2008感恩节
总题：耶稣的见证
第二篇　众地方召会作耶稣的见证
Message Two The Local Churches as the Testimony of Jesus
读经：启一1~2、9、11~13、20，二二16上
Scripture Reading: Rev. 1:1-2, 9, 11-13, 20; 22:16a
壹　启示录不仅是基督自己的启示，也是关于基督在祂的召会里，并与祂召会是一的启示─一1~2、11，二二16上，弗五25、32：
I.　The book of Revelation is not only a revelation of Christ Himself but also a revelation concerning Christ in His church and in oneness with His church—1:1-2, 11; 22:16a; Eph. 5:25, 32:
一　在启示录，我们看见基督是同着祂的召会并在召会里─一11~13。
A.　In Revelation we see Christ with His church and in the church—1:11-13.
二　启示录这卷书是论到基督的启示，陈明耶稣的见证，就是召会─1、9、11节，二二16上：
B.　As the revelation concerning Christ, the book of Revelation presents the testi-mony of Jesus—the church—vv. 1, 9, 11; 22:16a:
1　耶稣是神的见证，彰显神;神需要祂见证的扩大，就是召会─林前十二12：
1.　Jesus is the testimony of God, expressing God; God needs an enlargement of His testimony, which is the church—1 Cor. 12:12:
a　使徒约翰看见耶稣在众召会中间─启一11~13。
a.　The apostle John saw Jesus in the midst of the churches—Rev. 1:11-13.
b　基督是神的见证，而召会是耶稣的见证─约一18，五31~37，八14，启一2、5、9。
b.　Christ is the testimony of God, and the church is the testimony of Jesus— John 1:18; 5:31-37; 8:14; Rev. 1:2, 5, 9.
c　神所是的，完全彰显在耶稣身上，而基督所是的，必须完全彰显在召会里─弗三21。
c.　What God is, is fully expressed in Jesus, and what Christ is must be fully expressed in the church—Eph. 3:21.
2　今天神有一个团体的彰显，就是召会;召会是那作神彰显之耶稣的见证─西一15、18，二2，弗三4、6：
2.　Today God has a corporate expression—the church—which is the testimony of Jesus, who is the expression of God—Col. 1:15, 18; 2:2; Eph. 3:4, 6:
a　神的彰显不能分开;神是独一无二的，祂的彰显也必须是独一无二的─约十七22，弗四3~6。
a.　God's expression cannot be divided; God is uniquely one, so His expres-sion must also be uniquely one—John 17:22; Eph. 4:3-6.
b　在各地，神的彰显无论在哪里，都必须是独一无二的─林前一2，十二27，启一11。
b.　Wherever God's expression is—in each locality—it must be uniquely one—1 Cor. 1:2; 12:27; Rev. 1:11.
贰　启示录这卷书乃是论到众召会是耶稣的见证─1~2、9、11节，二二16上：
II.　The book of Revelation is a book concerning the churches as the testi-mony of Jesus—vv. 1-2, 9, 11; 22:16a:
一　耶稣的见证不是个别的基督徒，乃是众地方召会，就是实行的召会─一2、9、11：
A.　The testimony of Jesus is not individual Christians—it is the local churches, the church in a practical way—1:2, 9, 11:
1　我们要在本地向人表明耶稣，就需要有本地的召会见证耶稣是谁;我们所在地的召会，必须具有基督的形像、彰显、样子和美德─西一15，三10。
1.　To show Jesus to those in our locality, there is the need of a local church that testifies who Jesus is; thus, the church in our locality should bear the image, expression, appearance, and virtues of Christ—Col. 1:15; 3:10.
2　众地方召会既是包罗万有之基督的彰显，因此是耶稣的见证─11节，启一2、9、11。
2.　Because the local churches are the expression of the all-inclusive Christ, they are the testimony of Jesus—v. 11; Rev. 1:2, 9, 11.
3　召会作为耶稣的见证，乃是见证主耶稣不凭祂自己，乃凭祂的父过人的生活，并且撒但在祂里面是毫无所有─约五17、19、30，六57上，十四30。
3.　As the testimony of Jesus, the church is the testimony that the Lord Jesus lived as a human being not by Himself but by His Father and that in Him Satan had nothing—John 5:17, 19, 30; 6:57a; 14:30.
二　子在正确的召会生活里得着荣耀，使父也得着荣耀─弗三21，约十二23，十三31~32，十七1、22：
B.　The Son is glorified in the proper church life so that the Father may be glori-fied—Eph. 3:21; John 12:23; 13:31-32; 17:1, 22:
1　召会生活乃是子的得荣耀;若要子得着荣耀，就需要实际的召会生活─弗三21，提前三15~16。
1.　The church life is the glorification of the Son; for the Son to be glorified there is the need of a practical church life—Eph. 3:21; 1 Tim. 3:15-16.
2　当我们实行真实的一，子就得着荣耀，使父在子的得荣耀里也得着荣耀─约十七1、5、22。
2.　As we practice the genuine oneness, the Son is glorified, and the Father is glorified in the glorification of the Son—John 17:1, 5, 22.
3　我们都需要看见，实际说来，主在约翰十七章向父的祷告，乃是为着召会生活的祷告。
3.　We all need to see that, practically speaking, the Lord's prayer to the Father in John 17 is a prayer for the church life.
4　为使子在召会生活中得着荣耀，就急切需要子所有信徒真实的一;信徒中间若没有一，就没有召会生活;若没有召会生活，子就无法实际地得着荣耀─1、21~23节，罗十五5~6，林前一2、10。
4.　For the Son's glorification in the church life, there is a crucial need of the genuine oneness of all the Son's believers; if there is no oneness among the believers, there is no church life, and if there is no church life, there is no practical way for the Son to be glorified—vv. 1, 21-23; Rom. 15:5-6; 1 Cor. 1:2, 10.
叁　启示录头三章的中心观念乃是：七个灯台是七个地方召会，作神的彰显─一11、20：
III.　The central concept of the first three chapters of Revelation is the seven lampstands as the seven local churches to be God's expression—1:11, 20:
一　召会这金灯台担负耶稣的见证─2、9节，二十4：
A.　The churches as golden lampstands bear the testimony of Jesus—vv. 2, 9; 20:4:
1　耶稣的见证乃是见证子凭着那灵与父同来，活在地上，死在十字架上，清理了宇宙，以释放神圣的生命，又从死人中复活，成了赐生命的灵;这位灵就是子，与父同来，复合了神性、人性、人性生活、钉十字架和复活，包括了一切神圣的属性和人性的美德─约十38，林前十五45。
1.　The testimony of Jesus is the testimony of the Son coming with the Father by the Spirit to live on earth, to die on the cross to clear up the universe, to release the divine life, and to resurrect from the dead to become the life-giving Spirit, who then comes as the Son with the Father compounded with divinity, humanity, human living, crucifixion, and resurrection, including all the divine attributes and human virtues—John 10:38; 1 Cor. 15:45.
2　这样一个复合的见证就是耶稣的见证;这见证有一个象征，就是金灯台─启一12、20。
2.　Such a compound testimony is the testimony of Jesus, and this testimony has a symbol—the golden lampstand—Rev. 1:12, 20.
二　地方召会作为金灯台，乃是基督这独一灯台的复制─11~12、20节：
B.　As golden lampstands, the local churches are a duplication of Christ as the unique lampstand—vv. 11-12, 20:
1　在出埃及二十五章，作神具体化身和彰显的基督是由独一的灯台所预表;但在启示录，这个灯台得着了复制;每一个灯台都是出埃及二十五章所启示之灯台的复制。
1.　In Exodus 25 Christ, the embodiment and expression of God, is typified by the unique lampstand, but in Revelation this lampstand has been duplicated; each lampstand is a reproduction of the lampstand revealed in Exodus 25.
2　所有的灯台或地方召会加在一起，就是基督的繁增，也就是三一神得着繁增的具体化身和彰显，作耶稣的见证─启一2、9、11~12、20。
2.　When all the lampstands, or local churches, are added together, they are the multiplication of Christ, the multiplied embodiment and expression of the Triune God to be the testimony of Jesus—Rev. 1:2, 9, 11-12, 20.
三　金灯台表征作为三一神具体化身和彰显的召会，以神七倍加强的灵为灯，照耀出去，作耶稣的见证─20节，四5：
C.　The golden lampstands signify the churches as the embodiment and expres-sion of the Triune God shining forth, with the sevenfold intensified Spirit of God as the lamps, to be the testimony of Jesus—v. 20; 4:5:
1　地方召会乃是在各城作灯台，担负耶稣基督的见证，虽在地方上却是集体地照耀着─一2、9、20，二十4。
1.　The local churches as lampstands bear the testimony of Jesus Christ in separate cities, shining locally yet collectively—1:2, 9, 20; 20:4.
2　每一个地方召会都是金灯台，有神七倍加强的灵为灯，在这黑暗的世代，在所在的地方将耶稣的见证照耀出去─二1、5。
2.　Every local church is a golden lampstand, having the sevenfold intensified Spirit of God as the lamps and shining the testimony of Jesus from its locality in this dark age—2:1, 5.
四　启示录一章里灯台的表号，指明众召会在素质、外表和彰显上，都该是相同的─一20：
D.　The sign of the lampstands in Revelation 1 indicates that the churches should be identical in essence, appearance, and expression—1:20:
1　每个地方召会的实质该是父神，其形状，外表，该是基督，就是三一神的具体化身和彰显─彼后一4，约一1、14，西二9。
1.　The substance of every local church should be God the Father, and the form, the appearance, of every church should be Christ, the embodiment and expression of the Triune God—2 Pet. 1:4; John 1:1, 14; Col. 2:9.
2　除了包罗万有的基督之外，召会不该有其他的外表;如果在我们的召会中有所不同，使我们与其他的召会有别，我们就是错误的─三10~11。
2.　The churches should not have an appearance other than that of the all-inclusive Christ; if in our church there is a difference that makes us distinct from the other churches, we are wrong—3:10-11.
3　众地方召会该是相同的，并且背负相同的见证，就是子同着父凭着那灵的见证─约十四10~11、17。
3.　All the local churches should be the same and bear the same testimony— the testimony of the Son with the Father by the Spirit—John 14:10-11, 17.
4　“我的确盼望那一天来到，众地方召会看来都是一样的。我相信当那天来到，主就要回来。”（召会是那灵的翻版，二八页）。
4.　"I do expect that the day will come when all the local churches look alike, and I believe that when that day comes, the Lord will return" (The Church— the Reprint of the Spirit, p. 30).