11基督被钉十字架的末了,犹太人不愿意被钉罪犯的身体留在十字架上过安息日,就求彼拉多叫人打断他们的腿(约十九31)。当兵丁来到耶稣那里,要打断祂的腿,发现祂已经死了,所以无须打断。这应验了经书所说的:“祂的骨头,一根也不可折断。”(约十九32~33、36,出十二46,民九12,诗三四20)然而兵丁用枪扎祂的肋旁,随即有血和水流出来(约十九34)。血是为着救赎(来九22,彼前一18~19)。水是表征什么?在出埃及十七章六节,我们看到被击磐石(林前十4)的预表。磐石被击打就裂开,流出活水。耶稣在十字架上也是被摩西的杖击打,那杖就是神的律法。祂裂开了。祂的肋旁被扎,水从那里流出来。这水是祂神圣生命的流,表征产生召会的生命。 11At the end of Christ’s crucifixion, the Jews, who did not want the bodies of the crucified criminals to remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, asked Pilate to have their legs broken (John 19:31). When the soldiers came to Jesus to break His legs, they found that He had died already and that there was no need for them to break His bones. This fulfilled the Scripture which said, “No bone of His shall be broken” (John 19:32-33, 36; Exo. 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psa. 34:20). Nevertheless, the soldiers pierced His side and blood and water came out (John 19:34). The blood was for redemption (Heb. 9:22; 1 Pet. 1:18-19). What does the water signify? In Exodus 17:6 we find the type of the smitten rock (1 Cor. 10:4). After the rock was smitten, it was cleft, and living water came forth. Jesus on the cross was smitten with the rod of Moses, that is, by the law of God. He was cleft. His side was pierced, and water came forth. This water was the flow of His divine life signifying the life which produces the church.