This archive report was first published on 13 November 2019.
Published on November 13, 2019, a South Korean Christian movement, Shincheonji, has reportedly graduated 103,764 members globally, including Kenyans, in a ceremony held in multiple locations worldwide.
The graduation ceremony, which was held simultaneously in three different locations in South Korea and 112 countries across the world, including Kenya, marked the culmination of six months of Bible study in Shincheonji’s Zion Mission Center.
According to reports, the graduation is the process through which newcomers join Shincheonji officially, increasing the congregation members by more than 100,000.
Shincheonji, a Korean word that means New Heaven New Earth, was established in 1984 in South Korea by Lee Man-hee.
Chairman Lee Man-hee said the world of Shincheonji has been created in accordance with Revelation’s fulfillment, which is the “New Heaven and New Earth” in Revelation 21.
“The secret of Heaven, which God must fulfill, is written in the book of Revelation. The scripture cannot be broken. The Revelation that was written 2,000 years ago, must be fulfilled according to what it says,” says Man Hee Lee.
He added: “The purpose of God is to create the kingdom of God by harvesting the ripened fruit which he sowed 2,000 years ago. Today, God is creating the new kingdom and new people through the people who are born by the seed of God.”
Aron Kim, who gave the speech as the representative of the graduates, introduced himself as a missionary who used to work in Brazil and was born from a family of three generations of pastors.
Kim said “the hardest part, which broke my heart, during my learning of the revealed word in Zion mission center is the realization that I was teaching people lies.”
