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# The Book of Daniel - Number One-Hundred and Twenty-Seven

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Unveiling the Prophetic Characteristics of the Evil Confederacy: Insights from Isaiah

Ukuveza Izimpawu Zesiprofetho Zombimbi Lobubi: Imininingwane Evela Ku-Isaya

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Jeff Pippenger

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March 10, 2024

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The prophetic characteristic of the dragon is confederation, as identified by Isaiah.

Isici esingokwesiprofetho sedrako siyinhlangano yobumbano, njengoba kuchazwe ngu-Isaya.

> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. Isaiah 8:9–16.

> Hlanganani, nina bantu, niyophihlizwa nibe yizicucu; lalelani, nonke nina bamazwe akude; zibophiseni, niyophihlizwa nibe yizicucu; zibophiseni, niyophihlizwa nibe yizicucu. Cebisanani, kodwa kuyakuba yize; khulumani izwi, kodwa aliyikuma; ngokuba uNkulunkulu unathi. Ngokuba uJehova wakhuluma kimi kanje ngesandla esinamandla, wangifundisa ukuba ngingahambi ngendlela yalaba bantu, wathi: Ningasho nithi, Uvukelwano, ngakho konke lokhu abantu abathi ngakho, Uvukelwano; ningesabi ukwesaba kwabo, ningethuki. UJehova Sebawoti qobo lwakhe manimngcwelise; makabe nguyena owesatshwayo yimi, abe nguyena enimethemesabayo. Yena uyakuba yindawo engcwele; kepha abe yitshe lokukhubekisa nedwala lokucasula kuzo zombili izindlu zakwa-Israyeli, abe yisicupho nogibe kwabakhileyo eJerusalema. Abaningi phakathi kwabo bayokhubeka, bawe, baphihlizwe, babanjwe yisicupho, bathathwe. Bopha ubufakazi, uvale umthetho phakathi kwabafundi bami. U-Isaya 8:9–16.

In the last days, in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, when Isaiah says, “Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples,” there is an “evil confederacy” on planet earth. It is important to understand that the history of the United States leading to the Sunday law is prefiguring the same events on the global level.

Ezinsukwini zokugcina, esikhathini sokubekwa uphawu kwabanguyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane nane, lapho u-Isaya ethi, “Bopha ubufakazi, ubeke uphawu emthethweni phakathi kwabafundi bami,” kukhona “umfelandawonye omubi” emhlabeni. Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi umlando we-United States oholela emthethweni weSonto uyisithombe esandulelayo sezehlakalo ezifanayo ezingeni lomhlaba wonke.

> “Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States. Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our people in all parts of the world.” Testimonies, volume 6, 395.

> “Izizwe zakwamanye amazwe ziyolandela isibonelo se-United States. Nakuba yona ihamba phambili, nokho yona le nhlekelele efanayo iyowehlela abantu bethu kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba.” Testimonies, volume 6, 395.

Sister White carefully identifies who the “evil confederacy” is, and it represents the progressive liberalism of the modern globalists. As she does so, she repeatedly quotes the previous verses in Isaiah, which identify an evil confederacy during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

UDade White ukhomba ngokucophelela ukuthi “inhlangano embi” ingubani, futhi imele inkululeko eqhubekela phambili yama-globalist esimanje. Ngenkathi enza lokhu, uphinda kaningi acaphune amavesi andulelayo ku-Isaya, aveza inhlangano embi ngesikhathi sokubekwa uphawu kwabeyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane.

> “The Lord declares through the prophet Isaiah: Isaiah 8:9–13 quoted.

> “INkosi iyamemezela ngomprofethi u-Isaya: u-Isaya 8:9–13 kucashuniwe.

> “There are those who question whether it is right for Christians to belong to the Free Masons and other secret societies. Let all such consider the scriptures just quoted. If we are Christians at all, we must be Christians everywhere, and must consider and heed the counsel given to make us Christians according to the standard of God’s Word.” Evangelism, 617, 618.

> “Bakhona labo ababuza ukuthi kulungile yini ukuba amaKristu abe ngamalungu eFree Masons nakwezinye izinhlangano eziyimfihlo. Makuthi bonke abanjalo bacabangele imiBhalo esanda kucashunwa. Uma siyibo ngempela amaKristu, kumelwe sibe ngamaKristu kuyo yonke indawo, futhi kumelwe sicabangele futhi silalele iseluleko esinikeziwe sokusenza sibe ngamaKristu ngokwesilinganiso seZwi likaNkulunkulu.” Evangelism, 617, 618.

The evil confederacy of the last days is associated with Freemasons, and other secret societies. Its religion is spiritualism, and it is made up of the world bankers and the billionaire merchants of the earth, who “centralize the wealth and power of the world,” and who promote such movements as Antifa and Black Lives Matter to foment “the spirit of unrest, of riot and bloodshed” on a “world-wide scale,” in an effort to reproduce the anarchy of the “French Revolution.”

Umfelandawonye omubi wezinsuku zokugcina uhlotshaniswa namaFreemason, kanye nezinye izinhlangano eziyimfihlo. Inkolo yawo ingeyokukhulekela imimoya, futhi wakhiwe ngababolekisi bezimali bomhlaba kanye nabathengisi abayizigidigidi bomhlaba, “abagxilisa ndawonye ingcebo namandla omhlaba,” futhi abakhuthaza iminyakazo enjenge-Antifa ne-Black Lives Matter ukuze bavuse “umoya wokunganeliseki, wezidubedube nowokuchitheka kwegazi” ngezinga “lomhlaba wonke,” ngomzamo wokuphinda kuveliswe isiphithiphithi se-“French Revolution.”

> “Spiritualism asserts that men are unfallen demigods; that ‘each mind will judge itself;’ that ‘true knowledge places men above all law;’ that ‘all sins committed are innocent;’ for ‘whatever is, is right,’ and ‘God doth not condemn.’ The basest of human beings it represents as in heaven, and highly exalted there. Thus it declares to all men, ‘It matters not what you do; live as you please, heaven is your home.’ Multitudes are thus led to believe that desire is the highest law, that license is liberty, and that man is accountable only to himself.

> “Imimoya ithi abantu bangonkulunkulu abancane abangazange bawe; ukuthi ‘ingqondo ngayinye iyozihlulela yona’; ukuthi ‘ulwazi lweqiniso lubeka abantu ngaphezu kwayo yonke imithetho’; ukuthi ‘zonke izono ezenziwayo azinacala’; ngokuba ‘noma yini ekhona, ilungile,’ futhi ‘uNkulunkulu akalahli cala.’ Abantu abangcolile kunabo bonke phakathi kwesintu ibabeka sengathi basezulwini, futhi bephakanyiswe kakhulu khona. Kanjalo imemezela kubo bonke abantu ithi, ‘Akukhathaleki ukuthi wenzani; phila ngendlela othanda ngayo, izulu liyikhaya lakho.’ Ngaleyo ndlela izixuku eziningi ziholeleka ekukholweni ukuthi inkanuko ingumthetho ophakeme kunayo yonke, ukuthi ukuxegiselwa kwemikhawulo kuyinkululeko, nokuthi umuntu uziphendulela kuye yedwa kuphela.

> “With such teaching given at the very outset of life, when impulse is strongest, and the demand for self-restraint and purity is most urgent, where are the safeguards of virtue? what is to prevent the world from becoming a second Sodom? At the same time anarchy is seeking to sweep away all law, not only divine, but human. The centralizing of wealth and power; the vast combinations for the enriching of the few at the expense of the many; the combinations of the poorer classes for the defense of their interests and claims; the spirit of unrest, of riot and bloodshed; the world-wide dissemination of the same teachings that led to the French Revolution—all are tending to involve the whole world in a struggle similar to that which convulsed France.” Education, 227, 228.

> “Ngokunikezwa kwemfundiso enjalo ekuqaleni impela kokuphila, ngesikhathi lapho inkanuko inamandla kakhulu, nalapho isidingo sokuzithiba nokuhlanzeka siphuthuma kakhulu, ziphi izivikelo zobuhle bokuziphatha? yini ezovimba umhlaba ukuba ungabi yiSodoma lesibili? Ngesikhathi esifanayo, isiphithiphithi sifuna ukususa wonke umthetho, hhayi owobuNkulunkulu kuphela, kodwa nowabantu. Ukuqoqelwa ndawonye komnotho namandla; izinhlangano ezinkulu zokucebisa abambalwa ngezindleko zabaningi; izinhlangano zabampofu zokuvikela izintshisekelo nezimangalo zabo; umoya wokungaphumuli, wesiphithiphithi nokuchitheka kwegazi; ukusakazwa emhlabeni wonke kwalezo zimfundiso ezifanayo ezaholela eNguqukweni yaseFrance—konke kuthambekele ekufakeni umhlaba wonke embangweni ofana nalowo owanyakazisa iFrance.” Education, 227, 228.

Any thoughtful person should ask themselves what goes on at meetings such as recently took place at Davos, where men express their plans for planet earth without any consideration of the rest of earth’s population? What secrets were there discussed? Of course, Davos is simply one of several secret restricted meetings of the world’s billionaires, bankers, corrupted politicians and morally perverse men who develop their exalted plans for planet earth.

Noma yimuphi umuntu onomcabango ojulile kufanele azibuze ukuthi kwenzekani emihlanganweni enjengaleyo esanda kwenzeka eDavos, lapho amadoda eveza khona izinhlelo zawo ngomhlaba wonke ngaphandle kokunaka nhlobo bonke abanye abantu bomhlaba? Yiziphi izimfihlo okwakuxoxwa ngazo lapho? Impela, iDavos imane nje iyinye phakathi kwemihlangano eminingana eyimfihlo, evalelwe kwabathile kuphela, yabosozigidigidi bomhlaba, osomabhange, osopolitiki abonakele, kanye namadoda aphambene ngokokuziphatha, abumba izinhlelo zawo eziphakeme ngomhlaba wonke.

> “In these last days, there are arising strange fallacies and man-made theories which God declares shall be broken in pieces. The spirit of covetousness has led men to seek worldly advantage, and by extravagance and display they have tried to hide their wicked deeds which they have done in order to reach their object. Men occupying high positions of trust have revealed this unlawful desire for gain; they have practised extortion and robbery, and have gratified the evil passions of their hearts, until our cities are corrupted through their wickedness. God has declared that he will uncover these works of deceit and robbery by their own working. In some cases the judgments of God have already fallen heavily on these cities.

> “Kulezi zinsuku zokugcina kuvela amanga ayinqaba nemibono eyakhiwe ngabantu uNkulunkulu athi iyophihlizwa ibe yizicucu. Umoya wokuhaha uholele abantu ekufuneni inzuzo yezwe, futhi ngokuchithachitha nangokubukisa baye bazama ukufihla izenzo zabo ezimbi abazenzile ukuze bafinyelele umgomo wabo. Abantu abaphethe izikhundla eziphakeme zokwethembwa bembule lesi sifiso esingemthetho senzuzo; benza ukucindezela nokuphanga, futhi banelisa izinkanuko ezimbi zezinhliziyo zabo, kwaze kwaba yilapho imizi yethu yonakaliswa ngobubi babo. UNkulunkulu umemezele ukuthi uyokwambula lemisebenzi yenkohliso nokuphanga ngokusebenza kwayo uqobo. Kwezinye izimo izahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu sezivele zehlela kakhulu le mizi.”

> “Isaiah 8:8–12 quoted.” Review and Herald, July 18, 1907.

> “U-Isaya 8:8–12 ucashuniwe.” Review and Herald, Julayi 18, 1907.

The cities have been corrupted, as predicted in the previous passage, and that corruption is brought about by the evil confederacy of Isaiah chapter eight. They have been corrupted by, “men occupying high positions of trust” who “have revealed” their “unlawful desire for gain.” The corrupted cities are easily seen in states whose attorney generals have been elected by the funds of communists such as George Soros. It can be seen when established laws go un-enforced by corrupted politicians in Washington, DC. It can be seen by laws which are only employed against those on the other side of the political spectrum, as illustrated by persons such as Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff.

Amadolobha onakele, njengoba kwabikezelwa endimeni eyedlule, futhi lokho konakala kubangelwa umfelandawonye wobubi ka-Isaya isahluko sesishiyagalombili. Onakele “ngabantu abaphethe izikhundla eziphakeme zokwethembeka” “abembule” “isifiso sabo esingemthetho sokuzuza.” La madolobha onakele abonakala kalula ezifundazweni lapho oMmeli-Jikelele bazo bakhethwe ngezimali zamakhomanisi anjengoGeorge Soros. Lokho kuyabonakala lapho imithetho esimiswe kakade ingaphoqelelwa ngenxa yosopolitiki abonakele eWashington, DC. Kuyabonakala nangemithetho esetshenziswa kuphela ngokumelene nalabo abakolunye uhlangothi lohlu lwezepolitiki, njengoba kuboniswa ngabantu abanjengoNancy Pelosi no-Adam Schiff.

> In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. Isaiah 59:13–15.

> Ekoneleleni nasekuqambeni amanga kuJehova, nasekufulatheleni uNkulunkulu wethu, sikhuluma ukucindezela nokuvukela, sikhulelwa futhi sikhuluma okuvela enhliziyweni amazwi amanga. Ukwahlulela kubuyiselwe emuva, nokulunga kumi kude; ngokuba iqiniso liwile esitaladini, nobuqotho abunakungena. Yebo, iqiniso liyashabalala; nalowo osuka ebubini uzenza inyamazane yokudliwa; uJehova wakubona lokho, kwamcasula ukuthi kwakungekho ukwahlulela. Isaya 59:13–15.

In the previous passage from the Review and Herald, the men who occupy high positions of trust, identifies corrupted politicians whose Wall Street portfolios always exceed the best possible returns, because of their legislative work in legalizing “insider trading” for themselves, and no one else. Review the history of Martha Stewart. The cities in the passage are corrupted through their wickedness, and this is especially apparent in the cities and states governed by the globalist Democrats.

Esigabeni esedlule esivela ku-Review and Herald, amadoda aphethe izikhundla eziphakeme zokwethembwa akhonjwa njengosopolitiki abonakele, okuthi amaphothifoliyo awo ase-Wall Street ahlale edlula izinzuzo ezingcono kakhulu ezingatholakala, ngenxa yomsebenzi wawo wokushaya imithetho owenza “ukuhweba ngolwazi lwangaphakathi” kube semthethweni kuwo uqobo, hhayi kwabanye. Buyekeza umlando kaMartha Stewart. Imizi ekulesi sigaba yonakele ngenxa yobubi bayo, futhi lokhu kubonakala ngokukhethekile emizini nasezifundazweni ezibuswa amaDemocrat omhlaba wonke.

The evil confederacy in the last days consists of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet, and the beast and false prophet have their own wicked prophetic characteristics, but the characteristics that are so apparent in liberal globalism are the traits of the dragon.

Umfelandawonye wobubi ezinsukwini zokugcina uhlanganisa udrako, isilo, nomprofethi wamanga; futhi isilo nomprofethi wamanga banezimpawu zabo ezimbi zobuprofethi, kodwa izimpawu ezivelele kangaka kubumbulazwe benkululeko yomhlaba wonke ziyizici zodrako.

> “Revelation 17:13–14 quoted. ‘These have one mind.’ There will be a universal bond of union, one great harmony, a confederacy of Satan’s forces. ‘And shall give their power and strength unto the beast.’ Thus is manifested the same arbitrary, oppressive power against religious liberty, freedom to worship God according to the dictates of conscience, as was manifested by the papacy, when in the past it persecuted those who dared to refuse to conform with the religious rites and ceremonies of Romanism.

> “IsAmbulo 17:13–14 icashunwe. ‘Laba banomqondo munye.’ Kuyoba khona isibopho sobunye somhlaba wonke, ukuvumelana okukodwa okukhulu, umfelandawonye wamabutho kaSathane. ‘Bese benika isilo amandla abo namandla abo.’ Ngalokho kubonakaliswa wona lawo mandla obushiqela nacindezelayo amelene nenkululeko yenkolo, inkululeko yokukhulekela uNkulunkulu ngokuyalelwa ngonembeza, njengoba kwabonakaliswa upapa, lapho esikhathini esedlule eshushisa labo ababesibindi sokwenqaba ukuvumelana nemikhosi nemicikilisho yenkolo yobuRoma.

> “In the warfare to be waged in the last days there will be united, in opposition to God’s people, all the corrupt powers that have apostatized from allegiance to the law of Jehovah. In this warfare the Sabbath of the fourth commandment will be the great point at issue; for in the Sabbath commandment the great Law-giver identifies Himself as the Creator of the heavens and the earth.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, 983.

> “Empini eyolwiwa ezinsukwini zokugcina kuyohlangana, ukumelana nabantu bakaNkulunkulu, wonke amandla onakele ahlubukile ekuthembekeni emthethweni kaJehova. Kule mpi iSabatha lomyalo wesine liyoba yiphuzu elikhulu elizobangwa; ngokuba emyalweni weSabatha uMenzi-Mthetho omkhulu uzazisa Yena uqobo njengoMdali wamazulu nomhlaba.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, 983.

We will consider the prophetic characteristics of the beast and apostate Protestantism in the following articles. It is important to identify what has been revealed concerning which political party is leading out and pulling the strings in the enforcement of Sunday legislation. Of course, both parties (Democrat and Republican) come together at the Sunday law issue, as did the Pharisees and Sadducees at the cross, but there is no justifiable reason to suggest that the label of Protestant or apostate Protestant can be associated with the Democratic party, for it is clearly the dragon power.

Ezihlokweni ezilandelayo sizohlola izici zesiprofetho zesilo nezobuProthestani obuhlubukileyo. Kubalulekile ukubona lokho okwambulwa mayelana nokuthi yiliphi iqembu lezombusazwe eliholayo nelidonsa izintambo ekuphoqelelweni komthetho weSonto. Kunjalo, womabili amaqembu (iDemocrat neRepublican) ayahlangana endabeni yomthetho weSonto, njengoba kwenza abaFarisi nabaSadusi esiphambanweni, kodwa asikho isizathu esamukelekayo sokuphakamisa ukuthi uphawu lobuProthestani noma lobuProthestani obuhlubukileyo lungahlanganiswa neqembu lamaDemocrat, ngokuba ngokusobala lingamandla kadrako.

The history of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand is the history where Isaiah’s evil confederacy of chapter eight is identified. That history began on September 11, 2001, when the fourth president, Bush the second, was in power. In that history the sixth president would arrive in 2016, and he would awaken (stir up) all the realm of Grecia, for he would awaken the world to the struggle between the dragon power and apostate Protestantism that accomplishes the work of restoring the beast to the throne of the earth.

Umlando wokubekwa uphawu kwabazinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane nane ungumlando lapho kuhlonzwa khona umfelandawonye omubi ka-Isaya wesahluko sesishiyagalombili. Lowo mlando waqala ngoSepthemba 11, 2001, ngesikhathi umongameli wesine, uBush wesibili, esesemandleni. Kulowo mlando umongameli wesithupha wayezofika ngo-2016, futhi wayeyovusa (anyakazise) wonke umbuso waseGrisi, ngoba wayeyovusela umhlaba ekulweni phakathi kwamandla kadrako nobuProthestani obuhlubukile obufeza umsebenzi wokubuyisela isilo esihlalweni sobukhosi bomhlaba.

The blind, unreasoning hatred against Trump is identified by many as a kind of insanity, for it is based on dishonesty and irrational logic. The world attempts to define the unjustifiable hatred for Trump, but the reality is that it is not a straightforward human insanity on the part of the globalists, it is the supernatural manifestation of the fulfillment of prophecy during the history of the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Inzondo eyimpumputhe, engenangqondo, emelene noTrump ibonwa ngabaningi njengohlobo lokuhlanya, ngoba isekelwe ekungathembekini nasekucabangeni okungenangqondo. Izwe lizama ukuchaza le nzondo engenakulungisiswa ngoTrump, kodwa iqiniso lithi akusikho nje ukuhlanya kobuntu okuqondile ngasohlangothini lwabakholelwa embusweni womhlaba wonke, kodwa kuwukubonakaliswa okungaphezu kwemvelo kokugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho phakathi nomlando wokubekwa uphawu kwabeyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane.

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

> “Sengathi abantu bakaNkulunkulu babengaba nomuzwa wokubhujiswa okusondelayo kwezinkulungwane zemizi, esecishe yanikelwa ekukhonzeni izithombe! Kodwa abaningi kulabo okufanele bamemezele iqiniso basola futhi balahle abafowabo. Lapho amandla kaNkulunkulu okuguqula efika ezingqondweni, kuyoba khona uguquko oluqondile nolubonakalayo. Abantu abayikuba naso isifiso sokugxeka nokudiliza. Abayikuma endaweni evimba ukukhanya ekukhanyiseni izwe. Ukugxeka kwabo, ukusola kwabo, kuyophela. Amandla esitha ayabuthanela impi. Izingxabano ezinzima ziphambi kwethu. Sondelelanani, bazalwane nodade bami, sondelelanani. Bophanani noKristu. ‘Ningasho ukuthi, Ukuhlangana kwabavukelayo,... ningakwesabi ukwesaba kwabo, ningethuki. Ngalokho menzeleni iNkosi yamabandla ibe ngcwele; yona mayibe yiyo eniyesabayo, yona mayibe yiyo eninokwethuka ngayo. Yona iyakuba yindawo engcwele; kepha ibe yitshe lokukhubekisa nedwala lokukhubekisa kuzo zombili izindlu zakwa-Israyeli, ibe yisicupho nesihibe kubakhileyo eJerusalema. Abaningi phakathi kwabo bayokhubeka, bawe, baphihlizwe, babanjwe ngesihibe, bathunjwe.’

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

> “Izwe liyinkundla yemidlalo. Abalingisi balo, okuyizakhamuzi zalo, balungiselela ukudlala indima yabo emdlalweni omkhulu wokugcina. UNkulunkulu useyekiwe ukubonwa. Ezixukwini ezinkulu zesintu akukho bumbano, ngaphandle kokuba abantu bahlangane ngenhloso yokufeza izinjongo zabo zobugovu. UNkulunkulu ubhekile. Izinhloso zakhe maqondana nezikhonzi zakhe ezihlubukayo ziyogcwaliseka. Izwe alinikelwanga ezandleni zabantu, nakuba uNkulunkulu evumela izakhi zokudideka nokungahlelekile ukuba zibuse okwesikhashana. Amandla avela phansi ayasebenza ukuletha izigcawu zokugcina ezinkulu zalo mdlalo,—uSathane eza njengoKristu, esebenza ngakho konke ukukhohlisa kokungalungi phakathi kwalabo abazibophela ndawonye emiphakathini eyimfihlo. Labo abavumela uthando lokuhlangana ngezivumelwano ukuba lubabuse basebenzela ukufeza amacebo esitha. Imbangela iyolandelwa ngumthelela wayo.”

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

> “Ukweqa umthetho sekucishe kwafinyelela emkhawulweni wako. Ukudideka kugcwele umhlaba, futhi ukwesabeka okukhulu sekuseduze ukuwela phezu kwabantu. Isiphetho sesiseduze kakhulu. Thina esaziyo iqiniso kufanele sizilungiselele lokho osekuzogqashuka phezu komhlaba njengesimanga esikhulu nesingazelelwe.” Review and Herald, September 10, 1903.

Islam of the third woe is about to strike “thousands of cities” and Laodicean Adventism has no sense of the impending destruction that is about to happen. In the time period when Isaiah’s evil confederacy is accomplishing its work, there is a satanic “power from beneath” that is “working to bring about the last great scenes in the drama,” and these things come as an “overwhelming surprise.” The insanity exercised towards Trump is caused by a power from beneath. It is a component of the last scenes of earth’s history.

UbuSulumane boshwa lwesithathu sebusondele ukushaya “izinkulungwane zemizi,” kanti ubu-Adventism baseLawodikeya abunawo umuzwa wokubhujiswa okuseduze osekuzokwenzeka. Esikhathini lapho umfelandawonye omubi ka-Isaya ufeza umsebenzi wawo, kukhona “amandla avela ngaphansi” kaSathane “asebenzayo ukuletha izigcawu zokugcina ezinkulu kulo mdlalo,” futhi lezi zinto zifika “njengesimanga esikhulu esinqobayo.” Ukuhlanya okusetshenziswa kuTrump kubangelwa amandla avela ngaphansi. Kuyingxenye yezigcawu zokugcina zomlando womhlaba.

This should not be understood as an endorsement for Trump, it is simply God’s Word, which never fails. During the sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand God is pouring out His power from on high, while Satan is exercising his power from beneath.

Lokhu akufanele kuqondwe njengokuvuma noma ukweseka uTrump; kumane kuyizwi likaNkulunkulu, elingasoze lehluleka. Ngesikhathi sokubekwa uphawu kwabeyikhulu namashumi amane nane ezinkulungwane, uNkulunkulu uthulula amandla akhe evela phezulu, kuyilapho uSathane esebenzisa amandla akhe avela phansi.

> “If we would have the spirit and power of the third angel’s message, we must present the law and the gospel together, for they go hand in hand. As a power from beneath is stirring up the children of disobedience to make void the law of God, and to trample upon the truth that Christ is our righteousness, a power from above is moving upon the hearts of those who are loyal, to exalt the law, and to lift up Jesus as a complete Saviour. Unless divine power is brought into the experience of the people of God, false theories and ideas will take minds captive, Christ and His righteousness will be dropped out of the experience of many, and their faith will be without power or life.” Gospel Workers, 161.

> “Uma singaba nomoya namandla omyalezo wengelosi yesithathu, kumelwe sethule umthetho nevangeli ndawonye, ngoba kuhamba kubambene. Njengoba amandla avela ezansi evusa abantwana bokungalaleli ukuba bawenze ize umthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi banyathele iqiniso lokuthi uKristu ungukulunga kwethu, amandla avela phezulu asebenza ezinhliziyweni zalabo abathembekile, ukuze aphakamise umthetho, futhi aphakamise uJesu njengoMsindisi ophelele. Ngaphandle kokuba amandla kaNkulunkulu alethwe ekuhlangenwe nakho kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu, imibono nezifundiso zamanga ziyothumba izingqondo, uKristu nokulunga Kwakhe kuyokhishwa ekuhlangenwe nakho kwabaningi, futhi ukholo lwabo luyoba ngaphandle kwamandla noma ukuphila.” Gospel Workers, 161.

The manifestation of Satanic power which occurs before, and leading up to the soon-coming Sunday law, typifies the crowning act of Satan’s power that occurs at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Ukubonakaliswa kwamandla kaSathane okwenzeka ngaphambi komthetho weSonto ozayo maduze, nokuholela kuwo, kufanekisa isenzo esiyisiphetho sobukhosi bamandla kaSathane esenzeka kulowo mthetho weSonto ozayo maduze.

> “By the decree enforcing the institution of the Papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near.” Testimonies, volume 5, 451.

> “Ngomthetho ophoqelela ukumiswa kobuPapa ngokwephula umthetho kaNkulunkulu, isizwe sethu siyobe sesizihlukanise ngokuphelele nokulunga. Lapho ubuProthestani buyokwelula isandla sabo ngaphesheya komhosha ukuze bubambe isandla samandla obuRoma, lapho buyokwelula ngaphezu kwalelo dwala elijulile ukuze buhlanganise izandla noMoya, lapho, ngaphansi kwethonya lale nyunyana ephindwe kathathu, izwe lethu liyokwenqaba yonke imigomo yoMthethosisekelo walo njengohulumeni wobuProthestani noweriphabhulikhi, futhi liyokwenza amalungiselelo okusatshalaliswa kwamanga nezinkohliso zobuPapa, khona-ke singase sazi ukuthi isikhathi sesifikile sokusebenza okumangalisayo kukaSathane nokuthi ukuphela sekusondele.” Testimonies, umqulu 5, 451.

The motivation that is currently coming from beneath, and manifesting its activities in the globalist representatives of the dragon in the United States, will be reproduced in the nations of the world after the Sunday law arrives. Even now, the nations of the world are manifesting the same supernatural insanity over Trump.

Ugqozi oluphuma njengamanje ngaphansi, futhi olubonakalisa imisebenzi yalo kubameleli bomhlaba wonke benyoka e-United States, luyophindwa ezizweni zomhlaba emva kokufika komthetho weSonto. Ngisho namanje, izizwe zomhlaba zibonakalisa lokho kuhlanya okungaphezu kwemvelo okufanayo ngoTrump.

> “Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States. Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our people in all parts of the world.” Testimonies, volume 6, 395.

> “Izizwe zakwamanye amazwe ziyolandela isibonelo sase-United States. Nakuba yona ihola ekuqaleni, nokho yona kanye leyo nhlekelele iyofika phezu kwabantu bakithi kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba.” Testimonies, volume 6, 395.

What the Republicans of the United States define as insanity on the part of Democrats in their illogical opposition to Trump, is actually a supernatural manifestation of satanic power that is in fulfillment of Daniel chapter eleven, verse two. Trump, the sixth president since the time of the end in 1989 was to “stir up” (awaken), the socialistic globalists of the entire world. The hatred against him is supernatural, and it prefigures the manifestation of satanic power that arrives in greater magnitude at the soon-coming Sunday law.

Lokho amaRiphabhulikhi ase-United States akuchaza njengokuhlanya ngasohlangothini lwamaDemocrat ekuphikiseni kwawo okungenangqondo uTrump, empeleni kuwukubonakaliswa okungaphezu kwemvelo kwamandla kaSathane, okuwukugcwaliseka kukaDaniyeli isahluko sokuqala nanye, ivesi lesibili. UTrump, umongameli wesithupha kusukela esikhathini sokuphela ngo-1989, wayezovusa “stir up” (avuse), ama-globalist enhlalo-bukhomanisi omhlaba wonke. Inzondo emelene naye ingaphezu kwemvelo, futhi iyisifanekiselo sangaphambili sokubonakaliswa kwamandla kaSathane afika ngobukhulu obukhulu ngokwengeziwe emthethweni weSonto ozayo maduze.

The manifestation of the power from beneath, according to Sister White’s reference takes place during the evil confederation, which Isaiah warns about in chapter eight, and in that period the sealing of God’s people is occurring.

Ukubonakaliswa kwamandla avela phansi, ngokwesikhombo sikaDadewethu White, kwenzeka ngesikhathi sobumbano obubi, u-Isaya axwayisa ngabo esahlukweni sesishiyagalombili, futhi kuleso sikhathi ukubekwa uphawu kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu kuyenzeka.

> Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. Isaiah 8:16.

> Bopha ubufakazi, uphawule umthetho phakathi kwabafundi bami. Isaya 8:16.

We will continue this study in the next article.

Sizoqhubeka nalesi sifundo esihlokweni esilandelayo.

> “Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power of miracle-working demons. The spirits of devils will go forth to the kings of the earth and to the whole world, to fasten them in deception, and urge them on to unite with Satan in his last struggle against the government of heaven. By these agencies, rulers and subjects will be alike deceived. Persons will arise pretending to be Christ Himself, and claiming the title and worship which belong to the world’s Redeemer. They will perform wonderful miracles of healing and will profess to have revelations from heaven contradicting the testimony of the Scriptures.

> “Izibonakaliso ezesabekayo ezinesimo esingaphezu kwemvelo zizobonakaliswa maduze ezulwini, njengophawu lwamandla amadimoni enza izimangaliso. Imimoya yamadimoni iyakuphuma iye emakhosini omhlaba nakulo lonke izwe, ukuba iwabophele enkohlisweni, futhi iwakhuthaze ukuba ahlangane noSathane emzabalazweni wakhe wokugcina wokulwa nombuso wezulu. Ngalezi zindlela, ababusi nezikhonzi bayokhohliswa ngokufanayo. Kuyovela abantu abazenza uKristu uqobo Lwakhe, futhi bathi isiqu nesikhonzi okufanele uMhlengi wezwe. Bayokwenza izimangaliso ezimangalisayo zokuphulukisa, futhi bazovuma ukuthi banezambulo ezivela ezulwini eziphikisa ubufakazi bemiBhalo.”

> “As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will personate Christ. The church has long professed to look to the Saviour’s advent as the consummation of her hopes. Now the great deceiver will make it appear that Christ has come. In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifest himself among men as a majestic being of dazzling brightness, resembling the description of the Son of God given by John in the Revelation. Revelation 1:13–15. The glory that surrounds him is unsurpassed by anything that mortal eyes have yet beheld. The shout of triumph rings out upon the air: ‘Christ has come! Christ has come!’ The people prostrate themselves in adoration before him, while he lifts up his hands and pronounces a blessing upon them, as Christ blessed His disciples when He was upon the earth. His voice is soft and subdued, yet full of melody. In gentle, compassionate tones he presents some of the same gracious, heavenly truths which the Saviour uttered; he heals the diseases of the people, and then, in his assumed character of Christ, he claims to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday, and commands all to hallow the day which he has blessed. He declares that those who persist in keeping holy the seventh day are blaspheming his name by refusing to listen to his angels sent to them with light and truth. This is the strong, almost overmastering delusion. Like the Samaritans who were deceived by Simon Magus, the multitudes, from the least to the greatest, give heed to these sorceries, saying: This is ‘the great power of God.’ Acts 8:10.

> “Njengesenzo sokuphetha esigcoba umqhele emdlalweni omkhulu wenkohliso, uSathane uqobo lwakhe uyokuzenza uKristu. Sekuyisikhathi eside ibandla lithi libheke ukufika koMsindisi njengokugcwaliseka kwamathemba alo. Manje umkhohlisi omkhulu uyokwenza kubonakale sengathi uKristu usefikile. Ezingxenyeni ezehlukene zomhlaba, uSathane uyobonakala phakathi kwabantu njengesidalwa esinobukhosi, esikhanya ngokumangalisayo, esifana nencazelo yeNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyanikezwa nguJohane encwadini yeSambulo. ISambulo 1:13–15. Inkazimulo emzungezile ayedluliswa yilutho amehlo abantu abafayo asake akubona. Ukumemeza kokunqoba kuzwakala emoyeni: ‘UKristu usefikile! UKristu usefikile!’ Abantu baziphonsa phansi ngokukhonza phambi kwakhe, kuyilapho yena ephakamisa izandla zakhe, ababusise, njengoba uKristu abusisa abafundi baKhe esesemhlabeni. Izwi lakhe lithambile, lithulisiwe, kodwa ligcwele umnandi womculo. Ngamazwi amnene, anozwelo, wethula amanye awo lawo maqiniso anomusa, asezulwini, awakhulunywa nguMsindisi; uphilisa izifo zabantu, bese kuthi-ke, esimweni asizenzela sona sikaKristu, athi uguqule iSabatha laba yiSonto, ayale bonke ukuba bangcwelise usuku alubusisile. Uthi labo abaphikelela ekugcineni usuku lwesikhombisa lungcwele bayahlambalaza igama lakhe ngokwenqaba ukulalela izingelosi zakhe azithumele kubo nokukhanya neqiniso. Lokhu kuyinkohliso enamandla, ecishe yehlule ngokuphelele. NjengamaSamariya akhohliswa nguSimoni uMagusi, izixuku, kusukela kwabancane kuze kufike kwabakhulu, ziyazilalela lezi ziphonso, zithi: Lo ‘ungamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu.’ IZenzo 8:10.”

> “But the people of God will not be misled. The teachings of this false christ are not in accordance with the Scriptures. His blessing is pronounced upon the worshipers of the beast and his image, the very class upon whom the Bible declares that God’s unmingled wrath shall be poured out.” The Great Controversy, 624, 625.

> “Kodwa abantu bakaNkulunkulu abayikudukiswa. Izimfundiso zalo kristu wamanga azihambisani nemiBhalo. Isibusiso sakhe simenyezelwa phezu kwabakhulekeli besilo nomfanekiso waso, bona kanye labo iBhayibheli elithi phezu kwabo kuyakuthululwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu olungaxutshiwe.” The Great Controversy, 624, 625.

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