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七月三十一日

「耶穌被提上升的日子將到，就定意向耶路撒冷去。」（路   9:51 新國際版）

從路加福音九章起至二十三章，畫出了一條路線，就是到耶路撒冷去的路線。因為這是在變化山上所定規的。July 31"As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem" (Luke 9:51 NIV).   From Gospel Luke chapter 9 to 23 drew a route, which is to Jerusalem. Because this is ordained on the Mount of Transformation.

主耶穌所注意的是耶路撒冷么？不。是在乎耶路撒冷將要成的事，就是十字架。這里耶路撒冷的意思，就是成功神的旨意，就是背十字架。我們為什么要注意這件事呢？因為被提上升的日子近了！主耶穌提接祂圣徒的日子近了！今天不是說到什么人不能被提，乃是要說到若等候被提，就必須往耶路撒冷去，就是說，我們必須背十字架，必須走這條道路。如果神給我們看明了榮耀、被提、复活是什么，我們就必須遵行神的旨意，必須背十字架，必須走十字架的道路。請記得：當主耶穌知道自己被提的日子到了，祂并非安坐等候被提。圣經說：「耶穌被提上升的日子將到，就定意向耶路撒冷去。」十字架在被接之先。我們既知道日子將近，也當定意來遵行神為我們所定的旨意，來背十字架. Did the Lord Jesus focus on Jerusalem? No. He focused on what is going to happen in Jerusalem --- the cross. The meaning of Jerusalem here is to accomplish God's will, which is to bear the cross. Why should we focus on this matter? Because the day Jesus is going to be taken up to heaven is near! The day when the Lord Jesus will taken His saints up to heaven  is near! Today we are not talking about who cannot be taken up to heaven, but that if we wait to be taken up to heaven, we must go to Jerusalem. That is to say, we must bear the cross and walk His way.  If God shows us what glory, taking up to heaven, and resurrection did mean to us, we must obey God’s will, bear the cross, and walk according to the way of the cross. Please remember: when the Lord Jesus knew that the day of His being taken up to heaven had arrived, He did not just sit and wait for the it. The Bible says,  "The day when Jesus was taken up to heaven and ascended was approaching, he decided to go to Jerusalem." The cross was taken before. Since we know that the day is approaching, we should make up our minds to do God's will for us and to bear the cross.