以赛亚书生命读经 · 第8篇

给犹大王亚哈斯关于基督成为肉体这兆头的话

A Word Concerning The Sign Of Christ’s Incarnation Given To Ahaz, King Of Judah

1读经：以赛亚书七至八章。

1Scripture Reading: Isa. 7—8

2在本篇信息中，我想进一步说到给犹大王亚哈斯，关于基督成为肉体的兆头。（赛七14。）我们要就著撒但使用巴比伦来反对神和神的经纶这一面，来看这兆头。新约开始于一个兆头，就是童女怀孕生子，名叫以马内利，即神与我们同在。（太一22～23。）我们要看见，这大兆头涵括了整本圣经，从创世记十一章到启示录二十二章。

2In this message I would like to speak a further word concerning the sign of Christ’sin carnation given to Ahaz, king of Judah (Isa. 7:14). We will consider this sign in relation to Satan’su se of Babylon to oppose God and God’secon o my. The New Testament begins with the sign of a virgin conceiving and bearing a son, whose name is called Immanuel, God with us (Matt. 1:22-23). As we will see, this great sign covers the entire Bible from Genesis 11 to Revelation 22

神的选民

GOD’SELECT PEOPLES

3按照圣经里的神圣启示，神作了一个计画，就是祂永远的经纶。神的计画，神的经纶，是要为祂自己从所造的人类中间得著一班子民。神呼召亚伯拉罕，部分应验了祂要为自己得著子民的愿望，这班子民乃是蒙拣选、蒙呼召并分别出来作神珍宝的。当基督来了，神向前迈了一步，得著另一班子民－召会。对神来说，召会乃是极大的珍宝。所以，神有两班选民：旧约中的以色列和新约中的信徒。总体的信徒乃是召会，是神在新约中的选民。为著完成神永远的定旨，神渴望得著这两班选民。

3According to the divine revelation in the Bible, God made a plan, and this plan is His eternal economy. God’s plan, God’secon o my, is to gain for Himself a people from among the human beings created by Him. God’scall ing of Abraham was part of the fulfillment of God’s desire to have a people for Himself, a people who were chosen, called, and separated to be God’st re a sure. With the coming of Christ, God took a further step to gain another people—the church. To God, the church is a great treasure. Therefore, God has two elect peoples: Israel in the Old Testament and the believers in the New Testament. In totality, the believers are the church, God’select in the New Testament. For the fulfillment of His eternal purpose, God desires to gain these two elect peoples

神的仇敌使用列国

GOD’SE NE MY USING THE NATIONS

阻挠神永远的定旨

TO FRUSTRATE GOD’S ETERNAL PURPOSE

4然而，神有一个仇敌撒但；这仇敌进来了，就设法引起许多破坏，阻挠神完成祂永远的经纶。撒但的方法，乃是使用列国－神所造却未蒙祂拣选的人类－来阻挠神永远的定旨。

4God, however, has an enemy, Satan, and this enemy has come in to cause a great deal of damage in his attempt to frustrate God from accomplishing His eternal economy. Satan’sway is to use the nations— the human beings created by God but not chosen by Him—to frustrate God’s eternal purpose

来自巴比伦的反对

OPPOSITION COMING FROM BABYLON

旧约中的巴比伦

Babylon in the Old Testament

5神圣的启示总是有原则的；按照神圣启示的原则，头一个为撒但所用，以阻挠神完成祂永远经纶的国乃是创世记十一章的巴别。巴别乃是巴比伦古代的名称。在巴别，背叛的人建了一个塔和一座城，好为自己留名。（创十一4。）至终，经过许多世纪以后，巴别扩大成了巴比伦。按照旧约，撒但所用以反对神的一切外邦列国都开始于巴比伦。人类向著神的这个反对，是由但以理二章的人像所表征的。这人像包括巴比伦（金头），接著是玛代波斯（银的胸膛和膀臂），希腊（铜的肚腹和腰股），以及罗马（铁腿）。

5The divine revelation always has its own principle, and according to the principle of the divine revelation, the first nation used by Satan to frustrate God from accomplishing His eternal economy was Babel in Genesis 11. Babel was an ancient name for Babylon. At Babel rebellious people built a tower and a city in order to make a name for themselves (Gen. 11:4). Eventually, after many centuries, Babel was enlarged to become Babylon. According to the Old Testament, all the Gentile nations used by Satan against God began from Babylon. This human opposition to God is signified by the human image in Daniel 2. This image includes Babylon (the head of gold), followed by the Medo-Persians (the breast and arms of silver), the Greeks (the belly and thighs of brass), and the Romans (the legs of iron).

6历史给我们看见，列国之间的许多战事都是以中东为中心，特别是地中海与幼发拉底河之间的一带。以马内利的地，（赛八8，）就在这一带。这是基督将来要承受的地，祂要在其上以两班子民－蒙拣选的以色列作祂属地的子民，和蒙拣选的信徒作祂属天子民－建立祂的千年国。这地的争战仍在进行著，因为在二十世纪，世界局势一直是以中东为中心。

6History shows us that the center of many of the wars fought between nations has been the Middle East, in particular the area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Euphrates River. The land of Immanuel (Isa. 8:8) is in this area. This is the land which Christ will inherit for the establishing of His millennial kingdom with two peoples—chosen Israel as His earthly people and the chosen believers as His heavenly people. The fighting over this land is still taking place, for in the twentieth century the world situation has been centered in the Middle East

新约中的巴比伦

Babylon in the New Testament

7在旧约，那些侵占以马内利之地的，是有形的侵略者，就如巴比伦、波斯、希腊和罗马。在新约，侵略者虽仍来自巴比伦，却是在属灵一面的。旧约的巴比伦是有形的，但新约的巴比伦是属灵的。接近新约末了，有关于这巴比伦的两面启示－宗教的一面，（启17:1-十七1～18，）和物质的一面。（启

7In the Old Testament, those who invaded the land of Immanuel were physical invaders, such as the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. In the New Testament, the invaders, although still from Babylon, are spiritual invaders. The Babylon in the Old Testament was physical, but the Babylon in the New Testament is spiritual. Toward the end of the New Testament, there is a revelation of this Babylon in its two aspects—the religious aspect (Rev

8十八1～24。）

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9我们仔细读新约圣经，会看见撒但与神之间的战争，要结束于基督同祂忠信的跟从者与敌基督同他跟从者之间的争战。（启十七～15。）敌基督，就是罗马帝国要来的该撒，要与但以理二章2那人像的十个脚指头组成联盟，且作他们的首领。就属灵的意义说，敌基督乃是巴比伦的一部分。头是巴比伦，脚指头的首领也是巴比伦。这指明向著神的反对开始于巴比伦，也要结束于巴比伦。当巴比伦被了结并被毁灭时，国度就要来到。这国度要由神的两班选民－以色列和信徒－所组成。

9If we read the New Testament carefully, we will see that the warfare between Satan and God will be ended by the fighting between Christ with His faithful followers and Antichrist with his followers (Rev. 17:12-15). Antichrist, the coming Caesar of 12 the Roman Empire, will be the one who will form an alliance with the ten toes of the image in Daniel and be their leader. In a spiritual sense, Antichrist will be a part of Babylon. The head is Babylon, and the leader of the toes is also Babylon. This indicates that the opposition to God began with Babylon and that it will end with Babylon. When Babylon has been terminated and destroyed, the kingdom will come. This kingdom will be composed of the two elect peoples of God, Israel and the believers.

10我们需要清楚看见童女怀孕生子的兆头，涵括整本圣经，从创世记十一章到启示录二十二章。今天我们仍在这兆头应验的阶段，就是所生的子总结为以马内利的兆头。当这兆头不断在应验时，巴比伦与耶路撒冷的战争仍在进行。今天的巴比伦有两面：属灵或宗教的一面，就是罗马天主教；以及物质的一面，那将是罗马城。

10We need to see clearly that the sign of a virgin conceiving and bearing a son covers the Bible from Genesis 11 to Revelation 22. Today we are still in the stage of the fulfillment of this sign, the sign of a son consummating in Immanuel. As this sign continues to be fulfilled, the war between Babylon and Jerusalem is still raging. Today’s Babylon has two sides: the spiritual, or religious, side, which is the Roman Church, and the material side, which will be the city of Rome

基督启示为以马内利

CHRIST UNVEILED AS IMMANUEL

11在以赛亚书，基督首先被揭示为耶和华的苗，（赛四2上，）然后是地的果子，（赛四2下，）是遮覆神在全宇宙中一切权益的罩盖，（赛四5，）以及覆庇神选民的帐棚。（赛四6。）至终，这位基督成了一个包罗万有之兆头的中心，这兆头就是童女怀孕生子。

11In Isaiah Christ is unveiled first as the Shoot of Jehovah (4:2a) and then as the Fruit of the earth (4:2b), as a canopy to cover all the interests of God in the whole universe (4:5), and as a tabernacle overshadowing God’s chosen people ( 4 : 6 ) . Eventually, this Christ becomes the center of an all- inclusive sign—the sign of a virgin conceiving and bearing a son

12这兆头真正的应验乃是主的成为肉体。（太一20～23。）当基督来时，祂是以马内利，意思是神与我们同在。（太一23。）基督就是神与我们同在。这不仅启示在马太一章，也启示在马太二十八章，在那里主耶稣说，『看哪，我天天与你们同在，直到这世代的终结。』（太二八20。）实际上，全本新约就是以马内利；我们现今就是这伟大以马内利的一部分，这以马内利要完成于新天新地的新耶路撒冷，直到永远。

12The real fulfillment of this sign was the Lord’sin carnation (Matt. 1:20-23). When Christ came, He was Immanuel, which means God with us (Matt. 1:23). Christ is God with us. This is revealed not only in Matthew 1 but also in Matthew 28, where the Lord Jesus says, “Behold, I am with you all the days until the consummation of the age” (v. 20). Actually, the entire New Testament is an Immanuel, and we are now a part of this great Immanuel that will consummate in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth for eternity

以马内利作我们的圣所

Immanuel Being Our Sanctuary

13基督这以马内利，童女所生的子，乃是我们的圣所。这圣所是我们可以在其中生活、居住并敬拜神的地方。我们是神的祭司，是敬拜祂的人；而圣所是我们与神同住的地方。当基督成为肉体时，祂成了一个帐幕。（约一14。）帐幕是一般的辞，用以指圣所。今天对我们来说，圣所乃是圣殿最里面的部分，是我们在其中作神的祭司敬拜神，事奉神，并与神同住的地方。

13Christ as Immanuel, as the Son born of a virgin, is our sanctuary. This sanctuary is the place where we may live, dwell, and worship God. We are God’s priests, His worshippers, and the sanctuary is the place where we dwell with God. When Christ was incarnated, He became a tabernacle (John 1:14). Tabernacle is a general term used to denote the sanctuary. For us today, the sanctuary is the innermost part of the temple where we as God’s priests worship God, serve God, and dwell with God.

14To the Opposers Christ Being a Smiting Stone,

对反对者，基督是砸人的石头、跌人的磐石、网罗和圈套

a Rock of Stumbling, a Trap, and a Snare

15基督有许多反对者，包括侵占祂地的外邦列国。这些列国组成但以理二章的人像。对他们来说，基督将是砸人的石头。按照但以理二章三十四和三十五节，祂是那把人像砸得粉碎的石头。

15Christ has many opposers, including the Gentile nations who have invaded His land. These nations compose the image in Daniel 2. To them, Christ will be the smiting stone. According to Daniel 2:34 and 35, He will be the stone that smashes the image into pieces

16在四福音中，我们看见当基督在地上时，祂受到另一班人的反对。这班人包括法利赛人、撒都该人、希律党人、经学家、长老和一些祭司。对这班人来说，基督乃是跌人的磐石。（赛八14中。）凡跌在这磐石上的，都要跌碎。

16In the four Gospels we can see that when Christ was on earth, He was opposed by another category of people. Those in this category included the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Herodians, the scribes, the elders, and certain of the priests. To those in this category Christ was a rock of stumbling (Isa. 8:14b). The ones who fell upon this rock were broken to pieces

17不仅如此，许多反对基督的人都是狡猾、诡诈的，他们耍弄诡诈，想要把主耶稣陷入圈套或网罗。在主末次上耶路撒冷的时候，法利赛人、撒都该人、经学家、以及其他人，在四天之内，一直设法要把祂陷入圈套和网罗。但是结果，他们反而给祂套在圈套和网罗里。对他们来说，基督乃是圈套和网罗。（赛八14下。）

17Furthermore, many of those who opposed Christ were cunning and subtle, and in their subtlety they tried to trap or to snare the Lord Jesus. During the Lord’s last visit to Jerusalem, the Pharisees, Sadducees, Herodians, scribes, and others tried over a period of four days to trap Him, to snare Him. Instead, they were eventually trapped and snared by Him. To them, Christ was a trap and a snare (Isa. 8:14c

18我们感谢主，对我们这些相信祂的人来说，祂这以马内利乃是我们的圣所。在祂里面，我们有神的同在，而神的同在就是我们的住处，也就是我们敬拜神并事奉神的地方。

18We thank the Lord that to us who believe in Him, He, as Immanuel, is our sanctuary. In Him we have God’s presence, and God’s presence is our dwelling, the place where we worship God and serve Him