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马太福音生命读经 · 第61篇

国度的豫言（一）

PROPHECY OF THE KINGDOM (1)
1大多数的基督徒对马太二十四、二十五章的认识都很模糊、不明确。当我们来到这两章时，我们需要放下这种模糊的认识。为了对这两章有基本的领会，我们站在许多位走在我们前面之伟大教师的肩头上。这些伟大的教师包括达秘、牛顿、彭伯、郭维德、潘汤。按著召会的历史，约在一百五十年前，这两章才向主的子民打开。一八二九年以后，弟兄会被兴起来，这两章开始向寻求的圣徒打开。你若收集各种关于基督再来、大灾难、但以理书中七十个七的豫言、被提等的著作，你会看见在已过的一百五十年间，对马太二十四、二十五章的认识一直在进步。
1The knowledge most Christians have of Matthew 24 and 25 is vague and indefinite. As we come to these chapters, we need to drop this kind of vague knowledge. For the basic understanding of these chapters we are standing upon the shoulders of many great teachers who have gone before us. These great teachers include Darby, Newton, Pember, Govett, and Panton. According to church history, not until about one hundred fifty years ago were these chapters opened to the Lord’sp eople. After 1829, when the Brethren were raised up, these chapters began to be opened to the seeking saints. If you collect the various writings regarding Christ’s second coming, the great tribulation, the prophecy concerning the seventy weeks in Daniel, and the rapture, you will see that during the past one hundred fifty years the knowledge of Matthew 24 and 25 has progressed
2倪弟兄年轻时，因著读彭伯、郭维德、潘汤的书，非常得著帮助。当然，他更看见进一步的事：在一九三○年以前，他就带领查读启示录，这是我们查读启示录所依据的。后来，倪弟兄带领查读马太福音，释放了好几篇关于二十四、二十五章的信息。他也查读关于被提及大灾难的事。倪弟兄带领这些查经之后，又看见进一步的事。在已过的二十年间，我自己在这些事的领会上也有些往前。因此，在这几篇关于二十四、二十五章的信息中，我所要向你们陈明的，不仅仅是我自己研读的结果，更是已过一百五十年间一直进步之认识的结果。这不是肤浅的事，乃是许多人劳苦的精华。我越传讲主的来临、被提和大灾难，就越确信我们对这些事有正确的领会。
2When Brother Nee was young, he was helped a great deal by reading the books of Pember, Govett, and Panton. Of course, he saw something even further, and before 1930 he conducted a study of the book of Revelation, upon which our study of Revelation was based. Later, Brother Nee held a study of Matthew in which he gave several messages on chapters twenty-four and twenty-five. He also had studies on the matters of the rapture and the tribulation. After he conducted these studies, Brother Nee saw something further. During the last twenty years, I myself also have gone on a little in understanding these matters. Therefore, what I shall present to you in these messages on chapters twenty-four and twenty-five is not merely the result of my own study, but the product of knowledge that has progressed throughout the past one hundred fifty years. It is not something superficial, but the cream of the labor of many others. The more I have ministered on the Lord’s coming, the rapture, and the tribulation, the more convinced I have become that we have the proper understanding of these things
3圣经里的豫言就像拼图玩具。我们需要把分散在全本圣经中的各个片段找出来，看看如何拼在一起。五十多年来我一直在作这事。我在这些信息中所陈明的，就是这些年间研读的结果。
3Prophecy in the Bible is like a jigsaw puzzle. We need to find the various pieces that are scattered throughout the Bible and see how they fit together. I have been doing this for more than fifty years. What I am presenting in these messages is the result of all these years of study.
壹 、关于以色列人
I. CONCERNING ISRAEL
4一、从基督升天到这世代终结
4A. From Christ’s Ascension to the End of the Age
5马太二十四章一至三十一节论到以色列人。一至十四节包括从基督升天到这世代终结的时间。
5Matthew 24:1-31 is concerned with Israel. Verses 1-14 cover the time from Christ’s ascension to the end of the age
殿要被拆毁
1. The Temple About to Be Destroyed 1.
6在橄榄山上所说国度的豫言，是主宣告祂弃绝以色列人的延续。这宣告是在二十三章末了。二十四章继续说，『耶稣从殿里出来，正走的时候，门徒进前来，把殿的建筑指给祂看。』（太二四l。）二十四章在原文开始于一连接词。这指明本章是直接接续二十三章下半。在二十三章三十七至三十九节主说，祂愿意聚集耶路撒冷；他们的家要成为荒场；他们不得再见祂，直等到他们说，『在主名里来的，是当受颂赞的！』然后，二十四章紧接著说，『耶稣从殿里出来。这指明主一宣告祂要弃绝以色列人，就从殿里出来，走开了。主从殿里出来，这事实指明祂已经离开殿。这是要应验祂在二十三章三十八23:38节所说的，殿要成为荒场留给弃绝祂的犹太人。这等于在以西结的时候，神的荣耀离开殿。（结十18。）
6The prophecy of the kingdom given on the Mount of Olives is a continuation of the Lord’s declaration regarding His forsaking of Israel. This declaration is given at the end of chapter twenty-three. Chapter twenty-four continues, “And Jesus came out from the temple and was going away, and His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple” (v. 1). Notice that chapter twenty - four begins with the word “And.” This indicates that this chapter is a direct continuation of the last part of chapter twenty-three. In 23:37-39 the Lord said that He desired to gather Jerusalem, that the house was left desolate, and that they would not see Him until they say, “Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord.” Then, immediately after this, chapter twenty-four continues with the words, “And Jesus came out from the temple.” This indicates that as soon as the Lord had declared that He was forsaking Israel, He came out of the temple and began to go away. The word “away” is very strong, showing that the Lord was not merely going, but going away. The fact that the Lord had come out from the temple indicates that He had left the temple. This was to fulfill His word in concerning leaving the temple to the rejecting Jews as their house of desolation. This is equivalent to God’s glory leaving the temple in the time of Ezekiel (Ezek. 10:18).
7主耶稣从殿里走开时，『门徒进前来，把殿的建筑指给祂看。』这里的『殿』字，指殿的整个范围。主正走的时候，祂和门徒之间可能有一段距离，门徒也许还在殿旁徘徊。因此他们进前来，把殿的建筑指给祂看。这指明门徒不同意主弃绝殿。主已弃绝了贼窝，留下殿成为荒凉的家。但门徒仍宝贝殿，将那些建筑指给祂看，也许是一一指出，想要藉此把祂带回来。
7As the Lord Jesus was going away from the temple, “His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple.” The word “temple” here denotes the entire precincts of the temple. As the Lord was going away, there might have been a distance between Him and His disciples, who were probably still lingering by the temple. Therefore, they came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple. This indicates that the disciples did not agree with the Lord’s forsaking of the temple. The Lord had forsaken the den of robbers, leaving the temple to be a house of desolation. But the disciples still appreciated the temple and were trying to bring Him back to it by pointing out the buildings, perhaps by pointing them out one by one
8二节说，『祂就对他们说，你们不是看见这一切么？我实在告诉你们，将来在这里，绝没有一块石头留在石头上，不被拆毁的。』这应验在主后七十年，提多帅领罗马军队毁灭耶路撒冷的时候。
8Verse 2 says, “But He answered and said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, A stone shall by no means be left upon a stone which shall not be thrown down.” This was fulfilled in A. D. 7 0 when Titus with the Roman army destroyed Jerusalem.
9请注意，主不是说，『我看见了这些；』祂乃是说，『你们不是看见这一切么？』这清楚指明主耶稣不愿转眼回顾那些建筑。祂似乎说，『我不喜欢看这些东西，但你们已经看见了。对你们而言，这些建筑是完整、美观、辉煌且完美的，但将来没有一块石头留在石头上，不被拆毁的。现在你们把这些建筑一一指给我看，但日子将到，这一切都要夷为平地。』我们需要想像这里的情形。门徒眼目注视那些建筑，并且指给主看，但主不愿回头去看。反之，祂告诉门徒，那些建筑要被拆毁。祂的回答必定使门徒震惊。当他们一同从殿走向橄榄山时，主和门徒都没有再说甚么。因为这事太严肃了，门徒就不再问祂甚么，直到他们上了橄榄山。
9Notice that the Lord did not say, “I have seen these things”; instead, He said, “Do you not see all these things?” This indicates clearly that the Lord Jesus would not turn His eyes back to look at the buildings. He seemed to be saying, “I don’t like to look at these things, but you have seen them. To you, they are complete, beautiful, splendid, and perfect. But there will not be one stone left upon another which will not be thrown down. Now you point out these things to Me building by building. But the day is coming when all this will be leveled.” We need to visualize the situation here. The disciples kept their eyes upon the buildings and pointed them out to the Lord. But the Lord would not turn to see them. Rather, He told His disciples that the buildings would be torn down. His answer must have shocked the disciples. As they all walked from the temple to the Mount of Olives, neither the Lord nor the disciples had anything more to say. Because the matter was too serious, the disciples asked Him nothing further until they came to the Mount of Olives
10三节说主上了橄榄山，坐下以后，门徒暗暗的到祂跟前来，问祂这些事。他们和主在山上的聚集，启示出我们要领受主关于这世代之豫言的异象，就需要登上高山，到祂跟前来。
10Verse 3 says that after the Lord came to the Mount of Olives and sat down there, the disciples came to Him privately to ask Him about these things. Their meeting with the Lord on the mountain reveals that in order to receive the vision of the Lord’s prophecy concerning this age, we need to climb to the high mountain to enter into His presence
11门徒暗暗的到主跟前来。他们听到殿的建筑要被夷平的可怕消息，就想守住机密。也许今天我们读这些经文，并不觉得其严重。但门徒从主耶稣听到这话，大吃一惊，不敢公开谈论。直到主上了橄榄山，坐下来，他们才敢问祂这些事。
11The disciples came to the Lord privately. Having heard the terrible news that the buildings of the temple would be leveled, they wanted to keep this matter confidential. Perhaps as we read these verses today, we do not sense the seriousness of them. But when the disciples heard this word from the Lord Jesus, they were shocked and dared not talk about it openly. Not until the Lord had come to the Mount of Olives and sat down were they bold enough to ask Him about these things
12二节的『这一切』是指殿的建筑，但三节的『这些事，』包32含前一章三十二节开始的事：犹太人充满他们祖宗的恶贯，神的审判临到他们，他们逼迫主所差遣的人，以及殿被拆毁。在三节门徒问主耶稣甚么时候这些事会发生。
12In verse 2 the word “things” refers to the buildings of the temple. But the same term used in verse 3 refers to matters, which include the things covered from verse of the foregoing chapter: the Jews’ filling up the measure of their fathers, the coming of the judgment of God upon them, their persecution of the Lord’ss ent ones, and the destruction of the temple. In verse 3 the disciples were asking the Lord Jesus when these things would transpire.
13在三节门徒说，『请告诉我们，甚么时候会有这些事？你的来临和这世代的终结，有甚么兆头？』门徒的问题包含了三点：甚么时候会有这些事，这不仅包括殿的拆毁，（太二四2，）也包括二十三章三十二至三十九节所说的事；基督来临的兆头；这世代终结的兆头。从二十四章四节至二十五章四十六节，主的话答覆门徒关于这三点的问题。
13In verse 3 the disciples said, “Te ll us, When shall these things be, and what is the sign of Your coming and of the consummation of the age?” The question of the disciples consists of three points: when these things will be, including not only the destruction of the temple (v. 2), but also the things mentioned in 23:32-39; the sign of Christ’s coming; and the sign of the consummation of the age. The Lord’s word from verse 4 through 25:46 answers the disciples’ question concerning these three points.
14这节的『来临，』希腊文是，巴路西亚，意即同在。基督的来临乃是与信祂的人同在。这同在（巴路西亚）要开始于男孩子的被提，（启十二5，）以及初熟果子的被提，（启十四1～4，）结束于祂和圣徒一同在地上的显现。在祂的巴路西亚期间，会有始于超自然灾难（启六12～17，八7～12）的大灾难、（太二四21，启九1～21，十一14，十六1～21）基督降临到空中、（启十四14、）大体信徒被提到空中、（帖
14The Greek word rendered “coming” in this verse is parousia,which means presence. Christ’s coming will parousia be His presence with His believers. This parousia will begin with His coming to the air and end with His coming to the earth. Within His parousia, there will be the rapture of the majority of the believers to the air (1 Thes. 4:15-17), the judgment seat of Christ (2 Cor. 5:10), and the marriage of the Lamb (Rev. 19:7-9). The question asked here is concerning the sign of the Lord’s parousia and the sign of the end of this age. Hence, His answer in chapter twenty-four deals mainly with the sign of His parousia and with the sign of the end of this age.
15前四15～17、）基督的审判台、林后五10、）以及羔羊的婚娶。(启十九7～9。）这里所问的问题是关于主巴路西亚的兆头，以及这世代终结的兆头。因此，祂在二十四章的答覆，主要的是论到祂巴路西亚的兆头，以及这世代终结的兆头。
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16门徒不是问说，『你的来临是甚么？』他们乃是问说，『你的来临有甚么兆头？』因此，二十四、二十五章论到主答覆甚么时候这些事会发生，祂来临的兆头，以及这世代终结的兆头。这世代的终结是指现今世代的末了。我们读二十四、二十五章时，需要清楚主的答覆是针对门徒的三个问题。
16The disciples did not ask, “What is Your coming?” They asked, “What is the sign of Your coming?” Thus, chapters twenty-four and twenty-five deal with the Lord’s answer regarding when these things would take place, the sign of His coming, and the sign of the consummation of the age. The consummation of the age denotes the very end of his present age. As we read chapters twenty-four and twenty-five, we need to be clear that the Lord’s answer is directed to the disciples’ three questions
许多欺骗者要来
2. Many Deceivers Coming 2.
17四、五节说，『耶稣回答他们说，你们要谨慎，免得有人迷惑你们；因为将来要有许多人冒我的名来，说，我是基督，并且要迷惑许多人。』主的答覆分三段：第一段（太二四4～31）关于犹太选民；第二段（太二四32～二五-30）关于召会；第三段（太二五～46）也关于外邦人（万民）。第一段，关于犹太人的，应该字面解；第二段，关于召会的，应该灵然解，因为这一段，由于十三章十一至十三节的理由，是用比喻讲的。例如，二十四章二十节的冬天是真正的冬天，但二十四章三十二节的夏天却是象征的，表征复兴的时候。第三段，关于外邦人的，也应该字面解。
17Verses 4 and 5 say, “And Jesus answered and said to them, See that no one leads you astray. For many shall come in My name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray.” The Lord’s answer is of three sections: the first section (2 4:4-3 1) concerns the Jews who are the elect; the second (2 4:3 2 — 2 5:3 0) concerns the church; and the third (2 5:3 1 4 6) concerns the Gentiles, the nations. The 31 first section, concerning the Jews, should be literally interpreted; whereas the second section, concerning the church, should be spiritually interpreted, because it is spoken in parables for the reason given in 13:11-13. For instance, the winter in 24:20 is a literal winter, but the summer in 24:32 is a symbol signifying the time of restoration. But the third section, concerning the Gentiles, should again be literally interpreted.
18四至十四节的豫言，有些方面已经应验了，有些还在应验的过程中，要到大灾难期间，就是这世代的终结，末了，才会完全应验。
18Some aspects of the prophecy in verses 4 through 14 have been fulfilled, and some will be in the process of being fulfilled until the time of the great tribulation, which will be the consummation, the end, of this age
19在四、五节主说，有许多欺骗者将冒基督的名来迷惑许多人。历史告诉我们，事实正是如此。从基督升天之后，许多人来宣称他们是基督。.
19In verses 4 and 5 the Lord said that many deceivers would come in the name of Christ and lead many astray. History tells us that this has been so. Since the time that Christ ascended to the heavens, many have come claiming to be Christ
20打仗、打仗的风声、饥荒和地震
203. Wars, Rumors of Wars, Famines, and Earthquakes 3.
21六节说，『你们要听见打仗和打仗的风声，要当心，不要惊慌；因为这是必须发生的，只是末期还没有到。』这里的打仗，是指第一世纪以来所有的战争，由启示录六章三至四节第二印的红马所象征。
21Verse 6 says, “And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not disturbed; for these things must take place, but the end is not yet.” The wars here refer to all the wars from the first century to the present. They are signified by the red horse of the second seal in Revelation 6:3-4. Many wars have been fought in the region of the Mediterranean, the place where the good land is
22六节的末期就是这世代的终结，（太二四3，但十二4，9，6～7，）也就是大灾难的三年半。请记得，在这些经文里，主给我们这世代终结的标示。虽然六至九节、十四节是在论及
22The “end” in verse 6 is the consummation of this age (v. 3; Dan. 12:4, 9, 6-7), which will be the three and a half years of the great tribulation. Remember, in these verses the Lord is giving the indicators of the end of this age
23以色列人的一段内，但其内容所题及的灾难和福音的广传，都是从基督升天到这世代的末期，一般性的发生在全世界。十四节之后，十五节紧接著说到大灾难(太二四21)的开始，就是敌基督在神殿中立起他的像，成为『行毁坏的可憎之物』的时候。
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24七节说，『民要起来攻打民，国要起来攻打国，到处必有饥荒、地震。』民是指人民，外邦人；国是指帝国。民起来攻打民，或人起来攻打人，是指内战，而国起来攻打国，是指国际战争。从主升天的时候，就一直有内战和国际战争。此外，一直有许多饥荒，饥荒多是战争的结果。根据历史，战争常是带来饥荒。这饥荒是启示录六章五至六节，第三印的黑马所象征的。例如，第一次世界大战时，德国因著缺粮战败了。因此，次序乃是战争、饥荒、死亡。
24Verse 7 says, “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines and earthquakes in various places.” “Nation” refers to the peoples, the Gentiles, and “kingdom” refers to the empires. The rising of nation against nation, or people against people, refers to civil war, whereas the rising of kingdom against kingdom refers to international war. From the time of the Lord’s ascension there have been both civil war and international war. Moreover, there have been many famines, which are mostly the issue of war. According to history, war has always brought famine, signified by the black horse of the third seal in Revelation 6:5-6. For example, Germany was defeated in World War I because of the shortage of bread. Thus, the sequence is war, famine, and death
25主也说，到处必有地震。自从基督升天，历代以来，地震不断在增加，并且到这世代的末了，要更加剧烈。（启六12，八5，十一13，19，十六18。）似乎地震一年比一年多。.
25The Lord also said that there would be earthquakes in various places. Since Christ’s ascension, earthquakes have been increasing throughout all the centuries and will be intensified at the end of this age (Rev. 6:12; 8:5; 11:13, 19; 16:18). It seems that each year there are more earthquakes than in the previous year.
26在八节主说，『这些都是产难的开始。』产难是为生产孩子。在神的新约经纶中，祂的心愿和目的乃是要产生许多儿子，（加三26，来二10，）作祂的彰显。因此，这里的产难乃指新约时代一切的灾难，包括六至九节、二十一节所题的战争、饥荒、地震、患难与逼迫。（这里的产难仅是新约信徒为主所受者，而启示录十二章二节的产难是新旧二约中神的子民历代所受的一切产难。）这些灾难都为神所用，藉著福音的传扬，（太二四14，）产生祂的众子，以构成今世的召会，完成来世的国度，并产生永世的新耶路撒冷，作召会和国度的终极总结，使神在将来的永远有一永远的彰显。加拉太四章十九节并启示录十二章二节、五节都印证此一观点。
26In verse 8 the Lord said, “But all these things are the beginning of birth pangs.” This verse refers to the nation of Israel as a woman. The Jews, as God’select, will suffer birth pangs like a woman in travail to bring forth a remnant who will participate in the Messianic kingdom, the earthly section of the millennium. Then the nation of Israel will rejoice. As we have seen, the Lord’s answer in chapters twenty-four and twenty-five is in three sections, the sections concerning the Jews, the church, and the Gentiles. On earth today there are these three categories of peoples. Thus, in order to give the disciples a full answer to their question, the Lord covers these three peoples in a good sequence, beginning with the Jews and then continuing with the church and the Gentiles. When the Lord spoke this prophecy, His audience, composed of the disciples, had a dual status. On the one hand, they were Jews; on the other hand, they were the disciples of Christ, the representatives of the church. Hence, the Lord spoke to them both about the Jews and about the church. However, we must be careful
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28We have pointed out that the Lord’s word in the section concerning the Jews is a plain word and requires no interpretation. For example, when the Lord speaks of winter, He means a literal winter; and when He mentions the Sabbath, He is talking about an actual Sabbath. But the second section, the section concerning the church, requires a great deal of interpretation because in this section the Lord speaks in parables. In Matthew 13 we see that the church is a mystery. Thus, in order to preserve the mystery of the church, the Lord could not speak in plain words, but needed to speak in parables, which require interpretation. For example, the summer spoken of in this section is not an actual summer; rather, it is a symbol of the restored kingdom of the Jews. Like wise, the fig tree is a symbol of the nation of Israel, and the virgins are symbols of the believers. The third section, the section concerning the Gentiles, is spoken in plain words and does not require interpretation.
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29The section regarding the Jews is full of suffering because the nation of Israel is compared to a woman giving birth to a child. The process of delivering the child has gone on for nearly two thousand years. What a prolonged delivery! According to the Bible, this long delivery is a form of punishment to the woman. Thus, the nation of Israel, the woman delivering the child, is still suffering. Everything mentioned in verses 4 through 7 is the beginning of birth pangs, not the actual sufferings. The time of suffering will be the great tribulation spoken of in verse 21. Hence, the sufferings in verses 4 through 7 are not the great tribulation, but the beginning of birth pangs. Throughout the centuries, the Lord has dealt with the Jews in a sovereign way. Nevertheless, the Jews have passed through one suffering after another. Even today, the nation of Israel is suffering. Many Arab countries are opposing her
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30Although the nation of Israel has been in the process of delivering a child for such a long time, the child still has not come forth. This child will be the remnant of Israel that will be saved and restored. The nation of Israel today has not come up to God’sin tent i on. Some of us visited Israel this year; the sin, immorality, and superstition we saw there were disgusting. The Bible prophesied that the Jews would return to the good land in unbelief. Nevertheless, the Lord will take care of them
门徒要受逼迫，并被万民恨恶
4. The Disciples to Be Persecuted 4. and Hated by the Nations
31九节说，『那时，人要把你们陷在患难里，也要杀害你们；你们又要因我的名，被万民恨恶。』这里的你们指犹太门徒，他们是受差遣到犹太人那里去的申言者和智慧人。（太二三34。）头一批殉道者都是犹太人。他们不仅被犹太国杀害，也被万民杀害。不论他们到那里去，他们都受逼迫。
31Verse 9 says, “Then they shall deliver you up to affliction and shall kill you, and you shall be hated by all the nations because of My name.” The “you” here refers to the Jewish disciples, who were the prophets and wise men sent to the Jews (23:34). The first martyrs were all Jews. They were slain not only by the Jewish nation, but by the nations. Wherever they went, they were persecuted.
有许多人要绊跌，
5. Many Being Stumbled, 5.
32彼此陷害，彼此恨恶
32Delivering Up One Another, and Hating One Another
33十节说，『那时，有许多人要绊跌，也要彼此陷害，彼此恨恶。』这是指相信的犹太人。在相信的犹太人中间，有许多人要绊跌，彼此陷害。这指明犹太基督徒要彼此相争，彼此恨恶。这是犹太信徒的堕落。
33Verse 10 says, “ And then many shall be stumbled and shall deliver up one another, and they shall hate one another.” This refers to the believing Jews. Among the believing Jews, many will be stumbled and deliver up one another. This indicates that the Jewish Christians will fight against one another and hate one another. This is the degradation of the Jewish believers
有好些假申言者起来，迷惑许多人
6. Many False Prophets Arising 6. and Leading Many Astray
34十一节说，『且有好些假申言者要起来，迷惑许多人。』这事在基督升天之后开始发生，并且要持续到这世代的终结。
34Verse 11 says, “ And many false prophets shall arise and shall lead many astray.” This began to happen after Christ’s ascension and will continue until the end of this age
7 、不法的事增多，许多人的爱心渐渐冷淡
7. Lawlessness Being Multiplied and the Love of Many Growing Cold
35十二节说，『只因不法的事增多，许多人的爱心就渐渐冷淡了。』不要将这节直接应用在召会的肢体上。虽然你能借来用在召会上，但这事必须直接应用在爱心变为冷淡的犹太信徒身上。
35Verse 1 2 says , “And because lawlessness is multiplied, the love of the many shall grow cold.” Do not apply this verse directly to the members of the church. Although you may borrow it and use it for the church, the direct application must be to the Jewish believers who have become cold in their love
忍耐到底的，必然得救
8. The One Enduring to the End to Be Saved 8.
36虽然许多人的爱心渐渐冷淡，但『忍耐到底的，必然得救。』（太二四13。）因著犹太信徒要遭受逼迫，主就呼召他们忍耐到底以得救。他们需要在主里操练忍耐，不要丢弃他们的信心。这里的得救含示被救到国度的实现里。假定有些犹太信徒因著受逼迫并被恨恶而失败，那些失败的人就不会有分于诸天之国的实现。因此，在这一节，得救不是得著永远的救恩，乃是从逼迫中蒙拯救，并且被救到国度的实现里。
36Although the love of the many shall grow cold, “he who endures to the end, he shall be saved” (v. 13). Because the Jewish believers are to suffer persecution, they are called upon to endure to the end in order to be saved. They need to exercise their endurance in the Lord and not give up their faith. To be saved here implies to be saved into the manifestation of the kingdom. Suppose, because of persecution and hatred, some Jewish believers are defeated. Those who are defeated will not participate in the manifestation of the kingdom of the heavens. Therefore, in this verse, to be saved is not to receive eternal salvation; it is to be saved out of persecution and it is to be saved into the manifestation of the kingdom
37国度的福音传遍天下，对万民作见证十四节说，『这国度的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然后末期才来到。』国度的福音，包括恩典的福音，（徒二十24，）不仅把人带进神的救恩，也把人带进诸天的国。（启一。）恩典的福音重在罪的赦免、神的救赎、和永远的生命；国度的福音重在神属天的管治和主的权柄。在这世代结束之前，国度的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证。国度的福音乃是对万民（外邦人）作的见证。在这世代结束以前，就是大灾难以前，这见证必须传遍全地。
379. The Gospel of the Kingdom Being Preached 9. in the Whole Inhabited Earth to All the Nations Verse 14 says, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end shall come.” The gospel of the kingdom, including the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24), not only brings people into God’ss alvation, but also into the kingdom of the heavens (Rev. 1:9). The emphasis of the gospel of grace i son forgiveness of sin, God’s9 redemption, and eternal life; whereas the emphasis of the gospel of the kingdom is on the heavenly ruling of God and the authority of the Lord. This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole earth for a testimony to all the nations before the end of this age comes. The gospel of the kingdom is a testimony to all the nations, the Gentiles. This testimony must spread to the whole earth before the end of this age, the time of the great tribulation.
38在四至十四节，我们看见从基督升天直到这世代的终结，就是大灾难的三年半，关于犹太人的真实历史。在大灾难来临以前，这些经文的每件事都要发生。最后一项是传扬国度的福音。我信主恢复中的召会要接受负担，把这福音传遍天下。恩典的福音已经传遍各洲，国度的福音却还没有。恩典的福音是较低的福音，国度的福音却是较高的福音。这较高的福音要藉著主恢复中的召会传到各洲。这世代终结最有力的兆头，要在大灾难以前发生。因此，这世代终结最重要的兆头，乃是国度的福音传遍天下。
38In verses 4 through 14 we see the actual history concerning the Jews from Christ’s ascension until the end of this age, the three and a half years of the great tribulation. Before the great tribulation comes, everything in these verses will transpire. The last item will be the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom. I believe that the churches in the Lord’s recovery will bear the burden to bring this gospel to all the inhabited earth. The gospel of grace has been preached in every continent, but not the gospel of the kingdom. The gospel of grace is the lower gospel, but the gospel of the kingdom is the higher gospel. This higher gospel will be brought to every continent through the churches in the Lord’s recovery. This, the strongest sign of the consummation of the age, will take place before the great tribulation. Thus, the most important sign of the consummation of the age is the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to all the inhabited earth