[Shincheonji God's Word] God’s messengers and the pastors of each generation

Main reference: Acts 7:51-60
Who persecuted and murdered God’s prophets, Jesus, and his disciples? How will the situation be different at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment?
In each and every generation, God chose and sent his messengers to his people to speak on his behalf. Unfortunately, the pastors and elders of each generation persecuted and murdered God’s prophets. They carried out this wicked work of persecution because they themselves had become corrupt—because they belonged to the devil. The scriptures testify about how this work of persecution was carried out in the time of the Old Testament, how it was carried out in the time of the New Testament, and how it is carried out at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. Just as God’s prophets, his chosen pastors, and his apostles were tormented in the past, they are still being persecuted today (Mt 23:34-35; Lk 11:47-51; Acts 7:51-53; Rv 11). Who was it that Jesus fought against in the four gospels? Who was it that persecuted and even crucified him? Who was it that Jesus’ disciples fought against, and by whom were they murdered? The adversaries of Jesus and his disciples were the elders and pastors of that generation (Mt 15:1-6). No one can deny that it was the elders and pastors of that time who persecuted and killed Jesus and his disciples (Mt 27; Jn 19:21-30; Acts 7:51-60).
What about the two witnesses who stand before the Lord in Rv 11? What about the people in the tabernacle? Who killed them?
Just like at the time of the first coming, the two witnesses and the people in the tabernacle were persecuted and killed by false pastors who have united with the beast, the devil. Those who have read and perceived the truth in the Old and New Testaments will agree that this testimony is true. In the four gospels, Jesus promised to send us a messenger to speak on his behalf (Mt 23:39; Rv 22:16). In addition, Jesus prophesied that this promised messenger will testify about all the chapters of Revelation when he comes. This messenger, as a matter of fact, is the one who sees and hears all the events of the chapters of Revelation and who receives and delivers Jesus’ commands (Rv 1:2; Rv 10). Today, however, all nations have gone astray because of the figurative nation of Babylon and the pastors who belong to Satan. People have married the devil (Rv 17; Rv 18). The scriptures describe how these pastors and their congregation members have become intoxicated with the wine of adultery, which symbolizes the false teachings of the devil (Rv 17:1-5). Using different metaphors, the seed of weeds has been sown in the hearts of these people, and the venom of serpents has filled their entire bodies.
Today, the messenger Jesus promised has fought and overcome using the truth (Rv 12:7-11) by testifying about the events of Revelation according to what he saw and heard. He had to uproot the seed of weeds from their hearts before sowing again with God’s seed. He had to destroy the house the devil had made before re-building God’s house in their hearts. In other words, Jesus’ messenger had to help people be born again (Jer 1:10). He had to fight against Satan using the truth (Rv 17:14) to deliver God’s saints from the organization of Satan (Rv 18:1-4). Because he overcame, the messenger of Jesus is able to receive the blessings promised in Rv 2 and Rv 3.
All believers and pastors in this generation must understand the Bible and repent. They must ask, seek, and knock for the messenger whom Jesus our Lord promised in the New Testament (Mt 7:7-8; Rv 3:20).
No one in this world was able to understand Revelation because it was awaiting its fulfillment at the time of the second coming. No one was able to know it until the events of Revelation’s fulfillment appeared—until God opened it and showed it to us. Now, the time of the physical fulfillment of Revelation has come (Jn 16:25)! God has fulfilled the prophecies of Revelation and has shown their physical fulfillment to the one who overcomes. He has opened the scroll and has given it to the one who overcomes to eat. God commands that the one who overcomes should testify to the churches what he has seen and heard (Rv 10), and the one who overcomes is doing so accordingly.
The book of Revelation is the revelation of Jesus Christ (Rv 1:1). The testimony of Jesus is the testimony about the events that occurred in the location of Revelation’s fulfillment (Rv 1:2). Let us cast away our wicked hearts and step forward with good and noble hearts before Jesus. It is only when we receive the revelation and the testimony of Jesus Christ that we can acquire salvation (Mt 11:27). The testimony regarding the three entities of Revelation—the seven stars who betray (Rv 1:19-20; Rv 2; Rv 3; Rv 6), the beast who destroys (Rv 13; Rv 17), and the overcomer who saves by creating the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel (Rv 12; Rv 7)—is being clearly proclaimed by Shincheonji.
Among all the nations of the world, it is only Shincheonji  Church of Jesus that has been created according to Jesus’ commands. It is only Shincheonji Church of Jesus that has been testifying about what has been revealed by Jesus. Today’s believers do not have God’s word in their hearts because their pastors do not have the word to teach them. Today’s pastors do not have the word in their hearts because their seminaries do not have the word. The seminaries do not have the word because they do not have the holy spirit that is the source of God’s word.
Unlike all the seminaries of the world, Shincheonji does has the word and the physical fulfillment of the word because God, Jesus, and the holy spirit of truth are with us (Rv 3:12; Rv 21). If you are trying to draw water from a dried up spring, no matter how hard you try or how long you wait you will never be able to drink water. The thirsty people of the world should come and find the spring where the living water flows. All the waterless springs of the world should stop desperately trying to keep believers for themselves (Mt 23:13). Instead, they should send their congregation members to the spring that is flowing with living water. If the pastors and believers of this generation continue refusing to repent, they will not be saved. This is the truth from the Lord. Pastors and believers who truly understand heaven and hell will repent.
Today, Sshincheonji is growing rapidly because we have God, God’s word, and the physical fulfillment of God’s word with us.


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[Shinchonji God's Word] Pastors Who Did not Believe in Every Generation & the Persecution

Main reference:  Is 1
(further reference:  Acts 7:51-53; Mt 23; Mt 5:11-12; Lk 20; 1 Kgs 11)

 

In every generation, why do the pastors not believe, lie, and persecute? 
 
God made a covenant with the Israelites, who came out of Egypt, through Moses in Ex 19:5-6. 
The content of the covenant:  If you keep my covenant, you will become God's kingdom and priests and a holy nation.
However, they bowed down to gentile gods during the time of Solomon as it is written in 1 Ki 11, and as a result, eleven tribes became North Israel, that is, gentile, and in Jerusalem, which was located in the South, Judah was the only tribe left. 
As it is written in 1 Ki 11, as could be seen from Is 1, Judah and Jerusalem were also captured by the gentiles. 
 
In order to save these people, God prophesied numerous times through the Old Testament prophets about the future of Judah and Jerusalem and made it known to His people that Jesus, the savior, would come. 
However, the pastors, who had become Satan's gentile pastors, cruelly killed the prophets, who prophesied.  Regarding this, Jer 31 and Hos 6 say that the people broke the covenant like Adam.  At a time like this, Jesus came and carried out the work of salvation with the twelve disciples, but the pastors and elders at that time did not believe.  Instead, they treated Jesus and his disciples like the Old Testament prophets by labeling them a cult, persecuting them, and killing them.  Amongst them, who is the true pastor and who is the false pastor?  Who is God's pastor and who is the devil's pastor?  As could be seen from the Bible, the prophets, the apostles, and Jesus came to the nation that had become Satan's nation, to the pastors who had become Satan's pastors, to the people who had become Satan's people, fulfilled the Old Testament and proclaimed about what was fulfilled. 
However, Israel did not realize what kind of situation they were in and they thought they were the righteous, chosen people. 
Jesus and the disciples, who had come into this kind of world, promised what is stated below and were killed. 
 
< The promise for the Second Coming:  Jesus said he would come like a thief in the night and harvest (Mt 24). 
He said those who are harvested would be sealed in the name of God and Jesus (Rv 7). 
He said God's kingdom, the twelve tribes, would be created through those who are sealed (Rv 14). 
He said if anyone adds to or takes words away from the words of Revelation, he would not be able to enter heaven and be cursed (Rv 22:18-19). 
He said only those whose names are recorded in the book of life are able to enter heaven (Rv 21:27). 
 He said the one who overcomes Satan's pastor would receive the blessings of Rv 2 and 3 (Rv 12). >
 
Who is the true believer--the one who believes in this word of prophecy or the one who doesn't believe?
What is stated above is one of the most epoch-making and important content of the New Testament that gives hope to the believers.
These prophecies have been fulfilled today in the Republic of Korea.  "I have proclaimed it." 
I have seen and heard the fulfillment, and I am testifying about the physical fulfillment of the prophecies as I have been commanded. 
Are those who persecute someone because that person is testifying about these things believers or the devil?
Are they God's pastors or the devil's pastors?  Please judge for yourself. 
Are they not like the false pastors who killed the prophets and apostles?  Why do they not believe? 
Is it not proof that they do not believe in God or His Word (New Testament) (Rv 21:8)?
Are they not like the priests and elders of Israel who did not believe even if Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament and testified about it (Lk 18:8; Rv 9:20-21)?
Are they not the same as those who persecuted Jesus and labeled Jesus a cult?
Will these people go to hell or to heaven?
It is written that people will be judged according to their deeds as written in the books.  Please read Rv 20:12-15 and Jn 12:48.  These things are happening right before our very eyes. 
It is sad to see the false pastors, who are captured by the devil, and it is also sad to see the believers, who are captured by Babylon, the devil's kingdom, and do not know this fact. 
If they do not believe in the Bible, why do they carry it around?  It is a sad situation.  They are blind!
 
The chosen people, whose citizenship was in heaven (Phil 3:20) and who were referred to as the sun, moon, and stars of spiritual Israel (Mt 24:29; Rv 6:12-13), became dark and fell from heaven. The reason for this is because they were destroyed by Satan's pastor (Mt 24:15).  The reason why the sun and moon (pastor) could no longer shine light (Word) was because they were struck (Rv 8:12) by Satan's pastor's authority.  To say they fell from heaven means that they went from being the citizen of heaven as a result of the Holy Spirit to returning to the earth, that is, the flesh and becoming a part of Babylon's group.  It means they were captured and enslaved (Rv 17, 18). 
This is how the life of faith within spiritual Israel became like the night.  When it becomes like the night, Jesus comes with the angels and harvests.  They come like a thief in the night to gentile Babylon where the believers are captured and quietly bring people out from there.  This is the work of salvation and harvesting.  Please read 1 Thes 5:2; Rv 17:14 and Rv 18:4.  This is why Jesus harvests like a thief in the night. 
If one truly believes in Jesus and his words of promise, one should realize that the promise has been fulfilled when he hears about the news regarding the work of harvesting and come running.  "Those who believe in the New Testament"
The reason why one doesn't come running is because he doesn't believe in the promise. 
Anyone who hears about the work of harvesting, sealing, and the creation of the promised kingdom, the twelve tribes, realizes that the promised prophecies are coming true, and believes in this would come running. 
 
Those who do not believe nor come and instead persecute do this because they have become the devil's kingdom, Babylon.  Although they add to or take words away from Revelation and do no not have their names recorded in the book of life, they do not consider this seriously and think of themselves as orthodox.  This is proof that their lives of faith are false.  If they heard that the New Testament prophecies have been fulfilled, they should put everything aside and come looking for the fulfillment.  This is what a believer should do.  Isn't this what believers hoped for and isn't this why believers carried out their lives of faith?
How can a dead life of faith and a dead spirit regard this as precious?  "It is so heartbreaking." 
 
As the pastors and the people of physical Israel, which had become gentile, did not believe even if Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament and proclaimed about it, today, the reason why the pastors and the church members do not believe is because a different water has been mixed.  "Please take a look at Is 1:22."
God gave offered his Son on the cross for the new kingdom of the New Testament.  Jesus, the Son, sacrificed himself and shed his blood.  This was proclaimed for two thousand years and the promised kingdom has been fulfilled as mentioned above.  We are raising our voices and asking people to believe this (refer to Rv 5:4-10). 
If people do not believe like the First Coming, then God, Jesus, and the spirits will strike the ground and wail. 
 
Let us believe.  Let us unite.  Let us become the promised kingdom.  "The Counselor is crying out."
We at Shinchonji know the reality of each generation through the Spirit of Truth, who comes in the name of the Lord, and this is why we are teaching again through the Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced Level teaching materials.
For those who have not been harvested, we help them to be harvested.  For those who have not been sealed, we help them to be sealed.  For those who have added to or taken words away from Revelation, we help them not to do so.  For those who are not a part of the promised kingdom, the twelve tribes, we help them to become a part of the twelve tribes.  For those whose names have not been recorded in the book of life, we help them to have their names recorded in the book of life. 
Should we call Shinchonji, who is doing this work, a cult?  Or should we thank them?
Is there anything more precious than this for a believer?
We have sent letters urging repentance and making the facts listed above known to pastors in Korea and all over the world, and therefore, they will not be able to make an excuse by saying they did not hear about it on judgment day (refer to Jn 15:22). 
The words of the messenger, who speaks on behalf of Jesus, are the words of Jesus, and the words of Jesus are the words of God, the Father (Jn 16:8-15). 
 
The words that were testified were the promised words of Revelation; that is, life was conveyed.  If one does not believe, it does not mean one does not believe in the messenger, who speaks on behalf of Jesus.  It means one does not believe in Jesus' words, that is, one does not believe in God's words. 
Those who believe will receive salvation.  Those who do not believe will be thrown into the lake of fire as a result of the sin of not believing. 
Shinchonji earnestly prays that people will believe and receive salvation. 
 
Amen! 

[Shinchonji God's Word] God and the Chosen Pastor

The text:  Jn 16:8-15

In every generation, there was a pastor who was chosen by God. In the New Testament, who, when, and where is the promised pastor?

God chose Moses and through him He fulfilled what was promised to Abraham. What God fulfilled through Moses, was previously spoken to His people, the Israelites, before it was fulfilled. Furthermore, Jesus was chosen (Lk 9:35) to fulfill the prophecies and testify what was previously spoken through the Old Testament prophets.  

The prophecies of the New Testament were prophesied through Jesus and His disciples. At the time of the second coming, one pastor (the one who overcomes) is chosen, shown the events of the fulfillment and told to testify what was seen and heard to the world.

In each of the different generations, there are pastors of prophecy who speak of the future, but there is also a pastor who testifies to what was seen and heard. The second of these two is the promised pastor, whom God has chosen.

Prophecies are told in advance, so that the fulfillment can be believed in at the time they are seen and fulfilled (Jn 14:29). The prophecies of the New Testament (gospel of the kingdom of heaven) that will be fulfilled, is made known to the whole world as a testimony to all nations (Mt 24:14). When the gospel of the kingdom of heaven is spread to all nations, then the end will come, the Lord will return and fulfill the promised prophecies (Mt 24:29-31).

At this time, the Lord chooses the witness who saw and heard the events of fulfillment, from the location in which they were fulfilled. He is then commanded to make this information known to the churches. The congregation members, who have heard the testimony concerning the fulfilled prophecies, must examine whether the prophecies were fulfilled according to the promises of the scriptures. They must then believe in this reality, and become those who testify about them together.     
 
All believers today have the Bible, and within the content of the scriptures, history, moral instructions (teachings), prophecies and fulfillment are recorded. The people, who live at the time of the New Testament, believe that the New Testament prophecies will be fulfilled in the future. They all gather their hands in prayer, waiting for that day. Since God has always fulfilled His promises, (Is 14:24, Hab 2:2-3), one can certainly believe God will also fulfill the New Testament promises.

However, there is no one who knows regarding when, or where this fulfillment will occur. Nor do they know who will see these events of fulfillment, and testify to them. Not only this, but the meaning of the New Testament, which was recorded in parables, is even harder to understand (Mt 13:34-35, Jn 16:25). Also, no one actually knows how big these events truly are.

The purpose of God’s 6,000 years of biblical history is recorded in the New Testament. It is recorded that a new world will be created (Rv 7, 14, 21, 22). When the New Testament is fulfilled, God’s new kingdom is created, and we become the people of heaven in this new kingdom. By receiving salvation, we are receiving the greatest and highest blessings given in 6,000 years. We must ask ourselves, since we will be dwelling with God and receive heaven and eternal life, is there a bigger blessing than this out there? 

However, it is recorded in scriptures regarding this era, ‘will there be any faith on this earth’ (Lk 18:8). As a result of betrayal and destruction, which has taken over this world, there will be an increase in wickedness (Mt 24). At a time like this, there must be one who fights and win these lawless men for there to be salvation, and for the promised kingdom of God to stand (Rv 12:10-11). Let us believe in this truth and be those who inherit salvation.

We must find the promised pastor spoken of in the Bible and become the people of heaven. The promised kingdom, New Heaven and New Earth “Shinchonji”, is the promised kingdom in the New Testament, and is fulfilled today, according to the promises of the Bible. Those who believe in this are those born of God’s seed. Those who do not believe and persecute this are those born of Satan’s seed.

Shinchonji people are of heaven, they have been harvested and sealed according to the promises in the Bible. They are reborn as new creations. Not believing in this truth is evidence of being born of Satan’s seed. Just because someone is a pastor, it does not make him or her God’s pastor. And just because someone calls himself or herself a believer, it does not automatically make them people of God. We must ask, if one considers themselves a person of God, is there any reason to refuse being harvested and sealed?

The firstfruits harvested in Revelation 14, are the fruits from the seed (gospel of the kingdom) Jesus planted 2,000 years ago. This was done in accordance to the fulfillment of prophecies (Mt 13:24-30). The seed Jesus planted at the first coming, is the fulfillment of the prophecies given in Jeremiah 31:27, and the two seeds Jesus and the devil sowed were planted together in Jesus’ field (churches).

At the time of harvest, it is only the ripened wheat, from the good seed planted by Jesus, who are harvested and taken in front of the throne where God dwells. The ripened fruit born of the good seed are the sons of heaven. Those not harvested at the time of harvest, but are left remaining in the field (churches), are the sons of the evil one born of Satan’s seed (Mt 13:37-40). The actions of all those refusing to believe the fulfillment of God’s promises, testify they are not born of God’s seed.

We at Shinchonji overcame (we overcame Satan and the world with Truth and the word of testimony), have been harvested, sealed, and have created God’s kingdom the 12 tribes. Additionally, Shinchonji is where heaven and the earth became one (Mt 6:10, Rv21), the place of salvation for the entire world. Those who believe in the New Testament will come to Shinchonji. This is the place recorded in the Scriptures; this is the place of the fulfillment of God’s will. Amen!