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Lokho uMathewu 24 akushoyo "ngokuphela"
Okokuqala, ukugwema ukuhunyushwa okuyiphutha, kubalulekile ukubona uMathewu 24 kumongo omkhulu wezahluko ezedlule. Kungase kukumangaze ukwazi ukuthi isethulo sikaMathewu 24 siqala ekuqaleni kwesahluko 16, ivesi 21. Lapho ithi ngamafuphi: “Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi kwakufanele aye kanjani eJerusalema futhi ahlushwe kakhulu ezandleni zabadala nabapristi abakhulu nababhali futhi abulawe aphinde avuke ngosuku lwesithathu. “Ngalokhu uJesu unikeza imikhondo yokuqala okuthile okwakubonakala kubafundi njengokuphikisana okuyisisekelo phakathi kukaJesu neziphathimandla zenkolo eJerusalema. Endleleni eya eJerusalema ( 20,17: 19 ) uqhubeka ebalungiselela lempi ezayo.
Ngesikhathi sezimemezelo zokuqala zokuhlupheka, uJesu wathatha abafundi abathathu uPetru, uJakobe noJohane wenyusa entabeni ende. Lapho babona ukuguqulwa isimo (Gen7,1-13). Ngenxa yalesi sizathu kuphela abafundi kwakumele bazibuze ukuthi ukumiswa kombuso kaNkulunkulu kwakungeke yini kusondele (1 Kor.7,10-enye).
UJesu futhi utshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi bayohlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi eziyishumi nambili futhi bahlulele u-Israyeli “lapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sayo senkazimulo” (Gen.9,28). Ngokungangabazeki lokhu kwaphakamisa imibuzo emisha mayelana nokuthi “nini” futhi “kanjani” ukufika kombuso kaNkulunkulu. Inkulumo kaJesu ngombuso yaze yashukumisela unina kaJakobe noJohane ukuba acele uJesu ukuba anike amadodana akhe amabili izikhundla ezikhethekile embusweni ( 20,20:21 ).
Kwase kufika ukungena ngokunqoba eJerusalema, lapho uJesu egibele imbongolo engena emzini (Ⅱ Kor1,1-11). NgokukaMathewu, lokhu kwagcwalisa isiprofetho sikaZakariya okwakubhekiselwa kuso ngokuthi uMesiya. Umuzi wonke wawumi ngezinyawo, uzibuza ukuthi kuzokwenzekani lapho uJesu efika. EJerusalema wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshi bemali futhi wabonisa igunya lakhe lobuMesiya ngezinye imisebenzi nezimangaliso (2 Kor.1,12-27). “Ungubani na?” abantu bayazibuza (2 Kor1,10).
Khona-ke uJesu uyachaza kweyesi-2 Kor1,43 kubapristi abakhulu namalunga: “Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Niyakwamukwa umbuso kaNkulunkulu unikwe isizwe esithela izithelo zawo.” Izilaleli zakhe zazikwazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo. Lesi sisho sikaJesu singathathwa njengophawu lokuthi wayesezomisa umbuso wakhe wobuMesiya, kodwa “ukumiswa” okungokwenkolo akufanele kukhishwe kuwo.
Ngabe umbuso uzokwakhiwa?
Abafundi abezwa lokhu kumele bazibuze ukuthi yini elandelayo. Ngabe manje uJesu wayefuna ukuzimemezela njengoMesiya? Ingabe wayesezophikisana neziphathimandla zamaRoma? Ngabe wayesezoletha umbuso kaNkulunkulu? Ngabe kuzoba khona impi nokuthi kuzokwenzekani ngeJerusalema nethempeli?
Manje sifika kuMathewu 22, ivesi 15. Lapha kuqala isenzakalo ngabaFarisi, abafuna ukuyenga uJesu ngemibuzo ngentela. Ngezimpendulo zakhe babefuna ukumveza njengomuntu ovukela iziphathimandla zamaRoma. Kodwa uJesu wasabela ngokuhlakanipha, futhi icebo labo labhuntshiwa.
Ngalolo suku, abaSadusi nabo baba nengxabano noJesu (2 Kor2,23-32). Babengakholelwa ovukweni futhi bambuza umbuzo olula, mayelana nabazalwane abayisikhombisa beshada owesifazane ofanayo. Kufanele abe ngumkabani ekuvukeni? UJesu waphendula ngokungaqondile, ethi abayiqondi eyabo imibhalo. Wamdida ngokuthi umshado awusekho eReich.
Ekugcineni abaFarisi nabaSadusi kanyekanye bambuza ngomthetho omkhulu kunayo yonke emthethweni (2 Kor.2,36). Waphendula ngokuhlakanipha ngokucaphuna ku 3. UMose 19,18 futhi 5. mose 6,5. Futhi waphendula umbuzo okhohlisayo: Indodana kabani uMesiya (Eks2,42)? Khona-ke kwadingeka bathule; “Akekho owakwazi ukumphendula ngezwi, futhi kusukela ngalolo suku kuqhubeke kuqhubeke akekho owaba nesibindi sokumbuza.” ( 2 Kor2,46).
Isahluko 23 sibonisa izingxabano zikaJesu ngababhali nabaFarisi. Ngasekupheleni kwesahluko, uJesu umemezela ukuthi uzobathumelela “abaprofethi nabahlakaniphileyo nababhali” futhi ubikezela ukuthi bayobabulala, bababethele, babashaye futhi babashushise. Ubeka umthwalo wabo bonke abaprofethi ababulewe emahlombe abo. Ngokusobala isimo siyashuba, futhi kumelwe ukuba abafundi bayazibuza ukuthi zingaba yini lezi zingxabano. Ingabe uJesu wayesezothatha amandla njengoMesiya?
UJesu wabe esekhuluma neJerusalema ngomthandazo futhi waprofetha ukuthi indlu yabo ‘yayiyoshiywa incithakalo. Lokhu kulandelwa inkulumo eyimpicabadala: “Ngokuba ngithi kini, anisayikungibona kusukela manje kuze kube nithi: ‘Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi’” ( 2 Kor.3,38-39.) Kumelwe ukuba abafundi baxakeka kakhulu futhi bazibuza imibuzo ebakhathazayo ngezinto uJesu azishilo. Ingabe wayesezozichaza?
Ukubhujiswa kwethempeli okwaprofethwa ngalo
Ngemva kwalokho, uJesu waphuma ethempelini. Njengoba bephuma, abafundi bakhe bephelelwa umoya bakhomba izakhiwo zethempeli. KuMarku bathi: "Nkosi, bheka ukuthi amatshe anjani nezakhiwo ezingaka!"3,1). ULuka ubhala ukuthi abafundi bakhuluma bemangele ‘ngamatshe akhe amahle namatshe ayigugu’ (2 Kor.1,5).
Cabanga ngalokho okwakumele kwenzeke ezinhliziyweni zabafundi. Amazwi kaJesu ngokubhujiswa kweJerusalema nokulwa kwakhe neziphathimandla zenkolo kwabethusa futhi kwabavusa abafundi. Kumelwe ukuba wazibuza ukuthi kungani ayekhuluma ngokubhujiswa okwakusondela kobuJuda nezikhungo zabo. Akufanele yini uMesiya eze ukuzoqinisa zombili? Kusuka emazwini abafundi ngethempeli ukukhathazeka kuzwakala kungaqondile: Impela le ndlu kaNkulunkulu enamandla akufanele ilinyazwe nayo?
UJesu ubhuntshisa ithemba labo futhi ujulisa ukudangala kwabo okukhathazayo. Ubekela eceleni udumo lwabo lwethempeli: “Anikuboni konke lokhu? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akuyikushiywa itshe phezu kwelinye elingayikuphulwa.” ( 2 Kor4,2). Lokhu kumelwe ukuba kwabathusa kakhulu abafundi. Babekholelwa ukuthi uMesiya wayeyosindisa, hhayi ukubhubhisa, iJerusalema neThempeli. Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngalezi zinto abafundi kumelwe ukuba babecabanga ngokuphela kokubusa kwabeZizwe nokuvuka kabusha okukhazimulayo kukaIsrayeli; zombili ziprofethwe izikhathi eziningi emiBhalweni YesiHebheru. Babazi ukuthi lezi zenzakalo zazizokwenzeka “esikhathini sokugcina,” “ezinsukwini zokugcina” (Daniyeli 8,17; 11,35 Iminyaka engu-40; 12,4 futhi 9). Khona-ke uMesiya wayezovela noma “eze” ezomisa umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi u-Israyeli wayezophakama abe yisizwe futhi abe umkhokheli wombuso.
Kuyokwenzeka nini lokho?
Abafundi—ababekholelwa ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya—ngokwemvelo babelangazelela ukwazi ukuthi “isikhathi sokugcina” sase sifikile yini. Kwakulindelwe ukuthi uJesu amemezele masinyane ukuthi unguMesiya (Joh 2,12-18). Akumangalisi-ke ukuthi abafundi banxusa uMfundisi ukuba azichaze ngendlela nesikhathi “sokuza” Kwakhe.
Njengoba uJesu ehlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi ababejabule beza kuye futhi ngasese bafuna ukwaziswa “kwangaphakathi”. “Sitshele,” babuza, “kuyokwenzeka nini lokhu na? futhi siyoba yini isibonakaliso sokuza kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe?” ( Mathewu 24,3.) Babefuna ukwazi ukuthi izinto ezaprofethwa uJesu ngeJerusalema zaziyokwenzeka nini, ngoba ngokungangabazeki zazizihlobanisa nezikhathi zokugcina ‘nokuza’ kwakhe.
Lapho abafundi bekhuluma ‘ngokuza,’ babengenalo “okwesibili” engqondweni. Babecabanga ukuthi uMesiya wayezofika amise umbuso wakhe eJerusalema ngokushesha, futhi wawuyohlala “phakade.” Babengazi ukuhlukana phakathi kokuza “kokuqala” “nokwesibili”.
Elinye iphuzu elibalulekile lisebenza kuMathewu 24,3 kufanele kucatshangelwe, ngoba leli vesi liwuhlobo oluthile lwesifinyezo sokuqukethwe kwesahluko sesi-2 sonke4. Umbuzo wabafundi uphindwa ngamagama ayisihluthulelo abhalwe ngomalukeke: “Sitshele,” babuza, “kuyokwenzeka nini lokhu? futhi siyakuba yini isibonakaliso sokufika kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe?” Babefuna ukwazi ukuthi izinto uJesu aziprofetha ngeJerusalema zaziyokwenzeka nini ngoba zazizihlobanisa ‘nokuphela kwezwe’ ( empeleni: ukuphela isikhathi somhlaba, inkathi) kanye “nokuza” kwayo.
Imibuzo emithathu evela kubafundi
Kuvela imibuzo emithathu evela kubafundi. Okokuqala, babefuna ukwazi ukuthi “lokho” kwakuzokwenzeka nini. “Lokho” kungasho ukuchithwa kweJerusalema nethempeli uJesu ayesanda kuprofetha ngalo ukuthi kwakuyobhujiswa. Okwesibili, babefuna ukwazi ukuthi yisiphi “isibonakaliso” esasiyomemezela ukuza kwakhe; UJesu uyabatshela, njengoba sizobona, kamuva esahlukweni 24, ivesi 30. Futhi okwesithathu, abafundi babefuna ukwazi ukuthi “ukuphela” kwenzeka nini. UJesu ubatshela ukuthi abamiselwe ukwazi (2 Kor4,36).
Ukucabangela le mibuzo emithathu ngokwehlukana—nezimpendulo zikaJesu kuyo—kugwema inkitha yezinkinga nezincazelo ezingalungile ezihlobene noMathewu 24. UJesu utshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi iJerusalema nethempeli (“lokho”) kwakuyobhujiswa ngempela ekuphileni kwabo. Kodwa “isibonakaliso” ababesicela sasihlobene nokuza kwakhe, hhayi ukubhujiswa komuzi. Futhi embuzweni wesithathu uphendula ukuthi akekho owazi ihora lokubuya kwakhe "nokuphela" kwezwe.
Ngakho imibuzo emithathu kuMathewu 24 nezimpendulo ezintathu ezihlukene uJesu azinikezayo. Lezi zimpendulo zihlukanisa izehlakalo ezakha iyunithi emibuzweni yabafundi futhi zinqamule umongo wazo wesikhashana. Ukubuya kukaJesu “nokuphela kwenkathi” kusengahlala esikhathini esizayo, nakuba ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema (AD 70) kusekude kakhulu.
Lokhu akusho - njengoba ngishilo - ukuthi abafundi babheka ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema ngokwehlukana "nokuphela". Ngokuqiniseka okungamaphesenti angu-100 abazange bakwenze lokho. Futhi ngaphandle kwalokho, babala ukuvela okuseduze kwezenzakalo (izazi zemfundiso yenkolo zisebenzisa igama lobuchwepheshe "ukulindela okuseduze").
Ake sibone ukuthi lemibuzo kusetshenzwa kanjani ngokuqhubekayo kuMathewu 24. Okokuqala, siphawula ukuthi uJesu akabonakali enesithakazelo ngokukhethekile ekukhulumeni ngezimo ‘zokuphela. Ngabafundi Bakhe abaphenyayo, ababuza imibuzo, futhi uJesu uyabaphendula futhi anikeze izincazelo ezithile.
Siyabona futhi ukuthi imibuzo yabafundi mayelana "nokuphela" icishe ivele embonweni - ukuthi izehlakalo zizokwenzeka maduze nje, futhi ngasikhathi sinye. Ngakho akumangalisi ukuthi babebala ‘ngokuza’ kukaJesu njengoMesiya esikhathini esiseduze esizayo, ngomqondo wokuthi kwakungenzeka ngezinsuku ezimbalwa noma amasonto ambalwa. Noma kunjalo, babefuna “isibonakaliso” esibambekayo sokuqinisekisa ukuza kwakhe. Ngalolu lwazi lokuqala noma oluyimfihlo, babefuna ukuzibeka ezikhundleni ezinenzuzo lapho uJesu ethatha isinyathelo Sakhe.
Kukulesi simo lapho kufanele sibone amazwi kaJesu kuMathewu 24. Umfutho wengxoxo uvela kubafundi. Bakholelwa ukuthi uJesu usezothatha amandla futhi bafuna ukwazi "nini." Bafuna uphawu lokulungiselela. Babengawuqondi ngokuphelele umsebenzi kaJesu.
Ukuphela: okwamanje
Esikhundleni sokuphendula imibuzo yabafundi ngqo, njengoba bekufiswa, uJesu usebenzisa leli thuba ukubafundisa izimfundiso ezintathu ezibalulekile.
Isifundo sokuqala:
Isimo ababuze ngaso sasiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunalokho abafundi ababekucabanga bengenangqondo.
Isifundo sesibili:
Lapho uJesu ‘eyofika’—noma njengoba besiyosho ukuthi “buyani futhi”—babengamiselwe ukuba bazi.
Isifundo sesithathu:
Abafundi kwakufanele "babuke," yebo, kodwa ngokugxila okwandayo ebuhlotsheni babo noNkulunkulu futhi kuncishiswe ezindabeni zendawo noma zomhlaba. Sicabanga ngalezimiso nengxoxo eyanduleleyo, manje ake sibone indlela ingxoxo kaJesu nabafundi bakhe eqala ngayo. Okokuqala, ubaxwayisa ukuba bangakhohliswa izenzakalo ezingase zibonakale ziyizenzakalo zesikhathi sokuphela kodwa zingekho ( 24:4-8 ). Izehlakalo ezinkulu neziyinhlekelele “kufanele” zenzeke, “kodwa ukuphela kungakabi” (ivesi 6).
Khona-ke uJesu umemezela ukushushiswa, izinxushunxushu nokufa kubafundi (Eks4,9-13). Yeka indlela okumelwe ukuba kwamethusa ngayo lokho! “Imayelana nani le nkulumo yokushushiswa nokufa?” kumelwe ukuba bacabanga kanjalo. Babecabanga ukuthi abalandeli bakaMesiya kwakufanele banqobe futhi banqobe, bangabulawa futhi babhujiswe.
UJesu wabe eseqala ukukhuluma ngokushumayela ivangeli emhlabeni wonke. Ngemva kwalokho, “ukuphela kuyofika.” (2 Kor4,14). Nalokhu kumelwe ukuba kwabadidayo abafundi. Cishe babecabanga ukuthi uMesiya wayezofika kuqala, ngemva kwalokho amise umbuso wakhe, futhi ngemva kwalokho kuphela lapho izwi likaJehova laliyophumela emhlabeni wonke (Isaya. 2,1-enye).
Ngokulandelayo, kubonakala sengathi uJesu wenza i-U-turn aphinde akhulume ngokuchithwa kwethempeli. Kufanele kube “isinengiso esiyincithakalo endaweni engcwele,” futhi “bonke abaseJudiya abalekele ezintabeni” ( Mathewu 24,15-16). Ukwesaba okungenakuqhathaniswa kuzokwehlela amaJuda. “Ngalesosikhathi kuyakuba-khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube-khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube manje, nolungasayikuba-khona futhi,” kusho uJesu (2 Kor.4,21). Kumelwe ukuba kubi kangangokuthi akekho owayengasala ephila ukube lezi zinsuku azifinyezwanga.
Nakuba amazwi kaJesu esebenza emhlabeni wonke, ngokuyinhloko ukhuluma ngezenzakalo zaseJudiya naseJerusalema. “Ngokuba kuyakuba-khona usizi olukhulu phezu kwezwe, nentukuthelo phezu kwalababantu,” kusho uLuka, ochaza kabanzi umongo wamazwi kaJesu (Luka 2)1,23, Elberfeld Bible, okugcizelelwa umhleli). IThempeli, iJerusalema kanye neJudiya yikona okugxilwe kuso isixwayiso sikaJesu, hhayi umhlaba wonke. Isixwayiso sembubhiso uJesu asinikezayo sisebenza ngokuyinhloko kumaJuda aseJerusalema naseJudiya. Izehlakalo zika-66-70 AD. bakuqinisekisile lokho.
Ukuphunyuka - NgeSabatha?
Ngakho-ke, akumangalisi ukuthi uJesu wathi: “Ngicela ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika noma ngesabatha.” ( Mathewu 2:4,20). Abanye bayabuza: Kungani uJesu ekhuluma ngeSabatha kuyilapho iSabatha lingasabophi ebandleni? Njengoba amaKristu kungasadingeki akhathazeke ngeSabatha, kungani kukhulunywa ngalo ngokuqondile njengesithiyo? AmaJuda ayekholelwa ukuthi kwakungavunyelwe ukuhamba ngeSabatha. Ngokusobala babenesilinganiso sebanga elide okwakungahanjwa ngalolo suku, okungukuthi “uhambo lweSabatha” (IzE. 1,12). KuLuka, lokhu kuhambisana nebanga eliphakathi kweNtaba Yeminqumo nenkaba yedolobha (ngokwesithasiselo seBhayibheli likaLuther, kwakuyizingalo ezingu-2000, cishe ikhilomitha elilodwa). Kodwa uJesu uthi kudingeka uhambo olude lwendiza oluya ezintabeni. “Ukuhamba ngeSabatha” kwakungeke kubasuse engozini. UJesu uyazi ukuthi izilaleli zakhe zikholelwa ukuthi ngeSabatha azivunyelwe ukuthatha uhambo olude lokubaleka.
Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi kungani acele abafundi ukuthi bacele ukuthi indiza ingawi ngeSabatha. Lesi sicelo sizobonakala maqondana nokuqonda kwabo uMthetho kaMose ngaleso sikhathi. Cishe singakufingqa lokhu kucabanga kukaJesu ngale ndlela: Ngiyazi ukuthi anikholwa ohambweni olude ngeSabatha, futhi ngeke nenze lunye ngoba nikholwa ukuthi umthetho ufuna kube njalo. Ngakho-ke uma izinto ezizokwehlela iJerusalema ziwa ngeSabatha, ngeke uzibalekele futhi uzothola ukufa. Ngakho-ke ngiyakweluleka: thandazela ukuthi ungabaleki ngeSabatha. Noma ngabe banquma ukubaleka, imingcele yezokuvakasha eyayivame kakhulu ezweni lamaJuda yayiyisithiyo esikhulu.
Njengoba sekushiwo, le ngxenye yesixwayiso sikaJesu singayihlobanisa nokubhujiswa kweJerusalema okwenzeka ngo-70. AmaJuda amaKrestu eJerusalema ayesagcina umthetho kaMose (Izenzo 21,17-26), uzothinteka futhi kuzodingeka abaleke. Babeyongqubuzana nonembeza wabo nomthetho weSabatha uma izimo zifuna ukubaleka ngalolo suku.
Noma kunjalo akulona "uphawu"
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uJesu waqhubeka nenkulumo yakhe, eklanyelwe ukuphendula imibuzo emithathu ebuzwa abafundi bakhe mayelana “nesikhathi” sokuza kwakhe. Sithola ukuthi kuze kube manje usebatshelile kuphela ukuthi ngeke eze nini. Uhlukanisa inhlekelele eyokwehlela iJerusalema “esibonakaliso” nasekufikeni ‘kokuphela. Ngalesi sikhathi abafundi kumelwe ukuba babekholelwa ukuthi ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema neJudiya ‘kwakuyisibonakaliso’ ababesifuna. Kodwa babenephutha, futhi uJesu uveza iphutha labo. Uthi: “Khona-ke uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu! noma lapho!, ukuze ningakholwa” (Mathewu 2).4,23). Awukukholwa? Abafundi kufanele bacabangeni ngalokhu? Kumelwe ukuba uke wazibuza: Sicela impendulo, ukuthi uzowakha nini umbuso wakhe, siyamncenga ukuba asiphe isibonakaliso sawo, futhi ukhuluma nje ngokuthi ukuphela ngeke kufike futhi asho izinto ezibukeka njengesibonakaliso. kodwa akunjalo.
Naphezu kwalokhu, uJesu uyaqhubeka etshela abafundi ukuthi engeke afike nini, engeke abonakale. Ngakho uma bethi kini: Bhekani, usehlane, ningaphumi; bhekani, usendlini, ningakholwa.” ( 2 Kor4,26). Ufuna ukwenza kucace ukuthi abafundi akufanele bavume ukudukiswa izenzakalo zezwe noma abantu ababecabanga ukuthi bayazi ukuthi isibonakaliso sokuphela sesifikile. Angase afune nokubatshela ukuthi ukuwa kweJerusalema neThempeli akukasho “ukuphela.”
Manje ivesi 29. Lapha uJesu ekugcineni uqala ukutshela abafundi okuthile “ngesibonakaliso” sokuza kwakhe, okungukuthi uphendula umbuzo wabo wesibili. Kuthiwa ilanga nenyanga kuba mnyama, futhi “izinkanyezi” (mhlawumbe izinkanyezi ezinomsila noma ama- meteorite) kuthiwa ziwa esibhakabhakeni. Sonke isimiso sonozungezilanga sizozamazama.
Ekugcineni, uJesu utshela abafundi bakhe “isibonakaliso” abasilindile. Uthi: “Khona-ke isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu siyobonakala ezulwini. Khona-ke yonke imindeni yomhlaba iyolila, futhi iyobona iNdodana yomuntu iza iphezu kwamafu ezulu inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.” ( 2 Kor.4,30). Khona-ke uJesu ucela abafundi ukuba bafunde umfanekiso emkhiwaneni (2 Kor4,32-34). Ngokushesha nje lapho amagatsha ethambisa futhi amaqabunga ahluma, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo liyeza. “Futhi, lapho nibona zonke lezi zinto, yazini ukuthi iseduze ngasemnyango.” ( 2 Kor4,33).
Konke lokho
"Konke lokho" - kuyini lokho? Ingabe izimpi, ukuzamazama komhlaba nendlala nje lapha nalaphaya? Cha. Lokhu kumane kuyisiqalo sezinhlungu zokubeletha. Kusenezinhlupheko eziningi ezizayo ngaphambi ‘kokuphela. Ingabe “konke lokhu” kuphetha ngokuvela kwabaprofethi bamanga nokushunyayelwa kwevangeli? Futhi, cha. Ingabe “konke lokhu” kuyagcwaliseka ngosizi lwaseJerusalema nokubhujiswa kwethempeli? Cha. Ngakho-ke usho ukuthini ngokuthi “konke lokho”?
Ngaphambi kokuba siphendule, ukwehliswa okuncane, kulindeleke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi okuthile ibandla labaphostoli okwakufanele likufunde futhi okushiwo yiVangeli Lokuqala. Ukuwa kweJerusalema ngonyaka ka-70, ukubhujiswa kwethempeli kanye nokufa kwabapristi nabakhulumeli abaningi abangamaJuda (kanye nabanye abaphostoli) kumele kulithinte kakhulu isonto. Kucishe kucace ukuthi iSonto lalikholelwa ukuthi uJesu uzobuya ngokushesha ngemuva kwalezi zehlakalo. Kodwa akwenzekanga, futhi lokho kumelwe ukuba kwawacasula amanye amaKristu.
Manje, vele, amavangeli abonisa ukuthi ngaphambi kokubuya kukaJesu, kuningi okufanele kwenzeke noma okufanele kwenzeke kunokubhujiswa kweJerusalema nethempeli nje. Isonto alikwazanga ukuphetha ngokuthi uJesu wayengekho ngemva kokuwa kweJerusalema ukuthi lalidukisiwe. Ekufundiseni iBandla, womathathu ama-Synoptics aphinda athi: Nize nibone "isibonakaliso" seNdodana yomuntu sivela ezulwini, ningalaleli labo abathi isivele ifikile noma izofika maduze.
Akekho owaziyo ngehora
Manje sifika emlayezweni owumongo uJesu afuna ukuwudlulisa enkulumweni kaMathewu 24. Amazwi akhe akuMathewu 24 awasona isiprofetho esincane futhi awamazwi emfundiso mayelana nokuphila kobuKristu. UMathewu 24 uyisiyalo sikaJesu kubafundi: Hlalani nilungile ngokomoya, ngoba anazi futhi anazi ukuthi ngiyobuya nini futhi. Imizekeliso ekuMathewu 25 ikhombisa iphuzu elifanayo eliyisisekelo. Ukwamukela lokhu—ukuthi isikhathi asaziwa futhi asikaziwa—kuvele kusule imibono eyiphutha eminingi ezungeze uMathewu 24. Isahluko sithi uJesu akaprofethi nhlobo ngesikhathi “sokuphela” noma ukubuya Kwakhe. I-"Wachet" isho ukuthi: hlala uphapheme ngokomoya, uhlale uzilungiselele. Futhi hhayi: Ulandela izenzakalo zomhlaba njalo. Isiprofetho esithi “nini” asinikezwa.
Njengoba kungabonakala emlandweni wakamuva, empeleni iJerusalema laliyindawo okwakugxilwa kuyo kakhulu iziyaluyalu nezentuthuko. Ngo-1099, ngokwesibonelo, amabutho enkolo angamaKristu azungeza idolobha futhi abulala bonke abahlali balo. Ngesikhathi seMpi Yezwe Yokuqala, ujenene waseBrithani u-Allenby walithatha idolobha walikhipha embusweni waseTurkey. Futhi namuhla, njengoba sonke sazi, iJerusalema neJudiya lidlala indima enkulu empini yamaJuda nama-Arabhu.
Ngamafuphi: Lapho ebuzwa abafundi ngokuthi “nini” ukuphela, uJesu uyaphendula: “Anikwazi lokho.” Inkulumo eyayinzima futhi kusobala ukuthi yayinzima ukuyigaya. Ngoba ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe, abafundi babesalokhu bemhlupha ngemibuzo ngakho: “Nkosi, ingabe uzowubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesisikhathi na?” ( IzEnzo 1,6). Futhi uJesu uyaphendula, “Akukona okwenu ukwazi isikhathi noma ihora uBaba akumisile emandleni akhe...” (ivesi 7).
Naphezu kokufundisa kukaJesu okucacile, kuwo wonke umlando amaKristu aye aphindaphinda amaphutha abaphostoli. Ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuqagela mayelana nesikhathi "sokuphela" esiqoqiwe, ukuza kukaJesu kwabikezelwa ngokuphindaphindiwe. Kodwa umlando wafakazela ukuthi uJesu wayeqinisile futhi zonke izinombolo zazingalungile. Kalula nje: ngeke sazi ukuthi “ukuphela” kuyofika nini.
Bhekisisani
Yini okufanele siyenze manje njengoba silindele ukubuya kukaJesu? UJesu uwuphendula kubafundi bakhe, futhi impendulo iyasebenza nakithi. Uthi, “Ngakho-ke lindani; ngoba anazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu iza ngaluphi usuku... Ngakho-ke nani hlalani nilungile! Ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iza ngehora eningalicabangiyo” (Mathewu 2).4,42-44). Ukuqapha ngomqondo “wokubuka izenzakalo zezwe” akushiwo lapha. Ukubuka kubhekisela ebuhlotsheni bomKristu noNkulunkulu. Kumelwe ahlale ekulungele ukubhekana noMenzi wakhe.
Kwezinye izi-24. isahluko naku-25. Esahlukweni 2 uJesu ube esechaza kabanzi ukuthi kusho ukuthini “ukubuka”. Emfanekisweni wenceku ethembekileyo nekhohlakele, ukhuthaza abafundi ukuba bagweme izono zezwe futhi banganqotshwa ukudonswa yisono ( Kor.4,45-51). Isimilo? UJesu uthi inkosi yenceku embi iyofika “ngosuku engalulindele nangehora engalazi ngalo” (2 Kor.4,50).
Isifundo esifanayo siyafundiswa emfanekisweni wezintombi ezihlakaniphile neziyiziwula (2 Kor5,1-25). Ezinye zezintombi azikalungi, “azivukile” uma kufika umkhwenyana. Uyokhishwa embusweni. Isimilo? UJesu uthi: “Ngakho-ke qaphelani! Ngoba anilwazi usuku noma ihora.” (Eks5,13). Emfanekisweni wamathalenta aphathiswe yena, uJesu ukhuluma ngaye njengendoda eyathatha uhambo (2 Kor.5,14-30). Cishe wayecabanga ngokuhlala kwakhe ezulwini ngaphambi kokubuya kwakhe okwesibili. Izinceku kufanele zilawule lokho eziphathiswe zona.
Ekugcineni, emfanekisweni wezimvu nezimbuzi, uJesu ukhuluma ngemisebenzi yomalusi eyonikezwa abafundi lapho engekho. Lapha uqondisa ukunakekela kwabo kusukela “nini” ekufikeni Kwakhe emiphumeleni okuyoba nayo ekuphileni kwabo okuphakade. Ukuza nokuvuka Kwakhe kuzoba usuku lwabo lokwahlulela. Mhla uJesu ehlukanisa izimvu (abalandeli bakhe beqiniso) ezimbuzini (abelusi ababi).
Emfanekisweni, uJesu usebenza ngezimpawu ezisuselwa ezidingweni ezingokwenyama zabafundi. Babemphakela lapho elambile, bamphuzisa lapho omile, bamamukela ngenkathi engaziwa, bamgqokisa lapho ehamba ze. Abafundi bamangala bathi abakaze bambone enjena oswele.
Kodwa uJesu wayefuna ukulisebenzisa ukuze afanekise izimfanelo zomfundisi. “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Konke enakwenza komunye walaba abancane kulaba bazalwane bami, nakwenza kimi.” ( 2 Kor.5,40). Ubani umfowabo kaJesu? Omunye wabalandeli bakhe beqiniso. Ngakho uJesu uyala abafundi ukuba babe abaphathi abahle nabelusi bomhlambi wakhe—ibandla lakhe.
Iphetha kanjalo inkulumo ende uJesu aphendula kuyo imibuzo emithathu yabafundi bakhe: Liyobhujiswa nini iJerusalema nethempeli? Siyoba yini “isibonakaliso” sokuza kwakhe? Kuyokwenzeka nini “ukuphela kwezwe”?
isifinyezo
Abafundi bezwa ngokwesaba ukuthi izakhiwo zethempeli zizobhujiswa. Babuza ukuthi lokho kuzokwenzeka nini nokuthi “ukuphela” ‘nokuza’ kukaJesu kuyokwenzeka nini. Njengoba ngishilo, kungenzeka balibala iqiniso lokuthi uJesu wenyukela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaMesiya ngaso leso sikhathi futhi wavumela umbuso kaNkulunkulu ukuthi uphume ngawo wonke amandla nenkazimulo. UJesu uxwayisa ngokucabanga okunjalo. Kuzoba nokubambezeleka ngaphambi "kokuphela". IJerusalema neThempeli kuyobhujiswa, kodwa impilo yeBandla izoqhubeka. Ukushushiswa kwamaKristu nosizi olwesabekayo kuyofika phezu kweJudiya. Abafundi bashaqekile. Babecabanga ukuthi abafundi bakaMesiya babeyonqoba ngokushesha, iZwe Lesithembiso liyonqotshwa, ukukhulekela kweqiniso kubuyiselwe. Futhi manje lezi zibikezelo zokubhujiswa kweThempeli nokushushiswa kwamakholwa. Kodwa kunezinye izifundo ezishaqisayo ezizayo. Okuwukuphela “kwesibonakaliso” abafundi abazosibona sokuza kukaJesu ukufika kwakhe uqobo.” Lesi “sibonakaliso” asisenawo umsebenzi wokuvikela ngoba sifika sekwephuzile. Konke lokhu kuholela enkulumeni kaJesu yokuthi akekho ongaprofetha lapho "ukuphela" kuyokwenzeka noma lapho uJesu ezobuya.
UJesu wakucabangela ukukhathazeka kwabafundi bakhe okwakubangelwa ukucabanga okungalungile futhi wathola isifundo esingokomoya kubo. Emazwini ka-DA Carson, “Imibuzo yabafundi iyaphendulwa, futhi umfundi uyanxuswa ukuthi abheke ngabomvu ukubuya kweNkosi futhi ngenkathi uMfundisi ekude ukuze aphile ngokuzibophezela, ngokukholwa, ngobuntu, nangesibindi. (2 Kor4,45-25,46)” (ibid., p. 495).
nguPaul Kroll
