Eastern Lightning | The Lord Has Appeared in the East

The Lord Has Appeared in the East

Qiu Zhen, China

 The Lord Has Appeared in the East

One day, my sister phoned me and said that she was back from the north and that she had something important to tell me. She asked me to come over right away. I had a feeling about what might have happened and went to my sister’s house after the phone call. As soon as I entered and saw that my sister was reading a book, I felt relieved. My sister saw that I had arrived, suddenly stood up and said: “Sister! This time in the north I got some good news: The Lord Jesus has returned!”

Eastern Lightning | Gospel Questions & Answers

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The religious pastors and elders often preach to believers that any preaching that says the Lord has come in the flesh is false. They base this on the Bible verses: “Then if any man shall say to you, See, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect” (Mat 24:23-24). We now have no idea how we should discern the true Christ from false ones, so please answer this question.

Eastern Lightning | Gospel Questions & Answers

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You testify that God has incarnated and become the Son of man to do the work of judgment in the last days, and yet the majority of religious pastors and elders affirm that the Lord will return coming with clouds, and they base this primarily on the Bible verses: “This same Jesus … shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven” (Act 1:11). “Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him” (Rev 1:7). And furthermore, the religious pastors and elders also instruct us that any Lord Jesus who does not come with clouds is false and must be abandoned. So we’re not sure whether or not this view conforms to the Bible; is it correct to take this as truth or not?

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9 On the Way of Tribulation, God’s Word Encouraged Me

Chen Hui Jiangsu Province

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I was born in an ordinary family. My father was a soldier. Influenced and nurtured by my father from childhood, I thought in my heart that soldiers should take serving their country and obeying orders as their bounden mission and dedicate themselves selflessly to the Party and the people, and I aimed to become a soldier in the future and walk along my father’s path. However, things that happened later changed my viewpoint of pursuit and way of life little by little. In 1983, I heard Jesus’ gospel. Because of the special leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit, I, who had been poisoned by atheism and Red Education since childhood, was deeply moved by the Lord Jesus’ love. From then on, I stepped onto the way of believing in God. I began to attend church services, pray, and sing hymns to praise God.

Eastern Lightning | 15 Almighty God Has Given Me a Second Life | Ironclad Proofs of God’s Words Conquering Denominations’ and Sects’ Leaders

15 Almighty God Has Given Me a Second Life

Xie Surong

Tangshan City, Hebei Province

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For years, life has been continuing in this world through generation after generation. Everyone live a life in their respective roles, smooth or rough, poor or rich. No matter what kind of life they live, very few have found the real life. Before the age of 28, I had lived my life as most people do.

Eastern Lightning | V Questions and Answers About Requirements for Entry Into the Kingdom of Heaven

Question 6: We can set aside all things to spread the gospel and shepherd the church. Such toil and labor is doing the will of our heavenly Father. Is there any wrong in the way we carry this out?

Answer: We can spread the Lord’s gospel and toil and labor, but this does not mean we’re doing the will of our heavenly Father. Truly doing the heavenly Father’s will is following His words and commandments, and doing our duty according to His requirements. Just like what the Lord Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like to it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39).

Eastern Lightning | V Questions and Answers About Requirements for Entry Into the Kingdom of Heaven

Question 4: All of us have believed in the Lord for many years, and have always followed the example of Paul in our work for the Lord. We have been faithful to the name and way of the Lord, and the crown of righteousness surely awaits us. Today, we need only focus on working hard for the Lord, and watching for His return. Only thus, can we be taken into the kingdom of heaven. Because it is said in the Bible, “for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me” (Isaiah 49:23). We believe the Lord’s promise: He will take us into the kingdom of heaven at His return. Could there really be anything wrong with practicing in this way?

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Eastern Lightning | "Break the Spell"

Fu Jinhua was the elder of a house church in China. Like many other devout Christians, she upheld the Bible above all. In her mind, the entirety of the Bible was inspired by God, departing from the Bible was not faith in the Lord, and holding on to the Bible was being faithful to the Lord. She also believed that the Lord would come with clouds to rapture His believers straight into the kingdom of heaven. With that, when in the face of Almighty God’s work in the last days, she never sought or investigated. In a co-worker meeting, when co-workers sought and discussed how the Lord would return in the last days, they found that they only stuck to the prophecy of the Lord’s coming with clouds but ignored the prophecies of the Lord coming like a thief and wise virgins welcoming the Bridegroom. It was only then that Fu Jinhua came to realize that the Lord’s return in the last days was not so simple as what man imagined, and that there were extremely profound mysteries within it. After the truth debates with the preachers from the Church of Almighty God, the “spell” that had bound her for many years was finally broken.

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Eastern Lightning | “ The City Will be Overthrown ”

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 government.

Eastern Lightning | II Questions and Answers About the Way in Which the Lord Returns

Question 2: I have been a Christian for half of my life. I have worked hard for the Lord all along and waited for His coming again. Why didn’t the Lord reveal to me when He came? The Lord cannot possibly forsake me. I am very confused by that. I would like to know what you think.