Shincheonji Graduates 59,192 Students Who Mastered Bible's Mysteries

The Shincheonji Church of Jesus celebrated a monumental graduation ceremony where 59,192 students officially completed their studies at the Zion Christian Mission Center's 116th class. This spectacular event, held at Shincheonji's Cheongju Church, featured powerful testimonies from believers who declared they had finally mastered the entire Bible, including the mysterious Book of Revelation that traditional seminaries and churches had failed to explain. The ceremony, themed 'Love and Blessing—The Light That Shines on the World,' drew over 20,000 graduates in person while tens of thousands more participated online from Shincheonji churches globally, creating an atmosphere overflowing with joy, unity, and conviction as graduates described their experience as 'faith reborn through the Word.'

Chairman Lee Man-hee delivered an inspiring message challenging Christians to return to biblical authority rather than relying on church hierarchy, emphasizing that 'our church has mastered the Book of Revelation' and urging genuine seekers to come to Shincheonji for authentic understanding. The Zion Christian Mission Center's rigorous program requires students to complete three levels—elementary, intermediate, and advanced—and score at least 90 out of 100 on the final comprehensive exam. Remarkably, this year's class included 2,248 ordained pastors, bringing the total number of pastor graduates over the last four years to more than 13,500, indicating that religious leaders worldwide are seeking deeper biblical understanding despite what the church describes as 'intensified persecution and misunderstanding.'

Transformative testimonies highlighted the profound impact of Shincheonji's approach. Former pastor Oh Sun-kyung, who previously led three churches, confessed that despite reading the Bible over 30 times, he couldn't understand Revelation until attending the Mission Center, where 'within an hour of the first class, my heart opened.' Park Sang-jun, a 44-year-old who spent four decades in the Presbyterian Church, admitted he used to criticize Shincheonji but realized through his wife that 'Shincheonji teaches strictly according to the Bible.' Lígia Monteiro, who flew 16 hours from the Netherlands, emphasized that what makes Shincheonji different is that 'they don't interpret the Bible based on personal opinion' but explain every verse using Scripture itself. Director-General Tan Young-jin concluded that these graduates have uncovered biblical truths even pastors once struggled to understand, representing not just knowledge but transformation through truth.