Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4)
Message Seven
The Spirit Speaking to the Churches, the One Who Has the Key of David, and the One Who Will Dine with the Overcomers
THE EXTRACT OF THE OUTLINES
OPENING WORD OF THE PROPHESYING MEETING
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
… These things says the Holy One, the true One, the One who has the key of David, the One who opens and no one will shut, and shuts and no one opens—Rev. 3:7.
… if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him and dine with him and he with Me. He who overcomes, to him I will give to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches—vv. 20-22.
Word of Appetizer
Why is Christ as The Spirit speaking to the churches extremely important in the darkness of the church’s degradation?
This not only indicates that The Spirit is the Lord and the Lord is The Spirit, but also emphasizes that in the darkness of the church’s degradation, The Spirit is extremely important, as indicated by the sevenfold intensified Spirit in 1:4; the seven epistles in Revelation 2 and 3 are the words spoken by the Lord Jesus, but when we read these two chapters today, the seven Spirits of God, for the sake of God’s economy, speak these words to us in our spirit; the speaking of The Spirit always turns us to the transfusion of Christ; the speaking of The Spirit is the transfusion of Christ. He who has an ear, let him hear what The Spirit says to the churches; by hearing, he will become an overcomer.
Spiritual Burden
The speaking of The Spirit always turns us to the transfusion of Christ; the speaking of The Spirit is the transfusion of Christ.
The key of David opens the door for us to be transformed into a white stone and to be built into the temple of God as a pillar, having the name of God, the name of the New Jerusalem, and the Lord’s new name.
God’s intention is to work Himself into man and to work on man so that man can be on the throne; His desire is to make us throne-people.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
In Revelation 2 and 3, Christ is The Spirit speaking to the churches.
In the recovered church (Philadelphia), Christ is the One who has on His shoulder the key (of the treasury) of the house of God (prefigured by the house of David for the building up of the kingdom of God).
In the recovered and yet degraded church, Christ is the One who will dine with the overcomers and grant the overcomers to sit with Him on the throne, as He also overcame and sat with His Father on His throne.
The Experience of Life
Whenever we hear the speaking of the seven Spirits of God to the churches, we are immediately under a precious, sweet, and intimate transfusion; this transfusion changes us, transforms us, and makes us suitable material to be built into God’s building.
By enjoying Christ as the tree of life, the hidden manna, and the feast, we will be constitutionally mingled with Him to become one entity as the New Jerusalem to express Him.
We have been called to be sons of God and are destined to be kings, but we need God to work in us and on us to qualify us to be kings.
Practice and Application
He who has an ear, let him hear what The Spirit says to the churches; by hearing, he will become an overcomer; when The Spirit speaks to the churches, our ears must be opened, circumcised, cleansed, and anointed to hear The Spirit’s speaking.
To enjoy His riches as a treasury, we need to remain in contact with the Lord, being poor in spirit and pure in heart according to the sense of life to maintain contact with the Lord.
To enjoy His riches as a treasury, we need to learn to exercise the keys of denying the self, taking up the cross, and losing the soul-life; we all are “Shebnas” who should be removed and replaced by Christ so that He may be everything in us, and everything through us and for us.
PROPHESYING TOPICS—TWELVE TOPICS PER WEEK
Day 1
T1 Living the life of Christ is calm, tranquil, peaceful, and quiet (Phil. 4:5-6).
(Please illustrate that the first aspect of the expression of living the life of Christ is forbearance.)
T2 Living Christ means forbearance but without anxiety (Phil. 4:5-6).
(Please illustrate that forbearance is the totality of a proper Christian life.)
Day 2
T1 The Greek word for forbearance means not only being content with less than what we are due but also having sweet reasonableness (Phil. 4:5-6).
(Please illustrate that forbearance is all-inclusive because it contains all Christian virtues.)
T2 Forbearance is the Christ we actually experience (Phil. 1:21, 4:5).
(Please illustrate that all our failures and frustrations in the Christian life are due to our lack of forbearance.)
Day 3
T1 A forbearing person is one who always fits in, whose behavior is always suitable (Phil. 1:19-20).
(Please illustrate that forbearance also includes peace, meekness, and tenderness.)
T2 The human life of the Lord Jesus was full of forbearance (Phil. 1:19-20).
(Please illustrate that using the example of how the Lord Jesus spoke to the two disciples on the way to Emmaus illustrates that the Lord’s life is the best explanation of forbearance.)
Day 4
T1 Prayer is general, having worship and fellowship as its essence; petition is special, being for particular needs. (Phil. 4:6-7).
(Please illustrate that when we pray and make petitions, both should be accompanied by thanks to the Lord.)
T2 Believing that our environment is appointed by God (Phil. 4:6-7).
(Please illustrate that if we want to live a life free of anxiety, we must realize that all our experiences, whether good or bad, are appointed by God.)
Day 5
T1 Six aspects that regulate the life of living Christ (Phil. 4:8-9).
(Please illustrate that out of many Christian virtues, what six did Paul select as the regulating aspects?)
T2 All human virtues are created by God (Phil. 4:8-9).
(Please illustrate that our human virtues are created vessels to contain divine virtues, just as a glove is made in the image of a hand to contain a hand.)
Day 6
T1 When we teach people how to do things, we mainly teach them the secret (Phil. 4:11-13).
(Please illustrate that Paul not only learned the secret; he had been initiated and learned certain basic principles.)
T2 The basic principles of church life are entirely different from the basic principles of the world (Phil. 4:11-13).
(Please illustrate that what are the basic principles of the church—the Body of Christ?)
