2. Kodi Sathani na madimonyo yace ni mbani?

Anjo winango alibe kupitiriza kukhala wakukhulupirika kwa Yahova. Anjo wakuyamba omwe alibe kubvera ni “Sathani Dyabu, omwe akupumpsa dziko lentse la pantsi.” (Apokalipse 12:9) Sathani akhafuna kutonga wanthu, tenepo iye adapumpsa Adamu na Eva, ndipo na kupita kwa nthawe anjo winango adapandukirambo Mulungu. Anjo wentse omwe adapandukira Mulungu ambacemeredwa madimonyo. Yahova adathotha madimonyoyo kudzulu yacibwera pa dziko la pantsi, ndipo yan’dzapfudzidwa. — Werengani Apokalipse 12:9, 12.

3. Kodi Sathani pabodzi na madimonyo ambayezera tani kutipumpsa?

Sathani pabodzi na madimonyo yace ambapumpsa wanthu azinji mwa kuphatisa basa bza mizimu, comwe ni cinthu cakuipa kwene-kwene kuyezera kulewa-lewa na mizimuyo. Mwa ciratizo, wanthu winango ambabvunza bzinthu anyakukhulupira nyenyezi, anyakulewa bzakutsogolo, anyamatsenga na anyabezi. Wanthu winango akaduwala ambayenda kwa anyabezi. Ndipo winango ambapumpsidwa aciyamba kukhulupira kuti angakwanise kulewalewa na wanthu omwe adafa. Tsono Yahova ambatiuza kuti: “Lekani kukumbira thandizo omwe ambakhulupira bza mizimu ndipo lekani kubvunza anyakulewa bzakutsogolo.” (Levitiko 19:31) Iye ambaticenjeza kuti atikhotcerere kuna Sathani pabodzi na madimonyo, thangwe iwo ni anyamadulanthaka wa Mulungu ndipo akufuna kutidzonga.

6. Kundani pa nkhondo yakumenyana na Sathani pabodzi na madimonyo yace

Madimonyo yambatongedwa na Sathani. Tsono anjo wakukhulupirika ambatsogoleredwa na mkulu wa anjo, Migeli, omwe ni Jezu. Kodi timbadziwa tani kuti Migeliyo ngwamphanvu kwene-kwene? Werengani Apokalipse 12:7-9, ndipo mukamala cezeranani mibvunzo ikutewerayi:

• Kodi mbani omwe ana mphanvu kwene-kwene, Migeli na anjo wace ayai Sathani na madimonyo yace?

• Kodi mukukumbuka kuti ateweri wa Jezu an’funika kugopa Sathani na madimonyo yace?

Imwepo mungaganyari pa nkhondo yakumenyana na Sathani na madimonyo yace. Werengani Tiyago 4:7, ndipo mukamala cezeranani mbvunzo wakutewerayu:

• Kodi mungabzikhotcerere tani kwa Sathani na madimonyo yace?

2. Kodi n’ciyani comwe cikucitika kuyambira mu 1914?

Anyakupfunza wa Jezu adamubvunza kuti: “Cizindikiro ca kuwonekera kwanu na cakumala kwa dzikoli cin’dzakhala ciponi?” (Mateu 24:3) Pakuwatawira, Jezu adalewa bzinthu bzizinji bzomwe bzingadadzacitika, iye akadzayamba kutonga kudzulu ninga Mambo wa Umambo bwa Mulungu. Bzinango mwa bzinthubzo ni nkhondo, njala na bziteke-teke. (Werengani Mateu 24:7.) Bibliya likhadaleweratu kuti makhalidwe ya wanthu mu “ntsiku zakumalizira” yangadadzacitisa moyo ‘kukhala wakunesa’ kwene-kwene. (2 Timotio 3:1-5) Bzinthu bzimwebzi bzidayamba kuwonekera bwino-bwino mu 1914.

3. Thangwe ranyi bzinthu bzaipiratu kuyambira pomwe Umambo bwa Mulungu budayamba kutonga?

Pomwe Jezu adakhala Mambo wa Umambo bwa Mulungu, iye adamenyana na Sathani pabodzi na madimonyo yace kudzulu. Tsono Sathani adaluza nkhondoyo. Bibliya limbalewa kuti “iye adathusidwa pa dziko la pantsi ndipo anjo wace adathusidwambo naye pabodzi.” (Apokalipse 12:9, 10, 12) Sathani adakalipa kwene-kwene thangwe akudziwa kuti tsapanopapa an’pfudzidwa. Ndipopa iye akucitisa mabvuto mazinji pa dziko la pantsi pano. Bzimwebzi bzimbatithandiza kubvesesa kuti thangwe ranyi bzinthu bzaipiratu ntsiku zino! Tsono Umambo bwa Mulungu bun’dzamalisa mabvuto yentse.