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以赛亚书［第十三章］
Book of Isaiah 13

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以赛亚书［第十三章］|Book of Isaiah 13

【神以战争作审判】

主讲: 陈炎明牧师

27/04/2022

前言：

罪人的本性就是好战、争赢！其实灵界的事实是黑暗的权势在搅动人心，造成混乱•••。

一、借巴比伦的混乱（V1-5）

先知指明这是关于巴比伦的预言，首先我们要明白巴比伦的意思就是【混乱】，他们似乎很强势、很高傲、几乎是高举自己过于神的一种现象。这种权势可以追溯到古代巴别塔的精神、巴比伦帝国的权势、和启示录所形容的末后巴比伦大城。从古至今，巴比伦的混乱就是让人自大而目中无神。

这些强势的帝国、目中无神的君王，最终被召集起来，成为神审判的工具或武器，却不知最后是透过战争自行毁灭。

二、看耶和华的日子（V6-16）

1.大灾难的浩劫（V6-10）

全本圣经有多处不断在强调一个重要的信息：【耶和华的日子】、主的日子，这都是关系到神审判的日子。场面绝对是可怕、恐怖、痛苦、悲惨，而且是前所未有的灾难，甚至日月天象都要大改变。

2.人败亡的悲情（V11-16）

人性的罪恶都难逃神的审判！特别是关乎罪恶与狂傲的人，绝对难逃神的严厉审判。除了大自然的灾害之外，家破人亡、妻离子散，人间悲剧，触目惊心。

三、神用一物治一物（V17-22）

巴比伦帝国非常强大？但是神可以兴起另一个原先不起眼的组织，为了除灭自以为不可一世的强权帝国。人的一切荣耀可以毁于一旦，人生真正的祝福在那里呢？

总结：让神管理我们的一生吧！

当我们里面好战、争赢的心发动时，我们显然也会陷入混乱和迷失的行为中；而我们所面对的挣扎或苦难，是否也是神在兴起祂的器皿来管教或审判我们呢？ 我们可以让神管理我们的一生，而不必让神兴起环境来管教我们。

Isaiah 13: God Uses War as Judgment
GK611 Morning Devotion
27/4/2022
Speaker: Rev David Tan


Introduction:

It is the nature of sinners to be warlike and to fight to win! In fact, the truth of the spiritual world is that the powers of darkness are stirring up hearts and minds and causing chaos -…

1. Through the chaos of Babylon (V1-5)

The prophet specifies that this is a prophecy about Babylon, and first we need to understand that Babylon means [chaos], a phenomenon in which they seem to be powerful, haughty, and almost exalting themselves above God. This power can be traced back to the spirit of the ancient Tower of Babel, the power of the Babylonian Empire, and the great city of Babylon at the end of time as described in Revelation. From ancient times to the present, the chaos of Babylon has been to make people arrogant and godless in their eyes.

These powerful empires, godless kings in their eyes, were eventually gathered to become instruments or weapons of God's judgment, not knowing that they were finally destroyed by themselves through war.

2. See the day of the Lord (V6-16)

(1) The disastrous catastrophe (V6-10)

There are several places throughout the Bible where an important message is constantly emphasized: [the day of the LORD], the day of the Lord, which is all about the day of God's judgment. The scenes are absolutely terrible, horrible, painful, tragic, and an unprecedented catastrophe, even the sun, moon, and sky will be greatly changed.

(2) The sadness of man's defeat (V11-16)

All the sins of human nature cannot escape the judgment of God! Especially those who are concerned with sin and arrogance absolutely cannot escape the severe judgment of God. In addition to the disasters of nature, families are broken and wives are separated, and human tragedies are shocking to the eyes.

3. God uses one thing to rule over another (V17-22)

The Babylonian Empire is very powerful? But God could have raised up another organization that was previously insignificant, in order to destroy the powerful empire that thought it was unbeatable. All the glory of man can be destroyed, and where is the true blessing of life?

Conclusion: Let God manage our whole life!

When the warlike, contending heart in us is unleashed, we obviously also fall into confused and lost behaviour; and are the struggles or sufferings we face also God raising up His vessels to discipline or judge us?

We can let God manage our whole life without having God raise up circumstances to discipline us.