Kuyambira pa kulengedwa kwa Munthu kufika pa Chigumula cha m’tsiku la Nowa. Nthawi yoyamba iyi idawona zoyesayesa zopanda pake za anthu ndi angelo kuthetsa vuto la uchimo ndi chilango chake - imfa. Mawu akuti dziko amatanthauza dongosolo la chikhalidwe cha anthu limene Mulungu anawononga ndi chigumula.
Kuyambira pa Chigumula mpaka lero. M’nyengo yachiŵiri imeneyi Mulungu walola munthu, mosonkhezeredwa ndi Satana, kupanga mtundu uliwonse wa kudzilamulira kumene iye angalingalire. Lemba la 2 Akorinto 4:4 limanena kuti Satana ndi mulungu wa dzikoli amene wachititsa khungu maganizo a anthu ndi ziwembu zake zoipa. Lemba la Aefeso 2:1 limanena kuti Satana ndi “wolamulira wa ufumu wakumwamba, mzimu umene tsopano ukugwira ntchito mwa osamvera.” Mulungu walola anthu kukumana ndi zotulukapo zoipa kuti amupangitse kuzindikira kuti kokha mwa kutembenukira kwa Mulungu angakhale ndi moyo ndi madalitso Ake. Zinthu zidzaipiraipirabe mpaka pamene Yesu Kristu adzabweranso kudzakhazikitsa Ufumu wa Mulungu padziko lapansi, n’kumamanga Satana monga mmene lemba la Chivumbulutso 20:1 limatiuzira. Dziko loipa lamakonoli lili ndi mibadwo itatu: 1) Nyengo Yakale imene Mulungu anachita ndi anthu okhulupirika akale kuyambira Nowa mpaka Yakobo; 2) M'nthawi ya Ayuda pamene Mulungu adachita ndi mtundu wa Israeli kokha kudzera mwa aneneri awo. Inatha pamene Ayuda anakana Yesu monga Mesiya wawo; 3) Munthawi ya Uthenga Wabwino, umene unayamba ndi utumiki wa Yesu mpaka lero, Uthenga Wabwino ukulalikidwa ku dziko lapansi pamene Mulungu akuitana anthu kuti akhale olowa nyumba pamodzi ndi Mwana wake.
Mtumwi Petulo akutiuza kuti: “...Pochita lonjezano [la Mulungu] tiyembekezera miyamba yatsopano, ndi dziko latsopano, kwawo kwa chilungamo.” Izi zikutchedwa Nyengo ya Zaka Chikwi pamene maufumu a dziko lapansi adzakhala Ufumu umene Yesu anaphunzitsa ophunzira ake kuupempherera pa Mateyu 6:10 : “Ufumu wanu udze; ” Ufumu wa Mulungu udzakhala pansi pa ulamuliro wa Yesu Khristu, yemwe ndi “Mfumu ya Mafumu, ndi Mbuye wa Ambuye.” ( Chiv. 19:16 ) Mulungu walonjeza kuuka kwa akufa onse ndi kubwezeretsedwa kwa zinthu zonse ku ungwiro wawo wakale, monga pa chilengedwe (Yohane 5:28-29; Machitidwe 3:21). Pa nthawi imeneyi, Yesu ndi Mkwatibwi wake adzadalitsa mabanja onse a padziko lapansi powaphunzitsa kukonda komanso kukhala ndi moyo wolungama. Lemba la Chivumbulutso 21:3-5 limati: “Ndipo ndinamva mawu ofuula ochokera kumpando wachifumu akuti, ‘Tsopano malo okhalamo Mulungu ali mwa anthu, ndipo adzakhala nawo limodzi. Iwo adzakhala anthu ake, ndipo Mulungu mwiniyo adzakhala nawo ndi kukhala Mulungu wawo. + Iye adzapukuta misozi yonse m’maso mwawo. Sipadzakhalanso imfa, kapena kulira, kapena kulira, kapena chowawitsa; pakuti zinthu zakale zapita; Iye wakukhala pa mpando wachifumu anati, Ndichita zonse zikhale zatsopano. Ndipo iye anati, Lemba, pakuti mawu awa ali okhulupirika ndi oona.” Kuwoneratu kwa Ufumu wotsirizidwa umenewu kwalongosoledwa motere:
“Tsukani maso anu kwa kamphindi kuti muone zowawa ndi matsoka, kunyozeka ndi chisoni zimene zidakalipo 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 otero, ndipo olira adzapukutidwa misozi yawo yonse, pamene mwakutero adzazindikira kuti ntchito ya chiukiriro yatha.”
Mibadwo imene idzatsatira nyengoyi sinafotokozedwe kaamba ka ife m’Baibulo, koma timakhulupirira kuti nkoyenera kunena kuti dongosolo laumulungu la Mulungu silikuthera pano koma limapitirira mpaka muyaya, kumapereka madalitso opitirizabe ndi mipata kwa zolengedwa Zake zonse.
From Man’s creation to the Flood of Noah’s day. This first time period witnessed the vain efforts of both men and angels to solve the problem of sin and its penalty – death. The word world signifies the social arrangement which God destroyed by a flood.
From the Flood to the present time. In this second period of time God has permitted man, under Satan’s influence, to devise every form of self-government that he could imagine. 2 Corinthians 4:4 speaks of Satan as the god of this world who has blinded the minds of man with his evil designs. Ephesians 2:1 refers to Satan as the “ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.” God has allowed men to experience the results evil brings in order to make him realize that only by turning to God can he have life and His blessings. Things will continue to worsen until Jesus Christ returns to set up God’s earthly Kingdom, binding Satan as Revelation 20:1 tells us. This present evil world has within it three ages: 1) The Patriarchal Age in which God dealt exclusively with faithful individuals of old from Noah to Jacob; 2)The Jewish Age when God dealt only with the nation of Israel through their prophets. It ended when the Jews rejected Jesus as their Messiah; 3) During the Gospel Age, which began with Jesus’ ministry and continues even to this day, the Gospel is being preached to the world while God calls out a people to be joint-heirs with His Son.
The Apostle Peter tells us “...keeping with His (God’s) promise we are looking forward to a new heavens and a new earth, the home of righteousness.” This is referred to as the Millennial Age when the kingdoms of this world will become the Kingdom for which Jesus taught His disciples to pray in Matthew 6:10: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.” God’s Kingdom will be under the rulership of Jesus Christ, the “King of Kings, and Lord of Lords” (Rev. 19:16). God has promised a resurrection of all the dead and a restitution of all things to their former perfection, as at creation (John 5:28-29; Acts 3:21). During this period of time, Jesus and His Bride will bless all the families of the earth by teaching them to love and live righteously. Revelation 21:3-5 says, “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’ He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” A preview of this finished Kingdom has been described as follows:
“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 a 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.”
The Ages that will follow this time period are not described for us in the Bible, but we believe it is safe to say that God’s divine program doesn’t end here but goes on through eternity, yielding continued blessings and opportunities to all His creation.
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