Kulesi sihloko sizobhekana nokumangala okubi (UMaranatha, 161). “Futhi isilo senza ukuba wonke umuntu, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekileyo nezigqila, babekwe uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene noma ebunzini labo, futhi kungabikho muntu ongathenga noma athengise ngaphandle kwalowo sinophawu, noma igama lesilo, noma isibalo segama laso.” ( IsAmbulo 13,16.17:XNUMX, XNUMX ) Lapha kubikezelwa ngokucacile ukuthi uphawu luyoqiniswa ngamandla. Kuwuphawu lokuhlubuka, usuku lokuphumula okungamanga, ukuhamba kweSabatha ukusuka ngoMgqibelo, osukwini lwesikhombisa, kuya ngeSonto, osukwini lokuqala lwesonto. Lena kuzoba yitimu evelele ekupheleni kwesikhathi.

“NgeSabatha ukwethembeka kwethu kuyovivinywa...ngokuba akukho sici sokukholwa esiphikisana njengalokhu...Ngenkathi abanye abantu bekhothamela igunya lemibuso yasemhlabeni ngokuvuma lolu phawu futhi ngalokho bemukela uphawu lwesilo. abanye bathola Ingxenye uphawu lukaNkulunkulu ngokukhetha uphawu lokwethembeka kuNkulunkulu.” (Impikiswano Enkulu, 605; bona. Impi enkulu, 606)

Wonke umuntu uthola uphawu noma uphawu. Zombili izinsuku ezihlanganisa okuhlangenwe nakho: kungaba ulwazi lokwethembeka okuphelele kuNkulunkulu noma isipiliyoni sokuzithoba ngokuphelele egunyeni lomuntu. Yilabo kuphela abenza umkhuba ukubheka kuJesu esikhundleni sokuncika kubantu abayolungiselelwa lesi simangaliso esimangalisayo.

Izijeziso zezomnotho zabantu ngabanye?

Kuyokwenzekani ngalabo abazenze bancika kwabanye abantu? »Ukuthi akekho ongathenga noma athengise ngaphandle kwalowo onophawu.« (bheka ngenhla) Noma ubani oncike kubantu uzophoqeleka ukuba azithobe ngomqondo oyiqiniso wegama. Leli vesi lithakazelisa kakhulu ngoba libonisa isimo sengqondo samanje. Kungaba yinto engathandeki kakhulu e-United States namuhla ukukhipha incwadi egunyaza ukufa kubantu abagcina iSabatha. Ngoba okwamanje umoya we-ecumenism unamandla, sihlangana ndawonye ngenjongo yokuthula okuthandekayo. Nokho, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukujeziswa kwezomnotho, njengoba kuchazwe kuleli vesi leBhayibheli, kubhekwa njengesikhali esisemthethweni. I-UN isicelwe izikhathi eziningi ukuthi ifake unswinyo. Baqiniseka ngombono wokuthi into engcono kakhulu ongayenza ukukhipha isinkwa nebhotela labo abangafuni ukulingana.

Zimbili izinto ezituswayo ekulungiseleleni abantwana bakaNkulunkulu: Okokuqala, ukuzimisela ukuvumela uNkulunkulu ukuba azinakekele, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lelilungiselelo lingaba lincane kangakanani noma libe likhulu kangakanani. Okwesibili, ukuzimisela ukwenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze sisebenze noNkulunkulu ekulungiseleleni lolo suku.

Inani lokutshala kwakho siqu

“Izwe lamaProthestani liye lamisa iSabatha lokukhonza izithombe lapho kufanele kube khona iSabatha likaNkulunkulu. Uhamba ezinyathelweni zopapa. Ngakho ngibona isidingo sokuba abantwana bakaNkulunkulu baphume emadolobheni baye ezindaweni ezithule zasemaphandleni lapho bengalima khona umhlabathi futhi bavune izithelo zabo. Ngale ndlela, izingane zabo zizofunda imikhuba elula nenempilo. Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyadingeka ukuthi silungiselele le nkinga enkulu ngaphandle kokulibala." (Imiyalezo ekhethiwe 2, 359; bona. Ibhalelwe umphakathi 2, 368) Akunakucaciswa ngokucacile. Umbuzo weSabatha-ngeSonto uzodala inhlekelele enkulu yokugcina. Kungalesi sizathu impela isithunywa sikaNkulunkulu sisexwayisa. La mazwi abhalwa phansi ngo-1897. Ziphakathi kwezicelo zakuqala zokuthi amalungu ebandla lethu asuke emadolobheni aye ezindaweni ezikude emaphandleni.

Inani Lokuzimela

Abantwana bakaNkulunkulu, abantwana bokukhanya, abayikumangala ngokumangala okubi, kodwa bayobe sebezilungisile. UNowa wenza okufanayo ngaphambi kukazamcolo. Ngaleso sikhathi abantu babemangale sengathi abakaze baxwayiswe. Babedla, bephuza, beshada, bendiswa, kwaze kwaba usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini. Abazange bakunanzelele ‘kwaze kwafika uzamcolo wabasusa bonke. Kuyoba njalo ekufikeni kweNdodana yomuntu.”— Mathewu 24,39:XNUMX . Izwe namuhla liyomangala kanjalo. Nokho uNkulunkulu othandweni lwakhe uyaqhubeka ebaxwayisa kuze kube yilapho wonke umuntu esethole isixwayiso njengasosukwini lukaNowa. Abantu abalalela isixwayiso, insali kaNkulunkulu, bayogcina iSabatha futhi bephule izivumelwano. Bayozikhipha ezimweni ezenza bangakwazi ukulalela umthetho kaNkulunkulu. Emaphandleni bayohlala “emazingeni anokuthula,” “kulime inhlabathi,” futhi “bafundise izingane zabo ngemikhuba elula nenempilo” (bheka ngenhla).

Kungani izwe?

Izizathu ezimbili eziyinhloko zokuthuthela emaphandleni, okokuqala, ingcindezi yomthetho wangeSonto futhi, okwesibili, usizo olungokomoya lokusondelana nemvelo, kude nobugebengu basemadolobheni nezilingo. Sibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi wasixwayisa.

“Ungahlali lapho uphoqeleka khona ukwakha ubuhlobo obuseduze nalabo abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu... Inkinga iyeza maduze ngokugcinwa [okudingekayo] kweSonto... Zilungiseni lapho ningagcina khona ngokugcwele umyalo weSabatha... Thatha qaphelani, nina ngokwenu ningahlali lapho ukugcinwa kweSabatha kunzima khona kini nakubantwana benu.”Imiyalezo ekhethiwe 2, 359; bona. Ibhalelwe umphakathi 2, 368) Ngakho isixwayiso safika ngokuphindaphindiwe, nakuba sasingamagama ahlukene.

Umzabalazo wamaqembu anentshisekelo

Izijeziso zezomnotho zabaphula umthetho ngeSonto zizofunwa amaqembu anentshisekelo [isib. izinyunyana, ama-NGO]. Eminyakeni yamuva sibone amabandla amaKhatholika namaProthestani eMelika esebenzisana nezinyunyana ukuphusha umthetho wangeSonto. "Izinyunyana zizoba phakathi kwamandla azofaka umhlaba esikhathini sobunzima obungakaze bubonwe emhlabeni." (Imiyalezo ekhethiwe 2, 142; bona. Ibhalelwe umphakathi 2, I-141; UMaranatha, 182 noma. UKristu uyeza masinyane, 84)

Lokhu kufanelana ngqo nesiprofetho sesAmbulo 13. Simayelana nezingcindezi zomnotho. Isimemezelo sokufa sevesi 15 siza kamuva. Ekuqaleni, izwe lizocabanga ukuthi amaSeventh-day Adventist angancengwa ukuba azinikele lapho engakwazi ukuthenga noma ukuthengisa.

“Abantu bakaNkulunkulu banomsebenzi wokuzilungiselela izenzakalo zesikhathi esizayo, ezizosehlela ngokushesha ngamandla amangalisayo.” ( Ibid; cf. ibid.) Ngakho lokho kuyisimangaliso esibuhlungu. 'Kuzovela ama-monopolies amakhulu emhlabeni. Abantu bazobumbana ngososeshini, izinyunyana nezinye izinhlangano ezizobafaka ezandleni zezitha. Amadoda ambalwa azohlangana ndawonye ukuze abambe wonke amandla omnotho ezimbonini ezithile. Kuzovela izinyunyana bese kuthi labo abangafuni ukujoyina babhalwe amagama abo. Izinyunyana nemifelandawonye yomhlaba ziwugibe. Akufanele sihlangane noma sisondele kubo, bazalwane. Kungcono ukuthi singabi nandaba nabo nhlobo.« (Ibid; cf. ibid.) »Labo abazibiza ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu akufanele nakancane bazihlanganise nezinyunyana ezisakhiwayo noma ezisazobunjwa. esikhathini esizayo. Lokhu kungukuvinjelwa okuvela kuJehova! Ingabe abafundi beziprofetho ababoni okuzayo?” (Ibid. 144; cf. ibid. 143) …

Ucingo oluvela emadolobheni

Enye ingelosi yamlandela, ithi: “Liwile iBabele, umuzi omkhulu, ngokuba liphuzise izizwe zonke iwayini elishisayo lobufebe balo.” ( IsAmbulo 14,8:18,2 ) Ngakho, iBhabhiloni lalingumuzi omkhulu. “Yakhamuluka ngezwi elikhulu, ithi: “Liwile, iBabiloni elikhulu liwile... Ngase ngizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Phumani kuyo, bantu bami.” ( IsAmbulo 4:XNUMX-XNUMX ) XNUMX) Ofonayo angaba kuphi? Kumele abe ngaphandle kwakhe. Uma sinomoya walelizwe futhi singamalungu ezivumelwano nezinhlangano zaleli zwe, kuyoba nzima. Singamncenga kanjani umuntu ukuba aphume eSodoma kuyilapho izinhliziyo zethu zinamathele eSodoma njengomfazi ompofu kaLoti ngokwakhe?

Kuyiqiniso ukuthi sithunywe ukuba sivakashele amadolobha ukuze silethe lo myalezo ngokuqondile. Kodwa wamane wathi kubo, “Wozani nami siye ekhaya.” U-Enoke wenza kanjalo. Futhi sifuna ukucela lomoya wokumemeza!

ULoti wayefuna ukusindisa iSodoma

Nokho, ngeke sikwazi ukuthwala lo mlayezo ngendlela efanele kuze kube yilapho sesikwazise ukubaluleka kokuphila kwezwe langempela futhi sizazise izinzuzo zayo ngathi. ULoti wantula lokho, bangaki abaguqula ngenkathi eshumayela eSodoma? Ngisho noyedwa! Ngoba wayengafuni nhlobo ukusuka eSodoma. Waqale waya khona ngoba umndeni wakhe wawumncenga. “Wagxumeka itende lakhe kwaze kwaba seSodoma” ( Genesise 1:13,12 ). Cishe ekuqaleni wayengafuni ukuthuthela edolobheni, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kwabonakala kuyisixazululo esikahle kakhulu. Wayenezinzuzo zezomnotho nezenhlalo lapho ngoba wayeyindoda ehlonishwayo eSodoma. Cishe wayefuna ukusebenzisa leli thonya kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa ingabe waphumelela nezakhamuzi zaseSodoma? Ngeshwa, cha! Kungani? Ngoba wayecabanga njengomuntu ohlala edolobheni hhayi njengomuntu ohlala emaphandleni.

U-Abrahama wasindisa iSodoma

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ubuhlobo buka-Abrahama neSodoma babuhluke kakhulu. KuGenesise 1 sifunda ukuthi wasindisa kanjani izimpilo zezakhamuzi kanye nenkosi yaseSodoma. Wayehlonishwa futhi ehlonishwa nakuba wayehlala ngaphandle kwesigodi som-okhi kaMamre, kude naso sonke isono nokonakala iSodoma elalidume kabi ngakho ngaleso sikhathi. Yeka ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukwazisa ilungelo lasebukhosini lokuphila kwasemaphandleni, kunokukubheka njengokuzidela!

Ukuphuma kukaLoti

Lapho uLoti ebizwa ukuba aphume eSodoma, izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu kwadingeka zimhudule zimlandele. Khona-ke uJehova wathi: “Loti, ingabe uyayibona le ntaba? baleka! Baleka ukuphila kwakho!” “Hhayi bo!” waphendula, “Angikwazi ukukhuphukela lapho. Kuthiwani uma kwenzeka okuthile kimi lapho?” Wayeyijwayele imigwaqo nezinsiza zedolobha kangangokuthi wayesaba ukuphila kwasemaphandleni. Ngakho wakhetha idolobhana elincane wathi, “Ngingakwazi ukuthuthela lapho? Ubungewuyeke lo muzi na?’ Inkosi enomusa yathi: “Kulungile.” ULoti akaqondanga. Akazange abone ukuthi uNkulunkulu unomusa kangakanani ngokumsiza athuthele kulelo zwe. Kunalokho, wathuthela eZowari, kodwa ngokushesha washiya kulowo muzi wayohlala emhumeni. Ekugcineni iZowari labhujiswa njengeSodoma ngaphambi kwalo. Kube sekushiwo indaba ebuhlungu yokuziphatha okubi kwamadodakazi akhe. Babefunde ukuthi phansi kuleli dolobha, njengoba nje intsha ifunda emadolobheni namuhla. Yeka indaba embi. Kodwa lalibhalelwe thina ngoba uJesu wathi: “Kwaba njalo emihleni kaLoti...

Maduze kuzobe sekwephuze kakhulu

Inkinga enkulu namuhla ukuthi abantu bazimisele kakhulu ngokuzuza kwabo - kwezenhlalo, kwezepolitiki, kwezomnotho nezemfundo - kangangokuthi kunzima ukuthi bahlukane nakho. 'Kuzothatha isikhathi eside ukuthi kube nezinxushunxushu nezinxushunxushu emadolobheni kangangoba abafisa ukuhamba bangakwazi ukwenza lokho. Kubalulekile ukulungiselela lokhu. Lokhu kungukukhanya enganikwa kona.”Imiyalezo ekhethiwe 2, 142; bona. Ibhalelwe umphakathi 2, 141 noma. UMaranatha, 180) Sifunda ngokuphindaphindiwe kulezingcaphuno: “Zilungiseleleni!”

Esinye sezici ezibaluleke kakhulu zokulungiselela le ngcindezi ukuqondisa imicabango yethu emigudwini yaphezulu, hhayi evamile. UJesu weza emhlabeni futhi wathatha ubumpofu bethu phezu kwakhe ukuze sihlanganyele engcebweni yasezulwini. Labo abangene shí emoyeni walo myalezo nabo bazobe sebelungele ubumpofu. Ngoba ukusindisa izingane zakhe kubaluleke kakhulu kuye kunokujabulela ingcebo yezwe izinsuku ezimbalwa.

uthando lwenza kwenzeke

'Ubani ofuna ukuxwayiswa? Siyaphinda futhi sithi: Phuma emadolobheni! Ningakuboni kungumnikelo omkhulu ukuya emagqumeni nasezintabeni. Kunalokho, bheka ukuthula lapho ungaba khona uwedwa noNkulunkulu, lapho ungathola khona intando yakhe futhi ufunde izindlela zakhe! ... Ngibekela wonke ama-Seventh-day Adventist inselelo: Yenza ukuphishekela ingokomoya lakho kube injongo ekuphileni kwakho. UJesu usemnyango. Kungakho ngithi kini: Ningakubheki njengomnikelo omkhulu lapho nibizwa ukuba niphume emizini niye ezweni.”Imiyalezo ekhethiwe 2, 355.356; bona. Ibhalelwe umphakathi 2, 364 noma. UKristu uyeza masinyane, 71)

Uma sibheka ukuphila kwasemaphandleni njengokuzidela okukhulu, ngeke sihlale isikhathi eside ezweni. Ngokushesha noma kamuva sizobuyela edolobheni. Sizokhokha inyanga nenyanga ukuze sithenge lokhu noma lokhuya. Sizobhajwa ku-treadmill futhi sijahe empilweni. Njengezigqila emikhunjini, siyoboshwa, siphilele ukusebenza kuphela ukuze izingane zethu zijabulele izinzuzo nokunethezeka okuthiwa zimangalisayo zokuphila kwasemadolobheni kwanamuhla. Futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi amagugu amakhulu asilindile ngaphandle ezweni: ukuxhumana nemvelo, ukuphuma kwelanga, umoya ohlanzekile, ubuhle bezimbali, izihlahla, amachibi nezintaba kanye nomsebenzi wenhlanganyelo noNkulunkulu esikhundleni semishini! Bekungeke yini kube ngcono ukubala izibusiso zethu? Ukujabula ngaleli lungelo lasebukhosini? Khona-ke ngeke sibe yizigqila, kodwa, njengo-Enoke, siphume njengabavangeli, sithi kubantu abaningi abakhathele abalungele ukuzwa, “Phumani!

Nkosi ethandekayo, yembula ezinhliziyweni zethu ngokucacile okuzayo. Asenze konke okusemandleni ethu ukuqoqa izimvu zakho kulelihora lokugcina. Ngegama likaJesu. Amen.

Kufushaniswe kancane kusuka ku: Willmonte D. Frazee, Omunye Umphongolo Ozokwakhiwa, Harrisville, New Hampshire, USA: Mountain Missionary Press, 1979, pp. 31-38.