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出埃及记生命读经 · 第130篇

祭司的衣服（十五）

The priestly garments (15)
1读经： 出埃及记二十八章三十一至三十八节；三十九章二十二至二十六节，三十至三十一节；以赛亚书六章一节；诗篇一百三十三篇二节；启示录一章十三节；以弗所书一章二十三节。
1Scripture Reading: Exo. 28:31-38; 39:22-26, 30-31; Isa. 6:1; Psa. 133:2; Rev. 1:13; Eph. 1:23
2在豫表里，衣服是表征彰显，尤其祭司的衣服为着荣耀和华美，更是如此。荣耀和华美都是为着彰显的。在已过的信息中我们指出，按人来说，衣服是为着遮盖、保暖和美观。但在祭司的衣服这段记载里，所著重的乃是华美和荣耀。华美是属人的，而荣耀是神圣的。所以，祭司的衣服乃是基督属人华美和神圣荣耀的彰显。
2In typology garments signify expression. This is especially true of the priestly garments, garments that were for glory and beauty. Beauty and glory are both for expression. In a foregoing message we pointed out that, humanly speaking, garments are for covering, for warmth, and for beauty. But in the record concerning the priestly garments, the emphasis is on beauty and glory. Beauty is human, and glory is divine. Hence, the priestly garments are the expression of Christ’s human beauty and divine glory.
3大祭司所穿的衣服很不寻常。首先有一件内袍，长达踝子骨。这件内袍上有一件外袍，直垂到脚，外袍上面有以弗得。以弗得上有胸牌和两条肩带。这些衣服包含了基督与教会的豫表极有意义的方面。
3The garments worn by the high priest were unusual. First, there was a tunic, which may have reached the ankles. Over the tunic there was a robe, which reached to the feet, and upon the robe there was the ephod. Upon the ephod there were the breastplate and the two shoulder-pieces. All these garments contain significant aspects of typology regarding Christ with the church.
神的彰显
The expression of God
4基督就是神的彰显。道成肉身的基督乃是神的具体表现，这个具体表现就是一种彰显。从来没有人看见神，只有神的独生子将祂表明出来。（约一18。）神在基督里表明出来就是神的彰显。这意思是说，基督就是那位看不见而奥秘之神的彰显。基督作为神的彰显，使神成为可见的、实际的。我们接触到基督，就是接触到可见的、实际的神。如今神不再是奥秘而看不见的；在基督里，神乃是实际的、可见的。基督作为神的彰显，使神对我们成为可见的、实际的。
4Christ is the expression of God. The incarnated Christ is the embodiment of God, and this embodiment is an expression. No one has ever seen God, but the Son of God, the only begotten, has manifested Him (John 1:18). This manifestation of God in Christ is God’s expression. This means that Christ is the expression of the invisible and mysterious God. As the expression of God, Christ makes God visible and practical. When we contact Christ, we contact the visible, practical God. Now God is no longer only mysterious and invisible; in Christ, He is practical and visible. Christ as God’s expression has made God visible and practical to us.
5神的彰显是个别的，也是团体的。基督作为神的彰显，不但是个别的，也是团体的。当基督在地上的时候，祂就是神个别的彰显。但祂死而复活以后，这个彰显就成为团体的了。在四福音里，我们看见个别的基督；但在行传、书信和启示录里，基督就不再仅仅是个别的，因祂已经成为团体的了。在书信和启示录里，我们看见了团体的基督。
5The expression of God is both individual and corporate. As God’s expression, Christ is not only individual, but also corporate. When Christ was on earth, He was the individual expression of God. But after His death and resurrection, this expression became corporate. In the four Gospels we see the individual Christ. But in Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation, Christ is no longer merely individual, for He has become corporate. In the Epistles and Revelation we see the corporate Christ.
基督的丰满
The fullness of Christ
6在本篇信息里，我们要来看大祭司所穿的外袍。这件长袍在豫表里是表征甚么呢？我们要找出答案就要翻到以赛亚六章一节：“当乌西雅王崩的那年，我见主坐在高高的宝座上；祂的衣裳垂下，遮满圣殿。”照这一节来看，以赛亚得着了一个异象，看见主坐在圣殿里。这里的“衣裳”一词是指主长袍的底边。以赛亚没有告诉我们这个底边有多长，但他的确说到遮满圣殿。从来没有见过一位新娘的结婚礼服有这么长，遮满了举行婚礼的地方，没有一位新娘会这么丰满。但因为主是这样的丰满，祂的袍子便遮满了圣殿，遮满了祂的居所。
6In this message we shall consider the robe worn by the high priest. What does this long robe signify in typology? To find the answer, let us turn to Isaiah 6:1: “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.” According to this verse, Isaiah had a vision of the Lord sitting in the temple. The word “train” here refers to the skirt of the Lord’s long robe. Isaiah does not tell us how long this skirt was, but he does say that it filled the temple. No one has ever seen a bride whose wedding garment was so long that it filled the place where the wedding was held. No bride has such a fullness. But because the Lord is so full, His skirt fills the temple, His dwelling place.
7这件长衣是表征甚么呢？它表征基督美德的彰显。（参看约十二41。）主的丰满在祂所有的美德上显明了出来。假设主的美德非常欠缺，在这种情况下，就不会由一件遮满圣殿的长袍来将祂表明出来，因为祂一点也不丰满。如果有人穿着一件衣服 ，没有合式地把身体遮盖起来，就指明这个人缺少美德。如果他遮盖得合式，就表明 他满了美德。主就是满了美德，因此，祂坐在祂的居所里，祂的长衣就遮满了圣殿。这意思是说，主的居所满了祂的美德。
7What does this long train signify? It signifies the expression of Christ’s virtues (see John 12:41). The Lord’s fullness is shown in all His virtues. Suppose the Lord was very much lacking in virtue. In that case He would not be expressed by a long garment with the train filling the temple, for He would not have any fullness. If someone were to wear a garment that did not properly cover his body, this would indicate that this person was short of virtue. But if he is properly covered, this shows that he is full of virtue. The Lord is full of virtue. Therefore, when He sits in His dwelling place, His long train fills the temple. This means that the Lord’s dwelling place is full of His virtue.
8诗篇一百三十三篇也说到大祭司的长袍。当神圣的膏油浇在大祭司亚伦的头上，这膏油就流到胡须，又流到他的衣襟。此外，在启示录一章十三节说到主耶稣身穿长衣，直垂到脚。这是一个表记，说出主的美德延展无限，成了祂的丰满。
8Psalm 133 also refers to the long robe of the high priest. When the divine anointing oil was poured upon Aaron, the high priest, that ointment ran down from the head to the beard and then to the skirts of his garment. Furthermore, in Revelation 1:13, the Lord Jesus has a garment reaching to the feet. This is a sign that the Lord’s virtues are so extensive that they become His fullness.
9我们绝不该以为主的长袍毫无意义。根据圣经的用法，这样的长袍的确是表征基督的美德，而这些美德就是祂的彰显。当主耶稣在地上的时候，祂在神圣的美德里把神彰显了出来。倘若祂的为人生活缺少这些美德，祂就不可能彰显神。神是藉着神圣的美德彰显在耶稣里面。祂在地上的行事为人满了美德，在祂的彰显里的确有一件长衣 。比方说，祂在伯利恒小小的茅舍里，祂的衣裳遮满了屋子。照样，祂行走在耶路撒冷的街上，祂的美德也遮满了全城。这就是神的彰显。因此，在圣经里，有长底边的长衣乃是表征穿着这件衣服之人丰满的美德。 在这宇宙中，基督的丰满是甚么？以弗所一章二十三节说，教会就是那在万有中充满万有者的丰满。基督真是伟大！祂是包罗万有、延展无限的，在万有中充满万有。因为祂这么伟大，这么包罗万有、延展无限，祂的确需要一个丰满来彰显祂的所是，这个丰满就是教会。
9We should never think that the Lord’s long robe is devoid of significance. Based upon biblical usage, such a long robe surely signifies the virtues of Christ, and these virtues are His expression. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He expressed God in the divine virtues. If His human living had been short of these virtues, it would not have been possible for Him to express God. God was expressed in Jesus through the divine virtues. As He walked on earth, He walked in a way that was full of virtue. His expression certainly had a long train. For example, when He was in that little cottage in Bethany, His train filled the room. Likewise, when He walked on the streets of Jerusalem, His virtues filled the city. That was the expression of God. Therefore, in the Bible a long garment with a long skirt signifies the fullness of the virtues of the one clothed with that garment. In this universe what is the fullness of Christ? Ephesians 1:23 says that the church is the fullness of the One who fills all in all. How great Christ is! He is all-inclusive and all-extensive, filling all in all. Because He is so great, inclusive, and extensive, He surely needs a fullness to express what He is. This fullness is the church.
全地遮满了基督美德的彰显
The earth covered with the expression of Christ’s virtues
10基督的衣裳遮盖了全地。首先这件衣裳是在天上，然后降临到耶路撒冷，又扩展到安提阿、腓立比、哥林多和罗马，最终扩展到亚洲，然后到西半球。如今基督的衣裳包裹着全球。比起这件衣裳，地球太小了。全地都被教会所遮盖，即使教会堕落了，也不能否认在人类历史上，没有别的东西比教会还要昌盛繁茂、影响深远。
10Christ’s train envelopes the whole earth. First this train was in the heavens. Then it descended to Jerusalem and spread to Antioch, Philippi, Corinth, and Rome. Eventually, it spread to Asia and then to the western hemisphere. Now the long train of Christ is wrapping the globe. Compared to this train, the earth is very small. It is covered by the church. Even though the church has become degraded, it cannot be denied that nothing is more prosperous and far-reaching in human history than the church.
11三十三年前我离开中国大陆的时候，中国所有的基督徒不超过四百万。最近我在报纸上读到一篇文章说，现在中国有四千万信徒。此外，我们也得知在某省的一个县里，有十四万信徒祷读并呼求主耶稣的名。这证明了神是活的，基督是大能的。共产国家以无神论和限制基督徒的活动著称，但三十三年后的今天，中国所有的信徒比一九四九年多了十倍。这就是基督长袍的伸展、延长。祂的衣裳不会破裂，对基督徒的逼迫愈多，祂的长袍就延伸得愈远。
11When I left the mainland of China thirty-three years ago, there were not more than four million Christians in China. Recently I read a newspaper article which says that now in China there are forty million believers. Furthermore, we have learned that in just one county in a certain province there are one hundred forty thousand believers pray-reading and calling on the name of the Lord Jesus. This proves that God is living and that Christ is mighty. Communist countries are known for being atheistic and for restricting the activities of Christians. But after thirty-three years, there are ten times more believers in China today than there were in 1949. This is the stretching, the lengthening, of the long robe of Christ. His train cannot be broken. The more there is persecution of the Christians, the farther His long robe extends.
12我也读到了今天在苏俄参加教会事奉的人数是英国的五倍。这使我想起一九四四年 所读到的一篇文章。史达林请求美国援助，罗斯福总统告诉他说，因为美国纳税的人有许多是基督徒，苏俄在得着援助以前必须重新开放教会。罗斯福指出，他的人民不能帮助一个逼迫基督徒的人。史达林想想，既然教会已经关闭多年了，也许基督徒所剩无几。因此，他应许罗斯福要开放教会。令他大吃一惊的是，一九四四年的复活节，成群结队的基督徒聚集到教堂里参加复活节的礼拜。
12I have also read that today in Russia the number of those who attend church services is five times the number of those who attend in England. This reminds me of an article I read in 1944. Stalin had asked the United States for aid. President Roosevelt told him that because so many American taxpayers were Christians, Russia would have to open the churches once again before aid could be given. Roosevelt pointed out that his people could not help one who persecutes Christians. Stalin thought that since the churches had been closed for years, there probably were not many Christians left. Therefore, he promised Roosevelt to open the churches. To his great surprise, at Easter, 1944, crowds of Christians gathered into the church buildings for Easter worship.
13主基督满了神圣的属性和属人的美德，历史上从来没有一个人有这么多的属性和美德。如今祂的美德和属性成了一件长衣，遮满了全地，这件衣裳就是基督的丰满─教 会。赞美祂，我们都是基督长袍的一部分！
13Christ the Lord is full of divine attributes and human virtues. In history there has never been a person with so many attributes and virtues. Now the expression of His virtues and attributes makes up a long train, a train that covers the whole earth. This train is the church, the fullness of Christ. Praise Him that we all are parts of Christ’s long robe!
基督同着教会
Christ with the church
14内袍、长袍、以弗得、胸牌和肩带乃是豫表基督同着教会。整个看来，这些衣服是表征基督彰显神，这就是祭司衣服的基本意义。但胸牌上刻着神所救赎之人的名字， 没有疑问，这是表征教会。因此，祭司的衣服上面有胸牌，这意思是说，在基督（衣服所表征的）上面有教会（胸牌和两条肩带所表征的）。此外，胸牌和肩带都安在以弗得里面，这指明教会是在基督里。基督有祂的丰满，这个丰满就是教会。胸牌、肩带和长的底边都是豫表教会。
14The tunic, the long robe, the ephod, the breastplate, and the shoulder-pieces typify Christ with the church. Regarded as a whole, these garments signify Christ expressing God. This is the basic significance of the priestly garments. But on the breastplate were engraved the names of God’s redeemed ones. This no doubt signifies the church. Thus, upon the priestly garments we have the breastplate. This means that upon Christ, signified by the garments, we have the church, signified by the breastplate and the two shoulder-pieces. Moreover, the breastplate and the shoulder-pieces were set into the ephod. This indicates that the church is in Christ. Christ has His fullness, and this fullness is the church. The breastplate, the shoulder-pieces, and the long skirt all typify the church.
15我们查考大祭司所穿的衣服时，我们看见最美丽、最宝贵的部分乃是胸牌和肩带，而最长的部分乃是底边。最宝贵、最美丽以及最长的部分都是表征教会。如果把胸牌和肩带除去，也把底边从大祭司的衣服上割掉，衣服就不完满，也不美丽了。这指明 没有教会，基督的彰显就缺了丰满与华美。今天基督的华美、基督的丰满乃是在教会的里面。换句话说，教会就是基督的丰满。
15As we consider the garments worn by the high priest, we see that the most beautiful and precious part is the breastplate and the shoulder-pieces and that the longest part is the skirt. The most precious and beautiful part and the longest part signify the church. If the breastplate and the shoulder-pieces were removed and the skirt were cut off from the high priest’s garments, the garments would be without fullness and beauty. This indicates that without the church, Christ’s expression would be lacking in fullness and beauty. Today the beauty of Christ and the fullness of Christ are in the church. In other words, the church is Christ’s fullness.
16大祭司衣服的图画清楚地表明，衣服的华美和丰满是由胸牌、肩带和长底边所组成的。这件事的意义是说，今天基督的华美和丰满乃是在教会里面。照我们的看法，教会也许是堕落的、可怜的。但是主对教会有祂的看法，根据祂的看法，教会是可爱的，祂不会失望。仇敌撒但所作的就好比是一个顽皮孩子的行动。有一天主耶稣要说： “撒但，你还能作甚么吗？如果不能的话，就到火湖里去罢，现在我要来清理这个局面。”在主眼中，教会是美妙的，甚至今天就是如此。为着大祭司的衣服所描绘基督同着教会这幅清楚的图画，我们阿利路亚！
16The picture of the high priest’s garments shows clearly that the beauty and fullness of the garments consist of the breastplate, the shoulder-pieces, and the long skirt. The significance of this is that today Christ’s beauty and fullness are in the church. According to our view, the church may be degraded and pitiful. But the Lord has His view of the church. According to His view, the church is lovable. He is not disappointed. What the enemy, Satan, has been doing may be compared to the activities of a naughty boy. One day the Lord Jesus will say, “Satan, is there anything more you can do? If not, go to the lake of fire. Now I shall come in to clear up the situation.” In the eyes of the Lord, the church is wonderful. This is true even today. Hallelujah for the clear picture of Christ with the church portrayed in the garments of the high priest!
17大祭司的衣服主要的成分乃是麻、金、宝石。麻表征人性，金表征神性，宝石表征变化。还有各种不同的颜色：蓝色表征属天，紫色表征君尊，朱红色表征救赎。我们 查考大祭司的衣服，实在看见了基督同着教会的一幅图画。
17The main elements of the high priest’s garments are linen, gold, and precious stones. Linen signifies humanity, gold signifies divinity, and precious stones signify transformation. Also, there are various colors: blue signifying heavenliness, purple signifying kingliness, and scarlet signifying redemption. As we consider the garments of the high priest, we truly see a portrait of Christ with the church.
保守、支持、联合
Held, sustained, and joined
18照着祭司的衣服这幅图画来看，基督保守教会，也支持教会。胸牌是由以弗得所保守的，肩带也是由以弗得所支持的。现在我们必须看见，长底边表征教会与基督联合。由此我们得着教会在那里的印象。教会乃是在基督里，在祂胸前；教会在基督上面，在祂两肩之上，并且教会与基督联合。
18According to this picture of the priestly garments, Christ holds the church and sustains the church. The breastplate is held by the ephod, and the shoulder-pieces are supported by the ephod. Now we must see that the long skirt signifies the church joined to Christ. From this we receive an impression of where the church is. The church is in Christ, on His breast; the Church is upon Christ, upon His shoulders; and the church is joined to Christ.
19外袍主要是为着以弗得，所以叫作以弗得的外袍。我们由以弗得看见了基督同着教会。因此，长袍乃是为着基督同着教会的。这件长袍基本的解释乃是表征个别和团体的基督作为神完满的彰显。在这个彰显里，有基督，也有与基督联合的教会。
19The robe is called the robe of the ephod because it was mainly for the ephod. With the ephod we see Christ with the church. Hence, the long robe is for Christ with the church. The basic interpretation of this long robe is that it signifies both the individual and corporate Christ as God’s full expression. In this expression we have Christ and also the church joined to Christ.
外袍的特征
Features of the robe
颜色全是蓝的
All of blue
20照二十八章三十一节来看，以弗得的长袍颜色全是蓝的，这指明教会完全是属天的。新约把教会这个启示告诉了我们，教会不是在天上，但教会是属天的。教会在本质和地位上都不是属地的，而是属天的。约翰三章七节指明我们是从上头生的，这启示出我们的根源是天，而不是地。所以，即使我们在地上，我们仍是从上头、从天上生的，并有属天的生命和属天的性情，甚至我们的地位也是属天的。
20According to 28:31, the long robe of the ephod was all of blue. This indicates that the church is all heavenly. The New Testament gives us this revelation concerning the church. The church is not in heaven, but the church is heavenly. In nature and position the church is not earthly but heavenly. John 3:7 indicates that we have been born from above. This reveals that heaven, not earth, is our source. Therefore, even though we are on earth, we have been born from above, from heaven, and have a heavenly life with a heavenly nature. Even our position is heavenly.
外袍的领口
Its opening
21出埃及记二十八章三十二节说：“袍上要为头留一领口，口的周围织出领边来，仿佛铠甲的领口，免得破裂。”这一节指明长袍是织成整片的。上端有一领口织得非常牢靠，仿佛用来争战之铠甲的领口。三十二节所说的铠甲表明祭司的事奉就是一种争战（民数记四章二十三节原文即“争战”）。我们一面是祭司来事奉，另一面也是战士来争战。我们的外袍是祭司的衣服，而领口却像铠甲的领口。三十二节说到仿佛铠甲的领口，“免得破裂”。这意思是说，有些事情可能会发生，把这件衣服损坏了。
21Exodus 28:32 says, “And there shall be an opening for the head in the middle of it; there shall be a border of woven work around its opening; like the opening of a coat of mail it shall be, that it may not be torn.” This verse indicates that the long robe was woven in such a way that it was one whole piece. At the top was an opening woven very strongly, like the opening in a coat of mail used for fighting. The reference to a coat of mail in verse 32 indicates that the priestly service is a warfare (Num. 4:23, margin “to war the warfare”). While we are serving as priests, we are also fighting as warriors. Our robe is a priestly garment, but the opening is like that of a coat of mail. Verse 32 says that the opening was like a coat of mail so that “it may not be torn.” This means that something could happen to damage the garment.
22今天我们在这里乃是作主的见证，然而，我们无法避免争战。我们不想争战，但许多时候却受到别人的攻击。因此，我们祭司的衣服必须有这种领口，表明我们的服事就是争战。
22Today we are here as a testimony of the Lord. However, we cannot avoid warfare. We do not want to fight, but many times we have been attacked by others. Therefore, our priestly garment must have the kind of opening to indicate that our ministering is a fighting.
石榴和铃铛
Pomegranates and bells
23三十三节、三十四节说：“袍子周围底边上，要用蓝色、紫色、朱红色线作石榴， 在袍子周围的石榴中间，要有金铃铛。一个金铃铛，一个石榴，一个金铃铛，一个石榴，在袍子周围的底边上。”三十三节说到石榴和铃铛，三十四节说到“一个金铃铛，一个石榴。”作衣服的时候，石榴要在铃铛以先，而尽功用的时候，铃铛要在石榴以先。
23Verses 33 and 34 say, “And you shall make upon its skirts pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, on its skirts all around; and bells of gold in the middle of them all around: a bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe all around.” Verse 33 speaks of pomegranates and bells, and verse 34, of “a bell of gold and a pomegranate.” When the garment was being made, the pomegranates came before the bells. But in function, the bells come before the pomegranates.
24我们已经指出，袍子的底边是丰满的表记，而基督的丰满就是教会。所以袍子底边上的石榴和铃铛定规是与教会有关。石榴和铃铛不是内袍的一部分，内袍不是表征教会的。石榴和铃铛乃是外袍底边的部分，外袍的确是表征教会的。这意思是说，我们必须认为石榴和铃铛是与教会有关。
24As we have pointed out, the skirts are a sign of fullness, and the fullness of Christ is the church. Therefore, the pomegranates and bells on the skirts must be matters related to the church. The pomegranates and bells were not part of the tunic, which does not signify the church. They were the bottom part of the robe, which does signify the church. This means that we need to consider the pomegranates and the bells as related to the church.
25石榴是用表征人性的麻作的，而铃铛是用表征神性的金作的。随着石榴有人性，而随着铃铛有神性。在教会生活里，我们总是有人性与神性。人性与石榴有关，而神性与铃铛有关。
25The pomegranates were made of linen signifying humanity, and the bells were made of gold signifying divinity. With the pomegranates we have humanity, and with the bells we have divinity. In the church life we always have humanity and divinity. Humanity is related to the pomegranates, and divinity, to the bells.
26如果你看见一个成熟的石榴和石榴种子，你就会得着一个印象：石榴满了生命。在圣经里，石榴是表征生命的丰满。教会在人性里该满了生命。这就是用麻作的石榴的 意义。
26If you see a ripe pomegranate with its seeds, you will receive an impression that a pomegranate is full of life. In the Bible pomegranates signify the fullness of life. The church should be full of life in her humanity. This is the significance of pomegranates made of linen.
27教会与基督不同的地方是：基督从来没有犯错，而教会的确有犯错误。你我时常犯错，尤其是我们行动过于匆忙的时候，更容易犯错。因这缘故，我们需要金铃铛来警告我们不要走得太快或随随便便。生命的丰满彰显在教会的人性里，而警告的声音彰显在教会的神性里，正如金铃铛所表征的。教会合式的说话总是来自她的神性。如果在教会里我们凭自己来说话，那真是可怜。我们都需要学习作发出声音的小铃铛，这种声音的根源不是在人性的里面，而是在神性的里面。这样的声音既悦耳又柔和，因为它不是从钢铃铛来的，而是从金铃铛来的。教会所需要的不是少数几个大铃铛，而是许许多多的小铃铛。
27The church differs from Christ in that Christ never makes mistakes, but the church does make mistakes. You and I often make mistakes, especially when we act too hastily. For this reason, we need the golden bells to warn us not to walk too fast or carelessly. Fullness of life is expressed in the church’s humanity, but the voice of warning is expressed in the church’s divinity, as signified by the golden bells. The proper speaking of the church always comes from her divinity. If in the church we speak from ourselves, that is pitiful. We all need to learn to be little bells uttering a sound that has its source in divinity, not humanity. Such a sound is pleasant and gentle, for it comes not from a steel bell but from a golden one. What the church needs is not a few large bells, but a great many small ones.
28我能彀作见证，在教会生活的年日里，许多时候我因着青年弟兄姊妹的说话而得着警告。有时候他们在聚会中站起来说一些话，对我就是一个警告。我似乎听见一个小金铃铛的响声，警告我不要随随便便地行事为人。这是对教会生活特殊一面的描述：教会的说话是出于神性，基于人性里生命的丰满。
28I can testify that throughout the years in the church life, I have been warned a number of times by the speaking of young brothers and sisters. Sometimes they stand up and speak something in the meeting that is a warning to me. It seems that I hear the sounding of a little golden bell warning me not to walk carelessly. This is a description of a particular aspect of the church life: the church speaking out of divinity, based upon the fullness of life in humanity.
29我们都在我们的人性里把作生命之基督的丰满彰显出来时，我们中间就会有许多的金铃铛。然后就有神的说话、神的声音藉着教会的神性彰显出来。我们每一个人里面都有一些神性。从神性的这种成分里发出一种小小的声音，就像一个小铃铛的响声一 样。首先我们有生命丰满的彰显，然后有金铃铛的响声，那就是出自教会之神性的说话。教会有人性为着彰显生命的丰满，也有神性为着发出金铃铛的声音，首先我们有生命的丰满─石榴，从这里发出铃铛的响声。然而，很难说出那一个在先─是铃铛的响声，还是生命丰满的彰显？在教会里，两者都是基督的长衣。
29When we all express the fullness of Christ as life in our humanity, there will be among us many golden bells. Then there will be God’s speaking, God’s voice expressed through the divinity of the church. In each of us there is a certain amount of divinity. From this element of divinity a sound comes out in a small scale, like the ringing of a little bell. First we have the expression of the fullness of life and then the sounding of the golden bells, that is, the speaking from the divinity of the church. The church has humanity for the expression of the fullness of life and also divinity for the sounding of the golden bells. First we have the fullness of life, the pomegranates. Out from this we have the sounding of the bells. However, it is difficult to tell which comes first, the sounding of the bells or the expression of the fullness of life. Both are in the church as the long train of Christ.
30在各地方教会里有石榴和铃铛。然而，如果你去看看基督教堕落的部分，你我找不 到石榴或铃铛。无论你说甚么，无论你怎么行，你都不会听见甚么警告的声音。但在教会里有许多警告的声音，这些声音乃是来自生命的丰满。
30In the local churches we have pomegranates and bells. However, if you visit the degraded part of Christianity, you may not find any pomegranates or bells. No matter what you may say or how you may walk, you may not hear any warning sounds. But in the churches there are many voices of warning, voices that come from the fullness of life.
31在教会里，我们不是在人的控制之下，的确没有人控制我们的想法。我能彀作见证说，我没有控制安那翰的长老，他们也没有控制我。然而，我们都被石榴和铃铛所控制。正当的教会生活乃是满了石榴中生命的彰显，也满了从金铃铛的响声所发出来的警告。你晓得正当教会生活的表记是甚么吗？就是石榴和铃铛。
31In the church we are not under human control. Certainly no one is controlling the way we think. I can testify that I do not control the elders in Anaheim and that they do not control me. However, we all are controlled by the pomegranates and the bells. The proper church life is full of the expression of life in the pomegranates and of the warning from the sounding of the golden bells. Do you know what are the signs of the proper church life? The signs are the pomegranates and bells.
32照二十八章三十四节来看，石榴和铃铛乃是交替着排列，一个铃铛，一个石榴。这 指明神圣的声音与神圣的生命有密切的关系。神没有吩咐摩西在袍子的底边上只要有铃铛就好。如果在教会生活里只有铃铛而没有石榴，就会有闲谈和批评，而没有金铃 铛的响声。但如果石榴和铃铛交替排列，闲谈和批评便消失了，反倒有正当的、神圣的声音。
32According to 28:34, the pomegranates and the bells were placed alternately, a bell and a pomegranate. This indicates that the divine voice is interrelated with the divine life. God did not command Moses to have only bells on the skirts of the robe. If in the church life we have bells without pomegranates, there will be gossip and criticism, not the ringing of golden bells. But if pomegranates are placed alternately with bells, gossip and criticism will disappear, and instead there will be a proper, divine sound.
33要使石榴和铃铛在教会生活里交互排列，我们就需要在生命里长大，最终在生命里开花，然后我们就成了石榴。我们不会闲谈，反而会发出神圣的声音。不但如此，这种生命里的长大还会影响别人，使闲谈和批评被小小金铃铛的响声所取代。倘若这是某位弟兄的经历，他就会来到聚会中见证他在某件事上受了主的对付。因着他的说话，别人就会受到警告，因为他们听见了与石榴交互排列的金铃铛的声音。
33In order for pomegranates to be placed alternately with bells in the church life, we need to grow in life and eventually blossom in life. Then we shall become pomegranates. Instead of gossiping, we shall give forth a divine sound. Furthermore, this growth in life will influence others and cause gossip and criticism to be replaced by the proper sounding of little golden bells. If this is the experience of a certain brother, he may come to the meeting to testify of how he has been dealt with by the Lord in a particular matter. Through his speaking others may be warned, for they shall hear the sound of golden bells placed alternately with pomegranates.
34如果教会是合宜的，并且真是基督的丰满、是祂的衣裳，那么底边上就会有石榴和铃铛，教会里就有生命的彰显和神圣的声音。我藉着经历，以及在教会生活里的观察已经学会了这些事。
34If the church is proper and is truly Christ’s fullness, His train, then on the skirt there will be pomegranates and bells. In the church there will be the expression of life and the divine sounding. I have learned these things through experience and observation in the church life.
35惟有藉着经历，我们才能懂得带着石榴和铃铛的长袍这个豫表的意义。首先我们看见石榴和铃铛连在长袍的底边上，这指明它们与教会生活有关。此外，石榴是表征生命的丰满，而铃铛是为着发出声音。但这种声音不是来自属人的根源；而是来自神圣的根源，甚至是来自神性，正如铃铛是金的这件事实所表明的。无论我们在教会里说甚么，都必须是出于神圣的起源，出于神圣的源头。同时，我们也需要生命的丰满彰显在麻─人性的里面。所以，在教会里有生命的华美彰显在我们的人性里，也有神圣的声音从金铃铛而来，这些就是正当教会生活的表记。
35Only by experience can we understand the significance of the typology of the long robe with pomegranates and bells. First we see that the pomegranates and bells are attached to the skirts of the long robe. This indicates that they are related to the church life. Furthermore, the pomegranates signify the fullness of life, and the bells are for sounding. But the sounding is not from a human source; it is from a divine source, even divinity, as indicated by the fact that the bells are golden. Whatever we speak in the church must be of divine origin, of the divine source. At the same time, we need the fullness of life expressed in linen, in humanity. Therefore, in the church we have the beauty of life expressed in our humanity and the divine sounding from the golden bells. These are signs of the proper church life.