耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
10月22日圣殿院宇的真护卫者
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
October 22 True Warden of the Temple Courts
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
“那右手拿着七星,在七个金灯台中间行走的,说”(启2:1)。JNN311.1
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
“These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands.”—Revelation 2:1{JNN 311.1}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
七教会的名字代表新约时期教会的七个阶段。“七”是一个完全的数目,并说明这个信息是一直展延到末日的;而且所用的表号表明教会在历史过程中各时期的情况。JNN311.2
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
The names of the seven churches are symbolic of the church in different periods of the Christian Era. The numbendicates completeness, and is symbolic of the fact that the messages extend to the end of time, while the symbols used reveal the condition of the church at different periods in the history of the world.{JNN 311.2}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
《启示录》形容基督是常行走在各金灯台中间的。这足以象征基督与各教会所保持的关系。祂是经常与祂的子民交通的。祂知道他们的真情实况。祂观察他们的秩序、敬虔和忠诚。祂固然是天上圣所的大祭司和中保,但《启示录》却形容祂是在地上众教会中间来回行走的。祂不息不倦地儆醒防守,要看祂守望者的灯光有没有黯淡或熄灭。如果这些灯单单交人看守的话,它们的星星之火势必渐渐熄灭。但基督乃是上帝家里的真守望者,是祂圣殿院宇的真护卫者。祂不断的照顾和保守的恩典乃是生命与光明的来源。JNN311.3
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
Christ is spoken of as walking in the midst of the golden candlesticks. Thus is symbolized His relation to the churches. He is in constant communication with His people. He knows their true state. He observes their order, their piety, their devotion. Although He is high priest and mediator in the sanctuary above, yet He is represented as walking up and down in the midst of His churches on the earth. With untiring wakefulness and unremitting vigilance, He watches to see whether the light of any of His sentinels is burning dim or going out. If the candlesticks were left to mere human care, the flickering flame would languish and die; but He is the true watchman in the Lord’s house, the true Warden of the temple courts. His continued care and sustaining grace are the source of life and light.{JNN 311.3}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
《启示录》形容基督右手拿着七星。这就是向我们保证:只要教会忠于她所受的委托,她就不必惧怕遭到毁灭。因为没有一颗受全能者保护的“星”能从基督手里被夺去。……JNN311.4
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
Christ is represented as holding the seven stars in His right hand. This assures us that no church faithful to its trust need fear coming to naught, for notar that has the protection of Omnipotence can be plucked out of the hand of Christ....{JNN 311.4}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
这些话乃是对教会的教师们──上帝所赋以重大责任的人——讲的。教会所充满的优美影响,都是与上帝的使者息息相关的,他们的责任乃是要表显基督的爱。原来天上的众星都受祂的管理。祂使它们充满光明。祂指引并控制它们的运转,否则它们就要变成陨落的星了。祂的传道人也是如此。他们不过是祂手里的器皿,所以他们所成就的善事也都是靠祂的能力而成的。……只要他们仰望祂,像祂仰望天父一样,他们就必得着能力去作祂所作的工。当他们以上帝为他们的倚靠时,祂必将祂的光明赐给他们去反射给全世界。(AA585-587)JNN311.5
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
These words are spoken to the teachers in the church—those entrusted by God with weighty responsibilities. The sweet influences that are to be abundant in the church are bound up with God’s ministers, who are to reveal the love of Christ. The stars of heaven are under His control. He fills them with light. He guides and directs their movements. If He did not do this, they would become fallen stars. So with His ministers. They are but instruments in His hands, and all the good they accomplish is done through His power.... If they will look to Him as He looked to the Father they will be enabled to do His work. As they make God their dependence, He will give them His brightness to reflect to the world.—The Acts of the Apostles, 585-587.{JNN 311.5}
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
思考题:?知道耶稣就在祂的教会中间,无论教会面临怎样的挑战,这是何等的安慰??JNN311.6
耶稣超乎万名之名-第296章
Further Reflection: How comforting is it to know that Jesus is in the very midst of His church, no matter its challenges{JNN 311.6}
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