以賽亞的蒙召異象
以賽亞書六章1至7節
1當烏西雅王崩的那年，我見主坐在高高的寶座上。他的衣裳垂下，遮滿聖殿。
2其上有撒拉弗侍立，各有六個翅膀：用兩個翅膀遮臉，兩個翅膀遮腳，兩個翅膀飛翔；
3彼此呼喊說：聖哉！聖哉！聖哉！萬軍之耶和華；他的榮光充滿全地！
4因呼喊者的聲音，門檻的根基震動，殿充滿了煙雲。
5那時我說：禍哉！我滅亡了！因為我是嘴唇不潔的人，又住在嘴唇不潔的民中，又因我眼見大君王─萬軍之耶和華。
6有一撒拉弗飛到我跟前，手裡拿著紅炭，是用火剪從壇上取下來的，
7將炭沾我的口，說：看哪，這炭沾了你的嘴，你的罪孽便除掉，你的罪惡就赦免了。
信息分享
以賽亞自出生以來，烏西雅王一直在位；烏西雅王十六歲登基，一直在位五十二年。如今烏西雅王駕崩，以賽亞當然會思忖未來將有甚麼改變。就在這一刻，他突然看見一個大寶座──是屬於神自己的大寶座。這個異象為他揭示了一個全新的視域：他先前只想到烏西雅的王位，如今他終於看到全能的神坐在王的寶座上。
以賽亞當時在哪裡？他正在聖殿裡面，可能是在祈禱。他突然看見聖殿幔子的後面，神的寶座充滿了榮耀。他究竟看見甚麼？約翰在約翰福音十二章38至41節指出以賽亞是看見基督的榮耀。
以賽亞在異象中看見神的榮光充滿全地。他看見用翅膀遮臉的天使圍繞著寶座。他看不見他們的臉孔，卻聽見他們在不住的頌讚神。以賽亞似乎是要指出，這些天使的主要任務，是遵行神的旨意和不斷頌讚祂。
以賽亞見到異象之後，對他有何改變？因著神的榮耀和聖潔，以賽亞看見自己的罪污(5節)。這通常是人認識神的第一個反應。以賽亞承認自己是個極需要潔淨的罪人，他更明確承認「我是個嘴唇不潔的人」。當神向人的內心說話，那人會知道自己的罪，並且明確地認罪。
在這裡，我們還看到一個方法，去分辨甚麼是出於撒但的聲音，甚麼是出自聖靈的聲音。撒但總是對我們作出摧毀性的指控：「你是個失敗的人」；然而，聖靈卻總是明確指出我們的罪，並且引導我們去悔改。
牢記：
以賽亞書一章18節
ISAIAH'S GREAT VISION
Isaiah 6:1-7
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
3 And one cried to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!”
4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 So I said:
“Woe is me, for I am undone!
Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of hosts.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.
7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said:
“Behold, this has touched your lips;
Your iniquity is taken away,
And your sin purged.”
Message
Isaiah had never known any other king than Uzziah, who became king at 16 and reigned for 52 years. Now Uzziah is dead and Isaiah wonders what will happen next. Suddenly he sees a far greater throne-that of God himself. This gave him a new vision. Previously he had only thought of the kingship of Uzziah. Now he sees the throne of God almighty.
Where was Isaiah? He was in the Temple, possibly praying. Suddenly he sees beyond the veil of the Temple. He sees God's throne with all its glory. What did he actually see? John says in 12:38-41 that Isaiah saw the glory of Christ himself.
His vision was of the whole earth filled with the glory of God. He saw the veiled workers or angels around the throne. He did not see their faces but he heard their voices praising God. Isaiah seems to be saying that the chief delight of these angels was to do the will of God and to praise him constantly.
What was the result of the vision? In the light of God's glory and holiness Isaiah saw his own sinful condition (v. 5). A true vision of God always does this. He recognised himself as a sinner desperately needing cleansing. He also knew specific conviction-he said, 'I am a man of unclean lips'. When God speaks to a heart, he convicts of sin and he does it a specific way.
Here is one way in which you can distinguish between the voice of Satan and the voice of the Holy Spirit. Satan always speaks in sweeping condemnation-e.g. 'You are a failure'. But the voice of the Spirit will point out one particular sin and convict you of that, with the hope that conviction will bring you to repentance.
REMEMBER: Isaiah 1:18