Dear Begotten To Christ,
亲爱的生下来归于基督的:
How can one put in mere mortal words the love and joy that is in our hearts to know the true Revelation of His Word for our day? To think, we had nothing to do with it, but HE, the Great I AM, by His own choosing, predestinated US to have the greatest thing He could give us, THE REVELATION OF HIS WORD FOR OUR DAY.
知道我们这时代祂的道的真正启示,一个人如何能用凡人的语言来表达我们心中的爱和喜乐呢?想想看,我们自己对此毫无功劳,而是祂,伟大的自有永有者,凭着祂自己的拣选,预定我们拥有祂能给予我们的最伟大的事物,即我们这时代祂的道的启示。
He waited, till the fullness of time had come, to breathe the breath of life in us, so we could hear Him talk to us and say:
祂等待着,直到时候满足,就将生命的气息吹进我们里面,使我们能听见祂对我们说:
Now, I’ve tried my best to—to—to tell you people and lead you like a daddy would lead his children. You are my children; I have begotten you to Christ through this Gospel that I preach. See? And I—I—I want you to raise up fully matured kids, or—or children. And I want to present you to Christ that day, as Paul said, “A chaste virgin.” There isn’t a thing in that Word but what your heart will punctuate “amen” to it.
现在,我已经尽力告诉你们,并引导你们,就像父亲引导他的孩子一样。你们是我的孩子;我通过我所传的这福音,将你们生下来归于基督。明白吗?我——我——我想要你们成长为完全成熟的孩子,或者——或者说是儿女。我想要在那天把你们献给基督,正如保罗所说,“贞洁的童女”。在那神的道中,没有一样是你的心不会以“阿们”来回应的。
God, speaking through His mighty angel, is directing and leading us, the Bride of Jesus Christ. We are His fully mature, chaste virgin, children. And by His amazing grace, we do punctuate every Word we hear with an AMEN! It is the perfect interpretation of the Word with Divine vindication!
神通过祂大力的天使,正引导和带领着我们—–耶稣基督的新妇。我们是祂完全成熟的、贞洁的童女、是祂的儿女们。靠着祂奇异的恩典,我们确实为我们所听到的每一个字都在心里以“阿们”来回应!它是对神的道的完美解释,并且这解释带有神圣的印证!
- If the Voice we are hearing on the tapes is: the perfect interpretation of the Word, what else does the Bride of Jesus Christ need?…NOTHING!
- 如果我们在录音带上听到的声音是:对神的道的完美解释,那么耶稣基督 的新妇还需要别的什么吗?……什么都不需要!
He has chosen US, His hand-picked little group, to have the true Revelation of His Word for our day. We are the ones He chose to be on earth, in corporal bodies, during the thousand-year of Millennium reign.
祂拣选了我们,祂亲手挑选的一小群,来拥有我们这时代祂的道的真正启示。我们就是祂所拣选在千禧年治理期间以肉身居住在地上的人。
My friends, let’s just dwell on that a minute.
朋友们,让我们对此沉思片刻。
We will have a glorified body right here on earth. We’ll be eating, drinking, building houses, living just like we do now for a thousand years. It will be our honeymoon where the Bride (US) and the Groom (Lord Jesus Christ) have become ONE.
就在这地球上,我们将拥有一个荣耀的身体。我们将像现在这样吃、喝、建房、生活一千年。这将是我们的蜜月,这当中,新妇(我们)和新郎(主耶稣基督)已经合而为一。
We are watching and waiting for this glorious time every minute of every day. It’s so close it seems like we can almost touch it. I believe, with all my heart, this is what is happening to us today:
我们每天每分钟都在警醒等待着这个荣耀时刻。它是如此之近,以至于似乎我们可以伸手触摸到它。我全心地相信,这就是今天发生在我们身上的事:
Oh, that spiritual union of Christ and His Church now, when the flesh is becoming Word, and the Word is becoming flesh, manifested, vindicated. Just what the Bible said would happen in this day, it’s happening, day by day. Why, it’s cumulating so fast out there, in those deserts, and things taking place, that I couldn’t even keep up with it. We’re near the Coming of Jesus, to be united with His Church, where the Word becomes the Word.
喔,这时候是基督与他的教会的属灵的联合,即肉身逐渐成了道,道逐渐成了肉身,得以彰显、蒙神的印证。正如圣经预言在这个时代所要发生的,这件事情正一天一天地正发生着。看啊,外面那些在旷野、沙漠里发生的事累积得实在太快了,我甚至都跟不上了。我们离耶稣再来的日子近了,他要与他的教会联合,在此,道成为道。
With each Message we hear, the more Revelation He is giving us. It is cumulating so fast we can’t hardly keep up with It. We’re seeing the Word becoming Word as never before. There is not one shadow of one doubt; by Revelation, we KNOW exactly who we are.
随着我们听到的每一篇信息,祂正赐给我们更多的启示。它累积得如此之快,我们几乎跟不上它。我们正以前所未有的方式看到道成为道。没有一丝一毫的怀疑;通过启示,我们准确地知道我们是谁。
He is uniting His Bride just as He said He would, and we are part of It. We’re seeing It taking place with our own eyes. Others might not see It or understand It. It isn’t for them, IT’S FOR US, HIS BEGOTTEN CHILDREN.
祂正按照祂所说的那样联合祂的新妇,而我们是其中的一部分。我们正亲眼看到它发生。其他人可能看不见或不理解。这不是给他们的,这是给我们的,祂所生的孩子。
The Bride had questions to ask the prophet.
新妇有问题要问先知。
Is it sufficient to ONLY listen to the Voice of God on the tapes? God answered and said: YES!!
仅听录音带上神的声音就足够了吗?神回答说:是的!!
Can our children also get all they need to be the Bride of Christ just by listening to the tapes: YES!!
我们的孩子通过听录音带也能得到他们成为基督新妇所需的一切吗:是的!!
Thus, all the Bride has need of is ON THE TAPES.
因此,新妇所需要的一切都在录音带上。
We also know God has provided so many other ways for His children.
我们也知道神为他的孩子们提供了许多其他方式。
“By His stripes you were healed.” Now, first the Word says so, that should be sufficient, but if you don’t believe it in the Word, then there’s gifts in the Church, such as men who are inspired to know how to teach that, that’ll make it so plain to you, that’s, and faith to believe.
“因他的鞭伤,你们得了医治。”那么,首先神的道是这样说的,这本该就够了,但如果你不相信神的道中所说的,那么教会中还有些恩赐,比如那些被感动的人,知道如何教导那些事,会向你解释得很明白,让你有信心去相信。
We are so thankful God has provided men who are inspired to know how to teach healing and His Word to make it plain to others, but His Bride wants His PERFECT SUFFICIENT PROVIDED WAY. It is all WE NEED.
我们非常感谢神已经预备了一些人,他们得着灵感、知道如何教导医治及神的道,会向你解释得很明白。 但祂的新妇想要的是祂那完全的,充足的供应方式。这就是我们所需要的一切。
I’d like to invite you to come join the Branham Tabernacle this Sunday at 12:00 P.M., Jeffersonville time, as we hear: Questions And Answers #3 64-0830M.
我想邀请你在本周日中午12:00(杰斐逊维尔时间)加入伯南汉会幕,届时我们将听:《64-0830M问题与解答#3》。
How wonderful it is to have the Revelation of His Word and to know we are the Word made flesh.
拥有祂的道的启示,并知道我们是神的道成为了肉身,这是多么奇妙。
Bro. Joseph Branham
约瑟·伯南汉弟兄