I.　The full ministry of Christ is in three stages:

A.　The first stage is the stage of His incarnation—the stage of Christ in the flesh—John 1:14.

B.　The second stage is the stage of His inclusion—the stage of Christ as the life-giving Spirit—l Cor. 15:45b; 2 Cor. 3:17a.

C.　The third stage is the stage of His intensification—the stage of Christ as the sevenfold intensified Spirit—Rev. 1:4; 4:5; 5:6; 3:1:

1.　The first stage of Christ's ministry was judicial, the second stage is organic, and the third stage is sevenfold intensified.

2.　Now Christ is not only the life-giving Spirit—He is the sevenfold intensified life-giving Spirit carrying out His sevenfold intensified heavenly ministry.

II.　Because of the degradation of the church, Christ as the life-giving Spirit has been intensified sevenfold to become the seven Spirits—the sevenfold intensified life-giving Spirit—Rev. 1:4; 5:6:

A.　On the way of Christ's ministry in the stage of His inclusion, the church became degraded, frustrating the accomplishment of God's eternal economy—Rev. 2:4, 6, 14-15, 20; 3:1-2, 15-17:

1.　Eventually the church became degraded to such an extent that the Lord could no longer tolerate it.

2.　The Lord reacted to this degradation by intensifying Himself sevenfold to become the sevenfold intensified life-giving Spirit—Rev. 1:4; 4:5; 5:6.

B.　The seven Spirits are undoubted the Spirit of God because They are ranked among the Triune God—Rev. 1:4-5:

1.　As seven is the number for completion in God's operation, so the seven Spirits must be for God's move on the earth.

2.　At the time the book of Revelation was written, the church had become degraded, and the age was dark; therefore, the sevenfold intensified Spirit of God was needed for God's move and work on the earth.

C.　In essence and existence, God's Spirit is one; in the intensified function and work of God's operation, the Spirit is sevenfold:

1.　This is similar to the lampstand in Zechariah 4:2:

a.　In its existence it is one lampstand.

b.　In its function it is seven lamps.

2.　In the intensified function and work of God's operation, the Lord became the sevenfold intensified Spirit to deal with the degradation of the church, to intensify His organic salvation, to produce the overcomers, to build up the Body of Christ, and to consummate the New Jerusalem.

III.　In the Lord's recovery we need to do a work of three stages:

A.　We should do a work of the first stage—incarnation—to produce the redeemed people.

B.　We should do a work of the second stage—inclusion—to produce the churches.

C.　We should be burdened and able to do a work of the third stage—intensification—to produce the overcomers to build up the Body of Christ, which consummates in the New Jerusalem.

D.　"Now I am burdened to carry out a work in the stage of intensification. Therefore, I pray to the Lord, saying, 'Lord, I am endeavoring to do my best to be an overcomer for the building up of Your Body to consummate the New Jerusalem'"—Incarnation, Inclusion, and Intensification, p. 21.

IV.　In the Lord's recovery we need to advance from the stage of inclusion to the stage of intensification:

A.　We need to see that Christ as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit has been intensified sevenfold.

B.　We need to see that Christ's ministry in the stage of intensification produces the overcomers to build up the Body, which consummates in the New Jerusalem as the unique goal of God's economy.

C.　We need to consider this matter of intensification and pray desperately, saying, "Lord, I want to advance from inclusion to intensification. Lord, You have been intensified sevenfold, and I pray that I also will be intensified to overcome the degradation of the church that the Body may be built up to consummate the New Jerusalem"—Incarnation, Inclusion, and Intensification, p. 22.