The Message of the Prophets 先知的信息

[Dexu Xia]

In the past God spoke . . . through the prophets . . . , but in these last days . . . by his Son.  (Hebrews 1:1–2)

Before baseball’s 1906 World Series, sportswriter Hugh Fullerton made an astute prediction. He said the Chicago Cubs, who were expected to win, would lose the first and third games and win the second. Oh, and it would rain on the fourth. He was right on each point. Then, in 1919, his analytical skills told him certain players were losing World Series games intentionally. Fullerton suspected they’d been bribed by gamblers. Popular opinion ridiculed him. Again, he was right.

Fullerton was no prophet—just a wise man who studied the evidence. Jeremiah was a real prophet whose prophecies always came true. Wearing an ox yoke, Jeremiah told Judah to surrender to the Babylonians and live (Jeremiah 27:2, 12). The false prophet Hananiah contradicted him and broke the yoke (28:2–4, 10). Jeremiah told him, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you,” and added, “This very year you are going to die” (vv. 15–16). Two months later, Hananiah was dead (v. 17).

The New Testament tells us, “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets . . . , but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (Hebrews 1:1–2). Through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, and through the Scriptures and guidance of the Holy Spirit, God’s truth still instructs us today.

By:  Tim Gustafson

What big questions trouble you? What might you learn about them by learning more about what Jesus taught?

Father, I have big questions today, and I need Your Spirit to guide me into Your truth. Help me to trust You in the things I can’t see.

上帝既在古时藉着众先知⋯⋯-晓谕列祖，就在这末世，藉着祂儿子晓谕我们。—希伯来书1章1-2节

在1906年的棒球世界大赛前夕，体育记者休·富勒顿对球赛作了精准的预测。他预测芝加哥小熊队虽是夺冠热门球队，但只会赢得第二场比赛；第一场及第三场比赛会输球；第四场比赛时会下雨。他每一个预测竟都准确无误！在1919年，富勒顿做了仔细的分析之后，怀疑某些球员被赌徒贿赂，故意输掉世界大赛。虽然公众舆论都嘲笑他的分析，但结果再次证明他是对的。

富勒顿并不是先知，只是一个懂得研究证据的聪明人。耶利米是一位真正的先知，他的预言都会应验。耶利米戴着牛轭，呼吁犹大人向巴比伦人投降，便可以生存（耶利米书27章2、12节）。然而，假先知哈拿尼雅却反驳耶利米，并折断耶利米所背负的轭（28章1-4、10节）。耶利米对他说：“哈拿尼雅啊，你应当听！耶和华并没有差遣你，……你今年必死！”（15-16节）两个月后，哈拿尼雅便死了（17节）。

及至新约，希伯来书告诉我们：“上帝既在古时藉着众先知……晓谕列祖，就在这末世，藉着祂儿子晓谕我们”（1章1-2节）。上帝藉着耶稣的生命、受死和复活，并藉着圣经和圣灵的引导，让祂的真理直到今日仍继续指引我们。作者：  葛庭墨

有哪些难题正困扰着你？当你更了解耶稣的教导，你会如何看待这些困难？

天父，我今天面对难题，我需要圣灵引导，明白祢的真理。求祢帮助我，
在我无法预见的事情上能全然信靠祢。