【读圣经学英语】受神指示

【读圣经学英语】受神指示

马太福音-Matthew 2章12~13节

2:12 星象家既在梦中受神指示,不要回去见希律,就从别的路回本地去了。
And because they had been divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way to their country.
2:13 他们离开以后,看哪,有主的使者向约瑟梦中显现,说,起来,带着孩子和祂母亲逃往埃及,留在那里,等我吩咐你,因为希律要寻找孩子,好除灭祂。
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take the child and His mother and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to seek the child to destroy Him.

Enlightenment:

The Bible tells us that the living star is Christ. It was prophesied that Christ would be the star (Num. 24:17), He came as the star (Matt. 2), and He remains as the star (Rev. 22:16). He is shining. How can we have Christ as the star? According to 2 Peter 1:19, the star is associated with the Bible. Peter tells us to take heed to the “prophetic word made more firm.” If we take heed to this sure word, something within us will dawn, and the daystar will arise in our hearts. To take heed to the sure word is to pay attention to the living Word. It is not just to read the Word; it is to enter into the Word until something arises within us. We may call this the dawn or the daystar. In 2 Peter 1:19 the daystar is actually the morning star. The word in Greek is phosphoros, a light-bearing substance. A piece of phosphorus can shine in darkness. Christ is the real phosphorus shining in today’s darkness. However, the Word cannot shine over you unless you take heed to it. You must take heed until something begins to shine within you. That shining will become the phosphorus in your heart. Then you will have the daystar. You will be like the wise men, and something from the heavens will shine over you.

Christ is the star. The Bible says that the followers of Christ are stars also. Revelation 1:20 tells us that all the leading ones in the proper church life are stars. They are stars because they are the shining ones. Daniel 12:3 says that the righteous will shine like stars. Those who turn others to righteousness, who turn them from the wrong way to the right way, will shine like stars.

 

亮光

圣经曾预言基督是星。(民二四17。)祂来是星,(太二,)祂一直是星。(启二二16。)祂正在照耀。我们如何能有基督作星?按照彼后一章十九节,星是与圣经相联的。彼得告诉我们,要留意『申言者更确定的话。』我们若留意这确定的话,我们里面的天就会发亮,并且晨星要在我们心里升起。留意确定的话,就是注意活的话。不是仅仅读这话,乃是进入这话,直到有东西在我们里面升起。我们可以称之为天亮或晨星。彼后一章十九节的晨星,希腊文是phosphoros,是指一种带光体-磷。一块磷能在暗中发光。基督是真正的磷,照耀在今日的黑暗中。然而,除非你留意主的话,这话就不能照耀你。你必须留意,直到你里面有东西开始照耀你。这个照耀会成为你心中的磷。然后你会有晨星。你会像星象家一样,从天上有东西要照耀你。

基督是星。圣经说,跟从基督的人也是星。启示录一章二十节告诉我们,所有在正当召会生活中带头的人都是星。他们是星,因为他们是发光的人。但以理十二章三节说,义人必发光如星;那使多人归义的,就是使人从错路转到正路上的,必发光如星。