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撒但的背叛与败坏

SATAN’S REBELLION AND CORRUPTION
2 撒但的背叛与败坏
2. Satan’s Rebellion and Corruption
1我们现在来看撒但的背叛与败坏。我们研究这个题目，或许会叫人觉得希奇。我们一直在看神的创造，突然间却转到撒但的背叛，这是甚么意思？我们接触这个问题的时候，必须有清明的心思，叫我们能像水晶般透亮。
1We come to the matter of Satan’s rebellion and corruption. That we should now study this subject may come as a surprise. We have been considering God’s creation and suddenly we turn to Satan’s rebellion. What does this mean? We must approach this matter with a sober mind in order that we may be crystal clear
2许多很好的基督徒都以为创世记一章一节是创世记头两章的主题；他们受教导说，这两章圣经是创造的记录，而一章一节是主题。但一章一节若是主题，那么二节为甚么用『而』字开始呢？（和合本无『而』字。原文应译为『起初神创造诸天与地，而地变为荒废空虚。』）『而』字是指已经有一些事情在进行，然后接下去又有别的事发生。『而』是连接词，将两件事合在一起：第一件事过去，第二件事来了。连文法都表明一节并非主题，只是描述的一部分。牠描述一串事件中的第一件。『起初神创造诸天与地，而…。』这意思是说：在神创造之后，有事情发生了。
2Many good Christians think that Genesis 1:1 is the subject of the first two chapters of Genesis. They were taught that these two chapters are a record of God’s creation, and that chapter 1, verse 1 is the subject. But if verse 1 is the subject, how can verse 2 start with “and”? “And” means that something is going on already, and then something else happens to follow it. “ And” is a conjunction which combines two things: the first thing goes and the second thing comes. Even the grammar shows that verse 1 is not the subject, but part of the description. It describes the first event in a series. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and....” This means that after God created, something happened
3『起初神创造诸天与地，而地变为荒废空虚。』汇编本（Concordant）把这节译为：『起初神创造诸天与地，但地变为混乱空洞。』汇编本不说『而，』牠说『但。』混乱是一个乱堆。地变为混乱─荒废空洞。你若造了一些公寓却无人在内居住，这些公寓就是空洞的。这句可以译为『混乱空洞』或『荒废空虚。』在一与二节2之间有一些事发生了，以致地变为荒废空虚。
3“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth became waste and empty.” The Concordant Version of Genesis translates the verse this way: “Yet the Version earth became a chaos and vacant.” The Concordant Version does not say “and”; it says “yet.” “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Yet the earth became a chaos and vacant.” A chaos is a mess. The earth became a chaos—waste and vacant. If you build some apartments and no one dwells in them, they are vacant. We may render this phrase as either “a chaos and vacant” or “waste and empty.” Something happened between verse 1 and verse which caused the earth to become waste and empty.
撒但的来源
a. The Origin of Satan
4撒但原是神在创造地以前所创造的一个天使。约伯记三十八章四至七节告诉我们，神立大地根基的时候，神的众子（指众天使）都欢呼。这证明神创造天使，是在创造大地之先。由以西结二十八章，我们看出撒但原先不只是众天使中的一个，更是最高的天使长，众天使的元首。
4Satan was an angel created by God before He created the earth. The book of Job (38:4-7) tells us that when God laid the measure of the foundation of the earth, the sons of God (the angels) shouted for joy. This proves that God created the angels before He created the earth. From Ezekiel 28 we see that Satan was not only one of the angels, but the highest archangel, the head of all the angels.
5以西结二十八章描写撒但背叛败坏以前在宇宙中的地位。这整章圣经似乎是说到推罗王，但是十三节说，『你曾在伊甸神的园中。』我们读上下文能看出，这不是指亚当被安置的那个伊甸。这个伊甸并不在地上，乃在诸天上，在神的圣山上。
5Ezekiel 28 describes Satan’s position in the universe before his rebellion and corruption. This whole chapter seems to speak about the king of Tyre. But verse 13 says, “Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God.” If we read the context, we can see that this was not the Eden in which Adam was put. This Eden was not on the earth, but in the heavens, on the holy mountain of God.
6『佩戴各样宝石，』原意是『披盖各样宝石。』他披盖著宝石。彭伯（G．H．Pember）说，这是指他的住处。他的住处是用各样宝石造的。
6Every precious stone was thy covering.” He was covered with precious stones. G. H. Pember says that this indicates his dwelling place. His dwelling was of precious stones
7『又有精美的鼓笛在你那里；都是在你受造之日豫备齐全的。』在古时，像鼓、笛这样的乐器都是为著君王的。（但三5，六18。）这指明撒但是君王，在那个宇宙中掌有最高的地位。这就是何以主耶稣称他为『这世界的王。』（约十二31。）使徒也称他为『空中掌权者的首领。』（弗二2。）路加四章五至六节也证实这点：『魔鬼又领祂（耶稣）上了高山，霎时间将天下万国都指给祂看。魔鬼对祂说，这一切权柄及其荣耀，我都要给你；因为这原是交付我的，我愿意给谁就给谁。』这是谎话么？若是谎话，主耶稣一定会责备他。主没有责备他，所以那必定是个事实。撒但，就是魔鬼，告诉主说，世界的万国和万国的荣耀都曾交付给他。撒但也说，『我愿意给谁就给谁。』神是几时将这一切交付他的？这必是在亚当以前的某个时候，必是在亚当那个世界以前的事。从全部圣经的启示来看，我们能了解神的确曾指派撒但为那个宇宙的元首，并且曾将天地间一切受造之物交付在他的手中，因此他成了『这世界的王。』他的地位与阶级高到一个地步，连『天使长米迦勒…尚且不敢以神对他的判辞毁谤他。』（犹9。）米迦勒是诸天使长中之一，（但十13，）他不敢责备撒但，证明撒但的阶级必是高过他的；因此我们可以推论，撒但必是最高的天使长。
7The service of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared with thee in the day thou wast created” (Heb.). In the ancient times, musical instruments such as tambourines and pipes were for kings (Dan. 3:5; 6:18). This indicates that Satan was a king, holding the highest position in that universe. This was why even the Lord Jesus called him “the ruler of this world” (John 12:31). The Apostle also calls him “the ruler of the authority of the air” (Eph. 2:2). Luke 4:5-6 also confirms this. “And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in a moment of time. And the Devil said to Him, To You I will give all this authority and their glory, because to me it has been delivered, and to whomever I want I give it.” Was this a lie? If it was a lie the Lord Jesus surely would have rebuked Satan. Since the Lord did not rebuke him, it must be a fact. Satan, the Devil, told the Lord that all the kingdoms of the world and all their glory had been delivered to him. Satan also said, “to whomever I want I give it.” When did God deliver all of this to Satan? This was definitely something pre-Adamic, before the world of Adam. By reading the full revelation of the Bible, we can realize that God did appoint Satan the head of that universe, and that God had delivered all created things in the heaven and on the earth into his hand. So he became “the ruler of this world.” His position and rank were so high that even “Michael the archangel...did not dare to bring a reviling judgment against him” (Jude 9). Michael is one of the archangels (Dan. 10:13). His daring not to rebuke Satan proves that Satan’s rank must be even higher than his. Thus, we can infer that Satan must be the highest archangel
8以西结二十八章十四节说，『你是那受膏遮掩的基路伯』（直译。）撒但是那受膏遮掩的基路伯。这也许是指他遮掩神在天上的约柜说的。（出二五20，启十一19。）『我将你安置在神的圣山上。』神真的这样安置了。神膏了这天使长，并且指派他遮掩祂的约柜。以西结告诉我们，基路伯带著神的荣耀，（结九3，十18，）并且他们非常接近神的宝座。（结十1，一26。）这表明撒但在背叛以前，当他还是受膏遮掩神约柜的基路伯的时候，必定是非常接近神的，他带著神的荣耀。以西结也告诉我们，基路伯乃是活物，对神有特别的用处。（结十20。）并且以西结里的四活物与启示录里的四活物相似，（结一10，参启四7，）那里的四活物是在造物中领头敬拜神的。这启示出今天的撒但，神的对头，原先是受膏的基路伯，必是曾经被神特派在祂的造物中领头，带著神的荣耀，并带领他们敬拜神的。这可能表明那受膏的天使长也有祭司的职分。他也许在宇宙性敬拜神的事上是大祭司。
8Verse 1 4: “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth.” Satan was “the anointed cherub that covereth.” This probably means that he covered (cf. Exo. 25:20) the ark of God in the heavens (Rev. 11:19). “And I have set thee so.” God did this. God anointed and appointed the archangel to cover His ark. Ezekiel tells us that the cherubim bear God’s glory (9:3; 10:18) and that they are very close to God’s throne (10:1; 1:26). This shows that Satan, before his rebellion, when he was the anointed cherub covering God’s ark, must have been very close to God, bearing God’s glory. Ezekiel also tells us that the cherubim are the four living creatures which are of special use to God (10:2 0). Also the four living creatures in Ezekiel are similar to the four in Revelation (Ezek. 1:1 0, c f. Rev. 4:7) which took the lead among the creatures in worshipping God. This reveals that today’sS at an, God’s adversary, originally the anointed cherub, must have been specially appointed by God to be the head among His creatures, bearing His glory and leading them to worship Him. This may indicate that the anointed archangel also had the priesthood. He might have been the high priest in the universal worship of God.
9『你...在神的圣山上，』这必是在诸天上。『你在火石中间往来。』（直译。）在出埃及二十四章十节、十七节，摩西、亚伦、以及好些别的人曾看见在神宝座下有宝石，带著神的荣耀，好像烧著的火一样，那必是火石。由此我们可以推论，那受膏的基路伯也有特权在神荣耀所在的范围内行动。
9Thou wast upon the holy mountain of God.” This certainly must be in the heavens. “Thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.” In Exodus 24:10, 17, Moses, Aaron, and many others saw under God’s throne some precious stones with the glory of God like burning fire. That must be the stones of fire. From this we may infer that the anointed cherub was also specially privileged to move in the realm where God’s glory was
10除了以西结二十八章，以赛亚十四章十二节也帮助我们看到撒但的起始。那里说，撒但原是『明亮之星』（或作『晨星』，钦定英文译本为Lucifer，路西弗，按希伯来文意为明亮之星，）是『早晨之子。』正如晨星是星中带头的，撒但也必是众天使之首。『早晨之子』这名称表明他是早就有了，在宇宙之晨就有了。因此，在宇宙的最初期，撒但，就是众天使之首，像晨星一般明亮。
10Beside Ezekiel 28, Isaiah 14:12 also helps us to see Satan’s origin. It tells us that Satan was the “Daystar [for Lucifer according to Hebrew], son of the morning.” Just as the daystar is the leading one among the stars, so Satan must be the head of all the angels. The title “son of the morning” shows that he was there early, in the morning of the universe. Thus, Satan, from the earliest days of the universe, was the head of the angels, bright as the daystar
11撒但的起始是美妙的，他是神所膏的基路伯，是与神最亲近的一位，在神的造物中有最高的地位。他不只有君王职分，也有祭司职分，那是我们蒙救赎的人永远所有的地位。（启五9～10，二十4～6。）但是当他背叛神的时候，他的地位与职分就被夺去了。如今神拣选我们作祂的祭司与君王，以顶替撒但当初的地位与职分，使他蒙羞，并使神得荣耀。
11Satan’s origin was wonderful. He was God’san o in ted cherub, the one closest to God, holding the highest position in God’s creation. He had not only the kingship, but also the priesthood, the very position that we, God’s redeemed people, have forever (Rev. 5:9-10; 20:4-6). But he was deprived of his position and offices when he rebelled against God. Now God has chosen us to be His priests and kings, to take over Satan’s position and offices, to put him to shame, and to glorify God.
12以西结二十八章十五节说，撒但从受造以来所行的都完全。当然神并没有创造一个邪恶的撒但，神是创造一个善良而完全的天使长。可是到了某一个时候，这位天使长，受膏的基路伯，背叛了神。
12Ezekiel 28:15 says that Satan was perfect in his ways from the day he was created. Of course, God didn’t create an evil Satan. God created a good and perfect archangel. But at a certain time, this archangel, the anointed cherub, rebelled against God
（一） 原因
1) The Cause
13撒但背叛神是由于他心里骄傲。以西结二十八章十七节说，他因美丽心中高傲，又因荣光败坏智慧。他本是『智慧充足，全然美丽，』他『无所不备。』（结二八12。）这是说，他有完满度量的完全，并且一无所缺。但是他注视自己的美丽，因而骄傲。他观看自己的荣光，就败坏了。注视神所使我们有的，而忘了神自己，总是试诱我们骄傲。骄傲就是撒但背叛的原因。所以使徒绝不让初信的人作召会的长老，『恐怕他为高傲所蒙蔽，就落在魔鬼所受的审判里。』（提前三6。）一切天然的美德和属性，以及一切属灵的恩赐，都可能被魔鬼利用，使我们骄傲。连使徒保罗都可能『因所得启示的超越，就过于高抬自己。』（林后十二7。）那骄傲的魔鬼仍在遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人，就是骄傲的人。（彼前五8。）惟一『抵挡』他的办法，就是『降卑』自己。『以谦卑束腰，因为神敌挡狂傲的人，赐恩给谦卑的人。』（彼前五9，5～。）在这事上主耶稣是一个好榜样。撒但是高抬自己，主耶稣是『降卑自己。』（腓二8。）因此，主耶稣胜过了撒但，撒但在祂里面亳无所有。（约十四30。）
13Satan rebelled a gainst God because of pride in his heart. Ezekiel 28:17 says that his heart was lifted up because of his beauty, that he corrupted his wisdom by reason of his brightness. He was “full of wisdom and perfect in beauty”; he “sealed up the sum,” (Ezek. 28:12) meaning that he had the full measure of completeness and was short of nothing. But he gazed on his beauty and was proud. He looked a this brightness and became corrupted. To look at what God has made us and forget God Himself always tempts us to be proud. Pride was the cause of Satan’s rebellion. So, the Apostle would never allow “a novice” to be an elder in the church, “lest being blinded with pride he fall in to the judgment of the Devil” (1 Tim. 3:6). All the natural virtues and attributes, and all the spiritual gifts can be utilized by the Devil to make us proud. Even the Apostle Paul could be “exceedingly lifted up by the transcendence of the revelations” (2 Cor. 12:7). The proud Devil is still prowling about on the earth, seeking the proud ones whom he may devour (1 Pet. 5:8). The only way to “resist” him is to “humble” ourselves, to gird ourselves with humility because “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (1 Pet. 5:9, 6 5-6). The Lord Jesus is a good example in this matter. Satan exalted himself, but the Lord Jesus “humbled Himself” (Phil. 2:8). Thus, the Lord overcame Satan, and Satan had nothing in Him (John 14:30).
（二） 目的
2) The Purpose
14撒但背叛的目的乃是要高举自己，与神同等。在以赛亚十四章十三到十四节我们读到，撒但在背叛之时五次说『我要。』『我要升到天上；我要高举我的宝座…我要坐在聚会的山上，…我要升到高云之上；我要与至上者同等。』撒但想要与神同等。那就是他背叛神的目的。
14The purpose of Satan’s rebellion was to exalt himself to be equal with God. In Isaiah 1 4:1 3-1 4 we find that five times Satan said “I will,” at the time of his rebellion. “I will ascend... I will exalt my throne... I will sit also upon the mount...I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.” Satan wanted to be equal with God. That was the purpose of his rebellion against God.
15要求地位的野心，是圣经所记载每一次背叛的动机。巴别的背叛，（创十一4，）大坍、亚比兰、并那二百五十个以色列人中的首领，（民十六1～3，）还有押沙龙的背叛，（撒下十五10～12，）都是由于要得地位的邪恶野心。但是主耶稣『反而倒空自己，取了奴仆的形状，…所以神将祂升为至高，又赐给祂那超乎万名之上的名。』（腓二7，9。）
15Ambition for position was the motivation of every rebellion recorded in the Bible. The rebellion at Babel (Gen. 1 1:4), the rebellion of Dathan, Abiram, and the two hundred and fifty princes of the Israelites (Num. 16:1-3), and the rebellion of Absalom (2 Sam. 1 5:1 0-1 2), were all because of the evil ambition for position. But the Lord Jesus “emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave....Wherefore also God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name” (Phil. 2:7, 9).
（三） 过程
3) The Process
16撒但对神的背叛，起始于邪恶的意图推翻神的权柄。（结二八15～18，赛十四13～14。）
16Satan initiated the rebellion against God with the evil intention to overthrow God’s authority (Ezek. 28:15-18; Isa. 14:13-14
17不只他背叛了，并且在他手下一大部分的天使也背叛了。在启示录十二章四节、九节，我们看见天上三分之一的星，那就是天使的三分之一，跟随了他。（在启示录里，星代表使者。）马太二十五章四十一节主耶稣说，『魔鬼和他的使者。』以弗所二章二节描述撒但是『空中掌权者的首领。』六章十二节说执政的、掌权的，是在空中。这些执政的、掌权的，乃是撒但手下的天使，在亚当以前那个宇宙中掌权的。所以他们是空中掌权的。当撒但背叛神的时候，他大部分的天使都跟随他背叛，成了堕落的天使，就是邪灵。今天在宇宙中有两大类别的天使－良善的与邪恶的，良善的天使与神站在一边，邪恶的天使与撒但联合起来抵挡神。
17Not only he rebelled, but a great part of the angels who were under his hand also rebelled. In Revelation 12:4, 9 we see that one-third of the heavenly stars, that is one-third of the angels, followed him. (In Revelation stars represent angels.) In Matthew 25:41 the Lord Jesus said, “The Devil and his angels.” Ephesians 2:2 describes Satan as “the ruler of the authority of the air,” and Ephesians 6:12 tells us that the principalities and powers are in the air. These principalities and powers were the angels under Satan’s hand, ruling over the pre- Adamic universe. So, they are the powers of the air. When Satan rebelled against God, most of his angels followed him in his rebellion, becoming the fallen angels, the evil spirits. Today, in the universe there are two categories of angels, good angels and bad angels. The good angels stand with God; the bad ones are allied with Satan against God
18那时在地上的活类，后来成了地上的鬼，当时也参与撒但的背叛。
18The living creatures which were on the earth at that time, and later became the demons on the earth, also joined Satan in his rebellion
19我们若去读四福音，会发现在地上有另一种的灵，就是鬼。鬼是谁？鬼是甚么？大多基督徒以为鬼等于堕落的天使，但是按照以弗所书，堕落的天使是住在空中，不是住在地上。四福音启示出，严格说来，鬼从未进入空中。鬼若不是在地上活动，就是进入水中，那是鬼的住处。你们记得那个被群鬼所附的人，（太八28～32，）当主耶稣赶逐那些鬼的时候，那些鬼要求祂打发牠们进入猪群；等到牠们进入猪群，就闯下牠们所喜爱居住的水里去。
19If we read the four Gospels we will see that on the earth there is another kind of spirit — the demons. Who and what are demons? Most Christians think that demons are identical with the fallen angels, but, according to Ephesians, the fallen angels live in the air, not on the earth. The four Gospels reveal that, strictly speaking, demons never enter the air, but either move upon the earth or else go into the water which is their lodging place. Remember the incident of the men possessed with many demons (Matt. 8:28-32). When the Lord Jesus cast out the demons, they begged Him for permission to enter into a herd of swine. After the demons entered the swine, the swine rushed into the water, where the demons like to stay.
20马太十二章二十二至二十七节，以及四十三至四十五节，在这一面是相当有意思的。从这段圣经里，我们能看出撒但有他邪恶的国度，而他又是『鬼王。』四十三节说，『污灵（鬼）从人里面出来，在无水之地荡来荡去，寻找安歇之处，却寻不著。』那从瞎哑者身上赶出去的鬼，在无水之地寻找安歇之处，却寻不著。这表明鬼的安歇处所、住处，乃是在水中。四十四节告诉我们，如果找不到水，牠们怎么办？『便说，我要回到我所出来我的屋里去。』这『屋』就是人有形的身体。鬼的住处是水，而牠们临时的住处是人的身体。
20Matthew 12:22-27 and 43-45 are quite meaningful in this regard. In this portion of the Word, we can see that Satan has his devilish kingdom and that he is “the ruler of the demons.” Verse 43 says, “When the unclean spirit [the demon] goes out from a man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it.” The demon that was cast out of the blind and dumb man was seeking rest which he could not find in the waterless places. This shows that the resting place, the lodging place of the demons, is in the water. Verse 44 tells us what happens if they can’t find water. “Then it says, I will return into my house....” This “house” is the physical body of human beings. The lodging place of the demons is the water, and their temporary dwelling place is the human body
21行传二十三章八至九节证明，鬼不是堕落的天使。这两节说，天使与灵是两个类别的。（灵，和合本译为『鬼魂。』）连古代犹太法利赛人也将鬼与天使分为不同的类别。我们若细读四福音，会发现鬼也称作恶灵。不单天使是灵，鬼也是灵。
21Acts 23:8-9 proves that the demons are not fallen angels. In these two verses we see that angels and spirits are classified as two different kinds of beings. Even the ancient Jewish Pharisees put demons and angels into separate categories. If we read the four Gospels carefully, we will discover that the demons are also called evil spirits. Not only the angels are spirits; demons also are spirits
22鬼是谁？为甚么鬼喜欢进入水里，或者进入人体？彭伯（G．H．）在他著名之『地的最早时期』一书里，曾对这事透彻的作过学术性的研究。地质学和考古学已经发现地不只有六千年历史，乃是远比这个年代久远。因为有人认为按照亚当时代，地只有六千年，一些无神论者或新派基督徒就说，在创世记一章里有错误。考古学家已经发现骨头的化石，有的已有多少万年的历史。但是彭伯找到了答案。在创世记一章一节与二节之间有一段时期，可以称之为『间隙期，』没有人能断言这期间有多长。无论如何，这必是一段很长的时期。在彻底研究这事以后，彭伯推论说，在原始的创造以后某一个时候，撒但与他的使者背叛了，不仅如此，彭伯从圣经的记载推论，在这亚当以前的时期内，在地上曾有一些有灵的活类生存，而这些活类也参与了撒但向神的背叛；因此撒但、他的堕落天使、以及这些活类都受了神的审判。这些活类被神审判之后，就失去了身体，成了脱体的灵。这就是鬼要进入有形之身体的原因。
22Who are the demons? Why do demons like to get into water or into a human body? In his famous book, Earth’sE ar lie stAges, G. H. Pember has made a Pember scholarly and thorough study of this matter. Geology and archaeology have discovered that the earth is not only six thousand years old, but much older. Because of the concept that the earth is just six thousand years old according to the age of Adam, some atheists and modernistic Christians said that there was an error in Genesis 1. Archaeologists have discovered fossil remains of bones which are thousands and thousands of years old. But Mr. Pember found the answer. Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 there was a period of time which he called the interval. No one can say how long this interval was. At any rate, it must have been a very long period of time. After studying this matter thoroughly, Pember inferred that at a certain time after the original creation, Satan and his angels rebelled. Moreover, Pe mber inferred from the biblical record that in this pre-Adamic age there existed on the earth some living beings with spirits and that these beings also joined Satan in his rebellion against God. Thus, Satan, his fallen angels, and these living beings were all judged by God. After they were judged by God, these beings lost their bodies and became disembodied spirits. This is the reason that demons want to enter a physical body.
23神用来审判他们的水，变成了深水，是鬼必须居留之处。彭伯甚至还证明说，在深水之下有所谓的深渊（abyss），这深水乃是鬼的住处。
23The water with which God judged them became the deep where the demons must live. Pember even proved that under this deep water there is the so-called abyss. The Greek translation of Genesis 1:2 uses the word “abyss” to translate the word “deep.” The deep water is the demons’ dwelling place
24有一天当耶稣坐船渡海，突然吹起强风，有大风暴兴起；主耶稣并未祷告，祂吩咐风止住，叫风暴平静。-（太八23～27。）为甚么空中有大风吹起，水起了风暴？因为在空中有堕落的天使，在水中有鬼，牠们知道主耶稣要渡到海那一边去赶鬼。（太八28～32。）今天在空中仍是满了堕落的天使，在地上仍是满了鬼。
24One day, while Jesus was sailing across the sea, a strong wind blew and a great storm arose. The Lord Jesus didn’t pray; He commanded the wind to stop and the storm to be silent (Matt. 8:23- 27). Why did the air become windy and the water stormy? Because there were the fallen angels in the air and demons in the water. They knew that Jesus was going over to the other shore to cast out demons (Matt. 8:28-32). Today the air is still full of fallen angels and the earth full of demons
25我们是神的儿女，必须对宇宙中的这些事有所认识，尤其是关于地的事。那些邪恶的天使跟从撒但背叛了神。鬼是另一种活类，是脱体的灵，牠们住在水里，而在地上作事。撒但是这世界的王，这世界包括地和空中。在撒但的国度里，有堕落的天使在空中，有鬼在水里，有堕落的人类在地上。
25As the children of God, we should know something of these points concerning the universe and, especially, the earth. The bad angels followed Satan in rebellion against God. The demons, another kind of being, are disembodied spirits who live in the water and work on the earth. Satan is the prince of this world which includes the earth and the air. In Satan’skin gdom there are the fallen angels in the air, the demons in the water, and the fallen human beings on the earth
（四） 结果
4) The Result
（１） 撒但受了神的审判
a) Satan Was Judged by God
26撒但的背叛带进神的审判。神不能容忍在祂的造物中有任何的背叛。紧接著撒但的背叛，神就在他身上宣布了祂的审判。『后来在你中间又察出不义。因你众多的毁谤（彭伯说，按照希伯来文字根，贸易在此可译为毁谤）…以致犯罪，所以我因你亵渎，就把你从神的山赶出去；遮掩约柜的基路伯阿！我要将你从火石中除灭。你…心中高傲，又…败坏智慧，我已将你摔倒在地；…你因罪孽众多，…而玷污了你的诸圣所。』（结二八15～18，另译。）『然而你必坠落阴间，到坑中极深之处。』（赛十四15。）
26Satan’s rebellion brought in God’s judgment. God cannot tolerate any rebellion among His creatures. Immediately after Satan’s rebellion, God declared His judgment on him. “Iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy slander [G. H. Pember says that according to the root of the Hebrew word, here ‘merchandise’ can be translated ‘slander.’]... thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up...thou hast corrupted thy wisdom...I will cast thee to the ground....Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities...” (Ezek. 28:15-18). “Thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit” (Isa. 14:15).
（2） 诸天与地受了审判
b) The Heavens and the Earth Were Judged
27诸天与地也必是因撒但的背叛而受到玷污。神责备撒但：『你…玷污了你的诸圣所。』（结二八18，直译。）因此，诸天与地也受到神的审判。约伯记九章五至七节说，神发怒把山翻倒，使地震动离开本位，吩咐日头不出来，又封闭众星。这些事是神在甚么时候作的？我们在人类历史中未曾见到这样的事，这必定发生在亚当以前的世界，就是由于撒但与他跟从者的背叛，神审判了诸天与地之时。因著神的审判，诸天不再发光，地被黑暗笼罩。神审判后的地被深水淹埋这个事实，证明神必是用水的淹埋来审判地，因此『地变为荒废空虚，』被埋在深水之下，并且为黑暗所笼罩。（创一2。）
27The heavens and the earth surely were defiled by Satan’s rebellion. God rebuked Satan, “Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries” (Ezek. 28:18). So, the heavens and the earth were also judged by God. Job 9:5-7 says that God overturned the mountains in His anger, shook the earth out of its place, commanded the sun not to rise, and sealed the stars. When did God do this? We cannot find a record of such an event in human history. It must have happened before the Adamic world, at the time God judged the heavens and the earth due to the rebellion of Satan and his followers. Because of God’s judgment, the heavens did not shine. The earth was covered by darkness. The fact that the earth, after being judged by God, was buried under the deep water proves that God must have judged the earth by flooding it with water. So, “the earth became waste and empty,” buried under deep water, and covered with darkness (Gen. 1:2).
28以赛亚四十五章十八节告诉我们，『神创造大地，不是荒废的。』（另译。）约伯记三十八章四至七节给我们看见，神创造大地是有美好次序的，那里说，当神『立大地根基…定地的尺度…把准绳拉在其上…那时晨星一同歌唱，神的众子也都欢呼。』当神立地的根基时，祂定地的尺度，把准绳拉在其上。这是说神创造地是有次序的。因此晨星看见就兴奋而歌唱，所有的天使看见也都欢呼。这发生在甚么时候？这必是发生在创世记一章一节那个时候，而不是在一章二节的时候。等到地变荒废空虚了，晨星怎可能再歌唱，众天使怎可能再欢呼？
28Isaiah 45:18 tells us, “God created the earth not a waste” (Heb.). Job 38:4-7 shows that God created the earth in good order. It says that when God “laid the foundations of the earth,” “laid the measures thereof,” and “stretched the line upon it,” “the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God [the angels] shouted for joy.” When God laid the foundations of the earth, He laid the measure upon it and stretched the line upon it. This means that He created it in good order. So, when the morning stars saw it, they were excited and sang, and when all the angels saw it, they shouted for joy. When did this happen? It must have happened in Genesis 1:1, not in Genesis 1:2. How could the morning stars sing and the angels shout for joy when the earth became waste and empty
29在旧约里，每逢『荒废、』『空虚』两字同时出现，都指明审判的结果。我们在耶利米四章二十三节（空虚混沌，原文为荒废空虚），并在以赛亚二十四章一节，三十四章十一节（空虚，原文为荒废）看到这点。无论甚么在受神审判之后，都变为荒废与空虚。地变为荒废空虚，是因地受了神的审判。
29Whenever these two words “waste” and “empty” are used together in the Old Testament, they always denote a result of judgment. We see this in Jeremiah 4:23 (“without form, and void” should be “waste and empty,” Heb.), in Isaiah 24:1, and in Isaiah 34:11 (“confusion” should be “a waste,” Heb.). Whatever has been judged by God becomes waste and empty. The earth became waste and empty because it was judged by God
30那在深渊上面的黑暗也是一个表号，宣告那个时代的宇宙受了审判，因为黑暗来自神的审判。（参出十21～22，启十六10。）
30The darkness which was upon the surface of the deep was also a sign declaring that the universe of that age was judged, because darkness comes from God’s judgment (cf. Exo. 10:21-22; Rev. 16:10).
31因此，创世记一章二节所说的地，与神原先所造的情形并不一样。地原有美好的次序，却变为荒废空虚。这里的『变，』与创世记十九章二十六节罗得的妻子『变成了一根盐柱』的『变』同字。罗得的妻子原来不是一根盐柱，却变成一根盐柱。同样原则，地原初并非荒废空虚，乃是以后变成的。
31Thus, the earth mentioned in Genesis 1:2 was not in the same condition as when created by God originally. It was created by God in a good order, but it “became” waste and empty. The word “became” is the same word as used in Genesis 19:26 which says that Lot’s wife “became a pillar of salt.” She was not a pillar of salt, but she became one. In the same principle, the earth originally was not waste and empty, but it became so.
（3） 背叛的天使与鬼受了审判
c) The Rebellious Angels and the Demons Were Judged
32当神审判撒但和他手下的宇宙，神也必须审判那些跟从他的天使，和在那时代参与他背叛的活类。等到审判之后，那些背叛的天使就变成空中的『诸恶灵。』（弗六12，钦定英文译本注。）而那些活类就变成脱体的灵，就是鬼，住在用以审判牠们的水中。
32When God judged Satan and the universe that was under him, God also must have judged the angels which followed him and the living beings on the earth during that age which joined him in his rebellion. After being judged, the rebellious angels became the “wicked spirits” in the air (Eph. 6:12, KJV margin), and the living beings became disembodied spirits, the demons lodging in the water with which they were judged
33虽然撒但、背叛的天使和鬼都受了神的审判，他们今天仍在行动并作事，因为在他们身上的审判尚未执行。这审判有一天要完全执行。（启十二12，太八29，路八31。）今天，撒但还能到神面前控告神的百姓；（伯一6～12，二～7，启十二10；）他仍在遍地游行，『寻找可吞吃的人；』（彼前五8；）仍在运行著弄瞎人的心思，（林后四4，）欺骗他们，（林后十一14，）充满他们的心，（徒五3，）并想要在我们身上占便宜。（林后二11。）他仍是『那壮者，』把守『他的家具。』（太十二29。）那些背叛的天使仍是『管辖这黑暗世界的，』（弗六12，参但十20，）（有些堕落的天使现今被拘留，直到被审判的日子─彼后二4，犹6，）而鬼仍是污秽的恶灵，在地上作事。（太十二43～45。）在他们身上的审判，都需要执行。
33Though Satan, the rebellious angels, and the demons were all judged by God, they are still moving and working today, because the judgment upon them has not yet been executed. One day it will be fully executed (Rev. 12:12; Matt. 8:29; Luke 8:31). Today, Satan can still go to God to accuse God’s people (Job 1:6-1 2; 2:1-7; Rev. 1 12:10). He is still walking about on the earth, “seeking someone to devour” (1 Pet. 5:8), still working to blind people (2 Cor. 4:4), to deceive them (2 Cor. 11:14), to fill their heart (Acts 5:3), and to get an advantage of us (2 Cor. 2:11). He is still “the strong man,” holding “his vessels” (Matt. 12:29). The rebellious angels are still “the world-rulers of this darkness” (Eph. 6:12; cf. Dan. 10:20), (some fallen angels are now imprisoned unto judgment — 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6) and the demons are still the unclean and wicked spirits working on the earth (Matt. 1 2:4 3-4 5). The judgment upon them all needs to be executed.
34神已经审判了撒但和他的跟从者。但这不是说，神在祂宣告审判的当时就执行了。定罪是一件事，执行这一个定罪是另一件事。神在创造亚当以前就审判了撒但和他的跟从者，但是这个审判的执行还在进行。神这个审判的执行并不由神自己来执行，神不作这事。没有一个审判是审判官自己执行的，祂需要一些执行人。
34God has judged Satan and all his followers. But this does not mean that God executed His judgment at the time He pronounced it. To condemn is one thing; to carry out the condemnation is another thing. God judged Satan and his followers before Adam was created, but the execution of this judgment is still going on. The execution of God’s judgment will not be carried out by God Himself. God will not do this. No judge carries out the execution himself. He needs some executioners.
35谁来执行神在撒但并他跟从者身上的审判呢？执行者乃是基督徒，召会，得胜的信徒。为甚么在撒但并他跟从者身上的审判尚未执行？因为神正在等待召会的兴起。审判官（神）已经下了判决，但祂等待一些执行者来执行。在启示录十二章我们看见，得胜者要执行神在撒但身上的审判。不只如此，一天过一天在我们的灵中，每当我们得胜的时候，我们的得胜就是这审判的执行。神已经宣告祂在背叛者身上的审判，然而这个审判要等到召会兴起来行动才能执行。现在就是我们执行神在撒但身上审判的时候。
35Who will execute God’s judgment upon Satan and his followers? The executors will be the Christians, the church, the overcoming believers. Why hasn’tt he judgment on Satan and his followers been executed? Because God is waiting for the church to rise up. The Judge has made His judgment, but He is waiting for some executioners to carry it out. In Revelation 12 we see that the overcomers will execute God’s judgment upon Satan. Moreover, day by day in our homes, whenever we are victorious, our victory is an execution of this judgment. God has declared His judgment upon the rebellious one. However, this judgment will not be carried out until the church rises up to do it. Now is the time for us to execute God’s judgment over Satan
36今天召会必须『捆绑那壮者，』并且『洗劫他的家，』（太十二29，）进攻空中的诸恶灵，（弗六12，）并且每逢看见鬼作工败坏人的时候，就要赶逐牠们。（太十七21。）神已经审判了鬼，并且把牠们拘禁在水中；但是祂需要召会带进一个时期，那时海要被了结，（启二一1，）审判要执行在现今拘禁于海中的鬼身上。（启二十13－海中的死者，不会是指人，必是指鬼说的。）
36Today the church must pray to “bind the strong man” and “plunder his house” (Matt. 12:29), fight against the wicked spirits in the air (Eph. 6:12), and cast out the demons (Matt. 17:21) wherever we see them working to damage people. God has judged the demons and confined them to the water, but He needs the church to bring in the age when the sea will be terminated (Rev. 21:1) and the demons which are now confined therein will have the judgment executed upon them (Rev. 20:13: the dead in the sea cannot be human beings, but must be the demons
37当主耶稣在肉体中为人的时候，就开始执行神的审判了。祂『显现出来，是要消除魔鬼的作为。』（约壹三8。）主给祂门徒『权柄，』（路十19，）胜过仇敌一切的能力。当门徒赶出鬼的时候，撒但就从天上坠落。（路十17─20。）藉著祂在十字架上的死，祂废除了魔鬼。（来二14。）祂已伤了古蛇的头。现今我们是祂的身体，必须继续这执行，来毁坏蛇尾。藉著召会执行的工作，魔鬼要被摔到地上，并且他的使者也要与他一同被摔下去。（启十二9。）以后他要被捆绑，被扔到无底坑里。（启二十2～3。）最后他要被扔到火湖里。（启二十10。）那时，神在撒但并他跟从者身上审判的执行就完成了。
37The Lord Jesus, when in the flesh as a man, began to execute God’s judgment. He “was manifested, that He might undo the works of the Devil” (1 John 3:8). The Lord gave His disciples “authority” (Luke 10:19) over all the power of the enemy. When the disciples cast out demons, Satan fell from heaven (Luke 10:17- 20). Through His death on the cross, He destroyed the Devil (Heb. 2:14). He has bruised the head of the old serpent. Now we, as His Body, must continue this execution, destroying the tail of the serpent. Through the church’s executing work, the Devil will be “cast to the earth,” and his angels will be “cast out with him” (Rev. 12:9). He will later be bound and cast into the bottomless pit (Rev. 20:2-3). Eventually, he will be “cast into the lake of fire” (Rev. 20:10). Then, the execution of God’s judgment upon Satan and his followers will be completed