Books
以西结书生命读经 · 第22篇

圣殿与旁屋

The Temple and Side Chambers
1读经：以西结书40:48-49;41:25b-26上。在本篇信息中，我们要来看圣殿与旁屋。圣殿分为三部分：廊子、圣所（外殿）、至圣所（内殿）。
1Scripture Reading: Ezek. 40:48-49; 41:25b-26a In this message we will consider the temple and the side chambers. The temple is composed of three sections: the porch, the Holy Place (outer temple), and the Most Holy (inner temple
圣殿
THE TEMPLE
2我们经过祭坛以后，就来到圣殿。圣殿主要分三部分：廊子、称为圣所的外殿、以及称为至圣所的内殿。除此之外，还有附在旁边的建筑，以西结称为旁屋。旁屋在圣殿整个建筑的周围。因此，圣殿是由三部分连同一个附著的建筑所组成的。
2After we pass the altar, we come to the temple. The temple is composed of three main sections: the porch, the outer temple, which is called the Holy Place, and the inner temple, which is called the Most Holy or the Holy of Holies. In addition, there is an attachment which Ezekiel calls the side chambers. The side chambers surround the entire building of the temple. Thus, the temple is composed of three sections with an attachment
廊子
The Porch
3我们先来看殿的第一个主要部分，就是廊子。
3Let us begin with the first main part of the temple, the porch
台阶
The Steps
4廊子前有十层台阶。（四十49。）现在我们可以看见，圣殿及其内外院全部共有三层：外院是第一层，内院是第二层，圣殿是第三层。圣殿的地平就在第三层。我们要记得，围墙外的街道比外院的层面更低。我们若从圣殿整体之围墙外的街道开始算起，就有四层：街道是第一层，外院是第二层，内院是第三层，圣殿的地平是第四层。这使我们对圣殿的高度有一点认识。（第四图：圣殿平面图）
4Ten steps lead up to the porch (40:49). Now we can see that the compound of the temple has three levels: the first level in the outer court, the second level in the inner court, and the third level in the temple. The ground floor of the temple is on the third level. We need to remember that the street outside the wall is on a level even lower than that of the outer court. If we count from the street outside of the wall of the compound of the temple, there are four levels, with the street as the first level, the outer court as the second, the inner court as the third, and the ground floor of the temple as the fourth. This gives us some idea of the elevation of the temple. (see figure 4) (See next page
5这也指明，我们越往殿的里面走，我们就越升高。当我们在围墙外面，我们是在最低层；但我们进去并往里面行，就越过越升高。我们从街道进到外院，必须升高七层台阶；从外院到内院，必须再升高八阶；从内院进到圣殿，又再升高十阶。由此我们看见，殿比街道总共高出二十五阶。虽然从街道到圣殿的地平，我们必须上二十五阶，但实际上我们只升高了十五肘。我们能算出这个数字，因为通往殿的十阶，等于圣殿月台的高度。在四十一章八节，以西结说他看见圣殿的高度是六肘。这等于十层台阶的高度。这六肘高的月台，就是圣殿全部建筑和旁屋的基础。这十层台阶的高度等于六肘，所以，从街道到殿的地平有二十五阶，就应当有十五肘高。
5It also indicates that the further inward we proceed in the temple, the higher we rise. When we are outside the wall, we are on the lowest level. But when we enter and progress inward, we rise higher and higher. When we go from the street to the outer court, we must ascend seven steps higher. When we go from the outer court to the inner court, we must ascend another eight steps higher. When we go from the inner court into the temple, we must ascend an additional ten steps higher. From this we can see that the temple is altogether twenty-five steps above the level of the street. Although we must climb twenty-five steps to go from the level of the street to the level of the temple, we actually ascend only fifteen cubits in height. We can calculate this because the ten steps to the temple are equal to the height of the platform of the temple. In 41:8 Ezekiel says that he saw an elevation of the temple which was six cubits high. This equals the height of the ten steps. The platform, which is six cubits high, is the base of the whole building of the temple and the side chambers. The height of the ten steps equals the six cubits. Therefore, the twenty-five steps from the level of the street to the level of the temple should be fifteen cubits.
6这里的数字也是非常有意义的。二十五是五乘五，指明在责任里负责任。十五是五乘三，指明由在复活里的三一神来负责任。我们把这些点放在一起，就能看见在圣殿里越升越高的路，就是在复活里之三一神所负的责任中来负责任。离了三一神在复活里来负责任，我们是无法升高的。
6Once again, the numbers are significant. Twenty-five is five times five, which indicates responsibility within responsibility. Fifteen is five times three, indicating the responsibility borne by the Triune God in resurrection. By putting these things together, we can see that the way to ascend higher and higher in the temple is by the responsibility within the responsibility borne by the Triune God in resurrection. We have no way to ascend higher apart from the Triune God bearing responsibility in resurrection
两根柱子
The Two Pillars
7我们从台阶往前到两根柱子。我们需要区别两根柱子和殿的门柱。（四一21。）门柱是方的，而柱子是圆的。圣经记载门柱的尺寸，却没有说到柱子的尺寸。以西结没有告诉我们柱子的尺寸，这事实指明柱子必定是无限量的。因此，这两根柱子表征基督作神的见证，用无限无量的能力背负神的家。现在我们来看廊子本身。四十章四十八节说，『于是他带我到殿前的廊子，量廊子的墙柱，这面厚五肘，那面厚五肘；门两旁，这边三肘，那边三肘。』这里我们看见两根门柱各五肘厚。五这数字指明负责任，二这数字指明见证，所以这两根门柱的意义，就是在见证中负责任。三这数字再次表征复活里的三一神。
7From the steps we go on to the two pillars. We need to differentiate the pillars from the posts of the temple (41:21). The posts are square, whereas the pillars are round. While the measurements of the posts are given, they are not given concerning the pillars. The fact that Ezekiel does not give us the measurement of the pillars indicates that they must be unlimited. Thus, these pillars signify Christ as God’s witness bearing the house of God with a strength which is unlimited and immeasurable. Now we come to the porch itself. Ezekiel 40:48 says, “He brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.” Here we have two posts which measure five cubits each. Since the number five indicates responsibility and the number two indicates testimony, the significance of these two posts is responsibility in testimony. Again the number three signifies the Triune God in resurrection
8廊子长二十肘，廊子的入口宽十四肘。（四十48～49。）我们已经看见，十四这数字是由七乘二或由十加四所组成。七表征完成，二表征见证；十表征丰满，四表征受造之物。因此，廊子也表征受造之物背负丰满的完整见证。
8The height of the porch is twenty cubits, and the entry of the porch is fourteen cubits. As we have seen, the number fourteen is composed either of seven times two or of ten plus four. Seven signifies completion, two signifies a testimony, ten signifies fullness, and four signifies the creatures. Thus, the porch also signifies that the creatures bear a complete testimony in fullness
9关于廊子还有一点，就是廊子是用作缓冲的地方；这使殿容易给人接近。在召会生活中，我们也该有个缓冲的地方，让人容易进来。这就是说，我们需要有一种气氛是伸展出去的，让人容易接触我们，摸著我们。这样一个缓冲的地方使人能接近召会，使我们能带人进来，并且能留住人。廊子或缓冲的地方除了使殿容易接近以外，也是一个地方让我们能慢下来，进前来，豫备自己进入殿内。
9An additional point concerning the porch is that it is used as a lobby. This makes the temple easy to approach. In the church life we also should have a lobby, making it easy for others to come in. This means that we need to have an atmosphere that is stretching out and making it easy for others to contact us and touch us. Such a lobby makes the church accessible and enables us to take others in and hold them. In addition to making the temple approachable, the porch, or lobby, is a place where we can slow down, draw near, and prepare ourselves to enter the temple.
外殿
the outer temple
10我们经过了廊子，就来到外殿。外殿的门口宽十肘。（四一2。）第一个入口是廊子的入口，宽十四肘，但进入外殿这第二个入口宽十肘。这指明我们越往里面，路就越窄。我们将要看见，内殿的入口甚至更窄，只有六肘。照四十一章二节看，门两旁每边各五肘；有两根门柱各五肘，指明在见证中负责任。
10After we pass through the porch, we come to the outer temple. The entrance to the outer temple measures ten cubits (41:2). The first entrance, that of the porch, measures fourteen cubits, but the second entrance to the outer court measures ten cubits. This indicates that the further inward we progress, the more narrow the way becomes. As we will see, the entrance into the inner temple is even narrower, measuring six cubits. According to 41:2 there are five cubits on the sides of the doors. There are two posts measuring five cubits, indicating responsibility in testimony
11外殿长四十肘，宽二十肘，总共是八百平方肘。八百这数字指明一百倍的复活。四十和二十都是五的倍数。二十是四乘五，四十是八乘五。五是由四（受造之物）加上一（独一的神）所组成，表征人接受神的恩典来负责任。八这数字表征复活。所以，四十由八乘五组成，表征人作为神的造物，加上在复活里的神，产生一种有完全、完整样式的事物。
11The length of the outer temple is forty cubits, and the breadth is twenty cubits, making a total of eight hundred square cubits. The number eight hundred indicates one hundred times resurrection. The numbers forty and twenty are multiples that can be factored by five. Twenty is four times five, and forty is eight times five. Five is composed of four (the creature) plus one (the unique God) and signifies man receiving God’s grace to bear responsibility. The number eight signifies resurrection. Therefore, composed of eight times five, forty signifies the adding together of the man as God’s creature and God in resurrection to produce something that has a perfect and complete form
门口
The Entries
12内殿的门口宽六肘。（四一3。）我们已经看见，这表明我们越往里走，入口就越窄。我们在廊子外面，是不受限制的；当我们来到廊子里面，就有一点限制。这限制不是很窄，因为仍然有十四肘。然而，当我们经过廊子来到外殿，入口就变窄到十肘。当我们继续往前，到达内殿，入口就更窄，只有六肘了。从属灵的经历得知，我们越亲近主，就越受祂的限制。我们若是松懈随便的，这就表明我们远离了主的同在。我们越接近主，就越受限制。
12The entry into the inner temple is six cubits wide (41:3). As we have seen, this shows us that the more inward we advance, the narrower the entry becomes. If we are outside the porch, we have no restriction. When we come inside the porch, we have some restriction. This restriction is not very narrow, for it is still fourteen cubits wide. However, when we pass from the porch to the outer temple, the entry is narrowed to ten cubits. Finally, when we proceed further and reach the inner temple, the entry is narrowed to six cubits. From our spiritual experience we know that the closer we are to the Lord, the more we are restricted by Him. If we are loose and careless, this is a sign that we are far off from the presence of the Lord. The closer we are to the Lord, the more we will be restricted.
内殿
the inner temple
13我们现在从外殿往前到内殿。四十一章三节说，『他到内殿，量墙柱，各厚二肘，门口宽六肘，门两旁各宽七肘。』墙柱各厚二肘，又是指明见证。四节告诉我们，内殿是二十肘见方。帐幕里的至圣所是正方，（出二六，参出埃及记生命读经第九十九篇，）建在美地上圣殿里的至圣所也是正方。（代下三8。）殿墙厚六肘，（结四一5，）表征主耶稣的人性。主耶稣的人性是神居所站立的力量。在帐幕里直立的皂荚木表征主耶稣的人性。（出二六。）现在我们需要看见，以西结书里的殿墙也表征耶稣的人性。主耶稣作为正当的人，乃是直立、支持的墙。二十由四乘五组成。二十肘见方，就是内殿的面积，等于四百平方肘，就是一百乘四。五乘四（二十肘）成了一百倍的四，表征神在受造之物里，以受造之物作祂的居所。当我们这些蒙了神恩的受造之物，相调为一，成为完全的正方，就是成为一百乘四的单位时，神就在我们中间得著祂的住处。
13From the outer temple we go on to the inner temple. Ezekiel 4 1:3 says, “Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.” Once again, two cubits, the measure of the post of the door, indicates testimony. Verse 4 tells us that the inner temple is twenty cubits square. The Holy of Holies in the tabernacle was a square (Exo. 26), and the Holy of Holies in the temple that was built in the good land was also a square (2 Chron. 3:8). The wall of the house (Ezek. 41:5) measures six cubits, signifying the humanity of the Lord Jesus. The humanity of the Lord Jesus is the standing strength of God’s dwelling place. In the tabernacle the acacia boards standing upright signified the humanity of the Lord Jesus (Exo. 26:15). Now we need to see 15 that the wall of the temple in Ezekiel also signifies the humanity of Jesus. As a proper human being, the Lord Jesus is the standing and supporting wall. Twenty is composed of four times five. Twenty cubits squared, the area of the inner temple, equals four hundred cubits, that is, one hundred times four. Five times four (twenty cubits) becoming one hundred times four signifies God in the creature, with the creature as God’s dwelling place. When we, the creatures who have received God’s grace, are blended into one and are perfectly squared, becoming a unit of one hundred times four, God will have His abode among us.
旁屋
the side chambers
14在圣殿的南、西、北三面有旁屋。（参三一○页第四图。）这些旁屋共三层，每层有三十间，总共有九十间旁屋。殿墙分三部分，殿墙的第一层宽六肘，第二层宽五肘，第三层宽四肘。因为是一层放在一层上面，所以就形成了一肘宽的坎，旁屋的梁木就搁在这坎上。（结四一6。）旁屋的第一层梁木放在第一层坎上，旁屋的第二层梁木放在第二层坎上。在圣殿周围的旁屋，越高就越宽。最低一层的旁屋是四肘宽，第二层旁屋是五肘宽，第三层旁屋是六肘宽。然而，圣殿往上直立，宽度不变。旁屋越高就越宽，这指明我们与主越往高处，我们在经历中也变得越宽广、越丰富。我们越进到里面，就越升高；越往高处升，就越宽广。第一层的旁屋是四肘宽，表征我们是一般的受造之物。但我们越升高，越变宽，我们的数字四，就变成数字五，背负一些责任。然后我们再升高变得更宽广，就成为数字六，就是神在第六日所造正确的人。这指明我们会与主耶稣一样的高，一样的宽广；祂乃是墙。这启示仅仅作受造之物，并仅仅背负一些责任是不彀的，我们需要成为正确的人，有数字六。照以西结四十一章八节看，围著殿有高台，就是殿和所有旁屋建在其上的基础。这个高台高六肘，再次表征主耶稣的人性。因此，主耶稣的人性乃是根基、基础和墙。
14On the south, the west, and the north sides of the temple are side chambers. These side chambers are of three stories, each having thirty side chambers, making a total of ninety side chambers. If we consult the diagram on page 242, we will see that the wall of the temple is in three sections. The first floor of the wall is six cubits wide, the second floor is five cubits wide, and the third floor is four cubits wide. Because these are set one upon the other, a ledge of one cubit is created, and the beam of the side chambers is placed upon this ledge. The beam of the first story of the side chambers is placed upon the first ledge, and the beam of the second story of the side chambers is placed upon the second ledge. As the side chambers which surround the house increase in height, they also increase in breadth. The lowest story of the side chambers is four cubits wide, the second story of the side chambers is five cubits wide, and the third story of the side chambers is six cubits wide. However, the breadth of the temple continues straight upward with no change. As the side chambers go higher, they also become broader. This indicates that as we go higher with the Lord, we also become broader and richer in our experience. As we progress inward, we ascend higher, and as we ascend higher, we become broader. Because the side chambers at the first level are four cubits broad, they signify us as the creatures in a general way. But as we become higher and broader, we, who are number four, become number five bearing some responsibility. Then as we go higher and become even broader, we become the number six, the proper man created by God on the sixth day. This indicates that we will be the same in measurement as the Lord Jesus, who is the wall. This reveals that merely to be a creature and merely to bear some responsibility are not sufficient; we need to become a proper man bearing the number six. According to Ezekiel 41:8 around the house there is an elevation which is a platform, or a base, on which the temple and all the side chambers are built. This elevation is six cubits high, signifying once again the humanity of the Lord Jesus. Thus, the humanity of the Lord Jesus is the foundation, the base, and the wall.
是殿的丰满
Being the Fullness of the Temple
15圣殿的美丽乃在于旁屋。假若拿掉了旁屋，殿就太简单，不美丽了。严格说来，殿表征基督。虽然基督与召会性质相同，但是殿是指基督自己，而作为殿之丰满的旁屋，表征召会是基督的丰满。我们在以弗所一章二十三节看见，召会是基督的身体，乃是祂的丰满。假如殿没有旁屋，殿就没有丰满。九十间分作三层的旁屋，彰显殿的丰满。拿掉这些旁屋，就是将殿的丰满夺去。正如旁屋是殿的美丽，照样，基督的美丽乃是召会，身体，作祂的丰满。在以西结对神圣别建造的叙述里，常常用到三十这数字。铺石地上有三十间屋子，门洞里有三十个窗，门洞内的柱子有三十个柱面。这些数字都指明我们能享受基督有多少，在于我们经历基督有多少；我们能彰显基督有多少，在于我们享受基督有多少。
15The beauty of this temple is with the side chambers. If the side chambers were removed, the temple would be too simple and have no beauty. Strictly speaking, the temple signifies Christ. Although Christ and the church are the same in nature, the temple refers to Christ Himself, and the side chambers, as the fullness of the temple, signify the church as the fullness of Christ. In Ephesians 1:23 we see that the church, the Body of Christ, is His fullness. If there were no side chambers to the temple, there would be no fullness to the temple. The ninety side chambers in three stories express the fullness of the temple. To remove these chambers would be to strip away the fullness of the temple. Just as the side chambers are the beauty of the temple, so the beauty of Christ is the church, the Body, as His fullness. In Ezekiel’s account of the holy building of God, he makes frequent use of the number thirty. There are thirty chambers on the pavement, thirty windows in the gates, and thirty sides of the posts in the gates. All these figures indicate that we can only enjoy as much Christ as we have experienced and that we can express only as much Christ as we have enjoyed
16旁屋豫表召会是基督的丰满，是祂的彰显。为著彰显的三十间旁屋，是基于为著享受的三十间圣屋。我们所彰显的基督，无法多于我们所享受的基督。我们所彰显的基督，只能到我们享受祂的程度。我们对基督的享受，至终成了基督的丰满、彰显。
16The side chambers typify the church as the fullness of Christ, His expression. The thirty side chambers for expression are based upon the thirty chambers for enjoyment. We cannot express more of Christ than we have enjoyed. We can express Christ only to the extent that we have enjoyed Him. Our enjoyment of Christ eventually becomes the fullness, the expression, of Christ
表征在复活里的三一神
Signifying the Triune God in Resurrection
17旁屋有三层，表征在复活里的三一神。我们是在复活里并在三一神里彰显基督。当我们在三一神－－父、子、灵里，当我们在复活里，我们就彰显基督连同我们对祂的享受。当我们经过十字架，并进入复活时，我们就在三一神里面，享受父的爱、基督的恩、和圣灵的交通。（林后十三14。）三十间旁屋有十二间在北边，十二间在南边，六间在西边。三十间旁屋也可分为六组，每组五间。六这数字表征人在第六天被造，五这数字表征人这受造之物，藉著接受神的恩典而担负责任。我们担负责任，不是靠自己的能力，乃是藉著神的恩典。这指明旁屋是神加到我们里面来负责任而有的结果。旁屋有三层，每层有三十间，分为六组，每组五间。这指明我们在复活里，在三一神里，倚靠神的恩典，在神面前担负责任，结果我们就成为所享受之基督的丰满、彰显。
17The side chambers being in three stories signifies the Triune God in resurrection. We express Christ in the Triune God and in resurrection. When we are in the Triune God—in the Father, in the Son, and in the Spirit— and when we are in resurrection, we express Christ with our enjoyment of Him. When we pass through the cross and enter into resurrection, we are in the Triune God, enjoying the love of the Father, the grace of Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14). Of the thirty side chambers, twelve are on the north side, twelve are on the south side, and six are on the west side. The thirty side chambers can also be divided into six groups of five. The number six signifies man created on the sixth day, and the number five signifies man as a creature bearing responsibility through receiving God’s grace. We do not bear responsibility in our own strength but through God’s grace. This indicates that the side chambers are the result of having God added to us for bearing responsibility. The side chambers have three levels, with thirty rooms on each level divided into six groups of five. This indicates that we are in resurrection and in the Triune God, that we are dependent upon the grace of God to bear responsibility before God, and that, as a result, we are the fullness, the expression, of the Christ whom we enjoy
外墙
The Outer Wall
18旁屋的外墙厚五肘。（结四一９。）五这数字在此指明我们接受了神的恩典，在神面前担负责任。一面，召会是神与人的组成；另一面，召会也是人在神面前负责任。假如长老、同工、和所有的圣徒，都没有在神面前负责任，就不会有旁屋，没有召会作基督的丰满。但我们若一同担负责任，那么就会有基督的丰满，基督的彰显。当我们这些神所造的人接受了神的恩典，担负我们的责任，尽我们的功用，那么就会有召会作基督的丰满。
18The outer wall of the side chambers is five cubits thick (Ezek. 41:9). The number five here indicates those of us who have received God’s grace and who are bearing responsibility before God. On the one hand, the church is a combination of God and man. On the other hand, the church is also the responsibility of man before God. If the elders, co-workers, and all the saints do not bear any responsibility before God, there will not be the side chambers, that is, the church as the fullness of Christ. But if we bear responsibility together, then there will be the fullness, the expression, of Christ. When we, God-created men who have received God’s grace, bear our responsibility and fulfill our function, then we will have the church as the fullness of Christ.
窗櫺和棕树
THE LATTICED WINDOWS AND PALM TREES
19现在我们再来看窗櫺和棕树。我们已经指出，窗櫺是为著通风透光，也是为要挡住消极的事物。（四一16。）这些窗櫺表征基督是赐生命的灵。主的灵在那里，那里就有自由。（林后三17下。）赐生命的灵是非常自由的，但还是有窗櫺。一面，这里有自由；另一面又有帘幕。凡是属天，出于生命、光和纯洁空气的，都能进来。但凡是不洁净、邪恶和消极的都被窗櫺、帘幕挡住。这说出基督作赐生命的灵，如何在我们里面运行。
19Now we come again to the latticed windows with the palm trees. We have pointed out that the latticed windows are for letting in air and light and for blocking out the negative things (41:16). These signify Christ as the life-giving Spirit. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Cor. 3:17b). The life- giving Spirit is so free and liberated, yet there are the lattices. On the one hand, there is liberty; on the other hand, there is the screen. Whatever is heavenly, of life, of light, and of the pure, clear air can come in. But whatever is unclean, evil, and negative will be blocked out by the lattice, by the screen. This is how Christ as the life-giving Spirit operates within us
20棕树是雕刻在窗旁的墙上。（结四一18～19。）棕树生长在野地里，冬夏常青。这指明基督在试炼和试诱中一直得胜不败，具有永远常存的能力和力量。得胜和常存的能力、力量，总是与空气和光联在一起。这就是说，我们的得胜和能力，与赐生命的灵有关。我们若享受赐生命的灵，也就会享受基督的得胜、能力和力量。
20Palm trees were carved on the walls next to the windows (Ezek. 41:18-19). Palm trees grow in the wilderness and are evergreen in summer and in winter. This indicates that in trial and temptations Christ is always victorious, having everlasting power and everlasting strength. Victory and everlasting power and strength always go together with air and light. This means that our victory and power are related to the life-giving Spirit. If we enjoy the life-giving Spirit, we will also enjoy Christ’s victory, power, and strength
余地
THE SPACE LEFT
21四十一章九节说，旁屋之外，还有余地。这表征基督丰富的盈余。无论我们多么需要基督，无论基督多么满足我们的需要，还是有东西余留下来。当主耶稣满足了饥饿的人群，还有十二篮余剩。（约六。）我们可以说，在旁屋三边的余地乃是十二篮。主永远不会缺乏；祂总是丰富而有余剩的。基督总是充足的，基督的恩典也是充足的。基督和祂的恩典是无穷尽的。无论我们多么享受祂，总是有余剩。旁屋外面空出来的余地，宽五肘，（结四一11，）尺寸与外墙的厚度一样。五这数字再次指明接受主的恩典使我们负责任。这里我们需要看见，无论我们多么凭神的恩典来负责任，恩典总是有余的。我们担负五肘的责任，神就会给我们五肘有余的恩典。当我们担负我们的责任时，神总是给我们丰盛的恩典。这是神的法则。
21Ezekiel 41:9 says that outside the side chambers there is a space, or place, left. This signifies the surplus of the riches of Christ. No matter how much we need Christ and no matter how much He fills our needs, something will be left. Twelve baskets will be left over, as when the Lord Jesus satisfied the hungry ones (John 6). We may say that the place left on the three sides of the chambers is the twelve baskets. The Lord is never scarce; He is always rich with something left over. Christ is always abundant, and the grace of Christ is also abundant. Christ and His grace are inexhaustible. No matter how much we enjoy Him, there is always a surplus. The spaces outside the side chambers that are left free are five cubits in breadth (Ezek. 41:11), the same measurement as the thickness of the outer wall. Once again, the number five indicates the receiving of the Lord’s grace resulting in our bearing responsibility. Here we need to see that no matter how much we bear responsibility by the grace of God, there will always be a surplus of grace. When we bear five cubits of responsibility, God will give us five cubits of grace in surplus. As we bear our responsibility, God will always give us an abundance of grace. This is God’spr i nciple.
空地
OPEN SPACE
22在旁屋余地和圣屋中间，有空地宽二十肘。（10。）这二十肘的空地指明基督的恩典不只是足彀的，也是丰富的。二十这数字由十乘二和五乘四所组成。这指明完全的（十）见证（二）是由受造之物接受恩典，在神面前担负完全的责任。由此我们看见我们所经历的基督，以及我们所享受的恩典，乃是宽敞、广阔、丰富、完满的，并有许多富余。
22Between the space left of the side chambers and the holy chambers, there are open spaces twenty cubits in width (v. 10). These twenty cubits of open space indicate that the grace of Christ is not only sufficient but also rich. The number twenty is composed of ten times two and of five times four. This indicates a perfect (ten) testimony (two) obtained by the creature receiving grace to bear complete responsibility before God. From this we see that the Christ whom we experience and the grace which we enjoy are spacious, broad, rich, full, and with much surplus
23我们若看见这点，就会领悟我们有十二篮的剩余，然后去𫗪养人，又会有更多篮的剩余。这是因为基督总是越过越丰富的；祂是无穷无尽的。我们享受祂一次，就有五肘剩余；我们再享受祂，就有二十肘剩余。基督绝不会变得更少，祂总是越过越多。因著基督是如此丰富，所以年复一年，尽职的人会越过越丰富。
23If we see this, we will realize that after we have the twelve baskets left over and we feed others again, we will have many more baskets left over. This is because Christ is always richer and richer; He is inexhaustible. When we enjoy Him once, we have five cubits left. When we enjoy Him again, twenty cubits are left. Christ will never become less; rather, He will always become more and more. Because Christ is so rich, the minister continues to become richer as the years go by
旁屋的门
THE DOORS
24虽然有九十间旁屋，却只有两个门。这指明出口既不多，所以容易进去，却不易出来。没有后门或侧门的出口。窗櫺有很多，却只有两个门。不仅如此，门是向著余地的。如果没有余地，就无法开门。我们需要留意这个事实：门是开向余地的。若没有余地，就没有门，也没有入口。这指明恩典有余才有入口。我们若在事奉上耗尽了，勉勉强强的得胜，我们就没有多余的恩典；结果就没有门，没有入口。入口是基于多余的恩典。我们若活在主里面，我们的聚会和事奉就该有余地，有多余的恩典；那么就有大门为我们敞开，没有人能将牠关闭。（启三8。）
24Although there were ninety chambers, there were only two doors. This indicates that, since there are not many exits, it is easy to get in, but it is not easy to get out. There is no back exit or side exit. There are many windows but only two doors. Furthermore, the doors are toward the spaces that are left. If there were no space left, there would be no way to open the door. We need to pay attention to the fact that the doors are open to the spaces that are left free. If there were no free spaces, there would be no doors and thus no entrance. This indicates that there can be an entrance only when there is a surplus of grace. If we are exhausted in our service and are barely overcoming, then with us there is no surplus of grace. As a result, there is no door, no entrance. The entrance is based on the surplus of grace. If we live in the Lord, our meeting and serving should be with space left over, that is, with a surplus of grace. Then a door will be open to us which no one can shut (Rev. 3:8