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# The Book of Daniel - Number Seventy

Kitabu cha Danieli - Nambari Sabini

From Ancient Tables to Modern Responsibilities: Unveiling the Covenant Journey

Kutoka Meza za Kale hadi Majukumu ya Kisasa: Kufunua Safari ya Agano

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 3, 2024

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When the Lord entered into covenant with ancient Israel, He provided two tables as the foundation and symbol of the covenant relationship. The two tables also identified the responsibility of ancient Israel to present a living testimony of the two tables to the world. When the Lord entered into covenant with modern Israel, He provided two tables as the foundation and symbol of the covenant relationship. The two tables also identified their responsibility to present a living testimony of all four tables to the world.

Bwana alipoingia katika agano na Israeli ya kale, alitoa vibao viwili kama msingi na ishara ya uhusiano wa agano. Vibao hivyo viwili pia vilibainisha wajibu wa Israeli ya kale wa kuwasilisha ushuhuda hai wa vibao hivyo viwili kwa ulimwengu. Bwana alipoingia katika agano na Israeli ya kisasa, alitoa vibao viwili kama msingi na ishara ya uhusiano wa agano. Vibao hivyo viwili pia vilibainisha wajibu wao wa kuwasilisha ushuhuda hai wa vibao vyote vinne kwa ulimwengu.

The two tables were given to literal ancient Israel just after God delivered them out of the literal slavery of Egyptian bondage, and brought them through the disappointment of the Red Sea crossing. The period of time that literal ancient Israel was in bondage had been specifically identified in prophecy as four hundred and thirty years, and while in bondage literal ancient Israel forgot, and ceased to observe, the seventh-day Sabbath.

Vibao viwili vilitolewa kwa Waisraeli wa kale halisi mara tu baada ya Mungu kuwakomboa kutoka katika utumwa halisi wa Wamisri, na kuwavusha katika kuvunjika moyo kwao kulikosababishwa na kuvuka Bahari ya Shamu. Kipindi ambacho Waisraeli wa kale halisi walikuwa utumwani kilikuwa kimeainishwa mahsusi katika unabii kuwa ni miaka mia nne na thelathini, na walipokuwa utumwani Waisraeli wa kale halisi walisahau, na wakaacha kushika, Sabato ya siku ya saba.

The two tables were given to spiritual modern Israel just after God delivered them out of the spiritual slavery of Catholic bondage, and brought them through the great disappointment of 1844. The period of time that spiritual modern Israel was in bondage had been specifically identified in prophecy as twelve hundred and sixty years, and while in bondage spiritual modern Israel forgot, and ceased to observe, the seventh-day Sabbath.

Mabao mawili yalitolewa kwa Israeli wa kisasa wa kiroho mara tu baada ya Mungu kuwakomboa kutoka katika utumwa wa kiroho wa kifungo cha Kikatoliki, na kuwapitisha kupitia masikitiko makubwa ya mwaka 1844. Kipindi ambacho Israeli wa kisasa wa kiroho walikuwa utumwani kilikuwa kimebainishwa mahsusi katika unabii kuwa ni miaka elfu moja mia mbili na sitini, na wakati wakiwa utumwani Israeli wa kisasa wa kiroho walisahau, na wakaacha kuishika, Sabato ya siku ya saba.

In the very history when God provided the two tables to Moses to take to ancient Israel, his brother Aaron was making a golden image of a calf. The two tables of the Ten Commandments identify that God is a jealous God, and His jealousy is especially manifested against idolatry, and as Moses descended the mount, ancient Israel was dancing naked around a golden image that had been produced by the one who had been chosen as God’s spokesman.

Katika simulizi hiyo hiyo ya wakati ambapo Mungu alimkabidhi Musa sahani mbili za mawe za kuzipeleka kwa Israeli wa kale, ndugu yake Aroni alikuwa akitengeneza sanamu ya ndama ya dhahabu. Sahani hizo mbili za Amri Kumi zinaonyesha kwamba Mungu ni Mungu mwenye wivu, na wivu wake hujidhihirisha hasa dhidi ya ibada ya sanamu, na Musa aliposhuka mlimani, Israeli wa kale walikuwa wakicheza wakiwa uchi kuizunguka sanamu ya dhahabu iliyokuwa imetengenezwa na yule aliyekuwa amechaguliwa kuwa msemaji wa Mungu.

> And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. Exodus 4:28–30.

> Musa akamwambia Haruni maneno yote ya Bwana aliyemtuma, na ishara zote ambazo Bwana alimwamuru kuzifanya. Ndipo Musa na Haruni wakaenda, wakawakusanya pamoja wazee wote wa wana wa Israeli; naye Haruni akanena maneno yote ambayo Bwana alikuwa amemwambia Musa, akazifanya zile ishara machoni pa watu. Kutoka 4:28-30.

The brother of the prophet who led ancient Israel during the covenant history when the two covenant tables were provided was the leader in the rebellion of the image of jealousy. The husband of the prophetess who led modern Israel during the covenant history when the two covenant tables were provided was the leader in the rebellion of 1863, and 1863 marks the first generation of Adventism as being represented as an image of jealousy being placed at the entry of the gate of the altar.

Ndugu wa nabii ambaye aliiongoza Israeli ya kale wakati wa historia ya agano wakati meza mbili za agano zilipotolewa ndiye aliyekuwa kiongozi wa uasi wa sanamu ya wivu. Mume wa nabii mwanamke ambaye aliiongoza Israeli ya kisasa wakati wa historia ya agano wakati meza mbili za agano zilipotolewa ndiye aliyekuwa kiongozi wa uasi wa mwaka 1863, na mwaka 1863 unaashiria kizazi cha kwanza cha Uadventista kama kilichowakilishwa na sanamu ya wivu iliyowekwa katika ingilio la lango la madhabahu.

> Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. Ezekiel 8:5.

> Kisha akaniambia, Mwana wa mwanadamu, inua sasa macho yako upande wa kaskazini. Basi nikainua macho yangu upande wa kaskazini, na tazama, upande wa kaskazini penye lango la madhabahu palikuwa na ile sanamu ya wivu katika ingilio. Ezekieli 8:5.

The “altar” is a symbol of Christ.

"madhabahu" ni ishara ya Kristo.

> “We are in danger of mingling the sacred and the common. The holy fire from God is to be used in our efforts. The true altar is Christ; the true fire is the Holy Spirit. This is our inspiration. It is only as the Holy Spirit leads and guides a man that he is a safe counselor. If we turn aside from God and from His chosen ones to inquire at strange altars we shall be answered according to our works.” Selected Messages, book 3, 300.

> Tuko katika hatari ya kuchanganya vitu vitakatifu na vya kawaida. Moto mtakatifu kutoka kwa Mungu unapaswa kutumiwa katika juhudi zetu. Madhabahu ya kweli ni Kristo; moto wa kweli ni Roho Mtakatifu. Hii ndiyo uvuvio wetu. Ni pale tu Roho Mtakatifu anapomwongoza na kumwelekeza mtu ndipo anapokuwa mshauri wa kuaminika. Tukigeuka mbali na Mungu na wateule wake ili kutafuta mashauri katika madhabahu za kigeni, tutajibiwa kulingana na matendo yetu. Ujumbe Teule, kitabu cha 3, 300.

The “gate” is the church.

"Lango" ni kanisa.

> “To the humble, believing soul, the house of God on earth is the gate of heaven. The song of praise, the prayer, the words spoken by Christ’s representatives, are God’s appointed agencies to prepare a people for the church above, for that loftier worship into which there can enter nothing that defileth.” Testimonies, volume 5, 491.

> "Kwa nafsi iliyo mnyenyekevu na yenye imani, nyumba ya Mungu duniani ni lango la mbinguni. Wimbo wa sifa, sala, maneno yanayosemwa na wawakilishi wa Kristo, ni vyombo vilivyoteuliwa na Mungu kuwaandaa watu kwa kanisa la mbinguni, kwa ile ibada iliyotukuka zaidi, ambayo ndani yake hakuna chochote kinachotia unajisi kinachoweza kuingia." Shuhuda, juzuu ya 5, 491.

In 1863, Laodicean Adventism became a legally registered church and ceased to be a movement. They “entered” into church history at that point. In 1863, the church of Christ entered into a legal association with the government of the United States. In that year they also introduced a counterfeit chart to replace the two sacred tables of Habakkuk. As soon as the second table was prepared, in terms of prophetic history those typified by Aaron were preparing a counterfeit image.

Mnamo mwaka 1863, Uadventista wa Laodikia ukawa kanisa lililosajiliwa kisheria na ukaacha kuwa harakati. Waliingia katika historia ya kanisa wakati huo. Mwaka 1863, kanisa la Kristo liliingia katika ushirika wa kisheria na serikali ya Marekani. Katika mwaka huo pia walitambulisha chati bandia ili kuchukua nafasi ya meza mbili takatifu za Habakuki. Mara tu meza ya pili ilipoandaliwa, kwa mujibu wa historia ya kinabii, wale waliowakilishwa kwa mfano na Haruni walikuwa wakiandaa sanamu bandia.

The second Commandment is the most specific warning against idolatry and the worship of images. It is also where God identifies His character as a jealous God. It is also there that He sets forth the principle that He reserves judgment upon the wicked unto the third and fourth generations. The Ten Commandments are a transcript of Christ’s character.

Amri ya pili ni onyo mahsusi zaidi dhidi ya ibada ya sanamu na kuabudu picha. Hapo pia ndiko Mungu anapobainisha tabia Yake kuwa Yeye ni Mungu mwenye wivu. Hapo pia ndiko anapoweka kanuni kwamba anahifadhi hukumu juu ya waovu hadi kizazi cha tatu na cha nne. Amri Kumi ni nakala ya tabia ya Kristo.

> “For the rejection of Christ, with the results that followed, they were responsible. A nation’s sin and a nation’s ruin were due to the religious leaders.

> Kwa kukataliwa kwa Kristo, pamoja na matokeo yaliyofuatia, wao ndio waliowajibika. Dhambi ya taifa na maangamizi ya taifa yalitokana na viongozi wa kidini.

> “In our day are not the same influences at work? Of the husbandmen of the Lord’s vineyard are not many following in the steps of the Jewish leaders? Are not religious teachers turning men away from the plain requirements of the word of God? Instead of educating them in obedience to God’s law, are they not educating them in transgression? From many of the pulpits of the churches the people are taught that the law of God is not binding upon them. Human traditions, ordinances, and customs are exalted. Pride and self-satisfaction because of the gifts of God are fostered, while the claims of God are ignored.

> Katika nyakati zetu, je, si mivuto ile ile ikiendelea kufanya kazi? Miongoni mwa wakulima wa shamba la mizabibu la Bwana, je, si wengi wanafuata nyayo za viongozi wa Wayahudi? Je, waalimu wa dini hawawageuzi watu mbali na masharti yaliyo wazi ya Neno la Mungu? Badala ya kuwafundisha utii kwa sheria ya Mungu, je, si wanawafundisha uasi? Kutoka kwenye mimbari nyingi za makanisa, watu wanafundishwa kwamba sheria ya Mungu haiwafungi. Mapokeo ya kibinadamu, maagizo, na desturi zinakwezwa. Kiburi na kujiridhisha kwa sababu ya karama za Mungu kunakuzwa, ilhali madai ya Mungu yanapuuzwa.

> “In setting aside the law of God, men know not what they are doing. God’s law is the transcript of His character. It embodies the principles of His kingdom. He who refuses to accept these principles is placing himself outside the channel where God’s blessings flow.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 305.

> "Kwa kuiweka kando sheria ya Mungu, wanadamu hawajui wanachofanya. Sheria ya Mungu ni nakala ya Tabia Yake. Inadhihirisha kanuni za Ufalme Wake. Yeyote anayekataa kukubali kanuni hizi anajiweka nje ya mkondo ambamo baraka za Mungu hutiririka." Christ's Object Lessons, 305.

The character of Christ is His image, and it includes that He is a jealous God. God’s jealousy was manifested in Christ when He twice cleansed the temple. In the first temple cleansing the disciples who witnessed the work were then led to remember that the Scriptures referenced God’s jealousy.

Tabia ya Kristo ni mfano Wake, nayo inajumuisha kwamba Yeye ni Mungu mwenye wivu. Wivu wa Mungu ulidhihirishwa katika Kristo aliposafisha hekalu mara mbili. Katika usafishaji wa kwanza wa hekalu, wanafunzi waliouona kazi hiyo walikumbushwa kwamba Maandiko yalirejelea wivu wa Mungu.

> And the Jews’ Passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. John 2:13–17.

> Na Pasaka ya Wayahudi ilikuwa karibu, naye Yesu akapanda kwenda Yerusalemu, akakuta hekaluni wale waliokuwa wakiuza ng’ombe na kondoo na njiwa, na wabadili fedha wameketi; naye, alipokwisha kutengeneza mjeledi wa kamba ndogo, akawafukuza wote hekaluni, pamoja na kondoo na ng’ombe; akamwaga fedha za wabadili fedha, akazipindua meza; akawaambia wauzao njiwa, Ondoeni vitu hivi hapa; msiifanye nyumba ya Baba yangu kuwa nyumba ya biashara. Nao wanafunzi wake wakakumbuka ya kwamba imeandikwa, Wivu wa nyumba yako umenila. Yohana 2:13-17.

In the Scriptures, both the Hebrew and the Greek the word “zealous” is also the word “jealous.” They are the same word. When Christ cleansed the temple, He was manifesting God’s jealousy, which is the attribute of God’s character that is identified in the second commandment, and it is especially manifested against idolatry. When Moses descended the mount with the two tables and understood what Aaron had done and what the people were doing, he broke the two tables. The two tables were the true image of jealously, for they were physical representations that identified God as a jealous God. When Moses broke the two tables, he was manifesting the very jealousy that is identified in the second commandment.

Katika Maandiko, katika Kiebrania na Kigiriki, neno “ari” pia ndilo neno “wivu.” Ni neno lilelile. Kristo alipolisafisha hekalu, alikuwa akidhihirisha wivu wa Mungu, ambao ni sifa ya tabia ya Mungu iliyotajwa katika amri ya pili, na hasa hudhihirishwa dhidi ya ibada ya sanamu. Musa aliposhuka mlimani akiwa na vibao viwili vya mawe na akatambua kile Haruni alikuwa amefanya na kile watu walichokuwa wakifanya, alivivunja vile vibao viwili. Vile vibao viwili vilikuwa taswira ya kweli ya wivu, kwa kuwa vilikuwa uwakilishi wa kimwili uliomtambulisha Mungu kuwa Mungu mwenye wivu. Musa alipovivunja vile vibao viwili, alikuwa akidhihirisha ule wivu wenyewe unaoainishwa katika amri ya pili.

> And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. Exodus 32:15–19.

> Musa akageuka, akatelemka kutoka mlimani, na vibao viwili vya ushuhuda vilikuwa mkononi mwake; vile vibao vilikuwa vimeandikwa pande zao zote mbili; upande huu na upande ule vimeandikwa. Na vile vibao vilikuwa kazi ya Mungu, na maandishi yalikuwa maandishi ya Mungu, yaliyochongwa juu ya vile vibao. Na Yoshua aliposikia kelele za watu wakipaza sauti, akamwambia Musa, Kuna sauti ya vita kambini. Naye akasema, Si sauti ya wale wapigao kelele kwa ushindi, wala si sauti ya wale waliao kwa kushindwa; bali sauti ya waimbiayo ndiyo nasikia. Ikawa, mara tu alipokaribia kambi, akaona ndama, na kucheza; hasira ya Musa ikawaka sana, akavitupa vile vibao kutoka mikononi mwake, akavivunja chini ya mlima. Kutoka 32:15-19.

The two tables were the testimony of God’s character. The character of God is the image that is to be formed in men through the righteousness of Christ. The two tables are the true image of jealousy, and Aaron had produced a counterfeit image of jealousy at the very time that the true image of jealousy was being delivered to ancient Israel. Those who have Christ formed within have His image, and the robe of His righteousness, yet Aaron’s celebrants were dancing naked, for they were Laodiceans. Laodiceans are “wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.”

Vibao viwili vilikuwa ushuhuda wa tabia ya Mungu. Tabia ya Mungu ndiyo sura inayopaswa kuumbwa ndani ya wanadamu kupitia haki ya Kristo. Vibao viwili ndivyo picha ya kweli ya wivu, na Haruni alikuwa ametengeneza picha bandia ya wivu wakati huohuo ambapo picha ya kweli ya wivu ilikuwa inakabidhiwa kwa Israeli wa kale. Wale ambao Kristo amefinyangwa ndani yao wana sura yake, na vazi la haki yake, lakini waliokuwa wakisherehekea pamoja na Haruni walikuwa wakicheza uchi, kwa kuwa walikuwa Walaodikia. Walaodikia ni "wanyonge, wa kuhurumiwa, maskini, vipofu, na uchi."

> And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies). Exodus 32:25.

> Na Musa alipoona ya kwamba watu walikuwa uchi; (maana Haruni alikuwa amewafanya kuwa uchi kwa aibu yao miongoni mwa adui zao). Kutoka 32:25.

In 1856, seven years before the counterfeit chart was produced, both James and Ellen White identified that the movement had transitioned into the Laodicean condition. In 1863, Adventism was as spiritually “naked” as was ancient Israel literally “naked” as they danced around the counterfeit image of jealousy. The counterfeit that Aaron had made was an idol made of gold, but it was an image of a calf, which is a beast. It was an image of the beast, and also an image to the beast. The golden calf was an image of the beast, but it also had been dedicated to the gods that Aaron unrighteously declared had delivered Israel from Egyptian bondage.

Mnamo 1856, miaka saba kabla ya chati bandia kutolewa, wote wawili, James na Ellen White, walitambua kwamba harakati hiyo ilikuwa imeingia katika hali ya Walaodikia. Mnamo 1863, Uadventista ulikuwa "uchi" kiroho kama vile Waisraeli wa kale walivyokuwa "uchi" kimwili walipokuwa wakicheza kuizunguka sanamu bandia ya wivu. Ile bandia ambayo Haruni alikuwa ametengeneza ilikuwa sanamu iliyotengenezwa kwa dhahabu, lakini ilikuwa mfano wa ndama, yaani mnyama. Ilikuwa sanamu ya mnyama, na pia sanamu kwa yule mnyama. Ndama wa dhahabu ulikuwa sanamu ya mnyama, lakini pia ulikuwa umewekwa wakfu kwa miungu ambayo Haruni kwa upotovu alitangaza kuwa ilikuwa imewatoa Waisraeli kutoka katika utumwa wa Misri.

> And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Exodus 32:4–6.

> Akazipokea kutoka mikononi mwao, akasubu ndama wa dhahabu, kisha akachonga ndama huyo kwa chombo cha kuchonga; nao wakasema, Hii ndiyo miungu yako, Ee Israeli, iliyokutoa katika nchi ya Misri. Aroni alipoiona, akajenga madhabahu mbele yake; Aroni akatangaza, akasema, Kesho kutakuwa sikukuu kwa Bwana. Wakaamka mapema asubuhi ya kesho yake, wakatoa sadaka za kuteketezwa, wakaleta sadaka za amani; watu wakaketi kula na kunywa, kisha wakasimama kucheza. Kutoka 32:4-6.

The golden calf was an image of a beast, but it was dedicated to false gods, and so it was also an image (offering) to the beast. The image was made of gold, which is the symbol of Babylon, and it was a calf, which is the highest form of offering in the sanctuary service. It was dedicated to the gods of Egypt. Mystery Babylon (for all the prophetic testimonies identify the end of the world) consists of a woman riding upon a beast. The beast the woman rides is the United Nations (ten kings), and is a symbol of the dragon, atheism and Egypt. The woman herself is a counterfeit of God’s true church. The golden calf that Aaron dedicated to the gods of Egypt typified the great whore of Revelation seventeen, who is Babylon (gold), riding upon a beast (Egypt) and a counterfeit church (calf).

Ndama wa dhahabu ulikuwa sanamu ya mnyama, lakini uliwekwa wakfu kwa miungu ya uongo, na hivyo pia ulikuwa sanamu (sadaka) kwa mnyama. Sanamu hiyo ilitengenezwa kwa dhahabu, ambayo ni ishara ya Babeli, na ilikuwa ndama, ambayo ni aina ya juu kabisa ya sadaka katika huduma ya patakatifu. Iliwekwa wakfu kwa miungu ya Misri. Babeli ya Siri (maana ushuhuda wote wa kinabii hutambua mwisho wa dunia) inaundwa na mwanamke amempanda mnyama. Mnyama ambaye yule mwanamke amempanda ni Umoja wa Mataifa (wafalme kumi), naye ni ishara ya joka, ukanamungu na Misri. Yule mwanamke mwenyewe ni nakala bandia ya kanisa la kweli la Mungu. Ndama wa dhahabu aliouweka Haruni wakfu kwa miungu ya Misri ulikuwa mfano wa yule kahaba mkuu wa Ufunuo kumi na saba, ambaye ni Babeli (dhahabu), amempanda mnyama (Misri) na kanisa bandia (ndama).

At the same time Aaron built an altar, which, as just defined, represents Christ, the true altar. He then instituted a counterfeit system of worship, for he proclaimed a feast to the Lord on the following day. Aaron’s golden calf was an image “of” and “to” the beast, and it was set up “before” a counterfeit Christ, and a day was set aside to celebrate his false system of worship.

Wakati huohuo Haruni alijenga madhabahu, ambayo, kama ilivyobainishwa hivi punde, inamwakilisha Kristo, madhabahu ya kweli. Kisha akaanzisha mfumo bandia wa ibada, kwa kuwa alitangaza sikukuu kwa Bwana siku iliyofuata. Ndama wa dhahabu wa Haruni ilikuwa sanamu "ya" yule mnyama na "kwa" yule mnyama, nayo ikawekwa "mbele ya" Kristo bandia, na siku ikawekwa kando ili kusherehekea mfumo wake wa uongo wa ibada.

The United States is the power that sets up an image to the beast and then forces the world to follow its example. The United States has power to force that system of worship upon the world, and it does so in sight of the beast “before” it.

Marekani ndiyo nguvu inayosimamisha sanamu kwa ajili ya yule mnyama kisha kuulazimisha ulimwengu ufuate mfano wake. Marekani ina nguvu ya kuulazimisha ulimwengu uufuate mfumo huo wa ibada, na hufanya hivyo mbele ya yule mnyama, machoni pake.

> And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. Revelation 13:11, 12.

> Na nikaona mnyama mwingine akitoka katika nchi; naye alikuwa na pembe mbili kama mwana-kondoo, naye akanena kama joka. Naye hutumia mamlaka yote ya yule mnyama wa kwanza mbele yake, na husababisha nchi na wale wakaao ndani yake kumwabudu yule mnyama wa kwanza, jeraha lake la mauti lilipona. Ufunuo 13:11, 12.

The man of sin, who is the papacy, is the sea beast of Revelation thirteen. When the United States speaks as a dragon, at the soon-coming Sunday law, it then begins to force the world to set up an image to the beast “before” it. The beast before the United States (the earth beast), is the papacy (the sea beast). The papacy is a counterfeit Christ, and Aaron had set up his golden image, before a counterfeit Christ, for Christ is the true altar. Aaron then instituted a false system of worship as represented by the proclamation of the feast day that was to take place on the next day. The United States also forces a false system of worship, and it is also associated with a counterfeit day of worship.

Mtu wa dhambi, ambaye ni Upapa, ndiye mnyama wa bahari wa Ufunuo kumi na tatu. Marekani itakaposema kama joka, wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja karibuni, ndipo huanza kulazimisha ulimwengu kusimamisha sanamu kwa yule mnyama aliye “kabla” yake. Mnyama aliye kabla ya Marekani (mnyama wa nchi), ni Upapa (mnyama wa bahari). Upapa ni Kristo bandia, na Haruni alikuwa ameweka sanamu yake ya dhahabu mbele ya Kristo bandia, maana Kristo ndiye madhabahu ya kweli. Kisha Haruni akaanzisha mfumo wa ibada wa uongo kama ulivyowakilishwa na tangazo la siku ya sikukuu iliyokuwa ifanyike siku iliyofuata. Marekani pia hulazimisha mfumo wa ibada wa uongo, nao pia unahusishwa na siku bandia ya ibada.

When Moses descended the mount, the controversy was between the true and the false image of jealousy—the image of Christ or the image of Satan. The counterfeit consisted of a counterfeit Christ (the altar), a counterfeit experience (Laodicean), a counterfeit day of worship (“tomorrow is a feast of the Lord”). The rebellion of the golden calf represents the rebellion of the soon-coming Sunday law, but it also represents the rebellion of Laodicean Adventism in 1863.

Musa aliposhuka kutoka mlimani, mgogoro ulikuwa kati ya picha ya wivu ya kweli na ile ya uongo—picha ya Kristo au picha ya Shetani. Ughushi huo ulihusisha Kristo bandia (madhabahu), uzoefu bandia (wa Laodikia), na siku bandia ya ibada ("kesho ni sikukuu ya Bwana"). Uasi wa ndama wa dhahabu unaashiria uasi wa sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja karibuni, lakini pia unaashiria uasi wa Uadventista wa Laodikia mwaka 1863.

In 1863, a counterfeit table was introduced to cover up the jewels of Miller’s dream as represented upon Habakkuk’s two tables. Those two tables had been typified by the two tables Moses received on the mount. In 1863, a legal connection was made with the government of the United States, thus ending the Millerite movement and legally registering the Laodicean movement as the Seventh-day Adventist church. That relationship was represented by Aaron’s image to the beast, which prophetically is defined as the combination of Church and State, thus typifying the Millerites establishing a Church-State relationship in 1863, and also typifying the United States at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Mwaka 1863, meza bandia ililetwa ili kufunika vito vya thamani vya ndoto ya Miller kama vilivyoonyeshwa juu ya meza mbili za Habakuki. Meza hizo mbili zilikuwa zimefananishwa na meza mbili ambazo Musa alipokea mlimani. Mwaka 1863, uhusiano wa kisheria uliundwa na serikali ya Marekani, hivyo kumaliza harakati ya Wamillerite na kusajili kisheria harakati ya Laodikia kama Kanisa la Waadventista Wasabato. Uhusiano huo uliwakilishwa na sanamu ya mnyama ya Haruni, ambayo, kinabii, hufafanuliwa kama muungano wa Kanisa na Dola, hivyo ikiwafananisha Wamillerite kuanzisha uhusiano wa Kanisa-Dola mwaka 1863, na pia ikifananisha Marekani wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja hivi karibuni.

Aaron’s naked dancing fools, representing the counterfeit experience of Laodicea, is just as the Millerite movement had become in 1856. The spiritual experience represented by Aaron’s dancing fools was contrasted with the experience of Moses, who was manifesting the jealousy of God’s character towards idolatry. A “dance” in prophecy is a symbol of deception, and Aaron’s dancing fools, also represented the deception that is brought about by the United States as it forces the world to “dance” to Nebuchadnezzar’s band, while the whore of Tyre sings her songs.

Wapumbavu wa Haruni waliocheza uchi, wanaowakilisha uzoefu bandia wa Laodikia, ni sawa na jinsi harakati ya Wamileraiti ilivyokuwa mnamo 1856. Uzoefu wa kiroho uliowakilishwa na wapumbavu hao wa Haruni wanaocheza ulipinganishwa na uzoefu wa Musa, ambaye alikuwa akidhihirisha wivu wa tabia ya Mungu dhidi ya ibada ya sanamu. “Kucheza” katika unabii ni ishara ya udanganyifu, na wale wapumbavu wa Haruni wanaocheza pia waliwakilisha udanganyifu unaoletwa na Marekani inapolazimisha dunia “kucheza” kwa muziki wa bendi ya Nebukadneza, wakati kahaba wa Tiro akiimba nyimbo zake.

In 1863, the Laodicean Millerite movement transitioned to the legally registered Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist church. As identified in previous articles, in 1863, Jericho was rebuilt, for Jericho is a symbol of the affluence of Laodicea and serves as a counterfeit of the city of Jerusalem. In 1863, the introduction of a counterfeit prophetic chart represented a repetition of the history of Aaron, the golden calf and the dancing fools. The history of the Red Sea deliverance has been repeatedly employed by Sister White to illustrate the history of early Adventism, and this application aligns perfectly with the history of Moses and Aaron in the controversy over the image of jealousy.

Mwaka 1863, Harakati ya Wamillerite ya Laodikia ilibadilika na kuwa Kanisa la Waadventista Wasabato la Laodikia lililosajiliwa kisheria. Kama ilivyobainishwa katika makala zilizotangulia, mwaka 1863, Yeriko ilijengwa upya, kwa kuwa Yeriko ni ishara ya utajiri wa Laodikia na hutumika kama kielelezo bandia cha mji wa Yerusalemu. Mwaka 1863, kuanzishwa kwa mchoro wa kinabii bandia kulikuwa marudio ya historia ya Aroni, ndama wa dhahabu, na wale waliocheza kwa upumbavu. Historia ya ukombozi katika Bahari ya Shamu imetumiwa mara kwa mara na Dada White kuonyesha historia ya Uadventista wa awali, na matumizi haya yanalingana kikamilifu na historia ya Musa na Aroni katika mzozo kuhusu sanamu ya wivu.

In 1863, the first generation of Laodicean Adventism began as an image of jealousy was placed in the gate (church), which was before the altar (Christ). That first generation then “entered” into an escalating history of abominations.

Mnamo mwaka 1863, kizazi cha kwanza cha Uadventista wa Laodikia kilianza wakati sanamu ya wivu iliwekwa katika lango (kanisa), ambalo lilikuwa mbele ya madhabahu (Kristo). Kisha kizazi hicho cha kwanza “kiliingia” katika historia ya machukizo iliyozidi kuongezeka.

> Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. Ezekiel 8:5.

> Kisha akaniambia, Mwana wa mwanadamu, inua sasa macho yako upande wa kaskazini. Basi nikainua macho yangu upande wa kaskazini, na tazama, upande wa kaskazini penye lango la madhabahu palikuwa na ile sanamu ya wivu katika ingilio. Ezekieli 8:5.

We will continue these considerations in the next article.

Tutaendelea na mazingatio haya katika makala ijayo.

> “What is our condition in this fearful and solemn time? Alas, what pride is prevailing in the church, what hypocrisy, what deception, what love of dress, frivolity, and amusement, what desire for the supremacy! All these sins have clouded the mind, so that eternal things have not been discerned. Shall we not search the Scriptures, that we may know where we are in this world’s history? Shall we not become intelligent in regard to the work that is being accomplished for us at this time, and the position that we as sinners should occupy while this work of atonement is going forward? If we have any regard for our souls’ salvation, we must make a decided change. We must seek the Lord with true penitence; we must with deep contrition of soul confess our sins, that they may be blotted out.

> Hali yetu ni ipi katika wakati huu wa kutisha na wa taadhima? Ole! Ni kiburi gani kinatawala kanisani, unafiki gani, udanganyifu gani, upendo wa mavazi, ubatili na burudani, tamaa gani ya ukuu! Dhambi hizi zote zimegubika akili, hata mambo ya milele hayajatambuliwa. Je, tusiyachunguze Maandiko, ili tujue tuko wapi katika historia ya dunia hii? Je, tusipate ufahamu kuhusu kazi inayotekelezwa kwa ajili yetu wakati huu, na nafasi ambayo sisi kama wenye dhambi tunapaswa kuchukua wakati kazi hii ya upatanisho ikiendelea? Ikiwa tunaujali kwa vyovyote wokovu wa roho zetu, lazima tufanye mabadiliko thabiti. Lazima tumtafute Bwana kwa toba ya kweli; lazima, kwa majonzi ya kina ya roho, tuungame dhambi zetu, ili zifutwe.

> “We must no longer remain upon the enchanted ground. We are fast approaching the close of our probation. Let every soul inquire, How do I stand before God? We know not how soon our names may be taken into the lips of Christ, and our cases be finally decided. What, oh, what will these decisions be! Shall we be counted with the righteous, or shall we be numbered with the wicked?

> Hatupaswi tena kubaki juu ya ardhi iliyologwa. Tunakikaribia kwa haraka mwisho wa wakati wa rehema yetu. Kila nafsi na ijiulize, Nasimama vipi mbele za Mungu? Hatujui ni kwa upesi gani majina yetu yanaweza kutajwa na Kristo, na kesi zetu kuamuliwa kabisa. Maamuzi haya, ee, yatakuwaje! Je, tutahesabiwa pamoja na wenye haki, au tutahesabiwa pamoja na waovu?

> “Let the church arise, and repent of her backslidings before God. Let the watchmen awake, and give the trumpet a certain sound. It is a definite warning that we have to proclaim. God commands His servants, ‘Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins’ (Isaiah 58:1). The attention of the people must be gained; unless this can be done, all effort is useless; though an angel from heaven should come down and speak to them, his words would do no more good than if he were speaking into the cold ear of death.

> Kanisa na liinuke, na litubu mbele za Mungu kwa kurudi nyuma kwake. Walinzi na waamke, na wape baragumu sauti ya hakika. Ni onyo dhahiri ambalo tunapaswa kulitangaza. Mungu anaamuru watumishi wake, ‘Piga kelele, usiache; paza sauti yako kama baragumu; uwahubiri watu wangu maasi yao, na nyumba ya Yakobo dhambi zao’ (Isaya 58:1). Usikivu wa watu lazima upatikane; isipofanyika hivyo, juhudi zote ni bure; hata kama malaika kutoka mbinguni angeshuka na kuzungumza nao, maneno yake hayangekuwa na faida zaidi kuliko kama angekuwa akinena katika sikio baridi la mauti.

> “The church must arouse to action. The Spirit of God can never come in until she prepares the way. There should be earnest searching of heart. There should be united, persevering prayer, and through faith a claiming of the promises of God. There should be, not a clothing of the body with sackcloth, as in ancient times, but a deep humiliation of soul. We have not the first reason for self-congratulation and self-exaltation. We should humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. He will appear to comfort and bless the true seekers.” Selected Messages, book 1, 125, 126.

> "Kanisa lazima liamke kuchukua hatua. Roho ya Mungu hawezi kamwe kuingia hadi kanisa liwe limeandaa njia. Pawe na uchunguzi wa dhati wa moyo. Pawe na maombi ya pamoja yenye uvumilivu, na kwa imani kudai ahadi za Mungu. Kinachohitajika si kuvaa gunia mwilini, kama ilivyokuwa zamani, bali unyenyekevu wa kina wa nafsi. Hatuna hata sababu ndogo ya kujipongeza na kujitukuza. Tujinyenyekeze chini ya mkono wenye uweza wa Mungu. Atajitokeza kuwafariji na kuwabariki wanaotafuta kwa kweli." Ujumbe Teule, kitabu cha kwanza, 125, 126.

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