4月 2009

Is SCJ Church of Jesus really a cult?

Is SCJ Church of Jesus really a cult? Is it a cult from God’s point of view or is it a cult from the point of view of men? We should confirm whether or not SCJ is a cult using the Bible as our standard. Let’s discover the correct answer.
 

The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony

Ref.: Rv 15:5; Rv 13:6; Heb 9:1-10; Ex 25:8-9, 22; Acts 7:44-45

The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony is the place for all nations to come and worship. This is the temple where the witnesses who have seen and heard all the events of Revelation (including the events of Rv 13) at the location they took place have gathered. After overcoming the beast in Rv 12, these witnesses have gathered before the sea of glass and the throne of God, according to the promises in Rv 2 and 3.

666—the mark of the beast

Main ref.: Rv 13:11-18; Dn 3:1-7; 1 Kgs 10:14; 1 Kgs 11:2-8; Mt 25:14-3; Dn 2; Dn 4; Dn 7; Mt 13:34-35

The beast with seven heads and ten horns that comes out of the sea

The references for today are Rv 13; Rv 17; Prv 30:1-2; Mt 7:6; Phil 3:2; 2 Pt 2:22; and Rv 22:15.

What is the beast that receives his authority and throne from the dragon in Rv 13 and Rv 17? Who is the prostitute in Rv 17?

The correct answer: Both refer to false pastors who belong to the earth and the dragon (i.e. the devil).

What is the scroll sealed with seven seals in Rv 5:1?

The sealed scroll contains prophecies that will be fulfilled in the end times of the given generation (Hb 2:2-3). Prophecies are given to people so that they might believe in the physical fulfillment of the prophecies when it arrives (Jn 14:29). Both the Old Testament (Is 29:9-14) and New Testament (Rv 5) are sealed. The sealed scroll in the Old Testament represented the prophecies that had to be fulfilled at Jesus’ first coming (Jn 19:30), and the sealed scroll in the New Testament represents the prophecies that have to be fulfilled at Jesus’ second coming (Rv 21:6).

What is the true identity of the tree of life in Gn 2 and Rv 22?

There are two kinds of trees in Gn 2: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil each represent people or pastors. The tree of life that appears in Gn 2 and Rv 22 each point to the same entity.

The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil are located in the middle of the Garden of Eden (Gn 2:9). Revelation 22:2, however, only mentions the tree of life.

What is the true meaning of Rv 1:7?

As the prologue to Revelation, Rv 1:1-8 is a highly condensed summary of all the chapters of Revelation. Before we discuss Rv 1:7, we should remind ourselves that Rv 1:7 is also part of that summary.

The fact that Jesus returns with the clouds means that he is coming in spirit. Clouds are capable of hiding things from view. In Acts 1:9-11, Jesus’ disciples were staring into the sky after Jesus’ ascension, and a cloud hid Jesus from their sight.

Who are the one who reads, those who hear, and those who obey in Rv 1:3?

Apostle John recorded Rv 1:1-8 as a summary of Revelation after he saw and heard the events of all the chapters of Revelation. Since Rv 1:3 is part of this summary of Revelation, the three entities mentioned in the title of this article—the one who reads, those who hear, and those who obey (Rv 1:3)—can be found elsewhere in Revelation. Anyone who desires the correct answer to the question in the title should ask Jesus, Apostle John, or the pastor in the position of Apostle John who ate the open book of Revelation in Rv 10 in reality.

Sin and life

Main references: Rv 21:1-7; Is 65:17-25; Jas 1:15; Gn 2:7; Jn 1:1-4; Jn 5:24-25; Gn 5; Jn 6:40, 47-57; Jn 8:51-55; Jn 11:25-27; Rv 22:1-5

People who lived in Adam’s time were able to live for almost 1,000 years (Gn 5). Now that roughly 6,000 years have passed, modern people are lucky to live over 80 years. Why has human life-expectancy fallen so dramatically?

True orthodoxy and true heresy

The Bible does not mention the word orthodoxy. The Bible does mention the word heresy, but it does not give a clear definition.