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为美地争战

第一篇 为美地争战

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第一周 周六
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1肆 我们若要据有美地,以成就神的定旨,就必须从事属灵的争战,击败撒但的势力—书六21
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2一 我们需要认识属灵的争战—撒但的国与神的国之间的争战—是必需的—太六10七21十二2628赛十四12~14
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3二 当以色列人预备好要据有迦南地时,那地满了鬼附的人、拜偶像的人和拿非利人—民十三33
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4三 因着拿非利人(堕落天使和堕落人类的混杂)住在迦南地,所以神命令以色列人要取得这地,并毁坏其上所有的人,使人类得着清理—申七1~2
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51 按照神圣的思想,迦南地的国民必须消灭,因为他们是属魔鬼的,并且与鬼调和—2节,书十一21~22十四6~14
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62 迦南人不仅表征堕落的天使,也表征与邪灵,与空中撒但黑暗权势联结的人类—民十四45
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7四 亚拉得王(二一1)、亚摩利人的王(21)和巴珊王(33),是约但河东的“守门者”,为撒但护卫着迦南地,就是黑暗的国:
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81 神的军队所战胜的诸王,表征空中执政者、掌权者和管辖这黑暗世界的;我们必须与他们争战—弗六12
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92 以色列人要进入美地,必须通过这三个王所管治的境界,与他们争战,毁灭他们,并占领他们的境界。
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103 我们要赢得基督追测不尽的丰富,就必须击败亚拉得王、亚摩利人的王西宏和巴珊王噩所表征的属灵仇敌—三8六10~12
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11五 以色列人与那地居民的争战,描绘在地上那看得见的景象背后,正进行着看不见的属灵争战—但十10~21弗六10~20
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121 极其重要的是,我们要看见,在景物的背后正进行着属灵的争斗,这争斗不是人的眼睛所能看见的。
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132 除了在地上的争战以外,在空中还有神与撒但势力之间的争战—二2六12
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14六 以色列人与迦南人争战,为要据有并享受美地,这预表整个召会,包括所有的肢体,都有分于属灵的争战,抵挡“诸天界里那邪恶的属灵势力”(12),使圣徒能享受基督作包罗万有的地。
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15七 基督是我们的美地,神要我们赢得基督,但在我们和美地之间,有一层属魔鬼、鬼魔的势力;我们若要据有美地作我们的享受,就必须击败这些撒但的势力—西一12~13二15弗三18六11~12
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161 这里有一个非常真实的属灵争战需要我们参与;我们必须争战以得着包罗万有的基督,为着建造召会作基督的身体、新人和神的国—10~12节,提前六12上提后二3~4西一1318二19三10~11
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172 我们若要据有基督作我们的享受,就必须是一个团体的战士,就是作基督身体的召会,与撒但的势力争战,击败撒但的势力,使我们更多得着基督,以建造基督的身体,建立并扩展神的国,使基督能回来承受这地—弗三8四16太二四14,启十—15。
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晨兴喂养
Morning Nourishment
18弗六10~11 末了的话,你们要在主里,靠着祂力量的权能,得着加力。要穿戴神全副的军装,使你们能以站住,抵挡魔鬼的诡计。
18Eph. 6:10-11 Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil.
19在我们基督徒的经历里,我们可能对这里所说的属灵争战没有多少看见。当我们想到属灵的争战,可能想到是我们的灵与肉体之间的争战,或者对罪和世俗的抵挡。然而,对抗罪、世界和肉体,乃是属灵争战的较低部分。属灵争战的较高部分乃是在属灵界里对抗邪灵和鬼。
19In our Christian experience we may not have much realization concerning the spiritual warfare about which we have been speaking. When we think of spiritual warfare, we may have in mind the warfare between our spirit and our flesh or the struggle against sin and worldliness. However, the war against sin, the world, and the flesh is the lower part of the spiritual warfare. The higher part of the spiritual warfare is the fighting in the spiritual realm against evil spirits and demons.
20在灵界里有一个领土是被撒但和他的跟从者所篡窃并霸占的。保罗对这事有很好的领会,也说了很多。现在我们需要学习认识这属灵的实际,就是撒但的国,黑暗的国。在这国里面有堕落的天使和鬼。堕落的天使是在空中,而鬼是在水里。天使和鬼都是撒但的跟从者,在堕落的人身上作工,使他们成为撒但国里的百姓。空中堕落的天使—撒但之国执政的、掌权的以及有权势的—管治了整个世界,鬼是他们的助手,帮助堕落的天使霸占人。因此,撒但的国包括了邪恶的天使、鬼以及堕落的人(民数记生命读经,二七六页)。
20In the spiritual world there is a territory usurped and occupied by Satan and his followers. Paul had an excellent understanding of this and spoke much concerning it. Now we need to learn about this spiritual reality, which is Satan’s kingdom, the kingdom of darkness. Within this kingdom there are the fallen angels and the demons. Whereas the fallen angels are in the air, the demons are in the water. Both the angels and the demons, as followers of Satan, are working on fallen human beings to make them subjects in Satan’s kingdom. The fallen angels in the air—the rulers, powers, and authorities of the kingdom of Satan—rule the entire world, and the demons are their helpers, helping the fallen angels to usurp human beings. Thus, the kingdom of Satan comprises evil angels, demons, and fallen human beings. (Life-study of Numbers, pp. 243-244)
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Today’s Reading
21在民数记二十一章一至三节,以色列人战胜亚拉得王。……“以色列人向耶和华许愿说,你若将这民交付我们手里,我们就要把他们的城邑尽行毁灭。”(2)以色列人许愿,不仅要毁灭亚拉得人,更要毁灭他们的城邑。这指明我们需要与邪灵争战,击败它们,占领它们的领土。我们需要对空中的权势,运用基督给我们的权柄。
21In Numbers 21:1-3 the children of Israel defeated the king of Arad… ”Israel made a vow to Jehovah and said, If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities” (v. 2). Israel vowed to destroy not only the people of Arad but also their cities. This indicates that we need to fight against the evil spirits, defeat them, and take over their territory. We need to exercise our Christ-given authority over the aerial powers.
22“耶和华听了以色列人的呼声,把迦南人交付他们,他们就把迦南人和迦南人的城邑尽行毁灭。”(3)这指明亚拉得王,第一个守门者,被以色列人击败了。盼望这里的景象会帮助我们看见召会对抗空中邪灵这争战的异象。
22“Jehovah listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities” (v. 3). This indicates that Arad, the first of the gate guards, was defeated by the children of Israel. I hope that the scene here will help us to see the vision of the church’s warfare against the evil spirits in the air.
23在二十一章二十一至三十二节,以色列人战胜亚摩利人的王西宏(创十五16)。……“西宏不准以色列人从他的境界经过,就招聚他的众民出到旷野,攻击以色列人;他到了雅杂,与以色列人争战。”(民二一23)这描绘在属灵界里实际上可能发生的事。我们可能向邪灵说话,求它们给我们一条路,经过它们的境界,这却挑起它们来攻击我们。
23In 21:21-32 the children of Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites (Gen. 15:16)…”Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. And Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel” (Num. 21:23). This portrays something that actually may take place in the spiritual realm. We may speak to the evil spirits, asking them to give us a way through their territory, but this stirs them to fight against us.
24以色列人击杀西宏,得了他的地,就住在亚摩利人之地(24~32)。这指明我们从事属灵的争战抵挡邪灵之后,撒但空中领土的一部分就成了我们的。历世纪以来,有些圣徒曾这样与空中邪恶的权势争战。……〔此后,〕以色列人也战胜了巴珊王噩〔33~35〕。
24Israel slew Sihon, took possession of his land, and dwelt in the land of the Amorites (vv. 24-32). This indicates that after we engage in spiritual warfare against the evil spirits, part of the territory of Satan in the air becomes ours. Throughout the centuries, some of the saints have fought in such a way against the evil powers in the air. Israel also defeated Og, the king of Bashan [vv. 33-35].
25我们若明白这些论到三个守门者的经文,乃是预表召会对抗空中邪灵的属灵争战,就会从这些经文得着许多益处。……我们必须与邪灵争战,并击败它们,叫我们能为着神的国得更多领土。
25If we understand these verses regarding the three gate guards as typifying the church’s spiritual warfare against the evil spirits in the air, we will obtain much that is profitable from these verses…We must fight against the evil spirits and defeat them so that we may gain more territory for God’s kingdom.
26新约告诉我们,神派定祂的子民去对抗撒但的国。祂已经派定他们从事属灵争战的责任。以色列人与迦南人争战的历史,是今天我们与堕落天使并鬼之间所进行这场争战的预表,图画。我们若从这观点来读民数记二十一章,就会看见关于属灵争战的异象(民数记生命读经,二七二至二七六页)。
26The New Testament tells us that God has appointed His people to fight against the kingdom of Satan. He has assigned them the responsibility of engaging in spiritual warfare. The history of Israel’s fighting against the Canaanites is a type, a picture, of the warfare raging today between us and the fallen angels and the demons. If we read Numbers 21 from this perspective, we will see a vision concerning spiritual warfare. (Life-study of Numbers, pp. 241-244)
27参读:约翰一书生命读经,第十篇。
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今日要点
28主题:击败美地的守门者,好带进神的国
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29引经:弗六10~11
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301.三个守门者豫表为着撒但的护卫者:
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31a. 在民数记二一章,我们看见以色列人战胜亚拉得王、亚摩利人的王、和巴珊王,我们若明白这些论到三个守门者的经文,乃是豫表召会对抗空中邪灵的属灵争战,就会从这些经文得益处,这三个王乃是约但河东的守门者,替撒但护卫着迦南地,就是黑暗的国。
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32b.所以,以色列人与那地居民的争战,描绘在地上那看得见的景象背后,正在进行着看不见的属灵争战,他们为着据有并享受美地,也豫表整个召会,包括所有的肢体,都有分于属灵的争战,抵挡诸天界里那邪恶的属灵势力,我们若要据有美地作我们的享受,就必须击败这些撒但的势力。
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332.为美地争战,好带进神的国:
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34A.神派定祂的子民去对抗撒但的国,派定他们担负从事属灵争战的责任,以色列人与迦南人争战的历史,是今天我们与堕落天使并鬼之间所进行这场属灵争战的豫表和图画,因此,作为召会,保罗在弗六10~11指出,我们不仅要成为基督的身体,新人,新妇,更要成为战士,靠主加力,穿戴军装,有分争战。
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35B.我们若要据有基督作我们的享受,就必须是一个团体的战士,就是作基督身体的召会,与撒但的势力争战,击败撒但的势力,使我们更多得着基督,以建造基督的身体,建立并扩展神的国,使基督能回来承受这地,这乃是我们为美地争战的目的。
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36应用:这是个属灵的争战,需要争战的祷告,为此我们需要参加召会的祷告聚会,不是为着自己、个人的需求,而是为着神的需要,使更多圣徒不受邪恶属灵势力的影响,而能享受包罗万有的基督。
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