624 中翻英 (324) "A rainbow surrounded the throne." (Revelation 4:3) 有虹圍著寶座.（啟 4:3 ） 12/27/2023

 624 中翻英 (324)   "A rainbow surrounded the throne." (Revelation 4:3) 有虹圍著寶座.（啟   4:3 ）                                                                 12/27/2023

有整條虹彩圍著寶座，那是上帝在用洪水毀滅世界人類, 向宇宙所做的見證，宣布坐寶座的上帝，在祂一切管理的行動中, 都必永恒信實的遵守祂与人所立的約   ---   不再用洪水淹滅世界.    挪亞方舟載挪亞一家八口及世上一對一對的所有生物, 留存世界人類及世上身所有的生物,   這事跡在基督信仰者心中是永遠的實存,  雖無法眼見,  却記載在聖經中.    據推算約在公元前4000年, 與我國大禹在4000年前治中國洪水一樣的實存.    上帝在四十晝夜的降暴雨後,   出現彩虹.   見證祂必守住祂與人立的約.   以後永不用洪水淹滅人類.

十二月二十七日

「又有虹圍著寶座。」（啟   4:3   新國際版 ）

啟示錄第四章至十一章的异象，都是關乎神的寶座（啟   4:2），第十一章至廿二章的异象，卻是關乎神的殿（啟   11:19）。在前者，一開始我們就看見一個寶座的虹，在后者，一開始我們便看見在神的殿中現出祂的約柜。神寶座的設立，乃是為著統治全宇宙。而那全然圍著寶座的整條虹彩，就是祂向全宇宙所做的見證，宣布那位坐寶座者，在祂一切管理的行動中都必永恒信實的遵守祂与人類所立的約。神殿的建立，卻是為著作祂自己的居所。約柜本是以色列國生活中的主要核心，雖然那些不忠貞的以色列民已將約柜失掉了，然而約柜仍然是神本身的見證。無論如何，約柜所保證的乃是：由于神的本性是全真的，祂向那些与祂立約之子民所許的諾言，就必完全履行。「因為祂不能背乎自己」（提后   2:13）。在基督里祂的信實已經堅定的保證了—并且我們是在基督里屬神的子民。

December 27

"And a rainbow surrounded the throne." (Revelation 4:3)

The visions in Revelation chapters 4 to 11 are all about God's  throne  (Revelation 4:2), but the visions in chapters 11 to 22 are about   God's    temple (Revelation 11:19) . In the former, we see a throne rainbow at the beginning, and in the latter, we see the ark of God appearing in the temple of God at the beginning. The throne of God was established to rule the entire universe. And the entire rainbow that completely surrounds the throne is His testimony to the entire universe, announcing that the one who sits on the throne will eternally and faithfully abide by the covenant He has made with mankind in all His administrative actions. The temple was built to serve as His own dwelling place. The Ark of the Covenant was originally the main core of the life of the nation of Israel. Although the unfaithful Israelites had lost the Ark of the Covenant, the Ark of the Covenant was still  God's    testimony  about Himself. In any case, what the Ark of the Covenant guarantees is that because God's nature is completely true, His promises to His covenant people will be fully fulfilled. "For He cannot deny Himself" (2 Timothy 2:13). His faithfulness is firmly assured in Christ—and we are God's people in Christ.