I am spreading My work among the Gentile nations. My glorious light flashes throughout the universe; all the star-star-dot-dot people bear My intentions within them, and they are all steered by My hand and set about the tasks I have assigned. From this point on, I have entered into a new age, bringing all people into another world. When I returned to My “homeland,” I commenced yet another part of the work in My original plan, so that man would gain more knowledge of Me. I regard the universe in its entirety and see that it is an opportune time for My work, so I hurry all about, doing My new work upon man. This is a new age, after all, and I have brought new work, taking more new people into the new age and discarding more of those that I shall eliminate. In the country of the great red dragon, I have carried out a stage of work unfathomable to human beings, causing them to sway in the wind, after which many quietly drift away with the blowing of the wind. Truly, this is the “threshing floor” I am about to clear; it is what I yearn for and it is also My plan. For many evil ones have crept in while I am at work, but I am in no hurry to drive them away. Rather, I shall disperse them when the time is right. Only after that shall I be the fountain of life, allowing those who truly love Me to receive from Me the fruit of the fig tree and the fragrance of the lily. In the land where Satan sojourns, the land of dust, there remains no pure gold, only sand, and so, meeting with these circumstances, I do such a stage of work. You should know that what I gain is pure, refined gold, not sand. How can the evil ones remain in My house? How can I tolerate foxes living as parasites in My paradise? I employ every method to drive them away. Before My intentions are revealed, no one is aware of what I am about to do. Taking this opportunity, I drive away those evil ones, and they are forced to leave My presence. This is what I do to the evil, but there will still be a day for them to do service for Me. People’s desire for blessings is much too strong; therefore, I turn My body around and show My glorious countenance to the Gentiles, so that people may all live in a world of their own and judge themselves, while I go on saying the words that I should say, and supplying them with what they need. When people come to their senses, I will have long since spread My work. I shall then express My intentions to them, and begin the second part of My work upon them, letting all people follow Me closely so as to cooperate with My work, and letting them do everything in their ability to carry out with Me the work that I must do.

—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