三 在主再来的那日子以前，必有背道的事，并且那不法的人，就是敌基督，要显露出来—帖后二3、7： |
Ｃ Before the day of the Lord’s second coming, the apostasy will come, and the man of lawlessness, Antichrist, will be revealed — 2 Thes. 2:3, 7: |
１ 罪就是不法，就是在神管治人的原则以外，不在这原则之下过生活—约壹三4。 |
１ Sin is lawlessness, which is the living of a life outside of and not under the principle of God’s ruling over man — 1 John 3:4. |
２ 今天不法的奥秘在列国和人类社会中运行，只等敌基督那不法者显露出来；因为灭亡的人不领受对真理的爱，神就使那活动有力、迷惑人的错谬，运行在他们里面，叫他们信从虚谎—帖后二11。 |
２ The mystery of lawlessness is working today among the nations and in human society until Antichrist as the man of lawlessness is revealed; because the perishing ones do not receive the love of the truth, God sends to them an operation of error, an active power of misleading, that they might believe the lie — 2 Thes. 2:11. |
３ 因此，我们能看见以赛亚五章二十节应验在那些相信谎言的人身上：“祸哉，那些称恶为善，称善为恶，以暗为光，以光为暗，以苦为甜，以甜为苦的人！” |
３ Thus, we can see that Isaiah 5:20 is fulfilled with the ones who believe the lie — “Woe to those who call evil good, / And good evil; / Who put darkness for light, / And light for darkness; / Who put bitter for sweet, / And sweet for bitter!” |
四 今世末了的三年半大灾难要开始时，敌基督要把那行毁坏的可憎偶像，就是他自己的像，设立在圣殿里，叫人敬拜那像和他（太二四15，但九27，启十三14，十四9、11）；这表明在主回来以前，神的殿要被重建（帖后二4）。 |
Ｄ When the great tribulation, the last three and a half years of this age, is about to begin, Antichrist will set up an abominable idol of desolation, an image of himself, in the temple and make people worship both it and him (Matt. 24:15; Dan. 9:27; Rev. 13:14; 14:9, 11); this shows that the temple of God will be rebuilt before the Lord comes back (2 Thes. 2:4). |
五 洪水以前的挪亚世代被邪恶的生活所麻醉，其光景描绘出主的来临和大灾难以前，世人生活的危险光景—太二四3、21、27、37、39，路十七26~27，二一34~36。 |
Ｅ The conditions of evil living that stupefied the generation of Noah before the flood portray the perilous condition of man’s living before the Lord’s coming and the great tribulation — Matt. 24:3, 21, 27, 37, 39; Luke 17:26-27; 21:34-36. |
六 主再来的一种兆头是许多信徒的信心都失掉了—“人子来的时候，在地上找得到信心么？”—十八8。 |
Ｆ A sign of the Lord’s second coming is a lack of faith among many of His believers — “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” — 18:8. |
七 主再来的另一种兆头是：“只因不法的事增多，许多人的爱心就渐渐冷淡了”—太二四12，启二4。 |
Ｇ Another sign of the Lord’s second coming is that “because lawlessness will be multiplied, the love of the many will grow cold” — Matt. 24:12; Rev. 2:4. |
八 末世和主再来的一个兆头是过度积攒钱财—“你们在末后的日子积蓄财宝”—雅五3： |
Ｈ A sign of the end times and of the Lord’s second coming is the over-accumulation of wealth — “You have stored up treasure in the last days” — James 5:3: |
１ 主再来之前，在末后的日子，人要空前地积攒钱财，因此不晓得他们要来的悲惨，以及他们受神审判悲惨的定命—太十六27。 |
１ In the last days before the Lord’s coming, men will accumulate wealth in an unprecedented way and will thus be unaware of their coming miseries and their miserable destiny of God’s judgment — Matt. 16:27. |
２ 在末后的日子，人不仅享受物质的东西，并且放纵情欲和空前的宴乐也特别多—雅五1~6，参亚五5~11。 |
２ In the last days there will be a multiplication of material enjoyment and lustful indulgence with unprecedented hedonism — James 5:1-6; cf. Zech. 5:5-11. |
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帖后二3 ……那日子以前，必有背道的事先来，并有那不法的人，就是灭亡之子，显露出来。 7 因为那不法的奥秘已经发动，只等那现在的抑制者被除去。 11 所以，神就使错谬运行在他们里面，叫他们信从虚谎。 在主再来的那日子以前，必有背道的事，并有那不法的人，就是敌基督，要显露出来〔帖后二3〕。所以，这些事也都是主再来的预兆。今天虽然敌基督还没有显露出来，但那不法的奥秘，已经在地上发动〔2〕，所以地上已经有了一些背道的事。这也是告诉我们，主再来的日子不会太远了（圣经要道卷六，一六五九页）。 因为灭亡的人不领受对真理的爱，就是神要赐给他们，使他们得救的（帖后二10），所以神就使那活动有力、迷惑人的错谬，运行在他们里面，叫他们信从虚谎（圣经恢复本，帖后二11注1）。 |
2 Thes. 2:3 …It will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition. 7 For it is the mystery of lawlessness that is now operating, but only until the one now restraining goes out of the way. 11 And because of this God sends to them an operation of error that they might believe the lie. Before the day of the Lord’s second coming, the apostasy will come, and the man of lawlessness, Antichrist, will be revealed [2 Thes. 2:3]. These things are signs of the Lord’s second coming. Although Antichrist has not yet been revealed, the mystery of lawlessness is already operating on the earth [v. 7], so the earth is filled with apostasy. This tells us that the day of the Lord’s second coming is not far off. (CWWL, 1932-1949, vol. 4, “Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, Volume 6,” p. 608) Because the perishing ones did not receive the love of the truth, which God intended to give them that they might be saved (2 Thes. 2:10), God sends to them an operation of error, an active power of misleading, that they might believe the lie. (2 Thes. 2:11, footnote 1) |
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但以理九章二十七节……预言……说，在末了一七之半，就是在召会这个时代末了的七年过了一半的时候，敌基督要〔在圣地〕设立起那可憎的偶像〔太二四15〕。……“圣地”，照帖后二章四节看，必是指圣殿。所以将来敌基督必是把那行毁坏的可憎偶像，设立在圣殿里，叫人敬拜，而那偶像也必是他自己的像（启十三14，十四9、11）。这就叫我们知道，从前在耶路撒冷……的圣殿，将来还要被建造起来，到了末了的三年半要开始的时候，也就是大灾难要起头的时候，敌基督要在其中设立他的像。一有这些事，主再来的日子可真是近了。……我们不要盼望留在地上看见这些事，我们该盼望……在三年半大灾难之前，就被主提去，离地上升，而与主同在了。 〔提后三章一至五节〕是末世的写真，……也可说都是主再来的预兆。……在这末世的日子，人除了爱自己，就是最爱钱财。……再就是自夸、狂傲、毁谤神。……今天的人，谁也不肯受约束，都是打起自由的牌子来，卤莽行事，为高傲所蒙蔽。爱宴乐不爱神，更是今天的一种特征。……这些都是主再来的预兆，都该提醒我们，叫我们儆醒预备，等候主来。 祂再来的时候，许多信徒的信心都失掉了〔路十八8〕。所以今天信徒这种很少有信心的光景，也是主要再来的一种预兆（圣经要道卷六，一六五九至一六六○、一六五五至一六五七页）。 主快再来之前，有一个清楚的预兆，就是在这一段时间里，有许多人要空前地积攒钱财。……从来没有那么多的财富，会像主要再来之时那么多的。……人不仅享受物质的东西，并且放纵情欲的事也特别多。……我在这里说这些话，……乃是要告诉全世界的弟兄姊妹：主的再来近了！我们要趁着钱财还有用，还在自己手上的时候，花费在主身上（倪柝声文集第三辑第十五册，二二五、二二九、二三四页）。 参读：神命定之路最新的陈明与基督来临的兆头，第六至七篇。 |
The prophecy spoken of through Daniel indicates that the abomination of desolation will occur in the “middle of the week” (9:27), the last half of the final seven years of the church age. In the middle of this week, Antichrist will set up the abomination of desolation in the holy place [Matt. 24:15]. According to 2 Thessalonians 2:4, holy place refers to the temple of God. Antichrist will set up an abominable idol of desolation, an image of himself (Rev. 13:14; 14:9, 11), in the temple and make people worship it. This shows that the temple in Jerusalem will be restored. When the great tribulation, the last three and a half years, is about to begin, Antichrist will set up his image in the temple. When this happens, the day of the Lord’s second coming will be very close….We should have no desire to be on earth to see the fulfillment of this prophecy; instead, our hope should be focused on being raptured by the Lord from the earth to His presence before the three and a half years of the great tribulation. Second Timothy 3:1-5 describes the condition of human society at the end of this age... [as] a sign of the Lord’s second coming…. In the last days men will love themselves the most, followed closely by money….There also will be boasting, arrogance, reviling, and the blaspheming of God….People today do not want to be restricted; they all do things recklessly and arrogantly under the guise of freedom. It is also a particular characteristic of people today to be lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God….These are all signs of the Lord’s second coming, and they should remind us that we must watch and be prepared for the Lord to come. By the time of His second coming, many of the believers will have little faith [Luke 18:8]. A lack of faith among believers is a sign of the Lord’s second coming. (CWWL, 1932-1949, vol. 4, “Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, Volume 6,” pp. 608-609, 605-607) Before the Lord’s imminent coming, there will be clear signs. During this time, men will accumulate wealth in an unprecedented way….No other age will see as much wealth as the age immediately preceding the Lord’s return. Not only is there a multiplication of material enjoyment, but there is a multiplication of lustful indulgence. I am saying this to let all the brothers and sisters throughout the whole world know that the day of the Lord is approaching! We have to spend whatever we have on the Lord, while the money is still useful. (CWWN, vol. 61, “Matured Leadings in the Lord’s Recovery (1),” pp. 201, 203-204, 208) Further Reading: CWWL, 1990, vol. 3, “The Up-to-date Presentation of the God-ordained Way and the Signs concerning the Coming of Christ,” chs. 6-7 |