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以西结书生命读经 · 第20篇

外院和内院

The Outer and Inner Courts
1读经：以西结书40:17-47;46:21-22。在前篇信息我们说过许多与门洞有关的细节。门洞分四部分：外面的过道、通道、里面的过道、和门廊。每个门洞高六肘，宽十肘。六是主人性的数字，祂凭这人性满足了十条诫命所有的要求。这指明数字六满足数字十；就是说，那人耶稣满足了十条诫命。我们已经指出，卫房的尺寸与围墙的长宽一样－六肘乘六肘。这指明卫房乃是基督自己是神与人调和。通道有一个量度的数字是八，指明复活里新的开始。门廊是门洞最后一个部分，其数字是二、六和八，指明主是一个完全在复活里的人。
1Scripture Reading: Ezek. 40:17-47; 46:21-22 In the foregoing message, we covered many of the details related to the gates. They are divided into four sections: the first threshold, a passage, a further threshold, and the porch. Each gate is six cubits high and ten cubits wide. Six is the number of the Lord’s humanity, by which He fulfilled all the requirements of the Ten Commandments. This indicates that the number six fulfills the number ten; that is, the man Jesus fulfills the Ten Commandments. As we have pointed out, the dimensions of the guardrooms match the dimensions of the cross section of the wall— six cubits by six cubits. This indicates that to us the guardrooms are Christ Himself as God mingled with man. The passage, having the number eight, indicates a new beginning in resurrection. The porch, the final section of the gate, has the numbers two, six, and eight, indicating that the Lord as a man is fully in resurrection
2以西结书里关于神的建造所用的一切数字，都非常有意义。这卷书常常使用到数字三、五和五的倍数。例如，三十这数字常常用到，表征在复活里的三一神负完全的责任。以西结看见一章的异象时是三十岁。圣殿有三十根支撑的门柱，外院里有三十间屋子，圣殿周围有三十间旁屋。在以西结书，三十这数字指明成熟能以担负事情，也指明享受与彰显基督。门柱上的棕树表征得胜与常存的能力。因为柱子必须担负房顶的重量，支撑整栋建筑，所以柱子必须得胜并永远常存。基督是柱子，以得胜、永远常存的生命支撑并担负神的建筑。我们也看见，门洞有三十个窗户，用以透光通气。这些窗户都有窗櫺或帘幕遮蔽，把消极事物隔在外面。这一切正是赐生命之灵的工作：带进光和空气，却不断把消极事物隔出去。
2All the numbers used in Ezekiel with respect to the building of God are very meaningful. The numbers three, five, and multiples of five are used frequently. For instance, extensive use is made of the number thirty, which signifies the Triune God in resurrection bearing the full responsibility. When Ezekiel saw the visions in chapter one, he was thirty years of age. There are thirty supporting posts, thirty chambers in the outer court, and thirty side chambers surrounding the temple. In Ezekiel the number thirty indicates both maturity which is able to bear something and also the enjoyment and expression of Christ. The palm trees on the posts signify victory and everlasting power. Because the columns must bear the weight of the roof and support the entire building, they need to be in victory and to be everlasting. Christ is the column which supports and bears God’s building with a victorious, everlasting life. We have also seen that the gate has thirty windows to let in light and air. These windows are covered with a lattice, or screen, to keep the negative things out. All this is precisely the work of the life-giving Spirit: He brings in the light and the air, but He continually screens out the negative things
3在本篇信息中，我们要继续来看，在以西结书里的殿有两个院子：外院和内院。我们先来看外院里的东西，然后再来看内院里的东西。
3In this message we will go on to see that with the temple in Ezekiel there are two courts: the outer court and the inner court. Let us first consider what is in the outer court and then the inner court.
外院
the outer court
4我们要进到以西结在异象中所看见的圣殿，就必须上七层台阶，然后经过宽敞的门洞。这就把我们带进圣殿的外院。
4If we would enter into the temple which Ezekiel saw in his vision, we must first climb up the seven steps and then pass through the spacious gate. This would bring us into the outer court of the temple
铺石地
The Pavement
5在外院里，我们需要注意的头一项就是铺石地。在外院东、南、北三边靠墙的地方，有铺石地。
5The first thing we need to pay attention to in the outer court is the pavement. There is pavement around the wall on the three sides of the outer court, on the east, the south, and the north
铺石地上的屋子
The Chambers
6铺石地有六块，在每一块上有五间屋子。这就是说，总共有三十间屋子。三十这数字在此由五乘六所组成。除了铺石地上的三十间屋子，还有四个小院在外院的四个拐角。这四个在四拐角的小院乃是煮祭物的地方。用现代的说法，这四个小院就是厨房，是烹煮食物的地方。这些不是祭司煮祭物之处，而是为百姓煮祭物之处。祭司是在内院吃祭物，百姓是在外院吃。在这些煮祭物的厨房外面，有一些屋子。这些屋子是吃东西的地方，就如我们家里，与厨房相接连的是饭厅，就是吃厨房所豫备好之食物的地方。在以西结书，连于厨房的屋子就是百姓享受祭物的饭厅。这指明这些屋子乃是享受基督的地方。由此我们能看见，外院里主要的事乃是享受基督作供物和祭牲。我们经过了大门以后，就来到外院，进到屋子里来吃、来享受基督，祂是一切供物的实际。
6There are six different sections, or areas, of pavement, and on each section there are five chambers. This means that there are thirty chambers. Here the number thirty is composed of five times six. In addition to the thirty chambers on the pavement, there are four small courts, one at each corner of the outer court. These four courts at the four corners are places for boiling the sacrifices. In modern terms, these are kitchens, places for cooking food. These cooking places are used not by the priests but by the people. Whereas the priests eat in the inner court, the people eat in the outer court. Outside of these kitchens, these cooking places, are some chambers. These chambers are for eating, just as in our homes the room connected to the kitchen is the dining room, a place for eating the food prepared in the kitchen. In Ezekiel, the chambers connected to the kitchens are dining places for the people to enjoy the sacrifices. This indicates that these chambers are places to enjoy Christ. From this we can see that the main thing in the outer court is the enjoyment of Christ as the offerings and sacrifices. After we pass through the gate, we come to the outer court and enter into the chambers to eat, to enjoy, Christ, who is the reality of all the offerings
7以西结告诉我们，百姓在其中吃祭物的这些屋子是建在铺石地上。（四十17。）在古时候，院子有一块地是铺上石头的。这指明每当我们要享受基督时，就需要在一块铺石地上。铺石地把我们与泥土的脏污分开。不然，我们的脚就会弄脏。我们这些在基督里的信徒，有一块铺石地使我们与泥土隔开。虽然我们仍活在地上，在这世界中，但我们与各种的脏污隔开了。
7Ezekiel tells us that these chambers for eating are built upon the pavement (40:17). In ancient times the pavement of a court was made with stones. This indicates that whenever we are about to enjoy Christ, we need to be on a pavement made of stones. The stone pavement separates us from the dirt of the earth. Otherwise, our feet would be on the dirt. As believers in Christ, we have the pavement of the stones to separate us from the dirt. Although we are still on the earth and in the world, we are separated from any kind of dirt.
8我们作为旧造原来都是泥土，与地的性质一样。我们出于土，也与土是一。但是我们得救、悔改、重生时，就成为石头，石头是为著铺地的。如今我们若要享受基督，就需要站在我们重生的石头上。然而，许多真基督徒日常的光景，并没有站在这些石头上。他们在工作之余参加一些世俗的活动和娱乐。他们是真基督徒，却站在污泥上；他们脚下没有铺石地。我们这些在主的恢复里过召会生活的人，应当非常不一样。我们一天工作完了，或放学后，回家休息一下或吃晚饭，然后就来聚会享受主，操练我们的灵呼求主。这指明我们是站在铺石地上。不仅如此，在我们的经历中，我们所站在其上的铺石地，成了一个地方，一间『屋子』，给我们享受基督。我们许多人都能见证，日过一日我们是在屋子里享受基督。在主日特别是如此。我们一大清早就接触主，把我们的脚踏在石头上，豫备自己来到屋子里。然后在召会的聚会中我们吃基督，享受基督。
8Originally, as the old creation, we were clay, being the same in nature as the earth. We came out of the earth, and we were one with the earth. But when we were saved, converted, and regenerated, we became stones, which are for the pavement. Now if we intend to enjoy Christ, we need to stand upon the stones of our regeneration. However, in their daily situation, many genuine Christians do not stand upon these stones. After work, they may engage in certain worldly activities and entertainments. They are genuine Christians, but they are standing on dirt; they do not have a pavement of stones under their feet. As those in the church life in the Lord’s recovery, our situation should be very different. When we come home after a day at work or at school, we may take a rest or have dinner. Then, exercising our spirit to call on the Lord, we gather together in a meeting to enjoy the Lord. This indicates that we are standing on a pavement of stones. Furthermore, in our experience the pavement on which we are standing becomes a place, a “chamber,” for us to enjoy Christ. Many of us can testify that day by day we are in the chambers enjoying Christ. This is especially true of the Lord’s Day. By contacting the Lord early in the morning, we put our feet on the stones and prepare ourselves to come into the chambers. Then in the meetings of the church we enjoy Christ by eating Him
数字三十
the number thirty
9与屋子有关的数字三十，是由五乘六或三乘十组成。如果是由五乘六组成，那就是人（六）乘责任（五）；如果是由三乘十组成，那就是在复活里的三一神（三）满足一切的要求（十）。我们所享受的基督乃是数字三十。祂不仅是五或六或三；祂是数字三十，包括了六、五、三和十。在祂里面有人、三一神、复活、责任、以及一切要求的满足。十这数字也表征完成和完美。这指明在基督里我们有完成和完美。赞美主，我们有这样一位丰富的基督给我们享受！这里的数字三十与门柱的三十个柱面相合。这指明我们对基督的享受，乃在于祂是支撑的柱子。祂能担负、支撑并维持到甚么地步，我们就能享受祂到甚么地步。并且，三十间屋子与三十扇窗户相合。如果包罗万有的那灵不是数字三十，我们就无法丰富的享受基督作数字三十。
9The number thirty, used in relation to the chambers, is composed either of five times six or of three times ten. If thirty is composed of five times six, we then have man (six) multiplied by responsibility (five). If thirty is composed of three times ten, then we have the Triune God in resurrection (three) fulfilling all the requirements (ten). The Christ whom we enjoy is the number thirty. He is not merely five or six or three. As the number thirty, He includes six, five, three, and ten. In Him we have man, the Triune God, resurrection, responsibility, and the fulfillment of all the requirements. The number ten also signifies completion and perfection. This indicates that in Christ we have completeness and perfection. Praise the Lord that we have such a rich Christ for our enjoyment! The number thirty here corresponds to the thirty sides of the posts. This indicates that our enjoyment of Christ depends on His being the supporting posts, or pillars. The extent to which He bears, supports, and sustains, is the extent to which we can enjoy Him. Also, the thirty chambers correspond to the thirty windows. If the all - inclusive Spirit were not of the number thirty, we could not have the rich enjoyment of Christ as the number thirty.
铺石地的宽度
The Width of the Pavement
10我们若参考圣殿及内外院纲领图，就会看见铺石地的宽度与门洞的长度一样。这表征我们所享受的基督就是我们所经历的基督。我们能享受基督多少，是在于我们经历基督多少。我们对基督的经历若有五十肘，那么我们对基督的享受也会有五十肘。我们能享受的基督有多少？这乃在于我们经历的基督有多少。我们越经过基督，就越经历基督；我们越经历基督，就越享受基督。我们若只在道理上认识基督，就无法享受基督。这就是说，我们无法享受一位我们所没有经历过的基督。我们只能享受我们所经历过的基督。我们享受基督的宽度，总是等于我们经历基督的长度。
10If we consult the diagram of the plot plan, we will see that the width of the pavement equals the length of the gate. This signifies that the Christ whom we enjoy is the Christ whom we experience. How much we can enjoy Christ depends on how much we experience Christ. If our experience of Christ measures fifty cubits, then our enjoyment of Christ will also measure fifty cubits. How much are we able to enjoy Christ? This depends on how much we experience Christ. The more we pass through Christ, the more we experience Christ, and the more we experience Christ, the more we enjoy Christ. We cannot enjoy Christ if we have Christ only in doctrine. This means that we cannot enjoy a Christ whom we have not experienced. We can only enjoy the Christ whom we have experienced. The width of our enjoyment of Christ always equals the length of our experience of Christ
与门洞相连
Connected to the Gate
11铺石地与门洞相连，因为铺石地是在每个门洞的两旁。这指明享受基督是联于经历基督。我们若没有经历基督，就无法享受基督。我们再次看见，享受基督乃在于经历基督。
11The pavement is connected to the gate, for it is by the two sides of the gate. This indicates that the enjoyment of Christ is connected to the experience of Christ. If we do not have the experience of Christ, we cannot have the enjoyment of Christ. Again we see that the enjoyment of Christ depends on the experience of Christ
煮百姓祭物之处
The Boiling Places
12在外院的四个拐角上，有煮百姓祭物之处。这指明我们靠著神的恩典，豫备基督给人享受，这事扩展到每一角落，到处可得。在每一角落都有一个厨房，烹煮基督给我们享受。我们无论到那里，都有厨房。我们感谢主，地方召会正扩展到美国的每一个角落。美国的每一角落都需要一个『厨房』，以豫备基督给各种民族享受。
12In the outer court, at the four corners, are the boiling places. This indicates that, by God’s grace, the preparation of Christ for others’ enjoyment is spreading to every corner, becoming available everywhere. At every “corner” there is a “kitchen” where Christ is being “cooked” for our enjoyment. Wherever we are, there is a kitchen for us. We thank the Lord that the local churches are spreading to every corner of this country. Every corner of the country needs a “kitchen” to prepare Christ for peoples’ enjoyment
13在四拐角的屋子是三十乘四十。到目前为止我们看到四个『三十』：门柱的三十个柱面、三十扇窗户、三十间屋子、以及三十肘。这四个三十都与我们的经历有关，符合我们的经历。我们需要经过基督，然后享受一位『烹煮过』的基督。
13The measurement of the corner chambers is thirty by forty. Thus far we have seen four thirties: thirty sides of the posts, thirty windows, thirty chambers, and thirty cubits. All these thirties are related and correspond to our experience. We need to pass through Christ and then we have to enjoy a Christ who has been “cooked.”
14这里有一个新数字－四十。四十是试验和试炼的数字。以色列人在旷野四十年，主耶稣在旷野四十天受试验和试炼。这指明基督若没有忍受试验和试炼，就无法被『烹煮』，豫备给我们享受。为著给我们享受，基督被『烹煮』了。祂在『烹煮』过程下所受的苦，乃是为给我们藉吃来享受祂。主若没有受苦并受试炼，就无法豫备好给我们享受。就一面意义说，姊妹们在厨房里豫备食物时，食物是『受苦』的。当主耶稣在地上，特别当祂在十字架上受死时，祂乃是在受苦，在被烹煮，为要给我们藉吃来享受祂。
14Here we have a new number—forty. Forty is the number of testing and trials. The people of Israel were in the wilderness forty years, and the Lord Jesus was in the wilderness forty days in order to be tested and tried. This indicates that without suffering, testing, and trial, Christ could not have been “cooked,” prepared, to be our enjoyment. For our enjoyment Christ was “cooked.” His suffering under the process of “cooking” was for our enjoyment of Him by eating Him. Apart from the Lord’s suffering and trials, He could not have been prepared for us to enjoy. In a sense, when the sisters prepared food in the kitchen, the food “suffers.” While the Lord Jesus was on earth and especially while He was dying on the cross, He was under the suffering, the “cooking,” for the sake of our enjoying Him by eating Him
内院
the inner court
15我们需要从外院经过，进到内院。
15From the outer court we need to pass into the inner court
另一组台阶
Another Set of Stairs
16我们进入内院时，要再升高。在内院的入口有另一组台阶，不是七层，而是八层。从街道外面到外院的门洞，要上七层台阶；如今又有八层台阶，带我们进到内院的内门。由此我们看见，进入内院的意思乃是：我们越往里面，就越升高。当我们往里面时，也就往高处去。我们经过门洞进到内院，那时我们比墙外的人高出十五台阶。七这数字表征完成，八这数字表征复活。这指明我们若进到内院，就需要在复活里。所有天然的生命和天然的人必须弃绝，并被十字架除去。就如八层台阶所指明的，我们需要绝对在复活里。
16As we enter into the inner court, we also ascend higher. At the entrance to the inner court, there is another set of stairs, consisting not of seven steps but of eight. Outside on the street there are seven steps leading up to the gate of the outer court, and now we see that there are eight steps bringing us to the inner gate of the inner court. From this we see that entering into the inner court means that the more inward we travel, the higher we become. As we go inward, we also go higher. When we pass through the gate into the inner court, we are fifteen steps higher than the people who are outside the wall. The number seven signifies completion, and the number eight signifies resurrection. This indicates that if we would come into the inner court, we need to be in resurrection. All the natural life and the natural man must be repudiated and crossed out. As indicated by the eight steps, we need to be absolutely in resurrection
17在内院我们重复对基督的经历。我们再次藉著经过另一个门洞，来经历基督。我们所经历的是同一位基督，但我们所经历的更多了。这就把我们引进内院。
17In the inner court we repeat our experience of Christ. We experience Christ again by passing through another gate. We experience the same Christ, but we experience more of Him. This ushers us into the inner court
洗燔祭牲的地方
A Place for Washing the Burnt Offerings
18藉著煮祭物和吃祭物，我们在外院可以有一点享受，但那里没有对主的事奉和服事。但是当我们经过门洞来到内院，马上就开始有服事。有一间屋子，可能是在内院北门洞里面，是给祭司洗燔祭牲的。（38。）要豫备献燔祭用的祭牲，需要遵照几个步骤。首先祭牲要宰杀，然后剥皮并切块。之后，祭牲要拿去洗一洗。洗净以后，祭牲就准备好可以焚烧了。所以洗是豫备燔祭牲的最后一步。这里的屋子不是为著宰杀燔祭牲，也不是为著剥皮或切块。这间房子只是为著洗燔祭牲。这指明我们的经历到了这点，我们就豫备好给神作燔祭。惟有在复活里并在更高一层，我们才豫备好来绝对为著神。
18In the outer court there is some enjoyment through the boiling and the eating, but there is no service, no ministry to the Lord. But when we pass through the gate to the inner court, the ministering begins immediately. There is a chamber, probably within the north gate of the inner court, for the priests to wash the burnt offerings v. 38). In preparing a burnt offering to be offered, a number of steps had to be followed. First the animal was killed, and then it was flayed, or skinned and cut into pieces. After this, the offering was washed. After being washed, the offering was ready to be burned. Washing, therefore, was the last step in the preparation of the burnt offering. The chamber here is not for killing the burnt offering; neither is the chamber for skinning the offering or for cutting it into pieces. Rather, the chamber is only for washing the burnt offering. This indicates that at this point in our experience, we are ready to be a burnt offering for God. Only when we are in resurrection and on a higher level, are we ready to be absolute for God
19在内院这里，我们开始有为著神的生活；这是在外院里看不到的。我们在外院有对基督的享受，但在内院有改进和进步，因为这里我们是在一个更里面，也更高的地方。在这里，祭司豫备好来献燔祭，意思就是豫备好来绝对为著主。
19Here in the inner court begins the life that is for God. We do not see this in the outer court. In the outer court we have the enjoyment of Christ. But in the inner court we have improvement and progress, for here we are in something that is more inward and also higher. Here the priests are ready to offer the burnt offering, meaning that they are ready to be absolute for the Lord
宰祭牲用的桌子
The Tables
20在北门洞里有八张桌子；一边四张，另一边四张，总共有八张。这些桌子是用来宰杀祭牲用的。（39～。）这是真正的事奉，真正的职事。惟一有分于这事奉的乃是祭司。今天在新约时代，我们都是祭司。然而，按照我们真实的经历，我们若留在外院里，就仍然只是百姓，还不是祭司。在我们的经历里，乃是直到我们的情形更高更里面时，我们才能作祭司。惟有在我们往更高更里面以后，我们才会有生命上的成熟。然后我们就豫备好作燔祭。到这时我们才能实际的事奉主，向祂有服事。现在我们不再仅仅是百姓，乃是祭司，以特别的职事，豫备好事奉主。在桌子这里，我们再次看到数字八，八表征复活。八张桌子分作两组，每组四张；或分作四组，每组两张。这些数字表明受造之物在复活里作见证。我们可以说，八由二乘四组成，四乃是受造之物的数字。我们也可以说，八由四乘二组成；四表征受造之物，八表征复活，二表征见证。所以，这里说出受造之物在复活里作见证。
20Within the north gate there are eight tables. Four are on one side and four are on the other side, making a total of eight. These tables are for slaying the offerings (vv. 39-41). This is the real service, the real ministry. 41 The only ones who participate in this service are the priests. Today in the New Testament age, we all are priests. However, according to our actual experience, if we remain in the outer court, we are still only the people; we are not yet priests. In our experience we cannot be priests until we are in a situation that is both higher and more inward. Only after we get higher and more inward will we have the maturity in life. Then we are ready to be a burnt offering. At this point we can actually serve the Lord and minister to Him. Now we are no longer simply the people; we are priests ready to serve the Lord with a particular ministry. With the tables, we once again have the number eight, which signifies resurrection. The eight tables are divided into two groups of four and also into four groups of two. These numbers show that the creature is in resurrection as a testimony. We may say that eight is composed of two times four, with four being the number of the creature. We may also say that eight is composed of four times two. Four signifies the creature, eight signifies resurrection, and two signifies testimony. Therefore, here we have the creature in resurrection as a testimony.
21这些桌子长宽都是一肘半，高一肘。一这数字表征独一的神。长度的一肘半加上宽度的一肘半，就是三肘。再一次，三这数字表征在复活里的三一神。三一神已经『裂开』，就是门的两边各长一肘半所指明的。在八张桌子这件事上我们看见三一神，这位独一的神，成为受造之物，在十字架上被『裂开』，却复活了。如今在复活里，祂乃是见证。今天我们的事奉，我们的职事，必须在三一神这位独一的神里面，祂作为受造之物被裂开，如今在复活里乃是活的见证。在这里，我要概述所说过关于燔祭牲和桌子的事。屋子是为著洗燔祭牲，燔祭牲是绝对为著主的。豫备好来献燔祭，意即我们豫备好绝对为著主。八张桌子分为四组，每组两张，是为著宰杀祭牲；八表征复活，四表征受造之物，二表征见证。每张桌子高一肘；一表征一位神。数字三（把长与宽的一肘半加起来形成三肘）表征在复活里的三一神。这个三分为两部分，指明三一神成了受造之物，藉著死被裂开，如今在复活里。今天我们的事奉是在三一神这位独一的神里，祂被裂开，如今在复活里成为见证。
21The tables are one and a half cubits square and one cubit high. The number one signifies the unique God. By adding the one and a half cubits of the length to the one and a half cubits of the breadth, we have three cubits. Once again, the number three signifies the Triune God in resurrection. The Triune God has been “split,” as indicated by the two sides of the gate, with each measuring one and a half cubits. In the matter of the eight tables, we see that the Triune God, the unique God who became a creature, was “split” on the cross, yet He was resurrected. Now in resurrection He is a testimony. Today our service, our ministry, must be in the Triune God, the unique God, who was “split” as a creature and is now in resurrection as a living testimony. At this juncture, I would like to summarize what we have covered thus far concerning the burnt offering and the tables. The chambers are for washing the burnt offering, which is something absolute for the Lord. To be ready to offer the burnt offering means that we are ready to be absolute for the Lord. The eight tables, which are in four groups of two tables each, are for slaying the offerings. Eight signifies resurrection, four signifies the creature, and two signifies a testimony. Then the measurement of the tables is one cubit high. One signifies the one God. The number three (three cubits formed by adding the one and a half cubits of the length and width) signifies the Triune God in resurrection. That this three is divided into two parts indicates that the Triune God, who became a creature, was “split” through death and now He is in resurrection. Our service today is in the Triune God, the only God, who was “split” and who is now in resurrection to be a testimony
另外两间屋子
Two More Chambers
22从门洞我们往前到院子，在那里又有两间屋子，一间在北门旁，朝南；一间在南门旁，朝北。这两间屋子是为著两组祭司：看守圣殿的祭司和看守祭坛的祭司。朝南的屋子是给看守圣殿的祭司，（45，）朝北的屋子是给看守祭坛的祭司。（46。）这些屋子指明，到了这里，祭司的事奉、职事就固定下来，稳定下来了。祭司完全彀资格，可以稳定的尽职了。
22From the gate we proceed into the court, where there are two more chambers, one on the north side and another on the south side. These two chambers are for two groups of priests: those who take care of the temple and those who take care of the altar. The chamber on the south side is for the priests who take care of the temple (v. 45), and the chamber on the north side is for the priests who keep the altar (v. 46). These chambers indicate that at this point their service, their ministry, is settled, fixed, stable, and steady. They are fully qualified and steadfast in their ministry.
23我们原来是流荡在墙外的。赞美主，我们进到基督里，又经过基督进到外院。最后，靠著主的怜悯我们进到屋子里，在那里我们开始尝到基督，享受基督。我们一旦尝到祂，就不想离开这些屋子。然而，我们享受了一点基督以后，就领悟我们需要再升高并经历八这数字的意义，就是完全在复活里。为此，我们需要再经过基督并进到内院。我们一旦在内院里，就需要豫备好绝对为著主。在此我们开始对三一神的事奉；三一神曾成为受造之物，被裂开，如今在复活里成了一个见证。现今我们成为完全彀资格的祭司，稳定的在屋子里看守圣殿和祭坛。
23Originally, we were wandering outside of the wall. Praise the Lord that we got into Christ and passed through Christ into the outer court. Eventually, by the mercy of the Lord we came into the chambers and there we began to taste Christ and enjoy Him. Once we taste Him, we do not want to leave these chambers. However, after we have considerable enjoyment of the Lord, we realize that we need to go up again and experience the significance of the number eight to be absolutely in resurrection. For this, we need to pass through Christ again and come into the inner court. Once we are in the inner court, we need to be ready to be absolute for the Lord. Here we begin the ministry, the service, with the Triune God, who became a creature, who was “split,” and who is now in resurrection as a testimony. Now we become fully qualified priests settled steadfastly in the chambers and taking care of the temple and the altar