赛57：15 - 那至高至上名為聖者的如此說：我住在至高至聖的所在.

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1 赛57：15 - 那至高至上名為聖者的如此說：我住在至高至聖的所在.
The Eternal God: Eternal Purpose, Eternal Hope! (Isa. 赛 40:28; Jer.耶 10:10) 永恒的上帝：永恒的目的，永恒的盼望 (Ps. 90:2) “…even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. (Ps. 41:13; 106:48; John 17:5; Isa. 40:28; Jer. 10:10) 诗90：2 - 從亙古到永遠，你是神。  (Isa. 57:15) “The High & lofty One that inhabiteth eternity” 赛57：15 - 那至高至上名為聖者的如此說：我住在至高至聖的所在. (Deut. 33:27) “The eternal God is thy refuge” 申 33：27 - 永生的神是你的居所. (

2 “The everlasting Mountains” are a Type of Eternity (Hab. 3:6)
The concept of Everlastingness rises like a lofty mountain throughout the Bible 永恒的观念在圣经中以高山的形象出现 “The everlasting Mountains” are a Type of Eternity (Hab. 3:6) “永久的山” 预表永恒 （哈3：6）

3 What do we mean by Eternal? 永恒何义？
We tend to think it means something that will never End. 我们通常以为它的意思就是不会终止。 But to be Eternal means it had no Beginning as well as no End. 但永恒的意思是： 无始无终。

4 Thus the fallacy of the Question: “Who Created God. 因此发问：”谁创造了上帝
God had no Beginning, so He doesn’t need nor have a Cause 上帝没有开端，所以他不需要第一 “因”。 Every thing that has a beginning must have a cause 凡有开端的东西都必须有其 “肇因”。 The universe has a beginning 宇宙有其开端。 Therefore the universe has a cause 因此宇宙有其“因”。

5 If the 1 True God is eternal then expect atheistic Sciencetists to make some eternal idol to take His place! 倘若唯一真神是永恒的，那么无神的科学会制造某些 永恒的偶像来取代他！ Science substituted the Universe for God by declaring it eternal 科学用宇宙取代上帝，宣称它是永恒的。 “The Cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be” (Carl Sagan, Cosmos, (1980, p. 4) “宇宙就是现在的全部，过去是，将来也是。”

6 Atheistic Sciencetists used to idolize an Eternal Universe
An eternal Universe needs no explanation for its origin! 永恒的宇宙不需要解释它的开端！ But Scientific Facts proved the Universe had a beginning (This idol was toppled between the 1930’s to 1960’s) 但科学的事实证明宇宙有一个开端。

7 Scientists don’t know the Universes’ real age because every method of dating age is based on unproven assumptions 科学家不知道宇宙真实的年代，因为每个计算年代的方法，都建立在尚未证实的假设

8 Professing to be Wise they Become Fools. (Rom

9 Atheistic Scientists in their determination to deny God Create two new gods: 无神科学家决心否认上帝，创造出两个新神：
Time – make the Universe really old! 时间 –说宇宙很老！ Chance – change by mere chance 机率 – 仅靠机率造成改变

10 在我们的时空中，一连串发生的改变或事件。
What is Time? 什么是时间？ It is the succession of consecutive changes or events that occur in our Space/Time World 在我们的时空中，一连串发生的改变或事件。 “the measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues: DURATION” 可丈量的时期，其中所存在或继续进行的行动，过程，或状况：时段。 It’s just a word to describe something! 只是用来形容某件事的词！ The laws of thermodynamics prove time is an enemy of evolution 热力学定律证明时间是进化论的敌人。

11 What is Change by Chance? 什么是藉偶然造成的改变？
“The process or end result of becoming different: “变成不一样的过程或结果： to make different in some particular: ALTER” 在某特殊事情上使它不一样：改变。” intransitive verb: “to become different”  不及物动词：“使其不同” Change & Chance are just words describing an observation 改变和偶然（机率）只是形容某个观察的词。

12 Have you surrendered your mind to the idols of Time & Chance
To think that Time & change by Chance can explain the existence of everything in our World & universe is absurd! 以为用时间和机率可以来解释进化论是荒谬的！ THEY ARE MERE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE THINGS – NOT MECHANISMS THAT ACCOMPLISH THINGS! 它们是形容事情的用词 – 不是完成事情的机制！

13 At Some Point in Time we are all Confronted with our: 在某个时间点我们都必须面对：
Last Chance TO BE SAVED! 最后一次得救的机会。 Are you putting off the most important decision of your life? 你拖延人生最重要的决定吗？

14 The Entire Bible is filled with glorious Revelations & Visions of Eternity 整本圣经充满了永恒的荣耀启示与异象
Many of God’s unique & Divine Attributes all converge upon the Fact that the Creator must be an Eternal Being 许多上帝独特，神圣的属性，都会合在造物主必定是永恒存在的事实。

15 That God is Eternal is the logical conclusion from His other Attributes 上帝是永恒的 - 从他其他属性得来合乎逻辑的结论
The God Who is “Self Existent” can never cease existing. Why? 自存的上帝绝不会停止存在。为何？ Because He needs nothing outside Himself to exist. 因他不需凭借外物来存在。 His name is “I AM that I AM” 他的名字是“自有永有”。

16 The God Who is “Self Sufficient” can never cease to be.
自足的上帝绝不会停止存在。 Nothing within His own being can ever cause Him to change 在他自身之内，没有任何事物会使他改变。 God is “Life” itself & needs nothing outside Himself to Live. 上帝自己是“生命”，不需凭借任何身外之物而活。 God is “Omnipotent” so nothing outside Himself could ever cause Him to change! 上帝是“全能的”，没有任何身外之物能使他改变！

17 God is “Immutable” so it is impossible for Him to ever change
上帝是“不改变的”，所以他不可能改变。 God can never grow old or age & thus must be Eternal. 他不会变老或老化，所以他必是永恒的。 He will always be what He has always been! The great “I AM” 他过去和现在都一样！是伟大的“我是”。 So those who believe in Jesus Christ will be made perfect for all Eternity! Hallelujah! (Read Psalm 16:10-11) 那些相信耶稣基督的人，将在永恒里成为上帝创造的完美的人！哈利路亚！

18 弥5：2 -伯利恆、以法他啊…將來必有一位從你那裡出來，在以色列中為我作掌權的；他的根源從亙古，從太初就有。
Jesus; the Everlasting Son broke into time in the incarnation (Isa. 9:6) 耶稣：永恒的子以道成肉身闯进时间 （赛9：6） (Mic. 5:2) “thou, Bethlehem Ephratah…out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” 弥5：2 -伯利恆、以法他啊…將來必有一位從你那裡出來，在以色列中為我作掌權的；他的根源從亙古，從太初就有。 Jesus is “the King eternal” (I Tim. 1:17; 2 Tim. 1:10; Ps. 93:2) 耶稣是 “永恒的君王” （提前1：17；提后1：10；诗93：2）。

19 Both the Father & the Son are Everlasting 父子均为永恒
(Isa 9:6) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: & the government shall be upon his shoulder: & his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor , The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace 赛9：6 - 因有一嬰孩為我們而生；有一子賜給我們。政權必擔在他的肩頭上；他名稱為「奇妙策士、全能的神、永在的父、和平的君」。 

20 The Child, the Son is one with the Everlasting Father 婴孩，儿子与父同在
The Father is everlasting You can’t be a Father without a Son. 父是永恒的，没有子就没有父。 You can’t be a Son without a Father. 没有父就没有子。 So both the Father & the Son are Everlasting 所以父子同为永恒。

21 Augustine explained it this way 奥古斯丁如此解释
Strike a match. 点燃一根火柴 If you can Show me the flame without the light then I could show you the Father without the Son. 假如有火焰却没有光，那么有父就没有子。

22 The Holy Spirit is Eternal (Hebrews 9:14) 圣灵是永恒的 （来 9：14）
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” 何況基督藉著永遠的靈，將自己無瑕無疵獻給神，他的血豈不更能洗淨你們的心，除去你們的死行，使你們事奉那永生神嗎？  The Spirit is there at the Beginning of History (Gen. 1:2) and there at the end of History (Rev. 22:17) 圣灵在历史的开端和历史的结束都在那（创1：2；启22：17）

23 TIME 时间 a little speck in eternity 永恒中的一小点
God Dwells in eternity; Time dwells in God (Isa. 40:22; Ps. 68:33) 上帝住在永恒中，时间住在上帝里面 （赛40：22； 诗68：33） ETERNITY 永恒 This limitless page is Eternity. The Line is Time. 这无边际的页面是永恒，线条是时间 As the Line begins & ends on the page 时间线条进入，结束于页面 so time began in God & will end in Him 时间进入，终止在上帝内 TIME 时间 a little speck in eternity 永恒中的一小点 Hell; satan; the Lost: trapped in time forever

24 TIME 时间 a little speck in eternity 永恒中的一小点
God appears at the beginning of Time & end of Time Simultaneously 上帝同时出现在时间的开始与终了 ETERNITY 永恒 Everything that will happen to us in Future Time 未来发生的事 Has already happened as far as God is concerned 就上帝而言已经发生了 Because He inhabits Eternity 因他住在永恒中 [Gen. 1] [Rev. 22] TIME 时间 a little speck in eternity 永恒中的一小点

25 TIME 时间 a little speck in eternity 永恒中的一小点
God appears at the beginning of Time & end of Time Simultaneously 上帝同时出现在时间的开始与终了 ETERNITY 永恒 For God the end is one with the beginning, 对上帝而言，始终如一 “The Alpha” & “The Omega” are the same 开始终了是一样的 God exists beyond the Present & the Past! 上帝存在目前与过去之外 “The Beginning” “the Alpha” “the First” TIME 时间 a little speck in eternity 永恒中的一小点 “The End”; “the Omega” “the Last”

26 The Eternity of God explains How the unique phenomena of Bible Prophecy is Possible 上帝的永恒性解释了圣经预言独特现象的可能性 God “is” at Time’s beginning. 上帝在时间的开端， But God “is” at the Beginning & End of Time simultaneously! 但上帝同时在时间的开端与结尾！

27 賽41:22 …說明先前的是什麼事，好叫我們思索，得知事的結局，或者把將來的事指示我們。
God rebukes every false religion that doesn’t know the Beginning of our world nor how it will End. 上帝斥責每一不知世界起頭和結束的假信仰 (Isa 41:22) “… let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. 賽41:22 …說明先前的是什麼事，好叫我們思索，得知事的結局，或者把將來的事指示我們。 (41:23) Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods… (also Isa. 45:21; 46:9-10; 48:3-5; John 13:19) 賽41:23 - 要說明後來的事，好叫我們知道你們是神…(賽45:21, 46:9-10, 48:3-5; 約13:19)

28 God does not have to wait for the succession of events to occur
God does not have to wait for the succession of events to occur. For God everything that will happen has already happened. 上帝不需等待事件逐次发生，对他而言，凡要发生的事已经发生了。 God already knows everything that will happen in Time because He views it from the vantage point of eternity! 上帝已经知道在时间之内会发生的事情，因他从永恒的制高点观看！

29 Illustration: Watching the Rose Parade from the vantage point of a Skyscraper 从高楼观看玫瑰花车游行

30 Watching from street level you only see one float at a time 从街头只能一次看一辆花车

31 But if you mount up with wings as an eagle You could see the beginning & end of the parade simultaneously! 但若展翅如鹰，可同时看见游行的全程

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33 赛40：22 -神坐在地球大圈之上；地上的居民好像蝗蟲 (诗2：4）。
God watches the Parade of Human History from the vantage point of Eternity 上帝从永恒的制高点观看人类历史的游行 (Isa. 40:22) “It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers…” (Psalm 2:4) 赛40：22 -神坐在地球大圈之上；地上的居民好像蝗蟲 (诗2：4）。 Our God is “the Most High God” (Gen. 14:18-22; Num. 24:16-17; Ps. 83:18; Dan. 5:21) 我们的上帝是 “至高的上帝”。

34 赛46：10-我從起初指明末後的事，從古時言明未成的事，說：我的籌算必立定；凡我所喜悅的，我必成就。
God watches the Parade of Human History from the vantage point of Eternity 上帝从永恒的制高点观看人类历史的游行 That is why God: (Isa 46:10) Declares the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Isa. 41:22-23; 48:3-5; Acts 15:18 这就是为何上帝： 赛46：10-我從起初指明末後的事，從古時言明未成的事，說：我的籌算必立定；凡我所喜悅的，我必成就。

35 Life Changing Applications: Psalm 90 生活的应用： 诗篇90篇
“… Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations” (Ps 90:1) 主啊，你世世代代作我們的居所。(诗90：1） (Ps 90:2) Before you formed “the earth & the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 90：2 - 諸山未曾生出，地與世界你未曾造成， 從亙古到永遠，你是神。

36 1st Application 第一个应用 Since God is Eternal, He is forever the one safe refuge for His time-driven children. 既然上帝是永恒的，他永远是受时间驱策的儿女的安全避难所。 For us time is running out! 对我们来说，时间快用完了！ If you have eternal life “in Christ” time never runs out! 倘若你“在基督里”有永生，时间就不会用尽！

37 We were created for Both Time & Eternity 我们为时间和永恒被造
Sin has made Time a cruel prison 罪使时间变成残酷的监狱。 All within us cries for life & permanence, yet everything around us reminds us of Mortality, Aging & Death 我们里面呼求生命和永久，但周遭一切提醒我们朽坏，老化，和死亡。 There is nothing more important in this Life than to Prepare for Eternity & help others Prepare for Eternity 人生最重要的事是预备永生，并帮助他人预备永生。

38 Through faith in the Everlasting Father & Everlasting Son. 藉着相信永恒的父与子。
How can we escape the consequences of sin that made Time a Prison? 我们如何逃避罪使时间变成监狱的后果？ Through faith in the Everlasting Father & Everlasting Son. 藉着相信永恒的父与子。 (John 17:3) “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (I John 5:11-12, 20) 约17：3 -認識你獨一的真神，並且認識你所差來的耶穌基督，這就是永生。 (约一5：11-12，20）

39 Only 1 person ever abolished Death! 只有一个人曾废除死亡！
(2Tim. 1:10) “… our Saviour Jesus Christ, hath abolished death, and hath brought life & immortality to light through the gospel: (John 5:24-29; 20:31; I Cor. 15:53; 2 Cor. 5:4) 提后1：10 -但如今藉著我們救主基督耶穌的顯現才表明出來了。他已經把死廢去，藉著福音，將不能壞的生命彰顯出來。 

40 2nd Application: Psalm 90 第二个应用： 诗篇90篇
(Ps. 90:10) “The days of our years are 70; and if by reason of strength they be 80, yet is their strength labour & sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” 诗90：10 -我們一生的年日是七十歲，若是強壯可到八十歲；但其中所矜誇的不過是勞苦愁煩，轉眼成空，我們便如飛而去。  (12) So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. (Use your time wisely! Redeem it!) 90:12 -求你指教我們怎樣數算自己的日子，好叫我們得著智慧的心。 (智慧地使用时间！）

41 Do You have all your Marbles?

42 3rd Application: Prepare for Eternity 第三个应用： 预备永恒
(Ps. 90:17) “... establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 90：17 -願你堅立我們手所做的工；我們手所做的工， 願你堅立。 Life seems too short & vain. (Ecclesiastes) We never do or accomplish everything we hoped. 生命短暂且虚空（传道书），我们从不完成一生全所愿。 What are you doing in this Life that will last for all Eternity? 你在今生做了什么会存到永远？

43 (1Cor. 15:58) “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,
(1Cor. 15:58) “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord” 林前15：58 -所以，我親愛的弟兄們，你們務要堅固，不可搖動，常常竭力多做主工；因為知道，你們的勞苦在主裡面不是徒然的。 (I Cor. 3:8; Gal. 6:9; Heb. 6:10)

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