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马太福音生命读经 · 第66篇

国度的豫言（六）

PROPHECY OF THE KINGDOM (6)
1在本篇信息中，我们要继续来看忠信的比喻。（太二五14～30。）
1In this message we shall continue our consideration of the parable for faithfulness (25:14-30
那些奴仆的主人竟然来和他们算账
7. The Lord of the Slaves 7. Coming to Settle Accounts with Them
2十九节说，『过了许久，那些奴仆的主人竟然来和他们算账。』『许久』表征整个召会时代。『来』表征主在祂的来临（巴路西亚）里，降临到空中。（帖前四16。）算账，表征主在空中（祂的巴路西亚里）审判台前的审判。（林后五10，罗十四10。）在那里，信徒的生活、行为、工作，都要受到审判；或得赏赐，或受惩罚。（林前四5，太十六27，启二二12，林前三13～15。）
2Verse 19 says, “Now after a long time the lord of those slaves comes and settles accounts with them.” A long time signifies the entire church age, and the coming signifies the Lord’s coming to the air (1 Thes. 4:16) in His parousia. To settle accounts signifies the Lord’s judgment a tHis judgment seat (2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:10) in the air (within His parousia), where the believers’ life, conduct, and work will be judged for reward or punishment (1 Cor. 4:5; Matt. 16:27; Rev. 22:12; 1 Cor. 3:13-15
3那领五他连得的和领二他连得的
38. The Five-talented and the Two-talented Ones 8.
都得著赏赐
Both Receiving a Reward
4二十节说，『那领五他连得的，带著另外的五他连得进前来，说，主阿，你交给我五他连得；请看，我另赚了五他连得。』那领五他连得的进前来，这是来到基督的审判台前。另赚了五他连得，是充分使用五他连得恩赐的结果。
4Verse 20 says, “ And he who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I have gained another five talents.” The coming of the five- talented one refers to the coming to the judgment seat of Christ. Gaining another five talents is the result of the full use of the gift of the five talents
5二十一节说，『主人对他说，好，良善又忠信的奴仆，你在不多的事上既是忠信的，我要把许多事派你管理；进来享受你主人的快乐。』不多的事，表征主今世的工作。许多事，表征在要来的国度里所负的责任。管理，表征在要来的国度里管理的权柄。进来享受你主人的快乐，直译，进到你主人的快乐里。主人的快乐，表征在要来的国度里对主的享受。这不是外面的地位，乃是里面的满足。有分于主的快乐，乃是最大的赏赐，比国度里的荣耀和地位更好。这里我们看见，赐给忠信奴仆的赏赐有两面：权柄和享受。在国度的实现里，那忠信的要直接进入主的同在里。
5Verse 21 says, “His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.” The “few things” signify the Lord’s work in this age, “over” signifies the ruling authority in the coming kingdom, and the “many things” signify the responsibilities in the coming kingdom. The joy of the Lord signifies the enjoyment of the Lord in the coming kingdom. This is the inward satisfaction, not the outward position. To participate in the Lord’s joy is the greatest reward, better than the glory and position in the kingdom. Here we see two aspects of the reward given to the faithful slave: authority and enjoyment. The faithful will enter directly into the Lord’s presence in the manifestation of the kingdom
6给那领二他连得之奴仆的赏赐，与给那领五他连得的相同。那领二他连得的来说，他另赚了二他连得，主对他所说的，与对那领五他连得的所说的相同。（太二五22～23。）虽然领二他连得之人所得的恩赐，比领五他连得之人所得的为小，但主给二人的称许和赏赐却一样。这指明主的称许和赏赐，与我们工作的大小和分量无关，但与我们是否忠信的完全使用祂的恩赐有关。那领一他连得的人，若是同样的忠信，也会得到同样的称许和赏赐。
6The same reward is given to the two - talented one as to the five-talented one. When the two-talented one came and said that he had gained another two talents, the Lord said the same thing to him that He had said to the five - talented one (v v. 2 2-2 3). Although the gift given to the twotalented one is smaller than that given to the five-talented one, the Lord’s appraisal and reward to both are the same. This indicates that the Lord’s appraisal and reward are not related to the size and quantity of our work, but to our faithfulness in using His gift to the fullest extent. The same appraisal and reward would also have been given to the one - talented one if he had been as faithful.
那领一他连得的受到责备并被惩罚
9. The One-talented One 9. Receiving a Rebuke and Being Punished
7二十四节说，『随后那领一他连得的，也进前来，说，主阿，我知道你是忍心的人，没有撒种的地方要收割，没有簸散的地方要收聚。』那领一他连得的，没有为主赚得甚么利润，也来到基督在空中的审判台前。这证明他不仅得救了，还被提到空中。没有一个末得救的人能被提到空中，到基督的审判台前。
7Verse 24 says, “And he also who received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.” The one-talented one, who did not gain any profit for the Lord, also came to the judgment seat of Christ in the air. This proves that he is not only saved, but also raptured to the air. No unsaved person could be raptured and come to the judgment seat of Christ
8那领一他连得的说，主是忍心的人，没有撒种的地方要收割，没有簸散的地方要收聚。表面上，主在严厉的一面是忍心的，要求我们尽所能的使用祂的恩赐，为祂工作；祂的工作需要我们绝对。表面上，主的工作总是从无开始。祂似乎要求我们在一无所有的情形下为祂工作。但这不该是藉口，让领一他连得的人忽略他恩赐的运用；反而该迫使他运用信心，将他的恩赐使用到极点。
8The one-talented one said that the Lord was a hard man, reaping where he did not sow and gathering where he did not scatter. Apparently the Lord is hard in His strictness, demanding that we use His gift to the fullest extent for His absolute work. It seems that the Lord’s work always begins from zero. He seemingly demands us to work for Him with nothing. This should not be an excuse for the one-talented one to neglect the use of his gift. Rather, this should force him to exercise his faith to use his gift to the uttermost
9二十五节说，『我就害怕，去把你的一他连得埋藏在地里；请看，你仍有你所有的。』害怕是消极的，我们应当积极并进取的使用主的恩赐。我们若是忠信的，就不会惧怕任何事。
9Verse 25 says, “ And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have what is yours.” To be afraid is negative. We should rather be positive and aggressive in using the Lord’s gift. If we are faithful, we shall not be afraid of anything
10那领一他连得的奴仆去把银子埋藏在地里；他这样作太被动了。我们为著主的工作应当主动。因为他把银子埋藏了，就只能把银子还给主。仅仅守住主的恩赐而不失去，是不彀的；我们必须使用主的恩赐赚取利润。那领一他连得的似乎说，『主阿，请看，你所有的在这里。我没有失去甚么，我一直忠信的守住你所给我的。』
10The one-talented slave went away and hid the talent in the earth. In doing this he was too passive. We should be active for the Lord’s work. Because he had buried his talent, he could only give it back to the Lord. Merely to keep the Lord’s gift and not lose it is not sufficient; we must gain a profit by using it. The one-talented one seemed to be saying, “Behold, Lord, here is what is Yours. I didn’t lose anything. I have been faithful to keep what You gave me.”
11二十六节说，『主人就回答他说，又恶又懒的奴仆，你既知道我没有撒种的地方要收割，没有簸散的地方要收聚。』这里主承认祂对奴仆工作上的要求是严厉的。就某种意义说，主是这样忍心的人。没有撒种的地方祂总要收割，没有簸散的地方祂总要收聚。看看主的恢复从无有开始的事实，就可以知道。
11Verse 26 says, “But his lord answered and said to him, Evil and slothful slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter.” Here the Lord admits that He is strict in what He demands of His slaves for His work. In a sense, the Lord is such a hard man. He always reaps where He has not sown and gathers where He has not scattered. Consider the fact that the Lord’s recovery began from scratch, from nothing
12就某种意义说，奴仆所说没有簸散的地方主要收聚，没有撒种的地方祂要收割，这话是真的。但就另一种意义说却不然。我们不该说主没有簸散，因为祂给我们各人至少一他连得。祂给我们银子就是撒种和簸散。现在主差遣我们去，没有簸散的地方要收聚，没有撒种的地方要收割。我们没有人能说，主没有给我们甚么。我们至少有一他连得。这一他连得是为著撒种的种子，并为著簸散的产业。因此，主没有撒种的地方，我们需要收割；主没有簸散的地方，我们需要收聚。主所给你的，包含了生产的元素。每当你带著你的银子出去，就会有生产。然而，这生产在于你的实行，你对银子的运用。你若使用银子，就会生产。但你若把银子埋藏了，就不会生产任何东西。
12In a sense the slave’sword about the Lord’s gathering where He has not scattered and reaping where He has not sown is true. But in another sense it is not true. We should not say that the Lord has not scattered, for He has given each of us at least one talent. His giving the talent to us is the sowing and the scattering. Now the Lord sends us to gather where He has not scattered and to reap where He has not sown. None of us can say that the Lord has given us nothing. At least we have one talent. This talent is the seed for sowing and the possessions for scattering. Therefore, we need to reap where the Lord has not sown and gather where He has not scattered. What the Lord has given you contains the producing element. Wherever you go with your talent, it will be productive. This productiveness, however, depends upon your practice, your exercise of the talent. If you use the talent, it will produce. But if you hide it, it will not produce anything
13把银子埋藏在地里，就是与属地的事物，与那灵以外的事物牵连在一起。闲谈就是这种牵连的例子。有些人宣称没有时间探望圣徒，但他们却有许多时间闲谈。你若仰望主的怜悯和恩典，停止闲谈，就要节省许多时间，并且能用这时间照顾圣徒。
13To hide the talent in the earth is to get involved with something earthly, with something other than the Spirit. Gossiping is an example of such an involvement. Some claim to have no time to visit the saints, but they have a great deal of time to gossip. If you look to the Lord for His mercy and grace to stop your gossiping, much time will be saved, and you will be able to use this time to care for the saints
14在主的恢复里，我们没有牧师作照顾圣徒的工作。这种牧养的形式来自堕落的基督教。在主的恢复里，每位弟兄姊妹都必须接受负担照顾别人，特别是青年人和新人。.散会之后，许多人习惯只与某些人谈话。他们不该这样作，而该利用这机会接触青年人、新人、甚至一些退后的人，就是自己一直为他们祷告的人。倘若我们都这样作，所有的青年人和软弱的人，都要得著照顾。你若有心这样作，并且愿意运用你的银子，尽管你也许很忙，你仍然能照顾人。甚至花十分钟接触人，我们也能给他许多造就。人这样得了建造之后，会觉得温暖，并且知道他得了照顾。然后他会渴慕得著更多的帮助。我们若都实行这事，就没有人会被忽略。长老们不需要包办一切，因为每个人都会尽功用照顾别人。
14In the Lord’s recovery we do not have pastors to do the work of caring for the saints. This type of pastoring comes from fallen Christianity. In the Lord’s recovery every brother and sister must bear the burden to take care of others, especially the young ones and the new ones. After the meeting, many are accustomed to visit only with certain ones. Instead of doing this, they should take this opportunity to contact the new ones, the young ones, and even some backsliding ones for whom they have been praying. If we all did this, all the young ones and weak ones would be taken care of. Although you may be very busy, you can still take care of someone if you have the heart to do so and are willing to exercise your talent. By spending even ten minutes with someone, we can render him a great deal of edification. After someone has been built up in this way, he will feel warmed and know that he has been cared for. Then he will desire to receive more help. If we all practice this, no one will be neglected. There will be no need for the elders to do everything, for everyone will be functioning to take care of others.
15然而，许多人以为尽功用只是在聚会中说话。但肢体正确的功用乃是藉著照顾人，将生命的供应服事给人。服事主要的一面不仅是整洁会所或栽培花木。我们在这里乃是为著神的家业。
15Many, however, consider that functioning is just a matter of speaking in the meetings. But the proper function of the members is to minister the life supply to others by taking care of them. The main aspect of the service is not simply to clean the meeting hall or take care of the gardening. We are here for God’s possessions
16并不是每个人都有能力在聚会中说话。我愿对那些不是生来就能言善道的人说一点安慰的话。你们不需要在聚会中说话。长老们为了展现人人在聚会中尽功用，有时候就想要使人尽功用。长老们可能说，『你们若不尽功用，就不在流中。你们就跟不上了。』这样的话使那些不善于说话的人不来聚会。他们会害怕来聚会，因为长老可能强迫他们尽功用。这造成一种态度，以为在聚会中不说话是羞耻，说话才是荣耀。不错，几年前我的确说，我们都能一个一个的申言。那时，我真有负担鼓励每个人说话。但从那时起，关于在聚会中尽功用，产生了错误的态度。尽管我不愿叫任何人停止说话，我却要指出，在召会生活中尽功用不仅仅是说话的事。
16Not everyone has the ability to speak in the meeting. I would like to say a word of comfort to those who were not born with the ability to speak well. There is no need for you to speak in the meetings. In order to make a show that everyone functions in the meetings, the elders sometimes try to make people function. The elders may say, “If you do not function, you are not in the flow. You are not up-to-date.” This kind of word frustrates those who cannot speak well from coming to the meetings. They will be afraid to come to the meetings because the elders might force them to function. An attitude has been created that it is a shame not to speak in the meetings, but that it is glorious to do so. Yes, a number of years ago I did say that we can all prophesy one by one. At that time, I was genuinely burdened to encourage everyone to speak. But since that time a misleading attitude has been created regarding functioning in the meetings. Although I do not wish to stop anyone from speaking, I want to point out that functioning in the church life is not merely a matter of speaking
17我们都需要学习使用我们的银子，繁增主的家业。主已经把祂家业的一部分当作银子赐给我们各人，我们的负担、责任、和职责，就是要看见这银子得繁增。不要替自己找藉口，不要说你没有时间照顾别人。不管你多忙，即使你一周只能来聚会一次，你们可能藉著照顾别人尽功用。不要以为你很软弱。也许你很软弱；然而，别人更软弱，他们需要你。即使你觉得你是最软弱的人，仍有些人几乎死了，他们需要你的帮助。使用你的银子最好的路就是照顾别人，对别人有兴趣并关心他们。这不是说，你该对别人的事感兴趣。主雇用你不是为著这目的，乃是为著照顾别人。
17We all need to learn to use our talent to multiply the Lord’s possessions. The Lord has given each of us part of His possessions as a talent, and our burden, duty, and responsibility are to see that this talent is multiplied. Do not make excuses for yourselves, and do not say that you have no time to take care of others. No matter how busy you are, it is still possible to use your function by taking care of others, even if you are able to come to only one meeting a week. Do not think that you are so weak. Perhaps you are weak; however, others are even weaker, and they need you. Even if you feel that you are the weakest one, there are some who are almost dead, and they need your help. The best way to use your talent is to take care of others, to become interested in others and concerned for them. This does not mean that you should become interested in the affairs of others. The Lord has employed you not for this purpose, but to take care of others.
18你若领了一他连得，就需要使用牠。你来聚会之前，需要祷告说，『主，我相信我有一他连得。我不要因著与属地的事物牵连在一起，把我的一他连得埋藏了。反之，我要使用牠照顾别人。』要对那些心里冷淡的人表露一点爱心，去看看他们或邀请他们到你家里。你花时间和主同在，向祂敞开，问祂该照顾那些人时，祂就会给你负担。你接触别人，与他们交通时，自然而然就会使用你的银子。不要说，『主阿，你是忍心的人，没有撒种的地方要收割，没有簸散的地方要收聚。』反之，主撒了许多种，也簸散了许多，但有许多要你收割并收聚。哦，庄稼多，工人却少！你不需撒种－只要去收割。每次散会之后，都有时间给你收割并收聚。我们这样作，就会运用我们的银子。这样，一他连得会成为二他连得，二他连得会成为四他连得，五他连得会成为十他连得。银子，即神交托给我们的家业，就要得著繁增。我们若都忠信的实行这事，主的恢复就真的会繁增。
18If you have received one talent, you need to use it. Before you come to a meeting, you need to pray, “Lord, I believe that I have a talent. I don’t want to bury my talent by getting involved with earthly things. Rather, I would like to use it to take care of others.” Show some love to those whose heart has grown cold. Go to see them or invite them to your home. As you spend time with the Lord and open to Him regarding whom you should take care of, He will burden you. As you contact others and have fellowship with them, you will spontaneously use your talent. Do not say, “Lord, You are a hard man, reaping where You have not sown and gathering where You have not scattered.” On the contrary, the Lord has sown and scattered a great deal. But there is much for you to reap and to gather. Oh, the harvest is vast, but the workers are few! There is no need for you to sow—simply go to reap. After every meeting there is time for you to reap and to gather. By doing this, we shall exercise our talent. In this way, the one talent will become two, the two talents will become four, and the five talents will become ten. The talents, God’s possessions which have been committed to us, will be multiplied. If we are all faithful to practice this, the Lord’s recovery will truly multiply
19二十七节说，『就当把我的银子放给兑换银钱的人，到我来的时候，可以连本带利收回。』把银子放给兑换银钱的人，表征运用主的恩赐引领别人得救，并将祂的丰富供应他们。『利』表征我们使用主的恩赐，为主工作所获得的有利结果。
19Verse 27 says, “You ought therefore to have deposited my silver with the bankers, and when I came I would have recovered what is mine with interest.” Depositing the silver with the bankers signifies using the Lord’s gift to lead others to salvation and to minister His riches to them. Interest signifies the profitable result we gain for the Lord’s work by using His gift
20在某种意义上，我们可以说，兑换银钱的人都是新人、软弱的人、青年人、以及退后的人。我们需要把主的家业托付给这些兑换银钱的人。兑换银钱的人不是带头的弟兄，乃是软弱的人、有问题的人。假定一位弟兄持异议，消极的说到召会。那些消极的说到召会的人，总有消极的事说到长老。这样的人为了表白自己，他必须如此说。召会若是错了，那么他就是对的；但召会若是对的，那么他就错了。尤其长老们若是错了，那么他就真正得著表白。然而，这些持异议的人都是弟兄，他们也爱主。这样一位持异议的弟兄，若由召会中另一位爱他并关切他的弟兄与他接触，不是由一位长老与他接触，这是何等美好！倘若许多人与这位持异议的弟兄接触，他至终会回到召会，并为著召会赞美主。
20In a sense, we may say that the bankers are all the new ones, weak ones, young ones, and backsliding ones. We need to deposit the Lord’s possession with these bankers. The bankers are not the leading brothers, but the weaker ones, those who have problems. Suppose a certain brother is dissenting and speaks negatively about the church. Those who speak negatively concerning the church will always have something negative to say about the elders. Such a one must speak like this in order to vindicate himself. If the church is wrong, then he is right; but if the church is right, then he is wrong. If the elders in particular are wrong, then he is truly vindicated. Nevertheless, these dissenting ones are brothers, and they love the Lord. How good it would be for such a dissenting brother to be contacted, not by one of the elders, but by another brother in the church who loves him and cares for him! If a dissenting brother is contacted by a number of others, he will eventually come back to the church and praise the Lord for the church
21你若这样使用你的银子照顾别人，你不仅会使银子繁增，自己也会在三层天上，并且会迅速长大、得著变化。你会在心思的灵里得以更新；并且向著全宇宙，我们中间会有身体奇妙的见证。宇宙会看见我们不是宗教的聚集，乃是活的身体。为此，我们都需要使用我们的银子，就是主的家业。结果将是繁增。我能见证，我们越照顾圣徒和召会，我们就越丰富。
21If you use your talent in this way to take care of others, you will not only multiply the talent, but you yourself will be in the third heaven and will quickly grow and be transformed. You will be renewed in the spirit of the mind, and among us there will be a marvelous testimony of the Body to the whole universe. The universe will see that we are not a religious gathering, but a living Body. For this, we all need to use our talent, the Lord’s possession. The result will be multiplication. I can testify that the more we take care of the saints and the churches, the richer we become
22二十八节说，『从他夺过这他连得来，给那有十他连得的。』夺过这他连得来，表征在要来的国度里，主的恩赐要从懒惰的信徒夺去。把这他连得给那有十他连得的，表征忠信信徒的恩赐要增加。
22Verse 28 says, “Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.” Taking away the talent signifies that the Lord’s gift will be taken away from slothful believers in the coming kingdom. The giving of the talent to the one with ten talents signifies that the gift of faithful believers will be increased
23二十九节继续说，『因为凡有的，还要给他，他就充盈有余；没有的，连他所有的，也要从他夺去。』凡在召会时代赚得利润的，在要来的国度时代要得著更多的恩赐；但在召会时代没有赚得利润的，在要来的国度时代，连他所有的恩赐也要从他夺去。
23Verse 29 continues, “For to everyone who has shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken away from him.” To everyone who gains profit in the church age, more gift shall be given in the coming kingdom age; but from him who has not gained profit in the church age, even the gift he has shall be taken away from him in the coming kingdom age.
24三十节说，『把这无用的奴仆，扔在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。』这话与二十四章五十一节者同，指明二十五章十四至三十节-是二十四章四十五至五十一节的完成，都是论到忠信为著主的工作。马太二十四章四十五至五十一节，在完成主托付的事上，已经对付奴仆的不忠，还需要二十五章十四至三十节，在使用主银子的事上，对付奴仆的不忠。
24Verse 30 says, “And cast out the useless slave into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” This word, the same as in 24:51, indicates that 25:14-30 is a completion to 24:45- 51 concerning faithfulness for the Lord’s work. Matthew 24:45-51 has dealt with the slave’sun faithfulness in fulfilling the Lord’s commission, but 25:14-30 is still needed to deal with the slave’sun faithfulness in using the Lord’stale nt
25在二十四、二十五章，我们看见赏赐和惩罚的事。按照二十四章四十七节，主对忠信精明之奴仆的赏赐，乃是要派他管理一切的家业。那动手打同作奴仆的，又和酒醉的人一同吃喝的恶仆，要被割断，并和假冒为善的人同受处分，在那里必要衷哭切齿了。（太二四49～51。）在二十五章，那领五他连得和领二他连得的，得著赏赐，管理许多事，并且进去享受主人的快乐。然而，那领一他连得的懒惰奴仆，受到惩罚，被扔在外面黑暗里。对许多基督教教师而言，被扔在外面黑暗里是指假信徒永远的沉沦。但上下文证明这不是正确的领会。这不是对假信徒的惩罚，乃是对不忠信的真信徒的惩罚。这不是指永远的沉沦，乃是指要来国度时代的惩罚。
25In both chapters twenty-four and twenty-five we see the matters of reward and punishment. According to 24:47, the reward to the faithful and prudent slave is that the Lord will set him over all His possessions. The evil slave, who beats his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with the drunken, will be cut asunder and have his portion with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (24:49-51). In chapter twenty-five the five-talented one and the two- talented one are rewarded by being put over many things and by entering into the joy of the Lord. The slothful, one-talented slave, however, is punished by being cast into outer darkness. To many Christian teachers, being cast into outer darkness denotes eternal perdition of a false believer. But the context proves that this is not an accurate understanding. This is not the punishment of false believers, but of genuine believers who are not faithful. It does not refer to eternal perdition, but to punishment during the coming kingdom age
26在马太福音里，『哀哭切齿』这辞用了六次。两次用于假信徒（太十三42）和外邦人(太十三50）的沉沦。马太十三章四十二节论到稗子，就是要被丢在火炉里的假信徒。火炉不是外面的黑暗，乃是火湖。马太十三章五十节论到邪恶的外邦人，败坏的水族，等于二十五章的山羊。他们也要被丢在火炉里。因此，那些要在永火里沉沦的人必要哀哭切齿。
26The phrase “weeping and gnashing of teeth” is used six times in the Gospel of Matthew. It is used twice concerning the perdition of the false believers (13:42) and the evil heathen (13:50). Matthew 13:42 concerns the tares, the false believers who will be cast into the furnace of fire. The furnace of fire is not the outer darkness, but the lake of fire. Matthew 13:50 concerns the evil Gentiles, the corrupt fish that are equivalent to the goats in chapter twenty- five. They also will be cast into the furnace of fire. Thus, those who perish in eternal fire will weep and gnash their teeth
27马太八章十二节说，『但国度之子要被扔在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。』因为国度之子必定是得救的人，他们不会被丢在火炉里。反之，他们要被扔在外面黑暗里。我不信火炉里有黑暗。虽然沉沦的人和失败的信徒都要哀哭切齿，但失败的信徒不会被扔在火湖里，乃要扔在主同在之荣耀范围以外的外面黑暗里。
27Matthew 8:12 says, “But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” Because the sons of the kingdom certainly are saved ones, they will not be cast into the furnace of fire. Rather, they will be put into outer darkness. I do not believe that there is darkness in the furnace of fire. Although there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth both for the ones who perish and for the defeated believers, the defeated believers will not be cast into the lake of fire, but into the outer darkness outside the glorious sphere of the Lord’s presence.
28马太二十二章十三节说，『于是王对仆役说，把他的手脚捆起来，扔在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。』这是指没有穿婚筵礼服的人。当然，这不是指不信的人，乃是指得救的人。这得救的人不会被扔在火湖里，乃会被扔在外面黑暗里。
28Matthew 22:13 says, “Then the king said to the servants, Bind his feet and hands, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” This refers to the one who did not have a wedding garment. This, of course, does not refer to an unbeliever, but to a saved one. This saved one will not be cast into the lake of fire, but into outer darkness
29这辞另外用了两次，在二十四章五十一节和二十五章三十节。按照二十四章五十一节，那恶仆要从主的同在被割断，并和假冒为善的人同受处分，在那里必要哀哭切齿。类似的二十五章三十节说，懒惰的奴仆要被扔在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿了。读这一切经文，我们就看见假信徒，稗子，和邪恶的外邦人，要被丢在火炉，火湖里，在那里必要哀哭切齿。然而，失败的信徒，就如八章的国度之子，二十二章没有婚筵礼服的人，以及二十四、二十五章不忠信的奴仆，要被扔在外面黑暗里。在外面黑暗里，他们必要哀哭切齿。这不是指永远的沉沦，乃是指时代的惩罚。除了救恩，还有在要来的国度时代要给与的赏赐与惩罚的事。我们若对主忠信，就要在下个时代得赏赐。但是我们若对主不忠信，就要受惩罚。这在神的圣言中是非常清楚的。
29This phrase is used two other times, in 24:51 and in 25:30. According to 24:51, the evil slave will be cut off from the Lord’s presence and have his portion with the hypocrites where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The sister verse, 25:30, says that the slothful slave will be cast out into the outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. By reading all these verses, we see that the false believers, the tares, and the evil Gentiles will be cast into the furnace of fire, the lake of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. However , the defeated believers, such as the sons of the kingdom in chapter eight, those without the wedding garment in chapter twenty-two, and the unfaithful slave in chapters twenty-four and twenty-five, will be cast out into the outer darkness. There, in the outer darkness, they will suffer weeping and gnashing of teeth. This does not refer to eternal perdition, but to dispensational punishment. In addition to salvation, there is still the matter of the reward and punishment that will be rendered during the coming kingdom age. If we are faithful to the Lord, we shall be rewarded during the next age. But if we are not faithful to Him, we shall receive punishment. This is very clear in God’sho ly Word
30在前篇和本篇信息中，我们已经看见生命和服事的事。为著生命，我们需要圣灵的充满；为著服事，我们需要圣灵的恩赐。在生命上，我们需要做醒；在服事上，我们需要忠信。我们在生命上的儆醒与早早被提有关，我们在服事上的忠信与赏赐有关。我们若儆醒忠信，那么我们就要早早被提，并且在主回来时要得著赏赐。早早被提就是有分于婚筵的享受，得著赏赐就是在要来的国度时代有分于权柄。
30In the previous message and in this message we have seen the matters of life and service. For life we need the infilling of the Holy Spirit, and for service we need the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In our life we need to be watchful, and in our service we need to be faithful. Our watchfulness in life is related to the early rapture, and our faithfulness in service is related to the reward. If we are watchful and faithful, then we shall be raptured early and we shall be rewarded when the Lord comes back. To be raptured early is to participate in the enjoyment of the wedding feast, and to be rewarded is to participate in the authority in the coming kingdom age.