The amazwana u-Apholo asenzela okuthunyelwe, I-1914 — I-Litany of Consumptions, kwangishaqisa. (Uma ungakayifundi, kufanele ukwenze ngaphambi kokuqhubeka.) Uyabona, ngazalwa ngawo-1940, futhi ngibe seqinisweni impilo yami yonke, futhi bengilokhu ngikholelwa ukuthi isihloko esithi INqabayokulinda iqale ekuqaleni kwe-1879—IZion's Watch Tower neHerald of Christ’s Presence—Kwakumenyezelwa ukuba khona kukaKristu kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-1914. Nazi izingcaphuno ezintathu ezimele ezivela INqabayokulinda izihloko ezanginikeza lokho kuqonda. Funda futhi ungitshele ukuthi awufikanga esiphethweni esifanayo ngokwakho lapho ufunda izinto ezinjengalezi.
(w99 8 / 15 p. 21 par. 10 Jehovah Prepare the Way)
Yebo, intuthuko enkulu nokubekwa kukaJesu ezulwini, okwasho ukuqala kobukhona bakhe emandleni oMbuso. Isiprofetho seBhayibheli sikhombisa lokho lokhu kwenzeke e1914. (UDaniel 4: 13-17) Ukulangazelela umcimbi futhi kudale ukuthi abanye abantu bezenkolo ezikhathini zanamuhla bagcwale ukulindela. Ukulindela kwabonakala futhi phakathi kwabaFundi BeBhayibheli abaqotho abaqale ukushicilela lo magazini nge-1879 njengoba IZiyoni Buka Tower futhi Herald of KaKristu Ubukhona. [Imayini yeBoldface]
(w92 5 / 1 k. 6 The 1914 Generation — Nei Kubalulekile?)
SINCE 1879 umagazini owaziwa ngokuthi The Buka Tower futhi Herald of KaKristu Presence (manje eyaziwa ngokuthi The INqabayokulinda Ukumemezela KaJehova uMbuso) ihlala ikhombe ku-1914 njengonyaka ophawulwe esiprofethweni seBhayibheli. Njengoba unyaka usondela, abafundi bakhunjuzwa ukuthi “isikhathi esibi sobunzima” singalindelwa.
Lolu lwazi lushicilelwe kude nakude ngamaKristu, abelusekela ekuqondeni kwabo “izikhathi eziyisikhombisa” ‘nezikhathi zabeZizwe’ okukhulunywa ngazo eBhayibhelini. Baqonda ukuthi le nkathi iyiminyaka engu-2,520 1914 — eyaqala ngokuketulwa kombuso wasendulo wohlu lozalo lukaDavide eJerusalema waphela ngo-October 4. — Daniyeli 16:17, 21; ULuka 24:XNUMX, King James Inguqulo.
Ngo-October 2, 1914, uCharles Taze Russell, owayengumongameli we-Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ngaleso sikhathi, wamemezela ngesibindi: “Izikhathi Zabezizwe ziphelile; usuku lwabo lwamakhosi luye lwavela. ” Yeka ukuthi amazwi akhe aba yiqiniso kanjani! Okungabonakali emehlweni abantu, ngo-Okthoba 1914 umcimbi wokubaluleka kokuzamazama komhlaba kwenzeka ezulwini. UJesu Kristu, indlalifa yaphakade 'esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide,' waqala ukubusa kwakhe njengeNkosi phezu kwabo bonke abantu. — Luka 1: 32, 33; Isambulo 11: 15. [Imayini yeBoldface]
(w84 12 / 1 p. 14 par. 20 Bayajabula Abatholakele Babukele!)
URussell nabangane bakhe baqonda masinyane ukuthi ukuba khona kukaKristu bekungabonakali. Bazihlukanise namanye amaqembu futhi, e1879, waqala ukushicilela ukudla okungokomoya ngaphakathi IZiyoni Buka Tower futhi Herald of KaKristu Presence. Kusuka onyakeni wayo wokuqala wokushicilela, lo magazini wakhomba phambili, ngokubalwa kwemiBhalo okuhle, kuze kube yimanje i-1914 njengosuku olukhethekile ekulandelaneni kwezikhathi kweBhayibheli. Ngakho-ke lapho ubukhona bukaKristu obungabonakali buqala e-1914, ajabule lawo maKristu ukutholakala ebukele! [Imayini yeBoldface]
Ngakho-ke ngakholelwa ukuthi amashumishumi eminyaka, IZion's Watch Tower neHerald of Christ’s Presence bekukhomba ku-1914 njengesiqalo sobukhona bukaKristu obungabonakali emazulwini. Kushaqise kanjani-ke ukufunda kulesi sicaphuna u-Apholo asinika sona kusuka ku- Indalo incwadi, eshicilelwe ku-1927, ukuthi kwikota yokuqala ye-20th Ikhulu leminyaka, okungenani, sasikholelwa ukuthi ubukhona bukaKristu buqale ngo-1874. Ubukhona bokuthi I-Zion's Watch Tower ukumemezela kwakungahlangene nakancane no-1914! Ukuba khona kwalo magazini owawumemezela akukaze kwenzeke! Sisalokhu sithi lesi sihloko sikamagazini esingokomlando sisazi ngokwesiprofetho ngokungathi sithi, 'Besingakaze yini sihlakaniphe kangako ukuthi sithole leli qiniso leBhayibheli kanti bonke abanye babeliphutha'. Lokho kuyiqiniso, nathi sasinephutha! Futhi nokho, esikhundleni sokukuvuma, siyaqhubeka nokuzibandakanya nengxenye emnandi yomlando wokubuyekeza, sithi besilungile ngaso sonke isikhathi nokuthi besikhomba ku-1914 zisuka nje. Impela, sasikholelwa ukuthi u-1914 ubalulekile emuva ngaleso sikhathi. Sasicabanga ukuthi kwakuwukuqala kosizi olukhulu nokuthi luzophela e-Armagedoni. Asikholwanga ukuthi kukhombe ubukhona bukaKristu; nokho yilokho esiyikho manje, futhi sekungamashumi eminyaka kushiwo. Singakusho kanjani ukuthi kungelona iqiniso kangako?
Ngabe abashicileli bezingcaphuno ezingaphezulu besazi ukuthi I-Zion's Watch Tower , kusukela ngo-1879 kuze kube okungenani ngo-1927, kwakungamenyezelwa u-1914, kodwa kwakungu-1874, njengesiqalo sokuba khona kukaKristu? Ngikuthola kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi bangahlanganyela ngenkohliso ngamabomu. Mhlawumbe ngiyiziphukuphuku nje, kepha ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi abalwenzi kahle ucwaningo lwabo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ikuphi, kungumqondo osangulukisayo ukubona ukuthi iqiniso lingena kalula kanjani ohlakeni lwethu esiluthandayo lokuqonda imiBhalo.
Kade ngingene “eqinisweni” impilo yami yonke. UBabamkhulu ozala umama wabhapathizwa ngaphambi kuka-1914. Wadla izifanekiselo ngesikhathi sesikhumbuzo. Wayengumvukuzi wamalahle engxenyeni esentshonalanga neVirginia futhi ngiyamkhumbula ethi wafakaza kubavukuzi ayekanye nabo cishe ngo-1914. Angicaci kahle uma ethi kwakuzoba ukuphela kwalesi simiso (okusho ukuthi i-Armagedoni) noma ngabe kuzomaka nje ushintsho olukhulu. Umama washada nobaba wami eMichigan lapho ngazalelwa khona ngo-1954. Sathuthela eTennessee ngo-1959. Umama wabhapathizwa sekwedlule isikhathi, ngo-1961... Funda kabanzi "
Akumangalisi ukuthi imibhalo yokuqala ye-WT ayitholakali…
esinakho manje umlando wokuhlanjululwa.
[…] Kwakungamemezeli ukuba khona kukaKristu kuka-1914, kodwa leso yisihloko esisibhale kokunye okuthunyelwe.) Kahle kahle wonke amasonto kweLobukholwa akholelwa ekuzeni kwesibili kukaKristu, ngenkathi sishumayela […]
Ngandlela thile, akumangazi kangako ukuthi “ukuba khona” okumenyezelwayo bekungekhona okwakuthiwa kuqale ngo-1914. Ngemuva kwakho konke, uRussell wayecabanga ukuthi ukuphela kuzofika ngo-1914, ngakho-ke uma ekholelwa ebukhoneni obungabonakali kunengqondo ukuthi wayezokholelwa ukuthi uqale ekuqaleni. Okumangazayo ukuthi eminyakeni eyi-13 kamuva bebengakakutholi obekufanele kwenzeke ngo-1914. Kwakuyini ukutolika kwabo kwesikhashana? Okumangalisa ngokwengeziwe - yebo, kuyashaqisa - ukuthi muva nje ngo-1999 izincwadi zinikeze isithombe sokuthi zibone unyaka ka-1914... Funda kabanzi "
Angikufundanga konke okuthunyelwe njengokuhluleka ukuthatha noma yiluphi ulwazi ngenxa yokuqaqamba kobuhlungu. Kepha ngibe nengxoxo emfushane nabantu aba-2 abathandekayo mayelana 'nokuphela komhlaba' nokuthi kubhekiswe kuyo yonke indawo. Ngicabanga nokuthi kufanelekile kulokhu okuthunyelwe. Sixoxe ngokuthi lapho abantu becabanga ukuthi ukuphela komhlaba kuyeza, ukuthi abantu bahlelela kanjani okubi kakhulu. Kepha kungasho nje ukuthi ushintsho luyenzeka futhi kungaba ushintsho oluhle lwezindaba. Mhlawumbe ngandlela thile noma omunye ukristu uzohamba... Funda kabanzi "
Kokunye ukugxeka umuntu nokunye ukugxeka isenzo esithathiwe. Ibhayibheli lithi akufanele sahlulele omunye, kuyilapho ngasikhathi sinye, lifuna ukuthi sahlulele izenzo zabanye. Uma sahluleli phakathi kwezenzo ezilungile nezingalungile, singakugwema kanjani ukulandela inkambo yezwe? Akungabazeki ukuthi uJesu uzobuya nokuthi ubukhona bakhe buzwakala yibo bonke emhlabeni. Leyo yindaba enombhalo ocaciswe ngokuqondile emiBhalweni. Okushiwo yiBhayibheli ngokucacile, kufanele sikukholwe, noma siyiziwula... Funda kabanzi "
Ngiyabonga ngezinkomba ezingilandela ekulandeleni ibhayibheli. Ngiyaxolisa uma ngikuphathe kabi, leyo bekungeyona inhloso yami. Mina ngangi-Church of England futhi ngashiya isonto lapho sengineminyaka eyi-15yrs ubudala. Angikaze ngithathwe ngiseyingane, zonke izinkonzo bezihanjelwa yimi uqobo, ekwayeni. Ngemuva kwalokho njenge-ringer yensimbi endaweni ehlukile. Ngakho-ke nginezinkumbulo ezingemnandi zezimfundiso njll. Ngiqale isifundo sebhayibheli namalungu ofakazi abangihambela kuqala emnyango wami. Ngabe sengiqala ukuba nentshisekelo... Funda kabanzi "
Akukho cala elathathwa noma yini, uJenni. Eqinisweni, ngikwamukele ukuphawula kwakho njengoba kunginikeze ithuba lokucacisa emqondweni wami futhi ngokulandelayo ngokuprinta okuthile okwakungikhathaza isikhathi esithile. Uyabona, kunzima ukuthola iphutha ngezimfundiso umuntu akhule nazo kusukela ebuntwaneni. Umuntu akafuni ukubonakala engathembekile kulawo madoda umuntu amukele kuwo imiyalo ebalulekile; amadoda asetshenziswa nguJehova ngokucacile ukunakekela izidingo zomhlambi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iqiniso akufanele lihlalise emuva hhayi muntu noma iqembu... Funda kabanzi "
Ngiyesaba ukuthi lokhu akubonakali kuyindaba nje yocwaningo olubi. Qaphela ukuthi zonke izingcaphuno zibhalwe ngokucophelela kangakanani. Kuzo zonke izimo ubukhona kuthiwa buqale ngo-1914, futhi ukukhomba phambili kokuthile okuphawulekayo ngo-1914 kuthiwa bekuqhubeka ngaphambi kwalokho, kepha isitatimende asikaze senziwe ngokusobala ukuthi babelindele ukuba khona kuzoqala ngaleso sikhathi. Umfundi uvunyelwe ukugcizelela lokho, futhi isihloko esigcwele se-Nqabayokulinda ngaleso sikhathi siyaqinisa lowo mbono. Kodwa-ke, manje phawula lesi sicaphuno sangaphambilini sango-1954:... Funda kabanzi "