I

In the judgment beginning at the house of God spoken of in times past, the "judgment" of these words refers to the judgment that God today carries out on those who come before His throne in the last days. Perhaps there are those who believe that when the last days come, God will set up a great table in the heavens, upon which a white tablecloth will be spread, and then, sitting on a great throne with all people kneeling on the ground, He will expose the sins of each person and thereby determine whether they are to ascend to heaven or be sent down to the lake of fire and brimstone. No matter what man imagines, it cannot alter the essence of God's work. The imaginings of man are nothing but the constructs of man's thoughts; they are summed up and pieced together from what man has seen and heard. However wonderful people's imaginings are, they are but cartoon drawings, and are incapable of replacing the plan of God's work. Man, after all, has been corrupted by Satan, so how could he fathom the thoughts of God?

II

Man conceives God's work of judgment as something outlandish. He believes that since it is God Himself who does the work of judgment, then this work must be of the most tremendous scale, and incomprehensible to mortals, and must resound throughout the heavens and shake the earth; if not, how could it be the work of judgment by God? Everyone imagines God's work of judgment to be miraculous. However, do you know that, at the time when God has long since begun His work of judgment among man, you remain nestled in lethargic slumber, and that at the time when you think God's work of judgment has formally begun, God will have already made heaven and earth anew? At that time, perhaps, you will have only just come to understand the meaning of life, but God's merciless work of punishment shall bring you, still deep in sleep, into hell. Only then will you have a sudden realization, and understand that God's work of judgment has already concluded.

III

The work of judgment is God's own work, so it must naturally be carried out by God Himself; it cannot be done by man in His stead. Because judgment is the use of the truth to conquer humankind, it is indisputable that God once again appears among man in the incarnate image to perform this work. Christ of the last days shall use the truth to teach people across the world and make all truths known to them. This is God's work of judgment.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Christ Does the Work of Judgment With the Truth