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# The Book of Daniel - Number Thirty-Seven

Kitabu cha Danieli - Nambari Thelathini na Saba

Restoring the Original Truths: Unveiling William Miller’s Dream and the Prophetic Resurgence in the Last Days

Kurejesha Kweli za Asili: Kufunua Ndoto ya William Miller na Uamsho wa Kinabii katika Nyakati za Mwisho

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Jeff Pippenger

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January 1, 2024

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William Miller’s dream was placed within the book Early Writings, and therefore subject to the same prophetic analysis and application that is required to be accomplished by a student who seeks to rightly divide the Word of truth. The dream has been presented many times through the years by Future for America, but here we are putting it into the study of the “increase of knowledge,” that was opened up at “the time of the end” in 1798. The dream addresses the history of the message that represented the knowledge that was increased. It illustrates a link between the movements of the first and third angel’s messages.

Ndoto ya William Miller iliwekwa ndani ya kitabu Early Writings, na hivyo ikawa chini ya uchambuzi na matumizi yaleyale ya kinabii yanayohitajika kutekelezwa na mwanafunzi anayetaka kuligawa kwa haki Neno la kweli. Ndoto hiyo imewasilishwa mara nyingi kwa miaka mingi na Future for America, lakini hapa tunaingiza ndoto hiyo katika utafiti wa “kuongezeka kwa maarifa,” uliofunuliwa katika “wakati wa mwisho” mnamo 1798. Ndoto hiyo inashughulikia historia ya ujumbe uliowakilisha maarifa yaliyoongezeka. Inaonyesha uhusiano kati ya harakati za ujumbe wa malaika wa kwanza na wa tatu.

William Miller’s dream identifies his work, and his work was typified by the work of Moses at the beginning of ancient Israel. The fulfillment of Miller’s dream in the last days, was typified by the work of Christ, in the last days of ancient Israel. The work that Christ accomplished at the end of ancient Israel, represented the work Christ accomplishes in the last days of spiritual Israel. In Miller’s dream the work accomplished in the last days is represented as being performed by the “Dirt Brush Man”. It is essential to recognize Miller’s dream as a prediction of the fulfillment of the Midnight Cry in the last days. It is also essential to recognize that the work of Christ for ancient Israel in their last days typified the work of the “Dirt Brush Man” in Miller’s dream.

Ndoto ya William Miller inatambulisha kazi yake, na kazi yake iliwakilishwa kwa mfano na kazi ya Musa mwanzoni mwa Israeli ya kale. Utimilifu wa ndoto ya Miller katika siku za mwisho uliwakilishwa kwa mfano na kazi ya Kristo katika siku za mwisho za Israeli ya kale. Kazi ambayo Kristo alitimiza mwishoni mwa Israeli ya kale iliwakilisha kazi ambayo Kristo hutimiza katika siku za mwisho za Israeli ya kiroho. Katika ndoto ya Miller, kazi inayotekelezwa katika siku za mwisho inaonyeshwa kuwa inatekelezwa na "Mtu wa Brashi ya Vumbi". Ni muhimu kutambua ndoto ya Miller kama utabiri wa utimilifu wa Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane katika siku za mwisho. Ni muhimu pia kutambua kwamba kazi ya Kristo kwa ajili ya Israeli ya kale katika siku zao za mwisho iliwakilisha kwa mfano kazi ya "Mtu wa Brashi ya Vumbi" katika ndoto ya Miller.

One element of the work of Christ that is important to note is that He not only unsealed the buried truths from the time of Moses, but Christ simultaneously magnified those original truths. In doing so, He set an example that when God’s people fulfill Miller’s dream in the last days, the truths established through the work of Miller, will be expanded beyond their original understanding.

Jambo moja la kazi ya Kristo ambalo ni muhimu kutambua ni kwamba hakuzifunua tu kweli zilizozikwa tangu wakati wa Musa, bali wakati huohuo Kristo alizipanua kweli hizo za asili. Kwa kufanya hivyo, aliweka mfano kwamba wakati watu wa Mungu watakapotimiza ndoto ya Miller katika siku za mwisho, kweli zilizoanzishwa kupitia kazi ya Miller zitapanuliwa kupita uelewa wa awali wa kweli hizo.

> “In the time of the Savior, the Jews had so covered over the precious jewels of truth with the rubbish of tradition and fable, that it was impossible to distinguish the true from the false. The Savior came to clear away the rubbish of superstition and long-cherished errors, and to set the jewels of God’s word in the framework of truth. What would the Savior do if he should come to us now as he did to the Jews? He would have to do a similar work in clearing away the rubbish of tradition and ceremony. The Jews were greatly disturbed when he did this work. They had lost sight of the original truth of God, but Christ brought it again to view. It is our work to free the precious truths of God from superstition and error. What a work is committed to us in the gospel!” Review and Herald, June 4, 1889.

> Katika wakati wa Mwokozi, Wayahudi walikuwa wamefunika sana vito vya thamani vya ukweli kwa takataka za mapokeo na ngano, hata ikawa haiwezekani kutofautisha kati ya ukweli na uongo. Mwokozi alikuja kuondoa takataka za ushirikina na makosa yaliyoshikiliwa kwa muda mrefu, na kuweka vito vya neno la Mungu katika mfumo wa ukweli. Mwokozi angefanya nini kama angekuja kwetu sasa kama alivyokuja kwa Wayahudi? Angehitaji kufanya kazi inayofanana ya kuondoa takataka za mapokeo na taratibu za ibada. Wayahudi walitaharuki sana alipofanya kazi hii. Walikuwa hawakuiona tena ile kweli ya asili ya Mungu, lakini Kristo aliifanya ionekane tena. Ni kazi yetu kuzikomboa kweli za thamani za Mungu kutoka kwa ushirikina na makosa. Ni kazi iliyoje tuliyokabidhiwa katika injili! Review and Herald, Juni 4, 1889.

Today the dirt brush man (Christ) is accomplishing “a similar work in clearing away the rubbish of tradition and ceremony” as did the Lion of the tribe of Judah (Christ) accomplish in the time of the Jews. In Miller’s dream, the precious jewels of truth that were perfectly arranged in the casket of God’s word, became covered with rubbish and counterfeit jewels. Those jewels were to be brought out from the rubbish and placed back into the larger casket of God’s Word during the period of the Midnight Cry of the last days, for it was when Miller looked upon the restored jewels in the larger casket that he “shouted with very joy, and that shout awoke” him. Miller’s dream occurred in 1847, three years after the Midnight Cry of the first angel, so his awakening in the dream is the Midnight Cry of the last days. That Midnight Cry is proclaimed by the two witnesses who had been slain by the beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit, and were dead in the street for three and a half days, until they were formed together and then brought to life in the valley of dead dry bones and then lifted up as an ensign. Miller’s dream is fulfilled on that street, and in the same valley that he identifies as “his room”.

Leo mtu mwenye brashi ya kufagilia uchafu (Kristo) anatimiza "kazi inayofanana ya kuondoa takataka za mapokeo na sherehe" kama vile Simba wa kabila la Yuda (Kristo) alivyotimiza nyakati za Wayahudi. Katika ndoto ya Miller, vito vya thamani vya ukweli vilivyopangwa kwa ukamilifu katika sanduku la Neno la Mungu vilifunikwa na takataka na vito bandia. Vito hivyo vilipaswa kutolewa kutoka kwenye takataka na kuwekwa tena katika sanduku kubwa zaidi la Neno la Mungu wakati wa kipindi cha Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane cha siku za mwisho, kwa maana ilikuwa ni wakati Miller alipotazama vito vilivyorejeshwa katika sanduku hilo kubwa zaidi ndipo alipolia kwa furaha kuu, na "kilio hicho kilimwamsha". Ndoto ya Miller ilitokea mwaka 1847, miaka mitatu baada ya Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane cha malaika wa kwanza, hivyo kuamka kwake katika ndoto hiyo ni Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane cha siku za mwisho. Kilio hicho cha Usiku wa Manane kinatangazwa na mashahidi wawili ambao waliuawa na mnyama aliyepanda kutoka katika shimo lisilo na mwisho, nao wakawa wafu mtaani kwa siku tatu na nusu, hadi walipounganishwa pamoja kisha wakahuishwa katika bonde la mifupa mikavu ya wafu na kisha kuinuliwa kama bendera. Ndoto ya Miller inatimia katika mtaa huo, na katika bonde hilo hilo analoliita "chumba chake".

In the history of the Millerites, Miller was used by the Lord to establish the original truths of Adventism, but his dream identified that over time those truths would be buried. This phenomenon of clearing away the rubbish of tradition and custom is what Christ accomplished at the end of ancient Israel, and in so doing he typified the final fulfillment of William Miller’s dream.

Katika historia ya Wamileraiti, Miller alitumiwa na Bwana kuanzisha kweli za awali za Uadventista, lakini ndoto yake ilibainisha kwamba kadiri muda unavyopita, kweli hizo zingezikwa. Jambo hili la kuondoa takataka za mapokeo na desturi ndilo Kristo alilotekeleza mwishoni mwa Israeli ya kale, na kwa kufanya hivyo aliashiria utimizu wa mwisho wa ndoto ya William Miller.

The Jews had lost sight of “the original truth of God, but Christ brought it again to view,” and identified His work as “our work.” Our work is “to free the precious truths of God from superstition and error.” William Miller’s dream identifies the discovery, presentation and rejection, and restoration of the original truths. In order to accomplish the work of restoration, Christ placed the truth into “the framework of truth.” The “framework of truth” for William Miller was his understanding of the two desolating powers of paganism and papalism. In the last days the “framework of truth” is the three desolating powers of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

Wayahudi walipoteza kuona "ile kweli ya asili ya Mungu, lakini Kristo aliileta tena machoni," na akaitambulisha kazi yake kama "kazi yetu." Kazi yetu ni "kuzikomboa kweli za thamani za Mungu kutoka katika ushirikina na makosa." Ndoto ya William Miller inabainisha ugunduzi, uwasilishaji na kukataliwa, na urejesho wa kweli za asili. Ili kutekeleza kazi ya urejesho, Kristo aliweka ile kweli ndani ya "mfumo wa ukweli." "Mfumo wa ukweli" kwa William Miller ulikuwa ufahamu wake wa nguvu mbili za kuleta ukiwa za upagani na upapa. Katika siku za mwisho "mfumo wa ukweli" ni nguvu tatu za kuleta ukiwa za joka, mnyama, na nabii wa uongo.

> “When Christ came into the world to exemplify true religion, and to exalt the principles that should govern the hearts and actions of men, falsehood had taken so deep a hold upon those who had had so great light, that they no longer comprehended the light, and had no inclination to yield up tradition for truth. They rejected the heavenly Teacher, they crucified the Lord of glory, that they might retain their own customs and inventions. The very same spirit is manifested in the world today. Men are averse to investigating truth, lest their traditions should be disturbed, and a new order of things should be brought in. There is with humanity a constant liability to err, and men are naturally inclined to highly exalt human ideas and knowledge, while the divine and eternal is not discerned or appreciated.” Counsels on Sabbath School Work, 47.

> Wakati Kristo alipokuja ulimwenguni kuonyesha kwa mfano dini ya kweli, na kutukuza kanuni ambazo zinapaswa kuongoza mioyo na matendo ya wanadamu, udanganyifu ulikuwa umewashika kwa kina wale waliokuwa wamepata nuru kuu kiasi hicho, hata wasielewe tena ile nuru, wala hawakuwa na mwelekeo wa kuachana na mapokeo kwa ajili ya ukweli. Walimkataa Mwalimu wa mbinguni, wakamsulubisha Bwana wa utukufu, ili waendelee kushikilia desturi na mabuni yao wenyewe. Roho ileile inadhihirishwa duniani leo. Wanadamu hawako radhi kuchunguza ukweli, kusudi mapokeo yao yasivurugwe, na mpangilio mpya wa mambo usiletwe. Kwa wanadamu kuna hali ya daima ya kuwa wepesi kukosea, na wanadamu kwa asili wana mwelekeo wa kutukuza sana mawazo na maarifa ya kibinadamu, ilhali kile cha kimungu na cha milele hakitambuliki wala hakithaminiwi. Ushauri juu ya Kazi ya Shule ya Sabato, 47.

If Christ came into the world today He would find “the very same spirit” of exaltation of human ideas and knowledge, that placed tradition in place of truth. In Miller’s dream, in the last days, Christ comes as the dirt brush man to accomplish that identical work. When His work as the dirt brush man is accomplished, the original jewels will shine ten times brighter than the sun, as the two witnesses, represented by Miller, awake at the shout of the loud cry.

Ikiwa Kristo angekuja duniani leo angekuta "roho ile ile" ya kutukuza mawazo na maarifa ya kibinadamu, iliyoweka mapokeo mahali pa ukweli. Katika ndoto ya Miller, katika siku za mwisho, Kristo anakuja kama mtu mwenye kifagio cha uchafu kutimiza kazi ile ile. Kazi yake kama mtu mwenye kifagio cha uchafu inapokamilika, vito vya asili vitang'aa mara kumi zaidi ya jua, wakati mashahidi wawili, wanaowakilishwa na Miller, wanaamka kwa sauti ya kilio kikuu.

The framework of truth given to Miller was the prophetic structure of two desolating powers, and the framework of truth given to Future for America is the prophetic structure of three desolating powers. The “key” that was attached to the casket was the particular methodology that was unsealed and given to Miller, and thereafter to Future for America.

Mfumo wa ukweli uliotolewa kwa Miller ulikuwa mfumo wa kinabii wa nguvu mbili za kutia ukiwa, na mfumo wa ukweli uliotolewa kwa Future for America ni mfumo wa kinabii wa nguvu tatu za kutia ukiwa. “Ufunguo” uliokuwa umeambatanishwa na kisanduku ulikuwa mbinu maalum iliyofunuliwa na kutolewa kwa Miller, na baadaye kwa Future for America.

> “The key of knowledge in Christ’s day had been taken away by those who should have held it to unlock the treasure house of wisdom in the Old Testament Scriptures. The rabbis and teachers had virtually shut up the kingdom of heaven from the poor and the afflicted, and left them to perish. In His discourses Christ did not bring many things before them at once, lest He might confuse their minds. He made every point clear and distinct. He did not disdain the repetition of old and familiar truths in prophecies if they would serve His purpose to inculcate ideas.

> Ufunguo wa maarifa katika siku za Kristo ulikuwa umechukuliwa na wale waliopaswa kuushikilia ili kufungua nyumba ya hazina ya hekima katika Maandiko ya Agano la Kale. Marabi na walimu kwa vitendo walikuwa wamewafungia maskini na wenye kuteseka ufalme wa mbinguni, na kuwaacha waangamie. Katika mafundisho yake Kristo hakuwaletea mambo mengi kwa wakati mmoja, ili asije akazichanganya akili zao. Alifanya kila hoja iwe wazi na dhahiri. Hakudharau kurudia kweli za zamani na zilizozoeleka katika unabii iwapo zingetumikia kusudi lake la kupandikiza mawazo.

> “Christ was the originator of all the ancient gems of truth. Through the work of the enemy these truths had been displaced. They had been disconnected from their true position, and placed in the framework of error. Christ’s work was to readjust and establish the precious gems in the framework of truth. The principles of truth which had been given by Himself to bless the world had, through Satan’s agency, been buried and had apparently become extinct. Christ rescued them from the rubbish of error, gave them a new, vital force, and commanded them to shine as precious jewels, and stand fast forever.

> Kristo alikuwa mwanzilishi wa vito vyote vya kale vya ukweli. Kwa kazi ya adui, kweli hizi zilikuwa zimesukumwa kando. Zilikuwa zimetenganishwa na nafasi yao ya kweli, na kuwekwa katika mfumo wa upotovu. Kazi ya Kristo ilikuwa kurekebisha upya na kuviweka imara vito vya thamani katika mfumo wa ukweli. Kanuni za ukweli ambazo Yeye mwenyewe alikuwa amezitoa ili kuibariki dunia zilikuwa, kupitia ushawishi wa Shetani, zimezikwa na kuonekana kana kwamba zimetoweka. Kristo aliviokoa kutoka katika takataka za upotovu, akavipa nguvu mpya yenye uhai, na akaamuru ving'ae kama vito vya thamani, na visimame imara milele.

> “Christ Himself could use any of these old truths without borrowing the smallest particle, for He had originated them all. He had cast them into the minds and thoughts of each generation, and when He came to our world He rearranged and vitalized the truths which had become dead, making them more forcible for the benefit of future generations. It was Jesus Christ who had the power of rescuing the truths from the rubbish, and again giving them to the world with more than their original freshness and power.” Manuscript Releases, volume 13, 240, 241.

> "Kristo mwenyewe aliweza kutumia yoyote kati ya hizi kweli za kale bila kukopa chembe ndogo kabisa, kwa kuwa Yeye ndiye aliyezianzisha zote. Alikuwa amezipandikiza katika akili na mawazo ya kila kizazi, na alipokuja duniani kwetu alizipanga upya na kuzihuisha kweli zilizokuwa zimekufa, akizifanya ziwe na nguvu zaidi kwa manufaa ya vizazi vijavyo. Ni Yesu Kristo ndiye aliyekuwa na uwezo wa kuokoa kweli hizo kutoka kwenye takataka, na kuzirudishia tena duniani zikiwa na ubichi na nguvu zilizozidi zile za asili." Manuscript Releases, juzuu 13, 240, 241.

It is interesting to note in the last passage that the key that Christ employed at the end of ancient Israel was to open the Old Testament. The key of Miller’s methodology opened the casket of the Old and New Testaments, but in the last days, at the conclusion of his dream, the casket is larger. The key of methodology in the last days opens not only the Old and New Testaments, but also the Spirit of Prophecy. The unsealing of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, just before the close of probation is accomplished by the Lion of the tribe of Judah, who in Miller’s dream is represented as the dirt brush man. Sister White identifies that the work of the dirt brush man occurs just before the close of probation.

Ni jambo la kuvutia kutambua katika kifungu cha mwisho kwamba ufunguo alioutumia Kristo mwishoni mwa Israeli ya kale ulikuwa wa kufungua Agano la Kale. Ufunguo wa mbinu ya Miller ulifungua kisanduku cha Agano la Kale na Agano Jipya, lakini katika siku za mwisho, mwishoni mwa ndoto yake, kisanduku hicho ni kikubwa zaidi. Ufunguo wa mbinu katika siku za mwisho haufungui tu Agano la Kale na Agano Jipya, bali pia Roho ya Unabii. Kufunguliwa kwa Ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo, muda mfupi kabla ya kufungwa kwa mlango wa rehema, hutekelezwa na Simba wa kabila la Yuda, ambaye katika ndoto ya Miller anawakilishwa kama yule mtu wa brashi ya uchafu. Dada White anabainisha kwamba kazi ya yule mtu wa brashi ya uchafu hufanyika muda mfupi kabla ya kufungwa kwa mlango wa rehema.

> “The Lord gave me a view, January 26, which I will relate. I saw that some of the people of God were stupid and dormant; and were but half awake, and did not realize the time we were now living in; and that the ‘man’ with the ‘dirt-brush’ had entered, and that some were in danger of being swept away. I begged of Jesus to save them, to spare them a little longer, and let them see their awful danger, that they might get ready before it should be forever too late. The angel said, ‘Destruction is coming like a mighty whirlwind.’ I begged of the angel to pity and to save those who loved this world, and were attached to their possessions, and were not willing to cut loose from them, and sacrifice them to speed the messengers on their way to feed the hungry sheep, who were perishing for want of spiritual food.

> "Bwana alinipa maono, tarehe 26 Januari, ambayo nitayasimulia. Niliona kwamba baadhi ya watu wa Mungu walikuwa wapumbavu na wamelala usingizi; na walikuwa wameamka nusu tu, wala hawakutambua wakati tunaouishi sasa; na kwamba ‘mtu’ mwenye ‘kifagio cha uchafu’ alikuwa ameingia, na kwamba baadhi walikuwa katika hatari ya kufagiwa. Nilimsihi Yesu awaokoe, awahurumie kwa muda kidogo zaidi, na awaache waone hatari yao ya kutisha, ili wajitayarishe kabla haijawa kuchelewa milele. Malaika alisema, ‘Uharibifu unakuja kama kisulisuli chenye nguvu sana.’ Nilimsihi malaika awahurumie na kuwaokoa wale walioupenda ulimwengu huu, na waliofungamana na mali zao, na ambao hawakuwa radhi kujitenga nazo, na kuzitoa sadaka ili kuharakisha wajumbe katika njia yao kuwalisha kondoo wenye njaa, ambao walikuwa wakiangamia kwa kukosa chakula cha kiroho."

> “As I viewed poor souls dying for want of the present truth, and some who professed to believe the truth were letting them die, by withholding the necessary means to carry forward the work of God, the sight was too painful, and I begged of the angel to remove it from me. I saw that when the cause of God called for some of their property, like the young man who came to Jesus, [Matthew 19:16–22.] they went away sorrowful; and that soon the overflowing scourge would pass over and sweep their possessions all away, and then it would be too late to sacrifice earthly goods, and lay up a treasure in heaven.” Review and Herald, April 1, 1850.

> Nilipowaona roho maskini wakifa kwa kukosa ukweli wa sasa, na baadhi ya wale waliodai kuamini ukweli wakiwaacha wafe, kwa kuzuilia rasilimali zinazohitajika kuendeleza kazi ya Mungu, taswira hiyo ilikuwa ya kuumiza sana, nami nikamsihi malaika aiondoe machoni pangu. Nikaona kwamba wakati kazi ya Mungu ilipohitaji sehemu ya mali yao, kama yule kijana aliyemjia Yesu, [Mathayo 19:16-22.] waliondoka wakiwa na huzuni; na kwamba hivi karibuni pigo linalofurika lingepita na kufagia mbali mali zao zote, na ndipo ingekuwa kuchelewa mno kutoa dhabihu ya mali za kidunia na kujiwekea hazina mbinguni. Review and Herald, Aprili 1, 1850.

The “overflowing scourge” is a symbol of the soon-coming Sunday law, and the work of the dirt brush man in Miller’s dream, takes place just before probation closes. It is when He has cleaned the room that He then casts the jewels back into the larger casket, and they then shine ten times brighter than the sun. Daniel and the three worthies were found ten times better than the others.

“Mjeledi ufurikao” ni ishara ya sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja hivi karibuni, na kazi ya yule mtu mwenye brashi ya kufagia uchafu katika ndoto ya Miller hutokea muda mfupi kabla ya mlango wa rehema kufungwa. Ni baada ya Yeye kusafisha chumba ndipo anaporudisha vito hivyo katika sanduku kubwa zaidi, navyo vinang’aa mara kumi kuliko jua. Danieli na wale watatu walionekana kuwa bora mara kumi kuliko wengine.

> Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. Daniel 1:18–20.

> Mwishoni mwa zile siku alizosema mfalme waletwe, ndipo mkuu wa matowashi akawaleta mbele ya Nebukadneza. Naye mfalme akazungumza nao; na miongoni mwao wote hakupatikana yeyote aliye kama Danieli, Hanania, Mishaeli, na Azaria; kwa hiyo wakasimama mbele ya mfalme. Na katika mambo yote ya hekima na ufahamu ambayo mfalme aliwauliza, aliwakuta kuwa bora mara kumi kuliko waganga wote na wanajimu waliokuwapo katika ufalme wake wote. Danieli 1:18-20.

The “end of the days,” for Daniel represented the litmus test where Nebuchadnezzar passed judgment, and that test typifies the Sunday law in the last days. The original and foundational truths will shine ten times brighter when restored in the last days, than when they were first recognized. The truths, and the wise who understand those truths in the last days will shine ten times brighter during the latter rain, which is the repetition of the Midnight Cry.

Kwa Danieli, “mwisho wa siku zile” uliwakilisha kipimo tosha ambapo Nebukadreza alitoa hukumu, na mtihani huo unaashiria sheria ya Jumapili katika siku za mwisho. Kweli za asili na za msingi zitang’aa mara kumi zaidi zitakaporejeshwa katika siku za mwisho, kuliko zilipotambuliwa kwa mara ya kwanza. Kweli hizo, na wenye hekima wanaozielewa kweli hizo katika siku za mwisho, watang’aa mara kumi zaidi wakati wa mvua ya mwisho, ambayo ni kurudiwa kwa Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane.

> “You are getting the coming of the Lord too far off. I saw the latter rain was coming as [suddenly as] the midnight cry, and with ten times the power.” Spalding and Magan, 5.

> Mnafikiri ujio wa Bwana uko mbali mno. Niliona mvua ya mwisho inakuja [kwa ghafla kama] mwito wa usiku wa manane, na kwa nguvu mara kumi. Spalding and Magan, 5.

The restoration of the original truths is accomplished by the application of the latter rain methodology of “line upon line.” Once restored, the original truths shine “ten times” brighter than they did when Miller first looked upon them. The wise who employ the key of methodology to restore the original truths, obtain an experience that is “ten times” better than those who eat the methodology of Babylon. Those that are swept away by the dirt brush man, are those who have become attached to the traditions and customs that have covered up the original truth, and who are purged out with the errors of tradition and customs they have become attached to.

Kurejeshwa kwa kweli za asili hufanyika kwa kutumia mbinu ya mvua ya mwisho ya "mstari juu ya mstari." Mara zinaporejeshwa, kweli za asili hung'aa "mara kumi" zaidi kuliko zilivyong'aa Miller alipoziangalia mara ya kwanza. Wenye hekima wanaotumia ufunguo wa mbinu kurejesha kweli za asili hupata uzoefu ulio "mara kumi" bora kuliko wa wale wanaokula mbinu za Babeli. Wanaofagiliwa na yule mtu wa kifagio cha uchafu ni wale walioshikamana na mapokeo na desturi zilizofunika kweli ya asili, na ambao huondolewa pamoja na makosa ya mapokeo na desturi walizoshikamana nazo.

A false doctrine is an idol.

Fundisho la uongo ni sanamu.

> “In rejecting the truth, men reject its Author. In trampling upon the law of God, they deny the authority of the Law-giver. It is as easy to make an idol of false doctrines and theories as to fashion an idol of wood or stone.” The Great Controversy, 584.

> Kwa kukataa ukweli, watu wanamkataa Mwanzilishi wake. Kwa kukanyaga sheria ya Mungu, wanakana mamlaka ya Mtoa Sheria. Ni rahisi vivyo hivyo kutengeneza sanamu ya mafundisho na nadharia za uongo kama ilivyo kuunda sanamu ya mbao au jiwe. Mapambano Makuu, 584.

The pronouncement upon Ephraim that marked the close of probation for Ephraim, emphasizes the truth of what the dirt brush man accomplishes when he sweeps the floor.

Tamko juu ya Efraimu lililoashiria mwisho wa kipindi cha majaribio kwa Efraimu, linasisitiza ukweli wa kile ambacho yule mtu mwenye brashi ya kufagia uchafu hutekeleza anapofagia sakafu.

> Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. Hosea 4:17.

> Efraimu ameambatana na sanamu; mwacheni. Hosea 4:17.

You are what you eat, as demonstrated by Daniel and the three worthies. Sister White’s anxiety over those who were “stupid and dormant” was in relation to their lack of preparation, and their lack of discernment over the importance of “present truth.” Her anxiety was an expression of Christ’s concern for the quibbling Jews of his day and age, who had completely lost sight of the original truths. Miller’s dream identifies the end of modern spiritual Israel, which has been typified by ancient literal Israel.

Wewe ni kile unachokula, kama ilivyoonyeshwa na Danieli na wale mashujaa watatu. Wasiwasi wa Dada White juu ya wale waliokuwa "wapumbavu na waliosinzia" ulihusu ukosefu wao wa maandalizi, na kukosa kwao utambuzi kuhusu umuhimu wa "ukweli wa sasa." Wasiwasi wake ulikuwa dhihirisho la wasiwasi wa Kristo kwa Wayahudi waliopenda ubishi wa siku na wakati wake, ambao walikuwa wamepoteza kabisa mtazamo wa kweli za awali. Ndoto ya Miller inabainisha mwisho wa Israeli ya kiroho ya kisasa, ambayo imeonyeshwa kwa mfano na Israeli ya kale ya kihalisia.

> “The scribes and Pharisees professed to explain the Scriptures, but they explained them in accordance with their own ideas and traditions. Their customs and maxims became more and more exacting. In its spiritual sense, the sacred Word became to the people as a sealed book, closed to their comprehension.” Signs of the Times, May 17, 1905.

> "Waandishi na Mafarisayo walidai kufafanua Maandiko, lakini waliyafafanua kulingana na mawazo na mapokeo yao wenyewe. Desturi na kanuni zao zilizidi kuwa za kudai mengi zaidi. Katika maana yake ya kiroho, Neno takatifu likawa kwa watu kama kitabu kilichotiwa muhuri, kisichoweza kueleweka kwao." Signs of the Times, Mei 17, 1905.

A progressive darkness has settled upon Laodicean Adventism since 1863, and the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy has become to them as a book that is sealed. Just before probation closes the Revelation of Jesus Christ is unsealed, and it produces a three-step testing process that ends with those who refuse to relinquish their idols of custom and tradition being swept away at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Giza linalozidi limekumba Uadventista wa Laodikia tangu mwaka 1863, na Biblia pamoja na Roho ya Unabii zimekuwa kwao kama kitabu kilichotiwa muhuri. Kabla tu ya muda wa rehema kufungwa, Ufunuo wa Yesu Kristo unatiuliwa muhuri, na huo huleta mchakato wa kujaribiwa wa hatua tatu unaomalizika kwa wale wanaokataa kuachana na sanamu zao za desturi na mapokeo kufagiliwa mbali wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili inayokuja hivi karibuni.

> “We have an infinite Redeemer, and how precious are the gems of truth that testify to this in God’s word. But these precious jewels have been buried beneath a mass of rubbish, of tradition, of heresies, which Satan himself has originated. His schemes are working with a strange power upon human minds to eclipse the value of Christ to those who believe in him. The enemy of God and man has cast a spell over those who profess to be the followers of Christ, until of many it can be said, They know not the time of their visitation.” Review and Herald, August 16, 1898.

> Tunaye Mkombozi asiye na kikomo, na jinsi zilivyo za thamani vito vya kweli vinavyoshuhudia hili katika neno la Mungu. Lakini vito hivi vya thamani vimezikwa chini ya rundo la takataka, la mapokeo, na la mafundisho ya uzushi, ambayo Shetani mwenyewe ameanzisha. Hila zake zinafanya kazi kwa nguvu ya ajabu juu ya akili za wanadamu ili kufifisha thamani ya Kristo kwa wale wanaomwamini. Adui wa Mungu na mwanadamu amewaroga wale wanaodai kuwa wafuasi wa Kristo, hata kwamba, kwa wengi, yaweza kusemwa: "Hawajui wakati wa kujiliwa kwao." Review and Herald, Agosti 16, 1898.

Miller’s dream illustrates the history of the establishment of the “original truths,” their subsequent rejection, and then their ultimate restoration. Just before the close of probation the “Dirt Brush Man” enters into the scenario and re-establishes the original truths, and makes them “ten times” brighter. This takes place during the history of the Midnight Cry, which precedes the Loud Cry of the third angel at the Sunday law. The Midnight Cry awakens and separates the virgins in advance of the Sunday law, as did the Midnight Cry precede the opening of the investigative judgment in Millerite history. When the jewels are cast back into the larger, restored casket, it is too late, for that event takes place “after” the floor has been swept clean.

Ndoto ya Miller inaonyesha historia ya kuanzishwa kwa "kweli za asili", kukataliwa kwao kulikofuata, na kisha urejeshwaji wao wa mwisho. Kabla tu ya kufungwa kwa muda wa rehema, "Mtu wa Brashi ya Uchafu" anaingia katika taswira hiyo na kuziweka upya kweli za asili, na kuzifanya ziwe angavu "mara kumi" zaidi. Hili hutokea katika historia ya Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane, ambacho hutangulia Kilio Kikuu cha malaika wa tatu wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili. Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane kinaamsha na kutenganisha wanawali kabla ya sheria ya Jumapili, kama vile Kilio cha Usiku wa Manane kilitangulia kufunguliwa kwa hukumu ya uchunguzi katika historia ya Wamileriti. Vito vinaporudishwa katika sanduku kubwa lililorejeshwa, inakuwa kuchelewa, kwa kuwa tukio hilo hutokea "baada" ya sakafu kufagiliwa safi.

> “The dust and rubbish of error have buried the precious jewels of truth, but the Lord’s workers can uncover these treasures, so that thousands will look upon them with delight and awe. Angels of God will be beside the humble worker, giving grace and divine enlightenment, and thousands will be led to pray with David, ‘Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.’ Truths that have been for ages unseen and unheeded, will blaze forth from the illuminated pages of God’s holy word. The churches generally that have heard, refused, and trampled upon the truth, will do more wickedly; but ‘the wise,’ those who are honest, will understand. The book is open, and the words of God reach the hearts of those who desire to know his will. At the loud cry of the angel from heaven who joins the third angel, thousands will awake from the stupor that has held the world for ages, and will see the beauty and value of the truth.” Review and Herald, December 15, 1885.

> Vumbi na takataka za upotovu vimefukia vito vya thamani vya ukweli, lakini watenda kazi wa Bwana wanaweza kufukua hazina hizi, ili maelfu wazitazame kwa furaha na kicho. Malaika wa Mungu watakuwa kando ya mtenda kazi mnyenyekevu, wakitoa neema na nuru ya kiungu, na maelfu wataongozwa kuomba pamoja na Daudi, 'Fumbua macho yangu ili nione mambo ya ajabu katika sheria yako.' Kweli ambazo kwa enzi nyingi hazijaonekana wala kuzingatiwa zitaangaza kutoka katika kurasa zilizotiwa nuru za neno takatifu la Mungu. Makanisa kwa ujumla yaliyosikia, yakakataa, na kukanyaga ukweli, yatazidi kutenda uovu; lakini 'wenye hekima,' yaani wale waaminifu, watafahamu. Kitabu kimefunguliwa, na maneno ya Mungu yanafikia mioyo ya wale wanaotamani kujua mapenzi yake. Kwa kilio kikuu cha malaika atokaye mbinguni anayejiunga na malaika wa tatu, maelfu wataamka kutoka katika ganzi iliyoshikilia ulimwengu kwa enzi nyingi, nao wataona uzuri na thamani ya ukweli. Review and Herald, Desemba 15, 1885.

The “thousands” that then awake, represent God’s other flock that are still in Babylon, for the “loud cry” begins at the Sunday law. The work of the “Dirt Brush Man” has been under way since September 11, 2001, and even more so since July of 2023.

"Maelfu" watakaoamka wakati huo, wanawakilisha kundi lingine la Mungu ambalo bado lipo Babeli, kwa kuwa "kilio kikuu" huanza wakati wa sheria ya Jumapili. Kazi ya "Mtu wa Brashi ya Uchafu" imekuwa ikiendelea tangu 11 Septemba 2001, na hata zaidi tangu Julai 2023.

> “The apostle says, ‘All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.’ The Bible is its own expositor. One passage will prove to be a key that will unlock other passages, and in this way light will be shed upon the hidden meaning of the word. By comparing different texts treating on the same subject, viewing their bearing on every side, the true meaning of the Scriptures will be made evident.

> Mtume anasema, ‘Kila andiko, lenye pumzi ya Mungu, lafaa kwa mafundisho, kwa kukemea, kwa kurekebisha, kwa kuwaadibu katika haki; ili mtu wa Mungu awe mkamilifu, amekamilishwa kabisa kwa kila tendo jema.’ Biblia yenyewe ndiyo mfasiri wake. Aya moja itathibitisha kuwa ufunguo utakaofungua aya nyingine, na kwa njia hii mwanga utaangazia maana iliyofichika ya neno hilo. Kwa kulinganisha maandiko mbalimbali yanayoshughulikia mada ile ile, na kuyaangalia kwa pande zote, maana ya kweli ya Maandiko itadhihirika.

> “Many think that they must consult commentaries on the Scriptures in order to understand the meaning of the word of God, and we would not take the position that commentaries should not be studied; but it will take much discernment to discover the truth of God under the mass of the words of men. How little has been done by the church, as a body professing to believe the Bible, to gather up the scattered jewels of God’s word into one perfect chain of truth! T he jewels of truth do not lie upon the surface, as many suppose. The master mind in the confederacy of evil is ever at work to keep the truth out of sight, and to bring into full view the opinions of great men. The enemy is doing all in his power to obscure heaven’s light through educational processes; for he does not mean that men shall hear the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it.’

> Wengi hudhani kwamba lazima warejee kwenye ufafanuzi wa Maandiko ili kuelewa maana ya neno la Mungu, wala hatuchukui msimamo wa kusema kwamba ufafanuzi haupaswi kusomwa; lakini itahitaji utambuzi mkubwa kugundua kweli ya Mungu chini ya mlundikano wa maneno ya wanadamu. Ni kidogo mno kilichofanywa na kanisa, kama mwili unaodai kuamini Biblia, katika kukusanya vito vya neno la Mungu vilivyotawanyika na kuviunganisha kuwa mnyororo mmoja mkamilifu wa kweli! Vito vya kweli havipo juu juu, kama wengi wanavyodhani. Akili kuu katika muungano wa uovu daima iko kazini ili kuficha kweli, na kuleta waziwazi maoni ya watu wakuu. Adui anafanya yote yaliyo katika uwezo wake kufifisha nuru ya mbinguni kupitia mifumo ya elimu; kwa maana hakusudii watu wasikie sauti ya Bwana ikisema, 'Hii ndiyo njia, enendeni ndani yake.'

> “The jewels of truth lie scattered over the field of revelation; but they have been buried beneath human traditions, beneath the sayings and commandments of men, and the wisdom from heaven has been practically ignored; for Satan has succeeded in making the world believe that the words and achievements of men are of great consequence. The Lord God, the Creator of the worlds, at infinite cost has given the gospel to the world. Through this divine agent, glad, refreshing springs of heavenly comfort and abiding consolation have been opened for those who will come to the fountain of life. There are veins of truth yet to be discovered; but spiritual things are spiritually discerned. Minds beclouded with evil cannot appreciate the value of the truth as it is in Jesus.” Review and Herald, December 1, 1891.

> Vito vya ukweli vimetapakaa juu ya uwanja wa ufunuo; lakini vimezikwa chini ya mapokeo ya kibinadamu, chini ya maneno na amri za wanadamu, na hekima itokayo mbinguni imepuuzwa kwa kiasi kikubwa; kwa kuwa Shetani amefaulu kuifanya dunia iamini kwamba maneno na mafanikio ya wanadamu yana umuhimu mkubwa. Bwana Mungu, Muumba wa ulimwengu, kwa gharama isiyo na kipimo ametoa injili kwa ulimwengu. Kupitia chombo hiki cha kimungu, chemchemi za furaha zinazoburudisha za faraja ya mbinguni na tulizo la kudumu zimefunguliwa kwa wale watakaokuja kwenye chemchemi ya uzima. Bado kuna mishipa ya ukweli ambayo bado haijagunduliwa; lakini mambo ya kiroho hutambuliwa kwa njia ya kiroho. Akili zilizotiwa giza na uovu haziwezi kuthamini thamani ya ukweli kama ulivyo katika Yesu. Review and Herald, Desemba 1, 1891.

The work of Christ as represented in Miller’s dream as the dirt brush man is two-fold. It is to remove the error, and to restore the original truths. The removal of error is also two-fold, for when the error is swept out the window, the error takes those who choose to remain attached to the errors with it. The work of separation accomplished by the dirt brush man is also addressed by Jeremiah, and his testimony agrees with Sister White, when she stated that, “the Lord’s workers can uncover these treasures, so that thousands will look upon them with delight and awe.”

Kazi ya Kristo, kama inavyowakilishwa katika ndoto ya Miller kama mtu mwenye ufagio wa uchafu, ni ya vipengele viwili. Ni kuondoa kosa, na kurejesha kweli za asili. Kuondoa kosa nako pia kuna vipengele viwili, kwa maana kosa hilo linapofagiwa nje kupitia dirisha, kosa hilo huwabeba pamoja nalo wale wanaochagua kubaki wameambatana na makosa hayo. Kazi ya utengano iliyotekelezwa na yule mtu mwenye ufagio wa uchafu pia imezungumziwa na Yeremia, na ushuhuda wake unalingana na ule wa Dada White, aliposema kwamba, "watenda kazi wa Bwana wanaweza kufunua hazina hizi, ili maelfu watazitazama kwa furaha na kicho."

> Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. Jeremiah 15:19.

> Kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi, Ukirudi, ndipo nitakurudisha tena, nawe utasimama mbele zangu: na ukitoa kilicho cha thamani kutoka kwa kilicho kibaya, utakuwa kama kinywa changu: waache warudi kwako; bali wewe usirudi kwao. Yeremia 15:19.

The context of the passage in Jeremiah is addressing those who have experienced the first disappointment of July 18, 2020. It is not simply the dirt brush man that separates the precious from the vile, but it is also the work of those represented by Jeremiah, who are represented as making a decision of whether they will return to the Lord or not return. They have obviously not been with the Lord, for if they had been walking with him, there would be no reason for them to return. When they do return and stand before the Lord, and thereafter become His mouthpiece, they will have accomplished a work of separating the precious from the vile. The work of the “Dirt Brush Man”, requires the participation of the wise. The work of the “Dirt Brush Man” in Miller’s dream is also illustrated when Christ purges His floor through a refining process.

Muktadha wa kifungu katika Yeremia unawahusu wale waliopitia masikitiko ya kwanza ya tarehe 18 Julai 2020. Si “Mtu wa Brashi ya Uchafu” tu anayekitenga kilicho cha thamani kutoka kwa kilicho duni, bali pia ni kazi ya wale wanaowakilishwa na Yeremia, ambao wanaonyeshwa kuwa wanatoa uamuzi iwapo watamrudia Bwana au hawatamrudia. Ni dhahiri hawajakuwa pamoja na Bwana, kwa kuwa kama wangekuwa wakitembea naye, kusingekuwa na sababu ya wao kurudi. Watakaporudi na kusimama mbele za Bwana, na baadaye kuwa kinywa Chake, watakuwa wamekamilisha kazi ya kutenganisha kilicho cha thamani na kilicho duni. Kazi ya “Mtu wa Brashi ya Uchafu” inahitaji ushiriki wa wenye hekima. Kazi ya “Mtu wa Brashi ya Uchafu” katika ndoto ya Miller pia inaonyeshwa wakati Kristo anapotakasa sakafu Yake kupitia mchakato wa usafishaji.

> “Just how soon this refining process will begin I cannot say, but it will not be long deferred. He whose fan is in His hand will cleanse His temple of its moral defilement. He will thoroughly purge His floor.” Testimonies to Ministers, 372, 373.

> "Ni lini hasa mchakato huu wa usafishaji utaanza siwezi kusema, lakini hautacheleweshwa kwa muda mrefu. Yeye ambaye pepeto lake lipo mkononi mwake atalitakasa hekalu lake kutokana na unajisi wake wa maadili. Atautakasa kabisa uwanda wake wa kupuria." Testimonies to Ministers, 372, 373.

The final “refining process” began in July of 2023, and it is the refining process of Malachi chapter three.

“Mchakato wa usafishaji” wa mwisho ulianza mwezi wa Julai 2023, na ni mchakato wa usafishaji wa sura ya tatu ya Malaki.

> “Malachi 3:1–4 quoted.

> Malaki 3:1-4 imenukuliwa.

> “A refining, purifying process is going on among the people of God, and the Lord of hosts has set his hand to this work. This process is most trying to the soul, but it is necessary in order that defilement may be removed. Trials are essential in order that we may be brought close to our heavenly Father, in submission to his will, that we may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. God’s work of refining and purifying the soul must go on until his servants are so humbled, so dead to self, that when called into active service, they may have an eye single to the glory of God.” Review and Herald, April 10, 1894.

> "Mchakato wa kusafisha na kutakasa unaendelea miongoni mwa watu wa Mungu, na Bwana wa majeshi ameutia mkono wake kazi hii. Mchakato huu huijaribu sana nafsi, lakini ni wa lazima ili najisi iondolewe. Majaribu ni muhimu ili tuletwe karibu na Baba yetu wa mbinguni, katika kujinyenyekeza kwa mapenzi yake, ili tumtolee Bwana sadaka ya haki. Kazi ya Mungu ya kusafisha na kutakasa nafsi lazima iendelee mpaka watumishi wake wanyenyekezwe sana, wafe kabisa kwa nafsi zao, kiasi kwamba watakapoitwa katika huduma ya vitendo, wawe na nia moja tu kwa utukufu wa Mungu." Review and Herald, Aprili 10, 1894.

Miller’s second dream identifies the restoration of the original truths, and the simultaneous restoration of a people who have been scattered. Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream identifies the restoration of his kingdom. Miller’s dream addresses the burying up of the original truths in the terms of those truths being “scattered.” The word “scattered” is a symbol of the “seven times.” Nebuchadnezzar’s dream is about the “scattering” of the “seven times.” Nebuchadnezzar is placed at the time of the end in 1798, and is there representing a converted man. Miller is the symbol of “the wise” in 1798.

Ndoto ya pili ya Miller inatambua urejesho wa kweli za asili, pamoja na urejesho kwa wakati mmoja wa watu waliotawanywa. Ndoto ya pili ya Nebukadneza inatambua urejesho wa ufalme wake. Ndoto ya Miller inazungumzia kufukiwa kwa kweli za asili kwa maneno kwamba kweli hizo “zimetawanywa.” Neno “zimetawanywa” ni ishara ya “mara saba.” Ndoto ya Nebukadneza inahusu “kutawanywa” kwa “mara saba.” Nebukadneza amewekwa katika wakati wa mwisho mwaka 1798, na huko anawakilisha mtu aliyeongoka. Miller ni ishara ya “wenye hekima” mwaka 1798.

We will continue Miller’s dream in the next article.

Tutaendelea na ndoto ya Miller katika makala ijayo.

> “When we are called upon to differ with others, or others express their difference from our opinion, we should manifest a Christian spirit, and keep this fact prominent that we can afford to be quiet and fair; for the truth will bear investigation. The more it is studied, the more will its light shine forth. The Lord frowns upon everything that savors of harshness and severity, and puts his rebuke upon those who cast contempt and reproach upon those who differ with them in opinion, placing them in the worst possible light. All Heaven looks upon those who do this as Heaven looked upon the Pharisees, and pronounces them as ignorant both of the Scriptures and the power of God. The enemies of truth cannot make truth error. They may trample upon the truth, and think that because they have cast it down, and covered it with rubbish, it is overcome; but God will move upon some of his faithful ones to do as Christ did when he was upon earth,—brush away the rubbish, and restore the truth to its appropriate setting in the framework of truth.

> Wakati tunapolazimika kutofautiana na wengine, au wengine wanapoonyesha kutofautiana kwao na maoni yetu, tunapaswa kuonyesha roho ya Kikristo, na kuweka wazi jambo hili kwamba tunaweza kuwa watulivu na waadilifu; kwa maana ukweli utastahimili uchunguzi. Kadiri unavyochunguzwa zaidi, ndivyo nuru yake itakavyong’aa zaidi. Bwana hapendezwi na chochote chenye harufu ya ukali na ukatili, na huweka kemeo lake juu ya wale wanaowatupia dharau na lawama wale wanaotofautiana nao kwa maoni, wakiwapaka rangi mbaya iwezekanavyo. Mbingu yote huwatazama wanaofanya hivi kama Mbingu ilivyowaangalia Mafarisayo, na huwawahukumu kuwa wasiojua Maandiko wala nguvu za Mungu. Wapinzani wa ukweli hawawezi kuufanya ukweli kuwa uongo. Wanaweza kuukanyaga ukweli, na kudhani kwamba kwa kuwa wameuangusha na kuufunika kwa takataka, umeshindwa; lakini Mungu atawatia moyo baadhi ya waaminifu wake wafanye kama Kristo alivyofanya alipokuwa duniani—waondoe takataka, na kuurudisha ukweli mahali pake panapofaa katika mfumo wa ukweli.

> “In companies where the truth is a matter of discussion, there will be those who will oppose everything that they have not held as truth; and while they flatter themselves that they are only battling with error, they have need to hear with unprejudiced ears, that they may understand what is truth, and not misrepresent and misinterpret that which is spoken. They have the example of the men in all ages who have fought against truth, and who in so doing, have rejected the council (sic) of God against themselves. Heavy will be the responsibility that will rest upon men who have had great light, and great opportunities, and who have yet failed to be wholly on the Lord’s side. Should they venture to be wholly on the Lord’s side, they would be preserved in integrity, even when they were called upon to stand alone. He would enable them to stand courageously, in purity and fairness, contending for uncorrupted principles of righteousness. He would sustain them in battling for the right because it is right, though justice were fallen in the street, and equity could not enter. They would understand what would be pure and undefiled, and in accordance with the life of Christ, and would not turn from the purest principles of Christianity in spirit, word, or action, even though they stood in opposition not only to ignorance, but to those who were cultivated and experienced, and who used the weapons of sophistry to silence them. Through all this strife of error against truth, they would be preserved, and enabled to keep such a course that their enemies could not gainsay or resist them. They would stand as a rock to principle, refusing to compromise with any man, and yet preserving the spirit that would characterize every Christian.

> Katika makundi ambapo ukweli ni jambo la majadiliano, kutakuwepo na wale watakaopinga kila kitu ambacho hawajakishikilia kuwa kweli; na huku wakijidanganya kwamba wanapambana tu na upotovu, wana haja ya kusikiliza kwa masikio yasiyo na upendeleo, ili waelewe nini ni kweli, wala wasipotoshe wala wasitafsiri vibaya yale yanayonenwa. Wana mfano wa watu wa nyakati zote waliopigana dhidi ya ukweli, na ambao kwa kufanya hivyo, wameukataa baraza (sic) la Mungu dhidi yao wenyewe. Utakuwa mzito sana uwajibikaji utakaowaangukia watu waliokuwa na nuru kuu, na fursa kuu, na ambao bado wameshindwa kuwa kikamilifu upande wa Bwana. Kama wangethubutu kuwa kikamilifu upande wa Bwana, wangelihifadhiwa katika uadilifu, hata walipoitwa kusimama peke yao. Angewafanya waweze kusimama kwa ujasiri, katika usafi na uadilifu, wakitetea kanuni zisizoharibiwa za haki. Angewategemeza katika kupigania lililo sahihi kwa kuwa ndilo sahihi, ijapokuwa haki imeanguka mitaani, na usawa usingeweza kuingia. Wangeelewa kilicho safi na kisichotiwa unajisi, na kinachopatana na maisha ya Kristo, wala hawangegeuka kutoka kwa kanuni safi kabisa za Ukristo katika roho, neno, au tendo, ijapokuwa wangesimama kinyume si tu na ujinga, bali pia na wale walioelimika na wenye tajriba, na ambao hutumia silaha za ujanja wa hoja ili kuwanyamazisha. Kupitia mapambano haya yote ya upotovu dhidi ya ukweli, wangelihifadhiwa, na kuwezeshwa kushika mwenendo wa namna hiyo kiasi kwamba maadui zao wasiweze kukanusha wala kuwapinga. Wangesimama kama mwamba kwa ajili ya kanuni, wakikataa kulegeza msimamo kwa ajili ya mtu yeyote, na bado wakihifadhi roho inayopaswa kumtambulisha kila Mkristo.

> “He who is a follower of Christ will distinguish between the sacred and the common, and will cling to the true evidence of a man’s character and work, for Christ has said, ‘By their fruits ye shall know them.’ The Christian will move forward amid all manner of opposition. He will despise flattery because it is born of Satan. He will detest accusation because it is the weapon of the evil one. They will not cherish envy or indulge in self-exaltation because these are the characteristics of the adversary of God and man. They will not be found as spies; for Satan used the despised Jews in doing this work against Jesus. They will not follow their brethren with a flood of questions as the Jews followed Christ for the purpose of entangling him in his words, and provoking him to speak of many things in order that they might make him an offender for a word.” Home Missionary, September 1, 1894.

> Yeye aliye mfuasi wa Kristo atatofautisha kati ya kilicho kitakatifu na kilicho cha kawaida, na atashikilia ushahidi wa kweli wa tabia na kazi ya mtu, kwa maana Kristo amesema, 'Kwa matunda yao mtawatambua.' Mkristo atasonga mbele katikati ya kila namna ya upinzani. Atadharau sifa za unafiki kwa sababu zimezaliwa na Shetani. Atachukia mashtaka kwa kuwa ni silaha ya yule mwovu. Hawatalea wivu wala kujitukuza, kwa kuwa hizi ni tabia za adui wa Mungu na mwanadamu. Hawatapatikana kama wapelelezi; kwa maana Shetani aliwatumia Wayahudi waliodharauliwa kufanya kazi hii dhidi ya Yesu. Hawatawafuata ndugu zao kwa wingi wa maswali kama vile Wayahudi walivyomfuata Kristo kwa kusudi la kumtega katika maneno yake, na kumchochea azungumze mambo mengi ili wapate kumfanya awe mwenye hatia kwa neno. Home Missionary, Septemba 1, 1894.

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