中英對照/教義和聖約/第77篇​

第七十七篇

Section 77

一八三二年三月，在俄亥俄，海蘭給予先知約瑟 • 斯密的啟示〔教會史，1:253–255〕。先知寫道：「關於經文的翻譯，我蒙得了有關聖約翰啟示錄的以下解釋」〔教會史，1:253〕。

Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, March 1832 (see History of the Church, 1:253–55). The Prophet wrote, “In connection with the translation of the Scriptures, I received the following explanation of the Revelation of St. John” (History of the Church, 1:253).

1–4，活物具有靈，將永遠幸福地住在不朽的大地上；5–7，這大地屬世存在的時間是七千年；8–10，許多不同的天使在地上復興福音並服務；11，十四萬四千人的封印；12–14，基督會在第七個一千年開始時來臨；15，將有兩位先知為猶太民族興起。

1–4, Beasts have spirits and will dwell in eternal felicity on an immortal earth; 5–7, This earth has a temporal existence of 7,000 years; 8–10, Various angels restore the gospel and minister on earth; 11, The sealing of the 144,000; 12–14, Christ will come in the beginning of the seventh thousand years; 15, Two prophets will be raised up to the Jewish nation.

1 問：約翰在啟示錄第四章第六節所說的^ａ玻璃海是什麼？

1 Q. What is the ^asea of glass spoken of by John, 4th chapter, and 6th verse of the Revelation?

答：那是在聖化、不朽和^ｂ永恆狀態中的^ｃ大地。

A. It is the ^bearth, in its ^csanctified, ^dimmortal, and ^eeternal state.

2 問：同一節所說的四個活物作何解釋？

2 Q. What are we to understand by the four beasts, spoken of in the same verse?

答：那四個活物是^ａ象徵的說法，啟示者約翰用來描述^ｂ天堂，^ｃ神的樂園，人類、獸類、爬蟲類和空中飛鳥的^ｄ快樂；屬靈的事物有其屬世的樣式；屬世的事物則有其屬靈的樣式；人的^ｅ靈有其本人的樣式，^ｆ獸的靈，以及神所創造的其他一切生物的靈也是這樣。

A. They are ^afigurative expressions, used by the Revelator, John, in describing ^bheaven, the ^cparadise of God, the ^dhappiness of man, and of beasts, and of creeping things, and of the fowls of the air; that which is spiritual being in the likeness of that which is temporal; and that which is temporal in the likeness of that which is spiritual; the ^espirit of man in the likeness of his person, as also the spirit of the ^fbeast, and every other creature which God has created.

3 問：這四個活物只代表個別的活物，還是代表各等級或各序位？

3 Q. Are the four beasts limited to individual beasts, or do they represent classes or ^aorders?

答：牠們只代表顯示給約翰看的四個個別的活物，代表各事物在享有永恆^ａ幸福時，在被創造的預定序位或^ｂ範圍中，各等級的榮耀。

A. They are limited to four individual beasts, which were shown to John, to represent the glory of the classes of beings in their destined ^border or^csphere of creation, in the enjoyment of their ^deternal ^efelicity.

4 問：活物的眼睛和翅膀作何解釋？

4 Q. What are we to understand by the ^aeyes and ^bwings, which the beasts had?

答：牠們的眼睛代表光和^ａ知識，也就是說，牠們充滿知識；牠們的翅膀代表^ｂ能力，能活動、能行動，等等。

A. Their eyes are a representation of light and knowledge, that is, they are full of ^cknowledge; and their wings are a ^drepresentation of ^epower, to move, to act, etc.

5 問：約翰說的二十四位^ａ長老作何解釋？

5 Q. What are we to understand by the four and twenty ^aelders, spoken of by John?

答：那解釋是，約翰所看到的這些長老，是在他們所服務的事工中^ｂ忠信的長老，他們都去世了；他們原屬於^ｃ七個教會，而當時是在神的樂園中。

A. We are to understand that these elders whom John saw, were elders who had been ^bfaithful in the work of the ministry and were dead; who belonged to the ^cseven churches, and were then in the paradise of God.

6 問：約翰看到的那背面用七個印^ａ封住的書作何解釋？

6 Q. What are we to understand by the book which John saw, which was^asealed on the back with seven seals?

答：那解釋是，那部書中包含神已啟示的旨意、^ｂ奧祕和事工；這大地持續存在的七千年間，或大地屬世存在期間，有關神對這^ｃ大地的管理所隱藏的事。

A. We are to understand that it contains the revealed will, ^bmysteries, and the works of God; the hidden things of his economy concerning this^cearth during the seven thousand years of its continuance, or its temporal existence.

7 問：封住那部書的七個印作何解釋？

7 Q. What are we to understand by the seven ^aseals with which it was sealed?

答：那解釋是，第一個印包含^ａ第一個一千年的事，第二個印則包含第二個一千年的事，依此類推，直到第七個。

A. We are to understand that the first seal contains the things of the ^bfirstthousand years, and the ^csecond also of the second thousand years, and so on until the seventh.

8 問：啟示錄第七章第一節裡說的四位天使作何解釋？

8 Q. What are we to understand by the four ^aangels, spoken of in the 7th chapter and 1st verse of Revelation7th chapter and 1st verse of Revelation?

答：那解釋是，他們是奉神差遣的四位天使，獲得管理大地四方的能力，要拯救和毀滅生命；這些天使有^ａ永久的福音要交給各國、各族、各方、各民；有能力關閉諸天、封印到生命，或丟下去，丟到黑暗的^ｂ領域。

A. We are to understand that they are four angels sent forth from God, to whom is given power over the four parts of the earth, to save life and to destroy; these are they who have the ^beverlasting gospel to commit to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people; having power to ^cshut up the heavens, to seal up unto life, or to cast down to the ^dregions of darkness.

9 問：啟示錄第七章第二節，從東方上來的天使作何解釋？

9 Q. What are we to understand by the angel ^aascending from the east, Revelation 7th chapter and 2nd verse?

答：那解釋是，從東方上來的天使就是獲得活神的印、管理^ａ以色列十二支派的那位；所以，他向那四位擁有永久的福音的天使喊著說：不要傷害地，不要傷害海，也不要傷害樹木，直到我們印了我們神的眾僕人的^ｂ額為止。而且，你們若肯領受，這人就是要來聚集以色列各支派並^ｃ復興萬物的^ｄ以利亞。

A. We are to understand that the angel ascending from the east is he to whom is given the seal of the living God over the twelve tribes of ^bIsrael; wherefore, he crieth unto the four angels having the everlasting gospel, saying: Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their ^cforeheads. And, if you will receive it, this is ^dElias which was to come to gather together the tribes of Israel and ^erestore all things.

10 問：這一章所說的事要在什麼時候完成？

10 Q. What time are the things spoken of in this chapter to be accomplished?

答：那些事要在^ａ第六個一千年，或在揭開第六個印的時候完成。

A. They are to be accomplished in the ^asixth thousand years, or the opening of the sixth seal.

11 問：從以色列各支派中封印^ａ十四萬四千人──每一支派一萬二千人作何解釋？

11 Q. What are we to understand by sealing the one ^ahundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel—twelve thousand out of every tribe?

答：那解釋是，那些被封印的是^ｂ大祭司，他們被按立到神的神聖序位，主理永久的福音；他們是各國、各族、各方、各民中，由獲得管理地上萬國之能力的天使按立的人，要帶領所有願意歸向^ｃ長子教會的人。

A. We are to understand that those who are sealed are ^bhigh priests, ordained unto the holy order of God, to administer the everlasting gospel; for they are they who are ordained out of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, by the angels to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, to bring as many as will come to the church of the^cFirstborn.

12 問：啟示錄第八章中提到的吹^ａ號作何解釋？

12 Q. What are we to understand by the sounding of the ^atrumpets, mentioned in the 8th chapter of Revelation?

答：那解釋是，神在六天內造了世界，在第七天完成祂的工作，並加以^ｂ聖化，又用地上的^ｃ塵土造人，正如這樣，在第七個一千年開始，主神要^ｄ聖化大地，並完成人類的救恩，^ｅ審判萬物；並將^ｆ救贖萬物，除了祂封印萬物到萬物的結局時，沒有放進祂能力內的以外；而那七位天使吹號，就是在第七個一千年開始時祂的事工的準備與完成──在祂來臨前預備道路。

A. We are to understand that as God ^bmade the world in six days, and on the seventh day he finished his work, and ^csanctified it, and also formed man out of the ^ddust of the earth, even so, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years will the Lord God ^esanctify the earth, and complete the salvation of man, and ^fjudge all things, and shall ^gredeemall things, except that which he hath not put into his power, when he shall have sealed all things, unto the end of all things; and the sounding of the trumpets of the seven angels are the preparing and finishing of his work, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years—the ^hpreparing of the way before the time of his coming.

13 問：啟示錄第九章裡記載的事，要在什麼時候完成？

13 Q. When are the things to be accomplished, which are written in the 9th chapter of Revelation?

答：那些事要在第七個印揭開之後、在基督來臨之前完成。

A. They are to be accomplished after the ^aopening of the seventh seal,^bbefore the coming of Christ.

14 問：啟示錄第十章提到的，被約翰^ａ吃掉的小書卷作何解釋？

14 Q. What are we to understand by the little book which was ^aeaten by John, as mentioned in the 10th chapter of Revelation?

答：那解釋是，那是一項使命和教儀，要他去^ｂ聚集以色列各支派；看啊，這位就是以利亞，根據記載，他必須來^ｃ復興萬事。

A. We are to understand that it was a mission, and an ordinance, for him to ^bgather the tribes of Israel; behold, this is Elias, who, as it is written, must come and ^crestore all things.

15 問：啟示錄第十一章的兩個^ａ見證人作何解釋？

15 Q. What is to be understood by the two ^awitnesses, in theeleventh chapter of Revelation?

答：他們是要在^ｂ末世，在^ｃ復興的時代，為^ｄ猶太民族興起的兩位先知，要在猶太人聚集，並在他們祖先的^ｅ土地上建造耶路撒冷城後，向他們預言。　

A. They are two prophets that are to be raised up to the ^bJewish nation in the last days, at the time of the ^crestoration, and to prophesy to the Jews after they are gathered and have built the city of Jerusalem in the ^dlandof their fathers.