【锡安之神：我们的主】
主讲: 陈炎明牧师
06/04/2022
引言：知己知彼，百战百胜！
一、锡安神山超越诸山（V1-3）
以赛亚先知的预言清楚的表明神的山，既是锡安山，她必超越诸山。教会普遍性把教会列在职场七山之其一，然而耶和华的山超越诸山；新约圣经也说基督是万有之首，因此，绝对不能相提并论。末后必有许多国的民要登神的山，到神的殿。（可是这殿在公元初已经被罗马政府拆毁了，可见第三圣殿会在末后被重建。）而且在那里就要领受主的道，明白神的【教训】Torah(其原文数字正是611)，超越世上所有学说知识，有了神的律法训诲，才有真正的智慧人生。
因此，我们在这期间忽然有感动要【迈向锡安承接神国】，深信这是圣灵的感动，这必然有神极大的美意不是吗？我们是为着荣耀之日的到来而预备。
二、唯独主是和平之君（V4）
今天世界列强都以自己的武器有多强？国防军备多先进为目标，这么一来，越强势就等同越有保障？然而这么一来，周边国家就会受到威胁，也就会加强各自的武装军备。这些举动美其名叫着让国家更安全，但事实刚好相反，因为武器的杀伤力越来越强。这和经文所说的正好背道而驰。
预言很清楚表明神末后要成就的事，当主掌权的时候，列国要被审判。武器要变成收割庄稼的工具，不再需要军备训练，无需国防部的存在。在美国纽约的联合国总部就是以这经文的下半部为宣言：“他们要将刀打成犁头，把枪打成镰刀；这国不举刀攻击那国，他们也不再学习战事。”可惜，人的作为毕竟有限。而且联合国虽然是由基督教背景的国家所发动，但是为了尊重各个不同国家的宗教信仰，而把上文所说的神拿掉，结果混杂了原本的信仰立场。所以联合国绝对无法带来真正的和平。
唯独基督是和平之君，只有在基督里才有真和平！
三、作恶者难免遭神刑罚（V5-22）
1.神子民本要行在光中（V5）
只要保守自己，在神的光中行走，既是没有犯罪的事（或者有过失就要及时会改），就没有什么不能依靠神而得胜的事。
2.岂能落在偶像权势中（V6-9）
以色列有独一真神为保障，怎么还会被外邦的偶像等迷信风俗给迷惑呢？你说卑贱人，无知的人才向偶像屈膝，可是原来连尊贵人也一样向偶像下拜。可见人如果没有好好保守自己的心，都会落在黑暗权势的迷惑中。
如今网络世界的异端邪说更是五花八门，我们要如何保守自己不失脚呢？除了牢记神的话，还要往更高的敬虔人生方向追求不是吗？
3.神必降罚于审判之日（V10-22）
这里三次说到躲避耶和华的惊吓和祂威严的荣光！这是一种诗歌体的描述方式，所形容的是指着神降罚的日子。既是末后的审判日。骄傲的人必要屈膝，自高的必要降卑。意思说，无论你今天有多风光？你多有权势财势？在那日子什么人都无法躲避。唯独耶和华被尊崇，意思说只有敬畏神、敬拜神、尊崇神的人有出路。
总结：神是最终的审判之主
谁能够躲避神的审判呢？
超越众山的锡安之神，就是我们所亲爱的主，只要坚心信靠祂，就是我们人生的坚固的保障。
Isaiah 2: The God of Zion: Our Lord
GK611 Morning Devotion
06/04/2022
Speaker: Rev David Tan
Introduction:
Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will win every battles!
1. Mount Zion, mountain of God Beyond the Mountains (V1-3)
The prophecy of Isaiah clearly shows that the mountain of God, which is Mount Zion, will surpass the mountains. The church is universally listed as one of the seven mountains of the workplace, but the mountain of the Lord surpasses all mountains; the New Testament also says that Christ is the head of all things, and therefore there is absolutely no comparison between them. In the end, many nations will ascend the mountain of God and come to the temple of God. (But this temple was demolished by the Roman government in the beginning of the A.D., so that the Third Temple will be rebuilt at the end.) And there they will receive the word of the Lord, and understand the Torah (whose original number is 611), and transcend all the doctrinal knowledge in the world, and have the teaching of God’s law, so that they can have a truly wise life.
Therefore, we are suddenly moved to [move towards Zion to take up the kingdom of God] during this period, convinced that this is a move of the Holy Spirit, which must have the great will of God, must not it? We are preparing for the coming of the day of glory.
2. The Lord alone is the Prince of Peace (V4)
Today the world powers are aiming at how strong their weapons are? How advanced is the defense armament as the goal, so that the more powerful is equivalent to more secure? Yet in this way, neighbouring countries are threatened and will strengthen their respective armed armaments. These moves beautifully claim to make the country more secure, but the opposite is true, as the weapons become more and more lethal. This is exactly the opposite of what the scriptures say.
Prophecy clearly indicates what God will accomplish at the end, when the Lord reigns, and the nations will be judged. Weapons will become tools for harvesting, and there will no longer be a need for armament training or the presence of a ministry of defense. It is with the second half of this scripture that the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA, declares, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” Unfortunately, there are limits to what man can do, after all. And although the United Nations was started by countries of Christian background, the God mentioned above was taken out in order to respect the religious beliefs of each different country, and as a result, the original faith positions were mixed up. So the United Nations can never bring true peace.
Christ alone is the Prince of Peace, and only in Christ there is true peace!
3. Those who do evil are inevitably punished by God (V5-22)
(1) The people of God were meant to walk in the light (V5)
As long as one keeps oneself and walks in the light of God, there is nothing that cannot be won by relying on God, since there is no sin (or if there is a fault, it will be corrected in time).
(2) How can we fall in the power of idols (V6-9)
How could Israel be confused by the superstitious customs of the Gentiles, such as idols, when they had the one true God as their guarantee? You say that only the lowly and ignorant bow down to idols, but it turns out that even the noble worship idols. It is evident that if people do not keep their hearts well, they will fall into the delusion of the powers of darkness.
Nowadays, there are many different kinds of heresies in the Internet world, how can we keep ourselves from losing our feet? In addition to remembering God’s word, we must also pursue a higher direction of godly living, don’t we?
(3) God will send punishment on the day of judgment (V10-22)
Three times here it speaks of hiding from the fright of the Lord and the glory of His majesty! This is a poetic style of description, and what is described refers to the day when God sends punishment. It is the day of judgment at the end of time. The proud shall bow down, and the proud shall be humbled. It means, “No matter how good you are today? How powerful and wealthy you are? No one will be able to escape that day. Only the Lord is exalted, which means that only those who fear God, worship God, and honour God will have a way out.
Conclusion: God is the ultimate judge
Who can hide from the judgment of God?
The God of Zion, who transcends all mountains, is our dear Lord, and if we trust in Him with all our hearts, He is the strong guarantee of our lives.
