The Master's Simple Yet Complete Plan

Pachiyambi Mulungu anali, ndipo ndi Iye, Logos (Mawu), Mwana Wobadwa Yekha wa Mulungu. Onse pamodzi, Atate ndi Mwana, analenga ndi kulenga zinthu zonse. Mu Miy. 8:30 ( NKJ ) Logosi amatchedwa “mmisiri” wa Mulungu, amene zinthu zonse zinalengedwa. Timaŵerenga zimenezi pa Akol. 1:12-17 : “Ndikuyamika Atate amene anakuyeneretsani kuti mulandire cholowa cha oyera mtima mu ufumu wa kuunika. Pakuti anatilanditsa ife ku ulamuliro wa mdima, natilowetsa m’ufumu wa Mwana wake wokondedwa, mwa amene tiri nawo maomboledwe, chikhululukiro cha machimo. Iye ndiye chifaniziro cha Mulungu wosaonekayo, wobadwa woyamba wa chilengedwe chonse. Pakuti mwa Iye zinthu zonse zinalengedwa, zakumwamba ndi zapadziko lapansi, zooneka ndi zosaoneka, mipando yachifumu, maulamuliro, olamulira, kapena maulamuliro; zinthu zonse zinalengedwa ndi Iye, ndi kwa Iye. Iye ali woyamba wa zinthu zonse, ndipo mwa Iye zonse zigwirizana.” (Onaninso 1 Akor. 8:6; Gen. 1:26.)

M’chilengedwe chonse, dziko lapansi linasankhidwa mwapadera kukhala malo oti munthu azikhalamo. Chilichonse chimene munthu angafune kuti akhale ndi moyo kosatha m’chimwemwe chonse chinalengedwa. Munda wa Edeni munali zonse zimene aliyense akanatha kuzilingalira kapena kuziyembekezera monga kukongola ndi chakudya chochirikiza moyo. Popeza kuti Mulungu amadziŵa ciyambi ndi mapeto a zinthu zonse, iye anadziŵilatu kuti Adamu adzagonja ciyeso ca kumvera cimene anamuikila, kudzetsa ucimo ndi imfa kwa Adamu ndi mbadwa zake zonse. Koma, mwa kudziwiratu kwake, Mulungu analinso ndi dongosolo m’maganizo mwakuti munthu, mu kugwa kwake kuchokera ku ungwiro, akakhoza kuphunzira mwa zokumana nazo za “uchimo wochulukira wa uchimo” ( Aroma 7:13 ) ndipo komabe kukonzedwanso kupyolera mwa Mombolo. , amene Mulungu adzatumiza m’nthaŵi yake, kudzawombola munthu ku imfa. Pa Chiv. 13:8 timawerenga za “Mwanawankhosa amene anaphedwa kuchokera ku maziko a dziko lapansi.” Onaninso 1 Pet. 1:19, 20. Vesi limeneli limatiuza kuti Mulungu mwa nzeru Zake ndi kudziwiratu kwake anakonzeratu nsembe yochotsera machimo imene idzawombola munthu ngakhale asanachimwe. Mwanawankhosa woperekedwa nsembe ameneyu anazindikiridwa ndi Yohane M’batizi pamene Yesu anadza ku Mtsinje wa Yorodano kudzabatizidwa ndi iye. Yohane anati, “Onani Mwanawankhosa wa Mulungu amene achotsa uchimo wa dziko lapansi” (Yohane 1:29).

Yesu, pomvera chifuniro cha Atate wake, anabwera kudzafera machimo adziko lapansi (Yohane 3:16, 17). Atangotsala pang'ono kufa pa mtanda wa Kalvare, Iye ananena mawu awa achigonjetso -- “'Kwatha!' Pamenepo adaweramitsa mutu wake, napereka mzimu wake” (Yohane 19:30). Mwa imfa yake, Yesu anatsegula njira yatsopano ndi yamoyo imene Mulungu tsopano akuitanira anthu a Dzina Lake ( Aheb. 10:19, 20; Mac. 15:14 ). Mtumwi Paulo akutchula kuitana kumeneku mu Afilipi. 3:14 : “Ndilimbikira ku cholinga, kuti ndikalandire mphotho imene Mulungu wandiitanira kumwamba mwa Kristu Yesu.” Chipulumutso ndi chotsimikizika kwa onse amene alapa machimo awo ndi kukhulupilira Yesu Khristu ngati Mpulumutsi wawo. Koma pali chinthu chinanso chimene chiyenera kuchitidwa kuti tiyankhe kuitanira kwakumwamba kumeneku. Yesu ananena mu Mat. 16:24 “Ngati munthu afuna kudza pambuyo panga, adzikane yekha, nanyamule mtanda wake, nanditsate Ine. Pali malonjezo amtengo wapatali operekedwa kwa awo amene atenga sitepe iyi ya kukhala ophunzira ndi kukhala okhulupirika kufikira imfa. (Onani Chiv. 2:7, 10, 17, 26-28; 3:5, 12, 21 .) Awo amene apambana, mu mphamvu ya Yehova, adzaukitsidwa ndi kusandulika kukhala chifaniziro cha Ambuye wathu pamaso pake. Kubwera kwachiwiri. ( Aroma 8:17; Afil. 4:13; 1 Yoh. 3:2; Chiv. 20:6 ). Posakhalitsa adzabwerera kudziko lapansi kudzakhazikitsa Ufumu wapadziko lapansi wa Mulungu.

Kodi zinthu zidzakhala bwanji m’zaka 1,000 zimenezo? "Mulungu wa dziko lino lapansi" (satana) adzaletseka ndipo sadzakhozanso kupusitsa anthu (2 Akorinto 20: 1, 2). Sipadzakhalanso matenda, misozi, zowawa, imfa, zisoni, nkhondo kapena chiwawa (Chiv. 21:4; Yes. 2:4, Yes. 11:9). Kenako anthu adzakhala ndi mwayi wosalephereka wa kuphunzira chilungamo ndipo chidziŵitso cha Yehova chidzapezeka kwa onse ( Yes. 26:9; Hab. 2:14 ).

Chotsatirachi chikulongosola bwino lomwe nyengo yodabwitsa imeneyi: “Tsumirani maso anu kwa kamphindi kuti mupenye zowawa ndi matsoka, chitonzo ndi chisoni chimene chidakalipo chifukwa cha uchimo, ndipo yerekezerani pamaso panu m’maganizo mwanu ulemerero wa dziko lapansi langwiro. Palibe banga la uchimo limene limasokoneza mgwirizano ndi mtendere wa anthu angwiro; osati maganizo owawa, osati maonekedwe opanda chifundo kapena mawu; chikondi, chotuluka kuchokera mu mtima uliwonse, chimakumana ndi kuyankha kwachibale mu mtima wina uliwonse, ndipo chifundo chimakhala chizindikiro chochita chilichonse. Uko sikudzakhalakonso matenda; osati zowawa, kapena zowawa, kapena umboni wa chivundi, ngakhale kuopa zinthu zotere. Ganizirani za zithunzithunzi zonse za thanzi loyerekeza ndi kukongola kwa maonekedwe a munthu ndi mawonekedwe omwe mudawonapo, ndipo dziwani kuti umunthu wangwiro udzakhala wa kukongola kopambana. Ungwiro wamkati ndi ungwiro wamaganizo ndi wamakhalidwe udzasokoneza ndi kulemekeza nkhope iliyonse yowala. Anthu a dziko lapansi adzakhala oterowo—ndipo olira adzapukutidwa misozi yawo yonse, pamene mwakutero adzazindikira kuti ntchito ya chiukiriro yatha.”

In the beginning God was, and with Him, the Logos (the Word), God’s Only Begotten Son. Together, Father and Son, they designed and created all things. In Prov. 8:30 (NKJ) the Logos is called God’s “master craftsman,” the one by whom all things were made. We read this in Col. 1:12-17: “Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, powers, rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” (See also 1 Cor. 8:6; Gen. 1:26.)

In the entire universe, earth was specially chosen as the place for man to dwell. Everything man would ever need to sustain life forever in complete happiness was created. The Garden of Eden had in it all that anyone could imagine or ever hope for as far as beauty and life-sustaining nourishment. Since God knows the beginning as well as the end of all things, He knew beforehand that Adam would fail the test of obedience that He set before him, bringing sin and death to Adam and all his descendants. But, in His foreknowledge, God also had a plan in mind so that man, in his fall from perfection, could learn by experience the “exceeding sinfulness of sin” (Rom. 7:13) and yet be made right again through a Redeemer, whom God would send in due time, to ransom man back from death. In Rev. 13:8 we read of the “Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world.” See also 1 Pet. 1:19, 20. This verse tells us that God in His wisdom and foreknowledge planned an atoning sacrifice that would redeem man back even before he had sinned. This sacrificial Lamb was identified by John the Baptist when Jesus came to the River Jordan to be baptized of him. John said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).

Jesus, in obedience to His Father’s will, came to die for the sins of the world (John 3:16, 17). Just prior to dying on Calvary’s cross, He uttered these words of victory -- “‘It is finished!’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up His spirit” (John 19:30). By His death, Jesus opened up a new and living way by which God is now calling out a people for His Name ( Heb. 10:19, 20; Acts 15:14). The Apostle Paul mentions this calling in Phil. 3:14: “ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Salvation is assured to all those who repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior. But there is another step that must be taken to answer this heavenly calling. Jesus said in Mat. 16:24 “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” There are many precious promises extended to those who take this step of discipleship and are faithful until death. (See Rev. 2:7, 10, 17, 26-28; 3:5, 12, 21.) Those who overcome, in the strength of the Lord, will be raised up and changed into the likeness of our Lord at His Second coming. ( Rom. 8:17; Phil. 4:13; 1 Jn. 3:2; Rev. 20:6). Soon thereafter they will return to earth to establish God’s earthly Kingdom.

What will it be like during those 1,000 years? “The god of this world” (Satan) will be restrained and no longer able to deceive people (2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 20:1, 2). There will be no more sickness, tears, sufferings, death, sorrows, wars or violence (Rev. 21:4; Isa. 2:4, Isa. 11:9). Mankind will then have the unhindered opportunity to learn righteousness and the knowledge of the Lord will be universally available to all (Isa. 26:9; Hab. 2:14).

The following well describes this wonderful period: “Close your eyes for a moment to the scenes of misery and woe, degradation and sorrow that yet prevail on account of sin, and picture before your mental vision the glory of the perfect earth. Not a stain of sin mars the harmony and peace of a perfect society; not a bitter thought, not an unkind look or word; love, welling up from every heart, meets a kindred response in every other heart, and benevolence marks every act. There sickness shall be no more; not an ache nor a pain, nor any evidence of decay -- not even the fear of such things. Think of all the pictures of comparative health and beauty of human form and feature that you have ever seen, and know that perfect humanity will be of still surpassing loveliness. The inward purity and mental and moral perfection will stamp and glorify every radiant countenance. Such will earth’s society be -- and weeping bereaved ones will have their tears all wiped away, when thus they realize the resurrection work complete.”