寂静无声
对被放逐到拔摩岛的约翰，我想像最难受的就是寂静无声的环境了。约翰习惯了大城市如以弗所、撒狄、和非拉铁非的喧闹声，这些都是日以继夜充满声色的繁荣大都；而更重要的，就是约翰听不到信徒的祈祷声，并他们在主日崇拜和日常工作时献给主的赞美。拔摩岛只是一片死寂。
那个地方一直都是寂静无声的，直至有一个主日，约翰听到有大声音如吹号，他一定感到毛骨耸然了！约翰后来知道，这声音原来是从主而来的。耶稣打破了拔摩岛的寂静，祂吩咐约翰把他将要看见的事情记录下来，之后约翰更要把这些记录传送到他曾在他们中间作工的七个教会。
在那个星期日，耶稣也打破了天堂的寂静，从那一天起，圣父神、圣子耶稣、和圣灵，详尽地启示了神伟大的救赎故事。启示录这卷书不是一份满足我们的好奇心的礼物，神用它来帮助我们相信祂和加添我们的信心，使我们在最艰难的时候，仍然有能力持守得住。
我们在天上的父，感谢你向我启示你拯救受造之物的伟大救恩故事。主耶稣，求你差遣你的圣灵进入我的心，好叫你的故事能成为我的故事和热情。阿们。
启示录 1:10-11
10当主日，我被圣灵感动，听见在我后面有大声音如吹号说：
11“你所看见的当写在书上，达于以弗所、士每拿、别迦摩、推雅推喇、撒狄、非拉铁非、老底嘉那七个教会。”
Silence
“I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet... “ - Revelation 1:10
I imagine that the silence was the most painful part of John’s exile on the island of Patmos. John had been used to the noises of busy cities like Ephesus, Sardis, and Philadelphia. These were thriving communities filled with endless sights and sounds. More than anything else, John would have missed hearing the prayers of fellow believers and the praises of the people raised to the Lord in worship on Sundays and in their everyday working life. Patmos was as silent as death.
It was silent until that Sunday, the Lord’s Day, when John heard a voice as loud as a trumpet blast. It must have made every hair on his neck stand at attention! John later learned that the voice came from none other than the Lord. Jesus broke into Patmos’s silence and commanded John to write a record of what he was about to see. Then later John would send it to the seven church communities he had worked with.
That Sunday, Jesus also broke heaven’s silence. From that day forward God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit revealed God’s big salvation story in greater detail. The book of Revelation is not a gift to satisfy our curiosity. It is God’s way of helping us come to faith in him, deepen our faith, and give it staying power even in the toughest of times.
Our Father in heaven, thank you for revealing your great salvation of creation story. Lord Jesus, send your Holy Spirit into my heart so that your story becomes my life’s story and passion. Amen.
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