23已过……我们曾着重地说迦南美地是基督的预表。现在我们却说迦南是撒但的国度连同其邪灵的预表。这看来似乎矛盾,但实际上却不然。我们若仔细地研读预表,就会看见迦南有两个特点。一面,迦南是丰富之地,如申命记八章所启示的。……另一面,迦南地满了恶人和仇敌,需要以色列人将其完全消灭。迦南的这一点,或这一面,表征撒但黑暗国度里最邪恶的部分。我们从迦南这两个特点就可以看见:我们能否享受基督作包罗万有的地,乃在于我们有没有击败迦南人所预表的仇敌。这指明整个召会,包括所有的肢体,都该从事以弗所六章所启示的属灵争战。
23[In] the past…, we have stressed the fact that Canaan, the good land, is a type of Christ. Now we are saying that Canaan is a type of the kingdom of Satan, with its evil spirits. This may seem contradictory, but actually, it is not. If we study the typology carefully, we will see that Canaan has two features. On the one hand, Canaan is a land of riches, as revealed in Deuteronomy 8… On the other hand, Canaan was a land full of evil persons and enemies, all of whom were to be eradicated by the children of Israel. This feature, or aspect, of Canaan signifies the most evil part of Satan’s dark kingdom. As we consider these two features of Canaan, we see that whether or not we can enjoy Christ as the all-inclusive land depends on whether or not we defeat the enemies typified by the Canaanites. This indicates that the church as a whole, including all the members, should engage in the spiritual warfare revealed in Ephesians 6.