1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
[13] Kepha asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi ngabalalayo, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenalo ithemba. [14] Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa, wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubaletha nabaleleyo kuJesu kanye naye. [15] Ngokuba lokho sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi ukuthi thina, esisekhona sisasele kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, asiyikubandulela nempela abaleleyo, [16] ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngezwi lenhlokomo, ngephimbo lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala, [17] khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo. [18] Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngalawo mazwi
UPawulu wabhala eyoku-1 kwabase
Thesalonika 4:13-18
ukuze aqede usizi, ukwesaba, kanye nokudideka kwebandla laseThesalonika lokuqala. Amakholwa amasha ayekhathazekile ngokuthi amaKristu afa ngaphambi kokubuya kukaKristu ayezophuthelwa umbuso waKhe. UPawulu wabhala lesi sigaba ukuze abaqinisekise futhi abanike induduzo.
Ukususa ukungazi ngokufa: UPawulu wayengafuni amakholwa adideke noma angabi nolwazi ngalokho okwenzeka kumaKristu afile (awachaza ngokuthi “alele”).
Ukuvimbela ukudabuka okungenathemba: Wayefuna ukuba badabuke, kodwa hhayi njengabantu abangenathemba. Wabaqinisekisa ukuthi, ekubuyeni kukaKristu, uNkulunkulu uzoletha amakholwa afile kanye naye.
UPawula Wachaza ukuthi amaKristu afile empeleni azovuka kuqala, kulandele amaKristu aphilayo, ukuze wonke umuntu ahlangane neNkosi ndawonye.
Isiyalo sikaPawulu sokugcina kwakungesokuthi iBandla lisebenzise leli qiniso—ukuthi amakholwa azohlala neNkosi kuze kube phakade
1 Korinte 15:50–54
[50] Kepha ngisho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa elingumbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa elingukungaboli. [51] Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke, [52] ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe. [53] Ngokuba lokhu okubolayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungafi. [54] Kepha nxa lokhu okubolayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzakugcwaliseka izwi elilotshiweyo lokuthi: “Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.”
ISINGENISO
Ukuphila Emhlabeni ngemva kokuhlwithwa kwe Bandla:
Umhlaba uzongena esikhathini lapho kuzokuba khona usizi iminyaka engu-7 emhlabeni wonke jikelele.Lena kuzokuba yiminyaka ebhubhisayo, iminyaka enobuhlungu obungakaze bubekhona selokhu umhlaba wabakhona (A Seven – Year Period of Tribulation : Isikhathi Sosizi )
Njengoba bonke abakholwayo bezokuba sebesuswe ngokuzumayo emhlabeni,kuzokuba nokungenziwa kahle kwe ” Service Delivery” emphakathini ( massive societal collapse ).
Ngemva kokuhlwithwa kwe Bandla kuzolandela ukuvela nokuvuka ( emergency ) kuka Mphik’ukristu kanye nokuqala kokwahlulela okubhubhisayo emhlabeni ongakholwa okuvela phezulu ku Nkulunkulu eZulwini.Abantu abangakholwa nabangahlwithwangwa bazokwahlulelwa, bazoshaywa ngu Nkulunkulu.Abantu emhlabeni Bazozwa ubuhlungu obukhulu kakhulu.
IBandla lisindisiwe kulo ulaka luka Nkulunkulu.IBandla lizokube lingasekho emhlabeni,lihlwithiwe ngalesi sikhathi sosizi.Ngalesikhathi iBandla lizokube lijabula no Nkulunkulu eZulwini.
Isikhathi Sosizi ( tribulation) :
Ngemuva kokuhlwithwa kwe Bandla kuzokuba nesiphithiphithi esingakaze sibonwe njengoba izinsizakalo ezibalulekile ( essential services kohulumeni, kanye nemiphakathi izolahlekelwa yibo bonke ababamba iqhaza emiphakathini abangamaKristu. Lesi sikhathi seminyaka engu-7 sifaka ukwahlulela kwe (1) zimpawu, (2) icilongo, kanye ne (3) zitsha ezichazwe ku Revelations 6-16.
Ukuvuka koMphik’ukristu:
Umholi womhlaba wonke uzovela, athembise ukuthula futhi ekugcineni amise uhlelo lwezomnotho nenkolo lomhlaba wonke oludinga uphawu lokuthenga noma lokuthengisa.UMphiki Kristu uzoqala uhlelo olusha lo ( 1) Mnotho- One World Economic Sytem (2) lwe Nkolo ( One World Religious System kanye no (3) Hulumeni ( One World Government)
Revelation 13: 1- 18.
[1] Ngase ngibona isilo sikhuphuka elwandle, sinezimpondo eziyishumi namakhanda ayisikhombisa, nasezimpondweni zaso kukhona imiqhele eyishumi nasemakhanda aso kukhona amagama enhlamba. [2] Isilo engasibonayo sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zazinjengezebhere, nomlomo waso wawunjengomlomo wengonyama. Udrako wasinika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, nokubusa okukhulu. [3] Elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lalidebezwe okokufa, kepha ingozi yaso yokufa yelashwa, umhlaba wonke walandela isilo, umangala; [4] bakhuleka kudrako, ngokuba wanika isilo amandla akhe, bakhuleka nakuso isilo, bethi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo, ngubani ongalwa naso na?” [5] Sase sinikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba, sanikwa amandla okwenza lokho izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. [6] Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe netabernakele lakhe, nabo abahlezi ezulwini. [7] Sanikwa ukuba silwe nabangcwele, sibanqobe; sanikwa futhi amandla phezu kwemindeni yonke, nabantu, nezilimi, nezizwe. [8] Bayakhuleka kuso bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni, wonke ogama lakhe lingalotshwanga encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo, selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba. [9] Uma ekhona onendlebe, makezwe. [10] Uma ekhona oyisa ekuthunjweni, uya naye ekuthunjweni; uma ekhona obulala ngenkemba, umelwe naye ukubulawa ngenkemba. Nakhu ukubekezela nokukholwa kwabangcwele. [11] Ngase ngibona esinye isilo siphuma emhlabeni, sinezimpondo ezimbili ezifana nezewundlu, kepha sikhuluma njengodrako. [12] Amandla onke esilo sokuqala siyawenza phambi kwaso. Siyenza ukuba umhlaba nabo bonke abakhileyo kuwo bakhuleke kuso isilo sokuqala esingozi yaso yelashwa. [13] Senza nezibonakaliso ezinkulu, size senze nomlilo uphume ezulwini, wehlele emhlabeni phambi kwabantu. [14] Futhi sibadukisa abakhileyo emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso esazinikwayo ukuba sizenze phambi kwesilo, sithi kwabakhileyo emhlabeni mabasenzele umfanekiso isilo, ebesinenxeba lenkemba kepha sasinda. [15] Sanikwa futhi ukuba siwuphe umfanekiso wesilo umoya, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume, senze futhi ukuba bonke abangakhuleki kumfanekiso wesilo babulawe. [16] Senza futhi ukuba bonke, abancane nabakhulu, nabacebileyo nabampofu, nabakhululekileyo nabayizigqila, bazibeke uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma ebunzini labo [17] ukuba angabikho ongathenga nokuba athengise, uma engenalo uphawu, igama lesilo noma isibalo segama laso. [18] Nakhu ukuhlakanipha. Onengqondo makabale isibalo sesilo, ngokuba siyisibalo somuntu. Nesibalo sakhe singamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha.
Ithuba Lensindiso:
Ngenkathi umhlaba uba yindawo enobutha obukhulu bokholo ( intensely hostile environment for faith ) , abaningi bazokwamukela u Jesu Kristu ngesikhathi sosizi. Abaningi balaba “bangcwele bosizi” bazobhekana nokushushiswa okukhulu kanye nokufela ukholo ( severe persecution and martyrdom )
UMbuso Weminyaka Eyinkulungwane:
Ngemva Kosizi Nokubuya Kwesibili KukaKristu, Umhlaba uzokuba nesikhathi sokuthula seminyaka eyi-1,000 lapho uKristu ebusa khona. Umhlaba uzobuyiselwa, futhi abantu abasesimweni semvelo bazophila impilo ende, yize kusazodingeka babonise ukholo lwabo kuKristu.
Amazulu Amasha Nomhlaba Omusha: Ngemva kokwahlulela kokugcina, uMhlaba wamanje uzodlula, uthathelwe indawo uMhlaba Omusha ongunaphakade, ongenasono. I-Edene izobuyiselwa ngokuphelele, igxile eJerusalema Elisha, lapho uNkulunkulu ezohlala khona nesintu kuze kube phakade.
Ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla yisesehlo lapho uNkulunkulu “ehlwitha” bonke abakholwayo emhlabeni ukuze enze indlela yokuthi ukwahlulela Kwakhe kuthululwe emhlabeni. Ukuhlwithwa kuchazwa kahle ku-
kanye naku-
UNkulunkulu uzovusa bonke abakholwayo abafileyo, abanike imizimba ekhazimulayo, futhi abathathe emhlabeni, kanye nabo bonke abakholwayo abaphilayo, abazophinde banikwe imizimba ekhazimulayo ngaleso sikhathi. “Ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini, ngezwi elikhulu, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala. Emva kwalokho, thina esisaphila esisele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini ukuyohlangabeza iNkosi emoyeni. Ngakho-ke siyakuba neNkosi kuze kube phakade”
Ukuhlwithwa kwevBandla kuzohilela ukuguqulwa okusheshayo kwemizimba yethu ukuze isenze siphile ingunaphakade. “Siyazi ukuthi lapho uKristu ebonakala, siyofana naye, ngokuba siyakumbona njengoba enjalo”
1 Johane 3:2
[2] Bathandekayo, manje singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kepha akukabonakali esiyakuba yikho. Siyazi ukuthi, nxa ebonakaliswa, siyakuba njengaye, ngokuba siyakumbona njengokuba enjalo.
Imfundiso yokuhlwithwa ayizange ifundiswe eTestamenteni Elidala, yingakho uPawulu eyibiza ngokuthi “imfihlakalo” manje eyembulwayo: “Lalelani, nginitshela imfihlakalo: Asiyikulala sonke, kodwa sonke siyakuguqulwa—ngokuphazima kweso, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina. Ngoba icilongo liyokhala, abafileyo bayakuvuswa bengenakubola, nathi siyakuguqulwa”
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
[51] Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke, [52] ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe.
“icilongo lokugcina” liwubizo lokugcina lokuhlangana oluphawula ukuphela kwesikhathi sebandla. Lihambisana nokuhlwithwa, libonisa isikhathi lapho uKristu ezoqoqa bonke abakholwayo, aguqule abaphilayo ngokushesha futhi avuse abafileyo.
Leli gama livela eTestamenteni Elisha kweyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte 15:51–52:
“Lalelani, nginitshela imfihlakalo: Ngeke silale sonke, kodwa sonke sizoguqulwa—ngokuphazima kweso, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina. Ngoba icilongo lizokhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina sizoguqulwa.”
Incazelo yegama elithi “Lokugcina”:
Igama elithi “lokugcina” lisho ukuphela kokugcina . Lisho ukuphela kwesikhathi seBandla ( The End of the Church Age) kanye nokubuya kukaKristu.
Igama “Lokugcina” lihlukile kulawo macilongo amaningi abethwa ngokulandelana abikezela ukwehla kokwahlulela kuka Nkulunkulu kwehlela emhlabeni.
Ukuxhumana neTestamente Elidala:
Ku
Numbers 10 : 2
[2] “Uzenzele amacilongo amabili esiliva, uwenze ngomsebenzi okhandiweyo, uwasebenzise ekubizeni inhlangano nasekusukeni kwamakamu.*
amacilongo ayesetshenziselwa ukuhlanganisa nokuthutha ikamu lika-Israyeli. Ngokufanayo, “icilongo lokugcina” libonakala njengophawu olushintsha indawo yeBandla lisuka emhlabeni liye ezulwini.
Ukuhlukana nesAmbulo:
Leli cilongo lihlukile ekwahlulelweni kwecilongo lesi-7 okukhulunywe ngakho ku
Revelation 11:15
[15] Ingelosi yesikhombisa yayisibetha; kwase kuba khona amazwi amakhulu ezulwini athi: “Umbuso wezwe usungoweNkosi yethu nokaKristu wayo; iyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.”
Icilongo lokugcina lisebenza ngqo eBandleni (ukuHlwithwa kwe Bandla ), kanti amacilongo esAmbulo ukwa hlulela Kwezingelosi okwenzeka ngesikhathi sosizi ( Period of Tribulation)
Ukuthi kukhona umehluko phakathi kokuhlwithwa kwe Bandla nokubuya kwesibili ke Nkosi uJesu Kristu kuyindaba yempikiswano enkulu. Amanye amaKristu akholwa ukuthi ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla kufanele kuhlukaniswe nokuza kwesibili kukaJesu Kristu.
UMEHLUKO PHAKATHI KOKUHLWITHWA KWEBANDLA NOKUBUYA KWESIBILI KUKA JESU KRISTU
Ukuhlwithwa kanye nokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu kuvame ukudida.. Ngezinye izikhathi kunzima ukunquma ukuthi ivesi lombhalo libhekisela ekuhlwithweni noma ekubuyeni kwesibili. Kodwa-ke, ekufundeni isiprofetho seBhayibheli sezikhathi zokugcina, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwalokhu okubili.
Ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla kwenzeka lapho uJesu Kristu ebuya ukuzosusa IBandla (bonke abakholwayo kuKristu) emhlabeni. Ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla kuchazwe ku-
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
[13] Kepha asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi ngabalalayo, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenalo ithemba. [14] Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa, wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubaletha nabaleleyo kuJesu kanye naye. [15] Ngokuba lokho sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi ukuthi thina, esisekhona sisasele kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, asiyikubandulela nempela abaleleyo, [16] ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngezwi lenhlokomo, ngephimbo lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala, [17] khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo. [18] Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngalawo mazwi.
1 Corinthians 15:50-54
[50] Kepha ngisho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa elingumbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa elingukungaboli. [51] Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke, [52] ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe. [53] Ngokuba lokhu okubolayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungafi. [54] Kepha nxa lokhu okubolayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzakugcwaliseka izwi elilotshiweyo lokuthi: “Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.”
Abakholwayo asebefile imizimba yabo izovuswa kanye nabakholwayo abasaphila nabo imizimba yabo izoguqulwa.Bonke bazohlangana neNkosi emoyeni. Konke lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngomzuzwana, ngokuphazima kweso.
Ukubuya kwesibili kwenzeka lapho uJesu ebuya ukuzonqoba uMphikukristu, abhubhise ububi, futhi amise umbuso wakhe weminyaka eyinkulungwane. Ukubuya kwesibili kuchazwe ku
Revelation 19:11-16
[11] Ngase ngibona izulu livulekile; bheka, nanto ihhashi elimhlophe nohlezi phezu kwalo obizwa ngokuthi oThembekileyo noQinisileyo; uyahlulela, alwe ngokulunga. [12] Amehlo akhe angamalangabi omlilo, nasekhanda lakhe kukhona imiqhele eminingi; unegama elilotshiweyo elingaziwa muntu, nguyena kuphela; [13] wembethe ingubo efafazwe ngegazi; igama lakhe nguLizwi kaNkulunkulu. [14] Izimpi zasezulwini zamlandela zikhwele amahhashi amhlophe, zembethe ilineni elicolekileyo, elimhlophe nelihlanzekileyo. [15] Emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali, ukuze ashaye izizwe ngayo; yena uyakuzibusa ngentonga yensimbi; yena uqobo uyanyathela isikhamo sewayini lentukuthelo yolaka lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke. [16] Unegama lilotshiwe engutsheni yakhe nasethangeni lakhe elithi: INKOSI YAMAKHOSI NOMBUSI WABABUSI
Umehluko obalulekile phakathi kokuhlwithwa kanye nokubuya kwesibili ungokulandelayo:
1) Ekuhlwithweni kwe Bandla abakholwayo bahlangana neNkosi emoyeni
1 Thessalonians 4:17
[17] khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo.
Ekubuyeni kwesibili, abakholwayo babuya neNkosi emhlabeni
Revelation 19:14
[14] Izimpi zasezulwini zamlandela zikhwele amahhashi amhlophe, zembethe ilineni elicolekileyo, elimhlophe nelihlanzekileyo.
2) Ukuza kwesibili kwenzeka ngemva kosizi olukhulu nolwesabekayo
Revelation 6–19
Ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla kwenzeka ngaphambi kosizi ( Tribulation)
1 Thessalonians 5:9
[9] ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kepha ukuba sizuze ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu
Revelation 3:10
[10] Ngokuba ulilondile izwi lokubekezela kwami, nami-ke ngiyakukulonda ngehora lokulingwa eliyakufika ezweni lonke lokulinga bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni.
3) Ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla ukususwa kwabakholwayo emhlabeni njengesenzo sokukhululwa
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
[13] Kepha asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi ngabalalayo, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenalo ithemba. [14] Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa, wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubaletha nabaleleyo kuJesu kanye naye. [15] Ngokuba lokho sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi ukuthi thina, esisekhona sisasele kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, asiyikubandulela nempela abaleleyo, [16] ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngezwi lenhlokomo, ngephimbo lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala, [17] khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo.
1 Thessalonians 5:9
[9] ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kepha ukuba sizuze ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu
Ukuza kwesibili kuhlanganisa ukususwa kwabangewona amakholwa njengesenzo sokwahlulela
Matthew 24:40-41
[40] Khona-ke kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe; [41] ababili boba besila etsheni, omunye athathwe, omunye ashiywe.
4) Ukuhlwithwa kuyoba yimfihlo futhi kube ngokushesha
1 Corinthians 15:50-54.
[50] Kepha ngisho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa elingumbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa elingukungaboli. [51] Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke, [52] ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe. [53] Ngokuba lokhu okubolayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungafi. [54] Kepha nxa lokhu okubolayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzakugcwaliseka izwi elilotshiweyo lokuthi: “Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.”
Ukuza kwesibili kuzobonakala kubo bonke
Revelation 1:7
[7] Bhekani, uyeza namafu, namehlo onke ayakumbona, nabo abamgwazayo, nezizwe zonke zomhlaba ziyakulila ngaye. Yebo, Amen.
Mathewu 24:29-30
[29] “Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku “ ‘ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.’ [30] “Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu, bese zikhala izizwe zonke zomhlaba, zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.
5) Ukuza kwesibili kukaKristu ngeke kwenzeke kuze kube ngemva kokuba kwenzeke ezinye izehlakalo ezithile zesikhathi sokuphela
2 Thessalonians 2:4
[4] omelana nakho konke, nozikhukhumeza phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa uNkulunkulu noma into ekhonzwayo, aze azihlalise ethempelini likaNkulunkulu ezishaya uNkulunkulu.
Matthew 24:15-30
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[15] “Ngakho-ke nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo ashiwo nguDaniyeli umprofethi emi endaweni engcwele – ofundayo makaqaphele – [16] khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, [17] ophezu kwendlu angehli ukuyothatha okusendlini yakhe, [18] osensimini angabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. [19] Kepha maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! [20] Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika nangesabatha. [21] Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube manje nolungasayikuba khona. [22] Uma lezo zinsuku zingafinyezwanga, bekungesindiswe muntu; kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezo zinsuku ziyakufinyezwa. [23] Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Nanguya,’ ningakholwa. [24] Ngokuba kuyakuvela okristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze kudukiswe nabakhethiweyo, uma kungenzeka. [25] Bhekani, senginitshelile ngaphambili. [26] “Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: ‘Bhekani, usehlane,’ ningaphumi; noma bethi: ‘Bhekani, usendlini,’ ningakholwa; [27] ngokuba njengonyazi luphuma empumalanga, lubonakale kuze kube sentshonalanga, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. [28] Nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona. [29] “Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku “ ‘ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.’ [30] “Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu, bese zikhala izizwe zonke zomhlaba, zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.
Revelation 6–18
Ukuhlwithwa sekuseduze; Kungenzeka nganoma yisiphi isikhathi
Titus 2:13
[13] sibheke ithemba elibusisiweyo nokuvela kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
[13] Kepha asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi ngabalalayo, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenalo ithemba. [14] Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa, wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubaletha nabaleleyo kuJesu kanye naye. [15] Ngokuba lokho sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi ukuthi thina, esisekhona sisasele kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, asiyikubandulela nempela abaleleyo, [16] ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngezwi lenhlokomo, ngephimbo lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala, [17] khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo. [18] Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngalawo mazwi.
1 Corinthians 15:50-54
[50] Kepha ngisho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa elingumbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa elingukungaboli. [51] Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke, [52] ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe. [53] Ngokuba lokhu okubolayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungafi. [54] Kepha nxa lokhu okubolayo sekwembethe ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo sekwembethe ukungafi, kuzakugcwaliseka izwi elilotshiweyo lokuthi: “Ukufa kugingiwe kwaba ngukunqoba.”
Kungani kubalulekile ukugcina ukuhlwithwa nokuza kwesibili kuhlukile?
1) Uma ukuhlwithwa nokuza kwesibili kuyisenzakalo esifanayo, amakholwa kuzodingeka adlule osizini
1 Thessalonians 5:9
[9] ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kepha ukuba sizuze ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu
Revelation 3:10
[10] Ngokuba ulilondile izwi lokubekezela kwami, nami-ke ngiyakukulonda ngehora lokulingwa eliyakufika ezweni lonke lokulinga bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni.
2) Uma ukuhlwithwa nokuza kwesibili kuyisenzakalo esifanayo, ukubuya kukaKristu akuseduze—kunezinto eziningi okumele zenzeke ngaphambi kokuba abuye
Matthew 24:4-30
[4] UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu. [5] Ngokuba kuyakuza abaningi ngegama lami, bathi: ‘Mina nginguKristu,’ badukise abaningi. [6] Niyakuzwa izimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi. Bhekani ningethuki, ngokuba kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke, kepha ukuphela koba kungakafiki. [7] Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso, kube khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo. [8] Kepha konke lokho kungukuqala kwemihelo. [9] “Lapho-ke bayakunikhaphela osizini, banibulale; niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. [10] Khona-ke abaningi bayakukhubeka, bakhaphelane, bazondane. [11] Kuyakuvela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, badukise abaningi. [12] Ngenxa yokwanda kokubi kuzakuphola uthando lwabaningi. [13] Kodwa okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. [14] Leli vangeli lombuso liyakushunyayelwa ezweni lonke, kube ngubufakazi ezizweni zonke, andukuba kufike ukuphela. [15] “Ngakho-ke nxa nibona amanyala encithakalo ashiwo nguDaniyeli umprofethi emi endaweni engcwele – ofundayo makaqaphele – [16] khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, [17] ophezu kwendlu angehli ukuyothatha okusendlini yakhe, [18] osensimini angabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. [19] Kepha maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! [20] Khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika nangesabatha. [21] Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube manje nolungasayikuba khona. [22] Uma lezo zinsuku zingafinyezwanga, bekungesindiswe muntu; kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezo zinsuku ziyakufinyezwa. [23] Khona uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Nanguya,’ ningakholwa. [24] Ngokuba kuyakuvela okristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze kudukiswe nabakhethiweyo, uma kungenzeka. [25] Bhekani, senginitshelile ngaphambili. [26] “Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: ‘Bhekani, usehlane,’ ningaphumi; noma bethi: ‘Bhekani, usendlini,’ ningakholwa; [27] ngokuba njengonyazi luphuma empumalanga, lubonakale kuze kube sentshonalanga, kuyakuba njalo ukufika kweNdodana yomuntu. [28] Nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyakubuthana khona. [29] “Kepha masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku “ ‘ilanga liyakufiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla ezulu ayakuzanyazanyiswa.’ [30] “Khona kuyakubonakala ezulwini isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu, bese zikhala izizwe zonke zomhlaba, zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu.
3) Ekuchazeni isikhathi sosizi, isAmbulo izahluko 6-19 azikhulumi ngeBandla. Ngesikhathi sosizi—olubizwa nangokuthi “isikhathi sosizi lukaJakobe”
Jeremiah 30:7
[7] Maye, lukhulu lolo suku, alukho olunjengalo! Kuyisikhathi sokuhlupheka kukaJakobe, kepha uyakusindiswa kukho.
uNkulunkulu uzophinde aphendulele ukunaka kwakhe okuyinhloko ku-Israyeli
Romans 11:17-31
[17] Kepha uma kwaphulwa amanye amagatsha, wena-ke ongumnqumo wasendle wafakelwa phakathi kwawo, wahlanganyela nawo impande yamafutha yomnqumo, [18] ungazigabisi phezu kwamagatsha; kepha uma uzigabisa, akusuwe othwele impande, kepha yimpande ethwele wena. [19] Uzakuthi-ke wena: “Amagatsha aphulwa ukuba mina ngifakelwe.” [20] Kulungile; aphulwa ngokungakholwa, wena-ke umi ngokukholwa. Ungazikhukhumezi, kepha yesaba; [21] ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engayekanga amagatsha emvelo, nawe angeze akuyeka. [22] Bheka-ke ububele nobukhali bukaNkulunkulu; ubukhali kulabo abawayo kepha kuwe ububele bukaNkulunkulu, uma uhlala ebubeleni; uma kungenjalo, uzakunqunywa nawe. [23] Nalabo uma bengahlali ekungakholweni, bayakufakelwa, ngokuba uNkulunkulu unamandla okubafakela futhi. [24] Ngokuba uma wena wanqunywa emnqumweni ongowasendle ngemvelo, wafakelwa emnqumweni omuhle ngokuphambene nemvelo, ikakhulu labo abangabemvelo bayakufakelwa emnqumweni wakubo. [25] Ngokuba angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningayazi le mfihlakalo, funa nizishaye abahlakaniphileyo, ukuthi inxenye ka-Israyeli yehlelwe ngubulukhuni, kuze kungene abezizwe ngokupheleleyo; [26] kanjalo u-Israyeli wonke uyakusindiswa, njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kuyakuvela eSiyoni uMhlangulisi, asuse ukungalungi kuJakobe. [27] Yilesi isivumelwano sami nabo, lapho ngisusa izono zabo.” [28] Ngokwevangeli bayizitha ngenxa yenu, kepha ngokukhethwa bangabathandiweyo ngenxa yawokhokho, [29] ngokuba izipho zomusa nokubiza kukaNkulunkulu akaguquki kukho. [30] Ngokuba njengalokho nina kade ningamlaleli uNkulunkulu, kepha manje nihawukelwe ngenxa yokungalaleli kwabo, [31] kanjalo nalaba kalokhu abalalelanga, ukuze ngomusa enenzelwe wona nabo bahawukelwe manje.
Ukuhlwithwa nokuza kwesibili kuyizenzakalo ezifanayo kodwa ezihlukene. Zombili zihilela ukubuya kukaJesu. Zombili ziyizenzakalo zesikhathi sokugcina. Nokho, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela umehluko. Ngamafuphi, ukuhlwithwa ukubuya kukaKristu emafwini ukususa bonke abakholwayo emhlabeni ngaphambi kwesikhathi solaka lukaNkulunkulu. Ukuza kwesibili ukubuya kukaKristu emhlabeni ukuzoqeda usizi nokunqoba uMphikukristu nombuso wakhe wezwe omubi.
Ekuhlwithweni, iNkosi iza “emafwini” ukuzosihlangabeza “emoyeni”
1 Thesalonika 4:17
[17] khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo.
Ekubuyeni kwesibili, iNkosi yehlela emhlabeni wonke ukuze ime eNtabeni Yeminqumo, okuholela ekuzamazameni okukhulu okulandelwa ukunqotshwa kwezitha zikaNkulunkulu
Zacharia 14:3-4
[3] UJehova uyakuphuma, alwe nalabo bezizwe njengasosukwini lwempi yakhe ngosuku lokulwa. [4] Izinyawo zakhe ziyakuma ngalolo suku eNtabeni Yeminqumo ephambi kweJerusalema ngasempumalanga, iNtaba Yeminqumo iqhekezeke phakathi ngasempumalanga nangasentshonalanga, kube yisigodi esikhulu kakhulu; inxenye yentaba iyakuqhekezekela ngasenyakatho nenxenye ngaseningizimu.
Ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla akufanele kube yinkinga ehlukanisayo. Kunalokho, ukuhlwithwa kuyisenzakalo esikhazimulayo, ngokwemiBhalo, okufanele sonke sisilangazelele. Ekugcineni sizokhululeka esonweni. Sizoba sebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade. Kunempikiswano enkulu kakhulu ngencazelo kanye nobubanzi bokuhlwithwa. Lokhu akuyona inhloso kaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, ukuhlwithwa kufanele kube imfundiso eduduzayo egcwele ithemba; uNkulunkulu ufuna “sikhuthazane ngala mazwi”
1 Thesalonika 4:18
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[18] Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngalawo mazwi.
Luyini usizi lwezikhathi zokugcina?
Usizi luyisimo sesikhathi esizayo seminyaka eyisikhombisa lapho uNkulunkulu ezoqeda khona ukujezisa Kwakhe u-Israyeli futhi aqedele ukwahlulela Kwakhe umhlaba ongakholwa.
IBandla, elakhiwe yibo bonke abathembele ku Nkulunkulu nasemsebenzini weNkosi uJesu, ngeke libe khona ngesikhathi sosizi. IBandla lizosuswa emhlabeni kwisehlo esibizwa ngokuthi ukuhlwithwa kwe Bandla
1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
[13] Kepha asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningabi nakwazi ngabalalayo, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenalo ithemba. [14] Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa, wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubaletha nabaleleyo kuJesu kanye naye. [15] Ngokuba lokho sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi ukuthi thina, esisekhona sisasele kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, asiyikubandulela nempela abaleleyo, [16] ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngezwi lenhlokomo, ngephimbo lengelosi enkulu nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu, nabafileyo kuKristu bayakuvuka kuqala, [17] khona thina, esisekhona sisasele siyakuhlwithwa kanye nabo emafwini, sihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo-ke siyakuba nayo iNkosi njalo. [18] Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngalawo mazwi.
1 Corinthians 15:51–53
[50] Kepha ngisho lokhu, bazalwane, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa elingumbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa elingukungaboli. [51] Bhekani, ngiyanitshela imfihlakalo; asiyikulala sonke, kepha siyakuguqulwa sonke, [52] ngesikhashanyana, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina; ngokuba icilongo liyakukhala, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe. [53] Ngokuba lokhu okubolayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungaboli, nalokhu okufayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungafi.
Ngale ndlela, IBandla liyasindiswa olakeni Luka Nkulunkulu oluzayo
1 Thessalonians 5:9
[9] ngokuba uNkulunkulu kasimiselanga ulaka kepha ukuba sizuze ukusindiswa ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu
Kuyo yonke imiBhalo, usizi luhlotshaniswa nosuku lweNkosi, leso yisikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu engenelela khona emlandweni ukuze afeze icebo Lakhe
bheka u-
Isaiah 2:12
[12] Ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti unosuku oluyakuba phezu kwakho konke okuzidlayo nokuzikhukhumezayo, naphezu kwakho konke okuphakemeyo, kuthotshiswe,
Isaiah 13:6–9
[6] Klewulani, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele; njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla luyafika. [7] Ngalokho izandla zonke ziyadangala, nezinhliziyo zonke ziyaphela amandla. [8] Bayashaqeka, babanjwa yiminjunju nobuhlungu, bazibinya njengababelethayo. Babhekana omunye nomunye bemangala. Ubuso babo bungubuso bamalangabi. [9] Bheka, usuku lukaJehova luyeza, lunonya, lunokufutheka, lunokuvutha kolaka, ukuba lwenz’ize umhlaba, luchithe izoni zawo kuwo.
uJoel 1:15
[15] Hawu lolo suku! Ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele, lufika njengokuchitha kuvela kuSomandla.
Joel 2:1–31
[1] Bethani icilongo eSiyoni, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele; mabathuthumele bonke abakhe ezweni, ngokuba luyeza usuku lukaJehova, ngokuba lusondele; [2] usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye, usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu, njengokusa kwenekwe ezintabeni, abantu abaningi abanamandla abangazange babe ngabanjalo kwasendulo, nabangasoze baba ngabanjalo emva kwabo kuze kube naseminyakeni yezizukulwane ngezizukulwane. [3] Phambi kwabo kuyadla umlilo, nasemva kwabo kushisa ilangabi; izwe liphambi kwabo njengensimu yase-Edene, nangasemva kwabo kuyihlane lencithakalo, akukho okubabalekelayo. [4] Isimo sabo sinjengesimo samahhashi, bagijima njengabamahhashi. [5] Bangqabashiya ngomsindo wezinqola eziqongweni zezintaba, njengokuchochoza kwelangabi lomlilo elidla amabibi nanjengabantu abanamandla, abahlelelwe ukulwa. [6] Phambi kwabo abantu bayathuthumela, bonke ubuso buyaphaphatheka. [7] Bagijima njengamaqhawe, bakhwela ezingangeni njengamadoda empi; bahamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, abaphambanisi izindlela zabo. [8] Abahlohlolozani omunye nomunye; bahamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe; baziphonsa phakathi kwezikhali, abakhawuli. [9] Batheleka emzini, bagijima ogangeni; bakhuphukela ezindlini, bangena ngamafasitele njengesela. [10] Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo, amazulu ayathuthumela; ilanga nenyanga kuphenduka ubumnyama, nezinkanyezi zisusa ukukhanya kwazo. [11] UJehova uzwakalisa izwi lakhe phambi kwempi yakhe, ngokuba ibandla lakhe likhulu kakhulu, nowenza izwi lakhe unamandla; yebo, usuku lukaJehova lukhulu, luyesabeka kakhulu; ngubani ongaluthwala na? [12] “Kepha manje,” usho uJehova, “phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila.” [13] Niklebhule inhliziyo yenu, hhayi izingubo zenu, niphendukele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngokuba yena unomusa, unobumnene, wephuza ukuthukuthela, unesihe esikhulu, uhawukela nomubi. [14] Ngubani owaziyo uma engayikubuya, ahawukele, ashiye isibusiso emva kwakhe, kube ngumnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwa kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, na? [15] Bethani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano; [16] buthani abantu, ningcwelise ibandla, niqoqe abadala, nibuthe izingane nabancelayo; umyeni makaphume ekamelweni lakhe, nomakoti emgonqweni wakhe. [17] Abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, mabakhale phakathi kompheme ne-altare, bathi: “Hawukela abantu bakho, Jehova, unganikeli isabelo sakho sibe yinhlamba, ukuze abezizwe bababhinqe; yini ukuba basho phakathi kwabantu, bathi: ‘Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?’ ” [18] UJehova wayesehawukela izwe lakhe, wabahawukela abantu bakhe. [19] UJehova waphendula, wathi kubantu bakhe: “Bhekani, ngiyakunithumela amabele, newayini, namafutha, nisuthe ngakho, ngingabe ngisanenza inhlamba phakathi kwabezizwe. [20] “Ngiyakudedisela kude nani owasenyakatho, ngimxoshele ezweni elomileyo nelichithakeleyo, ubuso bakhe bube ngaselwandle lwasempumalanga, umuva wakhe ube ngaselwandle lwasentshonalanga, kukhuphuke ukunuka kwakhe, kwenyuke iphunga lakhe elibi;” ngokuba wenzile izinto ezinkulu. [21] Ungesabi, lizwe; jabula, uthokoze, ngokuba uJehova wenzile izinto ezinkulu. [22] Ningesabi, zilwane zasendle, ngokuba amadlelo asehlane ayahluma, nemithi ithela izithelo, umkhiwane nomvini kuveza amandla akho. [23] Jabulani, bantwana baseSiyoni, nithokoze kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngokuba uninika imvula yokuqala ngokulunga, unehlisela imvula, eyokuqala neyamuva, njengasekuqaleni. [24] Izibuya ziyakugcwala amabele, nezikhongozelo ziyakuchichima iwayini namafutha. [25] “Ngiyakubuyisela kini iminyaka eyadliwa yisikhonyane, nezinkumbi, nenkasa, nesibotho, impi yami enkulu engayithuma phakathi kwenu. [26] Niyakudla nokudla, nisuthe, nilidumise igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu oniphathe ngokumangalisayo; abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade. [27] Niyakwazi ukuthi ngiphakathi kuka-Israyeli nokuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, akakho omunye; abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade. [28] “Kuyakuthi ngasemuva ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, abadala benu baphuphe amaphupho, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono; [29] naphezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngalezo zinsuku ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami. [30] Ngiyakuveza izimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni, igazi, nomlilo, nezinsika zomusi. [31] Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama, inyanga ibe yigazi, lungakafiki usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo lukaJehova.
Joel 3:14
[14] Yizixuku ngezixuku esigodini sokwahlulela, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele esigodini sokwahlulela.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
[2] ngokuba nina uqobo niyazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luza njengesela ebusuku hi
UDuteuronomy 4:30
[30] Uma usekuhluphekeni, zikwehlela zonke lezi zinto, uyakuphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezinsuku zokugcina, ulalele izwi lakhe,
Kubizwa ngokuthi “usizi . . . ezinsukwini zokugcina”
Duteuronomy 4:30
[30] Uma usekuhluphekeni, zikwehlela zonke lezi zinto, uyakuphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngezinsuku zokugcina, ulalele izwi lakhe
usizi olukhulu ( the Great Tribulation-) olubhekisela engxenyeni yesibili yesikhathi seminyaka eyisikhombisa esinzima kakhulu
Matthew 24:21
[21] Ngokuba lapho kuyakuba khona usizi olukhulu olungazange lube khona kwasekuqaleni kwezwe kuze kube manje nolungasayikuba khona.
“isikhathi sosizi”
Daniel 12:1
[1] “Ngaleso sikhathi uMikayeli uyakuvela, isikhulu esigqamileyo esimela abantwana babantu bakho; kuyakuba yisikhathi sokuhlupheka esingazange sibe khona kusukela ekuveleni kwabantu kuze kube yileso sikhathi; ngaleso sikhathi abantu bakho bayakukhululwa, bonke abafunyanwa belotshiwe encwadini.
kanye “nesikhathi sosizi lukaJakobe”
Jeremiah 30:7
[7] Maye, lukhulu lolo suku, alukho olunjengalo! Kuyisikhathi sokuhlupheka kukaJakobe, kepha uyakusindiswa kukho.
Futhi sinale ncazelo yosizi oluhambisana nosuku lweNkosi:
“Lolo suku luyoba usuku lolaka—usuku losizi nosizi, usuku lokuhlupheka nokubhujiswa, usuku lobumnyama nobumnyama, usuku lwamafu nobumnyama—usuku lwecilongo nokukhala kwempi”
Zephaniah 1:15–16
[15] Lolo suku lungusuku lolaka, usuku lokuhlupheka nolosizi, usuku lwencithakalo nolokuyize, usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye, usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu, [16] usuku lwecilongo nolokuhlaba umkhosi ngasemizini ebiyelweyo nasemibhoshongweni yasezingosini.
Usizi luzophawulwa izahlulelo zaphezulu ezahlukahlukene, ukuphazamiseka kwasezulwini, izinhlekelele zemvelo, kanye nezinhlupho ezesabekayo
bheka
Revelation 6-16
Ngesihe Sakhe, uNkulunkulu ubeka umkhawulo esikhathini sosizi. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Lezo ziyoba izinsuku zosizi ezingakaze zibonwe kusukela ekuqaleni, lapho uNkulunkulu edala umhlaba, kuze kube manje—futhi ezingasoze zafana nazo. Uma iNkosi ibingazifinyezi lezo zinsuku, bekungeke kusale muntu”
Mark 13:19–20
[19] Ngokuba lezo zinsuku ziyakuba nosizi olungazange lube khona olunjalo kwasekuqaleni kokudalwa akudalayo uNkulunkulu kuze kube manje, nolungasayikuba khona. [20] Uma iNkosi ibingazifinyezi lezo zinsuku, bekungesindiswe muntu, kepha ngenxa yabakhethiweyo eyabakhetha yazifinyeza lezo zinsuku.
Daniel 9:24–27
[24] “Amasonto angamashumi ayisikhombisa anqunyelwe abantu bakho nomuzi wakho ongcwele ukuqeda iziphambeko, nokukhawula izono, nokwenza ukubuyisana ngobubi, nokungenisa ukulunga okuphakade, nokunamathelisa umbono nesiprofetho, nokugcoba indlu engcwelengcwele. [25] “Ngalokho yazi, uqonde ukuthi, kusukela ekuphumeni kwezwi lokubuyisa nokwakha iJerusalema kuze kufike ogcotshiweyo, umbusi, kuyakuba ngamasonto ayisikhombisa, lihlale lakhiwe, izitaladi zalo nogange lwalo, amasonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili nasesikhathini sokuhlupheka. [26] Emva kwalawo masonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili ogcotshiweyo uyakunqunywa angabi namuntu; umuzi nendlu engcwele kuyakuchithwa ngabantu bombusi ozayo, ukuphela kwakho kube sesikhukhuleni, kube ngukulwa kuze kube sekugcineni; incithakalo inqunyiwe. [27] Uyakuqinisa isivumelwano nabaningi isonto libe linye, imihlatshelo neminikelo ikhawuke phakathi kwesonto, kufike incithakalo ngephiko lesinengiso, kuze kuphele okunqunyiweyo, kuthululelwe phezu komchithi.”
wembula injongo nesikhathi sosizi. Lesi sigaba sikhuluma ngamasonto angu-70 amenyezelwe ngokumelene “nabantu bakho.” Abantu bakaDaniyeli bangamaJuda, isizwe sakwa-Israyeli, kanti uDaniyeli 9:24 ukhuluma ngesikhathi lapho inhloso kaNkulunkulu “iwukuqeda iziphambeko, ukuqeda isono, ukuhlawulela ububi, ukuletha ukulunga okuphakade, ukuvala umbono nesiprofetho nokugcoba okungcwele kakhulu.” UNkulunkulu uthi “amashumi ayisikhombisa ayisikhombisa” azogcwalisa zonke lezi zinto. “Amashumi ayisikhombisa” amaqembu eminyaka, ngakho-ke amashumi ayisikhombisa ayisikhombisa ayiminyaka engu-490. (Ezinye izinguqulo zibhekisela “emasontweni” angu-70 eminyaka.)
uMesiya uzonqunywa ngemva “kwesikhombisa esiyisikhombisa nesikhombisa esingamashumi ayisithupha nambili” (isikhombisa esingamashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye), kuqala ngomyalo wokwakha kabusha iJerusalema. Ngamanye amazwi, isikhombisa esingamashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye (iminyaka engu-483) ngemva kokukhishwa komyalo wokwakha kabusha, uMesiya uzofa. Izazi-mlando zeBhayibheli ziyaqinisekisa ukuthi kwadlula iminyaka engu-483 kusukela ngesikhathi somyalo wokwakha kabusha iJerusalema kuze kube yisikhathi uJesu abethelwa ngaso esiphambanweni. Iningi lezazi zamaKristu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi libona kanjani isiphelo sezwe, linokuqonda okungenhla kwesikhombisa sikaDaniyeli esingu-70.
UNkulunkulu wathi amasonto angu-70 ayesenqunyiwe (iminyaka engu-490), kodwa, ngokufa kukaMesiya, sinamasonto angu-69 kuphela abalwe (iminyaka engu-483). Lokhu kushiya isikhathi seminyaka eyisikhombisa esisodwa ukuba sigcwaliseke “ukuqeda iziphambeko, ukuqeda isono, ukuhlawulela ububi, ukuletha ukulunga okuphakade, ukuvala umbono nesiprofetho nokugcoba ongcwele kakhulu” (Daniyeli 9:24). Lesi sikhathi sokugcina seminyaka eyisikhombisa yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi usizi ( Tribulation) isikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu eqeda khona ukwahlulela u-Israyeli futhi ababuyisele kuYe.
UDaniyeli 9:27 unikeza amaphuzu ambalwa avelele ngesonto lokugcina, isikhathi sosizi seminyaka eyisikhombisa: “[Umbusi] uzoqinisa isivumelwano nabaningi ‘ngesikhombisa’ esisodwa. Phakathi ‘kwesikhombisa’ uzoqeda umhlatshelo neminikelo. Futhi phezu kwephiko lethempeli uzomisa isinengiso esibangela incithakalo, kuze kube yilapho ukuphela okunqunyiwe kuthululwa phezu kwakhe.” UJesu ubhekisela kulesi sigaba kuMathewu 24:15. Umbusi oqinisekisa isivumelwano bese emisa isinengiso ubizwa ngokuthi “isilo” kusAmbulo 13. Ngokusho kukaDaniyeli 9:27, isivumelwano sesilo sizoba iminyaka eyisikhombisa, kodwa phakathi naleli sonto (iminyaka emi-3 nengxenye yosizi), isilo sizophula isivumelwano, simise imihlatshelo yamaJuda. IsAmbulo 13 sichaza ukuthi isilo sizobeka isithombe saso ethempelini futhi sifune umhlaba ukuba usikhulekele.
Revelation 13:5
[5] Sase sinikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba, sanikwa amandla okwenza lokho izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili.
sithi lokhu kuzoqhubeka izinyanga ezingu-42, okuyiminyaka engu-3 ½ (ingxenye yesibili yosizi). Ngakho-ke, sibona isivumelwano esihlala phakathi “kwesonto”
Daniel 9:27
[27] Uyakuqinisa isivumelwano nabaningi isonto libe linye, imihlatshelo neminikelo ikhawuke phakathi kwesonto, kufike incithakalo ngephiko lesinengiso, kuze kuphele okunqunyiweyo, kuthululelwe phezu komchithi.”
kanye nesilo esenze isivumelwano esifuna ukukhulekelwa izinyanga ezingu-42
Revelation 13:5
[5] Sase sinikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba, sanikwa amandla okwenza lokho izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili.
Ngakho-ke, ubude besikhathi buyizinyanga ezingu-84 noma iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
Siphinde sibe nokubhekisela engxenyeni yokugcina yosizi ku
Daniel 7:25.
[25] Iyakukhuluma amazwi ngoPhezukonke, ikhathaze abangcwele boPhezukonke; iyakuhlosa ukuguqula izikhathi nomthetho; bayakukhashelwa esandleni sayo kuze kube yisikhathi nezikhathi nenxenye yesikhathi.
Lapho, umbusi uzocindezela abantu bakaNkulunkulu “isikhathi, izikhathi, nengxenye yesikhathi” (isikhathi=unyaka ongu-1; izikhathi=iminyaka engu-2; ingxenye yesikhathi=unyaka; iminyaka engu-3 ½ iyonke). Lesi sikhathi sokucindezelwa kwamaJuda sichazwe futhi ku
Revelation 13:5–7
[5] Sase sinikwa umlomo wokukhuluma izinto ezinkulu nenhlamba, sanikwa amandla okwenza lokho izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. [6] Savula umlomo waso ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe netabernakele* lakhe, nabo abahlezi ezulwini. [7] Sanikwa ukuba silwe nabangcwele, sibanqobe; sanikwa futhi amandla phezu kwemindeni yonke, nabantu, nezilimi, nezizwe.
futhi siyingxenye “yosizi olukhulu,” ingxenye yokugcina yosizi lweminyaka eyisikhombisa lapho isilo, noma uMphikukristu, ezoba semandleni.
Okunye ukubhekisela esikhathini sezenzakalo osizini kutholakala kusAmbulo 11:2–3, esikhuluma ngezinsuku eziyi-1,260 nezinyanga ezingama-42 (zombili zilingana neminyaka emi-3 nengxenye, kusetshenziswa “unyaka wesiprofetho” wezinsuku ezingama-360). Futhi, uDaniyeli 12:11–12 ukhuluma ngezinsuku eziyi-1,290 nezinsuku eziyi-1,335 kusukela maphakathi nosizi. Izinsuku ezengeziwe kuDaniyeli 12 zingafaka isikhathi ngemva kosizi lokwahlulelwa kwezizwe (Mathewu 25:31–46) kanye nesikhathi sokumiswa kombuso kaKristu weminyaka eyinkulungwane (IsAmbulo 20:4–6).
Ngamafuphi, usizi luyinkathi yeminyaka eyisikhombisa ezikhathini zokugcina lapho ukuwohloka nokonakala kwesintu kuzofinyelela khona ukuphelela, uNkulunkulu ehlulela ngokufanele. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, u-Israyeli uzophenduka esonweni sakhe futhi amukele uJesu njengoMesiya wakhe, amise isikhathi sesibusiso esikhulu nokubuyiselwa (Zefaniya 3:9–20; Isaya 12; 35).
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