The Israel of God (simplified Chinese characters)

神的以色列 The Israel of God 作者:司考特»¢克拉克R. Scott Clark 历史神学与系统神学副教授 西敏斯特加州神学院 2003 版权所有 序言 Introduction 末世论(Eschatology)这一个词的含义远比我们所说会在最后的日子里将要发生的那些事来得多。我们在末世论中所说得我们要做的事都源于神在历史里的作为。 争论的中心是关于«神的以色列»的问题(加拉太书 6:16)。当然,这不是一个新问题。主在世间的事工期间,以及在他复活后升天前,门徒一次次问他,«主啊,你复兴以色列国,就在这时候吗?»(使徒行传 1:6). 事实上,一种广为流传的拉比式的普遍观念是弥赛亚应该是一个强大的政治军事人物,有着大卫般的力量和才干»”»”«大卫杀死万万» (撒母耳计上 18:7)。约翰福音 6:14-15 记载着, 众人看见耶稣所行的神迹,就说:«这真是那要到世上来的先知。» 15耶稣知道群众要来强迫他作王,就独自又退到山上去了。 而与一些人所想的不同,建立一个地上的国度是与他到来的初衷格格不入的。而且,在他的生命的最后时刻,在他得胜的时刻,他并不是要建立一个地上的王国,而是为了实现预言。 «锡安的居民哪,不要惧怕;看哪,你的王来了,他骑着小驴来了。» (约翰福音 12:15; 以赛亚 40:9; 撒迦利亚 9:9). 耶稣教导他的门徒等人,他来并不是为了他们所盼望的国度,而是来拯救众人脱离罪恶。最终,当以色列民众无法再忍受他拒绝接受他们的末世论,他们对历史的计划,他们在十字架上钉死了他。经上说, 祭司长、经学家和长老也同样讥笑他,说:«他救了别人,却不能救自己。如果他是以色列的王,现在可以从十字架上下来,我们就信他。 (马太福音 27:41-42) 令人心痛的是,很多基督徒也同意这些祭司长和经学家。传统的时代论(Dispensationalism)长期以来认为法利赛人对圣经有着正确的解释方法,只是得到了错误的结论*1。 时代论前千禧年派(Dispensational-Premillennial)相信神对亚伯拉罕起了誓(创世纪15和17章),会给他地上的民。因此, 在时代论中,神的本意是要建立这样的一群人。而犹太人拒绝了第一个提议(或耶稣拒绝了他们的条件!),那就一定会在千禧年时有一个地上的,犹太人的,圣地 上的国度。 根据时代论,神衷心创建这样一个地上的民族,这是道成肉身,童女生子和耶稣在世上事工的重要原因。如果人们接受了神的这样的提议,那么耶稣就不会死了。在这样的主题下,他们认为耶稣在十字架上的赎救的死只是神对以色列民族计划中的一种快乐的副产品。 . . . Continue reading →

Israele Di Dio (Italian)

© R. Scott Clark 2003  Tutti i Diritti Riservati Traduzione Italiana di Andrea Suraci, Ottobre 2008 Introduzione Nella questione della “fine dei tempi” o delle “ultime cose” (Escatologia) c’è molto di più di quanto diciamo che effettivamente accadrà negli ultimi giorni. Noi . . . Continue reading →

Office Hours: What the Bible Actually Says About the End Times

In this episode Office Hours talks with Dr Kim Riddlebarger, author of The Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth About the Antichrist and about how to read Scripture the way God intends for it to be read. Kim is pastor of Christ . . . Continue reading →

Kim Riddlebarger on the History Channel

Congratulations to WSC alumnus and pastor of Christ URC (Anaheim), Kim Riddlebarger. He was watching the history channel talk about the Antichrist and who pops up on the screen but Kim himself!. There aren’t many books on this question. You should get . . . Continue reading →

Guy Waters on the Christian's Task

“Our task as Christians is not to try through social action or labors or endeavors of one sort or the other to usher in the new heavens and the new earth ourselves. We’re not the agents of that. That’s something God’s going . . . Continue reading →

The Presiding Bishop’s Over-Realized Eschatology

In her opening address to 2009 convention of the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) the most reverend the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding Bishop of the ECUSA, declared, The crisis of this moment has several parts, and like Episcopalians, particularly the ones . . . Continue reading →

Free Audio: Horton and Godfrey on the "Last Days"

Thanks to pastor Christopher Gordon of Lynden URC for posting these lectures by my colleagues at Westminster Seminary California. Update 25 Dec 2008 The format for the files has been been converted to MP3. #1: Dr. W. Robert Godfrey When Will These . . . Continue reading →