大能者─啟示錄 

猶大書在新約中是啟示錄的前一卷書，裡面有記載以諾的預言，提到主帶著千萬聖者/大能者降臨（猶大書1:14）。猶大書就像啟示錄的序言，它在啟示錄之前如同神聖的設計，協助為啟示錄的信息搭好舞台。 

以諾書並沒有被放入聖經正典中，因為唯一的手抄本被人竄改，添加了一部份非以諾書的內容。我自己讀以諾書時，也覺得的確如此，內容有被竄改與添加。顯然，在猶大的時候情況並非如此，否則他不會引用它，這段預言也不會被包含在正典中。因此以諾書這部分的預言與啟示錄有何關連呢？ 

在以諾的異象裡有很大的軍隊，主帶著『大能者』降臨。在希臘文中，大能者是 muria，意思是『上萬』，聖經對這個字有許多不同的翻譯，從『千萬』到『無數』，但字面意思應該是『上萬』。有些人認為當主回來時會有更多使者跟著祂降臨，但我們知道除了與主一同回來之外還有許多使者。這是一個數量極多、大有能力的軍隊，他們將在這世代末了興起。 

我在這裡插上這一段，是因為當我還是新信徒時，在一次的先知性經歷中神讓我看見此軍隊的一些事。我被告知自己將協助預備軍隊中的一些人進入他們的目的。這麼多年以來，我開始在聖經其他地方看見此先知性團體。在我的整個基督徒生涯中，我不斷尋求更多瞭解他們，神已經賜下一些瞭解。即便如此。我知道關於他們的全然目的，我的瞭解仍然有限，但我一直在尋找那些被呼召加入此軍隊的人。可能我們當中已經有一些人聽到呼召，成為此軍隊的一份子。 

在80年代中期，神像我顯示關於此軍隊的一件事，就是他們將成為神軍隊的三角洲特種部隊（Delta Force）。到了1988年，神給我一段關於全美傳承會產業將被重建的預言，我在上週的每週一話有些分享。那預言包括此『新族類事工』將會在其中興起。我知道這是神之前向我顯示的同樣團體。 

我所得著的話語是在全美傳承會產業中，此新族類如同『為天國緣故成為閹人』，就像太監的本質是沒有性慾的，這些人將『為天國的緣故成為屬靈的太監』─一群不為私慾來使用教會的人。他們將致力於幫助教會成為她所蒙召純潔、沒有玷污皺摺的新婦。他們的所有滿足來自看見王對祂新婦的喜樂。 

真正的門徒活著就是為著認識他們的主人，變得像祂一樣並做祂所做的事。成為此新族群之人的基本特性，就是他們可以在不同的鼓聲中前進，他們可以聽到別人聽不到的號角聲，然後回應。  

因為此新族類事工的本質就是不高舉自己，而是單單高舉萬王之王，為著祂的再來預備，他們不會被太多人認識或認出。他們的本性是隱藏自己的身份，甚至當他們行了大事，他們為著主，也在主面前而活，而不是為著任何人。他們活著就是為了聽到主說『做得好』，而不是聽到人說！為此緣故，他們會被託付前所未有的屬靈權柄。城市會被他們的作為攪動，有時甚至是整個國家與地區，卻沒有人知道他們是誰。 

就像美國三角洲特種部隊成為軍隊歷史上最卓越的部隊之一，卻仍需要其他軍隊一起才能贏得戰爭。同樣地，這些『大能者』不會在我們的世代做所有的事，傳統事工與教會將做更大的部分。然而，他們也會被『大能者』所影響而改變，正如整個軍隊被新興的特種部隊影響而改變。現在一般軍人所能達到的優秀標準，在幾十年前只有特種部隊才能達到。 

在越戰之後，美國軍隊可能在士氣和就緒上都處在最低谷，甚至美國人民對軍隊都有一些鄙視，很少人想要從軍。為此緣故，招募的品質很低，這也是一些最偉大的軍隊領袖興起的時刻。他們為著非比尋常的卓越而努力，並要求從上到下都要如此。士氣開始起來，軍隊的狀況也開始變好，這為著轉化的大神蹟奠定了基礎。 

軍隊，算是最嚴格死板的機構，成為歷史上最敏捷有創意的組織。新策略、戰術與武器泉源開始湧出。當第一次波斯灣戰爭開打，也是美國軍隊重大考驗來臨時，全世界都對美國軍隊的成就感到敬畏。這和在基督身體屬靈上正發生的事很類似。 

我在這裡插入這一段，是因為我們接下來所研讀的啟示錄多半與敵基督無關，乃是與基督所行之事有關。其中一件現在正發生的事，就是祂的教會內部的轉化，以及祂多麼出色地將祂的人民打造成世界將要看見的最偉大軍隊。無論您是否瞭解我所講的內容，或是已經聽到神的呼召，我禱告您將超越別人所期待的。 

(摘自喬納 word for the week, Week27, 2018)

 
The Mighty Ones—The Book of Revelation
Week 27, 2018
Rick Joyner

          The Book of Jude precedes the Book of Revelation in our New Testament. In it a portion of Enoch’s prophecy is quoted about the “mighty ones” that accompany the Lord’s appearing (see Jude 1:14). Jude is like a preface for Revelation, and it is placed where it is by divine design as it helps set the stage for the message of the Book of Revelation.

          The book of Enoch was not canonized because the only manuscripts available were thought to have been corrupted by someone adding parts to it that were not Enoch’s. In my study of the book of Enoch, I felt that this was correct—it had been tampered with and added to. Obviously this was not the case in Jude’s time or he would not have quoted it, and it would not have been included in canon Scripture. So how does this part of Enoch’s prophecy relate to the Book of Revelation?

          Enoch’s vision was of a great force, “mighty ones,” that would come with the Lord at His appearing. In the Greek, mighty ones is the word murias, which is a literal “ten thousand.” Other Bible versions translate this many different ways, from “tens of thousands” to “myriads,” but it should literally be “ten thousand.” Some have assumed that these are resurrected saints who come back with the Lord when He returns, but we know there are many more than this returning with the Lord. This is a powerful force of ten thousand who will arise at the end of the age.

          I interject this here because I was shown some things about this force in a prophetic experience when I was a relatively new believer. I was told that I would have a part in preparing some of them for their purpose. Over the years, I began to see this group prophetically in other Scriptures. I have sought more understanding on them my entire Christian life, and I have been given some. Even so, I know I still only have part of the understanding of their full purpose, but I am constantly looking for those who are called to be a part of this force. Some of you may have already heard the call to be a part of this force.

          One of the things I was shown about this force in the mid-1980s was that they would be like the Delta Force for God’s army. In 1988 I was given the word about the Heritage property being restored, and I shared that word last week. That prophecy included a part about this “new breed of ministry” that would be raised up there. I knew then that this was the same group I had been shown before.  

          The word I got about the Heritage property spoke of this new breed as “eunuchs for the kingdom’s sake.” Just as a eunuch in the natural cannot have sexual desires, these will be “spiritual eunuchs for the kingdom’s sake”—ones who have no desire to use the church for selfish reasons. They will be devoted to helping the church become the pure, spotless, and blameless bride she is called to be for the sake of the King. Their whole fulfillment will come from seeing the King’s pleasure in His bride.

          True disciples live to know their Master, to become like Him, and to do the works that He did. A basic characteristic of those who are part of this new breed is that they march to the beat of a different drum. They can hear the sound of a trumpet that others may not hear, and they respond to it.

          Because it will be the nature of this new breed of ministry to not exalt or promote themselves, but rather to live to promote the King and prepare for His coming, they will not be known or recognized by many. It will be their nature to hide their identity even when they do great exploits. They live for the King and before the King, not men. They live to hear “well done!” from the Lord, not men. They glory in the Lord, not in men or in themselves. For this reason, they will be trusted with unprecedented spiritual authority. Cities will be stirred by their works, even whole nations and regions at times, yet no one knows who they are.

          Just as the U.S. Army Delta Force may have become one of the most remarkable forces in military history, it cannot win a war without the rest of the military. Likewise, these “mighty ones” will not be all that the Lord is doing in our time. Conventional ministries and churches will be doing the far bigger part. However, they too will be impacted and changed by these “mighty ones,” just as the entire military has been impacted by the Special Forces that have emerged. Now the level of excellence and performance of regular soldiers can reach standards that only Special Forces attained just a few decades ago.

          After the Vietnam War, the American military was possibly at its lowest state ever in morale and general readiness. Even the American people had a disdain for the military, and few people wanted to be a part of it. For this reason, the quality of the recruits was low. This is the time when some of our greatest military leaders emerged. They strove for an uncommon excellence, and they demanded it from top to bottom. The morale started to rise. The condition of the troops started to rise, and this set the table for a great miracle of transformation.

          The military, considered one of the most rigid institutions, became one of the most agile and creative organizations in history. A wellspring of new strategies, tactics, and even new weapons began to flow. When the first Gulf War, the next major test of the American military, came, the whole world stood in awe at what the U.S. military had become. This is a parallel of what has been going on spiritually in the body of Christ.

          I interject this here because much of the rest of the Revelation that we will study will not be about the antichrist, but rather about what Christ is doing. One of the important things happening right now is an inner transformation of His church, and how brilliantly He is building His people into the greatest force that the world will have ever seen. Whether you have no clue what I’m talking about or have already heard the call, I pray that you will excel in going beyond what others are content with.