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以西结书生命读经 · 第2篇

引言（二）

Introduction (2)
1读经：以西结书1:1-3，民数记4:2-3，历代志上23:3上，路加福音3:23上，以西结书40:17;41:6上，46:22，民
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2数记8:24，创世记11:6,31。
2Scripture Reading: Ezek. 1:1-3; Num. 4:2-3; 1 Chron. 23:3a; Luke 3:23a; Ezek. 40:17; 41:6a; 46:22; Num. 8:24; Gen. 11:6, 31
3在本篇信息中，我们要继续来看以西结一章一至三节，就是作为本书引言的三节。我们看过异象的日期，现在要接著来看异象的地点，看见异象的人，以及看见异象的情景。
3In this message we will continue to consider Ezekiel 1:1- 3, three verses which are the introduction to this book. We have seen the date of the visions, and now we will go on to see the place of the visions, the person who saw the visions, and the conditions for seeing the visions
地点
THE PLACE
4引言的第二点是以西结看见异象的地点。三节告诉我们，以西结『在迦勒底人之地，迦巴鲁河边』，异象临到他。
4The second point in the introduction is the place where Ezekiel saw the visions. Verse 3 tells us that the visions came to Ezekiel when he was “in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar
在迦勒底
In Chaldea
5地点－迦勒底人之地－不是好地点，因为迦勒底是巴别开始的地点。希伯来文里的巴别这辞，等于希腊文的巴比伦。因此，我们可以说，迦勒底实际上就是巴比伦，巴比伦就是巴别，是撒但集合堕落的人背叛神的地方。以西结看见异象的地方，是撒但在堕落的人中间煽动对神最大背叛的地方。那也是神呼召亚伯拉罕出来，使祂得著一班选民的地方。（创十一6，31。）可惜，在以西结的时候，大多数神的选民被带回那地方。他们的被掳就是他们的堕落。他们已堕落到他们的先祖亚伯拉罕被神召出来要离开的地方。
5The place—the land of the Chaldeans—was not a good place, for Chaldea was the place where Babel began. The name Babel in Hebrew is the equivalent of Babylon in Greek. Thus, we may say that Chaldea was actually Babylon and that Babylon was Babel, the place where Satan collected the fallen people to rebel against God. The very place where Ezekiel saw the visions was the place where Satan instigated the greatest rebellion against God among the fallen people. That was also the place out of which God had called Abraham that He might have a chosen people (Gen. 11:6, 31). Unfortunately, at Ezekiel’st i me most of God’s chosen people had been carried back to that place. Their captivity was their fall. They had fallen into the very place out of which their forefather Abraham had been called by God
6我要请你们思想今天基督徒中间的情况。大多数的基督徒是在迦南地，还是在迦勒底人之地？大多数基督徒的确不是在美地，而是在堕落的地方。为这缘故，以西结书正符合今天基督徒的情况。
6I would ask you to consider the situation of today’s Christians. Are most Christians in the land of Canaan or in the land of the Chaldeans? Surely the majority of Christians are not in the good land but in a place of degradation. For this reason the book of Ezekiel exactly fits the situation of Christians today
在河边
By a River
7以西结看见异象时是在河边。他在一节说，『我在迦巴鲁河边，被掳的人中。』迦巴鲁河表征仇敌毁坏神子民的力量。（参赛八7～8。）迦巴鲁的意思是『巨大』、『丰盛』、『有力』。这河，巴比伦河，指明巴比伦是巨大、有力的，因此牠表征巴比伦反对神子民的能力。今天『迦巴鲁河』就是今世将人从神带到巴比伦那撒但的潮流。
7When Ezekiel saw the visions, he was by a river. He says in verse 1, “I was among the captives by the river of Chebar.” The river of Chebar signifies the power of the enemy to damage God’s people (cf. Isa. 8:7-8). Chebar means “strong,” “many,” “powerful.” This river, the river of Babylon, indicates that Babylon was strong and powerful, and thus it signifies the power of Babylon in being against God’sp eople. Today the “river of Chebar” is the satanic tide of the age that carries people away from God to Babylon.
8在以西结书里有两道河：一章里的迦巴鲁河，和四十七章里从殿流出来的河。迦巴鲁河将神的子民从神带开，但流自殿的河将人带到神的生命里。我们需要领悟，今天这两道河仍在地上。一道河是这世界的倾向、趋势、潮流；这是将人从神带开的巴比伦河，堕落世界里的河。我们赞美主，有另一道河，这河水所到之处，百物都必生活。今天有两道河在流。一道河是属这世界的；另一道河是出自圣地的。一道河将人从神带开；另一道河，在生命里带人归向神。一道河毁坏神的建造；另一道河建造神的居所。你是在那一道河边？是在迦巴鲁河边，还是在流自神居所的河边？你也许说，你在流自神居所之活水的河边，但你仍可能有今世潮流的东西，今天世界趋势的东西。你若仍在今天世界的趋势里，你就不在活水的河边，乃在迦巴鲁的河边；你不在圣地，乃在迦勒底人之地。
8There are two rivers in the book of Ezekiel: the river Chebar in chapter one and the river flowing out of the temple in chapter forty-seven. The river Chebar carries the people of God away from God, but the river flowing out of the temple brings people into God’s life. We need to realize that these two rivers are still on earth today. One river is the trend, the course, the tide, of this world. This is the river of Babylon, the river in the fallen world, which carries people away from God. We praise the Lord that there is another river and that everything lives wherever this river comes. Two rivers are flowing today. One river is of this world; the other river is of the holy land. One river carries people away from God; the other river brings people back to God in life. One river destroys the building of God; the other river builds up God’s dwelling place. By which river are you—the river Chebar or the river that flows out of the dwelling place of God? You may say that you are by the river of living water which comes out of the dwelling place of God, but you still may have something of the course of this age, of the trend of today’s world. If you are still in the trend of today’s world, you are not by the river of living water but by the river of Chebar, and you are not in the holy land but in the land of the Chaldeans
9天向以西结开启时，他是在迦巴鲁河边，但他不是在这河里。许多以色列人被巴比伦的军队屠杀；还有许多人因著饥荒、疾病和野兽而死。然而，情况不是全然无望，因为神仍然在那将祂子民带走的河边留下一些『旱地』。神藉著将这『旱地』赐给他们，使他们仍然活著，并且蒙保守。这指明神的恩典与以西结、与约雅斤王、并与其他许多被掳的人同在。他们若不是在迦巴鲁河岸边，而是在河里，他们就都会灭亡。因著神的恩典，他们仍能在被掳之地的河边生活。他们虽然不能在迦南生活，享受基督里丰盛的恩典，但还能在被掳之地享受一点怜悯。
9When the heavens were opened to Ezekiel, he was by the river of Chebar, but he was not in this river. Many of the people of Israel had been killed by the Babylonian army; others had died because of famine, disease, and wild animals. Nevertheless, the situation was not totally hopeless, for God still left some “dry land” by the river which had carried His people away. By giving them this “dry land,” God enabled them to stay alive and to be preserved. This indicates that God’s grace remained with Ezekiel, with King Jehoiachin, and with many others who had been carried away into captivity. If they had not been by the banks of the river Chebar but instead had been in the river, they all would have perished. Because of God’s grace they could still live by the river in the land of captivity. Although they could not live in Canaan and thus could not enjoy the abundance of grace in Christ, they could still enjoy some mercy in the land of captivity.
10以西结书里所记的异象，是今天的基督徒和今天的召会所急切需要的。我越亲近主并与祂交通，我越观察今天的情况，就越领悟以西结的异象是神给现今世代的信息。神赐给以西结的异象是为著在迦巴鲁河边被掳的人。今天大多数神的儿女也在被掳之地。他们没有留在基督这迦南美地，却堕落到巴比伦被掳之地；他们没有正确、继续的活在基督里，也没有享受基督的丰富。这是今天基督徒大体的光景。为这缘故，我信以西结书里的异象是为著应付今天神子民的需要。
10The visions recorded in the book of Ezekiel are urgently needed by today’s Christians and by today’s church. The more I contact the Lord and fellowship with Him and the more I observe today’s situation, the more I realize that the visions of Ezekiel are messages from God for the present age. The visions God gave to Ezekiel were for a people who were in captivity by the river Chebar. Today most of God’s children are also in the land of captivity. Instead of remaining in Christ as the good land of Canaan, they have fallen into captivity in Babylon, where they do not live in Christ properly and continually and where they do not enjoy the riches of Christ. This is the overall condition of Christians today. For this reason, I believe that the visions in the book of Ezekiel meet the need of God’sp eople today
人
THE PERSON
11我们要说到的下一点是看见异象的人－以西结。
11The next point to consider is the person—Ezekiel— who saw the visions
在被掳的人中
among the captives
12以西结在一章一节告诉我们，他『在迦巴鲁河边，被掳的人中』。身为在被掳之地的俘虏，以西结受试验，必然觉得困扰、为难、受压。这也可能是我们今天的经历。有时候我们与弟兄姊妹聚在一起，就觉得我们是在被掳之地，我们也感觉为难、受压。
12In verse 1 Ezekiel tells us that he “was among the captives by the river of Chebar.” As a captive in the land of captivity, Ezekiel was tested and surely must have felt perplexed, distressed, and depressed. This also may be our experience today. Sometimes when we come together with the brothers and sisters, we sense that we are in the land of captivity and we feel distressed and depressed
祭司
A Priest
13三节清楚说到『祭司以西结』。身为祭司，以西结是活在神面前，事奉神，并与神调和的人。以西结是这样的人；他虽然在被掳之地，却仍活在神面前，并在神面前供职。他在迦巴鲁河边，不在圣殿里，但身为祭司，他仰望神、祷告神、亲近神、与神交通、并等候神。因为以西结是这样的人，并且这样亲近神，所以天向他开启，他就『得见神的异象』。（1。）我们鼓励所有在主里的弟兄姊妹都作祭司事奉神。我们都需要学习祷告神、亲近神、与神交通、并活在神面前。我们若这样操练作祭司，天就会向我们开启，我们就会看见神的异象。
13Verse 3 speaks explicitly of “Ezekiel the priest.” As a priest Ezekiel was one who lived in the presence of God, serving God and being mingled with God. Ezekiel was this kind of person. Although he was in the land of captivity, he still lived in the presence of God and ministered before God. He was by the river Chebar, not in the holy temple, yet as a priest he looked to God, prayed to God, contacted God, fellowshipped with God, and waited for God. Because Ezekiel was such a person and contacted God in such a way, the heavens were opened to him, and he “saw visions of God” (v. 1). We encourage all the brothers and sisters in the Lord to serve Him as priests. We all need to learn to pray to God, to contact God, to have fellowship with God, and to live before God. If we exercise as priests in this way, the heavens will be opened to us, and we will see God’s visions.
布西的儿子，却为神所加强
The Son of Buzi, yet Strengthened by God
14以西结是布西的儿子。布西的意思是『耻辱』或『被藐视的』。以西结是非常受人藐视，受到耻辱对待的申言者。他尽职时没有得著荣耀。你若是今天主恢复里的以西结，你就该期望作个被藐视的人。不要想你会得著甚么荣耀；别人会藐视你，并以耻辱对待你。
14Ezekiel was the son of Buzi. Buzi means “contempt” or “despised.” Ezekiel was a prophet who was very much despised by the people and who was treated with contempt. In his ministry he received no glory. If you are an Ezekiel in the Lord’s recovery today, you should expect to be a despised person. Do not think that you will have any glory. Others will despise you and treat you with contempt
15以西结的意思是『神必加强』，也是『大能者是你的力量』。以西结这名结束于字尾el，意思是『大能者』。一面，他是被别人藐视的布西的儿子。另一面，他是被大能者神加强的以西结。在三章八至九节上半，主对以西结说，『看哪，我使你的脸硬过他们的脸，使你的额硬过他们的额。我使你的额像金刚钻，比火石更硬。』他被藐视并受到耻辱的对待，但他被神加强。因为以西结是布西的儿子，意思就是：他是羞辱之子，卑屈之子。我们也许以为，身为申言者，他申言的职事一定是荣耀的。然而，我们读以西结书，就看见他作申言者尽职时，一直蒙羞受辱。神指派以西结作以色列人蒙羞的豫兆。（十二6，11，二四24，27。）神要他作某些示范，在这些示范里，他成了蒙羞的申言者。譬如，神吩咐他向左侧卧三百九十日，向右侧卧四十日，（四4～6，）并且吃用牛粪豫备的饼。（9～15。）神也吩咐他挖通城墙，从其中把物件带出去，以西结就照著所吩咐的去行。（十二1～7。）有一天连他的妻子也忽然死了。（二四16～18。）以西结的确是羞辱之子。今天供应主话的人也要作羞辱之子。在神的百姓被掳的时候，人起来作神的执事，作祭司事奉，看见祂的异象，就必须担当神百姓的耻辱。因为神被掳的百姓在羞辱中，神的执事供应神话语时，也要在羞辱中。
15Ezekiel means “God will strengthen.” It also means “the almighty One is your strength.” The name Ezekiel ends with the suffix el, which means “the mighty One.” On the one hand, he was the son of Buzi, despised by others. On the other hand, he was Ezekiel, strengthened by God, the mighty One. In 3:8-9a the Lord said to Ezekiel, “Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead.” He was despised and treated with contempt, but he was strengthened by God. For Ezekiel to be the son of Buzi meant that he was a son of shame, a son of abasement. We might think that as a prophet his prophetic ministry would have been glorious. However, when we read the book of Ezekiel, we see that in fulfilling his ministry as a prophet, he was constantly disgraced and put to shame. God appointed Ezekiel to be a sign to the people of Israel, a sign of their being put to shame (12:6, 11; 24:24, 27). God required him to perform certain demonstrations, and in these demonstrations he became a prophet in disgrace. For instance, God told him to lie on his left side three hundred ninety days and on his right side forty days (4:4-6) and to eat bread prepared with cow’s dung (vv. 9-15). God also told him to dig through the wall of the city and carry out his stuff through the wall, and Ezekiel did as he was commanded (12:1-7). Furthermore, one day his wife suddenly died (24:16- 18). Ezekiel surely was a son of disgrace. Those who minister the Lord’sword today will also be sons of disgrace. When God’sp eople are in captivity, those who rise up to be God’s ministers, serving as His priests and seeing His visions, will have to bear the shame of God’sp eople. Because God’s captive people are in disgrace, God’s ministers will also be in disgrace as they minister God’swords
16虽然以西结是蒙羞受辱的羞辱之子，但全能的神是他的力量。因为以西结蒙神加力，他就能在羞辱当中刚强。他是蒙神加强、加力的人，能忍受一切的羞耻、羞辱，好作神的申言者，神的出口，尽他的职事。
16Although Ezekiel was a son of disgrace who suffered shame and disgrace, the almighty God was his strength. Because he was empowered by God, Ezekiel could be strong in the midst of disgrace. As a man strengthened and empowered by God, he could bear all the shame and the disgrace in order to fulfill his ministry as a prophet of God, God’s oracle.
见异象的情景
the conditions for seeing the visions
17最终，就著一章一至三节里的引言，我们需要来看关于见异象的情景。
17Finally, regarding the introduction in 1:1-3 we need to consider the conditions for seeing the visions
天开了
The Heavens Being Opened
18『天就开了，得见神的异象』。（1下。）天开了，是神特别的眷顾。每当地上的人与神是一的时候，天就会向他们开启。在被掳之地，有一个成熟的、与神是一的人以西结，天向他开了。今天原则是同样的。我们需要天向我们开启，但在我们的经历中要天开启，我们就需要作以西结。我们若是今日的以西结，就会有开启的天。
18The heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God” (v. 1b). The opening of the heavens is God’s special visitation. Whenever people on earth are one with God, the heavens will be opened to them. In the land of captivity there was a man, Ezekiel, who was mature and who was one with God, and the heavens were opened to him. Today the principle is the same. We need the heavens to be opened to us, but in order for the heavens to be opened in our experience, we need to be Ezekiels. If we are today’s Ezekiels, we will have an open heaven
19圣经首次题起天开了，是在雅各逃离他哥哥以扫而飘流的时候。他作了一个梦，在那个梦里天向他开了。（创二八11～17。）这表征神要得著雅各作祂在地上的滩头堡，使天能向地开启。主耶稣受浸时，天开了，宣告地上有一个与天上的神是一的人。（太三16～17。）司提反殉道时，天向他开了。（徒七56。）主耶稣回来时，天要再次开启。神的儿女得著天向他们开启，乃是很大的祝福。地受了撒但的霸占，地上的人也受了撒但的败坏以后，神就不能来到地上，神所在的天也不能向地上的人开启。这就是以西结时代的情况。以色列人受了撒但的败坏，并且被掳，结果，天不能向他们开启。然而，在被掳的人中，有一个寻求神、亲近神、并且通天的祭司；所以天能向他开启，甚至降到地上，使神天上的事能给地上的人看见，并且成全在地上的人中间。这实在是一件大事。神一直需要能叫祂的天开启的人。今天地仍受撒但的霸占，地上的人仍在撒但的手下，并且大多数神的百姓仍在被掳之中。因此，急切需要一些像以西结一样寻求神、亲近神，并且作神的祭司在神面前供职的人。今天神若得著这样的以西结，天就会开启，地上的人就能看见天上的异象，天上的事也要成全在地上。在这些日子里，但愿我们都寻求神，亲近神！但愿天向我们是开启的！
19The first time the Bible mentions the heavens being opened was when Jacob was wandering in his attempt to escape his brother Esau. He had a dream, and in that dream the heavens were opened to him (Gen. 28:11-17). This signified that God intended to gain Jacob as His beachhead on earth so that the heavens could be opened to the earth. When the Lord Jesus was baptized, the heavens were opened to declare that there was a man on earth who was one with God in the heavens (Matt. 3:16-17). When Stephen was martyred, the heavens were opened up to him (Acts 7:56). When the Lord Jesus comes back, the heavens will be opened once again. It is a great blessing for God’s children to have the heavens opened to them. After the earth had been occupied by Satan and the people on earth had been damaged by Satan, God could not come to earth, and the heavens, where God is, could not be opened to the people on earth. This was the situation at Ezekiel’st i me. The people of Israel had been damaged by Satan and carried away into captivity, and, as a result, the heavens could not be opened to them. However, among those in captivity, there was a priest who was seeking God and contacting Him and who was connected to the heavens. The heavens could therefore be opened to him and even come down to the earth, enabling God’she aven ly things to be seen by people on earth and to be fulfilled among them on earth. This was truly a great matter. God continues to need a people who can cause His heavens to be opened. Today the earth is still occupied by Satan; the people on earth are still in Satan’s hands; and most of God’sp eople are still in captivity. Thus, there is an urgent need for some, like Ezekiel, who will seek God, contact God, and be God’s priests ministering before God. If God has such Ezekiels today, the heavens will be opened, the people on earth will be able to see heavenly visions, and the heavenly things will be fulfilled on earth. In these days may we all seek God and contact Him, and may the heavens be opened to us
得见神的异象
A Vision Received
20不但天向以西结开了，异象也来了，并且向他有所启示、揭示。神对以西结说，『凡我所指示你的，你都要用眼看，用耳听，并要放在心上。』（结四十4。）天开了，目的就是为著让以西结看见神的异象。神的异象就是神的启示，使我们看见神圣、属灵、属天的事。天没有对他们开启的人，看不见神属天的事。
20Not only were the heavens opened to Ezekiel, but the visions came, and something was revealed, unveiled, to him. God said to Ezekiel, “Behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall show thee” (40:4). The heavens were opened for the purpose of allowing Ezekiel to see visions of God. God’s visions are His revelations, which enable us to see divine, spiritual, heavenly things. Those for whom the heavens are not open cannot see God’she aven ly things
21在一章神打开天上的幔子，让以西结看见幔子后面的事。以西结看见四活物，和神荣耀的宝座。因著他所看见的，他就有负担将这些异象传递给别人。他所说的不是教训或想像的事，乃是他在灵里所看见天上的异象。每一个神话语的执事，都该将属灵、属天的异象传递给别人。在这些信息中，我不是在供应理论、观念、道理、或任何系统神学的事；我在供应从开启的天而来的异象。所有的召会和所有的圣徒都需要看见属天的异象。所以，我们向神的儿女所陈明的，不该仅是教训或道理，或从阅读所得的知识，乃是我们藉著亲近神，在开启的天底下，在灵里所看见的异象。这会使神的百姓从被掳中得恢复，也会带进神召会的建造。我盼望在主的恢复里我们中间所传的一切信息，都充满神的异象。
21In chapter one God opened the veil in heaven and let Ezekiel see what was behind the veil. Ezekiel saw four living creatures and God’s glorious throne. Because of what he saw, he was burdened to convey these visions to others. What he spoke was not a teaching or something imaginary but a heavenly vision which he had seen in spirit. Every minister of God’sword should convey spiritual, heavenly visions to others. In these messages I am not ministering a theory, a concept, a doctrine, or anything of systematized theology; I am ministering a vision from the open heavens. All the churches and all the saints need to see heavenly visions. Therefore, what we present to the children of God should not be mere teaching or doctrine or knowledge gained from reading but a vision we have seen in spirit under the open heavens through our contact with God. This will cause God’sp eople to be recovered from their captivity, and it will lead to the building up of God’s churches. I hope that all the messages delivered among us in the Lord’s recovery will be filled with the visions of God
神的话特特临到
The Word of God Coming Expressly
22神不但将祂的异象给以西结－祂也将祂的话语给他。异象是神的启示，使我们有所看见；神的话语是祂的说明，使我们有所听见。因为神不但要以西结用眼看，也要他用耳听，（四十4，）所以神给以西结祂的异象，也给他话语。神用祂的话语说明祂的异象。
22God not only gave His visions to Ezekiel — He also gave him His words. Visions are God’s revelations, which cause us to see something. God’s words are His explanations, which cause us to hear something. Because God wanted Ezekiel not only to behold with his eyes but also to hear with his ears (40:4), He gave him words along with His visions. He explained His visions with His words.
23临到以西结的话语不是普通或平常的，乃是特别的。赐给以西结的话是特别、新鲜、活泼的，与赐给摩西、以赛亚、耶利米的话不同。事实上，这些话与圣经任何一卷的话都不同。我们读以西结书，觉得这卷书的话是特别的。以西结书里的话是神特别的话，特特临到一个亲近神的人。一章三节上半说，『耶和华的话特特临到…祭司以西结。』这不是普通的话，乃是特别的话。今天，我们也不需要普通的话，乃需要特别的话。为著这样特别的话，不要去找圣经注解，甚至不要去找倪柝声或李常受的书。你需要有从主而来特别的话。对以西结而言，天开了，异象来了，话语也特特临到。作神话语执事的人不但需要神给他们异象，也需要特别的话语，新鲜的话语。我们需要看见神属天的异象，也需要听见神特别的话语。我们需要那使我们能明白异象的话语，也需要那使我们能宣扬并说明我们所看见之异象的话语。但愿神的话语随著神的异象特特临到我们！
23The words that came to Ezekiel were not common or ordinary; they were special. The words given to Ezekiel, being special, fresh, and vivid, are different from the words given to Moses, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. In fact, they are different from the words in any other book of the Bible. When we read the book of Ezekiel, we sense that the words in this book are special. The words in Ezekiel are God’s special words, which came in a particular way to a man who was in close contact with God. Ezekiel 1:3a says, “The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest.” This was not an ordinary word—it was an express word. Today, we also need not an ordinary word but an express word. For such an express word, do not go to the expositions of the Bible, and do not go even to the books of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. You need to have an express word from the Lord. With Ezekiel, the heavens were opened, the visions came, and the word came expressly. Those who are ministers of God’swords need God to give them not only visions but also special words, fresh words. We need to see God’she aven ly visions, and we need to hear God’s special words. We need the words that will enable us to understand the visions, and we need the words that will enable us to proclaim and explain what we have seen. May God’swords come to us expressly along with God’s visions
神的手降在他身上
The Hand of God Being upon Him
24三节下半接著说，『耶和华的手降在他身上。』（原文。）这里我们看见耶和华的手随著祂的话。顺序很重要：开启的天、异象、神的话、和神的手。神的手总是随著祂的说话。祂说甚么，祂就作甚么。我们所供应的若真是神的话，神的手就会随著。然而，你若供应许多，而没有甚么事发生，这就是说你口中出来很多话，但神的手没有作工。你需要神全能的手作出你所说的。
24Ezekiel 1:3b goes on to say, “The hand of the Lord was there upon him.” Here we see that the hand of the Lord follows the word of the Lord. The sequence is significant: the open heavens, the visions, the word of God, and the hand of God. God’s hand always follows His speaking. Whatever He says, He does. If what we minister is truly God’sword, God’s hand will follow. However, if you minister many things and nothing happens, this means that you have a babbling mouth, but God’s hand is not working. You need God’s almighty hand to work out what you are speaking
25今天我们需要天开启；我们需要异象临到我们；我们需要耶和华的话特特临到我们；我们也需要耶和华的手降在我们身上。倘若我们说话，而神的手没有随著，那我们就是徒然说话，不该受人注意。然而，倘若我们所供应的是神特别的话，别人就该谨慎怎样对待这样的话。说神特别话语的人也许是微不足道的人，但神的手不是微不足道的。神要进来作祂所说的，并且照著祂的说话而作工。
25Today we need the heavens opened; we need the vision coming to us; we need the word of the Lord to come expressly to us; and we need the hand of the Lord to be upon us. If we speak and the divine hand does not follow, then our speaking is a vain babbling, and others should not pay attention to it. However, if what we minister is God’s express word, others should be careful about how they deal with such a word. The one who speaks God’sex press word may be an insignificant person, but God’s hand is not an insignificant matter. God will come in to do what He says and to work according to His speaking.
26神的手降在人身上，也是为著带领人，并使人采取行动。（参王上十八46。）异象是为著看见；话语是为著听见；手是为著行动。耶和华的手降在以西结身上，握著他、带著他、牵著他、提著他，使他能采取行动。耶和华的手降在以西结身上以后，他所作的一切都是由于耶和华手的带领、管治。神的手带领、管治以西结这个为神说话的人。他每个行动都在神的手中。无论他到那里，无论他作甚么，并他怎样行动举止，都是由于神带领、管治的手。无论被捆绑，或是得自由，无论喜怒哀乐，无论去彼或来此－一切都是受神手的带领和管治。这里我们看见一个为神说话的人，不再有自己的自由，不再随自己的方便行事。神的手若带他到那里，他就必须到那里；神的手若要他作甚么，他就必须作甚么。他的行动是随著神手的带领，是受到神手严格管治的。他去那里，他作甚么，不是随著他的挑选，乃是受到并随著神带领管治的手。这需要为神说话的人出相当的代价。每个神话语的执事都需要履行四个条件，好看见神的异象。每个正常说神话语的人，必须是天向他开启的人，看见了神异象的人，神的话特特临到他的人，并有神的手降在他身上的人。
26God’s hand upon man is also for leading man and for causing one to take action (cf. 1 Kings 18:46). The visions are for seeing; the words are for hearing; and the hand is for action. The Lord’s hand upon Ezekiel held him, led him, lifted him, and carried him so that he could take action. After the Lord’s hand came upon Ezekiel, everything he did was due to the leading and directing of the Lord’s hand. God’s handled and directed Ezekiel as a person who spoke for God. His every action was under God’s hand. Wherever he went, whatever he did, and how he acted and behaved were all due to God’s leading and directing hand. Whether he was bound or free, whether he mourned or rejoiced, whether he went or came—everything was under the leading and directing of God’s hand. Here we see that a man who speaks for God no longer has his own freedom and can no longer do things according to his own convenience. If God’s hand leads him to go to a certain place, he must go there. If God’s hand directs him to do a certain thing, he must do it. His actions are according to the leading of God’shan dan dare under the strict directing of God’s hand. Where he goes and what he does are not according to his choice but are under and according to the leading and directing hand of God. This requires the one who speaks for God to pay a considerable price. Every minister of God’sword needs to fulfill the four conditions for seeing God’s visions. Everyone who speaks God’swords in a normal way must be one to whom the heavens are opened, one who has seen God’s visions, one to whom God’swords have come expressly, and one who has God’s hand upon him
27但愿我们都到了『三十年』，但愿我们都在迦巴鲁河边，不在巴比伦的潮流中。但愿我们都有开启的天，看见神的异象，得到神的话语，也有神带领管治的手在我们身上。今天神需要这样的人，召会也需要他们。但愿我们都成为这样的人，应付神的需要！
27May we all come to “the thirtieth year,” and may we all be by the river of Chebar, not in the tide of Babylon. May we all have an open heaven, see God’s visions, receive God’swords, and have God’s leading and directing hand upon us. God needs such persons today, and the church also needs them. May we all become such persons to meet God’s need