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Christ Ahnsahnghong was born on January 13, 1918 in [https://goo.gl/maps/8yG8nTFXcZxeRdGz9 Myeongdeok-ri, Jangye-myeon, Jangsu-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea] (hereinafter referred to as “South Korea”). | Christ Ahnsahnghong was born on January 13, 1918 in [https://goo.gl/maps/8yG8nTFXcZxeRdGz9 Myeongdeok-ri, Jangye-myeon, Jangsu-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea] (hereinafter referred to as “South Korea”). | ||
In 1918, the world was in great chaos. During [https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-i World War I (1914-1918)], one of the deadliest conflicts in history, an estimated 20 million people died.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I|title= World War I|website= Encyclopedia Britannica|publisher= |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Immediately following the end of the war, the world trembled with fear as the Spanish flu, the worst pandemic of the 20th century, spread throughout the world. Massive military requisitions and troop movements during World War I caused the flu to become a global pandemic leaving an estimated 50 to 100 million people dead. According to statistics taken in 1918, among 17.6 million people living on the Korean peninsula, an estimated 2.9 million were infected with the flu, while 140,000 of them died.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.jepilia.org/journal/view.php?number=36|title= The Story of the Spanish Influenza|website= Jepilia|publisher= |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/Library/3/02/13/1966557/1/ |title= Spain Flu Sweeps Chosun Colony|website= |publisher= ShinDongA |date= 2020 | In 1918, the world was in great chaos. During [https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-i World War I (1914-1918)], one of the deadliest conflicts in history, an estimated 20 million people died.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I|title= World War I|website= Encyclopedia Britannica|publisher= |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Immediately following the end of the war, the world trembled with fear as the Spanish flu, the worst pandemic of the 20th century, spread throughout the world. Massive military requisitions and troop movements during World War I caused the flu to become a global pandemic leaving an estimated 50 to 100 million people dead. According to statistics taken in 1918, among 17.6 million people living on the Korean peninsula, an estimated 2.9 million were infected with the flu, while 140,000 of them died.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.jepilia.org/journal/view.php?number=36|title= The Story of the Spanish Influenza|website= Jepilia|publisher= |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/Library/3/02/13/1966557/1/ |title= Spain Flu Sweeps Chosun Colony|website= |publisher= ShinDongA |date= January 31, 2020|year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
Simultaneously, Korea was suffering from extreme poverty and severe food shortages after Japan, having deprived Korea of its sovereignty in 1910, exploited rice production. In 1939 as Japanese oppression reached its peak, [https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-ii-in-europe World War II (1939–1945)] broke out, causing unprecedented destruction. It is estimated that the death toll from World War II reached 55 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II|title= World War II|website= |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Imperial Japan, an Axis power, plundered Korean military supplies and forcibly mobilized Koreans for war.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/place/Korea/Korea-under-Japanese-rule|title= Korea Under Japanese Rule|website= |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In a time when there was neither peace nor freedom, Christ Ahnsahnghong was born, grew up, and suffered in this dark period of human history only for the salvation of humankind.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Hebrews 9:28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Simultaneously, Korea was suffering from extreme poverty and severe food shortages after Japan, having deprived Korea of its sovereignty in 1910, exploited rice production. In 1939 as Japanese oppression reached its peak, [https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-ii-in-europe World War II (1939–1945)] broke out, causing unprecedented destruction. It is estimated that the death toll from World War II reached 55 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II|title= World War II|website= |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Imperial Japan, an Axis power, plundered Korean military supplies and forcibly mobilized Koreans for war.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/place/Korea/Korea-under-Japanese-rule|title= Korea Under Japanese Rule|website= |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica |date= |year= |first= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In a time when there was neither peace nor freedom, Christ Ahnsahnghong was born, grew up, and suffered in this dark period of human history only for the salvation of humankind.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Hebrews+9%3A28&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Hebrews 9:28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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Dated March 18, 1981, with the title, “'''Unknown New Religion: The Church of God''',” ''Weekly Religion'' reported as follows: ''“''Second Coming Jesus has to come to the earth in secret and pass away after preaching the gospel for 37 years. The Church of God believes that Second Coming Christ is to appear in this age and that he is to appear in the flesh with eyes, nose, mouth, and ears . . . because the new covenant He established at His first coming was abolished during the Dark Ages. So the Lord Himself has to come again to restore the truth of life, the new covenant . . .”<br> | Dated March 18, 1981, with the title, “'''Unknown New Religion: The Church of God''',” ''Weekly Religion'' reported as follows: ''“''Second Coming Jesus has to come to the earth in secret and pass away after preaching the gospel for 37 years. The Church of God believes that Second Coming Christ is to appear in this age and that he is to appear in the flesh with eyes, nose, mouth, and ears . . . because the new covenant He established at His first coming was abolished during the Dark Ages. So the Lord Himself has to come again to restore the truth of life, the new covenant . . .”<br> | ||
In preparation for His departure, He established the church order so that the Church of God would grow upright according to the teachings of God the Mother. In May 1984, He handed down His ceremonial gown to Pastor Joo-cheol Kim, proclaiming him as His successor, and entrusted him with the mission of preaching the [[gospel]] for the salvation of all humankind. | In preparation for His departure, He established the church order so that the Church of God would grow upright according to the teachings of God the Mother. In May 1984, He handed down His ceremonial gown to Pastor Joo-cheol Kim, proclaiming him as His successor, and entrusted him with the mission of preaching the [[gospel]] for the salvation of all humankind. | ||
== Major Teachings == | == Major Teachings == | ||
Christ Ahnsahnghong reminded us of the gospel that Jesus established and that the apostles kept 2,000 years ago. It is only God the Holy Spirit who can restore the gospel that had been distorted since the Apostolic Age. | Christ Ahnsahnghong reminded us of the gospel that Jesus established and that the apostles kept 2,000 years ago. It is only God the Holy Spirit who can restore the gospel that had been distorted since the Apostolic Age. | ||