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创世记生命读经 · 第3篇

神的恢复与进一步的创造（一）过程

GOD’S RESTORATION AND FURTHER CREATION (1) PROCESS
1我们已经看见，神的创造完全包括在一章一节里：『起初神创造诸天与地。』（直译。）也看见撒但的背叛是包括在二节前半里：『而地变为荒废空虚，渊面黑暗。』（直译。）在二节前半，有五个要点：地变得与原先不同的事实；荒废与空虚；黑暗与深渊。要记住这五点。由于撒但的背叛，地受了审判之后，就变成荒废空虚了。
1As we have seen already, God’s creation is fully covered in chapter 1, verse 1. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Also, Satan’s rebellion is covered in the first half of verse 2. “And the earth became waste and empty; and darkness was upon the surface of the deep.” In verse 2a, there are five main points: the fact that the earth became something different from what it was originally; the waste and the emptiness; the darkness and the deep. Keep these five items in mind. After the earth was judged due to Satan’s rebellion, it became waste and empty
2黑暗是审判的另一标示。出埃及十章二十一至二十二节和启示录十六章十节表明，黑暗乃是神审判的结果。当神在法老身上执行审判的时候有黑暗，当祂在敌基督身上执行审判的时候也有黑暗。所以，创世记一章二节上半的黑暗表明神的审判。
2Darkness is another indication of judgment. Exodus 10:21-22 and Revelation 16:10 show that darkness is a result of God’s judgment. There was darkness when God exercised His judgment upon Pharaoh, and there will be darkness when He exercises His judgment over the antichrist. Thus, the darkness in Genesis 1:2a points to God’s judgment
3此外，我们晓得光是伴同生命，而黑暗总是表征死。那里有生命，那里就有光；反之也是如此：那里有死，那里就有黑暗。因此，创世记一章二节的黑暗也表征地是在死的光景中。
3In addition, we know that light accompanies life and that darkness always signifies death. Where life is, there is light; where death is, there is darkness. The reverse is also true: where there is death, there is darkness. Thus, the darkness in Genesis 1:2 also signifies that the earth was under a condition of death
4『深渊』这辞意指深水。在圣经里，水有两面的意义，象征两件不同的东西，一件是积极的，另一件是消极的。在积极的意义上，水总是表征活的东西。涌流的水带给人生命，并且解人的干渴；在消极的意义上，水表征死亡。比方，当我们在水里受浸的时候，那水就代表死亡。还有，红海的水与约但河的水，都代表死亡。创世记一章二节所说的水，并不代表生命，乃指明死亡。因此，我们推断地是在死亡之下。地不仅是荒废、空虚、无意义的，且是充满死亡，并在死亡之下。在这种光景之下，神来了。
4The word “deep” means the deep water. In the Bible, water has two meanings and symbolizes two different things, one positive and the other negative. In the positive sense, water always signifies something living. The flowing water brings life to people and quenches their thirst. In the negative sense, water signifies death. For instance, when we were baptized in water, that water represented death. Also, the waters of the Red Sea and the waters of the River Jordan both represent death. The water mentioned in Genesis 1:2 doesn’t represent life, but indicates death. Therefore, we conclude that the earth was under death. The earth not only was waste, empty, and meaningless, but was filled with death and was under death. In the midst of this situation, God came in
3 神的恢复与进一步的创造 一2下～二3
3. God’s Restoration and Further Creation —1:2b—2:3
5创世记一章二节下半不是指神原始的创造，那在一章一节已经完成了；乃是指神的复造。神要恢复那已经受败坏的，并要进一步来创造。譬如，这次神创造了人。人是神所创造的，不是神所恢复的。创世记一章二节下半至二章二十五节，这段神的话给我们看见，神对败坏之宇宙的恢复，加上祂进一步的创造。
5Genesis 1:2 b does not refer to God’s original creation — that was completed with verse 1 — but God’s restoration. God was going to restore what had been damaged, and was going to have some further creation. For instance, this time God created man. Man was a being created by God, not a being restored by God. Genesis 1:2b—2:25 is a portion of the divine Word showing us God’s restoration of the damaged universe, plus His further creation.
6我们需要读二章四节：『创造诸天与地的来历，在耶和华神造作地与诸天的日子，乃是这样。』（直译。）大多数的人不注意这节，但这节是很有意义的。这节给我们看见，神原始的创造与神的复造。前半节说，『创造诸天与地…。』请注意，这里先题诸天后题地，所用的动词是『创造；』后半节说，『在耶和华神造作…。』在这里，动词从『创造』变为『造作。』我们在第一篇信息中曾指出，创造的意思是从无产生有，造作的意思是把已有的东西加工，从其中产生另一种东西。我们需要看见，原先诸天与地是创造的，然后，后半节说，『在耶和华神造作地与诸天的日子…。』你们有否注意到先后次序的改变？首先，神创造诸天与地；然后，祂造作地与诸天。
6We need to read chapter two, verse 4. “These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.” Most people pay little attention to this verse; yet, it is very meaningful. It shows us both God’s original creation and God’s restoration. The first half of the verse says, “...the heavens and the earth when they were created....” Notice that the heavens are mentioned first and then the earth, and that the verb used here is “created.” The second half of the verse says, “ ...in the day that the Lord God made....” Here, the verb has been changed from “created” to “made.” As we have pointed out in the first message, to create means to produce something out of nothing, and to make means to work upon an existing substance in order to produce something else out of it. We need to see that originally the heavens and the earth were created. Then the second half of the verse says, “ ...in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.” Have you noticed the change in the sequence? First, God created the heavens and the earth; then, He made the earth and the heavens
7在创世记一章一节，神创造。『起初神创造诸天（先）与地（后）。』然后，从三节到一章末了，祂造作地与诸天。『耶和华神造作地与诸天。』我们若再读第一章，会看见神在第三天恢复地。神并没有创造地，因为地已经存在了，只是被淹埋在水底下，因此祂在第三天恢复地。还有，神在第四天恢复天空，就是诸天。因此，在复造里，不是诸天与地，乃是先地然后诸天。但在创造里，乃是先诸天然后地。这两件事我们在创世记二章四节都能见到。
7In Genesis 1:1 God created. “In the beginning God created [firstly] the heavens and [then] the earth.” Then, from verse 3 to the end of chapter one, the Lord made the earth and the heavens. “ ...the Lord made the earth and the heavens” (Gen. 2:4b). If we read chapter 1 again, we can see that on the third day the Lord recovered the earth. God did not create the earth, for it was there already, submerged beneath the waters. So the Lord recovered the earth on the third day. Also, on the fourth day, the Lord recovered the sky, that is the heavens. Thus, in the restoration, it was not the heavens and the earth; it was firstly the earth, and then the heavens. But in the creation, it was firstly the heavens and then the earth. We can see both of these things in Genesis 2:4
8我们在第一篇已经很强的指出，创世记头两章表面看来是神创造的记录，但基本的思想完全是生命的事。这就是为甚么有人认为，作为创造的记录，一、二章是太简单，太简略了。我们同意这一点。作为神创造的记录，牠是太简单了。但我们知道，圣经不是一本创造的记录，不是一本历史的记载，也不是任何故事的记事。圣经完全是一本生命的书。整本圣经都是以生命为中心。我们若仔细的读创世记第一章，并有从圣灵来的亮光，就能领会牠绝对是讲生命的一章，是从生命的观点写的。
8As we have pointed out strongly in the first message, the first two chapters of Genesis appear to be a record of God’s creation, but the underlying thought is completely a matter of life. This is why some people consider that chapters one and two of Genesis are too simple, too brief, to be a record of creation. We agree. As are cord of God’s creation, it is too simple. But we know that the Bible is not a record of creation, neither a record of history, nor a record of any stories. The Bible is completely a book of life. The whole Bible is focused on life. If we read the first chapter of Genesis carefully and have light from the Holy Spirit, we can realize that it is absolutely a chapter of life. It was written from the point of view of life.
9也许你说，这一章经文并没有『生命』这辞。这是真的。然而，我们能找出许多项是属于生命的。当神在第三天恢复地的时候，各种植物的生命产生了。然后有了水中动物的生命，空中动物的生命，地上动物的生命，人的生命，以及最终，二章里神的生命。阿利路亚！生命是这两章圣经的中心。从这观点看，我们必能领会创世记一章的记载。
9You may say that the word “life” is not found in this chapter. This is true. Nevertheless, we can find many items pertaining to life. When God recovered the earth on the third day, all kinds of plant life were produced. Then came the animal life in the water, the animal life in the air, the animal life on the earth, the human life, and ultimately the divine life in chapter 2. Hallelujah! Life is the focus of these two chapters. From this perspective, we can surely understand the record of Genesis 1
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a. Process
（一） 灵来了 一2下
1) The Spirit Came—1:2b
10神原始的创造因撒但的背叛受了败坏，接著又受了神自己的审判；在神审判之后，只留下深渊之上的黑暗。这是表明一种死亡的光景。在这死亡的光景中，圣经突然说，『神的灵覆翼在水面上。』（直译。）这不是很美妙么？阿利路亚！那灵覆翼，如同母鸡为生小鸡而孵卵一样。当圣经头一次说到那灵，不是说那灵的能力，或那灵的大能，乃是说『神的灵覆翼在水面上。』这意思是祂在豫备产生生命。我们需要看见，创世记一章的记载是关乎生命，关乎神的福音并关乎属灵的事的。关于这点，林后四章六节是很强的2证明。保罗说，『因为那说光要从黑暗里照出来的神，已经照在我们心里，为著光照人，使人认识那显在耶稣基督面上之神的荣耀。』这必是指创世记一章说的。藉这节经文我们能领会，创世记一章所记的每件事，必是与生命，与神的光照，与神的福音有关。基于这一节，我们需要根据生命解释每件事。
10God’s original creation was damaged by Satan’s rebellion and then judged by God Himself. After God’s judgment, there remained nothing except darkness upon the surface of the deep water. This signifies a death condition. In the midst of this death condition, the Bible suddenly says, “And the Spirit of God was brooding upon the surface of the waters.” Isn’tt his wonderful? The Spirit was brooding. Hallelujah! “The Spirit was brooding” as a hen broods over her eggs in order to produce little chickens. When the Bible first says something about the Spirit, it doesn’ts ay “the power of the Spirit,” “the might of the Spirit,” but it says that the “Spirit of God was brooding over the surface of the waters.” This means that He was preparing to generate life. We need to see that the record of Genesis 1 is something related to life, to God’s gospel, and to spiritual things. For this we have a strong proof in Corinthians 4:6. Paul says, “God who said, Out of darkness light shall shine, is the One who shined in our hearts for the illumination of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” This certainly was a reference to chapter one of Genesis. By this one verse, we can realize that everything recorded in Genesis 1 must be related to life, to God’s shining, and to God’s gospel. Based upon this verse, we need to interpret everything according to life.
11我们需要回想我们得救前的光景：那时我们只是荒废和空虚，我们的生命是无意义的，并且被黑暗所笼罩。在我们里面是一个无底坑，其中有一大群鬼，驱使我们发脾气、赌博、看电影、并作许多别的恶事；我们是荒废和空虚，又是满了黑暗和死亡。
11We need to recall our condition before we were saved. We were just waste and empty, our lives were meaningless, and we we recovered with darkness. Within us was an abyss, a bottomless pit. And in this abyss was a swarm of demons, driving us to lose our temper, to gamble, to go to the movies, and to do many other evil things. We were waste and empty, yet full of darkness and death.
12但是，阿利路亚！有一天，有一位活的人物开始盘旋在我们上面，作工在我们心里，覆翼在我们里面的死亡与深渊之上。这不是心理上的，或伦理上的，乃是那活的一位在我们里面作工，作得那么柔和、慈爱，如同一只大母鸡在窝里覆翼蛋上。这就是圣灵覆翼并重生的工作。
12But, hallelujah! One day, some living One began to hover over us, to work within our heart, to brood upon the death and the deep within us. This was not something psychological or ethical, but the living One working within us, working so gently, lovingly, like a big hen brooding over the eggs in her nest. This is the brooding and the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit
13主耶稣说，当圣灵来了，祂要叫世人为罪，（与亚当有关，）为义，（与基督有关，）为审判，（与撒但有关，）自己责备自己。（约十六8～。）祂要用覆翼的方式，非常慈爱的方式责备人，而不用暴烈的方式。在全宇宙中，只有三个人物：亚当、基督与撒但。圣灵在我们里面作工，使我们承认我们是在亚当里生的，除了罪以外一无所有，若是不信基督就无法逃脱罪与亚当的影响。圣灵要在我们里面覆翼，对我们说，『你看，耶稣为你死在十字架上，祂已成就了神所要求的一切；现在真正的义是在于祂。你若转向祂，相信祂，就能接受祂作你的义。祂已经过成为肉体，祂已经过地上的人生，祂已经过钉十字架和复活，现今祂被神接纳在祂右边。祂在那里就证明你若信靠祂，你就要脱离罪而得著义。不然，你就要与撒但一同受神的审判。』藉著圣灵这样的覆翼，你完全被说服而说，『主耶稣，我无话可说，但是我感谢你。』藉此你得著了重生，你从那灵得著了重生。（约三6～7。）阿利路亚！
13The Lord Jesus said (John 16:8-11) that when the Holy Spirit is come, He will reprove, He will convince the world (meaning humanity) of sin (related to Adam), of righteousness (related to Christ), and of judgment (related to Satan). He will rebuke in a brooding way, 11 in a very kind way, not in a violent way. In the whole universe, there are only three persons — Adam, Christ, and Satan. The Holy Spirit works within us, convincing us that we were born in Adam and have nothing but sin, that we have no way to escape sin and Adam’s influence without believing in Christ. The Holy Spirit will brood within us and speak to us, saying, “Look, Jesus died on the cross for you and He has accomplished everything that is required by God. Now the real righteousness is with Him. If you turn to Him and believe in Him, you will receive Him as your righteousness. He has passed through incarnation, He has passed through life on this earth, He has passed through crucifixion and resurrection. Now He is accepted by God a tHis right hand. He is there as the proof that if you believe on Him, you will be free of sin and obtain righteousness. If you don’t do this, you will go with Satan into God’s judgment.” By this brooding of the Holy Spirit, you will be fully convinced and will say, “Lord Jesus, I have nothing to say, but I thank You.” By this, you are regenerated, you are born again of the Spirit (John 3:6-7). Hallelujah!
14神的灵来了，这圣灵的来是生出生命的第一个条件。圣灵来覆翼在将地淹埋的死水上，使生命能以生出。
14The Spirit of God came. This coming of the Holy Spirit is the first requirement for generating life. The Spirit came to brood over the waters of death which submerged the earth, brooding that life might be generated
（二） 话来了 一3上
2) The Word Came—1:3a
15神的话来了，就带进光，这是产生出生命的第二个条件。三节说，『神说…。』神所说的，就是神的话。说话不是一件小事。假设我上到讲台，一言不发，你们看著我，我看著你们。这是甚么？这是死。我若是一个活的人，就不能光站在这里，一小时不说话。只要我是活的，我必定说话。当我说话的时候，这就是说我是活的，我说的也是活的事。神说话，神的话来了就带进光。『神说，要有光。』神圣的话语总是带给我们光。阿利路亚！
15The Word of God came to bring in the light. This is the second requirement for generating life. Verse 3 reads, “And God said....” God spoke; that was the Word of God. To speak is not a small thing. Suppose I come to the platform and remain silent, while you look at me and I look at you. What is this? This is death. If I am a living person, I cannot just stand here and be silent for an hour. As long as I am living, I must speak. When I speak, it means that I am living, and that what I speak will be something living. God spoke and the Word of God came to bring in the light. “And God said, Let there be light.” The divine Word always brings us light. Hallelujah!
16请核对你自己的经历。首先那灵覆翼在你身上，然后有了说话，藉此你接受了活的话，那活的话就在里面照亮你。当神说话，祂就吩咐光从黑暗里照出来。『因为那说光要从黑暗里照出来的神，已经照在我们心里…。』神的说话带进光。阿利路亚！
16Check with your own experience. First, the Spirit broods over you. Then comes the speaking. Through that speaking, you receive a living Word and that living Word enlightens you within. When God speaks, He commands the light to shine out of darkness. “God who said, Out of darkness light shall shine, is the One who shined in our hearts....” Hallelujah! God’s speaking brings in light
17主耶稣说，那听祂话又信的就有生命。（约五24。）我们若听主的话，又信主的话，我们就有生命。雅各一章十八节告诉我们，神用祂的话重生了我们。
17The Lord Jesus said that whoever hears His Word and believes has life (John 5:24). If we hear the Lord’sWord and believe, we have life. James 1:18 tells us that God has brought us forth with His Word
（三） 光来了 一３
3) The Light Came—1:3
18现在我们来看生出生命的第三个条件：光来驱除笼罩著死水的黑暗。赞美主，这真是很有意义。我能见证，我得救的时候正是这样：首先，灵来了。其次，神的话来了。第三，光来了。我里面蒙了光照，有些东西在我里面照耀著。我信这也是你们的经历。
18Now we come to the third requirement for generating life: the light came to dispel the darkness that covered the waters of death. Praise the Lord. This is really meaningful. I can testify that when I was saved, it was exactly like this: firstly, the Spirit came; secondly, the Word of God came; thirdly, the light came. I was enlightened within. Something was shining within me. I believe that this was also your experience
19除了林后四章六节，还有约翰一章四、五、九节。『太初有话，…生命在祂里面，这生命就是人的光。光照在黑暗里，黑暗未曾胜过光。』（约一1，4～5。）黑暗绝不能胜过光，光总是驱除黑暗。光一来，黑暗必定逃开。
19In addition to 2 Corinthians 4:6, we have John 1:4, 5, and 9. “In the beginning was the Word....In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it” (John 1:1, 4-5). Darkness can never overcome light. Light always dispels darkness. When light comes, darkness must flee
20光是谁？光是甚么？光就是基督，光就是神活的话。基督这真光来照在黑暗里，黑暗不能胜过祂。祂是那真光。
20Who and what is light? Light is Christ, the living Word of God. When Christ came as the real Light to shine in the darkness, the darkness could not overcome Him. He is the real Light
21我们应当记住这三个『来了』：灵来了，话来了，光来了。接著这三个『来了，』乃是三个分开。
21We should remember the three comings: the coming of the Spirit, the coming of the Word, and the coming of Light. Following these comings, are three separations, three divisions
四 )光暗分开 一4～5
4) The Separation of Light from Darkness—1:4-5 (
22第一个分开是在光和黑暗之间，这是生出生命的第四个条件。这分开的目的是要定昼夜，划出光明的一面。这一点较难领会，但用一个实例就清楚了。
22The first separation was between light and darkness. This was the fourth requirement for generating life. This separation was for the purpose of discerning day from night, causing the light to be set apart. This is more difficult to understand, but an illustration will make it clear
23你在刚得救的时候，没有甚么鉴别力，不能分别光暗。等你得救了，并且与主一同往前，不久在你里面就逐渐有一种分开，叫你有一种鉴别，能说，『这是光，那是黑暗，我要持守光，我不要黑暗。』我们在得救以前，根本就没有白昼，二十四小时全是黑夜。我们一直是在黑暗、多云、没有星光的夜间。但是赞美主！从我们得救那天起，有些东西开始破晓，像黎明一样。这就是白天。
23Immediately after you were saved, you didn’th ave any discernment and were unable to distinguish between light and darkness. After you were saved awhile and had gone on with the Lord, gradually there was a separation within you and you had the discernment to say, “This is light and that is darkness. I will keep the light, but not the darkness.” Before we were saved, we had no day at all, only a night of twenty-four hours. We were constantly in the night, a dark and cloudy night with no stars. But, praise the Lord! From the day we were saved, something began to dawn like the morning. This is the day
24你的第一个白天也许只有四小时，然后黑夜又来到。不管黑夜有多长，你总是有了第一个白天。赞美主！过了二十小时的夜晚，你来聚会，在那会中你看见了曙光。那是另一个白天，你就喊说，『阿利路亚！』然后你去上学或上班，夜晚又来了。不要失望─夜晚乃是早晨要到的记号。此外，当你在早晨的时候，要豫备好夜晚会再来。创世记一章五节不是说有早晨有晚上，乃是说有晚上有早晨，因为我们是从夜晚出来的。『有晚上有早晨，这是头一日。』赞美主！
24Perhaps your first day was only four hours long, and then evening came again. Regardless of how long it was, you had your first day. Praise the Lord! After ten hours of night, you came to a meeting and in that meeting you saw the dawn. It was another day and you shouted, “Hallelujah!” Then you went to school or to work and evening came again. Don’t be disappointed — evening is a sign that morning will come. Also, when you are in the morning, be prepared for the evening to come again. In Genesis 1:5, it doesn’t say morning and evening; it says evening and morning because we came out of the night. “And evening and morning were the first day.” Praise the Lord!
25对于年轻的人，夜晚总是比较长；对于年长的人，夜晚总是比较短。因为我的经历比较丰富，我属灵的白日就比你们的长。我属灵的白日是十九小时，属灵的夜晚只有五小时。但是等我们进入新耶路撒冷，我们大家就不再有夜晚了。（启二一25。）在今天，你需要长大。也许你的白天只有十小时，你的夜晚却有十四小时。你需要长大，使你的白天更长，夜晚更短。
25With the young people the night is always longer, but with the old folks the night is shorter. Because I am experienced, my spiritual day is longer than yours. My spiritual day is nineteen hours and my spiritual night only five hours. When we get into the New Jerusalem, there will be no night at all Rev. 21:25). You need to grow. Perhaps your day is just ten hours and your night fourteen hours. You need to grow for your days to be longer and your nights to be shorter
26我们需要昼夜的分开，就是光暗的2分别。保罗在林后六章十四节问说，『光对黑暗有甚么交通？』这话也必是指著创世记一章。神已经把光暗分开，所以不要想把牠们混在一起。光和黑暗毫不相干。光对黑暗能有甚么交通？这就是说，我们是光的儿女，我们不该与活在黑暗中的人同负一轭，或与他们调在一起；我们必须维持分别。他们是黑暗的儿女，我们是光的儿女。我们都必须说，『光对黑暗有甚么交通？』这是真实的分别。我们若遵守这条件，就要得著更多的光。
26We need the separation of day and night, the discernment between light and darkness. In Corinthians 6:14, Paul asks, “What fellowship has light with darkness?” This word must also refer to Genesis 1. God has separated light from darkness; so don’t try to mix them. Light has nothing to do with darkness. What kind of fellowship can light have with darkness? This means that we are children of light and that we shouldn’t be yoked or mingled with the people living in darkness. We must maintain the separation. They are children of darkness and we are children of light. We all must say, “What communion can there be between light and darkness?” This is a real separation. If we keep this requirement, we will have more light.
（五） 空气以下的水与空气以上的水分开 一6～8
5) The Separation of Waters under the Expanse from Waters above the Expanse—1:6-8
27我们再往前来看生出生命的第五个条件：藉著造出空间将死水分开。空间以上的水必须与空间以下的水分开。分开光暗还相当客观；分开空间上下的水就很主观了。我们需要这第二步的分开，把属天的事与属地的事分开。（西三1～3。）空间以下的水代表属地的事，空间以上的水代表属天的事。有些事也许不是黑暗的，却是属地的，不是属天的。
27We proceed to the fifth requirement for generating life: separating the waters of death by making an expanse. The waters which are above the expanse must be divided from the waters which are under the expanse. To divide light from darkness is rather objective; to divide the waters above the expanse from the waters under the expanse is more subjective. We need the second separation—dividing the heavenly things from the earthly things (Col. 3:1-3). The waters under the expanse represent the earthly things, while the waters above the expanse represent heavenly things. Some things may not be dark, but they are earthly, not heavenly
28假设我说话的时候，戴著牛仔帽，穿著牛仔装和长靴。这不是黑暗的事，但却是属地的。假设我扎了一条八吋宽，有绿、红、蓝、紫，还有亮黄各色的领带，我这样穿戴，就证明我缺少空间。
28Suppose, as I am speaking, I wear a cowboy hat, cowboy outfit, and boots. That is not something dark, but it is earthly. Suppose I wear a wide necktie, eight inches wide, colored with green, red, blue, purple, and bright yellow. If I were to wear this, it would prove that I am lacking the expanse
29空间是甚么？就是大气，就是包围地球的空气。若是没有大气，在这地上就不可能生出生命。在月亮上没有生命，因为月亮的周围没有空气。神创造空气包围地，使地能产生生命。我们在得救以后，不只里面有光，也有空气，空间。有些东西进到了我们里面，把属天的事与属地的事分开，把神所悦纳上面的事，与祂所不悦纳下面的事分开。这是甚么？这就是十字架分开的工作。我们在得救并与主一同往前以后，就要经历十字架。这十字架要把天然的事与属灵的事分开，把圣的事与俗的事分开，也把属天的事与属地的事分开。希伯来四章十二节告诉我们，活的话能将我们分开到一个地步，使我们的灵与魂分开。我也许说好话，或者作好事，但好话或者好事的源头不是灵，乃是魂。就道德、伦理、或人的观念说，这并没有错；但就属灵说，源头不是出于神，不是出于诸天。那不是出于灵的，乃是出于魂，出于地的。因此，我们需要进一步的分开：不仅分开光暗，也要分辨灵（上面的事）与魂（下面的事）。
29What is this expanse? The expanse is simply the atmosphere, the air surrounding the earth. Without the atmosphere no life could ever be generated upon the earth. There is no life on the moon because there is no expanse around the moon. God created the expanse surrounding the earth so that the earth may produce life. After being saved, we not only have the light within us, but also the air, the expanse. Something has come into us to separate the heavenly things from the earthly things, the things above which are acceptable to God from the things below which are not acceptable to Him. What is this? This is the dividing work of the cross. After we have been saved and have gone on with the Lord, we will experience the cross. The cross divides. It divides the natural things from the spiritual things, it divides the holy things from the common things, and it divides the heavenly things from the earthly things. Hebrews 4:12 tells us that the living Word can separate us to such an extent that our soul is divided from our spirit. I may say or do something good; yet that good word or deed does not have its source in the spirit, but in the soul. Morally speaking, ethically speaking, or humanly speaking, there is nothing wrong. But spiritually speaking, the source is not of God, not of the heavens. It is not of the spirit, but of the soul, of the earth. Thus, we need a further division: not only a separation between light and darkness, but also a discernment between the spirit (the things above) and the soul (the things beneath).
30你们有没有注意，在创世记一章，除了第二天之外，每一天神在成就一些事以后，就看著说是好的。但是第二天没有记这样的话。那里没有说，神看著水与空气说是好的。为甚么？因为在空气中满了堕落的天使，在水中满了鬼。你记得鬼的住处是在水里。在第二天，有些东西实在是不好的：在空气中有堕落的天使，在水里有鬼。我们必须了解，一切出于我们的，即使是十字架所曾经分开的，还是不好的。一切出于我们的都是不好的。神不能说那是好的。
30Have you ever noticed in Genesis 1 that on every day, except the second, after God had accomplished something He looked at it and it was good. But on the second day there is no such record. Genesis doesn’ts ay that God saw the waters and the air and said that they were good. Why? Because the air is full of fallen angels and the waters full of demons. Remember that the demons have their dwelling place in the waters. On the second day, there was something which really was not good: in the air were the fallen angels and in the waters were the demons. We must realize that whatever is of us, even once the cross has divided it, is nevertheless not good. Whatever is of us is not good. God cannot say that it is good
（六） 陆地与水分开 一9～10
6) The Separation of the Earth from the Waters—1:9-10
31在第二天以后是第三天，这是复活的日子。在第三天这复活的日子里，在空气以下，旱地露出来，为要生出生命。这是生出生命的第六个条件。在整本圣经中，海代表死亡，地代表基督自己。圣经告诉我们，当神工作了许多世代之后，至终海就不再有了。在撒但背叛并神审判原始的创造之后，在地上除了水以外，几乎甚么都没有了。然后，神用那覆翼的灵、活的话、以及分开的光来恢复。第二天，空气把众水分开；第三天，神把空气以下的水聚拢，使旱地露出来，为著产生生命。这意思是神作工在众水上，要拘禁限制众水。耶利米五章二十二节说，神划了一条线来限制海水。今天神还在工作来消除海，因为在海里有污鬼。海代表属撒但的事，属鬼魔的事。最终，当神工作完成时，海就不再有了；在新天新地里只有地，没有海，（启二一1，）代表撒但国度主要部分的海，已经被除去了。赞美主！
31After the second day, we have the third day—the day of resurrection. On the third day, the day of resurrection, the dry land appeared under the expanse for generating life. This is the sixth requirement for genera ting life. In the whole Bible, the sea represents death and the earth represents Christ Himself. The Bible tells us that, eventually, after God has worked through many generations, the sea will be eliminated. After Satan’s rebellion and God’s judgment of the original creation, there was nearly nothing except waters. Then, God came in to restore by the brooding Spirit, the living Word, and the dividing light. On the second day, the expanse divided the waters, and on the third day God gathered the waters together under the expanse that the dry land might appear for producing life. This means that God had been working on the waters, seeking to confine and limit them. In Jeremiah 5:22 we are told that God drew a line to limit the sea. Today, God is still working to eliminate the sea because in it there are demons. These a represents something demonic, something devilish. Eventually, when God’s work is completed, there will be no more sea. In the new heavens and new earth there is only land, no sea (Rev. 21:1). These a representing a main part of Satan’s kingdom has been eliminated. Praise the Lord!
32旱地露出，是为著产生生命，生出生命。基督在第三天从死里出来。祂在复活里从死里出来，就是要生出生命。阿利路亚！
32The dry land appeared in order to produce life, to generate life. On the third day, Christ came out of death. Christ came out of death in resurrection just to generate life. Hallelujah
33虽然你已经得救，你里面的黑暗还没有被清除，水还没有被分开、受拘限，死亡的事还没有被限制。但是当你与主一同往前，你里面的死水要逐渐被拘限、限制并清除。旱地要在你里面升起，那就是基督，就是在复活里的基督。彼前一章三节说，我们藉著基督的复活，已经重生了。没有复活的基督，就不可能生出任何生命。
33Although you may be saved, the darkness within has not been cleared up, the waters have not been divided and confined, and the things of death have not been limited. As you are going on with the Lord, the waters of death within you will gradually be confined, limited, and eliminated. Within you, the dry land will rise up. That is Christ. That is Christ in resurrection. First Peter 1:3 tells us that we have been regenerated by the resurrection of Christ. Without the resurrected Christ, there is no possibility for any life to be generated
34陆地与水分开了。陆地表征生命，水表征死亡。使陆地与水分开，意思是使生命与死亡分开。
34The land was separated from the waters. The land signifies life and the waters signify death. To divide the land from the waters means to separate life from death
35当我们在主里长大，我们就学会如何分辨光与黑暗，分别属天的事与属地的事，并分开生命与死亡。在我的说话里，也许没有一点黑暗和属地的事，但我讲的没有生命。我缺了生命。也许我所说的都是真实的，也是正确的，没有黑暗，也没有属地，可是却满了死亡。因此我必须祷告说，『主耶稣，求你驱除我里面一切的死水，使旱地露出来，好产生生命。在我的说话里不该有黑暗的事物，不该有属地的事物，也不该有死亡的事物；在我的说话里，必须有产生生命的旱地。』
35As we grow in the Lord, we learn how to discern light from darkness, separate heavenly things from earthly things, and divide life from death. In my speaking I may have nothing dark and nothing earthly; yet I speak without life. I am devoid of life. My speaking is genuine and proper, with nothing of darkness and nothing worldly, but nevertheless is full of death. So, I must pray, “Lord Jesus, drive away all the death waters within me that the dry land may appear to produce life.” In my speaking there should be nothing of darkness, nothing of this earth, and nothing of death. Within my speaking there must be the dry land that produces life
36在你的家庭生活里也许一点不黑暗，一点不属世，但也一点没有生命。当人进到你的家里，人看不见黑暗或属世的事物，但也看不见活的事物；他所能看到的只有死亡。我盼望当我来看你的时候，每件事都满了生命。基督这旱地就显在你的家中。祂在你家中被显明，产生生命。
36In your family life, there may be nothing of darkness, nothing worldly, but also nothing of life. When someone comes into your home, he cannot see anything dark or worldly; neither can he see anything living. All that he can see there is death. But I hope that when I come to see you, I will see that everything is full of life. Christ, the dry land, is appearing in your home. Christ is manifested, producing life in your home
37在旱地上没有黑暗，没有死水。我们只有充满各样生命的旱地。所以我再说，创世记向我们启示的，完全是生命的事。
37On the dry land there is no darkness and no waters of death. We just have the dry land filled with every kind of life. So, I say once again that what is revealed to us in Genesis is completely a matter of life