Chapter 8 marks the transition from prophecy to physical fulfillment. According to SCJ doctrine, the breaking of the seventh seal (Revelation 8:1) means that the scroll of Revelation has been fully opened, and its contents can now be testified to. This signals the start of judgment, not upon the world in general, but specifically on the corrupted chosen people—those from the “first tabernacle” who once belonged to God but later betrayed Him.
SCJ teaches that the seven trumpets symbolize proclamations of judgment. The trumpet blowers are angelic spirits working through physical bodies to declare judgment on the betrayers. The first four trumpets describe spiritual destruction in fractions of a third:
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One-third of congregation members killed (1st trumpet)
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One-third of branch churches judged (2nd)
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One-third of pastors deceived by Wormwood (3rd)
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One-third of the spiritual sun, moon, and stars darkened (4th)
A key figure here is “Wormwood”, whom SCJ identifies as Mr. Oh, a leader who once belonged to the Tabernacle Temple but betrayed and formed a sect, polluting others with false doctrine (called “poisonous water”).
The chapter ends with a heavenly eagle (interpreted as a high-ranking angel) crying out: “Woe, woe, woe”—a warning about the three remaining trumpet judgments (Revelation 8:13).
In chapter 9, SCJ interprets the fifth and sixth trumpets (the first two woes) as further judgments against those who betrayed. These events are also understood to have already occurred spiritually in SCJ’s timeline, where the chosen people fell further by aligning themselves with outsiders (Gentiles), leading to more spiritual deaths in thirds, totaling three rounds of one-third destruction.
The fifth trumpet unleashes locusts from the Abyss, which SCJ interprets not as literal insects but as false pastors or evil spirits afflicting those without God’s seal. These figures torment people spiritually, not physically.
The sixth trumpet introduces mounted troops with fire and sulfur, symbolizing doctrines that kill spirits. Again, SCJ identifies this as a spiritual event reflecting corrupt leaders spreading destructive teaching.
Despite these woes, people do not repent, fulfilling Revelation 9:20–21.
Chapters 8 and 9 depict progressive judgment on a former chosen group that betrayed God, culminating in two-thirds of them being spiritually destroyed. According to SCJ, this was fulfilled in their recent religious history through real-world events and key figures like Mr. Oh. The goal is to awaken people to leave false churches and be sealed in the new tabernacle before final judgment.
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Revelation Chapters 8–9: The Seven Trumpets of Judgment
The Fulfillment of Prophecy and the Sounding of the Trumpets Through the Overcomer, Lee Man-hee (이만희)
Heaven Stills – The Final Seal is Opened (Revelation 8:1)
The moment had come. After six seals had been broken—each revealing the betrayal and corruption of the Tabernacle Temple—the scroll held tightly in the hand of God stood exposed. The final, seventh seal opened not with a clash of thunder or a trumpet’s blast, but with stillness. A profound silence, “for about half an hour” (Revelation 8:1), descended upon heaven.
New John—Lee Man-hee—stood still. His heart, heavy with awe, beat slowly in that silence. He had already borne witness to the seals of judgment falling one by one. He had seen the betrayal unfold and corruption spread. But this pause… this silence… it was not emptiness.
It was breath held.
In the courts of heaven, even the angels refrained from speech. It was a moment of suspense, a solemn anticipation before divine retribution was set into motion.
The betrayal was exposed. The letters had been delivered. Now the trumpet judgments—God’s righteous acts—would thunder across the spiritual battlefield.
“The scroll had been opened. The letters had been delivered. The betrayal exposed. Now, the trumpets would sound.”
The Golden Censer and the Prayer of the Saints
In his vision, New John watched as another angel came forward. But this angel, holding a golden censer, was not just a celestial being. This figure symbolized something deeper, someone real—someone who walks the earth.
Shincheonji teaches that this golden censer represents none other than New John himself. He is the vessel, the human container of the saints’ prayers. Just as the censer holds incense, New John holds the earnest cries of those who cry out for truth, for judgment, for salvation. His heart, filled with the fire of God’s word, carries those petitions to the very throne of the Father.
Before the heavenly altar, New John lifts these prayers—his face solemn, his voice steady. The incense rises, its smoke intertwining with the Word inside him. The fragrance of intercession fills the court of heaven.
Then, the angel takes fire from the altar—representing the Word of judgment—and casts it to the earth. This action, violent yet divine, sets off a cosmic chain reaction. Thunder, lightning, and a trembling earthquake ripple through the spiritual heavens. Judgment has begun.
“The censer is not merely an object, but a person… This figure is none other than New John, the promised pastor… He carries the incense of faithful prayers to God. And God responds: ‘I am pleased with the prayers of the congregation members.’”
The wrath of God, wrapped in thunder and flame, is now hurled down through the one who holds the Word.
- Lightning and thunder → the wrathful Word of God
- Earthquake → the spiritual trembling of believers
- Smoke → the visible mark of judgment rising into the world
The Physical Fulfillment of Revelation, pp. 132–138; The Creation of Heaven and Earth, pp. 180–185.
The Sounding of the Seven Trumpets: Phase Two of Judgment
Just as the seven seals revealed the corruption festering within the Tabernacle, so too would the seven trumpets expose and destroy it.
Now New John, standing not just as a witness but as a trumpet himself—his very voice the sound of divine warning—would deliver the declarations of heaven on earth. These events of Revelation 8 and 9 unfolded through the trumpet sounds. And the trumpets sounded through him.
As each trumpet sounded in the vision, New John recognized its meaning—not as abstract prophecy, but as events unfolding before his very eyes in the Republic of Korea. These were not symbols anymore. These were realities.
First Trumpet: Fire, Hail, and Blood – Judgment on Betrayers
“The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood…” (Revelation 8:7)
As the sound of the first trumpet echoed, the vision unveiled something that defied earthly logic. Hail and fire, mixed with blood, rained down from heaven. This paradoxical image—ice burning with fire—was not natural. It was spiritual.
The trumpet, in Shincheonji’s teaching, symbolizes a person of duty—one who cries out with God’s word. Here, the trumpet is New John and the companions dressed in white—those who had escaped the Tabernacle’s corruption and now proclaimed:
“Repent, Tabernacle Temple, for you have betrayed!”
The hail symbolized the hard truth—the Word of God in its wrathful form. The fire represented Jesus’ word of judgment. And the blood? It was the Word of life, which judged the Tabernacle members and separated the righteous from the betrayers.
One-third of the earth, trees, and grass—symbols for the people within the Tabernacle Temple—were spiritually burned. These were not anonymous masses. These were the souls who had turned away, betraying the covenant. And now, they trembled under judgment.
New John watched all of this unfold. He recognized the faces of those who once walked beside him but had turned. His spirit ached—not out of hatred, but sorrow. Judgment was necessary, but it did not come without heartbreak.
The Physical Fulfillment of Revelation, pp. 139–142
Second Trumpet: A Blazing Mountain Thrown into the Sea
“The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea…” (Revelation 8:8)
When the second trumpet rang out in New John’s vision, the heavens once again stirred. What appeared was not merely symbolic—it had weight, heat, shape. Before him stood a mountain, blazing, its summit consumed by flames, its foundations unstable.
New John’s eyes followed it as it plunged—like judgment incarnate—into the sea. This was not just any sea; it was the figurative sea of the world, the religious world, the place of chaos and instability outside of God’s covenant.
Shincheonji’s doctrine reveals that this mountain is none other than the Tabernacle Temple—no longer a place of worship, but a structure corrupted and condemned. Once chosen, now burning. Once holy, now collapsing under the weight of betrayal.
Who cast it into the sea? The destroyers, physical figures whose identity Shincheonji points to as the pastors of the Stewardship Education Center and Nicholas—a name etched into the wounds of the congregation.
New John, standing in the spirit, recognized them—not as strangers, but as those who had come under the pretense of unity only to dismantle the sanctuary from within. He heard the sound of signboards being replaced—the names of worldly churches now above what were once sacred halls.
He saw one-third of the Tabernacle’s pastors and members lost—their faith extinguished, their identity rewritten. The fire of truth had gone out, replaced with the chill of foreign doctrine. He could feel the spiritual death washing over the congregation like a tide.
The Creation of Heaven and Earth, pp. 186–188
Third Trumpet: Wormwood – Bitter Waters of False Doctrine
“A great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky… Its name was Wormwood…” (Revelation 8:10–11)
New John now saw the skies tremble as another blazing star descended—its trail burning like a torch, fierce and fast. As it struck, it tainted the waters—rivers and springs turned bitter, poisoned beyond recognition.
This star was no ordinary celestial body. It had a name: Wormwood. And Wormwood had a face.
In Shincheonji’s explanation, this figure is Nicholas, now consumed by deception, preaching a foreign doctrine with all the certainty of truth. He did not come empty-handed—he came bearing the revered writings of theologians like John Calvin.
New John heard him declare:
“The teaching of John Calvin has no flaws and is complete historically and theologically. Therefore, first of you, all must now be equipped with the doctrine of Calvinism.”
To the untrained eye, it sounded confident, even noble. But New John recognized it as spiritual poison. The rivers and springs represent the pastors and evangelists of the Tabernacle Temple—their source of living water now corrupted. The water had once brought life; now it brought spiritual death.
What flowed through the Education Center—once a place of learning—was now a plague of false interpretation. A spiritual seminary, yes—but one founded not on revelation, but on human commentaries.
New John felt the weight of every soul who drank those bitter teachings and spiritually perished. And he knew: this was not mere disagreement. It was apostasy.
The Physical Fulfillment of Revelation, pp. 143–147
Fourth Trumpet: Sun, Moon, and Stars Struck
“A third of the sun, moon, and stars were struck, so that a third of them turned dark…” (Revelation 8:12)
Then came the fourth trumpet. New John lifted his eyes again and saw the lights of heaven dim. The sun, once brilliant, now gave off only partial warmth. The moon, dull and veiled. The stars, scattered and fading.
Each of these heavenly bodies held symbolic weight:
- Sun → the seven messengers
- Moon → the evangelists
- Stars → the congregation members
This was not a natural eclipse—it was the extinguishing of spiritual light.
Presbyterian doctrine had invaded the sanctuary. Calvinist teachings now sat on the pulpits once filled with revelation. And the messengers? They had lost their voice.
New John could feel the tension in the air—elders, once full of the Word, now quoting commentaries. When asked about God’s will, they answered:
“To understand God’s will, one must rely on commentaries.”
The truth had been dimmed, replaced, silenced.
New John’s heart stirred with sorrow. He had walked with many of these messengers. He had once shared the Word with them. And now, they had become strangers to the very light they once bore.
The Creation of Heaven and Earth, pp. 189–191
Chapter 9: The Abyss Opens – Plagues from the Destroyers
Fifth Trumpet: Locusts from the Abyss
“The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss…” (Revelation 9:1)
In the vision, the scene darkened.
New John beheld a star—once bright, now fallen. This was no heavenly beacon. It descended rapidly, its light twisted, corrupted. The star was Nicholas, once an insider, now a vessel fully possessed by Satan’s spirit.
He was given a key—not to unlock truth, but to unleash chaos.
New John trembled as Nicholas opened the shaft of the Abyss—a pit deeper than imagination, symbolizing the headquarters of false teaching. From it erupted a thick smoke—a choking cloud of distorted doctrine, blotting out truth.
And within that smoke came locusts—not insects, but pastors. Destroyer pastors. Their numbers swarmed the horizon. They didn’t devour crops. They tormented the people of God.
- The smoke represented lies—teaching twisted from commentaries and Calvinist logic.
- The locusts symbolized the pastors aligned with the destroyer denomination.
- Their sting was not physical, but emotional, spiritual—a torment of the heart.
New John watched these pastors oppress the congregation, and remembered their words:
“We must take off their cult appearance more thoroughly, absolutely, and forcefully.”
He saw seven pastors, recruited by Nicholas, enter the Tabernacle with authority not from God, but from men. Their mission? Reform. Their methods? Control.
For five months, they pushed Calvinist doctrine into the ears of a silent congregation. Evangelists—once brave proclaimers of truth—now whispered in fear:
“Is this like the time of Japanese imperialism? I’d rather die than live under this oppression.”
New John, as the observer and Overcomer, felt their pain. It was not the pain of death, but the pain of witnessing the sanctuary—once a beacon of light—now shrouded in foreign smoke.
They suffered not because they rejected truth, but because they remembered it, and now could not speak it.
The Physical Fulfillment of Revelation, pp. 148–152
Sixth Trumpet: Army of Destruction
“The sixth angel sounded his trumpet… and the four angels who had been kept ready at the great river Euphrates were released.” (Revelation 9:13–14)
New John lifted his eyes and saw the river Euphrates—not the one of geography, but the spiritual Euphrates representing Satan’s dwelling place, hell.
Bound there were four angels—messengers of hell, now released. They did not come alone.
What followed was an army. Not hundreds, not thousands—200 million riders, breathing fire, smoke, and sulfur. Their mouths belched false doctrine. Their heads—sharp like snakes—hissed confusion. Their tails, too, were deadly, for they carried the power of false prophecy.
Shincheonji teaches that these riders represent seven Gentile pastors, who led an army of destroyer pastors into the remains of the Tabernacle. This was not a war of swords, but of words—of commentaries replacing revelation, of Calvinist theology silencing spirit-led truth.
New John saw again: one-third of the Tabernacle’s congregation fall. Not physically—but spiritually. They were killed—cut off from the Word, severed from life.
He heard the new teachings:
“All of this must be interpreted through the lens of orthodox Presbyterian tradition.”
And the once-bright sanctuary became just another church—its name changed, its message diluted. The Tabernacle, absorbed into Orthodox Presbyterianism, was no longer set apart.
And perhaps most tragic of all—there was no repentance.
New John wept. He had walked through the holy courts of that temple. He had wept and rejoiced with its members. Now, they were silent—not because they couldn’t speak, but because they had forgotten why they should.
The Creation of Heaven and Earth, pp. 192–195; The Physical Fulfillment of Revelation, pp. 153–157
Final Reflection: The Voice of the Overcomer
When the sixth trumpet faded into silence, the world did not listen.
But one voice remained—clear, unwavering, real.
It was the voice of the Overcomer—Lee Man-hee (이만희)—the promised pastor, New John. He had witnessed every betrayal, every transformation. He had seen visions, walked among symbols made flesh, and emerged holding the testimony of reality.
Through him, the trumpets had sounded. Through him, the scroll had been opened. Through him, the letters had been delivered, and the judgment proclaimed.
And through his lips—today—the revelation is spoken. Not in parables. Not in guesses. But in reality.
It has been fulfilled in the Republic of Korea, specifically in Pacheon, Gyeonggi-do. Not in the clouds, but on earth.
The one who has seen and heard all these things stands as a witness, the living fulfillment of Revelation 8 and 9.
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