Whether in the Old or New Testament,
we are given many, many, many words of judgment from God.
Listen: Can these very same words not judge mankind and make man purified?
The words of judgment mentioned in the Age of Law and the Age of Grace
were spoken just for punishing and rebuking people under the background of that time.
God's end-time work is principally to use words to judge and cleanse men,
to begin the transformation of men's root corrupt dispositions….
Did you say "to judge and to purify all of mankind with words"?
Throughout both the Old and the New Testament,
there are God's words of judgment for mankind.
And God's judgment has never once left mankind.
Listen: Can these very same words
not judge mankind and make man purified?
That's just it. As Christians,
we always judge our sins according to the Lord's words,
and we correct our behaviors according to the Bible.
That's enough.
You have said that God will do the work of judging
and the work of purifying man all with His word.
So, there's no need for anything else!
Whether in the Old or New Testament,
we are given many, many, many words of judgment from God.
You don't need further expression from Him on the subject.
It has all been said.
Everyone! It's true there are harsh words of God,
which are found in both the Old Testament and the New Testament.
But they're not the same as what is written about God's judgment,
as expressed in the context of the end time.
So Jesus' words are different from God's end-time words?
The words of judgment mentioned in the Age of Law and the Age of Grace
were spoken just for punishing and rebuking people
under the background of that time.
They were not intended, you see,
for revealing man's nature or revealing man's minds and thoughts.
This is because the work Jehovah did in the Age of Law
is mainly to issue the laws and lead people with the laws.
Anyone who broke the laws would be judged.
It, however, was just for punishing one or some who broke the laws.
The work of the Lord Jesus performed in the Age of Grace
was for man's redemption.
And Jesus' words of rebuke
were largely directed at the corrupt Jewish Pharisees of that time.
But the plain truth,
the work of judgment is part of God's plan for the end time.
So, Almighty God expresses the truth
to expose man's nature and substance,
dissect man's words and deeds,
and judge man's unrighteousness and disobedience,
so that man can know God's righteous disposition that tolerates no offense,
and man can know the truth of his corruption,
and man can truly fear God and can truly shun evil,
and it is only then a man can be considered purified
and then be really saved.
Really? Revealing satanic nature? And dissecting words and deeds?
I've never heard about such saying.
Everybody, let us all take a moment and read Almighty God's word.
Let's turn to page 42 of
Almighty God's words let us all know clearly that
God's end-time work is principally to use words to judge and cleanse men,
to begin the transformation of men's root corrupt dispositions,
to separate all men according to their own kinds,
to help man find true and lasting salvation,
and even more to end the age.
And this work is directed
at mankind's nature and substance of resisting God,
which is such that God speaks the words and does the works.
All who accept God's end-time work
are the ones to be judged and the ones to be purified.
Ah! Truly after this time in your fellowship,
I understand so much more.
God's end-time judgment is meant to purify and transform man.
This is so different in substance from the judgment the Lord mentioned.
Pastor Cho, what do you think of this?
Their fellowship is well-founded,
and some of their words have touched my heart.
I have to be convinced.
Has the Lord really begun the new work of judgment as these words say?
Is it because the Lord has transitioned His work
that the church has become so desolate?
Almighty God's work of judgment with words
fulfills the things promised by the message of Christ,
Almighty God is the Spirit of truth.
And these are the words of God.
The Spirit of truth is Almighty God. (Yes, that's right!) He comes to express millions of words
with a purpose of leading man to enter into all truths
and making man break away from sin and be holy.
This just fulfills what the Lord Jesus said.
The Bible clearly says all the peoples will weep
when God carries out judgment in the end time.
But we haven't seen such a vision yet.
So how can you sit there and say
that God has already done the work of judgment?
Alright. I'm saying that if the Lord has done the work of judgment,
the good and the evil should be sorted.
Why haven't all of the evil been destroyed?
Have the good entered the kingdom of heaven?
No, I don't think so!
And besides, the evil are not punished,
so how can it be called judgment?
Everyone. We all thought that before:
The day the Lord comes again to carry out judgment
is the day that all the people of the world will weep.
Actually, that is just a figment of man's imagination.
It is not at all based in fact.
God's end-time work of judgment
is to completely purify man and save man from sins.
And this work just fulfills the word
"Judgment starts from God's family."
In the end time, God will express words among His believers.
Through the judgment of the words,
He will separate good from that which is evil,
completely purifying all those
who love the truth and thirst after God's appearing,
also finally revealing those who condemn God and reject God.
Only after all this is done
will God reward the good and punish the evil.
And so, the end-time judgment will be salvation.
It shouldn't be seen as destruction.
And now let’s read a passage from Almighty God’s word.
I would very much like to read it.
Page 808 of
These words are Almighty God's words and they do make it clear,
so clear there's no room for doubt
that God will make His judgment of word first
when the end-time work arrives.
In this way God will absolutely make complete
the true believers who are able to accept His judgment
and will be finally purified.
And then, God will reward the good
and eliminate and punish the evil.
Hmm. So the Lord comes again and expresses words to judge people
and make them to understand all truths and to be saved.
Only then will He do the work of punishing the evil and rewarding the good.
I just find this all so profound.
God's work really can't be fathomed.
Elder Ahn, Pastor Cho.
This kind of words are not found in the Bible.
Are you going to keep listening?
The Bible tells us that our salvation comes from the Lord's grace.
And that's the end of it.
We cannot disregard what happened up on the cross.
You can't forget your faith in Jesus.
That's enough. Let's go.
Pastor Han. The Bible says,
Objectively speaking, their fellowship is well-founded.
I think that we may stay and listen more.
Pastor Han. Please try to open your heart!
For me, their fellowship is starting to make sense.
You know, I really feel that their fellowship is definitely worthwhile.
I strongly disagree with all that you're saying.
We will enter the kingdom of heaven
by relying on the salvation of Jesus.
That is reliable. We do not need any of this!
I think their fellowship is from God
and is able to solve the problem of our sinful nature.
We should stay and listen more.
Elder Ahn, Pastor Cho.
You should try to remember what the Bible says.
I'm leaving. Pastor Han,
God is really a God of wisdom.
Yet He doesn't have to make sense to us.
Why would God think the same as men?
All of us hope you'll try to understand Him with us.
Humph!
Pastor Han. Pastor Han. (Pastor, please.)
Elder Ahn, please sit down.
Where are you going?
Elder Ahn, please sit down.
What you fellowshiped
has made me understand some about God's end-time work of judgment,
but how exactly does God judge and purify man in the end time?
About how God judges and purifies man
according to the plan for the end-time work,
let us look for the answer in Almighty God's word all together.
Page 43 of
Do you know? That sounds exactly like the voice of God.
That's true! These words are so severe!
These words have God's authority and cannot be spoken by man.
O Lord! This is … this is Your voice!
Otherwise, who can give such admonition to mankind?
O Lord! …
In God's end-time work,
He expresses the truth according to man's corrupt thoughts
as well as man's very corrupt nature,
in order to judge their unrighteousness and chastise their disobedience.
So they will be judged by God's word and understand the truth,
know how evil and absurd Satan's various corrupt ideas are,
know the fact of their corruption of resisting God and rebelling against God,
and see clearly their dirty and ugly soul.
Then they will feel remorseful inside,
hate and loathe themselves,
and give up their corrupt ideas,
no longer acting by their satanic nature.
Then they become capable of conducting themselves by God's word
and then have transformed dispositions.
These are the results that judgment and chastisement both achieve.