6. The Work in Era of Tribulation

This Work is to fulfill the Kingdom of saints. Bible teaches us when the Era for this Work is as follows.

First: This Work will occur after the worldwide expansion of the churches.

It will take place when the churches are extremely secularized, the spiritual world is confusing, and the truth is distorted, so that human can never solve it. The Prophets already prophesied that the religious corruption of Israel will be repeated as the religious corruption at the end of man. Therefore, Jerusalem faced inevitable attack of other nations, whom God used, due to their religious corruption at the end of Israel, and nowadays too, the religious corruption has reached the point to encounter the unavoidable rod of anger.

For the advent of new Lampstand Church, the churches must be reformed not by preaching the gospel of Heavenly Kingdom, but by the plumb line of Judgement in the Prophets and the systematic facts in Revelation which the LORD spoke regarding Judgement and New Era. Because the servants, having kept individual faith beyond any denomination despite of afflictions from the religious circles that have become like Babylon and harlot, will rise altogether upon the new Work. This Work indicates the unification of the thoughts about the truth, rather than the integration of denominations, and through this Work the Lampstand Church for New Era will appear.

Second: This Work will occur when the terrible tribulations come.

It is undoubtable according to Bible that the scary worldwide war will inevitably take place. All prophets saw the oracle that the anti-religion, atheistic policy will appear with treacherous method from the North, mainly in Asia. Such a war like this has never happened before and never will be, so out of this tribulation the servants to be remnant will be used perfectly like gods and this will be the perfect Work at the end of Christianity.

Isaiah 10:12~17 say that when the northern force will rise up extremely strong, the servants of God will smite and destroy them like fire that kindles the brushwood, just as Moses was used in Egypt. Isaiah Chapter 11 teaches that New Era will come which is unified by the knowledge of the LORD.

Moreover, Isaiah Chapter 7 says that a virgin will be with child and bear a son and she will call His name Immanuel, Chapter 8 says that His wings will fill the breadth of the land when Assyria sweeps down from the North like a flood, and therefore, Assyria in Old Testament indicates the antichrist politics in the North today.

Isaiah 30:30~33 say that Assyria will be terrified at the voice of the LORD, and He will strike with the rod and He will lay on them the rod of punishment, and Chapter 31 says that the LORD will protect Jerusalem as a lion growls over his prey and like flying birds, so the northern enemy will pass away because of the ensign of God.

Chapter 32 is that when the reign of the Lord comes, the rogues will be entirely destroyed. Chapter 41 says that the servants of God from the East will get rid of the enemy as a potter treads clay. And in 42:13 it says that the LORD will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war and He will prevail against His enemies, and from 43:14 it says that God will destroy the northern force and make New Era by performing New Thing.

Besides the verses above, the whole book of Isaiah teaches that as Cyrus from the East struck Babylon and restored Jerusalem, the Work from the East will rise to smite the North and triumph over it and then New Era will come.

Joel Chapter 2 says that even though the northern force strongly comes down, when the people of Zion proclaim a solemn assembly, the LORD will arise to destroy the northern army and bring New Era. Micah Chapter 5 says that Christ born in Bethlehem will use His servants, strongly like a lion, so the northern force will perish and New Era will come.

In Nahum Chapter 2, it says that although the northern force is strong, God will be against them and burn up their chariots in smoke. Habakkuk Chapter 2 says that the northern force will bring the dignity and the judgement originated by themselves, but all remnant of the peoples will spoil and destroy them, and New Era will come.

Habakkuk 3:12~13 say that this time is for the second coming of the Lord, Zechariah 12:8~9 also say that when the nations come against Jerusalem, God will use His men like gods to smite the nations and New Era will come. Revelation 19:19 and following verses say that the army on white horses destroy the army of the beast, and New Era will come. So all verses above indicate that the fighting between the northern force and the servants of God will be the last war to conclude the end of man.

Even though the northern communists strongly rise today, God will use His servants like gods and achieve the victory from the last war of the end of man.

Third: The unified world, described as the theocracy Kingdom of David, doesn’t indicate the physical Israel but the Kingdom on the earth reigned by Christ, the root of David.

The last servants will be given the kingship and tasting not death, they will be eligible to be the transfigured saints, and New Era will be fulfilled through them. Isaiah 59:18 and following verses say that people will fear the name of the LORD from the west and His glory from the rising of the sun, for He will come like a rushing stream. And verse 21 says that the Spirit of God would be in the mouth of a man in the East, and New Era will be fulfilled through the Word which He puts on his mouth.

Therefore, entering the Heavenly Kingdom is by believing in Jesus and born-again, but New Era on the earth is going to be through the Word of the LORD which is put upon the East.

Every sovereignty of New Era will belong to the people of the East, because New Era will be fulfilled by the Work that will arise in the tents of Shem. Until today, many have been martyred for the gospel of the Heavenly Kingdom, but at the end of man, the Work for New Era will overcome the enemy and the Kingdom of saints will come.

For this, the remnant servants in the end will be given the free authority, and they will preach the gospel even to the enemy’s nation so that the chosen people may repent, and along with those people New Era will be established. (Isaiah 49:14~23) All Books of the Prophets are the gospel which say that the servants of God will deliver the people in the tribulation and lead them to New Era, and this gospel is what God Himself revealed to the prophets. (Revelation 10:7) So the truth movement of Christianity has two parts.

Preaching to the world about the first advent of Messiah has been mainly based on the cross, while about the second advent of the Lord, it will be mostly based on the prophecies. Revelation Chapter 11 shows that the authority will be given to the witnesses and they will prophesy for 1260 days; it indicates that the servants, who will receive the second coming of the Lord, will testify for New Era.

Then, Bible testifies how the end of man will be like as follows.

(1) Extreme development of human knowledge (Daniel 12:4)

The human knowledge indicates the development of mentation, and its limit is as far as reaching the stars. Obadiah 1:4~9 say that after human knowledge reaches the stars, God will bring it down to judge, and He will destroy wise and understanding men; so the development of human knowledge is limited to reaching among the stars.

(2) History of wars is the history of human being. But Revelation 17:16 and 18:19 say that the end of man is when the power of the evil beast burns up the world in one hour.

Isaiah 24:5~6 say that due to the sin of breaking the Work of God, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left. And Isaiah 33:7~12 say that when their peace treaty is broken, the peoples will be burned to lime, and their breath will devour them like fire. Habakkuk 2:13~14 say that when peoples labor in fire, the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, and Zephaniah 1:18 says that all the earth will be devoured in the fire of the LORD’s jealousy.

All prophets said that at the end of man the world will be burned by fire of war. Everyone, even little kids, can know that anywhere in the world is a powder keg if World War III breaks out today. Therefore, now is the end of man.

(3) The depravity of man

All prophets saw in the oracle regarding the end of man, and they said that the tribulation of annihilation of mankind will come at the time when politics, religion, and people’s mind extremely become so worsening that no human effort, neither any religious or political way, could stop the depravity. Now is the time when it is happening. Undoubtedly, any great politician or religious leader is not able to stop the worsening people’s mind. Therefore, this is the end of man.

(4) The extreme chaos in economy

Modern technology has produced much wealth. However, even an evil man can prosper if he has money, while a good man can’t do anything without money but only suppressed by the material; this is the end of man.

There are some who prosper richly thanks to the modern technology, but their wealth will surely be burned in fire, because that is the fruit of sin.

(5) The unsolvable ideological difficulty

All prophets said that all who stand against the truth at the end of man are bestial, and that the atheistic ideology would trample the churches, as in Daniel 11:20 and following verses or all other Prophets, and they said the atheistic force would take a place in the North.

God works in the way above, according to His Counsel for Judgement. Revelation Chapter 13 says that all who dwell on the earth will receive the mark of the beast who blasphemes God, except those whose name is written in the book of life; it indicates the ideological conflict at the end. Therefore, in ideological view, the invasion of communistic ideology throughout the world is the evidence that the end of man has arrived.

The target of Judgement is communism.

Fourth: The way for blessing at the end of man.

Until today, Christianity has emphasized the spiritual blessing. It has been believed that even though the flesh dies as sinners do too, the spirit would go to Heavenly Kingdom. However, the way to the blessing at the end of man is as follows.

(1) The one whose mind is firmly relying on God (Isaiah 26:3~6)

Nowadays, only a few truly rely on God alone. As human society develops in scientific technology, human mind is usually stimulated by scientific development, rather than relying on God, and those who depend on God are considered as foolish. At such time, if a man firmly relies on God in his mind regardless of anything, God would take care of him in everything responsibly and prepare the peaceful way for him.

(2) The one with perfect wisdom given from God

Now in this world, those of human wisdom are too extravagant and arrogant that they think they are the best. In this circumstance, no one can stop the temptation from the human wisdom, except those with Heavenly wisdom that is beyond the human wisdom. In the past, people were blindly attracted to superstitious religions and wandered to find blessings from them. As science develops, however, the religions of the past are all considered as silly, and people deceive themselves saying they can success using their brain.

In this situation, the Kingdom reigned by saints can't be built up without the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. So God makes the chosen ones inspired sevenfold strong by the Spirit and then He fulfills the unified world of the theocracy reign.

Daniel the prophet said in Daniel 12:3 that those who are wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the heavens, and verse 10 says “Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.” God, according to His Word, blesses those who strive to obey the Word of wisdom, which they have in mind.

(3) The one who patiently persevere to the end

God saves those, waiting patiently to the end, from the tribulation at the end of man, and they will inherit the blessing. Isaiah 25:9~10 and 30:18~19 say that the LORD blesses those who wait until the end. The salvation of a spirit is immediately after one’s repentance. But the one, who will escape the tribulation at the end of man and enter New Era with his flesh alive and whose descendants will be blessed, must wait and be patient until the end. (Isaiah 66:22)

(4) The one who cry out in the pains of childbirth

When various afflictions come, the prayer of crying out is needed. (Isaiah 26:16~19) God works for the chosen ones as a woman groans in labor. (Isaiah 42:14)

Therefore, if anyone wants the strong Work of God, he must strongly cry out.

Micah 4:9~13 say that the LORD will make Zion’s horn like iron and her hoofs like bronze that she may pulverize many peoples. Isaiah 66:7~9 say that God will rescue many people through those who cry out.

(5) The one who hopes in the LORD

Until this day, every saint has been looking forward to the cross, repenting and enduring, and being faithful until death, so they achieved the victory. On the contrary, when the one hoping in the LORD receives the new strength, his work is not to be faithful until he falls, but to trample the enemy as unbeatable mighty man. (Isaiah 40:27~31, 41:21~26, Micah 7:7~17)

To be specific, the servants looking for the cross, their flesh have been fallen like grass. On the contrary, the transfiguration and the ascension will be for those who hope in the LORD, and they will be given the authority and the new strength and work as the remnant servants without being hurt by the enemy until the Lord comes again. (Habakkuk 3:17~19)

Fifth: Things to happen at the second coming of the Lord

Whoever wants to remain until the day of the Lord must know what will take place on that day. Now what will be done on the day of the Lord is as follows.

(1) The unsealed ones will be hurt by the locusts (Revelation 9:4)

The day of the Lord’s coming is the day of darkness, and is the day when no one can testify the true truth except the servants with the perfect authority. To remain on that day, the perfect inspiration of God’s seal must be on the forehead. The martyrs have testified unchangingly depending on the seal of the Holy Spirit until they fell down. On the other hand, the transfigured saints, once the inspiration of the seal of the authority rests on their forehead, will never be hurt by the devil, and this is not a gift but it comes through the Work of the authority, that is, the inspiration which comes upon those who are in the division of the kingship.

Those who receive this inspiration will meet the second coming of the Lord because they are in the division of the kingship of the perfect victory. Only those who would receive the kingship will resurrect from the dead, and only those who would receive the kingship will be the transfigured saints, and they altogether will meet the second coming of the Lord. (Revelation 20:4)

(2) There will be the Work that smites the earth with every plague

On the day of the second coming of the Lord, solely the servants in the division of the kingship will work. And to a servants of highest spiritual level among them, the free authority will be given from God so that he may, without being any hurt, smite the enemy and testify the Word of prophecy. (Revelation 11:3~7) God works in this way in order to find His chosen people even from the antichrist regime.

(3) The tribulation that has not been before and shall never be again will take place

Human power can’t stop this tribulation. (Isaiah 24:17~18) In this tribulation, it will be revealed that who are the true servants to meet the second coming of the Lord. When the tribulation comes, the transfigured saints will work strongly and be remnant as victorious warriors, whereas others will fall in confusion and not be able to testify but just perish.

It is the tribulation in which the servants of the authority will fight the antichrist nation. The fight is of ideological conflict, and through it the captives will be rescued and set free. (Isaiah 43:4~6)

(4) The Lampstand Church will remain alone

The Lampstand Church is the church that purposes to preach the gospel of the salvation from the great tribulation, rather than the gospel of Heavenly Kingdom after death. This church is the remnant church that shines the light to people in its time. This church will be the refuge out of the tribulation.

In every church, there will be only a few who will meet the second coming of the Lord. So, as new group appears and fights for New Era, the great Work will rest on the Lampstand Church.

The great Work always take place when human power can’t overcome difficulties. (Micah 7:13~17, Zechariah 12:3~14)

(5) The Rapture

These, as the warriors of the perfect victory, will fight the antichrists until the second coming of the Lord, and will fall down for three and a half days, and eventually will be ascended. Therefore, Revelation 11:6~12 “Their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city,” and Isaiah 26:19 “Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise” share the same meaning.

The servants participating in the Rapture at the second coming of the Lord will receive the perfect consecration, and their flesh will be imperishable and immortal. They will be with the eternal kingship and the bless will rest on their families, and the church leaded by them will be preserved in the prepared place. God works as the gospel that the servants ascended have preached.

(6) The ascent through the Work of the strong authority

Through the strong authority, those to become brides will receive the transformation on their flesh and testify the Word and fight. So they will be ascended with their flesh irrelevant to sin. They will fight the enemy, not by their own strength but by the Work to avenge the chosen ones’ grudge, and will be ascended. Later when they descent down again, it will be the perfect victory. (Zechariah 3:9, Isaiah 59:20)

Sixth: Things to happen after the second coming of the Lord

Besides the servants who are ascended, following are those to be remnant.

(1) Those who have followed the preaching of the servants ascended

These are from foreign nations, but they are who repent and return when the trumpet of the warning is blown at the end by the Work of the authority. Zechariah 12:10~14 and Revelation 7:9 and following verses say that they are a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, and they have washed their sin in the blood of the Lamb.

Isaiah 49:20 and following verses say “The children of whom you were bereaved will yet say in your ears, ‘The place is too small for us; Give us more space to live in;’” this signifies that there will be two kinds: the servants testifying until the advent of the Lord in the air, and the multitude who repent and follow and obey.

The multitude are not who have heard the gospel of Heavenly Kingdom and believed in Jesus, and they are just who follow the testimony of the transfigured saints regarding the Prophets and Revelation. They will be in the Lampstand Church and worship God, but they don’t have the qualification of the servants to be ascended yet are the common citizens under the special protection.

(2) The nourishment in the prepared place

Revelation 12:6, 12:13~14 clearly show the protection over the chosen church. The woman signifies the Lampstand Church which will be protected and nourished collectively as group. (Isaiah 33:16, 33:20~24) There will be no need of the protection of God for the servants ascended, yet He will nourish and protect the chosen church from the harm of the beast and the false prophet, to whom the authority of the devil is given, after the second coming of the Lord. This nourishment is to protect and save both the spirit and the flesh at the day of plagues. (Revelation 13:15)

God gives the salvation to the chosen ones by forgiving their sin through the blood of the Only Son. During the Era of Grace, only spirits has been saved, but during the Era of Tribulation, God will save both the spirit and the flesh. (Revelation 7:14) The purpose of the whole Prophets is to deliver the chosen people from the tribulation. That is why the prophets have seen the oracles, and the transfigured saints will preach that New Era comes as God has declared to His servants the prophets, as in Revelation 10:7. The reason God protects the chosen people in the prepared place is as follows.

① To protect them from the hurt of the enemy in the severe tribulation.

Protecting them in the prepared place, God will keep them against the red dragon, the red beast, and the false prophet. The false prophet will cause all people to be given the mark of the beast, in order to conquer the world and to destroy the true servants. Then God will give the authority to His true servants so that they may smite the earth with every plagues and preach the gospel. Meanwhile, those who reject the false prophet and follow the true prophet will be remnant at the second coming of the Lord.

When the servants who have been testifying will be ascended and the martyrs will resurrect among the dead and be ascended, the remnant people will be protected in the prepared place. Outside of the protection on the prepared place, no one can survive the tribulation, in which no man should be able to buy or to sell unless he has the mark of the beast and as many as do not worship the image of the beast is to be killed. (Revelation 13:13~16)

This nourishment will be in the days of the tribulation like Chapter 13, and when Judgement comes as in Chapters 14 and on, the salvation will come upon them and they will prosper on the earth as in Revelation 20:7~8. These people are who have repented and come from every nation, and among them many will be from the antichrist nation. This nourishment is to prepare the qualification of the citizen who will receive the King of kings. Without this nourishment, no one can stand at Judgement by which the world will be exterminated. 

Therefore, the first three and a half years is when the transfigured saints, who will receive the second coming of the Lord, testify the Word of last prophecy after they are awakened and arm themselves completely in the martyr-like life. The second three and a half years is when the multitude, who repent and follow the great Work at last five-month tribulation of the first three and a half years, is nourished in the prepared place. The prepared place will not be at one place only, but will be set at the appropriate position considering the circumstances at that time. This protection is the protection from plagues and Judgement.

② These people are going to be the citizens of New Era, the people in service for the kingship of the saints as in Isaiah 61:5~6.

They will serve the descendants of the transfigured saints. (Isaiah 49:22~23) For example, as the Levites were served in the kingdom of David, the royal people will be served in New Era.

The nourishment nourishes the people who can do nothing with their own strength and it also saves the children of the chosen servants. If there is no nourishment like this, the people to be the citizens of New Era cannot preserve their life. So God nourishes those believing and following the testimony of the true servants and leads them into New Era.