真实的基督教 #314
314. 就屬靈之義而言, "行淫"是指玷污聖言教導的良善,歪曲聖言教導的真理。"行淫"的這層含義至今不為人知, 因為聖言的屬靈含義一直被隱藏至今。下列經文中"行淫","妓女"所指皆是此意:
你們當在耶路撒冷的街上跑來跑去, 在寬闊處尋找, 看看有一人行公義,求誠實沒有？我使他們飽足, 他們就行姦淫(耶利米書5:1, 7)。我在耶路撒冷的先知中曾見可憎惡的事, 他們行姦淫, 作事虛妄(耶利米書23:14)。這二人是在以色列中行了醜事, 與鄰舍的妻行淫, 又假託我名說我未曾吩咐他們的話(耶利米書29:23)。他們行淫, 因為他們離棄耶和華不遵他的命(何西阿書4:10)。人偏向交鬼的和行巫術的, 隨他們行邪淫, 我要向那人變臉, 把他從民中剪除(利未記20:6)。只怕你與那地的居民立約, 百姓隨從他們的神, 就行邪淫, 祭祀他們的神(出埃及記34:15)。
因為巴比倫比誰都更加玷污和歪曲聖言, 因此被稱為"大淫婦"; 『啟示錄』的下列經句就是如此論到它:叫萬民喝邪淫,大怒之酒的巴比倫(啟示錄14:8)。有一位天人前來對我說:"我將坐在眾水上的大淫婦所要受的刑罰指給你看"(啟示錄17:1-2)。祂審判了那用淫行敗壞世界的大淫婦(啟示錄19:2)。
因為猶太民族歪曲聖言, 主稱之為"淫亂的世代"(馬太福音12:39; 16:4;馬可福音8:38)和"通姦者的種子"(以賽亞書57:3)。還有其它許多章節中, 行邪淫與妓女被理解成對聖言的玷污與歪曲, 例如耶利米書3:6, 8; 13:27;以西結書16:15-16, 26, 28-29, 32-33; 23:2-3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 17;何西阿書5:3; 6:10; 那鴻書3:4。
Hosea 11
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When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
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As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
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I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
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I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
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He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
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And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
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And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
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How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
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I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
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They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
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They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
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Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
