晨興聖言-經歷、享受並彰顯基督（四）(W47-綱要)
第四十七週 羔羊神在城內的寶座上
讀經：啟四2～3，二二1～5，二一23，結一22，26～28
【週一、週二】
壹 羔羊神在城內的寶座上—啟四2～3，二二1～5，二一23：
一 『神和羔羊的寶座』表示一個寶座既為著神，也為著羔羊，指明神和羔羊乃是一—祂是羔羊神，是救贖的神，是神那救贖者—二二1，四2～3。
二 在永世裏，坐寶座的神乃是救贖我們的神，從祂的寶座有生命水的河流出來，作我們的供應和滿足。
三 這描述三一神—神、羔羊、和生命水所象徵的那靈—如何在祂元首權柄（寶座的權柄所含示的）之下，將自己分賜到祂所救贖的人裏面，直到永遠。
貳 寶座乃是我們基督徒生活的中心：
一 在我們的日常生活、家庭生活、婚姻生活、職業生活和召會生活裏，中心必須是神的寶座；凡事都該服從祂的元首權柄。
二 每天早晨起床後我們需要說，『主，感謝你給我新的一天，讓我接受你作我的主。我終日把自己服在你元首的權柄之下。主，在我的生活中設立你的寶座。在我全人的中心設立你的寶座。主，把我一整天日常的生活帶到你的寶座之下。』倘若我們每天早晨向三一神獻上這樣的禱告，從那一刻起我們就會有活水在裏面湧流。
三 在我們的經歷中，每當我們服從三一神，以祂作我們的元首，我們裏面就享受一道流；這河湧流著那定意的神，救贖的羔羊，以及那靈，就是如今那包羅萬有、經過過程、賜生命的靈。
四 在祂的元首權柄之下，我們享受生命的流，帶著生命的供應與生命的路；在生命的流中，我們事奉祂、面見祂、並與祂一同作王—二二2～5。
【週 三】
參 以西結一章啟示，我們屬靈經歷的最高點，就是有清明的天，其上有神的寶座；達到這一點，意思就是在凡事上讓神居首位，並且完全服從祂的權柄和行政—22，26節：
一 四活物頭上屬靈的天明亮如水晶，好像一大片可畏水晶的穹蒼；不僅如此，這天是延展的，並且像水晶一樣穩定不變—22節。
二 在這樣的情形下，我們與神之間沒有阻隔，我們彼此之間也沒有阻隔；我們與主之間，並我們彼此之間，都有徹底且明朗的交通。
三 這需要維持清潔的良心，向著神和人都沒有虧欠；我們天的故事，就是我們良心的故事—徒二四16。
四 寶座乃是基督管治的同在：
1 主的同在總是隨著祂的寶座；主的寶座是在第三層天，也在我們的靈裏—啟四2～3，來四16，參提後四22：
ａ 那在天上坐在寶座上的基督，（羅八34，）現今也在我們裏面，（10，）也就是在我們靈裏，（提後四22，）這靈就是神居住的所在。
ｂ 伯特利是神的家，神的居所，也是天的門；在那裏基督是梯子，將地聯於天，並將天帶到地—創二八12～17，約一51。
ｃ 我們的靈今天既是神居住的所在，現今也就是天的門，在這裏基督是梯子，把我們在地上的人聯於天，並把天帶給我們。
ｄ 因此，每當我們轉到靈裏，我們就能藉著基督作天梯，進入天的門，摸著天上施恩的寶座。
2 寶座在明如水晶的穹蒼以上，指明每當我們在基督徒生活和召會生活裏有清明的天，我們就在寶座的管治之下；召會中的權柄乃是在清明的天以上的寶座。
【週 四】
3 寶座不僅使神在我們身上掌權，更使神達成祂永遠的定旨；我們的屬靈生活中若有寶座，神就不僅在我們身上掌權，也要在我們裏面、同著我們並藉著我們，完成祂的定旨—羅五17，21，參太二八18～20。
4 寶座有藍寶石的樣子；藍寶石是藍色的，表徵基督管治同在的屬天光景、情形和氣氛—出二四10。
肆 以西結一章啟示，寶座上的那一位看起來像人，卻有耶和華的榮耀顯出來的樣子，指明坐在寶座上的那一位是神又是人；這一位就是神人耶穌基督，神與人的調和—26，28節：
一 耶穌基督是完整的神，成為肉體成了人；祂有人的性情，以人的身分生活、受死、復活並升天；現今作為在寶座上的一位，祂仍然是人子—約一1，14，六62，徒七56，59～60。
二 因此，主耶穌升天之後，就有一人在寶座上；在千年國並在新天新地裏直到永遠，仍有一人在寶座上—太十九28，啟二二1，3。
三 神在與人的關係中奧祕的心意，是要將祂自己與人調和，因而使祂自己與人一樣；也使人在生命、性情、和彰顯上與神一樣，但無分於神格；人是按著神的形像造的，好彰顯神並為神掌權—創一26～28，參賽十四12～14：
1 在寶座上的那一位和四活物，都有人的樣子，指明四活物在地上彰顯在寶座上的那一位；這個彰顯就是神在人性裏的顯現—結一5，提前三15～16。
2 天上的神渴望藉著將祂自己作到人裏面，得著地上的人作祂的彰顯；不僅如此，神的心意是要在人身上作工，好使人能在寶座上—弗三16～21，啟三21，五10，二十4，二二5，太十九28。
3 主耶穌是開拓者，是先鋒，祂開了路進到榮耀裏，並坐在寶座上；我們是祂許多的弟兄，現今正在跟隨祂—來二6～12，啟三21，二二5。
【週 五】
伍 以西結一章說，在寶座上之人的樣子有兩面的講究：從祂腰以上，有金銀合金的樣子；從祂腰以下，有火的樣子—27節：
一 金銀合金是發光的金屬，是一種金與銀的混合物；金表徵神的性情，銀表徵救贖；因此，金銀合金是由金和銀的元素所組成，表徵羔羊神，就是救贖的神—4節。
二 人的腰以上到頭的部分，乃是感覺的部分，表徵人的性情和個性；就著性情和個性說，在寶座上的主耶穌有金銀合金的樣子，表徵救贖的神。
三 人的腰以下，是行動的部分；從腰以下有火的樣子，表徵主在祂行動中的樣子，有神焚燒與聖別的力量。
四 當主眷臨我們，祂乃是像火一樣來光照、搜尋並焚燒；然後藉著火，祂向我們就成為發光的金銀合金，我們就被救贖之神的輝煌彰顯所充滿。
五 主這烈火（來十二29）將一切消極的事物從我們裏面燒掉之後，留在我們裏面就是金銀合金—救贖的神。
【週 六】
陸 以西結一章說，有一道虹顯為坐寶座之人周圍的光輝，表徵寶座上的主四圍的輝煌和榮耀—28節，啟四3：
一 在挪亞的時候，雲彩中的虹乃是一個記號，表明神是信實的，祂要堅守祂與人和一切活物所立的約，指明祂不再用洪水毀滅人類—創九13。
二 虹可視為由紅、黃、藍三種主色組合而產生的—紅是火的顏色，指神的聖別；黃是金銀合金的顏色，表徵神的榮耀；藍是藍寶石之寶座的顏色，表徵神的公義—詩八九14：
1 神的公義、聖別和榮耀，是三種神聖的屬性，使罪人不能靠近神—創三24。
2 但是基督來死在十字架上，滿足了神公義、聖別和榮耀的要求，並且復活了；祂如今就是我們的公義、聖別和榮耀—林前一30。
3 因著我們信徒現今是在基督裏，在神眼中我們就有基督作公義、聖別、和榮耀顯出來的樣子；這就是虹的樣子，見證神是信實的，祂寬免並拯救我們這些墮落的人，使我們脫離祂對罪人的審判。
4 新耶路撒冷城的根基好像彩虹的樣子，（啟二一19～20，）在其中，我們這些得救之人的集大成，要成為一道虹，返照神公義、聖別和榮耀的光輝，並永遠見證神是公義、信實的。
5 正如以西結一章所描繪的，基督徒生活和召會生活要總結為這一道虹；那時，神永遠的計畫就得著完成。
Week Eleven
The Lamb-God Being on the Throne within the City
Hymns: E941
Scripture Reading: Rev. 4:2-3; 22:1-5; 21:23; Ezek. 1:22, 26-28
§ Day 1 & Day 2
I. The Lamb-God is on the throne within the city—Rev. 4:2-3; 22:1-5; 21:23:
A. The throne of God and of the Lamb shows that there is one throne for both God and the Lamb, indicating that God and the Lamb are one—the Lamb-God, the redeeming God, God the Redeemer—22:1; 4:2-3.
B. In eternity the very God who sits on the throne is our redeeming God, from whose throne proceeds the river of water of life for our supply and satisfaction.
C. This depicts how the Triune God—God, the Lamb, and the Spirit, who is symbolized by the water of life—dispenses Himself into His redeemed under His headship (implied in the authority of the throne) for eternity.
II. The throne is the center of our Christian life:
A. In our daily life, in our family life, in our marriage life, in our business life, and in our church life, the center must be Gods throne; everything should be subjected to His headship.
B. Every morning after rising up, we need to say, "Lord, thank You for a new day for me to take You as my Lord. I subject myself under Your headship for the whole day. Lord, set up Your throne in my life. Set up Your throne in the center of my being. Lord, bring my whole day with my daily life under Your throne"; if we would offer such a prayer to the Triune God every morning, from that moment we would have the living water flowing within us.
C. In our experience, whenever we subject ourselves to the Triune God, taking Him as our Head, we enjoy a flow within us; the river flows with the God who purposed, with the Lamb who redeemed, and with the Spirit who is now the all-inclusive, processed, life-giving Spirit.
D. Under His headship we enjoy the flow of life with the supply of life and the way of life; in the flow of life we serve Him, we see Him, and we reign with Him—22:2-5.
§ Day 3
III. Ezekiel 1 reveals that the highest point in our spiritual experience is having a clear sky with Gods throne above it; to reach this point means that in everything we allow God to have the preeminence and are completely submissive to His authority and administration—vv. 22, 26:
A. The spiritual sky over the heads of the living creatures is crystal clear, like a great expanse of awesome crystal; furthermore, this sky is expanding and is as stable, unchanging, as crystal—v. 22.
B. In such a situation, there is nothing between us and God and nothing between us and one another; we have a thorough and clear fellowship with the Lord and with one another.
C. This requires the maintaining of a pure conscience without any offense toward God and men; the story of our sky is the story of our conscience— Acts 24:16.
D. The throne is Christs ruling presence:
1. The Lords presence is always with His throne; the Lords throne is both in the third heaven and in our spirit—Rev. 4:2-3; Heb. 4:16; cf. 2 Tim. 4:22:
a. The very Christ who is sitting on the throne in heaven (Rom. 8:34) is also now in us (v. 10), that is, in our spirit (2 Tim. 4:22), where the habitation of God is.
b. At Bethel, the house of God, the habitation of God, which is the gate of heaven, Christ is the ladder that joins earth to heaven and brings heaven to earth—Gen. 28:12-17; John 1:51.
c. Since today our spirit is the place of Gods habitation, it is now the gate of heaven, where Christ is the ladder that joins us, the people on earth, to heaven, and brings heaven to us.
d. Hence, whenever we turn to our spirit, we enter through the gate of heaven and touch the throne of grace in heaven through Christ as the heavenly ladder.
2. The throne above the crystal clear expanse indicates that whenever we have a clear sky in our Christian life and in our church life, we will be under the ruling of the throne; the authority in the church is the throne above the clear sky.
§ Day 4
3. The throne is not only for God to reign over us but also for God to accomplish His eternal purpose; if we have the throne in our spiritual life, God will not only rule over us but will also fulfill His purpose in us, with us, and through us—Rom. 5:17, 21; cf. Matt. 28:18-20.
4. The throne has the appearance of a sapphire stone; a sapphire stone, which is blue in color, signifies the heavenly situation, condition, and atmosphere of Christs ruling presence—Exo. 24:10.
IV. Ezekiel 1 reveals that the One on the throne looks like a man, yet with Him there is the appearance of the glory of Jehovah, indicating that the One sitting on the throne is both God and man; this is Jesus Christ, the God-man, the mingling of God and man—vv. 26, 28:
A. Jesus Christ was the complete God, and He was incarnated to be a man; having the nature of man, He lived, died, resurrected, and ascended as a man, and now as the One on the throne, He is still the Son of Man—John 1:1, 14; 6:62; Acts 7:56, 59-60.
B. Hence, since the ascension of the Lord Jesus there has been a man on the throne; in the millennium and in the new heaven and new earth for eternity, there will still be a man on the throne—Matt. 19:28; Rev. 22:1, 3.
C. Gods mysterious intention in His relationship with man is to mingle Himself with man and thereby to become the same as man and make man the same as He is in life, in nature, and in expression but not in the Godhead; man was created in the image of God to express God and to rule for God—Gen. 1:26-28; cf. Isa. 14:12-14:
1. The One on the throne and the four living creatures both have the appearance of a man, indicating that the four living creatures on earth are the expression of the One on the throne; this expression is the manifestation of God in humanity—Ezek. 1:5; 1 Tim. 3:15-16.
2. God in heaven desires to gain man on earth for His expression by working Himself into man; furthermore, Gods intention is to work on man in order that man will be on the throne—Eph. 3:16-21; Rev. 3:21; 5:10; 20:4; 22:5; Matt. 19:28.
3. As the Pioneer, the Forerunner, the Lord Jesus cut the way to enter into glory and sit on the throne, and we, His many brothers, are now following Him— Heb. 2:6-12; Rev. 3:21; 22:5.
§ Day 5
V. Ezekiel 1 says that the appearance of the man on the throne has two aspects: from His loins upward He has the appearance of electrum, and from His loins downward, the appearance of fire—v. 27:
A. The electrum is a glowing metal, a mixture of gold and silver; gold signifies the nature of God, and silver signifies redemption; thus, the electrum, composed of the elements of gold and silver, signifies the Lamb- God, the redeeming God—v. 4.
B. The upper part of a man, from his loins to his head, is the part of feeling, of sensation, signifying his nature and disposition; according to His nature and disposition the Lord Jesus on the throne has the appearance of electrum, signifying the redeeming God.
C. The lower part of a mans body is for moving; the appearance of fire from the loins downward signifies the Lords appearance in His move with Gods burning and sanctifying power.
D. When the Lord comes to us, He comes as fire to enlighten, search, and burn; then through the fire He becomes the glowing electrum to us, and we are filled with the radiant expression of the redeeming God.
E. After all the negative things have been burned out of us by the Lord as the consuming fire (Heb. 12:29), what will remain in us is the electrum, the redeeming God.
§ Day 6
VI. Ezekiel 1 says that there is a rainbow as the brightness around the man who is sitting on the throne, signifying the splendor and glory around the Lord on the throne—v. 28; Rev. 4:3:
A. At Noahs time the rainbow in the cloud was a sign of Gods faithfulness in keeping His covenant with man and every living creature. signifying that He would never again destroy mankind with a flood—Gen. 9:13.
B. A rainbow can be considered as being produced from three basic colors— red, yellow, and blue: red, the color of fire, refers to Gods holiness; yellow, the color of electrum, signifies Gods glory; and blue, the color of the sapphire throne, signifies Gods righteousness —Psa. 89:14:
1. Gods righteousness, holiness, and glory are three divine attributes that keep sinners away from God—Gen. 3:24.
2. However, Christ came, died on the cross to satisfy the requirements of Gods
righteousness, holiness, and glory, and was resurrected, and He is now our righteousness, holiness, and glory—1 Cor. 1:30.
3. Because we, the believers, are now in Christ, in the sight of God we bear the appearance of Christ as righteousness, holiness, and glory; this is the appearance of a rainbow as a testimony of Gods faithfulness in sparing us and saving us, the fallen ones, from His judgment on sinners.
4. In the New Jerusalem, a city whose foundations have the appearance of a rainbow (Rev. 21:19-20), we, the aggregate of the saved ones, will be a rainbow reflecting the brightness of Gods righteousness, holiness, and glory and testifying forever that God is righteous and faithful.
5. As portrayed in Ezekiel 1, the Christian life and the church life will consummate in such a rainbow; at that point Gods eternal plan will have been accomplished.
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