结一22　　…有穹苍的样式，看着像可畏的水晶，…在活物的头以上。

　　26　　…穹苍之上，有宝座的样式，像蓝宝石的样子；在宝座的样式以上，有一位的样式好像人的样子。

　　徒二四16　　我…操练自己，对神对人常存无亏的良心。

　　活物的头以上有清明的穹苍，（结一26，）也就是延展、稳定而清明的天。…在这清明的天以上有一个宝座。…我们基督徒必须对主维持一个清明的天。这意思是说，我们必须与主一直有清明的交通。我们与主之间，应当一无间隔。当我们与主之间一无间隔的时候，我们的天就明如水晶，我们的良心就是纯净而无亏的。（徒二四16。）

　　我们必须对一个事实有深刻的印象，就是我们基督徒…必须有无亏的良心。什么时候我们的良心有了定罪，或有了亏欠，我们的天立即就乌云四布，幽黯不明。这时我们该向主承认我们的失败和我们的罪污，而接受祂的赦免和祂宝血的洗净。（约壹一9、7。）这样，我们的良心就得着洁净，而无所亏欠。我们就再得着清明的天，与主有清明的交通，而与祂之间一无间隔。（以西结书生命读经，一四○至一四一页。）

　　Ezek. 1:22 …There was the likeness of an expanse, like the sight of awesome crystal,…over their heads…

　　26 And above the expanse…was the likeness of a throne, like the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was One in appearance like a man, above it.

　　Acts 24:16 …I also exercise myself to always have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

　　Above the heads of the living creatures [in Ezekiel 1:26] is a clear expanse, a clear sky, that is expanding and yet was stable…. Above this clear sky there is a throne. We Christians need to maintain a clear sky with the Lord. This means that we need always to have a clear fellowship with Him. We should have nothing between us and the Lord. When there is nothing between us and the Lord, our sky will be crystal clear, and our conscience will be pure, void of any offense (Acts 24:16).

　　We need to be deeply impressed with the fact that, as Christians, …we need to have a conscience that is without offense. Whenever there is condemnation or an offense on our conscience, our sky immediately becomes cloudy, darkened, and foggy. At such times we should confess our failure and our sin to the Lord and receive His forgiveness and the cleansing of His precious blood (1 John 1:9, 7). This will cleanse our conscience so that it will be void of offense. We will again have a clear sky and a clear fellowship with the Lord, with nothing between us and Him. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 111-112)

　　在我们基督徒的生活和召会生活中，每当我们有这样清明的天，我们也就有了清明的天以上的宝座。（结一26。）这宝座是宇宙的中心，就是主所在之处。我们常常谈论主的同在，但我们必须看见，主的同在总是随着宝座的。主在哪里，祂的宝座也在哪里。祂的同在绝不能与祂的宝座分开。主的宝座是在第三层天，也在我们的灵里。因此，主的宝座一直与我们在一起。

　　我们既是基督徒，又是众地方召会，就应当在清明、延展的天之下。在这清明、开阔的天以上，有主的宝座。我们因着有这样清明的天，就立即在主宝座的管理之下。…我们应当一直在主宝座的管治之下。因着我们是在宝座之下，我们不需要警察和法庭来管理我们。

　　基督徒属灵经历最高的一步，就是在我们的穹苍中，在我们清明的天里，有宝座。有宝座，或达到宝座那里，乃是让神在我们基督徒生活中有最高、最显著的地位。神在我们里面有宝座，意思就是神在我们里面有地位掌权。因此，在我们属灵经历中达到宝座，意思就是在凡事上完全服从神的权柄和行政。这样，我们就不再是没有宝座、没有权柄、不受管治的人。

　　一个没有清明的天、其上也没有宝座的信徒，在他日常的生活中很容易松懈随便。相反的，一个信徒若有明如水晶的天，就会感觉到是在神圣的管治和限制之下，因此在他所说所行的每一件事上，都不会松懈随便。一个在其上有清明之天的信徒，乃是在权柄之下，而在说话、发怒等类的事上，受这权柄的约束和限制。这权柄乃是宝座的事。

　　蓝宝石表征神显在一种特别的光景中，而有的一种属天情形。…蓝宝石是蓝色的，而蓝是指天的颜色，指明神同在的光景和情形。（以西结书生命读经，一四二至一四四、一五二至一五三页。）

　　参读：士师记生命读经，第一篇；撒母耳记生命读经，第六篇；以西结书生命读经，第十至十二篇。

　　Whenever we have such a clear sky in our Christian life and in our church life, we will also have the throne, which is above the clear sky (Ezek. 1:26). The throne is the center of the universe, and it is where the Lord is. We often talk about the Lord’s presence, but we need to realize that the Lord’s presence is always with the throne. Where the Lord is, there His throne is. His presence can never be separated from His throne. The Lord’s throne is in the third heaven, but His throne is also in our spirit. Hence, the Lord’s throne is with us all the time.

　　As Christians and as local churches, we all should be under a crystal clear and expansive sky. Above this clear, expansive sky is the throne of the Lord. By having such a clear sky, we are spontaneously under the government of the Lord’s throne. We should always be under the ruling of the Lord’s throne. Because we are under the throne, we do not need policemen and law courts to rule over us.

　　The highest step in the spiritual experience of a Christian is to have the throne in our expanse, in our clear sky. To have the throne, or to arrive at the throne, is to allow God to have the highest and most prominent position in our Christian life. For God to have the throne in us means that He has the position to reign in us. Therefore, to reach the throne in our spiritual experience means that in everything we are completely submissive to God’s authority and administration. Then we are no longer a person without the throne, without authority, without government.

　　A believer who does not have a clear sky with a throne above it can easily be loose and careless in his daily living. On the contrary, a believer who has a sky that is crystal clear has the sense of being under divine government and restraint; therefore, he cannot be loose or careless in anything he says or does. A believer who has a clear sky above him is under an authority which restricts and restrains him in things such as speaking or a display of anger. This authority is a matter of the throne.

　　A sapphire stone signifies a kind of heavenly condition which exists when God is present in a particular situation…. A sapphire stone is blue in color, and blue is a heavenly color indicating the situation and condition of God’s presence. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 112-114, 120)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Judges, msg. 1; Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, msg. 6; Life-study of Ezekiel, msgs. 10-12