U-Elija no-Elisha ngu-Michael D. O'Brien
Njengoba umprofethi u-Eliya enyuselwa ezulwini ngenqola yomlilo, wabeka ingubo yakhe kumprofethi u-Elisha, umfundi wakhe osemncane. U-Elisha ngesibindi sakhe ucele “izabelo eziphindwe kabili” zomoya ka-Eliya. (2 AmaKhosi 2: 9-11). Ezikhathini zethu, wonke umfundi kaJesu ubizelwe ukunikela ubufakazi obungokwesiprofetho ngokumelene nesiko lokufa, kungaba yingcezu encane yengubo noma enkulu. —Umhlaziyi Wezobuciko
WE Sengcupheni, ngikholelwa, ngehora elikhulu lokushunyayelwa kwevangeli.
ISITEGI SIBEKILE
Ngibhale ku Inkohliso Enkulu ochungechungeni ukuthi isigaba sesibekelwe "ukubhekana kokugcina." Umhlaba uphakelwe ukudla okungaguquguquki kokudla okungenamsoco yiSilo, njengoba isitha sizama ukudukisa imiphefumulo engenakubalwa iqhele kuNkulunkulu “ngezithelo nemifino” yamanga — ukuthula kwamanga, ukuphepha kwamanga, nenkolo yamanga. Kepha uNkulunkulu, umusa wakhe uvama lapho kwanda khona isono, ulungisile idili. Futhi usezothumela izimemo ezindleleni zomhlaba ukumema “abahle nababi”, noma ngubani ozofika (Math 22: 2-14).
Yibutho likaMariya elincane ukulungiselelwa manje ku “iBastion”Ozothunyelwa ukuyokwenza isimemo.
UZALELWE LELI HORA
Intombi Ezibusisiwe, "owesifazane ogqoke ilanga," ubeletha insali elungiselelwe lelihora lokushunyayelwa. Kusho emBhalweni ukuthi,
Wazala indodana, umntwana wesilisa, omiselwe ukubusa zonke izizwe ngenduku yensimbi. Ingane yakhe yathathwa yaya kuNkulunkulu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. (IsAm 12: 5)
Lapho le nsali isakhiwe ngokuphelele, 'izokwenyuselwa kuNkulunkulu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.' Lokho wukuthi, kuzonikezwa okusha ingubo yegunya laKhe eligcwele.
[Wasivusa] naye, wasihlalisa kanye naye emazulwini kuKristu Jesu, ukuze ezikhathini ezizayo akhombise ingcebo engenakulinganiswa yomusa wakhe ngomusa wakhe kithi kuKristu Jesu. (Efe 2: 6-7)
Enye yaleyo minyaka yile ezayo: the I-Era Yokuthula. Kepha ngaphambi kwalapho, kuzoba khona i- impi enkulu lemiphefumulo.
Nakulokhu futhi, khumbula ukuthi "Owesifazane" kusAmbulo 12 kunguMariya neSonto. Ngakho-ke ngenkathi iSonto lensali “lihlwithelwe ezulwini”, liphinde lithi:
Owesifazane uqobo wabalekela ehlane lapho ayenendawo ayilungiselelwe nguNkulunkulu, ukuze anakekelwe lapho izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nambili. (IsAm 12: 6)
Okungukuthi, iSonto lisekhona emhlabeni. Akazange "ahlwithelwe" njengoba abanye bekholelwa ngokungeyikho. Esikhundleni salokho, lena yinsali ingqondo yayo egxile ezintweni ezingenhla ngenkathi ihlala lapha ngezansi; abantu abashiye emuva izinto zalo mhlaba, futhi bamukela izinto zikaNkulunkulu; umhlambi obambe konke okunye njengokulahlekile ukuze uzuze uKristu, ngakho-ke uyabelana:
kulokhu kugcwala kuye, oyinhloko yabo bonke ubukhosi namandla. (Kol 2:10)
"I-Woman-Church" ihlala emhlabeni ukuzala "inani eliphelele labezizwe", kepha iphephile ngokomoya futhi ivikelekile esiphephelweni senhliziyo kaNkulunkulu uqobo, ehlanganiswe ngengubo yegunya Lakhe. Okusho ukuthi, ukhona embethe iNdodana.
THE 1260 IZINSUKU
Ngemuva kokuba owesifazane ebelethile, kunempi ezulwini. Njengoba ngibhale ku Ukukhishwa Kwedrako, lesi kuzoba yisikhathi lapho insali, ku amandla negunya legama likaJesu, uzophonsa uSathane "emhlabeni" (IsAm 12: 9). Yihora Elikhulu Lokushunyayelwa Kwevangeli futhi liyingxenye yomvuthwandaba omkhulu walokhu “kungqubuzana kokugcina” njengoba uPapa John Paul akubiza kanjalo — isikhathi esithatha iminyaka emithathu nohhafu, ngokwemiBhalo (okufanekisela mhlawumbe “isikhathi esifushane”). kuyinto Isikhathi SaboFakazi Ababili:
Ngizothuma ofakazi bami ababili ukuba baprofethe ngalezo zinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi amabili namashumi ayisithupha, begqoke indwangu yesaka. (IsAm 11: 3)
Labo fakazi ababili, yize bengabhekisa ekubuyeni kuka-Eliya no-Enoke, futhi bafanekisela impi kaMariya, noma ingxenye yayo, elungiselelwe isimemezelo esiyisiprofetho sezinsuku zokugcina zomusa. Kuyinto Ihora Lokuvuna Okukhulu.
Emva kwalokhu iNkosi yamisa abanye abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili abathuma phambi kwabo ngababili kuyo yonke imizi nezindawo ababeqonde ukuhambela kuzo. Wathi kubo: “Ukuvuna kuningi kepha izisebenzi ziyingcosana; ngakho-ke cela umphathi wokuvuna ukuthi athumele izisebenzi azokuvuna. Qhubeka uhambe; bhekani, ngiyanithuma ninjengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi. Ningaphathi sikhwama semali, nasaka, nazimbadada; futhi ningabingeleli muntu endleleni. ” (Luka 10: 4)
Le yimiphefumulo elalele ubizo lokuthi “Phuma eBhabhiloni!”Empilweni elula, kuyeUkulahla ngokuzithandela”Zezinto ezibonakalayo ukuze zitholakalele uNkulunkulu kunoma imuphi umsebenzi awumisele wona. Ukuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo kudala umsindo emphefumulweni ositha izwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngokuphambene, umoya weqembu wenza umphefumulo uzwe imiyalo yawo yalezi zikhathi:
Engcebweni yakhe, umuntu untula ukuhlakanipha: ufana nezilwane ezibhujiswayo. (IHubo 49:20)
Lokhu kuba lula kwenhliziyo kuchazwa ngofakazi ababili “bembethe indwangu yesaka.”
Ngikholwa ukuthi lezi kuzoba yizinsuku zika ukuhlunga kokugcina ngaphambi kwe- “umnyango woMphongolo”Kuvala, bese Usuku lweNkosi ifika ukuhlanza umhlaba "ngempucuko yothando" (bona futhi Izinsuku Ezimbili Ezengeziwe ukuqonda ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthi "Usuku").
Nanoma yimuphi umuzi eningena kuwo, banamukele, yidlani okubekwa phambi kwenu, niphulukise abagulayo abakuwo, nithi kubo: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze. Nanoma yiliphi idolobha eningena kulo bengakwamukeli, phumani niye ezitaladini nithi, 'Uthuli lomuzi wakho olunamathela ezinyaweni zethu, nokuthi siyakuthuthumela.' Kepha yazini lokhu: umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze. Kepha ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono kwabaseSodoma ngalolo suku kunakulowo muzi nangesahlulelo. (Luka 10: 8-15)
UMBUSO KANKULUNKULU USEDUZE
Kuzoba yisikhathi sezibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezehlukile njengoba laba ofakazi bememezela ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze (IsAm 11: 6). Kuzoba yisikhathi lapho uSathane ezobhekana nokuhlulwa okuchotshoziwe ngaphansi kwesithende se “Woman-Church” ozoholwa nguNkulunkulu.
Lapho udrako ebona ukuthi uphonswe phansi emhlabeni, wamjaha owesifazane owayebelethe umntwana wesilisa. Kepha owesifazane wanikezwa amaphiko amabili okhozi olukhulu, ukuze akwazi ukundiza aye endaweni yakhe ehlane, lapho bekude nenyoka khona, wanakekelwa unyaka, iminyaka emibili, nengxenye yonyaka. (IsAm 12: 13-14)
Bese kuthi, kubhala uSt.John, le mpi ingena esigabeni sayo sokugcina ngokuvuka kweSilo kwalasha kanye nokushushiswa kwabo bonke labo "abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu futhi abafakaza ngoJesu" (IsAm 11: 7; 12:17; 24: 9).
Qiniseka ngalokhu: UKristu noMzimba Wakhe bazonqoba kwi zonke isigaba sempi yokugcina. Uzoba seduze kwethu kunomoya wethu. Sizophila sihambe futhi sibe kuye. Akenzi lutho engatshelanga abaprofethi baKhe kuqala (Amose 3: 7). Kungalelihora engikholwa ngalo we zadalwa. Udumo malube kuNkulunkulu!
Ngikhathazekile manje. Nokho kufanele ngithini? 'Baba, ngisindise kulelihora'? Kepha kungenxa yalokhu ngize kulelihora. Baba, khazimulisa igama lakho… Kusukela manje ngikutshela kungakenzeki, ukuze kuthi lapho sekwenzeka, nikholwe ukuthi nginguye. (Johane 13:19)
EPILOGUE: UPAPA WETHEMBA
Sidinga ukulalelisisa uPope Benedict ohola indlela yeBandla. Ushumayela umyalezo odingekayo futhi onamandla emhlabeni: UKristu ithemba lethu. Njengoba sibona namanje ukuzamazama kokuqala kwe Ukuzamazama Okukhulu futhi okuvame ukubonakala kungubumnyama bokomoya obukhulayo, sidinga ukugcina amehlo ethu ethe njo kuJesu ophethe intonga yokunqoba ngesandla saKhe sokunene. Ngikholwa ukuthi kungenxa yokuwohloka okuphazamisayo kwezikhathi zethu lapho uBaba oNgcwele egqugquzelwe ukuthi agxile kulokho, lapho konke kushiwo futhi kwenziwa, okuzohlala: ukholo, ithemba nothando. Futhi okukhulu kunakho konke lokhu uthando, ongumuntu: uJesu.
Amandla okubhubhisa ahlala. Ukuzenzisa ngenye indlela kungaba ukuzikhohlisa. Noma kunjalo, ayikaze inqobe; yehluliwe. Lokhu kungumongo wethemba elichaza thina njengamaKrestu. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, eSeminary Seminary yaseSt., ENew York, ngo-Ephreli 21, 2008
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