The HWPL World Peace Summit Marks its 10th Anniversary, Celebrating Ten Years of Worldwide Dedication to Peace.

Seoul, South Korea – On September 18, 2024, the 10th Anniversary of the HWPL World Peace Summit will be celebrated in South Korea and various locations worldwide reaching 122 countries.

Under the theme ‘Creating World Peace Community Through Regional Collaboration’, this event commemorates, global leaders’ and citizens’ commitment to peace that lasted for a decade, with an eye towards future strategies to promote global harmony.

In 2014, the Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international peace organization, convened over a thousand global leaders from politics, religion, women’s groups, youth organizations, and the media from about 140 countries to the inaugural HWPL World Peace Summit in Seoul. The summit addressed the issues of conflict resolution, religious harmony, and the implementation of legal instruments to ensure lasting peace.

HWPL states that the purpose of the anniversary is to review achievements since 2014 and discuss future plans. The event aims to gather regional talents and establish networks essential for tailored peace strategies, strengthening regional networks to tackle local peace threats and harnessing collective capacities. To achieve this, various sessions will be held in each country at different levels.

Under the slogan “Let’s have everyone become a messenger of peace,” HWPL advocates for individual responsibility in promoting peace at all levels. HWPL plans to collect messages of peace from people around the world and reveal them at the event representing the desire for peace and unity of people from all walks of life around the world in the name of peace.

Fostered by the agreements signed in 2014, over the past decade, HWPL, alongside its global partners, committed to addressing global challenges such as military tensions, economic disputes, climate change, and cyber security threats through enhanced regional cooperation and collective action. HWPL’s dedicated to establishing a robust peace governance framework, connecting international organizations, governments, and civil societies.

Back in the 9th Anniversary in 2023, Chairman Lee Man-hee of HWPL said, “Why should the lives of young people be sacrificed in war? What is politics, and for whom is it for? When war breaks out, it is young people who are sacrificed. Peace cannot be achieved through words alone. If peace had won in this world, there would have been no regrettable deaths. We must leave peace as a legacy to the global community where our descendants will live.”

Join Transformative Bible Conference, Sparking Hope for Christian Revival in Europe

Video of Chairman Man Hee Lee’s lecture from the Shincheonji Word Conference on June 8, being shown at the Continental Word Conference in Paris.

As the 2024 Continental Bible Conference series is scheduled to take place in Africa in the coming months, pastors and congregants from Gqeberha who virtually participated in the Europe leg, are eagerly anticipating joining and contributing to the African conference in person.

A beacon of hope shone over Europe as the recent Word Conference in Paris, organised by the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, drew over 7,000 participants, including 1,000 pastors, in a quest for spiritual rejuvenation amidst declining church attendance and secularisation trends across the continent.

The conference, held on June 15, marked a pivotal moment in the “2024 Continental Bible Conference” series, which commenced in the Philippines and responded to fervent calls from pastors seeking a revival in Europe.

Keynote speaker Chairman Man-Hee Lee emphasised the importance of understanding Revelation without deviation, urging pastors to transmit this essential message faithfully. “God’s work is accomplished as described in Revelation,” Chairman Lee asserted. “And it is crucial for pastors to teach this to their congregations without alteration.”

Venue of the Continental Word Conference held in Paris, France, on June 15.

European pastors echoed their eagerness to delve deeper into Shincheonji Church’s teachings on the Book of Revelation, anticipating a revival through continuous exchanges and shared understanding.

“Learning about Revelation was truly profound and amazing. I wanted to learn more about the Bible, and if I had been invited to Korea, I would have started preparing for the ticket (airfare) right away,” expressed Pastor Delly Delphin Matondo from the Full Gospel denomination, reflecting on the conference.

Seung Joo Lee, head of one of the 12 branches at Shincheonji Church, imparted insights on biblical prophecies and their contemporary relevance, encouraging pastors to embrace the fulfilled words of Revelation as a catalyst for spiritual awakening.

Seung Joo Lee, head of the Simon Tribe at Shincheonji Church, delivering a lecture at the Continental Word Conference in Paris, France.

The conference came at a critical juncture as Europe grappled with modernization and a decline in traditional church attendance, compounded by societal shifts towards secularism and liberal theology. The World Christianity Research Center highlighted a plateau in the Christian population, signalling a need for renewed vigour within European churches.

“Many pastors expressed keen interest in deepening their understanding of Revelation through our educational programs, and we are committed to supporting this through our Zion Christian Mission Centers across Europe.”

The conference’s impact extended beyond Europe, resonating with pastors in Africa and South Africa in particular. Plans are underway for additional World Conferences, including a global gathering in Korea later in the year, aimed at fostering unity and theological clarity among pastors worldwide.

As of June 5, 2024, Shincheonji Church has signed MOUs with 12,538 churches in 83 countries. Additionally, 1,341 churches in 41 countries have joined Shincheonji Church and changed their signs. As of the end of May, 5,614 pastors are currently enrolled in Bible education courses at the Zion Christian Mission Center both domestically and internationally.

For more information on upcoming conferences and educational opportunities, visit Shincheonji Church’s official website.

Record-breaking 108,084 Students Graduate from International Bible Course – A Beacon of Hope

On Saturday 18 November 2023 Shincheonji Church of Jesus hosted a photo exhibition in Cape Town showcasing the record-breaking graduation ceremony of more than 108,000 students from around the world who had successfully completed the church’s theological course. 

The images captured the graduation ceremony which was held at the Daegu Stadium in South Korea and locally on Sunday 12 November 2023. The event was broadcasted live to hundreds of locations worldwide where thousands more graduates joined and participated.

In Southern Africa just under 3,000 students graduated with 2,322 from South Africa, 228 from Namibia, 67 from Zimbabwe, and numerous others from Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini. Local ceremonies were held in Cape Town, Gqeberha, Durban, Johannesburg, Windhoek, Harare, and many other Southern African metros.

According to Shincheonji Church officials this marks the third occasion on which more than 100,000 students graduate from the church’s Bible courses. Previously 103,764 in 2019 and 106,186 in 2022 graduated during similar ceremonies.

Amongst the students graduating were 6,274 former and current Christian pastors and leaders from different denominational backgrounds. “My experience was so marvelous, because before I thought I knew the whole Bible, but now I came to know the revealed Word of God (Bible), which is the one that gives salvation,” said Pastor Philip Mathebula from Gqeberha.

Pastor Tjaheja Meroro added that, “It was a great honour to be among 108,084 students graduating today. It was well organized and well planned. I will invite lots of people to come and join this, because it’s a great event. But most importantly we study the book of God (Bible) – to have peace in the world. If we don’t know the word of God then we have war in this world, but I don’t want that. I want peace. So here we are learning to have peace.”

In his congratulatory speech, Man-Hee Lee, the chairman of Shincheonji Church said, “God will witness our gathering. Let us strive to make a better world according to the will of God.”

The director of Shincheonji’s theological centre, Tan Young-Jin, urged graduates to take what they have learned and put it into practice to have a positive impact on their local community. “Now, let us take the lead in healing the nations and achieving global peace.”

Jessica De Leuw, a graduate from Cape Town said, “Shincheonji is the only church where more than 100,000 saints gather annually to celebrate such a glorious occasion. This is truly a beacon of hope, especially in a world faced with so much turmoil, conflicts, wars, and disasters. So many people studied because the true Word is here, and God and Jesus are present. I sincerely hope that everyone will verify the Word and strive to become one within the Bible.”

During the graduation ceremony a 15-minute card section performance entitled “The New Testament Revelation testified by Shincheonji: The Events of Betrayal, Destruction, and Salvation” uniquely told the story of the entire chapters of Revelation in the Bible in a compressed form. 10,000 individuals took part in this card section receiving enthusiastic cheers and applause from the crowds.

Due to the large-scale nature of the event great focus was placed on safety, security, and order. “We also placed significant emphasis on emergency response training, deployment of medical personnel, and the establishment of a medical system to prepare for cold weather and unforeseen circumstances,” the church said in a statement.

New Guinness world record set by church for blood donation

Over 71,000 members of the youth volunteer group ‘WE ARE ONE’, head quartered in South Korea, set a new Guinness World Records™ title for the most people to sign up online as blood donors within 24 hours. 

‘WE ARE ONE’ that forms part of the international church organisation, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, set a goal of 70,000 blood donations in an attempt to raise awareness of the importance of donating blood. Through their “Life ON Youth ON” donation campaign, the group wanted to help alleviate the blood shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.

While 71,121 volunteers registered to donate within 24 hours on 1 October this year in South Korea, more than 700 of Shincheonji’s congregation members in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe also participated in this campaign. African members of the church wanted to show their unity with this noble cause.

While the majority of countries in Southern Africa have been struggling to maintain sufficient blood stock levels since the pandemic started, most national blood agencies welcomed this initiative taken by ‘WE ARE ONE’ and Shincheonji. 

According to a report published by the World Health Organisation in June 2022, shortages of blood have impacted all countries during and since the COVID-19 pandemic started. 

Through ‘Red Connect’, the official blood donation smartphone application developed for the Korean Red Cross, all the volunteers registered online within 24 hours to donate blood. This is almost seven times the previous world record of 10,217 (8 hours) held by India.

Junsu Hong, the head of ‘WE ARE ONE’ said, “It was possible to achieve our goal not only because of the volunteers, but also the Korean Red Cross officials working at the forefront to solve the blood shortage, and the IT company that developed an efficient blood donation application system.”

In South Korea a total of 43,811 people completed their blood donation since the campaign started. The plan is to reach the goal of more than 71,000 people by November.

In South Africa Khulekani Zuma, a spokesperson for the South African Nation Blood Service said, “I must say I am very moved by the Shincheonji Church initiative to break the World Record. I’m very proud and happy that they’ve taken this stance to try and save lives, not only by talking, but by taking action as well.”

Thousands join online seminar to hear fulfillment reality of scripture

On Saturday 23 July 2022 thousands of Christian believers were able to hear the fulfilment of Christian biblical prophecies being testified online. The Chairman of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Mr. Man-Hee Lee, emphasized how the prophecy of the Bible book of Revelation has been fulfilled in reality today.

During the seminar, called “Prophecy and Ful­fil­ment of the Old & New Tes­ta­ment”, he explained each chapter of Revelation one by one and urged pastors, believers and skeptics alike to check Scripture again and again for themselves. “Pastors, please make a correct decision” he exclaimed earnestly. 

Chairman Lee said that one can most certainly believe the Bible without a doubt when the contents of Matthew 24 and the book of Revelation (that prophesy about the Second Coming of Jesus), are fulfilled. “I want to prove what I saw and heard in person. If there is anything wrong with what I say as evidence, please let me know. Anytime.”

This special seminar was broadcasted on the official YouTube channel of Shincheonji and will remain available for anyone to watch. The previous seminar on 4 July was also conducted by Chairman Lee. He summarized the contents of the church’s Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced level courses. The church makes all its lessons available free of charge to the public to watch and learn at any time on YouTube.

The recent series of seminars reflect the growing interest in what Shincheonji is testifying and the actual evidence it provides. The number of views of Shincheonji’s lectures and courses has now exceeded 20 million worldwide. Numerous requests for material to be sent and provided to those watching the lectures are received daily by the church.

Shincheonji Church of Jesus recorded an annual increase of more than 20,000 members in 2020 and 2021 when the COVID-19 pandemic was raging. More than 100,000 people attended online lectures in the first half of this year alone, making the year-end graduation ceremony of 100,000 students achievable.

Despite slander and persecution from many churches and politicians, the rapid increase in the church’s membership is largely attributed to evidence provided by various public seminars as posted on the Shincheonji YouTube channel.

Subsequently, Chairman Lee, who proved the events of each chapter of Revelation, said that God’s kingdom must be established on earth so that God can come. He said, “I’m not talking about what I’ve learned from anyone or what I have studied and learned. I’m talking about what I’ve seen with my own eyes and what I’ve heard with my own ears.” Chairman Lee urged believers to be part of the 144,000 and great multitude who have come out from the great tribulation, as mentioned in Revelation. He added that one needs to be sealed and recreated through God’s Word and explained the process of God’s salvation in the book of Revelation.

The chairman of the church concluded, “This individual has seen and heard it first-hand. Even if I die, I cannot say that I couldn’t deliver God’s word,” and urged saints to check Scripture, the evidence, and to believe.

This seminar and many other lectures and courses are available on the official Shincheonji YouTube channel: https://​youtu.be/-​4D­in3u4dk0

Christians encouraged to unite and become one

On Monday 4 July 2022 the Chairman of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Mr Man-Hee Lee, addressed Christian pastors, believers and journalists worldwide through a special online seminar and encouraged Christians to investigate the prophecies of the book and Revelation.

The church organised this special seminar as summary after its global online Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced Level courses based on the Bible came to a conclusion on 27 June. The duration of the course was nine months.

Chairman Lee encouraged Christians to “become one by checking the revealed testimony of reality” while referring to the many prophecies and promises recorded in the Bible being fulfilled. The seminar entitled “66 Books of the Bible, Secrets of Heaven and the Testimony of the New Testament Revelation”, was broadcasted on YouTube and was attended by pastors from all over the world, including more than 240 pastors from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and other Southern African countries.

Pastors, believers and journalists were encouraged by Chairman Lee saying, “If you have any evidence of this testimony being wrong or any abnormalities, please always tell me.” He expressed his desire to explain Christian Scripture without anyone having misunderstandings or confusion regarding the content of the lessons.

“We need to check when, where, and how far Jesus’ promises have been fulfilled, not just believing unconditionally,” Chairman Lee said. The Chairman further emphasised that, “If the evidence of the entire book of Revelation and the New and Old Testaments that Shincheonji revealed is correct, shouldn’t everyone believe it?”

Shincheonji Chairman Lee

Chairman Lee explained how Jesus made a New Covenant in Luke 22 as recorded in the Bible and said that, “The New Covenant is that Jesus, who fulfilled the Old Testament, promised to come back at the time of his second coming.” Chairman Lee further explained that Jesus wanted to achieve what is explained in the Biblical book of Revelation through the New Testament, and added how God wants to fulfil this in our era.

He made an appeal to those listening to the seminar: “Didn’t you record what Shincheonji Church testified to the whole world? If the word is correct, let us become one in the word and come before God.” Chairman Lee concluded by saying, “As the Old Testament is fulfilled, the New Testament is also fulfilled. We have testified the main contents of Revelation and the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. Please record it and watch it again and again, and let us become one.”

While Shincheonji’s nine-month long online Bible course recently concluded, the church expects more than 100,000 students to graduate later this year. The Bible course had more than 21 million views. It is available online together with the recent seminar (on 4 July presented by Chairman Man-Hee Lee) on Shincheonji Church’s official YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShincheonjiChurchofJesus

Hundreds of churchgoers answer the call to donate blood amidst national shortage

More than 600 members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Southern Africa answered the call to donate blood on Saturday 28 May 2022 to help ease the national blood shortage. Donations in some cities have started as early as Wednesday with many more churchgoers expressing their desire to help by donating much-needed blood. 

According to Ravi Reddy, the CEO of the South African National Blood Service (SANBS), blood stock levels are currently at a critically low level due to the COVID-19 pandemic that limited access to regular blood drive venues. “We are appealing to the public to please donate much-needed blood.”

In the Western Cape alone the WCBS needs to collect a minimum of 700 units of blood daily to sustain demand in the province. “One unit of blood equals 475ml that is collected from one donor. We always try and ensure a 5-day blood stock supply. Unfortunately, at the moment we are in critical need, and we only have a 1-day supply,” says Marike Gevers, spokesperson for the Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS).

Other provinces of South Africa are experiencing a similar challenge. The shortage caused by the pandemic is said to be worsened by the recent floods, devastation and unrest in some provinces that made it difficult to maintain a steady blood collection and supply.

A church member from Shincheonji in Durban participating in the blood donation drive

Neelashan Govender, a representative of the SANBS in the Durban area, remains hopeful the situation will get better. He lamented the fact that the closure of schools due to holidays, impacts blood stock volume as it is scholars who normally donate in their numbers. Govender emphasized the importance of blood type O – as it can be used for all the other blood types.

With this cry for help, hundreds of members of Shincheonji churches from Cape Town, Gqeberha, Durban, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg and as far afield as Bafokeng decided to organise a national blood drive. “The church’s desire is to assist and alleviate this burden on the national and local blood service caused by the aftermath of the pandemic. We want to help the community and save lives in this time of shortage,” a spokesperson for the church said.

“I want to help by giving 30-minutes of my time to donate one unit of blood, and hopefully save one or more lives. I am so excited that so many other members have also decided to do the same,” Cleo Solomons, a congregation member of Shincheonji Church, said.

The blood donation drive that took place in Gqeberha

Another churchgoer, Nolwazi Bengu, said that “Because our hearts are for helping people, we moved as fast as lightning to organise this blood drive throughout the country. This is the very least that we can do. Please be encouraged by this and take some time yourself to also come and donate your blood.”

Approximately 18,000 members of the church in South Korea also participated in donating blood since the start of their drive in April. This number was recorded as the largest group blood donation in the country to date. The head of the Korean Red Cross Blood Service, Mr Namsun Cho, said in a statement, “When the impact of the Omicron reached its peak, Shincheonji Church launched a large-scale blood donation drive. It was like rain during the drought. We are surprised that the number of donors exceeded 6,000 in just 3 days and so many more participated. We appreciate their life-saving dedication.”

In KwaZulu-Natal, Govender from the SANBS further asked for other churches to emulate Shincheonji Church and donate blood as the shortage remains critical in the province. He said that although the SANBS have worked with other churches before, they found the Shincheonji national blood drive encouraging as the church has pledged to bring their donor members in droves this past Saturday. 

“We don’t have that many donors that come out and so many people who are actually into donating blood. So, it’s quite amazing what Shincheonji did. It makes a huge difference,” said Chantelle Bouw from the SANBS in Gqeberha. “One blood donation can save up to three people’s lives.” She urged the public to also participate by visiting their nearest donation centre.

To find your nearest donation centre contact 0800 119 031. You can also visit www.sanbs.org.za

A group of 18,000 blood donations contributes to stability of blood supply in South Korea

Blood short­ages due to COVID-19 are preva­lent across the world. In Jan­u­ary, the Amer­i­can Red Cross de­clared “a na­tional blood cri­sis” pois­ing a great risk to pa­tient care. In March, a US-based non-profit or­ga­ni­za­tion Memo­r­ial Blood Cen­ters (MBC) de­clared the blood “emer­gency” due to a lack of the stock of type O blood at only 1-2 day sup­ply and ap­pealed to the pub­lic par­tic­i­pa­tion in a sin­gle blood do­na­tion that can save up to three lives.

Accord­ing to the Red Cross, blood is used for a va­ri­ety of pur­poses, in­clud­ing se­ri­ous in­juries caused by ac­ci­dents, sur­gi­cal pro­ce­dures, ane­mia, child­birth, and can­cer treat­ment. But since blood can­not be ar­ti­fi­cially pro­duced, ex­perts say the only so­lu­tion to the blood sup­ply lies in do­nat­ing blood.

In South Ko­rea, in co­op­er­a­tion with Heav­enly Cul­ture, World Peace and Restora­tion of Light (HWPL), 18,000 mem­bers of Shin­cheonji Church of Je­sus and HWPL par­tic­i­pated in blood do­na­tion for two weeks from April 18th. This num­ber was recorded as the largest group blood do­na­tion in the coun­try.

Youth members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus participated in the donation drive.

Nam­sun Cho, head of the Ko­rean Red Cross Blood Ser­vices, said, “When the im­pact of the Omi­cron reached its peak, Shin­cheonji Church of Je­sus launched a large scale of blood do­na­tion. It was like rain dur­ing a drought. We are sur­prised that the num­ber of donors ex­ceeded 6,000 in 3 days and more peo­ple par­tic­i­pated. We ap­pre­ci­ate their life-sav­ing ded­i­ca­tion.”

“They did a re­ally great job in the life-shar­ing move­ment. This scale is equiv­a­lent to one army corps do­nat­ing blood for a year. The num­ber of blood donors is nearly four times the num­ber in a nor­mal day, a great help in over­com­ing the cur­rent blood sup­ply cri­sis,” said an of­fi­cial from the Blood Ser­vices.

“We also ap­pre­ci­ate the mem­bers of the Shin­cheonji Church of Je­sus who par­tic­i­pated in the na­tion­wide plasma do­na­tion for the de­vel­op­ment of a treat­ment for COVID-19 back in 2020,” he added.

In South Ko­rea, blood do­na­tion cer­tifi­cates are is­sued to blood donors. The cer­tifi­cate can be used when pay­ing for a blood trans­fu­sion so that the trans­fu­sion fee to pa­tients is de­ducted. All the donors of Shin­cheonji Church of Je­sus and HWPL also do­nated their cer­tifi­cates to al­le­vi­ate the fi­nan­cial bur­den of pa­tients who need blood for treat­ment.

Shin­cheonji Church of Je­sus, head­quar­tered in Gwacheon, South Ko­rea, is con­tribut­ing to the com­mu­ni­ties through vol­un­teer ac­tiv­i­ties in­clud­ing plasma and blood do­na­tions, al­though the church suf­fered greatly from the ini­tial stage of COVID-19 pan­demic.

HWPL, head­quar­tered in Seoul, South Ko­rea, is a non-gov­ern­men­tal or­ga­ni­za­tion un­der the UN Eco­nomic and So­cial Coun­cil and De­part­ment of Global Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is car­ry­ing out long-term peace pro­jects through ed­u­ca­tion, re­lief, and youth em­pow­er­ment based on sol­i­dar­ity with civil so­ci­ety and in­ter­na­tional or­ga­ni­za­tions in 193 coun­tries.

Pastors Unite as One for the sake of God’s Kingdom

On Saturday morning 2 April 2022 more than 1500 church leaders and pastors from various churches, denominations, languages, and nations who have established Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Shincheonji Church of Jesus, joined together for a special global conference.

The “Conference for Pastors in Partnership with Shincheonji Church” was hosted by Shincheonji chairman, Mr. Man-Hee Lee, to share the progress of online Bible seminars that began in 2021. Pastors were updated about MOUs established thus far along with examples of cooperation and collaboration between Shincheonji and other church organisations around the world.

According to Shincheonji Church of Jesus, 2155 pastors, 22 seminary schools, 958 churches in 67 countries have established MOUs with Shincheonji. The church is providing theology material and instructors for the churches and seminary schools that have established MOUs with them, to educate people about the Bible as mutually decided upon in the agreement.

The theme of unity under God came across strongly with chairman Man-Hee Lee reminding pastors that “We are one in God,” and urging pastors to take up their role as shepherds and work together for God’s kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven.

The head of Shincheonji’s Ministry of International Missions stated, “Many participants from Africa in the Bible Seminar from August last year reached out to establish MOUs with us. This led to the first MOU in September 2021 with the Worship in the Presence of GodChurch in Uganda,” explaining how Shincheonji first started to establish MOUs with other churches.

Many similar examples were shared. Pastor Willifred Endohu, a pastor who has been leading his church for 11 years in Cote d’Ivoire, introduced himself stating, “I studied theology in a seminary and was trained to be a pastor through prayer meetings and began ministering to a church in a very small room. Thankfully enough, 11 years later my congregation has grown to be about 500 members. I am also a lecturer at a seminary institute as well.”

Pastor Endohu is currently learning Lesson 16 of the Introductory Level course in Shincheonji’s Zion Mission Center. He confessed that his “thoughts and knowledge of the Bible have been broken and is changing through the lessons. Jesus and the Word that has become flesh has struck a chord in my heart. I also want to preach the Revealed Word after I’m done studying. I want to share this Word to the people in my congregation that have been following me for the last 8 years,” showing his aspirations upon completing the courses.

He also added, “I want to express how thankful I am for Mr. Lee because that’s how I could receive the Revealed Word from God. Mr. Lee could not have taught such a profound Word if he had not met God and Jesus. I want to tell my fellow pastors that what I have seen and verified is that all the answers are in the Bible and Shincheonji is testifying those answers according to the Bible. Please come and check for yourselves.”

During the conference, Mr. Lee shared about how he has come to share the Word and the role of pastors today. “Revelation is about re-creation. If you look at Revelation 21, the first heaven and the first earth pass away and a new heaven and a new earth are created. It is about creating people and all creation again,” Chairman Lee stated. He continued to explain that those who are born of God’s seed are harvested and sealed to create God’s new kingdom and new people at the time of Revelation.

He also added, “Writing the word of all the chapters of Revelation in people’s hearts is harvesting, sealing, and nurturing those who have been born of God’s seed and making them into the citizens of God’s kingdom. [This is why] Jesus showed me the events of all the chapters of Revelation and commanded me to testify to all the churches,” as he explained the role of the promised pastor today.

In his concluding remarks, Mr. Lee stated, “We must become freedom fighters of God’s kingdom who restore what God lost. Let’s fight and overcome the devil with the blood of Jesus and the word of testimony and create the people of God’s kingdom so that God may finally come and reign over the world after 6000 years. This is what [God] has made known to us through the Bible. I hope that everyone engraves the words of all the chapters of Revelation—which is the law of heaven—in their hearts. There is only one God, one Bible, and one hope. We, as those who believe in God, are also one. We are one!”

Shincheonji’s lectures are available online in 24 different languages on YouTube with over 1.5 million views to date. Anyone can view these lessons free of charge by visiting the church’s official YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/c/ShincheonjiChurchofJesus

Institutional Peace to Counteract the Threats of Global Conflicts

In the present era where the safety of individual lives is constantly threatened by widespread conflicts, peacebuilding is currently demanded to develop into a system that promotes the values, norms, and culture of peace for all countries, communities, and individuals, based on the shared principles of coexistence and interdependence of the global community.

‘HWPL’s 6th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)’ was held online on 14 March 2022 with over 5,000 participants, under the theme, Institutionalizing Peace: Building a Legal Foundation for Sustainable Peace.

An UN-affiliated NGO Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), has endorsed combined efforts of governments and civil society that lead to the institutionalisation of peace in each society. Its DPCW proclaimed in 2016 has provided a guide to citizen-led peace advocacy, in line with international organizations including the UN, the African Union (AU), and the EU that have stressed normative guidance as a standard for substantial conflict resolution with the participation of women and youth.

As for the need to “build a legal foundation for sustainable peace,” Dr. Kamal Hossain, the President of International Law Association (ILA) Bangladesh Branch said, “The precondition for achieving peace is securing peoples’ inalienable rights, which include equality before the law, equal protection of the law, non-discrimination, freedom to associate, freedom to assemble, and freedom to express.”

In addition, Ms. Anna Cervenakova, a member of HWPL International Law Peace Committee, mentioned “In the world’s ongoing crisis, governments question themselves, what kind of action would be the best action to take in order to overcome the emergency crisis. The need for human development, by overcoming the public health emergency, climate change, economic decline, restrictions on human rights, brings us to the point of how these burdens are solved by the institutions of the governments. Much of the burdens of the work is, therefore, on the side of the governments, so it is important what are the priorities in their institutional agenda.”

As one of the speakers, Prof. Rommel Santos Diaz of international law at the Universidad INCE said that government offices including the Senate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Attorney General’s Office in the Dominican Republic have been working with NGOs for the purpose of the “state’s decision-making for public policies on citizen security and human rights” based on the DPCW.

Responding to prevalent threats from religious conflicts, Imam Moulana Shafiek Nolan in Westridge of South Africa expressed, “(T)he DPCW emphasises the importance of peace between religions and the cessation of religious conflict. The monthly scripture dialogue hosted by HWPL particularly aims to create a platform to break down misunderstandings of religious scripture and practices, mirroring the values expressed in the DPCW.”

Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL said that wars and conflicts continue to occur since “wars can be triggered if it is allegedly necessary according to the current international law, which is why this cannot put an end to war.” He highlighted that all members of the global village need to be united as one as “messengers of peace” to “certainly create a thing (international law for peace) that can bring about peace.”

On February 28, HWPL issued a statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that includes refugee protection and global youth solidarity against war and is delivering it to 192 countries. The DPCW presents principles of peace to be promoted by the international society such as prohibiting the use of force, fostering religious freedom, and civic participation to spread a culture of peace. It highlights that sustainable peace can be achieved through all members of the global society by identifying not only nation-states but also international organizations and all citizens as the main actors in building peace.

For the full text of the DPCW or Statement Regarding Russia and Ukraine, you may visit : www.hwpl.kr