6撒迦利亚十二章十节里『恩典的灵』1:8是甜美的辞,与行传一章八节和二章一至四节里能力的灵相对。我们该经历那灵同时是能力的灵和恩典的灵。能力的灵是要加强我们,但恩典的灵是要把我们带进对三一神的享受里。在行传二章,我们藉著圣灵有分于神圣的能力,但那里没有多少对三一神的享受。行传二章说到,在恩典时代,召会时代的开始,那灵主要的是能力的灵。但撒迦利亚十二章说到,在恩典时代的末了,终结,那灵主要的是恩典的灵,使人享受三一神。到主第二次显现的时候,以色列余剩的人已遭受过各种的苦。他们经历过主后七十年耶路撒冷被毁,又被分散到别的国家。在这些国家,他们继续受逼迫。今天大部分犹太人仍然分散,但许多人已陆续回到以色列国。到敌基督的时候,以色列全地还会有三分之二的人被杀。(十三8~9上。)耶路撒冷城中的民一半要被掳去。(十四2。)余剩的一半必不再有胃口享受人生、得产业和高位。他们必领悟到他自己缺了神,就必运用他们的灵,(十二1,)不是运用他们的心思。在这关头,他们要悔改,因为他们觉得一切都失了味。圣灵要浇灌在他们身上,他们要随从他们的灵,完全被神占有。我相信因为他们早已知道神以外的一切事物都是虚空的,并且因著他们运用他们的灵,所以神的灵浇灌在他们身上必是加倍的。在五旬节那天,犹太人是顽固且硬心的。因此,能力的灵浇灌下来,要感动他们悔改。但在撒迦利亚十二章十节,耶路撒冷的居民必已悔改;所以恩典的灵要浇灌在他们身上,使他们能接受三一神作他们的享受。撒迦利亚十二章十节上半也告诉我们,他们要仰望祂,就是他们所扎的。这就是说,他们要仰望他们所扎的基督。启示录一章七节上半说到这事:『看哪,祂驾云降临,众目要看见祂,连刺祂的人也要看见祂。』基督被刺,乃是救赎的根基。离了基督的被刺,我们的救赎就没有根基。
6The Spirit of grace in Zechariah 12:10 is a sweet term, and is in contrast to the Spirit of power in Acts and 2:1-4. We should experience the Spirit both as the Spirit of power and as the Spirit of grace. The Spirit of power is to strengthen us, but the Spirit of grace is to bring us into the enjoyment of the Triune God. In Acts 2 there was the participation in the divine power through the Holy Spirit, but there was not that much enjoyment of the Triune God. In Acts 2, at the beginning of the age of grace, the church age, the Spirit was mainly the Spirit of power. But in Zechariah 12, at the ending, the consummation, of the age of grace, the Spirit will be mainly the Spirit of grace for the enjoyment of the Triune God. By the time of the Lord's second appearing, the remnant of Israel will have suffered all kinds of hardship. They suffered the destruction of Jerusalem in A. D. 70 and were scattered to other countries. In these other countries they continued to suffer persecution. Today most of the Jews remain in dispersion, but many are returning to the nation of Israel. At the time of Antichrist, two-thirds in all the land of Israel will be slaughtered (13:8-9a). Half of the city of Jerusalem will go forth into captivity (14:2). The half which remains will no longer have any taste for human life or for acquiring possessions and high positions. They will realize that they are short of God and will exercise their spirit (12:1), not their mind. At this juncture they will repent, because they have lost their taste for everything. The Holy Spirit will be poured out upon them, and they will follow their spirit to be fully occupied with God. I believe that because they will have learned that everything apart from God is vanity and because they will exercise their spirit, the pouring out of the Spirit of God upon them will be intensified. The Jews on the day of Pentecost were stubborn and hard. Hence, the Spirit of power was poured out to inspire them to repent. But the inhabitants of Jerusalem in Zechariah 12:10 will have already repented; therefore, the Spirit of grace will be poured out upon them so that they can receive the Triune God as their enjoyment. Zechariah 12:10a also tells us that they will look upon Him whom they have pierced. This means that they will look upon the Christ who was pierced by them. Revelation 1:7a refers to this: "Behold, He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him." The piercing of Christ is the foundation of redemption. Apart from Christ's being pierced, there would be no base for our redemption.