The purpose of enjoying Christ as our life supply is that we may be a lampstand shining Him forth.

[jidong xiao]

启示录的中心乃是基督为着祂的彰显，作神儿女生命的供应；基督又是三一神宇宙行政的中心。在启示录二章，我们看见我们可以在神乐园中吃基督这生命树，也可以吃基督这隐藏的吗哪。（启二7，17。）不仅如此，在启示录三章二十节，我们看见我们可以与祂一同坐席。生命树、隐藏的吗哪，并与主一同坐席，都指明基督是我们生命的供应。然而，许多基督徒不晓得基督是我们的生命树、我们隐藏的吗哪、和我们的筵席。但我们已看见这启示。我们在启示录里看见，基督是我们生命的供应，我们可以吃祂作隐藏的吗哪、作生命树，并享受祂作我们的筵席。

享受基督作我们生命的供应，目的乃是叫我们成为灯台，将祂照耀出去。我们在众召会里乃是灯台，是由作生命树、隐藏吗哪和筵席的主耶稣那生命的供应所构成的。这乃是奥秘的，也使我们成为奥秘的。

In the book of Revelation the focus is on Christ being the life supply to God's children for His expression, and the center of the universal administration of the Triune God. In chapter two of Revelation we see that we may eat of Christ as the tree of life in God's paradise and also as the hidden manna (vv. 7, 17). Furthermore, in Revelation 3:20 we see that we may feast with Him. The tree of life, the hidden manna, and the feasting with the Lord all indicate that Christ is our life supply. However, many Christians do not realize that Christ is our tree of life, our hidden manna, and our feast. But we have seen this revelation. We have seen in the book of Revelation that Christ is our life supply and that we may feed on Him as the hidden manna and as the tree of life and enjoy Him as our feast. 

The purpose of enjoying Christ as our life supply is that we may be a lampstand shining Him forth. We in the churches are a lampstand constituted of the life supply of the Lord Jesus as the tree of life, the hidden manna, and the feast. This is mysterious, and it causes us to be mysterious.