人子啊，你看見了嗎？(結八) 中英bilingual

神對我說：人子啊，你舉目向北觀看。我就舉目向北觀看，見祭壇門的北邊，在門口有這惹忌邪的偶像；又對我說：人子啊,以色列家所行的，就是在此行這大可憎的事，使我遠離我的聖所，你看見了嗎？你還要看見另有大可憎的事。(結 8：5-6) 

「聖所」本應是神的居所，神所在之處，但在本章當中，神卻要遠離自己的聖所，而神之所以要離開，就是因為以色列家充滿可憎的偶像，惹動忌邪的獨一真神。 根據先知以西結所見的異象，偶像不只在「祭壇北門口」(參結 8：5)，這樣顯眼的地方，在隱密的「牆內」(參結 8：7-10)，也充滿著諸多的偶像。 

他對我說：人子啊，以色列家的長老暗中在各人畫像屋裡所行的，你看見了嗎？他們常說：耶和華看不見我們；耶和華已經離棄這地。(結 8：12) 

倘若偶像盤據牧者的內心，牧者在暗地裏拜偶像，對於獨一真神就沒有體驗，他所傳遞的信息就沒有力量，甚至會有偏離真道的教導，而在暗中察看一切的天父真神，全都看在眼中(參太 6：6)。 

他領我到耶和華殿外院朝北的門口。誰知，在那裏有婦女坐着，為搭模斯哭泣。他又領我到耶和華殿的內院。誰知,在耶和華的殿門口、廊子和祭壇中間，約有二十五個人背向耶和華的殿，面向東方拜日頭。(結 8：14、16) 

來到聖殿的人，原本應當在此敬拜神，「誰知」，竟然有人在聖殿的入口為偶像哭泣，再往裡頭一走，甚至還有人背向神的殿來拜日頭，從聖殿的外院到內院，絲毫沒有感謝讚美神的聲音，取而代之的，竟是拜偶像的聲音。 

現今劇烈影響信徒敬拜神的，無非就是人人手上的那支手機，在家被手機綑綁，來到教會仍然掙脫不了束縛，舉凡：社群媒體、網購限時優惠、遊戲任務、投資情報、短影音、星期六舉開的體育賽事等⋯我們的情緒是否時常受之牽動，如同婦女們為搭模斯哭泣，失去了在基督裏的平靜安穩？我們的心思是否總是掛心手機裡的一切，甚至熱衷追求、無法自拔，對於講台信息卻毫無興趣，如同背向神殿之人面向東方拜日頭，聚會一開始，沉睡的靈就封閉眼睛(參賽 29：10)。 

因此，我也要以忿怒行事，我眼必不顧惜，也不可憐他們；他們雖向我耳中大聲呼求，我還是不聽。(結 8：18) 

當神的聖所從外到內、從上而下，都被偶像喧賓奪主，神就要遠離自己的聖所，遮眼不看、掩耳不聽選民的呼求。 

那城內又不用日月光照；因有神的榮耀光照，又有羔羊為城的燈。凡不潔淨的，並那行可憎與虛謊之事的，總不得進那城；只有名字寫在羔羊生命冊上的才得進去。(啟 21：23、 27) 

神的聖所是神榮耀的所在。當時，神在靈裡將身處外邦的先知以西結帶到耶路撒冷，使他觀看這個異象，並三番兩次痛心地問先知：「人子啊，你看見了嗎？」（參結 8： 6、15、17），因為神捨不得離開祂的聖所，即使以色列家悖逆，神仍從遠處深愛著屬祂的百姓(參結 11：23)。 今日屬靈的耶路撒冷，就是屬神的真教會，同樣也面臨偶像的衝擊，親愛的弟兄姊妹，你看見了嗎？ 

所以你們要彼此認罪，互相代求，使你們可以得醫治。義人祈禱所發的力量是大有功效的。(雅 5：16) 

By 施宇信

真耶穌教會石牌教會、天母教會線上講道

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Son of man, do you see? (Ezekiel 8)

August 31, 2026

“Then He said to me, “Son of man, raise your eyes now toward the north.” So I raised my eyes toward the north, and behold, to the north of the altar gate was this idol of jealousy at the entrance. And He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations which the house of Israel are committing here, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will see still greater abominations!”” Ezekiel 8:5-6 NASB2020

The “sanctuary” should be God’s dwelling place, the place where God resides. However, in this chapter, God is far from his own sanctuary. The reason God distance himself is because the house of Israel is filled with great abominations, provoking the jealous One True God. According to the vision seen by the prophet Ezekiel, the idols were not only in such a conspicuous place as the “north altar gate” (see Ezekiel 8:5), but also hidden “within the walls” (see Ezekiel 8:7-10), filled with many idols.

“Then He said to me, “Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each man in the rooms of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’ ”” (Ezekiel 8:12 NASB2020) If idols occupy the heart of a shepherd, and the shepherd worships idols in secret, he has no experience of the One True God, and the message he conveys has no power; it may even lead to teachings that deviate from the truth. But the Father, who sees everything in secret, sees it all (see Matthew 6:6).

“Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz. Then He brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the Lord while their faces were toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward toward the sun.”

(Ezekiel 8:14, 16 NASB2020)

Those who come to the Lord’s house should be worshiping God, “ and behold” some weep for idols at the temple entrance, and further in, some even turn their backs on the temple to worship the sun. From the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, there is no sound of thanksgiving and praise to God; instead, there is the sound of idolatry.

What severely affects believers' worship of God today is nothing more than the cell phone in everyone's hand. Bound by our phones at home, we remain bound to them even at church. Social media, online shopping deals, game tasks, investment information, short videos, Saturday sporting events, etc., are our emotions often swayed by these things, like the women weeping for Tammus, losing their peace and security in Christ? Are our minds always preoccupied with everything on our phones, even becoming obsessed and unable to extricate ourselves, while showing no interest in the sermon, like those who turn their backs on the temple to worship the sun in the east? As soon as the service begins, the spirit of deep sleep closes our eyes (Isaiah 29:10).

“Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare; and though they cry out in My ears with a loud voice, yet I will not listen to them.”” (Ezekiel 8:18 NASB2020)

When God's sanctuary is filled with idols from the outside in, from top to bottom, God will distance himself from his sanctuary, closing his eyes and ears to the cries of his chosen people.

“And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb. and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” (Revelation 21:23, 27 NASB2020) 

God's sanctuary is the place of God's glory. At that time, God spiritually brought the prophet Ezekiel, who was in a foreign land, to Jerusalem, allowing him to see this vision. God repeatedly and earnestly asked the prophet, "Son of man, do you see?" (see Ezekiel 8:6, 15, 17), for God could not bear to leave His holy place. Even though the house of Israel was

 rebellious, God still deeply loved His people from afar (see Ezekiel 11:23). Today, spiritual Jerusalem, the True Church belonging to God, also faces the impact of idolatry. Dear brothers and sisters, do you see it?

“Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much.” (James 5:16 NASB2020)

By Yu-hsin Shih