Uma ungumfundi wesikhathi eside wezincwadi zethu, kungenzeka ukuthi uke wahlangabezana nokuchazwa okungajwayelekile okushiye unwaya ikhanda lakho. Kwesinye isikhathi izinto azenzi mqondo ukushiya uzibuze ukuthi ngabe ubona izinto kahle noma cha. Ukuqonda kwethu okuningi kwemiBhalo kuhle futhi kusihlukanisa nezinganekwane zesimanje futhi kwesinye isikhathi, ubuwula obusobala bezinkolo eziningi kweLobukholwa. Uthando lwethu ngeqiniso lunje lokuthi sizibiza njengabangena eQinisweni noma abaseQinisweni. Kungaphezu kohlelo lwezinkolelo kithi. Kuyisimo sokuba khona.
Ngakho-ke, lapho sihlangabezana nokuchazwa okungathandeki kwemiBhalo njengokuqonda kwethu kwangaphambilini kwemifanekiso eminingi kaJesu yoMbuso Wezulu, kusenza singakhululeki. Muva nje, sibuyekeze ukuqonda kwethu okuningi kwalokhu. Kwaze kwaba impumuzo lokho. Ngokwami, ngazizwa njengendoda ebilokhu ibambe umoya isikhathi eside kakhulu, futhi ekugcineni yavunyelwa ukukhipha umoya. Lokhu kuqonda okusha kulula, kuyahambisana nalokho okushiwo yiBhayibheli, ngakho-ke kuhle. Empeleni, uma ukutolika kungahambi kahle, uma kukushiya unwaya ikhanda lakho futhi ububula kancane “Noma yini!”, Kungenzeka kube ngumuntu olungele ukubuyekezwa.
Uma ubelokhu ulandela le bhulogi, ngokungangabazeki uzobe uqaphele ukuthi izincazelo eziningi ezithuthukiswayo eziphikisana nesimo esisemthethweni sabantu bakaJehova zingumphumela wokuguqula umbono osekuphele isikhathi sokuba khona kukaKristu 1914. Ukukholelwa ukuthi njengeqiniso elingenakuphikiswa kuye kwaphoqa izikhonkwane eziningi eziyizimfundiso zaba yimbobo eyindilinga engokwesiprofetho.
Ake sihlole esinye isibonelo salokhu. Sizoqala ngokufunda iMt. 24: 23-28:
(UMathewu 24: 23-28) “Uma umuntu ethi kini, 'Bhekani! Nangu uKristu, 'noma,' Bheka! ' ungakukholwa. 24 Ngoba kuyovela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga futhi bayonikeza izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso ezinkulu ukuze badukise, uma kungenzeka, ngisho nabakhethiweyo. 25 Bheka! Nginixwayisile. 26 Ngakho-ke, uma abantu bethi kini, 'Bhekani! Usehlane, 'ungaphumi; 'Bheka! Usegumbini elingaphakathi, 'ungakukholwa. 27 Ngoba njengoba nje umbani uphuma ezingxenyeni zasempumalanga ukhanye ubheke ezingxenyeni ezisentshonalanga, kuyoba njalo nokuba khona kweNdodana yomuntu. 28 Nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho okokhozi luyobuthana khona.
Njengoba kunikezwe ukuthi ukuqonda kwethu kwamanje ngeMt. U-24: 3-31 ukhombisa ukuthi lezi zehlakalo zilandelana ngokulandelana kwazo, kungabonakala kunengqondo ukuthi izehlakalo ezisevesini 23 kuya ku-28 zizolandela ngemuva kosizi olukhulu (ukubhujiswa kwenkolo yamanga - vs. 15-22) bese zandulela izimpawu elangeni, enyangeni nasezinkanyezini kanye nezeNdodana yoMuntu (vs. 29, 30). Ngokuvumelana nalesi sizathu, ivesi 23 liqala ngo- “ke” okukhombisa ukuthi kulandela usizi olukhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba zonke izehlakalo ezichazwe nguJesu kusuka emavesini 4 kuya ku-31 ziyingxenye yesibonakaliso sokuba khona kwakhe nesesiphelo sesimiso sezinto, kunengqondo ukuthi izehlakalo ezichazwe emavesini 23 kuya ku-28 ziyingxenye leso sibonakaliso. Ekugcineni, yonke imicimbi echazwe kusukela kuvesi 4 kuya ku-31 ifakiwe “kuzo zonke lezi zinto”. Lokho kuzodinga ukufaka phakathi kuka-23 kuya ku-28. “Zonke lezi zinto” zenzeka esizukulwaneni esisodwa.
Ukuvumelana okunengqondo futhi okungokomBhalo njengoba konke kubonakala, akusikho esikufundisayo. Esikufundisayo ukuthi izehlakalo zaseMt. 24: 23-28 kwenzeka kusukela ngo-70 CE kuya ku-1914. Kungani? Ngoba ivesi 27 likhombisa ukuthi abaprofethi bamanga kanye noKristu bamanga sibandulele “ukuba khona kweNdodana yomuntu” esikubambe kwenzeka ngo-1914. ezinye izinto zesiprofetho sikaJesu. Futhi azinakuba yingxenye yesibonakaliso sobukhona bukaKristu obungabonakali noma sesiphelo sesimiso sezinto. Futhi azinakuba yingxenye yazo “zonke lezi zinto” ezikhomba isizukulwane. Kungani-ke uJesu ayezofaka le micimbi kwisiphrofetho sakhe seZinsuku Zokugcina?
Ake sicabangele ukuqonda kwethu ngokusemthethweni la mavesi. UMeyi 1, 1975 INqabayokulinda, k. I-275, isig. I-14 ithi:
NGAPHAMBILI THE UKUGULA ON UJERUSALEMU
14 Lokho okulotshwe kuMathewu isahluko 24, amavesi 23 kuya ku-28, kuthinta izenzakalo ezenzeka kusukela nangemva kuka-70 CE nasezinsukwini zokuba khona kukaKristu okungabonakali (parousia). Isexwayiso esithi “okristu bamanga” akusikhona nje ukuphindwa kwamavesi 4 no-5. Amavesi akamuva achaza inkathi ende — isikhathi lapho amadoda anjengoBar Kokhba ongumJuda ahola khona ukuvukela abacindezeli abangamaRoma ngo-131-135 CE , noma lapho umholi wakamuva kakhulu wenkolo yeBahai ethi unguKristu ebuya, nalapho umholi wamaDoukhobors eCanada ethi unguKristu uMsindisi. Kepha, lapha esiprofethweni sakhe, uJesu wayexwayise abalandeli bakhe ukuthi bangadukiswa izimangalo zabazenzisi abangabantu.
15 Utshele abafundi bakhe ukuthi ukuba khona kwakhe kwakungeke kube yinto eyenzeka endaweni, kepha, ngoba wayezoba yiNkosi engabonakali eqondisa ukunakekela kwakhe usemazulwini, ukuba khona kwakhe kufane nombani ophuma “ezingxenyeni zasempumalanga ukhanye” nasezingxenyeni zasentshonalanga. ”Ngakho-ke, wabanxusa ukuba babone kude njengezinkozi, futhi baqaphele ukuthi ukudla okungokomoya kwangempela kuyotholakala kuphela kuJesu Kristu, lowo abayobuthana kuye njengoMesiya weqiniso ebusweni bakhe obungabonakali, obekuzoba umphumela kusuka ku-1914 kuqhubeke. — Math. I-24: 23-28; Maka i-13: 21-23; bheka SikaNkulunkulu uMbuso of a Izinkulungwane Years Unayo Kusondele, amakhasi 320-323.
Siphikisa ngokuthi “ngaleso sikhathi” okuvula ivesi 23 kubhekisela ezenzakalweni ezalandela u-70 CE — ukugcwaliseka okuncane — kodwa hhayi ezenzakalweni zangemva kokubhujiswa kweBhabhiloni Elikhulu — ukugcwaliseka okukhulu. Asikwazi ukwamukela ukuthi kulandela ukugcwaliseka okukhulu kosizi olukhulu ngoba lokho kuza ngemuva kuka-1914; emva kokuqala kokuba khona kukaKristu. Ngakho-ke ngenkathi siphikisana ngokuthi kunokugcwaliseka okukhulu nokuncane esiprofethweni, lokho ngaphandle kwe-vs. 23-28 enokugcwaliseka okukodwa.
Ingabe le ncazelo iyahambisana namaqiniso omlando? Ekuphenduleni, sibalula ukuvukela okuholwa yiBar Kokhba yamaJuda kanye nesimangalo somholi wenkolo yeBahai naleyo yamaDoukhobors aseCanada. Lokhu kubekwa phambili njengezibonelo zoKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga abenza izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso ezinamandla okudukisa nabakhethiweyo. Kodwa-ke, hhayi ubufakazi obungokomlando uma bunikezwa kusuka kulezi zibonelo ezintathu ukukhombisa ukugcwaliseka kwamazwi okuthi kuzoba nezibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu. Kukuphi lapho okhethiwe khona nxazonke phakathi nalezi zigameko ezintathu ukuze adukiswe?
Siyaqhubeka nokubambelela kulesi sikhundla futhi sahluleka ukushicilelwa kokunye okuphambene nalokho, kusaqhubeka ukufundisa kuze kube namuhla.
21 UJesu akazange aqede isiprofetho sakhe ekhuluma ngabaprofethi bamanga benza izibonakaliso ezikhohlisayo esikhathini eside ngaphambi kokuba 'izikhathi ezimisiwe zezizwe zigcwaliseke.' (ULuka 21: 24; UMathewu 24: 23-26; Maka 13: 21-23) - w94 2 / 15 p. I-13
Manje cabanga ngokulandelayo. Lapho uJesu enikeza isiprofetho sakhe esilotshwe eMt. 24: 4-31, wathi zonke lezi zinto zaziyokwenzeka esizukulwaneni esisodwa. Akazami ukushiya ngaphandle amavesi 23 kuya ku-28 kulokhu kugcwaliseka. UJesu uphinde anikeze amazwi akhe eMt. 24: 4-31 njengesibonakaliso sokuba khona kwakhe nesesiphelo sesimiso sezinto. Futhi, akazami ukukhipha amavesi 23-28 kulokhu kugcwaliseka.
Isizathu okuwukuphela kwaso — okuwukuphela kwesizathu — esiphatha la magama njengokwehlukile kungenxa yokuthi ukungakwenzi lokho kubiza ukungakholwa kwethu ngo-1914. Kungenzeka ukuthi sekuvele kunombuzo. (Ingabe i-1914 yayiyisiqalo sobukhona bukaKristu?)
Kuthiwani uma lawo mavesi empeleni eyingxenye yokuprofetha kweZinsuku Zokugcina, njengoba kubonakala kunjalo? Kuthiwani uma nazo zilandelana ngokulandelana kwazo? Kuthiwani uma beyingxenye “yazo zonke lezi zinto” njengoba kushiwo? Konke lokho kuzohambisana nokufundwa okungachemile kweMt. 24.
Uma kunjalo, khona-ke sinesixwayiso sokuthi ngemuva kokubhujiswa kwenkolo yamanga, kuzovela oKrestu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga ukugcwalisa "ukungabi bikho komoya" okumele kubangelwe ukungabikho ngokuphelele kwesikhungo senkolo. Izenzakalo ezingakaze zibonwe zokuhlaselwa kweBabiloni Elikhulu ziyokwenza izimangalo zabanjalo zikholwe ngokwengeziwe. Ngabe amadimoni, bese ephucwa isikhali sawo esikhulu ekulweni nabantu bakaJehova, aphendukele ekwenzeni izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso ukuze abolekwe laba Krestu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga? Impela, isimo sangemva kosizi olukhulu sizoba sesivuthiwe kulabo abakhohlisayo.
Ukudlula osizini olukhulu kakhulu emlandweni wesintu kuzodinga ukukhuthazela okunzima ukukucabanga ngalesi sikhathi. Ngabe ukholo lwethu luyovivinywa kangangoba sizolingeka ukulandela uKristu wamanga noma umprofethi wamanga? Kunzima ukucabanga, nokho…
Ukuthi ukuhumusha kwethu kwamanje kulungile, noma kufanele kulahlwe ebusweni beqiniso elingakabonwa kuyinto yesikhathi kuphela ezoyixazulula ngokuphelele. Kumele silinde sibone. Kodwa-ke, ukwamukela isiphetho salokhu okuthunyelwe kudinga ukuthi samukele ukuba khona kukaJesu njengomcimbi osazokwenzeka; eqondana nokuvela kwesibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu emazulwini. Ubuhle balokho ukuthi uma sesikwenzile, ezinye izikhonkwane eziningi ezifundisayo ziyanyamalala. Ukuhumusha okungahambi kahle kungabuyekezwa; futhi okulula, ukuvumela-imiBhalo-kusho-ukuthi-bathini ukuqonda kuzoqala ukuhlangana.
Uma ukuba khona kukaKristu kungumcimbi wesikhathi esizayo, lapho-ke ekudidekeni okulandela ukubhujiswa komhlaba wonke kwenkolo yamanga, sizobe sikufuna. Akufanele sikhohliswe ngoKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, noma ngabe banethonya elingakanani. Sizondiza namakhozi.