本期视频中，魏泰德牧师谈到了上帝的余民和使命，组成了基督复临安息日会信徒的第十三条基本信仰。

余民是一群对上帝绝对忠诚的人。

挪亚和他的全家是最初余民的一个例子。

在创世记6:5,11我们读到：“耶和华见人在地上罪恶很大，终日所思想的尽都是恶……世界在上帝面前败坏，地上满了强暴。”

第8节说“惟有挪亚在耶和华眼前蒙恩。” 上帝告诉挪亚，祂要用洪水毁灭地球的计划，因为人类是如此邪恶。在毁灭之中，那些选择通过信心和顺服，来接受上帝的恩典的人，将有一条逃生之路。

上帝让挪亚建造一只方舟，邀请人们进入方舟，这样他们就可以免受洪水的侵袭。挪亚传道120年，但只有他的八口之家选择被拯救。

在末后，耶稣回到地球接祂的孩子们去天国之前，类似的情况会发生。这个世界会充满邪恶，但那些相信和信靠上帝的人，将在世俗的影响中，坚定跟随祂的道路。

基本信仰第十三条声称：“普世的教会是由所有真正相信基督的人所组成。但在末日，背道广为蔓延之时，有一批余民蒙召出来遵守上帝的诫命及耶稣的真道。这批余民宣告审判的时候已经到了，宣讲靠基督得救，并宣告祂复临的日子已经临近。这项宣告由启示录十四章中的三位天使所预表。它与天上的审判工作同时进行，造成了地上的悔改与改革的工作。每一信徒都已蒙召亲自参与此项普世的见证。”

纵观历史，总是有上帝的余民。成千上万的殉道者用鲜血确立了他们的信仰，尤其是在中古黑暗时期。与中古黑暗时期同样的迫害力量，将在末后作为宗教和政治力量再次崛起。它会迫害那些不服从它命令的人。

在启示录12:17论及到上帝忠心的余民说，“这儿女就是那守上帝诫命、为耶稣作见证的。” 然而，这些人并不是一个排外的俱乐部。每个人爱祂，接受《圣经》的真理，愿意跟随祂的人，都可以成为他们的一份子。

这些余民被委派分享启示录14:6-12中三位天使的信息。

 “我又看见另有一位天使飞在空中，有永远的福音要传给住在地上的人，就是各国、各族、各方、各民。他大声说：‘应当敬畏上帝，将荣耀归给他！因他施行审判的时候已经到了。应当敬拜那创造天地海和众水泉源的。’”（启示录14:6-12）

这意味着第一位天使宣告永远的好消息:上帝是我们的创造者，是救恩的源头。我们只敬拜祂。它也表明第七天是安息日。而且，它包含了审判的时刻已经来到的信息——呼唤真正的悔改和改革。

启示录14:8继续说：“又有第二位天使接着说：‘叫万民喝邪淫、大怒之酒的巴比伦大城倾倒了！倾倒了！’”

第二位天使警告说，巴比伦，圣经中虚假崇拜和强迫的象征，将会倾倒。上帝的审判就要来了。因此，人们必须逃离巴比伦的混乱和它的错误教导，转向基督和祂的真理。

第三位天使的警告信息，“大声说：‘若有人拜兽和兽像，在额上或在手上受了印记，这人也必喝上帝大怒的酒；此酒斟在上帝忿怒的杯中纯一不杂。他要在圣天使和羔羊面前，在火与硫磺之中受痛苦。’”（启示录14:9-10）

这最后的危机涉及到真假敬拜。总有一天，地球上的每个人都得决定是敬拜兽还是忠于上帝。

上帝余民的使命是要宣告这些信息。通过余民教会，祂宣示一个信息，这个信息是：呼召祂的子民脱离背到，恢复真正的敬拜，预备他们迎接祂的再来。

末日即将来临，耶稣复临在即。现在是时候把我们的心完全交给祂，成为余民的一份子，去完成祂的使命。

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In this video, Pastor Ted Wilson discusses God’s remnant and its mission, constituting the thirteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists.

A remnant is a group of people who remain loyal to God no matter what.

Noah and his family were an example of the remnant people in the beginning.

In Genesis 6:5, 11, we read, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually…The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”

“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord,” verse 8 says. God told him of His plan to destroy the earth with flood because people were so wicked. Amid the destruction, there would be a way of escape for those who chose to accept God’s grace through faith and obedience.

God asked Noah to build an ark, inviting people to come inside so that they would be safe from the flood. Noah preached for 120 years but only his family of eight chose to be saved.

In the last days, before Jesus returns to earth to take His children to heaven, a similar situation will happen. The world will be filled with wickedness but those who trust and believe in God will remain strong in following His ways amid worldly influence.

Our thirteenth fundamental belief states, “The universal church is composed of all who truly believe in Christ, but in the last days, a time of widespread apostasy, a remnant has been called out to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. This remnant announces the arrival of the judgment hour, proclaims salvation through Christ, and heralds the approach of His Second Advent. This proclamation is symbolized by the three angels of Revelation 14; it coincides with the work of judgment in heaven and results in a work of repentance and reform on earth. Every believer is called to have a personal part in this worldwide witness.”

Throughout history, God has always had His remnant people. Thousands of martyrs have sealed their faith with blood, especially during the Dark Ages. The same persecuting power of the Dark Ages will rise again as a religious and political power in the last days. It will persecute those who will not submit to its demands.

God’s faithful remnants are referred to in Revelation 12:17 as those who “keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” However, these people are not an exclusive club. Everyone who loves Him, accepts the truth from the Bible, and willingly follows Him, can be part of them.

These remnant people are commissioned to share the three angels’ messages found in Revelation 14:6-12.

“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people—saying with a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give glory to Him for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him Who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water’” (Revelation 14:6,7).

It implies that the first angel proclaims the everlasting good news that God is our Creator, the source of salvation. And we are to worship only Him. It also indicates that the seventh day is the Sabbath. Still, it includes the message that the hour of judgment has come—a call for true repentance and reformation.

Moving on, Revelation 14:8 reads, “And another angel followed, saying, ‘Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.’”

This second angel warns that Babylon, the biblical symbol of false worship and coercion, will fall. God’s judgment is coming. So, people must flee the confusion of Babylon and its false teachings and turn to Christ and His truth.

The third angel’s message warns, “saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of His anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb” (Revelation 14:9, 10).

This final crisis involves true and false worship. Time will come when everyone on earth will decide whether to worship the beast or be true to God.

The proclamation of these messages is the mission of God’s remnant people. Through the remnant church, He proclaims a message to restore true worship by calling His people out of apostasy and preparing them for His return.

The end is near. Jesus is coming soon. Now is the time to give our hearts fully to Him and become part of the remnant, fulfilling His mission.

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