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===Bible Prophecies and Their Fulfillment=== | ===Bible Prophecies and Their Fulfillment=== | ||
The Bible is a book that testifies about the Savior<ref name=":7" /> and records prophecies about Christ who is to come. Jesus Christ lived according to the prophecies of the Old Testament, which include His birth, [[ | The Bible is a book that testifies about the Savior<ref name=":7" /> and records prophecies about Christ who is to come. Jesus Christ lived according to the prophecies of the Old Testament, which include His birth, [[Crucifixion|suffering on the cross]], resurrection, and ascension. The works of Jesus are proof that Jesus is the true Christ (God) prophesied in the Bible. | ||
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===The Dark Ages and the Reformation=== | ===The Dark Ages and the Reformation=== | ||
After [[Ascension of Jesus|Jesus’ ascension]], the early Church went beyond Israel and preached the [[gospel]] of Jesus Christ in Asia and Europe; however, around the end of the Apostolic Age, the Church became secularized, and the truth of the new covenant started to change little by little.<ref name=":8">{{인용 |url=https://jmagazine.joins.com/monthly/view/318953 |title=[Special Feature ● Luther's 500 Years of Religious Reformation – Church of God and Truth in the Bible] What are they believing and practicing? |website=Monthly JoongAng |publisher=|date=November 17, 2017 }}</ref> Abandoning the [[Sabbath]], some churches began to keep worship on Sunday, and [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]] was established in AD 321.<ref>John William Charles Wand, [https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=ZFqIAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=ko#v=onepage&q&f=false A History of the Early Church to AD 500], p. 79</ref> In AD 325, the Passover was abolished at the [[Council of Nicaea]].<ref>Earle E. Cairns, Christianity Through the Centuries, p. 112</ref> The place where the truth disappeared was filled with pagan idols such as the cross and doctrines that are not based on the Bible such as Christmas.<ref>Tim Dowley, The History of Christianity (A Lion Handbook), ''Lion Publishing'', 1994</ref> Through the Dark Ages, the truth of the new covenant, which Jesus taught and kept, completely disappeared. | After [[The Ascension of Jesus|Jesus’ ascension]], the early Church went beyond Israel and preached the [[gospel]] of Jesus Christ in Asia and Europe; however, around the end of the Apostolic Age, the Church became secularized, and the truth of the new covenant started to change little by little.<ref name=":8">{{인용 |url=https://jmagazine.joins.com/monthly/view/318953 |title=[Special Feature ● Luther's 500 Years of Religious Reformation – Church of God and Truth in the Bible] What are they believing and practicing? |website=Monthly JoongAng |publisher=|date=November 17, 2017 }}</ref> Abandoning the [[Sabbath]], some churches began to keep worship on Sunday, and [[Lord’s Day Worship (Sunday Worship)|Sunday worship]] was established in AD 321.<ref>John William Charles Wand, [https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=ZFqIAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=ko#v=onepage&q&f=false A History of the Early Church to AD 500], p. 79</ref> In AD 325, the Passover was abolished at the [[Council of Nicaea]].<ref>Earle E. Cairns, Christianity Through the Centuries, p. 112</ref> The place where the truth disappeared was filled with pagan idols such as the cross and doctrines that are not based on the Bible such as Christmas.<ref>Tim Dowley, The History of Christianity (A Lion Handbook), ''Lion Publishing'', 1994</ref> Through the Dark Ages, the truth of the new covenant, which Jesus taught and kept, completely disappeared. | ||
[[File:Der Anschlag von Luthers 95 Thesen.jpg|thumb|px|''Luther publishes the 95 Theses'' by Julius Hübner ( | [[File:Der Anschlag von Luthers 95 Thesen.jpg|thumb|px|''Luther publishes the 95 Theses'' by Julius Hübner (1806–1882)]] | ||
In the 16th century, [https://www.britannica.com/event/Reformation the Reformation] took place, and religious reformers such as [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther Luther], [https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Calvin Calvin], and [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Huldrych-Zwingli Zwingli] achieved freedom of faith against the corruption and irrational doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. Since then, many Protestant churches were established, but no one was able to restore the truth of the new covenant. Even though the world is filled with numerous denominations, the truth of the new covenant that Jesus established cannot be found. This is in accordance with what Jesus prophesied 2,000 years ago in which He said that no true faith would be found when He comes again.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Luke 18:8]</ref> | In the 16th century, [https://www.britannica.com/event/Reformation the Reformation] took place, and religious reformers such as [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther Luther], [https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Calvin Calvin], and [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Huldrych-Zwingli Zwingli] achieved freedom of faith against the corruption and irrational doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. Since then, many Protestant churches were established, but no one was able to restore the truth of the new covenant. Even though the world is filled with numerous denominations, the truth of the new covenant that Jesus established cannot be found. This is in accordance with what Jesus prophesied 2,000 years ago in which He said that no true faith would be found when He comes again.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Luke 18:8]</ref> | ||
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! style="width: 10%" |'''Topic'''!! style="width: 14%" |'''Prophecy'''!!'''Explanation''' | ! style="width: 10%" |'''Topic'''!! style="width: 14%" |'''Prophecy'''!!'''Explanation''' | ||
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|'''[[How | |'''[[How Jesus Comes a Second Time|Appearance]]'''||Coming in the clouds (Coming in the flesh) | ||
| align="left" |Jesus said that He would come on a cloud when He comes again. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A30-31&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:30–31 |publisher= }}</ref>Most Christians think of the clouds in the sky, but in the Bible, cloud refers to the flesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude+1%3A12&version=NIV |title=Jude 1:12 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+25%3A14&version=NIV |title=Proverbs 25:14 |publisher= }}</ref> It was prophesied that Jesus would come in a cloud,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7%3A13-14&version=NIV |title=Daniel 7:13–14 |publisher= }}</ref> but in reality, He came in the form of a man. | | align="left" |Jesus said that He would come on a cloud when He comes again. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A30-31&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:30–31 |publisher= }}</ref>Most Christians think of the clouds in the sky, but in the Bible, cloud refers to the flesh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude+1%3A12&version=NIV |title=Jude 1:12 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+25%3A14&version=NIV |title=Proverbs 25:14 |publisher= }}</ref> It was prophesied that Jesus would come in a cloud,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7%3A13-14&version=NIV |title=Daniel 7:13–14 |publisher= }}</ref> but in reality, He came in the form of a man. | ||
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|'''[[Timing of Jesus’ Second Coming|Time of Second Coming]]'''|| Parable of the fig tree|| align="left" |Jesus said that Christ would appear a second time when the fig tree is revived.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A30-33&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:30–33 |publisher= }}</ref> After Israel, which is represented as the fig tree,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+24%3A5&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 24:5}}</ref> was destroyed in Rome in AD 70, it miraculously gained independence in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://embassies.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/history/Pages/Israels%20War%20of%20Independence%20-%201947%20-%201949.aspx|title=Israel's War of Independence (1947-1949) |website=Israeli Missions Around The World}}</ref> | |'''[[Timing of Jesus’ Second Coming|Time of Second Coming]]'''|| Parable of the fig tree|| align="left" |Jesus said that Christ would appear a second time when the fig tree is revived.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A30-33&version=NIV |title=Matthew 24:30–33 |publisher= }}</ref> After Israel, which is represented as the fig tree,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+24%3A5&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 24:5}}</ref> was destroyed in Rome in AD 70, it miraculously gained independence in 1948.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://embassies.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/history/Pages/Israels%20War%20of%20Independence%20-%201947%20-%201949.aspx|title=Israel's War of Independence (1947-1949) |website=Israeli Missions Around The World}}</ref> | ||
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|'''[[Where | |'''[[Where Jesus Comes a Second Time|Place of Second Coming]]'''||In the east where the sun rises (Republic of Korea)|| align="left" |Apostle John prophesied that God’s work of putting a [[Seal of God|seal]], the last work of salvation, would begin in the east.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+7%3A1-3&version=NIV |title=Revelation 7:1–3 |publisher= }}</ref> In the Bible, the seal of God refers to the Passover.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+6%3A27-56&version=NIV |title=John 6:27–56 |publisher= }}</ref><ref name=":6" /> It means that God will appear with the Passover in the east in the last days. The country in the east is the Republic of Korea. It is located at the ends of the continent, east from the [https://www.google.com/maps?q=%ED%8C%8C%ED%8A%B8%EB%AA%A8%EC%8A%A4&rlz=1C1JJTC_koKR973KR973&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjX7OyRm7XzAhWRbN4KHYQaDlAQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA island of Patmos] where John saw the revelation. The reason Korea is the place of Jesus’ second coming among many countries in the east is because the Passover of the new covenant, which had disappeared after AD 325, reappeared in the Republic of Korea. | ||
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|'''Name'''||[[New Name on White Stone (New Name of Jesus)|Jesus’ New Name]]|| align="left" |The name of Second Coming Christ is the new name of Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A12&version=NIV |title=Revelation 3:12 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+2%3A17&version=NIV |title=Revelation 2:17 |publisher= }}</ref> The name of the Savior exists in each age<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&version=NIV |title=Matthew 28:19 |publisher= }}</ref>—the Age of the Father, the Age of the Son, and the Age of the Holy Spirit; the name of the Savior is [[Jehovah]] in the Age of the Father, and Jesus in the Age of the Son, and ''Jesus’ new name'' in the Age of the Holy Spirit. | |'''Name'''||[[New Name on White Stone (New Name of Jesus)|Jesus’ New Name]]|| align="left" |The name of Second Coming Christ is the new name of Jesus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A12&version=NIV |title=Revelation 3:12 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+2%3A17&version=NIV |title=Revelation 2:17 |publisher= }}</ref> The name of the Savior exists in each age<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&version=NIV |title=Matthew 28:19 |publisher= }}</ref>—the Age of the Father, the Age of the Son, and the Age of the Holy Spirit; the name of the Savior is [[Jehovah]] in the Age of the Father, and Jesus in the Age of the Son, and ''Jesus’ new name'' in the Age of the Holy Spirit. | ||