Laboring on the All-inclusive Christ Typified
by the Good Land for the Building Up of the Church
as the Body of Christ, for the Reality and
the Manifestation of the Kingdom, and for the Bride
to Make Herself Ready for the Lord’s Coming
Message Nine
A Land of Pomegranates
Opening Word of the Prophesying Meeting
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
“A land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranates……”—Deut. 8:8.
“And you shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet strands, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.”—Ex. 28:33-34.
“And there were ninety-six pomegranates toward the open air; all the pomegranates on the network were a hundred all around.”—Jer. 52:23.
Word of Appetizer
What does the pomegranate symbolize in the Bible?
In the Bible, the pomegranate symbolizes the fullness, richness, and beauty of life, as well as the rich expression of life. A ripe pomegranate, with its seeds, gives the impression of fullness, richness, and beauty of life. If we experience and enjoy Christ as the wheat, barley, vine, and fig tree, we will have the richness of Christ’s life in us, and we will also bear the beauty of Christ. This is to experience Christ as the pomegranate tree. If we grow and mature in life, we will become pomegranates.
Spiritual Burden
In the Bible, the pomegranate symbolizes the fullness, richness, and beauty of life, as well as the rich expression of life; if we grow and mature in life, we will become pomegranates;
In 2 Peter 1:3-8, we have the development of the excellencies of virtue by the enjoyment of the divine nature; eventually, we have the full development and maturity in life, from the seed of faith through the root of virtue and knowledge, the trunk of temperance, and the branches of patience and godliness, to the flowers and fruits of brotherly love and love.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
Revelation of the Truth
In the Bible, the pomegranate symbolizes the fullness, richness, and beauty of life, as well as the rich expression of life.
The pomegranates and golden bells were on the hem of the high priest’s robe, signifying the church.
The two hundred pomegranates on the tops of the two pillars around the temple signified the rich expression of life.
According to the Song of Songs, the pomegranate has spiritual significance in the individual believer’s progressive experience in the love relationship with Christ.
In 2 Peter 1:3-8, we have the development of the excellencies of virtue by the enjoyment of the divine nature.
The Experience of Life
The two hundred pomegranates on the tops of the two pillars around the temple signified the rich expression of life; those who judge themselves (brass), not considering themselves, are able to bear full responsibility in a complicated situation (the network of checker work and the wreaths of chain work), because they live not by themselves but by trusting in God (the lilies); when our natural man disappears, we have the ninety-six pomegranates, the rich expression of Christ’s life in the reality of the spiritual air.
Practice and Application
If we grow and mature in life, we will become pomegranates; the more we love the Lord Jesus and are willing to be controlled and regulated by Him, the more we will grow in life.
Whatever we speak in the church must be from a divine origin, from a divine source. At the same time, we also need the fullness of life to be expressed in the linen—humanity. Hence, in the church there is the beautiful expression of life in our humanity, and there is also the divine sound coming from the golden bells.
PROPHESYING TOPICS—TWELVE TOPICS PER WEEK
Day 1
T1 The kingdom of the Son of God is established for us to enjoy Christ as life (Deut. 8:8; Col. 2:19)
(Please illustrate that a mature pomegranate tree as a symbol of the abundance and beauty of life.）
T2 We live in His kingdom by living in the resurrection, having the Son as our life (Col. 1:13)
(Please illustrate with examples that the kingdom of the Son of God.)
Day 2
T1 The book of Colossians unveils the vision of the wonderful, infinitely extended, and all-inclusive Christ (Eph. 3:17-19)
(Please illustrate that if we see this vision, Christ will gradually replace every aspect of our natural human life.）
T2 Christ is the cultivated olive tree, and we are branches of the wild olive tree (Rom. 11:24)
(Please illustrate that our relationship with Christ by the illustration of branches of the wild olive tree grafted into the cultivated olive tree.)
Day 3
T1 The pomegranates were made of linen, symbolizing humanity, while the bells were made of gold, symbolizing divinity (Exo. 28:33-34)
(Please illustrate that the fullness of life is manifested in the humanity of the church, while the sound of warning is manifested in the divinity of the church.）
T2 The pomegranates and the bells were arranged alternately, one bell and one pomegranate (Exo. 28:34)
(Please illustrate that the signs of the proper church life is the spiritual significance of the pomegranates and the bells.)
Day 4
T1 The rich manifestation of life is eternal, complete, in resurrection, and in the spirit (Jer. 52:23; John 7:38)
(Please illustrate that the spiritual significance of “Out of one hundred pomegranates, ninety-six were exposed to the open air”.）
T2 Our natural being must be covered (Jer. 52:23)
(Please illustrate that the spiritual significance of “four of every one hundred pomegranates were hidden”.)
Day 5
T1 Only the Lord can appreciate our beauty (S. S. 4:3)
(Please illustrate the spiritual significance of “your cheeks are behind your veil”.）
T2 The difference between a garden and a park (S. S. 4:12)
(Please illustrate the spiritual significance of “A garden enclosed,/A spring shut up, a fountain sealed”.)
Day 6
T1 Life is within us, causing us to live, and godliness is the outward manifestation of our inner life (2 Pet. 1:3)
(Please illustrate that life is the inner power, the inner strength, that produces outward godliness, leading to and resulting in glory.）
T2 Divine love is higher than human love (2 Pet. 1:5-7; Gal. 5:13-14)
(Please illustrate that divine love is the ornament of all the virtues of the Christian life.)
