I

Those who are able to stand firm during God’s work

of judgment and chastisement during the last days—

that is, during the final work of purification—

will be the ones who will enter into the final rest alongside God.

So only after undergoing God’s final work of purification

will those who enter into rest

have broken free of Satan’s influence and been gained by God.

These humans, who will have been finally obtained by God,

will enter into the final rest.

II

The purpose of God’s work of chastisement and judgment

is in essence meant to purify humanity, for the sake of the ultimate rest,

for the sake of the ultimate rest;

otherwise, none of humanity

could be classified into different categories according to kind,

or enter into rest.

This work is humanity’s only path to enter into rest.

This work is humanity’s only path to enter into rest.

Only God’s work of purification

will cleanse humans of their unrighteousness,

and only His work of chastisement and judgment

will bring to light those rebellious elements of humanity,

thereby separating those who can be saved from those who cannot,

and those who will remain from those who will not.

III

The entire purpose behind God’s ultimate work

of punishing evil and rewarding good is to thoroughly purify all humans

so that He may bring a purely holy humanity into eternal rest.

This stage of His work is the most crucial;

it is the final stage of the whole of His work of management,

it is the final stage of the whole of His work of management.

If God did not destroy the evil, but instead allowed them to remain,

then every human would still be unable to enter into rest,

and God would not be able to bring all of humanity into a better realm.

Such work would not be complete.

When His work is finished,

the whole of humanity will be entirely holy, will be entirely holy;

only in this way will God be able to live in rest peacefully,

live in rest peacefully.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God and Man Will Enter Into Rest Together