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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Thirty-One

Kitabu cha Danieli - Nambari mia moja thelathini na moja

Unveiling the Prophetic Tapestry: Connecting the Dots from Revelation to Present Realities

Kufunua Msuko wa Kinabii: Kuunganisha Nukta kutoka Ufunuo hadi Hali Halisi za Sasa

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Jeff Pippenger

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March 12, 2024

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In previous articles we identified that the Millerites recognized that they were fulfilling the parable of the ten virgins, Habakkuk chapter two and Ezekiel chapter twelve, verses twenty-one through twenty-eight. The verses in Ezekiel identify that when these three prophetic passages are perfectly fulfilled in the last days, “the effect of every vision” will be fulfilled. Sister White also addresses this phenomenon.

Katika makala zilizopita tulibaini kwamba Wamilerite walitambua kuwa walikuwa wakitimiza mfano wa wanawali kumi, Habakuki sura ya pili, na Ezekieli sura ya kumi na mbili, aya ya ishirini na moja hadi ishirini na nane. Aya katika Ezekieli zinaonyesha kwamba wakati vifungu hivi vitatu vya kinabii vitakapotimizwa kikamilifu katika siku za mwisho, "matokeo ya kila maono" yatatimia. Dada White pia analizungumzia jambo hili.

> “In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a prophecy; the other a revelation. The book that was sealed is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days. The angel commanded, ‘But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.’ Daniel 12:4.” Acts of the Apostles, 585.

> "Katika Ufunuo vitabu vyote vya Biblia hukutana na kutamatika. Hapa ndipo kikamilisho cha kitabu cha Danieli. Kimoja ni unabii; kingine ni ufunuo. Kitabu kilichotiwa muhuri si Ufunuo, bali ile sehemu ya unabii wa Danieli inayohusu siku za mwisho. Malaika akaagiza, 'Lakini wewe, Ee Danieli, yafunge maneno, na kuutia muhuri kitabu, hata wakati wa mwisho.' Danieli 12:4." Matendo ya Mitume, 585.

The parable of the ten virgins is repeated to the very letter in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, which began on September 11, 2001 and ends when the door is closed upon the foolish virgins at the soon-coming Sunday law. In that period of history the effect of every vision represented in “all the books of the Bible meet and end.”

Mfano wa wanawali kumi unarudiwa kwa kila herufi katika wakati wa kutiwa muhuri wa laki moja na arobaini na nne elfu, ulioanza Septemba 11, 2001 na unaishia wakati mlango unakapofungwa dhidi ya wanawali wapumbavu katika sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja hivi karibuni. Katika kipindi hicho cha historia, athari ya kila maono yanayowakilishwa katika "vitabu vyote vya Biblia hukutana na kuhitimika".

We have been building a platform of understanding in the previous article to set forth the external line of history that is represented in verse forty of Daniel eleven, which represents the political history of the earth beast’s Republican horn. That history runs parallel with the religious history of the earth beast’s true Protestant horn. We have identified a handful of prophetic lines which address the Republican horn of the earth beast, and are placing those lines upon the prophetic history that began at the time of the end in 1989.

Tumekuwa tukijenga msingi wa uelewa katika makala iliyotangulia ili kuweka wazi mstari wa nje wa historia unaowakilishwa katika aya ya arobaini ya Danieli kumi na moja, ambao unawakilisha historia ya kisiasa ya pembe ya Kirepublikani ya mnyama wa nchi. Historia hiyo inaenda sambamba na historia ya kidini ya pembe ya kweli ya Kiprotestanti ya mnyama wa nchi. Tumetambua mistari kadhaa ya kinabii inayozungumzia pembe ya Kirepublikani ya mnyama wa nchi, na tunaweka mistari hiyo juu ya historia ya kinabii iliyoanza wakati wa mwisho mwaka 1989.

The prophetic period of the earth beast that began in 1776, and concluded at the time of the end in 1798, is the line we intend to employ in an attempt to bring all of the lines which are now having their effect together. The period of 1776 to 1798 possesses the signature of Alpha and Omega, for it begins and ends with a legislative action, which is the speaking of a nation.

Kipindi cha kinabii cha mnyama wa nchi kilichoanza mwaka 1776, na kukamilika wakati wa mwisho mwaka 1798, ndicho mstari tunaokusudia kuutumia katika jaribio la kuleta pamoja mistari yote ambayo kwa sasa ina athari. Kipindi cha 1776 hadi 1798 kina alama ya Alfa na Omega, kwa kuwa kinaanza na kuishia kwa kitendo cha kisheria, ambacho ndicho usemi wa taifa.

> “The speaking of the nation is the action of its legislative and judicial authorities.” The Great Controversy, 443.

> "Kauli ya taifa ni vitendo vya mamlaka zake za kutunga sheria na za mahakama." Mzozo Mkuu, 443.

A primary characteristic of the earth beast is its speaking. The Constitution of the United States was a divine document that opened the doors for religious and political freedom, and in so doing swallowed the “flood” of persecution that had been carried on for centuries by the kings of Europe and the Catholic church.

Sifa kuu ya mnyama wa nchi ni kusema kwake. Katiba ya Marekani ilikuwa hati ya kiungu iliyofungua milango ya uhuru wa kidini na wa kisiasa, na kwa kufanya hivyo ikameza "mafuriko" ya mateso yaliyokuwa yakiendelezwa kwa karne nyingi na wafalme wa Ulaya na Kanisa Katoliki.

> And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. Revelation 12:15, 16.

> Na yule nyoka akatoa maji kutoka kinywani mwake kama mafuriko kumfuata yule mwanamke, ili apate kumchukuliwa na hayo mafuriko. Nayo nchi ikamsaidia yule mwanamke, nchi ikafunua kinywa chake, ikameza hayo mafuriko ambayo yule joka alitoa kutoka kinywani mwake. Ufunuo 12:15, 16.

At the end of the earth beast’s reign as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy it will again speak, but then it will speak as a dragon, by enforcing the Sunday law.

Mwishoni mwa utawala wa mnyama atokaye katika nchi kama ufalme wa sita katika unabii wa Biblia, atanena tena, lakini wakati huo atanena kama joka, kwa kulazimisha sheria ya Jumapili.

> 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. Revelation 13:11.

> Nami nikaona mnyama mwingine akipanda kutoka katika nchi; naye alikuwa na pembe mbili kama za mwanakondoo, naye akanena kama joka. Ufunuo 13:11.

The earth beast began as the sixth kingdom in 1798, when the papacy was robbed of its strength.

Mnyama wa nchi alianza kama ufalme wa sita mwaka 1798, wakati upapa uliponyang’anywa nguvu zake.

> “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.

In 1798, when the papacy received its deadly wound, the United States spoke, and as is always the case with Alpha and Omega, the speaking at the beginning prefigured the speaking at the end. The Alien and Sedition Acts were spoken into law in 1798, prefiguring the laws that are implemented at the end addressing illegal immigration, and the media.

Mnamo 1798, wakati upapa ulipopokea jeraha lake la mauti, Marekani ilizungumza, na kama ilivyo daima kwa Alfa na Omega, kile kilichosemwa mwanzoni kiliashiria kile kitakachosemwa mwishoni. Sheria za Wageni na Uchochezi zilipitishwa kuwa sheria mnamo 1798, zikiashiria sheria zitakazotekelezwa mwishoni zinazoshughulikia uhamiaji haramu na vyombo vya habari.

The period we are considering from 1776 to 1798 possesses the signature of Alpha and Omega, for it identifies the “speaking” of the Declaration of Independence in the beginning, which typifies the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. In the middle of that period, you find the Constitution of the United States. The period provides a prophetic representation of the earth beast’s reign, for it begins speaking as a lamb, but the period ends with legislation representing a dragon. But as is often the case the beginning and ending of a thing align with opposites. The first waymark of the period is represented in the last waymark, and the middle waymark was the Constitution of the United States, which was ratified by THIRTEEN states. The Hebrew word “truth” was created by the first letter, followed by the thirteenth letter, followed by the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Kipindi tunachokizingatia kuanzia 1776 hadi 1798 kina alama ya Alfa na Omega, kwa kuwa kinatambulisha “kuzungumza” kwa Azimio la Uhuru mwanzoni, jambo linaloashiria Sheria za Wageni na Uchochezi za 1798. Katikati ya kipindi hicho, tunapata Katiba ya Marekani. Kipindi hicho kinatoa uwakilishi wa kinabii wa utawala wa mnyama wa nchi, kwa maana kinaanza kuzungumza kama mwanakondoo, lakini kipindi kinaishia kwa sheria zinazowakilisha joka. Lakini kama ilivyo mara nyingi, mwanzo na mwisho wa jambo hulingana na mambo yaliyo kinyume. Alama ya njia ya kwanza ya kipindi imewakilishwa katika alama ya njia ya mwisho, na alama ya njia ya katikati ilikuwa Katiba ya Marekani, iliyoridhiwa na majimbo KUMI NA MATATU. Neno la Kiebrania “kweli” liliundwa na herufi ya kwanza, ikifuatiwa na herufi ya kumi na tatu, ikifuatiwa na herufi ya mwisho ya alfabeti ya Kiebrania.

The period we are now considering bears the signature of the First and the Last, who is the Truth. The period represents a period that leads to the beginning of the earth beast’s reign as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy, and it therefore represents a period that leads to the end of the earth beast’s reign as the sixth kingdom of Bible prophecy. That period began at the time of the end in 1989. 1776 to 1798 is to be laid upon 1989 to the soon coming Sunday law when the earth beast speaks as a dragon, as represented by the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Kipindi tunachokizingatia sasa kina saini ya Aliye wa Kwanza na wa Mwisho, ambaye ni Kweli. Kipindi hicho kinawakilisha kipindi kinachoongoza kwenye mwanzo wa utawala wa mnyama wa nchi kama ufalme wa sita katika unabii wa Biblia, na hivyo kinawakilisha pia kipindi kinachoongoza kwenye mwisho wa utawala wa mnyama wa nchi kama ufalme wa sita katika unabii wa Biblia. Kipindi hicho kilianza wakati wa mwisho mwaka 1989. Kipindi cha 1776 hadi 1798 kinapaswa kuwekwa juu ya kipindi cha 1989 hadi sheria ya Jumapili itakayokuja hivi karibuni, wakati mnyama wa nchi atakaponena kama joka, kama inavyowakilishwa na Sheria za Wageni na Uchochezi.

It is worthwhile to place another prophetic truth into our study. That truth is an element of the “time of the end” as a symbol that is often overlooked. Laodicean Adventism may very well know that 1798 was the “time of the end,” but their understanding generally ends there, for they have no clue that every reform line parallels the other reform lines. Every reform line begins with the “time of the end.”

Inafaa kuongeza ukweli mwingine wa kinabii katika somo letu. Ukweli huo ni kipengele cha "wakati wa mwisho", kama ishara ambayo mara nyingi hupuuzwa. Waadventista wa Laodikia wanafahamu vyema kwamba 1798 ulikuwa "wakati wa mwisho", lakini uelewa wao kwa kawaida huishia hapo, kwa kuwa hawajui kwamba kila mstari wa matengenezo unaenda sambamba na mistari mingine ya matengenezo. Kila mstari wa matengenezo huanza na "wakati wa mwisho".

Moses typified Christ, and Moses directly stated that fact, and Peter confirmed it in the book of Acts.

Mose alikuwa mfano wa Kristo, na Mose alisema ukweli huo moja kwa moja, na Petro alithibitisha hilo katika kitabu cha Matendo ya Mitume.

> The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken. Deuteronomy 18:15.

> Bwana Mungu wako atakuinulia nabii kutoka katikati yako, miongoni mwa ndugu zako, aliye kama mimi; mtamsikiliza. Kumbukumbu la Torati 18:15.

Jesus was to be “like unto” Moses.

Yesu alikuwa awe "kama" Musa.

> And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Acts 3:17–24.

> Na sasa, ndugu, najua ya kwamba kwa ujinga mlilitenda, kama walivyofanya pia wakuu wenu. Lakini mambo yale ambayo Mungu alitangulia kuonyesha kwa kinywa cha manabii wake wote, ya kwamba Kristo atateswa, ameyatimiza hivyo. Tubuni basi, mgeuke, ili dhambi zenu zifutwe, ili nyakati za kuburudishwa zije kutoka mbele za Bwana; naye atamtuma Yesu Kristo, yule aliyekwisha kuhubiriwa kwenu; ambaye mbingu inapasa impokee hata nyakati za urejesho wa mambo yote, ambazo Mungu alisema kwa kinywa cha manabii wake watakatifu tangu mwanzo wa ulimwengu. Kwa kuwa Musa kweli aliwaambia baba zetu, Bwana Mungu wenu atawainulieni nabii kutoka katika ndugu zenu, kama mimi; msikieni yeye katika mambo yote atakayowaambia. Na itakuwa ya kwamba kila nafsi isiyomsikia nabii huyo itaangamizwa kutoka miongoni mwa watu. Naam, na manabii wote tangu Samweli na wale waliokuja baada yake, wote walionena, walitabiri pia juu ya siku hizi. Matendo ya Mitume 3:17-24.

The time of the end in the history of Moses was his birth, and it typified the birth of Christ. At the births of both Christ and of Moses there was an increase of knowledge that would test that generation. The knowledge of both their births led both the dragon power of Egypt and of Rome to attempt to kill the promised ones of prophecy. The shepherds on the hills, the wise men from the east represent those who understood the increase of knowledge at the time of the end.

Wakati wa mwisho katika historia ya Musa ulikuwa kuzaliwa kwake, na uliashiria kuzaliwa kwa Kristo. Katika kuzaliwa kwa Kristo na kwa Musa kulikuwa na ongezeko la maarifa ambalo lingejaribu kizazi hicho. Maarifa ya kuzaliwa kwao wote wawili yalisababisha mamlaka ya joka ya Misri na ile ya Roma kujaribu kuwaua wale waliokuwa wameahidiwa na unabii. Wachungaji kwenye vilima, mamajusi kutoka mashariki, wanawakilisha wale waliolielewa ongezeko la maarifa katika wakati wa mwisho.

What is commonly missed is that there are two waymarks in the time of the end. It was not only Moses that was born, but three years prior his brother Aaron was born. Six months before Christ was born his cousin John was born. 1798 is the most common recognition of the “time of the end,” and in 1798 the beast (the political apparatus) (the whore) had ridden upon through the Dark Ages was killed, and a year later the “woman” who had ridden that beast also died.

Kinachopuuzwa mara nyingi ni kwamba kuna alama mbili za njia katika wakati wa mwisho. Si Musa tu ndiye aliyezaliwa, bali miaka mitatu kabla yake kaka yake Haruni alizaliwa. Miezi sita kabla ya Kristo kuzaliwa, binamu yake Yohana alizaliwa. Mwaka 1798 hutambuliwa sana kama “wakati wa mwisho,” na mwaka huo huo mnyama (mfumo wa kisiasa) ambaye (kahaba) alikuwa amempanda katika kipindi cha Enzi za Giza aliuawa, na mwaka mmoja baadaye “mwanamke” aliyekuwa amempanda mnyama huyo pia alikufa.

In 1989 there were two presidents. Reagan ruled until the inauguration in 1989, and then Bush the first began his reign. The end of the twelve hundred and sixty years had been typified by the seventy years of captivity in Babylon, and when General Cyrus, the nephew of Darius, executed Belshazzar on the night of the feast, Darius was the actual king. Darius and Cyrus represent the two waymarks of that time of the end.

Mwaka 1989 kulikuwa na marais wawili. Reagan alitawala hadi kuapishwa mwaka 1989, kisha Bush wa kwanza akaanza utawala wake. Mwisho wa miaka elfu moja mia mbili na sitini ulikuwa umeakisiwa na miaka sabini ya utumwa katika Babeli, na wakati Jenerali Cyrus, mpwa wa Darius, alimuua Belshazzar usiku wa karamu, Darius ndiye alikuwa mfalme halisi. Darius na Cyrus wanawakilisha alama mbili za njia za wakati huo wa mwisho.

The prophetic relationship between Moses and Aaron, John and Jesus, Darius and Cyrus, the papacy and the pope and Reagan and Bush are all sources of prophetic light when studied with the correct methodology. What we would point to here is that John, Jesus’ cousin, was the voice in the wilderness, which had been typified by Moses’ brother Aaron, who travelled into the wilderness to meet Moses, in order to be his voice.

Mahusiano ya kinabii kati ya Musa na Haruni, Yohana na Yesu, Dario na Koreshi, upapa na Papa, na Reagan na Bush yote ni vyanzo vya mwanga wa kinabii yanapochunguzwa kwa mbinu sahihi. Tunachotaka kuonyesha hapa ni kwamba Yohana, binamu wa Yesu, alikuwa sauti ya mtu aliaye nyikani, ambayo ilionyeshwa kwa mfano na Haruni, ndugu yake Musa, aliyesafiri kwenda nyikani kukutana na Musa, ili awe sauti yake.

In the thirty-year period preceding Christ’s anointing, and for the thirty years preceding the antichrist, there is a waymark identifying a “voice.” For Christ it was the voice of John crying in the wilderness. In 533 Justinian made a decree identifying the antichrist as the corrector of heretics and the head of the church. Justinian’s decree was the “voice” that prepared for the Sunday law “decree” at the Council of Orleans in 538.

Katika kipindi cha miaka thelathini kilichotangulia kutiwa mafuta kwa Kristo, na katika miaka thelathini iliyotangulia mpinga Kristo, kuna alama ya njia inayotambua "sauti." Kwa Kristo ilikuwa sauti ya Yohana aliyekuwa akipaza sauti jangwani. Mnamo mwaka 533, Justinian alitoa amri iliyomtambua mpinga Kristo kama msahihishaji wa wazushi na kichwa cha kanisa. Amri ya Justinian ilikuwa "sauti" iliyotayarisha kwa ajili ya "amri" ya sheria ya Jumapili katika Baraza la Orleans mwaka 538.

General Cyrus’ army was the voice identifying that Darius’ conquering of Babylon was imminent.

Jeshi la Jenerali Cyrus lilikuwa sauti iliyobainisha kwamba Darius alikuwa karibu kuiteka Babeli.

> “The advent of the army of Cyrus before the walls of Babylon was to the Jews a sign that their deliverance from captivity was drawing nigh. More than a century before the birth of Cyrus, Inspiration had mentioned him by name, and had caused a record to be made of the actual work he should do in taking the city of Babylon unawares, and in preparing the way for the release of the children of the captivity. Through Isaiah the word had been spoken:

> "Ujio wa jeshi la Koreshi mbele ya kuta za Babeli ulikuwa kwa Wayahudi ishara kwamba ukombozi wao kutoka uhamishoni ulikuwa unakaribia. Zaidi ya karne moja kabla ya kuzaliwa kwa Koreshi, Uvuvio ulikuwa umemtaja kwa jina, na ulikuwa umesababisha kumbukumbu iandikwe ya kazi halisi aliyopaswa kufanya katika kuuteka mji wa Babeli kwa ghafla, na katika kuandaa njia ya kuwaachilia huru wana wa uhamisho. Kupitia Isaya neno lilikuwa limenenwa:"

> “‘Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; … to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.’ Isaiah 45:1–3.” Prophets and Kings, 551.

> 'Hivi asemavyo Bwana kwa mpakwa mafuta wake, kwa Koreshi, ambaye nimemshika mkono wake wa kuume, ili kutiisha mataifa mbele zake; ... kufungua mbele yake milango yenye mabawa mawili; wala milango haitafungwa; nitakwenda mbele yako, na kuzinyosha njia zilizopindika; nitavunja milango ya shaba vipande vipande, na kukata mapingo ya chuma; nami nitakupa hazina za gizani, na mali zilizofichwa za mahali pa siri, ili ujue ya kwamba mimi, Bwana, nikuitaye kwa jina lako, ni Mungu wa Israeli.' Isaya 45:1-3. Manabii na Wafalme, 551.

When it is recognized that it is two witnesses or two waymarks by which a prophetic “time of the end,” is established, it can also be recognized that one of the two waymarks represents an identification, announcement or warning of the approaching history. Aaron, John, Cyrus, and Justinian represent a waymark that precedes the time of the end. The time of the end in 1798 is the end of the period represented from 1776 through to 1798. The waymark in the middle of that history is the voice crying in the wilderness for the approaching history. That history began with a publication rejecting the dictatorial rule of either a king or pope, and it ended with a publication representing the character of a dictator. The publication in the middle represented the “warning” of the coming history, and the warning was that the Constitution of the United States would be overturned at the end of the history.

Inapotambuliwa kwamba “wakati wa mwisho” wa kinabii unathibitishwa kupitia mashahidi wawili au alama mbili za njia, inaweza pia kutambuliwa kwamba mojawapo ya alama hizo mbili za njia inawakilisha utambulisho, tangazo au onyo la historia inayokaribia. Aaron, John, Cyrus na Justinian wanawakilisha alama ya njia inayotangulia wakati wa mwisho. Wakati wa mwisho mnamo 1798 ni mwisho wa kipindi kinachowakilishwa kuanzia 1776 hadi 1798. Alama ya njia iliyo katikati ya historia hiyo ni sauti iliayo nyikani kwa ajili ya historia inayokaribia. Historia hiyo ilianza na chapisho lililokataa utawala wa kidikteta wa aidha mfalme au papa, na ikaishia kwa chapisho lililowakilisha tabia ya mdikteta. Chapisho la katikati liliwakilisha ‘onyo’ la historia inayokaribia, na onyo hilo lilikuwa kwamba Katiba ya Marekani ingepinduliwa mwishoni mwa historia hiyo.

That line of history began to be repeated in 1989, and it ends at the Sunday law when the warning from the wilderness two hundred years earlier in 1789 is rejected. 1989 was the time of the end at the end of verse forty, and it aligns with the time of the end in 1798. 1989 aligns with 1776, and the Sunday law represents 1798. In the middle of the history where the effect of every vision is accomplished, the history that began on September 11, 2001, and continues until the warning of 1789, is fulfilled and the Constitution is overturned. There must be a waymark in the middle, for God never changes. That waymark would represent a warning for the prophetic history that begins at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Mlolongo huo wa historia ulianza kurudiwa mwaka 1989, nao unakomea katika sheria ya Jumapili wakati onyo kutoka jangwani lililotolewa miaka mia mbili kabla, mwaka 1789, litakapokataliwa. Mwaka 1989 ulikuwa wakati wa mwisho, mwishoni mwa aya ya arobaini, na unawiana na wakati wa mwisho mwaka 1798. Mwaka 1989 unalingana na mwaka 1776, na sheria ya Jumapili inawakilisha mwaka 1798. Katikati ya historia, ambapo athari ya kila maono inatimizwa, historia iliyoanza tarehe 11 Septemba 2001 na kuendelea hadi onyo la mwaka 1789, hutimia, na Katiba inapinduliwa. Lazima kuwe na alama ya njia katikati, kwa maana Mungu habadiliki kamwe. Alama hiyo ya njia ingewakilisha onyo kwa historia ya kinabii itakayoanza wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili ijayo hivi karibuni.

1989 marks the time of the end in verse forty that leads to the Sunday law in verse forty-one. The warning message that arrived after the time of the end, but before the Sunday law was September 11, 2001. It warns that at the conclusion of that period of history, the third Woe that arrived on September 11, 2001, and was immediately restrained, would strike again as an unexpected surprise, and thousands of cities would be destroyed. When that destruction arrives Satan would begin his marvelous work, and that work begins at the soon coming Sunday law.

1989 inaashiria wakati wa mwisho katika aya ya arobaini unaoelekea kwenye sheria ya Jumapili katika aya ya arobaini na moja. Ujumbe wa onyo uliowasili baada ya wakati wa mwisho, lakini kabla ya sheria ya Jumapili, ulikuwa tarehe 11 Septemba 2001. Unatoa onyo kwamba mwishoni mwa kipindi hicho cha historia, Ole wa tatu uliowasili tarehe 11 Septemba 2001, na ambao ulizuiwa mara moja, ungepiga tena kwa ghafla isiyotarajiwa, na maelfu ya miji yangeharibiwa. Uharibifu huo utakapowasili, Shetani ataanza kazi yake ya ajabu, na kazi hiyo inaanza wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili itakayokuja hivi karibuni.

> “O that God’s people had a sense of the impending destruction of thousands of cities, now almost given to idolatry! But many of those who should be proclaiming the truth are accusing and condemning their brethren. When the converting power of God comes upon minds, there will be a decided change. Men will have no inclination to criticize and tear down. They will not stand in a position that hinders the light from shining to the world. Their criticism, their accusing, will cease. The powers of the enemy are mustering for battle. Stern conflicts are before us. Press together, my brethren and sisters, press together. Bind up with Christ. ‘Say ye not, A confederacy, . . . neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.’

> Laiti watu wa Mungu wangekuwa na ufahamu wa uharibifu unaokaribia wa maelfu ya miji, ambayo sasa karibu yote yamejitolea katika ibada ya sanamu! Lakini wengi wa wale ambao walipaswa kutangaza ukweli wanawashitaki na kuwahukumu ndugu zao. Wakati nguvu ya uongofu ya Mungu inapokuja juu ya mioyo, kutakuwa na mabadiliko ya dhahiri. Watu hawatakuwa na mwelekeo wa kukosoa na kubomoa. Hawatasimama katika nafasi inayozuia nuru kuangaza ulimwenguni. Ukosoaji wao na mashtaka yao vitakoma. Nguvu za adui zinajipanga kwa vita. Mapambano makali yako mbele yetu. Shikamaneni, ndugu zangu na dada zangu, shikamaneni. Fungamaneni na Kristo. 'Msiite, “Muungano,” ... wala msiogope hofu yao, wala msitishwe. Mtakaseni Bwana wa majeshi yeye mwenyewe; na yeye na awe hofu yenu, na yeye na awe kicho chenu. Naye atakuwa mahali patakatifu; bali atakuwa jiwe la kujikwaza na mwamba wa kukwaza kwa nyumba zote mbili za Israeli, atakuwa mtego na tanzi kwa wakazi wa Yerusalemu. Na wengi miongoni mwao watajikwaa, na kuanguka, na kuvunjika, na kunaswa, na kukamatwa.'

> “The world is a theater. The actors, its inhabitants, are preparing to act their part in the last great drama. God is lost sight of. With the great masses of mankind there is no unity, except as men confederate to accomplish their selfish purposes. God is looking on. His purposes in regard to his rebellious subjects will be fulfilled. The world has not been given into the hands of men, though God is permitting the elements of confusion and disorder to bear sway for a season. A power from beneath is working to bring about the last great scenes in the drama,—Satan coming as Christ, and working with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in those who are binding themselves together in secret societies. Those who are yielding to the passion for confederation are working out the plans of the enemy. The cause will be followed by the effect.

> Dunia ni jukwaa. Waigizaji, yaani wakazi wake, wanajiandaa kuigiza sehemu yao katika tamthilia kuu ya mwisho. Mungu amesahaulika. Kwa makundi makubwa ya wanadamu hakuna umoja, isipokuwa pale watu wanapoungana ili kutimiza makusudi yao ya ubinafsi. Mungu anatazama. Makusudi yake kuhusu waasi wake yatatimia. Ulimwengu haujakabidhiwa mikononi mwa wanadamu, ijapokuwa Mungu anaruhusu vipengele vya mkanganyiko na machafuko vitawale kwa muda. Nguvu kutoka chini inafanya kazi kuleta matukio makuu ya mwisho katika tamthilia - Shetani akija kama Kristo, na akifanya kazi kwa madanganyo yote ya udhalimu miongoni mwa wale wanaojifunga pamoja katika vyama vya siri. Wale wanaojisalimisha kwa hamu ya kuunda miungano wanatekeleza mipango ya adui. Sababu itafuatwa na athari.

> “Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise.” Review and Herald, September 10, 1903.

> "Uasi umekaribia kufikia kikomo chake. Mkanganyiko umejaza dunia, na hofu kuu hivi karibuni itawapata wanadamu. Mwisho umekaribia sana. Sisi tunaojua ukweli tunapaswa kujiandaa kwa kile kinachokaribia kuikumba dunia kama mshangao mkubwa mno." Review and Herald, Septemba 10, 1903.

The warning that was typified by the introduction of the Constitution in 1789, is the warning of the third angel, which returns to the second Kadesh, when the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand begins. That warning is the warning of the first voice of Revelation chapter eighteen, and not only did the great buildings of New York City come down at that time, but the very essence of the Constitution was changed. The Constitution was written and based upon English law, whose basic philosophy can be simply defined as “a person is innocent, until proven guilty.” The Constitution was written for the purpose of rejecting what is known as Roman law, whose basic philosophy can be simply defined as “a person is guilty, until proven innocent.”

Onyo lililoakisiwa kwa kuanzishwa kwa Katiba mwaka 1789 ndilo onyo la malaika wa tatu, linalorudi kwenye Kadeshi ya pili, wakati wa kutiwa muhuri kwa laki moja na arobaini na nne kunapoanza. Onyo hilo ndilo onyo la sauti ya kwanza ya Ufunuo sura ya kumi na nane, na si tu kwamba majengo makuu ya Jiji la New York yalianguka wakati huo, bali kiini chenyewe cha Katiba kilibadilishwa. Katiba iliandikwa na ikaegemezwa juu ya sheria ya Kiingereza, ambayo falsafa yake ya msingi inaweza kufafanuliwa kwa urahisi kama "mtu hana hatia hadi ithibitishwe kuwa ana hatia." Katiba iliandikwa kwa madhumuni ya kukataa kinachojulikana kama sheria ya Kirumi, ambayo falsafa yake ya msingi inaweza kufafanuliwa kwa urahisi kama "mtu ana hatia hadi ithibitishwe kuwa hana hatia."

The warning from the wilderness in 1789, represented by the Constitution, represents the warning of September 11, 2001, and not only did the burning buildings mark that history with a literal fulfillment, but the passage (speaking) of the Patriot Act also represented the warning.

Onyo kutoka jangwani mnamo 1789, lililowakilishwa na Katiba, linawakilisha onyo la Septemba 11, 2001, na si tu kwamba majengo yaliyokuwa yakiungua yalitia alama katika historia hiyo kwa kutimia kihalisia, bali kupitishwa (kusema) kwa Patriot Act pia kuliwakilisha onyo hilo.

The Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) was introduced in the United States Congress shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 23, 2001, and in the Senate on October 24, 2001. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The Patriot Act aimed to enhance the government’s ability to investigate and prevent acts of terrorism and expand surveillance and law enforcement powers, and it rejected the basic and fundamental principle of English law that identifies that a man is innocent, until proven guilty. It is still used today by the elite within the government to circumvent due process of law, privacy and fair trials.

Sheria ya Patriot (Sheria ya Kuunganisha na Kuimarisha Marekani kwa Kutoa Vifaa vinavyofaa vinavyohitajika kwa Kunasa na Kuzuia Ugaidi ya mwaka 2001) ililetwa katika Bunge la Marekani muda mfupi baada ya mashambulio ya kigaidi ya tarehe 11 Septemba 2001. Muswada uliwasilishwa katika Baraza la Wawakilishi tarehe 23 Oktoba 2001, na katika Seneti tarehe 24 Oktoba 2001. Ulitiwa saini kuwa sheria na Rais George W. Bush tarehe 26 Oktoba 2001. Sheria ya Patriot ililenga kuimarisha uwezo wa serikali kuchunguza na kuzuia vitendo vya ugaidi na kupanua ufuatiliaji na mamlaka za utekelezaji wa sheria, na ilikataa kanuni ya msingi na ya kimsingi ya sheria ya Kiingereza inayotambua kwamba mtu hana hatia hadi ithibitishwe kuwa na hatia. Bado inatumika leo na eliti serikalini kukwepa mchakato unaostahili wa kisheria, faragha na kesi za haki.

We will continue this study in our next article.

Tutaendelea na utafiti huu katika makala yetu 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 Scripture, 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 ikoje katika wakati huu wa kutisha na wa adhimu? Ole, ni kiburi kiasi gani kinachotawala kanisani, ni unafiki gani, udanganyifu gani, upendo wa mavazi, upuuzi na burudani, na tamaa ya ukuu! Dhambi hizi zote zimeitia giza akili, hata mambo ya milele hayajatambuliwa. Je, tusiyachunguze Maandiko, ili tujue tulipo katika historia ya dunia hii? Je, tusipate ufahamu kuhusu kazi inayotimizwa kwa ajili yetu wakati huu, na nafasi ambayo sisi kama wenye dhambi tunapaswa kushika wakati kazi hii ya upatanisho ikiendelea? Ikiwa tunaujali hata kidogo wokovu wa roho zetu, ni lazima tufanye mabadiliko thabiti. Lazima tumtafute Bwana kwa toba ya kweli; ni lazima kwa majuto ya kina ya moyo tukiri 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 back-slidings 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 show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.’ 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. 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.

> Na kanisa liinuke, na litubu kwa ajili ya kurudi nyuma kwake mbele za Mungu. Na walinzi waamke, na waipige tarumbeta kwa sauti ya yakini. Ni onyo bayana tunalopaswa kulitangaza. Mungu anawaagiza watumishi wake, 'Paza sauti kwa nguvu, usiache; inua sauti yako kama tarumbeta; waonyeshe watu wangu maasi yao, na nyumba ya Yakobo dhambi zao.' Usikivu wa watu lazima upatikane; isipofanyika hivyo, juhudi zote ni bure; ijapokuwa malaika kutoka mbinguni ashuke na kusema nao, maneno yake hayatafanya mema zaidi ya kama angekuwa akiyasema katika sikio baridi la mauti. Kanisa lazima liamke na kuchukua hatua. Roho ya Mungu hawezi kuingia kamwe hadi litakapoandaa njia. Inapaswa kuwepo uchunguzi wa moyo wa dhati. Inapaswa kuwepo sala za pamoja zenye uvumilivu, na kwa imani kudai ahadi za Mungu. Inapaswa kuwepo, si kuvaa mwili gunia, kama ilivyokuwa zamani, bali unyenyekevu wa kina wa nafsi. Hatuna hata sababu ndogo ya kujipongeza na kujitukuza. Tunapaswa kujinyenyekeza chini ya mkono wenye nguvu wa Mungu. Atajitokeza kuwafariji na kuwabariki wanaomtafuta kwa kweli.

> “The work is before us; will we engage in it? We must work fast, we must go steadily forward. We must be preparing for the great day of the Lord. We have no time to lose, no time to be engaged in selfish purposes. The world is to be warned. What are we doing as individuals to bring the light before others? God has left to every man his work; everyone has a part to act, and we cannot neglect this work except at the peril of our souls.

> Kazi iko mbele yetu; je, tutajihusisha nayo? Lazima tufanye kazi haraka, lazima tuendelee kusonga mbele kwa uthabiti. Lazima tuwe tukijiandaa kwa siku kuu ya Bwana. Hatuna muda wa kupoteza, hatuna muda wa kujishughulisha na makusudi ya ubinafsi. Ulimwengu unapaswa kuonywa. Ni nini tunachofanya kila mmoja wetu ili kuwaletea wengine nuru? Mungu amemwachia kila mtu kazi yake; kila mmoja ana sehemu ya kutekeleza, na hatuwezi kuipuuzia kazi hii ila kwa hatari ya roho zetu.

> “O my brethren, will you grieve the Holy Spirit, and cause it to depart? Will you shut out the blessed Saviour, because you are unprepared for his presence? Will you leave souls to perish without the knowledge of the truth, because you love your ease too well to bear the burden that Jesus bore for you? Let us awake out of sleep. ‘Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.’” Review and Herald, March 22, 1887.

> Ee ndugu zangu, je, mtamhuzunisha Roho Mtakatifu, na kumfanya aondoke? Je, mtamfunga nje Mwokozi aliyebarikiwa, kwa sababu hamjajiandaa kwa uwepo wake? Je, mtaziacha nafsi ziangamie bila kuujua ukweli, kwa sababu mnapenda raha yenu kupita kiasi hata msitake kubeba ule mzigo ambao Yesu aliubeba kwa ajili yenu? Tuamke kutoka usingizini. ‘Iweni na kiasi, kesheni; kwa kuwa adui yenu Ibilisi, kama simba angurumaye, huzunguka akitafuta mtu ammeze.’ Review and Herald, Machi 22, 1887.

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