Chapter 30

cflTds o’4sf] ljifodf xfn;fn}sf aif{x¿df d08nLdf nf]slk|o eP/ al9/x]sf] 5 . b’ef{Uoa; w]/}h;f] l;sfOPsf s’/fx¿ wd{zf:q;Fu ldNbf 5}gg . kl/0ffd:j¿k, ;+;f/sf w]/} ;]jsx¿n] Ps k|sf/sf] cflTds o’4sf] af/]df lzIff lbg] / k|rf/ ug]{ sfd ul//x]sf 5g, h’g s’/f afOandf pNn]v ul/Ps} 5}g . lglZrt ¿kdf wd{zf:qn] eg]sf] h:tf] cflTds o’4sf] s’/f r]nf agfpg] ;]jsx¿n] cEof; u/]sf] / l;sfPsf] x’g’kb{5 .

of] cWofo / csf]{ cWofodf z}tfg / cflTds o’4sf] af/]df k|foM h;f] x’g] u/]sf unt ljrf/wf/fx¿ d pNn]v ug]{5′ . d}n] o; ljifodf n]v]sf], æz}tfg / cflTds o’4sf] af/]df cfw’lgs dgu9Gt] syfx¿Æ gfds zLif{sdf ePsf] k”/} k’:tssf] of] Pp6f ;f}hGo xf] . Tof] k’:ts k’/} c+u|]hLdf xfd|f] j]a;fO{6 7]ufgf www.shephardserve.org df k9g ;lsG5 .

dgu9Gt] syf ! M æcflbdf, k/d]Zj/ / z}tfg 7″nf] o’4df ;dfj]z ePsf lyP . cfh klg Tof] cGtl/Ifsf] ;+3if{ c´} ltgLx¿sf] aLrdf rln/x]s} 5 .Æ

of] dgu9Gt] syfn] Pp6f Psbd} /fd|/L :yflkt wd{zf:qdf k|s6 ePsf] k/d]Zj/ ;j{zlStdfg jf ;a} s’/fdfly zlStzfnL x’g’ x’G5 eGg] s’/fsf] ;Totf ;DaGwL cfwf/e”t ;TotfnfO{ v08g u/L lbG5 .

k/d]Zj/sf] nflu ;a} s’/fx¿ ;Dej 5 eg]/ k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ eGg’ ePsf] 5 -x]g'{xf]; dQL !(M@^_ . pxfFsf] nflu s’g} s’/f s7Lg x’Fb}g eg]/ old{ofn] lglZrt u/fpg’ ePsf] 5 -x]g'{xf]; dld{of #@M!&_ . s’g} klg JolSt jf zlStn] pxfFsf] of]hgf k”/f ug{ pxfFnfO{ /f]Sg ;Sb}g -x]g'{xf]; @ Oltxf; @)M^, co”a $!M!), $@M@_ . old{ofåf/f k/d]Zj/n] ;f]Wg’ x’G5,

ælsgls d h:tf] sf] 5=== clg d]/f] la?4df sf] v8f x’g;S5 <Æ -old{of %)M$$_ . o;sf] hjfa x’G5, sf]xL klg ;Q}mg, z}tfg klg v8f x’g ;Q}mg .

dfly pNn]v ul/Psf wd{zf:qsf kbx¿n] lglZrt u/fP em}F, olb k/d]Zj/ ;fFRr} g} ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’G5 eg], k/d]Zj/ / z}tfg o’4df lyP jf o’4df 5g eGg’ pxfF ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’G5 eGg’ xf] . olb k/d]Zj/n] Psrf]l6 dfq} yf]/} ;dosf] nflu jf ;fgf] txdf z}tfgaf6 xfg'{ eof] eg] dfq} klg To; s’/fn] k/d]Zj/n] pxfF ;j{zlStdfg x’F eg]/ cfk”mnfO{ 3f]if0ff u/]sf] h:tf] ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’G5 eGg] b]vfpF5 .

Christ’s Commentary on Satan’s Power

z}tfgsf] zlStsf] af/]df v|Li6sf] l6Kk0fL

z}tfg :ju{af6 v;]sf] af/]df k|e’ o]z”n] Psrf]l6 eGg’ ePsf] lyof], To; s’/fn] xfdLnfO{ xfd|f] ;j{zlStdfg k/d]Zj/sf] zlStsf] t’ngfdf z}tfgsf] slt zlSt /x]5 eGg] s’/f a’‰g ;xfotf ub{5 .

ætL ;Q/Lhgf cfgGb;fy kms]{/ cfO{ o;f] eg], æk|e’Ho”, tkfO{+sf] gfpFdf e”tx¿ klg xfd|f a;df cfpF5gÆ . clg pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ eGg’ eof], æd}n] z}tfgnfO{ :ju{af6 lah’nL em}F vl;/x]sf] b]v]+Æ -n”sf !)M!&–!*_ .

;j{zlStdfg k/d]Zj/n] :ju{af6 z}tfgnfO{ lg:sfzg ul/Psf] 5 egL 3f]if0ff ul/Psf] s’/fnfO{ OGsf/ ug{ ;lsGb}g . k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ ælah’nL em}F vl;/x]sf] eg]/ ¿ks cn+sf/ Tof] s’g utLdf v;]sf] lyof] egL hf]8 lbgsf] nflu k|of]u ug{ 5fGg’ eof] . Tof] ;L/f em}F xf]Og, t/ lah’nL em}F v;]sf] lyof] . z}tfg Ps ;]s]08 :ju{df lyof], clg csf]{ ;]s]08df t v;L xfNof] Û Tof] ca ToxfF /x]g Û

olb k/d]Zj/n] Tolt rfF8f] / ;lhn};Fu z}tfgnfO{ lg:sfzg u/L lbg’ eof] eg] pxfFsf ;]jsx¿n] klg e”tx¿nfO{ rfF8} / v|Li6sf ;’?sf r]nfx¿n] em}F cfh w]/} v|li6ogx¿n] klg z}tfgsf] zlStnfO{ 7″nf] cfb/ u/]sf 5g / k/d]Zj/sf] zlStnfO{ Tof]eGbf w]/}, w]/}, w]/} dxfg eg]/ dflglnPsf 5}gg . k/d]Zj/ ;[li6stf{ x’g’ x’G5 / z}tfg rFflx Pp6f ;[li6 ul/Psf] JolSt dfq} xf] . z}tfg k/d]Zj/sf] nflu ;’xfpFlbnf] 5}g .

The War that Never was

o’4 slxn] klg lyPg

xfdLx¿dWo] slthgfnfO{ of] s’/f ;’Gbf crDe nfUnf, xfdLn] a’‰g’ kb{5, ls k/d]Zj/ / z}tfg o’4df 5}gg, lyPgg / slxn] klg x’g] 5}gg . xf], pgLx¿;Fu leGgf—leGg} Ph]08fx¿ 5g / o;f] klg eGg ;lsG5 pgLx¿ Ps–csf{sf la/f]wLx¿ eg] kSs} x’g . t/ ha b’O{ kIfsf] aLrdf Ps–csf{df la/f]w x’G5 / Pshgf csf]{eGbf a9L zlStzfnL x’G5, ltgLx¿sf] emu8fnfO{ o’4 eGg ldNb}g . s] Pp6f u8of}Fnf] xfQL;Fu n8g ;S5 < z}tfg Pp6f u8of}Fnf] h:t} xf], hf] w]/} zlStzfnL JolSt;Fu la/f]wL ePsf] 5 . To;sf] la/f]wsf] ;fdgf t’/Gt} ul/G5, / Tof] tf ælah’nL em}FÆ :ju{af6 wkfOPsf] lyof] . ToxfF o’4 ePs} lyPg– ToxfF lgsfn]/ v]bfpg] sfd dfq ePsf] lyof] .

olb k/d]Zj/ ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’G5 eg], z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/n] ug{ rfxg’ ePsf] s’g} s’/faf6 clnslt klg afwf kfg{ ;Sb}g . clg olb k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ s’g} s’/f ug{sf] nflu cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 eg], Tof] t pxfFsf] cfˆg} OZjl/o OR5f k”/f ug{ dfq lbg x’G5 . ha xfdL lg/Gt/ ¿kdf of] ljifodf wd{zf:qnfO{ s]nfpFb5f}F eg], of] ;Totf w]/} :ki6 x’g]5 .

rfvnfUbf] s’/f s] xf] eg], z}tfgdfly k/d]Zj/sf] ;jf]{Rr clwsf/sf] af/]df cflbdf dfq k|:t’t ul/Psf] lyPg, t/ of] t eljiodf klg k|:t’t x’g]5 . k|sfzsf] k’:tsdf xfdL k9b5f}F, ls Pp6f :ju{b”tn] z}tfgnfO{ afFWg]5 / xhf/ aif{;Ddsf] nflu aGbL agfP/ /fVg]5 -x]g'{xf]; k|sfz @)M!–#_ . Tof] eljiosf] 36gfnfO{ :ju{af6 z}tfgnfO{ df}lns ¿kdf v]bfOPsf] lyof] eg]/ ljrf/ u/]sf] eGbf a9L k/d]Zj/ / z}tfgsf] aLrsf] o’4 egL ljrf/ ug{ ;lsGb}g . of] klg a’‰g’xf]; , ls z}tfgl;t cfˆgf] ‰ofnvfgf tf]8]/ aflx/ cfpg] zlSt g} 5}g / k/d]Zj/sf] p2]Zo k”/f eO{ ;s]kl5 dfq To;nfO{ 5f]l8g]5 -x]g'{xf]; k|sfz @)M&–(_ .

What about, the future “War in Heaven” ?

eljiodf æ:ju{df x’g] o’4Æ rFflxF s] xf] t <

olb k/d]Zj/ / z}tfgsf] aLrdf o’4 5}g, lyPg / slxn] klg x’g] 5}g eGg] s’/f ;To xf] eg], z}tfg klg ;dfj]z x’g]5 eGg] eljiodf :ju{df x’g] o’4sf] af/]df n]lvPsf] k|sfzsf] k’:ts xfdL lsg k95f} t -x]g'{xf]; k|sfz !@M&–(_ <

of] o’4 dfOsn / pgsf :ju{b”tx¿ / z}tfg / To;sf b”tx¿sf] aLrdf x’g]5 eGg] s’/fnfO{ yfxf kfpg’xf]; . To; o’4df k/d]Zj/ cfkm} ;xefuL x’g’ x’g] ePsf] eP t Tof] emu8fnfO{ o’4 eg]/ ljrf/ ug{ ufx}« kg]{ lyof], lsgeg] k/d]Zj/, ;j{zlStdfg eP/ pxfFn] klxn] g} k|dfl0ft u/L lbg’ ePem}F ;lhn}l;t Ps}If0fsf] ;dodf h’g;’s} laWgafwfnfO{ cfˆgf] k}tfnfd’lg kf/L lbg’ x’g] lyof] .

dfOsn ;d]t, :ju{b”tx¿ ;j{zlStdfg xf]Ogg / To;}n] z}tfg / To;sf b”tx¿;Fusf] ltgLx¿sf] le8GtnfO{ o’4 eg]/ eGg ;lsG5 . lsgeg] s]xL ;dosf] nflu ToxfF s]xL jf:tljs le8Gt x’g]5 . t/} klg, ltgLx¿ cfkm} w]/} zlStzfnL ePsf]n] ubf{ ltgLx¿n] z}tfg / To;sf ;]gfx¿dfly ljho xfl;n ug]{5g .

cfˆgf :ju{b”tx¿nfO{ To; o’4df 5f]8]/ k/d]Zj/ cfkm} rFflx lsg JolStut ¿kdf To; o’4df ;dfj]z x’g’ x’g] 5}g < To; af/]df dnfO{ yfxf 5}g . lglZrt ¿kdf, k/d]Zj/ ;j{1fgL eP/ pxfFnfO{ yfxf lyof], ls pxfFsf b”tx¿n] o’4 lhTg ;S5g / To;}n] ;fob JolStut ¿kdf pxfF To;df ;xefuL x’g cfjZos 5}g eGg] pxfFn] 7fGg’ eof] . lgM;Gb]x k/d]Zj/n] ;lhn} / rfF8} oxf]z”sf] ;dosf b”i6 sgfgLx¿nfO{ wkfpg ;Sg’ x’g] lyof], t/ Tof] sfd ug{ O;|fPnLx¿nfO{ pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ dlxgf}el/ nufP/ ug{ nufpg’ ePsf] lyof] . ;fob of] sfd ug{ O;|fPnLx¿n] ljZjf; ug'{k5{ eg]/ pxfFnfO{ To;f] ug{ w]/} dg k/]sf] x’g’k5{ . ;fob o:t} sf/0fn] xf]nf eljiodf :ju{df x’g] o’4df JolStut tj/n] pxfF ;dfj]z x’g ‘x’g] 5}g . h] eP tfklg, afOann] o; af/]df xfdLnfO{ s]xL eGb}g .

:ju{df dfOsn / pgsf b”tx¿ / z}tfg / To;sf b”tx¿sf] aLrdf s’g} lbg o’4 x’g uO/x]sf] 5 eGg] sf/0fn] dfq} k/d]Zj/ ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’G5 egL ljrf/ ug{ xfd|f]nflu s’g} sf/0f 5}g– sgfgdf O;|fPnsf] o’4eGbf a9L k/d]Zj/ ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’G5 eg]/ ;f]FRg] xfd|f] s’g} sf/0f 5}g .

(Was not Satan defeated by Jesus on the cross ?)

Was not Satan defeated by Jesus on the cross ?

s] q”m;df k|e’ o]z”åf/f z}tfg xf/]sf] lyPg / <

cGtdf, k/d]Zj/ / z}tfgsf] aLrsf] o’4 ;DaGwL of] klxnf] dgu9Gt] syfsf] ;DaGwdf, k|foM k|rlnt egfOnfO{ ljrf/ u/]/ d lgisif{df cfpg rfxG5′ M k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ q”m;df x/fO{ lbg’ eof] . k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ q”m;df x/fO{ lbg’ eof] eg]/ jf:tjdf wd{zf:qn] slxn] klg eg]sf] 5}g .

k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ x/fpg’ eof] eGbf k|e’ o]z” / z}tfg rFflx o’4df lyP egL xfdLn] eg]sf x’G5f}F, h;n] k/d]Zj/ ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’Gg / z}tfg k/d]Zj/sf] k”0f{ clwsf/d’lg lyPg eGg] a’emfpF5 . k|e’ o]z”n] sne/Ldf cfˆgf] hLjg lbFbf z}tfgnfO{ s] ePsf] lyof] eg]/ j0f{g ug]{ w]/} afOalno tl/sfx¿ 5g . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, wd{zf:qn] xfdLnfO{ eGb5, ls pxfFsf] d[To’åf/f, k|e’ o]z”n] æd[To’sf] zlSt ePsf]nfO{ zlStxLgÆ t’NofO{ lbg’ eof] -x]g'{xf]; lxa|” !M!$–!%_ .

s’g xb;Dd k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ zlStxLg t’NofO{ lbg’ eof] < z}tfg k”0f{ ¿kn] clxn] zlStxLg ePsf] 5}g eGg] s’/f] :ki6 5, gq eg] k|]l/t o”xGgfn], æ;f/f ;+;f/ b’i6sf] zlStdf /x]sf] 5Æ -! o”xGgf %M!(_ eg]/ n]Vg] lyPgg . lxa|” !M!$–!% sf cg’;f/ æd[To’sf] zlStsf]Æ ;DaGwdf z}tfg zlStlalxg t’NofOPsf] lyof] . To;sf] cy{ s] x’G5 <

wd{zf:qn] tLg k|sf/sf] d[To’sf] af/]df atfpFb5 M cflTds d[To’, zf/Ll/s d[To’ / bf];|f] d[To’ .

xfdLn] cl3Nnf] cWofodf l;s]em}F, bf];|f] d[To’ -jf cgGt d[To’sf] af/]df k|sfz @M@@, @)M^, !$, @!M* df pNn]v ul/Psf] 5 / of] Tof] ;do xf], ha cljZjf;Lx¿nfO{ cUgL s’08df kmflnG5 .

dflg;sf] z/L/af6 cfTdf lg:s]/ uPkl5 zf/Ll/s d[To’ x’G5, To;a]nf z/L/n] sfd ug{ 5f]8b5 .

cflTds d[To’n] dfgj cfTdfsf] cj:yfsf] af/]df j0f{g ub{5 hf] kljq cfTdfåf/f gofF u/L hlGdPsf] x’Fb}g . cflTds ¿kn] d/]sf] JolStsf] cfTdf k/d]Zj/b]lv la/fgf] ePsf] x’G5, h’g cfTdfn] kfkdo :jefj lnPsf] x’G5, / Tof] cfTdf z}tfg;Fu ldn]sf] x’G5 . Plkm;L @M!–# n] xfd|f] nflu cflTds ¿kdf d/]sf] JolStsf] lrq k|:t’t ul/lbPsf] 5 M

æltdLx¿ cfˆgf ck/fw / kfkx¿åf/f d/]sf] a]nfdf pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ hLljt kfg'{eof], log}df o; ;+;f/sf] /Lltcg’;f/ / cfsfzsf] zlStsf] dflns cg’;f/, cgf1fsf/Ltfsf ;Gtfgdf clxn] sfd ug]{ cfTdf cg’;f/ ltdLx¿ clu PskN6 rNb} lyof} . ltgLx¿dWo] xfdL ;a} klg z/L/ / dgsf] OR5f k”/f u/]/ cfˆgf] kfk :jefjsf nfn;fdf clu lhpFYof}F / afFsL dflg; h:t} xfdL :jefj}n] j|mf]wsf ;Gtfg lyof}F .Æ

Plkm;Lsf v|Lli6ogx¿ ltgLx¿sf ck/fw / kfkx¿df d/]sf lyP egL kfjnn] n]v]sf 5g . pgn] zf/Ll/s d[To’ eg]/ oxfF eg]sf xf]Ogg eGg] s’/f :ki6 5 . lsgeg] pgn] zf/Ll/s ¿kdf lhpFbf dflg;x¿nfO{ g} n]lv/x]sf lyP . To;}sf/0f, pgn] ltgLx¿ cflTds ¿kdf d/]sf lyP eg]/ elg/x]sf lyP .

ltgLx¿nfO{ cflTds ¿kdf s]n] df/]sf] lyof] < of] ltgLx¿nfO{ dfg]{ ltgLx¿s} æck/fwx¿ / kfkx¿Æ lyof] . ;Demg’xf];, cfbdn] cf1f pn+3g u/]s} lbgdf p dg]{5 egL k/d]Zj/n] p;nfO{ eGg’ ePsf] lyof] -x]g'{xf]; pTklQ @M!&_ . k/d]Zj/n] zf/Ll/s d[To’sf] af/]df elg/xg’ ePsf] lyPg, t/ cflTds d[To’sf] af/]df elg/xg’ ePsf] lyof], lsgeg] cfbdn] lgif]lwt kmn vfPs} lbgdf pm zf/Ll/s ¿kdf d/]g . a?, ToxL lbg pm cflTds ¿kdf d¥of] / Ps;o aif{eGbf klg a9L geO{ zf/Ll/s ¿kdf d/]g .

kfjnn] lg/Gt/ ¿kdf Plkm;Lsf dflg;x¿ o; ;+;f/sf] /Llt cg’;f/ lxF8]/ -cEof; u/]/_ tL ck/fwx¿ / kfkx¿ lhP/ -Tof] rFflx, x/]sn] u/]e}mF u/]/_ / æcfsfzsf] zlStsf] dflns cg’;f/Æ lxF8]/ cflTds ¿kdf d/]sf 5g eg] .

æcfsfzsf] zlStsf] dflna rFflx sf] xf] t < Tof] z}tfg xf], h;n] p;sf] cGwsf/sf] ;fd|fHonfO{ k|d’v sKtfg ag]/ jftfj/0fdf ePsf c? b’i6 cfTdfx¿dfly zf;g ub{5 . tL b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] af/]df Plkm;Lsf] kl5Nnf] cWofodf laleGg >]0fLdf ;”rLa4 ul/Psf] 5 . -x]g'{xf]; Plkm;L ^M!@_ .

cGwsf/sf] dflns æclxn] cgf1fsf/Lsf] ;Gtfgdf sfd ul//x]sf] 5Æ eg]/ kfjnn] eg]sf 5g . æcgf1fsf/Lsf] ;GtfgÆnfO{ csf]{ zAbdf ;a} cljZjf;Lx¿ eg]/ ltgLx¿sf kfkdo :jefjnfO{ hf]8 lbP/ elgPsf] xf] . kfjnn] kl5af6 eGb5g , ls æltgLx¿ :jefj}n] j|mf]wsf ;Gtfgx¿Æ x’g -Plkm;L @M# . o;sf] cltl/St, z}tfgn] ltgLx¿df sfd ul//x]sf] lyof] egL kfjnn] eg]sf 5g .

The Devil For a Dad ?

z}tfg lktf xf]

p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿n] of] s’/f dx;’; u?g ls gu?g, ltgLx¿n] z}tfgnfO{ k5ofPsf 5g / ltgLx¿ cGwsf/sf] /fHodf To;sf] cwLgdf 5g . ltgLx¿;Fu ePsf] ltgLx¿sf] cflTds ¿kdf d/]sf] cfTdfdf To;sf] b’i6, / :jfyL{ :jefjn] af; u/]sf] x’G5 . z}tfg jf:tjdf ltgLx?sf] cflTds k|e’ / lktf xf] . To;}sf/0f, k|e’ o]z”n] Psrf]l6 p4f/ gkfPsf wfld{s cu’jfx¿nfO{ eGg’ eof], æltdLx¿ cfˆgf lktf, z}tfgsf xf}, / ltgLx¿ cfˆgf lktfsf] OR5f k”/f ug{ rfxG5f}Æ -o”xGgf *M$$_ .

of] gofF u/L ghlGdPsf] JolStsf] :ki6 lrq xf] . pm cflTds d[To’, z}tfgsf] k”0f{ :jefj, csf:dt x’g] zf/Ll/s d[To’ ;f]Fr]/ a;]sf], h;sf] 8/ p c;fWo} dfGb5, Tof]åf/f lxFl8/x]sf] 5, clg p;n] of] s’/f dx;’; u/f]; ls gu/f]; , Ps lbg p;n] ;a}eGbf 7″nf] d[To’sf] cg’ej ug'{ kg]{5, h’g cgGtsf] d[To’ xf], h’g a]nf p;nfO{ cUgL s’08df ˆofFlsg]5 .

xfdLn] cflTds, zf/Ll/s / cgGt d[To’x¿ dfkdo dfgjdfly cfpg] k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]wsf ;a} k|:t’ltx¿ x’g / of] ;a} s’/fsf] efu z}tfg xf] eg]/ a’‰g’ Psbd dxTjk”0f{ 5 . k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ cGwsf/sf] /fHo / æcGwsf/nfO{ k|]d ug]{x¿Æ ;a}dfly zf;g ug]{ cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] 5 -o”xGgf #M!(_ . jf:tjdf, k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ eGg’ eof], æt}n] ddf ;dlk{t gx’g]x¿nfO{ t]/f] zlQmåf/f aGwgdf kfg{ ;S5; .Æ z}tfg dfgjsf] afuLkgdfly k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]wsf] cwLg:y ;fwg aGof] . lsgeg] ;a}n] kfk u/]sf 5g, ;a} z}tfgsf] zlStsf] cwLgdl’g 5g, ltgLx¿sf] cfTdfdf p;sf] :jefj el/Psf] 5 / To;sf] OR5f k”/f ug{ ltgLx¿ ;a} aGwgdf k/]sf 5g -x]g'{xf]; @ ltdf]yL @M@^_ .

The Ransom for Our Captivity

xfd|f] aGwgsf] nflu 5’6sf/f

h] eP tfklg, xfdL k/d]Zj/nfO{ wGojfb lbg ;S5f}F, ls pxfFn] dfgj hfltnfO{ bof ug'{ eof], / pxfFsf] bofsf] sf/0f, s;}n] klg p;sf] b’Mv nfUbf] cj:yfdf /lx/xg’ kb}{g . lsgeg] xfd|f] ;§fdf ePsf] k|e’ o]z”sf] d[To’n] O{Zjl/o Gofosf] bfjLnfO{ ;Gt’i6 t’NofO{ lbPsf] 5, v|Li6df ljZjf; ug]{ hlt ;a} cflTds d[To’ / z}tfgsf] aGwgaf6 d’Qm kfl/g ;S5g lsgeg] ca ltgLx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]wsf] cwLgdf 5}gg . ha xfdLn] k|e’ o]z”df ljZjf; ub{5f}+, ta kljq cfTdf xfd|f] cfTdfdf cfpg’ x’G5 / To;af6 z}tfgsf] :jefjnfO{ x6fO{ lbg’ x’G5 / xfd|f] cfTdfnfO{ k’gh{Gd lbg’ x’G5 -x]g'{xf]; o”xGgf #M!–!^_ clg xfdLnfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] O{Zjl/o :jefjsf] eflubf/ x’g cg’dlt lbg’x’G5 -x]g'{xf]; @ kq’; !M$_ .

ca xfdL xfd|f] klxn]s} k|Zglt/ kmsf}{ . k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf] d[To’åf/f d[To’sf] zlSt x’g]nfO{ zlStlxg t’NofO{ lbg’ eof], hf] z}tfg xf], eg]/ lxa|”sf n]vsn] eGbf, p4f/ gkfPsf] x/]s JolStdfly z}tfgn] lnPsf] Tof] cflTds d[To’sf] zlStnfO{ æv|Li6dfÆ x’g]x¿ ;a}sf] nflu tf]8l lbg’ eof] eg]/ eg]sf x’g . v|Li6sf] sf/0f xfdLx¿ cflTds ¿kdf hLljt kfl/Psf 5f}F, h;n] xfd|f kfkx¿sf] nflu d’No lt/L lbg’ eof] .

o;sf] cltl/St, ca xfdL cflTds ¿kn] d/]sf] / z}tfgsf] zf;gsf] cwLgd’lg gePsf]n] ubf{, zf/Ll/s d[To’b]lv 8/fpg’ kb}{g, lsgeg] xfdLnfO{ dlxldt cgGt pQ/flwsf/n] klv{/x]sf] 5 eGg] xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5 .

cGtdf, k|e’ o]z”sf] sf/0f, xfdLn] bf];|f] d[To’sf] si6af6 5’6sf/f kfPsf 5f}F, cUgL s’08df kmflngaf6 hf]luPsf 5f}F .

s] k|e’ o]z”n] j|m”;df z}tfgnfO{ x/fO{ lbg’ ePsf] lyof] < cxF, x/fO{ lbg’ ePsf] lyPg, lsgeg] k|e’ o]z” / z}tfgsf] aLrdf o’4 g} ePsf] lyPg . h] eP tfklg, k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ cflTds d[To’dfly ePsf] To;sf] zlStsf] ;DaGwdf zlStlalxg t’NofO{ lbg’ ePsf] rFflx kSs} xf], h;åf/f To;n] p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿nfO{ kfkdf hs8ofPsf] lyof] . z}tfg;Fu cem} klg p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿dfly cflTds d[To’sf] zlSt 5, t/ v|Li6df x’g]x¿sf] xsdf eg] z}tfg ltgLx¿dfly zlStlxg g} 5 .

The Disarming of the Powers

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sn:;L @M!#–!% df kfO{g] æk|wfgtfx¿ / zlStx¿nfO{ lgMz:qÆ t’NofOPsf] af/]df kfjnsf] egfOnfO{ a’‰gsf] nflu o;n] klg xfdLnfO{ d4t ub{5 M æclg ltdLx¿ cfˆgf ck/fwdf==== d/]sf -cflTds ¿kdf_ lyof}, t/ k/d]Zj/n] xfd|f ;a} ck/fw Ifdf u/L lbP/ pxfF;Fu} hLljt kfg'{ eof], / xfd|f] la?4df /x]sf] td;’s / To;sf ;a} sfg’gL bfjLx¿nfO{ ;df lsnf 7f]sL /4 u/L lbg’ eof], pxfFn] k|wfgtfx¿ / zlStx¿nfO{ lgMz:q kf/L tL ;a}dfly j|”m;df ljho k|fKt ug'{ eof], / ltgnfO{ v’Nnfdv’Nnf tdfzf agfO{ lbg’ eof]Æ .

kfjnn] :ki6 ¿kdf of] v08df ¿ks cn+sf/sf] k|of]u ub{5g . klxnf] efudf, pgn] xfd|f bf]ifx¿nfO{ æxfd|f] la?4df /x]sf] td;’sÆ ;Fu t’ngf ub{5g . xfdLn] ltg{ g;s]sf] C0f v|Li6åf/f ltl/of], h;n] xfd|f] kfksf] C0f j|”m;df nuL lbg’ eof] .

bf];|f] efudf, k|frLg /fhfx¿n] h;/L cfˆgf xf/]sf zq’x¿nfO{ ltgLx¿s} xltof/x¿n] k|xf/ ub}{ ljhosf ;fy ltgLx¿sf zx/sf ;8sx¿ x’Fbf] nfjf—n:s/sf ;fy ljho pT;j dgfpFy], To;} u/L v|Li6sf] d[To’ klg æk|wfgtfx¿ / zlStx¿Æ dflysf] ljho lyof], h’g rFflx e”tx¿sf] tNnf] bhf{ xf] h;n] dfgjnfO{ cfˆgf] sAhfdf kf/]/ ltgLx¿sf] afuLkgdfly clwsf/ ub{5g .

o;} v08sf] cfwf/df v|Li6n] z}tfgdfly ljho ug'{ eof] eg]/ s] xfdL eGg ;Sb}gf} < ;fob, s’g} of]Uotfsf] ;fy To;f] eGg ;S5f} . o; v08df kfjnn] ¿ks cn+sf/ k|of]u u/]/ n]lv/x]sf 5g eg]/ xfdLn] dgdf lng’ kb{5 . clg x/]s ¿ks cn+sf/n] Tof] laGb’df k’¥ofpF5 hxfF ;b[ZonfO{ c;b[Zotkm{ k’¥ofpg] sfd ub{5, h:t} xfdLn] afOanLo JofVofsf] af/]df n]lvPsf] cWofodf l;s]sf lyof}F .

sn:;L #M!#–!% df ePsf] kfjnsf] ¿kd cn+sf/nfO{ JofVof ug]{ s’/fdf xfdL xf]lzof/ x’g’ kb{5 . :ki6¿kdf, ToxfF jf:tljs xfd|f] la?4df /x]sf] ætd;’sÆ lyPg h;df xfd|f ;a} kfkx¿ n]lvPsf lyP / To;nfO{ j|”m;df sLnf 7f]lsPsf] lyof] . h] eP tfklg, Tof] rFflx k|e’ o]z”n] k”/f ug'{ ePsf] sfdsf] Pp6f lrGx lyof] .

To;} u/]/, p4f/ gkfPsf dfgj hfltdfly zf;g ug]{ e’tfTdfx¿ cIf/zM ¿kdf lgMz:q kfl/Psf lyPgg / k|e’ o]z”åf/f v’Nndv’Nnf ;fj{hlgs ¿kdf ;8sdf tdf;f agfOPsf] klg lyPg . kfjnn] k|of]u u/]sf] efiff t k|e’ o]z”n] xfd|f] nflu k”/f ug'{ ePsf] s’/fsf] Pp6f ;+s]t dfq lyof] . xfdLx¿ tL b’i6fTdfx¿åf/f hsl8Psf lyof}F . h] eP tfklg, xfd|f kfkx¿sf] nflu d/]/ k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ xfd|f aGwgaf6 5’6sf/f lbg’ eof] . cIf/zM ¿kdf k|e’ o]z”n] tL b’i6cfTdfx¿;Fu n8g’ ePg / ltgLx¿ pxfF;Fu o’4df klg lyPgg . ltgLx¿n] k/d]Zj/sf] wfld{s cg’dltåf/f xfd|f] ;f/f hLjgnfO{ cfˆgf] zlStdf kf/]sf lyP . ltgLx¿sf æo’4sf c:q—z:qx¿Æ n] v|Li6nfO{ tfs]sf lyPgg , t/ ltgLx¿n] t xfdLx¿nfO{ tfls/x]sf lyP . h] eP tfklg, k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿nfO{ lgMz:q t’NofO{ lbg’ eof] . ltgLx¿n] ca xfdLnfO{ w]/} hs8fpg ;Sb}gg .

k|e’ o]z” / z}tfgsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿sf] aLrdf s]xL ;do;Dd o’4 rn]sf] lyof] / cGtdf k|e’ o]z”n] j|”m;df o’4nfO{ lhTg’ eof] eGg] s’/fsf] ljrf/ ca xfdL gu/f}F . olb xfdL k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfgnfO{ lhTg’ eof] eg]/ eGg uO/x]sf 5f}F eg], xfdL lglZrt ¿kdf k|e’ o]z”n] xfd|f] nflu z}tfgnfO{ lhTg’ eof], / pxfFsf] cfˆg} nflu Tof] nF8fO{ lhTg’ ePsf] xf]Og eg]/ xfdLn] a’em]sf 5f}F eGg] s’/fdf xfdL lglZrt xf]cf}F .

d}n] Psrf]l6 d]/L ;fgL 5f]/LnfO{ 8/ b]vfpg] Pp6f ;fgf] s’s’/nfO{ cfFuglt/ v]bfO{ lbPF . d}n] Tof] ;fgf] s’s’/nfO{ lht] eg]/ d eGg ;S5′, t/ dnfO{ cfzf 5 To; s’s’/n] dnfO{ slxn] klg wDsL lbPsf] lyPg eGg] tkfO{+n] a’‰g’ x’G5, t/ To;n] t d]/L 5f]/LnfO{ dfq wDsL lbPsf] lyof] . k|e’ o]z” / z}tfgsf] s’/f klg To:t} xf] . k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLaf6 Tof] s’s’/nfO{ v]bfO{ lbg’ eof] h;n] pxfFnfO{ slxn] lbSbf/ agfPsf] lyPg .

pxfFn] Tof] z}tfg -s’s’/_ nfO{ s;/L v]bfpg’ eof] t < pxfFn] of] sfd xfd|f] lglDt xfd|f kfkx¿sf] nflu ;hfo ef]u]/ ug'{ eof], o;/L pxfFn] k/d]Zj/sf] ;fd’ xfd|f bf]ifx¿af6 xfdLnfO{ d’St u/L lbP/, / k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]waf6 clg b’i6fTdfaf6 xfdLnfO{ 5’6sf/f lbP/ of] sfd k”/f ug'{ eof], h;nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] wfld{s ¿kdf afuL dfgjnfO{ bf;Tjdf kfg{sf] nflu cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5, Tof]l;t ca km]l/ xfdLnfO{ To;sf] bf;Tjdf kfg]{ s’g} clwsf/ 5}g . To;sf] nflu k/d]Zj/sf] :t’ltxf]; .

o; s’/fn] xfdLnfO{ bf];|f] ;DalGwt dgu9Gt] synfO{ hfFRgsf] nflu Pp6f 7Ls :yfgtkm{ 8f]¥ofpF5 .

dgu9Gt] syf @ k/d]Zj/sf b”tx¿ / z}tfgsf b”tx¿sf] aLrdf cflTds If]qdf lg/Gt/ ¿kdf o’4x¿ x’G5g . tL o’4x¿sf] kl/0ffd xfd|f] cflTds o’4åf/f g} lgwf{/0f x’G5 .

dfOsn / pgsf b”tx¿ / z}tfg clg To;sf b”tx¿sf] aLrdf :ju{df Ps lbg o’4 x’g]5 eg]/ xfdLn] clu g} k|sfzsf] k’:tsaf6 l;ls;s]sf 5f}F . Tof]eGbf klg csf]{ s’/f bflgPn bz cWofodf csf]{ Pp6f dfq :ju{b”tx¿sf] n8fO{ ;DaGwL wd{zf:qn] pNn]v u/]sf] 5 .*%

kmf/;sf /fhf sf]/];sf] zf;gsf] t];|f] jif{df tLg xKtf;Dd zf]s ub}{ /x]F eg]/ bflgPnn] xfdLnfO{ atfpF5g, h’g ;dodf 6fOlu|;sf] lsgf/df Pp6f :ju{b”t b]vf k/]sf lyP . Tof] :ju{b”tsf] cfudgsf] p2]Zo pgnfO{ O;|fPnsf] eljiosf] af/]df hfgsf/L u/fpg’ lyof], / xfdLn] klxn]af6} cl3Nnf cWofox¿df d]3f/f]x0f / cGtsf] ;dosf] af/]df bflgPnnfO{ atfOPsf] s’/fsf] af/]df ;+If]kdf cWoog u/L ;s]sf 5f}+ . ltgLx¿sf] jftf{nfksf] ;dodf gfd glbOPsf] Pp6f :ju{b”tn] bflgPnnfO{ eg] M æg8/fpm bflgPn, ltdLn] cfˆgf] dg ;demlt/ nufPsf] / ltd|f k/d]Zj/sf] ;fd’ cfk}mnfO{ gd| t’NofPsf] klxnf] lbgb]lv g} ltd|f zAbx¿sf] ;’g’jfO{ ePsf] lyof], / d ltgs} k|ltpQ/df cfPsf] 5′ . t/ kmf/; /fHosf /fhs’df/n] dnfO{ PSsfO; lbg;Dd la/f]w u/], clg x]/, k|wfg /fhs’df/x¿dWo] Pshgf ldvfPn dnfO{ d4t ug{ cfP, lsgeg] kmf/;sf] /fhf;Fu d ToxLF /f]lsPFÆ -bflgPn !)M!@–!#_ .

of] :ju{b”t;Fusf] hDsfe]6 x’g’eGbf tLg ;Ktfx cufl8 g} pgsf] k|fy{gfsf] ;’g’jfO{ ePsf] s’/f bflgPnn] yfxf kfP, t/ Tof] :ju{b”tnfO{ pgL;Dd cfOk’UgnfO{ tLg ;Ktfx;Dd nfu]sf] lyof] . Tof] :ju{b”t l9nf] x’g’sf] sf/0f rFflx ækmf/; /fHosf /fhs’df/n]Æ pgnfO{ /f]s]sf]n] ubf{ ePsf] lyof] . h] eP tfklg, ha ldvfPn, æk|wfg /fhs’df/x¿dWo] PshgfÆ n] pgnfO{ d4t ug{ cfP, ta pgL ToxfFaf6 k’mlTsg ;s] .

Tof] :ju{b”t bflgPnaf6 5’l§g] a]nfdf, pgn] ltgnfO{ eg], ækmf/;sf /fhs’df/sf] la?4 n8gnfO{ d l5§} kms{g]5′ / ha d hfG5′, u|L;sf /fhs’df/ cfpg]5g . h] eP tfklg, ;Tosf] k’:tsdf s] n]lvPsf] 5, klxn] d ltdLnfO{ atfpg]5′ . ltd|f /fhs’df/ ldvfPnn] afx]s c? s;}n] klg, ltgLx¿sf la?4df n8g dnfO{ d4t ub}{ggÆ -bflgPn !)M@)–@!_ .

wd{zf:qsf] o; v08af6 w]/} rfvnfUbf tYo s’/fx¿ yfxf kfpg ;lsG5 . km]l/ klg xfdL b]Vb5f}+, ls k/d]Zj/sf b”tx¿ ;j{zlStdfg x’Fb}gg / ltgLx¿ jf:tjdf, b’i6 :ju{b”tx¿;Fu o’4 ug{ ;dfj]z ePsf x’G5g .

bf];|f] s’/f, s]xL :ju{b”tx¿ -h:t} ldvfPn_ c? :ju{b”tx¿ -h:t} bflgPn;Fu s’/f ug]{ :ju{b”t_ eGbf a9L zlStzfnL x’G5g .

Questions for Which we have no answers

xfdL;F u hjfa gePsf k|Zgx¿

æk/d]Zj/n] ;’?d} bflgPnsf] nflu ;Gb]z lbP/ lsg k7fpg’ ePg h;n] ubf{ tLg ;Ktfx;Dd l9nf] t x’g] lyPgÆ eg]/ xfdL ;f]Wg ;S5f}F . tYo s’/f rFflx s] xf] eg], ldvfPnsf] ;xfotf ug{ k/d]Zj/n] bflgPnnfO{ ;xfotf ug{ k7fPsf] :ju{b”tn] lhTg ;Sb}g eg]/ pxfFnfO{ yfxf x’Fbf—x’Fb} pxfFn] lsg To;nfO{ k7fpg’ eof] eGg] af/]df afOann] xfdLnfO{ atfpFb}g . jf:tjdf, k/d]Zj/n] lsg s;}nfO{ s’g} ;Gb]z lbgsf] nflu s’g} klg :ju{b”tnfO{ k7fpg’ x’G5 eg]/ xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5}g . pxfFn] lsg JolStut ¿kdf jf bflgPnnfO{ ;’Gg] u/]/ cyjf c:yfO{ ¿kdf :ju{d} bflgPnnfO{ af]nfP/ cfkm}n] Tof] s’/f geGg’ ePsf] xf]nf < xfdL Tof] s’/f hfGb}gf}F .

t/ o; v08n] k/d]Zj/sf b”tx¿ / z}tfgsf b”tx¿sf] aLrdf cflTds If]qdf lg/Gt/ o’4x¿ x’G5g eGg] s’/fnfO{ k|dfl0ft ub{5 t < cxF, ub}{g, t/ w]/} jif{ cufl8, k/d]Zj/sf] Pp6f sdhf]/ b”tx¿ / ækmf/;sf] /fhs’df/Æ gfd u/]sf] z}tfgsf] Pp6f b”tsf] aLrdf tLg ;Ktfx;Dd ;+3if{ ePsf] lyof] eg]/ dfq} o;n] k|dfl0ft ub{5, h’g rFflx olb k/d]Zj/n] To:t} OR5f ug'{ ePsf] lyof] eg] Tof] slxb] x’g] lyPg . k”/} afOandf :ju{b”tx¿sf] csf]{ Psdfq nF8fO{sf] af/]df pNn]v ul/Psf] k|sfzsf] k’:tsdf /]s8{ ul/Psf] :ju{df x’g] eljiosf] o’4 g} xf] . Tof] oxL g} xf] . csf]{ :ju{b”tx¿sf] nF8fO{ klg eO/x]sf] x’g;S5, t/ To;f] eg]/ g} lgisif{df k’Ugsf] nflu xfd|f] tkm{af6 of] Pp6f k”jf{g’dfg x’g]5 .

A Myth Based upon a Myth

dgu9Gt] syfdf cfwfl/t Pp6f dgu9Gt] s’/f

s] bflgPn / kmf/;sf] /fhs’df/sf] o; syfn] xfd|f] cflTds o’4n] :ju{b”tx¿sf] nF8fO{sf] kl/0ffdnfO{ lglZrt ug{ ;S5 eg]/ k|dfl0ft u5{ t < km]l/ klg, Tof] ljrf/n] ToxfF lgoldt :ju{b”tx¿sf] o’4x¿ x’G5g eg]/ dfgL lnG5 -s]xL wd{zf:qsf kbx¿sf] cfwf/df_ . t/ xfdL o;nfO{ xfdLn] :jLsf/ u/]/, æxf] ToxfF lgoldt :ju{b”tx¿sf] nF8fO{ x’G5g eg]/ egf}F . s] bflgPnsf] o; syfn] xfd|f] cflTds o’4n] ;fob x’g] u/]sf] :ju{b”tx¿sf] nF8fO{sf] kl/0ffdnfO{ lglZrt ug{ ;S5 egL k|dfl0t ub{5 <

of] dgu9Gt] syfnfO{ ;dy{g ug]{x¿åf/f of] k|Zg k|foM ;f]lwg] ul/G5, æPslbgkl5 bflgPnn] 5f]8]sf] eP s] x’GYof] <Æ To; k|Zgsf] hjfkm, jf:tjdf s;}n] hfGb}g, lsgeg] bflgPnn] Tof] gfd pNn]v gePsf] b”t gcfp~h]n k|fy{gfdf k/d]Zj/nfO{ vf]Hg 5f]8]gg . h] ePtf klg, bflgPnsf] cflTds o’4 :juL{o :yfgx¿df ePsf] Tof] gfd} gv’nfOPsf] :ju{b”tsf] ljhosf] s’~hL lyof] eg]/ xfdLnfO{ ljZjf; lbnfpgsf] nflu Tof] k|Zg ;f]lwPsf] xf] . olb bflgPnn] cflTds o’4 ug{ 5f]8]sf] eP, dflglnpmF kmf/;sf] /fhs’df/nfO{ Tof] :ju{b”tn] slxn] klg lhTg ;Sg] lyPg . ltgLx¿n] xfdLnfO{ of] s’/f ljZjf; u/]sf] rfxG5g , ls bflgPnem}F xfdL klg lg/Gt/ cflTds o’4df nflu/xg’ k5{, gq eg] s’g} b’i6 b”tn] k/d]Zj/sf] b”tx¿dWo] Pp6f b”tdfly ljhoL ug{ ;Sg]5 .

klxn], d of] b]vfpg rfxG5′ , ls bflgPnn] æcflTds o’4 ul//x]sf]Æ lyPg— p;n] t k/d]Zj/;Fu k|fy{gf ul//x]sf] lyof] . pgL s’g} b’i6sf b”tx¿nfO{ s]xL ul//x]sf jf ltgLx¿nfO{ afFlw/x]sf, cyjf ltgLx¿sf] la?4df æo’4 ul//x]sfÆ lyP eg]/ sFxL klg pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g . jf:tjdf, bflgPnn] tLg ;Ktfx;Dd Tof] :ju{b”t;Fusf] nF8fO{ lg/Gt/ ¿kdf x’g]5 / gfd} gv’n]sf] :ju{b”t pgLsxfF b]vf kg]{5g eg]/ hfg]sf lyPgg . pgn] tLg ;Ktfx;Dd pkjf; a;]/ k/d]Zj/nfO{ vf]Hb} latfPsf lyP .

ca xfdL Tof] k|ZgnfO{ km]l/ x]/f}F M s] bflgPnn] Ps jf b’O{ lbg k|fy{gf u/]/ k/d]Zj/sf] ;Gb]z Nofpg c;kmn x’g] lyof] < xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5}g . æltdLn] k|fy{gf ul//xg’ Psbd /fd|f] s’/f xf], gq eg] d slxn] klg of] Nofpg ;Sg] lyOFgÆ eg]/ Tof] gfd glbOPsf] :ju{b”tn] bflgPnnfO{ slxn] klg eg]gg, eGg] s’/f d b]vfpg rfxG5′ . xf]Og, Tof] :ju{b”tn] pgsf] ljhosf] >]o ldvfPnnfO{ lbP . :ki6 ¿kdf k/d]Zj/ g} Tof] JolSt x’g’ x’GYof] h;n] Tof] gfd} gv’nfOPsf] :ju{b”tnfO{ / ldvfPnnfO{ k7fpg’ eof], / O;|fPnsf] eljiodf s] x’g]5 eg]/ a’‰gsf] nflu bflgPnsf] k|fy{gfsf] ;’g’jfO{ ePsf] 5 eGg] hfgsf/L u/fpg pxfFn] g} ltgLx¿nfO{ k7fpg’ ePsf] lyof] .

olb bflgPnn] pkjf; a:g jf k/d]Zj/nfO{ vf]Hgsf] nflu /f]s]sf lyP eg], k/d]Zj/n] o;f] eGg’ x’g] lyof] eGg] ;f]FRg’ kg]{ lyof] . 7Ls 5, ltdLx¿ b’O{hgf b”tx¿, bflgPnn] pkjf; / k|fy{gf ug{ 5f]8]sf] 5, To;}n] d}n] ltdLx¿dWo] PshgfnfO{ p;n] k|fy{gf ug{ yfn]sf] klxnf] lbg k7fPsf] eP tfklg, bflgPnsxfF Tof] ;Gb]z nfg] af/]df ca la;L{ b]pm . o:tf] b]lvG5 bflgPnsf] k’:tsdf P3f/j6f cyjf afx«j6f cWofox¿ x’g] 5}gg .Æ

bflgPnn] lg/Gt/ ¿kdf b[9 eP/ k|fy{gfdf nflu/x]sf] s’/f :ki6 5 -æcflTds o’4dfÆ xf]Og_ / :ju{b”tx¿nfO{ k7fP/ k/d]Zj/n] hjfa lbg’ eof] . xfdLx¿ klg, k|fy{gfdf k/d]Zj/;Fu lg/Gt/ ¿kdf b[9 /xg’ kb{5 / olb k/d]Zj/n] To:t} ePsf] rfxg’ x’G5 eg], xfd|f] hjfa :ju{b”tåf/f g} cfpg ;S5 . t/ of] s’/f la;{g’xf]; , ls afOanLo dflg;x¿nfO{ dxTjk”0f{ ;Gb]z lbgsf] nflu k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf b”tx¿nfO{ k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] w]/} pbfx/0fx¿ 5g, hxfF s;}n] tLg ;KtfxeGbf sd k|fy{gf u/]sf] lyof] eg]/ sFxL klg pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g .*^ xfdL ;Gt’lnt eP/ /xg’ kb{5 . o;sf] cltl/St, :ju{b”tx¿sf w]/} pbfx/0fx¿ 5g h;n] afOanLo dflg;x¿nfO{ ;Gb]zx¿ lbPsf yP, h’g s’/fsf] af/]df :ju{af6 cfpFbf z}tflgs b”tx¿;Fu n8fO{ ug]{ tL b’tx¿sf] af/]df s’g} pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g . tL :ju{b”tx¿n] b’i6 b”tx¿;Fu ltgLx¿n] NofPsf] ;Gb]znfO{ hf]ufpgsf] nflu o’4 ug'{ kg]{ klg x’g;S5, t/ olb ltgLx¿n] To;} u/]sf] eP, o; af/]df xfdL s]xL hfGb}gf}, lsgeg] afOann] xfdLnfO{ o:tf] s’/fsf] af/]df s]xL eGb}g .

# dgu9Gt] syf Ö ha cfbd ktg eof] ta ;+;f/nfO{ lgoGq0f ug{] cfbdsf] k§f -clwsf/_ z}tfgn] cfˆgf] lnof] .Æ

dfgj hfltsf] ktg x’Fbf jf:tjdf z}tfgnfO{ rFflx s] ePsf] lyof] < s;}–s;}n] o:tf] ljrf/ u5{g , ls cfbdsf] ktg x’Fbf z}tfgsf] 7″nf] kbf]GgtL ePsf] lyof] . ltgLx¿n] eG5g, df}lns ¿kdf cfbd g} æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ lyof], t/ cfbdsf] ktg x’Fbfv]l/, z}tfgn] Tof] kb k|fKt u¥of], o;/L p;nfO{ o; k[YjLdf h] ug{ dg nfU5 Tof] ug{sf] nflu clwsf/ lbOof] . Tof] ;dob]lv otf k/d]Zj/n] ;d]t To;nfO{ /f]Sgsf] nlfu zlStxLg aGg’ k¥of], lsgeg] cfbd;Fu cfˆgf] kb z}tfgnfO{ lbgsf] nflu æa}wflgs clwsf/Æ lyof] / clxn] z}tfgl;t ePsf] clwsf/sf] nflu k/d]Zj/n] cfbd;Fu ug'{ ePsf] ;xdltnfO{ pxfFn] cfb/ ug'{ kg]{ lyof] . clxn] z}tfgn] æcfbdsf] clwsf/Æ k|fKt u/]sf] 5, / k/d]Zj/n] æcfbdsf] clwsf/sf] ;do g;lspGh]n;DdÆ z}tfgnfO{ /f]Sg ;Sg’ x’Gg .

s] of] l;4fGt ;To 5 < dfgj hfltsf] ktg ePs} a]nfdf s] z}tfgn] cfbdsf] clwsf/ k|fKt u/]s} lyof] t <

lgZro klg xf]Og . z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/sf] >fk / p;sf] ;Dk”0f{ b]xfGt x’g] O{Zjl/o k|lt1fb]lv afx]s c? s]xL klg kfPg .

cfbd df}lns ¿kdf æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ lyof] eg]/ afOann] slxn] klg eg]sf] 5}g . bf];|f] s’/f, cfbdn] ;+;f/dfly kfPsf] clwsf/ p;n] h;nfO{ dg nfUof] To;nfO{ lbg ;Sg] a}wflgs xs kfPsf] lyof] eg]/ klg slxn] eg]sf] 5}g . t];|f], cfbdn] kfPsf] k§f -clwsf/_ Pslbg /4 x’g]5 eg]/ afOann] slxn] eg]sf] 5Fb} 5}g . oL ;a} ljrf/x¿ wd{zf:q;Ddt 5}gg .

df}lns ¿kdf cfbdn] s:tf] vfnsf] clwsf/ kfPsf] lyof] < xfdL pTklQdf k9b5f+,} ls k/d]Zj/n] cfbd / xjfnfO{ ækmNb}–k’mNb}, a[l4 x’Fb}, k[YjLdf el/Gb} To;nfO{ cfˆgf] j;df kfb}{, / ;d’Gb|df df5fx¿, cfsfzsf k+IfLx¿ tyf k[YjLsf ;a} hLljt k|f0fLx¿dfly clwsf/ ug'{Æ eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] lyof] -pTklQ !M@*_ .

k[YjLdfly æb]jÆ x’g] af/]df pgn] x/]s s’/f h:t}, df};d tyf eljiodf hGdfPsf dflg;x¿nfO{ / o:t} c?x¿nfO{ lgoGq0f ug]{5 eGg] af/]df k/d]Zj/n] cfbdnfO{ s]xL klg eGg’ ePsf] lyPg . cfbd / xjf k|yd dfgj hflt ePsf] x}l;otn] ubf{ k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ s]jn ;d’Gb|sf df5fx¿, cfsfzsf r/f—r’?ËLx¿ / hLjhGt’x¿dfly clwsf/ dfq lbg’ePsf] lyof] / kmNb}–k’mNb} a[l4 x’Fb} k[YjLdf el/Gb} hfgsf] nflu cf1f dfq} lbg’ ePsf] lyof] .

ha k/d]Zj/n] dflg;dfly Gofosf] 3f]if0ff ug'{ eof], k/d]Zj/n] cfbdnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jsf]Æ ¿kdf elgPsf] p;sf] Tof] kb u’dfPsf] af/]df s]xL klg eGg’ ePsf] lyPg . o;sf] cltl/St, pxfFn] cfbd / xjfn] kfPsf] Tof] ;d’Gb|sf df5fx¿, cfsfzsf r/f—r’?ËLx¿ / hgfj/x¿dfly ltgLx¿n] ug{ kfpg] clwsf/sf] af/]df s]xL eGg’ ePg . jf:tjdf, d]/f] ljrf/df, dfgj hfltn] clxn] klg ;d’Gb|sf df5fx¿, cfsfzsf r/f—r’?ËLx¿ / æx/]s 3;|g] hgfj/x¿Æ dfly clwsf/ ul//x]sf] s’/f :ki6} 5 . dfgj hfltn] k[YjL clxn] klg el//x]sf] 5 / o;nfO{ cfˆgf] a;df kfl//x]s} 5 . ktg x’Fbf cfbdn] k/d]Zj/af6 kfPsf] p;sf] df}lns clwsf/ s’g} klg u’dfPsf] lyPg .

Isn’t Satan “God of This World ?”

s] z}tfg æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ xf]Og t <

t/ kfjnn] z}tfgnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ / k|e’ o]z”n] æo; ;+;f/sf] zf;sÆ eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] xf]Og / < xf], pxfFx¿n] eGg’ ePs} xf], t/ cfbd klxn] æof] ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ lyof] jf cfbd ktg ePsf] a]nf Tof] pkfwL z}tfgn] cfbdaf6 k|fKt u/]sf] lyof] eg]/ s’g} s’/f pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g .

o;sf] cltl/St, æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ sf] ¿kdf z}tfgsf] pkflwn] of] s’/f k|dfl0ft ub}{g, ls z}tfgn] k[YjLdf h] dg nfUof] ToxL ug{ ;S5 jf To;nfO{ /f]Sgsf] nflu k/d]Zj/ zlStlalxg x’g’ ePsf] 5 . k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’eof], æ:ju{ / k[YjLdf ;d:t clwsf/ dnfO{ lbOPsf] 5Æ -dQL @*M!*_ . olb k[YjLdf z}tfgsf] ;d:t clwsf/ 5 eg], Tof] k|e’ o]z”sf] cg’dltåf/f dfq} kl/rfng x’g ;S5 .

:ju{ / k[YjLdf k|e’ o]z”nfO{ clwsf/ s;n] lbof] < of] kSs} klg k/d]Zj/ lktf g} x’g’ k5{, h’g clwsf/ k|e’ o]z”nfO{ lbgsf] nflu pxfF;Fu dfq clwsf/ 5 . To;}sf/0f k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf] lktfnfO{ æ:ju{ / k[YjLsf k|e’Æ eg]/ eGg’ eof] -dQL !!M@%, n”sf !)M@!_ .

k/d]Zj/n] ;[li6 ug'{ ePs} a]nfb]lv pxfF;Fu k[YjLdflysf] ;d:t clwsf/ lyof] . ;’?df pxfFn] dfgj hfltnfO{ clnslt dfq} clwsf/ lbg’ ePsf] lyof], / df}lns ¿kdf k/d]Zj/n] lbg’ ePsf] Tof] clwsf/ dfgj hfltn] slxn] klg u’dfPsf] 5}g .

z}tfg o; ;+;f/sf] b]j jf zf;s eg]/ afOann] eGbf o;sf] cy{ s]jn o; ;+;f/sf dflg;x¿n] -hf]x¿ gofF u/L hlGdPsf 5}gg_ z}tfgnfO{ k5ofO/x]sf 5g eGg] dfq xf] . ltgLx¿n] of] s’/fnfO{ dx;’; u?g of gu?g, ltgLx¿n] To;sf] ;]jf ul//x]sf 5g . Tof] g} ltgLx¿sf] b]j xf] .

Satan’s Real-Estate Offer?

z}tfgsf] ;fFrf] cj:yf lbOPsf] 5 <

w]/} h;f] z}tfgsf] l;4fGt eg]sf] dQL / n”sfn] pNn]v u/]sf] phf8:yfgdf z}tfgn] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ k/LIff u/]sf] syfdfly cfwfl/t 5 . cfpg’xf]; ca xfdL s] l;Sg ;S5f}}F eg]/ x]g{nfO{ n”sfn] lbPsf] ljj/0fnfO{ hfFrf}F .

æclg To;n] -z}tfgn]_ pxfFnfO{ -o]z”nfO{_ Pp6f pRr :yfgdf nu]/ Ps} If0fdf hutsf ;a} /fHox¿ b]vfof] . clg lbofan;n] pxfFnfO{ eGof], æd of] ;f/f clwsf/ / Ogsf] uf}/j tkfO{nfO{ lbg]5′, lsgeg] oL ;a} dnfO{ ;’lDkPsf 5g, / d h;nfO{ OR5f ug'{, To;nfO{ lbbF5′ . To;}sf/0f tkfO{+n] dnfO{ b08jt ug'{ eof] eg], oL ;a} tkfO{sf x’g]5g .Æ To;kl5 k|e’ o]z”n] To;nfO{ hjfa lbg’ eof], æn]lvPsf] 5, æt}n] k/dk|e’ cfˆgf k/d]Zj/nfO{ b08jt ug'{, / pxfFsf] dfq ;]jf ug'{ Æ -n”sf $M%–*_ .

o; 36gfn] o; ;+;f/df ePsf] x/]s s’/fdfly z}tfgsf] clwsf/ 5 eg]/ jf Tof] clwsf/ cfbdn] To;nfO{ ;’lDklbPsf] lyof] eg]/ cyjf z}tfgnfO{ /f]Sgsf] nflu k/d]Zj/ zlStlalxg x’g’ x’G5 eg]/ k|dfl0ft u5{ < ub}{g, / ToxfF ub}{g eGg’ kg]{ w]/} sf/0fx¿ klg 5g .

klxnf], k|e’ o]z”n] æe’m6sf] lktfÆ eGg’ ePsf] s’g} JolStn] agfPsf] egfOdf xfd|f] O{Zj/zf:qnfO{ cfwf/ agfpg xfdL xf]lzof/ x’g’ kb{5 -o”xGgf *M$$_ . slxn]—sfFxL z}tfgn] ;fFrf] s’/f klg atfO{ lbG5, t/ o; s’/fdf xfd|f] r]tfjgLsf] em08f k|r08 ¿kn] km/km/fPsf] x’g’ kb{5, lsgeg] z}tfgn] eg]sf] s’/f k/d]Zj/n] eg]sf] s’/f;Fu d]n vfFb}vfFb}g .

bflgPnsf] k’:tssf] rf}yf] cWofodf xfdL /fhf ga’sbg];/sf] gd|tfsf] af/]df j0f{g ul/Psf] syf kfpFb5f} . ga’sbg];/n] cfˆgf] kb / ;kmntfx¿dfly k”/f 3d08 u/]sf] lyof], ltgnfO{ cudjQmf bflgPnn] xh’/n] ædflg;x¿sf /fHodfly ;jf]{Rrs} clwsf/ 5 / pxfFn] OR5f ug'{ ePsf] s;}nfO{ klg tL /fHox¿ lbg’ x’G5Æ eg]/ dx;’; gu/];Dd xh’/nfO{ kz’sf] dg lbOg]5 eg]/ eg]sf lyP -bflgPn $M@%_ . rf/kN6;Dd o;sf] dxTjnfO{ bzf{P/ of] syf;Fu ;DalGwt pxL 3f]if0ff ul/Psf] 5 -x]g'{xf]; bflgPn $M!&, @%, #@, %M@!_ .

ædflg;x¿sf /fHodfly ;jf]{Rrs} clwsf/ 5Æ eg]/ bflgPnn] eg]sf] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . o;n] k[YjLdf k/d]Zj/sf] s’g} clwsf/ 5 eGg] b]vfpF5, x}g / <

of] klg ofb ug'{xf]; , ls z}tfgn] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ eg]sf] s’/f;Fu bflgPnn] u/]sf] bfjL k|ToIf ¿kdf afem]sf] b]lvG5 . bflgPnn] eg]sf 5g, æk/d]Zj/n] h;nfO{ OR5f ug'{ x’G5 To;nO{ lbg’ x’G5,Æ clg z}tfgn] eGof], æh;nfO{ d OR5f u5′{, To;nfO{ lbG5’Æ -n’sf $M^_ .

To;f] eP ca tkfO{+ s;nfO{ ljZjf; ug{‘ x’G5 < JolStut ¿kdf eGg’kbf{, d rFflx t bflgPnn] eg]sf] s’/fdf ljZjf; u5′{ .

h] eP tfklg z}tfgn] eg]sf] s’/fdf klg ;Defljt ;Totf rFflx lyof] — olb xfdLn] csf]{ tl/sfn] p;n] eg]sf] s’/fnfO{ x]5f}{+ eg] .

d}n] klxn] g} eg]sf] h:t} z}tfg æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ xf], h;sf] cy{ To;n] cGwsf/sf] /fHodfly zf;g ub{5 eGg] xf], h;df x/]s /fi6«df ePsf k/d]Zj/sf] la?4df afuL ePsf dflg;x¿ kb{5g . afOann] eGb5, ls æ;f/f ;+;f/ To; b’i6sf] cwLgdf k/]sf] 5Æ -! o”xGgf %M!(_ . z}tfgn] h;nfO{ OR5f nfU5 d To;nfO{ k[YjLsf] /fHosf] clwsf/ lbg ;S5′ eg]/ bfjL ubf{, To;n] cfˆg} :jfldTjdf ePsf] cGwsf/sf] /fHosf] af/]df w]/} /fd|f];Fu elg/x]sf] x’g;S5, h’g rFflx ;–;gf /fHox¿ ldn]/ ag]sf] k[YjLdf ePsf] e|i6 /fhgLlts ;+;f/sf] /fHo xf] . wd{zf:qåf/f xfdLnfO{ hfgsf/L u/fOPsf] 5, ls z}tfgsf w]/} b’i6fTdfx¿sf cf]bf]xfx¿ 5g h;åf/f To;n] cfˆgf] /fHonfO{ zf;g ub{5 -x]g'{xf]; Plkm;L ^M!@_, / cfkm” d’Vo JolQm eP/ cfk”m;Fu ePsf tL cfTdfx¿nfO{ kbf]GgtL jf cwf]utL ug{ ;Sg] To;nfO{ clwsf/ 5 eGg] bfjL ub{5 . To; s’/fdf, z}tfgn] Tof] cGwsf/sf] /fHodfly zf;g ug{ bf];|f] txsf] b’i6 cfTdfsf] clwsf/ lbG5′ eGb} lyof] . k|e’ o]z”n] ug'{ kg]{ Pp6} s’/f rFflx z}tfgsf] ;fd’ lgx’/g’ / To;nfO{ cf/fwgf ug'{ lyof] . wGojfbL eP/ k|e’ o]z”n] ækbf]GgtLÆ sf] nflu To; df}sfnfO{ OGsf/ ug'{ eof] .

Who gave Satan his authority ?

z}tfgnfO{ p;sf] clwsf/ s;n] lbof] <

t/ z}tfgn] tL /fHox¿sf] clwsf/ p;nfO{ ;’lDklbOPsf] 5, eg]/ u/]sf] bfaL rFflx s] xf] t <

km]l/ klg, z}tfgn] e”m6 af]ln/x]sf] lyof] eGg] ;fFrf] ;Defjgf 5 . t/ cfpg’xf]; xfdL To;n] ;To elg/x]sf] lyof] eg]/ z+sfsf] nflu To;nfO{ clnslt kmfObf lbcf}F .

z}tfgnfO{ cfbdn] Tof] clwsf/ ;’lDklbPsf] lyof] eg]/ z}tfgn] eg]sf] 5}g eGg] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . xfdLn] klxn] x]l/;Sof}F, cfbdn] of] z}tfgnfO{ ;’lDklbg ;Sb}gYof] . lsgeg] cfbdn] Tof] slxn] ;’lDklbg’ kg]{ lyPg . cfbdn] t /fHox¿ xf]Og, t/ ;d’Gb|sf df5fx¿, cfsfzsf r/f—r’?ËLx¿ / hgfj/x¿dfly zf;g ug'{ kg]{ lyof] . -jf:tjdf, cfbdsf] ktg x’Fbf /fHo ug{sf] nflu dflg;x¿ g} lyPgg_ . o;sf] cltl/St, olb z}tfgn] cGwsf/sf] /fHodfly k|e’ o]z”nfO{ zf;g ug{ lbPsf] eP, hxfF ;f/f b’i6cfTdfx¿ / p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿ lyP, ToxfF ;fFRr} g} cfbdn] z}tfgnfO{ ;’lDklbPsf] clwsf/sf] s’g} s’/} x’g] lyPg . z}tfgn] t cfbd ;[li6 ul/g’eGbf klg cufl8b]lv g} ktg ePsf :ju{b”tx¿dfly zf;g ul//x]s} lyof] .

z}tfgsf] dtna of] x’g ;SYof], ls ;f/f ;+;f/df hfg]/ jf ghfg]/ k/d]Zj/sf] cwLgdf gePsfx¿ / To;sf] cwLgdf ePsfx¿dfly zf;g ug{ tL g} dflg;x¿åf/f lbOPsf] 5 .

Tof]eGbf klg cem} /fd|f] ;Defjgf rFflx s] xf] eg]b]lv k/d]Zj/n] g} Tof] clwsf/ To;nfO{ lbg’ ePsf] lyof] . wd{zf:qsf] k|sfzdf, of] s’/f Psbd ;Dej 5, ls k/d]Zj/n] g} z}tfgnfO{ eGg’ eof], æddf ;dlk{t gePsf] x/]sdfly zf;g ug{ tF / t]/f b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ d]/f] cg’dlt 5Æ . tkfO{+nfO{ of] s’/f a’‰g clxn] s7Lg xf]nf, t/ kl5af6 tkfO{+n] Tof] g} ;+ejt z}tfgsf] bfaLsf] af/]df ul/Psf] /fd|f] JofVof xf] /x]5 eg]/ b]Vg’ x’g]5 . olb k/d]Zj/ ;fFRr} g} ædfgj hfltsf] zf;sÆ x’g’ x’G5 eg] -bflgPn $M@%_, dfgj hfltdfly ePsf] z}tfgsf] h’g;’s} clwsf/ klg k/d]Zj/af6} lbOPsf] x’g’ k5{ .

z}tfgn] cGwsf/sf] /fHonfO{ dfq} zf;g ul//x]sf] 5, h;nfO{ ælab|f]xsf] /fHoÆ klg eGg ;lsG5 . z}tfgn] cfk”m :ju{af6 v;flnPs} a]nfb]lv To; /fHodf zf;g ul//x]sf]5, h’g cfbdsf] ktg x’g’eGbf klg cufl8sf] ;do xf] . cfbdsf] ktg gx’Gh]n;Dd cGwsf/sf] /fHo :ju{b”tx¿sf] lab|f]xdf dfq} ;Lldt lyof] . t/ ha cfbdn] kfk u¥of], ta p lab|f]xsf] /fHodf ;xefuL eof], / z}tfgsf] /fHodf lab|f]xL :ju{b”tx¿ dfq} ePgg t/ ToxfF lab|f]xL dfgj hflt klg ;xefuL eP .

cfbdsf] ;[li6 x’g’eGbf klg cluaf6} z}tfgn] cGwsf/sf] /fHodfly zf;g u/]sf] lyof], To;}n] ca xfdL cfbd ktg ePkl5 cfbdsf] clwsf/ z}tfgn] k|fKt u¥of] eGg] s’/f g;f]rf}F . To;f] xf]Og, cfbdn] kfk ubf{, z}tfgåf/f s]xL ;do klxn]af6 zf;g ul/Psf] /fHo, lab|f]xsf] /fHodf p ;dfj]z ePsf] lyof] .

Was God Surprised by the Fall ?

ktgåf/f s] k/d]Zj/ crlDet x’g’ ePsf] lyof] <

æz}tfgn] k|fKt u¥of] eGg] l;4fGtÆdf ePsf] csf]{ unt s’/f s] xf] eg] o;n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ ktgsf] 36gf / To;sf] kl/0ffd:j¿k pxfF b’Mlvt x’g’ ePsf]n] ubf{ d”v{ h:tf] b]lvG5 . z}tfgn] cfbd / xjfsf] k/LIff ug]{5 / To;sf] kl/0ffd:j¿k dflg;sf] ktg x’g]5 eg]/ s] k/d]Zj/nfO{ yfxf lyPg < olb k/d]Zj/ ;j{1fgL x’g’ x’G5 eg], s] x’g uO/x]sf] 5 eg]/ t pxfFnfO{ yfxf x’g’ kg]{ gL Û To;}sf/0f afOann] xfdLnfO{ hfgsf/L lbG5, ls pxfFn] dfgj hfltnfO{ ;[li6 ug'{eGbf klg cufl8 k/d]Zj/n] dfgj hfltnfO{ 5’6sf/f lbg] of]hgf agfO{ ;Sg’ ePsf] lyof] -x]g'{xf]; dQL @%M#$, k|]l/t @M@–@#, $M@&–@*, ! sf]l/GyL @M&–*, Plkm;L #M*–!!, @ ltdf]yL !M*–!), k|sfz !#M*_ .

z}tfg ktg x’g]5 eg]/ hfGbf—hfGb} klg k/d]Zj/n] To;nfO{ ;[li6 ug'{ eof], / cfbd / xjf klg ktg x’g]5g eg]/ hfg]s} eP klg pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ klg ;[li6 ug'{ eof] . z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/nfO{ 5n u/]/ p;Fu gePsf] s’g} s’/f k|fKt ug{ ;Sg] To;sf] s’g} lglZrt pkfo g} 5}g .

k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ ePsf] rfxg’ x’G5 eg]/ d}n] elg/x]sf] 5′ < xf], lsgls pxfFsf] O{Zjl/o p2]Zodf hlt ;Sbf] ;’xfpg] u/L dfq . olb k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ rnfpg rfxg’ ePsf] lyPg eg], k|sfz @)M!–@ df pxfFn] To;nfO{ Ps lbg /f]Sg’ x’g]5 eg]/ xfdLnfO{ elgPem}F, pxfFn] To;nfO{ /f]Sg’x’g] lyof] .

h] eP tfklg, hf];’s} JolSt z}tfgsf] zf;gd’lg /lx/xf]; eGg] k/d]Zj/ rfxg’ x’G5 eg]/ d}n] elg/x]sf] 5’Og . x/]s JolSt z}tfgsf] zf;gaf6 efu]/ afFr]sf] xf]; egL k/d]Zj/ rfxg’x’G5 -k|]l/t @^M!*, sn:;L !M!#, ! ltdf]yL @M#–$, @ kq’; #M(_ . t/} klg k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ cGwsf/nfO{ ?rfpg] x/]sdfly zf;g ug]{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 -x]g'{xf]; o”xGgf #M!(_ – hf]x¿ lg/Gt/ ¿kdf pxfFsf] la?4df afuL eO/xG5g ltgLx¿dfly zf;g ug{ .

t/ dflg;x¿nfO{ z}tfgsf] cGwsf/sf] /fHoaf6 efUgsf] nflu ;xfotf ug{ xfdLn] ;Sg] s’g} s’/f 5}g < 5, xfdLn] ltgLx¿sf] nflu k|fy{gf ug{ ;S5f}F, / ltgLx¿nfO{ kZrftfk u/]/ ;’–;dfrf/df ljZjf; ug]{ af]nfj6 lbg ;S5f}+ -h;/L k|e’ o]z”n] xfdLnfO{ cf1f ug'{ ePsf] 5_ . olb ltgLx¿n] To;f] u/] eg], ltgLx¿n] z}tfgsf] clwsf/af6 5’6sf/f kfpg] 5g . t/ xfdLn] b’i6 cfTdfx¿, h;n] dflg;x¿nfO{ cfˆgf] ks8df kf/]sf 5g ltgLx¿nfO{ 9fNg ;S5f}F eg]/ ;f]FRg’ unt xf] . olb dflg;x¿ cGwsf/d} /xg rfxG5g eg] k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ /xg lbg’ x’G5 . k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf r]nfx¿nfO{ eGg’ eof], ls olb s’g} zx/sf dflg;x¿n] ltgLx¿sf ;Gb]znfO{ u|x0f u/]gg eg], To; zx/af6 lg:sbf cfˆgf v’§fsf] w’nf] 6S6SofO b]cf] / csf]{ zx/df hfcf] -dQL !)M!$_ . pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ ToxL zx/df a;]/ To; zx/df ePsf] Tof] lsNnfnfO{ eTsfO{ b]cf] h;n] ubf{ ToxfFsf dflg;x¿ u|x0f ug{ tof/ x’g]5g, eg]/ eGg’ ePg . kZrftfk u/]/ pFxflt/ kms{g OGsf/ ug]{x¿nfO{ aGwgdf kfg{sf] nflu k/d]Zj/n] b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 .

Further Proof of God’s Supreme Authority Over Satan

z}tfgdfly k/d]Zj/sf] ;jf]{Rr clwsf/sf c? k|df0f

dflg;sf] ktgdf k/d]Zj/n] lgoGq0fsf] nflu z}tfgnfO{ s’g} klg clwsf/ lbg’ ePsf] lyPg eGg] k|df0f wd{zf:qsf w]/} kbx¿df k|z:t dfqfdf 5g . afOann] af/Daf/ eGb5, ls k/d]Zj/n] ;a} z}tfgnfO{ lgoGq0f ug'{ x’G5 / To;dfly pxfFn] ;Dk”0f{ lgoGq0f ug'{x’g]5 . z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/n] To;nfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ePsf] s’/f dfq ug{ ;S5 . o; tYosf] nflu ca xfdL k”/fgf] s/f/df ePsf s]xL pbfx/0fx¿sf] hfFr u/f}F .

co”asf] k’:tsdf ePsf k|yd b’O{j6f cWofox¿n] z}tfgdfly k/d]Zj/sf] clwsf/sf] pTs[i6 pbfx/0f ;dfj]z u/]sf 5g . ToxfF xfdL z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/sf] l;+xf;gsf] ;fd’df v8f eP/ co”anfO{ bf]if lbO/x]sf] af/]df k9b5f}F . Tof] ;dodf co”an] k[YjLdf ePsf] c? s’g} JolStsf] eGbf a9L k/d]Zj/sf] cf1fkfng ul//x]sf] lyof], / To;}n] :jefljs ¿kdf, z}tfgn] p;}nfO{ s]lGb|t ul//x]sf] lyof] . z}tfgn] æcfˆgf] ÅboÆ co”adfly nufPsf] lyof] eg]/ k/d]Zj/nfO{ yfxf lyof] -co”a !M!*, Pg=P=P;=aL=sf] lsgf/fdf ePsf] gf]6nfO{ x]g'{xf];_, clg pxfFn] lbPsf] ;f/f cflzifx¿sf] sf/0fn] dfq} co”an] k/d]Zj/sf] ;]jf ul//x]sf] 5 egL z}tfgn] co”anfO{ bf]if nufPsf] s’/f k/d]Zj/n] ;’Gg’eof] -x]g'{xf]; co”a !M(–!@_ .

k/d]Zj/n] co”asf] jl/kl/ ;’/Iff /flvlbg’ ePsf] lyof] eg]/ z}tfgn] eGof], / To;n] pxfF;Fu co”anfO{ lbOPsf] ;Dk”0f{ cflzifx¿ vf]:gsf] nflu lalGt u¥of] . kl/0ffd:j¿k, k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ ;Lldt ¿kdf dfq co”anfO{ k|xf/ ug{ cg’dlt lbg’ eof] . k|f/lDes ¿kdf, z}tfgn] co”asf] z/L/nfO{ 5’g ;s]g . h] eP tfklg, kl5af6 k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ co”asf] z/L/nfO{ k|xf/ ug]{ cg’dlt lbg’ eof], t/ p;nfO{ dfg{ eg] z}tfgnfO{ lgif]w ug'{eof] -co”a @M%–^_ .

wd{zf:qsf] of] Pp6f v08n] :ki6 ¿kdf of] k|dfl0ft ub{5, ls z}tfgn] h] rfxG5 Tof] ug{ ;Sb}g . To;n] co”asf] z/L/nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] cg’dlt glbpGh]n;Dd k|xf/ ug{ ;s]g . To;nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] cg’dlt glbpGh]n;Dd co”asf] :jf:YonfO{ rf]g{ ;s]g . k/d]Zj/n] cg’dlt glbg’ ePsf]n] ubf{ g} To;n] co”anfO{ dfg{ ;s]g .*& cfbdsf] ktgsf] ;dob]lv ;d]t k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgdfly lgoGq0f ug'{ePsf] 5 .

Saul’s evil Spirit (From Good”

æzfpmndf ePsf] b’i6 cfTdf k/d]Zj/af6Æ k7fOPsf] xf]Æ

k”/fgf] s/f/df k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] j|mf]wsf] k|ltlglwsf] ¿kdf z}tfgsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿nfO{ k|of]u ug'{ ePsf w]/} pbfx/0fx? 5g . xfdL ! zfd’Pn !^M!$ df k9b5f}F M æca k/dk|d’sf cfTdfn] zfpmnnfO{ TofUg’ eof], clg k/dk|e’af6sf] Pp6f b’i6 cfTdfn] pgnfO{ a]nf–a]nfdf kj|mGYof] .Æ of] cj:yf cgf1fsf/L /fhf zfpmndfly tf8gf lbOPsf] sf/0fn] ePsf] lyof] eGg] s’/f :Ki6 x’G5 .

ca k|Zg 5, æk/d]Zj/af6sf] Pp6f b’i6 cfTdfÆ eGg] jfSosf] cy{ rFflx s] xf] t < s] k/d]Zj/n] :ju{df pxfF;Fu} /xg] u/]sf] b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ k7fpg’ ePsf] lyof] eGg] o;sf] cy{ xf], jf o;sf] dtna k/d]Zj/n] zfpmnnfO{ k|xf/ ug{sf] nflu z}tfgsf b’i6 cfTdfx¿dWo] Pp6fnfO{ ;jf]{Rr tj/n] cg’dlt lbg’ePsf] lyof] eGg] xf] < d]/f] ljrf/df w]/}h;f] vL||li6ogx¿n] afOann] l;sfPsf] lzIffsf] k|sfzdf bf];|f] ;DefJotfnfO{ :jLsf/ ug]{5g . sf/0f wd{zf:qn] eGb5, ls Tof] b’i6cfTdf æk/d]Zj/sf]Æ lyof] / Tof] b’i6cfTdfn] lbPsf] ;tfj6 rFflx zfpmnnfO{ k/d]Zj/n] lbg’ePsf] O{Zjl/o tf8gfsf] k|ToIf kl/0ffd lyof] . o;/L xfdL b]V5f}F, ls tL b’i6 cfTdfx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] ;jf]{Rr lgoGq0fd’lg /x]sf x’G5g .

Gofostf{ (M@# df xfdL k9b5f}F, æk/d]Zj/n] caLd]n]s / zs]dsf dflg;x¿sf] aLrdf ltgLx¿n] u/]sf b’i6 sfo{x¿sf] O{Zj/Lo Gofo ltgLx¿dfly cfcf]; eg]/ Pp6f b’i6 cfTdfnfO{ k7fO{ lbg’ eof] .Æ km]l/ klg, of] b’i6 cfTdf k/d]Zj/sf] :ju{af6sf] rFflx lyPg, t/ z}tfgs} /fHoaf6sf] lyof], / h’g JolStnfO{ Tof] tf8gf lbg’ kg]{ lyof] To;sf] la?4df b’i6 of]hgfsf sfdx¿ ug{nfO{ O{Zj/Lo tj/n] To;nfO{ cg’dlt lbOPsf] lyof] . k/d]Zj/sf] cg’dltlagf b’i6 cfTdfx¿n] s’g} klg JolStsf] la?4df b’i6 of]hgfx¿ NofP/ ;kmntfk”j{s sfd ug{ ;Sb}gg . olb Tof] s’/f ;To xf]Og eg], k/d]Zj/ ;j{zlStdfg x’g’ x’G5 . o;/L xfdL km]l/ klg Psrf]l6 ;’/Iffk”j{s lgisif{df k’Ug ;S5f}F, ls cfbd ktg x’Fbf, k/d]Zj/sf] lgoGq0fb]lv k/ ePsf] clwsf/ z}tfgn] k|fKt u/]sf] lyPg .

New Testament Examples of God’s Power over Satan

z}tfgdfly k/d]Zj/sf] zlSt 5 eGg] af/]df gofF s/f/sf pbfx/0fx¿

z}tfgn] k|fKt u/]sf] lyof] eGg] l;4fGtnfO{ OGsf/ ug]{ cltl/St k|df0f gofF s/f/n] pknAw u/fpF5 .

pxfb/0fsf] nflu, k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf afx«hgf r]nfx¿nfO{ æ;a} e”tx¿dfly clwsf/Æ lbg’ eof] eg]/ n”sf (M! df xfdL k9b5f}F . o;sf] cltl/St, n”sf !)M!( df k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿nfO{ eGg’ eof], æx]/, d}n] ltdLx¿nfO{ ;k{x¿ / laR5Lx¿ s’Nrg] / zq’sf] ;f/f zlStdfly clwsf/ lbPsf] 5′, / s’g} s’/fn] ltdLx¿nfO{ xfgL ug]{ 5}gÆ .

k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿nfO{ z}tfgsf ;f/f zlStx¿dfly clwsf/ lbg’ x’Fbf, Tof] clwsf/ klxn] t pxfF;Fu} ePsf] x’g’ kb{5 . z}tfg k/d]Zj/sf] clwsf/sf] d’lg 5 .

n”sfsf] ;’–;dfrf/df kl5af6 k|e’ o]z”n] kq’;nfO{ eGg’ ePsf] af/]df xfdL k9b5f}F, æl;df]g, l;df]g, x]/, z}tfgn] ltdLnfO{ ux”F h:t} lgkmGg] cg’dlt dfu]sf] 5Æ -n”sf @@M#!_ . o; v08n] b]vfpF5, ls k/d]Zj/af6 cg’dlt gkfOsg z}tfgn] kq’;nfO{ lgkmGg ;s]g . km]l/ klg, z}tfg k/d]Zj/s} lgoGq0f d’lg 5 .**

Satan’s Thousand-Year Prison Term

z}tfg xhf/ aif]{sf] lglDt sf/fjf;df

k|sfz @) cWofodf Pp6f :ju{b”tåf/f afFlwg]5 eg]/ ha xfdL k9b5f}F, ToxfF cfbdsf] k§f -clwsf/_ /4 ePsf] s’/f pNn]v ul/Psf] 5}g . To;nfO{ s}b ug'{ kg]{ sf/0f rFflx s]jn To;n] æ/fi6«x¿nfO{ km]l/ 5n gu/f]; eg]/Æ g} xf] -k|sfz @)M#_ .

rfvnfUbf] u/]/, z}tfgnfO{ !,))) aif{;Dd s}b ul/;s]kl5 To;nfO{ 5f]l8g]5 / Tof] k[YjLsf] rf/} ;’/df ePsf /fi6«x¿nfO{ 5n ug{sf] nflu aflx/ lgl:scfpg]5Æ -k|sfz @)M*_ .

tL 5fn ul/Psf /fi6«x¿n] o?zn]dnfO{ cfj|md0f ug{sf] nflu ltgLx¿sf ;]gfx¿ kl/rfng ug]{5g, hxfF k|e’ o]z”n] zf;g u/L /fVg’ ePsf] x’G5 . ha ltgLx¿n] zx/nfO{ 3]/f xfN5g, ta :ju{af6 cfuf] v;]/ æltgLx¿nfO{ vQd kfl/lbg]5Æ -k|sfz @)M(_ .

Tof] !,))) jif{ kl5sf] clGtd 5f]6f] ;do cjlwdf cfbdsf] k§f -clwsf/_ ;dfj]z ePsf] x’G5, / To;s} sf/0fn] ubf{ k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ 5’6fpFg afXo x’g’kof]{ eGg’ s] d’v{tfk”-0f{ x’Fb}g / < o:tf] k|sf/sf] ljrf/ xf:of:kb x’G5 .

xf]Og, xfdLn] km]l/ klg Psrf]l6 wd{zf:qsf] o; v08af6 k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ k”0f{ tj/n] lgoGq0f ug{‘ x’G5 / pxfFn] cfˆgf] O{Zj/Lo p2]Zox¿ k”/f ug{sf] nflu dfq} To;sf] 5n ug]{ sfo{ ug]{nfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/f l;S5f}F .

eljiodf k|e’ o]z”n] ug'{ x’g] xhf/ aif{sf] ;do cjwLdf z}tfg kl/rflnt x’gb]lv al~rt x’G5, / To;n] s;}nfO{ klg 5n ug{ ;Sb}g . h] eP tfklg, Tof] ;dodf To:tf dflg;x¿ klg x’g]5g h;n] v|Li6sf] zf;gsf] kfngf aflx/L ¿kdf dfq ug]{5g t/ leqL tj/n] rFflx pxfF kbRo”t ePsf] x]g{ rfxg]5g . t/ klg ltgLx¿n] ækmnfdsf] 807fn] zf;g ug'{x’g]Æ nfO{ kbRo”t ug]{ ltgLx¿nfO{ s’g} df}sf x’g] 5}g egL yfxf kfpg]5g / ;kmn x’g] 5}gg -k|sfz !(M!%_ .

t/ ha z}tfgnfO{ 5f]l8G5, ta cfˆgf] x[bodf v|Li6nfO{ 3[0ff ug]{x¿nfO{ 5n ug{ Tof] ;Ifd x’g]5, / ltgLx¿n] d”v{ eP/ c;Dej sfd ug{ k|oTg ug]{5g . ha z}tfgnfO{ ;Defljt lab|f]xLx¿nfO{ 5n ug{sf] nflu cg’dlt lbOG5, ta dflg;x¿sf] Åbosf] cj:yf k|s6 ul/g]5 / To;kl5 k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] wfld{s Gofo ltgLx¿dfly ug'{ x’g]5 hf]x¿ pxfFsf] /fHodf hLpgsf] nflu of]Uo 5}gg .

jf:tjdf, k/d]Zj/n] cfh dflg;x¿nfO{ 5n ug{sf] nflu z}tfgnfO{ cg’dlt lbg’x’g] Pp6f sf/0f klg ToxL g} xf] . xfdL kl5af6 z}tfgsf] nflu k/d]Zj/sf] k”0f{ p2]Zox¿sf] af/]df cg’;Gwfg ug]{5f}F, t/ clxn]sf] nflu eg] of] eGg’ plrt x’G5, ls k/d]Zj/n] p;}nfO{ klg 5nd} /lx/x]sf] rfxg’ x’Gg . h] eP tfklg, dflg;x¿sf] Åbodf s] 5 eg]/ pxfF hfGg rfxg’ x’G5 . z}tfgn] ;To hfGg] / ;f] ;TonfO{ ljZjf; ug]{x¿nfO{ 5n ug{ ;Sb}g . t/ k/d]Zj/n] tL JolStx¿nfO{ 5n ug{sf] nflu cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5, h;n] cfˆgf] s7f]/ Åbosf] sf/0f ;TonfO{ OGsf/ ub{5g .

v|Li6 la/f]wLsf] ;dosf] af/]df eGb} kfjnn] n]v]sf 5g, æclg, To;kl5 Tof] kfksf] dflg; k|s6 x’g]5, h;nfO{ k|e’ o]z”n] cfˆgf] d’vsf] Zjf;n] gfz kfg'{ x’g]5, / pxfFsf] cfudgsf] k|sfzn] To;nfO{ gfz ug'{ x’g]5, z}tfgsf] sfdsfh adf]lhd kfksf] dflg; ;f/f zlSt / 5nk”0f{ lrGx¿ / rdTsf/;lxt, / gfz x’g]x¿nfO{ 5ndf kfg]{ ;d:t b’i6tf;lxt cfpg]5, lsgls ltgLx¿n] ;TonfO{ k|]d ug{ / To; cg’;f/ afFRg OGsf/ u/] . o;}sf/0f ltgLx¿n] e”m7f s’/fdf ljZjf; u?g eg]/ k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿dfly Ps zlStzfnL e|d k7fpg’ x’G5, tfls ;Todfly ljZjf; gug]{, t/ cwfld{stfdf cfgGb dgfpg] ;a}hgf bf]ifL uxl/pmgÆ -@ ly:;nf]lgsL @M*–!@_ .

æaxsfpsf] k|efjnfO{ k7fpg] sfo{sf] >]o k/d]Zj/nfO{ g} hfG5, h;n] ubf{ ltgLx¿n] e”m7f]nfO{ ljZjf; ug{ ;s’gÆ eGg] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . t/ of] klg ofb ug'{xf]; , ls oL axsfpdf kg]{ ltg} dflg;x¿ x’g, h;n] æ;TonfO{ ljZjf; u/]sf lyPggÆ ltgLx¿n] ;’–;dfrf/nfO{ OGsf/ u/] . k/d]Zj/n] v|Li6 la/f]wLnfO{ lrGx / tdTsf/sf ;fy zlStzfnL agfpgsf] nflu z}tfgnfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’g]5, h;n] ubf{ v|Li6nfO{ OGsf/ ug]{x¿ 5ndf kg]{5g, / k/d]Zj/sf] clGtd p2]Zo rFflx æltgLx¿ ;a} Gofodf k?gÆ eGg] xf] . To;}sf/0fn] g}, cfh k/d]Zj/n] dflg;x¿nfO{ 5n ug{sf] nflu z}tfgnfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 .

k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ o; k[YjLdf kl/rflnt x’g] a]nfdf ljZjsf] s’g} csf]{ 7fpFdf ;lhn};Fu lgjf{l;t ug{ ;Sg’x’g] lyof] . @ kq’; @M$ df xfdLnfO{ atfOPsf] 5, ls ToxfF s]xL kfkdo :ju{b”tx¿ 5g, h;nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] klxn]af6 g/sdf kmfnL lbg’ eof], æ/ Gofosf] lbg;Ddsf] lglDt kftfnsf] cGwsf/df hs8L /fVg’ eof] .Æ xfd|f ;j{zlStdfg k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ klg To;} ug{ ;Sg’ x’g] lyof] h;/L pxfFn] To;sf :ju{b”tx¿nfO{ ug'{ ePsf] lyof], olb pxfFsf] O{Zj/Lo p2]Zox¿sf] nflu of] ;’xfpFlbnf] ePsf] eP . t/ s]xL ;dosf] nflu, z}tfg / To;sf b”tx¿nfO{ k[YjLdf kl/rfng ug{sf] nflu cg’dlt lbg k/d]Zj/;Fu w]/} /fd|f] sf/0f 5 .

The Demons’ Fear of Torment

e”tfTdfnfO{ oftfgfsf] 8/

o; dgu9Gt] l;4fGtsf] af/]df cWoog ug{ ha xfdL ghLs k’U5f}F, Pp6f clGtd ljrf/ ug'{kg]{ wd{zf:qLo pbfx/0f ubl/gLsf] d’n’ndf ePsf e”tfTdfx¿sf] syf kfpF5f}+ .

æclg ha pxfF -o]z”_ kfl/kl§ ubl/gLx¿sf] d’n’sdf cfpg’ eof], ta e”t nfu]sf b’O{hgf dflg;x¿n] lrxfgaf6 cfpFb} ubf{ pxfFnfO{ e]6], ltgLx¿ olt 8/nfUbf lyP, ls sf]xL klg ToxfFaf6 cfpg–hfg ;Sb}g lyP . ltgLx¿n] o;f] eGb} lrRofP, æx] k/d]Zj/sf k’q, tkfO{+sf] xfdLx¿;Fu s] ;/f]sf/ < xfd|f] ;do gk’uL xfdLx¿nfO{ si6 lbg tkfO{+ oxfF cfpg’ ePsf] xf]Æ -dQL *M@*–@(_ <

of] syf k|foM u/]/ z}tfgn] k|fKt u/]sf] lyof] eGg] l;4fGt dfGg]x¿åf/f ltgLx¿sf] ljrf/nfO{ ;dy{g ug{sf] nflu k|of]u ug]{ ul/G5 . ltgLx¿ eG5g, ætL e”tfTdfx¿n] k|e’ o]z”sf] Gofosf] lglDt clkn u/]sf lyP . ltgLx¿nfO{ yfxf lyof], cfbdsf] k§f -clwsf/_ /4 x’gclu;Dd pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ oftgf lbg] pxfFsf] clwsf/sf] ;do cfPsf] lyPg, h’g ;dodf z}tfg / tL e’tfTdfx¿ lbg / /ft ;w}Fel/sf] nflu oftfgfsf] lglDt cUgL s”08df kmflng]5g .Æ

t/ jf:tjdf To;sf] 7Ls ljkl/t s’/f rFflx ;To xf] . k|e’ o]z”n] h’g ;dodf rfxg’ x’GYof] ToxL ;dodf pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ oftgf lbg ;Sg] clwsf/ pxfF;Fu lyof] / Tof] zlSt klg pxfF;Fu lyof] eGg] s’/f ltgLx¿n] hfg]sf lyP, h’g sf/0fn] ubf{ ltgLx¿n] bofsf] eLv dfu]sf lyP . k/d]Zj/sf k’qn] ltgLx¿nfO{ rfF8} oftgfsf] nflu k7fpg’x’g] xf], ls egL ltgLx¿ v’a 8/fPsf lyP eGg] s’/f :ki6 5 . ltgLx¿nfO{ æcQn–s”08df gk7fpgÆ egL ltgLx¿n] pxfF;Fu lalGt u/]sf] s’/f n”sfn] xfdLnfO{ atfpF5g -n”sf *M#!_ . sf]xL dflg;x¿n] z}tfgsf] a}wflgs xs lyof] eg]s} sf/0f, olb ;fFRr} g} k|e’ o]z”sf] Tof] clwsf/ gx’g] eO{ lbPsf] eP, ltgLx¿n] pxfFsf] s’g} jf:t} ug]{ lyPgg .

To; Onfsfb]lv aflx/ glgsflnlbg’xf]; eg]/ ltgLx¿n] u/]sf] lalGt -ds”{; %M!)_, ltgLx¿n] glhs} ePsf ;F’u’/x¿sf] ayfgdf hfg cg’dlt dfu]sf] s’/f -ds”{; %M!@_, ltgLx¿n] æcQn–s”08dfÆ gk7fpg egL pxfFnfO{ lalGt u/]sf] s’/f -n”sf *M#!_ / ltgLx¿n] v|Li6;Fu æ;doÆ eGbf cufl8 g} oftgf glbOof]; eg]/ u/]sf] lalGt cg’;f/ tL e”tfTdfx¿ k”0f{ ¿kdf k|e’ o]z”sf] s[kfdf lyP eg]/ ltgLx¿nfO{ yfxf lyof] .

dgu9Gt] l;4fGt $, z}tfgn], o; ;+;f/sf] b]j æeP/, k[YjLdf ePsf x/]s yf]s, dfgj ;/sf/x¿, k|fs[lts k|sf]k, ;fy} df};dnfoO ;d]t lgoGq0f u/]sf] 5 .Æ

wd{zf:qdf kfjnn] z}tfgnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ -@ sf]l/GyL $M$_, / k|e’ o]z”n] æo; ;+;f/sf] zf;sÆ -o”xGgf !@M#!, !$M#), !^M!!_ eGg’ ePsf] 5 . z}tfgnfO{ lbOPsf] o; pkflwdf cfwfl/t eP/, w]/}n] z}tfg;Fu ;+;f/nfO{ lgoGq0f ug]{ k”0f{ clwsf/ 5g eGg] cg’dfg ub{5g . o; dgu9Gt] l;4fGtsf] uNtLnfO{ b]vfpg xfdLn] cufl8 g} kof{Kt dfqfdf wd{zf:qnfO{ cWoog ul/;s]sf] eP tfklg, o;n] xfdLnfO{ w]/} /fd|f];Fu cem} cWoog ug{sf] nflu k|]l/t ub{5, h;n] ubf{ ;fFRr} g} z}tfgsf] zlSt slt ;Lldt /x]5 egL k”0f{ ¿kdf xfdLn] a’‰g ;S5f}F . z}tfgsf] af/]df xfd|f] k”/} a’emfO{ z}tfg o; ;+;f/sf] b]j jf zf;s xf] eGg] rf/j6f wd{zf:qsf kbx¿df lgdf{0f ePsf] 5}g eGg] s’/fdf xfdL ;ts{ x’g’ kb{5 .

ha xfdL afOannfO{ uxg ¿kn] x]b{5f}F, k|e’ o]z”n] dfq} z}tfgnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] zf;sÆ eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] 5}g, t/ pxfFn] cfˆgf] :juL{o lktfnfO{ klg æ:ju{ / k[YjLsf k|e’Æ eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] xfdL kfpFb5f}F -dQL !!M@%, n”sf !)M@!_ . o;sf] cltl/St, k|]l/t kfjnn] klg z}tfgnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ eg]/ dfq} eg]sf 5}gg, t/ pgn] ;d]t k|e’ o]z”n] em}F k/d]Zj/nfO{ æ:ju{ / k[YjLsf k|e’Æ egL eg]sf 5g -k|]l/t !&M@$_ . o; s’/fn] xfdLnfO{ of] k|dfl0ft ub{5, ls k[YjLdfly z}tfgsf] lgoGq0f ug]{ clwsf/ 5 eg]/ xfdLn] ;f]r]sf] g t k|e’ o]z”n] g kfjnn] g} rfxg’ x’G5 . z}tfgsf] clwsf/ ;Lldt x’g’k5{ .

rfvnfUbf] u/]/ Ps–csf{df gldNbf] b]lvg] wd{zf:qsf oL b’O{j6f kbx¿sf] aLrdf ;+;f/ / k[YjL eGg] zAbx¿ kfOG5g . oL b’O{j6f zAbx¿nfO{ xfdLn] kof{ojfrL ¿kdf k|of]u u/] tfklg, df}lns u|Ls efiffdf eg] oL b’O{ p:t} eg] k|foM xf]Ogg . ltgLx¿nfO{ s;/L km/s 5g eg]/ xfdLn] Psrf]l6 a’lem;s]kl5, k[YjLdf k/d]Zj/sf] / z}tfgsf] clwsf/sf] af/]df xfd|f] a’emfO{ gf6lso ¿kn] a9b5 .

k|e’ o]z”n] k/d]Zj/ lktfnfO{ k[YjLsf k|e’ eg]/ eGg’ ePsf] 5 . k[YjL (earth) u|Ls efiff hL (ge) af6 cg’jfb ul/Psf] xf] . o;n] xfdL /x]sf] u|xnfO{ a’emfpF5, / o;} zAbaf6 e”uf]n (geography) eGg] zAb cfPsf] xf] .

o;sf] 7Ls lakl/t, k|e’ o]z”n] z}tfg o; ;+;f/sf] zf;s xf] eg]/ eGg’ eof] . oxfF ePsf] ;+;f/ (World) eGg] zAbsf] nflu u|Ls zAb s;d; (Kosmos) xf], / o;n] k|fylds ¿kdf j|md jf Joj:yf ug'{ eGg] s’/fnfO{ a’emfpF5 . o;n] e”–u|xsf] af/]df eGg’eGbf klg dflg;x¿sf] af/]df xf] eGg] atfpF5 . To;}sf/0fn] v|Lli6ogx¿n] k|foM u/]/ z}tfgnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] /Lltadf]lhdsf] b]jÆ xf] eg]/ eGb5g .

jt{dfgdf k/d]Zj/n] ;+;f/dfly k”0f{ lgoGq0f ug{‘ x’Gg, lsgeg] pxfFn] o; ;+;f/df ePsf ;d:t dflg;x¿dfly k”0f{ ¿kn] lgoGq0f ug'{ ePsf] dflns sf] x’g]5 eg]/ 5fGg lbg’ ePsf]5, / w]/} dflg;x¿n] z}tfgnfO{ ltgLx¿sf] k|e’ eg]/ dflglnPsf 5g . jf:tjdf, dfgjhfltsf] :jtGq OR5f k/d]Zj/sf] of]hgfs} Ps c+z xf] .

kfjnn] ;+;f/ (World) eGg] zAbsf] nflu leGg} zAb k|of]u u/]sf 5g, pgn] z}tfgnfO{ æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ eg]/ n]Vbf u|Ls zAb POcf]g (Aion) eGg] zAbsf] k|of]u u/] . POcf]g eGg] zAbnfO{ k|foM u/]/ o’u (age) egL cg’jfb ug{ ;lsG5 / ug]{ klg ul/G5, h;sf] dtna tf]lsPsf] ;do cjwL eGg] x’G5 . z}tfg of] jt{dfg o’usf] b]j xf] .

oL ;a} s’/fsf] dtna s] x’G5 < k[YjL xfdL a;]sf] e”–u|x xf] . ;+;f/n] tL dflg;x¿nfO{ a’emfpF5 hf]x¿ jt{dfgdf o; k[YjLdf a;f]jf; u/]sf 5g, clg, clt g} ljz]if ¿kdf, hf]x¿n] k|e’ o]z”sf] ;]jf ul//x]sf 5}gg ltgLx¿nfO{ a’emfpF5 . ltgLx¿n] z}tfgsf] ;]jf ul//x]sf 5g, / ltgLx¿ To;sf] e|i6, / kfkdo Joj:yfdf hsl8Psf 5g . xfdL v|Lli6ogx¿ klg o; æ;+;f/dfÆ x’g’ kg]{ t/ æo; ;+;f/sf]Æ rFflx xf]Ogf} eg]/ elgPsf] 5 -o”xGgf !&M!!, !$_ . xfdL cGwsf/sf] /fHosf gful/sx¿sf] aLrdf a:5f}F, t/ xfdL jf:tjdf Hof]ltsf] /fHo, k/d]Zj/sf] /fHosf xf}F .

To;}n] ca xfdL;Fu hjfa 5 . o;nfO{ ;fdfGo ¿kdf eGg’kbf{ M k/d]Zj/n] ;jf]{Rr ¿kn] k’/} k[YjLnfO{ lgoGq0f ug'{ x’G5 . k/d]Zj/sf] cg’dlt kfP/ dfq} z}tfgn] æ;+;f/sf] /Lltadf]lhdÆ lgoGq0f ug]{ sfd u5{, h;n] To;sf] cGwsf/sf] /fHosf gful/sx¿dfly lgoGq0f ug]{ sfd u5{ . o;}sf/0f, k|]l/t o”xGgfn] æ;f/f ;+;f/ -;f/f k[YjL rFflx xf]Og_ To; b’i6sf] cwLgdf k/]sf] 5Æ eg]/ n]v] -! o”xGgf %M!(_ .

;+;f/dfly, jf æ;+;f/sf] /Lltdfly, cyjf ;+;f/sf dflg;x¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] clwsf/ 5}g eg]/ eGg vf]lhPsf] rFflF xf]Og . bflgPnn], ædflg;x¿sf /fHodfly ;jf]{Rrs} clwsf/ 5, / pxfFn] OR5f ug'{ ePsf] s;}nfO{ klg tL /fHox¿ lbg’ x’g]5Æ -bflgPn $M@%_ eg]em}F pxfF x’g’ x’G5 . pxfFn] ce}m klg cfkm”n] OR5f ug'{ eP adf]lhd hf] ;’s}nfO{ klg prfNg jf gd| t’Nofpg ;Sg’ x’G5 . h] eP tfklg, ædflg;x¿sf] /fHodfly ;jf]{Rr ¿kdf zf;sÆ eP/ pxfFn] z}tfgnfO{ pxfFsf] la?4df lab|f]x ug]{ dfgj hfltsf] c+zdfly zf;g ug{ ;jf]{Rr tj/n] cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] 5 .

Satan’s Offer Considered

z}tfgn] u/]sf] cg’/f]wnfO{ ljrf/ ul/Psf]

k[YjL / ;+;f/sf] aLrdf ePsf] of] leGgtfn] klg phf8 :yfgdf ePsf] k|e’ o]z”sf] k/LIffnfO{ a’‰gsf] nflu ;xoftf ub{5 . ToxfF z}tfgn] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ æPs} If0fdf ;+;f/sf ;f/f /fHox¿Æ b]vfO{ lbPsf] lyof] . z}tfgn] k[YjLsf] dfgj ;/sf/df ePsf] /fhg}lts cf]xf]bf lbg] s’/f ul//x]sf] lyPg, h’g xfdLn] /fi6«klt jf k|wfgdGqL eg]/ eGg] u5f}{ . k[YjLdf ePsf] dfgj zf;gnfO{ prfNg / v;fNg] z}tfgsf] sfd xf]Og, t/ k/d]Zj/sf] xf] .

a?, z}tfgn] cGwsf/sf ljZjJofkL c? ;—;fgf ;a} /fHox¿ b]vfO/x]sf] x’g’k5{ . To;n] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ b’i6fTdfx¿sf] dxfwdf{lwsf/L agfO{ lbg] b]vfO/x]sf] lyof], hf] ltgLx¿sf] cGwsf/sf] /fHodfly ug]{ Pp6f If]qdf sfd ug{ ;Sb5, To;sf] ;fy} p;sf] ljifoj:t’df cfwfl/t eP/ sfd ug]{ afuL dflg;x¿sf] aLrdf zf;g ub{5 . z}tfgn] k|e’ o]z”n] p;sf] lgoGq0fdf /x]/ zf;g ug]{ sfd ;’lDkg nfu]sf] lyof], olb k|e’ o]z” k/d]Zj/sf] la?4df eP/ z}tfgsf] kIfaf6 afuL x’g’ ePdf . To;f] ubf{ k|e’ o]z” cGwsf/sf] /fHosf] bf];|f] zf;s aGg’ kfpg” x’g] lyof] .

God’s Control over earthly human government

k[YjLdf ePsf] dfgj ;/sf/x¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] lgoGq0f

k[YjLdf ePsf] dfgj ;/sf/x¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] lgoGq0f 5 eg]/ lglZrt u/fpg] wd{zf:qsf kbx¿nfO{ klxn] hfFr]/ z}tfgsf] clwsf/sf] ;Ldfx¿ slt /x]5 egL clt g} ljz]if ¿kdf ca xfdL yfxf u/f}F . p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿dfly z}tfgsf] s]xL ¿kdf clwsf/ ePsf]n] dfq} p;sf] dfgj ;/sf/x¿dfly clwsf/ 5, / ;/sf/x¿ rFflF k|foM u/]/ p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿åf/f g} lgolGqt x’G5g . t/, cGtdf eg], k/d]Zj/ g} lgolGqt x’G5g . t/, cGtdf eg], k/d]Zj/ g} dfgj ;/sf/dflysf] ;jf]{Rr x’g’x’G5, / z}tfgn] ltgLx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] hlt dfq} k|of]u ug{;S5 .

bflgPnn] /fhf ga’sbg];/nfO{ eg]sf s’/f xfdLn] klxn]af6 g} yfxf kfO:s]sf 5f}F, t/ of] s’/f clt g} k|lbKt ePsf]n] ubf{, o;nfO{ xfdL cem} Psrf]l6 ;+If]kdf x]/f}F .

dxfg /fhf ga’sbg];/ cfˆgf] zlSt / ;kmntfsf] sf/0f 3d08n] k’mn]sf lyP, / To;n] ubf{ ædflg;x¿sf /fHodfly ;jf{lwsf/ ;jf]{Rrs} 5, / pxfFn] OR5f ug'{ ePsfx¿nfO{ tL /fHox¿ lbg’ x’G5, / dflg;xs?df ;aeGbf gd|nfO{ tL /fHodfly v8f ug'{ x’G5Æ -bflgPn $M!&_ eg]/ pgn] hfg’g egL k/d]Zj/n] pgnfO{ s]xL xb;Dd tn emf/L lbg’ eof] . /fhg}lts :t/df ga’sbg];/dfly p7g’sf] dxfgtfsf] >]o k/d]Zj/nfO{ hfg’ kg]{ lyof] eGg] s’/f :ki6 5 . k[YjLdf ePsf x/]s cg’jfdf of] s’/f ;To x’G5 . k[YjLdf zf;g ug]{x¿sf] af/]df k|]l/t kfjn eGb5g, ls æk/d]Zj/af6 cfPsf] clwsf/ afx]s c? s’g} clwsf/ x’Fb}g, / h’g k|zf;sx¿ 5g, tL k/d]Zj/af6} lgo’St ePsf x’gÆ -/f]dL !#M!_ .

k/d]Zj/ g} ;Dk”0f{ ;[li6s} df}lns / ;jf]{Rr clVtof/jfnf x’g’ x’G5 . olb s;}n] s’g} clwsf/ kfPsf] 5 eg], Tof] pxfFåf/f g} kfPsf] sf/0fn] xf] cyjf s;}nfO{ s’g} clwsf/ kfpgsf] nflu pxfFn] g} cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] sf/0fn] ubf{ dfq} xf] .

t/ b’i6 zf;sx¿sf] ;DaGwdf rFflx s] t < ltgLx¿ klg k/d]Zj/af6} :yflkt ePsf x’g eGg] kfjnsf] egfO{ xf] < xf], ToxL g} xf] . ToxL kqsf] ;’?df kfjnn] n]v]sf 5g, æwd{zf:qn] kmf/f]nfO{ eGb5, æd d]/f] zlSt tFdf b]vfpFm, / ;f/f k[YjLdf d]/f] gfpFsf] 3f]if0ff ul/of]; eGg] d]/f] clek|fon] d}n] tFnfO{ v8f u/]FÆ -/f]dL (M!&_ . k/d]Zj/n] cfˆg} dlxdfsf] nflu s7f]/ Åbo ePsf] kmf/f]nfO{ prfNg’ eof] . k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] 5’6sf/f lbg] cfZro{sd{x¿ eP tfklg, pxfFn] cfˆgf] dxfg zlSt b]vfpg’ kg]{ lyof]— pxfFn] prfNg’ ePsf] c§]/L dflg;åf/f of] df}sf pxfFn] lng’ eof] .

lknft’;;Fusf] k|e’ o]z”sf] jftf{nfkdf of] tYo klg s] ;flat x’Fb}g / < æs] ltdL d;Fu af]Nb}gf} < ltdLnfO{ 5f]l8lbg] clwsf/ d;Fu 5, / ltdLnfO{ j|”m;df 6fFUg] clwsf/ klg d;Fu 5 eGg] ltdLnfO{ yfxf 5}gÆ -o”xGgf !(M!)_ < eg]/ lknft’;n] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ k|Zg ubf{ pxfFn] To;sf] hjfa glbg’ ePsf]df crDe nfUb5 .

k|e’ o]z”n] hjfa lbg’ eof], ætkfO{+nfO{ dflyaf6 glbOPsf] eP ddfly tkfO{+sf] s]xL clwsf/ x’g] lyPgÆ -o”xGgf !(M!!_ . lknft’;sf] 8/5]?jfkg rl/q hfg]/ g}, k|e’ o]z”nfO{ q”m;df 6fFUg] of]hgf k”/f x’g]5 egL k/d]Zj/n] To;nfO{ prfNg’ ePsf] lyof] .

k”/fgf] s/f/sf] Oltxf;sf k’:tsx¿nfO{ k9bf ltgLx¿n] s] b]vfpF5g eg] k/d]Zj/n] slxn]—sfFxL pxfFsf] j|mf]w kfpg nfossf dflg;x¿sf] k|of]u ug'{ x’G5 . k”/fgf] s/f/sf w]/} /fi6«x¿dfly k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] Gofo Nofpgsf] nflu ga’sbg];/nfO{ k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] lyof] .

k/d]Zj/n] prfNg’ ePsf] jf v;fNg’ ePsf] pbfx/0fx¿ afOandf c;+Vo ¿kdf 5g . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, gofF s/f/df, xfdL x]/f]bsf] af/]df k9b5f}F, h;n] efif0f lbFbf dflg;x¿, of] t O{Zj/sf] af]nL xf], dflg;sf] xf]Og eg]/ s/fpFbf k/d]Zj/nfO{ dlxdf lbg] s’/fdf c;kmn ePsf] lyof] -k|]l/t !@M@@_ .

To;sf] kl/0ffd rFflx s] lyof] t < æk/d]Zj/nfO{ dlxdf glbPsf]df Toltv]/} k|e’sf Pp6f :ju{b”tn] pgnfO{ k|xf/ u/], / :ofpmF–:ofpFm sL/f k/]/ pgsf] b]xfGt eof]Æ -k|]l/t !@M@#_ .

of] s’/f dgdf /fVg’xf]; , ls x]/f]b lglZrt ¿kdf z}tfgsf] /fHosf] gful/s lyP, t/ pgL k/d]Zj/sf] GofoeGbf aflx/ rFflx lyPgg . k/d]Zj/n] rfxg’ eP adf]lhd pxfFn] h’g;’s} k[YjLsf jt{dfg cu’jfx¿nfO{ tn v;fNg ;Sg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/f] :ki6 5 .*(

God’s Personal Testimony

k/d]Zj/sf] JolStut ujfxL

cGtdf, k[YjLsf] dfgj /fHox¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] ;jf]{Rrtfsf] ;DaGwdf cudjQmf old{ofåf/f pxfF cfk}mn] Psrf]l6 eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ k9f}F .

æx] O;|fPnsf] 3/fgf, o; s’dfn]n] u/]em}F s] d tFnfO{ klg ug{ ;lSbg / <Æ k/dk|e’ eGg’ x’G5 . x] O;|fPnsf] 3/fgf, s’dfn]sf] xftdf df6f] ePem}F tF klg d]/f] xftdf 5; . olb s’g} a]nf hflt cyjf s’g} /fHosf] ljifodf To;nfO{ pv]nL lbG5′, tf]8L lbG5′ / ;j{gfz u/L lbG5′, egL d}n] eg]sf] 5′ eg] / olb d}n] r]tfjgL lbPsf] hfltn] cfˆgf] v/faLb]lv kl5tf] u¥of] eg], d}n] ;f]Fr]sf] laklQ To;dfly Nofpgb]lv d d]/f] dg abNg]5′ . clg olb s’g} hflt cyjf s’g} /fHosf] ljifodf d To;nfO{ agfpg]5′ / v8f ug]{5′ egL s’g} ;dodf d}n] 3f]if0ff u/]sf] 5′ eg], / To;n] d]/f] s’/f g;’g]/ d]/f] b[li6df v/faL u¥of] / d]/f] cf1fkfng u/]g eg]b]lv, To;nfO{ c;n ug]{ d]/f] ljrf/dfly km]l/ d ljrf/ ug]{5’Æ -old{of !*M^–!)_ .

z}tfgn] ha k|e’ o]z”nfO{ phf8:yfgdf k/LIff u/]sf] lyof], ta To;n] tfls{s ¿kdf pxfFnfO{ k[YjLdf ePsf] dfgj, /fhg}lts /fHodf clwsf/ lbg] s’/f ubf{, ToxfF c? s’g} To;sf] pkfo lyPg eGg] s’/f s] tkfO{n] b]Vg ;Sg’ x’G5 < olb To;n] ;To s’/f elg/x]sf] ePb]lv -slxn]—sFfxL h;} To;n] eGg] u5{_, To;n] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ cGwsf/sf] /fHodfly lgoGq0f ug]{ clwsf/ dfq} lbg ;SYof] .

t/ s] z}tfgsf] dfgj ;/sf/x¿dfly k|efj 5 t < 5, t/ Tof] p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿sf] cflTds k|e’ ePsf]n] / p4f/ gkfPsf dflg;x¿ ;/sf/df ;dfj]z ePsf] sf/0fn] dfq . t/} klg To;nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] hlt k|efj kfg]{ cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] x’G5, To;n] Tolt dfq} k|efj kfb{5, clg k/d]Zj/n] rfxg’ ePsf] h’g;’s} ;dodf klg To;sf] h’g;’s} of]hgfx¿nfO{ /4 u/L lbg ;Sg’ x’G5 . k|]l/t o”xGgfn] k|e’ o]z”sf] af/]df pxfFnfO{ æk[YjLsf /fhfx¿sf zf;sÆ -k|sfz !M%_ eg]/ eg]sf 5g .

Does Satan Cause Natural Disasters and adverse weather ?

s] z}tfgn] k|fj[mlts k|sf]kx¿ / k|lts”n df};d NofpF 5 <

z}tfg æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ ePsf] x’gfn] w]/}n] of] s’/f dflglnPsf 5g , ls To;n] df};dnfO{ lgoGq0f ub{5 / Tof] ;f/f k|fs[lts k|sf]kx¿ cgfa[li6, hnk|nox¿, cfFwL–a]x/Lx¿, e”sDkx¿ / To:t} c?x¿ h:tf s’/fx¿ Nofpg] JolSt xf] . t/ wd{zf:qn] xfdLnfO{ oxL s’/f] l;sfpF5 t < km]l/ klg xfdLn] z}tfg ;DaGwL k”/} wd{zf:qnfO{ ærf]/ t rf]?, df?F / gfz kf?F eGg] x]t’n] cfpF5Æ -o”xGgf !)M!)_ eGg] kbdfly cfwfl/t ePsf 5f}F eGg] s’/fdf xf]lzof/ x’g’ kb{5 . w]/}h;f] u/L d}n] dflg;x¿n] rf]g]{, dfg]{ / gfz kfg]{ h:tf s’/fx¿ z}tfgaf6 dfq} cfpF5 eg]/ of] kbnfO{ p4[t u/]/ k|dfl0ft u/]sf] ;’g]sf] 5′ . h] eP tfklg, ha xfdL afOannfO{ ulx/f] ¿kdf x]b{5f}F, ta xfdL yfxf kfpFb5f}+, ls slxn]—sfFxL k/d]Zj/ cfkm}n] dfg'{ x’G5 / gfz kfg'{ x’G5 . w]/} ;Defljt pbfx/0fx¿dWo] oL tLgj6f v08x¿nfO{ ljrf/ ug'{xf]; M æJoj:yf lbg] Gofostf{ t Pp6} x’g’ x’G5, h;n] arfpg / gfz ug{ klg ;Sg’ x’G5Æ -ofs”a $M!@_ .

æt/ sf];Fu 8/fpg’ k5{, d ltdLx¿nfO{ r]tfjgL lbg]5’M ltg};Fu 8/fpg’ k5{ h;;Fu z/L/nfO{ df/]kl5 g/sdf kmflnlbg] zlSt 5, xf], d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, ltgLb]lv g} x/fcf]Æ -n”sf !@M%_ .

æltgLx¿;Fu g8/fcf], h;n] z/L/nfO{ df5{g, t/ cfTdfnfO{ dfg{ ;Sb}gg, a? cfTdf / z/L/ b’j}nfO{ g/sdf gfz ug{ ;Sg];Fu 8/fcf]Æ -dQL !)M@*_ .

dfg]{ / gfz ug]{ x/]s s’/f z}tfgsf] sfo{ xf] eg]/ olb eG5f} eg], xfdLn] uNtL u/]sf x’G5f}F . afOandf k/d]Zj/n] dfg'{ ePsf] / gfz ug'{ ePsf] w]/} pbfx/0fx¿ 5g .

xfdLn] cfk}mnfO{ ;f]Wg’k5{, æk|e’ o]z”n] rf]g]{, dfg]{ / gfz ug]{ Tof] rf]/sf] af/]df eGg’ x’Fbf s] pxfFn] jf:tjdf z}tfgs} af/]df eGg’ ePsf] lyof] t <Æ km]l/ klg, xfdLn] ug'{ kg]{ sfd rFflx s] xf] eg]b]lv xfdLn] pxfFn] eGg’ ePsf] s’/fnfO{ ;fGble{s ¿kdf k9g’ k5{ . rf]g]{, dfg]{ / gfz ug]{ Tof] rf]/sf] af/]df eGg’eGbf cufl8 k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ eof], ædeGbf clu cfpg] ;a} rf]/ / 8fFs”x¿ x’g, t/ e]F8fx¿n] ltgLx¿sf s’/f ;’g]ggÆ -o”xGgf !)M*_ . ha xfdL o”xGgf !)M!–!% df ædg} c;n uf]7fnf] x’FÆ eGg] k|e’ o]z”sf] k”/} pkb]znfO{ k9b5f}, ta of] s’/f cem} :ki6 x’G5, ls pxfFn] eGg’ ePsf] rf]/ / rf]/x¿ eGg] zAbx¿ e”m6f lzIfsx¿ / wfld{s cu’jfx¿sf] nflu k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] lyof] .

Various views of adverse weather and natural disasters

k|fs[lts k|sf]kx¿ / k|lts”n df};d ;DaGwL laleGg ljrf/wf/fx¿

ha cfFwL–a]x/L cyjf e”sDkn] cfj|md0f u5{, ta k/d]Zj/df ljZjf; ug]{ dflg;x¿sf] dfemdf O{Zj/zf:qLo k|Zg p7b5 M æof] s;n] NofPsf] xf] <Æ afOandf ljZjf; ug]{ v|Lli6ogx¿sf] nflu b’O{j6f ;Defljt pQ/x¿ x’G5g M tL s’/fx¿ ls t k/d]Zj/n] ls t eg] z}tfgn] NofPsf] xf] .

s;}–s;}n] rFflx la/f]w hgfpF5gM æcf xf], xf]Og Û k/d]Zj/–k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿sf kfkx¿sf] nflu Gofo ul//xg’ ePsf] xf] .Æ

kfkdfly k/d]Zj/n] ug'{ ePsf] Gofosf] sf/0f pxfFn] g} olb cfFwL–jax]/Lx¿ / e”sDkx¿ Nofpg’ ePsf] xf] eg], lglZrt ¿kdf xfdLn] k/d]Zj/nfO{ eGbf dflg;x¿sf] afuLkgn] ubf{ g} Tof] ePsf] xf] eg]/ eGg ;S5f}F, t/ cem} klg, k/d]Zj/sf] cfb]zlagf k|fs[lts k|sf]k gx’g] ePsf]n] ubf{ k/d]Zj/n] g} o;sf] lhDd]jf/L lng’ x’G5 .

cyjf olb kfkLx¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo Nofpgsf] nflu cfFwL–a]x/L / e”sDkx¿ NofpgnfO{ pxfFn] z}tfgnfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/f ;To xf] eg], xfdL of] s’/f eGg ;S5f}F, ls z}tfgn] g} tL s’/fx¿ NofPsf] xf], t/ cem} klg, o;sf] lhDd]jf/L k/d]Zj/ g} x’g’ x’G5 . o;sf] sf/0f rfFlx pxfFn] g} z}tfgnfO{ Tof] ljgfz Nofpgsf] nflu cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] / tL k|sf]kx¿ kfksf] nflu k/d]Zj/sf] k|lts[ofsf] kl/0ffd g} xf] .

dflg;x¿n] eGb5g , ls cfFwL–a]x/L / e”sDkx¿sf] nflu g t k/d]Zj/ g z}tfg g} lhDd]jf/ 5, t/ of] t ækfksf] xfd|f] kltt ;+;f/df ePsf] k|fs[lts rdTsfl/t 36gfÆ dfq xf] . clglZrt tj/n], ltgLx¿n] k|fs[lts k|sf]ksf] nflu dfgj hfltdf bf]if nufpg] k|oTg ;d]t ul//x]sf x’G5g, t/ cem} klg ltgLx¿n] 7Ls s’/fnfO{ u’dfO/x]sf 5g . o; JofVofn] k/d]Zj/nfO{ lrqb]lv aflx/ lgsfNb}g . olb cfFwL–a]x/Lx¿ s]jn ækfksf] xfd|f] kltt ;+;f/df k|fs[lts rdTsfl/s 36gfÆ dfq xf] eg], To:tf] xf]; eg]/ rFflx s;n] lg0f{o u¥of] t < cfFwL–a]x/Lx¿ lgZro klg dflg;n] agfPsf] xf]Og eGg] s’/f :ki6 5 . o;sf] dtna, cfFwL–a]x/Lx¿sf] ljsf; jftfj/0fdf e”m6f s’/fx¿ hlxn]–hlxn] af]lnG5g, tlxn]—tlxn] x’Fb}g . dflg;x¿n] Jolerf/ ub}{df e”sDk x’g] xf]Og .

olb kfk / cfFwL–a]x/Lsf] aLrdf ;DaGw 5 eg], o;df k/d]Zj/ ;xefuL x’g’ x’G5, lsgeg] cfFwL–a]x/Lx¿ t kfkdfly pxfFn] vGofpg’ ePsf] Gofosf] k|sl6s/0f kf] x’g . oBlk ltgLx¿ cGwfw’Gw x’G5g eg], k/d]Zj/n] g} ltgLx¿nfO{ cGwfw’Gw x’gnfO{ cfb]z lbg’ ePsf] xf] / To;}n] ubf{ To;df pxfF klg ;dfj]z x’g’ x’G5 .

olb kfk / k|fs[lts k|sf]ksf] aLrdf ;DaGw gePsf] eP tfklg, k/d]Zj/n] ;+;f/nfO{ agfpg’ x’Fbf pxfFn] cGwfw’Gwf agfpg’ ePsf] lyof], h;n] ubf{ e”k[i7df w]/} uNtLx¿ eP / slxn]—sfFxL b/f/;d]t kg{ hfG5, t/} klg cfFwL–a]x/L / e”sDkx¿sf] nflu k/d]Zj/ g} ;[li6stf{ x’g’ ePsf]n] / pxfFs} uNtLn] ubf{ dflg;x¿nfO{ xfgL x’g] ePsf]n] ubf{ o;sf] lhDd]jf/ pxfF g} x’g’ x’G5 .

There is no “Mother Nature”

æcfdf k|s[ltÆ eGg] g} x’ ” b}g

To;}n] k|fs[lts k|sf]ksf] k|Zgsf] nflu xfdL;Fu b’O{j6f ;Defljt hjfax¿ dfq} 5g . ls t k/d]Zj/ lhDd]jf/ x’g’ x’G5 ls t eg] z}tfg lhDd]jf/ 5 . s’g hjfa rFflx 7Ls xf] egL lg0f{o ug{sf] nflu wd{zf:qsf] ljz]if kbx¿nfO{ xfdLn] x]g'{eGbf cufl8, cfpg’xf]; ca xfdL tL b’O{j6f ;Defljt pQ/x¿sf] af/]df ljrf/ u/f}F .

olb k|fs[lts k|sf]k Nofpg] z}tfgg} xf] eg], k/d]Zj/n] p;nfO{ ls /f]Sg ;Sg’ x’G5 ls t ;Sg’ x’Gg . olb k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ k|fs[lts k|sf]k Nofpgaf6 /f]Sg ;Sg’ x’G5, t/ /f]Sg’ x’Gg eg], km]l/ klg o;sf] lhDd]jf/ pxfF g} x’g’ x’G5 . pxfFsf] cg’dltlagf lagfzsf] 36gf slxn] 36b}g .

ca csf]{tkm{, k/d]dZj/n] z}tfgnfO{ /f]Sg ;Sg’ x’Gg, t/ pxfFn] To;nfO{ /f]Sg rfxg’ eof] eGg] s’/fnfO{ Ps l5gsf] nflu dflglncf}F . s] Tof] ;fFRr} ;Defljt s’/f xf] t <

olb k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ k|fs[lts k|sf]k Nofpgaf6 /f]Sg ;Sg’ x’Gg eg], ls t z}tfg k/d]Zj/eGbf zlStzfnL 5, jf z}tfg k/d]Zj/eGbf klg ltI0f ¿kdf rt’/ 5 . of] jf:tjdf, æcfbd ktg x’Fbf ;+;f/dfly lgoGq0f ug]{ clwsf/ z}tfgn] k|fKt u/]sf] lyof]Æ eGg] l;4fGt dfGg]x¿n] :jLsf/ ub{5g . ltgLx¿n] bfaL u5{g , ls z}tfgn] cfbdsf] clwsf/ rf]/]sf] sf/0f k[YjLdf To;n] h] ug{ rfxG5 Tof] ug{sf] nflu p;nfO{ a}wflgs clwsf/ 5 . ca, dflglncf}F, k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ /f]Sg rfxg’ x’G5 t/ /f]Sg ;Sg’ x’Gg . lsgeg] clxn] z}tfgsf] clwsf/df ePsf] cfbdsf] clwsf/nfO{ pxfFn] vtd ug'{k5{ . csf]{ zAbdf eGg’kbf{, cfbd ktg x’Fbf s] x’g]5 eg]/ klxn] g} b]Vgsf] nflu k/d]Zj/ clt g} d”v{ x’g’ ePsf] lyof], t/ z}tfgn] k/d]Zj/eGbf w]/} a’l4dfg eP/ clxn] z}tfgn] Tof] gkfPsf] xf]; egL k/d]Zj/n] rfxg’ ePsf] zlSt k|fKt u/]sf] 5 . JolStut ¿kdf, z}tfg k/d]Zj/eGbf a’4Ldfg 5 eg]/ d}n] eGg vf]lh/x]sf] 5’Og .

olb æz}tfgn] k|fKt u/]sf] 5Æ eGg] l;4fGt ;To xf] eg], z}tfgn] jt{dfgn] u/]sf]eGbf w]/} lsg cfFwL–a]x/Lx¿ / e”sDkx¿ NofpFb}g eg]/ xfdLn] hfGg rfxG5f}F, / p;n] lsg v|Lli6ogx¿sf] 7″nf] ;+VofnfO{ nIo ub}{g eg]/ klg xfdL hfGg rfxG5f}F -olb tkfO{ ælsgeg] k/d]Zj/n] v|Lli6ogx¿sf] hg;+VofnfO{ nlIft ug{ To;nfO{ lbg’ x’GgÆ eg]/ eGg’ x’G5 eg], k/d]Zj/sf] cg’dltlagf z}tfg kl/rflnt x’Fb}g eg]/ tkfO{ ;xdt x’g’ ePsf] x’G5 _ .

ha xfdL ljz]if u/]/ o;nfO{ ;fF3’/f] agfpFb5f}, ta xfd|f k|Zgsf ;Defljt b’O{j6f hjfax¿ dfq 5g, tL x’g M ls t -!_ cfFwL–a]x/Lx¿ / e”sDkx¿ k/d]Zj/n] cfpg lbg’ x’G5 cyjf -@_ k/d]Zj/sf] cg’dlt kfP/ z}tfgn] NofpFb5 .

s’g rFflx hjfa 7Ls xf] eg]/ tkfO{+n] b]Vg ;Sg’ x’G5, clGtd lhDd]jf/L k/d]Zj/ g} x’g’ x’G5 < ha dflg;x¿n] eG5g, æk/d]Zj/n] Tof] cfFwL–a]x/L k7fpg’ ePsf] xf]Og— Tof] t k/d]Zj/sf] cg’dltdf z}tfgn] NofPsf] xf],Æ ltgLx¿n] cfzf u/]em}F k/d]Zj/nfO{ k”0f{¿kdf æaN5Ldf pGg lbOPsf 5}gg . olb k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ df};deGbf klg cfFwL–a]x/L Nofpgaf6 rfx]/ jf grfx]/ klg /f]Sg ;Sg’ ePsf] eP, pxfF lhDd]jf/L x’g’ x’g] lyof] . dfgj hfltn] u/]sf] ltgLx¿sf] kfksf] sf/0f ltgLx¿sf] aflukgf g} o;sf] d”n sf/0f xf] -olb cfFwL–a]x/L k/d]Zj/åf/f k7fOPsf] jf Gofosf] ¿kdf k/d]Zj/åf/f cg’dlt lbOPsf] eP_, t/ s’g} klg xfntdf k/d]Zj/ o; sfddf ;xefuL x’g’ x’Gg jf lhDd]jf/ x’g x’Gg eGg’ d”v{tf xf] .

Scripture’s Testimony

wd{zf:qsf] ujfxL

ljz]if u/]/ wd{zf:qn] æk|fs[lts k|sf]ksf]Æ af/]df s] eG5 < afOann] tL k/d]Zj/n] Nofpg’ x’G5 eG5 ls z}tfgn] NofpF5 egL eGb5 < cfpg’xf]; ca xfdL e”sDksf] af/]df klxn] x]/f}F . lsgeg] afOann] w]/} e”sDkx¿sf] af/]df atfPsf] 5 .

wd{zf:q cg’;f/, k/d]Zj/sf] Gofosf] of]Uo kfkLx¿sf] nflu ltgLx¿sf] kfksf] sf/0f e”sDkx¿ hfg ;S5 . xfdL old{ofsf] k’:tsdf k9b5f}M æha pxfF -k/d]Zj/_ j’|m4 x’g’ x’G5, ta k[YjL sfDb5, clg hflt–hfltx¿n] pxfFsf] j|mf]w ;xg ;Sb}ggÆ -old{of !)M!)_ .

æ;]gfx?sf k/dk|e’af6 u8ofËu’?Ë, e’O{Frfnf] / 7″nf] e’d/L / cfFwL—a]x/L, eid ug]{ cfuf]sf] Hjfnfsf] ;fy ltdLx¿nfO{ æ;hfo x’g]5Æ –o;}df @(M^_ .

df]zfsf] ;dodf sf]/x / p;sf] afuL ;xofqLx¿nfO{ k[YjL kmf6]/ lgn]sf] 36gf tkfO{n] ;+emg ;Sg’x’G5 -x]g'{xf]; uGtL !^M@#–#$_ . :ki6 ?kdf of] k/d]Zj/sf] Gofosf] sfo{ lyof] . e”sDkåf/f k/d]Zj/n] Gofo ug'{ePsf] c? pbfx/0fx¿ OhlsPn #*M!(, ehg;+u|x !*M&, &&M!*, xfUu} @M^, n”sf @!M!!, k|sfz ^M!@, *M%, !!M!#, !^M!* df kfpg ;lsG5 .

wd{zf:qdf pNn]v ul/Psf] s]xL e’sDkx¿ rFflx k/d]Zj/sf] Gofosf sfo{x¿ xf]Ogg, t/ tL k/d]Zj/åf/f k7fOPsf eg] cjZo x’g . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, dQLsf] ;’–;dfrf/ cg’;f/, k|e’ o]z”sf] d[To’ x’Fbf e”sDk uPsf] lyof] -dQL @&M%!,%$_ / pxfF k’g?Tyfg x’g’ x’Fbf klg uPsf] lyof] -dQL @*M@_ . s] tL z}tfgn] NofPsf] lyof] t <

lkmlnKkLsf] ‰ofnvfgfdf kfjn / l;nf; cfwf/ftsf] ;dodf k/d]Zj/nfO{ :t’lt ul/x]sf] a]nf, æPSsf;L Pp6f 7″nf] e}Frfnf] eof], / ‰ofnvfgfsf hux¿ xlNnP, / t’/Gt} hDd} 9f]sfx¿ pl3|P/ / ;a}sf aGwgx¿ v’n]Æ -k|]l/t !^M@^_ . s] z}tfgn] Tof] e”sDk NofPsf] lyof] < dnfO{ t To:tf] nfUb}g Û k/d]Zj/sf] zlStsf] ;fIfL kfP/ Tof] ‰ofnvfgfsf xflsdn] ;d]t p4f/ kfPsf lyP . clg k|]l/tsf] k’:tsdf Tof] dfq} k/d]Zj/n] Nofpg’ ePsf] e}Frfnf] lyPg -x]g'{xf]; k|]l/t $M#!_ .

xfn;fn} d}n] tL v|Lli6ogx¿sf] af/]df k9]sf] lyPF hf]x¿n] s’g} lglZrt If]qdf e}Frfnf] hfg]5 eGg] cudjf0fL ;’g]kl5 To; If]qdf uP/ z}tfgsf] la?4df æcflTds o’4Æ ug{ ofqf u/]sf lyP . ltgLx¿sf] cg’dfgdf ltgLx¿n] u/]sf] uNtLnfO{ b]Vg’ eof] t < To; If]qdf a;f]af; ug]{ dflg;x¿sf] nflu k/d]Zj/;Fu ltgLx¿n] pxfFsf] bofsf] nflu k|fy{gf ug'{ ltgLx¿sf] lglDt wd{zf:q ;Ddt g} lyof] . clg ltgLx¿n] To;f] u/]sf eP, Tof] e}Frfnf] hfg] 7fpFdf hfgsf] nflu ltgLx¿n] cfˆgf] ;do / k};f vr{ ul//xg cfjZos g} lyPg— ltgLx¿ cfk”m a;]s} 7fpFdf klg t k|fy{gf ug{ ;Sg] lyP . t/ Tof] e”sDk /f]Sgsf] nflu z}tfg;Fu o’4 ug]{ s’/f rFflF wd{zf:q;Fu gldNg] s’/f xf] .

How about hurricanes ?

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cfFwL–a]x/L (hurricane) eGg] zAb wd{zf:qdf kfO{Gb}g, t/ xfdLn] k|r08 cfFwLx¿sf s]xL pbfx/0fx¿ eg] lglZrt ¿kdf kfpFb5f}F . pbfx/0fsf] nfluM æsf]xL–sf]xL hxfh r9L ;d”Gb|df uP, ltgLx¿ dxf;fu/dflysf Jofkf/Lx¿ lyP, ltgLx¿n] k/dk|e’sf sfo{x¿ b]v], ;fu/sf] ulx/fOdf ltgLx¿n] pxfFsf cfZro{sd{x¿ b]v] . lsgeg] pxfFn] cf1f ug'{eof], / k|r08 cfFwL rnfpg’eof], h;sf] ;fu/sf 5fnx¿ p7fPÆ -ehg;+u|x !)&M@#–@&_ .

æclg k/dk|e’n] ;d’Gb|df Pp6f 7″nf] atf; rnfpg’ eof] / o:tf] k|r08 cfFwL rNof] , ls To;n] hxfhnfO{ gi6 unf{ h:t} eof]Æ -of]gf !M$_ .

æo;kl5 k[YjLdf jf ;d’Gb|df jf ?vdf atf; grnf]; egL rf/ :ju{b”tx¿ k[YjLsf rf/} atf;x¿nfO{ /f]s]/ k[YjLsf rf/} s’gfdf ple/x]sf] d}n] b]v]FÆ -k|sfz &M!_ .

k/d]Zj/n] atf;x¿ rnfpg ;’? ug{ / ltgLx¿nfO{ /f]Sg;d]t ;Sg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/f oxfFaf6 :ki6 x’G5 .()

k’/} afOandf, cfFwL rnfpgsf] nflu z}tfgnfO{ >]o lbg] wd{zf:qsf] kb Pp6f dfq} 5 . of] rFflx co”asf] k/LIffsf] ;dodf ePsf] lyof], ha ;dfrf/ Nofpg]n] pgnfO{ o;f] eGg] va/ lbPsf] lyof] M æTo;}a]nf d?e”ldaf6 crfgs cfFwL–a]x/L cfP/ 3/sf] rf/} s’gfdf xfGof], / Tof] 3/ tL hjfg dflg;x¿dfly 9n]/ ltgLx¿ ;a}nfO{ lyr]/ df¥of] .Æ -co”a !M!(_ .

co”asf] b’ef{Uosf] sf/0f z}tfg g} lyof] eg]/ xfdL h] eP tfklg, z}tfgn] co”a / pgsf 5f]/f—5f]/Lx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] cg’dltlagf s]xL klg ug{ ;Sb}gYof] eGg] s’/fnfO{ xfdLn] la;{g’ x’Fb}g . To;}n], km]l/ klg, xfdL b]Vb5f}F, ls atf;dfly k/d]Zj/ ;jf]{Rr x’g’ x’G5 .

The Gale on Galilee

ufnLndf x’/Latf;

k|e’ o]z” / pxfFsf r]nfx¿ ufnLnsf] tfndf 8’+ufdf ofqf ul//x]sf] a]nf cfPsf] æk|r08 cfFwLÆ sf] af/]df rFflx s] eGg] t < lgZro klg Tof] cfFwL rnfO{ lbg] z}tfg g} x’g’ k5{, hals cfˆgf] k’q To; 8’+ufdf ofqf ul//x]sf] a]nf k/d]Zj/n] slxn] klg Tof] 8’+ufnfO{ kN6fO{ lbg’ x’Gg lyof] . æ/fHo cfkm}df laefhg eof] eg] Tof] ktg x’G5Æ, / To;f] eP k|e’ o]z” / pxfFsf r]nfx¿nfO{ xfgL k’¥ofpg] Tof] x’/L k/d]Zj/n] lsg k7fpg’ x’GYof] xf]nf / <

oL s’/fx¿ Psbd /fd|f ts{x¿ x’g, t/ xfdL Ps}If0fdf /f]lsP/ ;f]rf}F . olb k/d]Zj/n] Tof] cfFwL k7fpg’ ePsf] lyPg, / z}tfgn] k7fPsf] lyof] eg], xfdLn] cem} klg :jLsf/ ug'{ kb{5, ls k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ Tof] cfFwL k7fpg cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] lyof] . To;}n] Tolx k|Zgsf] hjfkm cem} klg lbg’kb{5 M o]]z” / afx|hgf r]nfx¿nfO{ xfgL k’¥ofpg] Tof] cfFwL k7fpFg k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ lsg cg’dlt lbg’eof] <

s] To;sf] hjfa 5 < ;fob k/d]Zj/n] r]nfx¿nfO{ ljZjf;sf] af/]df s]xL s’/f l;sfpFb} x’g’ x’GYof] xf]nf . ;fob pxfFn] ltgLx¿sf] hfFr ub}{ x’g’ x’GYof] ls < ;fob pxfFn] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ hfFRb} x’g’ x’GYof], h;n] s’g} kfk ug'{ ePg t/} klg æpxfF xfdLem}F ;a} s’/fdf kl/lIft x’g’ eof]Æ -lxa|’ $M!%_ . k”0f{ ¿kdf kl/lIft x’gsf] nflu k|e’ o]z”n] 8/sf] nflu klg kl/lIft x’gsf] nflu, k|e’ o]z”n] 8/sf] nflu klg kl/lIft x’g] df}sf kfpg’ kg]{ lyof] . ;fob k/d]Zj/n] k|e’ o]z”nfO{ dlxldt kfg{ rfxg’ ePsf] lyof] . ;fob pxfFn] dfly pNn]lvt ul/Psf ;a} s’/fx¿ ug{ rfxg’ x’GYof] xf]nf .

kmf/f]sf zlStzfnL ;}Gobnn] O;|fPnLx¿nfO{ cK7of/f]df kfg]{5g eg]/ k”0f{¿kdf hfGbf—hfGb} klg k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ nfn–;d’b|sf] lsgf/lt/ 8f]¥ofpg’ ePsf] lyof] . t/ s] k/d]Zj/n] O;|fPnLx¿nfO{ 5’6sf/f lbO/xg’ ePsf] lyPg t < To;f] eP, pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ To:tf] hg;+xf/df cu’jfO{ u/]/ cfˆg} la?4df sfd ul//xg’ ePsf] lyPg t < s] of] æ/fHo cfkm}df laefhg ePsf]Æ Pp6f pbfx/0f x}g <

xf]Og, lsgeg] O;|fPnLx¿sf] ;+xf/ xf]; eGg] k/d]zj/sf] dg;fo lyPg . clg k|e o]z” / pxfFsf r]nfx¿ klg ufnLnsf] ;d’Gb|df 8’a]/ d?g eGg] x]t’n] k/d]Zj/n] z}tfgnfO{ ufnLnsf] tfndf cfFwL k7fpgnfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ ePsf] xf]Og .

a?, To;sf] cnfjf, ufnLnsf] tfndf z}tfgn] cfFwL k7fPsf] xf] eg]/ afOann] eGb}g, g t k/d]Zj/n] g} k7fpg’ ePsf] xf] egL eGb5 . s;}–s;}n] eGb5g of] k7fpg] t z}tfg g} xf], lsgeg] k|e’ o]z”n] To;nfO{ xKsfpg’ ePsf] 5 . t/ ;fob, Tof] :ki6 ts{ xf]Og . o]z”n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ xKsfpg’ ePsf] lyPg— pxfFn] t cfFwLnfO{ xKsfpg’ ePsf] lyof] . k/d]Zj/ lktfn] klg ToxL sfd ug{ ;Sg’ x’GYof] . To;sf] dtna, pxfFn] cfFwLnfO{ jrgåf/f rnfO{ lbP/ To;kl5 xKsfpg’ eof] eGb}df z}tfgn] g} Tof] cfFwL NofPsf] lyof] eGg] s’/f k|dfl0ft x’Fb}g .

km]l/ klg, s’g} k|df0f lbg g;Sg] vfnsf] wd{zf:qsf] kbnfO{ lnP/ xfdLn] k”/} O{Zj/zf:qnfO{ cfwf/ agfpg’ x’Fb}g . d}n] klxn]af6 k/d]Zj/g} cfFwLnfO{ lgoGq0f ug{ ;Sg] ;jf]{Rr JolSt x’g’ x’G5, / of] k7fpg] sfo{sf] nflu pxfFnfO{ g} k|foM u/]/ >]o lbOPsf] x’G5 eGg] s’/fnfO{ ;fFRr} k|dfl0ft ug]{ wd{zf:qsf w]/} kbx¿ lbO{ ;s]sf] 5′ . d}n] eGg vf]h]sf] d’Vo s’/f s] xf] eg], z}tfg æo; ;+;f/sf] b]jÆ eP tfklg, lglZrt ¿kdf To;nfO{ cfFwLnfO{ lgoGq0f ug{ ;Sg] cyjf To;n] hxfFdg nfUof], ToxfF jf h’g a]nf dg nfUof] Tof] a]nf cfFwL a]x/L Nofpg ;Sg] clwsf/ lbOPsf] 5}g .

To;}sf/0f, ha cfFwL—a]x/L cfpF5, ta xfdLn] To;nfO{ k/d]Zj/n] lgoGq0f ug{ ;Sg]b]lv aflx/sf], pxfFn] /f]Sg rfxg’ x’G5, t/ ;Sg’ x’Gg eg]/ ljrf/ ug'{ x’Fb}g . k|e’ o]z”n] ufnLnsf] tfndf cfFwLnfO{ xKsfpg’ ePsf] s’/f g} k/d]Zj/n] rfxg’ eP cg’;f/ pxfFn] cfFwL—a]x/L /f]Sg ;Sg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/fsf] kof{Kt k|df0f xf] .

clg, olb k/d]Zj/n] cfFwL—a]x/L k7fO/xg’ ePsf] -jf To;nfO{ cg’dlt lbO/xg’ ePsf]_ xf] eg], pxfF;Fu s’g} sf/0f x’g’ k5{ / a[4 laWj+;sf/L laklQ Nofpg] lagfzs cfFwL cfpg cg’dlt pxfFn] lsg lbg’ x’G5 jf lsg k7fpg’ x’G5 eGg] k|Zgsf] nflu Psbd a’l4dfgL hjfa rFflx pxfFn] cgf1fsf/L dflg;x¿nfO{ r]tfjgL / Gofo ug{sf] nflu k7fpg’ x’G5 eGg] x’G5 .

“But Hurricances sometimes Harm Christians”

æt/ cfFwL—a]x/Ln] slxn]—sfFxL v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ gf]S;fg k’¥ofpF5

t/ k|fs[lts k|sf]kåf/f k|efljt v|Lli6ogx¿sf] af/]df rFflx s] eGg] < cfFwL—a]x/L cfpFbf cv|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ dfq lagfz ub}{g . k|e’ o]z”sf] alnbfgL d[To”sf] sf/0f s] v|Lli6ogx¿ k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]waf6 lad’St x’G5g < To;f] eP, pxfFsf ;Gtfgx¿nfO{ ;d]t xfgL k’¥ofpg] k|fs[lts k|sf]ksf] k5fl8 k/d]Zj/ g} x’g’ x’G5 eg]/ xfdL s;/L eGg ;S5f}F <

jf:tjdf oL s7Lg k|Zgx¿ x’g . h] eP tfklg, k|fs[lts k|sf]k z}tfgn] NofpF5 eGg] e”m6f] cfwf/ jfSodfly xfdL e/ k5f}{ eg], To;sf] hjfa Tolt ;lhnf] x’Fb}g eGg] s’/fnfO{ xfdLn] dx;’; ug}{ k5{ . olb z}tfg ;a} k|fs[lts k|sf]ksf] sf/0f xf] eg], k/d]Zj/n] cfˆg} ;Gtfgx¿nfO{ xfgL k’¥ofpg ;Sg] s’/fx¿ Nofpg lsg To;nfO{ cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 t < xfdL cem} klg ToxL ;d:ofsf] ;fdgf ub{5f}F .

v|Li6df x’g]x¿, æj|mf]wsf] nflu cluaf6} lgo’lQm xF’b}ggÆ eg]/ afOann] :ki6 ¿kdf eGb5 -! ly:;nf]lgsL %M(_ . clg To;}a]nf afOann] of] klg eGb5, ls k|e’ o]z”sf] cf1fkfng gug]{x¿df æk/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]wÆ /lx/xG5 -o”xGgf #M@^_ . t/ p4f/ kfPsfx¿ p4f/ gkfPsfx¿sf] aLrdf lhO/x]s} a]nfdf p4f/ kfPsfx¿nfO{ c;/ gul/sg s;/L p4f/ gkfPsfx¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]w /lx/xg ;Sb5 < o;sf] hjfa rFflx of] xf], ls slxn]—sFfxL of] x’g ;Sb}g, / xfdLn] To; tYosf] ;fdgf ug'{ kb{5 .

k|:yfgsf] ;dodf, ;f/f O;|fPnLx¿ Ps} 7fpFdf lhO/x]sf lyP clg k/d]Zj/n] ldGdL b]zsf dflg;x¿dfly Gofosf] ¿kdf k7fpg’ ePsf] laklQx¿n] O;|fPnLx¿nfO{ xfgL u/]g -x]g'{xf]; k|:yfg *M@@–@#Ù (M#–&Ù @$–@^Ù !@M@#_ . t/ xfdL;Fu ePsf, ældGdLx¿;FuÆ xfdL lhpF5f}F, / 7fpF–7fpFdf sfd ;d]t ub{5f}F . olb k/d]Zj/n] k|fs[lts k|sf]k NofP/ ltgLx¿sf] Gofo ug'{ x’G5 eg], xfdL s;/L To;af6 aRGg ;sf}Fnf <

o; k|Zgsf] hjfa a’‰gsf] nflu æafFRg’Æ eGg] zAb lglZrt ¿kdf d’Vo zAb x’g hfG5 . k/d]Zj/n] k[YjLnfO{ hnk|non] ljgfz ug'{ x’Fbf gf]cf k/d]Zj/sf] k”0f{ j|mf]waf6 afFRg ;s]sf] eP tfklg, pgnfO{ hxfh agfpg] sfo{sf] nflu PSn} kl/>d ug'{ k/]sf]df ;fx«f] kl//x]sf] lyof], / To;kl5 w]/} b’u{lGwt hgfj/x¿;Fu Ps jif{;Dd latfpg’ k/]sf] lyof] -k|df0fsf] ¿kdf k”/fgf] / gofF b’j} s/f/x¿n] Tof] hn k|no Nofpg] s’/fsf] nflu >]o k/d]Zj/nfO{ g} lbPsf 5g, z}tfgnfO{ xf]Og, x]g'{xf]; pTklQ ^M!&Ù @ kq’; @M%_ .

;bf]d / udf]/fdf k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo vlgPsf] a]nfdf nf]tn] cfˆgf] Hofg arfP, t/ klg cfuf] / uGwsn] ljgfz u/]sf] a]nf pgn] cfk”m;Fu ePsf x/]s s’/f u’dfpg’ k¥of] . b’i6 dflg;x¿dfly k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo cfpFbf wdL dflg;nfO{ klg c;/ kg{ uof] .

jiff}{clu k|e’ o]z”n] o?zn]ddf ePsf ljZjf;Lx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf] zx/nfO{ ;]gfx¿sf] 7″nf] bnn] 3]/fpdf kfg]{ ePsf]n] ToxfFaf6 efUgsf] nflu klxn]af6} r]tfjgL lbg’ ePsf] lyof], lsgeg] tL lbgx¿ æk|ltzf]wsf lbgx¿Æ lyP -n”sf @!M@@–@#_– P=8L= &) df /f]dnfO{ o?zn]dsf] ljgfz ug{ cg’dlt lbgsf] nflu k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]wk”0f{ p2]ZonfO{ :ki6 ¿kdf b]vfpFb} pxfFn] Tof] r]tfjgL lbg’ ePsf] lyof] . k/d]Zj/sf] k|z+;f xf];, h’g v|Lli6ogx¿n] v|Li6sf] r]tfjgLnfO{ Wofg lbPsf lyP, ltgLx¿ cfˆgf] Hofg hf]ufP/ ToxfFaf6 efu], t/ klg ltgLx¿n] o?zn]ddf ePsf cfˆgf s’/fx¿nfO{ 5f]8]/ efUg’ k/]sfn] ubf{ tL u’dfpg’ k/]sf] lyof] .

dflysf tL ;a} pbfx/0fx¿df, k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo b’i6 dflg;x¿dfly cfpFbf s]xL xb;Dd pxfFsf dflg;x¿n] ;d]t b’Mv kfpg’ kbf]{]/x]5 egL xfdLn] yfxf kfpFb5f}F . To;}sf/0f, k|fs[lts k|sf]ksf] nflu k/d]Zj/ lhDd]jf/ x’g’ x’G5 eg]/ xfdL lgisif{df k’Ug ;Sb}gf}F lsgeg] ltgLx¿n] slxn]—sFfxL v|Lli6ogx¿nfO{ klg c;/ kfb{5 .

What then Shall We Do ?

To;f] eP xfdLn] rFflx s] ug]{ t <

xfdL k/d]Zj/af6 >fk lbOPsf], tyf x/ ;do k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]wsf] cg’ej ul//x]sf] ;+;f/df a;]sf 5f}F . kfjnn] n]v]sf 5g, æk/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]w, tL dflg;x¿sf ;f/f elQmxLgtf / b’i6tfsf] la?4 :ju{af6 k|s6 ePsf] 5 -æk|s6 x’g nflu/x]sf] 5Æ xf]Og_Æ -/f]dL !M!*_ . hf]x¿ b’i6sf] dfemdf, k/d]Zj/n] ;/fk lbg’ ePsf] ;+;f/df lhO/x]sf xfdLx¿, o;dfly k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]waf6, k”0f{¿kn] afFRg ;Sb}gf}F, oBlk Tof] j|mf]w ljz]if u/]/ xfdLnfO{ nlIft ul/Psf] xf]Og .

of] s’/f hfg]/, ca xfdL s] ug]{ t M klxnf] s’/f, t xfdLn] k/d]Zj/nfO{ e/f];f ug'{ k5{ . old{ofn] n]v]sf 5g M

æTof] dflg; wGo xf], h;n] k/dk|e’df e/f];f /fV5, h;sf] cfzf k/dk|e’ x’g’ x’G5 . lsgls Tof] kfgLsf] lsgf/fdf /f]k]sf] ?v h:tf] x’g]5, h;n] cfˆgf h/fx¿ vf]nfsf] lsgf/;Dd lkmFhfPsf] x’G5, udL{ x’Fbf Tof] 8/fpFb}g, To;sf kftx¿ ;Fw} xl/o} x’G5g\, v8]/Lsf] ;dodf To;nfO{ s]xL lrGtf x’Fb}g, / To;n] kmn kmnfpg slxn] r’Sb}gÆ -old{of !&M&,*_ .

k/dk|e’df e/f];f ug]{ dflg;n] v8]/Lsf] slxNo} ;fdgf ug'{ kg]{5}g eg]/ old{ofn] eg]sf 5}gg eGg] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; . xf]Og, ha udL{ cfpF5 / v8]/L k5{ clg clgsfn k5{, ta k/dk|e’df e/f];f ug]{ dflg; vf]nfsf] lsgf/df /f]k]sf] ?v h:t} x’G5, h;sf] h/f kfgLdf k’u]sf] x’G5 . p;sf] cfpg] csf]{ >f]t klg x’G5, oBlk ;+;f/ p;sf] jl/kl/ 56kl6/x]sf] x’G5 . pbfx/0fsf] nflu O;|fPndf clgsfn k/]sf] a]nf PlnofnfO{ sfuåf/f v’jfOPsf] syf dgdf cfpFb5 -x]g'{xf]; ! /fhf !&M!–^_ . bfpmbn] wdL{hgsf] af/]df n]v]sf 5g, æclgsfnsf] a]nfdf klg ltgLx¿;Fu k|z:t x’g]5Æ -ehg;+u|x #&M!(_ .

t/ s] clgsfn z}tfgsf] sf/0fn] cfpg] xf]Og / < xf]Og, wd{zf:q cg’;f/ clgsfn z}tfgsf] sf/0f cfpg] j|mf]w kfpgsf] nflu of]Uo dflg;x¿dfly cfpg] pxfFsf] j|mf]wsf] kl/0ffdsf] ¿kdf cfpF5 eg]/ k|foM elgPsf] 5 . pbfx/0fsf] nfluM æo;sf/0f ;j{zlStdfg k/dk|e’ o;f] eGg’ x’G5 M æd ltdLx¿nfO{ b08 lbg]5′ . ltgLx¿sf hjfg dflg;x¿ t/jf/n] dfl/g]5g / ltgLx¿sf 5f]/f—5f]?x¿ rFflx clgsfnn] dg]{5gÆ -old{of !!M@@_ .

æ;j{zlStdfg k/dk|e’ o;f] eGg’ x’G5, æx]/ d ltdLx¿sf] la?4df t/jf/, clgsfn / ?9L k7fpg]5′ / d ltgLx¿nfO{ s’x]sf c~hL/x¿ em}F t’Nofpg]5′, hf] olt ;fx«f] s’x]sf x’G5g , ls tL vfg klg ;lsGb}ggÆ -old{of @(M!&_ .

æx] dflg;sf] 5f]/f], olb s’g} b]zn] ljZjf;3ft u/]/ d]/f] la?4df kfk u5{, / To;sf] la?4df cfˆgf] xft k;f/]/ To;sf] vfB e08f/ d gfz ul/lbpFnf, / ToxfF clgsfn NofO{ lbpmFnf / dflg; / kz’ b’j} d gfz u/L lbpFnf eg]====Æ -OhlsPn !$M!#_ .

æltdLx¿n] w]/} cfzf u¥of}, x]/ t yf]/} dfq x’g cfof], ltdLx¿n] 3/df h] Nofof}, Tof] d}n] k’ms]/ p8fO{ lbPF . lsg t <Æ ;j{zlStdfg k/dk|e’ eGg’ x’G5 . ælsgeg] d]/f] ejg rFflx eUgfjz]if ePsf] 5, t/ ltdLx¿ eg] x/]s cfˆgf] 3/df Jo:t 5f} . o;sf/0f cfsfzn] zLt kg{ / k[YjLn] cGg pAhfpg /f]sL lbPsf] 5 . d}n] v]tx¿ / 8fF8fx¿, cGg / gofF bfvdB, t]n / hdLgn] pAhfpg] hlt ;a}df, dflg;x¿df, kfNt’ kz’x¿df / ltdLx¿sf xftsf ;a} kl/>dx¿df clgsfnnfO{ af]nfPsf] 5’Æ -xfUu} !M(–!!_ .

dflysf] rf}yf] pbfx/0fdf, O;|fPnLx¿n] u/]sf] kfksf] sf/0f v8]/L k/]sf] bf]if ltgLx¿nfO{ nufPsf] 5, t/ klg, k/d]Zj/n] Tof] k7fpg] s’/fsf] nflu lhDd]jf/ pxfFg} x’g’ x’G5 egL bfaL ug'{ ePsf] 5 .()

olb k/d]Zj/n] b’i6 dflg;x¿dfly clgsfn k7fpg’ x’G5, / xfdL ltg} b’i6 dflg;x¿sf] aLrdf /xg’ kg]{ xf] eg], xfd|f vfFrfx¿ pxfFn] k”/f u/L lbg’ x’g]5 egL xfdLn] pxfFdfly e/f];f ug'{ kb{5 . kfjnn] lglZrt ¿kdf hf]8 lbP/ eg]sf 5g , ls xfdLnfO{ clgsfnn] v|Li6sf] k|]daf6 cnu ug{ ;Sb}g . æs;n] xfdLnfO{ v|Li6sf] k|]daf6 cnu ug]{ < s] ;+si6n], cyjf b’Mvn], jf v]bf]n], jf clgsfnn], jf gUgtfn], cyjf vt/fn] jf t/jf/n]Æ -/f]dL *M#%_ <

v|Lli6ogx¿n] slxNo} klg clgsfnsf] ;fdgf ug'{kb}{g eg]/ kfjnn] eg]sf 5}gg eGg] s’/fnfO{ larf/ ug'{xf];, j? pgn] wd{zf:qsf] ljBfyL{sf] x}l;otn] of] hfg]sf lyP ls b’i6 dflg;x¿nfO{ Gofo ug{sf nflu clgsfn k/d]Zj/af6 k7fO{Psf] x’g;S5 .

Obedience and Wisdom

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k|sfzsf] k’:tsdf k/d]Zj/sf dflg;x¿nfO{ æa]lanf]gb]lvÆ aflx/ cfpgsf] nflu r]tfjgL lbOPsf] rfvnfUbf] s’/f xfdL k9b5f}F, gq eg] ltgLx¿ To; zx/dfly kg]{ k/d]Zj/sf] Gofodf kg]{ lyP eGg] s’/f xfdL Tof] rfvnfUbf] r]tfjgLdf kfpFb5f}F . æta d}n] :ju{af6 o;f] elg/x]sf] csf]{ cfjfh ;’g], æx] d]/f dflg; xf], To;af6 -a]lanf]gaf6_ lg:s]/ cfcf], gqtf To;sf kfkx¿;Fu ltdLx¿ klg ;xefuL x’g]5f}, / To;sf laklQx¿ ltdLx¿ ef]Ug]5f}, lsgls To;sf kfkx¿ :ju{;Dd} y’k|} nfu]sf 5g, / k/d]Zj/n] To;sf cwd{x¿ ;Demg’ ePsf] 5 ==== o;sf/0f Ps} lbgdf To;dfly laklQx¿ cfpg]5g— d[To’, zf]s / clgsfn . cfuf]n] Tof] eid kfl/g]5, lsgls To;sf] OG;fkm ug]{ k/dk|e’ k/d]Zj/ zlStzfnL x’g’ x’G5Æ -k|sfz !*M$, %, *_ .

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A few Questions Answered

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x’Fb}g, lglZrt ¿kdf x’Fb}g . xfdLn] of] s’/f dx;’; u/]sf] x’g’k5{, ls k/d]Zj/n] x/]snfO{ k|]d ug'{ x’G5, / tL dflg;x¿nfO{ klg pxfFn] k|]d ug'{ x’G5, h;nfO{ pxfFn] Gofo ug'{ x’G5 . k|fs[lts k|sf]kåf/f pxfFn] ug'{ ePsf] Gofo jf:tjdf pxfFsf] k|]d lrGx xf] eGbf xfdLnfO{ cgf}7f] nfUg ;S5 . Tof] s;/L x’g ;S5 < k|fs[lts k|sf]kn] x’g] cK7of/f] / s7Lg kl/l:yltx¿åf/f k/d]Zj/n] k|]d ug'{ ePsf dflg;x¿nfO{ pxfFn] cfk”m kljq / Goflos x’g’ x’G5 eg]/ r]tfjgL lbO/xg’ ePsf] 5 / Tof] kfksf] kl/0ffd xf] egL pxfFn] r]tfjgL lbO/xg’ ePsf] s’/f xf] . dflg;x¿nfO{ d’lQmbftfsf] vfFrf] 5 egL ltgLx¿nfO{ hufpgsf] nflu ;xfotf ug{ k/d]Zj/n] c:yfoL ¿kdf b’Mvx¿ cfpg cg’dlt lbg’ x’G5 — tfls ltgLx¿ clUgs’08af6 afFRg ;s’g . Tof] g} k|]d xf] .

dflg;x¿ afr’Gh]n;Dd k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf of]Uotfn] gEofPsf] bof cem};Dd klg b]vfO/xg’ ePsf] 5 / ltgLx¿sf] nflu kZrftfk ug]{ ;do lbg’ ePsf] 5 . xfd|f] bof / s?0ffsf] ;xeflutfåf/f xfdLn] dflg;x¿sf] nflu k/d]Zj/sf] k|]d k|:t’t ug{ ;S5f}, hf]x¿n] pxfFsf] c:yfoL j|mf]wsf] cg’ej ul//x]sf 5g, t/ ltgLx¿n] kZrftfk u/]sf] v08df pxfFsf] cgGt j|mf]waf6 ltgLx¿ afFRg ;S5g . ;+;f/df ;’–;dfrf/ k’¥ofpgsf] nflu k|fs[lts k|sf]kx¿ tL df}sfx¿ x’g h;sf] nflu k|e’ o]z” dg'{ eof] .

o;} hLjgdf x’Fbf g} ;’–;dfrf/ lnP/ dflg;x¿sxfF k’Ug] s’/f s] clt g} dxTjk”0f{ 5}g / < ha xfdL;Fu cgGt dxTj 5 eg], tL k|fs[lts k|sf]kn] u/]sf] cfj|md0f tL clUgs’08df hfg]jfnf dflg;x¿n] ef]Ug] b’Mvsf] t’ngfdf t s]xL klg xf]Og .

ha dflg;x¿n] b’Mv kfpF5g Tof] a]nf g} ltgLx¿ ;’–;dfrf/sf] nflu a9L u|x0f ug{ tof/L cj:yfdf k’u]sf x’G5g eGg] s’/f ;fdfGo ¿kdf ;To xf] . of] kl/b[Zosf] afOanLo pbfx/0fx¿ w]/} 5g, h:t}, l5d]sL /fi6«x¿af6 O;|fPnnfO{ b’Mv lbPsf] a]nf O;|fPnn] kZrftfk u/]sf], k|e’ o]z”n] eGg’ ePsf] syfdf p8Gtf k’qsf] 36gf cflb . v|Lli6ogx¿n] k|fs[lts k|sf]knfO{ km;n w]/} /fd|f]l;t s6gL ug]{ u/L kfs]sf] ¿kdf lng’ kb{5 .

Let’s Tell the Truth

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t/ cfFwL—a]x/L jf e”sDkkl5 cfˆgf] hLjg 6’lj|mPsfx¿sf] nflu xfd|f] ;Gb]z s:tf] x’g’ k5{ < ltgLx¿sf] b’b{zfsf] af/]df olb ltgLx¿n] xfdLnfO{ O{Zj/zf:qLo hjfa dfu] eg] xfdLn] s;/L hjfa lbg] < afOann] h] s’/f l;sfpF5 To;df xfdL OdfGb/ x’g’ k5{ / k/d]Zj/ kljq x’g’ x’G5 / ltgLx¿n] cfˆgf] kfksf] kl/0ffd ef]Ug’ k5{ eg]/ dflg;x¿nfO{ eGg’ kb{5 . ;j{zlStdfg k/d]Zj/;Fu ePsf] zlStsf] ;fgf] gd”gf g} Tof] cfFwL—a]x/Lsf] pUg uh{g xf], / ltgLx¿sf] 3/ xNnLGbfv]l/ ltgLx¿nfO{ nfu]sf] 8/ ltgLx¿nfO{ g/sdf kmfNg] qf;sf] t’ngfdf s]xL klg xf]Og eg]/ xfdLn] ltgLx¿nfO{ atfO{ lbg’ kb{5 . xfdLx¿ ;a} g/sdf kmflngsf] nflu of]Uosf] eP tfklg xfdLn] kZrftfk u/]/ k|e’ o]z”nfO{ ljZjf; u/f}F eg]/ pxfFn] xfdLnfO{ s[kfn’ eP/ ;do lbg’ ePsf] 5, h;åf/f xfdL k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]waf6 afFRg ;Sb5f}F .

æt/ xfdLn] k/d]Zj/sf] af/]df eg]/ dflg;x¿nfO{ 8/ b]vfpg’ x’Fb}g, x’G5 t <Æ eg]/ s]xL dflg;x¿n] ;f]45g . o;sf] hjfa wd{zf:qdf kfOG5 M æk/dk|e’sf] eo dfGg’ 1fgsf] ;’? xf]Æ -lxtf]kb]z !M&_ . dflg;x¿n] k/d]Zj/sf] eo gdfg’Gh]n;Dd ltgLx¿n] ;fFrf] ¿kdf s]xL klg hfg]sf x’Fb}gg .

What if People become angry with God ?

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t/ dflg;x¿n] ef]u]sf] si6sf] sf/0f ltgLx¿ k/d]Zj/;Fu gl/;fpg klg ;S5g t < ;fob ltgLx¿nfO{ ;xfotf ug'{kb{5 . k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿;Fu ug'{ ePsf] Jojxf/k|lt s;}n] klg ugug ug]{ clwsf/ 5}g, lsgeg] w]/} ;do cufl8 xfdLx¿ ;a}hgf g/sdf kmflngsf] nflu of]Uo lyof}F . ltgLx¿sf lakbsf] nflu k/d]Zj/nfO{ ;/fKg’sf] ;f6f], dflg;x¿n] k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿nfO{ r]tfjgL lbFb} k|]d ug'{ ePsf] nflu pxfFnfO{ k|z+;f ug'{kb{5 . k/d]Zj/n] x/]snfO{ ltgLx¿n] :jfyL{ eP/ g/ssf] af6f] nfu]sf]df ltgLx¿nfO{ jf:tf gu/L Tolts} 5f]l8lbg] pxfFsf] clwsf/ 5 . t/ k/d]Zj/n] dflg;x¿nfO{ k|]d ug'{ x’G5 / ltgLx¿nfO{ pxfFn] x/]s lbg af]nfO/xg’ ePsf] 5 . pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ :ofpsf] ?vdf k’mn]sf km”nx¿åf/f r/fx¿sf] uLtx¿åf/f, cUnf kj{tx¿sf] uf}/jåf/f, / tf/fx¿sf] rdTsf/åf/f ;d]t ;’:t ¿kn] af]nfpg’ x’G5 . pxfFn] ltgLx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf laj]såf/f, pxfFsf] z/L/ cyf{t d08nLåf/f / pxfFsf] kljq cfTdfåf/f af]nfpg’ x’G5 . t/ ltgLx¿n] pxfFsf] af]nfj6sf] a]jf:tf ub{5g .

lglZrt ¿kdf dflg;x¿n] si6 ef]u’g eGg] k/d]Zj/sf] OR5f xf]Og, t/ ha ltgLx¿n] k/d]Zj/nfO{ a]jf:tf ul//xG5g ta k/d]Zj/n] ltgLx¿sf] Wofgfsif{0f ug{sf] nflu cem w]/} k|r08 sf/jfxLnfO{ k|of{Kt ¿kdf k|of]u ug'{ x’G5 . cfFwL—a]x/L, e”sDk, hnk|no / clgsfnx¿ tL k|r08 sf/jfxLx¿dWo]sf s]xL s’/fx¿ x’g . k/d]Zj/n] of] cfzf ug'{ x’G5, ls o; k|sf/sf laklQx¿n] dflg;x¿sf] 3d08af6 gd| t’NofO{ lbg]5g / ltgLx¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf laj]slt/ kmsf{O{ Nofpg]5g .

Is God unfair in his judgement ?

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ha xfdL afOanLo b[li6sf]0faf6 k/d]Zj/ / xfd|f] ;+;f/nfO{ x]b{5f}F, ta xfdL 7Ls k|sf/n] ;f]FRg yfNb5f}F . x/]s JolStn] k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]w kfpgof]Uo 5, t/ k/d]Zj/ s[kfn’ x’g’ x’G5 eGg] afOanLo b[li6sf]0f xf] . ha b’Mv kfO/x]sf dflg;x¿n] ltgLx¿n] w]/} /fd|f];Fu k/d]Zj/sf] Jojxf/ kfpg]of]Uo 5′ eg]/ eGb5g, ta lglZrt ¿kdf pxfF cft{gfbdf kg'{ x’G5 . x/]sn] kfpg’ kg]{ s[kfeGbf a9L s[kf kfO/x]sf] 5 .

o; ljifo j:t’nfO{ kfng u/]/, k|e’ o]z”n] b’O{j6f ;dsfnLg laklQx¿sf] af/]df Psrf]l6 eGg’ ePsf] lyof] . o; af/]df xfdL n”sfsf] ;’–;dfrf/df k9b5f}F M

æca To;}a]nf ToxfF slthgf dflg;x? pkl:yt lyP, h;n] tL ufnLnsf] ljifodf pxfFnfO{ -o]z”nfO{_ eg], h;nfO{ lknft;n] xTof u/L ltgLx¿sf] /ut anL eO/x]sf kz’sf] /ut;Fu ld;fO{ lbPsf lyP . ta k|e’ o]z”n] ltgLx¿nfO{ hjfa lbg’ eof], æltgLx¿n] o;/L si6 ef]u] eGb}df, s] ltdLx¿ 7fG5f}, oL ufnLnLx¿ c? ;a} ufnLnLx¿eGbf a9L kfkL lyP < d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, To;f] xf]Og, t/ ltdLx¿n] kZrftfk u/]gf} eg] ltdLx¿ ;a} To;/L g} gfz x’g]5f}, cyjf s] ltdLx¿ 7fG5f}, tL c7f/hgf hf] l;nf]cfddf w/x/f 9n]/ d/]sf lyP, ls ltgLx¿ ;a} o?zn]djf;Lx¿dWo] a9L ck/fwL lyP < To;f] xf]Og, t/ d ltdLx¿nfO{ eGb5′, ltdLx¿n] kZrftfk u/]gf} eg], ltdLx¿ ;a} To;/L g} gfz x’g]5f}Æ -n”sf !#M!–%_ .

lktfl;tsf] xftaf6 dg]{x¿n] ælknft;af6 xfdLnfO{ garfP/ k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ ceb| Jojxf/ ug'{ eof]Æ eg]/ eGg ;Sb}gy] . xf]Og, ltgLx¿ t d[To’ kfpg nfossf kfkLx¿ g} lyP . clg k|e’ o]z”sf] egfO{ cg’;f/, tL ufnLnLx¿ hf]x¿ afFr]sf lyP, ltgLx¿sf] xTof ul/Psf cfˆgf l5d]sLx¿eGbf sd kfkLx¿ lyP eg]/ ltgLx¿ lgisif{df cfpFbf ltgLx¿ unt ;flat x’Gy] . ltgLx¿n] k/d]Zj/af6 7″nf] cg’u|x kfPsf lyPgg— t/ ltgLx¿nfO{ t 7″nf] bof ul/Psf] lyof] .

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k|e’ o]z”n] tL laof]ufGtdf k/]sfx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] bofsf] af/]df Pp6f b[i6fGt eg]/ lgisif{ lgsfNg’ eof] M æTo;kl5 pxfFn] of] b[i6fGt eGg’ eof] M æs’g} dflg;n] cfˆgf] bfvaf/Ldf Pp6f c~hL/sf] af]6 /f]k]sf] lyof], To; af]6df kmn kmNof] ls eg]/ Tof] cfof], ta To;n] dfnLnfO{ eGof], tLg aif{ eof], d o; c~hL/sf] ?vdf kmn vf]Hb}5′, t/ kfpFlbg . o;nfO{ sf6]/ 9flnb], o;n] hdLg lsg cf]u6g] <Æ t/ dfnLn] eGof], æxh’/ o;nfO{ cem Ps aif{ /xg lbg’xf];, d o;sf] jl/kl/ vg]/ dn xfN5′, To;kl5 kmNof] eg] a];} eof], kmn]g eg], tkfO{n] To;nfO{ 9flnlbgf];Æ -n”sf !#M^–(_ .

oxfF k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo / bofsf] af/]df pbfx/0f lbOPsf] 5 . k/d]Zj/sf] Gofon], æd”NoxLg ?vnfO{ sf6]/ 9flnb] .Æ eg]/ eGb5 . t/ pxfFsf] bofn], æxf]Og, o;nfO{ kmn kmnfpgsf] nflu c? klg ;do lbg’xf];Æ eg]/ lalGt ub{5 . v|Li6aLlxg x/]s JolSt Tof] ?v em}F 5 .

Can We rebuke hurricanes and Floods ?

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k|fs[lts k|sf]ksf] af/]df Pp6f clGtd k|Zg M olb xfdL;Fu ko{fKt ljZjf; 5 eg] k|fs[lts k|sf]k x’gaf6 xfdL /f]Sg ;S5f}F / To;nfO{ xKsfpg ;S5f}F eGg] s’/f s] ;To xf]Og / <

xfdL;Fu ljZjf; x’g’ eg]sf] k/d]Zj/sf] k|s6 x’g] O{R5fdf ljZjf; ug'{ xf] . To;}sf/0f, ljZjf; k/d]Zj/sf] cfˆg} jrgdf cfwfl/t ePsf] x’g’ k5{, gq eg], Tof] ljZjf; ljZjf; x’Fb}g, t/ cfzf cyjf kl/sNkgf dfq x’Fb5 . xfdLn] cfFwL—a]x/LnfO{ xKsfpg / /f]Sg ;Sg] vfnsf] k|lt1f k/d]Zj/n] lbg’ ePsf] :yfg afOandf st} klg 5}g, / To;f] ug{sf] nflu s’g} JolStn] klg To:tf] ljZjf; ug]{ tl/sf 5}g -k/d]Zj/n] p;nfO{ ;fj{ef}lds ¿kdf Tof] ljZjf; lbg’ ePsf] b]lv afx]s_ .

d cem} a9L JofVof ug{ rfxG5′ . cfFwL—a]x/LnfO{ xKsfpgsf] nflu Pp6f JolStdf To; k|sf/sf] ljZjf; x’g] Pp6} tl/sf rFflx olb k/d]Zj/n] Tof] cfFwL—a]x/L cfpg] lglZrt ef}uf]lns 7fpFdf cfcf]; eGg] OR5f ug'{ ePsf] 5}g eg] dfq x’G5 . xfdLn] wd{zf:qaf6 l;s] em}F, k/d]Zj/n] dfq cfFwLnfO{ lgoGq0f ug{ ;Sg’ x’G5, / To;n] pxfFg} cfFwL—a]x/Lsf] nflu lhDd]jf/ x’g’ x’G5 . To;}sf/0f, k/d]Zj/ cfFwL—a]x/Lsf] nflu lhDd]jf/ x’g’ x’G5 . To;}sf/0f, k/d]Zj/n] cfFwL—a]x/L xf]; eGg] cfb]z lbg’ ePsf] a]nfdf To;nfO{ /f]Sg ;Sg] ljZjf; x’g’ s’g} JolStsf] nflu c;Dej s’/f xf] . Pp6f lasNk rFflx o:tf] klg x’g ;Snf, olb p;}n] To;f] gxf]; eg]/ k|fy{gf u5{, jf h’g dflg;nfO{ Gofo ug{sf] nflu pxfFn] Tof] k7fpg’ x’g]jfnf lyof], tL dflg;x¿n] kZrftfk u/]sf]df / pxfFsf] bofsf] lglDt k|fy{gf u/]sf]df k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] dg abNg’ ePdf dfq Tof] cfFwL—a]x/L /f]lsg ;Sg] ;Defjgf x’G5 -pbfx/0fsf] nflu, of]gfsf] ;dodf lgGj]sf] syf dgdf cfpF5_ . t/} klg k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] dg kl/jt{g ug'{ eP tfklg s’g} klg JolStn] k/d]Zj/n] cfˆgf] dg kl/jt{g ug'{ ePsf] 5 egL hfg]/ / pxfFn] p;nfO{ Tof] cfFwLnfO{ zfGt ug{sf] nflu xKsfPsf] rfxg’ x’G5 eg]/ ghfg’Gh]n;Dd p;nfO{ cfFwL—a]x/LnfO{ xKsfpg] ljZjf; x’g} ;Sb}g .

7″nf] cfFwLnfO{ xKsfpg] / zfGt kfg]{ Ps dfq JolSt k|e’ o]z” g} x’g’ x’GYof] . xfdLx¿dWo] s;}n] of] sfd To;/L dfq ug{ ;S5f}+, olb ! sf]l/GyL !@M&–!! df ePsf] cfTdfsf] gf}j6f j/bfgx¿dWo] Pp6f j/bfg, æljZjf;sf] j/bfgÆ k/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ lbg’ eof] eg] dfq -cyjf slxn]—sfFxL o;nfO{ æljZjf;sf] j/bfgÆ eg]/ klg elgG5_ . h;/L ;a} cfTdfsf j/bfgx¿ xfd|f] OR5f cg’;f/ kl/rflnt x’Fb}gg To;/L g} ljZjf;sf] j/bfg klg xfd|f] OR5f cg’;f/ kl/rflnt x’Fb}5g -x]g'{xf]; ! sf]l/GyL !@M!!_ . To;}sf/0f, k/d]Zj/n] tkfO{+nfO{ cfpgnfu]sf] cfFwL—a]x/LnfO{ xKsfpgsf] nflu ljz]if ljZjf; glbg’ eP;Dd, tkfO{ To;sf] af6f]df ljZjf;df /x]sf] h:t} ul//lx/xg’ x’Fb}g . tkfO{ To; af6f]af6 lg:s]/ uO{ xfNg’k5{ . d tkfO{nfO{ of] ;Nnfx klg lbg rfxG5′ , ls tkfO{n] k/d]Zj/;Fu ;’/Iffsf] lglDt k|fy{gf ug'{xf];, / ltgLx¿n] kZrftfk ug{ ;s’g eg]/ ltgLx¿sf] hLjg arfO{ lbg’xf]; egL laGtL ub}{ pxfFn] Gofo ug{ nfUg’ ePsf dflg;x¿dfly bof ug'{xf]; eg]/ k|fy{gf ug'{xf]; .

kfjn /f]dtkm{ hfFb}ubf{ b’O{ xKtfsf] ofqfdf k|r08 x’/L atf; / cfFwL cfpFbf, pgn] To;nfO{ xKsfP/ zfGt kf/]sf lyPgg eGg] s’/fnfO{ ofb ug'{xf]; -x]g'{xf]; k|]l/t@&M!$–$$_ . pgn] To;f] gug'{sf] sf/0f rFflx pgn] To;f] ug{ ;Sb}gy] . clg of] klg ofb ug'{xf]; , ls Tof] hxfh 6’lj|mPsf] a]nf @&^ hgf ;a} To; hxfhdf ePsfx¿ x/]sn] k/d]Zj/sf] bof kfP/ afFr]sf lyP -x]g'{xf]; k|]l/t @&M@$, #$, $$_ . kfjnn] ltgLx¿dfly k/d]Zj/n] bof ug'{ ePsf] xf]; egL k|fy{gf u/]sf] sf/0f pxfFn] ltgLx¿dfly bof ug'{ ePsf] lyof] eg]/ d ljrf/ ub{5′ .



*% b’O{j6f ;Defljt cfklQhgs pQ/x¿ M -!_ ox”bfn] df]zfsf] z/L/nfO{ lnP/ ldvfPn / . z}tfg aLrdf egfeg ePsf] lyof] eg]/ pNn]v u/]sf 5g, t/ ToxfF o’4 g} ePsf] lyof] eg]/ elgPsf] 5}g . jf:tjdf, ox”bfn] xfdLnfO{ eGb5g , ls ldvfPnn] z}tfgsf] la?4df Gofo u/]gg , t/ æk|e’n] tFnfO{ xKsfpg’Æ eg]sf lyP –ox”bf !M(_ . -@_ ha Plnzf / pgsf bf;x¿nfO{ bf]yfgsf] zx/df l;l/ofsf ;]gfx¿n] 3]/fpg kf/], ta Plnzfn] k/d]Zj/n] k/d]Zj/;Fu pgsf] gf]s/sf] cfFvf vf]lnof]; egL k|fy{gf u/] -@ /fhf ^M!%–!&_ . kl/0ffd:j¿k, pgsf] gf]s/n] æclUgdo 3f]8fx¿ / /yx¿Æ b]v], h’g rFflx xfdL eGg ;S5f}F, ls cflTds If]qdf :juL{o ;]gfx¿åf/f ;jf/ ePsf] ;}Go bn lyof] . h] eP tfklg, of] z}tflgs b”tfx¿;Fu o’4df ;dfj]z x’gsf] nflu cfPsf] bnsf] lglZrt ;+s]t xf]Og . b’i6 dfgj hfltx¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]wn] cfj|md0f ug{sf] nflu pxfFåf/f s’g} ;dodf :ju{b”tx¿sf] k|of]u ul/GYof] . pbfx/0fsf] nflu, @ /fhf !(M#% df pNn]v ul/Pem}F, Pshgf :ju{b”tåf/f !*%,))) c;’/L l;kfxLx¿sf] xTof ul/Psf] lyof] .

*^ pbfx/0fsf] nflu x]g'{xf];, dQL !M@), @M!#, !(, $M!!, n”sf !M!!–@), @^–#*

*& co”an] cfˆgf] æ8/n] z}tfgsf] nflu 9f]sf vf]lnlbPg eGg] s’/fsf] k|df0f of] k”/} v08n] klg lbG5, h’g dgu9Gt] s’/fnfO{ s]xL dflg;x¿n] ljZjf; ub{5g . k/d]Zj/ cfkm}n] co”a @M# df co”asf] af/]df z}tfgnfO{ eGg’ ePsf] 5, ælagf sf/0f To;nfO{ -co”anfO{_ gfz ug{nfO{ t}Fn] dnfO{ p:sfO;, t/ To;sf] lgi7f cem;Dd 9nkn ePsf] 5}gÆ . d}n] o; af/]df la:t[t ¿kdf k/d]Zj/sf] hfFr, k[i7 g+= !&%–!(! eGg] k’:tsdf 5nkmn u/]sf] 5′, h;nfO{ xfd|f] j]a;fO6 (www.shepherdserve.org) df klg c+u|]hLdf k9g ;lsG5 .

** ! sf]l/GyL !)M!# klg x]g'{xf];, h;n] k/d]Zj/n] xfd|f] k/LIffnfO{ ;Lldt t’NofO{ lbg’ x’G5 / xfdLnfO{ k/LIff ug]{nfO{ klg ;Lldt t’NofO{ lbg’ x’G5 eg]/ b]vfpFb5 .

*( k/d]Zj/n] xfdLdfly zf;g ug{ h;nfO{ rfxg’ x’G5 To;}nfO{ prfNg’ x’G5 eGg] s’/f hfg]/ s] cab]lv xfdLn] ;/sf/df ePsf cu’jfx¿sf] nflu k|fy{gf g} gug]{ jf r’gfjdf ef]6 klg glbg] eGg] o;sf] cy{ xf] t < xf]Og, k|hftGqdf k/d]Zj/sf] j|mf]w Jojxfl/s ¿kdf lgdf{0f x’G5 . xfdLn] h;nfO{ ef]6 lbG5f}F, To;}nfO{ k|fKt ub{5f}F, / b’i6 dflg;x¿n] c? b’i6 dflg;nfO{ g} k|foM ef]6 lbg] u5{g . o;}sf/0f, wdL{hgn] cfˆgf] ef]6 lbg} k5{ . o;sf] cltl/St k”/fgf] / gofF s/f/ b’j}df xfdLnfO{ xfd|f ;/sf/df ePsf cu’jfx¿sf] nflu k|fy{Gff ug'{ k5{ eg]/ elgPsf] 5 -old{of @(M&, ! ltdf]yL @M!–$_, h;n] of] b]vfpF5, ls s;nfO{ Tof] sfo{ef/ ;DxfNg lbg] eg]/ xfdLn] g} k/d]Zj/nfO{ lg0f{o ug{nfO{ k|efj kfg{ ;S5f}F . lsgeg] slxn]—sFfxL k/d]Zj/sf] Gofo ;/sf/df ePsf b’i6 cu’jfx¿sf] ¿kaf6 cfpF5, / w]/}h;f] /fi6«x¿nfO{ k/d]Zj/sf] Tof] Gofo rflxg] ePsf] x’gfn], xfdLn] To;sf] nflu k|fy{gf ug'{ kg]{ x’G5, / pxfFaf6 s’g} bof xf]; egL k|fy{gf ug'{ kg]{ x’G5, h;n] ubf{ xfd|f] cfˆgf] b]zn] h’g s’/f kfpg’ kg]{ xf], Tof] x/]s s’/f k|fKt gu/f]; .

() k/d]Zj/n] cfFwLnfO{ lgoGq0f ug{ ;Sg’ x’G5 eg]/ k|dfl0ft ug]{ wd{zf:qsf c? kbx¿ o; k|sf/sf 5g M pTklQ *M!! Ù k|:yfg !)M!#, !(Ù !$M@!Ù !%M!)Ù uGtL !!M#!Ù ehg;+u|x $*M&Ù &*M&^Ù !#%M&Ù !$&M!*Ù !$*M*Ù oz}of !!M!%Ù @&M*Ù old{of !)M!#Ù %!M!^Ù OhlsPn !#M!!–!#Ù cfdf]z $$M(, !#Ù of]gf $M*Ù xfUu} @M!& . oL w]/} pbfx/0fx¿df k/d]Zj/n] Gofosf] nflu cfFwLx¿nfO{ k|of]u ug'{ ePsf] lyof] .

() k/d]Zj/n] clgsfn Nofpg’ x’G5 eGg] af/]df cltl/St k|df0fsf] nflu, x]g'{xf]; Joj:yf #@M@#–@$Ù @ zfd’Pn @!M!Ù @$M!@–!#Ù @ /fhf *M!Ù ehg;+u|x !)%M!^Ù oz}of !$M#)Ù old{of !$M!@, !%–!^Ù !^M#–$Ù @$M!)Ù @&M*Ù #$M!&Ù $@M!&Ù $$M!@–!#Ù OhlsPn %M!@, !^–!&Ù ^M!@Ù !@M!^Ù !$M@!Ù #^M@(Ù k|sfz ^M*Ù !*M*_ . k|e’ o]z” cfkmF}n] eGg’ ePsf] 5, ls æk/d]Zj/n] wdL{hg / cwdL{x¿sf] nflu klg em/L k7fpg’ x’G5Æ -dQL %M$%_ . k/d]Zj/n] em/L -jiff{_ nfO{ lgoGq0f ug'{ x’G5 .