9主耶稣把自己比喻为一块未漂过的布。这指出祂在成为肉体和钉十字架之间的所是。在这段期间,祂是未漂过的布,是从未蒸洗或处理的新布。借着祂的死而复活,这新布经过了处理,并且作成了一件新衣服。主的心意不是要把祂自己当作一块未漂过的布赐给我们,乃是要把祂自己当作一件完整、作成的衣服赐给我们,使我们穿上,作我们的义,好叫我们在神面前得称义。祂死而复活之后,成了作好的衣服,给我们穿上,使我们可以参加祂的婚礼。因此,祂不仅是新郎,也是我们的礼服,使我们有资格参加祂的婚筵。……我们浸入祂,就穿上祂。是灵的基督就立刻成为我们的衣服,我们的遮盖,使我们合格。因此,我们必须穿上的新衣服,就是基督自己这包罗万有的灵。〔马太九章十七节〕里的新酒,象征基督是新生命,满有活力,激人振奋。新酒就是基督激励人的生命。……这新酒加强我们,加力给我们,使我们十分快活。君尊的救主不仅是国度子民的新郎,作他们的享受,也是他们的新衣,在外面装备他们,使他们有资格参加婚礼。此外,祂也是他们的新生命,在里面激动他们,好享受祂作他们的新郎。祂这属天的王乃是新郎,作国度子民的享受;祂属天的国度也是祂的婚筵(二二2),使他们能享受祂。他们要在国度的筵席上,享受祂作新郎,就需要祂在外面作他们的新衣服,并在里面作他们的新酒。 9The Lord Jesus likened Himself to a piece of unfulled cloth. This points to what He was between His incarnation and His crucifixion. During this period of time He was unfulled cloth, new cloth that had never been fulled or dealt with. Through His death and resurrection this “new cloth” was dealt with and was made a “new garment.” The Lord’s intention was to give Himself to us not as a piece of unfulled cloth but as a complete, finished garment that we might put on as our righteousness to be justified before God. After His death and resurrection He was made the finished garment for us to put on so that we may attend His wedding. Thus, He is not only the Bridegroom but also our wedding garment that qualifies us to attend His wedding feast. When we are baptized into Him, we put Him on. Immediately, He as the Spirit becomes our clothing, our covering, and we are qualified. Therefore, the new garment that we must put on is Christ Himself as the all-inclusive Spirit. The new wine [Matt. 9:17] signifies Christ as the new life, full of vigor, stirring people to excitement. The new wine is Christ’s cheering life…This new wine strengthens us, energizes us, and makes us very happy. The kingly Savior is not only the Bridegroom to the kingdom people for their enjoyment but also their new garment for them to be equipped outwardly that they may be qualified to attend the wedding. Furthermore, He is their new life to stir them up inwardly to enjoy Him as their Bridegroom. He, as their heavenly King, is the Bridegroom for the kingdom people’s enjoyment, and His heavenly kingdom is His wedding feast (22:2), at which they will enjoy Him. To enjoy Him as the Bridegroom in the kingdom feast, they need Him as their new garment outwardly and their new wine inwardly.