Satanic Chaos in the Old Creation and the Divine Economy for the New Creation, The
CHAPTER ONE chapter1
THE DIVINE ECONOMY
AND THE SATANIC CHAOS (1)
Scripture Reading: Gen. 1:1-2, 26-28; 2:7-9
OUTLINE
IN THE PREADAMIC AGE
The Divine Economy
God’s Creation of the Heavens and the Earth
God’s Orderly Creation Stirring Up the Angels
to Sing and Shout for Joy
The Satanic Chaos
Satan Rebelling against God, and
One-third of the Angels Joining Him in His Rebellion
The Universe Becoming a Chaos under God’s Judgment
IN THE RESTORED UNIVERSE
The Divine Economy
God Restoring the Heavens and the Earth
God Creating Man to Express Him and to Represent Him
God Putting Man in Front of the Tree of Life
The Satanic Chaos
Satan as the Serpent Tempting Man
to Take the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Man Being Deceived and Becoming Fallen
IN THE FALL OF MAN
The Divine Economy
God Promising Adam That Christ Would Come
as the Seed of Woman to Destroy the Serpent
God Promising to Let Man Have Life
and Providing Man with Covering
The Issue of the Satanic Chaos
The Fallen Man Being Driven Out
from the Garden of Eden
The Entrance to the Tree of Life
Being Closed to the Fallen Man
IN THE FURTHER STEPS
AND CONSUMMATION OF MAN’S FALL
The Divine Economy
Abel Accepting God’s Promise in Offering
the Firstlings of His Flock to Receive God’s Regard
Enosh Calling on the Name of Jehovah
for His Rich Supply
Enoch Walking with God
and Being Taken Away by God
Noah Walking with God and Preparing the Ark
for the Carrying Out of the Divine Economy
Noah Building an Altar and
Offering Burnt Offerings to God to Please Him
The Satanic Chaos
Cain Rejecting God’s Promise and
Killing His Brother Abel
Man Becoming Flesh,
and Man’s Sin Becoming Great
Man Rebelling against God, Exalting Himself,
and Worshipping the Idols at Babel
IN THE RAISING UP OF A NEW RACE OF MANKIND
The Divine Economy with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
God Calling Abraham out of the Land of Idolatry
and Bringing Him into the Land of His Promise
God Promising Abraham His Blessing of the Gospel
to the Nations in the Seed of Abraham
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Building an Altar for the Offerings to Jehovah
and Living in a Tent as Pilgrims
The Satanic Chaos with Abraham and Jacob
Abraham Marrying Hagar
Jacob with His Entire Family Going Down to Egypt
The Divine Economy with the People of Israel
The People of Israel Passing through God’s Judgment
and Making an Exodus from Egypt
God Providing the People of Israel
in the Wilderness with Manna from Heaven
and Water out of the Moving Rock
The Satanic Chaos with the People of Israel
The People of Israel
Being Overconfident in Themselves
for the Keeping of God’s Commandments
The People of Israel Sidetracking Themselves
from the Central Line of the Divine Economy
to the Sideline of the Law
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Divine Economy concerning
the Tabernacle, the Offerings, and the Priests
God Charging the People of Israel
to Build the Tabernacle for His Dwelling and
to Serve Him by the Priests through the Offerings
Israel Entering into the Good Land
Israel Setting Up the Tabernacle of the Ark in Shiloh
The Satanic Chaos with the Priests
The Priests among Israel Being Degraded
The Ark Being Captured by Israel’s Enemy
The Divine Economy
with David, Solomon, and the Positive Prophets
God Raising Up David
as a Man according to His Own Heart to Do His Will
David Bringing Back the Ark of God
David Desiring to Build the Temple for God
and Preparing the Material and the Site
for the Building of God’s Temple
Solomon Building the Temple for God and
Bringing the Ark into the Temple
The Positive Prophets Ministering Faithfully
The Satanic Chaos with the Kings,
the Priests, the Prophets, and the People
David Falling into Sin, and His Family Becoming a Mess
Solomon Falling into Sin
and His Kingdom Being Divided into Two
The Decline of the Kings,
the Corruption of the Priests,
the Falsehood of the Prophets, and
the Evils of the People of Israel Being Intolerable
Jerusalem Being Destroyed, the Temple Being Burned,
and the People of Israel Being Captured by the Babylonians
The Divine Economy with the Returned Captives
The Captives Returning to Their Fathers’ Land
The Temple of God with the Altar
for the Offerings Being Rebuilt
The Returned Remnant of David Bringing Forth Christ as Their Messiah in His First Coming
The Satanic Chaos with the Returned Captives
The Returned Captives Being Idle
in Building the Temple of God
The Returned Captives Being in a Messy Situation
CHAPTER TWO chapter2
THE DIVINE ECONOMY
AND THE SATANIC CHAOS (2)
Scripture Reading: John 1:1, 14; Rev. 21:1-3; 22:1-2, 16-21
OUTLINE
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Concerning Christ and His Ministry
The Divine Economy with Christ as the God-man
Christ as the Embodiment of the Triune God
Becoming Incarnated to Be a God-man
John the Baptist Coming Out to Testify concerning Christ
The Seekers of the Messiah Coming to Christ and Following Him
Christ Teaching the Kingdom, Proclaiming the Gospel,
and Healing All Kinds of Diseases
Christ Revealing to His Followers
the Kingdom of the Heavens,
the Mysteries of the Kingdom of the Heavens,
Christ and the Church, the Consummation of This Age
and the Second Coming of Christ,
and the Mystery of the Divine Trinity
in Union with the Believers of Christ
The Satanic Chaos with the Romans,
the Jews, and the Followers of Christ
Herod Seeking to Kill Christ in His Babyhood
The Pharisees Criticizing and Blaspheming Christ
The People of Israel
Rejecting Christ and His Teaching
The Pharisees and Sadducees Tempting Christ
and Instructing People with Teachings of Leaven
Satan Moving in Peter to Frustrate Christ
from Carrying Out His Crucifixion
The Followers of Christ
Contending with One Another to Be Great
One of Christ’s Followers Betraying Christ,
Another Denying Him Three Times,
and the Rest, as Sheep, Being Scattered
The Jews Collaborating with the Roman Government
to Sentence Christ to Death and Crucify Him
The Divine Economy in Christ’s Crucifixion,
Resurrection, and Ascension
God Judging Christ on the Cross
for the Sin of the World and for the Sin of the Believers,
and Christ Dying an All-inclusive Vicarious Death
The Women Followers of Christ
Watching His Crucifixion
Joseph, One Expecting the Kingdom of God,
and the Women Followers of Christ
Burying Christ in an Excellent Way
The Followers of Christ Discovering His Resurrection
and Receiving the Revelation That Christ in His Humanity
Was Born in His Resurrection to Be the Firstborn Son of God
with His Many Brothers Constituting the Body
Christ in His Resurrection Teaching His Eleven Apostles
concerning the Kingdom of God for Forty Days
The Disciples of Christ Seeing His Ascension
The Satanic Chaos with the Chief Priests,
the Pharisees, and the Elders
The Chief Priests and Pharisees
Sending Soldiers to Guard the Grave of Christ
The Chief Priests and the Elders
Bribing the Guarding Soldiers to Say
That the Disciples of Jesus Stole His Body Away
In the Ministry of the Apostles
The Divine Economy
Peter and About One Hundred Twenty Disciples
Gathering Together and Praying in One Accord for Ten Days
The Spirit Being Poured Out
upon the One Hundred Twenty Disciples of Christ
on the Day of Pentecost
Peter Preaching at Pentecost and
Three Thousand Repenting, Believing,
and Being Baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ
The Believers Continuing Steadfastly
in the Teaching and the Fellowship of the Apostles,
in the Breaking of Bread and the Prayers,
Having All Possessions Common,
and Increasing with New Believers Day by Day
The Word of God Growing and
the Number of the Disciples Multiplying Greatly
The Disciples Being Scattered
from Jerusalem to Preach the Gospel
throughout the Regions of Judea and Samaria
The Gospel Spreading under Peter’s Ministry
The Gospel, through Paul’s Ministry,
Spreading to the Gentile World,
and Many Churches Being Raised Up
The Churches Raised Up through Paul’s Ministry
Being Strengthened and Corrected under John’s Ministry
The Satanic Chaos
The Jewish Religion and the Roman Government
Persecuting the Apostles and the Church
Ananias and Sapphira Deceiving the Spirit
and Being Punished to Death
The Jews Rejecting the Apostles’ Preaching
and Persecuting the Apostles
The Judaizers Stressing Circumcision among the Believers
Peter and Barnabas Becoming Weak
in Keeping the Truth of the Gospel
Barnabas Separating Himself and His Work from Paul
The Church in Corinth Having Divisions, Fornication,
and Lawsuits, Questioning the Apostleship of Paul,
and Condemning Paul of Being Crafty,
Saying That He Took Advantage of Them by Guile
The Jewish Preachers of the Gospel
Preaching the Gospel in Rivalry with Paul
The Judaizers, as Dogs, Evil Workers,
the Concision, and False Brothers,
Stealing into the Churches
Gnostics Coming In
to Carry the Believers Off through Their Philosophy
according to the Tradition of Men
and the Elements of the World and Not according to Christ
The Teaching of Different Things
Other than God’s Economy in Faith
Being Carried On
The Winds of Teaching in the Sleight of Men, in Craftiness,
Invading the Churches
Division-makers Rising Up
Factious (Sectarian) Men Existing in the Churches
The Two Sister Co-workers,
Euodias and Syntyche, Being in Discord
James and the Elders in Jerusalem Exhorting Paul
to Keep the Ordinances of the Jewish Law
Some, as Hymenaeus and Alexander,
Thrusting Away Faith and a Good Conscience
and Becoming Shipwrecked regarding the faith
All the Believers in Asia
Turning Away from Paul’s Ministry
Some, as Hymenaeus and Philetus,
Misaiming concerning the Truth,
Saying That the Resurrection Had Already Taken Place
Demas Loving the Present Age
and Abandoning the Apostle Paul
Alexander the Coppersmith
Doing Many Evil Things to the Apostle Paul
In Paul’s First Defense No One Being with Him
to Support Him, but All Abandoning Him
Some Going Beyond
and Not Abiding in the Teaching of Christ
Diotrephes Loving to Be First in the Church
and Not Receiving the Apostles
Some Going in the Way of Cain,
Rushing Out in the Error of Balaam for Reward,
and Perishing in the Rebellion of Korah
The Situation of the First, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, and Seventh of the Seven Churches in Asia
THE ENDING OF THE SATANIC CHAOS
AND THE CONSUMMATION OF THE DIVINE ECONOMY
The Satanic Chaos Ending with the Termination
of the Evil Satan, the Old Creation,
and All the Negative Things in the Lake of Fire
The Divine Economy Being Consummated
with the Processed Triune God, the New Creation,
and the Holy City of Living Water
CHAPTER THREE chapter3
THE OVERCOMERS
Scripture Reading: Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21
OUTLINE
THE ADAMIC RACE,
THE ABRAHAMIC RACE ACCORDING TO THE FLESH,
THE ABRAHAMIC RACE
ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT, AND
THE OVERCOMING RACE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION
Christ as the High Priest
Walking among the Golden Lampstands
The Practical Condition
of the Seven Churches on the Earth
The Opening of the Seven Seals—
the Mystery of God’s Economy
THE CHURCH LIFE BEING
THE THRESHOLD OF THE KINGDOM
THE FIVE GROUPS OF OVERCOMERS
IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION
NOT DISAPPOINTED OR DISCOURAGED
BUT STRENGTHENED AND ENABLED
TO STAND FOR AND LIVE OUT
THE DIVINE ECONOMY
TO CONQUER ALL THE SATANIC CHAOS
AND CARRY OUT THE UNIQUE DIVINE ECONOMY
By the Processed and Consummated
Triune God as the All-sufficient Grace
According to the Truth, of Which the Church,
the Manifestation of God in the Flesh,
Being the Pillar and Base
In the Following Conditions
Loving the Lord with the First Love
Enjoying Eating Christ as the Tree of Life
in the Church as Today’s Paradise
to Be a Shining Lampstand
Being Faithful unto Death
in Suffering Poverty and Trial for the Crown of Life
Enjoying Christ as the Hidden Manna
to Overcome the Worldliness of the Degraded Church
Being Transformed to Be a “White Stone”
according to the Transformation in Life
Standing Strongly against the Romish Teaching of Jezebel
Fleeing the Spiritual Death and
Walking in “White Garments” without Any Defilement
Keeping the Lord’s Word of Endurance
and Not Denying the Lord’s Name
unto the Last Bit of Their Power
Being Hot instead of Being Lukewarm
A WORD CONCERNING THE LORD’S MOVE IN RUSSIA
CHAPTER FOUR chapter4
CHAPTER FIVE chapter5
THE CHURCH LIFE IN GOD’S ECONOMY
Scripture Reading: Phil. 1:20-21a; John 21:15-17; Rev. 2:4; Phil. 3:12; 1 Cor. 1:9; Col. 1:12, 18b; 1 Tim. 4:6; Eph. 4:3-4, 12, 16; 3:8-10, 2; Acts 8:1; 13:1; Rev. 1:11; John 17:21-23; Rev. 1:12, 20b; 1 Tim. 3:15-16; Rom. 15:16; 1 Pet. 2:5, 9; 1 Cor. 4:15; 1 Thes. 2:7; 1 Pet. 2:2; Heb. 10:24-25; 1 Cor. 14:1-5, 12, 31, 40; Col. 3:10-11
OUTLINE
THE STANDING OF THE CHURCH
SPEAKING FOR THE LORD ONE BY ONE
AND DOING ALL THINGS BECOMINGLY AND IN ORDER
TO LIVE AND MAGNIFY CHRIST
To Love and Treasure Christ
To Pursue and Gain Christ
To Enjoy and Partake of Christ
To Exalt and Minister Christ
TO BUILD UP THE BODY OF CHRIST
To Keep the Universal Oneness of the Body
By All the Members of the Body,
Perfected in the Local Churches
Either as the Joints of the Rich Supply of Christ
Or as Parts of the Body Operating in Their Measure
With the Unsearchable Riches of Christ
Through the Divine Dispensing
TO MEET AS A PROPER LOCAL CHURCH
On the Genuine Ground
of the Unique Oneness of the Body
As a Local Expression
of the Universal Body of Christ
As a Local Golden Lampstand
As the Pillar and Base of the Truth
for the Manifestation of God in the Flesh—
the Great Mystery of Godliness
Meeting and Serving in Mutuality
according to the God-ordained Way
Fulfilling the New Testament
Gospel Priesthood for Begetting
Nourishing and Cherishing
the New Believers in Home Meetings
Perfecting the Saints in Group Meetings
That They May Be Able to Do the Work of the Ministry,
That Is, to Build Up the Body of Christ
Prophesying in the Church Meetings
for the Building Up of the Body of Christ
through the Local Churches
Having the Adequate and Proper Leadership
for the Keeping of a Good Order
with the All-inclusive Christ as the Center
and the Processed Triune God as the Manifestation
