神的殿─啟示錄 

這週我們將涵蓋啟示錄十一章15-19節，我們會一節一節解釋：

第七位天使吹號，天上就有大聲音說：世上的國成了我主和主基督的國；祂要作王，直到永永遠遠。 

正如先前所談到的，第七位天使代表最後一個信息釋放出去了。當這位天使吹號，『天上就有大聲音』，這指的是此信息的能力大到整個天上或整個屬靈領域都聽見了。很有可能不單是每個國家與村莊都聽見天國的福音，甚至連每個靈魂都將聽見此強而有力的信息。 

當此信息被吹響時，世界的國開始要來到基督的掌權之下，當此福音傳遍世界，許多國家將與祂的國結盟，世界許多基督徒的目標就是看見他們的國家為此被預備著，這是時候近了的徵兆。 

在神面前，坐在自己位上的二十四位長老，就面伏於地，敬拜神， 

說：昔在、今在的主神─全能者啊，我們感謝祢！因祢執掌大權作王了。 

普遍認為這二十四位長老是曾經與神在地上同行最偉大的靈魂，也有一些人相信他們是『撒督的子孫』，他們被給予天上最崇高的職責─伺立在主前服事主。無論如何，他們無疑是天上最崇高的階級。即便如此，當神羔羊來到他們面前，或他們聽到祂國度的信息，就面伏於地，敬拜神。這位王將如此與我們親近，祂就住在我們裡面，並且永遠與我們同在，祂是天上和地上最被高舉的一位，直到永遠。凡有智慧的現在就會屈膝在祂面前。 

外邦發怒，祢的忿怒也臨到了；審判死人的時候也到了。祢的僕人眾先知和眾聖徒，凡敬畏祢名的人，連大帶小得賞賜的時候也到了。祢敗壞那些敗壞世界之人的時候也就到了。 

這世代的權力從來沒有以應有的敬重來對待主的使者，甚至祂的兒子。祂國度福音的宣揚將激起反對神的勢力，是耶穌行走在地上以來從來沒有過的。這是可以預期的，正如所有事情的本相都必須被顯露出來，而此釋放出來的恩膏話語將顯露出地上每個人站在哪一邊。 

這也是忠心的人開始得獎賞的時候，對那些在這些時候為主剛強站立的人，他們將得著永恆裡最大的尊榮。這也將是光明與黑暗、良善與邪惡的終極戰役，因此這是要用最大勇氣與信心站立的時候，這也是有史以來一些最偉大聖徒被證明的時候。這是何以主說『在後的要在前』，祂將最好的留到最後。不要浪費此最大的殊榮。 

當時，神天上的殿開了，在祂殿中現出祂的約櫃。隨後有閃電、聲音、雷轟、地震、大雹。 

正如我們在一些聖經預言所讀到的，神在地上的殿─教會相似於神在天上的殿。這裡我們看見當天上的殿開了，首先出現閃電，指的是啟示，特別是顯明在黑暗中所隱藏的啟示。接著是雷轟，此先知性比喻指的是主的聲音。地震指的是神要震動一切可以被震動的，也就是希伯來書十二章所告訴我們的。 

大雹指的是毀壞一切不合適的避難所，只有一個避難所可以保護我們不受一切災害─活在主的旨意中。那些受保護免於毀滅的人將是先求祂的國和祂的義，看重祂的旨意與目的超越他們個人的渴望。這些人將不需要害怕將臨到地上的任何事情。 

 (摘自喬納 word for the week,Week39, 2017)

 
The Temple of God—The Book of Revelation
Week 39, 2017
Rick Joyner

         This week we will cover the rest of the text in Revelation 11:15-19, commenting after each verse.

Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”

         As covered, the seventh angel represents the final message to go forth. When this one sounds, there are “loud voices in heaven,” which speaks of the power of this message being so great and elevated that it is heard throughout heaven, or the entire spiritual realm. It is probable that not only will every nation and village hear the Gospel of the kingdom, but every living soul will hear this powerful message.

         When this message sounds, the kingdom of the world begins to come under the domain of Christ. Many nations will align themselves with the kingdom when this Gospel is preached. To see their nation prepared for this has become a cause for many Christians throughout the world, which is a sign of this being near.

And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying,

“We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.”

         There is a general consensus that these twenty-four elders are a council of the greatest souls to have walked with God on the earth. Others believe they are the spiritual “sons of Zadok” who are given the highest duty in heaven—to minister to the Lord Himself. Regardless, they are no doubt of the highest rank in heaven. Even so, when the Lamb comes into their presence, or they even hear the message of His kingdom, they fall on their faces before Him. This King, who will become so personal with us that He lives in us and is always with us, is the most exalted One there will ever be in heaven and earth. The wise bow the knee to Him now.

"And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth."

         The powers of this age have never treated the Lord’s messengers, or even His Son, with the respect they are due. The proclamation of the Gospel of His kingdom will stir the anti-God forces like nothing has since Jesus walked the earth. It is to be expected, as all things must be revealed for what they are, and this anointed word going forth will reveal where everyone on earth stands.

         It is also at this time that the reward of the faithful begins. For those who stand boldly for the Lord and the Gospel in these times, it will be one of the greatest honors for all eternity. This will be the time of the ultimate battle between light and darkness, good and evil, and therefore the time when it will take the greatest courage and faith to stand. This is when some of the greatest saints of all time will be proven. This is why the Lord said that “the last shall be first,” and He has saved His best wine for last. Do not waste this greatest of privileges.

And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

         As we see in a number of biblical prophecies, the temple of God on earth, the church, is a parallel to the temple of God in heaven. Here we see that when this temple in heaven is open, first there are flashes of lightning. These speak of revelation, especially revelation that reveals what is hidden in darkness. Then thunder, which is a prophetic metaphor for the voice of the Lord. The earthquake speaks of shaking everything that can be shaken, which we are told of in Hebrews 12.

         The great hailstorm speaks of the destruction of all that is not in a proper shelter. There is one great shelter that can protect us from anything—being in the will of the Lord. Those protected from the destruction will be those who have sought first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, esteeming His will and purposes above their own desires. These will have nothing to fear from anything that is coming on the earth.