Crystallization-Study of Exodus (3)
Message Four
The Intrinsic SignificanceSubjective Experience,
and Organic Maintenance of the Golden Lampstand for a New Revival
Opening Word of the Prophesying Meeting
Readingthe verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand with its base and its shaft shall be made of beaten work; its cups, its calyxes, and its blossom buds shall be of one piece with it — Exo. 25:31.
And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, And in the midst of the lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girded about at the breasts with a golden girdle — Rev.1:12~13.
Word of Appetizer
What are the intrinsic significance and subjective experience of the golden lampstand?We need a spirit of wisdom and revelation to understand the intrinsic significance of the golden lampstand (the highest peak of the divine revelation); we need to subjectively experience the detailed aspects of the golden lampstand (the God-man living) so that we can become the reproduction of the lampstand, the expression of the Triune God.
Spiritual Burden
In order to enter into a new revival, we need to see the supereminent Christ according to the highest peak of the divine revelation, know the all-inclusive Christ for a God-man living, and minister the unsearchably rich Christ to others in shepherding them for the building up of the Body of Christ to consummate the city of God, the wife of the Lamb.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
We need a spirit of wisdom and revelation to understand the intrinsic significance of the golden lampstand (the highest peak of the divine revelation), which was designed by God Himself and portrays the goal of His eternal economy.
We need to subjectively experience the detailed aspects of the golden lampstand (the God-man living) so that we can become the reproduction of the lampstand, the expression of the Triune God.
The organic maintenance of the golden lampstand is Christ’s heavenly ministry to cherish the churches in His humanity and nourish the churches in His divinity to produce the overcomers through His organic shepherding.
The Experience of Life
Christ as the resurrection life is growing, branching, budding, and blossoming in us, by us, and with us to shine the light.
Christ takes care of the churches in His humanity as the Son of Man to cherish them; He dresses the lamps of the lampstands to make them proper, cherishing us that we may be happy, pleasant, and comfortable.
Practice and Application
We need to pay the price to gain more gold, more of God in His divine nature.
In order for us to be transformed, we must fully open to the Lord in prayer to allow the lamp of the Lord with the seven lamps of fire to search all the chambers of our soul, shining on and enlightening our inward parts to supply them with life.
To participate in His move and enjoy His care, we must be in the churches.
Using Key Verses to Have a Bird’s-Eye View over the Whole Outlines
Key Verses (1)
And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold.The lampstand with its base and its shaft shall be made of beaten work; its cups, its calyxes, and its blossom buds shall be of one piece with it—Exo. 25:31.
II. The Intrinsic Significance of the GoldenLampstand (The Highest Peak of the Divine Revelation)
The golden lampstand signifies the Triune God.
The golden lampstands signify the local churches as the reproduction of Christ and the reprint of the Spirit .
The lampstand in Exodus 25signifies Christ as the embodiment of God.
The lampstand in Zechariah 4 signifies the sevenfold intensified life-giving Spirit as the reality of Christ.
The lampstands in Revelation 1 are the reprint, the reproduction, of this Spirit-Christ.
Key Verses (2)
Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it; all of it one beaten work of pure gold.—Exo. 25:36.
And its tongs and its firepans shall be of pure gold. It shall be made of a talent of pure gold., with all these utensils—Exo. 25:38~39.
III. Subjectively Experiencing the Detailed Aspects of the Golden Lampstand (The God-man Living)
The lampstand is of pure gold, signifying the eternal, incorruptible, divine nature of God.
The lampstand is of beaten work, signifying sufferings.
The lampstand being without measurement signifies that the divinity of Christ and the light He shines are immeasurable.
The lampstand’s having cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and blossom buds signifies that the Triune God is a living, golden tree, growing, budding, and blossoming in resurrection.
The seven lamps of the lampstand are the seven Spirits of God as the seven eyesof Jehovah, the seven eyes of the redeeming Lamb, and the seven eyes of the building stone for the full expression of the Triune God.
Key Verses (3)
And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and when I turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girded about at the breasts with a golden girdle—Rev. 1:12~13.
IV. The Organic Maintenance of the Golden Lampstand Is Christ’s HeavenlyMinistry.
Christ’s heavenly ministry is to cherish the churches in His humanity and nourish the churches in His divinity to produce the overcomers through His organic shepherding.
Christ as the Son of Man is in His humanity, the golden girdle signifies His divinity, and the breasts are a sign of love.
Prophesying Topics—Twelve Topics per Week
D1
T1 The intrinsic significance of the golden lampstand (Exo. 25:31; Col. 1:15; Rev. 4:5; Outlines I, II)
(Please explain the intrinsic significance that the golden lampstand signifies.)
T2 Experiencing the detailed aspects of the golden lampstand (2 Pet. 1:4; Gal. 4:19; 2 Cor. 3:18; Prov. 20:27)
(How can we experience the detailed aspects of the golden lampstand?)
D2
T1 The church is the reproduction of Christ (Exo.25:31)
(Please explain that the lampstand in Exodus 25:31 signifies the church as the reproduction of Christ.)
T2 The church is the reprint of the Spirit (Zech.4:2)
(Please explain the lampstand in Zechariah 4:2 signifies the church as the reprint of the Spirit.)
D3
T1 Four aspects of the lampstand (Exo. 25:39; Zech.4:2; Rev. 1:11-12)
(Please explain the four aspects of the lampstand according to Exo. 25, Zech. 3, 4, and Revelation.)
T2 Experiencing the four aspects of the lampstand (Exo. 25:39; Rev. 21:23; Col. 1:24)
(How can we experience the four aspects of the lampstand—the element, the form, the expression, and the reproduction?)
D4
T1 The lampstand is a growing tree (Exo. 25:31-36)
(Please describe the lampstand as a growing tree.)
T2 We are a part of this wonderful tree (2 Pet. 1:4; 1 John 5:13)
(As those who believe in Christ, how can we assure that we are a part of this wonderful tree?)
D5
T1 The purpose of tongs and firepans (Exo. 25:38-39)
(Please explain the purpose of the pure gold tongs and firepans on the lampstand and their types)
T2 Experiencing the observing, shining, trimming, and cleansing of the two spirits. (John 4:24; Prov. 20:27)
(How can you experience God’s Spirit and our human spirit observing, shining, trimming, and cleansing within you?)
D6
T1 Christ takes care of the churches in His humanity (Rev. 1:13a; Outline IV. B)
(Please describe how Christ takes care of the churches in His humanity.)
T2 Christ takes care of the churches in His divinity (Rev. 1:13b, Outline IV. C)
(Please narrate your subjective experience of the law of life.)
(Please describe how Christ takes care of the churches in His divinity.)
