太十六18 ……我要把我的召会建造在这磐石上，阴间的门不能胜过她。

　　启二十14 死亡和阴间也被扔在火湖里，这火湖就是第二次的死。

　　〔在马太十六章十八节，〕阴间的门乃是指撒但黑暗的权势或能力（西一13，徒二六18）。基督要在这关于祂自己启示的磐石上，并以彼得这样经过变化的人为石头，建造真正的召会，这样的召会是阴间的门不能胜过的。主这话也指明，撒但黑暗的权势要攻击召会；因此，召会（神的国）和撒但的权势（撒但的国），二者之间进行着属灵的争战。

　　罗马……圣彼得大教堂……的圆顶上写着马太十六章十八节的话：“我要把我的召会建造在这磐石上。”然而，这节的下半：“阴间的门不能胜过她”，没有写上去。……然而，主恢复里的召会的确是建造在关于基督的启示上，阴间的门不能胜过这召会（马太福音生命读经，六三三页）。

　　Matt. 16:18 …Upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

　　Rev. 20:14 And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

　　In Matthew 16:18 …gates of Hades refers to Satan’s authority or power of darkness (Col. 1:13; Acts 26:18), which cannot prevail against the genuine church built by Christ upon this revelation concerning Him as the rock, with stones such as Peter, a transformed human being. This word of the Lord’s indicates also that Satan’s power of darkness will attack the church. Hence, there is spiritual warfare between Satan’s power, which is his kingdom, and the church, which is God’s kingdom.

　　On the dome [of Saint Peter’s Cathedral in Rome] there [are] written some words from Matthew 16:18: “I will build My church upon this rock.” However, the last part of this verse — “and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it”—[is] not written there…The church in the Lord’s recovery, however, is truly built upon the revelation concerning Christ, and against this church the gates of Hades cannot prevail. (Life-study of Matthew, pp. 541-542)

　　〔在〕启示录二十章十四节，……火湖是整个宇宙的垃圾箱；一切消极的事物，包括死亡和阴间，都要被扔在其中。死亡是主最后所要毁灭的仇敌（林前十五26）。

　　堕落的人在第一次的死里，魂和灵与身体分开，并灭亡于阴间受苦的地方（路十六22~24）。在第二次的死里，魂和灵与复活的身体重新联结，然后与身体一同被扔进火湖里。这是说，不信者的全人—灵、魂、体—都要在火湖永远的痛苦里灭亡（启示录生命读经，七七五至七七六页）。在四福音里，基督是温和、和蔼、仁慈的。每当祂看人，人就觉得被祂关爱。在约翰福音里，耶稣曾看着人而哭；祂实在是用祂爱的眼目将人夺取了（十一35，路二二61）。然而，这同一位基督在启示录里以不同的方式显现。祂有七眼，如同火焰（一14，五6），焚烧并照耀。在四福音中，祂最亲密的门徒甚至能侧身挨近祂的怀里（约十三23）。……然而，在启示录里，当约翰再看见祂时，他惧怕并仆倒在祂脚前，像死了一样（一17）。……路加四章二十二节说，祂口中出恩言；但启示录告诉我们，从祂口中出来一把两刃的利剑（一16，十九15）。不仅如此，在约翰一章二十九节，祂被介绍为神的羔羊；但在启示录五章五节，祂被称为犹大支派的狮子。启示录这卷书不是以寻常的方式，乃是以超特的方式向我们揭示基督。……启示录虽是延续福音书和书信，但启示录启示基督，不是按照福音书和书信。在启示录里，祂不是一位微小、温柔、慈爱、忍耐、安静或受苦的基督；祂乃是勇敢、厉害、丰富、焚烧且活的基督。我们若经历启示录中所揭示的基督，就会在生命里享受祂的得胜，赞美祂，并因喜乐而呼喊。

　　我们若思想启示录一章中基督的图画，就会看见这章陈明一位厉害的基督。祂的眼目如同火焰，祂的脚好像在炉中锻炼过的铜，祂的声音如同众水的声音，并且从祂口中出来一把两刃的利剑。我们对基督必须有一种新的印象。那位在众地方召会中间行走的人子基督是活而烧着的，并且是厉害的。祂是有恩惠的，但也是使人惧怕的。……因为日子太黑暗、太邪恶、太死了；我们需要一位厉害的基督。我们若接触启示录中的基督，就不会冷淡，乃会焚烧起来；不会安静，乃会呼喊赞美祂（新约总论第十四册，五二至五四页）。

　　参读：新约总论，第四百零七篇。

　　[In] Revelation 20:14…the lake of fire is the trash can for the entire universe, into which all negative things, including death and Hades, will be cast. Death will be the last enemy destroyed by the Lord (1 Cor. 15:26).

　　In the first death, the soul and spirit are separated from the body and, in the case of the unbelievers, are kept in the suffering section of Hades (Luke 16:22-24). In the second death, the soul and spirit of the unbelievers, after being rejoined to their body in resurrection, are cast with their body intothe lake of fire. This means that the unbelievers' whole being—spirit, soul, and body—will perish in eternal torment in the lake of fire. (Life-study of Revelation, pp. 646-647)

　　In the four Gospels Christ was mild, gentle, and kind. When He looked at people, they felt loved. In the Gospel of John, Jesus looked at people and wept; He truly captured people by His loving look (11:35; Luke 22:61). This same Christ, however, appears differently in the book of Revelation. He has seven eyes, which are like a flame of fire (1:14; 5:6), burning and shining. In the Gospels His most intimate disciple could even recline on His bosom (John 13:23)…However, when John saw Him again in Revelation, he was frightened and fell at His feet as dead (1:17)…Luke 4:22 says that words of grace proceeded out of His mouth, but Revelation tells us that a sharp two-edged sword proceeds out of His mouth (1:16; 19:15). Moreover, in John 1:29 He is introduced as the Lamb of God, but in Revelation 5:5 He is called the Lion of the tribe of Judah. The book of Revelation unveils Christ to us not in a common way but in an extraordinary way…Revelation continues the Gospels and the Epistles, but it does not reveal Christ according to the Gospels and the Epistles. In Revelation He is not a small, gentle, kind, patient, silent, and suffering Christ; He is a bold, fierce, rich, burning, and living Christ. If we experience the Christ unveiled in Revelation, we will be in life, enjoy His victory, praise Him, and shout for joy.

　　If we consider the picture of Christ in Revelation 1, we will see that this chapter presents a fierce Christ. His eyes are as a flame of fire; His feet are like shining bronze, as having been fired in a furnace; His voice is as the sound of many waters; and out of His mouth proceeds a sharp two-edged sword. We must have a new impression of Christ. Christ, the Son of Man, who is walking in the midst of the local churches, is living, burning, and fierce. He is gracious, yet He is terrifying…Because the days are so dark, evil, and dead, we need a fierce Christ. If we contact the Christ in Revelation, we will not be cold but burning, and we will not be silent but will shout to praise Him. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4156-4157)

　　Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 407