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# The Eighth is of the Seven - Number One

Sekizinjisi Ýediden — Birinji San

Miller’s Two Rome’s

Milleriň Iki Rimi

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Jeff Pippenger

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September 13, 2023

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William Miller based his prophetic message upon the framework of two desolating powers, which he correctly identified as pagan Rome and papal Rome.

Uilýam Miller özüniň pygamberlik habaryny weýran ediji iki güýjüň gurluşyna esaslandyrdy; olary dogrylykda butparaz Rim we papalyk Rimi hökmünde kesgitledi.

> “William Miller, when applying his hermeneutic, noticed in the various apocalyptic passages a recurring theme of controversy between the people of God and their enemies. In his analysis of the persecuting powers of God’s people throughout the ages he developed the concept of the two abominations, defined as paganism (the first abomination) symbolizing the persecuting force outside the church, and the papacy (the second abomination) representing the persecuting power within the church. It was the motif of the two abominations that characterized most of his following prophetic interpretations.” P. Gerard Damsteegt, Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission, 22.

> “William Miller öz germenewtikasyny ulananda, dürli apokaliptik parçalarda Hudaýyň halky bilen olaryň duşmanlarynyň arasyndaky gapma-garşylygyň gaýtalanyp durýan bir temasyny gördi. Ol asyrlaryň dowamynda Hudaýyň halkyny yzarlap gelen güýçleri seljerende, iki ýigrenji zat düşünjesini işläp düzdi; olar butparazlyk (birinji ýigrenji zat) diýip kesgitlenip, ýygnagyň daşyndaky yzarlayıjy güýji alamatlandyrýardy, hem-de papalyk (ikinji ýigrenji zat) diýip kesgitlenip, ýygnagyň içindäki yzarlayıjy güýji aňladýardy. Hut şu iki ýigrenji zat motiwi onuň soňraky pygamberlik düşündirişleriniň aglabasyna mahsus boldy.” P. Gerard Damsteegt, Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission, 22.

The theologians of Adventism acknowledge the fact that Miller’s framework of prophetic application was the two desolating powers of paganism and papalism, even if they only consider it as an analysis of Millerite history, and not as a truth that was given him by God.

Adwentizmiň ylahyýetçileri, diňe bir muny Millerçiligiň taryhynyň seljermesi hökmünde kabul edip, Hudaý tarapyndan oňa berlen hakykat hökmünde kabul etmeseler-de, Milleriň pygamberlik ulanylyşynyň çarçuwasynyň butparazlyk bilen papalygyň weýran ediji iki güýji bolandygy baradaky hakykaty ykrar edýärler.

> “God sent His angel to move upon the heart of a farmer who had not believed the Bible, to lead him to search the prophecies. Angels of God repeatedly visited that chosen one, to guide his mind and open to his understanding prophecies which had ever been dark to God’s people. The commencement of the chain of truth was given to him, and he was led on to search for link after link, until he looked with wonder and admiration upon the Word of God. He saw there a perfect chain of truth. That Word which he had regarded as uninspired now opened before his vision in its beauty and glory. He saw that one portion of Scripture explains another, and when one passage was closed to his understanding, he found in another part of the Word that which explained it. He regarded the sacred Word of God with joy and with the deepest respect and awe.” Early Writings, 230.

> “Hudaý Öz perişdesini Mukaddes Kitaba ynanmadyk bir daýhanyň ýüregine täsir etmek, ony pygamberlikleri gözlemäge gönükdirmek üçin iberdi. Hudaýyň perişdeleri şol saýlanan adama gaýta-gaýta geldi, onuň pikirini ugrukdyrmak we Hudaýyň halky üçin hemişe garaňky bolup gelen pygamberlikleri onuň düşünjesine açmak üçin. Oňa hakykat zynjyrynyň başlangyjy berildi, we ol halka üstüne halka gözleg etmäge alyp baryldy, tä Hudaýyň Sözüne haýranlyk we guwanç bilen seredýänçä. Ol ol ýerde kämil bir hakykat zynjyryny gördi. Onuň ylhamlanan däldir diýip hasap eden şol Sözi indi onuň nazarynyň öňünde öz gözelligi we şöhraty bilen açyldy. Ol Mukaddes Ýazgylaryň bir böleginiň beýlekisini düşündirýändigini gördi, we haçan-da bir aýat onuň düşünjesi üçin ýapyk bolsa, Sözüň başga bir ýerinde ony düşündirýän zady tapdy. Ol Hudaýyň mukaddes Sözüne şatlyk bilen hem-de iň çuňňur hormat we howy bilen garady.” Early Writings, 230.

“His angel” is identified directly as Gabriel by Sister White.

“Aň onuň perişdesi” diýilýäni Waýt uýanyň özi tarapyndan gönüden-göni Jebraýyl diýip kesgitlenýär.

> “The words of the angel, ‘I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God,’ show that he holds a position of high honor in the heavenly courts. When he came with a message to Daniel, he said, ‘There is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael [Christ] your Prince.’ Daniel 10:21. Of Gabriel the Saviour speaks in the Revelation, saying that ‘He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John.’ Revelation 1:1. And to John the angel declared, ‘I am a fellow servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets.’ Revelation 22:9, R.V. Wonderful thought—that the angel who stands next in honor to the Son of God is the one chosen to open the purposes of God to sinful men.” The Desire of Ages, 99.

> Perişdäniň: «Men Hudaýyň huzurynda duran Jabraýyl» diýen sözleri onuň gökdäki howlularda ýokary hormat eýeleýän ornuny görkezýär. Ol Danyýele habar bilen gelende şeýle diýdi: «Bu zatlarda meniň bilen bile duran hiç kim ýokdur, diňe siziň Şazadaňyz Mihail [Mesih] bardyr». Danyýel 10:21. Halasgär Wahyda Jabrail hakynda şeýle diýýär: «Ol muny Öz perişdesi arkaly guluny Ýahýa iberip mälim etdi». Wahy 1:1. Perişde hem Ýahýa şeýle yglan etdi: «Men saňa hem pygamber doganlaryňa hem bile gulluk edýän guldyryn». Wahy 22:9, R.V. Nähili ajaýyp pikir — Hudaýyň Oglunyň ýanynda hormat boýunça iň ýakyn duran perişdäniň günäkär adamlara Hudaýyň maksatlaryny açyp görkezmek üçin saýlanyp alnandygydyr. Isa Mesihiň Durmuşy, 99.

“Wonderful thought—that the angel who stands next in honor to the Son of God is the one chosen to open the purposes of God” to William Miller’s mind. Not only Gabriel, but angels in the plural guided his understanding of the prophecies “which had ever been dark to God’s people.” Gabriel and other angels led Miller through the Bible consecutively from Genesis onward. He therefore was led to the longest time prophecy in the Bible, which is the “seven times” (twenty-five hundred and twenty years) of Leviticus twenty-six, well before he was led to the twenty-three hundred days of Daniel chapter eight and verse fourteen.

“Nähili pikir — Hudaýyň Oglundan soň hormat babatda iň ýakyn duran perişdäniň Hudaýyň maksatlaryny William Milleriň aňyna açmak üçin saýlanyp alynmagy.” William Milleriň pygamberliklere düşünjesine ýol görkezilen diňe bir Gabriel däl, eýsem köplükde perişdeler hem bolupdyr; olar “Hudaýyň halky üçin hemişe garaňky bolup gelen” pygamberliklere onuň düşünmegini ugrukdyrypdyrlar. Gabriel we beýleki perişdeler Milleri Mukaddes Ýazgylaryň içinden Ýaradyluşdan başlap yzygiderli alyp geçdiler. Şonuň üçin ol, Daniel kitaby 8-nji bap 14-nji aýatdaky iki müň üç ýüz güne eltilmezinden ep-esli öň, Mukaddes Kitapdaky iň uzyn wagt pygamberligine, ýagny Levililer 26-daky “ýedi wagta” (iki müň bäş ýüz ýigrimi ýyl) eltildi.

> “I then devoted myself to prayer and to the reading of the word. I determined to lay aside all my prepossessions, to thoroughly compare Scripture with Scripture, and to pursue its study in a regular and methodical manner. I commenced with Genesis, and read verse by verse, proceeding no faster than the meaning of the several passages should be so unfolded, as to leave me free from embarrassment respecting any mysticism or contradictions. Whenever I found anything obscure, my practice was to compare it with all collateral passages; and by the help of CRUDEN, I examined all the texts of Scripture in which were found any of the prominent words contained in any obscure portion. Then by letting every word have its proper bearing on the subject of the text, if my view of it harmonized with every collateral passage in the Bible, it ceased to be a difficulty. In this way I pursued the study of the Bible, in my first perusal of it, for about two years, and was fully satisfied that it is its own interpreter. I found that by a comparison of Scripture with history, all the prophecies, as far as they have been fulfilled, had been fulfilled literally; that all the various figures, metaphors, parables, similitudes, etc. of the Bible, were either explained in their immediate connection, or the terms in which they were expressed were defined in other portions of the word, and when thus explained, are to be literally understood in accordance with such explanation. I was thus satisfied that the Bible is a system of revealed truths, so clearly and simply given, that the “wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein.’ …

> “Şondan soň men özümi doga etmäge we Sözi okamaga bagyş etdim. Men ähli öňünden emele gelen düşünjelerimi bir gyra goýmagy, Mukaddes Ýazgyny Mukaddes Ýazgy bilen düýpli deňeşdirmegi we ony yzygiderli hem tertipli usul bilen öwrenmegi ýüregime düwdüm. Men Gelip çykyşdan başladym we aýatba-aýat okadym; dürli bölümleriň manysy şeýle açylyp, islendik syrly many ýa-da gapma-garşylyk babatda meni ikirjiňlenmeden azat edýänçä, ondan has çalt öňe gitmedim. Haçan-da men garaňky bir zada duş gelenimde, ony oňa degişli ähli meňzeş bölümler bilen deňeşdirmek meniň endigim boldy; we CRUDEN-iň kömegi bilen, garaňky bölegiň içindäki görnükli sözleriň haýsydyr birini özünde saklaýan Mukaddes Ýazgynyň ähli tekstlerini gözden geçirdim. Soňra her bir söze tekstiň meselesi babatda özüniň degişli agramyny bermek bilen, eger meniň oňa bolan garaýşym Injildäki ähli degişli bölümler bilen sazlaşýan bolsa, ol indi kynçylyk bolmagyny goýýardy. Şeýle usul bilen men Injili ilkinji gezek başdan-aýak okaýarkam, takmynan iki ýyl dowam eden bir döwürde ony öwrendim we onuň öz-özüniň düşündirijisidigine doly kanagatlandym. Men Mukaddes Ýazgyny taryh bilen deňeşdirmek arkaly ähli pygamberlikleriň, olaryň berjaý bolan derejesine çenli, göni manyda berjaý edilendigini tapdym; Injildäki ähli dürli şekilleriň, metaforalaryň, tymsallaryň, meňzetmeleriň we ş.m. ýa-da özleriniň gönüden-göni baglanyşygynyň içinde düşündirilendigini, ýa-da olaryň beýan edilen adalgalarynyň Sözüň beýleki bölümlerinde kesgitlenendigini, şeýle düşündirilenden soň hem şol düşündirişe laýyklykda göni manyda düşünilmelidigini gördüm. Şeýlelikde men Injiliň aýan edilen hakykatlaryň bir ulgamydygyna, onuň şeýle açyk we ýönekeý berilendigine kanagatlandym welin, “ýolagçy adam, samsyk bolsa-da, onuň içinde azaşmaz.” …”

> “From a farther study of the Scriptures, I concluded that the seven times of Gentile supremacy must commence when the Jews ceased to be an independent nation at the captivity of Manasseh, which the best chronologers assigned to B. C. 677; that the 2300 days commenced with the seventy weeks, which the best chronologers dated from B. C. 457; and that the 1335 days commencing with the taking away of the daily, and the setting up of the abomination that maketh desolate, Daniel chapter seven verse eleven, were to be dated from the setting up of the Papal supremacy, after the taking away of Pagan abominations, and which, according to the best historians I could consult, should be dated from about A. D. 508. Reckoning all these prophetic periods from the several dates assigned by the best chronologers for the events from which they should evidently be reckoned, they all would terminate together, about A. D. 1843. I was thus brought, in 1818, at the close of my two years study of the Scriptures, to the solemn conclusion, that in about twenty-five years from that time all the affairs of our present state would be wound up…” William Miller’s Apology and Defense, 6, 12.

> “Mukaddes Ýazgylary mundan beýläk hem içgin öwrenmegimiň netijesinde, milletleriň hökümranlygynyň ýedi döwrüniň ýahudylaryň Manassiniň ýesir alnyp gidilmegi wagtynda özbaşdak millet bolmagyny bes eden pursadynda başlanmaly diýen netije çykardym; iň ygtybarly hronologlaryň muny biziň eramyzdan öňki 677-nji ýyla degişli edýändiklerini gördüm. Şeýle hem, 2300 günüň ýetmiş hepde bilen başlanandygyny, iň ygtybarly hronologlaryň bolsa muny biziň eramyzdan öňki 457-nji ýyldan başladýandyklaryny kabul etdim; 1335 günüň bolsa gündelik gurbanlygyň aýrylmagy we haraba edýän ýigrenji zadyň goýulmagy bilen başlanýandygyny, Daniel kitaby, ýedinji bap, on birinji aýata görä, butparaz ýigrençler aýrylandan soň Papalygyň hökümranlygynyň dikeldilen wagtyndan hasaplanylmalydygyny, meniň ýüz tutup bilen iň gowy taryhçylarymyň pikirine görä bolsa, munuň takmynan biziň eramyzdan soňky 508-nji ýyldan senelenmelidigini netijeledim. Bu pygamberlik döwürleriniň hemmesini, olary aç-açan hasaplamaly bolan wakalar üçin iň ygtybarly hronologlaryň bellän dürli senelerinden ugur alyp hasap edenimde, olaryň hemmesi bilelikde, takmynan biziň eramyzdan soňky 1843-nji ýylda tamamlanmaly bolýardy. Şeýlelikde men, 1818-nji ýylda, Mukaddes Ýazgylary iki ýyllyk öwrenişimiň ahyrynda, şol wagtdan takmynan ýigrimi bäş ýyl geçensoň, häzirki ýagdaýymyzyň ähli işleriniň jemlenip gutarjakdygy baradaky çuňňur we dabaraly netijä getirildim…” William Miller’s Apology and Defense, 6, 12.

The rule of first mention establishes that the first thing mentioned is of the greatest importance, and the first thing mentioned in Revelation chapter one verse one is the communication process that the Father employs as He gives a message to Jesus, who in turn gives it to His angel, which then gives it to a prophet that then writes it out and sends it to the churches. When Adventism rejected the work and discoveries of William Miller, they not only rejected their foundations, but they also rejected the very communication process which led Miller to his understandings, and they rejected the process which is the only avenue for men to understand the Revelation of Jesus Christ that is opened up just before probation closes.

Ilkinji gezek agzalýan zat hakdaky kada, ilkinji agzalýan zadyň iň uly ähmiýete eýedigini tassyklaýar; Ylham kitaby 1-nji bap 1-nji aýatda ilkinji gezek agzalýan zat bolsa, Atanyň bir habary Isaga berşi, Onuň hem öz gezeginde ony Öz perişdesine berşi, onuň bolsa ony bir pygambere ýetirşi, soňra şol pygamberiň ony ýazyp, ybadathanalara iberişi arkaly amala aşýan habarlaşyk işidir. Adwentizm William Milleriň işini we açyşlaryny ret edeninde, olar diňe öz binýatlaryny ret etmek bilen çäklenmän, eýsem Milleri onuň düşünjelerine ýetiren hut şol habarlaşyk işini hem ret etdiler, şeýle hem synag möhleti ýapylmazyndan biraz öň açylyp görkezilýän Isa Mesihiň Ylhamyna adamlaryň düşünmeginiň ýeke-täk ýoly bolan şol işi hem ret etdiler.

Miller was led to understand that the seven times of Leviticus commenced in 677 BC. It was not until 1856 that the Lord used Hiram Edson to identify that the scattering of the seven times was also carried out against the northern ten tribes of Israel. The Lord was attempting to develop the understanding of the seven times in agreement with, but well beyond Miller’s foundational discovery of the seven times. But in 1856 the light presented by Hiram Edson came mysteriously to an end, for the eighth article in the series ended with the words of James White, then the Editor of the Review and Herald, “To be continued.” It was to be “continued” but not until post September 11, 2001 when the Lord led his people to the “old paths” and ultimately to the unfinished series of articles penned by Hiram Edson.

Miller Lewiler 26:da agzalýan ýedi döwrüň başlangyjynyň b.e. öň 677-nji ýylda bolandygyna düşünmäge ugrukdyryldy. Reb diňe 1856-njy ýylda Hiram Edsony ulanyp, ýedi döwrüň dagadylyşynyň Ysraýylyň demirgazykdaky on taýpasyna garşy hem amala aşyrylandygyny anyklatdy. Reb ýedi döwrük baradaky düşünjäni Milleriň ýedi döwür babatdaky düýpli açyşyna laýyklykda, emma ondan has aňry-da ösdürmäge synanyşýardy. Emma 1856-njy ýylda Hiram Edson tarapyndan hödürlenen nur syrly ýagdaýda soňlandy, çünki şol tapgyryň sekizinji makalasy Review and Herald neşiriniň şol wagtky redaktory Jeýms Waýtyň: “Dowam eder” diýen sözleri bilen tamamlandy. Ol “dowam etdirilmelidi”, ýöne diňe 2001-nji ýylyň 11-nji sentýabryndan soň, Reb Öz halkyny “köne ýollara” alyp baranda we ahyrsoňy Hiram Edson tarapyndan ýazylan tamamlanmadyk makalalar tapgyryna ýetirende dowam etdirildi.

We are not currently addressing the rebellion that began shortly after the great disappointment, but to simply point out that even though Miller was led to the “seven times” of Leviticus twenty-six, it is clear that the Lord purposed to increase the initial understanding of the seven times beyond Miller’s foundational understanding of the subject. He chose Hiram Edson, the same servant from that very history that He had previously chosen to give the vision of Christ moving into the Most Holy Place on October 23, 1844.

Biz häzir uly lapykeçlikden kän wagt geçmänkä başlanan gozgalaň meselesine ýüzlenmeýäris, eýsem diňe şuny görkezýäris: Miller Levililer kitabynyň ýigrimi altynjy babyndaky “ýedi wagt” meselesine ýolbaşçylyk bilen getirilendigine garamazdan, Reb “ýedi wagt” baradaky başlangyç düşünjäni Milleriň bu tema boýunça düýpli düşünjesinden has ileri ösdürmegi maksat edinendigi aýdyňdyr. Ol Hiram Edsony saýlady — hut şol taryhdan bolan, 1844-nji ýylyň 23-nji oktýabrynda Mesihiň Iň Mukaddes Ýere geçýändigini görkezýän görnüşi bermek üçin öň hem saýlan şol bir hyzmatkäri.

This is why I used the Adventist theologian’s words to acknowledge that the framework for all of Miller’s prophetic applications was based upon his understanding of the two desolating powers that in the book of Daniel are represented as the “daily” (paganism), which is always associated with either the “transgression” or “abomination,” both representing different aspects of the desolating power of papalism. Miller’s foundational understanding of the Roman powers has greatly increased since the history he represents.

Şonuň üçinem men Adventist ylahyýatçysynyň sözlerini, Milleriň pygamberlik bilen bagly ähli ulanyşlarynyň çarçuwasynyň onuň Daniel kitabynda “hemişelik” (butparazlyk) hökmünde şekillendirilen iki haraplaýjy güýje bolan düşünjesine esaslanandygyny ykrar etmek üçin ulandym; bu “hemişelik” elmydama ýa “günä”, ýa-da “ýigrenji zat” bilen baglanyşyklydyr, bularyň ikisi hem papalygyň haraplaýjy güýjüniň dürli taraplaryny aňladýar. Milleriň Rim güýçleri baradaky düýpli düşünjesi onuň beýan edýän taryhyndan bäri ep-esli artdy.

The angels of God, including Gabriel, led Miller to the understandings he proclaimed. Those understandings included the prophecies he proclaimed, the rules of biblical interpretation he used and also the framework that allowed him to organize the prophecies correctly. Miller was given the framework that the two desolating powers addressed in Daniel were pagan Rome and papal Rome. Future for America was led to the framework of the three desolating powers of the dragon, the beast and false prophet.

Hudaýyň perişdeleri, şol sanda Jebraýyl hem, Milleri onuň wagyz eden düşünjelerine ýetirdiler. Ol düşünjeler onuň wagyz eden pygamberliklerini, ulanýan Mukaddes Ýazgy düşündiriş düzgünlerini, şeýle hem pygamberlikleri dogry tertibe salmaga oňa mümkinçilik beren çarçuwany öz içine alýardy. Millera Daniýelde agzalýan iki weýran ediji güýjüň butparaz Rim bilen papalyk Rimdigine degişli çarçuwa berildi. “Future for America” bolsa aždarha, haýwan we ýalançy pygamber diýlip atlandyrylýan üç weýran ediji güýjüň çarçuwasyna ugrukdyryldy.

> And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Revelation 16:13, 14.

> Men aždarhanyň agzyndan, haýwanyň agzyndan we ýalan pygamberiň agzyndan gurbaga meňzeş üç haram ruhuň çykýandygyny gördüm. Çünki olar gudratlar görkezip, bütin ýeriň we ähli dünýäniň patyşalarynyň ýanyna çykyp, olary Gudratygüýçli Hudaýyň şol beýik gününiň söweşine ýygnamak üçin gidýän iblisleriň ruhlarydyr. Ylham 16:13, 14.

Future for America’s framework is built upon Miller’s work, but goes beyond where his work left off. Adventism left his framework and returned to the theology of apostate Protestantism and Rome. The same line of prophecy is taken up in the book of Revelation that is began in the book of Daniel.

Amerikanyň gurluşynyň geljegi Milleriň işiniň esasynda gurulýar, emma onuň işi bes eden ýerinden has öňe geçýär. Adventizm onuň gurluşyndan ýüz öwrüp, dinden çykan Protestantizmiň we Rimiň ylahiyatyna gaýdyp bardy. Daniel kitabynda başlanan şol bir pygamberlik ugry Ylham kitabynda dowam etdirilýär.

> “Revelation is a sealed book, but it is also an opened book. It records marvelous events that are to take place in the last days of this earth’s history. The teachings of this book are definite, not mystical and unintelligible. In it the same line of prophecy is taken up as in Daniel. Some prophecies God has repeated, thus showing that importance must be given to them. The Lord does not repeat things that are of no great consequence.” Manuscript Releases, volume 9, 8.

> “Ylham — möhürlenen kitapdyr, emma şol bir wagtyň özünde açylan kitapdyr hem. Onda bu dünýäniň taryhynyň soňky günlerinde bolup geçmeli ajaýyp wakalar ýazga geçirilendir. Bu kitabyň taglymatlary anykdyr, syrly we düşünilmez däldir. Onda Danyýel kitabyndaky ýaly şol bir pygamberlik ugry dowam etdirilýär. Hudaý käbir pygamberlikleri gaýtalapdyr; şeýle etmek bilen, olara ähmiýet berilmelidigini görkezýär. Reb uly ähmiýeti bolmadyk zatlary gaýtalamaýar.” Manuscript Releases, 9-njy tom, 8.

Miller could not grasp the prophecies of the book of Revelation, for the line of paganism and papalism that is so firmly identified in Daniel is expanded in the book of Revelation to include the next persecuting power to arrive on the stage of prophetic history.

Miller Ylham kitabynyň pygamberliklerini düşünip bilmedi, sebäbi Daniýelde şeýle berk kesgitlenen butparazlyk we papalyk ugry Ylham kitabynda pygamberlik taryhynyň sahnasyna indiki gezek çykjak yzarlayıjy güýji hem öz içine almak üçin giňeldilýär.

> “Through paganism, and then through the Papacy, Satan exerted his power for many centuries in an effort to blot from the earth God’s faithful witnesses. Pagans and papists were actuated by the same dragon spirit. They differed only in that the Papacy, making a pretense of serving God, was the more dangerous and cruel foe. Through the agency of Romanism, Satan took the world captive. The professed church of God was swept into the ranks of this delusion, and for more than a thousand years the people of God suffered under the dragon’s ire. 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. The beasts preceding it had risen from the sea, but this came up out of the earth, representing the peaceful rise of the nation which is symbolized. The ‘two horns like a lamb’ well represent the character of the United States Government, as expressed in its two fundamental principles, Republicanism and Protestantism. These principles are the secret of our power and prosperity as a nation. Those who first found an asylum on the shores of America rejoiced that they had reached a country free from the arrogant claims of popery and the tyranny of kingly rule. They determined to establish a government upon the broad foundation of civil and religious liberty.

> “Butparazlygyň üsti bilen, soňra bolsa Papalyk arkaly, Şeýtan Hudaýyň wepaly şaýatlaryny ýer ýüzünden ýok etmek maksady bilen köp asyrlar boýy öz güýjüni herekete getirdi. Butparazlar bilen papistler şol bir aždarha ruhy tarapyndan hereket etdirilýärdi. Olar diňe şu taýdan tapawutlanýardylar: Papalyk Hudaýa hyzmat edýändigini görkezýän galplyk astynda has howply we has zalym duşmandy. Rimçilik arkaly Şeýtan dünýäni ýesir etdi. Hudaýyň ady bilen tanalýan ybadathana bu aldanşygyň hatarlaryna sürlüp äkidildi, we müňe golaý ýyllardan hem köpräk wagtyň dowamynda Hudaýyň halky aždarhanyň gazabynyň astynda ejir çekdi. Papalyk bolsa öz güýjünden mahrum edilip, yzarlamany bes etmäge mejbur bolanda, Ýahýa aždarhanyň sesine ses goşmak hem-de şol bir zalym we Hudaýa garşy dil ýetiriji işi dowam etdirmek üçin ýokary galýan täze bir güýji gördi. Bu güýç, ybadathana we Hudaýyň kanunyna garşy söweş etjek iň soňky güýç bolup, guzujyk meňzeş şahly bir ýyrtyjy haýwan bilen nyşanlandyryldy. Ondan öňki ýyrtyjy haýwanlar deňizden çykypdy, emma bu ýerden çykyp gelýärdi; bu bolsa onuň bilen nyşanlandyrylýan milletiň parahatçylykly ösüp ýokary galşyny aňladýar. “Gujujyk ýaly iki şah” öz iki esasy ýörelgesinde — respublikançylykda we protestantçylykda — beýan edilişi ýaly, Amerikanyň Birleşen Ştatlarynyň hökümetiniň häsiýetini örän gowy suratlandyrýar. Bu ýörelgeler biziň millet hökmünde güýjümiziň we rowaçlygymyzyň syrydyr. Ilkinji gezek Amerikanyň kenarlarynda gaçybatalga tapanlar, papalygyň tekepbir talaplaryndan we patyşalyk dolandyryşynyň zulumyndan azat bir ýurda ýetendiklerine begenýärdiler. Olar raýat we dini azatlygyň giň binýady üstünde bir hökümet döretmegi ýüreklerine düwdüler.

> “But the stern tracing of the prophetic pencil reveals a change in this peaceful scene. The beast with lamblike horns speaks with the voice of a dragon, and ‘exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him.’ Prophecy declares that he will say to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast, and that ‘he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.’ Thus Protestantism follows in the steps of the Papacy.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.

> “Emma pygamberlik galamynyň gaty yzlary bu asuda görnüşde bir üýtgeşmäniň ýüze çykýandygyny görkezýär. Guzynyňky ýaly şahlary bolan haýwan aždahanyň sesi bilen gepleýär we ‘öňündäki birinji haýwanyň ähli häkimiýetini ulanýar.’ Pygamberlik onuň ýer ýüzünde ýaşaýanlara haýwana bir şekil ýasamagy aýdjakdygyny, şeýle hem ‘ululy-kiçili, baý-garyp, azat-gul hemmesine sag ellerinde ýa-da maňlaýlarynda bir bellik aldyryşyny; we şol belligi, ýa-da haýwanyň adyny, ýa-da onuň adynyň sanyny bolmadyk hiç kimsäniň satyn alyp ýa-da satyp bilmezligini’ yglan edýär. Şeýlelikde protestantizm Papalygyň yzlaryndan gidýär.” Signs of the Times, November 1, 1899.

For Miller the sea beast and earth beast of Revelation thirteen represented pagan Rome followed by papal Rome. Miller also attempted to apply his framework to Revelation seventeen, but the healing of the deadly wound of the papacy, the prophetic role of the United States and the United Nations were outside the divine framework that had been given him by angels. For him the beast that came up out of the earth in Revelation thirteen was the papacy.

Miller üçin Ylham kitabynyň on üçünji babyndaky deňizden çykan haýwan bilen ýerden çykan haýwan ilki butparaz Rim, onuň yzyndan bolsa papalyk Rimini aňladýardy. Miller şeýle hem öz çarçuwasyny Ylham kitabynyň on ýedinji babyna ulanmaga synanyşdy, emma papalygyň ölüm howply ýarasynyň sagalmagy, Amerikanyň Birleşen Ştatlarynyň we Birleşen Milletler Guramasynyň pygamberlikdäki orny, perişdeler tarapyndan oňa berlen ylahy çarçuwanyň daşyndady. Onuň düşünjesine görä, Ylham kitabynyň on üçünji babynda ýerden çykan haýwan papalykdy.

Miller was the messenger that was to be used to remove the mantle of Protestantism from the hands of the professed Protestants that had come out of the Dark Ages. The period when the United States would speak as a dragon, when Republicanism turned into a democracy and apostate Protestantism would combine with the apostate government and repeat the combination of church and state that is the image of the papacy was still future to his day. For that reason, he attempted to place the book of Revelation into the divine framework he had been given by angels.

Miller Garaňky Asyrlardan çykyp gelen, özlerini protestant diýip yglan edýänleriň ellerinden protestantizmiň pelsepesini aýryp almak üçin ulanylmagy bellenen habarçydy. Amerikanyň Birleşen Ştatlarynyň aždarha ýaly geplejek döwri, respublikanizmiň demokratiýa öwrülip, dinden dänýän protestantizmiň dinden dänýän hökümet bilen birleşip, papalygyň keşbi bolan ybadathana bilen döwletiň birleşmesini gaýtalajak wagty onuň döwründe entek geljekdedi. Şol sebäpli hem, ol Ylham kitabyny perişdeler tarapyndan özüne berlen ylahy çarçuwa salmaga synanyşdy.

He was chosen to understand the increase of knowledge that was produced in 1798 when the Ulai River vision of Daniel eight and nine was unsealed. Future for America was to understand the vision of the Hiddekel River of Daniel chapters ten through twelve that was unsealed in 1989, when, as described in Daniel eleven, verse forty, the countries representing the former Soviet Union were swept away by the papacy and the United States.

Ol, 1798-nji ýylda Daniýeliň sekizinji we dokuzynjy baplaryndaky Ulai derýasynyň görüşi açylanda ýüze çykan bilimiň artmagyny düşünmek üçin saýlanyldy. Geljekde Amerika, 1989-njy ýylda açylan, Daniýeliň onunjy bapdan on ikinji bapa çenli Hiddekel derýasynyň görüşine düşünmelidi; şol wagt, Daniýeliň on birinji bap, kyrkynjy aýatda beýan edilişi ýaly, öňki Sowet Soýuzyna wekilçilik edýän ýurtlar papalyk we Amerikanyň Birleşen Ştatlary tarapyndan süpürilip aýryldy.

The framework that was given by angels to Future for America was based upon the identification of, and application of prophecy in the context of the three-fold union of the dragon, the beast and false prophet.

Perişdeler tarapyndan Future for America-a berlen çarçuwa, aždarhanyň, haýwanyň we ýalan pygamberiň üç taraplaýyn birleşigi bağlamynda pygamberligiň kesgitlenilmegine we ulanylmagyna esaslanýardy.

> “The light that Daniel received from God was given especially for these last days. The visions he saw by the banks of the Ulai and the Hiddekel, the great rivers of Shinar, are now in process of fulfillment, and all the events foretold will soon come to pass.” Testimonies to Ministers, 112.

> “Danyýeliň Hudaýdan alan nury aýratyn-da şu ahyrky günler üçin berildi. Onuň Şinaryň beýik derýalary bolan Ulai bilen Hiddekel derýalarynyň boýunda gören görnüşleri häzir ýerine ýetip barýar, we öňünden aýdylyp berlen ähli wakalar tiz wagtdan amala aşar.” Testimonies to Ministers, 112.

The Millerites presented the first and second angel’s message, announcing the opening of the judgment. Future for America is presenting the third angel’s message.

Milleritler birinji we ikinji perişdäniň habaryny ýetirip, höküm işiniň başlanandygyny yglan etdiler. Amerikanyň geljegi bolsa üçünji perişdäniň habaryny ýetirýär.

> I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:6–11.

> Men ekdim, Apollos suw berdi; ýöne ösüşi beren Hudaýdyr. Şonuň üçin ne ekýän bir zatdyr, ne-de suw berýän; eýsem ösüşi berýän Hudaýdyr. Indi ekýän bilen suw berýän birdir; we her kim öz zähmetine görä öz sylagyny alar. Çünki biz Hudaý bilen bilelikde zähmet çekýänleris; siz Hudaýyň ekin meýdanysyňyz, siz Hudaýyň gurluşygysyňyz. Maňa berlen Hudaýyň merhemetine görä, paýhasly baş gurluşykçy hökmünde men binýady goýdum, başga biri bolsa onuň üstünde gurýar. Ýöne her kim onuň üstünde nähili gurýandygyna seresap bolsun. Çünki goýlan binýatdan, ýagny Isa Mesihden başga hiç kim başga binýat goýup bilmez. 1 Korintoslylar 3:6–11.

To correctly present the third angel’s message you must also present the first two angels’ messages, for we are informed that there cannot be a third without a first and second. The first and second messages are the foundation and the third is the capstone, but the third message will never deny or contradict the first and second. If it does it is not the genuine message.

Üçünji perişdäniň habaryny dogry beýan etmek üçin siz ilkinji iki perişdäniň habarlaryny hem beýan etmelisiňiz, çünki bize ilkinji we ikinjisiz üçünjiniň bolup bilmejekdigi habar berilýär. Birinji we ikinji habar binýatdyr, üçünji bolsa onuň depesindäki jemleýji daşdyr, emma üçünji habar hiç wagt birinji we ikinji habary inkär etmez ýa-da olara garşy çykmaz. Eger şeýle etse, ol hakyky habar däldir.

> “The first and second messages were given in 1843 and 1844, and we are now under the proclamation of the third; but all three of the messages are still to be proclaimed. It is just as essential now as ever before that they shall be repeated to those who are seeking for the truth. By pen and voice we are to sound the proclamation, showing their order, and the application of the prophecies that bring us to the third angel’s message. There cannot be a third without the first and second. These messages we are to give to the world in publications, in discourses, showing in the line of prophetic history the things that have been and the things that will be.” Selected Messages, book 2, 104, 105.

> “Birinji we ikinji habarlamalar 1843-nji we 1844-nji ýyllarda berildi, biz bolsa indi üçünji habarlamanyň jar edilmeginiň astyndadyrys; emma bu üç habarlamanyň hemmesi henizem yglan edilmelidir. Olar hakykaty gözleýänlere gaýtadan ýetirilmelidigi häzir hem öňküsi ýaly zerurdyr. Biz galam bilen-de, ses bilen-de bu jar etmäni ýaňlandyrmaly, olaryň tertibini we bizi üçünji perişdäniň habaryna getirýän pygamberlikleriň ulanylyşyny görkezmelidiris. Birinji we ikinji bolmazdan üçünji bolup bilmez. Biz bu habarlary dünýä neşirleriň üsti bilen, wagyzlarda berip, pygamberlik taryhynyň ugrunda bolup geçen zatlary we boljak zatlary görkezmelidiris.” Selected Messages, book 2, 104, 105.

There is a very nice observation of Millerite history and our history. The Millerites were the beginning and we are the end. They presented and lived the first and second angel’s messages. We present the third angel. Their unsealed message (the Ulai vision) is found in two chapters of Daniel, and ours (the Hiddekel vision) is found in three chapters. They identified the first and second woes, and lived within the fulfillment of the second woe. We identify and live within the fulfillment of the third woe. Their framework of prophetic application was pagan Rome (the dragon) and papal Rome (the beast). Our framework for prophetic application is modern Rome as a three-fold beast.

Milleritleriň taryhy bilen biziň taryhymyz barada örän gowy bir synlama bar. Milleritler başlangyçdy, biz bolsa ahyrzaman. Olar birinji we ikinji perişdäniň habarlaryny beýan etdiler hem-de şolara görä ýaşadylar. Biz üçünji perişdäniň habaryny beýan edýäris. Olaryň açylmadyk habary (Ulai görlüşi) Daniýeliň iki babynda duş gelýär, biziňkisi bolsa (Hiddekel görlüşi) üç babynda duş gelýär. Olar birinji we ikinji hasraty kesgitlediler hem-de ikinji hasratyň ýerine ýetişiniň içinde ýaşadylar. Biz üçünji hasraty kesgitleýäris we onuň ýerine ýetişiniň içinde ýaşaýarys. Olaryň pygamberlik ulanylyşynyň çarçuwasy butparaz Rim (aždarha) hem-de papalyk Rim (ýyrtyjy haýwan) boldy. Biziň pygamberlik ulanylyşymyzyň çarçuwasy bolsa häzirki zaman Rimi üç gatly ýyrtyjy haýwan hökmünde bolup durýar.

As we begin to consider the characteristic of papal Rome in chapter seventeen of Revelation being the eighth that is of the seven it is worthwhile to consider what the Millerites understood of Rome during the foundational history. The third angel will have additional light, but that light will never contradict established truth.

Ylham kitabyň on ýedinji bapynda papalyk Rimiň ýediden bolup, sekizinjidigi baradaky häsiýeti göz öňünde tutup başlamagymyz bilen, düýpli taryh döwründe Milleritleriň Rim barada nämä düşünendiklerini seljermek ýerliklidir. Üçünji perişde goşmaça nura eýe bolar, emma şol nur hiç wagt berkidilen hakykata garşy çykmaz.

Daniel chapter two, seven, eight, eleven and twelve identify Rome, among other powers. We are considering Rome’s two phases prior to 1798; pagan and papal as the framework for Miller’s prophetic applications. Miller and the pioneers identify that “the robbers of thy people” in Daniel chapter eleven and verse fourteen represents Rome.

Danyýl kitabynyň ikinji, ýedinji, sekizinji, on birinji we on ikinji baplary, beýleki güýçleriň arasynda, Rimi görkezýär. Biz 1798-nji ýyldan öňki Rimiň iki döwrüni — butparazlyk we papalyk döwürlerini — Milleriň pygamberlik ulanyşlarynyň çarçuwasy hökmünde göz öňünde tutýarys. Miller we öňdebaryjylar Danyýlyň on birinji baby, on dördünji aýatyndaky “seniň halkyňy talaýanlar” diýlen sözüň Rimi aňladýandygyny kesgitleýärler.

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

> Şol döwürlerde günorta patyşasyna garşy köp adamlar galkarlar; şeýle hem seniň halkyňyň zorlukçylary görnüşi berkitmek üçin özlerini beýgelderler; emma olar ýykylarlar. Daniýel 11:14.

There are at least two important points to consider within this verse. The word “vision” in the verse is one of two Hebrew words in the book of Daniel that are translated as “vision.” One of the Hebrew words translated as “vision” is châzôn, and means a dream, or a prophecy or a vision. The word châzôn identifies prophetic history, or a period of time, and it is found ten times in Daniel and always translated as “vision.”

Bu aýatyň içinde garalmaga degişli iň bolmanda iki möhüm nokat bar. Aýatdaky “görüniş” sözi Daniýel kitabynda “görüniş” diýip terjime edilen iki ýewreý sözünden biridir. “Görüniş” diýip terjime edilen ýewreý sözleriniň biri châzôn bolup, düýş, pygamberlik ýa-da görüniş diýmegi aňladýar. Châzôn sözi pygamberlik taryhyny, ýa-da belli bir wagt döwrüni bildirýär, we ol Daniýelde on gezek duş gelip, hemişe “görüniş” diýip terjime edilýär.

The other Hebrew word that is also translated as “vision” is mar-eh’ and means appearance. The word mar-eh’ is identifying a singular sight, a point in time. The Hebrew word mar-eh’ is found thirteen times in Daniel and it is translated as “vision” six times, four times as “countenance,” twice as “appearance” and once as “well favored.”

“Görüş” diýip hem terjime edilýän beýleki ýewreý sözi mar-eh’ bolup, onuň manysy daşky görnüşdir. mar-eh’ sözi ýeke-täk bir görnüşi, wagtda belli bir pursady aňladýar. mar-eh’ diýen ýewreý sözi Danyýel kitabynda on üç gezek duş gelýär we ol alty gezek “görüş”, dört gezek “sypat”, iki gezek “daşky görnüş” we bir gezek “görmegeý” diýip terjime edilýär.

The robbers of thy people represent Rome and it is therefore the prophetic subject of Rome that establishes the prophetic “vision” in the book of Daniel. For this reason, it is important to understand the significance of Rome as a prophetic symbol.

Seniň halkyňyň talaňçylary Rimi aňladýar, şonuň üçin hem Danyýel kitabyndaky pygamberlik “görüşini” kesgitleýän zat Rimiň pygamberlikdäki mowzugydyr. Şol sebäpli, Rimiň pygamberlik nyşany hökmünde ähmiýetine düşünmek möhümdir.

Prophetic logic demands that the word “vision” representing prophetic history is the same “vision” that is addressed in the book of Revelation, for inspiration identifies that Daniel and Revelation are the same book, that they complement each other, that they bring each other to perfection and that the same line of prophecy that is located in Daniel is taken up in the Revelation. Those points set forth in the Spirit of Prophecy have already been included in this series of articles, so I won’t include them again. I will add another point that we have also already included from Sister White. That point is that all the books of the Bible meet and end in the book of Revelation. The “vision” of prophetic history (châzôn) that is found in Daniel and is established with the prophetic subject of Rome, represents the vision of prophetic history throughout the Bible. All the books of the Bible meet and end in the Revelation and God never contradicts Himself. Never! If you think He has, you are misunderstanding something. The very same Hebrew word (châzôn) is also translated as vision in the book of Proverbs.

Pygamberçilik logikasy, pygamberlik taryhyny aňladýan “görüş” sözüniň Ylham kitabynda ýüzlenilýän şol bir “görüşdigini” talap edýär; çünki ylham Daniel bilen Ylhamyň bir kitapdygyny, olaryň biri-birini doldurýandygyny, biri-birini kämillige ýetirýändigini we Danielde ýerleşýän şol bir pygamberlik çyzygynyň Ylhamda dowam etdirilýändigini kesgitleýär. Pygamberlik Ruhunda öňe sürlen şol nokatlar bu makalalar tapgyryna eýýäm girizildi, şonuň üçin olary gaýtadan girizmerin. Men Sister White-dan eýýäm girizen ýene bir nokadymy goşaryn. Ol nokat şudur: Mukaddes Kitabyň ähli kitaplary Ylham kitabynda duşuşýar we şol ýerde jemlenýär. Danielde duş gelýän hem-de Rim baradaky pygamberlik mowzugy bilen berkidilen pygamberlik taryhynyň “görüşi” (châzôn), tutuş Mukaddes Kitap boýunça pygamberlik taryhynyň görüşini aňladýar. Mukaddes Kitabyň ähli kitaplary Ylhamda duşuşýar we şol ýerde tamam bolýar, Hudaý bolsa Öz-Özüne hiç wagt garşy gelmeýär. Hiç wagt! Eger siz Onuň garşy gelendigini pikir edýän bolsaňyz, onda siz bir zada nädogry düşünýärsiňiz. Şol bir ýewreý sözi (châzôn) Nakyllar kitabynda hem “görüş” diýip terjime edilýär.

> Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Proverbs 29:18.

> Görüş bolmadyk ýerde halk heläk bolýar; emma kanuny saklaýan bagtlydyr. Süleyman pähimleri 29:18.

That is the first point to consider about the verse. If we misunderstand Rome, then we cannot establish the vision of prophetic history. That fact essentially defines the efforts of Jesuits and others throughout history who have introduced counterfeit theology to destroy the prophetic subject of Rome. As we consider the foundational understanding of Rome, we should bear this in mind.

Bu aýat barada göz öňünde tutulmaly ilkinji nokat şudur. Eger biz Rimi nädogry düşünsek, onda pygamberlik taryhynyň görnüşini berkarar edip bilmeris. Bu hakykat, esasan-da, taryhyň dowamynda Rimiň pygamberlik mowzugyny ýok etmek üçin galp ylahyýeti girizen Ýezuitleriň we beýlekileriň tagallalaryny kesgitleýär. Biz Rimiň esas goýujy düşünilişi barada pikir edende, muny ýatda saklamalydyrys.

> “Those who become confused in their understanding of the word, who fail to see the meaning of antichrist, will surely place themselves on the side of antichrist. There is no time now for us to assimilate with the world. Daniel is standing in his lot and in his place. The prophecies of Daniel and of John are to be understood. They interpret each other. They give to the world truths which everyone should understand. These prophecies are to be witness in the world. By their fulfillment in these last days, they will explain themselves.” Kress Collection, 105.

> “Kim Söze düşünmekde bulaşýanlar, antihristiň manysyny görüp bilmeýänler, gürrüňsiz özlerini antihristiň tarapynda goýarlar. Indi dünýä bilen uýgunlaşmaga bize wagt ýokdur. Danyýel öz paýynda we öz ornunda durandyr. Danyýeliň we Ýahýanyň pygamberlikleri düşünilmelidir. Olar biri-birini düşündirýärler. Olar dünýä her bir adamyň düşünmeli hakykatlaryny berýärler. Bu pygamberlikler dünýäde şaýat bolmalydyr. Olar şu soňky günlerde amala aşmaklary bilen, özlerini özleri düşündirerler.” Kress Collection, 105.

If you fail to see the meaning of antichrist (Rome) you will join Rome, and this warning is placed within the context of being able to or not being able to understand the books of Daniel and Revelation. The Millerites built the foundational understanding of Adventism upon their identification of Rome. They understood that Rome was represented by two desolating powers, that both were phases of Rome, but they were not at a place in history to see Rome as a three-fold union as represented in the book of Revelation. Daniel is therefore the foundation represented by the Millerites and Revelation is the capstone represented by Future for America. There is another point from Daniel eleven verse fourteen which we wish to identify.

Eger siz antikristiň (Rimiň) manysyny görüp bilmeseňiz, Rim bilen birleşersiňiz, we bu duýduryş Daniel hem-de Ylham kitaplaryna düşünip bilmek ýa-da düşünip bilmezlik bilen bagly ýagdaýyň çäginde ýerleşdirilendir. Milleritler Adventizmiň düýpli düşünjesini Rimi kesgitlemekleriniň esasynda gurupdylar. Olar Rimiň iki haraba getiriji güýç arkaly beýan edilendigine, olaryň ikisiniň hem Rimiň tapgyrlarydygyna düşünýärdiler, emma Ylham kitabynda görkezilişi ýaly Rimi üç esse birleşik hökmünde görmek üçin taryhyň şol döwründe degişli nokatda däldiler. Şonuň üçin Daniel Milleritler tarapyndan görkezilen esasdyr, Ylham bolsa Future for America tarapyndan görkezilen jemleýji daşdyr. Danieliň on birinji baby, on dördünji aýaty bilen baglanyşykly biziň görkezmek isleýän ýene bir nokadymyz bar.

Miller and the pioneers understood that the image of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream represented the four kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. They could not see beyond the fourth kingdom, for they understood that papal Rome was simply a second phase of Rome and therefore that the fourth kingdom had ended in 1798. From their vantage point of history the only prophetic waymark left was the Second Coming of Christ, where the rock that was cut out of the mountain would strike the feet of the image. The Millerites recognized prophetic distinctions between pagan and papal Rome, but being forced to align 1798 with Christ’s return they could see no further than four kingdoms.

Miller we öňdebaryjylar Nebukadnesaryň düýşündäki şekiliň Wawilonyň, Midiýa-Parsyň, Gresiýanyň we Rimiň dört patyşalygyny aňladýandygyna düşündiler. Olar dördünji patyşalykdan aňryk görüp bilmediler, çünki papalyk Rimiň diňe Rimiň ikinji tapgyrydygyna, şonuň üçin hem dördünji patyşalygyň 1798-nji ýylda tamamlanandygyna düşünýärdiler. Taryhy nazar nokatlaryndan seredilende, galan ýeke-täk pygamberlik belliksi Mesihiň Ikinji Gelişi bolup, onda dagdan kesilip alnan daş şekiliň aýaklaryna urmalydy. Millerçiler butparaz Rimi bilen papalyk Rimiň arasyndaky pygamberlik tapawutlaryny ykrar etdiler, emma 1798-nji ýyly Mesihiň gaýdyp gelişi bilen gabat getirmäge mejbur bolandyklary sebäpli, dört patyşalykdan aňryk görüp bilmediler.

> “We have come to a time when God’s sacred work is represented by the feet of the image in which the iron was mixed with the miry clay. God has a people, a chosen people, whose discernment must be sanctified, who must not become unholy by laying upon the foundation wood, hay, and stubble. Every soul who is loyal to the commandments of God will see that the distinguishing feature of our faith is the seventh-day Sabbath. If the government would honor the Sabbath as God has commanded, it would stand in the strength of God and in defense of the faith once delivered to the saints. But statesmen will uphold the spurious sabbath, and will mingle their religious faith with the observance of this child of the papacy, placing it above the Sabbath which the Lord has sanctified and blessed, setting it apart for man to keep holy, as a sign between Him and His people to a thousand generations. The mingling of churchcraft and statecraft is represented by the iron and the clay. This union is weakening all the power of the churches. This investing the church with the power of the state will bring evil results. Men have almost passed the point of God’s forbearance. They have invested their strength in politics, and have united with the papacy. But the time will come when God will punish those who have made void His law, and their evil work will recoil upon themselves.” Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 4, 1168.

> “Biz şeýle bir döwre geldik welin, onda Hudaýyň mukaddes işi demir bilen palçyk garylan heýkeliň aýaklary arkaly şekillendirilýär. Hudaýyň Öz halky, saýlanan halky bar; olaryň paýhasly saýgaryşy mukaddeslenmelidir, olar binýadyň üstüne agaç, ot-çöp we samany goýup, özlerini haram etmemelidirler. Hudaýyň buýruklaryna wepaly bolan her bir jan biziň imanymyzyň tapawutlandyryjy aýratynlygynyň ýedinji günüň Sabatydygyny görer. Eger hökümet Hudaýyň buýruşy ýaly Sabaty hormatlasady, ol Hudaýyň güýjünde berk durar we mukaddeslere bir gezek tabşyrylan imanyň goragynda bolar. Emma döwlet işgärleri galp sabaty goldarlar we öz dini ynançlaryny papalygyň bu perzendiniň berjaý edilişi bilen garyşdyrarlar; muny Rebbiň mukaddeslän, bereketlän we Özi bilen Öz halkynyň arasynda müň nesle çenli alamat hökmünde adamyň mukaddes saklamagy üçin aýratyn eden Sabatyndan ýokaryda goýarlar. Ybadathana syýasaty bilen döwlet syýasatynyň garyşdyrylmagy demir we palçyk arkaly şekillendirilýär. Bu birleşik ybadathanalaryň ähli güýjüni gowşadýar. Ybadathanany döwletiň häkimiýeti bilen üpjün etmek erbet netijeleri getirer. Adamlar Hudaýyň sabyrlylygynyň çäginden tas geçdiler. Olar öz güýçlerini syýasata bagyş etdiler we papalyk bilen birleşdiler. Emma Hudaýyň Öz kanunyny puja çykaranlary jezalandyrjak wagty geler, olaryň edýän erbet işi hem öz başlaryna gaýdyp geler.” Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 4, 1168.

Revelation seventeen is the last identification of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy, and it identifies that seven kingdoms have fallen and that the eighth kingdom is the three-fold union of modern Rome. If the first reference to the kingdoms of Bible prophecy is Daniel chapter two, and it most certainly is; then the last reference should be illustrated by the first reference. How can the four kingdoms of Daniel chapter two agree with eight kingdoms in Revelation seventeen?

Ylhamyň on ýedinji babyl Mukaddes Kitabyň pygamberliklerindäki patyşalyklaryň iň soňky anyklanyşydyr, we ol ýedi patyşalygyň ýykylandygyny hem-de sekizinji patyşalygyň häzirki Riminiň üç taraplaýyn bileleşigedigini anyk görkezýär. Eger Mukaddes Kitabyň pygamberliklerindäki patyşalyklara degişli ilkinji salgylanma Daniýel kitabynyň ikinji baby bolsa, we ol gürrüňsiz şoldur; onda iň soňky salgylanma ilkinji salgylanma arkaly şekillendirilmelidir. Daniýel kitabynyň ikinji babyndaky dört patyşalyk Ylhamyň on ýedinji babyndaky sekiz patyşalyk bilen nädip laýyk gelip biler?

Remember therefore as we proceed, the Millerites could not see prophetic events beyond their history. The message they understood and proclaimed identified the Second Coming of Christ as the next waymark of prophetic history. But if the Millerite understanding of Rome as the symbol that establishes the vision of prophetic history and also Daniel chapter two are both Millerite foundational truths, how can this agree with the eight kingdoms of chapter seventeen of Revelation?

Şonuň üçin, dowam etdigimizçe muny ýatda saklaň: Milleritler öz taryhlaryndan aňyrdaky pygamberlik wakalaryny görüp bilmeýärdiler. Olaryň düşünip, wagyz eden habary Mesihiň Ikinji Gelişini pygamberlik taryhynyň indiki ýol belgisi hökmünde kesgitledi. Emma pygamberlik taryhynyň görnüşini berkarar edýän nyşan hökmünde Rimiň kabul edilmegi, şeýle hem Daniýel kitabyndaky ikinji bap, eger ikisi hem Milleritleriň binýat goýujy hakykatlary bolsa, bu Ylham kitabyndaky on ýedinji bapyň sekiz patyşalygy bilen nähili ylalaşyp biler?

If you are uncertain if the image of Daniel two is foundational, all you need to do is consider the 1843 and 1850 pioneer charts. Both have the image of Daniel two portrayed upon them. Just as significantly is that Ellen White identifies that both charts were made by God’s direction and by His design.

Eger Danyýel ikinji bapdaky heýkeliň esasy ornunyň bardygyna ynamsyz bolsaňyz, etmeli zadyňyz diňe 1843-nji we 1850-nji ýyllaryň pioner çyzgylaryna garamakdyr. Olaryň ikisinde-de Danyýel ikinji bapdaky heýkel şekillendirilendir. Şunuň ýaly derejede möhüm bolan zat hem, Ellen Uaýtyň bu iki çyzgynyň hem Hudaýyň ugrukdyrmagy we Onuň niýeti boýunça taýýarlanandygyny görkezmegidir.

> “I have seen that the 1843 chart was directed by the hand of the Lord, and that it should not be altered; that the figures were as He wanted them; that His hand was over and hid a mistake in some of the figures, so that none could see it, until His hand was removed.” Early Writings, 74, 75.

> “Men 1843-nji ýylyň çyzgysynyň Rebbiň eli bilen ugrukdyrylandygyny, onuň üýtgedilmeli däldigini gördüm; sanlaryň Onuň isleýşi ýaly bolandygyny; Onuň eliniň sanlaryň käbirindäki bir ýalňyşy üstünde bolup, ony gizländigini, şeýlelikde Onuň eli aýrylýança hiç kimiň ony görüp bilmändigini gördüm.” Early Writings, 74, 75.

Of the 1850 chart she stated:

1850-nji ýylyň çyzgysy barada ol şeýle diýdi:

> “I saw that God was in the publishment of the chart by Brother Nichols. I saw that there was a prophecy of this chart in the Bible, and if this chart is designed for God’s people, if it [is] sufficient for one it is for another, and if one needed a new chart painted on a larger scale, all need it just as much.” Manuscript Releases, volume 13, 359.

> “Men dogan Nikols doganyň çykaran çyzgysynyň neşir edilmeginde Hudaýyň bardygyny gördüm. Men bu çyzgy barada Mukaddes Kitapda pygamberligiň bardygyny gördüm, we eger bu çyzgy Hudaýyň halky üçin niýetlenen bolsa, eger ol biri üçin ýeterlik bolsa, beýlekisi üçin hem şeýledir; we eger biri has uly ölçegde täzeden boýalan täze bir çyzga mätäç bolan bolsa, onda hemmesi hem edil şonça mätäçdir.” Manuscript Releases, 13-nji jilt, 359.

There is an ancient proverb from the world that states, “Error has many paths, but truth has only one.” There are several various errors that have been employed to prevent people from recognizing that modern Rome in Revelation seventeen is the eighth head that is of the seven. One of those errors which is employed by the theologians of Adventism is a misrepresentation of the kingdoms of history. I am not here referring to the kingdoms of Bible prophecy, these are two different designations. The kingdoms of Bible prophecy are established upon the first mention in Daniel chapter two, but there were kingdoms of history that preceded Babylon. Ellen White clearly identifies who the kingdoms of history were, but the theologians of Adventism ignore the inspired testimony and create a sequence of kingdoms of history that clouds the understanding that Rome always comes up eighth and is of the seven. Yet it is Rome that establishes the vision.

Dünýäde gadymy bir nakyl bar, ol şeýle diýýär: «Ýalňyşlygyň ýollary köpdür, emma hakykatyň diňe bir ýoly bardyr». Adamlaryň Ylham kitaby on ýedinjidäki häzirki Rimiň ýediden bolan sekizinji başdygyny ykrar etmeginiň öňüni almak üçin ulanylan dürli ýalňyşlyklar bardyr. Adventizmiň teologlary tarapyndan ulanylýan şol ýalňyşlyklaryň biri taryhy patyşalyklaryň nädogry beýan edilmegidir. Men bu ýerde Mukaddes Kitabyň pygamberliklerindäki patyşalyklary göz öňünde tutamok; bular iki aýry atlandyrylyşdyr. Mukaddes Kitabyň pygamberliklerindäki patyşalyklar ilkinji gezek Daniýel kitabynyň ikinji babynda görkezilişine esaslanýar, ýöne Babyldan öň bolan taryhy patyşalyklar hem bardy. Ellen Waýt taryhy patyşalyklaryň kimler bolandygyny açyk görkezýär, emma Adventizmiň teologlary ylhamlanan şaýatlygy äsgermezlik edip, taryhy patyşalyklaryň şeýle bir yzygiderliligini döredýärler welin, ol Rimiň hemişe sekizinji bolup çykýandygyny we onuň ýediden bolandygyny düşünmäge päsgel berýär. Şeýle-de bolsa, görnüşi esaslandyrýan hut Rimdir.

The theologians of Adventism and apostate Protestantism suggest that the kingdoms of history were Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome and on. Sister White informs us that there is a third kingdom of history, which they choose to leave out. Are they leaving out that kingdom, or are they leaving out the Spirit of Prophecy? Both.

Adwentizmiň we dönük protestantizmiň teologlary taryhyň patyşalyklarynyň Müsür, Aşur, Wawilon, Med-Pars, Gretsiýa, Rim we şondan beýlekiler bolandygyny öňe sürýärler. White uýamyz bolsa olaryň goýup gidirmegi saýlan üçünji bir taryh patyşalygynyň bardygyny bize habar berýär. Olar şol patyşalygy goýup gidirmeýärlermi, ýa-da Pygamberlik Ruhuny goýup gidirmeýärlermi? Ikisini-de.

> “The history of nations that one after another have occupied their allotted time and place, unconsciously witnessing to the truth of which they themselves knew not the meaning, speaks to us. To every nation and to every individual of today God has assigned a place in His great plan. Today men and nations are being measured by the plummet in the hand of Him who makes no mistake. All are by their own choice deciding their destiny, and God is overruling all for the accomplishment of His purposes.

> Bir-biriniň yzyndan özlerine bölünip berlen wagt we orny eýelän halklaryň taryhy, özleriniň manysyny bilmedik hakykatyna bihuş ýagdaýda şaýatlyk edip, bize ýüzlenýär. Şu günki günde her bir halka we her bir adama Hudaý Öz beýik meýilnamasynda bir orun belläp goýdy. Şu gün adamlar hem-de halklar hiç ýalňyşmaýan Zatyň elindäki synag agramy bilen ölçenilýär. Hemmesi öz saýlawy bilen öz ykbalyny kesgitleýär, we Hudaý Öz maksatlarynyň amala aşmagy üçin ähli zady Öz erkine tabyn edýär.

> “The history which the great I AM has marked out in His word, uniting link after link in the prophetic chain, from eternity in the past to eternity in the future, tells us where we are today in the procession of the ages, and what may be expected in the time to come. All that prophecy has foretold as coming to pass, until the present time, has been traced on the pages of history, and we may be assured that all which is yet to come will be fulfilled in its order.

> Beýik MEN ÖZÜM bolan Taňrynyň Öz sözünde belläp goýan taryhy, pygamberlik zynjyryndaky bir baglanyşygy beýlekisi bilen birleşdirip, geçmişdäki bakyýetden geljekdäki bakyýete çenli, şu gün döwürleriň akymynda nirede durandygymyzy we geljek wagtda nämä garaşmalydygyny bize aýdýar. Häzirki wagta çenli amala aşjakdygy barada pygamberligiň öňünden aýdyp geçen zatlarynyň ählisi taryhyň sahypalarynda yzarlanandyr, we biz entek öňde bolan zatlaryň hem öz tertibine görä doly ýerine ýetjekdigine ynamly bolup bileris.

> “The final overthrow of all earthly dominions is plainly foretold in the word of truth. In the prophecy uttered when sentence from God was pronounced upon the last king of Israel is given the message: ‘Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: … exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until He come whose right it is; and I will give it Him.’ Ezekiel 21:26, 27.

> Ýerdäki ähli hökmürowanlyklaryň ahyrky agdarylyşy hakykat Sözünde aç-açan öňünden aýdylandyr. Ysraýylyň soňky patyşasy barada Hudaý tarapyndan höküm çykarylanda aýdylan pygamberlikde şeýle habar berilýär: «Reb Hudaý şeýle diýýär: Täji aýyr, başdaky täji çykar: … pes bolany beýgelt, beýik bolany bolsa pese düşür. Men ony agdararyn, agdararyn, agdararyn; ol Öz hak-hukugy bolan gelýänçä indi bolmaz; men ony Oňa bererin». Ezekiel 21:26, 27.

> “The crown removed from Israel passed successively to the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. God says, ‘It shall be no more, until He come whose right it is; and I will give it Him.’

> Ysraýyldan aýrylan täç yzly-yzyna Wawilon, Med-Pars, Gresiýa we Rim patyşalyklaryna geçdi. Hudaý şeýle diýýär: «Ol, haky özüne degişli bolan gelýänçä, indi bolmaz; men ony Oňa bererin».

> “That time is at hand. Today the signs of the times declare that we are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Everything in our world is in agitation. Before our eyes is fulfilling the Saviour’s prophecy of the events to precede His coming: ‘Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars…. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.’ Matthew 24:6, 7.

> “Şol wagt golaýlap geldi. Şu gün döwrüň alamatlary biziň beýik we dabaraly wakalaryň bosagasynda durandygymyzy yglan edýär. Dünýämizde hemme zat tolgunyşyk içindedir. Gözlerimiziň öňünde Halaskäriň Öz gelmeginden öň bolup geçmeli wakalar baradaky pygamberligi ýerine ýetýär: ‘Siz uruşlar we uruş habarlary hakda eşidersiňiz…. Millet millete garşy, patyşalyk patyşalyga garşy turar; dürli ýerlerde açlyklar, ýokanç keseller we ýer titremeleri bolar.’ Matta 24:6, 7.”

> “The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the strained, restless relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element, and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place—that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis.

> Häzirki döwür ähli ýaşaýanlar üçin aşa uly gyzyklanma döwrüdir. Hökümdarlar we döwlet işgärleri, ynanylyş we häkimiýet wezipelerini eýeleýän adamlar, ähli gatlaklardan bolan pikirli erkekler we aýallar ünslerini töweregimizde bolup geçýän wakalara gönükdirýärler. Olar milletleriň arasynda bar bolan dartgynly, asudasyz gatnaşyklara syn edýärler. Olar her bir ýer ýüzüne degişli bölegi eýelemekte bolan güýçli dartgynlylygy görýärler we uly hem aýgytly bir zadyň bolup geçmekçi bolandygyny — dünýäniň ägirt uly bir krizisiň bosagasynda durandygyny — aňýarlar.

> “Angels are now restraining the winds of strife, that they may not blow until the world shall be warned of its coming doom; but a storm is gathering, ready to burst upon the earth; and when God shall bid His angels loose the winds, there will be such a scene of strife as no pen can picture.

> Perişdeler häzir dawa-jenjeliň şemallaryny saklap durýarlar, olar dünýä özüne geljek heläkçilik barada duýduryş berilýänçä öwüsmesinler diýip; emma ýer ýüzüne inmäge taýýar bolan bir tuphan toplanýar; Hudaý Öz perişdelerine şol şemallary boşatmagy buýran wagtynda bolsa, şeýle bir dawa-jenjel sahnasy ýüze çykar welin, ony hiç bir galam suratlandyryp bilmez.

> “The Bible, and the Bible only, gives a correct view of these things. Here are revealed the great final scenes in the history of our world, events that already are casting their shadows before, the sound of their approach causing the earth to tremble and men’s hearts to fail them for fear.” Education, 178–180.

> “Ýalňyz Mukaddes Kitap, we diňe Mukaddes Kitap, bu zatlar barada dogry düşünje berýär. Bu ýerde biziň dünýämiziň taryhyndaky beýik ahyrky wakalar aýan edilýär; eýýäm öz kölgelerini öňünden salýan, golaýlaşýandyklarynyň sesi ýer ýüzüni titretdirýän we adamlaryň ýüreklerini gorkudan ejizledýän wakalar.” Education, 178–180.

This passage has much light for our time, but what I want to point out is that Sister White clearly identifies that the kingdom of history that preceded Babylon was Israel, not Assyria. The kingdoms of history that is used by theologians leave out Israel as a kingdom of history, in spite of the power and glory that was established during the reign of king Solomon, and in spite of inspiration’s direct testimony through Ezekiel and Ellen White that the crown of Israel passed to Babylon.

Bu bölek biziň döwrümiz üçin köp nury özünde jemleýär, emma meniň görkezmek isleýän zadym şudur: Waýth uýa taryhda Babyldan öň gelen patyşalygyň Assiriýa däl-de, Ysraýyldygyny anyk görkezýär. Ylahyýetçiler tarapyndan ulanylýan taryhy patyşalyklar düşünjesi, Süleýman patyşanyň hökümdarlygy döwründe bina edilen güýç we şöhrata garamazdan, şeýle hem Hizkiýel we Ellen Waýth arkaly ylhamyň Ysraýylyň täjiniň Babyla geçendigine degişli göni şaýatlygyna garamazdan, Ysraýyly taryhy bir patyşalyk hökmünde hasaba almaýar.

If we apply the inspired commentary to the kingdoms of history, we find that Israel needs to be counted among those kingdoms. Israel, Assyria and Egypt are kingdoms of history that preceded the first kingdom of Bible prophecy which was Babylon. Therefore, the fourth kingdom of “history” was Babylon, the fifth was Medo-Persia, the sixth was Greece, the seventh was pagan Rome, and the eighth was papal Rome, which was of the seven for it represents the second phase of pagan Rome. With the kingdoms of history papal Rome is the eighth, and is of the seven.

Eger-de biz ylhamlanan düşündirişi taryhyň patyşalyklaryna ulansak, onda Ysraýyly hem şol patyşalyklaryň arasynda sanamaly bolýarys. Ysraýyl, Aşur we Müsür Injil pygamberliginiň ilkinji patyşalygy bolan Wawilondan öň gelen taryhy patyşalyklardyr. Şonuň üçin “taryhyň” dördünji patyşalygy Wawilon, bäşinjisi Mäd-Persiýa, altynjysy Gresiýa, ýedinjisi butparaz Rim, sekizinjisi bolsa papalyk Rim bolup, ol ýediniň içindendir, sebäbi ol butparaz Rimiň ikinji döwrüni aňladýar. Taryhyň patyşalyklary bilen hasaplanylanda, papalyk Rim sekizinjidir we ýediniň içindendir.

In Daniel seven we have the kingdoms of Bible prophecy represented by beasts. Babylon is the lion that was followed by the bear of Medo-Persia. The third was Greece as the leopard, and then Rome as the “dreadful and terrible” beast that had “iron teeth.” The terrible beast in agreement with the image of Daniel two is Rome, the fourth kingdom of Bible prophecy.

Danyýel ýedinji bapda Mukaddes Kitabyň pygamberligindäki patyşalyklar haýwanlar arkaly görkezilýär. Bawilon, onuň yzysüre Medo-Parsyýanyň aýysy gelen ýolbardyr. Üçünjisi, bars hökmünde Gresiýa boldy, soňra bolsa “gorkunç we elhenç”, “demir dişli” haýwan hökmünde Rim geldi. Elhenç haýwan, Danyýel ikinji bapdaky şekil bilen laýyklykda, Mukaddes Kitap pygamberliginiň dördünji patyşalygy bolan Rimdir.

The Millerites understood the fourth kingdom to be Rome, so they understood the characteristics of the terrible beast as such, and simply applied all the prophetic characteristics of the beast unto the fourth kingdom. They saw the distinction between pagan Rome and papal Rome in the passage, but could not see a fifth kingdom of Bible prophecy, for they correctly used the first mention of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy as their point of reference. But the distinction between the two Rome’s is in the passage, which allows us to consider the distinction between the two Rome’s as representing two kingdoms. But this is not the point we are considering.

Milleritler dördünji patyşalygy Rimiň özi diýip düşündiler; şonuň üçin hem olar şol elhenç haýwanyň häsiýetlerini şoňa laýyklykda düşündiler we haýwan baradaky pygamberlik häsiýetleriniň hemmesini ýönekeýje dördünji patyşalyga degişli etdiler. Olar parçanyň içinde butparaz Rim bilen papalyk Rimiň arasyndaky tapawudy gördüler, emma Injil pygamberliginiň bäşinji patyşalygyny görüp bilmediler, çünki olar Injil pygamberligindäki patyşalyklaryň ilkinji agzalyşyny dogry ýagdaýda özleriniň salgylanma nokady hökmünde ulandylar. Emma iki Rimiň arasyndaky tapawut şol parçanyň öz içinde bardyr; bu hem bize iki Rimiň arasyndaky tapawudy iki patyşalygy aňladýan hökmünde garamaga mümkinçilik berýär. Ýöne bu biziň garap duran meselämiz däldir.

> Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. Daniel 7:23–26.

> Şeýle diýdi: Dördünji haýwan ýer ýüzünde boljak dördünji patyşalykdyr; ol ähli patyşalyklardan üýtgeşik bolar, bütin ýeri ýuwdar, ony depeläp basar we bölek-bölek eder. Bu patyşalykdan çykan on şah bolsa, ýüze çykjak on patyşadyr; olardan soň başga biri galar, ol öňkülerden üýtgeşik bolar we üç patyşany boýun egdirer. Ol Beýik Ýokardakyňa garşy uly sözler sözlär, Beýik Ýokardakynyň mukaddeslerini yzarlar we wagtlary hem kanunlary üýtgetmegi niýet eder; olar bir wagt, wagtlar we wagtyň ýarysy dowamynda onuň eline berler. Emma höküm gurular, onuň hökmürowanlygyny elinden alarlar, ony ahyra çenli ýok etmek we bütinleý weýran etmek üçin. Daniel 7:23–26.

The fourth kingdom in Daniel two is Rome. The ten horns represent the ten nations that represent the kingdom of pagan Rome, and before papal Rome would take control of the world in 538, three of those kingdoms would be removed, or plucked up. Then the “little” “horn” of verse eight with “eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things,” would arise. If we have ten horns in the fourth kingdom and three are removed in order for the “little horn” to replace those three horns, then when the three horns are removed it leaves seven horns, and the little horn is the eighth, for Rome always comes up eighth and is of the seven. There is much light concerning Rome in its two phases in this chapter, but we are simply here providing a second witness that prophetically as well as historically, Rome comes up eighth and is of the seven.

Danyýl ikidäki dördünji patyşalyk Rimdir. On şah pagan Rimi patyşalygyny aňladýan on milleti görkezýär, hem-de papalyk Rim 538-nji ýylda dünýäni dolandyrmaga geçmezinden öň şol patyşalyklaryň üçüsi aýrylar, ýagny köki bilen sogrular. Soňra sekizinji aýatda agzalýan, “adamyň gözlerine meňzeş gözleri bolan we uly sözleri sözleýän agyzly” “kiçi” “şah” peýda bolar. Eger dördünji patyşalykda on şah bar bolsa we “kiçi şah” şol üç şahy çalşyp olaryň ornuna geçmegi üçin üçüsi aýrylsa, onda şol üç şah aýrylandan soň ýedi şah galýar, we kiçi şah sekizinjidir; çünki Rim hemişe sekizinji bolup çykýar we ýediniň biridir. Bu bapda Rimiň iki tapgyry barada köp nur bar, emma biz bu ýerde diňe pygamberlik taýdan hem-de taryhy taýdan Rim sekizinji bolup çykýar we ýediniň biridir diýen hakykata ikinji şaýatlygy bermek üçin durýarys.

In chapter eight we find the enlargement of chapter seven. The chapter once again identifies the kingdoms of Bible prophecy but leaves off the first kingdom of Babylon for when Daniel received the vision of chapter eight it was very close to the end of Babylon. In the chapter Medo-Persia is represented by a ram that had two horns. Greece is represented by a goat with one horn that is broken and produces four horns out of the broken horn. Then a “little horn” follows after Greece, and once again the little horn is representing Rome. Though Rome was not a direct descendant from the empire of Greece, the passage portrays the little horn as coming out of one of the four horns that arose in the Greek kingdom after the first horn—representing Alexander the Great—was broken. Rome was not a descendant of the Greeks, but it began its conquering of the world from the area of Greece, and in that sense, it came out of one of those four horns.

Sekizinji bapda biz ýedinji babyň giňeldilmegini tapýarys. Bu bap ýene-de Mukaddes Kitabyň pygamberliklerindäki patyşalyklary kesgitleýär, ýöne birinji patyşalyk bolan Wawilony agzaman geçýär, sebäbi Daniel sekizinji babyň görnüşini alanda Wawilonyň soňy örän golaýdy. Bu bapda Medo-Pars iki şahy bolan bir goç bilen aňladylýar. Gresiýa döwlüp, döwlen şol şahdan dört şah çykarýan bir şahly tekä bilen aňladylýar. Soňra Gresiýadan soň “kiçi şah” gelýär, we bu ýerde-de kiçi şah ýene Rimini aňladýar. Rim Gresiýa imperiýasynyň göni nesli bolmandygyna garamazdan, bu bölek birinji şah — Aleksandr Makedonskini aňladýan — döwlenden soň grek patyşalygynda dörän şol dört şahyň birinden kiçi şahyň çykandygyny beýan edýär. Rim grekleriň nesli däldi, emma ol dünýäni basyp almak işine Gresiýanyň sebitinden başlady, we şol manyda, şol dört şahyň birinden çykdy.

We therefore find in chapter eight a second witness to chapter seven. Medo-Persia had two horns, Greece had one and thereafter four more horns. That equals seven horns before Rome, as the little horn came out of one of Greece’s four horns. Two plus one plus four equals seven, then Rome, the little horn, is the eighth and it is of the seven. It is worth noting that in this passage that identifies that Rome comes out of one of the Greek horns is one of the greatest prophetic arguments that Miller and his co-laborers had to meet in their history.

Şeýlelik bilen, sekizinji bapda ýedinji bapa degişli ikinji bir şaýatlygy tapýarys. Midiýa-Persiýanyň iki şahasy bardy, Gresiýanyň bir şahasy bardy, soň bolsa ýene dört şahasy boldy. Bu bolsa Rimiň öňüsyrasynda ýedi şaha deňdir, çünki kiçi şah Gresiýanyň dört şahasyndan birinden çykypdyr. Iki üstesine bir üstesine dört deňdir ýedi; soňra Rim, ýagny kiçi şah, sekizinjidir hem-de ol şol ýediden biridir. Belläp geçmäge mynasypdyr welin, bu ýerde Rimiň grek şahalarynyň birinden çykýandygyny kesgitleýän bölek, Milleriň we onuň zähmetdeşleriniň öz taryhlarynda ýüzbe-ýüz bolmaly bolan iň beýik pygamberlik delilleriniň biridir.

The Protestants of that history insisted that the little horn of Rome could not be Rome, for the prophecy identifies that the little horn came out from one of the four Grecian horns. They therefore argued that the little horn represented Antiochus Epiphanes who was one of the Seleucid kings that carried on through history after the division of Alexander the Great’s demise. The argument of Millerite history over this issue was so great that on the 1843 chart the argument against the Protestant teaching that was based upon the fact that Daniel saw the little horn come out from one of the four Grecian horns and therefore could not identify Rome, for Rome did not descend from Greece. The argument impacted all the passages in Daniel where Rome is identified. The Protestant position included that the “robbers of thy people” in verse fourteen of Daniel eleven had to be Antiochus Epiphanes. The Millerites therefore included upon the chart that Sister White identified was “directed by the hand of the Lord and should not be altered,” a reference to Antiochus Epiphanes identifying why he could not have been that fourth kingdom. Does Rome establish the vision of prophetic history or did a Seleucid king that died over a hundred years before Christ was born represent the power that stood up against Christ at his crucifixion?

Şol taryhyň protestantlary Rimiň kiçi şahynyň Rim bolup bilmejekdigini berk öňe sürýärdiler, çünki pygamberlik kiçi şahyň grekleriň dört şahynyň birinden çykandygyny görkezýär. Şonuň üçin olar kiçi şahyň Beýik Aleksandryň ölüminden soň bölünen patyşalygyň taryh akymynda dowam eden Selewki patyşalarynyň biri bolan Antiýoh Epifanesi aňladýandygyny delillendirýärdiler. Bu mesele boýunça Millerit taryhynyň getirýän delili şeýle bir ulydy welin, 1843-nji ýylyň çyzgysynda protestantlaryň Danieliň kiçi şahyň grekleriň dört şahynyň birinden çykandygyny görendigi, şonuň üçin onuň Rimi aňladyp bilmejekdigi baradaky taglymatyna garşy delil beýan edilipdi, sebäbi Rim Gresiýadan gelip çykmandy. Bu delil Daniel kitabynda Rim aňladylýan ähli aýatlara täsir etdi. Protestantlaryň garaýşy, Daniel on birinji bap, on dördünji aýatdaky “halkyňy talan talaňçylar” diýilýänleriň hem hökman Antiýoh Epifanesi bolmalydygyny öz içine alýardy. Şonuň üçin Milleritler chartda — Uýam Waýtyň “Rebbiň eli bilen gönükdirildi we üýtgedilmeli däldir” diýip tanadan chartynda — Antiýoh Epifanese degişli salgylanmany girizdiler; bu salgylanma onuň näme üçin şol dördünji patyşalyk bolup bilmejekdigini görkezýärdi. Pygamberlik taryhynyň görnüşini Rimmi kesgitleýär, ýa-da Mesih dünýä inmänkä ýüz ýyldan hem öň ölen bir Selewki patyşasy Mesihiň haça çüýlenişinde Oňa garşy duran güýji aňladýarmy?

The question that could be raised is, why was Daniel shown Rome coming out of one of the Grecian horns, if Rome was not a direct descendant of Greece? The answer is that the beginning of Rome’s rise to power began in that region which had formerly been Greek territory, but why was the prophecy portrayed in such a way to allow for that confusion?

Göterilip bilinjek soragyň biri şudur: eger Rim Ýewanystanyň gös-göni mirasdüşeri bolmadyk bolsa, onda näme üçin Danyýele Rim ýewan buýruklarynyň birinden çykýan ýaly görkezildi? Munuň jogaby şudur: Rimiň häkimiýete göterilmeginiň başlangyjy ozal ýewanlaryň ýerleri bolan şol sebitde başlanandyr; ýöne näme üçin pygamberlik şol görnüşde beýan edilip, şeýle bulaşyklyga ýol berildi?

At least one answer, beyond the importance of noting where Rome began to rise, is that the enigma of Rome always coming up eighth and being of the seven is answered by Rome being associated with the territory of Greece, in order to retain the enigma’s point of Rome being of the seven. The enigma is that important, though the Millerites could never have understood that concept from their vantage point in history. The fact that all the references upon not only the 1843, but also the 1850 chart are illustrations of subjects that are directly addressed in God’s prophetic Word, except for the one reference that emphasizes that Antiochus Epiphanes is not the power that stood against Christ, makes the addition to the chart very significant. How sad is it that when Adventism left their foundations, they find themselves today teaching that the power of verse fourteen of Daniel eleven is Antiochus Epiphanes and not Rome! They now teach what the Millerites opposed so strongly that they represented that controversy upon the 1843 chart!

Iň bolmanda bir jogap, Rim haçan ösüp galmaga başlandygyny belläp geçmegiň ähmiýetinden başga-da, Rimiň hemişe sekizinji bolup çykmagy we şol bir wagtyň özünde ýediniň biri bolmagy baradaky syr, Rimiň Gresiýanyň çägi bilen baglanyşdyrylmagy arkaly düşündirilýär; şeýlelikde, syryň Rimiň şol ýediniň biri bolýandygy baradaky esasy manysy saklanyp galýar. Bu syr şonçalyk derejede möhümdir, emma Milleritler taryhyň içindäki öz durýan nukdaýnazaryndan şol düşünjäni hiç wagt düşünip bilmezdiler. Diňe 1843-nji ýylyň däl, eýsem 1850-nji ýylyň hem çyzgysyndaky ähli salgylanmalaryň, Hudaýyň pygamberlik Sözünde gönüden-göni beýan edilýän mowzuklaryň şekillendirmeleridigini, diňe bir salgylanmadan başga, şol salgylanmanyň bolsa Antiohus Epifanyň Mesihe garşy duran güýç däldigini nygtaýandygyny nazara alsak, çyzga edilen bu goşma örän uly ähmiýete eýedir. Adventizm öz binýadyny terk edenden soň, şu gün olaryň Daniel on biriň on dördünji aýatyndaky güýjüň Rim däl-de, Antiohus Epifan diýýändiklerini görmek nähili gynandyryjydyr! Olar indi Milleritleriň şeýle berk garşy çykan taglymatyny öwredýärler, şonuň üçinem olar şol jedeli 1843-nji ýylyň çyzgysynda görkezipsdiler!

The kingdoms of history identify that Rome comes up eighth and is of the seven. The “little horn” in chapter seven that speaks “great words against the Most High” comes up eighth and is of the seven. The horns of chapter eight identify that Rome comes up eighth and is of the seven.

Taryhyň patyşalyklary Rimyň sekizinji bolup ýüze çykýandygyny we ýediden biridigini görkezýär. Ýedinji bapdaky «Beňikleriň Äňryň garşy “uly sözler” aýdýan» «kiçi şahy» sekizinji bolup ýüze çykýar we ýediden biridir. Sekizinji bapdaky şahlar Rimyň sekizinji bolup ýüze çykýandygyny we ýediden biridigini görkezýär.

In the next article we will consider how modern Rome, as represented in Revelation seventeen comes up eighth and is of the seven. We will then return to Daniel two and identify why Daniel two’s four kingdoms, which is the first mention of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy, is in agreement with Revelation seventeen’s eight kingdoms.

Indiki makalada biz Ylhamyň on ýedinji babynda şekillendirilişi ýaly häzirki zamanyň Rimi nädip sekizinji bolup çykýandygyny we ýediniň hataryndandygyny serederis. Soňra biz Daniýel kitabynyň ikinji babyna gaýdyp, bibliýa pygamberligindäki patyşalyklar baradaky ilkinji agzalma bolan Daniýel ikiniň dört patyşalygynyň näme üçin Ylhamyň on ýedinji babyndaky sekiz patyşalyk bilen sazlaşýandygyny kesgitläris.

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