A volta de Jesus
A volta de Jesus é uma das maiores promessas da Bíblia. Cristo prometeu que retornará em glória, e os cristãos vivem na expectativa desse dia triunfante.
A promessa do retorno
Jesus prometeu aos discípulos que voltaria. Os anjos confirmaram essa promessa na ascensão, e os apóstolos ensinaram que Ele virá com poder.
mama pitu gRhE bahUni vAsasthAni santi nO cEt pUrvvaM yuSmAn ajnjApayiSyaM yuSmadarthaM sthAnaM sajjayituM gacchAmi|
yadi gatvAhaM yuSmannimittaM sthAnaM sajjayAmi tarhi panarAgatya yuSmAn svasamIpaM nESyAmi, tatO yatrAhaM tiSThAmi tatra yUyamapi sthAsyatha|
iti vAkyamuktvA sa tESAM samakSaM svargaM nItO’bhavat, tatO mEghamAruhya tESAM dRSTEragOcarO’bhavat|
yasmin samayE tE vihAyasaM pratyananyadRSTyA tasya tAdRzam Urdvvagamanam apazyan tasminnEva samayE zuklavastrau dvau janau tESAM sannidhau daNPAyamAnau kathitavantau,
hE gAlIlIyalOkA yUyaM kimarthaM gagaNaM prati nirIkSya daNPAyamAnAstiSThatha? yuSmAkaM samIpAt svargaM nItO yO yIzustaM yUyaM yathA svargam ArOhantam adarzam tathA sa punazcAgamiSyati|
Etat sAkSyaM yO dadAti sa Eva vakti satyam ahaM tUrNam AgacchAmi| tathAstu| prabhO yIzOे, AgamyatAM bhavatA|
pazyAhaM tUrNam AgacchAmi, Ekaikasmai svakriyAnuyAyiphaladAnArthaM maddAtavyaphalaM mama samavartti|
Os sinais e o momento
Ninguém sabe o dia nem a hora. Jesus alertou sobre falsos sinais e nos chamou à vigilância constante, pois Ele virá como ladrão na noite.
aparaM mama tAtaM vinA mAnuSaH svargasthO dUtO vA kOpi taddinaM taddaNPanjca na jnjApayati|
aparaM nOhE vidyamAnE yAdRzamabhavat tAdRzaM manujasutasyAgamanakAlEpi bhaviSyati|
phalatO jalAplAvanAt pUrvvaM yaddinaM yAvat nOhaH pOtaM nArOhat, tAvatkAlaM yathA manuSyA bhOjanE pAnE vivahanE vivAhanE ca pravRttA Asan;
aparam AplAvitOyamAgatya yAvat sakalamanujAn plAvayitvA nAnayat, tAvat tE yathA na vidAmAsuH, tathA manujasutAgamanEpi bhaviSyati|
aparanjca svargasthadUtagaNO vA putrO vA tAtAdanyaH kOpi taM divasaM taM daNPaM vA na jnjApayati|
hE bhrAtaraH, kAlAn samayAMzcAdhi yuSmAn prati mama likhanaM niSprayOjanaM,
yatO rAtrau yAdRk taskarastAdRk prabhO rdinam upasthAsyatIti yUyaM svayamEva samyag jAnItha|
zAnti rnirvvinghatvanjca vidyata iti yadA mAnavA vadiSyanti tadA prasavavEdanA yadvad garbbhinIm upatiSThati tadvad akasmAd vinAzastAn upasthAsyati tairuddhArO na lapsyatE|
yuSmAkaM prabhuH kasmin daNPa AgamiSyati, tad yuSmAbhi rnAvagamyatE, tasmAt jAgrataH santastiSThata|
kutra yAmE stEna AgamiSyatIti cEd gRhasthO jnjAtum azakSyat, tarhi jAgaritvA taM sandhiM karttitum avArayiSyat tad jAnIta|
yuSmAbhiravadhIyatAM, yatO yuSmAbhi ryatra na budhyatE, tatraiva daNPE manujasuta AyAsyati|
hE bhrAtaraH, asmAkaM prabhO ryIzukhrISTasyAgamanaM tasya samIpE 'smAkaM saMsthitinjcAdhi vayaM yuSmAn idaM prArthayAmahEे,
prabhEstad dinaM prAyENOpasthitam iti yadi kazcid AtmanA vAcA vA patrENa vAsmAkam AdEzaM kalpayan yuSmAn gadati tarhi yUyaM tEna canjcalamanasa udvignAzca na bhavata|
kEnApi prakArENa kO’pi yuSmAn na vanjcayatu yatastasmAd dinAt pUrvvaM dharmmalOpEnOpasyAtavyaM,
yazca janO vipakSatAM kurvvan sarvvasmAd dEvAt pUjanIyavastuzcOnnaMsyatE svam Izvaramiva darzayan Izvaravad Izvarasya mandira upavEkSyati ca tEna vinAzapAtrENa pApapuruSENOdEtavyaM|
A glória da segunda vinda
Cristo voltará nas nuvens, com poder e grande glória. Os mortos em Cristo ressuscitarão, e os vivos serão arrebatados para encontrá-lo nos ares.
yataH prabhuH siMhanAdEna pradhAnasvargadUtasyOccaiH zabdEnEzvarIyatUrIvAdyEna ca svayaM svargAd avarOkSyati tEna khrISTAzritA mRtalOkAH prathamam utthAsyAnti|
aparam asmAkaM madhyE yE jIvantO’vazEkSyantE ta AkAzE prabhOH sAkSAtkaraNArthaM taiH sArddhaM mEghavAhanEna hariSyantE; itthanjca vayaM sarvvadA prabhunA sArddhaM sthAsyAmaH|
aparanjca tasya klEzakAlasyAvyavahitE parakAlE bhAskaraH sAndhakArO bhaviSyati tathaiva candrazcandrikAM na dAsyati|
nabhaHsthAni nakSatrANi patiSyanti, vyOmamaNPalasthA grahAzca vicaliSyanti|
tadAnIM mahAparAkramENa mahaizvaryyENa ca mEghamAruhya samAyAntaM mAnavasutaM mAnavAH samIkSiSyantE|
anyacca sa nijadUtAn prahitya nabhObhUmyOH sImAM yAvad jagatazcaturdigbhyaH svamanOnItalOkAn saMgrahISyati|
yadA manujasutaH pavitradUtAn sagginaH kRtvA nijaprabhAvEnAgatya nijatEjOmayE siMhAsanE nivEkSyati,
tadA tatsammukhE sarvvajAtIyA janA saMmEliSyanti| tatO mESapAlakO yathA chAgEbhyO’vIn pRthak karOti tathA sOpyEkasmAdanyam itthaM tAn pRthaka kRtvAvIn
dakSiNE chAgAMzca vAmE sthApayiSyati|
anantaraM mayA muktaH svargO dRSTaH, EkaH zvEtavarNO 'zvO 'pi dRSTastadArUPhO janO vizvAsyaH satyamayazcEti nAmnA khyAtaH sa yAthArthyEna vicAraM yuddhanjca karOti|
tasya nEtrE 'gnizikhAtulyE zirasi ca bahukirITAni vidyantE tatra tasya nAma likhitamasti tamEva vinA nAparaH kO 'pi tannAma jAnAti|
sa rudhiramagnEna paricchadEnAcchAdita IzvaravAda iti nAmnAbhidhIyatE ca|
aparaM svargasthasainyAni zvEtAzvArUPhAni parihitanirmmalazvEtasUkSmavastrANi ca bhUtvA tamanugacchanti|
tasya vaktrAd EkastIkSaNaH khaggO nirgacchati tEna khaggEna sarvvajAtIyAstEnAghAtitavyAH sa ca lauhadaNPEna tAn cArayiSyati sarvvazaktimata Izvarasya pracaNPakOparasOtpAdakadrAkSAkuNPE yadyat tiSThati tat sarvvaM sa Eva padAbhyAM pinaSTi|
aparaM tasya paricchada urasi ca rAjnjAM rAjA prabhUnAM prabhuzcEti nAma nikhitamasti|
puna ryaH kazcin mAM mama vAkyaM vA lajjAspadaM jAnAti manuSyaputrO yadA svasya pituzca pavitrANAM dUtAnAnjca tEjObhiH parivESTita AgamiSyati tadA sOpi taM lajjAspadaM jnjAsyati|
Vivendo na expectativa
A certeza do retorno de Cristo nos chama a viver em santidade, aguardando novos céus e nova terra onde habita a justiça.
hE priyatamAH, yUyam EtadEkaM vAkyam anavagatA mA bhavata yat prabhOH sAkSAd dinamEkaM varSasahasravad varSasahasranjca dinaikavat|
kEcid yathA vilambaM manyantE tathA prabhuH svapratijnjAyAM vilambatE tannahi kintu kO’pi yanna vinazyEt sarvvaM Eva manaHparAvarttanaM gacchEyurityabhilaSan sO 'smAn prati dIrghasahiSNutAM vidadhAti|
kintu kSapAyAM caura iva prabhO rdinam AgamiSyati tasmin mahAzabdEna gaganamaNPalaM lOpsyatE mUlavastUni ca tApEna galiSyantE pRthivI tanmadhyasthitAni karmmANi ca dhakSyantE|
ataH sarvvairEtai rvikArE gantavyE sati yasmin AkAzamaNPalaM dAhEna vikAriSyatE mUlavastUni ca tApEna galiSyantE
tasyEzvaradinasyAgamanaM pratIkSamANairAkAgkSamANaizca yUSmAbhi rdharmmAcArEzvarabhaktibhyAM kIdRzai rlOkai rbhavitavyaM?
tathApi vayaM tasya pratijnjAnusArENa dharmmasya vAsasthAnaM nUtanam AkAzamaNPalaM nUtanaM bhUmaNPalanjca pratIkSAmahE|
aparaM yathA mAnuSasyaikakRtvO maraNaM tat pazcAd vicArO nirUpitO’sti,
tadvat khrISTO’pi bahUnAM pApavahanArthaM balirUpENaikakRtva utsasRjE, aparaM dvitIyavAraM pApAd bhinnaH san yE taM pratIkSantE tESAM paritrANArthaM darzanaM dAsyati|