死亡之后 (Pt.2)
The best movies of all time are obviously “The Lord of the Rings.” In the third movie, “The Return of the King,” the wizard Gandalf is with one of the hobbits, Pippin, in the city of Minas Tirith. The city is being besieged by the forces of the dark lord, and unless help arrives, the situation looks hopeless. And in that moment, Gandalf and Pippin have a fascinating conversation...
史上最好的电影显然是《指环王》。在第三部电影《王者归来》中，巫师⽢道夫和霍⽐特⼈⽪平在⽶ 那斯提⼒斯城。这座城市正被⿊暗魔王的⼒量包围，除⾮救援到来，否则情况看起来毫⽆希望。 就在那⼀刻，⽢道夫和⽪平进⾏了⼀场精彩的对话……
The Lord of the Rings has some elements of biblical faith and theology, but it also has elements of mythology mixed in as well. But what this scene captures is the belief in many cultures of some kind of afterlife – a place like “White Shores” of beauty and rest and eternal peace.
《指环王》有⼀些基于圣经的信仰和神学的元素，但它同时也融⼊了神话的元素。但这 ⼀幕所捕捉到的是，在许多⽂化中，⼈们对来世的信仰——⼀个像“⽩⾊海岸”⼀样的美 丽、安息和永恒和平的地⽅。
Last week we began this mini-series “After I Die,” looking at what happens after we pass away. And last week we saw that the hope for Christians, those who have trusted in Jesus, is that death is simply a departure to be with Jesus in heaven. Today, though, I want to consider more this idea of “heaven.” What will heaven be like? What will we do in eternity? What does the Bible tell us about our eternal home?
上周我们开始了《当我死亡之后》这个系列的讲道，看看我们死后会发⽣什么。上周我们看到信 靠耶稣的基督徒的盼望是，死亡仅仅是离开去天堂与耶稣同在。但今天，我想更多地考虑“天堂”这个概念。天堂将会是什么样⼦?我们将在永恒中做些什么?关于 我们永恒的家，圣经告诉了我们什么?
I want to suggest today that for many if not most of us, our basic idea of heaven is all wrong. Last week we looked a series of cartoons about famous kiwis who had passed away – this one is after the great All Black Jonah Lomu died. The common idea of heaven in our society is clouds, pearly gates, harps, and angels. And that’s the picture many of us carry of eternity. But is that really what it will be like?
今天我想说的是，即使不是我们中的⼤多数⼈，对很多⼈来说，我们对天堂的基本观念都是错误 的。上周我们看了⼀系列关于新⻄兰名⼈的漫画——这张是伟⼤的全⿊队运动员约拿·洛姆去世 后。在我们的社会中，天堂的普遍概念是云、珍珠⻔、竖琴和天使。这就是我们很多⼈对永恒的理 解。但事情真的会是这样吗?
I love this cartoon from Gary Larson. That captures it brilliantly, doesn’t it? Sitting alone, on a cloud, bored out of your tree – is that heaven?
我喜欢加⾥·拉尔森的这幅漫画: 这张漫画很好地捕捉到了要点，不是吗?⼀个⼈坐在云上，极度⽆聊——这就是天堂吗?
And then other Christians through in the idea of heaven being one long worship service. Best-selling author John Eldridge writes, “Nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that heaven is an unending church service … one great hymn after another, forever and ever, amen. And our heart sinks. Forever and ever? That’s it? That’s the good news?” (John Eldredge)
还有⼀些基督徒认为天堂是⼀个⻓期的敬拜仪式。畅销作家约翰·埃尔德⾥奇写道， ⼏乎每个和我交谈过的基督徒都认为天堂是⼀个⽆休⽌的敬拜仪式……⼀⾸接⼀⾸伟⼤的赞美 诗，直到永远，阿⻔。我们的⼼沉到⾕底。永永远远吗?就这些吗?这是好消息吗? (约翰·艾杰奇)
So what will heaven be like? Before we answer that question, we need to be clear on what we’re talking about when we say, “heaven.” Because that word can refer to two quite different things. Last week I talked about what theologians call the “Intermediate State.”
所以天堂会是怎样的呢？在回答这个问题之前，我们需要弄清楚当我们说“天堂”时，我们在谈论什么。因为这个词可以指 两种完全不同的东⻄。上周我谈到了神学家们所说的“居间状态”。
As we saw last week, when we die our bodies are buried or cremated, but our souls go to be with Jesus in heaven. So we can rightly saw, “Where’s grandma? She’s in heaven with Jesus.” That’s our hope. But that’s our temporary state, until Jesus returns to establish his eternal kingdom and raises our bodies from the dead. Our ultimate hope is our resurrection. And when that happens, we will then enter what we call the “Eternal State,” where we will live and reign with Jesus in our resurrected bodies.
就像我们上周看到的，当我们死的时候，我们的身体会被埋葬或⽕化，但是我们的灵魂会去天堂 与主耶稣在⼀起。所以我们可以看到，“奶奶在哪⾥?”她在天堂和耶稣在⼀起。”这是我们的盼 望。 但那只是我们暂时的状态，直到耶稣回来建⽴他永恒的国，让我们的身体起死回⽣。我们最终的 盼望是复活。当那发⽣的时候，我们就会进⼊我们所谓的"永恒状态"，在那⾥，我们会在我们复 活的身体⾥和耶稣⼀起⽣活和统治。
Both of these get called “heaven” – and that’s fair. But it’s also a bit confusing. So that’s why I prefer to call the ‘Eternal State” – “the new heavens and the new earth.” That’s the language that gets used at the very end of the Bible, in Rev 21-22, for our eternal home, and that’s what I want to explore today. British bishop and theologian NT Wright calls where we go when we die, “Life after death.” And then where we go after the resurrection is what he terms “Life after life after death.” Or as my friend Jesus Jones, a pastor in the States terms it, Heaven 1.0 and Heaven 2.0.
这两者都被称为“天堂”——这也对。但这也有点让⼈困惑。这就是为什么我更喜欢称“永恒状态” 为——“新天新地”。这是在圣经的最后，在启示录 21-22，为我们永恒的家所使⽤的语⾔，这也是 我今天想要探讨的。英国主教和神学家NT Wright称我们死后所去为“来⽣”。复活之后我们要去的地⽅就是他所说 的"死亡之后的来⽣阶段的⽣命" 就像我的朋友耶稣琼斯，⼀位美国牧师所说的，天堂1.0和天堂2.0.
So what will Heaven 2.0, the “eternal state,” actually be like? We’re going to look at some different verses in Rev 21-22, as well as some OT prophecies, especially from the prophet Isaiah. But let me hang everything I want to say on a little rhyme about marriage and a bride’s wedding day: Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue.
所以天堂2.0，“永恒状态”会是什么样的呢？ 我们将看⼀看启示录21-22中的⼀些不同的章节，以及旧约的⼀些预⾔，尤其是先知以赛亚的预 ⾔。 但是让我把我想说的全部⽤⼀⾸关于婚姻和⼀位新娘婚礼⽇的⼩诗来表达: ⼀些旧的东⻄; ⼀些新的东⻄; ⼀些借来的东⻄; ⼀些忧郁的东⻄。
So, what will Heaven 2.0 be like? Well, there’ll be something old. This is how Rev 21 begins: Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth’ ... (Revelation 21:1) Now that’s actually a quote from the prophet Isaiah, so we’ll get to him in a minute. But it’s actually also an illusion, a pointer, to the very beginning of the Bible.
所以，天堂2.0会是什么样呢？好吧，会有⼀些东⻄是旧的。这就是启示录21节如何开始的： 接着我看⻅⼀个新天新地…… (启示录21:1 ) 这是先知以赛亚的话，我们等下会讲到他。但它实际上也是⼀种幻觉，⼀个指针，指向圣经的最 开始。
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) As we come to the very end of the biblical story, there’s this pointer back to the very beginning of the story. Where humanity came from. So Rev 22 says: “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.” (Revelation 22:1-2)
太初，上帝创造了天地。 (创世记1:1 ) 当我们读到圣经故事的结尾时，有⼀个指针指向故事的开头。⼈类的起源。所以启示录22章说到： 天使让我看城内街道当中⼀道流淌着⽣命⽔的河，清澈如⽔晶，从上帝和羔⽺的宝座那⾥流出。 河两岸有结⼗⼆种果⼦的⽣命树，每个⽉都结果⼦，叶⼦能医治万⺠。(启示录22:1-2 )
Don’t miss this language – a river of life, a tree of life, the idea of a garden. This is the language of Eden, the original paradise where humanity was created. Listen to Gen 2: “Now Yahweh God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed… In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden...” (Genesis 2:8-10)
不要错过这种语⾔——⽣命之河，⽣命之树，花园。这是伊甸园的语⾔，⼈类最初被创造的乐 园。听听创世纪第2章: 耶和华上帝在东⽅的伊甸开辟了⼀个园⼦，把祂所造的⼈安置在⾥⾯。 耶和华上帝使地⾯⻓出各 种树⽊，它们既好看⼜能结出可吃的果⼦。在园⼦的中间有⽣命树和分别善恶的树。有⼀条河从 伊甸流出来灌溉那园⼦，⼜从那⾥分出四条⽀流。 (创世记2:8-10)
See, the garden of Eden was the paradise where God put the humans that he had made. There was a river, and a tree. And what many commentators believe is that part of what Revelation is saying is that the new heavens and the new earth are going to be like the garden of Eden again. It’s like we’re going back to the beginning – before the fall, before sin, before rebellion, before death and the curse.
Heaven 2.0 will be Eden revisited. Listen to these words from commentator Philip Ryken: “This is part of God’s purpose for his people: a return to the place where we began. It is a place of relationship between man and woman and fellowship with God – a place of light and life, of trees and water. This is the home where we have always belonged, and always will.” (Philip Ryken)
你看，伊甸园就是上帝把他创造的⼈类安置在那⾥的乐园。有⼀条河和⼀棵树。许多评论家相信 《启示录》所说的部分内容是新天新地将会像伊甸园⼀样再次出现。这就像我们回到了开始—— 在堕落之前，在罪恶之前，在叛逆之前，在死亡和诅咒之前。天堂2.0将是重访伊甸园。来听听评论员Philip Ryken的话: “这是上帝对他的⼦⺠的⼀部分旨意:回到我们开始的地⽅。这是⼀个关乎男⼈和⼥⼈之间关系以 及与上帝相交的地⽅——⼀个有光和⽣命，有树和⽔的地⽅。这是我们⼀直归属的家，也将永远 归属于那⾥。” (Philip Ryken)
So Heaven 2.0 will be something old – it will be a renewed garden of Eden.
Something old – it is Eden revisited
Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue
But it will also be something new – it’s also described as a brand-new creation.
Something old – it is Eden revisited
Something new – it is a new creation
Something borrowed
Something blue
因此，天堂2.0将是⼀个旧的东⻄——它将是⼀个更新的伊甸园。
⼀些旧的东⻄——这是对伊甸园的重访
⼀些新的东⻄
⼀些借来的东⻄
⼀些忧郁的东⻄
但它也是新的东⻄——它也被描述为全新的创造。
⼀些旧的东⻄——这是对伊甸园的重游
⼀些新的东⻄——它是⼀个全新的创造
⼀些借来的东⻄
⼀些忧郁的东⻄
Remember the opening words of Rev 21 – “the new heavens and the new earth”? That’s actually a quotation from the OT prophet Isaiah: “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.” (Isaiah 65:17) In the NT, the apostle Peter tells us a bit more in 2 Peter 3: “By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly… The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.” (2 Peter 3:7, 10)
还记得《启示录》第21章的开篇语吗?“新天新地”?这实际上是引⽤了《旧约》先知以赛亚的话: “看啊，我要创造 新天新地，过去的⼀切都要被遗忘， 从记忆中消失。(以赛亚书65:17) 在新约，使徒彼得在《彼得后书》第三章告诉我们更多: 同样，现在的天地要凭上帝的话语存留到不敬虔的⼈被审判和毁灭的⽇⼦，那时天地要被⽕焚 烧。…那⽇，诸天必在⼀声巨响中消失，有形有质的都要被烈⽕焚毁，⼤地和其中的⼀切将不复 存在。(彼得后书3:7,10 )
Some people think this means that God will completely destroy this planet and the cosmos, and start again from scratch – brand-new. But I tend to think that it’s the current heavens and earth, completely renewed and re-created. I think it’s more like a farmer who clears his fields to plant a whole new crop, or a property developer that takes away the old house and completely clears the section, before building multiple townhouses on the one site.
有些⼈认为这意味着上帝将彻底摧毁这个星球和宇宙，并从头开始——全新的。但我倾向于认为 这是现在的天地，完全更新和重建。我认为这更像是⼀个农⺠清理他的⼟地，种植⼀种全新的作 物，或者⼀个房地产开发商，在⼀个地⽅建造多座联排别墅之前，把旧房⼦搬⾛，彻底清理这⽚ 区域。
God is going to re-create the world unto something new and beautiful. And part of what is new is described in Rev 21: “Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth, ’for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling-place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.’” (Revelation 21:1-3)
神要重新创造这个世界，使它变得崭新美丽。启示录第21章描述了部分新内容: 接着我看⻅⼀个新天新地，因为以前的天地都消逝了，海洋也不复存在了。 我⼜看⻅圣城新耶 路撒冷从天上的上帝那⾥降下，预备好了，像妆饰整⻬等候新郎的新娘。 我听⻅从宝座中传来响 亮的声⾳说：“看啊！上帝的居所设⽴在⼈间，祂要与⼈同住。他们要成为祂的⼦⺠，上帝要亲 ⾃与他们同在，做他们的上帝。(启示录21:1-3 )
It’s a little hard to get our heads around the picturesque language, but what John is describing in Rev is heaven and earth coming together. The new Jerusalem, the place where God dwells, comes down to earth. And God now dwells permanently among His people. We would call this “heaven on earth.” That’s what the eternal state looks like – that’s heaven 2.0 – heaven and earth joined together. So that we’re living on earth as physical. Material, bodily people in new, resurrected bodies. But heaven has now come down to join earth, and God – Father, Son and Spirit – is now living with us forever.
我们很难理解这些⽣动的语⾔，但约翰在《启示录》中描述的是天地的结合。新耶路撒冷，上帝 居住的地⽅，降临⼈间。现在神永远住在他的⼦⺠中间。 我们称之为“⼈间天堂”。这就是永恒状态的样⼦——这是天堂2.0——天地结合在⼀起。所以我们 在地球上是以⾁体的形式存在的。物质形态的，⾁体的⼈在新的，复活的身体⾥。但是现在天堂 已经降临，与地球结合，⽽神——⽗、⼦、圣灵——现在与我们永远⽣活在⼀起。
That’s Heaven 2.0. So Australian theologian Michael Bird writes, The final state is a heaven that descends to earth and an earth that receives the heavens, so that both heaven and earth are transformed into something other than what they were before. Heaven and earth are changed into the new creation. Michael Bird This biblical picture of eternity is totally different to sitting alone on a cloud wishing for a magazine. This is living in the garden of Eden, on a new, freshly renewed earth, in physical resurrected bodies, with heaven on earth and God right there with us forever! That’s the biblical picture of eternity!
Heaven 2.0 will be heaven on earth – life as it was always meant to be
这是天堂2.0。澳⼤利亚神学家迈克尔·伯德写道，最后⼀种状态是天降到地，地接纳天，天地都变成和它们之前不⼀样的。天地都变成了新的创 造。 ——迈克尔·伯德 这幅圣经中描绘的永恒的画⾯与独⾃坐在云上想要得到⼀本杂志是完全不同的。这幅画是⽣活在 伊甸园⾥，在⼀个全新的、更新的地球上，在⾁体复活的身体⾥，在地上的天堂，上帝永远与我 们同在!这就是圣经中关于永恒的描述!
天堂2.0将是⼈间天堂 -⽣命本该有的样⼦
One of the most helpful books I have read in preparing for this series is actually by a kiwi theologian named Myk Habets. He’s a lecturer in theology at Laidlaw College here in Akld, and he’s written a superb book simply entitled, “Heaven.” And if you would like to do some more reading on, get this book. But here’s what he says: “The new heavens and earth will be a renewed creation, more vast, expansive, colourful, and exciting than any world we know of here; and in this world we will be physically and bodily resurrected and made fit for living here.” (Myk Habets)
在准备这个系列的过程中，我读过的最有帮助的书之⼀，实际上是由⼀位名叫Myk Habets的新⻄ 兰神学家写的。他是奥克兰Laidlaw学院的⼀名神学讲师，他写了⼀本很棒的书，书名就叫《天 堂》如果你想多读⼀些了解，那就买这本书看看。但他是这么说的: 新的天地将是⼀个新的创造，⽐我们在这⾥所知道的任何世界都更巨⼤、更⼴阔、更多彩、更令 ⼈兴奋;在这个世界上，我们的物质形态和身体都会复活，来适应在这⾥⽣活。(Myk Habets)
Don’t miss those words – more vast, more expansive, more colourful, more exciting than anything we know here. This is totally worth getting excited about!
Something old
Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue
So Heaven 2.0 will have something old, because it will be a renewed garden of Eden, and it will be something new – a new creation – new heavens and new earth, where heaven and earth come together and we will live with God in resurrected bodies on planet earth. But it will also have something borrowed. And by something borrowed, I mean there will be things from this present life that are good things, that will be part of eternity.
不要错过这些词——⽐我们在这⾥知道的任何词都更巨⼤、更⼴阔、更多彩、更令⼈兴奋。这完 全值得我们为之兴奋!
⼀些旧的东⻄
⼀些新的东⻄
⼀些借来的东⻄
⼀些忧郁的东⻄ 所以
《天堂2.0》将会有⼀些旧的东⻄，因为它将会是⼀个更新的伊甸园，它也将会有⼀些新的 东⻄——⼀个新的创造——新天新地，在那⾥天地结合在⼀起，我们将以复活的身体和上帝⼀起 ⽣活在地球上。 但它也会有⼀些借来的东⻄。所谓借来的东⻄，我的意思是说来⾃现在的⽣活中美好的事物，会 成为永恒的⼀部分。
Something old – it is Eden revisited
Something new – it is a new creation
Something borrowed – elements from this life
Something blue
See, if Heaven 2.0 is actually a renewed, re-created earth, very much like a renewed garden of Eden, but with heaven right here and God living along us, then life will be a more earthy and physical and tangible than we may have expected.
⼀些旧的东⻄——它是伊甸园的重访
⼀些新的东⻄——它是⼀个全新的创造
⼀些借来的东⻄——有来⾃现在的⽣活的元素
⼀些忧郁的东⻄
你看，如果天堂2.0实际上是⼀个更新的，重新创造的地球，⾮常像⼀个更新的伊甸园，但天堂 就在这⾥，上帝⽣活在我们身边，那么⽣活将⽐我们可能预期的更朴实，更有形，更真实。
And you get glimpses from the Bible of some of the stuff that we do on this earth, in this life, that will also be part of the life to come. The book of Revelation certainly suggests that we will worship and sing to God, so there will times to enjoy that. And perhaps the artists and musicians will craft new music and new songs to worship. But there will also be so much more. It will not just be singing. For example, that passage in Isaiah 65: “They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit… my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands.” (Isaiah 65:21-22)
你会从圣经中瞥⻅我们在这世上，在今⽣所做的⼀些事情，这些事情也将成为我们未来⽣活的⼀ 部分。《启示录》当然暗示我们将敬拜和歌颂上帝，所以我们会有时间享受这⼀切。也许艺术家 和⾳乐家会创作新的⾳乐和新的歌曲来敬拜上帝。 但还会有更多。它将不仅仅是唱诗歌。例如，以赛亚书第65章 他们要建造房屋，安然居住， 栽种葡萄园，吃园中的果⼦… 我拣选的⼈必⻓享 ⾃⼰亲⼿劳碌的成果。(以赛亚书65:21-22 )
So notice there’s building, and planting, and eating. This is a renewed Eden, remember, where even before the Fall, Adam and Eve were given work to do in the garden. So notice that last line, “the work of their hands.” – there’ll be work in the new creation. But notice again – we will enjoy it. Work without the futility, without frustration, without annoyance. Work without hevel. But then there’s another picture in Isaiah 25: “On this mountain Yahweh Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.” (Isaiah 25:6)
注意这⾥有建筑，种植和进⻝。这是⼀个更新了的伊甸园，记住，甚⾄在堕落之前，亚当和夏娃 就被赋予了在花园⾥⼯作的任务。注意最后⼀⾏，“他们亲⼿劳碌的成果”“——在新的创造中会有 ⼯作。但是请注意，我们会很享受的。没有⽆⽤的⼯作，没有挫折，没有烦恼。毫⽆脆弱短暂之 感地⼯作。（hevel是希伯来语，⽤来形容易碎、脆弱和短暂） 但在以赛亚书25章中还有另⼀幅画: 在锡安⼭上，万军之耶和华必 为天下万⺠摆设丰盛的宴席， 有陈年佳酿和精选的美⻝。(以赛亚书25:6 )
So there will be eating and drinking, parties and socialising, fun and enjoyment. We’ll enjoy hospitality with one another. We will talk and eat and laugh and play. In fact, I wonder if it will be the best of things in this life that are not sinful or wrong, even though we can mess them up with our sin. So perhaps there will be art. And theatre. And sport. And play. Imagine playing a round of golf in the new heavens and the new earth. Why wouldn’t there be golf. And while we will be morally perfect, it doesn’t mean our golf game will be perfect. What it will mean is that a round of golf will be supremely enjoyable and wonderful, and I’ll never through my clubs in disgust again. Imagine that!
And what about technology and inventions and progress? Listen to these words: “It does seem that we will eat and drink in the new heavens, and carry on other physical activities as well... Perhaps people will work at the whole range of investigation and development of the creation by technological, creative and inventive means, thus exhibiting the full extent of their creation in the image of God.” (Wayne Grudem)
所以会有吃有喝，聚会和社交，乐趣和享受。我们会享受彼此的款待。我们会聊天，吃，笑， 玩。 事实上，我在想，会不会是在我们今⽣没有罪或错误的最美好的事情呢?虽然有时我们的罪会把 这些美好的事情搞砸。所以也许会有艺术。和戏剧。和运动。和玩耍。 想象⼀下在新天新地打⼀场⾼尔夫球。怎么会没有⾼尔夫呢。 虽然我们在道德上是完美的，但这并不意味着我们的⾼尔夫⽐赛是完美的。这意味着，⼀场⾼尔 夫球将是极其愉快和美妙的，我再也不会厌恶使⽤我的球杆了。想象⼀下!
那么技术、发明和进步呢?听听这些话：”看来我们会在新的天堂⾥吃喝，并进⾏其他的体育活动……也许⼈们会通过技术性的、创造性和 创新性的⼿段来研究和发展整个天地万物，从⽽以上帝的形象展示他们的创造的全部范围。” (⻙恩Grudem)
Again, this is not heaven on a cloud wishing for a magazine – the biblical picture is literally heaven on earth, in physical resurrected bodies. I think that means much of what we do in this life on earth that is good and has merit will come with us.
Something old
Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue
So that’s something old, something new, and something borrowed. I want to change the last line, however, as we think about the new heavens and new earth. It’s not “something blue” but “nothing blue” – in other words, in this new paradise, there will be some key things missing.
再次强调，孤独地坐在云上想要⼀本杂志并不是天堂-圣经的画⾯是真正的⼈间天堂，在⾁体上 复活的身体。我认为这意味着我们此⽣所做的许多好事和有价值的事都将伴随我们⽽来。
⼀些旧的东⻄
⼀些新的东⻄
⼀些借来的东⻄
⼀些忧郁的东⻄
这是旧的，新的，和借来的。然⽽，当我们想到新天新地时，我想改正最后⼀⾏。不是“⼀些忧 郁的东⻄”，⽽是“没有忧郁的东⻄”——换句话说，在这个新的天堂，会有⼀些关键的东⻄缺失。
Something old – it is Eden revisited
Something new – it is a new creation
Something borrowed – elements from this life
Nothing blue – it is life without sin and curse
⼀些旧的东⻄——它是伊甸园的重访
⼀些新的东⻄——它是⼀个全新的创造
⼀些借来的东⻄——有来⾃现在的⽣活的元素
没有忧郁的东⻄——这是没有罪恶和诅咒的⽣活
This forever life in the new heavens and the new earth – Heaven 2.0 – will be missing some key elements from our life now. Listen to these incredible words: “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:4); “No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.” (Revelation 22:3)
这种在新天新地的永恒⽣活——天堂2.0——将会缺失我们现在⽣活中的⼀些关键元素。听听这 些令⼈难以置信的话: 上帝要擦⼲他们所有的眼泪，再没有死亡、忧伤、哭泣和痛苦，因为以前的事都已成过去。(启示录21:4); 再也没有咒诅，因为城⾥有上帝和羔⽺的宝座，祂的奴仆都要事奉祂。(启示录22:3)
On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death for ever. (Isaiah 25:7); The Sovereign Yahweh will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. (Isaiah 25:8)
It’s a whole new world! Sin and rebellion and death and tears and guilt and everything that go with that package will be gone. It’s almost too hard to imagine what that might feel like. Scholar D A Carson tries: “With resurrection existence and no possibility of falling again, no impurity will ever be allowed to enter there. None. No one-upmanship. No greed. No holocausts. No hate. No betrayal. No jealousy. Above all, no idolatry. All who enter will be completely and utterly and totally and joyfully God-centred, because that is the way it should be.” (Don Carson)
在这⼭上，祂必除去 遮蔽万⺠的⾯纱 和笼罩万国的幔⼦。 祂必永远吞灭死亡… (以赛亚书25:7-8); 主耶和华必擦去 各⼈脸上的眼泪， 从世上 除掉祂⼦⺠的羞辱。(以赛亚书25:8)
这是⼀个全新的世界!罪，叛逆，死亡，眼泪，罪疚以及所有与之相关的东⻄都将不复存在。很 难想象那会是什么感觉。学者D·A·卡森试图: 随着复活的存在，没有再次堕落的可能性，不洁将永远不会被允许进⼊那⾥。⼀个也没有。没有 胜⼈⼀筹。没有贪婪。没有毁灭。没有恨。没有背叛。没有嫉妒。最重要的是，没有偶像崇拜。 所有进⼊的⼈都将彻底、全然、完全地喜乐地以神为中⼼，因为这是它应有的⽅式。 (丹卡森)
One of the things that I particularly loved about Myk Habets book on heaven, as well as his superb theology and imagination, was the questions from children that we’re dotted through the book. Here’s a couple of them:
我特别喜欢Myk Habets的《天堂》这本书，以及他超凡的神学和想象⼒的其中⼀点就是书中点缀 着孩⼦们提出的问题。 以下是其中⼀些:
Micah (aged 5) “Is there still ‘time out’ in Heaven?”
Roger (aged 8) “Will people annoy us in Heaven?”
⽶迦(5岁) “天堂⾥会有‘罚站’吗?”
罗杰(8岁) “天堂⾥会有⼈烦我们吗?”
No timeout. No annoyance. No hate. No frustration. No hurt. It’s almost too hard to imagine, isn’t it? But that’s our hope; that’s what we’re looking forward to.
没有罚站。没有令⼈恼⽕的事。没有恨。没有挫败。没有伤害。很难想象，不是吗? 但这就是我们的盼望;这就是我们所期待的。
Something old
Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue
⼀些旧的东⻄
⼀些新的东⻄
⼀些借来的东⻄
⼀些忧郁的东⻄
“The final state is a heaven that descends to earth and an earth that receives the heavens, so that both heaven and earth are transformed into something other than what they were before. Heaven and earth are changed into the new creation.” (Michael Bird)
“最后⼀种状态是天降到地，地接纳天，天地都变成和它们之前不⼀样的。天地都变成了新的创 造。” (迈克尔·伯德)
Heaven 2.0 will be heaven on earth – life as it was always meant to be
And that’s because at the heart of the new heavens and the new earth – what makes them perfect – is God Himself. Listen again as we finish to Rev 21:3: “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling-place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.’ (Revelation 21:3)
天堂2.0将是⼈间天堂 -⽣命本该有的样⼦
这是因为在新天新地的中⼼——使它们完美的是上帝⾃⼰。再听⼀遍启示录21:3: 我听⻅从宝座中传来响亮的声⾳说：“看啊！上帝的居所设⽴在⼈间，祂要与⼈同住。他们要成 为祂的⼦⺠，上帝要亲⾃与他们同在，做他们的上帝。 (启示录21:3)
This is what makes heaven, heaven. So one final question: Cindy (aged 8) “Will we have to wait in line to see God?”
And the answer is no. We will have live with God forever – that’s the point. That’s what will make it heaven on earth. We will forever live in the presence of Father, Son and Spirit – and that will be heaven.
“Think of the most joy-filled moments in your life. Subtract the sadness that comes when we realise how fleeting our temporal pleasures are. Add the immediate presence of God. Multiply by infinity, and that yields something of what heaven will be like!” (Gordon Lewis and Bruce Demarest)
这就是什么造就了天堂，天堂。最后⼀个问题: ⾟迪(8岁) “我们要排队才能⻅到上帝吗?”
答案是否定的。我们将永远与神同在——这才是重点。那才是使它成为⼈间天堂的重点。我们将 永远活在圣⽗、圣⼦和圣灵的⾯前——那将是天堂。
“想想你⽣命中最快乐的时刻。减去当我们意识到我们现世的快乐是多么地稍纵即逝时的悲伤。再加上上帝的同在。乘以⽆穷⼤，就能看到天堂的样⼦!” (⼽登·刘易斯和布鲁斯·德⻢雷斯特)
“The final state is a heaven that descends to earth and an earth that receives the heavens, so that both heaven and earth are transformed into something other than what they were before. Heaven and earth are changed into the new creation.” (Michael Bird)
“最后⼀种状态是天降到地，地接纳天，天地都变成和它们之前不⼀样的。天地都变成了新的创 造。” (迈克尔·伯德)
Heaven 2.0 will be heaven on earth – life as it was always meant to be
I began this message with J R R Tolkien’s “The Lord the Rings,” so it’s probably fitting to conclude with Tolkien’s friend and fellow writer, C S Lewis. In the last of his books on Narnia, “The Last Battle.” The children who had visited Narnia had died, but then they realise they were just beginning to live …
天堂2.0将是⼈间天堂 -⽣命本该有的样⼦
我以J.R.R托尔⾦的《指环王》开始这篇⽂章，所以⽤托尔⾦的朋友兼同⾏C.S刘易斯来结束这篇⽂ 章可能很合适。在他关于纳尼亚的最后⼀本书《最后的战役》中。访问过纳尼亚的孩⼦们都死 了，但他们意识到⾃⼰才刚刚开始⽣活……
