信靠主的作為─啟示錄
這週我們將繼續研讀啟示錄十五章1-4節：
我又看見在天上有異象，大而且奇，就是七位天使掌管末了的七災，因為神的大怒在這七災中發盡了。
我看見彷彿有玻璃海，其中有火攙雜。又看見那些勝了獸和獸的像並他名字數目的人，都站在玻璃海上，拿著神的琴，
唱神僕人摩西的歌，和羔羊的歌，說：主神─全能者啊，祢的作為大哉！奇哉！萬世（或作：國）之王啊，祢的道途義哉！誠哉！
主啊，誰敢不敬畏祢，不將榮耀歸與祢的名呢？因為獨有祢是聖的。萬民都要來在祢面前敬拜，因祢公義的作為已經顯出來了。
正如我們在最後一句所讀到的，萬民都要來祢面前敬拜，因祢的審判已經顯出來了。今日在教會中有許多錯誤的教義被提倡，甚至否認神的審判，這並非隨意發生的。正如我們從聖經和歷史的模式中所看到的，這是世界即將經歷祂審判的確切徵兆。在彼得前書四章17節告訴我們：『因為時候到了，審判要從神的家起首。若是先從我們起首，那不信從神福音的人將有何等的結局呢？』
對有些人而言，很難瞭解何以充滿愛的神竟允許地上一切的邪惡，更不用說預言中神會帶來審判、毀滅和忿怒。對於那些試圖用人的眼光或自己的觀點來詮釋神的人來說，這是非常令人困惑的。正如主透過以賽亞說：『天怎樣高過地，照樣，我的道路高過你們的道路；我的意念高過你們的意念。』 有些人傾向認為神的感覺與感情就像我們一樣，事實卻不然。雖然會有一些相似，但卻高過我們。當聖經告訴我們神是忌邪（嫉妒）的神，我們可能詮釋就像人的嫉妒一樣，充滿著自私與自我中心。然而，神的嫉妒比我們的更高一等─並不是小心眼與自私自利。祂的忿怒、生氣與審判也和我們不同，都是更高一等的。
聖經上警告說，在這世代末了世界將會出現蒙蔽的帕子。政治性正確或個人電腦可能是此黑暗的最基本因素，它已經侵入教會。許多人正試圖按照自己的樣式來塑造上帝，把祂看作像他們一樣，像他們一樣思考。正因為如此，他們試圖根據自己的觀點來消除不適用的福音，好使人們可以接受。這不僅是我們所能做最傲慢的事情，而且最具破壞性。他們可能會認為自己做得很好，把『窄路』變寬來幫助人們轉向神。反之，他們正把毀滅的路變得更寬廣，幫助人們自我感覺良好，將永恆的生命放在危險的景況中。
救恩的道路是從罪中悔改開始，我們並不會為著我們認為還不錯的事情悔改。神清楚以祂的話語來定義罪與惡行，正如我們在啟示錄最後讀到，若有人在這預言上加添或刪除什麼，將帶來咒詛。生命的道路是一條真理的道路， 認識並愛真理必須先相信神的觀點勝過任何人類觀點。這即是何以魔鬼主要與最致命的謊言是『神豈是真那樣說』。
耶穌在約翰福音七章17節說：『人若立志遵著祂的旨意行，就必曉得這教訓或是出於神，或是我憑著自己說的。 』藉此祂斷言說，要認識真理先要定意順服神，無論我們的意見如何。那些先認同教義的人是不會認識真理或真實瞭解神。那些以政治性正確想法為條件的人，不能理解這點，也不會接受它，這即是認識真理的帕子。這是人的終級驕傲，高舉自己的觀點超過神的觀點，而驕傲在敗壞以先。
這即是何以在啟示錄上述的經文，他們唱著『摩西的歌』。這是信靠主的作為與祂的審判之歌，其總是公義與公平。
(摘自喬納 word for the week, Week4, 2018)
Trusting the Works of the Lord—The Book of Revelation
Week 4, 2018
Rick Joyner
This week we will continue our study with Revelation 15:1-4:
Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete.
And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.
They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For Youalone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, forYour judgments have been manifested" (NKJV).
As we see in the last sentence, the nations will come to worship the Lord because His judgments have been manifested. It is not random that many false doctrines are being promoted in the church today that demean or even deny the judgments of God. As we see from the pattern of Scripture and history, this is a sure sign that the world is about to experience His judgments. We are told in I Peter 4:17:“For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?”
It is difficult for some to understand how a God of love could allow all of the evil on the earth, much less bring the judgments, destruction, and wrath that are prophesied. This is confusing for those who try to interpret God through a human perspective, or their own opinions. As the Lord said through Isaiah: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9).
Some tend to think that God’s emotions and feelings are just like ours, but they are not. Though they may have similarities, they are much higher than ours. When we are told that God is a jealous God, we can interpret as being like human jealousy, which is selfish and self-centered. However, God’s jealousy is higher than ours—it is not so small hearted and selfish. His wrath, anger, and judgments are also not like ours—they are higher.
There are biblical warnings about the veil of deception that will come upon the world at the end of the age. Political correctness, or PC, may be the most basic factor in this darkness, and it has made inroads into the church. Many are trying to make God in their image, projecting Him as being like them and thinking like they do. Because of this, they try to sanitize the Gospel according to their perspective to make it palatable to people. This is not only one of the most arrogant things we can do, but it is one of the most destructive. Such may think they are doing good and helping people turn to God by making “the straight and narrow” wider. Rather, they are making the path to destruction much wider and helping people feel better about themselves in a condition in which their eternal life is in jeopardy.
The path to salvation begins with repentance from our sin, and we won’t repent of something we have been made to think is okay. God has clearly defined sin and wickedness in His Word. As we read at the end of the Book of Revelation, to take away from His Words, or add to them, will bring a terrible curse. The path of life is a path of truth, and knowing and loving the truth must begin with believing that God’s opinion trumps any human opinion. This is why the first and most deadly lie of the devil was “did God really say that?”
Jesus said in John 7:17, “If anyone wills to do His will he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority” (NKJV). By this He was asserting that to know the truth begins with the resolve to obey God regardless of our opinions. Those who want to agree with the doctrine first will not know the truth or understand God as He is. Those conditioned by the politically correct mentality cannot comprehend this and will not accept it, which is the veil to knowing the truth. This is the ultimate pride of man exalting his opinions above God’s, and that pride always leads to destruction.
This is why in the text from Revelation above they sing “The Song of Moses.” This is the song of trusting the works of the Lord and His judgments, which are always righteous and true.