In the Age of Kingdom, God uses words to usher in the new age, to change the means by which He works, and to do the work of the entire age. This is the principle by which God works in the Age of Word. He became flesh and speaks from different perspectives, enabling man to truly see God, who is the Word appearing in the flesh, and behold His wisdom and wondrousness. God works in this manner in order better to achieve the goals of conquering people, perfecting people, and eliminating people. This is the true meaning of the use of words to work in the Age of Word. Through words, people come to know the work of God, the disposition of God, the substance of man, and what man ought to enter into. Through words, all the work God wishes to do in the Age of Word is accomplished. Through words, people are revealed and eliminated, and tried. People have seen these words, heard these words, and recognized the existence of these words. As a result, they have come to believe in the existence of God, the almightiness and wisdom of God, and God’s heart of loving and saving man. The term “words” may be ordinary and simple, but the words spoken from the mouth of the incarnate God shake the universe; they transform people’s hearts, transform their notions and old dispositions, and transform the way the whole world used to appear. Through the ages, only the God of today works in this way, and only He speaks thus and saves man thus. From this time forward, man lives under the guidance of God’s words, amid the shepherding and provision of His words; people all live in the world of God’s words, amid the curses and the blessings of God’s words, and the majority of people live under the judgment and chastisement of His words. These words and this work are all for the sake of man’s salvation, for the sake of fulfilling God’s will, and for the sake of changing the original appearance of the world of old creation. God created the world using words, He leads all the people in the universe using words, He conquers and saves them using words, and ultimately He shall use words to bring the whole old world to an end, thus completing the entirety of His management plan.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Age of Kingdom Is the Age of Word

My words are the forever unchanging truth; I am the supply of life for man and the only guide for mankind; the value and meaning of My words are not determined by whether they are acknowledged and accepted by mankind, but by the essence of the words themselves; and even if not a single person on this earth can accept My words, the value of My words and their help to mankind are beyond the estimation of any person. Therefore, when faced with the many people who rebel against, refute, or are utterly contemptuous of My words, My attitude is only this: Let time and facts be My testimony and prove that My words are the truth, the way, and the life. Let them prove that all I have said is right, that it is that which man should possess and, even more so, that which man should accept. I will let all who follow Me know this fact: Those who cannot fully accept My words, those who cannot practice My words, those who cannot find a goal in My words, and those who cannot receive the grace of salvation through My words, are those who are condemned by My words; even more so, they are those who have lost the grace of My salvation, and My rod shall never leave them.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. You Ought to Consider Your Deeds

Whether the words spoken by God be plain or profound in outward appearance, they are all truths indispensable to man’s life entry; they are the fountain of living waters that enables man to survive in both spirit and flesh. They provide what man needs to stay alive; the rules and creed for his self-conduct in his daily life; the path he must take to salvation, as well as the goals and direction for attaining salvation; every truth that he should possess as a created being before God; and every truth about how man should submit to and worship God. They are the guarantee that ensures man’s survival, they are man’s daily bread, and they are also the sturdy support that enables man to be strong and stand firm. They are rich in the truth reality by which created mankind lives out normal humanity, rich in the truth by which mankind breaks free from corruption and emerges from Satan’s snare, rich in the earnest and patient teaching, exhortation, encouragement, and solace that the Creator gives to created humanity. They are the beacon that guides and enlightens men to understand all positive things, the guarantee which ensures that men will live out and come into possession of all that is just, beautiful, and good, the criterion by which all people, events, and things are measured, and also the navigation marker that leads men toward salvation and the path of light.

—The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. Preface

In “God’s Words to the Entire Universe,” God expresses His words from the perspective of the Spirit. The manner in which He speaks is unattainable by created mankind. Even more so, the vocabulary and style of His words are beautiful and moving, and no form of human literature could take their place. The words with which He exposes man are accurate, they are irrefutable by any philosophy, and they convince all people absolutely. Like a sharp sword, the words with which God judges man cut straight to the depths of people’s souls, cutting so deep as to leave them with no place to hide. The words with which He comforts people carry mercy and lovingkindness, they are warm as a loving mother’s embrace, and they make people feel secure as never before. The single greatest characteristic of these utterances is that, during this phase, God does not speak using the identity of Jehovah or Jesus Christ, nor of Christ of the last days. Instead, using His inherent identity—the Creator—He speaks to and teaches all those who follow Him and all those who are yet to follow Him. It is fair to say that this is the first time since the creation of the world that God has addressed all mankind. Never before has God spoken to created mankind in such detail and so systematically. Of course, this is also the first time He has spoken so much, and for such a sustained period of time, to all mankind. It is totally unprecedented. What’s more, these utterances form the first text expressed by God among mankind in which He exposes man, guides him, judges him, and speaks heart-to-heart to him and so, too, are they the first utterances in which God lets man know His footsteps, the place in which He lies, God’s disposition, what God has and is, God’s thoughts, and His concern for mankind. It can be said that these are the first utterances that God has spoken to mankind from the third heaven since the creation, and the first time that God has used His inherent identity to appear and express the voice of His heart to mankind amid words.

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

The way of life is not something that any person can possess, nor is it something that every person can easily attain. This is because life can only come from God, which is to say, only God Himself possesses the essence of life, and only God Himself has the way of life. And so only God is the source of life, and the ever-flowing wellspring of the living water of life. Ever since the creation of the world, God has done a great deal of work that bears with it the vitality of life, He has done much work that brings life to man, and He has paid a great price that enables man to gain life. This is because God Himself is eternal life, and God Himself is the way by which man can be resurrected. God is never absent from the heart of man, and He lives among people at all times. He is the driving force of man’s living, the root of man’s survival, and a rich resource for man’s survival after birth. He enables people to be reborn, and enables them to live tenaciously in their own individual role. Relying on His power and His inextinguishable life force, man has lived for generation after generation, while the power of God’s life has consistently been providing support among man, and God has paid a price that no ordinary man has ever paid. God’s life force can prevail over any power; even more so, it surpasses any power. His life is eternal, His power extraordinary, and His life force cannot be overwhelmed by any created being or hostile force. The life force of God exists and shines with brilliant radiance regardless of time or place. Heaven and earth may undergo tremendous changes, but God’s life is forever the same. All things may pass away, but God’s life will still exist. This is because God is the source of the survival of all things, and the root that all things depend on for survival. Man’s life originates from God, heaven exists because of God, and the survival of the earth also stems from the power of God’s life. No thing alive can transcend the sovereignty of God, and no thing with vitality can escape the scope of God’s authority. In this way, regardless of who they are, all people must surrender to the dominion of God, all people must live under God’s governance, and none of them can escape from His hands.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Only Christ of the Last Days Can Give Man the Way of Eternal Life

Christ of the last days brings life, and brings the enduring and everlasting way of truth. This truth is the path by which man gains life, and it is the only path by which man shall know God and be approved of by God. If you do not seek the way of life provided by Christ of the last days, then you shall never gain the approval of Jesus, and shall never be qualified to enter the gate of the kingdom of heaven, for you are both a puppet and prisoner of history. Those who are controlled by regulations, by words, and by the shackles of history will never be able to gain life nor gain the perpetual way of life. This is because all they gain is turbid water which has been clung to for thousands of years instead of the water of life that flows from the throne. Those who are not supplied with the water of life will forever remain corpses, playthings of Satan, and sons of hell. How, then, can they behold God? You only seek to hold on to the past, to stand still and keep things as they are, and do not seek to change the status quo and discard history, so will you not always be antagonistic toward God? The steps of God’s work are overwhelming and mighty, like surging waves and rolling thunders—yet you sit passively awaiting destruction, clinging to that which is old and waiting for things to fall into your lap. In this way, how can you be considered someone who follows the footsteps of the Lamb? How can this demonstrate that the God you hold on to is the God who is always new and never old? And how can the words of your yellowed books carry you across into a new age? How can they lead you to search for the steps of God’s work? And how can they take you up to heaven? What you hold in your hands are mere words that can provide but temporary solace, not truths that are capable of giving you life. The words of Scriptures you read can only enrich your tongue; they are not words of wisdom that can help you know human life, much less are they the path that can lead you to perfection. Does this discrepancy not give you cause for reflection? Does it not give you insight into the mysteries contained within? Are you capable of delivering yourself to heaven to meet God on your own? Without the coming of God, can you take yourself into heaven to enjoy family happiness with God? Are you still dreaming now? I exhort you, then, to stop dreaming and to look at who is working now—look to see who is now carrying out the work of saving man during the last days. If you do not, you shall never gain the truth, and shall never gain life.

—The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Only Christ of the Last Days Can Give Man the Way of Eternal Life