Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Chairman Man Hee Lee, hereinafter Shincheonji Church of Jesus) successfully held its “Shincheonji’s Bible Seminar, Testimony on the Fulfilled Realities of Revelation” last May 17, at the Shincheonji Peace Training Center in Cheongpyeong, Gyeonggi Province.
This event was the second such seminar held this year, following the event in January in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, which drew over 700 pastors and received an overwhelming response.
Chairman Man-Hee Lee on Leading the Seminar
The event, initially planned for 200 participants, was moved outdoors as over 500 pastors registered. The current seminar was organized in response to voluntary requests for follow-up lectures. On-site attendees noted a distinctly serious atmosphere, driven by a thirst for the Word and a desire to find real answers regarding the fulfillment of Revelation.
Even pastors who had long held prejudices against Shincheonji as “heresy” are now taking the initiative to visit the site and examine the Word firsthand, marking a significant shift within the religious community.
Chairman Man Hee Lee stood before the pastors and testified to how he began his life of faith, how, despite not having received formal theological education, he came to testify to the gospel after seeing the fulfillment of Revelation. He meticulously explained the prophecies and their fulfilled realities recorded in the book of Revelation.
He stated, “Everyone wants to go to heaven and gain eternal life, but Revelation says that if one adds to or takes away from it, one cannot enter heaven and will be cursed (Revelation 22:18–19). Shouldn’t we resolve this?” He continued, “What I want to speak about is the reality of the prophecies written from Revelation 1 to 22—what I have seen and am here to testify to.”
He further urged, “Let us cast away arrogance and think rationally. We must be honest with ourselves. Above all, we must be confident in our own salvation. The traditional churches curse Shincheonji and call it heresy, but does belonging to a denomination make one truly orthodox? Jesus Himself did not belong to any denomination at the time. We must know the Bible for certain. If I have said anything wrong, please point it out,” inviting the pastors to openly examine and test what he shared.
A Confirmation of the Word
For an hour and a half, Chairman Lee went on to testify, explaining without pause, the prophecies and their realities from Revelation chapters 1 to 22. Many pastors who attended expressed admiration at how Chairman Lee, without theological schooling and without even opening a Bible, could testify to the entirety of Revelation, and requested follow-up education.
One pastor said, “I had chills listening to the Word. I want to directly verify whether this Word really aligns with the Bible,” and added, “As a pastor, I have a responsibility to first confirm the truth for the sake of my congregation’s salvation.”
Another pastor confessed, “I’ve been in ministry for decades, but I was shocked to see the words I never understood now explained logically. I even began to wonder if I’ve been spiritually blind all this time.”
A pastor who had once called Shincheonji a “heresy” said, “After checking it out for myself, I found that it’s not what I thought. If the fulfillment of Revelation testified by Shincheonji aligns with the Bible, then we must acknowledge it. If not pastors, then who will verify it? We must not repeat the mistake of calling God’s work ‘heresy,’ as was done at the time of the first coming.”
The Impact and What’s Next
Following the seminar’s success, more and more pastors seek to verify the teaching of Shincheonji Church of Jesus for themselves, a shift in perception that transcends traditional biases is spreading throughout the religious world.
A representative of Shincheonji Church of Jesus stated, “So far, 858 churches in Korea have signed MOUs for Word exchange, and among them, 100 churches have even put up Shincheonji Church of Jesus signs. The religious world is changing rapidly.”
Additionally, Shincheonji Church of Jesus reports that following the seminar, regional follow-up education and requests for Word exchange will increase even more, and projects that 2025 will mark a turning point of real transformation in the Korean religious world.
From face-to-face to online, the Revelation seminars and Bible seminar videos uploaded on Shincheonji’s official YouTube channel have also surpassed 100 million cumulative views, demonstrating a growing fervor for exploring the Bible beyond mere interest.
Chairman Lee concluded, “There has not been a single promise of Jesus that has gone unfulfilled. The events of Revelation are also promises of Jesus. Let us become one in faith within the Bible and be God’s family. Let us fulfill the duty entrusted to us and become one within God.”
Shincheonji Church of Jesus stated, “Following this seminar, regional follow-up education and requests for Word exchange will increase even more,” and projected that “2025 will mark a turning point of real transformation in the Korean religious world.”