I

On earth, I am the practical God Himself who abides in the heart of man; in heaven, I am the Sovereign of all things. I have climbed mountains and forded rivers, and I have walked like the breeze among man. Who dares to openly oppose the practical God Himself? Who dares to break away from the Almighty's sovereignty? Who dares to assert that I am, beyond the shadow of a doubt, in heaven? Moreover, who dares to assert that I am incontrovertibly on earth? Among man there is none who can articulate in every detail where I am. Could it be that when I am in heaven, I am the supernatural God Himself? Could it be that when I am on earth, I am the practical God Himself?

II

Could it possibly be that My being the Sovereign of all things or My experiencing the sufferings of the human world can determine whether I am the practical God Himself? If that were the case, then would man not be ignorant beyond all hope? I am in heaven, but I am also on earth; I am among all things, and also among the myriad people. Man can come into contact with Me every day; moreover, they can see Me every day. As far as man is concerned, I seem to be sometimes hidden and sometimes visible; I seem to actually exist, yet I also seem to not exist. In Me lie mysteries unfathomable to man.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God's Words to the Entire Universe, Chapter 15