Kukhulu uJehova, futhi kufanele ukudunyiswa kakhulu; nobukhulu bakhe abuphenyeki. Isizukulwane siyakudumisa kwesinye isenzo sakho, simemezele izenzo zakho zamandla. Ngiyakukhuluma ngenkazimulo yobukhosi bakho nezimangaliso zakho. ( IHubo 145:3-5 )

Ekupheleni kosuku, ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kukhanya njalo. Ngumuntu olinganiselwe ekuqondeni kwakhe futhi obonayo kodwa okuncane ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu, kodwa uma silinda ngesineke futhi sicabangela lokho akwenzayo, ukuqonda kwethu kuyakhula, futhi sibona ukuhlakanipha kwezindlela Zakhe. Ngakho-ke, kuyadingeka ukuba sibonise ukubekezela nokuthobeka ekuhambeni kwethu noNkulunkulu ongapheli.

Lapho sifunda ngoNkulunkulu, asisoze safika endaweni lapho siyeka khona ukufunda. Kuhlale kunokuningi ongakufunda—ukuhlakanipha okwengeziwe; ukujula okwengeziwe kokuqonda; ukumangala okwengeziwe. Phambi Kwakhe, sifana nabantwana abancane, futhi uma umuntu engawujwayele lo mbono wokuzithoba, bazofulathela ukukhanya nothando Lwakhe, bazizwe bekhululeke kakhudlwana ebumnyameni, lapho bengazikholelwa khona ukuthi bakhulu.

Kuhle futhi kuqondile uJehova: ngakho-ke uzofundisa izoni indlela. Abathobekile uyakuhola ekwahluleleni: futhi abamnene uzafundisa indlela yakhe. Zonke izindlela ze- uJehova umusa neqiniso kubo abagcina isivumelwano sakhe nobufakazi bakhe. ( IHubo 25:8-10 )

Kulolu chungechunge lwezihloko, sethula ezinye zezinto ezimangalisa kakhulu esizifundile ngoNkulunkulu nokuhola kwaKhe. Yindawo engcwele esingena kuyo. Ngakho-ke, sisondela kulezi zindikimba ngenhlonipho enkulu nokwesaba, futhi sicela ukuthi nawe, uthathe isimo sengqondo esifanayo senhlonipho. Kuwudumo olukhulu, engibonga ngalo, kodwa engingafanele neze, ukubizwa ukuze ngibhale ngesihloko esihle kangaka esivezwe lapha. Ngiyakhuleka ukuba uMoya oNgcwele usebenzise amazwi ami abuthakathaka ukukulethela wena mfundi othandekayo ukuzwa ubumnandi besithelo esivela eKhanani lasezulwini.

Izigxivizo Zeminwe ZobuNkulunkulu

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yokuqala yalenkonzo igcwele isiqondiso nesambulo esivela kuNkulunkulu. Mina ngokwami, ngaqala ukujwayelana nayo ngemva kokuba ishicilelwe kuyi-Internet cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha, lapho umfowethu uRobert ehlanganyela le ngosi ngemva kokuyibona “ngephutha.” Ngikhumbula kahle ngalobo busuku, lapho ekupheleni kosuku lomsebenzi, ngabona i-imeyili yakhe futhi ngaqala ukufunda yonke incwadi Isethulo se-Orion. Ngashaqeka ngokushesha, futhi ngabona ubuhle besandla soMdali. Nakuba bengingahlosile ukudlula wonke amaslayidi angu-168^[1] ngesikhathi esisodwa, angikwazanga ukuma ngifinyelele ekupheleni!

Njengoba nginesizinda seSayensi, bengihlala ngithakasela Indalo, futhi ngithola isizathu sokukhulekela ngobunkimbinkimbi bayo obumangalisayo, nokho ubulula obubucayi, obubonakala kuyo yonke ikota—ikakhulukazi ezintweni eziphilayo. Kusukela ngesikhathi ngiqala ukufunda ngezingxenye ezincane zamangqamuzana aphilayo esikoleni samabanga aphansi, ngaba umlutha, futhi lapho ngifunda okwengeziwe, kulapho ngabona khona ukubonakaliswa kokwazi konke kukaNkulunkulu ngobuningi bezindlela zamakhemikhali e-labyrinthian kanye nezinqubo ezipakishwe ngobunono kuwo wonke amangqamuzana angabonakali ayo yonke into ephilayo.

Nakuba ososayensi abaningi bezama ukuchaza ukuthi yonke inkimbinkimbi nokuhleleka okusendaweni yonke, kokubili okuphilayo nokungaphili, kwavela kanjani esiphithiphithini nokuzenzekela, umKristu uthola isizathu sokudumisa nenkazimulo kuNkulunkulu ngenxa yezibonakaliso ezingenakubalwa zobukhulu baKhe. Kusukela ekuhlelekeni nasekuhlelekeni kwemithala ukuya ekunembeni kwe-athomu yemishini yamaselula anephrotheni, izigxivizo zeminwe ze-Omniscience zingabonakala.

Kunjalo nangezambulo zangempela ezivela kuNkulunkulu—ukujula kokuhlakanipha okungase kuzuzwe kubo, nokuphelela okungalindelekile okuhlangana ngakho konke, kwembula uMthombo wabo ongaphezu kwemvelo. IBhayibheli aliyona nje iqoqo lomcabango womuntu, kodwa lezambulo ezivela kuNkulunkulu, ezinikezwa ngezinhlangano zabantu. Emikhiqizweni ejule kakhulu yomuntu, kunomkhawulo ongashoni wolwazi olutholiwe olungatholwa ngaphambi kokuba kubonakale amanga nokungqubuzana okuningi, kodwa ukujula kokufundwa kwesambulo sikaNkulunkulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi singokwemvelo noma sibhaliwe, awazi umkhawulo.

Lapho abangane abahlonishwayo bengitshela ukuthi isambulo esivela ku-Orion sasiwumkhiqizo wengqondo yomuntu siqu, eqondiswa uMoya oNgcwele, futhi njengoba izilingo nobunzima kwakungihaqa nhlangothi zonke ngenxa yokukholelwa kwami ​​kuso, ngangabaza ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi baqinisile. Ingabe ngangidukile futhi ngikhohlisiwe ngokukholelwa kwami ​​kulo mlayezo? Ukulahlekelwa abangane nokubanda engakuzwa kubo kwakungemnandi noma kube lula, futhi ukuyeka ukukholelwa kwami ​​kwakuyosishintsha ngokushesha leso simo. Noma kunjalo, angizange ngiphike ukuthi kulo myalezo kwakukhona izigxivizo zeminwe zoMdali. Izimpikiswano engazizwa ngokumelene nayo zazingenasisindo, futhi azizange zikhulume ngokuthi into ebaluleke kangaka futhi ekhulelwe ukuhlakanipha nolwazi yayingavela kanjani emthonjeni womuntu nje. Ngokushesha ngakholelwa ekuziphendukeleni kwemvelo!

Isambulo sikaBaba

Njengoba uNkulunkulu esebenze emhlabeni kuwo wonke umlando, indlela Yakhe eyinhloko abe ngukuthuma abantu abazimisele ukuba benze izinjongo Zakhe ngokuvumelana neziyalezo Zakhe kanye nokuqondisa kukaMoya oNgcwele. Ngisho neMithetho Eyishumi, uNkulunkulu ayibhala ngomunwe wakhe, yalotshwa ematsheni uMose ayewaqophe entabeni.^[2] Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ufezwa njengoba uMoya oNgcwele uhamba phezu kwabantu ukuthi babhale, bakhulume, noma benze ngokwentando Yakhe. Ngale ndlela, ithuluzi lomuntu elizimisele lisebenza ngokubambisana nobunkulunkulu, futhi libuswa uMoya oNgcwele, ukuvumelana nokuhlakanipha Kwakhe kobunkulunkulu kuyalondolozwa, nakuba kuvela ngemiqondo nezandla zomuntu eziphansi kakhulu.

Kunesizathu esenza uNkulunkulu akhethe izithunywa ezithile, noJohn Scotram naye akahlukile, futhi nakuba umlayezo unikezwa ngokutadisha nangomzamo wakhe, siyawubona umphumela woMoya oNgcwele kuwo, futhi siyaqonda ukuthi uvela phezulu. Ngisho noMfoweth’ uJohane ngokwakhe umangazwa ngezinye izikhathi ngenxa yokujula okujulile kwezambulo uNkulunkulu azinikeze leli qembu elincane ngaye phakathi neminyaka eyisikhombisa edlule. Akukho mbuzo emiqondweni yethu ukuthi ukukhanya kuvelaphi. Uwukukhanya kwaphezulu okuvela ezulwini, futhi sidumisa uNkulunkulu futhi simnika inkazimulo yakho, ngoba Nguye yedwa ongabhala lokho kuvumelana okuphelele nemiBhalo.

Esinye sezambulo ezijule kakhulu yisihloko nendikimba yalesi sihloko. Kuyinto ekhetheke kakhulu, esayithola ngesikhathi esikhethekile. Kwakuyisikhathi lapho ingqikithi yamanje yocwaningo bekuwuphawu lwasePhiladelphia, futhi ichaza ingxenye ebalulekile yophawu: “Ngizobhala phezu kwakhe igama likaNkulunkulu wami.”^[3] Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, asifunanga ukwabelana ngakho ngokukhululekile ngaphambi kokuphela kwesikhathi sokubekwa uphawu, kodwa sakufunda ngasese nabantu ngabanye njengoba uMoya oNgcwele ulungisa izingqondo zabo ukuze bakwemukele. Abanye bafinyelela ekuqondeni ngokukhuthazwa okuncane, kuyilapho abanye bedinga okwengeziwe, kanti abanye abakwazanga ukufinyelela ekuqondeni, benikeza okungaphezu nje kokudutshulwa ebumnyameni ngenxa yayo yonke imizamo yethu yokubaqondisa kabusha. Yebo, ulwazi ngokwalo akulona oluvala umuntu, kodwa uMoya oNgcwele. Noma kunjalo, ngokufunda ngasese, sakwazi ukubona ngokucacile ukuthi obani uMoya owawubalungiselele ukuba babe phakathi kwabayi-144,000.

Kusukela ekuqaleni ngokutholakala kwewashi likaNkulunkulu e-Orion, le nkonzo ibimayelana nesikhathi. Ezihlokweni zethu, isikhathi sasiyisihloko esivelele njalo. Kodwa kwaze kwaba iSabatha, January 12, 2013, phakathi noMkhosi Wezibani (Hanukkah)^[4] ukuthi isambulo esiyindikimba yalesi sihloko, sanikezwa kuqala. Kwavela isonto elilodwa ngemva kokutholwa okukhethekile okuhlobene nesikhathi: “Iphutha likaMiller,” okubhekisela ephutheni lonyaka elilodwa elembula ukuthi uJesu wayengeke abuye ngo-October 24, 2015, njengoba sasikholelwa kuze kube yileso sikhathi, kodwa ngemva konyaka.

Kungani uNkulunkulu enikeza konke lokhu kukhanya mayelana nesikhathi? Isikhathi yisihloko esingavamisile ukufundwa emibuthanweni yobuKristu, naphezu kwezixwayiso zebhayibheli ezimelene nokungabi nalwazi ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho.^[5] Mhlawumbe ngenxa yokuthi ivusa imizwa kakhulu noma iyingozi, abantu abaningi bayenqaba ukukholelwa ukuthi uBaba uyoke ayiveze imfihlo yesikhathi, naphezu kokuthi waziwa njengomambuli wezimfihlo,^[6] waze wathi akenzi lutho engazange aqale ayiveze imfihlo!^[7] Imfihlo eyembulwa nguNkulunkulu, ukuthi uNkulunkulu akalona nje uthando, njengoba lwaziwa futhi lwamukelwa kalula, kodwa Uyisikhathi futhi! Akukhona nje ukuthi Yena uyazi isikhathi; He is isikhathi, senziwe samuntu!

Lokhu kufanele kunikeze isizathu sokuzindla, futhi uzobona ukuthi iBhayibheli likufakazela kanjani lokhu! Sizohlola eminye yemithelela yalesi sihloko esimangalisayo engxenyeni esele yalesi sihloko. Kuqinisekile ukukunikeza umbono omusha mayelana nokusebenzisana kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu.

Umthombo Wamanzi Aphilayo

O uJehovaThemba lika-Israyeli, bonke abakushiyayo bayakuba namahloni, nabasuka kimi bayakulotshwa emhlabeni, ngokuba bayishiyile iNkosi. uJehova, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo. ( Jeremiya 17:13 )

Amanzi ayisidingo esiyisisekelo kakhulu sokuphila. Yonke into ephilayo incike emanzini, ngakho kuyafaneleka ukuba uNkulunkulu wethu azichaze njengoMthombo wamanzi aphilayo. UnguMthombo noMlondolozi wokuphila, futhi lokho kuphila kunikezwa ngesihle kuyo yonke indalo Yakhe. Ngokuba isizwe esiwileyo, esinqunyiwe kulowoMthombo ngesono, uJesu Kristu, enoMthombo wokuphila ofanayo kuye uqobo, wazinikela kuye ukuze amanzi okuphila ageleza avela kuYise, siwanikwe ngokuhlengwa esonweni.

Kepha manje senikhululiwe esonweni, naba yizigqila zikaNkulunkulu, nisitholile isithelo senu kube ngubungcwele, nokugcina ukuphila okuphakade. Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa; kodwa isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. ( Roma 6:22-23 )

Konke ukuphila kuvela kuNkulunkulu. Ngisho nababi baphila kuYe, nakuba bengasamukelanga isipho sika okuphakade ukuphila ngoJesu Kristu. Bayovuswa kwabafileyo ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, njengabalungileyo, kodwa ngeke bahlale isikhathi eside bephila, ngoba ukuxhunywa esihlahleni sokuphila, okugobhoza kuso umthombo wamanzi aphilayo, kusungulwa ngoJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu kuphela. Akekho omunye umuntu onganikeza ukuphila okuphakade! Lowo munye noBaba kuphela onganikela ngesipho sokuphila okuphakade.

Nokho, amanzi akuyona ukuphela kwemfuneko eyisisekelo ekuphileni. Eqinisweni, kufanekisela okuthile okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuba khona: isikhathi. Wona kanye ama-athomu esakhiwe ngawo, aqhubeka nokunyakaza okungenakuvinjwa. Yonke izinhlayiya zento ekhona ihlale igcina amandla athile okunyakaza okungeke kwenzeke ukuwasusa.^[8] Ngakho-ke, ukuba khona ngokwakho kusho ukunyakaza, futhi ukunyakaza kuwushintsho endaweni isikhathi. Akukho okungaba khona ngaphandle kokunyakaza, futhi ukunyakaza ngeke kube khona ngaphandle kwesikhathi.

Yangikhombisa umfula wamanzi okuphila ucwebezela njengekristalu, uphuma esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu. Phakathi kwesitaladi sawo nangaphesheya komfula kwakukhona umuthi wokuphila, othela izithelo eziyishumi nambili, uthela izithelo zawo inyanga nenyanga, namaqabunga omuthi angawokuphulukisa izizwe. ( IsAmbulo 22:1-2 )

Njengamanzi omfula wokuphila, isikhathi sigeleza ohlangothini olulodwa kuphela, futhi njengoba amanzi ephuma esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, kanjalo nesikhathi. Umuthi wokuphila wondliwa yilowo mfula, njengoba yonke iNdalo incike esikhathini, futhi konke ukuphila kuncike kuMoya kaNkulunkulu. Indalo kaNkulunkulu ayinhle nje kuphela, iyafundisa. Kukhona injongo nencazelo kukho konke uNkulunkulu akwenzayo. Kungani uNkulunkulu ekhethe ukusebenzisa a isihlahla yokuphila? Kunencazelo ejulile, futhi kakade sesiqalile ukusondela ekuyiqondeni! Umuthi wokuphila, nakuba uqukethe imifanekiso eminingi njengoba kuvezwe kusAmbulo, wawuwumuthi wangempela owatshalwa ensimini yase-Edene, lapho uNkulunkulu akhuluma khona no-Adamu no-Eva ngaphambi kokona kwabo. Ku Imfihlakalo kaHezekeli, sethula umfanekiso womfula owawugeleza uvela e-Edene futhi uhlanganisa amakhanda amane. Lapho kuyachazwa ukuthi zimelela kanjani izinkathi ezine zesikhathi lapho amanzi aphilayo avela kuMoya kaNkulunkulu anikelwa emaqenjini amane ahlukene abantu uNkulunkulu ayebakhethile, ukuze abasabalalise kuwo wonke umhlaba.

Ngokuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyisikhathi, indlela ivuliwe yokuchaza umfanekiso womuthi nomfula wokuphila njengoba uvezwe kusAmbulo. Isimo sivuleka ngomfula omuhle wokuphila ovela esihlalweni sobukhosi.

Kusikhumbuza umfula umprofethi uHezekeli awubona ugeleza uvela ethempelini embonweni wakhe. Embonweni kaHezekeli, kunikezwa imininingwane eyengeziwe esikisela okuthile ngalo mfula. Ake sicabangele kuqala incazelo yakhe yomphumela wawo:

Kuyakuthi konke okuphilayo, okunyakazayo, nomaphi lapho umfula ufika khona, kuyakuphila; kube izinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu, ngokuba lawa manzi ayakufika khona, ngokuba ayakuphiliswa; futhi konke kuyakuphila lapho umfula ufika khona. ( Hezekeli 47:9 )

Okokuqala nje, siyabona ukuthi umfula ungumfula wokuphila, ngoba yonke into oyithintayo iyelapha futhi iyaphila, njengezixuku zabantu abeza kuJesu phakathi neminyaka edlule. Nokho, ngaphezu kwalokho, uHezekeli uboniswa esinye isici salomfula wokuphila. Ukhishwa ngezingalo eziyinkulungwane, bese kuba ngu-1000, bese kuba ngu-2000, futhi ekugcineni abe yizingalo ezingu-3000, futhi endaweni ngayinye yokuma, amanzi omfula aya ngokuya eshona. Ikhuphuka isuka emaqakaleni ngezingalo eziyinkulungwane, ifike emadolweni akhe, bese kuba yincithakalo yakhe, kuze kube yizingalo ezingu-4000, iphakeme kakhulu ukuba ingawela ngezinyawo, kodwa kwakuyodingeka ibhukude iwele.^[9] Ibanga elisuka ethempelini limelela isikhathi esidlulile kusukela esonweni sokuqala kwaze kwaba yilapho umfula ophulukisayo usugcwele, lapho uJesu ezohlala emhlabeni futhi anikele ngokuphila Kwakhe ukuze kuphulukiswe izwe. Sachaza phakathi Ethunzini Lesikhathi, kwakunjani ngempela, impela iminyaka eyizi-4000 kusukela esonweni sokuqala kwaze kwaba sekufeni koMsindisi. (UHezekeli waphila futhi wafa ngenkulungwane yesine ngemva kokuwa, yingakho engakwazi ukuwela ngezingalo eziyizi-4000, ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yesihlanu.)

Ngakho, siyabona ukuthi umfula wokuphila umelela ukuphila ngegazi likaJesu, elagobhoza lisuka emihlatshelweni yokuqala eyagqokisa u-Adamu no-Eva kwaze kwaba yilapho inkonzo yomhlatshelo iphela ngesipho segazi laKhe elingokoqobo. Nokho ngaphezu kwalokho, imele ukuhamba kwesikhathi, ethwala umhlatshelo Wakhe ezizukulwaneni zonke futhi emboza inqwaba yezono!

Ukuba sesimweni somuntu kukaJesu njengomuntu kukhombisa ukuthi uhlangabezana nesikhathi njengathi. Ulwazi lwakhe ngekusasa luvela kuBaba Wakhe. NguBaba kuphela, uJesu anjengaye “iwundlu elihlatshiwe kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. "^[10] Sizoxoxa ngalesi sici kamuva, kodwa siyabona ukuthi umfula wokuphila umelela uBaba.

Umkhathi Kafushane

Uma sibuyela emfanekisweni womuthi wokuphila, ngemva kokuba isiqephu sesivulwe ngomfanekiso kaBaba emfuleni wokuphila ogeleza uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi, isihlahla ngokwaso siyavela:

Phakathi kwesitaladi sawo nangaphesheya komfula kwakukhona umuthi wokuphila, othela izithelo eziyishumi nambili, uthela izithelo zawo inyanga nenyanga, namaqabunga omuthi angawokuphulukisa izizwe. ( IsAmbulo 22:2 )

Njengoba izimpande zawo zisemfuleni we-Time, iziqu ezimbili zikhulela phezulu. Lokhu kumelela ushintsho, futhi kusikhumbuza amazwi kaJesu kubaFarisi abaqhoshayo mayelana nobuhlobo Bakhe noYise:

UJesu wathi kubo: Ukuba uNkulunkulu ubenguYihlo, beniyakungithanda mina; Ngaphuma futhi ngivela kuNkulunkulu; futhi angizizelanga ngokwami, kodwa yena ungithumile. ( Johane 8:42 )

Igama lesiGreki elihunyushwe ngokuthi “waphuma” lisho “ukukhipha” noma ukuphuma. Emshweni ofanayo, uJesu ukhuluma nangokuthunyelwa emhlabeni, kodwa lokhu kwehlukile “kunokukhishwa” kukaNkulunkulu! Ukhuluma ngesikhathi lapho izimpande Zakhe zakhula ngaphandle kweSikhathi. Sixoxa ngalo mqondo kabanzi kuSithasiselo C sika Ubizo Lwethu Oluphezulu.

Emfanekisweni womuthi wokuphila, lapho siphakamisa amehlo ethu emfuleni ogelezayo, sibona incazelo yobuNkulunkulu. UBaba ungumfula wesikhathi nokuphila, amanzi awo athathwa ayiswe eziqwini zomuthi, wona amele iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. Umlayezo weNgelosi yesine usobala ukuthi kunamalunga amathathu obuNkulunkulu, hhayi nje amabili. Kunezingxenye ezintathu ezisekelayo emthini wokuphila futhi kunezinkanyezi ezintathu zamabhande e-Orion ezimele isihlalo sobukhosi. UNkulunkulu unikeza lezi zifanekiselo ukuze asifundise ngalezi zindaba, ngakho akudingekile ukuba siphikisane ngazo. UMdali usekhulumile, futhi impendulo Yakhe ingeyokugcina.

Njengoba siqhubeka silandela isihlahla sibheka phezulu, sibona lezi ezintathu (amanzi neziqu ezimbili ezisidonsela phezulu) zihlangana ngaphandle komthungo zibe munye, ngoba ziwumuthi owodwa. Lokhu kumelela ubunye Babo benhloso. Kukhona ababehlose ukukwenza ndawonye, ​​futhi uma sifuna ukwazi ukuthi kuyini, simane siqhubeke nokulandela isihlahla sibheke phezulu.

Amagatsha, amaqabunga, nesithelo somuthi kusekelwe isiqu saso. Kanjalo noMniki-kuphila usekela labo abemukela ukuphila esandleni sakhe. Lokho kuhlanganisa nendawo yonke. Isihlahla siwumfanekiso ofanelekayo wendawo yonke eguquguqukayo nekhulayo. Uma ubheka phansi esihlahleni, ubona inqwaba yamaqabunga ayindilinga anwebeka ngaphandle njengoba isihlahla sikhula, iqabunga ngalinye lithola amanzi adonselwa kuso. Ngokufanayo, yonke ingxenye yendawo yonke incike ekuhambeni kwesikhathi okuyixhumanisa noMdali. Ehlangene, amalungu amathathu kaNkulunkulu anikeza isikhathi, ukuphila, nokudla endaweni yonke.

Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. Yena lowo wayekhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu. Zonke izinto zenziwa nguye; ngaphandle kwakhe akubangakho lutho olwenziwe. Kuye kwakukhona ukuphila; ukuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu. ( Johane 1:1-4 )

Umuthi wokuphila ungumuthi munye, noBaba “Wadala zonke izinto ngoJesu Kristu.”^[11]

O uJehovaYeka ukuthi miningi kangakanani imisebenzi yakho! zonke uzenzile ngokuhlakanipha; umhlaba ugcwele ingcebo yakho. Lunjalo lolu lwandle olukhulu nolubanzi, lapho kukhona izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo ezingenakubalwa, izilwane ezincane nezinkulu. ... Uyathuma umoya wakho, zidalwe; wenze bube busha ubuso bomhlaba. (Funda iHubo 104:24-25,30, XNUMX.)

Muva nje kutholakale ukuthi indawo yonke ebonakalayo inemithala engaphezu kwesigidi sezigidi—iphindwe kashumi kunaleyo eyayaziwa ngaphambili!^[12] Lawa ‘angamagatsha’ ahlukahlukene wendawo yonke, amelelwa amagatsha omuthi wokuphila. Egatsheni ngalinye lesihlahla kunamaqabunga angenakubalwa—ingxenye yesihlahla ethi nge-photosynthesis, iguqule ukukhanya kube ushukela, ekugcineni okunikeza amandla kuwo wonke amangqamuzana esihlahla, ukuze sikwazi ukukhiqiza izimbali, izithelo, nembewu yaso. Lokhu kufana nezinkanyezi, ezinezigidigidi eziningi emthaleni ngamunye. Akhiqiza amandla ngamanani amakhulu ukuze anikeze imfudumalo nokukhanya kwezidingo zokuphila emhlabeni othile owakhiwe ongafinyelela kuwo.

Ukuphila emaplanethini anjalo kumelelwa isithelo somuthi. Isithelo yisona esinikeza ubumnandi nentokozo. Kuyimbuyiselo ekutshalweni kwemizamo umnakekeli ayichitha esihlahleni. UNkulunkulu unguMnakekeli wendawo yonke, futhi izakhamuzi ziyizithelo ezimnandi esihlahleni Sakhe.

Izinombolo zikaNkulunkulu

Futhi ngalo mfanekiso, siyaqonda kungani inombolo yesikhombisa isetshenziselwa ukumelela ukuphelela. Kunezingxenye eziyisikhombisa ezibalulekile emthini wokuphila ophelele futhi ngenxa yalokho, indawo yonke. Amalungu amathathu obuNkulunkulu afanekiselwa amanzi (1) neziqu ezimbili (2, 3), kanye neseluleko Sawo sokudala indawo yonke, ngokuhlangana kweziqu (4). Khona-ke indawo yonke edaliwe—nemithala yawo, isimiso sezinkanyezi ngasinye namaplanethi ahlala abantu—umelelwa amagatsha (5), amaqabunga (6) nezithelo (7).

Kuyathakazelisa ukuqaphela ukuthi ingxenye yesine yesihlahla umkhandlu waphezulu, lapho ubuNkulunkulu banquma ukudala. Yindawo lapho uMdali ehlangana khona nokudaliwe. Uma ukhuluma ngobunkulunkulu ngokwehlukana neNdalo, khona-ke kunezingxenye ezintathu ezifanele zesihlahla. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu osesihlalweni Sakhe sobukhosi umelwe inombolo yesithathu.

Uma sicabangela ubudlelwano bukaNkulunkulu nendalo Yakhe, sifaka ingxenye yesine: Iseluleko sabo ndawonye. Ubunye benhloso yabo kwakungekona nje ukudala, kodwa ngeSikhathi emkhandlwini, kwakuhlanganisa konke okwakuzokwenzeka ngenxa yalokho. Kuleso sidlo, uNkulunkulu wakhuluma ngomhlatshelo owawuzotholwa iNdalo othandweni. Inhloso yokudala izidalwa ezihlakaniphile ezinenkululeko yokuzikhethela, yayisho ukwamukela imiphumela, lapho umuntu ezikhethela indlela yakhe. Ngakho kwakuyinjongo yokwakha ithempeli, lapho imiphumela yesono yayingasingathwa khona. Kuleso sidlo, esimelelwe yiziqu ezihlangene zomuthi wokuphila, kwabekwa icebo lensindiso.

...Ukhuluma kanjena uJehova Sebawoti, ethi: 'Bheka, umuntu ogama lakhe linguHlumela; uyakukhula endaweni yakhe, akhe ithempeli likaJehova uJehova: Yebo yena uyakulakha ithempeli likaJehova uJehova; iyakuthwala inkazimulo, ihlale, abuse esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi; uyakuba ngumpristi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi; lecebo lokuthula lizakuba phakathi kwabo bobabili. (Funda uZakariya 6:12-13.)

Okuchazwe kulesi siqephu kuwumphumela wokusetshenziswa kweseluleko sokuthula, kubhekiselwa kuJesu (iGatsha), owayezokwakha ithempeli likaNkulunkulu. Icebo lase libekwe ngaphambi kweNdalo, kodwa kuze kube yisono, sasingekho isidingo saso.^[13] Futhi kuze kube isiphambano, kwakungaqondwa ngokugcwele yizidalwa ezidaliwe. Kodwa okweSikhathi, konke kwaqondwa kuleso seluleko sokuthula.

Yilokhu Indalo ebikuhlanganisa ngokombono kaNkulunkulu. Indalo ayinakuba khona ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, njengoba nje namagatsha, amaqabunga, nesithelo kungaba khona ngaphandle kwesiqu esikuhlinzeka ngokuphila! Kodwa isono siyazibhubhisa, ngakho isono kumelwe sisuswe endaweni yonke ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuzibhubhisa kwaso. Isu lensindiso liyisihluthulelo, ngakho-ke, ukuqhubeka nokuba khona kwendawo yonke. Ngakho, uma sibhekisela eNdalweni, akumelwe sihlanganise amagatsha kuphela, amaqabunga, nezithelo, kodwa futhi neseluleko sokuthula okusodwa esingasekela ukuba khona kwayo. Sithola-ke ukuthi inombolo yesine imele iNdalo.

Kuleli zwe, kunomgoqo phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu. Icebo lensindiso liyisixhumanisi esixhumanisayo, futhi lapho icebo selifezeke ngokugcwele, uNkulunkulu kanye neNdalo iyoma njengento eyodwa ebumbene. Iyiphi-ke inombolo engamela lokho inyunyana? Kumelwe kube yinombolo yesikhombisa, ngoba zonke izingxenye eziyisikhombisa kumelwe zifakwe esihlahleni esiphelele. Isikhombisa simelela indawo yonke; kokubili uNkulunkulu neNdalo (3+4), kodwa ngaphandle kwesono.

Uma sibheka ngqo kuleso sici esimaphakathi: ubunye bobuNkulunkulu esilulekweni sokuthula, sibona isiphambano sikaKristu. Akumangazi ukuthi kufanele siphinde sithole isiphambano phakathi nendawo. Ngempela, njengoba ivezwe lapha, isiphambano simi enkabeni yendawo yonke. Kuyisenzo sikaNkulunkulu sokubuyisela umuntu esonweni. Leso senzo sobuNkulunkulu isatshalaliswe phezu kwakho konke Indalo. Ngakho-ke, kunengqondo ukuthi isenzo ngokwaso simelelwa ukuphindaphinda, njengoba nje sibonile ukuthi inyunyana imelelwa ngokwengeza. Ngakho, ukuphindaphindeka kobunkulunkulu (3) phezu kwendalo (4) kumelela isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu nomuntu sokumbuyisela esonweni. Inombolo yeshumi nambili imelela isivumelwano sokubuyisela indawo yonke esimweni sokungabi nasono. Lo mqondo kukhulunywa ngawo futhi ku Isethulo se-Orion.^[14]

Uphawu Lothando Lobuzalwane

Ngesambulo sokuthi uNkulunkulu uyisikhathi, saqala ukubona izindinyana ezihlukahlukene zeBhayibheli ngokukhanya okusha. Okukodwa ikakhulukazi kwakuwuphawu lwasePhiladelphia. Encwadini kaJesu ayibhalela lelibandla, Wathi,

Onqobayo ngiyakumenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami, angabe esaphuma futhi: futhi ngizobhala phezu kwakhe. igama likaNkulunkulu wami, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami, okuyiJerusalema elisha, elehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami, futhi ngiyakuloba phezu kwalo igama lami elisha. (IsAmbulo 3: 12)

Kule ndima, kubhalwe izinto ezintathu (emabunzini) abanqobayo baseFiladelfiya, okwakha uphawu. Okokuqala, siyaqonda ukuthi “igama” lisho uhlamvu noma imvelo yalowo oqanjiwe. Ngakho lapho lithi “igama likaNkulunkulu wami,” alibhekiseli nje kuyi-tetragrammaton^[15] noma into efanayo, kodwa ngesimo noma isimilo sikaNkulunkulu. Kuyacaca-ke, ngokusekelwe kulesi sambulo, ukuthi igama likaNkulunkulu kumongo we-Orion Isikhathi. Sizobona okwesikhashana ukuthi lokhu kuholelaphi, kodwa okokuqala, ake sibheke ezinye izingxenye zophawu.

UMfoweth’ uJohn usekhulume kabanzi ngalokhu esihlokweni sakhe sokugcina, Ihora Leqiniso, lapho echaza izici ezithile zeDolobha Elingcwele, eqokomisa izimfanelo zalo njenge-biosphere ehambayo yokuthutha abantu besuka kwenye iplanethi baye kwenye. Igama elisha likaJesu kufanele licace kunoma ubani ojwayelene nezisekelo zomlayezo we-Orion! I-Alnitak inkanyezi ye-Orion emele uJesu, ngakho-ke yigama elichaza indima Yakhe entsha njengesikhungo sewashi le-Orion.

Uphawu lwaseFiladelphia (olusho “uthando lobuzalwane”), lumayelana neSikhathi. Kumayelana nokugcina umqhele wesikhathi^[16] ngokuqhubeka nokuphila ngokunqoba aze abuye uJesu. Ngaleso sikhathi, lapho uBaba ehla kanye ne-Alnitak kanye neDolobha Elingcwele, kucaciswe iwashi le-Orion. Sasiqonda isikhathi, futhi saze sabhala usuku emabunzini ezithombe zethu zephrofayela ye-Facebook njengophawu lwenkolelo yethu, ukuqonda ukuthi uphawu luhlobene nesikhathi esithile: isikhathi sokubuya kukaJesu.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abaklolodayo bathini, ngempela kwakuyisikhathi lapho ngempela Wayeyobuya khona. Amawashi ayengenaphutha. Kunobufakazi obuningi kakhulu obusekela ukunemba kwazo. Kodwa umuntu akabekwa uphawu ngempela nguMoya oNgcwele ebandleni lothando lobuzalwane ngaphandle uma evivinyiwe futhi kuboniswa ukuthi, eqinisweni, ubonisa uthando lokuzidela kubafowabo—futhi “ngabazalwane,” ngibhekisela kuso sonke isintu, hhayi nje abangani bethu nomndeni! Futhi ngokweqiniso ekuhlakanipheni kukaNkulunkulu, Wahlela uvivinyo ocingweni ngokwalo, njengoba uzobona.

Sasisazi isikhathi futhi sasijabulela ngokwengeziwe ithemba lokubona ithemba elibusisekile, kodwa kwakukhona ukudabuka okwadambisa injabulo yethu yokuthi uJesu uyeza. Babembalwa kakhulu ababekholwa! Ngokwami, lapho ngicabanga ngabantu ababebonakala sengathi banenhliziyo eqotho futhi ethobekile, ababelindele ukuhlwithwa, ngangizibuza ukuthi kungani kufanele badumale, kuyilapho ngamukelwa, ngoba ngangingengcono kunabo!

Noma kunjalo, angikwazanga ukububalekela ubufakazi bokuthi lo mlayezo wawuyizwi lodwa levangeli elimsulwa, futhi akekho owayengaphila kuze kube sekugcineni ngaphandle kwalo, ngoba lilodwa liqukethe ulwazi olukhethekile oludingekayo ukuze isizukulwane sokugcina sime ngemva kokuba uJesu eyeke ukuncenga ukuze eze. Sasiqonda isibonakaliso sokuthi uNkulunkulu wayesinike isivumelwano saphakade, njengoba uMfoweth’ uJohane ezochaza esihlokweni esilandelayo salolu chungechunge, futhi konke kwase kugcwalisekile, nakuba kwakungenjalo ngendlela esasiyilindele. Nokho, nakuba kungokomfanekiso, ukugcwaliseka kwakucace kakhulu ukuba kwenziwe iphutha.

Uvivinyo lwafika lapho siqonda ukufaneleka kwendaba yenkonzo kaJakobe kuLabani amadodakazi akhe amabili, uLeya noRaheli. UMfoweth’ uRobert uzohlanganyela okwengeziwe ngesifundo esihlokweni sakhe, kodwa kwanele ukusho lapha ukuthi saqaphela ukuthi kwakuyodingeka sikhonze enye “iminyaka eyisikhombisa” emhlabeni, sinikeza isikhathi salabo esasilindele ukuba bafike phakathi neminyaka eyisikhombisa yokuqala, kodwa abangazange bafike! Besingazimisela ukwenza lokho ekuphakameni kwethemba lethu nokulindela ukubuya kukaKristu, okwakuzoba phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa?

Sanikezwa ukukhetha: Ingabe sasiyokhetha ukwanelisa isifiso sethu esinamandla sokwenziwa ngemizimba yethu egulayo naleli zwe elimnyama manje, lishiya izakhamuzi zalo zingenathemba “iminyaka eyisikhombisa” yezinhlupho nezimo ezicindezelayo, saneliswa abambalwa abakholwayo, esakhe isibopho sobunye nabo? Noma singabethela ukulangazelela okukhulu nethemba lenyama yethu, futhi sizithobe eminyakeni eyisikhombisa ende, njengoba sasikholwa, yenkonzo eyengeziwe, sazi ukuthi kuyoba isikhathi sokushushiswa nosizi olukhulu? Nokho, kulesi simo kwakuyoba phakathi nesikhathi lapho iziprofetho zaziyogcwaliseka ngokoqobo ngendlela ebonakala kalula nengokoqobo, kangangokuthi abaningi bayokubona futhi bafune iqiniso.

Ukukhetha okudingekile kwakucacile: kwakungeke kube kuhle ukukhetha ngokwezifiso zethu zobugovu. Ngakho, kwakudumaza njengoba kwakunjalo enyameni yethu, ithemba lethu lavuselelwa ukuthi yini ngempela isifiso esikhulu sezinhliziyo zethu kusengagcwaliseka: ukuthi labo abangasenqabanga isikhathi, babone ubuhle beNkosi yethu e-Orion, futhi bahlanganyele nathi ekunikezeni ubufakazi bomhlatshelo bothando lwabo nokuzibophezela kuYe.

Uphawu lwaseFiladelfiya aluphathelene nje nesikhathi sokubuya kukaJesu, kodwa selumayelana Nkulunkulu, OnguSikhathi! Futhi uma uNkulunkulu eyiSikhathi, khona-ke Angenza ngesikhathi, lokho Akufunayo! IBhayibheli liqukethe izibonelo zokulawula kukaNkulunkulu isikhathi, njengoba cishe uyazi. (Usuku lukaHezekiya olufinyeziwe^[17] nosuku oluphindwe kabili lukaJoshuwa^[18] zimbili ezifika ngokushesha engqondweni.) Ngophawu lweSikhathi ebunzini lakho, amathuba avuliwe, futhi lapho singekho isikhathi esanele sokufeza umsebenzi, khona-ke sinxusa uNkulunkulu wethu, ongasinika isidingo sethu. Uthando lobuzalwane lumayelana nokubuza Isikhathi ukuze uthole isikhathi esengeziwe salabo abasidingayo, naphezu kokuzinikela okufanele sikunikeze kule nqubo. Lesi yisimilo salowo obekwe uphawu.

Amawashi asefinyelele ekupheleni kwawo, futhi siyaqaphela ukuthi abangu-144,000 XNUMX kumelwe baliqonde ngokungagunci igunya likaNkulunkulu ngokuphathelene nesikhathi! Bayoqaphela isigijimi sesikhathi njengeqiniso futhi babonise uthando lobuzalwane olungadela izifiso zabo ngokukhululekile ukuze bacele isikhathi sabanye, uma sidingeka. Baphakamisa amehlo abo futhi babheke ngalé komkhaya wabo omncane, lapho imizamo yabaningi abangenalo iqiniso ubuzalwane uthando, zidliwa ngokuphelele nangobugovu—futhi zivame ukumoshwa—njengokungathi awukho omunye umphefumulo kule planethi ebhujisiwe ukuletha ulwazi lwesikhathi.

Yamukela Ngokukhululekile, Yipha Ngokuthanda

Lesi sigijimi sake saba umlayezo womhlatshelo. Ivangeli lensindiso linikezwa ngesihle, kodwa ulazisa kangakanani? Ingabe ‘uyothengisa’ ngakho konke onakho—ngisho nobuhlobo bakho obuseduze uma kumelwe kube njalo—ukuze ‘uthenge’ insimu lapho uJesu, iPharele lenani elikhulu, angase atholakale khona?^[19] Ingabe uzomkhetha uJesu esikhundleni sabantwana bakho, umngane wakho womshado, noma izinto zakho ezinkulu nenduduzo? Uma engabalulekile ngaphezu kwazo zonke lezo zinto kithi, kusho ukuthi unamazwi alukhuni asebenza kithi:

Othanda uyise noma unina kunami kangifanele, nothanda indodana noma indodakazi kunami kangifanele. Nongasithathi isiphambano sakhe, angilandele, kangifanele. ( Mathewu 10:37-38 )

Kodwa qiniseka, iNkosi ikufanele konke esingakunikeza ngezipho zalomhlaba:

Futhi yilowo nalowo oshiye izindlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma uyise, noma unina, noma abantwana, noma amasimu, ngenxa yegama lami, uyakwamukeliswa okuphindwe kayikhulu, adle ifa lokuphila okuphakade. ( Mathewu 19:29 )

UJesu, iSibonelo sethu esikhulu, wanikela ngakho konke—kokubili ukuphila Kwakhe kwenyama kanye nokuphakade, ehlala phakade esesimweni somuntu.^[20] Siphinde sadlula kokuhlangenwe nakho kokunikeza konke, sathembisa ukuthi uma kudingekile ukusula amagama ethu encwadini yokuphila, kwakuseyinani elincane okufanele silikhokhe, ukuthi ivangeli elimsulwa, elihlanganisa nesikhathi, lingafinyelela emhlabeni futhi abaningi babe nethuba lokuthola ukuphila okuphakade kulelihora elimnyama nelididayo. Kuwumvuzo owanele ukuthi wena, mfundi othandekayo, manje usunethuba lokufunda nokuqonda! Nina niyizindlu, imindeni, namasimu esiwathola ngokuphindwe kayikhulu.

Ingabe nawe, uzonikela ngakho konke ngenxa kaJesu, uthabathe isiphambano sakho futhi umlandele ukuya eKalvari? Ukuphila kwakho okuphakade kuzoqinisekiswa, kodwa kuyodinga ukuba ukuphila kwakho kwenyama kunikezwe.

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uyakukusindisa. ( Luka 9:24 )

Khumbula ukuthi uJesu uyiSibonelo sethu. Wahamba phambi kwethu, futhi ufisa ukuthi sihlanganyele ekuhlangenwe nakho Kwakhe. Ungacabanga ngakho njengomsebenzi wokuhlanganisa. Ngokwemvelo sisondelana nalabo abanolwazi olufanayo nolwethu. Ingabe siyoba seduze noJesu, uma isimo sengqondo somhlatshelo esasibonisa ukuphila Kwakhe singajwayelekile neze kithi? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma sihlanganyela izinkolelo Zakhe; uma sizingelwa njengaYe; uma sinikela ngezimpilo zethu njengoba enza, khona-ke singazihlanganisa Naye kangcono ngesipiliyoni sethu esabelana ngaso. Siyamazi, futhi Uyasazi. Ukugwenywa kwalolu lwazi lokuhlangenwe nakho kwezinhlupheko zikaKristu okuholela ekukhohlisweni kwamaKristu amaningi.

Abaningi bayakuthi kimi ngalolo suku: Nkosi, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini egameni lakho na? ngegama lakho sakhipha amademoni na? futhi ngegama lakho senza izimangaliso eziningi na? Khona-ke ngizovuma kubo, Angikaze ngikwazi: sukani kimi nina benzi bokubi. ( Mathewu 7:22-23 )

Labo abawela kulesi sigaba esineshwa banomqondo ongamanga wokunethezeka. Bazizwa bekhululekile ngamazwi nangezenzo “zobuKristu,” kodwa abakhululekile ngesimilo sobuKristu. Kuyinkinga eyisisekelo eye yahlupha abantu bakaNkulunkulu kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi uNkulunkulu uye wabajezisa abantu Bakhe, waze wabalahla ngenxa yokuphikelela kokuhlubuka ngaphansi kokucasha kwegama elihle.

Nakuba abanye behlubuka obala futhi bephika ukuzihlanganisa kwabo noNkulunkulu nezindlela Zakhe, abaningi bayaqhubeka bethi bangabantwana Bakhe, kuyilapho ukuphila kwabo kukuhlubuka okuphelele. Ngokubiza igama Lakhe nokuhambela izinkonzo zenkolo noma ukwenza izinto zenkolo, banomuzwa wokuthi bangamaKristu, kuyilapho eqinisweni, ukuphila kwabo kungabonisi isimo sikaKristu, okuyikhona okwenza umKristu abe umKristu.

Umlingiswa Wesikhathi

Uma sikhuluma ngobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi thina njengabantu abanomkhawulo asinakuthemba ukuqonda uNkulunkulu wethu ongapheli. Kuhlale kunengozi yokuveza umbono omncane Ngaye emzamweni wethu wokumchaza noma ukumqonda. KuNkulunkulu, okhona yonke indawo, ohlala ekhona, futhi owazi isiphetho kusukela ekuqaleni, umehluko phakathi kwembangela nomphumela uba lufifi. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu uyazazi izinqumo esizozenza kusukela ekuqaleni, akekho ngempela onenkululeko yokuzikhethela, kodwa ukuthi noma yini uNkulunkulu asihlelele yona yikho esimiselwe ukuba sikwenze.

Asikwazi ukulunguza emqondweni kaNkulunkulu, lapho sonke isikhathi sifinyeleleka khona kanye, nokho, ngakho-ke silinganiselwe olwazini lwethu nasekuboneni kwethu. Ngakho-ke, nakuba uNkulunkulu engase azi ukuthi siyokhetha kanjani, asazi, futhi ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu aluyikhawuleli inkululeko yethu. Ngokuphambene, nguNkulunkulu, “onqunyelwe” ulwazi Lwakhe olungapheli, ngoba umqondo wokuzikhethela awusho lutho uma ulwazi lwesikhathi lunganqunyelwe ngaphambi kokuba kukhethwe! Yingakho umthetho kaNkulunkulu ungaguquki. Kuyincazelo “yezinketho” Zakhe, noma okushiwo kangcono, isimo Sakhe—isimo Sesikhathi.

Ngokombono wethu, isikhathi sigeleza njengomfula, futhi sibona izenzakalo zenzeka ngokulandelana, kodwa ngokombono kaNkulunkulu, is umfula uwonke, izehlakalo “azizenzeki,” kodwa ziyisimo sokuba khona. IBhayibheli likuveza lokhu ngamazwi anjengala “iWundlu elihlatshiwe kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba.”^[21] Ngokombono wethu, uJesu wabulawa ngo-AD 31, kodwa ngokombono kaNkulunkulu, ubulawa nje. UNGUYE ohlale ekhona. Isigameko sokubethelwa sinomthelela esimweni sokuba khona esichaza ukuthi ungubani, futhi sigqanyiswa njengesici esiyisisekelo.

Inhlanganisela yomthetho Wakhe ongaguquki kanye nothando Lwakhe olungapheli kubonakala esiphambanweni saseKalvari. Ngaleso sikhathi esinqunyiwe, ubunjalo bukaNkulunkulu bebungabonakala ngokucace kunanoma yimuphi omunye. Futhi uma sibuka iNkosi yethu ngalowo mbono futhi sibheka enhliziyweni yeSikhathi, sima ngokuthula. Mbone ekhalela iNdodana Yakhe eyayifa, kodwa edlula ngokwehlukana okungakaze kubonwe ngenxa yothando Lwakhe ngezitha Zakhe—bonke abonile—ukuze babuyisane Naye!

Kungani kwakudingeka isinyathelo esinzima kangaka? Ingabe lesi senzo esinesizotha sawushintsha umthetho Wakhe, noma sawuchaza ngokothando nokungaguquki ngokuhamba kwesikhathi? Ngokusobala, uJesu wafa ngenxa umthetho owephuliwe, ngoba wawungeke uguqulwe, ngoba uwumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, oyisikhathi futhi ongaguquki. Akafelanga ukuze kwenziwe ize, ngoba lokhu akunakwenzeka! Masiqaphele uma sithi umthetho wabethelwa esiphambanweni! Cha, kwakunjalo “umbhalo wesandla wemithetho owawumelene nathi”^[22] owabethelwa esiphambanweni, hhayi iMithetho Eyishumi, evikela thina! Uma sibuqonda ubungcwele balowo mthetho, besiyovumelana nakakhulu namazwi aphakeme okudumisa kweNkosi uDavide esahlukweni eside kunazo zonke seBhayibheli, iHubo 119 .

Ngifundise, O uJehovaJehova, indlela yezimiso zakho; futhi ngizakugcina kuze kube sekupheleni. Ngiqondise, ngigcine umthetho wakho; yebo, ngiyakukugcina ngenhliziyo yami yonke. Ngihambise endleleni yemiyalo yakho; ngoba ngiyathokoza ngakho. Thobisela inhliziyo yami ebufakazini bakho, ingasi ekuhaheni. (v.33-36)

Ngithobisile inhliziyo yami ukuba yenze izimiso zakho njalo. kuze kube sekupheleni. (v.112)

Ngiyakuhamba endaweni ekhululekile, ngokuba ngiyafuna iziyalezo zakho. Ngiyakukhuluma ngobufakazi bakho phambi kwamakhosi, ngingajabhi. Ngiyakuthokoza ngemiyalo yakho engiyithandileyo. (v.45-47)

Baningi abangizingelayo nezitha zami; nokho angichezuki ebufakazini bakho. Ngabona abaphambukayo, ngadabuka; ngoba kabaligcinanga ilizwi lakho. Bheka ukuthi ngithanda kanjani iziyalezo zakho; ngiphilise, O uJehova, ngokomusa wakho. Izwi lakho liyiqiniso kwasekuqaleni: futhi zonke izahlulelo zakho ezilungileyo zimi phakade. (v.157-160)

Amehlo ami ageleza imifula yamanzi, ngokuba abagcini umthetho wakho. (v.136)

Abazidlayo bangimbele imigodi, abangahambisani nomthetho wakho. Yonke imiyalo yakho ithembekile; bangizingela ngeze; ngisize. Bacishe bangiqeda emhlabeni; kepha angizange ngizishiye iziyalezo zakho. (v.85-87)

Sekuyisikhathi sakho, uJehova, ukusebenza: okwe bawephulile umthetho wakho. (v.126)

Abathanda umthetho wakho banokuthula okukhulu, akukho okubakhubekisayo. (v.165)

Uyawuthanda umthetho kaNkulunkulu; Isimilo sakhe? Uyakholwa ukuthi ihlala kuze kube sekupheleni, noma uhlanganyela nalabo abayenza ize? Futhi yimuphi umyalo othola ukuhlaselwa? Ingabe umthetho uyalahlwa ngoba uthi, “Ungaphingi”? Noma kungenxa yaleso esihlobene nesikhathi? Uyabona yini ukuthi umsuka wokuhlaselwa kweSabatha uvelaphi? Isitha seSikhathi nguSathane, ngakho kungokwemvelo ukuthi uhlasela zonke izinto ezivela eSikhathini. Waqhubekela phambili futhi wahlanekezela ukuqonda okujwayelekile kwamaSabatha Aphakeme^[23] futhi, okwenza ingxenye ebalulekile yomlayezo, ukwandisa ukumelana kwabantu ekutholeni lo mlayezo.

Futhi manje uyabona ukuthi kungani ukuhlela isikhathi kunedumela elibi kangaka? UDeveli uye waholela abantu abangenakubalwa ukuba babeke izinsuku ezingamanga ngaphandle kwegunya leSikhathi, ukuze iqiniso lilethwe ehlazweni ngokuhlanganyela nje! Futhi ingabe uyaqonda manje, kungani inhlangano ye-Advent yaqala ngomlayezo wesikhathi futhi iphetha ngomlayezo wesikhathi? UNkulunkulu wembula okuthile Ngaye, futhi udeveli umatasa ezama ukukudicilela phansi ukuze avimbele abantu ekutholeni lolo lwazi. Uyakulinga ukuba wenqabe umlayezo wesikhathi, ngoba uyazi ukuthi umlayezo kaMoya oNgcwele, futhi ukwenqaba lomlayezo kuwukulahla uMoya oNgcwele, okwenza isono esingenakuthethelelwa.

Nokhuluma izwi elibi ngeNdodana yomuntu uyakuthethelelwa; kepha lowo okhuluma okubi ngoMoya oNgcwele, akayikuthethelelwa; nakulomhlaba, nakwelizayo. ( Mathewu 12:32 )

USathane uphinde wahlasela umthetho ngokwenza abantu bakholelwe ukuthi awunakugcinwa, ngisho nangokukholwa kuJesu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukhuthaza abanye ukuba bakholelwe ukuthi bangakwazi ukuyigcina uma nje bezama kanzima—bakwenza ngamandla abo. Laba baba ngabashisekeli bezomthetho futhi ngokuvamile abajabulile, futhi benza abaningi bafulathele ngisho nokufisa ukugcina umthetho. Kodwa bambalwa ngempela labo abafundisa ukuthi umuntu angase abe nokulalela ngokukholwa kuKristu. Noma kunjalo, iBhayibheli linezithembiso ezinjalo eziningi. Enye yezintandokazi zami isekupheleni kukaJude:

Manje kuye lokho okulakho ukuligcina lingawi, lokulethula lingelasici phambi kobuso benkazimulo yakhe ngentokozo enkulu kuye uNkulunkulu yedwa ohlakaniphileyo, uMsindisi wethu, makube inkazimulo nobukhosi, nobukhosi, namandla, manje naphakade. Amen. ( Jude 1:24-25 )

Uma ukukholelwa lokhu, ungahlangabezana nakho! Yamukele kuphela ngokukholwa, ungazami ukuzibamba ungawi, funa uphenduke oshiseka ngokweqile noma othanda umthetho! Themba lokho kuJesu futhi umvumele aphile impilo Yakhe kuwe.

Iziprofetho Ezihlosiwe

AmaKristu amaningi athatha umbono wokuthi ukukhetha kwawo akwenzi mehluko, kodwa ukuthi iziprofetho nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ziyogcwaliseka ngendlela efanayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bakhetha kanjani. Nokho, iqiniso liwukuthi iBhayibheli alikuqinisekisi lokho! Ngempela, akunzima ukuthola izibonelo lapho uNkulunkulu ashintsha khona izinhlelo Zakhe (ekhuluma ngombono womuntu, kunjalo!). Waveza intando Yakhe kaningi ku-Israyeli, kodwa bona bakhetha okuhlukile, ngakho uNkulunkulu wavumela ukukhetha kwabo okubi, futhi wasabela ngendlela ehlukile kunaleyo Ayeyokwenza, ukube babehlale belalela.

Iziprofetho eziningi zanikezwa u-Israyeli ezazingenakugcwaliseka kubo ngenxa yokungakholwa nokuhlubuka kwabo. Lezo ziprofetho zabe sezifanekisela “u-Israyeli ongokomoya” futhi azisebenzi kuyo yonke imininingwane engokoqobo (ikakhulukazi amagama ezindawo zasendulo), kodwa ukuqonda okungokomoya nokuphefumulelwa kuyadingeka ukuze kubonakale ukuthi yiziphi izingxenye ezingase zigcwaliseke futhi ngayiphi indlela. Ngamazwi e-Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary:

Iziprofetho eziphathelene nenkazimulo yesikhathi esizayo ka-Israyeli neJerusalema zazincike kakhulu ekulaleleni (bona uJeremiya 18:7–10; PK 704). Ayeyogcwaliseka ngokoqobo emakhulwini eminyaka alandela ukube ama-Israyeli azamukele ngokugcwele izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu ngawo. Ukwehluleka kukaIsrayeli kwenza ukuba kungenzeki ukugcwaliseka kwalezi ziprofetho enjongweni yazo yasekuqaleni. Nokho, lokhu akusho ngempela ukuthi lezi ziprofetho azisenancazelo eyengeziwe. UPawulu unikeza impendulo kulamazwi, “Kungabi sengathi izwi likaNkulunkulu liye leze. Ngokuba abasibo bonke abakwa-Israyeli abaphuma ku-Israyeli” (Roma 9:6). Ngakho, lezi zithembiso zinezinga elithile ezisebenza kuIsrayeli ongokomoya. Kodwa ngezinga elingakanani? Lokhu kufanele kuyekwe ukuze kugqugquzelwe ukunquma...^[24]

Lapho uNkulunkulu enikeza isiprofetho, ngokuvamile sisesimweni senkulumo ethi uma-ke. Nokho, uNkulunkulu akalivumeli izwi Lakhe libuye lize,^[25] noma ngabe imibandela “uma” ingahlangatshezwana nayo. Esimeni esinjalo, isiprofetho esinikeziwe siphinde sihloselwe esinye isikhathi lapho izimo kuthanda kuhlangatshezwane nayo, nakuba isesimweni esingokomfanekiso.

Ngakho, umuntu kumelwe aqikelele ekuphikeleleni kakhulu ukuthi isiprofetho esithile kumelwe sigcwaliseke ngendlela engokoqobo. Izimo zokulalela noma zokwethembeka zivame ukusikiselwa, futhi uma lezi zisantuleka kubantu lesi siprofetho esisebenza kubo, leli qiniso lingase lenze lesi siprofetho singasebenzi kubo. Ngeke kuze kube yilapho izimo ezidingekayo sezifinyelelwe, kungaba kubantu abafanayo, noma eqenjini labameleli, lapho isiprofetho siyogcwaliseka ngokuphelele. Nakuba singase siziqaphele esiprofethweni, akufanele nanini siziqhenye ngalokho, njengokungathi uNkulunkulu kudingeka asebenze nathi. Uzosebenzisa amathuluzi aphansi, futhi awekho angeke athathelwe indawo.

Thatha u-Israyeli njengesibonelo. Ngesinye isikhathi, baphatha uMphongolo weSivumelwano njengokungathi wawuyinduku yomlingo eyayizobanqoba impi lapho bewuthatha baye empini. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wavumela ukuba lithunjwe izitha ngokunqotshwa okukhulu kukaIsrayeli.^[26] Ngosuku lukaJeremiya abantu bammangalela ngokuthi ukhulume kabi ngeJerusalema,^[27] njengokungathi uNkulunkulu uvalelwe ekubusiseni, naphezu kokungalaleli nokuhlubuka kwabo!

Ukukhula Kwensali

Inkinga efanayo yaqhubeka phakathi kwabantu ngamunye uNkulunkulu ayebakhethile ukuba babe inqolobane yeqiniso Lakhe. Okokuqala, kwakungamaJuda. Khona-ke, emva kokwenqaba kwabo isipho sikaYise seNdodana Yakhe, kwaba amaKristu. NjengamaJuda, aqala kahle, kodwa ngokushesha ukuhlehla nokubekezelela isono kwangena ngokunyenya njengoba abantu bebheke ezibusisweni eziwubukhazikhazi uNkulunkulu ayebanike zona (njengoba ayenzile kumaJuda), futhi bazizwa belondekile, bethatha lowomusa njengobufakazi bokuma kwabo okuphakeme noNkulunkulu. Bazilahla izinguquko uNkulunkulu ayefuna ukubaletha, futhi kwasala insali encane kakhulu eyamukela umvuthwandaba weNguquko.^[28] isipho seSabatha, esivela kuJesu.

Kodwa leyonsali encane nayo yakhula, futhi ngokwanda kwaba nokuncipha okuvamile kuzo zonke izinhlangano nendikimba yabantu emhlabeni. Ukwanda kwezinombolo kusho ukuthi kukhona ukwengamela okuncane kwalabo umbutho waqala ngabo, abashiseka kakhulu, ababambe izidingo zeqembu eduze kakhulu nenhliziyo. Ukuntuleka kokwengamela kuholela ekuvumelaneni nokubola okungenakugwenywa. Manje, sibona ukwehluleka okuyinhlekelele okungakaze kubonwe kweBandla lamaSeventh-day Adventist,^[29] eyakhula ensalini encane eyamukela iSabatha. Kodwa noma ngabe ukuhlukana kwebandla kuphulukisiwe, kuzoqinisa kuphela ukuvumelana kwangaphakathi okwamukelwe njengokujwayelekile. Khona-ke uNkulunkulu uzothi,

Bapholisa kalula ukulimala kwendodakazi yabantu bami, bathi: 'Ukuthula, ukuthula; lapho kungekho ukuthula. ( Jeremiya 6:14 )^[30]

Ezimweni ezinjalo, kuyodinga ukuqonda okukhulu ukuqaphela inkohliso, ngoba ukuphiliswa kwebandla kakade kwenzekile njengoba ibandla elithembekile (abantu) lashiya ngemuva ukuhlubuka kwenhlangano yebandla (okungelona ibandla, ngokweBhayibheli)! Ukuhlubuka kuhlanganisa ukunamathela kwabo emithethweni ye-UN engasekelwe eBhayibhelini ngoba inhlangano ibiyisebenzisa ukuze igcine isimo sayo sokungayikhokhi intela (usongo lokulahlekelwa okuxegayo kokungakhokhiswa intela lubenze bathobela imithetho, ehlanganisa ithuba elilinganayo lokuba abesifazane kanye nabantu be-LGBT babambe. konke izikhundla zebandla, futhi ngalokho, babeka umthetho womuntu ngaphezu kwalowo kaNkulunkulu). Inkohliso ilele ekutheni ubheka ukuphiliswa kwenhlangano, noma ukuphiliswa kwabantu esonweni. UNkulunkulu ubheka inhliziyo, futhi abantu baKhe kumelwe futhi bakhathalele kakhulu isimo senhliziyo kunokukhathalela okuhle kwenhlangano.

Kodwa bambalwa phakathi kwabo abezwa futhi balalela izwi likaNkulunkulu esigijimini se-Orion. Nokho, akukho okuvezwa omunye umnyakazo eBhayibhelini. Le nsali yokugcina iwuphawu lwesine lowesifazane wesAmbulo 12—izinkanyezi zomqhele wakhe. Bamelelwa umfula wesine ogeleza uphuma e-Edene (i-Ewufrathe). Futhi ezine ziyinombolo yeNdalo, ngakho-ke bekuyofaneleka ukuthi umnyakazo wesine yiwo ozofinyelela “emagumbini” amane omhlaba ngoMlayezo weNgelosi yesine.^[31] phakathi nesikhathi ngemva kokuba izingelosi ezine zidedele futhi zidedele imimoya emine.^[32]

Kufanele sibuze manje, singasigwema kanjani isigaba sokufa esiza kuzo zonke izinhlangano? USathane uyinkosana yokufa, futhi uma izimiso zakhe zilandelwa, njengoba zinjalo kuzo zonke izinhlangano emhlabeni, khona-ke ukufa kuzolandela nakanjani. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yokuphila, futhi ngokubusa Kwakhe kuphela singakwazi ukuba nokuphila okuphakade, kungaba umuntu ngamunye noma njengendikimba ehlangene. Ikona KUPHELA uMoya oNgcwele ongasinika isidingo sethu. Ukhona yonke indawo, ngakho angaba nomuntu ngamunye ngesikhathi esisodwa, futhi angabakhuthaza ngentshiseko Yakhe, kungabikho noyedwa ontula uMoya womhlatshelo ongayekethisi.

Ngakho, siyabona ukuthi umthandazo uwukuncika kwethu ukuya phambili. Yisikhathi manje sokuthi uMoya oNgcwele usebenze. Nguye kuphela okwaziyo ukuqinisekisa impumelelo. Indima yethu iwukubona izidingo futhi sithandaze ngokufanele nangokuqondile. Lokhu kusebenza kuwo wonke amalungu akholwayo enhlangano!

Ibandla laseFiladelfiya liyaxwayiswa ukuthi lingalahlekelwa imiqhele yalo.^[33] Lokho kusho ukuthi sebethweswe umqhele wokunqoba. UJesu wabuye wathweswa umqhele wokunqoba ngesikhathi esasingalindelekile sokubethelwa Kwakhe, futhi njengoba ukunqoba kukaJesu kwakungabonakali kwaze kwanikezwa isikhathi sokuveza izithelo zakho, ngakho futhi, isikhathi kufanele sinikezwe ukuze ukunqoba kwethu kubonakale.

Umkhuleko wethu wesikhathi usuphenduliwe, futhi siyakholwa ukuthi bazokwambulwa, labo abathambekele ekwamukeleni uMoya oNgcwele kulomlayezo, ngokuba bathola ulwazi lwesikhathi ngokubonga, futhi abenzi isono esingenakuthethelelwa Kuye ngokwenqaba umlayezo Wakhe. Abaningi, nokho, bazohlangabezana nesiphetho sabo ngezinhlupho.

Kuyisiphetho seBandla labanqobi laseFiladelfiya—insali iNkosi ebabizile—ukuba ihole futhi iduduze labo abayaziyo iNkosi, esikhathini sosizi olukhulu kuze kube yilapho izitha Zakhe sezinqotshiwe ngokuphelele. Izitha ziyazazi ukuthi zingobani. Njengoba isivumelwano sezulu somhlaba wonke siqala ukusebenza, unobhala we-UN u-Ban Ki-moon ukuqinisekisile lokho, wathi, uhlale emncintiswaneni isikhathi."^[34] Uphinde wakhuluma ngomjaho ophikisana nesikhathi lapho kwavulwa isivumelwano okokuqala ukuze kusayinwe ngo-April 22, 2016.^[35]-usuku olwaphawulwa kusenesikhathi ewashini lesifo sase-Orion,^[36] ngoba isikhathi siyazi kahle ukuthi ubani omelene naye! Amadoda aphambili emhlabeni, acabanga ukuthi angakwazi ukuhlenga iplanethi ngemizamo yawo siqu, ayazi ukuthi azibeke ngokumelene neSikhathi.

Ukunqoba kulowo mncintiswano kakade kubizwe yiLowo owazi isiphetho kwasekuqaleni. Manje njengoba Enebutho elincane, kodwa elithembekile azosebenza nalo, Uzobonisa lokho uMoya Wakhe okwazi ukukwenza ngokumelene nazo zonke izinkinga. Lo mnyakazo kaMoya oNgcwele, owazabalaza ukugcina amalungu angama-24 phakathi neminyaka eyisikhombisa yokuqala, uzoqhubeka nokusebenza Naye futhi ubuke njengoba enqoba umhlaba “ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa” yesibili.

Ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami yabuya, yangivusa njengomuntu evuswa ebuthongweni bakhe, yathi kimi: “Ubonani na? Ngase ngithi: Ngibhekile, bheka, uthi lwezibani lwegolide lonke, lunesitsha phezu kwalo, nezibani zalo eziyisikhombisa phezu kwalo, nezibani zalo eziyisikhombisa phezu kwalo, nemibhobho eyisikhombisa ezibanini eziyisikhombisa eziphezu kwalo: neminqumo emibili ngakulo, enye ngakwesokunene sesitsha, nesinye ngakwesokhohlo salo. Ngase ngiphendula ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami ngathi: “Ziyini lezi, nkosi yami? Yayisiphendula ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami, yathi kimi: “Awukwazi yini ukuthi lezi ziyini na? Ngathi: Hatshi, nkosi yami. Wayesephendula, wakhuluma kimi, wathi: “Leli yizwi likaJehova uJehova kuZerubabele, wathi: Hhayi ngamandla, noma ngamandla, kodwa ngomoya wami, usho uJehova uJehova labasokhaya. Ungubani wena ntaba enkulu? phambi kukaZerubabele uyakuba yithafa, akhiphe itshe eliyinhloko lalo ngokukhamuluka, ememeza ethi: “Umusa, umusa kulo.” (Funda uZakariya 4:1-7.)

Singena esikhathini esinzima nesivivinyayo, kodwa akulona lonke usizi. INkosi isivakashile, futhi izinto ezinkulu nezimangalisayo zizokwenzeka. UBaba uzinikele ngokwakhe ngesimo sesikhathi esengeziwe esidingekayo. UMoya oNgcwele uzozinikela kubantu ukuze baqiniseke futhi bashisekele, futhi uJesu Alnitak iNkosi yethu uye wazinikela e-Orion, ekhuluma nathi ubuso nobuso, njengokungathi. Abangu-144,000 XNUMX nabo bazinikela njengezitsha ezivumayo ukuze bakhonze uNkulunkulu njengabaphathi bebutho laKhe. Bangabaphathi Bakhe beqiniso kulabo abazolithola emhlabeni ofayo, kuze kube yilapho umsebenzi Wakhe usuqediwe futhi Amakhosi Asempumalanga angafika esesimweni somzimba.

UNkulunkulu uluthando, futhi uthando kufanele luhlanganyele ukuze luphelele. Kunjalo nangesikhathi. UNkulunkulu uyisikhathi, futhi isikhathi kumele kwabelwane ngaso ukuze sipheleliswe. Ingabe uJesu uzothi kuwe, “Angizange nginazi,” ngoba wawungeke umvumele ukuba abe nesikhathi nawe? Noma ingabe uyosithola isipho seSikhathi ukuze uhlanganyele okuhlangenwe nakho kokuphila kukaJesu okuwumhlatshelo? Njengoba unquma, khumbula ukuthi kunomvuzo okhazimulayo kakhulu wokuzinikela kwakho. UMoya oNgcwele makabe nani kuze kube sekupheleni.

Ungesabi lezozinto ozahlupheka ngazo; khangela, uSathane uzaphosela abanye benu entolongweni, ukuze nilingwe; futhi niyakuba nosizi izinsuku eziyishumi: thembeka kuze kube sekufeni, futhi ngiyakukunika umqhele wokuphila. (IsAmbulo 2: 10)

Ake ukulandisa kukaMfowethu uJohane mayelana Usuku LoFakazi sondeza enhliziyweni yakho, iqiniso kanye nencazelo yokuhlangenwe nakho kwethu nesikhathi.