"Accidents happen and so much of life is unpredictable."

Today, with the economy and technology rapidly developing,

the material standards of living have gradually improved,

but we have discovered

that the disaster rate around the world is rising day by day.

When we open the newspapers, turn on the TV, or browse websites,

we see reports

of all kinds of natural and man-made disasters more and more often,

such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts, fires,

mining accidents, plane crashes, and so on.

They're happening more frequently

and the severity of these disasters is also on the rise.

The people in these areas hit by disaster

have to endure as their lives are filled with suffering, injury, and death.

Their great anguish and misfortune

serves as a constant reminder of the brevity and fragility of life.

This allows us to realize

that mankind cannot foresee exactly what kind of disasters may befall them

and moreover how to prepare themselves for facing future catastrophes.

So what can we do to change our fate and avoid annihilation?

After you've finished watching this short film,

we're certain that you will find your answer

and that you will find the one, true path

that can help you receive God's great protection

and survive the oncoming disasters.

On May 12, 2008,

the Wenchuan earthquake surprised the entire world.

People had yet to recover from the effects of this catastrophic earthquake.

But just past 8 am on April 20, 2013,

China's Sichuan Province was once again struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

The epicenter of the province, Ya'an City, was left in ruins.

Many lives were lost in the incident

and many families were separated or destroyed.

In the face of such a major catastrophe,

mankind appeared to be left powerless, helpless and vulnerable.

Even the brave efforts to rescue any survivors in the aftermath

seemed feeble and overwhelmingly desperate.

The dead were gone and the living were left distraught,

their mournful cries emanating across the entire city.

It wouldn't stop shaking, it felt like I was drunk.

I couldn't stand up, I was swaying around.

On the 3rd floor, the quake felt stronger.

We were asleep …

Actually, back when the Yushu earthquake struck on April 14, 2010,

some renowned Chinese media outlets reported

that "China's North-South Seismic Belt has entered a frequent earthquake period"

and that "The whole world is entering a seismically active period."

We know that the Qinghai earthquake

is related to the seismic belt of the Wenchuan earthquake.

The Wenchuan earthquake zone sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plate,

while Yushu is situated in the center.

The China Earthquakes Network Center believes

that the world has entered a seismically active period.

In the 9-month stretch of time from July 15, 2009,

we've been able to see that the frequency of global seismic activity,

that is the number of earthquakes during this time

has clearly increased, based on the evidence.

There have been 24 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 or higher.

That gives it an average rate of 2.66 times per month.

However, even if the best scientists

can predict when these disasters will occur,

they have no way of stopping or restricting the devastation they cause.

All it does is increase people's anxiety and fear.

There are many among the helpless victims that keep asking:

Why do catastrophes like the Wenchuan earthquake strike one after another?

Why do the same tragedies keep playing out over and over again?

The materialist theories of "abiogenesis" and "accidentalism"

clearly can't convince everyone.

This level of large-scale devastation

could make us begin to sense the existence of a supernatural power.

This mysterious power is irresistible.

It makes us feel like we have nowhere to escape,

and fills our hearts with fear.

More and more people are starting to ask the question:

How do we protect the homeland that we rely on for our survival?

And how do we escape suffering in the midst of these disasters?

But then in the face of disaster,

all of our human efforts are useless in the end.

People can't help but ask:

Why is human life so weak and fragile?

Who exactly controls and commands mankind's life and death?

Everyone who has read the Bible knows this:

The Book of Revelation prophesies

that the Lord Jesus shall return in the last days

to perform His work of judging all people on earth,

and that there shall be large, terrible disasters

and great destruction in the last days.

Clearly, we are now in the final era of the last days.

The prophecies of the Lord Jesus' return have basically all been fulfilled.

The Lord Jesus has already come back.

He is now the Almighty God who becomes flesh

and has already appeared and been working in China.

He expresses all of the truths needed to cleanse and save the whole of mankind

and carries out the judgment work of the last days,

judging and purifying all of those

who are raptured and taken before God's throne.

This way, He categorizes all people according to kind,

and reveals the end of the various kinds of man.

After God's work of judgment and purification in the last days is concluded,

God will start to reward the good and punish the evil,

then send great disasters to destroy this old world

where the darkness and evil inhabits.

Any evildoers who choose to oppose God shall be punished and destroyed

as they fall in the midst of the great disasters.

Only those who truly accept Almighty God's work of judgment,

having themselves purified and ridding themselves of evil

will be protected by God and live on to survive the horrible disasters.

Then they will live forever in God's kingdom.

Almighty God very clearly issued such a warning

against the corrupt and evil mankind a long time ago:

Almighty God's work of judgment in the last days

completely reveals to us God's righteous, majestic,

and unoffendable disposition.

Anyone who chooses to deny, disobey, and resist God,

and doesn't repent of their sinful nature

will become subject to God's wrathful punishment.

Only those who truly believe in and worship God

can receive God's protection and escape the horrors of the disaster.

In this next part,

we will share with you the experiences and testimonies

of several Christians from the Church of Almighty God

and how they were protected by God in the disasters.

At 2:28 pm on the afternoon of May 12, 2008,

a magnitude 8 earthquake struck Wenchuan County, in the Sichuan Province,

shaking the earth to its core,

causing giant rocks to fall from the mountains,

large dust clouds to fill the air, and cover the land in darkness.

Many buildings collapsed and were reduced to a pile of rubble

only in a matter of moments.

Many people were trapped in the rubble,

with multiple deaths and serious injuries.

Everyone in the disaster zone was engulfed in a state of fear.

Sister Li was a member of the Church of Almighty God

in Hanwang Town, Mianzhu City.

She's well into her 60s.

Just before the earthquake,

she was having a meeting with a few other sisters at her home.

All of a sudden, the house began to shake violently.

They could hardly keep their balance, much less make their way outside.

So they quickly got down on their knees and began to pray,

because they knew that while the disasters were caused by God,

they're also controlled by God.

Man's life and death is all in God's hands.

At the time, we thought of how our life and death

are completely at the mercy of God's hands.

We immediately prayed to God:

Today, whether we live or die, it's due to God's righteousness.

We'll submit to God's orchestrations, and we won't complain at all.

After they had prayed for a while, the house finally stopped shaking

and they quickly ran outside together.

Then they found out that only Sister Li's house

and the building across from them did not collapse.

All of the other surrounding buildings had been destroyed.

This was all because of God's protection!

The other building right across from us was only 5 meters away.

If it had somehow collapsed, we would've been crushed as well.

Many people who knew Sister Li

saw how she and the rest of the others

managed to escape completely unharmed after such a massive earthquake

and saw how Sister Li's house had been preserved.

They couldn't help but exclaim that it was a true miracle!

Therefore, they had to admit that the Almighty God Sister Li believed in

must be the one true God

and they expressed their willingness to examine the true way.

Brother Tan and his wife from Jiulong County, Ganzi Prefecture,

are both believers of Almighty God.

On May 10, 2008,

Brother Tan went to work at the Dongfang Turbine Factory in Deyang City.

After just a day and a half,

his supervisor said his work wasn't good enough and fired him.

On the afternoon of May 11, all he could do was return home.

On May 12, he was working at a factory that was closer to his house.

A minute before the earthquake,

he suddenly heard something that sounded like a plane flying overhead.

He was curious and went outside to have a look.

As soon as he walked out, the earthquake began to strike.

As the violent shaking continued, the entire factory completely collapsed.

Everyone inside was buried by the rubble

and he was the only one who managed to escape.

Afterward, Brother Tan found out

that the Dongfang Turbine Factory where he had worked the day before

also suffered a serious collapse, with many deaths and injuries.

Thanks to God's protection,

he somehow managed to survive in such a wondrous way.

During the earthquake,

Brother Tan's 5-year-old son hid under the stairs of their home,

only suffering a small injury on his forehead.

Through surviving this earthquake, the couple was able to see

God's almightiness and sovereignty through their own eyes.

They knew for sure that Almighty God had protected everyone

in their small family of three from the earthquake,

and that God's love had been placed upon them.

They sincerely thanked Almighty God with all their hearts.

The Church of Almighty God in the Sichuan Province contains similar stories

told by the many brothers and sisters within the Church's membership,

all of whom escaped calamity

and personally experienced God's wondrous protection.

After the earthquake,

these brothers and sisters were filled with gratitude toward God

and shared their testimony with their neighbors, relatives, and friends,

testifying about the deeds of Almighty God,

hoping that more and more people could become just like them

and receive Almighty God's salvation.

In the Ji County fire in Tianjin,

there were many more Christians in the Church of Almighty God

who also received God's wondrous protection.

Laide Commercial Building is Ji County's largest shopping mall.

On June 30, 2012, a Saturday,

Laide Commercial Building was running a sales event, attracting many customers.

Later, at 3:40 pm, the building suddenly caught fire.

The owner had been worried about the customers stealing products

during all the mayhem,

so he had every roller door on the first floor locked

and all of the customers were driven up to the second and third floors.

No one anticipated that the fire would keep growing

or eventually get to the point where it was completely out of control.

All of the electricity in the building was cut off,

so the elevators from levels 1 through 4 could not be used.

The situation was becoming dire,

so the owner finally allowed the roller doors to be opened.

But by that point, the fire had already filled the building with smoke

and people couldn't see or find their way back to the outside.

Many of those people were burned to death,

while many who were left stranded chose to jump out of the building to escape,

some of whom ended up plunging to their deaths.

It was a horrific scene.