[2025-12-23] The First Heaven First Earth, and the New Heaven New Earth

The First Heaven First Earth, and the New Heaven New Earth 

The first heaven first earth refers to the former world that was judged and ended in Rv 6, and the new heaven new earth refers to the 12 tribes of God’s new kingdom and new people, re-created after the events of Rv 6 through sealing in Rv 7.

When Shincheonji held Word seminars, many Protestant pastors gathered to attend. At that time, the promised pastor of Shincheonji asked the pastors, “To which tribe do you belong?” But none of the pastors could answer. Why couldn’t they answer? It’s because the work of being sealed after the events of Rv 6 did not happen to them. Rv 6 describes the end of a corrupt era (the former heaven), which is judged and brought to an end, and Rv 7 describes how the 12 tribes are created through those who are sealed after the former heaven ends.

The promised Scripture cannot be broken. Shincheonji was created according to the promise of the Bible through the work of sealing and re-creating in Rv 7 after the judgment of the chosen people who betrayed in Rv 6. This is evident by the New Testament Revelation. The fact that Shincheonji was created with the 12 tribes according to the promise of Revelation proves this. Just as the world of Adam ended and the world of Noah was established, today the first heaven first earth ends according to the promise of the New Testament Revelation, and the new heaven new earth (Shincheonji)—the 12 tribes—are sealed and created (Rv 21:1). These 12 tribes are God’s promise and the promise of Revelation. Anyone who calls this as heresy is themselves the heretic. To call Shincheonji, which was created according to Revelation—without even knowing the promise of the New Testament—“heresy, heresy” is an act of ignorance and they are spiritually not right in the mind.

Protestantism and Catholicism have added to and subtracted from Revelation, while Shincheonji has mastered even the realities of Revelation. Yet, Protestantism and Catholicism have labeled Shincheonji as "heresy, cult". Therefore, Shincheonji has repeatedly proposed to these churches that they take a public test based on the standard of the New Testament Revelation to distinguish true orthodoxy from heresy in front of the public. However, still not a single person has responded to this. Why are the self-proclaimed orthodox scared to face those they call heretics? What kind of orthodoxy is this? They refuse to take the test because they know they will lose. Therefore, Shincheonji has won through the truth.

Long ago, at the time of Jesus’ first coming, the pastors of Jerusalem also called Jesus a heretic and a demon. And now, the pastors of traditional churches call Shincheonji—which God established—heresy? Shincheonji is not heresy, but the "heavenly denomination" (meaning "orthodoxy").

It is written that those who add to or take away from Revelation cannot enter heaven and will receive curses (plagues). Those who have added or subtracted from Revelation call Shincheonji—which has mastered even the realities of Revelation—heresy, cult. Even a dog would laugh. Shincheonji is the heavenly denomination, while the persecuting Catholic and Protestant churches would be "minus [below] the heavenly denomination". It must be great being closer to hell. 

Article 20, Sections 1 and 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea state: “All citizens shall enjoy freedom of religion, and religion and politics shall be separated.” Accordingly, religion must not interfere with world politics, and worldly politics must not interfere with religion. Shincheonji does not interfere with the world or with politics. The people of Shincheonji simply fulfill their duties as citizens. And as believers, we simply believe in and keep the promises of the Bible. That is why we have mastered the New Testament Revelation.

Today, as Revelation is being fulfilled, the first heaven first earth is judged and disappears, and God’s new kingdom, the new heaven new earth, is created. The first heaven first earth that is corrupted and disappears refers to the traditional churches—Catholics and Protestants—and the newly created new heaven new earth refers to the 12 tribes of Shincheonji. Shincheonji was created exactly as promised in Revelation without adding or subtracting, and it masters Revelation. As written in Rv 22, it has become the tree of life that bears 12 crops of fruit every month. Genesis records that whoever eats the fruit of the tree of life will live forever. To all believers who hope for heaven and eternal life, I hope you will eat the fruit of the tree of life from Shincheonji and achieve that hope. Amen.