彌賽亞要在世界末日再臨，那時列國要永遠事奉祂。..Messiah Will Come Again At The End Of This Age, And All Nations Will Serve Him Forever.

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(但以理書7︰13-14)

根據舊約聖經 （Tanakh），彌賽亞要來臨，把祂的生命獻上，作為贖罪祭。舊約聖經記載關乎彌賽亞的來臨，提到衪會謙卑地到來，並沒有外在的榮耀。甚至我們讀到祂會被藐視和厭棄︰

「祂在耶和華面前生長如嫩芽，像根出於乾地。祂無佳形美容；我們看見祂的時候，也無美貌使我們羨慕祂。祂被藐視，被人厭棄……」

（以賽亞書53︰2-3） 

但是，舊約聖經也提到彌賽亞大有榮耀地降臨，意味着彌賽亞有兩次降臨。我們看到彌賽亞為我們贖罪而死後，祂從死裡復活，升到至高的地位。就是在這至高的地位，祂要再次降臨︰

「我在夜間的異象中觀看，

見有一位像人子的，

駕著天雲而來，

被領到亙古常在者面前，

得了權柄、榮耀、國度，

使各方、各國、各族的人都事奉祂。

祂的權柄是永遠的，不能廢去；

祂的國必不敗壞。」

(但以理書7︰13-14)

在舊約聖經 （Tanakh）中，數次提到神自己駕着雲彩降臨 （詩篇18︰11-12，97︰2，104︰3，以賽亞書19︰1，那鴻書1︰3）；現在彌賽亞同樣以神聖的榮耀從天上降臨。祂來要接管全世界，且展開永恆的統治。

以色列的彌賽亞蘊含着極大的奧秘，祂既是神又是人。在第二聖殿被毀之前，祂捨了自己，為我們的罪作了完全的贖罪祭。祂從死裡復活，現今坐在神的右邊，作永恆的君王和祭司。祂要再來，並且帶着天上的榮耀而來……

無怪乎《詩篇》第2篇談及彌賽亞時，如此宣告︰

「凡投靠祂的，都是有福的。」

（詩篇2︰12）

但是，假如彌賽亞已經在公元一世紀來臨，祂代贖的死和復活的事曾否被記錄下來呢？事實上，有大量的文獻記載彌賽亞第一次來臨的生平事蹟，並且比任何一位古代歷史人物有過之而無不及；更有非常可靠的見證，證明祂代贖的死和復活。

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(Daniel 7:13-14)

According to the Tanakh Messsiah would come to give his life as an atoning sacrifice. About this coming of Messiah the Tanakh says that Messiah would come humbly and without outer glory. We even read that he would be despised and rejected:

For he grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground; He had no form of majesty that we should look at him, he was despised and rejected by men… Isaiah 53:2-3 ESV

But the Tanakh also knows about a coming of Messiah with great glory. This means there are two comings of Messiah. We saw that after his atoning death Messiah would rise from the death to be exalted to the highest position possible. It is from this position he will come again:

And I saw in the night visions,and behold with the clouds of heaventhere came one like a son of manand he was presented before him.And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,that all peoples, nations and languages should serve him;his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away,and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

Daniel 7:13-14 ESV

Several times in the Tanakh G-d is said to come in a chariot of clouds (Psalm 18:11-12, 97:2, 104:3, Isaiah 19:1, Nahum 1:3); but now the Messiah comes from heaven with the same divine glory. He will come and receive his worldwide and everlasting dominion.

Great is the mystery of Israel’s Messiah. He is G-d and man at the same time. He gave himself as the perfect sacrifice for our sin before the second temple was destroyed. He is risen from the dead. He is now seated at the right hand of G-d as eternal king and priest. He comes again with the glory of heaven…

No wonder that Psalm 2 speaking of Messiah, pronounces:

Blessed are all who take refuge in him

Psalm 2:12

But if Messiah came already in the first century CE are his atoning death and resurrection recorded? Actually the life of Messiah at his first coming is better documented than the life of any person in ancient history and of his atoning death and resurrection we have very reliable testimonies.

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