帖前一10 并且等候祂的儿子从诸天降临，就是祂从死人中所复活，那拯救我们脱离要来忿怒的耶稣。

　　启二二20 见证这些事的说，是的，我必快来！阿们。主耶稣啊，我愿你来！

　　我的负担在这里：使徒们写新约的时候，在他们的心目中，主就要来了；所以，从新约的教训看，他们所过的生活，就是在预备主的再来。这好比久别的亲人，即将回来，全家都准备好去迎接。又像待嫁的女子，知道结婚的日子，一心一意等待那天的来到。……帖撒罗尼迦前书……每一章末了都是以主的来临作结束。可想而知，〔该书的著者保罗〕是一个爱主显现的人（提后四8）。我们也当如此（神圣分赐的异象与新路实行的指引，三五至三六页）。

　　1 Thes. 1:10 And await His Son from the heavens, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath which is coming.

　　Rev. 22:20 He who testifies these things says, Yes, I come quickly. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

　　My burden is this: When the apostles wrote the New Testament, to them the Lord was coming soon. Hence, the teaching of the New Testament shows us that their living was in preparation for the Lord’s return. This is like the situation in which some long-separated relatives are soon to return. The entire family is prepared to welcome them. It is also like a girl waiting to be married, who knows of the wedding day and who is waiting wholeheartedly for that day to arrive….Each chapter of 1 Thessalonians concludes with the Lord’s coming back. From this we can see that Paul was one who loved the Lord’s appearing (2 Tim. 4:8). We also should be this way. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 3, “The Vision of the Divine Dispensing and Guidelines for the Practice of the New Way,” p. 297)

　　我们既爱祂的显现，就热切等待祂的来临（腓三20，帖前一10）。因此，我们的将来就集中在祂身上；我们的生活表明我们在地上没有盼望，我们的盼望是要来的主，祂是我们永远的定命。保罗在林前七章这样说，“弟兄们，我对你们说，时候缩短了。从此以后，那有妻子的，要像没有妻子；哀哭的，要像不哀哭；喜乐的，要像不喜乐；置买的，要像无所拥有；使用世物的，要像不浪费使用；因这世界的样子正在逝去。”（29~31）祂才是我们真实的盼望。

　　我们可以把对主再来的渴望发表成为对祂的祷告，呼求说，“主耶稣啊，我愿你来！”（启二二20）我们常常这样呼求祂来，好作为我们对祂再来的响应（神圣分赐的异象与新路实行的指引，三六至三七页）。

　　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。……在一九二五年最后一天，倪弟兄去找〔和受恩教士〕一同祷告，她祷告说，“主啊，难道你真要让一九二五年过去么？难道你真要等到一九二六年才再来么？然而，在这末了的一天，我还求你今天就来！”不久倪弟兄在路上遇见她，她又向他说，“真希奇，为何到今天，祂还没有来！”……在路加十二章主说了一个比喻。有一个财主努力积攒钱财，要叫魂享用快乐；神却对他说，无知的人哪，今夜必要你的魂（路十二16~20）。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，爱祂的显现，热切等待主来（腓三20），并且常以此事为勉。

　　保罗……说那美好的仗他已经打过了，当跑的赛程他已经跑尽了，当守的信仰他也已经守住了；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主显现的人（提后四6~8）。他以审判和国度提醒提摩太，也提醒我们，要过一个爱主显现的生活，这会叫我们不灰心、不退后、不软弱，忠心到底（神命定之路最新的陈明与基督来临的兆头，六四至六六页）。

　　参读：新约总论，第一百一十一至一百一十二、一百八十六、二百二十六、二百二十八至二百二十九、二百四十三篇。

　　Since we love the Lord’s appearing, we should earnestly wait for His coming (Phil. 3:20; 1 Thes. 1:10). Hence, our future is with Him. Our living should indicate that we have no other hope on this earth. Our hope is in the coming Lord. He is our eternal destiny. In 1 Corinthians 7 Paul says, “…The time is shortened. Henceforth both those who have wives should be as though they had none, and those who weep as though they did not weep, and those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, and those who buy as though they did not possess, and those who use the world as though they did not abuse it; for the fashion of this world is passing away” (vv. 29-31). Christ is our real hope.

　　We may express our desire for the Lord’s return in the way of a prayer to Him, calling, “Come, Lord Jesus!” (Rev. 22:20). We should always call for His coming. This becomes our response to His return. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 3, “The Vision of the Divine Dispensing and Guidelines for the Practice of the New Way” pp. 297-298)

　　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….On the last day of 1925, Brother Nee went to pray with Miss M. E. Barber, 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 afterward, 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.”... 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, “Foolish 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.

　　Paul... 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. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 3, “The Up-to-date Presentation of the God-ordained Way and the Signs concerning the Coming of Christ,” pp. 587-588)

　　Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 111-112, 186, 226, 228-229, 243