启十二10~11 ……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。弟兄们胜过他，是因羔羊的血，并因自己所见证的话，他们虽至于死，也不爱自己的魂生命。

　　〔启示录十二章里的〕妇人代表神全体的子民。但历代以来，神子民中总有些较刚强的人。在圣经里这些人被视为一个集体单位，为神争战，将神的国带到地上。

　　五节说，妇人“生”了一个男孩子。这里的生表征复活，与行传十三章三十三至三十四节者同。男孩子是由那些死了且复活的得胜圣徒组成的，这可由启示录十二章十一节“他们虽至于死”的话得到证明。……所有已死得胜圣徒的复活，就是男孩子的出生。所以，男孩子是由所有在这次复活之前死去的得胜圣徒组成。今天你若是得胜者，并且一直活着到主回来，你就不算是男孩子的一部分，反而可能是十四章所说初熟的果子之一。你如果是得胜者，又在主来之前死了，到时候你就要复活，成为男孩子的一部分。

　　十二章五节里所生出来的男孩子，是由十节所说的“弟兄们”组成的，他们被神的仇敌撒但反对并控告。弟兄们胜过他，是因羔羊的血，因自己所见证的话，并且因他们虽至于死，也不爱自己的魂生命（11）（启示录生命读经，四八九、四九六至四九七页）。

　　Rev. 12:10-11 …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. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they loved not their soul-life even unto death.

　　The woman [in Revelation 12] represents the totality of God’s people. But throughout all generations there have been some stronger ones among God’s people. These are considered in the Bible as a collective unit fighting the battle for God and bringing God’s kingdom down to earth.

　　Verse 5 says that the woman “brought forth” the man-child. “Brought forth” here signifies resurrection, as in Acts 13:33-34. The man-child is composed of the overcoming saints who have died and who have been resurrected. This is proved by the words unto death in Revelation 12:11….The resurrection of all the dead overcoming saints will be the delivery of the man-child. Hence, the man-child is composed of all the overcoming saints who die before the time of this resurrection. If you are an overcomer today and live until the Lord comes back, you will not be a part of the man-child. Instead, you may be among the firstfruits mentioned in Revelation 14. But if you are an overcomer and die before the Lord comes back, you will be resurrected to be part of the man-child.

　　The man-child brought forth in 12:5 is composed of the “brothers” in verse 10 who have been opposed and accused by Satan, the enemy of God. They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and by loving not their soul-life even unto death (v. 11). (Life-study of Revelation, pp. 420, 426-427)

　　虽然我们都已经进入了主的恢复，我们却不该说，在这恢复中的每一个人都是得胜者。……我们只能说，在这恢复里的人，有较大的可能会成为得胜者。能否成为得胜者是在于你自己，在于你享受神的恩典有多少。……我们必须仰望主，使我们得着丰富、加强，越来越扎实，能以从妇人长到她刚强的部分里。但是不管你变得多刚强，切不要提早与妇人分开。……要留在妇人里面，作男孩子的部分，直到生产的时候来到。

　　我们怎样才能成为男孩子？你若要作男孩子的一部分，就必须吃得多，长得多，并且长得更强壮。用实际的话来说，就是必须多祷告，多花时间与主在一起，多吃主的话，多经历主，在生命里多有长进，多对付消极的事。别人说闲话，你不说闲话；别人不祷告，你祷告得更多。虽然你不该脱离妇人，但你该与别人有所不同。妇人是一般的，但属男孩子这一部分的人，却有几分特别。在主的恢复中，有许多亲爱的弟兄姊妹是平平常常的，他们的胃口很小，不愿意多吃。但你若要在男孩子里有分，就不该是平平常常的，必须要出众、清明、慎重。你得有好胃口，并且时时刻刻与主有个人直接的对付。……你是不是在男孩子里面，就看你对神的心意、神的行动以及神永远经纶的反应如何。你若日以继夜地往前，直到将自己完全彻底摆在神的经纶里，这样你就可能成为男孩子的一部分。

　　许多人有时间讲闲话，却找不出时间来读几页生命读经信息。你在男孩子的行列中么？……你是不是男孩子的一部分，就要看你饥渴的程度如何（启示录生命读经，四九○至四九一、四九三页）。

　　参读：启示录生命读经，第三十六、三十九、四十五篇。

　　Although we all have come into the Lord’s recovery, we should not say that everyone in the recovery will be an overcomer….We can only say that those in the recovery have a greater possibility of being overcomers. Whether or not you will be an overcomer depends upon you; it depends upon how much you share of God’s grace….We must look to the Lord that we may be enriched, strengthened, and become more solid so that we might grow from the woman into her stronger part. But no matter how strong you become, do not prematurely separate yourself from the woman…. Stay in the woman as part of the man-child until the time of delivery has come.

　　How can we be the man-child? If you would be part of the man-child, you must eat more, grow more, and become stronger. To put it into practical terms, you must pray more, spend more time with the Lord, eat more of the Word, experience the Lord more, grow in life more, and have more dealings with the negative things. If others would gossip, you would not gossip. If others would not pray, you would pray more. Although you should not be separate from the woman, you should be somewhat different from others. The woman is too general. Those who are part of the man-child are somewhat particular. Many of the dear ones in the Lord’s recovery are indifferent. They have little appetite and do not like to eat very much. But if you would be in the man-child, you should not be indifferent. You must be particular, sober, and serious. You must have a good appetite and have a personal, direct, moment-by-moment dealing with the Lord….Whether or not you will be in the man-child depends upon how you react to God’s desire, God’s move, and God’s eternal economy. If, day and night, you cannot go on until you have given yourself wholly and thoroughly to God’s economy, then it is likely that you are a part of the man-child.

　　Many of you have time to gossip, but you do not have time to read a few pages of the Life-study messages. Are you in the man-child?...Whether or not you are part of the man-child depends upon how hungry and thirsty you are. (Life-study of Revelation, pp. 421-423)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Revelation, msgs. 36, 39, 45