When it comes to discerning those reincarnated from devils, if you still lack experience of discerning them by observing the look in their eyes, then see what they think about every day, see what they converse about with people every day, and whether there is normal communication. If there is no normal communication, and the majority of people don’t understand them, and their principle in associating with most people is to be tight-lipped, and even those closest to them don’t know what they think about every day, and cannot easily grasp their precise thoughts and views or fathom what they are really thinking, then it’s clear that such people are really calculating and inscrutable. Their silence doesn’t mean they have no thoughts and views; actually, their real thoughts are hidden in their minds, they just don’t voice them. If they don’t voice them, how can you discover that they are cunning? They have a kind of sly smile; they often put on a fake smile. When they’re facing you, they display a fake smile, but when they turn away, their face becomes expressionless, devoid of any smile. This type of person is terrifying, frightening; they are a devil. Understood? (Understood.) For example, suppose that you discuss something with them. After you state your view, they don’t express their stance, but reveal a sly smile. Do you know what a sly smile means? It means that you don’t know whether this smile is one of approval or disapproval, and you don’t know if they actually understand what you mean. They just give a “heh heh” sort of laugh. Regarding what you said, they don’t say that it’s right or that it’s wrong, they don’t say that they understand it or that they don’t understand it, and so you cannot comprehend what this laugh really means. They have responded to you, but this response is the same as no response. If they hadn’t responded, you would guess that they perhaps didn’t understand; their responding in this way instead causes you to become perplexed. You don’t know if this laugh signifies ridicule, contempt, mockery, or agreement and approval. If you ask them for their view, they again give a “heh heh” laugh, say, “Okay, okay,” and after speaking, their expression suddenly darkens. This imperceptibly puts immense pressure upon you. If your stature is small, and you do not have a real stance, or correct thoughts and views, you can be cowed by them. That is why this smile of theirs is called a sly smile—being devious and cunning is called being sly. They don’t readily reveal their views. They believe that saying one word is too few, two words too many, and that once a view is stated clearly or refers to something specific, it’s a failure, a mistake. So the best method for them is to smile and allow you to speculate—you can speculate whatever meaning you want, you can speculate however you like, but at least you feel they are not hostile toward you, and thus their goal is achieved. Observe those old foxes who are scheming and extremely cunning, and those people who are insidious and crafty, and employ ruthless tactics: They don’t say much, nor are their faces very expressive, but the look in their eyes and their smiles are deviant. Normal corrupt humans and those reincarnated from animals all flee from those reincarnated from devils; they are unwilling to associate with such people, and being with such people feels frightening to them, it gives them the creeps. Why does it give them the creeps? Because such people are not human, they are devils, and devils are capable of anything. When normal humans interact with someone, they don’t give that person the creeps. Normal people have conscience and reason, they act with moderation and restraint, and they have minimum standards. At most, when they’re angry, they may curse you a bit, and say some unpleasant things that somewhat hurt your self-esteem. But devils are different; they don’t curse you or hurt your self-esteem, but they do harm you. They ponder behind your back how to mislead you; they dig a pit and get you to jump into it yourself. After you jump in, they watch you from above, gloating over your misfortune, while also pretending to be a good person, saying, “I’ll save you! How did you fall in? I thought most people knew there was a pit here.” They even want to play the good guy, making you buy their act. Isn’t this kind of person frightening? That pit was dug by them, and they tailor-made it for you; if you don’t jump into it, who will? After you jump into the pit, they extend a hand to save you, and as they save you, they say, “Why did you jump?” While gloating over your misfortune, they also make it so you don’t realize the pit was dug by them. It was clearly them who harmed you, yet they make you feel deeply grateful to them. Isn’t this deviance? (Yes.) This is utter deviance!

There is one thing that those reincarnated from devils often do, which everyone has seen: Devils are best at saying nice-sounding things to curry favor with people. For example, when one such person sees you working, they hide inside and observe. When you’ve finished the work, they come out and say, “Oh, you’ve been working! Why didn’t you let me know? I could have helped you and shared the load. If it’s going to be tiring, we can tackle it together. Next time you’re working, just let me know—it’s just a small thing. Don’t be shy to ask me for help!” When you hear this, your heart feels warm, and you think that although they didn’t help, they had the intention to do so, and their words are enough. They trick you with their nice-sounding words. See, they can actually bring themselves to say such things, and they feel no shame saying them. So how can you know that their words are false? The next time you finish your tasks, they come and say nice-sounding words again: “Why didn’t you let me know you were working? Every time, you don’t ask me to help; you’re really treating me like an outsider. Why are you being so formal with me?” After this happens two or three times, you know that they actually don’t want to help you with the work, and that they are just saying some nice-sounding things to deceive you and curry favor with you. When there’s really something that needs their help, they are nowhere to be found. What kind of person is this? This is a devil, definitely not a human. Those reincarnated from devils will say nice-sounding things to anyone they meet to deceive them and achieve their own purposes. They are full of crafty schemes; they are not humans, but devils. Is there any value in associating with people like this? You shouldn’t even pay them any attention. Are there such people in your daily life? (Yes.) This is how such a person behaves in this matter, and in other matters, they behave the same way—they always deceive people. That’s how deviant they are; they aren’t sincere toward people.

Are you all somewhat able to discern one manifestation of the “deviance” characteristic of those reincarnated from devils—namely, deviousness? (Yes.) This type of person is particularly deceitful, particularly devious, and particularly insidious and crafty. If you still treat their manifestations as normal revelations of corruption and still help and support them as brothers and sisters, is this not a manifestation of foolishness? (Yes.) You must not do these foolish things again in the future; they are not human, but devils, and not ones for you to help and support. They know in their hearts what the truth is, and that it is good to be an honest person. But knowing is one thing; they have no such requirement for themselves and never practice being an honest person. It’s not that they want to practice it but cannot; rather, they never intend to practice this way. Think about it—what do they scheme about and plan in their hearts? Not a single thing is related to positive things, and not a single thought is related to positive thoughts and views. They do not intend to practice the truth, nor do they intend to walk the right path, and so they never seek the truth principles in their hearts, nor do they seek how to act in accordance with God’s intentions. They also do not intend to fulfill the duty of a created being, or to be devoted and offer up their sincerity. All they calculate are devious things. Some people say, “What they calculate is a matter of their inner worlds—it’s not easy to discern. How can others know what they’re thinking when they don’t open up and fellowship about it? They behave quite well outwardly, and they also busy themselves with the tasks at hand. Why do You say that they are devious and characterize them as devils?” Others say, “They just reveal a bit of a wicked look in their eyes, a bit of a sly smile; we still can’t see through to what they’re thinking in their inner worlds.” So how can one discern that they are devils? A person’s thoughts are intangible; if they do not express them, you cannot see or discover them, and you will not be able to discern them. However, no matter what thoughts and views a person has, no matter what they yearn for or calculate in their inner world, they will certainly act to achieve their purposes, and so they will always have some things that they live out, some manifestations. As long as they live among people, others will be able to see or come into contact with the things they do. You may not know what they are calculating, plotting, and planning in the depths of their heart, but the things they plot, plan, and calculate will one day be revealed and manifested by them; they will turn them into a reality, and they will take some actions among people. When these things happen before your eyes, won’t you be able to see them? Won’t you be able to discern that person? Some people say, “Even if I see their manifestations, I still don’t know how to discern or characterize this type of person.” That’s easy to handle; this type of person has several characteristics, and you can discern them through these characteristics. The first characteristic is that they always act according to their own will and never seek the truth principles. No matter what they do, they plan it in advance themselves and act entirely according to their own plans, lines of thought, and intentions, entirely according to their own will. They do not ask for everyone’s opinions, and, of course, even more so they do not seek the truth principles or act according to work arrangements. If you can see these manifestations, aren’t the devils then completely exposed? (Yes.) Some people say, “Perhaps they understand the truth and know the truth principles, so they know what to do without discussing it with others.” This statement is wrong again; it reflects an inability to see through things. For you, the things that devils say and do are a series of difficult hurdles. Regardless of whether they have sought the opinions of the brothers and sisters, you should see clearly whether the purpose, motive, starting point, and principle of their actions are to safeguard their own reputation, status, and face, or to safeguard the work of the church, and whether the final effect achieved safeguards the interests of God’s house, and whether it brings losses, harm, and sabotage or benefits to most people. No matter what those reincarnated from devils do, it is always to safeguard their own interests; this is another characteristic of those reincarnated from devils. In their eyes, their interests are above all else, just like a merchant doing business: the interests are paramount. Whose interests are paramount? The devils’ own interests are paramount. If doing something can safeguard their interests, face, status, reputation, or material possessions and money, they will absolutely not hold back, but will carry it through to the end, doing it to the very end. Even if the upper-level leaders or brothers and sisters oppose it and it cannot be carried out further, and they hit a wall, they will still use roundabout tactics, trying every means to eliminate all opponents and remove all obstacles, to carry on with what they want to do. They absolutely will not hold back; all they safeguard are their own interests. Now, you can see this clearly: Whether it be the plans, or the means, or the measures, or the steps that they plot about, plan, and devise, these things have all been calculated in their minds; all they think about is interests, and their minds are filled with thoughts of interests; whom to use, whom to get close to, whom to stay away from, whom to support, whom to oppose, whom to get dismissed—they strategize all these things according to their interests. If, in doing work and performing their duty, they reach this point, then they are antichrists, devils revealing their true selves. Such people are extremely inscrutable and calculating; they ponder these things every day. If they were to get a complete grasp of everyone in the church, how long would that take? Only after they have a crystal-clear grasp of the situation of all the church members, of each person’s actual problems and real difficulties, and the time is ripe, do they begin to act, doing whatever they want—they do not show leniency to anyone, and no one can obstruct them. They engage in their own enterprise under the guise of doing church work, striving to obtain benefits for themselves. Ultimately, it is the church’s work and the life entry of the brothers and sisters that suffer losses. They achieve their goal of making the satisfaction of their personal interests paramount at the cost of sacrificing the life entry of all the brothers and sisters and the interests of God’s house. At this point, can’t you see them clearly? Judging from the way they do things and the final results, they are devils; they are not human. All day long they seem to say very little and seldom express their views, but they actually spend every day calculating how to act so that they may gain benefits. Although outwardly they appear quite calm, quite refined, quite delicate, and quite well-behaved, and not talkative, inwardly their hearts are turbulent, like a raging sea. They get a complete grasp of these things, and then they implement the plans they’ve thought out, and the final result is that they succeed just as they plotted to. Is this not the work of a devil? (Yes.) This is the work of a devil. At this point, can’t you see through them?

Such a major problem arising in last year’s gospel work was directly related to a few devils, directly related to the actions of devils. Those devils never sought the truth principles when they acted. After the Above assigned work, they accepted it readily in person, but when they went to work in the churches, they just ran amok doing bad things. They did not safeguard the interests of God’s house, and as a result God’s offerings suffered losses, the gospel work suffered losses, and church life suffered losses; losses were suffered in several areas, and they also caused chaos in the church’s work. You may not see through to what a devil is thinking, nor do you know if they have sought the principles. But when they act, and you see the first indications, you will know that the method and source of their actions are wrong, that they are entirely showing themselves off, doing things according to their own will, and acting arbitrarily and willfully and establishing an independent kingdom. Moreover, gangs of devils protect each other; none of them safeguard the interests of God’s house. No matter what the major devils do, the followers and small devils go all out to flatter and adulate them. The major devils act recklessly and willfully, and the small devils follow suit, and lick their boots—they work hand in glove with each other. Some people say they still can’t see through to the fact that the essence of someone is that of a devil. In that case, look at the nature of something they do and its consequences. If the nature and consequences are very serious, then one can be certain that it is the work of a devil. For example, regarding the matter of reporting false numbers of people gained in preaching the gospel, some people said, “Isn’t reporting false numbers against the principles? We must report the actual numbers; however many people are gained, that’s how many we should report. How can we lie in our reports? How can we report one thousand when a hundred were gained, or ten thousand when one thousand were gained?” What did one of these false leaders say? “You must report it this way; everyone reports it this way. This is the stream of the Holy Spirit!” Can you discern this statement? Reporting false and fabricated numbers is clearly an attempt to deceive God. How could it possibly be the stream of the Holy Spirit? This is an evil trend. The Holy Spirit has never told people to tell lies or report false numbers; only devils can say such things. Can you discern this? Since that false leader was able to utter such absurd words, they are not a normal person; that false leader also belongs to the category of devils. Can you see through to this matter? Can you discern that such words are spoken by devils? Only devils and Satans can say such things. If you cannot see through to this matter, then you are too lacking in discernment. If those reincarnated from animals cannot see through to it, that’s somewhat excusable, because they are not human; they do not have a human spirit. If you truly have discernment and can see through to this matter, then have you fulfilled your responsibility? Have you stood up to stop and expose this matter? Suppose that you say, “I have seen through to it, but my words carry little weight due to my humble status, and I am weak and alone; I dare not stop or expose it!” In that case, you are a useless coward! You haven’t stood your ground and you haven’t stood firm in your testimony; you are not God’s loyal servant, you haven’t fulfilled the responsibility of a person. You are just a muddleheaded person, a useless coward. Tell Me, does God like useless cowards? (No.) God bestows life upon you, supplies you with the truth, and protects you from Satan’s harm in your daily life. But it turns out that you do not accept the truth and instead follow Satan in doing evil, living among devils and allowing Satan to harm you. You see the true faces of Satans clearly, yet do not expose them. That is asking for trouble; you deserve to be fooled by Satan. God supplies you with the truth to enable you to grow in discernment. If you have discernment but still play deaf and dumb, not standing up to expose false leaders and antichrists, then you are a useless coward! You haven’t fulfilled the responsibility a person ought to; you are derelict in your responsibility, you are trash, a useless coward, a freeloader, a good-for-nothing! Devils forcing people to report false numbers in preaching the gospel—this practice should be quite obvious and not difficult to discern. Suppose someone kicks you or punches you. You don’t know why they are treating you this way and can’t discern what they mean by it. Then they stab you in the neck with a knife, and only then do you realize, “They’re trying to kill me!” Tell Me, just how stupid are you? They kick you with malicious intent, yet you can’t even tell that they are an evil person, and you still try to reason with them, “I haven’t offended you, why are you kicking me? Do you have any humanity?” If they kick you for no reason, are they not an evil person? Is there any use in reasoning with an evil person? If they were to come at you with a knife, it would be too late for regrets. By the time you shout for help, it would be too late; your life would be over. Look at how small you are in stature, how stupid you are! When encountering Satans, you must take the initiative to attack, don’t be passive. If you are always passive, only reacting and crying out to God to save you when Satans are about to take your life, that is too passive, too slow-witted! God does not like such people.