Being Proper Human Beings – being Jesusly Human – who live out the Humanity of Jesus

We need to be human not by our natural humanity but by the humanity of Jesus; this is to be “Jesusly human.” In the Epistles we are taught by the apostles to be proper human beings, in particular how to be proper husbands, wives, and parents (Eph. 5:22—6:9; Col. 3:18—4:1). Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel, outline 3

The four living creatures in Ezek. 1 have four faces, but the face in the front is of a man; this indicates that we must have a proper humanity, bearing the appearance of a man, by living out the humanity of Jesus in our daily living. The four … [Continue reading]

The Living Creatures are the means for God’s Manifestation, Move, and Administration

Man is the means of God’s manifestation, man is the means of God’s move, and man is the means of God’s administration. In God’s eyes and in God’s hands, man has such an important position. Witness Lee

Chapter one of Ezekiel is both deep, profound, and fascinating; the four living creatures, in particular, are very interesting, for with them we see the appearance of a man, and they manifest God's glory, they are the means for God to move, and they … [Continue reading]

God’s Central Thought and Arrangement are Related to Man, for Man is to Express God

The Christ whom the church must express is the man on the throne (Rev. 3:21; cf. Acts 7:56). It is man who fulfills God’s plan, it is man who expresses God, it is man who defeats the enemy, and it is man who brings the kingdom of God into the human race; God needs a man. Witness Lee

It is very significant that the One sitting on the throne in Ezek. 1 has the likeness of a man and the four living creatures bear the appearance of a man; this shows us that the four living creatures are the corporate expression of the man on the … [Continue reading]

Experiencing the Wind, Cloud, Fire, and Electrum to become the Four Living Creatures

1 Thes. 5:16-18 Always rejoice, Unceasingly pray, In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

The result of our experiencing God as the storm wind, the brooding cloud, and the consuming fire is that we are becoming His expression - the electrum; furthermore, we are becoming the four living creatures - we become full of life, living, active, … [Continue reading]

Ezekiel 1 shows us God’s Eternal Intention to have the Manifestation of God in Man

As revealed in the Bible, God’s mysterious intention in His relationship with man is to mingle Himself with man and thereby to become the same as man and make man the same as He is in life, in nature, and in expression but not in the Godhead (John 1:12-14; 1 John 3:2; 2 Pet. 1:4; Rom. 8:29). Witness Lee

The conclusion of Ezekiel 1 is that on the throne there's One who has the appearance of a man, and the four living creatures also have the appearance of a man, which shows us that, in His mysterious relationship with man, God mingles Himself with man … [Continue reading]

Ezekiel 1 unveils God’s Desire to be Expressed Corporately in Christ and His Body

Eph. 1:9 Making known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Himself.

Ezekiel 1, the deepest chapter in the whole Bible, unveils to us the desire of God's heart and the purpose He wants to accomplish; in this chapter we see that God obtains a corporate expression of Himself in Christ and His Body, that is, the Man on … [Continue reading]

Seeing the Vision, Hearing God’s Word, and Having God’s Hand upon us to Meet His Need

Eph. 1:5 Predestinating us unto sonship through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.

Whenever a man on earth is fully open to God and is willing to be one with Him, the heavens are opened to him, he sees visions of God, he hears God's words, and God's hand is upon him to lead and direct him, causing him to take action to meet God's … [Continue reading]