I

Throughout the universe God is doing His work,

and in the East, thunderous crashes issue forth endlessly,

shaking all nations and denominations.

It is God’s voice that has led all men into the present.

God shall cause all men to be conquered by His voice,

to fall into this stream, and submit before Him,

for He has long since reclaimed His glory from all the earth

and issued it forth anew in the East.

Who does not long to see God’s glory?

Who does not anxiously await His return?

Who does not thirst for His reappearance?

Who does not pine for His loveliness?

Who would not come, come to the light?

Who would not look upon the richness of Canaan?

Who does not long for the return of the Redeemer?

Who does not adore Him who is great in power?

II

God’s voice shall spread throughout the earth;

He will face His chosen people and speak more words to them,

like a mighty thunder shaking the mountains and rivers.

God speaks His words to the whole universe and to mankind.

Hence the words in God’s mouth have become man’s treasure,

and all men cherish His words, cherish His words.

The lightning flashes from the East all the way to the West.

God’s words are such that man is loath to give them up

and at the same time finds them unfathomable,

but rejoices in them all the more.

Like a newborn infant, all men are glad and joyful,

celebrating God’s coming.

By means of His voice, God shall bring all men before Him.

Thenceforth, God shall formally enter into the race of men

so that they will come to worship Him.

With the glory that He radiates and the words from His mouth,

God shall make it such that all men come before Him

and see that the lightning flashes from the East.

III

They will see that God has also descended

unto the “Mount of Olives” of the East,

and that He has already long been on earth,

no longer as the Son of the Jews but as the Lightning of the East,

Lightning of the East.

God has departed from mankind’s midst,

and then reappeared with glory among men.

God is He who was worshiped countless ages before now,

He is also the infant forsaken by the Israelites

countless ages before now.

Moreover, He is the all-glorious Almighty God of the present age!

Moreover, He is the all-glorious Almighty God of the present age!

Let all come before God’s throne, and see His glorious countenance,

hear His voice, and look upon His deeds.

This is the entirety of His will;

it is the end and the climax of His plan,

as well as the purpose of His management:

to have every nation worship God, every tongue acknowledge Him,

every man repose his faith in Him,

and every people be subject unto Him, be subject unto Him,

and every people be subject unto Him, be subject unto Him!

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Seven Thunders Peal—Prophesying That the Gospel of the Kingdom Shall Spread Throughout the Universe