毒野瓜！年輕的先知們對付宗教的靈 
鮑伯與邦妮．瓊斯（Bob and Bonnie Jones）
2013年11月12日

在異象中，我看到了一群奉獻自己的人，就像先知的門徒們，但是其中有一個人將綠色的野瓜放進鍋裡。我立刻便明白，這是關於列王紀下第4章中有關以利沙和先知門徒的比喻。

「以利沙又來到吉甲，那地正有饑荒。先知門徒坐在他面前，他吩咐僕人說：『你將大鍋放在火上，給先知門徒熬湯。』有一個人去到田野掐菜，遇見一棵野瓜籐，就摘了一兜野瓜回來，切了擱在熬湯的鍋中，因為他們不知道是甚麼東西；倒出來給眾人吃，吃的時候，都喊叫說：『神人哪，鍋中有致死的毒物！』所以眾人不能吃了。以利沙說：「拿點麵來」，就把麵撒在鍋中，說：「倒出來，給眾人吃吧！」鍋中就沒有毒了。」（列王紀下4:38-41）【譯註：「麵」（meal）在現代中文譯本是「麵粉」。】



年輕的先知們在燉煮食物並分著吃，接著對以利沙喊叫說：「鍋中有致死的毒物！〔鍋子裡的東西會死人！〕」。這些人將是傳達話語給百姓的下一批先知，但是仇敵利用這個機會想要一次殺死所有的年輕先知。

很多人一直在摘採他們所認為的果實，但實際上它是一種野瓜，那代表一種宗教的靈。它看起來就像是一種蔬菜，但它卻是致死的毒物。不去摘採聖靈的果子（加拉太書5:22-23 ），反而將許多的蔬菜－「錯誤的靈」放進鍋子裡，而這些都帶來了掺雜的信息以及會導致死亡的混亂。因此，基督的身體領受了含有苦毒、爭競、嫉妒的混雜食物，而不是信、望、愛。

「聖靈所結的果子，就是仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、溫柔、節制。這樣的事沒有律法禁止。」（加拉太書5:22-23）

正如年輕的先知們對以利沙所喊叫的（列王紀下4:40），我覺得基督的身體正在對今日的先知們呼喊真理。真正的先知一直在持續通過一段潔淨與淨化的時期，來清除任何可能會留在他們裡面的毒素。當他們正在努力對抗傳染性的屬靈疾病時，是無法帶出任何純淨的話語的，如果他們說出來，就會污染整個身體。我們需要有更可靠的預言是從純淨的器皿中被傾倒出來。

醫治大能

以利沙拿著麵粉，這是一個醫治大能的象徵（列王紀下4:41），他把麵粉扔在鍋裡並攪拌它，說：「現在吃了吧！」這麵粉中和了毒性。宗教的靈一直在教會裡運作了很長的一段時間，不過我覺得真正的先知將要以一種強大的方式來對抗它，那將會消除這種毒性，並帶來基督身體的各種醫治。我們的工作就是除去鍋子裡的死亡。

此刻有許多虛假的教義和異端一直在教導著，一旦先知開始對付它，那並不會很好看，事實上那將會相當混亂，但那會帶領一群奉獻給主的餘民來對付這些虛假的教義和異端，這不是對那些軟弱的心說的，而是對那些跟隨神的心的人說的。這些謊言〔虛假的教義和異端〕正在毒害基督的身體、並殺害教會。

以利沙是神所揀選的人，也是被以利亞雙倍的靈所膏抹的先知（列王紀下2:9-13 ），他在土地遭受饑荒之時回到吉甲，而吉甲代表一個信心之地（列王紀下4:38），我相信這是這一代先知所必須居住的地方，一直有一種想要聽神啟示的饑荒〔饑餓、缺乏〕，因為有很多的預言聲音一直是從錯誤的鍋子裡吃食物。


「主耶和華說：日子將到，我必命饑荒降在地上。人飢餓非因無餅，乾渴非因無水，乃因不聽耶和華的話。」（阿摩司書8:11）

現在是讓被試驗過、真正的先知聲音來傳達「真正的食物」的時候了，那將為基督的身體帶來醫治的大能與釋放，並將救恩帶給未得救的人。

成熟的餘民

神正在呼召一群成熟的餘民，以新的權柄來提升他們。他們將有能力團結在一起、合而為一，因為他們專心在神的事情上（歌羅西書3:2），因此他們可以彼此合一，當他們合一時，他們將有團契關係（koinonia）〔連結（communion）〕，一起為教會共同的計畫目標努力。當他們合一聚在一起時，會有更高的智慧分賜下來。這樣的餘民可以在哥林多前書2:6-10 找到：

「然而，在完全的人中，我們也講智慧。但不是這世上的智慧，也不是這世上有權有位、將要敗亡之人的智慧。我們講的，乃是從前所隱藏、 神奧祕的智慧，就是 神在萬世以前預定使我們得榮耀的。這智慧世上有權有位的人沒有一個知道的，他們若知道，就不把榮耀的主釘在十字架上了。如經上所記： 神為愛他的人所預備的是眼睛未曾看見，耳朵未曾聽見，人心也未曾想到的。」（哥林多前書2:6-9 ，和合本）

「但是，上帝藉著他的靈把他的奧祕啟示我們。聖靈細察萬事，連上帝深藏的旨意也能細察。至於人，只有他自己裏面的靈才知道關於他一切的事。同樣，只有上帝的靈才知道上帝一切的事。我們沒有領受這世界的靈，而是領受上帝所差來的聖靈，為要使我們能夠知道上帝所給我們的一切恩賜。」（哥林多前書2:10-12 ，現代中文譯本）

在過去的6年或7年，教會已經走過一段相當嚴峻的考驗，然而那段日子已經走到了盡頭。現在是將舊書收起來、打開新書的時候了，這是一個季節的結束與一個新的季節的開始，而那些已經被提升要成為教會領袖的人，他們會遵從聖靈的話來服事，如此推動之下，便能了解上帝想要做的事以及如何去行。

 

要準備好埋葬過去的好與壞，並進入成熟中，讓每個人在公開聚會中都能聽到神的話，然後因著基督的身體與祂合而為一，於是神的計劃與旨意便能啟動執行，就在這個時代結束時，更大的事將會開始進行，而我們首先會做的事情之一，就是在極大的神蹟奇事中來榮耀天父。

「我實實在在地告訴你們，我所做的事，信我的人也要做，並且要做比這更大的事，因為我往父那裏去。你們奉我的名無論求甚麼，我必成就，叫父因兒子得榮耀。」（約翰福音14:12-13）

天父喜愛馬鈴薯泥

我們正來到一個為期40年的聖靈時期。在1974年，天父對我說祂喜歡「馬鈴薯泥」，那是祂希望我們所有的人都出來，祂希望我們所有的人都能彼此合一如同一個身體，那麼在更大的事發生時，就沒有人會居功。那將是團隊的型態，因為祂的門徒肢體在聖靈的領導下會運作如同一個身體，並彰顯出祂的大能。天父希望馬鈴薯泥－愛在一群餘民中顯露出來，而這愛也能顯明出天父、聖子和聖靈。【譯註：「馬鈴薯泥」若不充分壓碎、攪拌成泥，結塊的部分會影響口感。】

番茄與馬鈴薯

番茄和馬鈴薯都是同一科〔茄科〕。番茄長在地上的藤蔓上，代表每個人都可以看到的彰顯的愛。反之，馬鈴薯代表隱藏的愛，因為它生長在地下，而且繼續隱藏，只有天父可以看到它。就是現在，這個隱藏的愛準備好要顯現了，會有一種天父的愛彰顯在祂的身體中，而馬鈴薯泥就是這種團契關係。

 

當基督的身體在愛中聚在一起，信徒之間並沒有區別。就像馬鈴薯泥一樣，它們看起來都一樣，而且為著祂的旨意而混合在一起。我們將因祂而擁有的這種愛，就是更深的了解，因為萬事都在天父的手中，而且祂的確選擇使用它們，祂選擇賜給祂兒女特殊的能力來明白有關未來必會發生的事。

透過團契的愛，這能力〔理解力〕會賜給我們。有二百個以薩迦支派的兒子，就是團體的理解力。當那些成熟有智慧的人聚在一起時，更高的智慧就被分賜下來。我要說的是，更高的智慧就是理解力。聖靈一直在過去的四十五到五十多年間運行，在裝備和預備將在基督身體中出現的。

一旦麵粉扔進鍋子裡，並使宗教的靈被對付，身體就會痊癒，並在「團契之愛」（corporate love, koinonia）中聚在一起。新的領袖將會興起，取得他們的位置，並行在彰顯的權能中，那麼我們將會開始看到新事來到基督的身體中。

正如我們過去所知的教會服事〔儀式〕，而現在即將結束，因為將會有一個明顯的改變。我們不能再繼續行在同一條路上並期望聖靈來膏抹，行事的舊體制即將結束，而我們就在一個新的開始中。

唯有餘民會進入，對下一個階段有一種飢渴，凡是在這些年通過考驗而仍然堅定不動搖的人，將會前進到下一個權柄境界，而那些許多跟隨他們的人也會如此，因為宗教的靈將被處死，當它企圖抬高自己，基督的身體會很快分辨出來，而不讓它再次紮根在身體中，因為聖潔之火將摧毀它。

 

鮑伯與邦妮．瓊斯（Bob and Bonnie Jones）
鮑伯與邦妮．瓊斯預言事工（The Prophetic Ministry of Bob and Bonnie Jones）

中譯來源：Formosa Lily Blog 

 

Bob and Bonnie Jones: Poison Gourds! Young Prophets to Address Religious Spirit

In a vision I saw a group of dedicated people, like the sons of the prophets, but one of them had put green gourds in the cooking pot. Immediately I knew this was a parable from 2 Kings 4 with Elisha and the sons of the prophets.

Elisha came back to Gilgal during a famine in the land. The sons of the prophets were sitting before him, and he said to his servant, Set on the big pot and cook pottage for the sons of the prophets. Then one went into the field to gather herbs and gathered from a wild vine his lap full of wild gourds, and returned and cut them up into the pot of pottage, for they were unknown to them.

So they poured it out for the men to eat. But as they ate of the pottage, they cried out, O man of God, there is death in the pot! And they could not eat it. But he said, Bring meal [as a symbol of God's healing power]. And he cast it into the pot and said, Pour it out for the people that they may eat. Then there was no harm in the pot. 2 Kings 4:38-41, Amplified



The young prophets made this pot of stew and partook of it and then cried out to Elisha "death is in the pot!" These were the next line of prophets that would carry forth the word to the people, but the enemy used this opportunity to try and kill all the young prophets at once.

A lot of people have been gathering that which they think is fruit, but in fact it's a gourd that represents a religious spirit. It looks just like a vegetable but it has death in it. Instead of gathering the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) many of the vegetables with the wrong spirit got thrown into the cooking pot. These have brought forth mixed messages and confusion that leads to death. Therefore the Body has received stew that contained bitterness, strife and jealousy instead of faith, hope and love.

Just as the young prophets cried out to Elisha (verse 40), I feel the Body is crying out to the prophets of today for the truth. The true prophets have been going through a time of cleansing and purifying to rid themselves of any poison that might be left in them. One cannot bring a pure word while they are struggling with infectious spiritual disease that will contaminate the whole Body when they release it. We need to have a more sure word of prophecy being poured out from purified vessels.

Healing Power

Elisha got meal, which is a symbol of healing power (verse 41), threw it in the pot and stirred it and said, "Now eat!" The meal neutralized the poison. The religious spirit has been operating in the Church for a very long time.But I feel the real prophets are going to come against it in such a powerful way that it will neutralize this poison and bring healing of all kinds to the Body. Our job is to take the death out of the pot.

There's a lot of false doctrines and heresy being taught right now and once the prophets start dealing with it, it's not going to be pretty. In fact it will be rather messy. But it's going to take a remnant that's dedicated to the Lord to address these false doctrines and heresies. This is not for the faint of heart but for those who have a heart after God's. These untruths are poisoning the Body of Christ and killing it.



Elisha who was chosen by God and mantled by Elijah with a double portion of his spirit (2 Kings 2:9-13), returned to Gilgal during a famine in the land. Gilgal means a place of faith (2 Kings 4:38), and I believe that is where this generation of prophets must dwell. There has been a famine of hearing the inspired word of God because many of the prophetic voices have been eating from the wrong cooking pot.

Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but [a famine] for hearing the words of the Lord. Amos 8:11, Amplified

Now is the time for the tried and true prophetic voices to deliver the "real meal" that will bring healing power and deliverance to the Body and salvation to the unsaved.

Mature Remnant

The Lord is calling forth a mature remnant to promote them with new authority. They will have the ability to come together in unity because they have settled their affections on Him (Colossians 3:2). Therefore, they can agree with one another in unity. And when they do, they will have koinonia(communion) together for the common purpose of the Church. When they meet together in unity, a higher wisdom will be imparted. This remnant can be found in 1 Corinthians 2:6-10:

However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

The Church has gone through a rather severe testing for the last six or seven years but that time has come to an end. Now is a time of closing out the old books and opening new ones. It's an end of one time and the beginning of a new one. Those who've been promoted will become the leaders of the Church and they will minister by what they hear from the Holy Spirit. In this promotion there will be an understanding of what God wants done and how to do it.

Get ready to bury the good and bad past and come into maturity where everyone hears from God in corporate meetings. Then His plans and purpose can be set in motion because the Body has come into agreement with Him. Then at the end of this time the greater works will begin. And one of the things we will do first is glorify the Father in great signs and wonders.

I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father. And I will do [I Myself will grant] whatever you ask in My Name [as presenting all that I Am], so that the Father may be glorified and extolled in (through) the Son.John 14:12-13, Amplified

Father Loves Mashed Potatoes

We're coming to a forty-year timing in the Spirit. In 1974, the Father told me that He loves "mashed potatoes" and that is what He wants out of all of us. He wants all of us to come together in unity as one Body. Then when the greater works comes forth, no one person will get the credit. It will be corporate because His Body of Believers will function as one under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and in demonstration of His power. The Father wants mashed potatoes – to where love is revealed in a remnant group and the love would be revealed for Him, His Son and the Holy Spirit.

Tomato vs. Potato

The tomato and potato are of the same family. The tomato grows above ground on a vine and represents revealed love that everyone can see. Whereas the potato represents concealed love because it grows underground and remains hidden so only the Father can see it. Now, get ready for this hidden love to be revealed. There's a revealing of the Father's love in His Body and the mashed potatoes are the koinonia.

When the Body comes together in love, there's no distinction between the Believers. Like mashed potatoes, they all look the same and are mixed together for His purpose. And this love we will have for Him is greater understanding. For all things are in the hands of the Father and He does with them as He chooses. And He chose to give His sons and daughters special understanding that must come concerning the future.

Through corporate love understanding will be given. There were two hundred sons of Issachar and that was corporate understanding. When those who are of mature wisdom come together a higher wisdom is imparted. I would say that higher wisdom is understanding. The Holy Spirit has been moving for the last forty-five to fifty years in equipping and preparing for what is about to come forth in the Body of Christ.

Once meal is thrown into the cooking pot and the religious spirit dealt with, the Body will heal and come together in corporate love, koinonia. New leaders will arise and take their place and walk in demonstration power. Then we'll begin to see new things coming to the Body of Christ.

Church services like we've known in the past and present are coming to an end because there's going to be a significant change. We can't continue on the same road we've been on and expect the Holy Spirit to anoint it. The old system of doing things is coming to an end and we are in for a new beginning.

It's only a remnant that will enter into it. There's a hunger and thirst for the next step, and those who have remained steadfast through these years of testing shall advance to the next level of authority. And many shall be those who follow them because the religious spirit will be put to death. When it tries to raise it's head, the Body will quickly discern it and not allow it to take root in the Body again because Holy Fire will devour it.

Bob and Bonnie Jones
The Prophetic Ministry of Bob and Bonnie Jones
Website: bobjones.org