16神……自己甚至曾被地所弃绝。当祂在肉体里来时，祂被弃绝。今世，就是召会时代，乃是世界弃绝基督的时代。因着被弃绝，所以祂今天在这地上没有喜乐。作为祂的跟从者，我们有分于祂的定命。我们这些跟随主耶稣之人的定命，是不受这世界欢迎，反而被世界弃绝。所以这个世代不是让我们的魂得着享受的时候，而是丧失这享受的时候。主耶稣回来的时候，将是祂享受这地的时候。撒但要被捆绑，基督要恢复这地，全地都要为祂所统治。到那时，基督将享受这地，同时所有跟随祂的人也要有分于这享受。这就是马太二十五章二十一和二十三节的意思；这两节都说，“好，良善又忠信的奴仆，你在不多的事上既是忠信的，我要把许多事派你管理；进来享受你主人的快乐。”在千年国期间，这事将要发生；那时主耶稣要取回这地，且要享受这地。因着再度据有这地，主要得着享受；并要请祂的跟随者，同伙，进入祂的享受。这就是我们魂的得救。
16God …Himself has even been rejected by the earth. When He came in the flesh, He was rejected. This present age, the age of the church, is the age of the world’s rejection of Christ. Because Christ has been rejected, at present He has no joy on this earth. As His followers, we share His destiny. Our destiny as followers of the Lord Jesus is not to be welcomed by this world; instead, it is to be rejected. Therefore, this age is not the time for us to have enjoyment for our soul; it is the time for us to lose this enjoyment. When the Lord Jesus comes back, that will be the time for Him to enjoy the earth. Satan will be bound, Christ will recover the earth, and the entire earth will be under His reign. At that time Christ will enjoy the earth, and all His followers will participate in this enjoyment. This is the meaning of Matthew 25:21 and 23, both of which say, “Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.” This will take place during the millennium when the Lord Jesus will reclaim the earth and enjoy it. By repossessing the earth, the Lord will have enjoyment. Then He will ask His followers, His partners, to enter into His joy. This will be the saving of our soul.