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Ukuphela kuyisiqalo esisha
Uma lingekho ikusasa, kubhala uPawulu, bekungaba ubuwula ukukholelwa kuKristu (1. AbaseKorinte 15,19). Isiprofetho siyingxenye ebalulekile nekhuthaza kakhulu yokholo lobuKristu. Isiprofetho seBhayibheli simemezela okuthile okunethemba elimangalisayo. Singathola amandla amaningi nesibindi kuye uma sigxila emilayezweni yakhe ebalulekile, hhayi emininingwaneni okungaphikiswana ngayo.
Inhloso yesiprofetho
Ukuprofetha akusona isiphetho kukodwa - kuveza iqiniso eliphakeme. Okungukuthi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzobuyisana nesintu naye, uNkulunkulu; ukuthi uyasithethelela izono zethu; ukuthi uzosenza abangane bakaNkulunkulu futhi. Isiprofetho simemezela leli qiniso. Isiprofetho asikho ukubikezela nje izehlakalo, kepha ukukhomba thina kuNkulunkulu. Kusitshela ukuthi ungubani uNkulunkulu, unjani, wenzani nokuthi ulindeleni kithi. Isiprofetho sibiza abantu ukuba babuyisane noNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu.
Iziprofetho eziningi eziqondile zagcwaliseka ezikhathini zeTestamente Elidala, futhi silindele ukugcwaliseka okwengeziwe. Kodwa okugxilwe kuzo zonke isiprofetho kuyinto ehluke ngokuphelele: Insindiso - ukuthethelelwa kwezono kanye nokuphila okuphakade okuza ngoJesu Kristu. Isiprofetho siyasikhombisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungumbusi womlando (Daniyeli 4,14); kuqinisa ukholo lwethu kuKristu (Johane 14,29) futhi usinika ithemba ngekusasa (2. Thesalonika 4,13-enye).
Enye yezinto uMose nabaprofethi abayibhala ngoKristu yayiwukuthi wayezobulawa futhi avuswe4,27 Isiqephu 46). Babikezela nezenzakalo ngemva kokuvuka kukaJesu, njengokushunyayelwa kwevangeli (v. 47).
Isiprofetho sisikhomba ekuzuzeni insindiso kuKristu. Uma singakuqondi lokhu, zonke iziprofetho azisizi ngalutho kithi. NgoKristu kuphela esingangena embusweni ongeke uphele (Daniyeli 7,13-14 no-27).
IBhayibheli limemezela Ukuza Kwesibili KukaKristu NokwaHlulelwa Kokugcina, limemezela izijeziso nemivuzo yaphakade. Ngokwenza kanjalo, kubonisa abantu ukuthi ukuhlengwa kuyadingeka futhi, ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukuthi ukuhlengwa kuzofika nakanjani. Isiprofetho sisitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyosenza silandise ( Jude 14-15 ), ukuthi ufuna sihlengwe ( 2 Pt.3,9) nokuthi usevele wasihlenga (1. UJohannes 2,1-2). Uyasiqinisekisa ukuthi bonke ububi buyonqotshwa, nokuthi konke ukungabi nabulungisa nokuhlupheka kuzophela (1. AbaseKorinte 15,25; IsAmbulo 21,4).
Isiprofetho siyaliqinisa ikholwa: limtshela ukuthi imizamo yakhe ayilona ize. Siyosindiswa ekushushisweni, sizolungisiswa futhi sivuzwe. Isiprofetho sisikhumbuza ngothando lukaNkulunkulu nokwethembeka futhi sisisiza ukuba sithembeke kuye (2. UPetrus 3,10-ishumi nesithupha; 1. UJohannes 3,2-3). Ngokusikhumbuza ukuthi yonke ingcebo yezinto ezibonakalayo iyashabalala, iziprofetho ziseluleka ukuba sazise izinto ezingabonakali zikaNkulunkulu nobuhlobo bethu baphakade naye.
UZakariya ubhekisela esiprofethweni njengobizo lokuphenduka (Zakariya 1,3-4). UNkulunkulu uxwayisa ngesijeziso kodwa ulindele ukuphenduka. Njengoba kuboniswe endabeni kaJona, uNkulunkulu ukulungele ukuhoxisa izimemezelo zakhe lapho abantu bephendukela kuye. Umgomo wokuprofetha uwukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu onekusasa elimangalisayo asibekele lona; hhayi ukwanelisa ukukitaza kwethu, ukuthola "izimfihlo".
Isidingo esiyisisekelo: ukuqapha
Singasiqonda kanjani isiprofetho seBhayibheli? Ngokuqapha okukhulu kuphela. Iziprofetho ezinenhloso enhle "abalandeli" balilulazile ivangeli ngokubikezela okungamanga nangemfundiso engafanele. Ngenxa yokusebenzisa kabi isiprofetho, abanye abantu bahlekisa ngeBhayibheli, baze bamklolodele noKristu uqobo.Uhlu lwezibikezelo ezingaphumelelanga kufanele lube yisexwayiso esinamandla sokuthi ukukholwa komuntu akuqinisekisi iqiniso. Njengoba ukubikezela okungamanga kungayenza ingabi nenkolelo, kufanele siqaphele.
Akudingeki sidinge ukubikezela okuvusa amadlingozi ukuze silwele kanzima ukukhula ngokomoya kanye nendlela yokuphila yobuKristu. Ukwazi izikhathi neminye imininingwane (noma ngabe kuvela ukuthi inembile) akusona isiqinisekiso sensindiso. Kithina, ukugxila kufanele kube kuKristu, hhayi kobuhle nobubi, noma ngabe yilona noma lowo mbuso wezwe mhlawumbe ungachazwa ngokuthi "yisilo".
Ukuluthwa yisiphrofetho kusho ukuthi sigxila kakhulu kuvangeli. Umuntu kufanele aphenduke futhi akholelwe kuKristu ukuthi uKristu uzobuya noma cha, noma ngabe kuzoba nenkulungwane yeminyaka, noma ngabe iMelika iyakhulunywa esiprofethweni seBhayibheli.
Kungani kunzima kangaka ukuhumusha isiprofetho? Mhlawumbe isizathu esibaluleke kakhulu ukuthi uvame ukukhuluma ngezimpawu. Abafundi bokuqala kungenzeka ukuthi babekwazi ukuthi zisho ukuthini izimpawu; Njengoba siphila esikweni nangesikhathi esihlukile, ukuhumusha kuyinkinga kakhulu kithi.
Isibonelo solimi olungokomfanekiso: iHubo 18. Ngendlela esankondlo uchaza indlela uNkulunkulu amsindisa ngayo uDavide ezitheni zakhe (ivesi 1). UDavide usebenzisa izimpawu ezihlukahlukene kulokhu: ukuphunyuka endaweni yabafileyo (4-6), ukuzamazama komhlaba (8), izibonakaliso esibhakabhakeni (10-14), ngisho nokukhululwa osizini (16-17). Lezi zinto azikwenzekanga ngempela, kodwa zisetshenziswa ngokomfanekiso nangokwenkondlo ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso ukwenza amaqiniso athile acace, ukuze “abonakale”. Kanjalo nesiprofetho.
U-Isaya 40,3:4 ukhuluma ngeqiniso lokuthi izintaba ziyehliswa futhi imigwaqo yenziwe ngokulinganayo - lokhu akushiwo ngokoqobo. Lukas 3,4-6 kubonisa ukuthi lesi siprofetho sagcwaliseka ngoJohane uMbhapathizi. Kwakungekhona ngezintaba nemigwaqo nhlobo.
Joel 3,1-2 ubikezela ukuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uzothululelwa “phezu kwayo yonke inyama”; NgokukaPetru, lokhu kwase kugcwalisekile kakade ngeshumi nambili labantu ngosuku lwePhentekoste (Zenzo zabaPhostoli). 2,16-17). Amaphupho nemibono eyaprofethwa uJoweli inemininingwane ekuchazeni kwayo okungokoqobo. Kodwa uPetru akakuceli ukugcwaliseka kwangempela kwezibonakaliso zangaphandle ngokwezibalo - nathi akufanele. Uma sibhekene nesithombe, asilindele ukuthi yonke imininingwane yesiprofetho ivele nezwi nezwi.
Lezi zinkinga zithinta indlela abantu abahumusha ngayo iziprofetho zeBhayibheli. Omunye umfundi angakhetha ukutolika ngokwezwi nezwi, omunye afane nomfanekiso, futhi kungenzeka kube nzima ukufakazela ukuthi iyiphi eyiqiniso. Lokhu kusiphoqa ukuthi sibheke isithombe esikhulu, hhayi imininingwane. Sibheka ngengilazi efriziwe, hhayi ngesilazi esikhulisayo.
Akukho ukuvumelana kobuKristu ezindaweni eziningi ezibalulekile zesiprofetho. Ngakho-ke nqoba i-z. B. ngezihloko zokuhlwithwa, usizi olukhulu, iminyaka eyinkulungwane, isimo esiphakathi nesihogo imibono ehluke kakhulu. Umbono womuntu ngamunye awubalulekile kangako lapha. Yize ziyingxenye yohlelo lwaphezulu futhi zibalulekile kuNkulunkulu, akubalulekile ukuthi sithole zonke izimpendulo ezifanele lapha - ikakhulukazi hhayi lapho behlwanyela ukungezwani phakathi kwethu nalabo abacabanga ngokwehlukile. Isimo sethu sengqondo sibaluleke kakhulu kunokucabanga ngamaphuzu ngamanye.
Mhlawumbe singaqhathanisa isiprofetho nohambo. Asidingi ukwazi kahle ukuthi inhloso yethu ukuphi, sizofika kanjani lapho, nokuthi sizofika ngokushesha kangakanani. Esikudinga kakhulu ukwethemba “umkhokheli” wethu, uJesu Kristu. Nguye yedwa owazi indlela, ngaphandle kwakhe siyaduka. Asinamathele kuye – uyayinakekela imininingwane. Ngalezi zibikezelo nezixwayiso, manje ake sicabangele ezinye izimfundiso zobuKristu eziyisisekelo eziphathelene nekusasa.
Ukubuya kukaKristu
Isehlakalo esikhulu esibalulekile esibumba izimfundiso zethu ngekusasa ukubuya kwesibili kukaKristu. Sekucishe kuphelele isivumelwano sokuthi uzobuya. UJesu wamemezela kubafundi bakhe ukuthi “uyobuya futhi” (Johane 14,3). Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uxwayisa abafundi ukuba bangachithi isikhathi sabo bebala izinsuku4,36). Ugxeka abantu abakholelwa ukuthi isikhathi sesiseduze5,1-13), kodwa nalabo abakholelwa ekubambezelekeni okude (Mathewu 24,45-51). Ukuziphatha: Kufanele sihlale sikulungiselele, kufanele sihlale sikulungele, lowo ngumthwalo wethu.
Izingelosi zamemezela kubafundi: Njengoba uJesu eya ezulwini, uyobuya futhi (IzE 1,11). “Uyozembula esezulwini kanye nezingelosi zamandla akhe emalangabini omlilo” (2. Thesalonika 1,7-8). UPawulu ukubiza ngokuthi “ukubonakala kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu.” (Thithu 2,13). UPetru futhi ukhuluma ngeqiniso lokuthi “uJesu Kristu wambulwa” (1. UPetrus 1,7; bheka futhi ivesi 13), ngokufanayo noJohane (1. UJohannes 2,28). Ngokufanayo naseNcwadini eya kumaHeberu: UJesu uyovela “ngokwesibili” “kube yinsindiso kulabo abamlindele” (9,28). Kukhulunywa “ngomyalo” ozwakalayo, “wezwi lengelosi enkulu”, “icilongo likaNkulunkulu” (2. Thesalonika 4,16). Ukuza kwesibili kuzocaca, kuzobonakala futhi kuzwakale, kuzoba ngokunganaki.
Kuyohambisana nezinye izenzakalo ezimbili: uvuko nokwahlulelwa. UPawulu ubhala ukuthi abafileyo kuKristu bayovuka lapho iNkosi ifika, nokuthi ngesikhathi esifanayo amakholwa aphilayo ayodonselwa emoyeni ukuze ahlangabeze iNkosi eyehlayo.2. Thesalonika 4,16-17). “Ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala,” kubhala uPawulu, “nabafileyo bayovuka benokungonakali, futhi thina siyoguqulwa.”1. AbaseKorinte 15,52). Senziwa ukuguqulwa - siba “abakhazimulayo”, abanamandla, abangonakali, abangabhubhiyo nabangokomoya (amavesi 42-44).
Mathewu 24,31 kubonakala kukuchaza lokhu ngombono ohlukile: “Futhi [uKristu] uyothumela izingelosi zakhe namacilongo ahlabayo, futhi ziyobutha abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni yomine, kusukela komunye umkhawulo wezulu kuze kube komunye.” Emfanekisweni wokhula uthi Ekupheleni kwenkathi, uJesu “uyothuma izingelosi zakhe, zibuthe embusweni wakhe konke okubangela ukuhlubuka nabenza okubi, zibaphonse esithandweni somlilo” (Mathewu 1)3,40-enye).
“Ngokuba kuyakuthi iNdodana yomuntu iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi zayo, khona-ke iyovuza yilowo nalowo ngokokwenza kwakhe” (Mathewu 1)6,27). Emfanekisweni wenceku ethembekileyo (Mathewu 24,45-51) nasemfanekisweni wamathalenta aphathisiwe (Mathewu 25,14-30) nenkantolo.
UPawulu uyabhala, lapho iNkosi ifika, “iyoveza ekukhanyeni okufihliweyo ebumnyameni, futhi iyokwenza kwaziwe izizindlo zenhliziyo. Khona-ke wonke umuntu uyothola udumo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu” (1. AbaseKorinte 4,5). Yebo, uNkulunkulu kakade wazi wonke umuntu, ngakho ukwahlulela kwenzeka esikhathini eside ngaphambi kokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu. Kodwa-ke kuzobe "kuzovezwa obala" okokuqala futhi kumenyezelwe kuwo wonke umuntu. Ukuthi sinikezwa ukuphila okusha nokuthi sivuzwa kuyisikhuthazo esikhulu. Ekupheleni ‘kwesahluko sokuvuka kwabafileyo’ uPawulu uyababaza: “Kepha makabongwe uNkulunkulu osinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu! Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, qinani, ningaphazamiseki futhi nande njalo emsebenzini weNkosi, nazi ukuthi umsebenzi wenu awulona ize eNkosini ”1. AbaseKorinte 15,5I-7-58).
Izinsuku zokugcina
Ukuze bavuse isithakazelo, abafundisi besiprofetho bayathanda ukubuza, “Ingabe siphila ezinsukwini zokugcina?” Impendulo enembile ithi “yebo”—futhi ibilokhu inembile iminyaka eyizi-2000 . UPetru ucaphuna isiprofetho esimayelana nezinsuku zokugcina futhi usisebenzise ngesikhathi sakhe (IzE 2,16-17), ngokufanayo umbhali wencwadi eya kumaHeberu (Hebheru 1,2). Izinsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule beziqhubeka isikhathi eside kunalokho abanye abantu abakucabangayo. Impi nosizi kuye kwahlupha isintu izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Ingabe kuzoba kubi nakakhulu? Mhlawumbe. Ngemva kwalokho kungase kube ngcono, bese kuba kubi futhi. Noma kuba ngcono kwabanye abantu futhi kube kubi kakhulu kwabanye ngesikhathi esifanayo. Kuwo wonke umlando, "inkomba yosizi" ibilokhu igxuma phansi naphezulu, futhi isazoqhubeka yenza kanjalo.
Nokho, ngokuphindaphindiwe kwamanye amaKristu kwakungase “kungabi kubi ngokwanele”. Bacishe bomele usizi olukhulu oluchazwa ngokuthi isikhathi esinzima kunazo zonke esiyoke sibe khona emhlabeni.4,21). Bakhangwa Umphikukristu, “isilo”, “umuntu wesono” nezinye izitha zikaNkulunkulu. Kuzo zonke izenzakalo ezimbi, ngokuvamile babona isibonakaliso sokuthi uKristu usezobuya.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uJesu wabikezela isikhathi sosizi olukhulu (noma: usizi olukhulu) ( Mathewu 2 .4,21), kodwa okuningi kwalokho ayekubikezele kwase kugcwalisekile kakade lapho kuvinjezelwa iJerusalema ngo-70. UJesu uxwayisa abafundi bakhe ngezinto okufanele basazenzele zona; z. B. ukuthi kwakuyodingeka ukuba abantu baseJudiya babalekele ezintabeni (v. 16).
UJesu wabikezela izikhathi zesidingo esiqhubekayo kuze kube sekubuyeni kwakhe. “Ezweni ninosizi,” esho (Johane 16,33, Ubuningi bokuhumusha). Abaningi babafundi bakhe badela ukuphila kwabo ngenxa yokholo lwabo kuJesu. Izilingo ziyingxenye yempilo yobuKristu; UNkulunkulu akasivikeli kuzo zonke izinkinga zethu4,22; 2. UThimothi 3,12; 1. UPetrus 4,12). Ngisho nangaleso sikhathi, ngezikhathi zabaphostoli, abaphikukristu babesebenza (1. UJohannes 2,18 awu 22; 2. Johane 7).
Ingabe lukhona usizi olukhulu olwabikezelwa esikhathini esizayo? AmaKrestu amaningi ayakukholwa lokhu, futhi mhlawumbe baqinisile. Yize kunjalo izigidi zamaKristu emhlabeni jikelele sezivele zishushiswa namuhla. Abaningi bayabulawa. Kunoma yikuphi kubo, ukucindezeleka akukwazi ukuba kubi kakhulu kunalokho okuvele kunjalo. Iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, izikhathi ezimbi ziye zehlela amaKristu kaninginingi. Mhlawumbe usizi olukhulu luthathe isikhathi eside kakhulu kunalokho abantu abaningi abacabanga.
Imisebenzi yethu yobuKristu ihlala injalo noma ngabe usizi luseduze noma lukude - noma ngabe seluqalile. Ukuqagela ngekusasa akusisizi ukuthi sifane noKrestu, futhi uma kusetshenziswa njengendawo yokukhuthaza ukuphenduka, kusetshenziswa kabi kabi. Labo abaqagela ngokukhathazeka basebenzisa kabi isikhathi sabo.
Isikhathi seminyaka eyiNkulungwane
ISambulo 20 sikhuluma ngokubusa kweminyaka eyinkulungwane kukaKristu nabangcwele. Amanye amaKrestu akuqonda kahle lokhu njengombuso weminyaka eyinkulungwane uKrestu azowumisa ekubuyeni kwakhe. Amanye amaKristu abona "iminyaka eyinkulungwane" ngokomfanekiso, njengophawu lokubusa kukaKristu esontweni, ngaphambi kokuza kwakhe kwesibili.
Inombolo eyinkulungwane ingasetshenziswa ngokomfanekiso eBhayibhelini 7,9; IHubo 50,10), futhi abukho ubufakazi bokuthi kufanele kuthathwe njengoba kunjalo kusAmbulo. Isambulo sibhalwe ngesitayela esicebe ngendlela engavamile ngezithombe. Ayikho enye incwadi yeBhayibheli ekhuluma ngombuso wesikhashana oyomiswa ekubuyeni kwesibili kukaKristu. Amavesi afana noDaniyeli 2,44 ngokuphambene nalokho, ngisho nokusikisela ukuthi umbuso uyoba phakade ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi inkinga eminyakeni eyi-1000 kamuva.
Uma kunombuso weminyaka eyinkulungwane ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu, ababi bayovuswa futhi bahlulelwe eminyakeni eyinkulungwane ngemva kwabalungileyo ( IsAmbulo 20,5:2 ). Nokho, imifanekiso kaJesu ayisikiseli leso gebe esikhathini (Mathewu 5,31-46; UJohane 5,28-29). Iminyaka eyinkulungwane ayiyona ingxenye yevangeli likaKristu. UPawuli ubhala ukuthi abalungileyo nababi bayovuswa ngalolo suku (2. Thesalonika 1,6-enye).
Kungadingidwa eminye imibuzo eminingi ngalesi sihloko, kepha lokho akudingeki lapha. Izinkomba zemibono ngayinye ekhonjiwe zingatholakala emiBhalweni. Noma yini umuntu angayikholelwa mayelana neMinyaka Eyinkulungwane, kunento eyodwa eqinisekile: Ngesinye isikhathi inkathi yesikhathi okukhulunywa ngayo kuSambulo 20 izophela, bese ilandelwa izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha, ongunaphakade, okhazimulayo, inkulu, ingcono futhi yinde kuneMinyaka Eyinkulungwane. Ngakho-ke, lapho sicabanga ngomhlaba omuhle wakusasa, singakhetha ukugxila embusweni waphakade, ophelele kunasesigabeni sesikhashana. Sinephakade okufanele sililangazelele!
Ingunaphakade lenjabulo
Kuyoba kanjani lokho - ingunaphakade? Siyazi kuphela ingxenye (1. AbaseKorinte 13,9; 1. UJohannes 3,2) ngoba wonke amazwi nemicabango yethu kusekelwe emhlabeni wanamuhla. UJesu wafanekisa umvuzo wethu waphakade ngezindlela eziningana: Kuyoba njengokuthola ingcebo noma ukuba nempahla eningi, noma ukubusa umbuso noma ukuya edilini lomshado. Lezi yizincazelo ezilinganiselwe kuphela njengoba ingekho into efana nayo. Ubuphakade bethu noNkulunkulu buyoba buhle ngaphezu kwamazwi angasho.
UDavide wakubeka ngalendlela: “Ukugcwala kwentokozo phambi kwakho, kwethabe ngakwesokunene sakho kuze kube phakade.” ( IHubo 16,11). Ingxenye engcono kakhulu yaphakade kuyoba ukuphila noNkulunkulu; ukuba njengaye; ukumbona ngalokho ayikho ngempela; ukumazi nokumazi kangcono (1. UJohannes 3,2). Lona umgomo wethu omkhulu kanye nomuzwa wokuphila ofunwa uNkulunkulu, futhi uyosanelisa futhi usilethele injabulo yaphakade.
Futhi eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane eziyishumi, kusasele amashumi ezigidi, sizobheka emuva ezimpilweni zethu namhlanje bese simomotheka ngezinkathazo ebesinazo futhi simangale ukuthi uNkulunkulu wawenza masinyane kangakanani umsebenzi Wakhe ngenkathi sisemhlabeni. Kwakuyisiqalo nje futhi ngeke kube khona ukuphela.
ngu-Michael Morrison
