Antichrists particularly worship power and status. If Christ came from a wealthy, powerful family, they wouldn’t dare say anything. But as He is from an ordinary family without power, they are not afraid of Him at all, they feel that they can casually study and judge God, Christ, and they are completely nonchalant about this. If they truly acknowledged and believed that this person is the incarnate flesh of God, could they act this way? Would anyone with a bit of a God-fearing heart do this? Wouldn’t they restrain themselves? (Yes.) What kind of people can act this way? Isn’t this the behavior of antichrists? (Yes.) If you acknowledge that the essence of Christ is God Himself and that the person you follow is God, how should you treat everything related to Christ? Shouldn’t people have principles? (Yes.) Why then do they dare to violate these principles without the slightest misgivings? Isn’t this a manifestation of hostility toward Christ? Because Christ was born into an ordinary family, at the same time as feeling dissatisfied with Him, antichrists also harbor hostility toward His family and its members. And while this hostility arises in them, they don’t stop or rest, instead they hang around Christ’s house and make inquiries whenever they have the opportunity, as if they were engaging in a legitimate occupation: “Has christ returned? Has any part of the family’s life changed since christ’s emergence?” They poke their noses into these matters at every opportunity. Aren’t such people detestable? Aren’t they disgusting? Aren’t they despicable? They are extremely despicable and sordid! Let’s leave aside what their faith in God is like for now, and just consider: What kind of character must people who can do such things and harbor such sordid thoughts possess? They must be of lowly character. They are all lowlifes, and despicable and sordid to the extreme! If you don’t believe in Christ, you can say to Me clearly, “You don’t seem like god; you are just a person. I’ve passed judgment on you behind your back—what can you do about that? I’ve denied you—what can you do about that?” If you don’t believe, I won’t force you to, and no one will insist that you do. But there’s no need for you to secretly engage in these petty actions. What purpose do they serve? Can they help you to increase your faith? Can they help your life progress, or help you to understand God more? They serve none of these purposes, so why engage in them? At the very least, those who engage in such actions have extremely contemptible humanity; they don’t believe in the essence of Christ or acknowledge His identity. If you don’t believe, then don’t believe. Leave! Why drag out your stay in God’s house? Not believing in God yet still wanting blessings and harboring ambitions and desires—this is the despicableness of antichrists. Such people, being so extremely despicable, are capable of such “exceptional” actions. I was away from home for 20 years, and these people “took good care” of that home for 20 years; I was away for 30 years, and they “took care” of it for 30 years. I wondered why they were so “kind” and idle. I found the answer to this question, which is that they want to oppose God to the end. They don’t believe in God’s essence or in everything He has done. Superficially, they seem curious and concerned, but in essence, they are monitoring and seeking leverage, inwardly they are hostile, denying, and condemning. Why do these people still believe? What’s the point of them believing in God? They should stop believing and get out of here quickly! God’s house doesn’t need such people. They shouldn’t embarrass themselves! Would you do the same things under similar circumstances and conditions? If you could, then you are just like them, a group of antichrists determined to oppose God to the end, relentless until death, trying to find leverage and evidence on God to deny Him, His essence, and His identity.

No matter what God does, He is never wrong. Regardless of whether He was born into a common, ordinary environment and background, or a distinguished one, there would be no fault in this, and nothing that would leave room for people to find leverage on Him. If you try to find any fault or evidence in God’s incarnate flesh to prove that He is not Christ or that He lacks God’s essence, I say to you, you need not bother trying, and you need not bother believing. Just leave—won’t you then be spared the trouble? Why make life so difficult for yourself? Trying to find fault or evidence in Christ to accuse, deny, or condemn Him is not your legitimate occupation, duty, or responsibility. Regardless of the family Christ was born into, the environment He grew up in, or the humanity He possesses, this was the choice of God Himself, the Creator, and it has nothing to do with anyone. Whatever God does is right, it is the truth, and it is done for the sake of mankind. If God had not been born into an ordinary family but in a palace, would an ordinary person or someone from a lower social class have any chance to interact with God? You wouldn’t have the opportunity. So, is there anything wrong with God choosing such a way to be born and grow up? This is love that’s unparalleled in the world, it is the most positive thing. However, antichrists see the most positive thing done by God as a sign that He is easy to bully and toy with, and want to constantly monitor Him and look for leverage to use against Him. What are you monitoring? If you can’t even trust Christ’s character and humanity, and you follow Him as God, then aren’t you slapping yourself in the face? Aren’t you making things difficult for yourself? Why play this game? Is it fun? Subsequently, I observed that most people who accepted Almighty God later on could treat this matter correctly. A few were curious when they interacted with Me, but I avoided and ignored such people. If you can accept the truth, we are one family. If you can’t and are always trying to inquire about My personal information, then leave. I don’t recognize you; we are not family, but enemies. If, after hearing so many of God’s words, and receiving His work and shepherding for so many years, people still harbor such thoughts about God’s incarnate flesh and even act upon them, it must be said that such people have a disposition that is antagonistic toward God. They are born enemies of God, unable to accept positive things.

Two thousand years ago, Paul went to great lengths to resist the Lord Jesus, madly persecuting, judging, and condemning Him. Why? Because the Lord Jesus was born into an ordinary family, He was a regular member of the populace, and had not received the so-called education, impact, or influence of the scribes and Pharisees. In Paul’s eyes, such a person was not worthy of being called Christ. Why not? Because He had a humble identity, not much social standing, and He was a member of the lower class in human society, and thus not worthy of being called Christ or the Son of the living God. Because of this, Paul dared to make every effort to resist the Lord Jesus, using his influence, charisma, and the government to condemn and resist Him, dismantle His work, and arrest His followers. While he resisted the Lord Jesus, Paul believed he was defending God’s work, that his actions were just, and that he represented a just force. He thought he was resisting not God but an ordinary person. It was precisely because he deemed Christ’s origin to be lowly and not grand, that he dared to unscrupulously and recklessly judge and condemn Christ, and he felt particularly at peace and steady in his heart about his actions. What kind of creature was he? Even if he didn’t realize that the Lord Jesus was the incarnate flesh of God or know that His sermons and words came from God, did such an ordinary person deserve his all-out attack? Did He deserve this kind of malicious assault? Did He deserve to have Paul fabricate rumors and lies to deceive others and to compete with Him for people? Weren’t Paul’s lies baseless? Did any of the Lord Jesus’ actions affect Paul’s interests or status? No. The Lord Jesus preached and gave sermons among the lower social classes, and at the same time, quite a few people followed Him. This was a completely different world to the living environment of a person like Paul, so why then did Paul persecute the Lord Jesus? This is his antichrist essence at work. He thought, “No matter how grand, right, or accepted your sermons are, if I say you’re not christ, then you’re not christ. If I dislike you, I’ll persecute you, arbitrarily accuse you, and make you pay.” Because these things that Christ possessed within His normal humanity didn’t satisfy Paul’s requirements, and weren’t done or possessed in conformity with Paul’s notions and imaginings, antichrists like Paul were capable of unscrupulously judging, denying, and condemning Him. What happened in the end? After being struck down by the Lord Jesus, Paul finally acknowledged, “Who are you, lord?” The Lord Jesus then said, “I am Jesus, whom you resist.” From then on, Paul no longer believed Jesus to be an ordinary person or someone who was unlike Christ due to His humble origin. Why? Because the light of the Lord Jesus could blind people, He had authority, and His words could strike people down, and strike down their souls. Paul thought to himself, “Could this person called Jesus actually be god? Could he be a son of the living god? He can strike people down, so he must be god. But there’s just one thing—the one who strikes people down isn’t this ordinary person who’s called christ, but the spirit of god. So, no matter what, as long as you are called Jesus, I won’t bow down to you in worship. I worship only the god in heaven, the spirit of god.” After being struck down, Paul had a thought. Though him being struck down was a bad thing, it had made him realize that a person who was called christ had a special identity, and that to become christ was such an honor, and that whoever became christ could become a son of the living god, draw closer to god, and change their relationship with god, making that ordinary person special, and transforming that ordinary person’s identity into that of a son of god. He thought, “Although you, Jesus, are a son of the living god, what’s so impressive about that? Your father was a poor carpenter, and your mother a common housewife. You grew up among the common people, and your family had low social status, and you yourself have no special abilities. Have you ever preached in a temple? Do scribes and Pharisees acknowledge you? What education have you received? Do your parents possess a high degree of knowledge? You don’t have any of these things, yet you are still a son of the living god. Then, since I have such a high degree of knowledge, and I interact with people in high society, and my parents are very intellectual, educated, and they come from a certain background, wouldn’t it be easy for me to become christ?” What was he implying? “If someone like Jesus can be christ, then aren’t I, Paul, even more capable of being christ, a son of the living god, since I am so extraordinary, charismatic, knowledgeable, and possessed of high social status? When Jesus was alive, he just preached, read scriptures, spread the way of repentance, walked everywhere, healed people of their illnesses, cast out demons, and performed a lot of signs and wonders. That’s all, right? After that, he became a son of the living god and ascended to heaven. How hard can that be? I, Paul, am full of knowledge and have a noble social status and identity. If I walk among people more, like Jesus did, increase my fame, get more followers, and benefit more people, and if I can endure hardships, pay the price, lower my social standing, preach more sermons, do more work, and gain more people, won’t my identity then change? Won’t I transform from a son of man to a son of god? Isn’t a son of god christ? What’s so hard about being christ? Isn’t christ a son of man that was born of man? Since Jesus could become christ, why can’t I, Paul? It’s too easy! Whatever Jesus did, I’ll do; whatever he said, I’ll say; however he walked among people, I’ll do the same. Won’t I then possess the same identity and standing as Jesus? Won’t I meet the conditions for being praised by god, just like Jesus did?” Therefore, it’s not hard to see from Paul’s letters his understanding and perception of Jesus’ identity. He believed the Lord Jesus was an ordinary person who, through work and paying the price, and especially after being crucified, gained the heavenly Father’s approval and became the Son of living God—that His identity changed later on. Thus, in the minds of people like Paul, they never acknowledge Jesus as the flesh worn by God on earth, as the incarnate flesh of God among mankind. They never acknowledge the essence of Christ.

Today’s antichrists are like Paul. Firstly, they share the same thoughts, ambitions, and methods, as well as one more thing—a common trait of foolishness. Where does their foolishness stem from? It stems from their ambitions and desires. When antichrists look at the incarnate flesh of God, no matter from which angle, they fail to see the essence of God in Christ. No matter how they look, they cannot gain the truth from this or understand God’s disposition. No matter how they look, they always believe that Christ is an ordinary person. They think that if christ had descended directly from heaven for all to see, he wouldn’t be ordinary; they think that if christ had no origin or background at all, and had appeared out of thin air among people, that would be so unusual and extraordinary! Things that people cannot fathom, that are extraordinary, are exactly what satisfy the ambitions, desires, and curiosity of antichrists. They would rather follow a christ like that than an ordinary person who can express the truth and grant them life. It’s precisely because Christ was born of man, and really is an ordinary person—a normal, practical person who doesn’t attract enough attention or speak in a way that shakes the heavens and earth—that when antichrists have observed Him for a while, they believe there’s nothing more to all that Christ does. After summarizing some patterns, they then begin to imitate Christ. They imitate His tone, His manner of speaking, and His intonation. Some even imitate the specific words He uses, even mimicking His breathing sounds and coughs. Some people ask, “Is this imitation due to ignorance?” It’s not. What causes it? When antichrists see such an ordinary person as Christ, who just says some ordinary words, possessing so many followers and having so many people submit to Him, don’t some thoughts then arise in the depths of their hearts regarding this matter? Do they rejoice for God, feel happy for Him, and praise Him, or do they feel indignant, resentful, hostile, envious, and jealous? (Envious and jealous.) They think, “How did you become god? Why aren’t I god? How many languages can you speak? Can you perform signs and wonders? What can you bring to people? What gifts and talents do you possess? What abilities do you have? How did you get so many people to follow you? If your abilities were all it took to get that many people to follow you, then with my abilities, even more will follow me.” So, antichrists want to focus their efforts on this. For them, therefore, they wholly agree with Paul’s view that becoming christ is an achievable dream.

When God tells people to be dutiful humans and dutiful created beings, antichrists feel particular contempt for these words, saying, “Everything god says is good and right, but not allowing us to become christ is wrong. Why can’t people become christ? Isn’t christ just someone with god’s life? So, if we accept god’s words, receive his watering and shepherding, and possess god’s life, can’t we also become christ? You’re an ordinary person born of humans, and so are we. On what basis can you be christ, but we can’t? Didn’t you become christ later in life? If we suffer and pay the price, read more of god’s words, possess god’s life, speak the same words as god speaks, do what god wants to do, and emulate god, can’t we also become christ? What’s so hard about that?” Antichrists are not happy to follow Christ and become ordinary followers of Christ, or to be created beings under the Creator’s dominion. Their desires and ambitions urge them: “Don’t be an ordinary person. Following and obeying christ at every turn is a manifestation of incompetence. Beyond christ’s words and god’s promises, you should have higher aspirations, like striving to become a son of god, the firstborn son, christ himself, to be greatly used by god, or to be a pillar in god’s kingdom. What great and inspiring goals those are!” What do you think of these ideas? Are they worth promoting? Are they something that normal people ought to possess? (No.) It’s precisely because antichrists have this kind of understanding of Christ’s identity and essence, that they don’t take seriously their words and actions of resisting, judging, testing, denying, and condemning Christ. They think, “What’s so frightening about judging a person? You’re just a person, aren’t you? You admit you’re a person, so what’s wrong with me judging, evaluating, or condemning you? What’s wrong with me monitoring or studying you? It’s my freedom to do these things!” They don’t see this as resisting God or opposing Him, which is a very dangerous viewpoint. Thus, many antichrists have opposed Christ in this way for 20 or 30 years, always competing with Him in their hearts. I will tell you the truth—what you do is your freedom, but if, as a follower of God, you treat the incarnate flesh of God so unscrupulously, then one thing is certain: You’re not giving a person a hard time, you’re openly clamoring against and setting yourself against God—you’re standing against God. Anything that touches on God’s essence, disposition, actions, and especially God’s incarnate flesh, relates to the administrative decrees. If you treat Christ so unscrupulously, and judge and condemn Him so unscrupulously, then let Me tell you, your outcome has already been set. Don’t expect that God will save you. God cannot save someone who openly clamors against Him and unscrupulously sets themselves against Him. Such a person is God’s enemy, they are Satan and a devil, and God will not save them. Hurry up and go to whoever you think can save you. God’s house will not restrain you, its doors are wide open. If you think Paul can save you, go to him; if you think a pastor can, go to them. But one thing is certain: God will not save you. What you do is your freedom, but whether God saves you is His freedom, and He has the final say. Does God have this power? Does He have this dignity? (Yes.) God incarnate lives among humans, He testifies that He is Christ, comes to do the work of the last days. Some people recognize God’s essence and follow Him wholeheartedly, and they treat Him and submit to Him as God. Others want to stubbornly resist Him to the very end: “No matter how many people believe that you are christ, I won’t believe it. No matter what you say, I won’t wholeheartedly regard you as god. Only when I see god truly speak and testify to you, when the god in heaven personally says to me with a thunderous voice, ‘This is my incarnate flesh, my beloved, my dear son,’ will I acknowledge and accept you as god. Only when I personally hear and see the god in heaven speak and testify to you will I accept you, otherwise it’s impossible!” Aren’t such people antichrists? When that day truly comes, even if they acknowledge Christ as God, it will be their day of punishment. They resisted God, clamored against Him, and they were hostile toward Him at every turn—can these actions be written off with a single stroke? (No.) So, there’s a statement here that is true, which is that God will repay each person according to their deeds. These people will not only face retribution, but they will also never hear God speak to them personally. Do they deserve it? God wishes to bear witness for Himself to humans, to appear to humans and to true created beings, revealing His real person, and speaking and uttering words. He does not appear to devils, or speak and utter words to them. So, antichrists will never have the chance to see God’s real person or hear His words and utterances with their own ears. They will never have this opportunity. Then will they have a difficult time in the future? (Yes.) Why? Antichrists, these shameless beings, oppose God and clamor against Him at every turn, and they despise, condemn, and even mock everything He does. So, how will God treat them? Will He treat them kindly and forgive them? Will He bless them? Will Him give them His promise? Will He save them? Practically speaking, can such people receive God’s enlightenment and guidance? In this life, they will not receive God’s enlightenment and illumination, or His chastening and discipline, or His provision for their life. They won’t be saved, and in the world to come, they will pay a heavy price for their evil deeds, forever and ever. This is their outcome. Antichrists will have the same outcome as Paul.