Eastern Lightning | "When you are weary and when you begin to feel the desolation of this world, do not be perplexed, do not cry. Almighty God, the Watcher, will embrace your arrival any time."
from “The Sighing of the Almighty” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
"What a Beautiful Voice" (1) - How Do the Prophecies of the Lord Jesus' Return Come True
Many people in religious circles adhere to the prophecy that the Lord will descend riding on a cloud and they are waiting for Him to come that way to rapture them into the kingdom of heaven, but overlooking the Lord's prophecies of coming in secret: "Behold, I come as a thief" (Revelation 16:15). "And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him" (Matthew 25:6).
Gu Shoucheng is a pastor in a house church in China. He has believed in the Lord for many years, and has been working consistently on his sermons, and he has been all over preaching the gospel. He has been arrested and imprisoned because of preaching the gospel, and did 12 years' time. After getting out of prison, Gu Shoucheng continued to work in the church. However, when Almighty God's gospel of the kingdom came upon the church that Gu Shoucheng belongs to, he doesn't seek or investigate it at all, but stubbornly relies upon his own notions and conceptions to condemn God's work in the last days, and he does everything he can to disseminate notions and fallacies to disrupt and block believers from accepting the true way.
Cheng Huize is a co-worker at a house church in China. She has believed in the Lord for many years, and has worked for the Lord with unwavering enthusiasm. She takes on a lot of responsibilities for the church, and she has compassion for her brothers and sisters. As her church grew more and more desolate with each passing day, the wickedness in her church were more and more frequent. The pastor energetically proposed that the church should start a factory, and led the followers down the path to wealth, and also enticed them to join the Three-Self Church so they could rely on help from the Chinese Communist government. This caused a fierce debate to unfold. The pastor stubbornly acted in his own individual interests and did not hesitate to divide the church, leading the believers down the wrong path. Cheng Huize and a few others held fast to the way of the Lord, and fiercely opposed the church becoming a factory and joining the Three-Self Church.
At this extraordinary moment, at this exhilarating time, in heaven above, and down below, all are singing, singing praises. At this, who is not excited? At this, who’s not light of heart? Facing this, who does not shed tears? Heaven, no more the heaven of old, is the heaven of the kingdom.
The Picture of the Church of Almighty God
Earth, no more the former earth, is a place of sanctity.
After a mighty rain, the foul old world is completely changed.
Mountains and waters are changing… Man is changing too, all creation is changing… Oh silent mountains, rise up and dance for God! Oh stagnant waters, flow on! Oh dreaming mankind, get up and give chase! God is come … God is King… See God’s face with your own eyes,
hear God’s voice with your own ears, and live for yourself the life of the kingdom…
How wonderful, how sweet it is…
Unforgettable… In the burning wrath of God, the great red dragon writhes. In God’s majestic judgment, the devil’s true face is shown. Under God’s stern words, man deeply feels his shame, knows not where to hide. Thinks back on how he sneered and gibed at God, flaunting himself all the time, disobeying God at every moment. Look now again today, who does not shed tears? Who fails to blame himself? Throughout the whole universe, all are filled with tears, filled with sounds of joy, filled with laughing words. Boundless ecstasy… A light rain falls, pattering; flurries of heavy snow… Clouds go racing in the sky above, the oceans of the earth toss and heave. Man is overcome with sorrow and joy. Some laugh in delight, and some shed tears, some shout happily… Everyone seems to have forgotten. Is it a drizzly spring day? Or a blossoming summer’s day? Or a day of rich harvest in the fall? Or a cold and icy winter day? No one can tell… The sons of God dance for joy; the people of God jump for joy. The angels are at their work, they are shepherding… Men on the earth are working busily, and all earth’s creatures multiply. Heaven, no more the heaven of old, is the heaven of the kingdom. Earth, no more the former earth, is a place of sanctity. After a mighty rain, the foul old world is completely changed.
