晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W46-3)
第四十六週.週三
晨興餧養
啟十九11 『我看見天開了,並且看哪,有一匹白馬,騎在馬上的,稱為忠信真實,祂審判、爭戰都憑著公義。』
14 『在天上的眾軍,騎著白馬,穿著細麻衣,又白又潔,跟隨著祂。』
在啟示錄十九章十一至十六節和十九至二十一節裏,基督被啟示為神的話—萬王之王,萬主之主,回來擊敗並毀壞敵基督和假申言者。在婚筵之後,基督要以作戰將軍的身分,帶著祂的新婦,就是得勝的信徒,作祂的軍隊,前來與敵基督和他以下的諸王,並他們的眾軍,在哈米吉頓爭戰。這三者要繼續與祂敵對。在敵基督的挑唆下,人甚至興起了戰爭,直接對抗這位萬主之主,萬王之王。敵基督、假申言者、以及十王和他們的軍隊,要與羔羊爭戰。這乃是地對抗天,人反對神的爭戰。…實在令人驚奇,人竟敢向神宣戰。所以新郎基督要同著祂的新婦而來,與他們爭戰。(新約總論第十四冊,二六○頁。)
信息選讀
在啟示錄十九章十一至二十一節,我們看見新郎得著祂新婦的幫助來與仇敵爭戰。新郎是元帥,新婦是軍隊。這將是這對新婚夫婦的蜜月。基督在祂蜜月的期間要清理宇宙。敵基督和假申言者要被扔進火湖裏,(20,)撒但要被捆綁且被丟進無底坑裏。(二十1~3。)那時,不僅基督覺得歡喜,我們作為祂的新婦,也要覺得歡喜;我們和我們的新郎要享受美妙的蜜月。
哈米吉頓的戰爭要除去那要來千年國的一切障礙。…在千年國裏,整個宇宙將是擺設筵席的廳堂,基督和祂的新婦要一同工作,清除髒污,把所有的污物都丟進『垃圾箱』,就是火湖裏。神清掃宇宙始於創世記一章。首先,祂將污物掃到海裏,(2,)那時海是這宇宙裏的垃圾箱。到末了,所有的污物都要放進終極的垃圾箱,就是火湖裏。在馬太二十五章四十一節,主耶穌說,『你們這被咒詛的,離開我,進入那為魔鬼和他的使者所豫備的永火裏去。』因為『山羊』跟隨魔鬼,所以要被扔進那為魔鬼和他的使者所豫備的火湖裏。神已經豫備了火湖作為『垃圾箱』,用以處理宇宙中的垃圾。敵基督、假申言者、和他們的軍隊,都要被掃進『畚箕』,然後倒入火湖裏。千年國之後,撒但自己也要到他們那裏去。白色大寶座前的審判之後,所有已死的不信者也要被丟進火湖裏。從那時起,就不再有垃圾了。在新耶路撒冷裏只有金子、珍珠和寶石。主在哈米吉頓的爭戰,實際上是把垃圾掃進宇宙的垃圾箱。敵基督對基督的宣戰正是給基督掃除敵基督的好機會,基督的新婦會與祂合力作這事。
我們不會被丟進火湖裏,卻會被聚集在新耶路撒冷中。為了使主能享受愉快的蜜月和千年的國度,一切垃圾都必須掃除乾淨。我們該期望能有分於這個清理的工作。這將是何等歡喜的事!
『忠信真實』是基督的名稱。〔啟十九11。〕基督對神並對那些相信祂的人都是忠信的,祂憑這忠信擊敗並毀滅了那些反對神並逼迫信徒的人;祂在完成神的經綸,並照顧相信祂者的事上也是真實的。祂是可信賴的,在祂毫無虛偽。(新約總論第十四冊,二六○至二六二頁。)
參讀:新約總論,第四百二十五篇。
WEEK 46 — DAY 3
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 19:11 …I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sits on it called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
14 And the armies which are in heaven followed Him on white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
In Revelation 19:11-16 and 19-21, Christ is revealed as the Word of God—King of kings and Lord of lords—who returns to defeat and destroy Antichrist and the false prophet. After His wedding feast, Christ will come as a fighting General with His bride, the overcoming believers who are His army, to fight Antichrist, the kings under him, and their armies at Armageddon… Under the instigation of Antichrist, man will even wage war directly against the Lord of lords and the King of kings. Antichrist, the false prophet, and the ten kings and their armies will make war against the Lamb. This war will be a fighting of the earth against the heavens, of man against God…It is indeed astounding that man could actually declare war on God. Therefore, Christ, the Bridegroom, will come with His bride to fight against them. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 4333)
Today’s Reading
In Revelation 19:11-21 we see that the Bridegroom comes to fight against His enemies with the help of His bride. The Bridegroom is the Commanderin- chief, and the bride is the army. This will be a honeymoon for the newlywed couple. During His honeymoon Christ will clear up the universe. Antichrist and the false prophet will be cast into the lake of fire (v. 20), and Satan will be bound and cast into the abyss (20:1-3). At that time Christ will be happy, and we, His bride, will also be happy as we enjoy a wonderful honeymoon with our Bridegroom.
The war at Armageddon will remove all the obstacles to the coming millennial kingdom…In the millennial kingdom the entire universe will be the feasting room, and Christ and His bride will work together to sweep away the dirt, which will be put into the “trash can,” the lake of fire. God’s sweeping in the universe began in Genesis 1. First, God swept the dirt into the sea (v. 2); at that time the sea was the trash can in this universe. Eventually, all the dirt will be put in the ultimate trash can, the lake of fire. In Matthew 25:41 the Lord Jesus said, “Go away from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Because the “goats” followed the devil, they will be cast into the lake of fire prepared for him and his angels. God has prepared the lake of fire as a “trash can” to dispose of all the trash in the universe. Antichrist, the false prophet, and their armies will be swept into the “dust pan” and then dumped into the lake of fire. After the millennium Satan himself will join them there. After the judgment at the great white throne, all the dead unbelievers will also be cast into the lake of fire. From that time onward, there will be no more dust. In the New Jerusalem there will be only gold, pearl, and precious stones. The Lord’s fighting in the war at Armageddon will actually be a sweeping of the dirt into the universal trash can. Antichrist’s declaration of war on Christ will give Him the perfect opportunity to sweep Antichrist away, and the bride of Christ will cooperate with Him in doing this.
Instead of being cast into the lake of fire, we will be gathered into the New Jerusalem. In order for the Lord to enjoy a pleasant honeymoon and the thousand-year kingdom, all the trash must be swept away. We should look forward to participating in this cleaning work. How pleasant it will be!
Faithful and True will be a title of Christ [Rev. 19:11]. Christ is faithful both to God and to those who believe in Him. In His faithfulness He defeats and destroys those who oppose God and persecute the believers. He is true in carrying out God’s economy and in caring for those who believe in Him. He is trustworthy, and with Him there is no falsehood. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4333-4335)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 425
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