会幕

安息日午后 9月20日

星期日 9月21日

耶和华的安息日

“耶和华所吩咐的是这样：‘明天是圣安息日，当守为耶和华的圣日，你们要把要烤的烤了，把要煮的煮了，所剩下的都留到早晨。’他们就照样行，发现一点都没有变坏。‘摩西说：今天要吃这东西，因为今天是耶和华的安息日，你们在田野必找不着。六天可以收取，第七天是安息日，那一天必没有。’” ——《先祖与先知》PP 295.3

“上帝要求祂的圣日如今也要像以色列时代一样被神圣地遵守。赐给希伯来人的命令应被所有基督徒视为耶和华对他们的吩咐。安息日前一天要作为预备日，使一切准备妥当，以迎接圣时。无论何种情况，我们的事务都不可侵犯圣时。上帝吩咐我们要照顾病人和受苦的人；为使他们舒适而做的工作是一种怜悯的行为，不算违反安息日；但一切不必要的工作都要避免。许多人粗心地把一些小事拖到安息日才做，这本可以在预备日完成，这是不对的。若工作延误到安息日，就应等安息日过去再做。这种做法能提醒粗心的人，使他们更加小心，在六个工作日完成自己的任务。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 296.1

“撒但引诱人违背第二条诫命，目的是使人对上帝的观念堕落。藉着废除第四条诫命，他更要使人完全忘记上帝。上帝配得敬畏和敬拜，高于外邦的偶像，是因为祂是创造主，万物都因祂而有。安息日作为上帝创造大能的记号，指出祂是天地的创造主。因此，安息日持续见证上帝的存在，并提醒我们祂的伟大、智慧和慈爱。若安息日一直被神圣地遵守，就不可能有无神论者或拜偶像者的出现。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 336.1

“安息日的设立起源于伊甸园，与世界同样古老。从创造开始，历代的族长都守安息日。在埃及受奴役期间，以色列人被督工强迫违反安息日，因此他们很大程度上失去了对安息日神圣性的认识。当律法在西乃山颁布时，第四条诫命的起首便是‘当记念安息日，守为圣日’，这说明安息日并非那时才设立，而是提醒我们追溯其起源到创造。撒但为了从人心中抹去上帝，企图推翻这个大纪念物。如果人被引诱忘记他们的创造主，就不会努力抵挡罪恶的权势，撒但便稳操胜券。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 336.2


“‘This is that which the Lord hath said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.’ They did so, and found that it remained unchanged. “And Moses said, Eat that today; for today is a Sabbath unto the Lord: today ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none.” PP 295.3

“God requires that His holy day be as sacredly observed now as in the time of Israel. The command given to the Hebrews should be regarded by all Christians as an injunction from Jehovah to them. The day before the Sabbath should be made a day of preparation, that everything may be in readiness for its sacred hours. In no case should our own business be allowed to encroach upon holy time. God has directed that the sick and suffering be cared for; the labor required to make them comfortable is a work of mercy, and no violation of the Sabbath; but all unnecessary work should be avoided. Many carelessly put off till the beginning of the Sabbath little things that might have been done on the day of preparation. This should not be. Work that is neglected until the beginning of the Sabbath should remain undone until it is past. This course might help the memory of these thoughtless ones, and make them careful to do their own work on the six working days.” PP 296.1

“By causing men to violate the second commandment, Satan aimed to degrade their conceptions of the Divine Being. By setting aside the fourth, he would cause them to forget God altogether. God's claim to reverence and worship, above the gods of the heathen, is based upon the fact that He is the Creator, and that to Him all other beings owe their existence…The Sabbath, as a memorial of God's creative power, points to Him as the maker of the heavens and the earth. Hence it is a constant witness to His existence and a reminder of His greatness, His wisdom, and His love. Had the Sabbath always been sacredly observed, there could never have been an atheist or an idolater. PP 336.1

The Sabbath institution, which originated in Eden, is as old as the world itself. It was observed by all the patriarchs, from creation down. During the bondage in Egypt, the Israelites were forced by their taskmasters to violate the Sabbath, and to a great extent they lost the knowledge of its sacredness. When the law was proclaimed at Sinai the very first words of the fourth commandment were, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy”—showing that the Sabbath was not then instituted; we are pointed back for its origin to creation. In order to obliterate God from the minds of men, Satan aimed to tear down this great memorial. If men could be led to forget their Creator, they would make no effort to resist the power of evil, and Satan would be sure of his prey. PP 336.2

星期二 9月23日

会幕的建造

“‘当为我造圣所，使我可以住在他们中间’（出埃及记25:8），这是上帝在山上对摩西的指示。以色列人正在旷野漂流，会幕的建造是可以随时迁移的；然而它的构造却极其华美。墙壁由镀金的竖板组成，安放在银座上；屋顶由一层层的幔子组成，外层为兽皮，内层为细麻布，上面巧妙地绣着基路伯的图案。除了外院（其中有燔祭坛），会幕本身分为两个房间：圣所和至圣所，由一块华美的幔子隔开；入口处也有类似的幔子遮盖。” ——《善恶之争》GC 411.2

“在圣所中，南边有金灯台，七盏灯日夜照耀圣所；北边有陈设饼的桌子；在隔开圣所和至圣所的幔子前，有金香坛，从那里每天有馨香的烟云随着以色列人的祷告升到上帝面前。” ——《善恶之争》GC 412.1

“在至圣所中放置着约柜，它是由皂荚木制成、包上金子的圣柜，里面存放着上帝亲手写的十条诫命的石版。柜盖是施恩座，由整块金子巧工制成，两端各有一个基路伯，翅膀遮掩其上。在这个房间里，上帝的荣耀以云彩的形态显现在基路伯之间。” ——《善恶之争》GC 412.2

“地上圣所的服务分为两部分：祭司每天在圣所供职，而大祭司一年一次在至圣所行赎罪礼，为圣所洁净。每天，悔改的罪人带着祭物到会幕门口，按手在牺牲的头上，承认自己的罪，好像把罪转移到无辜的祭物身上，然后宰杀牲畜。使徒说：‘若不流血，罪就不得赦免。’（希伯来书9:22）‘因为活物的生命是在血中。’（利未记17:11）违背上帝律法的人应当死，而血象征罪人的生命，由祭物担当其罪。祭司把血带到圣所，在幔子前洒上，幔子后就是存放律法的约柜。这样，罪就借着血象征性地转移到圣所。有时血不带进圣所，祭司就要吃祭肉，正如摩西对亚伦的儿子们说：‘这是耶和华给你们的，要担当会众的罪孽。’（利未记10:17）两种方式都象征罪由悔改之人转移到圣所。” ——《善恶之争》GC 418.1

“这一工作日复一日、全年无休。以色列的罪这样转移到圣所，就必须有特别的工作来除去。上帝吩咐要为圣所的各部分赎罪：‘他要因以色列人的污秽和他们一切的过犯，就是他们一切的罪孽，使圣所成圣。他也要照样为会幕赎罪，因为会幕在他们污秽中与他们同在。’祭坛也要赎罪，要‘洁净它，使它成圣，脱离以色列人的污秽。’（利未记16:16, 19）” ——《善恶之争》GC 418.2

“一年一次，在大赎罪日，祭司进入至圣所，为圣所洁净。那天的工作完成了一年中所有的礼仪循环。在赎罪日，要把两只公山羊带到会幕门口，为它们拈阄：‘一阄归与耶和华，一阄归与阿撒泻勒。’（利未记16:8）归耶和华的那只要作为赎罪祭被宰杀，祭司把血带进幔子内，洒在施恩座上和前面。血也要洒在香坛上。” ——《善恶之争》GC 419.1

“‘亚伦要双手按在那只活着的公山羊头上，承认以色列人的一切罪孽和过犯，就是他们一切的罪孽，都归在羊的头上，借着那预备好的人送到旷野。那羊要担当他们的一切罪孽，带到无人之地。’（利未记16:21-22）这只替罪羊不再回到以色列营中，而领它出去的人要用水洗身并洗衣，然后才可以回到营里。” ——《善恶之争》GC 419.2


“‘Let them make Me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them’ (Exodus 25:8), was the direction given to Moses while in the mount with God. The Israelites were journeying through the wilderness, and the tabernacle was so constructed that it could be removed from place to place; yet it was a structure of great magnificence. Its walls consisted of upright boards heavily plated with gold and set in sockets of silver, while the roof was formed of a series of curtains, or coverings, the outer of skins, the innermost of fine linen beautifully wrought with figures of cherubim. Besides the outer court, which contained the altar of burnt offering, the tabernacle itself consisted of two apartments called the holy and the most holy place, separated by a rich and beautiful curtain, or veil; a similar veil closed the entrance to the first apartment. GC 411.2

“In the holy place was the candlestick, on the south, with its seven lamps giving light to the sanctuary both by day and by night; on the north stood the table of shewbread; and before the veil separating the holy from the most holy was the golden altar of incense, from which the cloud of fragrance, with the prayers of Israel, was daily ascending before God. GC 412.1

“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

“The ministration of the earthly sanctuary consisted of two divisions; the priests ministered daily in the holy place, while once a year the high priest performed a special work of atonement in the most holy, for the cleansing of the sanctuary. Day by day the repentant sinner brought his offering to the door of the tabernacle and, placing his hand upon the victim's head, confessed his sins, thus in figure transferring them from himself to the innocent sacrifice. The animal was then slain. “Without shedding of blood,” says the apostle, there is no remission of sin. “The life of the flesh is in the blood.” Leviticus 17:11. The broken law of God demanded the life of the transgressor. The blood, representing the forfeited life of the sinner, whose guilt the victim bore, was carried by the priest into the holy place and sprinkled before the veil, behind which was the ark containing the law that the sinner had transgressed. By this ceremony the sin was, through the blood, transferred in figure to the sanctuary. In some cases the blood was not taken into the holy place; but the flesh was then to be eaten by the priest, as Moses directed the sons of Aaron, saying: “God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation.” Leviticus 10:17. Both ceremonies alike symbolized the transfer of the sin from the penitent to the sanctuary. GC 418.1

“Such was the work that went on, day by day, throughout the year. The sins of Israel were thus transferred to the sanctuary, and a special work became necessary for their removal. God commanded that an atonement be made for each of the sacred apartments. “He shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.” An atonement was also to be made for the altar, to “cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.” Leviticus 16:16, 19. GC 418.2

“Once a year, on the great Day of Atonement, the priest entered the most holy place for the cleansing of the sanctuary. The work there performed completed the yearly round of ministration. On the Day of Atonement two kids of the goats were brought to the door of the tabernacle, and lots were cast upon them, “one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.” Verse 8. The goat upon which fell the lot for the Lord was to be slain as a sin offering for the people. And the priest was to bring his blood within the veil and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. The blood was also to be sprinkled upon the altar of incense that was before the veil. GC 419.1

“‘And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited.’ Verses 21, 22. The scapegoat came no more into the camp of Israel, and the man who led him away was required to wash himself and his clothing with water before returning to the camp.” GC 419.2

星期三 9月24日

上帝在会幕中的同在

“建造会幕大约用了半年时间。完工后，摩西检查了工匠的所有工作，与山上所示的样式和从上帝领受的指示对照，‘他们都是照耶和华所吩咐的去做的。摩西就给他们祝福。’以色列的众人满怀热切的心围观这圣洁的建筑。当他们肃穆地观看时，云柱停在圣所上方，降下并覆盖了它。‘耶和华的荣光充满了帐幕。’那是神圣威严的显现，连摩西一时都不能进去。百姓怀着深切的感动，看见这是上帝悦纳他们手中工作的凭据。没有喧嚣的欢腾，而是一种庄严的敬畏笼罩众人。但他们心中的喜乐涌上眼眶，低声发出感恩的话语：上帝竟愿意住在他们中间。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 349.4

“摩西照着他在山上所见的样式造了地上的圣所。保罗宣告：‘会幕和一切器皿成全之后，都是天上事物的影像。’（使徒行传7:44；希伯来书9:21, 23）约翰说，他看见天上的圣所。那圣所，就是耶稣为我们服务的地方，是摩西所建圣所的原型。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 357.1

“天上的圣殿，是万王之王的居所，‘有千千事奉他，万万在他面前侍立’（但以理书7:10）。那圣殿充满永恒宝座的荣耀，撒拉弗，这些光辉的守护者，在崇敬中遮掩自己的脸。没有任何地上的建筑能展现它的浩大与荣耀。然而，地上的圣所及其礼仪却被设立，为要教导人类有关天上圣所的重要真理，以及为人类救赎所进行的大工。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 357.2


“A period of about half a year was occupied in the building of the tabernacle. When it was completed, Moses examined all the work of the builders, comparing it with the pattern shown him in the mount and the directions he had received from God. “As the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.” With eager interest the multitudes of Israel crowded around to look upon the sacred structure. While they were contemplating the scene with reverent satisfaction, the pillar of cloud floated over the sanctuary and, descending, enveloped it. “And the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.” There was a revealing of the divine majesty, and for a time even Moses could not enter. With deep emotion the people beheld the token that the work of their hands was accepted. There were no loud demonstrations of rejoicing. A solemn awe rested upon all. But the gladness of their hearts welled up in tears of joy, and they murmured low, earnest words of gratitude that God had condescended to abide with them.” PP 349.4

“Moses made the earthly sanctuary, “according to the fashion that he had seen.” Paul declares that “the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry,” when completed, were “the patterns of things in the heavens.” Acts 7:44; Hebrews 9:21, 23. And John says that he saw the sanctuary in heaven. That sanctuary, in which Jesus ministers in our behalf, is the great original, of which the sanctuary built by Moses was a copy. PP 357.1

“The heavenly temple, the abiding place of the King of kings, where “thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him” (Daniel 7:10), that temple filled with the glory of the eternal throne, where seraphim, its shining guardians, veil their faces in adoration—no earthly structure could represent its vastness and its glory. Yet important truths concerning the heavenly sanctuary and the great work there carried forward for man's redemption were to be taught by the earthly sanctuary and its services.” PP 357.2

星期五 9月26日

深思

“在末日的大审判中，死人要‘照着这些案卷所记的，照他们所行的受审判’（启示录20:12）。那时，因着基督赎罪的血，凡真心悔改之人的罪要从天上的册子中被涂抹。这样，圣所要从罪的记录中得以洁净。在预表中，这项大工由赎罪日的礼仪表现出来，就是藉着赎罪祭的血除去圣所的罪污。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 357.6

“正如在最后的赎罪中，真心悔改之人的罪要永远从天上的记录中涂抹，不再被记念；在预表中，他们的罪也被带到旷野，永远与会众隔绝。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 358.1

“既然撒但是罪的起源者，是一切导致上帝之子被害的罪的直接挑动者，公义要求撒但必须承受最终的刑罚。基督为人类救赎和为宇宙洁净罪恶的工作，要以把罪从天上圣所移除，并归在撒但身上而结束，撒但将承担最终的惩罚。因此，在预表中，一年一度的礼仪以圣所的洁净和把众罪认在替罪羊头上为结束。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 358.2

“借着会幕的事奉，以及后来所取代的圣殿，每日都在教导百姓关于基督的死与代求的伟大真理；而每年一次，他们的心思也被带到大争战的结束：基督与撒但之间的最终决战，宇宙从罪与罪人中完全洁净。” ——《先祖与先知》PP 358.3


“In the great day of final award, the dead are to be “judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” Revelation 20:12. Then by virtue of the atoning blood of Christ, the sins of all the truly penitent will be blotted from the books of heaven. Thus the sanctuary will be freed, or cleansed, from the record of sin. In the type, this great work of atonement, or blotting out of sins, was represented by the services of the Day of Atonement—the cleansing of the earthly sanctuary, which was accomplished by the removal, by virtue of the blood of the sin offering, of the sins by which it had been polluted. PP 357.6

“As in the final atonement the sins of the truly penitent are to be blotted from the records of heaven, no more to be remembered or come into mind, so in the type they were borne away into the wilderness, forever separated from the congregation. PP 358.1

“Since Satan is the originator of sin, the direct instigator of all the sins that caused the death of the Son of God, justice demands that Satan shall suffer the final punishment. Christ's work for the redemption of men and the purification of the universe from sin will be closed by the removal of sin from the heavenly sanctuary and the placing of these sins upon Satan, who will bear the final penalty. So in the typical service, the yearly round of ministration closed with the purification of the sanctuary, and the confessing of the sins on the head of the scapegoat. PP 358.2

“Thus in the ministration of the tabernacle, and of the temple that afterward took its place, the people were taught each day the great truths relative to Christ's death and ministration, and once each year their minds were carried forward to the closing events of the great controversy between Christ and Satan, the final purification of the universe from sin and sinners.” PP 358.3