耶和华在背道子民回转的事上应允犹大
在六章十一节我们看见耶和华在背道子民回转的事上应允犹大。这应允就是耶和华使被掳之民归回的时候，必有为犹大所命定的收成。这指明在复兴的时候，所有的以色列人，包括北方的以色列国和南方的犹大国，将丰富的得着地上一切的出产。
地本是神所造，为要有丰富的出产。但因着人的堕落，地就受咒诅，长出荆棘；人必须汗流满面，才得糊口（创三17～19）。在复兴的时候，地将会恢复到原初的光景，成为富饶、肥沃、且出产丰富的土地。因此，必有为犹大所命定的收成，给他们享受。
从主前六○六年巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒入侵以色列起，在地上一直有三件事在进行着。第一是神对祂亲爱的选民以色列爱的惩治；第二是神对列国的惩罚。这两件事加起来，带进第三件事，就是基督的显现。基督的显现带进第四件事，就是复兴的时代，亦即千年国。这复兴要终极完成于新天新地的新耶路撒冷。
基督的显现不仅指基督的再来；基督的显现是一个漫长的过程，开始于基督在成为肉体时来到人间，甚至进到人里面，而一直延续到祂的再来。弥迦书五章二节指着基督的成为肉体说，祂是从太初而出。基督的出来就是祂的来。因此，在太初，就是在已过的永远，基督就准备要出来。基督成为肉体时，就从永远里出来，进到时间里，带着祂的神性出来，进到人性里。
事实上，基督的出来，祂的来，从未停止过。甚至今天，祂的来还在持续着。这显现开始于基督成为肉体，完成于基督回来，带着大能的得胜者击败敌基督。
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The Return of Apostate People (2) — Hos. 6:11
Jehovah’s Promise to Judah
In Hosea 6:11 we have Jehovah’s promise to Judah in the return of the apostate people. This promise is that there will be a harvest appointed for Judah, when Jehovah will turn the captivity of His people. This means that in the restoration all the Israelites, including the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah, will be very rich in all kinds of produce from the earth.
The earth was created by God to produce a rich harvest, but due to the fall of man, the earth was cursed to grow thorns, and man has had to labor with sweat for food (Gen. 3:17-19). In the restoration time the earth will be restored to its original condition and will be rich, fertile and productive. Thus, a harvest will be apportioned to Judah for their enjoyment.
From the time that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded Israel in 606 B.C., three things have been taking place on earth. The first is God’s loving chastisement over His dear elect Israel, and the second is God’s punishment on all the nations. These two things added together bring in the third thing – the manifestation of Christ. The manifestation of Christ will bring in a fourth thing – the age of restoration, the millennial kingdom. This restoration will consummate in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth.
The manifestation of Christ does not refer only to Christ’s second coming. The manifestation of Christ is a long process which began with Christ’s coming to mankind, and even into mankind, at His incarnation and which will continue until Christ’s coming back. Micah 5:2, referring to Christ’s incarnation, says that His goings forth are from the days of eternity. Christ’s goings forth are His coming. Thus, in eternity past, Christ was ready to go forth; that is, He was ready to come. At His incarnation Christ came out of eternity into time, coming with His divinity into humanity.
Actually, Christ’s goings forth, His coming, have not ceased. Even today He is still coming. This manifestation, which began with the incarnation, will be consummated in Christ’s coming back with the overcomers as the mighty ones to defeat Antichrist, the last Caesar of the Roman Empire.