Isikhathi seminyaka eyiNkulungwane

134 iminyaka eyi-millenium

Iminyaka eyinkulungwane iyinkathi echazwe encwadini yesAmbulo lapho abafel’ ukholo abangamaKristu beyobusa noJesu Kristu. Ngemva kweMinyaka Eyinkulungwane, lapho uKristu esejikijela phansi zonke izitha futhi enqoba zonke izinto, uyodlulisela umbuso kuNkulunkulu uBaba, futhi izulu nomhlaba kuyokwenziwa kusha. Amanye amasiko obuKristu achaza ngokwezwi nezwi iMillennium njengeminyaka eyinkulungwane eyandulela noma elandela ukufika kukaKristu; abanye babona incazelo engokomfanekiso eyengeziwe kumongo wemiBhalo: inkathi yesikhathi enganqunyiwe eqala ngokuvuka kukaJesu futhi iphetha ngokubuya kwakhe kwesibili. (Funda isAmbulo 20,1:15-2; 1,1.5; IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 3,19-21; i-epiphany 11,15; 1. AbaseKorinte 15,24-25)

Imibono emibili esikhathini seminyaka eyinkulungwane

KumaKristu amaningi, iMillennium iyimfundiso ebaluleke kakhulu, izindaba ezinhle ngokumangalisayo. Kodwa asigcizeleli inkulungwane yeminyaka. Kungani? Ngoba sisekela izimfundiso zethu eBhayibhelini, futhi iBhayibheli alicacile ngale ndaba njengoba abanye becabanga ukuthi linjalo. Ngokwesibonelo, inkulungwane yeminyaka iyohlala isikhathi eside kangakanani? Abanye bathi kuzothatha iminyaka eyi-1000 ncamashi. IsAmbulo 20 sithi iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Igama elithi "Millennium" lisho iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Kungani umuntu engakungabaza lokhu?

Okokuqala ngoba iNcwadi Yesambulo igcwele izimpawu: izilwane, izimpondo, imibala, izinombolo okufanele ziqondwe ngokomfanekiso, hhayi ngokoqobo. EmiBhalweni, inombolo engu-1000 ivame ukusetshenziswa njengenombolo eyindilinga, hhayi isibalo esiqondile. Izinkulungwane zezilwane ezintabeni zingezikaNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kokubhekisela enombolweni eqondile. Isivumelwano sakhe usibambele ubulili obuyinkulungwane, ngaphandle kokubhekisa ngqo eminyakeni eyi-40.000. Emibhalweni enjalo, inkulungwane isho inani elingenamkhawulo.

Ngakho ingabe “iminyaka eyinkulungwane” kusAmbulo 20 ingokoqobo noma ingokomfanekiso? Ingabe inani lenkulungwane kufanele liqondwe ngokunembile kule ncwadi yezimpawu, ngokuvamile ezingaqondwa njengoba zinjalo? Asinakukufakazela ngemiBhalo ukuthi iminyaka eyinkulungwane kumelwe iqondwe ngokunembile. Ngakho-ke asinakusho ukuthi inkulungwane yeminyaka ithatha iminyaka eyinkulungwane ncamashi. Nokho, singasho ukuthi “iMinyaka Eyinkulungwane iyinkathi yesikhathi echazwe kusAmbulo...”

Eminye imibuzo

Singasho futhi ukuthi iMinyaka Eyinkulungwane “inkathi yesikhathi umfel’ ukholo ongumKristu ebusa noJesu Kristu.” IsAmbulo sisitshela ukuthi labo abanqunywa amakhanda ngenxa kaKristu bayobusa kanye naye, futhi sisitshela ukuthi siyobusa noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane.

Kepha laba bangcwele baqala nini ukubusa? Ngalo mbuzo singena emibuzweni ephikisanayo kakhulu mayelana neMillennium. Kunezindlela ezimbili, ezintathu noma ezine zokubheka isikhathi seminyaka eyinkulungwane.

Eminye yale mibono ingokoqobo ekusebenzeni kwabo emiBhalweni kanti eminye ingokomfanekiso. Kepha akekho noyedwa wabo owenqaba izitatimende zemiBhalo - bavele bazihumushe ngokuhlukile. Bonke bathi imibono yabo bayisekela emibhalweni engcwele. Ngokuyinhloko kuyindaba yokuhumusha.

Lapha sichaza imibono emibili evame kakhulu yeMinyaka Eyinkulungwane, amandla nobuthakathaka babo, bese sizobuyela kulokho esingakusho ngokuzethemba okukhulu.

  • Ngokwombono weminyaka eyinkulungwane, uKristu uzobuya ngaphambi kwenkulungwane yeminyaka.
  • Ngokwombono wezinkulungwane zeminyaka, uKristu ubuya ngemuva kwenkulungwane yeminyaka, kepha ubizwa ngokuthi yi-amillennial noma non-millennial ngoba ithi ayikho i-millennium ethile eyehlukile kunaleyo esivele sikuso. Leli phuzu lokubuka lithi sesivele singesikhathi esichazwa yisambulo 20.

Lokhu kungase kubonakale kungenangqondo uma umuntu ekholelwa ukuthi ukubusa kweminyaka eyinkulungwane isikhathi sokuthula esingaba khona ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu. Kungase kubonakale sengathi “laba bantu abalikholelwa iBhayibheli” - kodwa bathi bayalikholelwa iBhayibheli. Ngenxa yothando lobuKristu, kufanele sizame ukuqonda ukuthi kungani bekholelwa ukuthi iBhayibheli lisho lokhu.

Umbono we-premillennial

Ake siqale ngokwethula isikhundla sangaphambi kweminyaka eyinkulungwane.

Itestamente elidala: Okokuqala, iziprofetho eziningi eTestamenteni Elidala zibikezela inkathi yegolide lapho abantu beyoba nobuhlobo obuhle noNkulunkulu. “Ingonyama newundlu kuyolala ndawonye, ​​futhi umfana omncane uyoziqhuba. Akuyikuba khona isono nasiphambeko entabeni yami yonke engcwele,” usho uJehova.

Ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala sengathi lelokusasa liyohluka kakhulu ezweni lamanje; ngezinye izikhathi zibonakala zifana. Ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala kuphelele, futhi ngezinye izikhathi kuhlanganiswe nesono. Embhalweni onjengo-Isaya 2, abantu abaningi bazothi, “Wozani sihambe siye entabeni kaJehova, endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ukuze asifundise izindlela zakhe, sihambe emikhondweni yakhe. ." Ngoba umthetho uyophuma eSiyoni, nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.” (Isaya 2,3).

Yize kunjalo, kuzoba khona abantu okuzofanele bakhuzwe. Abantu bazodinga amageja ngoba kumele badle, ngoba bayafa. Kunezinto ezifanele futhi kunezinto ezijwayelekile. Kuzoba nezingane ezincane, kube nomshado, futhi kube khona ukufa.

UDaniel usitshela ukuthi uMesiya uzokwakha umbuso oyogcwalisa umhlaba wonke futhi ungene esikhundleni sayo yonke eminye imibuso eyedlule. Kunenqwaba yalezi ziprofetho eTestamenteni Elidala, kepha azibalulekile embuzweni wethu oqondile.

AmaJuda aqonda lezi ziprofetho njengezibhekisela enkathini ezayo emhlabeni. Babelindele ukuthi uMesiya afike futhi abuse futhi alethe lezo zibusiso. Izincwadi zamaJuda ngaphambi nangemva kukaJesu zilindele umbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Abafundi bakaJesu uqobo kubonakala sengathi babelindele into efanayo. Ngakho lapho uJesu eshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu, asikwazi ukwenza sengathi iziprofetho zeTestamente Elidala zazingekho. Washumayeza abantu ababelindele inkathi yegolide ebuswa uMesiya. Lapho ekhuluma ‘ngombuso kaNkulunkulu,’ yilokho ababekucabanga.

Abafundi: UJesu wamemezela ukuthi umbuso ususondele. Wabe esemshiya ethi uzobuya. Kwakungeke kube nzima ngalaba balandeli ukuphetha ngokuthi lapho uJesu ebuya, uJesu wayeyoletha inkathi yegolide. Abafundi babuza uJesu ukuthi uzowubuyisela nini umbuso ku-Israyeli (IzE 1,6). Basebenzisa igama lesiGreki elifanayo ukuze bakhulume ngesikhathi sokubuyiselwa kwezinto zonke lapho uKristu ebuya encwadini yezEnzo 3,21: “Izulu limelwe ukumamukela kuze kube yisikhathi lapho konke sekubuyiselwe, uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngakho ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele kwasekuqaleni.

Abafundi babelindele ukuthi iziphrofetho zeTestamente Elidala zizogcwaliseka esikhathini esizayo emva kokubuya kukaKristu. Abafundi abashumayelanga okuningi ngalesi sikhathi segolide ngoba abalaleli babo abangamaJuda base bewujwayele umqondo. Babedinga ukwazi ukuthi ungubani uMesiya, ngakho-ke lokho bekugxile entshumayelweni yabaphostoli.

Ngokusho kwabangaphambi kweminyaka eyinkulungwane, intshumayelo yabaphostoli yayigxile kokusha uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile ngoMesiya. Ngoba wagxila ekutheni insindiso ngoMesiya ingenzeka kanjani, wayengadingi ukusho okuningi ngombuso kaNkulunkulu wesikhathi esizayo, futhi kunzima kithina namuhla ukwazi kahle ukuthi babekholelwa ini ngawo nokuthi kungakanani ababekwazi ngawo. Kodwa-ke, sibona amazwibela encwadi yokuqala kaPawulu eya kwabaseKorinte.

UPaul: In 1. KwabaseKorinte 15, uPawulu uchaza kabanzi ngenkolelo yakhe ovukweni, futhi kulowo mongo usho okuthile ngombuso kaNkulunkulu abanye abakholelwa ukuthi kubonisa umbuso weminyaka eyinkulungwane ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu.

“Ngokuba njengalokhu ku-Adamu bonke bayafa, kanjalo kuKristu bonke bayakwenziwa baphile. Kepha yilowo nalowo ngesigaba sakhe: njengolibo uKristu; emva kwalokho, nxa esefikile, abangabakaKristu” (1. AbaseKorinte 15,22-23). UPawulu uchaza ukuthi uvuko luza ngokulandelana: uKristu kuqala, bese kuba amakholwa kamuva. UPawule usebenzisa igama elithi “emva” evesini lama-23 ukuze akhombise ukudeda kwesikhathi okungaba yiminyaka eyizi-2000. Usebenzisa igama elithi “emva” evesini 24 ukuze abonise esinye isinyathelo ngokulandelana:

“Emva kwalokho ukuphela, lapho eyonikela umbuso kuNkulunkulu uYise, esechithile konke ukubusa nawo wonke amandla negunya. Ngokuba umelwe ukubusa, aze abeke izitha zonke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Isitha sokugcina esiyakuchithwa singukufa” (amav. 24-26).

Ngakho-ke uKristu kufanele abuse kuze kube yilapho esebeke zonke izitha ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Lokhu akuwona umcimbi wesikhathi esisodwa - yisikhathi sesikhathi. UKristu ubusa isikhathi lapho echitha zonke izitha, ngisho nesitha sokufa. Futhi emva kwakho konke lokho kufika ukuphela.

Nakuba uPawulu engazibhali lezi zinyathelo kunoma ikuphi ukulandelana kwezikhathi, ukusebenzisa kwakhe igama elithi “kamuva” kubonisa izinyathelo ezihlukahlukene ohlelweni. Okokuqala ukuvuka kukaKristu. Isinyathelo sesibili ukuvuka kwabakholwayo bese uKristu esebusa. Ngokwalo mbono, isinyathelo sesithathu kuyoba ukunikela konke kuNkulunkulu uBaba.

Isambulo 20: ITestamente Elidala libikezela inkathi yegolide yokuthula nokuchuma ngaphansi kokubusa kukaNkulunkulu, kanti uPawule usitshela ukuthi uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu luqhubeka kancane kancane. Kepha isisekelo sangempela sombono wangaphambi kweminyaka eyinkulungwane yincwadi yeSambulo. Le yincwadi abaningi abakholelwa ukuthi yembula ukuthi konke lokhu kuhlangana kanjani. Sidinga ukuchitha isikhathi esahlukweni 20 ukubona ukuthi lithini.

Siqala ngokubheka ukuthi ukubuya kukaKristu kuchazwe kusAmbulo 19. Lichaza idili lomshado weWundlu. Kwakukhona ihhashi elimhlophe, umgibeli yizwi likaNkulunkulu, inkosi yamakhosi nenkosi yamakhosi. Uhola amabutho ezulwini futhi naye wenza kanjalo
ubusa izizwe. Uyasinqoba isilo, umprofethi wamanga namabutho akhe. Lesi sahluko sichaza ukubuya kukaKristu.

Bese sifika kusAmbulo 20,1: “Ngase ngibona ingelosi yehla ezulwini...” Encwadini yesAmbulo, lesi isenzakalo esenzeka ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu. Yayinzani le ngelosi? “...wayephethe isihluthulelo sakwalasha neketanga elikhulu esandleni sakhe. Yambamba udrako, inyoka yakudala, ongudeveli noSathane, yambopha iminyaka eyinkulungwane.” Iketanga alilona elingokoqobo - limelela okuthile isidalwa somoya esingakubamba. Kodwa udeveli uyathotshiswa.

Ingabe abafundi bokuqala besAmbulo, ababeshushiswa amaJuda namaRoma, babeyocabanga ukuthi uSathane wayeseboshiwe kakade? Esahlukweni 12 sifunda ukuthi usathane udukisa umhlaba wonke futhi ulwa nebandla. Lokhu akubukeki sengathi usathane uyabanjwa. Ngeke ivinjwe kuze kunqotshwe isilo nomprofethi wamanga. Ivesi 3: “...wayiphonsa kwalasha, yamvalela, yafaka uphawu phezu kwawo, ukuze angabe esadukisa abantu, ize iphele iminyaka eyinkulungwane. emva kwalokho umelwe ukudedelwa isikhashana.” UJohane ubona uSathane enqotshiwe okwesikhashana. Esahlukweni 12 sifunda ukuthi udeveli udukisa umhlaba wonke. Lapha manje uzovinjelwa ekukhohliseni izwe iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Ayiboshiwe nje - ivaliwe futhi ivalwe. Isithombe esisinikezwayo siwumkhawulo ophelele, ukungakwazi ngokuphelele [ukuyenga], akusekho thonya.

Uvuko nokuBusa: Kwenzekani phakathi nale minyaka eyinkulungwane? UJohane uyakuchaza lokhu evesini 4, “Ngase ngibona izihlalo zobukhosi, bahlala kuzo, banikwa ukwahlulela.” Lokhu ukwahlulela okwenzeka ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu. Bese kuthi evesini 4:

“Ngabona imiphefumulo yalabo ababenqunywe amakhanda ngenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, nabangazange bakhulekele isilo nomfanekiso waso, futhi bengamukelanga uphawu lwaso emabunzini abo nasezandleni zabo; laba baphila futhi babusa kanye noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane.”

Lapha uJohane ubona abafel’ ukholo bebusa noKristu. Leli vesi lithi yilabo ababenqunywe amakhanda, kodwa cishe akuhlosiwe ukuqokomisa lolo hlobo oluthile lokufel’ ukholo, njengokungathi amaKristu abulawa amabhubesi ayengeke athole umvuzo ofanayo. Kunalokho, inkulumo ethi “labo abanqunywa amakhanda” ibonakala iyisisho esisebenza kubo bonke abanikela ngokuphila kwabo ngenxa kaKristu. Lokho kungasho wonke amaKristu. Kwenye indawo kusAmbulo sifunda ukuthi bonke abakholwa kuKristu bayobusa kanye naye. Ngakho abanye babusa noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane kuyilapho uSathane eboshiwe futhi engakwazi ukudukisa izizwe.

Ivesi lesi-5 libe selifaka umcabango othize: “(Kepha abanye abafileyo abaphindanga baphila yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane)”. Ngakho kuyoba novuko ekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane. AmaJuda angaphambi kwesikhathi sikaKristu ayekholelwa ovukweni olulodwa kuphela. Babekholelwa kuphela ekufikeni kukaMesiya. ITestamente Elisha lisitshela ukuthi izinto ziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. UMesiya uza ngezikhathi ezihlukene ngezinjongo ezihlukene. Uhlelo luqhubeka kancane kancane.

Iningi leTestamente Elisha lichaza uvuko kuphela ekupheleni kwenkathi. Kodwa incwadi yesAmbulo yembula nokuthi lokhu kwenzeka kancane kancane. Njengoba nje kukhona “usuku lweNkosi” olungaphezu kolulodwa, lungaphezu kovuko olulodwa. Umqulu uvulwa ukuze wembule imininingwane eyengeziwe yokuthi icebo likaNkulunkulu lifezwa kanjani.

Ekupheleni kwenkulumo ehunyushiwe ephathelene nabanye abafileyo, amavesi 5-6 abuyela enkathini yenkulungwane yeminyaka: “Lokhu kuwuvuko lokuqala. Ubusisiwe ungcwele onesabelo ekuvukeni kokuqala. Ukufa kwesibili akunamandla phezu kwalaba; kodwa bayakuba ngabapristi bakaNkulunkulu nabakaKristu, babuse kanye naye iminyaka eyinkulungwane.”

Umbono uphakamisa ukuthi luyoba khona uvuko olungaphezu kolulodwa - olunye ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yeminyaka nolunye ekugcineni. Abantu bazoba ngabapristi namakhosi embusweni kaKristu lapho abantu bengasekhohliswa nguSathane.

Amavesi 7-10 achaza okuthile ekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane: USathane uzokhululwa, uzophinde akhohlise abantu, bazohlasela abantu bakaNkulunkulu futhi izitha zizophinde zinqotshwe ziphonswe echibini lomlilo.

Lokhu uhlaka lombono wangaphambi kweminyaka eyinkulungwane. USathane usekhohlisa abantu futhi uhlukumeza ibandla. Kepha izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abahlukumezi beSonto bazohlulwa, ithonya likaSathane lizomiswa, abangcwele bazovuswa babuse noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Ngemva kwalokho
USathane uzokhululwa isikhashana abese ephonswa echibini lomlilo. Lapho-ke kuzoba khona uvuko lwabangewona amaKrestu.

Lokhu kubonakala kungumbono iningi leSonto lokuqala elalikholelwa, ikakhulukazi e-Asia Minor. Uma incwadi yesAmbulo yayihloselwe ukudlulisela noma imuphi omunye umbono, yehluleka ukwenza into ethinta kakhulu abafundi bokuqala. Ngokusobala babekholelwa ukuthi uKristu uzobusa iminyaka eyinkulungwane emva kokubuya kwakhe.

Izimpikiswano ze-Amillennialism

Uma i-premillennialism isobala kangaka, kungani amaKristu amaningi kangaka akholelwa eBhayibhelini ekholelwa okuhlukile? Ngeke ubhekane nanoma yikuphi ukushushiswa noma ukuhlekwa ngalolu daba. Abanayo ingcindezi ebonakalayo yangaphandle yokukholelwa kunoma yini enye, kodwa bayakwenza noma kunjalo. Bathi bayalikholelwa iBhayibheli, kodwa bathi inkulungwane yeminyaka yeBhayibheli iyophela kunokuba iqale ngokubuya kukaKristu. Okhuluma kuqala ubonakala eqinisile kuze kukhulume owesibili8,17). Ngeke sikwazi ukuphendula umbuzo size sizwe izinhlangothi zombili.

Isikhathi sesambulo 20

Mayelana nombono weminyaka eyizinkulungwane, sifuna ukuqala ngalo mbuzo: kuthiwani uma iSambulo 20 singagcwaliseki ngokulandelana kwezikhathi ngemuva kwesahluko 19? UJohn wabona umbono wesahluko 20 ngemuva kokubona umbono esahlukweni 19, kepha kuthiwani uma imibono ingezanga ngokulandelana kwayo ukuthi yagcwaliseka kanjani? Kuthiwani uma iSambulo 20 sisiyisa kwenye indawo ngaphandle kokuphela kwesahluko 19?

Nasi isibonelo sale nkululeko yokuhlehlela emuva noma phambili ngesikhathi: Isahluko 11 siphetha ngecilongo lesikhombisa. Isahluko 12 bese sisibuyisela kowesifazane obeletha owesilisa futhi lapho owesifazane evikeleke khona izinsuku eziyi-1260 . Lokhu kuvame ukuqondwa njengesibonakaliso sokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu nokushushiswa kwesonto. Kodwa lokhu kulandela ukugeleza kwemibhalo ngemuva kwecilongo lesikhombisa. Umbono kaJohn wambuyisela emuva emuva kwesikhathi ukuveza enye ingxenye yomlando.

Umbuzo-ke uthi, ngabe lokhu kuyenzeka kusAmbulo 20? Ingabe kusibuyisela emuva esikhathini? Ngokuqondile, ingabe bukhona ubufakazi eBhayibhelini bokuthi le yincazelo engcono yalokho okwembulwa uNkulunkulu?

Yebo, kusho umbono wezinkulungwane zeminyaka. Kunobufakazi embhalweni wokuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uqalile, ukuthi uSathane uboshiwe, ukuthi luyoba khona uvuko olulodwa, ukuthi ukuza kwesibili kukaKristu kuzoletha izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha ongenasigaba phakathi. Kuyiphutha le-hermeneutical ukusetha iNcwadi yeSambulo, nazo zonke izimpawu zayo nobunzima bokuhumusha, iphikisana nayo yonke eminye imiBhalo. Sidinga ukusebenzisa imibhalo ecacile ukuhumusha okungacacile, kunenye indlela ezungezile. Kulokhu, incwadi yeSambulo iyindaba engacacile nephikisanayo, kanti amanye amavesi eTestamente Elisha acacile ngalolu daba.

Iziprofetho zingokomfanekiso

Luka 3,3-6 isikhombisa, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi siziqonda kanjani iziprofetho zeTestamente Elidala: “UJohane uMbhapathizi weza ezweni lonke laseJordani, washumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yezinkulumo ze umprofethi u-Isaya: Yizwi lomshumayeli ehlane: Lungisani indlela kaJehova, niqondise izindlela zakhe! Zonke izigodi ziyakuphakanyiswa, nazo zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; futhi okugwegwile kuyakuba kuqonde, futhi okumangelengele kuyakuba yindlela eqondile. Futhi bonke abantu bayobona uMsindisi kaNkulunkulu.”

Ngamanye amagama, ngenkathi u-Isaya ekhuluma ngezintaba, imigwaqo nezingwadule, wayekhuluma ngendlela efanekisa kakhulu. Iziphrofetho zeTestamente Elidala zanikezwa ngolimi olungokomfanekiso ukumela izehlakalo zensindiso ngoKristu.

Njengoba uJesu asho endleleni eya e-Emawuse, abaprofethi beTestamente Elidala babekhuluma ngaye. Lapho sibona ukugcizelelwa kwabo okuyinhloko esikhathini esizayo, asiziboni lezi ziprofetho ngokukhanya kukaJesu Kristu. Ushintsha indlela sonke esifunda ngayo iziphrofetho. Uyena okugxilwe kuye. Uyithempeli langempela, unguDavide wangempela, ungu-Israyeli wangempela, umbuso wakhe ungumbuso weqiniso.

Sibona into efanayo ngoPetru. UPetru wathi isiprofetho esiphathelene noJoweli sagcwaliseka ngesikhathi sakhe. Ake siqaphele iZenzo zabaPhostoli 2,16-21 : “Kepha nakhu okwashiwo ngomprofethi uJoweli ukuthi: “Kuyakuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina, usho uNkulunkulu, ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, amaxhegu enu aphuphe; naphezu kwezinceku zami nezincekukazi zami ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami ngalezo zinsuku, ziyakuprofetha. Ngiyakwenza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi, igazi nomlilo nomusi; ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama nenyanga ibe yigazi lungakafiki usuku olukhulu lokwambulwa kweNkosi. Kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa.”

Kuningi kakhulu kwesiprofetho seTestamente Elidala empeleni esimayelana nenkathi yesonto, inkathi esikuso manje. Uma kusekhona iminyaka eyinkulungwane ezayo, akusizona izinsuku zokugcina manje. Akunakubakhona imisho emibili yezinsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule. Ngenkathi abaprofethi bekhuluma ngezimangaliso esibhakabhakeni nezimpawu ezingajwayelekile elangeni nasenyangeni, lezo ziprofetho zingagcwaliseka ngezindlela ezingokomfanekiso ezingalindelekile - ezingalindelekile njengokuthululwa kukaMoya oNgcwele kubantu bakaNkulunkulu nokukhuluma ngezilimi.

Akufanele senqabe ngokuzenzakalelayo incazelo engokomfanekiso yesiprofetho se-OT ngoba iTestamente Elisha lisikhombisa ukuthi singasiqonda isiprofetho se-OT ngokomfanekiso. Iziprofetho zeTestamente Elidala zingagcwaliseka noma enkathini yebandla ngokugcwaliseka okungokomfanekiso, noma ngendlela engcono nakakhulu ezulwini nasemhlabeni omusha ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu. Konke okwathenjiswa abaprofethi sinakho okungcono kuJesu Kristu, manje noma ezulwini nasemhlabeni omusha. Abaprofethi beTestamente Elidala bachaza umbuso ongeke uphele, umbuso waphakade, inkathi yaphakade. Babengakhulumi ‘ngenkathi yegolide’ elinganiselwe ngemva kwalokho umhlaba uyobhujiswa futhi wakhiwe kabusha.

ITestamente Elisha alizichazi zonke iziphrofetho zeTestamente Elidala. Kukhona nje isibonelo sokugcwaliseka okukhombisa ukuthi imibhalo yokuqala yayibhalwe ngolimi olungokomfanekiso. Lokho akufakazeli umbono wezinkulungwane zeminyaka, kepha kususa isithiyo. KwiTestamente Elisha sithola ubufakazi obengeziwe obuholela kumaKrestu amaningi ukuthi akholelwe emcabangweni weminyaka eyizinkulungwane.

Daniel

Okokuqala, singabheka ngokushesha uDaniyeli 2. Ayisekeli i-premillennialism, naphezu kwemibono abanye abayifunda kuyo. “Kepha ezinsukwini zala makhosi uNkulunkulu wezulu uyakumisa umbuso ongasoze wachithwa ; futhi umbuso wakhe ngeke ufike kunoma yisiphi esinye isizwe. Uyochoboza ubhubhise yonke le mibuso; kodwa wona uyohlala kuze kube phakade.” (Daniyeli 2,44).

UDaniel uthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzosusa yonke imibuso yabantu futhi uhlale unaphakade. Akukho okukhombisa kuleli vesi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uza ngezigaba zonyaka wesonto ocishe wabhujiswa ngosizi olukhulu, bese kuthi iminyaka eyinkulungwane icishe yacekelwa phansi ukukhululwa kukaSathane, futhi ekugcineni kulandelwa iJerusalema elisha. Cha, leli vesi lisho nje ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu uzonqoba zonke izitha futhi uhlale unomphela. Akunasidingo sokunqoba zonke izitha kabili noma ukwakha umbuso amahlandla amathathu.

uJesu

Isiprofetho seMount of Olives yisiphrofetho esinemininingwane eminingi esanikezwa nguJesu. Uma i-Millennium ibalulekile kuye, kufanele sithole ukusikisela lapho. Kepha akunjalo. Esikhundleni salokho, sibona uJesu echaza ukubuya kwakhe, kulandele masinyane ukwahlulelwa komvuzo nokujeziswa. UMathewu 25 akagcini ngokuchaza abalungileyo abavukela ekwahlulelweni - futhi kukhombisa nokuthi ababi babhekana kanjani nejaji labo futhi banikelwa osizini nakubumnyama. Abukho ubufakazi lapha besikhawu seminyaka eyinkulungwane phakathi kwezimvu nezimbuzi.

UJesu wanikeza omunye umkhondo wokuqonda kwakhe isiprofetho esikuMathewu 19,28“UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nina eningilandele ekuzalweni okusha, lapho iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sayo senkazimulo, niyohlala nani ezihlalweni zobukhosi eziyishumi nambili, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli. ."

UJesu akakhulumi ngobude beminyaka eyinkulungwane lapho isono sisekhona futhi lapho uSathane aboshwe khona okwesikhashana. Uma ekhuluma ngokubuyiselwa kwezinto zonke, usho ukuvuselelwa kwezinto zonke - izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha. Akasho lutho
isikhathi esiyinkulungwane phakathi. Lowo mqondo kwakungewona uJesu ukusho okuncane
kubalulekile, ngoba angishongo lutho ngakho.

UPetrus

Kwenzeka okufanayo nasebandleni lokuqala. Encwadini yeZenzo zabaPhostoli 3,21 UPetru wathi: “UKristu umelwe ukuhlala ezulwini kuze kube yisikhathi lapho kuyobuyiselwa yonke into uNkulunkulu ayikhuluma ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele kusukela ekuqaleni.” UKristu uzobuyisela konke lapho ebuya, futhi uPetru uthi, lokhu kuyiphutha ukuhunyushwa kweziprofetho zeTestamente Elidala. UKristu akasishiyi isono ngemuva ukuze sibangele inhlekelele enkulu eminyakeni eyinkulungwane kamuva. Uhlela zonke izinto ngesikhathi esisodwa—izulu elisha nomhlaba owenziwe musha, konke ngesikhathi esisodwa, konke ekubuyeni kukaKristu.

Phawula ukuthi uPetru wathini 2. UPetrus 3,10 wabhala: “Kodwa usuku lweNkosi luyofika njengesela; khona-ke amazulu ayophahlazeka ngokuphahlazeka okukhulu; kodwa izakhi ziyoncibilika ngokushisa, futhi umhlaba nemisebenzi ephezu kwawo kuyakwahlulelwa.” Ichibi lomlilo liyohlanza wonke umhlaba ekubuyeni kukaKristu. Alisho lutho ngeminyaka eyinkulungwane. Emavesini 12-14 lithi, “...lapho amazulu eyakubhidlizwa umlilo, nezakhi zincibilike ngokushisa. Kodwa thina silindele izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha ngokwesithembiso sakhe, lapho kukhona ukulunga. Ngakho-ke, bathandekayo, njengoba nilindile, lwelani ukuba phambi kwakhe nifunyanwe ningenabala futhi ningenasici ekuthuleni.

Asilindele inkulungwane yeminyaka, kodwa izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha. Lapho sikhuluma ngezindaba ezinhle zomhlaba omuhle wakusasa, yilokho okufanele sigxile kukho, hhayi isikhathi esidlulayo lapho isono nokufa kusesekhona. Sinezindaba ezingcono okufanele sigxile kuzo: Kufanele sibheke phambili ekubuyiselweni kwezinto zonke ezulwini elisha nasemhlabeni omusha. Konke lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngosuku lweNkosi lapho uKristu ebuya.

Paulus

UPawulu uveza umbono ofanayo ku 2. Thesalonika 1,67 Ngoba kulungile kuNkulunkulu ukubuyisela usizi kulabo abanihluphayo, kodwa aninike ukuphumula kanye nathi, lapho iNkosi uJesu yembulwa ivela ezulwini inezingelosi zayo ezinamandla.” UNkulunkulu uyojezisa ekhulwini lokuqala leminyaka. abashushisi lapho ebuya. Lokhu kusho ukuvuka kwabangakholwa, hhayi abakholwayo kuphela, ekubuyeni kukaKristu. Lokho kusho uvuko olungenayo inkathi yesikhathi phakathi. Uyakusho futhi emavesini 8-10: “…ngomlilo ovuthayo, ephindisela kwabangamazi uNkulunkulu nabangalaleli ivangeli leNkosi yethu uJesu. Bayobhekana nesijeziso, ukubhujiswa okuphakade, basuke ebusweni beNkosi nasemandleni ayo enkazimulo, lapho ifika izokhazinyuliswa phakathi kwabangcwele bayo futhi ibonakale ngokumangalisayo phakathi kwabo bonke abakholwayo ngalolo suku; ngoba lokho esakufakaza kini, nakholwa.

Lokhu kuchaza ukuvuka kwabafileyo ngasikhathi sinye ngosuku uKristu abuya ngalo. Lapho incwadi yeSambulo ikhuluma ngovuko olubili, iyaphikisana nalokho okwabhalwa nguPawulu. UPaul uthi abalungile nababi bazovuswa ngosuku olufanayo.

UPawulu uphinda nje lokho uJesu akusho kuJohane 5,28-29 Wathi: "Ningamangali ngalokho. Ngokuba isikhathi siyeza lapho bonke abasemathuneni beyakulizwa izwi layo, abenze okuhle baphumele ekuvukeni kokuphila, kepha abenze okubi ekuvukeni kokulahlwa.” UJesu ukhuluma ngovuko. kwabahle nababi ngesikhathi esifanayo - futhi uma ekhona ongachaza kangcono ikusasa, kwakunguJesu. Lapho sifunda incwadi yesAmbulo ngendlela engqubuzana namazwi kaJesu, siyichaza kabi.

Ake sibheke kwabaseRoma, uhlaka lukaPawulu olude kakhulu ezindabeni zezimfundiso. Uchaza inkazimulo yethu yesikhathi esizayo kwabaseRoma 8,18-23: “Ngokuba ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi izinhlupheko zalesi sikhathi azinakuqhathaniswa nenkazimulo ezokwambulwa kithi. Ngokuba ukulindela okudaliweyo kulindela ukwambulwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Phela okudaliweyo kungaphansi kokufa – ngaphandle kwentando yakho, kodwa ngaye owakuthobisayo – kodwa ngethemba; ngokuba nendalo iyakukhululwa ebugqileni bokubhubha, ibe yinkululeko ekhazimulayo yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu” (amavesi 18-21).

Kungani indalo ilinda izingane zikaNkulunkulu lapho zithola inkazimulo yazo? Ngoba indalo nayo izokhululwa ebugqilini - mhlawumbe ngasikhathi sinye. Lapho izingane zikaNkulunkulu zembulwa enkazimulweni, indalo ngeke isalinda. Indalo izovuselelwa - kuzoba khona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha lapho uKristu ebuya.

UPawulu usinika umbono ofanayo ku 1. AbaseKorinte 15. Uthi evesini 23 labo abangabakaKristu bayovuswa lapho uKristu ebuya. Ivesi 24 libe selisitshela ukuthi, “Emva kwalokho ukuphela...” okungukuthi lapho ukuphela kuyofika. Lapho uKristu efika ezovusa abantu bakhe, uyobhubhisa zonke izitha zakhe, abuyisele konke, futhi anikele umbuso kuYise.

Akunasidingo sokucela isikhathi seminyaka eyinkulungwane phakathi kwevesi 23 nevesi 24. Okungenani singasho ukuthi uma kunesikhathi esithile esithintekayo, bekungabalulekanga kangako kuPaul. Ngempela, kubonakala sengathi isikhathi esinjalo besingaphikisana nalokho akubhala kwenye indawo, futhi siphikisane nalokho uJesu akusho.

AbaseRoma 11 abasho lutho ngombuso emva kokubuya kukaKristu. Lokho elikushoyo kungangena enkathini enjalo yesikhathi, kepha akukho lutho kwabaseRoma 11 uqobo olungasenza sicabange isikhathi esinjalo.

ukubhebhana

Manje kufanele sibheke umbono ongajwayelekile nongokomfanekiso kaJohane odala impikiswano yonke. Ngezilwane zakhe kwesinye isikhathi ezixakile nezimpawu zasezulwini, ingabe uJohane udalula izinto abanye abangaphostoli abazidalulanga, noma ingabe wethula kabusha uhlaka olufanayo lwesiprofetho ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene?

Ake siqale kuSambulo 20,1. Isithunywa [ingelosi] sivela ezulwini sizobopha uSathane. Umuntu owazi izimfundiso zikaKristu angase acabange ukuthi lokhu sekwenzekile. KuMathewu 12, uJesu usolwa ngokukhipha imimoya emibi ngenkosana yabo. UJesu waphendula:

“Kepha uma ngikhipha omoya ababi ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu, umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile phezu kwenu” (indima 28). Siyaqiniseka ukuthi uJesu wakhipha amademoni ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu; kanjalo siyaqiniseka futhi ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu usufikile phezu kwalesi sikhathi.

UJesu ube esenezela kuvesi 29, “Noma umuntu angangena kanjani endlini yesiqhwaga asiphuce impahla yaso ngaphandle kokuba asibophe kuqala isiqhwaga? Kulapho-ke engaphanga indlu yakhe.” UJesu wayekwazi ukubusa amademoni ngoba wayesengenile ezweni likaSathane futhi wayesembopha. Kuyizwi elifanayo nelakusAmbulo 20. USathane wanqotshwa waboshwa. Nabu ubufakazi obengeziwe:

  • KuJohane 12,31 uJesu wathi: “Manje sekukhona ukwahlulelwa kwaleli zwe; manje umbusi waleli zwe useyaphonswa ngaphandle.” USathane waxoshwa phakathi nenkonzo kaJesu.
  • AbaseKolose 2,15 isitshela ukuthi uJesu useziphucile izitha zakhe amandla futhi "wazinqoba esiphambanweni."
  • amaHebheru 2,14-15 isitshela ukuthi uJesu wabhubhisa [amandla] udeveli ngokufa esiphambanweni - lelo yizwi elinamandla. “Njengoba abantwana beyinyama negazi, naye wakwamukela kanjalo, ukuze ngokufa kwakhe asuse amandla alowo onamandla phezu kokufa, onguSathane.
  • In 1. UJohannes 3,8 lithi: "Ngalokho iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakala, ukuze ichithe imisebenzi kaSathane."

Njengendinyana yokugcina kaJuda 6 : “Ngisho nezingelosi ezingasigcinanga isikhundla sazo sasezulwini, kodwa zashiya indawo yazo yokuhlala, zibambelele ebumnyameni ngezibopho zaphakade ngenjongo yokwahlulelwa kosuku olukhulu.

USathane uboshiwe vele. Amandla ayo asenciphile kakade. Ngakho-ke lapho iSambulo 20 sithi uJohane wabona uSathane eboshwa, singasho ukuthi lo ngumbono wakudala, into eseyenzekile. Sibuyiselwe emuva esikhathini ukubona ingxenye yesithombe eminye imibono engasibonisanga yona. Siyabona ukuthi uSathane, phezu kwethonya lakhe eliqhubekayo, usevele uyisitha esinqotshiwe. Akasakwazi ukugcina abantu beyengeke ngokuphelele. Ingubo isusiwe futhi abantu bazo zonke izizwe sebevele bezwa ivangeli futhi beza kuKristu.

Ngemuva kwalokho sithathwa ekusithekeni ukuze sibone ukuthi abafel 'ukholo sebevele benoKristu. Noma banqunywa amakhanda noma babulawa ngenye indlela, baphila futhi bahlala noKristu. Basezulwini manje, kusho umbono weminyaka eyizinkulungwane, futhi lolu uvuko lokuqala lapho beyophila khona okokuqala ngqa. Uvuko lwesibili kuzoba ukuvuka komzimba; okokuqala ukuthi nje okwamanje sizohlala noKristu. Bonke ababamba iqhaza kulolu vuko babusisiwe futhi bangcwele.

Ukufa kokuqala kuhlukile kokwesibili. Ngakho-ke, akunangqondo ukucabanga ukuthi uvuko lokuqala luyoba njengolwesibili. Ayahluka ngomqondo. Njengoba izitha zikaNkulunkulu zifa kabili, kanjalo abahlengiweyo bayophila kabili. Kulo mbono abafel’ ukholo sebenoKristu kakade, babusa kanye naye, futhi lokhu kuqhubeka isikhathi eside kakhulu, kuchazwa inkulumo ethi “iminyaka eyinkulungwane”.

Lapho leso sikhathi eside sesidlulile, uSathane uyodedelwa, kube khona usizi olukhulu, futhi uSathane namandla akhe bayohlulwa kuze kube phakade. Kuzoba nokwahlulela, ichibi lomlilo, bese kuba nezulu elisha nomhlaba omusha.

Iphuzu elithakazelisayo lingatholakala embhalweni wokuqala wesiGreki wevesi 8: USathane ubuthela abantu hhayi nje kuphela ukulwa, kodwa impi - kusAmbulo 16,14 futhi 19,19. Womathathu amavesi achaza impi efanayo efinyelela umvuthwandaba ekubuyeni kukaKristu.

Ukube besingenalutho ngaphandle kweNcwadi yesAmbulo, cishe besiyokwamukela umbono ongokoqobo—ukuthi uSathane uyoboshwa iminyaka eyinkulungwane, ukuthi kuyoba novuko olungaphezu kolulodwa, ukuthi okungenani kunezigaba ezintathu embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi kuzoba okungenani izimpi ezimbili ezifika umvuthwandaba, futhi kunesethi engaphezu kweyodwa "yezinsuku zokugcina".

Kepha incwadi yeSambulo akuyona yonke into esinayo. Sineminye imibhalo eminingi
abafundisa ngokusobala uvuko futhi bafundisa ukuthi ukuphela kuyofika lapho uJesu ebuya. Ngakho-ke uma sihlangabezana nokuthile kule ncwadi ye-apocalyptic ebonakala iphikisana nayo yonke iTestamente Elisha, akudingeki ukuthi samukele isimanga ngoba sifika ekugcineni. Esikhundleni salokho, sibheka umongo wayo encwadini yemibono nezimpawu futhi siyabona ukuthi izimpawu zayo zingachazwa kanjani ngendlela engaphikisani nalo lonke iBhayibheli.

Asikwazi ukusekela uhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi lwemfundiso yenkolo encwadini engaziwa kakhulu eBhayibhelini. Lokho kungadala izinkinga futhi kususe ukunaka kwethu kulokho okuyikho iTestamente Elisha. Umyalezo weBhayibheli awugxili embusweni wesikhashana emva kokubuya kukaKristu. Kugxila kulokho okwenziwa nguKristu lapho efika okokuqala, akwenzayo njengamanje esontweni, futhi njengomvuthwandaba omkhulu ukuthi konke kuphelela kanjani ingunaphakade emva kokubuya kwakhe.

Izimpendulo zeminyaka eyizinkulungwane

Umbono wezinkulungwane zeminyaka awusweleki ekusekelweni kweBhayibheli. Akunakuchithwa ngaphandle kokufunda. Nazi ezinye izincwadi ezingakusiza ukuthi ufunde iMillennium.

  • The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views, edited by Robert Clouse, InterVarsity, 1977.
  • Isambulo: Ukubukwa Okune: Ukuphawula Okufanayo [Isambulo: Ukubukwa Okune, Kunye
    I-Parallel Commentary], ebhalwe nguSteve Gregg, uNelson Publishers, 1997.
  • IMillennial Maze: Kuhlungwa Izinketho Zobuvangeli
    Ukuhlela Izinketho], nguStanley Grenz, InterVarsity, 1992.
  • Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond, ebhalwe nguDarrell Bock, Zondervan, 1999.
  • UMillard Erickson ubhale incwadi mayelana neMillennium, nesahluko esihle ngayo mayelana neChristian Theology yakhe. Unikeza ukubuka konke okukhethwa kukho ngaphambi kokunquma kokukodwa.

Zonke lezi zincwadi zizama ukuveza amandla nobuthakathaka bomqondo ngamunye mayelana nenkulungwane yeminyaka. Kokunye, ababhali bagxeka imibono yokubambisana. Zonke lezi zincwadi zikhombisa ukuthi imibuzo inzima nokuthi ukuhlaziywa kwamavesi athile kungachazwa ngokuphelele. Lesi ngesinye sezizathu esenza impikiswano iqhubeke.

Phendula kusuka ku-premillennialist

Ngabe isazi seminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha singasabela kanjani kumbono wezinkulungwane zeminyaka? Impendulo ingafaka amaphuzu amane:

  1. Incwadi yeSambulo iyingxenye yeBhayibheli futhi asikwazi ukungazinaki izimfundiso zayo ngenxa nje yokuthi kunzima ukuyichaza noma ngenxa yokuthi iyizincwadi ezibhubhisayo. Kumele sikwamukele njengombhalo noma ngabe kuguqula indlela esibuka ngayo ezinye izindima. Kufanele siyivumele ukuthi iveze okuthile okusha, hhayi nje ukuphinda izinto esesitsheliwe zona. Asinakucabanga kusengaphambili ukuthi ngeke iveze noma yini entsha noma ehlukile.
  2. Ukwambulwa okuqhubekayo akuphikisani nesambulo sangaphambilini. Kuliqiniso ukuthi uJesu wakhuluma ngovuko, kepha akukho okuphikisanayo ekuqapheleni ukuthi wayengavuswa ngaphambi kwanoma ngubani omunye. Ngakho-ke sesivele sinokuvuswa okubili ngaphandle kokuphikisana noKristu, ngakho-ke akusikho ukuphikisana ukucabanga ukuthi uvuko olulodwa luhlukaniswe izikhathi ezimbili noma ngaphezulu. Iphuzu ukuthi, umuntu ngamunye uvuswa kanye kuphela.
  3. Indaba yezigaba ezengeziwe zombuso kaNkulunkulu. AmaJuda alindela uMesiya owayezoletha ngokushesha inkathi yegolide, kodwa akazange. Kwakunomehluko omkhulu kakhulu wesikhathi ekugcwalisekeni kweziprofetho. Lokhu kuchazwa izambulo zakamuva. Ngamanye amazwi, ukufakwa kwezikhathi ezingakaze zembulwe ngaphambili akukona ukuphikisana - kuyincazelo. Ukugcwaliseka kungenzeka futhi sekuvele kwenzeka ngezigaba ezinezikhala ezingashiwongo. 1. KwabaseKorinte 15 kubonisa izigaba ezinjalo, njengoba kwenza incwadi yesAmbulo ngomqondo wayo ongokwemvelo. Kufanele sivumele amathuba okuba izinto zithuthuke ngemva kokubuya kukaKristu.
  4. Umbono weminyaka eyizinkulungwane ubukeka ungahambisani ngokwanele nolimi lwesAmbulo 20,1: 3. Akukona nje ukuthi uSathane uboshiwe, ubuye wavalelwa futhi wavalwa. Isithombe ngesinye lapho engasenalo ithonya khona, ngisho nangxenye. Kulungile ukuthi uJesu wakhuluma ngokubopha uSathane futhi kulungile ukuthi wehlula uSathane esiphambanweni. Kodwa ukunqoba kukaJesu Kristu kuSathane akukakabonakali ngokugcwele. USathane usasebenza, usadukisa abantu abaningi. Abafundi bokuqala, beshushiswa yiBeast Kingdom, babengeke bacabange kalula ukuthi uSathane wayeseboshiwe, ngaleyo ndlela engasakwazi ukukhohlisa izizwe. Abafundi babazi kahle ukuthi iningi loMbuso WaseRoma lalisesimweni sokuyengwa.

Ngamafuphi, umbukeli wezinkulungwane zeminyaka angaphendula athi: Kuyiqiniso ukuthi singavumela uNkulunkulu ukuthi aveze izinto ezintsha, kepha asikwazi ukucabanga kusengaphambili ukuthi yonke into engajwayelekile encwadini yeSambulo empeleni yinto entsha. Esikhundleni salokho, kungaba ngumqondo wakudala ngokubukeka okusha. Umqondo wokuthi uvuko lungahlukaniswa yigebe ngesikhathi akusho ukuthi lukhona ngempela. Futhi umqondo wethu wokuthi abafundi bokuqala bazizwa kanjani ngoSathane kufanele kube ukuhumusha kwethu ngalokho okwenziwa yi-
uphawu lwe-apocalyptic empeleni lisho ukulawula. Singavela kumqondo wokuzithoba
yencwadi ebhalwe ngolimi olungokomfanekiso ayikwazi ukwakha uhlelo olunabile.

isiphetho

Manje njengoba sesiyibonile imibono emibili ethandwa kakhulu ngeMinyaka Eyinkulungwane, kufanele sithini? Singasho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi “Amanye amasiko obuKristu ahumusha inkulungwane yeminyaka njengeminyaka eyinkulungwane engokoqobo eyandulela noma elandela ukubuya kukaKristu, kuyilapho abanye bekholelwa ukuthi ubufakazi obungokomBhalo bukhomba incazelo engokomfanekiso: inkathi yesikhathi engapheli eqala ngokuvuka kukaKristu futhi iphele. ekubuyeni kwakhe.”

Iminyaka Eyinkulungwane akuyona imfundiso echaza ukuthi ngubani umKristu weqiniso nokuthi ngubani ongeyena. Asifuni ukuhlukanisa amaKristu ngokususelwa ekukhetheni kwabo ukuthi bangasihumusha kanjani lesi sihloko. Siyabona ukuthi amaKristu aqotho ngokulinganayo, afunde ngokulinganayo, futhi athembekile ngokulinganayo angafika eziphethweni ezahlukahlukene ngale mfundiso.

Amanye amalungu eSonto lethu abelana ngeminyaka eyinkulungwane ngaphambi kokuzalwa, amanye aneminyaka eyinkulungwane, noma eminye imibono. Kepha kuningi esingavumelana ngakho:

  • Sonke siyakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unamandla onke futhi uzozigcwalisa zonke iziprofetho zakhe.
  • Sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wasiletha embusweni wakhe kulo nyaka.
  • Sikholwa ukuthi uKristu usiphile, nokuthi sizoba naye lapho sifa, nokuthi sizovuka kwabafileyo.
  • Siyavuma ukuthi uJesu wehlula usathane, kepha uSathane usenethonya kuleli zwe.
  • Siyavuma ukuthi ithonya likaSathane lizomiswa ngokuphelele ngokuzayo.
  • Sikholwa ukuthi wonke umuntu uzovuswa futhi ahlulelwe uNkulunkulu onomusa.
  • Sikholwa ukuthi uKrestu uzobuya anqobe zonke izitha futhi asiholele ebuphakade noNkulunkulu.
  • Sikholelwa ezulwini elisha nomhlaba omusha lapho kuhlala khona ukulunga, futhi lomhlaba omuhle wakusasa uyohlala unomphela.
  • Sikholwa ukuthi ingunaphakade lizoba ngcono kunenkulungwane yeminyaka.

Kuningi lapho singavumelana khona; Akudingeki ukuthi sihlukane nokungavumelani mayelana nokuthi uNkulunkulu uzokwenza intando yaKhe ngokulandelana kanjani.

Ukulandelana kwezinsuku zokugcina akuyona ingxenye yegunya lokushumayela lesonto. Ivangeli limayelana nokuthi singangena kanjani embusweni kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ngokulandelana kwesikhathi kokuthi izinto zenzeka nini. UJesu akazange agcizelele ukulandelana kwezikhathi; futhi akazange agcizelele umbuso owawuzothatha isikhathi esilinganiselwe kuphela. Ezahlukweni ezingama-260 ezikwiTestamente Elisha, esisodwa kuphela esimalunga neMinyaka Eyinkulungwane.

Asenzi ukutolikwa kwesAmbulo 20 i-athikili yokholo. Sinezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okufanele sishumayele futhi sinezinto ezingcono zokushumayela. Sishumayela ukuthi ngoJesu Kristu singaphila hhayi kuphela kulesi sikhathi, hhayi nje iminyaka eyi-1000, kodwa kuze kube phakade ngenjabulo, ngokuthula nangokuchuma okungapheli.

Indlela elinganiselayo enkulungwaneni yeminyaka

  • Cishe wonke amaKristu ayavuma ukuthi uKristu uzobuya nokuthi kuzoba nokwahlulelwa.
  • Akunandaba ukuthi uKrestu uzokwenzani ngemuva kokubuya kwakhe, kodwa akukho kholwa elizodumala.
  • Inkathi yaphakade ikhazimula kakhulu kunenkulungwane yeminyaka. Okungcono kakhulu, iMillenium ingeyesibili ehamba phambili.
  • Ukulandelana okuqondile kwezikhathi akuyona ingxenye ebalulekile yevangeli. Ivangeli limayelana nokuthi ungangena kanjani embusweni kaNkulunkulu, hhayi imininingwane yokulandelana kwezikhathi kanye neyomzimba kwezigaba ezithile zalowo mbuso.
  • Njengoba iTestamente Elisha lingagcizeleli ubunjalo noma isikhathi seminyaka eyiNkulungwane, siphetha ngokuthi ayisona isisekelo esiyinhloko egunyeni lezithunywa zevangeli leSonto.
  • Abantu bangasindiswa ngale kweMillenium ngaphandle kwenkolelo ethile. Lokhu
    Iphuzu alikho maphakathi nevangeli. Amalungu angamela imibono eyehlukene ngalokhu.
  • Noma ngabe yiliphi ilunga elihlanganyela kulo, kufanele livume ukuthi amanye amaKristu akholelwa ngobuqotho ukuthi iBhayibheli lifundisa okuhlukile. Amalungu akufanele ahlulele noma ahlekise labo abanemibono ehlukile.
  • Amalungu angazifundisa ngezinye izinkolelo ngokufunda incwadi eyodwa noma ngaphezulu engenhla.
  • ngu-Michael Morrison

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