Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. – Revelation 22:1-5
Of the increase of his government and peace, there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. – Isaiah 9:7
In the previous week, we saw an awesome picture of the Lamb’s Wife, the New Jerusalem, carrying out her duties to govern and disciple the nations to walk in righteousness and to facilitate their value creation; ultimately worshiping God through the splendor of their fruitfulness. This picture of hope and glory, of the role of the Wife, is what we, the Bride, must prepare for with all of our mind, heart, soul, and strength.
Revelation 22 provides further insights on the role of the Wife. We will serve God and the Lamb at the place of His throne and have direct access to His presence. We will reign with Him and be identified with His name on our foreheads, an indication of our call to steward His authority, wisdom, and resources. Reigning with God means to advance His “Isaiah 9:7 Kingdom agenda” as His agents – with the wisdom of His light and the resources of the fruits and leaves from the tree nourished by the water of life.
In our role to govern and disciple nations as the Lamb’s Wife, we will steward God’s wisdom and the tree of life’s fruits and leaves to bring healing, peace, and ever increasing prosperity. Even though that is a glorious picture of what’s to come, the Bridegroom expects His Bride to exercise that role today as we prepare for the wedding day. Today, we have Christ’s authority and have access to His wisdom and to the power from the water of life. In that, we have a responsibility to bring healing, peace, and prosperity to the nations, as a foreshadow of the greater role to come – the glorious City of God.
Market Place Prayer
May the Holy Spirit lift the faith of His market place leaders to fully embrace their “bridal” responsibilities and capabilities. May the Lord raise up His market place leaders to serve the nations in His wisdom and the flow of the water of life.
我們在台灣、香港和中國的朋友們，請注意，聚會時間已改到你們的上午8點。
過去幾週，在默想『擺在基督前面的喜樂』這一主題時，我們看到，此喜樂的一個表達是一幅新郎在期待著他婚禮之日的圖畫。在啟示錄11章15節中所宣告的以及在啟示錄21章1節 至 22章6節中所啟示的，就是這幅圖畫，在那裡，新耶路撒冷——基督國度的中心，以羔羊的新婦與妻子的身份呈現於世。這就是以賽亞書9章7節所述說的一幅基督燃燒的熱情之圖畫。
以下為過去三週的信息系列，講述到我們做為基督新婦的國度責任——即當我們擔任羔羊之妻的角色之時，我們為婚禮的那日所做的預備。
擺在基督前面的喜樂 – 新婦與妻子之圖畫
信息之一 – 基督的『新婦與妻子』就是新耶路撒冷 (希伯來書 12:2, 啟示錄 21:9-10)
信息之二 – 新婦的國度責任 – 為妻子之角色做預備 (啟示錄 11:15, 啟示錄 21:22-27)
信息之三 – 10,500 –做為新婦，我們為婚禮所做的預備之一 (啟示錄 22:1-5, 以賽亞書 9:7)
職場之禱告
我們感謝神，將10,500藍圖啟示給我們，做為我們為與羔羊婚禮之日的『新婦準備』。在我們10500藍圖的呼召中，願聖靈興起那些職場領袖們，願意奉獻他們的事業、企業及資源，來為妻子的角色做預備 —— 做為上帝之城，新耶路撒冷。
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如你們許多人已經知道，我將在一個稱為『國度經濟年度高峰會議（KEYS）』的聚會上分享，該會議將於3月21至25日在洛杉磯國際機場LAX Marriott酒店舉行。請為主在此一重要職場領袖聚集中的工作代禱。您可以在以下網站報名參加這個聚會：
http://www.kingdomeconomicsummit.com/
您如果在南加州地區，因晚間的聚會對外開放，請盡量參加。
For our friends in Taiwan, HK, China, please note that your time has changed to 8 AM.
In meditating on the topic of “The Joy Set Before Christ” for the past few weeks, we saw that one expression of this joy is the picture of the Bridegroom looking forward to His wedding day. This is the picture declared in Revelation 11:15 and revealed in Revelation 21:1 – 22:6, where the New Jerusalem, the epicenter of Christ’s Kingdom, is introduced as the Lamb’s bride and wife. This is a picture of Christ’s burning zeal as spoken in Isaiah 9:7.
The following message series from the past 3 weeks talks about our Kingdom responsibilities today as Christ’s bride – our preparation for that wedding day when we take on the role of the Lamb’s wife.
The Joy Set Before Christ – Picture of the Bride and the Wife
Message 1 – The “Bride and Wife” of Christ is the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 21:9-10)
Message 2 – The Bride’s Kingdom Responsibility – to Prepare for the Wife’s Role (Revelation 11:15, Revelation 21:22-27)
Message 3 – 10,500 – One of Our Bridal Preparation for the Wedding (Revelation 22:1-5, Isaiah 9:7)
Market Place Prayer
We thank God for revealing to us the 10,500 blueprint as our “bridal preparation” for that wedding day with the Lamb. In our call to the 10,500 blueprint, may the Holy Spirit raise up market place leaders who will devote their careers, businesses, and resources to prepare for the wife’s role as the City of God, the New Jerusalem.
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As many of you already know, I will be speaking at a market place gathering called Kingdom Economic Yearly Summit (KEYS) to be held at the LAX Marriott over March 21st – 25th. Please intercede for the Kingdom work of the Lord in this important gathering of market place leaders. You may register for this conference at the following website:
http://www.kingdomeconomicsummit.com/
If you are in the Southern California area, please try to attend the evening session as they are open to public.
