Session 1

Opening

Brothers and sisters, hello! I’m XXX! Thank you for being here with me tonight, alongside many other devout believers around the world today. We are so fortunate to gather here tod​​ay, thanks to the Lord. We are all people who are willing to seek the truth and seek to enter God’s kingdom.

“Everyone, what do you think about the current situation?” Someone might say, “The catastrophe has arrived, and the disasters are becoming increasingly severe.” Others might say, “Disasters are growing more severe now. It is exactly the time of the Lord’s return. The Lord could come at any moment.” Do you agree?

Exactly! Now we can all see that disasters are striking the world one after another, becoming more severe and frequent. Famines, floods, droughts, earthquakes, plagues, and even wars have all appeared. The great catastrophes have already begun. Is it time for the Lord to return? Yes it is, this just fulfills what the Lord Jesus prophesied,

“And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places” (Matthew 24:6–7).

Some people say, “That’s not something we should be concerned about. The Lord will come when He is supposed to come, and in whatever way He chooses.” But brothers and sisters, do you know? The Bible mentioned wise virgins and foolish virgins. What are wise virgins? When it says the wise virgins prepared oil, what exactly is that referring to?

The Lord Jesus says: “He that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened” (Matthew 7:8).

The wise virgins do not just sit around passively waiting for the Lord’s return—they actively seek the truth and prepare themselves for His coming. But what about the foolish virgins? They are lukewarm and stubbornly hold to their own notions and imaginings. They do not seek or try to understand the Lord’s intention. So even though they are waiting for Him too, they will miss the chance to welcome Him when He comes.

We have believed in the Lord our entire lives, paid a price, and endured some suffering. Wouldn’t all of that be in vain if we couldn’t welcome the Lord’s return? Wouldn’t that be a huge regret? That is why it is so important to stay vigilant and prepared. Brothers and sisters, this isn’t just an ordinary Bible study. We’re talking about something of great importance—the return of the Lord. This concerns whether we can truly welcome Him and have a good destination. If you want to survive the great catastrophes and also want to be a wise virgin, prepare your oil, welcome the return of the Lord Jesus, and have a wonderful destination, then today’s topic is absolutely vital for each and every one of us. Let’s take it seriously and seek the truth with open hearts.

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Part 1 - Prophecies About the Lord’s Return

First, let’s discuss a question: How exactly does the Lord come in the last days?

Q How do you think the Lord will appear in the last days❓

A. The Lord will descend directly on a cloud with millions of angels, and everyone will see Him.
B. The Lord will only come like a thief in the night.
C. I think it is not as simple as people imagine, maybe He will first come secretly in the flesh and then openly on a white cloud.
D. I am not sure, I want to learn more.

The purpose of asking this question is to introduce the topic. Most people would not answer correctly.

Everyone has different answers, even though everyone reads the Bible. Why do people make different choices regarding the coming of the Lord? It's because there are many prophecies in the Bible about the Lord's coming.

The entire religious world believes that the second coming of the Lord Jesus will be His resurrected spiritual body coming on a cloud, that scene would surely be a parade of angels blowing trumpets, white clouds billowing, and thousands of troops marching—a sight to shake the heavens and the earth, and that everyone would be ecstatic and thrilled. But have y'all ever thought about such a question?

🤔Is coming on the cloud the only way of the Lord's return? Will God only appear on the cloud?

In fact, there are many prophecies about the Lord’s return. And we know God is a faithful God, all of His words will surely be fulfilled, so on the matter of welcoming the Lord’s return, let us think about this question as well:

🤔Should we pay attention to one prophecy or all prophecies?

The answer is all of the prophecies. To determine whether the Lord Jesus returns on a white cloud or appears in other forms then we must not rely only on one prophecy but consider multiple prophecies spoken by the Lord Himself regarding His return and you may see yourself seriously enlightened.

There are many prophecies about the Lord's return in the Bible, but most of them are human prophecies, such as those of the apostles, prophets, and even angels. Most people cite these human prophecies, hoping the Lord will come openly on a white cloud. But in fact, the Lord's return is a mystery.

🤔Should we pay more attention to man’s prophecies, angel’s prophecy or Jesus’ prophecies?

Amen, the answer is the Lord’s Jesus’ words, God’s words. We must rely on the Lord Jesus' own prophecies. Only then can our goal in welcoming Him come to fruition. let us see how the Lord says in the Bible:

“For as the lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:27).

“For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in His day. But first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation” (Luke 17:24–25).

“Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes” (Matthew 24:44).

“But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:37).

“And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him” (Matthew 25:6).

“If therefore you shall not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come on you” (Revelation 3:3).
 “Behold, I come as a thief” (Revelation 16:15).

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).

Dear sisters and brothers, after reading all these prophecies, did you see anywhere it mentioned that the Lord will come upon the clouds?

The scriptures we read above does not mention the Lord’s coming on a cloud. Therefore, the way the Lord comes is not just one way as we imagine. Especially these few scriptures repeatedly emphasize several key points:

1. The Son of man comes, the coming of the Son of man.
2. Coming like a thief.
3. Hearing His voice

What do “the Son of man comes” and “coming like a thief” mean? Let’s fellowship on it together.

Part 2 - Son of Man

🤔Then what is the meaning of the Son of man?

Matthew 24:44 “Therefore be you also ready: for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man comes”

Matthew 24:37 “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be”

What is the meaning of "Son of man"?

Son of man = child of human, The phrase "the Son of man" refers to One who is born to a human and has normal humanity. So the Lord mentioned that He will returns as the Son of man, this refers to God’s Spirit becoming a normal human in the last days. Let us read one passage together for that:

All of these prophecies speak of "the Son of man" or "the Son of man comes." The phrase "the Son of man" refers to One who is born to a human and has normal humanity. So the Spirit can't be called the Son of man.

• For example, because in the Old Testament God is Spirit, He cannot be called "the Son of man."
• Some people have seen angels, angels are also spiritual beings, so they cannot be called the Son of man. All those that have the appearance of man but are composed of spiritual bodies cannot be called "the Son of man."
• The incarnate Lord Jesus was called "the Son of man" and "Christ" because He was born from man and so became an ordinary and normal man, growing up day by day gradually, living among man. So when the Lord Jesus said "the Son of man" and "the Son of man comes," He was referring to He will come back in a physical body as a normal flesh again in the last days.

Therefore, the Lord Jesus coming again in the last days as the Son of man, means He has normal humanity. The term normal humanity suggests He is not a spiritual body, but an ordinary and normal flesh.

The incarnate Lord Jesus was called the Son of man and Christ because He was the incarnate flesh of God’s Spirit and so became an ordinary and normal man, living in the company of other men. So when the Lord Jesus said “the Son of man” and “the Son of man comes,” He was referring to God’s coming through incarnation in the last days.

Luke 17:24 For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day. 25  But first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

This scripture mentions that “But first must He suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation,” it further proves that the Lord returns by becoming flesh.When God becomes flesh again—coming among us as an ordinary human, and His work doesn’t conform to human notions, some people are unable to accept His second incarnation and thus resist and condemn Him. That’s why God will suffer and be rejected by the entire generation again. If God didn’t become flesh but directly appeared as a spiritual body, descending on a cloud in the sky, who would dare to resist or reject Him? He wouldn’t have to suffer many things, much less be rejected by this generation again. Therefore, the Lord Jesus will definitely return as God incarnate; this is beyond doubt.

🚨 Some people think, “If He were really going to become incarnate, why didn’t the Lord’s prophecy directly say so? Why did it specifically say the appearance of the ‘Son of man’?” This is how prophecies are—they are always spoken in a hidden manner. If it had directly said God would come in the flesh, it wouldn’t have been a prophecy but a plain statement. But those with the comprehension ability will deeply ponder the term “Son of man” and may receive enlightenment, realizing that “Son of man” means God becoming flesh.

I know this might be the first time you’ve heard this, but let’s not rush to conclusions. I sincerely hope everyone will continue listening with a humble heart, and you will know more evidence that God will become flesh a second time in the last days.

Part 3 - Coming like thief

Revelation 3:3 “If therefore you shall not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come on you”

Revelation 16:15 “Behold, I come as a thief”

Here it all mentions the Lord will return as a thief. Then what does it mean? Will the Lord come to steal? 😊 Let us see one example:

If a thief stands in front of you, can you recognize that he is a thief? Can you determine whether a person is a thief just by their appearance? Thief = His identity is hidden; you cannot recognize his true identity just by his appearance. It means God returns in flesh and becomes a normal person again in the last days. If God stands before you as an ordinary person, can you recognize His true identity as the Creator just by His appearance?

come like a thief = come as a flesh = unexpected & unrecognized

Let us read a passage to see what the thief means:

We all know that during the age of grace when the Lord Jesus came, no one could recognize Him as God. Regardless of how many words Jesus spoke, how many miracles He performed, the people of that time did not recognize Him; they could not see that He was God. This can be confirmed in Matthew 16:13-17 when Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" Some said He was John the Baptist, some said Elijah, and others said Jeremiah or one of the prophets. It can be seen that when God becomes incarnate and comes to humanity, without the revelation of the Holy Spirit, no one can recognize Him, not even those who follow Him. Therefore, the prophecy in the Book of Revelation, "I come like a thief," precisely refers to God coming in the manner of incarnation in the last days. That is why the Lord Jesus prophesied that His return shall be “the coming of the Son of man” and “as a thief.” In actuality, it is referring to God coming in flesh as the Son of man arriving in secret.

Part 4 - Hearing God's Voice

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me’

First, we must be clear, if the Lord were really to return from the heavens on a cloud and everyone could see it, then we wouldn’t need to listen for His voice, but just rely on our sight. But because the Lord returns in the flesh, as the Son of man, on the surface He’s just an ordinary person without the image of God, and not at all supernatural. Human beings are mortal beings, incapable of seeing the Spirit of God. We can only see the Son of man’s physical form, so there’s no way to recognize the Son of man in the flesh other than listening to His voice. He can only be identified by His words. That’s why the Lord Jesus said,

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27).

Now everyone is clear? If you do, let us do a question together:

Q Jesus prophesied He would return as the Son of Man like a thief in the night, what does it mean？

A. Jesus will come back in flesh as a normal human being on earth again
B. Jesus will come back in spirit which we can’t touch or see.
C. I am not sure.

✅The correct answer is A.

Part 5 - Two Ways

Now, we have all seen that the Lord’s return is to appear and work through the incarnation as the Son of man; this is a fact that no one can deny. So, many people might ask,

Revelation 1:7 says, “Behold, He comes with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him.”

🚨Isn’t this verse referring to the Lord descending on the clouds? Doesn’t this seem contradictory? How do you explain this? Although these words appear contradictory, they are actually not contradictory at all.

All the prophecies in the Bible must be fulfilled, but there is a process to this. The appearance of the Son of man and descending on the clouds also follow an order. When the Lord comes again, He will first be incarnated to come secretly, appear and work, and then descend with a cloud to appear openly.

Brothers and sisters, we can see from the Bible’s prophecies that the Lord’s return is separated into two stages: a secret arrival and an open arrival.

At first, the Lord comes like a thief, which means God incarnate arrives secretly to express the truth and perform His judgment work in the last days. The main purpose is to perfect a group of overcomers. This fulfills the “judgment begins with the house of God” prophecy.The first part of the work is to begin judgment at the house of God. With that, God cleanses and saves those who hear His voice and are brought before Him, making them into overcomers. Then God’s great work is accomplished, and the great disasters begin.

God will use disasters to punish and destroy this evil old world. God’s judgment work in the last days thus reaches its climax. After the great disasters, that is when God appears openly on the clouds, His judgment work will be thoroughly complete. The kingdom of God will subsequently appear.

In summary: The Lord’s return happens in two steps. Before the disasters, He comes as the Son of man to express the truth and carry out the work of judgment. After the disasters, He descends on the clouds in His spiritual body to reward the good and punish the wicked.

🍀*Secret arrival:* before the disasters, come as a flesh ➡️ to perfect a group of overcomers
🍀*Public arrival:* after the disasters, come on the cloud as a spiritual body ➡️ reward good and punish wicked

So, what’s the big difference between the Lord coming to earth to appear as the Son of man and the Lord coming on a cloud?

Both of these statements were made by the Lord. Heaven and earth will pass away, but the Lord’s words will all be fulfilled. If you only wait to accept the Lord when He comes on a cloud, but don’t accept Him when He comes like a thief, then do you know what work He does when He comes like a thief as the Son of man? That is the Lord secretly returning before the disasters to perfect a group of people into overcomers. When we see the Lord coming on a cloud with millions of angels, it will be after the Lord has already completed His pre-disaster work of perfecting people into overcomers. The Lord descends on a cloud near the end of the disasters. If we welcome the Lord then, we will have been eliminated. We will have already lost the opportunity to be perfected as overcomers and firstfruits by the Lord. The loss we suffer will be too great!

This fulfills the prophecy in Revelation: “Behold, He comes with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him” (Revelation 1:7).

Did you ever thought about this question,

Why when the people see the Lord Jesus coming upon the clouds, all the people will wail? Do you know what the meaning of wailing is❓

Wailing means crying

Amen, wailing means crying, but why when people see the Lord coming upon the clouds, they will cry? Shouldn’t they be happy or excited or celebrate? But will all people cry? It’s all because when they truly see with their eyes, it will be too late. Which is like how the Bible says,

“But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:37).

In Noah’s time, Noah spread the words to save people before the disasters, but they rejected to accept, and when the people truly saw the flood with their eyes, it will be too late. So when the Lord’s returns as the Son of man in the last days, it’s also same like Noah’s time. When people truly see God comes upon the clouds, that will be the time for God to reward the good and punish the evil! It’s so late!

So, when it comes to welcoming the Lord, whether we welcome the Son of man who comes in secret before the disasters or the spiritual body that appears on a cloud after the disasters—the consequences and outcomes are different. Do you understand? So, should we choose to welcome the Lord coming on a cloud, or welcome the Son of man appearing in secret, like a thief?

Q How will God come back in the last days❓

A. Coming directly to the clouds
B. Come secretly like a thief silently
C. First come secretly like a thief in flesh, then publicly appear on the clouds

✅The correct answer is C.

Q When should we welcome the Lord in order to be made overcomers and receive God’s blessings❓

A. When the Son of man comes secretly before the disasters
B. When He openly descends on the clouds after the disasters
C. I don’t know

✅The correct answer is A.

Part 6 - Why Must God Come Incarnate in the Last Days?

God Incarnate is More Approachable and Understandable

🚨Then some brothers and sisters may ask again: The Lord already appeared and worked as the Son of man two thousand years ago. Why must He become incarnate as the Son of man again to appear and work in the last days? This is completely unnecessary! God’s Spirit can do the work! Didn’t Jehovah originally do His work as the Spirit?

Brothers and sisters, honestly, the thoughts you’ve shared today are exactly how I felt in the beginning. But we should know that whether God works as the Spirit or by becoming incarnate is not decided by any person, but by God Himself. Which method God chooses to work by is determined by the needs of His work and the needs of corrupt mankind. God chooses whichever method best serves His work and is most advantageous for the salvation of corrupt humanity.

To understand this issue, we must first understand what work God comes to do in the last days.

“I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:12–13).

“For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son” (John 5:22).

“And has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of man” (John 5:27).

“And if any man hears My words, and believes not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejects Me, and accepts not My words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (John 12:47–48).

“I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth.” From this statement by the Lord Jesus, we see that the Lord had many things He wanted to tell us 2,000 years ago, but mankind at that time could not bear them. So, the Lord Jesus left those words for the last days. The scriptures also mention that the Lord will use His word to judge people in the last days. That is to say, when the Lord returns in the last days, He will express the truth to do a stage of work of judgment to purify and save a group of people, perfecting them as overcomers, who are the firstfruits.

Q If the Lord is to express the truth and do the work of judgment when He returns, then which is easier for people to approach, more convenient for expressing the truth, and makes it easier for people to understand the truth: God incarnated as the Son of man, or a spiritual body appearing to man❓

A. God becomes incarnate as the Son of man to speak to people, taking on a human image and speaking in human language.
B. God speaks to us directly from the sky.
C. I don’t know.

✅ Correct Answer: A. God becomes incarnate as the Son of man to speak to people, taking on a human image and speaking in human language.

Most brothers and sisters answered that the Son of man should be easier for people to approach and more convenient for expressing the truth. But some people ask: The spiritual body can also express the truth and speak and interact with people, so why must He become incarnate?

Then everyone, think about it: If God’s Spirit were to speak directly to people, could people truly bear it? There’s a clear example in the Old Testament:

📖“And all the people saw the thunder, and the lightning, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: _but let not God speak with us, lest we die” (Exo 20:18-19).

Through this passage, we see that in the Age of Law, when Jehovah appeared to people on Mount Sinai with roaring thunder, the Israelites at that time were terrified and said to Moses, “You go speak with God. However God arranges things, we will submit. We dare not see God’s face!” So, if God appeared to people as the Spirit, and the Spirit spoke, His voice would be like thunder from heaven. When people saw the Spirit working and heard the thunder, wouldn’t they be afraid? Would they dare to approach the Spirit? If people didn’t dare to approach God and were afraid of Him, God could not get close to them. Then how could God express the truth to supply them and lead them?

Some ask: Why must He become incarnate? Only when God becomes incarnate can He use human language to express the truth, allowing people to better understand God’s intentions. Just like when the Lord Jesus worked, He could actually contact people, converse with them face-to-face, and express the truth to supply them anytime, anywhere. Sometimes He even used parables from everyday life, like the parable of the net and the parable of the leaven. Those who loved the truth could better understand and enter into the truth after hearing it. This shows us that God becoming incarnate as the Son of man makes it easier to contact people and is more conducive to leading people to enter the truth and attain salvation. Isn’t that so? Let’s read a few passages together to understand more clearly.

“God’s saving of man is not done directly using the method of the Spirit and the identity of the Spirit, for His Spirit can neither be touched nor seen by man, neither can man draw near. If He tried to save man directly using the perspective of the Spirit, man would be unable to receive His salvation. If God did not put on the outward form of a created man, there would be no way for man to receive this salvation. For man has no way of approaching Him, much as no one was able to go near the cloud of Jehovah. Only by becoming a created human being, that is, only by putting His word into the body of flesh that He is about to become, can He personally work the word into all who follow Him. Only then can man personally see and hear His word, and moreover enter into possession of His word, and by this means come to be fully saved. If God did not become flesh, no one of flesh and blood would be able to receive such great salvation, nor would a single person be saved. If the Spirit of God worked directly in the midst of mankind, all humanity would be struck down, or else, with no way of coming into touch with God, they would be completely carried away captive by Satan.”

“This was the advantage of God becoming flesh: He could take advantage of mankind’s knowledge and use human language to speak to people, and to express His will. He explained or ‘translated’ to man His profound, divine language that people struggled to understand in human language, in a human way. This helped people understand His will and know what He wanted to do. He could also have conversations with people from the human perspective, using human language, and communicate with people in a way they understood. He could even speak and work using human language and knowledge so that people could feel God’s kindness and closeness, so that they could see His heart.”

Aren’t these words so clear? It is most meaningful that God appears and works by becoming incarnate as the Son of man. God does this entirely according to the needs of corrupt mankind. There are mysteries in this that man cannot fathom.

The Lord Jesus prophesied: “I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:12–13).

This scripture mentions that in the last days, the Lord Jesus has “many things” to tell us and will also guide us into “all truth.” In the Age of Law, God’s Spirit could also appear and speak to people, but only occasionally. However, for God to do the work of judgment in the last days, He must express much truth and speak very many words to achieve the effect of saving man. Therefore, the Spirit speaking and working directly is not suitable for the work of the last days. Only by becoming incarnate as the Son of man can He live together with people, allowing them to feel He is easy to approach and get close to. This is more conducive to people understanding the truth, and at the same time, it exposes people’s notions, imaginations, and corrupt dispositions. God can then express the truth according to man’s corrupt essence to resolve their problems of corruption and save them from Satan’s power. Therefore, God’s return through the second incarnation in the last days is the greatest blessing for us who were born in the last days.

🟪God incarnate expresses the truth, is easy for people to approach, and allows them to better understand God’s intentions.

Incarnation Reveals People

Actually, the significance of God becoming incarnate to do His work is multifaceted. When God returns in the last days to do the work of judgment, He does so by expressing words to purify, save, and perfect people. At the same time, He also reveals and eliminates people, sorts people according to their kind, distinguishes sheep from goats, wheat from tares, and good servants from evil ones, and then rewards the good and punishes the wicked. If God were to appear to people as a spiritual body, then both the good and the evil would fall prostrate before Him. How then could good and evil be separated?

Therefore, God’s work in the flesh reveals all people. Those who seek the truth and listen to God’s voice are wise virgins. Although God incarnate appears ordinary and normal on the outside, the wise virgins can recognize Him as the returned Lord Jesus through the truth He expresses. This fulfills the words of the Lord Jesus,

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27).

The foolish virgins, because the incarnate God appears ordinary and normal, casually judge, condemn, and resist Him. They are the evil ones who are revealed, objects to be eliminated and punished by God. So, God's second incarnation in the last days embodies His great wisdom, achieving the effect of sorting people according to their kind.

🟪Incarnation Reveals People, Distinguishes Good from Evil, and Sorts People According to Their Kind.

Now let us do a question together:

Q How many times does God become incarnate❓

A. Only once—2000 years ago.
B. Twice—the first time 2000 years ago, and the second time in the last days.
C. I'm not sure.

🟪The right answer is B.

Q. Which way is much more important to welcome the Lord’s return❓

A. Just wait for His coming on cloud
B. I will pay attention to welcome His return in the secret way in the flesh again.
C. I’m not sure

🟪The right answer is B.

Part 7 - Consequences of Failing to Welcome God Incarnate?

Brothers and sisters, after discussing these prophecies spoken by the Lord Jesus Himself, I believe everyone has some understanding of how the Lord will come in the last days and what work He will bring. Let us do a summery together:

God secretly descend before disasters, and public appear after disasters.

The Lord's return is divided into two stages: the secret coming and the public coming. First, the Lord comes like a thief—that is, God becomes incarnate to secretly descend, express the truth, and do the work of judgment in the last days. The main purpose is to perfect a group of people into overcomers. This precisely fulfills the prophecy, "Judgment must begin at the house of God." God's judgment work of the last days begins when God becomes incarnate, secretly descends, expresses the truth, and judges all mankind. First, God does the work of judgment beginning from the house of God. He purifies, saves, and makes into overcomers those who hear His voice and are caught up before Him. Then God returns to Zion, the great disasters begin to fall, and God begins to reward the good and punish the evil, using disasters to punish and destroy this old world. God's judgment work of the last days then reaches its peak. When God descends on a cloud and appears publicly, God's work of judgment will be completely finished. The kingdom of God will then appear.

🍁Before the disasters: He comes secretly in the flesh to perfect a group of overcomers.
🍁After the disasters: He openly descends on the clouds in His spiritual body to reward the good and punish the wicked.

Therefore, if we want to be wise virgins, we must welcome the Son of man who secretly returns before the disasters. This is also why the Lord repeatedly said,

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me” (John 10:27).

Why did the Lord say this? It’s because during His secret coming, the Lord wants us to learn to listen to the truth expressed by the incarnate God, so we can welcome Him. When the Son of man comes, He will lead us into all truth. Ultimately, it is the Lord who comes secretly that saves us and gives us His promises. The Lord who comes openly will do the work of punishment, to abolish the forces of Satan and antichrists. At that time, God's work will be finished, and God will end the age. Therefore, the Lord did not tell us to welcome His public appearance, but rather to remain watchful and wait to welcome His secret coming. If we continue to wait for and welcome the Lord descending on a cloud, we will not receive blessings but rather calamity. Our outcome will be the same as that of Thomas.

Just as the Lord Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” (John 20:29).

Therefore, if we believe upon hearing this Son of man express the truth before we see the Lord descending on a cloud, we will be blessed and be perfected into overcomers. These are the firstfruits, and they are the most blessed.

However, no matter how many years we have believed in the Lord, how much we have run around, and how much we have expended ourselves, if we cannot welcome the Lord’s return, what are the consequences? Finally, let us read another passage:

“Many people may not care what I say, but I still want to tell every so-called saint who follows Jesus that, when you see Jesus descend from the heaven upon a white cloud with your own eyes, this will be the public appearance of the Sun of righteousness. Perhaps that will be a time of great excitement for you, yet you should know that the time when you witness Jesus descend from the heaven is also the time when you go down to hell to be punished. That will be the time of the end of God’s management plan and it will be when God rewards the good and punishes the evil. For the judgment of God will have ended before man sees signs, when there is only the expression of truth. Those who accept the truth and do not seek signs, and thus have been purified, shall have returned before the throne of God and entered the Creator’s embrace. Only those who persist in the belief that “The Jesus who does not ride upon a white cloud is a false Christ” shall be subjected to everlasting punishment, for they only believe in the Jesus who exhibits signs, but do not acknowledge the Jesus who proclaims severe judgment and releases the true way and life. And so it can only be that Jesus deals with them when He openly returns upon a white cloud. They are too stubborn, too confident in themselves, too arrogant. How could such degenerates be rewarded by Jesus? The return of Jesus is a great salvation for those who are capable of accepting the truth, but for those who are unable to accept the truth it is a sign of condemnation. You should choose your own path, and should not blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and reject the truth. You should not be an ignorant and arrogant person, but someone who obeys the guidance of the Holy Spirit and longs for and seeks the truth; only in this way will you benefit.”

Amen! So powerful words! Brothers and sisters, some people say we just wait for the Lord’s come upon the clouds to save us, do you agree? What will be the consequence? Just like the Bible says,

Rev 1:7 “Behold, he comes with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him”.

When God becomes flesh for the second time and comes in the last days, if people do not accept this Son of man who expresses the truth, do not accept the truth expressed from His mouth, and only wait for the Lord Jesus descending on a cloud, then they are destined not to welcome the Lord, destined to be those who fall into the disasters to be punished and destroyed. In the last days, only God incarnate can express the truth and do the work of judging, purifying, and saving man. If people are full of notions about God's incarnation in the last days, denying and condemning Him, then they are setting themselves against God and will commit a monstrous sin, which will lead to eternal perdition!

🚨After listening to today’s sermon, some people might have concerns in their hearts: We have always believed that the Lord would come on the cloud directly in the last days. Almost the entire religious community holds this belief. This is the first time we have heard that the Lord would return incarnate in the flesh. This idea is so new that it’s hard for me to believe.

Then I would like to ask everyone a question: Does something being new mean it's wrong? Does something being new mean it's false? Is there anything we have said today that contradicts the Bible? No. Because the Bible indeed prophesies two ways the Lord will come, our sermon is completely in line with biblical prophecies. We need to let go of our personal notions and imaginings, and not blindly define the way the Lord comes based on a single verse of the Bible.

Do you know why, 2,000 years ago, the entire Jewish faith was eagerly awaiting the Messiah’s arrival, yet when the Lord Jesus came, they didn’t recognize Him as the Messiah, and instead, they crucified Him? It was because they delimited the Messiah within their own notions and imaginings. They clung to certain words and phrases in biblical prophecies, believing the Messiah should be born in a palace like a king, whereas the way the Lord Jesus came was vastly different from what they imagined and believed. They found it difficult to let go of their traditional beliefs, so they failed to recognize the Lord Jesus as the Messiah, crucified Him, committed a heinous sin, and lost the Lord's salvation. Their stubbornness, arrogance, overconfidence, and ignorance sealed their fate.

It is the same in the last days. If we stubbornly cling to our own imaginings, or believe whatever our pastors say, then we are very likely to make the same mistake as the Jews—believing in the Lord yet failing to welcome Him, and losing the Lord's salvation of the last days. God's wisdom is higher than the heavens. God's work is not constrained by anyone; He works according to His own plan and our needs. Even if all mankind opposes and misunderstands Him, it will not change God's plan. For God to become incarnate again in the last days to appear and work is a great blessing and salvation for us who were born in the last days. It represents God's love and concern for mankind. Every time God becomes incarnate, it means He will suffer man's rejection, while it is always we humans who benefit. If you say, "I just won't accept it, I just don't understand," then ultimately, it is you yourself who will suffer the loss. The Lord's coming is a momentous event. I hope everyone takes it seriously, investigates it carefully, and does not miss this precious opportunity—lest you regret it for the rest of your life.

Invitation for Session 2

As Christians who have believed in the Lord for many years, our greatest hope is to enter the kingdom of heaven. But do you know who can truly enter God’s kingdom? Is it really true that all who believe in the Lord will enter heaven?

Lord Jesus told us “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21)

So, what does it mean to do the will of the Father? Have your actions met God’s will? Even though our sins are forgiven through our faith in the Lord, we still sin repeatedly.

The Bible says "And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life." (Revelation 21:27)

So, how can we break free from the bondage of sin and truly enter God’s kingdom? If you are searching for the path to the kingdom of heaven, I sincerely invite you to join us tomorrow at the same time. You will find the answers you’ve been longing for. Missing this opportunity would be a lifelong regret.

The work of judgment is related to you, to me, and to each of us. The work of judgment will determine our final destination, and it will determine where we will go in the end, whether to enter the kingdom of heaven or to hell. So I really hope that you will not miss tomorrow’s topic, and you will find the way to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Will I be seeing you all again tomorrow? (Yes or No)

Q Hey everyone, I'm planning a 3-minute call ☎️ to see whether you have any questions. I want to make sure it fits into your schedule, so could you let me know which time works best for you?

a) after our sermon is good.
b) 6-8 am EST
c) 8-10 am EST
d) 10-12pm EST
e) 12-2pm EST
f) 2-4pm EST
g) 4-6pm EST
h) 6-7pm EST

Q How the Lord come back in the last day, in normal flesh? Or in spirit?