晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W46-5)

第四十六週.週五

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啟十九13 『祂穿著蘸過血的衣服,祂的名稱為神的話。』

        15 『有利劍從祂口中出來,可以用以擊殺列國;祂必用鐵杖轄管他們,並要踹全能神烈怒的酒醡。』

啟示錄十九章十三節…指明主自己就是神的話。主穿著蘸過血的衣服,因為祂在哈米吉頓爭戰。藉著基督在哈米吉頓(十六14,16)踹神烈怒的酒醡,(15,賽六三1~3,)祂的衣服蘸過血且變紅。在那裏,血要高到馬的嚼環。(啟十四20。)(新約總論第十四冊,二六五頁。)

信息選讀

主的名稱為神的話,意思是祂是神的彰顯、見證和說話。…我們要認識神,就需要研讀、研究、觀看、默想、注視基督這神的話。

在啟示錄十九章,基督作為神的話,為神說話,在背叛的人身上執行神的審判。甚至在主爭戰的時候,祂還是為神說話並彰顯神。基督的爭戰就是說出神的話。神是公義並主宰一切的。祂也是一位有次序的神,祂無法容忍紊亂和背叛。基督與仇敵爭戰時,要說出神是主宰一切、公義且有次序的。祂要宣告神是管治每一個人的神,祂不會容忍背叛祂權柄的事。因此,這裏的戰士乃是話。祂的爭戰就是說出神的話。主在哈米吉頓的爭戰是一個強有力的說話,告訴撒但、敵基督、假申言者和全宇宙說,神是主宰一切的,沒有人可以背叛祂。神不是混亂的神;祂是主宰一切的神,也是有次序的神,祂並不容忍背叛;這有次序的神要清除一切的背叛。

在約翰所寫的福音書(約一1)及啟示錄裏都題到『神的話』。〔十九13。〕在約翰福音裏,『神的話』…說到救贖、光、生命和建造。但在約翰的啟示錄中,神的話不僅說到生命與建造,也說到爭戰。在神得著祂所要的建造之前,祂必須先清理祂的宇宙。在這卷書裏,基督的爭戰也就是祂為神所說的話。作為神的話,祂的爭戰向全宇宙宣告神是怎樣的一位神。在約翰福音裏,神的話是為著分賜生命到我們裏面;但在啟示錄裏,神的話乃是為著與神的仇敵爭戰,並擊敗神的仇敵。

在啟示錄十九章,主耶穌從天而降,以作戰將軍的身分出現。祂騎在白馬上,祂的名稱為『神的話』。(11,13。)我們今天所說的神的話就是主耶穌。…當主來時,…祂會為祂的國爭戰。在為神的國爭戰時,基督是神的話,為神的定旨說話。在為著國度與神的仇敵爭戰時,基督是神的說話。(新約總論第十四冊,二六五至二六七頁。)

主耶穌是神的兒子,祂不僅說出神的話,祂自己甚至稱為話。(約一1,14,啟十九13。)神不僅藉著祂的兒子說話,更是在祂的兒子裏說話。子在那裏,話也在那裏。不僅如此,子說話的時候,神就在子的說話裏說話。

到了五旬節,基督成為包羅萬有的靈降在門徒身上,使他們成為祂身體上的肢體。…如今,就像我說話的時候,全身都在說話一樣,作頭的基督說話的時候,基督的身體也在說話。…身體上所有的肢體都能說神的話。(歌羅西書生命讀經,七○五至七○六頁。)

參讀:歌羅西書生命讀經,第六十四篇;聚會來說神的話,第一篇。

WEEK 46 — DAY 5

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Morning Nourishment

Rev. 19:13 And He is clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and His name is called the Word of God.

            15 And out of His mouth proceeds a sharp sword, that with it He might smite the nations; and He will shepherd them with an iron rod; and He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Revelation 19:13…indicates that the Lord Himself is the Word of God. The Lord is clothed with a garment dipped in blood because of His fighting at the battle of Armageddon. The garment of Christ is dipped in blood and becomes red by His treading the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God (v. 15; Isa. 63:1-3) at Armageddon (Rev. 16:14, 16), where the blood will rise up to the bridles of the horses (14:20). (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 4337)

Today’s Reading

That the Lord’s name is called the Word of God means that He is the expression, the testimony, and the speaking of God…In order to know God, we need to read, study, behold, contemplate, and gaze on Christ as the Word of God.

In Revelation 19, as the Word of God, Christ speaks for God by executing God’s judgment upon the rebellious people. Even as the Lord fights, He speaks for God and expresses God. The fighting of Christ is the speaking of the Word of God. God is righteous and sovereign. He is also a God of order, and as such He cannot tolerate disorder and rebellion. As Christ fights against the enemy, He will speak that God is sovereign, righteous, and orderly. He will declare that God is the God over everyone and that He does not tolerate rebellion against His authority. Hence, the Warrior is the Word. His fighting is the speaking of God’s Word. The Lord’s fighting in the war at Armageddon will be a powerful speaking. It will tell Satan, Antichrist, the false prophet, and the entire universe that God is sovereign and that no one can rebel against Him. God is not a God of confusion; He is the sovereign God, a God of order who does not tolerate rebellion. The God of order will sweep away all rebellion.

The Word of God is mentioned both in the Gospel of John (1:1) and in the Revelation of John [19:13]. In the Gospel of John the Word of God… speaks of redemption, light, life, and building. In the Revelation of John the Word of God speaks not only of life and building but also of fighting. Before God can have the building He desires, He must first clean up His universe. In Revelation Christ’s fighting is also His speaking for God. As the Word of God, His fighting proclaims to the whole universe what kind of God He is. In the Gospel of John, the Word of God is for the impartation of life into us, but in Revelation the Word of God is for fighting against and defeating God’s enemy.

In Revelation 19 the Lord Jesus who comes down out of heaven appears as a General fighting a battle. He is riding on a white horse, and His name is called “the Word of God” (vv. 11, 13). The word of God that we speak today is the Lord Jesus…When the Lord comes,…He will fight for His kingdom. In the warfare for the kingdom of God, Christ is the Word of God, speaking for God’s purpose. In His fighting against God’s enemies for the kingdom, Christ is God’s speaking. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4337-4338)

As the Son of God, the Lord Jesus not only spoke the word of God, but He Himself was even called the Word (John 1:1, 14; Rev. 19:13). God spoke in His Son and not merely through Him. Wherever the Son was, there the Word was also. Furthermore, when the Son spoke, God spoke in the Son’s speaking.

On the day of Pentecost Christ came down as the all-inclusive Spirit upon His disciples to make them members of His Body…Now, just as my whole body speaks whenever I speak, so the Body of Christ speaks whenever Christ speaks as the Head…All the members of the Body can speak the word of God. (Life-study of Colossians, p. 558)

Further Reading: Life-study of Colossians, msg. 64; CWWL 1985, vol. 4, “Meeting to Speak the Word of God,” ch. 1

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