末世得勝的爭戰 End-Time Spiritual Warfare 〈啟12:12、彼前5:8、雅4:7〉
End-Time Warfare Has begun 壹、《末世爭戰已開始》 End-Time Warfare Has begun 「神的救恩、能力、國度,基督的權柄,現在都來到了!」 Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ:〈啟Rev.12:10〉 「地與海有禍了!因魔鬼知道自己的時候不多,就氣忿忿地下 到你們那裏去了。」 Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 〈啟Rev.12:12〉
The Purpose of Spiritual Warfare 貳、《屬靈爭戰目的》 The Purpose of Spiritual Warfare 「你坐在我右邊,等我使你仇敵作你的腳凳。耶和華必使你從 錫安〈教會〉伸出能力的杖來;你要在你仇敵中掌權。」 Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.〈詩Ps.110:1.2〉 「弟兄勝過牠,是因羔羊的血和自己所見證的道。他們雖至於死,也不愛惜性命。」And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death〈啟Rev.12:11〉
參、《與情慾爭戰》The Battle Against Lust 「不要愛世界和世界上的事。人若愛世界,愛父的心就不在他裏 面。世界的事,就像肉體情慾、眼目情慾…今生的驕傲都不是 從父來,乃從世界來的。這世界和其上的情慾都要過去,惟獨 遵行神旨意的永遠常存。」〈約壹1Pe.2:15-17〉 Love not the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. the world passeth away, the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 「願你吸引我,我們就快跑跟隨你。」〈歌SS.1:4〉 Draw me, we will run after thee.
「你若行得好,豈不蒙悅納? 你若行得不好,罪就伏在門前 它必戀慕你,你卻要制伏它。」 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.〈創Ge.4:7〉 『盡心、盡性、盡意、盡力,愛主你的神。』 『因祢的愛情比酒〈世界〉更美。』 for thy love is better than wine. 〈歌SS.1:2〉
The Battle Against Sin and Evil 肆、《與罪惡相爭》 The Battle Against Sin and Evil 「你們與罪惡相爭,還沒有抵擋到流血的地步。」〈來Hew12:4〉 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 「因你們仇敵魔鬼,如同吼叫獅子,遍地遊行尋找可吞吃的人」because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.〈彼前1Pe.5:8〉 「你們要順服神。務要抵擋魔鬼,魔鬼就必離開你們逃跑。」 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 〈Jas.雅4:7〉
EFCOC每日讀經Daily Devotion1/8/12~〈創Ge. 15:1-21〉 「耶和華說:亞伯蘭不要懼怕!我是你的盾牌,必大大賞賜你。」 the LORD saying, Abram Fear not, I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.」〈15:1〉 「你向天觀看,數算眾星,能數得過來嗎?你的後裔將要如此。」Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: So shall thy seed be. 〈15:5〉 「你的後裔必寄居別人的地,那地的人要苦待他們四百年。」 thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and they shall afflict them four hundred years;〈15:13〉 「到第四代,他們必回到此地,因亞摩利人罪孽還沒有滿盈。」But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 〈15:16〉