Eastern Lightning | Do You Know the Significance Behind Easter?

Do You Know the Significance Behind Easter?     

     Easter is known to every Christian, and it originated from the Lord Jesus’ resurrection and ascension three days after His crucifixion. Christians observe the feast of Easter to commemorate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, so Easter occurs between March 22 and April 25 each year. In this year, Easter Day is on April 1. When you are celebrating this feast, however, do you know why the Lord Jesus was resurrected three days after His death? And why did He appear to many people after His resurrection? What was God’s intention in appearing to them? Sisters and brothers, what do you think?

      It was not until later, when I read two passages of God’s words, that I came to understand the Lord Jesus’ kind and thoughtful intention in appearing to those people after His resurrection. God says: The resurrected Lord Jesus is the Lord Jesus that had initially spent thirty-three and a half years working among mankind. Although He had been nailed to the cross and experienced the valley of the shadow of death, and He had experienced resurrection, His every aspect had undergone no changes. Although He now had nail marks on His body, and although He had been resurrected and walked out from the grave, His disposition, His understanding of mankind, and His intentions toward mankind had not changed in the slightest. Also, He was telling people that He had come down off the cross, triumphed over sin, triumphed over hardships, and triumphed over death. The nail marks were just the evidence of His victory over Satan, evidence of being a sin offering to successfully redeem all of mankind. He was telling people that He had already taken on mankind’s sins and He had completed His work of redemption. When He returned to see His disciples, He told them with His appearance: ‘I’m still alive, I still exist; today I am truly standing in front of you so that you can see and touch Me. I will always be with you.’ …

…………

     

     “After the Lord Jesus was resurrected, He appeared to the people He thought necessary, spoke with them, and made requirements of them, leaving behind His intentions, and His expectations of people. That is to say, as God incarnate, it doesn’t matter if it was during His time in the flesh, or in the spiritual body after being nailed to the cross and being resurrected—His concern for mankind and requirements of people did not change. He was concerned about these disciples before He was up on the cross; in His heart, He was clear on the situation of every single person, He understood every person’s deficiency, and of course His understanding of every person was the same after He had died, resurrected, and become a spiritual body as it was when He was in the flesh. He knew that people weren’t entirely certain of His identity as Christ, but during His time in the flesh He did not make strict demands of people. But after He had been resurrected He appeared to them, and He made them absolutely certain that the Lord Jesus had come from God, that He was God incarnate, and He used the fact of His appearance and His resurrection as the greatest vision and motivation for mankind’s lifelong pursuit. His resurrection from death not only strengthened all those who follow Him, but also thoroughly put His work of the Age of Grace into effect among mankind, and thus the gospel of the Lord Jesus’ salvation in the Age of Grace gradually spread to every corner of humanity. Would you say that the Lord Jesus’ appearance after His resurrection had any significance? If you were Thomas or Peter at that time, and you encountered this one thing in your life that was so meaningful, what kind of impact would it have on you? Would you see this as the best and the greatest vision of your life of believing in God? Would you see this as a driving force of your following God, striving to satisfy Him, and pursuing love of God in your life? Would you expend a lifetime of effort to spread this greatest of visions? Would you make spreading the Lord Jesus’ salvation a commission you accept from God? … His appearance allowed people to have another experience and feeling of God’s concern and care while also powerfully proving that God is the One who opens up an age, who develops an age, and He is the One who ends an age. Through His appearance He strengthened the faith of all people, and through His appearance He proved to the world the fact that He is God Himself. This gave His followers eternal confirmation, and through His appearance He also opened up a phase of His work in the new age.”
      

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Gospel Movie clip "The Mystery of Godliness: The Sequel" (4) - Why Does God Twice Become Flesh in Order to Save Mankind?

Gospel Movie clip "The Mystery of Godliness: The Sequel" (4) - Why Does God Twice Become Flesh in Order to Save Mankind?

      Introduction

      In the Age of Grace, God incarnate was nailed to the cross, taking upon Himself the sins of man and completing the work of redeeming mankind. In the last days, God has once again incarnated to express the truth and to thoroughly purify and save man. So why does God need to incarnate twice to do the work of the salvation of man? Almighty God says, "The first incarnation was to redeem man from sin through the flesh of Jesus, that is, He saved man from the cross, but the corrupt satanic disposition still remained within man. The second incarnation is no longer to serve as a sin offering but to fully save those who were redeemed from sin. This is done so that those forgiven can be delivered from their sins and be fully made clean, and attain a change in disposition, thereby breaking free of Satan's influence of darkness and returning before the throne of God. Only in this way can man be fully sanctified. ... The second incarnation is sufficient to get rid of the sins of man and fully purify man. Hence, the second incarnation will bring to a close all the work of God in the flesh and complete the significance of God's incarnation" (The Word Appears in the Flesh).

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Gospel Music "In the Age of Kingdom God Perfects Man by Words" | God's Word Is the Bread of Life

    Introduction

    Gospel Music "In the Age of Kingdom God Perfects Man by Words" | God's Word Is the Bread of Life

I

    In this age, God'll realize this among you: that all practice His truth,

that all live out His word and love Him with their hearts.

God's word is the base of their life.

They all have hearts that fear God.

Through practicing God's words, they'll rule and reign with God.

Only God's word provides man with life.

Only His word can bring man light, pointing out the way of practice.

This is more true in the Age of Kingdom.

II

    God's words, they govern man. God's word is food and might.

Feel good when you eat it. Eat not and you'll find no way to go.

In the Bible, it says: Man shall not live by just bread,

but by the words from God's mouth.

Now God will realize this in you.

Only God's word provides man with life.

Only His word can bring man light, pointing out the way of practice.

This is more true in the Age of Kingdom.

The Church of Almighty God | With Life Hanging by a Thread, the Hand of God Came to the Rescue (Audio Article)

With Life Hanging by a Thread, the Hand of God Came to the Rescue (Audio Article)

   “If I were not saved by God, I would still be drifting in this world,

 struggling hard and painfully in sin, every day bleak and hopeless.

 If I were not saved by God, I'd still be crushed below the devil's feet,

 snared in sin and its enjoyments, ignorant of what my life would be.

 It's Almighty God who saves me; all God's words have purified my heart.

 Through God's judgment and His chastisement, my corrupted
         
disposition's  changed.

    All the word and truth God expresses, it has all given me new life.

 I have seen my God face to face and have tasted God's true love.

 Finally I've understood God's loving hand holds mine as we go.

 Now I have heard the voice of God and been raised before God's throne.

 The feast of my Christ I attend, to be perfected and purified by Him.

 What I'd hoped for is finally realized, I have now been saved by God.”

Almighty God's Word "The Savior Has Already Returned Upon a 'White Cloud'"

Almighty God's Word "The Savior Has Already Returned Upon a 'White Cloud'"

    Introduction

    Almighty God says, "I was also called the Messiah, and people once called Me Jesus the Savior because they loved and respected Me. But today I am not the Jehovah or Jesus that people knew in times past—I am the God who has returned in the last days, the God who shall bring the age to an end. I am the God Himself that rises up at the ends of the earth, replete with My entire disposition, and full of authority, honor and glory. People have never engaged with Me, have never known Me, and have always been ignorant of My disposition. From the creation of the world until today, not one person has seen Me. This is the God who appears to man during the last days but is hidden among man. He resides among man, true and real, like the burning sun and the flaming fire, filled with power and brimming with authority. There is not a single person or thing that shall not be judged by My words, and not a single person or thing that shall not be purified through the burning of fire. Eventually, all nations shall be blessed because of My words, and also smashed to pieces because of My words. In this way, all people during the last days shall see that I am the Savior returned, I am the Almighty God that conquers all of mankind, and I was once the sin offering for man, but in the last days I also become the flames of the sun that burn all things, as well as the sun of righteousness that reveals all things. Such is My work of the last days. I took this name and am possessed of this disposition so that all people may see that I am a righteous God, and am the burning sun, and the flaming fire. It is so that all may worship Me, the only true God, and so that they may see My true face: I am not only the God of the Israelites, and am not just the Redeemer—I am the God of all creatures throughout heavens and earth and seas."

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Western Scholars vs CCP Representatives at the UN in Geneva About The Church of Almighty God

Western Scholars vs CCP Representatives at the UN in Geneva About The Church of Almighty God

       On March 1, 2018, during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, the Coordination of the Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP LC) organized a Side Event on the denial of religious freedom in China and the case of The Church of Almighty God (CAG). A panel of international scholars and human rights and freedom of religion experts discussed the dramatic situation of the members of The Church of Almighty God both in China, where they are severely persecuted, and in South Korea and Europe, where their requests for asylum are often denied. During the event, there was a debate between the western scholars and CCP representatives of the Chinese delegation…

Western Scholars vs CCP Representatives at the UN in Geneva About The Church of Almighty God

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Gospel Movie (4) - Accepting Christ of the Last Days and Being Raptured Into the Kingdom of Heaven

 

 Gospel Movie (4) - Accepting Christ of the Last Days and Being Raptured Into the Kingdom of Heaven

    Introduction
    If we only believe in the Lord Jesus, and hold to the Lord Jesus' way, but do not accept Almighty God's work of judgment in the last days, how can we attain purification and enter the kingdom of heaven? Do you want to be a wise virgin who can keep up with God's footprints to attain blessings in the kingdom of heaven? Please watch this movie clip. Storyline: Like many followers of the Lord Jesus, Yu Fan focused on studying the Bible, cast everything aside to pay the price of suffering for the Lord, and sought to serve the Lord with enthusiasm. She thought that by pursuing her faith this way, when the Lord returns she would definitely be raptured into the heavenly kingdom. When Yu Fan, in order to realize this beautiful dream, enthusiastically preached and worked for the Lord, her fellow workers raised a difficult question: Although the sins of us believers have been forgiven, although we cast everything aside and pay the price of suffering for the Lord, we still often reveal our corruption, we still sin and oppose the Lord. God is holy, so how can corrupt people like us ever be worthy of His praise? Are we qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven? This didn't inspire Yu Fan to reflect at all, not until she had a discussion with preachers from the Church of Almighty God. Then, Yu Fan was able to understand the mysteries of rapture. She finally was able to awake from her dream, and firmly believed that Almighty God was her long-awaited Savior, the Lord Jesus.

The Church of Almighty God | Movie Clip (3) - Can We Be Raptured Into the Kingdom of Heaven After Accepting Redemption From Lord Jesus?

 

Movie Clip (3) - Can We Be Raptured Into the Kingdom of Heaven After Accepting Redemption From Lord Jesus?

 Introduction
 Based on Lord Jesus' words on the cross "It is finished," pastors and elders of religious circles habitually conclude that God's work of salvation of mankind was thus finished. Upon the return of the Lord, believers would be received into the kingdom of heaven, with no need for any work of purifying and saving people. Does the viewpoint of the pastors and elders accord with the words of God? To what was Lord Jesus ultimately referring, when He said "It is finished" on the cross? Why would God want to express truth during the last days, doing the work of judging and purifying people?

The Church of Almighty God | The Experience of Growth of a Christian Born in the 1990s

The Experience of Growth of a Christian Born in the 1990s

Wei Chen, Fujian Province

I'm a Christian who was born in the 1990s. I was once a student in one of those famous schools that all parents want their kids to study at and will go to extreme lengths to get them in. In China, they are known as key schools, and I studied in one for 10 years. In China, parents have very high expectations of such schools, and rack their brains for ways to improve their children’s chances of going to these high-quality places of learning. They think that their kids will thus gain a first-class education that will put them head and shoulders above the rest and bring glory to their family and ancestors. In order to get me into a key school, my mother pulled out all the stops to develop relationships with the right people and also spent a considerable sum of money. But the schools run by the C.C.P. have already lost all their purity of purpose and have become dens of lies and falsehoods. The teachers and staff—who should have been upstanding models of fairness, humanity and morality—have become treacherous, cunning and immoral hypocrites who are cultivating batch after batch of similarly hypocritical students, the so-called “pillars of the nation.”

The Blessing of God | Gospel music "God's Chastisement and Judgment Is the Light of Man's Salvation"

 

The Blessing of God | Gospel music "God's Chastisement and Judgment Is the Light of Man's Salvation"

Introduction
God's Chastisement and Judgment Is the Light of Man's Salvation To be cleansed in your lifetime, to be changed in disposition, to live out a life of meaning, to fulfill your duty as a creature, you have to accept God's chastisement, His judgment on your sinful ways. You can't try to escape His discipline that frees you from control of Satan. You must let God smite and deal with you. So you can break free from the influence of Satan, the force that holds you in its sway, and you can live, and you can live, and you can live more in the light of God. God's chastisement, it is the light; His judgment too, salvation's light. It's the biggest grace for you, protection strong surrounding you. God's chastisement, it is the light; His judgment too, salvation's light. It's the biggest grace for you, protection strong surrounding you. You have to accept God's chastisement, His judgment on your sinful ways. You can't try to escape His discipline that frees you from control of Satan. You must let God smite and deal with you. So you can break free from the influence of Satan, the force that holds you in its sway, and you can live, and you can live, and you can live more in the light of God.

 from The Word Appears in the Flesh

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The Church of Almighty God | Hymn | The Millennial Kingdom Is in Sight

Hymn | The Millennial Kingdom Is in Sight

I

 New Jerusalem descends from heaven. God's people return before the throne. They worship Almighty God, the King of the kingdom. All the universe is filled with glorious praise. The Son of man incarnate comes to the earth, and the Word appears in the flesh, bringing an end to the old era. Uncertainty no longer lives within our hearts. God's word rules over all things. It becomes man's love, man's faith and life. God's people are perfected by His word. It has finished all. The Millennial Kingdom, a new heaven and earth are on the rise. The Millennial Kingdom, the Millennial Kingdom is on the rise.

 II

 A famine for God's word is everywhere. People are forced to seek the true way. He's come to the land of the great red dragon, training a group of those who overcome. They break through oppressions of darkness, prevailing over Satan's influence. God's power of salvation is immense, bringing to people a shattering change. God's word rules over all things. It becomes man's love, man's faith and life. God's people are perfected by His word. It has finished all. The Millennial Kingdom, a new heaven and earth are on the rise. The Millennial Kingdom, the Millennial Kingdom is on the rise.

III

 Experiencing God's work, His wisdom and power, we love and revere Him forever and ever in our hearts. Under the guidance of God's work, our lives have incomparable joy. God's word rules over all things. It becomes man's love, man's faith and life. God's people are perfected by His word. It has finished all. The Millennial Kingdom, a new heaven and earth are on the rise. The Millennial Kingdom, the Millennial Kingdom is on the rise.

 from Follow the Lamb and Sing New Songs

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The Church of Almighty God | 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

     Introduction

     Zheng Yi is a Christian. When he heard about the CCP government's brutal persecution of Eastern Lightningand 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 truthand 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.

The Church of Almighty God | Spanish Friends Attended the New Year's Entertainment Party of Chinese Christians

 

Spanish Friends Attended the New Year's Entertainment Party of Chinese Christians

      On February 17, 2018, Christians from The Church of Almighty God in Spain hosted an evening gathering in Madrid's Fuenlabrada with the theme of“We gather together here.”The purpose of the event was for friends of different nationalities to gain a greater understanding of The Church of Almighty God and to promote friendship between these groups. Unlike the events held the previous two years, that evening over a dozen international friends were invited, including: Cynthia, a representative from the Todo Mejorar Foundation; Elahi, chairman of Valientes Banglas; Manuel, chairman of the European Citizens' Anti-Corruption Association; Sagrario, manager of the San Lorenzo Center. It was a joyful gathering in celebration of the lunar new year.

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UNHRC Side Event: Focusing on The Church of Almighty God & Situation of Religious Freedom in China

UNHRC Side Event: Focusing on The Church of Almighty God & Situation of Religious Freedom in China

      
     On March 1, 2018, during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, the Coordination of the Associations and Individuals for Freedom of Conscience (CAP LC) organized a Side Event on the denial of religious freedom in China and the case of The Church of Almighty God. The event was introduced and coordinated by Mr. Thierry Valle, the president of CAP LC. A panel of international scholars and human rights and freedom of religion experts discussed the dramatic situation of the members of The Church of Almighty God both in China, where they are severely persecuted, and in South Korea and Europe, where their requests for asylum are often denied. During the event, attendees also watched a video with testimonies of three members of The Church of Almighty God who suffered brutal persecution at the hands of the authorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Their stories aroused profound reflection generally.


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The Church of Almighty God | A Hymn of God's Words | God Gives All His Love to Mankind

 

• A Hymn of God's Words
• God Gives All His Love to Mankind
• I
Upon those farmers of Canaan 
who welcome God's return, 
He bestows His good fruits 
and wishes only for heavens 
and man to last forever, 
and man to last forever. 
God wishes man and the heavens 
to be at rest eternally. 
He wishes the evergreen pines 
to be with Him forever 
and stride (oh and stride) 
into the ideal age (into the ideal age), 
and stride (oh and stride) 
into the ideal age. 
Without a word, God toils hard 
to plow this beautiful land. 
For tomorrow to come 
as a more beautiful day, 
God toils with love for man.
• II
God bestows man's destination, 
leaving all His riches to man. 
He plants the seed of His life 
inside the field of man's heart, 
sowing His whole life among man, 
sowing His whole life among man. 
God leaves man lasting memories, 
leaving all of His love behind. 
He bestows all that 
man cherishes in Him upon man. 
He gives (gives) all His life to mankind. 
He gives (gives) all His life to mankind. 
Without a word, God toils hard 
to plow this beautiful land. 
For tomorrow to come 
as a more beautiful day, 
God toils with love for man. 
Without a word, God toils hard 
to plow this beautiful land. 
For tomorrow to come 
as a more beautiful day, 
God toils with love for man.
•  
• from "Work and Entry (10)" in The Word Appears in the Flesh
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Church Life Movie | "The Way of Human Conduct" | The Judgement of God Saved Me | Eastern Lightning

Church Life Movie | "The Way of Human Conduct" | The Judgement of God Saved Me | Eastern Lightning

    Introduction

    Since a young age, Cheng Jianguang's parents and teachers taught him that rules such as "Harmoniousness is a treasure, forbearance is a virtue," "Keeping silent on the faults of good friends makes for a long and good friendship," "Though you see wrong, it's best to say little" were the touchstones for maintaining good relationships with other people. He took these lessons to heart, and learned to never offend others in his actions and speech, and to always take care of his relationships with others, earning him the reputation of a "good man" with those around him. After he accepts the work of Almighty God in the last days, Cheng Jianguang learns from God's word that only by pursuing the truth and being an honest man can he gain God's approval and be granted salvation by God, so he swears an oath to become an honest person. But, in his duties, he is constrained by his corrupt disposition, and he is unable to stop himself from acting according to satanic philosophies of life: When he discovers a church leader not acting according to the truth in his duties, which influences the church's work, Cheng Jianguang decides to protect his relationship with that leader, and fails to promptly raise the issue; when a sister comes to him seeking an answer that will require him to stand up and protect the interests of the church, Cheng Jianguang instead chooses to lie, deceive, and abscond from his responsibilities because he fears offending others, resulting in his sisters being arrested by the Chinese Communist government…. As he is exposed time and again by the facts and judged and revealed in God's word, Cheng Jianguang comes to understand that the logic and rules by which he acts are satanic toxins and that what he lives out is a satanic disposition. He also comes to see that the essence of being a yes-man is that of a deceitful person, someone that God loathes and despises, and that if a yes-man doesn't repent and change, he will inevitably be rejected and eliminated by God. He also comes to understand that only by being an honest person can he ever be a good person. So, he strives to pursue the truth and be an honest person, and under the guidance of God's word, he finally succeeds in living out some likeness of an honest person and walks the path of salvation by God.

 The Way of Human Conduct

The Church of Almighty God ! A Hymn of God's Words "The Lives of All Beings of Creation Come From God"

• A Hymn of God's Words

• The Lives of All Beings of Creation

• Come From God

• I
•     The life bestowed upon man by God 
• is endless, 
• unfettered by flesh, time, or space. 
• Though it is mysterious, 
• it serves as proof, 
• proof of God's gift of life. 
• Many people may not believe 
• the life source is from God, 
• but they are enjoying 
• all that comes from God. 
• Should God have a change of heart 
• and reclaim all the world 
• and His life, 
• then all the world and living beings, 
• all creation will forever be gone. 
• God gives His life to all things 
• living or lifeless. 
• His power and authority 
• bring good order, 
• an incomprehensible truth that is 
• a testament to the life force of God.
• II
•     Now God wants to tell you a secret: 
• The greatness and power of God, 
• it lies beyond the reach of all 
• His creatures. 
• It is thus now and evermore. 
• God is the life source for all creation 
• in its many different forms. 
• All living things follow 
• the path made by God. 
• It is through 
• God's care and provision 
• that man receives God's gift of life, 
• without which man's life loses value 
• and his course is set adrift. 
• If man fails to cherish 
• all that God bestows, 
• God, the Creator, 
• will take it all back. 
• Man's reparations shall be heavy 
• for all that God has given to man.
• from "God Is the Source of Man's Life" in The Word Appears in the Flesh

 

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