晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W40-4)
第四十週.週四
晨興餧養
亞三9 『…我在約書亞面前所安置的石頭,在一塊石頭上有七眼。萬軍之耶和華說,我要親自雕刻這石頭,並要在一日之間除掉那地的罪孽。』
四10 『…這七眼乃是耶和華的眼睛,遍察全地,見所羅巴伯手拿線鉈就歡喜。』
撒迦利亞三章九節…說到雕刻石頭,指明這石頭就是基督。主耶穌作為建造的石頭,為著神百姓的罪孽,曾在十字架上被神雕刻、對付。因著在十字架上所受的雕刻,就在一日之間,主耶穌除去了神百姓所有的罪。這符合約翰一章二十九節所說的:『看哪,神的羔羊,除去世人之罪的!』…簡言之,撒迦利亞三章九節裏那有七眼的石頭,就是啟示錄五章六節裏那有七眼的羔羊。(新約總論第十四冊,一五九頁。)
信息選讀
撒迦利亞四章二節說,『一個燈臺,全是金的,頂上有油碗;燈臺上有七燈…。』在三章九節,那建造的石頭有七眼;在四章二節,燈臺上有七燈。這啟示燈臺等於石頭。石頭和燈臺都是基督。石頭是為著建造,燈臺是為著發光照明。在石頭上有七眼,而在燈臺上有七燈,所以燈臺上的七燈,必定就是石頭上的七眼。
石頭上的七眼乃是『耶和華的眼睛,遍察全地』。〔四10。〕這節與啟示錄五章六節相符,那裏說到羔羊的七眼,就是奉差遣往全地去的神的七靈。這指明神的七眼就是神的七靈。撒迦利亞四章四至六節也含示,七眼,就是七燈,與那靈有關。撒迦利亞在二節說到金燈臺上的七燈之後,就在四節問天使:『這些是甚麼意思?』在此,撒迦利亞實際上是在問,一個燈臺上有七燈,這是甚麼意思。在六節天使回答:『這是耶和華給所羅巴伯的話,說,萬軍之耶和華說,不是倚靠權勢,不是倚靠能力,乃是倚靠我的靈。』這明顯是指著說,那一個燈臺帶著七燈,乃是『我的靈』,就是神的靈。在此,七燈表徵神的七靈。這是因為啟示錄指明,神的七眼,就是七燈,乃是神的七靈。…撒迦利亞書啟示,神的七眼就是燈臺上的七燈,也是石頭的七眼。藉著這七眼,啟示錄五章所揭示基督是獅子和羔羊,就與撒迦利亞三章所說的石頭連起來了。所以那位有七眼的,不僅是『獅子—羔羊』,也是石頭。祂是『獅子—羔羊—石頭』:獅子毀滅仇敵,羔羊救贖我們,石頭建造神的家。…在祂死而復活以後,召會時期就來了;召會就是神的建造。為著建造召會,基督是磐石。〔參太十六18。〕
神建造的完成,需要經過祂的審判。基督有發火焰的七眼,焚燒、光照、鑒察、潔淨並煉淨我們,藉此執行神的審判。最終,這些發火焰的眼睛,將祂一切的所是注入到我們裏面,新陳代謝的把我們變化成為像祂一樣。整座新耶路撒冷城的素質和顯出來的樣子,都與神一樣。啟示錄四章裏坐寶座的神顯出來的樣子好像碧玉,(3,)而在二十一章裏,新耶路撒冷,特別是城牆,顯出來的樣子也是碧玉。(11,18~19。)所以,神與這城的素質和顯出來的樣子,是相同的。惟有這位神藉著傳輸作到我們裏面,纔能成就這事。(新約總論第十四冊,一五九至一六三頁。)
參讀:新約總論,第四百一十七篇。
WEEK 40 — DAY 4
Morning Nourishment
Zech. 3:9 …Here is the stone that I have set before Joshua—upon one stone are seven eyes. I will engrave its engraving, declares Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
4:10 …These seven rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; they are the eyes of Jehovah running to and fro on the whole earth.
The reference to engraving the stone in Zechariah 3:9 indicates that this stone is Christ. The Lord Jesus, as the building stone, was engraved, dealt with, by God on the cross for the iniquity of God’s people. In one day, by that engraving on the cross, the Lord Jesus took away all the sins of God’s people. This corresponds to John 1:29, which says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”…In short, the stone with seven eyes in Zechariah 3:9 is the Lamb with seven eyes in Revelation 5:6. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 4246)
Today’s Reading
Zechariah 4:2 says, “There is a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl on top of it and its seven lamps upon it…” In 3:9 the building stone has seven eyes, and in this verse the lampstand has seven lamps. This reveals that the lampstand equals the stone. Both the stone and the lampstand are Christ. The stone is for the building, and the lampstand is for light, for enlightening. On the stone there are seven eyes, and on the lampstand there are seven lamps. Hence, the seven lamps of the lampstand must be the seven eyes on the stone.
The seven eyes on the stone are the “eyes of Jehovah running to and fro on the whole earth” [Zech. 4:10]. This verse corresponds to Revelation 5:6, which speaks of the seven eyes of the Lamb, which are the seven Spirits of God
sent forth into all the earth. This indicates that the seven eyes of
God are the seven Spirits of God. Zechariah 4:4-6 also implies that the
seven eyes, which are the seven lamps, are related to the Spirit. After
speaking of seven lamps upon a golden lampstand in verse 2, Zechariah
asked an angel in verse 4, “What are these?” Here, in effect, Zechariah
was asking what the significance of the one lampstand with seven lamps
is. In verse 6 the angel answered, “This is the word of Jehovah to
Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says
Jehovah of hosts.” This clearly indicates the one lampstand with seven
lamps is “My Spirit,” the Spirit of God. Here the seven lamps signify
the seven Spirits of God. This is because the book of Revelation
indicates that the seven eyes of God, which are the seven lamps, are the
seven Spirits of God…Zechariah reveals that the seven eyes of God,
which are the seven lamps on the lampstand, are also the seven eyes of
the stone. By means of the seven eyes, Christ as the Lion and the Lamb
unveiled in Revelation 5 is connected to the stone spoken of in
Zechariah 3. Therefore, the One with the seven eyes is not only the
Lion-Lamb but also the stone. He is the Lion-Lamb-stone; the Lion to
destroy the enemy, the Lamb to redeem us, and the stone to build God’s
house. After His death and resurrection, the age became the age of the
church, which is God’s building. For the building of the church, Christ
is the rock [cf. Matt. 16:18].
The
accomplishment of God’s building requires His judgment. God’s judgment
is carried out by Christ’s being the One with seven flaming eyes to
burn, enlighten, search, purify, and refine us. Eventually, these
flaming eyes infuse us with all that He is, metabolically transforming
us into His being. The whole city of New Jerusalem will have the same
essence and appearance as God. The appearance of God sitting on the
throne in Revelation 4 is of jasper (v. 3), and the appearance of the
New Jerusalem, especially its wall,…is also of jasper (21:11, 18-19).
Thus, the essence and appearance of God and of the city are the same.
This can be accomplished by having God wrought into us by means of
transfusion. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4246- 4248)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 417
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