下面是一篇非常有意思的文章，提出来给各位参考。不过，很令人惊讶的是，加尔文对于但以理书大金像的看法基本上跟地方召会一致。反而是今天的加尔文主义者不接受这种解释。:))
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约翰加尔文对但以理书二章中大金人的解释
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Dan 2:36 “这就是那梦。我们在王面前要讲解那梦。
Dan 2:37 王啊，你是诸王之王。天上的神已将国度、权柄、能力、尊荣都赐给你。
Dan 2:38 凡世人所住之地的走兽，并天空的飞鸟，他都交付你手，使你掌管这一切。你
就是那金头。
Daniel here declares “the golden head of the image“ to be the Babylonian
kingdom. We know that the Assyrians were subdued before the monarchy was
transferred to Babylon; but since they did not prevail sufficiently to be
considered as supreme rulers in that eastern territory, the Babylonian empire
is here mentioned first. It is also worthwhile to remark, that God was
unwilling to refer here to what had already occurred, but he rather proposed
that the people should in future depend on this prophecy and rest upon it.
Here it would have been superfluous to say anything about the Assyrians,
since that empire had already passed away. But the Chaldeans were still to
reign for some time — say seventy or at least sixty years. Hence God wished
to hold the minds of his own servants in suspense till the end of that
monarchy, and then to arouse them by fresh hopes, until the second monarchy
should pass away, so that afterwards they might rest in patience under the
third and fourth monarchies, and might perceive at length the time of Christ’
s advent to be at hand. This is the reason why Daniel places the Chaldean
monarchy here in the first rank and order. And in this matter there is no
difficulty, because he states King Nebuchadnezzar to be the golden head of
the image. We may gather the reason of his being called the golden head from
the context, namely, because its integrity was then greater than under the
empire of the Medes and Persians. It is very true that the Chaldeans were the
most cruel robbers, and we know how Babylon was then detested by all the
pious and sincere worshippers of God. Still, since things usually become
worse by process of time, the state of the world was; as yet tolerable under
that sovereignty. This is the reason why Nebuchadnezzar is called “the head
of gold;” but this ought not to be referred to him personally, but rather
extended to his whole kingdom, and all his successors, among whom Belshazzar
was the most hateful despiser of God; and by comprehension he is said to form
part of this head of gold. But Daniel shews that he did not flatter the
king, since he assigns this reason for Nebuchadnezzar being the golden head
— God had set him up above all the earth. But this seems to be common to all
kings, since none of them reign without God’s permission — a sentiment
which is partially true, but the Prophet implies that Nebuchadnezzar was
raised up in an especial manner, because he excelled all other sovereigns. It
now follows