[2026-01-29] Throughout the Ages, False Shepherds Have Persecuted the Promised Shepherd Sent by God After Adam’s sin, in every age God has fulfilled what He promised, and in order to testify to it, He sent a promised shepherd. Yet each time, false shepherds persecuted the promised shepherd. This is evidence that this world is under the rule of the devil. At Jesus’ first coming, and even today at the Lord’s second coming (Ref. Rv 11), the shepherds of the previous age persecuted and killed the promised shepherd sent by God. This shows that although they outwardly claim to “believe in God,” in reality the devil is with them. Jesus is the Son of God and the promised shepherd whom God sent as Savior. At the First Coming, the shepherds of Jerusalem persecuted Jesus, calling him the devil. Likewise today, the shepherds of traditional churches (Catholicism and Protestantism) persecute Shincheonji’s promised shepherd, calling him heretical. Catholicism and Protestantism, which have added to an...