After listening to Almighty God’s words and Brother Wang’s fellowship, I recalled what the priest in our church had said about “When the Lord comes good people will be separated from the bad people” and realized that this notion is just too vague, too impractical, and doesn’t match the reality of God’s work at all. We all live in sin, we continuously commit sins and repent without being able to escape from this cycle, so who are the truly good people?
How do I deserve to receive such favor and enjoy so much salvation? III In this life I will live only for You, Almighty God. My last breath will be offered to You, to You, be offered to You.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Monday, July 30, 2018
Gospel Testimonies | Meeting the Lord Again I
I was born into a Catholic family, and from an early age my mother taught me to read the Bible. At the time, the Chinese Communist Party was re-building the nation after the civil war, and as the CCP was suppressing all religions, I was 20 years old before I finally got the chance to go to church and listen to sermons. The priest often said to us: “We Catholics must properly confess our sins and repent. We must do good, not evil, and always go to Mass. During the last days,
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Christian Crosstalk "A Love No Net Can Catch" | Hold Onto the True Love for God in CCP's Persecution
Introduction
The crosstalk A Love No Net Can Catch shares the experience of a Christian who is subjected to all sorts of monitoring and pursuit by the CCP government; she cannot return home, instead constantly on the run. The CCP has spent vast amounts of money to build its "Skynet Project" to suppress Christians and crack down on dissidents, establishing the world's largest video surveillance network to control China so tightly that even a needle, a drop of water cannot get through. Under the government's high-intensity surveillance Christians' freedoms are restricted at every turn and they face the constant danger of being arrested and imprisoned. But under God's guidance, Christians from The Church of Almighty God have not lost their faith in God and have become firmer in their faith through hardships.
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Finding the True Way | Christian Short Film "A Choice Without Regret" | The Lord Is in China
Introduction
Her parents divorced when she was at an early age. Growing up in a broken family and depending on others for living, she felt lonely and helpless. Misfortunes coming upon her one after another, which were big blows to her heart, made her feel the cruelty and desolation of the world. She was confused and frightened about her future. She set her mind on getting into Tsinghua University and use knowledge to change her destiny. … When Almighty God’s salvation came upon her, her life was completely changed. She found her real family, and found the most meaningful and valuable life. So, already admitted by Tsinghua University, she determinedly gave up the opportunity to attend the university, and devoted herself to the work of preaching the kingdom gospel.…
Friday, July 27, 2018
4 Keys Help You Have Effective Prayers
By Lin Qiao
Ever since we started believing in the Lord, we knew that praying to God and communing with God is indispensable to our spiritual life. Because God’s word says, “Prayer is one of the ways in which man cooperates with God, it is a means by which man calls upon God, and it is the process by which man is touched by God’s Spirit. It can be said that those who are without prayer are dead ones without spirit, proof that they lack the faculties to be touched by God
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Best Christian Music Video | So Happy to Live in the Love of God | "Christ's Kingdom Is a Warm Home"
I
Christ’s kingdom is my warm home, it belongs to all of God’s people.Christ walks and speaks in the church and lives together with God’s people.The judgment and chastisement of God’s words is here, as is work of the Holy Spirit.God’s words water, supply and guide us, and our lives grow.This is the kingdom ruled by Christ, it is a fair and just world.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven | Heresy and Cults Cannot Be Determined by People
God’s last days’ work has already conquered a group of people in Mainland China. Many believers in the religious community who long for God to appear have been conquered by God’s words because they have heard God’s voice and have returned before God’s throne. At the same time, many priests and elders in the religious community are desperate to resist and condemn God’s last days’ work. They always refer to it as heresy or a cult and wantonly condemn and blaspheme it. Their ignorance and arrogance drive them, like the Pharisees of those days, to take the road to perdition of resisting God and viewing God as an enemy, at the critical moment when new work replaces old.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Christian Crosstalk "A Plan to Go 'Fishing'" | True Story Behind the Release of Christians
Introduction
Zhou Zhiyong is a Christian who was arrested by the CCP police for sharing the gospel. After half a month of brutal torture when their interrogation yielded no results, the CCP government suddenly releases him. Zhou Zhiyong quietly rejoices at leaving that evil place. But just as he is getting ready to meet with his brothers and sisters, there is one strange occurrence after another…. Finally one day he is arrested by the police again and only then does he fully understand the truth. The CCP had been using him as bait on a long line to catch the big fish all along! A three-year sentence gives Zhou Zhiyong a deeper understanding of the CCP's evil essence of resisting God, and he comes to develop a true hatred for it. He thirsts for the truth and aspires to the light even more and resolves: No matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will follow God until the end!
Monday, July 23, 2018
The Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven| Finding the Way Back After Getting Lost
Xieli, USA
I’d always wanted a happy life with a high standard of living, so I came to the U.S.A. to work as hard as I could. After a few years of hard work and suffering, I was able to gradually get the things I wanted: my own company, my own car, my own house, etc. I was finally living the “happy” life that I’d dreamed of. During this period, I made friends with a few guys and enjoyed eating meals, drinking and having fun with them during our leisure time. We all got on pretty well together, and I thought I’d met a good bunch of guys. But then I came to realize that they were just drinking buddies who often talked nonsense
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Christian Crosstalk | "Village Lockdown" | A Christian Adventure In Preaching Gospel
Christian Crosstalk | "Village Lockdown" | A Christian Adventure In Preaching Gospel
The crosstalk Village Lockdown tells the harrowing tale of Christian Yang Ming being tracked by the CCP government's eyes and nearly being arrested while sharing the gospel with her aunt. The two actors provide a vivid, humorous performance showing the hardships suffered by Christians in China who preach the gospel. The CCP government's tactics for striking at and suppressing religious beliefs are sinister; their tricks are myriad and surveillance is everywhere.
Saturday, July 21, 2018
gospel | The Years I Put Myself Out on Behalf of My Daughter ||
While I was still pondering over this my mother said to me: “Let’s watch the gospel movie Caught the Last Train together. Dearest, we are now in the age of the last days and Almighty God’s work of the last days is God’s final stage of the work of saving mankind. What’s more, we are now into the final countdown, the last train is about to leave the station, so you’ve really got to make an effort to investigate all this. Your sister and I have been trying to preach the gospel to you for the last few years, but you’ve been too busy making money and so haven’t bothered to seek or investigate the true way. But look what all your hustle and bustle has brought you
Friday, July 20, 2018
The Voice and Word of the Holy Spirit | "When It Comes to God, What Is Your Understanding"
Introduction:
Almighty God says, "The so-called God is not only the Holy Spirit, that Spirit, the sevenfold intensified Spirit, the all-encompassing Spirit, but also a person, an ordinary person, an exceptionally common person. He is not only male, but also female. They are similar in that They are both born to humans, and dissimilar in that one is conceived by the Holy Spirit and the other is born to a human but derived directly from the Spirit.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
gospel | I Have Found True Happiness (Audio Essay)
I was born into an ordinary farming family. Even though my family was not wealthy, my father and mother loved each other and treated me very well. Our family life was quite abundant and blessed. After I grew up, I told myself: I must find a husband that will treat me well and I must establish a blissful and happy family. This is what is most important. I do not seek riches, I only need to have a loving relationship with my husband and a peaceful family life.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
praise and worship music "The Kingdom" | Welcome the Return of God
The kingdom, the city of saints, Christ’s kingdom.In the kingdom, God’s riches and glory are made manifest.Lightning comes from the East and shines unto the West.The true light is here, God’s word has appeared in the flesh.The Savior has long since returned, descending on a white cloud.The saints have today been raptured before the throne to worship God.The saints of the past have arisen again to stand firm in the last days.The saints are cruelly persecuted in China, the land of demons.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
gospel | 3 Key Principles for Welcoming the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
By Yanjin
Being able to welcome the second coming of the Lord Jesus is the greatest wish of those who truly believe in the Lord. So how can we welcome the Lord Jesus? What follows is fellowship on the three main paths so that we may welcome the Lord’s return together.
1. Don’t Rely on Notions and Imaginings, Have a God-fearing Heart
God says, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, said Jehovah. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8–9). “We should all know that people, who are of the flesh, have all been corrupted by Satan. It is their nature to oppose God, and they are not on a parity with God, much less can they offer counsel for the work of God. How God guides man is the work of God Himself. Man should submit, and should not hold such and such a view, for man is but dust” (“Only He Who Experiences the Work of God Truly Believes in God”). God is the Lord of creation, and His work and words reveal His authority, power, wondrousness, and wisdom. Whether or not God’s deeds are in line with our notions and whether we can understand them, as He is the Creator, we should all seek, accept, and submit with a God-fearing heart. This is the kind of reason that we as humans should possess. If we are arrogant, relying on our own notions and imaginings to delimit God’s work, if we always hold on to many of our own ideas regarding the Lord’s return, demanding that God do this or that, we will be prone to doing things that oppose God. Just like when the Lord Jesus came to work—the Pharisees entirely lacked hearts of reverence for God, so they didn’t engage in seeking regarding His work. They well knew that the words the Lord Jesus uttered possessed authority and power, but they still haughtily took their own notions and imaginings as the truth, believing that when God came His name would be Messiah, and He would be born into an aristocratic line to be the King of the Jews. But when God came, His name was Jesus and He was born into an average family. He didn’t act as their king, either, so the Pharisees passed judgment, thinking that the Lord Jesus wasn’t the Messiah and He wasn’t God. And based on what they imagined, the Pharisees believed that when the Messiah came, He would first enlighten them and reveal Himself to them, and that He would work from within the temple. They didn’t think He would be working and preaching among such lowly people as harlots, publicans, and fishermen; they believed He would continue guiding them to keep the laws of the Old Testament. But in the Lord Jesus’ work, He came out from the temple and frequently sat down to break bread with sinners. He preached and worked among the common people, He worked on the Sabbath, He allowed His disciples to pluck and eat grain on the Sabbath day, and He required that His followers keep to the teachings of the new age, and so on. But the Pharisees arrogantly, stubbornly clung to their own notions and imaginings, resisting, condemning, judging, and blaspheming the Lord Jesus with all their might. Ultimately, they colluded with the Roman government to crucify Him; this seriously offended God’s disposition and they suffered God’s righteous punishment. The failure of the Pharisees clearly shows us that relying on our own notions and imaginings in our approach to God’s words and work makes us likely to resist God and offend His disposition. This leads to being rejected and punished by God. So, in welcoming the coming of the Lord, we absolutely cannot delimit or judge God’s coming based on our own notions and imaginings. Instead, we must let go of those things, maintain a heart of reverence for God, and seek the truth with an open mind based on the Lord’s words. This is the only way we’ll be able to welcome the return of the Lord. Just as the Lord Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. … Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:3, 6).
2. Actively Seek and Investigate the True Way
Three Key Principles for Welcoming the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus said, “And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him” (Matthew 25:6). This verse shows that the Lord Jesus requires us to be wise virgins; as long as someone cries out that the Bridegroom has come, that is, in the last days if someone is preaching that the Lord has returned, we should actively seek and investigate it. We must focus on hearing the voice of God. This is the only way we’ll be able to welcome the Lord and be raptured up before His throne. However, some brothers and sisters have disregarded this important requirement of the Lord. They just listen to what the pastors and elders have to say, and believe that as long as they hold fast to the name of the Lord, pray and read the Bible frequently, and diligently do the work of the Lord, when He comes they’ll be able to welcome Him—they won’t need to go out to seek and investigate. There are even some pastors and elders who tell brothers and sisters that we are in the last days, so there are more and more false Christs and antichrists, so they shouldn’t listen to, watch, or come into contact with anyone at all who spreads news of the Lord’s return. They say that’s the only way they won’t be deceived. I see that compared to the Lord Jesus’ requirement of us, our way of thinking is not in line with the truth or with the Lord’s will. In that crucial time when the Lord comes, if we hear someone testify that the Lord Jesus has returned but we continue to passively wait instead of proactively seeking and investigating, how could we welcome the Lord? If we just shut the true Christ out because we’re afraid of being misled by false Christs, isn’t that just cutting off our nose to spite our face? Wouldn’t we then be very likely to miss out on our chance to welcome the Lord’s coming? The Lord Jesus made us a promise: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). And it says in the Bible: “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). We can see from this that only if we actively listen to sermons and focus on seeking and investigating will we be able to gain God’s guidance. Particularly when it comes to welcoming the Lord’s coming, we should sincerely pray to the Lord and when we hear news of His coming, actively seek; that way we will gain the Holy Spirit’s enlightenment and guidance, and welcome the return of the Lord. Just like Peter in the Age of Grace, before he was called on by the Lord, he heard about the deeds of the Lord Jesus and longed to see Him who shared the gospel of the kingdom of heaven. When he heard his brother Andrew say, “We have found the Messias” (John 1:41), Peter took the initiative to follow Andrew to go see the Lord Jesus, and through His work and words, determined the He was the Messiah. Ultimately, he gave up everything to follow the Lord Jesus and received His salvation. This is why engaging in active seeking and investigation when we hear someone sharing news of the Lord Jesus’ return is critical.
3. Focus on Hearing God’s Voice
The Lord Jesus clearly told us: “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). “My sheep hear My voice” (John 10:27). This was also prophesied multiple times in Revelation chapters 2 and 3: “He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” And in chapter 3, verse 20, it said: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” We can determine from the Lord Jesus’ words and the prophecies in Revelation that when the Lord Jesus returns in the last days, He will utter more words to water and sustain us, telling us the truths we do not understand. When we hear the news of the Lord’s return and recognize the voice of God from His utterances, we can follow the footsteps of the Lord and attend the feast of the Lamb. This is why focusing on hearing the voice of God in order to welcome the return of the Lord Jesus is so important.
So how can we discern the voice of God? That does not depend on how great our caliber is or how long we’ve been believers, but it depends on our intuition, the sense within our spirit, that shared feeling within our hearts. Anyone with a heart and spirit can absolutely feel it. Just as Jehovah said: “Visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me, And showing mercy to thousands of them that love Me and keep My commandments” (Deuteronomy 5:9–10). When Jehovah God made a promise to Abraham, He said: “And I will make of you a great nation…. And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:2–3). And the Lord Jesus said this: “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake” (Matthew 5:10–11). Also, when the Lord Jesus cursed the Pharisees, He said: “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!” (Matthew 23:13). “You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of hell?” (Matthew 23:33). By reading God’s words, all of us can see that they are the truth, that they possess power and authority and are things that could not come from any human mouth. God’s words open up mysteries and tell us of God’s management plan, which we have never known of before. God’s words get straight to the heart of human beings’ corrupt essence and can even expose the corruption hidden deepest within our hearts. This allows us to see the nature and essence of all sorts of people. In addition, God’s words provide sustenance for our lives, pointing out a specific path of practice for us and resolving our practical difficulties, just as the Lord Jesus spoke on truths such as how to treat others and how to approach our enemies. That gave us a clear path of practice in our interactions with others and then we knew how to treat other people. These are the principles of how to discern whether something is the voice of God or not.
In fact, the disciples who followed the Lord Jesus in the Age of Grace such as Peter, John, and James were all people who heard Him speak and preach and felt that His words were full of authority and power, that they possessed the truth. They felt that it was God speaking, and this is why they recognized that the Lord Jesus was the coming of the Messiah, so they followed the Lord and gained His salvation. And there was Nathanael, who knew within his heart that the Lord Jesus was the Son of God when he heard the Lord say to him: “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! … Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you” (John 1:47–48). He knew then that the Lord was the King of the Israelites, because even though the Lord Jesus had never met him before, He still knew that he was praying silently, and said that he was without artifice. It occurred to Nathanael that only God can examine man’s hearts; common people entirely lack that ability, that authority. This is why, when we encounter the words uttered by the Lord in the last days, as long as we genuinely and carefully ponder them and listen with our hearts, we will be able to recognize the voice of God. All those who are able to hear the voice of God, and who accept and submit to Him, will welcome the return of the Lord and be raptured up before God’s throne to attend the wedding feast of the Lamb. All of these people are wise virgins and are the most blessed of all.
Now we’ve gained an understanding of the three main paths to welcoming the Lord’s coming. One is to not rely on notions and imaginings, and to have a God-fearing heart. Two, actively seek and investigate the true way. Three, focus on hearing God’s voice. I believe that as long as we practice in accordance with these three paths we will certainly be able to welcome the return of the Lord Jesus.
May the Lord be with us, Amen!
Being able to welcome the second coming of the Lord Jesus is the greatest wish of those who truly believe in the Lord. So how can we welcome the Lord Jesus? What follows is fellowship on the three main paths so that we may welcome the Lord’s return together.
1. Don’t Rely on Notions and Imaginings, Have a God-fearing Heart
God says, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, said Jehovah. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8–9). “We should all know that people, who are of the flesh, have all been corrupted by Satan. It is their nature to oppose God, and they are not on a parity with God, much less can they offer counsel for the work of God. How God guides man is the work of God Himself. Man should submit, and should not hold such and such a view, for man is but dust” (“Only He Who Experiences the Work of God Truly Believes in God”). God is the Lord of creation, and His work and words reveal His authority, power, wondrousness, and wisdom. Whether or not God’s deeds are in line with our notions and whether we can understand them, as He is the Creator, we should all seek, accept, and submit with a God-fearing heart. This is the kind of reason that we as humans should possess. If we are arrogant, relying on our own notions and imaginings to delimit God’s work, if we always hold on to many of our own ideas regarding the Lord’s return, demanding that God do this or that, we will be prone to doing things that oppose God. Just like when the Lord Jesus came to work—the Pharisees entirely lacked hearts of reverence for God, so they didn’t engage in seeking regarding His work. They well knew that the words the Lord Jesus uttered possessed authority and power, but they still haughtily took their own notions and imaginings as the truth, believing that when God came His name would be Messiah, and He would be born into an aristocratic line to be the King of the Jews. But when God came, His name was Jesus and He was born into an average family. He didn’t act as their king, either, so the Pharisees passed judgment, thinking that the Lord Jesus wasn’t the Messiah and He wasn’t God. And based on what they imagined, the Pharisees believed that when the Messiah came, He would first enlighten them and reveal Himself to them, and that He would work from within the temple. They didn’t think He would be working and preaching among such lowly people as harlots, publicans, and fishermen; they believed He would continue guiding them to keep the laws of the Old Testament. But in the Lord Jesus’ work, He came out from the temple and frequently sat down to break bread with sinners. He preached and worked among the common people, He worked on the Sabbath, He allowed His disciples to pluck and eat grain on the Sabbath day, and He required that His followers keep to the teachings of the new age, and so on. But the Pharisees arrogantly, stubbornly clung to their own notions and imaginings, resisting, condemning, judging, and blaspheming the Lord Jesus with all their might. Ultimately, they colluded with the Roman government to crucify Him; this seriously offended God’s disposition and they suffered God’s righteous punishment. The failure of the Pharisees clearly shows us that relying on our own notions and imaginings in our approach to God’s words and work makes us likely to resist God and offend His disposition. This leads to being rejected and punished by God. So, in welcoming the coming of the Lord, we absolutely cannot delimit or judge God’s coming based on our own notions and imaginings. Instead, we must let go of those things, maintain a heart of reverence for God, and seek the truth with an open mind based on the Lord’s words. This is the only way we’ll be able to welcome the return of the Lord. Just as the Lord Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. … Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:3, 6).
2. Actively Seek and Investigate the True Way
Three Key Principles for Welcoming the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus said, “And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him” (Matthew 25:6). This verse shows that the Lord Jesus requires us to be wise virgins; as long as someone cries out that the Bridegroom has come, that is, in the last days if someone is preaching that the Lord has returned, we should actively seek and investigate it. We must focus on hearing the voice of God. This is the only way we’ll be able to welcome the Lord and be raptured up before His throne. However, some brothers and sisters have disregarded this important requirement of the Lord. They just listen to what the pastors and elders have to say, and believe that as long as they hold fast to the name of the Lord, pray and read the Bible frequently, and diligently do the work of the Lord, when He comes they’ll be able to welcome Him—they won’t need to go out to seek and investigate. There are even some pastors and elders who tell brothers and sisters that we are in the last days, so there are more and more false Christs and antichrists, so they shouldn’t listen to, watch, or come into contact with anyone at all who spreads news of the Lord’s return. They say that’s the only way they won’t be deceived. I see that compared to the Lord Jesus’ requirement of us, our way of thinking is not in line with the truth or with the Lord’s will. In that crucial time when the Lord comes, if we hear someone testify that the Lord Jesus has returned but we continue to passively wait instead of proactively seeking and investigating, how could we welcome the Lord? If we just shut the true Christ out because we’re afraid of being misled by false Christs, isn’t that just cutting off our nose to spite our face? Wouldn’t we then be very likely to miss out on our chance to welcome the Lord’s coming? The Lord Jesus made us a promise: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). And it says in the Bible: “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17). We can see from this that only if we actively listen to sermons and focus on seeking and investigating will we be able to gain God’s guidance. Particularly when it comes to welcoming the Lord’s coming, we should sincerely pray to the Lord and when we hear news of His coming, actively seek; that way we will gain the Holy Spirit’s enlightenment and guidance, and welcome the return of the Lord. Just like Peter in the Age of Grace, before he was called on by the Lord, he heard about the deeds of the Lord Jesus and longed to see Him who shared the gospel of the kingdom of heaven. When he heard his brother Andrew say, “We have found the Messias” (John 1:41), Peter took the initiative to follow Andrew to go see the Lord Jesus, and through His work and words, determined the He was the Messiah. Ultimately, he gave up everything to follow the Lord Jesus and received His salvation. This is why engaging in active seeking and investigation when we hear someone sharing news of the Lord Jesus’ return is critical.
3. Focus on Hearing God’s Voice
The Lord Jesus clearly told us: “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). “My sheep hear My voice” (John 10:27). This was also prophesied multiple times in Revelation chapters 2 and 3: “He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” And in chapter 3, verse 20, it said: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” We can determine from the Lord Jesus’ words and the prophecies in Revelation that when the Lord Jesus returns in the last days, He will utter more words to water and sustain us, telling us the truths we do not understand. When we hear the news of the Lord’s return and recognize the voice of God from His utterances, we can follow the footsteps of the Lord and attend the feast of the Lamb. This is why focusing on hearing the voice of God in order to welcome the return of the Lord Jesus is so important.
So how can we discern the voice of God? That does not depend on how great our caliber is or how long we’ve been believers, but it depends on our intuition, the sense within our spirit, that shared feeling within our hearts. Anyone with a heart and spirit can absolutely feel it. Just as Jehovah said: “Visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me, And showing mercy to thousands of them that love Me and keep My commandments” (Deuteronomy 5:9–10). When Jehovah God made a promise to Abraham, He said: “And I will make of you a great nation…. And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:2–3). And the Lord Jesus said this: “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake” (Matthew 5:10–11). Also, when the Lord Jesus cursed the Pharisees, He said: “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!” (Matthew 23:13). “You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of hell?” (Matthew 23:33). By reading God’s words, all of us can see that they are the truth, that they possess power and authority and are things that could not come from any human mouth. God’s words open up mysteries and tell us of God’s management plan, which we have never known of before. God’s words get straight to the heart of human beings’ corrupt essence and can even expose the corruption hidden deepest within our hearts. This allows us to see the nature and essence of all sorts of people. In addition, God’s words provide sustenance for our lives, pointing out a specific path of practice for us and resolving our practical difficulties, just as the Lord Jesus spoke on truths such as how to treat others and how to approach our enemies. That gave us a clear path of practice in our interactions with others and then we knew how to treat other people. These are the principles of how to discern whether something is the voice of God or not.
In fact, the disciples who followed the Lord Jesus in the Age of Grace such as Peter, John, and James were all people who heard Him speak and preach and felt that His words were full of authority and power, that they possessed the truth. They felt that it was God speaking, and this is why they recognized that the Lord Jesus was the coming of the Messiah, so they followed the Lord and gained His salvation. And there was Nathanael, who knew within his heart that the Lord Jesus was the Son of God when he heard the Lord say to him: “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! … Before that Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you” (John 1:47–48). He knew then that the Lord was the King of the Israelites, because even though the Lord Jesus had never met him before, He still knew that he was praying silently, and said that he was without artifice. It occurred to Nathanael that only God can examine man’s hearts; common people entirely lack that ability, that authority. This is why, when we encounter the words uttered by the Lord in the last days, as long as we genuinely and carefully ponder them and listen with our hearts, we will be able to recognize the voice of God. All those who are able to hear the voice of God, and who accept and submit to Him, will welcome the return of the Lord and be raptured up before God’s throne to attend the wedding feast of the Lamb. All of these people are wise virgins and are the most blessed of all.
Now we’ve gained an understanding of the three main paths to welcoming the Lord’s coming. One is to not rely on notions and imaginings, and to have a God-fearing heart. Two, actively seek and investigate the true way. Three, focus on hearing God’s voice. I believe that as long as we practice in accordance with these three paths we will certainly be able to welcome the return of the Lord Jesus.
May the Lord be with us, Amen!
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Monday, July 16, 2018
gospel | God Didn’t Have the Heart to Let Me Fall Into the Underworld (Audio Essay)
Almighty God says: “Look back to the time of Noah’s ark: Mankind was deeply corrupt, had strayed from the blessing of God, was no longer cared for by God, and had lost the promises of God. They lived in darkness, without the light of God. Thus they became licentious by nature, abandoned themselves to hideous depravity. Such men could no longer receive the promise of God; they were unfit to witness the face of God, nor to hear the voice of God, for they had abandoned God, had cast aside all that He had bestowed upon them, and had forgotten the teachings of God. Their heart strayed farther and farther from God, and as it did, they became depraved beyond all reason and humanity, and became increasingly evil. Thus they came ever closer to death, and fell under the wrath and punishment of God. Only Noah worshiped God and shunned evil, and so he was able to hear the voice of God, and hear the instructions of God. He built the ark according to the instructions of God’s word, and assembled all manner of living creatures. And in this way, once everything had been prepared, God unleashed His destruction upon the world. Only Noah and the seven members of his family survived the destruction, for Noah worshiped Jehovah and shunned evil” (“God Presides Over the Fate of All Mankind” in The Word Appears in the Flesh). After reading this passage of God’s words I fell into a state of deep contemplation …
Sunday, July 15, 2018
English Christian Crosstalk "Tracking Service" Tear off the False Mask of China's Religious Freedom
Introduction
English Christian Crosstalk "Tracking Service" Tear off the False Mask of China's Religious Freedom
In China, where the CCP holds all political power alone, cruel persecution of Christians by the CCP is an everyday occurrence. To banish religious belief, the CCP even has a "tracking service" for Christians. The crosstalk Tracking Service teaches you all the despicable methods the CCP uses to monitor and track Christians, and shows the hypocrisy of China's "religious freedom."
Saturday, July 14, 2018
The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything
The prosperity and demise of the Roman Empire, the prosperity and decline of the Great Britain, the rise and mission of the United States. Who is responsible for these great historical events? Who drives the historical process? Who leads humanity to today? christian documentary "The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything" will take you through the history of human development and explore the hidden mysteries behind it.
Friday, July 13, 2018
God redeemed mankind in the Age of Grace, so why does He still need to do His work of judgment in the last days?
God redeemed mankind in the Age of Grace, so why does He still need to do His work of judgment in the last days?
Bible Verses for Reference:
“You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy”(Lev 11:45).
“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).
Thursday, July 12, 2018
"Knocking at the Door" (5) - The Lord Is Knocking at the Door: Can You Recognize His Voice? (2)
Introduction
The Lord Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice" (Jhn 10:27). Clearly, the Lord is speaking to search for His sheep upon His return. The most crucial thing for Christians to do as they await the coming of the Lord is to seek to hear the voice of the Lord. How is one able to recognize the voice of the Lord, though? What is the difference between the voice of God and the voice of humans?
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
What is being saved? What is salvation?
Bible Verses for Reference:
“He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be damned” (Mak 16:16).
“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins” (Mat 26:28).
“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” (Mat 7:21).
Monday, July 9, 2018
What is the difference between the way the Lord Jesus worked in the Age of Grace and the way Almighty God works in the Age of Kingdom?
What is the difference between the way the Lord Jesus worked in the Age of Grace and the way Almighty God works in the Age of Kingdom?
Relevant Words of God:
During His first incarnation, it was necessary for God to heal the sick and cast out demons because His work was to redeem. In order to redeem the entire human race, He needed to be compassionate and forgiving. The work that He did before He was crucified was healing the sick and casting out demons, which presaged His salvation of man from sin and filth. Because it was the Age of Grace, it was necessary for Him to heal the sick, thereby showing signs and wonders, which were representative of grace in that age;
Clip "Knocking at the Door" (4) - The Lord Is Knocking at the Door: Can You Recognize His Voice? (1)
Introduction
The Lord Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice" (Jhn 10:27). Clearly, the Lord is speaking to search for His sheep upon His return. The most crucial thing for Christians to do as they await the coming of the Lord is to seek to hear the voice of the Lord. How is one able to recognize the voice of the Lord, though? What is the difference between the voice of God and the voice of humans?
Sunday, July 8, 2018
The Secret Tip to Resolving Hatred
Xiao Wu
I was self-employed. Mainly I sold all kinds of textiles, and I also made clothes for my customers part-time. After a few years, my business became more and more popular, and people around me were all very envious. Later, a neighboring household opened the same kind of shop as mine and became my competitor. Naturally, the business in my shop was affected. The popular proverb says two of a trade never agree, but my peer was not just anyone, but my most trusted pupil, Xiaochen.
Saturday, July 7, 2018
"Knocking at the Door" (3) - Christians Have Woken Up Upon Hearing the Lord Speak Upon His Return
Introduction
The Lord Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Rev 3:20). Over these years, The Church of Almighty God has consistently testified that Lord Jesus has returned, and that He has spoken words to do the judgment work of the last days. Pastors and elders of religious circles, however, under the pretense of protecting the flock, do their utmost to obstruct believers from investigating the true way and hearing God's voice. What choice will Christians make as they approach this?
Friday, July 6, 2018
I Experienced God’s Salvation
Cheng Hao Yongzhou City, Hunan Province
By the grace of God, my wife and I were promoted to the second-line gospel team to fulfill our duties. A little while ago, my wife was promoted to team director, while I, as a result of my own arrogance and wanton behavior, lost the work of the Holy Spirit and was sent home to reflect on my actions. Given that my wife and I began fulfilling our duties at the same time, it was a hard pill to swallow seeing her promoted while I was dismissed from my duties. Tears came to my eyes as I thought: “It’s over for me.
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Movie Clip "Knocking at the Door" (2) - What Mistakes Are Most Easily Made in Welcoming the Lord?
Introduction
Many people of faith in religious circles believe what the pastors and elders say, "All of God's words and work are in the Bible. It would be impossible for any of God's words to appear outside of the Bible." Is there a biblical foundation for this claim, though?
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Gospel Testimonies I What is The Rapture?
Just like many other Christian brothers and sisters, I eagerly long for the second coming of the Lord Jesus. We abide by the following passage from 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). For this reason, we foolishly look up to the skies longing for the day that Jesus will return and take us up into the clouds so that we can be with the Lord
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Following in the Footsteps of God | Almighty God's Word "God's Work and Man's Practice" (Part One)
Almighty God says, "In every instance of God’s work are the visions that should be known by man, visions that are followed by God’s fitting requirements of man. Without these visions as the foundation, man would be simply incapable of practice, nor would man be able to follow God unwaveringly. If man does not know God or understand God’s will, then all that man does is in vain, and incapable of being approved by God. No matter how plentiful man’s gifts, still he is inseparable from God’s work and the guidance of God.
Monday, July 2, 2018
It’s Not Easy to Truly Know Yourself
Zhang Rui Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
I was a deceitful person. In God’s word we can see that deceitful people will not be saved by God; only honest people will receive His praise. So, I sought to be an honest person, to consciously practice speaking accurately, to be objective and practical, and to seek the truth from facts when reporting on issues. In my work, whether it was an error or an omission, I related it in detail to the leader. I also consciously dissected and exposed my own corruption. Every time I put this into practice, I felt that I had undergone some changes and I got a little taste of being an honest person.
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Praise God | King of Kings | Rock Music "Gospel Choir 11th Performance"
Praise God | King of Kings | Rock Music "Gospel Choir 11th Performance"
The Lord Jesus has descended on a white cloud among us with His judgment, His righteousness, and His original disposition, revealing to mankind the true God who bestows His mercy abundantly and casts out His anger fiercely.
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Since it came to power in mainland China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been unceasing in its persecution of religious faith...
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Introduction It is recorded in the Bible that the Lord Jesus condemned the Pharisees with the seven woes. Nowadays, the path walk...
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On December 14, 2017, a news conference with the theme of Religious Freedom Violations in China—A Case Study of Persecution Against Chr...