提后四8 从此以后，有公义的冠冕为我存留，就是主，那公义的审判者，在那日要赏赐我的；不但赏赐我，也赏赐凡爱祂显现的人。

　　彼后一19 我们并有申言者更确定的话，你们留意这话，如同留意照在暗处的灯，直等到天发亮，晨星在你们心里出现，你们就作得好了。

　　2 Tim.4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, with which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day, and not only me but also all those who have loved His appearing.

　　2 Pet.1:19 And we have the prophetic word made more firm, to which you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

　　我们既知道主的再来是如此宝贵，就该爱慕主的显现（提后四8）。圣经末了结束在：“主耶稣啊，我愿你来！”（启二二20。）从新约的记载，我们不难发现在使徒们的心目中，他们一直认定，主必快来，他们也过着预备主再来的生活。…在路加十二章主说了一个比喻，有一个财主努力积存钱财，要叫魂享用快乐；神却对他说，无知的人哪，今夜必要你的魂（16～20）。我们能有每一个今天，实在都是主的恩典。所以只要还有今天，只要气息尚存，我们就当爱主，爱慕祂的显现，热切等待主来（腓三20），并且常以此事为勉。

　　保罗在提后四章一节对提摩太说，“我在神并那将要审判活人死人的基督耶稣面前，凭着祂的显现和祂的国度，郑重地嘱咐你。”那是保罗将要殉道之时的劝勉。他说他美好的仗已经打过了，当跑的赛程已经跑尽了，当守的信仰也已经守住了；在审判台前他必要得公义冠冕的赏赐；这冠冕也是赐给凡爱慕祂显现的人（6～8）。他以审判和国度提醒提摩太，也提醒我们，要过一个爱慕主显现的生活，这会叫我们不灰心、不退后、不软弱，忠心到底。

　　Since we know that the Lord's second coming is so precious, we should love the Lord's appearing (2 Tim. 4:8). The Bible concludes with "Come, Lord Jesus!" (Rev. 22:20). From the record in the New Testament, it is not difficult to discover that in their hearts the apostles firmly believed that the Lord would come quickly, and they also lived a life in preparation for the Lord's second coming. In the church's history, I know that Miss M.E. Barber was one who lived such a life. On the last day of 1925, Brother Nee went to pray with her, and she prayed, "Lord, do You really mean to say that You will let 1925 pass by, that You will wait until 1926 before You come back? However, on this last day I still pray that You will come back today!" Not long afterwards, Brother Nee met her on the street, and again she said to him, "It is really strange that up to this day He has not yet come back." Do not think that since we are clear concerning the signs of the Lord's coming, we can be slothful and can first love the world and then pursue the Lord when the last week comes. There is no such convenience. We should believe that the Lord is to be feared. In Luke 12 the Lord gave a parable concerning a rich man who endeavored to lay up wealth for himself so that his soul might enjoy itself and be merry. But God said to him, "Senseless one, this night they are requiring your soul from you" (vv. 16-20). Every "today" that we have is truly the Lord's grace. Therefore, as long as we have today, as long as we still have breath, we should love the Lord and His appearing, await the Lord's coming (Phil. 3:20), and always take His coming as an encouragement.

　　In 2 Timothy 4:1 Paul said to Timothy, "I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom." This is an exhortation from Paul immediately before his martyrdom. He said that he had fought the good fight, he had finished the course, and he had kept the faith, and that at the judgment seat he would be awarded the crown of righteousness, which would be awarded to all those who have loved His appearing (2 Tim. 4:6-8). He reminded Timothy, and also us, by the Lord's judgment and kingdom that we should have a living that loves the Lord's appearing. This will cause us not to be discouraged, not to backslide, not to become weak, but to remain faithful to the end.

　　我们看过也清楚知道…一切的预言之后，就需要留意并儆醒，如同留意照在暗处的灯，直等到天发亮，晨星在我们心里出现（彼后一19）。主像日头公开来临之先，要在黑暗最深时，像晨星一样向那些渴望祂显现的人显现。经上的话犹如信徒的明灯，传输属灵的光，照耀在我们的黑暗里，引导我们进入光明的白昼，直到主的显现。

　　时候已经短少了！看看圣经的预言，对照现今的世局，主来临的日子实在近了，末七即将来到。现在的关键是：我们要把自己埋在世界里，还是摆在主的手中。要知道，我们一旦把自己埋在世界里，扎了根，再要拔出来就不容易了。在这不多的年日里，我们应当预备自己，作一个爱主、事奉主的人，天天复兴、得胜，让世界过去，全心等候主来（神命定之路最新的陈明与基督来临的兆头，六四至六六、五六页）。

　　After we have seen and are clear about all these prophecies, we need to be watchful and to give heed to the prophetic word as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in our hearts (2 Pet. 1:19). Prior to His open appearing as the sun, the Lord will appear as the morning star in the darkest hour of the night to those who are longing for His appearing. The prophetic word of the Scripture, as the shining lamp to the believers, conveys spiritual light to shine in their darkness, guiding them to enter into a bright day until the day of the Lord's appearing.

　　The time is short. By studying the prophecies in the Bible and checking with the world situation today, we know that the day of the Lord's coming is very near and that the last week is approaching. The crucial question today is this: Do we want to bury ourselves in the world or put ourselves in the Lord's hand? We should know that once we bury ourselves in the world and become rooted in it, it will not be easy to be uprooted. In the few remaining days, we should get ourselves ready. Let us be those who love and serve the Lord, who are revived and are overcoming every day, and who let the world go and are waiting with all our heart for the Lord's coming (The up to date presentation of the God-ordained way and the signs concerning the coming of Christ).