Eastern lightning-the Light of Salvation

34. Will everyone who doesn’t accept Almighty God really succumb to disaster?

My judgment is completely revealed, is aimed at different people, and they must all take their proper places. Depending on which rule is broken, I will administer and judge them in accordance with that rule. As for those who are not in this name and who do not accept Christ of the last days, there is only one rule: I shall immediately take the spirit, soul and body of whoever defies Me and cast them into Hades; whoever does not defy Me, I shall wait for you to mature before carrying out a second judgment. My words explain all in complete clarity and nothing is hidden. I only wish that you are able to bear them in mind at all times!

Excerpted from “Chapter 67” of Utterances of Christ in the Beginning in The Word Appears in the Flesh Continue reading “34. Will everyone who doesn’t accept Almighty God really succumb to disaster?”

Question 32: The Pharisees frequently expounded upon the Bible to people in the synagogues. From the outside, they appeared to be pious and compassionate and didn’t seem to do anything clearly in violation of the law. So why were the Pharisees cursed by the Lord Jesus? How was their hypocrisy manifested? Why is it said that the religious pastors and elders of today are walking the same path as the hypocritical Pharisees?

Answer:

People that believe in the Lord know that the Lord Jesus really hated the Pharisees and cursed them and pronounced seven woes upon them. This is very meaningful in allowing believers in the Lord to discern the hypocritical Pharisees, break away from their bondage and control and obtain God’s salvation. However, it’s a shame that many believers cannot discern the essence of the Pharisees’ hypocrisy. They don’t even understand why the Lord Jesus hated and cursed the Pharisees so much. Today we will talk for a bit about these problems. The Pharisees often interpreted the Bible to others in the synagogue. They often prayed before others and used the rules of the Bible to condemn people. Continue reading “Question 32: The Pharisees frequently expounded upon the Bible to people in the synagogues. From the outside, they appeared to be pious and compassionate and didn’t seem to do anything clearly in violation of the law. So why were the Pharisees cursed by the Lord Jesus? How was their hypocrisy manifested? Why is it said that the religious pastors and elders of today are walking the same path as the hypocritical Pharisees?”

Question 31: You bear witness that the words expressed by Almighty God in The Word Appears in the Flesh are utterances from God’s very mouth, but we believe that they are the words of someone who has been enlightened by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, what I would like to seek is, what exactly is the difference between words expressed by God incarnate and words spoken by someone with the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit?

Answer:

All that Almighty God expresses is the truth, and The Word Appears in the Flesh is in fact the utterances of Almighty God, who is the second coming of the Lord Jesus. All who have a heart and a spirit will wholeheartedly accept it upon seeing His word, recognize that it is the voice of God, and bow down before God. However, there are still some people who believe that the words expressed by Almighty God in the last days are merely words written by a man inspired by the Holy Spirit, and they do not believe it is the actual word of God. This shows that our belief in God does not necessarily mean knowing God, that we are unable to distinguish the word of God from the words of man, and that we furthermore cannot clearly distinguish words that accord with the truth from the actual truth. In fact, there is a very distinct difference between words that accord with the truth and the actual truth. Continue reading “Question 31: You bear witness that the words expressed by Almighty God in The Word Appears in the Flesh are utterances from God’s very mouth, but we believe that they are the words of someone who has been enlightened by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, what I would like to seek is, what exactly is the difference between words expressed by God incarnate and words spoken by someone with the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit?”

You Should Know How the Whole of Humanity Has Developed to the Present Day

The entirety of the work over the 6,000 years has gradually changed along with the times. The shifts in this work have occurred according to the entire world’s circumstances. God’s management work has only gradually transformed according to the developmental trends of humanity as a whole; it was not already planned at the beginning of creation. Before the world was created, or right after it was created, Jehovah had not yet planned the first stage of work, that of law; the second stage of work, that of grace; or the third stage of work, that of conquering, in which He would first work among a group of people—some of the descendants of Moab, and through this He would conquer the entire universe. He did not speak these words after creating the world; He did not speak these words after Moab, let alone before Lot. All of His work was done spontaneously. Continue reading “You Should Know How the Whole of Humanity Has Developed to the Present Day”

Knowing the Three Stages of God’s Work Is the Path to Knowing God

The work of managing mankind is divided into three stages, which means that the work of saving mankind is divided into three stages. These three stages do not include the work of creating the world, but are rather the three stages of the work of the Age of Law, the Age of Grace, and the Age of Kingdom. The work of creating the world was the work of producing the whole of mankind. It was not the work of saving mankind, and bears no relation to the work of saving mankind, for when the world was created mankind had not been corrupted by Satan, and so there was no need to carry out the work of mankind’s salvation. The work of saving mankind only began when mankind had been corrupted by Satan, and so the work of managing mankind also only began when mankind had been corrupted. Continue reading “Knowing the Three Stages of God’s Work Is the Path to Knowing God”

Spiritual Warfare Testimonies: I Rely on God to Defeat Satan (Part 2)

By Wang Lin, China

I Encounter Satan’s Deceitful Schemes Once Again

When the day of our next meeting came, more than 10 brothers and sisters had just arrived at my home when six leaders and co-workers from my old church turned up on motorcycles. Their faces were grave, and they had a haughty look about them. When I saw them, I couldn’t help but feel a little timid and afraid, and I thought to myself: “I wonder what they will do to threaten and intimidate me today. I understand too few truths and I’m not able to refute their fallacies. What if I end up deceived by them?” And so, I hurriedly said a prayer to God: “O Almighty God! Faced with these religious co-workers, I feel a little timid and I don’t know how to handle it. Continue reading “Spiritual Warfare Testimonies: I Rely on God to Defeat Satan (Part 2)”

Spiritual Warfare Testimonies: I Rely on God to Defeat Satan (Part 1)

By Wang Lin, China

I Rejoice to Welcome the Lord’s Return

The year I turned 36, I developed bone hyperplasia, and despite going to many hospitals for treatment, nothing had any effect whatsoever. In the spring of 1996, I began to believe in the Lord Jesus and, by the mercy of the Lord, my illness was healed. From that time on, I began to pursue my faith in great earnestness and before long I became a co-worker in my church. In September 1998, two sisters came and testified to us of God’s work in the last days. By reading Almighty God’s words, I became certain that Almighty God is indeed the returned Lord Jesus for whom we have so desperately longed and I, along with over 130 brothers and sisters from my church, accepted God’s work of the last days. Continue reading “Spiritual Warfare Testimonies: I Rely on God to Defeat Satan (Part 1)”

A Different Kind of Love

By Chengxin, Brazil

A chance opportunity in 2011 allowed me to come to Brazil from China. When I had just arrived, I was overwhelmed with fresh and new experiences and filled with curiosity, and I had a good feeling about the future. But after some time, this fresh and new feeling was quickly replaced by the loneliness and pain of finding myself in a far-off foreign land. Every day I went back home all alone and ate by myself, staring at the walls around me day by day without anyone even to talk to. I felt so lonely, and would often cry in secret. Just when I was feeling at my most distressed and helpless, the Lord Jesus brought me into a gathering by means of a friend. Continue reading “A Different Kind of Love”

Question 5: The Lord Jesus was the incarnate God; this is indisputable. Now you bear witness that Almighty God is the Lord Jesus returned in the flesh, but religious pastors and elders say that what you believe in is just a human being, that you have been deceived. We cannot figure this out. At that time when the Lord Jesus became flesh and came to do the work of redemption, the Jewish Pharisees also said that He was just a man, saying that anyone who believed in Him was being deceived. Therefore, we would like to seek this aspect of the truth regarding the incarnation of God. What exactly is the incarnation, and what is the essence of the incarnation? Please fellowship with us on this.

Answer:

Your belief in the Lord Jesus as God’s incarnation is not false. But why do you believe in the Lord Jesus? Do you really think of the Lord Jesus as God? You believe in the Lord Jesus because of what has been recorded in the Bible and because of the work of the Holy Spirit. But no matter what you say, you haven’t seen the Lord Jesus face to face, do you really dare say you know the Lord Jesus? In your belief in the Lord, you’re merely echoing the words of Peter, who said that the Lord Jesus is Christ, the Son of the living God, but do you believe that the Lord Jesus is the manifestation of God, is God Himself? Continue reading “Question 5: The Lord Jesus was the incarnate God; this is indisputable. Now you bear witness that Almighty God is the Lord Jesus returned in the flesh, but religious pastors and elders say that what you believe in is just a human being, that you have been deceived. We cannot figure this out. At that time when the Lord Jesus became flesh and came to do the work of redemption, the Jewish Pharisees also said that He was just a man, saying that anyone who believed in Him was being deceived. Therefore, we would like to seek this aspect of the truth regarding the incarnation of God. What exactly is the incarnation, and what is the essence of the incarnation? Please fellowship with us on this.”

How should one discern the voice of God? How can one confirm that Almighty God is indeed the Lord Jesus returned?

Bible Verses for Reference:

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (Jhn 10:27).

“I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come” (Jhn 16:12–13). Continue reading “How should one discern the voice of God? How can one confirm that Almighty God is indeed the Lord Jesus returned?”