595. My plan and My work keep pressing forward without a moment’s cease. Having moved into the Age of Kingdom, and having carried you into My kingdom as My people, I will have other demands to make of you; that is to say, I will begin to proclaim to you My constitution for these times:

Since you are called My people, you should be able to glorify My name; that is, stand firm in your testimony in the midst of trials. If anyone attempts to deceive Me and conceal things from Me or engage in disreputable dealings behind My back, such people will, without exception, be expelled and removed from My house to wait for Me to deal with them. Those who have been disloyal and unfilial to Me in the past, and who now rise up to judge Me openly—they, too, will be expelled from My house. Those who are My people must constantly show consideration for My burdens as well as seek to know My words. Only people like this will I enlighten, and they will surely live under My guidance and enlightenment, never meeting with chastisement. Those who do not show consideration for My burdens, and instead concentrate on planning for their own futures—that is, those who do not aim with their actions to satisfy My heart, but rather who look for handouts—these beggar-like creatures I absolutely refuse to use, because from the time they were born, they have known nothing of what it means to show consideration for My burdens, and they are people who lack normal reason. Such people are suffering from “malnutrition” of the brain, and need to go home for some “nourishment.” I have no use for such people. Among My people, everyone will be required to regard knowing Me as an obligatory duty to be seen through to the end, like eating, dressing, and sleeping, something that one never forgets about for a moment, so that in the end, knowing Me will become as familiar as eating—something you do effortlessly, with a practiced hand. As for the words I speak, every single one must be firmly believed in and fully assimilated; there can be no perfunctory half-measures. Anyone who does not pay attention to My words will be regarded as directly resisting Me; anyone who does not eat My words, or does not seek to know them, will be regarded as not paying attention to Me, and will directly be cleared out of My house. This is because, as I have said in the past, what I want is not a great number of people, but excellence. Out of a hundred people, if only one is able to know Me through My words, then I would rather eliminate all the others to focus on enlightening and illuminating this single one. From this you can see that it is not necessarily true that greater numbers alone can manifest Me and live Me out. What I want is wheat (even though the kernels may not be full) and not tares (even when the kernels are full enough to be admired). As for those who give no regard to their pursuit, but who instead behave in a slack manner, they should leave of their own accord; I do not wish to see them anymore, lest they continue to bring disgrace to My name.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God’s Words to the Entire Universe, Chapter 5

596. I am not quick to punish anyone, nor do I treat anyone unjustly—I exercise righteousness to all. My sons, I certainly love, and those evil ones who resist Me, I certainly hate; this is the principle behind My actions. Every one of you should have some insight into My administrative decrees; if you do not, then you will not have an ounce of dread, and will act carelessly before Me. You also will not know what I want to accomplish, what I want to achieve, what I want to gain, or what kind of person My kingdom needs.

My administrative decrees are:

1) No matter who you are, if you oppose Me in your heart, you will be judged.

2) Those whom I have chosen will be disciplined immediately for any wrong thinking.

3) I will put those who do not believe in Me to one side and allow them to speak and act carelessly; in the end, I will thoroughly punish them and deal with them.

4) I shall look after and protect those who believe in Me at all times. At all times I will supply them with life by way of salvation. These people will have My love, and they will surely not fall or lose their way. Any weakness they have will only be temporary, and I will certainly not remember their weaknesses.

5) Those who seem to believe, but do not actually do so—who believe there is a God but who do not pursue Christ, yet who also do not resist—these are the most pitiful sort of people, and through My deeds, I will make them see clearly. By way of My actions, I will save such people and bring them back.

6) The firstborn sons, the first to accept My name, will be blessed! I will surely bestow the best blessings upon you, allowing you to enjoy them to your hearts’ content; no one will dare hinder this. Everything has been prepared for you in full, as this is My administrative decree.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Utterances of Christ in the Beginning, Chapter 56

597. I now pronounce the administrative decrees of My kingdom: All things are within My judgment, all things are within My righteousness, all things are within My majesty, and I exercise My righteousness toward all. Those who say they believe in Me but who, deep down, resist Me, or whose hearts have rejected Me, will be kicked out—but all in My own good time. People who speak sarcastically about Me, but in a way that others do not notice, will die immediately (meaning their spirits, bodies, and souls). Those who oppress or cold-shoulder My beloved will be judged immediately by My wrath. This means that people who are jealous of the ones I love, and who think Me unrighteous, will be handed over to be judged by My beloved. All who are guileless, simple and sincere (including those who lack wisdom), and who treat Me with single-minded sincerity, will all remain in My kingdom. Those who have not been through training—meaning, those honest people who lack wisdom and insight—will hold power in My kingdom. However, they have been pruned and broken. That they have not undergone training is not absolute. Rather, it is through these things that I will show everyone My almightiness and My wisdom. I will kick out all those who still doubt Me; I want not one of them. (I detest people who still doubt Me at such a time as this.) By way of the actions I do throughout the entire universe, I will show honest people the wondrousness of My deeds, thereupon causing their wisdom, insight, and discernment to grow. I will also cause deceitful people to be destroyed in an instant as a result of My wondrous deeds. All the firstborn sons who were first to accept My name (meaning those holy and unblemished, honest people) will be the first to attain entry to the kingdom and rule over the myriad nations and peoples alongside Me, wielding power as kings in the kingdom and judging the myriad nations and peoples (this refers to all the firstborn sons in the kingdom, and no others). Those among the myriad nations and peoples who have repented after being judged will enter My kingdom and become My people, while those who are stubborn and unrepentant will be cast into the bottomless pit (to perish forever). The judgment in the kingdom will be the last one, and it will be My thorough cleansing of the world. There will then no longer be any injustice, grief, tears, or sighs, and, even more so, there will be no more world. Everything will be a manifestation of Christ, and all will be the kingdom of Christ. Such glory! Such glory!

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Utterances of Christ in the Beginning, Chapter 79

598. Now I promulgate My administrative decrees for you (effective from the day of their promulgation, assigning different chastisements to different people):

I keep My promises, and everything is in My hands: Whosoever doubts will certainly be struck down. There is no room for any consideration; they will immediately be exterminated, thus ridding My heart of hatred. (From this it is confirmed that whosoever is struck down must not be a member of My kingdom, and must be a descendant of Satan.)

As firstborn sons, you should keep your own position and fulfill your own duties, and not be nosy. You should offer yourselves up for My management plan, and everywhere you go, you should bear good witness for Me and glorify My name, and you must not commit shameful acts. You should be examples for all My sons and My people; you must not be dissolute even for a moment, and must always appear before everyone bearing the identity of firstborn sons; and you must not be servile, but stride forward with heads held high. I am asking you to glorify My name, not to disgrace My name. Those who are firstborn sons each have their own individual function, and cannot do everything. This is the responsibility I have given you, and it is not to be shirked. You must dedicate yourselves with all your heart, all your mind, and all your strength, to fulfilling what I have entrusted to you.

From this day forward, in the entire universe world, the task of shepherding all My sons and all My people will be entrusted to My firstborn sons to fulfill. And I will chastise whosoever cannot dedicate their entire heart and mind to fulfilling it. This is My righteousness. I will neither spare nor go easy on even My firstborn sons.

If there is anyone among My sons or among My people who ridicules and insults one of My firstborn sons, I will punish them harshly, for My firstborn sons represent Myself; what someone does to them, they do also to Me. This is the most severe of My administrative decrees. I will allow My firstborn sons to, according to their wishes, exercise My righteousness against any of My sons and My people who violate this decree.

I will gradually abandon whosoever treats Me frivolously and focuses only on My food, clothing, and sleep, attends only to My external affairs, and does not pay attention to showing consideration for My burden, or to fulfilling their own functions properly. This is directed at all who have ears.

Whoever finishes rendering service for Me must obediently withdraw without fuss. Be careful, or else I will deal with you. (This is a supplementary decree.)

My firstborn sons shall pick up the iron rod from now on and begin to execute My authority to govern the myriad nations and peoples, to walk among the myriad nations and peoples, and to carry out My judgment, righteousness, and majesty among the myriad nations and peoples. My sons and My people shall fear Me, praise Me, cheer Me, and give glory to Me without ceasing, because My management plan is fulfilled and My firstborn sons can reign with Me.

This is a part of My administrative decrees; after this, I will tell more of them to you as the work progresses. From the above administrative decrees, you should see the pace at which I do My work, as well as which step My work has reached. They are the confirmation.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Utterances of Christ in the Beginning, Chapter 88

599. The Ten Administrative Decrees That Must Be Obeyed by God’s Chosen People in the Age of Kingdom

(A Selected Chapter of God’s Word)

1) Man should not magnify himself, nor exalt himself. He should worship and exalt God.

2) Do everything that is beneficial to God’s work and nothing that is detrimental to the interests of God’s work. Defend God’s name, God’s testimony, and God’s work.

3) The money, material objects, and all property in God’s house are the offerings that should be given by man. These offerings may be enjoyed by none but the priest and God, because the offerings of man are for the enjoyment of God and God only shares these offerings with the priest; no one else is qualified or entitled to enjoy any part of them. All of man’s offerings (including money and material things that can be enjoyed) are given to God, not to man, and so these things should not be enjoyed by man; if man were to enjoy them, then he would be stealing offerings. Anyone who does this is a Judas, for, in addition to betraying the Lord, Judas also helped himself to what was put in the money bag.

4) Man has corrupt dispositions and even more so is possessed of feelings. As such, it is absolutely prohibited for two members of the opposite sex to work together unaccompanied when serving God. Any who are discovered doing so will be expelled, without exception.

5) Do not pass judgment on God nor casually discuss matters related to God. Do as man ought to do, and speak as man ought to speak, and do not overstep limits nor transgress boundaries. Guard your own tongue and take care where you step, to avoid doing anything that offends God’s disposition.

6) Do that which ought to be done by man, and carry out your obligations, and fulfill your responsibilities, and hold to your duty. Since you believe in God, you should make your contribution to God’s work; if you do not, then you are unfit to eat and drink the words of God, and unfit to live in God’s house.

7) In work and matters of the church, apart from submitting to God, follow the instructions of the man who is used by the Holy Spirit in everything. Even the slightest infraction is unacceptable. Be absolute in your compliance, and do not analyze right or wrong; what is right or wrong has nothing to do with you. You must concern yourself only with absolute submission.

8) People who believe in God should submit to God and worship Him. Do not exalt or look up to any person; do not put God first, the people you look up to second, and yourself third. No person should hold a place in your heart, and you should not consider people—particularly those you idolize—to be on a par with God or to be His equal. This is intolerable to God.

9) Keep your thoughts on the work of the church. Let go of the prospects of your own flesh, be decisive about family matters, wholeheartedly devote yourself to the work of God, and put God’s work first and your own life second. This is the decency of a saint.

10) Kin who are not of the faith (your children, your husband or wife, your sisters or your parents, and so on) should not be forced into the church. God’s house is not short of members, and there is no need to make up its numbers with people who have no use. All those who do not believe gladly must not be led into the church. This decree is directed at all people. You should restrain, supervise, and remind each other of this matter; no one may violate it. Even when kin who are not of the faith do reluctantly enter the church, they must not be issued books nor given a new name; such people are not of God’s house, and their entry into the church must be halted by any means necessary. If trouble is brought upon the church due to the invasion of demons, then you yourself will be expelled or will have restrictions placed upon you. In short, everyone has a responsibility in this matter, though you should not be reckless, nor use it to settle personal scores.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God

600. People must adhere to the many duties that they should perform. This is what people should adhere to, and this is what they must carry out. Let the Holy Spirit do what must be done by the Holy Spirit; man can play no part in it. Man should adhere to what ought to be done by man, which bears no relation to the Holy Spirit. It is nothing but that which ought to be done by man, and should be adhered to as commandment, just like adherence to the law in the Old Testament. Although now is not the Age of Law, there are still many words that should be adhered to which are of the same kind as words spoken in the Age of Law. These words are not carried out merely by relying on the touch of the Holy Spirit, but rather, they are something that man should adhere to. For example:

You shall not pass judgment on the work of the practical God.

You shall not oppose the man who is testified to by God.

Before God, you shall keep your place and shall not be dissolute.

You should be moderate in speech, and your words and actions must follow the arrangements of the man testified to by God.

You should fear the testimony of God. You shall not ignore the work of God and the words from His mouth.

You shall not imitate the tone and aims of God’s words.

Externally, you shall not do anything that manifestly opposes the man who is testified to by God.

These are what each person should adhere to.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Commandments of the New Age

601. Today, nothing is more crucial for man to adhere to than the following:

You shall not try to wheedle the God that stands before your eyes, or conceal anything from Him.

You shall not utter filthiness or arrogant talk in front of the God before you.

You shall not deceive the God before your eyes by honeyed words and fair speeches in order to gain His trust.

You shall not act irreverently before God. You shall submit to all that is spoken from the mouth of God, and shall not resist, oppose, or dispute His words.

You shall not arbitrarily interpret the words spoken from the mouth of God. You should guard your tongue to avoid it causing you to fall prey to the schemes of evil people.

You should guard your footsteps to avoid transgressing the boundaries set out for you by God, which would cause you to stand in the position of God and speak arrogant words, and thus become loathed by God.

You shall not carelessly spread the words spoken from the mouth of God, lest others mock you and devils make a fool of you.

You shall submit to all of the work of the God of today. Even if you do not understand it, you shall not pass judgment on it; all you can do is seek and fellowship.

No person shall transgress God’s original place. You can do nothing more than serve the God of today from the position of man. You cannot teach the God of today from the position of man—to do so is erroneous.

No one may stand in the place of the man testified to by God; in your words, actions, and innermost thoughts, you stand in the position of man. This is to be abided by, it is the responsibility of man, and no one may alter it; doing otherwise would violate the administrative decrees. This should be remembered by all.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Commandments of the New Age

602. Every sentence I utter carries authority and judgment, and no one can change My words. Once My words issue forth, things are certain to be accomplished in accordance with My words; this is My disposition. My words are authority and whosoever amends them offends My chastisement, and I must strike them down. In serious cases they bring ruination down on their own lives and they go to Hades, or into the bottomless pit. This is the only way in which I deal with mankind, and man has no way to change it—this is My administrative decree. Remember this! No one is allowed to violate My decree; things must be done according to My intentions! In the past, I was too easy on you and you encountered only My words. The words I spoke about striking people down have not yet come to pass. But from today, all the disasters (speaking in reference to My administrative decrees) will come one after another to punish all those who are not in line with My intentions. There must be the advent of facts—otherwise people would not be able to see My wrath but would debauch themselves over and over. This is a step of My management plan, and it is the way in which I do the next step of My work. I say this to you in advance so that you can avoid committing offense and suffering perdition forever. That is to say, from today forward, I will make all people except for My firstborn sons take their proper places in accordance with My intentions, and I shall chastise them one by one. I shall not let even one of them off the hook. Just you dare be debauched again! Just you dare be rebellious again! I have said before that I am righteous to all, that I am without a shred of sentiment, and this serves to show that My disposition must not be offended. This is My person. No one can change this. All people hear My words and all people see My glorious countenance. All people must submit to Me completely and absolutely—this is My administrative decree. All people across the universe and at the ends of the earth should praise Me and give glory to Me, for I am the unique God Himself, for I am the person of God. No one can change My words and phrasing, My speech and deportment, as these are matters for Me alone, and these are things which I have possessed from the most ancient times and which shall exist forever.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Utterances of Christ in the Beginning, Chapter 100

603. My judgment comes to everyone, My administrative decrees touch everyone, and My words and My person are revealed to everyone. This is the time for My Spirit to perform great work. (At this time, those who will be blessed, and those who will meet with woe, are distinguished from one another.) As soon as My words issue forth, I have distinguished those who will be blessed and those who will meet with woe. This is all crystal clear, and I can see it all at a glance. (I am saying this with regard to My humanity; therefore, these words do not contradict My predestination and selection.) I roam about the mountains and rivers and among all things, across the spaces of the universe, scrutinizing and cleansing every place so that those unclean locations and those promiscuous lands will all cease to exist and be incinerated into nothingness as a result of My words. For Me, everything is easy. If now were the time I had predestined for the world’s destruction, I could swallow it up with the utterance of a single word. However, now is not the time. All must be ready before I will do this work so that My plan is not disturbed and My management is not disrupted. I know how to do this reasonably. I have My wisdom, and I have My own arrangements. People must not move one finger; be careful not to be struck down by My hand. This has already touched upon My administrative decrees. From this one can see the harshness of My administrative decrees, as well as the principles behind them, which cover two aspects: One is that I strike down all who are not in accordance with My intentions and who violate My administrative decrees; the other is that I wrathfully curse all who violate My administrative decrees. These two aspects are indispensable, and are the executive principles behind My administrative decrees. Everyone is handled according to these two principles, without the slightest leniency, regardless of how loyal a person might be. This is enough to show My righteousness, My majesty, and My wrath, which will incinerate all earthly things, all worldly things, and all things that are not in accordance with My intentions. In My words are mysteries that remain hidden, and also in My words, there are mysteries that have been disclosed. Thus, according to human notions and human thinking, My words are forever incomprehensible, and My heart is forever unfathomable. That is, I must rid humans of their notions and thinking. This is the most important item of My management plan. I must do it this way in order to gain My firstborn sons and to accomplish the things I want to do.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Utterances of Christ in the Beginning, Chapter 103

604. While the old world exists, I will hurl forth My great wrath upon each country and promulgate the administrative decrees that are made public to the whole universe, and whoever violates them shall be chastised:

When I speak to the whole universe, all people hear My voice, that is, all people see all the deeds I have carried out throughout the universe. Those who go against My intentions, that is to say, who oppose Me with the deeds of man, will fall down amid My chastisement. I will renew the multitudinous stars in the heavens; thanks to Me, the sun and the moon will be renewed, the skies no longer being as they were; and all things on the earth will be renewed—this will all be accomplished because of My words. All the countries within the universe will be partitioned afresh and be replaced by My kingdom, so that the countries upon the earth will disappear forever, and there will only be the kingdom that worships Me; all the countries of the earth will be destroyed and cease to exist. Of the human beings within the universe, all those who are of devils will be annihilated. All who worship Satan will fall down amid My burning fire—that is, except for those now within the stream, all will be turned to ashes. When I chastise each people, religious communities will, to varying extents, return to My kingdom, and be conquered through My deeds, because they will have seen that “the Holy One riding on a white cloud” has already arrived. All people will be sorted according to their kind, and will receive various chastisements commensurate with their actions; all those who have resisted Me will perish, and as for those whose deeds on earth have not involved Me, they will, because of how they have behaved, continue to exist on the earth under the governance of My sons and My people. I will appear to the myriad countries and peoples, and I will express My own voice on earth, proclaiming the completion of My great work, allowing all people to see this with their own eyes.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God’s Words to the Entire Universe, Chapter 26