“Ukufa Okubili”, nguMichael D. O'Brien
IN impendulo ku-athikili yami Ukwesaba, Umlilo “Nokusindisa”?, Kubhala uCharlie Johnston Olwandle ngombono wakhe ngemicimbi yesikhathi esizayo, ngaleyo ndlela sabelana nabafundi ngezingxoxo ezizimele esibe nazo esikhathini esedlule. Lokhu kunikeza, ngicabanga, ithuba elibalulekile lokugcizelela ezinye zezici ezibaluleke kakhulu zemishini yami nokubiza ukuthi abafundi abasha bangahle bangazazi.
Angivukanga ngolunye usuku ekuseni ngathi, "Ah, lolu kungaba usuku oluhle lokudicilela phansi umsebenzi wami womculo nedumela lami." Phakathi kwezihloko engiphoqeleke ukuba ngikhulume ngazo, okungukuthi, "izimpawu zezikhathi" kumongo "wezikhathi zokuphela", aziwine miqhudelwano eyodwa yokuthandwa. Eqinisweni, bangizuzele abaphikisi abaningi. Futhi uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, lokhu kungqubuzana kuhlale kungixaka selokhu i-eschatology (ukutadisha "izinto zokugcina") kuyisici esiyinhloko seSiko Elingcwele. Kungani sikugwema njengekoloni elinochoko kuyisihloko esithandekayo kukodwa. Ngoba imibhalo yeTestamente Elisha yeSonto lokuqala yayijwayele ukubekwa kumongo wokubuya okulindelekile kukaJesu kanye nezimpawu ezazizolandulela; leyo, baphila ngokulindela okungapheli kokubuya kukaKristu. Kungani-ke thina, 'singabuki futhi sithandaze' njengoba benza futhi njengokuyalelwa yiNkosi, ikakhulukazi lapho lezi zimpawu zivela nxazonke zethu ngaphandle kokulandelwa? Ngisola sengathi yingoba, njengoba uPapa Benedict akubeka…
… Ukulala kwabafundi akuyona inkinga yalowo mzuzu owodwa, kunalokho okwenzeka kuwo wonke umlando, 'ubuthongo' bungobethu, bethu abangafuni ukubona amandla aphelele wobubi futhi abangafuni ukungena kuwo Passion wakhe. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, eVictoria City, ngomhlaka 20 Ephreli 2011, Izethameli Ezijwayelekile, I-Catholic News Agency
Kwesinye isikhathi abantu basebenzisa izaba zokuthi sibizelwe ukuhlala “kulo mzuzu wamanje”, ukuze bagweme ukuthi “babheke phezulu” babhekane negagasi lobubi obugcwele umhlaba. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abanye futhi bavumela izimpawu zezikhathi ukuthi zibasuse emsebenzini wesikhashana kanye nokushiya uNkulunkulu. Kukhona indawo ephakathi nendawo; ngoba lowo ongabunaki ububi obungenelelayo ngokuzumayo uzodlulwa “umzuzu wamanje” ongenayo inkululeko; futhi lowo owenza ngokwesaba uyokwandisa ukwesaba kuphela, esikhundleni sokuba abe ukukhanya ebumnyameni. Umngani wami nomeluleki wami, uMichael D. O'Brien, ukubeka ngale ndlela:
Ukungafuni okwandile kwabacabangi abaningi bamaKhatholika ukungena ekuhlolweni okujulile kwezinto ezibucayi zempilo yanamuhla, ngiyakholelwa, kuyingxenye yenkinga abafuna ukuyigwema. Uma ukucabanga kwe-apocalyptic kushiywe ikakhulu kulabo ababekwe phansi noma abawela isisulu se-vertigo yokwesaba okukhulu komhlaba, khona-ke umphakathi wamaKristu, empeleni wonke umphakathi wabantu, udla imbuya ngothi. Futhi lokho kungalinganiswa ngokwemigomo ye- imiphefumulo yabantu elahlekile. -Author, Michael D. O'Brien, Ingabe Siphila Ezikhathini Ze-Apocalyptic?
Yebo, yilokho okushiwo yilesi sihlubuki: esindisa imiphefumulo yabantu. Futhi ngaleyo ndlela, iNkosi “yaphazamisa” umsebenzi wami wethelevishini nomculo ukuze ingidonsele kulo mbhalo wobuphostoli ukuze ngilungiselele abafundi “Intshisekelo Yesonto.” Le nkonzo iyisihlava esisodwa ohlelweni olukhulu. Ngiqonde ukuthi ngikhuluma nengxenyana yezwe elikhuluma isiNgisi, eliyingxenye yezakhamizi eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa zomhlaba. Ngingumsizi omncane nje phakathi kwabaningi abasiza iNkosi yethu noMama wethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iNkosi yangixwayisa zisuka nje ukuthi baningi abangawuthandi umyalezo. Ngakho-ke ngikhuluma nensali eyiqiniso yensali.
Yize kunjalo, ngifuna ukuthembeka ngangokunokwenzeka esimemweni seNkosi, esaqala ngo-2002 lapho uPapa John Paul II esibiza ngentsha ukuba sibe “ngabaphambili bezikhathi ezintsha” [1]UPAPA JOHN PAUL II, Umkhosi Wokwamukela, Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe saseMadrid-Baraja, ngoMeyi 3, 2003; www.fjp2.com futhi ...
… Abalindi basekuseni abamemezela ukufika kwelanga onguKristu Ovukile! —I-POPE JOHN PAUL II, Umlayezo KaYise Ongcwele kuNtsha Yomhlaba, i-XVII World Youth Day, n. 3; (cf.Is. 21: 11-12)
Lokhu impela kudinge ukuthi "kukhethwe ngokuphelele ukholo nempilo" kulo "msebenzi omkhulu" [2]UPAPA JOHN PAUL II, UNovo Millenio Inuente, n. 9 njengoba eyibiza kanjalo. Ngoba uSt. John Paul II wayesicela ukuthi silungiselele iSonto ukubuya kukaJesu, okuwuchungechunge lwezehlakalo eziholela ekubonakaleni Kwakhe ekugcineni enyameni ekugcineni kwesikhathi. Haleluya! (bheka Baba oNgcwele othandekayo… Uyeza!). Kwakuwubizo lokuba "ngabahlaziyi" nabalindi manje, hhayi amashumi eminyaka kusukela manje (njengoba uCharlie ecatshangisiwe) Futhi kungenxa yokuthi izehlakalo zokugcina ezibikezelwe emBhalweni ziyavela futhi sezizokwenzeka eminyakeni nasemashumini eminyaka azayo. Njengoba uJesu asho kuSt. Faustina,
Uzobe ulungiselela umhlaba ukufika kwami kokugcina. —UJesu kuSt. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 429
Kepha uPapa Benedict wenza iphuzu elibalulekile:
Uma umuntu ethatha lesi sitatimende ngomqondo wokulandelana kwezikhathi, njengesijobelelo sokulungela, njengokungathi kunjalo, ngokushesha ukuBuya kwesiBili, kungaba ngamanga. -Ukukhanya Kwezwe, Ukuxoxisana noPeter Seewald, k. 180-181
“Izwi” elilodwa elafika enhliziyweni yami ekuqaleni ukuthi iNkosi "yayembula" ubunjalo bezikhathi "zokuphela." Ngoba njengoba atshela umprofethi uDaniyeli, lezi zinto zazizokwenzeka “Kugcinwe kuyimfihlo kwavalwa kuze kube sesikhathini sokugcina.” [3]Dan 12: 9 Ziyambulwa, njengoba kuvela imibukiso ye-Our Lady nezambulo eziyimfihlakalo zokuthandwa ngu-Venerable Conchita, iSt. Faustina, kanye nezinceku zikaNkulunkulu uLuisa Piccarreta noMartha Robin nabanye. Abangezi lutho olusha Esambulweni Somphakathi SeSonto, kodwa kunalokho, basisiza ukuba siphile manje ngokugcwele ngalo.
Ngakho-ke, inhloso yami ngalesi sikhathi akuyona indaba yokufunda izimpawu zezikhathi futhi ngokuzithoba ukusebenzisa imiBhalo. Esikhundleni salokho, ibandakanye izinkulungwane zamahora wokunaka ngenkuthalo iSambulo Somphakathi seSonto, ukuthuthuka kwaso kuBaba beSonto, nokuhlungwa kwemfundiso yenkolo enhle kokubi ezikhathini zethu ezididekile, eziguqukayo, nezanamuhla. Kuphinde kwahilela nokunaka opapa bekhulu leminyaka elidlule abakhombise ngolimi olucacile noluthakazelisayo ukuthi sibonakala siyikho, noma kukhona ukungena “ezikhathini zokuphela” (bona Kungani Abapapa Bengamemezi?).
UCharlie ukhulume ngeSambulo 12 nokuthi uzizwa kanjani ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe uphathelene naso. Ngiyajabula ukuthi wakhuluma ngalokhu, ngoba iSambulo 12 simaphakathi kwalesi sihlubuki kanye nengqikithi yencwadi yami, Ubuso bokugcina, okuyi-synthesi
Imibhalo yami lapha.
Kukhona isilingo sokubuka ngokuphelele "izikhathi zokugcina" njengomcimbi wesikhathi esizayo. Kepha lapho sibuyela emuva, siyabona, njengoba kufundisa iCatechism, ukuthi "bangeniswa yiNdodana ehlenga umzimba." [4]qhathanisa CCC, hhayi. 686 Ngiqonde ukuthi, asifikanga ngobusuku obubodwa esiko eliwuchaze kabusha umshado, lakhipha ikusasa lalo, laqinisa labo abasengozini, lisebenzisa izidakamizwa izingane zalo, liphikisa abesifazane balo, liguqule ubulili balo… futhi lisongele ngokushushisa noma ngubani ophikisana nalezi zinto. Encwadini yami, ngichaza ngokuningiliziwe lokho uJohn Paul II akubiza "ngempi enkulu yomlando" umuntu adlule kuyo. Ngemuva kokuhlukana okumbili okutshale inhlabathi yokunganeliseki, isikhathi sokukhanyiselwa sazalwa "nguyise wamanga", okuholele ekwehlukaneni kancane kancane kweSonto noMbuso kuze kufike lapho uMbuso uqobo usuyinkolo entsha. UJohn Paul II wahlobanisa lokhu kuqhubeka ngqo kuya kusAmbulo 12:
Lo mzabalazo ufana nempi yokubhubhisa echazwe ku- (IsAm 11: 19 - 12: 1-6). Izimpi zokufa ezilwa nokuPhila: “isiko lokufa” lifuna ukuzibophezela esifisweni sethu sokuphila, futhi siphile ngokugcwele… Imikhakha emikhulu yomphakathi ididekile ngokuthi yini elungile nengalungile, futhi isemseni walabo amandla "okudala" umbono futhi awuphoqelele abanye… "Udrako" (IsAm 12: 3), "umbusi waleli zwe" (Jn 12:31) kanye "noyise wamanga" (Jn 8:44) , ngokungaphezi uzama ukuqeda ezinhliziyweni zabantu umuzwa wokubonga nokuhlonipha isipho sokuqala esingavamile nesisisekelo sikaNkulunkulu: impilo yomuntu uqobo. Namuhla lowomzabalazo usuqonde ngqo. —I-POPE JOHN PAUL II, eCherry Creek State Park Homily, eDenver, eColorado, ngo-1993
Futhi-ke, wathi, sifike ngehora elibucayi:
Manje simile sibhekene nengxabano enkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni isintu esake sabhekana nawo. Manje sesibhekene nengxabano yokugcina phakathi kweSonto nabamelene nesonto, phakathi kweVangeli nephikisayo, phakathi kukaKristu nomphikukristu. Lokhu kungqubuzana kuphakathi kwezinhlelo ze-Divine Providence. Ngakho-ke kuluhlelo lukaNkulunkulu, futhi kumele kube yisivivinyo iSonto okufanele lisithathe, futhi sibhekane naso ngesibindi… —I-Eucharistic Congress, yokugubha iminyaka emibili ukusayinwa kweSimemezelo Sokuzimela, ePhiladelphia, PA, 1976; Ezinye izingcaphuno zale ndima zifaka amagama athi "uKristu nomphikukristu". UDeacon Keith Fournier, obehambele lo mbiko, ukubika njengenhla; isib. I-Catholic Online
ISambulo 12 sikhuluma ngokungenelela "kowesifazane owembethe ilanga" olwa nodrako (owesifazane oluphawu lwabo bobabili uMariya nabantu bakaNkulunkulu). Ikhuluma ngokwaphulwa kwamandla kaSathane, kepha hhayi ukuboshwa ngamaketanga (okuza kamuva; bheka uCh. 20). Isahluko-ke siphela lapho uSathane ekulungele ukufaka amandla akhe asele abe "isilo." Lokho kusho ukuthi Isahluko Seshumi Nambili Sesambulo sino konke ukwenza ngalokho uJohn Paul II akusho: isandulela esiqondile sokuxabana nomphikukristu. Futhi njengoba kumele kuphindwe futhi, yilokhu kwehlulwa “kwesilo nomprofethi wamanga” lapho oFata BeSonto, izazi zemfundiso yenkolo eziningana zanamuhla, kanye "nokuvumelana okungokwesiprofetho" kwezimanga zesikhathi samanje, okuholele "enkathini yokuthula." Sifingqa obaba beSonto kanye nenqwaba yezambulo eziyimfihlakalo, isazi semfundiso yenkolo uMfu Joseph Iannuzzi sathi:
Ngombono lo, ukubonakala komphikukristu ngaphambi iNkathi Yokuthula iba yindaba Yesiko. -Umphikukristu Nezikhathi Zokugcina, hhayi. 26
Ubuye akhombise, njengami, ukuthi ngemuva iNkathi, kukhona ukuqhuma kokugcina kukaSathane njengoba uSathane engaboshiwe kwalasha futhi eqoqa izizwe ezingamaqaba zimelane “nekamu labangcwele” ngaphambi kokubuya kukaJesu enkazimulweni. Lo Mpikukristu wokugcina, uGogi noMagogi, ubuye ahambisane nemfundiso kaSt. John yokuthi kukhona "abaphikukristu abaningi." [5]isib. 1 Johane 2:18 Futhi, lokhu kucace, ukulandelana kwezikhathi okungekho emthethweni komphikukristu ngaphambili futhi ngemuva kokuthi i-Era of Peace ivalwe ngabahlaziyi abaningi bangaleso sikhathi, okuvame ukuthi kusekelwe ekuqondeni okuntekenteke kanye nokusabela ngokweqile ekuhlubukeni kwemillenarianism (bheka Millenarianism - Kuyini futhi akunjalo futhi Ilahlekile kanjani i-Era). Empeleni babamba ukuthi sibhekene "nosizi oluncane" olulandelwa ukukhululeka okunokuthula okuletha umhlaba "osizini olukhulu" lapho Umphik'ukristu evela ngaphambi nje kokuphela kwezinto zonke.
Manje, ngiyethemba abafundi bami bazoqonda kuleli phuzu ukuthi kungani ngizozihlupha ngokukhomba ukubaluleka kwalomehluko. Uma amaKrestu etshelwa ukuthi uMphikukristu mhlawumbe usekude namakhulu eminyaka, imiphefumulo ingabanjwa ngokungazelele, “njengesela ebusuku”? Uma uJesu athi “nabakhethiweyo” bangawa, kuzobonakala kimi ukuthi kufanele siziqaphele izimpawu zezikhathi, ikakhulukazi lapho lezi zikhathi zamanje zokungabi namthetho zikhomba ngokuthusayo ekufikeni "komuntu ongenamthetho". Ngempela, uPapa Paul VI wathi "Ukuhlubuka, ukulahlekelwa ukholo, kusakazeka emhlabeni wonke. ” [6]Ikheli ku-Anniversary Yesithupha Yama-Fatima Apparitions, ngo-Okthoba 13, 1977 Futhi eminyakeni engaphezu kwekhulu eyedlule, uSt.Pius X wacabanga…
… Kungenzeka kube sekukhona emhlabeni "iNdodana yokulahlwa" lowo uMphostoli akhuluma ngayo. —I-POPE ST. I-PIUS X, E Supremi, I-Encyclical On the Return of All All Christ in Christ, n. 3, 5; Ngo-Okthoba 4, 1903
Laba baqaphi babehleli ezintanjeni eziphakeme kakhulu kunami — futhi babenganqikazi ukuxwayisa abathembekile.
Iphuzu lami lapha akukhona ukuthi kube nokuphikisana. Esikhundleni salokho, ukuthembeka emsebenzini wami, engiwunikela ekuqondeni kweBandla. Futhi ingxenye yalowo mishini ukwenza Vuka futhi uxwayisa ukuthi “izibonakaliso zezikhathi”, ukuvela Ukuvukelwa Komhlaba, ukuhlubuka okukhulu nokungabi namthetho okusakazeka yonke indawo, kanye nemibono engakaze ibonwe 'yowesifazane ogqoke ilanga' kuyizinkomba ezinamandla kungenzeka ukuthi Umphik'ukristu, oza ngaphambi kweNkathi Yokuthula, kungavela ku- yethu izikhathi (bheka Umphik'ukristu Ngezikhathi Zethu). Futhi, uma ngibheka emuva manje, ngibona izexwayiso engizizwe ngiphoqelekile ukuthi ngizinikeze kulokhu mayelana nezigaba ezinhlanu — kunamakhulu amaningana emibhalo phakathi kokuqinisa, ukukhuthaza, nokwakha ukholo lwakho. Uma uchofoza ezihlokweni, ungafunda imininingwane:
I. Iphupho Longenamthetho (iphupho manje eliqondakalayo)
II. Ukuphakanyiswa kwesivimbeli ("izwi" engilitholile mayelana "nalowo ongenamthetho" nalezi zikhathi)
III. Umgunyathi Ozayo (Icebo likaSathane lokulwa nesihe sikaNkulunkulu)
IV. I-Tsunami Engokomoya (igagasi lenkohliso engokomoya lisabalala emhlabeni wonke)
Ngokuqondene nesikhathi, ngeke ngicabange. Iphuzu eliyinhloko yilokhu: sibizwa nguJesu ukuthi "sibuke futhi sithandaze". Njengomlindi, ngivele ngabika engikubona kokuthunyelwe kwami ngeso leNkambiso Engcwele neMagisterium - cha, nginakho wamemeza, kunalokho, ngenxa yesibopho sokuziphatha sokwenza kanjalo. Ngincamela ukwenza iphutha kunokuthula. Noma ngabe kukhona ukungenelela kwasezulwini phakathi kwamanje nokuvela komphik'ukristu ngaphambi kweNkathi, kulungile, lelo ibhizinisi laseZulwini. Ngiyakholelwa impela ukuthi sizobona izinto eziyisimangaliso kulesi "sikhathi somusa" ngaphambi "kwesikhathi sobulungiswa". Kepha indima yami, ngokwengxenye, ukwenza kwaziwe ngokulandelana kwalezi zikhathi, "isithombe esikhulu" ngokweSiko ekugcineni esilungiselela ukufika koMbuso.
Abantu bami bayabhujiswa ngokuswela ulwazi. (Hoseya 4: 6)
Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile, ngaphandle kwalokho iNkosi yethu ibingasoze yakhuluma ngalezi zinto kwasekuqaleni, ingasaphathwa eyokunikezwa izambulo ezifanele zikaSt. Paul noSt. John nezimpawu ezithile okufanele zibhekwe. Lokho engicabanga ukuthi kungukuchitha isikhathi kuyabalwa nezikhathi.
Akukona okwakho ukwazi izikhathi noma izinkathi uBaba azimise ngegunya lakhe. (IzEnzo 1: 6-7)
Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule ngenkathi ngithandaza phambi kweSakramente elibusisiwe esontweni lomqondisi wami wezomoya, ngezwa iNkosi ikhuluma ngokusobala enhliziyweni yami, "Ngikunika inkonzo kaJohane uMbhapathizi." Umsebenzi kaJohane kwakungukumemezela ukuza kwe “Wundlu likaNkulunkulu.”
Ngempela, Woza Nkosi Jesu! Maranatha! Umbuso Wakho Mawuze!
KUFUNDWA OKUFUNDILE
OKUSHIWA NGABANTU:
Umphumela wokugcina waba yithemba nenjabulo! … Umhlahlandlela ocacile nencazelo yezikhathi esiphila kuzo nalezo esiphokophele ngokushesha kuzo.
- UJohn LaBriola, Phambili Solder Catholic
… Incwadi emangalisayo.
- UJoan Tardif, Insight yamaKatolika
Ubuso bokugcina kuyisipho somusa eSontweni.
—UMichael D. O'Brien, umbhali we Ubaba u-Eliya
UMark Mallett ubhale incwadi okumele ayifunde, ebaluleke kakhulu vade mecum ngezikhathi ezibucayi ezizayo, kanye nomhlahlandlela wokusinda ocwaningwe kahle wezinselelo ezehlela iSonto, isizwe sethu, kanye nomhlaba wonke ... Ukulwa Okugcina kuzolungiselela umfundi, njengoba kungekho omunye umsebenzi engiwufundile, ukubhekana nezikhathi eziphambi kwethu ngesibindi, ukukhanya, nomusa siqiniseka ukuthi impi futhi ikakhulukazi le mpi eyokugcina ingeyeNkosi.
—Umufi uFr. UJoseph Langford, MC, Co-founder, Missionaries of Charity Fathers, Umbhali we Umama Teresa: Esithunzi Sethu, futhi Umlilo Oyimfihlo kaMama Teresa
Kulezi zinsuku zesiyaluyalu nokukhohlisa, isikhumbuzi sikaKristu sokuqapha siveza ngamandla ezinhliziyweni zalabo abamthandayo… Le ncwadi entsha ebaluleke kakhulu kaMark Mallett ingakusiza ukuthi ubuke futhi uthandaze ngokujule kakhudlwana njengoba izehlakalo ezethusayo zenzeka. Kuyisikhumbuzo esinamandla sokuthi, noma ngabe izinto zimnyama futhi zinzima kanjani, “Lowo okuwe mkhulu kunalowo osemhlabeni.
—UPatrick Madrid, umbhali we Ukusesha nokuPhula futhi UPapa Fiction
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| ↑1 | UPAPA JOHN PAUL II, Umkhosi Wokwamukela, Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe saseMadrid-Baraja, ngoMeyi 3, 2003; www.fjp2.com |
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| ↑2 | UPAPA JOHN PAUL II, UNovo Millenio Inuente, n. 9 |
| ↑3 | Dan 12: 9 |
| ↑4 | qhathanisa CCC, hhayi. 686 |
| ↑5 | isib. 1 Johane 2:18 |
| ↑6 | Ikheli ku-Anniversary Yesithupha Yama-Fatima Apparitions, ngo-Okthoba 13, 1977 |