Grandpa, who is that?

Ah. That man is your great grandfather, and the young one is me.

Oh …

That year, your great grandfather became quite sick.

But an American missionary preached the Lord's gospel to him,

and so, he then began to believe in the Lord Jesus.

With the Lord's grace, he recovered completely.

Wow!

This Bible here is the very same the missionary gave your great grandfather.

Wow! Grandpa, this is really precious.

Yes.

Grandpa, can you tell me about the Bible?

Yes. The Bible is a very precious book, a holy book.

All the words inside are the words from God Himself.

And those who read the words well will receive eternal life. (Yeah!)

Your great grandfather understood the Bible well.

For decades, he preached and worked for the Lord.

And he also suffered for all his dedication.

He really was a great preacher you see.

Oh!

Ever since our family has firmly believed in the Lord

for three whole generations,

Yongjoon, you should pray to the Lord and read the Bible more.

Yeah.

You, too, I hope can be a preacher someday.

Yes.

I'll read the Bible more,

so when I grow up, I can work for the Lord like you.

Yes. To be a preacher you must first understand the Bible.

The Bible has deep truths and a lot of mystery.

Even though I've been reading the Bible for decades,

there's still much I don't understand.

Ah …

If you pray and if you put real effort in the Bible, then you will understand.

And God's words will become clear to you,

and then you'll be able to work for the Lord.

Oh.

Let's give him a hand!

Come forward to receive your prize!

Wonderful! Great! Congratulations!

And now, time for the next question.

2 Timothy 3:16-17, who knows what it is? Three, two, one!

Me! … I do! …

Team 1 was the fastest!

Here! Right here! Okay!

Deaconess Hong.

That's correct! Amen! Let's hear it for her!

Please come receive your prize.

Okay. Now for the next question.

And that is … Ready?

John 5:39. Who's got it? Let's hear it!

Me! … Right here! …

And let's hear it from Team 4 this time!

Very good! Yeah!

Deaconess Yu.

Well done! Correct! Please come to the stage and claim your prize.

Well, so many of you've memorized the verses.

Well done! All glory to God!

I hope everyone will prepare just as well

for the next Bible knowledge competition.

Today's competition will wrap up here.

Now, our pastor will give his final remarks.

Deacon Gang and Deacon Kim, thank you so much for your work today.

Let's give them a hand!

First, of course, all glory be to God. (Amen.)

Well done today everyone!

I saw you all actively answering questions,

and so many right answers.

That is fantastic!

The purpose of these competitions is this:

To make sure everyone pays close attention to the Bible,

and to deepen our knowledge and understanding.

But please always remember this:

Scripture comes from the inspiration of God.

All the words in here are God's very own words! (Amen.)

It is said that the Bible represents God.

Amen!

The Bible is the very foundation of our faith.

To depart from the Bible is to depart from the word of God and is to betray God.

Amen.

If we depart from God's word, then our lives will dry up.

We will lose God's blessing and His salvation.

Today, many believers lack faith because they don't read the Bible enough.

And without God's words in our hearts, we don't have His protection.

We become susceptible to the temptation and evil of the world,

and to deception of false Christs and prophets in these final days.

And so, we should read the Bible, be faithful to it, and keep the Lord's name.

Amen.

That way, when the Lord comes, we will be taken into the kingdom of heaven!

Amen!

Hey, do you think these Bible knowledge competitions are truly effective

at helping the faith of believers?

I wonder.

Everybody seems, you know, excited during the event, (Hm.)

but when it's done, those who are passive are still passive,

and those who are weak are still very weak. (Hm.)

That just seems this might not be the best way of reviving the church. (Yeah.)

But even if these contests aren't really effective,

at least it's inspiring some believers

to be more interested in reading the Bible. Right?

But we can't change anything for now.

Or else, the believers will just become even weaker.

I guess so.

These last few years,

we've tried everything to make believers read their Bibles more.

We've had Bible study, Bible reading groups,

Bible quizzes at meetings, and even competitions.

But in the end, what's the result?

Even though these seem to work and appear to have the work of the Holy Spirit,

the reality is there's no real change, and their lives remain the same.

You know, believers aside, even the pastors have no work of the Holy Spirit.

There's no inspiration behind their words,

just biblical knowledge and empty theories.

If the preachers themselves are like this,

how can the believers not be weak too?

I think so too.

I'm ashamed to say, but even I don't feel inspired by the Bible.

My prayers don't feel like they have the Lord's presence,

and I feel dark inside.

It almost feels like I've been abandoned by the Lord.

I too understand what you mean.

Lately I've been thinking about it.

It seems it's not just one or two churches.

This desolation is spread across all denominations.

This may be a sign that the Lord is coming.

The prophecies have basically been fulfilled for the Lord's return.

Could this mean that the Lord has returned but we didn't know?

Have we fallen into darkness because the Lord abandoned us?

I don't think we should continue on the same path that we walk.

I think we should look for a new church,

one that truly has the work of the Holy Spirit,

and seek God's appearance and work.

We should seek God's appearance and work?

Yes.

Where will we find it?

Elder Im,

God's words and work are right in the Bible.

To depart from it is to betray the Lord.

If we truly want to seek the truth, we should put more effort into the Bible.

I don't see how God's words can exist outside of it.

We must always be faithful to the Bible.

Then, when the Lord returns, we'll be brought to the kingdom of heaven.

Oh, sorry.

Oh, Jiseok, long time no see.

Hey, how have you been?

Not bad, you?

Let's catch up some time.

Sounds good.

Yeah. Yeah. Let's do that!

God's sheep hear His voice.

These are the words of Almighty God right here in the paper.

Here, have a look.

The words expressed by Almighty God—

the returned Lord Jesus in the Age of Kingdom?

You know, I've been fellowshiping with you for so long on seeking God's work.

How do you really feel about it?

Those who look forward to the return of Lord Jesus

should actively search for the true way if hearing the Lord has come.

Have you looked into the work of Almighty God in the last days?

Have you?

If you don't look into and examine it, how can you expect to hear God's voice?

It seems from your attitude on the coming of the Lord,

you don't truly crave or hunger for the Lord's appearance.

That's how the hypocritical Pharisees acted toward the Lord Jesus.

Now, you've believed in the Lord for so long, and your faith has been sincere.

So you shouldn't treat the Lord's return this way.

The Lord might abandon you.

Don't you realize?

Please stop this.

Your words are quite hurtful.

My faith is based on the Bible.

It can be said faith in the Bible is the same as faith in the Lord.

All God's work is in the Bible.

Departing from the Bible means departing from the Lord.

Don't you see? Can you understand?

No matter who testifies to the Lord's arrival,

their words must be from the Bible to make me believe.

I can't accept anything not from it.

If we don't seek and examine, you said we can't hear God's voice.

So let me say, I don't need to hear His voice.

God's voice is all in the Bible. So the Bible is enough for me.

My Lord is the Bible, my God is the Bible.

That's how I feel about the Bible and about the Lord's return.

My pastors say this as well.

Only God is the source of life.

Only God can express the truth to save man and to bestow life on man.

Yet you say belief in the Bible and belief in the Lord

are interchangeable and the exact same thing.

What's the basis for this though?

Does the Bible say this?

Was it ever said by the Lord Jesus?

In the end, do you believe in the Bible or the Lord Jesus?

It just seems your belief in the Lord has many obstacles.

Your feet have been shackled by the Bible and religious leaders.

So how can you still follow God?

How can you see God's appearance?

Chungmin, your ways of belief are foolish.

The Lord is not first in your heart,

and you don't even fear the Lord as you should.

Don't you think so?

Please leave it alone.

I've got urgent business at the church. I'd better get going.

I hope you didn't wait long.

Pastor, is it true this meeting is about the Eastern Lightning? (Yeah.)

Many people are looking into Almighty God's work.

After reading His words, many are accepting the Eastern Lightning.

Yeah, I've heard this too.

I think the Eastern Lightning is growing too fast.

It probably has spread all over the world now.

Major Korean newspapers, New York Times, and other sources

have all published words from Almighty God.

Yeah, it really is becoming a big deal.

You know, these words from Almighty God,

along with their videos, various gospel movies have all been posted online.

More and more people around the world are seeking the Eastern Lightning.

If all this goes on, all our believers will end up turning toward them.

And our church might close if that happens.

The Christian Council has already let us know,

reminding us to defend our church against the Eastern Lightning.

Personally, I think anyone who accepts the Eastern Lightning should be expelled.

Elder Lee, I think at the meeting,

you should make a statement against the Eastern Lightning.

The council's decision is probably the right one.

And after all, pastors in our council are ones who all know and serve God.

So if they say to beware the Eastern Lightning, then we should obey that. (Mm.)

But, I do believe in freedom of religion,

and that anyone should be free to investigate on their own.

The church should not expel people for that,

or keep them from doing their own seeking.

I think the Lord's word never said we should do that thing.

You're all early!

Hello. Hi! How are you? Good to see you.

Good evening. Hi, how are you?

Welcome. Hello. So good to see you. Thank you for coming. Please sit here.