3三十节说,『祂所豫定的人,又召他们来;所召来的人,又称他们为义;所称为义的人,又叫他们得荣耀。』我们从这节经文看见,得荣耀就是蒙拯救到底。这个得荣耀,就是希伯来七章二十五节的说明,那一节说,基督能拯救我们到底。蒙拯救到底就是得荣耀,而得荣耀就是拯救我们脱离死的一切副产品。在得荣耀的时候,就不再有叹息、奴役、辖制、虚空、败坏或毁坏。谁在作这拯救我们到底的工作?乃是我们的麦基洗德这位君尊并神圣的大祭司。在圣经中,只有希伯来七章二十五节和罗马八章三十四节这两节告诉我们,基督为我们代求;这两节圣经彼此相对应。在罗马八章,基督不是为可怜的罪人代求,使他们得称为义,(称义是在四章,)基督乃是为我们代求,使我们得荣耀。这与希伯来七章二十五节的代求相对应,因为这里说,基督为我们代求,使我们能蒙拯救到底。蒙拯救到底等于得荣耀。因此,这两章是说到同一件事。没有希伯来七章,我们绝不会知道,代求的基督就是君尊、神圣的大祭司。没有希伯来七章,我们会以为,根据罗马八章来看,代求的基督只不过是救主而已。但是代求的基督不只是救主─祂乃是君尊、神圣的大祭司,属天的执事。如今我们知道,谁是属天的执事─就是我们的麦基洗德。麦基洗德的职事,不是要救罪人。你若仍是一个罪人,你就需要基督那由亚伦所豫表的职事。但我们不再是可怜的罪人;我们乃是战士,与死的一切副产品争战。亚伯拉罕所杀败的基大老玛,不是代表罪,乃是代表死的副产品。当亚伯拉罕听说罗得被掳去时,那是指被死的副产品所掳去。众召会中的长老,都该是杀败仇敌的长老。长老们到聚会中,看见许多亲爱的弟兄们被基大老玛掳去时,应当立即杀败那王。不要责备或定罪那些被掳去的弟兄,只要击杀那将弟兄姊妹掳去并捆绑的基大老玛,就是死的副产品。你若这么作,我们的麦基洗德就会进来,你就会享受祂的供应。
3Romans 8:3 0 says, “And whom He predestinated, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified” (Recovery Version). We see from this verse that glorification is salvation to the uttermost. This glorification is the definition of Hebrews 7:25, which says that Christ is able to save us to the uttermost. This uttermost salvation is glorification, and glorification means to deliver us from the by-products of death. At the time of glorification, there will be no more groaning, slavery, bondage, vanity, corruption, or decay. Who is doing this work of saving us to the uttermost? Our Melchisedec, the kingly and divine High Priest. Only two verses in the Bible, Hebrews 7:25 and Romans 8:34, tell us that Christ is interceding for us, and these two verses correspond to one another. According toRo mans 8, Christ is not interceding for poor sinners to be justified— justification is in Romans 4—but He is interceding for us to be glorified. This corresponds to the interceding in Hebrews 7:25, for here Christ intercedes for us that we may be saved to the uttermost. Being saved to the uttermost is the equivalent of glorification. Hence, both of these chapters tell us the same thing. Without Hebrews 7 we would never realize that the interceding Christ is the kingly, divine High Priest. Without Hebrews 7 we might think, according to Romans 8, that the interceding Christ is only the Savior. But the interceding Christ is more than the Savior — He is the kingly and divine High Priest, the heavenly Minister. Now we know who is the heavenly Minister— it is our Melchisedec. The ministry of Melchisedec is not to save sinners. If you are still a sinner, then you need Christ’s ministry as typified by Aaron. But we are no longer pitiful sinners; we are fighters, fighting a gainst the by- products of death. Chedorlaomer, who was slaughtered by Abraham, does not represents in but represents the by- products of death. When Abraham learned that Lot had been captured, that capture was a matter of the by-products of death. All of the elders in the churches must be slaughtering elders. When the elders come into the meetings and see that many of the dear brothers have been captured by Chedorlaomer, they must slaughter that king. Do not rebuke or condemn the brothers who have been captured but slaughter Chedorlaomer, the by-products of death that have captured the brothers and sisters and hold them in bondage. If you do this, our Melchisedec will come in, and you will enjoy His ministry.