41. When Jesus came into the world of man, He brought the Age of
Grace and ended the Age of Law. During the last days, God once more
became flesh, and when He became flesh this time, He ended the Age of
Grace and brought the Age of Kingdom. All those who accept the second
incarnation of God will be led into the Age of Kingdom, and be able to
personally accept the guidance of God. Though Jesus did much work among
man, He only completed the redemption of all mankind and became man’s
sin offering, and did not rid man of all his corrupt disposition. Fully
saving man from the influence of Satan not only required Jesus to take
on the sins of man as the sin offering, but also required God to do
greater work to completely rid man of his disposition, which has been
corrupted by Satan. And so, after man was forgiven his sins, God has
returned to flesh to lead man into the new age, and begun the work of
chastisement and judgment, and this work has brought man into a higher
realm. All those who submit under His dominion shall enjoy higher truth
and receive greater blessings. They shall truly live in the light, and
shall gain the truth, the way, and the life.
from Preface to The Word Appears in the Flesh
42. The arrival of God incarnate of the last days has brought an end
to the Age of Grace. He has come chiefly to speak His words, to use
words to make man perfect, to illuminate and enlighten man, and to
remove the place of the vague God within man’s heart. This is not the
stage of work that Jesus did when He came. When Jesus came, He performed
many miracles, He healed and cast out demons, and He did the work of
redemption of the crucifixion. As a consequence, in his conceptions, man
believes that this is how God should be. For when Jesus came, He did
not do the work of removing the image of the vague God from man’s heart;
when He came, He was crucified, He healed and cast out demons, and He
spread the gospel of the kingdom of heaven. In one regard, the
incarnation of God during the last days removes the place held by the
vague God in the conceptions of man, so that there is no longer the
image of the vague God in man’s heart. Through His actual words and
actual work, His movement across all lands, and the exceptionally real
and normal work that He does among man, He causes man to know the
reality of God, and removes the place of the vague God in man's heart.
In another regard, God uses the words spoken by His flesh to make man
complete, and accomplish all things. This is the work that God will
accomplish during the last days.
from “Knowing God’s Work Today” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
43. When God becomes flesh this time, His work is to express His
disposition, primarily through chastisement and judgment. Using this as
the foundation, He brings more truth to man, shows more ways of
practice, and so achieves His objective of conquering man and saving man
from his corrupt disposition. This is what lies behind the work of God
in the Age of Kingdom.
from Preface to The Word Appears in the Flesh
44. Through this work of judgment and chastisement, man will fully
come to know the filthy and corrupt substance within him, and he will be
able to completely change and become clean. Only in this way can man be
worthy to return before the throne of God. All the work done this day
is so that man can be made clean and be changed; through judgment and
chastisement by the word, as well as refinement, man can cast away his
corruption and be made pure. Rather than deeming this stage of work to
be that of salvation, it would be more apt to say it is the work of
purification. In truth, this stage is that of conquest as well as the
second stage of salvation.
from “The Mystery of the Incarnation (4)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
45. In His final work of concluding the age, God’s disposition is one
of chastisement and judgment, which reveals all that is unrighteous,
publicly judges all peoples, and perfects those who truly love Him. Only
a disposition such as this can bring the age to an end. … If, when the
end of man is revealed during the last days, God still bestows upon man
inexhaustible compassion and love, if He is still loving toward man, and
He does not subject man to righteous judgment, but shows him tolerance,
patience, and forgiveness, if He still pardons man no matter what
serious sins he commits, without any righteous judgment, then would
there ever be an end to all of God’s management? When would a
disposition such as this be able to lead mankind into the right
destination? Take, for example, a judge who is always loving,
kindhearted, and gentle. He loves people irrespective of the crimes they
have committed, and he is loving and tolerant of people whoever they
are. Then when will he be able to reach a just verdict? During the last
days, only righteous judgment can classify man and bring man into a new
realm. In this way, the entire age is brought to an end through God’s
righteous disposition of judgment and chastisement.
from “The Vision of God’s Work (3)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
46. In the Age of Kingdom, God uses the word to usher in a new age,
to change the means of His work, and to do the work for the entire age.
This is the principle by which God works in the Age of Word. He became
flesh to speak from different perspectives, enabling man to truly see
God, who is the Word appearing in the flesh, and His wisdom and wonder.
Such work is done 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. Through the word, man comes to know
the work of God, the disposition of God, the essence of man, and what
man ought to enter into. Through the word, all the work God wishes to do
in the Age of Word is accomplished. Through the word, man is revealed,
eliminated, and tried. Man has seen the word, heard the word, and become
aware of the existence of the word. As a result, man believes in the
existence of God; man believes the almightiness and wisdom of God, as
well as God’s heart of love for man and His desire to save man.
from “The Age of Kingdom Is the Age of Word” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
47. The work done by God during this age is chiefly the provision of
the words for the life of man, the disclosure of the substance of the
nature of man and the corrupt disposition of man, the elimination of
religious conceptions, feudal thinking, outdated thinking, as well as
the knowledge and culture of man. This must all be laid bare and
cleansed away through the words of God. In the last days, God uses
words, and not signs and wonders, to make man perfect. He uses His words
to expose man, to judge man, to chastise man, and to make man perfect,
so that in the words of God, man comes to see the wisdom and loveliness
of God, and comes to understand the disposition of God, so that through
the words of God, man beholds the deeds of God.
from “Knowing God’s Work Today” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
48. Though the word “word” is simple and ordinary, the word from the
mouth of God become flesh shakes the entire universe; His word
transforms the heart of man, the notions and the old disposition of man,
and the old appearance of the entire world. Through the ages, only the
God of this day works in such a manner, and only He speaks and saves man
thus. Thereafter, man lives under the guidance of the word, shepherded
and supplied by the word; they live in the world of the word, live
within the curses and blessings of God’s word, and even more live under
the judgment and chastisement of the word. These words and this work are
all for the sake of man’s salvation, achieving God’s will, and changing
the original appearance of the world of old creation. God created the
world with the word, leads men throughout the universe with the word,
conquers and saves them with the word. Finally, He shall use the word to
bring the entire world of old to an end. Only then is the management
plan wholly complete. Throughout the Age of Kingdom, God uses the word
to do His work and achieve the results of His work; He does not work
wonders or perform miracles; He merely does His work through the word.
from “The Age of Kingdom Is the Age of Word” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
49. God has come to earth principally to speak His words; what you
engage with is the word of God, what you see is the word of God, what
you hear is the word of God, what you abide by is the word of God, what
you experience is the word of God, and this incarnation of God
principally uses the word to make man perfect. He does not show signs
and wonders, and especially does not do the work Jesus did in the past.
Although They are God, and are both flesh, Their ministries are not the
same. … Today, what work will God incarnate accomplish? Today, God has
become flesh primarily in order to complete the work of “the Word
appearing in the flesh,” to use the word to make man perfect, and make
man accept the dealing of the word and the refinement of the word. In
His words He causes you to gain provision and gain life; in His words,
you see His work and deeds.
from “All Is Achieved by the Word of God” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
50. And so, during the last days, when God becomes flesh, He
principally uses the word to accomplish all and make all plain. Only in
His words can you see what He is; only in His words can you see that He
is God Himself. When God incarnate comes to earth, He does no other work
but the speaking of words—thus there is no need for facts; words
suffice. That is because He has principally come to do this work, to
allow man to behold His power and supremacy in His words, to allow man
to see in His words how He humbly hides Himself, and to allow man to
know His entirety in His words. All that He has and is are in His words,
His wisdom and wondrousness are in His words. In this are you made to
see the many methods with which God speaks His words.
from “All Is Achieved by the Word of God” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
51. God of the last days principally uses the word to make man
perfect. He does not use signs and wonders to oppress man, or convince
man; this cannot make plain the power of God. If God only showed signs
and wonders, then it would be impossible to make plain the reality of
God, and thus impossible to make man perfect. God does not make man
perfect by signs and wonders, but uses the word to water and shepherd
man, after which is achieved the complete obedience of man and man’s
knowledge of God. This is the aim of the work He does and the words He
speaks. God does not use the method of showing signs and wonders to make
man perfect—He uses words, and uses many different methods of work to
make man perfect. Whether it be the refinement, dealing, pruning, or
provision of words, God speaks from many different perspectives to make
man perfect, and to give man a greater knowledge of the work, wisdom and
wondrousness of God.
from “All Is Achieved by the Word of God” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
52. In the work of the last days, the word is mightier than the
manifestation of signs and wonders, and the authority of the word
surpasses that of signs and wonders. The word reveals all the corrupt
dispositions in the heart of man. You are unable to recognize them on
your own. When they are revealed to you through the word, you will
naturally come to the realization; you will not be able to deny them,
and you will be utterly convinced. Is this not the authority of the
word? This is the result achieved by the present work of the word.
from “The Mystery of the Incarnation (4)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
53. In this final stage of work, results are achieved through the
word. Through the word, man comes to understand many mysteries and God’s
work throughout generations past; through the word, man is enlightened
by the Holy Spirit; through the word, man comes to understand the
mysteries never before unraveled by generations past, as well as the
work of prophets and apostles of times past, and the principles by which
they worked; through the word, man also comes to know the disposition
of God Himself, as well as the rebelliousness and resistance of man, and
comes to know their own substance. Through these steps of work and all
words spoken, man comes to know the work of the Spirit, the work of
God’s incarnate flesh, and moreover, His entire disposition. Your
knowledge of God’s management work over six thousand years was also
gained through the word. Was not your knowledge of your former notions
and success in putting them aside also attained through the word?
from “The Mystery of the Incarnation (4)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
54. The greatest significance of the work of words is allowing people
to put the truth into practice after having understood the truth,
achieve changes in their disposition, and achieve the knowledge of
themselves and the work of God. Only the means of working through
speaking can communicate the relationship between God and man, only
words can explain the truth. Working in this way is the best means of
conquering man; apart from the utterance of words, no other method is
capable of giving man a clearer understanding of the truth and the work
of God, and so in His final stage of work, God speaks to man in order to
open up to man all the truths and mysteries that they do not
understand, allowing them to gain the true way and the life from God,
and thus satisfy the will of God.
from “You Should Put Aside the Blessings of
Status and Understand God’s Will for the Salvation of Man” in The Word
Appears in the Flesh
55. In this age, God will make it a reality among you that every man
lives out the word of God, is able to put truth into practice, and loves
God earnestly; that all men use the word of God as a foundation and
their reality and have hearts of reverence for God; and that, through
the practice of the word of God, man can then rule together with God. It
is this work that God will achieve.
from “The Age of Kingdom Is the Age of Word” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
56. God uses the word to govern man; you feel good if you eat and
drink of the word of God, and if you do not, you will have no way to
follow. The word of God becomes the food of man and the force that
drives him. The Bible said that “Man shall not live by bread alone, but
by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” This is the work
that God will accomplish this day. He will realize this truth in you.
from “The Age of Kingdom Is the Age of Word” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
57. His initial work was carried out in Judea, within the scope of
Israel; in Gentile nations He did not do any era-launching work
whatsoever. The final stage of His work is not only carried out among
the people of Gentile nations; even more so, it is carried out among
those cursed people. This one point is the evidence most capable of
humiliating Satan; thus, God “becomes” the God of all creation in the
universe and becomes the Lord of all things, the object of worship for
everything with life.
from “God Is the Lord of All Creation” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
58. I left Judea and do My work among the Gentiles because I am not
merely the God of the people of Israel, but the God of all creatures. I
appear among the Gentiles during the last days because I am not only
Jehovah, the God of the people of Israel, but, moreover, because I am
the Creator of all My chosen ones among the Gentiles. I not only created
Israel, Egypt, and Lebanon, but also created all the Gentile nations
beyond Israel. And because of this, I am the Lord of all creatures. I
merely used Israel as the starting point for My work, employed Judea and
Galilee as the strongholds of My work of redemption, and use the
Gentile nations as the base from which I will bring the entire age to an
end. I did two stages of work in Israel (the two stages of the work of
the Age of Law and the Age of Grace), and I have been carrying out two
further stages of work (the Age of Grace and the Age of Kingdom)
throughout the lands beyond Israel. Among the Gentile nations I will do
the work of conquering, and so conclude the age.
from “The Savior Has Already Returned Upon a ‘White Cloud’” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
59. During the last days, God is incarnate in the Gentile nation of
the great red dragon; He has accomplished the work of God as the God of
all creation; He has completed the whole of His management work, and He
will end the central part of His work in the nation of the great red
dragon.
from “God Is the Lord of All Creation” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
60. In the final era, I will have My name magnified among the Gentile
nations, make My deeds seen by the Gentiles so they will call Me the
Almighty, and cause My words to soon come to pass. I will make all
people know that I am not only the God of the Israelites, but the God of
all Gentile nations, even of the nations I have cursed. I will let all
people see that I am the God of all creation. This is My greatest work,
the purpose of My work plan for the last days, and the only work to be
fulfilled in the last days.
from “The Work of Spreading the Gospel Is Also the Work of Saving Man” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
61. In the end, this current stage will bring God’s work to a
complete end, and will provide its conclusion. All will come to
understand and know of God’s management plan. The conceptions within
man, his intentions, his erroneous understanding, his conceptions toward
the work of Jehovah and Jesus, his views about the Gentiles, and all
his deviation and errors will be corrected. And man will understand all
the right paths of life, and all the work done by God, and the entire
truth. When that happens, this stage of work will come to an end.
from “The Vision of God’s Work (2)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
62. This stage of work will create a group of overcomers, and after
He has made this group of overcomers, they will be able to testify to
His deeds, they will be able to live out reality, and actually satisfy
Him and be loyal to Him unto death, and in this way God will be
glorified.
from “A Brief Talk About ‘The Millennial Kingdom Has Arrived’” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
63. After the conquering work comes the work of rewarding good and
punishing evil: People who obey completely, meaning the thoroughly
conquered, will be placed in the next step of spreading the work to the
entire universe; the unconquered will be placed in darkness and will
meet with calamity. Thus, man will be classified according to kind, the
evildoers grouped with evil, never again to see the sunlight, and the
righteous grouped with good, to receive light and live forever in the
light. The end is near for all things, man’s end has been clearly shown
to his eyes, and all things will be classified according to kind. How
then can people escape suffering this classifying?
from “The Inside Truth of the Conquering Work (1)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
64. The last days are when all things will be classified according to
kind through conquering. Conquering is the work of the last days; in
other words, judging each person’s sins is the work of the last days.
Otherwise, how could people be classified? The classifying work being
done among you is the start of such work in the entire universe. After
this, people of all nationalities everywhere will also be subjected to
the conquering work. This means every person in creation will be
classified according to kind, coming before the seat of judgment to be
judged. No person and no thing can escape suffering this chastisement
and judgment, and no person and no thing can skirt this classifying by
kind; everyone will be sorted into classes. That is because the end is
near for all things and all the heavens and earth arrive at their
conclusion. How can man escape the end of his existence?
from “The Inside Truth of the Conquering Work (1)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
65. His ultimate work of punishing evil and rewarding good is
entirely done in order to utterly purify all of humanity, so that He may
bring an entirely holy humanity into eternal rest. This stage of His
work is His most crucial work. It is the final stage of the whole of His
management work. If God did not destroy the wicked but rather let them
remain, then the whole of humanity would still not be able to enter into
rest, and God would not be able to bring all of humanity into a better
realm. This kind of work would not be completely finished. When He
finishes His work, the whole of humanity will be entirely holy. Only in
this manner can God peacefully live in rest.
from “God and Man Will Enter Into Rest Together” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
66. Those who are able to stand firm during God’s work of judgment
and chastisement during the last days—that is, during the final work of
cleansing—will be those who will enter into the final rest with God;
therefore, those who enter into rest will all have broken free of
Satan’s influence and been obtained by God only after having undergone
His final cleansing work. These people who have been ultimately obtained
by God will enter into the final rest. The essence of God’s work of
chastisement and judgment is to cleanse humanity, and it is for the day
of final rest. Otherwise, the whole of humanity will not be able to
follow their own kind or enter into rest. This work is humanity’s only
path to enter into rest.
from “God and Man Will Enter Into Rest Together” in The Word Appears in the Flesh
67. When I created the world, I fashioned all things according to
their kind, making everything with a visible form gather together with
its kind. As the end of My management plan draws near, I will restore
the former state of creation, I will restore everything to the way it
originally was, profoundly changing everything, so that everything will
return into the bosom of My plan. The time has come! The last stage in
My plan is about to be accomplished.
from “The Twenty-sixth Utterance” of God’s Utterances to the Entire Universe in The Word Appears in the Flesh
68. I shall fill the empyrean with the manifestations of My working,
so that everything on earth falls prostrate under My power, implementing
My plan for “global unity” and bringing this one wish of Mine to
fruition, and so that humanity will no longer “roam about” on the face
of the earth but find a suitable destination without delay. I take
thought for the human race in every way, making it so that all mankind
will soon come to live in a land of peace and happiness, so that the
days of their lives will no longer be sad and desolate, and so that My
plan will not come to naught upon the earth. Because man exists there, I
shall build My nation upon the earth, for a part of the manifestation
of My glory is upon the earth. In heaven above, I shall set My cities to
rights and so make everything new both above and below. I shall render
all that exists both above and below heaven into one unity, so that all
things on earth will be united with all that is in heaven. This is My
plan, it is what I shall accomplish in the final age….
from “The Forty-third Utterance” of God’s Utterances to the Entire Universe in The Word Appears in the Flesh
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