约珥书的蝗虫
经文:
约珥书1章4节,剪蝗剩下的,群蝗来契;群蝗剩下的,舔蝗来契;舔蝗剩下的,毁蝗来契。
2章25节,我打发到你们中间的大军队,就是群蝗、舔蝗、毁蝗、剪蝗,那些年所契的,我要补还你们。
剪蝗剩下的,群蝗来契;群蝗剩下的,舔蝗来契;舔蝗剩下的,毁蝗来契。约珥书用四个辞说到蝗虫,可能指一种蝗虫不同的生长阶段。这一种蝗虫的四个阶段,指残害以色列的列国,就是四个相继的帝国:巴比伦、玛代波斯、希腊和罗马,包括罗马帝国末一位该撒,就是敌基督。(启十七8~11。)这四个帝国的军队好像蝗虫,(二25,)来对以色列大肆残害,将其全然销毁,吞灭以色列的百姓、土地、田地、出产、食物和酒,并断绝他们的供物。这四个帝国相当於但二之大人像的四个部分、但七的四兽、以及亚一的四角。它们要被基督征服并了结;基督要在复兴时代设立国度,且在得救的以色列人中间掌权。(三,但二34~35与注。)
在巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒来到之前约两百年,神开始打发申言者警告以色列人,劝戒他们,招呼他们回转归向神。然而,以色列人不听申言者的话。这迫使神打发四种蝗虫来惩治他的百姓。以色列在蝗虫的剪切、群拥、舔噬、毁坏下受苦二十七个世纪之久。神允许以色列在蝗虫下受苦,目的是要产生一对夫妇─约瑟和马利亚,使神能生在人里面,由人而生,从人生出来,使神不再仅仅是神,乃是神而人者。(参太一。)因此,神使用犹太人的受苦带进神成肉体这前所未有的事,把神带进人里面,使神与人调和为一。不仅如此,神也使用蝗虫,在环境中提供一切必要的措施,为要完成他的定旨。罗马帝国是四个帝国的集大成,提供一切的所需,使这位成为肉体的神能在地上生活、行动并工作。罗马帝国也提供一种刑法,使基督得以被钉十字架,以完成神的救赎;(约十八31~32;)提供一种局面,使那灵作为经过过程并终极完成的三一神,得以浇灌在一切属肉体的人身上,以产生召会作基督生机的身体;(徒二;)并提供种种措施,使福音便捷的传布到整个居人之地。(太二八19,□
'7b一8。)
圣经记载两个历史:人的历史(属人的历史)和神的历史(神圣的历史。)前者如同外壳,后者如同外壳里面的核仁。小申言者书对属人历史有清楚的说明,由本节所题的四种蝗虫所表徵;也相当详细的启示了在属人历史里的神圣历史。神圣的历史是三一神在人性里的神圣奥秘,开始於已过永远里永远的神和他永远的经纶;(弥五2下,提前一4,弗一4~5,9~11;)继续於基督的成为肉体;(弥五2上;)他的死、埋葬和复活,使神的救赎和救恩传布给地上的万民;(拿一17,二10;)他将终极完成的灵浇灌下来,以产生召会,作三一神团体的彰显;(二28~32;)他要第二次来临,作万国所羡慕的(该二7上)和公义的日头;(玛四2上;)他要带著作他军队的得胜者同来,击败敌基督和他的军队;(三1~15;)他也要在千年国里在锡安掌权。(三16~21,弥四7。)至终,国度要终极完成於新天新地里的新耶路撒冷,直到永远。新耶路撒冷将是神的历史终极完成的一步。(参恢复本圣经约珥书1章4节 注1)
不管怎样,我们要赎回光阴,把我们被蝗虫吞吃掉的时间补回来。
蝗虫 送交者: 无为2010年05月12日10:12:34 于 [彩虹之约]
Revelation
9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
9:3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
9:5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
9:7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
9:8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9:9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Joel
2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
这两段话中的蝗虫究竟代表著地上具体的什么事物?有人说蝗虫代表著真信徒所传的话,他们和那些额头上有兽印的人作对,折磨这些非选民。但是从多方的观察看来,这蝗虫大军又像是北方王的军队,如同当初巴比伦的军队一样,是神手里审判的工具。这么看来,这蝗虫大军就是第三方,1方是真信徒,2方是非信徒,3方就是这审判的战斧,耶或是什么自然灾害,流传病,或者是一群思想单一的人们。
不过,从圣经上的搜索看来,蝗虫好像是洁净的动物,约翰和以利亚都是在旷野里当食物吃的,是不是有什么具体而细节的差别导致的翻译的不准确性?比如说蝗虫,蚂蚱,毛毛虫,等等,等等,这其中究竟什么是洁净的,什么是不洁净的? 恐怕只有犹太人才能知道。我记得摩西律法上也说到 蝗虫是可以吃的。
不管如何,让我接受这些行毁坏的灵魂 是神的选民 是非常困难的, 作为信徒在观看这些毁坏的时候,就会明白很多的道理,如同骄阳下的庄稼,成熟得很快。我想这才是大灾难的目的吧,也是火的洗礼的意思,把人心里面的糟粕烧掉,把那些非信徒的糟粕思想和肉体一同烧掉,剩下的就是精金,就是饱满的籽粒。 相反,水洗也有洗去肮脏的一面,但同时水却是培养人们灵魂的,包容肮脏的暂时存在,如同植物生长所需要的肥料。
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