Kusasele esinye isizathu esiyinhloko sokungabaza incazelo ‘yaphakade’ yelithi ‘aionios’ lapho sicabangela izincazelo zikaJesu zesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu.. Imbubhiso kungathiwa ingunaphakade ngamuphi umqondo? Lo mbuzo onzima ukuwuphendula ngoba ukucekelwa phansi akwenzeki ngokuphazima kweso; ngokuvamile kuthatha isikhathi, kanye nezinga lokucekelwa phansi kanye nokuqina kwesijeziso esilethiwe kungase kuncike esikhathini. Ngokufanayo, nakuba thina bantu sijwayele ukucabanga ngokufa njengesenzakalo esizumayo esiholela esimweni esihlala njalo, akunjalo ngempela. Abantu okuqinisekiswe ukuthi bafile kwesinye isikhathi bangavuswa okwesikhashana; futhi ngezinye izikhathi abantu abafayo bangenza kanjalo ngamadigri ahamba kancane kakhulu, okungenzeka okubandakanya ukulahlekelwa kancane kancane kwamakhono nokuqwashisa, njengokufa kobuchopho okuhamba kancane kwe-Alzheimer's.

Ngakho, lapho kubhekwa umqondo wokufa nokubhujiswa njengomphumela noma isijeziso sobubi, kudingeka sicabange ngakho kokubili indlela eza ngayo nokuhlala kwayo phakade.

Ngakho, nakuba kunzima ukuchaza noma yimuphi umthetho oqinile futhi osheshayo osivumela ukuthi sazi kahle ʻimalini' (noma ʻoze kube nini') ukubhujiswa okunjalo kungase kuhilele, singaqaphela ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uhlobo lwesijeziso lungalungiswa ukuze lubonise ubukhulu becala.

Njengoba sekuxoxwe ngakho ku Isithasiselo B, ukuthi kungenzeka sizithole sisesimweni saphakade sokulahlwa nokuzisola kuyethusa kangangokuthi singakhetha ukukhetha isimo sokushabalala ngokushesha.. Kodwa ukuvumela othile ukuba azwise ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka okungachazeki kwabanye – bese eyeka lempilo ngaphandle kokubhekana nemiphumela – bekungeke kubizwe ngokuthi ʻukulunga.'

Kunjani Ukufa?

Kusekuningi esingakwazi ukuphendula lo mbuzo. INkosi uSolomoni yabhala:

Ngoba abaphilayo bayazi ukuthi bayokufa, kodwa abafileyo abazi lutho, futhi abasenawo umvuzo; ngoba ukukhunjulwa kwabo sekukhohlakele. Nothando lwabo, inzondo yabo, nomona wabo usuphelile kudala; futhi abasenasabelo phakade kukho konke okwenziwa phansi kwelanga. (Ecc 9:5-6)

Kodwa uSolomoni wayenephutha. Ubaba wakhe, UDavide waprofetha:

Ngimbekile uJehova phambi kwami ​​njalo. Ngoba ungakwesokunene sami, angiyikunyakaziswa. Ngakho inhliziyo yami iyajabula, nolimi lwami luyathokoza. nomzimba wami uyakuhlala ulondekile. Ngoba ngeke uwushiye umphefumulo wami eShiyoli, futhi ngeke uvumele ongcwele wakho abone ukubola. Uzongikhombisa indlela yokuphila. Ebusweni bakho kukhona ukugcwala kwenjabulo. Esandleni sakho sokunene kukhona okujabulisayo kuze kube phakade. (Psa 16:8-11)

uJesu, evukile futhi enqobile, kumenyezelwe:

ngingowokuqala nowokugcina, kanye noPhilayo. Ngangifile, futhi bheka, ngiyaphila kuze kube phakade. Amen. nginezihluthulelo zokufa nezeHayidese. (Rev 1:17-18)

Futhi uPawulu uyachaza ukuthi kuyoba njani kithi abaye bathembela kuJesu.:

Manje ngisho lokhu, bafowethu, ukuthi inyama negazi akunakulidla ifa loMbuso kaNkulunkulu; nokubola akulidli ifa lokungonakali. Bheka, Nginitshela imfihlakalo. Ngeke silale sonke, kodwa sonke sizaguqulwa, ngomzuzwana, ngokuphazima kwelihlo, ngecilongo lokugcina. Ngoba icilongo liyokhala, futhi abafileyo bayovuswa bengenakonakala, futhi sizoguqulwa. Ngokuba lokhu okonakalayo kumelwe ukwembatha ukungonakali, nalokhu okufayo kufanele ukwembatha ukungafi. Kodwa nxa lokhu okonakalayo sekwembethe ukungonakali, nalokhu okufayo kuyokwembatha ukungafi, khona okulotshiweyo kuzokwenzeka: “Ukufa kugwinywe ngokunqoba.” “Ukufa, luphi udosi lwakho? IHayidesi, kuphi ukunqoba kwakho?” Udosi lokufa yisono, lamandla esono ngumthetho. Kodwa makabongwe uNkulunkulu, osinika ukunqoba ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. Ngakhoke, bazalwane bami abathandekayo, qina, enganyakazi, njalo egcwele umsebenzi weNkosi, ngoba niyazi ukuthi ukusebenza kwenu akusilo ize eNkosini. (1Co 15:50-58)

I-In-phakathi

Kuyoba njani esikhathini esiphakathi kokufa kwenyama nokuvuka kokugcina? Asitshelwa ngokuningiliziwe. Uma kubonwa ngeso lasemhlabeni kuvame ukufaniswa nokulala. (Qonda Dan 12:2; John 11:11-14 & 1Th 4:13-18.) Kodwa lokhu akusho ngempela isimo sokuquleka unomphela. Abalele bavame ukuphupha. Isinxibi uLazaru sasiduduzwa Lk 16:23-25; abangcwele ababephumule ngaphansi kwe-altare babekwazi ngokusobala ukuhamba kwesikhathi (Rev 6:9-11) uMose no-Eliya bakhuluma noJesu entabeni yokuguqulwa isimo (Mt 17:1-3 & Luk 9:28-31). uJesu’ umngane uLazaru wavuswa okwesikhashana (Jn 11:39-44). USamuweli waphindiselwa emuva ukuba ayokhuza iNkosi uSawule (1Sam 28:15) abanye babonwa eJerusalema ngemva kukaJesu’ uvuko (Mt 27:53).

Ukwahlulela kanye neNcwadi yokuPhila

Ngase ngibona isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu esimhlophe nohlezi kuso. Umhlaba nezulu kwabaleka ebusweni bakhe, futhi kwakungekho ndawo yabo. Ngabona abafileyo, ezinkulu nezincane, emi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, kwavulwa izincwadi. Kwavulwa enye incwadi, okuyincwadi yokuphila. Abafileyo bahlulelwa ngokwalokho abakwenzileyo njengokulotshiweyo ezincwadini. Ulwandle lwakhipha abafileyo ababekulo, nokufa neHayidese kwakhipha abafileyo ababekukho, umuntu ngamunye wahlulelwa ngokwalokho akwenzileyo. Khona-ke ukufa neHayidese kwaphonswa echibini lomlilo. Ichibi lomlilo kungukufa kwesibili. Noma ubani ogama lakhe elingatholakalanga lilotshiwe encwadini yokuphila waphonswa echibini lomlilo. (Rev 20:11-15)

Qaphela lokhu. Kuneqoqo lezincwadi eziqukethe umlando wezimpilo zethu; futhi ukwahlulela kwethu kusekelwe kulo mbhalo. Kodwa lokhu akukhona okunquma isiphetho sethu sokugcina. Kukhona enye incwadi - Incwadi Yokuphila - futhi okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi igama lakho lilotshiwe yini kuleyo ncwadi noma cha.. Ithini le ncwadi: futhi kungani ibaluleke kangaka?

Into yokuqala okudingeka siyiqonde ukuthi ekekho neyodwa, ngaphandle kukaJesu uqobo, angakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezinga uNkulunkulu alidingayo ukuze abantu bangene ezulwini! Sizidlalela kanjalo, 'kwibhalansi', sibahle futhi sicabanga ukuthi izenzo zethu ezinhle zizodlula ezimbi zethu ngandlela thize. Kodwa iBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso akulona iqiniso. Izulu liyikhaya likaNkulunkulu. Yindawo yokuphelela lapho kungekho khona ubugovu, ukuziphatha okungenaluthando noma okonakele kuyoke kubekezelelwe. Ukube bekunjalo, yayizophela ukuba yizulu.

Manje imisebenzi yenyama isobala, okuyizo: ukuphinga, Ukuziphatha okubi ngokobulili, ukungcola, ukukhahlela, izithombe, ubuthaka, inzondo, ukuxabana, ume, ukuphuma kwentukuthelo, imbangi, ukwehlukanisa, ama-hesties, umona, ukubulawa kwabantu, ukudana, ama-orgies, nezinto ezinjengalezi; okwakungaphambili, Ngisho njengoba nami ngikubonile ngaphambili, ukuthi labo abenza izinto ezinjalo ngeke balizuze ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu. (Galatians 5:19-21)

Ngoba sonke siye saba njengomuntu ongcolile, nakho konke ukulunga kwethu kunjengengubo engcolile: futhi sonke siyabuna njengeqabunga; nobubi bethu, njengomoya, sisuse. (Isaiah 64:6)

uNkulunkulu esezulwini uyababuka abantwana babantu, ukubona ukuthi bakhona yini abazwisisayo, abafuna uNkulunkulu. Bonke babuyele emuva. Sebengcole ndawonye. Akekho owenza okuhle, kungekho, hhayi eyodwa. (Psalms 53:2-3)

Akukho ‘okucishe kube kuhle ngokwanele.’ Isimiso sikaNkulunkulu siwukuphelela, futhi awekho ‘amakhredithi aphelele’ ukunxephezela ukwehluleka kwethu okudlule, njengoba uJesu uqobo ekwenza kucace:

Noma nawe futhi, Lapho usuqedile zonke izinto eziyalwa wena, khuluma, 'Siyizinceku ezingafanele. Senze umsebenzi wethu.’ ” (Luke 17:10)

Ekugcineni, ngakhoke, irekhodi lezimpilo zethu siqu can neze sifanelekele izulu: ngoba alisoze lasula isikweletu sezono zethu ezedlule. Ubulungiswa bufuna kokubili ukuthi isikweletu kufanele sikhokhwe nokuthi kufanele kube nokubuyisana kokujula nokuqina kangangokuthi noma yikuphi ukuphinda kuphinde kube yinto engacabangeki..

Kulula ukubona ukuthi umuntu onjani, esephile impilo yobudedengu yokuzicabangela yena yedwa, lapho ubhekene nalesi sinqumo sokugcina, angasho kalula ukuthi ushintshe inhliziyo ngokuzumayo; kuphela ukuphindela emuva kulokhu uma kubafanele. Singakhohliswa kalula ngale ndlela: kodwa hhayi uNkulunkulu. Yena kuphela, ngokuqonda Kwakhe okuphelele kukho konke okwedlule, okwamanje kanye nekusasa, angahlulela ngokuqiniseka lapho ushintsho olunjalo selwenzekile ngempela, noma uzokwenza njalo. Lokhu ‘Incwadi yokuPhila yeWundlu elihlatshiwe‘ (Rev 13:8) umbhalo kaNkulunkulu wabo bonke labo abanakho noma abayobona isidingo sabo sentethelelo Yakhe, ngakho-ke bathola ukuthethelelwa kwabo ngoJesu’ ukufa esikhundleni sabo.¹

Ukufa Kwesibili Echibini Lomlilo

Kodwa kuthiwani ngokufa kwesibili? Kuyoba njani lokho? Sifune enye incazelo ngoJesu’ isixwayiso sokuthi lesi yisiphetho esibi kakhulu kunokufa; okufanele kugwenywe ngazo zonke izindleko. Kodwa uJesu’ amagama awabo ayaqhubeka ekhomba ngokugcizelela kulokhu.

Kodwa kumagwala, abangakholwa, izoni, enengekayo, ababulali, oziphatha kabi ngokobulili, izangoma, abakhonza izithombe, nabaqambimanga bonke, isabelo sabo sisechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili.” (Rev 21:8)

IBhayibheli linikeza imininingwane emincane kakhulu mayelana nokuthi echibini lomlilo liyoba njani. Alikho iphuzu eliningi. Kuzongafani nanoma yini owake wabhekana nayo ngaphambili. Kodwa uma uqhubeka ungamnaki uJesu’ izixwayiso eziqotho kanye nobude obudlulele kakhulu Ahambe kubo ukuze aniphephise kulesi siphetho, alikho elinye ikhambi. Kuzofika ukuqaphela okushaqisayo ukuthi uchithe impilo yakho ngokufuna ukugcwaliseka kwakho, kuphela manje ukulahlekelwa yikho konke futhi uvinjelwe phakade ezulwini. Impilo yangempela ayifani nomdlalo wevidiyo: akukho 'ukusetha kabusha’ inkinobho. Abantu obazwise ubuhlungu kanye nomonakalo owenzile konke bekungokoqobo. Kuyoba khona isikhathi sokuzisola okubuhlungu kuphela, kuya bhidlika, ulahlwe enqwabeni yokwenqatshwa yendawo yonke.

Ngoba kuyamsizani umuntu, ukuzuza umhlaba wonke, futhi walahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe? Ngokuba umuntu uyakunikelani kube yisihlengo sokuphila kwakhe na?? (Mark 8:36-37)

Kuyoba njalo ekupheleni kwezwe. Izingelosi zizophuma, ahlukanise ababi phakathi kwabalungileyo, futhi iyakubaphonsa esithandweni somlilo. lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo. (Mat 13:49-50)

lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo, nxa lizabona uAbrahama, kanye no-Isaka, kanye noJakobe, labaprofethi bonke, embusweni kaNkulunkulu, nani nizikhiphile. (Luk 13:28)

Kubonakala sengathi abantu abaningi bayaqhubeka bethemba ukuthi akukho lutho olubi ngaphezu ‘kokungabi nalutho’ zibalindile – uhlobo oluthile lokushesha, i-euthanasia engenabuhlungu. Kodwa nalokho kwenza inhlekisa kukho konke owake wakujabulela, walwelwa noma wakholelwa kukho - njengokungathi akuzange kube njalo. Yonke imicabango nezinkumbulo zakho kuzolahleka unomphela. Konke ukukukhumbula kwakho ukhohliwe yilabo abakhohliwe abangase bakulandele isikhashana. A okuphelele, ukumosha isikhathi kwe-cosmic. Kuzothatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuthi kungene lokhu kugcwaliseka kobuze? Ingabe yilokho kuphela othemba ngakho? Ingabe uzokhukhuleka ekuthuleni. noma kuzoba njengobunye balobo busuku obungapheli lapho uzama ukuthulisa imicabango yakho futhi ubuthongo bukubalekela? NgokukaJesu, akekho oyobalekela ubulungisa nokwahlulelwa kukaNkulunkulu.

Ingabe likhona ithemba lesihe? Kungenzeka. Ngokungangabazeki, ichibi lomlilo lalihloselwe udeveli nezingelosi zakhe kuphela – labo ngamabomu bakhetha ukubeka intando yabo kuze kube phakade bedelela uNkulunkulu owabanika ukuphila. Mhlawumbe laba abasoze bakuyeka ukudelela kwabo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuphila kwabo kuba lusizi kangakanani. Kodwa mhlawumbe kwabanye, njengezinhlanga eziphonswa emlilweni, noma ibuphi ubuntu obubonakalayo nokwazi okusalayo kuyogcina kuncishiswe kube uthuli nomlotha.

Abanye bangase baphikelele ekuchazeni lokhu njengokunqoba kokugcina kukaNkulunkulu: kodwa akunjalo. Akukhona lokho uNkulunkulu ayekufisele kona: kepha, kunalokho umphumela ongenakugwenywa wokuzimisela kwethu ukuphishekela izithakazelo zobugovu kunendlela Yakhe yothando. Usewubekezelele kakade umhlatshelo weNdodana yakhe siqu – inani elingaphezu kwanoma iyiphi enye futhi elanele ukusula isikweletu sanoma yimuphi nanoma ubani owake waphila – kuphela ukuba iphonswe ebusweni Bakhe njengento engelutho. Esenqabe isipho esinjalo, alikho elinye ikhambi elisele.

Kodwa, kuLowo oye wenza ubude obungachazeki ukuze asiphephise kulesi siphetho - nakuba uthando nobulungisa ekugcineni kuyonqoba. – ukulahlekelwa kwalabo abachithwa ubuwula babo kuyohlale kubonwa Nguye, hhayi njengokunqoba, kodwa njengenhlekelele engeke ilibaleke.

Njengoba ngiphila, isho iNkosi uJehova, Angithokozi ngokufa komubi; kodwa ukuthi omubi aphenduke endleleni yakhe aphile: phendula wena, phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; ngoba uzofelani, indlu ka-Israyeli? (Eze 33:11.

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Imibhalo yaphansi

1. Ukuze uthole uhlu olugcwele lwezinkomba zeNcwadi Yokuphila bheka Exodus 32:32; Ps 69:28; Dan 12:1; Mal_3:16; Luk_10:20; Php 4:3 & Rev 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12; 20:15 & 21:27. John 10:27-28 nayo inentshisekelo.