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创世记生命读经 · 第19篇

神对人第一次堕落的应付（一）

God’s Dealing with Man’s First Fall (1)
1在前一篇信息中，我们看过人第一次的堕落，说到人堕落的因由、过程和结果。这因由、过程和结果都是何等的可怕！但感谢神，创世记三章并不停在这里。创世记三章不仅揭示人第一次堕落的因由、过程和结果。还启示神所用以应付这次堕落的路。祂的路乃是救恩的路，而关于这路的信息或话语就是福音。现在我们就是向读这篇信息的人传福音。在全宇宙中，第一次传福音是记在创世记三章。不要以为创世记三章是消极的，事实上这一章非常积极。虽然本章开始于那恶者，那狡猾诡诈的蛇，但这蛇却开了路，让女人的后裔进来。这真是太美妙了！
1In the previous message we studied the first fall of man, considering its cause, process, and result. We have seen how dreadful was the cause, how awful was the process, and how terrible was the result. Thank God that Genesis 3 does not stop here! Genesis 3 not only unveils the cause, process, and result of man’s first fall, but also reveals the way God used to deal with this fall. His way is the way of salvation, and the message or the word regarding His way is the gospel. We are preaching the gospel to all who read this message. The first occurrence of gospel preaching in the entire universe is recorded in chapter three of Genesis. Do not think that Genesis 3 is a negative chapter; it is very positive. Although this chapter begins with the evil one, the subtle, crafty serpent, this serpent opened the way for the seed of the woman to come in. This is wonderful
2女人的后裔是谁？是耶稣！耶稣是从女人生的，不是从男人生的．有些所谓的高等批判家，他们攻击创世记和启示录，并声言主耶稣不是从童女生的，乃是从木匠约瑟生的。这种主张对主耶稣乃是最大的亵渎。主不是那后来成为童女马利亚丈夫的木匠的儿子，祂是从童女马利亚生的。因此，主耶稣不是男人的后裔，乃是女人－童女－的后裔，正如以赛亚书所豫言，（赛七14，）马太福音所应验，（太一，）并保罗所证实的。（加四4。）保罗在加拉太四章四节说，基督是由女子所生。所以，主耶稣不是男人的后裔；祂是女人的后裔，为要应验神在创世记三章十五节所赐的应许，那应许就是福音。人第一次的堕落开了路，让女人的后裔进来。这就是福音。
2Who is the seed of the woman? Jesus. Jesus was born of a woman, not of a man. The so - called higher critics, who attacked the book of Genesis and Revelation, also claimed that Jesus was not born of a virgin, alleging that He was born of Joseph, the carpenter. Such an assertion is the greatest blasphemy against the Lord Jesus. The Lord was not the son of that carpenter who later became the husband of the virgin Mary, of which virgin Jesus was born. Thus, Jesus was not the seed of any man; He was the seed of a woman, a virgin, as prophesied in Isaiah (7:1 4), fulfilled in Matthew (1:2 3), 23 and confirmed by Paul (Gal. 4:4). In Galatians 4:4 Paul says that Christ was born of a woman. There fore, Jesus was not the seed of man. He was the seed of a woman, born to fulfill the promise given by God as the gospel in Genesis 3:15. The first fall of man opened the way for the seed of woman to come in. This is the gospel.
3ｄ神应付人第一次堕落的路
34. God’sWay of Dealing with the First Fall of Man
4现在我们来看神应付人第一次堕落的路。神没有审判人。亚当和夏娃堕落之后，立刻知道自己不好。他们定罪自己，躲藏自己，并用无花果树的叶子遮盖自己。（创三7～8。）亚当和夏娃隐藏自己，躲避神的面。他们晓得自己违犯神的禁令，吃了知识树上的果子，并晓得这过犯的结局就是死。因此他们隐藏自己，躲避神的面，等待死的宣判。然而，神来了，不但没有对他们宣布死的判决，反而对他们传福音。神没有宣布死的判决，却发出福音的佳音。
4Now we need to consider God’sway of dealing with the first fall of man. God did not judge man. Immediately after the fall both Adam and Eve realized that they were not very good. They condemned themselves, hid themselves, and used fig leaves to cover themselves (Gen. 3:7-8). Adam and Eve hid themselves from the presence of God. They knew that they had violated God’s prohibition against eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge and that the result of their transgression was to be death. Therefore, they hid themselves from the Lord’s presence, awaiting the sentence of death. However, God came in, not to declare the sentence of death, but to preach the gospel. God did not pronounce the sentence of death; He sounded the voice of the gospel.
（一） 寻找人
a. Seeking Man
5你知道这次传福音的头一句话是甚么？就是创世记三章九节的问话：『你在那里？』在我尽职事的初期，我曾多次用这句问话作题目传福音。我问听福音的人：『你在那里？先生，你在那里？女士，你在那里？年轻人，医生，教授－你在那里？你必须知道你在那里。』这问话不是审判的宣布，乃是喜信的开场白。神在寻找人，祂问：『你在那里？』
5Do you know what was the first word of this gospel preaching? It was the question found in Genesis 3:9: “Where art thou?” In the earlier years of my ministry when I preached the gospel I used this question as my topic several times. I asked people, “Where are you? Gentlemen, where are you? Ladies, where are you? Young people, doctors, professors—where are you? You must know where you are.” This question is not the pronouncement of a judgment; it is the opening proclamation of the glad tidings. God was seeking man, asking, “Where art thou
6人堕落之后，就不真诚、不诚实了。当神问亚当他在那里，亚当若诚实，必会立刻承认自己的过犯，但他没有这样作。不过，他在回答时承认自己是赤身露体的。（创三10。）于是神问他：『谁告诉你赤身露体呢？莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子么？』亚当本该诚实的认罪说，『神阿，我的确吃了那树上的果子，求你赦免我。』然而，他没有坦率承认自己的过犯，却把责任推给女人。他说，『你所赐给我，与我同居的女人，她把那树上的果子给我，我就吃了。』（创三。）他的回答含示他归咎于神给他女人，是这女人把那树上的果子给他吃的。说到这里，他才承认吃了。亚当似乎说，『这不是我的错。神阿，你要为你赐给我的女人所惹的麻烦负责。你若没有把这女人给我，我绝不会吃那树上的果子。你把这女人给我，是她拿给我吃，我才吃的。』虽然如此，神没有斥责亚当，因为祂来不是要审判，乃是要拯救。神来到园中的人这里，正像许多世纪之后，祂的儿子来到世上一样：祂来不是要审判，乃是要拯救。（约三17。）
6After the fall, man was no longer sincere and honest. If Adam had been honest when God asked him where he was, he would have confessed his transgression immediately, but he did not do this. However, in his answer he acknowledged that he was naked (v. 10). Then God asked him, “Who told thee that thou was naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?” Adam should have made an honest confession, saying, “Yes, God, I did eat of it. Please forgive me.” However, instead of forthrightly confessing his own transgression, he discharged himself of the responsibility by placing it upon the woman. Adam said, “The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat” (v. 12). His 12 answer implied that he blamed God forgiving him the woman who gave him to eat of the fruit of the tree. Only then did he admit that he ate it. Ad am seemed to be saying, “It’s not my fault, God. You must bear the responsibility for the trouble caused by the woman You gave me. If You hadn’t given me the woman, I would never have eaten of that tree. You gave me the woman, she gave me to eat, and I ate.” Nevertheless, God did not rebuke him, because God had not come to judge but to save. God came to man in the garden in the same way that His Son was to come many centuries later: He came to save, not to judge (John 3:17).
7接著神问女人：『你作的是甚么事呢？』夏娃也像亚当一样没有坦率的认错。她说，『那蛇引诱我，我就吃了。』自从人第一次堕落以来，人类都是这样行的。每当小孩作错事，他们绝不认错，总是归咎于某人或某事。他们甚至会把责任推给小猫，说，『妈妈，你若是没养猫，我就不会作那件事。这不是我的错，这是你养猫的错！』
7Then God turned to the woman asking, “What is this that thou hast done?” (v. 13). Like Ad am, Eve did not forthrightly confess her fault. She said, “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” Ever since the time of man’s first fall, human beings have acted in this way. Whenever little children misbehave, they never confess, but always blame someone or something else. A child may even place the responsibility on the pet cat, saying, “Mommy, if you did not have a cat, I would never have done that thing. It’s not my fault. It’s yours for having a cat.”
8我们很清楚的看见，神应付人第一次的堕落，是来寻找失丧的人，正如多年以后，祂的儿子来寻找拯救人一样。（路十九10。）神寻找人不是要定人的罪，乃是要向人传福音。
8It is very clear that as God dealt with the first fall of man He was seeking the lost man as His Son was to do many years later in seeking to save man (Luke 19:10). God did not seek him to condemn man, but to preach the gospel to him
（二） 审判蛇
b. Judging the Serpent
9当神来到亚当和夏娃那里，祂问他们问题；但是当祂转向蛇，祂甚縻也没问。祂立刻定罪蛇。神没有问：『蛇阿，是你作的么？』当神来亚当那里，祂问：『你在那里？』还问：『谁告诉你赤身露体呢？』『莫非你吃了我吩咐你不可吃的那树上的果子么？』神也问那女人：『你作的是甚么事呢？』神问他们这些问题，不是定意要定罪他们，乃是要引他们认罪。然而，当神转向蛇的时候，祂甚么也没问，就对蛇说，『你既作了这事，就必受咒诅,比一切的牲畜野兽更甚，你必用肚子行走，终身吃土。』这是神对蛇的审判。
9When God came to Adam and Eve He asked them questions, but when He turned to the serpent He asked no questions at all. He immediately condemned the serpent. God did not ask the serpent, “Serpent, have you done this?” When God came to Adam He asked him, “Where art thou?” (v. 9). He also asked him, “Who told thee that thou wast naked?” and “Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?” (v. 11). God also asked the woman, “What is this that thou hast done?” (v. 13). God did not ask Adam and Eve all these questions because He had the intention of condemning them. God asked these questions to lead them to confession. However, when God turned to the serpent He did not ask him anything. Instead, God said to the serpent, “Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life” (v. 14). This was God’s judgment upon the serpent
（1） 用肚子行走－只许在地上活动
1) Creeping on the Belly— Limited to Moving on the Earth
10用肚子行走，终身吃土，这对蛇当然是个咒诅。在这咒诅中有隐藏、含示的意义。神这样审判蛇，就限制撒但只可以在地上活动。鸟有自由，可以任意在空中飞翔，但蛇没有这样的自由，牠被限制在地上。我们只要超越地，那蛇，魔鬼，撒但就无法碰我们。当我们超越一切的时候，就胜过撒但。然而，我们如果也在地上爬，就和撒但在一起，变成他的同伴，与他并别的一切爬物一同爬行。但我们不是爬行在地上，我们乃是超越一切的。
10It was certainly a curse for the serpent to creep on his belly and to eat dust all the days of his life. In this curse pronounced upon the serpent something is hidden and implied. As God judged the serpent, He limited Satan’s activity and move to the earth. A bird is free and can soar in the air whenever it wishes. The serpent, on the contrary, has no such freedom, but is restricted to the earth. As long as we are above the earth, the serpent, the Devil, Satan, cannot touch us. When we are transcendent, we are over him. However, if we also creep on the earth, we will be where he is. We will become his companion and creep together with him and all the other creeping things. But we are not creeping on this earth—we are transcendent.
（2） 吃土－只许吃属土之物
2) Eating the Dust—Limited to Eating the Earthy Things
11对蛇咒诅的第二面是限制蛇只许吃土。土是蛇的食物。我们是用尘土造的。我们若是属土，过属土的生活，就成了蛇的食物，被牠吞吃。（彼前五8。）你若是属土的人，用属土的方式对待妻子，或与丈夫同住，你就立刻成了魔鬼的食物。很多家庭完全被魔鬼吞吃，就是因为他们太属土。为甚么你的婚姻生活似乎是被魔鬼吞吃的？因为你的婚姻生活是属土的，满了尘土。
11A second aspect of the curse pronounced upon the serpent was that the serpent was limited to eating only dust. Dust is the serpent’s food. We were made from dust. If we are earthy, living in an earthy manner, we become the serpent’s food and he will devour us (1 Pet. 5:8). If you are an earthy person, dealing with your wife or living with your husband in an earthy way, you will immediately become food for the Devil. Many families are completely swallowed up by the Devil because they are so earthy. Why does it seem that your marriage life is being devoured by the Devil? Because your marriage life is earthy and full of dust
12神在对蛇的定罪里，给撒但一个限制：蛇不能在地以上活动，也不能吃土以外的东西。神造人有灵、魂、体。魂和体是属土的，灵不是。我们的灵既不属土，就不会成为撒但的食物。蛇只许吃土。我们堕落的体和魂是撒但的食物，灵却不是。人的灵不是属土的，所以不是撒但的食物。每当我们照著肉体行事，我们就成了撒但的美食;每当我们属魂，我们也要成为魔鬼的食物。但每当我们转到灵里，忘掉体和魂，撒但就没有可吃的了。我们一转到灵里，撒但就受了限制。赞美主！神在审判蛇的时候，叫牠受了这些限制。
12In God’s condemnation upon the serpent He gave Satan a limitation: the serpent cannot move above the earth and he cannot eat anything except dust. God created man with a spirit, a soul, and a body. Although the body and the soul are earthy, the spirit is not. Since our spirit is not earthy, it is not supposed to be Satan’s food. The serpent is only allowed to eat the dust. Our fallen body and soul are the food of Satan, but our spirit is different. The human spirit is not earthy; so it should not be Satan’s food. Whenever we walk in our flesh we become a delectable dish for Satan, and whenever we are soulish we become a meal for the Devil. However, whenever we turn to the spirit, forgetting the body and the soul, Satan has nothing to eat. When we turn to the spirit, Satan is limited. Praise the Lord for the limitation that God in His judgment has pronounced over the serpent
13我们不用在地上爬行，也不该属土。姊妹们，当你的丈夫或孩子难为你的时候，你不需要留在地上。你可以运用你的灵，立刻飞到天上，魔鬼就无法碰你了。这条蛇被限制在地上，只许吃属土的东西。你若是飞到三层天上，就可以说，『撒但，你在那那里作甚么？你不过是和我的丈夫,和我那些淘气的孩子们玩耍。撒但，我在三层天上，你摸不著我，也吞吃不了我，我却可以把你践踏在脚下。』『平安的神快要将撒但践踏在你们的脚下。』（罗十六20。）要践踏撒但，我们就必须超越撒但。我们若在他下面，神怎能将他践踏在我们脚下？既然这蛇已被限制在地上，我们就可以轻易的践踏他。赞美主！神在审判蛇的时候也传了福音。神已限制了撒但的活动和食物。在神宣布对蛇的审判之后，祂在创世记三章十五节宣扬了喜信。
13We do not need to creep on the earth and we do not have to be earthy. Sisters, when your husband or children give you a difficult time, you do not need to remain on the earth. You can exercise your spirit and immediately soar to the heavens, and the Devil will be unable to touch you. The “serpent” is limited to the earth and is only permitted to eat the earthy things. If you soar to the third heavens you will say, “Satan, what are you doing there? You are just playing with my husband and with my naughty children. Satan, I am here in the third heaven, and you cannot touch me. You cannot devour me. I can crush you under my feet.” “Now the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet” (Rom. 16:20). In order to crush Satan we must be above him. If we are under him, how can God crush him under our feet? Since “the serpent” has been limited to this earth, it is so easy for us to tread upon him. Praise the Lord that in judging “the serpent” God preached the gospel. God has limited Satan’s move and diet. After pronouncing this judgment on the serpent, God proclaimed the glad tidings found in Genesis 3:15.
（三） 给人的应许
c. The Promise to Man
14我们在创世记三章十五节看到，神在人堕落以后所给人奇妙的应许：『我又要叫你和女人彼此为仇，你的后裔和女人的后裔也彼此为仇;女人的后裔要伤你的头，你要伤他的脚跟。』这应许当然是大好的信息。
14In Genesis 3:15 we see the wonderful promise that God made to man after the fall. “ And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” This promise certainly is good news
（1） 背景
1) The Background
15人已经受蛇引诱犯了罪，（创三，）这是神赐下这应许的背景。在那时候，人惧怕神，等候死的宣判。（创三8，10。）然而，神没有定罪人。祂审判了蛇。（创三14。）
15The background of God’s promise was that man had been tempted by the serpent and had fallen into sin (v. 13 13). At that time man was under the fear of God, waiting for the sentence of death (vv. 8, 10). However, God did not condemn him. He judged the serpent (v. 14).
（2） 内容
2) The Contents
（a）叫蛇和女人彼此为仇
a) Causing Enmity between the Serpent and the Woman
16在创世记三章十五节，神对蛇说，『我又要叫你和女人彼此为仇。』我们不喜欢『为仇』这辞，因为我们不愿意卷入战争;但神说，祂要叫蛇和女人彼此为仇。神不放弃对这局面的管治，祂也不许女人和蛇独立生活。神似乎说，『我要管理这局面,我要继续管治一切，我要叫你和女人彼此为仇。』我们很快会知道这女人是谁。在创世记三章十五节，神继续说，祂要叫蛇的后裔和女人的后裔彼此为仇，女人的后裔要伤蛇的头，蛇要伤女人后裔的脚跟。这启示蛇的后裔和女人的后裔要彼此为敌，女人的后裔要伤蛇的头，蛇要伤女人后裔的脚跟。伤蛇的头，意思就是毁坏牠，杀死牠。按照创世记三章十五节，女人的后裔要毁坏蛇，但蛇只能伤害女人后裔的脚跟。
16In Genesis 3:15 God said to the serpent, “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman....” We do not like the word enmity, because we do not want to be involved in fighting or warfare, but God said that He would put enmity between the serpent and the woman. God did not relinquish control of the situation and He did not allow the woman and the serpent to fend for themselves. God seemed to be saying, “I will manage this situation. I will maintain control over everything. I will put enmity between you and the woman.” Shortly we shall see who the woman is. In Genesis 3:15 God continued to say that He would put enmity between the serpent’s seed and the woman’s seed, that the woman’s seed would bruise the serpent’she ad, and that the serpent would bruise the heel of the woman’s seed. This reveals that the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman will be enemies, that the woman’s seed will bruise the serpent’she ad, and that the serpent will bruise the heel of the woman’s seed. To bruise the head of the serpent means to destroy and kill him. According to Genesis 3:15, the seed of the woman would destroy the serpent, but the serpent could only injure the heel of the woman’s seed
17创世记三章十五节，就像创世记头三章所题大多数的项目一样，是一粒种子，一粒极为重要的福音种子。神在这节经文里，头一次传讲祂全备的福音。因此，我们得多花些时间在这节经文上，来看这女人是谁，蛇的后裔是谁，以及女人的后裔是谁。我们必须熟悉这三班人－女人、蛇的后裔并女人的后裔。首先我们来看女人是谁。
17Like most of the items mentioned in Genesis 1 through 3, Genesis 3:15 is a seed, a tremendously significant seed of the gospel. It was in Genesis 3:15 that God first proclaimed His full gospel. Therefore, we need to spend considerable time on this verse to see who is the woman, who is the seed of the serpent, and who is the seed of the woman. We must become familiar with three classes of people—the woman, the seed of the serpent, and the seed of the woman. Firstly, let us see who the woman is
18我曾经说过，创世记头三章所说的每件事几乎都是一粒种子,也是一个表号，因此我们需要将这一部分的圣经寓意化。我们读过前一篇信息以后，应该了解人正确的地位是女人的地位。不论我们是男的或是女的，我们在神面前的地位都是女人。我们若宣称我们在神面前是男人，就立刻会被撒但吞吃。毫无疑问，创世记三章十五节所说的女人是夏娃，而夏娃表征所有属神的人，就是所有站在女人地位上信靠神的人。只要我们信靠神，我们就是属祂的人，就是祂的妻子。因此，创世记三章十五节的女人，首先是指夏娃，其次是指所有倚靠神、信靠神的人。简单的说，所有属神的人都是女人。所以，蛇和女人彼此为仇，就是撒但和夏娃，撒但和所有属神的人，彼此为仇。夏娃表征所有属神的人。
18As I have previously mentioned, nearly everything in Genesis 1 through 3 is a seed as well as a sign or symbol. Thus, we need to allegorize this portion of the holy Word. After reading the foregoing message we should realize that the proper position of human beings is that of a woman. Whether we are male or female we all have the position of a woman before God. If we claim that we are men before Him, we will immediately be devoured by Satan. Undoubtedly, the woman mentioned in Genesis 3:15 is Eve, and Eve signifies all the people of God, the people who take the position of a woman trusting in God. As long as we trust in God, we are His people, His wife. Hence, the woman of Genesis 3:15 is firstly Eve and secondly all the people who rely upon God and who put their trust in God. In brief, all the people of God are the woman. Therefore, the enmity between the serpent and the woman is the enmity between Satan and Eve, between Satan and all of God’sp eople. Eve signifies all the people of God.
19我们在启示录十二章一节，看见一个宇宙妇人的表号。（『异象』原文直译为『表号。』）这妇人是一个大表号，她身披日头，脚踏月亮，头戴十二星的冠冕。因此这妇人不是单独的、地方的、个别的妇人;她乃是宇宙的妇人，是一个表号，表征从亚当到亚伯拉罕，从以撒到摩西，从摩西到使徒，并从使徒到现今所有神的子民。所有属神的人共同组成这妇人，也都包括在她里面。那十二星代表列祖，就如亚当、亚伯、以诺、亚伯拉罕和雅各。这些列祖乃是众星，还未形成一个单位。接著是以色列人，他们活在黑夜的时期，所以用月亮来代表。然而，当主耶稣来时，天破晓了，日头照耀光明，因此召会的人用日头来代表。所以，所有神的子民：列祖、旧约的以色列人、新约的召会，包括所有的信徒，共同组成这个宇宙的妇人。创世记三章十五节那个别的女人夏娃，表征启示录十二章这宇宙的妇人。创世记三章的夏娃是这宇宙妇人的象征。
19In Revelation 12:1 we see the sign of a universal woman. This woman, a great sign, is clothed with the sun, has the moon under her feet, and has a crown of twelve stars upon her head. Therefore, this woman is not a single, local, individual woman; she is a universal woman, a sign that symbolizes all of God’sp eople from Adam to Abraham, from Isaac to Moses, from Moses to the apostles, and from the apostles to the present time. All the people of God compose this woman and are included in her. The twelve stars represent the patriarchs such as Adam, Abel, Enoch, Abraham, and Jacob. Those patriarchs were stars, not yet formed as a unit. Following them we have the people of Israel. Since they lived during the dark night they are represented by the moon. However, when the Lord Jesus came, day dawned and the sun shone brightly. Thus, the church people are represented by the sun. Hence, all of God’sp eople—the patriarchs, Israel of the Old Testament, and the church of the New Testament, including all the believers— compose this universal woman. The universal woman of Revelation 12 was symbolized by the individual woman, Eve, of Genesis 3:15. Eve in Genesis 3 was a symbol of this universal woman
20神在创世记三章十五节宣告喜信，说要叫蛇和女人彼此为仇。这意思是魔鬼撒但要历世历代一直和所有属神的人争战。这蛇不仅和夏娃争战，也在每一代和属神的人争战。该隐杀亚伯就是个例子。按照约壹三章十二节，这杀人的行为不仅是该隐所犯的罪行，更是那恶者，那蛇所实行的作为。那蛇利用该隐杀了亚伯。我们若不信靠神，就不是属神的人。我们若不是属神的人，我们就和撒但同类，他也就不会与我们争战。然而，一旦你转向神，作个信靠神的人，蛇就会立刻攻击你。这就是蛇和女人彼此为仇。
20In the glad tidings which God announced in Genesis 3:15 God said that He would put enmity between the serpent and the woman. This means that throughout the centuries Satan, the Devil, has been fighting against all the people of God. The serpent not only fought against Eve, but has also fought against the people of God in every generation. An illustration of this is the murder of Abel by his brother Cain. According to 1 John 3:12, this act of murder was not merely a crime perpetrated by Cain, but a deed performed by the wicked one, by the serpent. The serpent used Cain to kill Abel. If we do not put our trust in God, we are not the people of God. If we are not the people of God, we are in the same category as Satan, and he will not fight against us. However, once you turn to God and become a person who trusts in God, the serpent will immediately attack you. This is the enmity between the serpent and the woman.
（b）叫蛇的后裔和女人的后裔彼此为仇
b) Causing Enmity between the Seed of the Serpent and the Seed of the Woman
21亚当和夏娃原来以为自己是在死的判决之下，正等待死的来临;因此，神说到后裔，这对他们真是喜信。他们原以为立刻要死，绝不可能会有后裔。当亚当听到那女人要有后裔，就称他的妻子为夏娃，夏娃在希伯来文的意思是『活。』正当亚当和夏娃恐惧战兢等待死的判决时，突然传来喜信说，这女人要有后裔，亚当就自然而然的说，『活！你不会死，你是活的！你的名字是夏娃，你是活的。』我们在第十七篇信息看过，在创世记二章，亚当头一次见到夏娃的时候，他很兴奋的说，『这是我骨中的骨，肉中的肉。』然而，到创世记三章，亚当也很兴奋，他没有受到定罪的判决，反而听到福音。所以，亚当称他的妻子『活。』我们都听到了这喜信，也都该叫自己『活。』你若问我叫甚么名字，我会告诉你，我的名字是『活。』
21Adam and Eve were waiting for death, thinking themselves to be under the sentence of death. Hence, the mention of a seed came as glad tidings to them. They thought it was impossible for them to have a seed because they were doomed to die immediately. When Adam heard that the woman was going to have a seed, he called his wife’s name Eve, which in Hebrew means “living.” As Adam and Eve were awaiting the sentence of death in fear and trembling, there suddenly came the glad tidings that this woman would have a seed, and Adam spontaneously said, “Living. You are not dying, you are living. Your name is Eve. You are living.” As we have seen in message seventeen, when Adam first saw Eve in Genesis 2:23 he was excited, saying, “This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” However, in Genesis 3 Adam was also excited. Instead of receiving the sentence of condemnation, he heard the gospel. So, Adam called his wife, “Living.” We have all heard these glad tidings and we all should call ourselves “Living.” If you ask me my name, I will tell you that my name is “Living
22神在十五节传了福音，亚当就在二十节对福音有了反应。亚当若对这福音没有反应，他一定会称自己的妻子为『死。』他会说，『可怜的女人，难道你不知道你是死的因由么？你的名字应该叫作「死。」』但与此相反，当亚当听了神所传的福音，他很欢喜，就称妻子为夏娃，就是『活。』今天世人都在死的判决之下，我们该去向他们宣扬创世记三章十五节。当世人听见创世记三章十五节的喜信，接受这福音，并且有了反应，他们就会呼喊：『现在我们活了，赞美主！』
22God preached the gospel in verse 15, and Adam reacted to the gospel in verse 20. If Ad am had not reacted to the gospel, he would have called his wife “Dying,” saying, “Poor woman, don’ty ou know that you are the cause of death? Your name should be Dying.” On the contrary, after Adam heard God’s preaching of the gospel he was happy and called his wife’s name Eve—“Living.” The whole world today is under the sentence of death, and we must go to them proclaiming Genesis 3:1 5. When the people hear the glad tidings of Genesis 3:15, receiving the gospel and responding to it, they will shout, “Now we are living. Praise the Lord!”
《一》蛇的后裔和女人的后裔彼此为仇
1) Enmity between the Seed of the Serpent and the Seed of the Woman
23蛇的后裔就是那些跟从撒但的人。圣经用许多的辞形容他们。马太三章七节称他们为『毒蛇之种;』马太十三章三十八节又称他们为『恶者之子;』在约翰八章四十四节，主耶稣说,他们是出于他们的父魔鬼;在约壹三章，使徒约翰说，犯罪的是出于魔鬼，（约壹三8，）他也用『魔鬼的儿女』这辞。（约壹三10。）这一切名称都指明，跟从撒但的人就是蛇的后裔。不论称他们为毒蛇之种，恶者之子，或魔鬼的儿女，意思都是：他们是蛇的后裔，他们逼迫并攻击主耶稣和得胜者。
23The seed of the serpent are the people who follow Satan. The Bible uses various terms to describe them. In Matthew 3:7 they are called the “brood of vipers.” In Matthew 13:38 they are designated “the sons of the evil one.” In John 8:44 the Lord Jesus referred to them as being of their father, the Devil. In 1 John 3 the apostle John said that everyone who practices sin is of the Devil (v. 8); he also used the term “the children of the Devil” (v. 10). All of these titles indicate that the people who follow Satan are the seed of the serpent. Whether they are called brood of vipers, sons of the evil one, or children of the Devil, the meaning is the same: they are the seed of the serpent and they persecute and fight against the Lord Jesus and the overcomers
24女人的后裔是主耶稣。祂是从童女马利亚生的。（赛七14，太一23，加四4。）因此，祂的确是女人的后裔。祂就是神自己在创世记三章十五节宣布的喜信中，所豫言的后裔;祂是击伤蛇的那一位。那些跟从撒但的人与主耶稣彼此大大的为仇为敌。
24The seed of the woman is the Lord Jesus. He was born of the virgin Mary (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23; Gal. 4:4). Thus, He is truly the seed of the woman. He is the very seed prophesied in the glad tidings proclaimed by God Himself in Genesis 3:15. He is the One who bruised the serpent. There is great enmity between the people who follow Satan and the Lord Jesus
《二》女人的后裔要伤蛇的头
2) The Seed of the Woman Bruising the Head of the Serpent
25女人的后裔主耶稣已经伤了蛇的头，祂已经废除那掌死权的撒但。这在希伯来二章十四节和约壹三章八节说得很清楚。
25The Lord Jesus, the seed of the woman, has bruised the head of the serpent. The Lord has destroyed Satan, the one who holds the power of death. This is fully revealed in Hebrews 2:14 and 1 John 3:8
《三》蛇要伤女人后裔的脚跟
3) The Serpent Bruising the Heel of the Seed of the Woman
26当主耶稣在十字架上废除蛇的时候，蛇也伤了祂的脚跟。这是指撒但藉著把主耶稣的脚钉在十字架上而伤了祂。（诗二二16。）
26While the Lord Jesus was destroying the serpent on the cross, the serpent bruised His heel. This means that Satan wounded the Lord Jesus by nailing His feet to the cross (Psa. 22:16
《四》蛇和得胜者彼此为仇
4) Enmity between the Serpent and the Overcomers
27得胜者是谁？我们已经看过，创世记三章十五节的女人首先是指夏娃，其次是指所有属神的人，包括夏娃所表征的童女马利亚。因此，女人的后裔主要是指从马利亚生的主耶稣。然而，在启示录十二章，还有12更多关于女人后裔的记载。启示录十二章所描绘，创世记三章十五节所表征的女人，是一位宇宙的妇人，在她里面有一部分称为男孩子。（启十二1，2，5。）按圣经的意义，女人代表软弱，因为女人是较软弱的器皿。（彼前三7。）男人，特别是男孩子，代表刚强。启示录十二章的宇宙妇人有两部分：外面的部分是这妇人本身，里面的部分是男孩子。外面部分的妇人是较软弱的部分，里面部分的男孩子是较刚强的部分。所有属神的人合起来就是那多少有些软弱的妇人，但其中有一部分是较刚强的男孩子，就是得胜者。在召会中，有些圣徒也许比较软弱，他们是妇人的部分;但有些圣徒相当刚强，他们是男孩子的部分。这男孩子也可看作女人后裔的一部分。男孩子是属神的人中较刚强的部分。全体属神的人是这妇人，其中较刚强的部分是男孩子。所以男孩子也是女人后裔的一部分。
27Who are the overcomers? As we have seen already, the woman in Genesis 3:15 firstly is Eve and secondly is all the people of God, including the virgin Mary, as signified by Eve. Hence, the seed of the woman is mainly the Lord Jesus who was born of Mary. However, more regarding the seed of the woman can be seen in Revelation 12. The woman depicted in Revelation and signified in Genesis 3:15 is a universal woman, and within her is a part called the man - child (Rev. 1 2:1, 2, 5). In a biblical sense, woman represents weakness, for the woman is the weaker vessel (1 Pet. 3:7). The man, especially the man-child, represents strength. The universal woman of Revelation 12 has two parts: the outer part, which is the woman herself, and the inner part, which is the man-child. The outer part, the woman, is the weaker part; the inner part, the man - child, is the stronger part. All the people of God are the woman, who is somewhat weak, but among all the people of God is a stronger part, which is the man - child, the overcomers. In the churches some of the saints may be comparatively weak, being a portion of the woman, but other saints may be quite strong, being a portion of the man-child. This man- child may also be considered as a part of the seed of the woman. The man-child is the stronger part among the people of God. The entire people of God are the woman, and the stronger part of the people of God is the man-child. Therefore the man-child is also a part of the seed of the woman.
28我喜欢拿启示录十二章和创世记三章作比较。在创世记三章十五节有三样主要的项目，就是蛇、女人和女人的后裔。在启示录十二章也同样有这三样，就是古蛇、宇宙妇人和男孩子。你看见这两章是一致的么？启示录十二章九节的古蛇，就是创世记三章的蛇;启示录十二章一节的宇宙妇人，就是创世记三章十五节的女人;而启示录十二章五节的男孩子，就是创世记三章十五节所说女人后裔的一部分。你若不领会启示录十二章，你就不能完全明白创世记三章十五节。仅仅这一小节就揭示了三个主要的项目－蛇、女人和女人的后裔。我们若没有把整本圣经从头到尾都读过，就难以领会这三个项目。当我们读到启示录十二章，就会看见创世记三章十五节的蛇就是魔鬼，因为启示录十二章九节说，『那古蛇，名叫魔鬼，又叫撒但。』那女人不仅是夏娃，也是指所有信靠神的人，包括童女马利亚，因为神的子民在神面前都是站在女性的地位上。此外，我们还看见在女人里面刚强的部分，叫作男孩子。因此，启示录十二章的男孩子，乃是创世记三章十五节所说女人后裔的一部分。
28I like to compare Reve lation 12 with Genesis 3. In Genesis 3:15 we have three main items: the serpent, the woman, and the seed of the woman. We find the same three items in Revelation 12, where we see the old serpent, the universal woman, and the man-child. Have you seen how these two chapters correspond to one another? The “ancient serpent” of Revelation 12:9 is the serpent of Genesis 3, the universal woman of Revelation 12:1 is the woman of Genesis 3:15, and the man-child of Revelation 12:5 is a part of the seed of the woman that is also mentioned in Genesis 3:15. If you do not understand Revelation 12, you will not be clear in full about Genesis 3:15. In this small verse three major items were unfolded — the serpent, the woman, and the seed of the woman. It is difficult for us to understand these three items without reading through the entire Bible until we come to the book of Revelation. As we come to Revelation 12 we discover that the serpent of Genesis 3:1 5 is the Devil, for Revelation 12:9 speaks of “the ancient serpent, he who is called the Devil and Satan.” The woman is not only Eve, but all the people who put their trust in God, including the virgin Mary, for God’sp eople occupy a feminine position before Him. Furthermore, we see that within the woman is a stronger part called the man - child. There fore, the man - child of Reve lation 12 is a part of the seed of the woman mentioned in Genesis 3:15.
29有人也许问男孩子是谁。关于这问题，在基督教里有种种不同的教训。有的说男孩子是主耶稣。就某一面意义说，我同意这说法，因为主耶稣是男孩子的元首、中心、实际、生命和本质。然而，这男孩子并不是个人的，乃是团体的。既然妇人本身不是个人的，乃是宇宙的，团体的，她的孩子也必是宇宙的，团体的。这团体的男孩子包括作他元首、中心、实际、生命和本质的主耶稣。这有圣经可证。诗篇二篇八至九节豫言主耶稣，神的受膏者，要用铁杖辖管列国;启示录二章二十六至二十七节说，召会中的得胜者要用铁杖辖管列国;而启示录十二章五节告诉我们，男孩子要用铁杖辖管万国。因此，按照圣经的记载，主耶稣自己和祂的得胜者都要用铁杖辖管万国。所以，启示录十二章五节的男孩子，包括主耶稣和召会中的得胜者。此外，启示录二十章四节说，基督和复活的得胜者要作王掌权一千年。因此，启示录十二章的男孩子，既不是指个人的主耶稣，也不是指与祂分开的得胜者，乃是指主耶稣连同得胜者。基督自己是头一位得胜者。（启三。）祂这位领头的得胜者，乃是众得胜者的元首、中心、实际、生命和本质。在地上属神的人中间，有一部分是刚强的，包括主耶稣和得胜者。因此，男孩子是由主耶稣和祂的得胜者组成的。
29Some may ask who the man - child is. There are different schools of teaching in Christianity regarding this. Some say that the man - child is the Lord Jesus. I agree with this in a sense because the Lord Jesus is the Head, the center, the reality, the life, and the nature of the man-child. However, this man-child is not individual; he is corporate. Since the woman herself is not individual, but universal and corporate, her child must also be universal and corporate. This corporate man-child includes the Lord Jesus as the Head, center, reality, life, and nature of the man-child. This can be proved from the Scriptures. Psalm 2:8-9 prophesies that the Lord Jesus, God’sAn o in ted One, will rule the nations with a rod of iron. Reve lation 2:26-27 says that the overcomers in the churches will rule over the nations with a rod of iron. Now in Revelation 12:5 we are told that the man-child will rule all nations with a rod of iron. Therefore, according to the record of the Bible, both the Lord Jesus Himself and His overcomers will rule over the nations with a rod of iron. Thus, the man - child in Reve lation 12:5 includes both the Lord Jesus and the overcomers in the churches. Furthermore, Reve lation 20:4 says that Christ and the resurrected overcomers will reign as kings for a thousand years. Hence, the man - child in Reve lation 1 2 is neither the Lord Jesus individually nor the overcomers separate from Him, but the Lord Jesus with the overcomers. Christ Himself is the foremost overcomer (Rev. 3:2 1). As the leading overcomer 21 He is the Head, center, reality, life, and nature of the overcomers. Among the people of God on earth there is a stronger part which includes the Lord Jesus and the overcomers. Thus, the Lord Jesus and His overcomers compose the man-child.
30创世记三章十五节说，蛇和女人的后裔彼此为仇，这在启示录十二章完全显明了。在启示录十二章，我们看到那古蛇竭尽所能要伤害男孩子和妇人。（启十二4，13～17。）因此创世记三章十五节所说的为仇，到那时就完全应验了。
30The enmity between the serpent and the woman’s seed mentioned in Genesis 3:15 is fully manifested in Revelation 12. In Revelation 12 we see that the old serpent tries his best to damage the man-child and the woman (vv. 4, 13-17). The enmity of Genesis 3:15 is thus fulfilled to the uttermost
31主耶稣是男孩子，却从女人而生。这是甚么意思？这件事属灵的意义是说，主耶稣是从信靠神的源头而生。女人是这后裔的源头，而这后裔却比女人刚强，这后裔中有一部分是打败仇敌的男孩子。男孩子的源头是女人，不是男人;他的源头是信靠神的人，不是宣告向神独立的人。男孩子是信靠神，倚靠神的女人的后裔。主耶稣就是从这样的源头而出的后裔。
31Although the Lord Jesus was a man - child, He was born of a woman. What does this mean? The spiritual significance of this is that the Lord Jesus was born of a source that trusted in God. The woman is the source of the seed, and the seed, part of which is the man-child that defeats the enemy, is stronger than the woman. The source of the man-child is a woman, not a man. His source is the one who trusts in God, not the one who declares independence from God. The man-child is the seed of a woman who trusts in God and depends on God. The Lord Jesus was the seed from such a source.
32同样的，我们都该是女人的后裔，就是从倚靠神的源头而出的后裔。我们若在神面前自称是男人，我们与神之间就了了，不再属神了。每一个属神的人在祂面前都必须是女人。召会中带头的人若说，『我们知道该怎么作。』他们在神面前就不再是女人，乃是自居男人的地位了。带头的弟兄应当说，『主阿！你知道我们是何等的软弱。我们倚靠你。主，离了你，我们就不能作甚么。我们凡事都信靠你。』带头的弟兄若有这态度，他们在神面前就真是女人了。创世记三章十五节没有说到男人的后裔，因为在神面前，只有女人的后裔有地位，男人的后裔没有地位。
32Likewise, we all need to be the seed of the woman, the seed from a source that depends on God. If we claim to be a man before God, we are finished with God and are no longer of God. Anyone who is of God must be a female before Him. If the leaders in the churches should say, “We know how to do things,” they are no longer the woman before God, but have assumed the position of a man. The leading brothers should say, “O Lord, You know how weak we are. We depend upon You. Apart from You, Lord, we can do nothing. We trust in You for everything.” If the leading brothers have this attitude, they are truly the woman before God. Genesis 3:15 does not mention the seed of man, for only the seed of woman, not the seed of man, has the position before God
33一面说，我们是女人;另一面说，我们是女人的后裔。我们是信靠神的人，这是我们的源头;我们也是从这信靠神的源头而出的后裔。因此，我们能刚强。惟有从信靠神的源头而出的后裔才能刚强，他们不是在自己里刚强，乃是在神里刚强。主耶稣自己领头作这样的人。祂是男孩子的元首;现在祂也是男孩子的中心、实际、生命和本质。仇敌撒但怎能攻击这男孩子！
33On the one hand, we are the woman; on the other hand, we are the seed of the woman. We are the ones who trust in God: this is our source. We also are the seed of this source that trusts in God. Therefore, we can become strong. Only the seed of the source trusting in God can be strong, not strong in themselves, but strong in God. The Lord Jesus Himself took the lead to be such a person. He is the Head of the man-child. Now He is also the center, reality, life, and nature of the man-child. How the enemy, Satan, fights against this man-child
（3） 中心
3) The Center
34创世记三章十五节的焦点，中心点是：女人的后裔－主耶稣－要来，在十字架上废除撒但。这是喜信的传扬中最有力的宣告。我再说，亚当和夏娃原本战兢的等待即将临到的死亡，然而，神没有定罪他们，反而传福音给他们，这令他们十分惊讶。亚当和夏娃原本惧怕神而恨恶蛇，因此，神在祂的喜信里宣告，有一位称为『女人的后裔』的，要来废除撒但。这就是福音。关于女人的后裔并蛇要被毁灭的应许，就是向第一代罪人宣报的喜信。
34The focus, the central point, of Genesis 3:15 is that the seed of woman, the Lord Jesus, would come to destroy Satan on the cross. This is the strongest proclamation in the preaching of the glad tidings. Once again I say that Adam and Eve were trembling under the imminent sentence of death, but God, instead of condemning them, surprised them by preaching the gospel to them. Adam and Eve had fear toward God and hate toward the serpent. Therefore, God declared in His glad tidings that One entitled “the seed of the woman” would come to destroy the serpent. That was the gospel. The promise regarding the seed of the woman and the coming destruction of the serpent was the glad tidings proclaimed to the first generation of sinners
（4） 应验
4) The Fulfillment
（a）在属神的人身上
a) In the People of God
35创世记三章十五节的应许，历代以来已经应验了。首先，这应许应验在所有属神的人身上。从神赐下这应许的时候起，撒但就和属神的人为敌。他要继续如此，直到被扔进无底坑。（启二十1～3。）至终，他要被扔进火湖。（启二十7～10。）撒但在被扔进火湖之前，一直是神子民的仇敌。
35The promise of Genesis 3:1 5 has been fulfilled throughout the generations. Firstly, it has been fulfilled in all the people of God. From the time that this promise was first given Satan has been the enemy of God’sp eople. He will continue to be their enemy until he is cast into the abyss (Rev. 20:1-3) and ultimately hurled into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:7-10). Until Satan is cast into the lake of fire he remains the enemy of the people of God.
（b）在所有的得胜者身上
b) In All the Overcomers
36此外，这应许也应验在所有的得胜者身上，直到被提的时候。这是启示录十二章所启示的。
36Furthermore, this promise is fulfilled in all the overcomers until the time of rapture. This is revealed in Revelation 12
（c）在主耶稣身上
c) In the Lord Jesus
37这应许已经完全应验在主耶稣身上。首先，这应许应验在祂出生的时候。（太二13～22。）主耶稣一出生，蛇就激起极大的仇恨，使许多小生命死去。其次，这应许应验于主在地上的一生。我们若读四福音，可以看到撒但不断的难为主耶稣，追逐祂，反对祂。至终，撒但在十字架上伤了主的脚跟，正如诗篇二十二篇十六节所豫言的。
37This promise has been completely fulfilled in the Lord Jesus. Firstly, it was fulfilled at the time of His birth (Matt. 2:13-22). When the Lord Jesus was born, the serpent stirred up a great deal of enmity, causing many young lives to be lost. Secondly, the promise was fulfilled throughout the Lord’s earthly life. If we read the four Gospels, we will see that Satan was continually troubling the Lord Jesus, pursuing Him and opposing Him. Eventually, Satan bruised the Lord’she elon the cross, as was prophesied in Psalm 22:16
38创世记三章十五节的应许启示，撒但是神子民的仇敌。至终，主耶稣来了，祂是女人的后裔，废除了仇敌。今天我们正享受这应许的应验。
38The promise in Genesis 3:15 reveals that Satan is the enemy of the people of God. Eventually, the Lord Jesus came as the seed of the woman to destroy the enemy. Today we are enjoying the fulfillment of this promise