THE RECOVERY OF THE DIVINE REVELATION CONCERNING CHRIST
Being the One Who Is Worthy to Open the Seven Seals of God
concerning God’s Administration in the Whole Universe according to God’s Economy
Christ is the One who is worthy to open the seven seals of God concerning God’s administration in the whole universe according to God’s economy (Rev. 5:2-5). He is the only One who is worthy to open the sealed secret of God’s economy.
Being the Head of the Body and Also Being the Body of the Corporate Christ
Christ is the Head of the Body (Col. 1:18), and He is also the Body of the corporate Christ
(1 Cor. 12:12). This means that He is both the Head and the Body.
Being All the Members of the New Man
Thus, Christ is all the members of the new man (Col. 3:10-11). The new man is Christ. Christ is all-inclusive.
Being the God-allotted Portion of the Believers as
Their Life and Life Supply Today and Their Glory in the Future
Christ is the God-allotted portion of the believers (1:12) as their life and life supply today (3:4) and their glory in the future (1:27). Colossians 1:27 says that Christ in us is the hope of glory. As our God-allotted portion, Christ is our life today, and He will be our glory in the future.
Being the Foundation Stone, the Cornerstone, and the Topstone of God’s Building
Christ is the foundation stone (1 Cor. 3:11; Isa. 28:16), the cornerstone (Eph. 2:20b), and the topstone (Zech. 4:7) of God’s building.
Being Resurrection, Life, Power, Wisdom: Righteousness, Sanctification,
and Redemption, and the Reality of All Positive Things
Christ is resurrection, life, power, wisdom: righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, and the reality of all positive things (John 11:25; 14:6; 1 Cor. 1:24, 30; Col. 2:16-17; Gal. 3:27; John 10:9; 1 Cor. 10:3-4). Colossians 2:16-17 says that eating, drinking, feasts, the Sabbath, and new moons all are shadows, and that the body of these shadows is Christ. According to Galatians 3:27, Christ is our clothing; that is, we wear Him. In John 10:9 Christ is our door; through Him we go out of the religious fold and enter into the rich pasture. In 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 Christ is our spiritual food and our spiritual drink; He is also the spiritual rock that follows us. He is the reality of all positive things.
His Riches Being Unsearchable
According to Ephesians 3:8, Christ’s riches are unsearchable.
Giving the Spirit Not by Measure
Christ gives the Spirit not by measure (John 3:34b). Because He is all-inclusive and all-extensive, Christ is also immeasurable
His Grace Being Sufficient for Us
The grace of Christ is sufficient for us (2 Cor. 12:9).
All the above items concerning Christ are included in the Lord’s recovery. Nearly all of them have been lost, missed, or put aside by Christianity.
THE RECOVERY OF THE DIVINE REVELATION CONCERNING THE SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Jesus, the Spirit of Christ,
the Spirit of Jesus Christ, and the Spirit of Life
The Spirit is the Holy Spirit (Acts 16:6b), the Spirit of God (Rom. 8:9a), the Spirit of Jesus (Acts 16:7), the Spirit of Christ (Rom. 8:9b), the Spirit of Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:19b), and the Spirit of life (Rom. 8:2a). Although I was in Christianity for years, I never heard anyone speak concerning the Spirit of Jesus, the Spirit of Christ, and the Spirit of Jesus Christ. However, the Spirit of Jesus is mentioned clearly in Acts 16:7, the Spirit of Christ is spoken of in Romans 8:9, and the Spirit of Jesus Christ is mentioned in Philippians 1:19. By reading these three books, we can see that today the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of God, has become something further: He is the Spirit of Jesus, the Spirit of Christ, and the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Not only so, He is also the Spirit of life.
The Compound Spirit as the Anointing Ointment
The Spirit is also the compound Spirit as the anointing ointment (2 Cor. 1:21; 1 John 2:20, 27; cf. Exo. 30:23-26). The word anointed is used by the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 1:21, and the word anointing is used by the apostle John in 1 John 2:20 and 27. This word is taken from Exodus 30:23-26, which speaks concerning the compound anointing ointment. That ointment was not merely olive oil [399] but was compounded of olive oil as the base and four kinds of spices. The four spices were ground into powder and then compounded with olive oil to make an ointment. This ointment was for anointing the tabernacle, the altar, and all their furnishings and utensils.
I became familiar with this through the writings of the Brethren. In Exodus 30 the Scofield Reference Bible has a footnote telling us that the compound ointment is a type of the Holy Spirit. However, it does not go on to tell us that this ointment is a compound with oil as the base and with another four spices as elements for compounding. I myself spent much time over a period of more than fifty years to study this matter. Through my study I found out that the oil signifies the Spirit of God and that each of the four spices typifies Christ with His death and resurrection. The first spice, myrrh, typifies the precious death of Christ; the second, cinnamon, typifies the sweetness and effectiveness of Christ’s death; the third, calamus, typifies the precious resurrection of Christ; and the fourth, cassia, typifies the power of Christ’s resurrection. These ingredients have been compounded with the Spirit of God to become an ointment. This is the compound Spirit as the anointing ointment. The Spirit today is the compound Spirit, who is compounded with God the Spirit and with Christ’s humanity, with Christ’s death and the effectiveness of Christ’s death, and with Christ’s resurrection and the power of Christ’s resurrection. All these are now in the one Spirit. Eventually, this compound Spirit is referred to in the Bible as “the Spirit” (John 7:39; Rev. 22:17).
The Life-giving Spirit
The Spirit is also the life-giving Spirit (2 Cor. 3:6b). We should not forget that today the life-giving Spirit is a compound Spirit.
The Indwelling Spirit
As the life-giving Spirit, the Spirit is also the indwelling Spirit (Rom. 8:11).
The Sevenfold Spirit
In Revelation 1:4b; 4:5b; and 5:6b the Spirit is revealed as the sevenfold Spirit. In these verses the one Spirit of God is called “the seven Spirits.” However, here we do not have seven separate Spirits; rather, we have one Spirit who is sevenfold—one sevenfold Spirit.
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