
At that time when Jesus worked in Judea, He did so openly, but now, I
work and speak among you in secret. The unbelievers are completely
unaware of it. My work among you is closed to those on the outside.
These words, these chastisements and judgments, are known only to all of
you and no others. All of this work is carried out in your midst and
opened up only to you; none among the unbelievers knows of this, for the
time has not yet come. These people here are near to being made
complete after enduring chastisements, but those on the outside know
nothing of this. This work is much too hidden! To them, God become flesh
is hidden, but to those in this stream, one can say that He is open.
Although in God all is open, all is revealed, and all is set free, this
is only true for those who believe in Him; as far as the rest, the
unbelievers, are concerned, nothing is made known. The work being
carried out here now is strictly closed in order to keep them from
knowing. Should they become aware of this work, then all they would do
is condemn it and subject it to persecution. They would not believe in
it. To work in the nation of the great red dragon, this most backward of
places, is no easy task. If this work were to be put out into the open,
it would be impossible to continue. This stage of work simply cannot be
carried out in this place. If this work were to be carried out in the
open, how could they allow it to go forward? Would this not put the work
under even greater risk? If this work were not concealed, but rather
carried out as in the time of Jesus, when He spectacularly healed the
sick and cast out demons, then would it not have long ago been “taken
prisoner” by the devils? Would they be able to tolerate the existence of
God? If I were to now enter into the halls to preach and lecture man,
then would I not have long ago been dashed to pieces? And if this had
happened, how could My work have continued to be carried out? The reason
that no signs and wonders are openly manifested at all is for the sake
of concealment. So, to unbelievers, My work cannot be seen, known, or
discovered. If this stage of work were to be done in the same manner as
that of Jesus in the Age of Grace, it could not be so steady as it now
is. So, to work secretly in this way is of benefit to you and to the
work as a whole. When God’s work on earth comes to an end, that is, when
this secret work concludes, then this stage of work will explode into
the open. All will know that there are a group of overcomers in China;
all will know that God become flesh is in China and that His work has
come to an end. Only then will it dawn on man: Why is it that China has
yet to show decline or collapse? It turns out that God is personally
carrying out His work in China and has perfected a group of people into
overcomers.