Propagating the Resurrected, Ascended, And All-Inclusive Christ As the Development of The Kingdom of God
Message Nine
The Divine Commission according to the Heavenly Vision
for the Continuation of the Book of Acts
in the Unique Flow of the Divine Stream
Opening Word of the Prophesying Meeting
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street.-Rev.22:1.
To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.-Act26:18.
Word of Appetizer
The book of Acts reveals to us the move of God; What kind of work is the work of God？
〔There is one divine stream in the Bible，〕this stream is the stream of the work of God.
where the stream flows, there is the work of God. The book of Acts reveals that in the move of the Lord there is only one stream, and we need to keep ourselves in this one stream. The flowing of the divine life, which started on the day of Pentecost and has been flowing throughout all generations to this day, is just one stream.
Spiritual Burden
If we would be in the continuation of the book of Acts, we need to continue to live in the divine history by having an upper-room consecration.
we must do today for the increase and building up of the Body of Christ in the continuation of the book of Acts; We need to pray over the contents of our divine commission in Acts 26:18, asking the Lord to make them our experience and reality so that we can bring others into this experience and reality.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
In the Scriptures the concept of the divine stream, the unique flow, is crucial；The divine stream, the unique flow, is the stream of the Lord’s work.
The Lord appeared to Paul to bring him into the stream of the Lord’s work, making him a minister and a witness both of the things in which Paul had seen Him and of the things in which He would appear to Paul.
Acts 26:18 reveals the work that we must do today for the increase and building up of the Body of Christ in the continuation of the book of Acts; this verse unveils the all-inclusive contents of our divine commission.
The Experience of Life
“To turn them…from the authority of Satan to God”: The clearer our sky is, the more we are under the throne, under God’s authority；If we are under a clear sky with the throne above it, genuine authority will be with us to bring others under God’s authority .
“That they may receive…an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me”: The Triune God is embodied in the all-inclusive Christ, who is the portion allotted to the saints as their inheritance; We enjoy the pneumatic Christ as the pledge of our inheritance “among those,” that is, in the church life.
Practice and Application
We need to pray over the contents of our divine commission in Acts 26:18, asking the Lord to make them our experience and reality so that we can bring others into this experience and reality.
If we would be in the continuation of the book of Acts, we need to continue to live in the divine history by having an upper-room consecration, a consecration in which we pay the price to have our whole being “married” to the heavenly vision
Using Key Verses to Have a Bird’s-Eye View over the Whole Outline
Key Verses (1)
And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street.-Rev.22:1.
But rise up and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a minister and a witness both of the things in which you have seen Me and of the things in which I will appear to you.-Acts.26:16.
Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.-19.
the divine stream, the unique flow
The Lord appeared to Paul to bring him into the stream of the Lord’s work
- In the Scriptures the concept of the divine stream, the unique flow, is crucial:
.The Bible reveals the flowing Triune God—the Father as the fountain of life, the Son as the spring of life, and the Spirit as the river of life.
. In the Scriptures there is only one flow, one divine stream (Gen. 2:10-14; Rev.22:1); since there is only one divine stream and since the flow is uniquely one, we need to keep ourselves in this one flow.
The divine stream, the unique flow, is the stream of the Lord’s work, The book of Acts reveals that in the move of the Lord there is only one stream, and we need to keep ourselves in this one stream；The flowing of the divine life, which started on the day of Pentecost and has been flowing throughout all generations to this day, is just one stream.
- The Lord appeared to Paul to bring him into the stream of the Lord’s work, making him a minister and a witness both of the things in which Paul had seen Him and of the things in which He would appear to Paul.
Key Verses (2)
To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.-Act26:18.
III. we must do today for the increase and building up of the Body of Christ in the continuation of the book of Acts; this verse unveils the all-inclusive contents of our divine commission
We need to pray over the contents of our divine commission in Acts 26:18, asking the Lord to make them our experience and reality so that we can bring others into this experience and reality:
.“To open their eyes”: We need to continually pray for a spirit of wisdom and revelation.
.“To turn them from darkness to light”: We need to be people who are full of light；The enjoyment of Christ as our God-given portion is “in the light”.
. “To turn them…from the authority of Satan to God”: The highest point in our spiritual experience is to have a clear sky with the throne above it.
. “That they may receive forgiveness of sins”: We need to go to the Lord to receive a thorough forgiveness of all our sins.
“That they may receive…an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me”: We enjoy the pneumatic Christ as the pledge of our inheritance “among those,” that is, in the church life.
Key Verses (3)
And when they entered, they went up to the upper room where they were residing, ……These all continued steadfastly with one accord in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.- Acts1:13~14.
- If we would be in the continuation of the book of Acts, we need to continue to live in the divine history by having an upper-room consecration
.At the seashore Peter gave up his job to follow the Lord Jesus, but in the upper room he gave up much more.
.The kind of consecration that we need today is an upper-room consecration, a consecration in which we pay the price to have our whole being “married” to the heavenly vision.
.Whether we have seen the heavenly vision or not depends on whether we are willing to pay the price to buy the anointing Spirit as the eyesalve.
.We are not here for a movement but for the Lord’s recovery, and the recovery can be carried out only by the specific and extraordinary consecration in the upper room.
. It is a small number who will turn the world and change the age; if we would be in the upper room, we need to pray in a specific way and say, “Lord, I am willing to be in the upper room for the recovery of Your testimony.”
Prophesying Topics—Twelve Topics per Week
D1
T1 The divine stream, the unique flow, is the stream of the Lord’s work（1Cor16:10）
（Illustrate The book of Acts reveals that in the move of the Lord there is only one stream.）
T2 keep ourselves in this one stream（Act15:35~41）
（Illustrate If we are not in this stream, we are out of life, we are out of the fellowship of the Body.）
D2
T1 Paul testify out both of the things in which Paul had seen Him and of the things in which He would appear to him. (Act 26:16、19）
（Illustrate Being a witness is not a matter of teaching and knowledge but of appearing and vision）
T2 In Acts 26:18 the full gospel is presented（Act26:18）
（Illustrate those 7 points in Acts 26:18.）
D3
T1 “To open their eyes” （Act26:18）
（Illustrate The first thing we must do is to help others to see.）
T2“To turn them from darkness to light” （Act26:18）
(Illustrate with experience that before we were saved, we were altogether in darkness at the time of our conversion, light entered into us.)
D4
T1The clearer our firmament is, the more we are under the throne. (Ezek. 1:22、26）
（Illustrate The more we have clear fellowship with the Lord, the more we will be under His authority.）
T2 “To turn them…from the authority of Satan to God” （Act26:18）
（Illustrate Our uttermost love for the Lord qualifies us to speak for the Lord with His authority.）
D5
T1 “That they may receive forgiveness of sins”（Act26:18）
（Illustrate If we confess our sins to receive God’s forgiveness, we will have the
gladness of God’s salvation.）
T2 “That they may receive…an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me”
（Illustrate We need to bring people into the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ in
the church life.）
D6
T1 not an ordinary consecration but something specific. (Matt4:18~20;Act1:13~14）
（Illustrate what is the difference between seashore consecration and upper-room consecration.）
T2 The kind of consecration that we need today is an upper-room consecration,（Act1:13~14）
（Illustrate Lord’s move was with those in the upper room）
