極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

Our Withered Rods VS Aaron's Budding Rod

Numbers 17:1-4 "The Lord said to Moses, 'Speak to the Israelites and get twelve staffs from them, one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes... Place them in the tent of meeting in front of the ark of the covenant law...'"

Numbers 17:8 "The next day Moses entered the tent and saw that Aaron's staff, which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds."

2 Corinthians 3:5 "Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God."

Functions and Effects of the Spirit

John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

John 7:39 But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

Altar VS Tent

Genesis 12:7-8 "The Lord appeared to Abram and said, 'To your offspring I will give this land.' So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him. From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord."

Genesis 13:4 "and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord."

Comparison Table of Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles

Nehemiah 8:14-17 "And they found it written in the Law... that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month... So the people... made booths and lived in the booths... And there was very great rejoicing."

John 7:37-38 "On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.''"

Christ as the Feast of Tabernacles

Leviticus 23:42-43 "You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God."

Deuteronomy 16:13-15 "You shall keep the Feast of Booths for seven days, when you have gathered in the produce from your threshing floor and your winepress. You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns. For seven days you shall keep the feast to the Lord your God at the place that the Lord will choose, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful."

"The Bread of Life"

John 6:35  Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.'

John 6:33  For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

"The Lord is the Spirit VS The Lord is the Word"

1 Cor 15:45 "The last Adam became a life-giving spirit"

John 6:63 "The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life"

Living Because of Christ vs Living by Christ vs Living for Christ

Rome 11:36  Because out from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.

Co 1:16  Because in Him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and unto Him.

John 6:57  As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.

The Necessity of Experiencing and Enjoying Christ as the Bread of Life

"Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.'" (John 6:35)

"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them." (John 6:56)

"Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me." (John 6:57)

The Main Purpose of Jesus' Descent to Earth

The main purpose of the Lord Jesus coming down from heaven to earth was to accomplish one central matter: to give Himself as food (the bread of life) to us, so that we can eat Him as spiritual nourishment and digest Him to become our constitution—verses 50-51.

Eating the Lord's Flesh and Drinking His Blood VS Believing in and Accepting the Lord

John 6:53-58 - "Jesus said to them, 'Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.'"

Hebrews 9:22 - "In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness."

Comparison of Christ, the Spirit, the life-giving Spirit, and the Spirit in the word

John 6:63 "The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life."

What in our daily lives substitutes for Christ as the anointing Spirit within our spirit?

1 John 2:20 "But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth."

1 John 4:3 "But every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world."

How the Only Begotten Son of God Manifests (Explains) God to Mankind

John 1:18: "No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known."

Christ as the Word of God

John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."

John 1:3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

The Younger Son and Elder Son in Luke Chapter 15 VS Mary and Martha in Luke Chapter 10

15:21 The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

15:22 But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Sabbath vs. Sabbatical Year vs. Jubilee Year from a Biblical Perspective

Leviticus 23:32 It is a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening you shall keep your sabbath.

Leviticus 25:4 But in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of complete rest for the land, a sabbath for the Lord: you shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.

The Kingdom is the Conquering of Rebellion and the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus

Isaiah 14:12-14 "How you have fallen from heaven... I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."

Ezekiel 28:2,17 "Because your heart is proud... Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor."

The Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus VS The Glorification of the Lord Jesus

Mark 9:2-3 "...There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them."

John 17:5 "And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began."

Proclaiming and Revealing God's Kingdom VS Conquering and Executing God's Kingdom

Ephesians 6:12 (Spiritual Warfare)

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."