The prophetic line which I am identifying as ‘the wheel of Josiah’ begins with the rebellion of ancient Israel as they rejected God as their king in 1097 BC. The first three kings (Saul, David and Solomon) are identified as reigning for forty years, from 1097 BC through to 977 BC. At Solomon’s death the rebellion of Jeroboam and the ten northern tribes finish the line of the first three kings, and begins a line of kings in both the northern and southern kingdoms.
我所指出嗰條先知性脈絡,稱為「約西亞之輪」,乃係始於古以色列喺主前1097年棄絕上帝作佢哋嘅王之叛逆。頭三位王(掃羅、大衛同所羅門)都被認定各自作王四十年,由主前1097年直到主前977年。及至所羅門死後,耶羅波安同北方十個支派嘅叛逆,就終結咗頭三位王嗰條脈絡,並且開始咗北國同南國兩個王國各自嘅王系脈絡。
The first three kings are a symbol of many truths, but one of the wheels of truth which they are connected to is the last three kings of Judah—Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin and Zedekiah, who in turn represent Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes. Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes in turn represent their three decrees reaching from 516 BC to 457 BC; who in turn represent the three angels of Revelation fourteen that arrive in 1798, April 19, 1844 and October 22, 1844, respectively. The history of the arrival of the three angels of Revelation fourteen is repeated to the very letter in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, thus identifying that the prophetic line that begins with the anointing of Saul as king reaches its conclusion when the church triumphant is anointed at the soon-coming Sunday law. The line includes the wheel of king Josiah, that reaches back to Jeroboam’s rebellion of Bethel and Dan in 977 BC.
頭三個王乃係許多真理之象徵;但佢哋所聯繫住其中一個真理之輪,乃係猶大最後三個王——約雅敬、約雅斤同西底家;而呢三者又分別代表古列、大利烏同亞達薛西。古列、大利烏同亞達薛西,進而代表佢哋由主前516年延伸至主前457年嘅三道諭令;而呢三道諭令又進而代表《啟示錄》第十四章嘅三位天使,分別喺1798年、1844年4月19日同1844年10月22日來到。《啟示錄》第十四章三位天使來臨之歷史,喺十四萬四千人受印嘅時候,會一字不差咁重演;因此表明,由掃羅受膏立為王開始嘅先知路線,至將臨嘅星期日法之時,得勝之教會受膏之際,便達至其終局。呢條路線亦包括約西亞王之輪,而此輪又一直追溯到主前977年耶羅波安喺伯特利同但所發起嘅悖逆。
Twenty-two
二十二
Jeroboam possesses the symbolism of twenty-two, for he reigned for twenty-two years, thus tying his witness into the history represented by twenty-two, which is a symbol of the combination of Divinity with humanity as illustrated by Daniel’s marah vision in the twenty-second day, and the number two hundred and twenty, of which, the number twenty-two is a tithe.
耶羅波安具備二十二呢個象徵,因為佢作王二十二年;因此,佢嘅見證就同由二十二所表徵嘅歷史連繫起嚟。二十二乃係神性與人性結合嘅象徵,正如但以理喺第二十二日所見嘅 marah 異象,以及二百二十呢個數目所顯明嘅一樣;而二十二正係二百二十嘅十分之一。
And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 1 Kings 14:20.
耶羅波安作王共二十二年;他與列祖同睡,他兒子拿答接續他作王。列王紀上 14:20。
The ‘at-One-Ment,’ representing the combination of Divinity and humanity is the work of Christ that began on October 22, or the tenth month (Gregorian); ten time twenty-two equals two hundred and twenty. Jeroboam set up counterfeit altars at both Bethel and Dan, and is therefore a symbol of the counterfeit worship of Sunday in connection with the combination of church (Bethel: meaning church) and state (Dan: meaning judgment).
呢個「at-One-Ment」,象徵神性與人性之結合,乃基督之工作,始於十月二十二日,即第十月(Gregorian);十乘二十二,等於二百二十。耶羅波安喺伯特利同但兩處設立假祭壇,因此成為星期日之冒牌敬拜嘅象徵,並且與教會(伯特利:意即教會)同國家(但:意即審判)之結合相聯。
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. 1 Kings 12:25–33.
於是耶羅波安喺以法蓮山地建築示劍,住喺其中;又從嗰度出去,建築毗努伊勒。耶羅波安心裏說:如今國必歸回大衛家;若這民上耶路撒冷,到耶和華殿裏獻祭,這民的心必轉回歸向他們的主,猶大王羅波安;他們就必殺我,再歸猶大王羅波安。於是王商議定咗,就造咗兩個金牛犢,對眾民說:你們上耶路撒冷去,實在太煩難了;以色列啊,請看你嘅神,就是領你出埃及地的。佢將一個安置喺伯特利,一個放喺但。呢件事就成為罪,因為百姓去到但,喺其中一個面前敬拜。佢又建築邱壇的殿,從民間立凡民為祭司,並非利未子孫。耶羅波安又喺八月十五日設立節期,彷彿猶大所有的節期一樣;自己上壇獻祭。佢喺伯特利也係咁樣,向自己所造的牛犢獻祭;又將自己所造邱壇的祭司安置喺伯特利。佢喺八月十五日,就是佢自己心裏所捏造的月份,上到自己喺伯特利所造的壇那裏獻祭,為以色列人設立節期;又上壇燒香。列王紀上 12:25–33。
In the foundational history of the ten northern tribes, there was a rebellion that had been typified by Israel's rejection of God as king, and also by the rebellion of Aaron and the golden calf. Aaron’s rebellion was at the foundational history of ancient Israel and Jeroboam’s was at the foundational history of the ten northern tribes. “Line upon line” Aaron, as a high priest represents the church and Jeroboam as king, represents the state. Those two foundational rebellions are a line that includes the foundational rebellion of the people of Israel in desiring a human king.
喺北方十個支派嘅奠基歷史當中,有一場背叛,呢場背叛早已由以色列拒絕以上帝為王,以及亞倫同金牛犢嘅悖逆所預表。亞倫嘅悖逆發生於古代以色列嘅奠基歷史當中,而耶羅波安嘅悖逆則發生於北方十個支派嘅奠基歷史當中。按住「命上加命」嘅原則,亞倫作為大祭司,代表教會;耶羅波安作為君王,代表國家。呢兩場奠基性嘅背叛,構成一條線,而呢條線亦包括以色列民渴望立一個人間君王作為其奠基性背叛。
490
490
There are three periods of four hundred and ninety years in the sacred history that is represented in the book of Ezekiel, and one was associated with the kings, the other with the sanctuary and the other with the host. Those three periods align with the rebellion of Aaron, (the sanctuary), Saul (the host) and Jeroboam (the king). Of the three symbols of prophet, priest and king, it is king Saul who is identified as prophesying, and Aaron was the priest, and Jeroboam was the king.
以西結書所表述嘅神聖歷史之中,有三段四百九十年嘅時期;其中一段同君王有關,另一段同聖所有關,仲有另一段同軍旅有關。呢三段時期,分別對應亞倫嘅悖逆(聖所)、掃羅嘅悖逆(軍旅)同耶羅波安嘅悖逆(君王)。喺先知、祭司同君王呢三個表號之中,被指明為說預言嘅乃係掃羅王;而亞倫係祭司,耶羅波安係君王。
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? 1 Samuel 10:11, 12.
從前識得佢嘅人,見到佢竟然喺先知中間說預言,眾民就彼此說:「基士的兒子究竟遭遇咗乜嘢事呢?掃羅也在先知中間嗎?」同地方有一個人回答說:「但佢哋嘅父親係邊個呢?」因此就成咗一句俗語:「掃羅也在先知中間嗎?」撒母耳記上 10:11, 12.
The church triumphant consists of a thirty-year old prophet, a thirty-year old priest and a thirty-year old king, represented by Ezekiel who began in the thirtieth year, Joseph who began his service in the thirtieth year and king David who began to reign in his thirtieth year. The church triumphant is represented in the last eight chapters of the book of Ezekiel as the temple that fills the earth, and the church triumphant is Philadelphia, which is the eighth church that is of the seven.
得勝嘅教會乃由一位三十歲嘅先知、一位三十歲嘅祭司,同埋一位三十歲嘅君王所構成;呢一切分別由以西結、約瑟同大衛王所表徵:以西結喺第三十年開始,約瑟喺三十歲開始服事,大衛王亦喺三十歲開始作王。得勝嘅教會喺《以西結書》最後八章之中,被表徵為充滿全地嘅聖殿;而得勝嘅教會就係非拉鐵非,乃係七個教會之中嘅第八個教會。
The prophetic line of Josiah that began in 977 BC ends at the soon-coming Sunday law. The purification and sealing of the one hundred and forty-four thousand that began on December 31, 2023, began when Michael descended to resurrect the two witnesses of Revelation eleven. 2023 arrived twenty-two years after September 11, 2001, just as the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 arrive twenty-two years after the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Jeroboam’s twenty-two-year reign began in 977 BC when the prophecy of Josiah was set forth. At that time the disobedient prophet of 1 Kings chapter thirteen, confronted Jeroboam’s apostasy just as Moses confronted Aaron’s apostasy, and Samuel confronted the host who desired a king. Those confrontations against foundational apostasies represented by the message of the disobedient prophet, Moses and Samuel represent the loud cry of the third angel at the Sunday law. It is the warning message proclaimed by the ensign, which is represented in the history of Jeroboam as the prediction of Josiah accompanied with a “sign.”
由主前977年開始嘅約西亞先知脈絡,喺即將來臨嘅星期日法案終結。嗰十四萬四千人嘅潔淨同印記工作,於2023年12月31日開始;呢個開始,正係米迦勒降臨、使《啟示錄》第十一章嘅兩個見證人復活之時。2023年喺2001年9月11日之後二十二年來到,正如1798年嘅《外僑法》同《煽動叛亂法》係喺1776年《獨立宣言》之後二十二年來到一樣。耶羅波安二十二年嘅統治,始於主前977年,當時約西亞嘅預言被提出。喺嗰時,《列王紀上》第十三章嗰位不順命嘅先知,斥責耶羅波安嘅背道,正如摩西斥責亞倫嘅背道,撒母耳亦斥責嗰班想要立王嘅會眾一樣。呢啲針對根基性背道嘅對抗,由不順命先知、摩西同撒母耳嘅信息所代表,乃係星期日法案之時第三位天使大呼聲嘅表徵。呢個就係由旗號所宣告嘅警告信息;而喺耶羅波安嘅歷史當中,呢一點乃以約西亞嘅預告,並且附有一個「兆頭」作為代表。
And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
看哪,有一個神人奉耶和華嘅話,從猶大嚟到伯特利;耶羅波安正企喺壇旁燒香。神人奉耶和華嘅話向壇呼叫,話:「壇哪,壇哪,耶和華如此說:看哪,大衛家必生一個兒子,名叫約西亞;佢必將喺你上面燒香嘅邱壇祭司獻喺你上面,人嘅骸骨也必燒喺你上面。」當日,神人又畀出一個預兆,話:「呢就係耶和華所說嘅預兆:看哪,呢壇必裂開,壇上嘅灰必傾倒出嚟。」耶羅波安王聽見神人喺伯特利向壇所呼叫嘅話,就從壇上伸出手嚟,話:「捉住佢!」王向神人所伸出嘅手就枯乾咗,不能收回,再屈返向自己。
The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: For so was it charged me by the word of the Lord, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest. So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel. 1 Kings 13:1–10.
壇亦裂開,灰燼從壇上傾倒出來,正如神人奉耶和華嘅話所預示嘅神蹟一樣。王就對神人說:「請你而今懇求耶和華——你嘅神——施恩,並為我禱告,使我嘅手復原。」神人就懇求耶和華,王嘅手便復原了,與先前一樣。王又對神人說:「請你同我返屋企,歇一歇,我也必賜你賞賜。」神人對王說:「你就算將你家中一半給我,我也不與你同去;我在這地方也不吃飯,不喝水。因為耶和華曾藉祂嘅話這樣吩咐我,說:不可吃飯,不可喝水,也不可從你來時所走嘅原路返回。」於是他從另一條路走了,並沒有沿着他來伯特利嘅那條路回去。列王紀上 13:1–10。
The prophet’s refusal to eat with Jeroboam in spite of the offer of “half thine house” aligns with Herod’s promise to Salome of half of his kingdom.
先知拒絕與耶羅波安同席進食,縱使對方提出「你家嘅一半」為酬,正與希律應許撒羅米可得其國嘅一半互相呼應。
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. Mark 6:21–24.
到咗合宜嘅日子,希律喺自己生日嗰日,為佢嘅大臣、千夫長,同加利利嘅首領設擺筵席。希羅底嘅女兒入嚟跳舞,令希律同埋同席嘅人都歡喜;王就對個女子話:「你隨意向我求乜,我都必賜畀你。」又向她起誓話:「你無論向我求乜,我都必賜畀你,直到我國嘅一半,我都畀你。」她就出去,對她母親話:「我應當求乜呢?」她母親話:「施洗約翰嘅頭。」馬可福音 6:21–24。
Herod’s pledge of half his kingdom took place at his birthday. Herod is a symbol of Rome, and the ten kings of Revelation seventeen are typified by the tenfold division of Rome in Daniel chapter seven, and the ten toes of chapter two. His birthday is marked when the sixth kingdom is replaced by the seventh kingdom at the Sunday law, and in this sense, it is the birthday of the United Nations as the seventh kingdom of Bible prophecy. At the soon-coming Sunday law, the ten kings, represented by Jeroboam’s ten northern tribes, agree to give their kingdom to the beast for one hour in Revelation ‘seventeen’.
希律許下將佢國度嘅一半賜出,乃係喺佢生日嘅時候發生。希律乃係羅馬嘅表號,而《啟示錄》第十七章嘅十王,乃由《但以理書》第七章羅馬十重分裂,以及第二章嘅十個腳指頭所預表。佢嘅生日,係喺主日法之時,第六個國度被第七個國度取代之際所標誌;就此意義而言,呢亦係聯合國作為聖經預言中第七個國度嘅生日。喺快將來到嘅主日法之時,由耶羅波安北方十個支派所代表嘅十王,照《啟示錄》第十七章所言,必同意將佢哋嘅國度交畀嗰獸一個鐘頭。
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. Revelation 17:17.
因為神已將成全祂旨意嘅心放喺佢哋心裏,叫佢哋同心合意,將自己嘅國交畀嗰獸,直至神嘅話都應驗咗。啟示錄 17:17。
Before we take up Ezekiel’s prophecy of chapter four, we will identify the ‘thirteen’ times Ezekiel directly identifies a date. Those thirteen waymarks break down generally between the world and God’s people. The world represented by Egypt is placed into a direct date six times, and Tyre is addressed once, and the other six times Jerusalem is the subject. The book begins in 592 BC which is the thirtieth year of the seventeenth Jubilee cycle and verse one of chapter forty of Ezekiel identifies October 22, 573 BC as the end of the cycle. The Jubilee cycle represents the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand from 9/11 unto the soon-coming Sunday law, which in turn is represented in a fractal of that very history from December 31, 2023 unto the soon-coming Sunday law. Both periods were typified by August 11, 1840 unto October 22, 1844.
喺我哋探討以西結第四章嘅預言之前,我哋先要辨明以西結直接標示日期嘅「十三」次。呢十三個路標,大體上可分為世界同埋上帝子民兩方面。以埃及為代表嘅世界,被直接置於日期之下共六次;推羅則被提及一次;其餘六次,耶路撒冷乃係主題。呢卷書始於主前592年,即第十七個禧年週期嘅第三十年;而《以西結書》第四十章第一節則指明主前573年10月22日為該週期嘅終點。禧年週期代表十四萬四千人由9/11直到將近來臨之星期日法令嘅蓋印時期;而呢段歷史又喺一個分形之中,由2023年12月31日直到將近來臨之星期日法令,再次被表徵出嚟。呢兩段時期,都曾由1840年8月11日直到1844年10月22日所預表。
On August 11, 1840 no less a personage than Jesus Christ descended as the mighty angel of Revelation ten who brought a little book that God’s people were to take and eat. The same angel again descended at 9/11 to mark the beginning of the sealing time. The same angel descended on December 31, 2023 to resurrect the two witnesses who had been slain in the street of that great city of Sodom and Egypt, where also the Lord was crucified. That descent marked the closing period of the sealing time. Within the fractal period of December 31, 2023 unto the Sunday law, Ezekiel the priest is given a vision of the temple in heaven. At that time, he is made dumb and only speaks when God commands him to do so. His condition lasts until the soon-coming Sunday law, represented by the destruction of Jerusalem.
喺1840年8月11日,降臨嘅唔係別個,正是耶穌基督自己;祂就係〈啟示錄〉第十章嗰位大力嘅天使,帶住一本小書而來,叫上帝嘅子民要攞嚟食。到咗9/11,同一位天使再次降臨,標誌封印時期嘅開始。同一位天使又喺2023年12月31日降臨,使嗰兩個見證人復活;佢哋曾喺嗰大城嘅街上被殺,嗰城按靈意稱為所多瑪同埃及,又係主被釘十字架之處。嗰次降臨標誌住封印時期嘅結束階段。喺由2023年12月31日直到星期日法案呢段分形時期之內,祭司以西結得見天上聖殿嘅異象。喺嗰時候,佢成為啞巴,只有當上帝吩咐佢講說之時,佢先至開口。佢呢種景況一直持續到那即將來臨、由耶路撒冷被毀所預表嘅星期日法案。
As with John, Ezekiel is commanded to take the book that was in the descending angel’s hand in Revelation ten, and also told to eat the book of lamentation, mourning and woe.
正如約翰一樣,以西結奉命攞取《啟示錄》第十章中嗰位降臨之天使手中嘅書卷,並且亦被吩咐食咗嗰卷載有哀歌、悲嘆同災禍之書。
But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. Ezekiel 2:8–10.
人子啊,你要聽我對你所講嘅話;唔好似嗰悖逆之家一樣悖逆:你要開口,食我所賜畀你嘅。 我觀看,見有一隻手向我伸出;看哪,手中有一書卷; 佢將書卷喺我面前展開;內外都寫滿咗字:其中所寫嘅,係哀歌、悲歎,同埋災禍。以西結書 2:8–10。
The message is represented as a threefold message, thus typifying the message of the three angels of Revelation fourteen. It is therefore the sealing message of the third angel that seals those within Jerusalem who are lamenting and mourning the sin of the church and the land as represented in chapter nine of Ezekiel and chapter seven of Revelation.
呢個信息被表述為三重信息,因此預表《啟示錄》第十四章三位天使的信息。故此,第三位天使嗰封印信息,正係封印嗰啲喺耶路撒冷之內、為教會同全地之罪哀嘆悲痛嘅人,正如《以西結書》第九章同《啟示錄》第七章所表明者。
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side; And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. Ezekiel 9:3, 4.
以色列 神的榮耀,從基路伯那裏,就是祂原先所在之處,上升到殿的門檻。祂呼喚那身穿細麻衣、腰間帶着墨盒的那人。耶和華對他說:「你要走遍城中,走遍耶路撒冷城中,將記號畫喺那些因城中所行一切可憎之事而歎息哀哭之人的額上。」以西結書 9:3, 4
Those who receive the seal are mourning for the sins of the church and the sins of the land, and Ezekiel’s testimony is woven upon the history of Jerusalem and Egypt, symbols of the church and the world.
嗰啲領受咗印記嘅人,正為教會嘅罪同埋呢地嘅罪哀傷;而且,以西結嘅見證交織於耶路撒冷同埃及嘅歷史之上,呢兩者乃係教會同世界嘅象徵。
“The leaven of godliness has not entirely lost its power. At the time when the danger and depression of the church are greatest, the little company who are standing in the light will be sighing and crying for the abominations that are done in the land. But more especially will their prayers arise in behalf of the church because its members are doing after the manner of the world. …
「敬虔嘅酵,並未完全失去佢嘅能力。當教會嘅危險同沮喪達到最大嘅時候,嗰小小一班站喺光中嘅人,必因地上所行嘅可憎之事而歎息哀哭。但佢哋嘅禱告,尤其會為教會而上達,因為教會嘅肢體正照住世界嘅樣式而行。……」
“The command is: ‘Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.’ These sighing, crying ones had been holding forth the words of life; they had reproved, counseled, and entreated. Some who had been dishonoring God repented and humbled their hearts before Him. But the glory of the Lord had departed from Israel; although many still continued the forms of religion, His power and presence were lacking.” Testimonies, volume 5, 209, 210.
「所發出嘅命令係:『你要行過城中,行過耶路撒冷城中,在嗰啲因城中所行一切可憎之事而嘆息哀哭之人額上畫記號。』呢啲嘆息哀哭嘅人,一直都喺度宣講生命之道;佢哋曾責備、勸戒、懇求。有人曾羞辱上帝,而家就悔改,並喺祂面前自卑其心。但主嘅榮耀已經離開以色列;雖然仍有好多人繼續守住宗教嘅形式,祂嘅能力同臨在卻已經不復存在。」《證言》卷五,209,210。
In the context of the book of lamentations, mourning and woe typifying the three angels of Revelation fourteen, the lamentations and mourning are the first and second angels, and the third is the message of woe, a symbol of the east wind that is held in check by the four restraining angels of Revelation seven.
喺《耶利米哀歌》嘅語境之中,哀歌同悲哀乃係預表《啟示錄》第十四章嘅三位天使;其中,哀歌同悲哀就係第一位同第二位天使,而第三位則係禍哉嘅信息,乃係東風嘅象徵;呢東風正係由《啟示錄》第七章嗰四位執掌約束嘅天使所抑制。
Egypt
埃及
In the book of Ezekiel, there are thirteen dates referenced. The first of the Egypt set of dates is Ezekiel 29:1, and it represented 587 BC.
喺《以西結書》裏面,一共提到十三個日期。埃及嗰組日期之中,第一個係《以西結書》29:1,佢所代表嘅係主前587年。
In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. Ezekiel 29:1–3.
第十年十月十二日,耶和華嘅話臨到我,話:人子啊,你要向住埃及王法老,向佢同全埃及發預言;你要宣講,話:主耶和華如此說:看哪,埃及王法老啊,我與你為敵;你係嗰條臥喺自己眾河之中嘅大龍,曾說:呢條河係我自己嘅;係我為自己所造嘅。以西結書 29:1–3
587 BC is the year of the siege, which began one and a half years before the destruction of Jerusalem. At that time Ezekiel proclaims that God would overthrow Egypt, and that the overthrow would demonstrate to God’s people their foolishness for trusting in the dragon of Egypt. By the end of the chapter a pronouncement is made that Egypt would be given to Babylon, thus identifying when the ten kings give their seventh kingdom of Bible prophecy to modern Babylon—the eighth kingdom that is of the seven. That prophecy was fulfilled ‘seventeen’ years later in 571 BC as set forth at the end of the chapter. Chapter 29 therefore contains the first and the last reference of dating associated with Egypt.
公元前587年乃圍城之年;此圍城乃早於耶路撒冷被毀前一年半開始。其時,以西結宣告上帝必傾覆埃及,而此傾覆必向上帝子民顯明:佢哋信靠埃及呢條大龍,乃係何等愚妄。到本章末了,就有宣告發出,話埃及必交畀巴比倫;如此便指明咗,十王何時將《聖經》預言之中佢哋第七個國度交畀現代巴比倫——即嗰屬於七者之中嘅第八個國度。正如本章末尾所陳明,呢個預言喺其後「十七」年,即公元前571年,得以應驗。所以,第二十九章包含咗同埃及有關、最先同最後嘅日期記載。
And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it: Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God. In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the Lord. Ezekiel 29:17–21.
到咗第二十七年,正月初一日,耶和華嘅話臨到我,話:人子啊,巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒使佢嘅軍兵攻打推羅,效咗極大嘅勞役;個個頭都磨到禿晒,個個膊頭都磨到甩皮;然而佢同佢嘅軍兵,因攻打推羅所效嘅勞役,並冇從推羅得着工價。所以主耶和華如此話:看哪,我必將埃及地賜畀巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒;佢必擄去其中嘅群眾,奪取其中嘅財物,搶掠其中嘅掠物;呢就要作為佢軍兵嘅工價。我將埃及地賜畀佢,作為佢所效嘅勞苦嘅報酬,因為佢哋係為我而作工;呢係主耶和華說嘅。到嗰日,我必使以色列家嘅角發芽,又必使你喺佢哋中間得着開口嘅權柄;佢哋就知道我係耶和華。以西結書 29:17–21。
The twentieth year in the first month in the first day of verse seventeen represents the last date of the thirteen dates in Ezekiel, and it is the only date that falls after October 22, 573 BC. It represents when the king of the north in Daniel eleven verses forty-two and forty-three is given Egypt, as well as the point when the ten kings give their seventh kingdom to the eighth kingdom that is of the seven. It is fulfilled when the “horn of the house of Israel” buds forth. In Isaiah Israel buds in the day of the east wind.
第二十年正月初一,第十七節所記之日期,乃以西結書十三個日期中最後一個,亦是唯一一個落在主前573年10月22日之後的日期。此日期所表明者,乃但以理書十一章四十二至四十三節中北方王得着埃及之時;亦即十王將佢哋第七個國交予嗰屬於七者之第八個國嘅時點。其應驗,乃在「以色列家之角」發芽之時。於以賽亞書中,以色列乃在東風之日發芽。
He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. Isaiah 27:8.
雅各所出者,佢必使其扎根;以色列必開花發芽,並以果實充滿世界嘅地面。以賽亞書 27:8。
When Ezekiel 29:17 is fulfilled, and the dragon of Egypt is given to the papal beast at the soon-coming Sunday law the latter rain will be poured out without measure upon Israel. That rain began on 9/11 as a sprinkling as typified by Christ breathing upon His disciples after He descended to earth after He had ascended to His Father following His resurrection.
當以西結書 29:17 應驗之時,埃及之龍喺嗰將要快臨嘅星期日法案之際被交畀教皇獸,以色列就必蒙無量傾降後雨。嗰場雨喺 9/11 已經開始,只係如同灑水咁少量;正如基督復活之後升到父嗰度,再降臨到地上,向祂嘅門徒吹氣所預表嘅一樣。
“The act of Christ in breathing upon his disciples the Holy Ghost, and in imparting his peace to them, was as a few drops before the plentiful shower to be given on the day of Pentecost.” Spirit of Prophecy, volume 3, 243.
「基督向佢嘅門徒吹氣,將聖靈賜畀佢哋,又將自己嘅平安授予佢哋呢一舉動,相對於五旬節嗰日所要賜下豐盛如大雨嘅澆灌,不過如先前幾點雨滴而已。」《預言之靈》,第3卷,243。
Ezekiel’s prediction of the fall of Egypt was proclaimed in 587 BC, the year of the siege, and ‘seventeen’ years later the prediction was fulfilled. It is fulfilled in the period represented by the number ‘seventeen,’ thus representing the hidden history of verse forty of Daniel eleven. It is to be fulfilled during the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand which is portrayed in chapter nine of Ezekiel. In the sealing time the latter rain is poured out, first as a sprinkling at 9/11 and then a full outpouring at the Sunday law. It is fulfilled according to Isaiah in the “day of the east wind,” and Islam is the east wind, and Islam is the third “woe.” The message Ezekiel was to eat was a threefold message, of which the third part was the message of woe.
以西結關於埃及傾覆嘅預言,係喺主前587年、即圍困之年宣告嘅;而喺「十七」年之後,呢個預言就應驗咗。佢係喺由數目「十七」所表徵嘅時期之中應驗,因此就表徵但以理書十一章第四十節嘅隱藏歷史。呢個預言要喺十四萬四千人受印嘅時期應驗;而呢個受印嘅時期,正係以西結書第九章所描繪嘅。喺受印嘅時期,晚雨被傾降下來,首先喺9/11作為灑下,然後喺星期日法令之時作為完全嘅傾注。按照以賽亞所言,佢係喺「東風之日」應驗;而伊斯蘭就係東風,伊斯蘭亦都係第三個「禍患」。以西結所要食嘅信息,乃係一個三重嘅信息,其中第三部分就係禍患嘅信息。
Ezekiel’s thirteen dated messages were set forth in connection with Jerusalem, Egypt and Tyre. They were all addressing rebellion as represented by the number "thirteen."
以西結十三篇附有日期嘅信息,乃係就住耶路撒冷、埃及同推羅而宣告。呢啲信息全部都係針對由「十三」呢個數字所表徵嘅悖逆。
We will continue to consider the dating of Ezekiel in the next article.
我哋將會喺下一篇文章繼續探討以西結書嘅年代問題。