The Origin and Development of The Church of Almighty God

    In the Age of Grace, the Lord Jesus promised to His followers, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (Jhn 14:3). He also prophesied, “For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Mat 24:27). In the last days, as promised and foretold by Himself, God has again become flesh and descended to the East of the world—China—to do the work of judgment, chastisement, conquest, and salvation using the word, on the foundation of the redemption work of the Lord Jesus. In this, the prophecies of the Bible that “Judgment begins with the house of God” and “He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches” have also been fulfilled. God’s work of the last days has ended the Age of Grace and ushered in the Age of Kingdom. As the gospel of the kingdom of Almighty God spread rapidly in Mainland China, The Church of Almighty God came into being. As proven by facts, The Church of Almighty God came into being entirely as a result of God’s work of the last days, and was not established by any man. This is because the chosen people in The Church of Almighty God pray in the name of Almighty God, obey His work, and accept all the truths expressed by Him. Thus it is evident that these chosen people believe in Christ who is incarnated in the last days, the practical God who is the Spirit realized in the flesh, instead of believing in a man. Outwardly, Almighty God is nothing more than an ordinary Son of man, but in substance He is the embodiment of God’s Spirit and is the truth, the way, and the life. His work and word are the direct expression of the Spirit of God and are the appearance of God in person. Therefore, He is the practical God who is incarnated.

God’s Attitude Toward Sinners

Wang Yan

    The last days are here, the prophecies in the Bible have basically all been fulfilled, and brothers and sisters all look forward to the Lord coming to receive us into the kingdom of heaven. But many brothers and sisters in the Lord are asking: Although we go to church every week to give worship, and we often read the Bible and we expend ourselves and work for the Lord, we are always committing sins in the daytime and then confessing in the evening, living in this vicious spiral, and we can never free ourselves from the bonds of sin. If things carry on this way, will the Lord really forgive us, and receive us into the kingdom of heaven? How exactly does the Lord treat sinners?

Gospel Q&A | God redeemed mankind in the Age of Grace, so why does He still need to do the work of judgment in the last days?

    Bible Verses for Reference:

    “For I am Jehovah that brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy” (Lev 11:45).

    “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Heb 12:14).

    “And if any man hear My words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejects Me, and receives not My words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (Jhn 12:47–48).

Questions and Answers on the Way of Eternal Life

Question: You say only those who obey the will of God receive the way of everlasting life. After we started believing in the Lord, we suffered and paid a price to spread the Lord’s gospel. We’ve shepherded the Lord’s flock, taken up the cross and followed the Lord, practiced humbleness, patience, and tolerance. Are you saying we haven’t been following God’s will? We know if we continue, we will become holy, and be raptured to the kingdom of heaven. Is this way of understanding and practice wrong?

    Answer: You have the notion that if you labor, sacrifice, or do good deeds, you are obeying God’s will. But are these imagined notions of yours after God’s heart? Do they have a basis in God’s word? Let’s see what the Lord Jesus said: The Lord Jesus said: “Not every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity” (Mat 7: 21-23). From the Lord Jesus’ words we can see that those who prophesy, cast out devils, and do many wonderful works in His name are the ones who suffer and do works for the Lord. They serve God, devote all their time to Him, and have many good behaviors. But, why does the Lord Jesus call them those who work iniquity? How should we understand this? By your notions, any who suffer and do work for the Lord and spend and sacrifice for Him are obeying God’s will. The chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees in Judaism also appeared to be very pious. They traveled far and wide to preach the gospel. So why did the Lord Jesus condemn and curse them? That’s something worth reflecting on, isn’t it? We can’t determine obedience to God’s will using the notions of man. True obedience to God’s will refers to people who can obey God’s work and words, practice God’s words, follow God’s commandments, and fulfill their duties according to God’s will and requirements. You say any who suffer and do work for the Lord are obeying God’s will. Then let’s evaluate them using the Lord Jesus’ requirements. What was the Lord Jesus’ most important requirement for man? “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Mat 22:37-39). But are we doing this? Obeying God’s will means loving God with all our heart, soul, and mind. No matter how much work we do, or how much we suffer, there must be no personal ambition or impurity, we must be devoted purely to obeying and satisfying God, to carrying out God’s will. We must be happy to sacrifice everything for God, without demand for recompense. In the face of trials and tribulation from God, we must not complain or betray Him, and put ourselves at the mercy of God’s arrangements. Like Abraham, Job, and Peter, when God’s trials come, we must accept with utter obedience and without complaint or question, and bear good and resounding testimony for God. This is obedience to God’s will. Given those demands, it should be obvious whether or not we are people who truly obey the heavenly Father’s will.

We see many capable of suffering, doing work, and sacrifice after believing in the Lord, but in their suffering and sacrifice we find personal desire and ambition. They seek rewards, and to enter the kingdom of heaven. Isn’t this using and defrauding God? How is this practicing the truth to satisfy God? But there’s an even bigger tragedy going on. Even though the pastors and elders of the religious world often work and preach in their churches, and appear to do good acts from the outside, yet when Almighty God does the work of judgment in the last days, to protect their own position, influence, and income they wildly judge, condemn, and profane Almighty God, and try to stop the believers from investigating the true way. Don’t they make themselves enemies of God in doing this? How is this any different from the crimes of the Pharisees who resisted the Lord Jesus? These facts are enough to prove that people have no knowledge of God, that people’s satanic nature remains, and that people have not received the truth as life. Even those who can suffer, labor, and sacrifice for God do so to barter with God. They believe in God with the aim of gaining blessings for themselves. Such people are not practicing God’s words at all, and do not care for God’s will, much less are they testaments of obedience and love for God. How could such people be obeying God’s will? And how could they be qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven and gain everlasting life? Let’s read a passage from Almighty God: “I decide the destination of each person not on the basis of age, seniority, amount of suffering, and least of all, the degree to which they invite pity, but according to whether they possess the truth. There is no other choice but this. You must realize that all those who do not follow the will of God will be punished. This is an immutable fact” (“Prepare Sufficient Good Deeds for Your Destination” in The Word Appears in the Flesh). God decides the destination of each man not on the basis of how much work he does or suffering he undergoes, but on the basis of whether he possesses truth, practices God’s word, and obeys God’s will, because only those who obey God’s will are qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven and gain everlasting life. This is decided by God’s righteous disposition, and cannot be changed. So, we all need to reflect on the path we’ve taken to belief in God. Why, while we believe in and follow God, do we also sin and resist God? It’s caused entirely by the sinful nature hidden within us. With our sinful nature, it’s very difficult to truly obey and love God. Our sinful nature makes it hard to avoid trying to barter and gain blessings while we sacrifice for God. Our sinful nature creates complaints, negativity, and betrayal in us when faced with God’s trials. So, with our sinful nature, we can’t possibly become someone who obeys God’s will, and can’t become holy. It’s completely impossible! For us to truly obey God’s will and become holy, the problem of our sinful nature must be solved. Given that, if we don’t accept Almighty God’s work of judgment and chastisement in the last days, we will never be approved by God. If we don’t experience God’s work of judgment in the last days, we will never receive the truth, achieve change in our life disposition, or be after God’s heart. That’s a fact no one can deny.

from the movie script of From the Throne Flows the Water of Life

Gospel Music | "God Will Restore the Former State of Creation"

Gospel Music | "God Will Restore the Former State of Creation"

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With His words going deep, God watches the universe.

All creations are made new based on the words of God.

Heaven’s changing, earth is too, man is showing what he really is.

When God created the world, all things were after their kind,

so was everything with a visible form.

When God’s management is close to the end,

God will restore things to what they were at the creation.

Little by little, step by step, men are sorted to their kind,

return to “families” they belong to.

God’s delighted because of this.

There’s nothing that can disturb Him.

God’s great work ends before it’s known.

Before all things are aware, they have all been changed.

Little by little, step by step, men are sorted to their kind.

What are the differences between church life in the Age of Grace and church life in the Age of Kingdom?

Bible Verses for Reference:

    “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink you all of it; For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (Mat 26:26–28).

    “And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make your belly bitter, but it shall be in your mouth sweet as honey” (Rev 10:9).

The Significance of God’s Name: If God’s Name Is Jehovah, Why Then Is He Called Jesus?

    Jehovah God tells us clearly in the Old Testament: “I, even I, am Jehovah; and beside me there is no savior” (Isaiah 43:11). “Jehovah … is my name for ever, and this is my memorial to all generations” (Exodus 3:15). And yet it says in the New Testament: “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8). It says in the Old Testament that only Jehovah is God’s name and thus it shall be forever. In the New Testament, however, it says that one can only be saved by the name Jesus. Since God’s name Jehovah in the Age of Law was to be His name forever, why then was God called Jesus in the Age of Grace? How are we to understand the word “for ever” as mentioned here in the Bible? What truths and mysteries are hidden behind God’s names? Let’s fellowship about this now.

What are the differences between the words expressed by the Lord Jesus in the Age of Grace and the words expressed by Almighty God in the Age of Kingdom?

Bible Verses for Reference:

“Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mat 4:17).

“Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem” (Luk 24:45–47).

“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).

“And if any man hear My words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejects Me, and receives not My words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (Jhn 12:47–48).

2019 Inspirational Devotion: What Is Entering Into Rest?

By Zhongcheng

The Origin of Rest

    It is recorded in the Bible, “And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made” (Genesis 2:2–3). In the beginning, God used six days to create the heavens, the earth, and all things within, and on the seventh day, when the work of creation was complete, He rested. God created the ancestors of mankind, Adam and Eve, placed them in the Garden of Eden, and told them to keep His rules. Adam and Eve listened to God, obeyed Him, and lived under God’s care and protection. They suffered no illness or pain, and had no troubles or anxieties. They lived carefree lives in the garden, and enjoyed their rest with God.

Mankind Is Corrupted by Satan and Loses Its Rest

    But, Adam and Eve lacked the truth and had no ability to discern good and evil. They listened to Satan’s temptation, ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, betrayed God, and were cursed by God: Men were required to work bitterly to support their families, women suffered pain in childbirth and were placed under the control of their husbands. Afterward, Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden, they lost their carefree lives, and thereafter they knew no rest. From then on, mankind lost God’s care and protection, lived under the influence of Satan, and was corrupted and harmed by Satan. People began to be envious of each other, fight one another, and kill one another, just like when Cain slew Abel because of jealousy over Abel’s offerings, which delighted God, as is recorded in the Bible. Slowly, mankind lost all place for God in their hearts, grew ever more distant from God, became arrogant, selfish, cunning, and evil, committed a growing number of sins, and even openly made themselves enemies of God, to the point that they did not permit God to exist. Finally, God used a flood to destroy this evil, corrupt mankind, with only Noah, his family of seven, and all the animals on the ark surviving.

To Save Mankind, God Ceases to Rest

    After the destruction of the flood, Noah’s descendants continued to live and multiply on the earth. Although the people of the time knew how to feed, clothe, and house themselves, they had no knowledge of Jehovah God, did not know how to worship God or hold God above all, did not know how to satisfy the Lord of creation, as well as many other things. How could a humanity such as this satisfy God’s will? At the beginning, when God created mankind, He hoped that people would listen to His words, obey Him, manifest Him, and glorify Him, but at that time, mankind was far from being able to meet God’s requirements. So, God ceased to rest, and began the work of His management plan to save mankind. As the word of God says: “In the beginning, God was resting. There were no humans or anything else upon the earth at that time, and God had not done any work whatsoever. God only began His management work once humanity existed and once humanity had been corrupted. From this point on, God no longer rested but instead began to busy Himself among humanity” (“God and Man Will Enter Into Rest Together” in The Word Appears in the Flesh).

Gospel Movie Clip "Awakening" - The Work of Judgment Has Begun

Gospel Movie Clip "Awakening"

Do you know what work the returned Lord Jesus—Almighty God has done in the last days? Here, the answer will be revealed to you. 

Lu Xiu’en was a preacher of a house church in China. Believing the rumors and notions spread by the pastor, she insisted that man’s sins had been forgiven by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus, that man was saved by faith and didn’t need to receive any other salvation. As a result, she resisted and rejected Almighty God’s gospel in the last days many times… However, an unexpected experience made her see the true face of the pastor, and thus she had some discernment of him and her heart began to awaken. Just at that time, Almighty God’s gospel in the last days came upon her. This broke her imaginations and notions about God’s work and gave her a brand new knowledge of salvation and full salvation. And then she accepted Almighty God’s gospel in the last days without hesitation. However, the pastor didn’t stop disturbing her, and this caused her great distress. Under the watering of Almighty God’s word, she saw clearly the ugly face of the pastor and his deceptive tricks. She awakened resolutely….

How Did God Help Me to Get Rid of My Anger?

By Su Xing, Taiwan

“You believe in the Lord and yet you lose your temper at the drop of a hat. Why haven’t you changed at all?” This was my husband’s rebuke to me. I used to feel such distress that I was unable to live out the Lord’s teachings, and I often implored the Lord to lead me to cast off the bonds of sin. During my search, I heard the utterances of the second coming of the Lord, and I finally found the path to resolve my anger. I’d like now to tell you all about my experiences.

Studying Eastern Lightning and Welcoming the Return of the Lord

By Jianchi, Taiwan

    I’d believed in the Lord for 28 years as a member of a local church, and because I believed the negative publicity of the church, I almost missed my chance to welcome the return of the Lord Jesus. If it hadn’t been for God’s mercy, then I would have lost my one and only chance to attain true salvation. My experiences brought me to earnestly appreciate that, only by being a wise virgin, taking the initiative to seek the truth and focusing on listening to God’s voice can we welcome the appearance of God.

I First Hear About Eastern Lightning

    Two years ago, a sister from my church returned to her hometown to preach the gospel there and, two weeks later, she returned. When she had gathered us together at a church meeting, she said, “Eastern Lightning testifies that the Lord Jesus has now returned in the flesh, and that He is expressing truths and performing the work of judgment. I don’t think this can be possible, for it says clearly in the Bible that ‘this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven’ (Acts 1:11). After the Lord Jesus resurrected, He ascended to heaven in a spiritual body, and so when He returns, He should likewise appear to us coming on a cloud in a spiritual body, and He will immediately rapture us up into the heavenly kingdom. He can’t possibly appear to us in the form of an incarnation. Moreover, the elders often say that anyone who testifies that the Lord has returned in the flesh is false and that we must stay away from them at all costs. There are many brothers and sisters in China who believe sincerely in the Lord and who have begun to believe in Eastern Lightning. We must be careful, and we absolutely must not make contact with them.” I nodded and thought to myself: “When the Lord returns, He shall appear in the resurrected spiritual body to all nations and all peoples. How could He possibly appear and work in the flesh?” At that point, I didn’t look into this matter any further, but just let it go. Later, at another meeting, one of our church elders said many things to condemn Eastern Lightning. He also said to us, “Eastern Lightning has been growing rapidly in recent years and Almighty God’s work in the last days has now extended to all nations across the world, including Taiwan. You must all keep your eyes open and stay away from them, and you really must not read the words expressed by Almighty God. Stealing good sheep from other churches is their specialty.” Their warnings had the opposite effect on me, however, and my curiosity was piqued. I thought to myself: “What kind of church is Eastern Lightning? Why would so many brothers and sisters who sincerely believe in the Lord start believing in Eastern Lightning?” But because the elders in our church wouldn’t let us have anything to do with Eastern Lightning, I just kept reminding myself to be careful and cautious.

    In February this year, I made a friend from France who is a Christian too. My new friend had unique opinions on the Bible and, from her experiences, I saw that she was very good at seeking the Lord and experiencing the Lord’s words in her life. The understanding she showed in each of her fellowships was greatly beneficial to me, they gave me a fresh understanding of many verses in the Bible, and we would often read the Bible together. One time, this sister asked me, “Have you ever heard of Eastern Lightning?” I said, “Yes, I have. The elders in our church tell us not to have anything to do with it, and they’ve said many things to condemn Eastern Lightning.” She then asked, “But do you really comprehend it?” And I replied, “No, I don’t.” She went on: “This is not a fair outlook to take on things. If you haven’t personally come into contact with their church, then you shouldn’t condemn them so lightly. As Christians, we must have God-fearing hearts, and we must learn how to seek the truth in all things and speak according to the facts—this is the principle of action for Christians. Sister, if you had the opportunity to understand Eastern Lightning, would you be willing to seek and investigate it?” After listening to her speak, I thought to myself: “She speaks so reasonably. I’ve never come into contact with Eastern Lightning but instead have believed the words of elders and parroted the words of others. This really isn’t a responsible way to go about things, and if I speak carelessly without any factual basis, wouldn’t that mean that I’m telling lies and bearing false witness? But the elders all say that we must not have anything to do with people from The Church of Almighty God and that we must not listen to the words expressed by Almighty God. So should I make contact with them or not?” But then I thought that the Lord Jesus was the one true God and that I had already laid my foundations on the true way, and therefore Eastern Lightning couldn’t possibly shake my resolve to follow the Lord. And so, I said to the sister, “I can listen to what they have to say, but I won’t accept it.”

After I Make Real Contact With Eastern Lightning

    By the sister’s arrangement, I began to come into contact with brothers and sisters from The Church of Almighty God. We discussed the Bible together and fellowshiped about the truths concerning faith in God. Through this contact, I discovered that their understanding of the Bible was enlightened, and they fellowshiped very clearly on such truths as the kinds of people the Lord loves, the kinds of people He detests, what doing God’s will means and what kinds of people can enter the heavenly kingdom. In particular, the words of Almighty God they shared with me fellowshiped so clearly about matters concerning faith in God, and they shared with me music videos produced by The Church of Almighty God. In each video, brothers and sisters would happily sing and dance in praise of God, and after I watched them, I felt really inspired. The truths in gospel films were also fellowshiped really clearly and I had great enjoyment from watching them. I thought to myself: “The Church of Almighty God is not like the elders say. Their fellowships all tally with the Bible, and yet the elders have warned us many times not to listen to Almighty God’s words and not to have anything to do with people from The Church of Almighty God. Should I really continue to look into Eastern Lightning?” I pondered this question repeatedly, and I sought the answer and prayed to the Lord over and over, asking the Lord to guide me. I realized that one has to have an independent mind to believe in God and that one cannot be restricted by others—“I believe in God, not man,” I thought. I then thought of something the brothers and sisters had given fellowship on in a gospel film of the Church of Almighty God: The Lord Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). One’s judgment of whether or not something really is God’s work has to be based on God’s words and based on whether or not this way has expressions of truth, for only by doing that can one hear God’s voice. Take Peter and John, for example. Didn’t they follow the Lord Jesus because they took heed to listen to God’s voice and ascertained from the truths He expressed that He was indeed the Messiah who was prophesied? As I wondered about this, I thought: “Yes, Peter and the other disciples at that time recognized the Lord Jesus as God Himself through His words and through His work. If I don’t listen to the words of Almighty God and I don’t seek or study this way, how then will I ever know whether or not Almighty God’s words are the truth and whether or not they are the voice of God?” Thinking this, I therefore decided to attend meetings together with the brothers and sisters from The Church of Almighty God, and to continue to investigate Almighty God’s work of the last days.

    At every meeting, brothers and sisters from The Church of Almighty God gave such novel and clear fellowship, and their fellowships were enlightened by the Holy Spirit. They enabled me to understand many truths I had not understood over many years of belief in the Lord, such as the mystery of God’s six-thousand-year management plan, the significance of God’s three stages of work, the mystery of God’s name and so on. At one meeting, the brothers and sisters showed the film The Mystery of Godliness. After watching the film, I understood that the Lord Jesus was the incarnated Christ. But when it spoke about the Lord Jesus returning in the flesh to work and save man, I didn’t quite understand it, and I thought: “The elders used to preach that, after the Lord Jesus resurrected, His spiritual body ascended up to heaven and that, when He returns, He shall appear to all nations on a cloud in the resurrected spiritual body, so how could He possibly appear and work in the flesh?” I therefore voiced my perplexity, and a brother read to me a passage of Almighty God’s words: “If you desire to witness the appearance of God, to follow God’s footsteps, then you must first walk away from your own conceptions. You must not demand that God do this or that, much less should you place Him within your own confines and limit Him to your own conceptions. Instead, you should ask how you are to seek God’s footprints, how you are to accept God’s appearance, and how you are to submit to the new work of God; this is what man should do. Since man is not the truth, and is not possessed of the truth, he should seek, accept, and obey” (“The Appearance of God Has Ushered in a New Age” in The Word Appears in the Flesh). The brother then gave fellowship, saying, “God is the Lord of creation, He is supreme, and no one can fathom His almightiness and wisdom. We human beings are just creations. We must not judge God’s work by our own conceptions and imaginings, and we must not demand that God perform His work according to our own ideas. Instead, no matter how God works or whether or not His work accords with our own notions, we should always seek, accept and obey it—this is the sense of reason a created being should possess. As Isaiah 55:9 says, ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.’ We are just tiny created beings, so how could we possibly fathom God’s work? The Lord Jesus prophesied that He would return in the last days, and whether or not we can welcome the Lord’s return is related to our individual end and destination. We should let go of our conceptions and imaginings and seek God’s new work with humble hearts, for only those who do this are the ones who accept the truth and can obtain the work of the Holy Spirit. Sister, if there is any issue you don’t understand, we can pray, seek and fellowship about the truth together. God will then enlighten and illuminate us so that we can understand His words and come to know His work.” After listening to Almighty God’s words and this brother’s fellowship, I perceived that there was indeed truth to be sought here, and I thought about how God’s work couldn’t possibly be fathomed by any human being. If it so happened that Almighty God was truly the Lord Jesus returned and I didn’t look into it in earnest, wouldn’t I then miss my chance to welcome the Lord’s coming? I decided then and there to let go of my conceptions and continue to investigate this way.

The Lord Returns to Appear and Work in the Flesh

    The brother went on with his fellowship, saying, “Actually, there are many verses in the Bible that clearly prophesy that the Lord shall appear in the flesh when He returns, as it says in Matthew 24:44: ‘Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes.’ And in Luke 17:24–25: ‘For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in His day. But first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.’ These prophecies all mention the coming of the Son of man, and Son of man means someone who was born of man and who possessed normal humanity, such as the Lord Jesus who appeared normal and ordinary from the outside, who possessed normal humanity and was not supernatural in the slightest. His spiritual body, however, was not restricted by the physical world, now appearing, now disappearing, and was incredibly transcendent, and therefore could not be called the Son of man. Therefore ‘the Son of man be in His day’ and ‘the Son of man comes’ as spoken by the Lord Jesus referred to God returning in the flesh in the last days. In particular, the words ‘first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation’ stated in the Scriptures are further proof that the Lord will appear in the flesh when He returns. If God came in a spiritual body riding on a cloud, then that would be a great and powerful scene, and everyone would tremble and quake and would fall to the ground to worship God, and who then would still dare to reject, condemn or resist God? And how then would these prophecies be fulfilled? Only by God incarnating as the Son of man and coming to the earth to perform His work, and by people seeing Him as normal and ordinary and not knowing that He is God Himself, can they then resist, condemn and reject Him relying on their conceptions and imaginings. Therefore, when the Lord returns, He first appears and works in the flesh, and this is beyond all doubt.”

The brother’s fellowship was reasonable and based on evidence, and through his fellowship I came to understand the meaning of the Lord’s words when He said, “But first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.” Only by God incarnating as a normal, ordinary person that is at odds with people’s conceptions, and by people not recognizing Him as the incarnate God can people then condemn and reject Him. If God appeared openly in a spiritual body to all nations and peoples, everyone would fall to the ground to worship Him and no one would dare resist Him, and then He would not be able to suffer many things or be rejected. I also came to understand that it is precisely because God appears and works in the flesh when He returns in the last days and because He appears so normal and ordinary, that the whole religious world can go by their conceptions and imaginings to reject and resist the incarnate God. I had often read this verse before, but I had never understood it to this level of meaning. It looked as though the views I had always clung to before did not really tally with the Lord Jesus’ prophecies.

Why Are the Names of God Different in Every Age?

By Qingxin

    It is recorded in the Old Testament, “I, even I, am Jehovah; and beside Me there is no savior” (Isaiah 43:11). “Jehovah … is My name for ever, and this is My memorial to all generations” (Exodus 3:15). It clearly states in the Scriptures that the name of Jehovah is for ever, and yet it says in the New Testament that God’s name changed to Jesus, as it says, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever” (Hebrews 13:8). Why does God’s name change? What is the mystery behind this?

The Word of God | "Knowing the Three Stages of God's Work Is the Path to Knowing God" (Part Two)

The Word of God | "Knowing the Three Stages of God's Work Is the Path to Knowing God" (Part Two)

Almighty God says, "The three stages of work are at the heart of God’s entire management, and in them are expressed the disposition of God and what He is. Those who do not know of the three stages of God’s work are incapable of realizing how God expresses His disposition, nor do they know the wisdom of God’s work, and they remain ignorant of the many ways in which He saves mankind, and His will for the whole of mankind. The three stages of work are the full expression of the work of saving mankind. Those who do not know the three stages of work will be ignorant of the various methods and principles of the Holy Spirit’s work; those who only rigidly stick to doctrine that remains from one stage of work are people who limit God to doctrine, and whose belief in God is vague and uncertain. Such people will never receive God’s salvation." 

God's word | Why is it only through experiencing and submitting to the work of God incarnate that one can achieve knowledge of God?

Bible Verses for Reference:

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelled among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth” (Jhn 1:14).

“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by Me. If you had known Me, you should have known My Father also: and from now on you know Him, and have seen Him” (Jhn 14:6–7).

“I am in the Father, and the Father in Me” (Jhn 14:10).

“I and My Father are one” (Jhn 10:30).

The Word of God | "Knowing the Three Stages of God's Work Is the Path to Knowing God" (Part One)

The Word of God | "Knowing the Three Stages of God's Work Is the Path to Knowing God" (Part One)

Almighty God says, "The three stages of work are at the heart of God’s entire management, and in them are expressed the disposition of God and what He is. Those who do not know of the three stages of God’s work are incapable of realizing how God expresses His disposition, nor do they know the wisdom of God’s work, and they remain ignorant of the many ways in which He saves mankind, and His will for the whole of mankind. The three stages of work are the full expression of the work of saving mankind. Those who do not know the three stages of work will be ignorant of the various methods and principles of the Holy Spirit’s work; those who only rigidly stick to doctrine that remains from one stage of work are people who limit God to doctrine, and whose belief in God is vague and uncertain. Such people will never receive God’s salvation."

God's word | Why is it said that corrupt mankind is more in need of the salvation of God become flesh?

    Relevant Words of God:

    God’s saving of man is not done directly using the method of the Spirit and the identity of the Spirit, for His Spirit can neither be touched nor seen by man, neither can man draw near. If He tried to save man directly using the perspective of the Spirit, man would be unable to receive His salvation. If God did not put on the outward form of a created man, there would be no way for man to receive this salvation. For man has no way of approaching Him, much as no one was able to go near the cloud of Jehovah. Only by becoming a created human being, that is, only by putting His word into the body of flesh that He is about to become, can He personally work the word into all who follow Him. Only then can man personally see and hear His word, and moreover enter into possession of His word, and by this means come to be fully saved. If God did not become flesh, no man of flesh and blood would be able to receive such great salvation, nor would a single man be saved. If the Spirit of God worked directly in the midst of mankind, all humanity would be struck down, or else, with no way of coming into touch with God, they would be completely carried away captive by Satan. The first incarnation was to redeem man from sin, to redeem him by means of the fleshly body of Jesus, that is, He saved man from the cross, but the corrupt satanic disposition still remained within man. The second incarnation is no longer to serve as a sin offering but rather to save fully those who were redeemed from sin. This is done so that those who have been forgiven may be delivered from their sins and made fully clean, and by attaining a changed disposition, break free of Satan’s influence of darkness and return before the throne of God. Only in this way can man be fully sanctified.

from “The Mystery of the Incarnation (4)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh

God's word | Why doesn’t God use man to do His work of judgment in the last days; why must He incarnate and do it Himself?

    Bible Verses for Reference:

    “For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son…. And has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of man” (Jhn 5:22–27).

    Relevant Words of God:

    The work of judgment is God’s own work, so it must naturally be carried out by God Himself; it cannot be done by man in His stead. Because judgment is the use of the truth to conquer humankind, there is no question that God would still appear in the incarnate image to perform this work among man. That is to say, in the last days, Christ shall use the truth to teach people across the world and make all truths known to them. This is God’s work of judgment.

from “Christ Does the Work of Judgment With the Truth” in The Word Appears in the Flesh

Shocking! The Second Coming of Jesus Christ Is Actually in China

By Chen Hui

The breeze of spring gently blew. Zhong Hui sat at her desk holding the Bible, deep in thought: “Nowadays disasters are growing ever worse, the world is in a state of constant upheaval and turmoil with wars on the rise, and the four blood moons have already appeared—many of the prophecies about the Lord’s return have been fulfilled. It seems that the Lord’s day is upon us. Yet not only haven’t I received the Lord, but my spirit is becoming ever darker and the church is growing more and more desolate.” Thinking of this, she became even more anxious, so she prayed earnestly to the Lord …

God's Word | "You Should Know That the Practical God Is God Himself"

 God's Word "You Should Know That the Practical God Is God Himself"

Almighty God says, "God’s appearance in the flesh means that all of the work and words of the Spirit of God are done through His normal humanity, and through His incarnate flesh. In other words, God’s Spirit both directs His human work and carries out the work of divinity in the flesh, and in God incarnate you can see both God’s work in humanity and completely divine work; this is the real significance of the practical God’s appearance in the flesh. If you can see this clearly, you will be able to connect all of the different parts of God, and will cease to place too much of a premium on His work in divinity, and to be too dismissive of His work in humanity, and you will not go to extremes, nor take any detours. Overall, the meaning of the practical God is that the work of His humanity and of His divinity, as directed by the Spirit, is expressed through His flesh, so that people can see that He is vivid and lifelike, and real and actual."