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主正在呼喚我們上到祂所坐的地方。.......


上到天上來,現在 
雷克-喬納 Rick Joyner 
翻譯:Kate 2022.5.17 
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創世記28章12-17節講述了雅各的一次非凡經歷,這也與我們今日有關。

夢見一個梯子立在地上,梯子的頭頂著天,有神的使者在梯子上,上去下來。
耶和華站在梯子以上【或作站在他旁邊】,說:我是耶和華─你祖亞伯拉罕的神,也是以撒的神;我要將你現在所躺臥之地賜給你和你的後裔。
你的後裔必像地上的塵沙那樣多,必向東西南北開展;地上萬族必因你和你的後裔得福。
我也與你同在。你無論往哪裡去,我必保佑你,領你歸回這地,總不離棄你,直到我成全了向你所應許的。
雅各睡醒了,說:耶和華真在這裡,我竟不知道!
就懼怕,說:這地方何等可畏!這不是別的,乃是神的殿,也是天的門。

我們在這裡應該注意的第一點是,對雅各來說,這個夢是真實的。夢是進入天國的窗戶。基於這個原因,異夢從一開始就是主對祂的子民說話的主要方式之一。在使徒行傳第2章中,我們看到它將繼續成為祂在末日對我們說話的主要方式之一。當我們走向末世時,我們理解異夢,能夠分辨那些來自主的夢和那些不是,並且能夠解釋它們,這一點變得越來越關鍵。

第二點是,雅各看到了通往天國的大門,當他看到天國時,得到了他在地上的目的的啟示。所有真正的先知性啟示的目的是為了讓祂的國度臨到地上,讓祂的旨意行地上如同在天。真正的先知性啟示永遠是實用的。

第三點是,上述文本中翻譯為 "天使 "的詞是希伯來語mal'ak(mal-awk'),Strong's將其定義為。"來自一個未使用的詞根,意思被派遣是作為副手;信差;特別是上帝的,即天使(也是先知、牧師或教師)。KJV版聖經中:大使、天使、國王、信使"。重點是要在這個梯子上上下下的使者不是普通的天使,而是上帝的使者,我們也是被召成為上帝的使者。

第四點是,神的使者被呼召在這個梯子上上下下。先知性啟示的一個主要目的是呼召教會從地上上升,現在就住在天國。就像給雅各的啟示談到了他所躺著的地方一樣,我們進入天國的目的是要把天國的祝福和好處帶到地上。

關於下一點,我們需要閱讀約翰福音1:49-51。

拿但業說:拉比,你是神的兒子,你是以色列的王!
耶穌對他說:因為我說在無花果樹底下看見你,你就信嗎?你將要看見比這更大的事;
又說:我實實在在的告訴你們,你們將要看見天開了,神的使者上去下來在人子身上。

這裡我們看到,耶穌是雅各的梯子。梯子上的臺階是耶穌的漸進式啟示。當我們認識祂是我們的救主時,我們就邁出了一步。當我們認識祂是我們的主時,我們再走一步。當我們認識到祂是高於一切的主時,我們會走得更高。當我們看到祂是萬物通過祂並為祂而造的那一位時,我們又邁出了一步,等等。

我們學習的目的是要看到我們一步步走向靈性成熟的過程。瞭解雅各的梯子是我們學習的中心內容,也是我們的呼召。成為上帝的使者,不斷地進入天國--在那裡我們得到我們的資訊或對地球的祝福,這是每個基督徒的呼召。我們通過增加對耶穌的知識和理解來做到這一點,祂是誰,祂現在坐在所有統治、權柄和能力之上。

我們必須在天國領域應當更為舒適;天國必須是我們的家--在那裡我們比在地上更自在。我看到一個教會的標誌說:"我們只是天國的等候室"。這不是我們被呼召成為的。我們被呼召成為通往天國的大門,人們可以通過它進入天國,並開始體驗天國!。每次我們升天時,都會帶著對地上的祝福下來。我們回來時帶著的祝福是天國的一部分--天國存在的證據。

這樣,我們應該把我們被呼召的每一個地方--我們的教堂、工作和家,甚至我們購物的地方變成天國的前哨。我們這樣做的方式就是道,就是耶穌。沒有祂,天國不會是天國。主是使天國成為天國的原因。當我們通過逐步揭示祂是誰而上升時,我們將看到更多的榮耀,我們將帶著這些榮耀。這就是啟示錄4:1-2的呼召:

此後,我觀看,見天上有門開了。我初次聽見好像吹號的聲音,對我說:你上到這裡來,我要將以後必成的事指示你。
我立刻被聖靈感動,見有一個寶座安置在天上,又有一位坐在寶座上。

那扇同樣的門現在正為你敞開。主正在呼喚我們上到祂所坐的地方。就像我們能看到的膨脹的宇宙似乎沒有限制,我們用屬靈的眼睛看到的也沒有限制。祂沒有限制我們能走多遠,甚至是與祂一起坐在祂的寶座上。我們還能有什麼更好的辦法呢?

你可以在以弗所書1:18-23和2:4-7中找到有關這一教導的其他經文。

 

Go to Heaven, Now
Rick Joyner

Genesis 28:12-17 tells of a remarkable experience that Jacob had, which is also relevant to us today:

And he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth
with its top reaching to heaven; and behold,
the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
And behold, the LORD stood above it and said,
"I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac;
the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants.
Your descendants shall also be like the dust of the earth,
and you shall spread out to the west and to the east
and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants
shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
And behold, I am with you, and will keep you wherever you go,
and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you
until I have done what I have promised you."
Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said,
"Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it."
And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place!
This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."

The first point that we should observe here is that to Jacob the dream was real. Dreams can be a window into the heavenly realm. For this reason dreams have been one of the primary ways the Lord has spoken to His people from the beginning. In Acts 2, we see it will continue to be one of the primary ways that He speaks to us at the end. It is becoming increasingly crucial as we proceed toward the end of this age that we understand dreams, be ableto discern those that are from the Lord from those that are not, and be able to interpret them.

The second point is that Jacob saw a gate into heaven, and when he saw into heaven he was given a revelation of his purpose on earth. The purpose of all true prophetic revelations is so His kingdom will come to earth, and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. True prophetic revelation will always be practical.

The third point is that the word translated "angel" in the text above is the Hebrew word mal'ak (mal-awk'), which Strong's defines as: "from an unused root meaning to dispatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher): KJV—ambassador, angel, king, messenger." The point is the messengers that are to ascend and descend upon this ladder are not just angelic beings, but God's messengers, which we are called to be.

The fourth point is that the messengers of God are called to ascend and descend upon this ladder. A primary purpose of prophetic revelation is to call the church to rise above the earth and to dwell in the heavenly realm now. Just as the revelation to Jacob spoke of the land he was lying on, the purpose of our entering into the heavenly realm is to bring the blessings and benefits of that realm to earth.

For the next point we need to read John 1:49-51:

Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God;
You are the King of Israel."
Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you
that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe?
You shall see greater things than these."
And He said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you shall see the heavens opened,
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

Here we see that Jesus is Jacob's ladder. The rungs on the ladder are the progressive revelations of Jesus. When we come to know Him as our Savior we take a step. When we come to know Him as our Lord we take another. When we come to know Him as the Lord above all lords we go higher. When we see Him as the One through whom and for whom all things were made, we take another step, etc.

The purpose of our study is to see our step-by-step progression to spiritual maturity. Understanding Jacob's ladder is the center-piece of our study, and our calling. It is the calling of every Christian to be a messenger of God, to continually enter into the heavenly realm—where we get our message or blessing for the earth. We do this by increasing our knowledge and understanding of Jesus, who He is and where He now sits—above all rule, authority, and power.

We must become more than comfortable in the heavenly realm; it must be our home—where we are more at home there than we are on this earth. I saw a sign by a church that said, "We are just a waiting room for heaven." That is not what we are called to be. We are called to be a gateway to heaven through which people can enter into and begin to experience heaven now! Every time we ascend we will descend with a blessing for the earth. The blessing we come back with is a piece of heaven—evidence of its existence.

In this way, we should be turning every place where we are called—our churches, jobs, and homes, even the places where we shop into an outpost of heaven. The way we do this is the Way, Jesus. Even heaven would not be heaven without Him. The Lord is what makes it heaven. As we ascend by the progressive revelation of who He is, we will see more glory, and we will carry that glory with us. This is the call of Revelation 4:1-2:

After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven,
and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet
speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you
what must take place after these things." Immediately I was in the Spirit;
and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne.

That same door is open for you right now. The Lord is calling us to come up to where He sits. Just as there seems to be no limit to the expanding universe that we can see, neither is there a limit to the one we can only see with the eyes of our hearts. He has not limited how far we can go, even to sitting with Him on His throne. What could we possibly have better to do?

You can find additional Scriptures regarding this teaching in Ephesians 1:18-23 and 2:4-7.