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启示录生命读经 · 第66篇

在永世里蒙神救赎者的享受与福分

The Enjoyment and Blessing of God’s Redeemed in Eternity
1在新耶路撒冷里，基本的数字是十二和一。一是独一的数字。有一位神，一座城，一个宝座，一条街道，一道河和一棵生命树。所以在神的经纶里，一是召会和神的建造基本的数字。这不是我的观念，这是保罗在以弗所四章三至六节的观念；在那里他说到一个身体、一位灵、一个盼望、一主、一信、一浸和一位父神。我们只有一位神、一个宝座、一个行政、一个权柄、一道流、一条路和一棵树。我们若看见了这点，就会永远蒙保守在这个一里。这个一出自独一的神，祂是一切的源头。宝座、河、街道和树都出于祂。祂是每件事独一的源头，要产生、支持、保持并保守这一位神独一的建造。
1The basic numbers in New Jerusalem are the numbers twelve and one. One is the unique number. There is one God, one city, one throne, one street, one river, and one tree of life. Hence, the number one is the basic number of the church and of God’s building in His economy. This is not my concept; it is Paul’s concept in Ephesians 4:3-6, where he speaks of one Body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father. We have just one God, one throne, one administration, one authority, one flow, one way, and one tree. If we have seen this, we shall be kept forever in this oneness. This oneness issues from the unique God, the One who is the source of everything. The throne, the river, the street, and the tree all issue out of Him. He is the unique source of everything to produce, support, sustain, and keep the unique building of the one God
2今天基督教的光景与此大不相同，基督教充满了混乱和分裂。今天的基督教里有成千的分裂，没有人知道在所谓的自由团体里有过多少分裂。在自由团体里，几乎每个人都自认有一套。我们何等感谢主，祂开了我们的眼睛，并且给我们看见祂惟一的路！我们没有别的，只有独一的神，在独一的宝座上，带著独一的流，有独一的生命供应。所以我们只有一个见证，并且在一个召会中。召会由神性与人性构成，是神与人一个团体的实体。这实体是神的居所，也是我们的住处，因为现今我们住在神里面，神也住在我们里面。今天的召会生活就是新天新地中新耶路撒冷的小影。我们在召会中能见证，我们的确是一。我们在神里是一，在祂的权柄里是一，在祂的彰显里是一；在流里是一，在生命里是一，在树里也是一。在这个一里我们住在神里面，神也住在我们里面，如此我们就成为祂的见证。
2The situation of today’s Christianity is vastly different from this. Christianity is filled with confusion and division. There are thousands of divisions in today’s Christianity. No one knows how many divisions have taken place in the so-called free groups. In the free groups nearly everybody claims to be something. How we thank the Lord that He has opened our eyes and shown us His unique way! We have nothing other than the unique God on the unique throne with the unique flow with the unique life supply. Therefore, we have one testimony and we are in one church. The church is constituted of both divinity and humanity; it is one corporate entity of both God and man. This entity is both God’s dwelling and our abode, for now we abide in God, and God abides in us. The church life today is a miniature of the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth. We in the church can testify that we are truly one. We are one in God, one in His authority, one in His expression, one in the flow, one in the life, and one in the tree. In this oneness we abide in God, God abides in us, and thus we become His testimony
壹 圣城
I. THE HOLY CITY
3在本篇信息中，我们要说到在永世里蒙神救赎者的享受与福分。我们在永世里第一项重要的享受就是圣城。（启二二14，19。）启示录二十二章十九节说，『若有人从这书上豫言的话删去甚么，神必从这书上所写的生命树和圣城，删去他的分。』这指明有分于圣城对我们大有意义。
3In this message we shall cover the enjoyment and blessing of God’s redeemed in eternity. The first crucial item of our enjoyment in eternity will be the holy city (22:1 4, 19). Reve lation 2 2:1 9 says, “And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.” This indicates that having a part in the holy city means a great deal to us.
4我们所要有分于并享受的圣城，乃是神与祂的众圣徒调和。在圣城这一个实体里，我们不仅享受神，也在众圣徒中享受神。我们要在彼此里面享受神，并且要在神里面彼此享受。我要在神里面享受你，你也要在神里面享受我。虽然这享受相当奥秘，但在今天的召会生活中我们有了豫尝，我们在彼此里面享受神，并且在神里面彼此享受。这是何等神圣属天的群体生活！神造人的愿望就是要有群体的生活。我们人的天性渴望过社团生活。为了实现这愿望，人就上夜总会，参加各种集会。然而夜总会和各种集会并不能满足这需要。人虽然渴求正当的群体生活，却中了世界夜总会和集会的毒害。他们没有得著适当的饮料解渴，反而中了毒。只有一种会是纯正、喜乐、滋养、光照、满足并造就人的，那就是召会。日复一日，我们在召会生活中乃是参加属天的会。这种会是圣别、神圣且属灵的。这是神与人调和的会。参加这个会是何等的享受！从我大约五十年召会生活的经历中，我很了解青年人的个性。青年人很敏锐，要求也多，他们能刺入父母或召会中长老的心。所有的长老都是青年人的箭靶子。我常常对一些敏锐的青年人说，『召会和长老若不顺你的眼，你为甚么不到别的地方，也许可以到山上去，独自生活？这样你就不会再受召会或长老的困扰了。』他们回答说，因为他们享受召会生活中的交通，他们绝不会离开召会。
4The holy city in which we shall participate and which we shall enjoy is God mingled with all His saints. In this one entity, the holy city, we shall not only enjoy God; we shall also enjoy God in all the saints. We shall enjoy God in one another, and we shall enjoy one another in God. I shall enjoy you in God, and you will enjoy me in God. Although this enjoyment is rather mysterious, we have a foretaste of it in the church life today, where we enjoy God in one another and one another in God. What a divine, heavenly communal life this is! Man was created by God with the desire for a communal life. Our human nature longs for a community life. In order to fulfill this desire, people attend nightclubs and parties. However, nightclubs and parties cannot meet this need. Although people hunger and thirst for a proper communal life, they are poisoned by the clubs and parties of the world. Instead of receiving the proper drink to quench their thirst, they are poisoned. There is only one kind of party that is pure, happy, nourishing, enlightening, satisfying, and edifying, and that is the church. Day after day, we in the church life are attending a heavenly party. This party is holy, divine, and spiritual. It is the party of God mingled with man. What an enjoyment it is to attend this party! Through my experience in the church life of nearly fifty years, I have come to know the disposition of the young people. Young people are sharp and quite demanding, and they can pierce into the hearts of their parents or of the elders in the church. All the elders are targets for the arrows of the young people. Often I have said to some of these sharp young people, “If the church and the elders are not pleasant in your eyes, why don’ty ou go off somewhere, to the mountains, perhaps, and live by yourselves? Then you will no longer be troubled by the church or the elders.” They replied that because they enjoy the fellowship in the church life, they would never leave the church
5即使是我们的婚姻生活或家庭生活，也不能完全满足我们对群体生活的愿望。你也许有许多兄弟姊妹、表兄弟姊妹、姪子姪女、和其他的亲戚，但他们并不能满足你里面对群体生活的愿望。这种神所创造对召会生活的愿望，只有在召会中才能得到满足。
5Our desire for a communal life cannot be fully satisfied even by our married life or family life. You may have many brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews, and other relatives, but they cannot satisfy your inward desire for a community life. This desire, a desire for the church life and a desire created by God, can be satisfied only in the church.
6我们基督徒就像聚在一起的羊。多年前我在苏格兰观察一些羊群，我注意到羊喜欢群聚在一起。牠们同行、同吃、同卧，总是聚集成群。我们基督徒也有这样的愿望，就是过召会生活的愿望。我们在召会生活里何等享受神！有些人也许会说，『神是无所不在的，我可以在任何地方享受祂。我可以在家中或在街上享受祂。我无需召会生活就能享受神。』我们可以见证，在召会之外对神的享受无法与在召会中对神的享受相比。不错，你在任何地方都可以享受神，但和我们在召会中享受祂不同。在召会生活中，我们因享受主而忘形。召会生活是神与人调和的生活。在这美妙的调和生活中，我们天天在亲爱的众圣徒中享受神，也在神里享受亲爱的众圣徒。这享受是我们在圣城里永远之分的第一面。享受这城，就是享受神与众圣徒调和的组成，乃是我们永远的分。在这圣城里，神和羔羊要作我们安息之所。（启二一3。）在这圣城里，我们也享受神和羔羊作我们的殿，使我们事奉并敬拜神。（启二一22。）
6We Christians are like sheep flocking together. Years ago I observed some flocks of sheep in Scotland. I noticed that the sheep enjoyed flocking together. They traveled together, ate together, and lay down together. They were always together as a flock. We Christians also have such a desire, the desire for the church life. How we enjoy God in the church life! Some may say, “God is omnipresent, and I can enjoy Him anywhere. I can enjoy Him at home or on the street. I don’t need the church life to enjoy God.” We can testify that there is no comparison between the enjoyment of God in the church and the enjoyment of God apart from the church. Yes, you may enjoy God anywhere, but not in the way we enjoy Him in the church. In the church life we are beside ourselves with the enjoyment of the Lord. The church life is a life of God mingled with man. In this wonderful mingled life, we daily enjoy God in all the dear saints, and we enjoy the dear saints in God. This enjoyment is the first aspect of our eternal portion in the holy city. The enjoyment of this city, which is a composition of God mingled with all the saints, is our eternal portion. In this holy city God and the Lamb will be our dwelling for rest (21:3). In the holy city we also enjoy God and the Lamb as our temple for serving and worshipping God (21:22
贰 生命树
II. THE TREE OF LIFE
7我们在永世里的第二项享受就是生命树。（启二二14，19。）生命树一点不差就是基督，神的儿子，救赎的羔羊，作我们生命的供应。这棵树丰富、新鲜且滋润。我们已蒙了救赎，可得权柄到生命树那里。启示录二十二章十四节说，『那些洗净自己袍子的有福了，可得权柄到生命树那里，也能从门进城。』这节可视为一个应许，为著给人享受生命树，就是基督连同一切生命的丰富；十七节后半可视为一个呼召，要人取用生命水，就是赐生命的灵。所以，启示录结束于一个应许和一个呼召，都是要人吃喝包罗万有的基督这赐生命的灵。
7The second item of our enjoyment in eternity is the tree of life (22:14, 19). The tree of life is nothing less than Christ, the Son of God, the redeeming Lamb, as our life supply. This tree is rich, fresh, and refreshing. We have been redeemed that we may have the right to come to the tree of life. Revelation 22:14 says, “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.” This verse may be considered a promise for the enjoyment of the tree of life, which is Christ with all the riches of life; and the second half of verse 17 may be considered a call to take the water of life, which is the life-giving Spirit. Thus, the book of Revelation ends in a promise and a call, both of which are for eating the all-inclusive Christ and drinking Him as the life-giving Spirit.
8神造人之后，将人摆在生命树前，（创二8～9，）这指明人有特权享用这树；但因人堕落了，神就用祂的荣耀、圣别和公义，封锁了人通往生命树的路。（创三24。）藉著基督那满足神一切荣耀、圣别、公义之要求的救赎，通往生命树的路就重新向信徒开启。（来十19～20。）因此凡用基督救赎的血洗净自己袍子的人，在永世里都有权利在圣城，就是在神的乐园中，享受生命树作他们永远的分。（启二7。）这节的袍子象征信徒的行为。洗净自己的袍子，就是藉著羔羊之血的洗涤，保守自己的行为洁净。（启七14，约壹一7。）这使信徒有权柄享受生命树，并且得以进城。从门进城，就是藉著胜过死亡及分赐生命的基督得重生，以进入新耶路撒冷，就是神永远福分的范围里。在永世里，生命树和城都是我们的享受。
8After his creation, man was put before the tree of life (Gen. 2:8-9), indicating that he was privileged to partake of it. But due to the fall of man, the tree of life was closed to man by God’s glory, holiness, and righteousness (Gen. 3:24). Through Christ’s redemption, which has fulfilled all the requirements of God’s glory, holiness, and righteousness, the way to the tree of life is opened again to believers (Heb. 10:19-20). Hence, the believers who wash their robes in the redeeming blood of Christ have the right to enjoy the tree of life as their eternal portion in the holy city, the paradise of God in eternity (2:7). In this verse, robes symbolize the conduct of the believers. To wash our robes is to keep our conduct clean through the washing of the blood of the Lamb (7:14; 1 John 1:7). This gives us the right to participate in the tree of life and to enter into the city. To enter in by the gates into the city is to enter into the New Jerusalem as a realm of God’s eternal blessing by regeneration through the death-overcoming and life- imparting Christ. Both the tree of life and the city will be our enjoyment in eternity.
参 生命水
III. THE WATER OF LIFE
9在永世里，蒙神救赎者另一面的享受与福分是生命水。（启二二17，二一6。）生命水乃是赐生命的灵作我们永远的饮料。我们需要吃，也需要喝。吃东西而没有饮料，就不很舒服。阿利路亚，在永世里我们将有生命树为食物，也有赐生命的灵为饮料！请记得，赐生命的灵实际上就是三一神自己流出来，作我们的饮料。许多基督徒持守来自传统教训的错误观念，以为那灵与子和父是分开的。对他们来说，那灵15:26就是那灵。但约翰十五章二十六节说，『但我要从父差保惠师来，就是从父出来实际的灵，祂来了，就要为我作见证。』介系词『从』原文意从…同…。实际的灵为子从父所差，不仅从父而来，且同父而来。父是源头。这灵从源头而来，并不是离开源头，乃是带著源头同来。这灵从父而来，父也同这灵而来。这灵为子所差，且与父同来，为子作见证。所以，祂为子所作的见证乃是三一神的事。这虽然很难解释，但我们若查看经历，却很容易领会。我们呼喊『哦，主耶稣』时，就接受了那灵；但那灵来时，我们深深觉得父与子也来了。这就指明这灵是包罗万有的灵。祂进到我们里面时，是与子和父同来的。所以，我们永远的饮料，赐生命的灵，一点不差就是三一神。这是何等的享受！我们若仅仅专注于道理的领会，就会失去这享受。但我们若注意我们灵里真实的经历，就要说，『现在我领会，我所享受的饮料就是流到我里面的三一神。』这永远的饮料明亮如水晶。（启二二。）在赐生命的灵里毫无不透明之处；我们饮于这永远的灵，一切就都明亮如水晶了。
9Another aspect of the enjoyment and blessing of God’s redeemed in eternity is the water of life (22:17; 21:6). The water of life is the life-giving Spirit as our eternal drink. We need both to eat and to drink. It is not so pleasant to eat without having anything to drink. Hallelujah, in eternity we shall have food, the tree of life, and drink, the life-giving Spirit! Remember, the life-giving Spirit is actually the Triune God Himself flowing Himself out to be our drink. Because many Christians hold a mistaken concept derived from traditional teachings, they think that the Spirit is separate from the Son and the Father. To them, the Spirit is merely the Spirit. But John says, “But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of reality who proceeds from the Father, He will testify concerning Me.” The sense of the Greek preposition translated “from” is “from with.” The Spirit of reality is sent by the Son not only from the Father, but also with the Father. Hence, the Comforter comes from the Father and with the Father. The Father is the source. When the Spirit comes from the source, He does not leave the source; the source comes with Him. The Spirit comes from the Father, and the Father comes with the Spirit. This Spirit, sent by the Son and coming with the Father, testifies concerning the Son. Therefore, His testimony concerning the Son is a matter of the Triune God. Although this is difficult to explain, it is easy to understand if we consider our experience. When we call, “O Lord Jesus,” we receive the Spirit. But when the Spirit comes, we have the deep sense that the Father and the Son have also come. This indicates that this Spirit is the all- inclusive Spirit. When He comes into us, He comes with the Son and the Father. Therefore, our eternal drink, the life -giving Spirit, is nothing less than the Triune God. What an enjoyment this is! If we devote our attention to mere doctrinal understanding, we shall miss this enjoyment. But if we care for the genuine experience in our spirit, we shall say, “Now I understand that the very drink I enjoy is the Triune God flowing into my being.” This eternal drink is bright as crystal (22:1). In the life - giving Spirit there is nothing opaque. As we1 drink of this eternal Spirit, everything becomes crystal clear.
10肆神和羔羊的宝座
10IV. THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB
11在永世里，我们也要享受神和羔羊的宝座。（启二二3。）启示录二十一、二十二章里神的宝座，很难断定是掌权的宝座，还是施恩的宝座。希伯来四章的宝座是施恩的宝座，但启示录四章的宝座主要的是掌权的宝座。圣经末了的宝座既是掌权的宝座，也是施恩的宝座。我们由二十二章里的图画知道这一点。这里神和羔羊的宝座当然是为著神圣的行政，所以这是掌权的宝座。然而，从宝座流出来的并不是权柄，乃是生命水的河连同生命树作生命的供应。这不是权柄，这是恩典。我们绝不该将权柄和恩典分开，或将恩典与权柄分开。恩典与权柄乃是一个。我们若得著恩典，我们就在权柄之下；我们若在权柄之下，我们必然取用恩典。作基督徒需要掌权，这是对的，但我们不该藉著权柄掌权。反之，我们应当藉著生命的流掌权。长老们不该藉著权柄运用长老职分。代表元首地位的长老职分，必须藉著生命的流来运用。这宝座虽然是掌权的宝座，元首的宝座，却有生命水的河从宝座流出来。当你注视宝座的时候，你看见权柄和元首的地位；但是当你注视河的时候，你却看见生命水和生命树。这指明正确的长老职分并不是对人运用权柄，乃是将生命流入他们里面。我们是在掌权，但不是凭著权柄掌权，乃是藉著内在生命的涌流掌权。
11In eternity we shall also enjoy the throne of God and the Lamb (22:3). It is difficult to determine whether the throne of God in Revelation 21 and 22 is the throne of authority or the throne of grace. In Hebrews 4 the throne is the throne of grace, but in Revelation 4 the throne is mainly the throne of authority. At the end of the Bible, the throne is both the throne of authority and the throne of grace. We know this by the picture in chapter twenty-two. Here the throne of God and the Lamb is certainly for God’s divine administration. Thus, it is the throne of authority. However, proceeding out of the throne is not authority, but the river of water of life, with the tree of life as the life supply. This is not authority; it is grace. We should never separate authority from grace or grace from authority. Grace and authority are one. If we have grace, we are under authority, and if we are under authority, we are surely partaking of grace. Although it is true that, as Christians, we need to reign, we should not reign by authority. Rather, we should reign through the flow of life. The elders should not exercise their eldership by means of authority. The eldership, that is, the representation of the headship, must be exercised through the flow of life. Although the throne is the throne of authority, the throne of headship, out of the throne flows the river of water of life. When you look at the throne, you see authority and headship. But when you look at the river, you see the water of life and the tree of life. This indicates that proper eldership is not the exercise of authority over others; it is the flowing of life into them. We are reigning, but we do not reign by authority; we reign through the flowing of the inner life
12今天主耶稣不是仅仅凭权柄掌权，祂乃是藉著祂生命的涌流作恩典，在召会中，在众召会间，并在众召会之上掌权。我们越得享祂的生命，就越有权柄。在召会生活中你所敬重的人，乃是生命成熟的人。然而，没有一个自居权柄的人会受尊敬。在众圣徒灵里深处，不会尊敬那样的长老职分。生命乃是权柄的彰显。我们需要活出基督，而不可自居权柄。我们所活出的基督，就是我们对别人的权柄。我们要享受这样的权柄直到永远。那宝座，就是生命供应连同神圣权柄的源头，将是我们永远的享受。
12Today the Lord Jesus does not reign merely with authority. He is reigning in the church, among the churches, and over all the churches through the flowing of His life as grace. The more we partake of His life, the more authority we have. The ones whom you respect in the church life are those who are mature in life. However, no one who assumes authority will be respected. Deep in the spirits of the saints there is no respect for that kind of eldership. Life is the very expression of authority. Instead of assuming authority, we need to live out Christ. The very Christ whom we live out will be our authority over others. We shall enjoy this kind of authority for eternity. The throne, the source of the life supply with the divine authority, will be our eternal enjoyment
伍 不再有咒诅
V. NO MORE CURSE
13在永世里『咒诅必不再有。』咒诅不再有了，神和羔羊要作我们永远的分。咒诅是因亚当的堕落进来的，（创三17，）却被基督的救赎对付了。（加三13。）在新天新地里既不再有堕落，就再没有咒诅。少有基督徒知道咒诅包括些甚么。就如仇恨、批评和闲话，这样的事都包括在咒诅之内。在安那翰的召会中若仍有人说闲话，这意思就是召会仍在小的、狡猾的咒诅之下。弟兄姊妹若彼此批评，那也表明召会在咒诅之下。不仅如此，若有些圣徒软弱到一个地步，死枯了，那也是咒诅的记号。不再有咒诅，意思就是不再有任何闲话、仇恨、批评、软弱或死枯。没有咒诅，一切就都是平静、喜乐、刚强和活泼的。我不喜欢在夫妇吵架的时候到他们家里去，每当我听到这种争吵就逃开，因为我不要同受咒诅。我不要见到咒诅，碰著咒诅，或在咒诅之下。我若眼见了这种争吵，就会留下难以忘怀的印象；每次见到这对弟兄姊妹，就会记起他们的争吵。有好多次，当我走近一对弟兄姊妹家的时候，听到他们在争吵，我就立刻转身走开，直到一切平静了才回来。然后我叩门，他们愉快的打招呼说，『赞美主！阿们！』这真是美妙。我的确喜欢和一对赞美主的夫妇在一起。我愿意他们的赞美永远留在我的印象里。
13In eternity “there shall no longer be any curse.” Instead of the curse, the throne of God and the Lamb will be our eternal portion. The curse came in through Adam’s fall (Gen. 3:17) and was dealt with by Christ’s redemption (Gal. 3:13). Since in the new heaven and new earth there will be no more fall, there will no longer be any curse. Not many Christians understand all that the curse includes. Things such as hatred, criticism, and gossip are included in the curse. If anyone in the church in Anaheim still gossips, this means that the church is still under a small, subtle curse. If the brothers and sisters criticize one another, that also is a sign that the church is under the curse. Furthermore, if some saints are weak to the extent that they are deadened, that is a mark of the curse. For there to be no more curse means that there is no longer any gossip, hatred, criticism, weakness, or deadness. When there is no curse, everything is smooth, pleasant, strong, and living. I do not like to be present in any home where a husband is exchanging words with his wife. Whenever I overhear such an argument, I flee because I do not want to share in the curse. I do not want to see the curse, touch the curse, or be under the curse. If I witnessed such an argument, it would be difficult to forget the impression it made on me. Each time I saw that brother and sister I would be reminded of their quarrel. A number of times, as I was approaching the home of a brother and sister, I overheard an argument between them. Immediately, I turned away and did not come back until everything had become silent. Then I knocked on the door and was greeted with a pleasant, “Praise the Lord! Amen!” This is wonderful. I certainly enjoy being with a husband and wife who are praising the Lord. I would like the impression made by their praises to linger with me forever.
14你晓得咒诅包括多少么？你想过『咒诅必不再有』也包括不再吵架么？没有咒诅，一切就都是平静、喜乐、活泼、光明、纯洁和完美的。我们在新耶路撒冷里，就要有分于这个大的福分。然而我们都渴望能说，今天在召会生活里就不再有咒诅。但愿这是众地方召会里的光景。
14Have you ever realized how much the curse includes? Have you ever thought that “no more curse” includes no more exchange of words? When there is no curse, everything is smooth, pleasant, living, bright, pure, and perfect. When we are in New Jerusalem, we shall participate in this great blessing. However, we all long to be able to say that in the church life today there is no longer any curse. May this be the situation in all the local churches
陆 事奉神和羔羊
VI. SERVING GOD AND THE LAMB
15启示录二十二章三节也说，『祂的奴仆都要事奉祂。』事奉神和羔羊，也是神所救赎的人在永世里所得的福分。这节与四节的代名词『祂，』都是指神和羔羊。在永世里，神和羔羊乃是一。虽然神所救赎的人在永世里要事奉神和羔羊，但他们不是作祭司事奉祂。严格说来，新天新地里没有祭司。虽然有事奉，但没有祭司职分。祭司的事奉总是包含救赎的一面。因为在新天新地里不再有罪的问题，所以用不著任何救赎的工作。故此，那里没有祭司的事奉。尽管如此，我们仍是神和羔羊的仆人，我们要事奉祂直到永远。
15Revelation 22:3 also says, “His slaves shall serve Him.” To serve God and the Lamb will also be a blessing to God’s redeemed in eternity. The pronoun “Him” in this verse refers to God and the Lamb; God and the Lamb are one in eternity. It is the same with “His” in the next verse. Although God’s redeemed will serve God and the Lamb in eternity, they will not serve Him as priests. Strictly speaking, in the new heaven and new earth there will be no priests. There will be service, but there will be no priesthood. Priestly service always includes the aspect of redemption. Because in the new heaven and the new earth there will no longer be the problem of sin, there will be no need for any redeeming work. Hence, there will be no priestly service there. Nevertheless, we shall still be the servants of God and of the Lamb, and we shall serve Him for eternity
柒 见神的面
VII. SEEING THE FACE OF GOD
16四节说，『也要见祂的面。』这也是神所救赎的人在永世里的福分。这节的祂，指神和羔羊。见祂的面，意思就是见神和羔羊的面。
16Verse 4 says, “And they shall see His face.” This also is a blessing to God’s redeemed in eternity. The “His” in this verse refers to both God and the Lamb. Seeing His face means seeing the face of God and the Lamb
捌 有神和羔羊的名字
VIII. HAVING THE NAME OF GOD
在他们的额上
AND THE LAMB ON THEIR FOREHEAD
17神和羔羊的名字必在神所救赎之人的额上。（启二二4。）这也是神所救赎的人在永世所得享受三一神的福分。我们并不是有两个名字，我们只有一个名字，就是神和羔羊的名字。这与马太二十八章十九节相似，那一节说到浸入父、子、圣灵的名里。在永世里，神和羔羊只有一个名字。因为我们属于祂，所以这个名字必要永远写在我们的额上。我们不仅要属于祂，也要与祂是一。
17God’s redeemed will have the name of God and the Lamb on their forehead (v. 4). This is still another blessing of God’s redeemed in eternity. We shall not have two names; we shall have just one name, the name of God and the Lamb. This is similar to Matthew 28:19, which speaks of being baptized into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In eternity both God and the Lamb will have one name. Because we belong to Him, this name will be written on our foreheads forever. Not only shall we belong to Him; we shall also be one with Him.
玖 神光照他们
IX. GOD ILLUMINING THEM
18五节说，『不再有黑夜，他们也不需用灯光日光，因为主神要光照他们。』得著主神的光照，也是神所救赎的人在永世里的另一福分。我们不需要人造的灯光，也不需要神创造的日光。神自己要照耀我们，我们要活在祂的光照之下。
18Verse 5 says, “And night shall be no more; and they have no need of the light of a lamp and the light of the sun, for the Lord God shall illumine them.” Being illumined by the Lord God is another blessing to God’s redeemed in eternity. We shall have no need of a lamp, the light made by man, nor of the sun, the light created by God. God Himself will shine upon us, and we shall live under His illumination
拾 作王直到永远
X. REIGNING FOREVER
19五节还说，『他们要作王，直到永永远远。』作王直到永远，是神所救赎的人在永世里最终的福分。这些就是我们在新天新地中所要永远享受的福分。
19Verse 5 also says, “And they shall reign forever and ever.” To reign forever will be the final blessing to God’s redeemed in eternity. These are the blessings we shall enjoy for eternity in the new heaven and the new earth