5月10日安息日下午
记忆经文：
“我又听见耶和华的声音说：‘我可以差遣谁呢？谁肯为我们去呢？’我说：‘我在这里，请差遣我。’” 钦定本 — 以赛亚书 6:8
Memory Text: “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” KJV — Isaiah 6:8
对今日上帝在地上的教会——祂葡萄园的看守者——来说，特别有价值的是藉着先知所传的劝诫和劝诫信息，这些先知阐明了祂对人类的永恒旨意。在先知的教导中，祂对失丧人类的爱和祂拯救他们的计划都清晰地显明出来。以色列蒙召的故事，他们的成功与失败，他们重获神的恩宠，他们拒绝葡萄园的主人，以及由一群美好的余民来执行历代计划，所有圣约的应许都将应验在他们身上——这些故事一直是上帝使者在过去几个世纪中向祂的教会传达的主题。而今日上帝向祂的教会——向那些以忠心的园户耕耘祂葡萄园的人——所传的信息，正是藉着古代先知所传的：PK 22.1
“Of special value to God's church on earth today—the keepers of His vineyard—are the messages of counsel and admonition given through the prophets who have made plain His eternal purpose in behalf of mankind. In the teachings of the prophets, His love for the lost race and His plan for their salvation are clearly revealed. The story of Israel's call, of their successes and failures, of their restoration to divine favor, of their rejection of the Master of the vineyard, and of the carrying out of the plan of the ages by a goodly remnant to whom are to be fulfilled all the covenant promises—this has been the theme of God's messengers to His church throughout the centuries that have passed. And today God's message to His church—to those who are occupying His vineyard as faithful husbandmen—is none other than that spoken through the prophet of old: PK 22.1
“你们要向她唱歌，说：‘这是出产红酒的葡萄园。我耶和华是看守这园的，我必时刻浇灌，昼夜看守，免得有人损害。’”（以赛亚书 27:2, 3）PK 22.2
“‘Sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.” Isaiah 27:2, 3. PK 22.2
以色列当仰望上帝。葡萄园的主人如今正从万国万民中，收集祂期盼已久的珍贵果实。祂很快就会来到祂自己的家园；在那喜乐的日子，祂对以色列家永恒的旨意终将实现。“祂必使雅各的后裔生根；以色列必发芽开花，使遍地结满果实。” PK 22.3
“Let Israel hope in God. The Master of the vineyard is even now gathering from among men of all nations and peoples the precious fruits for which He has long been waiting. Soon He will come unto His own; and in that glad day His eternal purpose for the house of Israel will finally be fulfilled. “He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.” Verse 6.” PK 22.3
5月11日星期日
我在这里，请派遣我
阅读以赛亚书6:6-8。以赛亚知道罪意味着我们“灭亡”。罪的工价乃是死。然而，慈爱的上帝并没有任由我们承受罪的后果，反而拉近我们与祂的距离。这次会面的结果是什么？为什么它如此重要？
Read Isaiah 6:6–8. Isaiah knew that sin means that we are “undone.” The wages of sin is death. But instead of leaving us to the consequences of sin, a God of love pulls us closer. What was the outcome of this meeting, and why is it important?
当以赛亚目睹主荣耀与威严的启示时，他被上帝的纯洁与神圣深深震撼。造物主无与伦比的完美，与那些与他一同被长期列为以色列和犹大选民之人的罪恶行径，形成了多么鲜明的对比！他呼喊道：“祸哉！我灭亡了！因为我是嘴唇不洁的人，又住在嘴唇不洁的民中；又因我眼见大君王万军之耶和华。”第5节。以赛亚站在圣所内，仿佛置身于神圣临格的光明之中，意识到若任凭自己不完全和无能，他将完全无法完成蒙召的使命。于是有一位撒拉弗被差遣来解除他的苦恼，使他胜任这伟大的使命。他从坛上取下一块火炭放在他的嘴唇上，并说：“看哪，这炭沾了你的嘴唇，你的罪孽就除掉了，你的罪恶就赦免了。” 这时，上帝的声音响起：“我可以差遣谁呢？谁肯为我们去呢？” 以赛亚回答说：“我在这里，请差遣我。”（第7-8节） PK 307.2
“As Isaiah beheld this revelation of the glory and majesty of his Lord, he was overwhelmed with a sense of the purity and holiness of God. How sharp the contrast between the matchless perfection of his Creator, and the sinful course of those who, with himself, had long been numbered among the chosen people of Israel and Judah! “Woe is me!” he cried; “for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.” Verse 5. Standing, as it were, in the full light of the divine presence within the inner sanctuary, he realized that if left to his own imperfection and inefficiency, he would be utterly unable to accomplish the mission to which he had been called. But a seraph was sent to relieve him of his distress and to fit him for his great mission. A living coal from the altar was laid upon his lips, with the words, “Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.” Then the voice of God was heard saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” and Isaiah responded, “Here am I; send me.” Verses 7, 8.” PK 307.2
耶稣说：“这天国的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证。”（马太福音24:14）除非祂恩典的好消息传遍全地，否则祂的国不会降临。因此，当我们将自己献给上帝，并赢得他人归向祂时，我们便加速了祂国的降临。唯有那些献身侍奉祂，说：“我在这里，请差遣我”（以赛亚书6:8），去开瞎子的眼睛，使人“从黑暗中归向光明，从撒但权下归向上帝，使他们得蒙赦罪，和一切成圣的人同得基业”（使徒行传26:18）的人——唯有他们才能真诚地祈求：“愿祢的国降临。” MB 108.3
“Jesus said, “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations.” Matthew 24:14. His kingdom will not come until the good tidings of His grace have been carried to all the earth. Hence, as we give ourselves to God, and win other souls to Him, we hasten the coming of His kingdom. Only those who devote themselves to His service, saying, “Here am I; send me” (Isaiah 6:8), to open blind eyes, to turn men “from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are sanctified” (Acts 26:18)—they alone pray in sincerity, ‘Thy kingdom come.’” MB 108.3
5月12日星期一
两个基路伯
阅读创世记3:21-24。基路伯的职责是什么？为什么？
Read Genesis 3:21–24. What job were the cherubim tasked with—and why?
如果人类堕落之后能够自由地接近生命树，他就能永远活下去，罪孽也就不朽了。但是基路伯和一把燃烧的剑把守着“生命树的道路”（创世记3:24），亚当的家族中没有一个人被允许越过那道屏障去吃那赐生命的果子。因此，并不存在不朽的罪人。（GC 533.3）
“Had man after his fall been allowed free access to the tree of life, he would have lived forever, and thus sin would have been immortalized. But cherubim and a flaming sword kept “the way of the tree of life” (Genesis 3:24), and not one of the family of Adam has been permitted to pass that barrier and partake of the life-giving fruit. Therefore there is not an immortal sinner.” GC 533.3
至圣所内安放着约柜，柜子是用珍贵的木料包金，里面存放着两块石版，上帝在上面刻着十诫的律法。约柜上方，构成柜盖的施恩座，是一件工艺精湛的杰作，施恩座的两端各有一个基路伯，全是用纯金打造的。在这间圣所里，上帝的同在在基路伯之间的荣耀云彩中彰显出来。”（《圣经·GC 412.2》
“In the most holy place stood the ark, a chest of precious wood overlaid with gold, the depository of the two tables of stone upon which God had inscribed the law of Ten Commandments. Above the ark, and forming the cover to the sacred chest, was the mercy seat, a magnificent piece of workmanship, surmounted by two cherubim, one at each end, and all wrought of solid gold. In this apartment the divine presence was manifested in the cloud of glory between the cherubim.” GC 412.2
在以西结的异象中，上帝的手在基路伯的翅膀下。这是要教导祂的仆人，是神圣的力量使他们成功。只要他们离弃罪孽，在内心和生活中变得纯洁，祂就会与他们同工。5T 754.1
“In Ezekiel's vision God had His hand beneath the wings of the cherubim. This is to teach His servants that it is divine power that gives them success. He will work with them if they will put away iniquity and become pure in heart and life. 5T 754.1
“明亮的光芒以闪电般的速度在活物中间穿行，代表着这项工作最终完成的速度。” 5T 754.2
“The bright light going among the living creatures with the swiftness of lightning represents the speed with which this work will finally go forward to completion.” 5T 754.2
基路伯的面孔与启示录中野兽的面孔相同，它们必然具有互补的意义，约翰提供了关键的答案：“他们唱着一首新歌，说：祢配得拿书卷，配得揭开七印；因为祢曾被杀，用自己的血从各族、各方、各民、各国中把我们赎了出来，归给上帝。”（启示录 5:9）
The faces of the cherubim being the same as those of the beasts of the Revelation, they both necessarily have complementary significance the key to which John supplies: “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy bloodout of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” Revelation 5:9.
我们需要比现在更清楚地了解天使的使命。务要记住，上帝每一个真正的儿女都得到天上众生的合作。无形的光明与能力之军，侍奉着那些相信并领受上帝应许的谦卑之人。基路伯、撒拉弗，以及大有能力的天使，都侍立在上帝的右边，“都是服役的灵，奉差遣为那将要承受救恩的人效力。”（希伯来书1:14）AA 154.2
“We need to understand better than we do the mission of the angels. It would be well to remember that every true child of God has the co-operation of heavenly beings. Invisible armies of light and power attend the meek and lowly ones who believe and claim the promises of God. Cherubim and seraphim, and angels that excel in strength, stand at God's right hand, “all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.” Hebrews 1:14.” AA 154.2
5月13日星期二
像燃烧的火炭
阅读以西结书1:4-14。你觉得这段经文与以赛亚书6:1-6和启示录4:1-11所描述的场景有哪些相似之处？
Read Ezekiel 1:4–14. What similarities do you see between this passage and the scenes depicted in Isaiah 6:1–6 and Revelation 4:1–11?
以西结在迦勒底人之地的河岸上所见的这奇妙景象，现在需要我们全神贯注地去观察。既然是“耶和华荣耀的形象”，那么，显然，它就是——耶和华坐在祂的宝座上。
To this marvelous scene which Ezekiel saw on the river bank in the land of the Chaldeans, our undivided attention is now called. Being “the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord,” obviously, then, it was---The Lord on One of His Thrones.
除了以西结所见的神圣显现（以西结书 1:28）之外，圣经还描述了上帝在其他三次场合登基——一次是以赛亚所见，两次是启示录作者约翰所见；即：
Besides this divine appearance which Ezekiel saw (Ezekiel 1:28), the Bible describes God enthroned on three other occasions – once as seen by Isaiah, and twice as seen by John the Revelator; to wit:
（1）“……我又看见主坐在高高的宝座上，他的衣裳垂下，遮满圣殿。其上有撒拉弗侍立，各有六个翅膀，用两个翅膀遮脸，两个翅膀遮脚，两个翅膀飞翔。彼此呼喊说：‘圣哉！圣哉！圣哉！万军之耶和华！他的荣光充满全地！’因呼喊者的声音，门框震动，殿充满了烟云。”（以赛亚书 6:1-4）
(1) “…I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried and the house was filled with smoke.” Isaiah 6:1-4.
（2）“我立刻被圣灵感动，见有一个宝座安置在天上，又有一位坐在宝座上……宝座周围有二十四个座位；我看见二十四位长老坐在座位上，身穿白衣，头上戴着金冠冕……宝座前有七盏点着的火灯，这灯就是神的七灵。宝座前好像一个玻璃海，如同水晶。宝座中和宝座周围有四个活物，前后遍体都满了眼睛。”（启示录4:2, 4-6）
(2) “And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne… And round about the throne were four and twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold … and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.” Revelation 4:2, 4-6.
（3）“天使又指示我在城内街道当中一道生命水的河，明亮如水晶，从神和羔羊的宝座流出来。”——启示录22:1。
(3) “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.” Revelation 22:1.
因为以赛亚所见的宝座是一列“火车”（随从），又因为当它进入圣殿时，“因喊喊者的声音，门框震惊，殿里充满了烟云”（以赛亚书6:1, 4），所以它是一个移动的宝座，而启示录第4章中前面有“玻璃海”的宝座，以及启示录第22章中前面有“生命河”的宝座，都是固定的宝座。
Since the throne seen by Isaiah was a “train” (retinue), and since as it entered into the temple, “the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke” (Isaiah 6:1, 4), it therefore is a traveling throne, whereas both the one of Revelation 4, having the “sea of glass” before it, and the one of Revelation 22, having the “river…of life” before it, are stationary thrones.
虽然以西结所见的宝座与以赛亚所见的宝座相似，但它们却是截然不同的宝座。以赛亚异象中的“撒拉弗”各有六个翅膀，而以西结异象中的“基路伯”各有四个翅膀。此外，在以西结异象中，基路伯站立在宝座之下，而在以西结异象中，基路伯站立在宝座之上。因此，记载中有四个宝座——两个固定的，两个移动的。
Though the one which Ezekiel saw is similar to the one which Isaiah was shown, yet they are distinct and separate thrones, for each of the “seraphims” of Isaiah’s vision has six wings, while each of the “cherubims” of Ezekiel’s vision has but four. In the latter, moreover, the cherubims stood under the throne, whereas in the former, they stood above it. On record, therefore, are four thrones – two stationary, and two traveling.
在确定《启示录》第4章和第22章宝座的位置时，我们首先注意到，后者，即“生命之河”的发源地，正如启示录作者所说，是“上帝和羔羊的宝座”——基督复活后坐在上帝右边的宝座。前者，即前面有玻璃海的宝座，（根据约翰的观点）位于天上圣所的至圣所，因为约翰看见它前面有“七盏火灯”（启示录4:5）——圣所的固定装置。“使徒约翰在异象中得见天上上帝圣殿的景象，他看见‘七盏火灯在宝座前点着’。”——《善恶之争》，第414页。
In determining the location of the throne of Revelation 4, and the one of Revelation 22, we note to begin with that the latter, the one from which the “river…of life” proceeds, is, says the Revelator, “the throne of God and of the Lamb” – that upon which Christ sat at the right hand of God after His resurrection. The former, the one having the sea of glass before it, is (also according to John’s view) in the most holy apartment of the heavenly sanctuary, for John saw before it “seven lamps of fire” (Revelation 4:5) – a sanctuary fixture. “As in vision the apostle John was granted a view of the temple of God in heaven, he beheld there ‘seven lamps of fire burning before the throne.’ “ – The Great Controversy, p. 414.
然后，关于圣父与圣子从上帝和羔羊的宝座（生命河所在的宝座）移到玻璃海所在的宝座，我们读到：“我看见父从宝座上起来，驾着火焰的车辇，进入幔内的至圣所，坐下。耶稣从宝座上起来，……又有一辆云彩的车辇，轮子如同火焰，周围有天使，来到耶稣所在的地方。耶稣踏上车辇，被带往至圣所，就是父所坐的地方。”——《早期著作》，第55页。
Then, concerning the Father and the Son’s moving from the throne of God and of the Lamb – the one where the river of life is – to the throne where the sea of glass is, we read: “I saw the Father rise from the throne, and in a flaming chariot go into the holy of holies within the veil, and sit down. Then Jesus rose up from the throne,… Then a cloudy chariot, with wheels like flaming fire, surrounded by angels, came to where Jesus was. He stepped into the chariot and was borne to the holiest, where the Father sat.” – Early Writings, p. 55.
但以理记录了他所见的同一事件，说道：“我观看，见有宝座设立，上头坐着亘古常在者。他的衣服洁白如雪，头发如纯净的羊毛。他的宝座如同火焰，他的轮如同烈火。有火河从他面前发出；事奉他的有千千，在他面前侍立的有万万。审判已经设立，案卷也展开了。”（但以理书7:9, 10）
Recording the same event as he saw it, Daniel says: “I beheld till the thrones were cast down and the Ancient of days did sit, Whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool: His throne was like the fiery flame, and His wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him: thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.” Daniel 7:9, 10.
5月14日星期三
神与他的子民同在
帐幕四边，各有一个支派为首领。根据《民数记》第二章，这四个支派是谁？
There was one dominant tribe on each of the four sides of the tabernacle. According to Numbers 2, who were these four dominant tribes?
“在东边……犹大营的旗帜要按着军队安营……” KJV — 民数记 2:3
“And on the east side…shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies…” KJV — Numbers 2:3
南边是吕便营的纛，按着军队……” KJV — 民数记 2:10
“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies...” KJV — Numbers 2:10
“西边是按着军队的以法莲营的旗帜……” KJV — 民数记 2:18
“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies...” KJV — Numbers 2:18
“但营的旗帜应在军队的北边……” KJV — 民数记 2:25
“The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies...” KJV — Numbers 2:25
各支派的位置也都指定了。各支派都要在本旗旁行军安营，正如耶和华所吩咐的：“以色列人各要归本旗，在父家的旗号那里安营，要离会幕的四围。”“他们怎样安营，就怎样起行，各人各按本位，各归本旗。”（民数记2:2, 17）跟随以色列人出埃及的闲杂人，不得与各支派同住，而要住在营的边界；他们的子孙，直到第三代，都要被逐出会幕。（申命记23:7, 8）PP 375.2
“The position of each tribe also was specified. Each was to march and to encamp beside its own standard, as the Lord had commanded: “Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.” “As they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.” Numbers 2:2, 17. The mixed multitude that had accompanied Israel from Egypt were not permitted to occupy the same quarters with the tribes, but were to abide upon the outskirts of the camp; and their offspring were to be excluded from the community until the third generation. Deuteronomy 23:7, 8.” PP 375.2
基路伯的面孔与启示录中野兽的面孔相同，它们必然具有互补的意义，约翰提供了关键的答案：“他们唱着一首新歌，说：祢配得拿书卷，配得揭开七印；因为祢曾被杀，用自己的血从各族、各方、各民、各国中把我们赎了出来，归给上帝。”（启示录 5:9）
The faces of the cherubim being the same as those of the beasts of the Revelation, they both necessarily have complementary significance the key to which John supplies: “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by Thy bloodout of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” Revelation 5:9.
5月15日星期四
路西法的堕落
阅读以西结书28:11-17和以赛亚书14:12-14。是什么导致了路西法的堕落？将这些经文与启示录14:1-12进行比较。路西法的堕落与人类在基督里的崇高地位之间的对比，如何影响你对启示录14章中发生的事情的理解？
Read Ezekiel 28:11–17 and Isaiah 14:12–14. What led to Lucifer’s downfall? Compare these passages with Revelation 14:1–12. How does the contrast between Lucifer’s fall and humanity’s high position in Christ inform your understanding of what takes place in Revelation 14?
罪恶源于他，他仅次于基督，蒙上帝最恩宠，在天庭的居民中，权柄和荣耀也最高。在他堕落之前，路锡甫是遮掩约柜的基路伯，圣洁无瑕。上帝的先知宣告说：“你从受造之日所行的都完全，后来在你中间又察出罪孽。”（以西结书28:15）天使全军都充满平安喜乐，完全顺服上天的旨意。爱上帝至高无上，彼此相爱则一视同仁。这就是罪恶侵入之前，历代以来所存在的光景。（4SP 316.3）
“Sin originated with him, who, next to Christ, stood highest in the favor of God, and highest in power and glory among the inhabitants of Heaven. Before his fall, Lucifer was the covering cherub, holy and undefiled. The prophet of God declares, “Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.” [Ezekiel 28:15.] Peace and joy, in perfect submission to the will of Heaven, existed throughout the angelic host. Love to God was supreme, love for one another impartial. Such was the condition that existed for ages before the entrance of sin.” 4SP 316.3
那些效法基督行事为人的人，那些忍耐、温柔、良善、温柔、谦卑的人，那些与基督同负一轭、卸下祂重担的人，那些像基督一样渴慕灵魂的人——这些人将进入他们主的喜乐。他们将与基督一同见证祂劳苦的功效，并得到满足。天国将得胜，因为撒但及其使者堕落所造成的天国空缺，将由主的救赎者填补。RH 1900年5月29日，第12段
“Those who walk even as Christ walked, who are patient, gentle, kind, meek, and lowly in heart, those who yoke up with Christ and lift his burdens, who yearn for souls as he yearned for them—these will enter into the joy of their Lord. They will see with Christ the travail of his soul, and be satisfied. Heaven will triumph, for the vacancies made in heaven by the fall of Satan and his angels will be filled by the redeemed of the Lord.” RH May 29, 1900, par. 12
羔羊起初站在天上的宝座前，后来与十四万四千人一同站在地上的锡安山上，虽然宝座周围的长老和野兽仍然在天上。
The Lamb, standing at first before the throne in heaven, stands later with the 144,000 on Mount Sion, upon earth, though the Elders and the Beasts round about the throne remain in heaven.
由于约翰看见十四万四千人与羔羊一同站在锡安山上，审判开始之后、审判结束之前，因此这事件既不是发生在审判之前，也不是审判之后，而是发生在审判期间。
As John saw the 144,000 standing on Mount Sion with the Lamb after the judgment was set and before it was closed, the event consequently comes neither before nor after the judgment, but during it.
现在请记住，约翰在异象中看到“羔羊站在锡安山”（启示录14:1），这异象表明基督是救主；而他所见的“犹大支派的狮子”站在审判台前，这异象则表明基督是一位君王。两者相互关联，表明基督既是救主，同时也是万王之王。
And now remember that John’s vision of the “Lamb standing on Mount Sion” (Revelation 14:1) reveals Christ as a Saviour, whereas his vision of “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” standing before the judgment reveals Him as a King. Correlated, they show that while He is then the Saviour, He is at the same time the King of kings.
现在，十四万四千人何时出现已成定局，人们越来越好奇他们是谁。鉴于他们是羔羊的跟随者（基督徒），也是“雅各之子”，因此，他们是真正的以色列人，而非外邦人。
Its now being clear as to when the 144,000 emerge, increased interest follows as to who they are. Seeing that they are followers of the Lamb (Christians), also “sons of Jacob,” they are therefore---Israelites Indeed–Not Gentiles.
十四万四千人既是“初熟的果子”，就必定有次熟的果子，因为有初熟的果子，就必定有次熟的果子。初熟的果子既是“上帝的仆人”，就必被差遣到万国去收取次熟的果子（以赛亚书 66:19, 20）——就是约翰在见证十四万四千人受印之后所见到的那大群人（启示录 7:9）。
The 144,000 being the “firstfruits,” there must therefore be second fruits, for where there is first, there must also be second. And as the first fruits are the “servants of God,” they must subsequently be sent to all nations to gather the second fruits (Isaiah 66:19, 20) – the great multitude (Revelation 7:9) which John saw after viewing the sealing of the 144,000.
“他们的口里察不出诡诈来”（启示录14:5），这清楚地表明他们只应宣扬纯正的福音真理，使他们的话语与先知和使徒的文字一样具有权威性和强制性。事实上，这些初熟的果子被赋予了更大的能力和权威：“到那日，耶和华必保佑耶路撒冷的居民；他们中间软弱的，必如大卫；大卫家必如神，如行在他们面前耶和华的使者。”（撒迦利亚书12:8）
The fact that “in their mouth was found no guile” (Revelation 14:5), plainly goes to show that they are to proclaim nothing but pure gospel truth and makes their words as authoritative and as mandatory as the written words of the prophets and of the apostles. Indeed, these first fruits are invested with even greater power and authority: “In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.” Zechariah 12:8.
5月16日星期五
进一步的思考
千禧年是由一系列按其名称顺序发生的六件大事开启的：（1）上帝毁灭教会中的伪君子；（2）从列国中呼召属他的人，将他们带入洁净的教会——天国；（3）结束宽容时期；（4）毁灭恶人；（5）使死去的义人复活，使活着的义人转变成义人；（6）最后，使地球空无一人。——{9TR 18.1}
The millennium is ushered in by a six-fold series of events occurring in the order in which they are named: (1) God’s destroying the hypocrites in the church; (2) calling His Own out of the nations, and then bringing them into the purified church – the Kingdom; (3) closing probation; (4) destroying the wicked; (5) resurrecting the righteous dead and translating the righteous living; (6) and finally, making void the earth.
随着这六个末日事件的结束，也就是圣经所称的世界末日，历经千秋的罪恶与救赎的戏剧的帷幕永远落下。
With the culmination of these six end-events, the time of which the Bible calls the end of the world, the curtain falls forever on the ages-long drama of sin and redemption.
当各个时代被救赎的人在天上纯洁而蒙福的人群中穿过金色的街道时，那将是多么精彩的游行啊。
What a wonderful parade it will be when the redeemed of all ages shall march through the golden streets in heavenly places amidst the pure and the blessed.
1. 我们看到数以百万计的天使护送着这伟大的游行队伍，他们在各个时代为救赎的人们服务。
1. Escorting the great procession we see the millions of angels who ministered to the redeemed in all ages.
2. 摩西，复活者的预表，也是第一个在圣经中写作的人，我们看到他作为复活者的领袖，走在前面，身穿白衣，头戴金灿灿的冠冕。他所代表的复活者属于第四类，身穿白袍，头戴金冠冕。
2. Moses, the type of the resurrected, and the first man to write in the Bible, we see marching ahead as a leader of the resurrected ones, clothed in white and a glittering golden crown on his head. The resurrected ones whom he represents are Class 4, clad in white robes and having golden crowns.
3. 接下来我们看到善良、无辜的亚伯，他代表着身穿荣耀白袍、衣服周围镶着红边的殉道者，带领着各个年龄段的数百万殉道者（第 3 课），他们的长袍就像他们的领袖亚伯所穿的一样。
3. Next we see good, innocent Abel, representing the martyrs with the glorious white robe and red around his garment as a border, leading millions of martyrs of all ages (Class 3), whose robes are just like the one worn by their leader, Abel.
4. 我们现在看见慈爱的老以诺，头戴耀眼的白色花环，环上是比太阳更明亮的美丽冠冕，右臂上是荣耀的棕榈枝。在他旁边，众多升天的众人，既是领头的，又是象征的，都身着纯白的长袍，手握棕榈枝，头戴金冠冕。
4. We now behold good old Enoch, having around his head a dazzling white wreath: Above it a lovely crown brighter than the sun and on his right arm a glorious palm. It is by him the great translated multitude are both lead and represented, all in pure white robes, palms in their hands, and golden crowns on their heads.
5. 在所有得救的人中，最后一位是勇敢的以利亚，他身披荣耀的白色斗篷，从肩到脚。他代表着一个最奇妙的群体，尽管人数不多。这群人有着特殊的经历，拥有君尊的祭司职任。十四万四千人身披纯白的衣袍，从肩到脚披着荣耀的斗篷，头冠上缀着星辰。启示录14:5说：“在他们口中察不出诡诈来，因为他们在神的宝座前是没有瑕疵的。”
5. Last of all the redeemed, the brave Elijah, with a glorious white mantle from his shoulders to his feet: A type and leader of the most wonderful company, though small in number. Being a special company, with a special experience a royal priesthood, the 144,000, in pure white, and a glorious mantle from their shoulders to their feet, with stars in their crowns. Revelation 14:5, “And in their mouth was found no guile: For they are without fault before the throne of God.”
6. 如果来自其他世界的上帝之子（亚当斯）按照约伯记 1:6 所说的，在一次议会会议上来到主面前，那么来自所有世界的上帝之子（亚当斯）肯定不会被排除在永恒无尽广阔中最奇妙、唯一的游行之外。--{1SR 50.6}
6. If the sons of God (Adams) from other worlds presented themselves before the Lord according to Job 1:6, in a council meeting, then surely the sons of God (Adams) from all the worlds would not be excluded from the most wonderful, and the only procession in Eternity’s endless expanse.
7. 最后，是耶稣和威严的天上众子，以及千万万、千万的天使。那将是多么奇妙的聚会啊！在整本圣经中，我们还能找到比这更和谐的吗？我们会注意到，我们再次看到了完整的圣经数字“七”，它不能多也不能少，却涵盖了所有数字。当我们看到上帝忠心的子民即将经历多么荣耀的大事时，这难道不应该激起我们的兴趣和热情吗？
7. Last of all, Jesus and the majestic, heavenly throng with ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands of angels. What a wonderful gathering that will be! Can we find anything more harmonious than this in all the Bible? It will be noticed we again have the complete Biblical number “seven,” and it cannot be made more or less, and yet include all. Ought this not to wake up our interest and zeal when we see what a glorious event is in store for God’s faithful people?