極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

The Two Great Mysteries in God’s Economy: Christ as the Mystery of God vs. the Church as the Mystery of Christ

Colossians 2:2: "That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ."

Ephesians 3:4: "Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ."

Colossians 1:27: "To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

神的經綸中的兩大奧祕 : 基督是神的奧祕 vs. 召會是基督的奧祕

西二2：「要叫他們的心得安慰，在愛裏結合一起，以致豐豐富富的在悟性上有充分的確信，能以完全認識神的奧祕，就是基督。」

弗三4：「你們念了，就能藉此明瞭我對基督的奧祕所有的領悟。」

The Purpose, Intention, Center, and Foundation of God's Creation

Genesis 1:26-28 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..."

Zechariah 12:1 "The Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him";

Ephesians 3:9-10 "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God."

神創造的目的、心意、中心、基礎

創1:26-28「神說，我們要按著我們的形像，照著我們的樣式造人...」

亞12:1「耶和華鋪張諸天，建立地基，造人裡面之靈的耶和華」；

啟4:11「我們的主，我們的神，你是配得榮耀、尊貴、能力的，因為你創造了萬有，並且萬有是因你的旨意被創造而有的」

The Story of the Universe: God, Heaven and Earth, Man, Jesus Christ, the Church—the Golden Lampstand, the Holy City New Jerusalem—the Bride

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"

Zechariah 12:1 "The LORD... who forms the spirit of man within him"

Revelation 1:20 "The seven lampstands are the seven churches"

宇宙的故事：神、天地、人，耶穌基督，召會—金燈臺，聖城新耶路撒冷—新婦

創世記1:1「起初，神創造天地」

撒迦利亞12:1「耶和華...形成人裡面之靈的」

啟示錄1:20「七個金燈臺就是七個召會」

The Mystery of the Universe vs. The Great Mystery

Eph 3:9 "And to enlighten all that they may see what the economy of the mystery is, which throughout the ages has been hidden in God, who created all things"

Eph 3:9-11 "...all things were created through Jesus Christ, in order that now, through the church, the multifarious wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places"

Eph 5:32 "This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the church"

宇宙終極的奧祕 vs. 極大的奧祕

亞十二1「...鋪張諸天、建立地基、造人裏面之靈的耶和華說」

弗三9「又使眾人都明白，這歷代以來隱藏在創造萬物之神裏的奧祕是如何安排的」

弗三9～11「...萬有是借著耶穌基督創造的，為要藉著教會，使天上執政的、掌權的，現在得知神百般的智慧」

Christ Coming to Take Possession of the Whole Earth

Revelation 10:7 "But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets."

Revelation 7:2 "And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God."

Revelation 8:3 "Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne."

基督要回來據有全地

啟 10:7「但在第七位天使發聲的日子，要吹號的時候，神的奧祕就成全了，正如神所傳給他僕人眾先知的福音。」

林前 15:51-52「我如今把一件奧祕的事告訴你們：我們不是都要睡覺，乃是都要改變，就在一霎時，眨眼之間，號筒末次吹響的時候。因號筒要響，死人要復活，成為不朽壞的，我們也要改變。」

啟 7:2「我又看見另有一位天使，從日出之地上來，拿著永生神的印。」

The Revelation of the Mystery of Christ

Eph 3:5: "This mystery was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets."

Eph 3:3: "That is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly."

Eph 3:7: "I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power."

基督的奧祕之啟示

弗三5：「這奧祕在別的世代中，未曾給人們的子孫知道，像如今在靈裏啟示祂的聖使徒和申言者一樣。」

弗三3：「就是照著啟示使我知道這奧祕，正如我前面所寫過的。」

弗三7：「我作了這福音的執事，是照著神恩典的恩賜，這恩賜是照著祂大能的運行所賜給我的。」

Christ as the Mystery of God vs. The Church as the Mystery of Christ

Colossians 2:2: "That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ"

Ephesians 3:4: "By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ"

Ephesians 1:22-23: "And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all"