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出埃及记生命读经 · 第108篇

燔祭坛（五）

The Altar of Burnt Offering (5)
1读经： 出埃及记二十七章四至七节；三十八章五节；以赛亚书五十三章八节，十节上；彼得前书三章十八节；哥林多后书五章二十一节；罗马书三章二十三至二十六节；希伯来书九章十四节；加拉太书三章十三至十四节；使徒行传一章八节；二章三十八节；以弗所书一章十三至十四节；加拉太书三章三节。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 27:4-7; 38:5; Isa. 53:8, 10a; 2 Pet. 3:18; 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 3:23-26; Heb. 9:14; Gal. 3:13-14; Acts 1:8; 2:38; Eph. 1:13-14; Gal. 3:3
2有些读圣经的人也许认为燔祭坛是一种摆放祭物的桌子或台子，不是一种把祭牲摆放在顶上的箱子。事实上，祭坛有点像一个框子，有四面，中间有网，但没有顶端或底层。我们由出埃及记二十七章晓得，祭坛长五肘，宽五肘，高三肘。出埃及二十七章四至七节说到网、环子和杠。如果把网和四个环子以及穿在环内的两根杠从祭坛挪去，祭坛就成了空壳子、空箱子。许多年以前，我就注意到这个“箱子”；但我不记得网、环子和杠。这三样东西似乎没有给我很深的印象。每当我想到燔祭坛，我就描绘出一个框子、一个箱子的图画。然而，网、环子和杠才是祭坛的内容。不但如此，这些东西也是祭坛的实际、力量和能力。祭坛的能力、力量和实际全在于坛的内容。
2Some readers of the Bible may think that the altar of the burnt offering was a table or stand on which the offerings were placed, some kind of box with the sacrifices placed on top. Actually, the altar was somewhat like a shell. It had four sides and a grating in the middle, but no top or bottom. We know from Exodus 27 that the altar was five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. Exodus 27:4-7 speaks of the grating, the rings, and the poles. If the grating with the four rings and the two poles which were placed in the rings were removed from the altar, the altar would be an empty shell, an empty box. Years ago, I paid attention to this “box”; yet I have no memory concerning the grating, the rings, and the poles. It seems that these three things did not impress me very much. Whenever I thought about the altar of the burnt offering, I would picture a shell, a box. The grating, the rings, and the poles, however, are the contents of the altar. Furthermore, these things are the reality, strength, and power of the altar. The power, strength, and reality of the altar depend on the contents of the altar.
3我们已经指出网位于坛的半腰处，从一边达到另一边。网定规相当重，相当坚固。不然，网无法承担木柴和祭牲的重量。它定规是用铜作的，因而能彀耐热。
3We have pointed out that the grating is located at half the height of the altar and reaches from one side to the other. The grating must have been heavy and strong. Otherwise it could not have borne the weight of the wood and the sacrifices. It must have been made with bronze and thus able to withstand the heat.
二十五 救赎的基督
THE REDEEMING CHRIST
4让我们来看这个豫表所描绘的图画，并探讨它所表征的意义。在祭坛的框内有网，网上是要焚烧的木柴和祭牲。焚烧祭物与木柴的时候，灰掉在地上，而烟成为馨香之气，升到神那里去作祂的满足。因此，馨香之气是为着神的满足，灰则证明祭物已经蒙神悦纳了。神一闻到馨香之气，就心满意足了。献祭的人看见灰，良心就能平安，因为灰证明祭物已经蒙了神的悦纳，献祭的人已经得了赦免。网与香气、灰都有关系。香气在网上面，灰在网下面。
4Let us consider the picture portrayed by this type and ask what it signifies. Within the shell of the altar there was a grating, a network, and upon this grating were the wood and the sacrifices which were burned. As the offerings and the wood burned, the ashes fell down to the ground, but the smoke ascended as a sweet savor to God for His satisfaction. Thus, the sweet savor was for God’s satisfaction, and the ashes were a proof that the offering had been accepted by God. When God smelled the sweet fragrance, He was satisfied and pleased. When the one who presented the sacrifice saw the ashes, his conscience could be at rest, for the ashes were proof that the sacrifice had been accepted by God and that the one who presented it had been forgiven. The grating was related to both the fragrance and the ashes. The fragrance was above the grating, and the ashes were below it.
5网所表征的不仅仅是基督的救赎。照圣经来看，基督和祂的救赎是无法分开的。基 督自己就是我们的救赎。救赎不单单是一件事情，救赎是一个人位。不错，网的确表征基督的救赎。然而，事实上它是表征救赎的基督。网是豫表在救赎里的基督。
5The grating signifies more than just the redemption of Christ. According to the Bible, Christ and His redemption cannot be separated. Christ Himself is our redemption. Redemption is not merely a matter—it is also a Person. Yes, the grating does signify the redemption of Christ. However, it actually signifies the redeeming Christ. The grating is a type of Christ in His redemption.
6把网和约柜上面的施恩座比较比较，能彀帮助我们了解网如何豫表救赎的基督。根据罗马三章二十五节，蔽罪盖就是基督自己。蔽罪不仅仅是基督所完成的一个行动，蔽罪就是基督。完成蔽罪的那位亲自成了蔽罪盖。约柜的盖乃是一个人位─基督─在完成蔽罪的里面。同样的原则，网表征在救赎里的救赎者─基督；那就是说，网表征在救赎工作里的基督自己。
6To understand how the grating typifies the redeeming Christ, it would be helpful to compare the grating to the propitiation-cover on the ark. According to Romans 3:25, the propitiation-cover is Christ Himself. Propitiation is not merely an action accomplished by Christ; propitiation is Christ. The One who accomplished propitiation is Himself the propitiation-cover. The cover of the ark is a Person—Christ—in His accomplishment of propitiation. In the same principle, the grating signifies Christ, the Redeemer, in His redemption; that is, it signifies Christ Himself in His redemptive work.
7我们已经看见，灰是一种证据、证明、证实，就是人的祭物已经蒙神悦纳，他的罪或罪行已经得了赦免。结果，神享受了基督救赎的馨香之气，献祭的人也享受了平安。
7We have seen that the ashes were evidence, a proof, a confirmation, that one’s sacrifice had been acceptable to God and that his sin or sins had been forgiven. As a result, God enjoyed the savor of Christ’s redemption, and the offerer enjoyed peace.
8要紧的是要看见网不在祭坛的底层或顶端。反之，网是在顶端和底层的中间。这指明神在基督身上的审判不仅仅是一件外面的事，也是一件里面的事。基督不但在肩头上担当了神的审判，祂也在心里承受了神的审判。诗篇二十二篇十四节说到基督在十字架上受苦：“我心在我里面如蜡镕化。”这表明基督忍受神的审判不但是在外面，也是在里面。这就是网在祭坛里面，在祭坛中间，不在顶端或底层的意义。基督忍受神公义的审判是一件里面的事，而不仅仅是一件外面的事而已。
8It is important to see that the grating was not at the bottom of the altar or at the top. On the contrary, it was in the middle, halfway between the top and the bottom. This indicates that the judgment of God upon Christ was an inward matter and not only an outward one. Christ bore the judgment of God not only upon His shoulders; He also bore it within His heart. Psalm 22:14, which speaks of the sufferings of Christ on the cross, says, “My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.” This indicates that when Christ suffered the judgment of God, He suffered this judgment not only outwardly, but also inwardly. This is the significance of the grating being within the altar and in the middle of it, neither at the top nor the bottom. Christ’s suffering of God’s righteous judgment was an internal matter and not only an external one.
9我们没有充分的口才来说到基督、祂的十字架以及祂的救赎。我们缺少领会，也缺少能力好充分说出我们所领会的。因此，我们对于燔祭坛所提供的图画满了感谢。这幅图画启示出新约里没有清楚题起的细节。
9We do not have the utterance adequate to speak of Christ, His cross, and His redemption. We are short of understanding, and we lack the ability to speak adequately concerning what we do understand. Therefore, we are thankful for the picture afforded by the altar of the burnt offering. This picture reveals details that are not clearly mentioned in the New Testament.
二十六 永远的死
AN ETERNAL DEATH
10如果你把新约二十七卷书从头到尾读过，并且把与基督的救赎、基督的死、基督的十字架有关的每一处经文好好研究过，你对于基督的死是甚么，仍然不会有清楚的看见。基督的死是伟大的，是包罗万有的。照圣经来看，基督的死不是暂时的死，而是永远的死。根据启示录十三章八节，在神眼中，基督从创世以来就被杀了。因此，祂是永远的救赎者，祂的死与有罪人类的死不同，乃是永远的死。
10If you would read through all twenty-seven books of the New Testament and study each verse related to Christ’s redemption, the death of Christ, or the cross of Christ, you still will not have a clear view of what the death of Christ is. Christ’s death is great and all-inclusive. According to the Bible, it is not simply a temporal death—it is an eternal death. According to Revelation 13:8, in the sight of God, Christ was slain from the foundation of the world. Hence, He is the eternal Redeemer, and His death, unlike that of sinful human beings, is an eternal death.
11我们无法彻底领会基督的死。基督救赎的死有些方面是解释不来的。然而，网表征包罗万有的基督以及祂永远的死。祂担当了神在祂身上所施行公义审判的焚烧和重负。虽然祭坛的图画描绘出这一点，但我们仍然无法彻底了解与基督之死有关的一切细节。
11We cannot understand the death of Christ in full. Certain aspects of the redeeming death of Christ simply cannot be explained. But the grating signifies the all-inclusive Christ with His eternal death. He bore the burning and the weight of the righteous judgment of God exercised upon Him. But although the picture of the altar portrays this, we still cannot understand in full all the details related to Christ’s death.
二十七 灰与馨香之气
THE ASHES AND THE FRAGRANCE
12有一件与祭坛有关的事我无法了解，就是围腰板。圣经中论到围腰板和网，用了“以下”和“从…下”两个词。我相信围腰板和底下的网形成了一个炉床，就是焚烧的地方。我先前已经指出，祭坛四面包裹着铜，围腰板也许保护了铜里面的皂荚木，免得被强烈的热气燃焦了。然而，我无法准确地说出围腰板的属灵意义。它也许是表征基督在十字架上担当神审判的时候所得着的扶持。祂担当神公义审判的焚烧时，祂是一个人，的确需要一些东西来扶持祂。围腰板也许是表征救赎的基督所得着的扶持。
12One matter related to the altar that I do not fully understand is the ledge. Regarding the ledge and the grating, the two words “under” and “beneath” are used. I believe that the ledge with the grating beneath it formed a hearth, a place of burning. As I have pointed out previously, the ledge may have protected the acacia wood inside the bronze covering on the four sides of the altar from being scorched by the intense heat. However, I cannot say exactly what the spiritual significance of the ledge is. It may signify the support given to Christ as He bore God’s judgment on the cross. As He was bearing the burning of God’s righteous judgment, He, as a human being, certainly needed something to sustain Him. The ledge may signify the support given to the redeeming Christ.
13我要请你们再来看看祭坛与网的图画。木柴与祭牲在网上焚烧的时候，馨香之气升到神那里，木柴和祭牲便烧毁成灰。我再说，灰是一个强而有力的证实，我们已经蒙神悦纳，我们的罪已经得了赦免。因此，我们能有平安。灰就是这件事的表记。所以，灰是为着我们的，而馨香之气乃是为着神的。愿我们对于网和燔祭坛所表征救赎的基督，都能有深刻的印象。
13I would ask you to consider again the picture of the altar with the grating. As the wood and the sacrifices burned on the grating, the sweet fragrance ascended to God, and the wood and the sacrifices were reduced to ashes. To repeat, ashes are a strong confirmation that we have been accepted by God and that our sins have been forgiven by Him. Therefore, we can have peace. Ashes are a sign of this. The ashes, therefore, are for us, whereas the sweet fragrance is for God. May we all be impressed with the redeeming Christ as signified by the grating and the altar of the burnt offering.
二十八 救赎的基督带进那灵
THE REDEEMING CHRIST ISSUING IN THE SPIRIT
14网带进四个环子。环子不是加在网上，也不是接在网上的。根据记载，四个环子是从网出来的。我相信网的中闩四端是插进旁边的孔里。我也相信闩的末端突出坛孔的部分便铸入环内。因此，环子与网不是分开的，而是与网形成一片。我不相信网作好以后，才铸造四个环子，然后把环子连在网上。
14The grating issues in the four rings. The rings were not added to the grating; neither were they welded to it. According to the record, the four rings came out from the grating. I believe that the four ends of the crossbars of the grating were inserted into holes in the side. I also believe that the ends of the bars projecting out through the holes in the altar were fashioned into rings. Thus, the rings were not separate from the grating, but formed one piece with it. I do not believe that after the grating was made, four rings were fashioned and then connected to the grating.
15环子与网形成一片，表明救赎的基督带进那灵。那灵不是加给基督的。有些基督徒有个观念，认为那灵是加给基督的。但圣经里的启示乃是基督带进包罗万有的灵。换句话说，包罗万有的灵就是基督，基督就是包罗万有的灵。
15The rings forming one piece with the grating indicates that the redeeming Christ issues in the Spirit. The Spirit is not added to Christ. Certain Christians have a concept that the Spirit has been added to Christ. But the revelation in the Bible is that Christ issues in the all-inclusive Spirit. In other words, the all-inclusive Spirit is identical to Christ, and Christ is identified with the all-inclusive Spirit.
16四福音呈现出网，就是救赎的基督。救赎的基督绝对是那灵的人位。祂由灵而生，被灵充满，并且是一直在灵的引导之下。最终，这位救赎的基督带进包罗万有的灵。换句话说，根据新约，救赎的基督成了赐生命的灵。（林前十五45。）
16The four Gospels present the grating, the redeeming Christ. The redeeming Christ is absolutely a Person of the Spirit. He was born of the Spirit, He was filled with the Spirit, and He was always under the leading of the Spirit. Eventually, this redeeming Christ issued in the all-inclusive Spirit. In other words, according to the New Testament, the redeeming Christ became the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45).
17主耶稣在钉十字架的前一天晚上，告诉门徒有另一位保惠师要来。（约十四16。）在这段豫言里，主指明这位保惠师就是祂自己。祂─主耶稣是第二位保惠师。当祂 说这话的时候，祂是头一位保惠师。因此，头一位保惠师就是救赎的基督，第二位保惠师就是赐生命的灵。第二位保惠师不是另一位。反之，头一位保惠师以另一个形态回来，成为第二位保惠师。在豫表里，这是由网带进四个环子来表征的。
17On the night before His crucifixion, the Lord Jesus told His disciples that another Comforter would come (John 14:16). In this prophecy the Lord indicated that this Comforter would be Himself. He, the Lord Jesus, would be the second Comforter. When He was speaking regarding this, He was the first Comforter. Thus, the first Comforter is the redeeming Christ; the second Comforter is the life-giving Spirit. The second Comforter is not another one. Rather, the first Comforter came back in another form as the second Comforter. This is signified in typology by the grating issuing in the four rings.
18许多年前，我在组织的基督教里，持守着基督与那灵是分开的观念。根据这个观念，基督升到天上留在那里，那灵便代替他来到地上。这意思是说，头一位去了，而第二位在这里。但我更多研读圣经，更多经历之后，才开始明了这两位─基督与那灵─就是一位。第二位─那灵─是由头一位─基督─来的，而基督带进了那灵。
18Many years ago, when I was in organized Christianity, I held the concept that Christ and the Spirit were separate. According to this concept, Christ has ascended to heaven and remains there, and the Spirit has come to earth in His place. This means that the first has gone and that the second is here. But through the study of the Bible and through more experience, I began to realize that these two, Christ and the Spirit, are one. The second, the Spirit, issues out of the first, Christ, and Christ issues in the Spirit.
19圣经在林前十五章四十五节告诉我们，末后的亚当成了赐生命的灵。这位末后的亚 当是谁？末后的亚当就是救赎的基督。如今这位末后的亚当、救赎的基督，乃是赐生命的灵。
19The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 15:45 that the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit. Who is this last Adam? The last Adam is the redeeming Christ. Now this last Adam, the redeeming Christ, is a life-giving Spirit.
20论到祭坛，焚烧在于网，而行动在于四个环子。然而，环子与网不是分开的。我们来看这幅图画的时候，我们就看见基督、救赎者是网，而环子所豫表的那灵，乃是为着加强与行动。我们已经看见整个网、木柴和祭牲的重量，都是由四个环子支撑的。如果把四个环子除去，网和其上的全都会塌下来。离了四个环子，网就没有支持。没有力量。网能彀固定在原位，并承担神焚烧之审判的重量，是因为网由四个环子所支持。因此，环子不但是行动的能力，也是支持网的力量。
20Concerning the altar, the burning depended on the grating, but the moving depended on the four rings. The rings, however, were not separate from the grating. As we consider this picture, we see that Christ, the Redeemer, is the grating, and the Spirit, typified by the rings, is for strengthening and moving. We have seen that the entire grating with the weight of the wood and the sacrifices was upheld by the four rings. If the four rings had been taken away, the grating and everything on it would have fallen down. Apart from the four rings, the grating had no support, no strength. The grating could stand in place and bear a heavy load for the burning judgment of God because the grating was upheld by the four rings. Therefore, the rings were not only the power for moving, but also the strength for upholding the grating.
二十九 个人的基督与个人的救赎
A PERSONAL CHRIST AND A PERSONAL REDEMPTION
21如果我们没有一位带进那灵的基督，那么基督对我们就仅仅是位历史人物，祂的救赎也不过是个道理罢了。对今天许多基督徒而言，基督不过是位历史人物，基督的救赎也只是个道理，他们对于基督和祂的救赎没有亲身的经历。反之，基督和祂的救赎对他们而言完全是客观的；基督在历史上是客观的，救赎在道理上也是客观的。
21If we do not have a Christ who issues in the Spirit, then to us Christ is merely a historical figure, and His redemption is nothing more than a doctrine. For many Christians today, Christ is just a historical Person, and Christ’s redemption is only a doctrine. They do not have any personal experience of Christ or of His redemption. On the contrary, to them, Christ and His redemption are strictly objective. Christ is historically objective, and redemption is doctrinally objective.
22我能彀作见证，在我得救以前，基督和救赎对我也是客观的。那时候，我对基督和祂的救赎没有甚么经历。然而，因为我们的家庭是基督教家庭，我就维护基督教。我 为基督与十字架辩护。但有一天，我真得救了；我实际地接触主耶稣，我接受祂，我对祂的救赎就有了亲身的经历。
22I can testify that, before I was saved, I also was a person for whom Christ and redemption were objective matters. At that time, I did not have any experience of Christ or of His redemption. Nevertheless, because Christianity was my family religion, I defended it. I defended Christ and the cross. But one day, I was genuinely saved. I contacted the Lord Jesus in a real way, I received Him, and I had a personal experience of His redemption.
23今天有成百万所谓的基督徒，他们所有的基督不过是历史上的救赎主，他们所有的救赎不过是道理罢了。你知道原因何在？原因乃是基督和祂的救赎对他们来说是与那灵分开的。因此，在主的恢复里，我们必须在灵里摸着基督，并在灵里供应基督。每当我们传福音的时候，我们必须在灵里传扬。我们的网必须有四个环子。救赎的基督 必须带进包罗万有赐生命的灵。
23Today there are millions of so-called Christians who have Christ only as a historical Redeemer and redemption only as a doctrine. They do not have a personal Christ or a personal redemption. Do you know the reason for this? The reason is that for them Christ and His redemption have been separated from the Spirit. Therefore, in the Lord’s recovery we must touch Christ in the Spirit and minister Him in the Spirit. Whenever we preach the gospel, we must do so in the Spirit. Our grating must have four rings. Our redeeming Christ must issue in the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit.
24新约就是这样写成的，它启示出网带进四个环子。在四福音里，我们看见救赎的基督带进那灵。在福音书末了和使徒行传有那灵。不但如此，书信从头到尾都强调那灵。例如，保罗吩咐我们要凭着灵生活行动。（加五16。）最后，在圣经末了一卷书─启示录，有七倍加强的灵。（启一4。）根据启示录二十二章十七节；“那灵和新妇说来。”（另译。）所以，照新约来看，那灵乃是救赎之基督的结果。这就是网与四个环子。
24The New Testament is composed in such a way that it reveals the grating issuing in the four rings. In the four Gospels we see the redeeming Christ issuing in the Spirit. At the end of the Gospels and in the Acts, we have the Spirit. Furthermore, throughout the Epistles the Spirit is emphasized. For example, Paul charges us to walk by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16). Finally, in the last book of the Bible, Revelation, we have the sevenfold, intensified Spirit (Rev. 1:4). According to Revelation 22:17, “The Spirit and the bride say, Come.” Therefore, according to the New Testament, the Spirit is the issue of the redeeming Christ. This is the grating with the four rings.
三十 十字架藉着教会在灵里的行动
THE MOVE OF THE CROSS BY THE CHURCH IN THE SPIRIT
25现在我们必须论到两根杠。杠就是木棒。环子和杠都必须非常坚固，好承担祭坛的重量。请记住，祭坛大约有七呎半见方，是用皂荚木包上铜作成的。因此，祭坛定规是相当的重。因着祭坛这么重，至少需要四个人来抬。要使祭坛行动，也许需要十六个人。当然，圣经没有把数目告诉我们。这里的点是说，祭坛是藉着团体的身体来抬的。
25Now we need to say a word concerning the poles. The poles were staves. Both the rings and the poles must have been very strong in order to bear the weight of the altar. Remember, the altar was about seven and a half feet square, and it was made of acacia wood overlaid with bronze. Thus, it must have been very heavy. Because of the weight of the altar, more than four men must have been needed to carry it. Perhaps as many as sixteen persons were needed to move the altar. The Bible, of course, does not tell us the number. The point here is that the carrying of the altar was done by a corporate body.
26我盼望用“团体的”和“身体”这些词，来指出十字架的行动乃是藉着教会。一群人抬着祭坛，表征十字架藉着教会的行动。这是怎样的教会呢？定规是有四个环子的教会，不是那灵被剥夺了的教会，而是留在灵里的教会。
26By using the words “corporate” and “body” I wish to point out that the move of the cross is by the church. The company of men bearing the altar signify the move of the cross by the church. And what kind of church is this? It must be a church with the four rings, not a church which has been deprived of the Spirit, but a church that remains in the Spirit.
27祭坛的图画描绘出救赎的基督、包罗万有的灵以及教会。个人单独传讲基督的十字架还不彀。如果我们是个人主义的话，我们就会失去传讲十字架所需要的能力。基督的十字架必须藉着教会来传扬。换句话说，是身体抬着基督的十字架，在包罗万有赐生命的灵里抬着救赎的基督。
27The picture of the altar portrays the redeeming Christ, the all-inclusive Spirit, and the church. It is not sufficient for the cross of Christ to be preached by individuals. If we are individualistic, we lose the power necessary to preach the cross. The cross of Christ must be preached by the church. In other words, it is the Body which carries the cross of Christ, which carries the redeeming Christ in the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit.
28我们来看祭坛的豫表时，我们就会看见祭坛与网、环子和杠表征全本新约。新约启示出救赎的基督、那灵与教会。照新约来看，救赎者─基督─带进包罗万有的灵，而 身体─教会─在这灵里背负着基督与祂的十字架。祭坛在团体身体的肩头上藉着环内的杠而行动。今天我们就列在那些抬祭坛的人当中。我们已经把肩膀摆在杠下，在包罗万有的灵里抬着救赎的基督。
28As we consider the type of the altar, we see that the altar with the grating, the rings, and the poles signifies the entire New Testament. The New Testament reveals the redeeming Christ, the Spirit, and the church. According to the New Testament, Christ, the redeeming One, issues in the all- inclusive Spirit, and in this Spirit, the church, the Body, bears Christ and His cross. The altar moves by the poles in the rings upon the shoulders of a corporate body. We today are included in the number of those carrying the altar. We have put our shoulders under the poles, and we are carrying the redeeming Christ in the all-inclusive Spirit.
29今天我们所需要的乃是对救赎的基督有完全的认识，以及对那灵有真实的经历。我们必须认识基督和祂的救赎，我们也必须经历那灵，祂是救赎的基督所带进来的。然后我们就成为活的教会，把这个见证抬到地的四角。
29What we need today is the full realization of the redeeming Christ and the genuine experience of the Spirit. We need to realize Christ and His redemption, and we need to experience the Spirit who is the issue of the redeeming Christ. Then we shall become a living church carrying this testimony to the four corners of the earth.
三十一 那灵与教会一同行动
THE SPIRIT MOVING WITH THE CHURCH
30在启示录五章，七灵就是羔羊的七眼，奉差遣往普天下去。然而，这七灵不是单独地奉差遣；七灵乃是和教会一同奉差遣。因此，如果我们不到某地去，那灵也无法到那里去，因为那灵是在我们里面，同着我们并藉着我们这些身体上的肢体而去的。如果杠不到某地去，环子怎么能彀到那里去呢？杠到那里，环子也就到那里。杠一行动，环子也行动。照样，杠一停下来，环子也停下来。这意思是说，今天如果地上没有基督徒，也就没有圣灵的行动了。那灵与信徒一同行动。换句话说，那灵与教会一同行动。教会背负着那灵的能力。
30In Revelation 5 the seven Spirits, which are the seven eyes of the Lamb, are sent throughout all the earth. However, these seven Spirits are not sent alone; the seven Spirits are sent with the churches. Therefore, if we do not go to a certain place, the Spirit will not have a way to go there either, for the Spirit goes in us, with us, and through us, the members of the Body. If the poles do not go to a certain part of the earth, how can the rings go to that place? The rings go wherever the poles go. When the poles move, the rings move also. Likewise, when the poles stop, the rings also stop. This means that if there were no Christians on earth today, there would be no move of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit moves with the believers. In other words, the Spirit moves with the church. The church bears the power of the Spirit.
31抬祭坛的人首先抬起两根杠。他们抬起两根杠，也就抬起了环子，而他们抬起环子，就抬起了网和整个祭坛。这就是我说祭坛与网、环子、杠包含了整本新约的原因。我们来看这幅图画的时候，必须问问自己，今天我们在那里。杠是在承担网的环子里，我们都必须用肩膀来抬它。我们必须在包罗万有的灵里抬着救赎的基督，成为一个见证。
31Those who carried the altar first carried the poles. When they bore the poles, they also bore the rings, and when they bore the rings, they bore the grating with the entire altar. This is the reason I say that the altar with the grating, rings, and poles covers the whole New Testament. As we consider this picture, we need to ask ourselves where we are today. We all must have our shoulders under the poles that are in the rings bearing the grating. We must be those bearing the redeeming Christ in the all-inclusive Spirit as a testimony.