启十一15　……天上就有大声音说，世上的国，成了我主和祂基督的国，祂要作王，直到永永远远。

　　十二10　……我们神的救恩、能力、国度、并祂基督的权柄，现在都来到了，因为那在我们神面前昼夜控告我们弟兄们的控告者，已经被摔下去了。
　　我们已经看见，召会作新人应该照着实际、凭着恩典行事，并且看见，召会作新妇应当活在爱和光中。然而，不仅神永远的定旨必须成就，基督的心愿必须得到满足，神的仇敌也必须被击败。为此，召会必须是战士。甚至在雅歌中，我们也看见，当寻求者享受主的同在时，争战也在进行着。因此，我们是照着实际、凭着恩典行事，我们是活在爱和光中，并且我们也争战，为要征服撒但的意志。我们的行事为人是为着完成神的定旨，我们的生活是为着基督的满足，并且我们的争战是为着击败神的仇敌（以弗所书生命读经，六三七页）。

　　Rev. 11:15 ...And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.

　　12:10 ...Now has come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, for the accuser of our brothers has been cast down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

　　We have seen that as the new man the church should walk according to truth and by grace and that as the bride the church should live in love and in light. However, not only must God's eternal purpose be fulfilled and the desire of Christ's heart be satisfied, but God's enemy must be defeated. For this, the church must be a warrior. Even in the Song of Songs we see that as the seeking one enjoys the Lord's presence, the fighting is going on. Therefore, we walk according to truth and by grace, we live in love and light, and we fight to subdue the satanic will. Our walk is for the fulfillment of God's purpose, our living is for the satisfaction of Christ, and our fighting is for the defeat of God's enemy. (Life-study of Ephesians, pp. 529-530)

　　我们所以要认识身体，认识升天，所以要掌权，就是为着要有属灵的争战。……属灵的争战，目的是为带进神的国。这在圣经中，乃是一个重大的题目。
　　召会在今天就是神掌权的一个模型。今天神就是要照着这模型，也是借着这模型，扩大祂掌权的范围。祂要借着召会捆绑撒但，消除他的权势，好使祂的名为全地所尊崇，祂的国度在全地得建立，祂的旨意在全地能通行。这就是召会的使命，这也就是召会属灵争战的目的。我们说过在宇宙中有神的国，也有撒但的国。所谓的属灵争战，就是这两国之间的争战。所以我们若要有属灵的争战，就先要认识神的国和撒但的国二者的对敌（生命的经历，四二八、四三四页）。
　　召会在神眼中是极其重要的，她的地位和基督是相联的，她所负的责任，就是继续基督在地上的争战。基督这头已经升天了，祂的身体还在地上。召会作为基督的身体，乃是基督的繁殖，继续基督的地位和工作，就是反对神的仇敌。
　　以弗所一章二十至二十三节给我们看见，那运行在基督身上的大能，不只叫祂从死里复活，并且使祂升到天上。这复活的能力就是升天的能力。因为祂的复活，召会才有生命；因为祂的升天，召会才有权柄的地位，才有国度。这样，祂就能把天带到地上，神的旨意也就能通行在地上了。基督升到天上，得着了天上的权柄，就能把天带到地上。单是复活不够，还得升天；站在天上的地位，就能远超过一切。主升到天上，所有仇敌的权势都被祂超越了，并且万有都服在祂的脚下。
　　在这期间，就是召会在地上实现主的得胜的时候。头得胜了，身体也要得胜。主在十字架上毁坏了魔鬼，并用复活的生命产生了召会。今天神要借着召会，在地上建立祂的国度。今天召会必须继续基督对撒但的得胜工作，并负责把天上的旨意挪到地上，好通行在地上（倪柝声文集第二辑第二十四册，五三至五五页）。
　　参读：国度，第八篇；生命的经历，第十八篇。

　　The reason we must know the Body, know the ascension, and reign is that we may have spiritual warfare.

　　The purpose of spiritual warfare is to bring in the kingdom of God. This is a subject of great significance in the Bible.

　　Today the church is a model of God's reign. What God desires today is to expand His reigning sphere according to this model and through this model. It is through the church that God will bind Satan and destroy his power. Thus, His name will be honored in the whole earth, His kingdom set up, and His will done. This is the commission of the church. This also is the purpose of the church's spiritual warfare.

　　We have said that in the universe there is the kingdom of God, and there is also the kingdom of Satan. The spiritual warfare we are speaking of is the warfare between these two kingdoms. Therefore, in order to engage in spiritual warfare, we must first know the opposition between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan. (The Experience of Life, pp. 355, 360)

　　In the eyes of God the church occupies a very important place. Its position is that of being joined to Christ, and its responsibility is to continue the warfare that Christ fought on earth. Christ the Head has ascended, but His Body is still on earth. The church, as the Body of Christ, is His propagation, continuing His stand and work to fight against God's enemy.

　　Ephesians 1:20-23 shows us that the power which operated in Christ not only raised Him from the dead, but caused Him to ascend to the heavens. This resurrection power is the power of ascension. Through His resurrection the church received its life, and through His ascension the church assumed its position of authority and inherited the kingdom. In this way, He brought heaven to earth, and His will can be done on earth, as in the heavens. Christ ascended to the heavens and received the heavenly authority; now He is able to bring heaven to earth. Resurrection alone is not enough; there must also be ascension. When we stand in the heavenly position, we transcend all things. When the Lord ascended to the heavens, He transcended all the powers of the enemy, and God subjected all things under His feet.

　　The present age is the time for the church to practically realize the victory of Christ. The Head has overcome; now the Body must also overcome. The Lord destroyed the devil on the cross and produced the church with resurrection life. Today God is establishing His kingdom on earth through His church. The church must continue the victorious work that Christ has carried out against Satan. It is responsible for bringing heaven's will down to earth and for carrying it out on earth. (CWWN, vol. 44, pp. 777-778)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1972, vol. 2, "The Kingdom," ch. 8; The Experience of Life, ch. 18