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UJesu neBandla kusAmbulo 12
Ekuqaleni kwe-12. Esahlukweni sesAmbulo, uJohane ulandisa ngombono wakhe wowesifazane okhulelwe osezobeletha. Umbona ecwebezela - egqoke ilanga nenyanga ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Ekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele noma umqhele wezinkanyezi eziyishumi nambili. Owesifazane nengane bahlobene nobani?
Im 1. Encwadini kaMose sithola indaba yenzalamizi yaseBhayibhelini uJosefa, owaba nephupho lapho wembulelwa khona isimo esifanayo. Kamuva watshela abafowabo ukuthi wabona ilanga, inyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye zikhothamela kuye (1. UMose 37,9).
Izithombe ezisephusheni likaJosef zihlobene ngokusobala namalungu omndeni wakhe. Kwakungoyise kaJosefa u-Israyeli (ilanga), unina uRaheli (inyanga) nabafowabo abayishumi nanye (izinkanyezi, bheka. 1. UMose 37,10). Kulokhu, uJosefa wayengumfowabo weshumi nambili noma "inkanyezi". Amadodana ka-Israyeli ayishumi nambili aba izizwe eziningi futhi akhula aba isizwe esakhethwa uNkulunkulu4,2).
IsAmbulo 12 sishintsha kakhulu izici zephupho likaJosefa. Uyihumusha kabusha ebhekise ku-Israyeli kamoya - ibandla noma umhlangano wabantu bakaNkulunkulu (Galathiya 6,16).
KusAmbulo, izizwe eziyishumi nambili azibhekiseli kuIsrayeli wasendulo, kodwa zifanekisela lonke ibandla (7,1-8). Owesifazane owembethe ilanga angamela iBandla njengomlobokazi kaKristu okhazimulayo (2. AbaseKorinte 11,2). Inyanga engaphansi kwezinyawo zowesifazane nomqhele ekhanda lakhe kwakufanekisela ukunqoba kwakhe ngoKristu.
Ngokwalokhu mfanekiso, “owesifazane” wesAmbulo 12 umelela ibandla likaNkulunkulu elimsulwa. ezimelela uMesiya kuveza ”(Incazelo: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching,“ IsAmbulo, ”p. 152).
ETestamenteni Elisha ibandla laziwa ngokuthi u-Israyeli kamoya, iSiyoni kanye “nonina” (KwabaseGalathiya 4,26; 6,16; Kwabase-Efesu 5,23-24; 30-32; Hebheru 12,22). IZiyoni-iJerusalema lalingumama ophelele wabantu bakwa-Israyeli (Isaya 54,1). Isingathekiso sadluliselwa eTestamenteni Elisha futhi sasetshenziswa eBandleni (KwabaseGalathiya 4,26).
Abanye abahlaziyi babona kuphawu lowesifazane wesAmbulo 12,1-3 inencazelo ebanzi. Bathi, lesi sithombe siwukuhunyushwa kabusha kwemibono yamaJuda kaMesiya kanye nezinganekwane zokuhlenga zobuqaba ngokubhekiselwa kokuhlangenwe nakho kukaKristu. M. Eugene Boring uthi: “Owesifazane akayena uMariya, noma uIsrayeli, noma iSonto, kodwa omncane futhi ungaphezu kwabo bonke laba. Izithombe ezasetshenziswa uJohane zihlanganisa izici eziningana: umfanekiso wenganekwane yobuqaba yeNdlovukazi yeZulu; kusukela endabeni ka-Eva, unina wabo bonke abaphilayo, encwadini yokuqala kaMose, “inzalo yakhe” yanyathela ikhanda lenyoka yakudala1. mose 3,1-6); ka-Israyeli, owaphunyuka kudrako / uFaro ngamaphiko okhozi ehlane (2. UMose 19,4; IHubo 74,12-15); kanye neSiyoni, 'unina' wabantu bakaNkulunkulu ezinkathini zonke, u-Israyeli kanye neBandla ”(ikhasi 152).
Unalokho engqondweni, abanye abahumushi beBhayibheli bazobona izikhombo kulesi sigaba zezinganekwane ezihlukahlukene zamaqaba kanye nendaba yephupho likaJosefa eTestamenteni Elidala. Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, unkulunkulukazi okhulelwe u-Leto ulandelwa yi-dragon python. Ubalekela esiqhingini lapho azalela khona u-Apollo, kamuva owabulala udrako. Cishe wonke amasiko aseMedithera ayenenguqulo ethile yale mpi yasenganekwaneni lapho isilo sihlasela umpetha.
Isithombe sesAmbulo sowesifazane we-cosmic sibeka zonke lezi zinganekwane njengezingamanga. Ithi ayikho kulezi zindaba eqondayo ukuthi uJesu unguMsindisi nokuthi iBandla lakha abantu bakaNkulunkulu. UKristu uyiNdodana ebulala udrako, hhayi u-Apholo. IBandla lingumama wabo futhi uMesiya eze kubo; Akusiye umama uLeto. Unkulunkulukazi wamaRom - ukwenziwa samuntu koMbuso WamaRoma - empeleni uwuhlobo lwesifebe esingokomoya somhlaba wonke, iBabiloni Elikhulu. Indlovukazi yeqiniso yezulu iZiyoni, elakhiwe ibandla noma abantu bakaNkulunkulu.
Ngakho-ke ukwambulwa kwendaba yabesifazane kuveza izinkolelo ezindala zezombusazwe nezenkolo. Isazi seBhayibheli saseBrithani u-GR Beasley-Murray sithi ukusebenzisa kukaJohane inganekwane ye-Apollo “kuyisibonelo esimangalisayo sokukhuluma ngokholo lobuKristu ngophawu olwamukelwa emhlabeni wonke” ( The New Century Bible Commentary, “Revelation,” p. 192 ).
Isambulo siphinde siveze uJesu njengoMsindisi weBandla - uMesiya osekunesikhathi elindelwe. Ngalokhu, incwadi ichaza kabusha incazelo yezimpawu zeTestamente Elidala ngendlela eqondile. BR Beasley-Murray uyachaza: “Ngokusebenzisa le ndlela yokukhuluma, uJohn wagomela ngokungananazi ukugcwaliseka kwethemba lobuqaba nesithembiso seTestamente Elidala kuKristu weVangeli. Akekho omunye uMsindisi ngaphandle kukaJesu ”(ikhasi 196).
Isambulo 12 siphinde sidalule omelene neBandla. Ungudrako obomvu owesabekayo onamakhanda ayisikhombisa, izimpondo eziyishumi nemiqhele eyisikhombisa ekhanda lakhe. IsAmbulo simveza ngokucacile udrako noma inunu—“inyoka endala ethiwa uDeveli noma uSathane, odukisa umhlaba wonke.” (Gen.2,9 futhi 20,2).
Isithunywa sikaSathane sasemhlabeni [ummeleli] - isilo sasolwandle - naso sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, futhi sibomvu ngombala.3,1 futhi 17,3). Isimo sikaSathane sibonakala kubameleli bakhe basemhlabeni. Udrako wenza ububi samuntu. Njengoba izinganekwane zasendulo zazibhekisela kaningi kumadrako, izilaleli zikaJohane zaziyokwazi ukuthi udrako wesAmbulo 13 uyisitha se-cosmic.
Ukuthi amakhanda ayisikhombisa kadrako amelani akukacaci ngokushesha. Nokho, njengoba uJohane esebenzisa inombolo yesikhombisa njengophawu lokuphelela, lokhu mhlawumbe kusikisela ubunjalo bamandla kaSathane wendawo yonke, nokuthi ubumelela ngokugcwele bonke ububi kuye ngokwakhe. Udrako futhi unama-tiara ayisikhombisa, noma imiqhele yobukhosi, emakhanda akhe. Angamelela ukumangalela kukaSathane uKristu ngendlela engenabulungisa. NjengeNkosi Yamakhosi, uJesu uphethe yonke imiqhele yegunya. Nguye ozothweswa imiqhele eminingi9,12.16).
Sifunda ukuthi udrako “wakhukhula ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi zezulu waziphonsa emhlabeni.” (Gen.2,4). Le ngxenye isetshenziswe izikhathi eziningana eNcwadini yesAmbulo. Mhlawumbe kufanele siliqonde leli gama njengedlanzana elibalulekile.
Siphinde sithole umlando omfushane wokuphila komuntu wesifazane “womfana”, kubhekiselwa kuJesu (Gen.2,5). ISambulo lapha sikhuluma ngendaba yesehlakalo sikaKristu futhi sikhomba umzamo kaSathane ongaphumelelanga wokubhuntshisa icebo likaNkulunkulu.
Udrako wazama ukubulala noma "ukudla" ingane yowesifazane ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kwayo. Lokhu kuyinkomba yesimo esingokomlando. Lapho uHerode ezwa ukuthi uMesiya ongumJuda wayezelwe eBhetlehema, wabulala zonke izingane ezisedolobheni, okwakuyoholela ekufeni komntwana uJesu (uMathewu. 2,16). Yebo, uJesu wabalekela eGibhithe nabazali bakhe. IsAmbulo sisitshela ukuthi ngempela uSathane wayeyimbangela yomzamo wokubulala uJesu - "mudle".
Abanye abahlaziyi bakholelwa ukuthi umzamo kaSathane ‘wokudla’ umntwana wowesifazane wawuyisilingo sakhe kuJesu (Mathewu. 4,1-11), ukufiphazwa kwakhe isigijimi sevangeli (Mathewu 13,39) kanye nokugqugquzela ukubethelwa kukaKristu (Johane 13,2). Lapho ebulala uJesu esiphambanweni, udeveli wayecabanga ukuthi wayenqobe uMesiya. Eqinisweni, kwakungukufa kukaJesu uqobo okwasindisa umhlaba futhi kwavala isiphetho sikadeveli2,31; I-14,30; I-16,11; AbaseKolose 2,15; amaHebheru 2,14).
Ngokufa nokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu, umntwana wabesifazane, “wahlwithwa kuNkulunkulu nasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi.” (Gen.2,5). Okungukuthi, wavuselwa ekuphileni okungafi. UNkulunkulu waphakamisa uKristu okhazinyulisiwe wambeka esikhundleni sokuphatha umhlaba wonke (KwabaseFilipi 2,9-11). Kuhloswe ngawo “ukwalusa zonke izizwe ngenduku yensimbi” (12,5). Uyokondla izizwe ngegunya elinothando kodwa eliphelele. Lawa magama - "busa zonke izizwe" - akhomba ngokucacile ukuthi uphawu lomntwana lubhekisela kubani. UnguMesiya kaNkulunkulu ogcotshiwe, okhethwe ukuba abuse phezu komhlaba wonke embusweni kaNkulunkulu (IHu 2,9; rev 19,15).
