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启示录生命读经 · 第50篇

七碗（二）

The Seven Bowls (2)
1在看倒下七碗之前，我要再说一点关于在宝座上的神和在殿里的神。大部分的基督徒，包括我们在主恢复里的很多人，只知道神是宝座上的神，至于神是在殿里的神，就少有人知道了。认识神是宝座上的一位很容易，因为这与我们天然的观念相合。但是要认识神是在殿里的神，我们必须有属天的异象。在圣经中，神先是启示为宝座上的神，在整个旧约里，神的百姓渐渐认识，神是那坐在宝座上有权能的一位。神的宝座是为著祂的管治。但至终，圣经里的启示把我们从神行政的宝座领到神彰显的殿。在旧约里，我们看到神在祂的殿中；在新约里，我们也看到神在祂的家里，在祂的殿中，就是在召会里。最后，在圣经的总结，启示录这卷书里，宝座与殿合起来了。（启十六17。）在启示录里，我们看见神在新耶路撒冷里的宝座上。（启二二1。）
1Before we consider the outpouring of the seven bowls, I want to say a further word concerning God on the throne and God in the temple. Most Christians, including many of us in the Lord’s recovery, know God only as the God on the throne. They know little of God as the God in the temple. It is rather easy to know God as the One on the throne because this fits our natural concept. However, in order to know God as the God in the temple, we must have a heavenly vision. In the Bible God is firstly revealed as God on the throne. Throughout the Old Testament, God’sp eople gradually realized that God is the mighty One on the throne. God’s throne is for His dominion. Eventually, the revelation in the Bible leads us from the throne of God’s government to the temple of God’sex press i on. In the Old Testament we see God in His temple. In the New Testament we also see God in His house, His temple, the church. Ultimately, in the consummation of the Bible, the book of Revelation, the throne and the temple are combined (16:17). In Revelation we see God on the throne in the New Jerusalem (22:1
2今天大部分的基督徒只认识神是宝座上的神。在他们的祷告和赞美里，他们感觉到神是坐在宝座上的一位。他们确信，即使世界上洪水泛滥，神仍然在宝座上。我们常常听到向著宝座上的神所发的祷告，我们也有多首说到神在宝座上的诗歌；但是很难找到一首诗歌说，神不仅在宝座上，也在殿里。很少基督徒看见这异象，神是在殿里的一位。神在宝座上是为著祂的行政，神在殿里却是为著祂的彰显。神永远的定旨不是要坐在宝座上，乃是要在殿里。神的宝座已经永远坚立，是存到永永远远的，（诗四五6，）所以用不著建造；然而神的殿却需要大量建造的工作。神的心意不仅要坐在宝座上。从已过的永远，祂已经在宝座上了。神切望有一个殿，有一个彰显。每一位基督徒都知道神是那位在宝座上有权能的一位，却很少基督徒认识神今天需要一个殿，一个召会，一个建造，来作祂的彰显。因此，我们在美国一直吹这个号，已经超过十四年了；但是，甚至在我们中间，赞美神是在祂殿里的人并不多；反之，大家仍赞美神是在宝座上的一位。你曾经认识神的心意是要得著殿，而这样赞美祂么？
2Most Christians today know God only as the God on the throne. In their prayers and praises they are conscious of God as the One sitting on His throne. They are assured that even if the world were flooded with water, God would still be on the throne. Although we have often heard prayers directed to God on the throne and although we have hymns concerning God’s being on the throne, it is difficult to find a hymn saying that God is not only on the throne, but also in the temple. Few Christians have the vision of God as the One in the temple. God is on the throne for His administration, but He is in the temple for His expression. God’s eternal purpose is not to be on the throne—it is to be in the temple. Because the throne of God has been eternally established, existing from eternity to eternity (Psa. 45:6), there is no need for it to be built. However, God’stem ple requires a great deal of building work. God’s desire is not simply to be on the throne. He has been on the throne since eternity past. God desires a temple, an expression. Although every Christian knows that God is the mighty One on the throne, not many Christians realize that God today needs a temple, a church, a building, for His expression. Thus, in this country we have been sounding the trumpet about this matter for more than fourteen years. However, even among us, not many in their praises speak of God’s being in His temple. Rather, they praise God as the One on the throne. Have you ever praised God in the way of recognizing His desire to have the temple?
3我再说，整本圣经首先启示神是在宝座上的一位，渐渐的又启示神的心意是要得著殿。终极而总结的殿将是新耶路撒冷。我们已经指出，新耶路撒冷不仅是神的殿，也是至圣所。在新耶路撒冷中，神要在羔羊里坐在宝座上，直到永远。神要作在祂殿中宝座上的神，得著管治权并祂完全的彰显，直到永远。神今天所作的每一件事都是为著这个。这就是为甚么我们说，我们不是仅仅为著个人的救恩，乃是为著团体召会的建造。我再说，神的心意是要得著这个殿。神的宝座是为著祂的殿；也就是说，神的行政是为著祂的彰显。最终，在新耶路撒冷里，生命水的河要从神的宝座流出来，供应全城。所以，新耶路撒冷是那流自宝座之神的总结。
3To repeat, the whole Bible firstly reveals God as the One on the throne. Gradually it reveals God’s desire to have a temple. The ultimate and consummate temple will be the New Jerusalem. As we have pointed out, the New Jerusalem will not only be God’stem ple; it will also be the Holy of Holies. For eternity in the New Jerusalem, God will be in the Lamb on the throne. He will be the God on the throne in His temple, having His dominion with His full expression for eternity. Everything God is doing today is for this. This is the reason we say that we are not merely for individual salvation, but for corporate church building. Again I say that God’sin tent i on is to have this temple. God’s throne is for His temple; that is, His administration is for His expression. Ultimately, in the New Jerusalem the river of water of life will flow from God’s throne to supply the entire city. Therefore, the New Jerusalem will be the consummation of God flowing from the throne
参 七碗的倒下
III. THE OUTPOURING OF SEVEN BOWLS
一 第一碗
A. The First Bowl
4启示录十六章二节说，『第一位天使便去，把碗倒在地上，就有又恶又毒的疮，生在那些有兽印记，并拜兽像的人身上。』神在祂终极的烈怒里，使背叛的人皮肤生疮，作为记号，因为他们受了兽的印记。这种记号要像恶性的癌一样。在那时候神好像说，『因为你们受了我的仇敌兽的印记，我也要在你们身上放个记号。』我不信这个疮会临到美国人身上，牠要长在敌基督统治下罗马帝国的国民身上，他们接受了敌基督的名或他名的数字。
4Revelation 16:2 says, “And the first went and poured out his bowl into the earth; and there came an evil and malignant sore upon the men who have the mark of the beast and worship his image.” In His last fury God will mark the rebellious ones with a sore on their skin because they bear the mark of the beast. This mark will be like a malignant cancer. At that time God may seem to say, “Because you bear the mark of My enemy, the beast, I shall put a mark on you.” I do not believe that this sore will come upon the Americans, but on the citizens of the Roman Empire under Antichrist, who bear the name of Antichrist or the number of his name
二 第二碗
B. The Second Bowl
5三节说，『第二位天使把碗倒在海里，海就变成血，好像死人的血，海中所有的生物都死了。』我不相信这里的海会包括所有的海。这主要的可能会影响地中海，就是敌基督的帝国所包围的海。
5Verse 3 says, “And the second poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living soul that was in the sea died.” I do not believe that this will include all the seas. Probably it will mainly affect the Mediterranean Sea, these a enclosed by Antichrist’s empire.
三 第三碗
C. The Third Bowl
6四至七节说到倒下第三碗。四节说，『第三位天使把碗倒在江河与众水的泉里，水就变成血了。』五节里题到『掌管众水的天使。』在神的行政里，有一位天使被指派掌管众水。这一位天使赞美神，说，『今是昔是的圣者，你这样审判是公义的；因为他们曾流圣徒与申言者的血，你也给了他们血喝，这是他们所该受的。』（启十六～6。）这里和十一章十七节都没有说『以后永是（直译，以后要来），』如在一章八节及四章八节者。这证明4:8主的再来必是在四章八节之后，十一章十七节之前。
6In verses 4 through 7 we have the outpouring of the third bowl. Verse 4 says, “And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood.” Verse 5 speaks of “the angel of the waters.” In God’s ad ministration, an angel has been appointed to control the waters. This angel praises God, saying, “You are righteous, who is and who was, the holy One, because You have judged these; for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink; 5 they deserve it” (vv. 5-6). Both here and in 11:17 it does not say, “Who is coming,” as in 1:8 and 4:8. This proves that the Lord’s coming back must follow and precede 11:17.
7并不是每一个住在地上的人都该喝血，因为不是每一个人都流过圣徒的血。如果美国人是流圣徒之血的人，他们就该喝血。但我确信，这样的事不会发生在美国；我信这事主要的会发生在敌基督的领域，在那里众水要变成血。在我们继续往下看之前，我要插进一点关于敌基督帝国之范围的话。路加二章一节可以帮助我们了解这事。这一节说，该撒亚古士督出了一道诏谕，『叫普天下的人都申报户口。』『普天下』当然不包括古中国，也不包括美国，那时在美国只有印第安人居住。我们要认识圣经，必须了解写圣经时的背景与环境。照著当时的背景，路加二章一节的『普天下』是指著罗马帝国的世界说的。不要把这当作全地的每一地方。将受七碗惩罚的地上居民，主要的是那些住在敌基督领域内的人。七节说，『我又听见祭坛中有声音说，是的，主神，全能者，你的审判诚哉、义哉！』这是关于神对敌基督领域的审判，从祭坛发出的赞美，这审判在性质上是真诚的，在原则上是公义的。
7Not everyone dwelling on earth will deserve to be given blood to drink, for not all of them have poured out the blood of the saints. If Americans are those who pour out the blood of the saints, then they deserve to drink blood. I am assured, however, that such a thing will not take place in America. I believe that it will be mainly in the territory of Antichrist that the waters will turn into blood. Before we go on, I need to insert a word regarding the extent of Antichrist’s empire. Luke 2:1 is helpful in this matter. This verse says that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus “for all the inhabited earth to be enrolled.” Certainly “all the inhabited earth” did not include ancient China; neither did it include America, which at the time was inhabited only by Indians. We must understand the Bible with its background and the circumstances in which it was written. According to the background, “all the inhabited earth” in Luke 2:1 refers to the world of the Roman Empire. Do not take this to mean every place on the whole earth. The earth- dwellers who will be punished by the seven bowls are mainly those who reside in the territory of Antichrist. Verse 7 says, “And I heard the altar saying, Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.” This is the praise from the altar concerning God’s judgments over Antichrist’s territory, which are true in nature and righteous in principle
四 第四碗
D. The Fourth Bowl
8八、九节说，『第四位天使把碗倒在日头上，又给日头用火烤人。人被大热所烤，就亵渎那有权掌管这些灾之神的名，并不悔改将荣耀归与神。』那些被大热所烤，亵渎神的名，并且不肯悔改的人，主要的必定是罗马帝国的国民，他们跟随敌基督逼迫神的子民，并且背叛神。
8Verses 8 and 9 say, “And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given to it to burn men with fire. And the men were burned with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues, and they did not repent to give Him glory.” The men who are burned with great heat, who blaspheme the name of God, and who refuse to repent must be mainly the citizens of the Roman Empire who follow Antichrist to persecute God’sp eople and to rebel against God.
五 第五碗
E. The Fifth Bowl
9十、十一节说，『第五位天使把碗倒在兽的座位上，兽的国就黑暗了；人由于疼痛就咬自己的舌头，又由于所受的疼痛，和所生的疮，就亵渎天上的神，并不悔改自己所行的。』这里我们看到第五碗倒在兽的座位上。这指明七碗乃是为著审判兽和兽的国并牠的领域。这好比神藉摩西在法老身上和埃及地上的作为。当埃及地变为黑暗的时候，全地并没有变为黑暗。兽的国变为黑暗，就像埃及变为黑暗一样。那些在敌基督国里的人，要咬自己的舌头，亵渎神，并不肯悔改。
9Verses 10 and 11 say, “And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven for their pains and for their sores; and they did not repent of their works.” Here we read that the fifth bowl is poured out upon the throne of the beast. This indicates that the seven bowls are for judging the beast, his kingdom, and his territory. This can be compared to God’s deeds through Moses upon Pharaoh and Egypt. When the land of Egypt was darkened, the whole earth was not darkened. The darkening of the kingdom of the beast will be exactly the same as the darkening of Egypt. Those in the kingdom of Antichrist will gnaw their tongues, blaspheme God, and refuse to repent
六 第六碗
F. The Sixth Bowl
10十二节接著说，『第六位天使把碗倒在伯拉大河上，河水就干了，要给那来自日出之地的众王豫备道路。』第二碗的灾害甚于第二号者；（启八8～9；）第三碗的灾害甚于第三号者；（启八10～11；）第四碗的灾害又甚于第四号者。（启八12。）第五碗的灾害审判敌基督的座位及其国度，与第五号有关；在第五号时，敌基督是那些叫人受痛苦、被鬼附之蝗虫的王；（启九3～11；）第六碗的灾害与第六号（启九14）有关，因为这两样灾祸都与同一条伯拉大河有关。从九章十四和十五节我们读到，那捆绑在伯拉大河的四位使者被释放了，要煽动众王差遣他们的军队；而十六章十二节告诉我们，倒第六碗的时候，伯拉大河的水干了，这些王和他们的军队便能通过这河。所以第六号与第六碗也是彼此相关的。
10Verse 12 continues, “And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared.” The plague of the second bowl is more severe than that of the second trumpet (8:8-9); the plague of the third bowl, more than that of the third trumpet (8:10-11); the plague of the fourth bowl, more than that of the fourth trumpet (8:12). The plague of the fifth bowl, the judgment upon the throne of Antichrist and his kingdom, is related to the fifth trumpet, in which Antichrist is the king of the demonic locusts tormenting men (9:3-11); and the plague of the sixth bowl is related to the sixth trumpet (9:14), because the plagues of both are related to the same river, the Euphrates. In 9:14 and 15 we read that the four angels bound at the great river Euphrates will be loosed to stir up the kings to send their armies, and in 16:12 we are told that at the outpouring of the sixth bowl the water of the Euphrates will be dried up that these kings and their armies may pass over it. Hence, the sixth trumpet and the sixth bowl are related to each other
七 插于第六碗和第七碗之间的异象
G. A Vision Inserted between the Sixth and Seventh Bowls
11十三至十六节，是插于第六碗和第七碗之间的异象，这异象说到哈米吉顿的聚拢。
11Verses 13 through 16 are a vision inserted between the sixth and seventh bowls. This vision is of the gathering at Armageddon.
1 三个污灵，好像青蛙，由龙口、兽口、并假申言者的口中出来
1. Three Unclean Spirits like Frogs out of the Mouths of the Dragon, the Beast, and the False Prophet
12十三、十四节说，『我又看见三个污灵，好像青蛙，由龙口，由兽口，并由假申言者的口中出来；牠们本是鬼的灵，施行奇事，出去到普天下众王那里，叫他们在神全能者的大日聚拢争战。』这些污灵好像青蛙。牠们是灵，应该在诸天界里；但牠们成了青蛙，只能在地上行动。到那时候，撒但和他活动的权力要被限制在地上。他再也没有权利在空中操纵事情。因此，跟随他的灵就像青蛙。这些鬼的灵藉著所行的奇事，使普天下的众王聚拢争战。按照十六节，『那三个鬼的灵便叫众王聚拢在一个地方，希伯来话叫作哈米吉顿。』在大灾难的末了，有三个污灵要由撒但、敌基督并假申言者的口中出来，出去耸动普天下的众王，聚拢他们的军队，（启十六13～14，）包括九章十四至十六节所说的二万万马军，在哈米吉顿争战。这是千年国之前，人类最后一次战争。在这次战争里，撒但一心想要毁灭以色列国，（亚十四12，）并要与基督同祂的军队争战。为此撒但动用了所有背叛的人类。（启十七12～14，十九11～19。）基督和祂所拣选的得胜者，要将他们全部击败并毁灭，（启十九20～21，弥四11～13，番三8，亚十四3，12～15，十二4，，）并要拯救以色列国。（亚十二3～8，十四4～5，珥三14～17。）这是十四章十七至二十节，以赛亚六十三章一至六节，约珥三章九至十三节所记载的踹酒醡。从西方（罗马帝国）、北方（苏俄）、和东方（日出之地）来的军队，要聚集在哈米吉顿。以西结三十八、三十九章证明，那称为歌革和玛各的苏俄要在那里。启示录九章也指明，从东方来的二万万马军要在那里。虽然从西方、北方和东方来的军队都要聚集在哈米吉顿，圣经里却没有题示说，从美国来的军队会在那里。神已经主宰的安排了美国成为少数亲以色列的国家之一。若不是神的主宰，以色列这一个被敌国所包围的国家，如何能生存？虽然所有属世的军队都豫备好要毁灭小小的以色列国，美国却不这么作。我再说，你们不要以天然的方式来认识圣经，乃要蒙光照，对圣经以及今天世界的局势要有洞察力。
12Verses 13 and 14 say, “And I saw, out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; for they are spirits of demons, doing signs, which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them to the war of the great day of God the Almighty.” These unclean spirits are like frogs. As spirits, they should be in the heavenlies, but as frogs they can only move about on the earth. At that time Satan and his power to act will be limited to the earth. He will no longer have the right to maneuver in the air. Hence, the spirits that follow him will be like frogs. By means of the signs they perform, these spirits of demons will gather together the kings of the inhabited earth for war. According to verse 16, “They gathered them to the place which in Hebrew is called, Armageddon.” At the end of the great tribulation, three unclean spirits out of the mouths of Satan, Antichrist, and the false prophet, will go forth to stir up the rulers of the whole inhabited earth and gather their forces, including the two hundred million cavalry mentioned in 9:14-16, to the war at Armageddon, which will be the last war among mankind before the millennium. In that war Satan’sin tent i on will be to destroy Israel (Zech. 14:12) and to fight against Christ and His army. For this he will use all rebellious mankind (17:12-14; 19:11-19). Christ and His chosen overcomers will defeat and destroy them all (19:20-21; Zech. 14:3, 12-15; 12:4, 9) and save the nation of 9 Israel (Zech. 12:3-8; 14:4-5; Joel 3:14-17). This is the treading of the winepress recorded in 14:17-20, Isaiah 63:1-6, and Joel 3:9-14. Armies from the west (Roman Empire), the north (Russia), and the east (“the rising of the sun”) will be gathered at Armageddon. Ezekiel 38 and 39 prove that Russia, called Gog and Magog, will be there. Revelation 9 also indicates that two hundred million cavalry troops from the east will be there. Although armies from the west, the north, and the east will gather at Armageddon, there is no hint that the armies from the United States will be there. God has sovereignly arranged for the United States to be one of the few countries that are pro-Israel. If it were not for God’s sovereignty, how could Israel, a country surrounded by hostile nations, be able to survive? Although all the worldly forces will be prepared to damage the little nation of Israel, the United States will not be included. Again, I ask you not to understand the Bible in a natural way, but in the way of enlightenment, with insight into the Word and into today’s world situation.
2 主的警告
2. The Lord’s Warning
13在第六碗和第七碗之间，主发出了关于祂来临的警告。十五节说，『看哪，我来像贼一样。那儆醒、看守自己衣服，免得赤身而行，叫人见他羞耻的，有福了。』照上下文看，这话该是主在大灾难末了，哈米吉顿大战前说的。这证明在那时还有一些信徒（就是那些剩下活著的大体信徒）留在地上。主回来时的显现，对他们仍像贼一样，是在他们不知道的时候。
13Between the sixth and seventh bowls, the Lord issues a warning regarding His coming. Verse 15 says, “Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked and they see his shame.” According to the context, this word is spoken by the Lord at the end of the great tribulation before the war at Armageddon. This proves that at that time there will still be some believers, the gleanings, left on the earth. To them the appearing of the Lord in His coming back will still be as a thief, in an hour unknown to them. This is a strong proof that even after the harvest there will still be believers on earth
八 第七碗
H. The Seventh Bowl
14当第七碗倒在空中的时候，有大声音『从殿中的宝座上出来，说，成了！』（启十六17。）这就是说，为著审判并为著神的彰显，就是神的见证，一切事都完成了。说了这些话之后，紧接著就有闪电、声音、雷轰和大地震，世人从未见过这样大的地震。（启十六18。）这地震与十一章十九节第七号的地震相同，要使耶路撒冷那大城裂为三段，列国的城也都倒塌了。（启十六19。）因为耶路撒冷要变得像古代的所多玛一样邪恶，神就要用这地震来审判她。
14When the seventh bowl is poured out upon the air, a loud voice “out of the temple from the throne” will say, “It is done” (v. 17). This means that everything both for judgment and for God’sex press i on, God’s testimony, has been accomplished. Immediately after this word is spoken, there will be lightnings, voices, thunders, and the greatest earthquake that the world has ever seen (v. 18). This earthquake, the same as the one in 11:19, will cause the great city, Jerusalem, to be divided into three parts and the cities of the nations to fall (v. 19). Because Jerusalem will have become as evil as ancient Sodom, God will judge it by means of this earthquake
15十九节又说，『神也想起大巴比伦来，要把那盛自己烈怒之酒的杯递给她。』十四章八节宗教、奥秘的巴比伦，在大灾难的起头就毁灭了；所以在大灾难的末了，紧接哈米吉顿大战之后，才被毁灭的大巴比伦，必是物质的巴比伦，就是罗马城。十四章八节的大巴比伦相当于十七章的巴比伦，而这一节的大巴比伦相当于十八章的巴比伦。两个巴比伦的概略是记在十四章八节和十六章十九节，细节是记在十七、十八章。十九节说，神要『把那盛自己烈怒之酒的杯』递给大巴比伦。罗马曾将她淫乱烈怒的酒给了万国喝，（启十八3，）现在神要将祂自己烈怒的酒给她喝，作为报应。
15Verse 1 9 also says, “And Babylon the great was remembered before God to give her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.” The religious, mysterious Babylon in 14:8 is destroyed at the beginning of the great tribulation; therefore, Babylon the great here, which will be destroyed after, at, or before the war at Armageddon at the end of the great tribulation, must be the material Babylon, the city of Rome. The Babylon in 14:8 corresponds to that in chapter seventeen, while the Babylon in this verse corresponds to that in chapter eighteen. The sketches of the two Babylons are recorded in 14:8 and 16:19, the details are given in chapters seventeen and eighteen. Verse 19 says that God will give her “the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.” Rome gave the wine of the fury of her fornication to the faithful saints among the nations (18:3). Now God in vengeance gives her the wine of the fury of His wrath.
16二十节说，『各海岛都逃避了，众山也不见了。』二十一节下结论说，『又有大雹子从天落在人身上，每一个约重一他连得（约四十五公斤）；由于这雹子的灾极大，人就亵渎神。』我再说，这个大雹不会降在住美国的人身上，主要的是降在兽国的国民身上。当大雹降下来的时候，在敌基督国里的人仍要亵渎神。这证明他们无心悔改，宁愿与神抗争到底。
16Verse 20 says, “Every island fled, and mountains were not found.” Verse 21 concludes by saying, “And great hail, every stone about the weight of a talent [approximately one hundred pounds], comes down out of heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague of it is exceeding great.” Once again I say that this hail will not come down upon the people in America, but mainly upon the citizens of the empire of the beast. In the midst of the downpour of this great hail, those in the empire of Antichrist will continue to blaspheme God. This proves that they have no intention to repent. Rather, they will fight against God to the end