怎么知道现在是末世？
How do we know we're living in the end times?
简答 Short Answer
从圣经的角度，自从基督第一次来到世上，末世就已经开始了。我们活在「已然未然」的张力中——基督已经得胜，但还没有完全成就。
From a biblical perspective, the end times began when Christ first came into the world. We live in the 'already but not yet' tension — Christ has already triumphed, but the consummation is still to come.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
很多人一听到「末世」就想到世界末日的灾难场景，但圣经对末世的定义可能跟你想的不同。
**圣经的末世观：**
「神在古时借众先知多次多方晓谕列祖，就在这末世借着他儿子晓谕我们」（希伯来书1:1-2）。这节经文表明：耶稣来到世上的时候，末世就已经开始了。使徒彼得在五旬节也说：「这正是先知约珥所说的，在末后的日子……」（使徒行传2:16-17）。
所以，初代教会就已经生活在末世之中。从基督第一次来到祂再来之间的整段时期，都是「末世」。
**末世的征兆：** 耶稣在马太福音24章提到了一些征兆： - 假先知和假基督兴起 - 战争和战争的风声 - 饥荒、地震 - 信徒遭受逼迫 - 福音传遍天下
这些征兆在过去两千年中一直存在，并随着基督再来的临近而加剧。
**正确的态度：**
1. **不要预测具体日期**：「那日子那时辰没有人知道」（马太福音24:36）。历史上所有的预测都失败了。
2. **警醒但不恐惧**：末世不是让我们恐惧的理由，而是活出忠心的动力。
3. **忠心等候**：我们的责任不是破解末世密码，而是忠心地生活、传扬福音、等候基督再来。
Many people associate 'end times' with apocalyptic disaster scenarios, but the Bible's definition may differ from what you expect.
**The biblical view of the end times:**
'Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son' (Hebrews 1:1-2). This shows the end times began when Jesus came. Peter at Pentecost also said: 'This is what was uttered through the prophet Joel, in the last days...' (Acts 2:16-17).
The early church already lived in the end times. The entire period between Christ's first and second comings is the 'last days.'
**Signs of the end times:** Jesus mentioned signs in Matthew 24: - False prophets and false christs - Wars and rumors of wars - Famines and earthquakes - Persecution of believers - The gospel preached to all nations
These signs have existed throughout the past two millennia and intensify as Christ's return draws near.
**The right attitude:**
1. **Don't predict specific dates**: 'No one knows that day or hour' (Matthew 24:36). Every historical prediction has failed.
2. **Be watchful but not fearful**: The end times aren't a reason for fear but a motivation for faithfulness.
3. **Be faithfully expectant**: Our responsibility isn't to decode end-times mysteries but to live faithfully, proclaim the gospel, and await Christ's return.
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