The attitude of antichrists toward God’s words is one of studying. They never regard the word of God as the word of God; what do they regard it as? A collection of mysteries? A fantastical story? Obscure and incomprehensible texts? When they read God’s words, they are not seeking His intentions, nor are they trying to understand His intentions or disposition. Nor do they want to know God, let alone be considerate of His intentions. When they read God’s words, “My urgent desire at present is to seek out a group of people who are capable of being absolutely considerate of My intentions,” are they moved? They say: “What’s all this stuff about seeking people who are considerate of god’s intentions? What’s the use of being considerate of your intentions? Will doing this keep me fed or allow me to earn money? Does being considerate of god’s intentions lead to a good destination? Can it bring me great blessings? If it can’t do these, then forget it; I don’t need to be considerate. I am searching for a path to avoid being cast down into hell and to secure a good destination. If being considerate of your intentions can bring me blessings, then I will be considerate. Just tell me how.” Do you think they can meet the requirements set forth by God? (No.) God proposes just one: to follow God’s will, to fear God and shun evil. In doing this, you are being considerate of His intentions and can receive great blessings. When antichrists hear this, they think, “I got ahead of myself, I shouldn’t have been taken seriously. I’m not capable of being considerate of god’s intentions, forget it. This way won’t work; I’ll find another.” They then start putting effort into other aspects of God’s words. They put their efforts into researching and analyzing other aspects, but after all the analyzing, all they get from it is just a few words and doctrines. Because they do not love the truth, and because they regard their own interests, prospects, and destiny as the lifelong objects of their pursuit, God’s words have become mere catchphrases for them. They have never experienced any enjoyment from God’s work or the guidance of the Holy Spirit. When they read God’s words, they see no light and obtain no enlightenment or sustenance. All they gain is a few words and doctrines, and some disclosures and sayings about mysteries and destinations. When they regard these sayings and doctrines as capital, they seem to feel they have taken control of their own destinations, that they have secured their own destinations. However, amid the continuous exposure, judgment, and chastisement of God’s words, or amid God’s requirements for man at different stages, they feel as if they have lost their destinations and cannot be saved. During this period, they are always feeling ill at ease inside; they are constantly engaged in mental struggles deep within themselves for the sake of securing a good destination. They will struggle because of one of God’s sentences, they will become negative because of another one of God’s sentences, and they will feel happy because of yet another. However, regardless of whether they are happy or they are grasping at a life-saving straw, for such people, this is only fleeting. So, in the end, some antichrists feel as if people like them cannot be saved; they see from God’s words that He does not seem to like people such as them—can they receive blessings or not? Just what are their prospects and destiny? They feel these are unknowns, they are uncertain about them. At this point, what will they do? Can they repent? Can they, like the people of Nineveh, abandon the evil in their hands, turn back to confess and repent to God, accept God’s words as their life, and accept God’s words as the foundation of their existence? They cannot. Therefore, after many years of pursuit, many years of hope, and many years of studying God’s words, if they conclude that those like them simply cannot receive blessings, have no hope at all, are absolutely not the ones God will save, and cannot get what they want, what will they do? (They will leave God.)

There is a spiritual saying, “I renew my oath to love God: I dedicate my body and heart to Him.” This saying is very “grand.” When I first heard these words, I deeply felt the “grandeur” of human language in My heart. People regard their oaths as so precious, so pure and flawless; they regard their dedication of love as so pure and sacred. Are antichrists able to renew their oaths to love God and dedicate their bodies and hearts to Him? (They are not.) Why not? Some people say: “After reading so many of God’s words, when I see that my way of thinking is not working or getting results, I just renew my oath to love God, and repeat the oath I originally made to Him. Isn’t this turning back? It’s not difficult.” Can antichrists do such a thing? (They can’t.) Why can’t they? Isn’t “I renew my oath to love God” the wisest statement of man? Isn’t it man’s greatest and purest love? So why can’t antichrists manage this? (Antichrists have no understanding of God, let alone true love. Their love is all false and based on their interests. Once there are no benefits for them to gain, they will turn their backs and leave.) When antichrists reach this point, they feel that something has gone wrong and that they have made the wrong bet. To raise their spirits, they need to use a slogan or theory to support their spiritual worlds—what kind of slogan? “I renew my oath to love God: I dedicate my body and heart to Him.” This means that they are going to start again. Otherwise, they won’t be able to go on living, and their belief in God will end. God speaks every day during His work, and every time He speaks, His words are all about the truth—they are all words that expose man’s corrupt dispositions, that demand how people should enter into the truth realities and understand the truth principles—they are all these words. And so, antichrists think: “Why do none of these words talk about destinations or mention matters to do with gaining blessings? Doesn’t this mean that our prospects and destiny have come to nothing in the hands of god? Is god’s promise to us no more? If god never mentions these things, then perhaps our hopes are going to be dashed. If our hopes are dashed, what should we do? That’s easy. If god’s words don’t say anything about these things, then let’s use a human method: Let’s renew our oaths to love god!” How did people have such great enthusiasm, such great love and faith when they first came to believe in God? When these reached their climax, people made resolutions before God and swore oaths, saying: “No matter when and where I am in this life, I will expend myself for God and dedicate myself to Him without any complaints or regrets. No matter rain or shine, no matter the ups or downs, no matter if I’m sick, and no matter the tribulations, I will follow Him to the end, until the seas run dry and the rocks turn into dust. If I violate this oath, I will be struck down by thunder from heaven and I won’t have a good destination.” Why are their oaths gone now? They feel that it’s because too much time has passed, and it has worn away their faith and love. In their hearts, they think: “No, I have to raise my spirits. I have to be as fresh and lively, and have as much faith and enthusiasm as I did back then. I have to regain my ideals, my destination, and my desire to receive blessings. That way, won’t my faith in god and my love for him be as great as before? Won’t my true dedication to him be the same as before?” However, no matter how much a person who does not pursue the truth at all struggles deep in their heart or how much they recall their original faith in and enthusiasm for God, this cannot change their current situation. What is this situation? When their prospects and destiny come to nothing, when their prospects and destiny drift further and further away from them, when their desire to receive blessings is almost shattered, and when all their hopeful thoughts and all their desires can’t be realized, it becomes very difficult for them to persist—it is very painful for them in the depths of their heart to persist in this way. They often experience a state and mood where it seems as if they can no longer hold on. They often look forward to when God’s work will be completed so that they may enjoy the blessings of the kingdom of heaven. Some people even hope, “Let god’s work quickly end, let the great disasters swiftly descend—if the sky falls, everyone will die, no one should expect good results. If I can’t obtain blessings, then no one should!” Deep in their hearts, they do not hope for God’s kingdom to come, they do not hope for God’s great enterprise to be completed, and they do not hope for God’s six-thousand-year management plan to finally be glorified, or for God to gain overcomers among mankind and lead mankind to a beautiful destination—they do not hope for these things. On the contrary, when all their desires for blessings are facing destruction, deep down in their hearts, they curse God’s work, they are averse to God’s work, and even more, they are averse to His words.

For some people now, after listening to so many years of sermons, the more they listen, the more they understand, the clearer their hearts become, and the more they want to hear. By contrast, other people feel more repulsed the more they listen to sermons. As soon as they hear God’s words, their demonic side reveals itself. As soon as they listen to God fellowship on the truth and it touches on man’s corrupt dispositions, their rebellious mindset surfaces, and their repulsion comes out lock, stock, and barrel—how far do they take this? Some curse in their hearts: They curse God, curse the truth, curse the church leaders and workers, and curse those who pursue the truth more. When they see those kinds of people, they dislike them and wish to attack them. When they see such people preach God’s words, ponder God’s words, and fellowship on God’s words, they curse in their hearts until they tire and feel sleepy. Therefore, some people’s eyes light up as soon as they hear fellowship on God’s words, whereas when others hear fellowship on God’s words or hear someone say that they have received some kind of light from God’s words, their minds become confused, their thoughts become unclear, and their spirits sink. Their hearts feel so smothered that they can’t breathe, and they always yearn to go outside to catch a breath of fresh air. But when you fellowship about things like prospects and destinies, God’s blessings, when God’s work will end, and mysteries, no matter how small the room is or how bad the air is, they do not go out for air or doze off, they prick up their ears and listen. It doesn’t matter how long you talk for, even if they must go without sleep or food. When some new believers came into contact with Me, I fellowshipped with them on people’s states and how people should pursue the truth, but they didn’t understand and asked Me if I could talk about some mysteries. I said: “You want to hear about mysteries? Then let Me tell you a fact first. Those who constantly inquire about mysteries and always pay attention to researching these things in God’s words are no good. They are all disbelievers and Pharisees.” The new believers were dumbstruck at My response and too embarrassed to enquire further, but they found an opportunity to ask again later, and I responded to them in the same way. What do you think about how I answered them? (It was good. It could help them to reflect on themselves.) Would they reflect? They wouldn’t. Then how can you help them? Just tell them: “Mysteries are not life or the truth. No matter how many mysteries you understand, it won’t equate to you understanding the truth. Even figuring out every mystery won’t equate to you being able to go to heaven or have a good destination.” What do you think about helping them with these words? Doesn’t this explain the matter perfectly? When people who have spiritual understanding, love the truth, and pursue the truth hear these words, they say, “I thought mysteries were life, but now that I know they are not, I won’t research them anymore. So, what is life?” This shows they have understood a little. So, are antichrists helped after hearing these words? Do they transform? They are not able to transform. They do not find any benefits in these words, they believe there are no blessings in these words, that they do not involve their prospects and destiny, that they are unrelated and unlinked to their prospects and destiny, and that they are useless, so they cannot accept them. So, what fellowship is linked to their prospects and destiny? You can say, for example: “Nowadays, there are many strange phenomena appearing in the world. In some places, four moons have appeared, and a blood moon has been observed several times. Strange celestial phenomena often occur. Various plagues and disasters have also appeared in the human world, and in some places, people have been engaging in cannibalism. Looking at the situation, we’ve already arrived in the time of the bowls and plagues that were prophesied in the Book of Revelation.” When antichrists hear these words, their eyes light up, and their ears prick up. They rejoice, “It’s good that I was born in this era. I can receive great blessings. I’m truly smart! I did not choose to pursue worldly things. I gave up my worldly prospects and my family to follow this stage of god’s work—I’m so glad that I was able to follow till now. God’s day is at hand. Based on the situation, it appears that I will be able to reach the day when god’s work is completed before I die. On that day, I am sure to be one of those saved by him. How wonderful!” In their hearts, they secretly rejoice that they have chosen the right path, found the right door, and paid some prices. They also rejoice that they have followed up to this point without giving up, that they are still in God’s house, and have not caused any trouble, or been cleared out or expelled. So, from then on, will they practice the truth or continue holding onto the same hopes? Their innermost attitude will not change. Therefore, when they find a part of God’s words that they believe has been fulfilled, they feel as if they have found a treasure. They immediately feel that they are fortunate, that they have chosen the right path, entered the right door, and chosen the right God, and that they are wise people and wise virgins. “Thankfully, I gave up my job back then. I made the right choice. How am I so smart? If I hadn’t been so careful back then, I might have missed out on blessings now. I have to continue to be careful in the future and devote my life to struggling for my prospects and destiny.” What essence of antichrists do you see in this matter? Are these people not opportunists? They have no real belief in God, His words, or His work. They are opportunists, people who have snuck into God’s house. Therefore, in God’s house, these people are always just seat-fillers, drifting through their days. They count on their fingers how many years they have followed God, the prices they have paid, the great things they have done, the work of God that they have personally experienced, and the steps of God’s work they have some understanding of. They calculate these things in their hearts all day long, over and over again, leaving behind the most important things which are of the truth and life. They believe in God only to receive blessings—this is opportunism. None of God’s words, nor anyone’s experiential knowledge, can ever change their opportunistic attitude. This is how antichrists are. They will never make any concessions when it comes to their own interests; they will never change their views, change the direction and goals of the path they are walking, or change their principles of comportment for the sake of their prospects and destiny. They will not put any of God’s words into practice for their prospects and destiny, not a single one. Some say: “They do put some words into practice occasionally, such as by forsaking things or expending themselves.” No matter what they put into practice, they do so on the premise that they have prospects and destiny and can receive blessings. No matter what truth they put into practice, it is adulterated and done with an intent and a goal. This is completely different from the practice required by God.

When antichrists read God’s words, they mainly use His words to look for their destination and for mysteries, along with content related to when God’s work and management plan will end, and when the disasters will descend, and so on. For the sake of their own destination, they can exert a lot and do many things. So, when God’s work ends and the great disasters descend, whether the things they’ve done, the prices they’ve paid, and the things they’ve abandoned can be exchanged for the blessings they desire, and whether they can avoid the suffering of the disasters—this is what they want to know and what they care about. Through the entire process of them studying God’s words, no matter how many years it takes, they only care about their own prospects and destiny. Therefore, their focus while reading God’s words and the content they look for in God’s words all have some special signs and characteristics. Generally, in the first six months or year, new believers search for such topics in God’s words. But after six months or a year have passed, some people see that they have read all of these parts before, and they find that it is meaningless to research them further, that they can’t enable people to enter into the truth, and that they can even impact and disturb them from entering into the truth, so they don’t read these parts anymore. For them, it’s enough to just occasionally give them a look and understand them. The rest of the time, they ponder, “How can I enter into the truth? There are many words of God that expose mankind. They expose people’s deceitfulness, rebelliousness, and arrogant dispositions; they expose people’s various religious notions and attitudes toward God. Even more, they expose people’s various manifestations of abnormal humanity. So, how can I find what people should practice from God’s words?” People who love and pursue the truth dedicate their efforts to these things. They often ask about actual problems that they need to understand and enter into in their real lives like, “What should we do next, and how should we practice? After believing in God, we are sure to be different from nonbelievers and people with religious convictions, so what qualitative changes should occur in our lives? In terms of conducting ourselves and dealing with the world, how should we speak and act, how should we interact with others, and how should we put the truth into practice?” However, even if antichrists believe for 10, 20, or 30 years, they will never ask these questions. They study God’s words, and search for the hope of receiving blessings and for their destination in God’s words, and even if they search for 20 or 30 years they won’t be sick of doing this. As soon as there’s the slightest sign of trouble, they quickly search for content related to their destination in God’s words, then evaluate what God’s attitude toward them might be based on their current belief. They seem to judge their destination in terms of cycles and periods. They will never change their thoughts and attitudes and come to pursue the truth because of changes in God’s way of working or the expression of His urgent intention toward mankind. They will never do such a thing. Therefore, some people who have believed for 20 or 30 years are still dedicating their efforts to those mysteries and those topics mentioned by God that involve the destiny and destination of mankind. To what extent are some people dedicating their efforts? They say: “When I compared each part of god’s words, I discovered the greatest mystery. When christ leaves the earth, it will be in spring.” How do you think I feel after hearing this? Do I feel happy or sad? I feel neither happy nor sad. I think it is ridiculous. There really are people who dedicate their efforts to this, to the point where they know the specific season. If they can go further and discover the specific time, to the point where they are accurate to the minute and second, they really would be “geniuses”! That such “geniuses” can discover something that I do not even know Myself really is both ridiculous and exasperating. Why is it ridiculous? No person knows the exact time when God became flesh, not even Satan knows this. Would God let any person know something that even Satan does not know? Of course not. Likewise, when it comes to the time when God will complete His great enterprise, and when His flesh will finish work on earth and leave—is this something God would tell anyone? Is there a reason for everyone to know this? (There isn’t.) Will God let slip anything He does not want people to know when He speaks? Absolutely not. Yet some people actually say that they have found the time when God will leave the earth in His words. They even say it will be in spring. Isn’t this strange? Isn’t it ridiculous? Which words of God do these people base this statement on? When God spoke about doing something in spring, He could have been referring to something else. Could He be referring to this? How could they project it onto this? God will clearly and explicitly tell people what He wants them to know. People won’t be able to understand that which He does not want them to know, no matter how much research they do; such things are impossible for mankind to know. These people say that they know, and that their research has gotten results. They even give a specific time. Is this not speaking nonsense? This is misleading people, disturbing their minds, and disrupting their vision. This comes from Satan and is absolutely not enlightenment from God. He would not enlighten people on this. It’s useless for them to know this. God would absolutely never accidentally let slip anything He does not want people to know. That’s why I say it’s ridiculous. So why is it exasperating? (God expresses the truth so that people can change their corrupt dispositions through these words, and to enable people to pursue and gain the truth, but antichrists use His words to research destinations and mysteries.) This is also a bit exasperating, but what is the real reason for My exasperation? For example, if a wealthy parent makes a lot of money for their children, and their children are still young and have to rely on their parent to raise them, and their livelihoods completely depend on that parent, will those children hope for their parent to die quickly? Will they find a fortune teller to quickly calculate when their parent will die? Does anyone act this way? (No.) If they did, wouldn’t it be exasperating? It would be exasperating! Such people are hateful! Now that God has come to earth, even if His flesh can live for over a hundred years and work for a hundred years, the truths that people can understand are limited. Think about it, from the incarnation of the Lord Jesus to the current stage of God’s work, how many truths has mankind gained in these two thousand years? Mankind basically doesn’t understand the truth. In this stage, God has been working for 30 years, and He has been speaking for nearly 30 years. Those who have read God’s words the most have been reading them for 30 years. How many truths have people come to understand? Their understanding is very limited. The speed at which mankind enters into the truth is slow. That is, to work the truth into people and turn it into their lives is quite difficult and very slow. Yet even with how slow it is, some people still hope, “When will god leave the earth? When will god’s work end?” Would God leaving the earth and His work ending benefit them? The day God leaves the earth, they will die. They will be sentenced to death. What do they have to be happy about? What type of person is this? Are they not lacking in morals? They are called unfilial sons among worldly people. We call them disbelievers and antichrists, and they are no good.

When the content of The Word Appears in the Flesh was being expressed, many people believed that “God incarnate is just doing work. He is carrying out a few steps of work, he has several ways of working, and several ways of speaking, and that’s it, after that his work will be done. After his work is done, the flesh will be of no further use, and there will be no need for him to speak anymore. We will have gained something and just need to look forward to the day that god’s work is completed. Once we can talk about and preach these words of god, we will have a destination and receive great blessings.” Some people harbored this attitude. Then, I fellowshipped many more words, namely the words of On Knowing God, as well as the words I am fellowshipping during this period of time. When some people saw this, they thought, “Aren’t god’s words all contained in The Word Appears in the Flesh? Why has he now expressed the volume On Knowing God? Why does god keep expressing more and more words? From now on, he should talk about some mysteries, some matters of heaven, and how people will walk with god in heaven in the future. Talking about these things really puts us in high spirits!” What kinds of people had these thoughts? (Antichrists.) Why did they develop these thoughts? Because they are not interested in the truth at all. They thought, “We have been following god for many years. We know how god worked in the beginning. We have personally experienced several steps of god’s work. We have also personally experienced the ways god speaks and seen this with our own eyes. We are god’s witnesses and the generation most worthy of receiving blessings.” They did not follow God because He spoke and expressed the truth but because of God’s predestination. God led them to experience several steps of work, and they followed God passively. Later, when God’s work continued to progress, He chose more people who could keep up with His current stage of work. The focal recipients of God’s work continuously expanded and shifted. Some people who followed God at the start were gradually eliminated because they did not pursue the truth, because they had come to hold various notions and misunderstandings about God, and because various kinds of disobedience and dissatisfaction had arisen in them regarding God. There were both subjective and objective reasons for eliminating these people. Subjectively, because they did not pursue the truth, and they took God’s words as doctrines and preached them far and wide, like the Pharisees. Until now, some people still don’t understand what the truth realities are—they are like dead people. Objectively, the people who were eliminated were people who personally experienced the start of God’s new work, but because of their character, pursuit, and caliber, they were not qualified for God’s subsequent, newer work. As such, these people were quickly eliminated and thrown away by the steps of God’s work. It can be said that for a period of time before the words of On Knowing God were expressed, many people secretly rejoiced deep in their hearts, saying: “The person I opposed and condemned finally has nothing to say. The steps of his work have finally been completed. In the past, I had notions about him. I disobeyed him and felt dissatisfied with him, and I also condemned and opposed him. Sure enough, I was right. He is not god; he is not christ. It doesn’t matter how I treat him because he is not god. He is only god’s outlet, god’s spokesperson.” What’s more, some even said: “This flesh is no different from us. It is the spirit within him that speaks and does work; it has nothing to do with this flesh.” Some people secretly condemned and blasphemed Christ in this audacious way. When the truths of The Word Appears in the Flesh Volume 2: On Knowing God were expressed, these people who condemned and blasphemed Christ felt uneasy in their hearts. What was the reason for this unease? In one respect, they had long-held notions in their hearts, they had set themselves against the person who expressed the truth. They had disobeyed and felt dissatisfied with this person, and even condemned and blasphemed Him. In another respect, the words expressed by God after 2013 disclosed many mysteries hitherto unknown to mankind. These mysteries had a certain effect of strengthening the faith of new believers who had yet to lay down solid foundations, and brought certainty to their doubtful hearts in an instant. Whereas for those who had believed in God for many years but previously opposed, condemned, and blasphemed Christ, these mysteries dealt them a head-on blow, making them feel even more uneasy. They thought, “Now we’re completely finished. We’ve been eliminated by god. He doesn’t want us. God expressed so many words before, but we always regarded him as a human being. We thought that after the steps of his work were completed, the rest would have nothing to do with him, that this person would have finished his service, and that from then on, we would interact with the god in heaven and believe in the god in heaven. We held notions about the god on earth. We disobeyed and disdained him.” Through the words expressed during the period of 2013, a lot of these people’s audacity was extinguished. Before this, some people developed doubts about God’s work. They resisted and blasphemed God’s incarnate flesh, and some even abandoned their belief. Why was this? Because they developed notions. They not only denied God incarnate and God’s work, they also denied God’s existence. Based on these people’s attitude toward God, what outcome should they have? Based on their attitude and view toward God, what is their essence? (That of a disbeliever.) The first main characteristic of disbelievers is opportunism. Once they find their own interests in God’s word, they will grasp onto them, refuse to let go, and try to benefit from His words. The second is that they are capable of blaspheming God anytime and anywhere, they are capable of developing notions about God anytime and anywhere, and when one little thing isn’t in line with their notions, they are capable of judging, condemning, and opposing God. They do not fear God at all. These people all have the essence of antichrists; they are all antichrists. What is their other characteristic? These people have absolutely no love for the truth. They were the first to receive God’s words, they were the first to hear God’s words, and they were also the ones who personally experienced the steps and methods of God’s work. These people have been believing for 30 years now, but the vast majority of them cannot do any duties in God’s house, and they have no experiences to talk about. Everywhere they go, they just talk about those dead words and doctrines. What is their most obvious characteristic? They have believed in God for 30 years, but their dispositions have not changed at all, and they have no fear or understanding of God. They are capable of casually judging God’s incarnate flesh in secret, and even of making a fuss and condemning God without the slightest dread or fear. They do not love the truth, they are averse to the truth, and they oppose the truth. When it comes to God incarnate, they dare to say anything; they dare to evaluate and judge everything, and whenever they develop notions, they dare to disseminate them. Are these people not abhorrent? (They are.) Are they people of God? They have believed in God for 30 years, but they possess no realities, and their dispositions have not changed at all—are these not dead people? Can’t those who really pursue the truth and really possess normal humanity understand and enter into some truths after believing in God for just three years? (They can.) But there are people who have believed in God for 30 years without having any experiences at all. If you ask them to talk about their experiences, they will only talk about doctrines, slogans, and lecturing words. So, what effort have they put into God’s words in the past 30 years? What have they gained? It goes without saying that they do not accept God’s words. They accept God’s words about giving blessings and promises to mankind, His nice-sounding words, His comforting and exhorting words, and words that are pleasing to the ear, but they do not accept any of the truths expressed by God or any of His requirements for mankind. They don’t accept a single one. Should these people not be eliminated? (They should.) Is eliminating such people an injustice? (No.) That is because they deliberately sin despite clearly knowing the truth.