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38:1 Cuvantul Domnului mi-a vorbit astfel: Cuvantul Domnului. Capitolele 38, 39 constituie o profetie continua. Intregul pasaj a constituit subiectul multor speculatii. Multe interpretari au fost propuse din timp in timp. Pentru a le evalua bine este necesar sa ne familiarizam cu scopurile, metodele si orizontul profetiei. Problema este sa gasim un mijloc de a face diferenta corespunzatoare intre ceea ce are o aplicatie locala, imediata si ceea ce are o aplicatie mai indepartata, poate in era crestina sau la sfarsitul timpului. Cercetatorii biblici care aplica anumite profetii ale Vechiului Testament la era Crestina noteaza adesea ca aceste profetii au raspandite prin ele referiri la o aplicatie evident locala si imediata. Ei au cautat sa explice aceasta aparenta contopire a celor imediate cu cele viitoare pe temeiul premisei ca profetul, in timp ce dadea o solie oamenilor din timpul sau, ocazional faceau incursiuni profetice si proiecta profetiile sale in viitorul departat. Desi premisa aceasta pare sa ofere o solutie partiala a problemei, nu ofera criterii pentru diferentiere corespunzatoare intre ceea ce este imediat si ceea ce este viitor departat. Raspunsul la aceasta problema de diferentiere se afla in formularea unui principiu, a carui metoda este expusa in Biblia insasi si sprijinita mai departe de Spiritul profetiei. Se va vedea ca acest principiu ofera o metoda sigura de deosebire intre ceea ce Duhul Sfant, in inspiratie, intentiona sa fie de importanta si ceea ce are de asemenea o aplicatie mai departata. Principiul poate fi expus dupa cum urmeaza: Profetiile cu privire la o slava viitoare a lui Israel si a Ierusalimului erau in primul rand legate de conditia ascultarii (vezi Ieremia 18,7-10; PK 704). Ele ar fi ajuns sa aiba o implinire literala in secolele urmatoare daca Israel ar fi acceptat pe deplin scopurile lui Dumnezeu cu privire la el. Esecul lui Israel a facut cu neputinta implinirea acestor profetii in intentia lor originala. Totusi aceasta nu implica in mod necesar ca aceste profetii nu mai au o semnificatie de aici inainte. Pavel ofera raspunsul in aceste cuvinte: ”Dar aceasta nu inseamna ca a ramas fara putere Cuvantul lui Dumnezeu. Caci nu toti care se coboara din Israel, sunt Israel” (Romani 9,6). De unde, aceste fagaduinte se aplica intr-o anumita masura la Israelul spiritual. Dar in ce masura? Aceasta trebuie sa fie lasata pe seama inspiratiei sa determine. In felul acesta avem, in Noul Testament si in scrierile Spiritului profetiei, numeroase citate din scriitorii Vechiului Testament aratand cum aceste preziceri stravechi, care ar fi trebuit sa ajunga sa se implineasca in chip maret cu samanta literala, vor fi in cele din urma implinite in samanta spirituala. Se vede insa imediat ca nu toate amanuntele profetiei si-ar fi putut gasi implinirea precisa, in conditiile si in mediul acum atat de diferit. De fapt, este o regula sigura a exegezei de a face numai acele aplicatii care sunt specificate de revelatia ulterioara, ca si de a nota limitarile pe care ea le impune. Ceea ce depaseste limitele acestea in cel mai bun caz este pura speculatie, si astfel niciodata nu ar trebui sa fie temelia pentru o dogma sau premisa pe care sa se inalte o intreaga structura teologica. Forma distinct locala in care au fost turnate aceste profetii stravechi este explicata pe temeiul ca Dumnezeu intentiona original ca aceste preziceri sa fie implinite in tiparul indicat. Mai departe, ceea ce a fost desemnat ca incursiuni in viitorul departat in cea mai mare parte detasat de discutia generala, este vazut de asemenea ca fiind prezentat in cadrul scopurilor mai timpurii ale lui Dumnezeu. Totusi, aceste scopuri mai timpurii fiind nerealizate, scriitori inspirati de mai tarziu dau la iveala desfasurarea acestor preziceri in cadrul Bisericii Crestine (vezi p. 25-38). In lumina acestui principiu se poate observa ca cap. 38; 39 din Ezechiel ar fi urmat sa ajunga la o implinire literala dupa ce Iudeii se vor fi intors din exil daca ar fi acceptat conditiile oferite de profeti. Deoarece ei au refuzat in chip staruitor, starea de prosperitate zugravita aici nu s-a implinit deloc. In consecinta, unirea natiunilor pagane nu putea sa vina asupra unui popor locuind in prosperitatea indicata. Va avea profetia o implicare in viitor? Pe temeiul principiului enuntat aici, o astfel de aplicatie poate fi stabilita cu certitudine numai printr-o revelatie ulterioara. Nu exista decat o singura referire directa a Noului Testament la imaginile acestei profetii, aceea din Apocalips 20,8. Aici Ioan ne spune cum profetia aceasta, care in anumite conditii, ar fi fost implinita literal la o data mai timpurie, va avea o masura de implinire in lupta finala impotriva lui Dumnezeu din partea vastelor ostiri ale celor nelegiuiti, numite ,,Gog si Magog”. Spiritul profetiei nu da o interpretare directa a acestui capitol. Indirect, natural, se poate vedea o paralela intre lupta aceasta si lupta finala impotriva Israelului lui Dumnezeu cand ,,natiune se va uni cu natiune pentru a face legea lui Dumnezeu fara de efect”. (5T 524) si nelegiuitii se unesc pe deplin ,,cu Satana in acest razboi impotriva lui Dumnezeu” (GC 656). ,,Asa cum el (Satana) a influentat popoarele pagane pentru a nimici pe Israel, tot asa in viitorul apropiat el va agita puterile nelegiuite ale pamantului pentru a nimici pe poporul lui Dumnezeu” (9T 231; comp. TM 465). Aceasta lupta de veacuri se va sfarsi in cele din urma prin nimicirea lui Satana si a ostirilor lui (denumite Gog si Magog, Apocalips 20,8) la sfarsitul mileniului. Dar la data aceasta conflictul a ajuns la proportii mondiale, si nu poate fi restrans la o sfera atat de ingusta cum este aratat in Ezechiel 38;39, cand consta dintr-o lupta militara impotriva unui stat iudaic restaurat (vezi 6T 18, 19, 395). Orice interpretare care trece dincolo de hotarele interpretarii Noului Testament si ale Spiritului profetiei este lipsita de un: ,,Asa zice Domnul”. Nu trebuie sa se sustina, natural, ca nu poate fi plus de cunostinta fara o noua revelatie. Dar un lucru poate fi sigur, ca fara confirmarea specifica a inspiratiei exista o mare probabilitate de eroare in orice interpretare de felul acesta, indeosebi cu privire la profetia neimplinita, asa cum se vede din intreaga istorie a interpretarii profetiei. |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
It is possible now to have the inspirational ebooks on your browser and to read it allowing you to make comparisons between different translations or versions for a specific language. This occasion is unique, and you have only to browse to the desired author and book.
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