I. Introduction

Good morning! Today, we will be looking at a new topic titled, Be careful that no one deceives you. Actually, much of our scurrying about for worldly things is a grand deception in itself. This is part of the Wisdom and Discernment series. Why is it called the Wisdom and Discernment series? It is to enlighten our minds. Some may say, My mind is not working well. If your mind is not working well, what are you doing being a human being? You would be much happier being a pig. A few days ago, we discussed Are You Willing to Die for Jesus? Then you say, I am willing! But what if you later discover that it was a false Jesus? Wouldn't it be absurd to die for a false Jesus? That is indeed the reality.

I thank God! I often encounter very spiritual events. One day, I was sitting there praying, focusing on discernment. Common discernment is easily deceived. I knelt there praying. You must know that in those days, I particularly believed in prayer. I said, I want to establish a prayer church! But a prayer church is useless. One must know God through discernment. As I was praying there, with no one else around, I suddenly saw someone walking in from the outside in a vision, and he sat next to me, wearing a white robe. He told me he was Jesus. If this happened to an ordinary person, they would be thrilled, Wow! I have seen Jesus! Then I said, Seen Jesus? This thing might be a fake. Would Jesus have the time to sit with me? Am I that good? Do I have that much grace? I felt something was not right. My mind immediately started working. I had to test if he was real or fake.

If he said, Are you willing to die for me? and I said, I am willing! I would climb to the roof with him, and an hour later, there would be a body lying below. He would have left, and I would be lying there, being a fool! I would say, Really? No way. God, forgive me. I am not foolish. Just because you say you are Jesus doesn't mean I will believe you. Just because you have the word pastor engraved on your head doesn't mean I will believe you. After that prayer, I saw the white robe begin to peel off from the top, like in a movie, very realistic, horrifying, and my hair stood on end. Then I saw the face of a wolf. Oh, so it's a wolf! Then I said, Little one, you came to play games with me. Who do you think I am?

I ask you: If you encountered such a thing, would you act this way? Many people would not. Many would say, I saw Jesus yesterday. I dislike hearing that the most. With your brain, you can see Jesus? People might say, With your brain, can you see Jesus? So while my brain may not be great, when I see something, I figure it out. Then the wolf slunk away, angrily saying, Damn it, ran into someone like this. How can I not get him? That is why many ghosts are afraid of me. Today, brothers and sisters, do you know why many ghosts are afraid of me? Because it is too difficult to deceive me. I am often cautious, lest I fall into deception. Even if a con artist comes looking for me, my mind is always clear.

So later, when I was giving the sermon Are You Willing to Die for Jesus? I was worried that you would be deceived. If you really are deceived, you are in trouble. You think you are dying for Jesus, but you are actually dying for the devil. To this day, I know in my heart that God is not afraid of people examining Him, so be cautious. Are you willing to give up for Jesus? If you are willing, and later find out it was a false Jesus, wouldn't that be a big problem? Therefore, in our midst, you rarely hear me teaching everyone to see visions or hear God's voice. Why do I rarely teach you to see visions or hear God's voice? Because that cannot replace knowing God in discernment. Today, everyone must have ample faith in discernment, be filled with the knowledge of God in discernment, and not dabble in those empty things, which are useless and very deceptive!

It is not just this year that I figured this out. In the local church early on, the pastor led people to see visions and hear God's voice, and many of those things were nonsense. Because God does not like that. God likes people to have ample faith in discernment, to be filled with the knowledge of God's truth in discernment, because truth can set people free! We are constantly training in discernment. That is the main focus. Whether it is Bible study, prayer, preaching, or doing proper things, it is all about enlightenment in discernment. If you are not clear in discernment, you cannot even grasp the main points when reading. What can you do? Sometimes, when you say something, you still want to maintain your face. It is really deadly!

I don't like a group of people shouting loudly. Previously, our church did that for a period of time, shouting loudly, and it felt good. After a while, we realized God didn't come; the property management came. But I reacted quickly, and soon I abandoned that. You know, when they were shouting loudly, I was afraid of disturbing the neighbors, so I gave them motorcycle helmets to shout into. Later, I realized it was not right, and I stopped doing that because it easily deceives people. Today's theme is Be careful that no one deceives you. We are a praying church with a lot of prayer, but is it useful? Some sisters give money to con artists when they come. Today, I must tell you, if you have been scammed, you must be careful. It is not your turn to tell me to be careful, but I am telling you to be careful.

If you have been scammed playing P2P, be careful. Is your discernment really clear? It is not clear. Then, have you rooted it out today? No, you have not. When the con artist comes, she gives the money to him and says, Teacher, I cannot control it, as if bewitched. What were you doing before you were bewitched? What was your discernment doing? Even the police cannot stop it. You insist on saying, That is not a scam. You have the root of being scammed, the essence of being scammed. Vows, resolutions, and repentance letters are useless! You must study discernment and wisdom. Do you understand? When the con artist comes again, you are scammed again, praying more than everyone else, but it is useless! Your knees are calloused, and you are still the same, liking to be deceived, taking lies as truth, thinking it is for God. Is that the false Jesus? Is that what being for God is like? No, it is not.

Not studying, lacking wisdom and discernment, is a great tragedy in life! This situation is too common. You are scammed and then scammed again, as if you are used to being scammed. I said you are united with the pastor, but when your pastor leaves, are you confused? You say, I am very united with my pastor. If he leaves, I will leave too. I said, Then leave. What I want to say is that many people really live in confusion. One pastor left and secretly formed a WeChat group. Some junior pastors were wailing and crying like tearful people, weeping together. One of them notified me and said, Teacher, we are crying together. I thought it was because his leaving caused such great grievance. I was surprised. What grievances did he suffer? It turned out it was because I often said he was stupid. Hearing the words stupid and dumb too often, he could not take it, so he did this in secret.

Another pastor told me, Teacher, there are hidden reasons behind their leaving the church. Speaking mysteriously, I wondered what kind of brain this was. Actually, my sadness is not because of these things. My sadness is because people's brains are not working well and they are often deceived. As soon as something happens, they follow the lies, follow the con artists, and believe the con artists. Isn't that strange? It seems like they know some inside story. My heart ached, almost breaking down. Unity is unity in the word of God! Do you understand that today? That explains why one pastor told me, Teacher, you don't have to worry about them leaving because these brothers and sisters have grown up listening to your teachings. I also know that they are not very connected to him. Actually, people follow the word of God, united in the word, not united in investment.

I truly feel bad in my heart. How can people be so easily deceived? As soon as the devil comes, they definitely follow the devil because their brains are not working well. How much do they really know about the word of God? How much of God's word is really in them? As soon as they speak, they say strange things. It seems like these people have a natural tendency to be deceived and deluded. Today, you must grow in discernment no matter what. Some people are united with a pastor, believe in the pastor, and invest together. When the investment fails, they are sued together. There was a pastor in Kunshan, a Taiwanese person I knew, who did not want to be a good pastor and went into business, doing business with church members, and then he was sued. There are so many perplexing and deceptive things like these.

Believing in the pastor is not something I teach. If you have heard the sermons from 2011 to today, you will not find me telling you to believe the pastor. What I say is, Do not believe me. I am telling you not to believe me. Can you believe the people below? Do not believe me. Examine in detail whether what I say is true or not. That is what I have been saying since the beginning of the church. I have never said you must believe me. Today, everyone must still examine. If one day I tell you to give me money, or I borrow money from you, then you will know that I am possessed by a demon. Understand that you should not borrow money from each other, do not do business together, and do not ask each other for favors. There is nothing going on. In Jesus Christ, nothing is handled outside of Him.

When some people are deceived, they think they are very clear-headed. It is strange. Those among us who are deceived felt very clear-headed at the time. They felt it was the way it was, however they thought about it. They also liked to be stubborn, and it was useless, even when the anti-fraud police came. The government is really helpless in dealing with these idiots. Some agree on the surface but are stubborn inside. People have their own logic in their hearts. May God have mercy! What can you do? I really don't know what to do. You must work hard to learn. How can a person who does not know how to learn have wisdom? When encountering things, they believe the words of con artists, but put God's words aside. People who have been scammed must be careful, constantly improving in discernment and wisdom. Do not think the matter is over. It is not over.

You have that evil energy in your bones. That thing is an evil spirit. Why do con artists always come to you? Why do con artists always come and tell you the hidden story? Because you have that energy in your bones. Why don't con artists like to come to me? When con artists are on the street, they think, This kid cannot be deceived. Why are we so easily deceived? Con artists are very good at talking. Is that true love? Con artists know how to choose people. Ghosts also know how to choose people. Seeing that you have that religious sentiment, a heart to serve God, they will definitely come over and say, I want to serve God together with you. I am waiting for you. Someone already has a husband, and you are still waiting? Isn't that a con artist? I find it strange that some people believe it. If I didn't correct them, they would really believe it, which is very troubling. Don't you think it's troubling to be a pastor? It's as if I'm breaking up a marriage.

As soon as they see that you love money, great! The con artists say, Here is a chance to make money. Which of those who were scammed in northern Myanmar wasn't given a chance? They give you a chance, and you give them a kidney. If you are healthy, they still want your kidney! If you are not healthy, they don't want your kidney either. I am so worried! So worried that I asked artificial intelligence (AI), Tell me the con artists' tricks. As a result, it listed all the con artists' tricks. AI is smarter than people. If AI is smarter than you, what are you doing in the world? You are always learning, but you can never understand the true Tao.

You are right that I have more white hair recently. I really don't want everyone to be deceived. You must be a smart person, possessing wisdom, discernment, vigilance, and prayer, lest you enter into deception. The Bible says: Be careful that no one deceives you. Those who crucified Jesus were determined to crucify Jesus, saying, Let his blood be on us and on our children. They thought they were serving God, completely ignorant like that. Only fools, those who like to pray loudly, are like that. You must put down roots in the word of God, constantly practice the word of God, constantly keep and follow the word of God, and then you will realize that that is what the word of God said, and you will not easily fall into deception.

People who are self-righteous, who like face, who feel they are doing well, who cannot find any problems in themselves, who are highly perfectionistic, and who live in their own world cannot know the word of God. Sometimes I say that you did this wrong, and as a result, they will tell me all the things they did right. I wonder if the brain circuits have been wired incorrectly? Am I worried? Really worried. If I speak too harshly, they will be hurt, so I use my brain cells to do a calculation, adjusting the words I say to the appropriate position, and it does not work. It's really difficult. So, do you know, they give me a good opportunity to train myself, to train my speaking skills. My speaking skills are actually quite good.

So today, we must learn, constantly learn to make plans, and then constantly reflect on those plans in practice. What is reflection? We must reflect on what we did right and what we did wrong. If you think you did everything right, what is there to reflect on? This is very important! So, over the past period, I have been constantly emphasizing planning and reflection. If you are willing to learn, it is okay. I can tutor you individually, planning what to do, what not to do. Why are some people busy? They do a lot of things they should not do, and they have not done what they should do. That is what is going on. Planning is about what I want to do, how I want to do it, when I want to do it, and to what degree I want to do it. Then you come back and reflect, reflecting on the pieces and steps that weren't done right. Only in this you can truly learn, otherwise there is no real learning.

Today, everyone also needs to learn how to learn. Recently, I have been working hard to help everyone learn actively. You should all remember how I taught you to learn actively. You need to know that many people just like to listen to lessons. Is listening to lessons useful? Listening to lessons is not useful. I told you that a long time ago. I finally got some comfort yesterday, having finally turned a person around. Learning really requires learning. If you do not know how to learn and learn blindly, it is tiring and annoying! So, to deal with perfectionism, if you can't stand the things you can do, and it's impossible to do the things you want to do, then you are completely finished. Then how is it possible to grow? So, to deal with perfectionism, to deal with busyness, to deal with procrastination, to deal with liking to listen to lessons, to deal with not being able to be disciplined, to deal with being unable to control yourself, to deal with impatience, to deal with laziness, to deal with not doing proper things, deal with those who like to play Ponzi schemes.

Today, I remind everyone again that if you examine carefully, you will find that those who play Ponzi schemes are Ponzi-ed. This Ponzi was a foreigner who invented a Ponzi logic. He died miserably in poverty. I tell you that those who play Ponzi schemes are all like that. Those who Ponzi others are also Ponzi-ed. So, there is too much for us to do today. How can we enlighten everyone's discernment? How can we make everyone a smart person? How can we let everyone put down roots in the word of God? How can we make everyone a treasure in God's eyes? It is difficult! I am praying, saying, God, give me wisdom and cleverness. May God remember me and bestow grace on me. It is really not easy. The content of today's sermon is to make everyone smarter.

II. Scripture

Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.” (Matthew 24:4-5)

III. Prayer

God, may our hearts be kept safe before You. May You help us and give us a cautious heart so that we can put down roots in Your word and walk according to Your word. God, remove the foolishness within us, deal with our flesh, and corrupt those things within us that corrupt us. God, give us wisdom and cleverness today so that we may be filled with the knowledge of You in discernment. Open our minds today so that we may understand Your word. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

IV. Scripture Background

Be careful that no one deceives you is an interesting phrase. Why do I say that? It means if someone sees that you can be deceived, they will come to deceive you. If someone sees that you cannot be deceived, they will let you be. People are interesting. Some are born with a tendency to be deceived, and that is called bad luck. If they do not learn later in life, that is called foolishness. We cannot deal with what is congenital. We cannot let you go back to your mother's womb for rebirth. All we can do is help people learn how to come out of foolishness. Otherwise, someone will definitely come to deceive you. The background of this passage is interesting. If we read this entire chapter, the Lord Jesus left the temple with His disciples. As they walked, the disciples approached Him to point out the temple buildings to Him. That temple was a landmark building in Jerusalem, as great as Tiananmen Square, and that was the temple built by Solomon.

“Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” (Matthew 24:2)

The disciples said the temple was great, but Jesus predicted that the temple would be torn down. Finished! The disciples were deceived and confused. They thought their teacher was wrong about something. We feel the temple is great, and you say it will be torn down, with not one stone left on another. What will it be like after the demolition? The disciples were puzzled by this. They could not think it through. As a result, Jesus led His disciples to the Mount of Olives.

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## V. God Will Tear Down What Is Made by Human Hands

If you look carefully, you will notice that God is tearing down churches, many churches are being torn down. We are puzzled, why is God tearing down churches? Because they are made by human hands, and God wants to tear down what is made by human hands. Think about it, if people do not understand God's work, they will definitely be confused. There was once a pastor who hung a large sign in the church that read Forbidden to Pray in Tongues, and then he was arrested a few days later. Many people were confused, why was he arrested? People thought he was trapped in suffering, but it was God's work. Later, I met this pastor's classmate, who said: Why was he arrested? Because he hung a banner in the church forbidding praying in tongues, who else would God deal with if not him? God deals with His people through foreigners, can you understand that? You may not understand, but that is how God works.

During the entire pandemic, many churches closed down. Someone built a landmark church, establishing a check-in point for the city. Because he owed a lot of debt, members stopped coming, offerings decreased, and eventually he could not repay the loan and ran away. These things all happened. God wants to tear down the temple made by human hands. God does not dwell in temples made by human hands, but dwells in the church He Himself builds. The church established by God is a holy, unified, glorious, truth-abiding, and victorious army church. God will definitely dwell in this place. God does not dwell in temples or churches built according to people's own ideas.

## VI. Wars, Famines, Earthquakes, Natural and Man-Made Disasters

I tell you, in fact, since Jesus Christ's resurrection and ascension, disasters have never stopped: wars, famines, earthquakes, natural and man-made disasters. I ask you: Does God care about these? God does not care. In fact, this is God's arrangement. People are confused, thinking: Oh, how could God be like this? God is like this. Do you know how many people have died? A lot of people have died! Whether you know it or not is not important. God Himself has personally destroyed many people. Do not think that God is not a God who kills people. God desires all people to be saved and no one to perish, but that is just a beautiful hope. But what is the reality? The reality is how stubborn and rebellious people are! Including His own people.

You should know that our church rarely prays for economic matters, rarely prays for the Russia-Ukraine war, and rarely prays for famines or earthquakes. Jesus never prayed for these things. If you find Jesus praying for these things, then tell me. So, what does the occurrence of these things mean? This is God's work, to turn people back to God. According to what I said, if these things did not happen, how high would people's tails be? People still cannot fear God even when they see these things, so wouldn't it be a tragedy for those who cannot see these things to live in a worldly logical system? Natural and man-made disasters are normal, this is God's work. Always remember that it is not the devil who reigns, but God who reigns. It is the eternal God who reigns in the world of men! Whether it is Nebuchadnezzar or not Nebuchadnezzar who reigns as king of Babylon, it is all God's control.

Today, when the church sees these things, people will say: Pray for the Russia-Ukraine war, pray for Israel and Gaza. It's all these things, but we need to guide everyone to have a clear understanding of these things. This is God's work. Do you want to stop God from working? We never pray for world peace. Let us pray well that we can become wise people. With their small brains, their hearts are like peanuts, and their heads are like walnuts, yet they are always concerned about that. So people are confused, is God such a God? God is such a God. The entire generation will become increasingly worse. When Jesus Christ pours out His seven bowls, it will be terrible on this earth. At that time, our God is not a gentleman who does not avenge wrongs. Our God is such a God. Our God is definitely not a Santa Claus, so do you not need to fear Him? You need to fear Him. Those who fear Him receive the beginning of wisdom. God reigns in the kingdom of men!

## VII. People Will Hand You Over to Tribulation and Be Hated

It is normal for people to hand you over to tribulation and be hated. We always thought that being a Christian was a blessing, but if you are trapped in tribulation, where is the blessing? You are puzzled. Because we truly know that the heavenly logical system we possess today will naturally be hated in this world. This is not strange, do not be confused, this is normal. So why does God do this? Because God wants to sift out the treasures.

## VIII. Many Will Fall Away

Do not think that it is strange for many to fall away, they are stumbled by Jesus. The concept of many falling away and many rising up is not common. If you search the entire internet, you will find that the stumbling stone is probably what we are talking about. Many people do not talk about this, but that does not mean that God is not such a God. Someone asked: Many people fall away, why does God not help them up? Because God wants them to fall away. Many fall away, many rise up, and you are confused by the departure of a few people from the church, then would you not be confused to death when people fall away? It is normal, do not be confused. God is a God who brings both disaster and blessing, and God does not dwell in temples made by human hands. God deliberately causes His people to be trapped in tribulation and hated, to sift out the treasures. Only the top treasures have this opportunity, those that are slightly inferior do not have this opportunity.

Many fall away, many rise up, this is God's work. Are you not hoping for Jesus Christ to come again? These things will happen when Jesus Christ comes again, because that is God. You say, why does God do this? There is no why, just get to know God well. If you do not understand why God does this, then you will live in confusion your whole life. You should know that I have a characteristic when I study, I always study other people's things. Like many falling away and many rising up, I will not ask why, because I think that people who ask such questions are foolish.

When you learn programming, do not ask why it is designed this way, just do what people do; say what people say, we are learning from others. People who ask such questions are called foolish. Why do many people not grow? It is difficult to grow when living in this confusion all day long. This is the rule set by God, let them fall if they fall. In fact, later some people said: Woe to those who cause others to stumble. What does it mean to cause others to stumble? Many people are confused. In fact, woe to those who cause others to stumble refers to the hypocritical Pharisees, not those who deal with your flesh in the church and cause you to fall, in fact, you have never risen up.

Some people say: Teacher, look, you have caused me to stumble. I said: When have you ever risen up? You have always been falling there, can you fall again? They said: Woe to those who cause others to stumble. I said: Stumbled you? You have never risen up! I have sorted these things out relatively clearly, it may not be appropriate to pin a label on me. Many fall away, and Jesus also causes people to stumble. Why does Jesus say woe to those who cause others to stumble? That refers to the hypocritical Pharisees.

## IX. False Prophets and False Christs Perform Great Signs and Wonders

> For false Christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. (Matthew 24:24)

False prophets and false Christs perform great signs and wonders, do you not find it strange? Many people are confused, saying: Look, they are also very powerful. Is being powerful enough? I once talked about a very famous and powerful person who could produce snakes from empty pots and retrieve objects from the air. Many people thought he was fake, but in fact, things in the spiritual world are normal. If you are to be deceived, you should know that there are also many miracles and wonders in temples, and many masters in temples can predict the future very accurately. There is a White Dragon King in Thailand, and all the celebrities who worship him have become popular, so what is going on? Some people are confused.

Some people are now fascinated by miracles and wonders, but it is better to be fascinated by the opening of understanding. Egyptian magicians can perform miracles, do you need to be confused? The spiritual realm is originally real, the spiritual world is like that. Some people get healed in temples, and some people get healed in hospitals, and some die, do you need to be confused? Some people often come to me with these things, but today I will not explain these confusions to you. I will tell you that you should not think that false prophets do not come from the spiritual world, false prophets and false Christs all come from the spiritual world, and they all have great magic power.

If a person does not know God or understand God, they will soon fall into a pit, and then you will find that there are hidden reasons behind many people falling away. Then the false prophet performs miracles, so he must have a god behind him, and they are deceived. He does not say it that way, so you must be careful, do not believe just because you see this, what should you look at? Today I want to tell you that false prophets and false Christs cannot have God's love, nor can they have God's kind of shepherding, nor can they care for people as Jesus Christ shepherds His flock. So today we are building a shepherding church to do this. At a glance, you can tell that he performs great signs and wonders. Although there are many divine healers now, there is not much shepherding.

I once served a sister who went to various divine healing crusades, and none of them worked, but when she came to me for prayer, her twenty-year-old migraine was healed in five minutes. She asked me a question, she said: Teacher, why did I not get healed when I went to those divine healing evangelists, but I got healed when I came here? Because we are a shepherding church, we do not seek much, we handle one case at a time, and we handle it one hundred percent! I told her: If I do not pray for you well today, then we will continue to pray tomorrow, and if the prayer is still not good tomorrow, then we will continue to pray the day after tomorrow, we will persist until the disease is completely healed! Because I have such a determination, the demon was embarrassed and immediately could not do it anymore. After the evangelistic meeting, you are healed and you thank God, you are not healed and you also thank God, pat your butt and leave, it has nothing to do with him. Do you understand? Today our brothers and sisters must know how to not fall into these confusions. How can God's church be established without shepherding?

## X. The Abomination That Causes Desolation Standing in the Holy Place

> “So when you see the abomination that causes desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand). (Matthew 24:15)

This place specifically wrote a sentence in brackets: Let the reader understand. What does this sentence mean? Why do I want brothers and sisters to examine it carefully today? Do not believe blindly, brothers and sisters must know that wherever there is a holy place, there is the work of the devil. The church is the most attractive place for demons, why? Because God's work is like this. I have cast out many demons. I told the demon to go out, and the demon told me that it had nowhere to go. I thought that there was a nightclub behind our church, so I said: Then go there. It said: I will not go, I want to go to the church. I was a little confused at the time, why did it have to go to the church? Because the devil's work is to corrupt the church. Do not think it is strange, the devil wants to line up at the door of the church to squeeze in, how does it get in? It comes in with a group of people.

Therefore, the abomination that causes desolation stands in the holy place, let the reader understand. Later I understood that demons especially like to come to the church. Demons feel glorified when they come among us, and they feel honored when they are defeated in the Chinese Mingding Destiny Church. Later I told the demon: Then you cannot stay here, go to a certain church. Do not discern good and evil after hearing this, even if I do not say this, would the demon not corrupt it? As a result, the demon said: I will not go, that is a farmer. Oh, the demon still looks down on that church, it has to find a high-end church. Later I figured it out, if it can get something from us, it will be rewarded when it goes back. Why does God arrange it this way? God's arrangement is very wonderful, because God wants His church to be victorious, and God wants His church to be filled with God's presence.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand, even the devil Satan walks back and forth before God, do you not find it strange? I tell you, you will find it particularly good after you sort out the entire Bible. Later the devil told me: Do you know? I am helping you build the church. At that time, I felt that this was nonsense. How could a demon help me build a church? Later I figured it out, the devil specializes in collecting garbage in the church. I said: How are you helping me build the church? It told me its logic very clearly, it said: I specialize in collecting garbage, look, so-and-so in your church was taken away by me.

This demon was speaking through this person's mouth, in fact, this person did not know those people who were in the church before. It could even call out people's names, you have to admire that, the spiritual realm is very powerful. I said: Were these people all taken away by you? It laughed and said: They were all taken away by me. I said: So it turns out that your credit is also due to me celebrating with champagne. It said: That's right! I said: So who are you planning to take away now? It became serious and said: It is a heavenly secret that cannot be revealed. I said: It doesn't matter, there is a long way to go, take your time! Therefore, you do not need to be confused about the abomination that causes desolation standing in the holy place. Jesus selected twelve disciples, and one of them was Satan. Now you have to understand that Satan entered the heart of Judas.

## XI. Doing Practical Things

You should know that later, in the process of studying how to build a church, I found that people have to do practical things, especially when the day of Jesus' return is approaching, why?

> Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. Therefore you also must be ready, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. (Matthew 24:40-42)

When I read this passage, I was a little confused. I thought: Why are there not two people singing praises together? Two people singing praises there, it would be great to take one and leave one; two people listening to sermons and praying there, it would be great to take one and leave one. Why does God say two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left? God means they should be working. Working is very important. You should know that the current church is in a chaotic state, I want to teach everyone how to work. Later I found that the demon suddenly did not like it when I taught everyone how to work. Lazy demons are manifested very strongly. These demons do not want people to work hard. But there are also some demons in people that make people work hard, do you not find this very confusing?

> But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. (Matthew 24:37-39)

God wants people to work, and also says that people eat, drink, marry, give in marriage, cultivate, and build as usual. We are confused, so is working loving the world or not? No, working is a person's duty. But whether a person loves the world in their heart or does not love the world in their heart has nothing to do with working. You have to do practical things, do not be a religious charlatan, you must be a down-to-earth person. Why? Because when you are doing these things, you yourself are a place to practice faith, trust in God, and practice God's word. It is not because you work that you work into loving the world, it is not that difficult to work into loving God, is it? You do not need to be confused about this. So people in the world look like normal people, but some people are treasures in God's eyes, and some people are destined for destruction. Still confused? You will not be confused if you do practical things. But some people get too involved as soon as they do practical things, and the things become more important than them, and that is a vessel destined for destruction.

## XII. The Coming of the Son of Man

Some people say: Christ is here, Christ is there. In fact, the coming of the Son of Man is not like this.

> Therefore if they say to you, ‘See, He is in the desert,’ do not go out; or ‘See, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. (Matthew 24:26-27)

Swish! People all over the earth, some are taken away in the middle of the night, and some are taken away in the daytime, because the earth is round. So do not be confused about this matter, you should know that the coming of the Son of Man has brought a lot of confusion to many people. I once knew a person who was very interesting, he and his Christians went to the mountain in our hometown to wait for God every day. As a result, God did not come, but the police came. It is not like that, they felt that God would come down on that hill, and they specially selected that hill. Later I went to that hill and found that there was nothing special about it. I went to the Mount of Olives that Jesus went to, and there was nothing special about it, just a small hill, not even as tall as a building. This person is very good at evangelizing, and hundreds of people suddenly believed in the Lord with him, so the local leaders there did not want it.

The local leaders found his leader and said: Look, there is such a person under your department who has developed hundreds of believers in a few months, how many party members have you developed in so many years? What I mean is that you should not think that it is normal for these believers to pursue this thing, the coming of the Son of Man really confuses many people, evangelism is really effective. But is that the gospel? It does not seem like a gospel. In fact, I later visited this person, he was very interesting, but I think we should not go to the hills to do these things, we need to be faithful servants before God. In the future, God will surely call us faithful and good servants, doing proper things. Although we cannot see it on the outside in this world, our hearts are filled with reverence and hope for God, gaining wisdom and understanding from heaven. Amen!

Let us sing a hymn and prepare to collect today's offering. The name of this hymn is Imitate Jacob. Although we are in this world, we are as if we are in heaven. If you do not understand the meaning of offering, please do not give an offering, do not shame God, and provoke God's wrath. If you are willing to try it today, that is very good, but do not think that offering is supporting the church, no, the church is supported by God. Among us, all who have a pursuit and hope for the glorious home in eternity, let us fear God together and receive the grace that God wants to give us, and receive the wisdom and understanding that God has given us.

Raise your hands and pray with me: Lord Jesus, open my mind and let me gain wisdom and understanding, let me understand Your words, let me seek the imperishable blessing in eternity; Lord Jesus, give me wisdom and understanding, let me not fall into these deceptions of the devil; give me wisdom and understanding, let me live in Your will all my life, let me know You, understand Your words, and know what kind of God You are. Today I will offer myself as a living sacrifice, may You accept my offering, and may I receive more grace in You. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours, forever. Amen!