晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W42-1)

第四十二週.週一

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啟十一15 『…世上的國,成了我主和祂基督的國,祂要作王,直到永永遠遠。』

十二10  『…我們神的救恩、能力、國度、並祂基督的權柄,現在都來到了,因為那在我們神面前晝夜控告我們弟兄們的控告者,已經被摔下去了。』

啟示錄十一章十五節…指明神審判這地之後,這地就要被神接管而歸還給神,使基督在這地上在祂的國裏作王,直到永遠。…主要在千年國和新天新地作王,直到永遠。(二二5。)…我們也要與祂一同作王。(提後二12。)所有的得勝者要與基督一同作王一千年;(啟二十4,6;)所有得救的人將要在永世裏作王,直到永遠。(二二5下。)(新約總論第十四冊,二一○頁。)

信息選讀

基督回來審判列國之後,世上的國就成了基督的國。(但七13~14,二44~45。)在吹…第七號的時候,不只大災難要結束,這世代也要結束,神的奧祕要完成,(啟十7,)另一世代,就是國度世代(千年國)要來到,達一千年之久。當國度時代來到,全地將是基督的國。

今天這地是在撒但統治下屬世的國。但日子將到,主這位王要收復這世界。啟示錄十一章十五節…所說的『世上』,就是馬太五章五節裏溫柔的人所要承受的地土。

惟有基督是這地合法的所有人。祂在十字架上付了代價,買回全地,好使國度有一日能建立在地上。(十三44。)每一寸地土都屬於基督。我們不同意地的任何一部分歸屬他人。所有其他的人都是篡竊者;基督是獨一的所有人。此外,祂要回來取得這地。(啟十1~2。)…無論我們旅行到何地,我們都需要學習宣告說,『這是我主的產業,現今暫時被仇敵篡竊,但有一日,我主要來取得屬於祂的事物。』遲早世上的國要成為我主和祂基督的國。

啟示錄十一章十五節說,『祂要作王,直到永永遠遠。』二十二章五節說,信徒『要作王,直到永永遠遠』。作王直到永遠,是神所救贖的人在永世裏最終的福分。這個作王乃是我們現今藉著洋溢之恩並洋溢之義的恩賜,在生命中作王所得永遠生命的結果,是榮耀、永遠、團體的終極完成。這就是我們在新天新地中所要永遠享受的福分。我們要作王轄管列國,直到永永遠遠。

我們需要記得我們是王家的成員,是君尊家庭的眾王;甚至我們在餐廳喫飯時,也應當記得我們是君王在那裏喫飯。我們乃是有屬天出生的君王。因此,絕不該賣掉我們君尊的身分。我們若看自己是君王,就不會輕率的作事、隨便的談話、或卑鄙的為人。我們甚至可以用這樣的觀點傳福音。我們可以告訴人,我們乃是君王。然後我們可以開始傳福音,說,『聖經告訴我,我既是神的兒女,我就是王。』傳福音有很多方法,我們需要這種有活力的福音傳揚。

在永世裏,作為神眾子和新耶路撒冷構成成分的信徒,都要作王。天使要作服事者,(來一13~14,)服事我們。他們是王家的僕人,而我們是轄管列國的王。這就是在永世裏神的國。(新約總論第十四冊,二一○至二一一、三八六至三八七頁。)

參讀:新約總論,第四百二十一、四百三十三篇。

WEEK 42 — DAY 1


Morning Nourishment

Rev. 11:15 …The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.

       12:10 …Now has come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, for the accuser of our brothers has been cast down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

Revelation 11:15…indicates that after God’s judgment upon the earth, the earth will be taken over by and returned to God so that Christ will reign in His kingdom on the earth forever and ever…The Lord’s reigning [is] in the millennial kingdom and in the new heaven and new earth for eternity (22:5)… We will also reign with Him (2 Tim. 2:12). All the overcomers will reign with Christ for a thousand years (Rev. 20:4, 6), and all the saved ones will reign forever and ever in eternity (22:5b). (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 4291)

Today’s Reading

After Christ executes His judgment upon the nations at His coming back, the kingdom of the world will become the kingdom of Christ (Dan. 7:13- 14; 2:44-45). At the sounding of the seventh trumpet, not only will the great tribulation come to an end, but also this age will be closed, the mystery of God will be finished (Rev. 10:7), and another age, the age of the kingdom, will come for a millennium, a thousand years. When the age of the kingdom arrives, the entire earth will be the kingdom of Christ.

Today the earth is a worldly kingdom under the rule of Satan. But the day is coming when the Lord, as the King, will regain this world…The world spoken of in Revelation 11:15 is the earth that the meek will inherit in Matthew 5:5.

Christ alone is the proper Owner of the earth. He paid the price on the cross to purchase the entire earth so that one day the kingdom would be established on it (13:44). Every inch of this earth belongs to Christ. We do not agree that any part of the earth belongs to anyone else. All others are usurpers; Christ is the unique Owner. Moreover, He is coming back to take possession of the earth (Rev. 10:1-2)…Wherever our travels may take us, we need to learn to declare, “This is my Lord’s property. Temporarily it is usurped by the enemy, but one day my Lord will come to claim what is His.” Sooner or later, the kingdom of the world will become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ.

Revelation 11:15 says, “He will reign forever and ever.” In Revelation 22:5 we are told that the believers “will reign forever and ever.” To reign forever will be the final blessing to God’s redeemed in eternity. This reigning is an issue, a glorious, eternal, corporate consummation of our present reigning in life through the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness unto eternal life. This is a blessing we will enjoy for eternity in the new heaven and the new earth. We will be kings over the nations, reigning forever.

We need to remember that we are members of the royal family, kings of the kingly family. Even when we are at a restaurant, we should remember that we are kings eating there. We are heaven-born kings; hence, we should never sell our royal status. If we consider that we are kings, we would not act lightly, talk loosely, or behave meanly. We can even preach the gospel with this in view. We may tell others that we are kings. Then we may start our preaching of the gospel by saying, “The Bible tells me that, as a child of God, I am a king.” There are many ways to preach the gospel. We need this kind of vital preaching of the gospel.

In eternity the believers as sons of God and as the constituents of the New Jerusalem will all be kings. The angels will be serving ones (Heb. 1:13-14), serving us. They are the servants of the royal family, and we are kings over the nations. This is the kingdom of God in eternity. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4291-4292, 4437-4438)

Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 421, 433

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