1998国殇节
总题：以西结书所描绘神在祂恢复中的行动
第六篇　生命活水从神殿中流出来
Message Six The Flowing of the Living Water out of the House of God
读经：结四七1~12
Scripture Reading: Ezek. 47:1-12
壹　在圣经里有一条关于神是活水的线：
I.　In the Bible there is a line concerning God as living waters:
一　在圣经里，河的观念是极为重要的─创二10~14，启二二1。
A.　In the Scriptures the concept of the river is crucial—Gen. 2:10-14; Rev. 22:1.
二　神临到我们如同涌流的水流，使我们能接触并接受祂作我们生命的供应─约四14，七37~38。
B.　God comes to us as a flowing stream to be contacted and received by us as our life supply—John 4:14; 7:37-38.
贰　圣经里只有一条流，只有一道神圣的水流：
II.　In the Scriptures there is only one flow, only one divine stream:
一　历代以来这一道一直涌流的神圣水流，乃是独一无二的。
A.　The divine stream, which has been flowing throughout the generations, is uniquely one.
二　使徒行传启示，在主的行动中只有一道水流，而我们必须留在这一道水流中。
B.　The book of Acts reveals that in the move of the Lord there is only one stream and that we need to keep ourselves in this one stream.
叁　圣经描写神的殿在建成之前和之后，人对活水的经历：
III.　The Bible describes the experience of the living water both before and after the building of the house of God:
一　在神的殿建成之前，圣经说到水泉，（出十五27，）从磐石流出的水，（十七6，民二十11，林前十4，）从井里涌上来的水，（民二一16~17，）从洼处涌出的水。（士十五19。）─引用经文
A.　Before the building of the house of God, the Bible speaks of the spring (Exo. 15:27), the water out of the rock (Exo. 17:6; Num. 20:11; 1 Cor. 10:4), the water from the well (Num. 21:16-17), and the water from the hollow place (Judg. 15:19).
二　在神的殿建成之后，圣经说到神的乐河，（诗三六8下，）其支流使神城欢喜的河，（四六4─另译，）从耶和华殿中流出的泉源，（珥三18，）从耶路撤冷出来的活水，（亚十四8，）从神殿中流出的活水。（结四七1~12。）─引用经文
B.　After the building of the house of God, the Bible speaks of the river of God's pleasures (Psa. 36:8b), the river whose streams make glad the city of God (Psa. 46:4), a fountain coming forth from the house of the Lord (Joel 3:18), living waters going out from Jerusalem (Zech. 14:8), and the living water flowing out of the house of God (Ezek. 47:1-12).
三　在神的殿建成之前，活水解我们的干渴;在神的殿建成之后，活水不仅解我们的干渴，也滋润干地，产生生命，并医治死亡。
C.　Before the building of the house of God, the living water quenches our thirst; after the building of the house of God, the living water not only quenches our thirst but also waters the dry land, produces life, and heals death.
四　在我们的经历中，在神的殿建成之前，活水是即时、偶然的涌流;在神的殿建成之后，活水就经常、永远的涌流。
D.　In our experience before the building of the house of God, the living water flows instantly and occasionally; after the building of the house of God, the living water flows constantly and eternally.
肆　我们若要有分于神在祂恢复中的行动，就必须经历从神殿中流出的活水─结四七12：
IV.　If we would participate in the move of God in His recovery, we need to experience the flowing of the living water out of the house of God—Ezek. 47:1-12:
一　带进活水涌流的主要因素，乃是神殿的建造─结四七1上：
A.　The primary factor that brought in the flow of living water was the building up of the house of God—Ezek. 47:1a.
1　殿是主宝座之地，也是祂脚掌所踏之地，祂要在这里居住，好得着安息与满足─结四三7。
1.　The house is the place of the Lord's throne and the place of the soles of His feet, where He dwells for His rest and satisfaction—Ezek. 43:7.
2　我们日常的生活与行事为人，应当照着殿的形状、样式、规模、律例和法则─四三10~11。
2.　Our daily living and our conduct should be according to the form, fashion, pattern, statutes, and laws of the house—43:10-11.
3　河的涌流乃在于建造：
3.　The flow of the river depends on the building:
a　在真正的建造之外，不可能有涌流。
a.　There can be no flow apart from the genuine building.
b　什么地方有一班信徒，如以西结所描写的在一里同被建造，那里就有河从那建造里涌流出来。
b.　Wherever a group of believers are built up in oneness as described by Ezekiel, there will be the flowing of the river out of the building.
二　水从门槛下流小─四七1：
B.　The water flows out from the threshold—47:1:
1　要让水流出，就必须有门槛，就是有出口。
1.　In order for the water to flow, there must be a threshold, an opening.
2　我们若更亲近主，与祂有更多的接触，就会有一个出口，让活水从召会中流出去。
2.　If we draw closer to the Lord and have more contact with Him, there will be an opening which will allow the living water to flow out from the church.
三　往东流─1节中：
C.　The flow is toward the east—v. 1b:
1　这指明，神的河总是向着神的荣耀而流。
1.　This indicates that the river of God will always flow in the direction of God's glory.
2　在召会中，如果每一个人都寻求并顾到神的荣耀，活水就会从召会中流出去。
2.　If everyone in the church seeks and cares for the glory of God, living water will flow out from the church.
四　由殿的右边流出─1节下：
D.　The water flows out from the right side of the house—v. 1c:
1　这指明主的水流应当居首位。
1.　This indicates that the flow of the Lord should have the preeminence.
2　我们必须给主的水流居最高的地位。
2.　We need to give the flow of the Lord the highest position.
五　在祭坛的旁边流─1节末：
E.　The flowing is by the side of the altar—v. 1d:
1　这指明，我们若要有水流，就必须有十字架的对付。
1.　This indicates that if we would have the flow, we must have the dealing of the cross.
2　我们若要经历这生命的流，就必须有完全的奉献;一切都必须摆在祭坛上，好让活水能够涌流。
2.　To experience this flow of life, we need a full consecration; everything must be put on the altar for the flow of living water.
六　我们要有更多生命的流，就必须被主量度：祂乃是那手拿准绳的人─3~5节。
F.　For the increase of the flow of life, we need to be measured by the Lord, the man with the measuring line—vv. 3-5:
1　量度的意思是审察、试验、审判并占有。
1.　To measure means to examine, test, judge, and possess.
2　量一千肘，意思是量一个完整的单位─3节下。
2.　To measure a thousand means to measure a complete unit—v. 3b.
3　我们若要经历从殿中出来的水流，就必须整个被量过。
3.　If we want to experience the flow out of the house, we need to be measured completely.
4　四次的量度，指明我们这些受造之物，必须被主彻底的审判并试验，然后被主完全占有。
4.　The four measurings indicate that as creatures we need to be thoroughly judged and tested by the Lord and then be fully taken over by Him.
5　河的深度，在于我们被主量多少。
5.　The depth of the river depends on how much we have been measured by the Lord.
七　河水使百物得活─9节上：
G.　The river causes everything to live—v. 9a:
1　河流到那里，万物都要活，并且满了生命。
1.　Where the river flows, everything shall live and be full of life.
2　河流产生树木、鱼和牲畜─7节，9节下~10节，12节。
2.　The flow of the river produces trees, fish, and cattle—vv. 7, 9b-10, 12.
八　河滋润沙漠，医治死海─8节：
H.　The river waters the desert and heals the Dead Sea—v. 8:
1　河滋润干、枯之地，并医好死水。
1.　The river waters the dry, parched land and heals the death waters.
2　这滋润和医治，目的是要产生生命。
2.　This watering and healing are for the purpose of producing life.
九　河无法医治洼湿之处─11节：
I.　The river is unable to heal the mashes—v. 11:
1　洼湿之处是中立地带，十路凉亭，妥协之处。
1.　A marsh is a neutral place, a halfway place, a place of compromise.
2　这水流，并为着召会生活，我们必须是绝对的。
2.　For the flow and for the church life, we need to be absolute.
3　“你若在主的恢复中，就要绝对在主的恢复中，不要在半路凉亭。…耶稣渴望并要求绝对。…因着绝对，我们就会在流中，这流不是涓涓细流，乃是可洑的河。这样，河水所到之处，百物都必活。”（以西结书生命读经，三八二至三八三页。）
3.　"If you are in the Lord's recovery, be in the recovery absolutely, not halfway….The Lord Jesus desires and requires absoluteness….By being absolute we will be in the flow, and the flow will not be a trickle but a river to swim in. Then everything shall live where the river comes" (Witness Lee, Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 311-312).