Izinsuku Zokugcina, Ziyavuselelwa

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Lapho u-Apollo eqala ukungikisela lokho 1914 bekungasi ukuphela 'kwezikhathi ezimisiwe zezizwe', umcabango wami osheshayo wawungu, Kuthiwani ngezinsuku zokugcina?  Kuyajabulisa ukuthi kulabo engikhulume nabo ngale ndaba, nakho okube ngumbuzo wokuqala wokuwela izindebe zabo.
Kungani kufanele kube njalo? Kuphela unyaka. UJesu akazange asho ngisho nalapho esinikeza isibonakaliso sesikhathi sokuphela. Ngokufanayo, uPaul, ngenkathi engeza olwazini lwethu mayelana nezinsuku zokugcina, wehlulekile ukusho noma yimuphi unyaka wokuqalisa. Akekho kubo owenza ukuqondana okuncane kokulandelana kwezikhathi okuhloswe ngakho ukuthola ukuqala kwezinsuku zokugcina. Kodwa-ke kubonakala sengathi sibamba u-1914 njengobaluleke kakhulu ngokwesiprofetho kunezimpawu zangempela zezinsuku zokugcina uJesu noPawulu abasinike zona.
Mhlawumbe ucabanga ukuthi bakushiyile ukukhomba abafundi beBhayibheli ekubalukeni ngokulandelana kombono kaNebukadinesari kuDaniel njengendlela yokugcina leli qiniso kokungafanelekile nokuliveza kuphela kumaKristu eqiniso esikhathini sokuphela. Ah, kepha kukhona ukugcotshwa. Asizange size nesibalo seminyaka engu-2,520 XNUMX sosuku. UWilliam Miller, umsunguli wamaSeventh-day Adventist, wakwenza lokho.
Kunoma ikuphi, uma uJehova wayehlose ukuyisebenzisa ukuhlukanisa abantu bakhe ngokusinikeza usuku okungekho omunye owake waba nalo, kungani sikholelwa ukuthi luphawula ukuphela kwezinsuku zokugcina nokuqala kosizi olukhulu? UJehova ubengeke asembulele usuku bese esidukisa ngokugcwaliseka kwalo, akunjalo? Vele akunjalo.
Umbuzo wangempela uwukuthi, Kungani umcabango wokuthi i-1914 ingabalulekanga ukuthi usenze singabaze ukuthi lezi yizinsuku zokugcina noma cha?
Asibona abokuqala ukudlula ekushiyeni izinsuku ezingokwesiprofetho osekuyisikhathi eside zaziwa. Ubuzalwane bosuku lukaCharles Taze Russell babukholelwa ezinsukwini eziningi ezinjalo: 1874, 1878, no-1881 ukubala nje ezimbalwa. Bonke bashiywa ekupheleni kwekota yokuqala yama-20^th Ikhulu leminyaka, ngaphandle kuka-1914 okwashintshwa kusukela ekupheleni kwezinsuku zokugcina kuya ekuqaleni kwazo. Kungani ubambelela koyedwa kuphela bese ulahla okusele? Ukube iMpi Yezwe Yokuqala yagqashuka ngo-1913 noma ngo-1915, ucabanga ukuthi besisazofundisa ukuthi u-1914 kwaba ukuqala kwezinsuku zokugcina? Ingabe ukukholelwa kwethu ekubalulekeni kwalo nyaka kungumphumela wokuqondana okungokomlando?
Impi Yomhlaba Yokuqala kanye nomkhuhlane waseSpain yimicimbi emibili yomthelela omkhulu esintwini kangangokuba bakhala ngokuthi bayingxenye yokugcwaliseka okukhudlwana kwesiprofetho. Uma uncengwa ukuthi ucabange ngaleyo ndlela, cabanga ngalokho emuva ku-14^th Ikhulu leminyaka, abantu babecabanga ukuthi basezinsukwini zokugcina lapho i-Black Death nempi yeminyaka eyi-100 inciphisa iYurophu futhi kubonakala sengathi iyawagcwalisa amazwi kaJesu. Esikushaye indiva konke — nami ngokwami ​​— ukuthi uJesu akazange abikezele “ukuqala kwemihelo yosizi” ukuthi kuzobonakala ngempi enkulu impela nangesifo esiwumshayabhuqe esikhulu. Akazange akhulume ngosayizi nobubanzi nakancane, kepha ukhuluma ngezinombolo eziphelele. Ukwanda okuphawulekayo kwenani lezimpi, izifo eziwumshayabhuqe, indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba yilokho okuphethe ukubaluleka kwesiprofetho.
Ngakho-ke ake simtshele ngezwi lakhe futhi sihlaziye nje imicimbi abebikezela ukuthi izofika, ukuze sibone ukuthi empeleni sisezinsukwini zokugcina yini. Kusukela nge-19 yethu^th Abazalwane bekhulu leminyaka bekufanele balahle izinsuku zabo, baphinde bacabange ngemfundiso yabo, masilandele lokhu futhi sisondele kulengxoxo ngaphandle komthwalo we-1914 emahlombe ethu.
Ngaso leso sikhathi singabona ukuthi ukushiya u-1914 kuyasikhulula encazelweni yethu yamanje eselulekayo eya 'kulesi sizukulwane'. (Mt. 24: 34) Njengoba kungadingeki ukuthi sibophele ukuqala kwalesi sizukulwane unyaka manje cishe ikhulu leminyaka elidlule, sikhululekile ukuthatha ukubukeka okusha kuso. Kunezinye izincazelo eziningi zezimfundiso okudingeka ziphinde zihlolisiswe uma sesilahle ifa lika-1914, kepha inhloso yethu lapha ukuthola ukuthi ngabe sisezinsukwini zokugcina sisekelwe kuphela kwizimpawu uJesu noPawulu abasinike zona; ngakho-ke sizonamathela kulokho.
Okokuqala, uJesu wakhuluma ngezimpi nemibiko yezimpi. Cabanga ngaleli shadi. Kubala izinombolo zezimpi kuphela, ngoba yilokho kuphela uJesu akhuluma ngakho.
Ukube ubungakhetha kuleli shadi izikhathi lapho inani lezimpi lenyuka ngokuphawulekayo — futhi ngaphandle kwemibono ebekiwe ehilela izinsuku okuthiwa zibalulekile ngokwesiprofetho — ubungakhetha yiphi inkathi? I-1911-1920 ibha ephezulu kunazo zonke ezimpini ezingama-53, kepha ngokubalwa kwezimbili kuphela. I-1801-1810, i-1851-1860, ne-1991-2000 yonke ikhombisa izinombolo ezifanayo ezimpini ezingama-51 lilinye. Ngakho-ke umehluko phakathi kwale migoqo emine awubalulekanga ngokwezibalo.
Ake sibheke izinkathi zeminyaka engama-50. Ngemuva kwakho konke, izinsuku zokugcina kufanele zithathe isizukulwane, akunjalo? Iminyaka engamashumi amane ngemuva kuka-1920 ayikhombisi ukwanda kwezimpi. Eqinisweni, akhombisa ukwehla okuphawulekayo. Mhlawumbe ukuqoqwa kweshadi lebha ngeminyaka engama-50 kungasiza.
Kukho konke ngokweqiniso, uma sifuna izinombolo zezimpi kuphela, ungasikhetha ngasiphi isikhathi njengezinsuku zokugcina?
Vele, ukwanda kwenani lezimpi akuyona ukuphela kwesibonakaliso. Eqinisweni, alisho lutho ngaphandle kokuthi zonke ezinye izici zesibonakaliso zikhona ngasikhathi sinye. Kuthiwani ngenani lezifo eziwumshayabhuqe? Uhlu lwewebhusayithi ye-Watchtower luluhlu Izifo ezithathelwanayo ezintsha ze-13 ehlupha isintu kusukela ngo-1976. Ngakho-ke babonakala besanda ngokwanda. Kuthiwani ngendlala? Ukuseshwa kwe-inthanethi okusheshayo kuzoveza ukuthi ukusweleka kokudla nendlala manje sekukubi kakhulu kunakuqala. Kuthiwani ngokuzamazama komhlaba. Futhi, usesho lwe-inthanethi aluzukukhomba kuma-20 okuqala^th Iminyaka yesikhathi sesikhathi somsebenzi owengeziwe ngokuqhathaniswa neminyaka yokugcina ye-50.
Ngemuva kwalokho sinezinye izici zesibonakaliso. Kubonakala ngokwanda kokungabi namthetho, ukushushiswa, abaprofethi bamanga, ukukhaphela nenzondo, nothando lwesibalo esikhulu luphola. Ngo-1914 kulesi sibalo, sibheka ukuthi isonto lamanga lahlulelwe, ngakho-ke abasabali ngempela. Kodwa-ke, la mavesi awenzi mqondo uma esetshenziswa kuphela ebandleni lamaKristu eqiniso. Thatha u-1914 ku-equation futhi asikho isahlulelo okwamanje ngobuKristu, iqiniso noma amanga. UJesu ukhuluma ngabo bonke abathi balandela uKristu. Kule minyaka engama-50 edlule kuphela lapho sibone ukusheshiswa okuphawuleka kwayo yonke imicimbi ekhonjiswe eMt. 24: 8-12.
Bese kuba khona ukugcwaliseka kukaMt. 24:14. Lokhu bekungasondele nakancane ukugcwaliseka ekuqaleni kwama-20^th Ikhulu.
Ngokubheka manje izimo ezivezwe nguPawulu ku-2 Tim. 3: 1-7 (siphinde sibhekise kwiBandla lamaKrestu) singasho yini ngokweqiniso ukuthi lezo zimo zazifana emhlabeni wonke kusuka ngo-1914 kuya ku-1960? Isikhathi sesizukulwane sama-hippie sashintsha kakhulu umhlaba ngendlela abantu abaziphatha ngayo emphakathini. Onke amazwi kaPawulu agcwaliseka kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke.
Ngakho-ke ngakho konke lokhu okungenhla, ungaphetha ngokuthi izinsuku zokugcina ziqale nini? Khumbula, lokhu akuyona into okufanele ihunyushelwe thina igunya elithile eliphakeme. Senzelwe ukuzinqumela thina.
Kulungile, umbuzo awulungile, ngoba ukubuza ukuqala kufana nokubuza ukuthi ibhange lenkungu liqala futhi ligcine kuphi. Izinsuku zokugcina aziqalanga ngomcimbi owodwa. Esikhundleni salokho, ukuhlangana kwemicimbi ebonwe ngokomlando okusivumela ukuthi sikhombe isikhathi. Ngabe kubaluleke ngani ukuthi iqale unyaka onjani. Okubalulekile ukuthi manje sesijule ngokungenakuphikwa phakathi naleso sikhathi.
Sonke esisekela inkundla yakhe asinakungabaza ukuthi umfowethu uRussell wasetshenziswa nguJehova uNkulunkulu ukwenza lo msebenzi uqhubeke futhi ahlele abantu bakhe belungiselela izinsuku zokugcina. Kodwa-ke, njengabaningi ababephila ngesikhathi sakhe, waba yisisulu sokucabanga ukuthi imfihlo yokunquma ukuthi isiphelo sizofika nini ngempela isemngcwabeni wokuphikisana nezinhlobo zokuphikisana, ukufana, kanye nohlu lwezikhathi ezifihliwe. Ukukhanga kwakhe imibhoshongo nokuthi ubukhulu kanye nezilinganiso ezifanayo zingasetshenziswa kanjani ukunquma ikusasa lethu kuwubufakazi obungenakuphikwa kulokhu kubi ngeshwa kwakhe. Ngayo yonke inhlonipho efanelekile ngendoda nesikhundla sayo kwinkonzo kaJehova, ngicabanga ukuthi kungokufanele ukusho ukuthi wasifeza inkonzo enkulu ngalokhu kugcizelela okungasekelwe emiBhalweni ngezinsuku kanye nokufana okwenziwe ngokwesiprofetho.
Kukhona ukugabadela sonke esiye saba yisisulu sokusenza sicabange ukuthi singathola ulwazi ngezikhathi nezinkathi zikaNkulunkulu. KuzEnzo 1: 7, uJesu ukubeka ngokusobala lokho okungekho ngaphansi kwegunya lethu, kepha sisazama, sicabanga ukuthi imithetho ishintshile, okungenani thina, abakhethiweyo bakhe, kusukela lawo mazwi akhulunywa okokuqala.
“Ningadukiswa: UNkulunkulu akayena owokuhlekwa insini. Ngoba noma yini umuntu ayihlwanyelayo, uyovuna yona futhi… ”(Gal. 6: 7) Yiqiniso, lawo mazwi asetshenziswa ekuphishekeleni inyama ngaphezu komoya. Noma kunjalo, basho umgomo wendawo yonke. Awukwazi ukungazinaki izimiso zikaJehova zomhlaba wonke, futhi ulindele ukuthi uzophuma ungenamyocu.
UMfoweth 'uRussell nobuzalwane bosuku lwakhe babecabanga ukuthi bangawushaya indiva lo myalo wokungazi izikhathi nezikhathi zikaNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yalokho thina, njengesizwe, siye saphoxeka kwaze kwaba namuhla. UMfoweth 'uRutherford kanye nendikimba ebusayo yosuku lwakhe babecabanga into efanayo futhi ngenxa yalokho baqhubeka nokusekela ezinye zezikhathi zomfowethu uRussell ezingabazekayo ezaholela enkolelweni eyiphutha neyobuhlakani yokuthi “ama-Worthies” asendulo afana no-Abraham noMose ayezovuswa ngo-1925. kuhlekisa njengoba lokho kuzwakala namuhla, sasikholelwa emuva ngaleso sikhathi saze sahamba saze sakha nendlu yokubamukela lapho befika. UMfoweth 'uFred Franz kanye nendikimba ebusayo ngaphansi kukamfoweth' uNathan Knorr bakhuthaza umbono wokuthi ukuphela kungafika ngo-1975 okuyimfundiso esasikhathaza kuze kube namuhla. Futhi masibe nobulungiswa, iningi lethu elalikhona ngaleso sikhathi laligibele ngokuphelele ngalezi zibikezelo. Ngiseyinsizwa, ngathenga isibikezelo sango-1975, manje senginamahloni ukusho.
Kulungile, konke lokho okwedlule. Ngabe sizofunda emaphutheni ethu ukuze siwaphinde ngqo? Noma sizofunda emaphutheni ethu ukuze siwagweme ngokuzayo? Isikhathi sokuthi silahle ifa lesikhathi esedlule. Nginovalo lokuthi ukushiya u-1914 nakho konke okubandakanya kuzothumela ukushaqeka kubo bonke ubuzalwane bomhlaba wonke. Kuzoba uvivinyo olunzima lokholo. Noma kunjalo, akuhlakaniphile ukwakha esisekelweni esingalungile. Sizobhekana nesikhathi sosizi olungakaze lube khona ngaphambili. Kubukeka sengathi kuneziphrofetho ezizosiqondisa kuleso sikhathi okuthi, ngoba bekufanele alinganise u-1914 kulesi sibalo, sazisebenzisa kabi esikhathini esedlule. Babekwa lapho ngenhloso. Kuzodingeka siwaqonde kahle.
Yiqiniso, konke lokhu kusezandleni zikaJehova. Siyamethemba ukuthi uzokwenza zonke izinto zenzeke ngesikhathi esibekiwe. Noma kunjalo, akulungile ukuthi sihlale sisonge izandla silindele ukuthi asenzele zonke izinto. Kunezibonelo eziningi zabalingiswa abaseBhayibhelini abathi, ngokusebenza ngokuthobekile ngaphakathi 'kwegunya' labo, bakhombisa uhlobo lokholo nentshiseko sonke esingathanda ukuzibiza ngezethu.
Ngabe siqinisile yini uma sifuna ushintsho kule nkundla? Noma ingabe senza ngokugabadela? Ngiyazi ukuthi isigungu esilawulayo sizizwa kanjani ngoba sisitshele kanjalo ngohlelo lomhlangano wesigodi walo nyaka. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yamaphutha amaningi abawenzile futhi banikeza lokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo ngokuthembela ngokuphelele kwizicukuthwane nasendodaneni yomuntu wasemhlabeni, ngikuthola kunzima ukubanikeza ukuzimisela ngaphambi kwenkambo yami yokuphila. Uma sinamaphutha, kwangathi uJehova angasilungisa, kodwa hhayi ngentukuthelo yakhe. (IHu. 146: 3; Roma 14:10; IHu. 6: 1)

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