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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（01月31日）
一月卅一日 「祂給人安靜。」約伯記卅四章29節 神能在風浪中給人安靜。今天我們仍舊和祂一同在船中；在深夜離岸甚遠，船到了湖中心的時候，忽然起了暴風，甚至船被波浪掩蓋。這時候似乎世人聯絡一致地逼迫我們，地獄張了口等待吞喫我們，每一個波浪威脅我們。在這樣絕望的光景中，主頂鎮靜地起來，斥責風和浪；在祂一揮手之下，祝福來了，風浪去了，風號浪湃，不能混亂祂的聲音：「住了罷！靜了罷！」（可四39）你聽見祂的聲音麼？ 「祂給人安靜」。這安靜不是普通的安靜，乃是在失去指望和安慰中的安靜。有時候祂故意把指望和安慰從我們收回，因為我們太注重這些了。我們頂容易專看喜樂、奮興、盼望、安慰、經歷、恩賜、異象等等過於看主。所以為了愛的緣故，主把這些暫時收回；好叫我們靠著祂的恩典，分辨主所賜的和主自己。但是當我們以為失去了一切福份的時候，主就來了，叫我們嚐到祂同在的滋味。這時候我們因為有了祂自己，就忘記了祂所收回的，心中只覺得無限的安靜。 「祂使人安靜」 基督流浪的腳步， 曾踏過我們痛苦的荒徑， 祂的雙手擔承過我們悲愁的重負， 祂使人安寧， 喪失之中找到新的生命。 在您一切的賜予和無盡的安慰中， 我只祈求： 在遭遇困難的時際， 聽到您的聲音隱隱穿過一切喧囂， 使我在它安靜的力量下泰然休憩。 只要我靈魂寓於平靜的信仰， 一切憂慮都不能使我心焦， 只要您握著我的手， 我走在您身旁， 一切悲痛都不能使我動搖。 光明的早晨將使黑暗消散， 知道了這一點， 我已心滿意足， 我將靜待黎明時分的狂喜， 誰還能擾亂您所賜的安寧平靜。
■ 英文荒漠甘泉（01月31日）
January 31 "He giveth quietness." (Job 34:29.) ＱUIETNESS amid the dash of the storm. We sail the lake with Him still; and as we reach its middle waters, far from land, under midnight skies, suddenly a great storm sweeps down. Earth and hell seem arrayed against us, and each billow threatens to overwhelm. Then He arises from His sleep, and rebukes the winds and the waves; His hand waves benediction and repose over the rage of the tempestuous elements. His voice is heard above the scream of the wind in the cordage and the conflict of the billows, "Peace, be still!" Can you not hear it? And there is instantly a great calm. "He giveth quietness." Quietness amid the loss of inward consolations. He sometimes withdraws these, because we make too much of them. We are tempted to look at our joy, our ecstasies, our transports, or our visions, with too great complacency. Then love for love's sake, withdraws them. But, by His grace, He leads us to distinguish between them and Himself. He draws nigh, and whispers the assurance of His presence. Thus an infinite calm comes to keep our heart and mind. "He giveth quietness." "He giveth quietness." O Elder Brother, Whose homeless feet have pressed our path of pain, Whose hands have borne the burden of our sorrow, That in our losses we might find our gain. "Of all Thy gifts and infinite consolings, I ask but this: in every troubled hour To hear Thy voice through all the tumults stealing, And rest serene beneath its tranquil power. "Cares cannot fret me if my soul be dwelling In the still air of faith's untroubled day; Grief cannot shake me if I walk beside thee, My hand in Thine along the darkening way. "Content to know there comes a radiant morning When from all shadows I shall find release; Serone to wait the rapture of its dawning─ Who can make trouble when Thou sendest peace?"
■ 永活之泉（01月31日）
一月卅一日 基督是一切 「基督是一切，又住在一切裡面。」歌羅西書三章11節直譯 在神永遠的計劃中，在十字架的救贖裡，在天上和地上的寶座上執掌王權裡，固然基督是一切；就是在罪人蒙恩的事上，在他們的稱義與成聖上，在建立基督的身體上，在對個人的照顧上，（即使是對罪人中的罪魁，）基督是一切這句話，仍是有效的。如果神的兒女在信心裡接受了「基督是一切」這個真理，那麼我們每天每刻，都要從祂得著安慰和能力。 當你讀這本書的時候，你是否在想這裡所說的那些豐滿的救恩，並不是對你說的？你覺得你是何等的軟弱，何等的不配，何等的不可靠！我親愛的讀者！請你相信，只要你用像小孩子一樣的信心接受主耶穌，你就有了一位領導者和管理者，祂必供給你一切的需要。請全心相信我們救主的話：「看哪，我常與你們同在。」這樣，你也要每天經歷祂的同在。無論你的感覺是多冷淡、沈悶；無論你是多麼有罪，請在隱密處去遇見主耶穌，祂必將祂自己啟示給你。告訴祂你是如何的可憐，然後信靠祂會幫助並扶持你。你也要等候在祂面前，一直等到你能因著信而在祂裡面歡樂。請你將這本書再讀一遍，並且帶著「基督的一切」的思想來讀。 雖然有時我會忘記這句話，但願我每天進到隱密處去禱告的時候，都能帶著這個思想：——基督是一切——讓我把這句話當作我的格言。祂要教導我禱告，剛強我的信心，使我確信祂的愛，為我開啟進到父面前的路，並使我在每天的工作上剛強起來！是的，基督，我的基督，乃是我所有的需要！這一個會教導我住在祂的愛裡，這一個會使我確信祂是住在我的心裡，也使我認識那超越知識的愛！願神得著頌讚，直到永永遠遠！基督，我的基督，乃是我一切的一切！
■ 中文屬天日子（01月31日）
一月卅一日 你明白你的選召麼？ 「特派傳神的福音。」羅馬書一章1節 我們的選召，不僅是要做善男信女，卻也是要作神福音的宣傳者。認識神的福音，不是人的善德，不是聖潔，不是天堂，不是地獄，卻是永存的真實，是救贖；是今日基督徒工人的急需。既為工人，我們就當熟知救贖是唯一的真實。個人的聖潔是果，並不是因。如果我們依靠個人的善德（那便是依靠救贖的果），那麼，當試驗來到的時候，我們就要跌倒。 保羅沒有說他分派自己，卻說「隨神分派我。」保羅在自己品性上，並不感覺過分的關心。我們著眼於自己人格潔白無玷一日，便一日不能挨近救贖的真實。為主作工的人的失敗是因為他願望自身的潔白無玷，沒有為神打算。「我不管這腐敗社會的救贖如何如何，也不要管人類的生活怎樣怎樣。只求我在神的眼中看為滿意就得了。」這樣是表示神福音的真實，完全沒有觸及我。更不能說是無條件的歸服了神。當我的興趣專在自己品性之時，神不能拯救我。保羅不知有己，放棄一切，聽神的分派去做那件事──傳神的福音（參羅九3）。
■ 中文上海嗎哪（01月31日）
一月卅一日 「神又使他成為我們的智慧、公義、聖潔、救贖。」哥林多前書一章30節 我們越來越瞭解對聖潔觀念的認識是非常重要的。聖潔並不單是一種祝福，乃是我 們與救主之間密切的交通，以及聖靈的內住。 成千上萬的人在踏上聖潔之船以後，卻因船擱淺，而發現自己不斷失敗、跌倒，並且覺得吃驚、困惑。他們下結論認為自己追求聖潔的經驗必定錯了，所以他們在同樣的事上重新嘗試，然後再次絆倒。最後他們在精疲力竭的情況下，難免會認為那個經驗是一個妄念，至少不是該他們體驗的。因此他們不僅回到老我時的光景，甚至每況愈下。 人們今天若要滿足他們屬靈的飢渴，得到永恆神聖的經驗，首先他們必須瞭解聖潔並非一種狀態，乃是接受基督、讓等候良久的祂永遠活在我們心中。
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