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經文字級：

51-58節--霎眼間的改變

哥林多前書 第5章

在將來的某一天，一件前所未有的事情將要發生。數以百萬計的人突然在地上消失；世界上的每個國家、每個城市和鄉村，都會發現有人失蹤。而最令人訝異的，是他們全都在同一時間消失。當中包括了老年人、中年人、青少年，甚至是嬰兒。這件事將會在何時發生和怎樣發生呢？

當耶穌基督從天上再來的時候，這事便要發生。昨天的經文告訴我們，死人將要復活；今天的經文則告訴我們，當基督再來時，那些仍然在生的人，便會在霎時間完全改變。

保羅說：「我如今把一件奧祕的事告訴你們」，那就是：正如信主的人在死後會有復活的身體，那些仍然在生的信徒，當要與主會面的時候，形體也要改變，雖然他們不用經歷死亡便可以見主。

換言之，當基督再來的時候，仍然活在世上的那一代基督徒，便可以無須經歷死亡而得著復活的身體。這並非一個蛻變的過程，而是眨眼之間便成全的事。他們的身體將會像基督的身體一樣。新約聖經在不同的地方，都曾經指出基督再來的那刻會發生此事。

保羅認為這信息可給我們新的盼望。他提出了兩個問題，第一是：「對基督徒而言，死亡的毒?在哪裡呢？」第二是：「信徒如何勝過死亡呢？」死亡的毒?，是來自我們犯罪的事實，這事實令我們感到恐懼，因律法已清楚指出，所有人都是罪人，因此都在死亡的刑罰之下。但基督已擔當了我們的罪，並為我們的罪受死，以致我們得以坦然無懼地來到基督的面前。而且，基督的復活大能，也使我們不再害怕死亡的拘禁。難怪保羅為此興奮地呼叫：「感謝神，使我們藉著我們的主耶穌基督得勝！」

反思：

聖經所言的「得勝的生命」，我到底認識有多深呢？

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IN A MOMENT-CHANGED COMPLETELY

Some day a most unusual event will take place. Millions of people will suddenly and completely disappear from the earth. They will vanish from every country in the world and from every town. Most amazing of all, they will all disappear, at the same time. They will include older people, middle aged, teenagers and even babies. When will this happen? How?

It will all take place at the return of Jesus Christ from heaven. In our reading yesterday we talked about resurrection which follows death. Today we speak of instant change for those who are still alive when Christ comes.

Paul says I will tell you exactly what will happen. Just as the people who have died trusting in Christ will have resurrection bodies, those who are alive when Christ comes will be changed as they go to meet the Lord. They will not go through the experience of death.

There will be one whole generation of Christians who will be given resurrection bodies without dying. This will not be something which happens gradually. It will be instantaneous. Their bodies will be like Christs body. It will all happen when Christ comes back again, we are told in several places in the New Testament.

Paul says this message gives us a new hope. He asks two questions. Where is the sting of death for the Christians? Where is the victory of the grave? The sting that is in death comes from fear brought about by the fact of our sin. The law has made this clear-all men are sinners and therefore deserve death. But Christ paid sins penalty and death now takes us without fear into the presence of Christ.

Resurrection prevents the grave from holding us forever. No wonder Paul could shout, Thanks be unto God who gives us the victory.

A QUESTION:

How much do you know of that victory in your life now?

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