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Lapho umuntu omusha eqala ukubona izinguquko ezithile, ezicini zabo zomzimba nokubukeka, imicabango ethile iqala ukufika engqondweni. Umzimba womuntu ufana nezwe. Ihlukunyezwa, kwesinye isikhathi igcinwe, imiphumela ibonakala njalo. Kepha kufanele senze konke okusemandleni ethu, noma ngabe izimo zinjani ukugcina zombili izinto ezingokwenyama nezingokomoya. Kokubili umhlaba nomuntu bayaphendula kuNkulunkulu. Kepha ngenhloso yethu ake sigxile kumuntu. Lapho owesilisa ebona izinguquko eziphawulekayo nezimi njalo (yingakho abantu benza ukuhlinza okuthile kwezimonyo, ukubukeka emncane) njengemibimbi, izinkinga zokubona nezokuzwa, amajwabu amehlo agugile, amazinyo okufakelwa, amawigi, ukubambezela emisebenzini, izinkinga zokugaya ukudla, ukukhula kwezinwele nombala; khona-ke uyazi ukuthi izinto ezithile ziyaqhubeka. Kepha ngeke kube yinde, buka nje. Bonke abakuKristu Jesu ngeqiniso kungekudala bazoba sekhaya neNkosi yethu noNkulunkulu futhi kuzoba nezinguquko ezincane noma ezingeke zisenziwa kithina ngemuva kwesipiliyoni sokuhumusha.
Kubizwa ngokuthi ukuguga, futhi abaningi bethu bangazizwa nakho. Akusona isaba sokuphumula, lapho ulindele ushintsho oluzayo, (1st KwabaseKorinte 15: 51-58). Amadoda nabesifazane abaningi bakaNkulunkulu, bathi bayathatha umhlalaphansi lapho impi isiya esigabeni sayo esibucayi. Ukungaqiniseki kuyisimo sosuku, kepha hhayi amakholwa. Ngokusho kukamfowethu, uNeal Frisby, umnotho wethu awuboshelwe emnothweni womuntu kepha uboshelwe emnothweni kaNkulunkulu. Izinto eziningi zidala izimpawu zokuguga emhlabeni kanye nakumuntu. Umhlaba unemibimbi kanti umuntu unemibimbi. Umhlaba unezinhlungu zokubeletha, nomuntu unezinhlungu zokubeletha, (KwabaseRoma 8: 19-23 kububula izinhlungu). Lezi zinhlungu zokubeletha zivela ezinkingeni zosuku ngalunye. Ukucindezeleka kokungaziwa, kuguqula izimo zomzimba zokusebenza; lapho ungakwazi ukulala kahle nokugayeka okuhle, kuyabonakala emzimbeni.
Umhlaba uhlangabezana nezinto ezingajwayelekile namanje futhi zonke izinkomba ziholela kuMat. 24. Izizwe zimelene nezizwe, umnotho uyawohloka futhi uyahlangana, inani labantu emhlabeni liyaqhuma futhi lilungiselela intsha izimpi, amahemuhemu ezimpi nobudlova. Isikhathi sezinto sizokhula. Ekububulekeni kwendalo, izinto ezine emvelweni zizokhuphula izinyathelo. Lezi zinto zifaka ukuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene emhlabeni (ungathola ukuzamazama komhlaba okukodwa noma okuningi ezimpilweni zakho). Lokhu kuzamazama komhlaba kukala ukubhujiswa kobukhulu obuhlukahlukene futhi imibimbi emhlabeni. NgokukaLuka 21:11, “Kuzakuba nokuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu ezindaweni ngezindawo,” kusho uJesu Kristu. Lokhu wathi kuzokwenzeka ezinsukwini zokugcina. Lokhu kungenzeka noma kuphi, ngokusho kukamfowethu Frisby, lezi zinto zizoqala ukwenzeka ezindaweni ezingakaze zenzeke ngisho nangaphambilini. Ungabi ntofontofo lapho ukhona, ngoba kungaba kuleyo ndawo ngokulandelayo. Umhlaba uyabubula, ngokuzamazama komhlaba, izintaba-mlilo, imililo, izikhukhula, ama-sinkholes, ukudilika kodaka nokunye okuningi.
Izintaba-mlilo zingaqhuma noma kuphi nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Aziyona indaba yokuhlekisa, izintaba-mlilo ziyaqhuma futhi zikhiphe izinto ezishisayo zekhekhe, udaka, amadwala, uthuli, nezakhi zegesi ngamanani amakhulu futhi zingabulala noma yiziphi izinto eziphilayo ezisendleleni yokugeleza kwazo. Ukuzamazama komhlaba, ukuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo nokunye ukuqhuma ngaphansi kwamanzi ngenhla noma ngaphansi kwamanzi, konke kunamandla okukhiqiza i-tsunami: okuwuchungechunge lwamagagasi omzimba wamanzi, okubangelwa ukufuduka komthamo omkhulu wamanzi; ekhuphuka emhlabeni ngasogwini ibangele ukufa nokucekelwa phansi. Awekho amabhishi noma izindawo ezisogwini ezingavikelekile kulezi. Lo nguNkulunkulu usebenzisa imvelo ukubizela abantu ekuphendukeni; UNkulunkulu ushumayela izintshumayelo emhlabeni.
Usuku lukaNowa lwabhekana nokubhujiswa komhlaba wonke ngamanzi kepha namuhla luzofika ngenye indlela futhi lwenziwe lwasendaweni. Kulezi zinsuku ngisho namanzi ayabubula. UNkulunkulu nguye oshumayela kumuntu ngendalo, ngoba isikhathi sifushane. Ukuminza kuyesabeka phakathi kokububula. Zonke izinhlobo zikazamcolo zenzeka ngisho nasezindaweni ezingakaze zicatshangwe. Tukufudumala kwembulunga yonke kuyenzeka futhi iqhwa elisenyakatho nasogwini lwaseningizimu liyancibilika. Amagagasi ayakhuphuka, abangela izikhukhula emifuleni yomhlaba, olwandle nasolwandle nasemazweni kugcwala izikhukhula. Lezi zikhukhula zidale umonakalo, ukufa kwabantu, okusalungiswa kanye nokufuduswa kwabantu.
Imililo iyisikhumbuzo sesihogo nechibi lomlilo. UNkulunkulu ubuye ashumayeze umuntu, lapho abanye abashumayeli bethatha umhlalaphansi ekusebenzeni ngenkuthalo, egcekeni leNkosi lomvini. Bheka okwenziwa ngumlilo unyaka nonyaka ezingxenyeni ezehlukene zomhlaba. Bheka imililo yaseCalifornia, ukubhujiswa kanye nokufa. Kuyenzeka kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba futhi lapho okusalungiswa kusha imililo eminingi. Imililo yabantu, ngokukhanyisa, yenzeka njalo manje futhi nokunye kusendleleni. UNkulunkulu uyashumayela futhi indalo iyabubula ngoba amadodana kaNkulunkulu alungiselela ukubonakalisa. Khumbula 2nd UPetru 3:10, “Nezakhi zomhlaba ziyakuncibilika ngokushisa okukhulu, nomhlaba nemisebenzi ekuwo kushe,” lokhu kungumlilo futhi bazalwane. Uma siya ekuhumusheni konke okushiywe ngemuva ekugcineni kuzoshiswa ngomlilo. Uyahamba?
Bheka izivunguvungu, iziphepho, iziphepho, izivunguvungu, ukuduma kwezulu nezinye iziphepho; ukufa nokulimazeka okubangelwe akunakucatshangwa. Imimoya isiqala ukububula. Le mimoya inamandla e-athomu lapho ihlangana nomlilo noma amanzi noma ukuzamazama komhlaba. Eminye yale mimoya ingaphezu kwama-200miles ngehora, ithwala izimoto njengodoti emoyeni, zisebenza njengama-projectiles noma izikhali zokufa. Kukho konke lokhu uthando lukaNkulunkulu, olubizela umuntu ekuphendukeni, ngoba usizi olukhulu alunaso isichasiso sokufanelekela ukufa nokubhujiswa okuzayo emhlabeni, kwalabo abasele ngemuva.
Lezi zinto zemvelo ezingamathuluzi kaNkulunkulu, zizokwenyuka zishumayele ezinsukwini ezizayo futhi umuntu kufanele abhekane nomculo. Ukugijima kwamabhange nokuwa kwamabhange kuzoba yinto ejwayelekile futhi kukhule. Imisebenzi izobe ingazinzi njengohulumeni. Inkolo nezepolitiki kuzothatha izihlalo eziphambili njengoba kukhula izwe elilodwa. Iqiniso ukuthi isikhathi sesifikile sokuthi wonke umuntu alandele umholi wakhe. Uma uJesu Kristu enguNkulunkulu wakho mlandele futhi ukholelwe wonke amazwi akhe. Uma uSathane nomhlaba, isiko, imali nezinjabulo kube unkulunkulu wakho landela ngaleyo ndlela.
Ngokusho kwemibhalo kabhuti uNeal Frisby, emqulwini we-176 wathi, "Inombolo yama-20 ihlala ihlotshaniswa nezinkinga, izinkinga nomzabalazo." Phambi kwethu, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuzoba unyaka ka-2020. Uma u-20 engumsolwa bese kuthi u-2020 phambili angamangaza futhi angaqondakali, lokhu kungu-20 - 20 okuphindwe kabili. Inkathazo isho ubunzima, ukuphazamiseka, uthuthuva, ukuphazamiseka, ukukhathazeka, ukukhathazeka nokunye okuningi. Math. I-24: 5-13 ikunikeza eminye yemithombo yezinkinga ebangela ukuthi inhliziyo yamadoda yehluleke. Izinkinga nemizabalazo kuzoba ngomhlaba wonke kanye nezomuntu uqobo. Lapho kunezinkinga nemizabalazo uhlala unakhohlisa nokukhohlisa. Izizwe zonke zizosetshenziswa ngobuqili. Imimoya yenkolo izothumba abaningi. Ababhange bazolawula imali ngendlela ehlukile. Ubuchwepheshe buzosetshenziselwa ukuphatha abantu. Ngenxa yezinkinga, izinkinga nemizabalazo umbuso wamaphoyisa uzobukeka njengesixazululo. Abantu bazophoqeleka ukuthi bahlonzwe ngogesi, ngenxa yezizathu zokuhamba, ezokwelapha, ezomsebenzi, ezamabhange nezobuphekula: kodwa ekugcineni konke kumayelana nokulawulwa nokukhulekelwa kohlelo lokulwa noKristu. Amadodana kaNkulunkulu noma ngabe kunjani, siyazi ukuthi ngubani ophethe, UJESU KRISTU.
Ngesikhathi senkinga, izinkinga nokulwa, lapho sibhekene namandla aphansi kanye nokukhohlisa kwezenkolo nezepolitiki; kufanele ucele ukuhlakanipha kuNkulunkulu ukuze ungangeni ezikweletini. Sika ijazi lakho ngosayizi wakho; bukela isifiso sakho sokudla (beka ummese emphinjeni wakho), thandaza, uqaphele, uqaphele futhi usanguluke. Umnotho ubi kakhulu kunohulumeni namabhange asitshela wona. Wonke umuntu uphoqeleka ukuba angene ezikweletini ngamakhadi wesikweletu, isikole, indlu, imoto, kanye nemalimboleko yebhizinisi ngamanani enzalo angenangqondo. Izintela zibhekene nabantu futhi zikhula kancane. Izikhali ezine ezinkulu ezicashile zikadeveli kulezi zinsuku zokugcina ezomnotho, ezepolitiki, ezenkolo namasiko okubizwa kanjalo. Phakathi kwalokhu kuzoba nokukhathazeka, ukufutheka, intukuthelo, ukwesaba, ububi kanye nangokukaMat. 24:12, “Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ububi buyokwanda uthando lwabaningi luyophola.”
Ezombusazwe namuhla zikhiphe okubi kakhulu kwabesilisa nabesifazane. Ngokuqaphela noma ngokungazi abaningi badonseleka kuso, ngethemba lokuthi bazobamba iqhaza ekuphathweni okuhle. Kepha iqiniso ukuthi umoya wezepolitiki uthathe abantu abaningi wabathumba wabasebenzisa. Manje zingamathuluzi amasha omubi ekuzameni ukulawula umhlaba. Inkohliso eningi, izinkinga nokulwa kuyeza. Uma uyikholelwa ngempela imibhalo engcwele uzokwazi ukuthi sisekupheleni kwesikhathi nokuthi umphikisi-Kristu uvukela ukubusa umhlaba ngokuthopha, amanga nenkohliso, okuyizinto zonke eziyingxenye yezepolitiki. Khumbula ukuthi ipolitiki ayinakho ukuziphatha. Ayikho into efana nosopolitiki omuhle ongumKristu, ongahle angene kodwa angaze aphume kahle. Ziba yizinkozi ezingenazimpiko bese zondla nezinkukhu.
Ungacabanga ukuthi amakholwa azimisele kakhulu, angagcina iziphrofetho zebhayibheli zihlala zikhona. Empeleni lesi akusona isikhathi sokuthatha amathuba ngezwi likaNkulunkulu maqondana nokuhlwithwa okungazelelwe. Noma ngubani ozibiza ngomKrestu futhi engakunaki ukufika kukaJesu Kristu ekuhumusheni kungenzeka ukuthi akayena umuntu okholwayo ozibophezele noma ukhohlisiwe manje useyakholwa. Abantu abaningi abanjalo basesontweni namuhla, njengabaholi, futhi abaningi bathathwa ngusathane ngabaholi abanjalo. Laba baholi abawukholwa wonke umbhalo; kubaholi abanjalo nabavikeli babo hlukana ngaphambi kokuthi nishiywe ngemuva. Abanye balaba bazibandakanye nezepolitiki futhi bakhuthaza abalandeli babo ukuthi bangene kwezepolitiki ukuze basize ukuguqula umhlaba. Iqiniso ukuthi uma ulandela leyo ndlela yamanga, ukukhohlisa nokukhohlisa awunakuba yinkonzo kaNkulunkulu kepha udeveli. Ungacabanga ukuthi ufuna ukulungisa umhlaba othunywe ukushiswa ngomlilo, ngemuva kokudlula osizini olukhulu, uma usinda kuwo. Abaholi abaningi bathengise kuSathane futhi banikela abalandeli babo komubi. Khumbula wonke umuntu uzoziphendulela kuNkulunkulu, umholi wakho akakwazi ukukukhulumela, ngaloloSuku Lokwahlulela olwesabekayo. Lapho ezombusazwe nenkolo yamanga kushada, ukuqagela kwakho kufana nokwami, bazozala ini? Lokho okushunyayelwe abaningi kulo nyaka, bazokuphika lezo zinto ngoNyaka Omusha. Ayizinzile njengamanzi. Abaningi abenzi nje ukuhlangana kwesonto ngokomoya nangokwenyama; cha, babuyela ebuhlanzweni babo iBabiloni. NgokweZaga 23:23, thenga iqiniso ungathengisi ngalo. Uma uthengisa iqiniso uthengisa ukugcotshwa kwakho.
Lokho okubizwa ngokuthi isiko kuminza ngisho nabakholwayo abangcono kakhulu ekulahlweni. Lapho ubona amanye amakholwa aqotho kuJesu Kristu, lapho ebhekene nezinkinga ezithile zamasiko bangahle bakhubeke. Ngubani owakufela uJesu Krestu noma isiko lakho? Ngisakhula ngangazi ukuthi ukungcwatshwa kungenziwa noma yinini nganoma yisiphi isikhathi kodwa ngeshwa namhlanje, ezombusazwe, ezenkolo namasiko sekuhlangene ukunquma ukuthi lokho kungenziwa nini. Umthwalo wezezimali ngasinye salezi zilo ezintathu ezibeke kubantu awucabangeki ezimweni eziningi. Lezi izinsuku zokugcina futhi ulindele imithetho emisha kuzo zonke izici zempilo yabantu. Ungavumeli isiko lisithibeze inkolelo yakho yobuKristu. Kuyakhula futhi kuza ukungcolisa ukholo. Khumbula imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke. Bheka umonakalo owenziwa ngamasiko, ukwenzelana ngokobuhlanga nobuzwe ebandleni. Uma ungakwazi ukukubona udinga ukuthintwa okwesibili kukaMoya oNgcwele. Isiko elilahlekile lidla ibandla njengemisundu kanti abaningi balaliswa yilezi. Kepha makabongwe uNkulunkulu ukuthi isisekelo sikaNkulunkulu simi siqinile, iNkosi iyabazi abayond Thimothewu 2: 19-21. Phumani phakathi kwabo nizahlukanise, 2nd KwabaseKorinte 6:17.
Njengoba sisondela eminyakeni eyisikhombisa yokugcina, uma singakangeni kuyo, ububi nobubi kuzoba yinto evamile namuhla. Kepha kwabakhethiweyo nathi sisondela osukwini lwethu lomshado. Yonke imishado inendaba yothando. Izifundo Zokufunda ZikaSolomoni 2: 10-14; 1st KwabaseKorinte 13: 1-13 no-1st Johane 4: 1-21. Lezi ziqephu zikhuluma ngothando, uthando lwaphezulu. Hhayi uthando lomuntu (uPhilia) kepha uthando lwaphezulu (Agape) olungenamibandela, oluvela kuNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi siseyizoni wasifela, ngaphandle kwemibandela; ngoba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa——, Johane 3:16. Cabanga ngezinga lothando olungcwele kuwe. Kuzoba lula ekwaziseni ukuhumusha nokugcina isikhathi somshado neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Udinga ukholo, ithemba nothando ukuze wenze ukuhumusha; kodwa okukhulu kunakho konke uthando lwaphezulu lokukwazi ukuhlanganyela ekuhumusheni. Sonke sidinga ukuthandazela uthando lwaphezulu futhi sihlole ukukhula kwethu othandweni lwaphezulu uma kuqhathaniswa no-1st KwabaseKorinte 13: 4-7. Isikhathi sifushane.
La mandla amabi akufanele akwethuse, kodwa aqaphele ukusebenza kukaSathane kulezi zinsuku zokugcina; ngaphambi nje kokuqokwa ngokuzumayo neNkosi emoyeni. Ungawabona amaqanda enyoka abekiwe kwezepolitiki, ezomnotho, ezenkolo namasiko (kunamasiko angafihli noma aphikisane nezwi likaNkulunkulu, njengokuhlonipha abadala bakho, kodwa hhayi okuphikisana nezwi likaNkulunkulu) futhi asezophanga , njengoba bangena emzileni oya e-Armagedoni. Zikhulule mfowethu, zikhulule wena dade; futhi ukuphela kwendlela ukugxila, ukulalela nokulandela wonke amazwi kaNkulunkulu. Khumbula, akusilo ikhaya lethu leli. Unyaka wezi-2020 usuvele ukhona ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, uzofika nokungaziwa emhlabeni. Ukuletha izinkinga, izinkinga nokulwa. Konke kubhekene nezintaba-mlilo, ezepolitiki, ezenkolo, ezomnotho namasiko, ukuzamazama komhlaba, imililo nemimoya. Kepha kukho konke lokhu, labo abazethembayo izethembiso zikaNkulunkulu bazovuka, bangabi nasikhathi sokulala, bazilungiselele, bagxile, bangaphazanyiswa, bangazindeli, ngokuqinisekile balalela wonke amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi bahambe kuleyo ndlela, u-Eliya wahamba ngemuva kokuwela umfula iJordani futhi ngokungazelelwe wayiswa ezulwini. Bheka phezulu O! Sikhethe kungaba yinoma yisiphi isikhathi manje futhi sizobona iNkosi yethu noNkulunkulu Wethu, uJesu Kristu emoyeni njengoba ethembisile. Kuyisivumelwano saphezulu, hlalani nilungile ngeke kusaba isikhathi eside.
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