enjoying Christ

A normal believer in Christ, loving Him and enjoying Him

The Church is the Place of God’s Throne and the Place where He Dwells with His People

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Apart from the temple as the place of His throne and the place of the soles of His feet, the Lord has no base for His administration and His move on earth. Only the built-up church gives the Lord the standing to administrate His government and to move on earth; furthermore, the church is the place where the Lord can dwell for His rest and satisfaction - Matt. 16:18-19; Acts 13:2b-3; 1 Tim. 3:15. Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel (2), outline 12

We need to see and realise that God desires to have a dwelling place on earth with man, and the goal of His salvation is the building of His dwelling place on earth; the church is the place of God's throne and the place where He dwells with His … [Continue reading]

Knowing and Experiencing God as the God of Glory and the God of the House of God

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Glory is the expression of God, and building is the corporate expression of the Triune God; thus, the glory of God and the building of God go together, for the church, as God’s building, is the corporate expression of God - Exo. 40:34-38; 1 Kings 8:10-11; Rev. 21:10-11; Eph. 3:19, 21; 1 Tim. 3:15-16.

This week we come to the last crystal in the book of Ezekiel, The Return of the Glory of God to the House of God, and today we want to see how our God is the God of glory and also the God of the house of God. The main burden of this … [Continue reading]

Praise the Lord, we are Becoming the Reality of “God is There”, the New Jerusalem!

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Psa. 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise Jehovah. Hallelujah!

The very last verse of Ezekiel says that the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there; when God gains the holy temple and the holy city in the holy land, the name of that city is, God is there - God's presence is with man, and man is … [Continue reading]

God is Obtaining a Holy Temple and a Holy City to Dwell with and Reign in His People

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In the church as His building today, God has His temple, His dwelling place, and He also has His city for His administration. In this way, the church becomes the center for the fellowship with God and for the reigning of God. If we have the adequate enjoyment of Christ as the good land, there will be an issue—the temple and the city. When there is the temple and the city in the good land, God will have His expression, we will enjoy God and God will enjoy us, and we and God will have mutual satisfaction. Witness Lee, Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 322-323

At the end of Ezekiel and at the end of Revelation God gains a holy temple and a holy city in which He can rest, dwell, be satisfied, and rule among man. In the holy city God can rule and reign with His authority, and in the holy temple He can dwell … [Continue reading]

Having a Foretaste of the City with Twelve Gates – New Jerusalem – in the Church Life

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Both Ezekiel and Revelation end with a city with twelve gates, which is Jerusalem (in Ezekiel) and the New Jerusalem (in Revelation). The result and consummation of what God has been doing with and in His people is a city with twelve gates - the … [Continue reading]

We need to Draw Near to God to be the Priests and Kings Ministering to Him Today

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1 Pet. 2:5, 9 You yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house into a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ....But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired for a possession, so that you may tell out the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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 … [Continue reading]

Enjoying Christ as the Good Land in the Sphere of His Death and in His Resurrection

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On the north side of the good land, there is no river as a border; instead, there is Mount Hermon, a high mountain, which signifies the heavens, from which the dew of God’s grace descends on the mountains of Zion, typifying the local churches (Psa. 133); the elevated good land with Mount Hermon signifies the resurrected Christ, who has ascended to the heavens. Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel (2), outline 11

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 … [Continue reading]