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.

我所指出为“约西亚之轮”的预言线路,始于古代以色列在公元前1097年拒绝上帝作他们的王时的背叛。前三位君王(扫罗、大卫和所罗门)都被记为各自作王四十年,自公元前1097年一直延续到公元前977年。所罗门死后,耶罗波安与北方十个支派的背叛结束了前三位君王的这条线路,并开始了北国与南国两国各自的君王线路。

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.

前三位君王乃是许多真理的预表,但与他们相连的真理之轮之一,乃是犹大的最后三位君王——约雅敬、约雅斤和西底家;他们又分别预表古列、大流士和亚达薛西。古列、大流士和亚达薛西又进一步预表他们自公元前516年至公元前457年的三道谕令;而这三道谕令又进一步预表《启示录》第十四章中的三位天使,他们分别于1798年、1844年4月19日和1844年10月22日来到。 《启示录》第十四章三位天使来到的历史,在十四万四千人受印的时候,逐字逐句地重演;因此便表明,那条始于扫罗受膏为王的预言线,至那即将来到的星期日法案之时、得胜的教会受膏时,便达到其结局。此线亦包括约西亚王之轮,而此轮又追溯至公元前977年耶罗波安在伯特利和但的背道。

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.

耶罗波安具有二十二这一象征意义,因为他作王二十二年;因此,他的见证便与二十二所代表的历史联系在一起。二十二乃是神性与人性结合的象征,正如但以理在第二十二日所见之 marah 异象,以及二百二十这一数字所表明的;而二十二正是二百二十的十分之一。

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.

耶罗波安作王共二十二年;他与列祖同睡,他儿子拿答接续他作王。列王纪上 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).

“赎罪”(at-One-Ment)象征神性与人性的结合,乃是基督于十月二十二日,即第十个月(公历)开始的工作;十乘二十二等于二百二十。耶罗波安在伯特利和但两地都设立了伪造的祭坛,因此他乃是星期日伪冒崇拜的象征,并且与教会(伯特利:意为教会)和国家(但:意为审判)的结合相关。

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.

耶罗波安在以法莲山地建筑示剑,就住在那里;又从那里出去,建筑毗努伊勒。耶罗波安心里说,如今这国必归大卫家了;这民若上耶路撒冷,在耶和华的殿里献祭,这民的心必归向他们的主,归向犹大王罗波安;他们必杀我,仍归犹大王罗波安。王就筹划定妥,铸造了两个金牛犊,对众民说,你们上耶路撒冷去,实在是难;以色列啊,看哪,这就是领你出埃及地的神。于是他将一个安在伯特利,一个立在但。这事叫百姓陷在罪里,因为他们往但去,在那一个牛犊面前敬拜。他又建造丘坛的殿,将那不属利未子孙的民间卑微人立为祭司。耶罗波安定八月十五日为节期,彷佛在犹大的节期一样,又在坛上献祭;他在伯特利也这样向他所铸造的牛犊献祭,又将他所立丘坛的祭司安置在伯特利。他在八月十五日,就是他私心所定的月日,在伯特利自己所筑的坛上献祭;他为以色列人立作节期,自己上坛烧香。列王纪上 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.

在北方十个支派的奠基历史中,有一次悖逆,这悖逆曾由以色列拒绝以上帝为王,以及亚伦与金牛犊的悖逆所预表。亚伦的悖逆发生于古代以色列的奠基历史中,而耶罗波安的悖逆则发生于北方十个支派的奠基历史中。“以经解经”,亚伦作为大祭司,代表教会;耶罗波安作为君王,代表国家。这两次奠基性的悖逆构成一条线,其中也包括以色列民渴望立一位人间君王这一奠基性的悖逆。

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.

在以西结书所表征的神圣历史中,有三个四百九十年的时期:一个与君王有关,一个与圣所有关,另一个与军旅有关。这三个时期分别对应亚伦的悖逆(圣所)、扫罗的悖逆(军旅)和耶罗波安的悖逆(君王)。在先知、祭司、君王这三个象征之中,被指认为说预言的是君王扫罗;亚伦是祭司;耶罗波安是君王。

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.

从前认识他的人,看见他竟与先知一同说预言,众民就彼此说:“基士的儿子遇见了什么呢?扫罗也列在先知中吗?”那地方有一个人回答说:“这些人的父亲是谁呢?”因此就有一句俗语说:“扫罗也列在先知中吗?”撒母耳记上 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.

得胜的教会由一位三十岁的先知、一位三十岁的祭司和一位三十岁的君王所构成;他们分别由以西结、约瑟和大卫王所表征:以西结是在第三十年开始的,约瑟是在三十岁开始他的服事,大卫王是在三十岁开始作王。得胜的教会在《以西结书》最后八章中,被表征为充满全地的殿;而得胜的教会就是非拉铁非,这第八个教会乃是出于那七个教会。

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.”

始于公元前977年的约西亚之预言线,终止于那即将来到的星期日法。始于2023年12月31日之十四万四千人的洁净与受印,乃是随着米迦勒降下,使《启示录》第十一章中的两位见证人复活而开始的。2023年是在2001年9月11日之后的二十二年来到,正如1798年的《外国人与煽动叛乱法案》是在1776年《独立宣言》之后的二十二年来到一样。耶罗波安二十二年的统治始于公元前977年,那时约西亚的预言被提出。就在那时,《列王纪上》第十三章中那不顺命的先知,正如摩西面对亚伦的背道,撒母耳面对那渴望立王之会众的背道一样,直面耶罗波安的背道。那些针对奠基性背道的对抗,既由那不顺命之先知的信息所代表,也由摩西和撒母耳所代表,预表星期日法时期第三位天使的大呼声。这就是那旌旗所宣告的警告信息;在耶罗波安的历史中,它乃由约西亚的预言并伴随着一个“兆头”所代表。

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,有一个神人奉耶和华的话从犹大来到伯特利;耶罗波安正站在坛旁烧香。神人奉耶和华的话向坛呼叫,说:“坛哪,坛哪!耶和华如此说:看哪,大卫家必生一个儿子,名叫约西亚;他必将那在你上面烧香之丘坛的祭司献在你上面,又必将人的骨头烧在你上面。” 当日他又给了一个预兆,说:“这就是耶和华所说的预兆:看哪,这坛必破裂,坛上的灰必倾撒出来。” 耶罗波安王听见神人向伯特利的坛所呼叫的话,就从坛上伸手说:“拿住他!” 王向他所伸出的手就枯干了,不能收回。

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.

坛也破裂了,灰烬从坛上倾倒出来,正如神人奉耶和华的话所显的预兆一样。王对神人说:“现在请你为我恳求耶和华你 神的面,并为我祷告,使我的手仍得复原。”神人便恳求耶和华,王的手就复原了,仍如先前一样。王对神人说:“请你同我回家去,加添心力,我也必给你赏赐。”神人对王说:“你就是把你半个家给我,我也不同你进去;在这地方我也不吃饭,也不喝水;因为有耶和华的话这样嘱咐我,说:不可吃饭,不可喝水,也不可从你来的原路回去。”于是他从别的路回去了,并没有从他来到伯特利的原路回去。列王纪上 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.

先知拒绝与耶罗波安一同用餐,尽管对方提出“你家里的一半给我,我也不同你进去”的条件,这与希律向撒罗米许诺将他国的一半赐给她相呼应。

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.

到了方便的日子,希律在自己生日那天,为他的大臣、千夫长和加利利的显要人物摆设筵席。希罗底的女儿进来跳舞,使希律和同席的人都欢喜;王就对那女子说:“你随意向我求什么,我必给你。”又向她起誓说:“你无论向我求什么,就是我国的一半,我也必给你。”她就出去,对她母亲说:“我当求什么呢?”她母亲说:“施洗约翰的头。”马可福音 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’.

希律应许赐下他国的一半,是发生在他生日的时候。希律乃是罗马的象征,而《启示录》第十七章中的十王,乃是由《但以理书》第七章罗马的十重分裂,以及第二章中的十个脚趾所预表的。当第六国在星期日法案之时被第七国取代时,便标志着他的生日;就此意义而言,这也是联合国作为《圣经》预言中第七国的生日。在那即将来临的星期日法案之时,由耶罗波安北方十个支派所代表的十王,将在《启示录》“第十七章”中同意把他们的国交给兽一时。

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.

因为神已将遵行祂旨意的心放在他们心里,使他们同心合意,将自己的国交给那兽,直等到神的话都应验了。启示录 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.

在我们着手论以西结书第四章的预言之前,先要辨明以西结十三次直接标明日期之处。这十三个路标大体上可分为关乎世界与关乎上帝子民两类。以埃及为代表的世界,有六次被置于明确的日期之中;推罗被提及一次;其余六次则以耶路撒冷为主题。本书始于主前592年,即第十七个禧年周期的第三十年;而以西结书第四十章第一节则指出,主前573年10月22日乃是该周期的终点。禧年周期代表十四万四千人自“9/11”直至那即将来到之星期日法期间的盖印时期;而这一段历史,又在其自身历史的分形中,由2023年12月31日直至那即将来到之星期日法而得以表征。这两个时期,皆由1840年8月11日至1844年10月22日所预表。

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.

1840年8月11日,降临的正是耶稣基督这位非同寻常的人物,就是《启示录》第十章中那位大力的天使;他带着一本小书,是上帝的子民所要拿着吃的。同一位天使又于9/11降临,标志着盖印时期的开始。同一位天使于2023年12月31日降临,使那两个见证人复活;他们曾被杀在那大城的街上,这城按灵意叫所多玛,又叫埃及,也是他们的主钉十字架之处。那次降临标志着盖印时期的结束阶段。在从2023年12月31日直到星期日法令的分形时期之内,祭司以西结得见天上圣殿的异象。那时,他成为哑口无言,只有在上帝命他发言的时候才说话。他的这种状况持续到那即将来到、由耶路撒冷毁灭所预表的星期日法令。

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.

正如约翰一样,以西结也受命取那在《启示录》第十章中降下之天使手中的书卷,并且同样被吩咐吃下那写有哀号、叹息与灾祸的书卷。

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,你要听我对你所说的话;不要像那悖逆之家一样悖逆。你要张口,吃我所赐给你的。”我观看,看哪,有一只手向我伸来;看哪,手中有一书卷。他将书卷在我面前展开;其上内外都写着字,所写的乃是哀号、叹息、灾祸。以西结书 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.

这信息被表述为三重的信息,因而预表《启示录》第十四章中三位天使的信息。因此,那施印的第三位天使之信息,正是封印那些在耶路撒冷之内、因教会与这地的罪而悲叹哀哭之人的信息,如《以西结书》第九章和《启示录》第七章所表明的。

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 神的荣耀本在基路伯上,现今从那里上升,停在殿的门槛那里。祂呼召那身穿细麻衣、腰间带着墨盒的人。耶和华对他说:“你要走遍城中,走遍耶路撒冷,在那些因城中所行一切可憎之事而叹息哀哭之人的额上画记号。”以西结书 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.

那些领受印记的人,正为教会的罪和这地的罪哀恸;以西结的见证交织于耶路撒冷与埃及的历史之上,而这二者乃是教会与世界的象征。

“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. …

“敬虔的酵并未完全失去其能力。当教会的危险与沮丧达到最深之时,那一小群站在光中的人,将要为这地上所行的可憎之事叹息哀哭。然而,他们的祈祷尤其要为教会而发,因为教会的信徒正照着世俗的样式而行。……”

“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.

“命令乃是:‘你要走遍城中,走遍耶路撒冷,在那些因城中所行一切可憎之事而叹息哀哭之人的额上作记号。’这些叹息哀哭的人,曾传扬生命的话语;他们曾责备、劝戒,并恳求。那些曾羞辱上帝的人中,有些人悔改了,并在祂面前自卑其心。然而,主的荣耀已经离开了以色列;虽然许多人仍继续宗教的形式,但祂的能力和同在却已不在。”《证言》卷五,209、210页。

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.

在《耶利米哀歌》的语境中,哀号与祸患乃是《启示录》第十四章三位天使的预表;其中,哀歌与悲叹就是第一位和第二位天使,而第三位则是祸哉的信息,象征那由《启示录》第七章四位执掌约束之天使所抑制的东风。

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.

在以西结书中,共提到十三个日期。埃及这一组日期中的第一个见于《以西结书》29:1,所指的是公元前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,耶和华的话临到我,说:人子啊,你要向埃及王法老预言攻击他,并攻击全埃及。你要说,主耶和华如此说:看哪,埃及王法老啊,我与你为敌;你这卧在自己诸河中间的大鱼,自说:这河是我的,是我为自己造的。以西结书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年是围城之年;这场围攻始于耶路撒冷被毁前一年半。那时,以西结宣告上帝必倾覆埃及,而这倾覆将向上帝的子民显明他们倚靠埃及这大鱼的愚妄。到本章末了,又有宣告说埃及必交给巴比伦,从而指出《圣经》预言中的十王何时将他们的第七国赐给现代巴比伦——那属于七国之一的第八国。正如本章末了所载,这预言在十七年后,即公元前571年应验了。因此,第二十九章包含了与埃及相关的第一次和最后一次日期提及。

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.

二十七年正月初一日,耶和华的话临到我,说:人子啊,巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒使他的军兵攻打推罗,服了大劳;各人头都磨秃,各人肩都磨破。然而他和他的军兵攻打推罗,并没有从那里得什么酬报,作为他们所服之役的工价。所以主耶和华如此说:看哪,我必将埃及地赐给巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒;他必掳掠其中的群众,夺取其中的财货,抢掠其中的掠物;这就作他军兵的酬报。我将埃及地赐给他,作他效力所应得的工价,因为他们是为我效力。这是主耶和华说的。到那日,我必使以色列家的角发生;我也必使你在他们中间得以开口。他们就知道我是耶和华。以西结书 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.

第十七节中“第二十年正月初一”这一日期,代表以西结书中十三个日期里的最后一个日期,并且是唯一一个落在主前573年10月22日之后的日期。它代表但以理书十一章四十二至四十三节中的北方王得着埃及之时,也代表那十王将他们的第七个国交给那属于七王之一的第八个国之时。它应验于“以色列家的角”发芽之时。在以赛亚书中,以色列是在东风的日子发芽的。

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.

将来出于雅各的,必扎根;以色列必要开花发芽,使世界的面满了果子。以赛亚书 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.

当以西结书29:17得应验,并且埃及的龙在那即将来到的星期日法令之时被交给教皇兽之后,晚雨便要无量地倾注在以色列身上。那雨于9/11开始,如同点滴洒落,正如基督在复活之后升到父那里,又降到地上,向祂的门徒吹气所预表的那样。

“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.

“基督向祂的门徒吹气,将圣灵赐给他们,并把祂的平安分授给他们的举动,不过如同在五旬节那日所要赐下之丰沛甘霖以前的几滴雨露。”《预言之灵》,第3卷,243页。

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.

以西结关于埃及倾覆的预言,是在主前587年、围困之年宣告的;而在“十七”年之后,这预言便应验了。它是在数字“十七”所代表的时期中得以应验,因此表征着但以理书第十一章第四十节的隐秘历史。它要在十四万四千人受印的时候应验,这一情景乃描绘于以西结书第九章之中。在受印的时候,晚雨被倾降下来:先是在9/11时如洒水一般降下,随后在星期日法令之时全然倾注下来。依照以赛亚书,这预言是在“东风之日”得以应验的;而伊斯兰教就是东风,伊斯兰教也是第三样“灾祸”。以西结所要吃的信息,乃是一个三重的信息,其中第三部分就是灾祸的信息。

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."

以西结那十三篇注明日期的信息,乃是围绕耶路撒冷、埃及和推罗而发出的;它们全都是针对悖逆而言,而“十三”这一数字正象征悖逆。

We will continue to consider the dating of Ezekiel in the next article.

我们将在下一篇文章中继续考察以西结的年代问题。