启十四1 我又观看，看哪，羔羊站在锡安山上，同祂还有十四万四千人，额上都写着祂的名，和祂父的名。

　　　　　4 这些人未曾与妇女在一起受到玷污，他们原是童身。羔羊无论往哪里去，他们都跟随祂。他们是从人间买来的，作初熟的果子归与神和羔羊。

　　启示录十四章一至四节启示作为羔羊的基督，乃是得胜的初熟果子所跟随的。在旧约的预表里，美地初熟庄稼的禾捆被带到殿里，直接献给神，让神享受。在新约的实际里，十四万四千得胜者将是神新造里的初熟果子，在天上的至圣所里，直接献给神，使神得满足（新约总论第十四册，二二二页）。

　　Rev. 14:1 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.

　　4 These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins…who follow the Lamb wherever He may go. These were purchased from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

　　Revelation 14:1-4 reveals Christ as the Lamb whom the overcoming firstfruits follow. In the Old Testament typology the sheaf of the firstfruits of the good land was brought into the temple and offered to God directly for His enjoyment. In the New Testament reality, the one hundred forty-four thousand overcomers will be the firstfruits in God's new creation offered to Him directly in the heavenly Holy of Holies for His satisfaction. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 4301)

　　这些早期的得胜者在神的田地里是初熟的，……这是说，得胜者要在庄稼收割以先被提到诸天之上，正如美地的初熟果子要在庄稼收割以先被收割，且被带到神的殿中（利二三10~11）。……启示录十四章六至十三节所记的事，都是发生在大灾难期间（太二四21）；这清楚地指明，且有力地证明，首批得胜者，就是启示录十四章一至五节所说初熟的果子，要在大灾难之前被提；十四至十六节的庄稼包括大体信徒，要在大灾难末了被提。

　　这十四万四千初熟的果子，不是被提到空中，乃是被提到天上，也就是天上的锡安山……。初熟之物是庄稼首先成熟的小部分。这表征神的选民在地上长大时，其中有一小部分将成为初熟果子，就是得胜者。

　　十四章的初熟果子是在神的宝座前，他们已经不在这地上。这意思是，他们已经被提了。他们是在天上的锡安山上，在宝座前。他们不是站在空中，乃是站在宝座前，在锡安山上。这是指诸天之上神所住的锡安山。因此，初熟的果子不是到空中……，乃是直接到第三层天上父的家里。

　　十四章一节指明那十四万四千人额上都写着羔羊的名，和祂父的名。他们与那些拜兽的人，额上写着兽的名相对（十三16~17）。这……表明〔得胜者〕与羔羊和父是一，属于羔羊和父。这也表征得胜者成了与羔羊和父一样。这与三章十二节相符，那节经文说，主耶稣要将祂的新名写在得胜者上面。这指明至终得胜者成为基督。照样，得胜者有羔羊基督和祂父的名，含示救赎的三一神与祂所救赎的人联结并调和。这是极深邃的。

　　初熟的果子是羔羊忠信的跟随者〔十四4〕。……羔羊无论往哪里去，得胜者都跟随祂，指明他们一直享受并经历祂。他们跟随耶稣，不被属地的事物玷污。

　　因为这些得胜者是一直跟随着羔羊。羔羊无论往哪里去，他们都跟随着祂〔1〕，……我们……看见他们与羔羊一同站在锡安山上。因为他们早已经在主的同在里，被提对他们而言就不是惊奇的事。他们今天是活在诸天之上，他们将来要与羔羊一同在诸天之上站在锡安山上（新约总论第十四册，二二二至二二七页）。

　　参读：新约总论，第四百二十二篇；启示录生命读经，第四十六篇。

　　These early overcomers will be the first-ripe ones in God's field…This means that the overcomers will be raptured to the heavens before the harvest, just as the firstfruits of the good land were reaped and brought into the temple of God before the harvest (Lev. 23:10-11)…The events recorded in Revelation 14:6-13, all of which will take place during the great tribulation (Matt. 24:21), indicate clearly and prove strongly that the first overcomers, the firstfruits in Revelation 14:1-5, will be raptured before the great tribulation, and that the harvest in verses 14 through 16, composed of the majority of the believers, will be raptured at the end of the great tribulation.

　　These one hundred forty-four thousand firstfruits will not be taken to the air; rather, they will be taken to the heavens, even to the heavenly Mount Zion…The firstfruits are a small part of the harvest which ripens first. This signifies that as God's chosen people are growing on earth, a small number among them will become the firstfruits, the overcomers.

　　The firstfruits in Revelation 14 are before the throne of God; they are no longer on this earth. This means that they have been raptured. They are on Mount Zion in the heavens, before the throne of God. They are standing not in the air but upon the throne, upon Mount Zion. This refers to Mount Zion in the heavens where God dwells. Thus, the firstfruits go not to the air…but directly to the Father's home in the third heaven.

　　Revelation 14:1 indicates that the one hundred forty-four thousand have the name of the Lamb and the name of His Father written on their foreheads. They are in contrast to those who worship the beast and have the name of the beast written on their foreheads (13:16-17)…[This] signifies that [the overcomers] are one with the Lamb and with the Father and that they belong to the Lamb and to the Father. It also signifies that the overcomers have become the same as the Lamb and the Father. This corresponds with Revelation 3:12, which says that the Lord Jesus will write His new name upon the overcomer. This indicates that eventually the overcomers become Christ. Likewise, the overcomers' bearing the name of Christ, the Lamb, and His Father implies the union and mingling of the redeeming Triune God and His redeemed people. This is exceedingly profound.

　　The firstfruits are the faithful followers of the Lamb [14:4]…The overcomers' following the Lamb wherever He may go indicates that they constantly enjoy and experience Him. They follow Jesus and are not defiled by the earthly things.

　　Because they were always with the Lamb, having followed the Lamb wherever He went, they are seen…standing with the Lamb on Mount Zion [v. 1]. Because they are already in the Lord's presence, the rapture will not come as a surprise to them. They are living in the heavens today, and they will be standing with the Lamb in the heavens on Mount Zion in the future. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4301-4305)

　　Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 422; Life- study of Revelation, msg. 46