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Isaiah 25:1	Vol.1.7  October 2009
THE REIGN OF THE LORD IN ZION – The News of Life. Obadiah 21
Prepare the Table, Watch in the Watchtower, Eat, Drink ... Isaiah 21:5

 

 

This is a monthly Christian Newsletter and hereby state the object of its publication: That we are living in the last days — the end of the Gospel age; as well as the dawning of the long prayed for Kingdom of Christ in power; are facts not only discernible by the close Student of the word, led by the Spirit; but the outward signs recognizable by the world, bear the same testimony: And we are desirous that the “household of Faith” be fully awake. Not only help awaken but to assist them to “put on the whole Armor of God that they may be able to stand in this evil day”. And beside all this, that giving all diligence, they add to their Faith, Virtue, and to virtue, Knowledge, Self-control, Patience, Godliness, brotherly Kindness, and Love; whom trust in the merit of Christ’s Sacrifice for the world. Luke 21:36; Matt. 6:10; Eph.6:13; 2 Peter 1:4-11

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DEATH and RESURRECTION OF ALL!
 

BY the grace of God and His favor upon favor, we shall today study and have an insight into this prophecy 1. Cor. 15:21-23 KJV — “For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE, EVEN SO IN CHRIST SHALL ALL BE MADE ALIVE !! But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.”

We see from the beginning — Rom. 5:12-19 KJV: “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as [it was] by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many [ALL] were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many [ALL be given a trial] be made righteous.” Amen.

WHAT THEN IS DEATH? & WHAT DIES? 

We answer, the being dies — ceases to have being or existence. Death is the dissolution, or separation of the things which combined, constitute being, — Soul — namely, life and body. Very few people seem to realize what is meant by the term “soul.” The Scriptural teaching is that man is a soul, not that he has a soul. In Gen. 2:7 KJV we read, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a LIVING SOUL.” The Word of God speaks of both man and beast as souls. (See Num. 31:28.) Body, soul and spirit are in combination in a living organism. Thus when the spirit of life returns to God who gave it (all nature is His reservoir of life) then, the being/soul is dead and soon the body will return to the dust from whence it was taken. We see clearly then, that not the body but the being — called in Scripture, soul, dies. Let us notice some instances in which this is stated in so many words:  “Cause the soul of owners thereof to expire” (dissolve, die). — Job 31:39 KJV   “Their soul dieth in youth….” — Job 36:14, margin. “To deliver their soul (being) from death and to keep them alive in famine.” — Psalm 33:19 KJV. “He spared not their soul (being) from death (dissolution)” — Psalm 78:50. “He keepeth back his soul (being) from the pit” (death). — Job 33:18. “He shall deliver his soul (being) from the grave.” Psalm 89:48 KJV. “All souls (beings) are mine...the soul (being) that sinneth it shall die” — Ezek. 18:4 KJV. It was the soul (being) of Jesus which was given for our ransom. “Thou shalt make his soul (being) an offering for sin”.... “He shall see of the travail of his soul and be satisfied.” “He hath poured out his soul (being) unto death.” — Isaiah. 53:10-12. But, (Acts 2:31) “His soul (being) was not left in hell,” (hades —the condition of death). He was raised to a being again, but a being of a higher order—having a grander than human form—body. “Put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit” — 1Pet.3:18.

We next inquire – What happens in death? — Where are the dead?

The infallible Word of God, the Bible, gives its account of the conditions of death both to man and all beasts as there is no difference. Eccl. 3:18-21 KJV — “I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?” — Ah, that man and the cows, the chickens, pigs he eats all go to one place!!! As also man is eaten up by lions, fish in the sea, as well as burned into ashes! No wonder, when man dies he is like slaughtered chicken!

“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.”

Yes, you, the living, hearken, — “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Eccl. 9:5-6,10.

So we see in death, man (dead soul) like a dead goat does not speak, understand, know anything or even remember anything; for his memory, love is perished. Where comes the gospel of the spirit of the dead person speaking? Souls suffering in purgatory? That a soul has gone to heaven? When actually even the soul of Jesus went to hell at his death — Acts 2:31 KJV. That, mighty Angels are questioning the soul of the dead unbelievers in Islam/Allah? — This gospel (Jer. 23:16; 14:14) from heathen shrines to magnificent cathedrals of nominal Christianity to mosques is of its own father, the devil — the father of lies — (John 8:40-45), that old serpent! — the murderer.

For the scriptures clearly teach that the dead can not even remember their God nor praises him — “Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake. For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?” Psalm 6:4-5 AND “The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.” Psalm 115:17. Until the resurrection, the dead remain in a state of silence, complete darkness — symbolically called “sleep” and the resurrection is to be here on earth! like that of Jesus — Isaiah 26:19.

“THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD — OF THE JUST AND UNJUST” — Acts 24:15

We see then that resurrection means the restoring of being — called soul. Now, “with what body do they (these beings) come” (into being again)? is a question asked by Paul. (1 Cor. 15:35). [We have seen that being is made up of two elements, body, and spirit of life — hence, if restored to being they must have some sort of bodies provided them.] Paul proceeds to tell us, that while each must have a body, yet, in the resurrection all beings will not have the same kind of bodies. He says that there are two general sorts or kinds of bodies — the earthly or natural bodies, and the spiritual or heavenly bodies. There are two perfect illustrations of these two kinds of bodies: Adam was the head of the earthly, human family and a pattern of the perfect human body. Christ Jesus at his resurrection was the firstborn from the dead to the perfect new nature, the spiritual, and he, “thus born of the Spirit, is spirit” (John 3:6). His is a sample or illustration of a perfect Spiritual body. All humanity belongs to one of two classes: either they are natural men — The ADAMIC SEED — or they have been begotten of the Spirit through the word of truth and have given themselves up to Christ, that the will of God might be done in them. This is the newly begotten man; he belongs to the SPIRITUAL SEED. Now says Paul, “God gives it a body as it hath pleased Him and to every seed his own body.” That is, those who have, during the present life, become partakers of the divine nature must needs have a divine form — a “spiritual body” “like unto Christ’s glorious body,” while those who have not thus changed nature would have no change of body. When again brought into being, they will have natural, human bodies.

Where will this resurrection happen?

This resurrection takes place on earth as actually all who die remain here or go to dust of the earth (both holy and unholy). This was sentence when man sinned — Gen.3:19. “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.” (This dust is what is referred to as grave, pit, hell — Hades/Sheol in Greek/ Hebrews respectively) that even Jesus went into hell at his death — Acts 2:31. The promise of God is that He will break this prison house of humanity (graves). Isaiah 26:19 — “Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the Earth shall cast out the dead.” The resurrection of the dead is similarly spoken of in John 5:28,29, where we read, “Marvel not at this, for the hour is coming in the which ALL that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth.” This is a perfect gift of our God in the Sacrifice of His dear Son, the man Christ Jesus, who gave his life a Ransom for ALL to be testified in due time; That God himself is a Saviour of all people — this is a way (by resurrection of all) in which He saves ALL from the power of the grave; for ALL to be given an individual trial (ALL TO BE MADE ALIVE in Christ Jesus) — 1 Timothy 2:3-6; 1 Cor. 15:21-22. The Lord does not mean merely all the good, for He also includes in this all that are in their graves.

We read in Daniel 12:2 — “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” that they that have done good shall come forth “unto the resurrection of life”; those who have done evil shall come forth to “damnation.” The word damnation, in the Greek, signifies a crisis, a turning-point, trial for life, a decision. All of God’s works and plans are full of order. It has well been said — order is the first law of heaven. While, there shall be a resurrection both of the just and unjust and all shall be made alive, and while some shall be made alive as perfect spiritual beings, and others in the likeness of the earthly one, Adam, yet there are times and seasons and orders for all this, as Paul says: “But every man in his own order, Christ the firstfruits…” (Jesus the head and we the “members of his body” — yet “all ONE body.” The head raised 1800 years ago, the body very soon we trust.) “Afterward they that are Christ’s at his [parousia] presence” — the “church.” (1 Cor. 15:23).

Where is the source of the popular gospel that “so and so” being holy has gone to heaven? And, if all will be given an opportunity for trial (Isaiah 65:20; Jeremiah 31:29-30) with such a big probationary period in the Kingdom of their Redeemer (Acts 3:19-23; Math. 6:10; Rev. 20:6) and here on earth (Rev. 5:9-10), where, hence, is Purgatory? Be aware of that father of lies, that old serpent called the devil with its big systems/institutions of error called churches!! And to the honest and sincere at heart this is the will of God in Rev. 18:4. Do not hesitate nor waste time as the warning goes.

THE RESURRECTION OF THE CHURCH

Those whose faith enables them to stand through evil report and through good report, and who thus fulfill the Divine requirement, are in the character-likeness of Jesus. These now pass from under the condemnation condition to the life condition. As the Apostle says, “We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren” (I John 3:14). This passing from death unto life is not in the full sense in the present time. By faith we are reckoned dead with Christ, counted members of His Body. That future life is reckoned to us. We are counted as having it; and this is our condition because we have the Divine approval. The outcome will be, that those having this approval of God, having passed the trials and testings which they have received — for He receiveth no son whom He does not scourge (Heb. 12:6) — and having proved faithful to the end, will be raised by the Lord to the very highest place — glory, honor and immortality. This is the crown, or very highest pinnacle of life that could be imagined. So, then, those who will have part in this First Resurrection will reign with Christ a thousand years (Rev. 20:6). What is the significance of “life resurrection”? We answer that these shall come forth to perfect life instantly. As St. Paul says, “It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spirit body.” Thus instantaneously these blessings come to them. They have their trial in the present time and, therefore, theirs will be the chief or first resurrection.

THE RESURRECTION OF THE WORLD

But all will have a resurrection. How will the resurrection of the world differ from that apportioned to the Church? The world has not had the Divine approval; the heathen have not had the Divine approval. The Apostle says, “How shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?” (Rom. 10:14.) They are not fit for heaven. They are not fit to be with the angels or with the saints, no matter how they came to be in this condition. They came into this condition because of heredity, as children of Adam. But they could not have the same kind of resurrection that those will receive who have God’s approval now, at the time of their death: “Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life” — Rev. 2:10. So with the majority of those in Christian lands. They could not be thought to be fit for heaven or to have God’s approval in any sense of the word. And they know it. They confess it themselves. Nobody could deny that nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand are living “after the flesh.” They are not saints, but have the Divine disapproval, some having heard more of the Word of God, and some having heard less.

THE GENERAL RESURRECTION TO BE GRADUAL

“Those who have done evil” will come forth to the resurrection of “damnation” (Greek — crisis), resurrection of trial, resurrection of testing. What kind will it be? The Scriptures show us that it will be a gradual resurrection. During the thousand years of Christ’s reign the people will be awakening from the sleep in the tomb (Isaiah 26:19). This awakening will be a preparatory work, not the full resurrection, which will require the entire thousand years. But the Divine provision is that the account will have been settled for the whole world, so that when they shall come forth from the tomb in the future they will be in the hands of the Redeemer, whose Kingdom will be worldwide on earth. They will have the opportunity of being raised again to that which was lost. Human perfection was lost, which includes not only perfect physical health, but perfect mental power; for mental power depends upon the brain, is affected by the brain, as well as by the body, so that men are now in a dying condition, mentally, morally and physically. None will be fully raised, from imperfection to perfection, until the end of the thousand years. All who will respond to the beneficent arrangements will secure that which Father Adam enjoyed at first — perfect manhood. Those who will not be obedient to the requirements of Christ’s Kingdom will be cut off in the Second Death. They will be destroyed as brute beasts, having had the full measure of Divine favor. — Isaiah 65:20; 2 Pet. 2:12; Acts 3:23.

BURNING OF THE WORLD SYMBOLICAL

The Scriptures declare that “the earth abideth forever” and that “God formed it not in vain; He made it to be inhabited.” (See Eccl. 1:4; Isaiah 45:18.) It has not yet reached the blessed condition when it will blossom as a rose, although it is in process of completion. At the end of the thousand years of Christ’s reign, the whole earth shall have been brought to perfection. In prophecies, mountains are symbolical of kingdoms (Isaiah 2:2). In 2 Peter 3:12-13 the Apostle’s words signify that there will be a great conflagration and that the heavens also will be on fire, but that, nevertheless, there will be a new order of things, to take the place of the old order; and under this new order of things there shall come a blessing to all in the earth. The word “fire,” in this sense, signifies destruction of the present order of things, of the cosmos — not the earth, but the social system, society as at present organized (Political, Economical, Societal and Religious systems).

THE RESURRECTION WILL LEVEL ALL CLASSES

The Psalmist tells us that “the mountains shall be removed and carried into the midst of the sea,” mountains being symbolical of the kingdoms, of the present governments of the earth, and society in general, the elements which support the governments (Psalm 46). St. Peter also speaks as though the whole world will be consumed by fire. These things are symbolical, implying that the people who are now in a low condition will be brought up, and that those who are high will be brought low. Thus there will be a leveling process. We remember the statement of the Scripture in Zephaniah, “Wait ye upon Me, saith the Lord.” Here God is speaking to the Church, telling us that we should not be dissatisfied, that we should not be anarchists and strife-breeders: I [God] shall attend to this matter Myself. You can rest with the present order of things.

“Wait ye upon Me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for My determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them Mine indignation, even all My fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy.” That this fire is not literal is shown in the next sentence: “Then will I turn unto the people a pure Message, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord to serve Him with one consent.” — (Zeph. 3:8-9)

WHEN “THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY, ‘COME’”

It will be the work of the thousand years of Messiah’s reign to thus make known the pure Message of God, the pure Word of God (Zeph. 3:8-9), the TRUTH. We all see, as we look back, that a pure Message of God has not been declared to mankind, but creed contradicting creed, making confusion worse, more confounded. The Lord, however, will pour out His Spirit upon all flesh, and the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the great deep. (Isa. 11:9; Hab. 2:14.) As the Revelator puts it, “the river of the water of life” will flow freely. — Rev. 21:6; 22:1-2, 17. We see that there is no Throne yet established and that there is no Bride now. We are waiting for the time to come when the Throne will be established and when “the water of life” will flow out. In the future it will be “a river of the water of life.” This cannot take place until the second coming of our Lord; consequently, it will be after that, in the glorious time of Messiah’s Kingdom, when the Spirit and the Bride will say, “Come!” The election of the Church of God will then have been completed; and every creature will come to a knowledge of the Truth and will have the opportunity of attaining to the full perfection made possible by the redemptive work of Christ.

THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE CHURCH (Bride)
TO EARTHLY SOCIETY

The spirit condition is spoken of as a heavenly condition in the sense that the words heaven and heavenly in the Scriptures are used to signify higher. So the heaven to which the Church will be taken is this higher condition. But the mission of the Church in the next Age is in connection with humanity. We are, then, to understand that the Lord and the Church will be present, operating through human, earthly agents; supervising, overruling. We have an example of this invisible power in Satan, who has been ruling here for over six thousand years, through his agents. His work is a deceptive work. He has ruled mankind through ignorance, superstition, etc. But the rule of Christ will be the scattering of error, superstition. The world shall know the Truth that the Truth may make them free. Those who will receive the Truth will receive the freedom and will eventually attain the liberty which belongs to the sons of God. Men will be quite visible to the Christ, but they will be invisible to men. It is in respect to these that the Lord said that the twelve Apostles shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel — that the Apostles shall be associates with Him in judging and ruling the world.

Then there is another class: “Ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the Prophets in the Kingdom of God”; but our Lord does not say a word about their seeing Himself or His Apostles. He and His Apostles will be in the invisible phase of the Kingdom. So it is written, “Instead of Thy fathers shall be Thy children, whom Thou mayest make Princes in all the earth.” (Psa. 45:16.) The patriarchs will be considered the children. A father is a life-giver. While in one sense of the word Abraham and Isaac, etc., might be considered fathers, yet by virtue of Christ’s redemptive work He will give them life and they will be His children; for whoever gives life is the father and whoever receives life is the child. They will be Princes in all the earth, not on the heavenly plane, but on the earthly plane, having obtained a “better resurrection” because they were faithful. Each one of them will be a sample of perfect manhood; and each one of them will be a prince or ruler. Their wisdom will be a wisdom superintended by the Church in glory.

THE OBJECT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TRIAL OF MANKIND

Mankind will need to be put on trial to see whether or not they will accept God’s Plan with the knowledge they will have received. If they accept, they will be adjudged worthy of everlasting life. If they fail to come into harmony, they will be adjudged worthy of everlasting death — Second death. But this judgment will be passed by Christ and His Bride.

So, then, we see that there is a great judgment or trial coming to the world to give them the opportunity of deciding whether or not they will come into harmony with the arrangements of Christ’s Kingdom. In the work of judging, the Church will be associated with Christ. We read that God “hath appointed a day, in which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He hath ordained” (Acts 17:31), Christ, the Head, and the Church, His Body. Again, “Know ye not that the saints shall judge the world?” (I Cor. 6:2.) Therefore our own judgment or trial takes place in advance, that we may be prepared to try or judge the world; and by the experiences through which we have passed, we will be able to assist them, as they shall be on trial and under our control (Jeremiah 31:29-31; Isaiah 65:20 KJV). AMEN.

 

LUGANDA TRANSLATION in brief.

OKUFA N’OKUZUUKIRA KWA BONNA.
 

Mu kisa kya Katonda, tutunuulidde okuyiga ku kyawandiikibwa mu 1 Abakkolinso 15:21-23 — “Kubanga okufa bwe kwabaawo ku bw’omuntu, era n’okuzuukira kw’abafu kwabaawo ku bwa muntu. Kuba bonna nga bwe baafiira mu Adamu, era bwe batyo mu Kristo bonna mwe balifuukira abalamu. Naye  buli muntu mu kifo kye ye.”

          Tulaba okuva olubereberye mu Abaruumi 5:12-21: “Olw’ebyo, nga ku bw’omuntu omu ekibi bwe kyayingira mu nsi, okufa ne kuyingira olw’ekibi, bwe kityo okufa ne kubuna ku Bantu bonna, kubanga bonna baayonoona: …... Kuba ng’obutawulira bw’omuntu omu oli abangi (bonna ) bwe baafuuka ababi, bwe kityo n’olwokuwulira kw’oyo omu abangi balifuuka abatuukirivu. … Ng’ekibi bwe kyafugira mu kufa (kuba bonna bafa), era n’ekisa bwe kityo kiryoke kifuge olw’obutuukirivu okuweesa obulamu obutaggwaawo, ku bwa Yesu Kristo Mukama waffe” Amina.

OKUFA KYEKI ERA AMAGOMBE GAFANANA GA TYA?
ERA KI EKIFA?

          Tulaba Omukka omulamu (omuntu) ye afa oba ye asaanawo! Tulaba mu kutondebwa kw’omuntu mu Olubereberye 2:7 nti Katonda n’abumba ettaka nalifuwamu omukka gw’obulamu — omuntu nalyoka afuuka Omukka omulamu (Oluzungu — Soul). Kale omwoyo gw’omuntu gwe Omukka omulamu era ye muntu omulamu! (Isaaya 53:10-12, Ezekyeeri 18:4, Zabbuli 89:48, Yobu 31:39, 36:14). Era ebya wandiikibwa bikakasa nti omuntu n’ebisolo byonna mukka mulamu era byombi tewali njawulo kuba birina omyoyo gumu. Omubulizi 3:18-21 “… Kubanga ekyo ekituuka ku baana b’abantu kye kituuka ku nsolo; ekigambo kimu kibatuukako; ng’eyo bw’efa, n’oyo bw’afa bwatyo; weewaawo, bonna balina omukka gumu; so abantu tebaliiko bwe basinga nsolo: kubanga byonna butalimu. Bonna bagenda mu kifo kimu; bonna baava mu nfuufu, era bonna badda mu nfuufu nate !! Ani amanyi omwoyo gw’abantu oba nga gulinya mu ggulu, n’omwoyo gw’ensolo oba gukka wansi mu ttaka?”

          Omuntu nga bw’awomerwa enkoko, ente n’enyama yonna, mwatu bw’afa bonna basisikana mu kifo kimu, badda mu nfuufu kuba omwo Katonda mwe yabaggya. Era omuntu bwe yayonoona, Katonda nagumusalila nti onodda mu ttaka kuba omwo mwewaggyibwa (Olubereberye 3:19). Kale ababulira enjiri ya Puligatoli, ono afudde agenze mu ggulu — Mbuuza, enkoko/ ente zetulya nazo zigenda mu puligatoli? oba mu ggulu? Wewuunye n’ebisolo nabyo birya abantu, gamba ebyenyanja n’empologoma. Kale mwegendereze enjiri ey’obulimba (Yeremiah 14:13; 23:16) eya sitani wamu n’amadiini ge yatandikawo okulwanyisa Kristo n’AMAZIMA! Yokaana 8:31-45.

Tulaba omuntu bw’afa n’enkoko emusinga kuba obudde bwe bukwaata emanya ekisulo kyayo wamu n’ebinyonyi byonna; so nga omuntu omufu tabaako kumanya kwonna!! Omubulizi 9:5-6, 10 akakasa: “Kubanga abalamu bamanyi nga balifa: naye abafu tebaliiko kye bamanyi, ….” Kale “Buli kintu omukono gwo kye gulaba okukola, okikolanga n’amaanyi go; kubanga tewali mulimu newakubadde okuteesa newakubadde amagezi mu magombe gy’ogenda”.Kale omuntu bwafa atakyalina magezi wadde kujjukira kintu kyonna, awoza atya nga ali magombe? Wewuunye enjiri y’omulimba era sitani, nti Ono agenze mu puligatoli! Ono agenze mu ggulu! Ono malayika zi mubuza ebibuzo bino kuba takkiriza Buyisilamu oba tamanyi Allah! Omuzimu gwa gundi gwogedde! Mumanye eyo y’enjiri yemu ewakanya Katonda eyagamba nti omuntu anadda mu ttaka (Olub.3:19) era nti n’abafu bali zuukira nga bava mu ttaka (Danyeri 12:2) — enkola ekyusakyusa ebigambo bya Katonda, ye ya sitani, omulimba okuva olubereberye, era omusota ogwedda! — Yokaana 8:40-45.

Kuba laba; n’omufu tajjyukira Katonda wadde okumusinza — Zabbuli 6:4-5; 115:17. So nga abeera mu ku sirika okw’enkomeredde, okutuuka lwalizuukizibwa!! Era nga bazuukirira wano ku nsi, nga Yesu Kristo bwe yazuukirira wano ku nsi, olwo oluvanyuma n’alyoka agenda mu ggulu (Isaaya 26:19).

OKUZUUKIRA KW’ABANTU BONNA! — Ebik. 24:15

Tulaba mu kuzuukira nti omuntu addawo nga bweyali ng’afa, naye nga Katonda bwe yakola omuntu okuba omukka omulamu (Olub.2:7), kalenno mu kuzuukira era abantu baggya kuba n’omubiri wamu n’omukka gw’obulamu, wabula abantu bakufuna emibiri gyanjyawulo (1 Abak.15:35). Tulaba Adamu yafaananyizibwa abantu ab’okubeera wano ku nsi nga Katonda bweyateekateeka (Isaaya 45:18); Era abazaalibwa omubiri bantu ba nsi nga esigo ya Adamu, bwekityo abazaalibwa omwoyo n’AMAZIMA (Yakobo 1:18) b’ateerekerwa eggulu — emibiri gyabwe giba nga gya bamalayika, baba mwoyo, ba sigo ya mwoyo. Ekizaalibwa omyoyo kiba mwoyo, songa n’ekizaalibwa omubiri kiba mubiri (Yokaana 3:6).

Okuzuukira kuno kun’abeera wa?

          Okuzuukira kwa kubeera wano ku nsi, kuba n’abafa badda mu ttaka/ enfuufu ey’oku nsi era bonna abatukuvu n’abatali batukuvu. Era Katonda bwe yakolimira omuntu ekyo kyeyamutegeeza mu Olub.3:19 nti “muntuyozo mwonogyanga eky’okulya okutuuka lw’olidda mu ttaka, kuba omwo  mwe wagyibwa …. era mu ttaka mw’olidda”!! (Era ENFUUFU ey’oku nsi g’emagombe, entaana, etalimwa lumonde, geyeena so nga ne Yesu bw’eyafa eyo gyeyagenda — Ebik.2:31). Mukama ow’ekisa yasuubiza nti: Agya kumenya entaana era asanyewo amaanyi g’emagombe, anunule abantu bonna okuva mu kkomera lino — (Kosea 13:14). Katonda waffe ow’ekitalo, akakasa mu Isaaya 26:19 nti

           “Abafu baliba balamu; … Muzuukuke muyimbe mmwe ababeera mu nfuufu: … n’ettaka liriwandula abafu!!”

          Yesu akakasa kino; nti “temwewuunya kuba ekiseera kigya, bonna abali emagombe lwe baliwulira eddobozi lye ne bavaayo emagombe” Yokaana 5:28-29. Kino kye KIRABO KYA KATONDA eri abantu bonna, bwe yawayo omwanawe Yesu Kristo afiirire abantu bonna (Omutango gwa bonna); Kuba Katonda ye mulokozi w’abantu bonna (nga ayita mukuzuukira) era alireeta abantu bonna okulokolebwa n’okutegerera ddala AMAZIMA! 1 Timusewo 2:3-6; 1 Abakkolinso 15:21-23.

          Tukiraba mu Danyeri 12:2 nti “Era bangi ku bo abeebaka mu nfuufu ey’oku nsi balizuukuka, abamu eri obulamu obutaggwaawo n’abalala eri ensonyi n’okunyoomebwa okutaggwaawo.” Kale abakkiriza Kristo eri obulamu naye abalala eri ensonyi n’okunyoomebwa (Greeki — Krisis, ekitegeeza okuzuukirira omusango oba okugezesebwa) — okuweebwa omukisa gw’okugezesebwa (Yeremiya 31:29-31) nga Adamu bwe yali mu Adeni. Era mu musango oba okugezesebwa kuno, omuntu wakuweebwa obudde obutakka wa myaka kikumi ng’agezesebwa — Isaaya 65:20-22.

          Kale Enjiri ey’etutumu yaawa egamba nti: Gundi afude agenze mu ggulu? Oba geyeena? Oba nga abantu banaweebwa omukisa okugezesebwa (Isaaya 65:20) n’okumanya Amazima (1 Tim.2:4) n’okukkiriza Kristo mu Bwakabaka bwa Kristo (Ebik. 3:19-23; Matayo 6:10; Okubik. 20:6) era wano ku NSI (Okubik. 5:9-10); Awo puligatoli eruwa? Kale aboluganda, nga bwe mulabye wagulu, mmwe gendereze enjiri y’obulimba (Yeremiya 23:16; 14:14) eva ow’omulyoolyomi era sitani, oyo amazima tegali mu ye era ye taata wa balimba okuva olubereberye, wamu n’amakanisa n’ekkeliziya eziteegeza enjiri ye!! (Yokaana 33 - 45). Katonda abantu be abesimbu, abali mu makanisa ago, abateegeza mu Okubikkulirwa 18:4 eky’okukola!   MWETEGEREZE!!

OKUZUUKIRA KW’EKKANISA N’ABALALA KWANJAWULO

          Abakkiriza Kristo mu kiseera kino era ne bawangula ensi, okugezesebwa kwabwe kuba ku wedde era abo bazuukirira obulamu era baweebwa engule ey’obulamu: — “Beeranga mwesigwa okutuusa okufa, nange ndikuwa engule ey’obulamu” (Okubik.2:10), Amina. Abo, bazuukirira obutafa era bakufuga ne mukama waffe Kristo okumala emyaka lukumi wano ku nsi (Okubik. 20:6, 5:9-10) — Nga bayigiriza, bagezeesa era basalira omusango abantu (Isaaya 65:20, Yeremiya 31:29-30), kuba bbo be bakabaka era bakabona ba Katonda. Wewuunye enjiri ya sitani n’amadiini ge, egamba nti abatakkiriza Kristo mu kiseera kino bagenda mu geyeena/oba muliro — olwo Kristo n’abagoberezi be banaafuga miti oba bisolo? Katonda akikakasa nti mu Bwakabaka bwa Kristo wano ku nsi nti: abantu banazanya n’empologoma, essalambwa n’engo so nga n’omwana omuto anakwaata ku ttimba (Isaaya 11:9); Ente, empologoma, essalabwa nazo zirigenda mu ggulu? Wegendereze enjiri y’obulimba na bagibuulira kuba baddu ba Sitani; Eky’ennaku, abantu abo baweereza sitani naye nga abamu tebakimanyi, nga Yesu bweyakiteegeza mu Yokaana 8:33-45.

          Nga bwe tulabye wagulu, abantu bonna abatawuliranga ku Yesu  (Abaruumi 10:14) ne bafa, n’abatamukkiriza mu kiseera kino — kuba tebakiweredwa (Matayo 13:10-17), baggya kuzuukirira okugezesebwa; Nga Kristo abaggya emagombe, abayigiriza, abalongoosa, abazza obuggya mu manyi g’omuntu atuukiridde, era bakwaate obutuukirivu, okumala ebbaga lya myaka lukumi; — olwo nga enjiri y’obulimba ne mukama wayo asibidwa, AMAZIMA gafuge nga amazzi bwe gajjuza enyanja; Oluvanyuma Sitani ne bamalayika be basumululwe okudamu okulimba abantu – olwo abantu balondeko obutuukirivu bwa Kristo oba obubi bwa sitani; Abasanyukira Amazima basikire/ bayingire mu Bwakabaka bwa Katonda, abajeemu ne mukamawaabwe basaanyizibwewo, kwe kufa okw’okubiri (Isaaya 65:20; Ebik.3:23).

OLUNAKU OLW’OMUKISA

          Olunaku olw’omukisa lunaakerera abaana b’abantu, bwe BWAKABAKA BWA KRISTO wano ku nsi (Mat. 6:10, Okubik. 20:6). Nga bwe tukilaba mu byawandiikibwa nti: “Ensi ebeerera awo emirembe gyonna (Omub. 1:4), era nga ne Katonda waffe akakasa nti ensi eno ya gikola okutuulwamu abantu so nga n’ekigendererwa kye kyakutuukirira kuba ye Katonda (Isaaya 45:18), Kristo ateekateeka ensi eno yonna okugifuula nga olusuku Adeni (Ezekyeri 36:35). Lino esuubi ddene eri abagoberezi ba Yesu nti “ Ffe tulindirira eggulu eliggya  n’ensi empya omunabeera obutuukirivu bwa Katonda (2 Pet. 3:13).” Ekiseera kino kyogerwako, nti mu Yekkaalu (Ekkanisa, Kristo) mu nafuluma omugga gw’amazzi amalamu agawonya bonna wano ku nsi — Zabuuli 46: “Waliwo omugga, emyaala gyagwo gikulukuta nga giva mu Kibuga kya Katonda, Ekifo ekitukuvu eky’eweema z’oyo ali waggulu ennyo. Era Katonda ali mukyo.” Wano Omwoyo n’omugole (Kristo) ne bayita nti jjangu, … Ayagala atwaale amazzi g’obulamu buwa — Okubik. 22:17.

          Tukilaba burungi nti waliwo olunaku lw’okugezesebwa n’omusango mu Bwakabaka bwa Kristo. Tukilabye nti Ekkanisa egya kuba ne Kristo nga basalira abantu emisango. Olunaku luno tulusomako mu Ebik. 17:31, era mu 1 Abakkolinso 6:2 — “Temumanyi nga ab’atukuvu be balisalira ensi omusango?” Kale okugezesebwa kwaffe abagoberera Yesu kwe kusooka, tusobole okufuna obumanyirivu mu butuukirivu n’okukakasa okwagala kwa Katonda.

Amina.

 

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THE DIVINE PLAN OF AGES

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— Eph. 3:11, Emp. Diag.

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