“Emva kwalezizinto, ngabona enye ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini, ilamandla amakhulu; lomhlaba wakhanyiswa yikukhazimula kwayo. Yasimemeza ngamandla, ngelizwi elikhulu isithi: liwile liwile iBhabhiloni elikhulu, seliyindawo yokuhlala amadimoni, lentolongo yawo wonke umoya ongcolileyo, lezongo layo yonke inyoni engcolileyo lezondekayo.” “Ngasengisizwa elinye ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi: Phumani kulo, bantu bami, ukuze lingahlanganyeli kanye lezono zawo, lokuze lingemukeli okwezinhlupho zayo.” Sambulo 18:1, 2, 4. {GC 603.1} IEP 603.1
Amavesi lawa akhomba phambili esikhathini lapho umbiko wokuwa kweBhabhiloni, ovezwe yingilosi yesibili kuSambulo 14:8, ozaphindwa khona ngokwesibili, sekwengezwe inkohlakalo ezithile esezingene kunhlanganiso ezinengi ezibumba iBhabhiloni, kusukela emnyakeni ka1844 lapho udaba lolu olwatshunyayelwa khona ngokwakuqala. Lapha kuvezwe isimo esibi kakhulu esizakuba khona emhlabeni kwezenkolo. Ngakho konke ukuphika iqiniso abantu abakwenzayo, ingqondo zabo zizabe zilokhe zisiba semnyameni, lenhliziyo zabo zizabe zilokhe zisiba lukhuni ngamandla, kuzekufike lapho abazabe sebefike ebangeni lokuba ngabahedeni abangasaguqulekiyo. Ngokwala kwabo izixwayiso uNkulunkulu azinikileyo, bazaqhubeka besephula omunye wemithetho elitshumi, bezebefike ezingeni lokuthi bahlukumeze labo abagcina umthetho lowu ngcwele. UKrestu uyaphikwa ngabantu abaphikisa ilizwi lakhe njalo labantu bakhe. Nxa imfundiso zemimoya zisamukelwa emabandleni, amandla alwisana lenhliziyo ethanda isono ayasuswa, njalo ukuzibiza amakrestu kuzaphenduka kube yingubo nje eyokuvala ububi obesabekayo. Ukukholwa imimoya kuvulela imimoya emibi njalo lemfundiso zikaSathane umnyango wokungena, ngenxa yalokho indonsela yengilosi ezimbi izabonakala emabandleni amanengi. {GC 603.2} IEP 603.2
Nxa kukhulunywa ngeBhabhiloni ngesikhathi esivezwe emazwini esiprofethi lesi kuthiwa: “Ngoba izono zayo sezifinyelele ezulwini, loNkulunkulu ukhumbule ukungalungi kwayo.” Sambulo 18:5. Seligcwalise isilinganiso samacala alo, njalo ukubhujiswa sekuseduzane ukuthi kulehlele iBhabiloni. Kodwa uNkulunkulu lokhe elabantwana bakhe eBhabiloni, njalo lingakaze lamukele izijeziso zalo laba abathembekileyo kumele babizwe baphume kilo, ukwenzela ukuthi bengabi lesabelo ezonweni zalo njalo bangamukeli inhlupho eilungiselwe lona. Yikho kulequla labantu elifanekiswe lengilosi eyehla ivela ezulwini, ekhanyisa umhlaba wonke ngenkazimulo yayo njalo ememeza ngelizwi elikhulu lokuchaza izono zeBhabhiloni. Ndawonye lodaba lolu kuzwakala amazwi athi: “Phumani kilo bantu bami.” Izimemezelo lezi, nxa zibambana lodaba lwengilosi yesithathu, zibumba amazwi ayisixwayiso sokucina azanikwa bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni. {GC 604.1} IEP 604.1
Siyesabeka isimo umhlaba ozazithola usukiso. Amandla asemhlabeni nxa ebambana ukuba alwisane lemithetho kaNkulunkulu, azabeka umthetho othi “bonke abancane labakhulu labanothileyo, njalo labayanga, labakhululekileyo lezigqili” (Sambulo 13:16), kuzamele balandele imithetho yebandla ngokugcina ngcwele usuku lwamanga njengosuku lwesabatha. Bonke abazakwala ukukwenza lokhu bazajeziswa ngokuthathelwa amalungelo abo, njalo ekucineni kuzabekwa umthetho wokuthi bafanele ukubulawa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umlayo kaNkulunkulu ophathelene lokuphumula koMdali udinga ukuthi abantu bawuhloniphe njalo uthembisa ulaka phezu kwabo bonke abawephulayo. {GC 604.2} IEP 604.2
Nxa indaba leyi isivewe ngokucaca okunje phambi komuntu wonke, wonke umuntu ozakhetha ukwephula umthetho kaNkulunkulu ukwenzela ukuthi alandele umthetho womuntu uzakwamukela uphawu lwesilo, wamukela uphawu lokukhothamela amandla akhethe ukuwahlonipha endaweni kaNkulunkulu. Isixwayiso esivela ezulwini sithi: “Uba kukhona okhonza isilo lomfanekiso waso, njalo wemukela uphawu ebunzini lakhe, kumbe esandleni sakhe, laye uzanatha okwewayini lolaka lukaNkulunkulu, elithululelwe enkezweni yolaka lwakhe lingaxutshaniswanga.” Sambulo 14:9,10. {GC 604.3} IEP 604.3
Kodwa kakho ngitsho loyedwa ozakwamukela ulaka lukaNkulunkulu engakamukeli iqiniso elithinta ingqondo njalo lomzwangedwa wakhe, njalo yena waliphika. Banengi kakhulu abangakatholi amathuba okuzwa amaqiniso aphathelene lensuku zalamuhla. Umlandu ophathelene lomthetho wesine awukaze uchazwe ngendlela efaneleyo kibo. Yena ofunda ingqondo zabantu bonke njalo lohlola inhloso yenhliziyo zabantu kasoke atshiye ngitsho loyedwa umuntu olesifiso sokuqedisisa iqiniso, ukuba akhohliswe mayelana lezinto ezibumba impikiswano enkulu phakathi kobuhle lobubi emhlabeni. Umthetho lowu awusoke ufikele abantu besemnyameni ngokuyabe kusenzakala. Wonke umuntu uzakwamukela ukukhanya okwaneleyo ukuba ayenze isinqumo afisa ukusenza. {GC 605.1} IEP 605.1
Umthetho weSabatha yiwo ozaba ngumhloliso omkhulu ozabonisa ukuthi abantu bakhonza bani ngokweqiniso, ngoba umele iqiniso eliphikiswa kakhulu emhlabeni. Nxa umhloliso wokucina usulethwe phezu kwabantu, yikho lapho okuzakubalomehluko khona phakathi kwabantu abakhonza uNkulunkulu lalabo abangamkhonziyo. Ngesikhathi lapho ukulandela umthetho wokugcina ngcwele isabatha lamanga kuzabe kuyikuhlonipha umthetho welizwe, wona ozabe uphikisana lomthetho wesine, ukwenza lokhu kuzabe kusitsho ukukhothamela amandla aphikisana loNkulunkulu, ngakolunye uhlangothi ukugcina usuku lweSabatha lweqiniso, okuzabe kutshengisa ukuhlonipha umthetho kaNkulunkulu, kuzabe kuyibufakazi bokukhothamela uMdali. Nxa olunye uhlangothi ngokuvumela ukukhothamela amandla asemhlabeni, luzakwamukela uphawu lwesilo, olunye uhlangothi ngenxa yokukhetha ukulandela amandla ezulu lizakwamukela uphawu lukaNkulunkulu. {GC 605.2} IEP 605.2
Kungakafiki isikhathi lesi bonke abantu ababekade betshumayela amaqiniso odaba lwengilosi yesithathu, bebethathwa njengabantu abalenjongo yokwethusela abantu kuphela. Amazwi abo awokuthi siyeza isikhathi lapho okuzakhula khona umkhuba wokuncindezela amalungelo abantu elizweni laseMelika, lokuthi ibandla ndawonye lombuso kuzabambana emsebenzini wokuhlukumeza labo abagcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu, athathwa njengamazwi wamanga njalo angelasisindo. Kuhlala kukhulunywa ngegunya ukuthi ilizwe leli ngeke laba ngesinye isimo ngaphandle kwalokho ebeliyikho, okuyikuvikela inkululeko kwezokukholwa. Kodwa nxa umbuzo wokubeka umthetho wokuthi kukhonzwe ngosuku lwangeSonto ulokhe uphathwa emlonyeni yabantu, isehlakalo esithandabuzwe ngabanengi okwebanga elide sesibonakala sisondela, njalo udaba lwengilosi yesithathu luzaletha umphumela obelukade lungeke lawuletha ngaphambilini. { GC 605.3} IEP 605.3
Kuzizukwalane zonke uNkulunkulu uthumele inceku zakhe ukuba zikhuze isono, emhlabeni kanye lasebandleni. Kodwa abantu bathanda ukuzwa indaba ezibuthakathaka njalo iqiniso elingaxutshaniswanga abafuni ukulamukela. Abavuseleli abanengi nxa babesungula imisebenzi yabo, bazimisela ukusebenzisa ukunanzelela okukhulu nxa babeveza izono zebandla kanye lezelizwe. Babelethemba lokuthi ngenxa yomzekeliso wokuphila impilo emsulwa yesiKrestu, babezaholela abantu ukuba babuyele emfundisweni zeBhayibhili. Kodwa uMoya kaNkulunkulu wangena kibo ngendlela owangena kuyo kuElija, nxa wawuholela ukuba akhuze izono zenkosi njalo labantu ababephila esonweni, labo abazange benelise ukwekela ukutshumayela amaqiniso eBhayibhili ababeqale bevilapha ukuwaveza phambi kwabantu. Bazithola sebeveza ngokuzimisela amaqiniso ndawonye lengozi eyayizakwehlela labo ababephila esonweni. Bakhuluma wonke amazwi iNkosi eyayibanike wona, bengelakho ukwesaba umphumela wokuwatsho, njalo abantu baphoqelwa ukuba bezwe izixwayiso lezi. {GC 606.1} IEP 606.1
Udaba lwengilosi yesithathu luzakutshunyayelwa ngale indlela. Nxa isikhathi sesifikile esokuthi lutshunyayelwe ngamandla amakhulu, uNkulunkulu uzasebenza ngezitsha ezilokuzehlisa, ehola ingqondo zalabo abazinikele emsebenzini wakhe. Izisebenzi lezi zizabe zihlonyiswe nguMoya wakhe hatshi ngokufunda kwezikolo zasemhlabeni. Amadoda okukholwa njalo lomthandazo azaholelwa ukuthi ahambe elomfutho wezulu, betshumayela amazwi uNkulunkulu azabanika wona. Izono zeBhabhiloni zizavezwa egcekeni. Umphumela owesabakayo owokubeka umthetho wokulawula indlela ibandla okuzamele likhonze ngayo ngababusi belizwe, lokhula kwenkolo yemimoya, njalo lokukhula ngasese kwamandla kapapa, konke kuzavezwa sobala. Ngenxa yezixwayiso lezi ezizatshunyayelwa abantu abanengi bazavuswa ekulaleni kwabo. Inkulungwane phezu kwenkulungwane zizakulalela ezingakaze zizwe amazwi afana lalawa. Ngokumangala bazakuzwa ukuthi iBhabhiloni limele ibandla eliwileyo ngenxa yamaphutha njalo lezono zalo, ngenxa yokuphika kwalo iqiniso elithunyelwe kilo livela ezulwini. Nxa abantu begijimela kubafundisi babo bebuza, ukuba ngabe lezi izinto ziliqiniso na? Abafundisi babo bazakubanika amazwi ayinganekwane nje, bazabanika amazwi abuthakathaka ukwenzela ukuthi ukwesaba kwabo kumbambathwe njalo lomzwangedwa ulaliswe. Kodwa ngenxa yokuba abanengi bazakwala ukwamukela amazwi aphuma engqondweni zabo, bazadinga ukuthi baphendule ngamazwi avela eBhayibhilini, abafundisi laba, njengabafarisi endulo, sebegcwele intukuthelo ngenxa yokuphikiswa kwamandla wabo, bazathuka udaba lolu belwenze amazwi avela kuSathane ngokwakhe, njalo benze ukuba bonke abathanda impilo yesono bahlukumeze njalo babulale labo abatshumayela iqiniso. {GC606.2} IEP 606.2
Nxa impi leyi ilokhe ikhula isiya kwezinye indawo, njalo lemicabango yabantu isondezwa eqinisweni elimayelana lokwephulwa komthetho kaNkulunkulu, uSathane uzathukuthela kakhulu. Amandla azabe ehola ukutshunyayelwa kodaba lolu azathukuthelisa labo abaluphikisayo. Abaholi bamabandla bazakwenza konke okusemandleni wabo ukuvimba ukukhanya lokhu, hlezi kukhanyisele amalunga amabandla wabo. Bazasebenzisa wonke amaqhinga abawenelisayo ukuvimba ngitsho lengxoxo eziphathelene lodaba lolu. Ibandla lizacela usekelo kwabazombusazwe, njalo emsebenzini lowu upapa ndawonye lamabandla esiKrestu bazabambana. Nxa amazwi aphathelene lokubekwa komthetho wokuthi kukhonzwe ngosuku lwangeSonto elokhe ekhula, kuzabekwa umthetho ozancindezela bonke abagcina imithetho kaNkulunkulu. Bazakwethuselwa ngokubotshwa njalo lokuhlawuliswa, abanye bazathenjiswa izikhundla eziphezulu, njalo abanye izipho kuyimizamo yokuba baphike ukholo lwabo. Kodwa impendulo yabo engaguqukiyo izaba ngethi: “sitshengiseni elizwini likaNkulunkulu amaphutha ethu”, khona okuyisicelo esifana laleso esalethwa nguLuther nxa wayedlula ngaphansi kwesehlakalo esifananayo. Labo abazadonselwa emthethwandaba bazaphakamisa iqiniso, njalo kuzabangela ukuthi labo ababalaleleyo labo baphenduke baqale ukulandela imithetho kaNkulunkulu. Ngale indlela iqiniso lizalethwa phambi kwezinkulungwane zabantu ebezingeke zilizwe kungenzekanga ngale indlela. {GC 607.1} IEP 607.1
Ukulandela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokukholwa ukuthi liqinisekile kuzathathwa njengokuhlamuka. Ngenxa yokufiphaliswa nguSathane, umzali uzahlukumeza umntwana okholwayo, umqhatshi uzahlukumeza isisebenzi esigcina imilayo kaNkulunkulu. Uthando luzatshabalala, abantwana bazaxotshwa emakhaya. Amazwi kaPhawuli azagcwaliseka njengoba enjalo: “Bonke abazaphila impilo yokulunga kuKrestu Jesu bazadlula phakathi kukuhlukunyezwa.” 2 Timothi 3:12. Nxa labo abamela iqiniso bezakwala ukulandela isabatha elizabe seliguqulelwe osukwini lwangeSonto, abanye babo bazajikelwa entolongweni, abanye bazakuba yiziphepheli, njalo abanye bazakwenziwa izigqili. Phambi kwenhlakanipho yabantu khathesi konke lokhu kubonakala njengento engeke yenzakala, kodwa nxa uMoya kaNkulunkulu oyiwo ovimba ububi usususiwe ebantwini, njalo sebengaphansi kwamandla kaSathane, yena ozonda konke ukulunga, kuzabonakala izinto ezingajwayelekanga. Inhliziyo yomuntu ilakho ukuba lochuku nxa ukwesaba uNkulunkulu njalo lokumthanda sekususiwe. {GC 608.1} IEP 608.1
Nxa isiphepho sisondela, inengi labantu abekade besithi bayakholwa udaba lwengilosi yesithathu, kodwa abangazange baguqulwa izimilo zabo ngenxa yokulandela iqiniso, bazakutshiya inkolo yeqiniso balandele isitha. Ngenxa yokubambana lomhlaba njalo lokwamukela umoya wawo lokhu sekubenze ukuba babone izinto ngelihlo elifanana lelomhlaba, njalo nxa umhloliso usufika, sebezilungiselele ukukhetha lokhu okulula njalo okwamukelwa ngumuntu wonke. Amadoda alezipho njalo atshumayela kuzwakale, abake bathokoza eqinisweni, bazasebenzisa izipho njalo lamandla wabo ukudukisa abantu abanengi. Bazaphenduka babeyizitha ezinkulu belwise labo abake bakhonza labo ngesikhathi belandela imilayo kaNkulunkulu. Nxa labo abagcina usuku lweSabatha belethwa phambi kwemithethwandaba ukuze bazomela ukholo lwabo, labo asebehlamukile yibo uSathane azabasebenzisa kakhulu ukulwisa njalo lokubabeka icala, bazasebenzisa amanga ukudonsela ababusi ukuba babajikele. {GC 608.2} IEP 608.2
Ngesikhathi lesi esokuhlukunyezwa ukholo lwenceku zikaNkulunkulu luzavivinywa kakhulu. Bazabe sebetshumayelile amazwi wokuxwayisa izizwe zonke ngokwethembeka, njalo bazakhangela kuNkulunkulu laselizwini lakhe kuphela. Ngalesi isikhathi ukugcwala kukaMoya oyiNgcwele enhliziyweni zabo yikho okuyabe kubafuqe ukuba bakhulume. Ngenxa yokufuqwa ngamandla ezulu, njalo lokuzimisela okukhulu, bayabe bengene emsebenzini lowu bengazange baqala bafuna ukwazi umphumela wokutshumayela ebantwini amazwi uNkulunkulu abanike wona. Abazange baqala bafuna ukwazi ukuthi lokhu bekuzaphambanisa njalo inzuzo zabo kumbe bazame ukuvikela amabizo njalo lempilo zabo. Loba kunjalo nxa isiphepho sokuphikiswa sesifika, abanye ngenxa yokudideka engqondweni bazaphumisela amazwi athi: “Ngabe besibonile umphumela wamazwi wethu, besizazithulela.” Bazabe sebegonjolozelwe yibunzima. USathane uzabahlasela ngezilingo ezesabekayo. Umsebenzi abayabe sebewuqalile uzabonakala sengathi awukho emandleni wabo ukuba bawuphelelise. Ngalesi isikhathi kuzabonakala sengathi isabelo sabo sizabe sesiyikutshabaliliswa emhlabeni. Amadlabuzane abekade belawo azabe engasekho, kodwa loba kunjalo ngeke besabuyela emuva. Ngenxa yokunanzelela ubuthakathaka babo, bazabalekela kuBaba ukuba bayethola amandla. Bazakhumbula ukuba amazwi abawakhulumileyo ayisiwo wabo, kodwa ngawakhe yena obathume ukuba bawakhulume. UNkulunkulu nguye ofake iqiniso enhliziyweni zabo, njalo bebengeke bale ukulitshumayela. {GC 608.3} IEP 608.3
Ubunzima obufananayo sebuke babonwa ngamadoda ayemele uNkulunkulu endulo. UWycliffe, loHuss, loLuther, loTyndale, loBaxter, loWesley, labo bafundisa ukuba zonke imfundiso kumele zihlolwe ngeBhayibhili njalo bakhuma ukuthi babezaphikisa konke elalingakuvumi. Lakuwo amadoda lawa ukuhlukunyezwa kweza ngolaka olukhulu, kodwa loba kwakunjalo abazange bame ukutshumayela iqiniso. Izigaba ezehlukeneyo embalini yebandla bezilamaqiniso athile esigaba sinye ngasinye, abekade elungiselwe abantu bakaNkulunkulu ngasenaleso isikhathi. Wonke amaqiniso amatsha ahlangane lenzondo kanye lokuphikiswa, njalo labo ababusiswa yikukhanya kwawo bahlangana lezilingo njalo lokuvivinywa. INkosi inika iqiniso elibalulekileyo abantu abaphakathi kwesimo esiphuthumayo. Ngubani olesibindi sokwala ukulihambisa na? Uthumele inceku zakhe ukuba zihambise ubizo lokucina lomusa njalo lesihawu sakhe kwabakhileyo emhlabeni. Ngeke bathule, ngaphandle nxa befuna ukulahlekelwa yimphefumulo yabo. Abameli bakaKrestu abalani lomphumela wokutshumayela kwabo. Kufanele benze umsebenzi wabo batshiye umphumela ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu. {GC 609.1} IEP 609.1
Nxa ukuhlukunyezwa kuqhubeka kukhula kusiya ezingeni eliphezulu, inceku zikaNkulunkulu zizadideka ingqondo futhi, ngoba kuzabonakala kibo sengathi yibo abazilethele uhlupho lolu. Kodwa umzwangedwa njalo lelizwi likaNkulunkulu lizabanika isiqiniselo sokuthi basendleleni eqondileyo, njalo loba ukuvivinywa kwabo kuqhubeka, bazakuqiniswa ukwenzela ukuthi bamelane lakho. Nxa impi leyi ilokhe iqhubeka ikhula isibindi sabo laso sizakhula kakhulu simelane layo. Amazwi wabo azakuba ngathi: “Asingeke sizame ukuguqula ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, sidabule phakathi umthetho wakhe ongcwele, ngeke siqakathekise eyinye ingxenye sehlise eyinye, ngoba sifuna ukwamukelwa ngumhlaba. INkosi esiyikhonzayo ilamandla wokusikhulula. UKrestu wanqoba kudala amandla akulo umhlaba, njalo singesaba njani umhlaba osunqotshiwe na?” {GC 610.1} IEP 610.1
Ukuhlukunyezwa ngezigaba zakho ezehlukeneyo kuyisenzo esizaqhubeka sikhona nxa uSathane esaphila njalo lanxa inkolo yesiKrestu ilokhe ilamandla. Akulamuntu ongakhonza uNkulunkulu ayekele ukuhlangana lempikiswano evela kuSathane lengilosi zakhe. Ingilosi zikaSathane zizamhlasela, ngoba sezisethuswa yikuthi uzabathathela labo abayizigqili zabo. Abantu abathanda ububi bazahlanganyela lengilosi ezimbi emsebenzini wokuzama ukumehlukanisa loNkulunkulu ngokusebenzisa izilingo ezihugayo. Nxa izilingo lezi zisehluleka ukuphumelela, bayaqala ukusebenzisa udlame ukwenzela ukuthi babambe ngamandla umzwangedwa wakhe. {GC 610.2} IEP 610.2
Kodwa nxa uKrestu elokhe eqhubeka ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuncengela abantu ethempelini lasezulwini, indonsela kaMoya oNgcwele eyokubamba imimoya emibi iyabonakala emehlweni wababusi kanye labantu. Indonsela leyi lokhe isahola eminye imithetho efakwa emazweni atshiyeneyo. Ngabe imithetho leyi ibingekho, isimo esisemhlabeni besizabe sesisibi okwedlula esiyikho khona khathesi. Loba nje ababusi bethu abanengi bezinceku ezisebenzela umbuso kaSathane, uNkulunkulu laye ulabantu bakhe abamsebenzelayo abalezikhundla eziphezulu emazweni ahlukeneyo. Isitha siyafunqa inceku zaso ukuthi zithathe amanyathelo athile alakho ukuphambanisa ukuhamba komsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kodwa ababusi abathile abayesabayo iNkosi bayaholelwa zingilosi zezulu ukumisa amacebo lawa besebenzisa amazwi angaphikisekiyo. Ngale indlela amadoda amalutshwana azayenelisa ukuvimba isiphepho sobubi esilamandla. Ukuphikisa kwezitha zeqiniso kuzavinjwa ukwenzela ukuthi udaba lwengilosi yesithathu lwenze umsebenzi walo. Nxa udaba oluyisixwayiso sokucina selutshunyayelwe, luzathinta inhliziyo zalabo ababusayo uNkulunkulu abasebenzisayo khathesi, njalo abanye babo bazalamukela iqiniso, njalo bame ndawonye labantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sokuhlukunyezwa. {GC 610.3} IEP 610.3
Ingilosi ebambanisa ukutshunyayelwa kodaba lwengilosi yesithathu izakhanyisa umhlaba wonke ngenkazimulo yayo. Lapha kuvezwe umsebenzi ozazungeza umhlaba wonke njalo ngamandla amakhulu. Iqula labantu elalilindele ukuza kukaJesu kusukela ngomnyaka ka1840 kusiya ku1844 labonisa ukubakhona kwamandla kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini wakhe, ukutshunyayelwa kodaba lwengilosi yakuqala kwafinyelela ezizweni zonke, njalo kwamanye amazwe kwaba lemvuselelo enkulu kakhulu eyayingakaze ibonakale kusukela ngesikhathi semvuselelo yasendulo, kodwa konke lokhu kuzakwedlulwa yilokho okuzabonakala nxa sekutshunyayelwa udaba lwengilosi yesithathu oluzaba yisixwayiso sokucina emhlabeni. {GC 611.1} IEP 611.1
Umsebenzi lowu uzafana lalowo owenzakala ngosuku lwePentecosti eBhayibhilini. (Msebenzi 2). Nxa “imvula yakuqala” yayisehliswa, ekuthululweni koMoya oyiNgcwele nxa umsebenzi wokuhambisa ivangeli wawusungulwa, ngenjongo yokumilisa inhlanyelo, ngokunjalo “imvula yokucina” izathelwa ekucineni komsebenzi lowu ukwenzela ukuthi ivuthise isivuno. “Ngakho sizabakwazi, nxa siphikelela sifuna ukuyazi iNkosi; ukuthi ukuphuma kwakhe kulungisiwe njengokusa, njalo uzakuza kithi njengezulu, njengezulu lokucina emhlabeni.” Hosiya 6:3. “Thabani lina beZiyoni, lithokoze ngeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, ngoba ilinikile izulu lensewula ukuze ilibusise, yalinisela izulu elinengi, lensewula lelamuva njengakuqala.” Joweli 2:23. “Njalo kuzakuthi ensukwini zokucina, utsho uNkulunkulu, ngizakuthulula okoMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama.” “Kuzakuthi wonke obiza ibizo leNkosi uzasindiswa.” Imisebenzi 2:17,21. {GC 611.2} IEP 611.2
Umsebenzi omkhulu wevangeli awusoke ufike emaphethelweni ngamandla amancane okwedlula lawo abonakaliswa ekuvulweni kwawo. Amazwi esiprofethi agcwaliseka ngesikhathi kuthelwa imvula yakuqala nxa umsebenzi wokuhanjiswa kwevangeli wawusungulwa, azagcwaliseka njalo ngokuthelwa kwevula yokucina ekuphethweni kwawo. Yizo izikhathi zokuvuselelwa umpostoli uPetro ayekhuluma ngazo nxa wayesithi: “Ngakho phendukani, liguquke futhi, ukuze kwesulwe izono zenu, kuze kufike izikhathi zokuvuselelwa ezivela ebusweni beNkosi, njalo izathuma lo owamenyezelwa kini phambili, uJesu Krestu.” Imisebenzi 3:19, 20. {GC 611.3} IEP 611.3
Inceku zikaNkulunkulu, ngobuso obukhazimulayo ngenxa yokuzinikela okungcwele, zizagcwala iganga lonke zitshumayela udaba oluvela ezulwini. Intshumayelo yokuxwayisa umhlaba wonke izaphuma emlonyeni yezinkulungwane zabantu. Izibonakaliso zizakwenziwa, abagulayo bazasiliswa, izimanga njalo lezibonakaliso zizalandela inceku zikaNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo uSathane laye uzasebenza ngezibonakaliso zokudukisa, aze alethe umlilo ovela ezulwini phambi kwabantu. Sambulo 13:13. Ngale indlela bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni bazaba lethuba lokukhetha uhlangothi abazabakilo. {GC 612.1} IEP 612.1
Ukutshunyayelwa kwevangeli kuzahanjiswa hatshi ngempikiswano kodwa ngamandla kaMoya oyiNgcwele awokuthinta inhliziyo zabantu. Imicijo yonke yevangeli izabe isiveziwe. Inhlanyelo lawo izabe sihlanyeliwe, khathesi kuzabe sekuyisikhathi sokuthi imile njalo ithele izithelo. Izingwalo eziyabe zihanjiswe ngabatshumayeli bevangeli zizabe sezibonisile umthelela wazo, loba kunjalo abanengi ababefinyelelwe liqiniso bebelokhe bevinjiwe ukuba balizwisise njalo balamukele ngokulilandela. Ngalesi isikhathi imisebe yokukhanya izafinyelela indawo zonke, iqiniso lizabonakala ngokucaca kwalo, njalo abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abathembekileyo bazaqamula amaketane wonke akade ebabophile. Ubuhlobo, lobudlelwane basemabandleni, konke lokhu kuzabe sekungasela mandla okubenqabela ukuba bamukele iqiniso. Iqiniso lizabe seliligugu eledlula konke. kungakhathalekile kuzabe kulezitha ezinengi ezilwisa iqiniso, iqula labantu elikhulu lizakwamukela iqiniso lime ngasohlangothini likaNkulunkulu. {GC 612.2} IEP 612.2