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The Preparation of the Bride
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柒 新妇也必须是击败神仇敌的战士—弗六10:
Ⅶ The bride must also be a warrior for the defeating of God’s enemy—Eph.6:10:
一 在以弗所五章二十五至二十七节和六章十至二十节,我们看到召会是新妇也是战士;在启示录十九章,我们也有召会的这两面。
A In Ephesians 5:25-27 and 6:10-20 we see the church as the bride and the warrior; in Revelation 19 we also have these two aspects of the church.
 


晨兴喂养  
  弗六10 “末了的话,你们要在主里,靠着祂力量的权能,得着加力。”

  启十九14 “在天上的众军,骑着白马,穿着细麻衣,又白又洁,跟随着祂。”

  根据启示录十九章,召会既是呈献给基督的新妇,也是和祂一同与神的仇敌争战的战士。十九章十四节的众军,就是十七章十四节蒙召被选的信徒。他们也是新妇,以及被请赴羔羊婚筵的客人。(十九7~9。)被请赴婚筵的客人与新妇是同样的人;新妇包括了被请的客人,而被请的客人组成了新妇。在婚礼之后,所有的客人都要成为军队。

  在十九章十四节,我们看见得胜者作为天上的众军以及骑着白马跟随祂的人,“穿着细麻衣,又白又洁。”这里的细麻衣就是新妇的衣服。“明亮洁净的细麻衣”〔8〕这婚礼的礼服,将是争战的军装。得胜者作为天上的众军,乃是基督新妇的构成分子。换句话说,基督的新妇将要作祂的军队跟随祂争战,毁坏敌基督和他的军队。那些胜了每一种拦阻的人,在对敌基督的最后争战中,要成为与基督一同争战的人。这些人就是祂的新妇;因着祂把丰富生命的供应服事给他们,他们就成为与祂一同争战的人。不错,神期望祂的得胜者成为这样一同争战的战士。(新约总论第十四册,二六八至二六九页。)
  Eph. 6:10 Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength.

  Rev. 19:14 And the armies which are in heaven followed Him on white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

  According to Revelation 19, the church is both the bride who is presented to Christ and the warrior who fights with Him against God's enemy. The armies in Revelation 19:14 are the called and chosen believers in 17:14. They are also both the bride and the guests called to the marriage dinner of the Lamb (19:7-9). The guests invited to the wedding feast and the bride are the same. The bride consists of the invited guests, and the invited guests make up the bride. After the wedding, all the guests will become the army.

  In Revelation 19:14 we see that the overcomers, as the armies which are in heaven and the ones who followed Him on white horses, are “dressed in fine linen, white and clean." The fine linen here is the clothing of the bride. The wedding garment of "fine linen, bright and clean" [v. 8] will be the armor for fighting. The overcomers who are the heavenly armies are those who constitute the bride of Christ. In other words, it will be the bride of Christ who will follow Him as His army to fight and destroy Antichrist and his army. Those who have overcome every obstacle will be Christ's co-fighters in the final battle against Antichrist. These are His bride. They have become His co-fighters by His ministering the rich life supply to them. Surely the expectation is that His overcomers will be such co-fighters. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4339-4340)
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  得胜的圣徒有两件衣服,一件为救恩,另一件为奖赏。这里的细麻衣是第二件衣服。得胜者这第二件衣服使他们有资格参加羔羊的婚筵,(启十九8~9,)并与主一同争战抵挡祂的仇敌。因此,婚筵的礼服就变成了征衣。这第二件衣服使我们不仅有资格参加婚礼,也够资格参加军队。新妇的婚筵礼服,将是她作神的军队争战抵挡祂的仇敌时所穿的制服。…就在今天,我们也是借基督作我们的衣服来争战。以弗所六章指明,神全副的军装就是基督。

  主耶稣再来的时候,…娶新妇之后,就要与得胜者一同争战对付仇敌。…正如在以弗所五章和六章,我们看到召会是新妇也是战士;在启示录十九章,我们也有召会的这两面。作为召会,我们是新妇和战士。神的经纶里有一支军队,是由团体的战士所构成的。这意思是,以弗所六章的战士乃是一个团体的实体。我们惟有成为一个团体的实体—基督的身体,才能穿上神全副的军装。这与许多基督徒所持守的观念相反,他们认为个别的信徒能穿着全副的军装。以弗所六章的军装不是为着个别的基督徒,乃是为着召会这团体的身体,…团体的军队。

  按照十七节,我们是借着各样的祷告和祈求,接受救恩的头盔,并那灵的剑。…在军装的各项中,惟有剑是为着进攻的,也就是说,神的军装中惟有剑是用来攻击仇敌的。…撒但不只是我们外面的仇敌,也是我们里面的对头。…因着仇敌的元素是在我们里面,所以我们需要话的杀死能力,主观的应用到我们的所是里。

  祷读神的话是杀死我们里面对头的路。每一天,并在各种处境里,我们都应该祷读。每当我们被自己里面某些消极的东西困扰时,我们该借着在灵里的祷告接受神的话。我们这么作,消极的元素就会被杀死。(新约总论第十四册,二六九至二七二页。)

  参读:新约总论,第一百八十五、二百一十五、三百四十三、四百二十四至四百二十六篇。
  The overcoming saints have two garments, one for salvation and the other or reward. The fine linen here is the second garment. This second garment of the overcomers qualifies them both to attend the marriage dinner of the Lamb (Rev. 19:8-9) and to fight with the Lord against His enemy. Thus, the wedding garment becomes the fighting garment. The second garment qualifies us not only to attend the wedding but also to join the army. The bride’s wedding garment will be the uniform that she wears as God's army to fight against His enemy….Even today, we are fighting by Christ as our garment. Ephesians 6 indicates that the whole armor of God is Christ.

  At His coming again, … after receiving the bride, Christ and the overcomers will enter into battle against the enemy. Just as in Ephesians 5 and 6 we see the church as the bride and as the warrior, in Revelation 19 we also have these two aspects of the church. As the church, we are the bride and the warrior. In God’s economy there is one army constituted of a corporate warrior. This means that the warrior in Ephesians 6 is a corporate entity. Only as a corporate entity, the Body, can we put on the whole armor of God. This is contrary to the concept held by many Christians that an individual believer is able to wear the entire armor. The armor in Ephesians 6 is not for Christians as individuals; it is for the church corporately as the Body, …a corporate army.

  According to verses 17 and 18, we receive the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit by means of all prayer and petition…. Among the various items of the armor, only the sword is for offensive warfare; that is, it is the only item of God’s armor used for attacking the enemy…. Satan is not only the enemy outside of us; he is also the adversary within us…. Because the enemy’s elements are within us, we need the killing power of the word to be applied to our being subjectively.

  Pray-reading the Word of God is the way to kill the adversary within us. Every day and in every kind of situation, we should pray-read. Whenever we are troubled by something negative within us, we should take the Word of God by means of prayer in spirit. As we do this, the negative element will be killed. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4340-4342)

  Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 185, 215, 343, 424-426
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