纲目
叁 早期的得胜者是神田地里初熟的，在庄稼收成以先被收割，作初熟的果子归与神和羔羊—启十四1~5： |
Ⅲ The early overcomers are the first-ripe ones in God's field, reaped before the harvest as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb—Rev. 14:1-5: |
一 被提主要的还不是为着我们的享受，乃是为着神的享受；我们需要使自己预备好被提，不是为着我们的快乐，乃是为着神定旨的成就—十二5、7~11，十四1、4下，十九7。二 被提的意义乃是被带到主的同在中；我们要被带到主的同在中，就必须在祂今天的同在中，并学习在我们与主的接触中与主相近相亲，为着主的定旨而有爱主并宝贵主的心—林后二10，四6~7，约壹一3。 |
A The rapture is not mainly for our enjoyment but for God's enjoyment; we need to make ourselves ready to be raptured not for our happiness but for the fulfillment of God's purpose—12:5, 7-11; 14:1, 4b; 19:7. |
三 得胜者的被提是为着打败仇敌，并且为着使神满足： |
B The meaning of rapture is to be taken into the Lord's presence; in order to be taken into the Lord's presence, we must be in His presence today and learn to have nearness and dearness in our contact with the Lord, having a heart that loves and treasures the Lord for His purpose—2 Cor. 2:10; 4:6-7; 1 John 1:3. |
１ 神需要我们被提—被提到祂和祂的宝座那里，好与仇敌争战—启十二5、7~11。 |
C The rapture of the overcomers is for defeating the enemy and satisfying God: |
２ 主需要男孩子与祂的仇敌争战，但为着祂的满足，祂更需要初熟的果子—十四1、4下，参歌八6、13~14。 |
１ God has a need for us to be raptured, to be caught up to Him and to His throne, so that we may fight against the enemy—Rev. 12:5, 7-11. |
３ 初熟的果子是神的农作物中最先达到成熟的—西二19，来五14~六1，弗四13，腓三15，参路二一36。 |
２ The Lord needs the man-child to fight against His enemy, but for His satisfaction He needs the firstfruits even more—14:1, 4b; cf. S. S. 8:6, 13-14. |
４ 初熟的果子是被提到锡安神的殿中，作神新鲜的享受，使神得到满足—出二三19上，利二三10，参罗八23。 |
３ The firstfruits are the earliest ones among God's crop to reach maturity—Col. 2:19; Heb. 5:14—6:1; Eph. 4:13; Phil. 3:15; cf. Luke 21:36. |
四 我们被提，在于我们在神圣的生命里成熟，这是借着我们与神同行，就是以祂为我们的中心和一切，并按着祂的启示和带领作一切事—创五22~24，来十一5~6。 |
４ The firstfruits are raptured to the house of God in Zion as the fresh enjoyment to God for His satisfaction—Exo. 23:19a; Lev. 23:10; cf. Rom. 8:23. |
五 庄稼表征大体的信徒，比初熟的果子晚成熟；庄稼要在大灾难末了，为收割者基督坐着白云回来时所收割—启十四14~16。 |
D Our being raptured depends on our being mature in the divine life by our walking with God—taking Him as our center and everything and doing everything according to His revelation and leading—Gen. 5:22-24; Heb. 11:5-6. |
晨兴喂养
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……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。 〔在启示录十四章一节和四节，〕这些是早期的得胜者，……要在庄稼收成以先被收割，作初熟的果子归与神和羔羊。……庄稼要较晚被收割。这就是说，初熟的果子要在庄稼收成以先被提到诸天之上，正如美地的初熟果子要在庄稼收成以先被收割，且被带到神的殿中（利二三10~11，出二三19）。 男孩子是指一切时代中死了的得胜者，而初熟的果子是指今世末了活着的得胜者（新约总论第五册，一九九页）。 |
信息选读
被提是什么意思？被提就是被接到主的同在里。你要被提到祂的同在里，今天就要活在祂的同在里。你许多的赞美和交通未必是在主的同在中，可能只是照着你自己的喜欢。你不是在主的同在里，乃是在你的喜好和口味里。当你想交通时，主可能会说，“去工作或读书吧。” 男孩子是为着与撒但争战并击败撒但；因此，男孩子是对付仇敌的。初熟的果子不是为着争战，乃是为着叫神和羔羊得满足。神和羔羊需要享受；我们这些活着的得胜者要作初熟的果子，满足祂们要得享受的需要。 〔你要〕把时间用来爱主，说，“主啊，注视你、与你交谈是我所享受的。主啊，我要使你满足，与你是一，停留在你的面前。”要学着花时间亲密地爱主耶稣。你若从来没有过这样的时间，就有所缺欠。仅仅不犯罪还不够，仅仅很好、很对也不够，我们必须和主恋爱。虽然我不喜欢“恋爱”这辞，但我不得不用。我们都必须和主耶稣恋爱，告诉祂说，“哦，主耶稣，我爱你，你也知道我爱你。因为我爱你，主啊，有些事我就不去作。”这是作活着的得胜者的路。主固然需要男孩子去与祂的仇敌争战，但祂更需要初熟的果子，祂的爱人，作祂的满足。 我们不该只是战士，也该是初熟的果子，就是那些较早成熟，使主满足的人。我们需要说，“主啊，为着使你满足，我要早日成熟。主啊，我不在乎我的被提—我只在乎你的满足。我要被提到诸天之上使你得满足。主啊，只要能让你满足，我无论在地上或在天上都无妨。”这是活着的得胜者的态度（启示录生命读经，四○四至四○五、六二六至六二八页）。 在以诺身上既是第一次提到被提的事，就立定了被提的原则。被提……就是借着与神同行而在生命里成熟。以诺与神同行了三百年，然后神把他取去（创五22~24）。 你盼望被提么？若是，你就需要与神同行。我们不仅该呼求主名，还该与神同行。呼求之后必须接着同行。与神同行就是不越过神，不自作主张，不照自己的观念和愿望作事，也不在神以外作事。与神同行乃是以神为我们的中心和一切，按着祂的启示和带领作事，并且与祂同作一切事。这不仅是为神生活，为神作事，更是照着神并同着神生活行事（创世记生命读经，四三○至四三一页）。 参读：创世记生命读经，第二十六篇。 |
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. These are they who…are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever He may go. These were purchased from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. These…early overcomers [in Revelation 14:1 and 4]…will be reaped before the harvest as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb…The harvest will be reaped later. This means that the first-fruits 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; Exo. 23:19). Whereas the man-child refers to the dead overcomers throughout all the dispensations, the firstfruits refers to the living overcomers at the end of this age. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 1226) |