[Shincheonji Truth] The light from the east

I have seen a true light in the east and I would like to introduce him to my fellow Christians in confirmation of what I have seen.
          The true light is the light mentioned in the Bible and I saw him in Korea. God fulfilled through Moses and Joshua what he prophesied to Abraham. God fulfilled through Jesus what he prophesied through the many prophets in the Old Testament. Once more, God is fulfilling what he prophesied through Jesus in the New Testament in Korea. I have seen it and I have confirmed that it is true.
          This person has mastered the Bible, which proves that he has received the spirit of truth. He is the one who has received the book of revelation as recorded in Rev 10. He testifies the fulfillment of the New Testament prophecies just like Apostle John. I believe that it is worth your time to see for yourself if what I am saying is true if you seek the hope of the New Testament.
          I pray that the Lord's spirit will fill those who read this article. May God's kingdom and the blessing of eternal life recorded in the New Testament be upon you.

[Shinchonij God's Word] Have you been harvested?

All things about God and heaven can be answered through God’s word, since God and his word are never separate (Jn 1:1).
 Let’s look at what scripture says about each simple question.


Have you been harvested?
In Matthew 13 Jesus tells the Parable of the Weeds:

24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
 
29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”
 


95th graduation ceremony of John tribe held on 24th June 2012.
 

second coming, the “end of the age” (Mt 13:39).
At the time of the first coming Jesus was the good man who sowed the seed of the kingdom of heaven in his field, the field of Christianity. But there comes a time when the seed that has been growing in Jesus’ fields needs to be harvested.
It tells us that at the end of the age Jesus will come with his angels and harvest the good grain, the wheat, from the field – those who have been born of the word of God (Mt 13:39; Mt 24:30-31). They do not remain in the field; instead they are harvested and taken to the barn.

parable of the weeds Shinchonji
 
So, what then are the weeds?

The weeds represent those that are born of the lies of Satan (the seed of the devil), and are therefore “sons of the evil one” (Mt 13:25 & 38). They are not born of the word of truth, they are not God’s children (James 1:18).
Even though for many years the two seeds grow together and are perhaps indistinguishable between the two for a while, it becomes very clear who truly belongs to God (wheat) and who actually belongs to the evil one (weeds) at the time of the harvest.
Those that are harvested are the good grains, those that remain in the field are the weeds, born of lies, and ultimately end up being burned (Mt 13:30 & 40).
If we are those who claim to belong to God, then we have to be those who are harvested. If we claim to be harvested, then we have to be those who know where and what the barn is (Mt 13:30).
Mt 24:15-16 is also a prophecy concerning the second coming. We have to be those who flee to the mountains, not those who stay in the temple when we see the abomination standing in the holy place. This is the same situation as being harvested out of the field in Mt 13.


Man Hee Lee, Chairman of Shinchonji

Where are God’s firstfruits gathered today, at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment? Rv 14:1-4 tells us that those who belong to God and Jesus are gathered at Mt Zion, God’s dwelling place (Ps 43:3; Is 2:2). They have come out of Babylon (Rv 18:4), and have gathered before God’s throne at Mt Zion. These are the good grains that have been harvested and taken to the barn (Mt Zion).
If we claim to be those who are harvested and those who truly belong to God, then we have to know where and what Mt Zion is. If we stay in the same place and never ‘flee’ then we prove ourselves to be those who have chosen to stay in the holy place with the abomination. Those that remain in the field and refused to be harvested prove themselves to be the weeds.The wheat Shinchonji.

Today, at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment, the harvest is taking place (Rv 14:14-16). God is with the promised pastor, whom he has sent, and that promised pastor is at Shinchonji, Church of Jesus – the Temple Tabernacle of the Testimony. He is testifying to the truth of Revelations fulfillment! Have you heard? Can you judge it according to the words Jesus promised us? And are you following the word of God to his holy mountain?
Today is the time of harvest… Do not remain in the field!!




Have you been harvested?

Shinchonji - The difference between the teachings of men and the revelation

The difference between the teachings of men and the revelation

 

1. Old Testament
Main Scriptures: Is 29:9-14; Hb 2:2-3; Ez 3:1-1

Isaiah 29 mentions a vision that is nothing but words sealed in a scroll because no one understands its content. It says the prophets and seers cannot see because they are blind and their heads are covered. In such a state, their teachings are merely rules taught by men. This is why God said, "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder," (Is 29:13-14).
This prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled at the time of Jesus' first coming (Mt 15). At the appointed time promised in Hb 2:2-3, the vision (revelation) was opened and given to Jesus so he could preach it to God's people and astound them with wonder upon wonder (Mt 15). This was when Jesus said, "No one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him," (Mt 11:27). In addition, Jn 17:3 says that knowing the only true God is eternal life. Doesn't this mean that people who do not know do not have eternal life?
Since Jesus was told to speak the revelation he received from God (Ez 3:1-11), Jesus wants everyone to receive the revelation through him. The revelation from Jesus is the testimony about the physical fulfillment according to the promises God made in the sealed scroll of the Old Testament. The Old Testament prophecies figuratively pointed toward this physical fulfillment (Jn 14:29)
Since most of the Jews living at the time of the fulfillment were following blind pastors (Mt 15:14) who could not see the physical fulfillment, most people could not believe in the revealed physical fulfillment testified by Jesus. They called Jesus a cult leader because his revealed teachings were different from their teachings of men.
This article is not really about the Old Testament prophecies and the revelation of Jesus at the time of the first coming. The revelation of the Old Testament was discussed to introduce and proclaim the revelation of the New Testament.

2. New Testament

Main Scriptures: Rv 10; Rv 1:1-8; Rv 22:18-19

Roughly 2,000 years ago, the revelation Apostle John saw and recorded was a revelation in vision—a prophesy to be fulfilled in the future. When the appointed time arrives, what was once only a revelation by vision becomes a revelation by physical fulfillment—a physical reality that matches the original vision. When the prophecies are fulfilled, a pastor promised in the New Testament who is like Apostle John receives the scroll of revelation and eats it according to Rv 10. This new Apostle John obeys a command from Jesus by testifying the word he has received and the things he has seen to Jesus' servants. The words he testifies are the words of the scroll he ate and the physical fulfillment of the entire book of Revelation he witnessed. At this time, no one knows God, Jesus, the kingdom of heaven, or the physical fulfillment of Revelation except those who have received the revelation from the new Apostle John.
People who claim to know via another route and people who testify about anything else are planting weeds and feeding people the wine of the adultery. It is a sin to claim to understand before Jesus opens the sealed scroll in Rv 5 and fulfills it. It would mean God is a liar because Rv 5:3 says that no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth knows content of the sealed scroll.
The world is full of false pastors who conjure up lies in an attempt to inflate and demonstrate their own righteousness instead of believing in the truth. Anyone who believes and follows these pastors will be cursed. Some of these false pastors have claimed the great prostitute in Revelation represents the pope, the beast with ten horns represent ten Asian nations, the dragon is the Soviet Union, the two hundred million mounted troops of Satan represent China, and the wars depicted in Revelation are actual physical wars. They have planted these lies in the hearts of their congregation members, but none of them are true.
The truth is that Rv 6 is about the judgment of the chosen people who betrayed in Rv 2-3. Revelation 16 and 18 are about pouring out God's wrath on the betrayers and destroyers in Rv 13. The wars of Rv 13 and Rv 12 are wars between the congregation members of the tabernacle of heaven and the pastors of the dragon; they are not like the physical wars of the world. These are spiritual wars fought with the blood of Jesus and the word of testimony (Rv 12:11).
The revelation the new Apostle John receives in Rv 10 is a letter from God in heaven. It is the hidden manna, the bread of eternal life. Will there be salvation for people who ignore this truth and call this testimony and the group that delivers it a cult? Isn't it just like what the Jews did to Jesus at the time of the first coming?
Since the new Apostle John has received the revelation of the New Testament from Jesus today, people who receive the revelation from him will understand the true meaning of the prophecies of Revelation and their physical fulfillment. They will recognize and join the 12 tribes of New Spiritual Israel and they will attain salvation. This is how we can keep the new covenant promised by God and obey his will to attain salvation.

Animosity towards the truth of Shinchonji

If you heard that the movie you had been waiting for had just been released at the cinema, you would probably make it a priority to go and book your tickets to watch it as soon as possible…

What about if you heard that your best friend was about to return, wouldn’t you ask him or her about flight details and travel agendas? And wouldn’t you take meticulous notes and memorize the facts related to the arrival?

Yet, why is it that when there is a clear testimony about the fulfillment of Revelation, Christians are the first to cry “cult” and the slowest to react? It is almost as if people do not want Revelation to be fulfilled, or like they do not want Jesus to return unless it’s on their own terms, at the time they view as realistic. This is not the correct attitude to have towards God’s word. Who are we to place our narrow-minded, human thoughts on God’s master plan?

The fact that there are so many options to believe in regarding the second coming clearly shows us how misguided we are. Jesus will only be returning once, and he will come in the order and manner God prophesied in the Bible. There is only one word, one God, one prophecy and one plan… Why do we, therefore, have so many options? Shinchonji’s teachings are clear and in perfect accordance with the Bible. Before one can judge one needs to have studied everything, verified the studies by testing the scriptures and combined knowledge with the faith that the Bible asks of us.  We study and test the words we hear against scripture so that we will not be misguided by the numerous options available to Christians today. It’s these multiple interpretations that leave Christians ignorant about Jesus’ return, and because of how Christians have turned God’s word into whatever is suitable and comforting to them that there is so much animosity toward the explanation of the prophecies, and the one who is testifying them. Wouldn’t it be much better to have a heart that is so eager for the return of Jesus, our Messiah? It would be more pleasing to Jesus for us to be those who are eager for the invitation to the wedding banquet of the Lamb, which happens at his return (Mt 22:1-5).

If you think you are prepared for the second coming, ask yourself these questions. Can you list seven prophecies about events that are supposed to happen prior to Jesus’ return? Can you list them in the order they will be fulfilled according to scriptures? Can you say with assured-ness as to which prophecies have already happened and are yet to happen? Wouldn’t it be nice to know? Wouldn’t it be important to know, so that we can obey Jesus’ command to be “always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man” (Lk 21:36).

The lackadaisical attitude about Jesus’ return is something Jesus even warned us about (Luke 18:8). God wished for people to recognize Jesus at the first coming, and Jesus wishes for us to recognize his promised pastor today! It is urgent, and it is more important than everything else to understand the times in which we are living. Being fooled into a relaxed attitude towards the second coming is the work of the maddening wine of adulteries in Revelation 18:1-3. “Drunkenness, on this wine has dulled the senses of believers. It is only the work of Satan that does not want people to be saved. Instead he knows as long as he can keep everyone fooled they will struggle to accept truth and be blinded by all the comforting options he created as “alternatives” – which are really opposing  God’s truth.  Satan will kill, steal, and destroy the spirits of believers (Jn 10:10). This is the work of deception and every kind of evil that deceives others because they refused to love the truth and so be saved (2 Thes 2:9-10).

Did you know that a large percentage of Shinchonji members were introduced to Shinchonji by their own family members who wanted them to hear this word of life? Another large percentage was introduced by close friends.  What does that prove? We want the people we love to hear the truth, as the word of God is explained. Clear as crystal.

 

If you have been asked by a friend or family member to do the studies with Shinchonji, why not try at least a few studies, before turning your back on it? Have faith that God’s truth and light will guide you… pray for him to lead you. It is not everyday that someone claims to have received the complete explanation of Revelation. If you don’t have the complete understanding of Revelation, which is about the coming of our Lord Jesus, and if you are hearing about someone who does, then wouldn’t it be the rational thing to do to make effort to at least listen and check it out? Perhaps you even want o make a list of logical question that the Bible tells us someone who has received the explanation should be able to answer. Ask anyone you see as fit to answer and then ask someone in Shinchonji. Compare the answers and the sources of those answers. Mr. Man Hee Lee has asked repeatedly for people to listen and judge his words as true or false. Whether people listen or fail to listen is up to the condition of their spirit, and for each person to decide on their own. But he has asked on numerous occasions for those who disagree to have an open and public discussion with him about why they oppose his testimony… never once has anyone taken up his offer.

We are not encouraged to believe blindly, but we are commanded by 1 John 4:1 to test if the words a person speaks is explaining according to the word or not. The burden of proof is upon Shinchonji, and if you would like to take this challenge, then try contacting Shinchonji via this website, and set up a time to have a conversation with someone from Shinchonji.  Just like one Shinchonji member said to his family, “It is worth the effort to understand the word and receive life.”