Lee Man-Hee
Lee Man -hee ( born September 15, 1931 in Cheongdo, Chosen, today, South Korea) is the founder of Shinchonji Church ( Kor. 신천지, Hanja新天地, dt "New Heaven and Earth" ), also known as " the church of Jesus, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony " ( more recently " the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony " ) is called, and is its president. The also in Germany, especially in Berlin active Shinchonji Church belongs to the New Religious Movements.
Life
Lee Man -hee was born, according to a self- presentation on 15 September 1931 as the child of a poor family in Cheongdo. He says he comes from a 500 -year-old royal family. In 1948, he was baptized by Baptist missionaries from abroad. In 1957 his accession to Jondogwan community and 1967 on the Community " temple of the tabernacle " in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi -do. To him be given to become a revelation experience in which he had been commissioned to build the Twelve Tribes of Israel of God's kingdom. Subsequently, on 14 March 1984 he founded the Shinchonji Church. The used in reference to Rev 21:1 EU Korean proper name " Shinchonji " means " New Heaven, New Earth ", which should already be published in the Community. At least since 2006, the group is also active in Germany. Until recently they used on their website and the name "Healing All Nations ". Lee, it 's all about a new understanding of the end times, in which he himself as the " promised pastor" and the Shinchonji Church want to play as referred to in Rev. 74-8 EU crowd of 144,000 " Sealed " a salvation-historical role. Lee has written several books about the fulfillment of the prophecies of the New Testament, which are laid on the Shinchonji Church, for example, "The Creation of Heaven and Earth", "The Revelation and human design ", " The Reality of Revelation ", "The life's work of Jesus " and " The Sanctuary of Truth I, II ". Lee made two pilgrimages to the places of the events of the New Testament in Egypt, Mount Sinai, Israel, Turkey, Greece and Rome. He is head of several founded by him cultural centers.
Activities of Shinchonji Church
The Shinchonji Church, which, as a " sect" is the former sect commissioner of the Evangelical Church of Berlin -Brandenburg, Thomas Gandow described, organized in accordance with Revelation 7:4-8 EU and its analogy to the Old Testament form of organization in Israel's 12 tribes, of each 12,000 members to win. Most strains are located in South Korea; there are 45 parishes. According to the company Shinchonji Church also maintains worldwide to over 300 Bible schools. These are represented in Korea and internationally in the U.S., Canada, China, Philippines, Japan, India, Australia, South Africa, Germany (eg in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main ), Spain, the Netherlands, France and Austria with more than a thousand classes. 2010, a number of more than 70,000 members was estimated. It is always emphasized in its own publications, that the doctrine is taught in the Bible Shinchonji schools, was based solely on the original text of the Bible. The established churches, especially in Korea (where the Presbyterian and Calvinist church ) will be rejected.
Bible schools and recruitment
The Shinchonji Church advertises particularly in pre-existing Christian churches and Bible study groups for new members. The active members of the movement in this regard are mentioned in accordance with Mt 13,30 EU " Harvester " (Reaver ). Interested in an introductory Bible study will initially be offered. The end time teachings of the group is, according to Thomas Gandow, former ideological representatives of the Protestant Berlin -Brandenburg Church, the interested by your own teacher personally, but initially still veiled taught with reference to the fact that, according to Heb 5,13 EU Inexperienced only milk and no should be given solid food. After the first course, a check is made in the form of a test. If this is passed, the recruits are in several further Bible study courses, and culminates with exams, piece by piece in the new teachings included that will be presented as previously sealed promises, which, until now, by Lee Man -hee, the promised pastor could be understood anew.
Teaching
End time
Center of the Shinchonji tenet is the self-understanding than the 144,000 " Sealed " the end times, as presented in the biblical book of Revelation, as well as understanding of Lee Man -hee as the promised pastor of the end times. The world befände in the middle of the end times. Represented is the doctrine of Dispensionalismus with characteristic deviations from other dispensionalistischen models. So four Dispensionen are accepted: From Adam to Abraham 2000 years, as from Abraham to Christ 2000 years. The third dispensation the time of Christ until 1984 is assumed (the year of the founding of Shinchionji Church), and since the time of harvest and the subsequent millennium had dawned. With the establishment of Shinchonji the seal described in Revelation 7:4-8 EU had begun. Once the number is reached, the new Jerusalem will come down (Rev. 21.1 to 6 EU), and although exclusively to members of the Shinchonji Church, which then would be Priest-Kings. Those believers who were not aware of it, but recognize their special status, formed the " Great crowd" according to Rev. 7:9-17 EU. But those who fought the Shinchonji Church would cast into the lake of fire and brimstone.
Bible
Emphasizes the Shinchonji Church, that their doctrine is based on the wording of the Bible. Both Old and New Testament are sealed, however, and the normal understanding is not accessible (Isaiah 29.9 to 14 EU; Rev. 5.1 to 14 EU). Just as God opened the sealed part of the Old Testament and they entered Jesus did (Mt 11,27 EU), and Jesus had given them the sealed scroll is opened (Rev 6.1 to 17 EU) the promised Pastor Lee Man - hee. Exclusive by him so now the sealed words would actually reveals meaning in their.
Lee Man -hee as the promised pastor
By numerous passages from the New Testament that refer to the "Lamb of God " or the Holy Spirit related to Lee Man -hee in the Bible interpretation of Shinchonji Church is this granted a prominent position. Thus, the " Spirit of truth " ( John 14:17 EU and elsewhere ) is now published in the form of Lee Man -hee, because he 'll be in a person when he comes. This person is identical with a figure from the Book of Revelation, which is said to be " the nations with a rod of iron reign " (Rev 2:26-27 EU). It is quite emphasized that Lee himself God or Jesus is not, but he was a messenger of the selected end time, which is already in the Bible, " Promised pastor".
Other special teachings
Is rejected by Lee Man -hee, the Trinity doctrine of the Church. Rather, the term call "Holy Spirit " just call any animistic spirit that is holy. So he did not mean the idea of a single Spirit of God, but there are many different holy ghost, which included the angels in heaven; they have different roles and positions. The " Comforter " is only one role among many.
Social Work
The Shinchonji Church claims to support schools and social institutions through scholarships and participates mainly in Korea and over again, with the participation of the media in environmental actions.