The more we draw near to God to be closer to Him as priests and kings to God, the more important we are to Him, and the more He can fulfil His purpose through us. The picture portrayed by the allotment of the land in Ezek. 48:1-35 shows that, in the restoration from Dan in […]
Enjoying Christ as the Good Land in the Sphere of His Death and in His Resurrection
The borders of the good land as seen in Ezek. 47 are the Mediterranean Sea on the west, the Dead Sea and the Jordan river on the east, and Mount Hermon on the north. The good land is surrounded by waters of death, signifying that, as we enjoy Christ as the good land and allow […]
The Church is the issue of the Enjoyment of the Riches of Christ as the Good Land
The holy temple and the holy city were built on and were the issue of the holy land, showing that the church is the issue of the enjoyment of the riches of Christ. The last two chapters of Ezekiel speak a lot concerning the holy land – not merely of the holy city or the […]
The Cross Leads us to the Body and the Cross Operates in the Sphere of the Body
The cross and the experience of the cross is not an end in itself; the cross leads us to the Body of Christ, the cross operates in the sphere of the Body, and in the Body of Christ we cannot go on without the cross. The cross of Christ and the experience of the cross […]
Seeing that the Cross is the Center of the Universe and the Principle of the Cross
One of the major pieces of furniture in the temple seen by Ezekiel in a vision was the altar, which typifies the cross; the cross is the center of the universe, and the principle of the cross is termination, death. As those who love the Lord and pursue Him, we all know how crucial the […]
Having a Cloud of Witnesses Surrounding us, let us Run the Race to Win the Prize!
As believers in Christ, we are on the way – which is Christ, and we are running the race with endurance, being surrounded by a cloud of witnesses who encourage us in our Christian life. Hallelujah! Therefore we should put away every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and run with endurance […]