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2025-03-14

March 14

Reading for Today: 今日读经：

  • Numbers 25:1–26:65
  • 民数记 25:1–26:65
  • Psalm 34:1-7
  • 诗篇 34:1-7
  • Proverbs 11:28
  • 箴言 11:28
  • Mark 13:21-37
  • 马可福音 13:21-37

Notes: 注解：

Numbers 25:3 joined to Baal of Peor. Israel engaged in acts of sexual immorality with the women of Moab. Since this was part of the pagan cult that was worshiped by the Moabites, the Israelites joined in these idolatrous practices. The Israelites yoked themselves to the false god of the Moabites and the Midianites, referred to as Baal of Peor. This was a violation of the first commandment. 民数记 25:3 与巴力·毗珥连合。 以色列人与摩押女子行淫乱之事。由于这是摩押人所敬拜异教崇拜的一部分，以色列人也加入了这些拜偶像的习俗。以色列人将自己与摩押人和米甸人的假神连合，这假神被称为巴力·毗珥。这违反了第一条诫命。

Numbers 25:10–13 Because of Phinehas's zeal for God's holiness, the Lord made "a covenant of an everlasting priesthood" with him so that through his family line would come all future legitimate high priests (see Ps. 106:30, 31). This promise will extend even into the millennial kingdom (see Ezek. 40:46; 44:10, 15; 48:11). 民数记 25:10–13 因非尼哈为神的圣洁大发热心，耶和华与他立"永远当祭司职任的约"，使所有未来合法的大祭司都从他的家族而出（参见诗106:30,31）。这应许甚至延伸到千禧年国度（参见结40:46；44:10,15；48:11）。

Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD. A special manifestation of Yahweh Himself at strategic historical junctures (see Gen. 16:7ff,18, 19; 31:11ff.; Josh. 5; Judg. 6; 13). A strong case can be made that these were preincarnate appearances of the Lord Jesus Christ. 诗篇 34:7 耶和华的使者。 耶和华自己在关键历史时刻的特殊显现（参见创16:7及后续，18,19；31:11及后续；书5；士6；13）。有充分理由认为这些是主耶稣基督道成肉身前的显现。

Mark 13:26 Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. Jesus will return to earth in the same manner in which He left it (see Acts 1:9–11; Dan. 7:13, 14; Rev. 1:7). The psalmist said that God uses "clouds" as His chariot (Ps. 104:3), and Isaiah 19:1 pictures the Lord riding on a cloud. Although these "clouds" could be natural, they more likely describe the supernatural "glory cloud" that represented God's presence in Old Testament Israel (Rev. 1:7). While Christ possesses "great power and glory," His return will be accompanied with visible manifestations of that power and glory (see Rev. 6:15–17; 11:15–19; 16:17–21; 19:11–16)—He will redeem the elect, restore the devastated earth, and establish His rule on earth. 马可福音 13:26 他们要看见人子有大能力、大荣耀，驾云降临。 耶稣将以祂离开时的同样方式返回地上（参见徒1:9-11；但7:13,14；启1:7）。诗人说神用"云彩"为车辇（诗104:3），以赛亚书19:1描绘耶和华驾云而来。虽然这些"云彩"可能是自然的，但更可能描述的是在旧约以色列代表神同在的超自然"荣耀云彩"（启1:7）。基督拥有"大能力和大荣耀"，祂的回来将伴随这能力和荣耀的可见彰显（参见启6:15-17；11:15-19；16:17-21；19:11-16）——祂将救赎选民，恢复被毁的地球，并在地上建立祂的统治。

DAY 14: Can anyone know the exact time and day of Christ's return? 第14天：有人能知道基督再来的确切时间和日期吗？

Jesus' own words could not be clearer: "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father" (Mark 13:32). The exact day and time of Christ's return will not be revealed in advance to any man. At this time, it was known only to God the Father. While all the angelic beings enjoy intimacy with God, hover around His throne to do His bidding (Is. 26:2–7), and continually behold Him (Matt. 18:10), they have no knowledge of the time of Christ's return. 耶稣自己的话再清楚不过了："但那日子、那时辰，没有人知道，连天上的使者也不知道，子也不知道，惟有父知道"（可13:32）。基督再来的确切日子和时间不会预先向任何人揭示。在当时，只有父神知道。虽然所有天使都与神亲近，环绕祂的宝座遵行祂的旨意（赛26:2-7），并且常见祂的面（太18:10），但他们不知道基督再来的时间。

When Jesus spoke these words to the disciples, even He had no knowledge of the date and time of His return. Although Jesus was fully God (John 1:1, 14), when He became a man, He voluntarily restricted the use of certain divine attributes (Phil. 2:6–8). He did not manifest them unless directed by the Father (John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38). He demonstrated His omniscience on several occasions (see John 2:25; 3:13), but He voluntarily restricted that omniscience to only those things God wanted Him to know during the days of His humanity (John 15:15). Such was the case regarding the knowledge of the date and time of His return. After He was resurrected, Jesus resumed His full divine knowledge (see Matt. 28:18; Acts 1:7). 当耶稣向门徒说这些话时，甚至祂自己也不知道祂再来的日期和时间。虽然耶稣完全是神（约1:1,14），但当祂成为人时，祂自愿限制了某些神性属性的运用（腓2:6-8）。除非父指示，否则祂不彰显这些属性（约4:34；5:30；6:38）。祂在几个场合展现了祂的全知（参见约2:25；3:13），但祂在世为人期间，自愿将祂的全知限制在神要祂知道的事情上（约15:15）。关于祂再来的日期和时间的知识就是这种情况。耶稣复活后，祂恢复了祂完全的神性知识（参见太28:18；徒1:7）。

Based upon that, a Christian's role is to "watch and pray" (Mark 13:33). Christ sounded a warning for believers to be on guard in two practical ways: 1) "watch" is a call to stay awake and be alert, looking for approaching danger; and 2) "pray" emphasizes the believer's constant need for divine assistance in this endeavor. Even believers do not have in themselves sufficient resources to be alert to spiritual dangers that can so easily surprise them. 基于此，基督徒的角色是"警醒祷告"（可13:33）。基督警告信徒要在两个实际方面警醒：1）"警醒"是呼召人保持清醒和警觉，留意临近的危险；2）"祷告"强调信徒在这方面持续需要神的帮助。即使是信徒，也没有足够的自身资源来警觉那些很容易使他们措手不及的属灵危险。

From The MacArthur Daily Bible Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson Bibles, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc, Nashville, TN 37214, www.thomasnelson.com.

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