1997感恩节
总题：基督七倍加强的天上职事
第一篇　基督在祂加强时期里的职事
Message One The Ministry of Christ in the Stage of His Intensification
壹　基督丰满的职事，分为三个时期：
I.　The full ministry of Christ is in three stages:
一　第一个时期，是祂成肉体的时期，就是基督在肉体里的时期─约一14。
A.　The first stage is the stage of His incarnation—the stage of Christ in the flesh—John 1:14.
二　第二个时期，是祂总括的时期，就是基督成为赐生命之灵的时期─林前十五45下，林后三17上。
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.
三　第三个时期，是祂加强的时期，就是基督成为七倍加强之灵的时期─启一4，四5，五6，三1：
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　基督职事的第一个时期是法理的，第二个时期是生机的，第三个时期是七倍加强的。
1.　The first stage of Christ's ministry was judicial, the second stage is organic, and the third stage is sevenfold intensified.
2　现今基督不仅是赐生命的灵─祂乃是七倍加强的赐生命之灵，完成祂七倍加强的天上职事。
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.
贰　因着召会的堕落，基督这一位赐生命的灵加强了七倍，而成为七灵，就是七倍加强的赐生命之灵─启一4，五6：
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:
一　在基督总括时期之职事的中途，召会堕落了，阻挠神永远经纶的完成─启二4，6，14~15，20，三1~2，15~17：
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　至终召会堕落到一个地步，使主无法再容忍。
1.　Eventually the church became degraded to such an extent that the Lord could no longer tolerate it.
2　主对这堕落的反应，就是使自己加强七倍，成了七倍加强的赐生命之灵─启一4，四5，五6。
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.
二　七灵，无疑是神的灵，因为七灵乃是列在三一神中─启一4~5：
B.　The seven Spirits are undoubted the Spirit of God because They are ranked among the Triune God—Rev. 1:4-5:
1　七既是神工作中完整的数字，七灵就必是为着神在地上的行动。
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　在写启示录时，召会已经堕落，世代又是黑暗的;所以，神在地上的行动和工作，需要神七倍加强的灵。
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.
三　在本质和存在上，神的灵是一个;在神行动加强的功用和工作上，那灵是七倍的：
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　这就如撒迦利亚四章二节的灯台：
1.　This is similar to the lampstand in Zechariah 4:2:
a　在存在上，是一个灯台。
a.　In its existence it is one lampstand.
b　在功用上，是七盏灯。
b.　In its function it is seven lamps.
2　在神行动加强的功用和工作上，主成了七倍加强的灵，为要对付召会的堕落，加强祂生机的救恩，产生得胜者，建造基督的身体，并终极完成新耶路撒冷。
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.
叁　在主的恢复里，我们必须作三个时期的工作：
III.　In the Lord's recovery we need to do a work of three stages:
一　我们该作第一个成肉体时期的工作，以产生蒙救赎的人。
A.　We should do a work of the first stage—incarnation—to produce the redeemed people.
二　我们该作第二个总括时期的工作，以产生众召会。
B.　We should do a work of the second stage—inclusion—to produce the churches.
三　我们该有负担并能作第三个加强时期的工作，以产生得胜者，来建造基督的身体，终极完成于新耶路撒冷。
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.
四　“如今我有负担执行加强时期里的工作。所以我向主祷告说，‘主，我在竭力，要尽我所能的作得胜者，好建造你的身体，以完成新耶路撒冷。’”（基督的三个时期─成肉体、总括与加强，一八页。）
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.
肆　在主的恢复里，我们必须从总括的时期进步到加强的时期：
IV.　In the Lord's recovery we need to advance from the stage of inclusion to the stage of intensification:
一　我们必须看见，基督这位包罗万有、赐生命的灵，已经加强了七倍。
A.　We need to see that Christ as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit has been intensified sevenfold.
二　我们必须看见，基督在加强时期里的职事，产生得胜者，以建造基督的身体，终极完成于新耶路撒冷，作神经纶独一的目标。
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.
三　我们必须思想“加强”这件事，并迫切的祷告，说，“主，…我要从总括往前到加强。主，你已经七倍加强了，我祷告我也要得着七倍加强，以胜过召会的堕落，使你的身体得以建造起来，以完成新耶路撒冷。”（一九页。）
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.