I

The aim of the appearance of God,

which is not limited to any form or nation,

is to enable Him to complete His work,

to complete His work as He has planned it.

This is just as when God became flesh in Judea:

His aim was to complete the work of the crucifixion

in redeeming the entire human race,

in redeeming the entire human race.

Yet the Jews believed that it was impossible for God to do this,

and they thought it impossible that God could become flesh

and assume the form of the Lord Jesus.

Their “impossible” became the basis on which

they condemned and opposed God,

and ultimately led to the destruction of Israel,

led to the destruction of Israel.

II

Today, many people have made a similar error.

They proclaim with all their might the imminent appearance of God,

yet at the same time condemn His appearance;

their “impossible” once more confines God’s appearance

within the limits of their imagination.

Many people break into wild and raucous laughter

after coming upon the words of God.

But is this laughter any different from

the condemnation and blasphemy of the Jews?

You are not reverent in the presence of the truth,

still less do you possess an attitude of yearning.

All you do is study indiscriminately

and wait with blithe unconcern.

What can you gain from studying and waiting like this?

Do you think you’ll get God’s personal guidance?

If you cannot discern God’s utterances,

how are you fit to see God’s appearance?

Wherever God appears, there the truth is expressed,

and there the voice of God will be.

Only those who can accept the truth can hear God’s voice;

only such people are fit to see God’s appearance.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Appendix 1: The Appearance of God Has Ushered in a New Age