Beware of False Christs and Deceptive Teachings
“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.”
— Matthew 24:23-24 (ESV)
Friends, I want to make you aware of a group currently circulating messages claiming that “God has already returned in human flesh and opened the Book of Seven Seals.”
These writings, which sound like scripture, are not from the Bible. They come from a movement known as The Church of Almighty God (also called Eastern Lightning). This group teaches that Christ has already reincarnated as a woman in China and uses long, persuasive messages to convince believers to follow their teachings.
They often contact people through Twitter and Facebook using different names or accounts — for example, someone might call themselves Pastor Nyasha Martinez Rwavaz but appear online as Yozefina. Once they gain trust, they pressure for consistent attendance of their “fellowships” on Telegram and Facebook Messenger and “spiritual confirmations”.
Please be alert:
- Do not engage with their messages or calls.
- Block and report suspicious accounts.
- Rely on the Word of God — Scripture clearly teaches that Jesus’ return will be visible to all (Matthew 24:27, Acts 1:11).
- Share this with others so they don’t fall into deception.
Truth stands firm in God’s Word. Stay watchful, prayerful, and grounded in the gospel.
Click here to display the Text from “The Word Appears in the Flesh” by The Church of Almighty God (Eastern Lightning) who claim that Christ has reincarnated as a Chinese woman named Yang Xiangbin, calling her “Almighty God.” The movement teaches that she has opened the “Book of Seven Seals,” and that the “Age of Kingdom” has begun. This group is classified by most Christian denominations as heretical and deceptive, because it denies the finality of Christ’s incarnation and claims new revelation equal to or greater than Scripture. Their texts imitate biblical style but are written by their leaders. They pressure for responses and track reactions which aligns with cultic recruitment behavior—psychological control through constant contact, guilt, and reinterpretation of Scripture.
The real Book of Seven Seals appears only in Revelation 5, where only the Lamb—Jesus Christ—is worthy to open it, not any human. According to orthodox Christian doctrine, Christ’s return will be visible, universal, and unmistakable (Matthew 24:27, Acts 1:11), not a private claim by any person or group.
God says, “”I was once known as Jehovah. I was also called the Messiah, and people once called Me Jesus the Savior because they loved and respected Me. But today I am not the Jehovah or Jesus that people knew in times past— I am the God who has returned in the last days, the God who shall bring the age to an end. I am the God Himself that rises up at the ends of the earth, replete with My entire disposition, and full of authority, honor and glory. People have never engaged with Me, have never known Me, and have always been ignorant of My disposition. From the creation of the world until today, not one person has seen Me. This is the God who appears to man during the last days but is hidden among man.” As I turn My face to the universe to speak, all mankind hears My voice, and thereupon sees all the works I have wrought throughout the universe. Those who set themselves against My will, that is to say, who oppose Me with the deeds of man, will fall under My chastisement. I will take the multitudinous stars in the heavens and make them anew and, thanks to Me, the sun and the moon will be renewed—the skies will no longer be as they were and the myriad things on the earth will be renewed. All will become complete through My words. Of the human beings within the universe, all those belonging to the devil will be exterminated, and all who worship Satan will be laid low by My burning fire—that is, except for those now within the stream, all will be turned to ashes. When I chastise the many peoples, those in the religious world will, to varying extents, return to My kingdom, conquered by My works, because they will have seen the advent of the Holy One riding on a white cloud. All people will be separated according to their own kind, and will receive chastisements commensurate with their actions. All those who have stood against Me will perish; as for those whose deeds on earth have not involved Me, they will, because of how they have acquitted themselves, continue to exist on the earth under the governance of My sons and My people. I will reveal Myself to the myriad peoples and the myriad nations, and with My own voice, I will sound forth upon the earth, proclaiming the completion of My great work for all mankind to see with their own eyes.