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222 在圣经中没有意义——但两个证人有



  • 222 在圣经中没有意义,但“二”有——它不是一个象征,而是一条关于证据的规则。
  • 《申命记》19:15 要求两三个证人,同一章还规定,若有作假见证的,要受他本想要加在别人身上的刑罚。古代法律通常没有如此严谨。
  • 这条规则延伸到了教会生活中:《马太福音》18:16 和《提摩太前书》5:19。著名的“无论在哪里,有两三个人奉我的名聚会”(18:20)就包含在那段经文中。
  • 这种模式在实践中有所体现——动物成对进入,十二门徒和七十二人被两个两个地差遣,而《传道书》4:9-10 给出的理由完全不涉及神学。
  • 当圣经提到两样东西时,通常是在要求做出决定:两条路、两个建造者、两个主人。

222 has no meaning in the Bible. But two does — not as a symbol, as a rule about evidence, and it runs from Deuteronomy to the end of the New Testament. The rule One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offence they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. (Deuteronomy 19:15) This is a legal provision, and it is a protective one. A single…

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