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新约 - 启示录(Revelation)第13章

And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.
The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished and followed the beast.
Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?"
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months.
He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.
He who has an ear, let him hear.
If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints.
Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men.
Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,
so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.
启示录第十三章   启 13 章 > 兽,也有三个!是要直接对抗三一真神吗? 

  13 章 这章提到撒但的两个邪恶的同党──那从海中上来的兽和那从地里钻出来的兽。这三个邪恶的活物组成邪恶的三位一体,直接攻击那圣洁的三一真神──圣父、圣子和圣灵。但是它们是命定要失败的。(有关它们的结局,请参 19:19-21 ; 20:10 。) 

  启 13:1> 虽常听人谈及这兽,但就是不知道它是什么? 

  13:1 这头兽最初被认为是指罗马,因为早期的罗马帝国充满邪恶,既反对神又迫害信徒。但这兽也可代表敌基督──不是撒但,而是撒但权力统治下的人。 

  启 13:3-10> 这兽竟能迷惑世人,不知道有什么大异能? 

  13:3-10 敌基督是冒牌的基督,它甚至要上演一幕虚假的复活( 13:14 )。世人被敌基督的异能所慑服,跟从并敬拜它( 13:3-4 )。它要统领全世界( 13:7-8 ),并且控制全世界的经济( 13:16-17 )。世人被它的权势所吸引,跟从那些展示它武力的人,或顺服它的跟随者。但那些人都是愚昧无知的。 

  启 13:5> 任意而行!若是这样那神的主权何在? 

  13:5 兽的能力是被神所限制的。祂只容许兽在短时期内运用这能力;即使这兽掌权的时候,神仍然控制一切( 11:15 ; 12:10-12 )。 

  启 13:7> 跪拜这兽!世人都迎向它而下拜!不向它跪拜的人的下场会是…… 

  13:7 这兽要征服神的子民,管辖他们,但却不能在灵里伤害他们。它要建立全世界的统治,吩咐每一个人都要跪拜它。除了真正的基督徒,将会有很多人跪拜它。拒绝拜兽的人,将会遭受短暂的苦难,但他们最终可以得到永生的赏赐。 

  启 13:10> 艰难时刻,还要坚持,可以吗?我们的指望…… 

  13:10 在迫害期间,忠于基督的要被囚,甚至被杀。但这兽和它的跟从者只能伤害信徒的肉体,绝不能使信靠神的人在灵里有丝毫损伤。所有信徒都已被羔羊的血洁净了,可以进入永生( 7:9-17 )。 

  启 13:10> 迫害常是磨砺成长的好机会。在看似是危机当中,你可以看到转机吗? 

  13:10 约翰所看到的大迫害,正是给信徒表现坚忍和成长的机会。我们现今面对的艰难时刻,也是促使灵命成长的良机。艰难时刻来临,不要堕入撒但的陷阱而离弃神,却要把危机变成转机,使灵命成长。 

  启 13:11-18> 前一头兽从海里来,这一头从地上来,不知道这是指什么? 

  13:11-18 第一头兽从海里上来( 13:1 ),但这一头却从地里钻出来。我们后来可以知道它就是假先知( 16:13 ; 19:20 ),是冒充圣灵的。它似乎做好事,但它的神迹是为了要蒙骗人。 

  启 13:14> 能行奇事,就是从神而来?若现在有人可如书中所言,行大能的事,你会以什么态度回应? 

  13:14 我们从整卷圣经看到,行神迹奇事是要证明神的大能、慈爱和权力。但在这里,我们看到意图欺骗的假神迹。真正的神迹奇事是指向耶稣基督的,因此我们要小心查问每一件奇事:“这件奇事和圣经相符吗?”这兽藉着神迹奇事去赢取信任,然后命令世人去叩拜第一个兽的像,这是直接抵触第二条诫命的(参出 20:4-6 )。无论这些神迹奇事如何具有说服力,我们都要让圣经引导我们的信心和行为,使我们不至于被虚假的奇事所蒙骗。任何与圣经矛盾的教导,都是虚假的。 

  启 13:16-18> 兽也有印记!不知道到时候有多少人会走到兽的一边…… 

  13:16-18 兽的印记,是为了要模拟神在信徒身上的印记( 7:2-3 )。正如神为祂的子民盖印拯救他们,因此这兽也为它的子民盖印,好使他们脱离撒但加在基督徒身上的迫害。那些接受印记的人是表示向撒但臣服,愿意在它设立的经济系统中运作,也表明背叛神。拒绝它的印便是完全顺服神,宁死也不放弃基督的信仰。 

  启 13:18> 666 ,一个不容易明了的数字,却代表一个重要的意思 ...... 

  13:18 666 被认为代表很多东西,包括说这是人的数字,或说是撒但、第一只兽和假先知这邪恶的三位一体的数字( 16:13 )。倘若“七”在圣经中被视为“完全的数字”,而三个七代表完全的美满,这样 666 便是 " 不完美的数字 " 了。早期的读者可能会把这个数字应用到尼禄皇帝身上,他象征了罗马帝国最邪恶的人!(尼禄的希腊文名字的字母所代表的数字,刚好是 666 )。不论这个数字代表什么,它象征了这邪恶三位一体的统治是世界性的,目的是要破坏基督的工作并推翻祂。──《灵修版圣经注释》