29 Facts About Ahn Sahng-hong

Ahn Sahng-hong was a South Korean religious leader and founder of the Church of God.

Ahn Sahng-hong was born to non-Christian parents on 13 January 1918 in the small, rural village of Myeongdeok-ri in the North Jeolla Province at a time when Korea was under Japanese rule.

Ahn Sahng-hong began attending the local congregation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1947 and received baptism in 1948.

Ahn Sahng-hong became critical of the teachings in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the church disfellowshipped him in March 1962.

Ahn Sahng-hong cites the First Epistle to the Corinthians and the First Epistle to Timothy as the sources for the name 'Church of God.

Ahn Sahng-hong published his claims in more than two dozen books.

Ahn Sahng-hong claimed the restoration of the New Covenant of the Early Church, insisting that the truth of the Apostolic early church had been distorted.

Ahn Sahng-hong wrote various interpretations of Bible prophecies about the second coming of Jesus, in his book 'The Mystery of God and the Spring of the Water of Life.

Ahn Sahng-hong says that human souls are angels who sinned in Heaven and were cast out, and that the New Covenant Passover is the way to receive the forgiveness of sins through the blood of Jesus Christ and to return to Heaven.

Ahn Sahng-hong collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage after lunch on 24 February 1985, and passed away the following day, 25 February at the Maryknoll Hospital, at the age of 67.

Ahn Sahng-hong was buried at Seokgye Cemetery, located 30 kilometres away from Busan.

Ahn Sahng-hong claimed that King David is a prophecy about Jesus Christ, the spiritual King David.

Ahn Sahng-hong said that since Jesus preached the gospel for 3 years and ascended, he must appear in flesh again to fulfill the remaining 37 years of the 40-year reign on the throne of David and then die.

Ahn Sahng-hong died in 1985,37 years after he was baptized at the age of 30 in 1948.

All attendees confirmed the evidence left by Ahn Sahng-hong, recognizing Kim Joo-cheol as his successor and Zahng Gil-jah was born on 1943 and as the spiritual bride established by Ahn Sahng-hong.

Ahn Sahng-hong's son Ahn Sahng-hong Kwang-sup was born on 1954 and is an elder in the church and continues to expound on his father's work.

Ahn Sahng-hong emphasized that salvation does not depend on knowing the day of the end but rather on believing in and obeying the truth of the new covenant.

Ahn Sahng-hong interpreted the 'Bride of Christ' as the 'church' or 'saints' in his books.

However, in his book 'The Mystery of God and the Spring of the Water of Life,' published in 1980, Ahn Sahng-hong mentioned in the sixth-day creation diagram, 'In the last days, the Spirit and the Bride will appear and lead all Gentile people.

Ahn Sahng-hong left very contrasting information regarding the two spiritual brides.

Ahn Sahng-hong began self-proclaiming herself as the 'Heavenly Jerusalem' and the 'spiritual bride' from 1982, claiming that removing the regulation of the head veil for women was her mission.

Ahn Sahng-hong made her claims into a book and distributed it, gathering followers within the church.

Ahn Sahng-hong traveled to churches and gave sermons refuting her claims, and in 1983, he produced and distributed two booklets refuting her claims.

World Mission Society Church of God claims that Ahn Sahng-hong Sang-hong established her as the spiritual bride.

One of the pieces of evidence that Ahn Sahng-hong Sang-hong established her as the Spiritual Bride is a photograph from the last Passover service on April 15,1984.

The central argument to the claim that Ahn Sahng-hong should be the Second Coming of Jesus is the proposition that he fulfilled a Davidic prophecy by preaching 37 years from his baptism on 16 December 1948 to his death on 25 February 1985.

In 2011, a protocol from the Seventh-day Adventist Church was discovered, stating Ahn Sahng-hong was baptised when he was 36 years old on 9 October 1954 by Pastor Gim Seo-gyeong.

Ahn Sahng-hong noted in several writings and his Bible that he was baptized in Nakseom, Incheon, in 1948.

Ahn Sahng-hong had already received a revelation in 1953 and began to make arguments against the doctrine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.