進入非人手所鑿出的石頭裡(但2章)

當那列王在位的時候、天上的神必另立一國、永不敗壞、也不歸別國的人、卻要打碎滅絕那一切國、這國必存到永遠。(但 2：44)

但以理書本章中，巴比倫的尼布甲尼撒王所作人像的夢，如今大多已經成就：

頭是精金的：這金頭，神已指示但以理解釋，就是當時的巴比倫帝國，國力最強，遠勝過今天世界上的各個強國。

王阿、你是諸王之王、天上的　神已將國度、權柄、能力、尊榮、都賜給你．凡世人所住之地的走獸、並天空的飛鳥、他都交付你手、使你掌管這一切、你就是那金頭。(但 2：37-38)

胸膛和膀臂是銀的：這是指後面興起的瑪代，和波斯帝國。波斯王古列，就是下令以色列百姓回歸重建聖殿的外邦王。

肚腹和腰是銅的：這裡預言這個國要掌管天下，它就是亞歷山大帝曾統管的希臘帝國。

腿是鐵的：腿有兩隻，就是接著之後所分裂的羅馬帝國，有東羅馬和西羅馬，仍是世界上的強權，但國勢已經和前面幾個國家不可同日而語。

腳是半鐵半泥的：腳包含腳趾頭，共有十隻，即今天其他的世界各國。「鐵」表示是強國；「泥」表示示弱小的國家，正如今天的世界。

一塊非人手鑿出來的石頭：就是耶穌基督降臨，所建立的教會，包含以前的使徒教會，與今天的真耶穌教會。這世界將因為「福音傳遍天下」，末期來到之後，主的羊全數歸隊，以色列全家得救，不再有人接受福音，也不再有人得救受聖靈，這世界的任務已經完成，就被神毀滅。

你們也要聽見打仗和打仗的風聲、總不要驚慌．因為這些事是必須有的．只是末期還沒有到。民要攻打民、國要攻打國．多處必有饑荒、地震。這都是災難的起頭。〔災難原文作生產之難〕(太 24：6-8)

這天國的福音、要傳遍天下、對萬民作見證、然後末期纔來到。(太 24：14)

這個異象，目前只剩「有一塊非人手鑿出來的石頭」的部分尚未完全應驗，因為主還沒有從天降臨，世界尚未被毀滅。但是按照目前的現狀，主耶穌曾經的預言，現在已經到「災難的起頭」的階段，教會要趕緊傳福音。在這之前，外頭尚未歸家的「主的羊」將越來越少，或是漸漸只剩「主的羊自己所生的主的羊」。當福音傳遍天下時，末期就來到；當主從天再臨時，就是世界各國被打碎的時候。

這一塊非人手鑿出的石頭，已在世界各地建立教會。「非人手鑿出」，表示非人意所建立的國度或是教會。真耶穌教會是在1917年由聖靈建立，並在1926年傳到台灣，竟能在三個月內建立三個教會，因為是靠聖靈所建立。

這個世界因神的救贖計畫而展開，將因救贖計畫成就而結束。全世界都繞著神的救恩而運行，我們依靠的是人手所建造的世界各國嗎？繼續仰望金頭、銀胸、銅腰、鋼鐵般的腿嗎？還是要依靠「非人手所鑿出的石頭」，這將要打碎金頭人像的石頭，也就是藉由真耶穌教會得救進入永生？

這金頭人像，就是人的歷史，已穿越時空三千年，至今依然屹立在全球之上，卻即將被敲碎。這樣，你還要繼續依靠它嗎？還是趕快查考聖經真理，查一查那快要打碎世界的石頭，與這塊「非人手所鑿出的石頭」有分，免得一起被打碎？

耶穌說：「經上寫着：『匠人所棄的石頭、已作了房角的頭塊石頭．這是主所作的、在我們眼中看為希奇。』這經你們沒有念過麼？所以我告訴你們。神的國、必從你們奪去．賜給那能結果子的百姓。誰掉在這石頭上、必要跌碎．這石頭掉在誰的身上、就要把誰砸得稀爛。」(太 21：42-44)

By Isaiah Kao

Entering the Stone Cut Without Human Hands (Dan 2)

October 12, 2026

“And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.” (Dan 2:44)

In this chapter of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon dreamed of a great statue. Most of the prophecy concerning this statue has now been fulfilled:

The head of fine gold: God revealed to Daniel that the head of gold represented the Babylonian Empire at that time. It was the strongest empire, far more powerful than the great nations of the world today.

“You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory; and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the animals of the field or the birds of the sky, He has given them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them all. You are the head of gold.” (Dan 2:37–38)

The chest and arms of silver: These refer to the Medes and the Persian Empire that rose afterward. Cyrus, king of Persia, was the foreign king who ordered the Israelites to return and rebuild the temple.

The belly and thighs of bronze:This refers to the kingdom that would rule over the whole earth. It was the Greek Empire ruled by Alexander the Great.

The legs of iron:

There are two legs, representing the Roman Empire after it was divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. It remained a world power, but its strength was no longer comparable to that of the previous empires.

The feet partly of iron and partly of clay: The feet include ten toes, representing the nations of the world today. The “iron” represents strong nations, while the “clay” represents weaker nations, just as we see in the world today.

A stone cut out without human hands: This represents the coming of Jesus Christ and the church He established, including the early apostolic church and the True Jesus Church today. After the gospel has been preached throughout the world and the end has come, all the Lord’s sheep will have returned to the fold, and all Israel will be saved. No one else will receive the gospel, be saved, or receive the Holy Spirit. The mission of this world will then be completed, and God will destroy it.

“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.” (Matt 24:6–8)

“This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Matt 24:14)

At present, only the part concerning “a stone cut out without human hands” has not yet been completely fulfilled, because the Lord has not yet descended from heaven and the world has not yet been destroyed. However, according to the present situation, the prophecy once given by the Lord Jesus has now reached the stage of “the beginning of birth pangs.” Therefore, the church must urgently preach the gospel. Before this happens, the Lord’s sheep who have not yet returned to the fold will become fewer and fewer, until perhaps only “the Lord’s sheep born from the Lord’s sheep” remain. When the gospel has been preached throughout the world, the end will come. When the Lord returns from heaven, the nations of the world will be crushed.

This stone cut out without human hands has established churches throughout the world. “Cut out without human hands” means a kingdom or church that is not established by human will. The True Jesus Church was established by the Holy Spirit in 1917 and was brought to Taiwan in 1926. Remarkably, three churches were established within three months because the church was established through the work of the Holy Spirit.

This world began because of God’s plan of salvation, and it will end when His plan of salvation is fulfilled. Everything in the world turns around God’s salvation. Do we rely on the nations of this world built by human hands? Do we continue to look to the head of gold, the chest of silver, the waist of bronze, and the legs of iron? Or will we rely on “the stone cut out without human hands,” the stone that will crush the statue of the head of gold, that is, will we be saved and enter eternal life through the True Jesus Church?

This statue with its head of gold represents human history. It has stood throughout the world for three thousand years, transcending time and space, yet it is about to be crushed. Will you continue to rely on it? Or will you quickly examine the truth of the Bible and investigate that stone which is about to crush the world, so that you may have a share in this “stone cut out without human hands” and not be crushed together with the world?

Jesus said, “Have you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this became the chief cornerstone; this came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing the fruit of it. And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and on whomever it falls, it will crush him.” (Matt 21:42–44)

By Isaiah Kao