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2005/11/28 上午 11:03:28
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耶路撒冷城主教．聖濟利祿要理《論耶穌基督兩次來臨》
我們宣告基督來臨：祂不僅來了一次，且將再度來臨；而這第二次來臨遠比第一次更光榮。因為第一次來臨，以受苦為特徵，而第二次，是為帶來神國的王冠。
原來有關我們的主耶穌基督的一切，多次都是雙重的：雙重的誕生，一次在萬世之前，從天主誕生；一次在預定的世代，從貞女誕生；雙重的降臨，第一次是隱密無聲的，猶如細雨落在羊毛上；第二次是眾目照彰的，那仍是在將來。
祂初次來臨時，被裹以襁褓，躺在馬糟裏；祂再度來臨時，將身披光明作外氅。祂第一次來臨時，不畏人之輕謾凌辱，忍受了十字架苦刑；祂再度來臨時，將有天使的隊伍隨侍左右，榮耀無比！
因此，我們不以祂第一次來臨為已足，還要期待祂再度來臨。我們在祂第一次來臨時，曾向祂說過：「奉主名而來的，應受讚頌。」當祂第二次來臨時，我們要偕同天使們，去迎接祂，朝拜祂，仍要向祂歡呼說：「奉主名而來的應受讚頌！」
救主將要來臨，不是為再受審判，而是為審判那些曾審判過祂的人們。祂從前受審訊時，沉默不語；將來祂指責那竟敢陷害祂、判祂受十字架苦刑的惡人；提醒他們說：「你們做了這些事，而我卻緘口不言。」
祂的第一次來臨是為實行祂愛的計劃，總是用溫良的勸語教訓人；祂再度來臨時，人無論願意或不願意，都將隸屬於祂的王權之下。
先知瑪拉基亞，對祂的兩次來臨，都曾預言過。他論及第一次來臨時說：「你們所尋求的主宰，必要忽然進入祂的殿內。」(拉3：1)
他又論及祂第二次來臨時說：「看哪！你們所想望的盟約的使者–全能的上主，將要來臨；但是祂來臨之日，有誰能支持得住？或在祂顯現時，有誰能站立得住？因為祂像煉金者用的爐火，又像漂布者用的滷汁。祂必要坐下，像個溶化和煉淨銀子的人。」(拉3：1–3)
聖保祿致弟鐸書中，亦曾提到基督的雙重來臨，他說：「天主拯救眾人的恩寵已經出現，教導我們棄絕不虔敬的生活，和世俗的貪慾，在今世度一個自制、公正、虔敬的生活，期待所希望的幸福，和我們偉大的天主及救主耶穌基督光榮的顯現。」(鐸2：11–13)你已看到，保祿如何講述基督的首次來臨，並表示感恩；但對祂第二次來臨，我們仍要期待。
因此，我們所承認的信仰用以下的話傳授給我們，使我們相信：「祂升了天，坐在聖父的右邊；祂將在光榮中降來，審判生者死者；祂的王國，萬世無疆。」
所以，我們的主耶穌基督將自天降來。祂將在世界終窮的時候，在最後一日，帶著光榮降來；因為這個世界將會終結，然後這個被創造的世界將被改造，煥然一新！
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2005/11/29 上午 09:44:44
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請問這中文的教父選段, 在網上有沒有?
英文的,則是可從www.liturgyhours.org中找到下載.
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2005/11/29 上午 11:45:47
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據我所知並沒有,如果有的話,我可能會很輕鬆,不用自己打.
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Cecil
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2005/11/30 上午 10:07:07
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實在太感謝了!
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Cecil
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2005/11/30 上午 10:53:51
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ADVENT
St Cyril of Jerusalem
The twofold coming of Christ
We do not preach only one coming of Christ, but a second as well, much more glorious than the first. The first coming was marked by patience; the second will bring the crown of a divine kingdom.
In general, whatever relates to our Lord Jesus Christ has two aspects. There is a birth from God before the ages, and a birth from a virgin at the fullness of time. There is a hidden coming, like that of rain on fleece, and a coming before all eyes, still in the future.
At the first coming he was wrapped in swaddling clothes in a manger. At his second coming he will be clothed in light as in a garment. In the first coming he endured the cross, despising the shame; in the second coming he will be in glory, escorted by an army of angels.
We look then beyond the first coming and await the second. At the first coming we said: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. At the second we shall say it again; we shall go out with the angels to meet the Lord and cry out in adoration: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
The Saviour will not come to be judged again, but to judge those by whom he was judged. At his own judgement he was silent; then he will address those who committed the outrages against him when they crucified him and will remind them: You did these things, and I was silent.
His first coming was to fulfil his plan of love, to teach men by gentle persuasion. This time, whether men like it or not, they will be subjects of his kingdom by necessity.
The prophet Malachi speaks of the two comings. And the Lord whom you seek will come suddenly to his temple: that is one coming.
Again he says of another coming: Look, the Lord almighty will come, and who will endure the day of his entry, or who will stand in his sight? Because he comes like a refiner’s fire, a fuller’s herb, and he will sit refining and cleansing.
These two comings are also referred to by Paul in writing to Titus: The grace of God the Saviour has appeared to all men, instructing us to put aside impiety and worldly desires and live temperately, uprightly, and religiously in this present age, waiting for the joyful hope, the appearance of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Notice how he speaks of a first coming for which he gives thanks, and a second, the one we still await.
That is why the faith we profess has been handed on to you in these words: He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
Our Lord Jesus Christ will therefore come from heaven. He will come at the end of the world, in glory, at the last day. For there will be an end to this world, and the created world will be made new.
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