The McDonald’s Murder Remembered at the World Congress of Sociology

In 2014, China launched a massive international fake news campaign to attribute to The Church of Almighty God a homicide actually perpetrated by a different religious movement.

At the XIX World Congress of Sociology, the largest gathering of sociologists in the world, organized by the International Sociological Association in Toronto, Canada, a session was devoted on July 20, 2018, to “gatekeeping,” a process aimed at filtering the news so that only a part of them actually reaches the intended audience. Gatekeeping is practiced daily by mainline media, which decide what stories should actually be published and what should be killed, but in totalitarian regimes news filters are also created by official censorship and propaganda.

The Italian sociologist Massimo Introvigne, editor-in-chief of Bitter Winter, presented a paper on the McDonald’s murder of 2014, when members of a group labeled as a “cult” killed a woman in a McDonald’s diner in Zhaoyuan, Shandong. A massive campaign of fake news was launched by the Chinese regime after the incident, claiming that The Church of Almighty God, a Christian new religious movement, was responsible for the homicide. The campaign was extremely successful and continued for years. By 2017, 20,000 media had reported that The Church of Almighty God had perpetrated the crime.

Praise and Worship Song With Lyrics | "The Call of Our Beloved"

Praise and Worship Song With Lyrics | "The Call of Our Beloved"

Verse 1

Who keeps uttering His voice, speaking to mankind?

Who is always watching, staying by man’s side?

It’s our beloved, Almighty God!

He’s heard the helpless cries from the depths of our hearts.

He can’t bear to see our struggles under Satan.

He’s come to express truth in the last days to save man.

Bridge 1

He’s calling us home, yearns for our change of heart.

He brings life’s living water, His words nourish our hearts.

He soothes our inner wounds, guides us to the right path.

We fall before Him and pour out our hearts.

Our tears of thanks spill out, covering our clothes.

We cry out in thanks to Almighty God.

Gospel Movie Clip " From the Throne Flows the Water of Life" - To Study the Lord's Return We Should Listen to the Voice of God

Gospel Movie Clip " From the Throne Flows the Water of Life" 

Basically all of the prophecies mentioned in the Bible pertaining to the Lord's return have already come true. Most people have sensed that the Lord has already returned, so, how should we investigate this to make sure about the matter of whether or not Almighty God is the returned Lord Jesus? Should we make our judgment based on the prophecies of the Bible or should we directly investigate the word and work of Almighty God? How should we seize this extremely rare opportunity and greet the return of our Lord? Almighty God says, "What you ought to do is accept, without the need for further substantiation from the Bible, any work so long as it is that of the Holy Spirit, for you believe in God to follow God, not to investigate Him. You should not search out further proof for Me to show that I am your God. Rather, you ought to discern whether I am of benefit to you; that is the key" (The Word Appears in the Flesh).

New 2019 Christian Song "God's Hopes for Mankind Have Not Changed"

Best Gospel Worship Song "God's Hopes for Mankind Have Not Changed" | God Wants to Gain a Group of Overcomers

Ever since He created man in the beginning,

God has yearned for a group, a group of overcomers,

a group that will walk with Him and are able to understand,

comprehend and know His disposition.

Regardless of how long He still has to wait,

regardless of how hard the road ahead,

no matter how far off the objectives He yearns for,

God has not altered nor given up on His expectations for man.

This wish of God has never changed.

This wish of God remains the same.

This wish of God has never changed.

This wish of God, this wish of God will never fade.

Gospel Q&A | There are indeed many places in the Bible that prophesy God’s work of the last days. We would like to know regarding Almighty God’s appearance and His work: How does this fulfill and achieve those prophecies?

    The Answer from God’s Word:

    I will tell you this when I open My scroll in the last days. (The scroll refers to all of the words that I have spoken, My words in the last days—this is all inside of it.)

from “The One Hundred and Tenth Utterance” in The Word Appears in the Flesh

    Man believes that, following the crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus went back to heaven upon a white cloud, and took His place at the Most High’s right hand. Similarly, man conceives that Jesus shall descend, again upon a white cloud (this cloud refers to the cloud that Jesus rode upon when He returned to heaven), among those who have desperately yearned for Him for thousands of years, and that He shall bear the image and clothes of the Jews. After appearing to man, He shall bestow food upon them, and cause living water to gush forth for them, and shall live among man, full of grace and love, living and real. And so on. Yet Jesus the Savior did not do this; He did the opposite of what man conceived. He did not arrive among those who had yearned for His return, and did not appear to all men while riding upon the white cloud. He has already arrived, but man does not know Him, and remains ignorant of His arrival. Man is only aimlessly awaiting Him, unaware that He has already descended upon a white cloud (the cloud which is His Spirit, His words, and His entire disposition and all that He is), and is now among a group of overcomers that He will make during the last days.

The Church of Almighty God | The Testimony of a Christian "Meeting the Lord Again"

Jianding, USA

    I was born into a Catholic family, and from an early age my mother taught me to read the Bible. At the time, the Chinese Communist Party was re-building the nation after the civil war, and as the CCP was suppressing all religions, I was 20 years old before I finally got the chance to go to church and listen to sermons. The priest often said to us: “We Catholics must properly confess our sins and repent. We must do good, not evil, and always go to Mass. During the last days, the Lord is going to come and judge everyone and send people to heaven or to hell according to how they have acted and behaved on earth. The biggest sinners will be punished in hell eternally, whereas those who commit minor sins can still go to heaven as long as they confess their sins to the Lord and repent. Anyone who doesn’t believe in the Lord will never get to heaven, no matter how good they are.” Whenever I heard this, I always congratulated myself for having the good fortune to be a member of the Catholic congregation from birth. I’d always tell myself to pursue hard, attend Mass more, and confess sins and repent to the Lord more, and that way I’d go to heaven and not suffer in hell. So that’s when I developed the determination to go to church and participate in Mass regularly. At that time, the priest also told us that in 2000 the Lord would return, and this news made us all very excited. So we all began to pursue earnestly, waiting for the Lord’s return. But the year 2000 came and went and we didn’t see any sign of the Lord’s return. Many in our congregation lost their faith, and fewer and fewer people attended church for Mass. I also felt a sense of loss, but I still felt that my faith in the Lord wouldn’t be shaken, no matter what others did. That was mainly because there had been many times when I’d been in danger and the Lord had protected me and made the danger disappear. Without the Lord’s protection I’d have died long ago, so I wasn’t going to be so ungrateful as to lose faith in the Lord.

New Gospel Movie "The Bible and God" | Is Life From the Bible or From God

New Gospel Movie "The Bible and God" | Is Life From the Bible or From God

Liu Zhizhong is an elder at a local house church in China. He's been a believer for over 30 years, and has constantly maintained that "The Bible is inspired by God," "The Bible represents God, believing in God is believing in the Bible, believing in the Bible is believing in God." In his heart, the Bible is paramount. Due to his adoration for and blind faith in the Bible, he has never sought or looked to Almighty God's work of the last days. Until one day, when he blocked believers from reading the words of Almighty God online, he had a chance encounter with the preachers from the Church of Almighty God. After undergoing intense debates about the truth, was he finally able to see the relationship between the Bible and God clearly? Was he able to move away from the Bible to understand that Christ is the truth, the way, and the life? Will he be raptured before God?

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Gospel Music Videos "If I Were Not Saved by God" | The Love of God

Gospel Music Videos "If I Were Not Saved by God" | The Love of God

If I were not saved by God, I would still be drifting in this world,

struggling hard and painfully in sin, every day gets bleak and hopeless.

If I were not saved by God, I’d still be crushed below the devil’s feet,

snared in sin and its enjoyments, ignorant of what my life would be.

If I were not saved by God, I’d be without my blessings here today,

much less know why we should live on or the meaning of our lives.

If I were not saved by God, I’d still be confused about my faith,

still in empty space passing the days, unaware in whom to put my faith.

I have finally understood God’s loving hand holds mine as we go.

I would never go and lose my way ’Cause I’m on this brilliant course to stay.

I have finally understood God’s intent, earnest to man.

False impressions fully removed. I will give my flesh and soul to God.

If I were not saved by God, I’d be without my blessings here today,

much less know why we should live on or the meaning of our lives.

If I were not saved by God, I’d still be confused about my faith,

still in empty space passing the days, unaware in whom to put my faith.

I have finally understood God’s loving hand holds mine as we go.

I would never go and lose my way ’Cause I’m on this brilliant course to stay.

I have finally understood God’s intent, earnest to man.

False impressions fully removed. I will give my flesh and soul to God.

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The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything Wins Audience Acclaim at Canadian Film Festival

On September 14, 2018, Toronto, located on the shores of Lake Ontario in North America, welcomed the 2nd Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival (CIFF). This film festival was established particularly for films related to family and faith in order to promote more understanding and recognition of these kinds of films among the general public and showcase the most excellent films on these topics from across the globe. In this year’s film festival, 177 films were selected from 22 countries across various continents including the USA, Canada, Australia, China and Brazil. There was a wide variety of genres, such as feature films, documentaries, revival films, and family films. Out of the 70 that were entered, 35 films were nominated for the best awards, and more than 18 were publicly released. The Musical Documentary produced by The Church of Almighty God, The One Who Holds Sovereignty Over Everything was nominated for the Best Documentary and publicly screened.

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The Church of Almighty God | Best Gospel Music - The Management of God Always Moving Forward

When the ancestors of mankind, Adam and Eve, were corrupted by Satan, God began His management of mankind's salvation. Since that time, He has worked without cease: God decreed the laws to guide mankind, and He personally came among man to be crucified and redeem mankind, and during the last days, God continues His work, fulfilling the prophecies of the Bible: "I go to prepare a place for you" (John 14:2). "I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be" (Revelation 22:12).

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Canadian Human Rights Organization Holds Press Conference:Calling Attention to Human Rights in China

The morning of December 10, 2018, a human rights organization in Canada, One Free World International (OFWI) hosted a press conference at Parliament Hill in the capital, Ottawa. In attendance were representatives from The Church of Almighty God (CAG), East Turkistan Association of Canada, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) Canada, and Federation for a Democratic China (FDC), all groups who have suffered human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party government. Representatives present at the press conference urged the CCP government to cease its inhumane persecution of all religious groups and dissidents; they also called on the Canadian government to bring its attention to the deteriorating situation of human rights in China.

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God Gave Me a Second Life | Christian Movie | "From the Jaws of Death" | A True Christian Story

Liu Zhen, 78 years old, is a typical rural housewife. After believing in God, she felt unparalleled joy from reading His words and singing songs of praise to Him every day, and frequently gathering with her brothers and sisters to fellowship on the truth. … However, good things never last. She is arrested and persecuted by the Chinese Communist government, putting her in a terrible predicament. The police take her to the police station for interrogation three times, and warn her not to believe in God any longer. They monitor her and go to her home to intimidate her. Under the pressure of the Chinese Communist government, her husband, son, and daughter-in-law also oppose and restrict her belief in God. Through this agony, she truly relies on and looks to God, and His words provide her with faith and strength, allowing her to stand strong in the midst of persecution and tribulation. At the height of her suffering when she is completely helpless, she makes an urgent cry to God. He hears her prayer and opens up a path for her. One evening, she suddenly loses consciousness and cannot be woken. The doctor says that she cannot be saved and tells her family to prepare for her passing, but after 18 hours, she miraculously comes to. This miracle of Almighty God astounds those around her and opens up a new path for her. … After this experience, Liu Zhen comes to deeply understand that people’s lives are without certainty, and none of us can control them—only God rules people’s fates and has our lives, deaths, fortunes, and misfortunes in His hands. She also comes to experience that it is only God that has our backs, is always there to help us, and it is only Him we can trust in and rely upon! 

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The Church of Almighty God | Christian Video "Honesty Is Priceless" Only the Honest Can Enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Full Movie)

Zhen Cheng was the owner of an appliance repair shop. He was kind, honest, and did business by the book. He would never try to pull the wool over someone's eyes, but he was only making enough money to barely support his family. After a time, a family member and a fellow tradesman urged him to practice the unwritten rules of business, and Zhen Cheng began to believe in sayings that represent a satanic philosophy such as: "A man without a second income will never get rich just like a horse starved of hay at night will never put on weight," "The bold die of gluttony; the timid die of starvation," "Money isn't everything, but without it, you can do nothing," and "Money is first." Zhen Cheng lost his good conscience that had guided him before and began using underhanded means to earn more money. Even though he earned more money than he had previously, and his living standards improved, Zhen Cheng nonetheless felt unhappy and a feeling of emptiness plagued him; life was hollow and fraught with suffering.

The Church of Almighty God | Christian Variety Show | "Police Plots" | English Short Skit

In order to eliminate religious beliefs, the atheist CCP government frequently adopts measures for surveilling Christians such as conducting stakeouts and tailing them in an attempt to make a clean sweep of them. The sketch Police Plots is about the collusion of evil CCP officers in disguise and an auxiliary officer, a donkey in a lion's skin, who carry out a stakeout to arrest Christians gathering at the home of Zhao Yuzhi. How will Zhao Yuzhi and her family deal with the Chinese police's sinister trickery? What troubles will befall them?

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Christian Skit | "Watch Over This House" | Why Christians Are Treated Like This (English Dubbed)

Christian Skit | "Watch Over This House" | Why Christians Are Treated Like This (English Dubbed)

In China, Christians are persecuted by the CCP to the point that it's hard for them to go home, so they often live a wandering existence. In this skit, a Christian couple, fed up by being monitored in their village for their belief in God, decides to move to the city and rent an apartment, but it's not long before the CCP police officer, neighborhood committee member, security guard, and a neighborhood lout start visiting one after another to "help the old couple watch their apartment." Again fed up with the surveillance, the old couple decides to pack their bags and move again …

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Gospel music "The Main Purpose of God's Work in the Flesh" (Music Video)

Almighty God Uses His Word to Save Man "The Main Purpose of God's Work in the Flesh" (Music Video)

1. God comes into flesh for the main purpose to make man see God’s practical deeds. He realizes the formless Spirit in the flesh so that man can touch and see Him. In this way, people made complete by Him can be those who live out Him. They are ones who are gained by Him, and ones who are after His heart.

The Church of Almighty God | 2018 Comedy Skit "The Pastor's 'Good' Intentions"

Yang Xiangming is a worker in a denomination, and once he determines Almighty God is the returned Lord Jesus in the last days, he guides some of his brothers and sisters to turn toward Almighty God. This makes his pastor uneasy, so his pastor uses status and money to tempt him, and also uses his son's wedding to threaten Yang Xiangming into abandoning the true way…. Faced with his pastor's "good" intentions, what will Yang Xiangming finally decide to do? At this critical moment when we ought to welcome the Lord's coming, why does this pastor prevent believers from investigating the true way? The skit The Pastor's "Good" Intentions helps you understand the truth of the matter.

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Who Is My Lord? | Christian Short Film "The Three Self Church Is My Umbrella"

One time, the Chinese Communist government captured many Christians of the Church of Almighty God from a particular location late at night. This matter caused a huge commotion locally. It triggered discussions amongst the members of the Three-Self Church. Some people believed that the Eastern Lightning has suffered the Chinese Communist government's cruel suppression and persecution. It is too dangerous to believe in the Eastern Lightning, and it is safest to believe in the Three-Self Church. They will not suffer hardships and they will be able to enter the heavenly kingdom. Other people believed that the Eastern Lightning is indeed the true way, but the persecution and arrest it faces is too severe. If they were to believe, they thought that it is better to believe in secret. Once the Chinese Communist government topples, they can believe openly in Almighty God. Some people had investigated the Eastern Lightning and yet, they believed that the Eastern Lightning spreads the gospel and bears witness to the Lord with no regard to life or death and that they are praised by God. They thought that the people who hide inside the Three-Self Church are cowardly people who drift through life without purpose and that they are not worthy to enter into the heavenly kingdom. … After this heated discussion, was everyone able to know what kind of people are praised by the Lord and whether the fearful can enter into the heavenly kingdom?

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Gospel Q&A | How does one actually confirm that Almighty God is the returned Jesus?

     The Answer from God’s Word:

    First, He is able to open up a new age; second, He is able to supply the life of man and show man the way to follow. This is sufficient to establish that He is God Himself. At the very least, the work He does can fully represent the Spirit of God, and from such work it can be seen that the Spirit of God is within Him. As the work done by the incarnate God was mainly to usher in a new age, lead new work, and open up new circumstances, these few conditions alone are sufficient to establish that He is God Himself.

God's voice "The Essential Difference Between the Incarnate God and People Used by God"

Almighty God says, "The incarnate God can do the work of divinity, but the people used by God cannot. At the beginning of each age, God’s Spirit speaks personally to launch the new era and bring man to a new beginning. When He finishes His speaking, it signifies that God’s work in divinity is done. Thereafter, people all follow the lead of those used by God to enter life experience. Similarly, in this stage God brings man into the new age and gives everyone a new start. With this, God’s work in the flesh concludes."