Izilingo nosizi

In the isihloko sesithathu “Lesi Sizukulwane” uchungechunge (I-Mt 24: 34) eminye imibuzo ishiywe ingaphenduliwe. Kusukela lapho, ngibonile ukuthi uhlu kufanele lunwetshwe.

1. UJesu wathi usizi olukhulu lwaluzokwehlela iJerusalema olungakaze lube khona ngaphambili futhi olungasayikuphinde lube khona. Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu? (I-Mt 24: 21)
2. Luyini usizi olukhulu ingelosi ekhulume ngalo kumphostoli uJohane? (I-Re 7: 14)
3. Yiluphi usizi okukhulunywa ngalo UMathewu 24: 29?
4. Ngabe la mavesi amathathu ahlobene nganoma iyiphi indlela?

UMathewu 24: 21

Ake sibheke leli vesi ngokomongo walo.

15 “Ngakho-ke lapho nibona amanyala encithakalo akhulunywa ngomprofethi uDaniyeli, emi endaweni engcwele (umfundi makaqonde), 16 khona labo abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni. 17 Ophezu kwendlu makangehli ayothatha okusendlini yakhe, 18 nosensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. 19 Futhi maye kwabesifazane abakhulelwe nakulabo abancelisa izingane ngalezo zinsuku! 20 Asikhulekele ukubaleka kwakho kube sebusika noma ngeSabatha. 21 Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba-khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube-khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube-manje nolungasayikuba-khona. ” - I-Mt 24: 15-21 I-ESV (Ukusikisela: chofoza kunoma iyiphi inombolo yevesi ukuze ubone ukuhumusha okufanayo)

Ngabe uzamcolo wosuku lukaNowa wawumkhulu kunokubhujiswa kweJerusalema? Ngabe impi yosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uSomandla ebizwa nge-Amagedoni ezothinta umhlaba wonke iyoba nkulu kunokubhujiswa kwesizwe sakwa-Israyeli ngamaRoma ngekhulu lokuqala? Ngalokho, ingabe enye yezimpi ezimbili zomhlaba yayinamandla amakhulu nokucekela phansi nosizi kunokufa kwesigidi noma ngama-Israyeli ngo-70 CE?

Sizokuthatha njengesinikiwe ukuthi uJesu angeke aqambe amanga. Mancane kakhulu amathuba okuthi angahlanganyela ehaba ngokweqile odabeni olunzima njengesixwayiso sakhe kubafundi mayelana nembubhiso ezayo, nokuthi yini okumele bayenze ukuze basinde kuyo. Unalokho engqondweni, kubonakala kunesiphetho esisodwa kuphela esivumelana nawo wonke amaqiniso: UJesu ukhuluma ngokuzithoba.

Ukhuluma ngokombono wabafundi bakhe. KumaJuda, isizwe sabo kuphela esasibalulekile. Izizwe zomhlaba zazingabalulekile. Kwakungesizwe sakwa-Israyeli kuphela lapho sonke isintu sasizobusiswa. Impela, iRoma bekuyinto ecasulayo ukusho okuncane, kepha ohlelweni olukhulu lwezinto, ngu-Israyeli kuphela obalulekile. Ngaphandle kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe, izwe lalahleka. Isithembiso sesibusiso kuzo zonke izizwe esenziwa ku-Abrahama sasizofika ngenzalo yakhe. U-Israyeli wayezoveza leyo nzalo, futhi bathenjiswa ukuthi bazobamba iqhaza njengombuso wabapristi. (IGe 18: 18; 22:18; I-Ex 19: 6) Ngakho-ke, kusukela kulowo mbono, ukulahleka kwesizwe, idolobha kanye nethempeli kwakuzoba usizi olukhulu kunalo lonke.

Ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema ngo-587 BCE nakho kwaba usizi olukhulu, kepha akuholelanga ekuqothulweni kwesizwe. Amaningi alondolozwa futhi athunjwa. Futhi, umuzi wakhiwa kabusha futhi waba ngaphansi kokubusa kuka-Israyeli futhi. Ithempeli lakhiwa kabusha futhi amaJuda aphinde akhonza lapho. Ubunikazi babo belondolozwe ngamarekhodi ezinhlu zozalo abuyela emuva ku-Adam. Nokho, usizi ababhekana nalo ekhulwini lokuqala lwalulukhulu kakhulu. Nanamuhla, iJerusalema lingumuzi ohlukaniswe phakathi kwezinkolo ezintathu ezinkulu. Akekho umJuda ongalandelela ukhokho lwakhe abuyele ku-Abrahama futhi ngaye abuyele ku-Adam.

UJesu uyasiqinisekisa ukuthi usizi olukhulu iJerusalema eyabhekana nalo ngekhulu lokuqala lwalulukhulu kunalo lonke olwake lwaba khona. Alukho usizi olukhulu olungake lwehlele umuzi.

Kuyavunywa, lokhu kungumbono. IBhayibheli alisebenzisi ngokucacile emazwini kaJesu. Mhlawumbe kunenye incazelo. Noma ngabe yikuphi, kubonakala kuphephile ukusho ukuthi konke kungokwezemfundo ngokombono wethu eminyakeni engama-2000 ngenxa yalokho; ngaphandle kwalapho kukhona uhlobo lwesicelo sesibili. Yilokho abaningi abakukholelwayo.

Esinye isizathu sale nkolelo yigama elivela njalo elithi “usizi olukhulu.” Kwenzeka ngo- UMathewu 24: 21 ku-NWT futhi ku- IsAmbulo 7: 14. Ingabe ukusetshenziswa kwebinzana kuyisizathu esizwakalayo sokuphetha ngokuthi izindima ezimbili zihlobene ngokwesiprofetho? Uma kunjalo, lapho-ke kufanele futhi sifake Izenzo 7: 11 futhi IsAmbulo 2: 22 lapho kusetshenziswa ibinzana elifanayo, “usizi olukhulu”. Vele, lokho bekungaba yinto engenangqondo njengoba noma ngubani engabona kalula.

Omunye umbono yilowo we-Preterism obamba ukuthi okuqukethwe ngokwesiprofetho kusAmbulo konke kwagcwaliseka ngekhulu lokuqala, ngoba le ncwadi yabhalwa ngaphambi kokubhujiswa kweJerusalema, hhayi ngasekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka njengoba izazi eziningi zikholelwa. Ama-preterist ngakho-ke ayengaphetha kanjalo UMathewu 24: 21 futhi IsAmbulo 7: 14 ziyiziprofetho ezifanayo eziphathelene nomcimbi ofanayo noma okungenani ezihlobene nokuthi zombili zagcwaliseka ngekhulu lokuqala.

Kungathatha isikhathi eside lapha futhi kusisuse kude nesihloko ukuze sixoxe ngokuthi kungani ngikholelwa ukuthi umbono wamaPreterist awulungile. Kodwa-ke, ukuze ngingalahli labo abanalowo mbono, le ngxoxo ngizoyibekela enye indatshana enikelwe kulolo daba. Okwamanje, uma wena, njengami, ungabambeleli embonweni wamaPreterist, usale nombuzo wokuthi yiluphi usizi IsAmbulo 7: 14 kubhekiselwa ku-.

Inkulumo ethi “usizi olukhulu” ukuhunyushwa kwesiGreki: i-thlipseōs (ushushiso, ukuhlupheka, usizi, usizi) kanye megal (inkulu, inkulu, ngomqondo obanzi).

Kanjani I-Thlipseōs Isetshenziswe emiBhalweni yamaKrestu?

Ngaphambi kokuthi siphendule umbuzo wethu wesibili, sidinga ukuqonda ukuthi lelo gama i-thlipseōs lisetshenziswe emiBhalweni yamaKrestu.

Ukuze kube lula kuwe, nginikeze uhlu olubanzi lwazo zonke izenzakalo zegama. Ungakunamathisela lokhu ohlelweni lwakho lokubheka amavesi eBhayibheli ukuze ulubuyekeze.

[I-Mt 13: 21; 24:9, 21, 29; UMnu 4: 17; 13:19, 24; 16:21, 33; I-Ac 7: 11; 11:19; I-Ro 2: 9; 5:3; 8:35; 12:12; 1Co 7: 28; 2Co 1: 4, 6, 8; 2: 4; 4:17; I-Php 1: 17; 4:14; I-1Th 1: 6; 3:4, I-7; I-2Th 1: 6, I-7; I-1Ti 5: 10; U-11: 37; UJa 1: 27; I-Re 1: 9; 2:9, 10, 22; 7:14]

Leli gama lisetshenziselwa ukubhekisa esikhathini sokuhlupheka nokulingwa, isikhathi sokuhlupheka. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwegama lonke kwenzeka kumongo wabantu bakaJehova. Usizi lathinta izinceku zikaJehova zangaphambi kukaKristu. (I-Ac 7: 11; U-11: 37Imvamisa, usizi luvela ekushushisweni. (I-Mt 13: 21; I-Ac 11: 19) Kwesinye isikhathi, uNkulunkulu wayeletha usizi uqobo ezincekwini zakhe ezazinokuziphatha okufanelekile. (I-2Th 1: 6, I-7; I-Re 2: 22)

Izilingo nezinsizi kubantu bakaNkulunkulu nazo zavunyelwa njengendlela yokucwengwa nokupheleliswa.

“Ngokuba noma usizi lungolomzuzwana futhi lulula, lusisebenzela inkazimulo enkulu ngokwedlulele futhi ehlala phakade” (2Co 4: 17 NWT)

Luyini Usizi Olukhulu lwe IsAmbulo 7: 14?

Sinalowo mqondo engqondweni, ake sihlole amazwi engelosi kuJohane.

Ngaphendula ngathi, “Mnumzane, uyazi.” Ngakho-ke uphendule wathi, “Laba yibo abaphume osizini olukhulu; bahlanze izingubo zabo, bazenza mhlophe egazini leWundlu. ” (I-Re 7: 14 I-BSB)

Ukusetshenziswa i-thlipseōs megal lapha kwehlukile kwezinye izindawo ezintathu lapho kuvela le nkulumo. Lapha, amagama amabili aguqulwa ngokusetshenziswa kwendatshana ecacisiwe, ama-tēs. Eqinisweni, umunci ocacile usetshenziswe kabili. Ukuhunyushwa ngokoqobo kwebinzana ku IsAmbulo 7: 14 ngu: “the usizi the kuhle ”(i-thlipseōs i-megalēs)

Ukusetshenziswa komunci ocacile kungakhombisa ukuthi lolu “sizi olukhulu” lucacile, luhlukile, luhlukile. Asikho isihloko esinje esisetshenziswe nguJesu ukwehlukanisa usizi iJerusalema elihlangabezana nalo ekubhujisweni kwalo. Lokho kwaba ngesinye sezinhlupheko eziningi esezifikile nezisazokwehlela abantu bakaJehova abakhethiwe — u-Israyeli ongokwenyama nongokomoya.

Ingelosi iqhubeka ikhomba “usizi olukhulu” ngokukhombisa ukuthi labo abasindayo kulo bahlanze izingubo zabo bazenza zaba mhlophe egazini lewundlu. AmaKrestu asinda ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema kuthiwa awagezile izingubo zawo azenza zaba mhlophe egazini lewundlu ngenxa yokweqa kwawo edolobheni. Kwakudingeka baqhubeke nokuphila izimpilo zabo futhi bahlale bethembekile kuze kube sekufeni, okungenzeka ukuthi kwaba amashumi eminyaka kamuva kwabanye.

Ngamanye amagama, lolo sizi lwalungelona uvivinyo lokugcina. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kubonakala kunjalo ngeNhlupheko Enkulu. Ukusinda kulo kufaka umuntu esimweni sokuhlanzwa esifanekiselwa yizembatho ezimhlophe, emi ezulwini endaweni engcwelengcwele — ithempeli noma indawo engcwele (Gr. naosphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu noJesu.

Laba babizwa ngokuthi yisixuku esikhulu esivela kuzo zonke izizwe, izinhlanga nabantu. - I-Re 7: 9, I-13, i-14.

Bangobani laba? Ukwazi impendulo kungasisiza ekutholeni ukuthi yini ngempela Usizi Olukhulu.

Kufanele siqale ngokuzibuza ukuthi iziphi ezinye izinceku ezithembekile ezivezwe zigqoke izingubo ezimhlophe?

In IsAmbulo 6: 11, siyafunda:

"9 Lapho livula uphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona ngaphansi kwe-altare imiphefumulo yalabo ababebulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nangenxa yobufakazi ababenabo. 10 Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, bathi: “Nkosi EnguMbusi, ongcwele noqinisileyo, koze kube nini ungakahluleli, uphindisele igazi lethu kulabo abahlala emhlabeni, na?” 11 Bese banikwa ngamunye ingubo emhlophe futhi batshelwa ukuthi baphumule isikhashana, kuze kufike isibalo sezisebenzi ezikanye nabo^c nabafowabo^d kufanele baphelele, ababezobulawa njengoba nabo babulawa. ” (I-Re 6: 11 I-ESV)

Ukuphela kufika kuphela lapho inani eliphelele lezinceku ezithembekile ezibulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu nokufakaza ngoJesu ligcwaliswa. Ngokuvumelana ne IsAmbulo 19: 13, UJesu uyizwi likaNkulunkulu. Abayi-144,000 baqhubeka nokulandela iwundlu, uJesu, izwi likaNkulunkulu, noma ngabe uyaphi. (I-Re 14: 4) Laba yibo uDeveli abazondayo ngokufakaza ngoJesu. UJohn ungowabo. (I-Re 1: 9; 12:17Kulandela-ke ukuthi laba bangabafowabo bakaKristu.

UJohn ubona lesi sixuku esikhulu simi ezulwini, phambi kukaNkulunkulu neWundlu, sinikela kubo inkonzo engcwele ethempelini elingcwelengcwele. Bagqoka izembatho ezimhlophe njengalabo ababulawa ngaphansi kwe-altare ngenxa yokufakaza ngoJesu. Ukuphela kuza lapho inani eliphelele lalaba libulawa. Futhi, konke kukhomba kulawa angamaKristu agcotshwe ngomoya.[i]

Ngokuvumelana ne I-Mt 24: 9, AmaKristu kufanele abhekane nosizi ngenxa yokubizwa ngegama likaJesu. Lolu sizi luyisici esidingekayo sokukhula kobuKristu. - I-Ro 5: 3; I-Re 1: 9; I-Re 1: 9, 10

Ukuze sizuze umklomelo uKristu asinike wona, kufanele sizimisele ukubhekana nalolo sizi.

“Manje wabizela kuye isixuku kanye nabafundi bakhe wathi kubo:“ Uma umuntu efuna ukungilandela, makazidele futhi athathe isigxobo sakhe sokuhlushwa angilandele njalo. ³⁵ Ngoba noma ubani ofuna ukusindisa umphefumulo wakhe uyolahlekelwa yiwo, kodwa noma ubani olahlekelwa yimpilo yakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yezindaba ezinhle uyowusindisa. ³⁶ Ngempela, kungamsiza ngani umuntu ukuzuza umhlaba wonke kodwa alahlekelwe ukuphila kwakhe? ³⁷ Yini ngempela umuntu angayinikeza esikhundleni sokuphila kwakhe? ³⁸ Ngoba noma ngubani oba namahloni ngami nangamazwi ami kulesi sizukulwane esiphingayo nesinesono, neNdodana yomuntu iyakuba nezinhloni ngaye lapho iza ngenkazimulo kaYise kanye nezingelosi ezingcwele. ”UMnu 8: 34-38)

Ukuzimisela ukubekezelela amahloni ngenxa yokufakaza ngoKristu kuyisihluthulelo sokukhuthazelela usizi olubekwe kumaKristu yizwe ngisho — noma ikakhulukazi — elivela ebandleni. Ukholo lwethu lupheleliswa uma thina, njengoJesu, singafunda ukudelela amahloni. (U-12: 2)

Konke okungenhla kusebenza kuwo wonke amaKrestu. Usizi oluholela ekucwengweni lwaqala lapho kuzalwa ibandla ngesikhathi uStephen ebulawa. (I-Ac 11: 19Kuye kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba sosukwini lwethu. Iningi lamaKrestu lidlula ezimpilweni zalo lingakaze lishushiswe. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi abazibiza ngamaKrestu abamlandeli uKristu nomaphi lapho eya khona. Balandela amadoda nomaphi they hamba. Endabeni yoFakazi BakaJehova, bangaki abazimisele ukuphikisana neNdikimba Ebusayo futhi bamele iqiniso? Mangaki amaMormon azophikisana nobuholi bawo lapho ebona ukwehluka phakathi kwezimfundiso zawo nezikaKristu? Kungashiwo okufanayo ngamaKatolika, amaBaptist, noma amalungu enye inkolo ehleliwe. Bangaki abazolandela uJesu phezu kwabaholi babo abangabantu, ikakhulukazi uma ukwenza lokho kuzoletha isihlamba nehlazo emndenini nakubangane?

Amaqembu amaningi ezenkolo akholelwa ukuthi Usizi Olukhulu okukhulunywa ngalo yingelosi ku IsAmbulo 7: 14 uhlobo oluthile lokuvivinywa kokugcina kumaKristu ngaphambi kwe-Armagedoni. Ngabe kunengqondo ukuthi lawo maKristu aphilayo lapho iNkosi ibuya azodinga isivivinyo esikhethekile, abasinda bonke abanye abake baphila eminyakeni eyizi-2,000 XNUMX edlule? Abazalwane bakaKristu abasaphila ekubuyeni kwakhe bazodinga ukuvivinywa ngokuphelele futhi ukholo lwabo lupheleliswe ngokuphelele njengabo bonke abanye abafile ngaphambi kokuza kwakhe. Onke amaKrestu agcotshiwe kufanele ahlanze izingubo zawo azenze mhlophe egazini leWundlu likaNkulunkulu.

Ngakho-ke umbono wosizi olukhethekile lwezikhathi zokugcina awubonakali uhambelana nesidingo sokuqoqa nokuphelelisa leli qembu elizosebenza noKristu embusweni wakhe. Kukhona amathuba okuba nosizi ekupheleni kwezinsuku, kepha akubonakali ukuthi Usizi Olukhulu luka IsAmbulo 7: 14 kusebenza kuphela kuleso sikhathi.

Kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi njalo izwi i-thlipseōs lisetshenziswe emiBhalweni yamaKrestu, lisetshenziswa ngandlela thile kubantu bakaNkulunkulu. Ngabe-ke akunangqondo yini ukukholelwa ukuthi sonke isikhathi sokucwengwa kwebandla lobuKrestu sibizwa ngokuthi yiThe Great Usizi?

Abanye bangasikisela ukuthi akufanele sigcine lapho. Babezobuyela ku-Abel, umfel 'ukholo wokuqala. Ngabe ukuwashwa kwezingubo egazini lewundlu kungasebenza emadodeni athembekile afa ngaphambi kukaKristu?  AmaHeberu 11: 40 isikisela ukuthi abanjalo benziwa baphelele kanye namaKristu.  AmaHeberu 11: 35 isitshela ukuthi benze zonke izenzo zokwethembeka ezibalulwe esahlukweni 11, ngoba babelwela uvuko olungcono. Noma imfihlo engcwele kaKristu yayingakadalulwa ngokugcwele, AmaHeberu 11: 26 uthi uMose “wayebheka isihlamba sikaKristu njengengcebo enkulu kunengcebo yaseGibhithe” futhi “wayebheke ngokukhokha umvuzo.”

Ngakho-ke kungaphikiswa ukuthi Usizi Olukhulu, isikhathi esikhulu sokulingwa ezincekwini zikaJehova ezithembekile, sihlanganisa wonke umlando womuntu. Noma kunjalo, kubonakala kucace bha ukuthi abukho ubufakazi besikhashana esifushane ngaphambi nje kokubuya kukaKristu lapho kuzoba khona usizi olukhethekile, uhlobo oluthile lokuhlolwa kokugcina. Yebo, labo abaphilayo ebukhoneni bukaJesu bayovivinywa. Bazobe benengcindezi yokuqiniseka; kepha leso sikhathi singaba kanjani isivivinyo esikhudlwana kunalokho abanye abadlule kukho selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba? Noma kufanele siphakamise ukuthi labo abangaphambi kwalolu vivinyo lokugcina okuthiwa nabo abavivinywanga ngokuphelele?

Ngokushesha Emva Kosizi Llezo Zinsuku…

Manje sifika evesini lesithathu elidingidwayo.  UMathewu 24: 29 ibuye isebenzise i-thlipseōs kepha kumongo wesikhathi.  UMathewu 24: 21 kuhlobene nakanjani nokubhujiswa kweJerusalema. Lokho singakusho ngokufunda kuphela. Kodwa-ke, isikhathi esimbozwe yi- i-thlipseōs of IsAmbulo 7: 14 kungancishiswa kuphela, ngakho-ke asikwazi ukukhuluma ngokweqile.

Kungabonakala ukuthi isikhathi se- i-thlipseōs of UMathewu 24: 29 ingatholwa futhi kumongo, kepha kunenkinga. Ngumuphi umongo?

"29 "Masinyane ngemuva kosizi ngalezo zinsuku ilanga liyofiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyokuwa ezulwini, namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa. 30 Khona-ke kuzovela ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yoMuntu, bese kuthi zonke izizwe zomhlaba zililele, futhi ziyobona iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu ngamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. 31 Uyakuthuma izingelosi zakhe ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bakhe emimoyeni yomine, kusukela kolunye uhlangothi lwezulu kuze kufike kolunye. ” (I-Mt 24: 29-31)

Ngoba uJesu ukhuluma ngosizi olukhulu oluzokwehlela abantu baseJerusalema ngesikhathi sokubhujiswa kwalo ngokuphelele ngamaRoma, abafundi beBhayibheli abaningi baphetha ngokuthi uJesu ukhuluma ngosizi olufanayo lapha evesini 29. Kodwa-ke, kubonakala sengathi akunakuba njalo , ngoba ngemuva nje kokubhujiswa kweJerusalema, kwakungekho zimpawu elangeni, enyangeni nasezinkanyezini, futhi uphawu lweNdodana yomuntu aluzange luvele ezulwini, futhi izizwe azibonanga iNkosi ibuya ngamandla nenkazimulo, futhi abangcwele baqoqelwa umvuzo wabo wasezulwini.

Labo abafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi ivesi 29 libhekisela ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema abalinaki iqiniso lokuthi phakathi kokuphela kwencazelo kaJesu yokubhujiswa kweJerusalema namazwi akhe athi, “Masinyane emva kosizi zalezo zinsuku… ”, Amavesi ayisithupha angeziwe. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi izehlakalo zalezo zinsuku yilokho uJesu akhuluma ngakho njengesikhathi sosizi?

23 Lapho-ke uma umuntu ethi kini: Bhekani, nangu uKristu; noma: 'Nanguya,' ungakukholwa. 24 Ngoba oKhristu bamanga kanye labaphrofethi bamanga bazasukuma benze izibonakaliso ezinkulu lezimangaliso, ukuze badukise, uma kungenzeka, ngitsho labakhethiweyo. 25 Bhekani, senginitshelile ngaphambili. 26 Ngakho-ke, uma bethi kuwe, 'Bheka, usehlane,' ungaphumi. Uma bethi: 'Bhekani, usemakamelweni angaphakathi,' ningakholwa; 27 Ngoba njengoba umbani uvela empumalanga futhi ukhanya uze ufinyelele entshonalanga, kuyoba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yoMuntu. 28 Nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona. (I-Mt 24: 23-28 I-ESV)

Ngenkathi la mazwi egcwalisekile emakhulwini eminyaka adlule nakuyo yonke indawo yeLobukholwa, ngivumele ngisebenzise iqembu elilodwa lenkolo engilijwayele kakhulu ngomfanekiso ukukhombisa ukuthi lokhu uJesu akuchazayo lapha kungathathwa njengosizi; isikhathi sokuhlupheka, ukuhlupheka, noma ukushushiswa, okuholela ekuvivinyweni noma ekuvivinyweni kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu, abakhethiweyo bakhe.

Abaholi boFakazi BakaJehova bathi bagcotshiwe ngenkathi iningi lomhlambi wabo (99%) lingagcotshiwe. Lokhu kubaphakamisela esimweni sabagcotshiwe (Gr. Christosnoma oKristu. (Kungashiwo okufanayo ngabapristi, ababhishobhi, okhadinali, nabefundisi bezinye izinkolo.) Laba bathi bakhulumela uNkulunkulu njengomzila wakhe wokuxhumana omisiwe. EBhayibhelini, umprofethi akayena nje lowo obikezela ikusasa, kepha yilowo okhuluma amazwi aphefumulelwe. Ngamafuphi, umprofethi yilowo okhuluma egameni likaNkulunkulu.

Kuwo wonke ama-20^th Ikhulu leminyaka kuze kube manje, laba abagcotshiwe (Christos) Ama-JWs athi uJesu ubekhona kusukela ngo-1914. Kodwa-ke, ukuba khona kwakhe kukude ngoba uhlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ezulwini (kude ehlane) futhi ubukhona bakhe bufihlekile, abubonakali (emakamelweni angaphakathi). Ngaphezu kwalokho, oFakazi bathola iziphrofetho ebuholini "abagcotshiwe" mayelana nezinsuku zokuthi ukubakhona kwakhe kuzokwelulelwa nini emhlabeni ekufikeni kwakhe. Izinsuku ezifana no-1925 no-1975 zafika zadlula. Banikwa nezinye izincazelo ezingokwesiprofetho maqondana nesikhathi esithile esimbozwe “yilesi sizukulwane” esenze ukuthi balindele ukuthi iNkosi izofika esikhathini esithile esithile. Lesi sikhathi saqhubeka sishintsha. Bakhonjelwe ekukholweni ukuthi bebodwa abanikezwe lolu lwazi olukhethekile ukubona ubukhona beNkosi, noma ngabe uJesu athi kuzofana nombani esibhakabhakeni obonakala kubo bonke.

Lezi ziprofetho konke kwavela kwaba ngamanga. Kepha laba oKristu bamanga (abagcotshiwe) nabaprofethi bamanga[Ii] qhubeka nokwenza izincazelo ezintsha ezingokwesiprofetho ukukhuthaza umhlambi wabo ukubala futhi balindele ngokulangazela ukusondela kokubuya kukaKristu. Iningi liyaqhubeka nokuwakholwa la madoda.

Lapho kuphakama ukungabaza, laba baprofethi abagcotshiwe bazokhomba “kwizibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso” okufakazela ukuthi bayindlela kaNkulunkulu emisiwe yokuxhumana. Izimangaliso ezinjalo zifaka phakathi umsebenzi wokushumayela owenziwa emhlabeni wonke ochazwa njengesimangaliso sanamuhla.[Iii]  Bakhomba nezici ezingokwesiprofetho ezihlaba umxhwele ezisencwadini yeSambulo, bethi lezi “zibonakaliso ezinkulu” zagcwaliseka ngoFakazi BakaJehova, ngokwengxenye, ngokufundwa nokwamukelwa kwezinqumo emihlanganweni yesigodi.[Iv]  Lokhu kukhula okubabazekayo koFakazi BakaJehova kungenye “isimangaliso” esisetshenziselwa ukukholisa abangabazayo ukuthi okushiwo yilaba bantu kufanele kukholwe. Bebezokwenza abalandeli babo bangalinaki iqiniso lokuthi uJesu akazange akhombe kunoma yiziphi izinto ezinjengezimpawu zokukhomba zabafundi bakhe beqiniso.

Phakathi koFakazi BakaJehova — njengakwezinye izinkolo kweLobukholwa — kuzotholakala abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, ukolweni phakathi kokhula. Kodwa-ke, njengoba uJesu axwayisa, ngisho nabakhethiweyo bangadukiswa ngoKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga abenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezinkulu. AmaKhatholika nawo anezibonakaliso nezimangaliso zawo, njengamanye amahlelo obuKrestu. OFakazi BakaJehova abahlukile kule ndaba.

Ngokudabukisayo, abaningi badukiswe izinto ezinjalo. Bephoxekile ngenxa yenkolo, amanani amakhulu awele phansi futhi awasakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Bahlulekile isikhathi sokuhlolwa. Abanye bafisa ukuhamba, kodwa besaba ukwenqatshwa okuzoholela lapho abangane nomndeni bengasafuni ukuzihlanganisa nabo. Kwezinye izinkolo, oFakazi BakaJehova ngokwesibonelo, lokhu kugwenywa kuyenziwa ngokusemthethweni. Kwabanye abaningi, kungumphumela wokucabanga kwamasiko. Kunoma ikuphi, lokhu futhi kuyisivivinyo, futhi imvamisa kungenye yezinto ezinzima kakhulu ukubhekana nazo. Labo abaphuma ngaphansi kwethonya loKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga bavame ukubhekana nokushushiswa. Kuwo wonke umlando, lokhu kwakungukushushiswa okungokoqobo ngokomzimba. Ezweni lethu lanamuhla, kuvame ukushushiswa ngokwengqondo nangokwenhlalo. Noma kunjalo, abanjalo bacwengisiswa usizi. Ukholo lwabo luphelelisiwe.

Lolu sizi lwaqala ngekhulu lokuqala futhi luyaqhubeka kuze kube sosukwini lwethu. Kuyisiqalo sosizi olukhulu; usizi olungabangelwa amandla angaphandle, njengeziphathimandla zomphakathi, kodwa luqhamuke ngaphakathi emphakathini wamaKristu ngalabo abaziphakamisayo, abathi balungile kanti empeleni bayizimpisi eziphangayo. - 2Co 11: 15; I-Mt 7: 15.

Lolu sizi luzophela kuphela lapho laboKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga besuswa endaweni yesehlakalo. Ukuqonda okuvamile kwesiprofetho ku IsAmbulo 16: 19 kuya ku-17: 24 ukuthi siphathelene nokubhujiswa kwenkolo yamanga, ikakhulukazi eLobukholwa. Njengoba ukwahlulela kuqala ngendlu kaNkulunkulu, lokhu kubonakala kufanelekile. (I-1Pe 4: 17) Ngakho-ke lapho laba baprofethi bamanga noKristu bamanga sebesuswe nguNkulunkulu, lolu sizi luyobe seluphelile. Ngaphambi kwalesosikhathi kusazoba nethuba lokuzuza kulolu sizi ngokuzikhipha phakathi kwakhe, kungakhathalekile izindleko zomuntu siqu noma amahloni abangelwa ukuhleba okungalungile nokunyundelwa okuvela emndenini nakubangane. - I-Re 18: 4.

Ngemuva kwalokho, ngemuva kosizi lwe lezo izinsuku, zonke izimpawu ezibikezelwe ku UMathewu 24: 29-31 kuzokwenzeka. Ngaleso sikhathi, abakhethiweyo bakhe bazokwazi ngaphandle kwamazwi angamanga alabo ababizwa ngoKhrestu nabaprofethi abazakhele ukuthi ekugcineni ukukhululwa kwabo sekusondele kakhulu. - ULuka 21: 28

Sengathi sonke singathembeka ukuze sikwazi ukubhekana nosizi olukhulu "nosizi lwalezo zinsuku" futhi sime phambi kweNkosi yethu noNkulunkulu sigqoke izingubo ezimhlophe.

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[i] Ngikholwa ukuthi kuyimfundiso yethi tautology ukusho 'umKristu ogcotshwe ngomoya', ngoba ukuze ube ngumKristu weqiniso, umuntu kufanele agcotshwe ngomoya ongcwele. Noma kunjalo, ukucaciseleka ngenxa yezinkolelo eziphikisanayo zabafundi abathile, ngisebenzisa isiqu.

[Ii] Ubuholi be-JW buyaphika ukuthi bake bazibiza ngabaprofethi. Kodwa ukwenqaba ukwamukela ilebuli akusho lutho uma umuntu ehamba amabanga omprofethi, okufakazelwa ubufakazi obusobala bomlando ukuthi kunjalo.

[Iii] “Impumelelo yomsebenzi wokushumayela ngoMbuso nokukhula nokuchuma okungokomoya kwabantu bakaJehova kungachazwa njengesimangaliso.” (w09 3/15 k. 17 isig. 9 “Qaphani”)

[Iv] re isahluko. 21 k. 134 isig. 18, 22 Izinhlupho zikaJehova kweLobukholwa; re isahluko. 22 k. 147 isig. 18 Umaye Wokuqala — Isikhonyane, isahl. 23 k. 149 isig. 5 UMaye Wesibili — Amabutho Asezinkwelweni Zempi

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