7诗篇八十七篇二节说,『祂爱锡安的门,胜于爱雅各一切的住处。』门是为著进出,表征交通。新耶路撒有十二个门,这指明神的圣城将满了交通。最近,为著众召会中间交通的缘故,主引导我们实行集调。然而,有些圣徒只在意他们地方召会的辖区,不要任何人到他们那里,摸与他们地方召会有关的事情。这就是说,他们把门关了。用倪弟兄的话说,他们把他们的地方召会弄成『土召会』和『小王国』。这不是锡安,因锡安有许多门可交通。八十七篇揭示基督连同众圣徒是神的殿,要为著神的城并为著神来得著全地。五至六节说,『论到锡安必说,这一个那一个都生在其中,而且至高者必亲自坚立这城。当耶和华记录万民的时候,祂要算这一个乃是生在那里的。』说到『这一个』『那一个』生在锡安,是指明锡安满了圣徒。六节告诉我们,『这一个』-基督-独一的一位-生在那里。基督自己和众圣徒都生在锡安。除了那些生在锡安的人以外,八十七篇也说到生在其他五个地方的人:拉哈伯、巴比伦、非利士、推罗和古实。『拉哈伯』是埃及的诗意名称。在圣经里,埃及代表资源丰富的地方,人容易谋生、人可以致富而享受的地方。当迦南有饥荒,人们缺少粮食的时候,他们就下埃及,所以埃及是一个表征今日世界富庶之地。巴比伦在属人的成功和荣耀的范围里是有名的。牠是巴别的继续,人在巴别竭力建造通天的塔来荣耀自己。巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒所建造有权能的大帝国,乃是人类成功和荣耀的纪念碑。
7Psalm 87:2 says, “Jehovah loves the gates of Zion / More than all the dwellings of Jacob.” The gates are for coming in and going out, signifying fellowship. The fact that the New Jerusalem will have twelve gates indicates that God’sho ly city will be full of fellowship. Recently, for the sake of fellowship among the churches, the Lord has led us to practice the clustering and the blending. However, some saints care only for the jurisdiction of their local church, and they do not want anyone to come to them and touch anything related to their local church. This means that they close the gate. In Brother Nee’swords, they make their local church a “native church” and a “small empire.” This is not Zion, for Zion has many gates for fellowship. Psalm 87 unveils Christ with all the saints to be God’sho use for God’s city and for God to gain the whole earth. Verses 5 and 6 say, “Of Zion it will be said, / This one and that one were born in her, / And the Most High Himself will establish her. / Jehovah will count / When He records the peoples: / This One was born there.” The word about “this one” and “that one” being born in Zion indicates that Zion is full of saints. Verse 6 tells us that “this One”—Christ, the unique One— was born there. Christ Himself and all the saints were born in Zion. In addition to those born in Zion, Psalm 87 speaks of people born in five other places: Rahab, Babylon, Philistia, Tyre, and Cush. “Rahab” is a poetic title given to Egypt. In the Bible Egypt stands for a place rich in resources, a place where it is easy for one to make a living and where it is possible for one to make a fortune for his enjoyment. When there was a famine in Canaan and people were short of food, they went down to Egypt, a land of riches signifying today’s world. Babylon was famous in the realm of human success and glory. It was the continuation of Babel, where man endeavored to glorify himself by building a tower to heaven. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, built a great and powerful empire, a monument to man’s success and glory