Kungani leli zwe lesono nokuhlupheka liye labubula cishe iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili kusukela uJesu afa? Ibhalwe nguDave Fiedler

Isikhathi sokufunda: imizuzu eyi-20

Isifiso sokusindiswa siyisifiso esiyisisekelo sawo wonke umuntu. Nakuba singavamile ukuqondisa ngokwanele ukuthi, "Ngikutshelile!", ngokwemvelo sizwa ukwaneliseka okuthile lapho abanye bebona ukuthi umbono wethu wawulungile. Nalokho akulungile. Nokho, ukuziqhenya kuvame ukukhuthaza isifiso sokululaza abanye noma ukuziphakamisa. Noma kunjalo, isifiso sivumelekile ukuthi abanye babone njengeqiniso futhi balungise lokho okuyiqiniso nokulungile.

Njengabantu abadalile, uMdali naye ubheke ngabomvu osukwini lwensindiso yakhe. Izinkulungwane ezimbalwa zeminyaka ubelokhu ephishekela ngesineke inkambo ebizayo yokubonisa ubuhle nesidingo sezimiso zakhe zikahulumeni. Kuwo wonke umlando wobudlelwane bethu sihlangabezana nalendikimba ephindaphindayo, ukuqonda okuyingqayizivele kwama-Adventist: isimilo samakholwa sizobonakalisa ngokugcwele umfanekiso kaJesu esizukulwaneni sokugcina. Bayophila bengenasono ngesikhathi sosizi, ngaleyondlela bevuselela isimo sikaNkulunkulu, besithethelela, besindisa inkazimulo yakhe. Kunezici ezimbalwa kulesi simo okufanele sizinake.

• Kungani uNkulunkulu ayengaphishekela inkambo enjalo?
• Kungani engavele amemezele ukuthi uqinisile?
• Kungani ethatha ithuba embhikishweni?
• Kungani ezinika isikhathi sokwenza lokhu?
• Kungani kufanele alinde “isizukulwane sokugcina” ukuba sigcwalise inselele engakaze ibonwe?

Ngoba isikhathi siyabiza - hhayi kakhulu emalini yabantu njengemali ebiza kakhulu: ukuhlupheka. Usuku ngalunye olusha, izigidi zabantu ezihlala kulo mhlaba onesono ziba nenani elibi. UNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uhlupheka kakhulu kunabo, kangangokuthi ngeke sikuqonde futhi asivamile ukukucabangela.

“Izikhathi eziningi lapho abantu becabanga ukuthi kuzokwenzekani uma behlisa isivinini noma besheshisa ukushumayela ivangeli, basuke becabanga ngezwe nangabo ngokwabo.” Bambalwa abacabanga ngoNkulunkulu noma ngobuhlungu isono esibuzwisa uMdali wethu. Lonke izulu labhekana nosizi lukaJesu, kodwa ukuhlupheka kwakhe akuzange kuqale futhi kuphele ngokwambulwa kwakhe njengomuntu. Isiphambano sembulela izinzwa zethu ezibuthuntu ubuhlungu isono esibangele inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu kusukela ekuqaleni. Konke ukuchezuka emthethweni, zonke izenzo zonya, konke ukwehluleka kwesintu ukuphambuka endleleni ebekwe nguNkulunkulu kumbangela usizi olukhulu.”Imfundo, 263; cf. imfundo, 217)

ukuhlupheka izindaba. Kumosha isikhathi. Uma bekungekho ukuhlupheka, singacabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubengeke abe nesisusa sokubhekana nenkinga yesono manje, kodwa eminyakeni eyizigidi ezimbalwa kuphela kusukela manje. Uma bekungekho ukuhlupheka, kungani kufanele asheshe?

Kodwa ukuhlupheka kuyinkemba esika nhlangothi zombili. Nakuba isiqinisekisa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu unesizathu esanele sokufuna ikhambi ‘lempikiswano enkulu,’ iphakamisa nombuzo: kungani evumela ukuhlupheka kuqhubeke?

Kungani uNkulunkulu engakuqedi ukuhlupheka?

Mhlawumbe asikwazi ukubamba konke okuhlobene nale nkinga. Kodwa kufanele sivume ukuthi ubudlelwano bukaNkulunkulu obukhona nobukhona obuqhubekayo besono kumele buwele kwesinye sezigaba ezine:

• Akakwazi ukuqeda isono.
• Angasiqeda isono, kodwa akafuni.
• Angasiqeda isono, kodwa asibalulekile ngokwanele kuye.
• Angasiqeda isono, kodwa unezizathu ezibaluleke ngokwanele zokuthethelela ukuvumela isono isikhathi esithile.

Ngisho nangaphandle kokuqeqeshwa kwezenkolo, siyabona ukuthi amathuba amathathu okuqala aphikisana ngokungenathemba nobufakazi bokuphefumulelwa. Uma isono singabangeli ukuhlupheka, umuntu angase acabange ukuthi siyoba sincane noma asikho isidingo sokusisusa endaweni yonke. Uma isono sibangela ukuhlupheka ezidalweni ezinesono kuphela, umuntu angase asole ukuthi uNkulunkulu akanalo ububele obudingekayo ukuze asuse isono endaweni yonke. Kodwa njengoba kokubili uMdali ngokwakhe nezidalwa zaKhe behlushwa isono, kunengqondo ukuthi kumelwe kube nesizathu esizwakalayo sokubambezela ukususwa kwesono. Umbuzo uphakama, “Yisiphi isizathu esingabambezela ukususwa kwesono?” Ngenhlanhla, zikhona izimpendulo kulo mbuzo:

'Kungani umzabalazo omkhulu uvunyelwe ukuqhubeka iminyaka? Kungani uSathane engazange aqothulwe lapho eqala ukuhlubuka? - Ukuze indawo yonke iqiniseke ngempatho kaNkulunkulu yokulunga kobubi, futhi isono sithole ukulahlwa kwaphakade. Kunokwehla nokwenyuka ohlelweni lwensindiso lokho ngisho naphakade imimoya yethu engeke ikuqonde ngokugcwele—izimangaliso izingelosi ezilangazelela ukuyiqonda.” (Imfundo, 308; bona. Ukukhuliswa, 252)

“UNkulunkulu ngokuhlakanipha Kwakhe akazange asebenzise impoqo ukuze aqede ukuhlubuka kukaSathane. Izinyathelo ezinjalo zaziyovusa uzwela ngoSathane futhi zandise ukuhlubuka kwakhe kunokuba zinciphise amandla akhe. Ukube uNkulunkulu wajezisa ukuhlubuka kukaSathane kwasekuqaleni, izidalwa eziningi ezengeziwe zaziyobona uSathane oniwe futhi zilandele isibonelo sakhe. Kwakudingeka ukuthi anikezwe isikhathi nethuba lokuthuthukisa izimiso zakhe ezingamanga.« (Izimpawu Zezikhathi, Julayi 23, 1902)

“Unkulunkulu omkhulu ubengaxosha lowo mkhohlisi ezulwini ngokuphazima kweso. Kodwa kwakungeyona inhloso yakhe... Ukube uNkulunkulu wayesebenzise amandla akhe ukuze ajezise lesi sihlubuki esikhulu, lezi zingelosi ezihlakazekile ngabe azizange ziphume. Ngakho uNkulunkulu wathatha indlela ehlukile. Wayefuna lonke ibutho lasezulwini libuqonde ngokucacile ubulungisa nokwahlulela kwakhe.” (Umoya Wesiprofetho 1, 21)

“UNkulunkulu ohlakaniphe kakhulu wamvumela uSathane ukuba aqhubeke nomsebenzi wakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho umoya wokunganeliseki ukhula waba ukuhlubuka obala. Amacebo akhe kwakufanele athuthuke ngokugcwele ukuze bonke babone isimo sabo sangempela nenjongo. ULusifa wayenesikhundla esiphakeme kakhulu njengekherubi eligcotshiwe; wayethandwa kakhulu izidalwa zasezulwini futhi waba nomthelela omkhulu kuzo... Wayesethule isikhundla sakhe ngobuchule obukhulu futhi waphishekela izinhloso zakhe ngamaphicaphicano kanye nenkohliso. Amandla akhe okukhohlisa ayemakhulu kakhulu. Esembozwe amanga, wathola isiqalo. Ngisho nezingelosi ezithembekile zazingakwazi ukubona ngokugcwele ngobuntu bakhe noma ukubona ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe wawuholelaphi.Impikiswano Enkulu, 497; bona. Impi enkulu, 499)

Ubunzima ngalezi zimpendulo buyisici sesikhathi. Ngalinye lala maphuzu lichaza ukuthi kungani uSathane engazange abhujiswe lapho ewa. Kodwa kuthiwani manje? Asikadluli yini isikhathi esanele sokuthi wonke umuntu abone ngezinhloso zakhe?

Ingabe impi yayinganqotshiwe kakade eKalvari?

Kuleli qophelo, ubufakazi buba yinkimbinkimbi kancane. Izitatimende ezithile ezivela kuMoya Wesiprofetho zinikeza umbono wokuthi izindaba zasesiphambanweni zagcina sezixazululiwe. Ezinye izitatimende zikubeka ngokusobala ukuthi zisavuliwe. Ngokwesibonelo:

“Ukuphila kukaJesu kwakuwukubuyisela ngokuphelele (insindiso yodumo) okuphelele nokuphelele komthetho kaYise. Ukufa kwakhe kwaqinisekisa ukungaguquki komthetho. « (Namuhla NoNkulunkulu, 246)

»Isu lensindiso lalinomqondo obanzi, ojulile kunokusindiswa komuntu. UJesu akezanga emhlabeni kuphela ukuze avumele izakhamuzi zomhlaba wethu omncane ukuba zigcine umthetho Wakhe njengoba kufanele, kodwa ukuze ahlenge isimo sikaNkulunkulu phambi kwendawo yonke... Isenzo sikaJesu sokufa ukuze asindise isintu asenzanga nje ukuba izulu lifinyeleleke kubo. umuntu, kodwa walungiswa phambi kwendawo yonke indlela uNkulunkulu neNdodana yakhe abahlangabezana ngayo nokuhlubuka kukaSathane. Waqinisekisa ubuqiniso obuhlala njalo bomthetho kaNkulunkulu futhi wembula imvelo nemiphumela yesono.” (Okhokho nabaProfethi, 68-69; bona. okhokho nabaprofethi, 46)

“Kwaze kwaba sekufeni kukaJesu lapho isimo sangempela sikaSathane sabonakala khona ezingelosini nasezweni elingawoni. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho babona khona ukubalekela nokusolwa kwengelosi eyake yaphakanyiswa ekukhanyeni kwabo okufanele. Manje kwase kubonakala ukuthi isimilo sakhe okwakucatshangwa ukuthi singenasici siyakhohlisa. Isu lakhe elijulile lokuzibekela ukubusa yedwa labonakala. Amanga akhe ayebonakala kubo bonke. Igunya likaNkulunkulu limiswe ingunaphakade. Iqiniso lanqoba amanga.” (Izimpawu Zezikhathi, Agasti 27, 1902)

Njengoba izitatimende ezinjalo zizwakala ziphoqa, kukhona okunye ukuhola. Nakuba abanye beyolingeka ukuba babone “ukuphikisana” kulokhu, kusobala ukuthi u-Ellen White ngokwakhe akazange abone into enjalo. Ekhuluma ngemiphumela yomhlatshelo kaJesu, waphawula okulandelayo:

"USathane wabona ukuthi isifihla-buso sakhe sidatshuliwe. Inkambo yakhe yesenzo yembulwa phambi kwezingelosi ezingawi nalo lonke izulu. Wayeziveze njengombulali. Ngokuchitha igazi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, wazincisha lonke uzwelo kwabasezulwini. Kusukela lapho umsebenzi wakhe wawulinganiselwe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isimo sengqondo ayenaso, wayengasakwazi ukulinda izingelosi, lapho zifika zivela emagcekeni asezulwini, zisole abafowabo bakaJesu ngokugqoka izingubo ezingcolile, ezingcoliswe isono phambi kwabo. Isibopho sokugcina sothando phakathi kwezulu noSathane sanqamuka.
Nokho, uSathane akazange abhujiswe ngaleso sikhathi. Ngisho namanje izingelosi azizange zikuqonde konke okwakuhilelekile emzabalazweni omkhulu. Izimiso ezisengozini zazingakadalulwa ngokugcwele, futhi ngenxa yomuntu uSathane kufanele aqhubeke ekhona. Abantu, njengezingelosi, kufanele babone umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwenkosana yokukhanya nenkosi yobumnyama futhi banqume ukuthi bakhonze bani.”Isifiso Seminyaka, 761; bona. Oyedwa - uJesu Kristu, 762-763)

Kungani 4000 bese futhi futhi 2000 iminyaka?

Kungani kwathatha iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezine ukuthi izidalwa ezingawi zibone uSathane ekukhanyeni kwakhe kwangempela? “Wayezikhombe njengombulali.” Kwakungacacile yini lokho kusukela esikhathini sikaKayini na? Bangaki izigidi zababulali ababeke baba khona? Ababalwanga na?

Cha - okungenani hhayi njengobufakazi obukholisayo. Akukho lutho ebuhlungwini obusemuva beminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezine olwalukhuluma njengokubethelwa esiphambanweni. Ngesizathu esisodwa esilula: bonke abafa ngaphambili babeyizoni. USathane wayenezaba eziphelele. Kwakuwumthetho kaNkulunkulu, hhayi owakhe, owawuthi izoni kumelwe zife. Kuphela ekufeni kukaKristu kwavezwa ukuthi uSathane wayezobulala umuntu ongenacala.

Nokho, okumangalisa nakakhulu ukuthi ngemva kwesiphambano, kuthiwa kudingeka ubufakazi obengeziwe. Kungaba yini lokho? Ingabe ukufa kukaJesu akwanele ukuveza isimo sodeveli sikaSathane nesono?

Ukuze sihlole le mibuzo ngokuqhubekayo, ake sicabange ngencazelo nesimo semizamo kaNkulunkulu yokusindisa inkazimulo yaKhe. Okokuqala, kubalulekile ukuthi ukuhlonipha insindiso kungabi nje ukubonakaliswa kwamandla amakhulu noma ukuhlakanipha. Insindiso yokuhlonipha ihlanganisa ukuphikiswa kwamacala athile. Ukuqothulwa kukaSathane ngokushesha kwakuzomthulisa, kodwa kungachithi ukusola kwakhe. Lokhu kukhombisa ngokusobala isinqumo sokuqala sobuNkulunkulu: Izimiso zikahulumeni zikaLucifer zanikezwa isikhathi sokuthuthuka. Qaphela futhi ukuthi insindiso yokuhlonipha idinga ubufakazi obucacile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinhlangothi zombili zithini, inkinga ihlala ingaxazululiwe kuze kube yilapho inhloso, ubufakazi obubonisayo buthola ukuthi ubani oqinisile.

Lokhu kucatshangelwa kungase kube sobala ngokushesha, kodwa imithelela yakho ijulile kumongo wesu lensindiso. Uma izinkinga zokulwa okukhulu zinqunywa ngokubonisa okusebenzayo, kungenzeka ukuthi ababukeli bazokwazi ukufeza iziphetho zabo. Lokhu kulula ukuba izidalwa ezingawi ukukholwa. Kodwa cabanga ukuthi isintu kumelwe futhi sizinqumele, umuntu ngamunye ngokwakhe.

Ubunzima obungokoqobo buvela lapha ebuthakathakeni bomuntu. Inkohliso kaSathane ihlakaniphe kangangokuthi kwathatha iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezine ukususa lonke uthando ngaye ezinhliziyweni zezingelosi. Pho, umuntu anganqunywa kanjani phakathi neminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa kuphela? – akahlakaniphe kakhulu futhi ubona ubufakazi obukhona buncane kakhulu. Emcabangweni wokuqala, lo mbuzo ungase ubonakale uyize, kodwa impendulo elula esiyinikezayo ivusa uchungechunge olusha lwemibuzo.

Cishe kunempendulo eyodwa kuphela: wonke umuntu uhlolwa kuphela ngalokho angakwazi ukuzihlola yena ngokwakhe. Ngoba imingcele yokufa kwabantu ayikuvumeli ukunethezeka kweminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbalwa ngesinqumo. Sivame ukuthi: Umuntu unesibopho sokukhanya akutholayo kuphela. Esinye isici senkinga efanayo isithembiso seNkosi: “UNkulunkulu uthembekile, ongayikuvuma ukuba nilingwe ngokungaphezu kwamandla enu.”— 1 Korinte 10,23:XNUMX

Ngakho lokho kusho ukuthi isintu siye savikelwa ngezinga elithile ekukhohliseni kukadeveli. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukuthi sibona kuzo ngokushesha kunemihlaba engawi, kodwa ukuthi asikahlangani nazo zonke. Kalula nje, uNkulunkulu wavimbela udeveli ukuba ethule izimpikiswano zakhe ezikholisa kakhulu kithi ngoba sasingeke sikwazi ukuzisingatha.

Lokho kungase kuzwakale kulungile futhi kulungile kithi; kodwa ake sicabange isikhashana ukuthi usathane ubona kanjani. Ake sizibeke endaweni yakhe. Ingabe lokho kuzosiqinisekisa? Ingabe singakucabangela lokho okulungile? Futhi izingelosi ezingawi zicabangani ngakho? Uma insindiso izokwenzeka endaweni yesinqumo esihlakaniphile nokuhlolwa okuhlakaniphile kwezimangalo ezingqubuzanayo, khona-ke ukucwaninga okunjalo kwezimpikiswano ezinonya kubeka engcupheni noma yibuphi ubufakazi bobuqotho bomuntu.

Inkinga iba nkulu uma ufaka necala lalabo asebeshone kudala. Uma iNkosi ihlongoza ukuletha emndenini kaNkulunkulu inqwaba yabavusiwe abangakaze bezwe izimpikiswano “ezingcono kakhulu” zikaSathane, akufanele yini kulindelwe ukuthi izingelosi ezingawi ziyophatheka kabi? Cabanga ngalokhu: eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbalwa ezedlule abantu bakaLusifa ababenomqondo ofanayo babengabangane bakhe. Uma izingelosi zingawela kude kangako, isiphi isiqinisekiso esikhona ngalaba bantu abangahloliwe, abanesono?

Ukuze ehlise ukukhathazeka kwezingelosi eziwile nezingawi, iNkosi kufanele yenze izinto ezimbili. Kumelwe abonise ukuthi isintu singabhekana futhi sinqobe ububanzi obugcwele benkohliso yesono. Kumele akhombise nokuthi kunesici esibonakalayo esihlale sihambisana nalokhu kunqoba. Ngamanye amazwi, bonke abanqoba isono badinga isici esifanayo. Lesi sici akumele sibe namuntu oqhubeka esenza isono naphezu kwethuba lokusithola. Kumelwe kube nesici esithile esihlukanisayo esihlala siholela ekunqobeni okuphelele.

Uma lawa maqiniso amabili esefakazelwe, umuntu angaphetha ngokunengqondo ngokuthi labo abafa ababenalolu phawu babeyobe benqaba inkohliso kadeveli ukuba babenesikhathi nethuba. Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yalesi sici esisodwa, baphephile ukwamukela ukuhlanganyela kwezulu.

Ukulunga ngempela kuza ngokukholwa

Konke lokhu kungase kuzwakale kukusha, kodwa sesibuyele ngokuphelele ezindleleni zezenkolo ezaziwayo. Isici esibalulekile, umehluko ongenakugwenywa phakathi kwabalungile nababi, akukhona okunye ngaphandle “kokholo”.

Mhlawumbe manje sesiqonda kangcono ukuthi ubufakazi obengeziwe buyadingeka ngemva kokuphila, ukufa, nokuvuka kukaJesu. Zimbili izinto ezibonwayo - eyodwa ivela kudeveli futhi enye ivela kubalandeli abangawa emhlabeni. Basalinde isixazululo. Njengoba womabili la maphuzu ehlobene nokukhetha okuphathekayo komuntu ngamunye, owile, nonesono, akufanele kusimangaze ukuthi umhlatshelo kaJesu awunakunikeza ngokuqondile ubufakazi obudingekayo. Kodwa qaphelani isikhathi esifushane sokuthi umuntu ungumthombo wensindiso yakhe noma insindiso kaJehova. Noma ngabe isintu sinendima ethile, kuseyiqiniso laphakade ukuthi zonke izinto ezinhle zivela kuNkulunkulu. Uma noma yimuphi umuntu, noma kuphi, nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, ephila impilo yokulalela umthetho kaNkulunkulu, ukweleta amandla kaJesu.

Empeleni, isici somuntu ekusindiseni udumo lukaNkulunkulu siye saba nje isici esibambezelayo. Isiphambano saphika izinsolo eziningi zikaSathane, futhi isintu eceleni, kubonakala sengathi indawo yonke isifinyelele esinqumweni sayo: UNkulunkulu “umsulwa” kuzo zonke izici.

“Ngisho noma bonke abakhileyo kulomhlaba omncane bengase benqabe ukulalela uNkulunkulu, ngeke ahlale engenalo udumo. Angashanela wonke umuntu ofayo ebusweni bomhlaba ngokuphazima kweso futhi adale uhlanga olusha olwaluzogcwalisa umhlaba futhi lukhazimulise igama lakhe. Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ayincikile kumuntu.” (Buyekeza futhi Herald, March 1, 1881, cf. Impilo engcwele, 49)

“Umsebenzi wokuhlenga abantu awukona konke okwenziwa ngesiphambano. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwembulwa emhlabeni wonke. Umbusi waleli zwe ukhishelwe ngaphandle, amacala kaSathane ngoNkulunkulu ayachithwa, namacala awabeka ngeZulu asuswe phakade.”Isifiso Seminyaka, 625; bona. Oyedwa - uJesu Kristu, 622)

Nakuba lokhu kukhuthaza, kusenemibuzo ethinta isintu. Nakuba uJesu aba ngempela umuntu, indaba yokulalela komuntu ibonakala ingaxazululeki ngandlela-thile. “USathane wathi kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba amadodana namadodakazi ka-Adamu agcine umthetho kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho wasola uNkulunkulu ngokuntula ukuhlakanipha nothando. Uma behluleka ukugcina umthetho, kungaba yiphutha lesishayamthetho.« (Izimpawu Zezikhathi, Januwari 16, 1896)

“UJehova ufisa ukuphikisa ukusola kukaSathane esebenzisa abantu baKhe ngokubonisa izithelo ezitholakala ngokulandela izimiso ezifanele.”Izifundo Zezinto ZikaKristu, 296; bona. UKristu ufundisa ngemifanekiso, 211)

Nokho, njengoba isizukulwane sokugcina sabantu bakaNkulunkulu siphelelisa izimilo zabo futhi siphila ngomthetho wakhe, uSathane usenenye impikiswano:

Ukuthethelela kukaNkulunkulu lapho ehlaselwa

“USathane wamemezela ukuthi akukho ukuthethelelwa kuNkulunkulu, nokuthi uma uNkulunkulu ethethelela isono, wenza umthetho wakhe ube yize. Uthi kusoni: “Ulahlekile.”Buyekeza futhi Herald, Januwari 19, 1911)

Abantu bakaNkulunkulu babhekana nale mpikiswano sekwephuzile kakhulu—ngesikhathi “sosizi lukaJakobe” [Jeremiya 30,7:XNUMX]: USathane “uzazi kahle izono zakhe abavivinye kuzo, uzidweba phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngobuqili obukhulu. imibala kanye nezisho zokuthi laba bantu, njengaye, bafanelwe ukushiywa ngaphandle emseni kaNkulunkulu. Umemezela ukuthi iNkosi ayikwazi ukuthethelela izono zabo ngakolunye uhlangothi, kodwa imbhubhise yena nezingelosi zakhe ngakolunye. Uzithatha njengempango futhi ufuna ukuba zinikelwe kuye ukuze zibhujiswe.Impikiswano Enkulu, 618; bona. Impi enkulu, 619)

Nakuba uSathane eveza le ndaba njengempikiswano yokugcina, akufanele siyilahle kalula. Sesijwayele uhlelo lwezomthetho lomuntu, lapho ukuthethelela kungokuthanda. Ngakho-ke, amazwi kadeveli okuthi umahluleli wendawo yonke akakwazi ukuthethelela izono zethu akuthinti kancane. “Impela angakwazi,” sisho. "Ukufa eKalvari kumnika igunya lokuthethelela izono."

Kodwa bekungeke yini kube yimbi ukube uSathane ebesebenzisa impikiswano obekufanele ngabe iphikiswe iminyaka ecishe ibe izinkulungwane ezimbili. Uma, njengoba kuboniswe ngenhla, uSathane enezimpikiswano esingakaziphikisi, khona-ke umbuzo wokuthi uNkulunkulu unalo yini ilungelo lokuthethelela cishe usasohlwini lwakhe. Kodwa uJehova akakaze azilungiselele. Ngisho noma uSathane esaqhubeka nokukhipha izingxabano kuleli zinga eliyisisekelo, iNkosi nayo ibonakala inezimpikiswano ezigcinile azigcinele lokhu kuhlasela. “Kusekuningi ukukhanya okusazokhanya ngomthetho kaNkulunkulu kanye nevangeli lokulunga. Lapho lesi sigijimi siqondakala ngesimo saso sangempela futhi simenyezelwa ngomoya, sikhanyisa umhlaba ngenkazimulo yawo.”Namuhla NoNkulunkulu, 314)

Ukuhlenga udumo kuyinqubo ende futhi enzima. Ukuhlupheka kwezigidi zamadoda, abesifazane nabantwana - ukuhlupheka kobuNkulunkulu - kubenza bathandeke ngendlela engenakucatshangwa. Ingabe konke ukuhlupheka kuyakufanelekela?

Yebo! Kuyafaneleka, ngisho noma ukuhlenga udumo kuthatha isikhathi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi le nqubo iphela esikhathini sethu sokuphila noma cha, kuwufanele ukulinda. Asikwazi ukwenza okungaphezu kokulinda nje? Asikwazi yini ukuqiniseka ukuthi izenzo zethu, izinqumo zethu, kanye nezimpilo zethu kuwubufakazi obugcwele bukaJesu? Asikwazi yini ukusebenza ngendlela esingakaze sifunde ngayo ngaphambili? “INKOSI ithanda ukuphendula amanga kaSathane ngabantu Bakhe.” Asikwazi yini ukuvala indawo yokukhathazeka kwethu ngensindiso yethu sikhathazeke kakhulu ngensindiso kaNkulunkulu yodumo?

INkosi ithi icebo Layo elihle lokuthola okungcono kakhulu endaweni yonke ekugcineni lizofinyelelwa esiphethweni esiyimpumelelo - ngathi noma ngaphandle kwethu.

“Indalo yonke isibonile imvelo nemiphumela yesono. Ukube wasiqeda ngokuphelele isono kwasekuqaleni, wayeyozesabise izingelosi futhi ahlaze uNkulunkulu. Kodwa manje ukubhujiswa kwesono kuzofakazela uthando lwakhe futhi kusindise udumo lwakhe emehlweni azo zonke izidalwa zezulu nomhlaba... Indalo evivinyiwe futhi evivinyiwe ngeke iphinde iphenduke ekuzinikeleni kwayo kuye lowo omvelo yakhe yembulwe kuyo ngokugcwele njengendoda. imvelo yothando olungenakulinganiswa nokuhlakanipha okungapheli." (Impikiswano Enkulu, 504; bona. Impi enkulu, 507)

Ngelinye ilanga umsebenzi wokusindisa udumo uyofezwa. Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu abantu banethuba lokubamba iqhaza kulo msebenzi. Ingabe sikhona isisusa esinamandla sobungcwele? Yisiphi isizathu esingcono sokuba yiSeventh-day Adventist?

Kusuka ku: Dave Fiedler, I-Hindsight, I-Seventh-day Adventist History in Essays and Extracts, 1996, Academy Enterprises, Harrah, Oaklahoma, USA, amakhasi 272-278.