主的再來─啟示錄 

這週我們繼續來看啟示錄十九章11-16節： 

我觀看，見天開了。有一匹白馬，騎在馬上的稱為誠信真實，祂審判，爭戰，都按著公義。

祂的眼睛如火焰，祂頭上戴著許多冠冕；又有寫著的名字，除了祂自己沒有人知道。

祂穿著濺了血的衣服；祂的名稱為神之道。

在天上的眾軍騎著白馬，穿著細麻衣，又白又潔，跟隨祂。 

有利劍從祂口中出來，可以擊殺列國。祂必用鐵杖轄管（轄管：原文是牧）他們，並要踹全能神烈怒的酒醡。

在祂衣服和大腿上有名寫著說：萬王之王，萬主之主。 

現在預言來到人類歷史中最令人興奮的時候─主將回來接管祂用寶血買贖的權柄。祂要來宣戰，這必須在祂平安國度被建造前完成。祂將按著公義而戰，而祂的審判都是誠信真實的。   

在這裡我們看見祂的眼睛如火焰；我不太瞭解為何我看到祂時眼睛都是藍色的，直到我學到火焰最熱的部分是藍色的。然而，重點不在乎祂眼睛的顏色，而是有火焰在其中。這些火焰將燒毀個人生命中的『草木禾楷』，並煉淨『金銀寶石』。此應當使我們都來檢視自己生命所建造的事物，是否禁得起祂的凝視？ 

當主再來，祂將穿著濺著祂寶血的衣服；因此，祂公義的烈怒是用祂的憐憫加以調和。祂的死不是為了回來定罪─罪已經定了。當祂以烈怒回來，祂將要對抗邪惡與腐敗，祂不是為了定罪而回來，乃是為了拯救與重建。 

即便如此，這會以更大的戰爭開始，毀滅一切毀滅祂受造物的事物。當祂再來，祂頭上會戴著『許多冠冕』，包括每一個領域與影響層面的權柄。當祂再來，祂將帶著『天上的眾軍』同來，所向無敵。當祂再來，有利劍從祂口中出來，就是祂全能的話，可以擊殺列國。祂將用鐵杖轄管，並要踹全能神烈怒的酒醡。這些都是重建全地的一部份。 

 (摘自喬納 word for the week, Week20, 2018) 

 
The Return of the Lord—The Book of Revelation

This week we continue with Revelation 19:11-16: 

Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.

He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: “King of kings, and Lord of lords” (NKJV). 

         Now the prophecy comes to some of the most exciting times in human history—the Lord returning to take authority over the earth that He purchased with His blood. He is coming to make war, which must be done before the peace of His kingdom can be established. He will war in righteousness, and His judgments will be faithful and true.        

         Here we see that His eyes are like flames of fire. I had trouble understanding why I had seen Him with blue eyes until I learned  that the hottest part of the flame is blue. However, the point is not so much the color of His eyes as it is about what the fire in them will do. They will burn up the “wood, hay, and stubble” in every life, and they will purify “the gold, silver, and precious stones.” This should cause us all to examine what we are building our lives on. Will it withstand His gaze? 

         When He comes, He will be clothed in a robe dipped in His blood. Thus, His fierce righteousness is tempered by His mercy. He did not die so that He could come back and condemn the world—it was already condemned. As fierce as His return will be against evil and corruption, He is not coming back to condemn, but rather to save and restore.

Even so, this will begin with a great war, and the consuming of that which is consuming His creation. He is coming with “many crowns” on His head, which we can conclude is authority over every realm and sphere of influence. He is coming with “the armies of heaven” that none will be able to resist. He is coming with a “sharp sword” from His mouth to strike the nations, which is His word in all of its power. He is going to rule with a rod of iron while treading on the wine press of the wrath of God. All of this is a part of restoring the earth.