2014年12月31日 星期三

(12-31) 啟 Revelation 21:1-7

和合本NKJV
1 我又看見一個新天新地。因為先前的天地已經過去了,海也不再有了。

2 我又看見聖城新耶路撒冷由 神那裏從天而降,預備好了,就如新婦妝飾整齊,等候丈夫。

3 我聽見有大聲音從寶座出來說:『看哪! 神的帳幕在人間。祂要與人同住,他們要作祂的子民; 神要親自與他們同在,作他們的 神。

4  神要擦去他們一切的眼淚。不再有死亡,也不再有悲哀、哭號、疼痛,因為以前的事都過去了。』

5 坐寶座的說:『看哪!我將一切都更新了。』又說:『你要寫上,因這些話是可信的,是真實的。』

6 祂又對我說:『都成了!我是阿拉法,我是俄梅戛;我是初,我是終。我要將生命泉的水白白賜給那口渴的人喝。

7 得勝的,必承受這些為業。我要做他的 神,他要作我的兒子。
1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He shall dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.

5 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."

6 And He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.

7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.


啟 Revelation 21:6b 我要將生命泉的水白白賜給那口渴的人喝。 I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.

基督再來時,教會像是一座聯絡整齊的城,預備好了,又如新婦妝飾整齊,等候丈夫。那時候一切都更新了,好得無比。今天,我們都在預備,認識自己在基督身體中的恩賜,務求各佔其位、各盡其職,在身體中彼此服事,使基督的身體漸漸成長,成為神藉著聖靈所居住的地方!讚美神,祂是以馬內利的神,要與我們同住;讚美神,祂將一切都更新了,在永世中我們要歡喜快樂;讚美神,祂是自有永有者,祂是創始成終者;讚美神,喝了祂生命泉的水就永遠不渴了;讚美神,祂是我們的父神,我們是祂的兒子!親愛的弟兄姊妹朋友們,我們的讚美月不知不覺已經到了最後一天了,讓我們在讚美聲中送走2014年、迎接2015年。但願在新的一年裏,我們可以彼此勉勵,活出基督的生命,因為基督是一切,又在一切之內!When Christ returns, the church is like a city that is compact together, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. At that time, all things were made new, and cannot be better. Today, we are all preparing - by knowing our gifts in the body of Christ, ensuring that each is at his post and each to his service, and serving each other in the body, so that the body of Christ grows into a dwelling place of God through the Spirit. Praise God, He is Emanuel who shall dwell with men; praise God, He makes all things new, we will rejoice and be happy in eternity; praise God, He is "I am who I am", He is the author and finisher; praise God, whoever drinks from His fountain of water of life will never thirst again; praise God, He is our God, we are His sons! Dear brothers, sisters and friends, we have finally come to the last day of the month of praise. Let us farewell 2014 and welcome 2015 in praise. May we encourage each other in the new year to live out Christ, because Christ is all and in all!