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譯本是參照 AFV (A Faithful Version) 2009
1. Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and awesome: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is filled up. 2. And I saw a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having the lyres of God. 3. And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and awesome are Your works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are Your ways, King of the saints. 4. Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You only are holy; and all the nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgements have been revealed.” 5. And after these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. 6. And the seven angels who had the seven last plagues came out of the temple; they were clothed in linen, pure and bright, and girded about the chest with golden breastplates. 7. And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, Who lives into the ages of eternity. 8. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power; and no one was able to enter inside the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. (A Faithful Version)
1. 此時有一異象出現,寬宏而且奇妙:七位使者帶著最終的七災,是從神的怒氣而來。
2. 我看見一大海是個玻璃與火的混合體,其戈戈上是得勝的人,是因為勝過那獸和它的像,沒有受過它的印,不受數字的引誘,這些得勝之人拿著七弦樂器站在海上。
3. 唱著摩西的凱歌,他是人神的使者,那歌是頌讚那羔羊,歌詞是:祢是何等的寬宏和奇妙,是因為祢手所作的工,祢不單是全能,正義與真理由祢而出,是眾聖徒的尊者。
4. 啊,有誰不敬畏,不頌讚祢的名?只因祢就是那位全然成聖的。萬國萬民在祢面前都要俯首膜拜,只為祢的公義得到彰顯。
5. 接著,見會幕中的約櫃被抬出來。
6. 那帶著七災的使者,從會幕而出,穿著純淨明亮的細麻衣,有祭司的金甲掛在胸前。
7. 四活物中的一位,給每人一個寬淺的碗,盛滿了神的怒氣,祂是從今時活到永久那位。
8. 接續會幕中煙霧迷漫,是從神的榮耀和能力發出,無人能在此時進出,直到七位使者手上的七災全部完畢。
這段描述是一個對比的過程,一個是能刻服私慾引誘,另一個是被私慾的引誘,二個不同的結局。
為什麼慾本身是私有,那是因為造物者的創造是以個體為本。後代按現在科技的認知,是有DNA的承傳是從懷孕的母親而來,內中有XY的染色體作用所致。而人是有獨立選擇的自由,因此在約翰的理解也是這樣。只因這是小說的形式,不是論理的地方,為此在說事的時候,以人性的共識 (受污染) 例如怒氣這東西,去描述禍事的出現緣因。事實上,神會發怒?不快都不會,因為祂看透萬事,不同人,有許多局限。神沒有私慾沒有情緒,有的是理解,愛心表達是最能了解的人性軟弱,而生出的愛護。
如果接受上述對的神的表述,此處降禍不是神的心意,是人為。就算是古蛇,那個魔,都沒有強迫,是利誘,去引發人內的的慾念。不以真身,是所有做壞的人,會採用的方式。今日的民主社會,有許多虛假的代理人或者機構,就是要撇開自己責任的最好方法。
能夠認清偶像對人的真實作用,約翰說得明白,不被誘惑的信眾,就是那些拿著七弦樂器,立在大海之上,有玻璃與火同作印證的那位。

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