第三十三週  對基督無上寶貝的異象、經歷、享受與彰顯，爲着真正的召會生活

E. M.；詩歌：補335，補405

讀經：彼前一7，19，二4，6 ～ 7，三4，彼後一1，4

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【週一、週二】

壹 在基督裏的信徒，該有價值觀的改變—太二三16 ～ 26，撒上十六7，路十六15，九54 ～ 56，彼前三4，腓三7 ～ 8：

一 信徒正確的價值觀，可見於他們對基督和祂完滿救恩以下各方面的估計和評價：

1 對於主耶穌是爲着召會建造之房角石的估價—詩一一八22，彼前二7。

2 對於主耶穌與他們親人之間的估價—太十37 ～38，路十八26 ～ 30，彼前一1，17，二11 上。

3 對於基督爲義的珍寶與屬地珍寶之間的估價—伯二二23 ～ 28，太十二18 ～ 21，賽四二1 ～ 4，彼前一18 ～ 20。

4 對於基督的認識與萬事之間的估價—8 節，彼後一2 ～ 3，8，二20，三18。

5 我們需要看見一個異象，新耶路撒冷乃是三一神，神聖的三一，作爲三種基本的因素，作到蒙祂救贖的人裏面，並與他們結構在一起，成爲奇妙珍寶的結構；這是整本聖經的總結——作爲城之基礎的金豫表父神，作爲城門的珍珠豫表子神，城的碧玉牆豫表靈神—啓二一18 ～ 21，參林前三12。

二 我們需要求主給我們亮光，叫我們的價值觀有徹底的改變，叫我們不斷的揀選基督並祂一切的所是，作我們絕佳的分—可九7 ～ 8，林後二10，四7，彼前一8。

三 『你若將寶貴的從低賤的分別出來，你就可以作我的口』—耶十五19，參16 節：

1 我們必須看重主的話，過於派定給我們的飲食，在主的話裏品嘗主作湧流着滋養的奶和新蜜之美地的實際，使我們將其分賜給神的子民，爲着他們完滿的救恩—伯二三12，彼前二2 ～ 5，詩一一九103，申八8，歌四11 上。

2 我們必須看重主的話，過於一切地上的財富，使我們能講神的諭言，分賜基督那追測不盡的豐富，作爲神諸般的恩典—詩一一九72，9 ～ 16，弗三8，林後六10，彼前四10 ～ 11。

【週三】

貳 彼得看見基督自己在信祂的人是寶貴的—二7，參腓三8：

一 彼得被主迷住（吸引並奪取）到一個地步，雖然多次受主責備並大大的失敗，還是跟定主作他的牧者，直到殉道—路五8 ～ 11，可十四67 ～ 72， 十六7， 約二一15 ～ 22， 彼後一
14 ～ 15：

1 彼得曉得在主變化形像時，他和雅各、約翰乃是得許可極其完全的進入其中，觀看祂的威榮—16 ～18 節，參彼前五1。

2 基督在祂的升天裏是『威嚴者』——祂是我們的神和救主，（彼後一1，）是萬有的主，（彼前三22，徒二36，）在神的行政中作我們的審判者、設立律法者和君王，（賽三三21 ～ 22，）好將祂自己分賜到我們裏面，作我們的享受，使我們得着完滿的救恩。（啓二二1。）

二 爲着神建造的寶石，乃是基督自己—彼前二4，6 ～ 8。

三 基督的寶血已救贖我們脫離虛妄的生活—一14，18 ～ 19。

四 我們的神和救主，耶穌基督，已將又寶貴又極大的應許賜給我們—彼後一1，4，參賽四二6，來八8 ～ 12：

1 我們藉着呼求主寶貴的名，就得以飲於祂這救恩的杯，享受祂是神一切又寶貴又極大之應許的實際，目標是爲着神的建造—徒四10 ～ 12，詩一一六12 ～ 13。

2 這些寶貴的應許，具體化於神的話；藉着禱讀這些應許，我們就有分於並享受神聖的性情，使我們在生命裏長大並發展，達到生命的成熟，得以享受豐富的進入我們主和救主耶穌基督永遠的國—彼後一4 ～ 11。

五 神已將同樣寶貴的信，分給所有的信徒—1節，羅十二3。

六 我們信心所受寶貴的試驗，乃是藉着苦難而來的諸般試煉—彼前一6 ～ 7。

【週四】
叁 以賽亞在沮喪中看見在榮耀裏之基督的異象—賽六1 ～ 8，參五20，二二1，代下二六1 ～ 5：

一 以賽亞所在的時期乃是邪惡的時代，這可見於主警告的話—『禍哉，那些稱惡爲善，稱善爲惡，以暗爲光，以光爲暗，以苦爲甜，以甜爲苦的人！』——賽五20。

二 儘管神所揀選、所愛的百姓背叛，滿有罪孽和敗壞，基督作爲主、君王、萬軍之耶和華，仍在榮耀裏坐在高高的寶座上—六1 ～ 5，哀五19，啓二二1。

三 以賽亞所見的一位乃是基督—賽六5 下，約十二38 ～ 41：

1 約翰敍述基督在地上的生活工作時，說以賽亞『看見了祂的榮耀，就指着祂說』—41 節。

2 我們要看見登寶座之榮耀基督的異象，就需要注意以賽亞警告的話，（賽六9 ～ 10，）操練我們的靈禱告，求主開啓我們裏面的眼睛，柔輭我們的心，使我們的心轉向祂，好接受祂內裏的醫治，除去我們的瞎眼和疾病。（約十二40，太十三14 ～ 17，徒二八25 ～ 27，啓三18，四2，林後三16 ～ 18。）

四 基督的長袍，表徵基督在祂美德上的榮美；這榮美主要是在祂的人性裏，並藉着祂的人性彰顯出來；基督穿着長袍，指明祂是以人的形像向以賽亞顯現；基督是登寶座的神人，有神聖的榮耀彰顯在祂人性的美德裏—賽六1，參結一26，22，徒二36，來二9 上。

【週五】

五 以賽亞看見聖別裏的基督，那聖別乃是基於祂的公義—賽六2 ～ 3：

1 撒拉弗表徵或代表那作三一神具體化身之基督的聖別；他們是爲着基督的聖別站立在那裏。

2 基督的聖別是基於祂的義；基督一直是公義的，所以祂是聖別的，與凡俗的人有分別—五16。

六 以賽亞看見這異象，結果就被了結、被結束了，領悟他是嘴脣不潔的人，又住在嘴脣不潔的民中—六5：

1 按新約的意義說，看見神等於得着神；得着神就是在神的元素、生命和性情上接受神，使我們被神構成—參創十三14 ～ 15，加三14，太五8。

2 看見神使我們變化，因爲我們看見神時，就得着神，把祂的元素接受到我們裏面，我們舊的元素也被排除了；這新陳代謝的過程就是變化—林後三16 ～四1，羅十二2，腓三8。

3 我們越看見神、認識神並愛神，就越厭惡自己，越否認自己—伯四二5 ～ 6，太十六24，路九23，十四26。

七 以賽亞看見自己是不潔的，之後就由一位撒拉弗，用來自壇上的紅炭使他得了潔淨；撒拉弗表徵神的聖別：

1 撒拉弗應用這紅炭，表徵基督在十字架上所完成之救贖的功效，藉着『那靈那聖的』在其審判、焚燒、並聖別的大能裏得以應用—賽六6 ～ 7，四4，參路十二49，啓四5。

2 看見神，結果乃是被神煉淨並潔淨；被神潔淨，結果乃是受神差遣，要將祂所揀選的人帶到一種活基督的光景裏，使他們在祂的榮耀裏彰顯祂，被祂的聖別浸透，並活在祂的義裏——賽六6 ～ 8，約壹一7 ～ 9，徒十三47，腓一21 上。

【週六】

肆 超越的基督在祂無上的寶貴裏向但以理顯現爲一個人，這異象供但以理珍賞，叫他得着安慰、鼓勵和堅定—但十4 ～ 9：

一 基督在人性裏顯現爲祭司（由細麻衣袍所表徵），照顧祂被擄的選民—5 節上，出二八31 ～ 35。

二 基督在神性裏顯現爲君王（由精金帶所表徵），爲要掌管萬民—但十5 下。

三 基督在祂的寶貴和尊榮裏顯現（由祂身體如水蒼玉所表徵），供祂的子民珍賞；『水蒼玉』原文可指一種藍綠色或黃色的寶石，表徵基督在祂的具體化身裏是神聖的（黃色），滿了生命（綠色），並且是屬天的（藍色）—6 節上。

四 基督也在祂的光明裏顯現，爲要光照人（由祂的面貌如閃電所表徵），並在祂光照的眼光裏顯現，爲要搜尋並審判（由祂眼目如火把所表徵）——6 節中。

五 基督在祂工作和行動的閃耀裏向但以理顯現（由祂的手和腳如閃耀發亮的銅所表徵）—6 節下。

六 基督在祂剛強的說話裏顯現，爲要審判人（由祂說話的聲音如大眾的聲音所表徵）—6 節末：

1 整個世界局勢都在天上之神的諸天掌權之下，好叫基督在萬有中居首位，使祂在凡事上得着首位—二34 ～ 35，七9 ～ 10，四34 ～ 35，西一15，18，啓二4 ～ 5。

2 在我們個人的宇宙中，基督必須是第一位，必須居首位；今天，基督這居首位者必須是我們召會生活、家庭生活、和日常生活的中心與普及—西一17下，18 下，三17，林前十31。

3 在神屬天的掌權下，祂正在使用環境，使基督成爲我們的中心（第一位）與普及（一切）—羅八28，西一18，27，三4，10 ～ 11。

4 我們蒙神揀選作祂的子民，爲叫基督居首位；我們乃是在神屬天的掌權之下，使基督得以居首位，使祂在萬有中居第一位—但四26 下，35，西一18，三4，10 ～ 11，詩二七4。

伍 我們必須贖回光陰，享受基督作神無上的寶貝，使我們被祂構成，成爲寶貴的人，作祂自己的珍寶；當我們活在祂寶貴的同在裏，享受祂作我們的分，正如祂享受我們作祂的珍寶，祂就將自己建造到我們裏面，把我們作成祂屬靈的殿和祂聖別、君尊的祭司體系，以完成祂心頭的渴望—彼前三4，但九23，十11，19，林後二10，詩十六5，出十九4 ～ 6，彼前二1 ～ 9，彼後三8，11 ～ 12。

Week Nine

The Vision, Experience, Enjoyment, and Expression of the Supreme Preciousness of Christ for the Genuine Church Life

E. M.; Hymns: 547, 1345

Scripture Reading: 1 Pet. 1:7, 19; 2:4, 6-7; 3:4; 2 Pet. 1:1, 4

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§ Day 1 & Day 2

I. The believers in Christ should have a change in their concept of value—Matt. 23:16-26; 1 Sam. 16:7; Luke 16:15; 9:54-56; 1 Pet. 3:4; Phil. 3:7-8:

A. The proper concept of value for the believers can be seen in their estimation and assessment of the following aspects of Christ and His full salvation:

1. Their valuation of the Lord Jesus as the chief cornerstone for the building up of the church—Psa. 118:22; 1 Pet. 2:7.

2. Their valuation of the Lord Jesus in comparison to their relatives—Matt. 10:37-38; Luke 18:26-30; 1 Pet. 1:1, 17; 2:11a.

3. Their valuation of Christ as the treasure of justice in comparison to earthly treasure—Job 22:23-28; Matt. 12:18-21; Isa. 42:1-4; 1 Pet. 1:18-20.

4. Their valuation of the knowledge of Christ in comparison to all things—v. 8; 2 Pet. 1:2-3, 8; 2:20; 3:18.

5. We need a vision to see that the New Jerusalem is the Triune God, the Divine Trinity, as three basic factors wrought into and structured together with His redeemed as a miraculous structure of treasure to be the conclusion of the whole Bible—the gold as the base of the city typifies God the Father; the pearls as the gates of the city typify God the Son; and the jasper wall of the city typifies God the Spirit—Rev. 21:18-21; cf. 1 Cor. 3:12.

B. We need to ask the Lord to grant us the light to have a thorough change in our concept of value so that we will continually choose Christ and all that He is as our super-excelling portion—Mark 9:7-8; 2 Cor. 2:10; 4:7; 1 Pet. 1:8.

C. "If you bring out the precious from the worthless, / You will be as My mouth"—Jer. 15:19; cf. v. 16: 

1. We must treasure the Lords words more than our apportioned food, tasting the Lord in His word as the reality of the good land flowing with nourishing milk and fresh honey for us to dispense to Gods people for their full salvation—Job 23:12; 1 Pet. 2:2-5; Psa. 119:103; Deut. 8:8; S. S. 4:11a.

2. We must treasure the Lords words more than all earthly riches so that we can speak oracles of God to dispense the unsearchable riches of Christ as the varied grace of God—Psa. 119:72, 9-16; Eph. 3:8; 2 Cor. 6:10; 1 Pet. 4:10-11.

§ Day 3

II. Peter saw that Christ Himself is the preciousness to His believers—2:7; cf. Phil. 3:8:

A. Peter was charmed (attracted and captivated) by the Lord to such an extent that even though he was rebuked by the Lord many times and failed miserably, he still followed the Lord as his Shepherd until his martyrdom—Luke 5:8-11; Mark 14:67-72; 16:7; John 21:15-22; 2 Pet. 1:14-15:

1. Peter realized that he, James, and John had been admitted into the highest degree of initiation at the Lords transfiguration, admitted to be the initiated 
spectators of His majesty—vv. 16-18; cf. 1 Pet. 5:1.

2. In His ascension, Christ is "the Majestic"—He is our God and Savior (2 Pet. 1:1) and the Lord of all (1 Pet. 3:22; Acts 2:36) as our Judge, our Lawmaker, and our King in Gods government (Isa. 33:21-22) in order to dispense Himself into us to be our enjoyment for our full salvation (Rev. 22:1).

B. The precious stone for Gods building is Christ Himself—1 Pet. 2:4, 6-8.

C. The precious blood of Christ has redeemed us from our vain manner of life—1:14, 18-19.

D. The precious and exceedingly great promises have been granted to us by our God and Savior, Jesus Christ—2 Pet. 1:1, 4; cf. Isa. 42:6; Heb. 8:8-12:

1. By calling on the precious name of the Lord, we drink of Him as the cup of salvation, enjoying Him as the reality of all the precious and exceedingly great promises of God for the goal of Gods building—Acts 4:10-12; Psa. 116:12-13.

2. These precious promises are embodied in the word of God; by pray-reading the promises, we partake of and enjoy the divine nature so that we may grow and develop in life unto the maturity of life to enjoy a rich entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ—2 Pet. 1:4-11.

E. God has allotted to all the believers equally precious faith—v. 1; Rom. 12:3.

F. The precious proving of our faith is by various trials that come through sufferings—1 Pet. 1:6-7.

§ Day 4

III. The vision of Christ in glory was seen by Isaiah in his depression—Isa. 6:1-8; cf. 5:20; 22:1; 2 Chron. 26:1-5:

A. The evil time during Isaiahs days is seen by the Lords warning word— "Woe to those who call evil good, / And good evil; / Who put darkness for light, / And light for darkness; / Who put bitter for sweet, / And sweet for bitter!"—Isa. 5:20.

B. In spite of the rebellion, iniquities, and corruptions of Gods chosen and beloved people, Christ, as the Lord, the King, Jehovah of hosts, is still sitting on a high and lofty throne in glory—6:1-5; Lam. 5:19; Rev. 22:1.

C. The One who was seen by Isaiah was Christ—Isa. 6:5b; John 12:38-41:

1. John, in his account of Christs living and working on earth, said that Isaiah "saw His glory and spoke concerning Him"—v. 41.

2. In order to see the vision of the glorious enthroned Christ, we need to take heed to Isaiahs warning word (Isa. 6:9-10) by exercising our spirit to pray that the Lord would open our inner eyes, soften our heart, and keep our heart turned to Him so that we may receive His inner healing of our blindness and sickness (John 12:40; Matt. 13:14-17; Acts 28:25-27; Rev. 3:18; 4:2; 2 Cor. 3:16-18).

D. Christs long robe signifies His splendor in His virtues, expressed mainly in and through His humanity; that Christ was wearing a long robe indicates that He appeared to Isaiah in the image of a man; Christ is the enthroned God-man with the divine glory expressed in His human virtues—Isa. 6:1; cf. Ezek. 1:26, 22; Acts 2:36; Heb. 2:9a.

§ Day 5

E. Isaiah saw Christ in His holiness based on His righteousness—Isa. 6:2-3:

1. The seraphim signify or represent the holiness of Christ, the embodiment of the Triune God; they were standing there for Christs holiness.

2. Christs holiness is based on His righteousness; because Christ was always righteous, He was sanctified, separated, from the common people—5:16.

F. As a result of seeing this vision, Isaiah was terminated, finished, realizing that he was a man of unclean lips, dwelling in the midst of a people of unclean lips—6:5:

1. In the New Testament sense, seeing God equals gaining God; to gain God is to receive God in His element, in His life, and in His nature so that we may be constituted with God—cf. Gen. 13:14-15; Gal. 3:14; Matt. 5:8.

2. Seeing God transforms us, because in seeing God we gain God and receive His element into us, and our old element is discharged; this metabolic process is transformation—2 Cor. 3:16—4:1; Rom. 12:2; Phil. 3:8.

3. The more we see God, know God, and love God, the more we abhor ourselves and the more we deny ourselves—Job 42:5-6; Matt. 16:24; Luke 9:23; 14:26.

G. After Isaiah realized that he was unclean, he was purged by one of the seraphim, signifying the holiness of God, with an ember from the altar:

1. The application of this ember by one of the seraphim signifies the effectiveness of Christs redemption accomplished on the cross and applied by "the Spirit the Holy" in His judging, burning, and sanctifying power—Isa. 6:6-7; 4:4; cf. Luke 12:49; Rev. 4:5.

2. Seeing God issues in being purged and cleansed by God, and being cleansed by God issues in being sent by God to bring His chosen people into a state of living Christ so that they may express Him in His glory, be saturated with His  oliness, and live in His righteousness—Isa. 6:6-8; 1 John 1:7-9; Acts 13:47; Phil. 1:21a.

§ Day 6

IV. The vision of the excellent Christ, who appeared to Daniel in His supreme preciousness as a man, was for Daniels appreciation, consolation, encouragement, and stabilization—Dan. 10:4-9:

A. Christ appeared as a Priest in His humanity, signified by the linen robe, to care for His chosen people in their captivity—v. 5a; Exo. 28:31-35.

B. Christ appeared in His kingship in His divinity, signified by the girdle of gold, for ruling over all the peoples—Dan. 10:5b.

C. For His peoples appreciation, Christ appeared in His preciousness and dignity, as signified by His body being like beryl; the Hebrew word for beryl could refer to a bluish-green or yellow precious stone, signifying that Christ in His embodiment is divine (yellow), full of life (green), and heavenly (blue)—v. 6a.

D. Christ also appeared in His brightness for shining over the people, as signified by His face being like the appearance of lightning (v. 6b), and in His enlightening sight for searching and judging, signified by His eyes being like torches of fire (v. 6c).

E. Christ appeared to Daniel in the gleam of His work and move, as signified by His arms and His feet being like the gleam of polished bronze—v. 6d.

F. Christ appeared in His strong speaking for judging people, as signified by the sound of His words being like the sound of a multitude—v. 6e:

1. The entire world situation is under the rule of the heavens by the God of the heavens in order to give Christ the preeminence in all things, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything—2:34-35; 7:9-10; 4:34-35; Col. 1:15, 18; Rev. 2:4-5.

2. Christ must have the first place, the preeminence, in our personal universe; today Christ, the preeminent One, must be the centrality and universality in our church life, family life, and daily life—Col. 1:17b, 18b; 3:17; 1 Cor. 10:31.

3. Under His heavenly rule God is using the environment to make Christ the centrality (the first) and the universality (everything) to us—Rom. 8:28; Col. 1:18, 27; 3:4, 10-11.

4. As those who have been chosen by God to be His people for Christs preeminence, we are under Gods heavenly rule to make Christ preeminent, to cause Him to have the first place in everything—Dan. 4:26b, 35; Col. 1:18; 3:4,10-11; Psa. 27:4.

V. We must redeem the time to enjoy Christ as the supreme preciousness of God so that we can be constituted with Him to be men of preciousness as His personal treasure; as we live in His precious presence, enjoying Him as our portion, even as He enjoys us as His treasure, He builds Himself into us to make us His spiritual house and His holy and royal priesthood for the accomplishment of His hearts desire—1 Pet. 3:4; Dan. 9:23; 10:11, 19; 2 Cor. 2:10; Psa. 16:5; Exo. 19:4-6; 1 Pet. 2:1-9; 2 Pet. 3:8, 11-12.