I

The standard by which humans judge other humans is based on their behavior;

those whose conduct is good are righteous,

while those whose conduct is abominable are evil.

The standard by which God judges humans

is based on whether their essence submits to Him or not,

submits to Him or not;

one who submits to God is a righteous person,

while one who does not is an enemy and an evil person,

regardless of whether the behavior of this person is good or bad,

or regardless of whether their speech is correct or incorrect.

Some people wish to use good deeds to obtain a good destination in the future,

and some people wish to use fine words to acquire a good destination.

Everyone mistakenly believes that God determines people’s outcomes

after watching their behavior or listening to their speech;

thus, many people wish to make use of this to deceive God

into granting them a momentary favor.

II

In the future, the people who will survive in a state of rest

will all have endured the day of tribulation

and will also have borne witness for God;

they will all be people who have fulfilled their duties

and who have deliberately submitted to God.

Those who merely wish to use the opportunity to do service

with the intention of avoiding practicing the truth

will not be allowed to remain.

God has appropriate standards

for the arrangement of every individual’s outcome;

He doesn’t simply make these decisions based on one’s words and deeds,

or how one acts during a period of time.

He will absolutely not be lenient,

He will absolutely not be lenient,

with regard to one’s evil conduct due to their past service for Him,

nor will He spare one from death

due to a period of time spent expending for Him.

No one can evade retribution for their evil,

and no one can cover up their evil behavior

and thereby evade the torments of destruction.

III

If people are loyal to God when they see blessings,

but lose their loyalty when they cannot see any blessings,

and if, in the end, they’re still unable to bear witness for God

or fulfill the duties incumbent upon them,

then they will still be objects of destruction

despite their having once previously labored for God faithfully.

In short, evil people cannot survive through eternity,

nor can they enter into rest;

only the righteous are the masters of rest, the masters of rest.

Once humanity is on the right track, people will have normal human lives.

They’ll all do their own respective duties and be absolutely loyal to God.

They will utterly shed their rebelliousness and their corrupt dispositions,

and they’ll live for God and live because of God,

devoid of both rebelliousness and resistance.

They’ll all be able to completely submit to God.

This will be the life of God and humanity;

it will be the life of the kingdom, and it will be a life of rest.

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