The Shincheonji Church of Jesus held a graduation ceremony on November 2 for 59,192 students from its Zion Christian Mission Center, declaring they have "mastered the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation." The event, held at Shincheonji's Cheongju Church, featured testimonies from graduates including 2,248 ordained pastors, bringing the total number of pastor graduates over the past four years to more than 13,500.
Chairman Lee Man-hee addressed the crowd, stating, "The Bible warns that no one who adds to or takes away from God's Word can enter heaven (Revelation 22:18–19). Our church has mastered the Book of Revelation. If you want genuine faith—if you truly want to know God's Word—come to Shincheonji and learn." He urged Christians to "not rely on church hierarchy" but to look to the Bible itself.
The Zion Christian Mission Center requires students to complete three levels—elementary, intermediate, and advanced—and score at least 90 out of 100 on a final exam to graduate. Among the graduates, former pastor Oh Sun-kyung, who had led three churches, testified, "For years, I preached with confidence but carried a heavy burden—I could not understand Revelation. I read the Bible over 30 times, but the answers never came." After joining the Mission Center, he said, "Within an hour of the first class, my heart opened. Every lesson was grounded in Scripture—nothing else."
Other testimonies included Park Sang-jun, who spent over four decades in the Presbyterian Church, and Lígia Monteiro, who flew 16 hours from the Netherlands. Monteiro noted, "What makes Shincheonji different is that they don't interpret the Bible based on personal opinion. Every verse is explained using Scripture itself." Tan Young-jin, Director-General of the Zion Christian Mission Center, remarked, "Despite prejudice and misunderstanding, more people are being renewed through the Word. This proves God is with us."
The ceremony, themed "Love and Blessing—The Light That Shines on the World," drew over 20,000 graduates in person, with tens of thousands more joining online from Shincheonji churches worldwide. The event underscores the church's growing influence and its claim to provide answers to biblical mysteries that traditional seminaries have not explained.
