USathane udeveli

Kunemikhuba emibili engemihle ezweni lanamuhla lasentshonalanga maqondana noSathane, udeveli okukhulunywa ngaye kwiTestamente Elisha njengesitha esiphikelelayo nesitha sikaNkulunkulu. Iningi labantu alazi noma libukela phansi indima kasathane ekubangeleni izinxushunxushu, ukuhlupheka nobubi. Kubantu abaningi, umqondo wodeveli wangempela uyinsali nje yezinkolelo-ze zasendulo noma, okungenani, isithombe esikhombisa ububi emhlabeni.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amaKristu amukele imibono eyizinkolelo-ze ngodeveli owaziwa ngaphansi kokucasha "kwempi yomoya." Banikeza udeveli udumo olungafanele futhi “balwe naye” ngendlela engqubuzana neseluleko esisithola emiBhalweni. Esihlokweni lesi sizabona ukuthi iBhayibhili lisitshelani ngoSathane. Sihlome ngalokhu kuqonda, singazigwema izingibe zalokhu okweqisayo okukhulunywe ngakho ngenhla.

Amanothi avela eTestamenteni Elidala

Isaya 14,3-23 kanye noHezekeli 28,1-9 ngezinye izikhathi kubhekwa njengezincazelo zemvelaphi kadeveli njengengelosi eyona. Eminye imininingwane ingabonakala njengezinkomba kudeveli. Nokho umongo walezi ziqephu ukhombisa ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yombhalo ihlobene nobuze nokuziqhenya kwamakhosi angabantu - amakhosi aseBhabhiloni naseThire. Iphuzu kuzo zombili lezi zigaba ukuthi amakhosi asetshenziswa udeveli futhi ayimifanekiso yezinhloso zakhe ezimbi kanye nenzondo yakhe ngoNkulunkulu. Ukukhuluma ngomholi ongokomoya, uSathane, kuwukukhuluma ngomoya owodwa wamanxusa akhe angabantu, amakhosi. Kuyindlela yokusho ukuthi usathane ubusa umhlaba.

Encwadini kaJobe, kubhekiselwa ezingelosini zithi zazikhona ekudalweni kwezwe futhi zagcwala ukumangala nenjabulo.8,7). Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uSathane kaJobe 1-2 naye ubonakala eyisidalwa esiyingelosi, njengoba kuthiwa uphakathi ‘kwamadodana kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uyisitha sikaNkulunkulu lokulunga kwakhe.

Kukhona ezinye izinkomba eBhayibhelini "ngezingelosi eziwile" (2. UPetrus 2,4; Juda 6; Umsebenzi 4,18), kodwa akukho okubalulekile ngokuthi uSathane waba kanjani isitha sikaNkulunkulu nokuthi kungani. ImiBhalo ayisinikezi imininingwane ngempilo yezingelosi, noma izingelosi “ezinhle” noma izingelosi eziwile (ezibizwa nangokuthi amademoni). IBhayibheli, ikakhulukazi iTestamente Elisha, linesithakazelo esikhulu ekusiboniseni uSathane njengozama ukubhuntshisa injongo kaNkulunkulu. Kubhekiselwa kuye njengesitha esikhulu sabantu bakaNkulunkulu, iBandla likaJesu Kristu.

ETestamenteni Elidala, uSathane noma udeveli akukhulunywa ngakho kakhulu ngegama. Nokho, inkolelo yokuthi amandla omkhathi alwa noNkulunkulu ingatholakala ngokucacile ezisusa zezinhlangothi zawo. Izihlokwana ezimbili zeTestamente Elidala ezibonisa uSathane noma udeveli zingamanzi omkhathi nezilo. Ziyizithombe ezibonisa ububi bukaSathane obubambe umhlaba futhi ulwe noNkulunkulu. KuJobe 26,12-13 sibona uJobe echaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu “wanyakazisa ulwandle” futhi “waphahlaza uRahabi waba yizicucu”. URahabi ubizwa ngokuthi “inyoka ebalekayo” ( ivesi 13 ).

Ezindaweni ezimbalwa lapho uSathane echazwa njengomuntu ongumuntu eTestamenteni Elidala, uSathane uvezwa njengommangaleli ofuna ukutshala ukungezwani nokumangalela (Zakariya 3,1-2), ugqugquzela abantu ukuba bone kuNkulunkulu (IziKronike 1).1,1) futhi isebenzisa abantu nezakhi ukudala ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka okukhulu (Jobe 1,6-ishumi nesithupha; 2,1-enye).

Encwadini kaJobe sibona ukuthi uSathane uhlangana nezinye izingelosi ukuze aziveze kuNkulunkulu sengathi ubizelwe emkhandlwini wasezulwini. Kunezinye izikhombo zeBhayibheli zokuhlangana kwasezulwini kwezidalwa eziyizingelosi ezithonya izindaba zabantu. Kokunye kwalokhu, isipoki esinamanga sikhohlisa inkosi ukuthi iye empini (1. Amakhosi 22,19-enye).

UNkulunkulu uvezwa njengomuntu “owashaya amakhanda kaLeviyathani futhi wamnika izilwane ukuba zidle.” ( IHubo 74,14). Ubani uLeviyathani? “Uyisilo sasolwandle”—“inyoka ebalekayo” kanye “nenyoka emapheshana” uJehova ayojezisa “ngesikhathi” lapho uNkulunkulu esusa bonke ububi emhlabeni futhi emisa umbuso wakhe (Isaya 2 Kor.7,1).

I-motif kaLeviyathani njengenyoka ibuyela eNsimini yase-Edene. Lapha inyoka - "enobuqili kunazo zonke izilwane zasendle" - ilinga abantu ukuba bone kuNkulunkulu, okuholela ekuweni kwabo (1. mose 3,1-7). Lokhu kuholela kwesinye isiprofetho sempi ezayo phakathi kwayo nenyoka, lapho kubonakala sengathi inyoka izonqoba impi ewujuqu (ukugwazwa isithende sikaNkulunkulu) ukuze ihlulwe empini (ikhanda layo lichotshozwa). Kulesi siprofetho, uNkulunkulu uthi enyokeni: “Ngizobeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe; yona iyakuchoboza ikhanda lakho, wena uyakugwaza isithende sayo.”1. mose 3,15).

Amanothi eTestamente Elisha

Incazelo yendawo yonke yalenkulumo iyaqondakala ekukhanyeni Kokuba Senyameni kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu njengoJesu waseNazaretha (Johane 1,1. 14). Siyabona emaVangelini ukuthi uSathane wazama ukubhubhisa uJesu ngandlela thize kusukela ngosuku azalwa ngalo waze wafa esiphambanweni. Nakuba uSathane ephumelela ukubulala uJesu ngokusebenzisa abameleli bakhe abangabantu, udeveli ulahlekelwa impi ngokufa nokuvuka kwakhe.

Ngemva kokwenyuka kukaJesu, impi ye-cosmic phakathi komlobokazi kaKristu - abantu bakaNkulunkulu - nodeveli nama-lackeys akhe iyaqhubeka. Kodwa injongo kaNkulunkulu iyaphumelela futhi iyaqhubeka. Ekugcineni, uJesu uzobuya futhi abhubhise ukuphikiswa kwakhe ngokomoya (1. AbaseKorinte 15,24-enye).

Ngaphezu kwakho konke, incwadi yeSambulo iveza le mpi phakathi kwamandla obubi asemhlabeni, aqhutshwa nguSathane, kanye namandla okulunga esontweni, aholwa nguNkulunkulu.Kule ncwadi egcwele izimpawu, ezisendleleni yokubhala I-Apocalypse ichazwa, amadolobha amabili amakhulu kunempilo, iBabiloni neJerusalema elikhulu, elisha limelela amaqembu amabili asemhlabeni asempini.

Lapho impi isiphelile, udeveli noma uSathane uyoboshwa kwalasha futhi avinjwe “ekukhohliseni izwe lonke” njengoba ayenzile ngaphambili ( KwabaseRoma 12,9).

Ekugcineni siyabona ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uyanqoba phezu kwabo bonke ububi. Ufanekiselwa ngokomfanekiso idolobha elifanele - umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema likaNkulunkulu - lapho uNkulunkulu neWundlu behlala khona nabantu babo ngokuthula nenjabulo yaphakade, okwenzeka ngenxa yenjabulo bobabili ababelana ngayo (Isambulo 2 Kor.1,15-27). USathane nawo wonke amandla obubi bayobhujiswa (IsAmbulo 20,10).

UJesu noSathane

KwiTestamente Elisha, uSathane ukhonjwa ngokusobala njengesitha sikaNkulunkulu nesintu. Ngandlela thile, uDeveli ubhekene nokuhlupheka nobubi emhlabeni wethu. Enkonzweni yakhe yokwelapha, uJesu waze wakhuluma ngezingelosi eziwile noSathane njengezimbangela zokugula nokugula. Vele, kufanele siqaphele futhi singabizi zonke izinkinga noma ukugula njengokushaya okuqondile okuvela kuSathane. Noma kunjalo, kuyafundisa ukuqaphela ukuthi iTestamente Elisha alikunqeni ukusola udeveli nabalandeli bakhe ababi ngezinhlekelele eziningi, ezibandakanya izifo. Ukugula kuyinto embi hhayi into ebekwe uNkulunkulu.

UJesu wabiza uSathane nemimoya ewile ngokuthi “udeveli nezingelosi zakhe” okulungiselwe bona “umlilo waphakade” ( Mathewu 2 .5,41). Emavangelini sifunda ukuthi amadimoni ayimbangela yezifo ezihlukahlukene zomzimba kanye nokugula. Kwezinye izimo, amademoni ayehlala emiqondweni kanye/noma imizimba yabantu, okwagcina sekuholela ebuthakathakeni obunjengokudlikizela, ubumungulu, ubumpumputhe, ukukhubazeka ingxenye, kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokusangana.

ULuka ukhuluma ngowesifazane uJesu ahlangana naye esinagogeni “owayenomoya ogula iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili.” ( Luka 1 Kor.3,11). UJesu wamkhulula ebuthakathakeni bakhe futhi wagxekwa ngokuphulukisa ngeSabatha. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Lo wesifazane, oyindodakazi ka-Abrahama, uSathane ayeseyibophile iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, bekungafanele yini ukuba akhululwe kulesi sigqila ngosuku lwesabatha na?” ( Ivesi 16 ).

Kwezinye izimo, wadalula amademoni njengayimbangela yezifo, njengasendabeni yomfana owaba nokudlikizela okwesabekayo futhi owashaywa i- moonstruck kusukela ebuntwaneni.7,14-19; Maka 9,14-29; Luka 9,37-45). UJesu wayengamane ayale la madimoni ukuba ashiye abagulayo futhi alalela. Ngokwenza kanjalo, uJesu wabonisa ukuthi unegunya eliphelele phezu kwezwe likaSathane namademoni. UJesu wanika abafundi bakhe igunya elifanayo phezu kwamademoni (Mathewu 10,1).

Umphostoli uPetru wakhuluma ngenkonzo kaJesu yokuphulukisa njengaleyo eyakhulula abantu ezifweni nasebuthakathakeni uSathane nemimoya yakhe emibi ababeyimbangela eqondile noma engaqondile. “Niyakwazi okwenzeka kulo lonke elaseJudiya...ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngomoya ongcwele nangamandla; wahambahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke ababesemandleni kaSathane, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayenaye.” ( IzE 10,37-38). Lo mbono wenkonzo kaJesu yokuphulukisa ubonisa inkolelo yokuthi uSathane uyisitha sikaNkulunkulu nendalo yakhe, ikakhulukazi isintu.

Kubeka ukusola okukhulu ekuhluphekeni nasonweni kuDeveli futhi kumchaza njengalowo
"isoni sokuqala". UDeveli uyona kwasekuqaleni” (1. UJohannes 3,8). UJesu ubiza uSathane ngokuthi “isikhulu samademoni”—umbusi wezingelosi eziwile (Mathewu 2).5,41). Ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuhlenga, uJesu wephula ukubamba kukadeveli emhlabeni. USathane ‘unguMninimandla’ uJesu angena endlini yakhe (emhlabeni) (Marku 3,27). UJesu ‘usebophe’ indoda enamandla futhi “uhlukanise impango” [umuka nempahla yayo, umbuso wayo].

Kungakho uJesu weza enyameni. UJohane uyabhala: “Ngalokho iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakala, ukuze ichithe imisebenzi kaSathane.”1. UJohannes 3,8). EyabaseKolose ikhuluma ngalomsebenzi oncithakalo ngokwemibandela ye-cosmic: “Yahlubula imibuso neziphathimandla amandla azo, yababeka obala, yabanqoba kuKristu” ( Kolose 2,15).

AmaHeberu achaza indlela uJesu akufeza ngayo lokhu: “Ngenxa yokuthi abantwana bayinyama negazi, naye wakwamukela kanjalo, ukuze ngokufa kwakhe abhubhise lowo owayenamandla phezu kokufa onguSathane, ahlenge ababekhona. bephoqelelwe ukuba yizigqila ukuphila kwabo konke ngokwesaba ukufa.” ( Hebheru 2,14-enye).

Ngokungamangalisi, uSathane wayeyozama ukubhubhisa injongo kaNkulunkulu ngeNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu. Umgomo kaSathane kwakuwukwenza ukuba uLizwi enziwe inyama, uJesu, abulale esewusana (IsAmbulo 1 Kor2,3; Mathewu 2,1-18) ukumlinga ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe (Lukas 4,1-13), nokumbopha nokumbulala ( ivesi 13; Luka 22,3-enye).

USathane “waphumelela” emzamweni wokugcina wokubulala uJesu, kodwa ukufa kukaJesu nokuvuka kwakhe okwalandela kwadalula futhi kwamlahla udeveli. UJesu wayenze “umbukwane obala” wezindlela zezwe nobubi obethulwa udeveli nabalandeli bakhe. Kwaba sobala kubo bonke ababelalela ukuthi indlela kaNkulunkulu yothando kuphela elungile.

Ngomuntu kaJesu nomsebenzi wakhe wokuhlenga, amacebo kadeveli ahlehliswa futhi wanqotshwa. Ngakho, ngokuphila Kwakhe, ukufa, nokuvuka, uKristu usevele wamehlula uSathane, eveza ihlazo lobubi. UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ngobusuku akhashelwa ngabo: “Ukuthi ngiya kuBaba...umbusi waleli zwe useyahlulelwa” ( Johane 16,11).

Ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu, ithonya likadeveli emhlabeni liyophela futhi ukunqotshwa kwakhe okuphelele kuyoba sobala. Lokho kunqoba kuzofika ngoshintsho lokugcina noluhlala njalo ekupheleni kwalesi sikhathi3,37-enye).

Inkosana enamandla

Phakathi nenkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni, uJesu wathi “umbusi waleli zwe uyophonswa ngaphandle.” ( Johane 12,31), futhi yathi lenkosana “yayingenawo amandla” phezu kwayo (Johane 14,30). UJesu wamnqoba uSathane ngoba uSathane wayengakwazi ukumlawula. Asikho isilingo uSathane asiphonsa kuJesu esasinamandla ngokwanele ukuba simyekise othandweni nokholo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu (Mathewu 4,1-11). Wanqoba usathane futhi weba impahla “yendoda enamandla” - izwe ayelithumbile (Mathewu 1)2,24-29). NjengamaKristu, singaphumula okholweni ekunqobeni kukaJesu zonke izitha zikaNkulunkulu (kanye nezitha zethu), kuhlanganise nodeveli.

Nokho ibandla likhona ekushubeni “sekukhona kodwa akukakafiki,” lapho uNkulunkulu eqhubeka nokuvumela uSathane ukuba adukise izwe futhi asakaze ukubhujiswa nokufa. AmaKristu aphila phakathi “kokufezwa” kokufa kukaJesu (Johane 19,30) futhi “sekwenzekile” ukubhujiswa kokugcina kobubi nokuza kombuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni esikhathini esizayo (IsAmbulo 2 Kor.1,6). Usathane usavunyelwe ukuba nomona amandla evangeli. Udeveli useyinkosana yobumnyama engabonakali, futhi ngemvume kaNkulunkulu unamandla okusebenzela izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu.

ITestamente Elisha lisitshela ukuthi uSathane ungamandla alawulayo ezweni elibi lamanje nokuthi abantu bamlandela bengazi ekuphikiseni kwakhe uNkulunkulu. (NgesiGreki, igama elithi “isikhulu” noma “isikhulu” [njengakuJohane 12,31 lisetshenziswe] inguqulo yegama lesiGreki elithi archon, elalibhekisela esiphathini sikahulumeni esiphezulu sesifunda noma idolobha lezombangazwe).

Umphostoli uPawulu uchaza ukuthi uSathane ‘ungunkulunkulu walelizwe’ ‘ophuphuthekise izingqondo zabangakholwayo’ ( NW )2. AbaseKorinte 4,4). UPawulu wayeqonda ukuthi uSathane angaphazamisa ngisho nomsebenzi webandla (2. Thesalonika 2,17-enye).

Namuhla, ingxenye enkulu yezwe lasentshonalanga alinaki iqiniso elithinta ukuphila kwabo nekusasa labo—iqiniso lokuthi udeveli ungumoya wangempela ofuna ukubalimaza ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi ufuna ukubhuntshisa injongo kaNkulunkulu yothando. AmaKristu akhuthazwa ukuba aqaphele amaqhinga kaSathane ukuze amelane nawo ngokuqondisa nangamandla kaMoya oNgcwele ohlala ngaphakathi. Ngeshwa, amanye amaKristu adlule ngendlela engafanele “ekuzingela” uSathane, futhi ngokungazi anikeze ifolishi eyengeziwe kulabo abahleka usulu umqondo wokuthi udeveli uyisidalwa sangempela nesibi.

IBandla liyaxwayiswa ukuba lixwaye amathuluzi kaSathane. Abaholi abangamaKristu, uPawulu uthi, kufanele baphile ukuphila okufanele ubizo lukaNkulunkulu funa “babanjwe ogibeni lukaSathane” (1. UThimothi 3,7). AmaKristu kumelwe aqaphe amaqhinga kaSathane futhi agqoke izikhali zikaNkulunkulu “zomelana nemimoya emibi ngaphansi kwezulu.” ( Efesu 6,10-12) qinisa. Kufanele bakwenze lokhu ukuze “bangaxhashazwa nguSathane” (2. AbaseKorinte 2,11).

Umsebenzi omubi kasathane

Udeveli udala ubumpumputhe bomoya eqinisweni likaNkulunkulu kuKristu ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene. Izimfundiso zamanga nemibono ehlukahlukene “efundiswa amademoni” yenza abantu ‘balandele imimoya ekhohlisayo,’ bengaqapheli ukuthi umthombo omkhulu wokukhohlisa uyini.1. UThimothi 4,1-5). Lapho sebephuphuthekisiwe, abantu abakwazi ukuqonda ukukhanya kwevangeli, okuyizindaba ezinhle zokuthi uKristu uyasikhulula esonweni nasekufeni (1. UJohannes 4,1-ishumi nesithupha; 2. Johane 7). USathane uyisitha esikhulu sevangeli, “omubi” ozama ukudukisa abantu ukuba balahle izindaba ezinhle ( Mathewu 13,18-enye).

USathane akudingeki ukuthi azame ukukukhohlisa ngendlela yomuntu siqu. Angasebenza ngokusebenzisa abantu abasakaza imibono engamanga yefilosofi neyezenkolo. Abantu bangaphinde bagqilazwe yisakhiwo sobubi nenkohliso egxiliswe emphakathini wethu wesintu. Udeveli angakwazi futhi ukusebenzisa imvelo yethu ewile kithi, ukuze abantu bakholwe ukuthi “baneqiniso” kuyilapho eqinisweni sebedelile okukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yalokho okungokwezwe nokukaSathane. Abantu abanjalo bakholelwa ukuthi inkolelo yabo engalungile izobasindisa (2. Thesalonika 2,9-10), kodwa abakwenzile empeleni ukuthi “baguqule iqiniso likaNkulunkulu amanga” (KwabaseRoma. 1,25). “Amanga” abonakala elungile futhi eyiqiniso ngoba uSathane uziveza yena nesimiso sakhe sezinkolelo ngendlela yokuthi ukufundisa kwakhe kube njengeqiniso elivela “engelosini yokukhanya” (2. AbaseKorinte 11,14) isebenza.

Ngokuvamile, uSathane uyena obangela isilingo semvelo yethu ewile kanye nesifiso sokona, ngakho uba “umlingi” (2. Thesalonika 3,5; 1. AbaseKorinte 6,5; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 5,3) ebizwa. UPawulu uhola ibandla emuva eKorinte 1. Genesise 3 kanye nendaba yeNsimi yase-Edene ukubayala ukuthi bangasuki kuKristu, into udeveli azama ukuyenza. “Kepha nginovalo lokuthi njengalokho inyoka yamkhohlisa u-Eva ngobuqili bakhe, kanjalo nemicabango yenu iyophambukiswa ebuqothweni nasebuqothweni bukaKristu.”2. AbaseKorinte 11,3).

Lokhu akusho ukuthi uPawulu wayekholelwa ukuthi uSathane walinga futhi wakhohlisa wonke umuntu ngokuqondile. Abantu abacabanga ukuthi “udeveli ungenze ngenze lokho” njalo uma bona ababoni ukuthi uSathane usebenzisa uhlelo olubi aludalile emhlabeni kanye nemvelo yethu ewile kithi. Endabeni yamaKristu aseThesalonika okukhulunywe ngawo ngenhla, lokhu kukhohlisa kwakungafezwa abafundisi ababetshala imbewu yenzondo ngoPawulu, bekhohlisa abantu ukuba bakholelwe ukuthi yena [uPawulu] uyabakhohlisa noma ufihla ukuhaha noma enye inhloso engcolile ( NW ), ukuze bakholelwe ukuthi umphostoli uPawulu wabonisa isithakazelo esiqotho kuNkulunkulu.2. Thesalonika 2,3-12). Noma kunjalo, njengoba udeveli etshala ukungezwani futhi elawula umhlaba, ekugcineni umlingi obangela ukungezwani nenzondo umlingi ngokwakhe.

Ngempela, ngokukaPawulu, amaKristu ahlukanisiwe ekuhlanganyeleni kwebandla ngenxa yesono “anikelwa kuSathane”1. AbaseKorinte 5,5; 1. UThimothi 1,20), noma “baphambukile balandela uSathane” (1. UThimothi 5,15). UPetru unxusa umhlambi wakhe: “Zithibeni, nilinde; ngokuba isitha senu uSathane sihamba njengengonyama ebhongayo efuna engamshwabadela.”1. UPetrus 5,8). Indlela yokunqoba uSathane, kusho uPetru, “iwukumelana naye” ( ivesi 9 ).

Abantu bamelana kanjani noSathane? UJakobe uthi: “Ngakho-ke zithobeni kuNkulunkulu. Melanani noSathane uyonibalekela. Lapho usondela kuNkulunkulu, naye uyasondela kuwe. Hlambululani izandla zenu, zoni, ningcwelise iinhliziyo zenu, nina bantu abakhohlisako.” (Jak 4,7-8). Siseduze noNkulunkulu lapho izinhliziyo zethu zinesimo sengqondo senhlonipho senjabulo, ukuthula, kanye nokubonga kuye, ondliwa umoya wakhe ongaphakathi wothando nokholo.

Abantu abangamazi uKristu futhi abangaholwa nguMoya wakhe (Roma 8,5-17) “phila ngokwenyama” (indima 5). Bavumelana nezwe, belandela “umoya osebenza kubantwana bokungalaleli ngalesi sikhathi” ( Efesu 2,2). Lo moya, ochazwa kwenye indawo ngokuthi udeveli noma uSathane, usebenzisa abantu ukuba bazimisele ukwenza “inkanuko yenyama neyezinzwa” ( ivesi 3 ). Kodwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu singabona ukukhanya kweqiniso okukuKristu futhi simlandele ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, kunokuba ngokungazi siwele ngaphansi kwethonya likadeveli, izwe eliwile, kanye nesimo sethu sobuntu esibuthakathaka esinesono.

Impi kaSathane nokwehlulwa kwakhe ekugcineni

“Izwe lonke lisebubini” [libuswa udeveli] kubhala uJohane (1. UJohannes 5,19). Kodwa ukuqonda kwanikezwa labo abangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu nabalandeli bakaKristu ukuba “bazi abaqinisileyo” ( ivesi 20 ).

Mayelana nalokhu, iSambulo 1 sinjalo2,7-9 amadlingozi kakhulu. Esihlokweni sempi sesAmbulo, lencwadi ibonisa impi yasemkhathini phakathi kukaMikayeli nezingelosi zakhe nodrako (uSathane) nezingelosi zakhe eziwile. UDeveli nezikhonzi zakhe banqotshwa, futhi “indawo yabo ayibange isatholakala ezulwini” (ivesi 8). Umphumela? “Futhi waphonswa phansi udrako omkhulu, inyoka yakudala, okuthiwa uDeveli noSathane, odukisa izwe lonke, waphonswa phansi emhlabeni, nezingelosi zakhe zaphonswa phansi kanye naye.” ( Ivesi 9 ). Umqondo uwukuthi uSathane uyaqhubeka elwa noNkulunkulu ngokushushisa abantu bakaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.

Inkundla yempi phakathi kobubi (esetshenziswa nguSathane) nokuhle (eholwa nguNkulunkulu) iholela empini phakathi kweBabiloni Elikhulu (umhlaba ongaphansi kolawulo lukaDeveli) neJerusalema Elisha (abantu bakaNkulunkulu abalandelwa uNkulunkulu neWundlu uJesu Kristu. ). Kuyimpi edalelwe ukunqotshwa nguNkulunkulu ngoba akukho okungamehlula inhloso yayo.

Ekugcineni, zonke izitha zikaNkulunkulu, kuhlanganise noSathane, zizohlulwa. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu - uhlelo lomhlaba omusha - uza emhlabeni, omelwe yiJerusalema elisha eNcwadini Yesambulo. UDeveli uzosuswa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu futhi umbuso wakhe uzosulwa kanye naye (Isambulo 20,10) bese kufakwa umbuso waphakade wothando lukaNkulunkulu.

Sifunda la mazwi akhuthazayo mayelana “nokuphela” kwazo zonke izinto: “Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: Bheka, itabernakele likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabantu! Uyakuhlala nabo, babe ngabantu bakhe, yena uNkulunkulu abe nabo, abe nguNkulunkulu wabo; futhi uNkulunkulu uyosula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo, futhi ukufa ngeke kusaba khona, noma ukulila noma ukukhala noma ubuhlungu ngeke kusaba khona; ngoba eyokuqala isidlulile. Wayesethi ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi: “Bheka, ngenza konke kube kusha; Futhi uthi: “Loba, ngokuba lawa mazwi ayiqiniso, aqinisekile.” ( IsAmbulo 21,3-enye).

UPaul Kroll

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