How Does Jesus Return? I’ve Finally Found the Answer（Part 2)

What Is Incarnation in the Flesh?

With some confusion I asked, “Right, Brother Pierre, you have always testified that the Lord has returned in the last days incarnated in the flesh, what exactly do you mean by incarnation? There is not much about this in the Bible, could you fellowship with us on this topic?”

Brother Pierre patiently replied, “Thanks be to God! With regard to this aspect of the truth concerning incarnation, Almighty God’s words provide a clear explanation. Let me read two passages for you all. Almighty God says, ‘The meaning of incarnation is that God appears in the flesh, and He comes to work among man of His creation in the image of a flesh. So, for God to be incarnated, He must first be flesh, flesh with normal humanity; this is the most basic prerequisite. In fact, the implication of God’s incarnation is that God lives and works in the flesh, God in His very essence becomes flesh, becomes a man’ (“The Essence of the Flesh Inhabited by God” in The Word Appears in the Flesh). ‘The Christ with normal humanity is a flesh in which the Spirit is realized, possessing normal humanity, normal sense, and human thought. “Being realized” means God becoming man, the Spirit becoming flesh; to put it plainly, it is when God Himself inhabits a flesh with normal humanity, and through it expresses His divine work—this is what it means to be realized, or incarnated’ (“The Essence of the Flesh Inhabited by God” in The Word Appears in the Flesh).

“From God’s word, I learned that what is meant by God’s incarnation is that God’s Spirit becomes clothed in flesh; that is, the God of heaven becomes man and descends among man to do His work, speak His words, and save mankind. God’s disposition and what He has and is become realized in the flesh. On the surface, God’s incarnation looks as normal and average as any other fleshly body and has normal humanity, but Christ is the embodiment of God’s Spirit. As such, Christ has complete divinity, can do the work of God Himself, can express God’s disposition and what He has and is, and bestow humanity with the truth, the way and the life. No mortal man is capable of such things. This is just like how the incarnated Lord Jesus had a normal human appearance, but in substance He was the realization of God’s Spirit in flesh. He could issue forth the truth to water and supply people at will, could do the work of God Himself, redeem mankind from their sinfulness, and lead mankind into a new age. Therefore, God’s incarnation is different from any created being, His substance is that of God Himself.”

Having heard this, I excitedly replied, “So incarnation refers to God becoming human and descending among men to do His work and speak His words. This fleshly body has normal humanity and complete divinity. Despite having a normal, average appearance, He can issue forth the truth and do the work of salvation of mankind—this is Christ indeed! Before we would cry out, ‘Jesus Christ,’ but we never knew what was meant by ‘Christ.’ After this fellowship, I finally understand.”

Mireille also exclaimed happily, “That’s right, God’s incarnation really is quite profound and mysterious. If Almighty God hadn’t issued forth the truth and unraveled this mystery, we never would have learned about all of this!”

Why the Lord Must Incarnate in Flesh When He Returns

“So why does God have to incarnate in the flesh in the last days to appear and do His work? What is God’s purpose?” I said, voicing some of my lingering confusion.

Brother Pierre replied, “Sister, this is a crucial question! We all know that God never does anything without a purpose. Whatever kind of work God is doing, He always does so with His best intentions. Let’s have a look at this passage to understand the meaning of God’s coming again to work incarnated in the flesh. God’s word says, ‘God’s saving of man is not done directly using the method of the Spirit and the identity of the Spirit, for His Spirit can neither be touched nor seen by man, neither can man draw near. If He tried to save man directly using the perspective of the Spirit, man would be unable to receive His salvation. If God did not put on the outward form of a created man, there would be no way for man to receive this salvation. For man has no way of approaching Him, much as no one was able to go near the cloud of Jehovah. Only by becoming a created human being, that is, only by putting His word into the body of flesh that He is about to become, can He personally work the word into all who follow Him. Only then can man personally see and hear His word, and moreover enter into possession of His word, and by this means come to be fully saved. If God did not become flesh, no man of flesh and blood would be able to receive such great salvation, nor would a single man be saved. If the Spirit of God worked directly in the midst of mankind, all humanity would be struck down, or else, with no way of coming into touch with God, they would be completely carried away captive by Satan. The first incarnation was to redeem man from sin, to redeem him by means of the fleshly body of Jesus, that is, He saved man from the cross, but the corrupt satanic disposition still remained within man. The second incarnation is no longer to serve as a sin offering but rather to save fully those who were redeemed from sin. This is done so that those who have been forgiven may be delivered from their sins and made fully clean, and by attaining a changed disposition, break free of Satan’s influence of darkness and return before the throne of God. Only in this way can man be fully sanctified’ (“The Mystery of the Incarnation (4)” in The Word Appears in the Flesh).

“God’s word is very clear: Though the Lord Jesus’ work of redemption allowed us to be forgiven for our sins, we have been utterly corrupted by Satan and our satanic nature is deeply rooted. As such, we live in an endless cycle of committing and then confessing to our sins and we are incapable of extricating ourselves from this cycle. Though we believe in God, we live in arrogance, selfishness, crafty, avarice and all other manner of satanic corrupt dispositions. In spite of ourselves, we often commit sins and resist God. Though on the surface we abandon things, expend ourselves, suffer and sacrifice, we are really doing this with the expectation of getting something in return from God. We do these things so that we may attain the blessings of the kingdom of heaven and not at all because we are doing God’s will. God is holy—we filthy, corrupt humans are absolutely unqualified to enter God’s kingdom. So, in the last days God has incarnated in the flesh and descended among men once more to thoroughly deliver us from the fetters of sinfulness, interact with us in a practical way, issuing forth the truth and judging and exposing our corrupt disposition and satanic nature. Concurrently, God shows us the path toward dispositional transformation, instructs in how to live out normal humanity, and how to be an honest person in whom God rejoices. In the judgment and chastisement of God’s word, we come to have real understanding of and disgust for the truth of our corruption by Satan as well as our satanic nature. We become willing to repent before God, live and work according to God’s word, and gradually cast off some our corrupt disposition and live with some semblance of humanity. Only the incarnated God could achieve such an effect in His work.

“If God were to do His work in the last days as Jehovah God did, working in the form of the Spirit, He would be unable to achieve the effect of purifying our corrupted dispositions. This is because we humans cannot see or touch God’s Spirit, and when the Spirit speaks to us we are incapable of comprehending Him. What’s more, God’s Spirit is too holy, we corrupt humans cannot draw too near. For example, in the Old Testament, when Jehovah God appeared on Mount Sinai, the Israelis saw how smoke rose up from the mountain’s peak accompanied by thunder, lightning and the noise of the trumpet and so they stayed far away and said to Moses, ‘Speak you with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die’ (Exodus 20:19). Again, there is the story of how when David was leading the Israelis from Baalah of Judah to bring the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem, one of the oxen pulling the cart carrying the ark stumbled, but when Uzzah steadied the ark with his hand he was killed by Jehovah (See 1 Chronicles 13: 9–10). In the last days, mankind has already been deeply corrupted by Satan, so if God were to come do His work in the form of the Spirit, not one of us would survive. We would all be killed by God because of our corruption and filthiness. According to the needs of corrupt man, God has chosen to appear in the form that is most beneficial for man’s salvation in the last days. Incarnating in the flesh to issue forth the truths and judge and purify mankind—this is truly God’s immense love and salvation!”

Having heard all this, tears welled in my eyes and, with great emotion, I said, “Yes! Even though we gained the Lord Jesus’ redemption, we have yet to escape the fetters of sin and live in a constant state of committing and confessing to our sins. If God didn’t come again incarnated in the flesh to do His work and save us, we certainly would not be able to cast off sin and evil and be purified. What’s more, given how filthy and corrupt we are, if God were to appear and do His work in the form of the Spirit in the last days, not only would we be unable to comprehend God’s voice, we would also be killed for offending God with our sinfulness. So it seems the Lord’s coming again incarnated in the flesh to do His work is truly meaningful. This is His love and salvation of us. Thanks be to Almighty God!”

Mireille also said excitedly, “That’s right, the Lord’s coming in the last days incarnated in the flesh to do His work and save mankind is, indeed, very important for us!”

Conclusion

God’s words lit up my heart, and resolved all of my confusion. I also saw how I was a corrupted person who was utterly lacking in truth and that, with regard to the Lord’s return, one must seek with a humble heart. We can’t delimit God’s work with our notions and conceptions, or else we are liable to resist God and miss out on the opportunity to welcome the Lord’s return and receive His salvation in the last days.

Later, I read much more of Almighty God’s word and came to firmly believe that Almighty God’s word is, as Revelation says, “What the Spirit says to the churches.” Almighty God is the returned Lord Jesus, thanks be to Almighty God for guiding me back to the house of God! Amen!

Source From: Eastern Lightning

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