I was formerly an elder of the Local Church. Because I held on to my arrogant and erroneous views and was deceived by the rumors, I developed a great hatred for Almighty God and collected materials to attack the work of God many times. However, God did not remember my monstrous crimes but spared me with his great patience and love and led me onto the right path of human life. Thinking back to my past actions and behavior, I feel extremely ashamed and regretful and abhor myself for being so heartless and treasonous. Even if I dedicate my life today, I cannot repay the grace of the almighty true God’s salvation. In order that more brothers and sisters who are deceived by the rumors can return to Almighty God as soon as possible, here I am willing to “expose” my evil deeds of resisting God, so as to return justice to the truth.

In December 1997, when I was in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, I suddenly received a letter from my family. It said, “On the evening of the fourteenth when we were having a meeting, in came old Sister Wang of our church and with her were several unfamiliar sisters. At first we didn’t know they were of the ‘Eastern Lightning,’ but when they spoke, they showed their true colors. They said that Jesus had already returned on the white clouds, with the name of Almighty God and as a female. They also said that the Bible was already outdated and we should read their book, The Word Has Appeared in the Flesh. …” After I read the letter, a sudden wave of anger surged up in my heart. “I have heard that this ‘cult’ is best at deceiving people. If anyone doesn’t believe in their god, they will cut off his ears, gouge out his eyes, or break his legs. I have never thought that this heresy, cult, has even been preached to our church today. ‘When a wolf comes, the shepherd has the duty to protect the flock.’ I have to hurry home to close the church to outsiders, set it in order, and eliminate the poisonous influences of the ‘Eastern Lightning.’ This is the crucial time the Lord Jesus tests me and is also the time for me to be faithful to him and dedicate my love to him!” Thinking of that, I “devoutly” bowed my head and prayed to Jesus Christ, “O merciful Savior! We expect you to come on the white clouds every day, but why does there appear a female christ who comes not on the white clouds? He who comes not on the white clouds is false and is counterfeit. Lord! Curse those people of ‘Eastern Lightning’ and protect your pure church. …”

On the morning of December 17, I couldn’t wait to take a train back home. When I got home, the first thing I did was to find out the details of “Eastern Lightning” disturbing our church and ask for the whereabouts of those three women who were driven out of the church that night. I was determined to investigate “Eastern Lightning” thoroughly and destroy its “base.” At that time, Sister Li of our church told me vividly about what had happened after those three were driven out of the church. She said, “After they were driven out of the church by us, they sneaked into Sister Xiao’s home. Learning that, we got very angry. So we seven to eight people went to Xiao’s home together. At that time, it was about twelve o’clock at night. They had all gone to bed, and the door was propped shut with a stick. Brother Jiao ‘loved’ the Lord very much. Even though he was over seventy, he kicked the door open with his foot. Then we swarmed into the room. I turned on the light, and saw the three in their underwear. We rushed at them recklessly and pulled them off the kang. But they were quite obstinate and did not beg us for mercy. Brother Jiao poked their noses with his finger and burst out, ‘Cheek! You are satans and demons. What you preach is heresy, fallacy. You are evil wolves in sheep’s clothing.’ They were all thick-skinned and simply refused to say a word. However, I saw that their eyes reddened a bit and their tears almost fell. Pooh! Satans also could cry. Who would pity them? Who would feel sympathy for them? They got what they deserved. Why did they preach ‘Eastern Lightning’ at such a young age? …” At this, I sighed with emotion: “I really admire Brother Jiao for his ‘absolute sincerity’ and ‘faithfulness’ to Jesus and his being able to uphold testimony for the Lord at the crucial moment. It’s really hard to find such a person who loves the Lord so much. Our church should have more people like him.” At this moment, I was very proud that we had such a person in our church.

“What happened then?” I asked anxiously.

“Brother Jiao still didn’t cool down after he cursed them. Then he roared at them, ‘Get out you satans and demons! Get out!’ We echoed his words loudly. So, they had no choice but to leave in tears. …”

Hearing that those three preachers of “Eastern Lightning” came to such an end, I felt very pleased and satisfied. I also asked the Lord to curse them, keep them away from our church forever, and stop them from disturbing us again.

After New Year’s Day in 1998, I sped up closing the churches to outsiders. Whenever I went to a church to preach, I emphasized these five steps: Jesus’ birth, death, resurrection, ascension, and coming again. And I especially stressed that when the Lord came the second time, he would come down from heaven on a white cloud and that the believers would be caught up in the air to meet him. I proclaimed, “‘Eastern Lightning’ says that Jesus has returned in the flesh and has published a book to judge the churches. Obviously, it runs counter to the Bible, denies Jesus’ coming again, and forsakes Jesus. We can never accept these ridiculous arguments outside the Bible. …” I also frightened the brothers and sisters by saying, “Do not listen to that stuff of ‘Eastern Lightning’ or fellowship with them. Have a try if you don’t believe me. After you fellowship with them or listen to their preaching for an hour, you will forget the Bible, hymns, and Jesus completely. Just as an ET alien brainwashes the people on earth, so they will make you forget everything and even make you become a vegetable. Because this is the ‘work of an evil spirit,’ you will believe in their god in spite of yourself.”

In March 1998, I went to Chengdu City with a brother, but I still didn’t forget to attack the “Eastern Lightning” there. One day, I found in Heavenly Wind an article that attacked “Eastern Lightning.” Although I didn’t like the publications from China Christian Council and those from Three-Self Patriotic Committee, this article was quite to my liking. It said that the little scroll of “Eastern Lightning” was full of wrongly written characters, which even ran to over four hundred in one piece. That surprised me very much and even more strengthened my confidence to resist “Eastern Lightning.” From then on, I was convinced that the people of “Eastern Lightning” must be some uneducated inferiors and that the “Eastern Lightning” could only deceive those vulgar and ignorant ones.

Several days later, I got acquainted with old Brother Hatch, an American who was teaching in Chengdu City. He served as a temporary elder in the church there. In our conversation, we spoke of Jesus’ return. Because I was certain about the conclusion that “Jesus will definitely come on the clouds when he returns,” I talked an awful lot about it. However, Brother Hatch just looked at me, shook his head contemptuously, and smiled. I was very surprised. “Doesn’t he believe in the Bible? Could he also be of ‘Eastern Lightning’?” He seemed to have read my mind. He said calmly and seriously, “In the U.S., our pastor told us that when Jesus returned, he would come down from heaven on a big white horse together with the armies of heaven.” “Is there any biblical basis for it?” I asked in return, unconvinced. “Yes!” he said unhurriedly. “It’s recorded clearly in Revelation 19:11-16. We Americans all believe it and are all waiting for Jesus to come the second time on a big white horse. …” Only then did I remember those verses in Revelation. For a moment, I didn’t know how to answer him. I sighed with feeling, “With such a little Bible knowledge and so few ideas which I considered ‘brilliant,’ do I still want to journey north and south?” I couldn’t help blushing up to my ears. That conversation left a deep impression on my mind and also taught me a lesson. After that, the final conclusion that “Jesus will definitely come on the clouds when he returns” began to shake in my heart.

After I went back home, I paid special attention to collecting the picture books on Jesus’ second coming and carefully studied the Bible, trying to get from them the right answer to in what way Jesus would come again. Shortly afterward, I saw in a “picture-story book” a colored picture of Jesus’ second coming. In the picture, Jesus sat on the throne with a golden crown on his head and came in blazing fire. On the bottom were some small words: “This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. 2 Thessalonians 1:7…” Then, I became even more confused. “When Jesus comes the second time, will he come on the clouds, return on a white horse, or appear in blazing fire? There is only one Jesus, but how come he will come in so many different ways? Everyone has the same Bible, and every way has its biblical basis. Whichever way is correct? Whichever viewpoint should I hold on to?” The more I studied, the more confused I became. I fell into a dilemma and seemed to have entered into a maze. I tried to get rid of this distress through studying the Bible, but such distress was exactly caused by the several different statements in the Bible. How could the Bible console me? Although I didn’t give up the hope of seeing the white clouds, the belief that “Jesus will definitely come on the clouds when he returns,” which had been unbreakable in my heart for more than twenty years, was shaky now. However, I didn’t give up resisting and counterattacking “Eastern Lightning” because of that. Although I didn’t know what was written in the little scroll of “Eastern Lightning,” I firmly believed that they were of a “cult” and were Jesus’ “enemies” and “betrayers.”