Lord, when will You descend on the clouds?
Lord, You—
Brother Chen?
Oh, hey, it is you!
Oh, Brother Yang? Long time no see.
Yeah, you are right.
What are you doing here?
Oh, I'm waiting for the Lord to come.
The most crucial thing is now waiting for the Lord
to descend on the clouds from heaven.
Oh, didn't you know the Lord has returned already?
What? The Lord has returned?
Why haven't I seen it?
Would you even be able to recognize Him when He returned?
You must listen to the Lord's voice and seek out the truth!
Seek the truth?
Online I saw that The Church of Almighty God
testified that the Lord has returned to us.
Really? The Lord has returned?
They've heard the Holy Spirit speak to the churches
and recognized the voice of God,
and so have determined that the Lord Jesus has returned.
Oh!
Incarnated as Almighty God!
Almighty … (Almighty God—)
Hey, wait a second!
What's wrong?
You're saying that the Lord Jesus has returned and that His name is Almighty God?
That's right! (That can't be right!)
And why not?
If the Lord has returned, He would still be called Jesus.
Not this "Almighty God."
God's name can't be changed.
You say God's name can't be changed?
That's right!
I have a question.
Go on.
What's God's name in the Old Testament?
It's Jehovah!
And what was God's name in the New Testament?
Jesus.
So didn't God's name change?
Well, God's name …
Oh. It … it really changed.
I know, right?
OK.
God's name changed.
So now God has a new name in the last days?
Brother Chen, let me ask you something.
OK.
What does it say in Revelation 3:12?
I know this one.
A new name, right?
Oh, He really does have a new name.
That's right! God's name—
No, that's not right.
Now what's wrong?
It says in the Bible:
It says He is the same.
He wouldn't have a new name.
Brother Chen, haven't you realized that there's a bit of mystery to God's name?
Mystery?
So tell me.
How can we humans explain a mystery?
That's true.
However, God can reveal all mysteries.
So has God explained this?
Yes, He has.
What does He say? I need to hear this!
You need to listen carefully.
(That's right.)
This makes sense.
Does this make sense to you?
Not really.
OK, let me give you a similar kind of example.
Go ahead.
Say, for example, you were a teacher in a school.
What would the students call you?
I'd be Mister Chen.
What about if you were a doctor?
Doctor Chen.
What if you opened a shop and became a manager?
Then I'd be Manager Chen, of course!
You see,
your occupation changes and so the way people address you changes.
Aren't you still you?
Silly question! Of course I'm still me!
This is exactly the same.
The Bible says:
It means that God's disposition and His essence will never change.
It doesn't mean that God's name will never change.
No matter how God's name or work changes,
God is still God!
I think I understand.
You mean that God's essence can never change,
but God's name now that can change!
Okay, now you're starting to get it!
So God may very well have a new name in the last days!
So why does God even take a name,
and why does He change His name?
The answer to your question lies within Almighty God's words.
Oh, what does it say?
God originally had no name,
and He only took a name
because He had to manage mankind.
This is new to me! I've never heard this before.
Brother Chen. (Brother Yang.)
Brother Chen. (Yes?)
Listen to this passage of Almighty God's words.
OK.
(Why is that?)
That is right.
God is truly so almighty,
how could one particular name fully represent God?
Yes,
no name could represent God's entirety.
In every stage of God's work,
He must take a name that has meaning for that age
to represent the work He does and the disposition He expresses in that particular age.
This is the principle of God's work,
and it's also the main reason for God changing His name.
Ah, I understand.
One name can only represent one age, one stage of work.
When the age changes, the work changes,
and God's name changes right along with it.
Yes, that's right!
Let me tell you—
You shouldn't just talk.
Come on, sing a verse.
OK.
Great idea! I'll sing a verse from a hymn of God's words.
(So what about the name of the Lord Jesus?)
Thank you! That was a great hymn.
Do you understand this now?
I can finally see the light!
The name Jehovah can only represent the Age of Law,
and the name Jesus can only represent the Age of Grace,
and God returning in the last days must surely have a new name
that represents the final age!
You got it!
Oh! You said God in the last days is called …
Almighty God!
That's right!
Is this mentioned in the Bible?
It was prophesied in the Book of Revelation.
Okay, let's hear it.
The Book of Revelation 1:8.
I know this too.
'K, you do it.
Okay, now 11:17.
Eleven, seven …
Also there's 4:8, 15:3,
16:7, 19:6 and then there's—(That's enough!)
There's … there's so many!
There's a lot.
All this scripture prophesied
that God's new name in the last days would be the Almighty,
and so that's why it is Almighty God.
Oh, I remember.
Yeah.
The Book of Revelation prophesied
that when the four living creatures and the 24 elders in heaven worshiped God,
they addressed Him as the Almighty.
Correct!
Shall I sum this up for you?
Be my guest.
One Bible—the Old Testament,
the New Testament and the Book of Revelation.
The Old Testament records God's work in the Age of Law,
and God's name is Jehovah.
The New Testament records God's work in the Age of Grace,
and so God changed His name to Jesus.
That's right.
The Book of Revelation prophesied the work in the Age of Kingdom,
and God's name is—
Almighty God!
One God, in three different ages,
doing three different stages of work and taking three different names!
Wow! There really is a lot of mystery in God's name.
If God didn't utter His words to reveal this mystery Himself,
no one would be able to explain it.
Right.
Wow! Brother Yang, you understand this so well.
Is it because of the words of Almighty God?
It is!
Then I'd like to read the words of Almighty God too.
You'd like to read from Almighty God?
How could I not?
Then come, look at what I have over here for you.
Are these the words expressed by Almighty God?
Yes!
Almighty God's word,
wow, there's so much of it!
Is what you recited just now from this book?
That's right!
All the words contained in this book are the absolute truth!
Yes, I can tell
that all of Almighty God's words are the truth!
Hey, Brother Yang. (Yeah?)
I still have a question.
Go ahead.
What's the significance of God coming to do His work in the last days
using the name Almighty God?
Has He explained this?
Yes, He has.
Almighty God has expressed all the truths man must understand for their faith in God.
That is great!
OK. I must read it closely.
See here.
No. Let me read it.
Thank you!