IJamaican JW nabanye baphakamise amaphuzu athakazelisayo maqondana nezinsuku zokugcina kanye nesiprofetho sikaMathewu 24: 4-31, esivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "isiprofetho sezinsuku zokugcina". Amaphuzu amaningi aphakanyiswa kangangokuthi ngabona kungcono ukuwakhuluma kokuthunyelwe.
Kunesilingo sangempela lapho iNhlangano yethu ihlulwe kaningi khona ukuze ichaze ukungafani okukhona ekuchazeni isiprofetho ngokuthumela ukugcwaliseka okukabili. Emuva ezinsukwini zomfowethu uFred Franz, saqhubekela phambili ngalokhu nangendlela efanayo "yokufanisa ngokwesiprofetho" kanye "nohlobo / okufanekiselwa" kwencazelo engokwesiprofetho. Esinye sezibonelo zobuwula salokhu ukuthi u-Eliezeri wayefanekisela umoya ongcwele, uRebekah wayemelela ibandla lobuKristu, futhi amakamela ayishumi alethwe kuye ayefana neBhayibheli. (w89 7/1 ikhasi 27 isig. 16, 17)
Njengoba unakho konke lokho engqondweni, ake sibheke 'izinsuku zokugcina' noMathewu 24: 4-31 ngokugxila kwethu ekuthini kungenzeka kokugcwaliseka okubili.

Izinsuku Zokugcina

Kunempikiswano ezokwenziwa yezinsuku zokugcina enokugcwaliseka okuncane nokukhulu. Lesi yisikhundla esisemthethweni seNhlangano YoFakazi BakaJehova, futhi ingxenye yalokho imfundiso yokuthi amazwi kaJesu akuMathewu 24: 4-31 akha isibonakaliso sokuthi sisezinsukwini zokugcina. Noma yimuphi uFakazi uzovuma kalula ukuthi izinsuku zokugcina zaqala ngo-1914 lapho kugcwaliseka amazwi kaJesu “ngezimpi nemibiko yezimpi” lapho kuqala iMpi Yezwe I.
Kungenzeka kumangaze iningi labafowethu be-JW ukufunda ukuthi uJesu akazange asebenzise igama elithi "izinsuku zokugcina", noma kumongo walesi siprofetho, noma kwenye indawo ekulandiseni okune ngempilo yakhe nomsebenzi wakhe wokushumayela. Ngakho-ke lapho sithi izimpi, izifo eziwumshayabhuqe, ukuzamazama komhlaba, indlala, umsebenzi wokushumayela emhlabeni wonke, futhi konke, kuyisibonakaliso sokuthi sisezinsukwini zokugcina, senza ukucabanga. Sonke siyazi ukuthi yini engenzeka uma "usithathile" okuthile, ngakho-ke ake siqiniseke ukuthi ukucabanga kwethu kunokuqinisekiswa okuthile okungokomBhalo ngaphambi kokuqhubeka sengathi kuyiqiniso.
Ukuqala, ake sibheke amazwi kaPaulo acashunwa kaningi kuThimothi, noma kunjalo ake siyeke e-5 njengoba kuyisiko lethu, kodwa ake sifunde kuze kube sekupheleni.

(I-2 uThimothi 3: 1-7) . . Kodwa yazi lokhu, ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuyofika izikhathi ezibucayi okunzima ukubhekana nazo. 2 Ngoba abantu bayoba ngabazithandayo, abathandi bemali, abazazisayo, abazidlayo, abahlambalazi, abangalaleli abazali, abangabongiyo, abangathembeki, 3 abangenalo uthando lwendalo, abavulekile kunoma yisiphi isivumelwano, abanyundeli, abangenakho ukuzithiba, abanolaka, abangenalo uthando lobuhle, 4 abakhapheli, abanenkani, abakhukhumele [ngokuziqhenya], abathandi benjabulo kunokuba abathandi bakaNkulunkulu, 5 abanesimo sokuzinikela kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu kepha bekhohlisa amandla akho; bese ufulathela laba. 6 Ngoba kulokhu kuvela labo abasebenza ngobuqili bangene ezindlini futhi bahole njengabathunjwa babo abesifazane ababuthakathaka abasindwa yizono, beholwa yizinkolelo ezahlukahlukene, 7 uhlala efunda kodwa angaze akwazi ukufinyelela olwazini olunembile lweqiniso.

“Abesifazane ababuthakathaka… bafunda njalo… abakwazi ukufinyelela olwazini olunembile lweqiniso”? Akakhulumi ngomhlaba wonkana, kodwa ngebandla lobuKristu.
Kungashiwo ngokuzethemba ukuthi lezi zimo zazikhona eminyakeni eyishumi nesithupha yekhulu lokuqala, kodwa hhayi ngemuva kwalokho? Ngabe lezi zimfanelo bezingekho ebandleni lobuKristu ku-2nd ikhulu leminyaka liye kwi-19th, babuya kuphela ukuzozibonakalisa ngemuva kuka-1914? Lokho kufanele kube njalo uma samukela ukugcwaliseka okukabili? Sasizoba yini isibonakaliso senkathi yesikhathi uma ngabe isibonakaliso sasikhona ngaphandle nangaphakathi kwesikhathi?
Manje ake sibheke ezinye izindawo igama elithi “izinsuku zokugcina” liyasetshenziswa.

(Izenzo 2: 17-21) . . . '“Futhi ezinsukwini zokugcina,” kusho uNkulunkulu, “ngiyothululela omunye womoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inhlobo yenyama, amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayoprofetha nezinsizwa zenu zibone imibono namadoda enu amadala aphuphe amaphupho ; 18 futhi naphezu kwezinceku zami zamadoda naphezu kwabesifazane abayizigqila ngiyothululela omunye womoya wami ngalezo zinsuku, futhi ziyoprofeta. 19 Futhi ngiyonika izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu nezibonakaliso emhlabeni ngezansi, igazi nomlilo nentuthu yomusi; 20 ilanga lizophenduka ubumnyama nenyanga ibe yigazi ngaphambi kosuku lukaJehova olukhulu nolukhanyayo. 21 Futhi wonke umuntu obiza igama likaJehova uyosindiswa. ”. . .

UPetru, ngaphansi kokuphefumlelwa, usebenzisa isiprofetho sikaJoweli esikhathini sakhe. Lokhu akunakuphikiswa. Ngokwengeziwe, izinsizwa zazibona imibono futhi amadoda amadala ayephupha amaphupho. Lokhu kufakazelwa kuzEnzo nakwezinye izindawo emiBhalweni YamaKristu. Kodwa-ke, abukho ubufakazi obungokomBhalo bokuthi iNkosi yanika “izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi, igazi nomlilo nenkungu yomusi; 20 ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama, inyanga ibe ligazi. ” Singacabanga ukuthi kwenzeke, kepha abukho ubufakazi balokho. Okunezela empikiswaneni ephikisana nokugcwaliseka kwale ngxenye yamazwi kaJoweli ngekhulu lokuqala ukuthi lezi zimangaliso zihlobene nokufika 'kosuku lukaJehova olukhulu noludumile' noma "usuku lweNkosi" (ukuhumusha lokho uLuka akubhala empeleni ). Usuku lweNkosi noma usuku lukaJehova kuyafana noma okungenani, kuyenzeka ngesikhathi esisodwa, futhi usuku lweNkosi aluzange lube khona ngekhulu lokuqala.[i]  Ngakho-ke, isiprofetho sikaJoweli asizange sigcwaliseke ngokuphelele ekhulwini lokuqala.
UJakobe ubhekisela 'ezinsukwini zokugcina' lapho eluleka abantu abacebile:

(UJames 5: 1-3) . . Wozani, manje, nina bantu abacebile, khalani, nihewule ngenxa yosizi lwenu oluzayo. 2 Ingcebo yakho ibolile, nezingubo zakho zangaphandle zidliwe ngumhlwa. 3 Igolide lenu nesiliva kubolile, futhi ukugqwala kwabo kuzoba njengobufakazi ngokumelene nani futhi kuzodla izingxenye zakho ezinamanyama. Okuthile okunjengomlilo yikho enikubekelele ezinsukwini zokugcina.

Ngabe leso seluleko sisebenza kuphela kwabacebile ababephila ngekhulu lokuqala nasesikhathini lapho kufika i-Amagedoni?
UPhetro uphinda futhi akhulume ngezinsuku zokugcina encwadini yakhe yesibili.

(I-2 Peter 3: 3, 4) . . Ngoba okokuqala niyakwazi lokhu, ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina kuyofika abahleki bosulu nokuhleka kwabo usulu, beqhubeka ngokwezifiso zabo siqu 4 bethi: “Kuphi lokhu kuba khona kwakhe okuthenjisiwe? Ingani, kusukela osukwini okhokho bethu abalala ngalo [ngokufa], zonke izinto ziyaqhubeka njengoba nje zivela ekuqaleni kwendalo. ”

Ingabe lokhu kuhlekwa usulu kunqunyelwe izinkathi zezikhathi ezimbili kuphela, esinye siholela ku-66 CE kanti esinye siqala ngemuva kuka-1914? Noma abantu bebelokhu bekala lokhu kuklolodela amaKristu athembekile eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili edlule?
Yilokho kuphela! Leso isamba sesiphelele salokho iBhayibheli ebelifanele ukusitshela ngakho “ngezinsuku zokugcina”. Uma sihamba nokugcwaliseka okukabili, sinenkinga yokuthi abukho ubufakazi bokuthi ingxenye yokugcina yamazwi kaJoweli yagcwaliseka ngekhulu lokuqala kanye nobufakazi obuphelele bokuthi usuku lukaJehova aluzange lube khona ngaleso sikhathi. Ngakho-ke kufanele saneliswe ngokugcwaliseka okuyingxenye. Lokho akuhambelani nokugcwaliseka kwangempela okubili. Lapho-ke lapho sifinyelela ekugcwalisekeni kwesibili, sisenokugcwaliseka okuncane kuphela, ngoba besingenabo ubufakazi kule minyaka eyikhulu edlule yemibono namaphupho aphefumulelwe. Ukugcwaliseka okubili akukwenzi ukugcwaliseka okukabili. Okungezwe kulokho kunesidingo sokuchaza ngandlela thile ukuthi izibonakaliso okuthiwa zikhomba iminyaka embalwa edlule yalesi simiso sezinto njengoba izinsuku zokugcina bezenzeke iminyaka engu-100 2,000.
Kodwa-ke, uma samukela nje ukuthi izinsuku zokugcina ziqala emva kokuba uKristu evusiwe, khona-ke konke ukungcola kuyahamba.
Ilula, ingokomBhalo futhi iyangena. Manje kungani simelana nayo? Ngicabanga ukuthi kungenxa yokuthi njengezidalwa zobukhona obufushane nobuntekenteke kangaka, asikwazi nje ukubhekana nomqondo wesikhathi esibizwa ngokuthi “izinsuku zokugcina” esikhudlwana kunesikhathi esiphila kuso. Kepha leyo akuyona inkinga yethu? Ngemuva kwakho konke, kepha sikhishwa ngumoya. (IHu 39: 5)

Izimpi nemibiko Yezimpi

Kepha kuthiwani ngeqiniso lokuthi iMpi Yezwe Yokuqala yabonisa ukuqala kwezinsuku zokugcina? Linda umzuzu nje. Sisanda kuskena yonke indima embhalweni ekhuluma ngezinsuku zokugcina, futhi akukho okushiwoyo ngokuqala kwabo ukumakwa yimpi. Yebo, kodwa uJesu akashongo yini ukuthi izinsuku zokugcina zizoqala “ngezimpi nemibiko yezimpi”. Cha, akazange. Lokho akusho kwaku:

(Maka 13: 7) Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho nizwa ngezimpi nemibiko yezimpi, ningethuki; [lezi zinto] kufanele zenzeke, kodwa ukuphela akukabi.

(Luka 21: 9) Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho nizwa ngezimpi nokuphazamiseka, ningethuki. Ngoba lezi zinto kufanele zenzeke kuqala, kodwa ukuphela akwenzeki [masinyane]. "

Sikwehlisa lokho ngokuthi, "Konke lokho kusho ukuthi izimpi nokunye okusele kukhomba ukuqala kwezinsuku zokugcina". Kodwa akusikho lokho uJesu akushoyo. Isibonakaliso sokuphawula ukuba khona kwakhe silotshwe kuMathewu 24: 29-31. Zonke ezinye izinto ezenzeka kusuka ngemuva nje kokufa kwakhe kuye eminyakeni. Uxwayisa abafundi bakhe ukuze bakwazi ukuzilungiselela okuzayo, futhi wabaxwayisa ukuze bangathathwa ngabaprofethi bamanga abathi uKristu ukhona ngokungabonakali (Mat. 24: 23-27) onqotshwe yizinhlekelele nezinhlekelele ukuze acabange ukuthi usezofika— “ungethuki”. Maye, abalalelanga futhi namanje asilaleli.
Ngenkathi i-Black Death ihlasela iYurophu, ngemuva kwempi yeminyaka eyi-100, abantu babecabanga ukuthi ukuphela kwezinsuku sekufikile. Kanjalo futhi lapho kugqashuka iFrance Revolution, abantu babecabanga ukuthi isiprofetho siyagcwaliseka kanti ukuphela kwase kusondele. Sixoxe ngalokhu ngokuningiliziwe ngaphansi kokuthunyelwe "Izimpi kanye nemibiko Yezimpi - I-Red Hering?"Futhi"Umsebenzi KaDeveli Omkhulu".

Izwi Lokugcina Ngokuphathelene Kokubili Okuphathelene noMathewu 24.

Lokhu okungenhla kungenze ngafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi akukho ukugcwaliseka okukabili nganoma yimuphi uMathewu 24: 3-31. Impukane kuphela emafutheni ami kube amazwi okuvula evesi 29, “Masinyane emva kosizi lwalezozinsuku…”
UMark uyihumusha:

(Maka 13: 24) . . “Kepha ngalezo zinsuku, emva kwalolo sizi, ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya,

ULuka akakhulumi.
Ukucabanga ukuthi ubhekise osizini lukaMathewu 24: 15-22. Kodwa-ke, lokho kwenzeke cishe ezinkulungwaneni ezimbili zeminyaka ezedlule, ngakho-ke kungasebenza kanjani “khona manjalo”? Lokho kuholele ekutheni abanye baphethe (ngo “abanye” ngiqonde iNhlangano yethu) ukuthi kunokugcwaliseka okukabili ngokubhujiswa kweBabiloni Elikhulu okungumlingani omkhulu wokubhujiswa kweJerusalema. Mhlawumbe, kepha akukho ukugcwaliseka okukabili kwabanye njengoba sizamile ukwenza lokho kwenzeke esifundisweni sethu senkolo. Kubukeka sengathi siyakha.
Ngakho-ke nanku omunye umcabango — futhi ngikubeka lapha nje ukuze kuxoxwe ngakho…. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi uJesu washiya okuthile ngamabomu? Kwakufanele kube nolunye usizi, kepha akazange abhekise kulo ngaleso sikhathi. Siyazi ngokuloba kukaJohane iSambulo ukuthi kukhona olunye usizi olukhulu. Kodwa-ke, ukube uJesu wayeshilo ukuthi ngemuva kokukhuluma ngokubhujiswa kweJerusalema, abafundi babeyokwazi ukuthi izinto zazingeke zenzeke njengoba babecabanga — konke ngesikhathi esisodwa. Izenzo 1: 6 ikhombisa ukuthi yilokho ababekukholelwa futhi ivesi elilandelayo likhombisa ukuthi ulwazi lwezinto ezinjalo lwalugcinwe kubo ngenhloso. UJesu ngabe wayekhipha ikati eliyisaga esikhwameni ngokudalula okuningi, ngakho-ke washiya izikhala — izikhala ezinkulu — esiprofethweni sakhe sesibonakaliso. Lezo zikhala zagcwaliswa eminyakeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa kamuva lapho uJesu embula izinto eziphathelene nosuku lwakhe — usuku lweNkosi — kuJohane; kepha noma kunjalo, okwembuliwe kwakulele okomfanekiso futhi kufihlwe ngezinga elithile.
Ngakho-ke ukulahla imijondolo yendlela yokugcwaliseka okubumbili, singasho nje ukuthi uJesu waveza ukuthi ngemuva kokubhujiswa kweJerusalema nangemva kokuvela kwabaprofethi bamanga bedukisa abakhethiweyo ngemibono yamanga yemibuso efihliwe futhi engabonakali kaKristu, kuzoba khona engacaciswanga (ngesikhathi leso siprofetho okungenani) usizi olwaluzophela, ngemuva kwalokho kuzovela izibonakaliso elangeni, enyangeni, ezinkanyezini nasemazulwini?
Umuntu ofanelekela leso sizi esikhulu ukubhujiswa kweBabiloni Elikhulu. Ukuthi lokho kuvela ukuthi kunjalo yini kusazobonakala.


[i] Isikhundla esisemthethweni seNhlangano ukuthi usuku lweNkosi lwaqala ngo-1914 futhi usuku lukaJehova luzoqala osizini olukhulu noma oluzungezile. Kukhona okuthunyelwe okubili kule sayithi okungena ngokuningiliziwe ngale ndaba, omunye ngu-Apholo, Futhi omunye wami, uma kufanele unakekele ukuyihlola.
 

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