Massimo Introvigne | Part 1 : How Chinese Regime Persecutes Christians—Lies and Violence

Massimo Introvigne | Part 1 : How Chinese Regime Persecutes Christians—Lies and Violence

As is well known, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seized power through lies and violence, and it relies on lies and violence to maintain its power. The CCP’s rule is nothing but lies, violence, and murder. The CCP propagates atheism, regarding religion as the spiritual opium of the people. Christians preach the gospel and witness for God to carry out God’s will, but the CCP condemns such righteous deeds as abandoning and breaking up their families, and arrests and imprisons Christians on various false charges.

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The Church of Almighty God | Christian Wang Dongdong's Account of His Experience of the CCP's Cruel Persecution

Christian Wang Dongdong's Account of His Experience of the CCP's Cruel Persecution

Wang Dongdong started to believe in the Lord Jesus along with his parents since he was little. In 2001, his whole family accepted Almighty God’s kingdom gospel. In 2011, his elder brother was arrested because of believing in God. Wang Dongdong and his parents were forced to flee their home. In 2012 when he was in exile, he heard the news that his mother passed away due to sickness while hiding from the hunting of the police. Wang was arrested by the Chinese SWAT officers in 2013 because of preaching the gospel, and he was tortured by them for three months and eleven days. After his release, he had no choice but to flee abroad in order to escape from the CCP’s persecution.

Christian Wang Dongdong's Account of His Experience of the CCP's Cruel Persecution

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The Church of Almighty God | Testimony of Experiences of the CCP’s Brutal Persecution Given by Christian Li Chuansong

Testimony of Experiences of the CCP’s Brutal Persecution Given by Christian Li Chuansong

Her faith in the Lord Jesus began in 1987, and she accepted the kingdom gospel of Almighty God in 1999. While preaching the gospel in 2005, she was arrested by the Chinese police. During her incarceration, she was tortured with various means including whipping, handcuffs with teeth, doing half squats, punches, kicks, etc. As a result, she was completely unable to take care of herself. Eventually, it was God’s words that gave her the faith to survive …

Testimony of Experiences of the CCP’s Brutal Persecution Given by Christian Li Chuansong

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The Church of Almighty God | Testimony of Experiences of the CCP’s Brutal Persecution Given by Christian Zeng Qing

Testimony of Experiences of the CCP’s Brutal Persecution Given by Christian Zeng Qing

She accepted the kingdom gospel of Almighty God in 1997. In 2008, she was arrested by the Chinese police due to her faith in God and suffered their torture for one and a half months. Subsequently, she was sentenced to two years of re-education through labor on the trumped-up charge of “disrupting social order.” She had been kept under the Chinese police’s surveillance and investigation after release upon completion of her imprisonment term. Eventually, she was forced to live in exile …

Testimony of Experiences of the CCP’s Brutal Persecution Given by Christian Zeng Qing

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The Church of Almighty God Christian Movie | "The Lies of Communism: Account of the CCP's Brainwashing" | Revealing the Truth

Christian Movie | "The Lies of Communism: Account of the CCP's Brainwashing" | Revealing the Truth

Zhang Mingdao is a Christian in The Church of Almighty God who has experienced several years of Almighty God's work in the last days, understands some truths, and can see the real significance of human life. He is resolved to abandon everything and follow God, and bear witness for God's work and appearance of the last days. Once, while Zhang Mingdao was in the midst of spreading the gospel, he was arrested by Chinese Communist police, who carried out inhuman torture and torment on him, attempting to force him to divulge information about the leaders and finances of the church. Zhang Mingdao prayed to God and relied on God. He endured the painful torture, torment, and cruel beating, and stood firm witness. The Chinese Communist police were shamed into anger, and determined that Zhang Mingdao was no ordinary believer. They thought that he must be a leader in The Church of Almighty God, and decided to put Zhang Mingdao through brainwashing. Thereon they brought Zhang Mingdao to a mysterious base for brainwashing. During a month of brainwashing struggle, Chinese Communist officials, a professor from the social sciences institute, police academy lecturers, psychologists, and clergymen took turns to wage battle. They alternately used atheism, materialism, scientific knowledge, traditional culture, and a variety of rumors and fallacies to forcibly carry out brainwashing reform on Zhang Mingdao and other Christians, eight in all. The Communists tried to force them to sign statements of repentance to deny God and betray God and make them serve the cause of the Communist Party's arrest of Christians. Zhang Mingdao and the others depended on the words of God and on the power of prayer to carry out well-grounded rebuttal of these heresies and fallacies, causing the vicious forces of the Chinese Communist Party to suffer a thorough and shameful defeat. In this war without the smoke of gunpowder, truth triumphed over fallacy, and justice triumphed over evil. Zhang Mingdao and the others defeated Satan's evil forces through reliance on God, and bore resounding and glorious witness for God.

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The Church of Almighty God_The Power of Faith in God | Christian Video | "Seventeen? The Hell You Are!"

The Power of Faith in God | Christian Video | "Seventeen? The Hell You Are!"

"Kid! Do you know that the Communist Party is atheist and against belief in God? In China, what God is there for you to believe in? Where is this God of yours?" "Do not assume that because you are young, we will be lenient with you! If you keep believing in God, you will end up dead!" With electric rods in hands, the Chinese Communist police rush this youngster who is covered with bruises.

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The Church of Almighty God | God Is the Power of My Life

God Is the Power of My Life

Xiaohe  Henan Province

Picture of The Church of Almighty God | God Is the Power of My Life

How time flies! Fourteen years have flashed by since I followed Almighty God. In these years, although I have undergone various trials and hardships and frustrations, with the company of God’s word and God’s love and mercy, I’ve been especially enriched in my heart. During these fourteen years, what was most deeply engraved on my heart was my being arrested in August, 2003. After I was arrested that time, I was cruelly tortured by the CCP police and was almost disabled. It was Almighty God who cared for and kept me and led me with his word of life time after time, so that I overcame the cruel tortures of the devils and stood testimony. In the experience, I deeply felt that the power of Almighty God’s word is transcendent and Almighty God’s life force is great. I firmly believed that Almighty God is the only true God who rules over everything and controls all things and is even more my only salvation and reliance. No hostile force can take me away from God’s hand or hinder my footsteps of following God.

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The Church of Almighty God | In Prison at the Prime of Youth

In Prison at the Prime of Youth

Chenxi, Hebei Province

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Everyone says the prime of our youth is the most splendid and purest time of life. Perhaps for many, those years are full of beautiful memories, but what I never would have expected was that I spent the prime of my own youth in prison. You might look at me strangely for this, but I do not regret it. Even though that time behind bars was full of bitterness and tears, it was the most precious gift of my life, and I gained a great deal from it.

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What Is True Faith in God? | Christian Family Movie "Red Re-Education at Home" | God Is My Lord

What Is True Faith in God? | Christian Family Movie "Red Re-Education at Home" | God Is My Lord

Zheng Yi is a Christian. When he heard about the CCP government's brutal persecution of Eastern Lightning and the arrest of Christians during his work in the United States, he pondered, "The CCP is an atheist party, a satanic regime that resists God most. Under the frenzied persecution and suppression by the CCP, Eastern Lightning has still become increasingly prosperous. It most likely is the true way." So he examined Eastern Lightning on the website of The Church of Almighty God. He discovered that Almighty God's word is the truth and the voice of God. He determined that Almighty God is the return of the Lord Jesus. So he readily accepted the work of Almighty God in the last days. Four years later, Zheng Yi returned to China and passed on the work of Almighty God in the last days to his sister, Zheng Rui, a news reporter. Zheng Yi's father, Zheng Weiguo, is the minister of the United Front Work Department in a city of China. When he learned that his children had believed in Almighty God, he strongly opposed it and repeatedly used the rumors and fallacies of the CCP government to stop them from believing in God. On many occasions, Zheng Yi and his sister debated with their father. This spiritual war of the family ultimately ended with the truth triumphing over fallacy and the fact over rumor! Fearful of the CCP's evil power and determined to keep his official position and livelihood, Zheng Weiguo stubbornly took side with the CCP and compelled his children to give up their belief in Almighty God but to no avail. He finally expelled them from their home … Zheng Yi and his sister resolutely chose to leave their family and follow Christ to preach and witness God's appearance and work in the last days.

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Who Is My Lord | Christian Short Film "The Three Self Church Is My Umbrella"

Who Is My Lord | Christian Short Film "The Three Self Church Is My Umbrella"

One time, the Chinese Communist government captured many Christians of the Church of Almighty God from a particular location late at night. This matter caused a huge commotion locally. It triggered discussions amongst the members of the Three-Self Church. Some people believed that the Eastern Lightning has suffered the Chinese Communist government's cruel suppression and persecution. It is too dangerous to believe in the Eastern Lightning, and it is safest to believe in the Three-Self Church. They will not suffer hardships and they will be able to enter the heavenly kingdom. Other people believed that the Eastern Lightning is indeed the true way, but the persecution and arrest it faces is too severe. If they were to believe, they thought that it is better to believe in secret. Once the Chinese Communist government topples, they can believe openly in Almighty God. Some people had investigated the Eastern Lightning and yet, they believed that the Eastern Lightning spreads the gospel and bears witness to the Lord with no regard to life or death and that they are praised by God. They thought that the people who hide inside the Three-Self Church are cowardly people who drift through life without purpose and that they are not worthy to enter into the heavenly kingdom. … After this heated discussion, was everyone able to know what kind of people are praised by the Lord and whether the fearful can enter into the heavenly kingdom?

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The Best Christian Testimony | Christian Movie | "The Exchange Account of an Interrogation"

The Best Christian Testimony | Christian Movie | "The Exchange Account of an Interrogation"

Jiang Xinyi is a regional leader of the Church of Almighty God in a particular area in China. She loves the truth and has a sense of righteousness. She has received Almighty God's work of the last days for more than ten years. She understands that only Christ is the truth, the way and the life and that only Christ of the last days, Almighty God can save mankind, free them from sin and guide them onto the right path of human life. As a result, she follows God steadfastly, spreads the gospel and bears witness to God. However, the Chinese Communist government persistently captures and persecutes Christians. Jiang Xinyi and a few co-workers had been monitored and followed by the CCP police for three months. At one of the gatherings, the police captured them. In order to seize the church's financial resources and capture more church leaders, the Chinese Communist government brutally tortured Jiang Xinyi and the others. Their goal was to capture all local churches of Almighty God in one fell swoop. Yet, while facing police brutality, Jiang Xinyi and other Christians were firm and persistent. They stood firm and bore witness for God in the face of Satan. However, the Chinese Communist government was not resigned to defeat. They mobilized the president of a brainwashing school and religious pastors. They used evil and fallacious doctrines such as atheism, materialism and patriotism as well as despicable methods such as the enticement of fame and gain and family influence to sway them. Jiang Xinyi and people like her had been subjected to repeated attempts at brainwashing. However, they relied on God and prayed to God. Under the guidance of Almighty God's words, they saw through Satan's ruse. Utilizing the truth, they were in an intense battle against the Chinese Communist government's interrogators …

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Eastern Ligntning | Willy Fautré: EU Members Should Stop Repatriating Asylum Seekers From The Church of Almighty God

Eastern Ligntning | Willy Fautré: EU Members Should Stop Repatriating Asylum Seekers From The Church of Almighty God

Mr. Willy Fautré: And it was time to deconstruct the negative impact and effect of the fake news of China, to reveal the reality in order to be able to convince the authorities of the countries where they’re looking for a safe haven that they should be accepted as politically persecuted Christians and that they should be granted a safe haven in all the countries where they apply for asylum. And, that’s what we are now in the process of. So, convincing not only public opinions, but also decision-makers, political decision makers, and others that those people are peaceful, they don’t present any threat to the State security or to human security in any country where they are. They’ve not committed any act of violence. But, if they are sent back to China, they will be victims of such violence. So, that’s the process that we’re engaging in.

Willy Fautré: EU Members Should Stop Repatriating Asylum Seekers From The Church of Almighty God

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HK Media Attack The Church of Almighty God, Peril to Religious Freedom in HK - Massimo Introvigne

HK Media Attack The Church of Almighty God, Peril to Religious Freedom in HK - Massimo Introvigne

On November 20–21, 2017, in just two days, seventeen reports attacking The Church of Almighty God (CAG) were published intensively on Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, the mouthpiece media of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong (HK), citing the rumors and fallacies consistently fabricated by the CCP to discredit and condemn the CAG. What signal can we get from the CCP’s sudden attack and condemnation against the CAG in HK? What will the situation of religion be like in HK? Prof. Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist, the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), makes comment on this.

HK Media Attack The Church of Almighty God, Peril to Religious Freedom in HK - Massimo Introvigne

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Eastern Lightning | God Gave Me a Second Life | Christian Movie | "From the Jaws of Death" | A True Christian Story

God Gave Me a Second Life | Christian Movie | "From the Jaws of Death" | A True Christian Story

Liu Zhen, 78 years old, is a typical rural housewife. After believing in God, she felt unparalleled joy from reading His words and singing songs of praise to Him every day, and frequently gathering with her brothers and sisters to fellowship on the truth. … However, good things never last. She is arrested and persecuted by the Chinese Communist government, putting her in a terrible predicament. The police take her to the police station for interrogation three times, and warn her not to believe in God any longer. They monitor her and go to her home to intimidate her. Under the pressure of the Chinese Communist government, her husband, son, and daughter-in-law also oppose and restrict her belief in God. Through this agony, she truly relies on and looks to God, and His words provide her with faith and strength, allowing her to stand strong in the midst of persecution and tribulation. At the height of her suffering when she is completely helpless, she makes an urgent cry to God. He hears her prayer and opens up a path for her. One evening, she suddenly loses consciousness and cannot be woken. The doctor says that she cannot be saved and tells her family to prepare for her passing, but after 18 hours,
she miraculously comes to. This miracle of Almighty God astounds those around her and opens up a new path for her. … After this experience, Liu Zhen comes to deeply understand that people’s lives are without certainty, and none of us can control them—only God rules people’s fates and has our lives, deaths, fortunes, and misfortunes in His hands. She also comes to experience that it is only God that has our backs, is always there to help us, and it is only Him we can trust in and rely upon!

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Eastern Lightning | God With Me | Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity"

God With Me | Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity"

Han Lu is a leader of the Church of Almighty God in the Chinese mainland. She has believed in God for over a decade and has experienced the work of Almighty God in the last days. She understands some truths and knows that it is only through Christ of the last days, Almighty God, that man will be able to be freed from sin and live a significant life. She has cast away everything to follow Almighty God, and she has gone around and testified to God's appearance and work in the last days. However, in China where the atheist political party the CCP is in power, there is no freedom of religious belief whatsoever. The CCP government has issued secret documents completely banning all house churches, and they have frantically captured and persecuted Christians. Han Lu and others were monitored and tracked by the CCP police officers, which led to their capture. The CCP police officers have brutally tortured Han Lu to try to rob the church of its wealth and capture more church leaders, and they have also used rumors and fallacies to try to brainwash her, used her family to try and coerce her, and other despicable methods to try to threaten her in an attempt to compel her to deny God and betray God. … In her pain and weakness, Han Lu has relied on God and prayed to God, and under the guidance of the word of God, she has been able to see through all of Satan's tricks. She has made it through many interrogations under torture and has powerfully refuted the various rumors and fallacies of the CCP. Within the bitter environment of the CCP's persecution, a beautiful and resounding testimony has been made ...

Picture of The Church of Almighty God | Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity"

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Eastern Lightning, The Church of Almighty God was created because of the appearance and work of Almighty God, the second coming of the Lord Jesus, Christ of the last days. It is made up of all those who accept Almighty God's work in the last days and are conquered and saved by His words. It was entirely founded by Almighty God personally and is led by Him as the Shepherd. It was definitely not created by a person. Christ is the truth, the way, and the life. God's sheep hear God's voice. As long as you read the words of Almighty God, you will see God has appeared.

Special statement: This video production was produced as a not-for-profit piece by the Church of Almighty God. The actors that appear in this production are performing on a not-for-profit basis, and have not been paid in any way. This video may not be distributed for profit to any third party, and we hope that everyone will share it and distribute it openly. When you distribute it, please note the source. Without the consent of the Church of Almighty God, no organization, social group, or individual may tamper with or misrepresent the contents of this video.

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Eastern Lightning | God With Me | Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity"

God With Me | Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity"

Han Lu is a leader of the Church of Almighty God in the Chinese mainland. She has believed in God for over a decade and has experienced the work of Almighty God in the last days. She understands some truths and knows that it is only through Christ of the last days, Almighty God, that man will be able to be freed from sin and live a significant life. She has cast away everything to follow Almighty God, and she has gone around and testified to God's appearance and work in the last days. However, in China where the atheist political party the CCP is in power, there is no freedom of religious belief whatsoever. The CCP government has issued secret documents completely banning all house churches, and they have frantically captured and persecuted Christians. Han Lu and others were monitored and tracked by the CCP police officers, which led to their capture. The CCP police officers have brutally tortured Han Lu to try to rob the church of its wealth and capture more church leaders, and they have also used rumors and fallacies to try to brainwash her, used her family to try and coerce her, and other despicable methods to try to threaten her in an attempt to compel her to deny God and betray God. … In her pain and weakness, Han Lu has relied on God and prayed to God, and under the guidance of the word of God, she has been able to see through all of Satan's tricks. She has made it through many interrogations under torture and has powerfully refuted the various rumors and fallacies of the CCP. Within the bitter environment of the CCP's persecution, a beautiful and resounding testimony has been made ...

Picture of The Church of Almighty God | Christian Movie "Sweetness in Adversity"

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Eastern Lightning, The Church of Almighty God was created because of the appearance and work of Almighty God, the second coming of the Lord Jesus, Christ of the last days. It is made up of all those who accept Almighty God's work in the last days and are conquered and saved by His words. It was entirely founded by Almighty God personally and is led by Him as the Shepherd. It was definitely not created by a person. Christ is the truth, the way, and the life. God's sheep hear God's voice. As long as you read the words of Almighty God, you will see God has appeared.

Special statement: This video production was produced as a not-for-profit piece by the Church of Almighty God. This video may not be distributed for profit to any third party, and we hope that everyone will share it and distribute it openly. When you distribute it, please note the source. Without the consent of the Church of Almighty God, no organization, social group, or individual may tamper with or misrepresent the contents of this video.

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