Introduction

Good day to you all. Today, we turn to the Book of Amos, chapter nine, which is also the final chapter. I suspect that as you read this chapter today, you may be perplexed, for we do not comprehend God's actions, nor do we know His plans. Otherwise, we would recognize that the theme of this chapter is about no sinner shall escape, and the true Israelites shall surely be saved. I urge you not to mistake Israel here for the Israel often mentioned in today's news headlines. The Israel in Jerusalem and Gaza is not the same as the true Israel. Only those who embody the characteristics of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are considered true Israelites.

I. Recognizing God's Actions, Knowing God's Plan

We must have a precise understanding of what God's plan truly is. His plan is to destroy everything in the world and bring His true people into His kingdom. Do not think that because this world is so beautiful, God would not destroy it. It is not about destroying the world, but about destroying the people on this earth. Chinese Mingding Destiny has been continuously encouraging everyone to steel their hearts and become true people of God. Absolutely do not try to deceive God, and do not think that just because you are a believer, you are entitled to deceive Him.

If Christians still live in sin, without a trace of the characteristics and faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, their faith is in vain and useless. God's action has been consistent throughout history: to save His people from all over the world. No matter which corner of the world you are in, as long as you possess the faith and characteristics of Abraham, you will surely be saved. If not, you are merely a nominal Christian. Even if you tattoo your entire body with I am a Christian, it is of no use. Do not think that branding the four characters Abraham on your forehead with a hot iron will make you Abraham. It is not done with a branding iron. The faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is in our hearts. Their pursuits are our pursuits, and what they despised is what we despise. This is God's action.

God truly does not care about killing one more person or one less. Do not think that God will let anyone off. God will not let go of any who are not true Israelites. The reason I am crying out to you all is because I am very clear that no one can escape God's punishment and salvation. Even if you escape to the heavens or under the earth, God will surely seize you. If you are not God's people, you cannot escape God's punishment; if you are God's people, you will not depart from God's salvation. It all depends on whether you have this creation. I urge you not to think that God killing someone is a big deal, or be surprised that God even kills His own people. One more death is not too many, one less death is not too few. Do not think that counterfeit or branded Israelites count; they do not.

God is such an extreme and absolute God. Can you reason with Him? I am not qualified to reason. All I can do is strive to be a true Israelite at all costs. Just think about what you have experienced in the past few years. When people see God's actions and still do not revere God, that is a tragedy. Seeing God's actions in your own life and still not repenting, you can only wait for destruction. Even if you have been baptized, even if I performed the baptism, it is useless and cannot become a guarantee. Everyone must recognize God's actions and plan. God's plan is to bring true Israelites of the kind of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob from all nations into His kingdom, to experience His grace and abundance.

II. No One Can Escape God's Punishment

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down on the heads of all the people; those who are left I will kill with the sword. Not one will escape, none will get away. Though they dig into the depths of Sheol, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down. Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them out and seize them. Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. Though they are driven into exile before their enemies, there I will command the sword to kill them. I will fix my eyes on them for harm and not for good.” The Lord God of hosts, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn, all of it rises like the Nile, and sinks like the Nile of Egypt; who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth— the Lord is his name. (Amos 9:1-6)

Now you should know that there is truly nowhere to escape. With your petty ways, flattering one person today and another tomorrow, isn't it all for money? After you flatter them, God will flatter you in return. Those who are flattered and those who flatter others are caught in the famous Ponzi scheme, all living under the evil spirit of Ponzi. God lets them live in illusion. In the end, the person who invented the Ponzi scheme also ended up impoverished and unable to escape. Looking around, no one in the world can escape. When your eyes close and your legs give out, that is the moment. The prophet saw the Lord standing beside the altar because there were many prayers and sacrifices of all the saints there. After the prayers, God said to strike the tops of the pillars. Some say that God also allowed Abraham to intercede for Sodom, but Abraham was not interceding for the wicked people of Sodom. If you cannot read this from the Bible, go back and reread elementary school.

Abraham was praying and interceding for the righteous people in Sodom, asking God not to destroy the place if there were ten righteous people there. The Bible does not say to ask God not to destroy the place because there were ten sinners there. In God's eyes, it makes no difference whether a person dies sooner or later. Today, Christians are praying and interceding to bring God's people from all nations, and Chinese Mingding Destiny only seeks those who have the heart to build God's church. If you do not have this heart and only want to gain some popularity and blessings, it is useless. You must become a true Israelite.

III. Sinners Among God's People Will Also Die by the Sword

All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, those who say, “Disaster will not overtake or meet us.” (Amos 9:10)

I have found an ignorance among Christians: all the sinners among God's people feel at peace, that everything is fine, and there is no problem. There are very many such people. But when disaster comes, they will die by the sword. If you are a sinner among God's people, no different from the people of the world, you will die by the sword.

“Are not you Israelites like the Cushites to me?” declares the Lord. “Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir? (Amos 9:7)

The title of Christian means nothing to them, no different from the Cushites. Do not think that being an Israelite is high and mighty, and do not think that the title of Christian is so great. If you are not a victorious people who have come out of sin, it is useless, and you will die by the sword. That is a very tragic thing. Do not be confused about being a Christian. Some time ago, someone told me that they have been very unlucky since they believed in the Lord. Can believing in the wrong gospel be effective? Always wanting to help God build the church will destroy you, making you no different from the people of the world. Do not be arrogant, and do not think that after becoming a Christian, you can go to heaven after you die. Dying by the sword, what is there to talk about going to heaven?

Whether you are a Christian or God's people, you must become a strong people, a staunch Christian, and be uncompromising in God's word. All sinners among God's people will also die by the sword. That is also God's plan. Do not say that you cannot control yourself from sinning. When I ask you to send me money, you control yourself very well; when scammers scam you, you cannot control yourself? When I test you, you control yourself very well, but why can't God's people control themselves from sinning? Because they always feel that they are taking advantage, that it is very cost-effective. If they do not discern good and evil from others, they will be taken advantage of, which is just foolish.

You must be smart and never be a counterfeit Christian again. Looking around, there are thousands upon thousands of counterfeit Christians who have been struck down by God. Among us, one sister's parents are both preachers, but they do not know what kind of doctrine they are preaching. May God have mercy on them. Yesterday, I met a sister whose brother-in-law is a preacher. I found that he does not attend church for two months of the year because those two months are the cotton-picking season. Due to the busy farming season, no one attends the meetings. I was very surprised to hear this. This is not God's word, but the word of a farmer. How does he know that no one will attend the meetings? If you are God's people and still do this, how can you be blessed by God? How can you put God aside because of the busy farming season? If you put God aside because of the busy farming season, then you can put God aside for anything. Putting God aside because your son is getting married or your wife is giving birth, you rarely see God's blessings on these people. Those who often put God on vacation when they are busy, God will also put them aside when He is busy.

Everyone must be knowledgeable and cultured, and know very clearly what God's word says. Actually, they do know what God's word says. They can read the black and white on paper. In the Bible, God never said that you should put God aside when you are busy with farming. God can still help you no matter how busy you are. It is better to have God's protection than anything else. Do not just believe in the busy farming season and not believe in destruction. Seeing His people in such a state, God declares that all sinners among His people will die by the sword. It is not good to oppose God. I would rather not have crops than put aside my God. This is a declaration of a person with backbone who truly believes in God. Even if the project is very busy, I will not put God on vacation. Even if the renovation is halfway done, I will not put God aside. This is a declaration. Those who trust in God will not be put to shame. It is this busyness that will destroy us.

“In that day I will restore David’s fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be, (Amos 9:11)

IV. God Will Personally Restore David's Fallen Tent

This event is very sad. After God destroyed the kingdom of Israel and Judah, He took the people of Judah captive to Babylon. Before taking them captive, He prophesied through the prophets that the Israelites would return from Babylon after seventy years. After returning, no one was interested in building God's tent or repairing God's temple. They were all busy with their own houses. By the time of Nehemiah, it had been thirty or forty years. During these years, God saved the Israelites and brought them back to Jerusalem. As a result, they went back to living their small lives, busy with farming, busy with work, busy with everything, busy with weddings, busy with raising livestock. If they had tea plantations, they were busy with tea plantations, so they put God aside.

During the time of Nehemiah, God raised up Nehemiah. He returned to Jerusalem and saw the desolate temple, and tears almost fell from his eyes. For thirty or forty years, they could not even fix the walls. Nehemiah went and finished it in fifty-two days. Everyone had been putting off the work of fifty-two days for decades, and as a result, the Israelites lived a miserable life. If you are not busy, can't God help you? So today, those who are busy with their degrees, businesses, jobs, and children, put God aside when they are busy. When it is your turn to have something to do, God is also busy. Pray and cry out to God to help quickly, with headaches, dizziness, inability to pass stools, and inability to urinate, which is more serious than not being able to eat. God says that He is on vacation. At this time, you ask God why He is busy, because when God needed you, you were busy, doing projects. When you need God, God is also busy, doing projects.

Let us, brothers and sisters, cease from causing God further sorrow. In this era, God is so grieved that He must personally rebuild the fallen tent of David, repairing its breaches, restoring what is ruined, and reconstructing it as in ancient times. Please, do not mistakenly believe that I am the founder of Chinese Mingding Destiny; it is God's intention. I do not consider myself great, but I am deeply grateful to God for being chosen. God searched the earth and found me, recognizing something worthwhile to use. I said, God, I have been waiting for you here for a long time. Therefore, our Chinese Mingding Destiny is very extreme: no farming season, no busy projects, no renovations, no vacations, nothing to keep us occupied except for one thing—building God's glorious temple.

God will surely rebuild the fallen tent of David, and I have the opportunity to participate in rebuilding the fallen tent of David, repairing its breaches, restoring what is ruined, and reconstructing it as in ancient times. I am particularly grateful that I have a spirit in my bones, the spirit of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. From now on, do not tell God that you are busy; declare that you are never busy. Nothing should supersede God. You must understand why God hears my prayers and why God blesses me beyond the ordinary.

God will personally build the fallen tent of David and establish His church on the rock, so that it will not collapse when the wind blows, the rain falls, and the floods come. Because in this place, there is a group of people who practice God's word; as God speaks, so we act. The price we pay is insignificant compared to God's glory, God's grace, and God's promises. This is the origin of our church; when we first began, we thought, God, I want to build a glorious church. Today, those among us who have received grace must emulate such people and become instruments in God's hands. You will notice that I do not weep when I serve, but when I see God's grace descending upon brothers and sisters, I am moved to tears. Amen!

V. God's People Will Experience God's Promises

Building God's glorious church is God's will. After it is built, you will discover that God will possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that are called by His name. These Israelites are not those foolish Israelites who crucified the Lord Jesus. These are two entirely different things; one type of Israelite crucified the Lord Jesus, while the other type is the true Israel, who will surely experience God's promises. No matter how many promises God has in Jesus Christ, they are faithful and Amen in His glorious church. The people of Israel, the true Israelites, will certainly experience God's promises.

That they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does this thing. Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it. (Amos 9:12-13)

God promises a land flowing with milk and honey, and we shall enter and possess it. We shall experience God's promises, which are faithful in Jesus Christ. Those among us who are in debt must be strong and become strong Israelites; those among us who are constantly entangled, suffering, and talking nonsense must tidy up their decaying hearts and say to God, God, we want to emulate the Lord Jesus and the Apostle Paul. Today, tell God that we will be resolute, even if a knife is held to our throats, we will be true Israelites.

Within us, there is the hope of eternal life, the glory of God, and a longing to become God's people, to receive the birthright, like Jacob. Lately, I easily become emotional when studying the Bible. My heart is deeply moved that brothers and sisters should value this birthright; nothing should encroach on this time, nor can anything snatch God from our hands. I truly hope that those among us who are weak will become strong because God's temple is being built up; what is difficult and impossible for man is not impossible for God.

Some people used to call me a religious fanatic, but in these matters, there can be no compromise, and I will certainly not compromise. My pursuit is to experience God's promises and to allow everyone to experience God's promises in His temple. Therefore, I divide Christians into several categories: some are Christians who are slaves in Egypt, still mixed up in the world. Others are rescued by God, have left Egypt, and escaped the world, but perish in the wilderness, struck down by God, because they refuse to enter the Promised Land. Joshua and Caleb were both strong and wholeheartedly loved God; they not only entered the Promised Land but also received a double portion.

We shall experience God's promises, enter the land flowing with milk and honey, and live out God's flourishing image in this world. What a wonderful declaration! Those who love the world and are in debt are inviting God's wrath because of their love for the world. Everyone must stop being fake Israelites. Thank God, many among us are becoming stronger because it is God's will to no longer be deceived by worldly things and to stop engaging in Ponzi schemes. We once had a sister who was about to join a Ponzi scheme, promoting some kind of big health initiative before the pandemic. Her pastor searched online for the legal representatives and shareholders of the company, and it turned out to be the same group of people, with a tainted history.

We must do more proper things and start believing in God. One sister came before the pandemic because she lost over a million yuan in P2P investments. This amount is astronomical for a working person, a school teacher. However, over the past few years, God has miraculously worked in her life, and she has now paid off her debts. If she had not been scammed by P2P, she would have a million yuan today, and we cannot figure out how she managed to repay this million, but we shall experience God's promises.

VI. True Israelites Will Surely Return from Captivity

Today, many people are still in captivity, enduring much hardship. Thank God, there is a group of God-loving pastors being raised up among us. Recently, I have been ministering to several young pastors, and I see the true image of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in them. They are all willing to pay the price, sacrificing their travel time to set people free and bring the captives home. This is precisely the fallen tent of David that God wants to rebuild, repairing its breaches and restoring what is ruined, allowing the people of Israel to be released from captivity and the oppressed to be set free through God's power. This is also the essence of Chinese Mingding Destiny. If you are severely oppressed by demons, you must learn to believe in God and be determined to be a true Israelite, and you will surely return from captivity.

I will bring back My captive people of Israel; they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; they shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them, says the Lord your God. (Amos 9:14-15)

This is what the Lord your God says, and what God says will surely come to pass. The captives are released, and the oppressed are set free because God, through this small group of people, has built the fallen tent of David, repairing its breaches and rebuilding what was ruined, filling it with the sound of praise to God and His glory, as well as the power of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead. Therefore, those who are captive should not be afraid; gather your faint faith, and it does not matter if we sweat, shed tears, or even bleed; we must enter God's promises even if it means death.

Experiencing God's promises is not that difficult. Many people have experienced great grace on the path of building the church, but one by one, they leave. Some want to go to Morocco for leisure, while others want to pursue their dreams. No dream is better than building God's glorious church, even though they proclaim the same vision and mission with me every Sunday, they leave as soon as they say they will. They forget how much grace they have experienced, all because people have their own agendas. I am just being blunt to stir you up into God's promises, and if I scold you, it is to scold you into God's kingdom. It is contradictory to bless people with an offensive heart because I know that God's will is so. If I do not do this, I will get beaten up and not be a true Israelite.

From now on, in God's presence, gaze upon His beauty and strive to know God, so that all good things may be accomplished in us. What a wonderful thing. We will weep together, sweat together, and even bleed together to enter God's will. In these last days, God will raise us up to rebuild the fallen tent of David, to be a blessing to many. Today, I will pat my chest and tell you that it is difficult not to be blessed among us. You will receive God's grace and become a group who will be saved and enter God's Promised Land. Look how wonderful it is here; the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and we will plant vineyards and drink wine from them. We will build God's glorious church together, and when we are tired, we will pour a glass of wine and have a plate of peanuts. How enjoyable. Some say those are meaningless because they have Maotai at home. We do not need Maotai; Niulanshan is enough because people are so happy in their hearts.

In God's house, we will rebuild the ruined cities, plant vineyards, drink the fine wine they produce, make orchards, and eat their fruit. What a blessing, because God does not make you eat things that taste like soil. God cursed the serpent, making its food tasteless, but God blesses us, making our food full of flavor, which is truly enjoyable. God will plant us like a tree by streams of water, yielding its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. Trusting in God is not paying a price but receiving grace. I hope that those among us who are in debt will become strong, true Israelites, and God will surely repair their breaches, and their debts will soon be paid off. Be strong.

VII. Conclusion

No sinner in this world will escape God's punishment and judgment, and no true Israelite in this world will fail to be saved.

For surely I will command, and will sift the house of Israel among all nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve; yet not the smallest grain shall fall to the ground. (Amos 9:9)

God will not lose even one grain. If you are a sinner, no matter where you run, whether to heaven or to the earth, or dig a hole straight to hell, or hide on the top of a mountain, God will surely pursue your sins. If you are a true Israelite, whether you flee to Mount Carmel or to heaven, even if you dig a hole, God will surely save you, give you a mission, let you build God's glorious church, and let you enter the Promised Land. This is our God, but the choice is entirely up to you. I am not being rigid but following the rules; otherwise, it is recklessness. God has established the rules, and I am very serious and meticulous about what God has said, as firm as a rock. This is my character. The last chapter of Amos and the last chapter of 1 Corinthians are well written. If you are motivated by them, it means you truly understand God's will, and you must give our God a thumbs up.