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1:1 耶穌基督的啟示，就是 神賜給他，叫他將必要快成的事指示他的眾僕人。他就差遺使者曉諭他的僕人約翰。 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
1:2 約翰便將 神的道和耶穌基督的見證，凡自己所看見的都證明出來。 who testifies to everything he saw--that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 1:3 念這書上預言的和那些聽見又遵守其中所記載的，都是有福的，因為日期近了。 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. 1:4 約翰寫信給亞西亞的七個教會。但願從那昔在、今在、以後永在的 神，和他寶座前的七靈， John,To the seven churches in the province of Asia:Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits(\f1 1:4 Or|i the sevenfold Spirit|d) before his throne, 1:5 並那誠實作見證的、從死裏首先復活、為世上君王元首的耶穌基督，有恩惠、平安歸與你們！他愛我們，用自己的血使我們脫離〔有古卷：洗去〕罪惡， and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 1:6 又使我們成為國民，作他父 神的祭司。但願榮耀、權能歸給他，直到永永遠遠。阿們！ and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. 1:7 看哪，他駕雲降臨！眾目要看見他，連刺他的人也要看見他；地上的萬族都要因他哀哭。這話是真實的。阿們！ Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. r So shall it be! Amen. 1:8 主 神說：「我是阿拉法，我是俄梅戛，〔阿拉法，俄梅戛：是希臘字母首末二字〕，是昔在、今在、以後永在的全能者。」 <<I am the Alpha and the Omega,>> says the Lord God, <<who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.>> 1:9 我─約翰就是你們的弟兄，和你們在耶穌的患難、國度、忍耐裏一同有分，為 神的道，並為給耶穌作的見證，曾在那名叫拔摩的海島上。 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 1:10 當主日，我被聖靈感動，聽見在我後面有大聲音如吹號，說： 0 On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 1:11 「你所看見的當寫在書上，達與以弗所、示每拿、別迦摩、推雅推喇、撒狄、非拉鐵非、老底嘉、那七個教會。」 which said: <<Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.>> 1:12 我轉過身來，要看是誰發聲與我說話；既轉過來，就看見七個金燈臺。 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 1:13 燈臺中間有一位好像人子，身穿長衣，直垂到腳，胸間束著金帶。 and among the lampstands was someone <<like a son of man,>> (\f2 1:13 Daniel 7:13) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 1:14 他的頭與髮皆白，如白羊毛，如雪；眼目如同火焰； His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 1:15 腳好像在爐中鍛鍊光明的銅；聲音如同眾水的聲音。 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 1:16 他右手拿著七星，從他口中出來一把兩刃的利劍；面貌如同烈日放光。 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 1:17 我一看見，就仆倒在他腳前，像死了一樣。他用右手按著我，說：「不要懼怕！我是首先的，我是末後的， When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: <<Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 1:18 又是那存活的；我曾死過，現在又活了，直活到永永遠遠；並且拿著死亡和陰間的鑰匙。 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. 1:19 所以你要把所看見的，和現在的事，並將來必成的事，都寫出來。 <<Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. 1:20 論到你所看見、在我右手中的七星和七個金燈臺的奧祕，那七星就是七個教會的使者，七燈臺就是七個教會。」 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels (\f3 1:20 Or|i messengers|d) of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. This is Alex Markley's PHPScripture v1.2.0, displaying a copy of Chinese Union Version Bible in XOOPS. 本模組中文化由長島基督福音教會的Jack起始, 聖經文字部分由CCIM(網路基督使團)網站下載. 如欲修改經文請洽聖經公會. 荒漠甘泉五合一■ 中文荒漠甘泉（02月26日）
二月廿六日 「我的恩典是彀你用的。」哥林多後書十二章9節（直譯） 有一天晚上，我整天工作之後，騎馬回家。路上我極感疲乏，差不多要馬上倒下來；忽然之間，一節聖經像閃電一般地照在我的心中：「我的恩典是夠你用的」到家之後，我就在聖經的原文中查考，發現它的語氣是：「我的恩典是夠你用的」；我就對主說：「主啊，我信，我信您的恩典是夠我用的；」此時裏面的喜樂爆發出來，成為歡笑。直到那晚，我纔知道不信神夠用的恩典是何等可笑，亦復可憐。這猶如海洋中一條口渴的小魚，不敢喝水，深怕把水喝乾了；雖然海洋對牠說：「小魚兒儘量喝罷！我的水是夠你喝的。」但是牠仍然不敢。這又好比七個豐年之後，倉廩中一隻小鼠，不敢喫食，深怕以後要餓死；雖然約瑟對牠說：「小鼠兒，儘量吃罷！我的穀粒是夠你喫的。」但是牠仍然不敢。這也像一個人，在高山上，對自己說：「我每年呼吸這許多空氣，我怕我會把空氣中的氧氣吸盡罷。」雖然大氣對他說：「可憐的人啊，儘量吸罷！我的氧氣是夠你呼吸的。」但是他仍不敢。哦，弟兄們，讓我們每一個都作信心的偉人！小信心會帶你的靈到天上去，大信心會帶天到你的靈裏來。 ─司布真 祂的恩典， 偉大得足夠應付大災難， 席捲靈魂的驚波險濤， 窒息生命的暴風怒潮， 不能控制的急雨狂焰。 祂的恩典， 偉大得也夠袪除小麻煩 急躁不寧， 如坐針氈， 疑慮榮心， 如蠅附羶， 憂戚如焚， 獨夜自煎。 ─富林德 神替我們在天上的銀行中存了無數量的款子，等待我們用信心任意支取，讓我們放膽前去支取罷。
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（02月26日）
February 26 "My grace is sufficient for thee." (2 Cor. 12:9.) ＴHE other evening I was riding home after a heavy day's work. I felt very wearied, and sore depressed, when swiftly, and suddenly as a lightning flash, that text came to me, "My grace is sufficient for thee." I reached home and looked it up in the original, and at last it came to me in this way, "MY grace is sufficient for thee"; and I said, "I should think it is, Lord," and burst out laughing. I never fully understood what the holy laughter of Abraham was until then. It seemed to make unbelief so absurd. It was as though some little fish, being very thirsty, was troubled about drinking the river dry, and Father Thames said, "Drink away, little fish, my stream is sufficient for thee." Or, it seemed after the seven years of plenty, a mouse feared it might die of famine; and Joseph might say, "Cheer up, little mouse, my granaries are sufficient for thee." Again, I imagined a man away up yonder, in a lofty mountain, saying to himself, "I breathe so many cubic feet of air every year, I fear I shall exhaust the oxygen in the atmosphere," but the earth might say, "Breathe away, O man, and fill the lungs ever, my atmosrhere is sufficient for thee." Oh, brethren, be great believers! Little faith will bring your souls to Heaven, but great faith will bring Heaven to your souls. ─C. H. Spurgeon. His grace is great enough to meet the great things─ The crashing waves that overwhelm the soul, The roaring winds that leave us stunned and breathless, The sudden storms beyond our life's control. His grace is great enough to meet the small things─ The little pin-prick troubles that annoy, The insect worries, buzzing and persistent, The squeaking wheels that grate upon our joy. ─Annie Johnson Flint. There is always a large balance to our credit in the bank of Heaven waiting for our exercise of faith in drawing it. Draw heavily upon His resources.
■ 永活之泉（02月26日）
二月廿六日 詩篇 「您的言語在我上膛何等甘美，在我口中比蜜更甜。」詩篇一一九篇103節 本書是要幫助我們去敬拜神。在全部聖經六十六卷裡，詩篇似乎是特別為著這個目標而寫的；其他各卷，是偏於歷史、教訓或應用方面。但是詩篇能帶領我們進入至聖所，在那裡享受與神相交的福分，這是被聖靈感動寫出的一卷敬拜的書。 你若要每個早晨真的遇見神，並用心靈和誠實敬拜祂，你就需要讓你的心充滿了詩篇裡面神的話語。 你讀詩篇的時候，可將該經文中的「耶和華」「神」和一切代表神的字，如「我」「您」「祂」的旁邊劃以紅線。這樣，能幫助你將詩篇裡的意念和神連結，這位神就是禱告的對象。當你不畏難、不嫌麻煩地將關於神的不同名字都劃出來的時候，你就要看見，本來頗難領會的章節，現在都要發出亮光來了。這樣一劃，便使神成為你中心的思想，帶領你有新的敬拜。將這些話從你的嘴裡向神說出。你的信心就要重新得以堅固，並能體會神如何是你在各種環境中的幫助和力量。 這詩篇在舊約時代，如何為聖靈所用，教導神的子民去禱告；照樣，今天也藉著聖靈的能力，教導我們與神同在。 打開詩篇一一九篇碰著「耶和華」和「您」的時候，就劃出來。你就要驚奇地發現，這些字在每一節聖經裡，總要碰著一次！或者不止一次。讓我們思想：在詩篇的字句裡，所遇見的神，就是那賜給我們律法，並使我們能遵守的神。這樣，詩篇就要成為你所喜愛的，你也要發現這裡的禱告和教訓，能使你繼續向神而去，住在祂能力和慈愛的祝福裡面。 「我何等愛慕您的律法，終日不住地思想。」（詩一一九97）
■ 中文屬天日子（02月26日）
二月廿六日 懷疑耶穌的理由不足 「先生沒有打水的器具。」約翰福音四章11節 「神的道雖是高深，但祂未必期望我在生活中一一行出來！」我們常以為耶穌基督和祂的教訓不比我們的見識高明──「你高超的理想，印象在我們心中，但是與現實的世界接觸，覺得不能見諸實行。」我們每個人有時是這樣想。這些對於耶穌的懷疑，起自擺在我們面前的那些奇怪的問題，就是我們討論神事工的時候所發生的問題──「你們從那裡得錢？你們的事情怎樣安排呢？」就是我們告訴耶穌，我們的情形也是祂難於解決的。「倚靠主，」固然容易，但是一個人要生活。耶穌沒有甚麼東西取水──「從何能給我們這些東西哩！」當心你這些自欺的話──「我不懷疑耶穌，只懷疑我自己。」我們之中，沒有人懷疑自己；我們十二分的知道我們所不能做的是甚麼，可是我們是懷疑耶穌了。祂能做我們所不能做的，這一句話，叫我們有點難受。 我所以懷疑是因為我以自己，去推測神。我的問題是從我劣性的深處發出來的。如果我在我裡面查出這些懷疑，就應該將它們顯露出來，也要坦白的承認──「主啊，我對於您有懷疑之處，我不相信您的智慧離得了我的智慧；我也不相信您的權能離得了我有限的理解。」
■ 中文上海嗎哪（02月26日）
二月廿六日 「在各樣善事上，成全你們……。」希伯來書十三章21節 希伯來書結尾的禱告非常美：「但願賜平安的神，就是那憑永約之血，使群羊的大牧人──我主耶穌從死裡復活的神，在各樣善事上成全你們……。」(來十三20—21)「在各樣善事上，成全你們」的字意乃是「使你們能適應各樣善事」。 適應是一件大事，我們得適應周圍的環境及人事，而不能叫環境及人事因我們而改變。例如適應我們不得不相處的人；適應神所給我們的事工，而不是求神來幫助我們做我們的事；適應去實現神給我們一生的旨意及計劃。這其實是我們在屬靈的事上能得到安息、力量及自由的秘密。 主啊！願您以您的豐富充滿我， 直到我的心滿溢， 直到我能用如火般的情緒和生動的話語， 述說您的愛，表達對您的讚美。 主啊！求您用我，求您屢屢用我， 如您所願地，無論在何時或何處用我。 直到我看到您聖潔的臉， 與您同安息、同喜樂、同享榮耀。
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