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噢,永恒!O eternity!
(James Smith, “The Way of Salvation Set Forth”) LISTEN to audio! Download audio
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My soul is immortal—it can never cease to be.
我的灵魂不朽——它永不止息。
It is destined by the immutable decree of God, to exist eternally.
按照上帝不变的旨意,它注定要永恒存在。
O eternity! Who can conceive your dimensions!
永恒啊!谁能想象你的维度!
Forever! Who can grasp the mighty idea!
永远!谁能领会这个伟大的概念!
To exist forever! Solemn consideration!
永恒地存在!庄严的思考!
Millions of ages as numerous . . .
as the stars in the skies,
as the sands on the sea-shore,
as blades of grass on the surface of the globe,
as leaves which fall from the trees in autumn
—are as nothing in comparison with eternity!
数百万年就像…
天空中的星星,
海滩上的沙粒,
地球表面的草叶,
秋天从树上落下的树叶
——与永恒相比,都微不足道!
But where shall I exist?
但我将在哪里存在?
How will I spend eternity?
我将如何度过永恒?
In happiness—or in torment?
在幸福中——还是在折磨中?
That will entirely depend upon the character, the state, the condition—in which I live and die.
这将完全取决于我生活和死亡时的品格、状态和境遇。
If I live in sin, if I serve self and Satan, if I die accursed—then I must suffer the due desert of my deeds.
如果我生活在罪中,如果我服侍自我和撒旦,如果我死于诅咒——那么我必须承受我行为应得的惩罚。
But if I savingly believe in Jesus, if I live unto God, if I die under His saving grace—then I shall possess and enjoy glory, honor and eternal life, and these forever!
但如果我对耶稣有拯救性的信仰,如果我为上帝而活,如果我死在祂拯救的恩典之下——那么我将拥有并享受荣耀、尊贵和永生,直到永远!
Let the solemn fact that you are immortal, deeply impress your mind.
让你是不朽的这个庄严事实,深深地铭刻在你的脑海里。
Try to realize the overwhelming thought:
试着去领悟这个压倒性的想法:
“I must live forever!
“我必须永远活下去!
I must live forever in unspeakable happiness—or inconceivable misery!
我必须在难以言喻的幸福中——或难以想象的痛苦中永远活下去!
My eternal state depends on my present state.
我永恒的状态取决于我当前的状态。
If I live unconverted, then I must die accursed. I am lost—and once lost, lost forever!”
如果我生活在未悔改的状态,那么我必死于诅咒。我迷失了方向——一旦迷失,就永远迷失!”
O eternity! Tremendous sound! Incomprehensible idea!
永恒啊!巨大的声音!难以理解的概念!
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” Matthew 25:46
“这些人要往永刑里去,那些义人要往永生里去。”马太福音25:46