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Ucabanga ukuthi yimuphi umcimbi omkhulu ongaba khona ezingeni lomhlaba? Enye impi yezwe? Ukutholakala kokwelashwa kwesifo esibi? Ukuthula komhlaba, unomphela? Mhlawumbe ukuxhumana nobunhloli bangaphandle? Ezigidini zamaKrestu, impendulo yalo mbuzo ilula: umcimbi omkhulu kakhulu osazokwenzeka ukuza kwesibili kukaJesu Kristu.

Umyalezo ophambili weBhayibheli

Wonke umlando weBhayibheli weTestamente Elidala ugxile ekufikeni kukaJesu Kristu njengoMsindisi neNkosi. Njengoba kuchazwe kuGenesise 1, abazali bethu bokuqala baphula ubuhlobo babo noNkulunkulu ngesono. Nokho, uNkulunkulu wabikezela ukuza koMhlengi owayezophulukisa lokhu kuphulwa okungokomoya. Enyokeni eyalinga u-Adamu no-Eva ukuba bone, uNkulunkulu wathi: “Ngizakubeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe; yona iyakuchoboza ikhanda lakho, wena uyakulimaza isithende sayo.” (Gen 3,15). Lesi yisiprofetho sokuqala eBhayibhelini soMsindisi onqoba amandla esono, isono nokufa okuphethe phezu komuntu. "Uzokuchoboza ikhanda." Kufanele kwenzeke kanjani lokhu? Ngokufa komhlatshelo koMhlengi uJesu: “Uyakuluma isithende sakhe”. Wasigcwalisa lesi siprofetho ekufikeni kwakhe kokuqala. UJohane uMbhapathizi wamazi “njengeWundlu likaNkulunkulu, elisusa isono sezwe.” (Joh 1,29). IBhayibheli lembula ukubaluleka okuyinhloko kokuthatha isimo somuntu kukaNkulunkulu ekufikeni kokuqala kukaKristu nokuthi uJesu manje ungena ezimpilweni zamakholwa. Usho futhi ngokuqiniseka ukuthi uJesu uzobuya futhi, ngokubonakalayo nangamandla amakhulu. Ngempela, uJesu uza ngezindlela ezihlukene ngezindlela ezintathu:

UJesu usefikile

Thina bantu sidinga ukuhlengwa kukaNkulunkulu - insindiso Yakhe - ngoba sonke sonile futhi saletha ukufa phezu kwethu emhlabeni. UJesu wenza lensindiso yenzeke ngokufa esikhundleni sethu. UPawulu wabhala: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wathanda ukuba ukugcwala konke kuhlale kuye, nokuba ngaye abuyisele konke kuye, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusemhlabeni noma kusezulwini, ngokwenza ukuthula ngegazi lakhe esiphambanweni.” 1,19-20). UJesu welapha ikhefu esenzeka ensimini yase-Edene. Ngomhlatshelo wakhe, umkhaya wesintu ubuyisana noNkulunkulu.

Iziprofetho zeTestamente Elidala zazibhekisela embusweni kaNkulunkulu. ITestamente Elisha liqala ngoJesu eshumayela “izindaba ezinhle zikaNkulunkulu”: “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, nombuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele,” esho (Marku. 1,14-15). UJesu, iNkosi yalowo mbuso, wahamba phakathi kwabantu futhi wanikela “ngomhlatshelo owodwa phakade wecala lesono” (Hebheru 10,12 NGU). Akufanele neze sikuthathe kancane ukubaluleka kokuba senyameni, ukuphila kanye nomsebenzi kaJesu eminyakeni eyizi-2000 edlule.

UJesu uyeza manje

Kunezindaba ezinhle kulabo abakholelwa kuKristu: "Nani nanifile ngeziphambeko nezono enaniphila kuzo ngaphambili ngokwemvelo yaleli zwe... Kodwa uNkulunkulu, ecebile ngesihawu, unothando lwakhe olukhulu asinika lona. wasithanda, thina esasifile ezonweni, siphiliswa kanye noKristu – ngomusa nisindisiwe” (Efesu 2,1-2; 4-5).

“UNkulunkulu wasivusa kanye nathi, wasimisa ezulwini kuKristu Jesu, ukuze ezikhathini ezizayo abonakalise ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe ngobubele bakhe kithina kuKristu Jesu” (amavesi 6-7). Lesi siqephu sichaza isimo sethu samanje njengabalandeli bakaJesu Kristu!

Lapho abaFarisi bebuza ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyofika nini, uJesu waphendula: “Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awufiki ngokubonwa nje; futhi ngeke bathi: Bheka, nansi! noma: Nanso! Ngokuba bhekani, umbuso kaNkulunkulu uphakathi kwenu.” ( Luka 1 Kor7,20-21). UJesu Kristu waletha umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngobuntu bakhe. UJesu uphila kithi manje (Galathiya 2,20). NgoJesu okithi, wandisa ithonya lombuso kaNkulunkulu. Ukuza Kwakhe nokuphila kithi, kufanekisela ukwambulwa kokugcina kombuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni ekubuyeni kwesibili kukaJesu.

Kungani uJesu ehlala kithi manje? Siyaphawula: “Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa, nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu, akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle kuKristu Jesu, ayilungisela ngaphambili ukuba sihambe kuyo.” ( Kwabase-Efesu 2,8-10). UNkulunkulu wasisindisa ngomusa, hhayi ngemizamo yethu. Nakuba singenakuyithola insindiso ngemisebenzi, uJesu uhlala kithi ukuze manje senze imisebenzi emihle futhi ngaleyo ndlela sikhazimulise uNkulunkulu.

UJesu uzobuya futhi

Ngemva kokuvuswa kukaJesu, lapho abafundi bakhe bembona enyukela phezulu, izingelosi ezimbili zababuza: “Nimeleni lapho nibheka ezulwini? UJesu lo, osuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uyobuya futhi njengalokho nimbonile eya ezulwini.” ( IzE 1,11). Yebo, uJesu uyeza futhi.

Ekufikeni kwakhe kokuqala, uJesu washiya ezinye iziprofetho eziphathelene noMesiya zingagcwaliseki. Lesi ngesinye sezizathu ezenza amaJuda amaningi amala. Ayelindele uMesiya njengeqhawe lesizwe elaliyowakhulula ekubuseni kwamaRoma. Kodwa uMesiya kwakumelwe eze kuqala ukuze afele sonke isintu. Kuphela kamuva wayeyobuya njengenkosi enqobayo, engagcini nje ngokuphakamisa uIsrayeli, kodwa ebeka umbuso wakhe waphakade ngaphezu kwayo yonke imibuso yalelizwe. “Imibuso yezwe isifikile eNkosini yethu nakuKristu wayo, futhi iyobusa kuze kube phakade naphakade” (IsAmbulo 11,15).

UJesu wathi: “Lapho ngiya ngiyonilungisela indawo, ngiyobuye ngize futhi nginithathele kimi, ukuze lapho ngikhona nibe khona nani” (Johane 1)4,3). Kamuva, umphostoli uPawulu wabhalela ibandla: “INkosi ngokwayo iyokwehla ezulwini ngezwi lomyalo, nokuzwakala kwezwi lengelosi enkulu nangokukhala kwecilongo likaNkulunkulu.” (1 Thess. 4,16). Ekufikeni kukaJesu kwesibili, abalungileyo abafileyo, okungukuthi, amakholwa abeke ukuphila kwawo kuJesu, bayovuselwa ekungafinini futhi abakholwayo abasaphila ekubuyeni kukaJesu bayoguqulwa babe nempilo yokungafi. Bonke bayohamba bayomhlangabeza emafwini ( iv. 16-17; 1. AbaseKorinte 15,5I-1-54).

Kodwa nini?

Emakhulwini eminyaka edlule, ukuqagela mayelana nokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu kuye kwabangela inqwaba yezingxabano - kanye nokudumazeka okungenakubalwa njengoba izimo ezihlukahlukene zababikezeli zibonakala zingalungile. Ukugcizelela kakhulu "ukuthi uJesu uzobuya nini" kungasiphazamisa emqondweni wevangeli. Lona umsebenzi kaJesu wokuhlenga abantu bonke, ufezwe ngempilo Yakhe, ukufa, ukuvuka, nokuthululwa komusa, uthando, nokuthethelela njengomPristi wethu oMkhulu wasezulwini. Singase sibambeke kakhulu ekuqageleni okungokwesiprofetho size sihluleke ukufeza indima efanele yamaKristu njengofakazi emhlabeni. Kunalokho, kufanele sibe isibonelo sendlela yokuphila yothando, isihe, negxile kuJesu futhi simemezele izindaba ezinhle zensindiso.

Ukugxila kwethu

Akunakwenzeka ukwazi ukuthi uKristu uyobuya nini futhi ngakho-ke akubalulekile uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho okushiwo iBhayibheli. Yini okufanele sigxile kuyo? Okungcono kakhulu ukuba ulungele lapho uJesu ebuya futhi, noma nini lokho kuyokwenzeka! “Ngakho-ke nani zigcineni nilungile,” kusho uJesu, “ngoba iNdodana yomuntu iza ngesikhathi eningasicabangiyo.” ( Mathewu 24,44 NGU). “Kodwa lowo oyohlala egxilile kuze kube sekupheleni uyosindiswa” (Mathewu 2).4,13 NGU). IBhayibheli ligxile kuJesu Kristu njalo. Ngakho-ke, njengabalandeli bakaKristu, izimpilo zethu kufanele zigxile Kuye. UJesu weza emhlabeni njengomuntu noNkulunkulu. Manje useza kithina makholwa ngokuhlala kukaMoya oNgcwele. UJesu Kristu uzobuya ngenkazimulo “ukuze aguqule umzimba wethu oyize, ufane nomzimba wakhe wenkazimulo” (KwabaseFilipi. 3,21). Khona-ke “indalo nayo iyokhululwa ebugqileni bokonakala ibe nenkululeko ekhazimulayo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.” 8,21). Yebo, ngiyeza masinyane, kusho uMsindisi wethu. Njengabafundi bakaKristu sonke siphendula ngazwi linye: “Amen, yebo, woza, Nkosi Jesu!” ( IsAmbulo 22,20).

nguNorman L. Shoaf

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