周日查经:耶稣洁净圣殿
Monday, June 12, 2006

这应该是神喻示摩西建造的会幕的样式。Google Image Search:Tabernacle
圣殿是神的居所。在带领以色列人出埃及的时候神亲自吩咐摩西说”当为我造圣所,使我可以住在他们中间。制造帐幕和其中的一切器具都要照我所指示你的样式。<出埃及记(Exodus) 第 25、26、27 章>那时为便于迁移就做成帐幕又称会幕。耶路撒冷的圣殿是在以色列最强盛的时候神喻示大卫的儿子所罗门建造的<参历代记上(1 Chronicles)第28章>。耶稣就是在这里做祂洁净的工。约翰福音(John)耶稣为什么这样做呢?神让所罗门建圣殿,自己住在至圣所里,为的是以色列人通过献祭与神保持关系。神并不喜欢更不需要祭物,但祂要人罪得赦免,人们从自已家里带上牛、羊之类的祭物来到神的殿,认罪悔改,献祭本是修复人神关系的圣事。但此刻神的居所被变成了商业市场,“有卖牛羊鸽子的,并有兑换银钱的人,坐在那里”。对人而言这些集市出现确是便利之举,待赎罪的人不再需要千里迢迢从家带祭物来,而在圣殿中就可直接买到。但对于圣殿中的生意人而言他们更希望有人多犯罪,犯罪的人越多他们的生意就会越好。本是至圣的事情被加入功利、罪甚至被沦为形式,难怪主耶稣看到后会“心里焦急,如同火烧”了。讨神喜悦的事情人不喜欢,讨人喜悦的事情神不喜欢。这也是为什么以色列会被全世界当成敌人,这是后话,此不多言。
2:13 犹太人的逾越节近了,耶稣就上耶路撒冷去。
2:14 看见殿里有卖牛羊鸽子的,并有兑换银钱的人,坐在那里。
2:15 耶稣就拿绳子作成鞭子,把牛羊都赶出殿去。倒出兑换银钱之人的银钱,推翻他们的桌子。
2:16 又对卖鸽子的说,把这些东西拿去。不要将我父的殿,当作买卖的地方。
2:17 他的门徒就想起经上记着说,我为你的殿,心里焦急,如同火烧。
2:18 因此,犹太人问他说,你既作这些事,还显什么神迹给我们看呢。
2:19 耶稣回答说,你们拆毁这殿,我三日内要再建立起来。
2:20 犹太人便说,这殿是四十六年才造成的,你三日内就再建立起来吗。
2:21 但耶稣这话,是以他的身体为殿。
2:22 所以到他从死里复活以后,门徒就想起他说过这话,便信了圣经和耶稣所说的。
2:23 当耶稣在耶路撒冷过逾越节的时候,有许多人看见他所行的神迹,就信了他的名。
2:24 耶稣却不将自己交托他们,因为他知道万人。
2:25 也用不着谁见证人怎样。因他知道人心里所存的。

耶路撒冷的圣殿,耶稣在这里做祂洁净的工。Google Image Search:Holy Temple
今天,我们的身体就是神的殿,教会就是神的殿。今天在神的殿里也同样有一部分做生意的人,他们参加聚会为教会有他们的潜在客户,或者在教会能得到他所追求的人生目的。有时可能我们自己就是这部分人,在神的殿里却不明白神的意思,奉耶稣基督的名却不明白耶稣的心。马太福音(Matthew)读圣经知道主耶稣还会三次再来做洁净的工。首先是洁净教会和信徒,其次是以色列人,最后是万国万民。可参以下经文:
7:19 凡不结好果子的树,就砍下来,丢在火里。
7:20 所以凭着他们的果子,就可以认出他们来。
7:21 凡称呼我主阿,主阿的人,不能都进天国。惟独遵行我天父旨意的人,才能进去。
7:22 当那日必有许多人对我说,主阿,主阿,我们不是奉你的名传道,奉你的名赶鬼,奉你的名行许多异能吗。
7:23 我就明明的告诉他们说,我从来不认识你们,你们这些作恶的人,离开我去吧。
帖撒罗尼迦前书(1 Thessalonians)
4:16 因为主必亲自从天降临,有呼叫的声音,和天使长的声音,又有神的号吹响。那在基督里死了的人必先复活。
4:17 以后我们这活着还存留的人,必和他们一同被提到云里,在空中与主相遇。这样,我们就要和主永远同在。
4:18 所以你们当用这些话彼此劝慰。
马太福音(Matthew) 可读13章全部
13:24 耶稣又设个比喻对他们说,天国好像人撒好种在田里。
13:25 及至人睡觉的时候,有仇敌来,将稗子撒在麦子里,就走了。
13:26 到长苗吐穗的时候,稗子也显出来。
13:27 田主的仆人来告诉他说,主阿,你不是撒好种在田里吗。从那里来的稗子呢。
13:28 主人说,这是仇敌作的。仆人说,你要我们去薅出来吗。
13:29 主人说,不必,恐怕薅稗子,连麦子也拔出来。
13:30 这两样一齐长,等着收割。当收割的时候,我要对收割的人说,先将稗子薅出来,捆成捆,留着烧。惟有麦子,要收在仓里。
马太福音(Matthew)注:在周日聚会内容的基础上结合自已的理解和看见整理,如有错误之处请弟兄姐妹指正。
25:31 当人子在他荣耀里同着众天使降临的时候,要坐在他荣耀的宝座上。
25:32 万民都要聚集在他面前。他要把他们分别出来,好像牧羊的分别绵羊山羊一般。
25:33 把绵羊安置在右边,山羊在左边。
25:34 于是王要向那右边的说,你们这蒙我父赐福的,可来承受那创世以来为你们所预备的国。
25:35 因为我饿了,你们给我吃。渴了,你们给我喝。我作客旅,你们留我住。
25:36 我赤身露体,你们给我穿。我病了,你们看顾我。我在监里,你们来看我。
25:37 义人就回答说,主阿,我们什么时候见你饿了给你吃,渴了给你喝。
25:38 什么时候见你作客旅留你住,或是赤身露体给你穿。
25:39 又什么时候见你病了,或是在监里,来看你呢。
25:40 王要回答说,我实在告诉你们,这些事你们既作在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上,就是作在我身上了。
25:41 王又要向那左边的说,你们这被咒诅的人,离开我,进入那为魔鬼和他的使者所豫备的永火里去。
25:42 因为我饿了,你们不给我吃。渴了,你们不给我喝。
25:43 我作客旅,你们不留我住。我赤身露体,你们不给我穿。我病了,我在监里,你们不来看顾我。
25:44 他们也要回答说,主阿,我们什么时候见你饿了,或渴了,或作客旅,或赤身露体,或病了,或在监里,不伺候你呢。
25:45 王要回答说,我实在告诉你们,这些事你们既不作在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上,就是不作在我身上了。
25:46 这些人要往永刑里去。那些义人要往永生里去。
1 Comments:
As concerning the Word of life, Luke 10 section 25-28 says: On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
Matthew 5 section 43-48 says: "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
In Old Testament, the Jewish people and their ancestors were given the Law to observe. First, What Adam and Eve should observe was that they could not eat the fruits from the tree of wisdom. Then, their son Cain was told that he should not kill. As sins became increased, the laws were also added more. Up to the generation of Moses, the Law in Old Testament was given to Israelites. We know that the Law is good and the Law is used to punish people who commit sins, but people cannot obey the Law because the sinful spirits are in people. Even that we know stealing and giving false testimony are sinful, but greedy and pride spirits in us drive us to do sinful things. So as Old Testament prophesied we need to get rid of our sinful nature from our spirits.
Ezekiel 36 section 24-27 says: "'For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
The prophecies are fulfilled when Jesus begins to teach love. The two greatest commandments are " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Love is above the Law and if people have love they are free from the law of sin and death. People who are full of love will not think about stealing or giving false testimony but are merciful and they feed hungry people or give thirsty people something to drink or invite strangers in or clothe people who need clothes. The Law is for people who commit sins. Nobody will say that he will get reward because he does not steal before. But love is the grace we get. And with love we will get eternal life.
Romans 13 section 8-10 says: Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
John 4 section 23-24 says: Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
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