晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督(四)(W46-6)
第四十六週.週六
晨興餧養
賽三二1 『看哪,必有一王憑公義作王,必有首領按公平掌權。』
耶二三5 『耶和華說,日子將到,我要給大衛興起一個公義的苗;祂必作王掌權,行事精明,在地上施行公理和公義。』
啟十九16 『在祂衣服和大腿上,有名字寫著:萬王之王,萬主之主。』
基督據有地以後,要在國度裏作王管理全地,同著祂得勝的信徒治理列國。(啟二十4,6,二26~27。)祂是要來的王,將成為千年國時神要來之國度裏的元首和中心。…基督救贖了地和其上所有的人(西一20)作祂國的範圍和組成成分,祂變賣了一切買了國度,(太十三44,)祂拯救了地同其上所有的人脫離撒但的霸佔,(啟二十2~3,)祂將有完全的權利,作得恢復之地和得恢復之列國的王。在祂要來的掌權裏,神的權柄和榮耀要完全得顯明,(太六13,)全地連同其上的人也要被帶進公義、平安、喜樂、以及神創造完滿的福分裏。(賽三二1,16~18,三五1~2,5~7。)(新約總論第二冊,一五四至一五五頁。)
信息選讀
馬太十三章四十一節說,『人子要差遣祂的使者,從祂的國裏薅集一切絆跌人的事,和行不法的人。』基督回來以後,要在地上建立祂的國。然後在國度裏,祂仍是人子。
神的仇敵撒但,背叛神的權柄。(賽十四13~14。)為著對付他,神創造人,並給人管治權治理地。(創一26。)在人被撒但引誘,跟隨他以後,(三1~6,)神成了人,名叫耶穌,來消除魔鬼的作為,(約壹三8,)並廢除魔鬼,(來二14,)使祂收回這地,成為祂的國。(啟十一15,十二10。)在基督作人子所要帶進這要來的國裏,(但七13~14,路十九12~15,)祂確實是人子,不僅作神得勝和榮耀的標記,也作撒但失敗和羞恥的標記。(新約總論第二冊,一五三至一五四頁。)
撒迦利亞十四章九節說,『耶和華必作全地的王。』這節聖經…豫言基督回來時,要在全地建立祂的國。〔參太二五31~34,林前十五25。〕在主回來時,祂要拯救以色列,砸碎外邦列國,並審判地上的萬民。然後祂要在地上建立祂的國,就是千年國,為時一千年。這千年國將有三部分:(一)地上的部分,是神創造的福所臨到之地…。〔創一28~30。〕(二)在迦南地上以色列國的部分,從尼羅河至幼發拉底河,得救的猶太人要在那裏治理全地。(賽六十10~12,亞十四16~18。)(三)屬天、屬靈的部分,(林前十五50~52,)得勝的聖徒要在其中享受國度的賞賜。(太五20,七21。)
在千年國裏,基督將與同祂作王的得勝者轄管列國。(啟二十4,6,二26~27,十九15下。)這些列國將是舊地上人類邦國末了的階段,他們要成為主和祂基督的國,(十一15,)受基督和祂得勝者的管轄。這樣的掌權將是基督在千年國裏惟一的工作,祂要向全宇宙顯示祂帶著神聖、屬天權柄的王權,為時一千年,以羞辱那被擊敗的仇敵撒但。(真理課程四級卷一,一四九至一五○頁。)
我們正在等候有一天,基督要來作王轄管全地。祂要在祂的國度裏掌權,我們也要與祂一同作王。(啟示錄生命讀經,二九頁。)
參讀:新約總論,第三十二篇。
WEEK 46 — DAY 6
Morning Nourishment
Isa. 32:1 Indeed a King will reign according to righteousness, and the rulers will rule according to justice.
Jer. 23:5 Indeed, days are coming, declares Jehovah, when I will raise up to David a righteous Shoot; and He will reign as King and act prudently and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Rev.…He has on His garment and on His thigh a 19:16 name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
After Christ takes possession of the earth, He will reign over the earth as the King in the kingdom, ruling over the nations with His overcoming believers (Rev. 20:4, 6; 2:26-27). As the coming King He will be the Head and the center in the upcoming kingdom of God in the millennium…As Christ has redeemed the earth and all its peoples (Col. 1:20) to be the sphere and components of His kingdom, as He has sold all to buy the kingdom (Matt. 13:44), and as He has rescued the earth with all its peoples from the usurpation of Satan (Rev. 20:2-3), He will have the full right to be the King of the restored earth and the restored nations. In His upcoming reign God’s authority and glory will be fully manifested (Matt. 6:13), and the whole earth with its peoples will be brought into righteousness, peace, joy, and the full blessing of God’s creation (Isa. 32:1, 16-18; 35:1-2, 5-7). (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 356)
Today’s Reading
Matthew 13:41 says, “The Son of Man will send His angels, and they will collect out of His kingdom all the stumbling blocks and those who practice lawlessness.” After Christ comes back, He will set up the kingdom of God on earth. Then in the kingdom He will still be the Son of Man.
God’s enemy, Satan, rebelled against God’s authority (Isa. 14:13-14). For dealing with him God created man and gave man dominion to rule over the earth (Gen. 1:26). After man was seduced by Satan to follow him (3:1-6), God became a man by the name Jesus to undo the works of the devil (1 John 3:8) and destroy him (Heb. 2:14), that He might reclaim the earth to be His kingdom (Rev. 11:15; 12:10). In this upcoming kingdom, which Christ as the Son of Man will bring in (Dan. 7:13-14; Luke 19:12-15), He will surely be the Son of Man, not only as a sign of God’s victory and glory but also as a sign of Satan’s defeat and shame. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 355-356)
Zechariah 14:9 says, “Jehovah will be King over all the earth.” This verse… prophesies that at His coming back Christ will establish His kingdom on the earth [cf. Matt. 25:31-34; 1 Cor. 15:25]. When the Lord comes back, He will save Israel, crush the Gentile nations, and judge the peoples on earth. Afterward, He will establish His kingdom on the earth for a thousand years; this is the millennial kingdom. In the millennium there will be three realms: the first will be the realm of the earth, where God’s creation will be blessed (Gen. 1:28-30); the second, the realm of the nation of Israel in Canaan, from the Nile to the Euphrates, where the saved Jews will rule over the earth (Isa. 60:10-12; Zech. 14:16-18); and the third, the heavenly and spiritual realm where the overcoming believers will enjoy the kingdom reward (1 Cor. 15:50-52; Matt. 5:20; 7:21).
In the millennium Christ with His overcomers as co-kings will reign over the nations (Rev. 20:4, 6; 2:26-27; 19:15b). These nations will be the last stage of human nations on the old earth, and they all will become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ (11:15), being ruled by Christ and His overcomers. Such a reigning will be the unique work of Christ in the millennium to show to the entire universe His kingship with His divine and heavenly authority for the shame of Satan, the defeated enemy of God. (Truth Lessons—Level Four, vol. 1, p. 126)
We are awaiting the day when Christ will come as the King to reign over the earth. Christ will reign in His kingdom, and we will be His co-kings. (Lifestudy of Revelation, p. 24)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 32
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