20燔祭的灰怎能成为新耶路撒冷?灰指明基督之死的结果,是把我们带到尽头,就是使我们成为灰烬。但基督的死带进复活。在复活里,灰成为建造新耶路撒冷的宝贵材料—金、珍珠和宝石。这三种宝贵的材料都是来自灰的变化。我们被消减成灰,就把我们带进三一神的变化里(利未记生命读经,六九、二五○至二五一页)。
20How can the ashes of the burnt offering become the New Jerusalem? Ashes indicate the result of Christ’s death, which brings us to an end, that is, to ashes. But Christ’s death brings in resurrection. In resurrection, the ashes become precious materials—gold, pearls, and precious stones—for the building of the New Jerusalem. All three precious materials come from the transformation of the ashes. When we are brought to ashes, we are brought into the transformation of the Triune God. (Life-study of Leviticus, pp. 58, 211)