JY Bible Notes 聖經小筆記

From T.A. 翻譯：Joyce My reasoning as to why I don't think there is demon possession today is because humans do not today have the power to cast out demons. With the death of the last Apostle , the ability to transmit miraculous power ceased. To me it would not seem to be a balance of power of demons were allowed to possess humans and God no longer gave His people the power to cast out demons .  我之所以認為今天沒有惡魔附身，是因為人類今天沒有能力驅魔。 隨著最後一個使徒的死亡，傳遞神蹟力量的能力停止了。 在我看來， 若惡魔的力量不允許附身於人類，神也不會再賦予祂的子民驅逐惡魔的力量。 The events of 1st Samuel 28 happened long before the Christian age. From earliest times until the present there have been people who claim to have the powers of the occult. God in His Bible has forbidden His people to have anything to do with sorcery and things pertaining to it(Galatians 5:20,21-witchcraft is sorcery). These things belong to the deception of the devil.   1st Samuel 28的事件發生在基督教時代之前很久。 從最早到現在，一直有人聲稱擁有神秘主義的力量。 神在祂的聖經中禁止祂的子民與邪術和與巫術有關的事物有任何關係（加拉太書5:20,21－邪術就是巫術）。 這些東西屬於魔鬼的欺騙。 I rea...

——— Replied by Bro. T.A. Chinese translation provided by blogger for personal study and sharing ——— Question 問題 Do we still have demon possession nowadays? 現在還有魔鬼附身嗎？ ——— Answer 回答 I don’t think so, because we clearly do not have miraculous power today to cast out demons. 我不這麼認為，因為我們今天顯然沒有神蹟的能力來趕出惡魔。 Demon possession mentioned in Scripture seems to have occurred during the life of Christ on earth and in the early days of the Apostles’ work. 聖經中提到的魔鬼附身，似乎主要發生在基督在世時期，以及使徒工作的初期。 We do not read much about it outside the gospel accounts and the book of Acts. 除了福音書和使徒行傳之外，幾乎沒有相關記載。 My view is that demons were allowed to possess people so that the great power of Jesus and the Apostles could be clearly demonstrated. 我的看法是，神允許魔鬼附身於人，是為了顯明耶穌與使徒的權柄與能力。 It showed that God is more powerful than the devil. 這顯明神比魔鬼更強大。 Today, no one has miraculous power, because only the Apostles could transfer such power to others (Acts 8:18). 今天沒有人有神蹟能力，因為只有使徒能把這種能力傳給他人（使徒行傳8:18）。 When the last apostle died (or pos...