列王纪生命读经 · 第12篇

亚哈谢作以色列王以及以利亚被提

The Reign of Ahaziah over Israel and the Rapture of Elijah

1读经：列王纪上22:40b，51-53，列王纪下1:1—2:18。在本篇信息中，我们要来看亚哈谢作以色列王，（王上二二４０下，５１～５３，王下一１～１８，）以及以利

1Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 22:40b, 51-53; 2 Kings 1:1—2:18 In this message we will consider the reign of Ahaziah over Israel (1 Kings 22:40b, 51-53; 2 Kings 1:1-18) and the rapture of Elijah (2 Kings 2:1-18

2亚被提。（王下二１～１８。）

壹、亚哈谢作以色列王

I. The Reign Of Ahaziah Over Israel

一、作王共二年

A. Reigning for Two Years

3约沙法十七年，亚哈谢登基作以色列王，作王共二年。（王上二二５１。）二、行耶和华眼中看为恶的事亚哈谢行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，行他父母的道，又行那使以色列人犯罪的耶罗波安的道。他照他父亲一切所行的，事奉敬拜巴力，惹耶和华以色列神的怒气。（５２～５３。）他看见他父亲亚哈悲惨的结局，却没有以此为警告。

3Ahaziah began to reign over Israel in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat and reigned for two years (1 Kings 22:51). B. Doing What Was Evil in the Sight of Jehovah Ahaziah did what was evil in the sight of Jehovah, walking in the way of his father and his mother and in the way of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin. Ahaziah served and worshipped Baal and provoked Jehovah the God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done (vv. 52-53). He saw the tragic ending of his father Ahab, but he did not take it as a warning

三、他的患病与死亡

C. His Illness and Death

4王下一章记载亚哈谢的患病与死亡。

4Second Kings 1 is an account of the illness and death of Ahaziah

１ .差遣使者去问以革伦的神巴力西卜

1. Sending Messengers to Inquire of Baal-zebub the God of Ekron

5亚哈谢患病时，差遣使者去问以革伦的神巴力西卜，看有他这病能好不能好。（２。）

5When Ahaziah became ill he sent messengers and told them to go and inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether he would recover from his sickness (v. 2

２ .耶和华差遣以利亚去阻止亚哈谢的使者

2. Jehovah Sending Elijah to Stop the Messengers of Ahaziah

6耶和华差遣以利亚去阻止亚哈谢的使者，并嘱咐他们告诉亚哈谢说，他必不下所上的床，必定要死。（３～８。）

6Jehovah sent Elijah to stop the messengers of Ahaziah and to charge them to tell Ahaziah that he would not come down from his bed but would surely die (vv. 3-8

３ .亚哈谢两次差遣五十夫长，带领五十人去见以利亚

3. Ahaziah Twice Sending a Captain of Fifty with His Fifty Men to Elijah

7亚哈谢两次差遣五十夫长，带领五十人去见以利亚;每次以利亚都吩咐火从天上降下来烧灭他们。（王下一９～１２，路九５４。）

7Ahaziah twice sent a captain of fifty with his fifty men to Elijah, and each time Elijah commanded fire to come down from heaven and consume them (vv. 9-12; Luke 9:54).

４ .亚哈谢第三次差遣一个五十夫长，带领五十人去见以利亚

4. Ahaziah Sending a Third Captain with His Fifty Men to Elijah

8亚哈谢第三次差遣一个五十夫长，带领五十人去见以利亚;这五十夫长哀求以利亚拯救他们的性命。耶和华告诉以利亚说，不要怕他，要同著他去见亚哈谢。以利亚就去告诉亚哈谢，因著他差遣使者去求问以革伦的神巴力西卜，他必定要死。（王下一１３～１６。）

8Ahaziah sent a third captain with his fifty men to Elijah, and the captain entreated Elijah to save their lives. The angel of Jehovah told Elijah not to be afraid of the captain but to go down with him to see Ahaziah. Elijah went and told Ahaziah that because he sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, he would surely die (2 Kings 1:13-16

５ .亚哈谢死了，正如耶和华的话所说的

5. Ahaziah Dying according to the Word of Jehovah

9亚哈谢死了，正如耶和华的话所说的。因他没有儿子，他兄弟（按照七十士译本）约兰接续他作王，正在犹大王约沙法的儿子约兰第二年。（１７～１８。）

9Ahaziah died according to the word of Jehovah. Because he had no son, his brother Jehoram (according to the Septuagint) began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (vv. 17-18

贰、以利亚被提

II. The Rapture Of Elijah

10王下二章一至十八节记载以利亚被提。

10In 2 Kings 2:1-18 we have an account of the rapture of Elijah

一、以利亚用三个步骤想要离开以利沙，但以利沙不让他去

A. Elijah Trying to Leave Elisha, and Elisha Not Letting Him Go, in Three Steps

11耶和华要用旋风接以利亚升天的时候，以利亚用三个步骤想要离开以利沙，但以利沙不让他去。（１～８。）第一步是从吉甲到伯特利；（１～３；）第二步是从伯特利到耶利哥；（４～５；）第三步是从耶利哥到约但河。有申言者门徒去了五十人，远远的站在他们对面。以利亚用自己的外衣打水，水就左右分开，他和以利沙走干地而过。（６～８。）以利亚和以利沙都是豫表，具有重大的属灵意义。以利亚是旧约时代的豫表，以利沙是新约时代的豫表。藉著经过吉甲、伯特利、耶利哥、和约但河这四个地方，时代就转变了。吉甲是神的子民对付肉体的地方。（书五２～９。）那些从埃及出来之人的儿女没有受过割礼，指明他们的肉体从未受过对付。他们过约但河，要开始争战得著美地时，首先在吉甲受割礼，对付他们的肉体。

11At the time when Jehovah was to take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah tried to leave Elisha, and Elisha did not let him go, in three steps (vv. 1-8). The first step was from Gilgal to Bethel (vv. 1-3); the second step was from Bethel to Jericho (vv. 4-5); and the third step was from Jericho to the river Jordan. Fifty sons (disciples) of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance. Elijah struck the water with his mantle, and the water parted so that he and Elisha crossed over on dry ground (vv. 6-8). Elijah and Elisha are both types with much spiritual significance. Elijah is a type of the Old Testament age, and Elisha is a type of the New Testament age. The age was changed by passing through four places—Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho, and the river Jordan. Gilgal was a place where God’sp eople dealt with their flesh (Josh. 5:2-9). The children of those who came out of Egypt had not been circumcised, indicating that their flesh had never been dealt with. When they crossed the Jordan to begin fighting to gain the good land, they first dealt with their flesh by being circumcised at Gilgal.

12以利亚和以利沙从吉甲到伯特利。在创世记十二章，亚伯拉罕从迦勒底出来（舍弃世界），来到伯特利时，筑坛将一切献给神。这指明伯特利是舍弃世界，完全转向神，以神为一切的地方。然后以利亚领以利沙到耶利哥。约书亚和以色列人进入美地时，必须攻取的第一座城就是耶利哥。耶利哥表征神仇敌的领头者－撒但。最终，以利亚和以利沙往约但河去；约但河表征死。新约的浸将人摆在死里，是开始于约但河。（太三５～６，１３。）以利亚用自己的外衣打水过约但河。以利亚的外衣豫表浇灌的灵，能力的灵。能力的灵（有些圣经教师称之为『外衣的灵』）对付死河，好为以利亚和以利沙开路过去。我们思想这一切豫表的意义，就看见时代要从旧约转到新约，我们就必须对付我们的肉体，舍弃世界转向神，击败撒但，并经过死。

12From Gilgal Elijah and Elisha went to Bethel. In Genesis 12, when Abraham came out of Chaldea (giving up the world) and came to Bethel, he built an altar to offer everything to God. This indicates that Bethel is the place to give up the world and turn to God absolutely, taking God as everything. Elijah then led Elisha to Jericho. The first city that Joshua and the people of Israel had to defeat when they entered into the good land was Jericho. Jericho signifies the head of God’se ne my, Satan. Finally, Elijah and Elisha went to the river Jordan, which signifies death. The New Testament baptism, putting people into death, began from the Jordan (Matt. 3:5-6, 13). To cross the river Jordan, Elijah struck the water with his mantle. Elijah’s mantle typifies the outpoured Spirit, the Spirit of power. The Spirit of power, which some Bible teachers call the “mantle Spirit,” dealt with the river of death so that the way was opened for Elijah and Elisha to cross over. As we consider the significance of all these types, we see that in order for the age to be changed from the Old Testament to the New Testament, we must deal with our flesh, give up the world and turn to God, defeat Satan, and pass through death

二、以利沙要求以利亚的灵加倍的临到他

B. Elisha Asking a Double Portion of Elijah’s Spirit to Be upon Him

13以利亚嘱咐以利沙，在他被接去离开以利沙以前，要为以利沙作甚么，只管求他。以利沙要求：『愿你的灵加倍的临到我。』（王下二９。）

13Elijah charged Elisha to ask him what he should do for him before he was taken from him, and Elisha asked, “Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me” (2 Kings 2:9

三、有火车火马将以利亚与以利沙隔开

C. A Chariot of Fire and Horses of Fire Appearing to Separate Elijah from Elisha

14有火车火马将以利亚与以利沙隔开，以利亚就乘旋风升天去了。以利沙看见，就呼叫说，『我父阿！我父阿！以色列的战车马兵阿！』（１１～１２上。）这样以利亚就被接去，留下以利沙独自在地上。

14A chariot of fire and horses appeared to separate Elijah from Elisha. Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven, and Elisha saw it and cried, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” (vv. 11- 12a). Thus Elijah was taken up, leaving Elisha alone on the earth

四、以利沙得著以利亚加倍的灵

D. Elisha Gaining the Double Portion of the Spirit of Elijah

15以利沙得著以利亚加倍的灵。（１２下～１８。）以利亚被接去以后，以利沙把自己的衣服撕为两片。他拾起以利亚身上掉下来的外衣，回去站在约但河边，打水说，『耶和华，以利亚的神在那里？』水就分开，以利沙就过去了。（１２下～１４。）住耶利哥的申言者门徒从对面看见他，就说，『以利亚的灵停在以利沙身上了。』（１５。）然后五十个申言者门徒徒然寻找以利亚三天。（１６～１８。）

15Elisha gained the double portion of the spirit of Elijah (vv. 12b-18). After Elijah was taken up, Elisha grasped his clothes and tore them in two pieces. Then he picked up Elijah’s mantle, which had fallen from him, returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan, and struck the water, saying, “Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah?” (vv. 12b-14). The water parted, and Elisha crossed over. When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha” (v. 15). Then fifty sons of the prophets attempted to seek Elijah for three days to no avail (vv. 16-18).

16以利沙的确得著以利亚的灵。然而，我们会看见，这灵在以利亚的时候行大神迹，就如叫天闭塞，叫天开启，并吩咐火从天降下，但这灵藉著以利沙所行的却不一样。以利沙所行的，与福音书里主耶稣所行的非常类似；他行了许多恩典、甜美的事。主耶稣用三年半的时间，带著祂的门徒从对付肉体（吉甲），到舍弃世界（伯特利），到击败撒但，就是鬼的领头者（耶利哥）。至终，主耶稣将门徒带到约但河。在行传一章里祷告的那一百二十人，都已被带到约但河，与基督同死同埋葬。结果，我信他们不再宝贵他们的所是和他们所能作的，却把这一切『撕为两片』。他们经过这一切步骤，就有地位得著以利亚的外衣，那从高处来的能力。所以，在五旬节那天，能力的灵临到他们身上。今天我们跟随主耶稣，也是从吉甲到伯特利，从伯特利到耶利哥，又从耶利哥到约但河。藉著这一切步骤，我们就进入新时代，就是新约时代;在这时代基督所行的是恩典的事。以利亚被提，豫表在神经纶里旧约时代的了结。但以利亚自己没有被了结。他被接到天上，等候下个时代，要看以利沙（基督）行许多恩典、甜美的事。我们如今正在基督的新约时代；祂过去以恩典行每件事，现在仍然如此。

16Elisha surely received the spirit of Elijah. However, as we will see, the Spirit, who at Elijah’st i me performed great miracles such as shutting up the heavens, opening up the heavens, and calling down fire from heaven, acted in a different way through Elisha. Elisha behaved in a way which was very similar to that of the Lord Jesus in the Gospels, doing many gracious and sweet things. For three and a half years the Lord Jesus brought His disciples from the dealing with the flesh (Gilgal), to the giving up of the world (Bethel), to the defeating of Satan, the head of the demons (Jericho). Eventually, the Lord Jesus brought His disciples to the river Jordan. The one hundred twenty who were praying in Acts 1 had all been brought to the Jordan to die with Christ and to be buried with Him. I believe that, as a result, they no longer treasured what they were or what they could do but had torn this “into two pieces.” Through all these steps, they were in a position to receive the mantle of Elijah, the power from on high. Therefore, on the day of Pentecost the Spirit of power came upon them. Today we are those who are following the Lord Jesus from Gilgal to Bethel, from Bethel to Jericho, and from Jericho to the Jordan. Through all these steps we enter into a new age, the age of the New Testament, where Christ is doing gracious things. Elijah’s rapture typified the termination of the Old Testament age in God’secon o my. But Elijah himself was not terminated. He was taken up into heaven to await the next age to see Elisha (Christ) doing many gracious and sweet things. We are now in the age of the New Testament of Christ, who did and is still doing everything graciously

17圣经说以利亚要再回来。（玛4:5，路1:17，太11:14;17:10-13，参太17:3-4，启11:3-12。）在新约时代的末了，大灾难的时候要和亚哈的时候一样，那时以利亚要回来作同样的见证人。在大灾难的三年半期间，神要被迫再使用以利亚，用火焚烧祂的仇敌。（启十一５。）至终，以利亚要被杀，三天半后复活被提，那时他不但与旧约的圣徒在一起，也与新约的得胜者在一起。

17The Scriptures say that Elijah will come back again (Mal. 4:5; Luke 1:17; Matt. 11:14; 17:10-13; cf. 17:3-4; Rev. 11:3-12). At the end of the New Testament age, the great tribulation will be a time like Ahab’st i me, and Elijah will return as the same kind of witness. During the three and a half years of the great tribulation, God will be forced to use Elijah again to burn His enemies with fire (Rev. 11:5). Eventually, Elijah will be killed, and after three and a half days he will rise up and be raptured to join not just the Old Testament saints but also the New Testament overcomers.