Three-Stage Theology Texts Misused by the Church of Almighty God
CAG teaches a “three-stage work” (Law → Grace → Kingdom) requiring multiple incarnations and new revelation. The following texts are used to support that framework—but none actually do.
1. Hebrews 9:28 — “Christ… Will Appear a Second Time”
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“So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”
CAG claims “appear a second time” refers to a secret incarnation (Almighty God/Yang Xiangbin) who performs judgment and purification, followed by a later public appearance. They thus divide Christ’s return into multiple events and persons.
Hebrews emphasizes the once-for-all nature of Christ’s work (vv. 11–14, 24–26). The “second time” contrasts with His first coming and refers to the single future return of Jesus Himself. The text explicitly says this appearance is “not to deal with sin,” which directly contradicts CAG’s claim that the second appearance performs sin-purifying judgment. The author’s argument collapses if Christ returns repeatedly or through different incarnations.
Hebrews 9:26; Hebrews 10:14; Acts 1:11; John 19:30; 1 Thessalonians 1:10
Hebrews teaches one future return of Jesus, not a new incarnation or additional salvific work.
2. John 17:17 — “Sanctify Them in the Truth; Your Word Is Truth”
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“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”
CAG argues sanctification requires new “words of truth” in the Age of Kingdom, claiming Scripture is insufficient to complete God’s work in believers.
Jesus prays to the Father, identifying God’s existing word as truth. In John’s Gospel, “your word” consistently refers to the revelation already given (fulfilled in Christ and preserved in Scripture). Sanctification is the Spirit’s work through that word, applying Christ’s finished work—not through new incarnational revelation or added scripture.
2 Timothy 3:16–17; John 14:26; John 8:31–32; John 6:68; Ephesians 5:26
Sanctification flows from God’s given Word, not from new revelation or a later age.
3. Revelation 21:1–5 — “Behold, I Am Making All Things New”
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“And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’”
CAG claims this describes the present “Age of Kingdom,” in which Almighty God renews humanity through new words and judgment, beginning within history.
Revelation 21 describes the final new creation after Christ’s return and final judgment. The context includes the passing away of heaven and earth, the New Jerusalem, God dwelling with His people, and the removal of death and pain. These realities are eschatological, not present. The passage cannot describe an ongoing earthly movement or new scripture.
2 Peter 3:10–13; Revelation 20:11–15; Romans 8:18–23; Matthew 19:28
“All things new” belongs to the eternal state, not a present age inaugurated by CAG.
4. Isaiah 49:12 — “From the Land of Sinim”
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“…from the north and from the west, and from the land of Sinim.”
CAG claims “Sinim” means China, asserting that God’s end-time work must therefore begin in China and culminate in their movement.
“Sinim” appears once in Scripture and is commonly identified with southern Egypt (Syene/Aswan) or used poetically for distant lands. There is no linguistic, historical, or biblical basis for equating Sinim with China. Isaiah 49 concerns the Servant’s mission bringing salvation to all nations, not a geographically privileged end-time incarnation.
Acts 13:47; Luke 2:32; Matthew 12:21; Isaiah 11:10
Isaiah 49 predicts global gospel inclusion, not a China-centered end-times movement.
5. Daniel 12:4 — “Seal the Book Until the Time of the End”
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“But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end.”
CAG argues Scripture remained sealed and unusable until Almighty God revealed its true meaning through new revelation in the Age of Kingdom.
“Seal” means preserve and authenticate, not render unintelligible. Daniel’s prophecies are later interpreted by Jesus, the apostles, and Revelation itself. Scripture teaches that Christ alone opens the sealed purposes of God—not a future incarnation. CAG must replace Christ as the interpreter to sustain its claim.
Revelation 5:5–9; Luke 24:44–47; 1 Peter 1:10–12; Hebrews 1:1–2
Daniel 12 teaches preservation until fulfillment, not dependence on a future revelator.