Ukuhlatshwa, nguMichael D. O'Brien
Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa kufanele udle isinkwa esingenamvubelo. (Eksodusi 12:15)
WE qhubeka nokulandela ukukhathazeka kukaKristu — okuyisibonelo sezilingo zeSonto ezikhona nezizayo. Lo mbhalo ubheka kabanzi ku Kanjani uJuda — Umphikukristu — uzovuka abuse.
IZIKHATHI EZIMBILI
In Ingxenye IV, izinsuku eziyi-1260 zempi phakathi kweSilo noMfazi zibonakala zakha isigamu sokuqala soVivinyo Lweminyaka Eyisikhombisa. Kususelwa ekutheni iSilo simlandele uMfazi kepha kubonakala sengathi ngeke limnqobe: unikezwa isiphephelo izinsuku eziyi-1260 “ehlane.” Ngemuva kokungena kukaKristu kokunqoba eJerusalema, wabuye wavikelwa kulabo ababefuna ukumlimaza noma ukumbopha cishe izinsuku ezintathu nohhafu ngaphambi kweSidlo Sokugcina. Kodwa kwafika isikhathi lapho uBaba avumela ukuthi uJesu anikelwe ezandleni zabaphathi. Kanjalo futhi, abanye abathembekile bazonikelwa ukwamukela umqhele okhazimulayo wokufel 'ukholo phakathi nezinsuku eziyi-1260 zokugcina — okufana nesikhathi esisukela eSidlweni Sokugcina kuya Ekuvukeni.
Ngase ngibona isilo siphuma olwandle sinezimpondo eziyishumi namakhanda ayisikhombisa… udrako wasinika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, namandla amakhulu… izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili… Futhi savunyelwa ukulwa nabangcwele futhi sibanqobe, sanikwa igunya phezu kwazo zonke izinhlanga, abantu, izilimi nezizwe. (IsAm 13: 1-2, 5-7)
UKUKHONJWA KWESILO
Ekuqaleni kweCala Leminyaka Eyisikhombisa, lezi zimpondo eziyishumi namakhanda ayisikhombisa kuvela "esibhakabhakeni" kuDrako "obizwa ngokuthi uDeveli noSathane" (12: 9). Kuyisibonakaliso sokuthi ubusathane nokusebenzelana nemimoya kufinyelela esicongweni, isithelo sefilosofi enobuthi iDrako eyayijova eminyakeni engama-400 eyedlule (bheka Ukuqonda Ukuxabana Okokugcina). “Isibhakabhaka” singaba yisibonakaliso esingokomfanekiso sokuthi amandla kaSathane kulelo qophelo bekungokomoya ikakhulukazi hhayi ezepolitiki; iqondiswe isuka ezulwini kunasemhlabeni (bona u-Efe 6:12). Kepha manje iSilo, njengoba sibonile ukuthi isikhathi saso sifushane (IsAm 12:12), sithatha isimo, noma kunalokho, sinika amandla aso ukubumbana izizwe: “Amakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi.” USt. John uchaza ukuthi izimpondo eziyishumi "zingamakhosi ayishumi" (IsAm 17: 2). UKhadinali ohloniphekile uJohn Henry Newman, efingqa ukucabanga koFata BeSonto, ukhomba lokhu kuhlangana:
“Isilo,” okungukuthi, umbuso waseRoma. -Izintshumayelo ze-Advent ngomphik'ukristu, intshumayelo yesithathu, inkolo yomphikukristu
Ezinye izazi zesimanje zikholelwa ukuthi i-European Union, noma yakha uMbuso waseRoma ovuselelwe. IDrako, noma uSathane, uyinto yokomoya, ingelosi ewile, hhayi inyunyana yezizwe uqobo. Uhlala efihliwe ngaphansi kwengubo yenkohliso, efihla ulaka nenzondo yakhe ngeSonto. Ngakho-ke, ekuqaleni, i-New Order ephuma ngaphansi kweDragoni ithonya izovela ekuqaleni ebusweni ukuba efiselekayo futhi ekhangayo kwiplanethi ediyazela yimpi, inhlupho, indlala, nokwehlukana — iziMpawu eziyisihlanu zeSambulo. Yiminyaka emithathu nohhafu kamuva lapho lesi silo "sanikwa umlomo," samuntu owenziwa indoda ebizwa yiSiko Ukristu.
Inzondo yabazalwane yenza indawo elandelayo yoMphikukristu; ngoba udeveli ulungiselela ngaphambili ukwahlukana phakathi kwabantu, ukuze lowo ozayo amukeleke kubo. —USt. UCyril waseJerusalema, uDokotela weSonto, (c. 315-386), Izinkulumo zeCatechetical, Isifundo XV, n. 9
Icala Leminyaka Eyisikhombisa noma "isonto," njengoba uDaniel esho, liqala ngokuthula okungamanga okuhlanganisa umhlaba ngaphansi kwesibhengezo soMbuso WaseRoma owavuselelwa.
Futhi [Umphikukristu] uyokwenza isivumelwano esinamandla nabaningi isonto elilodwa. (Dan 9:27)
Le New World Order izovela ngendlela ezwakala kamnandi namaKrestu amaningi azoyithola ikhanga. Mhlawumbe Ukukhanyiselwa Konembeza ngokwengxenye kuzoba yisexwayiso sokuthi le ndlela ehlongozwayo yomhlaba iphikisana noNkulunkulu, indlela yokubhujiswa, "ukuthula nokulondeka kwamanga." Ngakho-ke, ukukhanya kuba "ubizo lokugcina" lokubuyisela imiphefumulo endleleni yobunye beqiniso bobuKrestu.
Isikhathi esingange “sonto,” lo Mbuso WaseRoma ovuselelwe wahlukana ngokuzumayo.
Ngangicabanga izimpondo eziyishumi eyayinazo, lapho ngokuzumayo kwavela olunye, uphondo oluncane phakathi kwabo, kwathi ezintathu zezimpondo ezedlule zanqotshwa ukuze kuvuleke isikhala sazo. (Dan 7: 8)
Lapho abantu bethi, “Ukuthula nokuhlala kahle,” khona inhlekelele engazelelwe ifika phezu kwabo, njengezinhlungu zokubeletha owesifazane okhulelweyo, abasoze baphunyuka. (1 Thes. 5: 3)
UKhadinali Newman, enanela oFata beSonto, uhumusha lokhu kuwa kweBukhosi njengokususwa "komnqande" we-2 Thes 2: 7, kuvulelwa indawo "umuntu ongenamthetho", "indodana yolahleko", Isilo, Umphikukristu (amagama ahlukene omuntu ofanayo), ukuze eze emandleni. Futhi, ubizwa ngokuthi “umlomo” wesilo, ngoba yena, Umphik'ukristu, uzobusa futhi anikeze izwi kukho konke okungumoya womphikukristu kulezo zizwe.
USathane angathatha izikhali zenkohliso ezethusayo kakhulu — angazifihla — angazama ukusikhohlisa ezintweni ezincane, futhi ukuze asuse iSonto, hhayi konke ngasikhathi sinye, kodwa kancane kancane esikhundleni salo sangempela. Ngikholwa ukuthi wenze lukhulu ngale ndlela emakhulwini ambalwa edlule… Kuyinqubomgomo yakhe ukusihlukanisa nokusihlukanisa, ukusisusa kancane kancane edwaleni lethu lamandla. Futhi uma kuzoba noshushiso, mhlawumbe kuzoba khona ngaleso sikhathi; khona-ke, mhlawumbe, lapho sonke sonke kuzo zonke izingxenye zeLobukholwa sihlukene phakathi, futhi sinciphe kangaka, sigcwele uqhekeko, sisondele kakhulu ekuhlubukeni. Lapho sesiziphonse emhlabeni futhi sincike ekuvikelekeni kuwo, futhi siyeke ukuzimela namandla ethu, khona-ke angahle aqhume kithi ngokufutheka aze afike lapho uNkulunkulu emvumela khona. Ngemuva kwalokho uMbuso WaseRoma ungahle uqhekeke, uMphikukristu avele njengomshushisi, bese izizwe ezinonya ezizungezile zingene. —UJohn Henry Newman onamandla Intshumayelo IV: Ukushushiswa Komphik'ukristu
UBUSO BOMPHIK 'UKRISTU
Umphikukristu uzovela abe ngumsindisi onjengokuthi amaJuda azokhohliswa akholelwe lokho he ngumesiya.
Ngakho-ke, uma kubhekwa ukuthi u-ntichrist uzokwenza sengathi unguMesiya, kwakudala umbono owamukelwa wokuthi wayezoba ngohlanga lwamaJuda futhi agcine imikhuba yamaJuda. —UKhadinali UJohn Henry Newman, Advent Izintshumayelo Umphikukristu, iNtshumayelo II, hhayi. 2
Lolu phondo lwalunamehlo afana nowomuntu, nomlomo owawukhuluma ngokuzikhukhumeza… Uzofika ngesikhathi sokuthula athathe umbuso ngombango. (Dan 11:21)
Ngemuva kwalokhu uJuda evukile, abanye oFata beSonto basikisela ukuthi ekugcineni uzohlala ethempelini (laseJerusalema?).
Ekuqaleni impela uzobonisa ubumnene (njengokungathi wayengumuntu ofundile noqondayo), nokuzithiba nokuba nomusa: nangezibonakaliso zamanga nezimangaliso zobuqili bakhe bemilingo esekhohlise amaJuda, sengathi uyena kulindeleke ukuthi uKristu, emva kwalokho uzobonakala ngazo zonke izinhlobo zobugebengu bokungabi namuntu nokungabi namthetho, ukuze adlule bonke abantu abangalungile nabangamesabi uNkulunkulu abake bahamba ngaphambi kwakhe; sibonisa bonke abantu, kodwa ikakhulukazi thina maKristu, umoya ongumbulali nononya kakhulu, ongenasihe nobuqili. —USt. UCyril waseJerusalema, uDokotela weSonto (c. 315-386), Izinkulumo zeCatechetical, Isifundo XV, n. 12
Ngokuvuka kukaMphikukristu, uSuku Lwezobulungiswa selufikile, nendodana yokubhubha iba, ngokwengxenye, ithuluzi lokuhlanzwa kukaNkulunkulu. Njengoba nje usuku luqala ebumnyameni, kanjalo no "Usuku lweNkosi," olugcina luphenduka ukuKhanya.
'Futhi waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa.' Lokhu kusho ukuthi: lapho iNdodana yakhe izofika izobhubhisa isikhathi somuntu ongenamthetho futhi yahlulele abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, futhi iguqule ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi — khona-ke izophumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa ... -Incwadi kaBarnaba, eyabhalwa uBaba OngumPhostoli wekhulu lesibili leminyaka
Kodwa ngaphambi koSuku lweNkosi, uNkulunkulu uzokhala amacilongo yesixwayiso… amacilongo ayisikhombisa esAmbulo. Lokho Engxenyeni VII…
