“Bheka, ngikunike umnyango ovulekile, futhi akekho ongawuvala.” ( IsAmbulo 3,8:XNUMX )

Lomnyango ungumnyango wendlu engcwele yendlu engcwele yasezulwini. Kungumnyango wegceke lasezulwini. Kungumnyango woSuku Olukhulu Lokuhlawulela. Yavulwa ngokuzithoba ngo-Okthoba 22, 1844. Ivalwa ngokuzithoba ekupheleni kwesikhathi somusa. Noma ubani ongena okholweni ngazo uphambi komphongolo wesivumelwano, kanye noJesu, omi phambi kukayise futhi wamukele konke ukwahlulela kuye. Akukhona nje kuphela ukukhanya “okungcwele” kodwa “okungcwele kunakho konke” okukhazimula ngakuye lapho ekamelweni lesihlalo sobukhosi esinamandla soMdali wethu onamandla onke.

Labo abakholelwa kulobu bukhona obukhazimulayo nobubuhle obumangalisayo besipiliyoni saPhakade eGolgotha. Ulahlwa ngesono necala futhi akhululwe “ngokuhlwitha” umbuso wezulu (Mathewu 11,12:13,24; Luka 2:7,1), ungena ekuphumuleni kokulalela kokukholwa, uphila emandleni oVuko, uyamemezela. insindiso kaNkulunkulu futhi ubheke phambili ehoreni lokwahlulela. Ukukhulula nokuphenduka njalo kugcwalisa inhliziyo yakhe. Uzihlanza ngokuphelele nsuku zonke kukho konke ukungcola kwenyama nokomoya ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu elivikelayo ( 1 Korinte 3,3:16,11; 1,2 Johane 2:1,19 ). Ngonembeza omsulwa nomsulwa kanye nobuso obungamboziwe, ubuka ngenjabulo ekhulayo, ehlala ingenakuvinjelwa koGcotshiweyo weNkosi, uMsindisi noMngane wakhe uJesu (AmaHubo 144.000:1). Etadisha izwi lesiprofetho ngenkuthalo imini nobusuku ( IHubo 4,9:16,17; XNUMX Petru XNUMX:XNUMX ), unxusa futhi uyamukela ngokuqiniseka okuqinile imvula yamuva yokumemeza okukhulu kwabakholwa nabo eBabiloni. Ulangazelela ukuba phakathi kwabayizi-XNUMX XNUMX ukuze embule ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu endaweni yonke ngemva kokuphothulwa komsebenzi kaJesu wokuhlenga nokulamula osizini olukhulu ( XNUMX Korinte XNUMX:XNUMX; IsAmbulo XNUMX:XNUMX ).

Lomnyango uvulekele wonke umuntu. Kuyisango le-Advent. Akekho ongayivala: “Ngokuba unamandla amancane, uligcinile izwi lami, awuliphikanga igama lami.” ( IsAmbulo 3,8:10,19b ) Ukubambelela ekungakholwani nesono kwenqaba ukungena. Kodwa labo ababambelele emhlatshelweni kaJesu phakathi kwesono nesono bavunyelwe ukungena (KumaHeberu 22:2,13-4,24). Ulandela “impumelelo” futhi efohla eya enkululekweni ( Mika XNUMX:XNUMX ). Ngoba uyephula “ezonweni zakhe ngokulunga” “nasebubini bakhe ngesihe kwabampofu” ( Daniyeli XNUMX:XNUMX ).

Kumathrekhi omlando

Ngo-December 2007, mina nomfowethu othandekayo u-Edward savakashela ezinye zezindawo okwazalelwa kuzo inhlangano yama-Adventist eNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-United States. Imoto eqashisayo yakha ikhaya lethu elincane isonto lonke, iqhwa neqhwa kwakha igceke lethu elingaphambili elingenamkhawulo. Mhlawumbe kwakuyisipiliyoni sethu sokuvakasha esihamba phambili sindawonye futhi esinye sezikhathi ezijabulisa kakhulu ezimpilweni zethu. Ubukhona bezingelosi ezingcwele babucace kakhulu kithi sobabili phakathi nalezi zinsuku zasebusika esingasoze sazikhohlwa kanye nokubona indlu engcwele kaNkulunkulu kwafudumeza izinhliziyo zethu ngazo zonke izinyathelo. Iziteshi ezintathu zafinyelela umvuthwandaba ngalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho: ikhaya nezisekelo zikaWilliam Miller enyakatho yeNew York emngceleni we-Vermont, inqolobane ka-Hiram Edson eduze ne-Erie Canal esifundazweni esifanayo, kanye nendawo okwazalelwa kuyo u-Ellen Harmon (kamuva owaba nguMhlophe) e-Gorham eduze kwase-Portland e- I-Maine. Kuzo zonke lezi zindawo uNkulunkulu wavula amehlo ethu enkazimulweni yesigijimi se-Advent namaqiniso aso amangalisayo.

Indlu kaWilliam Miller

Sabuka indawo kaMiller ekuseni ngeSabatha sinesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza nokukhanya kwelanga emakhazeni ashubisa umnkantsha. Sasisodwa futhi umuzwa wenjabulo ongachazeki wagcwala ezinhliziyweni zethu ngenkathi sihamba emagcekeni. Sazungeza indlu yakhe singaphandle futhi sabuka ngefasitela elilodwa ngemva kwelinye ngokuthola okuningi kwenhliziyo nengqondo. Ikhadi lesiprofetho elalahlwa lika-1843 lasimangaza ekamelweni elincane elingudoti. Lokhu kwangithinta ngokujulile.

Indawo yokuzalwa ka-Ellen White

Sithole indawo azalelwa kuyo u-Ellen White ngemva kokucinga isikhathi eside. Itshe lesikhumbuzo kuphela elikhumbuza injabulo yomzali kaRobert no-Eunice Harmon ngoNovemba 26.11.1827, 5,35, maqondana nendlu abazalelwa kuyo, engasekho. Ngokubheke esigodini esibanzi kwakhula “isibani esivuthayo” sikaJehova (lokho kusho izingalo, qhathanisa noJohane 1844:XNUMX). NgoZibandlela XNUMX wathola umoya wokuprofetha ukuze akhanyisele insalela yenhlangano yeMiller indlela eya emzini wasezulwini.

Isibaya sikaHiram Edson

Sabona isimangaliso esithile ngenkathi sifuna inqolobane ka-Hiram Edson. Njengoba kwakuneqhwa, salwa ngendlela yethu emotweni ngesivinini esincane samakhilomitha ambalwa okugcina ngaphansi kwezimo ezinzima ngokuphathelene nomgwaqo nokubonakala. Sagcina sesifika ezimpambanweni zemigwaqo asazi noma isibaya sizotholakala ngaphesheya noma kungenzeka ukuthi sesingemuva kancane. Kwakukhona ipulazi elikhulu eduze. Sanquma ukubuza lapho futhi ngokushesha ngase ngimi phambi komnyango wangaphambili ngesikhathi u-Edi elindile emotweni. Yeka ukuthi kwaba kukhulu ukumangala nenjabulo yakhe lapho, ngemva kwesikhashana, ngimlethela izindaba ezinhle zokuthi sasimenywe esibathandayo ukuze sizodla isidlo sasemini esifudumele. Inqolobane ka-Edson ingamatshe amathathu kuphela ngemva kwethu! Eqinisweni, ngangibone isakhiwo sisekude lapho ngidlula ngemoto. Akunakuba yini lesi sibaya osifunayo?

Ngakho sasilapho, sihlezi sizungeza itafula elikhulu lokudlela lomkhaya walomlimi onobungane, njengokungathi siphakathi kwezingane zabo ezikhulile ezisibheke ngenjabulo. Lapho isobho lemifino liphekwa ngothando, saqala ukuxoxa. Cishe imizuzu engu-45 sizungezwe abantu ababethule, bengakholwa ukuthi bangomakhelwane bendawo enomlando okuthiwa uNkulunkulu Wakhe wazembula kuyo ngenkazimulo engachazeki. Impela babazi ngokuvakashelwa njalo esibayeni, kodwa babengakaze bezwe ngendaba yakhe. Akukho lutho olukuDaniyeli 8,14:XNUMX. Lomcabango usangifikisela izinyembezi kuze kube namuhla.

Owasimemile waphikelela wasiyisa esibayeni ngokwakhe ngemva kwalokho. Kwaba umzuzu obalulekile kimina nomfowethu njengoba, siqiniswa ngaphakathi nangaphandle, sinyakaza ngokumemeza kwenjabulo enhliziyweni yendawo okwazalelwa kuyo isigijimi sendlu engcwele—inqolobane ethobekile njengaleyo yaseBetlehema.

Kwavuleka umnyango

Okwasimangaza ukuthi umnyango wesiphala wawuhluthulelwe ngokuqinile futhi uvikelekile ngokhiye wenhlanganisela yensimbi. Sasibhekene nomnyango okhiyiwe! Umlimi wasisiza ngokungalindelekile ekuphoxekeni kwethu. "Zama ngo-1844," esho. Amazwi akhe awisa amaxolo emehlweni ethu. Sayifaka inombolo kwavuleka ingidi. Kwavulwa umnyango phambi kwethu!

Sobathathu sangena futhi emahoreni alandelayo sabhekana nezikhathi zokuhlangenwe nakho kwangaphakathi okungenakuchazwa ngamagama abantu. Ngemva kwesikhashana sase sisodwa. Manje sazama ukucabanga ukuthi u-Edson nabakhulekeli akanye nabo baguqa kuphi ekuseni ngo-October 23, 1844, besanda kubhekana nokudumala, emthandazweni oqotho kunayo yonke ekuphileni kwabo. Ngoba yingakho beye esibayeni. Noma yikuphi lapho esamukela khona isikhundla, nathi sasiguqa. Kumele ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe wabe esesiqinisa ngomkhuleko wokungcweliswa ebesingathanda ukuwuthola kanje nsuku zonke. Kwaphuma indumiso yasezulwini ezindebeni zethu eyayibonakala “iphefumulelwe uNkulunkulu” kithi. Sadumisa uJehova ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ngaphambili ezimpilweni zethu. Ukuncenga kwaphuma emilonyeni yethu ngenxa yabaningi, abantu abaningi, ebandleni likaNkulunkulu, ngenxa yomsebenzi Wakhe, ngokuthunywa kwethu nemindeni yethu nokunye okuningi... Njengemithandazo yangaleso sikhathi, sagcwala ithemba nokuzethemba. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho sashiya inqolobane futhi salandela u-Edson emcabangweni wethu - ngokubonga sigqolozela amagquma namasimu azungezile, manje agqoke okumhlophe. Engqondweni, ngemva kokuphuma esibayeni, sambona ehamba ecabanga enqamula amasimu ommbila avuniwe aseduze enomzalwane. Kwase kuba khona kuye isambulo sokungena kukaKristu, kwe "ndodana yomuntu", eyanikelwa ngoNgcwele eNgcwelengcwele yendlu engcwele yasezulwini ( Daniyeli 7,13:8,14; XNUMX:XNUMX ). Yeka isambulo esikhulu kangaka! Yeka ulwazi olukhazimulayo! Ukudumala okukhulu kwase kuphendulwe kwaba ukudumala okukhazimulayo!

Ukhiye

Sesizobhekana nezenzakalo zokugcina zomlando wezwe. Inkinga yokugcina isiphezu kwethu futhi uJesu uzobuya maduze. Njengamakholwa kanye nabangani bakho, njengeqembu ithemba emhlabeni wonke nabakhulekeli esikanye nabo, sithanda ukunikhuthaza ukuba niphathe isihluthulelo sesango lokuphila ezandleni zenu. Lesi sihluthulelo siwuphawu lwamazwi kaJesu esiprofetho. Kuyisihluthulelo esingokwesiprofetho. Ikhodi yayo yezinombolo ithi 1844. Kulabo abayisebenzisayo, umnyango uvulela uSuku Olukhulu Lokubuyisana, ukuze bathole ulwazi lokubuyisana okuphelele nokokugcina kukaNkulunkulu nabantu.