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以赛亚书生命读经 · 第33篇

基督是耶和华的苗和地的果子

Christ Being The Shoot of Jehovah and the Fruit of the Earth
1读经：以赛亚书4:2-6，7:14，马太福音1:22-23，约翰福音1:14，路加福音1:42，希伯来书2:14，约翰福
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2音12:24，出埃及记40:34-35，38，民数记9:15-16，哥林多后书12:9。
2Scripture Reading: Isa. 4:2-6; 7:14; Matt. 1:22-23; John 1:14; Luke 1:42; Heb. 2:14; John 12:24; Exo. 40:34-35, 38; Num. 9:15-16; 2 Cor. 12:9
3以赛亚书是论到基督的一卷丰富的书。在以下二十二篇信息里，我们要来看以赛亚书中包罗万有的基督。我们要感谢主，就是我们的以马内利，祂在这末后的日子，将这卷书的深奥向我们解开。
3Isaiah is a rich book concerning Christ. In this series of messages, we want to see the all- inclusive Christ in the book of Isaiah. We need to thank the Lord, our Immanuel, that in these last days, He has opened up the depths of this book to us
4在本篇信息中，我们要来读以赛亚四章二至六节新的繙译：
4In this message we would like to read a new translation of Isaiah 4:2-6
5到那日，对以色列逃脱的人，耶和华的苗必成为他们的华美荣耀，而且地的果子必成为他们的夸耀光彩。
52. In that day the Shoot of Jehovah will be 2. beauty and glory, and the Fruit of the earth, excellence and splendor, to those of Israel who have escaped.
6那时，剩在锡安留在耶路撒冷的，就是一切记名在耶路撒冷存活的，必称为圣。
63. And he who is left over in Zion and remains in 3. Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been written down in Jerusalem for life;
7因为主已用审判的灵，和焚烧的灵，将锡安女子的污秽洗去，又将耶路撒冷中杀人的血洁除。
74. When the Lord has washed away the filth of 4. the daughters of Zion and has cleansed away the bloodstains of Jerusalem from her midst, by the judging Spirit and the burning Spirit.
8耶和华必创造日间的烟云，并夜间火焰的照亮，遮覆锡安山全境，且遮覆其所有宣召的大会；因为荣耀必成为罩盖，遮覆一切。
85.Jehovah will create over the entire region of Mount 5. Zion and over all her convocations a cloud of smoke by day, and the brightness of a fiery flame by night; for over all, the glory will be a canopy.
9并且必有帐棚，白日成荫，可以避暑，并作避难所和藏身处，可以躲避狂风暴雨。
96.And there will be a tabernacle as a daytime shade 6. from the heat and as a refuge and a cover from storm and rain.
10壹、包罗万有的基督是神圣三一藉著将祂自己分赐到祂所拣选的人里面，以完成祂神
10I. The All-Inclusive Christ Being the Centrality and Universality of the Move of the Divine Trinity for the Accomplishment of His Divine Economy by the
圣经纶之行动的中心和普及
Dispensing of Himself Into His Chosen People
11在以赛亚书里我们能看见，我们的神是一位主动积极的神。祂一直在行动。祂有一个个人的愿望，就是祂心中的喜悦。在创立世界之前，祂在自己里面定了一个计画。那个计画就是祂永远的经纶，要创造宇宙、人类，使祂能得著一班人，奇妙的彰显祂。以赛亚书的中心点，乃是给我们看见，神如何使基督成为祂大行动的中心和普及，以成就祂的经纶。这就是为甚么以赛亚书启示这么多基督的项目。基督必须是这么多的项目，不然祂就无法完成神的经纶。
11In Isaiah we can see that our God is an active and aggressive God. He is moving. He has a personal desire, His heart’s pleasure. Before the foundation of the world He made a plan in Himself. That plan is His eternal economy to create the universe and man so that He may have a people to express Him in a marvelous way. Isaiah’s central point is to show us how God made Christ the centrality and universality of His great move for the accomplishment of His economy. This is why Isaiah reveals so many items of Christ. Christ has to be many items; otherwise, He could not fulfill God’secon o my.
贰 、耶和华的苗和地的果子
II. The Shoot of Jehovah and the Fruit of the Earth
12以赛亚书可以看作是一卷诗集，希伯来文的诗是对句的；在以赛亚四章二节，有关于基督成对的两面—耶和华的苗和地的果子。在这一对里，有一个比较。『苗』与『果子』相比，『耶和华』与『地』相比。以马内利这名称包含『耶和华』与『地』，因为这名称的意思是神与我们同在，也就是神与人同在。神是永远的，人是出自地的。地的果子是指从2:14尘土所造的人。（创二7。）希伯来二章十四节说，主耶稣有分于人的血肉之体。再者，基督乃是永远的神。约翰一章一节说，太初有话，话就是神。接著，十四节说，话成了肉体。基督是神，是出自永远的，但祂是人，却是出自地的；所以祂是耶和华的苗，也是地的果子。
12Isaiah can be considered as a book of poetry, and Hebrew poetry is composed in pairs. In Isaiah 4:2 there is a pair of aspects of Christ— the Shoot of Jehovah and the Fruit of the earth. In this pair there is a comparison. “The Shoot” is in comparison to “the Fruit,” and “Jehovah” is in comparison to “the earth.” The title Immanuel includes “Jehovah” and “the earth” because it means God with us, that is, God with man. God is eternal, and man came from the earth. The Fruit of the earth refers to a man made from the dust (Gen. 2:7). Hebrews says that the Lord Jesus shared in man’s blood and flesh. Furthermore, Christ is the eternal God. John 1:1 says that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was God. Then verse 14 says that the Word became flesh. Christ as God came from eternity, but as man He came from the earth, so He is the Shoot of Jehovah and also the Fruit of the earth.
一 、耶和华的苗
A. The Shoot of Jehovah
13１.乃是耶和华神新的发展，为要藉著
131. A New Development of Jehovah God for His
祂的成为肉体，得以扩增并开展
Increase and Spreading through His Incarnation
14耶和华的苗乃是耶和华神新的发展，为要藉著祂的成为肉体，得1:22-以扩增并开展。（赛七14，太一～23。）『耶和华的苗』指明耶和华是一棵大树，大植物。这棵植物的苗，乃是新的发展，使耶和华藉著祂的成为肉体，得以扩增并开展。
14The Shoot of Jehovah is a new development of Jehovah God for His increase and spreading through His incarnation (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 2 3). “The Shoot of Jehovah” indicates that 22 Jehovah is a big tree, a big plant. The shoot of this plant is a new development for Jehovah to be increased and to spread through His incarnation.
２ .为使耶和华神在祂的神性里伸枝扩展到人性里面
2. For the Branching Out of Jehovah God in His divinity into humanity
15基督这耶和华的苗，乃是为使耶和华神在祂的神性里伸枝扩展到人性里面。（约一14。）当耶和华神将自己伸枝扩展时，祂乃是在祂的神性里伸枝扩展到人性里。在耶稣出生之前，我们无限的神只存在于祂神性的范围里。在祂成为肉体以前，祂并不具有人性。大约二千年前，神成了肉体。在那成为肉体里，祂在祂的神性里将自己伸枝扩展到人性里。从基督出生的那一年起，我们的神是在神性里，也在人性里。这是不信之犹太人的神，与我们的神之间的不同。他们的神只在神性里，没有任何人性的元素，但我们基督徒所有的神，乃是在神性里，也在人性里的一位。耶稣是成了肉体的神，是完整的神，也是完全的人。
15Christ as the Shoot of Jehovah is for the branching out of Jehovah God, in His divinity, into humanity (John 1:14). When Jehovah God branched Himself out, He did it in His divinity to branch Himself into humanity. Before Jesus was born, our unlimited God was existing merely in the territory of His divinity. He did not possess humanity before His incarnation. Approximately two thousand years ago, God was incarnated. In that incarnation, He branched Himself out in His divinity into humanity. From the year of Christ’s birth, our God is in both divinity and humanity. This is the difference between the unbelieving Jews’ God and our God. Their God is me rely in divinity without any element of humanity, but the God we Christians have is One who is in divinity and in humanity. Jesus is the incarnated God, the complete God and the perfect Man.
16『耶稣』这神圣的名称是神所起的。耶稣的意思是耶和华救主，或耶和华救恩。『以马内利』这名，意即『神与我们同在』，是人所称的。照我们对耶稣的经历，我们必须称祂为以马内利，意思就是神与我们同在。我们的耶稣是神而人者。祂是神又是人，是神圣的又是属人的。神在人性里，乃是祂从一个范围到另一个范围的扩展和伸枝。今天我们的神存在于神性和人性这两个范围里。今天我们的神是神圣的，也是属人的。
16Jesus was the divine title given by God. Jesus means Jehovah the Savior, or Jehovah the salvation. Immanuel, meaning God with us, was the name called by man. According to our experience of Jesus, we have to call Him Immanuel, which means God with man. Our Jesus is the God-man. He is both God and man, both divine and human. For God to be in humanity is His spreading, His branching out, from one territory to another territory. Today our God exists in two territories—divinity and humanity. Our God today is both divine and human
３ .在复兴的日子，在祂的神性里，祂要成为神选民的华美和荣耀
3. He, in His Divinity, to Be the Beauty and Glory of God’s Chosen People in the Day of Restoration
17在复兴的日子，这位成了肉体的神，在祂的神性里，将是神选民的华美和荣耀。因著基督活在我们里面，我们就有分于神圣的性情。（彼后一4。）就这一面的意义说，我们不仅是属人的，也是神圣的。神圣的性情是我们的华美和荣耀。世界的妇女要去参加盛会，总是穿戴最好的衣服和珠宝来装饰自己。这是为著她们的华美和荣耀。在军队里，将军的制服上满了星徽和勋章；这也是为了他们的华美和荣耀。我们的华美和荣耀，不是这些外面的装饰。我们的神和祂神圣的性情，乃是我们的华美和荣耀。如果我们是忠信的，在复兴的那日，我们将是这宇宙中最华美最荣耀的造物，因为我们将要完全的有神作我们的华美，并作我们的荣耀。甚至在今天，如果我们活基督，那些在我们周围的人会看见，我们乃是有分量、有尊严的。当一个人活基督时，众人会看他是有分量的人、庄重的人、华美荣耀的人，是过于人所能描述的。凡我们在基督里所行所言，都是满了尊严和庄重的。我们不该忘记我们神圣的出身，我们是在神家中神的众子，祂的神性是我们的华美和我们的荣耀。
17The incarnated God, in His divinity, will be the beauty and glory of God’s chosen people in the day of restoration. Because Christ lives in us, we are partakers of the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4). In this sense, we are not only human but also divine. The divine nature is our beauty and our glory. When worldly women go to a special place, they may adorn themselves with the best material and jewelry. This is for their beauty and glory. The uniform of generals in an army is full of stars and badges. This is also for their beauty and glory. Our beauty and glory is not in such outward adornment. Our God with His divine nature is our beauty and our glory. In the day of restoration, if we are faithful, we will be the most beautiful and glorious creatures in this universe because we will have our God in a full way as our beauty and as our glory. Even today if we live Christ, those around us will see that we are weighty and dignified. When a man lives Christ, people will consider that he is a weighty man, a man of gravity, a man of beauty and glory beyond description. Whatever we do and say in Christ is full of dignity and gravity. We should not forget our divine genealogy. We are sons of God in the family of God. His divinity is our beauty and our glory.
二 、地的果子
B. The Fruit of the Earth
18基督也是地的果子。（赛四2下。）当马利亚来到以利沙伯那里，以利沙伯对马利亚说，『你在妇女中是有福的，你腹中的果子也是有福的。』（路一42。）马利亚腹中的果子是耶稣。祂在马利亚的腹中乃是地的果子。
18Christ is also the Fruit of the earth (Isa. 4:2b). When Mary came to Elizabeth, Elizabeth said to Mary, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” (Luke 1:42). The fruit in the womb of Mary was Jesus. He was in her womb as the Fruit of the earth
１ .由人血肉而生，出自地的人
1. A Man Born of Human Blood and Flesh from the Earth
19基督作地的果子，乃是由人血肉所生，出自地的人。（来二14。）地是基督人性的源头，正如永远是祂神性的源头。
19As the Fruit of the earth, Christ was a man born of human blood and flesh from the earth (Heb. 2:14). The earth is the source of Christ’s humanity, just as eternity is the source of His divinity
２ .为使神圣的生命在人性里得以繁殖蔓衍
2. For the Multiplication and Reproduction of the Divine Life in Humanity
20基督是地的果子，为使神圣的生命在人性里得以繁殖蔓衍。（约十二24。）神在祂自己里，在祂的神性里，是无法繁殖的。基督这地的果子，是为著繁殖的。祂是一粒麦子死了，为使许多子粒得以产生。为了祂的繁殖蔓衍，祂需要人性。人性是土壤、地土，使三一神得以繁殖蔓衍。
20Christ as the Fruit of the earth is for the multiplication and reproduction of the divine life in humanity (John 12:24). God in Himself, in His divinity, has no way to be multiplied. Christ as the Fruit of the earth is for multiplication. He was a grain of wheat who died so that many grains could be produced. For His multiplication and reproduction, He needed humanity. Humanity is the soil, the earth, for the Triune God to be multiplied and reproduced
21３.祂神圣的华美和荣耀，由祂的人性所彰显；在复兴的日子，祂这人要在祂的人性里成为神选民的夸耀和光彩
213. Such a Man, in His Humanity, Which Expresses His Divine Beauty and Glory, to Be the Excellence and Splendor of God’s Chosen People in the Day of Restoration
22祂神圣的华美和荣耀，由祂的人性所彰显；在复兴的日子，祂这人，就是那人耶稣，要在祂的人性里，成为神选民的夸耀和光彩。甚至今天在恩典的时代里，我们也需要经历耶稣在祂人性里的夸耀和光彩。一面，正当的基督徒该有耶稣神圣的华美和荣耀。另一面，他也该有耶稣人性的夸耀和光彩。基督徒必须是神圣的，也必须是属人的。我们自己为人的夸耀和光彩是很低的，但是当我们活基督时，我们所活出之人性的夸耀和光彩，乃是非常高的。我们必须过一种生活，在神性一面彰显基督的华美和荣耀，并在人性一面彰显基督的夸耀和光彩。我们今天对这件事的领会可能不多，但是当复兴时期来临时，我们这些得胜者要被提、变化并得荣。那时，我们就会完全领略，我们有耶稣神性的华美和荣耀，也有耶稣人性的夸耀和光彩。
22Such a man, the Man Jesus, in His humanity, which expresses His divine beauty and glory, will be the excellence and splendor of God’s chosen people in the day of restoration. Even today in the age of grace, we need to experience the excellence and splendor of Jesus in His humanity. On the one hand, a proper Christian should have the divine beauty and glory of Jesus. On the other hand, he should also have the human excellence and splendor of Jesus. A Christian must be both divine and human. Our own human excellence and splendor are very low, but when we live Christ, the human excellence and splendor which we live out are very high. We must live a life which expresses Christ’s beauty and glory in a divine way and which expresses Christ’s excellence and splendor in a human way. We may not realize much of this today, but when the time of restoration comes, those of us who overcome will be raptured, transformed, and glorified. Then we willfully realize that we have the divine beauty and glory of Jesus and the human excellence and splendor of Jesus.
参 、荣耀遮覆的罩盖，和恩典覆庇的帐棚
III. A Covering Canopy Of Glory And An Overshadowing Tabernacle Of Grace
23在以赛亚四章，有两对基督的所是。第一对是耶和华的苗和地的6果子。第二对是在五节和六节，在那里我们看见基督是荣耀遮覆的罩盖，和恩典覆庇的帐棚。第二对是第一对的结果，是由第一对所产生的。罩盖是为遮覆的，帐棚是为覆庇的。罩盖是属于神圣的荣耀，帐棚是属于基督在祂人性里的恩典。当基督成为肉体时，祂乃是丰丰满满的有恩典，门徒也见过祂的荣耀。（约一14。）
23There are two pairs of what Christ is in Isaiah 4. The first pair is the Shoot of Jehovah and the Fruit of the earth. The second pair is in verses 5 and where Christ is seen as a covering canopy of glory and an overshadowing tabernacle of grace. The second pair is the issue of the first pair and is produced by the first pair. The canopy is covering, and the tabernacle is overshadowing. The canopy is of the divine glory, and the tabernacle is of Christ’s grace in His humanity. When Christ was incarnated, He was full of grace and the disciples beheld His glory (John 1:14).
一 、耶和华的苗和地的果子，是在神性里并在人性里的神而人者，要作神圣荣耀遮覆的罩盖，和人性里恩典覆庇的帐棚
A. The Shoot of Jehovah and the Fruit of the Earth, as the God-man in His Divinity and His Humanity as Well, to Be a Covering Canopy of the Divine Glory and an Overshadowing Tabernacle of Grace in Humanity
24耶和华的苗和地的果子，是在神性里并在人性里的神而人者，要作神圣荣耀遮覆的罩盖，和人性里恩典覆庇的帐棚。
24The Shoot of Jehovah and the Fruit of the earth, as the God-man in His divinity and His humanity as well, will be a covering canopy of the divine glory and an overshadowing tabernacle of grace in humanity
二 、荣耀遮覆的罩盖
B. A Covering Canopy of Glory
25１.乃是神圣的荣耀，在耶和华神的圣山遮覆祂一切的权益
251. Being the Divine Glory Covering All the Interests of Jehovah God in His Holy Mountain
26基督作荣耀遮覆的罩盖，乃是神圣的荣耀，在耶和华神的圣山遮覆祂一切的权益。（赛四5。）圣山就是锡安山；神的殿是在锡安山上，神的子民在那里有各种宣召的大会。这些宣召的大会，这些神子民的聚会，乃是神在地上的权益。神在地上的权益，需要这样荣耀遮覆的罩盖。
26Christ as a covering canopy of glory is the divine glory covering all the interests of Jehovah God in His holy mountain (Isa. 4:5). The holy mountain is Mount Zion. God’stem ple was on Mount Zion, and God’sp eople were there having all kinds of convocations. These convocations, these meetings of God’sp eople, were the interests of God on the earth. God’sin te rest son the earth need such a covering canopy of glory
２ .乃是日间的烟云，可以成荫避暑，并夜间火焰的照亮，可以消除黑暗，
2. Being the Cloud of Smoke as a Shade by Day from the Heat and the Brightness of a Fiery Flame by Night,
二者都是神所创造的
Both Being Created by God
27这荣耀遮覆的罩盖，也是日间的烟云，可以成荫避暑，并夜间火焰的照亮，可以消除黑暗。这烟云和火焰的照亮，都是神创造的。（出四十34～35，38，民九15～16。）当复兴的日子来临时，在锡安山全山日间必有烟云，夜间必有火焰的照亮。我们不该认为烟云和火焰的照亮是物质的东西。以赛亚告诉我们，耶和华必创造牠们。这意思是说，牠们是以前从未存在的东西，是神将要创造的东西。神的荣耀作烟云并火焰的照亮，要一直的留在锡安山上。在白日，祂的荣耀必像遮覆的烟云，可以成荫避暑。在夜间，祂的荣耀必像火焰的照亮，使神的子民脱离黑暗。神自己这显在基督里的荣耀，必在锡安山上作罩盖，遮覆祂的权益，包括祂的圣殿、祂的圣民、和祂一切的圣会。
27This covering canopy of glory is also a cloud of smoke as a shade by day from the heat and the brightness of a fiery flame by night against the darkness. Both the cloud of smoke and the brightness of a fiery flame are created by God (Exo. 40:34-35, 38; Num. 9:15-16). When the day of restoration comes, there will be over Mount Zion a cloud of smoke in the day and the brightness of a fiery flame in the night. We should not consider that the cloud of smoke and the brightness of a fiery flame are physical things. Isaiah tells us that Jehovah will create them. This means that they will be something which has never before existed, something which will be created by God. God’s glory as the cloud of smoke and the brightness of the fiery flame will remain on Mount Zion all the time. In the day His glory will be as a covering cloud of smoke to be a shade from the heat. In the night His glory will be as the shining brightness of a fiery flame to keep God’sp eople away from darkness. God Himself as the glory expressed in Christ will remain as a canopy over Mount Zion to cover His interests, which include His holy temple, His holy people, and all His holy convocations.
28我们重新修订的以赛亚四章五节，表达了基督是荣耀遮覆之罩盖的正确属灵意义。这一节说，『耶和华必创造日间的烟云，并夜间火焰的照亮，遮覆锡安山全境，且遮覆其所有宣召的大会；因为荣耀必成为罩盖，遮覆一切。』钦定英文译本以及国语和合本的繙译，都把遮覆的罩盖和荣耀视为两件分开的项目，认为罩盖遮覆并保护神的荣耀。这是不合属灵原则的。神的荣耀不需要任何事物的遮覆或保护。反之，祂的荣耀总是遮覆别的事物。照我们重新修订的繙译，在锡安山之上，在圣殿之上，并在一切圣会之上，荣耀必成为罩盖。
28Our revised translation of Isaiah 4:5 conveys the proper spiritual meaning of Christ being a covering canopy of glory. This verse says, “Jehovah will create over the entire region of Mount Zion and overall her convocations a cloud of smoke by day, and the brightness of a fiery flame by night; for over all, the glory will be a canopy.” The comma in the phrase “for over all, the glory will be a canopy” is very crucial. If the comma were removed from this phrase, this would mean that the canopy and the glory are two separate items and that the canopy covers and protects God’s glory. This is against the spiritual principle. God’s glory does not need anything to cover or protect it. Instead, His glory is always covering other things. The Concordant Version of Isaiah also puts a comma between “all” and “the glory.” According to our revised translation, over Mount Zion, over the temple, and over the holy convocations, the glory will be a canopy.
三 、在人性里恩典覆庇的帐棚
C. An Overshadowing Tabernacle of Grace in Humanity
29基督也是在人性里恩典覆庇的帐棚。（赛四6，约一14。）
29Christ will also be an overshadowing tabernacle of grace in humanity (Isa. 4:6, John 1:14
１ .乃是基督在那彰显祂神性的人性里
1. Being Christ in His Humanity That Expresses His Divinity
30这恩典覆庇的帐棚，乃是基督在那彰显祂神性的人性里。（约一14下。）
30This overshadowing tabernacle of grace is Christ in His humanity, which expresses His divinity (John 1:14b
31２.在祂的恩典里覆庇祂的信徒，白日成荫，可以避暑，并作避难所和藏身
312. Overshadowing His Believers in His Grace as a Daytime Shade from the Heat and as a
处，可以躲避狂风暴雨
refuge and a cover from storm and rain
32祂现今正在祂的恩典里覆庇祂的信徒，白日成荫，可以避暑，并作避难所和藏身处，可以躲避狂风暴雨。（林后十二9。）基督是罩盖，遮覆神的权益，祂也是帐棚，作我们的荫庇和我们的避难所。帐棚是荫庇，也是避难所和藏身处。林后十二章九节完全解释了我们对这事的经历，那里描写基督在祂的恩典里覆庇祂的信徒，作他们的力量。耶和华的苗和地的果子，是在以赛亚四章里一对关于基督的项目。这一对产生了另一对—基督作荣耀遮覆的罩盖，和在人性里恩典覆庇的帐棚。
32He is presently overshadowing His believers in His grace as a daytime shade from the heat and as a refuge and a cover from storm and rain (2 Cor. 12:9). Christ is the canopy to cover God’sin te rests, and He is also a tabernacle to be our shade and our refuge. The tabernacle is a shade, a refuge, and a cover. Our experience of this is fully explained in 2 Corinthians 12:9, which describes Christ overshadowing His believers in His grace as their strength. The Shoot of Jehovah and the Fruit of the earth are one pair of items of Christ in Isaiah 4. This pair produces another pair—Christ as a covering canopy of glory and an overshadowing tabernacle of grace in humanity
33按照以赛亚四章，我们的基督是神新的发展。祂是神在祂的神性里伸枝扩展到人里面。作为这样的一位，祂必要在复兴的日子成为神选民的华美和荣耀。这荣耀是一个大罩盖，遮覆神在地上一切的权益。基督也是地的果子，为使神圣的生命在人性里得以繁殖蔓衍。这蔓衍的地的果子，要成为神选民的夸耀和光彩。基督也是我们遮暑的荫庇，并避难所和藏身处，保护我们免去狂风暴雨。我们曾否想过，在以赛亚四章里，基督竟然有这么多项目？基督是神的发展，神的伸枝，并为著神蔓衍的果子；祂有神圣的华美和荣耀，带著人性的夸耀和光彩。因此，祂能作罩盖遮覆我们，并作帐幕覆庇我们，成为我们的荫庇和避难所。以赛亚四章给我们看见，基督是我们的一切。
33According to Isaiah 4, our Christ is the new development of God. He is the branching out of God in His divinity into humanity. As such a One, He will be the beauty and glory of God’s chosen people in the day of restoration. This glory will be a great canopy to cover all of God’s interest son earth. Christ is also the Fruit of the earth for the multiplication and reproduction of the divine life in humanity. This reproducing Fruit of the earth will be the excellence and splendor of God’s chosen people. Christ is also a shade to us from the heat and a refuge and a cover to protect us from the storm and rain. Have we ever considered that Christ is so many items in Isaiah 4? Christ is God’s development, God’s branching out, and the Fruit for God’s reproduction; He has the divine beauty and glory with the human excellence and splendor. Therefore, He can cover us as a canopy and overshadow us as a tabernacle to be our shade and refuge. Isaiah 4 shows that Christ is everything to us.
肆 、有分于基督的要求
IV . The Requirements For Partaking Of Christ
34以赛亚四章二至四节启示有分于基督的要求。
34Isaiah 4:2-4 reveal the requirements for partaking of Christ
一 、这些要求乃是神选民在复兴时代，有分于基督的条件
A. The Requirements Being the Conditions for God’s Chosen People to Partake of Christ in the Age of Restoration
35以下的四个要求，乃是神选民在复兴时代，有分于基督的条件。
35The following four requirements are the conditions for God’s chosen people to partake of Christ in the age of restoration
１ .从被掳中逃脱，得了释放
1. Having Escaped, Having Been Released, from Captivity
36第一个要求，乃是他们从被掳中逃脱，得了释放。（赛四2上。）我们应当是一班已经逃脱任何捆绑和奴役的人。我们应当完全从被掳中得释放。
36The first requirement is that they have escaped, having been released, from captivity (Isa. 4:2b). We should be people who have escaped any kind of bondage or slavery. We should have an absolute release from captivity
２ .在神所拣选的地方－锡安和耶路撒冷，在圣别的生命中生活存留
2. Living and Remaining in a Holy Life in God’s Chosen Place—Zion and Jerusalem
37第二个要求，乃是在神所拣选的地方－锡安和耶路撒冷，在圣别的生命中生活存留。（3上。）今天地方召会乃是锡安，基督的身体乃是耶路撒冷。我们必须在召会里生活存留，过圣别的生活。这是使我们有分于基督的条件。
37The second requirement is to live and remain in a holy life in God’s chosen place—Zion and Jerusalem (v. 3a). Today the local church is Zion, and the Body of Christ is Jerusalem. We must live and remain in the church to live a holy life. This is a condition for our partaking of Christ
38３.按神生命的记录，已经蒙神拣选
383. Chosen by God according to His Record of Life
39第三，我们必须是按神生命的记录，已经蒙神拣选的。（3下。）我们蒙神拣选，使我们彀资格有分于基督。
39Third, we must be chosen by God according to His record of life (v. 3b). Our being chosen by God qualifies us to partake of Christ
４ .蒙主用祂审判和焚烧的灵，洗去污秽，并洁除杀人的血
4. The Filth Having Been Washed Away and the Bloodstains Having Been Cleansed Away by the Lord with His Judging and Burning Spirit
40第四，就是蒙主用祂审判和焚烧的灵，洗去污秽，并洁除杀人的血。（4。）审判和焚烧的灵，应当在我们里面作工，洗去我们的污秽，并洁除我们杀人的血。因著我们说闲话并传播谣言，就『杀死』圣徒。我们需要审判和焚烧的灵，从我们里面洁除这些杀人的血。
40Fourth, the filth should be washed away and the bloodstains should be cleansed away by the Lord with His judging and burning Spirit (v. 4). The judging and burning Spirit should work within us to wash away our filth and to cleanse away our bloodstains. We “kill” the saints through our gossiping and spreading of rumors. We need the judging and burning Spirit to cleanse us inwardly from these bloodstains.
41二、恩典时代乃是复兴时代的豫尝；因此，以上的要求也是信徒在新约经纶里
41B. The Age of Grace Being a Foretaste of the Age of Restoration; Hence, the Above Requirements Being Also the Conditions for the Believers to
有分于基督的条件
Partake of Christ in the New Testament Economy
42恩典时代乃是复兴时代的豫尝；因此，以上的要求也是信徒在新约经纶里有分于基督的条件。恩典时代乃是复兴时代的豫尝，我们是能享受这样豫尝的人。我们若履行这些要求、条件，就有权利分享基督。
42The age of grace is a foretaste of the age of restoration; hence, the above requirements are also the conditions for the believers to partake of Christ in the New Testament economy. The age of grace is a foretaste of the age of restoration, and we are the people who can enjoy such a foretaste. We have the privilege of partaking of Christ if we meet the requirements, the conditions