“Ngoba izono zayo zixhumene zaze zafika ezulwini, loNkulunkulu ukhumbulile ukungalungi kwayo...Phindiselani kuyo inkezo njengokuphindisela kwayo kini, liphinde kabili kuyo njengokwemisebenzi yayo, enkezweni eyigcwalisileyo, gcwalisani kiyo ngesilinganiso esiphindwe kabili. Njengokuzidumisa okungaka, ezitika enothweni ngokunjalo ubuhlungu lokulila kupheni yona, ngoba ithi enhliziyweni yayo: Ngihlezi ngiyindlovukazi njalo kangisuye umfelokazi, futhi kangisoze ngabona ukulila. Ngakho zizafika ngosuku lunye izinhlupheko zayo, ukufa lokulila lendlala, futhi izatshiswa ngomlilo, ngoba ilamandla iNkosi uNkulunkulu eyigwebayo. Lamakhosi omhlaba aphinga layo ezitika enothweni azayikhalela alile ngenxa yayo, lapho ebona intuthu yokutsha kwayo, esima khatshana ngokwesaba kobuhlungu bayo esithi: Maye maye, umuzi omkhulu iBhabhiloni, umuzi olamandla, ngoba ngehola elilodwa isigwebo sakho sifikile!” Sambulo 18:5-10. {GC 653.1} IEP 653.1
“Labathengisi bomhlaba,” abazuze “inotho ngamandla okuzitika ngenotho yayo,” “bazakuma khatshana ngokwesabeka kobuhlungu bayo, bekhala belila, njalo besithi: Maye maye, lomuzi omkhulu owawembathiswe ngelembu elicolekileyo kakhulu lokuyibubende lokubomvu ucecisiwe ngegolide lelitshe eliligugu lamapharele! Ngoba ngehola elilodwa inotho engaka ichithiwe.” Sambulo 18:11, 3, 15-17. {GC 653.2} IEP 653.2
Zinjalo izijeziso ezehlela phezu kweBhabhiloni ngosuku lapho ezakwethekelelwa khona lulaka lukaNkulunkulu. Ngaleso isikhathi izabe isigcwalisile isilinganiso sokona kwayo, njalo isikhathi salo sizabe sesifikile, izabe isilungele ukubhidlizwa. {GC 653.3} IEP 653.3
Lapho ilizwi likaNkulunkulu seliguqula ukuthunjwa kwabantu bakhe, kuzaba lokuvuka phakathi kwalabo abazabe sebelahlekelwe yikho konke okubalulekileyo empini yempilo. Ngesikhathi umusa usavuliwe bavumela ukuthi uSathane abavale amehlo ngenxa yokudukisa kwakhe, njalo benza imizamo yokuvikela indlela yabo yokona. Izinothi zazilokuzikhukhumeza ngenxa yokuthi babengcono kulabaswelayo, kodwa babethole inotho yabo ngokwephula imilayo kaNkulunkulu. Babeyekelile ukunakekela abalambileyo, lokwembesa labo abahamba ze, lokuphatha kahle abanye njalo lokuthanda isihawu. Ekuphileni kwabo babehlala bezikhukhumeza befuna ukuba bakhothanyelwe ngabantu ababengaphansi kwabo. Ngalesi isikhathi bazabe sebelahlekelwe yikho konke obekubenza bazibone bengcono njalo bazabe sebengasela lutho njalo bengaselakho ukuzivikela. Bazakhangela ngokwesaba nxa bebona ukubhidlizwa kwezithixo lezi abaziphakamisa okwedlula uMdali wabo. Bazabona ukuthi bathengisile imphefumulo yabo enothweni yasemhlabeni njalo lokuzithokozisa kwawo, njalo bayekelile ukudinga inotho eholela kuNkulunkulu. Impumela yakhona yikuthi impilo zabo zizabonisa ukuthi behlulekile, konke obekubajabulisa sekuphenduke kwaba munyu, lenotho yabo isiyize. Konke abakuzuze ngenxa yokusebenza okwempilo yabo yonke kuzatshabalala ngomzuzu owodwa. Bonke abanothileyo bazakhalela ukubhidlizwa kwezindlu zabo ezinhle kakhulu, lokuhlakazeka kwegolide njalo lesiliva sabo. Kodwa ukukhala kwabo kuzathuliswa yikwesaba ukuthi labo bazabhujiswa ndawonye lezithombe zabo. {GC 654.1} IEP 654.1
Ababi bafikelwa yikuzisola, hatshi ngenxa yokuthi abazange banake uNkulunkulu labantu abakade bephila labo, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu esenqobile. Bakhala ukuthi impumela yakho konke iyilokho esiyikho khona, kodwa abasoke baphenduke ezonweni zabo. Bebengeke bayekele ngitsho lokukodwa abekade bengakwenza ukunqoba ngabe bebengaba lalo ithuba lokukwenza lokhu. {GC 654.2} IEP 654.2
Umhlaba ubona iqula leli abebekade belihlukumeza, belichothoza njalo befuna ukulesula embalini yomhlaba, bedlula phakathi kwenhlupho, lezikhukhula njalo lokuzamazama komhlaba bengalimali. Lowo ongumlilo oqothulayo kulabo abephula imilayo yakhe uyindawo yokuphepha ebantwini bakhe. {GC 654.3} IEP 654.3
Bonke abafundisi abakhethe ukuba bathandwe ngabantu kulokuthi batshumayele iqiniso ngalesi isikhathi babona isimo njalo lendonsela yokufundisa kwabo. Kusobala ukuthi ilihlo likaNkulunkulu elingafiphaliyo lalimlandela nxa wayetshumayela phambi kwabantu, lanxa wayehamba emigwaqweni, njalo lalapho wayehlangana labantu ekuphileni kwakhe. Konke akwenzayo evusa imizwa yabantu, lakuwo wonke amabala awalobayo, lawo wonke amazwi awakhulumayo, lazo zonke izenzo ezaholela ukuthi abantu bazizwe bephephile ngaphansi kwemfundiso zamanga, konke lokhu bekuhlanyela inhlanyelo, njalo khathesi ebantwini abalahliweyo phambi kwakhe, ubona isivuno sakhona. {GC 654.4} IEP 654.4
INkosi ithi: “Kabawelaphisisi amanxeba abantu bami, bathi: Konke kulungile, khona kungalunganga.” Jeremiya 8:11. “Ngoba libadukisile abalungileyo ngamanga, lapho ngingabadukisanga mina, lakhuthaza ababi ukuze bangaphenduki endleleni zabo ezimbi, basile.” Hezekheli 13:22. {GC 655.1} IEP 655.1
“Maye kubo abelusi abachitha behlakaza izimvu zomhlambi wami! …Khangelani ngizakwehlisa phezu kwenu umvuzo wezenzo zenu ezimbi, kutsho iNkosi.” “Lilani lina belusi, likhale, zibhuqeni emlotheni lina ziphathamandla zomhlambi, ngoba insuku zokuhlatshwa kwenu lezokuhlakazeka sezifikile...abelusi kabayikuba lesiphephelo, leziphathamandla zomhlambi kaziyikuphunyuka. Jeremiya 23:1,2; 25:34,35. {GC 655.2} IEP 655.2
Abafundisi ndawonye labantu bonke bananzelela ukuba abazange bagcine ubudlelwane obuqondileyo phakathi kwabo loNkulunkulu. Bananzelela ukuthi bamhlamukele uMlobi womthetho olungileyo njalo longcwele. Ukubeka eceleni imilayo yakhe yikho okwabangela ububi, lenzondo, lokuxabana, kwaze kwafika isikhathi lapho umhlaba owaphenduka khona waba yinsimu enkulu yengxabano njalo lechibi lenkohlakalo. Lokhu yikho okuzaba sobala engqondweni zalabo abakhetha ukuphika iqiniso njalo labakhetha ukuthokoziswa ngamanga. Awakho amazwi angachaza ukulangazelela abantu abakhetha ukwephula imilayo abazaba lakho ngenxa yokufisa lokho okuzabe sekubalahlekele kokuphela, khona okuyimpilo ephakade. Amadoda abekade ekhonzwa njalo ebabazwa emhlabeni ngenxa yobungcitshi babo khathesi babona zonke izinto ekukhanyeni kwazo. Bananzelela konke okubalahlekeleyo ngenxa yempilo yokona, njalo bawela ezinyaweni zalabo abekade bebachothoza ngenxa yokwethembeka kwabo njalo bayavuma ukuba uNkulunkulu ubathandile. {GC 655.3} IEP 655.3
Abantu bayabona ukuthi isikhathi sonke lesi bebephila ngaphansi kokukhohliswa. Babekana icala lokuholelana ekulahlweni, kodwa bonke babambana emsebenzini wokubeka icala phezu kwabafundisi babo. Abafundisi laba abangathembekanga bebekade betshumayela amazwi abuthakathaka, bakhokhelele abalaleli babo ukuba bephule imilayo kaNkulunkulu njalo lokuthi bazingele labo abayigcina ngcwele. Khathesi ekudangaleni kwabo, abafundisi laba bayavuma phambi komhlaba wonke ukuba bebesenza umsebenzi wokukhohlisa. Amaxuku abantu agcwala ulaka nxa bekuzwa lokhu. “Silahliwe!” lokhu kuyikukhala kwabo, “njalo yini imbangela yokulahlwa kwethu,” njalo bajikela abelusi laba abamanga. Abantu abafananayo ababekade bebaphakamisa bazakhuluma amazwi okuqalekisa phezu kwabo. Izandla ezifananayo ezazijwayele ukubaqakisa seziphakanyiselwe ukubabhidliza. Inkemba ezazilungiselwe ukubulala abantwana bakaNkulunkulu zizasetshenziswa ukubulala izitha zabo. Endaweni zonke kuzaba khona izimpi njalo lokuchitheka kwegazi. {GC 655.4} IEP 655.4
“Umsindo uzafinyelela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngoba iNkosi iyamelana lelizwe, iyakwehlulela yonke inyama, ababi izabanikela ekubulaweni.” Jeremiya 25:31. Okweminyaka ezinkulungwane eziyisithupha impi leyi ephakathi kobuhle lobubi ibiqhubeka, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu lezithunywa zakhe zezulu sekukade belwisana lamandla omubi, bezama ukubaxwayisa, lokukhanyisela, njalo lokuhlenga abantu bonke abaphile emhlabeni. Ngalesi isikhathi bonke sebeyenzile izinqumo zabo, ababi sebekhethe ukubambana loSathane ngokuphelela empini yakhe yokulwisana loNkulunkulu. Isikhathi sesifikile esokuthi uNkulunkulu aphindisele amandla omlayo wakhe abawunyathezele phansi. Khathesi impi leyi ayisaqondiswanga kuSathane kuphela kodwa lasebantwini. “INkosi izamelana lezizwe,” “Ababi izabanikela ekubulaweni.” {GC 656.1} IEP 656.1
Uphawu lokuhlengwa luzabe selufakiwe kulabo “abakhalayo njalo lababubulayo ngenxa yobubi obenzakalayo.” Ngalesi isikhathi ingilosi yokubulala izakungena ngendlela uHezekheli embonweni ayibone imelwe ngamadoda ayethwele inkemba yokubulala abanikwa ilizwi elokuthi: “libulale liqede amaxhegu, amajaha lezintombi ezigcweleyo, abantwana abancinyane labesifazana, kodwa lingathinti loyedwa olophawu, liqalise endlini engcwele. Baqala ngamadoda amadala ayephambi kwethempeli.” Hezekheli 9:1-6. Umsebenzi wokubulala uzaqala kulabo ababezibiza ngokuthi bangabaholi babantu emabandleni. Abalindi bamanga laba yibo abazaqala ukuwa. Akusoke kube loyedwa ozakwamukela uzwelo kumbe ozatshiywa. Amadoda, labesifazane, lamantombazana njalo labantwana abancane bonke bazakufa ndawonye. {GC 656.2} IEP 656.2
“Ngoba khangelani iNkosi iyaphuma endaweni yayo ukuthi ijezise abahlali bomhlaba ngenxa yobubi babo; lomhlaba uzaveza igazi lawo, ungabe usafihla ababuleweyo bawo.” Isaya 26:21. “Nansi isifo iNkosi ezasehlisela bonke abantu abahlasela iJerusalema, inyama yabo izabola besemi ngenyawo zabo, lamehlo abo abolele emikhoxweni yawo, lenlimi zabo zibolele emilonyeni yabo. Ngalolosuku iNkosi izabehlisela ukwesaba okukhulu kuthi lowo lalowo abambe isandla sikamakhelwane wakhe ukuze asizwe nguye, kodwa isandla sikamakhelwane siphakamele ukumtshaya.” Zekhariya 14:12,13. Phakathi kwempi yemizwa yabo njalo sekuhlangene lokuthululwa kolaka lukaNkulunkulu olungaxutshaniswanga, kuzakuwa bonke ababi basemhlabeni, abapristi, lababusi, njalo labantu, izinothi labayanga, abaphakemeyo labaphansi. “Ngalolosuku ababulewe yiNkosi bazasukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba baze bafike komunye, kabayikukhalelwa, kabayikubuthwa bangcwatshwe, bazakuba ngamalongwe emhlabathini.” Jeremiya 25:33. {GC 656.3} IEP 656.3
Ekubuyeni kukaKrestu bonke ababi bayesulwa ebusweni bomhlaba wonke, babulawa ngumoya ophuma emlonyeni wakhe njalo batshabalaliswe yikukhanya kwenkazimulo yakhe. UKrestu uthatha abantu bakhe abase eMzini kaNkulunkulu, njalo umhlaba usala ungelabantu. “Khangela iNkosi yenza umhlaba ube yize, iwenze ube yincithakalo, yone ubuso bawo, ihlakaze abahlali bawo.” “Umhlaba uzachitheka lokuchitheka, uphangwe lokuphangwa, ngoba iNkosi ilikhulumile lelilizwi.” “Umhlaba lawo ungcolisiwe ngaphansi kwabahlali bawo, ngoba beqile imilayo baguqula isimiso, bephula isivumelwano esilaphakade.” “Ngenxa yalokho isiqalekiso siwuqedile umhlaba, labahlali kuwo bayachitheka, ngakho-ke abahlali bomhlaba batshisiwe, njalo kusale abantu abalutshwana.” Isaya 24:1,3,5,6. {GC 657.1} IEP 657.1
Umhlaba wonke usubukeka njengogwadule lwasenkangala. Ukubhidlika kwezindlu emadolobheni njalo lasemaphandleni okubangelwa yikuzamazama komhlaba, lezihlahla eziqutshulwe ngempande, lamadwala ekhafulwe lulwandle kumbe aphoswe ngumhlabathi ngokwawo, asegcwele endaweni zonke, ngesikhathi esifanayo kubonakala amagodi amakhulu azabe ebonisa lapho intaba eziqutshulwe khona. {GC 657.2} IEP 657.2
Ngalesi isikhathi isehlakalo esasivezwe njengomfanekiso ngosuku olucolekileyo lokubuyisana ethabanekelini sizakwenzakala. Nxa umsebenzi owawuqhutshwa ngumpristi omkhulu endaweni engcwele ngcwele wawusuphelile endulo, njalo lezono zakoIsrayeli zasezisusiwe ethempelini ngenxa yegazi lomnikelo wesono, ngemva kwalokho imbuzi yokulahlwa yayilethwa phambi kaNkulunkulu iphila, phambili kwamehlo abantu bonke umpristi omkhulu wayevuma phezu kwayo “zonke izono zabantwana bakoIsrayeli, njalo leziphambeko zabo ekoneni kwabo, ezibeka phezu kwekhanda lempongo leyi.” Levi 16:21. Ngokufanayo nxa umsebenzi wokubuyisana ethempelini lasezulwini usuphelile, phambi kukaNkulunkulu laphambi kwezingiloso, laphambi kwexuku labahlengiweyo, izono zabantwana bakaNkulunkulu zizabekwa phezu kukaSathane, uzabekwa icala lezono zonke abangela ukuba bazenze. Njalo ngendlela impongo yokulahlwa eyayithunyelwa ngayo enkangala, uSathane laye uzaxotshelwa emhlabeni lowu ozabe ungaselamuntu njalo usulugwadule. {GC 658.1} IEP 658.1
Umambuleli wazisela isenzo lesi esokuxotshwa kukaSathane njalo lesimo sembhidliko n lokuba ngamanxuwa umhlaba ozabe usungakhona, njalo uyachaza ukuthi isimo lesi sizabakhona okweminyaka eyinkulungwane. Ngemva kokuchaza izehlakalo zokuza kukaKrestu kwesibili lokubhujiswa kwababi, ilizwi lesiprofethi liqhubeka lisithi: “Ngasengibona ingilosi isehla ivela ezulwini, ilesihluthulelo somgodi ongelamkhawulo, leketane elikhulu esandleni sayo. Yasiwubamba umgobho, inyoka endala, enguDiyabhola njalo obizwa ngokuthi nguSathane, yasiwubopha okweminyaka eyinkulungwane, yasiwuphosela emgodini ongelamkhawulo, yawuvalela, yasibeka uphawu phezu kwawo, ukuze ungabe usaduhisa izizwe ize iphele iminyaka eyinkulungwane, ngemva kwalokho kumele ukuthi akhululwe okwesikhatshana.” Sambulo 20:1-3. {GC 658.2} IEP 658.2
Amazwi lawa asetshenzisiweyo awokuthi “umgodi ongelamkhawulo” amele isimo somhlaba lapho ozabe usugcwele ukusangana njalo lobunyama okuyikho okuvezwe kwezinye izehluko zeBhayibhili. Nxa kuchazwa isimo somhlaba “ekuqaleni” iBhayibhili liyaveza ukuthi umhlaba “wawungelasimo, njalo ungelalutho, njalo lobunyama babuphezukokujula.” Genesisi 1:2. [Ibala lesiHebheru elisetshenziswe lapha elithi “ukujula” lisetshenziswe eBhayibhilini lesiGreek limelwe libala elifananayo elithi “umgodi ongelamkhawulo elitholakala kuSambulo 20:1-3.] Isiprofethi sifundisa ukuthi isimo lesi sizalethwa futhi, loba nje kuzabe kukuncane kulasekuqaleni esimeni esifanayo. Nxa umprofethi uJeremiya wayekhangela phambili echaza usuku lukaNkulunkulu olukhulu, wasebenzisa amazwi athi: “Ngabona umhlaba, khangela wawuze ungelalutho, lamazulu ayengelakukhanya. Ngabona izintaba khangela, zazinyikinyeka lamaqaqa wonke ayenyakazela. Ngabona khangela, kakulamuntu, lenyoni zonke zamazulu zasezibalekile. Ngabona khangela, ilizwe elivundileyo liyinkangala, lemizi yalo yonke yayidiliziwe phambi kweNkosi, laphambi kolaka lwayo oluvuthayo.” Jeremiya 4:23-26. {GC 658.3} IEP 658.3
Lowu yiwo ozaba ngumuzi kaSathane kanye lezingilosi zakhe okweminyaka eyinkulungwane. Bazabe bevunyelwe kuphela ukuba semhlabeni lowu, uSathane kasoke avunyelwe ukulinga eminye imihlaba engawanga njalo lokubanenga. Kungenxa yalokho ukuthi uvezwe njengomuntu obotshiweyo, kuzabe kungasela muntu osele ephila emhlabeni, angasebenzisa phezu kwabo amandla wakhe. Uzabe esengasenelisi ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe wokukhohlisa njalo lokubhubhisa asekwenze okweminyaka eminengi njengendlela yokuzithokozisa. {GC 659.1} IEP 659.1
Umprofethi nxa wayekhangela phambili esikhathini lapho uSathane azakunqotshwa khona uthi: “Uwe njani uvela ezulwini wena okhanyayo, ndodana yokusa! Uqunyelwe emhlabathini wena owawisela phansi izizwe. Wena wawusithi enhliziyweni yakho: Ngizakwenyukela emazulwini, ngaphezu kwenkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu ngiphakamise isihlalo sami sobukhosi...ngizenze ngifanane loPhezukonke. Kodwa uzakwehlisela esihogweni ezinhlangothini zomgodi. Abakubonayo bazakujolozela, bakuqaphele besithi, nguye lo umuntu yini owenza ukuthi umhlaba uthuthumele, owanyakazisa imibuso, owamisa ilizwe laba njengenkangala, wachitha imizi yalo, ongavulelanga umnyango izibotshwa zakhe?” Isaya 14:12-17. {GC 659.2} IEP 659.2
Okweminyaka ezinkulungwane eziyisithupha umsebenzi kaSathane owokuhlamuka “sewenze ukuba umhlaba uqhaqhazele.” Wenze “ukuba umhlaba ubenjengenkangala njalo wabhidliza lamadolobho akhona.” Njalo “kavulanga indlu yezibotshwa zakhe.” Okweminyaka ezinkulugwane eziyisithupha indlu yakhe eyintolongo yamukele abantu bakaNkulunkulu, njalo ubengabagcina kokuphela beyizigqili kodwa uKrestu seyephulile amaketane akhe njalo wakhulula izibotshwa ebezikuyo. {GC 659.3} IEP 659.3
Ngitsho labantu ababi abalahliweyo ngalesi isikhathi bazabe sebebekwe esimeni lapho uSathane angeke ngamandla akhe abafinyelele, njalo uzakuba yedwa ndawonye lezingilosi zakhe ukuba ananzelele impumela ezabe isilethwe yisono emhlabeni. “Wonke amakhosi ezizwe, wonke alala phansi ngodumo, ileyo laleyo endlini yayo, kodwa wena uphoselwe ngaphandle kwengcwaba lakho, njengehlumela elinengekayo... Kawuyikuhlanganiswa kanye labo ekungcwatshweni ngoba ulichithile ilizwe lakini, wabulala abantu bakini. Inzalo yabenzi bobubi kayiyikubizwa kuze kube nininini.” Isaya 14:18-20. {GC 660.1} IEP 660.1
Okweminyaka eyinkulungwane uSathane uzazula zula emhlabeni ozabe usungamanxuwa ukuze abone impumela yokuhlamukela imilayo kaNkulunkulu akwenzayo. Phakathi kwesikhathi lesi ukuhlupheka kwakhe kuzabe kukukhulu kakhulu. Kusukela ekuweni kwakhe impilo yakhe yokungami ukulinga abantu yenza ukuthi angabi lesikhathi sokucabangisisa izenzo zakhe, kodwa khathesi uzabe engaselawo amandla akhe njalo uzatshiywa ukuba acubungule izenzo zakhe kusukela ekuqaleni lapho ahlamukela khona umbuso wezulu, njalo lokuba akhangele phambili ngokwesaba ukujeziswa okumele akwamukele ngenxa yobubi abenzileyo njalo lokuba kuzamele ajeziswe ngenxa yezono abangele ukuba abantu bazenze. {GC 660.2} IEP 660.2
Ebantwini bakaNkulunkulu ukubotshwa kukaSathane kuzabangela intokozo enkulu kakhulu. Umprofethi uthi: “Kuzakuthi-ke ngosuku iNkosi ezaliphumuza ngalo ebuhlungwini benu lekuhluphekeni kwenu lemtshikatshikeni onzima ebelisetshenziswa kiwo, lizaphakamisa lesisaga ngenkosi yeBhabhiloni [lapha emele uSathane] lithi: Uphele njani umncindezeli! Ubutha sebuphelile! Inkosi ilwephule udondolo lwabakhohlakeleyo, intonga yababusi, owatshaya abantu entukuthelweni ngokutshaya okungapheliyo, owabusa izizwe ngolaka wazingela kungekho onqandayo. Isaya 14:3-6. {GC 660.3} IEP 660.3
Eminyakeni leyi eyinkulungwane phakathi laphakathi kovuko lwakuqala lovuko lwesibili yikho lapho ukwehlulelwa kwababi okuzakwenzakala khona. Umpostoli uPhawuli uchaza ukwehlulela lokhu njengesehlakalo esenzakala ngemva kokuza kukaKrestu kwesibili. “Ngakho lingehluleli lutho isikhathi singakafiki, ize ifike iNkosi ezaveza futhi ekukhanyeni izinto ezifihlakeleyo emnyameni, njalo iveze obala amacebo ezinhliziyo, njalo khona ngulowo lalowo ezakuba lokubongwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu.” 1 Khorinte 4:5. UDanyeli uyaveza ukuba ngesikhathi lapho uMdala wezinsuku eza khona “ukwahlulela kwanikwa abangcwele boPhezu konke.” Danyeli 7:22. Ngesikhathi lesi abangcwele bazakubusa njengamakhosi labapristi kuNkulunkulu. UJohane kuSambulo uthi: “Ngabona izihlalo njalo basebehlala phezu kwazo, njalo banikwa amandla okwehlulela.” “Bazaba ngabapristi kuNkulunkulu njalo lakuKrestu, njalo bazakubusa ndawonye laye okweminyaka eyinkulungwane.” Sambulo 20:4,6. Kusesikhathini lesi esivezwe nguPhawuli nxa wayesithi, “abangcwele bazakwehlulela umhlaba.” 1 Khorinte 6:2. Ndawonye loKrestu bazahlanganyela emsebenzini wokwahlulela ababi, beqathanisa izenzo zabo lalokho okulotshwe encwadini yemilayo, eliBhayibhili njalo bazakwenza izinqumo ngaye wonke umuntu ngemisebenzi azabe eyenzile. Ngemva kwalokho isijeziso ababi okuzamele basamukele sizaphawulwa, kukhangelwa imisebenzi yabo njalo kuzabhalwa eceleni kwamabizo abo encwadini yokufa. {GC 660.4} IEP 660.4
USathane laye ndawonye lezingilosi zakhe bazakwehlulelwa nguKrestu kanye labantu bakhe. UPhawuli uthi: “Kalazi yini ukuthi lizakwehlulela ingilosi na?” 1 Khorinte 4:3. UJuda laye uyaveza ukuthi “lengilosi ezingagcinanga isimo sazo sakuqala kodwa ezatshiya eyazo indawo yokuhlala, uzigcinele isigwebo sosuku olukhulu, ngezibopho ezaphakade ngaphansi kobumnyama. Juda 1: 6. {GC 661.1} IEP 661.1
Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane uvuko lwesibili luzakwenzakala. Yikho lapho bonke abantu ababi abazavuswa njalo bame phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuze bamukele isigwebo “sokwahlulela esilotshiweyo.” Ngakho nxa umambuleli eseqedile ukuchaza ukuvuka kwabangcwele uthi, “kodwa abaseleyo kwabafileyo kabaphindanga baphila ize iphele iminyaka eyinkulungwane.” Sambulo 20:5. UIsaya laye nxa ekhuluma ngabantu ababi uthi: “bazabuthelwa ndawonye njenge zibotshwa zibuthelwa emgodini, bavalelwe entolongweni langemva kwensuku ezinengi bethekelelwe.” Isaya 24:22. {GC 661.2} IEP 661.2