2生命的恢复开始于以西结三十三章，在那里神设立了守望者。这恢复持续到三十四章，在那里神作牧人，亲自来寻找祂的百姓，把他们找出来，把他们带回来，使他们享受由美地丰富出产所表征基督的丰富。接著在三十五章，主题醒我们要定罪由以东所表征之我们的旧人。所以在三十章以后有另一段话说到对以东的审判。就大体来说，神是等审判施行过了，然后才开始祂恢复的工作。然而，在恢复的过程中，仍需要神的审判。特别对以东来说，更是如此。在前面一段，以东已受了审判，但因著旧人非常难对付，所以必须重复对以东的审判。昨天你定罪了你的旧人，并经历了对旧人的审判。但今天你的旧人可能以很文雅的方式，也可能以很狡猾的方式，回来访问你。你已经得了恢复，也已经被带回基督这美地，进入了对基督丰富的享受。你以为你的旧人已经完全被定罪并审判了，但你没有察觉他又悄悄回来，没有征求许可就来探访你。如今你在享受基督，他却与你同在，恨恶你对基督的享受并对召会生活的享受。三十五章说，以东和他的同伴看见以色列荒凉就欢喜。（12，15。）以东也等著要来得以色列和犹大这二国，声称这两国属于以东。对主而言，以东是在胡言乱语；主必定要再次施行对以东的审判。我们需要学习审判以东的功课。当我们得著恢复时，必须一再审判我们的旧人。对亚扪、摩押、推罗、西顿和埃及的审判，可能是一次就完成的，但对以东的审判不能一次完成。相反的，以东，我们的旧人，必须一再的受审判，直到我们身体得赎的日子。这是为甚么在以西结三十四与三十六这美妙的两章之间，有一章很消极的论到对以东的审判。因为以东又回来了，所以必须重复对他的审判。虽然我们已经定罪并审判了他，把他赶走，但他还是回来。所以，我们需要与主合作，再次施行祂对旧人的审判。
2The recovery by life begins in chapter thirty - three, where God sets a watchman. This recovery continues in chapter thirty-four, where God Himself comes in to be the Shepherd to search for His people, to seek them out, to bring them back, and to cause them to enjoy the riches of Christ signified by the riches of the good land. Following this, in chapter thirty-five the Lord reminds us of the need to condemn our old man, which is signified by Edom. This is the reason that after chapter thirty there is another word concerning the judgment upon Edom. For the most part, God waits until judgment has been executed before He begins His work of recovery. However, in the process of recovery, there is still the need of God’s judgment. This is true, in particular, regarding Edom. Edom was judged in the previous section, but because the old man is very difficult to deal with, the judgment upon the old man must be repeated. Yesterday you might have condemned your old man and experienced judgment upon him. But today your old man may return to pay you a visit, perhaps in a nice way or in a subtle way. You have been recovered and you have been brought back to Christ as the good land and have entered into the rich enjoyment of Christ. You might have thought that your old man had been fully condemned and judged, but you did not realize that he has come back without giving you any notice and without asking for permission to visit you. Now as you are enjoying Christ, he is with you, hating your enjoyment of Christ and your enjoyment of the church life. Ezekiel 35 says that Edom and his company were happy to see that Israel was desolate (vv. 12, 15). Edom was also waiting to possess the two nations of Israel and Judah, claiming them as belonging to Edom. To the Lord Edom was speaking nonsense, for He intended to exercise His judgment upon Edom once again. We need to learn the lesson of judging Edom. While we are being recovered, we have to judge our old man again and again. The judgment upon Ammon, Moab, Tyrus, Zidon, and Egypt may be once for all, but the judgment upon Edom cannot be once for all. On the contrary, Edom, our old man, must be judged repeatedly until the day of the redemption of our body. This is the reason that between Ezekiel 34 and 36, which are wonderful chapters, there is a very negative chapter regarding the judgment upon Edom. Because Edom returns, the judgment upon him must be repeated. Although we have condemned him, judged him, and chased him away, he comes back. Therefore, we need to cooperate with the Lord to exercise once again His judgment upon the old man.