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但以理书生命读经 · 第16篇

得胜之但以理的异象（四）关于以色列定命的异象（二）

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (4) The Vision Concerning the Destiny of Israel (2
1读经：但以理书十一章二至四十五节。在本篇信息中，我们要来看关于以色列定命之异象的内容。
1Scripture Reading: Dan. 11:2-45 In this message we will begin to consider the contents of the vision concerning the destiny of Israel
肆 异象的内容
IV. THE CONTENTS OF THIS VISION
2这个异象的内容是关于以色列的定命，从波斯国最后一部分，到今世末了三年半，甚至包括国度时代和永世，正如那录在真确书上，（十21，）由天使告诉但以理的真确的事。（十一2～十二13。）
2The contents of this vision concern the destiny of Israel from the last part of the kingdom of Persia to the last three and a half years of the present age, even including the kingdom age and eternity, as the truth that was inscribed in the writing of truth (10:21) told to Daniel by the angelic messenger (11:2—12:13
3十一章的异象说到波斯帝国、希腊帝国和罗马帝国的细节，直到罗马帝国在敌基督之下的结局。我们将要看见，亚历山大大帝击败了波斯帝国后，不久就死了，他的国分为四个国，给他四个将军管治。这四国中的两国，埃及和叙利亚，来回经过以色列地争战。至终，这一章著重说到二王的国和邪恶，就是安提阿克以比凡尼，北方的一个王，（21～35，）和敌基督，复兴罗马帝国的王。（36～45。）我要再次强调，但以理二章的大人像是这卷书全部豫言的控制因素。这就是说，但以理豫言的原则，是涵盖整个人像，从头（巴比伦）到脚指头（敌基督连同十王）。我们可以说，但以理头五章完满的说明并描述了巴比伦帝国。六章开始说到波斯帝国。七章给我们看见四个兽的轮廓，这是从另一角度来描绘大像各部分所表征的帝国。八章的公绵羊是指波斯帝国，公山羊是指希腊帝国。在九章，但以理得著七十个七的异象；在十章又得著超越之基督的异象，基督乃是神行动的中心与普及。十一章有进一步的细节，说到关于波斯帝国、希腊帝国、以及这世代末了三年半在敌基督统治下复兴罗马帝国的情形。我们由此看见，但以理书涵盖整个人类政权，从巴比伦帝国到罗马帝国。按照这原则，十一章的话不停在希腊帝国，也说到敌基督，就是复兴罗马帝国的王。
3The vision in chapter eleven covers the details of the Persian Empire, the Grecian Empire, and the Roman Empire to its very end under Antichrist. As we will see, shortly after defeating the kingdom of Persia, Alexander the Great died, and his kingdom was divided into four kingdoms under his four generals. Two of these kingdoms, Egypt and Syria, fought wars back and forth through the land of Israel. Eventually, this chapter stresses the kingdoms and evils of two kings: Antiochus Epiphanes, one of the kings of the north (vv. 21-35), and Antichrist, the king of the restored Roman Empire (vv. 36-45). I would emphasize once again that the great human image in Daniel 2 is the controlling factor of the entire prophecy of this book. This means that the principle of Daniel's prophecy is to cover the entire human image from the head (Babylon) to the toes (Antichrist with the ten kings). We may say that the first five chapters of Daniel give us a full definition and description of the Babylonian Empire. Chapter six begins to speak concerning the Persian Empire. In chapter seven we have a sketch of the four beasts, which from another angle portray the empires signified by the various parts of the great image. The ram in chapter eight refers to the Persian Empire, and the goat, to the Grecian Empire. In chapter nine Daniel received the vision of the seventy weeks, and in chapter ten, the vision concerning the excellent Christ, the One who is the centrality and universality of God's move. Chapter eleven provides further details regarding the Persian Empire, the Grecian Empire, and the restored Roman Empire under Antichrist during the last three and a half years of this age. From this we see that the book of Daniel covers the entire human government from the Babylonian Empire to the Roman Empire. In keeping with this principle, chapter eleven does not stop with the Grecian Empire but includes a word about Antichrist, the king of the restored Roman Empire.
4但以理十一章先说到安提阿克以比凡尼这个豫表，再说到这豫表的应验，就是敌基督。这是按照九章二十六至二十七节的原则。二十六节上半说到基督的钉死，下半节再说到耶路撒冷和圣殿，在主后七十年被提多及其军队所毁。然而，下一节不是指提多，乃是指敌基督，就是那『与许多人坚定一个七的盟约』的。九章二十六至二十七节先启示出那个豫表，然后说到豫表的应验。十一章说到安提阿克以比凡尼和敌基督，原则也是一样。
4Daniel 11 speaks first of the type, Antiochus Epiphanes, and then of the fulfillment of that type, Antichrist. This is according to the principle found in 9:26-27. Verse 26a speaks of Christ's crucifixion. Then the rest of the verse refers to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by Titus and his army in A.D. 70. However, the next verse refers not to Titus but to Antichrist, the one who makes "a firm covenant with the many for one week." In 9:26-27 first the type is revealed, then the fulfillment. The principle is the same concerning Antiochus Epiphanes and Antichrist in chapter eleven
一 与南方王和北方王有关
A. Related to the King of the South and the King of the North
5但以理十一章的异象与南方（埃及）王和北方（叙利亚）王有关。十一章是这二王彼此争战的记载。
5The vision in Daniel 11 is related to the king of the south (Egypt) and the king of the north (Syria). Chapter eleven is a record of the fighting of these kings with each other
１ 波斯国最后一王与希腊国争战
1. The Fighting of the Last King of the Kingdom of Persia against the Kingdom of Greece
6二节下半和三节说到波斯国最后一王与希腊国争战，而波斯被强大的希腊王亚历山大大帝（约主前三五六至三二三年）所击败。（八～8上，20～21，七5～6上。）主前五三八年伯沙撒的死结束了巴比伦帝国，开始了玛代波斯帝国；这帝国持续直到主前三三六年，其最后一王被亚历山大大帝所击败。
6Verses 2band 3 speak of the fighting of the last king of the kingdom of Persia against the kingdom of Greece and the defeat of Persia by the mighty king of Greece, Alexander the Great, about 356-323 B.C. (8:5-8a, 20-21; 7:5-6a). The death of Belshazzar in5 538 B.C. marked the end of the Babylonian Empire and the beginning of the Medo-Persian Empire, which lasted until 336 B.C. The last king of this empire was defeated by Alexander the Great.
２ 在亚历山大大帝之下的希腊国，被他的四个将军分为四国
2. The Kingdom of Greece under Alexander the Great Being Divided into Four Kingdoms under His Four Generals
7但以理十一章四节论到亚历山大大帝说，『他一兴起，他的国就破裂，向天的四方分开，却不归他的后裔，治理权也都不及他；因为他的国必被拔出，归与他后裔之外的人。』这指明亚历山大大帝死后，他的国分为四部分，（八8下，22，七6下，）由他四个将军管治，就是多利买（Ptolemy）、加山得（Cassander）、吕西马古（Lysimachus）、西流基（Seleucus），分别在埃及、马其顿、小亚细亚和叙利亚建国。
7Daniel 11:4, referring to Alexander the Great, says, " But once he arises, his kingdom will be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up and given to others besides his descendants. " This indicates that, after the death of Alexander the Great, his kingdom was divided into four parts (8:8b, 22; 7:6b) under the rule of his four generals: the kingdoms of Ptolemy (Egypt), of Cassander (Macedonia), of Lysimachus (Asia Minor), and of Seleucus (Syria).
３ 南方王和北方王之间来回的争战
3. The Wars Back and Forth between the King of the South and the King of the North
8但以理十一章五至二十节说到南方（埃及）王和北方（叙利亚）王之间来回的争战。这二王彼此争战，都经过以色列；因此，以色列就受困苦。十章一节题到的大困苦．主要是指著十一章的战事说的。
8Daniel 11:5-20 speaks of the wars back and forth between the king of the south—Egypt—and the king of the north—Syria. As these kings fought each other, they passed through Israel. Thus, Israel was in distress. The great distress mentioned in 10:1 refers mainly to the wars in chapter eleven
ａ二王都用自己的女儿毁坏对方
a. The Kings Using Their Daughters to Destroy the Other Side
9十一章六节和十七节下半指明，南方王和北方王都用同一策略，用自己的女儿毁坏对方。然而，在这件事上，他们都是失败的。
9As 11:6 and 17bind ic ate, both the king of the south and the king of the north followed the strategy of using their daughters to destroy the other side. However, in this matter they both were failures
ｂ北方王曾站在以色列荣美之地
b. The King of the North Standing in the Beautiful Land of Israel
10北方王曾站在以色列荣美之地，施行毁坏。（16下。）
10The king of the north once stood in the beautiful land of Israel and made destruction (v. 16b
４ 北方王之一的安提阿克以比凡尼之国及其恶行
4. The Kingdom and the Evils of Antiochus Epiphanes as One of the Kings of the North
11但以理十一章二十一至四十五节和八章二十三至二十五节，描述北方王之一的安提阿克以比凡尼之国及其恶行。十一章著重的说到安提阿克以比凡尼，因为他是敌基督的完满豫表，对圣殿大行破坏，将圣殿玷污并毁坏。ａ他是个卑鄙的人，
11Daniel 11:21-45 and 8:23-25 describe the kingdom and the evils of Antiochus Epiphanes as one of the kings of the north. Chapter eleven places a great deal of emphasis on Antiochus Epiphanes because he, a full type of Antichrist, did so much damage to the temple, defiling and destroying it. a. A Despicable Person Who Seized the Kingdom
用圆滑狡诈的言语行动得了国
by Smooth and Cunning Words and Actions
12安提阿克以比凡尼是个卑鄙的人，趁人安稳的时候，用圆滑狡诈的言语行动得了国。（十一21。）
12Antiochus was a despicable person. He came in a time of security and seized the kingdom by smooth and cunning words and actions (11:21
ｂ他击败了南方王
b. Defeating the King of the South
13按照二十五节，安提阿克以比凡尼击败了南方王。
13According to verse 25, Antiochus Epiphanes defeated the king of the south
ｃ他恼恨圣约
c. Being Enraged at the Holy Covenant
14三十节启示，安提阿克以比凡尼恼恨圣约，并采取行动。
14Verse 30 reveals that Antiochus Epiphanes was enraged at the holy covenant and took action.
ｄ他的军兵亵渎圣所
d. His Armies Profaning the Sanctuary
15安提阿克以比凡尼的军兵亵渎圣所，除掉日常的祭祀，设立那使圣地荒凉的可憎之物。（31。）祭祀、割礼和守安息日是完全受到禁止的。安提阿克以比凡尼甚至在圣殿献燔祭的坛上，竖立给丢斯的坛。这就是三十一节所说『那使圣地荒凉的可憎之物。』不仅如此，他更在殿中设立自己的像，献母猪于坛上，将其血洒在殿里。他强迫圣民敬拜偶像并吃猪肉，又引诱年轻人在殿里行淫。
15The armies of Antiochus Epiphanes profaned the sanctuary, removed the daily sacrifice, and set up the abomination that desolates (v. 31). Sacrifices, circumcision, and keeping the Sabbath were absolutely forbidden. Antiochus Epiphanes even went so far as to erect an altar to Zeus on the altar of burnt offering in the temple. This was the "abomination that desolates" mentioned in verse 31. Moreover, he set up his own image in the temple, sacrificed a sow on the altar, and sprinkled its blood in the temple. He forced the holy people to worship the idol and eat pork, and he seduced young men to commit fornication in the temple
ｅ他逼迫杀害虔诚的犹太人
e. Persecuting and Slaying the Devoted Jews
16在三十三至三十五节，我们看见安提阿克以比凡尼逼迫杀害虔诚的犹太人。三十二节下半说，『惟独认识神的子民，必刚强行事。』这是指犹大马克比和他的民，受到但以理书上的话所鼓励和加强，就采取行动对抗安提阿克以比凡尼和他的军兵。三十三至三十五节接著说到更多关于马克比的事。三十三节告诉我们：『民间的通达人，必使多人明白，』就是他们教导人明白神的旨意。按照三十四节，马克比家族只得著一点帮助，许多人只在口头上依附他们。最后，三十五节说，『通达人中有些仆倒的，为要熬炼百姓，使他们纯净洁白，直到末期，因为到了定期，结局仍然来到。』
16In verses 33 through 35 we see that Antiochus Epiphanes persecuted and slew the devoted Jews. Verse 32b says, "The people who know their God will show strength and take action." This refers to Judas Maccabeus and his people, who were encouraged and strengthened by this word in the book of Daniel to take action against Antiochus Epiphanes and his armies. Verses 33 through 35 go on to speak more concerning the Maccabees. Verses 33 tells us that "those with insight among the people will cause the many to understand," that is, to teach others to understand God's will. According to verse 34, the Maccabees would receive a little help, and many joined themselves to them in word only. Finally, verse 35 says, "Some of those with insight will fall, in order to refine the people and to purify and cleanse them, until the time of the end, for the end is still at the appointed time
ｆ他是敌基督的豫表
f. Being a Type of Antichrist
17在以上所题的恶事上，安提阿克以比凡尼是那在七十个七的末七将要来的敌基督。（九27，太二四15，帖后二3下～4，启十三4～7。）
17In all the abovementioned evils, Antiochus Epiphanes was a type of Antichrist, who will come in the last week of the seventy weeks (9:27; Matt. 24:15; 2 Thes. 2:3b-4; Rev. 13:4-7
18但以理十一章二十一至三十五节说到安提阿克以比凡尼，而三十六至四十五节却说到敌基督。敌基督必任意而行，不顾任何人或事。他自高自大，超过所有的神，又说奇特的事攻击万神之神。（36。）他不顾他列祖的神，也不顾妇女所切慕的神，无论何神他都不顾，因为他必显大自己，高过一切。（37。）他倒要尊崇保障的神明，靠外邦神明的帮助，采取行动攻击最坚固的保障。（38～39。）到了末期，南方王要牴触他，北方王必势如暴风来攻击他。他要进入列国，如洪水泛滥冲过。（40。）他进入荣美之地以后，就伸手攻击列国。（41～42。）但从东方和北方必有消息扰乱他，他就大发烈怒出去，要将许多人杀灭净尽。（44。）他必在地中海和荣美的锡安山中间，竖立他如宫殿的帐幕；然而到了他的结局，无人能帮助他。（45。）
18Whereas verses 21 through 35 of Daniel 11 refer to Antiochus Epiphanes, verses 36 through 45 refer to Antichrist. Antichrist will have no regard for anyone or anything; he will do as he pleases. He will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and against the God of gods he will speak extraordinary things (v. 36). He will not regard the gods of his fathers or the desire of women, nor will he regard any other god, for he will magnify himself above all (v. 37). He will honor instead a god of fortresses, and he will take action against the most fortified of fortresses with the help of a foreign god (vv. 38-39). At the time of the end, the king of the south will push against him, and the king of the north will storm back at him. He will enter the countries and overflow and pass through (v. 40). After entering the beautiful land, he will stretch out his hand against the countries (vv. 41-42). But news from the east and from the north will trouble him, and he will go forth with great wrath destroying and exterminating many (v. 44). He will pitch the tents of his palace between the Mediterranean Sea and the beautiful mountain of Zion; but he will come to his end, and there will be none to help him (v. 45).
19当基督这块非人手所凿的石头带著祂的新妇来，将大人像从脚指头到头砸碎时，敌基督的末期就来到。在召会时代里，就是奥秘时代里，基督正在建造召会作祂的新妇。在启示录十九章，基督要迎娶祂的新妇，然后带著她作祂的军队，一同来对付那聚集在耶路撒冷城周围的敌基督和他的军兵。因为敌基督不相信神，也不相信基督，只相信自己，所以，基督同著祂新妇的显现，将使敌基督和他的跟随者大大惊讶。那时，敌基督要在地中海和荣美的圣山之间，竖立他如宫殿的帐幕，给自己享受。就在那个时候，基督就同著祂的新妇来毁灭敌基督。按照圣经，敌基督要毁坏在耶路撒冷的殿。头一个殿是所罗门建的，那个殿被尼布甲尼撒毁坏了。七十年之后，波斯王古列释放以色列的俘虏归回他们祖宗的地，重建圣殿。至终，北方王的一个后裔，安提阿克以比凡尼，极度的毁坏圣殿，用拜偶像、淫乱、和不洁的祭物亵渎这殿。后来马克比家族击败这王，洁净了殿。那一次洁净是一种称义，宣告殿是神百姓敬拜神的圣别之地。基督受死以后，提多带同罗马军兵，在主后七十年再次将圣殿毁坏。按照圣经，圣殿将有第四次的毁坏，就是在这时代末了七年的中间，被敌基督毁坏。
19Antichrist will come to his end when Christ as the stone cut out without hands comes with His bride to smash the great human image from the toes to the head. During the church age, the age of mystery, Christ is building up the church to be His bride. In Revelation 19 Christ will marry His bride and then come with her as His army to deal with Antichrist and his armies, which will be gathered around the city of Jerusalem. Since Antichrist will not believe in God or Christ but only in himself, the appearing of Christ with His bride will be a great surprise to Antichrist and his followers. For his enjoyment Antichrist will pitch the tents of his palace between the Mediterranean Sea and the beautiful holy mountain. At that juncture Christ will come with His bride to bring Antichrist to his end. According to the Bible, Antichrist will destroy the temple in Jerusalem. The first temple was built by Solomon, and that temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. Then after seventy years, Cyrus the king of Persia released the captives of Israel to return to their fathers' land to rebuild the temple. Eventually, Antiochus Epiphanes, a descendant of the king of the north, utterly desecrated the temple, profaning it with idolatry, fornication, and unclean offerings. The Maccabees defeated this king and cleansed the temple. That cleansing was a justification, declaring that the temple was the holy place for God'sp eople to worship Him. After Christ's death, Titus came with the Roman army and destroyed the temple again in A.D. 70. According to the Bible, there will be a fourth destruction of the temple by Antichrist in the middle of the last seven years of this age
20这一切事给我们看见，撒但与神争斗的中心和目标，与殿有关。神要在地上得著一个地方，让祂的子民敬拜祂，见证祂在这地上仍有权益。但撒但一直在争斗，要毁坏这地方。我们若看见这点，会帮助我们明白圣经。
20All these cases show us that the center, the aim, and the goal of Satan's struggle against God is related to the temple. God desires to have a place on earth for His people to worship Him, as a testimony that He still has an interest on this earth. But Satan is always struggling to destroy this place. If we see this, it will help us to understand the Bible