创三七9　后来他〔约瑟〕又作了一个梦，……梦见太阳、月亮与十一颗星，向〔他〕下拜。

　　启十二1　天上现出大异象来，有一个妇人身披日头，脚踏月亮，头戴十二星的冠冕。

　　弗五8　你们从前是黑暗，但如今在主里面乃是光，行事为人就要像光的儿女。

　　在圣经中，有凭两个见证人证实的原则。因此，约瑟作了两个梦。约瑟在第二个梦里，看见太阳、月亮与十一颗星，向他下拜（创三七9）。这指明在神眼中，所有被定罪并受控告的人都满了光。……生命成熟掌权的一面绝不定罪别人，反而牧养并珍赏他们，说，“哦，召会生活和所有的圣徒真美妙！圣徒们是满了生命的禾捆。他们何等滋养并满足人！不仅如此，他们还是满了光的属天发光体。”你若说，这样说是谎言，你作不来，这意思就是你没有看见那个梦，那个异象（创世记生命读经，一六九○页）。

　　Gen. 37:9 And he had still another dream…: There were the sun and the moon and eleven stars, bowing down to me.

　　Rev. 12:1 And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon underneath her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

　　Eph. 5:8 For you were once darkness but are now light in the Lord; walk as children of light.

　　In the Bible there is the principle of confirmation by two witnesses. Thus, Joseph had two dreams. In Joseph's second dream he saw the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowing down to him (Gen. 37:9). This indicates that in the eyes of God all the condemned and accused people are full of light….The reigning aspect of the maturity of life never condemns others. Rather, it shepherds and appreciates them. It says,”Oh, the church life and all the saints are wonderful! The saints are sheaves full of life. How nourishing and satisfying they are! Furthermore, they are heavenly luminaries full of light.” If you say that it is a lie to speak this way and that you cannot do it, it means that you have not seen the dream, the vision. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1416-1417)

　　让我对长久在召会生活中的人提出这个问题：……你若是诚实的，你会承认你曾对妻子或丈夫批评过一些圣徒。也许几年前，你对所有的弟兄姊妹，感觉都很积极，今天却不然。几年前，照着你天然的眼光，所有的圣徒都十分美好。但今天你需要属天的梦的眼光。创世记三十七章有两个梦。一个是满了生命的禾捆，另一个是满了光的天体。这就是神对祂子民的眼光，是属天的眼光。因为我有这属天的眼光，我就大得鼓励。我不是与“地鼠”和“蝎子”同工。我乃是服事禾捆，我是在太阳、月亮之下，我是行在众星之中。约瑟所见的梦，很像启示录十二章的异象，那里神的子民是由一个身披日头、脚踏月亮、头戴十二星冠冕的妇人来表征。我们需要这样的异象，从属天的观点来看神的子民。

　　有一件事是确定的：谁定罪召会或责备圣徒，谁的生命就受亏损。没有一个例外。你也许是对的，召会也许真的错了。圣徒们的光景也许是“地鼠”和“蝎子”的光景。但你若定罪他们，你的生命就受亏损。然而你若说，“主，我赞美你，因为你的子民满了生命和光”，你就是头一个有分于生命的人。因这缘故，我不敢说弟兄姊妹不好。反之，我总是说，“赞美主！圣徒们是何等美好！”我这样作，就享受生命。但我若批评弟兄姊妹，我就立刻发死。没有一个对召会或圣徒说消极话的人，会享受生命。反之，那些说消极话的人必然发死。我们需要说，“赞美主，我的弟兄乃是属天的光体！他若今天不是，将来必是。”在神没有时间的元素。天上没有时钟，只有永远。当神从永远的观点来看祂的子民时，祂看他们都是满了生命的禾捆，以及满了光的太阳、月亮与众星。

　　创世记三十七章开始是告诉我们，雅各如何爱他亲爱的儿子约瑟，以及约瑟如何将他哥哥们的恶行报给他的父亲，然后告诉我们约瑟的梦（5~10）。……约瑟的梦启示出神子民在祂眼中的真实光景。神的子民都是生命的禾捆。禾捆就是一捆满了生命和生命供应的麦子。……不要说，“我不喜欢以色列人，因为他们很邪恶。”……〔在巴兰的时候，〕以色列人的确很邪恶。然而，巴兰在神的管治之下说，神未见雅各中有罪孽，未见以色列中有祸患（民二三21）。……在神眼中，所有神的选民都是生命的禾捆，满了生命的供应。不仅如此，神的子民也像照耀在天空的众星（创世记生命读经，一六九一至一六九二、一六九九页）。

　　参读：创世记生命读经，第一百一十至一百一十一篇；长老训练第二册，第三章。

　　[If you] have been in the church life a long time, do you still feel…the saints are wonderful? If you are honest, you will admit that you have criticized certain saints to your wife or husband…. Years ago, according to your natural view, all the saints were so good. But today you need the view of the heavenly dream. In Genesis 37 there are two dreams. One is of sheaves full of life, and the other of the heavenly host full of light. This is God's view, the heavenly view, of His people. Because I have this heavenly view, I am greatly encouraged. I am not working with”gophers” and”scorpions.” I am serving the sheaves, I am under the sun and moon, and I am walking among the stars. The dream Joseph saw is similar to the vision in Revelation 12, where God's people are signified by the woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and with the crown of twelve stars upon her head. We need such a vision to see God's people from the heavenly viewpoint.

　　One thing is certain: Whoever condemns the church or blames the saints will suffer the loss of life. There is not one exception to this. You may be right, and the church may actually be wrong. The condition of the saints may be that of”gophers” and”scorpions.” But if you condemn them, you will suffer the loss of life. However, if you say,”Lord, I praise You because Your people are full of life and light,” you will be the first to participate in life. For this reason, I dare not say that the brothers and sisters are not good. Rather, I always say,”Praise the Lord! How good the saints are!” When I do this, I enjoy life. But if I were to criticize the brothers and sisters, I would immediately suffer death. No one who speaks negatively concerning the church or the saints enjoys life. On the contrary, all those who speak negatively suffer death. We need to say,”Praise the Lord, my brother will be a heavenly light! If he is not so today, he will be in the future.” With God there is no time element. There is no clock in heaven, only eternity. As God views His people from the standpoint of eternity, He sees them all as sheaves full of life and as the sun, moon, and stars full of light.

　　Genesis 37 begins by telling us how Jacob loved his dear son Joseph, and how Joseph reported the evils of his brothers to his father. Then we are told about Joseph's dreams (37:5-10)…. Joseph's dreams reveal the actual situation of God's people in His eyes. God's people are all sheaves of life. A sheaf is a bundle of wheat full of life and life supply….Do not say,”I don't like the Israelites, because they are so evil.”….At [Balaam's] time, Israel actually was evil. Nevertheless, Balaam, under the control of God, said that God had not beheld iniquity in Jacob nor perverseness in Israel (Num. 23:21)….In God's eyes all His chosen people are sheaves of life, full of life supply. Furthermore, God's people are like stars shining in the sky. (Life-study of Genesis, pp. 1417-1418, 1423-1424)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Genesis, msgs. 110-111; CWWL, 1984, vol. 2,”Elders' Training, Book 2: The Vision of the Lord's Recovery,” ch. 3