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启示录生命读经 · 第30篇

信徒的被提（二）

The Rapture of the Believers (2)
壹 得胜者的被提
I. THE RAPTURE OF THE OVERCOMERS
三 事实
C. The Facts
11取去一个，撇下一个
11. The One Being Taken and the Other Being Left
2在马太二十四章三十九至四十二节，我们可以看到被提的事实。四十至四十一节说，『那时，两个人在田里，取去一个，撇下一个。两个女人在磨坊推磨，取去一个，撇下一个。』在这里可以看到，有两个弟兄在田里，两个姊妹在磨坊；一个弟兄和一个姊妹被取去，其余的两个就被撇下了。我们中间有些人，特别是青年人，可能很爱主，认为不必注意自己的为人生活。但在这些经节里，我们看见两个弟兄在田间工作，两个姊妹在磨坊推磨。这些都是为著糊口。只要我们活在地上，就不能不顾到吃的需要，我们必须工作来糊口。所以，你若真正爱主，就必须认识，当你爱祂的时候，仍然需要维持自己的生活。当那两个人为著生活在田里工作时，一个要被取去，另一个却被撇下。表面看来，他们二人都一样，但他们里面却有差别。你若细读这段上下文，就会知道他们之中，一个是儆醒又豫备好的，另一个却没有；一个是在豫备，另一个却不儆醒。
2In Matthew 24:39-42 we see the fact of the rapture. Verses 40 and 41 say, “Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.” Here we see two brothers in the field and two sisters at the mill. One of the brothers and one of the sisters are taken and the others are left. Some among us, especially the young people, may love the Lord and think that they need not care for their human living. But in these verses we see two brothers working in the field and two sisters grinding at the mill. This is for eating. As long as we live on earth, we cannot ignore the need of eating. We must work in order to eat. Therefore, if you truly love the Lord, you must realize that while you are loving Him, you must still earn a living for yourself. While two are working in the field for their living, one will be taken and the other left. Outwardly they are the same, but inwardly they are different. If you read the context, you will see that one is watchful and ready and the other is not. While one is getting ready, the other is not watchful
2 男孩子被提到神那里
2. The Man-child Being Caught up to God
3得胜者被提的事实，也可以在启示录十二章五节看到，这节说，『妇人生了一个男孩子，是将来要用铁杖辖管万国的；她的孩子被提到神和祂的宝座那里去了。』注意这里的男孩子不是被提到空中，乃是被提到神宝座那里，而神的宝座是在三层天上。这种被提，要发生在三年半的大灾难之前。（启十二6，14。）
3The fact of the rapture of the overcomers is also found in Revelation 12:5. This verse says, “And she brought forth a son, a man-child, who was about to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod; and her child was caught up to God and to His throne.” Notice that the man-child is not caught up to the air but to the throne of God. The throne of God is in the third heaven. This rapture will transpire before the three and one-half years of the great tribulation (12:6, 14
3 十四万四千人成为初热的果子归与神和羔羊
3. The Hundred Forty-four Thousand Becoming the Firstfruit to God and to the Lamb
4被提的事实，也可以在启示录十四章一至五节看到。在这里有十四万四千人，成为初熟的果子归与神和羔羊。这些初熟的果子，不是被带到空中，乃是被带到神的家中，就是诸天之上神的殿中。当大灾难时，敌基督要强迫人拜他；在此之前，那十四万四千人要被提到诸天之上的锡安山。
4The fact of the rapture is also found in 14:1-5, where we read of the one hundred forty - four thousand becoming the firstfruit to God and to the Lamb. Being firstfruit, they are brought into God’s house, the temple of God in the heavens, not to the air. The hundred forty-four thousand will be raptured to Zion in the heavens before Antichrist forces people to worship him during the great tribulation.
5这些有关得胜者被提的事实，是不能否认的。在田里的那一个和在磨坊里推磨的那一个，比另外的人更早被提去；男孩子是在末后三年半之前，被提到神的宝座那里，并且初熟的果子，是在庄稼之前被提的。没有人能说，庄稼和初熟的果子是同时被提的。启示录十四章说得非常清楚，初熟的果子被提在先，庄稼被提在后。
5These facts regarding the rapture of the overcomers cannot be denied. The one in the field and the one grinding at the mill are taken before the others, the man-child is caught up to the throne of God before the last three and one-half years, and the firstfruit is taken before the harvest. No one can say that the harvest will be taken at the same time as the firstfruit. As Revelation 14 makes clear, the firstfruit is raptured first and the harvest is raptured later
四 时间
D. The Time
6现在来看得胜者被提的时间。按照启示录三章十节，这是在『试炼的时候』之前。此外，十二章也指明，男孩子要在末了的三年半之前，也就是在大灾难之前，被提到神的宝座那里。（启十二5～6，14，17。）再者，那十四万四千初熟的果子站在锡安山，是在敌基督于大灾难时强迫人拜他和他的像之前。（启十四1～5，9～12。）你若仔细读十四章，会看见初熟的果子被提到天上的锡安山以后，在地上的敌基督要在殿里把自己的像立起来，强迫人去拜这像。除非你不相信圣经，不然，这事毫无争辩的余地。我们若相信圣经所说的，就必须承认有些基督徒在敌基督逼迫神的子民之前，就被提到三层天上，而不是被提到空中。
6Now we come to the time of the rapture of the overcomers. According to Revelation 3:10, it will precede “the hour of trial.” Moreover, chapter twelve indicates that the man-child will be caught up to the throne of God before the last three and one-half years, that is, before the great tribulation (12:5-6, 14, 17). Furthermore, the one hundred forty-four thousand firstfruit will stand on Mount Zion before Antichrist forces people to worship him and his image at the time of the great tribulation (14:1-5, 9-12). If you read chapter fourteen carefully, you will see that after the firstfruit is taken to Mount Zion in heaven, on earth Antichrist will erect his image in the temple and force people to worship it. Unless you do not believe the Bible, there can be no argument about this. If we believe what the Bible says, then we must admit that some Christians will be raptured to the third heaven, not to the air, before Antichrist persecutes God’sp eople
五 地点
E. The Place
1 站立在人子面前
1. To Stand before the Son of Man
7得胜者将要被提到的地方，是在诸天之上人子的面前。（路二一36。）当得胜者被提的时候，基督还未离开天上来到空中。当然，祂更未来到地上。那些得胜者，就是胜过魔鬼网罗的人，要站在诸天之上人子的面前。
7The place to which the overcomers will be raptured is before the Son of Man in the heavens (Luke 21:36). At the time of the rapture of the overcomers, Christ will not yet have left heaven and have come down to the air. Much less, will He have come down to earth. The overcomers who have overcome the snare of the Devil will stand before the Son of Man in the heavens
2 被提到神的宝座那里
2. To Be Caught up to the Throne of God
8十二章五节指明，男孩子要被提到诸天之上神的宝座那里。大多数的基督徒可能都知道，帖前四章说到那些活著还存留的人会被提到空中；但这里给我们看见，男孩子要被提到诸天之上神的宝座那里。
8As 12:5 indicates, the man - child will be caught up to the throne of God in the heavens. Probably most Christians know that 1 Thessalonians 4 says that those who are alive and remain will be caught up to the air. But here we see that the man-child will be caught up to the throne of God in the heavens.
3 站立在钖安山上
3. To Stand on Mount Zion
9初熟的果子要站在诸天之上的锡安山上，这事实也证明得胜者被提到的地方是在诸天之上。这些经节都指明得胜者不是被提到空中，乃是被提到三层天上。因此，不论就著时间和地点来说，得胜者的被提与大体信徒的被提，都完全不相同。
9The fact that the firstfruit will stand on Mount Zion in the heavens also proves that the place to which the overcomers will be raptured is the heavens. All these verses indicate that the overcomers will not be raptured to the air but to the third heaven. Therefore, with respect to both time and place, the rapture of the overcomers is absolutely different from the rapture of the majority of the believers
六 条件
F. The Conditions
1 时时儆醒，常常祈求
1. Watch and Pray Always
10现在我们来看得胜者被提的条件。条件的意思，就是我们为著要早期被提，必须付出的代价。首先，我们必须时时儆醒，常常祈求。（路二一36。）时时儆醒，常常祈求的意思，不是说我们只祷告而不工作、不睡眠、不吃饭。这话的意思乃是，当我们工作时，我们带著一个祷告的灵，不住的祷告。不住的祷告并不用我们停下工作。如果你不能在工作时祷告，那么你的祷告未必是真的祷告，可能是仪式、宗教的表演。最好的祷告，就是在你最忙的时候，也同时不住的运用你活的灵来仰望主，这才是实际和真正的祷告。我们都能不住的祷告。甚至我在这里说话的时候，我也在祷告。当你与人交通的时候，你也该祷告。我们需要作一班有祷告的灵而祷告的人。我们需要一直祷告。这就是常常祈求的意思。
10Now we come to the conditions of the rapture of the overcomers. By conditions we mean the terms and price we must pay for this early rapture. Firstly, we must watch and pray always (Luke 21:36). To watch and pray always does not mean that we only pray and do not work, sleep, or eat. It means that while we are working, we have a praying spirit and are constantly praying. To have this constant prayer does not require that we cease working. If you cannot pray while you are working, then your prayer must not be very genuine; rather, it must be a formal, religious performance. The best prayer is that while you are busy working, you constantly and simultaneously look unto the Lord with a living spirit. This is real and genuine prayer. We all can pray constantly. Even when I speak, I am praying. While you are fellowshipping with others, you should be praying. We need to be a praying people with a praying spirit. We need to pray all the time. This is what it means to pray always
2 儆醒并豫备
2. Watch and Be Ready
11第二个条件，就是我们必须儆醒并豫备。（太二四40～44，路十二35～40。）我们要能这样说：『主，我虽然忙于工作，却豫备好了，随时被你提走。主，虽然我把我的东西都收拾得十分整齐清洁，但是我不打算永远住在这里。主，我准备好了被提。』你是否能对主这样说？豫备的意思不是要我们停止工作，甚么都不干。在上一个世纪，有些人就这样作过。曾有一位圣经教师告诉人说，基督要在某日某时回来。人听见后，就去沐浴，换上白衣，除了祷告以外，甚么都不作了。这不是等候主来的正确方式，正确的方式乃是过正常的生活。圣经上没有一个地方告诉我们，等候主回来时要沐浴，更换白衣。反之，主耶稣说，那日子那时辰没有人知道。当两个弟兄在田间工作时，出乎他们意料之外，竟有一个突然被提，另一个却被撇下了。
11A second condition is that we must watch and be ready (Matt. 24:40-44; Luke 12:35-40). We should be able to say, “Lord, I’m busy working, but I’m ready to go. Lord, here I am cleaning my things and keeping them in order, but I don’t want to live here forever. Lord, I’m ready to be taken.” Can you tell the Lord this? To be ready does not mean that we stop working and do nothing. In the last century, some people did this. A certain teacher told them that at a particular time Christ would come. After hearing this, they bathed thoroughly, put on white garments, and did nothing except pray. This is not the proper way to wait for the Lord’s coming back. The proper way is to live a normal life. The Bible nowhere tells us to take a shower, put on white clothing, and wait for the Lord to come back. Rather, the Lord Jesus says that no one will know the time. As two brothers will be working in the field, much to their surprise, one will suddenly be taken away and the other will be left.
12我们不可用人天然的观念来领会圣经。许多关心主再来的基督徒，都持有一种观念说，主既快来了，最好甚么事都不作。不！一切都在于正常的生活，也在于不断的用活的灵来接触主。要能对主说，『主，我在地上没有甚么束缚，一切豫备好了，你可以随时把我提走。』这才是儆醒并豫备的路。
12We must not understand the Bible according to our human concept. Many Christians who care for the Lord’s coming back hold the concept that since the Lord is coming soon, it is better for them to do nothing. No, everything depends upon a normal living and upon contacting the Lord all the time with a living spirit. Tell the Lord, “Lord, I have no ties on earth. I’m ready to go anytime You want to take me.” This is the way to watch and to be ready
3 爱主的显现
3. Loving the Lord’s Appearing
132第三个条件就是爱主的显现。在提后四章八节保罗说，『从此以后，有公义的冠冕为我存留，就是主，那公义的审判者，在那日要赏赐我的；不但赏赐我，也赏赐凡爱祂显现的人。』保罗说，公义的冠冕是为凡爱主显现的人存留的。我们要对主说，『主耶稣，我爱你，我也爱你的显现；因著我爱你，所以我也爱你的显现。』不过，爱主的显现，并不是说我们就不过正常的生活了。相反的，我们越爱祂的显现，就越需要在今天过一个正常的生活。
13A third condition is to love the Lord’s appearing. In Timothy 4:8 Paul said, “Henceforth, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me in that day; and not only to me, but also to all those who have loved His appearing.” Paul said that the crown of righteousness is laid up for all those who love the Lord’s appearing. We must tell the Lord, “Lord Jesus, I love You and I love Your appearing. Because I love You, I love Your appearing.” However, to love the Lord’s appearing does not mean that we should not live a normal life. Rather, the more we love His appearing, the more we need to live a normal life today.
4 遵守主忍耐的话
4. Keeping the Word of the Lord’s Endurance
14还有另一个条件，就是遵守主忍耐的话。（启三10。）要作耶稣的见证，我们就必须遵守圣经的话；但我们若这样遵守，就会受逼迫。多少世纪以来，圣徒因著忠于主的话，就受到逼迫，甚至殉道。今天我们也必须忠于主的话。我们不跟从传统，也不在意宗教，我们只在意主的话，就是祂那忍耐的话。为这缘故，我们受逼迫，故此我们需要主的忍耐。我们必须忍受宗教的逼迫。我们所遵守的话，乃是主忍耐的话。
14Still another condition is keeping the word of the Lord’s endurance (Rev. 3:10). In order to be the testimony of Jesus, we must keep the word in the Bible. But if we do this, we shall be persecuted. Throughout the centuries, the saints were persecuted and martyred because they were faithful to the Lord’sword. Today, we also must be faithful to the Lord’sword. We do not follow the traditions or care for religion. We only take care of the word of the Lord which is the word of His endurance. Due to this, we are suffering persecution. For this we need the endurance of the Lord. We must endure the persecution of religion. The word we keep is the Lord’sword of endurance
5 得胜又守住主的工作
5. Overcoming and Keeping the Lord’s Works
15最后，我们若要在初次被提中有分，就必须胜过堕落的基督教，并且守住主的工作。在启示录二章二十六节，主对推雅推喇的人说，『得胜的，又守住我的工作到底的，我要赐给他权柄制伏列国。』罗马天主教已经否认了主的工作，这事实无可争辩。甚么是主的工作？第一，就是祂在十字架上的死。罗马天主教竟连这点都否认了，因为他们不教导人信靠主的死，使他们得救，反倒教导人向一些所谓的圣人祈求，叫人奉献钱财，注意自己的行为，甚至去苦修。他们这样作，就把主钉十架为我们成功救赎的工作弃绝了。罗马天主教也否认主的复活，将主所作的一切完全忘记。天主教甚至教导人说，只要供献一笔钱财，就能替亲属缩短炼狱之苦的时间。这就是天主教忽视主藉复活所成就之工作的例证。在写给推雅推喇的书信中，主似乎说，『你必须胜过天主教，而守住我的工作。你要守住我为你作成的一切。不可去拜马利亚，乃要持守我的救赎、我的升天、和我的内住，这些才是我的工作。不要信靠自己的好行为，就如你的捐献，你向圣人的祈祷，你的斋戒，你的苦修等。』然而，主虽然说了话，那些在罗马天主教的人仍然不守住主的工作。我们必须胜过属鬼魔的天主教，而持守主为我们所作成的一切。我们绝不可以去拜马利亚，她虽是一位姊妹，我们可以这样的说到她，但绝对不可以称她为『圣母马利亚。』她不是神的母亲，说她是神的母亲真是太可怕了。天主教教训人说，基督是马利亚的儿子，可是在给推雅推喇的书信中，主耶稣称自己为神的儿子。（启二18。）天主教既忽视基督的工作，那些在天主教里的人，就不会在大灾难前被提。反之，按照启示录十七章十六节，神要用敌基督和他的十王，杀死许多在罗马天主教里的人。主耶稣在二章二十三节论到那些在推雅推喇的人说，『我又要用死亡击杀她的儿女。』因此他们不会被提。我们必须胜过堕落的天主教，完全回到主耶稣所成就的工作；祂是那为我们死，复活并升天，还要为我们回来的一位。我们必须守住祂的工作到底。
15Lastly, if we would share in the first rapture, we must overcome degraded Christianity and keep the Lord’s works. In 2:26 the Lord said to those in Thyatira, “And he who overcomes, and he who keeps My works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.” No one can dispute the fact that the Roman Catholic Church has denied the Lord’s works. What are the Lord’s works? Firstly, His death on the cross. The Roman Catholic Church even denies this, for it does not teach people to trust in the Lord’s death for their salvation. Rather, it teaches them to pray to certain saints, to donate money, to behave themselves, and even to suffer. In doing this, those in the Roman Catholic Church forsake the Lord’s work in His crucifixion for our redemption. The Roman Catholic Church also denies the Lord’s resurrection; it absolutely forgets whatever the Lord has done. Catholicism even teaches that by offering a financial gift you can shorten the time that a relative will spend in purgatory. This is an example of ignoring what the Lord has done through His resurrection. In the epistle to Thyatira the Lord seemed to be saying, “You must overcome Catholicism and keep My works. You must keep all that I have done for you. You must not worship Mary, but rather keep My redemption, My ascension, and My indwelling. These are My works. Don’t trust your good deeds — your contributions, your prayers to the saints, your fastings, and your sufferings.” Nevertheless, in spite of the Lord’sword, those in the Roman Catholic Church still fail to keep the works of the Lord. We must overcome devilish Catholicism and keep all that the Lord has done for us. We would never worship Mary. Although she is a sister and we would speak other as such, we would never address her as “Mother Mary.” She is not the mother of God, and it is terrible to say that she is. Catholicism teaches that Christ is the Son of Mary, but in the epistle to Thyatira, the Lord Jesus said that He is the Son of God (2:18). Since Catholicism has ignored the works of Christ, those in Catholicism will not be raptured before the tribulation. Rather, according to Revelation 17:16, God will use Antichrist and his ten kings to kill many of those in the Roman Catholic Church. In 2:23 the Lord Jesus said of those in Thyatira, “I will kill her children with death.” Hence, they will not be raptured. We must overcome degraded Catholicism and come back wholly to the works of the Lord Jesus, the One who died for us, who resurrected and ascended, and who will come back for us. We must keep His works until the end.
贰 大体信徒的被提
II. THE RAPTURE OF THE MAJORITY of the believers
16现在我们要来看大体信徒的被提。
16Now we come to the rapture of the majority of the believers
一 事实
A. The Fact
17大体信徒被提的事实根据，就是『庄稼…被收割。』（启十四14～16。）在启示录十四章一至五节，我们看到初熟的果子被提到诸天之上的锡安山。六至十三节说到敌基督对百姓的逼迫，他设立自己的像，并且强逼人去拜这像。在此之后，说到庄稼已经熟了。因此，按照启示录十四章，这里有两种的被提，就是初熟果子的被提，和庄稼的被提。
17The fact of the rapture of the majority of the believers is that “the harvest is reaped” (14:14-16). In 14:1-5 we see that the firstfruit is taken to Mount Zion in the heavens. In verses 6 through 13 there is the persecution under Antichrist, who will set up his image and force people to worship it. After this, we are told that the harvest is ripe. Hence, according to Revelation 14, there are two kinds of rapture: the rapture of the firstfruit and the rapture of the harvest
二 被提的人
B. The People Raptured
1 复活的圣徒
1. The Resurrected Saints
18在大体信徒被提时，首先被提的，是复活的圣徒。（帖前四15，林前十五。）帖前四章十五节说，那些『活著还存留到主来临的人，绝不能在那已经睡了的人之先。』当末次号筒吹响，就是第七号吹响的时候，已死的圣徒就要复活，并且要和那些活著的圣徒一同被提到空中，在那里与主相遇。
18The people who are raptured in the rapture of the majority of believers firstly are the resurrected saints (1 Thes. 4:15; 1 Cor. 15:23). First Thessalonians 4:15 23 says that those who “are living, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall by no means precede those who have slept.” At the sound of the last trumpet, which will be the seventh trumpet, the dead saints will be resurrected and, with the living saints, will be taken to the air to meet the Lord there.
2 活著还存留的信徒
2. The Believers Who Are Alive and Remain
19帖前四章十五和十七节说到『活著还存留…的人。』这句话意味深长，因其中含示，有些人还活著，但已不留在地上。要不是这样，保罗绝不会用『还存留』这辞，只要用『活著』就彀了。这指明活著的圣徒有两类，一类是活著却不存留在地上的，另一类是活著仍存留在地上的。那些活著却不存留在地上的，就是那些已经被提的。那时，有些活著的圣徒，已经被提到三层天上神的宝座那里了。
19First Thessalonians 4:15 and 17 speak of those who are “living, who remain.” This phrase suggests a great deal, for it implies that there will be some living ones who no longer remain on earth. If it were not so, the apostle Paul would never have used the word remain; he simply would have used the word alive. This indicates that the living saints will be of two categories: those who are alive but who do not remain on earth, and those who are alive and still remain on earth. Those who are alive and do not remain are those who have already been raptured. At that time, some of the living saints will already have been taken up to the throne of God in the third heaven
三 时间
C. The Time
1 在末次号筒的时候
1. At the Last Trumpet
20大体信徒被提的时间，在接近大灾难末了，末次号筒，就是第七号的时候。（林前十五52，帖前四16，启十7，十一14～15。）有人说，帖前四章和林前十五章所说的末次号筒，不是启示录十一章所说的第七号，乃是另一种号，可能类似犹太人的军队行军时所吹的号。这种解释太奇特，我不信有甚么人能接受，因为这不是按照圣经的解释。保罗写林前十五章时，说到末次号筒。你能信他是指犹太军队所吹的末一次号么？真是可笑！这观念不知从何而来？这是何等错误的解经！有些人提倡这种解释，是因为他们教导人说，所有的圣徒都要在灾前被提；但是他们又明知末次号筒，就是第七号，要靠近大灾难末了才会吹响，因此，为了符合所有圣徒都要在灾前被提的说法，他们就一定要说林前十五章和帖前四章所说的末次号筒，与启示录中所说末了的第七号不同。他们故意避开圣经中所启示大体信徒要在靠近大灾难末了，第七号（即末次号筒）吹响时被提的真理。这也是一个有力的证明，说出大体的信徒要经过大灾难。因此，说所有的信徒都要在灾前被提的教训，完全不合圣经。
20The time of the rapture of the majority of the believers will be at the last trumpet, that is, at the seventh trumpet near the end of the great tribulation (1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thes. 4:16; Rev. 10:7; 11:14-15). Some say that the last trumpet in 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15 is not the seventh trumpet of Revelation 11, but that it is another trumpet, perhaps resembling the trumpet sounded for the movement of the Jewish army. This is a strange interpretation. I do not see how anyone could accept it, for it is not an interpretation according to the Bible. When the apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians 15, he spoke of the last trumpet. Do you believe he meant the last trumpet of the Jewish army? How ridiculous! Where do people get this concept? What a mistaken way of interpreting the Bible! Some propound this interpretation because they teach that all the saints will be raptured before the tribulation. But they know that the last trumpet, the seventh, will be sounded near the end of the tribulation. Thus, in order to say that all the saints will be raptured before the tribulation, they must say that the last trumpet in 1 Corinthians 15 and 1 Thessalonians 4 must be a different trumpet from the seventh and last trumpet in the book of Revelation. They keep away from the truth of the Bible which unveils that the majority of the believers will be raptured at the sounding of the seventh trumpet, the last trumpet, which will be toward the end of the great tribulation. This is a strong proof that the majority of the believers will pass through most of the great tribulation. Therefore, the teaching that all the believers will be raptured before the tribulation is absolutely not according to the Scriptures.
2 在那不法的人，就是敌基督，显露之后
2. After the Man of Sin, Antichrist, Is Revealed
21大体信徒的被提，要在那不法的人，就是敌基督，显露出来之后。（帖后二1～4。）帖后二章给我们有力的根据，说大体信徒要在大灾难末了被提。这一段话清楚说到，在圣徒被提之前，那不法的人，就是敌基督，要显露出来，并且坐在神的殿里，『展示自己，说他就是神。』（帖后二4。）这种的拜偶像，会在大体信徒被提以前发生。每当牛顿派的人将这些经节摆在达秘派的人面前时，达秘派的人就觉得困窘，因为达秘教导人说，所有的信徒都要在灾前被提。但是，如牛顿派的人所指出的，在主回来，圣徒聚集到祂那里以前，敌基督必先显露出来，又在殿中设立自己的像，并且强逼百姓去拜这像。每逢这段话题出来，那些说所有圣徒要在灾前被提的教师们，就闭口无言。
21The rapture of the majority of the believers will be after the man of sin, Antichrist, is revealed (2 Thes. 2:1-4). Second Thessalonians 2 gives us a strong basis for saying that the rapture of the majority of believers will be at the end of the great tribulation. This portion of the Word clearly says that before the saints are raptured, the man of sin, Antichrist, will be revealed and that he will sit in the temple of God “proclaiming himself that he is God” (2 Thes. 2:4). This idol worship will transpire before the rapture of the majority of the believers. Whenever those in Newton’s group placed these verses before those in Darby’s group, those in Darby’s group were embarrassed. Darby taught that all the believers would be raptured before the tribulation but, as the Newton group pointed out, Antichrist must first be revealed and set up his image in the temple and force people to worship it before the Lord comes back and the saints are gathered to Him. Whenever this portion of the Word is brought up, the mouths of the teachers who say that all the believers will be raptured before the tribulation are silenced
3 在那兽，就是敌基督，于大灾难中强逼人拜他和他的像之后
3. After the Beast, Antichrist, Forces People to Worship Him and His Image in the Great Tribulation
22在那兽，就是敌基督，于大灾难中强逼人拜他和他的像之后，大体的信徒才会被提。（启十四9～16。）启示录十四章，非常清楚的启示出这点。
22The rapture of the majority of the believers will be after the beast, Antichrist, forces people to worship him and his image in the great tribulation (14:9-16). This is revealed clearly in the fourteenth chapter of Revelation
4 在撒但与神其余的子民争战之后
4. After Satan’s War with the Remnant of God’sP eople
23这被提也是在撒但，就是大龙，于大灾难时与神其余的子民争战之后。（启十二17，14，5。）这是在男孩子被提之后。按照启示录十二章，男孩子要在末了的三年半之前被提到神的宝座那里。大约经过三年半后，这妇人大体的儿女要被提。这就是说，在男孩子被提后，这妇人其余的儿女，会遭受撒但的逼迫。因此，大体的信徒仍会留在地上，直到大灾难末了才被提。
23This rapture will also be after Satan’s, the great dragon’s, war with the remnant of God’sp eople at the time of the great tribulation (12:17, 14, 5). This will be after the rapture of the man-child. According to Revelation 12, the man-child will be caught up to the throne of God prior to the last three and one-half years. Approximately three and one-half years later, the majority of the seed of the woman will be taken up. This means that after the man- child has been taken away, the remnant of the seed of the woman will suffer Satan’s persecution. Hence, the majority of the believers will still remain on earth and will be raptured at the end of the great tribulation
5 在这世代的终结
5. At the Completion of the Age
24大体的信徒要在『这世代的终结』被提。（太十三39。）这世代的终结就是大灾难的结束。照著马太十三章三十九节，这是收割的时候。基督来将种子撒在田里，为著叫神得著庄稼。在这世代的终结，庄稼就要被收割。这世代的终结就是末了的三年半。从耶路撒冷城的重建开始，就定下了七十个七的时期。开头的六十九个七，乃是从下令重建耶路撒冷起，到基督被钉十字架止，共有四百八十三年。基督被钉以后，有了一段空隙，至终，这段空隙结束，末了的一个七，就是末了的七年，就开始了。这末七的后半，就是新约时代（从十字架一直到大灾难结束）的终结。从基督的被钉，到第七十个七的开始，其间的空隙有多长，没有人知道。不过但以理书九章清楚的启示出，这世代要结束于最后一个七的七年。这世代的终结要在这七年的后半。到这三年半的末了，大体圣徒都要被提。得胜者要在末了三年半之前被提，但是那确实的时间没有人知道。虽然我们不知道得胜者被提的时间，却知道大体信徒被提的时间，就是在吹第七号，接近大灾难末了的时候。
24The rapture of the majority of the believers will be at “the consummation of the age” (Matt. 13:39). The completion of the age is the end of the great tribulation. According to Matthew 13:39, this will be the time of harvest. Christ came to sow the seed into the field to produce a crop for God. This crop will be harvested at the completion of this age. The completion of this age will be the last three and one-half years. Starting from the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem, a period of seventy weeks has been determined. The first sixty-nine weeks, extending from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until the crucifixion of Christ, spans a time of four hundred eighty-three years. After Christ’s crucifixion, there is a long gap. Eventually, the gap will be closed, and the last week, the last seven years, will begin. The last half of this last week will be the completion of the New Testament age, which extends from the cross to the end of the great tribulation. No one knows how long will be the gap between Christ’s crucifixion and the beginning of the seventieth week. But Daniel 9 does reveal clearly that the end of this age will be the seven years of the last week. The completion of the age is the last half of these seven years. Toward the end of these three and one-half years, the majority of the saints will be taken away. The overcomers will be raptured some time prior to the last three and one- half years. The time of this is unknown. While the time of the rapture of the overcomers is unknown, the time of the rapture of the majority of believers is known, for we are told that it will be at the seventh trumpet, which is near the end of the great tribulation.
四 地点
D. The Place
25现在我们来看大体信徒要被提到的地方。帖前四章十七节启示，那地点是『在空中，』而启示录十四章十四至十六节指明是『在云上。』得胜者要被提到宝座，1到三层天上人子的面前。但帖前四章清楚告诉我们，大体信徒要被提到空中；启示录十四章启示说，庄稼要被收割到云上。到那时候，基督就不再披著云，乃是在空中坐在云上。
25Now we come to the place to which the majority of the believers will be raptured. First Thessalonians 4:17 reveals that the place is “in the air,” and Revelation 14:14-16 indicates that it will be “on the cloud.” The overcomers will be raptured to the throne, to the presence of the Son of Man in the third heaven. But Thessalonians 4 tells us plainly that the majority of the believers will be caught up to the air, and Revelation 14 reveals that the harvest will be reaped to the cloud. At that time, Christ will no longer be clothed with the cloud, but will be sitting on the cloud in the air.
五 条件
E. The Condition
26大体圣徒被提的条件，乃是庄稼熟了。启示录十四章十五节说，『又有一位天使从殿中出来，向那坐在云上的大声喊著说，伸出你的镰刀来收割，因为收割的时候到了，地上的庄稼已经熟了。』因此，成熟乃是大体信徒被提的条件。
26The condition of the rapture of the majority of the saints is that the harvest is ripe. Revelation 14:15 says, “And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, Send forth your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.” Hence, ripeness is the condition of the rapture of the majority of the believers
参 另外两种被提
III. TWO OTHER RAPTURES
27除了得胜者的被提和大体信徒的被提之外，还有两种被提，就是两个见证人的被提，（启十一12，）和那些胜过兽和兽像，以及兽名数字之圣徒的被提。（启十五2。）
27Besides these two kinds of raptures, the rapture of the overcomers and the rapture of the majority of the believers, there are two other kinds of raptures: the rapture of the two witnesses (11:12) and the rapture of the saints who will overcome the beast, his image, and the number of his name (15:2