Cishe isonto eledlule, umama ongayedwana ovalelwe endlini ucishe wakhala izinyembezi zenjabulo ngesikhathi ethola irayisi nemifino eNhlanganweni YamaSabatha Ephakeme.

Zonke izinkinga ziyithuba lokudumisa iNkosi. Kusekugcineni kwenkinga yethu lapho uNkulunkulu ebonisa amandla Akhe ngezindlela ezimangalisayo. Kuyimvelo Yakhe ukuthanda, ukuphilisa, kanye nokuthethelela, futhi nalapho senza khona amaphutha, lawo maphutha awuseyili lapho uMfundisi edweba khona isithombe esihle sothando Lwakhe kithi. AmaVangeli ayizindaba ezigcwele ezibonisa ukuthi uJesu wathatha kanjani izingxenye eziphukile zezimpilo zabantu abavamile futhi wabanika ithemba elisha, elisekelwe ekukholweni Kuye njengoMsindisi wesintu.

Ngisho nomhlaba uyakwazi “ukungaze uchithe inkinga enhle.”^[1] Akufanele yini abantu bakaNkulunkulu basebenzise le nhlekelele? UJesu wayeyindoda eyayivame ukushukunyiswa uzwela ngenxa yosizi lwemiphefumulo ehluphekayo, futhi wazikhandla ukuze ayikhonze. Uma singafana Naye, ngakho-ke kufanele futhi sifunde ukuguqula isimo esibucayi sibe yinzuzo yethu-sizuzise Yena-ngokusebenzisa ukunganaki. Izinjongo Zakhe zaziphakeme kunezidingo Zakhe ngoba wayethunywe uNkulunkulu:

Kusenjalo abafundi bakhe bamncenga bathi. Nkosi, yidla. Kodwa wathi kubo. Ngilokudla engikudlayo lina elingakwaziyo. Ngakho abafundi bakhulumisana besithi: Kambe ukhona omlethele ukudla? UJesu wathi kubo. Ukudla kwami ​​kungukwenza intando yalowo ongithumileyo, ngiqede umsebenzi wakhe. ( Johane 4:31-34 )

Waphila umgomo ayewufundisa: ukuthi kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela, futhi njengoMuphi Omkhulu, isithembiso Sakhe kubantu baKhe ngesokuthi isinkwa namanzi kuyoqiniseka kubantwana Bakhe;^[2] njengale eshiwo ngenhla-ngisho nakulezi zikhathi zokuvalwa kwe-coronavirus kanye nenkinga yezezimali ewumphumela.

Umzalwane owahamba kulo msebenzi womusa wabika lokhu okulandelayo:

Into yokuqala ayibuza lapho ngichaza ukuthi isonto lami yilona elinikeza ukudla ukuthi, “Liphi isonto lenu?” Ngamtshela ukuthi sikhonza ekhaya.

Akudingi indlu enkulu yokukhulekela noma isakhiwo sesikhungo somphakathi ukumisa umsebenzi wokufinyelela. Kungenziwa noma yikuphi yinoma ubani ozimisele ukusetshenziswa njengomkhumbi wokuthutha isinkwa namanzi okuphila kwabanye, njengendlela igazi eliphila ngayo lihambisa imisoco kuwo wonke umzimba womuntu. Singumzimba kaKristu, futhi ukuPhila Kwakhe kufanele kugeleze ngaphakathi futhi ngathi njengezitsha-imithambo yegazi yomzimba Wakhe-ukuze ondle futhi anikeze zonke izingxenye zomzimba emhlabeni jikelele.

Inceku ethembekile yeNkosi eyasebenza impilo yayo yonke yobudala ngenxa yenjongo kaNkulunkulu yake yabhala:

UNkulunkulu unebandla. Akulona isonto lombhishobhi elikhulu, futhi akulona ukusungulwa kwesizwe, futhi akulona amahlelo ahlukahlukene; ngabantu abathanda uNkulunkulu futhi abagcina imiyalo yakhe. “Lapho kubuthene ababili noma abathathu egameni laMi, ngilapho phakathi kwabo.” Lapho uKristu ekhona, ngisho naphakathi kwabambalwa abathobekile, leli yibandla likaKristu, ngokuba ubukhona boPhezukonke noNgcwele ohlala phakade bungakha ibandla kuphela. {17MR 81.4}

Lawo mazwi ajulile. Isonto liqukethe labo abathanda uNkulunkulu futhi banakekele omakhelwane babo:

Ngokuba umthetho wonke ugcwaliswa ezwini linye nakuleli; Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. (Galathiya 5: 14)

Bheka eduze kwakho. Omakhelwane abahlali bengomakhelwane; kungase futhi kube ucingo noma ukuchofoza okumbalwa nje ku-inthanethi. Unabo omakhelwane abanjalo abavaleleke phansi futhi bephelelwa ukudla nemali? Ingabe bakhona abantu eduze nawe abadinga usizo? Mhlawumbe njengoba ufunda lokhu, ungomunye wabo… Bese wazi ukuthi amalungiselelo kaNkulunkulu ayatholakala kuwe! Insimu yakho yobuthunywa ingaxhunyelelwa eNhlanganweni YamaSabatha Ephakeme, futhi njengoba ufinyelela ngothando olungenabugovu, kuyokwenza impendulo efana nalena engenhla: “Liphi ibandla lakho?” “Ngingayaphi ukuze ngiwathathe la manzi okuphila?”

Ilungelo lethu eliphakeme kunawo wonke njengamaKristu liwukuthanda omakhelwane bethu ngothando lukaKristu, futhi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo ezibalulekile ezingokwenyama kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokubancenga kuYe njengaLowo longanikezi izidingo zabo ezingokwenyama kuphela kodwa futhi nezidingo zomphefumulo. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, uNkulunkulu unikeze isamba esihle semali eNhlanganweni YamaSabatha Ephakeme, okwenza iNhlangano yenze imisebenzi ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima. Lena yindlela uNkulunkulu agcwalise ngayo isithembiso sakhe sokunikeza izidingo zabantu bakhe phakathi nesikhathi sosizi. Lokhu kwabonwa yinceku yeNkosi efanayo ecashunwe ekuqaleni:

INkosi ingibonise embonweni, ngokuphindaphindiwe, ukuthi kuphambene neBhayibheli ukwenza noma yikuphi ukuhlinzekwa kwezidingo zethu zesikhashana ngesikhathi sobunzima. Ngabona ukuthi, uma abangcwele bebekelwa ukudla emasimini, ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka, lapho inkemba, nendlala, nesifo kusemhlabeni, kuyakuphucwa kubo ngezandla ezinobudlova, nabafokazi bavune amasimu abo. Khona-ke kuyoba yisikhathi sokuba sithembele ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu, futhi Uyosisekela. Ngabona ukuthi isinkwa namanzi ethu kwakuyoqiniseka ngaleso sikhathi, futhi akufanele siswele, noma silambe. INkosi ingibonisile ukuthi abanye babantwana Bayo bayokwesaba lapho bebona intengo yokudla ikhuphuka, futhi bayothenga ukudla futhi bakubekele isikhathi sosizi. Kwathi ngesikhathi sokuswela, ngababona beya ekudleni kwabo futhi bakubuka, futhi kwakunezibungu, futhi kwakugcwele izidalwa eziphilayo, futhi kungafanelekile ukusetshenziswa. {Mar 181.2}

Ngohlelo lokunikeza izimali ngeNhlangano YamaSabatha Ephakeme, uNkulunkulu wafundisa iNhlangano inhloso yesiphiwo kanye nokuthi kufanele sisetshenziswe kanjani ukuze sifinyelele abantu esinikezwe sona. Qaphela ukuthi esicashunishweni esingenhla, umprofethikazi wathi, “uNkulunkulu” owayeyosekela abantwana Bakhe, futhi siyabona ukuthi wenza kanjalo manje ngezimali okufanele zigeleze ngamathuluzi abantu. Yeka ukwethenjwa, futhi yeka ilungelo okuyilo ukuba isitsha sikaNkulunkulu!

Kuyinto ethobisa kakhulu ukuphathiswa ihhovisi elingcwele lokusabalalisa amalungiselelo kaNkulunkulu kubantwana Bakhe ngesikhathi sesidingo. Umuntu uyaqaphela ukuthi mncane kangakanani, uma eqhathaniswa noMlungiseleli Omkhulu, futhi ubeka umthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu kulabo abaphatha imali engcwele ukuze basize abantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Kufanele kusetshenziswe ukuqonda, kodwa hhayi ngokokwahlulela komuntu.

Abanye balabo manje abaswele bebephakathi kwabasigxeka kakhulu. Esinye salezo zibonelo kwakungumdala webandla manje ozithola eswele ngenxa ye-coronavirus. Wayelokhu ethi “akekho owazi usuku nehora”—kulabo abafunde ukufunda iwashi likaNkulunkulu nokusebenza ngokuvumelana nesikhathi Sakhe. Ngokusiza abantu abanjalo namuhla ngemali asinika yona ngoba silandele iwashi laKhe, lesi yisibonelo esinikezwe emiBhalweni lapho isho khona lokhu okulandelayo:

uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe; isinkwa ukudla; futhi uma omile, mnike amanzi ukuphuza: Ngokuba uyakunqwabelanisa amalahle omlilo phezu kwekhanda lakhe, futhi Nkosi uyakukuvuza. ( IzAga 25:21-22 )

Lesi seluleko esifanayo siyaphindwa eTestamenteni Elisha:

Ningaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi. Yenzani izinto eziqotho phambi kwabantu bonke. Uma kungenzeka, ngokusemandleni enu, hlalani ngokuthula nabantu bonke. Bathandekayo, ningaziphindiseli nina, kodwa dedelani ulaka, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ngokwami ​​ukuphindisela; ngiyakubuyisela mina, isho iNkosi. Ngakho-ke uma isitha sakho silambile. feed yena; uma omile, mnike isiphuzo: ngoba ngokwenza njalo uzanqwabelanisa amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe. Unganqotshwa okubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle. ( Roma 12:17-21 )

Siyalwa ukuba “singaphindiseli” kulabo abazenza izitha zethu lapho sizama ukushumayela umlayezo ovela ezulwini esikhathini esidlule. Kufanele singakhethi sibe sibona ukuthi uMoya uthinta bani.

Amavesi acashunwe ngenhla akhuluma ngokunqwabelanisa “amalahle omlilo” emakhanda alezo zitha. Ingabe lomlilo osemakhanda abo ungaba umlingani wesikhathi sokuphela “nezilimi zomlilo” zePhentekoste lokuqala? Ingabe usekhona uSawulu, umshushisi kaKristu, osezoba uPawulu, ukuba asebenze kanzima ngenxa yalokho ake wadelela?

Kunomsebenzi omkhulu okufanele wenziwe kuwo isivuno sokugcina, kodwa izisebenzi ziyingcosana.

Ukuze Ube Umzila Wesibusiso

Kuphezu kwethu ukuhlinzeka isinkwa namanzi kusukela ekutholakaleni okuqinisekile okwathenjiswa iBhayibheli. Nokho, njengoba nje singamagatsha axhunyelelwe emvinini ophilayo, kufanele siqonde ukuthi uNkulunkulu unohlelo kanye nesigaba saphezulu sezitsha Zakhe azimisile. Lesi simiso sivamile ngokwemvelo. Isibonelo, ukusatshalaliswa kwemithambo yegazi emzimbeni kunohlelo, olunemithambo emikhulu eduze kwenhliziyo, ihlukana ibe imithambo emincane ibheke emaphethelweni. Ngendlela efanayo, imisele yesinkwa namanzi kaNkulunkulu iqala “enhliziyweni” iphumele ngaphandle.

Izoni eSiyoni ziyesaba; ukwesaba kubamangazile abazenzisi. Ubani phakathi kwethu oyohlala ne umlilo oqothulayo? ngubani phakathi kwethu ozahlala laye ukusha okuphakade? Ohamba ngokulunga, okhuluma ngobuqotho; odelela inzuzo yokucindezelwa, onyathela izandla zakhe ukuba zingafumbathisi, ovala izindlebe zakhe ukuba zingezwa ngegazi, ovala amehlo akhe ukuba angaboni okubi; Uyakuhlala phezulu, inqaba yakhe ibe yizinqaba zamadwala; isinkwa uyakuphiwa; amanzi akhe ayakuqiniseka. (Funda u-Isaya 33:14-16.)

Sicela ufunde lowomBhalo ngokucophelela: uthembisa ukuthi isinkwa namanzi kuzoba nesiqiniseko kulabo abahlala emlilweni oqothulayo! UNkulunkulu wethu ungumlilo oqothulayo, futhi ukudla namanzi kuthenjiswa labo abahlala ebukhoneni Bakhe! O, mfundi—Kukangaki nje isithembiso saleli vesi senziwa ngaphandle kokuqaphela ukuthi siqondiswe kubani! Isethembiso singesalabo abama phambi kukaNkulunkulu bengaqedwa—kwabanganabala, abamsulwa, nabangcwele—hhayi kubazenzisi abamangala, hhayi ezoni ezesabekayo eSiyoni, kodwa kulabo abahamba futhi bakhulume ngobuqotho futhi bedelela inzuzo etholwa ngokucindezelwa!^[3]

Izingelosi ezimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu zichazwa njengezidalwa ezine eziphilayo ezinobuso obune obuhlukene emfanekisweni ongokwesiprofetho wemibono kaHezekeli noJohane kusAmbulo. Lezi zidalwa ezine ngokulandelana zifanekiselwa amagumbi omane omlaza we-Orion;^[4] ibekwe “ezizungeze” izinkanyezi ezintathu zamabhande ezimele isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu lapho kuhlala khona umlilo oqothulayo wobukhona Bakhe. Ngakho, ngolimi lwasezulwini olungokomfanekiso lwesAmbulo, lokhu kusho isinkwa sethu sikamoya namanzi kuvela e-Orion, okokuqala esihlalweni sobukhosi, kwase kuba sezingelosini ezine, naphumela kubadala abangamashumi amabili nane nangale kwalokho. Isebenza kanje iwashi le-Orion, futhi lokho akufanele yini, njengoba lomlaza umele lapho iSinkwa sokuPhila sokuqala sehla sivelaphi, nokuthi sizoyaphi uma Efika ezosithatha asiyise ekhaya na? UyiSikhungo, emelelwa inkanyezi ethi “Alnitak,” okusho “Olimele,” okungukuthi, iWundlu.

Khona uJesu waphinda wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini. Mina ngiyisango lezimvu…. uma umuntu engena ngami, uyakusindiswa, angene aphume; futhi uthole idlelo. (UJohn 10: 7, 9)

UJesu Kristu uyinkaba nenhliziyo yesigijimi esivela e-Orion, futhi kuYe kugeleza imifudlana ebomvu ephuzisa ukuphila koMbuso waKhe. Ngakho, amalungiselelo aqinisekile kaNkulunkulu kufanele eze ngemigudu Yakhe ayimisile; kungumlayezo waKhe onikezwa ngezithunywa zaKhe. Kwakunjalo ngesikhathi sikaJesu, futhi kusenjalo nasesikhathini sethu.

Lokhu kwabonakaliswa kahle ngokuphakelwa kwezinkulungwane ezinhlanu.

UJesu wathatha izinkwa; kwathi esebongile. wababela abafundi, nabafundi babela ababehlezi; kanjalo nezinhlanzi ngokuthanda kwabo. ( Johane 6:11 )

Ngemva kokubapha ukudla kwenyama, bamfuna futhi ngakusasa, lapho uJesu ecacisa inhloso yomusa Wakhe:

UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aningifuni ngokuba nabona izibonakaliso, kodwa ngokuba nadla izinkwa, nasutha. Ningasebenzeli ukudla okuphelayo, kodwa ukudla okuhlala kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade; elizakunika lona iNdodana yomuntu. ngoba yena uNkulunkulu uYise ubeke uphawu. ( Johane 6:26-27 )

Imigomo yethu iphakeme kunobuntu nje. UJesu usicela ukuthi sisebenzele insindiso yaphakade yabanye. Kusiza kangakanani ukwelula impilo yenyama ngaphandle kokuvikela lowomphefumulo ingunaphakade? Ukubhekana nezidingo ezingokwenyama kuphela kuwukukhulekela indalo, kodwa sikhulekela uMdali, futhi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu uyokwakhiwa imiphefumulo emhloniphayo ngezenzo ezandisa indawo yaKhe. Labo abahlala bengabongi amalungiselelo Akhe ngokudelela ukudla okungokomoya—umzimba negazi Lakhe—abafanele ukwamukela njalo isinkwa senyama namanzi anikezwe ikakhulukazi umsebenzi wokwakha ithempeli likamoya lomzimba Wakhe.

Kuyisifiso sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi abantu Bakhe basondele kuYe kule nkinga yamanje (ngakho-ke ukuvumele ukuthi kwenzeke); ukuvaleleka phakathi nokulinganiselwa eqoqweni elincane kubeka abantu ezimweni uNkulunkulu azaziyo ukuthi zifanelekile ukuze kuthuthukiswe ubuhlobo Naye ngezwi Lakhe kanye nokusabalalisa iqiniso analo namuhla. Wadala ukuthi abantu bamfune kuye encane amaqembu okufunda. Kungakho izithunywa zevangeli zethu zisakaza incwajana enesixhumanisi sokufunda nge-inthanethi okufanele—kuhlanganise nencwadi efundwayo. isipho isigqebhezana elilingana nenani lezindleko zesikhokhelo—ukuhambisa ukudla okungokomoya okuvela eNkosini ukuze kusizwe abantu baqonde iziprofetho zeBhayibheli ngenxa yalokho okwenzeka emhlabeni namuhla.

Abantu kudingeka baqonde ukuthi uJesu uyeza! Izinkinga ezishaqisa umhlaba zilandelana ziwubufakazi bokuthi ukubuya Kwakhe sekuseduze, njengoba nemihelo yokubeletha isho ukuthi sesifikile isikhathi sokubeletha. Yisikhathi sokumemezela ukubuya Kwakhe, futhi iNkosi inikeze izimo namalungiselelo okukufeza.

Umbuzo uwukuthi, ubani oyoba isitsha sethempeli Lakhe ukusabalalisa lezi zidingo?

Ukuze Uthinte Inhlamvu Yeso LikaNkulunkulu

Isitha esikhulu, nokho, sihlala sisebenza ngokumelene necebo likaNkulunkulu, futhi ngezikhathi zempi, kufanele sizidele njengoba kudingeka ukuze sithole ukunqoba. KwekaMfowethu Robert isihloko sokuvala, wathinta indlela amabhange aseBabiloni amisa ngayo izimali okwakumelwe zisetshenziselwe umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu wokondla abantwana Bakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakwenziwa imizamo emikhulu yokulungisa indawo engcwele eku-inthanethi, ebizwa ngokuthi Isiphephelo, njengendawo lapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu bengahlangana khona ukuze baqhubeke nomsebenzi wabo wokufundisa nokufinyelela ezweni lapho abahlinzeki benkonzo abakhulu njenge-YouTube ne-Facebook bebelokhu bekhawulela okuqukethwe kanye nokufinyelela kwemiyalezo kaNkulunkulu. Izinkulungwane zamaRandi namaviki ambalwa omzamo wokuhlela omkhulu njengomnikelo womhlatshelo ovela kubathuthukisi bethu ababili, ababenengcindezi ephindwe kabili ngaleso sikhathi ngoba nabo bangababhali, bangena kuphrojekthi yesiphephelo ngenkathi iBhabhiloni iphethe imali okufanele ngabe ikhona ukuyixhasa. Inhloso yokwakha izakhiwo zethempeli likaNkulunkulu elingokomoya ngabe iphazamisekile, ukube bekungengenxa yokuzinikela nokuzinikela kwabanye abambalwa embuthweni wethu ababebheka izidingo zabanye ngaphezu kwezabo futhi bakwazi ukusiza ngokwezimali.

Lolu uhlobo lokuzidela oluye lwaxosha umnyakazo kusukela ekusungulweni kwawo, lapho uMfoweth’ uJohane enikela okokuqala ngezinsiza zakhe ezilinganiselwe ukuze akhe indawo yokuhlala yezwe ephansi ebizwa ngokuthi i-White Cloud Farm, lapho umsebenzi wokubhala wenziwa khona ukuze kuhlinzekwe inyama ngesikhathi esifanele odla kuyo njengoba ufunda lokhu. Nalokho, kwenziwa ngaphansi kokuswela nezimo ezinzima.

Kunokungqubuzana okukhulu phakathi kwemibuso yalelizwe noMbuso kaNkulunkulu, kodwa uma siqina ekuthembeni izithembiso zikaJehova, ngeke asiphoxe. Izwe lobuKristu liye laba neminyaka yalo yokuthunjwa eBabiloni, kodwa isikhathi sokukhululwa sesifikile njengoba safika kumaJuda ngesikhathi sikaDaniyeli. Sidinga nje ukulalela umyalo Wakhe wokuphuma eBabiloni ngaphambi kokubhujiswa kwalo:

Zikhulule, Siyoni, ohlezi nendodakazi yaseBabele. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Nkosi yababungazi; Ngemva kwenkazimulo ingithumile ezizweni ezaziphanga nina. ngokuba othinta nina uthinta inhlamvu yeso lakhe. (Funda uZakariya 2:7-8.)

UJehova unesikhwele ngabantu bakhe; akuyona into encane eyenziwe iBhabhiloni! Ukubeka umqhele kuzo zonke izenzo zakhe zokudelela uNkulunkulu phakathi namakhulu eminyaka, uze ufike ngisho nasekuphazamiseni umsebenzi Wakhe ngokuvala nokubekela imingcele izinsiza okufanele zondle abantu abangamatshe aphilayo endlu Yakhe. UNkulunkulu unithanda kakhulu; Wakukhokhela inani elikhulu, futhi uma nina enakha ithempeli Lakhe lomoya nihlushwa indlala noma ukoma ngenxa yokuthi imigudu yesibusiso ivinjwe isitha, kuvusa umona Wakhe ongcwele!

Ziphi izitsha zethempeli? Baphi labo okufanele babe amathuluzi okudumisa uNkulunkulu ngokupha abantwana Bakhe inyama? Ziphi izithunywa zokulunga okufanele zisebenze kanzima ukuletha isivuno sokugcina semiphefumulo? Kunempendulo eyodwa kuphela: basesigodlweni saseBabylon, bavalelwe futhi basesimweni sokuhlukunyezwa njengoba uBelishasari egcona uNkulunkulu wabo, ezisakaza bukhoma kumabonakude emhlabeni wonke ngePhasika.^[5]—ngendlela efanayo abaningi abebelindele ukuyibona uSathane ebonakala njengoKristu.

Kukhona imingcele ekubekezeleni kukaNkulunkulu. Njengobusuku uBelishasari abiza ngaso izitsha ezingcwele ukuba ziklolode ngoNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, iBabiloni liye lenza kanjalo namuhla. Izitsha ezingcwele zethempeli zegolide nezesiliva kwakumelwe zisetshenziselwe inkonzo kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ukuzitika kwezikhulu zaseBabiloni! Esimweni sanamuhla, lezo zimpahla eziyigugu zimelela imali nezisebenzi ezithwalayo ukuze zondle futhi zondle umzimba kaKristu njengoba zakha ithempeli likaNkulunkulu elingokomoya. Lingcwelisiwe futhi lingcwele—ngenjongo engcwele nabantu abangcwele—futhi izikhulu zamabhange ezonakele nezinhlangano zezimali zeBabiloni elihlambalazayo zaqina lapho zibamba imali engcwele, yileso naleso sathatha isiphuzo saso ngemva komunye endebeni yengcebo kaNkulunkulu eyayibekelwe bona kanye labo ababacindezelayo.

Ububi besono sezikhulu zanamuhla zikaBelishasari namuhla bungalinganiswa ngokuthi kwakukhona izinto ezintathu kuphela ezake zabhalwa kuyo yonke imiBhalo ezalotshwa ngomunwe woBunkulunkulu:

• Umthetho wakhe ongcwele ngesikhathi sikaMose, ulotshwe ematsheni,

• izono zabamangaleli bakaMariya, ezibhalwe esihlabathini, kanye

• umusho waseBabele, obhalwe odongeni lwesigodlo.

Ngokuhlangene, le mibhalo emithathu imele icebo lensindiso. Umthetho kaBaba ungumthetho wokuphila kanye nendinganiso yokuziphatha engaguquki okufanele igcinwe manje naphakade, ibhalwe etsheni ngoba ayiguquki, kuhlanganisa nomthetho wesine nowesikhombisa. Lona umthetho ongcwele ogcinwa ngabangcwele “abalandela iWundlu nomaphi lapho liya khona”^[6]—abakwaziyo ukuma phambi komlilo oqothulayo wobukhona bukaNkulunkulu.

Okwesibili, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yeza emhlabeni, lapho yabhala khona izono zesintu othulini lomhlabathi ngoba umhlatshelo wakhe womusa wawuzozisula. UMoya Wakhe wokuzidela kufanele udabule izitsha zethempeli Lakhe, wabele umusa Wakhe kuwo wonke umzimba.

Ekugcineni, isigwebo salabo abenqaba insindiso Yakhe sabhalwa odongeni:

Nanku umbhalo owalotshwa: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UFARSIN. ( Daniyeli 5:25 )

Igama ngalinye liyiyunithi ehlukile yesisindo ohlelweni lwaseBabiloni lokulinganisa. Lokhu kusho ukusetshenziswa kwesikali, esihilela umlaza we-Orion endimeni yawo yobulungisa—ikakhulukazi izinkanyezi zamabhande, ezibizwa nangokuthi “i-Accurate Scale-beam.”^[7] Lokhu kufanekisa ukwahlulela okuphelele nokulunga kukaNkulunkulu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Sibhekene nendaba yegunya eliphakeme kakhulu—elivela ebhentshini loMahluleli Omkhulu wendawo yonke!

Ngokuba izono zalo zifinyelele ezulwini; uNkulunkulu ukhumbulile ububi balo. ( IsAmbulo 18:5 )

Umkhawulo usufinyelelwe; icala lezono zaseBabiloni selifikile phambi kweNkantolo Ephakeme YaseZulwini, futhi isahlulelo sikhishwe ngalawo mazwi amane aqinisekile—amagama akhuluma ngemali nenani layo.

Umbhalo Wesandla Odongeni

Incazelo kaDaniyeli yalo mbhalo isasebenza nanamuhla, iphawula amaphoyinti esikhathi amahlanu esikalini sasezulwini:

Nansi incazelo yalokhu: MENE; UNkulunkulu unalo kubaliwe umbuso wakho [Disemba 19, 2019], Futhi esiphelele it [Januwari 20, 2020]. TEKEL; Wena unjalo isisindo ezilinganisweni [Februwari 22, 2020], futhi ubuciko butholakele befuna [Mashi 3, 2020]. PERES; Umbuso wakho uwu ihlukaniswe [April 27, 2020], yanikwa amaMede namaPheresiya. ( Daniyeli 5:26-28 )

Ukwakhiwa kweSiphephelo kanye nokubanjwa kwezimali zokufinyelela konke kwenzeka ngesikhathi “sokulinganisa” kusukela emgqeni wesihlalo sobukhosi kwesokunxele (uhlangothi lwesobunxele lomugqa wokukala) kuya kulayini wesihlalo sobukhosi sokudla. Ngaleso sikhathi—esiqala ngaso kanye isignesha yezincwadi zezimali ngo-December 19, 2019—kwafika bonke ababelindile futhi bezabalaza namabhange befuna izindlela zokwenza imali engcwele itholakale kubasebenzi bendlu kaNkulunkulu.

Khonamanjalo, ngesikhathi esifanayo, umhlaba ubugubha idili lewayini laseBhabhiloni, namuhla elibonakala “enkathini yesihlanu” ekhethekile yemikhosi yomphakathi minyaka yonke eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Carnival Season, ngokwesiko eqala ngokusemthethweni ngoNovemba 11 ngo-11:11 futhi iqhubeke kuze kube sekufike umvuthwandaba kanye “nezinsuku zokuhlanya” yokuphela kukaFebhuwari ngesonto elingaphambi nje kweLenti. Umkhuba wokudakwa waleyo nkathi uhambisana nokungcoliswa kwezitsha ezingcwele.

Yeka umehluko phakathi komsebenzi omuhle nokungakhathali wabambalwa bakaNkulunkulu nokuzijabulisa kwezwe! Nokho, njengoBelishasari, abaphathi bamabhange nabo ngokuzumayo babevevezela amabhuzu abo njengoba beqala ukubona incithakalo esondela ngokushesha yengcebo yabo.

Ephuzwini lenaliti yebhalansi yaphezulu, phakathi nendawo phakathi kukaDisemba 19, 2019 kanye no-Ephreli 27, 2020, zonke izinkomba ezinkulu zaphahlazeka futhi zonke izizwe ze-G7 kanye nezizwe eziningi ze-G20 zangena endaweni yemakethe yamabhere—okungalindelekile ukuthi zilulame kuzo noma nini maduze.^[8] Inaliti yebhalansi ikhombisa Februwari 22, 2020.

I-Dow Jones Industrial Average kanye ne-MSCI World Index yomhlaba wonke ziyizibonelo ezimele ezibonisa ukuthi amanani esikhathi sonke afinyelelwa futhi abanjwa kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kokuhweba ngoLwesihlanu, ngoFebhuwari 21, 2020. Kwabe sekufika iphuzu lebhalansi ngalowo Mgqibelo, ngemva kokukhuphuka kwama-indices, kodwa lapho izimakethe zivula ngoMsombuluko olandelayo (ngemuva kwenaliti yebhalansi), ukuphahlazeka kwango-2020 kwase kuqale ukwesaba okukhulu nokusongela okukhulu emhlabeni jikelele.

Isiphetho sase sifikile, futhi umnotho womhlaba waba sengozini. Ngempela iBabiloni lalikalwe esilinganisweni futhi latholakala lintula—kodwa lokhu kwakuwuphawu lwalokho okusazokwenzeka.

Kungekudala ngemuva kwalokho, ngoMashi 3, 2020 (iphoyinti likaRigel ewashini), "Ongqongqoshe Bezezimali be-G7 kanye Nababusi Bamabhange Amaphakathi" bahlangana futhi ikhishwe isitatimende mayelana nenkinga ye-coronavirus kanye nomnotho womhlaba, ithembisa ukusekela "ukusimama kwentengo nokukhula komnotho ngenkathi igcina ukuqina kohlelo lwezezimali." Bavuma ukuthi izinkinga ezinkulu zezezimali ziyeza, futhi ngempela ukwehla okukhulu kwalandela ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho lapho i-OPEC ihlangana.^[9] ukunquma ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kawoyela ongakanani okufanele kuncishiswe. Isidingo sase sehlile kakhulu, futhi phakathi nezinsuku uvalo olukhulu lwaqala ngempi yentengo kawoyela phakathi kweRussia neSaudi Arabia:

Ngomhla ziyisi-8 Mashi 2020, iSaudi Arabia yaqala impi yentengo neRussia, okwadala ukwehla okukhulu kwenani likawoyela, amanani kawoyela aseMelika ehla ngo-34%, uwoyela ongahluziwe wehla ngo-26%, nowoyela we-brent wehla ngo-24%.^[10]

Insalela kawoyela uma iqhathaniswa nesidingo igcine iholele ekuhwebeni kukawoyela ku amanani amabi ngokokuqala ngqa emlandweni! Kuyaziwa kahle ukuthi inkinga ye-coronavirus isiphenduka enye Ezomnotho isimo esibucayi, futhi lokhu kuhambisana neqiniso lokuthi imali iyona kanye umlayezo ofihlekile odongeni lwesigodlo saseBabiloni owawumayelana nayo.

Amagama athi MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN angamahlelo emali. Kwakukhona imena, noma mina, lalingamashekeli angamashumi amahlanu. Leli shekeli legolide eliyisisekelo, lapha tekel, yaphinde yahlukaniswa phakathi njenge upharsin (kusuka elithi “peres” okusho ukuhlukanisa). Konke kwakumayelana nemali—futhi ngokuncipha! Lokhu kufakazela isahlulelo seBabiloni esichazwe kusAmbulo 18 njengokuwa kwezimali.

Lapho kubalwa ngokwegera elincane (amagera angama-20 ngeshekeli ngalinye^[11]), inani elithi mene, mene, tekel, upharsin ngokwezwi nezwi lihlanganisa amagera angama-2520,^[12] inombolo enokubaluleka okukhulu okungokwesiprofetho. ‘Yizikhathi eziyisikhombisa’ zeziqalekiso ezilotshwe kuLevitikusi 26 noDuteronomi 28 , ezaziyosebenza kuIsrayeli ohlubukayo, okuphumela ekuthunjweni kwakhe futhi. UNkulunkulu wayebakhiphile ebugqilini, kodwa kwaprofethwa ukuthi uma bemhlubuka, bayobuyela ebugqilini futhi babe yizigqila okungekho muntu oyofuna ukuzithenga.

Futhi i Nkosi uyakukubuyisela eGibithe ngemikhumbi, ngendlela engakhuluma ngayo kuwe ukuthi: Kawusayikuyibona futhi; lizathengiswa khona ezitheni zenu libe yizigqili lezigqilikazi; njalo kakho ozakuthenga. (Duteronomi 28: 68)

UNkulunkulu wayememezele isibusiso nesiqalekiso ku-Israyeli, futhi impendulo yombuzo wokuthi iyiphi eyayizogcwaliseka incike ekuthembekeni kwabo kuNkulunkulu. Ngeshwa, ngo-Israyeli wasendulo, isiqalekiso sifikile nakubantwana bakaNkulunkulu namuhla abangathembekile kuNkulunkulu. Ngezikweletu, “imikhumbi” yezomnotho yezohwebo isigqilaze izizwe ezake zathembela Kuye futhi zakhululeka, kodwa azisadlali. Angeke besakwazi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ukuzulazula ogwini baye ogwini. Ngeke besakwazi ukubiza imihlangano yamatende noma ukuvuselelwa ngokomoya—noma ngisho nokuhlangana ezakhiweni zabo zesonto. Amandla aseBhabhiloni enza umathanda ngabantu, ngisho ebhebhezela ukuhlubuka ukuze kamuva abhubhise amavukela-mbuso ngesandla sensimbi, kanjalo aqede “abaxabanisi.” Noma i-coronavirus ingashabalala kungazelelwe, inkululeko elahlekile nokuchuma komnotho bekungeke kuphinde kutholakale. Ukuphila ebugqilini akusoze kwafana nokuphila kwenkululeko.

Nokho, ngisho nasemikhawulweni yabo, uNkulunkulu akazange abashiye bengenathemba ngokuphelele abantu ayebenze isivumelwano nabo.

Uma bevuma ububi babo nobubi bawoyise, ngeziphambeko zabo abaphambuka ngazo kimi, nokuthi bahambe ngokuphambene nami; Nami ngihambile ngiphambene nabo, ngabayisa ezweni lezitha zabo; uma-ke izinhliziyo zabo ezingasokile zithotshiswa, bese besamukela isijeziso sobubi babo; khona ngizakhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe, nesivumelwano sami no-Isaka, nesivumelwano sami no-Abrahama ngiyakusikhumbula; futhi ngizokhumbula izwe. ( Levitikusi 26:40-42 )

ENhlanganweni YamaSabatha Ephakeme, uNkulunkulu wezwa ukukhala kwabambalwa ababezibiza ngegama Lakhe futhi bakwamukela ukujeziswa kwabo babuyela kuYe. Ukuvuma ububi babo kanye noboyise babo kubhaliwe emakhasini amaningi abawabhalile.^[13] Umhlatshelo kaKristu awuzange ulahlekelwe ukusebenza kwawo kubo, futhi wakhumbula isivumelwano esisha esenziwa ngegazi laKhe siqu.

Ngabe sekuyisililo sakho leso? Ububonile ubugqila bakho, wazivuma izono zakho nezoyihlo, na? Uma kunjalo, khona-ke umbhalo osodongeni uyizindaba ezinhle nakuwe, njengoba kwaba njalo kuDaniyeli lapho uBelishasari embiza ukuba azowuchaza. Waqonda ukuthi isiqalekiso seziphambeko zika-Israyeli sase siphindiselwe phezu kweBabiloni ngenxa yezono zakhe, nokuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayophinde babuyele ekhaya. Ngakho, ukwahlulela kweBabiloni ngesikhathi esifanayo kuwumyalezo wokukhululwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

Isikhathi sebhalansi, kusukela ngoDisemba 19, 2019 kuya ku-Ephreli 27, 2020 kwakungesona nje isikhathi esaqala ngokuthuthukiswa Kwendawo Yokuphephela yensali engu-144,000, kanye nesikhathi sombhalo wesandla odongeni lwaseBhabhiloni, kodwa futhi nesikhathi se-coronavirus ngokwayo, kusukela ekudlulisweni kwayo kokuqala kobuntu kwaziwa ngo-January. 20, 2020, kuwo wonke umonakalo omkhulu odalekile kusukela lapho. Impi phezu kwe-coronavirus iyimpi yomqhele. Kuyimpi engokomoya kanye nomjaho. Ubani ozoba umnqobi? Ingabe kuzoba uJesu Kristu nabahlengiweyo baKhe, noma inkosana yaseBabiloni nezithunjwa zayo?

Ukubuthwa Kwabakhethiweyo

Kuyisihawu sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi asiqedwa^[14] nokuthi naphezu kwazo zonke izahlulelo ezehlele ibandla, usafinyelela ngethemba nentethelelo kwabaphendukayo.

Kuyakuthi lapho zonke lezi zinto sezikwehlela phezu kwakho isibusiso nesiqalekiso engikubeke phambi kwakho, uzikhumbuze phakathi kwezizwe zonke lapho Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ukuxoshile, futhi uyobuyela emuva Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ulalele izwi lakhe njengakho konke engikuyala ngakho namuhla, wena nabantwana bakho, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho; Lokho-ke the Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho guqula ukuthunjwa kwakho, ngikuhawukele, ngithande buya ngikuqoqe ezizweni zonke, lapho Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ukuhlakazile. ( Duteronomi 30:1-3 )

Yeka isithembiso esihle kubantu abahlakazekile! Lesi yisithembiso sombuthano omkhulu wokuhlwithwa, lapho izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu ziyobutha abakhethiweyo bakhe:

Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela emkhawulweni owodwa wezulu kuze kube komunye. ( Mathewu 24:31 )

Lona umbuthano oqala emhlabeni—hhayi umbuthano ongokoqobo njengoba lokho bekungeke kwenzeke ngezikhathi zama-coronavirus, kodwa umbuthano ongokomoya wabangcwele abacindezelekile abenze iNkosi yaba isiphephelo sabo nenqaba yabo. UNkulunkulu wenza indlela yokuba abantwana Bakhe abasekuthunjweni ukuba baphinde balalele umyalo weBhayibheli wokungayeki ukuhlangana ndawonye kwabakholwa nabo.^[15]

Abantu bakaNkulunkulu—abanye ezitokisini zamajele, abanye becashe ezindaweni zokucasha bodwa emahlathini nasezintabeni—basacela isivikelo saphezulu, kuyilapho kuzo zonke izingxenye zamabutho amadoda ahlomile, egqugquzelwa amabutho ezingelosi ezimbi, elungiselela umsebenzi wokufa. Manje, ehoreni eliphezulu kakhulu, lapho uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uyakungenela ukukhululwa kwabakhethiweyo bakhe…. {I-GC 635.2}

UNkulunkulu uluthando futhi UNkulunkulu isikhathi, futhi Uthumela amanothi othando abhalwe ngoyinki wesikhathi—amabika ayigugu, izimpawu eziyigugu—kubantu baKhe. Lesi sikhathi kwakungeye IVenus idlula ePleiades, iqoqo lenkanyezi evulekile elaziwa nangokuthi "Odade Abayisikhombisa." IVenus ivamise ukudlula ngasePleiades buqamama; kuba nobusuku obubodwa kuphela ngemva kweminyaka eyisishiyagalombili budlula ngokuqondile kuleli qoqo!

Leli qoqo limelela iqembu elincane lesifundo seBhayibheli, iqembu elinjalo lapho uJesu (iNkanyezi Ekhanyayo Nekusa) ehamba phakathi. Encwadini yakhe ayibhalela ibandla lase-Efesu, uJesu uzethula ngamagama angasetshenziswa kulesi sibonakaliso:

Kuyo ingelosi yebandla lase-Efesu loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo ophethe izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa esandleni sakhe sokunene. ohamba phakathi kwezinti zezibane eziyisikhombisa zegolide; (IsAmbulo 2: 1)

Kuwukuba khona kukaJesu (omelwe inkanyezi yokusa, uVenus) okungcwelisa iqembu lokufunda iBhayibheli futhi kulichaze njengebandla Lakhe. Kodwa lesi sibonakaliso salithinta mathupha iqembu lethu lesifundo, ngoba ngaphandle kokwazi, sasihlele futhi saba neSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa ngalo kanye lolu suku. Ebhodini lezaziso leSiphephelo, umuntu angafunda:

Ngokuqaphela iqiniso lokuthi iSabatha, lika-April 3/4, 2020 liwusuku lweshumi lwenyanga yesiHeberu yesikhombisa, lapho kubalwa ngokwezinkathi zonyaka zaseParaguay, futhi ngenxa yalokho liyiSabatha Eliphakeme LoSuku Lokubuyisana, isikhathi esifanelekile ngathi njengamaSabatha Aphakeme ukuba sibambe lenkonzo engcwele. Njengoba sigeza uthuli ezinyaweni zomunye nomunye ngendlela ewuphawu lokuzithoba kanye nentethelelo, futhi sihlanganyela emifanekisweni yomzimba weNkosi ophukile kanye negazi elichithiwe, elanikelwa ngesihle ukuze sihlengwe, siyakhunjuzwa ngomhlatshelo Wakhe ongapheli, futhi siphinde sizibophezele ukunikeza noma yimuphi umhlatshelo ongadingeka kithi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngisho nokuphila kwethu okuphakade.

Usuku: Ngo-Ephreli 3, i-2020

Isikhathi: Ngemva kokushona kwelanga endaweni yakho

Ekuseni—ngemva kwenkonzo yethu ngalobo busuku phakathi kuka-7:30 no-9:30 PYT—kwaziswa ukuthi kwakukhona isibonakaliso esihle sasezulwini esenzeka ngokunembile njengoba abayisikhombisa bethu kanye noYedwa babebuthene ethempelini kulo mcimbi ongcwele!

UJesu wayenathi—ibandla lasekhaya laseParaguay kanye neqoqo labantwana benkanyezi ababehlakazekile ezindaweni zabo ezikude—ngesikhathi senkonzo yethu ephansi. O, Ubathanda kanjani ababuthiwe baKhe! O, indlela Akuthanda ngayo! Nizobheka phezulu nimuzwe, okhuluma esezulwini njengoba ehamba phakathi kwethu ngoMoya? Isikhathi sokugcina uVenus edlula kuSista Abayisikhombisa kwakuseminyakeni engu-8 ncamashi edlule ngo-April 3, 2012. Ngalowo nyaka, saphinde saba neSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu ngePhasika, ngo-April 6, 2012. UVenus wayesanda kudlula futhi wayesabambezelekile ngaleso sikhathi esibalulekile emsebenzini weNkosi, nakuba sasisekude neminyaka ukuba siqonde ukuthi iwashi leMazza lalisebenza kanjani!

Kunokwengeziwe kulesi sibonakaliso, nokho, ngoba iVenus iyaqhubeka ikhanya njengoba isuka ePleiades ize ifike endaweni yokukhanya kwayo okugqame kakhulu esibhakabhakeni sakusihlwa ngo-April 28—lapho kanye maphakathi nemigqa yesihlalo sobukhosi! UJesu, ohamba phakathi kwabayisikhombisa, uzibonakalisa ngokukhazimulayo kungathi ngezwi elikhulu, Uthi, “Sekwenzekile!” njengoba uMfoweth’ uJohn echaza Isikhathi Asisekho. Lokhu kuhambisana nendlela uJesu aphuma ngayo esidlweni Sakhe sokugcina nabafundi Bakhe baya eGetsemane ngaphambi kokuba amemezele ukuthi “Kufeziwe!” esiphambanweni.

Ngalobobusuku obuyinhlekelele lapho uJesu egeza izinyawo zabafundi, Wenza umehluko obalulekile:

UJesu wathi kuye. Ogeziweyo kaswele lutho ngaphandle kokugeza inyawo zakhe. kodwa ihlanzekile yonke indawo: futhi nihlanzekile, kodwa hhayi bonke. ( Johane 13:10 )

Abafundi babegezwe embhapathizweni futhi uJesu wathi babehlanzekile; uJuda kuphela owayengahlanzekile. Ukugezwa kwezinyawo kwakumelela ukuhlanjululwa kwalezo zono (ukungalungi) ezingaholeli ekufeni. Nalezi zidinga ukuhlanzwa, kodwa lapho uJesu ebhala umthetho wakhe enhliziyweni yakho, uhlanzekile. Ukuphila kwansuku zonke kulomhlaba kunyakazisa uthuli oluncane, futhi loluthuli—iziphambeko noma ukuxabana phakathi kwabazalwane, ngokwesibonelo, abathandanayo naphezu kwalezo zingxabano—kumelwe futhi kugezwe ngokuthethelelwa, kodwa okunjalo akuzona izono eziholela ekufeni. Nokho, uJesu unamandla okunilinda, ningaweli esonweni esiholela ekufeni, aninike ningenasici. ^[16] esonweni esingasi ekufeni.

Esidlweni sakusihlwa sokugcina, uJesu wayala abafundi bakhe ukuba benze omunye nomunye njengoba enza kubo: ukugezana izinyawo ngesenzo sokuthobeka (ngokuvamile okuwumsebenzi wenceku ephansi), ebonisa ukuthethelelwa umKristu anakho nganoma isiphi isono somfowabo. Kwakungekhona nje ukuhlanza izinyawo ezinothuli endleleni, kodwa uJesu wayefuna ukuba ngokuthobeka bathethelele lezo zono zansuku zonke ngaphandle kokuzivumela ukuba zisakaze futhi zingcolise inhliziyo. Wayengafuni ukuthi umuntu azizwe emkhulu kunomunye, ngoba bonke babenothuli ezinyaweni zabo.

Uma-ke mina, iNkosi noMfundisi wenu, nginigezile izinyawo; nani nifanele ukugezana izinyawo. Ngokuba ngininike isibonelo, ukuze nenze njengalokho ngenzile kini. (UJohn 13: 14-15)

Njengoba sicabanga ngombuthano wabo omncane ngalobo busuku, kusikhumbuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqala esemncane futhi eqala ngabantu ababuthakathaka kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, kulabo bantu abayishumi nanye abasala noJesu ngalobobusuku, ubani ongalinganisa isibusiso esinikezwe isintu njengoba bona, kanye neqembu labakholwa nabo, bemukela imvula yokuqala futhi babelabela abanye!? Ngokufanayo namuhla, uJehova uthulule imvula yamuva phezu kweqembu elincane elifanayo labantu, uJehova ahlose ukukhanyisela ngalo umhlaba wonke. funa umuntu athambekele “ekudeleleni usuku lwezinto ezincane,”^[17] iNkosi yanikeza lesi sibonakaliso ukuze ikhombe eqenjini elincane lesifundo eyalikhethela ukwabelana nokukhanya Kwayo nezwe, ukuqinisa ukholo lwalabo abakholwayo, futhi njengesibonelo samaqembu amancane okufunda okufanele akhe manje esikhathini sokubutha.

Imayelana nokunikeza abanye isinkwa newayini lomhlatshelo kaKristu. Umzimba owaphulwa ngenxa yakho negazi elachitheka ngenxa yakho udinga ukufinyelela kwabanye ababulawa yigciwane lesono. Umuntu onjalo udinga umuthi wokugoma—hhayi umuthi wokugomela i-coronavirus, kodwa amandla oMqhele kaKristu okunqoba isono. Kungumnikelo Wakhe okufanele ube isinkwa namanzi omphefumulo.

Lezi zimpawu futhi zimelela umyalezo Wakhe wokugcina ovela ezulwini e-Orion (isinkwa) lapho ungabona khona izinkanyezi njengokukhanya okuvela ezandleni Zakhe ezigwaziwe nasezinyaweni kanye ne-nebula njengamanzi negazi—ulwandle lwengilazi oluxubene nomlilo—oluconsa ohlangothini Lwakhe olugwaziwe.

Lesi yisinkwa somoya namanzi okufanele anikezwe bonke ababheke insindiso yeNkosi.

Ngokuba njalo, nxa nidla lesi sinkwa, niphuza lesisitsha, nibika ukufa kweNkosi aze afike. (I-1 Korion 11: 26)

Qhubekani nidla futhi niphuza iZwi, aze afike.

Koze kube nini, Nkosi?

Lapho uJesu ethi “Sekwenzekile” futhi uMoya Wakhe uyeka ukusebenza nababi, Usahlala kubantu Bakhe abangamlahlanga. Nokho, lokho akusho ukuthi usebalethile kulo lonke iqiniso. Abaningi babantwana bakaNkulunkulu bayobe behlola ngenhliziyo yabo yonke, ngoba bayophoqeleka ukuba, lapho bebona usizi olukhulu emhlabeni, baphethe ngokuthi babengakuqondi kahle konke. Babekholelwa ukuthi bayohlwithwa futhi bayophunyuka ezikhathini ezinzima, kodwa esikhundleni salokho bayozithola esikhathini inkinga engakaze ibe khona.

Uyosabela kanjani, uma uqaphela ukuthi ayobe akukafiki ngaphambi kosizi? Ingabe uzilungiselele? Ingabe unalo ukholo olungabekezelela ukudumazeka nobunzima? Umhlaba wakho wonke ungase uphenduke ubheke phansi, futhi mhlawumbe kwase kwenzeka ngesikhathi ufunda lokhu.

Inkathi yosizi nosizi phambi kwethu [ngemva kwemigqa yesihlalo sobukhosi ka-Ephreli 27-29] kuyodinga ukholo olungabekezelela ukukhathala, ukulibala, nendlala—ukholo olungeke luphele amandla nakuba luvivinywa kanzima. [ngokudumala]. Isikhathi sokuhlolwa sinikezwe wonke umuntu ukuze alungiselele leso sikhathi [futhi uma isikhathi sifika, leso sikhathi sokuvivinywa sesiphelile]. UJakobe wanqoba ngoba wayebekezela futhi ezimisele. Ukunqoba kwakhe kuwubufakazi bamandla omthandazo ocindezelayo. Bonke abayobambelela ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu, njengoba enza, futhi bakhuthale futhi baphikelele njengaye, bayophumelela njengoba aphumelela. Labo abakhona ongafuni ukuziphika, ukudabuka phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ukukhuleka isikhathi eside nangobuqotho ngesibusiso saKhe [isimemo sesidlo sakusihlwa somshado], ngeke ukuthole. Ukubambana noNkulunkulu—yeka ukuthi bambalwa kangakanani abaziyo ukuthi kuyini! Bambalwa kangakanani abake badonswa imiphefumulo yabo ukuba balandele uNkulunkulu ngokushisekela kwesifiso kuze kube yilapho wonke amandla esenwetshiwe. Lapho amagagasi okuphelelwa ithemba angenakuchazwa ngolimi edlula ocelayo, yeka ukuthi bambalwa kangakanani ababambelele ngokukholwa okungaguquki ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. {I-GC 621.2}

Ingabe ubambana noNkulunkulu futhi ngeke umyeke ahambe ngaphambi kokuba akunike isibusiso sokuqonda osifunayo? Kulabo abakulesi simo, sengathi amazwi kaJesu kubafundi bakhe anganiduduza.

INkosi yasisithi: Simoni, Simoni, khangela, uSathane unifunile; ukuze anihlunge njengamabele; Kodwa mina ngikukhulekele. ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli. nawe nxa usuphendukile uqinise abafowenu. ( Luka 22:31-32 )

Siyanikhulekela futhi, ukuba ukukholwa kwenu kungapheli, nakuba kulingwa kakhulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unomsebenzi anibekele wona. Isifiso sikaSathane sokuhlunga omunye ukolweni omuhle kaNkulunkulu ekugcineni asiphumelelanga kuPetru, futhi wakwazi ukondla amawundlu eNkosi.^[18] Isivuno sikaNkulunkulu kanye nomsebenzi abantu Bakhe abazowenza—umsebenzi wokuqinisa abafowabo—kuyindikimba Isihloko esizayo sikaDade uYorry, ezophetha lolu chungechunge.

Sonke isikhathi sengxenye engezansi yewashi (kusukela emigqeni yesihlalo sobukhosi kwesokunxele eqala ngo-December 19, 2019 futhi iqhubeka kuze kube imigqa yesihlalo sobukhosi sokudla ngo-April 27, 2020) yayiyisibonelo salokho okuzofika engxenyeni ephezulu (kusukela ngo-April 27 kuya ku-September 3, 2020). Umzamo ohilelekile ekubuyiseni izitsha ezingcwele eBabiloni futhi zisetshenziswe ngokoqobo kumelwe ube isibonelo ezitsheni eziphilayo ezingu-144,000 XNUMX okumelwe zisebenze ekuvuneni okukhulu.

Isikhathi esincane senkathazo sesivele siqalile engxenyeni engezansi yewashi, njengoba kungabonakala ekuqhubekeleni phambili okubonakalayo koshintsho emhlabeni wethu ngenxa yokuqubuka kwe-coronavirus. A umugqa wesikhathi I-coronavirus ikhombisa ukuthi leli gciwane lavela ngemuva nje kwezihlalo zobukhosi zikaDisemba 19, 2019, kwase kuthi izihloko zezindaba zamemezela ukudluliselwa kwaleli gciwane kusuka kumuntu kuya kumuntu endaweni yaseSaiph ngoJanuwari 20, 2020, elabe selisakazekela eYurophu nase-Old World-ne-Italy, isihlalo sesilo, njengendawo eshisayo - esikhathini esibekelwe ubhubhane, okwakhula ngokushesha ubhubhane njengoba amacala afakwe e-US nase-New World. Lokhu kuqhubekela phambili kwakha isiqalo somfanekiso wengelosi enamandla yesAmbulo 3, eyabeka unyawo lwayo lokunene olwandle (Izwe Elidala) nonyawo lwayo kwesokunxele emhlabeni (Izwe Elisha):

Wayephethe incwadi encane evuliwe esandleni sakhe. yabeka unyawo lwayo lokunene phezu kolwandle, nonyawo lwayo kwesokunxele emhlabeni; Yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu njengokubhodla kwengonyama, nalapho isimemuzile, imidumo eyisikhombisa yezwakalisa amazwi ayo. ( IsAmbulo 10:2-3 )

Okulandelayo, nokho, kusukela ezihlalweni ezilungile zika-Ephreli 27, 2020 yisikhathi sokuvuna okukhulu. Njengesiphiwo okwakumelwe siqoqwe ezikhungweni zaseBabiloni futhi sisetshenziswe, abangcwele abangangcolile abangu-144,000 XNUMX kumelwe bafunde ukucula ingoma yabo futhi baphinde basebenze njengezitsha zendlu kaJehova. Kulapho abangcwele abacindezelwe kufanele “baphinde baprofethe” ngokumelene nawo wonke amathuba:

Ngase ngiluthatha ugwalo oluncane esandleni sengelosi, ngayidla ngayiqeda; lasemlonyeni wami limnandi njengezinyosi: kwathi ngilidlile, sabamunyu isisu sami. Wathi kimi. Ufanele uprofethe futhi phambi kwabantu abaningi, nezizwe, nezilimi, namakhosi. ( IsAmbulo 10:10-11 )

Umlayezo olandela umlayezo omnandi mayelana nokuHlwithwa unikezwa abantu bakaNkulunkulu abaningi namuhla, futhi konke lokhu kuhlelo lukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uma kuba sobala ukuthi isikhathi esikhulu sosizi sesiqalile, kungaba ngempela isipiliyoni esibuhlungu lapho sicwila ngokuthi ukuhlwithwa akuzange kulwendulele usizi njengoba bekulindelekile. Impela, mkhulu umsebenzi osamele wenziwe ezimeni ezimbi kakhulu futhi ngaphansi kokuhlolwa okukhulu nokugconwa kunakuqala, kunokwesaba nxazonke. Ngakho qina, ume isibindi, wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unawe.

Impi yomoya iyaqhubeka, futhi uMikayeli—ongeyena omunye ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu, enqobile empini—usevele emele abantu baKhe. Sesike sakhuluma ngendlela uNkulunkulu aye wangenela ngayo ngokunikeza izinsiza ukuze asekele abantu Bakhe ngesinkwa namanzi angokwenyama nangokomoya, nokuthi Wanikeza kanjani Isiphephelo njengekhaya labangcwele phakathi nezinsuku zabo ezisasele kulomhlaba. Lokhu kuhlanganisa kusho ukuthi sesingena esikhathini uDaniyeli akhuluma ngaso, lapho ethi:

Futhi ngaleso sikhathi uMikayeli Sukuma, isikhulu esikhulu esimela abantwana babantu bakho, futhi kuzakuba khona isikhathi sokuhlupheka, esingazange sibe khona kusukela ekuveleni kwabantu kuze kube yilesosikhathi; ( Daniyeli 12:1 )

Nakuba sibubona ubufakazi bezinto ezenzeka emhlabeni ukuthi lesi sikhathi sosizi siyasondela, kodwa umuntu angakwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi sesifikile ngoba sibhalwe phansi. umzuliswano wokugcina wewashi likaNkulunkulu, uMzalwane uJohn akuchaza kweyakhe isihloko sokuvala. Ulimi lomprofethi uDaniyeli lungabonakala ngokomfanekiso ewashini, ‘elinoziro’—isiqalo nesiphetho—eliboniswa uSaiph. Njengoba isandla esikhulu sigadla “ngaleso sikhathi” (Januwari 20, 2020) futhi ngaleyo ndlela saphawula ukuqala komzuliswano wokugcina wewashi, saphinde sakhomba ezinyaweni zikaMikayeli lapho Emelela ukukhululwa kwabantu Bakhe.

Ukuhamba ngokuphambene newashi, ngemva kokuba izinyawo ezimbili ziqale isikhathi senkathazo “esingakaze sibe khona,” (okuboniswa yibude baso sonke somcibisholo obomvu). Lapho isikhathi sifika isiyingi esigcwele “kuleso sikhathi” (uSaife) futhi, isikhathi sizophela futhi abangcwele bayokhululwa ukuze babe neNkosi—kodwa ngaphambi kokuba sifike ekujabuleni, ukuvuna kufanele kuqala kulethwe.

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