Ukuthwalwa Kwameva, nguMichael D. O'Brien
Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele. Mabathuthumele bonke abakhileyo ezweni, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luyeza. (Joweli 2: 1)
THE Ukukhanya kuzoletha isikhathi sokushunyayelwa kwevangeli esizofika njengesikhukhula, uZamcolo Omkhulu Wesihe. Yebo, Jesu, woza! Woza ngamandla, ukukhanya, uthando, nesihawu!
Kepha funa sikhohlwe, i-Illumination nayo iyi- isixwayiso ukuthi indlela izwe eliyikhethile nabaningi eBandleni uqobo bayoletha imiphumela emibi futhi ebuhlungu emhlabeni. Ukukhanya kuzolandelwa ezinye izixwayiso ezinesihe eziqala ukuvela endaweni yonke uqobo lwayo…
AMAHLE AYISIKHOMBISA
KumaVangeli, ngemuva kokuhlanza ithempeli, uJesu wakhuluma nababhali nabaFarisi omaye abayisikhombisa abangokwesiprofetho:
Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi, bazenzisi. Nifana namathuna acakiwe, abonakala emahle ngaphandle, kepha ngaphakathi agcwele amathambo abantu abafileyo nayo yonke inhlobo yokungcola… Zinyoka, nzalo yamabululu, nibalekela kanjani ukwahlulelwa kweGehena?… (Bheka uMathewu 23 : 13-29)
Kanjalo futhi, kunezexwayiso eziyisikhombisa noma amacilongo ekhishwe ngokumelene "nababhali nabaFarisi, abazenzisi" eBandleni abaye behlisa iVangeli. Isexwayiso salolu Suku lweNkosi olusondele (“usuku” lokwahlulela nokulwelwa) simenyezelwa ukuqhuma Amacilongo ayisikhombisa kusAmbulo.
Manje ngubani obashayayo?
UKUFIKA KWABOFAKAZI ABABILI
Ngaphambi kokuvuka Umphikukristu, kubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu uyathumela OFakazi ababili ukuprofetha.
Ngizonikeza ofakazi bami ababili amandla okuprofetha izinsuku eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisithupha, bembethe indwangu yesaka. (IsAm. 11: 3)
Isiko livame ukukhomba labo Fakazi Ababili njengo U-Eliya futhi U-Enoke. NgokwemiBhalo, abakaze bahlushwe ukufa futhi bayiswa epharadesi. U-Eliya wathathwa ngenqola yomlilo ngenkathi u-Enoke…
… Wahunyushelwa epharadesi, ukuze anikeze izizwe ukuphenduka. (UMfundisi 44:16)
Obaba beSonto bafundise ukuthi labo Fakazi Ababili bazobuyela emhlabeni ngelinye ilanga banikeze ubufakazi obunamandla. Encwadini yakhe yokuphawula ngencwadi kaDaniel, uHippolytus waseRoma wabhala:
Isonto elilodwa liyakuqinisa isivumelwano nabaningi; futhi phakathi nesonto kuzoba ukuthi umhlatshelo nomnikelo kuzosuswa — ukuze isonto elilodwa likhonjiswe ukuthi lihlukaniswe kabili. Ofakazi ababili-ke bazoshumayela iminyaka emithathu nohhafu; noMphikukristu uyokwenza impi nabangcwele phakathi nesonto lonke, achithe izwe ... - UHippolytus, uBaba weSonto, Imisebenzi Engaphezulu Nezingcezu zeHippolytus, "Incazelo kaHippolytus, umbhishobhi waseRoma, yemibono kaDaniel noNebukadinesari, ithathwe ngokuhlangana", n.39
Lapha, uHippolytus ubeka oFakazi engxenyeni yokuqala yesonto — njengoba noKristu eshumayela Omaye Abayisikhombisa engxenyeni yokuqala yesonto lePassion. Ngesinye isikhathi, kulandela ukuKhanya ngaleso sikhathi, labo Fakazi Ababili bangavela ngokoqobo emhlabeni babizele umhlaba ekuphendukeni. Ngenkathi kungumfanekiso kaSt. John yizingelosi ezishaya amacilongo, ngikholwa ukuthi ngabaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu abathunywe kubo khuluma lezi "maye" emhlabeni. Esinye isizathu ukuthi ekupheleni kwezinsuku zabo eziyi-1260 zokuprofetha, uSt. John uyabhala:
Umaye wesibili udlulile, kepha owesithathu uyeza maduze. (IsAm 11:14)
Siyazi kusukela ekuqaleni kombono kaSt. John ukuthi omaye ababili bokuqala bakha i- amacilongo ayisithupha okuqala (Isamb. 9:12). Ngakho-ke, bashaywa Ngesikhathi inkonzo yokuprofetha ka-Eliya no-Enoch.
UHLELO
Ngikholwa ukuthi ukukhashelwa kukaJesu ngabantu baKhe uqobo - neSonto ngamalungu alo uqobo - kuvezwa kumaCilongo ayisikhombisa eSambulo. Zifanekisela ukwahlukana okuzayo eSontweni kanye nokuxwayiswa okungokoqobo ngemiphumela yalo emhlabeni. Kuqala ngengelosi ephethe umcengezi wegolide:
Ingelosi yabe isithatha umcengezi wempepho, yasigcwalisa ngamalahle avuthayo avela e-altare, yasiphonsa emhlabeni. Kwaba khona ukuduma kwezulu, ukuduma, imibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba. (IsAm 8: 5)
Siphinde sizwe futhi imisindo ejwayelekile ehambisana nokuKhanya — umsindo wobulungiswa obuzayo ekudumeleni:
Ukukhala kwecilongo kwakhula kakhulu futhi ngesikhathi uMose ekhuluma futhi UNkulunkulu emphendula ngezulu. (Eks 19:19)
Lawa malahle avuthayo, ngiyakholelwa, yilezo zihlubuki esezike zaba khona Kuhlanzwe eThempelini futhi abenqabile ukuphenduka. Ziphonswa phansi "emhlabeni" lapho iSilo siphonswa khona nguSt. Michael (IsAm 12: 9). USathane uyakhishwa “emazulwini,” ngenkathi esendizeni yemvelo, abalandeli bakhe baxoshwa eSontweni (ngakho-ke, ingelosi ephethe isitsha sokutshisela impepho ingaba uphawu lukaBaba Ongcwele, ngoba iSt. John kwesinye isikhathi ifanekisela abaholi beSonto “njengezingelosi. ”)
IZILILO ZOKUQALA EZINE
Khumbula ukuthi iNcwadi Yesambulo yaqala ngezinhlamvu eziyisikhombisa ezibhalelwe amaBandla ayisikhombisa ase-Asia — inombolo “eyisikhombisa” futhi ifanekisela ukuphelela noma ukuphelela. Ngakho-ke, izincwadi zingasebenza kulo lonke iSonto. Yize bephethe amazwi enkuthazo, babuye babize iSonto ukuthi lize ukuphenduka. Ngoba ungukukhanya kwezwe okusabalalisa ubumnyama, futhi ngandlela thile, ikakhulukazi uBaba oNgcwele uqobo, futhi uyisithiyo esivimba amandla obumnyama.
U-Abrahama, ubaba wokholo, kungokholo lwakhe idwala elibamba izinxushunxushu, isikhukhula esidala sokubhujiswa, ngakho-ke sigcina indalo. USimon, owokuqala ukuvuma ukuthi uJesu unguKristu… manje uba ngenxa yokholo luka-Abrahama, olwenziwa lube musha kuKristu, idwala elimelene negagasi elingcolile lokungakholwa nokubhujiswa kwalo komuntu. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI (UKhadinali Ratzinger), Sibizelwe eSidlweni, Ukuqonda iSonto Namuhla, Adrian Walker, Tr., K. 55-56
Ngakho-ke, izinhlamvu zesambulo zibeka inkundla yokwahlulela, okokuqala kweSonto, bese kuba ngumhlaba. Lezi zincwadi zibhekiswe “ezinkanyezini eziyisikhombisa” ezivela esandleni sikaJesu ekuqaleni kombono kuSt.
Le yincazelo eyimfihlo yezinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ozibonile esandleni sami sokunene, nakwezinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zegolide: izinkanyezi eziyisikhombisa ziyizingelosi zamabandla ayisikhombisa, futhi izinti zezibani eziyisikhombisa zingamabandla ayisikhombisa. (IsAm. 1:20)
Futhi, “izingelosi” kungenzeka zisho abefundisi beSonto. Umbhalo usitshela ukuthi ingxenye yalezi "zinkanyezi" izowa noma iphonswe "ekuhlubukeni" (2 Thes 2: 3).
Kuqala kwehla esibhakabhakeni "isichotho nomlilo oxubene negazi" bese kuba "intaba evuthayo" bese kuba "inkanyezi evutha njengesibani" (IsAm 8: 6-12). Ngabe la macilongo afanekisela “ababhali, abadala nabapristi abakhulu,” okungukuthi, a wesithathu yabapristi, ababhishobhi, kanye nokhadinali? Impela iSilo “yakhukhula ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi esibhakabhakeni yaziphonsa emhlabeni”(IsAm 12: 4).
Esikufunda eSahlukweni 8 ngumphumela "wokulimala" okulethwa kuyo yonke indawo, okubaluleke kakhulu Ngokomoya. Kusemhlabeni wonke, ngakho-ke uSt. John ubheka lokhu kubhujiswa ngokomfanekiso njengamacilongo “amane” (njengakuma "kona omane omhlaba.") Umonakalo endaweni yonke uhlale uchazwa ngokuthi "ungowesithathu," olingana nenani lezinkanyezi ezikhukhulwe.
Ingxenye yesithathu yomhlaba yashiswa, kanye nengxenye yesithathu yemithi nabo bonke utshani obuluhlaza… Ingxenye yesithathu yolwandle yaphenduka igazi… okwesithathu kwezidalwa eziphila olwandle kwafa, nokwesithathu kwemikhumbi kwaphuka ... ingxenye yesithathu yemifula kanye nemithombo yamanzi… ingxenye yesithathu yawo wonke amanzi aphenduka umhlonyane. Abantu abaningi bafa ngalamanzi, ngoba enziwe aba munyu… Lapho ingelosi yesine ishaya icilongo layo, okwesithathu kwelanga, nokwesithathu kwenyanga, nokwesithathu kwezinkanyezi kushayiwe, kwaba khona okwesithathu kwabo kwaba mnyama . Usuku lwalahlekelwa ukukhanya ingxenye yesithathu yesikhathi, kanjalo nobusuku. (IsAm 8: 6-12)
Njengoba iSt. John kamuva ichaza iSonto ngokuthi “owesifazane embethe ilanga, nenyanga ingaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili”(12: 1), icilongo lesine lingafanekisela lonke iSonto — elilele, elingokwenkolo nokunye — lilahlekelwe“ ingxenye yesithathu yokukhanya kwabo. ”
Phenduka, wenze imisebenzi owawenza ekuqaleni. Uma kungenjalo, ngizoza kuwe ngisuse uthi lwakho lwesibani endaweni yalo, ngaphandle kokuthi uphenduke. (IsAm 2: 5)
IZEXWAYISO
Kodwa ingabe konke lokhu kumane nje kungokomfanekiso? Ngikholwa ukuthi amacilongo uSt.John uyabona, ngenkathi kungumfanekiso wokwahlukana, afanekisela real nemiphumela yendawo yonke ezogcwaliseka ku Izitsha eziyisikhombisa. Njengoba uSt. Paul esho, “yonke indalo ibilokhu ibubula ngezinhlungu zokubeletha”(Rom 8: 2). Le miphumela ngamacilongo, izixwayiso ezingokwesiprofetho ekhishwe ngoFakazi Ababili ngokumelene nalabo abehlukene neSonto leqiniso, kanye nomhlaba wonkana, okuyinto enqabe iVangeli. Okungukuthi, labo Fakazi Ababili banikwe amandla nguNkulunkulu ukusekela ukuprofetha kwabo ngezimpawu—Ukujeziswa kwezifunda okuzwakala impela njengamaCilongo uqobo:
Banamandla okuvala isibhakabhaka ukuze kungabi mvula ngesikhathi sokuprofetha kwabo. Futhi banamandla okuguqula amanzi abe yigazi nokuhlupha umhlaba nganoma yisiphi isifo njalo ngokuthanda kwabo. (IsAm 11: 6)
Ngakho-ke amaCilongo angahle abe ngokomfanekiso ngokomoya nangokoqobo. Ekugcineni, bayisixwayiso sokuthi ukulandela i-New World Order kanye nomholi wayo ophakeme, uMphikukristu, kuzoholela ekubhujisweni okungenakuqhathaniswa — isixwayiso esizwakale kwiCilongo lesiHlanu eselizoshaywa…
