The Church of Almighty God ｜ Rapture

We believe that the return of the Lord will mean that believers are raised directly up into the kingdom of heaven, for it is written in the Bible: “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1Ts 4:17). You testify that the Lord Jesus has returned, so why are we now on earth and not yet raptured?

The Work of Spreading the Gospel Is Also the Work of Saving Man

All people need to understand the aims of My work on earth, that is, what I ultimately wish to gain, and what level I must achieve in this work before it can be complete. If, after walking with Me to this day, people do not understand what My work is all about, then have they not walked with Me in vain? If people follow Me, they should know My will. I have been working on earth for thousands of years, and to this day, I continue to carry out My work thus. Although My work contains many projects, its purpose remains unchanged; though I am filled with judgment and chastisement toward man, for example, what I do is still for the sake of saving him, and for the sake of better spreading My gospel and further expanding My work among all the Gentile nations once man has been made complete. So today, at a time when many people have long since sunk deep into dismay, I still continue with My work, I continue the work I must do to judge and chastise man. Despite the fact that man is fed up with what I say, and he has no desire to concern himself with My work, I am still carrying out My duty, for the purpose of My work remains unchanged, and My original plan will not be broken. The function of My judgment is to enable man to better obey Me, and the function of My chastisement is to allow man to more effectively be changed. Though what I do is for the sake of My management, I have never done anything that was without benefit to man, for I wish to make all the nations beyond Israel as obedient as the Israelites, to make them into real human beings, that I might have a foothold in the lands outside Israel. This is My management; it is the work I am accomplishing among the Gentile nations. Even now, many people still do not understand My management, because they have no interest in such things, and care only for their own futures and destinations. No matter what I say, they remain indifferent to the work that I do, instead focusing exclusively on their destinations of tomorrow. If things go on in this way, how can My work expand? How can My gospel be spread throughout the world? Know that when My work spreads, I will scatter you, and smite you just as Jehovah smote each of the tribes of Israel. All this will be done so that My gospel may spread across the earth, so that it may reach the Gentile nations, so that My name may be magnified by adults and children alike, and My holy name exalted in the mouths of people from all tribes and nations. It is so that, in this final era, My name may be magnified among the Gentile nations, so that My deeds may be seen by the Gentiles and they will call Me the Almighty on account of My deeds, and so that My words may soon come to pass. I will make all people know that I am not only the God of the Israelites, but also the God of all the nations of the Gentiles, even those that I have cursed. I will let all people see that I am the God of all creation. This is My greatest work, the purpose of My work plan for the last days, and the only work to be fulfilled in the last days.

It is only during the last days that the work I have been managing for thousands of years is entirely revealed to man. It is only now that I have disclosed the full mystery of My management to man, and man has learned the purpose of My work and, moreover, has come to understand all My mysteries. I have already told man everything of the destination about which he is concerned. I have already uncovered for man all of My mysteries, mysteries that were hidden for over 5,900 years. Who is Jehovah? Who is the Messiah? Who is Jesus? You should know all this. My work turns upon these names. Have you understood that? How should My holy name be proclaimed? How should My name be spread to any of the nations that have called upon Me by any of My names? My work is expanding, and I will spread the fullness of it to any and all nations. Since My work has been carried out in you, I will smite you just as Jehovah smote the shepherds of the house of David in Israel, causing you to be scattered among every nation. For in the last days, I will crush all the nations into smithereens and cause their people to be distributed anew. When I return again, the nations will have already been divided along boundaries set by My burning flames. At that time, I will manifest Myself anew to humanity as the scorching sun, showing Myself openly to them in the image of the Holy One whom they have never seen, walking among the multitudinous nations, just as I, Jehovah, once walked among the Jewish tribes. From then on, I will lead humanity in their lives upon the earth. There they will surely behold My glory, and they will also surely behold a pillar of cloud in the air to lead them in their lives, for I shall make My appearance in holy places. Man will see My day of righteousness, and also My glorious manifestation. That will happen when I reign on all the earth and bring My many sons into glory. Everywhere on earth, men will bow down, and My tabernacle will be firmly erected amidst humanity, upon the rock of the work I carry out today. People will serve Me, too, in the temple. The altar, covered with filthy and loathsome things, I will smash into pieces and build anew. Newborn lambs and calves will be piled upon the holy altar. I will tear down the temple of today and build a new one. The temple that stands now, full of abhorrent people, will collapse, and the one that I build will be filled with servants loyal to Me. They will once again stand up and serve Me for the sake of the glory of My temple. You will surely see the day on which I receive great glory, and you will also surely see the day when I tear down the temple and build a new one. Also, you will surely see the day of the coming of My tabernacle into the world of men. As I smash the temple, so will I bring My tabernacle into the world of men, just as they behold My descent. After I crush all the nations, I will gather them together anew, thenceforth building My temple and establishing My altar, that all may offer sacrifice to Me, serve Me in My temple, and faithfully devote themselves to My work in the Gentile nations. They will be as Israelites of the present day, decked out in a priestly robe and crown, with the glory of Me, Jehovah, in their midst, and My majesty hovering over them and abiding with them. My work in the Gentile nations will also be executed in the same way. As My work in Israel was, so will My work in the Gentile nations be, because I will expand My work in Israel and spread it to the nations of the Gentiles.

Now is the time when My Spirit performs great work, and the time when I commence My work among the Gentile nations. More than that, it is the time when I classify all created beings, putting each one into their respective category, so that My work may proceed more swiftly and effectively. And so, what I ask of you is still that you offer up your whole being to all My work, and, furthermore, that you clearly discern and make certain of all the work I have done in you, and put all your strength into My work so it can become more effective. This is what you must understand. Desist from fighting amongst yourselves, looking for a way back, or seeking fleshly comforts, which would delay My work, and delay your wonderful future. Far from protecting you, doing so would bring destruction upon you. Wouldn’t this be foolish of you? That which you greedily enjoy today is the very thing that is ruining your future, whereas the pain you suffer today is the very thing that is protecting you. You must be clearly aware of these things, so as to avoid falling prey to temptations from which you will be hard put to extricate yourself, and to evade blundering into the dense fog and being unable to find the sun. When the dense fog clears, you will find yourself amid the judgment of the great day. By that time, My day will be drawing near to mankind. How will you escape My judgment? How will you be able to endure the scorching heat of the sun? When I bestow My abundance on man, he does not cherish it in his bosom, but casts it aside to a place where no one will notice it. When My day descends upon man, he will no longer be able to discover My abundance, or find the bitter words of truth I spoke unto him long ago. He will wail and cry, because he has lost the brightness of the light and fallen into darkness. What you see today is merely the sharp sword of My mouth. You have not seen the rod in My hand or the flame with which I burn man, and that is why you are still haughty and intemperate in My presence. That is why you still fight with Me in My home, disputing with your human tongue that which I have spoken with My mouth. Man does not fear Me, and though he continues to cast himself in enmity to Me even today, he remains without any fear. You have the tongue and the teeth of the unrighteous in your mouths. Your words and deeds are like those of the serpent that enticed Eve to sin. You demand from each other an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, and you struggle in My presence to wrest position, fame, and profit for yourselves, yet you do not know that I am secretly watching your words and deeds. Before you even come into My presence, I have sounded the very bottom of your hearts. Man always wishes to escape the grasp of My hand and elude the observation of My eyes, but I have never dodged away from his words or deeds. Instead, I purposefully allow those words and deeds to enter My eyes, that I may chastise man’s unrighteousness and execute judgment on his rebellion. Thus, man’s words and deeds in secret remain always before My judgment seat, and My judgment has never left man, for his rebellion is too much. My work is to burn and purify all the words and deeds of man that were uttered and done in the presence of My Spirit. In this way,[a] when I leave the earth, people will still maintain their loyalty to Me, and will still serve Me as My holy servants do in My work, allowing My work on earth to continue until the day it is complete.

Footnotes:

a. The original text does not contain the phrase “In this way.”

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Embroiled in a Spiritual Battle, I Relied on God and Overcame the Temptations of Satan (Part 2)

By Hu Yang, France

The CCP’s Lies Are Revealed and I Steadfastly Follow the Path of Belief in

God

    Through reading God’s words and listening to Sister Feng’s fellowship, I came to have some discernment about the deceitful schemes of Satan that lurked behind my husband’s attempts to stop me from believing in God.Sister Feng then said to me, “Sister, although your husband has promised not to try to force you to give up your belief anymore, this does not mean that he won’t oppose your belief in God again in the future. Because he has no discernment of the essence of these lies, you must help him with love to discern them, make him see the malicious intent behind the CCP’s lies and enable him to see through Satan’s deceitful schemes!”

Will the Rapture Be Instantaneous When Jesus Returns?

By Huan Bao

Editor’s Note: Many brothers and sisters believe that when the Lord returns, we’ll instantaneously change into another form and be raptured into the kingdom of heaven, but is that idea in line with the truth? That’s unveiled for you in this article.

At a coworkers’ meeting, Wang Jing, Xiao Ya, Gao Mingyuan, Liu Jie, Fan Bing and the others had just wrapped up their discussion of the work of the church.

Wang Jing then said gravely, “Brothers and sisters, the world is currently rife with famines, earthquakes, and plagues, plus wars are constantly breaking out—there have been also so many blood moons. These are all signs of the last days and the Lord Jesus’ return! We can see from the trends in the world that we’ve reached the critical time of the Lord’s coming, and perhaps He’s already returned. We remain alert and pray so that we can welcome His return. There’s something else on my mind now that I’d like to discuss with everyone. I don’t know why, but for the last few years I’ve been feeling more and more like I’ve grown spiritually distant from the Lord. All that enthusiasm and love I used to have has gradually dissipated, and even though I’ve been preaching the gospel and working for the Lord all these years, and I’ve suffered a fair amount, I’ve discovered that I just can’t seem to uphold His words. I still frequently find myself sinning and going against His teachings. The Lord Jesus very clearly requires us to be innocent, honest people, and only honest people can enter the kingdom of heaven. But in my interactions with others, I often lie and deceive just to protect my own interests. If I see that there’s a brother or sister in the church who isn’t doing as well as I am, I get arrogant and look down on them, and when there’s some disruption in my home, or a family member falls ill or suffers some sort of disaster, I misunderstand and blame the Lord. I’m constantly bound by sin, and I really haven’t experienced or put the Lord’s words into practice; I haven’t been able to live out the reality of the Lord’s words. Do you think that people like us who are always sinning, confessing, and sinning again can really be raptured into the kingdom of heaven when the Lord comes? I really wonder if we’ll be cast out by the Lord when He returns.”

A number of coworkers deeply identified with what Wang Jing had to say and began discussing it.

Xiao Ya said uneasily, “It’s so true. I’ve been reflecting on this lately, too. From everything that’s happening in the world now, we can see that the Lord’s day is upon us, but we’re still living in this state of continually sinning and confessing. Even though we’re working hard, we still covet vanity, and revel in the pleasures of sin. When someone else does something to impinge on our face, status, or interests, we engage in petty intrigues. We’re totally lacking tolerance and patience and we particularly don’t possess loving hearts. Even the pastors and elders wrangle for name and personal benefit, and have conflicts out of jealousy. They only explain the Bible and theology in their work and sermons, and they’re still always making a show of how much work they’ve done for the Lord, how they’ve run everywhere preaching the gospel—they’re not living out the reality of the Lord’s words at all. The Lord is holy, but we are sinful, through and through, yet every day we’re hoping for the Lord to return and rapture us into the heavenly kingdom. Isn’t that just a foolish dream?”

Fan Bing already had a response prepared. “How can there be any doubt about this? Even though we still frequently sin and are constrained, bound by sin, and don’t practice many of the Lord’s words, we can’t lose hope! In the Bible, Paul said: ‘That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man believes to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made to salvation’ (Romans 10:9–10). ‘And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace’ (Romans 11:6). We have been justified by faith, so the Lord no longer sees us as sinful. And it says in Philippians 3:20–21, ‘For our conversation is in heaven; from where also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like to His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.’ In 1 Corinthians 15:51–52, ‘Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.’ When the Lord returns, our fleshly form will change in the blink of an eye and we will no longer be tethered and bound by sin—we’ll be totally purified and then we can be raptured into the kingdom of heaven. We just have to have faith in the Lord!”

Some coworkers nodded their heads in agreement, while others furrowed their brows. Gao Mingyuan stood up, poured himself a glass of water, and paced the room while saying, “These passages that Brother Fan just mentioned were all things said by Paul. Would it really be right to tailor our practice to Paul’s words? Over these years of gathering and preaching we’ve hardly ever talked about the Lord Jesus’ own words, and we particularly don’t put them into practice. Instead, we’re constantly elevating and bearing witness to Paul’s words, even on something as critical as getting into the kingdom of heaven. We think that we’re entirely justified by our faith in the Lord alone, and in spite of the fact that we’re constantly sinning and have not achieved purification, we’ll just instantaneously change form and be taken up into the kingdom of heaven when the Lord returns. Our practice has been based on Paul’s words all these years—have we had confirmation of this from the Holy Spirit’s work? Have we reaped a good harvest? We work and preach according to Paul’s words and it seems all our brothers and sisters have faith in them being raptured into heaven upon the coming of the Lord. But no one focuses on putting the Lord’s words into practice and keeping the commandments in their daily lives. Some of them are even indulging themselves more and more, following their fleshly preferences, pursuing name and status, following the evil trends of the world, just preoccupied with eating, drinking, and making merry. They have no fear of God whatsoever, but are living in sin without even true repentance. All our brothers and sisters seem to feel that since the Lord has pardoned our sins, even though we haven’t yet become pure, the Lord will be able to make us holy in a flash when He comes, and then we’ll get into the kingdom of heaven as expected. Do all of you really think that this kind of faith conforms to the Lord’s will? God says, ‘you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy’ (Leviticus 11:45). And the Bible says, ‘… holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord’ (Hebrews 12:14). The Lord is holy and righteous, and only those who have been cleansed of their sins can get into heaven. We can’t achieve that purity, so we’re not worthy of seeing the Lord’s face. We are constantly sinning and don’t put the Lord’s words into practice, but we’re constantly waiting for the Lord to take us up into the heavenly kingdom—isn’t that just a castle in the sky?”

Stunned, Wang Jing thought to herself, “What Brother Gao said is true! Our seeking is based on Paul’s words, and even though it’s easier, we don’t experience any growth in our lives. Not only has our faith in, love for, and submission to the Lord not increased one bit, but we’ve been paying less and less attention to practicing His words, at times indulging ourselves and wantonly sinning, and over time we don’t even reproach ourselves anymore…. By practicing Paul’s words, not only have we failed to sin less, but we’ve been constantly living in sin with no true repentance. The Lord is holy—if we continue on like this, we can’t possibly see His face, so how could we even dream of being raptured into the kingdom of heaven?”

Fan Bing wagged his finger at Brother Gao and said with irritation, “Brother Gao, you can’t say that! The Lord Jesus was crucified and redeemed us from our sins, so we are very clearly justified by our faith in Him. No one can condemn us for our sins. Just as Paul said, ‘Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifies. Who is he that condemns?’ (Romans 8:33–34). Since God has justified us and we’ve already been saved once, then we are saved for all eternity and we don’t need to worry about whether or not we sin, or whether or not we’ve been cleansed. As long as we believe Paul’s words, when the Lord comes, in the blink of an eye we’ll change form and be raptured into the kingdom of heaven. If we don’t have faith in even this, then are we still believers in the Lord?”

Fan Bing had barely gotten his last word out when Liu Jie offered this rebuttal: “Brother Fan, I disagree with what you’ve just said. Who are God’s elect? Those who constantly sin and confess, who know nothing of repentance? Are they believers lacking hearts of reverence for God, who cannot obey Him but always rebel against and resist Him, steal His sacrifices, who are promiscuous? Could people like that be God’s elect? Based on your ideas, it doesn’t matter what sorts of sins we as believers commit—the Lord will forgive us regardless, and when He comes we’ll just be raptured up into the kingdom of heaven. If that really were the case, how can you explain Revelation 21:27? ‘And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defiles, neither whatever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.’ There’s also Hebrews 10:26–27: ‘For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.’ I feel that only those with true testimony, who are able to practice in accordance with the Lord’s words are God’s elect. On top of that, the Lord Jesus prophesied that when He returns in the last days He’ll separate the sheep from the goats, the wheat from the tares, the good servants from the evil. If we could get straight into the kingdom of heaven because we’re justified by faith, because we’re saved by grace, then how would those prophecies from the Lord Jesus be fulfilled? I really don’t think that being raptured is as simple as we’ve imagined it is.”

Gao Mingyuan opened up a Bible and said, “Sister Liu’s fellowship was on point—entering the kingdom of heaven isn’t as easy as we think it is. In Revelation 22:12, it is prophesied that ‘behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.’ This shows us that when the Lord returns in the last days, He’ll reward or punish every person in accordance with their actions. As believers, being able to get into the kingdom of heaven is directly related to whether or not we put the Lord’s words into practice and keep to the Lord’s path. Based on what Paul said, it wouldn’t matter if we adhere to His path or how much we sin—when the Lord returns we’ll just immediately take on a new form and be taken straight up to the kingdom of heaven. So then how would the Lord Jesus’ statement ‘to give every man according as his work shall be’ be fulfilled? We can see from this that Paul’s words completely deviate from the path that God set out and His requirements of human beings. If we follow Paul’s words in our faith, it will ultimately be self-defeating and we’ll grow farther and farther from God. There’s no way we’ll be able to meet God’s requirements to enter the kingdom of heaven. This even further clarifies for us that what Paul said about justification by faith and instantly taking on a new form when the Lord comes isn’t remotely in line with the truth—it was nothing but his own notions and imagination! The Lord Jesus is the Lord of heaven, and only God can determine what sort of person gets into the kingdom of heaven. Paul was just a corrupt human being, so it wasn’t up to him to determine whether or not we’ll be let into God’s kingdom. If we don’t take the Lord’s own words as our basis in waiting for His coming and being raptured up into the kingdom of heaven, if we don’t carry out His words but instead cling to our delusions according to whatever Paul said, just waiting for the Lord’s coming to be totally changed in an instant, we run the risk of being cast out by the Lord! That’s why we as believers need to go according to the Lord’s words in all things, particularly regarding the Lord’s coming. We especially have to make the Lord’s words our basis—this is the only way to do His will.”

Wang Jing nodded in agreement at this and said, “I give thanks to the Lord. This fellowship really contains light and comes from the Holy Spirit’s enlightenment. Thinking of how we believe in the Lord but don’t focus on putting His words into practice or seek to cast off our corruption and be cleansed, but instead uphold the words of Paul and base our seeking on Paul’s words, isn’t that using his words in lieu of the Lord’s words? This way, we’re believers in the Lord name only, but in practice we just believe in Paul. This is in opposition to God! Isn’t it terribly blind and foolish of us to seek in accordance with Paul’s words, not the Lord’s, regarding something as important as welcoming the Lord’s coming?”

Xiao Ya also exclaimed, “That’s right, now I realize that if we don’t put effort into the Lord’s words or seriously ponder them and seek to know His will, but instead base our practice on the words of a human being, that really would be going against the Lord without even realizing it. That is really terrible!”

This suddenly brought something to mind for Wang Jing and she hurriedly asked, “Brothers and sisters, since only those who have been cleansed of their sins can enter into the kingdom of heaven, how can we cast off the bonds of sin and be purified? I’d like to free myself from corruption but I just can’t help but sin all the time. I try to rein myself in but I simply can’t do it. What on earth can be done?”

Gao Mingyuan looked around at everyone there and said with a smile, “We live in sin and we can’t resolve the root of the problem through self-control alone. Only God can save us from the shackles of sin. In fact, the Lord Jesus pointed out the way for us a long time ago. The Lord Jesus said, ‘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’ (John 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’ (John 12:47–48). ‘I pray not that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil. … Sanctify them through Your truth: Your word is truth. … And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth’ (John 17:15, 17, 19). We can see from the Lord’s words that in the last days when the Lord Jesus returns He will express the truth and do the step of His work of judgment, leading us to enter into all truths. This way we can escape from sin, achieving purification and full salvation. God’s work is very practical, not at all the way we imagine it to be, completely changing form in the blink of an eye and making us pure. Instead, His work and words are very real, very practical. He uses words to judge and cleanse man’s sins so that we can be freed from corruption. If we accept the judgment and chastisement of God’s words, undergo His work, and put His words into practice, only then will we be able to fully escape the bonds of sin and be cleansed, and then be worthy of being brought into God’s kingdom by Him, and receiving His blessings and promise.”

Xiao Ya’s eyes lit up, and she said happily, “Oh, so the Lord’s going to return in the last days, express more words and do the work of judgment, allowing us to understand all truths from God’s words and be cleansed. This makes so much sense and I can’t help but think of what’s written in 1 Peter 4:17, ‘For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?’ It was prophesied in the Bible long ago that the Lord would come in the last days and do a step of the work of judgment to cleanse us. Thanks to the Lord, now we have a path to escape from sin and be purified!”

Wang Jing also said with emotion, “Yes, the Lord’s work really is so practical! If we want to seek purification and entry into the kingdom of heaven, we have to undergo the judgment and cleansing of God’s words in a very practical way, and seek transformation through God’s words. I give thanks to the Lord for this enlightenment and guidance. Today’s fellowship has really shifted my incorrect perspectives, otherwise I would still continue to seek based on the words of Paul. The consequences are unthinkable! I truly give thanks to the Lord! Oh, Coworker Gao, what was the source of this enlightening fellowship you shared today?”

Smiling, Gao Mingyuan said, “I didn’t understand any of these things until I read a certain book, which I’ve brought here today. How about we read some of it together?”

Everyone exclaimed, “Great!”

With the exception of Fan Bing, who had a very dour look on his face, everyone else at the meeting felt that this fellowship contained the enlightenment and illumination of the Holy Spirit and had resolved some of their deepest quandaries. They couldn’t help but give thanks for the Lord’s guidance.

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Best Full Christian Movie "The Price We Must Pay" | The True Story of a Christian

Best Full Christian Movie "The Price We Must Pay" | The True Story of a Christian

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" (Matthew 7:21). Just how should we pursue to become people who do the heavenly Father's will and are obedient to God, so that God will bring us into the kingdom of heaven?

Know God’s Sovereignty and Find Happiness in Life

By Kaoshen, Germany

When I was little, my father would often say to me, “My son, our family is not well-off, so if you want anything you have to earn money. When you have money, you have everything!” From then on, my dream was to have a career making big bucks so that my family could live a good life.

What Should I Do After My Husband Has an Affair? (Part 1)

By Shiji

Romance novels were my companions as I grew up. Whenever I read stories about male and female protagonists swearing to uphold their love and going through untold hardships before finally achieving their desires, I was always moved to tears. From that time on, such ideas as “till death do us part” and “love is supreme” became deeply rooted in my heart, and I began to yearn for the kind of sincere love that I found in these novels, to look forward to having a happy and blissful marriage, and to long to be able to find a life-long partner in the future.

Know the Real Meaning of Jesus’ Resurrection From Easter

By Hanxiao

What Is Easter? The Origins of Easter

    Easter, or Resurrection Sunday as it is also called, is a holiday which celebrates the Lord Jesus’ resurrection that occurred three days after He was crucified upon the cross. Its exact time falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox every year. In order to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus and to remember the salvation and hope Jesus brought to mankind, each year from March to April, Christians all over the world hold celebrations on the day of Easter. So while us Christians are commemorating the resurrection of Jesus, do we know why He returned from the dead and appeared to man despite having already finished His work of redemption? And what is the meaning behind His resurrection and His appearance to man?

Knowing the purpose of the three stages of work of God’s management of mankind

Relevant Words of God:

My entire management plan, a plan that spans six thousand years, consists of three stages, or three ages: the Age of Law in the beginning; the Age of Grace (which is also the Age of Redemption); and the Age of Kingdom in the last days. My work in these three ages differs in content according to the nature of each age, but at each stage it accords with man’s needs—or, to be more precise, it is done according to the tricks that Satan employs in the war that I wage against it. The purpose of My work is to defeat Satan, to make manifest My wisdom and omnipotence, to expose all of Satan’s tricks, and thereby to save the entire human race, which lives under its domain.

Competing in This Way, I Benefit Tremendously (Audio Essay)

By Ma Xin, China

Since my husband was not engaged in honest work, frequently drank alcohol and showed no concern for family matters, I would often sink into bitterness and pain. At a time when I did not have the strength to struggle on, a relative delivered Almighty God’s kingdom gospel to me. Through reading God’s word, I understood: God expresses the truth and does the judgment work of the last days in order to save the human race from the hands of Satan. He instructs man to understand, obey and return to Him so that he can receive His protection and care. As a result, I gladly accepted the work of Almighty God of the last days and quickly started my church life. However, right as I found something I could depend my life upon and felt a sense of joy and cheer, Satan’s temptations pounced on me like a wild beast rushed after its prey and a spiritual war erupted …

How I Nearly Became a Foolish Virgin

Li Fang, China

In the fall of 2002, Sister Zhao from my denomination, the Church of Truth, brought her niece, Sister Wang, to my home to tell me some great news that the Lord has come back. After a few days of reading the words of Almighty God and listening to the sister’s detailed fellowship, I understood that from the creation of the world until now God has performed three stages of work in order to save mankind. Other truths that I also came to know were God’s adoption of a different name during each stage of the work, the significance of God’s name for each age, and the mystery of God’s incarnation, etc. These truths really allowed me to open my eyes wide and see my fill. I said to myself: “It all sounds crystal clear, and Almighty God very probably is the returned Lord Jesus so I’d better make sure I grasp this chance and read more of Almighty God’s words.” Before leaving, Sister Wang left some books of God’s words for me. Whenever I had time during the day, I read God’s words. The more I read the more I loved reading them and the more I felt that they were the words of God. After three days I became anxious. I thought: “My son, who is also a believer, and many brothers and sisters in our church still don’t know this great news about the return of the Lord. I’d better hurry up and tell them.”

God’s Word Is My Strength

By Jingnian, Canada

I have followed my family’s belief in the Lord since I was a child, and often read the Bible and attended meetings. After I got married, I passed the gospel of the Lord Jesus on to my mother-in-law, and after my mother-in-law began believing in the Lord, she no longer lost her temper when things happened or acted entirely on her own whims in the things she did, and the relationships in our family began to improve. My husband saw the change in his mother, so he also began believing in the Lord in 2015, and went to church with me every week. When I saw that my family was at peace after accepting the Lord’s gospel, I knew that this was the Lord’s grace, and I thanked the Lord from the bottom of my heart.

Spiritual Warfare | The Word of God Guides Me Through the Snares

By Tian’na, Hong Kong

As I go through the passage of God’s words, “Do You Know? God Has Done a Great Thing Among Men,” I cannot help but recall my experience two years ago of breaking free from the binds of rumors and returning before God.

My family and I all live in Hong Kong. My father-in-law and brother-in-law (my husband’s younger brother) all believe in the Lord Jesus. My brother-in-law is a pastor in a church, so brothers and sisters from the church often come to our home to visit. They pray together and sing hymns of praise to the Lord. In December 2014, a friend of mine told me that she also believed in the Lord….

Breaking Free From the Rumor Trap

By Xiaoyun, China

I used to be a female army officer. One day in 1999, a Korean pastor preached the gospel of the Lord Jesus to me. Because of my earnest pursuit, I soon became the focus of the pastor’s training and his right-hand man. The summer of 2000, the pastor came to Yunnan on a short summer missionary trip with more than a dozen college students from the Korean Gospel Church. Unexpectedly this alarmed the CCP government. We were arrested whilst having a meeting at the pastor’s home and then brought to Yunnan Province Public Security Department for trial. The Korean university students were deported the same night and the Korean pastor was also expelled. The church suffered persecution by the CCP and many believers were cowardly and did not dare believe. A proportion of believers were also forced to go to the Three-Self Church and this was how the church was broken up by the CCP. I was one of the main co-workers in the church and the persecution by the CCP this time also caused me to lose my job.

A Battle

By Zhang Hui, China

My name is Zhang Hui, and in 1993 my entire family came to believe in the Lord Jesus. I was an enthusiastic seeker, so I quickly became a preacher. I would often travel around to different churches to work and preach. After a few years, I quit my job and began to serve the Lord full time. However, for some unknown reason, my brothers’ and sisters’ faith and love gradually cooled, and jealousy and strife grew between co-workers. I also felt that my spirit was withering, and I had nothing left to preach on. In 2005, my wife got cancer, and she died soon after that. This was a huge blow for me and I became even weaker. One day, I went to stay at my cousin’s house and met two sisters there, who preached Almighty God’s gospel of the kingdom. Over several days of fellowship and debate, I came to truly believe that the Lord Jesus had returned, that He is Almighty God in the flesh. Through reading Almighty God’s words, my thirsty heart was watered and supplied, and I savored the sweetness of the Holy Spirit’s work, understanding many truths and mysteries I had never understood before. However, just as I was immersed in the joy of reunion with the Lord, the temptations and attacks of Satan were creeping ever-closer to me …

Spiritual Warfare | Who Is the Obstacle on the Road to the Heavenly Kingdom

By Meng’ai, Malaysia

The year my husband died, I was deep in despair, and on top of that I had the added burden of raising my children. Hardship had suddenly befallen my life, but I had the love of the Lord with me all along, and with the help of my brothers and sisters I got through this difficult time. To recompense the love of the Lord, I continued to make donations and serve the church, and have been doing so for over thirty years. In this time, I have experienced the thriving of the church and seen the glorious occasion of the spread of the gospel of the Lord Jesus. I’ve also witnessed desolation and helplessness in the church. I thought back to when the Holy Spirit first began to do the great work in the church, when we experienced enjoyment and gained much from listening to the pastor’s preaching. There was mutual love among the brothers and sisters just as if we were all one family, and everyone was united in spreading the gospel and bearing witness to the Lord. Later, without knowing what had happened, there was no longer any light in what the pastor preached. It was like everything was just the same old story repeated again and again, and the believers simply could not get anything to nourish them. Their faith and love gradually waned, and there were fewer and fewer people coming to gatherings. Those of us who participated in service were also just going through the motions. We all acted according to the wishes of the people in the ministry and not at all in the service of God, but rather we just exerted ourselves in front of other people and tried to win their admiration. I knew that this kind of service was not in line with God’s will, and so it was very painful for me. I also felt helpless, with no idea how to walk the path ahead of me. I hoped all the more for the Lord to return as soon as possible, so that all these problems would be solved.

Breaking Free From Shackles and Returning to the Presence of God

By Yongyuan, USA

In November of 1982, our whole family emigrated to the USA. Because our family had been faithful to the Lord since the generation of my grandfather, we quickly found a Chinese church in Chinatown, New York where we could attend mass after we arrived in the United States. We never missed a single mass since we started attending, and my mother and elder sister were especially good about reading the scriptures whenever they had time to seek the Lord’s blessing. At that time, the priest would often say: “When the Lord comes, He will judge people publicly and divide people into categories: Those who truly repent and confess, and who are of good faith in Him, will be able to go to heaven; those who commit sins but not grave ones will suffer the torment of purgatory but are still able to be saved and ascend to heaven; those who do not believe in the Lord or commit sins that are too grave will suffer the punishment of hell.” These words left an impression on my heart as if they had been branded there. They caused me to believe in the Lord with enthusiasm, and even if I was busy with work, I never stopped going to mass.

A Clean Break With the Past

Fangfang, China

All of us in my family believe in the Lord Jesus, and while I’m just an ordinary believer my father is one of the church’s co-workers. In February 2004, I accepted Almighty God’s work of the last days, and soon after I preached the gospel of the kingdom to my youngest sister. I originally was going to bear witness to God’s work of the last days for my father by equipping myself with some of God’s words and truths. But to my surprise, when my father heard that I’d accepted Almighty God’s work of the last days he went into a frenzy trying to disrupt and prevent my doing so.

The Storm Caused at Home by the May 28 Case of Zhaoyuan

Enhui, China

I’m an ordinary country woman, and I would often be weighed down by the strenuous burdens of the household. Because of this, my temperament became quite violent, and my husband and I were always at each other’s throats day in and day out. Our lives simply couldn’t go on like that. Whenever I was suffering, I would yell, “Heavens! Please save me!” In 2013, the work of Almighty God in the last days chanced upon me. Through reading the word of God and attending gatherings with brothers and sisters, I became certain that Almighty God had been the God whom I had cried out to in my suffering, and then gladly accepted Almighty God’s work in the last days.

New Gospel Song "The Great Red Dragon Collapses as God's People Grow" | Praise God's Actions

New Gospel Song "The Great Red Dragon Collapses as God's People Grow" | Praise God's Actions

The More Mature God’s People Get,

the More the Great Red Dragon Collapses 

When the people have all been made complete,

and all nations are Christ’s kingdom, the seven thunders will peal.

Today’s a stride towards that stage. The charge has been unleashed.

This is God’s plan. It will soon be realized.