新约 - 启示录(Revelation)第19章

After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
And again they shouted: "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."
The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!"
Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!"
Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)
Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."
At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.
His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and mighty men, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, small and great."
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.
But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
启示录第十九章   启 19:1> 放声赞美,我…… 

  19:1 凡是爱神的人都会衷心赞美神。你愈认识祂,愈了解祂所作成的事,你便愈觉得要赞美祂。赞美是真正敬拜的中心,当你认识神是谁,了解祂怎样爱你,就自然流露出对神的赞美。 

  启 19:1-8> 天军天使歌颂神的情形── 

  19:1-8 “天上的群众”开始为了神的胜利而唱出赞美神的大合唱( 19:1-3 ),接着有二十四位长老( 4:4 注释)加入这大合唱( 19:4 )。最后,天上的大合唱团再一次赞美神──羔羊的婚期近了( 19:6-8 ;参太 25:1-13 )。 

  启 19:7-8> 新妇与大淫妇,可真是一个很大的对比!你看二者的分别…… 

  19:7-8 现在到了人类历史的最高潮──邪恶的人受审判,羔羊和祂的新妇(教会)结婚了。教会包括了历代以来所有忠心的信徒。新娘穿着光明洁白的细麻衣,与前两章的大淫妇所穿的俗艳服饰形成强烈的对比( 17:4 ; 18:16 )。新妇所穿的是圣徒的义行,这不是信徒藉遵守宗教礼仪换来的义,乃是回应基督的拯救而得的义( 7:9 , 14 )。 

  启 19:10> 为目前景象所慑欲向天使下拜,为什么不可以?我会不会这样做?这很难说…… 

  19:10 天使不肯接受约翰俯伏敬拜,因为只有神才配受敬拜。我们也容易像约翰一样,被这些预言性的壮观情景所慑服,但耶稣才是神的启示和救赎计划的中心。当你阅读启示录的时候,不要只顾沉迷于那些奇观异象的细节中;要记住所有的异象都是指着一个主题:耶稣要胜过罪恶,得到最终的胜利! 

  启 19:11> 19:11 “诚信真实”这名字和第 18 章中所描述的虚伪不义的巴比伦成了强烈的对比。 

  启 19:11-21> 天开了,约翰看见的异象又再次转移…… 

  19:11-21 约翰的异象再一次转移。天开了,耶稣出现了,这一次祂并不是羔羊,而是骑在白马(象征胜利)上的战士。耶稣第一次来到世上是作为赎罪祭的羔羊,但祂再来的时候就是要执行审判的征服者与君王(参帖后 1:7-10 )。祂第一次降临带来赦罪,第二次降临却带来审判。神与邪恶之间的战阵已经摆好,这世界正等待君王踏上战场。 

  启 19:12> 除了祂自己,还有谁可以知道祂?可以正确表达祂? 

  19:12 虽然耶稣被称为“诚信真实”( 19:11 )、“神的道”( 19:13 )和“万王之王、万主之主”( 19:16 ),但这里说,没有单一个名字能够正确地表达祂。祂实在比任何人所能描述和想像的还要伟大。 

  启 19:16> 万王之王,万主之主,我们的神就是如此!那其他所谓的王呢? 

  19:16 这个称号显示神的王权。世界上大部分的人都叩拜那兽,即敌基督,他们相信它拥有一切的权力。但突然之间,基督骑着马,和祂的天使大军从天上降临──祂是“万王之王、万主之主”。祂的出现显示虚假势力的结局到了。 

  启 19:17> “神的大筵席”,是怎样一个筵席? 

  19:17 这个“神的大筵席”与羔羊的婚筵( 19:9 )形成一个强烈的对比。一个是庆祝;另一个却是蹂躏。 

  启 19:19-21> 世纪之战将要开始!你知道自己站在哪边?人常以为自己可以挑战神,你会吗? 

  19:19-21 战阵排列好了,世界有史以来最激烈的战争快要开始。那兽(敌基督)和假先知召集起地上在其统治下的政权和军队,他们以为是自愿来到战场,实际上是神召集他们来到战场,好击败他们。他们以为可以攻击神,显出他们的骄傲和反叛已经腐蚀了他们的思想。他们无论如何也敌不过神,因为耶稣为世人的罪死在十字架上,并且从死里复活的时候,祂已经得胜了。邪恶的领袖立刻被俘掳,并接受惩罚,而邪恶的军队立刻被歼灭。 

  启 19:20> 恶人的结局,不会是我的结局吧…… 

  19:20 硫磺火湖是恶人的结局,它并不是 19 章 1 节所说的无底坑。敌基督和假先知被抛进硫磺火湖里。稍后他们的领袖撒但也要被抛在那儿( 20:10 )。最后,死亡和阴间也被扔进火湖里去( 20:14 )。接着,凡名字没有记在“生命册”上的,都要接受同一的命运( 20:15 )。──《灵修版圣经注释》