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44:1 MAREA APOSTAZIE 44:2 Mi-a fost aratat timpul in care paganii idolatri i-au prigonit si i-au ucis cu cruzime pe crestini. Sangele curgea in suvoaie. Nobili, invatati si oameni de rand erau deopotriva ucisi fara mila. Familii bogate erau scufundate in saracie pentru ca nu voiau sa renunte la religia lor. In ciuda persecutiei si suferintelor indurate de acesti crestini, ei nu au coborat standardul. Si-au pastrat religia curata. Am vazut ca Satana jubila si triumfa cand le provoca suferinte. Dar Dumnezeu privea aprobator asupra martirilor Sai credinciosi. Crestinii care au trait in acea perioada infricosatoare au fost foarte iubiti de El, pentru ca erau dispusi sa sufere de dragul Lui. Fiecare suferinta indurata de acestia a facut ca rasplata lor sa sporeasca in cer. 44:3 Desi se bucura de suferintele sfintilor, Satana nu era satisfacut. Voia sa aiba control si asupra trupului, si asupra mintii. Suferintele pe care le suportau nu faceau decat sa-i apropie si mai mult de Domnul si sa se teama mai mult ca oricand sa-L jigneasca. Satana dorea sa-i determine sa nu mai fie placuti lui Dumnezeu; atunci aveau sa-si piarda puterea, curajul si statornicia. Desi au fost ucisi cu miile, altii se ridicau pentru a le ocupa locurile. Satana a vazut ca-si pierde supusii; caci, chiar daca sufereau persecutia si moartea, ei ajungeau ai lui Isus Hristos, supusi ai Imparatiei Lui. Din aceasta cauza, si-a facut noi planuri pentru a lucra cu mai mult succes impotriva guvernarii lui Dumnezeu si pentru a birui biserica. I-a condus pe paganii idolatri sa imbratiseze o parte a credintei crestine. Acestia au marturisit credinta in rastignirea 44:4 si invierea lui Hristos si si-au propus sa se alature urmasilor lui Isus fara a avea loc o schimbare in inimile lor. O, in ce primejdie infricosatoare s-a aflat biserica! A fost un timp de mare chin sufletesc si mental. Unii s-au gandit ca, daca vor cobori si se vor uni cu acei idolatri care imbratisasera o parte a credintei crestine, acesta va fi exact mijlocul prin care sa fie pe deplin convertiti. Satana cauta sa corupa invataturile Bibliei. 44:5 Am vazut ca, in cele din urma, standardul a fost coborat si ca paganii se uneau cu crestinii. Desi marturiseau ca sunt convertiti, acesti inchinatori la idoli si-au adus idolatria cu ei in biserica, schimband doar obiectele idolatriei - in chipuri de sfinti si chiar ale lui Hristos si ale Mariei, mamei Sale. Prin unirea treptata a urmasilor lui Hristos cu acestia, religia crestina a devenit intinata si biserica si-a pierdut curatia si puterea. Unii au refuzat sa se alature acestora; astfel de persoane si-au pastrat curatia si I s-au inchinat numai lui Dumnezeu. Ei nu voiau sa se inchine inaintea vreunui chip facut dupa ceva care era in cer, pe pamant sau in apele mai de jos decat pamantul. 44:6 Satana a jubilat vazand caderea atator oameni; apoi a atatat biserica apostaziata sa-i sileasca pe cei care doreau sa-si pastreze puritatea religiei fie sa cedeze in fata ceremoniilor si inchinarii la chipuri, fie sa accepte moartea. Focurile prigoanei au fost iarasi aprinse impotriva adevaratei biserici a lui Hristos si milioane de oameni au fost ucisi fara mila. 44:7 Acest lucru mi-a fost aratat in felul urmator: un grup mare de pagani idolatri purtau un steag negru pe care erau desenate soarele, luna si stelele. Cei din acest grup pareau foarte maniosi si aprigi. Mi-a fost aratat apoi un alt grup care purta un stindard alb, curat, pe care era scris: "A Domnului este curatia si sfintenia". Fetele lor erau marcate de hotarare si resemnare cereasca. 44:8 I-am vazut pe paganii idolatri apropiindu-se de ei si a urmat un mare macel. Crestinii se topeau vazand cu ochii inaintea lor; cu toate acestea, grupul strangea si mai mult randurile si tinea stindardul cu mai multa hotarare. Cum multi cadeau, altii se strangeau in jurul steagului si le luau locul. 44:9 Am vazut grupul de idolatri consfatuindu-se. Nereusind sa-i determine pe crestini sa cedeze, s-au pus de comun acord cu un alt plan. I-am vazut coborand steagul acela, apropiindu-se de grupul de crestini neclintiti si facandu-le propuneri. La inceput, propunerile lor au fost respinse in mod categoric. Apoi am vazut grupul de crestini sfatuindu-se. Unii au zis ca vor sa coboare steagul, sa accepte propunerile si sa-si salveze vietile, pentru ca, in cele din urma, sa poata capata putere sa ridice stindardul printre pagani. Cu toate acestea, cativa n-au vrut sa cedeze in fata acestui plan, ci au ales mai degraba sa moara tinand cu hotarare steagul sus decat sa-l coboare. Apoi i-am vazut pe multi coborandu-si stindardul si unindu-se cu paganii; dar cei hotarati si statornici l-au luat din nou in maini si l-au inaltat mult. Am vazut ca ieseau continuu persoane din grupul celor care purtau steagul cel curat si se uneau cu idolatrii aflati sub stindardul negru, pentru a-i prigoni pe cei ce purtau steagul alb. Cu toate ca multi au fost ucisi, steagul alb era tinut sus si credinciosii se adunasera in jurul lui pentru a-l sustine. 44:10 Iudeii care au starnit primii mania paganilor impotriva lui Isus, nu aveau sa scape nepedepsiti. In sala de judecata, cand Pilat ezita sa-L condamne pe Isus, iudeii furiosi strigasera: "Sangele Lui sa fie asupra noastra si asupra copiilor nostri". Natiunea iudaica a trait implinirea acestui teribil blestem pe care-l chemasera asupra capetelor lor. Atat paganii, cat si cei care-si spuneau crestini au fost dusmanii lor. Aceia care-si ziceau crestini, in zelul lor pentru Hristos, 44:11 pe care-L rastignisera iudeii, au gandit ca Dumnezeu avea sa fie cu atat mai multumit, cu cat ei aveau sa produca mai multa suferinta iudeilor. Din acest motiv, multi dintre iudeii necredinciosi au fost ucisi, in timp ce altii au fost impinsi dintr-un loc in altul si au fost pedepsiti in aproape orice chip cu putinta. 44:12 Sangele lui Hristos si al ucenicilor, pe care-i dadusera sa fie ucisi, era asupra lor, si peste capetele lor au cazut judecati groaznice. Blestemul lui Dumnezeu i-a urmarit si au ajuns de pomina si o bataie de joc pentru pagani si pentru asa-zisii crestini. Au fost dezonorati, dispretuiti si detestati, ca si cum semnul lui Cain ar fi fost asupra lor. Cu toate acestea, am vazut ca Dumnezeu a pastrat intr-un chip minunat acest popor si l-a risipit in toata lumea ca sa se poata vedea ca au parte intr-un mod deosebit de blestemul lui Dumnezeu. Am vazut ca Dumnezeu ii parasise pe iudei ca natiune, dar ca vor fi totusi convertiti unii dintre ei, in mod individual, si facuti in stare sa sfasie perdeaua ce le acopera inima si sa vada ca profetia care ii priveste s-a implinit; ei Il vor primi pe Isus ca Mantuitor al lumii si vor vedea marele pacat al natiunii lor - acela de a-L fi respins si rastignit. |
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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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