Insindiso, Ingxenye 6: I-Armageddon

[Ukubuka i-athikili edlule kulolu chungechunge bheka: Izingane ZikaNkulunkulu] 

• Yini iArmagedoni?
• Ngubani ofayo yi-Armagedoni?
• Kwenzekani kulabo abafa e-Armagedoni?

Muva nje, bengidla isidlo sakusihlwa nabangane abahle abebememe nomunye umbhangqwana ukuze ngazi. Lo mbhangqwana wawubhekane nezingqinamba eziningi zokuphila, kunalokho ngabona ukuthi baduduzeka kakhulu ngethemba labo lobuKristu. Laba bekungabantu abashiye iNkolo Ehlelekile nemithetho yayo eyenziwe ngabantu yokukhonza uNkulunkulu, futhi bezama ukwenza inkolo yabo ngokuhambisana neFirst Century Model, bezihlanganisa nesonto elincane, elingahlonishwa ndawo kule ndawo. Ngokudabukisayo, babengakhululiwe ngokuphelele enkolweni yamanga.

Isibonelo, umyeni wayengitshela ukuthi uwathatha kanjani amathrekhi aphrintiwe ukuze ahambise kubantu emgwaqweni ngethemba lokuzuzela uKristu. Wachaza ukuthi isisusa sakhe kwakuwukubasindisa kanjani laba esihogweni. Izwi lakhe lafenda kancane ngenkathi ezama ukuchaza ukuthi ubona sengathi lo msebenzi ubaluleke kangakanani; indlela azizwa ngayo ukuthi akasoze enza ngokwanele. Kwakunzima ukungazizwa uthintekile ebusweni bokujula okungaka kwemizwa nokukhathalela inhlalakahle yabanye. Ngenkathi ngizwa ukuthi imizwa yakhe ibiphambukisiwe, ngangisathintekile.

INkosi yethu yashukunyiswa ukuhlupheka eyakubona kwehlela amaJuda osuku lwakhe.

“Ngesikhathi uJesu esondela eJerusalema futhi ebona umuzi, wawukhalela ⁴²wathi: “Sengathi nga wazi ngalolu suku ukuthi yini engakulethela ukuthula! Kepha manje kufihlekile emehlweni akho. ” (Luka 19:41, 42 BSB)

Yize kunjalo, ngenkathi ngicabanga ngesimo salendoda nobunzima inkolelo yakhe esihogweni eyayibuletha emsebenzini wakhe wokushumayela, angikwazi ukuzibamba ngazibuza ukuthi ngabe yilokho yini obekuhloswe yiNkosi yethu? Kuliqiniso, uJesu wasithwala isono somhlaba emahlombe akhe, kepha thina asiyena uJesu. (1 Pe 2:24) Ngenkathi emema ukuba sihlanganyele naye, akashongo yini ukuthi, “Ngizonenza niqabuleke… ngoba ijoka lami ngelomusa nomthwalo wami ulula.” (Mt 11: 28-30 NWT)

Umthwalo imfundiso yamanga yesihogo somlilo[i] imithwalo kumKristu ayinakubhekwa nganoma iyiphi indlela njengejoka lomusa noma umthwalo olula. Ngazama ukucabanga ukuthi kungaba njani ukukholwa ngokweqiniso ukuthi umuntu uzokusha kabuhlungu kuze kube phakade ngoba nje ngiphuthelwe yithuba lokushumayela ngoKristu lapho nginethuba. Cabanga uya eholidini nalokho okunesisindo kuwe? Uhleli ebhishi, uphuza iPiña Colada futhi ugcobe ilanga, wazi ukuthi isikhathi osichitha wedwa kusho ukuthi omunye umuntu ulahlekelwa yinsindiso.

Ukukhuluma iqiniso, angikaze ngikholelwe emfundisweni edumile yesihogo njengendawo yokuhlushwa phakade. Noma kunjalo, ngiyakwazi ukuzwelana nalawo maKristu aqotho akwenzayo, ngenxa yokukhuliswa kwami ​​ngokwenkolo. Ngikhuliswe njengomunye woFakazi BakaJehova, ngafundiswa ukuthi labo abangalaleli isigijimi sami bazokufa ukufa kwesibili (ukufa kwaphakade) e-Armagedoni; ukuthi uma ngingenzanga yonke imizamo yokubasindisa, ngizoba necala legazi ngokuvumelana nalokho uNkulunkulu akutshela uHezekeli. (Bheka uHezekeli 3: 17-21.) Lokhu kuwumthwalo osindayo ukuthwala impilo yakho yonke; ukholwa ukuthi uma ungasebenzisi wonke amandla akho ukuxwayisa abanye nge-Armagedoni, bazokufa unomphela futhi uNkulunkulu uzokulandisa ngokufa kwabo.[Ii]

Ngakho-ke ngikwazi ukuzwelana ngempela nomngane wami oqotho ongumKristu esidlweni sakusihlwa, ngoba nami ngisebenzele impilo yami yonke ngaphansi kwejoka elingenamusa nomthwalo osindayo, njengaleyo ebekwe abaFarisi kumaproselithe. (Mt 23: 15)

Njengoba sazi ukuthi amazwi kaJesu angehluleke ukuba yiqiniso, kufanele samukele ukuthi umthwalo wakhe ulula ngokweqiniso nejoka lakhe, ngomusa. Lokho, kukodwa nje, kungabaza imfundiso yeLobukholwa nge-Armagedoni. Kungani izinto ezinjengokuhlushwa kwaphakade nokulahlwa kwaphakade kuboshelwe kukho?

“Ngikhombiseni Imali!”

Kalula nje, izimfundiso ezahlukahlukene zesonto ezungeze i-Armagedoni seziyinkomo yemali ku-Organised Religion. Vele, ihlelo nehlelo ngalinye liyehluka ekulandiseni kwe-Armagedoni kancane ukuze kusungulwe ukwethembeka komkhiqizo. Indaba iqhubeka kanjena: “Ungayi kubo, ngoba abanalo lonke iqiniso. Sineqiniso futhi kufanele unamathele kithi ukugwema ukwahlulelwa nokulahlwa uNkulunkulu e-Armagedoni. ”

Singakanani isikhathi sakho esiyigugu, imali nokuzinikela kwakho ongeke ukunikele ukugwema umphumela omubi kangaka? Vele, uKristu ungumnyango oya ensindisweni, kepha mangaki amaKristu akuqonda ngempela ukubaluleka kukaJohane 10: 7? Esikhundleni salokho, bahlanganyela ekukhonzeni izithombe, benikela kuphela ezimfundisweni zabantu, kuze kube seqophelweni lokwenza izinqumo zokuphila nokufa.

Konke lokhu kwenziwa wukwesaba. Ukwesaba kuyisihluthulelo! Ukwesaba impi ezayo lapho uNkulunkulu ezofika khona azobhubhisa bonke ababi — funda: kuzo zonke ezinye izinkolo. Yebo, ukwesaba kugcina irenki nefayela lihambisana futhi nezincwadi zabo zamaphakethe zivulekile.

Uma sithenga kulo mkhakha wokuthengisa, asinaki iqiniso elibalulekile lomhlaba wonke: uNkulunkulu uluthando! (1 Johane 4: 8) UBaba wethu akasiqhubeli kuye sisebenzisa ukwesaba. Kunalokho, usidonsela kuye ngothando. Lokhu akuyona indlela yesanqante nokunamathela ekusindisweni, isanqante ingukuphila okuphakade nenduku, ukulahlwa okuphakade noma ukufa e-Armagedoni. Lokhu kugqamisa umehluko owodwa oyisisekelo phakathi kwazo zonke izinkolo ezihleliwe nobuKristu obumsulwa. Indlela yabo Umuntu ofuna uNkulunkulu, nazo zisebenza njengabaqondisi bethu. Sihluke kanjani isigijimi seBhayibheli, lapho sithola khona UNkulunkulu efuna uMuntu. (IsAm 3:20; Johane 3:16, 17)

UYahweh noma uJehova noma elinye igama olikhethayo linguBaba wendawo yonke. Ubaba olahlekelwe yizingane zakhe wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuzithola futhi. Isisusa sakhe wuthando lobaba, uthando oluphakeme kakhulu.

Njengoba sicabanga nge-Armagedoni, kufanele sikhumbule lelo qiniso. Noma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu ukulwa neSintu akubonakali kuyisenzo sikaBaba onothando. Ngakho-ke singaqonda kanjani i-Armagedoni ekukhanyeni kukaJehova onguNkulunkulu onothando?

Yini I-Armagedoni

Igama livela kanye kuphela emBhalweni, embonweni owanikwa Umphostoli uJohane:

“Ingelosi yesithupha yathululela isitsha sayo emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe, amanzi awo asha, ukulungiselela amakhosi asempumalanga indlela. ¹³Ngabona, kuphuma emlonyeni kadrako, nasemlonyeni wesilo, nasemlonyeni womprofethi wamanga, imimoya engcolileyo emithathu enjengamaxoxo. ¹⁴Ngoba bayimimoya yamademoni, eyenza izibonakaliso, eya phesheya emakhosini omhlaba wonke, ukuyihlanganisela yona impi ngosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uSomandla. ¹⁵(“Bheka, ngiyeza njengesela! Ubusisiwe lowo ohlala ephapheme, agqoke izingubo zakhe, ukuze angahambi nqunu, abonakale edaluliwe.”) ¹⁶Bababuthanela endaweni ebizwa ngesiHeberu ngokuthi Armagedoni. ” (IsAm 16: 12-16)

I-Armageddon igama lesiNgisi elihumusha ibizo lesiGreki elifanele IHarmagedón, abaningi bayakholelwa, okuyinkulumo ehlanganisa “intaba yaseMegido” —indawo ekahle lapho izimpi eziningi eziyinhloko ezibandakanya ama-Israyeli zazilwelwa khona. Ukulandisa okungokwesiprofetho okufanayo kutholakala encwadini kaDaniyeli.

“Ezinsukwini zalawo makhosi uNkulunkulu wezulu uyakumisa umbuso ongasoze wachithwa nobukhosi bawo bungayikushiyelwa abanye abantu. Uyakuchoboza yonke le mibuso, uyiqede, wona uqobo ume phakade, ⁴⁵njengoba wabona ukuthi itshe laqheshulwa entabeni kungengasandla somuntu, nokuthi lahlephula insimbi, nethusi, nobumba, nesiliva, negolide. UNkulunkulu omkhulu ukwazisile inkosi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani emva kwalokhu. Iphupho liqinisekile, nencazelo yalo iqinisekile. ” (Dan 2:44, 45)

Imininingwane engaphezulu ngale mpi yaphezulu iyavezwa futhi kusAmbulo isahluko 6 esifundeka ngokwengxenye:

“Ngabona lapho evula uphawu lwesithupha, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu; ilanga laba mnyama njengendwangu yesaka wenza ngezinwele, nenyanga yonke yaba njengegazi; ¹³ izinkanyezi zezulu zawela emhlabathini, njengomkhiwane uphonsa amakhiwane awo angavuthiwe, lapho unyakaziswa ngumoya omkhulu. ¹⁴ Isibhakabhaka sahlukaniswa phakathi njengomqulu lapho usongwa, futhi zonke izintaba neziqhingi zasuswa ezindaweni zazo.¹⁵ Bese kuthi amakhosi omhlaba nabantu abakhulu kanye ^[a]izinduna nabacebile nabanamandla nazo zonke izigqila nabantu abakhululekile bazifihla emihumeni naphakathi kwamadwala ezintaba; ¹⁶ bathi ezintabeni nasemadwaleni, “Welani phezu kwethu nisifihle kuJehova ^[b]ubukhona baLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nasolakeni lweWundlu; ¹⁷ ngoba usuku olukhulu lolaka lwabo selufikile, futhi ubani ongema na? ” (IsAm 6: 12-17 I-NASB)

Futhi futhi esahlukweni 19:

“Ngabona isilo namakhosi omhlaba namabutho awo ebuthene ukulwa nalowo owayegibele ihhashi nempi Yakhe. ²⁰ Isilo sabanjwa, kanye naye umprofethi wamanga owenza izibonakaliso ^[a]phambi kwakhe, ngawo akhohlisa labo ababethole uphawu lwesilo nalabo abakhonza umfanekiso waso; laba ababili baphonswa bephila echibini lomlilo elivutha nge ^[b]isibabule. ²¹ Abaseleyo babulawa ngenkemba ephuma emlonyeni walowo owayegibele ihhashi, zonke izinyoni zagcwala inyama yabo. ” (IsAm 19: 19-21 I-NASB)

Njengoba sikwazi ukubona ngokufunda le mibono engokwesiprofetho, zigcwele ulimi olungokomfanekiso: isilo, umprofethi wamanga, isithombe esikhulu esenziwe ngezinsimbi ezahlukahlukene, izinkulumo ezifana namaxoxo, izinkanyezi eziwa esibhakabhakeni.[Iii]  Noma kunjalo, futhi singabona ukuthi ezinye izinto zingokoqobo: ngokwesibonelo, uNkulunkulu ulwa ngokoqobo namakhosi (ohulumeni) angokoqobo omhlaba.

Ukufihla Iqiniso Ekuboneni Okungaqondile

Kungani konke lokhu kufanekisela?

Umthombo weSambulo nguJesu Kristu. (Re 1: 1) UliZwi likaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke ngisho nalokhu esikufunda emiBhalweni yangaphambi kobuKristu (yesiHeberu) kuza ngaye. (Johane 1: 1; IsAm 19:13)

UJesu wasebenzisa imifanekiso nemifanekiso — izindaba ezingokomfanekiso — ukufihla iqiniso kulabo ababengafanele ukulazi. UMathewu uyasitshela:

"Bese beza abafundi kuJesu bambuza," Ukhulumelani kubantu ngemifanekiso? "
¹¹Waphendula wathi, “Unikwe ulwazi lwezimfihlakalo zombuso wezulu, kepha hhayi bona. ¹²Noma ngubani onakho uyonikwa okwengeziwe, futhi uyoba nensada. Noma ngubani ongenakho, uzophucwa nalokho anakho. 13Ngakho-ke ngikhuluma kubo ngemifanekiso, ngithi:

'Noma bebona, ababoni;
noma bezwa, abezwa noma baqonde. '”
(Mt 13: 10-13 BSB)

Kuyamangaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu angazifihla izinto ngokusobala. Wonke umuntu uneBhayibheli, kepha bambalwa kuphela abakwaziyo ukuliqonda. Isizathu esenza lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uyadingeka ukuqonda iZwi lakhe.

Yize lokho kusebenza ekuqondeni imizekeliso kaJesu, kuyasebenza nasekuqondeni isiprofetho. Noma kunjalo, kukhona umehluko. Ezinye iziprofetho zingaqondakala kuphela ngesikhathi esihle sikaNkulunkulu. Ngisho nomuntu owayethandwa njengoDaniel wavinjelwa ekuqondeni ukugcwaliseka kweziprofetho ayenelungelo lokumbona emibonweni nasemaphusheni.

“Ngikuzwile akushoyo, kodwa angiqondanga ukuthi ubesho ukuthini. Ngase ngithi: “Kuyakuphela kanjani, nkosi yami, na?” ⁹Wayesethi: “Manje hamba, Daniyeli, ngokuba engikukhulumile kufihliwe, kwafakwa uphawu kuze kube sesikhathini sokuphela.” (Da 12: 8, 9 NLT)

Ukuthinta Ukuthobeka

Njengoba sinikezwe konke lokhu, masikhumbule ukuthi njengoba singena ngokujule kuzo zonke izici zensindiso yethu, sizobe sicubungula imibhalo eminingi kusuka emibonweni engokomfanekiso eyanikezwa uJohane kusAmbulo. Ngenkathi singakwazi ukufeza ukucaciseleka kwamanye amaphuzu, sizobe singena endaweni yokuqagela kwamanye. Kubalulekile ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwalokhu okubili, futhi ungavumeli ukuziqhenya kusihambise. Kunamaqiniso eBhayibheli — amaqiniso esingaqiniseka ngawo — kepha kukhona neziphetho lapho ukuqiniseka okuphelele kungafinyelelwa khona manje. Yize kunjalo, izimiso ezithile zizoqhubeka nokusiqondisa. Isibonelo, singaqiniseka ukuthi "uNkulunkulu uluthando". Lesi yisici esivelele noma ikhwalithi kaJahweh eqondisa konke akwenzayo. Ngakho-ke kufanele ingene kunoma yini esiyicabangayo. Siphinde sathola ukuthi umbuzo wensindiso uhlobene nomndeni; ikakhulukazi, ukubuyiselwa kwesintu emndenini kaNkulunkulu. Leli qiniso lizoqhubeka nokusihola. UBaba wethu onothando akazithwesi umthwalo onzima izingane zakhe.

Enye into engaphazamisa ukuqonda kwethu ukungabekezeli kwethu. Sifuna ukuphela kokuhlupheka kube kubi kangangokuthi sizokusheshisela ezingqondweni zethu. Lokhu kungukulangazela okuqondakalayo, kepha kungasidukisa kalula. NjengabaPhostoli bakudala, siyabuza: "Nkosi, ubuyisela umbuso wakwa-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi." (IzEnzo 1: 6)

Kukangaki sizifaka ezinkingeni lapho sizama ukuthola ukuthi “isikhathi” sesiprofetho sizokwenzeka nini. Kepha kuthiwani uma i-Armagedoni ingewona ukuphela, kepha kuyisigaba nje esimweni esiqhubekayo sokusindiswa kwabantu?

Impi Yosuku Olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu, uSomandla

Phinda ufunde izindima eziphathelene ne-Armagedoni kuzo zombili iSambulo noDaniel ezicashunwe ngenhla. Yenza lokhu kube sengathi awukaze ufunde noma yini eBhayibhelini phambilini, awukaze ukhulume nomKristu phambilini, futhi awukaze ulizwe igama elithi "Armagedoni" phambilini. Ngiyazi ukuthi lokho cishe akunakwenzeka, kepha zama.

Lapho usuqedile ukufunda lezo ndima, awuvumi yini ukuthi lokho okuchazwe lapho empeleni kuyimpi phakathi kwamaqembu amabili? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, unoNkulunkulu, ngakolunye uhlangothi, amakhosi noma ohulumeni bomhlaba, akunjalo? Manje, olwazini lwakho lomlando, iyini inhloso enkulu yempi? Ngabe izizwe zilwa nezinye izizwe ngenhloso yokuqothula zonke izakhamuzi zazo? Isibonelo, lapho iJalimane ihlasela amazwe aseYurophu phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili, ingabe inhloso yayo kwakuwukuqeda konke ukuphila kwabantu kulezo zindawo? Cha, iqiniso ukuthi ezinye izizwe zihlasela enye ukuze zisuse uhulumeni okhona bese zimisa owazo umbuso phezu kwezakhamizi.

Ngabe kufanele sicabange ukuthi uYahweh umisa umbuso, umisa iNdodana yakhe njengenkosi, unezela izingane ezingabantu abathembekile ukubusa noJesu eMbusweni, bese ebatshela ukuthi isenzo sabo sokuqala sokuphatha ukwenza ukubulawa kwabantu emhlabeni wonke? Kunamqondo muni ukusungula uhulumeni bese kuthi yena abulale zonke izikhonzi zakhe? (IzA 14:28)

Ukwenza lokho kucabanga, asidluli yini kulokho okubhaliwe? Lezi ziqephu azikhulumi ngokubhujiswa kwesintu. Bakhuluma ngokuqedwa kokubusa komuntu.

Inhloso yalo hulumeni ongaphansi kukaKristu ukunweba ithuba lokubuyisana noNkulunkulu kubo bonke abantu. Ukwenza lokhu, kufanele inikeze indawo elawulwa ngokwaphezulu lapho umuntu ngamunye angasebenzisa khona inkululeko yokuzikhethela engenamkhawulo. Ngeke ikwenze lokho uma kusenokubusa komuntu kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo, kungaba umthetho wezepolitiki, umthetho wezenkolo, noma osetshenziswa yizinhlangano, noma obekwe yimigomo yamasiko.

Ingabe Ukhona Osindiswa e-Armagedoni?

UMathewu 24: 29-31 uchaza ezinye zezehlakalo ezandulela i-Armagedoni, ikakhulukazi isibonakaliso sokubuya kukaKristu. I-Armagedoni ayikhulunywa, kepha into yokugcina uJesu akhuluma ngayo ephathelene nokubuya kwakhe ukuqoqwa kwabalandeli bakhe abagcotshiwe ukuba babe naye.

“Uyakuthuma izingelosi zakhe ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo, ziqoqe abakhethiweyo bakhe emimoyeni yomine, kusukela komunye umkhawulo wamazulu kuye komunye.” (Mt 24:31 BSB)

Kukhona ukulandisa okufanayo ekusambulweni okubandakanya izingelosi, imimoya emine kanye nabakhethiweyo noma abakhethiweyo.

“Emva kwalokhu ngabona izingelosi ezine zimi emagumbini omane omhlaba, zibambe imimoya yayo emine, ukuze kungavunguzi moya ezweni noma olwandle noma kunoma yisiphi isihlahla. ²Ngabona enye ingelosi inyuka ivela empumalanga, inophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ezingelosini ezine ezinikwe amandla okona umhlaba nolwandle, wathi: ³"Ungalimazi umhlaba noma ulwandle noma izihlahla size sibeke uphawu emabunzini ezinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu." (IsAm 7: 1-3 BSB)

Kulokhu singaphetha ngokuthi labo abangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abakhethwe ukubusa noKristu eMbusweni Wezulu, bazosuswa endaweni yesehlakalo ngaphambi kwempi uKristu ayihola namakhosi omhlaba. Lokhu kufanelana nephethini engaguquguquki ebekwe uNkulunkulu lapho kuletha ukubhujiswa kwababi. Izisebenzi ezithembekile eziyisishiyagalombili zabekelwa eceleni, zavalelwa ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu eMphongolweni ngaphambi kokuba amanzi ezikhukhula adedelwe osukwini lukaNowa. ULoti nomndeni wakhe bakhishwe endaweni ephephile ngaphambi kokushiswa kweSodoma, neGomora kanye nemizi ezungezile. AmaKrestu ahlala eJerusalema ngekhulu lokuqala anikezwa izindlela zokubaleka kulomuzi, abalekela kude waya ezintabeni, ngaphambi kokuba uMbutho WamaRoma ubuye uzothunqisa umuzi phansi.

Umsindo wecilongo oshiwo kuMathewu 24:31 kukhulunywa ngawo endimeni ehambisanayo ku-1 Thesalonika:

“. . .Ngaphezu kwalokho, bafowethu, asifuni ukuba nibe abangenalwazi ngokuphathelene nalabo abalele [ekufeni]; ukuze ningadabuki njengoba kwenza abanye abangenathemba. 14 Ngoba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa futhi wavuka, kanjalo futhi, labo abalele ngoJesu uNkulunkulu uyobaletha kanye naye. 15 Ngoba yilokhu esikutshela khona ngezwi likaJehova, ukuthi thina esiphilayo esiphila kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi ngeke nangayiphi indlela sibandulele labo abalele [ekufeni]; 16 ngoba iNkosi uqobo iyokwehla ezulwini ngezwi lokuyala, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, futhi labo abafile bemunye noKristu bayovuka kuqala. 17 Kamuva thina esiphilayo esisekhona, kanye nabo, siyothathwa ngamafu ukuze sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; ngakho-ke siyoba neNkosi njalo. 18 Ngenxa yalokho qhubekani niduduzana ngala mazwi. ” (1Th 4: 13-18)

Ngakho-ke abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abalele ekufeni nalabo abasaphila ekubuyeni kukaKristu basindisiwe. Bayathathwa bayohlala noJesu. Ukunemba, abasindiswa e-Armagedoni, kodwa ngaphambi nje kokuba kwenzeke.

Ingabe Ukhona Osindiswa e-Armagedoni?

Impendulo ithi, Yebo. Bonke labo abangebona abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abasindisiwe e-Armagedoni noma ngaphambi kwayo. Kodwa-ke, ngijabula ngokubhala lokhu, ngoba ukusabela okwenzeka ngokushesha okukhulu ngenxa yokukhuliswa kwethu ngokwenkolo ukuthi ukungasindiswa e-Armagedoni kungenye yezindlela zokuthi ulahlwe e-Armagedoni. Akunjalo. Njengoba i-Armagedoni kungesona isikhathi lapho uKristu ahlulela wonke umuntu emhlabeni — abesilisa, abesifazane, izingane kanye nezinsana — akekho noyedwa ongasindiswa ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa futhi akekho olahlwayo. Ukusindiswa kwesintu kwenzeka ngemuva kwe-Armageddon. Kumane nje kuyisigaba — njengesigaba senqubo ebheke ebuntwini ekugcineni insindiso.

Isibonelo, uYahweh wabhubhisa imizi yaseSodoma naseGomora, kepha uJesu ukhombisa ukuthi babengasindiswa ukube umuntu onjengaye wayezobashumayeza.

“Nawe Kapernawume, ingabe mhlawumbe uyophakanyiselwa ezulwini? Uyokwehlela phansi eHayidesi; ngoba ukube imisebenzi yamandla eyenzeka kuwe yayenzeke eSodoma, ngabe likhona nanamuhla. 24 Ngenxa yalokho ngithi kini, Kuyokhuthazela kangcono izwe laseSodoma ngoSuku Lokwahlulela kunani. ” (Mt 11: 23, 24)

UJahweh ubengayishintsha imvelo ukuze leyo mizi isinde kulokho kubhujiswa, kepha wakhetha ukungakwenzi lokho. (Ngokusobala, indlela enza ngayo yaholela ekuzuzeni okukhulu - Johane 17: 3.) Noma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu akabancishi ithemba lokuphila okuphakade, njengoba uJesu esho. Ngaphansi kokubusa kukaKristu, bazobuya futhi babe nethuba lokuphendukela emisebenzini yabo.

Kulula ukudideka ngokusetshenziswa ngokweqile "kokulondoloziwe". ULoti “wasindiswa” ekubhujisweni kwaleyo mizi, kodwa noma kunjalo wafa. Izakhamuzi zalawo madolobha azizange “zisindiswe” ekufeni, nokho zizovuswa. Ukusindisa umuntu esakhiweni esivuthayo akufani nensindiso yaphakade esikhuluma ngayo lapha.

Njengoba uNkulunkulu abulala labo abaseSodoma naseGomora, kepha usazobabuyisela ekuphileni, kunesizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi nalabo ababulawa empini kaNkulunkulu ebizwa nge-Armageddon bazovuswa. Kodwa-ke, ngabe lokho kusho ukuthi kunesizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi uKristu uzobulala wonke umuntu emhlabeni yi-Armagedoni, bese ebavusa bonke kamuva? Njengoba sishilo ekuqaleni, sesingena endaweni yokuqagela. Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka ukuthi kutholwe okuthile eZwini likaNkulunkulu okungalinganisa uhlangothi ngalunye.

Lokho i-Armagedoni Okungeyona

KuMathewu isahluko 24 uJesu ukhuluma ngokubuya kwakhe — phakathi kwezinye izinto. Uthi uzofika njengesela; ukuthi kuzoba ngesikhathi esingasilindele. Ukucacisa iphuzu lakhe, usebenzisa isibonelo esingokomlando:

“Ngoba ezinsukwini zangaphambi kukazamcolo, abantu babedla, bephuza, beshada futhi bendisa, kwaze kwaba usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini; futhi babengazi lutho ngalokho okwakuzokwenzeka kwaze kwafika uzamcolo wabasusa bonke. Kuzakuba njalo ekufikeni kweNdodana yoMuntu. ” (Mt 24: 38, 39 NIV)

Ingozi kumfundi weBhayibheli ukwenza isifaniso esiningi kakhulu. UJesu akasho ukuthi kunokufana kobuso nobuso phakathi kwazo zonke izinto zikazamcolo nokubuya kwakhe. Usho nje ukuthi njengoba abantu bangaleyo minyaka bengazange babone ukuphela kwayo kuza, kanjalo nalabo abaphilayo lapho ebuya ngeke bakubone kuza. Yilapho isifaniso sigcina khona.

Isikhukhula sasingeyona impi phakathi kwamakhosi omhlaba noNkulunkulu. Kwakungukuqedwa kwesintu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uNkulunkulu wathembisa ukuthi ngeke aphinde akwenze.

Kwathi lapho iNkosi inuka iphunga elimnandi, iNkosi yathi enhliziyweni yayo, “Angisophinde ngiqalekise umhlabathi ngenxa yomuntu, ngokuba inhliziyo yomuntu imbi ebutsheni bakhe. Nami ngeke Ngiphinde ngishaye futhi zonke izidalwa eziphilayo njengoba ngenzile. ”(UGe 8: 21)

“Ngimisa isivumelwano sami nawe, sokuthi akusayikunqunywa yonke inyama ngamanzi kazamcolo, futhi akusayikuba khona uzamcolo wokubhubhisa umhlaba....Futhi amanzi ngeke aphinde abe yisikhukhula sokubhubhisa yonke inyama.”(Ge 9: 10-15)

Ingabe uYahweh udlala imidlalo yamagama lapha? Ngabe umane anciphise izindlela zokuqothula kwesintu umhlaba wonke okulandelayo? Ngabe uthi, "Ungakhathazeki, ngokuzayo lapho ngichitha umhlaba weSintu ngeke ngisebenzise amanzi?" Lokho akuzwakali ngempela njengoNkulunkulu esimaziyo. Ingabe ikhona enye incazelo esithembisweni sakhe sesivumelwano asenza kuNowa? Yebo, futhi siyayibona encwadini kaDaniel.

“Emva kwamasonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili, ogcotshiweyo uyakunqunywa angabi nalutho. Futhi abantu benkosi ezayo izobhubhisa umuzi nendlu engcwele. Ukuphela kwawo kuyakufika ngesikhukhula, kuze kube sekupheleni kuyakuba khona impi. Kumenyezelwa incithakalo. ”(Daniyeli 9:26)

Lokhu kukhuluma ngokubhujiswa kweJerusalema okwafika ezandleni zamabutho amaRoma ngo-70 CE Kwakungekho sikhukhula ngaleso sikhathi; awekho amanzi agubhayo. Noma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu akaqambi amanga. Wayesho ukuthini-ke lapho ethi “ukuphela kwawo kuyakufika ngozamcolo”?

Ngokusobala, ukhuluma ngesici samanzi ezikhukhula. Bashanela konke basuke endleleni yabo; ngisho namatshe amade anesisindo samathani amaningi athathwe aqedwa lapho avela khona. Amatshe akha ithempeli ayenesisindo esingamathani amaningi, nokho isikhukhula samabutho amaRoma asishiyananga. (Mt 24: 2)

Kulokhu singaphetha ngokuthi uYahweh wayethembisa ukuthi akasoze abhubhisa yonke impilo njengoba enza osukwini lukaNowa. Uma siqinisile kulokho, umqondo we-Armagedoni njengokubhujiswa okuphelele kwakho konke ukuphila kungaba ukwephula leso sithembiso. Kulokhu singaphetha ngokuthi ukubhujiswa kukazamcolo ngeke kuphindwe ngakho-ke akunakusebenza njengendikimba ye-Armagedoni.

Sisukile eqinisweni elaziwayo saya endaweni yokubonisana okususayo. Yebo, i-Armagedoni iyohilela impi enkulu phakathi kukaJesu namabutho akhe alwa futhi anqoba ohulumeni bomhlaba. Iqiniso. Nokho, lokho kubhujiswa kuyofinyelela kude kangakanani? Bazobakhona yini abasindile? Isisindo sobufakazi sibonakala sikhomba kulolo hlangothi, kepha ngaphandle kwesitatimende esicacile futhi esihlukanisayo emiBhalweni, asinakusho ngokuqiniseka okuphelele.

Ukufa Kwesibili

"Kodwa impela abanye balabo ababulawa e-Armagedoni ngeke bavuswe", abanye bangase bathi. Angithi bayafa ngoba belwa noJesu. ”

Leyo ngenye yezindlela zokuyibuka, kepha ngabe sivumela ukucabanga komuntu? Ngabe sikhipha isahlulelo? Vele, ukusho ukuthi bonke abafayo bazovuswa kungabonakala njengokukhipha isahlulelo. Ngemuva kwakho konke, umnyango wokwahlulela ushintsha ngazo zombili izindlela. Kuyavunywa, asinakusho ngokuqinisekile, kepha iqiniso elilodwa kufanele likhunjulwe: IBhayibheli likhuluma ngokufa kwesibili, futhi siyaqonda ukuthi limele ukufa kokugcina okungasekho ukubuya kukho. (IsAm 2:11; 20: 6, 14; 21: 8) Njengoba ukwazi ukubona, zonke lezi zinkomba zikusAmbulo. Le ncwadi futhi ibhekisa ekufeni kwesibili kusetshenziswa isingathekiso sesiziba somlilo. (Re 20:10, 14, 15; 21: 8) UJesu wasebenzisa isingathekiso esihlukile lapho ebhekise ekufeni kwesibili. Ukhulume ngeGehena, indawo lapho kwakushiswa khona udoti nalapho imiphongolo yalabo ababecatshangwa ukuthi ingenakuguqulwa futhi ngenxa yalokho ingafanele ukuvuswa iphonswa khona. (Mt 5: 22, 29, 30; 10: 28; 18: 9; 23: 15, 33; Mar 9: 43, 44, 47; Luk 12: 5) UJakobe ubuye akhulume ngawo futhi. (Jakobe 3: 6)

Into eyodwa esiyiqaphelayo ngemuva kokufunda zonke lezi ziqephu ukuthi eziningi azixhumene nesikhathi esithile. Ama-apropos engxoxweni yethu, akekho okhombisa ukuthi abantu bangena echibini lomlilo, noma bafe ukufa kwesibili, e-Armagedoni.

Ukuqoqa Imithwalo yethu

Masibuyele emithwalweni yethu yezimfundiso. Mhlawumbe kunokuthile lapho esingakulahla manje.

Ngabe sihamba nomqondo wokuthi i-Armagedoni iyisikhathi sokwahlulela kokugcina? Ngokusobala imibuso yomhlaba izokwahlulelwa futhi itholakale isilela? Kepha akukho lapho iBhayibheli likhuluma khona nge-Armagedoni njengosuku lokwahlulelwa kwabo bonke abantu emhlabeni, abafile noma abaphilayo? Sifunde nje ukuthi abantu baseSodoma bazobuya ngoSuku Lokwahlulela. IBhayibheli alikhulumi ngabafileyo ababuyela ekuphileni ngaphambi kwe-Armagedoni noma ngesikhathi se-Armagedoni, kepha kuphela emva kwalokho. Ngakho-ke ngeke kube yisikhathi sokwahlulela kuso sonke isintu. Ngokuhambisana nalokhu, iZenzo 10:42 zikhuluma ngoJesu njengalowo owahlulela abaphilayo nabafileyo. Leyo nqubo iyingxenye yokusebenzisa igunya lakhe lobukhosi phakathi nokubusa kweminyaka eyinkulungwane.

Ubani ozama ukusitshela ukuthi i-Armagedoni ingukwahlulela kokugcina kwesintu? Ngubani osesabisayo ngezindaba zokwenza noma zokufa zokuphila okuphakade noma ukufa kwaphakade (noma ukulahlwa) e-Armagedoni? Landela imali. Ngubani ozuzayo? Inkolo Ehlelekile inentshisekelo yokuthola ukuthi samukele ukuthi ukuphela kuzoshaya njenganoma yisiphi isikhathi nokuthi ithemba lethu kuphela ukunamathela kubo. Ngenxa yokungabikho kobufakazi obuqinile beBhayibheli obusekela lesi simangalo, kufanele sisebenzise ukuqaphela okukhulu lapho silalela abanjalo.

Kuyiqiniso ukuthi ukuphela kungafika noma nini. Noma ngabe ukuphela kwalomhlaba, noma ukuphela kwempilo yethu kulomhlaba, akunandaba. Kunoma ikuphi, kufanele senze isikhathi esisele silinganiselwe okuthile. Kepha umbuzo okufanele sizibuze wona ngothi, "Yini etafuleni?" Inkolo Ehleliwe ingasenza sikholelwe ukuthi lapho kufika i-Armagedoni, okuwukuphela kwezinketho ukufa kwaphakade noma impilo yaphakade. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi ukunikezwa kokuphila okuphakade manje kusetafuleni. Konke emiBhalweni yamaKrestu kukhuluma nalokho. Kodwa-ke, ingabe kunendlela eyodwa kuphela engenza lokho? Ngabe lokho kungukufa okuphakade? Manje, ngalesi sikhathi manje, ngabe sibhekene nalezo zinqumo ezimbili? Uma kunjalo, pho yini iphuzu lokumisa ukuphatha koMbuso kwamakhosi abapristi?

Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi lapho enikezwa ithuba lokufakaza phambi kweziphathimandla ezingakholwa zosuku lwakhe ngale ndaba, umphostoli uPawulu akazange akhulume ngale miphumela emibili: ukuphila nokufa. Kunalokho wakhuluma ngempilo nokuphila.

“Ngiyavuma kuwe, nokho, ukuthi ngikhonza uNkulunkulu wokhokho bethu ngokweNdlela, abayibiza ngehlelo. Ngiyakholelwa kukho konke okubekwe nguMthetho futhi okulotshwe kubaProfethi, ¹⁵futhi nginethemba elifanayo kuNkulunkulu nabo ngokwabo abaligcinayo, ukuthi kuyoba khona uvuko lwabalungile nababi. ¹⁶Ngaleli themba, ngilwela njalo ukugcina unembeza omsulwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu. ” (IzEnzo 24: 14-16 BSB)

Ukuvuswa okubili! Ngokusobala ziyehluka, kodwa ngokwencazelo, womabili amaqembu asukuma aphile, ngoba yilokho okushiwo igama elithi "uvuko". Yize kunjalo, impilo evuka eqenjini ngalinye yehlukile. Kanjani? Lokho kuzoba isihloko sendatshana yethu elandelayo.

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[i] Sizoxoxa ngemfundiso yesihogo kanye nekusasa labafileyo esihlokweni esizayo kulolu chungechunge.
[Ii] w91 3/15 k. 15 isig. Imiz: Hambisana Nenqola KaJehova Yasezulwini
[Iii] Ngempela, ayikho inkanyezi, ngisho encane kunazo zonke, eyayingawela phansi emhlabeni. Kunalokho, ubukhulu obukhulu benkanyezi, kungaba umhlaba owayo, ngaphambi kokugwinywa ngokuphelele.