启四2　 我立刻就在灵里；看哪，有一个宝座安置在天上，又有一位坐在宝座上。

　　来四16　 所以我们只管坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前，为要受怜悯，得恩典，作应时的帮助。

　　神的宝座在新耶路撒冷的中心，是生命供应的唯一源头。神借着祂的行政，将祂自己分赐到我们里面作生命，作生命的供应，并作永远、绝对、包罗万有的恩典。神将祂自己分赐到我们里面，取决于祂的行政。为这缘故，在今天的召会生活里有神圣的权柄和召会的治理。……这管理来自神的宝座。召会中神圣的权柄，乃是为着让神将祂自己分赐到我们里面作生命，作生命的供应，并作全丰全足的恩典。只有借着服从神的权柄，神的管理，我们才能有分于祂全丰全足的恩典（新约总论第十四册，三六二至三六三页）。

　　Rev. 4:2 Immediately I was in spirit; and behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and upon the throne there was One sitting.

　　Heb. 4:16 Let us therefore come forward with boldness to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help.

　　The throne of God in the center of the New Jerusalem is the unique source of the life supply. It is by His administration that God dispenses Himself into us as life, as the life supply, and as the eternal, absolute, all-inclusive grace. His dispensing of Himself into us depends upon His administration. For this reason, in the church life today there is divine authority and church government, … [which] comes from the throne of God. The divine authority in the church is for God to dispense Himself into us as life, as the life supply, and as the all-sufficient grace. Only by submitting ourselves to God’s authority, God’s government, can we share in His all-sufficient grace. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4418-4419)

　　希伯来四章十六节之施恩的宝座，就是启示录四章之掌权的宝座；到了二十二章一至二节，这宝座成了神和羔羊的宝座，从那里流出一道生命水的河，明亮如水晶。这河流通整座新耶路撒冷城，河中长着生命树，这启示我们，这位丰富的基督同着活的灵，乃是从施恩的宝座流出来。恩典就是长着生命树的那道涌流的河。对于不信的人和鬼魔，神和羔羊的宝座只是权柄的宝座；对于我们，却是施恩的宝座。每当我们来到这宝座前，我们就觉得有一些东西在流动，滋润并供应我们；这就是恩典。我们确实能喝到并吃到这供应。

　　希伯来四章的宝座是施恩的宝座，但启示录四章的宝座主要的是掌权的宝座。圣经末了的宝座既是掌权的宝座，也是施恩的宝座。神和羔羊的宝座当然是为着神圣的行政；因此，这是掌权的宝座。然而，从宝座流出来的并不是权柄，乃是生命水的河同着生命树作生命的供应。这不仅是权柄，也是恩典。

　　我们绝不该将权柄与恩典分开，或将恩典与权柄分开。恩典与权柄乃是一。我们若得着恩典，就在权柄之下；我们若在权柄之下，就有分于恩典。……代表元首地位的长老职分，必须借着生命的流来运用。这宝座虽然是掌权的宝座，元首的宝座，却有生命水的河从宝座流出来。当我们注视宝座时，就看见权柄和元首的地位；但当我们注视河时，却看见生命水和生命树。这指明正确的长老职分并不是对人运用权柄，乃是将生命流入他们里面。我们是在掌权，但不是凭着权柄掌权，乃是借着内里生命的涌流掌权。

　　今天主耶稣不是仅仅凭权柄掌权，乃是借着祂生命的涌流作恩典，在召会里，在众召会中间，并在众召会之上掌权。我们越有分于祂的生命，就越有权柄。在召会生活中你所敬重的人，乃是生命成熟的人。然而，没有一个自居权柄的人会受尊敬。在众圣徒灵里深处，不会尊敬那样的长老职分。生命乃是权柄的彰显。我们需要活出基督，而不可自居权柄。我们所活出的基督，就是我们对别人的权柄。我们要享受这样的权柄直到永远。那宝座，就是生命供应同着神圣权柄的源头，将是我们永远的享受（新约总论第十四册，三六三至三六五页）。

　　参读：新约总论，第十八、一百七十五、二百零一、四百三十二篇；召会生活之恢复极重要的因素，第五章；使徒的教训与新约中的领导，第二章。

　　The throne of grace in Hebrews 4:16 is the throne of authority in Revelation 4, which becomes in Revelation 22:1 and 2 the throne of God and of the Lamb, out of which proceeds the crystal clear river of water of life. This river flows through the whole city of New Jerusalem. Within this river grows the tree of life, revealing that the rich Christ with the living Spirit flows out of the throne of grace. Grace is the flowing river in which the tree of life grows. To the unbelievers and to the demons, the throne of God and of the Lamb is a throne merely of authority; to us, it is the throne of grace. Whenever we come to this throne, we have the sense that something is flowing to water and supply us. This is grace. We can surely drink and eat of this supply.

　　In Hebrews 4 the throne is the throne of grace, but in Revelation 4 the throne is mainly the throne of authority. At the end of the Bible, the throne is both the throne of authority and the throne of grace. The throne of God and of the Lamb is certainly for God’s divine administration. Thus, it is the throne of authority. However, proceeding out of the throne is not authority but the river of water of life with the tree of life as the life supply. This is not only authority but also grace.

　　We should never separate authority from grace or grace from authority. Grace and authority are one. If we have grace, we are under authority, and if we are under authority, we partake of grace…. The eldership, the representation of the headship, must be exercised through the flow of life. Although the throne is the throne of authority, the throne of headship, out of the throne flows the river of water of life. When we look at the throne, we see authority and headship. But when we look at the river, we see the water of life and the tree of life. This indicates that proper eldership is not the exercise of authority over others; it is the flowing of life into them. We are reigning, but we do not reign by authority; we reign through the flowing of the inner life.

　　Today the Lord Jesus does not reign merely with authority. He is reigning in the church, among the churches, and over all the churches through the flowing of His life as grace. The more we partake of His life, the more authority we have. The ones whom you respect in the church life are those who are mature in life. However, no one who assumes authority will be respected. Deep in the spirits of the saints there is no respect for that kind of eldership. Life is the expression of authority. Instead of assuming authority, we need to live out Christ. The Christ whom we live out will be our authority over others. We will enjoy this kind of authority for eternity. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4419-4421)

　　Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 18, 175, 201, 432; CWWL, 1984, vol. 4, “Vital Factors for the Recovery of the Church Life,” ch. 5; Leadership in the New Testament, ch. 4