Eastern Lightning | Reflections on Being Replaced

Reflections on Being Replaced

Yi Ran     Laiwu City, Shandong Province

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Some time ago, owing to my not understanding the principle behind the church’s revision of personnel, when the church replaced a leader, a conception arose within me. From what I could see, the sister that was replaced was very good at both receiving and fellowshiping the truth, and could be open about her own expressions of corruption. So I could never get how someone who sought the truth so much could be replaced. Could it be that she talked about her own expressions of corruption too much, and so her leader mistakenly took her to be someone not in pursuit of the truth, and replaced her? If this is what really happened, then hasn’t a training opportunity for someone who was seeking the truth been ruined?

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The Church of Almighty God | A Hymn of God's Word "God Puts His Hope Completely on Man"

God Puts His Hope Completely on Man

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From the beginning until now, only man’s able to converse with God. That is, only man is able to converse with God, among all living things and what He created. Man has ears to hear, and eyes to see; he has thoughts, and language, as well as his free will. Man has all abilities that are required to hear God speak and understand God’s will, and accept God’s commission, and accept the commission from God, and so God puts all His hope on man. He wants to make man a companion of His, who is of the same heart and mind with Him, and who can walk together with Him.

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The Hymn of God's Word "In the Age of Kingdom, the Word Accomplishes Everything"

The Hymn of God's Word "In the Age of Kingdom, the Word Accomplishes Everything"

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In the Age of Kingdom, God ushers in a new age with the word. He changes the means of His work, does work of the entire age with the word. This is the principle God works by in the Age of Word. He became flesh to speak from different positions, so man truly sees God, the Word appearing in the flesh, sees His wonder, and sees His wisdom. Such work is to better achieve the goals of conquering man, perfecting man, and eliminating man. This is the true meaning of using the word to work in the Age of Word, in the Age of Word.

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Through the word, man comes to know God’s work and His disposition. Through the word, man knows his essence, and knows what he ought to enter into. All God’s work in the Age of Word is accomplished through the word. And man is revealed, eliminated, and tried through the word. Man sees the word, hears the word, and knows the existence of the word. So he believes in God’s existence, almightiness and wisdom, believes in God’s heart of love for man and His desire to save man. Though “word” is common and simple, the word from the mouth of God in flesh shakes the earth and heavens, changes man’s heart, notions and old disposition, and the old world.

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The Church of Almighty God | The Hymn of God's Word "God Quietly Arrives Among Us"

The Hymn of God's Word "God Quietly Arrives Among Us" | The Church of Almighty God

God is silent, and has never appeared to us, yet His work has never stopped. He looks upon all lands, and commands all things, and beholds all the words and deeds of man. His management is conducted in steps and according to His plan. It proceeds silently, without dramatic effect, yet His footsteps advance ever closer to mankind, and His judgment seat is deployed in the universe at the speed of lightning, immediately followed by the descent of His throne among us. What a majestic scene that is, what a stately and solemn tableau. Like a dove, and like a roaring lion, the Spirit arrives among us all. He is wise, He is righteous and majestic, He quietly arrives among us possessed of authority and filled with love and compassion, and filled with love and compassion. We merely continue our pursuits, as if He has nothing to do with us. We merely continue our pursuits, as if He has nothing to do with us….

from “Beholding the Appearance of God in His Judgment and Chastisement” in The Word Appears in the Flesh

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Recommendation: The origin of the Church of Almighty God

Eastern Lightning | The Church of Almighty God came into being because of the work of the returned Lord Jesus—the end-time Christ, “Almighty God”—in China, and it isn't established by any person. Christ is the truth, the way, and the life. After reading God’s word, you will see that God has appeared.

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The Church of Almighty God | Almighty God Gave Me a Second Life

6 Almighty God Gave Me a Second Life

—The Story of a Person Who Fiercely Resisted Almighty God’s Work of the Last Days

Zheng Yongshen

Funan County, Anhui Province

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I was a co-worker of the Stream of Recovery. On December 8, 1998, a brother of our church came to me to preach the work of Almighty God of the last days. He gave me a book of Almighty God’s word and asked me to read it. I was very angry and rebuked him, “We only believe in the Lord Jesus; why did you convert to the faith of another god?” Running my eyes over more than one page of the book, I laid it aside, because I thought the words were plain and simple, and too shallow. The brother said to me earnestly, “Better finish reading it, and you will know it is truly the word personally spoken by God.” “I don’t think so. Now that you insist it is God’s own word, you get a pen and a notebook, put them on the table, and ask God to speak!” I said rudely. And then I murmured to myself angrily, “You believers in Almighty God have stolen many of our lambs, and now you also want to draw me in. No way!” Then I went to the church, and called some other co-workers together and discussed how to guard against the “Eastern Lightning,” trying to work out ways to fight back against it. After that, we went to every meeting place spreading these slanderous and blasphemous words: “You mustn’t believe in the ‘Eastern Lightning.’ It is a false Christ, a false prophet, who tries to deceive people in the disguise of the Lord. What we believe in is the truth. Don’t listen to their messages. Those people are the disturbers of the church. It is a test of whether we have foundation. If your foundation is built on sand, you will be taken away by them; if you have foundation, you will be able to stand no matter how they disturb.” And I also started rumors among the believers, “The sect of Almighty God is a mafia, and they have guns. Once you join them, you can’t withdraw. If you want to, they will gouge out your eyes, cut off your nose or ears, or break your legs. And they are promiscuous.” In order to preserve my position and fame and prevent the brothers and sisters from receiving the truth, I fabricated horrible lies to seal off the church and used the biblical verses out of context to condemn God’s work of the last days. As a result, many who had no discernment and didn’t know the truth were too frightened to accept Almighty God’s work of the last days. These are the evils I have done.

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The Church of Almighty God | The Kingdom Anthem (I) The Kingdom Has Descended on the World (Version 2)

The Hymn of God's Word The Kingdom Anthem (I) The Kingdom Has Descended on the World (Version 2)

All people are cheering God. All people are praising God. All tongues are calling the one true God. The kingdom has come to the world. 
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All people are cheering God. All people are praising God. All tongues are calling the one true God. All people raise their eyes, watching the deeds of God. The kingdom has come to the world. God's person is full and rich, God's person is full and rich. Who doesn't feel fortunate? (Who doesn't feel fortunate?) Who wouldn't dance for this? (Who wouldn't dance for this?) O Zion! O Zion! Raise your flag of victory, celebrate God! Sing your song of victory, spread God's holy name!
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All things on the earth, make haste to cleanse yourselves, to offer sacrifice for God, to offer sacrifice for God! All stars in the sky! Return to where you were, to display God's might in the universe! Closely God listens to people's voices on earth; their songs saturated with endless love and respect for God. The day when all things, all things are revived, God Himself comes into the world. Just at this moment, flowers fully bloom, birds start to sing, all things rejoice! Flowers bloom, birds sing, all things rejoice! At the sound of the kingdom's salute, the kingdom of Satan falls, shaken to pieces by the kingdom anthem, never to arise again!
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People in the world, who dares to rise up and resist? For God has come upon the earth. Then following that, God has brought burning down, brought His wrath down, brought all disasters down, all disasters down. The kingdom of the world has become that of God! White clouds in the sky roll and billow by. Below the sky, below the sky, water in rivers and lakes toss and surge, playing a stirring, a stirring tune with joy. Nesting animals come out from their caves. All people in their sleep are woken by God. The day that all peoples have been waiting for has come in the end! They offer to God, offer to God the most beautiful songs! The most beautiful songs, offer to God! 

from "Kingdom Anthem" of God's Utterances to the Entire Universe in The Word Appears in the Flesh

Recommendation: The origin of the Church of Almighty God

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.

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