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([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+3%3A13&version=NIV 2 Pt 3:13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mt.+13%3A31-32&version=NIV Mt 13:31-32]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+14%3A1-5&version=NIV Rev 14:1-5]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+15%3A2-5&version=NIV Rev 15:2-5]) Just as Moses built a tabernacle on earth based on the patterns God had shown him from heaven, the creation of Shincheonji here on earth today is also based on what the Promised Pastor had seen in the spiritual realm. This is God’s Kingdom, which is created here on earth as it is in heaven, and its name is Shincheonji Church of Jesus Church of Jesus means that the Lord of the Temple of Shincheonji is Jesus as it is indicated in its name.<ref>http://www.shinchonji.kr/</ref> |
([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+3%3A13&version=NIV 2 Pt 3:13]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mt.+13%3A31-32&version=NIV Mt 13:31-32]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+14%3A1-5&version=NIV Rev 14:1-5]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+15%3A2-5&version=NIV Rev 15:2-5]) Just as Moses built a tabernacle on earth based on the patterns God had shown him from heaven, the creation of Shincheonji here on earth today is also based on what the Promised Pastor had seen in the spiritual realm. This is God’s Kingdom, which is created here on earth as it is in heaven, and its name is Shincheonji Church of Jesus Church of Jesus means that the Lord of the Temple of Shincheonji is Jesus as it is indicated in its name.<ref>http://www.shinchonji.kr/</ref> |
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Shincheonji has operated many peaceful organizations mainly focused on volunteerism and world peace <ref>http://www.ijejutoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=196003</ref><ref>http://www.newscj.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=366913</ref><ref>http://www.applen.or.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=26835</ref>. |
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Shincheonji has operated many secular organizations mainly focused on volunteerism and world peace, most notably Mannam which caused controversy in 2012 when many foreign residents of Korea said they were deceived into attending a mass religious event<ref>{{cite news|last1=File|first1=Curtis|title=(Yonhap Feature) Mannam Volunteer Association faces criticism from foreign residents|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2012/10/28/26/0302000000AEN20121028000200315F.HTML|accessdate=18 September 2016|agency=Yonhap News|date=2012-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kirk|first1=Donald|title=Religious fervor on display|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2012/09/137_120457.html|accessdate=18 September 2016|agency=Korea Times|date=20 September 2012}}</ref> Since then, Shincheonji has also founded International Women's Peace Group (IWPG), International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), and Heavenly Culture, World Peace, and Restoration of Light (HWPL).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dunbar|first1=Jon|title=Alleged cult leader Lee Man-hee hosts world peace summit in Seoul|url=http://www.koreaobserver.com/alleged-cult-leader-lee-hosts-world-peace-summit-in-seoul-23749/|accessdate=18 September 2016|agency=Korea Observer|date=17 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Twitch|first1=Jon|title=From Mannam to IPYG: another shincheonji cult front|url=http://www.asiapundits.com/mannam-ipyg-sinchonji-another-cult-front/|accessdate=18 September 2016|agency=Asia Pundits|date=16 June 2014}}</ref> |
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| Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony | |
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 The 6th Shincheonji National Olympiad in Olympic Stadium, South Korea | |
| Classification | religious organization |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Origin | 14 March 1984 South Korea |
| Congregations | 12 tribes with several hundred churches in the world |
| Members | about 160,000 |
| Other name(s) | SCJ |
| Official website | www |
Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (SCJ), commonly known as Shincheonji (Korean: 신천지, Hanja 新天地, "new heaven and earth") is a religious organization established on March 14, 1984 in South Korea by Lee Man-hee.
Shincheonji
Shincheonji is the abbreviation of ‘New Heaven and New Earth,’ and it signifies the new tabernacle and new saints. (2 Pt 3:13; Mt 13:31-32; Rev 14:1-5; Rev 15:2-5) Just as Moses built a tabernacle on earth based on the patterns God had shown him from heaven, the creation of Shincheonji here on earth today is also based on what the Promised Pastor had seen in the spiritual realm. This is God’s Kingdom, which is created here on earth as it is in heaven, and its name is Shincheonji Church of Jesus Church of Jesus means that the Lord of the Temple of Shincheonji is Jesus as it is indicated in its name.[1]
Groups
Shincheonji has operated many peaceful organizations mainly focused on volunteerism and world peace [2][3][4].