14希伯来四章九节里,安息日的安息,就是基督作我们的安息;由迦南美地所预表(申十二9,来四8)。基督作众圣徒的安息,分为三个阶段。在召会时代,祂这位属天的基督,彰显了神,代表了神,也满足了神;祂也歇了一切的工,坐在诸天之上神的右边,现今在我们灵里是我们的安息(太十一28~29)。在千年国里,撒但从地上除去之后(启二十1~3),神要因基督和得胜的圣徒而得着彰显,得到代表,并得着满足。那时基督连同国度将是得胜的圣徒更完满的安息,他们要与基督一同作王(4、6),有分于并享受祂的安息。在新天新地里,所有的仇敌,包括最后的仇敌,死,都被基督征服之后(林前十五24~27),神要在所有在基督里、蒙神救赎的人身上得着完满的彰显,充分的代表和完全的满足;那时,基督这位全胜者,在那样荣耀的光景中,要成为神所有赎民完满的安息,直到永远。 14The Sabbath rest in Hebrews 4:9, as typified by the good land of Canaan (Deut. 12:9; Heb. 4:8), is Christ as our rest. Christ is rest to us in three stages. In the church age, He, as the heavenly Christ, the One who has expressed, represented, and satisfied God and who rests from His work and sits on the right hand of God in the heavens, is the rest to us in our spirit (Matt. 11:2829). In the millennial kingdom, after Satan has been removed from the earth (Rev. 20:1-3), God will be expressed, represented, and satisfied by Christ and the overcoming saints. Then Christ with the kingdom will be the rest in a fuller way to the overcoming saints, who will be co-kings with Him (vv. 4, 6) and share and enjoy His rest. In the new heaven and new earth, after all the enemies, including death, the last enemy, are subdued to Him (1 Cor. 15:24-27), God will be fully expressed, represented, and satisfied by all His redeemed ones in Christ. At that time Christ, as the all-conquering One, with that glorious situation, will be the rest in the fullest way to all of God’s redeemed for eternity…