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    Lee Man-hee (Korean: 이만희; Hanja: 李萬熙; born 15 September 1931) is a Korean religious leader. Lee is the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a South Korean religious group with teachings derived from Christianity that is considered a pseudoreligion or cult by some mainstream Christian churches.

    • Why Shincheonji Vie For A Place in The Afterlife
    • Why So Many Fringe Religions Flourish in Korea
    • 'We See People Running Away from Home'
    • The Pandemic Shines A Light on The Church
    • Families of Followers Track Down The Leader
    • Former Believers Try to Save Others
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    Shincheonji followers are awaiting judgment day. Followers believe that after the apocalypse, only 144,000 true believers will be elevated to high priests. The number is taken from Chapter 7 of the Book of Revelation, which it interprets literally. Jehovah Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have similar interpretations. T...

    Compared with Europe, Christianity has a relatively short history in South Korea, but it's been very successful in converting believers. Despite preachers only arriving there in the 18th century, about a third of South Korea's 51 million people now identify as Christian. Presbyterian missionaries from the United States were influential in shaping t...

    Like fringe groups before it, Shincheonji argues that mainstream churches are so corrupt and decadent that they have lost their power to save Christians, according to Mr Byun. "Shincheonji says only through its interpretation of the Bible and through the leader can people be saved," he said. Shincheonji is particularly active on university campuses...

    Shincheonji received global attention last year when it was the centre of what was, at the time, the biggest COVID-19 outbreak in Korea More than 5,000 cases of COVID-19 were linked to the church and, at one point, it was calculated to represent 60 per cent of the cases in the country. In a nation where the population is nearly universally complian...

    According to court documents, Mr Lee is currently residing in a relatively nondescript apartment in outer Seoul. Choi Mi-suk heads to the complex every day. She sets up a small speaker and unfurls large banners, denouncing Shincheonji and Lee Man-hee. Ms Choi hopes her pleas to the church leader will lead to the return of her daughter. "Since my da...

    Kim Eun-kang lasted about a year in the church before choosing to leave. She said members of the sect pressured her to stay but she found strength in the Ansan Sangrok Church, a congregation made up almost entirely by former members of Shincheonji. Ansan Sangrok followers actively try to encourage people to leave Shincheonji, which they consider to...

    Shincheonji is a controversial religious group that claims to offer immortality and salvation through its leader, Lee Man-hee. The church has attracted thousands of followers, but also faced criticism and legal issues for its practices and influence.

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  2. Jan 13, 2021 · The leader of a South Korean religious sect has been found not guilty of breaking virus control laws. Lee Man-hee, who heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was however found guilty of...

  3. Learn about the life and ministry of Chairman Lee Man-Hee, the founder of SHINCHEONJI, a new religious movement in Korea. He claims to be the Messenger who received and ate the open scroll in Revelation 10 and to have witnessed the fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

  4. Aug 9, 2022 · Members believe that a South Korean man, Lee Man-hee, is a “chosen messenger of Jesus ” on Earth to bring about the Second Coming. Had Joshua done that research, he might have learned...

    • Holly Bancroft
  5. Aug 12, 2022 · Lee Man-hee, the 91-year-old founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was indicted two years ago for allegedly underreporting the number of Shincheonji followers and church locations to the government when the virus was quickly spreading among the followers.

  6. Aug 1, 2020 · Lee Man-hee, 88, heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus. More than 5,000 of its members became infected, making up 36% of all Covid-19 cases in the country. The authorities accuse him of...