2024 秋季长老第八周　周五

第八篇　传扬国度的福音并使万民作主的门徒

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第八周　周五

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1四在这世代结束之前，国度的福音要传遍整个居人之地，对万民作见证（二四14）；这传扬，如启示录六章一至二节第一印之白马所表征的，乃是这世代终结的兆头：

21 神在这时代独一的定旨，乃是要借着福音的传扬，使召会作为基督的身体得着建造，以终极完成新耶路撒冷——弗三8～11，罗一1。

32 传扬基督荣耀福音的得胜者，成了骑白马的人——启六2，十九11、13～14。

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4太二四14 这国度的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然后末期才来到。

4Matt. 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

5启六2 我就观看，看哪，有一匹白马，骑在马上的拿着弓，并有冠冕赐给他，他便出去，胜了又要胜。

5Rev. 6:2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sits on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer.

6国度的福音，〔太二四14，〕包括恩典的福音（徒二十24），不仅把人带进神的救恩，也把人带进诸天的国（启一9）。恩典的福音重在罪的赦免、神的救赎和永远的生命；国度的福音重在神属天的管治和主的权柄。在这世代结束之前，国度的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证。……在这世代结束以前，就是大灾难以前，这见证必须传遍全地。

6The gospel of the kingdom [Matt. 24:14], which includes the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24), brings people not only into God’s salvation but also into the kingdom of the heavens (Rev. 1:9). The gospel of grace emphasizes forgiveness of sin, God’s redemption, and eternal life, whereas the gospel of the kingdom emphasizes the heavenly ruling of God and the authority of the Lord. This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole earth for a testimony to all the nations before the end of this age…This testimony must spread to the whole earth before the end of this age, the time of the great tribulation.

7在马太二十四章四至十四节，我们看见从基督升天直到这世代的终结，就是大灾难的三年半，关于犹太人的真实历史。在大灾难来临以前，这些经文的每件事都要发生。最后一项是传扬国度的福音。我信主恢复中的召会要接受负担，把这福音传遍天下。恩典的福音已经传遍各洲，国度的福音却还没有。……这较高的福音要借着主恢复中的召会传到各洲。这世代终结最有力的兆头，要在大灾难以前发生。因此，这世代终结最重要的兆头，乃是国度的福音传遍天下（马太福音生命读经，七九七页）。

7In Matthew 24:4-14 we see the actual history concerning the Jews from Christ’s ascension until the end of this age, the three and a half years of the great tribulation. Before the great tribulation comes, everything in these verses will transpire. The last item will be the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom. I believe that the churches in the Lord’s recovery will bear the burden to bring this gospel to all the inhabited earth. The gospel of grace has been preached in every continent but not the gospel of the kingdom …This higher gospel will be brought to every continent through the churches in the Lord’s recovery. This, the strongest sign of the consummation of the age, will take place before the great tribulation. Thus, the most important sign of the consummation of the age is the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to all the inhabited earth. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 685-686)

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Today’s Reading

8〔启示录六章一节至八章二节中七印的〕第一印是白马与骑马者，表征福音广传（六1~2）。六章二节说，“我就观看，看哪，有一匹白马，骑在马上的拿着弓，并有冠冕赐给他，他便出去，胜了又要胜。”

8The first [of the seven seals in Revelation 6:1—8:2] is a white horse and its rider, signifying the spreading of the gospel (6:1-2). Verse 2 says, “I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he who sits on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer.”

9弓带着箭是为着打仗的。但这里只有弓，没有箭，指明箭已经射出，除灭仇敌；也指明基督那为着构成和平之福音的争战已经结束，并且已经得胜。……冠冕表征福音已经戴上基督的荣耀为冠冕（林后四4）。我们今日所传的福音有一个冠冕，这冠冕乃是基督的荣耀。我们传福音时不该觉得羞耻，而该觉得荣耀。传福音是荣耀的事。那些传福音的人成了骑白马的人。……启示录六章二节所说，“出去，胜了”，表征福音已经与基督一同前去，胜过了各样的抵挡和攻击。……历代以来，福音一直与这位得胜的基督一同继续往前。

9A bow with an arrow is for fighting. But here there is a bow without an arrow. This indicates that the arrow has already been shot to destroy the enemy and that Christ’s fighting for the constitution of the gospel of peace is finished and the victory is won. A crown signifies that the gospel has been crowned with the glory of Christ (2 Cor. 4:4). The gospel that we preach today has a crown, and this crown is the glory of Christ. We should not feel shameful when we preach the gospel. Rather, we should feel glorious. To preach the gospel is a glorious thing. Those who preach the gospel become the riders of the white horse. Went forth conquering in Revelation 6:2 signifies that the gospel has been going forth with Christ to conquer all kinds of opposition and attack …Throughout all the generations the gospel has been going on with Christ as the Victor.

10按照圣经所言，我们必须传福音，使罪人得救。我们都必须结果子。虽然我们可能承认这是合乎圣经的，但我们可能没有结任何果子。这意思是说，我们没有骑在白马上。我们若传福音，我们的关切乃在于神的国。我们今天在地上的关切是什么？我们应当是那些劳苦使人得救，为着神的国建造基督身体的人。我们大多数的人必须作事维持生活，但我们都能为着主的权益分别一些时间给主。不信的人总是能为着娱乐和消遣分出时间来。但我们信徒有神作我们的娱乐和消遣。我们没有借口不传福音。我们必须骑在白马上，扩展福音（李常受文集一九九○年第三册，二九至三一页）。

10According to the Bible, we have to preach the gospel to get sinners saved. We all have to bear fruit. Although we may admit that this is scriptural, we may not be bearing any fruit. This means that we are not on the white horse. If we are preaching the gospel, our interest is in God’s kingdom. What is our interest today on this earth? We should be those who are laboring to get people saved to build up the Body of Christ for the kingdom of God. Most of us have to work to make a living. But all of us can separate a certain amount of time to the Lord for His interest. The unbelievers can always spare time for their amusement and entertainment. But we believers have God as our amusement and entertainment. We have no excuse for not preaching the gospel. We must be on the white horse for the spreading of the gospel. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 3, “The Prophecy of the Four ‘Sevens’ in the Bible,” pp. 22-23)

11参读：圣经中四个“七”的预言，第二篇。

今日要点

12主题：成为骑白马的人，广传国度福音，带进国度的实现

13引经：太二四14，启六2

141.国度的福音要传遍居人之地，末期才来到：

15A.在太二四4~14节，我们看见从基督升天直到这世代的终结，就是大灾难的三年半，关于犹太人的真实历史，太二四14说，『这国度的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然后末期才来到』，在这世代结束之前，这些经文的每一件事都要发生，而最后一项就是，国度的福音要传遍整个居人之地，对万民作见证，然后末期就要来到，因此，国度福音的传扬，乃是这世代终结最重要、最大的兆头。

16B.国度的福音，包括恩典的福音，恩典的福音乃是把人带进神的救恩，使人得救，而国度的福音不仅把人带进救恩，也把人带进诸天的国，恩典的福音重在罪得赦免、神的救赎、和永远的生命，但国度的福音则是重在神属天的管治，以及主的权柄，这世代结束前，要传遍天下的，乃是国度的福音。

172.白马所表征福音的广传，带进国度的实现：

18A.这国度福音的传扬，就如启六2所说，『我就观看，看哪，有一匹白马，骑在马上的拿着弓，并有冠冕赐给他，他便出去，胜了又要胜』，白马与骑马者，表征福音的广传，拿着弓，却没有箭，指明箭已经射出，除灭了仇敌，指明基督的争战已经结束，已经得胜，冠冕表征福音已经戴上基督的荣耀为冠冕，出去胜了表征福音同基督已经出去，胜过各样的抵挡、反对和攻击。

19B.国度福音的传扬，就如白马所表征的，我们要成为骑白马的人，成为传扬基督荣耀福音的得胜者，主恢复中的召会，因着看见这样的异象，就需要接受负担，把这福音传遍天下，恩典的福音已经传遍各大洲，但国度的福音还没有，神在这时代独一的定旨，就是要借着福音的传扬，使召会作基督的身体得着建造，结束这个世代，并终极完成新耶路撒冷。

20应用：我们需要接受负担，人去、祷告去、财物去，而使国度的福音传遍万邦，另一面，我们也要在所在的地方兴起福音的负担，不仅自己传福音使罪人得救，也要成全圣徒传福音，结果子，不能承认这件事情很重要，却没有实行，不能成为光说不作的人，求主除去我们的借口，使我们立定心志，周周分别时间传福音，作骑白马的人。