啟示錄11:15-19

11:15 第七位天使吹號，天上就有大聲音說：世上的國成了我主和主基督的國；他要作王，直到永永遠遠。

11:16 在上帝面前，坐在自己位上的二十四位長老，就面伏於地，敬拜上帝，

11:17 說：昔在、今在的主上帝─全能者啊，我們感謝你！因你執掌大權作王了。

11:18 外邦發怒，你的忿怒也臨到了；審判死人的時候也到了。你的僕人眾先知和眾聖徒，凡敬畏你名的人，連大帶小得賞賜的時候也到了。你敗壞那些敗壞世界之人的時候也就到了。

11:19 當時，上帝天上的殿開了，在他殿中現出他的約櫃。隨後有閃電、聲音、雷轟、地震、大雹。

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever." And the twenty- four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying,

"We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,

 who is and who was,

for you have taken your great power

and begun to reign.

The nations raged,

but your wrath came,

and the time for the dead to be judged,

and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,

and those who fear your name,

both small and great,

and for destroying the destroyers of the earth."

Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

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    第七號吹響之後，是上帝榮耀顯現的時刻，因為天使宣告：「世上的國成了我主和主基督的國；他要作王，直到永永遠遠。」

    是上帝國的實現時，基督要做王直到到永遠，而審判的時刻也在這裡顯明，這姑審判的結果是：「外邦發怒，你的忿怒也臨到了；審判死人的時候也到了。你的僕人眾先知和眾聖徒，凡敬畏你名的人，連大帶小得賞賜的時候也到了。你敗壞那些敗壞世界之人的時候也就到了。」

    因此「世界末日」是對不信的人說的，而我們信耶穌的人要歡呼迎接那日，因為那是「得賞賜的時候」！對不信的人是災難，對信的人是上帝完成救贖，與基督同作王到永遠！

    因此基督徒要盼望：基督再來！上帝國實現！那是我們得榮耀的日子！