启示录的另一个奥秘,乃是基督是三一神宇宙行政的中心。世人可能认为世界是由君王、总统和首相所统治。事实上,基督乃是万王之王,整个宇宙都在祂的行政之下。祂是真正的执政管理者,一切属地的执政管理者都在祂的管治之下。世界的定命不在于人类的统治者,乃在耶稣基督,万王之王的手里。
约翰著作所包括的时间相当长,从已过的永远到将来带着新天新地与新耶路撒冷的永远。在约翰福音第一节,他写到已过的永远,在启示录末一章,他说到新天新地,这是指将来的永远。我们藉此看到约翰著作所包括的时间,是从已过的永远到将来的永远。现今我们是在那引领我们朝向永远定命的时间桥梁上。这也是神圣且奥秘的。
Another mystery in the book of Revelation is that of Christ as the center of the universal administration of the Triune God. The people of the world may think that the world is under the rule of kings, presidents, and prime ministers. Actually, Christ is the King of kings, and the entire universe is under His administration. He is the real Administrator, and all earthly administrators are under His rule. The destiny of the world does not depend on human rulers. The world's destiny is in the hands of Jesus Christ, the King of kings.
John's writings cover an immense span reaching from eternity past to eternity future with the new heaven and the new earth and the New Jerusalem. In the first verse of his Gospel, John writes concerning eternity past, and in the last chapter of Revelation he speaks of the new heaven and the new earth, referring to eternity future. By this we see that John's writings cover the span from eternity past to eternity future. At present we are on the bridge of time leading us toward our eternal destiny. This also is divine and mysterious.