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# The Book of Daniel - Number Ninety-Four

Kitabu cha Danieli - Nambari Tisini na Nne

Unveiling the Prophetic Framework: Understanding the Threefold Powers Leading to Armageddon

Kufunua Muundo wa Kinabii: Kuelewa Nguvu Tatu Zinazoongoza Hadi Armagedoni

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 27, 2024

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The prophetic framework applied by William Miller was the structure of the two desolating powers of pagan Rome followed by papal Rome. The prophetic framework applied by Future for America is the structure of the three desolating powers of pagan Rome followed by papal Rome and then apostate Protestantism. The three manifestations of Rome are those three desolating powers of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet. That framework was recognized in a large part by the resistance brought against the light of the last six verses of Daniel chapter eleven, that was unsealed at the time of the end in 1989.

Mfumo wa kinabii uliotumiwa na William Miller ulikuwa muundo wa mamlaka mbili za kuleta ukiwa: Roma ya kipagani ikifuatiwa na Roma ya kipapa. Mfumo wa kinabii unaotumiwa na Future for America ni muundo wa mamlaka tatu za kuleta ukiwa: Roma ya kipagani, ikifuatiwa na Roma ya kipapa kisha Uprotestanti uliopotoka. Madhihirisho matatu ya Roma ni zile mamlaka tatu za kuleta ukiwa za joka, mnyama na nabii wa uongo. Mfumo huo ulitambuliwa kwa kiasi kikubwa kupitia upinzani ulioelekezwa dhidi ya nuru ya aya sita za mwisho za sura ya kumi na moja ya Danieli, ambayo ilifunuliwa wakati wa mwisho mwaka 1989.

The first two manifestations of Rome identify the prophetic makeup of modern Rome, the third and last manifestation of Rome. Modern Rome identifies the structure of the final threefold persecuting power of the last days. Closely related, but distinctly different is the three manifestations of Babylon. The first was Nimrod’s Babel. The second was Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar’s Babylon. Together those two prophetic witnesses identify the prophetic characteristics of modern Babylon. Though at one level modern Rome and modern Babylon are the same entity, the three manifestations of Babylon are identifying the final fall of Babylon, and the arrogance of the man of sin.

Madhihirisho mawili ya kwanza ya Roma yanatambulisha muundo wa kinabii wa Roma ya kisasa, ambayo ndiyo dhihirisho la tatu na la mwisho la Roma. Roma ya kisasa inabainisha muundo wa nguvu ya mwisho ya kutesa, iliyo ya sehemu tatu, ya nyakati za mwisho. Madhihirisho matatu ya Babeli yanahusiana kwa karibu, lakini ni tofauti dhahiri. La kwanza lilikuwa Babeli ya Nimrodi. La pili lilikuwa Babeli ya Nebukadneza na Belshaza. Pamoja, hao mashahidi wawili wa kinabii wanatambulisha sifa za kinabii za Babeli ya kisasa. Ijapokuwa katika kiwango fulani Roma ya kisasa na Babeli ya kisasa ni huluki moja, madhihirisho matatu ya Babeli yanabainisha anguko la mwisho la Babeli, na kiburi cha mtu wa dhambi.

The fall of Babylon is a large and specific subject in Bible prophecy, as is the arrogance of the pope of Rome. In Revelation chapter seventeen, one of the angels who pours out the seven last plagues comes to specifically identify the judgment of Babylon, which is another expression of her fall.

Anguko la Babeli ni suala kubwa na mahususi katika unabii wa Biblia, kama ilivyo pia kiburi cha papa wa Roma. Katika Ufunuo sura ya kumi na saba, mmoja wa malaika wanaomimina mapigo saba ya mwisho anakuja kuainisha hukumu ya Babeli, ambayo ni namna nyingine ya kueleza anguko lake.

> And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Revelation 17:1–3.

> Kisha akaja mmoja wa wale malaika saba waliokuwa na zile bakuli saba, akanena nami, akaniambia, Njoo hapa; nitakuonyesha hukumu ya yule kahaba mkuu aketiye juu ya maji mengi; ambaye wafalme wa dunia wamefanya uzinzi pamoja naye, na wakazi wa dunia wameleweshwa kwa mvinyo wa uasherati wake. Basi akanichukua katika roho mpaka nyikani; nami nikamwona mwanamke ameketi juu ya mnyama wa rangi nyekundu iliyokolea, aliyejaa majina ya kufuru, mwenye vichwa saba na pembe kumi. Ufunuo 17:1-3.

The work of the angel is to show John the judgment of the woman who has “MYSTERY BABYLON” written upon her forehead.

Kazi ya malaika ni kumwonyesha Yohana hukumu ya yule mwanamke aliye na maneno "SIRI BABELI" yaliyoandikwa katika kipaji cha uso wake.

> And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:4–6.

> Na yule mwanamke alikuwa amevaa rangi ya zambarau na nyekundu, amejipamba kwa dhahabu na vito vya thamani na lulu, akiwa na kikombe cha dhahabu mkononi mwake kilichojaa machukizo na uchafu wa uasherati wake. Na juu ya kipaji cha uso wake palikuwa pameandikwa jina, SIRI, BABELI MKUU, MAMA WA MAKAHABA NA MACHUKIZO YA DUNIA. Nikamwona yule mwanamke amelewa kwa damu ya watakatifu na kwa damu ya mashahidi wa Yesu; nami nilipomwona, nilistaajabu kwa mshangao mkubwa. Ufunuo 17:4-6.

The geopolitical apparatus which the papacy employs in the last days to persecute those she deems are heretics is represented by “a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.” The fact that she is riding upon the beast shows that she is in control of the beast, as is a rider upon a horse.

Mfumo wa jiopolitiki ambao upapa hutumia katika siku za mwisho kuwatesa wale anaowachukulia kuwa wazushi unawakilishwa na “mnyama wa rangi nyekundu ya damu, aliyejaa majina ya makufuru, mwenye vichwa saba na pembe kumi.” Ukweli kwamba anampanda yule mnyama unaonyesha kwamba anaudhibiti yule mnyama, kama vile mpandaji wa farasi.

> And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 17:8.

> Na yule mwanamke uliyemwona ndiye mji ule mkubwa, unaotawala juu ya wafalme wa dunia. Ufunuo 17:8.

The “scarlet colored beast with seven heads and ten horns” is modern Rome, and represents the geopolitical structure the woman employs as she persecutes God’s faithful in the last days. The woman is modern Babylon, the great city that commits fornication and rules over the kings of the earth. The first two manifestations of Babylon represented by Babel in Genesis chapter eleven, and Babylon in Daniel chapters four and five, describe the arrogance and the fall of modern Babylon in the last days. The woman who is judged in Revelation chapter seventeen, is modern Babylon, and the beast she reigns over is modern Rome. She has committed fornication with the kings, and together they are one flesh.

“Yule ‘mnyama mwekundu sana mwenye vichwa saba na pembe kumi’ ni Roma ya kisasa, na anawakilisha muundo wa kisiasa wa dunia ambao mwanamke huyo anaoutumia anapowatesa waaminifu wa Mungu katika siku za mwisho. Mwanamke huyo ni Babeli ya kisasa, mji ule mkuu unaofanya uzinzi na kutawala juu ya wafalme wa dunia. Madhihirisho mawili ya kwanza ya Babeli, yanayowakilishwa na Babeli katika Mwanzo sura ya kumi na moja, na Babeli katika Danieli sura ya nne na ya tano, yanaelezea kiburi na anguko la Babeli ya kisasa katika siku za mwisho. Mwanamke anayehukumiwa katika Ufunuo sura ya kumi na saba, ni Babeli ya kisasa, na mnyama anayemtawala ni Roma ya kisasa. Amefanya uzinzi na wafalme, na pamoja ni mwili mmoja.”

> Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24.

> Kwa sababu hiyo mtu atamwacha baba yake na mama yake, naye ataambatana na mkewe; nao watakuwa mwili mmoja. Mwanzo 2:24.

Though they are one, certain prophetic elements of modern Rome and modern Babylon are isolated in God’s Word. The story of modern Babylon, as established by the two witnesses of Babel and Babylon is about her arrogance, and her final fall. In the last six verses of Daniel eleven, the king of the north is used to represent the papacy. The pope of Rome is Satan’s earthly representative.

Ingawa ni kitu kimoja, baadhi ya vipengele vya kinabii vya Roma ya kisasa na Babiloni ya kisasa yamewekwa kando katika Neno la Mungu. Hadithi ya Babiloni ya kisasa, kama inavyothibitishwa na mashahidi wawili wa Babeli na Babiloni, inahusu kiburi chake na anguko lake la mwisho. Katika mistari sita ya mwisho ya Danieli kumi na moja, mfalme wa kaskazini anatumika kuwakilisha upapa. Papa wa Roma ni mwakilishi wa Shetani duniani.

> “To secure worldly gains and honors, the church was led to seek the favor and support of the great men of earth; and having thus rejected Christ, she was induced to yield allegiance to the representative of Satan—the bishop of Rome.” The Great Controversy, 50.

> Ili kujihakikishia faida na heshima za kidunia, kanisa likaongozwa kutafuta kibali na uungaji mkono wa wakuu wa dunia; na kwa kufanya hivyo, likamkataa Kristo, likashawishiwa kujiweka chini ya utiifu wa mwakilishi wa Shetani-askofu wa Roma. Pambano Kuu, 50.

Satan wished to be God, and his desire was to take God’s political and religious thrones.

Shetani alitamani kuwa Mungu, na tamanio lake lilikuwa kuchukua viti vya enzi vya kisiasa na vya kidini vya Mungu.

> 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. Isaiah 14:12–14.

> Jinsi ulivyoanguka kutoka mbinguni, ee Lusifa, mwana wa asubuhi! Jinsi ulivyoangushwa chini hata duniani, wewe uliyeudhoofisha mataifa! Kwa maana ulisema moyoni mwako, Nitapaa mbinguni, nitainua kiti changu cha enzi juu ya nyota za Mungu; nami nitaketi pia juu ya mlima wa mkutano, katika pande za kaskazini; nitapaa juu ya vilele vya mawingu; nitakuwa kama Aliye Juu Sana. Isaya 14:12-14.

Satan desired to exalt his throne (which is a symbol of kingly rule), “above the stars of God.” The stars of God are the angels, and represent the machinery of God’s government. Satan desired to “also” be seated “upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.” The congregation is the Church, and it is located in Jerusalem, which is in the sides of the north. To be seated upon a throne in “sides of the north,” is to be king of the north. Christ is the true King of the North, who also is King over the government of God. Satan desired to “be like the most High.”

Shetani alitamani kuinua kiti chake cha enzi (ambacho ni ishara ya utawala wa kifalme), "juu ya nyota za Mungu." Nyota za Mungu ni malaika, na zinawakilisha mfumo wa utawala wa Mungu. Shetani alitamani "pia" kuketi "juu ya mlima wa mkutano, katika pande za kaskazini." Mkutano huo ni Kanisa, na upo Yerusalemu, iliyo katika pande za kaskazini. Kuketi juu ya kiti cha enzi katika "pande za kaskazini," ni kuwa mfalme wa kaskazini. Kristo ndiye Mfalme wa kweli wa kaskazini, ambaye pia ni Mfalme juu ya utawala wa Mungu. Shetani alitamani "kuwa kama Aliye Juu Sana."

> A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Psalm 48:1–3.

> Wimbo na Zaburi kwa wana wa Kora. Bwana ni mkuu, tena anastahili kusifiwa sana katika mji wa Mungu wetu, katika mlima wa utakatifu wake. Mrembo kwa mahali pake, furaha ya dunia yote, ni mlima Sayuni, katika pande za kaskazini, mji wa Mfalme mkuu. Mungu anajulikana katika majumba yake kuwa kimbilio. Zaburi 48:1-3.

The earthly representative of Satan is the bishop of Rome (the pope). In the last six verses of Daniel eleven, the final rise and fall of the pope of Rome is portrayed, and the pope is there represented as the king of the north. He is the head of the Catholic church, and the word “catholic” means universal. In order for Satan to counterfeit Christ’s two thrones (political and religious), Satan created the Catholic church for the purpose of having a worldwide religious system when he begins his personation of Christ in the last days.

Mwakilishi wa Shetani hapa duniani ni askofu wa Roma (papa). Katika aya sita za mwisho za Danieli sura ya kumi na moja, kuinuka kwa mwisho kwa papa wa Roma na kuanguka kwake kumeonyeshwa, na papa humo amewakilishwa kama mfalme wa kaskazini. Yeye ndiye mkuu wa Kanisa Katoliki, na neno "katoliki" linamaanisha wa ulimwengu wote. Ili Shetani aige viti viwili vya enzi vya Kristo (kisiasa na kidini), Shetani aliunda Kanisa Katoliki kwa kusudi la kuwa na mfumo wa kidini wa ulimwengu wote atakapoanza kujifanya Kristo katika siku za mwisho.

> “This compromise between paganism and Christianity resulted in the development of ‘the man of sin’ foretold in prophecy as opposing and exalting himself above God. That gigantic system of false religion is a masterpiece of Satan’s power—a monument of his efforts to seat himself upon the throne to rule the earth according to his will.” The Great Controversy, 50.

> "Muafaka huu kati ya upagani na Ukristo ulisababisha kuibuka kwa 'mtu wa dhambi' aliyetabiriwa katika unabii kama anayempinga na kujiinua juu ya Mungu. Mfumo huo mkubwa mno wa dini ya uongo ni kazi bora ya uwezo wa Shetani—mnara wa juhudi zake za kujikalisha juu ya kiti cha enzi ili kuitawala dunia kulingana na mapenzi yake." Pambano Kuu, 50.

Satan constructed a worldwide religious system and also a worldwide political structure, for the purpose of counterfeiting the two thrones of authority that the true King of the North is seated upon. The ten kings of Revelation seventeen, with whom the whore commits fornication and rules over in the last days, represents the beast with seven heads and ten horns, that is reigned over by the woman who has BABYLON written on her forehead. In chapter seventeen the ten kings “hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.” Thus, her judgment is portrayed. The three manifestations of Babylon are identifying the final fall of Babylon. The three manifestations of Rome are identifying the political structure she reigns over.

Shetani aliunda mfumo wa kidini wa ulimwengu mzima na pia muundo wa kisiasa wa ulimwengu mzima, kwa kusudi la kughushi viti viwili vya enzi vya mamlaka ambavyo Mfalme wa Kweli wa Kaskazini ameketi juu yake. Wafalme kumi wa Ufunuo kumi na saba, ambao yule kahaba anazini nao na kuwatawala katika siku za mwisho, wanawakilisha yule mnyama mwenye vichwa saba na pembe kumi, anayetawaliwa na yule mwanamke ambaye juu ya paji la uso wake imeandikwa BABELI. Katika sura ya kumi na saba wale wafalme kumi “wanamchukia yule kahaba, nao watamfanya awe ukiwa na uchi, watamla mwili wake, nao watamteketeza kwa moto.” Hivyo, hukumu yake inaonyeshwa. Madhihirisho matatu ya Babeli yanabainisha anguko la mwisho la Babeli. Madhihirisho matatu ya Roma yanabainisha muundo wa kisiasa anaoutawala.

The three angels’ messages of Revelation chapter fourteen address the final fall of modern Babylon, as does Daniel chapter eleven, verses forty-four and forty-five. Her final fall is referenced in chapter seventeen of Revelation, but it is even more specifically detailed in chapter eighteen. Daniel eleven’s portrayal of modern Babylon’s final fall, accompanied with the illustration of chapter fourteen’s three angels, and chapters seventeen and eighteen’s description of the final fall, are to be brought together, line upon line. In Daniel eleven, modern Babylon’s final fall is identified as occurring with her receiving no help.

Ujumbe wa malaika watatu wa Ufunuo sura ya kumi na nne unazungumzia kuanguka kwa mwisho kwa Babeli ya kisasa, vivyo hivyo Danieli sura ya kumi na moja, aya arobaini na nne na arobaini na tano. Kuanguka kwake kwa mwisho kunatajwa katika Ufunuo sura ya kumi na saba, lakini kunafafanuliwa kwa undani zaidi katika sura ya kumi na nane. Maelezo ya Danieli sura ya kumi na moja kuhusu kuanguka kwa mwisho kwa Babeli ya kisasa, pamoja na taswira ya malaika watatu wa sura ya kumi na nne, na maelezo ya sura ya kumi na saba na kumi na nane kuhusu kuanguka kwa mwisho, yanapaswa kuletwa pamoja, mstari juu ya mstari. Katika Danieli sura ya kumi na moja, kuanguka kwa mwisho kwa Babeli ya kisasa kunatambuliwa kuwa kunatokea wakati ambapo hapokei msaada wowote.

> And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. Daniel 11:45.

> Na atasimamisha hema za jumba lake la kifalme kati ya bahari, penye mlima mtakatifu wa utukufu; lakini atafikia mwisho wake, wala hakuna atakayemsaidia. Danieli 11:45.

In the next verse Michael stands up and human probation closes. The verse begins by stating, “And at that time.” When modern Babylon falls, human probation closes, and she dies alone. The third angel identifies the close of probation because it identifies that the world has been divided into two classes of people, those who have the mark of the beast and those who have the seal of God. At that time, God’s wrath is poured out upon modern Babylon, and those who have accepted the mark of her authority.

Katika mstari unaofuata, Mikaeli anasimama na mlango wa rehema kwa wanadamu unafungwa. Mstari unaanza kwa kusema, "Na wakati huo." Babeli ya kisasa inapoanguka, mlango wa rehema kwa wanadamu unafungwa, naye anakufa peke yake. Malaika wa tatu anabainisha kufungwa kwa mlango wa rehema kwa sababu anaonyesha kwamba ulimwengu umegawanywa katika makundi mawili ya watu, wale walio na chapa ya mnyama na wale walio na muhuri wa Mungu. Wakati huo, ghadhabu ya Mungu inamiminwa juu ya Babeli ya kisasa, na juu ya wale waliokubali chapa ya mamlaka yake.

> And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:9–12.

> Na malaika wa tatu akifuatana nao, akisema kwa sauti kuu, Mtu awaye yote akimwabudu yule Mnyama na sanamu yake, na kuipokea alama yake katika kipaji cha uso wake, au katika mkono wake, huyo atakunywa divai ya ghadhabu ya Mungu, iliyomiminwa bila kuchanganywa katika kikombe cha hasira yake; naye atateswa kwa moto na kiberiti mbele ya malaika watakatifu, na mbele ya Mwanakondoo. Na moshi wa mateso yao hupanda juu hata milele na milele; wala hawana raha mchana wala usiku, hao wamwabuduo yule Mnyama na sanamu yake, na mtu awaye yote aipokeaye alama ya jina lake. Hapa ndipo penye uvumilivu wa watakatifu; hao wazishikao amri za Mungu, na imani ya Yesu. Ufunuo 14:9-12.

In Revelation chapter eighteen, the judgment of the great whore is represented as a progressive judgment that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law, when the second voice calls God’s other flock out of Babylon. By verse twenty-one, the close of probation is marked, thus identifying a period from the soon-coming Sunday law in the United States until Michael stands up is a period of time that modern Babylon’s judgment is brought about, during a time of great persecution.

Katika Ufunuo sura ya kumi na nane, hukumu ya kahaba mkuu imeonyeshwa kama hukumu inayoendelea, inayoanza wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja hivi karibuni, wakati sauti ya pili inapoliita kundi lingine la Mungu kutoka Babeli. Ifikapo aya ya ishirini na moja, mwisho wa muda wa rehema umeashiriwa, hivyo kubainisha kipindi kinachoanzia sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja hivi karibuni nchini Marekani hadi Mikaeli atakaposimama kuwa ni kipindi ambacho hukumu ya Babeli ya kisasa inaletwa, katika wakati wa mateso makubwa.

> And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. Revelation 18:21–24.

> Na malaika mwenye nguvu akainua jiwe kama jiwe kubwa la kusagia, akalitupa baharini, akisema, Hivyo kwa nguvu ndivyo mji ule mkuu Babeli utatupwa chini, wala hautapatikana tena kabisa. Na sauti ya wapiga kinubi, na ya wanamuziki, na ya wapiga filimbi, na ya wapiga tarumbeta, haitasikika tena kabisa ndani yako; wala fundi wa kazi yoyote ile hatapatikana tena ndani yako; wala sauti ya jiwe la kusagia haitasikika tena kabisa ndani yako; Na mwanga wa taa hautaangaza tena kabisa ndani yako; na sauti ya bwana arusi na ya bibi arusi haitasikika tena kabisa ndani yako; kwa maana wafanyabiashara wako walikuwa wakuu wa dunia; kwa kuwa kwa uchawi wako mataifa yote yalidanganywa. Na ndani yake ilipatikana damu ya manabii, na ya watakatifu, na ya wote waliouawa juu ya nchi. Ufunuo 18:21-24.

The casting down of the stone, the silencing of the musicians and workers, the extinguishing of the candle, the silencing of the voices of the bride and bridegroom are all expressions taken from the Old Testament that represent the close of probation.

Kuangushwa kwa jiwe, kunyamazishwa kwa wanamuziki na wafanyakazi, kuzimwa kwa mshumaa, na kunyamazishwa kwa sauti za bibi arusi na bwana arusi, haya yote ni misemo iliyochukuliwa kutoka Agano la Kale inayowakilisha mwisho wa kipindi cha rehema.

When Daniel chapter eleven, is prophetically laid upon Revelation chapters thirteen and fourteen, and then those two passages are laid upon chapters seventeen and eighteen of Revelation we find three lines of prophecy that, among other truths, represent the final fall of modern Babylon. Each of the three lines represent one of the threefold powers that lead the world to Armageddon. Daniel chapter eleven is identifying the beast (the papacy). Revelation chapters thirteen and fourteen, present the same history, but from the perspective of the false prophet (the United States). Revelation chapters seventeen and eighteen, identify the same prophetic line, but the history there represented is focused upon the dragon (the United Nations).

Wakati Danieli sura ya kumi na moja inawekwa kinabii juu ya Ufunuo sura za kumi na tatu na kumi na nne, na kisha vifungu hivyo viwili vinawekwa juu ya Ufunuo sura za kumi na saba na kumi na nane, tunapata mistari mitatu ya unabii ambayo, pamoja na ukweli mwingine, inawakilisha anguko la mwisho la Babeli ya kisasa. Kila mojawapo ya mistari hiyo mitatu inawakilisha moja ya nguvu tatu zinazoiongoza dunia kuelekea Armagedoni. Danieli sura ya kumi na moja inamtambua yule mnyama (upapa). Ufunuo sura za kumi na tatu na kumi na nne zinaonyesha historia ileile, lakini kutoka katika mtazamo wa nabii wa uongo (Marekani). Ufunuo sura za kumi na saba na kumi na nane zinatambua mstari uleule wa kinabii, lakini historia inayowakilishwa humo imeelekezwa kwa yule joka (Umoja wa Mataifa).

Each of the three lines begin at the time of the end in 1798. Verse forty of Daniel chapter eleven begins with the words, “And at the time of the end.” The “time of the end” in the beginning of the verse is 1798, and when the verse was fulfilled in 1989, it was also the “time of the end,” for Jesus illustrates the end with the beginning when He wishes to place His signature upon an important fact. Sister White informs us that chapter thirteen of Revelation also begins in 1798.

Kila mojawapo ya mistari mitatu huanza wakati wa mwisho mwaka 1798. Mstari wa arobaini wa sura ya kumi na moja ya Danieli unaanza kwa maneno, "Na wakati wa mwisho." "Wakati wa mwisho" mwanzoni mwa mstari huo ni mwaka 1798, na mstari huo ulipotimia mwaka 1989, ulikuwa pia "wakati wa mwisho," kwa kuwa Yesu huonyesha mwisho kwa kutumia mwanzo anapotaka kuweka sahihi yake juu ya ukweli muhimu. Dada White anatufahamisha kwamba sura ya kumi na tatu ya Ufunuo pia inaanza mwaka 1798.

> “And when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution, John beheld a new power coming up to echo the dragon’s voice, and carry forward the same cruel and blasphemous work. This power, the last that is to wage war against the church and the law of God, was symbolized by a beast with lamblike horns.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.

> "Na Upapa, ulipopokonywa nguvu zake na kulazimishwa kusitisha mateso, Yohana akaona nguvu mpya ikichomoza kuiga sauti ya yule joka, na kuendeleza kazi ile ile ya ukatili na kufuru. Nguvu hii, ya mwisho itakayopiga vita dhidi ya kanisa na sheria ya Mungu, ilifananishwa na mnyama mwenye pembe kama za mwanakondoo." Signs of the Times, Novemba 1, 1899.

The line of prophecy that begins in verse forty of Daniel eleven in 1798, continues until human probation closes when Michael stands up. The line of prophecy that begins in 1798, “when the Papacy, robbed of its strength, was forced to desist from persecution,” and it ends with God’s wrath being poured upon those who have accepted the “mark” of papal authority. In Revelation chapter seventeen, when the angel comes to John to show him the judgment of the papal whore, John is carried to the very end of the “wilderness,” that represents the history of the year 538 unto 1798. Spiritually placed in 1798, John records the judgment of modern Babylon, that begins with the second voice of Revelation eighteen, which announces that the papacy has filled the cup of her probationary time, and her judgment then continues until probation closes as the millstone is cast into the sea.

Mlolongo wa unabii unaoanza katika mstari wa arobaini wa Danieli kumi na moja mnamo 1798, unaendelea hadi muda wa rehema wa wanadamu unafungwa wakati Mikaeli anaposimama. Mlolongo wa unabii unaoanza mwaka 1798, “wakati Upapa, uliopokwa nguvu zake, ulilazimishwa kuacha mateso,” na unakoma kwa ghadhabu ya Mungu kumiminwa juu ya wale waliokubali “alama” ya mamlaka ya kipapa. Katika Ufunuo sura ya kumi na saba, malaika anapomjia Yohana kumwonyesha hukumu ya yule kahaba wa kipapa, Yohana anapelekwa hadi mwisho kabisa wa “jangwa,” linalowakilisha historia ya mwaka 538 hadi 1798. Akiwekwa kiroho mwaka 1798, Yohana anarekodi hukumu ya Babeli ya kisasa, inayoanza kwa sauti ya pili ya Ufunuo kumi na nane, inayotangaza kwamba upapa umeijaza kikombe cha muda wake wa rehema, na hukumu yake inaendelea hadi muda wa rehema unafungwa wakati jiwe la kusagia linapotupwa baharini.

Line upon line, these three lines identify the final fall of modern Babylon, who has committed fornication with the kings of modern Rome. Daniel eleven is a witness of the papacy, represented as the king of the north. Revelation thirteen and fourteen is a witness of the false prophet, and chapters seventeen and eighteen witness to the role of the dragon (the ten kings). The prophetic framework employed by Future for America is based upon the three powers that lead the world to Armageddon.

Mstari juu ya mstari, mistari hii mitatu inabainisha anguko la mwisho la Babeli ya kisasa, ambayo imezini na wafalme wa Roma ya kisasa. Danieli kumi na moja ni ushuhuda kuhusu upapa, unaowakilishwa kama mfalme wa kaskazini. Ufunuo kumi na tatu na kumi na nne ni ushuhuda kuhusu nabii wa uongo, na sura za kumi na saba na kumi na nane hushuhudia kuhusu jukumu la joka (wale wafalme kumi). Mfumo wa kinabii unaotumiwa na Future for America umejengwa juu ya mamlaka tatu zinazoongoza ulimwengu kuelekea Armagedoni.

The two witnesses of Babel and Babylon identify the prophetic characteristics of modern Babylon. Those two witnesses speak of the arrogance of a papal leader, who professes to be Christian and seats himself in the temple of God, and proclaims himself to be God. Those two witnesses also identify his final fall. The pope’s self-exaltation and final fall as represented in the three manifestations of Babylon are what establishes the vision of prophetic history.

Mashahidi wawili wa Babeli na Babiloni hubainisha sifa za kinabii za Babeli ya kisasa. Mashahidi hao wawili wanazungumzia kiburi cha kiongozi wa kipapa, anayedai kuwa Mkristo, anayeketi katika hekalu la Mungu, na anajitangaza kuwa Mungu. Mashahidi hao wawili pia hubainisha anguko lake la mwisho. Kujitukuza kwa papa na anguko lake la mwisho, kama yanavyowakilishwa katika madhihirisho matatu ya Babeli, ndiyo yanayoweka msingi wa maono ya historia ya kinabii.

> And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. Daniel 11:14.

> Na katika nyakati zile wengi watainuka dhidi ya mfalme wa kusini; pia wanyang’anyi wa watu wako watajikuza ili kutimiza maono; lakini wataanguka. Danieli 11:14.

We will continue our consideration of the three manifestations of Babylon in the next article.

Tutaendelea na uchambuzi wetu wa madhihirisho matatu ya Babeli katika makala ijayo.

> And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. Revelation 18:4–8.

> Nikasikia sauti nyingine kutoka mbinguni ikisema, Tokeni kwake, watu wangu, ili msishiriki dhambi zake, wala msipokee mapigo yake. Kwa maana dhambi zake zimefika hata mbinguni, na Mungu amekumbuka maovu yake. Mlipeni kama alivyowalipa ninyi, mkamrudishie maradufu kwa kadiri ya matendo yake; katika kikombe alichokijaza, mjaze kwake maradufu. Kwa kadiri alivyojitukuza na kuishi kwa anasa, mpeni mateso na huzuni kwa kadiri hiyo hiyo; kwa maana asema moyoni mwake, Naketi kama malkia, si mjane, wala sitaona huzuni. Kwa sababu hiyo mapigo yake yatakuja kwa siku moja, mauti, na maombolezo, na njaa; naye atateketezwa kabisa kwa moto; kwa kuwa Bwana Mungu anayemhukumu ni mwenye nguvu. Ufunuo 18:4-8.

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