晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W40-6)
第四十週.週六
晨興餧養
啟五9~10 『他們唱新歌,說,你配拿書卷,配揭開它的七印,因為你曾被殺,用自己的血從各支派、各方言、各民族、各邦國中,買了人來歸與神,又叫他們成為國度,作祭司,歸與我們的神;他們要在地上執掌王權。』
在啟示錄五章九至十節,我們看見長老們向著羔羊唱讚美的新歌。…這裏的歌是新的,因為他們所讚美的羔羊,是剛被殺的。這新歌讚美羔羊是配,因為…在全宇宙中,除了那得勝的獅子,救贖的羔羊基督之外,沒有一位配揭開神經綸的奧祕。祂是得勝的獅子,為神擊敗了撒但;又是救贖的羔羊,為我們除去了罪。惟有祂彀資格揭開神經綸的奧祕,並且把它執行出來。(啟示錄生命讀經,二七七頁。)
信息選讀
我們的救主是羔羊也是獅子。這一位配展開那書卷;除祂以外,宇宙中再沒有一位,配揭開神經綸的祕密和奧祕。只有獅子羔羊配,因為祂完成了救贖,並且勝過了撒但。祂已經將神的權柄帶到地上,祂是猶大支派中得勝的獅子,又是為神所揀選的人成功了完全救贖的羔羊。因此,祂完全有資格和地位,揭開神經綸的奧祕。…大多數基督徒不認識祂配揭開神經綸之祕密的七印。主在這方面的配,是宇宙性的,是無法測量的。當然,基督配得我們的讚美,甚至配得著我們的一生。即使如此,我們還必須看見,根據啟示錄五章,基督的配是在於配揭開神經綸的祕密。宇宙本是一個奧祕,是科學家所無法解明的;他們完全不知道宇宙的意義和目的,因為這對他們乃是一個祕密。但基督配揭開這祕密,因為祂配揭開神經綸的七印。
書卷是羊皮或別的材料作的,因為是捲起來的,所以很難斷定究竟有多長。啟示錄五章裏的書卷,有永遠那麼長,只有基督配展開這卷有永遠那麼長的書卷。…我們需要永世,纔能把其中的一切看完。我們在新耶路撒冷的時候,還要把這書卷一直讀下去。直到永遠,我們都要說,『現在我多看到一些東西了。』…到永世的時候,我們會說,『主〔展開書卷所帶給我們〕的驚奇是永遠的,雖然我們如今在永世裏了,仍然還看不到盡頭。』
基督從神得了權柄,治理整個宇宙。(1,6~7。)基督是諸天之上並地上萬國的真正治理者。在馬太二十八章十八節,主告訴門徒說,天上地上所有的權柄,都賜給祂了。在啟示錄五章,基督是神的羔羊,站在四活物和眾長老之中。坐在寶座上的那一位,手握著用七印封嚴的書卷。神坐在寶座上握著這書卷,就是祂在整個宇宙中治理的時間表。這書卷如同『時間表』,列明從基督升天到新耶路撒冷所要發生的事。封閉這書卷的七印,事實上就是書卷的內容。這七印乃是宇宙的七個祕密,就是神經綸的奧祕。基督這位獅子羔羊彀資格展開這書卷,就是揭開神經綸的奧祕,並將它完成。這指明基督是得著權柄治理整個宇宙的那一位。我們都必須敬拜基督是治理者,是那在諸天之上治理一切,為著完成神經綸的一位。(新約總論第十四冊,一六六至一六七頁。)
參讀:啟示錄生命讀經,第二篇。
WEEK 40 — DAY 6
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 5:9-10 And they sing a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for You were slain and have purchased for God by Your blood men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made them a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.
In Revelation 5:9-10 we see the elders singing a new song of praise to the Lamb…The song here is new because the Lamb whom it praises had just been slain. This new song praises the worthiness of the Lamb…In the whole universe no one is worthy to open the mystery of God’s economy but Christ, the overcoming Lion and the redeeming Lamb. As the overcoming Lion, He has defeated Satan for God, and as the redeeming Lamb, He has put away sin for us. He is the only One qualified to unveil and carry out the mystery of God’s economy. (Life-study of Revelation, p. 224)
Today’s Reading
Our Savior is the Lamb as well as the Lion. This One is worthy to open the scroll. Apart from Him, no one in the universe is worthy to open the secret, the mystery, of God’s economy. But the Lion-Lamb is worthy because He has accomplished redemption and has won the victory over Satan. As the One who has brought God’s authority to the earth, He is the victorious, overcoming Lion of the tribe of Judah and the Lamb who has accomplished a full redemption for God’s chosen people. Therefore, He is completely qualified and positioned to open the mystery of God’s economy…Most Christians fail to realize that He is worthy to open the seals of the secret of God’s economy. This aspect of the Lord’s worthiness is universal and immeasurable. Of course, Christ is worthy of our praises; He is worthy even of our lives. Nevertheless, we must realize that,
according to Revelation 5, Christ’s worthiness is a matter of His being
qualified to open the secret of God’s economy. The universe is a
mystery which the scientists cannot unravel. They simply do not know the
meaning or the purpose of the universe because it is a secret kept from
them. But Christ is worthy to open this secret, for He is worthy to
open the seals of God’s economy.
A
scroll is a roll of parchment paper or other material. Because a scroll
is rolled up, it is difficult to determine just how long it is. The
scroll in Revelation 5 is eternally long. Only Christ is worthy to open
this eternally-long scroll…We will need eternity to see all that is
included in it. When we are in the New Jerusalem, we will still be
reading the
contents of the scroll. For eternity we will say, “Now I
see something more.”…When we are in eternity, we may say, “The Lord’s
surprise [of the opening of the scroll] is eternal. Although we are now
in eternity, we still cannot see the end.”
Christ
has received from God the authority to administrate the entire universe
(vv. 1, 6-7). Christ is the real Administrator of the heavens and all
the nations on earth. In Matthew 28:18 the Lord told the disciples that
all authority had been given to Him in heaven and on earth. In
Revelation 5 Christ as the Lamb of God was standing in the midst of the
four living creatures and the elders. The One who was sitting on the
throne was holding a scroll sealed with seven seals. God was sitting on
the throne holding this scroll, the schedule of His administration in
the entire universe. This scroll is like a timetable of what will take
place from the ascension of Christ to the New Jerusalem. The seven seals
with which the scroll is sealed are actually its contents. These seven
seals are the seven secrets of the universe, which are the mystery of
God’s economy. Christ as the Lion-Lamb is qualified to open the scroll,
that is, to open the mystery of God’s economy and to carry it out. This
indicates that Christ is the One who has received the authority to
administrate the entire universe. We all must worship Christ as the
Administrator, as the One in the heavens administering all things for
the fulfillment of God’s economy. (The Conclusion of the New Testament,
pp. 4252-4253)
Further Reading: Life-study of Revelation, msg. 2
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