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路加福音生命读经 · 第48篇

人救主为著完成救赎将自己交与死（五）

The Man-Savior’s Presentation of Himself to Death for Redemption (5)
1读经：路加福音21:5-38。在路加二十一章五节至二十二章四十六节，人救主为著祂的受死豫备门徒。有一面的豫备是告诉他们要来的事。（路二一5～36。）我们已经看过，这些事包括圣殿的被毁、（路二一5～6、）主升天和大灾难之间的灾祸、（路二一7～11、）门徒在召会时代所受的逼迫、（路二一12～、）大灾难与主的来临。（路二一～27。）在本篇信息中，我们要接著来看，主所说关于门徒的得赎与得
1Scripture Reading: Luke 21:5-38 In 21:5—22:46 the Man-Savior prepares the disciples for His death. As part of this preparation, He tells them of things to come (21:5-36). We have seen that these things include the destruction of the temple (vv. 5-6), the plagues between the Lord’s ascension and the great tribulation (vv. 7-11), the persecution of His disciples in the church age (vv. 12-19), and the great tribulation and the Lord’s coming (vv. 20-27). In this message we shall go on to consider what the Lord 19 says concerning the disciples’ redemption and the 20 overcomers’ rapture (vv. 28-36).
2胜者的被提。（路二一18～36。）
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我们的得赎近了
OUR REDEMPTION DRAWING NEAR
3在路加二十一章二十八节人救主说，『一有这些事，你们就当挺身昂首，因为你们的得赎近了。』在这一节，『得赎』必定是指我们的身体得赎，就是我们的身体改变形状。保罗在罗马八章二十三节说到这种得赎：『就是我们…也是自己里面叹息，热切等待儿子的名分，就是我们的身体得赎。』他在腓立比三章说到我们的身体改变形状：『...主耶稣基督…将我们这卑贱的身体改变形状，使之同形于祂荣耀的身体。』（腓三20～21。）因此，路加二十一章二十八节的得赎，那已经近了的得赎，不是我们的灵或魂得赎，乃是我们的身体得赎。我们在主回来时要经历这种得赎。
3In 21:28 the Man-Savior says, “And when these things begin to happen, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” In this verse “redemption” surely refers to the redemption of our body, that is, the transfiguration of our body. Paul speaks of this redemption in Romans 8:23: “Even we ourselves groan in ourselves, eagerly expecting sonship, the redemption of our body.” In Philippians 3 he speaks of the transfiguration of our body: “The Lord Jesus Christ, who will transfigure the body of our humiliation, conforming it to the body of His glory” (vv. 20-21). Therefore, the redemption in Luke 21:28, the redemption that is drawing near, is not the redemption of our spirit or soul but the redemption of our body. We shall experience this redemption at the Lord’s coming back
无花果树的表号
THE SIGN OF THE FIG TREE
4在路加二十一章二十九至三十一节，主告诉门徒一个比喻：『你们看无花果树和各样的树，牠们发芽的时候，你们一看见，自己就知道夏天近了。照样，你们几时看见这些事发生，也该知道神的国近了。』『无花果树』象征以色列国，在马太二十一章十九节被咒诅。以色列国经过了漫长的『冬天，』从第一世纪直到主后一九四八年，才得著复兴，那就是这树的枝子发嫩长叶了。这无花果树对这世代终结的信徒是个兆头。无花果树发嫩，（太二四32，）表征生命的复苏。路加二十一章三十节的发芽，表征外面的活动。冬天表征枯干的时期，灾难的时期；夏天表征国度复兴的时代，（路二一30～31，）这时代要开始于主的再来。
4In 21:29-31 the Lord tells the disciples a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees; when they are already sprouting leaves, you see it and know of yourselves that the summer is already near. So also you, when you see these things taking place, know that the kingdom of God is near.” The fig tree, signifying the nation of Israel, was cursed in Matthew 21:19. It passed through a long “winter,” from the first century to A.D. 1948, when the nation of Israel was restored. That was its branch becoming tender and putting forth its leaves. This fig tree is a sign to the believers of the end of this age. The fig tree becoming tender (Matt. 24:32) signifies that life has come back. The sprouting of leaves in Luke 21:30 signifies outward activities. Winter signifies the time of being dried up, the time of tribulation, whereas summer signifies the age of the restored kingdom (Luke 21:30-31), which will begin at the Lord’s second coming.
5主在二十一章三十节说到夏天近了，在三十一节说到神的国近了。然而，圣经里的『近了』不是指一件事要在几天或几年内发生。对主来说，一件事在二千年后发生，仍然可以看作近了，因为时间和空间在祂并没有甚么意义。一九四八年，我听到以色列复国的消息，非常兴奋。我对自己说，『看哪，这世代的终结一定是近了。从尼布甲尼撒的时候起，以色列国一直被外邦人控制。现在以色列已经复国了。』我以为也许再过几年主就要回来。但是三十六年过去了，还是在发『芽。』尽管耶路撒冷在一九六七年归还给犹太人，我们还是只能说时候『近了。』在二十一章三十二、三十三节，主接著说，『我实在告诉你们，这一代还没有过去，这一切事都要发生。天地要过去，但我的话绝不能过去。』三十二节的『代，』不是按著世代或人物，如马太一章十七节的『代；』而是按著人道德的情形，如路加十一章二十九至三十二节，和箴言三十章十一至十四节的『世代。』三十二节的『这一切事，』是指前面经节所豫言的事。这一代还没有过去，这一切事都要发生，这含示有些事还没有发生。因此，还需要更多的时间，让这一切事尽都发生。
5In verse 30 the Lord speaks of summer being near, and in verse 31, of the kingdom of God being near. However, in the Bible the word “near” does not mean that something will happen within a few days or even within several years. To the Lord an event that will take place in two thousand years may still be regarded as near, because with Him time and space do not mean anything. When I heard about the re-formation of Israel in 1948, I was excited. I said to myself, “Look, the end of the age must be near. The nation of Israel has been under the control of the Gentiles since the time of Nebuchadnezzar. Now Israel has been re-formed as a nation.” I thought that probably in just a few years the Lord would come back. But thirty-six years have gone by, and the “leaves” are still sprouting. Even though Jerusalem was returned to the Jews in 1967, we can still say only that the time is “near.” In 21:32 and 33 the Lord goes on to say, “Truly I tell you that this generation shall by no means pass away until all things take place. The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away.” The word “generation” in verse 32 is not the generation according to age or people, as the generations in Matthew 1:17. Rather, this is the generation according to the moral condition of the people, as the generation in Luke 11:29-32 and Proverbs 30:11-14. “All things” in verse 32 refer to the things predicted in the foregoing verses. The word “until” implies that some things have not yet taken place. Therefore, more time is needed for all things to take place
警戒酗酒、沉醉并思虑
A WARNING CONCERNING DISSIPATION, DRUNKENNESS, AND ANXIETY
6在路加二十一章三十四、三十五节主说，『你们要小心，恐怕因酗酒、沉醉并今生的思虑，累住你们的心，那日子就如同网罗忽然临到你们，因为那日子要这样临到全地面上一切居住的人。』『酗酒』指醉酒昏呕。『酗酒、沉醉』是指纵情于吃喝享受。这里主的话和十七章二十七节类似：『人吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进方舟的那日，洪水就来，把他们全都毁灭了。』挪亚的世代乃以放纵情欲为特征。二十一章三十四节的酗酒、沉醉就是放纵情欲，过度吃喝享受。主关于酗酒、沉醉并今生思虑的话，可以视为祂在十二、十四及十六至十八章论到这些事的结语。那些纵情吃喝，又被今生思虑累住的人，会被享受与思虑麻醉。忽然之间，意想不到的，『那日子』要如同网罗临到他们。这网罗要临到全地面上一切居住的人。我是个年长的人，我能作见证，这些年来人类中间的趋势或潮流已经大大的改变。酗酒、沉醉、今生的思虑从来没有像今天这样猖狂。人一面为享受奋斗，一面因思虑受苦。酗酒、沉醉、思虑引起各样的疾病。美国非常好，但是你看看有多少人在努力放纵情欲。许多人和别人竞争，要有更好的汽车和房子。然而他们在努力追求享受时，也因今生的思虑受苦。结果，那日子要如同网罗临到他们。
6In verses 34 and 35 the Lord says, “And take heed to yourselves lest at some time your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and anxieties of life, and that day come upon you suddenly as a snare; for it will come in upon all those dwelling on the face of all the earth.” The Greek word rendered “dissipation” indicates a drunken hangover. The phrase “dissipation and drunkenness” refers to indulgence in the enjoyment of eating and drinking. The Lord’sword here is similar to that in 17:27: “They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day in which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.” The generation of Noah was characterized by the indulgence of the lustful self. Dissipation and drunkenness in 21:34 refer to the indulgence of the lustful self in the excess of the enjoyment of eating and drinking. The Lord’sword concerning dissipation, drunkenness, and anxieties of life may be considered the concluding word of His message about these things recorded in chapters twelve, fourteen, and sixteen through eighteen. Those who indulge their lust in eating and drinking and who are weighed down with the anxieties of life will become stupefied by their enjoyment and anxiety. Suddenly, unexpectedly, “that day” will come upon them as a snare, as a net cast over them. This snare will come upon all those dwelling on the face of all the earth. As an elderly man, I can testify that the trend, or the tide, among mankind has changed a great deal over the years. Dissipation, drunkenness, and the anxiety of life have never been as prevailing as they are today. On the one hand, people are struggling for enjoyment; on the other hand, they are suffering from anxiety. Dissipation, drunkenness, and anxiety lead to different kinds of disease. This country is very good, but consider how many people are struggling to indulge their lusts. Many are competing with others to have better cars and houses. But as they struggle for enjoyment, they suffer from the anxiety of life. As a result, that day will come upon them as a snare.
得胜，能逃避，
PREVAILING TO ESCAPE AND STAND
得以站立在人子面前
BEFORE THE SON OF MAN
7在路加二十一章三十六节主说，『但你们要时时儆醒，常常祈求，使你们得胜，能逃避这一切要发生的事，得以站立在人子面前。』这里的得胜是指有力量和能力。这种逃避大灾难的力量和能力，来自儆醒和祈求。二十一章三十六节的『逃避，』是指在大灾难（太二四21）以前被取去，被提。（路十七34～36。）大灾难是个厉害的试炼，要临到普天下的人。（启三10。）这样的被提就是蒙保守『免去那将要临到普天下，试炼一切住在地上之人试炼的时候。』（启三10。）此外，『这一切…事』是指一切大灾难的事。『站立在人子面前，』和启示录十四章一节的『站』相符，这指明在大灾难前，被提的得胜者要在天上的锡安山上，站在救主面前。（参启十二5～6，14。）
7In 21:36 the Lord says, “But be watchful, at every time beseeching, that you may prevail to escape all these things which are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” To prevail here is to have strength and ability. The strength and ability to escape the great tribulation come from watchfulness and beseeching. The word “escape” in 21:36 signifies being taken, raptured, before the great tribulation (Matt. 24:21), which will be a severe trial upon the whole inhabited earth (Rev. 3:10; Luke 17:34-36). To be thus raptured is to be kept “out of the hour of trial which is about to come on the whole inhabited earth, to try them who dwell on the earth” (Rev. 3:10). Furthermore “all these things” are the things of the great tribulation. To stand before the Son of Man corresponds to the standing of those in Revelation 14:1. It indicates that the raptured overcomers will stand before the Savior on Mount Zion in the heavens before the great tribulation (see Rev. 12:5-6, 14).
祈求蒙保守
BESEECHING TO BE KEPT
免去试炼的时候
OUT OF THE HOUR OF TRIAL
8在路加二十一章三十六节，人救主嘱咐我们要儆醒。我们要不被麻醉，就需要儆醒，而且需要常常祈求。这不是一般的祷告，乃是专一的祷告，使我们得胜，能逃避这一切要发生的事。我们已经指出，这样得胜是指有力量和能力逃避大灾难。我们不该被今天世界的潮流抓住，反而需要逃避这潮流。逃避的力量和能力，是来自儆醒和祈求。如果我们有专一的祷告，就会得胜，能逃避一切要发生的事。我们已经看过，逃避要发生的事，就是在大灾难之前被提，也是蒙保守免去那将要临到普天下，试炼一切住在地上之人试炼的时候。因此，主在二十一章三十六节的话，乃是应验祂对非拉铁非召会的应许：『你既遵守我忍耐的话，我也必保守你免去那将要临到普天下，试炼一切住在地上之人试炼的时候。』（启三10。）这里的『试炼，』无疑的是指大灾难，如第五号、第六号和第七号，连同七碗所指明的。（启八13～九21，十一14～15，十五1，十六1～21。）这试炼也可能包含第六印和前四号里超自然的灾难。
8In verse 36 the Man-Savior charges us to be watchful. Instead of being stupefied or drugged, we need to be vigilant. Furthermore, at every time we need to beseech. This is not to pray in a general way; it is to pray in a particular way that we may prevail to escape the things that are about to take place. As we have pointed out, to prevail in this way is to have the strength and ability to escape the great tribulation. We should not be caught in the trend of today’s world. Instead, we need to escape this trend. The strength and ability to escape come from being watchful and from beseeching. If we pray in a particular way, we shall prevail to escape all the things that are about to take place. We have seen that to escape the things that are about to take place is to be raptured before the great tribulation. This is also to be kept out of the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole inhabited earth to try those who dwell on the earth. Hence, the Lord’sword in 21:36 is the fulfillment of the promise He gives to the church in Philadelphia: “Because you have kept the word of My endurance, I also will keep you out of the hour of trial which is about to come on the whole inhabited earth, to try them who dwell on the earth” (Rev. 3:10). “Trial” here undoubtedly denotes the great tribulation, as indicated by the fifth, sixth, and seventh trumpets with the seven bowls (Rev. 8:13—9:21; 11:14-15; 15:1; 16:1-2). This trial may also include the supernatural calamities of the sixth seal and the first four trumpets
9在启示录三章十节，主应许恢复的召会、就是在非拉铁非的召会，要保守她免去试炼的时候。她既遵守主忍耐的话，主就要保守她不仅免去试炼，并且免去试炼的时候。主这应许，与路加二十一章三十六节的相同，指明那些遵守主忍耐之话的圣徒，要在大试炼而被提；这含示不遵守主忍耐之话的人，要留在那试炼中。
9In Revelation 3:10 the Lord promises the recovered church, the church in Philadelphia, that He will keep her out of the hour of trial. He will keep her not only out of the trial, but also out of the hour of trial, because she has kept the word of the Lord’s endurance. This promise of the Lord, like that in Luke 21:36, indicates that the saints who have kept the word of the Lord’s endurance will be raptured before the great trial. This implies that those who have not kept the word of His endurance will be left in the trial.
得胜者被提
the rapture of the overcomers
10在大灾难以前，救主可能还在宝座上。主的巴路西亚（同在）要开始于宝座，接续于祂来到空中、而结束于祂来到地上。在主的巴路西亚里，要有大体信徒被提到空中、（帖前四15～17、）基督的审判台、（林后五10、）以及羔羊的婚娶。（启十九7～9。）然而，有些信徒，如启示录十四章的十四万四千初熟的果子，要被提到神的宝座前，与救主同站在天上的锡安山上。这是路加二十一章三十六节『站立在人子面前』的意思。因此，站立在人子面前，就是被提到诸天之上的宝座前，站立在救主面前。被提以后，救主要带著那些已经被提到诸天之上的，一同离开宝座，降到空中，顾到以后要被提的信徒。
10Before the great tribulation, the Savior will probably still be on the throne. The Lord’s parousia (presence) will begin from the throne. This parousia will continue with His coming to the air and will 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). However, certain believers, such as the one hundred forty-four thousand firstfruit in Revelation 14, will be raptured to the throne of God and stand with the Savior on the heavenly Mount Zion. This is what it means in Luke 21:36 “to stand before the Son of Man.” Therefore, to stand before the Son of Man is to be raptured to the throne in the heavens to stand before the Savior. After this rapture, the Savior will leave the throne with those who have been raptured to the heavens and descend to the air in order to take care of the other believers who will be raptured later
11关于圣徒被提和主耶稣再来，圣经教师中间有许多争辩。有些人宣称被提要在大灾难以前，另有些人说被提要在大灾难以后。按照圣经，我们不仅相信众圣徒一般的被提，也相信得胜者的被提。关于这件事，我鼓励你们研读我们所释放，马太二十四章和启示录的信息。我们需要将二十一章三十四、三十五、三十六节摆在一起。这些经节帮助我们了解，今天地上堕落的趋势非常强。事实上，这趋势已成了一种潮流，带走每一件事物和每一个人。我们在基督里的信徒，非常不容易在这潮流中作中流砥柱。我们要站住，就需要儆醒，天天专一的祷告，使我们得著来自里面复活生命的力量，好抵挡世界的趋势。潮流。我们如果这样得著加强，就不会被这世代的潮流抓住，反而会被基督充满。我们若被基督这神圣的气所充满，就要被提站立在人子面前。虽然二十一章三十四至三十六节没有『被提』这辞，但三十六节很强的指明被提。这节圣经消极的说到逃避这一切要发生的事，也积极的说到站立在人子面前。在三十六节所含示的时间里，人子在那里？祂还在诸天的宝座上。那么，我们怎样能在那里站立在祂面前？我们站立在宝座上的人子面前，惟一的路乃是被提─被提到诸天之上。
11There has been much debate among Bible teachers concerning the rapture of the saints and the second coming of the Lord Jesus. Some claim that the rapture will be before the tribulation, and others say that it will take place after the tribulation. According to the Scriptures, we believe not only in the general rapture of all the saints but also in the rapture of the overcomers. Concerning this, I encourage you to study the messages we have given on Matthew 24 and the book of Revelation. We need to put together verses 34, 35, and 36. These verses help us to realize that the downward trend on earth today is very strong. Actually, this trend has become a tide that carries everything and everyone along with it. It is extremely difficult for us as believers in Christ to stand in the midst of this tide. In order to stand, we need to be watchful and pray daily in a particular way so that we may receive the strength that comes from the resurrection life within us to stand against the trend, the tide, of the world. If we are strengthened in this way, we shall not be caught by the trend of this age. Rather, we shall be full of Christ and shall be buoyant. As those filled with Christ as the divine air, we shall be raptured to stand before the Son of Man. Although the word “rapture” is not found in 21:34-36, there is a strong indication of the rapture in verse 36. This verse speaks negatively of escaping all the things that are about to take place and positively of standing before the Son of Man. Where will the Son of Man be at the time implied in verse 36? He will still be on the throne in the heavens. How, then, can we stand before Him there? The only way for us to stand before the Son of Man on the throne is for us to be raptured, to be taken away to the heavens
12主给非拉铁非召会的信中，应许得胜者必蒙保守免去、脱开试炼的时候。祂应许保守他们脱离大灾难的时候，这就是说，他们要在三年半大灾难以前被提，不会留在地上遇见敌基督。我们会不会在大灾难以前被提，与宝座上的基督相遇，这不在于祂，乃在于我们儆醒，并专一的祷告。我们需要不断儆醒、祈求，使我们得胜，能逃避大灾难。我们需要祷告，使我们有力量和能力，逃避地上将要发生的事。罗得的妻子是没有得胜而得逃脱之人的例子。主在十七章三十二节说，『你们要回想罗得的妻子。』罗得的妻予变成一根盐柱，因为她留恋所多玛，回头张望。这指明她贪爱神即将审判并毁灭的邪恶世界。我们不该像罗得的妻子，我们应当得胜，能逃避，蒙保守免去大灾难。我们曾经强调，这就是被提，在天上的锡安山上，站立在人子面前。然后祂就要开始祂的巴路西亚，与我们同在。当祂离开宝座回到地上来，我们就要与祂同在。那真是令人兴奋！毫无疑问，那些在诸天里的锡安山上，站立在人子面前的人，必定在主里欣喜若狂。
12In the epistle to the church in Philadelphia, the Lord promises the overcomers that they will be kept from, taken out of, the hour of trial. He promises to keep them from the time of the great tribulation. This means that they will be raptured before the three and a half years of the great tribulation and will not remain on earth to meet Antichrist. Whether or not we shall be raptured before the great tribulation and be taken away to meet Christ on the throne does not depend on Him. It depends on our watchfulness and on our praying in a particular way. Constantly we need to be watchful and beseeching that we may prevail to escape the great tribulation. We need to pray that we may have the strength and ability to escape the things that will take place on earth. Lot’s wife is an example of one who did not prevail to escape. In 17:32 the Lord says, “Remember Lot’s wife.” Lot’s wife became a pillar of salt because she took a lingering, backward look at Sodom. This indicates that she loved the evil world that God was about to judge and destroy. We should not be like Lot’s wife. We should prevail to escape, prevail to be kept away from the great tribulation. As we have emphasized, this is to be raptured to stand before the Son of Man on the heavenly Mount Zion. Then He will begin His parousia with us. When He leaves the throne to come back to earth, we shall be with Him. How exciting that will be! No doubt, those who stand before the Son of Man on Mount Zion in the heavens will be beside themselves with joy in the Lord
每日在殿里施教
TEACHING DAILY IN THE TEMPLE
13路加二十一章三十七、三十八节说，『耶稣每日在殿里施教，每夜出城，在一座山，名叫橄榄山住宿。众百姓清早到殿里耶稣那里去听祂。』二十一章五至三十六节记载主在橄榄山上教训人。然后，三十七、三十八节指明，主每日在殿里施教。然而，主夜间却住宿在橄榄山上。祂每日在殿里施教，好豫备一切，为著在逾越节那天被杀。祂为著钉十字架豫备自己，豫备门徒，并豫备环境。清早到殿里听主说话的人，不知道正在发生的事，但祂很清楚。祂知道祂在豫备自己，豫备门徒、反对者和环境，为要成就祂救赎的死得胜，能逃避，得以站立在人子面前。
13Luke 21:37 and 38 say, “Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but during the night He went out and spent the night on the mountain called the Mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning to Him in the temple to hear Him.” The Lord’ste aching recorded in 21:5-36 was given on the Mount of Olives. Then, as verses 37 and 38 indicate, the Lord taught daily in the temple. However, during the night He stayed on the Mount of Olives. By teaching in the temple day by day, He made everything ready for Him to be killed on the day of Passover. He prepared Himself, His disciples, and the environment for His crucifixion. The people who came to the temple early in the morning to hear the Lord did not know what was happening. But He was clear about what was taking place. He knew that He was preparing Himself, His disciples, His opposers, and the environment for the accomplishment of His redemptive death.