Uya kudlula iminyaka esixhenxe, ude wazi ukuba Osenyangweni unegunya ebukumkanini babantu, abunike lowo athanda ukumnika. (Dan 4:22)
Ngexesha leMisa kule Cawa idlulileyo yePassion, ndiye ndaziva ukuba iNkosi indibongoza ukuba ndiphinde ndiphinde ndiphinde ndisebenzise i- Ityala leminyaka esixhenxe apho iqala khona ngokukhathazeka kweCawa. Kwakhona, oku kucamngca kusisiqhamo somthandazo kumzamo wam wokuqonda ngcono imfundiso yeCawe yokuba uMzimba kaKristu uyakulandela iNtloko yawo ngokuthanda kwawo okanye "ukulingwa kokugqibela," njengoko ikhatshwa yikhathekizimu. (CCC, 677). Kuba incwadi yesiTyhilelo ichaza ngokuyinxalenye nolu vavanyo lokugqibela, ndiqwalasele apha ukutolikwa okunokubakho kwe-Apocalypse yaseSt. Umfundi kufuneka agcine engqondweni ukuba ezi zizinto zam ezibonakalisayo kwaye ayisiyiyo ingcaciso yeSityhilelo, eyincwadi eneentsingiselo ezininzi kunye nobukhulu, hayi ubuncinci, eschatological. Imiphefumlo emininzi elungileyo iwile kumawa abukhali e-Apocalypse. Nangona kunjalo, ndiyivile iNkosi indinyanzela ukuba ndihambe ngokholo kulolu ngcelele, ndidibanisa imfundiso yeCawe ngesityhilelo esingaqondakaliyo kunye nelizwi eligunyazisiweyo loobawo abangcwele. Ndiyakhuthaza umfundi ukuba asebenzise ukuqonda kwakhe, akhanyiselwe kwaye akhokelwe, ewe, yiMagisterium.
Olu luhlu lusekwe kwincwadi yesiprofeto sikaDaniel ukuba kuyakubakho "iveki" yokuvavanywa kwabantu bakaThixo. Incwadi yesiTyhilelo ibonakala ngathi iyavumelana nale apho umchasi-Kristu avela khona "iminyaka emithathu enesiqingatha." IsiTyhilelo sigcwele amanani kunye neempawu ezihlala zineempawu. Isixhenxe sinokubonisa ukugqibelela, ngelixa ezintathu ezinesiqingatha zibonisa ukusilela kokugqibelela. Ikwaluphawu lwexesha "elifutshane". Ke, xa ufunda olu ngcelele, gcinani engqondweni ukuba amanani kunye namanani asetyenziswa nguSt John angangumfuziselo kuphela.
Endaweni yokuthumela i-imeyile kuwe xa kuthunyelwe iinxalenye ezisele zolu ngcelele, ndiza kuthumela nje ezinye iindawo, enye ngosuku, kule veki iphela. Buyela nje kule webhusayithi yonke imihla kule veki, kwaye ubukele kwaye uthandaze kunye nam. Kubonakala kufanelekile ukuba sicamngce kungekuphela nje kukuKhathazeka kweNkosi yethu, kodwa nokuza komzimba wakhe, obonakala ngathi usondela kufutshane…
LWE Ukubhala kuvavanya sonke isiqingatha sokuqala se Ityala leminyaka esixhenxe, eqala ngexesha elisondeleyo lokuKhanya.
UKULANDELA INKOSI YETHU
Nkosi Yesu, waxela kwangaphambili ukuba siza kuba nenxaxheba kwiintshutshiso ezikuzisele ekufeni okunogonyamelo. Icawe eyakhelwe ngexabiso legazi lakho elixabisekileyo nangoku iyangqinelana nePastor yakho; wanga ungaguqulwa, ngoku nangonaphakade, ngamandla ovuko lwakho. -Umthandazo weNdumiso, Ubungakanani bamaxesha eeyure, V. III, iphe. 1213
Silandele uYesu ukusuka ekuTshintshweni ukuya kwisixeko saseYerusalem apho ekugqibeleni uya kugwetyelwa ukufa. Ngokuthelekisayo, eli lixesha esiphila kulo ngoku, apho imiphefumlo emininzi ivukela ebuqaqawulini obuza kuza kwiXesha loXolo, kodwa nakwiPassion eyandulelayo.
Ukufika kukaKristu eYerusalem kufana nokuvuka “kwendalo iphela”, Ukuzamazama okukhulu, xa usebenzisa Ukukhanya kwesazela, Bonke baya kwazi ukuba uYesu nguNyana kaThixo. Emva koko kufuneka bakhethe ukumnqula okanye ukumbethelela-oko kukuthi, ukumlandela kwiCawe yakhe, okanye ukumala.
UKUCocwa Kwetempile
Wangena uYesu eYerusalem. Wacoca itempile.
Umzimba wethu ngamnye "yitempile yoMoya oyiNgcwele" (1 Cor 6: 19). Xa ukukhanya kokhanyiso kungena emiphefumlweni yethu, kuya kuqala ukusasaza ubumnyama — a ukucocwa kweentliziyo zethu. ICawe ikwayitempile eyakhiwe “ngamatye aphilayo,” oko kukuthi, umKristu ngamnye obhaptiziweyo (1 Pet 2: 5) eyakhelwe kwisiseko saBapostile nabaprofeti. Le tempile yendibaniselwano iya kuhlanjululwa nguYesu ngokunjalo:
Ngokuba lixesha lokuba umgwebo uqale ngendlu kaThixo… (1 Petros 4:17)
Emva kokuba ecoce itempile, uYesu washumayela ngenkalipho kangangokuba abantu “bathi nqa” kwaye “bakhwankqiswa yimfundiso yakhe.” Ngokunjalo nentsalela, ikhokelwa nguBawo oyiNgcwele, iya kutsala imiphefumlo emininzi kuKristu ngamandla negunya lokushumayela kwabo, okuya kuthi kunikwe amandla ngokuthululwa kukaMoya ngokuKhanya. Iya kuba lixesha lokuphiliswa, ukuhlangulwa kunye nenguquko. Kodwa asinguye wonke umntu oya kutsalwa.
Kwakukho abasemagunyeni abaninzi ababeneentliziyo ezilukhuni kwaye bengavumi ukwamkela imfundiso kaYesu. Wabakhalimela aba babhali nabaFarisi, ebhenca ukuba babekhohlisa. Ngokunjalo nabathembekileyo baya kubizwa ukuba babhence ubuxoki babaprofeti bobuxoki, abo ngaphakathi nangaphandle kweCawa-abaprofeti be-New Age kunye noomesiya bobuxoki-kwaye babalumkise ngeMini yoBulungisa ezayo ukuba abaguquki ngelixesha "lokuthula" ”LweTywina leSixhenxe:
Silence ebusweni beNkosi uYehova! kuba isondele imini kaYehova ... isondele kwaye iza ngokukhawuleza okukhulu ... umhla wokuvuthelwa kwamaxilongo… (Zef 1: 7, 14-16)
Kungenzeka ukuba ngentetho eqinisekileyo, isenzo, okanye impendulo kaBawo oyiNgcwele, umgca ocacileyo uyakutsalwa esantini, kwaye abo bangavumiyo ukuma noKristu kunye neCawe yakhe baya kusikwa ngokuzenzekelayo-bacocwe kwiNdlu.
Ndaphinda ndanombono wembandezelo enkulu… Kubonakala kum umnyinyiva kwakufunwa abefundisi ababengenako ukuwufumana. Ndabona abefundisi abaninzi abadala, ngakumbi omnye, owayelila ngokukrakra. Abancinci abambalwa nabo babekhala… Kwakungathi abantu bohlulwe kubini. —Usikelelwe uAnne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824); Ubomi kunye neZityhilelo zika-Anne Catherine Emmerich; Ndisusa ngo-Epreli 12, 1820.
Kwimifuziselo yobuYuda, "iinkwenkwezi" zazidla ngokubonisa amagunya ezopolitiko okanye ezenkolo. Ukucocwa kweTempile kubonakala ngathi kwenzeka ngexesha uMfazi ezala imiphefumlo emitsha ngasemva kokuKhanya kunye nokushumayela:
Wayenomntwana kwaye elila ngokuvakalayo ngeentlungu njengoko wayesebenza nzima ukuba abeleke. Kwaphinda kwavela omnye umqondiso esibhakabhakeni; yayiyinamba enkulu ebomvu. Umsila wayo wawususa isahlulo sesithathu seenkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni waza waziphosa emhlabeni. (ISityhi. 12: 2-4)
Esi “sithathu seenkwenkwezi” sitolikwe njengesinye kwisithathu sabefundisi okanye sabefundisi. Kukucocwa kweTempile okufikelela esiphelweni Ukukhutshelwa ngaphandle kwenamba uvela ezulwini (ISityhi 12: 7).
Izulu yiCawe ethi ngobusuku bobubomi bangoku, ngeli lixa inezinto ezintle ezingcwele ezingenakubalwa, ikhanye njengeenkwenkwezi ezikhazimlayo zasezulwini; kodwa umsila wenamba utshayela iinkwenkwezi ukuya emhlabeni… Iinkwenkwezi eziwa zivela ezulwini ngabo baphulukene nethemba lezinto zasezulwini kwaye banqwenela, phantsi kwesikhokelo sikaMtyholi, inqanaba lobuqaqawuli basemhlabeni. —St. UGregory Omkhulu, UMoralia, 32, 13
UMNQOPHISO WOMTHI
EsiBhalweni, umkhiwane ngumfuziselo wakwaSirayeli (okanye ngokomfuziselo iBandla lamaKrestu elinguSirayeli omtsha.) KwiVangeli kaMateyu, kwangoko emva kokucoca itempile, uYesu waqalekisa umkhiwane owawunamagqabi kodwa ungenaziqhamo:
Makungaze kuphume siqhamo kuwe naphakade. (Mat 21: 19)
Emva koko, umthi waqalisa ukubuna.
UBawo… ususa onke amasebe akum angavelisi siqhamo. Ukuba umntu akahlali kum, ulahlelwa phandle njengesebe, abune; amasebe ke aqokelelwa, aphoswe emlilweni, atshiswe. (UYohane 15: 1-2, 6)
Ukucocwa kweTempile kukususwa kwawo onke amasebe angavelisi ziqhamo, angaguqukiyo, akhohlisayo, kunye nolaliso ebandleni (cf. Isityhi. 3:16). Baza kuhluzwa, basuswe, babalwe njengabanye beRhamncwa. Baya kukhubeka phantsi kwesiqalekiso sabo bonke abo bayichasileyo iNyaniso.
Lowo ukholwayo kuNyana, unobomi obungunaphakade; ke lowo ungamviyo uNyana, akayi kubona bomi; ingqumbo kaThixo ihleli phezu kwakhe. (UYohane 3:36)
Ke ngoko, uThixo ubathumela amandla akhohlisayo ukuze bakholwe bubuxoki, ukuze bonke abangakholwanga yinyaniso kodwa bavumile ukwenza okubi bagwetywe. (2 Tes. 2: 11-12)
IXESHA LOKULINGANISA
USt.John uthetha ngokungqalileyo koku kuhluzwa kokhula kwengqolowa, ekubonakala ngathi kwenzeka ngokukodwa kwisiqingatha sokuqala seTyala leMinyaka esixhenxe. Kukwanjalo Ixesha lokulinganisa, elandelwa lixesha lokugqibela xa umchasi-Kristu eza kulawula iinyanga ezingama-42.
Ndaza ke ndanikwa intonga yokulinganisa ngathi ngumsimelelo, ndaza ndaxelelwa ukuba: “Sukuma, ulinganise itempile kaThixo, nesibingelelo, nabo banqulayo khona; kodwa ungayilinganisi intendelezo engaphandle kwetempile; shiya loo nto, kuba inikezelwe kwiintlanga, kwaye baya kuwunyathela umzi ongcwele iinyanga ezimashumi mane anesibini. (ISityhi 11: 1-2)
ISt. John ibizelwe ukulinganisa, hayi isakhiwo, kodwa imiphefumlo — abo banqula kwisibingelelo sikaThixo “ngoMoya nangenyaniso,” beshiya bucala abo bangamkhonziyo "inkundla engaphandle" Sibona oku kulinganiswa ngokuchanekileyo kubhekiswa kwenye indawo xa iingelosi zigqiba ukutywina "amabunzi abakhonzi bakaThixo" ngaphambi kokuba umgwebo uqale ukuwa:
Ndeva ke inani labo babephawulwe ngetywina, ikhulu elinamanci mane anesine lamawaka, aphawulelwe kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli. (ISityhi 7: 4)
Kwakhona, "uSirayeli" ngumfuziselo weCawa. Kuyaphawuleka ukuba iSt. John iyasishiya isizwe sakwaDan, ngenxa yokuba yawela kunqulo-zithixo (ABagwebi 17-18). Kwabo bamalayo uYesu ngeli xesha leNceba, endaweni yoko bathembele kuLungelelwaniso lweHlabathi eNtsha kunye nonqulo lwezithixo lobuhedeni, bayakuphulukana netywina likaKristu. Baya kugximfizwa ngegama okanye uphawu lwerhamncwa "ngasekunene okanye emabunzini abo" (ISityhi 13:16).
Kulandela emva koko ukuba inani "144, 000" inokuba libhekisa "kwinani elipheleleyo leeNtlanga" kuba umlinganiso uchanekile:
Ukuqaqadeka kufikile kuSirayeli ngenxalenye, kude kube inani elipheleleyo yeeNtlanga ziyangena, njalo ke wonke uSirayeli uya kusindiswa… (KwabaseRoma 11: 25-26)
UKUVALWA KOKUTYWALWA KWAMAYUDA
Oku kulinganisa nokumakisha kusenokwenzeka ukuba kubandakanya nabantu abangamaYuda. Isizathu sesokuba bangabantu abasele bengabakaThixo, bemiselwe ukufumana idinga laKhe 'lexesha lokuhlaziya.' Kwintetho yakhe kumaJuda, uSt.Peter uthi:
Guqukani, ke ngoko, kwaye niguquke, ukuze izono zenu zisulwe, kwaye ukuze iNkosi ikunike amaxesha okuhlaziya kwaye ikuthumele uMesiya osele emiselwe wena, uYesu, ekufuneka amazulu amamkele kude kube lixesha Ukubuyiselwa kwendalo iphela UThixo athetha ngomlomo wabangcwele, ababengabaprofeti bakhe kwasephakadeni. (IZenzo 3: 1-21)
Ngexesha lokulingwa kweminyaka esixhenxe, uThixo uyakugcina intsalela yabantu abangama Yuda emiselwe “ukubuyiselwa komhlaba wonke” okuqala, ngokutsho kwabaSeki beCawe, Isahluko soxolo:
Ndizishiyele amadoda angamawaka asixhenxe angaguqi kuBhahali. Ngokunjalo ke ngoko, nakweli xesha lakalokunje, kukho amasalela, onyuliweyo ngobabalo. (Roma 11: 4-5)
Emva kokubona i-144, 000, iSt. John inombono wesihlwele esikhulu kakhulu ayinakubalwa (Umfu. ISityhi 7: 9). Ngumbono wezulu, nabo bonke abo baguqukayo kwaye bayikholelwa iVangeli, amaYuda neeNtlanga. Inqaku eliphambili apha kukuqonda ukuba uThixo uphawula imiphefumlo ngoku kwaye ixesha elifutshane emva koKhanyiso. Abo baziva ukuba banokushiya izibane zabo bengekho nto emngciphekweni wokuphulukana nezihlalo zabo etafileni yesidlo.
Ke bona abantu abangendawo noosiyazi, kukhona baya kuhambela phambili ebubini, belahlekisa, belahlekiswa. (2 Tim 3:13)
KWI-1260 YOKUQALA AMASUKU
Ndiyakholelwa ukuba iCawe iyakwamkelwa kwaye itshutshiswe kwisiqingatha sokuqala seTyala, nangona intshutshiso ingazukuphalaza igazi de uMchasi-Kristu athathe itrone yakhe. Uninzi luya kucaphuka luthiye iBandla ngenxa yokuma kwalo kwiNyaniso, ngelixa abanye beya kulithanda ngenxa yokuvakalisa iNyaniso ebakhululayo:
Nangona babezama ukumbamba, boyika izihlwele, kuba bona babemgqala njengomprofeti. (Mat. 21:46)
Njengokuba bekungakhangeki ngathi bayambamba, ngokunjalo neCawe ayisayi koyiswa liNamba ngeentsuku zokuqala ezili-1260 zoLingo lweMinyaka esiXhenxe.
Yaza yathi inamba, yakubona ukuba iphoswe emhlabeni, yasukela umfazi lowo uzele umntwana oyinkwenkwe. Kodwa umfazi wanikwa amaphiko amabini okhozi olukhulu, ukuze akwazi ukubhabha aye entlango, apho, kude nenyoka, wanyanyekelwa khona unyaka, iminyaka emibini, kunye nesiqingatha sonyaka . (ISityhi. 12: 13-14)
Kodwa ngoKreqo olukhulu luqhume ngokupheleleyo kwaye imigca icace gca phakathi komyalelo kaThixo kunye noMyalelo weHlabathi oMtsha oqale ngesivumelwano soxolo okanye "umnqophiso oqinileyo" nookumkani abalishumi bakaDaniel abatyhilwa sisityhilelo ngokuba "lirhamncwa", indlela iya kuthi zilungiselele 'umchasi-mthetho.'
Ngokubhekisele ekuzeni kweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu nangokuhlanganisana kwethu kuyo… Makungabikho namnye unikhohlisayo nangayiphi na indlela; kuba ayiyi kufika loo mini, ingekade ifike uwexuko, atyhileke umntu ongenamthetho, unyana wentshabalalo… (2 Tes. 2: 1-3)
Kungelo xesha apho inamba inika igunya layo kwiRhamncwa, Umchasi-Kristu.
Inamba yanika eyayo amandla negunya, kwanegunya elikhulu. (ISityhi. 13: 2)
Irhamncwa elivukayo lingumzekelo wobubi nobuxoki, ukuze amandla apheleleyo uwexuko awubumbisileyo aphoswe ezikweni lomlilo. -U-St. Irenaeus waseLyons, uBawo weCawa (140–202 AD); IiNdawo zokuHamba, 5, 29
Xa konke oku kuthathelwa ingqalelo kukho isizathu esihle soloyiko… ukuze kubekhona ehlabathini “uNyana wentshabalalo” athetha ngaye uMpostile. —IPOPA ST. I-PIUS X, Encylical, E Supremi, n. 5
Kuza kuqala ke ukujongana okokugqibela kweCawa kule minyaka, kunye nesiqingatha sokugqibela seTyala leMinyaka esixhenxe.
Ukupapashwa kokuqala ngoJuni 19, 2008.
