2005秋季长老
总题:主恢复的异象及其应用
第五篇 基督在祂的死与复活里之身位和工作的异象
Message Five The Vision of Christ's Person and Work in His Death and Resurrection
读经:约一29,三14,十二24,31,十九34,二十1,17,22
Scripture Reading: John 1:29; 3:14; 12:24, 31; 19:34; 20:1, 17, 22
壹 我们需要看见在约翰福音中所陈明,基督在祂的死与复活里之身位和工作的异象─一29,二十1,17,22:
I. We need to see a vision of Christ's person and work in His death and resurrection as presented in the Gospel of John—1:29; 20:1, 17, 22:
一 约翰福音论到基督在祂的死里之身位和工作:
A. John speaks concerning Christ's person and work in His death:
1 基督作为神的羔羊而死,除去世人的罪─一29,林前十五3,彼前二24,来九28,林后五21,来九26:
1. Christ died as the Lamb of God to take away the sin of the world—1:29; 1 Cor. 15:3; 1 Pet. 2:24; Heb. 9:28; 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 9:26:
a 在救赎里,基督这神的羔羊满足了神公义、圣别、和荣耀的要求─罗二5,来十二29,九5。
a. In redemption as the Lamb of God, Christ satisfied the requirements of God's righteousness, holiness, and glory—Rom. 2:5; Heb. 12:29; 9:5.
b 在约翰福音里,神的羔羊表征在肉体里的话(一1,14),作旧约一切祭物的应验与总和,成就神完全的救赎。─引用经文
b. In the Gospel of John, the Lamb of God signifies the Word in the flesh (1:1, 14) as the fulfillment and the totality of all the Old Testament offerings to accomplish God's full redemption.
2 基督以蛇的形状受死,废除那掌死权的魔鬼─三14,十二31,来二14:
2. Christ died as a serpent in form, destroying the devil, who had the might of death—3:14; 12:31; Heb. 2:14:
a 主耶稣将铜蛇的预表应用在祂自己身上,表明祂成为肉体,乃是成为“罪之肉体的样式”,这样式等于铜蛇的形状─民二一4~9,罗八3。
a. The Lord Jesus applied the type of the bronze serpent to Himself, indicating that when He was in the flesh, He was "in the likeness of the flesh of sin," which likeness is equal to the form of the bronze serpent—Num. 21:4-9; Rom. 8:3.
b 基督成为“罪之肉体的样式”,却与肉体的罪无分无关─林后五21,来四15。
b. Christ was made "in the likeness of the flesh of sin," but He did not participate in any way in the sin of the flesh—2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15.
c 主耶稣乃是借着以蛇的形状被钉死,伤了蛇的头,审判了这世界的王─约十二31。
c. By being crucified as a serpent in form, the Lord Jesus crushed the head of the serpent, judging the ruler of this world—John 12:31.
3 基督在十字架上受死,乃是作为一粒麦子落在地里死了,以释放神圣的生命─24节:
3. Christ died on the cross as a grain of wheat, falling into death for the release of the divine life—v. 24:
a 祂作为神人,乃是一粒麦子,兼有外面的体壳和里面的神圣生命。
a. He, as the God-man, was a grain of wheat, having both the shell without and the divine life within.
b 基督作为一粒麦子死了,释放出神圣的生命,以点活神所救赎的人,产生许多子粒;这些子粒被磨碾并调和成为细面,作成一个饼,这饼乃是表征基督的身体─林前十17。
b. As a grain of wheat Christ died to release the divine life for the enlivening of God's redeemed ones, producing many grains that are ground and blended into flour to make a loaf, which signifies the Body of Christ—1 Cor. 10:17.
4 基督在十字架的工作里,赶出这世界的王,并审判了这世界─约十二31:
4. In His work on the cross, Christ cast out the ruler of this world and judged the world—John 12:31:
a 因为世界的系统与撒但相连(约壹五19),当他这世界的王受了审判,世界也受了审判。─引用经文
a. Because the world system is connected to Satan (1 John 5:19), when he, the ruler of the world, was judged, the world was judged as well.
b 主耶稣钉十字架时,属撒但的世界也与祂同钉十字架;因此,祂的死了结了属撒但的世界─加六14。
b. When the Lord Jesus was crucified, the satanic world was crucified with Him; hence, His death terminated the satanic world—Gal. 6:14.
5 从主被扎的肋旁,流出两样东西:血和水─约十九34:
5. Two substances came out of the Lord's pierced side: blood and water— John 19:34:
a 血是为着救赎,为着买召会而对付罪─来九22,徒二十28。
a. Blood is for redemption, to deal with sins for the purchasing of the church—Heb. 9:22; Acts 20:28.
b 水是为着分赐生命,为着产生召会而对付死─约三14~15,弗五29~30。
b. Water is for imparting life, to deal with death for the producing of the church—John 3:14-15; Eph. 5:29-30.
二 约翰福音论到基督在祂的复活里之身位和工作:
B. John speaks of Christ's person and work in His resurrection:
1 在祂的复活里,基督完成了从死人中复活的工作,成为复活的初熟果子;祂复活的新鲜乃是先给父享受─二十17,出二三19上,利二三10~11。
1. In His resurrection Christ accomplished the work of rising from the dead to be the firstfruits of resurrection; the freshness of His resur-rection was first for the Father's enjoyment—John 20:17; Exo. 23:19a; Lev. 23:10-11.
2 在祂的复活里,基督使新造有了新生的起头;祂在七日的第一日复活,指明整个宇宙在祂的复活里有一个新的起头─约二十1,林后五17。
2. In His resurrection Christ germinated the new creation; the fact that He arose on the first day of the week indicates that the entire universe had a new beginning in His resurrection—John 20:1; 2 Cor. 5:17.
3 在祂的复活里,基督产生许多子粒,为着祂的繁增和得荣─约十二24,十三31~32,十七1。
3. In His resurrection Christ produced many grains for His multiplication and glorification—John 12:24; 13:31-32; 17:1.
4 在祂的复活里,基督生出团体的孩子─团体的新人─包括祂自己作神的长子,以及祂的许多弟兄作神的众子─十六19~22,二十17,罗八29,来二10。
4. In His resurrection Christ brought forth the corporate child—the corporate new man—including Himself as God's firstborn Son and His many brothers as God's many sons—16:19-22; 20:17; Rom. 8:29; Heb. 2:10.
5 在祂的复活里,基督重建神的殿,使其成为团体的殿─约二19~22,十四2,林前三16~17。
5. In His resurrection Christ rebuilt God's temple, making it a corporate one—John 2:19-22; 14:2; 1 Cor. 3:16-17.
6 基督的复活就是祂变化形像成为赐生命的灵,那是灵的基督,也就是实际的灵,作另一位保惠师;并且在祂的复活里,祂将祂自己,就是圣灵,吹入门徒里面─约十四16~18,二十22。
6. Christ's resurrection was His transfiguration into the life-giving Spirit, the pneumatic Christ, the Spirit of reality as another Comforter, and in His resurrection He breathed Himself as the Holy Spirit into His disciples–John 14:16-18; 20:22.
三 我们对基督的一切经历,都与基督的死、复活、并祂的灵有关─三14,十二24,二十1,22:
C. All our experiences of Christ are related to His death, His resurrection, and His Spirit—3:14; 12:24; 20:1, 22:
1 基督的死、基督的复活、以及基督的灵总是并行的─十九34,林前十五45下,罗八9,11,13。
1. The death of Christ, the resurrection of Christ, and the Spirit of Christ always go together—19:34; 1 Cor. 15:45b; Rom. 8:9, 11, 13.
2 享受基督的路,乃是在祂的死与复活里经历祂,并留在祂的灵里,祂的灵就在我们的灵里─16节,林前六17。
2. The way to enjoy Christ is to experience Him in His death and resur-rection and to remain in His Spirit, who is in our spirit—v. 16; 1 Cor. 6:17.
贰 我们需要在基督的死与复活里经历祂,正如雅歌中所描绘的─四6,一13~14,17,二5,10~14:
II. We need to experience Christ in His death and resurrection as portrayed in Song of Songs—4:6; 1:13-14, 17; 2:5, 10-14:
一 我们不能离开基督自己而经历基督的死与复活─四6。
A. We cannot experience Christ's death and resurrection as something apart from Christ Himself—4:6.
二 基督的佳偶享受祂为一袋没药,夜里留在她的胸怀(信和爱)间,表征基督为她之甜美的死;这是基督在祂的死里作她私下的享受─一13。
B. The lover of Christ enjoys Him as a bundle of myrrh between her breasts (faith and love) in the night, signifying Christ in His sweet death for her; this is Christ in His death for her to enjoy privately—1:13.
三 基督的佳偶享受祂作一束凤仙花,表征基督在祂的复活里,给她公开来彰显─14节。
C. The lover of Christ enjoys Him as a cluster of henna flowers, signifying Christ in His resurrection, for her to express openly—v. 14.
四 基督的佳偶享受复活的基督(香柏木)如同栋梁,并受死的基督(松木)如同椽子,作她的遮蔽─17节。
D. The lover of Christ enjoys Him in His resurrection (cedars) as the beams and in His death (cypresses) as the rafters for her shelter—v. 17.
五 受死的基督由葡萄饼所表征,复活的基督由新鲜的苹果所表征;借着经历基督作钉十字架的一位,作葡萄饼,我们就能得滋养;借着经历复活的基督,作使人复苏的苹果,我们就能得复苏─二5。
E. Christ in His death is signified by the raisin, and Christ in His resurrection is signified by the fresh apples; we can be nourished by experiencing Christ as the crucified One, as the raisin, and be refreshed by experiencing Christ in His resurrection, as the refreshing apples—2:5.
六 驻留于十字架─“磐石穴中”和“陡岩的隐密处”─惟有借着基督复活的大能才能达到─10~14节:
F. Staying in the cross—"the clefts of the rock" and "the covert of the precipice"—is possible only by the power of Christ's resurrection—vv. 10- 14:
1 我们被钉十字架,不是借着我们天然的生命,或天然的力量,乃是借着基督复活的大能─腓三10。
1. Our being crucified is not by our natural life or natural strength but by the power of Christ's resurrection—Phil. 3:10.
2 我们惟有借着基督复活的大能,模成祂的死,才能脱离己而被变化─歌二15,太十六24,腓三10,林后三18。
2. It is only by being conformed to the death of Christ by the power of His resurrection that we can be delivered from our self to be transformed— S. S. 2:15; Matt. 16:24; Phil. 3:10; 2 Cor. 3:18.