[WMSCOG] Salvation Is Given to Those Who Celebrate the Feasts

Christ Ahnsahnghong restored God's seven feasts divided into three festival periods.
Only World Mission Society Church of God keep the God’s feasts so WMSCOG is Zion. 
To enter the kingdom of heaven, we have to keep the feasts of God in Zion.


The Bible likens the kingdom of heaven to a very precious treasure hidden in a field (Mt. 13:44~46). Jesus said that when a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Through His words, we can understand how great and precious our salvation is.
As the people of Zion, we are to treat all God's feasts of the new covenant like treasure and celebrate them. Now, let's confirm through the Bible that only those who celebrate the feasts of God are given the heavenly glory with which they can freely visit the galaxies in the infinite universe, the everlasting kingdom.

Temporary visit to the universe and eternal visit to it

Most people in the world have a yearning for traveling outward into space. Those who have ever visited the outer space said the same thing that they could not deny the existence of God the Creator because the starry heavens in the universe were so beautiful.

I heard on the news recently that a travel agency in the United States received applicants for a trip into space: It would cost them over one million dollars to go round the moon once and return to the earth; even though it required such a great deal of money, there were many applicants wishing to enjoy the ecstasy of seeing the universe one time.

Even if they win the tickets to the universe in the face of fierce competition, they will just visit the space station and the moon or fly around the earth, worrying about an accident that might occur. The distance between them is just like the distance from one point to another in the universe. To visit such places one time, they will willingly spend an astronomical amount of money.

Hearing such news, we come to reconsider whether we've fully understood the value of salvation, whether we've been insensible to the value of the blessing given to us because it is so great. If just one trip into space is valuable enough to spend so much money, how much more valuable is the everlasting travel into the universe! We cannot imagine how great its value is.

God has promised us that we will travel around the spacious universe forever and ever. Just because we believe in God and keep His laws, God has freely given us grace and made us good enough to enter the kingdom of heaven. How great the value of the kingdom of heaven is!

What if a person promises to give you one million dollars? You will make every effort to get the money; you will do whatever he wants you to do, won't you? However, its value cannot compare with the value of the salvation which God gives. We must not lose such a great blessing by failing to endure temporary difficulties like Esau. Instead, we are to know the value of salvation and give thanks always, that we will surely enter the kingdom of God.

Relationship between God's people-His temple-and the feasts

The Bible tells us that celebrating the feasts of God is a necessary condition for entering the kingdom of heaven, and that those who celebrate the feasts are given a great blessing as follows:

1Co. 3:16~17 『Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple.』

The Bible describes us as the temple of God. This implies that the temple is where the covenant of God exists. The temple is a place where we offer sacrifice to God in accordance with the words of the covenant given by God: burnt offering for the Sabbath and offerings for the appointed feasts.

So we are to become the temple of God where the feasts are celebrated, in order to attain salvation and reach the heavenly kingdom. In the Old Testament times, the blood sacrifice of animals was offered in the temple, and in the New Testament times it has been changed into a spiritual sacrifice-the worship in spirit and truth. Now, each one of us, not a visible building itself, is the temple of God. Every saint, the temple of God, is to worship on the weekly Sabbath and also at the seven annual feasts three times a year.

If no worship is offered in the temple at God's appointed times, it doesn't need to exist anymore. There are numerous churches around the world, and many who claim to believe in God are confident that they will enter the kingdom of heaven. However, their faith is vain unless they keep the feasts of God, even though they are so diligent in living out their faith through their own worship. If they keep Sunday and Christmas originated with sun worship, they are already the temple of the sun, not the temple of God.

Through the Old Testament history, we can see that God was enraged when His temple was full of idols and abominable things. If there is no covenant and no celebration of God's feasts including the Sabbath in the temple-each individual Christian, the temple is already devastated and defiled. God said He would destroy the temple, the person. Can he be saved then? Never. The Bible clearly tells us the final outcome of the false churches that do not celebrate the feasts of God.

God gathers those who celebrate His appointed feasts

Then, what will be the outcome for God's people who offer holy worship to God through the feasts? Let's take a look at Zephaniah 3.

Zep. 3:14~20 『Sing, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem! ...The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. The sorrows for the appointed feasts I will remove from you ["I will gather those who grieve about the appointed feasts," NASB]; they are a burden and a reproach to you. At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you; I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame. At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes," says the LORD.』

God says that He will gather those who celebrate the appointed feasts and give them honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth.

Those who grieve about the feasts and make every effort to celebrate them-God quiets them with His love and saves them. We should be proud of keeping the feasts of God with faith and work for the gospel more devotedly. Though we often fail to feel the grace of God because it is so great, God who never lies will give us His people, who keep the feasts, all the blessings He has promised us.

Zep. 2:1~3 『Gather together, gather together, O shameful nation, before the appointed time arrives and that day sweeps on like chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the day of the LORD's wrath comes upon you. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger.』

The Bible says that all the humble of the earth, who obey God's commands, will be sheltered on the day of His anger. God's promise to rescue His people from disasters is fulfilled through His feasts.

The promise of salvation contained in the feasts

Since we are God's people as His temple, we must keep all His feasts. The Bible clearly testifies that without feasts there is no salvation.

Zec. 14:16~19 『Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, they will have no rain. If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The LORD will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.』

The Feast of Tabernacles is one of God's seven feasts divided into three festival periods-it is the seventh and the last of all the feasts. The Bible says that those who do not celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles will suffer disasters.

We cannot be saved nor enter the kingdom of heaven without keeping the feasts, can we?

God has promised us the forgiveness of sins and eternal life through the feast of the Passover on which disasters pass over.

Jn. 6:53~54 『Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."』

Mt. 26:17~19, 26~28 『 ... He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.'" So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. ...While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."』

Jesus says that he who eats His flesh and drinks His blood will have eternal life. He calls the Passover bread His body, and the wine His blood. We eat Jesus' flesh and drink His blood through the feast of the Passover.

Putting the above Biblical words together, we come to understand that only he who celebrates the Passover can partake of eternal life by eating Jesus' flesh and drinking His blood and he who doesn't keep it has no life in him. In other words, there is no salvation, no eternal life, for those who do not observe the feasts.

Salvation is for the people of Zion who celebrate the feasts

God has established Zion the city of the appointed feasts and brought us into Zion. We are to offer up to our heavenly Father and Mother the sacrifice of joy, thanksgiving and praise every day.

Isa. 33:20~24 『Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken. There the LORD will be our Mighty One. It will be like a place of broad rivers and streams. No galley with oars will ride them, no mighty ship will sail them. For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us. ... No one living in Zion will say, "I am ill"; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.』

World Mission Society Church of God is Zion. 

God forgives the sins of those who dwell in Zion, the place where they celebrate their religious festivals, and saves them. Salvation is given only to the people who keep the feasts. So God says that He will gather those who grieve about the appointed feasts and give them praise and honor among all the peoples of the earth. And He also says that those who celebrate the feasts will escape disasters but those who don't keep the feasts will suffer them.

God says that salvation comes out of Zion, the city of the appointed feasts. But the devil deceives people by saying that they don't have to keep the feasts or if they keep them they cannot be saved. We must not be deceived by such nonsense. Everything taught against God's word is nothing but a deceitful lie of the devil. God tells us to watch out for false prophets, saying that by their fruit we will recognize them (Mt. 7:15~20). By their deeds against God's word, we should recognize their identity.

Let's confirm whether or not the people, who celebrate the feasts, can escape all disasters and be saved at God's appointed time.

Rev. 14:1~4 『Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. ...And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.』

In Zion the city of the appointed feasts are the 144,000 redeemed from the earth. In vision, the Apostle John saw the people with God in the place of the appointed feasts, rejoicing in their joy at deliverance. Salvation cannot come out of the place where there is no feast of God. Many believe that they can receive blessing and salvation even in a place without the feasts, because they lack knowledge of the Bible. However, there is no promise of heaven in such a place; what waits for them is only a curse, the punishment of hell. We are to worship God in spirit and truth only in Zion the place of God's appointed feasts, fully understanding the value of the salvation which God has granted to us.

Before long, those who celebrate the feasts of God will share in the glorious salvation, freely traveling into the universe. Let's preach this good news of salvation to all people around the world, so that they can also go to such a spacious and beautiful world together. They desire to travel to the moon one time even by spending a great deal of money-over one million dollars. Let them know that there is a free ticket not only to the moon but also to other planets such as Mars, Venus and the Bear.

We are sure of our salvation because we dwell in the spiritual Zion, the city of God's appointed feasts. Giving thanks and praise to God for giving us the feasts and the promise of eternal glory, we shall joyfully obey the good will of God.

[WMSCOG] The Sabbath and God’s Salvation 1

WorldMission Society Church of God worships on Saturday. Why? ElohimGod rested on the seventh day after Their creating work and commanded God’s people to keep the Sabbath (the seventh day) holy. Then which day is the seventh day? That is Saturday!! God’s people must keep the Sabbath because that is God’s command and God promised the salvation on that. So Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother came to the earth in this age to restored the Sabbath which disappeared by Satan. Today only WorldMission Society Church of God keeps the Sabbath perfectly. Come WMSCOG, and let’s keep the Sabbath to enter the kingdom of heaven.  

If we look around us, there are truly precious things. However, as we always come in contact with those things, we often forget their importance and neglect them. It is the same with the Sabbath among the many truths which God has taught us.

When God created all things in the beginning, He worked for six days and rested from all His work on the seventh day, and He especially made the seventh day holy. 3,500 years ago, when God declared the law, He personally wrote the words, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy," on the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. It is not too much to say that the Sabbath is closely related to salvation and it is an absolutely essential part of our salvation.

Nevertheless, many people today do not keep the Sabbath, neither knowing the will of God nor understanding the way of salvation God provides. This is the age of prophecy when God's judgment is near and the kingdom of heaven is also close at hand, just as Jesus said, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." Thinking of the kingdom of God, let's take some time to carefully study the Biblical teachings about the Sabbath.

It is only when we obey God's word that we can enter the kingdom of heaven

We should obey and preach everything God has taught us-from the smallest things to the greatest. It is because every word of God is related to our salvation.

1Pe. 1:8~9 『Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.』

The Bible tells us that the goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls. Among many things God has taught us in regard to salvation, there is the Sabbath.

Heb. 3:18 『And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?』

Here, obedience refers to "obedience to God's word." Through the Bible, God makes us fully realize the fact that those who do not obey God's word cannot enter eternal rest God has prepared-the kingdom of heaven-in the end.

Ps. 3:7~8 『Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah』

Salvation only comes from God. So if we do not obey the word of God who is the source of salvation and has control over our salvation, it is no different than giving up our salvation. God has already made known to us His purpose and plan for our salvation through the Bible.

If we truly look for salvation and hope for heaven, we must follow God's word. That's why the Bible tells us not to add to or subtract from the words of the Bible which is able to make us wise for salvation (2Ti. 3:15; Rev. 22:18~19).

The "Sabbath," a command of God

First, let's consider how God relates the Sabbath, one of His commands, to our salvation. At the time of Moses, 3,500 years ago, God declared the Sabbath as the fourth commandment of the Ten Commandments.

Ex. 20:8 『"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy."』

God personally wrote these words on the tablets of stone. Those who do not obey these words cannot enter God's rest, the eternal kingdom of heaven.

We can confirm this fact through Hebrews 3. Every word of God is for our salvation. So we must not forget that God's teaching about the Sabbath is also absolutely related to our salvation.

This Sabbath becomes a sign of the "rest of the woman's offspring" when God finds them (Rev. 12:17; 14:12; Eze. 20:12). When God confirms whether someone is His real child or not, He will separate him from His children if he does not have the spiritual DNA called the"Sabbath," even though he apparently looks like a Christian.

"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy." This is not merely a law, but it is the command of God our Father and the request of God our Mother, our Elohim who want everything to go well for us, Their heavenly children. We must obey the words of our Heavenly Parents, as Their children. Another thing we have to consider carefully is that the Sabbath was already established even before the Age of the Law-from the beginning of the world.

Ge. 2:1~3 『Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.』

The Biblical Sabbath is the seventh day, which corresponds to Saturday. To those who commemorate the power of the Creator and believe in Elohim the Creators, the Sabbath established by God is a very important and meaningful day. As a country's national holiday is important to its people but it is just an ordinary day to people in other countries, so the Sabbath is a truly precious day to God's children but it is meaningless to people who are not God's children.

Thus, the Sabbath serves as a sign to clearly distinguish between the people of God and those who are not.

Dt. 5:9~15 『"... Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day."』

The Sabbath is a command of God. To lead human beings to the way of salvation, God has given them the Sabbath, a blessed day. So Jesus kept the Sabbath as a holy law, and Jesus' disciples and their disciples also kept the Sabbath, considering it as an important part of their life of faith. We can see this history of the early Church in the Bible (Lk. 4:16; Ac. 16:13; 17:2; 18:4).

About the Sabbath, I recommend this video. "What Day of the Week Is the Sabbath in the Bible?"

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[WMSCOG] Inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven through God the Mother

Only the children of God the Mother can enter and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.

ChristAhnsahnghong, our God the Father, came to the earth to reveal God the Mother who gives us the promise, eternal life.

In this age, Christ Ahnsahnghong(Holy Spirit) and God the Mother(Bride) give us the water of life.

What does the Sacrifice of Christ Promise us?

Heb. 2:14~15 『Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity, so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death - that is, the devil - and free those who all their lives were held in slavery be their fear of death.』

Christ died so that we may be released from death. Though he came as the Son, he is the Father that came to this earth to save his Children from their sins.

So the Scriptures say:

Heb. 2:16~17 『For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants. For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way ... 』

We know that Abraham's descendant is Isaac, then what is that in relation to us?

Gal. 4:28 『Now, you brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.』

When Christ died on the cross, he saved us from the slavery of sin of death. In other words, he led to eternal life. He did this for the descendants of Abraham. Then just like Isaac is a descendant of Abraham, we too share in that promise. What is the promise?

1Jn. 2:25 『And this is what he promised us - even eternal life.』

Heb. 9:15 『For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance ... 』

However, it is important to understand why we are children of Promise like Isaac. Abraham had another child, Ishmael, whom which was not given the promise. Why is that? Ishmael was born of the slave woman..

Gal. 4:30~31 『But what does the Scripture say? Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman's son. Therefore brothers we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.』

Gal. 4:26 『But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our Mother.』

As Children of the free woman, it is the Mother that is the determining factor in the inheritance. Just as Isaac was given the promise, so we, as Children of God are given the promise of eternal life through God our Mother, the free woman and the sacrifice of God our Father who came for a second time to reveal to us his bride, our Mother.

Rev. 21:2 『I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.』

To those who are called, they receive the eternal inheritance, then who is calling us?

Rev. 22:17 『The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the Water of Life.(Eternal Life)』

Some people insist that The Bride does not mean God the Mother, but the church or the saints.

But their insistence is contrary to the teachings of the Bible.

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Those who deny God the Mother insist that Heavenly Mother was deified by several persons.  Their insistence is merely a lie. 

Christ Ahnsahnghong testified the existence of God the Mother through book of truth.

And let us know who Heavenly Mother is before his ascension.

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God the Mother calls us back to the Kingdom of Heaven(World Mission Society Church of God)

God the Father, Christ Ahnsahnghong, came to the earth to show us the way to receive eternal life and go back to the Kingdom of heaven.

Christ Ahnsahnghong came with Heavenly Mother as the prophecies of the Bible.

World Mission Society Church of God believes in God the Father and God the Mother who give us eternal life.

Ro. 10:14~15 『How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? ... 』

What is the way in which we as human beings can truly know God?

We cannot fathom Almighty, All powerful God, this is why the world consists of so many religions and other gods. However, the vast universe and this earth were created by the one and only God, then what is the way for us to know who God is?

Heb. 2:14 『Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity ... 』

God our Father came in the flesh 2000 years ago, because we as the children are in the flesh on this earth. In order for him to reveal to us that he is our father in heaven, He came down to this earth in human likeness so that he may help us to understand that we too shall share in the glory of heaven.

Php. 3:20 『But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there ... 』

Php. 2:5~7 『Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.』

God came in the flesh to show us the way to receive eternal life and go back to the Kingdom of heaven. He came as the example for us. If God did not come, we would not even have the slightest idea that heaven exists. For, who would have told us? Who would have shown us if God himself did not come from heaven to reveal the reality of it.

What about now?

2000 years ago was a long time ago and many people today have lost faith in the idea that heaven truly exists. That is why God promised that he would appear a second time.

Heb. 9:28 『So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』

How can we testify and preach his second coming, without being sent by second coming Christ himself? It wouldn't make sense to be preaching of something we know nothing about.

Today we are living in a very important time period of prophetical fulfillment. We are living in the age of the Holy Spirit in which Christ must appear again and this time, he will reveal to us his bride.

Rev. 21:9~10 『One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.』

In Revelation, the prophecies pertain to the last days in which all of the spiritual creation work will be completed. Here Apostle John is testifying to the bride, the wife of the Lamb (Christ), who is coming down out of heaven from God. Just as Christ came from heaven in AD 30~33, so now, Christ is appearing again along with his bride, the new Jerusalem.

How will God give his children, the gift of eternal life?

Rev. 22:17 『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty let him come, and whoever wishes let him take the free gift of the water of life.』

God will call us to come to Him. But he won't be alone. As we know God is our Father and eternal life-giver, so the bride, his wife, is our heavenly Mother, the true source of eternal life.

Gal. 4:26 『But the Jerusalem that is above is free and she is our Mother.』

Jerusalem has come to this earth in the last days, our Heavenly Mother, to give us the children the chance to go back to the kingdom of heaven. Our citizenship is in heaven and is where we belong. Then, to show us the way back God the Father and God the Mother have appeared on this earth, in human likeness, so that we may have no excuse in understanding the one and only way to go back to the kingdom of heaven.

How else could we preach the ones we have not believed in had they not come themselves to call us.

"THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY "COME!"

The Wages of Sin Is Death (World Mission Society Church of God)

The Bible says that death came to all men because all sinned (Rom 5:12). Those who do not believe in God complain, saying, "Whenever we go to the church, we hear that we are sinners. Why do Christians say that?" However, in actuality, all people are basically sinners.

We do believe in God. So, we give thanks and praise to God for having saved us, sinners, who were destined to die. Even we, who admit ourselves to be sinners, do not completely realize what kind of sin we committed, and fail to repent fully. We need to examine ourselves.

God has saved us, who committed the most grievous sin. Now, let's take time to ruminate about how great God's saving grace is.


The heavenly children who committed sin


2,000 years ago, when Jesus came to this earth, He began to preach the gospel with the word, "Repent!" (Matt 4:17). The Bible teaches us that we were angels in heaven before we were born on this earth. What happened to us in heaven, that Christ urged us to repent when He came to this earth to save mankind and first began to preach?
Let's consider the kingdom of heaven where we originally lived, and find out the will of God who has saved us.

Pr. 8:22~31『"The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began. When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water; before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world. ... and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.』

In the above verses, "I" designates Solomon, who was the third king of Israel.(pr. 1:1) When he wrote the book of Proverbs, he stated that he already existed before the creation of the earth. From this, we can see that he existed as a spiritual being before he came to this earth and he lived in the angelic world, the kingdom of God.
Not only Solomon but also all humans born on this earth were angels who lived in the kingdom of heaven, filled with delight day after day. Why have such glorious angels come down to this earth to live such painful lives? There must be a certain reason for such a tragic result. As we consider that Christ told us to "repent" when He reminded us of the heavenly kingdom, we can guess that we committed something that needs repenting, when we were in heaven.

1Jn. 1:8~10『If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.』

Christ didn't tell the innocent and righteous to repent. We all committed sin in heaven and were cast down to the earth. Then, what kind of sin did we commit in heaven that we were thrown down to the earth? We need to know the nature and magnitude of our sin.


The sin committed in heaven


The Bible tells us how the king of Babylon and the king of Tyre lived before they came to the earth. Like Solomon and all the other people born on this earth, they were also angels who enjoyed delight and glory in heaven.

Isa. 14:4, 12~15『you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon ... How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit.』

Eze. 28:11~17『"Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says . . . You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, ... Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared. You were anointed as a guardian cherub, ... You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you. Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.』

In the above verses, we can see that the angels, who became proud and tried to raise their throne above the stars of God, finally committed sin and were punished by God. Through the case of the king of Babylon and the king of Tyre, God shows us how grave sin we committed in heaven before we came to this earth.



We were so proud and rebellious that we committed treason against God in heaven and were cast down to this earth. We committed such a horrendous sin in heaven. That's why we live a life full of pain and sorrow on this earth and then die in the end. Let's consider the degree or intensity of our sin through a verse in Romans 6.


The wages of our sin is death


We seem to live freely on this earth, but viewed from the spiritual world we are confined by the restraints of time and space. We are sinners destined to die eternally, that is, we are prisoners on death row.

Ro. 6:23『For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.』



Living in this world, humans may commit a crime or offense like breaking traffic regulations under unavoidable circumstances. However, the death penalty is not imposed for minor offenses. Considering that the wages of our sin is death, we can see that the sin we committed is so grave that it can never be atoned for without death.

Spiritually we are condemned prisoners who committed a terrible sin in heaven and have come down to this earth. Nevertheless, we easily forget this fact. So, Christ told us to repent, humble ourselves, and serve others. By this He ultimately meant that we should realize we are sinners.

Recently I watched a documentary about condemned prisoners. Prisoners on death row suffer from anxiety and fear from the day when they are sentenced to death, unaware of when they will be executed. From the moment they wake up in the morning, they are in constant fear that they could be executed today and get even frightened when they are called out to meet a visitor. As they go to bed after the evening roll call, they put their minds at ease, thankful that the day passed without execution. This is the life of prisoners on death row; they live in fear of death every day.

They all say that once they are forgiven for their sins, they will pay their debt to society for the rest of their lives. If somebody tells them to serve all people, saying he's going to forgive them, they will do that wholeheartedly. If he tells them to lead other prisoners to repentance, they will also do that. No matter what words they hear, even if somebody slaps them on their cheeks, they will put up with it. They were on death row but now their lives have been saved. Isn't there anything they wouldn't do? Nothing.

If anyone shows himself off and tries to exalt himself over others, it's because he still does not realize who he is. When Father and Mother saved us sinners, who were waiting for death, They told us to be humble, serve one another, and be considerate of each other. We are obligated to follow Their words because we have received the forgiveness of sins through Their boundless love.


The grace of God who has atoned for our sin leading to death


There is a law in heaven, too. To forgive our sin, without breaking the heavenly law, our heavenly Father and Mother have become the sin offering for us. Only death could expiate our sin, so our heavenly Parents paid the penalty that we deserved for our sin, in our stead, enduring all kinds of sufferings.

Isa. 53:1~6『Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? ... Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.』

We've been redeemed from sin at a great price; our Father died in our place for our sins, and our Mother suffered in our stead. Since our Father and Mother have taken up all our iniquities, we've been able to be saved.
God established the law of the Passover so that His children might not forget His death, and let them eat His flesh and drink His blood through the Passover.

Jn. 6:53~57『Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. ... so the one who feeds on me will live because of me."』

Mt. 26:17~19, 26~28『... So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. ... While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."』





In the Passover is contained the love of God who gave His body as a ransom to save us, the condemned prisoners who were destined for death. The Passover also contains God's earnest command not to forget His love and not to fall into sin again.

For a convict on death row, there can be no greater joy than to hear the news that he will be forgiven for his sin and his life will be saved. When the Passover comes every year, we just rejoice in having received eternal life, eating bread and wine. In reality, we are the most un-filial of all in the universe because we've gained life by eating our Parents' flesh and drinking Their blood. However, our Father and Mother were pleased just with the fact that Their children repented and were not involved in the same sin again (see Isa. 53:10~11).

When we eat the Passover bread, we have to remember that our Parents gave Their precious body and blood for us to eat in order to save us. When we drink the Passover wine, we have to remember that our sin was so great that it couldn't be forgiven without the precious blood of our Parents, and we should give thanks to Them for Their sacrifice. When we do this, we can be said to have truly realized the truth of the new covenant.


Live a purgatorial life by realizing the true meaning of the new covenant


Now, let's obey everything God has told us. God said to us, "Serve one another, be humble, and preach fervently." There is a certain reason why God has commanded us to do so.

There is nothing that condemned prisoners can't do if only they can be forgiven for their sins. Whatever they do, no matter how hard and difficult the task is, it will be a very joyful time for them, compared to the time they spent waiting for death. We are such sinners who need to continue repenting desperately.

There are many Christians who say they are sinners but do not know what kind of sin they committed, so they sin repeatedly. The children of Zion must not be like them. We are not righteous. We didn't do anything good in heaven before we came to this earth, so we have no right to rule over others. All we have to do is repent much and always live a contrite life.

Thinking of the Christ who took our place and died for us the mortal sinners, Paul realized that nothing in the world would be able to separate us from the love of Christ.

Ro. 8:31-39 『... Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ... For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.』

Paul beat his body and submitted himself to God's word every day; he preached the gospel in spite of all dangers, with a determination that he would live for the Lord if he lived, and that if he died, he would die for the Lord. After he realized how great and precious God's love was, he couldn't stop being joyful and thankful to God, and he told his brothers to be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances.

Remember that our sin deserves the death penalty. What does God want from us who have received the forgiveness of sins through God's deep and profound love? What is most pleasing to God is realizing His love and leading all people around the world to the kingdom of heaven by teaching them the way to have the forgiveness of sins and guiding them to repentance. This is the reason why we preach the new covenant. If we fully understand the new covenant, we should please our Father and Mother by practicing such devotion and love.

The 144,000 who are redeemed from the earth do not insist on doing things their own way but follow the Lamb wherever He goes (Rev. 14:1~5). They do not follow Him blindly, but they are willing to do everything for God, who has forgiven their sins and given them life, since they have realized that they are sinners who should have paid the price for their sin with death. We need to realize the severity of our sin, look back upon our past, come to complete repentance, and obey everything God has commanded us. I truly want you children of heaven to preach the good news of salvation to all people around the world and participate in God's great work of saving all mankind together.

Proclaim the Glory of Jerusalem to the World

World Mission Society Church of God believes in Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother.
In this age, only God the Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother (Heavenly Mother) can give us salvation.

Every single prophecy in the Bible has been fulfilled in human history without fail, and is still being fulfilled today. Some prophecies, which still remain unfulfilled, will surely be fulfilled soon according to the providence of God.


Now, we have the most important prophecy of the Bible before us. God said that the glory of Jerusalem would be proclaimed to all the nations of the world. Even though there is a prophecy, unless we ask God and make an effort to fulfill the prophecy, it will be delayed in its fulfillment and we will not share in the glory which is prophesied. As the soldiers of the heavenly army in Zion, we should keep in step with the prophecy and proclaim the glory of Jerusalem to the whole world.


Jerusalem will be a praise in the earth


The prophet Isaiah prophesied about Jerusalem who would be the praise and glory of the earth as follows.

Isa. 62:6~7『"I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth."』

Isa. 66:10~14『"Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; ... For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance." For this is what the LORD says: "I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem." When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; ..."』

The prophecy about Jerusalem is mentioned many times in the book of Isaiah. The Bible says that it is God's will for Jerusalem to be praised by all the nations of the world and that we, all the children of God, will be comforted and glad in Jerusalem.

Who is Jerusalem that she will be praised and honored by all the nations of the world? As it is generally known, Jerusalem is a specific place located in the Middle East. How can a mere city called Jerusalem be established by God Himself and praised and honored by all the nations of the earth? How can we be carried and comforted in the arms of Jerusalem if it indicates a physical place?

Taking the prophecies literally will only increase doubts. As the Bible says, "... expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words" (1Co. 2:13), we need to find out what the spiritual Jerusalem, not the earthly one, means in the Bible.


The heavenly Jerusalem is our Mother


The Bible mentions not only the earthly Jerusalem but also the heavenly Jerusalem. Now, let's find out what God wants to show us through Jerusalem.



Gal. 4:26『But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.』


It is written that the Jerusalem that is above is our mother. The Bible personifies Jerusalem on earth to show us its reality, the heavenly Jerusalem our Mother. It says in the Bible that we will be comforted in Jerusalem and satisfied at her comforting breasts. This shows that we, children of Jerusalem, will grow up spiritually, being comforted by our heavenly Mother, like a child who is dandled on his mother's knees and in her arms.


The Bible prophesies that Jerusalem will be praised and glorified in the earth. This prophecy does not refer to the earthly Jerusalem located in the Middle East. As spiritual watchmen, we should proclaim the glory of God to all the nations and clearly testify that it is God's firm will for Jerusalem our Mother to be praised in the earth.


Until the prophecy is completely fulfilled, we must continually pray to God that the day will come soon when the glory of Jerusalem our Mother will be proclaimed throughout the whole world. The gospel work will be finished when Mother is proclaimed and revealed throughout all the nations of the world.


The Bible continues to explain:

Gal. 4:27~31『For it is written: "Be glad, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have no labor pains; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband." Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. But what does the Scripture say? "Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman's son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman's son." Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.』


We are children of the free woman, our Mother, and also children of promise. What God promised us is eternal life (1 John 2:25). So, children of promise can be called children of eternal life. As we are children of Mother, we become children of promise who can receive eternal life and inherit the kingdom of heaven.


Children of promise like Isaac


Isaac was born to Abraham by his wife Sarah, and he became Abraham's heir. Sarah, the wife of Abraham, represents our heavenly Mother. That's why the Bible calls us "children of promise like Isaac."

Abraham, the forefather of faith, represents God the Father. Let's find out what the relationship between Abraham and God is, through the parable of the rich man and Lazarus spoken by Jesus.

Lk. 16:19~31『There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me ...'』

In the parable, when Lazarus and the rich man died, Lazarus was carried to Abraham's side and the rich man went to hell and was in torment. Strangely enough, the rich man in hell called to Abraham in heaven, "Father Abraham, ..." It is only God who can be called Father in the spiritual world. In other words, Abraham represents God.

The history of Abraham's family is described in various places throughout the book of Genesis in the Holy Bible. In Abraham's family, the matter of an heir was mentioned many times, and finally Isaac, whom Sarah bore, became the heir of Abraham. It was Sarah, Isaac's mother, that had a crucial role in deciding the heir.

Why do many verses in the Bible specifically describe an individual's family history? There is a certain reason for this. The history of Abraham's family shows us that Jerusalem our Mother has a decisive role in qualifying us as God's heirs to inherit His kingdom.


Abraham's family and Mother


Gen. 15:1~5『After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram (the original name of Abraham) in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward." But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir." Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." ...』

When Abraham was 85 years old, he still had no son. So, he wanted to make Eliezer, a servant in his household, his heir to inherit his estate. However, God said that Eliezer was not suitable to be Abraham's heir and that a son coming from his own body would be his heir.

Gen. 16:1~6, 15『Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her." Abram agreed to what Sarai said. ... Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress. ... So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne. Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.』

Abraham's wife Sarah gave her maidservant Hagar to her husband as his concubine. When Hagar conceived, she began to despise her mistress Sarah. Since Sarah bore no children, she was despised by her maidservant. Afterward, she continued to suffer mental distress and anguish for about 14 years until Isaac was born.

When Hagar bore Ishmael to Abraham, he seemed to have an heir. However, God said to Abraham, "A son coming from your own body will be your heir." It was not God's will for Ishmael to be Abraham's heir. God wanted a son, who would be born to Abraham by Sarah his wife-the free woman, to become Abraham's heir.

Gen. 17:1~7, 15~19『When Abram was ninety-nine years old, ... God also said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her." Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!" Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him."』

Abraham assumed that Ishmael would be his heir. However, God said that He would establish His covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah would bear to him. God didn't allow Eliezer to be Abraham's heir for the reason that he was not his own son. Even though Ishmael was Abraham's son, God rejected him as his heir because he was born by the slave woman. God acknowledged only Isaac who would be born through Sarah.

As God had promised, one year later Sarah bore a son, Isaac, who became Abraham's heir through his mother, Sarah (Gen 21:1-12).




The heavenly inheritance is given through Mother


The history of Abraham's family shows through whom we can become God's children and inherit the kingdom of God. God has made those who are like Isaac children of promise and allowed them the blessing of eternal life. As Isaac was designated as Abraham's heir through his mother, so we can become God's heirs through our Mother and enjoy the precious blessing of eternal life.

Those who do not know Jerusalem our Mother can never become children of promise like Isaac. God said, "A son coming from your own body will be your heir." Ishmael was the first begotten son of Abraham, who was 14 years older than Isaac. Nevertheless, why didn't God accept Ishmael as Abraham's heir? Ishmael represents those who know God only as Father. However, the Bible clearly shows that there is God the Mother as well.

God has determined not to give the heavenly inheritance to those who have no part with Him. He doesn't accept the people, who believe in God the Father but do not believe in God the Mother, as His heirs. It is Mother who holds the final key. Everything on this earth is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. If we think about why God lets the physical life be given through a mother, we can understand what the divine will is.

Surely there is a reason why God establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth. The history of Abraham's family shows how much Mother has suffered until She is glorified. However, it expresses just a little bit of Her suffering. Until we've received eternal life promised by God, there's been the great sacrifice of Mother, who has suffered so much for 6,000 years in order to lead Her children to heaven. Mother grants us, Her children, eternal life through Her invisible, inexpressible pains. That's why God does not rest until He makes Mother the praise of the earth. The Bible describes the scene that God's children, who have received Jerusalem Mother, nurse and are satisfied at Her comforting breasts, delighting in Her overflowing abundance, like a child.



Heavenly Mother whom the Bible testifies about


The existence of our heavenly Mother is already recorded in Genesis. Let's look back to the time when our heavenly Mother did the work of creation together with our heavenly Father.

Gen. 1:26~27『Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.』

When God created man in His own image, male and female were created in the image of God. This suggests that there are two images of God: male and female. That's why God said when creating man, "Let us make man ...," instead of saying, "I will make man..."



Even before the creation of the world, both images of God already existed: the male image of God and the female image of God. Therefore, those who have received only God the Father cannot be God's heirs. Although they live together in Abraham's family and call him Lord or Father, they cannot inherit his estate, just as Eliezer and Ishmael, who were not children of Sarah, didn't inherit Abraham's property.

If we just call out to God without knowing Him correctly, we cannot communicate with God. We can worship God rightly when we know Him. Keeping the will of God in mind, we should quickly proclaim Jerusalem our Mother, who is life, to all the nations of the world. As the eternal kingdom of God is close at hand, we will bear more good fruit if we fully proclaim the glory of Jerusalem our Mother. God's prophecy must surely be fulfilled if we believe in it and put it into practice.


Proclaim the glory of the New Jerusalem to the whole world


We have to fulfill the prophecies of the Bible diligently. Young adult members like the dew of the dawn must arise; the gospel must be preached to all nations; and the prophesied 144,000, whom John saw, will all come to Mount Zion and be guided by the Spirit and the Bride.


We must not delay doing God's work. Even at this moment, time passes away. Making the most of every moment, let's proclaim the glory of Jerusalem our heavenly Mother all the more. Some will probably intend to defame the glory of Jerusalem, like Tobiah and Sanballat. However, even amid their hindrance, the city of Jerusalem was completed without fail, because it was the work of the Holy Spirit, not something men could accomplish by themselves.

We all experienced the work of the Holy Spirit during the Preaching Festival of the Feast of Tabernacles. The number of the souls we found during the week of the Preaching Festival is almost the same as the number of the souls whom we had found for a year. How can we say it's the work of men? Since we all became one with filial piety toward Jerusalem our Mother, the gracious work of the Holy Spirit occurred, like a good son in an ancient Korean story who moved heaven and was able to find strawberries for his old mother in the middle of the winter.


Now, through the fire of the Holy Spirit, let's proclaim the glory of Jerusalem our Mother to the whole world. Then the people of all nations will come together to see the glory of God, and when each of them returns he will proclaim God's glory in his country (Isa. 66:18~19). How amazing!

It is our mission to proclaim the glory of Jerusalem throughout the whole world. When Gideon's army of 300 soldiers broke the jars, held the torches hidden in them and shouted, "For the LORD!" they were able to defeat 135,000 men and won a great victory. Likewise, when we shout out the glory of Jerusalem, a marvelous work will occur. Now is the time for us to break the jars and hold the torches high. Let's shout altogether, lifting up the torches. Let us all arise and shine the light of the gospel to the whole world. Looking forward to the day when God's glory will be shone brightly all over the world, let us diligently proclaim the light of the glory of the New Jerusalem to the whole world.