66:1 Natura si influenta Marturiilor 66:2 Pe masura ce timpul se apropie si lucrarea de vestire a ultimei avertizari adresate lumii se extinde, este foarte important ca aceia care primesc adevarul prezent sa aiba o clara intelegere a naturii si influentei Marturiilor pe care Dumnezeu, in providenta Sa, le-a legat de lucrarea soliei ingerului al treilea, chiar de la inceputurile ei. In paginile ce urmeaza, sunt redate paragrafe din ceea ce am scris in ultimii patruzeci de ani, cu referire la experienta mea de la inceput in aceasta lucrare speciala, prezentand,de asemenea, ceea ce Dumnezeu mi-a descoperit cu privire la natura si importanta Marturiilor, modul in care sunt date si cum trebuie sa fie privite. 66:3 ‘‘Nu mult dupa 1844, am primit prima mea viziune. Eram in vizita la o scumpa sora in Hristos, a carei inima era legata de a mea. Cinci dintre noi, toate femei, am ingenuncheat linistit la altarul familial. In timp ce ma rugam, puterea lui Dumnezeu a venit asupra mea asa cum n-am simtit-o niciodata mai 66:4 inainte. Am avut simtamantul ca sunt inconjurata de lumina si ca ma inalt mai sus si tot mai sus de la pamant” (1 T/58). La data aceea,am vazut experienta credinciosilor adventisti, venirea Domnului Hristos si rasplata data celor credinciosi. 66:5 ‘‘In a doua viziune, care a urmat imediat dupa prima, mi s-au aratat incercarile prin care trebuia sa trec si ca aveam datoria sa merg si sa spun si altora ce-mi descoperise Dumnezeu. Mi-a fost aratat ca lucrarea mea va fi intampinata cu o mare apostazie si ca inima imi va fi sfasiata de suferinta, dar ca harul lui Dumnezeu va fi indestulator si ma va sustine in toate aceste incercari. Invatatura din aceasta viziune m-a tulburat nespus de mult, caci imi arata datoria pe care o aveam, de a merge in mijlocul poporului si a prezenta adevarul. 66:6 O mare teama ce ma apasa a fost aceea ca, daca ascult chemarea datoriei si merg, declarandu-ma favorizata de Cel Prea Inalt cu viziuni si descoperiri pentru poporul lui Dumnezeu, as putea sa cad in pacatul inaltarii de sine si sa ma inalt mai presus de pozitia ce este numai drept pentru mine sa o ocup, aducand in felul acesta asupra mea neplacerea lui Dumnezeu si pierzandu-mi astfel mantuirea. Aveam in fata mea numeroase cazuri asemanatoare, si o strangere de inima in fata calvarului chinuitor. 66:7 Acum ma rog fierbinte ca, daca totusi trebuie sa merg si sa spun ceea ce mi-a aratat Domnul, sa fiu ferita de o inaltare necuvenita. Ingerul a spus: 'Rugaciunile tale au fost ascultate si vei primi raspuns la ele. Daca acest rau de care te temi te ameninta, mana lui Dumnezeu va fi intinsa ca sa te salveze; prin suferinta, El te va atrage la Sine si te va pastra in umilinta. Transmite solia cu credinciosie. Sufera pana la sfarsit si vei manca din fructele pomului vietii si vei bea din apa vietii'.” (1 T/6, p.62,64,65). 66:8 La data aceea, era fanatism printre aceia care fusesera credinciosi ai primei solii ingeresti. Greseli serioase in doctrina si practica erau nutrite si unii erau chiar gata sa-i condamne pe toti aceia care nu vor accepta parerile lor. Dumnezeu mi-a descoperit 66:9 in viziune aceste greseli si m-a trimis la acesti copii gresiti sa le spun; dar, in aducerea la indeplinire a acestei indatoriri, m-am confruntat cu o puternica impotrivire si ocara. 66:10 ‘‘Pentru mine era o cruce grea aceea de a le spune celor gresiti ce mi-a fost aratat cu privire la ei. Acest lucru mi-a produs o mare tristete, si anume de a vedea pe altii necajiti sau intristati. Si cand eram obligata sa rostesc solia, adesea o mai indulceam si o faceam sa para cat mai favorabila cu putinta pentru persoana respectiva si apoi mergeam si plangeam in agonia sufletului meu. Priveam la aceia care nu aveau sa poarte de grija decat numai fiintei lor si ma gandeam ca, daca as fi in locul lor, n-as murmura. Era foarte greu sa transmiti Marturiile clare si taioase care-mi erau date de Dumnezeu. Am urmarit cu nerabdare rezultatul si daca persoanele mustrate se ridicau impotriva mustrarii si dupa aceea se opuneau adevarului. Astfel de intrebari se ridicau in mintea mea: Am transmis eu solia asa cum trebuia? N-ar exista vreo cale pentru a-i salva? Apoi, asupra sufletului meu apasa o astfel de tristete, incat adesea simteam ca moartea ar fi un sol bine venit, iar mormantul, un loc scump de odihna. 66:11 Nu mi-am dat seama de primejdia si de pacatul unei astfel stari de lucruri, pana cand, intr-o viziune, am fost dusa in prezenta Domnului Isus. El a privit la mine incruntat si Si-a intors fata de la mine. Nu este posibil sa descriu groaza si agonia pe care le-am simtit atunci. Am cazut cu fata la pamant inaintea Lui, dar n-am avut putere sa rostesc nici un cuvant. O, cat as fi dorit sa ma ascund de acea incruntare ingrozitoare! Apoi, am putut sa-mi dau seama, intr-o masura oarecare, ce fel de simtaminte vor avea cei pierduti si care ii vor face sa strige atunci: 'Muntilor si stancilor, cadeti peste noi si ascundeti-ne de fata Celui ce sade pe scaunul de domnie si de mania Mielului' (Apoc. 6,16). 66:12 Imediat, un inger mi-a spus sa ma ridic si privelistea care mi-a izbit ochii cu greu poate fi descrisa. Inaintea mea era o grupa de oameni cu parul si hainele sfasiate si a caror infatisare era intruchiparea disperarii si a groazei. Ei s-au apropiat de mine si si-au frecat hainele de ale mele. Cand m-am uitat la hainele mele, 66:13 am vazut ca erau patate de sange. Din nou am cazut ca moarta la picioarele ingerului meu insotitor. N-am putut rosti nici o scuza si as fi dorit sa fiu departe de acel loc sfant. Ingerul m-a ridicat in picioare si mi-a zis: 'Nu acesta este cazul tau acum, dar scena aceasta a fost trecuta pe dinaintea ochilor tai pentru a sti care va fi situatia ta daca neglijezi sa spui altora ce ti-a descoperit Domnul'‘‘ (1 T., p.73,74). Cu aceasta avertizare solemna inaintea mea, am plecat sa le spun oamenilor cuvintele de mustrare si invatatura pe care mi le-a dat Dumnezeu. |
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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.