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EASTERN LIGHTNING: Female Leader Yang Xiangbin Of The Church of Almighty God Cult In China Claims To Be The ‘Second Coming Of Christ’
In 2000, Zhao Weishan and Yang Xiangbin moved to the United States, and they currently oversee operations of the Church of Almighty God from New York City.

The group especially targets housewives, the poor, and house churches in China, first befriending believers and then slowly trying to convince them that Yang Xiangbin is God incarnate.
If you ever wondered what a Chinese version of Mormonism would look like, wonder no more. Calling themselves the Church of Almighty God, also known as Eastern Lightning, this cult started in China back in 1991 has taken on new life in the social media age. Its founder is a woman named Yang Xiangbin, and along with her partner in crime Zhao Weishan, they oversee cult operations here in the United States since 2000. Xiangbin bills herself as the ‘christ’ for the Kingdom Age, which she says has already replaced the Church Age.
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:4,5 (KJV)
The website for the Church of Almighty God contains dozens of videos and books for sale that serve to ‘update’ the useless old book known as the Bible that to them has become nothing more than an ‘obsolete historical record’. Again, very similar to Mormonism with their “other testament” of Jesus Christ. Like Mormonism, the Church of Almighty God was started by criminals who are running a con game. Their leaders are in the US because they were driven out of China just like Joseph Smith was driven out of Ohio and Missouri.
So the next time some deluded cult follower of the Church of Almighty God posts their nonsense to one of your social media groups, grab the link to this article and answer them with the truth. Tell them that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour, and that His shed blood on the cross still saves. Tell them that Yang Xiangbin is not an ‘incarnation of God’ but is in fact a lost, Hell-bound sinner headed for the Lake of Fire.
What is the Church of Almighty God?
FROM GOT QUESTIONS? – The Church of Almighty God (Quannengshen in Chinese) is a secretive, theologically aberrant religious movement that started in China in 1991. Although it has been banned by the Chinese Communist Party for its anti-government stance, it continues to grow and is considered an influential doomsday cult.
The Church of Almighty God is also known as Eastern Lightning, a name based on Matthew 24:27: “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” The group believes that God has again become incarnate, this time as a Chinese woman named Yang Xiangbin, who also calls herself “Lightning Deng.” Yang is the nominal head of Eastern Lightning, but the true leader is probably her “high priest” and lover, Zhao Weishan, the man who first began proclaiming that Yang was divine.
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In 2000, Zhao Weishan and Yang Xiangbin moved to the United States, and they currently oversee operations of the Church of Almighty God from New York City. Yang Xiangbin is called “Christ of the last days” and “Almighty God” in the belief that she is the second coming of Christ to finish the work of God. Yang gives utterances that are recorded as God’s word for the last days. (Although Yang is seen as an incarnation of God, she is considered separate from Jesus Christ, who was a different incarnation of God.) The Bible is seen as an obsolete record of God’s work in the past. “It is nothing more than a historical record of God’s work, and a testament to the previous two stages of God’s work, and offers you no understanding of the aims of God’s work” (from Eastern Lightning’s official website). Thus, the Bible is insufficient and must be supplemented by the utterances of Almighty God, or “Christ of the last days.”
The Church of Almighty God has a presence in Hong Kong, New York, and San Francisco, as well as mainland China. There are disturbing reports of the group using sexual seduction, kidnapping, bribes, brainwashing, and blackmail to coerce new members into the group and keep them there. The group especially targets housewives, the poor, and house churches in China, first befriending believers and then slowly trying to convince them that Yang Xiangbin is God incarnate.
In 2002, Eastern Lightning members allegedly kidnapped thirty-four leaders of an underground Christian network, the China Gospel Fellowship, and held them captive for two months. In August 2014, five members of the Church of Almighty God went on trial in Yantai, Shandong, for the murder of a 37-year-old woman in a restaurant—the woman was beaten to death for refusing to join their group. In February 2015, two of the five were executed for the crime. READ MORE
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Newly-Elected Canadian Prime Minister Far Left Liberal Mark Carney Declares Economic War On The United States Says Canada Will ‘Respond With Force’ To US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the time of the United States leading the global economy is over, and declared Canada will “respond with force” to Trump
The people of Canada crave Far Left Liberal leadership, and with the election of global taxation climatologist Mark Carney, they are positively delirious with joy. They go from the Socialist frying pan of Justin Trudeau to the Marxist fire of this new prime minister. Funny thing, Canada acts like the United States needs them, we don’t, and maybe it’s time for them to find that out for themselves. I used to feel bad for Canadians, but I don’t any more, they have the leader they deserve. That’s the memo.
“But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.” Isaiah 32:8 (KJB)
Carney whines “Our old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over. The system of open global trade anchored by the United States – a system that Canada has relied on since the second world war, a system that while not perfect has helped deliver prosperity for a country for decades – is over,” he said. Ok great, just remember that the next time you need something like you always seem to do. I think we need a northern border wall.
Canada will ‘never’ yield to Trump’s threats as Prime Minister Carney declares election victory
FROM CNN: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
The Liberal Party leader issued a stunning rebuke to Trump as he sent a message of unity to a divided nation, promising to “represent everyone who calls Canada home.”
New Canadian PM Liberal Socialist Mark Carney says “The 80-year period when the United States embraced global economic leadership, forged alliances rooted in trust, and championed free trade is over.” Carney says Canada will ‘respond with force’ against the US. pic.twitter.com/EHK0af9ZFz
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“As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us,” Carney said, as he hailed a remarkable reversal in fortune for his party. “That will never ever happen.”
Carney reiterated statements he made on the campaign trail about the vastly changed nature of Canada’s relationship with the United States.
Newly-elected Canadian PM Mark Carney is a very far Left, hardcore, Net Zero climate change and taxation Liberal. Canada, you voted for this, and it will be your ruin. He will be worse than Trudeau. Much worse. pic.twitter.com/hEald7hBmB
— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) April 29, 2025
“We are over the shock of the American betrayal but we should never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. And above all we have to take care of each other,” he said.
Voters have returned Canada’s Liberal Party to power for a fourth consecutive term but it remains to be seen whether Carney has won a majority or will need partners to govern. The Liberal’s victory was tempered by them appearing set to fall short of winning the 172 seats needed to govern without support from a smaller party. READ MORE
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NTEB PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: Sensing Imminent Attack From Either Israel Or The United States, Iran Fortifies Underground Nuclear Sites

The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) reported that Iran was fortifying its underground nuclear sites ahead of this weekend’s third round of nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration.
ISIS said satellite imagery showed Iran building a security perimeter around Mt. Kolang Gaz La, a mountain that sits atop two large underground tunnel complexes linked to the nearby Natanz nuclear facility. The massive security perimeter, which includes road grading and wall panels, isolates a sizable chunk of the mountain to limit access to the tunnel complex entrances. The north side of the new perimeter joins up with the existing barriers around the Natanz facility. That’s the memo.
“And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:” 2 Chronicles 36:20 (KJB)
On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program continue to deteriorate, which honestly, baffles me why Trump is even engaging in them. Like Putin in Russia, the Ayatollah will break any and every deal he makes, and any deal made is only a delaying tactic to buy more time. Today we will give you all the latest updates on Iran and the nuclear program, along with our thoughts on who is more likely to launch the strike, Israel or the United States. We will also revisit our Friday Podcast on Abdullah Hashem Abu al-Sadiq, the man claiming to be the fulfillment of the biblical Antichrist. Evidentially, word reached him of our estimation of him as Antichrist, and he didn’t much care for that and issued a rebuttal. Also, Pope Francis was buried, mafia killer Sammy “The Bull” Gravano got saved, and North Korea has put soldiers on the ground to fight for Russia in Ukraine. Lots of end times news to talk about on this edition of the Prophecy News Podcast!
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NTEB SUNDAY SERVICE: Too Many Birthdays

Is there such a thing as too many birthdays? There sure is if you waste the time the Lord has given to get something done for Him.
The wisest man that ever lived, King Solomon, has a lot to say about the true nature of life, and the inherent danger in having too many birthdays. The time to get something done for the Lord is when you have the time, opportunity and strength to do it. Preached live this morning at Bethany Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.
“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;” Ecclesiastes 12:1 (KJB)
SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: Too Many Birthdays
Too Many Birthdays
OT: 12 sons of Jacob, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 spies in Canaan, 12 stones in altar of Elijah, 12 minor prophets, 12 unleavened cakes in the Temple
NT: 12 apostles, 12 baskets of leftovers, Jesus is 12 years old teaching in the Temple, Jesus spoke of calling 12 legions of angels, 12 foundations and 12 gates in New Jerusalem, the 144,000 is 12 x 12,000, 24 elders in Revelation.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7 (KJB)
“Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.” Proverbs 2:5 (KJB)
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 (KJB)
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7 (KJB)
“For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.” Proverbs 5:21 (KJB)
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:” Proverbs 6:6 (KJB)
“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.” Proverbs 7:1 (KJB)
“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.” Proverbs 8:34 (KJB)
“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.” Proverbs 9:6 (KJB)
“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.” Proverbs 10:28 (KJB)
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” Proverbs 11:30 (KJB)
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