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启示录生命读经 · 第36篇

男孩子和妇人其余的儿女

The Man-Child and the Rest of the Woman’s Seed
1我们已经看见，启示录十二章里的妇人，不是单个的女人，乃是集体的、宇宙的妇人，象征神全体的子民。创世记三章十五节的女人是在地的，且是单个的；那后裔，就是基督，也是单个的；蛇也不过是一条小蛇。女人、后裔、蛇，这三者都是单个的，且是小规模的。但是到了启示录十二章，妇人乃是宇宙的，且是集体的，象征神所有的子民；十二星所代表的列祖；月亮所代表的以色列人；日头所代表的召会，就是新约的信徒。到了启示录十二章，蛇变成了一条龙。蛇是在地上爬行的，龙却飞行于空中。现在撒但不仅在地上活动，更在空中极其活跃。本章里的后裔，不只是单个的基督，乃是一个团体的实体，就是团体的基督，包括基督作头，以及神所有得胜的信徒作身体。所以，创世记三章十五节里的三个项目，在启示录十二章中，都有了很大的发展。在本篇信息中，我们要来看男孩子和妇人其余的儿女。
1We have seen that the woman in Revelation 12 is not an individual woman, but a collective, universal woman symbolizing the totality of God’sp eople. In Genesis 3:15 the woman was local and individual; the seed, Christ, was also individual; and the serpent was a small snake. All three, the woman, the seed, and the serpent, were individual and on a small scale. But in Revelation 12 the woman is universal and collective, symbolizing all of God’sp eople: the patriarchs represented by the twelve stars; Israel represented by the moon; and the church, the New Testament believers, represented by the sun. In Revelation 12 the serpent has become a dragon. While the serpent creeps on earth, the dragonflies through the air. Now Satan not only moves on the earth, but is also exceedingly active in the air. The seed in this chapter is not just the individual Christ but is a corporate entity, the corporate Christ, including Christ as the Head and all His overcoming believers as the Body. Hence, the three items found in Genesis 3:15 are seen in a highly developed form in Revelation 12. In this message we need to consider the man-child and the rest of the woman’s seed
壹 男孩子
I. THE MAN-CHILD
一 妇人里面较刚强的部分
A. The Stronger Part within the Woman
2二节说妇人怀了孕，而五节说，『妇人生了一个男孩子。』这里的孩子是男孩子，象征神子民中较刚强的部分。虽然在二节时，孩子还在妇人体内，但圣经不称他为婴孩，却称他为男孩子。我们把这一段圣经祷读过，便知道这里的男孩子不是指婴孩，乃是指妇人里面较刚强的部分。妇人代表神全体的子民。但历代以来，神子民中总有些较刚强的人。在圣经里这些人被视为一个集体单位，为神争战，将神的国带到地上。历史证明，在神的子民中，并非每一个人都是刚强的；神子民中只有小部分是刚强的。这在列祖时代就是如此。在挪亚的时代，你想除了挪亚以外，就没有其他属神的人么？我信在那时，神还有数以百计的子民，只是挪亚是其中刚强的人。在以色列国的时代，属神的人也有成千成万，但是其中只有很少数的人是刚强的，例如以利亚和耶利米就是刚强的人。毫无疑问，大多数神的子民都是真的，却不是刚强的。新约时代也有同样的情形。在早期虽然有成千的基督徒，但真正刚强的却不多。就是在目前，也有成万甚至百万计的基督徒，但刚强的并不多。我鼓励你们都作刚强的。
2Verse 2 says that the woman was with child, and verse 5 says that “she brought forth a son, a man-child.” The child here, being a man-child, signifies the stronger part of God’sp eople. Although in verse 2 this child was in the woman, the Word does not call him a baby, but a man- child. By reading and praying over this portion of the Word, we realize that man-child here does not indicate a baby. Rather, it indicates the stronger part within the woman. The woman represents the totality of God’s people. But throughout all generations there have been some stronger ones among God’s people. These are considered in the Bible as a collective unit fighting the battle for God and bringing God’skin gdom down to earth. History proves that not everyone among God’sp eople is a strong one. No, only a minority of God’sp eople are strong ones. This was true during the time of the patriarchs. Do you not believe that during Noah’st i me there were others who belonged to God besides Noah? I believe that God had hundreds of people. Noah, however, was a strong one. During the time of Israel, there were hundreds of thousands who belonged to God, but only a few of them were strong. For example, Elijah and Jeremiah were strong ones. Undoubtedly, the majority of God’s people were genuine, but they were not strong. We find the same thing in the New Testament. Although there were thousands of Christians in the early days, not that many were truly strong. Even at present there are thousands, even millions, of Christians, but not many are strong. I encourage you all to be strong.
3我们不仅要作妇人的一部分，也要作男孩子的一部分。在圣经中，女人象征较软弱的，男人象征较刚强的。（彼前三7。）男孩子这刚强的部分，是在妇人这软弱的部分里。这妇人虽然是光明的，宇宙的，却不完全是刚强的，在她里面只有一部分是刚强的。各地召会的光景也是如此，连安那翰这里也不例外。在安那翰，并非所有的人都是刚强的，我看在安那翰，软弱的人多过刚强的人。你所在的地方怎样？每一个地方都是刚强的人少，软弱的人多。有一句谚语说，没有量就无从求质。品质是从数量来的。假定神有十万个子民，其中若有百分之一是刚强的，那么就有一千个刚强的人。我们必须先得著量，然后再求质。神的方法总是智慧的，祂先得著量。祂呼召了许多人，却只选上少数的人。正如马太二十二章十四节所说，『被召的多，选上的少。』虽然我们都已经进入了主的恢复，我们却不该说，在这恢复中的每一个人都是得胜者。我们没有确证来说这话。我们只能说，在这恢复里的人，有较大的可能会成为得胜者。能否成为得胜者是在于你自己，在于你享受神的恩典有多少。你享受了神的恩典有多少，就决定你在主的恢复里，在神的子民中是不是刚强的人。感谢主，我们都是妇人的一部分；但是我不敢说，我们也都是男孩子的一部分。我们必须仰望主，使我们得著丰富，加强，越来越扎实，能以从妇人长到她刚强的部分里。但是不管你变得多刚强，切不要提早与妇人分开。因为你若提前分开，就会流产。要小心，不要『太强；』你若太强，就会过早从妇人里出来。要留在妇人里面，作男孩子的部分，直到生产的时候来到。
3We should not only be part of the woman, but also part of the man-child. In the Bible woman signifies the weaker one, and man signifies the stronger one (1 Pet. 3:7). The man-child, the stronger part, is within the woman, the weaker part. Although the woman is bright and universal, she is not altogether strong. Only a part within her is strong. This is true in the local churches, even here in Anaheim. Not all those in Anaheim are strong ones. Rather, I believe that in Anaheim there are more weak ones than strong ones. How about your locality? Everywhere the strong ones are few, and the weak ones are many. There is a proverb that says that if we do not have quantity, we can never have quality. Quality comes out of quantity. Suppose God had a hundred thousand people. If one percent of this number were strong ones, then there would be one thousand strong ones. Firstly, we have quantity, then quality. God’sway is always wise. Firstly, He gains the quantity. He calls many, but chooses few. As Matthew 22:14 says, “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Although we all have come into the Lord’s recovery, we should not say that everyone in the recovery will be an overcomer. We have no warrant for saying this. We can only say that those in the recovery have a greater possibility of being overcomers. Whether or not you will be an overcomer depends upon you; it depends upon how much you share of God’s grace. How much you share of God’s grace will determine whether or not you will be a strong one among God’sp eople in the Lord’s recovery. I thank the Lord that we all are part of the woman, but I dare not say that we all are also part of the man-child. We must look to the Lord that we may be enriched, strengthened, and become more solid so that we might grow from the woman into her stronger part. But no matter how strong you become, do not prematurely separate yourself from the woman. If you do that, you will have a miscarriage. Be careful not to be “too strong.” If you are too strong, you will come out of the woman too soon. Stay in the woman as part of the man-child until the time of delivery has come.
4我们怎样才能成为男孩子？你若要作男孩子的一部分，就必须吃得多，长得多，并且长得更强壮。用实际的话来说，就是必须多祷告，多花时间与主在一起，多吃主的话，多经历主，在生命里多有长进，多对付消极的事。别人说闲话，你不说闲话；别人不祷告，你祷告得更多。虽然你不该脱离妇人，但你该与别人有所不同。妇人是一般的，但属男孩子这一部分的人，却有几分特别。在主的恢复中，有许多亲爱的弟兄姊妹是平平常常的，他们的胃口很小，不愿意多吃。但你若要在男孩子里有分，就不该是平平常常的，必须要出众、清明、慎重。你得有好胃口，并且时时刻刻与主有个人直接的对付。你若有这样的光景，在主的恢复中才可能成为较刚强的部分，就是妇人里面较刚强的部分。你是不是在男孩子里面，就看你对神的心意、神的行动、以及神永远经纶的反应如何。你若日以继夜的往前，直到将自己完全彻底摆在神的经纶里，这样你就可能成为男孩子的一部分。今天，不仅主的经纶，连祂的恢复，都是靠刚强的人，而不是靠那些平平常常的人。主的恢复中也许有成千的人，但不都是刚强的。为著那些刚强的，我们要赞美主。主今日的恢复全靠他们。在美国，在主恢复里的人不都是刚强的。有人说，『哦，我爱主的恢复，但是我不能作甚么。』这样的人虽然认真，也爱主的恢复，但是不绝对。为著那些诚实、忠信的人，我们要感谢主，他们是绝对的，他们说，『这正是我所要的！我要绝对，不作中立的人。』我们要不就冰冷，要不就火热，千万不要像温水。我们若是温水，就只有被主从口中吐出去的分了。（启三16。）主的经纶首先是在祂的子民身上，就是这妇人所代表的。但光靠这妇人，祂的经纶还不能完成，还需要有刚强的人。这是个不变的原则。我们必须是绝对的，也是刚强的。我们若要走这条路，就要绝对的走上去；若不愿意走这条路，那就干脆算了。我们不可只是妇人的一部分，也要作妇人里面男孩子的一部分。光在主的恢复里还不彀，还必须在主恢复中刚强的部分里。无论有何试验或试炼临到，我们都要站住抵挡。你们都知道倪弟兄，他被囚禁二十多年，在这样长期的试炼中，每天都有试诱叫他失败。但是赞美主，二十多年来他始终站住了，没有摇动，他的确是在较刚强的部分中。你不要自我原谅，反要对自己说，『可怜的己，去罢！我绝不怜惜你，也不再理你，我只关心我的主，只关心祂的见证和恢复。』我们都必须绝对，并且刚强。
4How can we be the man-child? If you would be part of the man-child, you must eat more, grow more, and become stronger. To put it into practical terms, you must pray more, spend more time with the Lord, eat more of the Word, experience the Lord more, grow in life more, and have more dealings with the negative things. If others would gossip, you would not gossip. If others would not pray, you would pray more. Although you should not be separate from the woman, you should be somewhat different from others. The woman is too general. Those who are part of the man- child are somewhat particular. Many of the dear ones in the Lord’s recovery are in different. They have little appetite and do not like to eat very much. But if you would be in the man-child, you should not be indifferent. You must be particular, sober, and serious. You must have a good appetite and have a personal, direct moment by moment dealing with the Lord. If you are like this, then it is possible that you will be the stronger part in the Lord’s recovery, the stronger part within the woman. Whether or not you will be in the man-child depends upon how you react to God’s desire, God’s move, and God’s eternal economy. If, day and night, you cannot go on until you have given yourself wholly and thoroughly to God’s economy, then it is likely that you are a part of the man-child. Not only the Lord’secon o my but even His recovery today depends upon the stronger ones, not upon the indifferent ones. There might be thousands in the Lord’s recovery, but not all are strong ones. Praise the Lord for the strong ones. The Lord’s recovery today absolutely depends upon them. Not all those in the Lord’s recovery in the United States are strong. Some say, “Oh, I love the Lord’s recovery, but I just can’t make it.” Such a one means business and loves the Lord’s recovery, but he is not absolute. Thank the Lord for the honest and faithful ones. They are absolute, saying, “This is it! I will be absolutely for it. I don’t like to be neutral.” We should be either cold or boiling hot, but not lukewarm. If we are lukewarm, we are only good for being vomited out of the Lord’s mouth (3:16). Firstly, the Lord’s economy is with His people represented by the woman. But the Lord’secon o my cannot be carried out merely by the woman. There is the need of the strong ones. This is always the principle. We must be absolute and strong. If we would take this way, we would take it absolutely. But if we would not take it, then we would forget about it. We must not only be part of the woman, but also part of the man - child within the woman. It is not adequate simply to be in the Lord’s recovery. We have to be among that part in the Lord’s recovery which is strong. Whatever tests and trials may come, we would stand against them. You are all familiar with Brother Watchman Nee. He was imprisoned for over twenty years. During that long trial, he was daily tempted to fail. But praise the Lord that for more than twenty years he stood without changing. He was truly among the stronger part. Do not excuse yourself. Rather, you should say to yourself, “Poor self, get away. I have no heart for you and I don’t care for you. I care for the Lord and for His testimony and recovery.” We all must be absolute and strong.
5你若是绝对并刚强，你的胃口就要扩大。有的人认为职事站每周释放三篇信息太多了，消化不了。我年轻的时候，一周可以读三十篇信息。一周只吸收三篇信息何等容易，一天只要读六页就可以了。不过，你若是没有胃口，一小块糖果也太多。能吃多少，是看我们饥饿的程度。你有好胃口么？如果有，你会想把整本圣经都吃进去。一周三篇信息并不太多，甚至一天三篇信息也不算过量。许多人有时间讲闲话，却你在男孩子的行列中么？如果在，你会觉得饥饿。作母亲的都知道，孩子的胃口若不好，就会长不好，也不会强壮。你若不吃就不能长，你若不长就不会强壮。主的恢复是靠那些饥饿的人。你是不是男孩子的一部分，就要看你饥渴的程度如何。你若真的饥渴，就会讨厌闲扯和无意义的谈话。你会说，『我来这里是为著受训练，得加强，得滋养，被建造。我没有心情也没有工夫闲聊，我对无聊的谈话毫无胃口。』你若是这样，就证明说，你有可能成为男孩子的一部分。我们在此不为别的，乃是为著主的恢复。请记得，主的恢复就是今天祂经纶的实际。祂的经纶只能藉男孩子来完成。大部分的基督徒都觉得启示录十二章很难了解，许多人无法领会这个妇人指谁，她其余的儿女又指谁。你不能按你天然的心思来领会这事。这妇人是由她所有的儿女组成的。如果她有一千个孩子，这一千个加起来就等于这妇人。不要以为这个妇人和她的孩子是分开的两班人；这个妇人，这个母亲，就是她的孩子，而孩子也就是妇人。
5If you are absolute, and strong, your appetite will be enlarged. Some think that the three messages put out each week by the ministry station are too much to digest. When I was young, I could have taken in thirty messages a week. How easy it is to take in just three messages a week. We only need to read six pages a day. However, if you do not have any appetite, even a small piece of candy would be too much for you to take in. How much we eat depends upon our hunger. Do you have a big appetite? If you do, you would like to devour the whole Bible. Three messages a week are not too much. Even three messages a day would not be excessive. Many of you have time to the life - study messages. Are you in the man - child? If you are, then you will be hungry. Mothers know that if a child does not have a good appetite, he will not grow and be strong. If you do not eat, you cannot grow, and if you do not grow, you will not be strong. The Lord’s recovery depends upon the hungry ones. Whether or not you are part of the man - child depends upon how hungry and thirsty you are. If you are truly thirsty, you will hate gossip and nonsensical talk. You will say, “I am here to be trained, strengthened, nourished, and built up. I have neither the heart nor the time for gossip. I have no appetite for idle conversation.” If you are like this, it is a proof that with you there is the possibility of being part of the man-child. We are here for the Lord’s recovery and for nothing else. Remember that the Lord’s recovery is the practicality of His economy today. His economy can only be carried out by the man - child. It is difficult for most Christians to understand Revelation 12. Many cannot understand who the woman is and who the rest of her seed are. You cannot apprehend this according to your natural mind. The woman is composed of all her seed. If she had one thousand children, these one thousand, put together, would equal the woman. Do not consider the woman as being separate from all her children. The woman, the mother, is her children, and the children are the woman.
6这一章不只是为著将来，因为这章开始于创世记三章十五节。亚伯是这妇人的一个后裔。他是妇人的一个后裔，就是妇人的一部分，受了哥哥该隐的逼迫，该隐是蛇的一部分。在创世记三章里毁坏夏娃的蛇，在创世记四章诡诈的爬进该隐里面，使他成了蛇的一部分。不是该隐杀了他的弟弟，按照约翰八章四十四节所说，乃是撒但，就是这条蛇，杀了亚伯。在创世记四章里，亚伯代表这妇人，该隐代表蛇。我们若继续读整本旧约，就看见以利亚和耶利米是妇人的一部分，而那些反对他们的人是蛇的一部分。主耶稣当然是女人的后裔，在祂面前站著蛇的后裔，『毒蛇之种，』（太二三33，）就是法利赛人。所有反对主耶稣的人都是蛇的一部分。使徒保罗还是大数扫罗的时候，他逼迫召会，损毁召会，那时他是蛇的一部分。但主呼召了他，扫罗就成为妇人的一部分。所有撒但会堂的人，（启二9，）也是龙的一部分。到新约的时候，蛇变成了一条大龙。一切犹太教的会堂，都与蛇合一，逼迫那妇人。这种情形延续历经许多世纪，直到如今。今天，从一面来说，我们是女人；但是从另一面来说，我们中间有些人是男孩子。正对著我们的乃是龙。甚至我现在说话的时候，我也能看见龙就在我面前。但是不要怕牠，因为在我们里面有一位比牠更强壮。（约壹四4。）龙能吐出水来，但神会使地吞了这水。（启十二15～16。）最先成为男孩子的是亚伯，所有殉道的人也是男孩子的一部分。我们将会看见，所有已死的得胜圣徒，都包括在男孩子里面。这个妇人的怀孕期不是九个月，而是大约六千年。从亚伯的时候到启示录十二章，大约有六千年，就是这妇人怀孕男孩子的时期。在这即将生男孩子的妇人面前站著的那条蛇，已经变为龙了。多少世纪以来，这条狡猾的蛇不断的攻打毁坏神的子民，牠曾用各样的办法来达到这个目的，包括利用犹太教和天主教。福克斯（foxe）在他所著的殉道者历史中说，罗马天主教所杀的圣徒，比罗马帝国所杀的还多。你若到西班牙去，讲话就不能像在美国一样自由。你若这样说，很可能会遭受宗教徒的逼迫。他们虽然是为著保存他们的宗教而逼迫你，却不晓得他们竟是大龙的一部分。今天，这个逼迫的战争仍在猛烈的进行著。有时人来问我，为甚么我们会有这么多的反对，为甚么得不著好名声。只要我们为著耶稣的见证站住，就会遭受反对。撒但永不睡觉，他日以继夜的工作，来反对、破坏主的见证。但是赞美主，这里有祂的恢复！这里有真实的妇人，在她里面有男孩子。不要以为启示录十二章仅仅是说到将来的事，不！这一章从创世记三章十五节就开始了。并且一直继续著。保罗在加拉太四章二十九节说，那按著肉体生的逼迫那按著灵生的。那按肉体生的是与龙合一，而那按著灵生的是那在妇人里面男孩子的一部分。在这时代，在地上，妇人就在这里，在她里面有较刚强的部分，就是男孩子。这就是我们遭受这么多反对和攻击的原因。这些反对乃是个记号，显明我们是妇人，因为我们若不是在里面怀著刚强男孩子的妇人，就不会受到反对。为著这些反对赞美主！这指明我们是里面怀著男孩子的妇人。
6This chapter is not just for the future, for it began in Genesis 3:15. Abel was a seed of the woman. As a seed of the woman, he was part of the woman and was persecuted by his brother Cain, who was part of the serpent. The serpent who damaged Eve in Genesis 3 subtly crept into Cain in Genesis 4, making him a part of the serpent. It was not Cain who murdered his brother, but, according to John 8:44, it was Satan, the serpent, who murdered Abel. In Genesis 4 we have the woman represented by Abel and the serpent represented by Cain. As we continue on through the Old Testament, we see that Elijah and Jeremiah were part of the woman and that those who opposed them were part of the serpent. The Lord Jesus certainly was the seed of the woman. In front of Him stood the seed of the serpent, the “generation of vipers” (Matt. 23:33), the Pharisees. All those who opposed the Lord Jesus were part of the serpent. When the apostle Paul was Saul of Tarsus, persecuting the church and laying it waste, he was part of the serpent. But the Lord called him, and Saul became part of the woman. All the synagogues of Satan (2:9) were also part of the dragon. At the time of the New Testament, the serpent had become a great dragon. All the Jewish synagogues had become one with the serpent in persecuting the woman. This has continued throughout all the centuries until the present time. Today, in one sense, we are the woman, but, in another sense, some of us are the man- child. Directly in front of us is the dragon. Even as I am speaking, I can see the dragon before me. Do not be afraid of him, for we have One who is stronger than he (1 John 4:4). The dragon may send forth the waters, but God will use the earth to swallow them (12:15-16). The first one to be part of the man-child was Abel. All the martyrs are also part of the man-child. As we shall see, all the dead overcoming saints are included in the man-child. The period of the woman’s pregnancy is not nine months; rather, it is approximately six thousand years. It will last from the death of Abel until the time of the great tribulation when Satan will be one with Antichrist to persecute the believers left on earth during the great tribulation. Those Christians who will refuse to worship the image of Antichrist will be the later overcomers mentioned in Revelation 15. From the time of Abel until Revelation 15 will be about six thousand years. This is the period of the woman’s pregnancy with the man-child. In front of the woman who is about to bear the man- child stands a serpent who has become a dragon. This subtle one has been constantly fighting to damage God’sp eople throughout the centuries. He has used every means to accomplish this, including both Judaism and Catholicism. In his history of martyrs, Foxe says that the Roman Catholic Church has killed more saints than the Roman Empire did. If you go to Spain, you will not have the same liberty to speak as we have in this country. If you speak out, you will probably be persecuted by the religious people. Although they would persecute you for the sake of preserving their religion, they would not realize that they are part of the great dragon. Today, this war of persecution is raging. Sometimes I am asked why we have so much opposition and why we do not receive a good name. As long as we are standing for the testimony of Jesus, there will be opposition. Satan never sleeps. Day and night, he is working to oppose and damage the Lord’s testimony. But praise the Lord that His recovery is here! The real woman is here, and within her there is the man-child. Do not think that Revelation 12 is merely for the future. No, it began in Genesis 3:15 and has been continuing ever since. In Galatians 4:29 Paul says that those who are fleshly persecute those who are spiritual. The fleshly are one with the dragon, and the spiritual are those in the woman with the man- child. In this age and on this earth, the woman is here. Within her, there is the stronger part, the man- child. This is the reason that we experience so much opposition and fighting. This opposition is a sign that we are the woman, for if we were not the woman with the strong man-child within her, there would be no opposition. Praise the Lord for this opposition! It is an indication that we are the woman with the man- child within her.
二 历代以来复活的得胜者
B. The Resurrected Overcomers throughout All Generations
7男孩子由复活的得胜者组成。男孩子是『将来要用铁杖辖管万国的。』（启十二5。）这指明男孩子包括二章二十六至二十七节所说的得胜者，这些得胜者是已经去世的人。
7The man-child consists of the resurrected overcomers. That the man - child “was about to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod” (v. 5) indicates that the man- child consists of the overcomers as mentioned in 2:26-27. These overcomers are those who have already died.
1 『生』
1. “Brought Forth
8五节说，妇人『生』了一个男孩子。这里的生表征复活，与行传十三章三十三至三十四节者同。男孩子是由那些死了且复活的得胜圣徒组成的，这可由十一节『他们虽至于死』的话得到证明。主耶稣是在复活里生为神的长子。对祂而言，复活就是生。行传十三章三十三和三十四节是引用诗篇二篇七节的话，启示说当主复活时，祂是生为神的长子。在复活以前，祂是神的独生子，带著神性；但藉著复活，祂生为神的长子，兼有神性和人性。所有死去的得胜者都是男孩子的一部分。藉著复活，男孩子要完全产生出来。亚伯、众使徒、许许多多的殉道者、以及死去的得胜者，都在等待复活的时候来到。所有已死得胜圣徒的复活，就是男孩子的出生。所以，男孩子是由所有在这次复活之前死去的得胜圣徒组成。今天你若是得胜者，并且一直活著到主回来，你就不算是男孩子的一部分，反而可能是十四章所说初熟的果子之一。你如果是得胜者，又在主来之前死了，到时候你就要复活，成为男孩子的一部分。所以男孩子不代表那些活著直到主回来的得胜者，而是代表所有已死的得胜者，他们要在主回来之前的一刹那复活。这个复活就是他们生为男孩子。
8Verse 5 says that the woman “brought forth” the man- child. “Brought forth” here signifies resurrection, as in Acts 13:33-34. The man-child is composed of the overcoming saints who have died and who have been resurrected. This is proved by the words unto death in verse 11. The Lord Jesus was brought forth in resurrection to be the Firstborn Son of God. To Him that was a birth. Acts 13:33 and 34, a quotation of Psalm 2:7, reveal that when He was resurrected, He was begotten as the Firstborn Son of God. Prior to that, He was the Only Begotten Son of God with divinity, but through His resurrection He was begotten as the Firstborn Son of God with both divinity and humanity. All the overcomers who die will be part of the man-child. By resurrection, the man-child will come into full existence. Abel, the apostles, and so many martyrs and deceased overcomers are waiting for the time of resurrection. The resurrection of all the dead overcoming saints will be the delivery of the man-child. Hence, the man-child is composed of all the overcoming saints who die before the time of this resurrection. If you are an overcomer today and live until the Lord comes back, you will not be a part of the man-child. Instead, you may be among the firstfruit mentioned in chapter fourteen. But if you are an overcomer and die before the Lord comes back, you will be resurrected to be part of the man-child. Therefore, the man-child does not represent the overcomers who live until the Lord comes back, but represents all the dead overcomers who will be resurrected immediately before the Lord comes back. This resurrection will be their delivery as the man-child
2 由『弟兄们』所组成
2. Composed of the “Brothers
9五节里所生出来的男孩子，是由十节所说的『弟兄们』所组成的，他们被神的仇敌撒但所反对和控告。他们胜过他，是因羔羊的血，因自己所见证的话，并且因他们虽至于死，也不爱自己的魂生命。（启十二11。）
9The man-child brought forth in verse 5 is composed of the “brothers” in verse 10 who have been opposed and accused by Satan, the enemy of God. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and by loving not their soul life even unto death (v. 11
3 至于死
3. Unto Death
10『至于死』（启十二11）必是指殉道。组成男孩子的弟兄们中，有许多是为著主的见证殉道的。这证明妇人所生的男孩子，就是那些死去的得胜圣徒复活了。
10“Unto death” (v. 11) surely indicates martyrdom. A number of the brothers of whom the man - child is composed were martyred for the Lord’s testimony. This proves that the man-child brought forth by the woman will be the dead overcoming saints resurrected.
4 胜过魔鬼撒但
4. Overcoming the Devil, Satan
11我们已经看见，龙与妇人之间的争战正在猛烈进行。不过妇人并不打仗，仗是由男孩子来打的。今天，龙与主的恢复之间有争战，但这仗是由刚强的人，就是男孩子来打的。构成男孩子的弟兄们与撒但争战，并且至终胜过他。他们胜过撒但是因著三样东西；羔羊的血、他们所见证的话、以及虽至于死也不爱惜自己的魂生命。
11We have seen that war is raging between the dragon and the woman. The woman, however, does not fight the battle. The battle is fought by the man-child. Today, the war is between the dragon and the Lord’s recovery. But, the battle is being fought by the strong ones, by the man-child. The brothers who constitute the man-child fight Satan and eventually overcome him. They overcome Satan by three things: by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and by loving not their soul life even unto death
因羔羊的血
a. By the Blood of the Lamb
12那为著救赎我们之羔羊的血，在神面前答覆魔鬼对我们一切的控告，使我们胜过他。每当我们感觉魔鬼的控告，就需要应用这血。你若和撒但交战，这控告者要不住的定你的罪。我们许多人都能见证说，当我们对主无心的时候，不会有控告；但甚么时候我们儆醒起来，开始与撒但争战，控告就来了。撒但说，『看你自己，你有甚么好，你对太太，对弟兄都不对！』这些控告有的是确实的，但也有的是控告者捏造的谎言。我们天天都需要血，不仅洗净我们，也遮盖我们。我们不仅有赎罪的血，也有有功效、得胜的血。你若作错了，就当清理，但不要接受仇敌的控告。每当你儆醒、站住，作妇人较刚强的部分抵挡龙的时候，龙会马上在你的良心里控告你，但你不要听那些控告，反而要说，『主阿，用你有功效的血遮盖我的良心、思想和悟性，你的血击败仇敌。』你需要使你的良心在血的遮盖下刚强。弟兄们胜过控告者，是因羔羊的血。按照我们的经历，当我们转向主，为著主的定旨时，控告立刻就来了。但我们并不晓得那些控告是来自仇敌的，还以为是我们的良心受了光照所起的作用。撒但，就是蛇，乃是狡猾的，他总是狡猾的作事，装成他所不是的。他常常冒充我们。当我们对神的定旨漠不关心时，我们不会有这种麻烦；但我们一旦转向主来为著祂的定旨，我们的良心就好像不住的起作用，告诉我们那里那里又错了。其实那不是你，乃是撒但。怎能证明那是撒但？假如你的良心真是因受了神的光照而起作用，只要你认了罪，也应用了血，那个定罪就会停止，你就有真正的平安。如果这是你的经历，那么，这定罪是来自你受光照的良心在你里面的作用。可是我们许多人能见证，当我们认了罪并应用了血之后，那种所谓的定罪仍留而不消，那就不是我们良心的定罪，而是魔鬼的控告。定罪是从神来的，但控告却是从那控告者来的。当我们认罪并且应用血之后，若有一些表面上的『定罪』仍不停止，那必是出自魔鬼。我们一旦认清了这个，就应该向撒但说，『住了罢！我不会再认罪了。这不是我，乃是你。魔鬼，这不是神的光照，这乃是你的控告！我虽然不完全，但是你该知道，我在羔羊的血底下，这血就是我的完全。你难道不晓得我在血的底下么？我是胜过你的弟兄之一，不是因为我完全，乃是因著我救赎主的血。』这血究竟有多少功效，我们无人能完全知道，只有神知道。魔鬼也知道得比我们多。我们早年尽职的时候，也有赶鬼的经历。那时候，我们在中国广传福音，常常要征服人身上所附的鬼。有好多次，我们正在祷告赶鬼的时候，就有厉害的控告来抗拒我们。鬼说，『你想用祷告来赶我？昨晚你向妻子发了脾气，你不记得么？现在还想来赶我？』马上，我们祷告的良心软弱下来，祷告的口就闭了。于是我们停下祷告，宣告说，『不错，我昨晚的确对妻子发了脾气。但是，鬼，你们难道不知道现在我是在血底下？』你一题到血，鬼就被打败了。鬼比我们更知道这血的权能。有好几次，当我们祷告的时候，被鬼附著的女人拿著剪刀，威胁著要伤害我们，我们就宣告说，『我们是在血底下。鬼，你们要知道，你们的王和首领，就是撒但，魔鬼，已经被钉死了，连你在内都已受了审判！』你一说这话，被鬼附的人就会安静。从经历中，我们看见羔羊之血的大能和权柄。我们必须常常应用血，告诉魔鬼，我们虽然不完全，却是在完全的血底下。不是你自己的完全能叫鬼不出声，乃是血。没有一个人是绝对约完全，我们的完全都有漏洞。不要信靠你自己的完全，不要凭靠你的完全来争战。就是我现在讲道的时候，也不是靠著我的完全。我是靠著血来这里尽职。阿利路亚，这里有血！我们都必须看见血，并宣告说，我们是在这血的遮盖之下。这血是有功效的血，牠说的美言，牠含示的价值，究竟有多少，只有神知道；在某个程度上，魔鬼也知道。但是不管我们是否知道这血所含示的，只要我们取用牠，就能得著牠所含示的一切。
12The blood of the Lamb, which is for our redemption, answers before God all the accusations of the Devil against us and gives us the victory over him. We need to apply this blood whenever we sense the accusation of the Devil. If you wage war against Satan, the accuser will constantly condemn you. Many of us can testify that when we were indifferent, there were no accusations. But when we woke up and began to war against Satan, then the accusations came. Satan said, “Look at yourself — you are not very good. You are not right with your wife or with your brothers.” Some of these accusations are accurate, but others are falsehoods fabricated by the accuser. Day after day we need the blood, not only to cleanse us but also to cover us. We not only have the redeeming blood, but also the prevailing, overcoming blood. If you have done wrong, you need to clear it, but do not take the accusations of the enemy. Whenever you wake up and take your standing against the dragon as a stronger part of the woman, the dragon will immediately accuse you in your conscience. Do not listen to those accusations. Rather, you must say, “Lord, cover my conscience, thoughts, and realizations with Your prevailing blood. Your blood defeats the enemy.” You need to make your conscience strong under the covering blood. The brothers overcame the accuser by the blood of the Lamb. According to our experience, when we turned to the Lord for His purpose, the accusations came immediately. But we did not know that those accusations came from the enemy. We thought that it was the working of our conscience being enlightened. Satan, the serpent, is the subtle one. He always does things in a subtle manner, pretending to be something that he is not. Satan often pretends to be us. When we were indifferent toward God’s purpose, we had no trouble with this. But once we had turned to the Lord for His purpose, it seemed that our conscience was continually working to tell us of the things in which we were wrong. That was not you—it was Satan. How can we prove that it was Satan? If your conscience is truly working under the light of God, then once you confess and apply the blood, that condemnation will cease and you will have genuine peace. If this is your experience, then the condemnation is from your enlightened conscience working within you. But many of us can testify that after we confessed and applied the blood, the so-called condemnation lingered on. This is not the condemnation of our conscience, but the accusation of the Devil. Condemnation comes from God, but accusation comes from the accuser. Any apparent condemnation that does not stop after we have confessed and applied the blood must be of the Devil. Once we realize this, we should tell Satan, “Stop! I will not confess anymore. This is not me; it is you. Devil, this is not God’s enlightenment—it is your accusation. I am not perfect, but you must realize that I am under the blood of the Lamb, and the blood is my perfection. Don’ty ou realize that I am under the blood? I am one of the brothers who overcome you, not because of my perfections, but by the blood of my Redeemer.” None of us knows how much the blood implies. Only God knows this. The Devil also knows more of what the blood implies than we do. In the early years of our ministry we had experience in casting out demons. During that time, we did a great deal of gospel preaching in China and often we had to conquer cases of demon possession. Many times as we were praying to cast out the demon, sharp accusations came against us. The demon said, “Will you pray to cast me out? Don’ty ou remember that last night you lost your temper with your wife? Now you want to cast me out?” Immediately, our praying conscience was weakened and our praying mouth was shut. Instead of praying, we declared, “Yes, last night I lost my temper with my wife. But, demon, don’ty ou know that now I am under the blood?” When you mention the blood, the demons will be defeated. The demons know more about the power of the blood than we do. A number of times, demon-possessed females took scissors and, as we were praying, threatened to cut us with them. Then we declared, “We are under the blood. Demons, you must realize that your king and leader, Satan, the Devil, has been crucified and that you and he have been judged.” Whenever you say this, the demon - possessed person will relax. Through experience we have come to see the power and authority of the blood of the Lamb. We must always apply the blood, telling the Devil that although we are not perfect, we are under the perfect blood. It is not your perfection that silences the demons—it is the blood. None of us has a complete perfection. Rather, our perfection is punctured. Do not trust in your perfection and do not fight the battle by your perfection. Even now as I am ministering, I do not minister by my perfection. I have come here to minister by the blood. Hallelujah, the blood is here! We all must see the blood and declare that we are under its covering. This blood is the prevailing blood, and it speaks and implies a great deal. Only God and, to some extent, the Devil know how much the blood implies. But whether or not we know all that the blood implies, as long as we apply it, we shall have all it implies.
因自己所见证的话
b. By the Word of Their Testimony
13他们胜过仇敌，也是因『自己所见证的话。』这就是他们见证魔鬼已经受主审判的话。每当我们感觉魔鬼的控告，就当开口见证主如何对付了他。我们必须发声宣告，主胜过了撒但。我们不仅对人作见证，也当对鬼作见证，说，『鬼，你们该记得你们的王撒但，已经被我的主耶稣基督打败了，你不该在这里找我的麻烦！』除了向鬼作见证以外，还要向撒但讲道，说，『撒但，你不知道你已经被钉在十字架上了么？你已经受了审判，你的定命就是火湖！』这就是你口诉的见证。不要光在心里有这些想法，你必须对著撒但发声说出来。虽然你房间里可能没有别人在，撒但却在那里。我就曾向撒但和鬼讲过道，那个讲道不是叫他们悔改，乃是为打退他们。藉著从我们口头见证所喷的属天杀虫药，所有的『小虫』都被杀死了。也许你看不到鬼，他们却在那里。有的弟兄希奇我怎么能那样刚强，原因是我藉著向『小虫』讲道，就得著加强。但我的力量不在于我，乃在于血。我不是杀虫药，鬼所怕的并不是我，他们所怕的乃是血。我们需要应用这血。我搬到新房子后不久，就受到地鼠的搅扰，有弟兄把毒药放在鼠洞里，这些讨厌的地鼠就绝迹了。今天我们所用的『毒药，』就是耶稣的血，和我们所见证的话。
13They also overcame the enemy by “the word of their testimony.” This is their word testifying that the Devil has been judged by the Lord. Whenever we sense the Devil’s accusation, we should verbally testify how the Lord has already dealt with him. We must declare the Lord’s victory over him with the uttered word. We need to testify not only to men but also to the demons, saying, “Demons, you must be reminded that Satan, your king, has been defeated by my Lord Jesus Christ. You should not be here troubling me.” Along with testifying to the demons, you need to preach to Satan, saying, “Satan, don’t you know that you have been crucified on the cross? You have been judged, and your destination is the lake of fire.” This is the testimony of your verbal word. Do not simply keep these thoughts in your mind— you must utter them to Satan. Although no one may be with you in your room, Satan is there. I have preached to the demons and to Satan. That preaching was not for their repentance; it was a repellent. By spraying the heavenly poison through our verbal testimony, all the “bugs” are killed. You may not see any demons, but they are there. Some brothers have wondered how I can be so strong. The reason is that by preaching to the “bugs” I am strengthened. But my strength is not in what I am—it is in what the blood is. I am not the poison. The demons are not afraid of what I am, but they are afraid of what the blood is. We need to apply the blood. Shortly after we moved into our new house, we were troubled by gophers. Some brothers put poison into the gopher holes, and all the troublesome gophers were exterminated. Our “poison” today is the blood of Jesus and the word of our testimony.
14我们需要把所见证的话说出来。有时候也许你需要向撒但讲几分钟的道，说，『撒但，我被你欺骗好多年了。有一天，主来到我这里说，我已经在十字架上蒙了救赎。撒但，这件事你不知道么？』你需要这样对他说。好多人从未对撒但讲过道，但是现在我们都要学作这事。你若想讲有果效的道，第一个对象就该对撒但讲。向仇敌所讲的这话就是我们所见证的话。我们的见证就是：我们是罪人，但主是我们的救赎主。祂在十字架上为我们的罪死了，现在我们有祂的血。就把这个告诉撒但！你告诉他这些之后，再说，『撒但，你不该在这里，你的定命先是无底坑，然后是火湖。但我要你在这里等一会儿，听我讲完这篇道。听完之后我才放你走。』你若是这样对撒但讲道，这控告者就不敢再找你的麻烦，因为你先找他的麻烦。你讲完道之后，再对仇敌说，『撒但，不要再来了！你若再来，我要对你讲一篇更长的道。』
14We need to send out the word of our testimony. At times, you may need to preach to Satan for several minutes, saying, “Satan, I was deceived by you for years. One day, my Lord came to me and said that I was redeemed at the cross. Satan, don’ty ou know this?” You need to speak to him like this. Many of us have never preached to Satan, but now we all must learn to do this. If you would preach prevailingly, the first person to whom you must preach is Satan. This preaching to the enemy is the word of our testimony. Our testimony is that we were sinners but that the Lord is our Redeemer. He died on the cross for our sins, and now we have His blood. Tell this to Satan! After you have spoken to him about this, say, “Satan, you should not be here. Your destiny is firstly the abyss and then the lake of fire. But I want you to stay here awhile until I have finished my message to you. Only then will I allow you to be released.” If you preach to Satan like this, the accuser will not dare to trouble you because you trouble him. After you have finished your message, say to the enemy, “Satan, don’t come back again. If you do, I’ll give you a longer sermon
15弟兄们胜过他，不仅是因血，也是因他们所见证的话。血是事实，话是我们的传讲。血所含示的事实，说明我们的罪已经得著赦免并被除去，我们已经被钉死，撒但已经被审判，并且他的头已经被打伤。我们应用这血，就是应用所有这些事实。我们应用这血之后，必须向撒但宣告这些事实。这就是胜过仇敌的路。你若应用血，并向撒但传讲，他就害怕了。他控告你，找你的麻烦，使你失去功用。他要用他的控告来破坏你。恐怕有许多亲爱的弟兄姊妹，仍在魔鬼控告的破坏之下，他们说，『我爱主，但是我不完全，我犯了这么多的错！』这些控告的结果就叫你失了功用。仇敌藉著他的控告削弱你，要把你吞没。但你必须告诉他；『魔鬼，我的立场不是我的完全，我的立场和遮盖乃是血。』凡仍在撒但控告之下的人，都该对撒但讲一篇很长的道。你若这样作，就会马上刚强了。
15The brothers overcame him not only by means of the blood, but also by the word of their testimony. The blood is the fact, and the word is our preaching. The blood implies the fact that our sins have been forgiven and taken away, that we have been crucified, that Satan has been judged, and that his head has been bruised. When we apply the blood, we apply all these facts. After applying the blood, we must declare the facts to Satan. This is the way to overcome the enemy. If you apply the blood and preach to Satan, he will be threatened. He accuses you, troubles you, and makes you of none effect. He would destroy you by his accusations. I am afraid that many dear ones are still under the destruction of the Devil’s accusations. They say, “Oh, I love the Lord, but I am not perfect. I have made so many mistakes and blunders.” The result of these accusations is to make you of no effect. Through the crippling effect of his accusations, the enemy confiscates you. But you must tell him, “Devil, my standing is not my perfection. My standing and my covering are the blood.” Anyone who is still under Satan’s accusations should preach along sermon to him. If you do this, you will immediately be strengthened.
因他们不爱自己的魂生命
c. By Loving Not Their Soul Life
16弟兄们胜过仇敌，也是因他们不爱自己的魂生命。因著亚当堕落，撒但就和人16:23-的魂生命，就是人的己联合。（太十六23～24。）因此，我们要胜过撒但，就当不爱自己的魂生命，倒要恨恶并否认。（路十四26，九23。）那些构成男孩子的得胜信徒，『虽至于死，也不爱自己的魂生命。』只有那些不爱自己魂生命的人，才甘心殉道。我们必须恨恶我们的己。只要我们爱自己的魂生命，就成为土，好作撒但的食物。但我们若不爱自己的魂生命，不爱我们的己，就不会成为土，这就叫撒但被杀死。当我们的魂生命被杀死，撒但也就被杀死。这是我们作为妇人的较刚强部分，胜过撒但的路。
16The brothers also overcame the enemy by not loving their soul life. Due to Adam’s fall, Satan has joined himself to man’s soul life, man’s self (Matt. 24). Hence, to overcome him we should “not love our soul life,” but rather hate it and deny it (Luke 14:26; 9:23). The overcoming believers who constitute the man-child do “not love their soul life even unto death.” Those who do not love their soul life are willing to be martyred. We must hate our self. As long as we love our soul life, we are dust, good to be food for Satan. But if we do not love our soul life, our self, there will be no dust, and Satan will be killed. When our soul life is killed, Satan is killed also. This is the way for us, as the stronger part of the woman, to overcome Satan.
17你若对撒但讲道，他就要离开你。你该有这样的准备说，『撒但，即使你恨我，我仍要向著你死。我愿意失去我的魂生命，因为我若死了，就能荣耀的毕业了。』你若愿意失去你的魂生命，撒但就对你毫无办法。他若来找你的麻烦，你就对他讲道；他若恨你，你就向他死。那么，他还能把你怎么样？他对你毫无办法，只好作罢。这就是胜过仇敌的路。5从受苦的妇人生出
17If you preach to Satan, he will leave you. Then you should be prepared to say, “Satan, even if you hate me, I would die to you. I would like to lose my soul life, for when I die, I have a glorious graduation.” If you are willing to lose your soul life, Satan will have no way with you. If he bothers you, you may preach to him; if he hates you, you die to him. What then will he be able to do? He will be able to do nothing and he will quit. This is the way to overcome the enemy. 5. Brought Forth by the Suffering Woman
18男孩子是从受苦的妇人，就是从神受苦的子民生出的。（启十二2，4～5。）二节的呼叫表征她正在祷告。『忍受产难，疼痛要生，』表征历代以来，神的子民一直忍受生产之苦，（赛二六17～18，耶六24，十三21，三十6，弥四9～10，五3，加四19，）以产生男孩子，好为神的国争战。
18The man-child is brought forth by the suffering woman, by the suffering people of God (vv. 2, 4-5). The words cried out in verse 2 signify that she was praying. “Being in travail and in pain to bring forth” signifies that throughout all generations God’sp eople have been suffering the travail of delivery (Isa. 26:17-18; Jer. 6:24; 13:21; 30:6; Micah 4:9-10; 5:3; Gal. 4:19) to bring forth the man-child to fight for God’skin gdom
6 辖管万国
6. To Rule All the Nations
19五节说，男孩子『将来要用铁仗辖管万国。』这是基督的权柄，（诗二，）主将这权柄赐给了得胜者。（启二26～27。）这男孩子，就是复活的得胜者，要对万国施行基督的权柄，并在千年国里，与基督一同辖管万国。（启二十4，6。）
19Verse 5 says that the man - child “was about to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod.” This is the authority of Christ (Psa. 2:9) which He gives to the 9 overcomers (2:26-27). The man-child, the resurrected overcomers, will exercise the authority of Christ over the nations and rule them with Christ in the millennial kingdom (20:4, 6).
三 被提
C. Caught Up
20五节又说，男孩子『被提到神和祂的宝座那里去了。』这里男孩子的被提，和帖前四章十七节所说大体信徒的被提不同。在帖撒罗尼迦前书，大体信徒的被提，是在末次号筒，（林前十五52，帖前四16，）就是第七号（启十一15）之时，被提到空中。但这里男孩子要被提到神的宝座前，并且是在一千二百六十天之前，也就是在第五号以前，从第六印开始（启九1）的三年半（四十二个月─启十二14，十三5，十一2）大灾难之前。
20Verse 5 also says that the man-child “was caught up to God and to His throne.” To be “caught up” is to be raptured. The rapture of the man-child differs from that of the majority of the believers as mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. There, the rapture of the majority of the believers will be to the air and at the last trumpet (1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thes. 4:16), which will be the seventh trumpet (11:15). But here, the rapture of the man-child will be to the throne of God and before the “thousand two hundred and sixty days,” which will be the time of the great tribulation of three and a half years (forty-two months, v. 14; 13:5; 11:2), beginning from the fifth trumpet (9:1).
贰 妇人其余的儿女
II. THE REST OF THE WOMAN’S SEED
2117十七节所说妇人其余的儿女，就是妇人的较软弱部分，其中有些是守神诫命的以色列人，有些是持守耶稣见证的信徒。以色列人和较软弱的信徒，都要被留下经过大灾难，并要受龙的逼迫和攻击。
21The rest of the woman’s seed mentioned in verse is the weaker part of the woman, which includes the Israelites who keep the commandments of God and the believers who have the testimony of Jesus. Both the Israelites and the weaker believers will be left to go through the great tribulation. They will be persecuted and attacked by the dragon.