Umphik'ukristu Ngazibhekisisa izimpondo, bheka, kwavela olunye uphondo oluncane phakathi kwazo, okwathi phambi kwalo ezintathu kwezimpondo zokuqala zasishulwa ngezimpande: bheka, kulolu phondo kwakukhona amehlo anjengamehlo omuntu, nomlomo okhuluma izinto ezinkulu. Daniyeli 7:8 Kolunye lwazo kwavela uphondo oluncane, olwakhula kakhulu ngaseningizimu, nangasempumalanga, nangasezweni elihle. Lwakhula, lwaze lwafika ebuthweni lasezulwini; lwaphonsa phansi okunye kwebutho nezinkanyezi, lwazinyathela. Yebo, wazikhulisa kwaze kwaba sesikhulwini sebutho, kwasuswa yiso umhlatshelo wansuku zonke, nendawo yendlu yaso engcwele yaphonswa phansi. Kwanikwa ibutho ngokumelene nomhlatshelo wansuku zonke ngenxa yesiphambeko, laphonsa iqiniso phansi; lakwenza, laphumelela. Daniyeli 8:9-12 Ngakho-ke yazi futhi uqonde ukuthi kusukela ekuphumeni komyalo wokubuyisela nokwakha iJerusalema kuze kube nguMesiya, iNkosana, kuyakuba ngamasonto ayisikhombisa, namasonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili; isitaladi siyakwakhiwa futhi, nodonga, ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima. Emva kwamasonto angamashumi ayisithupha nambili, uMesiya uyakuchithwa, kodwa hhayi ngenxa yakhe; abantu besikhulu esizayo bayakuchitha umuzi nendawo engcwele; ukuphela kwawo kuyakuba ngesikhukhula, kuze kube sekupheleni kwempi, incithakalo inqunyiwe. Uyakuqinisa isivumelwano nabaningi isonto elilodwa; phakathi nesonto uyakwenza umhlatshelo nomnikelo kuphele, futhi ngenxa yokwanda kwezinengiso uyakukwenza kube yincithakalo, kuze kube sekupheleni, futhi okunqunyiweyo kuthululelwe phezu kwencithakalo. Daniyeli 9:25-27 Inkosi iyakwenza njengentando yayo, iziphakamise, izikhukhumeze ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu, ikhulume izinto ezimangalisayo ngoNkulunkulu wawonkulunkulu, iphumelele kuze kuphele intukuthelo, ngokuba lokho okunqunyiweyo kuyakwenzeka. Ayiyikunaka onkulunkulu bawoyise, nesifiso sabesifazane, futhi ayiyikunaka nonkulunkulu, ngokuba iyakuziphakamisa ngaphezu kwabo bonke. Daniyeli 11:36-37 Ngokuba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, benze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze, uma kungenzeka, badukise nabakhethiweyo. Mathewu 24:24 Khona-ke uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Bhekani, ulaphaya,’ ningakholwa nguye. Ngoba kuyakuvela oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga, benze izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ukuze badukise, uma kungenzeka, nabakhethiweyo. ’ Marku 13:21-22 Manje siyanincenga, bazalwane, ngokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nangokubuthana kwethu kuyo, ukuba ningasheshi ninyakaziswe engqondweni, ningakhathazeki, noma ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi njengokungathi ivela kithi, sengathi usuku lukaKristu selufikile. Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo nangayiphi indlela; ngokuba lolo suku aluyikufika, kungakabikho ukuhlubuka kuqala, kwambulwe umuntu wesono, indodana yokubhujiswa; ophikisayo, oziphakamisa phezu kwakho konke okubizwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu, noma okukhonzwayo; aze ahlale ethempelini likaNkulunkulu njengoNkulunkulu, eziveza ukuthi unguNkulunkulu. Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi ngisenani, nganitshela lezi zinto? Manje seniyazi okumbambileyo ukuze ambulwe ngesikhathi sakhe. Ngokuba imfihlakalo yobubi isiyasebenza; kuphela ovimbelayo manje ovimbelayo, aze asuswe endleleni. Khona-ke lowo omubi uyakwambulwa, iNkosi eyakumqeda ngomoya womlomo wayo, imbhubhise ngokubonakala kokufika kwayo: lowo okufika kwakhe kungokokusebenza kukaSathane ngawo onke amandla nezibonakaliso nezimangaliso zamanga, nangayo yonke inkohliso yokungalungi kwababhubhayo; ngokuba abamukelanga uthando lweqiniso, ukuze basindiswe. Ngalokho-ke uNkulunkulu uyakuthumela amandla okudukisa, ukuze bakholwe
amanga, ukuze bonke abangakholwanga iqiniso, kodwa bajabulele ukungalungi balahlwe. 2 Thesalonika 2:1-12 Bantwanyana, sekuyisikhathi sokugcina; njengalokho nizwile ukuthi umphikukristu uyeza, nakalokhu kukhona abaphikukristu abaningi; ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokugcina. Baphuma kithi, kodwa babengesibo abakithi; ngokuba uma bebengabakithi, ngabe bahlala nathi; kodwa baphuma, ukuze babonakaliswe ukuthi abasibo bonke abakithi. Kodwa ninokugcotshwa okuvela koNgcwele, niyazi konke. Anginilobelanga ngokuba ningalazi iqiniso, kodwa ngoba nilazi, nokuthi akukho manga avela eqinisweni. Ngubani ongumqambimanga ngaphandle kwalowo ophika ukuthi uJesu unguKristu? Ungumphikukristu, ophika uYise neNdodana. 1 Johane 2:18-22 Bathandekayo, ningakholwa yiyo yonke imimoya, kodwa hlolani imimoya ukuthi ivela kuNkulunkulu yini; ngokuba abaprofethi bamanga abaningi baphumele ezweni. Yazini uMoya kaNkulunkulu ngalokhu: Wonke umoya ovuma ukuthi uJesu Kristu ufikile enyameni uvela kuNkulunkulu; Futhi wonke umoya ongavumi ukuthi uJesu Kristu ufikile enyameni akaveli kuNkulunkulu; futhi lo ungumoya womphikukristu, enizwile ukuthi uyeza; namanje usekhona ezweni. NingabakaNkulunkulu, bantwana, futhi nibanqobile; ngoba mkhulu okini kunalowo osezweni. Bangabezwe; ngakho-ke bakhuluma ngokwezwe, nezwe liyabezwa. Thina singabakaNkulunkulu; lowo owazi uNkulunkulu uyasizwa; lowo ongesiye okaNkulunkulu akasizwa. Ngalokhu sazi uMoya weqiniso nomoya wokuduka. 1 Johane 4:1-6 Ngokuba abakhohlisi abaningi bafikile ezweni, abangavumi ukuthi uJesu Kristu ufikile enyameni. Lo ungumkhohlisi nomphikukristu. 2 Johane 1:7 IsAmbulo 13:1-18 1 Ngase ngima esihlabathini solwandle, ngabona isilo siphuma olwandle, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi, nasezimpondweni zaso kukhona imiqhele eyishumi, nasemakhanda aso kukhona igama lokuhlambalaza. 2 Isilo engasibona sasifana nengwe, nezinyawo zaso zazinjengezebhere, nomlomo waso wawunjengomlomo wengonyama; udrako wasinika amandla akhe, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, negunya elikhulu. 3 Ngabona elinye lamakhanda aso kungathi lalimele ukufa; nenxeba laso lokufa lelapheka; umhlaba wonke wamangala emva kwesilo. 4 Bakhuleka kudrako owanika isilo amandla; bakhuleka nakuso isilo, bethi: “Ngubani ofana nesilo, ngubani ongalwa naso?” 5 Sanikwa umlomo okhuluma izinto ezinkulu nezinhlamba, sanikwa namandla okuqhubeka izinyanga ezingamashumi amane nambili. 6 Yavula umlomo wayo ukuhlambalaza uNkulunkulu, ukuhlambalaza igama lakhe, netabernakele lakhe, nalabo abahlala ezulwini. 7 Sanikwa ukulwa nabangcwele nokubanqoba; sanikwa namandla phezu kwemindeni yonke, nezilimi, nezizwe. 8 Bonke abahlala emhlabeni bayakumkhonza, labo amagama abo angabhalwanga encwadini yokuphila yeWundlu elihlatshiweyo selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba. 9 Uma umuntu enendlebe, makezwe. 10 Lowo oholela ekuthunjweni uyoya ekuthunjweni; lowo obulala ngenkemba kumelwe abulawe ngenkemba. Nansi ukubekezela nokholo lwabangcwele. 11 Ngase ngibona esinye isilo siphuma emhlabeni, sinezimpondo ezimbili ezifana nezewundlu, sikhuluma njengodrako. 12 Futhi sisebenzisa wonke amandla esilo sokuqala phambi kwaso, futhi senza umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo bakhulekele isilo sokuqala, esinxeba laso lokufa lelaphiliswa.
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13 Futhi wenza izimangaliso ezinkulu, kangangokuthi wenza umlilo wehle uvela ezulwini emhlabeni phambi kwabantu, 14 Futhi ibadukisa abahlala emhlabeni ngezibonakaliso elanikwa amandla okuzenza phambi kwesilo, lithi kwabakhileyo emhlabeni mabasenzele umfanekiso isilo, esasinenxeba lenkemba, sasinda. 15 Sanikwa amandla okunika umfanekiso wesilo umoya, ukuze umfanekiso wesilo ukhulume, futhi senze ukuba bonke abangakhuleki kumfanekiso wesilo babulawe. 16 Futhi yenza bonke, abancane nabakhulu, abacebile nabampofu, abakhululekile nabayizigqila, ukuba babekwe uphawu esandleni sabo sokunene, noma emabunzini abo; 17 Futhi kungabikho muntu ongathenga noma athengise, ngaphandle kwalowo onophawu, noma igama lesilo, noma inombolo yegama laso. 18 Nansi inhlakanipho. Onengqondo makabale inani lesilo, ngokuba liyinani lomuntu; nenani laso lingamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha. IsAmbulo 17:1-18 1 Kwase kufika enye yezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezazinezitsha eziyisikhombisa, yakhuluma nami, yathi: “Woza lapha, ngikutshengise ukwahlulelwa kwesifebe esikhulu esihlezi phezu kwamanzi amaningi.” 2 amakhosi omhlaba enze ubufebe naye, nabakhileyo emhlabeni badakwe yiwayini lobufebe bakhe. 3 Yangiyisa ehlane ngomoya; ngabona owesifazane ehlezi phezu kwesilo esibomvu, esigcwele amagama enhlamba, sinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi. 4 Owesifazane wayembethe okububende nokubomvu, ehlotshiswe ngegolide namatshe ayigugu namaparele, ephethe indebe yegolide esandleni sakhe egcwele amanyala nokungcola kobufebe bakhe. 5 Ebunzini lakhe kwakulotshiwe igama elithi, IMFIHLO, IBABILONI ELIKHULU, UNINA WEZIFEBE NEZINAKALO ZOMHLABA. 6 Ngabona owesifazane edakiwe yigazi labangcwele negazi labafel’ ukholo bakaJesu; kwathi lapho ngimbona, ngamangala ngokumangala okukhulu. 7 Ingelosi yathi kimi: “Umangalelani na? Ngizokutshela imfihlakalo yowesifazane, neyesilo esimthweleyo, esinamakhanda ayisikhombisa nezimpondo eziyishumi.” 8 Isilo owasibonayo sasikhona, asisekho; futhi sizakwenyuka siphuma kwalasha, siye ekubhujisweni; futhi labo abahlala emhlabeni, labo amagama abo angabhalwanga encwadini yokuphila selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba, bayakumangala lapho bebona isilo esasikhona, kodwa asisekho, kodwa sikhona. 9 Nansi ingqondo enokuhlakanipha. Amakhanda ayisikhombisa ayizintaba eziyisikhombisa, lapho owesifazane ehlezi khona. 10 Futhi kukhona amakhosi ayisikhombisa: amahlanu asewile, enye ikhona, enye ayikafiki; futhi lapho isifikile, kumelwe ihlale isikhashana. 11 Nesilo esasikhona, esingasekho, singesesishiyagalombili, singesabosikhombisa, siya ekubhujisweni. 12 Izimpondo eziyishumi owazibonayo zingamakhosi ayishumi angakamukeli umbuso, kodwa amukela amandla njengamakhosi ihora elilodwa kanye nesilo. 13 Laba banomqondo munye, banika isilo amandla abo namandla abo. 14 Laba bayakulwa neWundlu, futhi iWundlu liyobanqoba, ngoba liyiNkosi yamakhosi neNkosi yamakhosi: nalabo abakanye nalo babizwa, bakhethiwe, futhi bathembekile. 15 Yathi kimi: “Amanzi owawabonayo, lapho isifebe sihlezi khona, angabantu, nezixuku, nezizwe, nezilimi.” 16 Izimpondo eziyishumi owazibonayo esilweni, lezi ziyakusizonda isifebe, zisenze incithakalo, sibe yize, zidle inyama yaso, zisishise ngomlilo. 17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu ubeke ezinhliziyweni zabo ukufeza intando yakhe, nokuvumelana, nokunika isilo umbuso wabo, kuze kugcwaliseke amazwi kaNkulunkulu. 18 Owesifazane owambonayo ungumuzi omkhulu, obusa phezu kwamakhosi omhlaba.
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Khona-ke iNkosi ibambe u-Adamu ngesandla, yamnikela kuMikayeli ingelosi enkulu; yabaholela ePharadesi, egcwele isihe nenkazimulo; Amadoda amabili asendulo kakhulu ahlangana nabo, abuzwa ngabangcwele, athi, “Ningobani nina eningakafiki nathi esihogweni, futhi imizimba yenu ibekwe ePharadesi?” Omunye wabo waphendula wathi, “Ngingu-Enoke, owahunyushwa ngezwi likaNkulunkulu: futhi lo muntu onami, ngu-Eliya umThishibi, owaguqulwa enqoleni yomlilo. Silapha kuze kube manje, futhi asikaze sikunambithe ukufa, kodwa manje sesizobuya ekufikeni koMphikukristu, sihlonyiswe ngezibonakaliso nezimangaliso zaphezulu, ukuze silwe naye empini, futhi sibulawe nguye eJerusalema, futhi sithathwe siphila futhi emafwini, ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu nengxenye.” IVangeli likaNikodemu 20:1-4 Ngoba noma ngubani ongavumi ukuthi uJesu Kristu ufikile enyameni, ungumphikukristu: futhi noma ngubani ongavumi ukuhlupheka kwakhe esiphambanweni, uvela kuDeveli. Futhi noma ngubani oguqula amazwi eNkosi ahambisane nezinkanuko zakhe; futhi ethi akuyikuba khona uvuko, noma ukwahlulelwa, uyizibulo likaSathane. Ngakho-ke sishiya ubuze babaningi, nezimfundiso zabo zamanga; masibuyele ezwini elanikezwa kithi kwasekuqaleni; silinde emthandazweni; futhi siqhubeke nokuzila ukudla. Incwadi kaPolycarp eya kwabaseFilipi 3:1-3
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