Isilayezi Sesivumelwano kanye ne1918

Iyaqhubeka ukuhlaziywa kwethu kwe Isambulo Umvuthwandaba Incwadi yeziprofetho ezihlobene nosuku, sifika esahlukweni 6 nokutholakala okokuqala kwesiprofetho "sesithunywa sesivumelwano" esivela kuMalaki 3: 1. Njengomunye wemiphumela emibi yemfundiso yethu yokuthi usuku lweNkosi lwaqala ngo-1914, sisebenzisa ukugcwaliseka kwalesi siprofetho ku-1918. (Uma ungakabuyekezi Usuku lweNkosi ne1914, ungahle uthande ukwenza kanjalo ngaphambi kokuqhubeka.) Njengomphumela wencazelo yethu yokugcwaliseka kukaMalaki 3: 1, sidinga ukubeka usuku lokuwa kweBabiloni Elikhulu. Lokho, sithi kwenzeka ngo-1919. Ukuwa kweBabiloni Elikhulu ngaleso sikhathi kudinga isimo se- umphathi othembekile ukushintshwa, ngakho-ke siphethe ngokuthi wamiswa phezu kwayo yonke impahla yenkosi yakhe, naku-1919. (IsAm. 14: 8; Mt. 24: 45-47)
Nawu umbhalo ophelele wesiprofetho esizoxoxa ngaso kulokhu okuthunyelwe.

(UMalaki 3: 1-5) “Bheka! Ngithumela isithunywa sami, futhi sizolungisa indlela phambi kwami. INkosi yeqiniso, eniyifunayo izofika ngokuzumayo ethempelini laYo, nesithunywa sesivumelwano enijabula ngaso. Bheka! Ngokuqinisekile uzofika, ”kusho uJehova wamabutho. 2 “Kodwa ngubani ozobekezelela usuku lokuza kwakhe, futhi ngubani oyokuma lapho evela? Ngoba uyoba njengomlilo womcwengi nanjengesoda yomhlanzi. 3 Futhi uyohlala njengomcengi nomhlanza wesiliva futhi ahlanze amadodana aseLevi; ubacacise njengegolide nanjengesiliva, impela kuJehova babe ngabantu abaletha umnikelo wesipho ngokulunga. 4 Umnikelo wesipho wakwaJuda nowaseJerusalema empeleni uyojabulisa uJehova, njengasezinsukwini zakudala nanjengeminyaka yasendulo. 5 “Ngizosondela kini ngenjongo yokwahlulelwa, futhi ngizoba ngufakazi osheshayo ngokumelene nabathakathi, neziphingi, nalabo abafunga amanga, nalabo abakhohlisa ngenkohliso yesisebenzi esikhokhelayo, umfelokazi kanye nentandane, nalabo abaxosha umfokazi, ngenkathi bengangisabi, ”kusho uJehova wamabutho.

NgokweBhayibheli, isithunywa sokuqala nguJohane uMbhapathizi. (Mt. 11:10; Luk. 1:76; Joh. 1: 6) Ukuzwisisa kwethu yikuthi “iNkosi [yeqiniso]” nguJehova uNkulunkulu njalo isithunywa sesivumelwano nguJesu Khristu.
Nakhu ukuthi siqonda kanjani ukuthi lesi siprofetho sagcwaliseka kokubili ngekhulu lokuqala nasosukwini lwethu lwanamuhla.

(kabusha isahl. 6 k. 32 Ukuvula Imfihlo Engcwele [Ibhokisi ekhasini 32])
Isikhathi Sokuhlola Nokwahlulela

UJesu wabhaphathizwa futhi wagcotshwa njengeNkosi-Oqokiwe eMfuleni iJordani cishe ngo-Okthoba 29 CE Ngemuva kweminyaka emithathu nesigamu, e-33 CE, wafika ethempelini laseJerusalema futhi waxosha labo ababekwenza umhume wabaphangi. Kubonakala kufana nalokhu esikhathini seminyaka emithathu nesigamu ukusuka ekubekweni kukaJesu esihlalweni sobukhosi emazulwini ngo-Okthoba 1914 kuze kube sekufikeni kwakhe ezohlola abazibiza ngamaKristu njengoba ukwahlulela kuqala ngendlu kaNkulunkulu. (UMathewu 21: 12, 13; 1 Peter 4: 17) Ekuqaleni kwe-1918 umsebenzi woMbuso wabantu bakaJehova wahlangana nokuphikiswa okukhulu. Kwakuyisikhathi sokuvivinywa emhlabeni wonke, futhi abesabekayo basulwa. NgoMeyi 1918 abefundisi beLobukholwa bakhuthaza ukuboshwa kwezikhulu ze-Watch Tower Society, kodwa ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalolunye kamuva bakhululwa. Kamuva, amacala abhekene nawo alahlwa. Ukusuka ku-1919 inhlangano yabantu bakaNkulunkulu, izamile futhi icwengisisiwe, yathuthuka phambili ngentshiseko ukumemezela uMbuso kaJehova ngoKristu Jesu njengethemba lesintu. — UMalaki 3: 1-3.

Lapho uJesu eqala ukuhlola kwakhe e-1918, ngokungangabazeki abefundisi beLobukholwa bathola isahlulelo esibi. Akugcinanga nje ngokuba bavuse ukushushiswa kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu kodwa futhi baba necala legazi eliningi ngokusekela amazwe alwayo ngesikhathi sempi yezwe yokuqala. (Isambulo 18: 21, 24) Labo befundisi babe sebebeka ithemba labo kwiNhlangano Yezizwe eyenziwe umuntu. Kanye nawo wonke umbuso wezwe wenkolo yamanga, eLobukholwa lawa ngokuphelele emseni kaNkulunkulu yi1919.

Kungabonakala kunengqondo uma umuntu emukela ngesisekelo lesi sisekelo. Nakhu okushiwo: “Lapho kubonakala sengathi okufana nalokhu [inkathi kusuka ku-29 CE kuye ku-33 CE] enkathini yeminyaka emithathu nesigamu kusuka ekubekweni kukaJesu emazulwini ngo-Okthoba 1914 kuze kube sekufikeni kwakhe ezohlola abazibiza ngamaKristu njengoba ukwahlulela kwaqala ngendlu ka UNkulunkulu. “
Okokuqala, ukuze noma iyiphi yale ncazelo isebenze, kufanele semukele i-1914 njengonyaka obalulekile ngokwesiprofetho. Sesikhuphule ukungabaza okukhulu ngalokho okuthunyelwe kwangaphambilini. Kepha ake sikuyeke lokho okwamanje. Ake sithi u-1914 uqine njengesiqalo sokuba khona kukaKristu. Ukuze thina samukele ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi uJesu noJehova beza eThempelini elingokomoya ngo-1918, bahlulele eLobukholwa kabi, babeka isikhathi sokuvivinywa nokucwengwa kwabagcotshiwe, bathola abagcotshiwe bekufanele ukunikezwa igunya phezu kwakho konke okwaKrestu, futhi bayeka ukuthanda iLobukholwa, ngaleyo ndlela kubangele ukuwa kombuso womhlaba wonke weLobukholwa, ubuJuda, ubuSulumane nobuPagane — okusho ukuthi, iBabiloni Elikhulu — okokuqala kumele samukele umbono wokuthi iminyaka emithathu ½ phakathi kuka-3 CE no-29 CE ifana nohlobo oluthile lwesiprofetho sanamuhla okufanekiselwa.
Lezi akuyona imicimbi engabalulekile! Ukubaluleka kokugcwaliseka kwazo zonke lezi ziprofetho kukhulu kakhulu. Kumele kufezeke, kunjalo. Kodwa nini? Ngeke sifune ukukholelwa ukuthi sezivele zenzeka ngokusekelwe ekucabangeni kwabantu. Ngabe kukhona okuthile okubambekayo okufanele sikwenze?
Okwenzeka ngo-33 CE ukuthi uJesu wangena ethempelini waxosha abashintshi bemali. Sisebenzisa lowo mcimbi, sifundisa ukuthi isithunywa sesivumelwano neNkosi yeqiniso — okusho ukuthi uJesu noJehova — beza ethempelini ngo-33 CE Lokho kubalulekile ekuqondeni kwethu ukusetshenziswa kwanamuhla kukaMalaki 3: 1. Vele, asikaze sichaze ukuthi uJehova weza kanjani ethempelini ngo-33 CE Lelo phuzu alinakwa ngokuphelele. Ngakho-ke sithi - hhayi iBhayibheli elikukhathazayo, kepha sithi - ukuthi ngenkathi uJesu engena ethempelini futhi exosha abashintshi bemali, kwagcwaliseka uMalaki 3: 1. Kulungile, asihambe nalokho okwesikhashana. Lokho kubonakala kusinikeza iminyaka emi-3 ½, ngaphandle kweqiniso elilodwa elibalulekile okubonakala ngathi sikushaya indiva njalo.
Kwakungekhona okokuqala ukuthi uJesu eze ethempelini axoshe abashintshi bemali. NgokukaJohane 2: 12-22, uJesu waqala wahlanza iThempeli labashintshi bemali entwasahlobo ka-30 CE
Kungani singawunaki lowo mcimbi ngalowo nyaka? Ngokusobala uma lesi senzo seNkosi yethu sikufeza ukugcwaliseka kukaMalaki 3: 1, okokuqala ngqa lapho uMesiya eza ethempelini futhi walihlanza kufanele kuhambisane nalokho kugcwaliseka. Lokho kwenzeka okuncane ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ngemuva kuka-29 CE Kuhamba iminyaka yethu emi-3.. Uma lokhu kufana ngempela, isithunywa sesivumelwano kanye neNkosi yeqiniso beza ethempelini Lakhe likamoya entwasahlobo ka-1915 futhi baqala ukwahlulela kwendlu kaNkulunkulu ngaleso sikhathi. (1 Pe. 4:17; re 31-32, 260; w04 3/1 16)
Inkinga ukuthi azikho izehlakalo zomlando zalowo nyaka ezingasivumela ukuthi sisekele imicabango esiyenzayo. Ngakho-ke kufanele singakunaki ukuvela kokuqala kokuza kwakhe ethempelini bese sihamba nokwesibili. Kubukeka sengathi sizindla sibuyela emuva esiphethweni sethu. Leyo akuyona neze inqubomgomo enhle yokuthola iqiniso lanoma yiluphi udaba.
Yize kunjalo, ukunikeza ingxoxo yethu esemthethweni yonke indawo, ake sinikeze okwesikhashana ukuthi ukuvakashelwa kwesibili kukaJesu ethempelini ukuze ahlanze yikho kuphela okubalulekile. Ake sithi ukuvakashelwa okungokoqobo ngonyaka ka-33 CE kuwukugcwaliseka kwangempela kwekhulu lokuqala kukaMalaki 3: 1. Ngabe manje singenza ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwethu kwanamuhla kwalesi siprofetho kuhambisane nomBhalo kanye nobufakazi obunamandla? Ake sizame.
Sikholelwa ukuthi ukwahlulelwa kwaqala endlini kaNkulunkulu ngo-1918. Ngaleso sikhathi sitshelwa ukuthi sasithunjiwe yiBhabhiloni Elikhulu.

(w05 10 / 1 k. 24 par. 16 "Hlalani Nilindile' —Ihora Lokwahlulela selifikile!)
Ku-1919, izinceku zikaJehova ezigcotshiweyo zakhululwa ebugqilini bezimfundiso nemikhuba yaseBabiloni, eye yabusa abantu nezizwe izinkulungwane zeminyaka.

Yiziphi izimfundiso nemikhuba esakhululeka kuyo? Ayikho imininingwane eshicilelwe enikeziwe eminyakeni engama-60 edlule yezingxoxo ngale ndaba. Ngokusobala, sakhululwa kulezi zimfundiso nemikhuba ngo-1919. Kwakungeke kube yizona ezinkulu ezinjengoZiqu-zintathu, ukungafi komphefumulo, isihogo somlilo, njll. Besingakhululekile kulabo amashumi eminyaka ngaleso sikhathi. Mhlawumbe uKhisimusi nezinsuku zokuzalwa? Cha, sagubha uKhisimusi eBethel yaseNew York kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kuka-1926. Izinsuku zokuzalwa zayekwa ngemva kwalokho. Mhlawumbe isiphambano? Cha, lokho kwavezwa esembozweni se- INqabayokulinda kuze kube ngo-1931. Mhlawumbe kwakuyithonya le-Egyptology lapho sakhululwa khona? Cha, lokho kubambezeleke kwaze kwaba okungenani ngo-1928 lapho omagazini bakaNovemba noDisemba be- INqabayokulinda wachaza ukuthi iphiramidi yaseGibhithe ayihlangene nokukhulekelwa kweqiniso.
Emuva ngo-1914, saqonda ukuthi amagunya aphakeme kwakungohulumeni bezwe, nokuthi kwakumele sibalalele ngokuphelele. Ngokusobala lokhu kwabangela abanye ukuba bayekethise ukungathathi-hlangothi kwabo kobuKristu phakathi neminyaka yempi. (jv k. 191 isig. 3 kuya k. 192 isig. 2) Lapho amalungu ayisishiyagalombili ezisebenzi zasendlunkulu ekhululwa ejele ngo-1919, ingabe sase sikushintshile ukuqonda kwethu? Cha. Kwaze kwaba ngo-1938 lapho sabuyekeza ukuqonda kwethu lelo vesi eBhayibhelini. Senza iphutha ngo-1938, sifundisa ukuthi amagunya aphakeme kwakunguJehova noJesu; kodwa kwakwanele ukusigcina singathathi hlangothi ngokuphelele phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili. Ngemuva kwe-WW II, saphinde salungisa ukuqonda kwethu kuleso esinakho namuhla lapho samukela khona amagunya aphakeme njengohulumeni wezwe, kepha sizithoba kubo ngomqondo olinganiselwe, silalela umyalo otholakala kuzEnzo 5:29 okumele siwulalele UNkulunkulu njengombusi kunabantu.
Ngokuqondene nokuqokwa kwabagcotshiwe phezu kwakho konke okungokwakhe ngo-1919, umuntu kufanele azibuze ukuthi kungani uJesu engakwenza lokho uma besesenza izinsuku zokuzalwa kanye noKhisimusi futhi sikholelwa esiphambanweni nasemipiramidi yaseGibhithe, ingasaphathwa eyokuyekethisa kwethu kokungathathi hlangothi kobuKristu. Kubukeka kumangalisa ukuthi sizokwahlulelwa njengabafanele indima ebabazekayo lapho sasingakacwengisiswa ngokuphelele, sahlanzwa futhi sahlanzwa kukho konke ukungcola komhlaba. Ngabe ukuvivinywa nokucwengwa kwaphela ngo-1919 njengoba simangalela? Noma ukwahlulelwa kwendlu kaNkulunkulu kwakusekusasa lethu na?
Kubonakala sengathi zazingekho izimfundiso noma imikhuba yaseBabiloni eyashiywa ngo-1919. Ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi sasingaboshelwe eBhabhiloni Elikhulu, noma lokho kuthunjwa kwaqhubeka isikhashana ngemuva kwalokho. Kunoma ikuphi, abukho ubufakazi obuqand 'ikhanda bokukhululwa kwethu ekuthunjweni okunjalo ngo-1919, ngakho-ke asikho isizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi iBabiloni lawa ngalowo nyaka, nokuthi sangena epharadesi elingokomoya ngalowo nyaka. (ip-1 380; w91 5/15 16) Lokhu akusho ukuthi manje asisekho epharadesi elingokomoya. Kungaphikiswa ukuthi amaKristu ngo-1919 ayesenamashumi eminyaka ejabulela ipharadesi elingokomoya.
Sifundiswa nasezincwadini zethu ukuthi nathi sasisesithunjweni ngoba sasivumele ukushushiswa kusukela ngo-1914 kuya ku-1919 kwehlisa intshiseko yethu. Eqinisweni, njengokuqonda kwethu kombono wofakazi ababili, umsebenzi wokushumayela wawucishe ufile ngo-1918. ngabe bekungakakulungisi lokhu kushoda kwentshiseko ngaleso sikhathi, akunjalo? Bekungeke yini kudingeke ukuthi sizibonakalise kuqala ngemisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka ngaphambi kokuba sahlulelwe njengabalungile nabafanelekayo?

Ukugcwaliseka Okuhlukile KukaMalaki 3: 1-5

Umbuzo uthi, Yiliphi iThempeli uMalaki ayekhuluma ngalo? Kungenzeka ukuthi bekungokoqobo njengoba siphikisana. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, bobabili uJehova noJesu beza kuleli thempeli, okungenzekanga ngokoqobo. Cabanga ngalokhu:

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Izici 'zetende leqiniso,' ithempeli likaNkulunkulu elikhulu elingokomoya, zazivele zikhona ngekhulu lokuqala CE Lokhu kuboniswa iqiniso lokuthi, ngokuqondene netabernakele elakhiwa nguMose, uPawulu wabhala ukuthi 'lalingumfanekiso wesikhathi esimisiwe manje sekukhona, ”okungukuthi, kwento ethile eyayikhona ngesikhathi uPawulu ebhala. (Heb 9: 9) Ngempela lelo thempeli lalikhona lapho uJesu eletha inani lomhlatshelo wakhe eNgcwelengcwele yalo, ezulwini ngokwalo. Kumelwe ukuba empeleni waba khona ngo-29 CE, lapho uJesu egcotshwa ngomoya ongcwele ukuba abe uMpristi Ophakeme kaJehova omkhulu. — Heb 4:14; 9:11, 12.

Nali ithempeli elenzeka ngesikhathi esimisiwe lapho uJesu noJehova bakhona. Okulandelayo isikhathi sokuhlolwa nokucwengwa. Lokhu kuphezu kwesizwe sonke sakwa-Israyeli. Kunoma iyiphi inqubo yokucwenga, iningi lezinto ezicutshungulwayo lingamanyela, elahlwayo. Okusalayo yisiliva negolide uMalaki akhuluma ngalo evesini 3. Ekhulwini lokuqala leminyaka, kubikwa ukuthi isixuku esikhulu sabapristi salalela ukholo. Ngakho-ke amanye amadodana kaLevi ngokoqobo nawo adlulela endleleni yokukhanya. (Imisebenti 6: 7)
Isahluko sesithathu nesesine sikaMalaki zikhuluma ngezenzakalo ezingazange zenzeke ngekhulu lokuqala. Kulandela ke ukuthi ukugcwaliseka kwalesi siprofetho kuthathe iminyaka ethile yomlando we-2,000. Esikhundleni sokubheka ukugcwaliseka okufanayo, kungenzeka yini ukuthi uJehova noJesu beza ethempelini labo e29 CE. Kusukela kuleso sikhathi kuqhubeke kuze kube namuhla bekucwilisa amadodana kaLevi, abagcotshiweyo abazoba abapristi ezulwini, ngaphambi kwesahlulelo sokugcina enkolweni esizokuza phakathi nosizi olukhulu losuku lwethu?
Ngesikhathi sosizi olukhulu, iBhabhiloni lizokuwa. Ngeke kudingeke sikholwe ukuthi yawela onyakeni othile wokuphikisana njengo-1919 ngaphandle kobufakazi obungokomBhalo noma obunamandla bokusekela leyo nkolelo. Ubufakazi buzocaca kubo bonke. Ngaleso sikhathi sokuphela, ukwahlulela kuqala ngendlu kaNkulunkulu. Muva nje silungise umbono wethu “wesinengiso esimi endaweni engcwele” ukuze manje sibheke “indawo engcwele” njengeLobukholwa. Akulandeli yini ukuthi indlu kaNkulunkulu kuzoba yibo bonke labo abathi bangcwele futhi abathi bangabalandeli beNkosi uJesu Kristu? Uma kukhona ukwahlulela, kukhona labo ababhekwa njengabafanelekile nalabo abaphonswa ngaphandle lapho kukhona khona ukugedla kwamazinyo. (1 Pe. 4:17; Mt. 24:15; 8:11, 12; 13: 36-43)
Iqiniso lendaba ukuthi, siye saqhubeka nokuvivinywa nokucwengwa phakathi nekhulu lama-20 futhi manje sesingene kwelama-21. Lokhu kuhlolwa nokucwengisiswa kuyaqhubeka. Ihora lokwahlulela akuyona iminyaka eyikhulu esikhathini esedlule. Iseza phambi kwethu phakathi nosizi olukhulu kakhulu (ngesiGreki: thlipsis; ukushushiswa, ukuhlupheka, usizi) sonke isikhathi.

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