Izinhlobo ezahlukene zezingelosi ezikhona ebuKristwini
UbuKristu bayazazisa izidalwa zomoya ezinamandla ezibizwa ngokuthi izingelosi ezithanda uNkulunkulu futhi zikhonza abantu ezabelweni zaphezulu. Nakhu ukubheka kwamakwaya ezingelosi zamaKhristu ezikhundleni zezengezi zepseudo-dionysian, uhlelo olusetshenziswa kakhulu lwenhlangano yezingelosi emhlabeni:
Thuthukisa isikhundla sobuholi
Zingaki izingelosi? I-Bhayibheli lithi kunesibalo esikhulu sezingelosi, ezingaphezu kwalokho abantu abangakubala. KumaHeberu 12:22, iBhayibheli lichaza "iqembu elingenakubalwa lezingelosi" ezulwini.
Kungakhungathekisa ukucabanga ngezingelosi eziningi kakhulu ngaphandle kokuthi ucabange ngendlela uNkulunkulu azihlelele ngayo. UbuJuda, ubuKristu kanye nobuSulumane konke kuthuthukise izinqubo zezingelosi.
EbuKristwini, isazi semfundiso yenkolo uPseudo-Dionysius Areopagita wafunda okushiwo yiBhayibheli ngezingelosi wabe eseshicilela isigaba sezingelosi encwadini yakhe ethi The Heavenly Hierarchy (cishe ngo-500 AD), kanti isazi semfundiso yenkolo uThomas Aquinas sinikeze eminye imininingwane encwadini yakhe ethi Summa Theologica (cishe ngo-1274 ). Bachaze izigaba ezintathu zezingelosi ezakhiwe ngamawaya ayisishiyagalolunye, kanti zona ezisondele kakhulu kuNkulunkulu emkhakheni wangaphakathi zidlulela ezingilosini eziseduzane nabantu.
Umkhakha wokuqala, ikwaya yokuqala: amaserafi
Izingelosi zeserafi zinomsebenzi wokuvikela isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu ezulwini, zimzungeze, zimdumisa njalo uNkulunkulu .. Ebhayibhelini, umprofethi u-Isaya uchaza umbono ayenawo wezingelosi zeserafi ezulwini ezazikhala ngokuthi: “Ungcwele, ungcwele, ungcwele INkosi uSomandla; umhlaba wonke ugcwele inkazimulo yakhe ”(u-Isaya 6: 3). AmaSeraphim (okusho ukuthi "ukushisa lawo") akhanyiselwe ngaphakathi ngokukhanya okukhanyayo okubonisa uthando lwawo lwenkuthalo ngoNkulunkulu. Elinye lamalungu abo owaziwa kakhulu, uLucifer (ogama lakhe lisho ukuthi "ophethe ukukhanya") eduze noNkulunkulu futhi waziwa ngokukhanya kwakhe okukhanyayo, kepha wawela ezulwini futhi waba yidemoni (uSathane) lapho enquma ukuzama ukuzihlwitha ngokwakhe amandla kaNkulunkulu futhi wahlubuka.
KuLuka 10:18 webhayibheli, uJesu Kristu wachaza ukuwa kukaLuciferi kusuka ezulwini ngokuthi "kunjengombani". Kusukela ukuwa kukaLusifa, amaKristu abheke ingelosi uMikayeli njengengelosi enamandla kakhulu.
Isigaba sokuqala, ikwaya yesibili: ICherubini
Izingelosi zeCherubic zivikela inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu futhi zigcina umlando wokuthi kwenzekani endaweni yonke. Baziwa ngokuhlakanipha kwabo. Yize amakherubhi evame ukuboniswa kubuciko besimanje njengezingane ezinhle ezemidlalo ezinamaphiko amancane nokumamatheka okukhulu, ubuciko bezikhathi zangesikhathi esedlule bubonisa amakherubi njengezidalwa ezihlaselayo ezinobuso obune namaphiko amane ambozwe ngokuphelele ngamehlo. Ibhayibheli lichaza amakherubi ethubeni laphezulu lokuvikela umuthi wokuphila Ensimini yase-Edene kubantu abaye bawela esonweni: “Ngemuva kokuthi [uNkulunkulu] exoshe umuntu, wambeka ohlangothini olungasempumalanga lwensimu yamaKherubi ase-Edene. inkemba evutha amalangabi ibuyelela ukuqapha indlela eya emthini wokuphila ”(UGenesise 3: 24).
Isigaba sokuqala, ikwaya yesithathu: izihlalo zobukhosi
Izingelosi zobukhosi ziyaziwa ngokukhathalela kwazo ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu. zivame ukusebenza zilungisa okungalungile emhlabeni wethu owonile. Ibhayibheli likhuluma ngesikhundla sezingelosi sobukhosi (kanye nezindawo ezifundisayo) kuKolose 1: 16: “Kwadalelwa [uJesu Kristu] zonke izinto ezisezulwini, ezisezulwini, ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali, noma ngabe izihlalo zobukhosi, noma izizinda, izikhulu noma amandla: zonke izinto zidalwe nguye futhi zenzelwe yena ”.
Isigaba sesine, ikwaya yesine: amakhosi
Amalungu ekhomithi yokubusa eyizingelosi alawula ezinye izingelosi futhi abhekele indlela enza ngayo imisebenzi yawo ayinikezwe uNkulunkulu. Izizinda zivame ukusebenza njengeziteshi zesihe ukuze uthando lukaNkulunkulu lugeleze kuye luye kwabanye endaweni yonke.
Isigaba sesibili, ikwaya yesihlanu: ubuhle
Amagama asebenza ukukhuthaza abantu ukuthi baqinise ukholo lwabo kuNkulunkulu, ngokwesibonelo ngokuphefumlela abantu nangokubasiza bakhule ebungcweleni. Bajwayele ukuvakashela uMhlaba ukwenza izimangaliso uNkulunkulu abagunyaze ukuba bazenze ukuphendula imithandazo yabantu. Amagugu abuye abuke umhlaba wemvelo uNkulunkulu awudalela emhlabeni.
Isigaba sesibili, ikwaya yesithupha: amandla
Amalungu e-chorus yamandla ahlanganyela empini engokomoya yokulwa namademoni. Basiza nabantu ukunqoba isilingo sokona futhi ngokubanika isibindi abasidingayo ukukhetha okuhle kunokubi.
Isigaba sesithathu, ikwaya yesikhombisa: izikhungo
Izingelosi zikathishanhloko zikhuthaza abantu ukuthi bathandaze futhi basebenzise izigwegwe ezingokomoya ezizobasiza ukuthi basondele kuNkulunkulu.Basebenzela ukufundisa abantu kwezobuciko kanye nesayensi, behambisa imibono ekhuthazayo lapho bephendula imithandazo yabantu. Othishanhloko baphinde babhekele amazwe ahlukahlukene eMhlabeni futhi basize ekuhlinzekeni ukuhlakanipha kubaholi bezwe njengoba bebhekene nezinqumo zendlela yokubusa kahle abantu.
Isigaba sesithathu, ikwaya yesishiyagalombili: izingelosi ezinkulu
Okushiwo igama lale choir kuhlukile kokunye ukusetshenziswa kwegama elithi "izingelosi ezinkulu". Ngenkathi abantu abaningi becabanga ngezingelosi ezinkulu njengezingilosi eziphakeme ezulwini (futhi amaKhristu aqaphela abathile abadumile, abanjengoMichael, uGabriel noRaphael), le komulo lezingelosi lakhiwa izingelosi ezigxile kakhulu emsebenzini wokuhambisa imiyalezo kaNkulunkulu kubantu . Igama "ingelosi enkulu" lisuselwa kumagama esiGreek athi "arche" (enobukhosi) kanye no "angelos" (isithunywa), yingakho igama lale khwaya. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izingelosi ezisezingeni eliphakeme zibamba iqhaza ekuhanjisweni kwemiyalezo yaphezulu kubantu.
Isigaba sesithathu, ikwaya yesishiyagalolunye: izingelosi
Izingelosi ezizi-Guardian zingamalungu aleli khethi, elisondele kakhulu kubantu. Vikela, baqondise futhi bathandazele abantu kuzo zonke izici zokuphila komuntu.