IJamaican JW nabanye baphakamise amanqaku abangela umdla ngokubhekisele kwimihla yokugqibela kunye nesiprofeto sikaMateyu 24: 4-31, esiqhele ukubizwa ngokuba "sisiprofeto semihla yokugqibela". Amanqaku amaninzi aphakanyisiwe kangangokuba ndicinge ukuba kungcono ukuba ndiwathumele ngeposi.
Kukho isilingo sokwenyani apho uMbutho wethu uye wanikezela rhoqo ukuchaza ukungangqinelani kokubonakala kutoliko lwesiprofeto ngokuhambisa ukuzaliseka okubini. Emva phaya ngeentsuku zomzalwana uFred Franz, sasihamba ngale ndlela kunye naleyo "yokufana kwesiprofeto" kunye "nohlobo / umfuziselo" kwindlela yokutolika kwesiprofeto. Omnye umzekelo wobudenge woku yayikukuthetha ukuba uEliyezere ubonakalisa umoya oyingcwele, uRebheka wayemele ibandla lamaKristu, kwaye iinkamela ezilishumi ezaziziswe kuye zazifana neBhayibhile. (w89 7/1 iphe. 27 isiqe. 16, 17)
Ngayo yonke loo nto engqondweni, makhe sijonge "imihla yokugqibela" kunye noMateyu 24: 4-31 kugxilwe kwindlela esinokuthi siphunyezwe ngayo.

IMihla yokuGqibela

Kukho impikiswano eyenziwayo yeentsuku zokugqibela ezinokuzaliseka okuncinci kunye nokubalulekileyo. Esi sikhundla sisemthethweni soMbutho wamaNgqina kaYehova, kwaye enye yezo mfundiso kukuba amazwi kaYesu abhalwe kuMateyu 24: 4-31 angumqondiso wokuba sikwimihla yokugqibela. Naliphi na iNgqina liya kuvuma ngokulula ukuba imihla yokugqibela yaqala ngo-1914 xa amazwi kaYesu athi “ziimfazwe neengxelo zeemfazwe” azaliseka xa kwaqhambuka iMfazwe Yehlabathi I.
Kuyakothusa uninzi lwabantakwethu beJW ukufunda ukuba uYesu akazange asebenzise ibinzana elithi "imihla yokugqibela", nokuba kukwesi siprofetho, okanye kwenye indawo kwiingxelo ezine zobomi bakhe nomsebenzi wakhe wokushumayela. Ke xa sisithi iimfazwe, iindyikitya zokufa, iinyikima zomhlaba, indlala, umsebenzi wokushumayela emhlabeni wonke, kwaye konke, kungumqondiso wokuba sikwimihla yokugqibela, senza ingcinga. Sonke siyayazi into enokwenzeka xa usithi "ass-u-me" into ethile, ke masiqinisekise ukuba ingqikelelo yethu inobunyaniso kwisibhalo esithile ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke ngokungathi yinyani.
Ukuqala, makhe sijonge amazwi kaPaul ahlala ecaphula kuTimoti, nangona kunjalo masingayeki kwi-5 njengoko kulisiko lethu, kodwa masifunde de kube sekupheleni.

(I-2 uThimothi 3: 1-7) . . Ke, kwazi oku, ukuba ngemihla yokugqibela kuya kufika amaxesha anomngcipheko. 2 Kuba abantu baya kuba ngabazithandayo, abathandi bemali, abazingcayo, abanekratshi, abanyelisi, abangathobeli bazali, abangenambulelo, abangathembekanga, 3 abangenawo umsa wemvelo, abangayifuni kwaphela imvisiswano, abahlebi, abangenakuzibamba, abangoyiki, abangakuthandiyo ukulunga, 4 Abakhapheli, abanxaxhileyo, abakhukhumeleyo, abathandi beziyolo kunokuba bathande uThixo, 5 benembonakalo yokuhlonela uThixo, kodwa bewangqina ubuxoki, kwaye zimke kwezi. 6 Kuba aba bantu baphuma besiza ezindlwini zabo, bethabathela ekuthinjweni, abafazi abaziinkedama, besindwa zizono, beqhutywa yiminqweno eyahlukeneyo. 7 uhlala efunda kwaye abe engakwazi ukufikelela kulwazi oluchanekileyo lwenyani.

“Ngabafazi ababuthathaka… bahlala befunda… abaze bakwazi ukufikelela kulwazi oluchanekileyo lwenyaniso”? Akathethi ngehlabathi ngokubanzi, kodwa libandla lamaKristu.
Ngaba kunokuthiwa ngokuzithemba ukuba ezi meko zazikho kwiminyaka elishumi yesithandathu yenkulungwane yokuqala, kodwa hayi emva koko? Ngaba ezi mpawu bezingekho kwibandla lamaKristu kwi-2nd kwenkulungwane ukuya kwi19th, babuya kuphela ukuza kuzibonakalisa emva kowe-1914? Inokuba kunjalo ukuba samkela inzaliseko ephindiweyo? Luluphi uncedo oluya kuba lixesha ukuba umqondiso ubukho ngaphandle nangaphakathi kwexesha?
Ngoku makhe sijonge ezinye iindawo igama elithi “imihla yokugqibela” lisetyenziswa.

(Izenzo 2: 17-21) . . '' Ngemihla yokugqibela, 'utsho uThixo,' ndiya kuthululela umoya wam phezu kwalo lonke uhlobo lwenyama, yaye baya kuprofeta oonyana benu neentombi zenu, abafana benu babone imibono namadoda enu amadala aphuphe amaphupha ; 18 kwaye naphezu kwamakhoboka am naphezu kwamakhoboka abafazi bam ndiza kuthulula umoya wam ngaloo mihla, kwaye ziya kuprofeta. 19 Kwaye ndiya kunika imiqondiso ezulwini phezulu kunye nemiqondiso emhlabeni phantsi, igazi nomlilo kunye nomsi inkungu; 20 ilanga liya kujika libe bubumnyama inyanga nenyanga ibe ligazi ngaphambi kokuba ifike imini kaYehova enkulu nebalaseleyo. 21 Kwaye wonk 'ubani obiza egameni likaYehova uya kusindiswa. ”. . .

Ephefumlelwe, uPetros usebenzisa isiprofeto sikaJoweli kwixesha lakhe. Oku akunakuphikiswa. Ukongeza, abafana babona imibono kwaye amadoda amakhulu aphupha amaphupha. Oku kungqinwa kwiZenzo nakwezinye iZibhalo zamaKristu. Nangona kunjalo, abukho ubungqina esibhalweni bokuba iNkosi yanika “imihlola ezulwini phezulu nemiqondiso emhlabeni phantsi, igazi nomlilo nenkungu yomsi; 20 ilanga liya kujikwa libe bubumnyama, nenyanga ibe ligazi. Singacinga ukuba yenzekile, kodwa abukho ubungqina bokuba. Ukongeza kwingxoxo ngokuchasene nokuzaliseka kwale nxalenye yamazwi kaJoweli kwinkulungwane yokuqala kukuba le mihlola inxulumene nokufika "kwemini enkulu nebalulekileyo kaYehova" okanye "imini yeNkosi" (ukuguqulela oko uLuka akubhalileyo ). Usuku lweNkosi okanye usuku lukaYehova ziyafana okanye ubuncinane, ngaxeshanye, kwaye imini yeNkosi ayizange ibekho kwinkulungwane yokuqala.[i]  Ke ngoko, isiprofetho sikaYoweli asizalisekanga ngokupheleleyo kwinkulungwane yokuqala.
UYakobi ubhekisa 'kwimihla yokugqibela' xa ecebisa abantu abazizityebi:

(UJames 5: 1-3) . . Yizani, ke nina, zityebi, lilani nenze isijwili ngeenkxwaleko zenu ezizayo. 2 Ubutyebi bakho bubolile, neengubo zakho zangaphandle zidliwe ngamanundu. 3 Igolide nesilivere yenu idliwe ngumhlwa, kwaye umhlwa wazo uya kuba lingqina nxamnye nani kwaye uya kudla amalungu akho enyama. Into enjengomlilo yile nto niyigcinele yona ngemihla yokugqibela.

Ngaba eso siluleko sisebenza kuphela kubazizityebi ababephila ngenkulungwane yokuqala nakwelo xesha libona ukufika kweArmagedon?
UPeter uphinda abhekisele kwimihla yokugqibela kwileta yakhe yesibini.

(2 Peter 3: 3, 4) . . Kuba niyakwazi oku kuqala, ukuba ngemihla yokugqibela kuya kufika abagculeli nokugculela kwabo, beqhubeka ngokweminqweno yabo 4 esithi, Buphi obu bukho bakhe buthenjisiweyo? Kuba, kususela kwimini yokulala kookhokho bethu [ekufeni], zonke izinto ziyaqhubeka kanye njengasekuqaleni kwendalo. ”

Ngaba olu gculelo luthintelwe izihlandlo ezibini kuphela, enye ikhokelela ku-66 CE enye iqala emva kowe-1914? Okanye ngaba abantu bebelungisisa olu hlazo kumaKristu athembekileyo kule minyaka ingamawaka mabini idlulileyo?
Yiyo leyo! Lilonke ke eli thuba ekumele ukuba lisixelele lona ngeBhayibhile “ngemihla yokugqibela”. Ukuba sihamba nokuzaliseka okukabini, sinengxaki yokuba akukho bungqina bokuba isiqingatha sokugqibela samazwi kaJoweli sazaliseka ngenkulungwane yokuqala kunye nobungqina obupheleleyo bokuba imini kaYehova ayizange yenzeke ngelo xesha. Ke kufuneka sanelisekile kukuzalisekiswa okungaphelelanga. Oko akuhambelani nokuzaliseka okubini okwenyani. Ke xa sifika kwinzaliseko yesibini, sisenokuzaliseka ngokuyinxalenye, kuba asinabungqina kule minyaka ili-100 idlulileyo yemibono kunye namaphupha aphefumlelweyo. Ukuzaliseka okubini akukwenzi ukuzaliseka okubini. Ukongeza kuloo nto yimfuneko yokuba ngandlel 'ithile uchaze indlela imiqondiso ekucingelwa ukuba ichonga iminyaka embalwa edlulileyo yale nkqubo yezinto njengoko imihla yokugqibela ibisenzeka kangangeminyaka engama-2,000 XNUMX.
Nangona kunjalo, ukuba samkela ngokulula ukuba imihla yokugqibela iqale emva kokuba uKrestu evusiwe, ke konke ukungabi nabulungisa kuyahamba.
Ilula, yeyombhalo kwaye iyangena. Ke kutheni siyichasa? Ndicinga ukuba ubukhulu becala kungenxa yokuba njengezidalwa zobomi obufutshane nobubuthathaka, asinakho nje ukujongana nengcinga yexesha elibizwa ngokuba “yimihla yokugqibela” elingaphezulu kobude bobomi bethu. Kodwa ayiyongxaki yethu leyo? Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, kodwa ngumphunga. (Nd 39: 5)

Iimfazwe kunye neeNgxelo zeMfazwe

Kodwa uthini ngento yokuba iMfazwe yokuQala yeHlabathi yaphawula ukuqala kwemihla yokugqibela? Yima umzuzu nje. Sivavanye nje zonke izicatshulwa ezibhaliweyo ezisebenza ngemihla yokugqibela, kwaye akukho nto yathethwayo malunga nokuqala kwabo ukuphawulwa yimfazwe. Ewe, kodwa akazange athi uYesu imihla yokugqibela iyakuqala “ngeemfazwe neengxelo zeemfazwe”. Akunjalo. Oko wayekutsho:

(Phawula 13: 7) Ngaphezu koko, xa nithe neva iimfazwe neengxelo zeemfazwe, musani ukunkwantya; Ezi zinto zimele ukwenzeka, kodwa ukuphela akukabikho.

(Luka 21: 9) Ngapha koko, xa nithe neva iimfazwe neziphithiphithi, musani ukunkwantya. Kuba ezi zinto zimele ukwenzeka kuqala, kodwa ukuphela akwenzeki kwaoko. "

Sikuphelisa oko ngokuthi, "Konke oko kuthetha ukuba iimfazwe kunye nokunye kuphawula ukuqala kweentsuku zokugqibela". Kodwa ayisiyiyo le nto ithethwa nguYesu. Umqondiso ophawula ubukho bakhe ubhalwe kuMateyu 24: 29-31. Zonke ezinye izinto zenzeka kwakamsinya emva kokufa kwakhe ukuhla ukutyhubela iminyaka. Ulumkisa abafundi bakhe ukuze bazilungiselele okuzayo, kwaye wabalumkisa ukuze bangathathwa ngabaprofeti bobuxoki besithi uKristu ukhona ngokungabonakaliyo (Mat. 24: 23-27) kwaye bangabikho ekhutshwe ziintlekele kunye nentlekele ekucingeni ukuba sele eza kufika- "musani ukoyika". Hayi, khange bamamele kwaye nathi asimameli.
Xa uKufa okuMnyama kwahlasela iYurophu, emva kwemfazwe yeminyaka eyi-100, abantu babecinga ukuba ukuphela kweentsuku kufikile. Ngokunjalo xa kwaqhambuka iMvukelo yaseFrance, abantu babecinga ukuba isiprofetho siyazaliseka kwaye isiphelo sikufuphi. Sikuthethile oku ngokweenkcukacha ezingakumbi phantsi kweposi "Iimfazwe kunye neeNgxelo zeeMfazwe -Ingqondo ebomvu?"Kwaye"Umsebenzi kaMtyholi omkhulu ka-Con".

Ilizwi lokugqibela malunga nokuFezekiswa kweMbini kukaMateyu 24.

Oku kungasentla kuye kwandibangela ukuba ndifikelele kwisigqibo sokuba akukho nzaliseko iphindwe kabini kuMateyu 24: 3-31. Impukane ekuphela kwayo kwioli yam ibingamazwi okuvula evesi 29, "Kwaoko ke, emveni kwembandezelo yaloo mihla…"
Phawula ukuba:

(Phawula 13: 24) . . "Kodwa ngaloo mihla, emveni kwayo loo mbandezelo, liya kusuka ilanga lenziwe mnyama, ithi nenyanga ingabukhuphi ubumhlophe bayo;

ULuka akazange ayikhankanye loo nto.
Ukucinga ukuba ubhekisa kwimbandezelo kaMateyu 24: 15-22. Nangona kunjalo, oko kwenzeka phantse kumawaka amabini eminyaka eyadlulayo, ngoku "unokukhawuleza njani" kusebenza? Oko kukhokelele ekubeni abanye bagqibe (ngo "abanye" ndithetha uMbutho wethu) ukuba kukho inzaliseko ephindiweyo ngokutshatyalaliswa kweBhabheli eNkulu ingumlingani ophambili ekutshatyalalisweni kweYerusalem. Mhlawumbi, kodwa akukho kufezekiswa kabini kokunye ngakumbi njengoko sizamile ukwenza ukuba kwenzeke kwithiology yethu. Kubonakala ngathi siyayichola.
Nantsi ke enye ingcinga-kwaye ndibeka nje oku ukuze ndixoxe…. Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba uYesu ngabom washiya into? Kwakunokubakho enye imbandezelo, kodwa akazange abhekise kuyo ngelo xesha. Siyazi ngokubhala kukaYohane kwesiTyhilelo ukuba kukho enye imbandezelo enkulu. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba uYesu ebetshilo ukuba emva kokuthetha ngokutshatyalaliswa kwe Yerusalem, abafundi ngebabeyazile ukuba izinto azizukwenzeka njengoko babecinga — zonke ngaxeshanye. IZenzo 1: 6 ibonisa ukuba yile nto babekholelwa kuyo kwaye ivesi elandelayo ibonisa ukuba ulwazi lwezinto ezinjalo lwalugcinwe ngabom kubo. U-Yesu ngewayekhuphe ikati engumzekeliso engxoweni ngokutyhila okuninzi, ke washiya izithuba ezingenamsebenzi — izithuba ezinkulu-kwisiprofeto sakhe somqondiso. Ezo zikhewu zazaliswa kwiminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe kamva xa uYesu watyhila izinto ezinxulumene nomhla wakhe-imini yeNkosi-kuYohane; kodwa nangoko, oko kwatyhilwayo kwakufihliwe ngokomfuziselo kwaye kwafihlwa kwinqanaba elithile.
Ke ukulahla imijikelo yendlela yokugcwaliseka kabini, singatsho nje ukuba uYesu watyhila ukuba emva kokutshatyalaliswa kweYerusalem nasemva kokuba kwabakho abaprofeti bobuxoki ukulahlekisa abanyuliweyo ngombono wobuxoki obufihliweyo nobungabonakaliyo bukaKristu, kuyakubakho into engachazwanga (ngexesha lesiprofetho ubuncinci) imbandezelo eyayizokuphela, emva koko kuya kuvela imiqondiso elangeni, inyanga, iinkwenkwezi kunye namazulu?
Umntu olungeleyo loo mbandezelo inkulu yintshabalalo yeBhabhiloni Enkulu. Nokuba loo nto iya kuba yimeko eseleyo iya kubonakala.


[i] Indawo esemthethweni yoMbutho yeyokuba imini yeNkosi yaqala ngo-1914 kwaye imini kaYehova iya kuqala ngembandezelo enkulu okanye malunga nayo. Zimbini izithuba kule ndawo ezingena kwiinkcukacha malunga nalo mbandela, omnye nguApolo, yaye enye yeyam, ukuba unomdla wokuyihlola.
 

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