Being Enlightened by the Lord and Giving Heed to His Word to become Living Stars

And we have the prophetic word made more firm, to which you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 2 Pet. 1:19

As the Lord's faithful followers, we are becoming shining and living stars; as those who follow Christ we become living stars like Him to be His duplication by giving heed to the prophetic word and by the Spirit. On one hand the Lord Himself is the … [Continue reading]

Knowing the Scriptures and having the Lord’s Living Guidance in Fellowship with Him

And Jehovah would speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his companion... Exo. 33:11

For us to find and enjoy Christ, we need to have both the scriptural knowledge and the leading of the living star, that is, we need to live in an intimate relationship with the Lord and have His living guidance. In Num. 24:17 Moses prophesied that a … [Continue reading]

Finding Christ as the Living Star by seeing a Living Vision of Christ in the Bible

...There shall come forth a Star out of Jacob... Num. 24:17

In Num. 24:17 we see a precious crystal in the book of Numbers - Christ as the living Star - which is fulfilled in Matt. 2:2 and has to be our experience in our Christian life and church life today. In Numbers we see how Moses prophesied that a Sat … [Continue reading]

Live a Prophesying Life by being Revived, Living an Overcoming Life, and Speaking

...Seek that you may excel for the building up of the church. 1 Cor. 14:12

The goal of prophesying in the church meetings is the building up of the Body of Christ; we need to live a life of prophesying by being revived every morning and living an overcoming life every day, and prepare to prophesy in the meetings of the … [Continue reading]

We must Desire to Prophesy, to Speak for God, so that God may Speak through us

For you can all prophesy one by one that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 1 Cor. 14:31

God wants us - the saved and regenerated ones - to prophesy as prophets; God wants us to be so one with Him that He speaks within us and through us according to the principle of incarnation, and we should also desire to prophesy. In Num. 11:29 we … [Continue reading]

The Anointing Spirit within us is the Prophet, and we all can Know God and Prophesy!

And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know. 1 John 2:20

The prophets in the Old Testament typify the Holy Spirit as the anointing ointment in the New Testament; the anointing Spirit within us is the Prophet, and we all can know God and can prophesy one by one. In the Old Testament there were mainly two … [Continue reading]

As Christ is the Prophet Raised by God, so we are Prophets Speaking the Word of God

As the firstborn Son of God being the Word of God (John 1:1) is God's oracle for the speaking and dispensing of God to carry out His eternal economy, so the many sons of God being members of the Word of God are God's oracle, speaking and dispensing God for the spreading of God and the increase of Christ. The firstborn Son of God is the oracle of God, and we are the many sons. This means that all the sons are God's oracle so that God may have a spread and Christ may have an increase. Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1994-1997, vol. 5, ”The Vital Groups,” p. 83

Just as Christ is the Prophet raised by God, so we today as His brothers and sons of God are prophets speaking the Word of God. In Deut. 18:15 Moses prophesied that God will raise up a Prophet from among the people of Israel, and he will be like … [Continue reading]