晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W45-1)
第四十五週.週一
晨興餧養
啟十四1 『我又觀看,看哪,羔羊站在錫安山上,同祂還有十四萬四千人,額上都寫著祂的名,和祂父的名。』
4 『這些人未曾與婦女在一起受到玷污,他們原是童身。羔羊無論往那裏去,他們都跟隨祂。他們是從人間買來的,作初熟的果子歸與神和羔羊。』
啟示錄十四章一至四節啟示作為羔羊的基督,乃是得勝的初熟果子所跟隨的。在舊約的豫表裏,美地初熟莊稼的禾捆被帶到殿裏,直接獻給神,讓神享受。在新約的實際裏,十四萬四千得勝者將是神新造裏的初熟果子,在天上的至聖所裏,直接獻給神,使神得滿足。(新約總論第十四冊,二二二頁。)
信息選讀
這些早期的得勝者在神的田地裏是初熟的,…這是說,得勝者要在莊稼收割以先被提到諸天之上,正如美地的初熟果子要在莊稼收割以先被收割,且被帶到神的殿中。(利二三10~11。)…啟示錄十四章六至十三節所記的事,都是發生在大災難期間;(太二四21;)這清楚的指明,且有力的證明,首批得勝者,就是啟示錄十四章一至五節所說初熟的果子,要在大災難之前被提;十四至十六節的莊稼包括大體信徒,要在大災難末了被提。
這十四萬四千初熟的果子,不是被提到空中,乃是被提到天上,也就是天上的錫安山…。初熟之物是莊稼首先成熟的小部分。這表徵神的選民在地上長大時,其中有一小部分將成為初熟果子,就是得勝者。
十四章的初熟果子是在神的寶座前,他們已經不在這地上。這意思是,他們已經被提了。他們是在天上的錫安山上,在寶座前。他們不是站在空中,乃是站在寶座前,在錫安山上。這是指諸天之上神所住的錫安山。因此,初熟的果子不是到空中…,乃是直接到第三層天上父的家裏。
十四章一節指明那十四萬四千人額上都寫著羔羊的名,和祂父的名。他們與那些拜獸的人,額上寫著獸的名相對。(十三16~17。)這…表明〔得勝者〕與羔羊和父是一,屬於羔羊和父。這也表徵得勝者成了與羔羊和父一樣。這與三章十二節相符,那節經文說,主耶穌要將祂的新名寫在得勝者上面。這指明至終得勝者成為基督。照樣,得勝者有羔羊基督和祂父的名,含示救贖的三一神與祂所救贖的人聯結並調和。這是極深邃的。
初熟的果子是羔羊忠信的跟隨者。〔十四4。〕…羔羊無論往那裏去,得勝者都跟隨祂,指明他們一直享受並經歷祂。他們跟隨耶穌,不被屬地的事物玷污。
因為這些得勝者是一直跟隨著羔羊。羔羊無論往那裏去,他們都跟隨著祂,〔1,〕…我們…看見他們與羔羊一同站在錫安山上。因為他們早已經在主的同在裏,被提對他們而言就不是驚奇的事。他們今天是活在諸天之上,他們將來要與羔羊一同在諸天之上站在錫安山上。(新約總論第十四冊,二二二至二二七頁。)
參讀:新約總論,第四百二十二篇;啟示錄生命讀經,第四十六篇。
WEEK 45 — DAY 1
Morning Nourishment
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.
4 These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins…who follow the Lamb wherever He may go. These were purchased from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
Revelation 14:1-4 reveals Christ as the Lamb whom the overcoming firstfruits follow. In the Old Testament typology the sheaf of the firstfruits of the good land was brought into the temple and offered to God directly for His enjoyment. In the New Testament reality, the one hundred forty-four thousand overcomers will be the firstfruits in God’s new creation offered to Him directly in the heavenly Holy of Holies for His satisfaction. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 4301)
Today’s Reading
These early overcomers will be the first-ripe ones in God’s field…This means that the overcomers 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)…The events recorded in Revelation 14:6-13, all of which will take place during the great tribulation (Matt. 24:21), indicate clearly and prove strongly that the first overcomers, the firstfruits in Revelation 14:1-5, will be raptured before the great tribulation, and that the harvest in verses 14 through 16, composed of the majority of the believers, will be raptured at the end of the great tribulation.
These one hundred forty-four thousand firstfruits will not be taken to the air; rather, they will be taken to the heavens, even to the heavenly Mount Zion…The firstfruits are a small part of the harvest which ripens first. This signifies that as God’s chosen people are growing on earth, a small number among them will become the firstfruits, the overcomers.
The firstfruits in Revelation 14 are before the throne of God; they are no longer on this earth. This means that they have been raptured. They are on Mount Zion in the heavens, before the throne of God. They are standing not in the air but upon the throne, upon Mount Zion. This refers to Mount Zion in the heavens where God dwells. Thus, the firstfruits go not to the air…but directly to the Father’s home in the third heaven.
Revelation 14:1 indicates that the one hundred forty-four thousand have the name of the Lamb and the name of His Father written on their foreheads. They are in contrast to those who worship the beast and have the name of the beast written on their foreheads (13:16-17)…[This] signifies that [the overcomers] are one with the Lamb and with the Father and that they belong to the Lamb and to the Father. It also signifies that the overcomers have become the same as the Lamb and the Father. This corresponds with Revelation 3:12, which says that the Lord Jesus will write His new name upon the overcomer. This indicates that eventually the overcomers become Christ. Likewise, the overcomers’ bearing the name of Christ, the Lamb, and His Father implies the union and mingling of the redeeming Triune God and His redeemed people. This is exceedingly profound.
The firstfruits are the faithful followers of the Lamb [14:4]…The overcomers’ following the Lamb wherever He may go indicates that they constantly enjoy and experience Him. They follow Jesus and are not defiled by the earthly things.
Because they were always with the Lamb, having followed the Lamb wherever He went, they are seen…standing with the Lamb on Mount Zion [v. 1]. Because they are already in the Lord’s presence, the rapture will not come as a surprise to them. They are living in the heavens today, and they will be standing with the Lamb in the heavens on Mount Zion in the future. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4301-4305)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 422; Lifestudy of Revelation, msg. 46
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