战争与和平
使徒约翰看到一个天上争战的异象，大龙被打败并摔到地上，它很气愤，“因为知道自己的时候不多”了。这是一幅真实、生动的图画，反映我们周围那肆虐战争背后的属灵事实。那恶者总是在我们耳边低语试探，它也在列国中散布不和，驱使他们争战。
人类历史揭示了一场无休止的战争和争竞。过去这一个世纪或许见证了最严重的破坏。第一次世界大战后不久，就爆发了第二次世界大战，盟军保卫民主和自由，抵御德国、意大利和日本的独裁的威胁。后来意大利战败了，接着是德国，最后是日本。
但是，二战后的宽慰和喜悦并没有持续太久。更多的冲突接踵而至，伴随着共产主义的崛起，从朝鲜到越南，到核武器竞赛，中东的仇杀，再到激进恐怖主义，以及试图阻止它的多年战争。这样的对峙一个接着一个。
只有耶稣再来才能结束这一切的苦难。大龙，和死亡本身，都将被毁灭。哦！我愿祢来，主耶稣，愿祢快来！
主啊，我们祈求平安——祢的平安。愿全地的人享有与神的平安。愿我们成为带给他人平安的器皿。奉耶稣的名祷告。阿们。
启示录 12:7-12
7 在天上就有了争战，米迦勒同他的使者与龙争战。龙也同它的使者去争战，
8 并没有得胜，天上再没有它们的地方。
9 大龙就是那古蛇，名叫魔鬼，又叫撒旦，是迷惑普天下的。它被摔在地上，它的使者也一同被摔下去。
10 我听见在天上有大声音说：“我神的救恩、能力、国度并他基督的权柄，现在都来到了！因为那在我们神面前昼夜控告我们弟兄的，已经被摔下去了。
11 弟兄胜过它，是因羔羊的血和自己所见证的道，他们虽至于死也不爱惜性命。
12 所以诸天和住在其中的，你们都快乐吧！只是地与海有祸了！因为魔鬼知道自己的时候不多，就气愤愤地下到你们那里去了。”
War And Peace
“Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.” — Revelation 12:12
The apostle John saw a vision of war in heaven, of the dragon defeated and hurled down to earth, furious “because he knows that his time is short.” This is a vivid image of reality. It is the spiritual reality behind the wars that rage around us. As the devil whispers temptations in our ears, he also sows discord among the nations and goads them to war.
Human history reveals an unending parade of war and struggle. The past century has seen perhaps the worst destruction of all. Soon after World War I came World War II, with the Allies defending democracy and liberty against the threats of dictatorship in Germany, Italy, and Japan. Then Italy was defeated, and then Germany, and then finally Japan.
But the sense of relief and joy after World War II didn’t last long. More conflicts came along, from Korea to Vietnam amid the rise of communism, the nuclear arms race, and bitter fighting in the Middle East, to radicalist terrorism and years of war to try to stop it. It’s just one confrontation after another.
Only the return of Christ will put an end to all this trouble. And the dragon, along with death itself, will be destroyed. Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly!
Lord, we pray, for peace—your peace. May the peoples of the earth come to know peace with God. And may we be instrumental in bringing peace to others. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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