第一週 • 週五

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晨興餧養

但十5~7  舉目觀看，見有一人身穿細麻衣，腰束烏法精金帶。祂身體如水蒼玉，面貌如閃電，眼目如火把，手和腳如閃耀發亮的銅，說話的聲音如大眾的聲音。這異象惟有我但以理一人看見…。

一個追求明白豫言的人，必須與神有密切的關係。…亞伯拉罕是一個能彀豫先知道神行動的人，神曾說，『我所要作的事，豈可瞞着亞伯拉罕麼？』（創十八17）  因為他是神的朋友（雅二23）。但以理得見異象，記錄豫言，因為他是『大蒙眷愛』的人（但九23，十11、19）（真理課程四級卷一，八至九頁）。

信息選讀

超越的基督，就是神在地上行動的中心與普及，向但以理顯現，供他珍賞，叫他得着安慰、鼓勵、盼望和堅定。…神給但以理看見極大的困苦之前，先向他啟示〔但以理十章四至九節〕所描述之超越的人。但以理可能不知道這人就是彌賽亞，但我相信但以理明白這一位就是主成為一個人。這人不僅是耶和華，更是耶和華成為人。

首先，超越的基督是在祂的祭司職任裏顯現，照顧祂所揀選的人（5上）。…祂向但以理顯現時，不是穿着爭戰的軍裝，乃是穿着細麻衣，就是舊約祭司的衣服。在豫表裏，細麻表徵人性。…在十章裏，基督自己，神的中心與普及，乃是祭司，照顧被擄中的以色列人。祂在人性裏作祭司，照顧神被擄的子民。

第二，基督向但以理顯現，給他看見祂作王的身分（由精金帶所表徵），為要掌管萬民〔5下〕。…腰帶是為着加強。基督的作王身分…乃是由精金所表徵。祂的祭司職任是屬人的，祂的作王身分是神聖的。

不僅如此，基督乃是在祂的寶貴和尊榮裏顯現，供人珍賞；這是由祂的身體如水蒼玉所表徵（6上）。這…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）。

不僅如此，基督乃是在祂的光明裏顯現，為要光照人。祂的光明乃是由祂的面貌如閃電所表徵（6中）。…基督光照的眼光，為要搜尋並審判，是由祂眼目如火把所表徵（6中）。…基督也是在祂工作和行動的閃耀裏顯現，…由祂的手和腳如閃耀發亮的銅所表徵（6下）。…在豫表裏，銅表徵神的審判，使人明亮。…基督受神審判、試煉，而神的試煉和審判就使祂明亮如閃耀發亮的銅。這樣一位基督一直受人試驗，並試驗人。

最後，基督在祂剛強的說話裏向但以理顯現，為要審判人。祂剛強的說話是由祂說話的聲音如大眾的聲音所表徵（6末）。…祂是寶貴、有價值、完整並完全的。作為人，祂是神行動的中心與普及，為着完成神的經綸。祂是非常寶貴、光明的一位，常在光照、照亮並試驗人。作為祭司，祂在照顧我們；作為君王，祂在管理我們。祂是何等奇妙！

因為基督的異像是屬靈的，不是物質的，所以只有但以理看見，那些倚靠自己物質眼光的人就看不見。要看見基督的異象，物質的眼光是無效的。因此，在屬世之人的眼中，耶穌僅僅是一個人；但我們在神的憐憫下，有屬靈的眼光，就能看見基督是何等親愛並寶貴。我們都需要看見但以理所看見的基督。願我們都看見但以理十章超越之基督的異象（但以理書生命讀經，一一○至一一三頁）。

參讀：但以理書生命讀經，第三、十二至十三、十五篇。

WEEK 1 — DAY 5

Morning Nourishment

Dan. 10:5-7 I lifted up my eyes and I looked, and there was a certain man, clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with the fine gold of Uphaz. His body also was like beryl, His face like the appearance of lightning, His eyes like torches of fire, His arms and His feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of His words like the sound of a multitude. And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision…

A person who pursues an understanding of prophecies must have an intimate relationship with God…Abraham was a person who foreknew the move of God. Because he was “the friend of God” (James 2:23), God said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?” (Gen. 18:17). Daniel saw visions and recorded prophecies, because he was a “man of preciousness” to God (Dan. 10:11, 19; 9:23). (Truth Lessons—Level Four, vol. 1, p. 11)

Today’s Reading

The excellent Christ, the centrality and universality of God’s move on the earth, appeared to Daniel for his appreciation, consolation, encouragement, expectation, and stabilization. Before showing Daniel the great distress, God revealed to him the excellent man described in Daniel 10:4-9. Daniel may not have known that this man was the Messiah, but I believe that Daniel understood that this One was the Lord as a man. That man was not only Jehovah but Jehovah becoming a man.

First, the excellent Christ appeared in His priesthood for taking care of His chosen people (v. 5a)…He appeared to Daniel not wearing armor for fighting but dressed in a linen robe, the Old Testament priestly garment. In typology, linen signifies humanity…At the time of Daniel 10, Christ Himself, God’s centrality and universality, was a Priest taking care of the children of Israel in captivity. He is a Priest in His humanity taking care of God’s captive people.

Second, Christ appeared to Daniel in His kingship (signified by the golden girdle) for ruling over all the peoples [v. 5b]…A girdle is for strengthening. Christ’s kingship is signified…by gold. His priesthood is human, whereas His kingship is divine.

Furthermore, for His people’s appreciation Christ appeared also in His preciousness and dignity as signified by His body being like beryl (v. 6a)… This signifies that Christ in His embodiment is divine (yellow), full of life (green), and heavenly (blue).

Furthermore, Christ appeared in His brightness for shining over the people. His brightness is signified by His face being like the appearance of lightning (v. 6b). Christ’s enlightening sight for searching and judging is signified by His eyes being like torches of fire (v. 6c). Christ also appeared in the gleam of His work and move,…signified by His arms and feet being like…bronze (v. 6d)…Bronze signifies God’s judgment, which makes people bright…Christ was judged, tried, by God, and God’s trial and judgment made Him bright like polished bronze. Such a Christ is the One who has been tested by others and who also tests others.

Finally, Christ appeared to Daniel in His strong speaking for judging people. His strong speaking is signified by the sound of His words being like the sound of a multitude (v. 6e). Christ…is precious, valuable, complete, and perfect. As a man, He is the very centrality and universality of God’s move to carry out His economy. He is so precious, bright, shining, enlightening, and testing. As the Priest, He is taking care of us, and as the King, He is ruling over us. How wonderful He is!

Because the vision of Christ was spiritual, not physical, it was seen only by Daniel and not by those who relied on their physical sight. Concerning seeing the vision of Christ, the physical view avails nothing. For this reason, in the eyes of the worldly people, Jesus is merely a human being. But under God’s mercy and with a spiritual view, we may see how dear and precious Christ is. We all need to see the Christ Daniel saw. May we all see the vision of the excellent Christ in chapter 10 of Daniel. (Life-study of Daniel, pp. 95-98)

Further Reading: Life-study of Daniel, msgs. 3, 12—13, 15