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# Panium - Number Three

Paniyum — Uchinchi raqam

The Vision and the Appointed Time: A Prophetic Parallel

Vahiy va Belgilangan Vaqt: Bashoratli Bir Parallellik

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Jeff Pippenger

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February 28, 2025

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The parable of the ten virgins is repeated to the very letter in the history of the one hundred and forty-four thousand. Habakkuk chapter two sets forth the heart of the parable when it identifies the vision which speaks at the end.

O‘nta bokira haqidagi masal bir yuz qirq to‘rt ming kishining tarixida so‘zma-so‘z takrorlanadi. Habakkukning ikkinchi bobi masalning mohiyatini bayon etadi, chunki u oxirida so‘zlaydigan vahiyga ishora qiladi.

> I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:1–4.

> Men qo‘riqlash joyimda turaman, minorada o‘rnimni egallayman; U menga nima deyishini va koyilganimda nima javob berishimni ko‘rish uchun kuzatib turaman. Egamiz menga javob berib dedi: Vahiyni yoz, uni lavhalar ustiga ravshan qilib bitgin, toki uni o‘qigan odam yugurib ketsin. Chunki vahiy hali belgilangan vaqt uchundir; ammo oxirida u so‘zlaydi va yolg‘on chiqmaydi. U kechikkandek tuyulsa ham, uni kut; chunki u albatta keladi, kechikmaydi. Mana, kibrlanib ko‘tarilgan kishining joni uning ichida to‘g‘ri emas; ammo solih o‘z imoni bilan yashaydi. Habakkuk 2:1–4.

Verse twenty-seven of Daniel eleven also identifies the “appointed time.”

Doniyor 11-bobning yigirma yettinchi oyati ham “belgilangan vaqt”ni ko‘rsatadi.

> And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. Daniel 11:27.

> Bu ikkala podshohning ham yuragi yovuzlik qilishga qaratilgan bo‘lur, va ular bir dasturxon boshida yolg‘on so‘zlar aytur; ammo bu muvaffaqiyat qozonmas, chunki oxir hali belgilangan vaqtda bo‘lur. Doniyor 11:27.

The “vision” which is established by Rome is for “an appointed time” and the two kings whose heart is to do mischief and speak lies at one table identify a prophetic waymark which arrives before the vision “speaks.” Before the time appointed two kings speak “lies” and when the vision speaks at the time appointed, it does not lie. The time appointed is the Sunday law in the USA, and the meeting at the table marks the beginning of a prophetic period. The “vision” is fulfilled in history at the Sunday law, but it is established in advance of the Sunday law. This is evident for the faithful are told to wait for the vision, and they are told to publish the vision. They could not publish it in advance of the vision’s fulfillment if the vision was not yet established.

Rim tomonidan o‘rnatilgan “vahiy” “belgilangan vaqt” uchundir; qalbi yovuzlik qilishga moyil bo‘lgan va bir dasturxon atrofida yolg‘on so‘zlaydigan ikki shoh esa, vahiy “so‘zlash”idan oldin yetib keladigan bashoratli bir yo‘l-belgisini aniqlab beradi. Belgilangan vaqtdan oldin ikki shoh “yolg‘onlar” so‘zlaydi; vahiy esa belgilangan vaqtda so‘zlaganida, yolg‘on so‘zlamaydi. Belgilangan vaqt — AQSHdagi yakshanba qonunidir, va dasturxondagi uchrashuv bashoratli bir davrning boshlanishini belgilaydi. “Vahiy” tarixda yakshanba qonuni paytida bajo bo‘ladi, biroq u yakshanba qonunidan oldin o‘rnatiladi. Bu ayon, chunki sodiqlarga vahiy uchun kutish aytiladi, va ularga vahiyni e’lon qilish ham buyuriladi. Agar vahiy hali o‘rnatilmagan bo‘lganida, ular uni uning bajo bo‘lishidan oldin e’lon qila olmas edilar.

Jeremiah represents those who “wait” for the vision:

Yeremiyo vahiy uchun “kutadigan” kishilarni ifodalaydi:

> O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? 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. And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. Jeremiah 15:15–21.

> Ey Egam, Sen bilursan: meni esla, meni yo‘qlab kel, meni quvg‘in qiluvchilardan qasosimni ol; sabr-toqatingda meni olib ketma: bilgilki, Sening yo‘lingda men haqorat tortdim. So‘zlaring topildi, va men ularni yedim; So‘zing qalbimga quvonch va shodlik bo‘ldi; chunki men Sening noming bilan atalganman, ey lashkarlar Egasi bo‘lgan Egam Xudo. Men masxarachilar yig‘inida o‘tirmadim, na quvondim; Sening qo‘ling sababli yolg‘iz o‘tirdim, chunki Sen meni g‘azab bilan to‘ldirding. Nega dardim uzluksiz, nega yaram tuzalmas, shifo topishni rad etadi? Nahotki Sen men uchun butkul yolg‘onchi va qurib qoladigan suvlar kabi bo‘lsang? Shuning uchun Egam shunday deydi: Agar sen qaytsang, Men seni yana qaytaraman, va sen Mening huzurimda turasan; agar qimmatbahoni razildan ajratib chiqarsang, sen Mening og‘zimdek bo‘lasan: ular senga qaytsinlar, ammo sen ularga qaytma. Men seni bu xalq uchun mustahkam jez devor qilaman; ular senga qarshi jang qiladilar, lekin seni yenga olmaydilar; chunki Men seni qutqarish va xalos etish uchun sen bilanman, deydi Egam. Men seni yovuzlarning qo‘lidan qutqaraman, vahshiylarning qo‘lidan xalos qilaman. Yeremiyo 15:15–21.

The Sunday law in the USA is where the symbol of “remembering” is marked. It is there that the Sabbath that is always to be remembered becomes the final testing issue. It is there that the whore of Tyre, who has been forgotten is remembered. It is there that God remembers the sins of Babylon and gives her double judgment.

AQShdagi yakshanba qonuni — “eslash” ramzi belgilangan joydir. Doimo yodda tutilishi lozim bo‘lgan Shabbat aynan o‘sha yerda oxirgi sinov masalasiga aylanadi. Unutilgan Tir fohishasi aynan o‘sha yerda esga olinadi. Bobilning gunohlarini Xudo aynan o‘sha yerda eslaydi va unga ikki hissa hukm beradi.

The waymark where speaking is located is the Sunday law in the USA, for there the earth beast “speaks” as a dragon. At the same waymark the ass in Balaam’s line of prophecy “speaks.” When John the Baptist is born his father, Zacharias who has been divinely restricted from speaking, “speaks.”

So‘zlash joylashgan yo‘l belgisi AQShdagi yakshanba qonunidir, chunki o‘sha yerda yer hayvoni ajdaho kabi “so‘zlaydi”. Xuddi shu yo‘l belgisida Bal’omning bashorat qatoridagi eshak ham “so‘zlaydi”. Yahyo Cho‘mdiruvchi tug‘ilganda, ilohiy tarzda so‘zlashdan cheklab qo‘yilgan otasi Zakariyo “so‘zlaydi”.

> And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. Luke 1:59–64.

> Sakkizinchi kuni ular bolani sunnat qilgani keldilar; va uni otasining nomiga ko‘ra Zakariyo deb atadilar. Ammo onasi javob berib dedi: Yo‘q unday emas; balki uning ismi Yuhanno bo‘ladi. Ular esa unga dedilar: Sening qarindoshlaring orasida bu nom bilan atalgan hech kim yo‘q. Va ular otasiga ishora qilib, bolani qanday atamoqchi ekanini so‘radilar. U yozuv taxtachasini so‘rab olib, shunday deb yozdi: Uning ismi Yuhanno. Va hammalari hayron qoldilar. Shu zahoti uning og‘zi ochildi, tili yechildi, va u so‘zlab, Xudoni ulug‘ladi. Luqo 1:59–64.

At the Sunday law in the USA the deadly wound of the papacy is healed, and she becomes the eighth kingdom that is of the seven, when the USA, whose president Donald Trump is the eighth president that is of the seven. At the same point in time the one hundred and forty-four thousand are lifted up as an ensign. The one hundred and forty-four thousand are the eighth church that is of the seven. At the Sunday law the number eight is marked, and it was on the eighth day that John was circumcised and Zacharias spoke. Zacharias means God has “remembered.” The Sunday law is the counterfeit of the true Sabbath that was to be “remembered.” At the Sunday law the whore of Tyre is “remembered.” It is at the Sunday law that God “remembers” the sins of Babylon and doubles her judgment.

AQShdagi yakshanba qonuni vaqtida papalikning o‘limli yarasi shifo topadi va u yettitadan bo‘lgan sakkizinchi shohlikka aylanadi; ayni paytda AQSh, uning prezidenti Donald Trump esa yettitadan bo‘lgan sakkizinchi prezidentdir. Xuddi shu vaqtda bir yuz qirq to‘rt ming bayroq singari ko‘tariladi. Bir yuz qirq to‘rt ming yettitadan bo‘lgan sakkizinchi jamoatdir. Yakshanba qonunida sakkiz soni belgilab qo‘yiladi, Yahyo esa sakkizinchi kuni sunnat qilingan va Zakariyo so‘zlagan edi. Zakariyo “Xudo esladi” degan ma’noni anglatadi. Yakshanba qonuni “eslash” lozim bo‘lgan haqiqiy Shabbatning soxtasidir. Yakshanba qonunida Tirning fohishasi “eslanadi.” Aynan yakshanba qonunida Xudo Bobilning gunohlarini “eslaydi” va uning hukmini ikki baravar qiladi.

Jeremiah represents those who suffered the first disappointment and who wait for the vision which tarries. He represents the faithful who become God’s mouth at the appointed time when the vision speaks and does not lie. The vision which speaks at the time appointed is preceded by two kings telling lies to each other at one table. That event precedes the Sunday law and therefore occurs in the history of Panium as set forth in verses thirteen to fifteen, which is the same period when the “robbers of the people” establish the “vision.”

Yeremiyo birinchi umidsizlikni boshdan kechirgan va kechikayotgan vahiy uchun kutayotganlarni ifodalaydi. U, vahiy belgilangan vaqtda so‘zlab, yolg‘on qilmagan paytda, Xudoning og‘ziga aylanuvchi sodiqlarni ifodalaydi. Belgilangan vaqtda so‘zlaydigan vahiydan oldin bir dasturxon atrofida bir-biriga yolg‘on gapirayotgan ikki shoh keladi. O‘sha voqea Yakshanba qonunidan oldin sodir bo‘ladi va shu bois Doniyor 11:13–15-oyatlarda bayon etilgan Panium tarixida yuz beradi; bu esa “xalqning qaroqchilari” “vahiyni” barpo etadigan ayni davrdir.

> 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.

> Va o‘sha zamonlarda janub shohiga qarshi ko‘plar bosh ko‘taradilar; xalqing ichidagi talonchilar ham vahiy(ni) mustahkamlash uchun o‘zlarini yuksaltiradilar; ammo ular yiqiladilar. Daniel 11:14.

The “robbers” are Rome, and Rome in the last days is Catholicism. The pope establishes the vision, and he does so in the period just before the Sunday law. He does so by interceding in the battle of Panium where Trump prevails over Putin. The battle took place in 200 BC, the same year pagan Rome entered prophetic history. Pompey the Great conquered Jerusalem in 63 BC. This event occurred during his campaign in the East, when he intervened in a civil war between the Hasmonean brothers Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II. Pompey sided with Hyrcanus II, besieged Jerusalem, and eventually took the city after a three-month siege. This marked the end of Judean independence and the beginning of Roman control over the region, which would later become a province under Roman rule.

“Qaroqchilar” — bu Rimdir, va oxirgi kunlarda Rim katoliklikdir. Papa vahiyotni barpo etadi va buni Yakshanba qonunidan sal oldingi davrda amalga oshiradi. U buni Panium jangida shafoat qilib bajaradi; o‘sha yerda Trump Putin ustidan g‘alaba qozonadi. Jang miloddan avvalgi 200-yilda bo‘lib o‘tgan bo‘lib, aynan o‘sha yili butparast Rim payg‘ambarlik tarixiga kirgan. Buyuk Pompey miloddan avvalgi 63-yilda Quddusni zabt etdi. Bu voqea uning Sharqdagi yurishi chog‘ida, Hasmoniy birodarlar Hirkan II va Aristobul II o‘rtasidagi fuqarolar urushiga aralashgan paytda yuz berdi. Pompey Hirkan II tomonini oldi, Quddusni qamal qildi va oxir-oqibat uch oylik qamaldan so‘ng shaharni egalladi. Bu Yahudiyaning mustaqilligi yakun topganini va mintaqa ustidan Rim nazorati boshlanganini bildirar edi; keyinchalik u Rim hukmronligi ostidagi viloyatga aylandi.

Before the Sunday law the pope intercedes into the history associated with the battle of Panium. When he enters prophetic history, his appearance establishes the vision; the vision that will yet “speak” at the “appointed time” of the Sunday law in the USA. The “vision” that tarried is the failed prediction which marked the beginning of the tarrying time in the parable of the ten virgins. It also marked the arrival of the second angel of the three angels of Revelation fourteen. A failed prediction that ushered in a period of waiting, and an encouragement to “wait” for its fulfillment, even though it tarried.

Yakshanba qonunidan oldin papa Panium jangi bilan bog‘liq tarixga aralashadi. U bashoratli tarixga kirganida, uning namoyon bo‘lishi vahiy-ni mustahkamlaydi; ya’ni AQShdagi Yakshanba qonunining “belgilangan vaqti”da hali “so‘zlaydigan” vahiyni. “Tutilib qolgan” “vahiy” o‘n bokira haqidagi masaldagi kechikish davrining boshlanishini belgilagan muvaffaqiyatsiz bashoratdir. Bu, shuningdek, Vahiy kitobining o‘n to‘rtinchi bobidagi uch farishtadan ikkinchisining kelishini ham belgilab berdi. Bu bajarilmay qolgan bashorat kutish davrini boshlab berdi va, garchi u kechikkan bo‘lsa-da, uning bajo bo‘lishini “kutishga” da’vat etdi.

In Millerite history the tarrying time ended at the Exeter camp meeting from August 12th unto the 17th, 1844. A disappointment brought about by a failed prediction, ushering in a period of waiting designed to finalize character in two classes of virgins, followed by the explanation of the previously failed prediction. The explanation at Exeter identifies the details associated with the vision when it is fulfilled. The same characteristics can be noted in Matthew chapter sixteen, when Christ took His disciples to Caesarea Philippi. From that point onward Christ directly taught the disciples what was going to happen at the cross.

Milleritlar tarixida kechikish vaqti 1844-yil 12-avgustdan 17-avgustgacha bo‘lib o‘tgan Exeter lager yig‘inida nihoyasiga yetdi. Amalga oshmagan bir bashorat keltirib chiqargan hafsalasizlik, bokiralarning ikki toifasida xarakterni yakuniy holga keltirish uchun mo‘ljallangan kutish davrini boshlab berdi; shundan so‘ng esa ilgari amalga oshmay qolgan bashoratning izohi berildi. Exeterdagi izoh, vahiy bajo keltirilgan paytda unga daxldor tafsilotlarni aniqlab beradi. Xuddi shu xususiyatlarni Matto kitobining o‘n oltinchi bobida ham ko‘rish mumkin; u yerda Masih O‘z shogirdlarini Kesariya Filippiga olib borgan edi. O‘sha paytdan boshlab Masih shogirdlariga xochda nima yuz berishini bevosita o‘rgata boshladi.

> From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Matthew 16:21.

> Shu vaqtdan boshlab Iso shogirdlariga O‘zining Quddusga borishi, oqsoqollar, bosh ruhoniylar va ulamolardan ko‘p azoblar chekishi, o‘ldirilishi va uchinchi kuni qayta tirilishi kerakligini ko‘rsata boshladi. Matto 16:21.

It should be noted that the verse just cited comes between Jesus identifying that Peter had been directed by the Holy Spirit in his identification of Jesus as the Christ, the son of the living God. Then when Christ began to teach them of the coming cross Peter opposed the message and Christ called Peter Satan. The message that is unsealed when the vision is established produces two classes of worshippers, both represented by Peter.

Shuni ta’kidlash lozimki, hozirgina keltirilgan oyat Iso Butrusning Isoni Masih, barhayot Xudoning O‘g‘li deb tan olishida Muqaddas Ruh tomonidan yo‘naltirilganini bildirgan voqea bilan, keyin esa Masih yaqinlashib kelayotgan xoch haqida ularga ta’lim bera boshlaganda Butrus bu xabarga qarshilik ko‘rsatib, Masih uni Shayton deb atagan voqea orasida joylashgan. Vahiy mustahkamlanganda muhrdan yechiladigan xabar ikkita sajda qiluvchilar toifasini yuzaga keltiradi; ularning har ikkisi ham Butrus orqali ifodalangan.

Caesarea Philippi is Panium, and they both lead to the appointed time of the cross in the line of Christ, October 22, 1844 in the Millerite history and the Sunday law today. Panium, Caesarea Philippi and Exeter camp meeting are the same prophetic waymark. It is at this waymark that the vision is established with the introduction of the pope into the narrative. The establishment of the vision precedes the appointed time, for Caesarea Philippi preceded the cross, Exeter camp meeting preceded October 22, 1844, and Panium in 200 BC preceded Pompey conquering Jerusalem in 63 BC. Sometime before the Sunday law in the USA the pope, who is the whore of Tyre will enter openly into prophetic history. When he does the vision is established.

Kesariya Filippi — Paniumdir, va ularning har ikkisi ham Masihning chizig‘ida xochning belgilangan vaqtiga, Millerchilar tarixida 1844-yil 22-oktabrga va bugungi kunda yakshanba qonuniga olib boradi. Panium, Kesariya Filippi va Exeter lager yig‘ini — bir xil bashoratli yo‘l-belgisidir. Aynan shu yo‘l-belgisida rivoyatga papaning kiritilishi orqali vahiy mustahkamlanadi. Vahiyning mustahkamlanishi belgilangan vaqtdan oldin keladi, chunki Kesariya Filippi xochdan oldin bo‘lgan, Exeter lager yig‘ini 1844-yil 22-oktabrdan oldin bo‘lgan, va miloddan avvalgi 200-yildagi Panium miloddan avvalgi 63-yilda Pompeyaning Quddusni zabt etishidan oldin bo‘lgan. AQShda yakshanba qonunidan bir muncha oldin, Tirning fohishasi bo‘lgan papa bashoratli tarixga ochiqdan-ochiq kiradi. U shunday qilganida, vahiy mustahkamlanadi.

The vision is established in the third proxy war of chapter eleven. The first proxy war illustrates the last proxy war, so the last proxy war will possess the same prophetic characteristics as the first. The king of the south, represented in the name Vladimir, meaning ruler of the community is swept away through an alliance between the pope and the president of the USA. The final pope will be the eighth that is of the seven in fulfillment of Revelation seventeen, and the last president will be the eighth that is of the seven, as will the ensign of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Vahiy o‘n birinchi bobning uchinchi proksi urushida mustahkamlangan. Birinchi proksi urush oxirgi proksi urushni tasvirlaydi, shuning uchun oxirgi proksi urush birinchisi bilan bir xil bashoratli xususiyatlarga ega bo‘ladi. Janub shohi, ma’nosi jamoaning hukmdori bo‘lgan Vladimir nomida ifodalangan holda, papa bilan AQSh prezidenti o‘rtasidagi ittifoq orqali supurib tashlanadi. Oxirgi papa Vahiy o‘n yettinchining ijrosida yettitadan bo‘lgan sakkizinchi bo‘ladi, va oxirgi prezident ham yettitadan bo‘lgan sakkizinchi bo‘ladi; xuddi shuningdek bir yuz qirq to‘rt mingning bayroqdori ham shunday bo‘ladi.

The relationship between the pope and the president in the beginning was a “secret alliance,” and the alliance of the eighth and final president with the pope will also be “secret,” for in this period the whore of Tyre is prophetically “forgotten.” The alliance between Reagan and Pope John Paul II was secret, but at the same time the pope became the most recognizable face on earth. What is “forgotten” concerning the whore of Tyre who commits fornication with all the kings of the earth is a specific characteristic of the papacy, that incorporates all of her sins into one category of rebellion. That characteristic is the Catholic churches claim to “infallibility.” This fact is so important to see that I will now close this article with a chapter from Sister White. We will continue these lines in the next article, but as you read the following chapter from The Great Controversy, remember that almost every one of Trump’s cabinet members are Roman Catholic, with a mix of Pentecostalism and an ever-present influence from Franklin Graham who recently called for public prayers for the antichrist of Bible prophecy.

Dastlab papa bilan prezident o‘rtasidagi munosabat “maxfiy ittifoq” edi, va sakkizinchi hamda oxirgi prezidentning papa bilan tuzadigan ittifoqi ham “maxfiy” bo‘ladi, chunki bu davrda Tir fohishasi bashoriy ma’noda “unutib qo‘yiladi”. Reygan bilan Papa Ioann Pavel II o‘rtasidagi ittifoq maxfiy edi, biroq ayni paytda papa yer yuzidagi eng tanilgan siymoga aylandi. Yer yuzining barcha shohlari bilan zinokorlik qiladigan Tir fohishasi haqida “unutib qo‘yilgan” narsa — papalikning muayyan bir xususiyatidir; bu xususiyat uning barcha gunohlarini isyonning yagona toifasiga jamlaydi. Bu xususiyat — katolik cherkovining “xatosizlik”ka bo‘lgan da’vosidir. Bu haqiqatni ko‘rish shu qadar muhimki, men endi ushbu maqolani Sister White’ning bir bobi bilan yakunlayman. Keyingi maqolada bu yo‘nalishlarni davom ettiramiz, ammo siz The Great Controversy asaridan quyidagi bobni o‘qir ekansiz, shuni yodda tutingki, Tramp kabineti a’zolarining deyarli barchasi Rim-katolikdir, bunga Elliginchi kunchilik aralashgan bo‘lib, yaqinda Muqaddas Kitob bashoratidagi masih ad-dajjol uchun ommaviy ibodatlar qilishga chaqirgan Franklin Grahamning doimiy ta’siri ham mavjud.

## “Liberty of Conscience Threatened

“Vijdon erkinligi tahdid ostida”

> “Romanism is now regarded by Protestants with far greater favor than in former years. In those countries where Catholicism is not in the ascendancy, and the papists are taking a conciliatory course in order to gain influence, there is an increasing indifference concerning the doctrines that separate the reformed churches from the papal hierarchy; the opinion is gaining ground that, after all, we do not differ so widely upon vital points as has been supposed, and that a little concession on our part will bring us into a better understanding with Rome. The time was when Protestants placed a high value upon the liberty of conscience which had been so dearly purchased. They taught their children to abhor popery and held that to seek harmony with Rome would be disloyalty to God. But how widely different are the sentiments now expressed!

> “Bugungi kunda protestantlar Romanizmga avvalgi yillarga qaraganda ancha katta xayrixohlik bilan qaramoqdalar. Katolitsizm ustunlik qilmayotgan va papachilar ta’sir qozonish uchun murosakor yo‘l tutayotgan mamlakatlarda, isloh qilingan jamoatlarni papalik ierarxiyasidan ajratib turadigan ta’limotlarga nisbatan tobora ortib borayotgan befarqlik kuzatilmoqda; oxir-oqibat, muhim masalalarda biz ilgari o‘ylangandek bunchalik keng farq qilmas ekanmiz, degan fikr tobora ildiz otmoqda, va biz tomondan ozgina yon berish bizni Rim bilan yaxshiroq o‘zaro anglashuvga olib kiradi, degan qarash kuchaymoqda. Bir vaqtlar protestantlar juda qimmatga tushib qo‘lga kiritilgan vijdon erkinligini nihoyatda yuksak qadrlardilar. Ular o‘z farzandlariga papachilikdan jirkanishni o‘rgatar va Rim bilan hamjihatlik izlash Xudoga xiyonat bo‘lishini ta’kidlar edilar. Ammo hozir ifoda etilayotgan fikrlar naqadar keskin boshqacha!”

> “The defenders of the papacy declare that the church has been maligned, and the Protestant world are inclined to accept the statement. Many urge that it is unjust to judge the church of today by the abominations and absurdities that marked her reign during the centuries of ignorance and darkness. They excuse her horrible cruelty as the result of the barbarism of the times and plead that the influence of modern civilization has changed her sentiments.

> “Papalik himoyachilari jamoat tuhmatga uchraganini da’vo qiladilar, va protestant dunyosi bu bayonotni qabul qilishga moyildir. Ko‘plar johillik va zulmat asrlari davomida uning hukmronligini belgilagan jirkanchliklar va bema’niliklar asosida bugungi jamoatga hukm chiqarish adolatsizlikdir, deb ta’kidlaydilar. Ular uning dahshatli shafqatsizligini o‘sha davrlar vahshiyligining natijasi sifatida oqlaydilar va zamonaviy sivilizatsiyaning ta’siri uning kayfiyatini o‘zgartirganini vaj qilib ko‘rsatadilar.”

> “Have these persons forgotten the claim of infallibility put forth for eight hundred years by this haughty power? So far from being relinquished, this claim was affirmed in the nineteenth century with greater positiveness than ever before. As Rome asserts that the ‘church never erred; nor will it, according to the Scriptures, ever err’ (John L. von Mosheim, Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, book 3, century II, part 2, chapter 2, section 9, note 17), how can she renounce the principles which governed her course in past ages?

> “Bu kishilar mana shu mag‘rur hokimiyat tomonidan sakkiz yuz yil davomida ilgari surilgan xatosizlik da’vosini unutib qo‘yganmilar? Bu da’vo voz kechilganidan yiroq bo‘lib, o‘n to‘qqizinchi asrda avvalgidan ham ko‘ra qat’iyroq tarzda tasdiqlandi. Rim: ‘jamoat hech qachon adashmagan va Muqaddas Yozuvlarga ko‘ra, hech qachon adashmaydi ham’ deb ta’kidlar ekan (John L. von Mosheim, Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, book 3, century II, part 2, chapter 2, section 9, note 17), u o‘tgan asrlarda o‘z yo‘lini boshqargan tamoyillardan qanday qilib voz kechishi mumkin?”

> “The papal church will never relinquish her claim to infallibility. All that she has done in her persecution of those who reject her dogmas she holds to be right; and would she not repeat the same acts, should the opportunity be presented? Let the restraints now imposed by secular governments be removed and Rome be reinstated in her former power, and there would speedily be a revival of her tyranny and persecution.

> “Papalik cherkovi o‘zining xatosizligi haqidagi da’vosidan hech qachon voz kechmaydi. U o‘zining aqidalarini rad etadiganlarni quvg‘in qilganida qilgan barcha ishlarini to‘g‘ri deb hisoblaydi; va agar imkoniyat tug‘ilsa, u ayni o‘sha ishlarni yana takrorlamasmidi? Hozir dunyoviy hukumatlar tomonidan qo‘yilgan cheklovlar olib tashlansin va Rim avvalgi qudratiga qayta tiklansin, shunda uning zulmi va quvg‘ini tez orada yana jonlanadi.

> “A well-known writer speaks thus of the attitude of the papal hierarchy as regards freedom of conscience, and of the perils which especially threaten the United States from the success of her policy: ‘There are many who are disposed to attribute any fear of Roman Catholicism in the United States to bigotry or childishness. Such see nothing in the character and attitude of Romanism that is hostile to our free institutions, or find nothing portentous in its growth. Let us, then, first compare some of the fundamental principles of our government with those of the Catholic Church.’

> “Taniqli bir yozuvchi vijdon erkinligiga nisbatan papa iyerarxiyasining munosabati hamda uning siyosati muvaffaqiyat qozonishidan ayniqsa Amerika Qo‘shma Shtatlariga tahdid solayotgan xatarlar haqida shunday deydi: ‘Amerika Qo‘shma Shtatlarida Rim katolitsizmidan har qanday qo‘rquvni mutaassiblik yoki bolalarcha soddalik deb bilishga moyil bo‘lganlar ko‘p. Bunday kishilar romanizmning fe’l-atvori va tutumida erkin institutlarimizga dushman bo‘lgan hech narsani ko‘rmaydilar yoki uning o‘sishida hech qanday vahimali alomat topmaydilar. Keling, unda, avvalo hukumatimizning ayrim asosiy tamoyillarini Katolik cherkovining tamoyillari bilan taqqoslaylik.’”

> “The Constitution of the United States guarantees liberty of conscience. Nothing is dearer or more fundamental. Pope Pius IX, in his Encyclical Letter of August 15, 1854, said: ‘The absurd and erroneous doctrines or ravings in defense of liberty of conscience are a most pestilential error—a pest, of all others, most to be dreaded in a state.’ The same pope, in his Encyclical Letter of December 8, 1864, anathematized ‘those who assert the liberty of conscience and of religious worship,’ also ‘all such as maintain that the church may not employ force.’

> “Amerika Qo‘shma Shtatlari Konstitutsiyasi vijdon erkinligini kafolatlaydi. Hech narsa bundan qadrliroq yoki bundan ham asosiyroq emas. Papa Piy IX 1854-yil 15-avgustdagi o‘zining Encyclical Letter’ida shunday degan edi: ‘Vijdon erkinligini himoya qilish yo‘lidagi bema’ni va xato ta’limotlar yoki vasvasalar nihoyatda halokatli bir xatodir — davlat ichida, boshqalarning barchasidan ko‘ra, eng ko‘p qo‘rqilishi lozim bo‘lgan bir vabodir.’ Xuddi o‘sha papa 1864-yil 8-dekabrdagi o‘zining Encyclical Letter’ida ‘vijdon va diniy ibodat erkinligini da’vo qiluvchilar’ni, shuningdek, ‘jamoat kuch ishlatishi mumkin emas, deb ta’kidlovchilarning barchasi’ni anatema qildi.”

> “‘The specific tone of Rome in the United States does not imply a change of heart. She is tolerant where she is helpless. Says Bishop O’Connor: ‘Religious liberty is merely endured until the opposite can be carried into effect without peril to the Catholic world.’… The archbishop of St. Louis once said: ‘Heresy and unbelief are crimes; and in Christian countries, as in Italy and Spain, for instance, where all the people are Catholics, and where the Catholic religion is an essential part of the law of the land, they are punished as other crimes.’…

> “‘Amerika Qo‘shma Shtatlarida Rimning o‘ziga xos ohangi uning qalbi o‘zgarganini anglatmaydi. U ojiz bo‘lgan joyda bag‘rikengdir. Yepiskop O’Connor shunday deydi: ‘Diniy erkinlik, katolik olami uchun xavf tug‘dirmagan holda buning aksi amalga oshirilishi mumkin bo‘lgungacha, shunchaki chidab turiladi.’… Sent-Luis arxiyepiskopi bir vaqtlar shunday degan edi: ‘Bid’at va imonsizlik jinoyatlardir; va nasroniy mamlakatlarda, masalan, Italiya va Ispaniyada, butun xalq katolik bo‘lgan, hamda katolik dini mamlakat qonunining ajralmas qismi bo‘lgan joylarda, ular boshqa jinoyatlar kabi jazolanadi.’…

> “‘Every cardinal, archbishop, and bishop in the Catholic Church takes an oath of allegiance to the pope, in which occur the following words: ‘Heretics, schismatics, and rebels to our said lord (the pope), or his aforesaid successors, I will to my utmost persecute and oppose.’—Josiah Strong, Our Country, ch. 5, pars. 2–4.

> “Katolik cherkovidagi har bir kardinal, arxiyepiskop va yepiskop papaga sadoqat qasamyodini qiladi; unda quyidagi so‘zlar uchraydi: ‘Bid’atchilarni, bo‘linmachilarni va aytilgan xo‘jayinimizga (papaga) yoki uning yuqorida zikr etilgan vorislariga qarshi bosh ko‘targanlarni men bor kuchim bilan ta’qib qilaman va ularga qarshi turaman.’ —Josiah Strong, Our Country, 5-bob, 2–4-xatboshilar.

> “It is true that there are real Christians in the Roman Catholic communion. Thousands in that church are serving God according to the best light they have. They are not allowed access to His word, and therefore they do not discern the truth. They have never seen the contrast between a living heart service and a round of mere forms and ceremonies. God looks with pitying tenderness upon these souls, educated as they are in a faith that is delusive and unsatisfying. He will cause rays of light to penetrate the dense darkness that surrounds them. He will reveal to them the truth as it is in Jesus, and many will yet take their position with His people.

> “Rim-katolik jamoasi ichida haqiqiy masihiylar borligi haqiqatdir. O‘sha cherkovdagi minglab kishilar o‘zlarida bor bo‘lgan eng yaxshi nurga ko‘ra Xudoga xizmat qilmoqdalar. Ularga Uning Kalomiga erkin kirish imkoniyati berilmagan, shuning uchun ham ular haqiqatni farqlay olmaydilar. Ular tirik qalbdan chiqadigan xizmat bilan shunchaki rasm-rusumlar va marosimlar ketma-ketligi o‘rtasidagi qarama-qarshilikni hech qachon ko‘rmaganlar. Xudo, aldovchi va qoniqarsiz bo‘lgan bir e’tiqodda tarbiya topgan bu jonlarga achinishga to‘la muloyimlik bilan qaraydi. U ularni o‘rab turgan quyuq zulmat ichiga nur shu’lalarining kirib borishiga sabab bo‘ladi. U ularga haqiqatni Iso Masihda qanday bo‘lsa, shundayligicha ochib beradi, va hali ko‘plar Uning xalqi bilan bir safdan o‘rin oladilar.”

> “But Romanism as a system is no more in harmony with the gospel of Christ now than at any former period in her history. The Protestant churches are in great darkness, or they would discern the signs of the times. The Roman Church is far-reaching in her plans and modes of operation. She is employing every device to extend her influence and increase her power in preparation for a fierce and determined conflict to regain control of the world, to re-establish persecution, and to undo all that Protestantism has done. Catholicism is gaining ground upon every side. See the increasing number of her churches and chapels in Protestant countries. Look at the popularity of her colleges and seminaries in America, so widely patronized by Protestants. Look at the growth of ritualism in England and the frequent defections to the ranks of the Catholics. These things should awaken the anxiety of all who prize the pure principles of the gospel.

> “Ammo Romanizm tizim sifatida Masihning xushxabari bilan hozir ham, o‘z tarixining avvalgi hech bir davridagidan ko‘ra ko‘proq uyg‘un emas. Protestant cherkovlari katta zulmat ichidadir, aks holda ular zamon alomatlarini farqlagan bo‘lur edilar. Rim cherkovi o‘z rejalari va faoliyat usullarida juda keng qamrovlidir. U o‘z ta’sirini yoyish va qudratini oshirish uchun har qanday vositani ishga solmoqda, shiddatli va qat’iy bir to‘qnashuvga tayyorgarlik ko‘rib, dunyo ustidan nazoratni qayta qo‘lga kiritish, ta’qibni qayta tiklash va Protestantizm qilgan barcha ishlarni yo‘qqa chiqarish niyatidadir. Katolitsizm har tomondan o‘z mavqeini mustahkamlamoqda. Protestant mamlakatlarida uning cherkovlari va ibodatxonalarining soni tobora ortib borayotganiga qarang. Amerikadagi uning kollej va seminariyalarining, protestantlar tomonidan shu qadar keng qo‘llab-quvvatlanayotgan, mashhurligiga qarang. Angliyada marosimchilikning o‘sishiga va katoliklar safiga tez-tez o‘tish holatlariga qarang. Bu narsalar xushxabarning sof tamoyillarini qadrlaydigan barcha kishilarda tashvish uyg‘otmog‘i kerak.”

> “Protestants have tampered with and patronized popery; they have made compromises and concessions which papists themselves are surprised to see and fail to understand. Men are closing their eyes to the real character of Romanism and the dangers to be apprehended from her supremacy. The people need to be aroused to resist the advances of this most dangerous foe to civil and religious liberty.

> “Protestantlar papalikni buzib talqin qildilar va unga homiylik ko‘rsatdilar; ular shunday murosalar va yon berishlarga bordilarki, buni papachilarning o‘zlari ham ko‘rib hayratga tushmoqdalar va anglab yetolmayaptilar. Odamlar rimchilikning haqiqiy tabiatiga va uning ustunligidan kelib chiqishi mumkin bo‘lgan xavf-xatarlarga ko‘z yummoqdalar. Xalq fuqaroviy va diniy erkinlikning eng xavfli bu dushmanining olg‘a siljishiga qarshi turish uchun uyg‘otilishi kerak.”

> “Many Protestants suppose that the Catholic religion is unattractive and that its worship is a dull, meaningless round of ceremony. Here they mistake. While Romanism is based upon deception, it is not a coarse and clumsy imposture. The religious service of the Roman Church is a most impressive ceremonial. Its gorgeous display and solemn rites fascinate the senses of the people and silence the voice of reason and of conscience. The eye is charmed. Magnificent churches, imposing processions, golden altars, jeweled shrines, choice paintings, and exquisite sculpture appeal to the love of beauty. The ear also is captivated. The music is unsurpassed. The rich notes of the deep-toned organ, blending with the melody of many voices as it swells through the lofty domes and pillared aisles of her grand cathedrals, cannot fail to impress the mind with awe and reverence.

> “Ko‘pgina protestantlar katolik dini jozibasiz, uning ibodati esa zerikarli va ma’nosiz marosimlar aylanasidan iborat, deb hisoblaydilar. Mana shu yerda ular adashadilar. Romanizm aldamchilikka asoslangan bo‘lsa-da, u qo‘pol va beso‘naqay firibgarlik emas. Rim cherkovining diniy xizmati nihoyatda ta’sirchan marosimlardan iboratdir. Uning hashamatli namoyishi va tantanavor rasm-rusumlari xalqning sezgilarini maftun etadi hamda aql va vijdon ovozini jim qiladi. Ko‘z maftun bo‘ladi. Hashamatli cherkovlar, salobatli yurishlar, oltin qurbongohlar, javohirlar bilan bezatilgan ziyoratgohlar, sara suratlar va nafis haykaltaroshlik go‘zallikka bo‘lgan muhabbatga ta’sir qiladi. Quloq ham asir bo‘ladi. Musiqa tengsizdir. Uning ulug‘ soborlarining baland gumbazlari va ustunli yo‘laklari bo‘ylab ko‘tarilib-sado berar ekan, chuqur ohangli organning boy sadolari ko‘p ovozlarning kuyiga qo‘shilib, ongda haybat va ehtirom uyg‘otmay qolmaydi.”

> “This outward splendor, pomp, and ceremony, that only mocks the longings of the sin-sick soul, is an evidence of inward corruption. The religion of Christ needs not such attractions to recommend it. In the light shining from the cross, true Christianity appears so pure and lovely that no external decorations can enhance its true worth. It is the beauty of holiness, a meek and quiet spirit, which is of value with God.

> Gunohdan xasta bo‘lgan qalbning orzu-intilishlarini faqat mazax qiladigan bu tashqi hashamat, dabdaba va marosim ichki buzuqlikning dalilidir. Masihning dini o‘zini ma’qul ko‘rsatish uchun bunday jozibalarga muhtoj emas. Xochdan porlayotgan nurda haqiqiy masihiylik shu qadar pok va go‘zal namoyon bo‘ladiki, hech qanday tashqi bezak uning haqiqiy qadr-qimmatini orttira olmaydi. Xudo nazdida qadrli bo‘lgan narsa — muqaddaslikning go‘zalligi, muloyim va sokin ruhdir.

> “Brilliancy of style is not necessarily an index of pure, elevated thought. High conceptions of art, delicate refinement of taste, often exist in minds that are earthly and sensual. They are often employed by Satan to lead men to forget the necessities of the soul, to lose sight of the future, immortal life, to turn away from their infinite Helper, and to live for this world alone.

> “Uslubning porloqligi sof, yuksak fikrning zaruriy ko‘rsatkichi emas. San’at haqidagi yuksak tasavvurlar, didning nozik nafisligi ko‘pincha dunyoviy va shahvoniy bo‘lgan ongda mavjud bo‘ladi. Shayton ulardan ko‘pincha insonlarni jonning ehtiyojlarini unutishga, kelajakdagi boqiy hayotni nazardan qochirishga, cheksiz Yordamchisidan yuz o‘girishga va faqat shu dunyo uchun yashashga undash uchun foydalanadi.

> “A religion of externals is attractive to the unrenewed heart. The pomp and ceremony of the Catholic worship has a seductive, bewitching power, by which many are deceived; and they come to look upon the Roman Church as the very gate of heaven. None but those who have planted their feet firmly upon the foundation of truth, and whose hearts are renewed by the Spirit of God, are proof against her influence. Thousands who have not an experimental knowledge of Christ will be led to accept the forms of godliness without the power. Such a religion is just what the multitudes desire.

> “Tashqi ko‘rinishlarga asoslangan din yangilanmagan qalb uchun jozibadordir. Katolik ibodatidagi hashamat va marosim aldovchi, sehrlab qo‘yuvchi bir qudratga ega bo‘lib, ko‘plar shu bois aldanadilar; va ular Rim cherkoviga osmonning naq darvozasi deb qaray boshlaydilar. Oyoqlarini haqiqat poydevori ustiga mahkam qo‘ygan va qalblari Xudoning Ruhi tomonidan yangilangan kishilargina uning ta’siriga qarshi tura oladilar. Masihni tajribada bilishdan mahrum bo‘lgan minglab kishilar xudojo‘ylikning qudratisiz faqat shakllarinigina qabul qilishga yo‘naltiriladilar. Ana shunday din aynan omma istaydigan narsadir.

> “The church’s claim to the right to pardon leads the Romanist to feel at liberty to sin; and the ordinance of confession, without which her pardon is not granted, tends also to give license to evil. He who kneels before fallen man, and opens in confession the secret thoughts and imaginations of his heart, is debasing his manhood and degrading every noble instinct of his soul. In unfolding the sins of his life to a priest,—an erring, sinful mortal, and too often corrupted with wine and licentiousness,—his standard of character is lowered, and he is defiled in consequence. His thought of God is degraded to the likeness of fallen humanity, for the priest stands as a representative of God. This degrading confession of man to man is the secret spring from which has flowed much of the evil that is defiling the world and fitting it for the final destruction. Yet to him who loves self-indulgence, it is more pleasing to confess to a fellow mortal than to open the soul to God. It is more palatable to human nature to do penance than to renounce sin; it is easier to mortify the flesh by sackcloth and nettles and galling chains than to crucify fleshly lusts. Heavy is the yoke which the carnal heart is willing to bear rather than bow to the yoke of Christ.

> “Jamoatning gunohlarni afv etish huquqiga da’vosi rim-katolikni gunoh qilishda o‘zini erkin his etishga olib keladi; va iqror bo‘lish marosimi — usiz uning afvi berilmaydi — yovuzlikka ham yo‘l ochishga moyildir. Yiqilgan inson oldida tiz cho‘kib, qalbining maxfiy o‘y-fikrlari va tasavvurlarini iqrorlikda oshkor etuvchi kishi o‘z insoniy qadrini tahqirlaydi va jonining har bir oliy maylini tubanlashtiradi. Hayotidagi gunohlarni ruhoniyga — adashuvchan, gunohkor bir foniyga, va ko‘pincha sharobxo‘rlik hamda shahvatparastlik bilan buzilgan kishiga — ochib berar ekan, uning fe’l-atvor mezoni pasayadi va buning oqibatida u bulg‘anadi. Uning Xudo haqidagi tasavvuri yiqilgan insoniyat qiyofasigacha pasaytiriladi, chunki ruhoniy Xudoning vakili sifatida turadi. Insonning insonga qiladigan bu tahqirlovchi iqrorligi dunyoni bulg‘ayotgan va uni yakuniy halokatga tayyorlayotgan yovuzlikning ko‘p qismi oqib chiqqan yashirin manbadir. Shunga qaramay, o‘z nafsini rohatlantirishni sevuvchi kishi uchun qalbini Xudoga ochishdan ko‘ra, o‘ziga o‘xshash bir foniyga iqror bo‘lish yoqimliroqdir. Gunohdan voz kechishdan ko‘ra tavba amallarini ado etish inson tabiatiga maqbulroqdir; badanni dag‘al jun mato, qichitqi o‘tlar va azobli zanjirlar bilan ezish tana shahvatlarini xochga mixlashdan ko‘ra osonroqdir. Masihning bo‘yinturug‘iga bo‘ysunishdan ko‘ra, jismoniy qalb ko‘tarishga tayyor bo‘lgan bo‘yinturuq naqadar og‘irdir.”

> “There is a striking similarity between the Church of Rome and the Jewish Church at the time of Christ’s first advent. While the Jews secretly trampled upon every principle of the law of God, they were outwardly rigorous in the observance of its precepts, loading it down with exactions and traditions that made obedience painful and burdensome. As the Jews professed to revere the law, so do Romanists claim to reverence the cross. They exalt the symbol of Christ’s sufferings, while in their lives they deny Him whom it represents.

> “Rim cherkovi bilan Masihning birinchi kelishi davridagi Yahudiy cherkovi o‘rtasida hayratlanarli darajadagi o‘xshashlik bor. Yahudiylar Xudoning qonunining har bir prinsipini yashirincha oyoq osti qilar ekanlar, tashqi tomondan uning amrlariga rioya etishda haddan tashqari qattiqqo‘l edilar; itoatni og‘riqli va mashaqqatli qiladigan talablar hamda an’analar bilan uni yuklab qo‘yar edilar. Yahudiylar qonunni ulug‘lashlarini da’vo qilganlari kabi, rimchilar ham xochni ulug‘lashlarini da’vo qiladilar. Ular Masihning azob-uqubatlari ramzini yuksaltiradilar, biroq o‘z hayotlarida u ifoda etadigan Zotni inkor etadilar.”

> “Papists place crosses upon their churches, upon their altars, and upon their garments. Everywhere is seen the insignia of the cross. Everywhere it is outwardly honored and exalted. But the teachings of Christ are buried beneath a mass of senseless traditions, false interpretations, and rigorous exactions. The Saviour’s words concerning the bigoted Jews, apply with still greater force to the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church: ‘They bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.’ Matthew 23:4. Conscientious souls are kept in constant terror fearing the wrath of an offended God, while many of the dignitaries of the church are living in luxury and sensual pleasure.

> “Papachilar o‘z cherkovlari, qurbongohlari va kiyimlari ustiga xochlar qo‘yadilar. Har yerda xochning nishoni ko‘rinadi. Har yerda u tashqi tomondan e’zozlanadi va ulug‘lanadi. Ammo Masihning ta’limotlari ma’nosiz an’analar, soxta talqinlar va qattiq talablar uyumi ostida ko‘milib yotibdi. Xaloskorning mutaassib yahudiylar haqida aytgan so‘zlari Rim-katolik cherkovi rahbarlariga yanada katta kuch bilan tatbiq etiladi: ‘Ular ko‘tarish qiyin bo‘lgan og‘ir yuklarni bog‘lab, odamlarning yelkasiga yuklaydilar; o‘zlari esa ularni barmoqlarining biri bilan ham qimirlatmaydilar.’ Matto 23:4. Vijdonli jonlar ranjitilgan Xudoning g‘azabidan qo‘rqib, doimiy dahshat ichida saqlanadi, ayni paytda cherkovning ko‘plab amaldorlari hashamat va shahvoniy lazzat ichida yashaydilar.”

> “The worship of images and relics, the invocation of saints, and the exaltation of the pope are devices of Satan to attract the minds of the people from God and from His Son. To accomplish their ruin, he endeavors to turn their attention from Him through whom alone they can find salvation. He will direct them to any object that can be substituted for the One who has said: ‘Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.’ Matthew 11:28.

> “Tasvirlar va qoldiqlarga sig‘inish, avliyolarni iltijo bilan chaqirish va papani ulug‘lash — bular xalqning ongini Xudodan va Uning O‘g‘lidan burib yuborish uchun Shaytonning vositalaridir. Ularni halokatga olib borish uchun, u ularning diqqatini najotni faqat O‘zi orqali topishlari mumkin bo‘lgan Zotdan chalg‘itishga urinadi. U ularni: ‘Ey mashaqqat chekayotganlar va og‘ir yuk ostida qolganlarning hammasi, Mening oldimga kelinglar, va Men sizlarga orom beraman’, — degan Zotning o‘rnini bosa oladigan har qanday narsaga yo‘naltiradi. Matto 11:28.”

> “It is Satan’s constant effort to misrepresent the character of God, the nature of sin, and the real issues at stake in the great controversy. His sophistry lessens the obligation of the divine law and gives men license to sin. At the same time he causes them to cherish false conceptions of God so that they regard Him with fear and hate rather than with love. The cruelty inherent in his own character is attributed to the Creator; it is embodied in systems of religion and expressed in modes of worship. Thus the minds of men are blinded, and Satan secures them as his agents to war against God. By perverted conceptions of the divine attributes, heathen nations were led to believe human sacrifices necessary to secure the favor of Deity; and horrible cruelties have been perpetrated under the various forms of idolatry.

> “Xudoning fe’l-atvorini, gunohning tabiatini hamda buyuk kurashdagi asl masalalarni noto‘g‘ri talqin qilish — Shaytonning doimiy sa’y-harakatidir. Uning safsatabozligi ilohiy qonunning majburiyligini susaytiradi va insonlarga gunoh qilish uchun yo‘l ochib beradi. Ayni paytda u ularda Xudo haqida soxta tasavvurlarni avaylab saqlashga sabab bo‘ladiki, natijada ular Unga sevgi bilan emas, balki qo‘rquv va nafrat bilan qaraydilar. Uning o‘z fe’l-atvoriga xos bo‘lgan shafqatsizlik Yaratuvchiga nisbat beriladi; u din tizimlarida mujassam bo‘ladi va ibodat shakllarida ifoda etiladi. Shu tariqa insonlarning onglari ko‘r qilinadi va Shayton ularni Xudoga qarshi urush olib borish uchun o‘zining vositalari qilib oladi. Ilohiy sifatlar haqidagi buzilgan tasavvurlar tufayli majusiy xalqlar Ilohning marhamatini qozonish uchun inson qurbonliklari zarur, deb ishonishga olib borildilar; va butparastlikning turli shakllari ostida dahshatli shafqatsizliklar sodir etildi.”

> “The Roman Catholic Church, uniting the forms of paganism and Christianity, and, like paganism, misrepresenting the character of God, has resorted to practices no less cruel and revolting. In the days of Rome’s supremacy there were instruments of torture to compel assent to her doctrines. There was the stake for those who would not concede to her claims. There were massacres on a scale that will never be known until revealed in the judgment. Dignitaries of the church studied, under Satan their master, to invent means to cause the greatest possible torture and not end the life of the victim. In many cases the infernal process was repeated to the utmost limit of human endurance, until nature gave up the struggle, and the sufferer hailed death as a sweet release.

> “Rim-katolik cherkovi, butparastlik va xristianlik shakllarini birlashtirib, hamda butparastlik singari Xudoning fe’l-atvorini noto‘g‘ri aks ettirgan holda, shafqatsizligi va jirkanchliligi jihatidan undan kam bo‘lmagan amaliyotlarga murojaat qilgan. Rim hukmronligi davrida odamlarni uning ta’limotlariga rozilik bildirishga majbur etish uchun qiynoq asboblari mavjud edi. Uning da’volariga yon bermaganlar uchun gulxan bor edi. Qirg‘inlar shunday bir ko‘lamda sodir etilganki, ular hukmda oshkor etilmaguncha hech qachon to‘la bilinmaydi. Cherkovning oliy martabali arboblari o‘z xo‘jayini Shayton boshchiligida jabrdiydaga imkon qadar eng katta azob yetkazib, ammo uning hayotiga yakun yasamaydigan vositalarni o‘ylab topishni o‘rgandilar. Ko‘p hollarda bu jahannamiy jarayon inson bardoshining eng so‘nggi chegarasigacha takrorlangan, toki tabiat kurashdan voz kechguncha, va azob chekkan kishi o‘limni shirin qutulish sifatida qarshilaguncha.”

> “Such was the fate of Rome’s opponents. For her adherents she had the discipline of the scourge, of famishing hunger, of bodily austerities in every conceivable, heart-sickening form. To secure the favor of Heaven, penitents violated the laws of God by violating the laws of nature. They were taught to sunder the ties which He has formed to bless and gladden man’s earthly sojourn. The churchyard contains millions of victims who spent their lives in vain endeavors to subdue their natural affections, to repress, as offensive to God, every thought and feeling of sympathy with their fellow creatures.

> “Rimga qarshi chiqqanlarning qismati shunday edi. Uning tarafdorlari uchun esa u qamchining, ochlik bilan holdan toydirishning va tasavvur etish mumkin bo‘lgan har qanday, yurakni iztirobga soluvchi shakldagi jismoniy riyozatlarning intizomini tayin etgan edi. Osmonning marhamatini qozonish uchun tavba qiluvchilar tabiat qonunlarini buzish orqali Xudoning qonunlarini buzardilar. Ularga, insonning yer yuzidagi hayotini barakali va shod etish uchun U O‘zi o‘rnatgan rishtalarni uzish o‘rgatilgan edi. Cherkov qabristonlari o‘z tabiiy mehr-muhabbatlarini jilovlash, o‘z hammaxluqlariga nisbatan bo‘lgan har qanday hamdardlik fikri va tuyg‘usini Xudoga manzur bo‘lmagan narsa deb bosib tashlash yo‘lida umrlarini behuda urinishlarda o‘tkazgan millionlab qurbonlarni bag‘riga olgan.”

> “If we desire to understand the determined cruelty of Satan, manifested for hundreds of years, not among those who never heard of God, but in the very heart and throughout the extent of Christendom, we have only to look at the history of Romanism. Through this mammoth system of deception the prince of evil achieves his purpose of bringing dishonor to God and wretchedness to man. And as we see how he succeeds in disguising himself and accomplishing his work through the leaders of the church, we may better understand why he has so great antipathy to the Bible. If that Book is read, the mercy and love of God will be revealed; it will be seen that He lays upon men none of these heavy burdens. All that He asks is a broken and contrite heart, a humble, obedient spirit.

> “Agar biz Shaytonning yuzlab yillar davomida namoyon bo‘lgan qat’iy shafqatsizligini — bu shafqatsizlik Xudo haqida hech qachon eshitmaganlar orasida emas, balki aynan xristian olamining qoq markazida va butun hududi bo‘ylab namoyon bo‘lganini — tushunishni istasak, buning uchun bizga faqat rimchilik tarixiga nazar tashlash kifoyadir. Ana shu ulkan aldov tizimi orqali yovuzlik shahzodasi Xudoga sharmandalik keltirish va insonga baxtsizlik yetkazish maqsadiga erishadi. Va u o‘zini qanday niqoblayotganini hamda o‘z ishini jamoat rahbarlari orqali qanday amalga oshirayotganini ko‘rganimizda, nega u Muqaddas Kitobga bunchalik kuchli nafrat bilan qarashini yanada yaxshiroq anglaymiz. Agar o‘sha Kitob o‘qilsa, Xudoning marhamati va sevgisi ochib beriladi; U insonlar zimmasiga bu og‘ir yuklarning hech birini yuklamasligi ayon bo‘ladi. U talab qiladigan narsa faqat siniq va tavbali yurak hamda kamtarin, itoatkor ruhdir.”

> “Christ gives no example in His life for men and women to shut themselves in monasteries in order to become fitted for heaven. He has never taught that love and sympathy must be repressed. The Saviour’s heart overflowed with love. The nearer man approaches to moral perfection, the keener are his sensibilities, the more acute is his perception of sin, and the deeper his sympathy for the afflicted. The pope claims to be the vicar of Christ; but how does his character bear comparison with that of our Saviour? Was Christ ever known to consign men to the prison or the rack because they did not pay Him homage as the King of heaven? Was His voice heard condemning to death those who did not accept Him? When He was slighted by the people of a Samaritan village, the apostle John was filled with indignation, and inquired: ‘Lord, wilt Thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?’ Jesus looked with pity upon His disciple, and rebuked his harsh spirit, saying: ‘The Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.’ Luke 9:54, 56. How different from the spirit manifested by Christ is that of His professed vicar.

> “Masih O‘z hayotida erkaklar va ayollar osmon uchun munosib bo‘lish maqsadida o‘zlarini monastirlarga qamab qo‘yishlari uchun hech qanday ibrat bermaydi. U sevgi va hamdardlikni bostirish kerak, deb hech qachon ta’lim bermagan. Najotkorning yuragi sevgi bilan to‘lib-toshgan edi. Inson axloqiy barkamollikka qanchalik yaqinlashsa, uning sezgirligi shunchalik o‘tkir, gunohni idrok etishi shunchalik teran, jabrlanganlarga bo‘lgan hamdardligi esa shunchalik chuqur bo‘ladi. Papa o‘zini Masihning noibi deb da’vo qiladi; ammo uning fe’l-atvori Najotkorimizniki bilan qiyoslanganda qanday ko‘rinadi? Masih osmon Shohi sifatida O‘ziga ta’zim qilmaganlari uchun odamlarni qamoqqa yoki qiynoq asbobiga topshirgani hech qachon ma’lummi? Uni qabul qilmaganlarni o‘limga hukm qilayotgan Uning ovozi hech qachon eshitilganmi? U samariyaliklar qishlog‘i aholisi tomonidan mensilmay qolganda, havoriy Yuhanno g‘azabga to‘lib, shunday so‘radi: ‘Yo Rabbiy, Ilyos qilganidek, osmondan olov tushirib, ularni yo‘q qilishni buyuraylikmi?’ Iso shogirdiga achinish bilan qarab, uning shafqatsiz ruhini koyidi va dedi: ‘Inson O‘g‘li odamlarning jonlarini halok qilish uchun emas, balki qutqarish uchun kelgan.’ Luqo 9:54, 56. Masih namoyon etgan ruh bilan Uning o‘zini noibi deb atovchisiniki naqadar farqlidir.”

> “The Roman Church now presents a fair front to the world, covering with apologies her record of horrible cruelties. She has clothed herself in Christlike garments; but she is unchanged. Every principle of the papacy that existed in past ages exists today. The doctrines devised in the darkest ages are still held. Let none deceive themselves. The papacy that Protestants are now so ready to honor is the same that ruled the world in the days of the Reformation, when men of God stood up, at the peril of their lives, to expose her iniquity. She possesses the same pride and arrogant assumption that lorded it over kings and princes, and claimed the prerogatives of God. Her spirit is no less cruel and despotic now than when she crushed out human liberty and slew the saints of the Most High.

> “Rim cherkovi endi dunyoga chiroyli bir qiyofa bilan namoyon bo‘lib, o‘zining dahshatli shafqatsizliklar bilan to‘la tarixini uzrlar bilan berkitmoqda. U Masihga o‘xshash liboslarga burkangan; ammo u o‘zgarmagan. O‘tgan asrlarda mavjud bo‘lgan papachilikning har bir tamoyili bugun ham mavjuddir. Eng zulmatli asrlarda o‘ylab topilgan ta’limotlar hanuz saqlanib kelinmoqda. Hech kim o‘zini aldamasin. Hozir protestantlar shunchalik tayyorlik bilan izzat qilayotgan papachilik — Islohot davrida dunyoni boshqargan o‘sha o‘zidir; o‘sha davrda Xudoning odamlari uning qabihliklarini fosh etish uchun, o‘z hayotlarini xavf ostiga qo‘yib, oyoqqa turgan edilar. U hanuz o‘sha podshohlar va amirlar ustidan hukmronlik qilgan, Xudoga xos huquqlarni o‘ziga da’vo qilgan mag‘rurlik va takabburona da’voni saqlab kelmoqda. Uning ruhi, inson erkinligini bostirib, Oliy Zotning azizlarini o‘ldirgan paytdagidan hozir ham kamroq shafqatsiz va istibdodchi emas.”

> “The papacy is just what prophecy declared that she would be, the apostasy of the latter times. 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4. It is a part of her policy to assume the character which will best accomplish her purpose; but beneath the variable appearance of the chameleon she conceals the invariable venom of the serpent. ‘Faith ought not to be kept with heretics, nor persons suspected of heresy’ (Lenfant, volume 1, page 516), she declares. Shall this power, whose record for a thousand years is written in the blood of the saints, be now acknowledged as a part of the church of Christ?

> “Papalik aynan bashorat uning qanday bo‘lishini e’lon qilgan narsa, ya’ni oxirgi zamonlarning murtadligidir. 2 Salonikaliklarga 2:3, 4. O‘z maqsadiga eng yaxshi tarzda erishish uchun eng maqbul bo‘lgan qiyofani qabul qilish uning siyosatining bir qismidir; ammo xameleonning o‘zgaruvchan tashqi ko‘rinishi ostida u ilonning o‘zgarmas zahrini yashiradi. «Bid’atchilar bilan, shuningdek bid’atda gumon qilingan shaxslar bilan sadoqat saqlanishi lozim emas» (Lenfant, 1-jild, 516-bet), deb e’lon qiladi u. Ming yil davomida tarixi azizlarning qoni bilan yozilgan bu hokimiyat endi Masih jamoatining bir qismi sifatida tan olinishi kerakmi?”

> “It is not without reason that the claim has been put forth in Protestant countries that Catholicism differs less widely from Protestantism than in former times. There has been a change; but the change is not in the papacy. Catholicism indeed resembles much of the Protestantism that now exists, because Protestantism has so greatly degenerated since the days of the Reformers.

> “Protestant mamlakatlarda katolitsizm avvalgi zamonlardagiga qaraganda protestantizmdan kamroq farq qiladi, degan da’vo bejiz ilgari surilmagan. O‘zgarish yuz berdi; ammo bu o‘zgarish papalikda emas. Darhaqiqat, katolitsizm hozir mavjud bo‘lgan protestantizmning katta qismiga o‘xshab qolgan, chunki protestantizm Islohotchilar davridan buyon shu qadar katta tanazzulga yuz tutgan.”

> “As the Protestant churches have been seeking the favor of the world, false charity has blinded their eyes. They do not see but that it is right to believe good of all evil, and as the inevitable result they will finally believe evil of all good. Instead of standing in defense of the faith once delivered to the saints, they are now, as it were, apologizing to Rome for their uncharitable opinion of her, begging pardon for their bigotry.

> “Protestant cherkovlari dunyoning marhamatini izlab kelayotgan ekan, soxta xayrixohlik ularning ko‘zlarini ko‘r qilib qo‘ydi. Ular shuni ko‘rmayaptiki, har qanday yomonlik haqida yaxshilik deb ishonish to‘g‘ridir, va buning muqarrar natijasi sifatida ular oxir-oqibat har qanday yaxshilik haqida yomonlik deb ishonadilar. Muqaddaslarga bir karra topshirilgan imonni himoya qilishda qat’iy turish o‘rniga, ular endi, go‘yo, Rimdan u haqdagi mehr-shafqatsiz fikrlari uchun uzr so‘ramoqda, o‘zlarining mutaassibliklari uchun afv tilamoqdalar.”

> “A large class, even of those who look upon Romanism with no favor, apprehend little danger from her power and influence. Many urge that the intellectual and moral darkness prevailing during the Middle Ages favored the spread of her dogmas, superstitions, and oppression, and that the greater intelligence of modern times, the general diffusion of knowledge, and the increasing liberality in matters of religion forbid a revival of intolerance and tyranny. The very thought that such a state of things will exist in this enlightened age is ridiculed. It is true that great light, intellectual, moral, and religious, is shining upon this generation. In the open pages of God’s Holy Word, light from heaven has been shed upon the world. But it should be remembered that the greater the light bestowed, the greater the darkness of those who pervert and reject it.

> “Hatto Rimchilikka xayrixohlik bilan qaramaydiganlarning ham katta bir qismi uning qudrati va ta’siridan keladigan xavfni deyarli anglamaydi. Ko‘pchilikning ta’kidlashicha, O‘rta asrlar davrida hukm surgan aqliy va axloqiy zulmat uning aqidalari, xurofotlari va zulmining yoyilishiga qulaylik yaratgan, hozirgi zamonning yuksakroq ziyoliligi, bilimning keng tarqalishi va din masalalaridagi tobora ortib borayotgan erkinlik esa murosasizlik va istibdodning qayta tiklanishiga yo‘l qo‘ymaydi. Bu ma’rifatli asrda shunday bir holat yuz berishi haqidagi fikrning o‘ziyoq masxara qilinadi. Darhaqiqat, bu avlod ustiga aqliy, axloqiy va diniy jihatdan buyuk nur yog‘ilmoqda. Xudoning Muqaddas Kalomining ochiq sahifalarida osmondan kelgan nur dunyoga sochilgan. Ammo shuni yodda tutish kerakki, berilgan nur qanchalik buyuk bo‘lsa, uni buzib talqin qiladigan va rad etadiganlarning zulmati shunchalik buyuk bo‘ladi.”

> “A prayerful study of the Bible would show Protestants the real character of the papacy and would cause them to abhor and to shun it; but many are so wise in their own conceit that they feel no need of humbly seeking God that they may be led into the truth. Although priding themselves on their enlightenment, they are ignorant both of the Scriptures and of the power of God. They must have some means of quieting their consciences, and they seek that which is least spiritual and humiliating. What they desire is a method of forgetting God which shall pass as a method of remembering Him. The papacy is well adapted to meet the wants of all these. It is prepared for two classes of mankind, embracing nearly the whole world—those who would be saved by their merits, and those who would be saved in their sins. Here is the secret of its power.

> «Muqaddas Kitobni ibodat ruhi bilan o‘rganish protestantlarga papalikning haqiqiy tabiatini ko‘rsatgan bo‘lur va ularni undan nafratlanib, undan yuz o‘girishga olib kelgan bo‘lur edi; biroq ko‘plar o‘z nazarida shunchalik dono ekanki, haqiqatga yo‘naltirilishlari uchun Xudoni kamtarlik bilan izlashga ehtiyoj sezmaydilar. O‘z ma’rifatlari bilan faxrlansalar-da, ular na Muqaddas Yozuvlarni, na Xudoning qudratini biladilar. Ular vijdonlarini tinchlantirish uchun qandaydir vositaga muhtojdirlar va ular eng kam ruhiy hamda eng kam xorlovchi bo‘lgan narsani izlaydilar. Ularning istagi — Xudoni eslash usuli sifatida ko‘rinadigan, aslida esa Uni unutish usulidir. Papalik bularning barchasining ehtiyojlarini qondirishga juda moslashgandir. U deyarli butun dunyoni qamrab oluvchi insoniyatning ikki toifasi uchun tayyorlangan — o‘z xizmatlari bilan najot topmoqchi bo‘lganlar va gunohlari ichida najot topmoqchi bo‘lganlar uchun. Mana uning qudratining siri.»

> “A day of great intellectual darkness has been shown to be favorable to the success of the papacy. It will yet be demonstrated that a day of great intellectual light is equally favorable for its success. In past ages, when men were without God’s word and without the knowledge of the truth, their eyes were blindfolded, and thousands were ensnared, not seeing the net spread for their feet. In this generation there are many whose eyes become dazzled by the glare of human speculations, ‘science falsely so called;’ they discern not the net, and walk into it as readily as if blindfolded. God designed that man’s intellectual powers should be held as a gift from his Maker and should be employed in the service of truth and righteousness; but when pride and ambition are cherished, and men exalt their own theories above the word of God, then intelligence can accomplish greater harm than ignorance. Thus the false science of the present day, which undermines faith in the Bible, will prove as successful in preparing the way for the acceptance of the papacy, with its pleasing forms, as did the withholding of knowledge in opening the way for its aggrandizement in the Dark Ages.

> “Buyuk aqliy zulmat kuni papalikning muvaffaqiyati uchun qulay ekanligi ko‘rsatildi. Hali yana shuni ham ko‘rsatadiki, buyuk aqliy nur kuni ham uning muvaffaqiyati uchun xuddi shunday qulaydir. O‘tgan asrlarda, odamlar Xudoning Kalomisiz va haqiqat bilimidan mahrum bo‘lganlarida, ularning ko‘zlari bog‘langan edi va minglab kishilar oyoqlari uchun yoyilgan to‘rni ko‘rmay, unga ilinib qolganlar. Bu avlodda esa ko‘plarning ko‘zlari insoniy mulohazalarning, “ilm” deb yolg‘ondan atalgan narsaning yarqirog‘idan qamashib qolmoqda; ular to‘rni ilg‘amaydi va xuddi ko‘zlari bog‘langandek, unga bemalol kirib boradilar. Xudo insonning aqliy quvvatlari uning Yaratuvchisidan berilgan in’om sifatida saqlanishini va haqiqat hamda solihlik xizmatida qo‘llanilishini iroda qilgan; ammo mag‘rurlik va shuhratparastlik parvarish qilinganda, odamlar o‘z nazariyalarini Xudoning Kalomidan ustun qo‘yganlarida, aql-idrok johillikdan ham kattaroq zarar yetkazishi mumkin. Shunday qilib, hozirgi zamonning Muqaddas Kitobga bo‘lgan imonni yemiradigan soxta ilmi, o‘zining ko‘ngilga yoqimli shakllari bilan papalikning qabul qilinishiga yo‘l tayyorlashda, Qorong‘u asrlarda uning ulug‘ayishiga yo‘l ochgan bilimning to‘sib qo‘yilishi qanchalik muvaffaqiyatli bo‘lgan bo‘lsa, shunchalik muvaffaqiyatli bo‘lib chiqadi.”

> “In the movements now in progress in the United States to secure for the institutions and usages of the church the support of the state, Protestants are following in the steps of papists. Nay, more, they are opening the door for the papacy to regain in Protestant America the supremacy which she has lost in the Old World. And that which gives greater significance to this movement is the fact that the principal object contemplated is the enforcement of Sunday observance—a custom which originated with Rome, and which she claims as the sign of her authority. It is the spirit of the papacy—the spirit of conformity to worldly customs, the veneration for human traditions above the commandments of God—that is permeating the Protestant churches and leading them on to do the same work of Sunday exaltation which the papacy has done before them.

> “Hozir Qo‘shma Shtatlarda cherkov muassasalari va odatlariga davlat yordamini ta’minlash maqsadida davom etayotgan harakatlarda protestantlar papachilarning izidan bormoqdalar. Bundan ham ortig‘i, ular protestant Amerikada papalikning Eski Dunyoda yo‘qotgan ustunligini qayta qo‘lga kiritishi uchun eshik ochmoqdalar. Bu harakatga yanada kattaroq ahamiyat beradigan narsa esa shundaki, ko‘zda tutilayotgan asosiy maqsad yakshanbaga rioya etishni majburiy tarzda joriy qilishdir — bu odat Rimdan kelib chiqqan bo‘lib, u buni o‘z hokimiyatining belgisi deb da’vo qiladi. Protestant cherkovlari ichiga singib borayotgan va ularni papalik ilgari qilgan yakshanbani ulug‘lash ishining aynan o‘shasini qilishga yetaklayotgan narsa papalik ruhidir — dunyoviy urf-odatlarga moslashish ruhi, insoniy an’analarni Xudoning amrlaridan ustun qo‘yib ulug‘lash ruhidir.”

> “If the reader would understand the agencies to be employed in the soon-coming contest, he has but to trace the record of the means which Rome employed for the same object in ages past. If he would know how papists and Protestants united will deal with those who reject their dogmas, let him see the spirit which Rome manifested toward the Sabbath and its defenders.

> “Agar o‘quvchi yaqinlashib kelayotgan kurashda ishga solinadigan vositalarni tushunishni istasa, u faqatgina Rim o‘tgan asrlarda ayni maqsad uchun qo‘llagan usullar haqidagi qaydni kuzatib chiqsin. Agar u papachilar bilan protestantlar birlashib, ularning aqidalarini rad etuvchilarga qanday munosabatda bo‘lishini bilmoqchi bo‘lsa, Rimning Shabbatga va uni himoya qiluvchilarga nisbatan namoyon etgan ruhini ko‘rsin.

> “Royal edicts, general councils, and church ordinances sustained by secular power were the steps by which the pagan festival attained its position of honor in the Christian world. The first public measure enforcing Sunday observance was the law enacted by Constantine. (A.D. 321) This edict required townspeople to rest on “the venerable day of the sun,” but permitted countrymen to continue their agricultural pursuits. Though virtually a heathen statute, it was enforced by the emperor after his nominal acceptance of Christianity.

> “Dunyoiy hokimiyat tomonidan qo‘llab-quvvatlangan qirollik farmonlari, umumiy kengashlar va cherkov nizomlari butparast bayramning xristian olamida sharafli mavqe kasb etishiga olib kelgan bosqichlar bo‘ldi. Yakshanbaga rioya etishni majburiy qilgan birinchi ommaviy chora Konstantin tomonidan chiqarilgan qonun edi. (A.D. 321) Bu farmon shaharliklardan “quyoshning ulug‘ kunida” dam olishni talab qilar, biroq qishloq aholisiga dehqonchilik ishlari bilan shug‘ullanishni davom ettirishga ruxsat berardi. Aslida u butparastlikka oid nizom bo‘lsa-da, xristianlikni nomigagina qabul qilganidan so‘ng imperator tomonidan ijro ettirildi.”

> “The royal mandate not proving a sufficient substitute for divine authority, Eusebius, a bishop who sought the favor of princes, and who was the special friend and flatterer of Constantine, advanced the claim that Christ had transferred the Sabbath to Sunday. Not a single testimony of the Scriptures was produced in proof of the new doctrine. Eusebius himself unwittingly acknowledges its falsity and points to the real authors of the change. ‘All things,’ he says, ‘whatever that it was duty to do on the Sabbath, these we have transferred to the Lord’s Day.’—Robert Cox, Sabbath Laws and Sabbath Duties, page 538. But the Sunday argument, groundless as it was, served to embolden men in trampling upon the Sabbath of the Lord. All who desired to be honored by the world accepted the popular festival.

> Shohlik farmoni ilohiy hokimiyatning yetarli o‘rnini bosa olmaganligi bois, shahzodalarning iltifotini izlagan va Konstantinning alohida do‘sti hamda xushomadgo‘yi bo‘lgan yepiskop Evseviy Masih Shabbatni yakshanbaga ko‘chirgan, degan da’voni ilgari surdi. Yangi ta’limotni isbotlash uchun Muqaddas Yozuvlardan birorta ham dalil keltirilmadi. Evseviyning o‘zi, bilmagan holda, uning soxtaligini tan oladi va o‘zgarishning haqiqiy mualliflariga ishora qiladi. «Shanba kuni ado etish burch bo‘lgan barcha ishlarni,— deydi u,— biz Rabbiy kuniga ko‘chirdik».—Robert Cox, Sabbath Laws and Sabbath Duties, 538-bet. Ammo yakshanba haqidagi bu dalil, naqadar asossiz bo‘lmasin, odamlarni Rabbiy Shabbatini oyoq osti qilishda yanada jur’atlantirishga xizmat qildi. Dunyo tomonidan hurmat qilinishni istaganlarning barchasi mashhur bayramni qabul qildilar.

> “As the papacy became firmly established, the work of Sunday exaltation was continued. For a time the people engaged in agricultural labor when not attending church, and the seventh day was still regarded as the Sabbath. But steadily a change was effected. Those in holy office were forbidden to pass judgment in any civil controversy on the Sunday. Soon after, all persons, of whatever rank, were commanded to refrain from common labor on pain of a fine for freemen and stripes in the case of servants. Later it was decreed that rich men should be punished with the loss of half of their estates; and finally, that if still obstinate they should be made slaves. The lower classes were to suffer perpetual banishment.

> “Papalik hokimiyati mustahkam qaror topgan sari, yakshanbani ulug‘lash ishi davom ettirildi. Bir muddat davomida xalq, cherkovga qatnamagan paytlarida, dehqonchilik mehnati bilan shug‘ullandi, va yettinchi kun hali ham Shabbat deb hisoblanar edi. Ammo asta-sekin o‘zgarish amalga oshirildi. Muqaddas lavozimdagilarga yakshanba kuni har qanday fuqaroviy nizoda hukm chiqarish taqiqlandi. Ko‘p o‘tmay, qanday martabada bo‘lishidan qat’i nazar, barcha kishilarga oddiy mehnatdan tiyilish buyurildi; bunga bo‘ysunmagan erkin kishilar jarima bilan, xizmatkorlar esa kaltak bilan jazolanishi belgilandi. Keyinroq boy kishilar mol-mulklarining yarmidan mahrum etilish bilan jazolanishi haqida farmon chiqarildi; va nihoyat, agar hanuz o‘jar bo‘lib qolsalar, qul qilinishi lozimligi belgilandi. Quyi tabaqalar esa umrbod surgunga duchor etilishi kerak edi.”

> “Miracles also were called into requisition. Among other wonders it was reported that as a husbandman who was about to plow his field on Sunday cleaned his plow with an iron, the iron stuck fast in his hand, and for two years he carried it about with him, ‘to his exceeding great pain and shame.’—Francis West, Historical and Practical Discourse on the Lord’s Day, page 174.

> “Mo‘jizalar ham ishga solindi. Boshqa g‘aroyibotlar qatorida shunday xabar qilindiki, yakshanba kuni o‘z dalasini haydash arafasida bo‘lgan bir dehqon omochini temir bilan tozalayotganida, o‘sha temir uning qo‘liga qattiq yopishib qoldi va u uni ikki yil davomida ‘o‘ta qattiq azob va sharmandalik bilan’ o‘zi bilan olib yurdi.” — Francis West, Historical and Practical Discourse on the Lord’s Day, 174-bet.

> “Later the pope gave directions that the parish priest should admonish the violators of Sunday and wish them to go to church and say their prayers, lest they bring some great calamity on themselves and neighbors. An ecclesiastical council brought forward the argument, since so widely employed, even by Protestants, that because persons had been struck by lightning while laboring on Sunday, it must be the Sabbath. ‘It is apparent,’ said the prelates, ‘how high the displeasure of God was upon their neglect of this day.’ An appeal was then made that priests and ministers, kings and princes, and all faithful people ‘use their utmost endeavors and care that the day be restored to its honor, and, for the credit of Christianity, more devoutly observed for the time to come.’—Thomas Morer, Discourse in Six Dialogues on the Name, Notion, and Observation of the Lord’s Day, page 271.

> “Keyinroq papa yakshanbani buzuvchilarga parish ruhoniysi tanbeh berishi va ularga jamoatga borib ibodatlarini ado etishni tavsiya qilishi kerakligi haqida ko‘rsatma berdi, toki ular o‘zlariga ham, qo‘shnilariga ham qandaydir katta falokat keltirib chiqarmasinlar. Cherkov kengashi esa, keyinchalik, hatto protestantlar tomonidan ham juda keng qo‘llanilgan dalilni ilgari surdi: ya’ni, kishilar yakshanba kuni mehnat qilayotgan paytda chaqmoq urgan ekan, demak, u Shabbat bo‘lishi kerak. ‘Ko‘rinib turibdiki,’ dedilar oliy ruhoniylar, ‘bu kunni mensimasliklari tufayli Xudoning g‘azabi ular ustida naqadar kuchli bo‘lgan.’ Shundan so‘ng ruhoniylar va xizmatchilar, podshohlar va shahzodalar hamda barcha sodiq kishilar bu kun “o‘z sha’niga qaytarilishi va xristianlikning obro‘si uchun bundan buyon yanada ixlos bilan rioya etilishi” uchun ‘bor kuch-g‘ayratlari va barcha g‘amxo‘rliklarini ishga solishlari’ haqida murojaat qilindi.” —Thomas Morer, Discourse in Six Dialogues on the Name, Notion, and Observation of the Lord’s Day, 271-bet.

> “The decrees of councils proving insufficient, the secular authorities were besought to issue an edict that would strike terror to the hearts of the people and force them to refrain from labor on the Sunday. At a synod held in Rome, all previous decisions were reaffirmed with greater force and solemnity. They were also incorporated into the ecclesiastical law and enforced by the civil authorities throughout nearly all Christendom. (See Heylyn, History of the Sabbath, pt. 2, ch. 5, sec. 7.)

> Kengashlarning qarorlari yetarli bo‘lmay qolgach, dunyoviy hokimiyatlardan xalq qalbiga dahshat soladigan va ularni yakshanba kuni mehnatdan tiyilishga majbur etadigan farmon chiqarish so‘raldi. Rimda o‘tkazilgan bir sinodda avvalgi barcha qarorlar yanada kuchliroq va tantanavorroq tarzda yana tasdiqlandi. Ular, shuningdek, cherkov qonuniga kiritildi va deyarli butun xristian olamida fuqaroviy hokimiyatlar tomonidan ijro ettirildi. (Qarang: Heylyn, History of the Sabbath, pt. 2, ch. 5, sec. 7.)

> “Still the absence of Scriptural authority for Sundaykeeping occasioned no little embarrassment. The people questioned the right of their teachers to set aside the positive declaration of Jehovah, ‘The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God,’ in order to honor the day of the sun. To supply the lack of Bible testimony, other expedients were necessary. A zealous advocate of Sunday, who about the close of the twelfth century visited the churches of England, was resisted by faithful witnesses for the truth; and so fruitless were his efforts that he departed from the country for a season and cast about him for some means to enforce his teachings. When he returned, the lack was supplied, and in his after labors he met with greater success. He brought with him a roll purporting to be from God Himself, which contained the needed command for Sunday observance, with awful threats to terrify the disobedient. This precious document—as base a counterfeit as the institution it supported—was said to have fallen from heaven and to have been found in Jerusalem, upon the altar of St. Simeon, in Golgotha. But, in fact, the pontifical palace at Rome was the source whence it proceeded. Frauds and forgeries to advance the power and prosperity of the church have in all ages been esteemed lawful by the papal hierarchy.

> Shunga qaramay, yakshanbani saqlash uchun Muqaddas Yozuvlarda hokimiyatning yo‘qligi ozmuncha noqulaylik tug‘dirmadi. Xalq o‘z muallimlarining, quyosh kunini ulug‘lash maqsadida, Yahovaning aniq bayonini — “Egang Xudovandingning Shabbati yettinchi kundir”, — chetga surib qo‘yishga qanday haqi borligini so‘radi. Muqaddas Kitob guvohligidagi bu yetishmovchilikni bartaraf etish uchun boshqa choralar zarur bo‘ldi. XII asrning oxirlariga borib Angliya jamoatlarini ziyorat qilgan yakshanbaning g‘ayratli bir himoyachisiga haqiqatning sodiq guvohlari qarshilik ko‘rsatdilar; uning urinishlari shu qadar samarasiz bo‘ldiki, u bir muddat mamlakatni tark etdi va o‘z ta’limotlarini majburan qabul qildirishning qandaydir vositasini izlay boshladi. U qaytib kelganida, bu kamchilik to‘ldirilgan edi va keyingi mehnatlarida u kattaroq muvaffaqiyatga erishdi. U o‘zi bilan go‘yoki bevosita Xudoning O‘zidan bo‘lgan bir o‘ram keltirdi; unda yakshanbani tutish uchun zarur bo‘lgan amr va itoatsizlarni dahshatga soladigan qo‘rqinchli tahdidlar mavjud edi. Bu qimmatli hujjat — o‘zi qo‘llab-quvvatlagan muassasa kabi tuban bir soxtalik — osmondan tushgan va Quddusda, Go‘lgotadagi Avliyo Simeon qurbongohi ustida topilgan, deb aytildi. Ammo aslida, uning chiqqan manbai Rimdagi pontifik saroyi edi. Cherkovning qudrati va ravnaqini ilgari surish uchun ishlatilgan firiblar va qalbakilashtirishlar barcha asrlarda papalik ierarxiyasi tomonidan joiz deb hisoblangan.

> “The roll forbade labor from the ninth hour, three o’clock, on Saturday afternoon, till sunrise on Monday; and its authority was declared to be confirmed by many miracles. It was reported that persons laboring beyond the appointed hour were stricken with paralysis. A Miller who attempted to grind his corn, saw, instead of flour, a torrent of blood come forth, and the mill wheel stood still, notwithstanding the strong rush of water. A woman who placed dough in the oven found it raw when taken out, though the oven was very hot. Another who had dough prepared for baking at the ninth hour, but determined to set it aside till Monday, found, the next day, that it had been made into loaves and baked by divine power. A man who baked bread after the ninth hour on Saturday found, when he broke it the next morning, that blood started therefrom. By such absurd and superstitious fabrications did the advocates of Sunday endeavor to establish its sacredness. (See Roger de Hoveden, Annals, vol. 2, pp. 526–530.)

> “O‘rama shanba kuni tushdan keyin to‘qqizinchi soatdan, ya’ni soat uchdan, dushanba kuni quyosh chiqqunga qadar mehnatni taqiqlar edi; va uning hokimiyati ko‘plab mo‘‘jizalar bilan tasdiqlangani e’lon qilinar edi. Belgilangan soatdan keyin ishlagan kishilar falajga mubtalo bo‘lgani haqida xabar tarqalgan edi. Donini yanchishga uringan bir tegirmonchi unda un o‘rniga qon seli otilib chiqqanini ko‘rdi, va suvning kuchli oqimiga qaramay, tegirmon g‘ildiragi to‘xtab qoldi. Xamirni tandirga qo‘ygan bir ayol, tandir juda issiq bo‘lishiga qaramay, uni olganda xom holda topdi. Yana bir ayol esa, to‘qqizinchi soatda pishirish uchun xamir tayyorlab qo‘ygan, ammo uni dushanbagacha bir chetga olib qo‘yishga qaror qilgan edi; u ertasi kuni xamir ilohiy qudrat bilan nonlarga aylantirilib pishirilganini ko‘rdi. Shanba kuni to‘qqizinchi soatdan keyin non pishirgan bir kishi esa, ertasi tongda uni sindirganda, undan qon otilib chiqqanini ko‘rdi. Yakshanbaning muqaddasligini himoya qiluvchilar ana shunday bema’ni va xurofotga asoslangan uydirmalar bilan uni muqaddas deb mustahkamlashga urindilar. (Qarang: Roger de Hoveden, Annals, 2-jild, 526–530-betlar.)”

> “In Scotland, as in England, a greater regard for Sunday was secured by uniting with it a portion of the ancient Sabbath. But the time required to be kept holy varied. An edict from the king of Scotland declared that ‘Saturday from twelve at noon ought to be accounted holy,’ and that no man, from that time till Monday morning, should engage in worldly business.—Morer, pages 290, 291.

> “Shotlandiyada, Angliyadagi kabi, yakshanbaga qadimgi Shabbatning bir qismini qo‘shish orqali unga nisbatan yanada katta ehtirom ta’minlandi. Biroq muqaddas saqlanishi lozim bo‘lgan vaqt farq qilar edi. Shotlandiya qirolining bir farmonida shunday deb e’lon qilingan edi: ‘Shanba kuni tush soat o‘n ikkidan boshlab muqaddas deb hisoblanishi kerak’, va o‘sha vaqtdan dushanba tongigacha hech bir kishi dunyoviy ishlar bilan shug‘ullanmasligi lozim edi.—Morer, 290, 291-betlar.”

> “But notwithstanding all the efforts to establish Sunday sacredness, papists themselves publicly confessed the divine authority of the Sabbath and the human origin of the institution by which it had been supplanted. In the sixteenth century a papal council plainly declared: ‘Let all Christians remember that the seventh day was consecrated by God, and hath been received and observed, not only by the Jews, but by all others who pretend to worship God; though we Christians have changed their Sabbath into the Lord’s Day.’—Ibid., pages 281, 282. Those who were tampering with the divine law were not ignorant of the character of their work. They were deliberately setting themselves above God.

> “Ammo yakshanba kunining muqaddasligini o‘rnatish yo‘lidagi barcha sa’y-harakatlarga qaramay, papachilar o‘zlari Shabbatning ilohiy hokimiyatini va uning o‘rnini egallagan muassasaning insoniy kelib chiqishini oshkora e’tirof etdilar. O‘n oltinchi asrda bir papalik kengashi ochiq-oydin shunday deb e’lon qildi: ‘Barcha masihiylar shuni yodda tutsinlarki, yettinchi kun Xudo tomonidan muqaddas qilingan va nafaqat yahudiylar, balki Xudoga sajda qilayotganini da’vo qiladigan boshqalar tomonidan ham qabul qilinib, rioya etilgan; garchi biz masihiylar ularning Shabbatini Rabbiy kuniga o‘zgartirgan bo‘lsak ham.’—Ibid., 281, 282-betlar. Ilohiy qonunga qo‘l urayotganlar o‘z ishlarining mohiyatidan bexabar emas edilar. Ular ataylab o‘zlarini Xudodan yuqori qo‘yayotgan edilar.”

> “A striking illustration of Rome’s policy toward those who disagree with her was given in the long and bloody persecution of the Waldenses, some of whom were observers of the Sabbath. Others suffered in a similar manner for their fidelity to the fourth commandment. The history of the churches of Ethiopia and Abyssinia is especially significant. Amid the gloom of the Dark Ages, the Christians of Central Africa were lost sight of and forgotten by the world, and for many centuries they enjoyed freedom in the exercise of their faith. But at last Rome learned of their existence, and the emperor of Abyssinia was soon beguiled into an acknowledgment of the pope as the vicar of Christ. Other concessions followed.

> “Rimning o‘ziga qo‘shilmaydiganlarga nisbatan yuritgan siyosatining yorqin bir namunasi valdenslarga qarshi olib borilgan uzoq va qonli ta’qibda namoyon bo‘ldi; ularning ayrimlari Shabbat kuniga rioya qiluvchilar edi. Boshqalar esa to‘rtinchi amrga sodiqliklari sababli xuddi shunday azob chekdilar. Efiopiya va Habashiston jamoatlarining tarixi ayniqsa muhimdir. Zulmat asrlari qorong‘uligi orasida Markaziy Afrikaning masihiylari ko‘zdan yo‘qoldi va dunyo tomonidan unutildi, hamda ular ko‘p asrlar davomida o‘z e’tiqodlarini ado etishda erkinlikdan bahramand bo‘ldilar. Ammo nihoyat Rim ularning mavjudligidan xabar topdi, va ko‘p o‘tmay Habashiston imperatori papani Masihning noibi sifatida tan olishga aldab ko‘ndirildi. Boshqa yon berishlar ham bundan keyin yuz berdi.”

> “An edict was issued forbidding the observance of the Sabbath under the severest penalties. (See Michael Geddes, Church History of Ethiopia, pages 311, 312.) But papal tyranny soon became a yoke so galling that the Abyssinians determined to break it from their necks. After a terrible struggle the Romanists were banished from their dominions, and the ancient faith was restored. The churches rejoiced in their freedom, and they never forgot the lesson they had learned concerning the deception, the fanaticism, and the despotic power of Rome. Within their solitary realm they were content to remain, unknown to the rest of Christendom.

> “Shanbaga rioya qilishni eng og‘ir jazolar ostida taqiqlovchi farmon chiqarildi. (Qarang: Michael Geddes, Church History of Ethiopia, 311, 312-betlar.) Ammo tez orada papalik zulmi shunchalik azobli bo‘yinturuqqa aylandiki, habashlar uni o‘z bo‘yinlaridan sindirib tashlashga qat’iy ahd qildilar. Dahshatli kurashdan so‘ng rimchilar ularning mulklaridan quvib chiqarildi va qadimiy e’tiqod tiklandi. Jamoatlar o‘z ozodligidan shodlandilar va Rimning aldovi, mutaassibligi hamda istibdodkor qudrati haqida olgan saboqlarini hech qachon unutmadilar. O‘zlarining yakkalangan saltanati doirasida ular xristian olamining qolgan qismiga noma’lum holda qolishga mamnun edilar.”

> “The churches of Africa held the Sabbath as it was held by the papal church before her complete apostasy. While they kept the seventh day in obedience to the commandment of God, they abstained from labor on the Sunday in conformity to the custom of the church. Upon obtaining supreme power, Rome had trampled upon the Sabbath of God to exalt her own; but the churches of Africa, hidden for nearly a thousand years, did not share in this apostasy. When brought under the sway of Rome, they were forced to set aside the true and exalt the false sabbath; but no sooner had they regained their independence than they returned to obedience to the fourth commandment.

> “Afrikadagi jamoatlar Shabbatni papa cherkovi o‘zining to‘liq murtadligidan oldin qanday tutgan bo‘lsa, shunday tutar edilar. Ular Xudoning amriga itoat etib yettinchi kunni saqlar ekanlar, cherkov odatiga muvofiq yakshanba kuni mehnatdan tiyilar edilar. Oliy hokimiyatni qo‘lga kiritgach, Rim o‘zining sabbatini ulug‘lash uchun Xudoning Shabbatini oyoqosti qilgan edi; ammo qariyb ming yil davomida yashirin bo‘lib qolgan Afrikadagi jamoatlar bu murtadlikka sherik bo‘lmadilar. Ular Rim hukmronligi ostiga tushirilgach, haqiqiysini chetga surib, soxta sabbatni ulug‘lashga majbur etildilar; biroq ular o‘z mustaqilligini qayta qo‘lga kiritishlari bilanoq, to‘rtinchi amrga itoat etishga qaytdilar.”

> “These records of the past clearly reveal the enmity of Rome toward the true Sabbath and its defenders, and the means which she employs to honor the institution of her creating. The word of God teaches that these scenes are to be repeated as Roman Catholics and Protestants shall unite for the exaltation of the Sunday.

> “O‘tmishning bu qaydlari Rimning haqiqiy Shabbatga va uni himoya qiluvchilarga nisbatan adovatini, shuningdek o‘zi yaratgan muassasani ulug‘lash uchun qo‘llaydigan vositalarini ravshan namoyon etadi. Xudoning Kalomi esa bu manzaralar yakshanbani ulug‘lash uchun rim-katoliklar va protestantlar birlashganlarida yana takrorlanishini o‘rgatadi.

> “The prophecy of Revelation 13 declares that the power represented by the beast with lamblike horns shall cause ‘the earth and them which dwell therein’ to worship the papacy—there symbolized by the beast ‘like unto a leopard.’ The beast with two horns is also to say ‘to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast;’ and, furthermore, it is to command all, ‘both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond,’ to receive the mark of the beast. Revelation 13:11–16. It has been shown that the United States is the power represented by the beast with lamblike horns, and that this prophecy will be fulfilled when the United States shall enforce Sunday observance, which Rome claims as the special acknowledgment of her supremacy. But in this homage to the papacy the United States will not be alone. The influence of Rome in the countries that once acknowledged her dominion is still far from being destroyed. And prophecy foretells a restoration of her power. ‘I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.’ Verse 3. The infliction of the deadly wound points to the downfall of the papacy in 1798. After this, says the prophet, ‘his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.’ Paul states plainly that the ‘man of sin’ will continue until the second advent. 2 Thessalonians 2:3–8. To the very close of time he will carry forward the work of deception. And the revelator declares, also referring to the papacy: ‘All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life.’ Revelation 13:8. In both the Old and the New World, the papacy will receive homage in the honor paid to the Sunday institution, that rests solely upon the authority of the Roman Church.

> “Vahiy 13 dagi bashorat, qo‘zichoqqa o‘xshash shoxlari bor yirtqich hayvon bilan ifodalangan hokimiyat ‘yer yuzini va unda yashovchilarni’ papalikka sajda qildirishini e’lon qiladi — u yerda papalik ‘qoplonga o‘xshash’ yirtqich hayvon timsolida ko‘rsatilgan. Ikki shoxli yirtqich hayvon, shuningdek, ‘yer yuzida yashovchilarga: yirtqich hayvon uchun bir surat yasashlari kerak’, deb aytishi lozim; bundan tashqari, u ‘kichik va buyuk, boy va kambag‘al, erkin va qul’ bo‘lganlarning barchasiga yirtqich hayvonning tamg‘asini qabul qilishni buyurishi kerak. Vahiy 13:11–16. Qo‘shma Shtatlar qo‘zichoqqa o‘xshash shoxlari bor yirtqich hayvon bilan ifodalangan hokimiyat ekani, va bu bashorat Qo‘shma Shtatlar yakshanba kuniga rioya etishni majburan joriy qilganida — Rim buni o‘z hukmronligining alohida e’tirofi deb da’vo qiladi — bajo bo‘lishi ko‘rsatib berilgan. Ammo papalikka ko‘rsatiladigan bu ta’zimda Qo‘shma Shtatlar yolg‘iz bo‘lmaydi. Bir vaqtlar uning hukmronligini tan olgan mamlakatlarda Rimning ta’siri hanuzgacha yo‘q qilinganidan ancha yiroq. Bashorat esa uning qudrati qayta tiklanishini oldindan bildiradi. ‘Men uning boshlaridan birini go‘yo o‘lim darajasida yaralanganini ko‘rdim; va uning halokatli yarasi tuzaldi: butun dunyo esa yirtqich hayvon ortidan hayrat bilan ergashdi.’ 3-oyat. Halokatli yaraning yetkazilishi 1798 yilda papalikning qulashiga ishora qiladi. Shundan keyin, deydi payg‘ambar, ‘uning halokatli yarasi tuzaldi: va butun dunyo yirtqich hayvon ortidan hayrat bilan ergashdi.’ Pavlus ‘gunoh odami’ ikkinchi kelishgacha davom etishini ochiq aytadi. 2 Salonikaliklarga 2:3–8. U zamonning mutlaq oxirigacha aldov ishini davom ettiradi. Vahiyni yozgan muallif ham, yana papalikka ishora qilib, shunday deydi: ‘Yer yuzida yashovchilarning hammasi, hayot kitobiga ismlari yozilmaganlar, unga sajda qiladilar.’ Vahiy 13:8. Ham Eski, ham Yangi Dunyoda, papalikka faqat Rim cherkovi hokimiyatiga tayanadigan yakshanba institutiga ko‘rsatilgan izzat-ikrom orqali ta’zim bajo keltiriladi.”

> “Since the middle of the nineteenth century, students of prophecy in the United States have presented this testimony to the world. In the events now taking place is seen a rapid advance toward the fulfillment of the prediction. With Protestant teachers there is the same claim of divine authority for Sundaykeeping, and the same lack of Scriptural evidence, as with the papal leaders who fabricated miracles to supply the place of a command from God. The assertion that God’s judgments are visited upon men for their violation of the Sunday-sabbath, will be repeated; already it is beginning to be urged. And a movement to enforce Sunday observance is fast gaining ground.

> “XIX asrning o‘rtalaridan beri, Qo‘shma Shtatlardagi bashorat tadqiqotchilari bu guvohlikni dunyoga taqdim etib kelmoqdalar. Hozir yuz berayotgan voqealarda ushbu bashoratning amalga oshishi sari tezkor olg‘a siljish ko‘rinmoqda. Protestant muallimlarda ham, xuddi mo‘’jizalarni Xudoning amri o‘rnini to‘ldirish uchun to‘qib chiqargan papalik rahbarlarida bo‘lgani kabi, yakshanbaga rioya etish uchun ilohiy hokimiyat da’vosi va Muqaddas Yozuvlardan dalilning yo‘qligi mavjud. Xudoning hukmlari yakshanba-shanbaga rioya qilinmagani uchun insonlar ustiga keladi, degan da’vo takrorlanadi; bu allaqachon ilgari surila boshladi. Va yakshanbaga rioya etishni majburiy joriy etish harakati tez sur’at bilan kuchayib bormoqda.”

> “Marvelous in her shrewdness and cunning is the Roman Church. She can read what is to be. She bides her time, seeing that the Protestant churches are paying her homage in their acceptance of the false sabbath and that they are preparing to enforce it by the very means which she herself employed in bygone days. Those who reject the light of truth will yet seek the aid of this self-styled infallible power to exalt an institution that originated with her. How readily she will come to the help of Protestants in this work it is not difficult to conjecture. Who understands better than the papal leaders how to deal with those who are disobedient to the church?

> O‘zining zukkoligi va ayyorligida Rim cherkovi hayratlanarlidir. U nima bo‘lishini o‘qiy oladi. U o‘z vaqtini poylaydi, chunki protestant cherkovlari soxta shanbani qabul qilishlari bilan unga ta’zim bajo keltirayotganlarini va uni aynan o‘zi o‘tgan zamonlarda qo‘llagan vositalar orqali majburan joriy etishga tayyorlanayotganlarini ko‘rib turibdi. Haqiqat nurini rad etadiganlar, hali o‘zini xatosiz deb e’lon qilgan shu hokimiyatdan, o‘zi boshlab bergan bir muassasani ulug‘lash uchun yordam izlaydilar. Bu ishda u protestantlarga yordamga naqadar shaylik bilan kelishini taxmin qilish qiyin emas. Cherkovga bo‘ysunmaydiganlar bilan qanday muomala qilishni papa rahbarlaridan ko‘ra kim yaxshiroq biladi?

> “The Roman Catholic Church, with all its ramifications throughout the world, forms one vast organization under the control, and designed to serve the interests, of the papal see. Its millions of communicants, in every country on the globe, are instructed to hold themselves as bound in allegiance to the pope. Whatever their nationality or their government, they are to regard the authority of the church as above all other. Though they may take the oath pledging their loyalty to the state, yet back of this lies the vow of obedience to Rome, absolving them from every pledge inimical to her interests.

> “Rim-katolik cherkovi, butun dunyo bo‘ylab yoyilgan barcha tarmoqlari bilan birga, papa taxtining nazorati ostida bo‘lgan va uning manfaatlariga xizmat qilish uchun mo‘ljallangan ulkan yagona tashkilotni tashkil etadi. Yer yuzidagi har bir mamlakatdagi uning millionlab e’tiqodchilari o‘zlarini papaga sadoqat bilan bog‘langan deb bilishga o‘rgatiladi. Ularning millati yoki hukumati qanday bo‘lishidan qat’i nazar, ular cherkov hokimiyatini boshqa barcha hokimiyatlardan ustun deb bilishlari kerak. Garchi ular davlatga sadoqatlarini va’da qiluvchi qasamyodni qilgan bo‘lsalar-da, buning ortida Rimga itoat etish ahdi yotadi; bu ahd ularni uning manfaatlariga zid bo‘lgan har qanday majburiyatdan ozod etadi.”

> “History testifies of her artful and persistent efforts to insinuate herself into the affairs of nations; and having gained a foothold, to further her own aims, even at the ruin of princes and people. In the year 1204, Pope Innocent III extracted from Peter II, king of Arragon, the following extraordinary oath: ‘I, Peter, king of Arragonians, profess and promise to be ever faithful and obedient to my lord, Pope Innocent, to his Catholic successors, and the Roman Church, and faithfully to preserve my kingdom in his obedience, defending the Catholic faith, and persecuting heretical pravity.’—John Dowling, The History of Romanism, b. 5, ch. 6, sec.

> “Tarix uning o‘zini xalqlarning ishlariga ustalik va qat’iyat bilan suqilib kirishga uringanini tasdiqlaydi; va bir marta tayanch nuqtasini qo‘lga kiritgach, hatto shahzodalar hamda xalqlarning halokatiga bo‘lsa-da, o‘z maqsadlarini ilgari surganini ko‘rsatadi. Milodiy 1204-yilda Papa Innosent III Aragon qiroli Pyotr II dan quyidagi g‘ayrioddiy qasamni oldi: ‘Men, aragonliklarning qiroli Pyotr, janobim Papa Innosentga, uning katolik vorislariga va Rim cherkoviga har doim sodiq va itoatkor bo‘lishimni e’tirof etaman va va’da beraman hamda o‘z saltanatimni uning itoatida sadoqat bilan saqlashga, katolik e’tiqodini himoya qilishga va bid’atchi buzuqlikni ta’qib etishga va’da beraman.’—John Dowling, The History of Romanism, b. 5, ch. 6, sec.

> “55. This is in harmony with the claims regarding the power of the Roman pontiff ‘that it is lawful for him to depose emperors’ and ‘that he can absolve subjects from their allegiance to unrighteous rulers.’—Mosheim, b. 3, cent. 11, pt. 2, ch. 2, sec. 9, note 17.

> “55. Bu Rim pontifigining qudrati haqidagi quyidagi da’volarga muvofiqdir: ‘unga imperatorlarni taxtdan tushirish qonuniydir’ va ‘u fuqarolarni adolatsiz hukmdorlarga bo‘lgan sadoqat majburiyatidan ozod qila oladi.’ — Mosheim, b. 3, cent. 11, pt. 2, ch. 2, sec. 9, note 17.

> “And let it be remembered, it is the boast of Rome that she never changes. The principles of Gregory VII and Innocent III are still the principles of the Roman Catholic Church. And had she but the power, she would put them in practice with as much vigor now as in past centuries. Protestants little know what they are doing when they propose to accept the aid of Rome in the work of Sunday exaltation. While they are bent upon the accomplishment of their purpose, Rome is aiming to re-establish her power, to recover her lost supremacy. Let the principle once be established in the United States that the church may employ or control the power of the state; that religious observances may be enforced by secular laws; in short, that the authority of church and state is to dominate the conscience, and the triumph of Rome in this country is assured.

> “Va shuni yodda tutish kerakki, Rimning maqtanchoqligi shundaki, u hech qachon o‘zgarmaydi. Grigoriy VII va Innokentiy III ning tamoyillari hanuz Rim-katolik cherkovining tamoyillaridir. Agar unda faqat qudrat bo‘lsa edi, u ularni o‘tgan asrlardagidek hozir ham xuddi shunday qat’iyat bilan amalda qo‘llagan bo‘lur edi. Protestantlar yakshanbani ulug‘lash ishida Rimning yordamini qabul qilishni taklif etayotganlarida, o‘zlari nima qilayotganlarini juda oz anglaydilar. Ular o‘z maqsadlarini amalga oshirishga qattiq bel bog‘lagan bir paytda, Rim o‘z hokimiyatini qayta tiklashga, yo‘qotgan ustunligini qaytarib olishga intilmoqda. Qo‘shma Shtatlarda bir marta cherkov davlat hokimiyatidan foydalanishi yoki uni nazorat qilishi mumkinligi; diniy marosimlar dunyoviy qonunlar bilan majburiy qilinishi mumkinligi; qisqasi, cherkov bilan davlat hokimiyati vijdon ustidan hukmronlik qilishi lozimligi haqidagi tamoyil qaror topsa, bu mamlakatda Rimning g‘alabasi muqarrardir.

> “God’s word has given warning of the impending danger; let this be unheeded, and the Protestant world will learn what the purposes of Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare. She is silently growing into power. Her doctrines are exerting their influence in legislative halls, in the churches, and in the hearts of men. She is piling up her lofty and massive structures in the secret recesses of which her former persecutions will be repeated. Stealthily and unsuspectedly she is strengthening her forces to further her own ends when the time shall come for her to strike. All that she desires is vantage ground, and this is already being given her. We shall soon see and shall feel what the purpose of the Roman element is. Whoever shall believe and obey the word of God will thereby incur reproach and persecution.” The Great Controversy, 563–581.

> “Xudoning Kalomi yaqinlashib kelayotgan xavf haqida ogohlantirish bergan; agar bu e’tiborsiz qoldirilsa, protestant dunyosi Rimning maqsadlari aslida nima ekanini faqat tuzoqdan qochib qutulish uchun endi juda kech bo‘lgandagina bilib oladi. U jimjitlik bilan kuch-qudratga ega bo‘lib bormoqda. Uning ta’limotlari qonunchilik zallarida, jamoatlarda va insonlar qalblarida o‘z ta’sirini ko‘rsatmoqda. U o‘zining baland va ulkan inshootlarini qurib bormoqda; ularning maxfiy qa’rlarida uning avvalgi quvg‘inlari yana takrorlanadi. Sezdirmasdan va shubha uyg‘otmasdan, vaqti kelib zarba berishi uchun, u o‘z kuchlarini o‘z maqsadlarini ilgari surish yo‘lida mustahkamlamoqda. U xohlaydigan narsa faqat qulay mavqedir, va bu unga allaqachon berilmoqda. Tez orada biz Rim unsurining maqsadi nima ekanini ko‘ramiz va his etamiz. Kim Xudoning Kalomiga ishonsa va unga itoat etsa, shu bilan malomat va quvg‘inga duchor bo‘ladi.” Buyuk Kurash, 563–581.

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