Meaning of the Lord Jesus’ Appearance to His Disciple Thomas

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As we all know, in the Bible there are the following scriptures: “And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the middle, and said, Peace be to you. Then said he to Thomas, Reach here your finger, and behold my hands; and reach here your hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said to him, My LORD and my God. Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” (John 20:26-29).

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Miss the Boat on Entering Kingdom of God If Lack a Critical Link

By Li Yun

Chen Zhong began to believe in the Lord when he was a child. When attending meetings, he often heard pastors say: “‘I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: From now on there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness…. (2 Timothy 4:7–8). Brothers and sisters! When we believe in the Lord, as long as we work hard and give up all to follow the Lord, then there will be a crown of righteousness in store for us. When the Lord comes, we’ll be raptured to the kingdom of heaven.” From then on, Chen Zhong made up his mind: I will follow the Lord all my life, I will labor for the Lord, preach the gospel, and testify the Lord in all places when I grow up.

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Bible Verses About Blessings – Blessings From God

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True happiness comes from God who created the heavens and earth and all things. When we obey God’s requirements of us, blessings will be with us. Blessed are those who truly trust in God, for he has the faith within given by God. All beautiful things are from God. So, we should thank and praise God when we receive blessings. We can find the word “blessings” more than 7,000 times in the Bible. We selected ten verses about blessings below. Let’s recall God’s love for us when reading these verses.

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Are You Really Aware of the Perilous Consequences of Blindly Awaiting the Lord’s Advent on a Cloud?

The Savior has come secretly before the great tribulation, uttering the truth and perfecting a group of overcomers. Hearing the news of the Lord’s return, some people refuse to seek and investigate it, insisting on not believing it unless they see the Lord coming upon clouds. But do you know? When we see with our own eyes the Lord descending upon clouds and appearing publicly, we may weep and gnash our teeth. Just as it is prophesied in Revelation: “Behold, He comes with clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him” (Rev 1:7). Why will all peoples wail when they see the Lord coming publicly in clouds? This requires us to understand the two steps of God’s work in the last days. In the last days, the Lord first descends secretly before the great disaster, and then He will openly appear to all peoples among clouds. During God’s secret coming in the flesh, God speaks and does the work of judgment that begins from the house of God to cleanse and perfect all those who hear His voice and return to His throne. Meanwhile, God makes a group of overcomers. After that, the great disaster will befall and then God will appear publicly to do work of rewarding good and punishing evil. Those who convicted, resisted, and rejected God during His secret’s advent and work will be punished, weep, and gnash their teeth when the Lord publicly descends with clouds.

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By the Time You Behold the Spiritual Body of Jesus, God Will Have Made Heaven and Earth Anew

Do you wish to see Jesus? Do you wish to live with Jesus? Do you wish to hear the words spoken by Jesus? If so, then how will you welcome the return of Jesus? Are you fully prepared? In what manner will you welcome Jesus’ return? I think that every brother and sister who follows Jesus would like to give Him a good welcome. But have you considered this: Will you truly know Jesus when He returns? Will you truly comprehend everything that He says? Will you truly accept, unconditionally, all of the work that He does? All those who have read the Bible know of Jesus’ return, and all those who have read the Bible intently await His coming. You are all fixated upon the arrival of that moment, and your sincerity is laudable, your faith is truly enviable, but do you realize you have committed a grave error? In what manner will Jesus return? You believe that Jesus will return upon a white cloud, but I ask you: To what does this white cloud refer? With so many followers of Jesus awaiting His return, among which people shall He descend? If you are the first among whom Jesus descends, will others not see this as grossly unfair? I know that you are of great sincerity and loyalty toward Jesus, but have you ever met Jesus? Do you know His disposition? Have you ever lived with Him? How much do you really understand about Him? Some will say that these words put them in an awkward predicament. They will say, “I’ve read the Bible from cover to cover so many times. How could I not understand Jesus? Never mind Jesus’ disposition—I even know the color of the clothes He liked to wear. Are You not belittling me when You say I do not understand Him?” I suggest that you do not dispute these issues; it is better to calm down and fellowship about the following questions: Firstly, do you know what is reality, and what is theory? Secondly, do you know what are notions, and what is truth? Thirdly, do you know what is imagined, and what is real?

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Devotional Diary: The Lord’s Return – Upon the Cloud or in Flaming Fire?

April 11, 2017

Recently, I felt increasingly dull and tedious in reading the Bible, for there was no light at all. Although I had kept praying every day all along, it had little effect and there was no moving in my spirit, and I felt as if the Lord hid His face from me and didn’t heed me. But while thinking of not reading the Bible, I felt scared. For in the past over ten years, my greatest wish was to be taken into the kingdom of heaven by the Lord when He returned; if I didn’t persist in reading the Bible, I feared that my relationship with the Lord would be severed completely and I would be abandoned when the Lord came.

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How Will Jesus Return in the Last Days: 2 Ways

We Christians all know that when the Lord Jesus descends for the second time, He will receive us so that we can be with Him. This is the promise that the Lord has made to us, and also is the greatest longing for all Christians. So welcoming the Lord’s second coming is the most important matter of us believers’ lives. But to welcome the Lord, we must first know in what way His second coming will happen. If we are not clear about this, then we will be apt to miss the Lord’s return and lose the opportunity to enter into the kingdom of heaven for all of eternity. Let’s fellowship about this topic today.

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