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他们的象征─星,男孩子,初熟的果子和庄稼,以及碧玉和其他宝石
Message Eighteen Their Symbols—Stars, the Man-child, the Firstfruits and the Harvest, and Jasper and Other Precious Stones
 

  
读经:启一20,二1,十二1~11,十四1~5,二一9~11,18~21
Scripture Reading: Rev. 1:20; 2:1; 12:1-11; 14:1-5; 21:9-11, 18-21
壹 
在召会堕落的时候,忠信的信徒是发光的星,担负耶稣的活见证─启一20:
During the time of the degradation of the church, the faithful believers are the shining stars, bearing the living testimony of Jesus—Rev. 1:20:
一 
属天的基督是从雅各而出的星,晨星是给得胜信徒的赏赐─民二四17,启二28,二二16~17。
The heavenly Christ is the Star that comes forth out of Jacob and the morning star as a reward to the overcoming believers—Num. 24:17; Rev. 2:28; 22:16-17.
二 
忠信跟随基督者乃是发光的活星,就是那些跟随基督这发光之活星的人─太二2~12,弥五2,但十二3,启一20。
Christ's faithful followers are shining and living stars, those who follow Christ as the shining and living Star—Matt. 2:2-12; Micah 5:2; Dan. 12:3; Rev. 1:20.
三 
活星跟随基督那属天、活的、今日实时的异象,祂乃是神经纶的中心与普及─徒二六16~18。
The living stars follow the heavenly, living, up-to-date, and instant vision of Christ as the centrality and universality of God's economy—Acts 26:16-18.
四 
活星乃是那些颂赞神并祝福神子民的人;我们越为着神的子民赞美主,并在信心里说他们的好话,就越把自己摆在神的祝福之下;那些积极的说到召会的人,领受祝福,但那些消极的说到召会的人,将自己置于咒诅之下─民二四9,弗一3,诗七一14,一〇三1~5,一四二7,创十二2~3,太十二34~37。
The living stars are those who bless God and bless God's people; the more we praise the Lord for God's people and speak well of them in faith, the more we put ourselves under God's blessing; those who speak positively concerning the church receive the blessing, but those who speak negatively put themselves under a curse—Num. 24:9; Eph. 1:3; Psa. 71:14; 103:1-5; 142:7; Gen. 12:2-3; Matt. 12:34-37.
五 
活星留意圣经上申言者更确定的话,“如同留意照在暗处的灯,”使基督这晨星在他们心里出现─彼后一19,约六63,启二28。
The living stars take heed to the prophetic word of the Scriptures, "as to a lamp shining in a dark place," so that Christ as the morning star may rise in their hearts—2 Pet. 1:19; John 6:63; Rev. 2:28.
六 
活星享受七倍加强的灵,并被其充满,使他们为着神的建造加倍的活而发光─启三1,四5,五6。
The living stars enjoy and are filled with the sevenfold intensified Spirit to make them intensely living and shining for God's building—3:1; 4:5; 5:6.
七 
活星乃是众召会的使者,就是那些有耳听那灵向众召会说话的人;他们享受并经历是灵的基督作神的使者并作从神而来新鲜的信息,使他们能将新鲜而现时的基督分赐到神的子民里面,好作耶稣的见证─启一20,二1,玛二7,三1~3。
The living stars are the messengers of the churches, those who have an ear to hear what the Spirit says to the churches; they enjoy and experience the pneumatic Christ as the Messenger of God and as the fresh message from God so that they can dispense the fresh and present Christ into the people of God for the testimony of Jesus—1:20—2:1; Mal. 2:7; 3:1-3.
八 
活星是“心中定大志的”,也是“心中设大谋的”;他们是爱神的人,如同“星宿”“从其轨道”与神一同攻击祂的仇敌,使他们“如日头出现,光辉烈烈”─士五15~16,20,31,但十一32,太十三43,参但七25。
The living stars have "great resolutions in heart" and "great searchings of heart"; they are lovers of God who are like "the stars" in "their courses" to fight together with God against His enemy so that they may be "like the sun when it rises in its might"—Judg. 5:15-16, 20, 31; Dan. 11:32; Matt. 13:43; cf. Dan. 7:25.
九 
“流荡的星”是那些反复无常的人,未稳固的定在属天启示不变的真理上,反倒在那些象星一样的神子民中流荡;我们要成为为着神经纶的稳定的星,就必须提防七种损毁召会的人─犹12~13,19:
The "wandering stars" are those who are not solidly fixed in the unchanging truths of the heavenly revelation but are wandering about among God's starlike people; in order to be stable stars for God's testimony, we must beware of the seven kinds of people who are a damage to the church—Jude 12-13, 19:
1 
当神的圣所(预表成为肉体的基督,支搭帐幕在地上,作神的居所─约一14)被亵渎时,亚扪人很痛快;当美地(预表赐给神子民的基督连同祂一切的丰富和恩典─西一12)变荒凉时,亚扪人也很高兴;并且当犹大家(表征召会─来三6)被掳去时,亚扪人又很欢喜;亚扪人表征那些恨基督,恨神的恩典,并且恨召会的人─结二五3。
Ammon was happy when God's sanctuary (typifying the incarnated Christ tabernacling on earth as God's dwelling place—John 1:14) was desecrated, when the good land (signifying Christ with all His riches and grace given to God's people—Col. 1:12) was desolated, and when the house of Judah (signifying the church—Heb. 3:6) went off into exile; the Ammonites signify those who hate Christ, the grace of God, and the church—Ezek. 25:3.
2 
摩押人很高兴看见犹大家与列国无异;因此他们表征那些喜欢把召会拖进与世界的联结里,喜欢使召会与列国一样的人─结二五8节,启二12。
The Moabites were happy to see that the house of Judah was no longer separated from the nations; thus, they signify those who desire to bring the church into an association with the world and to make the church the same as the nations—v. 8; Rev. 2:12.
3 
以东人是雅各的兄弟以扫的后裔,因此,以东和以色列的众子是表兄弟;(创三六1;)以东表征未重生的旧人,以色列表征重生的新人;(罗六6,加六16,腓三3;)以东对以色列充满了恨,不断要找机会寻恨报仇─结二五12。
The Edomites were the descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob, and thus the cousins of the sons of Israel (Gen. 36:1); Edom signifies the unregener-ated old man, and Israel signifies the regenerated new man (Rom. 6:6; Gal. 6:16; Phil. 3:3); Edom was full of hatred toward Israel, continually seeking revenge and vengeance—Ezek. 25:12.
4 
非利士人住得非常靠近美地,甚至与以色列人调在一起;非利士人预表热心宗教之人的天然人;“以东人”和“非利士人”对召会生活造成最大的伤害─结二五15节,林前三12,16~17。
The Philistines lived very close to the good land and even mingled with the Israelites; they typify the natural man of the religious people; the "Edomites" and the "Philistines" cause the most damage to the church life—v. 15; 1 Cor. 3:12, 16-17.
5 
推罗预表寻求属世财富、并且不顾主的权益的人─结二六2,二八12~15,参王上七13~14。
Tyre typifies those who are seeking worldly wealth and do not care for God's interests—Ezek. 26:2; 28:12-15; cf. 1 Kings 7:13-14.
6 
西顿是以色列家刺人的荆棘和使人痛苦的蒺藜;推罗和西顿可视为一对,指明信徒若爱世界,只顾属世的财富,他们就成了荆棘和蒺藜,破坏召会生活,阻挠作神耕地之召会里生命的生长─结二八21,24,太十三22,林前三9,参启十八13。
Sidon was a pricking briar and a painful thorn to the house of Israel; Tyre and Sidon are considered a pair, indicating that if the believers love the world and care for worldly riches, they will become briars and thorns that damage the church life, frustrating the growth of life in the church as God's cultivated land—Ezek. 28:21, 24; Matt. 13:22; 1 Cor. 3:9; cf. Rev. 18:13.
7 
埃及是不信靠神,只倚靠自己资源的国家;埃及人代表向神独立的人,凭自己天然的智慧,发展他们天然的资源,以致富足,成了别人供应的来源─结二九2~9,参出四1~9。
Egypt was a nation that depended not on God but on its own resources; the Egyptians represent persons who, independent of God, exercise their natural wisdom to develop their natural resources to be rich in supply and to be a source of supply to others—Ezek. 29:2-9; cf. Exo. 4:1-9.
贰 
男孩子表征与基督合作,以抵挡祂的仇敌,并引进神国度的得胜者─启十二1~11:
The man-child signifies the overcomers who cooperate with Christ to fight against His enemy and to usher in God's kingdom—Rev. 12:1-11:
一 
我们成为男孩子的路,乃是得加强到里面的人里,好得着加力,以经历基督的丰富,并借着祷读击杀的话,穿戴神的军装,而成为刚强的─弗三16,18,六10~11,17~18,启一16,十九13~15。
The way to become the man-child is for us to be strengthened into the inner man, to be empowered to experience the riches of Christ, and to be strong through putting on the armor of God by pray-reading the killing word—Eph. 3:16, 18; 6:10-11, 17-18; Rev. 1:16; 19:13-15.
二 
“弟兄们胜过他,是因羔羊的血,并因自己所见证的话,他们虽至于死,也不爱自己的魂生命”─启十二11:
"They overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they loved not their soul-life even unto death"—12:11:
1 
“祂儿子耶稣的血也洗净我们一切的罪”─约壹一7。
"The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from every sin"—1 John 1:7.
2 
自己所见证的话,就是向人宣扬并宣告基督得胜的神圣事实─林前十二3下,林后四13。
The word of our testimony is the proclamation and declaration of the divine facts of the victory of Christ to others—1 Cor. 12:3b; 2 Cor. 4:13.
3 
虽至于死,也不爱自己的魂生命,意思是我们拣选爱主到极点,一点也不凭我们的己而活─西一17,18下。
Not loving our soul-life even unto death means that we choose to love the Lord supremely and not live by our self in any way—Col. 1:17, 18b.
三 
亚比该预表与争战的基督是一,在苦难当中为神的国争战的召会─太十二3,撒上二五42:
Abigail typifies the church that is one with the warring Christ to fight for God's kingdom in the midst of sufferings—Matt. 12:3; 1 Sam. 25:42:
1 
亚比该先前的丈夫,拿八(意,愚顽),给我们看见,我们的旧人在弃绝基督的事上是多么邪恶;拿八在大卫缺乏时,藐视、拒绝、并反对他─撒上二五10~11,25节,参箴一7,十三20。
Abigail's previous husband, Nabal (meaning "fool"), shows how evil our old man is in forsaking Christ; Nabal despised, rejected, and opposed David at the time of his destitution—vv. 10-11, 25; cf. Prov. 1:7; 13:20.
2 
当我们弃绝、拒绝并藐视基督的败坏性情被击倒时,我们就成为基督的配偶,在苦难当中跟从祂,为神的国争战─撒上二五36~42,启一9。
When our corrupted nature, which forsakes, rejects, and despises Christ, is struck down, we become Christ's counterpart who follows Him in the midst of sufferings, fighting for the kingdom of God—1 Sam. 25:36-42; Rev. 1:9.
四 
基甸和他的三百人,表征相调的一班得胜者,他们与基督一同争战,以带进祂的国─士六1~6,11~35,七1~8,19~25:
Gideon and his three hundred men signify a blended group of overcomers who fight together with Christ to bring in His kingdom—Judg. 6:1-6, 11-35; 7:1-8, 19-25:
1 
他们愿意牺牲,好被神使用,以实行神的话并完成神的经纶─士七1~8节,八4。
They were willing to sacrifice in order to be used by God to fulfill God's word and carry out His economy—vv. 1-8; 8:4.
2 
他们打仗,他们作工,但全体都来赶仇敌,全体的人收成,这表征我们得胜,全体复兴─士七22~八4,西一24,诗一二八5。
They fought the battle and labored, yet the whole congregation chased the enemy and reaped the harvest, signifying that when we overcome, the whole Body is revived—7:22—8:4; Col. 1:24; Psa. 128:5.
叁 
早期的得胜者在神的田地里是初熟的,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:
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─启十二5,7~11,十四1,4下,十九7。
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.
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。
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.
三 
得胜者的被提是为着打败仇敌,并且为着使神满足:
The rapture of the overcomers is for defeating the enemy and satisfying God:
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。
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.
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─启十四1,4下,参歌八6,13~14。
The Lord needs the man-child to fight against His enemy, but for His satis-faction He needs the firstfruits even more—14:1, 4b; cf. S. S. 8:6, 13-14.
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。
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.
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。
The firstfruits are raptured to the house of God in Zion as the fresh enjoy-ment to God for His satisfaction—Exo. 23:19a; Lev. 23:10; cf. Rom. 8:23.
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。
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 every-thing according to His revelation and leading—Gen. 5:22-24; Heb. 11:5-6.
肆 
得胜的信徒由碧玉和其他宝石所表征─启二一9~11,18~21:
The overcoming believers are signified by jasper and other precious stones—Rev. 21:9-11, 18-21:
一 
碧玉表征神显出来的样子,凭神的荣耀作新耶路撒冷的光照耀,以彰显神─启四3,二一11,18~19。
Jasper signifies the appearance of God shining with the glory of God as the light of the New Jerusalem for the expression of God—4:3; 21:11, 18-19.
二 
其他宝石表征基督的荣美在不同方面的丰富,作神永远居所的根基─启二一19~21节。
The other precious stones signify the riches of the beauty of Christ in different aspects for the foundation of God's eternal dwelling—vv. 19-21.
三 
我们借着审判的那灵、焚烧的那灵和涌流的那灵─就是主灵─而由对作复活之神的基督之丰富的经历所变化;这乃是经过受苦、消耗的压力、以及十字架的杀死所得着的─赛四4,十一2,约四14下,林后一8~9。
By the judging Spirit, the burning Spirit, and the flowing Spirit—the Lord Spirit—we are being transformed by the experiences of the riches of Christ as the God of resurrection gained through sufferings, consuming pressures, and the killing work of the cross—Isa. 4:4; 11:2; John 4:14b; 2 Cor. 1:8-9.
四 
经过变化的过程,我们夸我们的软弱,并在基督耶稣里夸口,使作恩典之基督的能力覆庇我们─一12节,十一30~33,十二7~9,罗五3,林前一29~31,腓三3。
Through the process of transformation, we boast in our weaknesses and boast in Christ Jesus so that the power of Christ as grace might tabernacle over us—v. 12; 11:30-33; 12:7-9; Rom. 5:3; 1 Cor. 1:29-31; Phil. 3:3.
五 
我们借着在基督这活石里,在神圣的生命中长大,变化为宝石;借着这变化的过程,三一神就被作到我们里面,并与我们构造在一起,使祂恩典的荣耀得着称赞,这恩典是祂在那蒙爱者里面所恩赐我们的,使我们成为新耶路撒冷,作为整本圣经的总结,并作为给整个宇宙的福音─彼前二4,林前三12下,启二一18~21。
By our growth in the divine life in Christ as the living stone, we are being transformed into precious stones; through the process of transformation, the Triune God is being wrought into and structured together with us to the praise of the glory of His grace with which He graced us in the Beloved for us to become the New Jerusalem as the conclusion of the entire Bible and the good news to the entire universe—1 Pet. 2:4; 1 Cor. 3:12a; Rev. 21:18-21.
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