A brief flashback of Lockdown:
Be careful when You get such friend requests. Always check their profiles and websites. Most of these requests are from currently growing cult known as Eastern lightening church aka church of Almighty God, सर्वशक्तिमान परमेश्वरको मण्डली!
आँखै लोभ्याउने रंगीचंगी पोस्टहरूमा उत्साहका वचन हुँदै मा; परमेश्वर, येशू आदि शब्दहरू हुँदै मा; संगतिमा आउन का लागि आग्रह गर्दै मा कृपया कुरै नबुझी कमेन्ट मा "आमेन" आदि लेखेर उक्त संगतिहरूमा सहभागी हुने र फ्रेन्ड रिक्वेस्ट लाई स्वीकार गर्ने काम नगरिदिनु होला । शंकास्पद लागेको खण्डमा आफ्नो मण्डलीलाई खबर गर्नु होला र उनीहरूका वेब साइटहरूलाई निरीक्षण गर्ने काम गर्नु होला । अहिलेको समयमा मेसेन्जर मार्फत कयौं इसाई मित्रहरूलाई संगतिमा राख्न सफल भएको झूटो शिक्षा हो यो । Eastern lightening, Church of almighty God का नाम ले चिनिन्छ । यिनीहरू को ग्रन्थ पनि The Word became Flesh छ । कृपया सावधानी अपनाउनु होला !
Church of almighty God का झूटा इसाई हरू संग कुराकानी गर्दा को अनुभव:
१. यिनीहरू प्रायः हाजिरी जवाफ को शैलीमा प्रश्न हरू पठाउने गर्ने गर्छन् (मैले मेरै मिल्ने साथीको सहभागीबाट यो कुरा जानें अनि पछी आफैं कुराकानी गर्न खोज्दा पनि!)
२. यिनीहरूले अनुमति बिना नै मेसेन्जर समूहमा राखिदिने काम गर्छन्
३. यिनीहरू संग सोधपुछ गर्दा परमेश्वर बाटै प्रकाश पाए झैँ गरि ready-made message दिने गर्छन्
४. यिनीहरू तर्क/ बहस/ वाद विवाद गर्दैनन्
५. अवरोध जनाउने प्रतिक्रिया दिएमा यिनीहरूले seen मात्रै गरेर छोड्छन ।
अधिक जानकारीका लागि कृपया यी लिंकहरू भ्रमण अवश्य गर्नुहोस्:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=221789639961630&id=110184241122171
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=209274754546452&id=110184241122171
Origin: A theologically aberrant religious movement that started in China in 1991. It is also known as Eastern Lightning, a name based on Matthew 24:27: “For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” It is also known as The Congregation, Church of Almighty God, Seven Spirits Sect, New Power Lord’s Church, True Light Sect, or True Way Sect.
What they believe?
a) God has again become incarnate, this time as a Chinese woman named Yang Xiangbin, who also calls herself “Lightning Deng.” Yang is the nominal head of Eastern Lightning, but the true leader is probably her “high priest” and lover, Zhao Weishan, the man who first began proclaiming that Yang was divine.
b) Yang Xiangbin is called “Christ of the last days” and “Almighty God” in the belief that she is the second coming of Christ to finish the work of God. Yang gives utterances that are recorded as God’s word for the last days. (Although Yang is seen as an incarnation of God, she is considered separate from Jesus Christ, who was a different incarnation of God.) The Bible is seen as an obsolete record of God’s work in the past. “It is nothing more than a historical record of God’s work, and a testament to the previous two stages of God’s work, and offers you no understanding of the aims of God’s work” (from Eastern Lightning’s official website).
c) in the Old Testament God was known by the name Jehovah. In the New Testament era, God was known as Jesus Christ. Now, in the last days, He is properly known as Almighty God.
d) the group “was entirely founded by Almighty God personally, and is personally led and shepherded by Him, and it was by no means set up by any man.”
e) Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are seen as three different manifestations of the one God, not three distinct Persons. “The Trinity does not exist anywhere in this universe. God has no Father and no Son, much less is there the concept of an instrument jointly used by the Father and the Son: the Holy Spirit. All of this is the greatest fallacy and simply does not exist in this world!”
f) Jesus forgave mankind’s sin in the Age of Grace, but His salvation was not complete, because the sin nature remained in mankind. Now, in the Age of the Kingdom, through the teaching of the Christ of last days, mankind can finally be delivered from sin and made fully clean. This is true salvation, available to those who will obey Almighty God’s teaching as revealed in the last days.
g) The Bible has become outdated with a new third testament revealed by the woman Jesus.
h) Jesus has already returned as a normal 30-year-old woman and is in hiding (Time)
What the Bible says?
a) The Bible gives no hint of any further God's incarnation coming in near future as Jesus' mission of redemption was fully accomplished and now extended throughout the world through the church by the work of Holy Spirit. Hebrews 1:1-2; Hebrews 10:12; John 19:30; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 4:11-13
b) Christ would return only to finish the work of continuing redemption and to rule the whole world after the judgment. The book of Revelation has a clear warning of addition and deduction to and from the scripture. There is no need of female incarnation as it was Adam held responsible for sin not Eve. The Bible has clear message of God's plan and work on redemption. The New Testament authors clearly quoted Old Testament to confirm and ensure how the redemption and God's plan was fulfilled in Jesus. Revelation 19:11-16; Revelation 22:18-19; Romans 5:12-14; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Luke 24:44
c) God is one whose name is Yahweh as revealed to Moses and Jesus claimed and applied this name to himself. The scripture also says Holy Spirit is God. Exodus 3:14; John 8:58; Acts 5:3-4; Deuteronomy 6:4; John 10:30
d) God only established the church and nothing else. Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 1:22-23; Acts 2:47; Colossians 1:18
e) The Trinity clearly exist and the Bible teaches all three persons are distinct and yet they are one God. The analogies and models of Trinity that we often use illustrate that the world obviously give us certain hints regarding God's nature. Matthew 28:19; John 14:16-17; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Romans 1:20; Isaiah 6:3
f) Jesus made a way to justification which is pardon given against penalty of sin. After receiving Jesus, we are in the journey of sanctification which is continuation of being transformed into Jesus' image. This is our continuous fight against power of sin. Then, we shall move into glorification after Jesus' return which is final strike against the presence of sin. We still struggle with sin due to our habitual nature of flesh. We already have Holy Spirit to fight against power of sin. Our deliverance is in Jesus' hand and it has been promised that he will complete what he started in us. Romans 5:1; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Romans 8:30; Galatians 5:16-17; Philippians 1:6; 1 John 1:8
g) Again, bringing over new revelations time and again has been a common attempt of many cults and religious groups like Mormon, Islam, etc. The only final revelation granted to us is the book of Revelation. We accept no other middle or new testaments. God is not God of confusion. God’s Word, the Bible, does not pass away (1 Pet. 1:25). Revelation 22:18-19; 1 Peter 1:25; Jude 1:3; 1 Corinthians 14:33; 2 Timothy 3:16-17
h) Jesus doesn't even need to return in such a way. The scripture clearly says he shall be coming in clouds of heaven, with majestic ride and full of Glory. Jesus is forever a priest after the order of Melchizedek. As such, He is a male forever (Heb. 6:20; 7:25). Therefore, He can’t be a woman. Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:7; Hebrews 7:24-25; Hebrews 6:20; Luke 24:39
Impact: They set up lots of messenger groups and make believers engage in their sessions. This cult has been declared by China as a Violent movement as they use violence in their works. They have a presence in Hong Kong, New York, and San Francisco, as well as mainland China. There are disturbing reports of the group using sexual seduction, kidnapping, bribes, brainwashing, and blackmail to coerce new members into the group and keep them there. The group especially targets housewives, the poor, and house churches in China, first befriending believers and then slowly trying to convince them that Yang Xiangbin is God incarnate. In 2002, Eastern Lightning members allegedly kidnapped thirty-four leaders of an underground Christian network, the China Gospel Fellowship, and held them captive for two months. In August 2014, five members of the Church of Almighty God went on trial in Yantai, Shandong, for the murder of a 37-year-old woman in a restaurant—the woman was beaten to death for refusing to join their group. In February 2015, two of the five were executed for the crime.
So, be sure not just to read the Bible but study it. If you just keep on seeking only spiritual experience and manifestations then these are probable groups that can swallow you with their dangerous doctrines! Try to learn more about your faith! Dangerous cults are growing more and more and our current generation who are exposed to social medias can easily be captivated by these wolves! Don't just get hurried to run and share such contents because they talk about Jesus! Try to know more deeply what they have to say!
Further information:
a) Sawadhan: Eastern lightening church: https://youtu.be/OgEf1_v_PVY?si=QZlAjaFx6aCPli0o
b) चीनको झूटो ख्रीष्ट देखि सावधान: https://youtu.be/jv0M2ztcyUM?si=pQOalIx1A6iABgrQ
Resources concerned:
a) https://www.gotquestions.org/Church-of-Almighty-God.html
b) https://carm.org/lightening-of-the-east-from-china/what-is-eastern-lightning/
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