7-Day Practice Table: Living under the Sword from the Lord’s Mouth and the Sword in God’s Living Word

 

7-Day Practice Table: Living under the Sword from the Lord’s Mouth and the Sword in God’s Living Word

Revelation 1:16 "In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. And his face was like the sun at its zenith."

Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of cutting soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and judging the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." 

Day	Practice Theme	Key Focus	Prayer & Practice
Day 1	Receiving the Lord’s speaking	Acknowledge the Lord still judges by speaking	Lord, speak to me today
Day 2	Letting the word pierce	Do not escape the piercing word	Lord, pierce me with Your word
Day 3	Dividing soul and spirit	Discern soulish reactions	Lord, divide my soul and spirit
Day 4	Dealing with opinions	Let the sword cut off self-opinions	Lord, cut away my opinions
Day 5	Discerning motives	Let the word shine on the mind	Lord, expose my real motives
Day 6	Living in the spirit	Follow the word’s leading	Lord, keep me in the spirit
Day 7	Building the church	Accept the word’s judgment for oneness	Lord, build Your church by Your sword

 

Spiritual Integrated View (Key Point):

The sword from the Lord’s mouth is Christ speaking;
the sword in God’s living word is the word operating.
Not two swords, but one Christ
working through His speaking to divide, judge, and build.

One Prophetic Summary Sentence:

“Lord, speak to me, and by Your living word divide my soul and spirit.”

Ultimate Conclusion:

The sword in Revelation is Christ speaking to the churches;
the sword in Hebrews is Christ working within believers.
One is the speaking Christ;
the other is the operating word;
both are for the building of the church.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experience, Enjoy, and Manifest Christ (Part 4), Week 3: Christ is the Son of Man walking among the golden lampstands.

The Sword from the Lord’s Mouth VS the Sword in God’s Living Word

 

The Sword from the Lord’s Mouth VS the Sword in God’s Living Word

Revelation 1:16 "In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. And his face was like the sun at its zenith."

Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of cutting soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and judging the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." 

Item	The Sword from the Lord’s Mouth (Rev. 1:16)	The Sword in God’s Living Word (Heb. 4:12)
Meaning	The sword of judgment spoken directly by Christ	God’s word itself as a living and operative sword
Source	Comes from the mouth of the resurrected Christ	Comes from God’s breathing (2 Tim. 3:16)
Symbol	Coming “out of His mouth,” showing it is His speaking	Like a “two-edged sword,” showing the nature of the word
Function	Judges, deals with, and slays negative things	Pierces, divides, and discerns soul and spirit
Description	Christ’s present speaking among the churches	The Scriptures experienced as living and active
Result	The church is purified and adjusted	Believers are inwardly enlightened and rescued
Relationship	The speaking Christ Himself	The word operating within us
Example	One word from the Lord cuts off opinions	One verse exposes our hidden motives
Application	Receive the Lord’s present speaking	Take the Bible in a living way every day
Burden	Keep the church in the spirit, not in opinions	Keep believers from soul-life and religion
Prophesying Direction	Declare that the Lord still speaks to judge	Declare that God’s word still pierces today
Conclusion	The sword of Christ speaking to the churches	The sword of God working within believers
Related Verses	Rev. 1:16; 2:12; 19:15	Heb. 4:12; John 6:63; Eph. 6:17

 

Spiritual Integrated View (Key Point):

The sword from the Lord’s mouth is the speaking Christ;
the sword in God’s living word is the operating word.

They are not two swords but one Christ using His word as a sword
to judge, divide, and purify us inwardly.

One Prophetic Summary Sentence:

“Lord, speak to me with the sword from Your mouth, and by Your living word divide my soul and spirit.”

Ultimate Conclusion:

The sword in Revelation is Christ speaking in the churches;
the sword in Hebrews is Christ working within believers.
One is outward speaking;
the other is inward cutting.
Both are Christ Himself.

Key Spiritual Reminders:

• Without the Lord’s speaking, the sword does not come forth.
• Without the living word, the sword does not operate.
• No speaking = only doctrine.
• No living word = only dead letters.
• Real church life is a life under the sword.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experience, Enjoy, and Manifest Christ (Part 4), Week 3: Christ is the Son of Man walking among the golden lampstands.

7-Day Spiritual Practice Table: Living in Christ Girded at the Breast with a Golden Girdle

 

7-Day Spiritual Practice Table: Living in Christ Girded at the Breast with a Golden Girdle

Revelation 1:13 In the middle of the lampstands appeared a man who looked like a son of man, dressed in a long robe that reached to his feet, with a golden belt around his breast.

Dan 10:5 And looking up he saw a man dressed in fine linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphas around his waist.

Exodus 28:4 These garments shall be made for you: breastplate, ephod, outer robe, woven inner robe, crown, and belt; these garments shall be made for your brother Aaron and for his sons, that they may serve me as priests. 

Day	Theme	Spiritual Focus	Daily Practice
Day 1	Seeing Christ girded at the breast	Divine power operates through love	Pray: “Lord, reveal Yourself as the One who shepherds in love.”
Day 2	Receiving Christ’s cherishing	Christ comforts us in His humanity	Open your weakness to Him
Day 3	Receiving Christ’s nourishing	Christ supplies life in His divinity	Read the Word and say: “You are my life supply.”
Day 4	Power governed by love	Divine power is for shepherding, not merely working	Care for people before doing things
Day 5	Trimming the wick	Removing what is not of God’s purpose	Deal with the flesh, the self, and the natural man
Day 6	Living out cherishing and nourishing	Loving others with Christ’s love	Visit or care for a brother or sister
Day 7	Becoming Christ’s reproduction	As He is, so we live	Be one who cherishes and nourishes in the church

📣 One Prophesying Summary

Today Christ is no longer girded at the waist to work, but girded at the breast, using divine power in love to cherish and nourish the churches.

🏁 Ultimate Conclusion

Divine power without love becomes administration;
divine power with love becomes life supply.

Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experience, Enjoy, and Manifest Christ (Part 4), Week 3: Christ is the Son of Man walking among the golden lampstands.

“Christ Girded at the Breast with a Golden Girdle” vs. “Christ Girded at the Waist with a Golden Girdle”

 

“Christ Girded at the Breast with a Golden Girdle” vs. “Christ Girded at the Waist with a Golden Girdle”

Revelation 1:13 In the middle of the lampstands appeared a man who looked like a son of man, dressed in a long robe that reached to his feet, with a golden belt around his breast.

Dan 10:5 And looking up he saw a man dressed in fine linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphas around his waist.

Exodus 28:4 These garments shall be made for you: breastplate, ephod, outer robe, woven inner robe, crown, and belt; these garments shall be made for your brother Aaron and for his sons, that they may serve me as priests. 

Item	Christ Girded at the Breast with a Golden Girdle (Rev. 1:13)	Christ Girded at the Waist with a Golden Girdle (Dan. 10:5; Exo. 28:4)
Meaning	Christ uses divine power in love to care for and nourish the churches	Christ uses divine power to carry out God’s work
Reason	His work of producing the churches is completed; now He shepherds and cares for them	He is still carrying out God’s administrative and redemptive work
Metaphor	Breast = love; golden girdle = divine power motivated by love	Waist = strength and action; golden girdle = divine power for work
Function	To cherish and nourish the churches	To accomplish God’s work and mission
Explanation	Divine power is exercised through love for shepherding	Divine power is exercised through action for working
Result	The churches are comforted, healed, and supplied	God’s purpose and work are fulfilled
Mutual Relationship	The stage after the work is completed	The stage during the execution of the work
Example	Trimming the lampstand and caring for it (Rev. 1; Exo. 25; 30)	Christ appearing in glory and judgment (Dan. 10:5–6)
Application	Serve in love and care for people in humanity	Serve with divine power to fulfill God’s commission
Burden	The Lord’s recovery needs Christ girded at the breast	Not merely work, but shepherd life
Prophesying Direction	Declare Christ nourishing the churches in love	Declare Christ accomplishing God’s work by divine power
Conclusion	Divine power is governed and directed by love	Divine power is governed by work and mission
Related Verses	Rev. 1:13; Eph. 5:29; Heb. 4:15; Exo. 30:7	Dan. 10:5; Exo. 28:4; Rev. 15:6

 

🔹 Inner Difference (Key Integration)

Breast-girded Christ (Rev. 1:13)

• Focus: divine power in love
• Divine power is no longer mainly for working,
  but for cherishing and nourishing the churches.

Waist-girded Christ (Dan. 10:5)

• Focus: divine power in action
• Divine power is mainly for carrying out God’s work.

🔹 Spiritual Progression between the Two

Waist-girded → Breast-girded
=
Working → Shepherding
Executing → Caring
Power → Power in love

Not contradiction, but progression:

• Waist: for producing the churches
• Breast: for caring for the churches

🔹 Application to the Church and to Us

• In the church life:
  not only doing works, but caring for life.
• In service:
  divine power must be motivated and governed by love.
• In shepherding:
  first cherish people, then nourish them.

🔹 One Prophesying Summary Sentence

Today Christ is no longer girded at the waist to work,
but girded at the breast, using divine power in love
to cherish and nourish the churches.

🔹 Ultimate Conclusion

Waist-girded Christ → Christ for God’s work
Breast-girded Christ → Christ for the church’s care

Divine power without love becomes administration;
divine power with love becomes nourishment.

*Please refer to the 2025 Winter Training: Experience, Enjoy, and Manifest Christ (Part 4), Week 3: Christ is the Son of Man walking among the golden lampstands.