twelve hundred and sixty symbolic days also hear God’s Word, which conveys the Holy Spirit into their hearts and minds and they stand upon their feet. Ezekiel informs us what the Word of God is that they hear, which in turn brings the entire movement represented by Moses and Elijah that has been dead in the streets back to life, and causes them to stand.

Ezekieli anawakilisha watu wa Mungu katika "siku za mwisho" ambao wamekufa, lakini wanasikia Mungu akinena, na kupokea Neno la Mungu kunaleta uwepo wa Roho Mtakatifu, nao kisha wanasimama juu ya miguu yao. Wale katika Ufunuo ambao waliouawa na kuachwa mitaani wakanyagwe kwa siku elfu moja mia mbili na sitini za mfano, nao pia wanasikia Neno la Mungu, ambalo huleta Roho Mtakatifu ndani ya mioyo na akili zao, nao wanasimama juu ya miguu yao. Ezekieli anatufahamisha ni nini Neno la Mungu wanalolisikia, ambalo kwa upande wake huifufua harakati nzima inayowakilishwa na Musa na Eliya, ambayo ilikuwa imekufa mitaani, na kuwafanya wasimame.

> The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest. Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord. Ezekiel 37:1–14.

> Mkono wa Bwana ulikuwa juu yangu, akanichukua kwa Roho ya Bwana, akanitia chini katikati ya bonde lililojaa mifupa, akanipitisha kuizunguka pande zote; na tazama, kulikuwa na mifupa mingi sana katika lile bonde wazi; na tazama, ilikuwa mikavu sana. Akaniambia, Mwanadamu, je, mifupa hii yaweza kuishi? Nikajibu, Ee Bwana Mungu, wewe wajua. Akaniambia tena, Tabiri juu ya mifupa hii, uwaambie, Enyi mifupa mikavu, sikieni neno la Bwana. Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Mungu kwa mifupa hii: Tazama, nitaleta pumzi iwaingie, nanyi mtaishi; nami nitatia kano juu yenu, nitaleta nyama juu yenu, nitawafunika ngozi, nitaweka pumzi ndani yenu, nanyi mtaishi; nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana. Basi nikatabiri kama nilivyoamriwa; na nilipotabiri, palikuwa na sauti, tena tazama, mtetemeko, na mifupa ikaja pamoja, mfupa kwa mfupa wake. Nami nilipotazama, tazama, kano na nyama vikapanda juu yao, na ngozi ikawafunika juu; lakini hapakuwa na pumzi ndani yao. Kisha akaniambia, Tabiri juu ya upepo, tabiri, mwanadamu, ukaambie upepo, Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Mungu: Uje kutoka katika pepo nne, ee pumzi, ukavume juu ya hawa waliouawa, wapate kuishi. Basi nikatabiri kama alivyoniamuru, na ile pumzi ikaingia ndani yao, wakaishi, wakasimama kwa miguu yao, jeshi kubwa mno. Kisha akaniambia, Mwanadamu, mifupa hii ni nyumba yote ya Israeli; tazama, wanasema, Mifupa yetu imekauka, na tumaini letu limepotea; tumekatiliwa mbali. Kwa hiyo tabiri, uwaambie, Hivi ndivyo asemavyo Bwana Mungu: Tazama, enyi watu wangu, nitayafungua makaburi yenu, na kuwatoa makaburini mwenu, na kuwaleta katika nchi ya Israeli. Nanyi mtajua ya kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapoyafungua makaburi yenu, enyi watu wangu, na kuwaondoa makaburini mwenu, nami nitaweka Roho wangu ndani yenu, nanyi mtaishi, nami nitawaweka katika nchi yenu wenyewe; ndipo mtakapojua ya kuwa mimi, Bwana, nimenena, nami nimetenda, asema Bwana. Ezekieli 37:1-14.

Daniel and John represent God’s one hundred and forty-four thousand in the “last days” who have been symbolically killed and resurrected. John in the boiling oil, Daniel in the lion’s den. The movement that was an offspring of its Laodicean mother is symbolically slain and thereafter resurrected, thus becoming the eighth that is of the seven. It is the resurrection of the sixth church, which was Philadelphia that becomes the eighth, though it is not a church but a movement. At the end of a period where they remain unburied, that they might be trampled down by those that are celebrating their deaths, they stand upon their feet as a mighty army. They stand up because they hear a message from God’s Word. Any corpse that has been in the street for over three years has rotted away to the point that all that would remain would be bones.

Danieli na Yohana wanawakilisha wale laki moja na arobaini na nne elfu wa Mungu katika "siku za mwisho" ambao wameuawa na kufufuliwa kimajazi. Yohana katika mafuta yanayochemka, Danieli katika tundu la simba. Harakati iliyotokana na mama yake wa Laodikia inauawa kimajazi na baadaye kufufuliwa, hivyo kuwa ya nane iliyo miongoni mwa zile saba. Huo ni ufufuo wa kanisa la sita, yaani Filadelfia, linalokuwa la nane, ijapokuwa si kanisa bali ni harakati. Mwishoni mwa kipindi ambacho wamebaki bila kuzikwa, ili wakanyagwe na wale wanaosherehekea vifo vyao, wanasimama juu ya miguu yao kama jeshi lenye nguvu. Wanasimama kwa sababu wanasikia ujumbe kutoka kwa Neno la Mungu. Maiti yoyote iliyokaa barabarani kwa zaidi ya miaka mitatu imeoza kiasi kwamba kinachobaki tu ni mifupa.

> “The dry bones need to be breathed upon by the Holy Spirit of God, that they may come into action, as by a resurrection from the dead.” Bible Training School, December 1, 1903.

> “Mifupa mikavu inahitaji kupuliziwa na Roho Mtakatifu wa Mungu, ili iingie katika utendaji, kana kwamba kwa ufufuo kutoka kwa wafu.” Shule ya Mafunzo ya Biblia, 1 Desemba 1903.

We are required to participate in the work of resurrecting ourselves. We do this by reading, hearing and keeping the things which are written.

Tunahitajika kushiriki katika kazi ya kujifufua sisi wenyewe. Tunafanya hivyo kwa kusoma, kusikia na kushika mambo yaliyoandikwa.

> “A revival of true godliness among us is the greatest and most urgent of all our needs. To seek this should be our first work.” Selected Messages, book 1, 121.

> Uamsho wa utauwa wa kweli miongoni mwetu ndilo hitaji letu kubwa zaidi na la dharura kuliko yote. Kutafuta hili kunapaswa kuwa kazi yetu ya kwanza. Ujumbe Uliochaguliwa, kitabu cha 1, 121.

The prophetic “Word” that produces this resurrection from a Laodicean experience unto the experience of Philadelphia comes from a message found in the books of Daniel and Revelation.

"Neno" la kinabii linaloleta ufufuo huu kutoka katika uzoefu wa Laodikia hadi uzoefu wa Filadelfia linatokana na ujumbe unaopatikana katika vitabu vya Danieli na Ufunuo.

> “When the books of Daniel and Revelation are better understood, believers will have an entirely different religious experience.” Testimonies to Ministers, 112–114.

> "Vitabu vya Danieli na Ufunuo vitakapoeleweka vizuri zaidi, waumini watakuwa na uzoefu wa kidini tofauti kabisa." Ushuhuda kwa Wahudumu, 112-114.

The experience of the legal religion of Laodicea is changed by a life-giving message. The message of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is the message of His creative power, which most certainly is the power of God unto salvation for everyone that believes.

Uzoefu wa udini wa kisheria wa Laodikia hubadilishwa na ujumbe uletao uzima. Ujumbe wa Ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo ni ujumbe wa uweza wake wa kuumba, ambao kwa hakika ni uweza wa Mungu uletao wokovu kwa kila aaminiye.

> “What power must we have from God that icy hearts, having only a legal religion, should see the better things provided for them—Christ and His righteousness! A life-giving message was needed to give life to the dry bones.” Manuscript Releases, volume 12, 205.

> "Ni nguvu gani lazima tupate kutoka kwa Mungu ili mioyo iliyoganda kama barafu, iliyo na dini ya kisheria tu, iweze kuona mambo yaliyo bora yaliyoandaliwa kwao—Kristo na haki yake! Ujumbe uletao uhai ulihitajika kuipa uhai mifupa mikavu." Manuscript Releases, juzuu ya 12, 205.

The legal religion is a backslidden religion as represented by Adventism’s departure from the foundations in 1863 and onward.

Dini ya kisheria ni dini iliyodorora, kama inavyoonyeshwa na kuondoka kwa Uadventista kutoka kwenye misingi mnamo 1863 na kuendelea.

> “I lay down my pen and lift up my soul in prayer, that the Lord would breathe upon his backslidden people, which are as dry bones, that they may live.” General Conference Bulletin, February 4, 1893.

> "Naweka kalamu yangu chini na kuinua nafsi yangu katika sala, ili Bwana apulize pumzi yake juu ya watu wake waliorejea nyuma, ambao ni kama mifupa mikavu, ili wapate kuishi." Biuleteni la Mkutano Mkuu, 4 Februari 1893.

Jesus is “the faithful witness” in the Revelation.

Yesu ni "shahidi aliye mwaminifu" katika Ufunuo.

> And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God. Revelation 3:14.

> Na kwa malaika wa kanisa lililoko Laodikia andika; Haya asema yule Amina, shahidi mwaminifu na wa kweli, mwanzo wa uumbaji wa Mungu. Ufunuo 3:14.

Sister White informs us that it is Jesus who is the “faithful witness” that presents a “straight testimony” to the Laodiceans who are dead in trespasses and sin, and that just as with the message to the valley of dead dry bones, the message causes a shaking.

Dada White anatufahamisha kwamba ni Yesu ndiye "shahidi mwaminifu" anayeutoa "ushuhuda ulionyooka" kwa Walaodikia waliokufa katika makosa na dhambi, na kwamba kama ilivyo kwa ujumbe kwa bonde la mifupa mikavu iliyokufa, ujumbe huo husababisha mtikisiko.

> “I asked the meaning of the shaking I had seen and was shown that it would be caused by the straight testimony called forth by the counsel of the True Witness to the Laodiceans. This will have its effect upon the heart of the receiver, and will lead him to exalt the standard and pour forth the straight truth. Some will not bear this straight testimony. They will rise up against it, and this is what will cause a shaking among God’s people.

> Niliuliza maana ya mtikisiko niliokuwa nimeuona, na nikaonyeshwa kwamba ungesababishwa na ushuhuda wa moja kwa moja uliotokana na ushauri wa Shahidi wa Kweli kwa Walaodikia. Hii itakuwa na athari katika moyo wa mpokeaji, na itamwongoza kuinua kiwango na kutoa ukweli ulionyooka. Wengine hawatastahimili ushuhuda huu ulionyooka. Wataupinga, na hili ndilo litasababisha mtikisiko miongoni mwa watu wa Mungu.

> “I saw that the testimony of the True Witness has not been half heeded. The solemn testimony upon which the destiny of the church hangs has been lightly esteemed, if not entirely disregarded. This testimony must work deep repentance; all who truly receive it will obey it and be purified.

> Niliona kwamba ushuhuda wa Shahidi wa Kweli haujatiwa maanani hata nusu. Ushuhuda mzito ambao hatima ya kanisa inategemea umechukuliwa juu juu tu, kama haujapuuzwa kabisa. Ushuhuda huu lazima ulete toba ya kina; wote wanaoupokea kwa kweli watautii na kutakaswa.

> “Said the angel, ‘List ye!’ Soon I heard a voice like many musical instruments all sounding in perfect strains, sweet and harmonious. It surpassed any music I had ever heard, seeming to be full of mercy, compassion, and elevating, holy joy. It thrilled through my whole being. Said the angel, ‘Look ye!’ My attention was then turned to the company I had seen, who were mightily shaken. I was shown those whom I had before seen weeping and praying in agony of spirit. The company of guardian angels around them had been doubled, and they were clothed with an armor from their head to their feet. They moved in exact order, like a company of soldiers. Their countenances expressed the severe conflict which they had endured, the agonizing struggle they had passed through. Yet their features, marked with severe internal anguish, now shone with the light and glory of heaven. They had obtained the victory, and it called forth from them the deepest gratitude and holy, sacred joy.

> “Malaika alisema, ‘Sikilizeni!’ Muda si mrefu nikasikia sauti kama ya vyombo vingi vya muziki, vyote vikitoa sauti tamu zenye uwiano mkamilifu. Iliyazidi muziki wowote niliowahi kuusikia, ikionekana kujawa na rehema, huruma, na furaha takatifu inayoinua. Ilinisisimua katika utu wangu wote. Malaika akasema, ‘Tazameni!’ Ndipo mawazo yangu yakageuzwa kwa kundi nililokuwa nimewaona, waliokuwa wametikiswa kwa nguvu. Nikaoneshwa wale niliokuwa nimewaona hapo kabla wakilia na kuomba katika maumivu makali ya roho. Kikundi cha malaika walinzi waliowazunguka kilikuwa kimeongezeka maradufu, nao walikuwa wamevikwa silaha za vita kutoka kichwani hadi miguuni. Walitembea kwa mpangilio kamilifu, kama kikosi cha wanajeshi. Nyuso zao ziliakisi mapambano makali waliyoyavumilia, mapambano ya kuumiza waliyoyapitia. Hata hivyo, sura zao, zilizotiwa alama na uchungu mkali wa ndani, sasa ziling’aa kwa nuru na utukufu wa mbinguni. Walikuwa wamepata ushindi, na hilo likaibua ndani yao shukrani za kina na furaha takatifu ya kimbingu.”

> “The numbers of this company had lessened. Some had been shaken out and left by the way. The careless and indifferent, who did not join with those who prized victory and salvation enough to perseveringly plead and agonize for it, did not obtain it, and they were left behind in darkness, and their places were immediately filled by others taking hold of the truth and coming into the ranks. Evil angels still pressed around them, but could have no power over them.

> Idadi ya kikundi hiki ilikuwa imepungua. Wengine walikuwa wametikiswa na kuachwa kando ya njia. Watu wazembe na wasiojali, ambao hawakuungana na wale waliouthamini ushindi na wokovu kiasi cha kuomba kwa bidii na kung’ang’ania kwa uvumilivu kuupata, hawakuupata, nao wakaachwa nyuma gizani, na nafasi zao zikajazwa mara moja na wengine walioukumbatia ukweli na kujiunga katika safu. Malaika waovu bado waliwazonga, lakini hawakuwa na nguvu juu yao.

> “I heard those clothed with the armor speak forth the truth with great power. It had effect. Many had been bound; some wives by their husbands, and some children by their parents. The honest who had been prevented from hearing the truth now eagerly laid hold upon it. All fear of their relatives was gone, and the truth alone was exalted to them. They had been hungering and thirsting for truth; it was dearer and more precious than life. I asked what had made this great change. An angel answered, ‘It is the latter rain, the refreshing from the presence of the Lord, the loud cry of the third angel.’” Early Writings, 270, 271.

> Nilisikia wale waliovikwa deraya wakitangaza ukweli kwa nguvu kuu. Ulikuwa na athari. Wengi walikuwa wamefungwa; baadhi ya wake walikuwa wamefungwa na waume zao, na baadhi ya watoto na wazazi wao. Waaminifu waliokuwa wamezuiliwa kusikia ukweli sasa waliukamata kwa hamu. Hofu yote ya jamaa zao ilikuwa imeondoka, na kwao ukweli peke yake ndio uliotukuzwa. Walikuwa na njaa na kiu ya ukweli; ulikuwa mpendwa zaidi na wa thamani kuliko uhai. Nikauliza ni nini kilichosababisha mabadiliko haya makubwa. Malaika akajibu, ‘Ni mvua ya mwisho, kuburudishwa kutoka katika uwepo wa Bwana, kilio kikuu cha malaika wa tatu.’ Maandishi ya Mapema, 270, 271.

The straight testimony to Laodicea that raises up an army after a severe shaking is the message to the valley of dead dry bones, and those bones represent the message of Moses and the messenger Elijah that were slain in the street on July 18, 2020 by a beast from the bottomless pit.

Ushuhuda wa wazi kwa Laodikia unaoinua jeshi baada ya mtikiso mkali ndio ujumbe kwa bonde la mifupa mikavu ya wafu, na mifupa hiyo inawakilisha ujumbe wa Musa na mjumbe Eliya ambao waliuawa mtaani tarehe 18 Julai 2020 na mnyama atokaye katika shimo lisilo na mwisho.

> “A straight testimony must be borne to our churches and institutions, to arouse the sleeping ones.’

> "Ushuhuda wa wazi lazima utolewe kwa makanisa yetu na taasisi zetu, ili kuamsha waliolala.'"

> “When the word of the Lord is believed and obeyed, steady advancement will be made. Let us now see our great need. The Lord cannot use us until he breathes life into the dry bones. I heard the words spoken: ‘Without the deep moving of the Spirit of God upon the heart, without its life-giving influence, truth becomes a dead letter.’” Review and Herald, November 18, 1902.

> "Neno la Bwana linapoaminiwa na kutiiwa, maendeleo thabiti yatafikiwa. Hebu sasa tuone uhitaji wetu mkubwa. Bwana hawezi kututumia hadi atakapopulizia pumzi ya uhai ndani ya mifupa mikavu. Nilisikia maneno yakisemwa: 'Bila mguso wa kina wa Roho wa Mungu juu ya moyo, bila athari yake ya kuhuisha, kweli inakuwa andiko mfu.'" Review and Herald, Novemba 18, 1902.

We have shown that the four waymarks that represent the history of the seven thunders are represented in every reform line. In connection with that is the fact that in each reform line each of the four waymarks represent the same prophetic theme. With Moses the theme at each of the four waymarks typifying the seven thunders was the covenant with a chosen people. With David it was the ark of God. With Christ it was death and resurrection. With the Millerites it was the day for a year principle.

Tumeonyesha kwamba alama nne za njia zinazowakilisha historia ya ngurumo saba huonekana katika kila mstari wa matengenezo. Sambamba na hilo, kuna ukweli kwamba katika kila mstari wa matengenezo, kila moja ya alama hizo nne za njia huwakilisha mada ileile ya kinabii. Kwa Musa, mada katika kila moja ya alama hizo nne za njia, zikifananisha ngurumo saba, ilikuwa agano na watu teule. Kwa Daudi ilikuwa sanduku la Mungu. Kwa Kristo ilikuwa kifo na ufufuo. Kwa Wamileraiti ilikuwa kanuni ya siku kwa mwaka.

With Future for America, it is Islam. Islam on September 11, 2001. It was again Islam on July 18, 2020 with the failed prediction, the first disappointment and the beginning of a tarrying time. The third waymark that produces a mighty army that stands up is the message of the four winds, which represents Islam, the “angry horse” of Bible prophecy.

Kwa Future for America, ni Uislamu. Ilikuwa Uislamu tarehe 11 Septemba 2001. Tena ilikuwa Uislamu tarehe 18 Julai 2020, pamoja na utabiri uliokosa kutimia, kukatishwa tamaa kwa mara ya kwanza, na mwanzo wa wakati wa kukawia. Alama ya njia ya tatu inayozalisha jeshi lenye nguvu linaloinuka ni ujumbe wa pepo nne, unaowakilisha Uislamu, "farasi mwenye ghadhabu" wa unabii wa Biblia.

> “Angels are holding the four winds, represented as an angry horse seeking to break loose and rush over the face of the whole earth, bearing destruction and death in its path.

> Malaika wanazuia pepo nne, zilizowakilishwa kama farasi mwenye hasira anayetaka kujivunja huru na kukimbia juu ya uso wa dunia yote, akileta uharibifu na mauti katika njia yake.

> “Shall we sleep on the very verge of the eternal world? Shall we be dull and cold and dead? Oh, that we might have in our churches the Spirit and breath of God breathed into His people, that they might stand upon their feet and live. We need to see that the way is narrow, and the gate strait. But as we pass through the strait gate, its wideness is without limit.” Manuscript Releases, volume 20, 216, 217.

> Je, tutalala ukingoni kabisa mwa ulimwengu wa milele? Je, tutakuwa wazembe, baridi, na wafu? Ee, laiti katika makanisa yetu watu Wake wangepuliziwa ndani yao Roho na pumzi ya Mungu, ili wasimame kwa miguu yao na waishi. Tunahitaji kuona kwamba njia ni nyembamba, na lango ni finyu. Lakini tunapopita katika lango hilo finyu, upana wake hauna kikomo. Manuscript Releases, juzuu ya 20, 216, 217.

Immediately after Elijah and Moses stand up, they are lifted up to heaven as an ensign.

Mara tu baada ya Eliya na Musa kusimama, wanainuliwa hadi mbinguni kama ishara.

> And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. Revelation 11:12.

> Nao wakasikia sauti kuu kutoka mbinguni ikiwaambia, Njooni huku juu. Nao wakapaa mbinguni katika wingu; na adui zao waliwaona. Ufunuo 11:12.

We will address the ensign represented by Moses and Elijah in the next article.

Tutajadili ishara inayowakilishwa na Musa na Eliya katika makala ijayo.

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