約珥書的蝗蟲
經文:
約珥書1章4節,剪蝗剩下的,群蝗來契;群蝗剩下的,舔蝗來契;舔蝗剩下的,毀蝗來契。
2章25節,我打發到你們中間的大軍隊,就是群蝗、舔蝗、毀蝗、剪蝗,那些年所契的,我要補還你們。
剪蝗剩下的,群蝗來契;群蝗剩下的,舔蝗來契;舔蝗剩下的,毀蝗來契。約珥書用四個辭說到蝗蟲,可能指一種蝗蟲不同的生長階段。這一種蝗蟲的四個階段,指殘害以色列的列國,就是四個相繼的帝國:巴比倫、瑪代波斯、希臘和羅馬,包括羅馬帝國末一位該撒,就是敵基督。(啟十七8~11。)這四個帝國的軍隊好像蝗蟲,(二25,)來對以色列大肆殘害,將其全然銷毀,吞滅以色列的百姓、土地、田地、出產、食物和酒,並斷絕他們的供物。這四個帝國相當於但二之大人像的四個部分、但七的四獸、以及亞一的四角。它們要被基督征服並了結;基督要在復興時代設立國度,且在得救的以色列人中間掌權。(三,但二34~35與注。)
在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒來到之前約兩百年,神開始打發申言者警告以色列人,勸戒他們,招呼他們迴轉歸向神。然而,以色列人不聽申言者的話。這迫使神打發四種蝗蟲來懲治他的百姓。以色列在蝗蟲的剪切、群擁、舔噬、毀壞下受苦二十七個世紀之久。神允許以色列在蝗蟲下受苦,目的是要產生一對夫婦─約瑟和馬利亞,使神能生在人裡面,由人而生,從人生出來,使神不再僅僅是神,乃是神而人者。(參太一。)因此,神使用猶太人的受苦帶進神成肉體這前所未有的事,把神帶進人裡面,使神與人調和為一。不僅如此,神也使用蝗蟲,在環境中提供一切必要的措施,為要完成他的定旨。羅馬帝國是四個帝國的集大成,提供一切的所需,使這位成為肉體的神能在地上生活、行動並工作。羅馬帝國也提供一種刑法,使基督得以被釘十字架,以完成神的救贖;(約十八31~32;)提供一種局面,使那靈作為經過過程並終極完成的三一神,得以澆灌在一切屬肉體的人身上,以產生召會作基督生機的身體;(徒二;)並提供種種措施,使福音便捷的傳布到整個居人之地。(太二八19,□
'7b一8。)
聖經記載兩個歷史:人的歷史(屬人的歷史)和神的歷史(神聖的歷史。)前者如同外殼,後者如同外殼裡面的核仁。小申言者書對屬人歷史有清楚的說明,由本節所題的四種蝗蟲所表徵;也相當詳細的啟示了在屬人歷史裡的神聖歷史。神聖的歷史是三一神在人性里的神聖奧秘,開始於已過永遠里永遠的神和他永遠的經綸;(彌五2下,提前一4,弗一4~5,9~11;)繼續於基督的成為肉體;(彌五2上;)他的死、埋葬和復活,使神的救贖和救恩傳布給地上的萬民;(拿一17,二10;)他將終極完成的靈澆灌下來,以產生召會,作三一神團體的彰顯;(二28~32;)他要第二次來臨,作萬國所羨慕的(該二7上)和公義的日頭;(瑪四2上;)他要帶著作他軍隊的得勝者同來,擊敗敵基督和他的軍隊;(三1~15;)他也要在千年國里在錫安掌權。(三16~21,彌四7。)至終,國度要終極完成於新天新地里的新耶路撒冷,直到永遠。新耶路撒冷將是神的歷史終極完成的一步。(參恢復本聖經約珥書1章4節 注1)
不管怎樣,我們要贖回光陰,把我們被蝗蟲吞吃掉的時間補回來。
蝗蟲 送交者: 無為2010年05月12日10:12:34 於 [彩虹之約]
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.
這兩段話中的蝗蟲究竟代表著地上具體的什麼事物?有人說蝗蟲代表著真信徒所傳的話,他們和那些額頭上有獸印的人作對,折磨這些非選民。但是從多方的觀察看來,這蝗蟲大軍又像是北方王的軍隊,如同當初巴比倫的軍隊一樣,是神手裡審判的工具。這麼看來,這蝗蟲大軍就是第三方,1方是真信徒,2方是非信徒,3方就是這審判的戰斧,耶或是什麼自然災害,流傳病,或者是一群思想單一的人們。
不過,從聖經上的搜索看來,蝗蟲好像是潔淨的動物,約翰和以利亞都是在曠野里當食物吃的,是不是有什麼具體而細節的差別導致的翻譯的不準確性?比如說蝗蟲,螞蚱,毛毛蟲,等等,等等,這其中究竟什麼是潔淨的,什麼是不潔淨的? 恐怕只有猶太人才能知道。我記得摩西律法上也說到 蝗蟲是可以吃的。
不管如何,讓我接受這些行毀壞的靈魂 是神的選民 是非常困難的, 作為信徒在觀看這些毀壞的時候,就會明白很多的道理,如同驕陽下的莊稼,成熟得很快。我想這才是大災難的目的吧,也是火的洗禮的意思,把人心裏面的糟粕燒掉,把那些非信徒的糟粕思想和肉體一同燒掉,剩下的就是精金,就是飽滿的籽粒。 相反,水洗也有洗去骯髒的一面,但同時水卻是培養人們靈魂的,包容骯髒的暫時存在,如同植物生長所需要的肥料。
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