5十节说,『他又对我说,不可封住这书上豫言的话,因为时候近了。』但以理书的豫言被封住,因为那些豫言离末期尚远,但这卷书的豫言不可封住,因为时候近了。启示录不该被封住,而该不断的向我们和别人开启。然而,多少世纪以来,启示录和圣经其余各卷书,一直被罗马天主教所封闭,不许人明白。藉著路德马丁,圣经向人公开了,可是解开的并不多。我们读过这生命读经的全部信息,就不能再说启示录向我们是关闭的。这卷书的确已向众圣徒开启了。所以不要让这卷书对你或别人封住;你必须投入这豫言的每一面,并且潜入流中,使这卷书一直是开启的。我们越活在这卷书的话里,牠向我们就越开启。我们若如此行,启示录就会一直向我们、我们家人以及我们周围的人开启。十一节说,『行不义的,叫他仍旧行不义;污秽的,叫他仍旧行污秽;义的,叫他仍旧行义;圣别的,叫他仍旧圣别。』在这卷书的世代,人是义或是不义的,是污秽或是圣别的,是一件严肃的事。是义的,乃是在外面照神公义的法则行动;是圣别的,乃是在里面照神圣别的性情生活。在这卷书的世代,我们必须这样生活行动,使我们得赏赐;否则在主回来时,我们就要被定罪为不义和污秽的,并且要受刑罚。(启二二12。)凡自己刚硬,不使这卷书向他开启,或者自己不向这卷书敞开的人,必留在可怜的光景中。他若不义并污秽,就会仍旧不义并污秽。然而你若公义并圣别,使自己向这卷书敞开,也让这卷书向你开启,你就会一直公义并圣别。这就是说,你若使这话向你开启,就会不断的更为圣别并公义;但你若不使这话向你开启,就会变得更为不义,更为污秽,一直留在那可怜的光景中,直到审判的时候来到。
5Verse 10 says, “And he said to me, Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.” Daniel’s prophecies were sealed, because they were given long before the time of the end, whereas the prophecies of this book should not be sealed because the time is near. Instead of being sealed, the book of Revelation should be constantly open to us and to others. For centuries, however, this book was closed and, along with the rest of the Bible, kept away from the people by the Roman Catholic Church. Through Martin Luther the Bible was made available to the people, but not much of it was opened to them. Having read through all the messages of this life - study, we can no longer say that the book of Revelation is closed to us. This book has truly been opened to the saints. Therefore, do not let this book be sealed to you or to others. Rather, you must keep the book open by plunging into every aspect of this prophecy and by diving into the flow. The more we live in the word of this book, the more open it will be to us. If we do this, the book of Revelation will be kept open to us, our family, and all the people around us. Verse 11 says, “He who does unrighteousness, let him still do unrighteousness; and he who is filthy, let him still be made filthy; and he who is righteous, let him still do righteousness; and he who is holy, let him still be made holy.” Whether anyone is unrighteous or righteous, filthy or holy, is a serious matter in the age of this book. To be righteous is to walk according to the righteous ways of God outwardly, whereas to be holy is to live according to the holy nature of God inwardly. In the age of this book, we must walk and live in this way that we may receive the reward; otherwise, we shall be condemned as unrighteous and filthy and receive punishment at the Lord’s coming back (v. 12). Anyone who hardens himself and who does not keep this book open to himself or himself open to this book will remain in his pitiful condition. If he is unrighteous and filthy, he will remain unrighteous and filthy. However, if you are righteous and holy and keep yourself open to this book and this book open to you, you will continue to be righteous and holy. This means that if you keep this word open to you, you will continually become more holy and righteous. But if you do not keep it open, you will become more unrighteous and more filthy, remaining in that pitiful situation until the time of judgment comes.