JY Bible Notes 聖經小筆記

Ephesians 3:10  (NASB 95) so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. 為要藉著教會使天上執政的、掌權的，現在得知神百般的智慧。 (KJV) “To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God.”  Don Walker (WVBS Course note)  “To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places.” 現在使天上執政的、掌權的 1. Such a variety of views concerning “principalities and... places.”  John Locke: The governments and powers in the heavenly places are the Jewish religious leaders. MacKnight: They are the different orders of the angels in heaven. Calvin, Hodge, Grosheide and Lenski thought this refers to the good angels in heaven.  A. T. Robertson understood the reference as to “evil powers or fallen angels, exclusively.”            1) All of these were taken from Burton C...

New Heaven and New Earth (Revelation) 新天新地（啟示錄） Rev 21:1  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. Rev 21:1   我又看見一個新天新地；因為先前的天地已經過去了，海也不再有了。 Rev 21:2  And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. Rev 21:2   我又看見聖城新耶路撒冷由神那裡從天而降，預備好了，就如新婦妝飾整齊，等候丈夫。 👉Chuck Honor (WVBS course notes) Remember – there is nothing left that is physical, all is spiritual and needs to be understood as such.  記住 —— 這裡沒有什麼是物質的，一切都是屬靈上的，需要這樣理解。 A new vision – Gone is Satan, Gone is the Beast and False Prophet, Gone is Babylon and Gone are those whose names are not written in the Book of Life! 一個新的景象 — 撒旦消失了，野獸和假先知消失了，巴比倫消失了，那些名字沒有寫在生命冊上的人消失了！ New heaven and a new earth - gone is the old heaven and the old earth! 新天新地 —— 舊天地都不見了！ Earth - gē   - physical earth! 地球 -gē- 物理的地球！ New -...