Crystallization-Study of 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther
Message Four
The Recovery of the Building of the House of God
through the Divine Encouragement of the Prophets of God
OPENING WORD OF THE PROPHESYING MEETING
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
Hag. 1:8 Go up to the mountain and bring wood and build the house, and I will take pleasure in it and will be glorified, says Jehovah.
Zech. 3:9…Upon one stone are seven eyes. I will engrave its engraving, declares Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
4:10…For these seven rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel; they are the eyes of Jehovah running to and fro on the whole earth.
Word of Appetizer
In the rebuilding of the recovered temple as the house of God, both Joshua (representing the priesthood) and Zerubbabel (representing the kingship) became somewhat weak and discouraged; which two prophets did God use, and what is the central revelation of these two books?
God used the prophets Haggai and Zechariah to speak for Him and to strengthen and encourage Joshua and Zerubbabel.
The central thought of Haggai’s prophecy is that the building of the house of God, the temple of God, is related to the welfare of God’s people today and to the coming of the millennial kingdom with its Messiah in the age of restoration.
The book of Zechariah reveals that the seven lamps of the lampstand are the seven Spirits of God, the sevenfold intensified Spirit, as the seven eyes of Jehovah, the seven eyes of the redeeming Lamb, and the seven eyes of the building stone for the full expression of the Triune God and the rebuilding of the house of God.
Spiritual Burden
regarding the recovery of the building of God’s house, we cannot be neutral; we must be absolute; for the recovery of the building of God’s house, God’s elect were stirred up in their spirit and came and did work in the house of Jehovah; in our response to the Lord’s charge, we all should be occupied by the Lord Jesus in the work of preaching the gospel, feeding the new believers, and taking care of others for the building up of the Lord’s house, the church as the Body of Christ.
For the completion of God’s building, the sevenfold intensified Spirit is the eyes of Christ as the redeeming Lamb and the building stone to observe and search us and to infuse and transfuse us with Christ’s essence, riches, and burden for God’s building.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
In the rebuilding of the recovered temple as the house of God, both Joshua (representing the priesthood) and Zerubbabel (representing the kingship) became somewhat weak and discouraged; therefore, God used the prophets Haggai and Zechariah to speak for Him in order to strengthen, assist, and encourage Joshua and Zerubbabel.
The central thought of Haggai’s prophecy is that the building of the house of God, the temple of God, is related to the welfare of God’s people today and to the coming of the millennial kingdom with its Messiah in the age of restoration.
The book of Zechariah reveals that the seven lamps of the lampstand are the seven Spirits of God, the sevenfold intensified Spirit, as the seven eyes of Jehovah, the seven eyes of the redeeming Lamb, and the seven eyes of the building stone for the full expression of the Triune God and the rebuilding of the house of God.
The Experience of Life
For the completion of God’s building, the sevenfold intensified Spirit is the eyes of Christ as the redeeming Lamb and the building stone to observe and search us and to infuse and transfuse us with Christ’s essence, riches, and burden for God’s building.
The one who experiences the greatest amount of transformation is the one who is fully open to the Lord; by the operation of the sevenfold intensified Spirit within Christ’s seeking believers, they are intensified to become the overcomers to build up the Body of Christ.
Practice and Application
For the recovery of the building of God’s house, God’s elect were stirred up in their spirit and came and did work in the house of Jehovah; in our response to the Lord’s charge, we all should be occupied by the Lord Jesus in the work of preaching the gospel, feeding the new believers, and taking care of others for the building up of the Lord’s house, the church as the Body of Christ.
We all should be olive trees, emptying God from ourselves into others; day by day we need to pay the price to gain more gold, more of God in His divine nature, so that we can become a pure golden lampstand for the building of the golden New Jerusalem.
PROPHESYING TOPICS—TWELVE TOPICS PER WEEK
Day 1
T1 In the Old Testament the house of God, or the temple, was a type first of Christ, and then of the church (John 2:19-21; 1 Tim. 3:15)
(What is the central thought of the book of Haggai?)
T2 We need to learn to save some time for the Lord’s interests (Hag. 1:4, 8)
(Please illustrate if we neglect God’s house, the church, no matter how much we eat or drink or how well we dress ourselves, there will be no satisfaction.)
Day 2
T1 God’s elect were stirred up in their spirit and came and did work in the house of Jehovah (Hag. 1:13-14; John 21:15-17)
(Please illustrate the aspects in which we can for the building up of the Lord’s house, the church as the Body of Christ.)
T2 Christ truly is the desire of all mankind (Hag. 2:7)
(Please illustrate that all people, including unbelievers, desire Christ unconsciously.)
Day 3
T1 The glory of God returned only after the building of the temple was completed (Hag. 2:7, 9)
(Please illustrate if we have the grace to be built up in the church, the God of glory will live among us.)
T2 The decisions in the church life must be made primarily care for the Lord’s glory and not simply for people’s convenience (Ezek. 43:4; 47:1)
(Please illustrate the similarities in the spiritual significance of Ezekiel 43:4, “The glory of Jehovah came into the house through the gate which faced toward the east” and Ezekiel 47:1, “the river issues forth from the house and flows toward the east”. )
Day 4
T1 The seven eyes of Christ are the seven Spirits of God (Zech. 3:9; 4:10; Rev. 5:6)
(Please illustrate that the function of the seven Spirits is to impart the divine life into God’s people for the building up of God’s eternal habitation, the New Jerusalem.)
T2 We have two lamps, the Spirit of God and our human spirit (John 4:24; Prov. 20:27)
(Please illustrate with experiences that the lamp of the Lord to search all the inner chambers.)
Day 5
T1 The man of clay will be transformed into the image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18)
(Please illustrate that who experiences the greatest amount of transformation is the one who is absolutely open to the Lord.)
T2 The seven Spirits are burning on this earth today for the carrying out of God’s administration (Prov. 20:27; Rev. 4:5)
(Please illustrate that the purpose of the burning flame in carrying out God’s economy is to bring forth the golden lampstands, the churches.)
Day 6
T1 Two sons of oil and two witnesses (Zech. 4:3, 12, 14; Rev. 11:3-4)
(Please illustrate how Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the governor were like Moses and Elijah.)
T2 The church as the lampstand is the embodiment of the Triune God with the sevenfold intensified Spirit as the oil (Zech. 4:3, 12)
(Please illustrate in the lampstand there are two basic elements—The gold and the oil.)
