Spiritual Rain Descends, Drought and Desolation Ends

On May 5, 1963, God sent His maidservant, a sister from the West, to prophesy to Sister Kong in Mandarin. It goes briefly like this: In the former days, Mary saw the Lord�䏭 resurrected body while she was waiting and watching the sepulcher. Today the Lord wants to use Sister Kong to testify for his resurrected body�𤴆o testify that He is establishing the New Testament Church (NTC).�� When Sister Kong heard the prophecy uttered by the sister from the West, she knew deeply that it was the Lord who had moved this sister to reveal this to her. This was because God had also moved her to interpret in tongues a similar prophecy in October of 1962. God revealed to Sister Kong that He would send her out to work, and wanted to equip them well in His short intensive training and edification. God told them to cease all outdoor works and home-meetings temporarily because He had more important matter and work to entrust them. He wanted them to devote all their time and mind to study the Bible and to pray for the coming evangelical work, so that God�䏭 hand could be motivated to perform all kinds of great things.

At first, Sister Kong did not understand its profound significance and also dared not explain it according to he own opinion or guess its spiritual significance. Nevertheless, God used an old sister to explain the revelation of this vision. One day, old Sister lee came and told Sister Kong�䏭 co-workers, �𦒈od�䏭 spirit wants all of you to calm down completely and submit to His edification and teachings. Just like the soy which has to be covered tightly in jars for a certain period before they can produce the best soy to be delivered to the various places for the people to enjoy. If the covers are removed before the appointed time, the sauce cannot be successfully made.�� When this old sister spoke these words, she was unaware that someone among them had seen the vision of the jars. Thus, it was very obvious that it was the Holy Spirit who used her to confirm God�䏭 will for them.

In November of the same year, a servant of God, Brother Hsieh, came to Hong Kong from abroad the preach the truth of being filled with the Holy Spirit. Sister Kong felt it rare to hear of a Chinese preacher who was willing to preach faithfully this most holy truth for the Lord, and longed for a chance to communicate with this brother. However, since the Spirit of God did not permit her to participate in any outside meetings, so she restrained her self. When she was remembering this brother�䏭 work in her prayers, the spirit of God told her that He would lead His servant to contact her. Not long after, God truly brought him to meet Sister Kong. They had a very happy discussion in the Lord, sharing with each other the grace of God with incessant praises and thanksgivings. When they knelt together in prayer before the Lord, the Holy Sprit suddenly motivated Brother Fan to speak in tongues and again inspired Sister Kong to interpret a message about the girl, Mary Magdalene, who had found special grace before the Lord. Due to her sincerity and devotion to the Lord, she found mercy from the Lord and became the first one to behold the Lord�䏭 resurrected body. She was also the first to be sent to testify for the Lord�䏭 resurrection and proclaim the good news to the Lord�䏭 disciples. Similarly, in the revelation of tongues, God revealed His will of sending Sister Kong to proclaim the good news of the Holy Spirit reviving (re-establishing) the Church (the resurrected body of Christ) in these last days to all His servants, maidservants, and children. The Lord also urged each of His servants and maidservants to proclaim His words according to His will forcefully, bravely, and faithfully, and not to compromise it with human feelings, but to walk solely in God�䏭 will.

That day when Sister Kong interpreted this message, she was still slow to understand. She thought the ministry that the Lord entrusted to her was to preach the complete testimony of blood, water, and Holy Spirit. That is to lead sinners to repent and accept the water baptism, to help believers in understanding the Holy Spirit baptism and speaking of tongues, to seek after a holy life so that the Holy Spirit may revive the believers in the denominations, enabling them to return to their respective denominations to be established. She was unaware that the aim of the Holy Spirit in reviving the Church was to rebuild the Church and to demolish the manmade organizations. For only then could all the believers be united in the truth and be established into the spiritual temple, restoring the testimony and pattern of the pristine New Testament Church (NTC). It wasn�脌 until May 5, 1963 when God again prophesied through a sister from the West that she was fully convinced that it was God who personally confirmed the revelation of rebuilding the NTC. Nevertheless, she was still not clear as to how the NTC was to be rebuilt. She could only commit herself as an empty vessel into the Lord�䏭 hand, praying that the Holy Spirit would accomplish the great work that He wanted to do!

On the second day (May 6) after the sister from the West prophesied, God sent Brother Lim (who in the past had, by the will of God, spoken the prophecy of April 18) to prophesy thus: There will be a severe drought coming upon this earth. You must all imitate Elijah to pray earnestly for the rain�守ntil there is the sound of abundant rain. ON July 21, there will be a great downpour of rain and the drought will be terminated�� You will understand the spiritual meaning of this revelation when the time comes. At that time there was a drought in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Fierce attacks on the spiritual grace were also very active at the same time in Hong Kong and Kowloon and the violent open opposition and persecution was great.

Unceasingly, Sister Kong pleaded in tears to the Lord to forgive those who opposed for they knew not what they were doing. She also prayed for the mighty power of the Holy Spirit o break their hardened hearts so that they would have a chance to repent. Due to the intense opposition to the spiritual grace by many of the servants, maidservants, and children of God�䏭 house in Hong Kong and Kowloon, the full gospel could not be proclaimed widely in the city. It is pathetic that the residents of the city are sinning wildly, unaware that God�䏭 wrath and judgment are approaching. Though they were experiencing severe drought, yet they did not know about repentance and returning to the true God. She was really sick with worry and anxiety for them. During their prayer meetings, everyone lamented and pleaded in tears for the sinners and all the backsliding churches in the city, beseeching the Lord to grant them the forgiveness of sins, to turn away from His fierce anger, and repent, so that God would not send disasters upon them��

Therefore, after hearing the prophecy uttered by Brother Lim, she though that this revelation only referred to the drought in Hong Kong. She did not know that God had a deeper spiritual meaning regarding the Holy Spirit rebuilding the NTC in the latter days when there would be a heavy downpour of spiritual rain to wipe out the spiritual drought in various places throughout the world. At that time the Lord reminded her through Brother Lim to write this revelation into a few letters and hand them to the co-workers to witness for this matter (because they still did not know of this revelation then). They were only to unseal them when the time arrived. The Lord also commanded her to write the sign, 7.21, on the letters and tracts so that when the matter was accomplished, men with wisdom would understand immediately by looking at it that this was truly the work that God entrusted to Sister Kong. God said to Sister Kong, �𤧶or the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come. It will not tarry�� (Hab. 2:3).

Initially, when Sister Kong received revelation from God, she also experienced all kinds of attacks from Satan. Satan used many circumstances to ruin her faith, causing her to feel that the revelation she received was completely contrary to the reality, so much so that she was nearly unable to trust and accept God�䏭 revelation. But whenever her faith wavered, God would stretch out His gracious hand to use very wonderful means to confirm his matter so that she could not reject the mission entrusted by God. One night, the spirit of God inspired her to share this revelation with a few very close co-workers, requesting them to keep watch with her so that the Lord�䏭 spirit could accomplish His work in this wicked, perverse, and unbelieving generation. At that time, she had just been sent to preach the complete truth of blood, water, and Holy Spirit in the various chapels in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Due to the hot weather, Brother Fan and Brother Hung, who had returned from some evangelical work, could not fall asleep in their rooms. So they went up the sky loft to sleep. A few nights passed without anything unusual happening. However, one night, the Holy Spirit suddenly motivated Sister Kong to say to them, �𦔒f anything happens tonight, please call me to open the door to let you in.�� True enough, in the middle of the night, she heard them calling her from the sky loft. She immediately came out of the room to open the door for them. It happened that in the middle of the night when they were asleep, it suddenly rained. The devil deceived Brother Hung into thinking: The rain has come now; it is not necessary to wait until July 21 for the torrential rain after all. The revelation you received is false. Go and hang yourself! At that moment Brother Hung felt a little frightened. Satan tempted him further and caused him to see a rope on the sky loft. Satan continued to say to him: Take this rope and hang yourself! The revelation that you all received is false! The condition at that moment was truly very critical because this voice kept lingering about in Brother Hung�䏭 ears, refusing to go away. At that instant, Brother Hung recalled the Lord�䏭 words and started to pray in tongues and was strengthened from within. He knew that it was Satan�䏭 voice deceiving him. Hence, Brother Hung rebuked the voice from the devil Satan in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ; then he came downstairs with Brother Fan to tell Sister Kong of this matter. Accordingly, a few co-workers who about this matter kept watch together with Sister Kong in the prayer room. The Holy Spirit motivated Brother Hung to interpret the tongues, telling us not to be afraid but only believe for this revelation is true Though they were unable to understand it completely at the time, God would manifest and confirm it in every way in His time. In this generation, God wants to select some people who will strictly obey and rely on Him to be His vessels to work for Him. When God has tested these vessels and is satisfied that they really have the determination to trust and obey His words, He shall manifest His will to them (the vessels) just as His acts were not concealed from Abraham.

In the beginning of June of 1963, Sister Kong was commissioned and began her work in Singapore. Many people were puzzled at the code 7.21 on the gospel tracts. A theological professor, Pastor Kuo, called Sister Kong for a discussion. Both he and his wife received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. He enquired her for the meaning for the 7.21 on the gospel tracts. Sister Kong replied, �嚹his is God�䏭 inspiration. It is still obscure, but it shall be fulfilled and be made known subsequently.��

On June 20, Sister Kong was holding a gospel campaign in Grace Hall of Singapore. It rained heavily on that day. This reminded her of the drought in Hong Kong at that time. She wondered what the outcome had been. The co-workers told her in their letters that it had drizzled, but it failed to quench the extreme demand. The authority in Hong Kong was trying to transport water from elsewhere; however, that could not solve the severe drought. (The seas around Hong Kong and Kowloon are salty. Sea water is definitely not suitable for human consumption. At that time, the reservoirs were drying up, and the reserved water was about to be used up. Millions of people would be short of water if it did not rain.) Although God had promised to show mercy o the residents of Hong Kong and Kowloon in sending down torrential rain, He was more eager for them to recognize their sins and repent at this time. For this, Sister Kong�䏭 heart was sad and anxious and she often wept and called upon the Lord for them. That day (20th), the Holy Spirit greatly prompted me to write a message and send it immediately to the co-workers in Hong Kong to be printed in the gospel tracts. The topic was: Calamity is approaching! Residents of Hong Kong and Kowloon, repent quickly and return to the true God!

True enough in July, during Sister Kong�䏭 stay in Singapore, she received a letter from the co-workers in Hong Kong and knew that God had really did an exceedingly great and wonderful thing. On July 14 (Sunday), God sent Pastor T from the West to No. 7, 5th Floor, Soares Avenue for a discussion on the acts of God, which had come to his knowledge. Coincidentally, they were having a meeting that day. So he used this opportunity to declare publically, �𦒈od wants to bless this place and establish the NTC here. Next Sunday (21st), brothers and sisters will meet here to break the bread openly in remembrance of the Lord�� the church will be established here.��

There was another event that was even more wonderful. During the final night of Sister Kong�䏭 gospel campaign in Faith Hall on July 21, the righteous and fiery spirit of God filled the venue greatly. Sister Kong was filled with the Holy Spirit to rebuke heresies and false doctrines vehemently. Many brothers and sisters who had found grace rushed to the pulpit to testify the glorious work of God. The venue was packed with people. In front of everyone, they smashed and burned numerous big and small evil gods and idols, it the victorious and honorable name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the precious blood of the Lamb, they lifted the banner of the cross and cursed the kingdom of the devil Satan. Satan was greatly shamed and the congregation applauded. In one accord, they sang praises to the glorious, honorable, and holy name of the eternal God. After the meeting, many of the brothers and sisters stayed back to pray. They repented contritely and accepted the baptism of the Holy Spirit. That day God greatly manifested the power of the Holy Spirit, the truth was victorious, the false doctrines were shamefully defeated, and the spiritual grace rained heavily upon the land. The miracles recorded in 1 Kings chapter 18 done by God through Elijah were again dramatized in Singapore! Prophet Elijah acted courageously for God. He fought hard against the false prophets (to rebuke heresies, false doctrines, and all the things that did not conform to the truth, boldly and sternly), and repaired the LORD�䏭 broken altar (to proclaim the complete truth of blood, water, and Holy Spirit which had been hidden for ages). The fire of the LORD descended (the revival flame of the Holy Spirit descends from heaven), and when all the people of Israel saw it, they fell on their faces and said, �嚹he LORD is God! The LORD is God!�� (When the believers of the various denominations witness the wonderful acts of the Holy Spirit, they will recognize that this is not from the evil spirit, but the mighty infinite life of the spirit of truth�𤴆he spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ!) He slew all the false prophets by the brook of Kishon (to wipe out sins, eradicate the malicious leaven, demolish the denominations, sins, and false doctrines; the devil and his servants will be greatly put to shame); then he saw a cloud like a man�䏭 hand and heavy rain poured down (the Holy Spirit revives the believers and rebuilds the NTC; spring rain�鎇atter rain descends to terminate the spiritual drought). From that time onwards, God�䏭 hand (spirit) led them everywhere to demolish and uproot all that were not in conformity with the truth. The Lord�䏭 truth is built and planted everywhere.

Soon, Sister Kong received Brother Lim�䏭 letter which goes: On July 21 of both the conventional and lunar calendars, the typhoon signal was hung up in Hong Kong and Kowloon. True enough, rain poured down heavily and the drought was expected to end. God gave Sister Kong a deeper insight. This inspiration does not only concern the termination of drought in a certain place. What is most important is that the Head of the church, Jesus Christ, has wonderfully accomplished the re-laying of the foundation of the faith and truth of the NTC. The latter rain of spiritual grace will come upon the whole earth; the fallen tabernacle of David will be rebuilt and the Lord�䏭 glorious kingdom will descend. The Lord said, �𥟡n that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old�� (Amos 9:11). �𦔒n the day when your walls are to be built, in that day the decree shall go far and wide�� (Micah 7:11).

From when the Church of Hong Kong was established on 7.21 and a heavy downpour ended the drought to the falling of the latter spiritual rain in Singapore, Sister Kong gained a deep revelation concerning the Inspiration of 7.21. This revelation does not only concern the termination of drought in a certain place, but that God will send down the spiritual grace�𤴆he Holy Spirit rebuilds the NTC, terminating the drought in the whole world.