【读圣经学英语】聚集归一

【读圣经学英语】聚集归一

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约翰福音-John 11 章 49~53节

11:49 他们当中有一个人，是当年作大祭司的该亚法，对他们说，你们什么都不知道，
But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all, 
11:50 也不想想，一个人替百姓死，免得全民灭亡，就是你们的益处。
Nor do you take account of the fact that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people and that not the whole nation perish. 
11:51 他这话不是从自己说的，是因他当年作大祭司，所以预言耶稣将要替这民死；
But this he did not say from himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation, 
11:52 不但替这民死，并要将神四散的儿女，都聚集归一。
And not for the nation only, but that He might also gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. 
11:53 从那日起，他们就商议要杀耶稣。
From that day therefore they took counsel to kill Him.

亮光

以下的经节说，『他这话不是从自己说的，是因他当年作大祭司，所以预言耶稣将要替这民死；不但替这民死，并要将神四散的儿女，都聚集归一。』（约十一51～52。）这里所说将神的儿女都聚集归一，含示不仅主的死，连主复活的生命，都是为着建造神的儿女。这一切究竟有何意义？那就是说，复活的生命将兴起一个局面，藉此神四散的儿女能聚集在一起，以建立神在地上的居所。宗教的共谋有助于神定旨的完成。

只要我们有基督的复活，就不管我们中间的情形怎样，或者环境中有什么阴谋反对我们，神永远的定旨至终必要得成全。神四散的子民要为着神的建造而聚集。一切消极的事物－死亡与反对，都要成为神永远定旨的仆役，促进神定旨的完成。我们在山顶上，洪水在我们脚下。切不要作难！只要你在地方召会中，只要你有基督作你复活的大能，只要你在这流中，并有这见证，就不论里面有什么死亡的光景，外面有什么反对，你都可以心安。宗教的反对，那想要杀害你的阴谋，反要完成神永远的定旨。

Enlightenment:

The following verse says, “Now this he did not say from himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but that He might also gather into one the children of God who have been scattered abroad” (11:51-52). The phrase “gather into one the children of God” mentioned here implies that not only the death but also the resurrection life of the Lord is for the building up of God’s children. What does all this mean? It simply means that the resurrection life will raise up a situation through which God’s scattered people may be gathered together in order to be built up for God’s dwelling on earth. Religion’s conspiracy helps in the fulfillment of God’s purpose.

As long as we have the resurrection of Christ, regardless of the situation among us or the conspiracy in the environment against us, God’s eternal purpose will eventually be fulfilled. There will be a gathering of God’s scattered people for God’s building. All the negative things—the death and the opposition—will be the servants of God’s eternal purpose. They will further the fulfillment, the accomplishment, of God’s purpose. We are on the mountaintop, and the flood waters are under our feet. Do not be troubled. As long as you are in the local church, as long as you have Christ as your resurrection power, and as long as you are in this flow and have this testimony, you may be at peace regardless of the death condition inwardly or the opposition outwardly. The opposition of religion, the conspiracy that plans to kill or terminate you, will carry out God’s eternal purpose.