The Salvation of the Last Days Has Appeared
In the next meeting, Brother Qiao said with excitement, “Great news! God’s salvation of the last days has already appeared to us. The Lord Jesus has returned; He has expressed many truths and is performing the work of judgment and purification amongst men. Those words that I read to you are the words Almighty God expresses in the last days. As long as we accept Almighty God’s work of the last days and accept the judgment and chastisement of God’s words, we will have the opportunity to be cleansed and enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
Hearing that the Lord Jesus had returned, I felt surprised and curious, and I couldn’t help but ask, “If God has been incarnated on earth again, has anyone seen Him?” Then Brother Qiao fellowshiped this to me, “We’ve never seen God, but it is not important in gaining the true way. Most crucial is to have a heart that yearns for the truth. When we hear the news of the Lord’s return, we should seek and investigate it, and see whether or not this way has the truth and whether it is the expression of God. Just as the Bible says, ‘So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God’ (Rom 10:17). We had never seen the Lord Jesus before we started believing in Him, so why did we believe in the Lord? It’s because through hearing the word of the Lord Jesus, we understood His work and saw that the Lord Jesus is the truth, the way and the life, so we are willing to follow Him. The same goes for today. Nowadays, Almighty God has expressed millions of words, most of which are recorded in the book The Word Appears in the Flesh. God’s disposition and what He has and is are all expressed in His words. Through reading the word of Almighty God, we feel as if we have seen the face of God and thus we recognize that these words are God’s voice.”
Hearing his fellowship, I thought, “Right! I had never seen the Lord’s face, but I started to believe in Him when I knew His existence through reading the Bible. So if I want to confirm whether the Lord has arrived, I should read the book The Word Appears in the Flesh and see whether these words are God’s words. This way, I can determine whether the Lord Jesus has truly come back.” Therefore, I asked the brother if he could give me a copy of the book The Word Appears in the Flesh, and he readily agreed to it.
I Finally Found the Way to Be Purified
In the following days, Sister Samantha attended our meetings. She fellowshiped with me about how God performed the work of judgment in the last days, and read me a passage of Almighty God’s words, “In the last days, Christ uses a variety of truths to teach man, to expose the essence of man, and to dissect the words and deeds of man. These words comprise various truths, such as man’s duty, how man should obey God, how man should be loyal to God, how man ought to live out normal humanity, as well as the wisdom and the disposition of God, and so on. These words are all directed at the essence of man and his corrupt disposition. In particular, the words that expose how man spurns God are spoken in regard to how man is an embodiment of Satan, and an enemy force against God. In undertaking His work of judgment, God does not simply make clear the nature of man with a few words; He exposes, deals with, and prunes over the long term. These methods of exposure, dealing, and pruning cannot be substituted with ordinary words, but with the truth of which man is utterly bereft. Only methods such as these can be called judgment; only through judgment of this kind can man be subdued and thoroughly convinced into submission to God, and moreover gain true knowledge of God. What the work of judgment brings about is man’s understanding of the true face of God and the truth about his own rebelliousness. The work of judgment allows man to gain much understanding of the will of God, of the purpose of God’s work, and of the mysteries that are incomprehensible to him. It also allows man to recognize and know his corrupt substance and the roots of his corruption, as well as to discover the ugliness of man. These effects are all brought about by the work of judgment, for the substance of this work is actually the work of opening up the truth, the way, and the life of God to all those who have faith in Him. This work is the work of judgment done by God.”
After reading God’s words, Sister Samantha fellowshiped, “In the last days, Almighty God mainly expresses the truth to purify and change our corrupt dispositions. God’s words penetratingly expose our nature and essence, and thoroughly reveal the truth of our corruption by Satan and the source of our resistance to God. Through reading God’s words, we see how deeply we have been corrupted by Satan: We are full of satanic dispositions, such as arrogance, selfishness, crookedness and deceitfulness, and we have long ago lost all human likeness. Once we see all these things, we begin to loath ourselves and feel disgusted with ourselves, thinking that we are not worthy of living before God, and we become willing to accept God’s salvation. At the same time, God also shows us His will and the way in which we ought to practice, allowing us to know who He loves, who He loathes, who He perfects, who He eliminates, and how to pursue the truth to be after His will, etc. From this we see God’s righteous and holy disposition and we desire even more to live out a human likeness to satisfy God. When we act based on God’s words and understand more and more truth, our views on life and values start to change. We no longer rely on Satan’s thoughts and ideas to live, but rather live according to God’s words, and we gradually have genuine obedience to and worship for God. This way, we will be truly purified. Nowadays, through experiencing the judgment and chastisement of God’s words, many brothers and sisters of The Church of Almighty God have attained changes in their life dispositions to varying degrees. The articles and movies of the experience and testimony of them have been posted on the internet, so that people in every country and every place who love the truth can investigate and seek. We’ve truly seen that God’s work of judgment in the last days can indeed cleanse and transform man. God’s salvation work is so practical!”
After hearing Almighty God’s words and the sister’s fellowship, I felt that only God was able to expose our corrupt nature and point the way for us to be purified. These words were so clear. They were the voice of God. Almighty God was indeed the Lord’s return! I had never thought I would be able to welcome the second coming of the Lord, but now I truly heard God’s voice. I felt as if I was face to face with God. I was too lucky, just like those disciples who followed the Lord Jesus in the Age of Grace and could directly listen to the Lord’s voice. Thinking of this, I couldn’t help but pray to God, “Oh God! Thank You for allowing me to hear Your voice! Having the chance to welcome Your return is the happiest and most fortunate thing in my life.”
Not long after, I received the book that Brother Qiao sent to me. I started to read Almighty God’s words with eagerness. I felt God’s words were like the living water of life watering my parched heart. I was certain in my heart that Almighty God was indeed the Lord Jesus returned, and I happily accepted God’s new work. Thank God for choosing me and showing me the way to achieve purification and salvation. My long-held wish has come true. I don’t know what I can say to express my gratitude to God. From now on, I am willing to seek God’s will in every circumstance, and practice the truth to repay God’s love.
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