The Fall Guy (Chinese/English)

Genesis 2

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

创世纪  2

16 耶和华神吩咐他说：“园中各样树上的果子，你可以随意吃，只是分别善恶树上的果子，你不可吃，因为你吃的日子必定死。”

chapters 3:2-5

And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”

4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

3:2-5

女人对蛇说：“园中树上的果子，我们可以吃；惟有园当中那颗树上的果子，神曾说：‘你们不可吃，也不可摸，免得你们死。’” 蛇对女人说：“你们不一定死，因为神知道，你们吃的日子眼睛就明亮了，你们便知神能知道善恶。”

Luke 10:18

18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”

路加福音 10:18

耶稣对他们说：“我曾看见撒旦从天上坠落，像闪电一样。”

Isaiah 14:12-15

12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

以赛亚书 14:12-15

明亮之星，早晨之子啊！你和竟从天上坠落？你这攻败列国的，和竟被砍倒在地上？你心里曾说：我要升到天上！我要高举我的宝座，在神众星以上；我要坐在聚会的山上，在北方的极处；我要升到高云之上，我要与至上者同等。然而你必堕落阴间，到坑中极深之处。

The Fall Guy

堕落之子

Why did the serpent or devil hate God so much?  Why did he influence them to disobey God?

Satan could have left Adam and Eve to their own devices. What did they ever do to hurt him? To understand Satan’s role in the fall of man, we must go back to pre-creation. God the Trinity existed before anything was created. He is before all things.  He is above all things.

为什么蛇或者说魔鬼会对神如此憎恨？为什么他要引诱人去违背神？

撒旦本可以任由亚当和夏娃随意处之，他们做了什么？我们必须从创世之前来了解撒旦在人类堕落中扮演的角色。在世界被创造之前，三位一体的神就已经存在了。他在一切众生之上。

Before creation there was war in heaven. Lucifer, one of the chief angels, rebelled against God and was cast out of heaven; Satan was so influential that a third of the angels of heaven followed him to his new home…hell. Satan hates God, but he can’t hurt God, so who does he go after? Man, the pinnacle of God’s creation.

在创世以前天堂曾有争战。路西法曾是大天使之一，因违背了神的旨意而被逐出天堂；撒旦由于太有势力，以至于当时有三分之一的天使跟随他一同去了他们的新家，地狱。撒旦憎恨神，但是他无法伤害到神。所以他真正想掳掠的是谁？是人类，神的造物巅峰。

Jesus said that the devil is the father of lies; he told lies to the angels he led into the rebellion in heaven.  He fell because of his lust for power.  And now he uses the desire for power to entice Eve.  After Eve told Satan that she was forbidden from eating the fruit from the Tree of Life, Satan responds with the words, “Has God said?” Satan knew exactly what God had said. Remember, he doesn’t change his tactics, he seeks to contradict God and his word and tell us that what God has said is not true.

耶稣说魔鬼是谎言的始祖；他对抗神的时候向所带领的其他天使说了谎。他堕落是因为他对于权力的贪婪。而现在，他又利用夏娃对权力的渴望去引诱她。当夏娃和他说自己被禁止不能吃善恶树上的果子，撒旦回答到：“这是神说的吗？”撒旦当然知道神说了什么。他并没有改变策略，他只是企图用神的话去否定神自己，并以此向我们证明神说的不是真的。

Satan is the fall guy. And through deception he played a role in the fall of man.  Another example of Satan being the fall guy, is in the book of Job. God says to Satan, “Where have you been?” How ironic.  God knew who Satan was and where he had been. Satan was wandering around the world. The Bible says he roams around like a roaring lion; he is like a bear with a very sore head. After the first two chapters of Job, he is not mentioned. He is defeated through the testimony and faithfulness of Job. Again, he is the fall guy.

撒旦是那个堕落之子，并且他通过欺骗的手段导致了人的堕落。另一个关于撒旦堕落的例子在约伯记中。神问撒旦“你去哪里了？”多么讽刺。神当然知道撒旦是谁，也知道他去了哪里。撒旦在世间游荡。圣经说他像一头吼叫的狮子，也像一头发怒的熊。在约伯记的前两章之后，撒旦就没有再被提及了。他因为约伯的见证和信实而被打败。这一次，他又是那个堕落之子。

At the cross, he suffered a terminal defeat. The power of Satan was completely destroyed, his weapons of death and sin were smashed. Finally, at the end of time, Satan will be the ultimate fall guy, when he is sentenced to eternal punishment, him and his rebellious angels, who will have their own sentence of death.

Satan chose to rebel; he made the wrong choice; he sought power; he was proud. And he will pay-big time!

因着十架，撒旦遇到了最终的失败。他的力量被完全摧毁，他掌握的罪与死的武器被粉碎了。最终到了末世，撒旦将会成为那最后堕落之子，他将会接受最终的审判和惩罚。他和其他背叛的天使，都会得到他们应有的末世。撒旦选择了背叛，他做出了错误的决定，他去追逐权力，他非常的骄傲。所以他将会这些付出巨大的代价！

Remember that we have the weapons to defeat Satan: 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Romans 16:19-20 and Ephesians 6:10-18. We cannot be like the sons of Sceva, who sought to fight him in their own strength. As a young Christian, I sought to answer the devil in my own power, but he defeated me, I was often left in tears and my faith in tatters.

记住，我们有对付撒旦的武器：哥林多后书 10：4-5，罗马书16:19-20 以及以弗所书6:10-18。我们不能像塞瓦之子那样，只用自己的力量去和撒旦对抗。作为一个年轻的基督徒，我也曾经用自己的力量去和魔鬼对抗，但是我被他打败了，我经常因此流泪，并且导致我的信心破碎。

How did Jesus defeat him?  By speaking and using the word of God (see Matthew 4:1-11). Remember, the tactics of Satan are the same, the truth sadly is that they often are successful. But when he comes to tempt us, we have the Armor of God.

耶稣是如何战胜魔鬼的？是通过使用神的话语（见马太福音4:1-11）。记住，撒旦的策略总是一样的，然而令人悲伤的事实是它们常常都会成功。但是当他试探我们的时候，我们可以使用神的盔甲来武装自己。

When Satan tempts Jesus, he misuses the Word of God; he misquotes Scripture; he takes verses out of context; How do we answer him?  We don’t. We ignore him.  Satan can only do what God allows him too. He is on a very short lease. We have the victory over him, by the power of the Holy Spirit and also when we praise God.  Worship is a powerful weapon.

当撒旦试探耶稣的时候，他滥用了神的话语；他错误引用了经文，并曲解其中的含义。我们要如何回应他呢？不用回应。我们忽略他。撒旦也只能做神允许他做的事情。他的能力是非常短暂的。我们借着圣灵的力量得以最终战胜他，并且也能从对神的赞美中得胜。崇拜就是一个有力的武器。

James 4:6-8

6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

雅各书 4:6-8

但他赐更多的恩典，所以经上说：“神阻挡骄傲的人，赐恩给谦卑的人。” 故此，你们要顺服神。务要抵挡魔鬼，魔鬼就必须离开你们逃跑了。你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手；心怀二意的人哪，要洁净你们的心。

How do we submit to God? We humble ourselves; we denounce our pride; we cannot fight the devil on our own; we have to submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. If we are submitted to God, we can resist the devil, and he has no option but to flee. Why? Because when he tries to tempt us, he meets not us, but Jesus who lives in us, by the Holy Spirit.

我们要如何顺服神？我们要谦卑下来，要抛弃我们的骄傲；我们不要用自己的力量和魔鬼斗争，而是要将自己的主权交给主耶稣基督。如果我们向神顺服，便可以抵挡魔鬼，他除了逃跑别无选择。为什么？因为当他想要试探我们时，他见到的不是我们，而是通过圣灵住在我们里面的耶稣基督。

Don’t be the fall guy trust God and let Him fight your battles.

不要成为堕落的那个人，相信神，让他为你去争战。

God Bless,

上帝保佑，