And Finally  最后

2 THESS 3 帖撒罗尼迦后书第三章

1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
【帖后3:1】弟兄们，我还有话说：请你们为我们祷告，好叫主的道理快快行开，得着荣耀，正如在你们中间一样；
【帖后3:2】也叫我们脱离无理之恶人的手，因为人不都是有信心。

AND FINALLY
最后

There was a TV news programme in the UK, where the newsreader introduced the final item by saying, “and finally,” just like the Apostle Paul is saying here. In a nutshell, Paul is giving instructions on how to pray for himself and his team of workers.
在英国有一个电视新闻节目，在新闻主播介绍最后一个项目时，他说：“最后，”就像使徒保罗在这里所说的那样。简而言之，保罗正在就如何为他自己和他的团队祈祷提出指导。

First, it was a personal appeal. He wants his brethren to pray for him. It is one of our greatest privileges to pray for others, especially for those in Christian work. Let me ask you do you pray for those in Christian work? Do you pray for your pastor？
首先，这是一个个人的呼吁。 他希望他的弟兄们为他祈祷。为他人祈祷是我们最伟大的特权之一，尤其是为那些从事基督教工作的人。让我问你，你是否为从事基督教工作的人祈祷？ 你是否为你的牧师祈祷？

Second, it was a prayerful appeal. It was meant to urge the church to pray. Prayer is the engine room of the church. It has been said that it is prayer that drives the church and if the church has less prayer then it will lack power.
其次，这是一个祈祷的呼吁。它旨在敦促教会祈祷。祈祷是教会的引擎室。有人说，正是祈祷推动了教会，如果教会祈祷较少，它将缺乏力量。

Third, it is an appeal that gives the church a priority. When you pray, you have to focus. It is no good praying like this… “Bless the church in China amen.” Get some mission prayer letters from missionaries; use Operation World, joshuaproject.net, and other resources to pray for specific people and things.
第三，这是一个给教会设定优先级的呼吁。当你祈祷时，你必须有针对性地祷告。像这样泛泛地祈祷是没有好处的…“保佑中国的教会，阿们。” 从传教士那里获取一些宣教祈祷信；使用Operation World（一本为世界宣教祷告的书），joshuaproject.net（约书亚计划，一个旨在为未得之地和未得之民祷告的网站）和其他资源为特定的人和事物祈祷。

Fourth, there was a purpose in their prayer. This is how to pray for our brethren and especially those in full time service
第四，他们的祈祷中有一个目的。这是如何为我们的弟兄，尤其是那些全职事奉的人祈祷的方法（为神的道广传而祈祷）
That the word of God would have free course; that it would not be hindered. Paul said in his first letter that Satan hindered us. The devil tries everything to stop the flow of the gospel; it is our prayers on the mountain top like Moses that enables the Joshua’s fighting in the valley to succeed.
祈祷的目的是：让上帝的话语将自由流通；不受阻碍。保罗在他的第一封信中说撒但阻挡了我们。魔鬼试图用一切手段阻止福音的流动；就像摩西在山顶的祈祷使约书亚在山谷中的战斗成功一样，正是我们在山巅的祈祷使约书亚在山谷中的战斗成功。

We are to pray that God’s word is to be glorified. That is the most important part of this prayer, not that we are glorified, but that his word is glorified. He gives an example of this church in his first letter Chapter 1. Look at what happened when the word of God arrived in this city; this is the word of God being glorified and having an unhindered passage.
我们要祈祷上帝的话语受到荣耀。这是这祈祷中最重要的部分，不是我们受到荣耀，而是他的话语受到荣耀。他在第一封信的第一章中举了这个教会的例子。看看上帝的话语到达这个城市时发生了什么；这就是上帝的话语受到荣耀并且通行无阻。

5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
【帖前1:5】因为我们的福音传到你们那里，不独在乎言语，也在乎权能和圣灵，并充足的信心，正如你们知道我们在你们那里，为你们的缘故是怎样为人。
【帖前1:6】并且你们在大难之中蒙了圣灵所赐的喜乐，领受真道，就效法我们，也效法了主，
【帖前1:7】甚至你们作了马其顿和亚该亚所有信主之人的榜样。
【帖前1:8】因为主的道从你们那里已经传扬出来，你们向　神的信心不但在马其顿和亚该亚，就是在各处也都传开了，所以不用我们说什么话。
【帖前1:9】因为他们自己已经报明我们是怎样进到你们那里，你们是怎样离弃偶像，归向　神，要服侍那又真又活的　神，

Finally, he prays for divine protection. All of us need this, but God’s full-time servants do most of all. There are people who will seek to destroy God’s work by destroying God’s servants.
最后，他祈求神的保护。我们所有人都需要这个，但全职事奉上帝的仆人最需要。有些人会试图通过毁灭上帝的仆人来破坏上帝的工作。

Let’s pray like this for our fellow believers, our pastors and our church workers!
让我们为我们的信仰同胞、我们的牧师和我们的教会工作者这样祈祷！

God bless
上帝祝福你