IBhabhiloni Liwile! - Ingxenye II

Ingxenye I kungenzeka ukuthi kuthuse, kodwa ngithemba ukuthi usudlulile ukushaqeka ngezinga elithile uma unami kulokhu kulandelela. Mhlawumbe izifundo ezinjengalezi bezingeke zibe nzima ukuzigwinya uma besazi ngempela futhi siwuqonda umlando wenhlangano yama-Advent. Ngemva Kokudumazeka Okukhulu kwango-1844 lapho kuthuthukiswa imfundiso yendlu engcwele, amaphayona ethu abona “umnyango ovaliwe” oqondile ngokumelene namasonto amaProthestani angaleso sikhathi.

Umnyango ovaliwe wawunezinhlangothi ezimbili: ngakolunye uhlangothi, uMyango kamoya wensindiso wawususukile. UJesu (umnyango ovulekile) wayengasekho endaweni eNgcwele yendlu engcwele yasezulwini, kodwa wayesethuthele endaweni eNgcwelengcwele. Imfundiso yendlu engcwele yaletha ukuqonda okusha ngokuphelele komsebenzi kaJesu ezulwini, okwakudinga indlela ehlukile yokukholwa lapha emhlabeni.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, amasonto obuProthestani avala iminyango yawo^[1] kukhale phakathi kwamabili^[2] wenhlangano yeMillerite. Kanjalo amabandla ayeka ukuthwala iqiniso lamanje, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, iqiniso lamanje lathwalwa yinhlangano yama-Advent. Lokhu akusho ukuthi abantu bakwamanye amabandla babengeke basindiswe, kodwa kwakumelwe basindiswe bheka ngaphandle amasonto abo ukuze bathole iNdlela yensindiso. Kufanele silandele iWundlu ngokukholwa nomaphi lapho liya khona.^[3]

Iqiniso kwakungelona ulwazi olungaguquki. Laliqhubekela phambili ekukhanyeni kwemfundiso yendlu engcwele, eyayixhumene nokutholakala kweSabatha leNkosi langempela langoMgqibelo njengoba lilotshiwe emthethweni waKhe. U-Ellen G. White waphawula ngalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kanje:

I-Open and Shut Door

NgeSabatha, ngo-March 24, 1849, saba nomhlangano omnandi nothakazelisa kakhulu nabazalwane eTopsham, eMaine. UMoya oNgcwele wathululelwa phezu kwethu, futhi ngoMoya ngayiswa emzini kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. Khona-ke Ngaboniswa ukuthi imiyalo kaNkulunkulu kanye lobufakazi bukaJesu Kristu ephathelene ne- umnyango ovaliwe wawungehlukaniswe, nalokho isikhathi sokuthi imiyalo kaNkulunkulu ikhanye ngakho konke ukubaluleka kwazo, futhi ukuze abantu bakaNkulunkulu bavivinywe ngeqiniso ngeSabatha, kwabe sekuvuleka umnyango endaweni engcwelengcwele, endaweni engcwele yasezulwini, lapho kukhona umphongolo, lapho kukhona khona ithempeli imiyalo eyishumi. Lomnyango awuzange uvulwe kwaze kwaqedwa ukulamula kukaJesu endaweni engcwele yendlu engcwele ngo-1844. Khona-ke uJesu wasukuma futhi wavala umnyango wendlu engcwele, futhi wavula umnyango weNgcwelengcwele, futhi wadlula phakathi kwesihenqo sesibili, lapho manje emi khona ngasemphongolweni, nalapho ukholo lukaIsrayeli selufinyelela khona manje.

Ngabona ukuthi uJesu wayevale umnyango wendlu engcwele, futhi akekho ongawuvula; nokuthi uvule umnyango weNgcwelengcwele, akekho ongawuvala ( IsAmbulo 3:7, 8 ); futhi lokho njengoba uJesu evule umnyango wendawo engcwelengcwele, equkethe umphongolo, imiyalo ibilokhu ikhanya kubantu bakaNkulunkulu, futhi ivivinywa ngombuzo weSabatha. {EW 42.1–2}^[4]

Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, amaSeventh-day Adventist aqotho ayebheke endlini engcwele yasezulwini elindele ukuqedwa komsebenzi kaKristu eNgcwelengcwele. Iminyaka yokuqala kwakuyiminyaka yokufunda ngokukhuthala njengoba amavulandlela eBandla leSDA ayebeka izisekelo zokholo lwawo. Ukukhanya okwakulokhu kukhanya ngokukhanya nakakhulu okuvela emnyango ovulekile ezulwini kwacishe kwagqama nabo bonke ubukhazikhazi basezulwini ngo-1888 eMinneapolis General Conference Session. Kubalulekile ukuthi uyazi leyo ndaba.^[5] Ngeshwa, ukukhanya kwacishwa. UNkulunkulu wayebanike umnyango ovulekile wokuya ezulwini ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa abazange balisebenzise leli thuba. Ngemva kwalokho, bazisola—njengoba nje abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ‘baphenduka’ futhi banquma ukungena eKhanani ngokushesha esikhundleni sokulinda iminyaka engu-40. Ukuphenduka kwabo kwakungeqotho ngokwanele kuzo zombili izimo, nokho, njengoba kungabonakala eqinisweni lokuthi baqhubeka benza ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu ngokuzama ukugwema imiphumela engenakugwenywa (ukuzulazula ehlane). Ithuba lase lidlulile, futhi lalingeke libuyele kuleso sizukulwane.

Kusukela umlayezo we-Orion washicilelwa ngo-2010, ithuba selibuyile ngokugcwele. Ithabhanekele leqiniso elamiswa nguJehova, hatshi umuntu.^[6] kwembulwa ezulwini. Kwase kuyisikhathi sokuba abantu bakaNkulunkulu babheke phezulu, baphakamise amakhanda abo.^[7] Iminyaka emihlanu umlayezo we-Orion wawungumnyango ovulekile weBandla leSDA.

Ohlelweni olukhulu lwezinto, i-1888 yayiyimijikelezo emibili nengxenye yeJubili edlule. Unyaka weJubili ngama-50^th unyaka womjikelezo weminyaka engama-49 uNkulunkulu awumisela ukuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqale ekungeneni kwabo eKhanani. Eqinisweni, unyaka wesabatha wesikhombisa wezikhathi ezithile waqala ngo-1889, futhi uNkulunkulu wayefuna ukuyisa abantu baKhe ekhaya ngo-1890—owaqala ama-70.^th Unyaka weJubili kusukela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bangena eKhanani lasendulo. Singabala ukuthi mingaki iminyaka yesabatha kusukela ngo-1889 kuze kube manje ngale ndlela elandelayo:

2015 - 1889 = iminyaka eyi-126

Iminyaka eyi-126 ÷ iminyaka eyi-7/umjikelezo = imijikelezo eyi-18

Umphumela ufika enanini eliqondile ngoba unyaka wesabatha uqala wona kanye lo 2015, ekwindla. Njengoba izinhlupho zifika, izwe ekugcineni liyoqala ukuphumula emthwalweni osindayo ubugovu besimanje obuwuthwesa intela.

Sabona masinyane ukuthi iBandla leSDA elihlelekile laliphuthelwe yithuba lalo lokugcina lokuphenduka, njengoba izehlakalo zokuphela kukaLwezi zikhomba (ezihlanganiswe ngo. Ingxenye I). Lokho kwasiholela ekubeni siqale ukuqondisa izihloko zethu kuwo wonke amaKristu, hhayi ikakhulukazi ama-Adventist. I-Divine Providence yaqinisekisa ukuthi siyayishicilela Call Last ngo-December 17, 2014. Lolo kwakuwusuku lokubekwa kwetshe legumbi lethempeli lesibili, njengoba kulotshwe encwadini yomprofethi uHagayi, owayenomyalezo okhethekile onezingxenye ezimbili ovela kuNkulunkulu ngalolo suku. Into yokuqala engenzeka ngeHanukkah, uMkhosi Wezibani, yaqala ngakusasa ngo-December 18. Ngempela, ukunyakaza kwengelosi yesine bekulokhu kunomkhosi wokukhanya—oye waqhubeka ngale kweHanukkah—futhi lolu chungechunge lwesihloko luletha okwengeziwe kwalowo mkhosi kuwe.

Uyabona ukuthi kungani lo Mkhosi Wokukhanya wamanje waqala ngo-18^th ngemva kosuku kuvalwe umnyango weBandla leSDA? Kusukela ngesikhathi iBandla lama-SDA lenqaba ngalo uKristu eMinneapolis kwaze kwaba yilapho ukukhanya okukhulu kwengelosi yesine kuwuvula ngokugcwele umnyango wethuba futhi kwakuyimijikelezo engu-18. Ngokufanayo, sinezinsuku eziyi-18 kusukela ekuvalweni komnyango weBandla lama-SDA ngoNovemba 30, 2014 kuze kube uMkhosi wezibani uvutha ngomnyango ovulekile futhi kulabo bomhlaba okufanele bakholwe. Ngalobu budlelwano, uNkulunkulu ugcizelela ukuthi lokhu kukhanya empeleni kuwukuqedwa komlayezo wengelosi yesine yesAmbulo 18.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kwadingeka bazulazule ehlane kuze kube sekufeni isizukulwane esingakholwa. UNkulunkulu wayengeke abangenise abangakholwa ezweni laseKhanani. Kwenzeka okufanayo manje. Labo abaye bajabulela umoya ofanayo wokungakholwa namuhla abaholi eNgqungqutheleni Enkulu yaseMinneapolis ngeke babe abazuzi besithembiso. Lapho kukhona ukuphenduka, yebo, kodwa umuntu kufanele afune umnyango ovulekile lapho kutholakala khona.

Njengoba amasonto amaProthestani enkathi ka-1844 avala iminyango yawo esigijimini samaMillerite, kanjalo neSonto leSDA liye lavala iminyango yalo esigijimini se-Orion. Benqabile ukubhapathiza labo abakholelwa isigijimi se-Orion, baye balahla ubulungu bamakholwa e-Orion, futhi bahlola isigijimi nomaphi lapho sivela khona. Ngamanye amazwi, umuntu kumele aphumele ngaphandle kwebandla ukuze athole iqiniso lamanje lanamuhla! Yilokho de facto iqiniso lokuwa kwebandla. Kodwa makadunyiswe uNkulunkulu ngokuthi “umnyango ovuliwe” ongokomoya usuphinde wasuka ukuze bonke abafisa ukungena bangene.

Miningi “iminyango” yokuvivinywa evulekele futhi yavalwa kubantu abahlukene emlandweni, futhi zonke ziyizibonelo zomnyango owodwa omkhulu iBhayibheli elikhuluma ngawo, ozothinta wonke umuntu ophilayo. Yonke iminyango emincane evaliwe isebenza njengesixwayiso kulowo mnyango owodwa omkhulu. Lokho kuwukuvalwa kokugcina kokuvivinywa komhlaba, ngaphambi kokuba izinhlupho ziwe futhi uJesu abuye. Ekhuluma nebandla laseFiladelfiya (elimelela abathembekile bakaNkulunkulu ekupheleni kwesikhathi), uJesu wathi:

Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho. ngibeke phambi kwakho an vula umnyango, akakho ongalivala, ngokuba unamandla amancane, uligcinile izwi lami, kawuliphikanga igama lami. ( IsAmbulo 3:8 )

Uma sisonta ebandleni laseFiladelfiya, kufanele sikwazi ukubona lomnyango ovuliwe futhi singene kuwo. Khumbula okwashiwo esicashunweni esivula ngomnyango ovuliwe novaliwe, ukuthi lemfundiso yayingenakuhlukaniswa nemithetho kaNkulunkulu. Umnyango ovuliwe kukhulunywa ngawo izikhathi ezimbili encwadini yesAmbulo, isikhathi ngasinye maqondana noMphongolo weSivumelwano. Isikhathi sokuqala sisekuchazweni kwecilongo lesikhombisa:

Futhi ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lavulwa ezulwini, kwabonakala umphongolo wesivumelwano sakhe ethempelini lakhe... (IsAmbulo 11: 19)

Siyazi kakade ukuthi icilongo lesikhombisa liyokhala ekupheleni kokuhlolwa, futhi ithempeli liyovulwa ezulwini ngaleso sikhathi. Inkulumo yesibili ngomnyango ovuliwe ilandelayo:

Futhi emva kwalokho [incazelo yabangu-144,000 emi phezu kolwandle lwengilazi, okufanekisela ukuvalwa kokuvivinywa] Ngabheka, bheka, ithempeli lethabhanekele lobufakazi ezulwini kwavulwa: Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zaphuma ethempelini, zinezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa, zembethe ilineni elihlanzekile nelimhlophe, zibophe izifuba zazo ngamabhande egolide. ( IsAmbulo 15:5-6 )

Leli vesi likhuluma ngesikhathi esifanayo nelinye ivesi: kuwukuphela kokuvivinywa ekushoneni kwelanga ngo-October 17, 2015, lapho uJesu (njengomPristi Ophakeme ophambene nomfuziselo) ezoqeda ukubuyisana endaweni eNgcwelengcwele. Nokho, sisesesikhathini sokuvivinywa—noma sifushane! Lezo zinto zalotshelwa ukuba siziqonde ngaphambi ukuvivinywa kuyaphela. Yingakho amaphayona ama-Adventist ayekwazi ukubona ngokholo eNdaweni eNgcwelengcwele; lamavesi abaqondisa ekuqondeni kwabo uMthetho kaNkulunkulu.

Kunjalo nakithi namuhla, ngakho ngiyakumema ukuthi uqhubeke nami ekuhloleni okuthakazelisayo nokufanelekile kwalesi sihloko.

Ichabod

Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani sithole usuku lweNdalo lapho sazama khona ukuhlanganisa wonke umugqa wesikhathi womlando womhlaba, njengoba ulotshwe eBhayibhelini. Kwakungelula, kodwa iwashi likaNkulunkulu e-Orion lasisiza emaphuzwini ayisihluthulelo (njengoba ungafunda ngawo encwadini yezindaba ezizayo. Izinyathelo Eziyisikhombisa Eziya Kwaphakade isihloko). Njengoba sasilandelela umlando ongcwele siye phambili ngencwadi yabaHluleli, futhi silandelela umlando ongcwele sibuyela emuva ezincwadini zamaKhosi, ngemva komzamo omkhulu umugqa wesikhathi wacishe wahlangana nokungafani kokugcina konyaka owodwa.

Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi incwadi yabaHluleli ayikhulumi ngenani leminyaka kaSamuweli, naphezu kokuthi wayebaluleke kangakanani. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izincwadi zamaKhosi azikhulumi ngenani leminyaka kaSawule, nakuba ayebaluleke kangakanani. Ukuhlotshaniswa kohlu lwesikhathi lwabahluleli nolwamakhosi kuncike entweni eyodwa: Umphongolo Wesivumelwano.

U-Eli wayengumahluleli wokugcina okulotshwa ukubusa kwakhe. Wafa ngenxa yokuzwa izindaba ezimbi zenhlekelele enkulu yokuthi umphongolo wawuthathwe amaFilisti. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babekholelwa ukuthi njengoba umkhumbi uhamba nabo empini, babengeke bahlulwe. Lesi simo sengqondo siyabonakala namuhla eBandleni le-SDA, elikholelwa ukuthi njengabantu abagcina imiyalelo (ikakhulukazi abagcina iSabatha), ngeke bahluleke. Ngakho-ke, izindaba zokuthi umphongolo uthathiwe ngamaFilisti zamshaya u-Eli ngamandla amsusa esihlalweni sakhe, wafa.

Futhi kwenzeka, lapho yena [isigijimi sibuya empini] wakhuluma ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi yena [Eli] wawa nyovane esihlalweni ngaseceleni kwesango, kwaphuka intamo, wafa. ngoba wayesemdala, esinda. Wamahlulela u-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amane. ( 1 Samuweli 4:18 )

Lezi zindaba zokungacabangeki zashaya umalokazana wakhe okhulelwe futhi engumfelokazi ngokufa okufanayo:

Ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe abesifazane ababemi ngakuye bathi kuye: Ungesabi; ngoba uzale indodana. Kepha akaphendulanga, futhi akazange akubheke. Waqamba umntwana ngokuthi u-Ikabodi, ethi: Inkazimulo isukile kwa-Israyeli, ngokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathiwe. nangenxa kayisezala nomyeni wakhe. ( 1 Samuweli 4:20-21 )

Le ndaba ebuhlungu iyenzeka futhi kumaSeventh-day Adventist namuhla. Okokuqala, inkantolo yasuka nje eBandleni elihlelekile. Manje, umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, indawo yokugcina umthetho waKhe kanye nesihlalo senkazimulo Yakhe, ngokomfanekiso uye kubantu abangewona ama-Adventist (abamelwe amaFilisti). Qaphela ukuthi u-Ellen G. White wathini:

Emihleni kaSamuweli, u-Israyeli wacabanga ukuthi ukuba khona komphongolo oqukethe imiyalo kaNkulunkulu kuzoqinisekisa ukunqoba kwawo amaFilisti, ukuthi baphendukile noma cha emisebenzini yabo emibi. Kanjalo, ngesikhathi sikaJeremiya, amaJuda ayekholelwa ukuthi ukuzigcina ngokuqinile izinkonzo zasethempelini ezimiswe ngokwaphezulu kwakuyowavikela esijezisweni esifanele senkambo yawo yesono.

Ingozi efanayo isekhona namuhla phakathi kwabantu abathi banjalo indawo yokugcina umthetho kaNkulunkulu. Bafaneleka kakhulu ukuzincoma ukuthi indlela abaphethe ngayo imiyalelo izobavikela emandleni okulunga kukaNkulunkulu. Benqaba ukusolwa ngokubi, futhi basola izinceku zikaNkulunkulu ngokushisekela kakhulu ekukhipheni isono ngaphandle kwekamu. UNkulunkulu ozonda isono ubiza labo abathi bayawugcina umthetho wakhe ukuba badede kubo bonke ububi. Ukudebesela ukuphenduka nokulalela izwi lakhe kuyoletha njengemiphumela emibi ezincekwini zikaNkulunkulu namuhla njengoba kwenza isono esifanayo ku-Israyeli wasendulo. Kunomkhawulo lapho engeke esazibambezela khona izahlulelo zakhe. Ukuchithwa kweJerusalema [we will come back to that] uyisixwayiso phambi kwamehlo kaIsrayeli wanamuhla, ukuthi ukulungiswa okunikezwa ngamathuluzi akhe akhethiwe akunakushaywa indiva ngaphandle kokujeziswa. {RH Juni 30, 1885, isig. 6–7}

Imiphumela efanayo engathi sína eyehlela u-Israyeli wasendulo ngenxa yalesi sono esifanayo iyenzeka namuhla ku-Israyeli ongokomoya, iBandla leSDA.

Izigigaba ZoMphongolo Olahlekile

Kuyisimiso esibalulekile ekubalweni kwezikhathi kweBhayibheli ukuthi imigqa yesikhathi yaqoshwa ukuze kudluliswe umlayezo, hhayi nje ukurekhoda izinsuku zezenzakalo zomlando (yize zinembile ngokomlando). Izikhathi zanikezwa ukulandelela umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kusukela e-Edene ngoMesiya kuya e-Edene Ebuyiselwe. Izinsuku ezimbalwa kuphela ezinikiwe ukuze kuxhunyanwe kusukela ku-Adamu wokuqala kuya ku-Adamu wesibili, uJesu Kristu, futhi ukusuka lapho kuya “ku-Adamu wesithathu,” abayizi-144,000 XNUMX.

Akuzona zonke izikhathi ezinikezwe eBhayibhelini ezinesisindo esifanayo. Isibonelo, umugqa wesikhathi wamakhosi akwaJuda, hhayi amakhosi akwa-Israyeli, obaluleke kakhulu, ngoba uMsindisi wayezovela esizweni sakwaJuda. Lesi silinganiso esisekelwe ekubalulekeni yingakho ubude benkonzo kaSamuweli noma ubude bokubusa kukaSawule akubhalwanga eTestamenteni Elidala. Isici esibaluleke kakhulu endabeni ngezikhathi zikaSamuweli noSawule kwakungeyena uSamuweli noma uSawule, kodwa kunalokho ukuhamba komphongolo wesivumelwano.

AmaFilisti ashaywa ngenxa yomkhumbi. Bawuthuthela emadolobheni amaningana ahlukene kwaze kwaba yilapho ukukhala kwabo kwafika ezulwini:

Amadoda angafanga ashaywa ngamathumba; nokukhala komuzi kwenyukela ezulwini. Umphongolo kaJehova wawusezweni lamaFilisti izinyanga eziyisikhombisa. (1 Samuel 5:12-6:1)

Evesini elingenhla, sitshelwa ukuthi umphongolo wawunesikhathi esingakanani namaFilisti. Ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwaphezulu, sanyathelisa isihloko sethu Call Last ngo-December 17, 2014. Leso sihloko sasho ngokuqinile ukuthi umnyango wawuvaliwe kuma-Adventist. Isikhathi “se-Ichabod” sase sifikile ku-Adventism, kwase kuyisikhathi sokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uthathwe ezweni lawo ngokomfanekiso. Ngo-December 18, umkhumbi, esingawubona ngokholo, waqala uhambo lwawo olungokomfanekiso lwezinyanga eziyisikhombisa ezweni lamaKristu okuzisholo “amaFilisti,” futhi lowo mlenze wohambo lwawo uzophela ngo-July 17, 2015, ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa kamuva.

Umphongolo wabangela izinkinga ezinkulu kumaFilisti kangangokuthi awubuyisela ku-Israyeli nomnikelo wecala. Ekhumbula izenzo ezinkulu uNkulunkulu abenzela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubakhipha eGibhithe, futhi ekhumbula isiphetho sikaFaro, amaFilisti ngokwesaba awubuyisela umphongolo kuma-Israyeli.

Ngaphakathi komkhumbi kwakunoMthetho kaNkulunkulu. Iningi lamaKristu aliwuhloniphi umthetho ngendlela okufanele liwuhloniphe. Umthetho wesine awunakwa ikakhulukazi, futhi iSonto lithathwa esikhundleni seSabatha losuku lwesikhombisa uNkulunkulu alihlukanisele ukukhonza. Ngaleso sizathu, lowo othi ungumKristu uzizwa ecindezelekile lapho umkhumbi—noma sizothi uMthetho kaNkulunkulu—uphambi kwakhe.

Umphongolo wahlala endaweni eyodwa iminyaka engamashumi amabili, okwakuyisikhathi eside nesidabukisayo kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli. IBhayibheli lithi:

Kwathi umphongolo usahlezi eKiriyati Jeharimi isikhathi sasiside; ngoba kwakuyiminyaka engamashumi amabili: futhi yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli yamlilela uJehova. (I-1 Samuel 7: 2)

Ama-Adventist athembekile nawo adlule isikhathi eside futhi esidabukisayo. Abaningi bayazibuza ukuthi kungani uJesu engakafiki. Kube yisikhathi sokubuka ukuhlubuka kukhula namaqiniso ayigugu ama-Adventist anyathelwa othulini. Abanjalo baye ‘balilela iNKOSI,’ ngoba ‘isikhathi sasiside. Bebelangazelela ukuba umthetho waKhe ube sebusweni babo futhi, ulotshwe ezibhebheni zenyama,^[8] njengoba kwakunjalo.

UDavida wayeyindoda elandela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.^[9] Imicabango yakhe yayikuNkulunkulu, washesha ukubuyisa uMphongolo wesivumelwano.

UDavide wasukuma, wahamba nabo bonke abantu ababe naye besuka eBali lakwaJuda; ukwenyusa umphongolo kaNkulunkulu usuka lapho, ogama lakhe libizwa ngegama likaJehova Sebawoti ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubi. (I-2 Samuel 6: 2)

Uyafisa ukubona ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho? Ungathanda ukuletha umkhumbi ekhaya lakho ngokholo? Jabulani! Impande nenzalo kaDavide ibuyisela uMthetho kaNkulunkulu kuIsrayeli ongokomoya namuhla! Uma singathi shazi kuyo, kufanele sibheke endlini engcwele yasezulwini lapho uJehova Sebawoti ehlala khona phakathi kwamakherubi. Kumelwe sibheke ngamehlo omoya, ukuze sibone uMthetho kaNkulunkulu njengendinganiso yokwahlulela enkantolo yasezulwini.

Umfanekiso 1 - Izigigaba Zomkhumbi Olahlekile

Kumelwe kuqashelwe nenhlonipho efanele, ngoba lapho u-Uza ethinta umphongolo, wabulawa wafa. UDavide wabiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iPherezuza, okusho ukuthi “ukuphuka kwamandla.” Ngalokho umphongolo wahlala isikhashana endlini ka-Obede Edomi;

Umphongolo kaJehova wahlala endlini ka-Obede Edomi umGiti izinyanga ezintathu: uJehova wambusisa u-Obede Edomi nendlu yakhe yonke. ( 2 Samuweli 6:11 )

Kusukela ngeSabatha, Julayi 18, 2015, singalindela izinyanga ezintathu zesibusiso esixubile ngenxa yobukhona boMthetho kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabantu Bakhe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuyoqala ngokwesaba nokuthuthumela, njengoba kwenzeka ekufeni kuka-Uza, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi kuyoba isibusiso esikhulu ngomqondo wokuthi injongo kaNkulunkulu kufanele yande kakhulu. Kuyoba isikhathi sokulila kwabafel’ ukholo okufanele bafe, kodwa kuyogcina ngokunqoba.

Lapho uDavide ebona ukuthi uJehova ubusisile indlu ka-Obede Edomi, wajabula, wanquma ukuwuletha umphongolo eMzini KaDavide, elalela iziyalezo zikaNkulunkulu zokuphatha izinto ezingcwele. Wangenisa umphongolo emzini ngentokozo nangokuhlabelela, egqoke ingubo yamahlombe yelineni (izingubo zabapristi). Ngalolo suku, uDavide wanika abantu izabelo zesinkwa newayini.

Ukuletha umphongolo ngenjabulo eMzini KaDavide kuvumelana neSabatha Eliphakeme lokugcina lika-2015. Izinyanga ezintathu zizophela ngo-October 17, 2015, ekupheleni kwesikhathi sokuhlolwa. Yonke imiphefumulo iyobe ikhethe uhlangothi lwayo empini enkulu phakathi kokuhle nokubi, futhi uJesu uyomisa umsebenzi wakhe wokukhulumela endlini engcwele yasezulwini. Bese kuthi i i-carillon enkulu kwewashi likaNkulunkulu kuyonkeneneza ngenjabulo, ngoba izikhonzi zombuso kaKristu ziyobe sezakhiwe. Kulapho-ke izabelo zokugcina ezingu-372 zikaMoya oNgcwele zizonikezwa “njengesinkwa newayini” ukuze kusekele abayizi-144,000 XNUMX esikhathini sezinhlupho. UJesu uyobeka eceleni isambatho Sakhe sobupristi futhi agqoke izembatho Zakhe zobukhosi njengoba kwenza uDavide.

Ukuhamba koMphongolo wesivumelwano kuwukuxhumana phakathi komlando wabahluleli bakwa-Israyeli kanye nowamakhosi akhona. Ngakho esikhathini sethu, izinyanga eziyishumi zokuhamba komkhumbi zimelela ukuguquka kusuka “kubantu abahluleli” (iLawodikeya) kuya enkathini yamakhosi nabapristi (abayizi-144,000 XNUMX).

Umthetho kaNkulunkulu

Ngaphakathi komkhumbi kwakunoMthetho kaNkulunkulu. Umkhumbi waklanywa waba isitsha okwakuzofakwa kuso iMithetho Eyishumi. Yingakho ubizwa ngokuthi umphongolo wesivumelwano noma wesivumelwano. Umkhumbi wenziwa waba yifenisha enhle hhayi ngenxa yawo, kodwa ngenxa yezinto ezingcwele ezikuwo.

Umphongolo owawusetabernakele emhlabeni wawunezibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe okwakulotshwe kuzo izimiso zoMthetho kaNkulunkulu. Umphongolo wawumane nje uyisitsha sezibhebhe zomthetho, futhi ukuba khona kwalemithetho yaphezulu kwayinika ukubaluleka kwayo nobungcwele bayo. {GC 433.2}^[10]

Ngakho-ke, lapho sibona umphongolo wesivumelwano ezulwini futhi sifunda ukunyakaza kwawo okungokomfanekiso emhlabeni, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi iMithetho Eyishumi iyinhloko yendaba.

Isivumelwano noma itestamente idokhumenti yomthetho (yomthetho) echaza imigomo yesivumelwano phakathi kwezinhlangothi. Lapho uNkulunkulu enikeza uMose iMithetho Eyishumi eNtabeni iSinayi, kwakuyisivumelwano esingokomthetho esasisebenza futhi sibopha eNkantolo Ephakeme YaseZulwini. Siyazi ukuthi zombili izinhlangothi zathola ikhophi yesivumelwano, ngoba uMose wakha itabernakele lasehlane ngokwesibonelo segceke lasezulwini, futhi igceke lasezulwini nalo linomphongolo onesivumelwano njengoba uJohane uMambuli akubona embonweni.

Kwakungamandla angokomthetho esivumelwano anikeza umphongolo amandla ezandleni zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Lesi sivumelwano sasiyisithembiso sikaNkulunkulu sokuwangenisa ezweni laseKhanani, ngakho lapho esiyisa empini, ayefuna ilungelo lawo elingokomthetho lezwe futhi edlulisela icala eNkantolo Yezulu ukuze asekele lokho ayekushilo. Yilokhu okwenza ukunqotshwa kweKhanani kwaba into ehlukile ngaphandle kokubanjwa kwempahla yomunye umuntu ngonya. Banikezwe indawo yokuqashisa nguMnini-Title, owayebaxosha ababekade beqashile ngamacala abo.

Leso yisibonelo noma iphethini yalokho okwenzeka endaweni yonke. Isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu no-Israyeli sasiyisibonelo nje sesivumelwano esikhulu nezindlalifa zensindiso. USathane nezingelosi zakhe ezimbi ‘bayimidondoshiya’ yaseKhanani yasezulwini eyaxoshwa, futhi uNkulunkulu wenze isivumelwano nathi sokusingenisa eKhanani lasezulwini esikhundleni sazo.

Ngokuba asibambene nenyama negazi, kepha ngokumelene nezikhulu, namandla, nabaphathi bombumnyama bezwe, nokumelene nobubi obungokomoya ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Ngakho hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe namandla okuzabalaza phakathi kwenu usuku olubi [unyaka wezifo], futhi ngemva kokwenza konke, ukuma. (Kwabase-Efesu 6: 12-13)

Encwadini yamaHebheru, umphostoli uPawulu uchaza isivumelwano ngefa lokugcina.^[11] Empeleni, uPawulu uthi uJesu, iNdlalifa yendawo yonke, wasishiyela ifa Lakhe ‘ngentando Yakhe yokugcina. Incwadi yokugcina yefa ayisebenzi kuze kube yilapho umuntu efa, yingakho ukufa kukaJesu ngenxa yezono zethu kwenza kwaba nokwenzeka ngathi ukwamukela izulu njengefa.

Nokho, isivumelwano sanikeza abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ilungelo lokungena ezweni laseKhanani ngaphansi kwemibandela ethile kuphela, okungukuthi, iMithetho Eyishumi. Babenakho izibopho ngaphansi kwesivumelwano:

Wathatha incwadi yesivumelwano, wayifunda ezindlebeni zabantu. bathi: "Konke akukhulumileyo uJehova siyakukwenza, silalele." (Eksodusi 24: 7)

Kungaba wumsangano ukucabanga ukuthi umnikazi wendawo angaxosha iziqashi ngoba ziyizigebengu alande abaqashi abasha nabo abayizigebengu. Kuwumsangano ngendlela efanayo ukucabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu angaxosha uSathane nezingelosi zakhe ngenxa yokuhlubuka kwabo emthethweni waKhe ukuze nje abangenise ezulwini, abathathele indawo, isixuku sabantu abahlubukayo nabo abangawunaki umthetho Wakhe. Isivumelwano sinemibandela okufanele ihlangatshezwe kanye nezithembiso ezizolethwa, futhi leyo mibandela imane iyiMithetho Eyishumi.

Okusanda Kulotshwa

Uhambo oluphawulekayo lomkhumbi—lapho amandla awo ebonakaliswa kokubili ngokuqalekisa nokubusisa—kwenzeka ngezikhathi ezimbili, okokuqala kwaba izinyanga eziyisikhombisa kwase kuba izinyanga ezintathu. Anikuhlabi yini ukuthi isikhathi sokufika kwawo saba yizinyanga eziyishumi na? Ngamanye amazwi, njengoba nje iMiyalo Eyishumi yayiqukethwe emkhunjini, ngakho phakathi nohambo lomkhumbi, izinyanga eziyishumi zigcwele amandla—inyanga eyodwa kumyalo ngamunye.

Masilunguze kusibonakude sokholo enkantolo yasezulwini ukuze sibuke ukuthethwa kwesinqumo. Ukwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo kuyaqhubeka, futhi ukuvivinywa kusanda kuvalwa eBandleni leSDA kusukela ngoNovemba 30, 2014. Ngemva kwesikhashana, ngoDecember 18, izimo zesivumelwano zilethwa phambi kwenkantolo ukuze kunqunywe ukuthi ukufanele yini ukuthola isithakazelo ezulwini. Njengoba inyanga ngemva kwenyanga esheshayo idlula emhlabeni, umbuzo osenkantolo yasezulwini uthi: Ingabe useyifezile imibandela yenkontileka?

Umfanekiso 2 - Imibandela Yesivumelwano

Lokhu akukona nje ukuvivinywa kwebandla elihlangene, kodwa ngesomunye nomunye wethu othi ungumKristu. Ingabe uthi ungaphansi kwesivumelwano esisha (noma iTestamente Elisha) sikaJesu Kristu? Khona-ke kufanele ubheke itestamente enkantolo yasezulwini, futhi ulwele ukuhlangabezana nezimo ezidingekayo ukuze uthole ifa lesithakazelo eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu.

Isizathu sokuthi ikhophi yenkontileka inikezwe wonke umuntu ukuqapha ukukhwabanisa. Uma inkontileka ishintshwa nganoma iyiphi indlela, omunye umuntu angaqhathanisa inguqulo eshintshiwe nekhophi yakhe futhi aphikise izinguquko zomgunyathi. Amabhokisi ediphozithi okuphepha emagumbini asezulwini aqukethe okwangempela okukhulu, futhi aqapha noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwenkontileka. IMithetho Eyishumi eyanikezwa uMose yayiyikhophi yalowo wokuqala omkhulu wonke umuntu afaniswa nawo.

Kuwo wonke amaqiniso, uSathane unomgunyathi. Uye waphazamisa uMthetho kaNkulunkulu ngokufaka iSonto leSabatha esikhundleni seSabatha leNkosi, phakathi kokunye. Uyishintshile inkontileka, futhi ufuna ukholwe ukuthi inguqulo yakhe isemthethweni njenganoma iyiphi. Ingabe ukushintshwa kwakhe kuzodlula njengokusebenza esigodlweni sasezulwini? Akunjalo neze!

Umthetho wesine yiwona ohlaselwa kakhulu, ngakho-ke uyisihloko esibaluleke kakhulu ekwahluleleni, emhlabeni nasezulwini. Ingabe usukulungele ukwahlulelwa ngalolu daba? Ingabe usukulungele ukwahlulelwa kubo bonke abanye?

Umthetho kaNkulunkulu awufuni ukuba senze okungaphezu kwalokho esingakulalela. Njengoba uJesu engummeli wethu—ummeli wethu—sinelungelo losizo olungcono kakhulu esingaluthola. Wafela izono zomhlaba,^[12] futhi uma sivuma izono zethu, Usibalela ngomthwalo owachitha ukuphila Kwakhe.^[13] UJesu ungummeli onobulungisa, futhi angakhuluma egameni lethu kuphela uma siveza izifiso zethu Kuye. Kuze kube yilapho sizivuma izono zethu futhi simcele ukuba asisuse kuzo, angeke abe yinkonzo kithi. Kodwa uma sivuma futhi sicela intethelelo, angaqhubeka ebala izono zethu njengezibethelwe esiphambanweni.

Ingxenye elandelayo yenqubo iwukusihlanza ukuze sihlale sikhululekile futhi sicacile. Ngeke kusize ngalutho ukusikhulula ezonweni zethu zesikhathi esidlule uma singanikezwa futhi inhliziyo yokulalela ukuze sigweme izono zesikhathi esizayo. Ngalokhu, kufanele sazi uMthetho kaNkulunkulu ngokuqonda. Kumelwe silitadishe futhi silenze libe yingxenye yethu.

Lesi yisivumelwano engizakwenza labo emva kwalezonsuku, itsho iNkosi. ngiyakufaka imithetho yami ezinhliziyweni zabo, ngiyilobe nasengqondweni yabo; Izono zabo nobubi babo angisayikukukhumbula. (Hebheru 10: 16-17)

Ngakho, njengoba sitadisha izenzakalo ezenzeka ezweni phakathi nalezi zinyanga eziyishumi zokugcina zokuvivinywa, umthandazo wethu njengabantu ngabanye kufanele ube uthi, “Nkosi, faka umthetho wakho enhliziyweni yami, uwulobe engqondweni yami.” Usethembisile kakade ukukwenza, ngakho singambonga ngokusisiza njengoba sicula noDavide:

Nami inhliziyo yonke bengikufunile; O mangingaduki imiyalo yakho. Izwi lakho ngicashile enhliziyweni yami, ukuze ngingoni kuwe. (IHubo 119: 10-11)

Sizobhekisisa uMthetho maduze nje, kodwa okokuqala...

ICilongo Lesine

Manje sifika ecilongo lesine, elaqala ukukhala ngoJanuwari 1, 2015. Icilongo lesine lixhumene nelesithathu, nokuqhubeka kwalo. Ecilongo lesithathu, sabona inkanyezi enkulu eyawa ezulwini ekugcineni ebhekisela kuLusifa, udrako omkhulu obomvu wesAmbulo 12 owaxoshwa ezulwini. Manje ecilongo lesine, sibona ezinye izifanekiselo zesAmbulo 12:

Ingelosi yesine yayisibetha; ingxenye yesithathu ye sun yashaywa, nengxenye yesithathu ye inyanga, nengxenye yesithathu ye izinkanyezi; njengoba ingxenye yesithathu yazo yaba mnyama. nengxenye yesithathu yemini ayikhanyi, nobusuku ngokunjalo. ( IsAmbulo 8:12 )

Isithombe selanga, inyanga, nezinkanyezi ecilongo lesine sibhekisela ngokucacile kowesifazane eSahlukweni 12 :

Kwabonakala isimangaliso esikhulu ezulwini; owesifazana owembethe ilanga, futhi inyanga ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona umqhele abayishumi nambili izinkanyezi: Ekhulelwe wakhala, enemihelo, ebuhlungu ngokuzala. ( IsAmbulo 12:1-2 )

Sabona ngokucace bha ecilongo lesithathu ukuthi uSathane, uLusifa, inkanyezi ewile, udrako omkhulu obomvu, manje uhola inhlangano yeBandla leSDA kanye nopapa kanye nawo wonke amanye amabandla abaholi bawo abasayine izivumelwano naye. Owesifazane omsulwa, ngakolunye uhlangothi, umelela abantu bakaNkulunkulu abathembekile njengamalungu ngamanye omzimba kaKristu, kodwa njengenhlangano hhayi njengenhlangano yebandla. Ngokudabukisayo, amalungu ayeyothembeka adukiswa izinhlangano zobusathane. Icilongo lesine limelela lokhu kuthuthukiswa ngokuba mnyama kowesifazane, okuhambisana nomsila kadrako obomvu uphonsa phansi (noma ushaya) ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi:

Kwabonakala esinye isimangaliso ezulwini; futhi bheka udrako omkhulu obomvu, elamakhanda ayisikhombisa lezimpondo ezilitshumi, lemiqhele eyisikhombisa emakhanda ayo. Umsila wawo wadonsa ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi zezulu, waziphonsa emhlabeni. udrako wema phambi kowesifazane osezakubeletha, ukuba adle umntwana wakhe esezelwe. ( IsAmbulo 12:3-4 )

Iqiniso lokuthi udrako uphonsa phansi ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi kuphela, hhayi ilanga noma inyanga, libalulekile. Khumbula ukuthi izimpawu ezakha owesifazane zibonisa abantu bakaNkulunkulu ezikhathini eziqhubekayo. Inyanga, ilanga, umqhele, nezinkanyezi zimelela ubuJuda, ubuKristu, i-Adventism, kanye ne-144,000, ngokulandelana (bona Ukuphela kweBandla le-SDA). Ukuphonswa phansi kwezinkanyezi kubonisa ukuthi lesi senzakalo sihlobene ikakhulukazi nesizukulwane sabangu-144,000 XNUMX, abayingxenye yenkathi emelelwa izinkanyezi. Ngamanye amazwi, lesi siprofetho asikaze sisebenze ngaphezu kwalokho esenza namuhla kulesi sizukulwane lapho izinkanyezi ze-Orion zikhanya khona.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, umfanekiso wecilongo lesine ubonisa owesifazane wonke (ilanga, inyanga, nezinkanyezi) esemnyama, ngoba ubumnyama busebenza kulo lonke ibandla elikhona ngesikhathi icilongo likhala. Ake sibheke ukuthi kunjani ngempela lokhu kufiphala kwawo wonke amabandla amesaba uNkulunkulu.

Ubumnyama BeLanga, Inyanga, Nezinkanyezi

Ukuze uthole inkomba yesimo somoya seBandla lama-SDA ngecilongo lesine, asikho isidingo sokubheka okungaphezu kwalokho okushiwo yi-Adventist Review. eshicilelwe ngosuku lokuqala lwecilongo, uNyaka Omusha. Isihloko esikhulu sangoJanuwari 1, 2015 sithi:

Ukukhathazeka, Ububele, kanye Nethemba Ex-Adventist Pastor Owashiya UNkulunkulu

Ukuphawula kwezindaba: Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angamhaqa uRyan Bell futhi ngamunye wethu nezinceku zeNkosi ezingayikuxabana, kepha zibe nomusa, zikwazi ukufundisa.

Ukuze isihloko esinjengalesi siqalise icilongo lesine, akungabazeki ukuthi ibandla liyafiphala! Cabanga ukuthi lokhu kujule kangakanani. Lokhu akugcini nje ngelungu lesonto; kumayelana nomuntu mfundisi! Akukhona nje ngokushiya ibandla, kodwa mayelana eshiya uNkulunkulu! Akukhona nje ngebandla elithile, kodwa ISabatha Bandla! Yeka ukumbeka icala!

Okumangalisa kakhulu kunesihloko esikhulu isihlokwana, lapho "ngamunye wethu" ebekwe khona eduze kukaRyan Bell njengoba enesidingo esifanayo othisha (futhi ukuphenduka njengoba isihloko ngokwaso sisho). Ukusho kanjena, umbhali uzibandakanya naye. Ngiyamangala ukuthi mangaki ama-Adventist asemaphethelweni okulahlekelwa lonke ukholo kuNkulunkulu njengoRyan Bell. Ingabe ngempela kungaba “ingxenye yesithathu” njengoba umbhalo weBhayibheli usho?

I-by-line isitshela ukuthi ubani odalula isimo sebandla kulesi sihloko:

NguDon Mackintosh, umeluleki ongokomoya, Uhlelo lweNedley Depression; umqondisi, NEWSTART Global, Weimar College

Lesi sithombe sidwetshwa indoda enolwazi. Usesimweni sokubona okwenzeka ebandleni, futhi kufanele abe nekhono lokuhlola lezi zindaba.

Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi lapho nje umnyango wesihe weBandla leSDA usuvalekile futhi nokukhanya kwengelosi yesine kuhoxiswa kuwo, uDon Mackintosh uyaphuma futhi athi ibandla lonke—“thina” ngalinye—lidinga izinto ezimbili:

1. Ukuphenduka, kanye
2. Othisha.

Lezo yizinto ezimbili uJesu ayezama ukubanika zona kule minyaka emihlanu edlule ngomlayezo we-Orion! Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ushiya ngokucophelela lonke ibandla lapho ethi uRyan udinga enye into eyodwa:

3. Okuhlangenwe nakho ukuze abone uNkulunkulu ukuthi ungubani ngempela.

Yebo wonke umuntu kufanele abone uNkulunkulu ukuthi ungubani ngempela, kanjalo hhayi ethi lonke ibandla linaleso sidingo, usho lokho nje jikelele sebembonile uNkulunkulu ukuthi ungubani. Ngempela, baboniswa i-Orion, embonisa njengoba enjalo, kodwa uDon Mackintosh uyavuma ukuthi ngemva kokubona uNkulunkulu ngalokho ayikho, basantula ukuphenduka futhi abakafundiswa.

Amazwi eNkosi awalalelanga, futhi manje umphumela ubumnyama:

Ningazibekeleli ingcebo emhlabeni, lapho kona inundu nokugqwala, nalapho amasela efohla khona, ebe; Kodwa zibekeleni ingcebo ezulwini, lapho kungoni inundu nokugqwala, nalapho amasela engafohli khona, ebe; Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yakho, lapho inhliziyo yakho iyakuba khona. Isibani somzimba yilihlo; ngakho uma iso lakho lilihle, umzimba wakho wonke uyakuba nokukhanya. Kepha uma iso lakho lilibi, umzimba wakho wonke uyakuba mnyama. Ngakho uma ukukhanya okukuwe kungubumnyama, bukhulu kangakanani lobo bumnyama! (UMathewu 6: 19-23)

IBandla lama-SDA laliwukukhanya kwezwe—kanjalo ubumnyama obunjani lobu!?

Ngempela, indaba kaRyan Bell ibilokhu yenza amagagasi emhlabeni wonke, hhayi nje ebandleni lama-Adventist. Waxoxwa ngokushesha yi-NPR, i-BBC, i-CNN, futhi sekuxoxwe ngayo emibuthanweni eyahlukene yamahlelo obuKristu kanye nabaphika ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu ngokufanayo. Uxoxwa ngabantu abangenalo isithakazelo esikhethekile eBandleni leSDA, ngenxa yezizathu ezingahlangene ne-Adventism.

URyan Bell akazange nje afulathele i-Adventism; ufulathele uNkulunkulu. Yingakho indaba yakhe ithinta kakhulu umhlaba wonke. Abanasithakazelo endabeni yakhe ngoba umfundisi wamaSabatha walahlekelwa ukholo lwakhe ku-Adventism, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi umfundisi ngokuvamile ulahlekelwe ukholo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu. Leyo wudaba olubalulekile kuwo wonke amaKrestu kanye nabangewona amaKrestu.

Okwakamuva Isihloko se-NPR iyodwa ithole izinkulungwane zamazwana. Amazwana aphezulu athi:

Abantu abadumile abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu bathi bathintwa njalo abapristi, abefundisi, orabi, njll abaye bathola ... ukuthi abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu...

Ngeke nginikeze iqiniso eliningi kumazwana anjalo ngokwawo, kodwa iqiniso lokuthi lawa amazwana aphezulu lithumela umlayezo oqinile. Umlayezo oya kunoma ubani ofunda ngoRyan Bell ukuthi abantu bazo zonke izinkolo ezithi bakholelwa kuNkulunkulu balahlekelwa ukholo lwabo lokuthi ukhona. Ngisho noma isimangalo esinjalo singelona iqiniso, sisaqhubeka sifaka ithunzi elimnyama kubantu, futhi kuzoholela abaningi asebengabaza ngoNkulunkulu ukuba baziveze, okuyoholela abaningi ngokwengeziwe ekungabazeni uNkulunkulu.

Esikhundleni salobu bumnyama, izwi elikhulu lithi “mesaba uNkulunkulu”^[14] kufanele kuzwakale yonke indawo!

Ibhomu lokuzibulala

Kwakungumsebenzi weBandla lama-SDA ukusabalalisa izixwayiso zezingelosi ezintathu^[15] emhlabeni. Lelibandla bekufanele libe ngukukhanya emhlabeni. Ngamanye amazwi, kwakufanele kube umphathi wokukhanya, njengoLusifa, ethola ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu okuvela endlini engcwele yasezulwini futhi asabele emhlabeni.

Ecilongo lesithathu, sabona ukuthi iBandla leSDA elihlelekile lafika ngokugcwele ngaphansi kokulawula kwalowo Lusifa obekufanele lithathe indawo yakhe. Ngokwenza kanjalo, ibandla lawa esikhundleni salo esiphakeme njengomphathi wokukhanya kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni, futhi laba “inkanyezi ewile.” Kulo mongo umprofethi waleli bandla wathi “lapho ingelosi iwa iba yisisulu.”^[16]

Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi amanxusa kaSathane angenile ebandleni,^[17] futhi bekungeke kube ukunwebeka komcabango ukucabanga ukuthi uRyan Bell ungomunye wabo. Ngiyangabaza kakhulu ukuthi umane nje ungumuntu ovamile ophila ngokuvumelana nezinkolelo zakhe (noma ukuntula kwazo). Ngokunokwenzeka, watshalwa “njengedelakufa” lohlobo oluthile, elihloselwe ukucekela phansi isonto.

The Unyaka Ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu i-trailer yefilimu ivula ngokuwisa ibhomu elandelayo:

Ngehla esikhundleni sami sokuba umfundisi ngaphansi kwengcindezi yehlelo lami ngoba sasenza zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezingezona ama-Adventist ezifana ukumema izitabane kanye nama-lesbians ebuholini ebandleni lethu...

Yilo kanye uhlobo lwento engibhale ngayo ku Isihlobo i-athikili, engasongela isimo seBandla esingenzi nzuzo njengenhlangano ye-501(c)(3) futhi ifake esikweletini sezigidigidi. Ifilimu ethi Year Without God iwubufakazi obusobala obumelene nebandla ngokungalingani ebuholini.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi, isici esikhulu ekwenzeni ivangeli libe mnyama ukuthi uRyan Bell ugxeka izimfundiso eziyinhloko ze-Adventism. Esikhundleni sabo, wamukela umbono wobungane phakathi kwamasonto onke wokuthi esikhundleni sezimfundiso, esikudingayo “uthando” kuphela. Ngokwesibonelo, Deseret News kubika kuye ngokuthi:

…Ngifuna ukuba into enhle, kodwa angifuni imingcele, futhi inkolo izizwa nje njengento eboshwe kakhulu. Umbuzo engiwubuzayo njengamanje: Kungani ngidinga inkolo ukuze ngithande?

Ubeka emuva ukucabanga kwakhe ngokucacile ku-trailer yefilimu ngokuthi:

Umzamo ukwenza imfundiso yami yenkolo ilingane nempilo yangempela kwangicindezela kangangokuthi kwabonakala kuwufanele umzamo.

Kufanele kube ngenye indlela. Kunokuba enze imfundiso yakhe yenkolo ivumelane nokuphila kwakhe, umuntu kufanele afune ukwenza ukuphila kwakhe kuvumelane nemfundiso yakhe yenkolo, njengoba ngichazile esihlokweni. Ukulungisa Izikhali.

Inkinga Yomndeni

Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ngabe sakubona kusengaphambili lokhu kugcwaliseka kwecilongo lesine unyaka ogcwele ngaphambi kwalezi zindaba (sibheke iqiniso lokuthi sasingazi ngisho nangomjikelezo wecilongo ngaleso sikhathi). Lo nyaka ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wokuhlola uqale njengokaRyan Bell 2014 Isinqumo sikaNcibijane.

Ngobuningi bokunakwa kwabezindaba eyakuthola ngo-2014, lolu daba lwalungaphuma kalula ekulawuleni ngisho nangaleso sikhathi. Nokho, “wayengakanqumi” ngoNkulunkulu, ngakho kwakukhona indawo yomphumela ohlukile kunathi esinawo namuhla. UNkulunkulu wayengakanqumi nangeSonto, ethemba ukuthi lalizomamukela. Umnyango wesihe wawungakavalwa ngokugcwele. Ukulinga kukaRyan okuthathe unyaka wonke kuwuphawu lonyaka womusa uNkulunkulu awuvumele ibandla.

Bekungeke yini kube kuhle ukuzwa imibiko yezindaba imemezela ukuthi ngemva konyaka wokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, uRyan Bell wabuyela kuNkulunkulu nasebandleni lakhe, ethotshisiwe futhi elungisiwe ngokuhlangenwe nakho? Ngeshwa, lokho akwenzekanga.

Kuyisimiso esivamile ukuthi i i-covert izono zabazali zibonakala njenge ngaphezulu izono ebantwaneni babo. Ukwenqaba kukaRyan Bell uNkulunkulu kuyinkomba yalokho okwenzekile ngaphandle kweminyango evaliwe eBandleni. Ukwenqaba ngokuyimfihlo kobuholi beBandla i isixwayiso esivela ezulwini manje ibonakala ekulahlweni okusobala kukaNkulunkulu “kumntwana” wabo onhlanhlathayo, uRyan Bell. Isinqumo sakhe manje ekupheleni kwesivivinyo sakhe sonyaka wonke sesono sinqwabelanisa amahloni emakhanda abo.

Ngempela wayenabo esimweni sokuhlangana: noma uMfundisi uRyan wayezobahlazisa ngemisebenzi yakhe njengomfundisi, noma u-Ryan ongakholelwa kuNkulunkulu wayeyobahlazisa uma ekugcineni bebeka unyawo lwabo phansi ukuze bamvimbele ukuba aqhubeke. IBandla lalingenalo igunya lokuziphatha lokubhekana nalesi simo.

Lena idrama yomndeni evamile edlalwa emakhaya yonke indawo. Izimiso ezihilelekile ziyefana kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sikhuluma ngomkhaya owodwa, noma ibandla lomhlaba wonke. Kuyamangaza yini lokho amasinodi omhlaba babizelwa ndawonye ukuze kuxoxwe ngenkinga yomkhaya?

Ukuhlubuka kukaRyan Bell kuyisinyathelo esisodwa nje sohlelo lukaSathane lokungcolisa iBandla le-SDA emqondweni womphakathi, ukuze libonakale njengehlelo eliyisisekelo elinezimfundiso nezinkolelo eziyinqaba. Uhlasela ngokuqondile imfundiso yendlu engcwele, umbono weBandla Lensalela nezimfundiso zalo mayelana nezikhathi zokuphela, ukubala nje ezimbalwa. Ngokuthula, zonke lezo zimfundiso sezibukelwa phansi ezingeni lobuholi eBandleni. Esinakho lapha indaba yakudala kaRyan omncane ekhuluma esidlangalaleni lokho okwashiwo uMama noBaba ngaphandle kweminyango evaliwe.

“Isimilo” Sezwe

Noma nini lapho sikhuluma ngokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, asikwazi ukuzibamba singakhumbula lapho kwaqala khona. I-Wikipedia iyachaza:

The Ukuvukelwa KwaseFrance kwaphawula inkathi yoshintsho ekukhuleni kokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu esikhundleni esivelele njengesimo sokuqonda namasiko ngokumelene nobukhulu bopapa kanye noMbuso Ongcwele WamaRoma kulo lonke elaseYurophu nasemhlabeni wonke.^[18]

Phawula ukuthi “isikhundla esiphakeme” sokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu sasimelene noNkulunkulu uwonke, futhi hhayi nje ngokumelene nokuphakama kukapapa noMbuso Ongcwele WamaRoma. Noma kunjalo, yathola ukuphakama kwayo eFrance. Njengoba sibheka icilongo lesine futhi sibheka ukuthi ukungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu kufiphaza kanjani izwe elikholelwa kuNkulunkulu, akufanele kusimangaze ukuthi ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa kuphela kungene icilongo lesine, iFrance ithatha isigaba somhlaba.

Ukuhlasela kwamaphekula ephephandabeni iCharlie Hebdo eParis kwaba yizindaba zamazwe ngamazwe ngaso leso sikhathi.^[19] Eminye imibiko iveze lokhu njengokuhlasela okuphambene nezimiso zesiFulentshi, okugcine kuhambisana namalungelo abantu.^[20] I-Universal Declaration of Human Rights, incwadi engokomthetho yeZizwe Ezihlangene, ilandelela umsuka wayo kusukela ekuVukeleni KwaseFrance. Uphawu olusetshenziswe kuSimemezelo sokuqala Samalungelo Abantu Nesakhamuzi (isithombe) ubukisa ngalo mthetho womuntu njengothatha indawo yoMthetho kaNkulunkulu; ikhonjiswe ngokuma kweMithetho Eyishumi ngeso le-Luciferian elibona konke ngaphezu kwayo, futhi i-ouroboros nezinye izimpawu zemimoya zikhona. Ngakho, ukuhlasela kweFrance phakathi nokukhala kwecilongo lesine kuxwayisa ngokuthi maduze nje imithetho yomuntu izomiswa ngokumelene nomthetho kaNkulunkulu. Ukuze uthole ukubuyekezwa komlando okusangulukisayo kokuthi lokhu kuzoholela kuphi, ngikweluleka ukuthi ufunde (noma uphinde ufunde) isahluko esinesihloko esithi. IBhayibheli kanye neNguquko YaseFrance kusukela ku-Great Controversy. Ziningi kakhulu izici zomlando omnyama waseFrance ziyaphinda namuhla.

Ukusabela kwamazwe ngamazwe ekuhlaselweni kweCharlie Hebdo kwakumangalisa. Abaholi bomhlaba beza eFrance ukuzokhombisa “ubumbano” lwabo ekulweleni izindinganiso zabo. UMongameli wase-US u-Obama wayengekho ngokuphawulekayo, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi i-US yayingabandakanyeki. I-CNN ibika ukuthi:

Ummeli Jikelele U-Eric Holder naye ubeseParis, ehambele ingqungquthela yezokuphepha yokulwa nobushokobezi. Uqophe izingxoxo ezivele eziteshini eziningi zezindaba zaseMelika ngeSonto, kodwa akazange abonakale emashini yobumbano.^[21]

I-Attorney General ingumeluleki omkhulu wezomthetho kuhulumeni. Ukuba khona kwakhe eParis kusho ukuthi impendulo yamazwe ngamazwe kubuphekula inesisekelo esingokomthetho ngokuyinhloko. Lesi yisixwayiso sokuthi imithetho yezizwe (ikakhulukazi i-US) izobandakanyeka ikakhulukazi ezimpendulweni zesikhathi esizayo zobuphekula. Ngalesi sikhathi lapho uMthetho kaNkulunkulu weMiyalo Eyishumi uvulelekile ukuba ubonwe endlini engcwele yasezulwini, futhi amadoda nabesifazane abaphilayo behlulelwa ngawo, ohulumeni bezwe basebenzela ukucwenga imithetho yabo ngokusekelwe ekuziphatheni okungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu nokungamanga kobuntu bezwe.

Iqiniso yilokho amalungelo abantu ancishwa okuhle okukhulu ngokubona kwabaholi bomhlaba. Lokho kusho ukuthi bazohlonipha amalungelo abantu abawakhuthazayo kuze kube manje njengoba engaphazamisi injongo enkulu ye-UN yokufeza ukuthula nokulondeka kwamazwe ngamazwe.^[22] Lokhu kuhambisana nenkulumo kapapa yakamuva ethi noma ngubani othuka unina angalindela isibhakela.^[23] Ngamanye amazwi, amalungelo akho anomkhawulo. Kulula ukuphetha ngokuphawula kwakhe ukuthi usho ukuthi noma ubani othuka uMama wakhe uMariya noma iBandla likaMama wakhe angalindela isijeziso esingokomzimba esimangalisayo ekuphenduleni. Esimweni sokudubula kweParis, lokho singakubiza ngokuthi ukuhlasela kwamaphekula ngokumelene nenkulumo yamahhala, kodwa ufuna ukulungisa lapho umugqa udwetshwa khona phakathi kwabantu abalungile nababi.

I-Shift "Eyisisekelo".

Ngemva kokuba abaholi bomhlaba behlangene eFrance, abezindaba babike inkulumo kaPapa Francis ngale ndlela:

VATICAN CITY - UPapa uFrancis ngoMsombuluko ukugxekile lokhu ubufandamentali benkolo eyashukumisela ukubulawa kwabantu abaningi eParis nezingxabano eziqhubekayo eMideast, ithi abahlaseli babegqilazwe “izinhlobo zenkolo eziphambukayo” ezazisebenzisa uNkulunkulu njengezaba nje ezingokwengqondo zokuqhubeza ukubulawa kwabantu abaningi. . . .”Isisekelo senkolo, ngisho nangaphambi kokuba iqede abantu ngokubulala abantu ngendlela enyantisayo, iqeda uNkulunkulu uqobo, imenze izaba nje ezingokwengqondo,” usho kanje.^[24]

Naka ukuguquguquka okucashile kodwa okuqondile kubizo lenkinga. UPapa uFrancis ukhomba okuhlosiwe ngokuthi ubufandamentali, hhayi ubuphekula. Lokhu kushanela esithombeni ingxenye enkulu yamaKristu akholelwa eBhayibhelini angabalandeli beqiniso, okuwabeka esigabeni esifanayo namaphekula amaSulumane. Akwethusi yini lokho? Engxoxweni edlule, upapa uzwakalise umbono wakhe:

Izinkolo ezintathu, sinamaqembu ethu ama-fundamentalist, kuncane maqondana nakho konke okunye...Iqembu lama-fundamentalist, nakuba lingase lingabulali muntu, nakuba lingase lingashayi muntu, linobudlova. Isakhiwo somqondo sabashisekeli benkolo siwubudlova egameni likaNkulunkulu.^[25]

Upapa udonsa izintambo zokukhuluma ngokukhululeka uma ephikisana izithakazelo zakhe ngesikhathi esifanayo eshintsha kancane ukubuka kwesibhamu kusuka ebuphekula kuya ubufandamentali. Akunzima ukubona ukuthi lokhu kuzoholelaphi. Ngokombono wakhe, “AmaProthestani” “Amahle” anobungane nesonto lamasonto onke awawona ama-fandamentali, kodwa noma ubani obeka iBhayibheli njengegunya ngaphezu kwemithetho yomuntu futhi ahumushe isiprofetho njengesifanekisela uMama weBandla njengesifebe esikhulu.^[26] yenza udlame lwengqondo egameni likaNkulunkulu, futhi nakuba ingase ingabulali noma ingashayi muntu, izothola isibhakela esingokomzimba kuMkhulu' onomusa uFrancie.

Umprofethikazi wayeqinisile ngempela:

Izwi likaNkulunkulu linikeze isixwayiso ngengozi ezayo; lokhu makunganakwa, futhi izwe lamaProthestani lizofunda ukuthi ziyini ngempela izinjongo zeRoma, kuphela lapho sekwephuze kakhulu ukubaleka ogibeni. Ukhula ebusa buthule. Izimfundiso zakhe zinethonya emahholo omthetho, emasontweni nasezinhliziyweni zabantu. Unqwabelanisa izakhiwo zakhe eziphakeme nezinkulu endaweni eyimfihlo lapho ukushushiswa kwakhe kwangaphambili kuzophindwa khona. Ngokunyenya nangokungasoleki uqinisa amandla akhe ukuze afeze izinjongo zakhe lapho kufika isikhathi sakhe sokugadla. Konke akufisayo kuyindawo ephambili, futhi useyanikwa yona. Maduze sizobona futhi sizwe ukuthi iyini inhloso yesici samaRoma. Noma ubani oyokholwa futhi alalele izwi likaNkulunkulu ngalokho uyoletha isihlamba nokushushiswa. {GC 581.2}^[27]

Isithunywa Sembubhiso

Amacilongo aya ngokuya ezwakala. Icilongo ngalinye elilandelanayo lakhela phezu kwangaphambili, kodwa icilongo ngalinye liphinde lizihambela ngokwalo. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi ngecilongo lesine, njengoba umbhalo ubonisa:

Ngabheka, ngezwa i angel endiza emkhathini wezulu, ethi ngo a izwi elikhulu, Maye, maye, maye kwabakhileyo emhlabeni ngenxa yamanye amazwi ecilongo lezingelosi ezintathu ezisazokukhala! (IsAmbulo 8: 13)

Lo mbhalo ubonisa ukuthi kufanele kwenzeke okuthile phakathi nesikhathi secilongo lesine okuyosebenza njengebika lalokho okuzokwenzeka emacilongo amathathu okugcina. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi sibikezelo singesinye samaye emhlabeni.

Isihluthulelo sokuhlukanisa le “ngelosi” siseqinisweni lokuthi ixwayisa ngomaye ophindwe kathathu—icilongo lesihlanu, lesithupha, nelesikhombisa. Ngokwewashi leCilongo, icilongo lesihlanu liyoqala mhla ziyi-18 kuNhlolanja wezi-2015. Lokho kusho ukuthi isimemezelo sokuxwayisa kufanele size ngaphambi kwalokho, futhi simemezele okuthile okuyoqala ngoFebhuwari 18 ngecilongo lesihlanu, kamuva ukukhuphuka ngecilongo lesithupha nelesikhombisa.

Ngempela, isihloko sezindaba safika: “I-White House Iyaqhubeka Nokulwa Nokweqisa Ngokumemezela Umhlangano”… okuhlelelwe February 18, 2015!

Lesi simemezelo sihambisana kakhulu nesimo. Qaphela futhi ukusetshenziswa kwaleli gama ukuxoshwa esikhundleni sobuphekula. Uguquko olucashile lusekhona, kodwa igama eliqondile elithi ubufandamentali cishe lagwenywa ukuze lingavusi ama-fundamentalist akholelwa eBhayibhelini e-US.

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi igama elithi “ingelosi” cishe kwakufanele lihunyushwe ngokuthi “ukhozi.” I-SDA Bible Commentary iphawula kanje:

Ingelosi. Ubufakazi bombhalo buvuna (cf. ikhasi 10) ukufundwa “ukhozi.” Ukhozi lungase lucatshangwe njengebika lenhlekelele (bheka uMathewu 24:28; qhathanisa noDut. 28:49; Hoseya 8:1; Hab. 1:8).^[28]

Ukhozi, ngaphandle kokuba ibika lokubhujiswa, lungafanekisela i-US njengalowo owabiza futhi wamemezela umhlangano ozoba ngo-February 18. Kodwa esinye isizathu singase sibe ukusikisela evesini elilandelayo:

Setha icilongo emlonyeni wakho. uyofika njengokhozi ngokumelene nendlu kaJehova, ngoba beqile isivumelwano sami, beqe umthetho wami. (Hoseya 8: 1)

Ukhozi luhlasela abantu bakaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokwephula umthetho kaNkulunkulu. Siyaphinda futhi, siyabona ukuthi uMthetho kaNkulunkulu uwumgogodla wale ndaba.

Umlayezo Womaye!

Ake sibhekisise isimemezelo se-White House esishiwo ngenhla, futhi siqonde ukuthi lokhu kuholela kuphi ngempela. Sibonile ukuthi icilongo lesine libhekana kanjani nezindaba zomthetho. Sibonile ukuthi kunjani ngokushintshwa komthetho womuntu (amalungelo abantu ngaphansi kokuhle okukhulu) esikhundleni somthetho kaNkulunkulu (iMithetho Eyishumi). Sibonile ukuthi Ummeli Omkhulu wase-US wayebandakanyeke kanjani emihlanganweni yezokuphepha e-France.

Abaholi bahlangana eFrance hhayi nje ukukhombisa ubumbano, kodwa ukuthatha isinyathelo esiqondile ekuvimbeleni amaqembu akhulela ekhaya ayisisekelo ngaphambi kokuba abe nethuba lokulimaza. U-Obama ubonakale enqanyuliwe embuthanweni wokuthula eFrance, kodwa i-White House nakanjani idlala indima ephambili, ngoba manje isingethe ingqungquthela yezokuphepha njengokulandelayo.

I-White House imemezele namuhla [Januwari 11, 2015] isinyathelo sayo esilandelayo ekulweni no-extremism: umhlangano. “Vula Februwari 18, 2015, INdlu Emhlophe izosingatha Ingqungquthela Yokulwa Nodlame Olunobudlova ukuze kugqanyiswe imizamo yasekhaya neyamazwe ngamazwe ukuvimbela ontamolukhuni abanodlame kanye nabasekeli babo ekubeni benze ama-radicalizing, ukuqasha, noma ukukhuthaza abantu noma amaqembu e-United States nakwamanye amazwe ukuze enze izenzo zobudlova, imizamo eyenziwe yaba yimfuneko nakakhulu ngenxa yokuhlasela kwakamuva, okuyinhlekelele e-Ottawa, eSydney, naseParis. Le ngqungquthela izokwakhela phezu kwesu i-White House eyakhishwa ngo-Agasti ka-2011, Inika Amandla Ozakwethu Bendawo Ukunqanda Udlame Olweqisayo e-United States, okuyisu lokuqala likazwelonke lokuvimbela ukweqisa okunodlame ekhaya,” kusho unobhala wezindaba we-White House esitatimendeni esikhishwe namuhla.

Imizamo yokulwisana ne-Violent Extremism (CVE) incike kakhulu emiphakathini yendawo enolwazi futhi eqinile. Boston, Los Angeles, futhi Minneapolis-St. UPaul uye wahola ekwakheni izinhlaka zokuhlola ezihlanganisa uhla lwabahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zezenhlalakahle, okubala abaphathi bezemfundo, ochwepheshe bezempilo yengqondo, nabaholi bezenkolo, nezinhlaka zomthetho ukubhekana nokweqisa okunodlame njengengxenye yegunya elibanzi lokuphepha komphakathi kanye nokuvimbela ubugebengu. Le ngqungquthela izogqamisa imikhuba emihle kanye nemizamo esafufusa evela kule miphakathi.

Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ozakwethu emhlabeni jikelele basebenzisa izinhlelo zokuvimbela ama-extremism anodlame kanye nokubuthwa kwamaphekula angaphandle. Le ngqungquthela izobandakanya abameleli abavela emazweni amaningana ababambisene, egxile ezindikimbeni zokuxoxisana nomphakathi, ukuhlanganyela kwabaholi bezenkolo, kanye neqhaza lemboni ezimele kanye nomphakathi wezobuchwepheshe.

Ngezethulo, izingxoxo zephaneli, nokusebenzisana kwamaqembu amancane, ababambiqhaza bazokwakhela kuhulumeni wasekhaya, wesifunda, nowombuso; umphakathi; kanye nemizamo yamazwe ngamazwe yokuqonda kangcono, ukuhlonza, nokuvimbela umjikelezo we-radicalization odlameni lwasekhaya e-United States naphesheya. Ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nabahlanganyeli kanye ne-ajenda izonikezwa ngedethi ezayo.^[29]

Lokhu kuzohlanganisa ngokusobala ukunqandwa kwenkululeko yokukhuluma yalabo okuthiwa bangontamo-lukhuni nabasekeli babo, okubonisa futhi ukuthi kubo, ukuvikela amalungelo kuza okwesibili kunokuhle kakhulu. Kuphinde futhi kumayelana nokugadwa (qaphela ukubandakanyeka komkhakha ozimele kanye nomphakathi wezobuchwepheshe), okubonisa into efanayo. Nokho, ifulege elibomvu langempela lisekuhilelekeni komphakathi—ikakhulukazi abaholi benkolo—okungaba nomthwalo wemfanelo wokuhlola ukuthambekela okuqinile emkhakheni wawo. Kuphindwe kabili ukuthi kuhileleke abaholi benkolo, okusho ukuthi ingxenye yabo iyoba nomthwalo wemfanelo wokunquma ukuthi izinkolelo zomuntu ziyeqisa yini noma ziwubufandamentali ngokwemvelo. Bafuna ukuvimbela ngisho nesenzo nje samaqembu akhuthazayo noma abantu ngabanye ukuba bangene ebufandamentali, okusho ukuthi bangaphazamisa iqembu lenkolo ngenxa nje yokuthi lifundisa izinto ezithile. Lokhu kuzoholela ekwesabeni, ekusoleni, ekukhapheleni, nakuzo zonke izinhlobo zobubi. Futhi, ngiyakunxusa ukuba wazi umlando weNguquko YaseFrance.^[30]

Uyabona ukuthi sinjani eqophelweni lapho noma ubani eyisisulu uma ehlonipha iBhayibheli ngaphezu kokuba eqakathekisa ubukholwa, nokuthi lokho akubeki nje kuphela iZwi likaNkulunkulu, kodwa noMthetho kaNkulunkulu, ngaphansi kokuhlaselwa? Lapha ecilongo lesine, ukhozi lumemezela umhlangano ka-February 18 okungenzeka ulethe umaye wokuqala, futhi uyoshuba kumaye wesibili nowesithathu—ngoba wonke umaye okabili umenyezelwa yilokhozi olufanayo.

Icilongo lesine alisitsheli ngokuqondile ukuthi umaye uyini, kodwa nje ukuthi luyeza. Mhlawumbe usunawo umbono omuhle wokuthi kuyini?

Ukwephula iMithetho Eyishumi

Siphila esikhathini sokuhamba okungokomfanekiso koMphongolo Wesivumelwano. Khumbula, ukunyakaza kwezinyanga eziyishumi zomkhumbi kwaqala ngoDisemba 18, 2014, futhi kuzophela ngo-Okthoba 17, 2015, kuhlanganisiwe (Izibalo 1 kanye no-2). Iphuzu elibalulekile lapha ukuthi akukhona nje "cishe" izinyanga eziyishumi. Siyabona ukuthi kunjalo ncamashi Izinyanga eziyi-10, ziqala nge-18^th ngo-December, 2014, futhi ephela zingama-17^th usuku luka-Okthoba, 2015, luhlangene. Singasho-ke ukuthi inyanga ngayinye kweziyishumi iqala ngomhlaka-18^th yaleyo nyanga futhi iphela zingama-17^th yenyanga elandelayo.

Lokhu kubhalelana phakathi kwezinyanga eziyishumi neMithetho Eyishumi kusinika ithuba lokutadisha ukuthi yiziphi izenzakalo okumelwe sizilindele phakathi nenyanga ngayinye. Nali ishadi elibonisa izikhathi zezinyanga eziyishumi namacilongo ahambisana:

Umfanekiso 3 - Umhlaba Uvivinywa Ngomthetho KaNkulunkulu

Umbuzo wokuqala okufanele siwuphendule mayelana neshadi elingenhla ukuthi liyahambisana yini noma cha. Ingabe ngempela umthetho kaNkulunkulu uye wahlaselwa ngokukhethekile, futhi ingabe kukhona ngempela ukuhlobana phakathi kwemithetho ngayinye nezinyanga?

Eshadini elingenhla, ngibhale isono ngasinye esihambisana nemithetho eyishumi. Ake ubhekisise eyokuqala—ukungakholelwa kuNkulunkulu—futhi uqaphele ukuthi ukwenqaba kukaRyan Bell uNkulunkulu ekuqaleni kwecilongo lesine kuwukweqa okusobala komyalo wokuqala. khona ngenyanga yokuqala. Masiyihlephule isiqeshana ngesiqephu:

1. nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,

2. owakukhipha ezweni laseGibithe, endlini yobugqila.

3. Ungabi nabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami. ( Eksodusi 20:2-3 )

Qhathanisa lokhu nalokho uRyan Bell akushoyo:

1. “Angicabangi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona.” (Ryan Bell, Januwari 1, 2015)

2. “Ngeke…ngibize uNkulunkulu njengembangela yezinto noma ngethembe ukuthi uNkulunkulu angangenelela aguqule izimo zami noma zomunye umuntu.” (Ryan Bell, Disemba 31, 2013)

3. “Kungani ngidinga inkolo ukuze ngiyithande?” (Ryan Bell, Disemba 25, 2014)

Iphuzu nephuzu, uRyan wephule umyalo wokuqala. Nakuba uNkulunkulu ethi uyiNkosi uNkulunkulu, uRyan uthi akakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona. Nakuba uNkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibhithe abantu Bakhe ebugqilini, uRyan akavumi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza noma yini. Nakuba uNkulunkulu efuna ngokufanelekile ukuba kungabi nalutho oluza phambi Kwakhe, uRyan ubeka “uthando” kuqala.

UJesu wafingqa imiyalo emine yokuqala, ephathelene nobuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu, ngale ndlela:

UJesu wamphendula wathi: Okokuqala kwe konke imiyalo ithi, Yizwa, Israyeli; INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu yiNkosi eyodwa: Futhi wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho; (Maka 12: 29-30)

Umuntu angamthanda kanjani uNkulunkulu uma ephika ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona? Umuntu angalubonisa kanjani uthando uma ehlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu? Impendulo ithi: abakwazi. Ukungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu kuwukweqa umthetho kaNkulunkulu ngokusobala, ngisho nokweqa umthetho wokuqala nobaluleke kakhulu kuyo yonke imiyalo. Kuyisono esisobala.

Njengoba icilongo lesine liqala ngo-January 1, isono sokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu senziwa maphakathi nenyanga yokuqala. Lesi sibonelo sokuqala sisikhombisa ukuthi singalindela ukuba isono esithile sivele emasontweni angathembekile inyanga ngayinye, ngaphandle uma ephenduka.

Qaphela, uRyan Bell uwubuso bomphakathi balesi sono. Ungamangala ukubona ukuthi bangaki abasontayo abavamile, okungenzeka ukuthi bake babelana nawe ngesihlalo esikhathini esedlule, abakulungele ukukhuluma nokuvikela isono sikaRyan esisobala. Abaningi babo baze bavuleleke ukuze baveze ukuthi nabo banokungabaza okufanayo.

Ngamanye amazwi, nakuba kunombukwane wenkampani wokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu—isono somphakathi—kukhona neqiniso eliyimfihlo lomuntu ngamunye. Labo abahlobanisa noRyan Bell bangabaphuli bomthetho futhi, abagcini nje ukona, kodwa bavikela futhi bakhuthaze isono esifanayo kwabanye.

Ingabe abangu-144,000 abagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu bangatholakala phakathi kwaleso sigaba? Ingabe umKristu othembekile, ozimisele ukufela ukholo lwakhe njengomfel’ ukholo, angatholakala phakathi kwaleso sigaba? Ingabe umuntu angangeniswa ezulwini uma eyazi imiyalo futhi eweqa ngokuzithandela? Kuzo zonke izimo, impendulo iwukuthi "Cha!"

Inyanga yokuqala isidlulile manje. Zihlole—uwufinyelela kanjani umthetho kaNkulunkulu? Ingabe wavivinya uthembekile emyalweni wokuqala? Ngithemba kanjalo! Kodwa uma kungenjalo, ngiyaninxusa ukuba niphenduke futhi nifune uNkulunkulu isikhathi sisekhona. Akukhathalekile ukuthi yimuphi umyalo noma mingaki imiyalo oyiphulayo, ngoba ukwephula owodwa kuyafana nokuyephula yonke.^[31] Okubalulekile ukuthi kuzo zonke izimo, uyalibona iphutha lakho futhi ulifulathele ngokushesha.

Isono Sokukhonza Izithombe

Singalokotha sihlole ukuthi iBandla leSDA liqhuba kanjani ekwahlulelweni kuze kube manje maqondana nomyalo wesibili? Manje sesihamba kakhulu enyangeni yesibili, ngakho-ke kufanele sikwazi ukubona izinto ezithile. Okokuqala nje, kufanele sikuqonde ngokucacile ukuthi kuyini ukukhonza izithombe, nokuthi kungani kungalungile.

Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo; noma umfanekiso wokusezulwini phezulu, nokusemhlabeni phansi, nowokusemanzini phansi komhlaba; Ungakhothameli kuzo, ungazikhonzi; ngokuba mina Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho nginguNkulunkulu onomhawu, ngihambela ububi bawoyise kubantwana kuze kube isizukulwane sesithathu nesesine sabangizondayo; ngibenzela umusa abayizinkulungwane abangithandayo nabagcina imiyalo yami. ( Eksodusi 20:4-6 )

Ukukhonza izithombe kuwukwenza umfanekiso wento ethile, nokuwukhulekela. Ukwenza isithombe akusona isono kukodwa, kodwa uma isithombe sikhulekelwa kuyisono.

Akunandaba ukuthi usebenzisa liphi igama ekukhulekeleni—abavikeli bamaKatolika bavame ukubukela phansi ukuhlonishwa kosanta ngokudlala imidlalo yamagama. Umyalo ucacile: kuyisithombe uma siza phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ngakho uma ubheka kumuntu ofile noma umfanekiso waso esikhundleni sokubheka kuJesu Kristu ophilayo eOrion, kuyisono. (Izinto ezingokomoya, kuhlanganise nemfundiso yamanga yokuthi abantu abalungile “baya ezulwini” ngaphambi kovuko ekubuyeni kwesibili, kuyisisusa sokukhonza izithombe.)

NgoJanuwari 18, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili—okuwumaka umyalo wesibili—iBandla lama-SDA labamba “inkonzo” yokuqeda ukungezwani phakathi kwamaphoyisa nezinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo abantu.^[32] Okokuqala nje, umuntu kufanele azibuze ukuthi ukulamula phakathi kwamaphoyisa nezakhamizi kuwumsebenzi webandla ukuqala kanjani—kodwa-ke siyazi ukuthi ibandla lenza umsebenzi walo wokuzibonakalisa lingumdlali womphakathi njengengxenye yesithombe salo esihle sobukholwa. Noma kunjalo, umbuzo osukhona umayelana nokukhonza izithombe.

Awudingi ukufunda okungaphezu kwesigaba sesibili se umbiko webandla ukubona isithixo, size sibizwe kanjalo!

Ukuhlangana ne imigubho yokukhumbula ifa lamalungelo abantu isithonjana UMartin Luther King Jr., Uhlelo Lwethemba Nokuphulukiswa Kwamaphoyisa Angcono Nobudlelwane Nomphakathi lwaluhlanganisa abaholi bamaBandla, abaholi bamadolobha, izikhulu zamaphoyisa kanye nabamele ukhongolose.

“Umfanekiso” uyisithixo, noma umfanekiso. Kumele ngikubuze... uthini uMartin Luther King Jr. nomsebenzi weBandla lama-SDA, futhi kungani bemkhomba njengesithixo? Ingabe bavuma obala ukuthi banezithixo njengaye? Noma bamane bamqaphele njengesithixo sezwe—futhi uma kunjalo, kungani beletha isithombe sezwe emsebenzini oqhutshwa isonto?

Iqiniso elishaqisayo livela esigabeni sesithathu ukusuka ekugcineni:

NgeSonto Uhlelo lufakiwe yokukhulekela kanye nesithangami sabezindaba. Umzuzu owodwa odabukisayo phakathi nenkonzo ufike lapho izethameli—ezihlanganisa izinhlanga nezinhlanga ezehlukene—zisukuma ndawonye zashayela ihlombe ngomdlandla uNathanel McKenzie oneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ngemva kokuphinda inkulumo yeNkosi ethi “Nginephupho”.

IBandla lama-SDA libambe obala inkonzo yangeSonto yokukhulekela izithixo endaweni yalo engcwele! Futhi lokho kukhulekela kwavezwa kanjani “ngokudabukisayo”? Ngokukhonzwa kwesithixo esimelelwe umfanyana oneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili! (Ingabe nafunda ngeNguquko YaseFrance njengoba ngatusa? Uyakhumbula ukuthi baletha kanjani omunye wabadansi beqembu le-opera ukuze adlale indima kankulunkulukazi u-Reason?)

Kunesizathu esenza osopolitiki baphakanyiswe njengezithixo phambi kwabantu. Yingoba bamele okuthize. Nakuba u-Martin Luther King Jr. aziwa kakhulu ngokuqhuba inqubekelaphambili emigqeni yenkululeko yomphakathi, wabuye wamela ezinye izinto. Amanothi e-Wikipedia:

King amamashi ahlelekile futhi ahola ilungelo labansundu lokuvota, ukuhlukaniswa, amalungelo abasebenzi kanye namanye amalungelo abantu ayisisekelo.[68] Iningi lala malungelo lafakwa ngempumelelo emthethweni wase-United States ngokuphasiswa koMthetho Wamalungelo Abantu ka-1964 kanye noMthetho Wamalungelo Okuvota ka-1965.[82][83]^[33]

Khumbula ukuthi izinyunyana zabasebenzi zizobamba iqhaza elibalulekile emicimbini yesikhathi sokuphela.

The izinyunyana zabasebenzi kuyoba enye yezinhlaka eziyoletha phezu kwalo mhlaba isikhathi sokuhlupheka esingakaze sibe khona selokhu kwaqala izwe.— Incwadi 200, 1903. {2SM 142.1}^[34]

Ingcindezi yezomnotho ishukumisela isisebenzi ukuba sisebenze kakhulu, ngakho ilungelo lezisebenzi lokuthola okungenani usuku olulodwa lokuphumula lithola ukunakwa okwengeziwe. Ukuze kube "nobuhle bomphakathi" (amalungelo omuntu ngamunye) kuzokhethwa usuku olufanayo, ngokwemvelo ngeSonto ngokuhambisana nomkhuba wabaningi. Uyabona ukuthi iBandla le-SDA liqhakambisa kanjani imigomo yokugcina yomthetho wangeSonto ngokungazi?

Labo abathi bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu akufanele baboshwe ngalutho izinyunyana zabasebenzi ezizobunjwa noma ezizobunjwa. Lokhu iNkosi iyakwenqabela. Ingabe labo abafunda iziprofetho abakwazi ukubona futhi baqonde okuphambi kwethu? {4MR 78.2}^[35]

Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayengumsekeli wezenhlalakahle futhi wayesolwa ngokuhlobene nobukhomanisi (okungenzeka ukuthi yikho okwamenza wabulawa). Lezo izinhlobo zezimiso zomphakathi ezihlala ziholela ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu. Angifuni ukuphuma esihlokweni, kodwa iphuzu elilodwa libaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ungalinaki. Kafushane nje, iBandla le-SDA litusa izimiso zenhlalo yomphakathi kanye nezimiso zikahulumeni eziyoba yiyona ndlela yokucindezela amalungu alo ngaphansi komthetho wangeSonto, lapho elahlekelwa imisebenzi nemizi yawo ngokwethembeka eSabatha. Vele uvule amehlo akho! Uzobona maduze lapho konke kuphokophele khona: ngqo ezikhungweni “zomphakathi” ze-FEMA!

Ivesi lokuqala lecilongo lesine lalikhuluma ngokufiphazwa kwebandla ngokungakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, okuphambene nomthetho wokuqala. Ivesi lesibili lecilongo lesine likhuluma ngomaye ophindwe kathathu ozayo, futhi lapha sibona kuhilelekile ukukhonza izithombe. Ingabe ukukhonza izithombe kungase kuhlotshaniswe nomaye ophindwe kathathu?

Ngifuna lendaba emaphephandabeni omphakathi, ngathola iphephandaba elilodwa elaliyibhala—uKhozi Lwansuku zonke lwaseBrooklyn.^[36] Ingabe lokho kuyakhala? I “ukhozi” imemezela umaye ophindwe kathathu! Futhi yini indaba exoxwa ngayo umaye ophindwe kathathu? Umbhalo ongezansi we-athikili yama-Adventist unikeza iseluleko: “UCongresswoman uyalincoma iBandla isevisi 'ngesikhathi'!

Yini ‘eyayifike ngesikhathi’ ngaleyo nkonzo yokukhulekela izithombe? Yayivuliwe NgeSonto, futhi umbuso uyakuncoma lokho! Kwatuswa ngokukhethekile ngoba lolu kwakuwusuku olumisiwe lokuhlonipha uMartin Luther King Omncane. Ngamanye amazwi, isonto latuswa ngokuzivumelanisa “nezidingo” zezwe.

Ngokwakho nje, akukho lutho olungalungile ngokukhonza uNkulunkulu nganoma yiluphi usuku lwesonto kuhlanganise neSonto, nakuba umuntu kufanele azibuze ukuthi ama-SDA Churches akwenza ngokulangazela kangakanani lokho.^[37] Futhi akukho lutho olungalungile ngokwenza isithombe noma ukuqaphela umuntu ngezinto ezinhle azenzile. Kodwa lapho ukukhulekela kwenziwa ngesithombe, khona-ke kuyisono sokukhonza izithombe. Lapho izinkonzo zokukhulekela ziqhutshwa ngeSonto ngenjongo yokuhlonipha isikhungo, umthetho, isikhulu sezombusazwe, noma enye inhloso, leso sikhungo, umthetho, umuntu, noma injongo iba uphawu olwenziwa ngalo ukukhonza. Lokho kuwukweqa umyalo wesibili (ingasaphathwa eminye). Lesi senzo sokuvumelanisa ukukhulekela kwesonto nokucindezela komphakathi wezwe sibonisa kusengaphambili ukukhulekelwa kwebandla umfanekiso wesilo-okusho ukuthi ukukhonza izithombe ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu!

Qaphela, futhi ucabange ukuthi yini ongayenza uma uhulumeni wakho ekucindezela ukuba uvume ukukhulekela ngokwemibandela yawo. Ngemva kokuphela kwalenyanga yomyalo ngoFebhuwari 17, icilongo lesihlanu (umaye wokuqala) liyoqala.

Ama-Hemorrhoids amaFilisti

Ukhozi lwecilongo lesine alupheli ngesixwayiso esisodwa sikamaye. Ngaphambi kokuba kuphele inyanga yokuqala yomthetho, iNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United States yenza isimemezelo esingalindelekile, ithi izokwenza isinqumo ezweni lonke mayelana nomshado wobulili obufanayo.^[38] Ngakho, isimiso sokungakholelwa kuNkulunkulu sasisebenza nakuhulumeni wezwe ukuze kususwe yonke iminonjana yomklamo kaNkulunkulu wase-Edene emithethweni yabo.

Lokhu kuhlangene ngani nosizi oluzayo?

Noma ubani owazi indaba yaseSodoma neGomora kufanele abone ukuxhumana ngokushesha.

Yathi iNKOSI: Ngoba isililo saseSodoma leGomora sikhulu, njalo ngoba isono sabo sinzima kakhulu; ngiyakwehla manje, ngibone ukuthi benzile yini; ngokuphelele ngokusho ukukhala kwayo okufike kimi; futhi uma kungenjalo, ngizokwazi. (UGenesise 18: 20-21)

Izono zababi ziyakhala. Izono zaseSodoma naseGomora zazinkulu kangangokuthi ukukhala kwazo yafika eNkosini ezulwini. INkantolo Ephakeme ihlela ukukhipha isinqumo sayo ekupheleni kwethemu, ekupheleni kukaJuni. Lokho kusho ukuthi isinqumo siyomenyezelwa ngayo kanye inyanga emele uvivinyo emyalweni wesikhombisa—wona kanye umyalo ovikela imingcele yomshado. Njengoba isizwe sisusa uNkulunkulu emithethweni yaso, ukukhala ngezono zaso kuyofinyelela enkantolo yasezulwini, futhi isahlulelo siyolahlwa kuso.

Isikhathi kusukela esimemezelweni kuze kufike isinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme sihambisana nezinyanga eziyisikhombisa umphongolo usezweni lamaFilisti:

Amadoda angafanga ashaywa ngamathumba [ama-hemorrhoids!^[39]]: nokukhala komuzi kwenyukela ezulwini. Umphongolo kaJehova wawusezweni lamaFilisti izinyanga eziyisikhombisa. ( 1 Samuweli 5:12-6:1 )

Lokho kusho ukuthi ukukhala kwezono zaseMelika kuzofika ezulwini ngenyanga yesikhombisa njengokukhala kwamaFilisti.

Phawula ukuthi isono saseSodoma naseGomora asizange sizenzekele—sasiphelele.

Kepha ngaphambi kokuba zilale, amadoda omuzi, amadoda aseSodoma, ayizungeza indlu, abadala nabasha. bonke abantu kusukela kuyo yonke ikota: (UGenesise 19: 4)

Lapho isono semizi yaseSodoma naseGomora sesifinyelele ngokuphelele, uNkulunkulu wawavakashela ngokwahlulela. Yilokhu okwenzekayo namuhla. Izifundazwe eziningi sezivele zisemthethweni umshado wobulili obufanayo, kodwa iNkantolo Ephakeme izonquma ezingeni likazwelonke. Lapho “ingxenye ngayinye” yesizwe isiwelé umngcele, uNkulunkulu uyothatha isinyathelo.

Izimpawu zokubhala ezinyangeni zokuqala eziyisikhombisa nezinyanga ezintathu zokugcina zokuhamba komkhumbi yicilongo lesithupha—ukuwa kwezinkanyezi zophawu lwesithupha, iziqhumane zomlilo ezibhubhisayo. Lokhu kuyokwenzeka ngo-July 8 (ngokushesha ngemva kwesinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme) njengomphumela wokuwenqaba ngokuphelele umthetho kaNkulunkulu ohlangothini lwesizwe. Khona-ke kuyoba khona umaye emhlabeni ngokwesibili lapho kukhala icilongo lesithupha!

Kanjalo ukhozi lwecilongo lesine (i-US) aluzange lumemezele umaye wokuqala kuphela, kodwa nowesibili.

Imbangela Yokushintsha Kwesimo Sezulu

Umaye wesithathu umenyezelwa yilo khozi futhi, kulokhu ngendlela yesiphakamiso sikaMongameli Obama seSabelomali sika-2016 sase-US. Izihloko ezisematheni zazigxile ezigidini zezigidi zamarandi umongameli azibekele izinto ezihlobene nazo ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu.^[40] Kuyaphawuleka futhi ukuthi i-White House yenze umzamo okhethekile wokwenza lesi siphakamiso sesabelomali sitholakale kabanzi (futhi ngesikhathi) ngokusishicilela ku-inthanethi nangokushicilela idatha yomthombo enikela kusabelomali—izinyathelo ezingakaze zibonwe ngaphambili.

Ngaphambi kokuthi usichithe ngokushesha lesi sicelo sesabelomali ngoba ucabanga ukuthi uKhongolose ngeke usihloniphe, cabanga ukuthi ngisho nopapa ungemva kwezinyathelo zokubhekana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. UPapa Francis ukhulume ngalolu daba ephawula kwabezindaba ngoJanuwari 29.

Imfundiso yakhe yezenkolo ukulungisiswa kokubili kwemvelo kanye nesimo sezulu isenzo bekulokhu kuhlonipha “ubuhle bemvelo kanye ubuhle bendawo yonke” kuyinani lobuKristu.^[41]

Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi uyakuthethelela ukuthatha isinyathelo ngento enenhliziyo emnene njengokuhlonipha ubuhle bomhlaba kanye necosmos. Sizobuyela kulokho. Umbuzo wangempela okufanele uphendulwe uthi: Kungani ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyingxenye enkulu yesiphakamiso sesabelomali? Kungani kuyisihloko esikhulu kangaka?

Isikhathi salesi sabelomali kufanele sicatshangelwe. Lesi sabelomali sizoqala ukusebenza ngo-Okthoba 1, 2015, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kweNgqungquthela ye-UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Summit, lapho ngoSepthemba 25 upapa ezokwethula inkulumo elindelwe ngabomvu, futhi ahambele uMhlangano Womhlaba Wemindeni. Nakanjani lokho kuzoba isikhathi esinezigigaba,^[42] futhi isabelomali sizoqala ukusebenza ezinsukwini ezintathu nje ngemva kokuphothulwa kwaleyo mihlangano.

Isabelomali sihlanganisa nokuxhaswa ngezimali komsebenzi wengqalasizinda yenhlangano. Ku-Executive Order entsha, umongameli wenza izinguquko ezithile ezidingweni zokuhlela zamaphrojekthi wokwakha wenhlangano.

“Uhulumeni wobumbano kumele athathe izinyathelo, aziswe ngabakhona nabakhona isayensi esebenzayo, ukuthuthukisa ezesizwe ukulungela kanye nokumelana nezikhukhula.”

...Lapho senza izinhlelo, izinhlangano zikahulumeni zinezinketho eziningi ezingasungula ngazo indawo eyingozi yezikhukhula lapho amaphrojekthi esikhathi esizayo atholakala khona. Okokuqala, futhi ngaleyo jab ecashile, abahleli bangasebenzisa "indlela yesayensi enolwazi lwesimo sezulu" ukuze banqume idatha ye-hydrological kanye ne-hydraulic ukuze balindele izinguquko ezingenzeka zesikhathi esizayo ezikhukhuleni ezisekelwe - ukuhogela! - isayensi yesimo sezulu. Bangakwazi futhi kalula engeza amamitha amabili ngaphezu kokuphakama kwezikhukhula zamanje noma amamitha amathathu ezakhiweni ezibucayi njengezibhedlela.

Ngaphambi kwalo myalelo wesigungu esiphezulu, imithetho enjalo ibisebenza kuphela uma bekunethuba elingamaphesenti angu-1 lezikhukhula esifundeni - manje izinga lehliselwe kumaphesenti angu-0.20...^[43]

Uma uhlanganisa zonke izingcezu, uqala ukuqaphela ukuthi uhlobo lokushintsha kwesimo sezulu abakhuluma ngalo aluwona umphumela wezinqubo ezihamba kancane ezifana nokukhishwa kwekhabhoni ephezulu noma izinto ezinjalo. Kuyoba umphumela wenhlekelele yomhlaba wonke ezoshintsha ngokushesha isimo sezulu futhi ifake isizwe nomhlaba esimweni esisha ngokuphelele sezulu. Cabanga ngakho ngokombono wabaholi bomhlaba. Impela bayazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani futhi nini, futhi bafuna ukuzilungiselela, futhi bafuna uxhaso, kepha ngeke babeke engcupheni yokutshela umphakathi ukuthi yiziphi izizathu zangempela ezibangela lokho ngoba umphakathi ungangena obishini. Ngakho-ke kuye kwadingeka bacishe basungule isizathu salokho. Ividiyo elandelayo idlulisela iphuzu kahle kakhulu:

Ngalowo mbono, isabelomali senza umqondo owengeziwe. Kuzodingeka ingqalasizinda entsha “eqinile” ngemva kokucekelwa phansi, ngaleyo ndlela kube noshintsho ezidingweni zesakhiwo sikahulumeni. Kuzodingeka imali eyengeziwe ukuze kuliwe nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ngaleyo ndlela kube nesicelo sesabelomali esifike ngesikhathi. Ngisho nokuthethelela kukapapa okuyinqaba kunengqondo: ukuhlonipha ubuhle bendawo yonke (kanye nomonakalo ongase uwubangele esimweni sezulu somhlaba)! Isihloko sengqungquthela ye-UN ngoSepthemba naso sinengqondo; yini enye engasho ukuthi “Post-2015” ngaphandle kokuqala kwenkathi entsha ngemva kwenhlekelele enkulu yesimo sezulu? Isihloko sale ngqungquthela sizoba ukuthi ungathuthukisa kanjani umhlaba osimeme ngemuva kwenhlekelele.

Ukwenza Izimiso Zobupapa

Ngaphandle kwesiphakamiso sesabelomali, "ukhozi" lwamemezela umaye wesithathu ngoFebhuwari 5. UJohn Boehner, uSomlomo weNdlu yabaMeli baseMelika, umemezele ukuthi uPapa Francis uzokhuluma nomhlangano ohlangene weCongress (kokubili iNdlu kanye neSenate) ngo-September 24, 2015.^[44]

Uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi leso sikhathi sizoba nesigigaba kanjani, amazwi kaFrancis kubenzi bomthetho base-US azoba nemithelela ejulile. Uyabona ukuthi, futhi, imithetho iyingqikithi yodaba. Ukhozi lwecilongo lesine luxwayisa ngezindaba zomthetho kuzo zonke izimo, futhi nakuba umaye ozayo eyozwakala ngezindlela eziningi kangaka, isici esingokomthetho siyisihloko esivelele kulo lonke. Ukuhlasela okuyinhloko kuMthetho kaNkulunkulu ngokubeka umthetho womuntu ngaphezu kwawo.

Ngomthetho ophoqelela ukumiswa kobupapa ngokwephula uMthetho kaNkulunkulu, isizwe sakithi siyozehlukanisa ngokuphelele nokulunga. [ukuhlolwa kwakhe kuzovala]. Lapho ubuProthestani buyokwelula isandla sabo emhosheni ukubamba isandla sombuso wamaRoma [yagcwaliseka ngo-1999^[45] ], lapho ezofinyelela kwalasha ukuze ahlanganise izandla ngemimoya [kugcwaliseke ngo-2014], lapho, ngaphansi kwethonya lale nyunyana ephindwe kathathu, izwe lethu [US] uyochitha yonke imigomo yoMthethosisekelo wawo njengohulumeni wamaProthestani kanye noweRiphabhulikhi, futhi izolungiselela ukusakazwa kwamanga opapa kanye nenkohliso, khona-ke sizokwazi ukuthi sesifikile isikhathi sokusebenza kukaSathane okumangalisayo nokuthi ukuphela kuseduze. {5t451.1}

Qaphela ukuthi imfuneko ukuthi i-US yenza isilungiselelo, hhayi ukuthi empeleni isakaza amanga opapa nenkohliso. Ngokumema upapa ukuthi akhulume emhlanganweni ohlanganyelwe weCongress, isilungiselelo senziwe manje, futhi ngalokho sizokwazi ukuthi isikhathi sesifikile sokusebenza okumangalisayo kukaSathane. Okuzokwenzeka ngempela kulowo mhlangano ohlanganyelwe weCongress kungolunye udaba, oluzoholela ngokushesha ekuvaleni jikelele kokuhlolwa kanye nokuchithwa kwezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina.

Kanjalo ukhozi (i-US) nalo selumemezele umaye wesithathu.

Isigaba ngasinye sikaMaye ophindwe kathathu siwukuqiniswa komzamo ofanayo wokuphakamisa umthetho womuntu ngaphezu komthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi ikakhulukazi ukufaka esikhundleni somthetho wesine nokugcinwa kweSonto.

Umaye ngamunye umele isigaba somthetho wangeSonto:

1. Kumaye wokuqala, umthetho wangeSonto cishe uyothuthukiswa njengomthetho wezwe futhi uyobangela kuphela ubunzima (ushushiso) kubantu bakaNkulunkulu.

2. Ngomaye wesibili, umthetho wangeSonto nakanjani uzothatha intshiseko engokwenkolo ngemva kwesinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme Yase-United States nokubhujiswa okwalandela. Ushushiso luyokwanda kuze kufike ezingeni lokuthi labo abalalela umthetho kaNkulunkulu bayobulawa (abafel’ ukholo) ngenxa yalokho.

3. Kumaye wesithathu, umthetho wangeSonto cishe uyoba yiwo wonke umuntu. Kanjalo uNkulunkulu uzophendula ngezinhlupho, futhi akhulule abantu Bakhe.

Imicimbi igcwaliseka ngokushesha. Isinqumo sophenyo sabaphilayo siqhubeka ngokushesha. IBandla lama-SDA seliphule emibili yeMithetho Eyishumi kuze kube manje. Ingabe uke wathatha i-inventory ukuze ubone ukuthi uqhuba kanjani? Ingabe uyilungiselele inyanga yesithathu ngaphansi kukamaye wokuqala? Kuthiwani ngenyanga yesine mayelana nombuzo weSabatha? Ingabe uyobe uyilungele inkinga enkulu? Noma ingabe uyohlala ezinhlwini zesitha—ebandleni—ukuze uhlanganyele ezonweni zalo futhi wamukele ezinhlupho zalo?

Ngase ngizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: Phumani kulo, bantu bami, ukuze ningahlanganyeli ezonweni zalo, ningamukeli izinhlupho zalo. Ngokuba izono zalo zifinyelele ezulwini [kuboniswa izinkanyezi ze-Orion], noNkulunkulu ukhumbulile ububi balo. (Isambulo 18: 4-5)

ICilongo Lesihlanu

Lapho sikhuluma ngecilongo lesihlanu ngesikhathi sokuloba, sikhuluma ngezenzakalo ezisazokwenzeka. Ngeke sikwazi ukuchaza yonke imininingwane, kodwa izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu kufanele zibe sobala ngenxa yesixwayiso sokhozi ngecilongo lesine. Ngokwesibonelo:

Ingelosi yesihlanu yayisibetha; Ngabona inkanyezi ivela ezulwini, iwela emhlabeni; futhi wanikwa isihluthulelo somgodi wakwalasha. Yavula umgodi wakwalasha; kwenyuka intuthu emgodini; njengentuthu a isithando somlilo esikhulu; ilanga nomkhathi kwaba mnyama ngomusi womgodi. ( IsAmbulo 9:1-2 )

Umfanekiso wesithando somlilo esikhulu usikhumbuza enye yezindaba zeBhayibheli ezidume kakhulu, esesike sathinta kuzo. Ingxenye I mayelana nenkanyezi ewile yecilongo lesithathu. Lapha sibona inkanyezi ewile kukhulunywa ngayo futhi ecilongo lesihlanu. Sihlonze inkanyezi ewile njengenkomba eqondile yokuwa okuphelele kweBandla le-SDA elihlelekile, elenze isimilo salo saba ngumfanekiso wephupho likaNebukadinesari.

IBandla lama-SDA laliyibandla lokugcina ohlwini lweNguquko yamaProthestani. Uma nje busaqhubeka, ubuProthestani babubambekile. Ngalowo mqondo, kwanikezwa a ukhiye indima "njengowokugcina wamaMohicans." Lapho liwa, laphawula ukuphela komugqa wobuProthestani, okwavumela ubupapa ukuba buphinde bube namandla omhlaba wonke.

Nakuba isithombe esisephusheni likaNebukadinesari sasiwumfanekiso wemibuso yesikhathi esizayo eyayiyovela ngemva kowakhe, umfanekiso walo lonke igolide inkosi eyalakha kamuva wawumelela ukuhlubuka kwayo kulelokusasa nenjongo yayo yokuba umbuso wayo ubuse umhlaba phakade. Futhi, iBandla le-SDA libonisa lesi simo sengqondo ngokuchitha konke ukugxeka ngamazwi athi “isonto liyoqhubeka kuze kube sekugcineni.” Isimo sengqondo esinjalo siveza isithombe sikaNebukadinesari.

Isithando somlilo esikhulu secilongo lesihlanu sisikhumbuza isithando somlilo esalungiselelwa noma ubani owenqaba ukukhonza njengomthetho wenkosi:

Kwase kumemeza ummemezeli, wathi: “Kuyaliwe nina bantu, nezizwe, nezilimi, ukuthi ngesikhathi enizwa ngaso ukukhala kwecilongo, negenkle, nehabhu, nesaka, nogubhu, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa; niwela phansi nikhuleke esithombeni segolide asimisile uNebukadinesari inkosi; nongawi phansi akhuleke uyakuphonswa ngaso leso sikhathi phakathi kwethempeli. isithando somlilo esivuthayo. ( Daniyeli 3:4-6 )

Umbuso ongapheli ekugcineni uwumgomo kaSathane, futhi usebenzisa abaholi bezwe ngethemba lokuwufeza. Abangahambi naye bayoba ifolishi leziko lokuhlupheka. Umbhalo wecilongo lesihlanu ubonisa ukuthi lesi sithando somlilo silungiswa phakathi necilongo lesihlanu. Amalungiselelo azoqala ngeNgqungquthela ka-Obama ngoFebhuwari 18, futhi azokwanda phakathi “nezinyanga ezinhlanu” zokukhala kwecilongo, lapho abantu abakhetha ukuhlala bethembekile kuNkulunkulu beyobhekana noshushiso nobunzima ngokwandayo.

Inkemba Yomlilo

Njengokungathi ukunyakaza kwesitha akwanele ukukhathaza abathembekile ecilongo lesihlanu, “abafowabo” nabo bayoba isiqalekiso kubo. Ukuwa okuphelele kweBandla le-SDA (ukuqedwa kokwahlulela kwalo kophenyo) kusho ukuthi izahlulelo zokuphatha zikaNkulunkulu manje zingawela phezu kwalo. Lokhu kuboniswa ukubhujiswa kwalabo abangenalo uphawu:

Kwaphuma isikhonyane emsini, seza emhlabeni, saphiwa amandla njengamandla ofezela bomhlaba. Futhi kwathiwa zingoni utshani bomhlaba, nanoma yini eluhlaza, nanoma yimuphi umuthi; kodwa yilabo kuphela abantu abangenalo uphawu lukaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo. (Isambulo 9: 3-4)

Uphawu lukaNkulunkulu luqondwa yiBandla leSDA njengeqiniso leSabatha, okukhomba futhi ukuthi icilongo lesihlanu lizobandakanya ukuhlaselwa komthetho kaNkulunkulu njengoba sibonile ukhozi lumemezela icilongo lesine. Nokho, njengoba sifundile endabeni yoMphongolo weSivumelwano, iBandla leSDA ngeke livikelwe nje ngokunaka iSabatha leNkosi. Ibandla lixwayiswe ngokuthi uNkulunkulu uzohambela ububi balo njengoba kuprofethiwe esahlukweni sesishiyagalolunye sikaHezekeli.

Fundisisa i- isahluko sesishiyagalolunye sikaHezekeli. La mazwi azogcwaliseka ngokoqobo; kodwa isikhathi siyahamba, futhi abantu balele. Benqaba ukuthobisa imiphefumulo yabo nokuguqulwa. Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani iNkosi izobabekezelela abantu abanamaqiniso amakhulu nabaluleke kangaka embulwe kubo, kodwa abenqabayo ukuletha la maqiniso kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo ngabanye. Isikhathi sifushane. UNkulunkulu uyabiza. Uzozwa? Uzowemukela umlayezo Wakhe? Ingabe uzoguqulwa ngaphambi kokuba kuphuze kakhulu? Maduze, maduze nje, wonke amacala azoqulwa ingunaphakade. {18MR 236.2}

Isonto laxwayiswa kanye ngaphambili. Imililo eshubile yashisa indlu yokunyathelisa yeSDA ngo-1902^[46] njengophawu lokungajabuli kukaNkulunkulu ngenkambo ubuholi obabuhamba. Kulokho, u-Ellen G. White wabhala okulandelayo:

Embonweni wasebusuku, ngabona inkemba yomlilo ilenga phezu kwe-Battle Creek [indlunkulu yesonto ngaleso sikhathi].

Bazalwane, uNkulunkulu useduze nathi. Ngifuna ukukutshela lokho uma emva kwezixwayiso ezinikezwe kulokhu kushiswa, abaholi babantu bakithi baqhubeke, njengoba nje benza endulo, beziphakamisa, uNkulunkulu uzothatha izidumbu ngokulandelayo. Njengoba impela ephila, uyokhuluma kubo ngolimi abangeke behluleke ukuluqonda. {4MR 367.2–3}

Ubuholi bashintsha isikhathi, ngaleyo ndlela bahlehlisa lesi siprofetho esingenhla, kodwa isimo sezinto siphinde saba sibi ngokuhamba kweminyaka kwaze kwafinyelela odabeni oludabukisayo olukhona namuhla. Ngakho-ke, isixwayiso sigcwele futhi siseduze, futhi manje njengoba ukuwa kwenhlangano sekuphelele, kuzofika. Inkemba yomlilo ayikho enye ngaphandle kokuhlanzwa kwebandla njengoba kuchazwe kuHezekeli 9, kodwa esikhundleni sokulenga phezu kwe-Battle Creek, ilenga phezu kwendlunkulu ekhona kanye nezinye izikhungo ezihlukahlukene zebandla.

Amagama azungeze uphawu lukaNkulunkulu ecilongo lesihlanu ayafana nesiqephu esikuHezekeli 9:

bulalani kuphele amaxhegu, abasha, nezincekukazi, nabantwana, nabesifazane; kodwa ningasondeli kumuntu okukuye uphawu; niqale endlini yami engcwele. Baqala-ke emadodeni amadala aphambi kwendlu. ( Hezekeli 9:6 )

Lenhlanganiso isikhombisa ukuthi uphawu lukaNkulunkulu okukhulunywa ngalo ecilongo lesihlanu akukona nje ukugcina iSabatha, kodwa nokububula nokukhala ngezinengiso ezenziwa ebandleni.^[47] Lokhu kuchaza isifundo esivela eMphongolweni Wesivumelwano, kungani kungebona bonke “abagcini bemiyalo” abazovikelwa. Akusibo bonke abalotshwe ezinhliziyweni zabo; ababubuli bonke futhi bakhale ngesono.

Abantu bakaNkulunkulu beqiniso, abanomoya womsebenzi weNkosi nokusindiswa kwemiphefumulo enhliziyweni, bayohlala bebuka isono esimweni saso sangempela, nesinesono. Bayohlala njalo besohlangothini lokwethembeka nokungafihli kwezono ezihlasela kalula abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Ikakhulukazi emsebenzini wokuvala webandla, ngesikhathi sokubekwa uphawu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane abazoma bengenasici phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, bayokuzwa ngokujule kakhulu ukungalungile kwalabo abathi bangabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuvezwa ngenkani ngomfanekiso womprofethi womsebenzi wokugcina ngaphansi komfanekiso wamadoda ngamunye enesikhali sokubulala esandleni sakhe... {3t266.2}

Ukubekwa uphawu kwabangu-144,000 XNUMX kumelwe kuqedwe phakathi nokukhala kwecilongo lesihlanu, ngoba kungaleso sikhathi kuphela imimoya emine engaba khona.^[48] lithukululwe ngecilongo lesithupha. Ngalo mqondo, singakuqonda ukuphawula kuka-Ellen G. White mayelana nesikhathi lapho inhlekelele enkulu isondela:

O, ukuze abantu bazi isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo! Kukhona abaningi abangakalizwa iqiniso elivivinyayo ngalesi sikhathi. Baningi uMoya kaNkulunkulu osebenza nabo. Isikhathi sezahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu ezibhubhisayo yisikhathi somusa kulabo abangazange bathole ithuba lokufunda okuyiqiniso. INkosi iyobabheka ngomusa. Inhliziyo yakhe yomusa ithintwa; Isandla sakhe sisaluliwe ukusindisa, kuyilapho umnyango uvaliwe ukuze bangangeni. {9t97.2}

Phawula ukuthi ukhuluma ngomnyango ovaliwe.

Abantu Bayofuna Ukufa, Bangayikukuthola

Futhi kubo kwaphiwa lokho akufanele bababulale, kodwa ukuba bahlushwe izinyanga eziyisihlanu, nobuhlungu babo kwakunjengobuhlungu bukafezela lapho eluma umuntu. Ngalezo zinsuku kuyakuba khona abantu funa ukufa, futhi ngeke bayithole; futhi uzo ukufisa ukufa, lokufa kuzababalekela. (Isambulo 9: 5-6)

Icilongo lesihlanu lichaza isikhathi lapho abantu behlushwa, kodwa bengabulawa. Njengoba kusenziwa amalungiselelo omthetho wangeSonto, yilokho kanye okuzokwenzeka. Labo abamelana nakho bayoba nesikhathi esinzima. Labo abafuna ukuhlala bethembekile eMthethweni kaNkulunkulu bazogcina belahlekelwe yimisebenzi. Bayobhekana nesidingo nobunzima. Bazolamba. Njengoba bengenamali, bazolahlekelwa amakhaya abo futhi bangabi namakhaya. Abangenamakhaya bazoqoqwa bayiswe “ezikhungweni zomphakathi” ze-FEMA lapho “bazophinde bafundiswe” ukuze basebenzisane neziphathimandla. Mangaki ama-Adventist azilungiselele lezi zigigaba? Mangaki ama-Adventist alungele ukudlula kukho konke lokhu kuhlupheka ukuze agcine iSabatha futhi anqabe uphawu?

Icilongo lesihlanu likhuluma ngosizi olwesabekayo. Umbhalo ugcizelela “ukufuna ukufa” kanye “nokufisa ukufa” ngokuphindaphinda kabili. Kungasho ukuthini?

Kufanele sibhekane namaqiniso aqinile mayelana naleli vesi. Noma ubani angazibulala kalula uma kuqhathaniswa, ngakho “ukufuna ukufa” akunakuba nencazelo engajulile kangako. Akwanele ukusho ukuthi izilingo zinzima kangangokuthi abantu bafuna ukufa nje. Kumele kube nencazelo ejulile.

Ama-Adventist angabantu abakhethekile. ‘Bangabantu abahluleli,’ abakhethwe ukuba babe abapristi bakaNkulunkulu enkonzweni yendlu engcwele yasezulwini—abakhethwa ukuba babe yizi-144,000 XNUMX. Iningi alikuthatheli phezulu ukubizwa kwalo. Abazange bawulandele umlayezo wezempilo noma indlela yokugqoka efanele, futhi ngokuvamile baye bazivumela ukuba behlisele isimo sezwe, kokubili emfundisweni yabo yezenkolo nangokwenza kwabo. Umpristi kufanele ahlukaniselwe, abe ngcwele. Ngezikhathi zeTestamente Elidala, umphristi owayengasihloniphi isikhundla sakhe wayebulawa ngokubulawa.^[49] Mayelana nokulahlekelwa komkhumbi, kukhumbula indaba ka-Eli namadodana akhe amabili.

UNkulunkulu wanikeza umlayezo wengelosi yesine kubantu baKhe ukubalungiselela uvivinyo olunzima ababezobhekana nalo lapho umthetho wangeSonto wawuzofika ekugcineni. Yingakho ama-Adventist elindele imvula yakamuva…yimvula evuthisa isithelo ukusilungiselela ukuvunwa. Ngaphandle kwemvula yamuva, ngaphandle komyalezo wengelosi yesine, abantu ngeke babe namandla okudlula esivivinyweni somthetho sangeSonto ngempumelelo. Bazohluleka futhi bahluleke, ngoba yilokho abebekwenza kuze kube manje ngemikhuba yabo yokuphila eyekethisa. Bayozinikela ukuze nje bondle izisu zabo nokuhaha kwabo—njengoba abaningi benza kakade namuhla ngaphandle koshushiso!

Baye baphila ngokunganaki nangokuziqhenya kangangokuthi abaningi babo abakaze bacabange ngisho nokuzidela. Bayobe besanda kucabanga ukuthi bazi konke okwakudingeka bakwazi ukuze ‘bathembeke kuze kube sekupheleni’ njengomunye wabangu-144,000 XNUMX. Babecabanga ukuthi akunandaba ukuthi baphila kanjani kuze kufike umthetho wangeSonto—uma wawungafika nhlobo ekuphileni kwabo—futhi babeyohlanganisa ukholo ngandlela thize ukuze bame baqine ngesikhathi sobunzima. Bacabanga ukuthi bayawazi amaphuzu ayisihluthulelo okungafanele bakhohliswe: lowoMgqibelo uyiSabatha, futhi uma “uJesu” eza futhi wavumela izinyawo zakhe zithinte umhlaba, khona-ke kumelwe ukuba ungumkhohlisi. Kodwa ngaphandle kokulungiswa kwenhliziyo, futhi ngaphandle kokuvumela uMoya oNgcwele ukuba alolonge isimo sabo kusenesikhathi, bayobe bengakulungele ukumelana novivinyo ngendlela engokoqobo.

Cishe sekwephuze kakhulu ngalawa ma-Adventist okuzisholo ukuba afunde umsebenzi wawo, ahlanze izenzo zawo, futhi anikele umhlatshelo ojabulisa uNkulunkulu. Ngisho noma isimo sabo esibucayi singabathobisa kuze kube kulelo qophelo, babeyothola ukuthi kakade sebehlulekile uvivinyo futhi sebecishe bangafaneleki ukuba phakathi kweqembu ‘eligcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu, libe nokholo kuJesu.^[50] Abazi lutho ngomnikelo, ingasaphathwa eyokuthola ukufa kwesibili njengoba kwenza uJesu esiphambanweni. Babengeke bakwazi ukubekezela bebona uJesu eza emafwini enkazimulo.

Mhlawumbe ekuthotshisweni kwabo, empeleni bayocabangela inketho yokunikela ngokuphila kwabo okungokwenyama njengomfel’ ukholo—umcabango okungenzeka wawungakaze ube nawo ngaphambili. Njengoba isimo somthetho wangeSonto siba sibi, futhi kungena iqiniso lokwehluleka kwabo, bangase babuyele ezingqondweni zabo, kodwa sekwephuze kakhulu. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, babezincoma ngokuthi bayinsali, abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, nokuthi babeyoba phakathi kwabayi-144,000 ababengeke bakunambithe ukufa. Kunalokho, bayozithola behlulekile uvivinyo, futhi belahlekelwe ukuphila kwabo okuphakade. Bangase bafune ngokujulile nje ukuba umfel’ ukholo—ukuze nje bathole insindiso nganoma iyiphi indlela—kodwa ngeke bakwazi, ngoba ukubulala ngokuvamile ngeke kuqale kuze kube ngemva kokuba icilongo lesihlanu seliphelile.

Kakhulu, bambalwa kakhulu abaphenduka ngaphambi kokuba kuvalwe umnyango webandla ngoNovemba 30, 2014. Bambalwa kakhulu ababephila umsebenzi wabo, bebubula futhi bekhala ngezinengiso ezenziwa ebandleni. Bonke abanye babengewona umhlatshelo omsulwa kaJesu, futhi lapho beqaphela ukuthi balahlekelwe izulu, ‘bayofuna ukufa’ njengomfel’ ukholo, kodwa ngeke bakuthole. Futhi uma ‘babezofisa ukufa’ ukufa kwesibili ukuze babe phakathi kwabangu-144,000 XNUMX, kwakuyobabalekela ngoba abafaneleki. Kuyisimo esidabukisayo kulabo abalokhu belahla izwi likaMoya oNgcwele ezimpilweni zabo.

IBhayibheli lithi ukuhlushwa kuyothatha izinyanga ezinhlanu. Ngokuthakazelisayo, kuzo zonke izinyanga zokuhamba komkhumbi, izinyanga ezinhlanu zecilongo lesihlanu ziyizinyanga ezinhlanu kuphela ezingathathwa ngokulandelana kwazo ngengqikithi yenkathi engokwesiprofetho yezinsuku eziyi-150.

Ukuwa kweJerusalema

Singalihlukanisa ibandla libe izigaba ezimbili ezihlukene: abaklolodayo, nabangabahlekiyo. Abangadeleli yibona abazama ngempela ukwethembeka. Bayabona ukuthi sisekupheleni kwesikhathi, futhi baxwayisa abanye ngokufanele. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abahleki bosulu bayaphika ukuthi siphila eduze nokuphela kunanini ngaphambili. IBhayibheli lizichaza kanje:

Ukwazi lokhu kuqala, lokho kuyakufika ngezinsuku zokugcina abahleki abahleki. behamba ngezinkanuko zabo, bethi: Siphi isithembiso sokufika kwakhe na? ngoba selokhu obaba balala. zonke izinto ziqhubeka njengoba zazinjalo kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa. (Funda eyesi-2 Petru 3:3-4.)

Abahleki bosulu abaxwayisi nhlobo, futhi ukungaxwayisi kakade kwanele ukuhlukanisa umuntu njengesideleli, kodwa iningi labahleka usulu empeleni lisebenza ngokuzikhandla ukugcina wonke umuntu ezolile. Banciphisa izimpawu bese bethi “oh, sabona into efana naleyo yenzeka eminyakeni edlule, futhi uJesu akazange afike ngaleso sikhathi, ngakho ningakhathazeki!”

Ngokuphambene nabahleka usulu yilabo ababona izibonakaliso futhi baxwayise abanye ngomthetho weSonto ozayo, nokuvalwa komnyango wesihe. Indaba yokuwa kweJerusalema ngo-AD 70 inikeza isibonelo esihle salokho okwenzekayo namuhla. ORabi kanye nabanye abaholi baseJerusalema babona leli dolobha njengenqaba enamandla eyayingenakunqotshwa noma ichithwe (okuyisimo sengqondo ikakhulukazi seBandla lamaSDA). IRoma yavimbezela iJerusalema ngo-AD 66, futhi lokho kwakuwuphawu lokuthi amaKristu abaleke. Ibutho lazihoxisa ngaphandle kwesizathu esizwakalayo, futhi amaKristu aphunyuka ngaphambi kokuba umuzi uvinjezelwe okwesibili futhi ekugcineni wabhujiswa ngo-AD 70. (Ezinye izici zokuvinjezelwa zichazwe ngokuningiliziwe Isikhathi Sezinkathazo isihloko.)

Iqhinga ekutadisheni indaba yokuwa kweJerusalema, nokho, ukuqaphela ukuthi kwakunjalo ngemuva isizwe samaJuda sase siyekile ukuba abantu abathandwa uNkulunkulu. Ngokujwayelekile siphatha u-Israyeli wasendulo njengomfuziselo weBandla le-SDA “njengo-Israyeli ongokomoya,” kodwa ngeke kube okunembile ukusho ukuthi iJerusalema ngesikhathi sokuwa kwalo lisamele ibandla—ngaphandle uma sithi limelela ibandla. ngemuva ibandla layeka ukuba abantu abathandwa uNkulunkulu.

Lapho umnyango wesihe uvaleka eBandleni leSDA, lalahlekelwa ukunakekelwa okukhethekile nesivikelo sikaNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, selixube kakhulu namanye amabandla enhlanganweni yamabandla kangangoba alisehlukaniseki kuwo ngezinga likamoya. Lokho kusho ukuthi iBandla lama-SDA alisenabo ubunjalo obuyingqayizivele ngaphansi kukaNkulunkulu; wona namanye amabandla ayafana ngaphansi kukaSathane.

Ngendlela efanayo, iJerusalema lasendulo lase livamile njengezizwe zamahedeni ezazilizungezile ngokulahla uKristu, ngakho ngesikhathi libhujiswa ngo-AD 70 lalimelela kahle izinkolo zobuhedeni bangaleso sikhathi, futhi ngokuqinisekile lingebona ubuKristu. Lokho kusho ukuthi ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema angeke kube umfanekiso wokubhujiswa kwebandla nje, kodwa kufanele kube umfanekiso wokubhujiswa kwezwe jikelele.

Ukuqaphela ububanzi balokho okufanekiselwa yiJerusalema kuyisihluthulelo sokuqonda ukuthi indaba yalo ingasifundisani. Ukubeka sonke isimo ngenye indlela, isonto leSDA ngokwalo livumela wonke umoya wezimfundiso zamanga ezikhundleni zalo. Ngokuziqhenya babamba imihlangano yamasonto nabaholi bamanye amabandla awile ezakhiweni zabo. Ngakho-ke uma sifuna ukusho ukuthi iJerusalema ngokuyinhloko limele iBandla lamaSDA, kusafanele sivumele isikhala kwabanye abangewona ama-Adventist ukuba bamelwe phakathi kwalo. IBandla lama-SDA liphelele “Ecu-Adventist” manje, ngakho-ke ngisho nokusebenzisa uhlobo lweJerusalema ngokuqondile eBandleni le-SDA, empeleni lisazomela ubunye futhi lihlanganise nezwe, njengoba kwenza iJerusalema lasendulo.

Umuntu Oyinqaba

Nakuba abadala bedolobha babezizwa belondekile eJerusalema, akubona bonke abanye ababezizwa. Abantu babona izibonakaliso ezingavamile, ezenzeke nasosukwini lwethu.

Kwavela izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, inhlekelele nenhlekelele. Phakathi kobusuku an ukukhanya okungekhona okwemvelo kwakhanya phezu kwethempeli ne-altare. Emafwini ekushoneni kwelanga kwakufanekiselwa izinqola zempi namadoda empi ebuthene ekulweni. Abapristi ababekhonza endlini engcwele babeshaywa luvalo ngemisindo engaqondakaliyo; umhlaba wazamazama, futhi kwezwakala isixuku samazwi simemeza sithi: “Masisuke lapha.” Isango elikhulu lasempumalanga, owawusinda kangangokuthi wawungenakuvaleka abantu abaningi, futhi wawuvikelwe ngezinsimbi ezinkulu eziboshelwe ekungeneni endaweni egandaywe ngamatshe aqinile; kuvulwa phakathi kwamabili, ngaphandle kwe-ejensi ebonakalayo.—Milman, The History of the Jews, incwadi 13. {GC 29.3}^[51]

Phawula ukuthi amazwi ayezwakala kanjani, enquma ukuhamba. Qaphela ukuthi isango elikhulu lasempumalanga lavuleka kanjani, njengoba umlayezo we-Orion wavuleka ngo-2010! U-Ellen G. White uyaqhubeka elandisa ngomzamo ongavamile wokuxwayisa wendoda ethile:

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa umuntu othile waqhubeka ehla enyuka emigwaqweni yaseJerusalema, ememezela omaye ababezokwehlela umuzi. Emini nasebusuku wahlabelela isililo sasendle: “Izwi elivela empumalanga! izwi livela entshonalanga! izwi elivela emimoyeni yomine! izwi ngokumelene neJerusalema nethempeli! izwi elimelene nabakhwenyana nomakoti! izwi ngokumelene nabo bonke abantu!”— Ibid. Lesi sidalwa esingavamile saboshwa futhi sabhaxabulwa, kodwa akukho sikhalazo esasiphunyuka ezindebeni zakhe. Ukuthuka nokuhlukumeza waphendula kuphela: “Maye, maye kulo iJerusalema!” “Maye, maye kwabakhileyo kulo! Isililo sakhe sesixwayiso asizange sinqamuke kwaze kwaba yilapho ebulawa ekuvinjezelweni ayekubikezele. {GC 30.1}^[52]

Lendoda yaxwayisa iminyaka eyisikhombisa, enencazelo ngokuqinisekile. Kungaba ngubani le ndoda? Wayexwayisa ngosizi olufikela iJerusalema, okwakumelwe kusho othile oxwayisa ngosizi oluzofikela amabandla omhlaba. Inkonzo yethu inikeza izixwayiso ezinjalo, njengabanye. Ake siphenye kabanzi.

Indoda eyinqaba yafa ekuvinjezelweni, okungeyona into enhle. Kukwenza uzibuze: uma wayazi ngosizi oluzayo, kungani engazisindisanga yena nabanye? Eqinisweni, ukube isihloko besingekho kangako, bekungaba kuhlekisa ukuthi emshweni olandelayo ngemva kokukhuluma ngokufa kwakhe, u-Ellen G. White uthi:

Akekho noyedwa umKristu owafa ekubhujisweni kweJerusalema. {I-GC 30.2}

Ngokusobala le ndoda yayingeyena umKristu! Uma amaJuda asendulo emelela amaKristu anamuhla (kuhlanganise nama-Adventist), futhi amaKristu asendulo emelela amakholwa e-Orion anamuhla, khona-ke indoda engavamile kumelwe imelele amaKristu anamuhla angakholelwa esigijimini se-Orion, kodwa abona izibonakaliso futhi axwayise ngenkathazo. Ngamanye amazwi, uwuhlobo ikakhulukazi kumaSeventh-day Adventist aqinile.

Singaze siluqhubekisele phambili uphenyo lwethu ngokufa kwalo mlisa ngokuthi siye emthonjeni wokuqala wale ndaba. Ivela kusazi-mlando esingumJuda uJosephus, futhi sithola ukuthi wakhuluma ngemininingwane “encane” u-Ellen G. White angayifakanga:

Lesi sikhalo sakhe sasizwakala kakhulu emikhosini; futhi waqhubeka nalo mkhuba iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga ezinhlanu, ngaphandle kokuhhewula, noma ukukhathala ngakho, kwaze kwaba yileso kanye isikhathi abona ngaso isibikezelo sakhe ngobuqotho sigcwaliseka ekuvinjezelweni kwethu, lapho sesiphelile; okwe ezungeza udonga, wamemeza ngamandla akhe amakhulu, wathi: “Maye, maye kuwo umuzi, nakubantu, nakuyo indlu engcwele! Futhi njengoba nje enezela ekugcineni, “Maye, maye kimi nami!” kwaphuma itshe kwenye yezinjini, lamshaya, lambulala khona lapho; kwathi esakhuluma zona lezi zinkulumo waphela umoya.

UMfoweth’ uJohn wasola ukuthi kunokuningi kule ndaba kunalokho okubonayo, nokuthi isebenza ngokukhethekile esikhathini sethu. Yingakho ayifake esethulweni se-Orion (isilayidi 154). Phawula kahle ukuthi le ndoda yafa kanjani—yashayiswa yitshe emshinini lapho ikhipha izixwayiso.

Lapho ucabanga ngosizi lokuvinjezelwa kweJerusalema, khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenza indlela yokuphunyuka. UJesu ngokwakhe wafundisa abalandeli bakhe kusengaphambili ukuthi sasiyoba yini isibonakaliso sokubaleka emzini. Kungokufanayo nanamuhla!

Izindleko Zokunganaki

Imelela bani indoda? Bamelela obani abantu bomuzi? Obani abafanekiselwa yilabo abangazange babhubhe?

Singaqala ukuphendula yonke leyo mibuzo kalula nje manje. U-Ellen G. White wabeka le ndaba esahlukweni sokuqala se-Great Controversy ngoba izophinda ekupheleni kwesikhathi (okusho esikhathini sethu). Sesike sakhuluma ngokuthi iJerusalema laligcwele amaJuda (hhayi amaKrestu), futhi njengoba ukuvinjezelwa kwakungesikhathi semikhosi, abantu bomuzi babeyohlanganisa ngisho nenani elikhulu labeZizwe ababevakashile ababeze ukuzozuza ekuhwebeni. Umhlaba wonke wawumelwe lapho! Ngokuqinisekile, abantu bomuzi kumelwe bamelele abantu bomhlaba.

Sabuye sakhuluma ngamaKristu asinda kulo muzi phakathi neminyaka emithathu nengxenye phakathi kokuvinjezelwa kokuqala nokwesibili. Babengamakholwa eqiniso lamanje osukwini lwabo, futhi ababenokholo kuJesu. Balalela isixwayiso Abanika sona sokuthi babaleke lapho bezobona umuzi uzungezwe amabutho. Iqiniso lokuthi abazange babhubhe lifanekisela abangu-144,000 XNUMX abangeke bakunambithe ukufa. Bayolalela izwi likaJesu, eliphuma e-Orion ngalesi sikhathi. Bayobaleka “ngesango elikhulu lasempumalanga” elivuliwe manje, baye eNtabeni iSiyoni engokomfanekiso esikhundleni sezintaba zizonke. Ngakho, amaKristu, wonke aphunyuka, afanekisela abangu-144,000 XNUMX abangeke bafe.

Lokho kushiya elinye iqembu elilodwa nje—labo ababemelelwe indoda eyakhala ithi “Maye maye!” emzini, nokho bafela kuwo. Leli yiqembu elalazi iqiniso (noma iningi lalo) kodwa lingamazi noma limlalele uKristu. Lendoda imele amaSeventh-day Adventist “athembekile” esikhathi sethu abona izibonakaliso futhi axwayise abanye, kodwa abangasizwanga noma abangasamukelanga isibonakaliso uJesu abanikeza sona (isigijimi se-Orion).

Indoda yakhala emigwaqweni yedolobha iminyaka eyisikhombisa—kusasele isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba ukuvinjezelwa kokuqala kukaCestius kugcwalise isibonakaliso uJesu asinikeza. Ama-Adventist abelokhu ekhala iminyaka engu-24 izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, futhi abona uphawu lokuqala lokubaleka lapho umthetho wezwe wangeSonto ucishe washaywa ngo-1888.

Uma isidalwa esingavamile sasingumKristu, sasiyophunyuka futhi siholele abanye ukuba benze okufanayo. Iphutha lakhe lamlahlekisela impilo yakhe. Osukwini lwethu, abefundisi beSDA abashumayela ngosizi oluzayo benza iphutha elifanayo. Kwakufanele bamlalele uJesu e-Orion! Kwakufanele babalekele ezintabeni (ngokomfanekiso ezimfundisweni zeqiniso zeNtaba iSiyoni)!

Iphutha lizobalahlekisela impilo yabo. Abakwazi ukuba phakathi kwe-144,000 ngenkathi bevale ukholo lwabo ngaphakathi kwezindonga ze-Adventism yomlando. Labo abasaxwayisa futhi maye!-abavela ebandleni leSDA abasoze babe phakathi kwabayi-144,000, noma ngabe ngomzuzu wokugcina nabo bayabona ukuthi, “Maye kimina!” Ukholo kufanele lusetshenziswe, futhi akusatholakali into yalo ngaphakathi kwemingcele yebandla. Umuntu kufanele afinyelele isibonakaliso esithenjisiwe ngokukholwa—manje ngaphandle kwebandla—futhi asabele isikhathi sisekhona.

Uma kungenjalo, khona-ke njengendoda engayekanga ukukhala yaze yaphela, ngakho kuyomelwe banikeze umlayezo wabo ekufeni kwabo njengabafel’ ukholo, bengakwazi ukuphunyuka bona ngokwabo, kodwa besakhetha ukuchitha igazi labo ekuxwayiseni abanye ukuba babeke ukwethembeka kwabo ohlangothini lukaNkulunkulu.

“Maye, maye kulo iJerusalema!” “Maye, maye kwabakhileyo kulo!

Ukukhala kwendoda exakile bekufanele kukukhumbuze ngaso leso sikhathi ngecilongo lesine:

Ngabona, ngezwa ingelosi indiza emkhathini wezulu, ithi ngezwi elikhulu. Maye, maye, maye, kwabakhileyo emhlabeni ngenxa yamanye amazwi ecilongo lezingelosi ezintathu ezisazokukhala. ( IsAmbulo 8:13 )

Ukufana phakathi kwengoma yokulila yendoda engavamile necilongo lesine kumangalisa kakhulu ukuba kungachithwa. Zombili zikhuluma ngomaye kwabakhileyo, kodwa esikhundleni sezakhamuzi zomhlaba, le ndoda ibhekisela kwabakhileyo eJerusalema. Lokhu futhi kufakazela ubuqiniso bencazelo yethu yokuthi iJerusalema limele amabandla awile emhlabeni jikelele, hhayi iBandla lamaSDA kuphela.

Nokho, okuxakayo ukuthi le ndoda ikhala maye kuphela Kabili isikhathi ngasinye, hhayi kathathu! Lokho kungasho ukuthini?

Lokhu singakuhlaziya ngezindlela ezimbalwa. Ngomqondo othile, lokhu kuwuphawu lokuthi le ndoda ngeke ibone umaye wesithathu. Ozakwabo namuhla ngeke baphile baze babone icilongo lesikhombisa. Icilongo lesikhombisa liyokhala lapho ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile sekuvaliwe emhlabeni. Ngaleso sikhathi, kuyobe kungasekho ukufela ukholo, ngoba ngeke kusaba khona umhlabathi ovundile wokwamukela igazi labo, okuyimbewu yevangeli. Lokhu kuvumelana nencazelo yethu yokuthi indoda imelela abafel’ ukholo abangeke baphile baze babone icilongo lesikhombisa.

Enye indlela yokuhumusha iqiniso lokuthi indoda izwakalisa umaye okabili kuphela ukuthi imane iphuthelwa okuthile. Unesiprofetho okufanele asinikeze, kodwa ingxenye yaso ayikho—ingxenye eyayiyobonisa isikhathi sokuphuma emzini. Lokhu kubonakala kulawo ma-Adventist aqinile asashumayela kubalandeli bawo, ezama ize ukubaxwayisa ngalokho okuzayo. Bashoda ngokuthile okungabandakanya umaye wesithathu.

Bafana nendoda yaseJerusalema okungenzeka ukuthi ayizange ikuzwe lokho uKristu akusho, noma engazange ilalele. AmaKristu abaleka, ngoba ayemazi uJesu. Le ndoda ngokusobala ayizange ilalele, noma ayizange ilalele. Waprofetha ngokwakhe, kodwa akazange anikeze isibonakaliso sangempela. Wayibona imbubhiso iza, kodwa akasibonanga isibonakaliso sokubaleka, kungenjalo akalalelanga.

Ama-Adventist alandelanayo awazange ambone uJesu e-Orion. Abanye babo abazange babalekele indawo yabo yezimfundiso zaseBabiloni. Abawulaleli umlayezo wesikhathi we-Orion. Singaze sazi ukuthi ama-Adventist iwona afanekiselwa yindoda eyinqaba, ngoba yayikhala iminyaka eyisikhombisa-unyaka ngosuku-ebhekise esontweni lezinsuku eziyisikhombisa elasungulwa eNdalweni njengesisekelo seSabatha losuku lwesikhombisa egameni lamaSeventh-day Adventist.

Ama-Conservative Adventist ashoda ngecilongo lesikhombisa, okuyisixwayiso mayelana nokuvalwa kokuhlolwa kanye nezinhlupho. Kumelwe ukuba bashumayela isigijimi sengelosi yesithathu, kodwa baphuthelwa ingxenye ephathelene nesikhathi sezinhlupho, okuwulaka lukaNkulunkulu.

Uma ufunda umlayezo wengelosi yesithathu, uyabona ukuthi iningi lombhalo linikezelwe ekuxwayiseni ngezinhlupho—ngaphezu kophawu lwesilo—kodwa lengxenye ngokuvamile ayizwakali ezindebeni zama-Adventist:

Ingelosi yesithathu yabalandela, ithi ngezwi elikhulu: Minauma umuntu ekhuleka isilo nomfanekiso waso, amukele uphawu ebunzini lakhe, noma esandleni sakhe, Yena uyakuphuza iwayini lolaka lukaNkulunkulu, elithululwa ngaphandle kokuxutshwa endebeni yentukuthelo yakhe; futhi uyohlushwa ngomlilo nesibabule phambi kwezingelosi ezingcwele naphambi kweWundlu: Umusi wokuhlushwa kwabo ukhuphuka kuze kube phakade naphakade, futhi abanakuphumula imini nobusuku; abakhuleka kuso isilo nomfanekiso waso, nalowo owemukela uphawu lwegama laso. Nakhu ukubekezela kwabangcwele, nabagcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokukholwa nguJesu. ( IsAmbulo 14:9-12 )

U-Ellen G. White usho ngokucacile ukuthi isixwayiso mayelana nezinhlupho siyisigijimi sengelosi yesithathu:

UJohane weza ngomoya nangamandla ka-Eliya ukuzomemezela ukufika kokuqala kukaJesu. Ngakhonjwa phansi ezinsukwini zokugcina futhi ngabona ukuthi uJohane wayemelela labo okufanele baphume ngomoya namandla ka-Eliya ukuyomemezela. usuku lolaka nokubuya kwesibili kukaJesu. {I-EW 155.1}

Ngakho-ke ibandla lama-Adventist, okwakufanele ligcwalise uhlobo lukaJohane uMbhapathizi, lalinomthwalo wemfanelo wokuxwayisa ngalo izinsuku ezimbili noma izinsuku ikakhulukazi: usuku lolaka lukaNkulunkulu ngo-Okthoba 25, 2015, kanye nokuBuya Kwesibili ngo-Okthoba 24, 2016. Lezo zinsuku zichaza unyaka wezinhlupho, okuyisihloko somlayezo wengelosi yesithathu, kanye necilongo lesikhombisa nomaye wesithathu.

Njengesidalwa esiyinqaba saseJerusalema esasigeja umaye wesithathu, ngisho “nabathembekile” ebandleni leSDA abamemezela isigijimi sengelosi yesithathu ngokuphelele. Ababona abahleli besikhathi. Abaxwayisi “ngezinsuku” noma izinsuku. Okuwukuphela kwecilongo elichazwa njengengxenye yomlayezo wengelosi yesithathu yilona kanye abaligwemayo. Babona ngisho ukuthi isikhathi siyasondela futhi balungiselela ukuhlupheka ngenxa yokholo lwabo, futhi ngenxa yokuthi abaphakamisi amakhanda abo.^[53] ukubona uJesu e-Orion, bayofa njengabafel’ ukholo esikhundleni sokuphila njengengxenye yabangu-144,000 XNUMX.^[54]

Abaqotho vs. Abaklolodayo

Okungenani kuyaduduza ukuthi ama-Adventist aqotho, akhuthele kufanele asindiswe ngokufel’ ukholo futhi angalahleki phakade. Kunesibonelo esisodwa esisobala kakhulu ukuba singasisho. NguMfundisi u-Andrew Henriques wenkonzo yabasindisiwe ukuze bakhonze eFlorida, e-US Kuyamangaza ukuthi izihloko zakhe zivame ukufana nezethu, kodwa lokho kwenza kube buhlungu kakhulu ukuthi akaqapheli futhi akakwamukeli amandla esiprofetho sesikhathi. Okwakamuva (Januwari 17!) intshumayelo^[55] yakhe icacisa iphuzu.

Angase angabi inhlekisa, kodwa ufana nendoda eyafela eJerusalema—uphuthelwa ingxenye yesigijimi. Nakhu okulotshiweyo kwengxenye emfushane yevidiyo esuka ku-6:45 kuya ku-7:35:

. . . . Manje umbuzo uwukuthi NINI. Siyazi ukuthi UYINI [Sathane] uzokwenza ukuholela eMthethweni Kazwelonke WangeSonto—umbuzo uthi NINI. NINI ingabe uSathane uzowehlisa umlilo? Nini ingabe uSathane uzoziletha lezi zinhlekelele? Hamba nami emaBhayibhelini akho uye kuGenesise isahluko seshumi nesishiyagalolunye. Siyaphi kubangane bami? Umbuzo uwukuthi NINI. Isiprofetho sisinika i ISIKHATHI. NINI. Hhayi ukucela a DATE, sengathi singasho January ishumi nesikhombisa, izinkulungwane ezimbili neshumi nanhlanu, noma January ishumi nesishiyagalombili, izinkulungwane ezimbili neshumi nanhlanu. Engaceli usuku. Sibheke imicimbi. NINI ingabe uSathane uzoletha lezi zinhlekelele ezizokwenza abantu basebenzise uMthetho Wezwe WangeSonto futhi bashushise labo abangafuni ukukhothama. . . .

Izikhathi eziyisikhombisa ubuza umbuzo! Kamuva, unikeza impendulo elinganiselwe ngokuxhumanisa isinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme yase-US esimayelana nomshado wobulili obufanayo nendaba yaseSodoma naseGomora, futhi intshumayelo yakhe ivala ngengoma yomfel’ ukholo ethi “I Surrender All.” Utshela abafel’ ukholo ukuthi inkathazo iyoqala nini, kodwa bese ebashiya bekhala, “Kuyoze kube nini!”

Oh, ukuthi abashumayeli abalungile njengaye bebengaba phakathi kwabangu-144,000 XNUMX! O, ukube bebeyohola abalandeli babo ukuba bahlanganyele nenhlangano yengelosi yesine esikhundleni sokubaholela ekujuleni kwekhanda! Ulungiselela izilaleli zakhe ‘njengezimvu zokuhlatshwa.^[56] Singambonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi kunabantu okungenani abathembeke njengabo, kodwa kuyinto edabukisayo ngempela ukuthi abefundisi abalungile—ukhilimu wesivuno—bayoba abafel’ ukholo okungcono kakhulu, futhi empeleni basebenza ngokumelene nabangu-144,000 ngokuma kwabo okuphambene nokuhlelwa kwesikhathi nangokufundisa umlayezo ongaphelele.

Ngicabanga ukuthi sonke siyabazi abantu abathile ebandleni ababonakala bekhathalela ngobuqotho—ababubulayo nabakhalayo—futhi abangahleki usulu nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi baye bakhubeka esigijimini se-Orion. Lokhu kusinika ithemba ngensindiso yabo yokugcina, uma bekwazi ukumelana nokucwengwa ngomlilo.

uma umsebenzi womuntu usha, uyakulahlekelwa yiwo; yena ngokwakhe uyakusindiswa; nokho kungathi ngomlilo. (I-1 Korion 3: 15)

Kwakukhona amaqembu amabili abantu eJerusalema maqondana nale ndoda engaziwa. Bakhona abamfunzayo, abamele abangadeleli. Nabo ekugcineni bafa ekuvinjezelweni, futhi bamele abafel 'ukholo. Kudwetshwa isithombe esihluke ngokuphelele salabo abahleka usulu ukukhala kwakhe kwezixwayiso. Bamshaya, bamfaka ejele, bambhaxabula, bamhlukumeza—lokho kuyisithombe salokho abafel’ ukholo abayohlupheka ngakho ezandleni zabafowabo, kodwa ngokufela ukholo lwabo okungenani bayozuza ukuphila okuphakade ngokungafani nabafowabo abaklolodayo abayofa ngaphandle kokusindiswa.

Lowo obhubha njengesideleli ngempela wenza isono esingenakuthethelelwa kuMoya oNgcwele,^[57] ngoba uMoya oNgcwele unikeza ukukhanya ekuthululeni kwemvula yamuva. Kwe-23^rd Isahluko sikaMathewu, kasikhombisa uJesu wathi kwabaklolodayo “Maye kini…! Khona-ke wenza isithembiso kubo:

Bhekani, indlu yenu isisala nani. Ngokuba ngithi kini: Anisayikungibona kusukela manje, nize nithi: Ubusisiwe ozayo egameni leNkosi. (UMathewu 23: 38-39)

Ngokwamanje, uJesu ukhuluma nabaholi beBandla lama-SDA abamklolodela futhi bamenqaba kabusha. Uthi ngeke bambone kuze kudlule isikhathi—kuze kube yilapho ukubonakala Kwakhe enkazimulweni ekhazimulayo kuphoqelela ukuvuma ngokungafuni ezindebeni zabo,^[58] futhi balahlwe phakade.

Ukwazi UJesu Ngesimilo Sakhe

Umbheka kanjani umuntu onesimilo esihlukile kunesakho? Sinezinhlamvu ezihlukene kakhulu ezimelelwe eqenjini lethu, kodwa uma sizama ngothando ukuqondana, siyaqaphela ukuthi sonke sinezici ezifanayo zomlingiswa kodwa ngamazinga ahlukene futhi zivezwe ngezindlela ezahlukene. Sinezici ezifanayo, kodwa izici ezibonakala kakhulu kumuntu oyedwa zingase zibe ezicashile komunye. Lapho sizama ukuqondana, izici zethu zobuntu zisivumela ukuba siqaphele futhi sizazise lezo zimfanelo kwabanye.

IBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi singamthola uNkulunkulu lapho simfuna ngenhliziyo yethu yonke:

Niyakungifuna, ningifumane, lapho ningifunisisa ngenhliziyo yenu yonke. ( Jeremiya 29:13 )

Ngamanye amazwi, uma umlingiswa esimbona kuyi-Orion ethinta inhliziyo yethu, siyoqaphela ukuthi uJesu. Labo abangathuthuki isimilo esifanele ngokwabo ngeke bakwazi ukuMbona. Ngeke bakwazi ukumqonda, ngoba bazobona isici sesimilo esingaziwa futhi esingabonakali futhi esingathandeki kubo.

Uma ungakukhulisi ukuqonda kukaNkulunkulu, ngeke ukwazi ukuba ngumhlanganyeli wesimo Sakhe, futhi ngeke ube phakathi kwabayi-144,000. Abangu-144,000 XNUMX bayoba seduze nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu ngoba bamazi kangcono. Bayazi isimilo Sakhe esifihliwe. Labo abaMthanda kakhulu bamazi kakhulu futhi bayaqaphela ukuthi iwashi le-Orion liwumfanekiso Wakhe.

Abaningi kakhulu bafakwe ebhokisini ngu-Ellen G. White kanye nokufundisa okungahambisani nesikhathi. Wabhala ngaphakathi kohlaka oluthile lwereferensi, kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu kusukela ku-Orion ukhuluma iqiniso elingenakulinganiswa. Uma ufunda u-Ellen G. White ngendlela engalungile, ugcina uhlaka olungabandakanyi umlayezo we-Orion. Uma ukhawulela umbono wakho woMoya Wesiprofetho ku-Ellen G. White, awukwazi ukuphuma ohlakeni ukuze uthole uJesu e-Orion. Awukwazi ukuphendukela empumalanga yezulu, lapho izwi likaNkulunkulu livela khona njengamanzi amaningi.^[59]

Izwi lihilela umoya. Izwi likaNkulunkulu libandakanya ukuphefumula Kwakhe, okungelinye igama likaMoya oNgcwele. Kungakho ukwenqaba izwi laKhe ku-Orion kufana nesono esingenakuthethelelwa. Kuwukulahla yona kanye impilo evela kuNkulunkulu,^[60] Ukuphefumula kwakhe.

ICilongo Lesithupha

Icilongo lesithupha ewashini lecilongo likhomba uLwesithathu, Julayi 8, 2015, okuyizinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili ngemuva kwesinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme okungenzeka sikhona mayelana nomshado wezitabane, kanye nezinsuku eziyisikhombisa kuqale i-GC Session ka-2015 okungenzeka ukuthi izovota ivuna ukugcotshwa kwabesifazane.

Ingelosi yesithupha yayisibetha, ngezwa izwi ezimpondweni ezine ze-altare legolide eliphambi kukaNkulunkulu, lithi kuyo ingelosi yesithupha eyayinecilongo. Zithukululeni izingelosi ezine eziboshwe emfuleni omkhulu u-Ewufrathe. (Isambulo 9: 13-14)

Umbhalo wecilongo lesithupha awukhulumi ngokungcoliswa kwesikhungo somshado. Kunalokho, kusinikeza isithombe esihluke ngokuphelele—kusuka endaweni engcwele yasezulwini. Umambuli wezwa izwi eliyala izingelosi ezine ukuba zikhulule. Ukuqhathanisa:

Ngase ngibona enye ingelosi yenyuka empumalanga, inophawu lukaNkulunkulu ophilayo: futhi yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuzo izingelosi ezine, ezanikwa ukulimaza umhlaba nolwandle, Ithi: Ningawoni umhlaba, nolwandle, nemithi, size sibeke uphawu izinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu emabunzini azo. (Isambulo 7: 2-3)

Siyabona ukuthi izingelosi ezine zibanjwe kuze kube icilongo lesithupha. Ngakho, ukubekwa uphawu kwezinceku zikaNkulunkulu (izi-144,000 XNUMX) kumelwe kube sekuphelile ngaleso sikhathi. Kungani?

Khumbula, abangu-144,000 144,000 kumelwe babonise ukholo oluthile. Umshana ka-Abrahama uLoti kwadingeka akholwe ngaphambi kokuba iSodoma libhujiswe, kungenjalo wayengeke abaleke. Ukubekwa uphawu kwabangu-XNUMX kumele kuqedwe ngaphambi kokuba ukubhujiswa kufike njengomvuzo wesono sesizwe sase-US sodomy.

Zase zithukululwa izingelosi ezine. ezazilungiselwe ihora, nosuku, nenyanga, nomnyaka; ukuze abulale ingxenye yesithathu yabantu. ( IsAmbulo 9:15 )

In the Call Last esihlokweni, sibuyekeze incazelo yakudala kaJosiah Litch yecilongo lesithupha futhi sanikela ngeyethu incazelo yomjikelezo wokwahlulela. Manje sibhekene nesicelo sesithathu somjikelezo weCilongo. Ukugcina imijikelezo ehlukene iqondile engqondweni yakho kungaba inselele, ngakho thatha isikhashana ukucabangisisa kahle:

Okufanele sikwenze ukuze siqonde ukuthi icilongo lesithupha lalungiselelwa kanjani izinsuku ezingu-391 iwukubheka emuva ukuze sibone ukuthi yisiphi isenzakalo esaphawula ukuqala kwaleyo nkathi. Ngosuku lwecilongo lwesithupha lwangomhla ziyisi-8 kuJulayi, 2015, okumele sikwenze nje ukususa izinsuku ezingama-391, okusiletha kuJuni 12, 2014.

Ngalolo suku, i interview noPapa Francis yanyatheliswa^[61] lapho alahla khona izimiso zezomnotho zomhlaba futhi wabikezela ngeMpi Yezwe uma izinguquko zingenziwa. Kwakungaleyo nhlolokhono (eyafika emaphephandabeni avamile ngosuku olulandelayo) lapho ekhona wakulahla ubufandamentali benkolo. Empeleni, inhlolokhono ibiyisitatimende esifingqiwe sohlelo lwakhe lwezepolitiki.

Esakubona ecilongo lesithupha lomjikelezo wokwahlulela siyakubona futhi emjikelezweni wecilongo. Upapa wamemezela impi ngokumelene nobufandamentali ukuze aqale icilongo lesithupha lomjikelezo wokwahlulela, futhi wenza into efanayo ezinsukwini ezingama-391 ngaphambi kwecilongo lesithupha loMjikelezo weCilongo. Usevele wayidweba imigqa ngokucace kakhulu, esho lokho amaqembu ama-fundamentalist anobudlova ngokwencazelo ngisho noma engashayi muntu. Yebo lokho kuyohlanganisa amaKristu akholelwa eBhayibhelini, agcina iSabatha.

Ngakho-ke lapha futhi, isibikezelo sikaJosiah Litch esijabulisayo—sihunyushwa kabusha—siqinisekisa icilongo lesithupha.

Njengomnyango weBandla leSDA wavalwa ecilongo lesithupha lomjikelezo wokwahlulela ukuze kungabibikho kwabayizi-144,000 abangangena kulelobandla, kanjalo umnyango uyovalwa umhlaba wonke ngecilongo lesithupha loMjikelezo wamaCilongo. Bonke ababeyoba phakathi kwabangu-144,000 XNUMX kumelwe balungiselele ngokushesha!

Imiphumela Yokungazinaki Izixwayiso

Amacilongo amane agcwalisekile kusukela kulo mbhalo, futhi sibanike umsindo othile.^[62] okusho incazelo eqinisekile. Lamacilongo amane okuqala ayeyizikhathi zokulungiselela lokho okuzofika manje phakathi namacilongo amathathu okugcina, ngalinye eliletha umaye. Uyawukhumbula umehluko phakathi kwesine nesithathu ezibalweni zikaNkulunkulu? Amacilongo nezinhlupho bobabili bakhombisa lo mehluko.

Abanye abafundi besiprofetho sebebonile kakade ukuthi kubonakala kunokuhlobana phakathi kwamacilongo nezinhlupho. Eqinisweni, umbhalo wenhlupho yesithathu uze usho ngokusobala ukuthi izinhlupho ziyisijeziso esilungile nesibafanele ababi:

Ingelosi yesithathu yathululela isitsha sayo emifuleni nasemithonjeni yamanzi; zaba ligazi. Ngase ngizwa ingelosi yamanzi ithi. Ulungile, O Nkosi, okhona nowayekhona noyakuba khona, ngokuba wahlulele kanjalo. Ngokuba bachitha igazi labangcwele nelabaprofethi, ubanikile igazi ukuba baliphuze; ngoba bafanele. Ngezwa elinye livela e-altare lithi: “Yebo, Nkosi Nkulunkulu Somandla, ziqinisile zilungile izahlulelo zakho. (Isambulo 16: 4-7)

Amacilongo ayizixwayiso ezixubene nesihe, kodwa izinhlupho ziwulaka lukaNkulunkulu olungenakususwa. Icilongo ngalinye lixwayisa ngenhlupho ehambisanayo. Icilongo ngalinye libonisa imbangela yalokho isifo esiwumphumela. Lobu budlelwano bembangela nomphumela buchaza ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu embula umjikelezo wenhlupho wewashi le-Orion ngesikhathi esifanayo embula umjikelezo wecilongo: ahamba ndawonye, ​​njengezingxenye ezimbili zomusho. Uma wenza ukuthi, khona-ke lokhu kuzokwenzeka. Ukuqonda lobu budlelwano kusivumela ukuthi sisebenzise izijeziso ezichazwe ezishayo njengobufakazi obengeziwe bokuhumusha amacilongo.

Ake siqhathanise amacilongo nezinhlupho ezine zokuqala zihlangene ukuze sibone ukuthi izinhlupho ziyisijeziso sezenzo ezixwayiswa ngamacilongo.

Umfanekiso 5 - Ukuqhathaniswa Kwamacilongo Amane Okuqala Nezinhlupho

Ubuhlobo bucace kakhulu, akunjalo? Lokhu akunikezeli nje ubufakazi besibili bokuqinisekisa ukuhunyushwa kwethu kwamacilongo, kodwa kusinikeza indlela ebalulekile yokufunda amacilongo amathathu okugcina angakenzeki. Singazi ukuthi ukuhumusha kwethu amacilongo amathathu okugcina kunembile yini, nakuba kungakenzeki, ngokuqhathanisa imiphumela nezinhlupho ezihambisanayo.

Obunye ubunzima ngamacilongo amathathu okugcina ubude bawo obungalawuleki kanye nenani nokuhlukahluka kwezimpawu ezihilelekile. Izinhlupho ezihambisanayo, zimfushane futhi zinikeza inkomba ecacile yesimo sodaba. Kuthebula elilandelayo, nginikeza amanothi okufunda okuqala asekelwe kulesi siqhathaniso, asekela incazelo yethu yamacilongo amathathu okugcina.

Umfanekiso 6 - Ukuqhathaniswa Kwamacilongo Nezinhlupho Ezintathu Zokugcina

Lobu budlelwano phakathi kwezinhlupho namacilongo buye babonwa ngaphambili ngendlela eyinyumba, kodwa esinakho lapha okokuqala ngqa emlandweni wesiprofetho ukuvumelana kwezinhlupho eziyisikhombisa zokugcina namacilongo ahunyushwayo/agcwalisayo, futhi lokhu kungenzeka kuphela ngokuphindaphindwa kokugcina kwamacilongo (kuMjikelezo weCilongo). Lolu olunye uhlelo lokusebenza lwe- Isihluthulelo sikaDavide ngokomthetho. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukuvumelanisa ngokuphelele imibhalo yenhlupho nokugcwaliseka kwangaphambili kwamacilongo ngoba uhlobo lwezenzakalo ezigcwalisekayo lwaluhlukile.

Ingabe uyaqala ukubona ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu anikeza umjikelezo Wenhlupho ngosuku olufanayo nomjikelezo weCilongo (January 31, 2014)? Uyabona yini ukuthi kungani lolo suku lwaziwa kithi njengosuku lapho ingelosi yesine yehlela emhlabeni inamandla amakhulu, ngemva nje kwesikhashana ukususwa kwesahlulelo wawuphelele?

Manje ekugcineni sinezimpendulo zemibuzo evuthayo uMfoweth’ uJohn ayisho esethulweni saso sonke isigijimi se-Orion. Ku I-Iceberg Phambili!, uMfoweth’ uJohn wazibuza ngokuzwakalayo ukuthi kungani ama-Adventist engakwazi ukuvikela zonke iziprofetho zika-Ellen G. White ezivela eBhayibhelini ngokuqondile:

Kakhudlwana ngaqala ukuzibuza ukuthi kungani iBhayibheli ichaza ngokunembe kakhulu futhi isho ngokunembe ngezehlakalo zokugcina. Futhi ngazibuza ukuthi kungani ngokusobala lezi zinto zazingenasithakazelo kubafowethu nodadewethu. Ngokuka-Ellen G. White, abaprofethi beTestamente Elidala babhala okuncane ngesikhathi sabo, futhi ngaphezulu "kwesikhathi sethu sokuphela". Futhi ngokufunda izincwadi eziningi zika-Ellen G. White owabusiswa uNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwakhe futhi owayethole izinkulungwane zemibono eyayiqukethe izitatimende ezingokwesiprofetho phakathi kwezinye izinto eziningi, ngaqaphela ukuthi siyakwazi ukuhlanganisa ezimbalwa zalezo zinkulumo ngokuqondile neBhayibheli. Wayehlale ethi “uwukukhanya okuncane,” okwakuyoholela ekutadisheni “Ukukhanya Okukhulu,” iBhayibheli, nokuthi ukube sasilitadisha ngempela iBhayibheli njengoba kufanele, kwakungeke kudingeke ukuba uNkulunkulu amthume.

Iqiniso liwukuthi iningi lama-Adventist linobunzima obumangalisayo ukuthola umthetho wangeSonto eBhayibhelini. Yebo, bayazi ukuthi uphawu lwesilo luwukugcina iSonto. Kodwa uma lokho kubaluleke kakhulu, futhi u-Ellen G. White wabhala ngakho ngokuphindaphindiwe, sikuphi isimemezelo soMthetho Wesizwe WangeSonto e-United States oqoshwe eBhayibhelini? Awu, ubani ongangitshela? Ingabe kunzima? Noma ungitshele, ziphi izinhlekelele zemvelo ezinkulu uMoya Wesiprofetho akhuluma ngazo, uma wonke amacilongo nezimpawu kuye kwagcwaliseka ngokwesiprofetho ngaphambi kuka-1844? Kulungile, ngakho-ke sisenoMathewu 24 kanye noLuka 21, kodwa ingabe lezi ziqephu zikhombisa ukulandelana kwezehlakalo? Noma kunzima nakakhulu: Siyitholaphi “incithakalo yesizwe yase-United States” kulandela umthetho wangeSonto? Noma, singakubonisa kanjani ngokwebhayibheli ukwakheka okulandelayo kukaHulumeni Wezwe Elilodwa upapa ephezu komugqa wesikhathi ongokwesiprofetho?

Manje ekugcineni singayiphendula yonke le mibuzo ngokuphelele, ngokusekelwe eBhayibhelini—ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze lo mlayezo uye ezweni elingewona ama-Adventist (okungewona ama-Ellen-White-believing). Manje umlayezo iBandla lama-SDA elaba nelungelo elingaka ukuwubamba usufinyeleleka kuwo wonke amaKristu asekela ukholo lwawo wedwa?. Kwakungumsebenzi weBandla leSDA ukuthola lezi zinto emizamweni yazo yokufinyelela umhlaba ngemiyalezo yezingelosi ezintathu. Manje sekwephuze kakhulu ukuba ihlanganyele ekuqedeni umsebenzi.

Ukuthi lo msebenzi uyaqedwa ngaphandle kokuthi kukhombisa futhi ukuthi isikhathi sawo sesiphelile. Yahlangana namanye amabandla, yabeka u-Ellen G. White ekubeni nje umbhali ophefumlelwe futhi yaqala ukusho ukuthi. wedwa? esikhundleni salokho, njengamabandla amaProthestani omhlaba, ngaphandle kokukwazi ukusekela iminikelo ebalulekile eyingqayizivele yoMoya Wesiprofetho eBhayibhelini kuphela. Leso yisimo esibi ngempela kunalabo abangazibambi nhlobo izinkolelo eziyingqayizivele zebandla!

Mfundi othandekayo: kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sinjani isimo sakho sobulungu bebandla, wena njengomuntu ngamunye ungaya phambili namuhla ukuze uhlanganyele nokunyakaza kwengelosi yesine ukukhanyisa umhlaba ngenkazimulo.^[63] Njengoba inyanga yesithathu yomyalo isizoqala ngecilongo lesihlanu ngoFebhuwari 18, ingabe uzosenza isinqumo sokusebenza ngaphansi kwegama likaNkulunkulu?^[64] ngokuzibophezela,^[65] futhi uzikhandle ukuze uhlwanyele lesi sigijimi ensimini yakho?^[66]