The Church of God World Mission Society Established by God

The Church of God, established by God, does not follow man-made rules, only God's laws. They recognize that no one is able to give salvation except God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. Jesus already revealed that those who follow the laws of men cannot be saved.

Mark 7:6-9 『He [Jesus] replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men." And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!"』

The Church of God was established on the foundation of the apostles who followed the teachings of Jesus Christ, and it has not changed since its inception. The true Church follows the laws which Jesus and the apostles observed. No matter how many members a church has, if the church has different doctrines than those of Jesus Christ, it could not have originated from Jesus. We keep the Sabbath day—the memorial day of the Creator—not observing the law of the Old Testament, but following the law of the new covenant which Jesus and the apostles obeyed.

The saints, who will be saved on the last day, the day of God's judgment, are those who follow in Jesus' footsteps. The Sabbath day, one of Christ's footmarks, is a very precious commandment of God.

The Sabbath Was Changed to Sunday

After the apostles died, Christianity spread to western regions, including Rome. The gospel was preached to sun-god worshipers, and in the early 4th century, even the Roman emperor had heard the message of Christ. The emperor happened to be a leader of the sun-god worshipers, and when he converted to Christianity, many sun-god worshipers began to attend Church. As time passed, the faith of the Christians weakened, and they began to accept the customs of the sun-god worshipers. During this turn-over, they even began to rest and to worship on the first day of the week [Sunday]. In A.D. 321, Constantine, a Roman emperor, decreed an edict:


"All judges, city-people and craftsmen shall rest on the venerable day of the Sun."


Some argue that the abolishment of the Sabbath compelled many people to convert to Christianity, but we must not forget that altering God's commandments was Satan's scheme. Satan, the devil, opposes God and has historically harassed God's people, using various methods.

He tried to destroy the Church of God through severe persecution. But, taking a close look at history, the more that God's people were persecuted, the more that they depended on God. When Satan changed his methods of persecution, however, and praised the Church, he tempted the Christians to combine their faiths together. They were given back the properties that had been taken from them, ministers were exempted from military service, and the Church was even given the right to emancipate slaves. Through all of these outwardly positive changes to the Church, the Christians unwittingly fell into Satan's schemes and knelt down before him. They turned their backs away from God, like an ignorant bear who doesn't realize that his gallbladder is going to be stolen, only focusing on the sweet candy he is being tempted with.

God clearly said that only he who does the will of God can enter the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 7:21-23). Which day should we worship God to please Him, Sunday which most people keep, or the Sabbath, Saturday, which God commanded His people to keep? It is unnecessary to reveal the answer, because the Sabbath day is clearly Saturday.

Jesus and His Apostles Kept the Sabbath

The Old Testament is a shadow and a copy of the New Testament. Thus, the law of the Old Testament was a shadow of the good things that were to come in the New Testament times (Heb. 10:1). The Sabbath day in the Old Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jehovah" (Ex. 31:13; Ezek. 20:12), while the Sabbath day in the New Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jesus" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5).

The Sabbath day, according to the Old Testament law, was only a copy; the Sabbath day of the new covenant, kept in Christ, is the reality. In the New Testament times, the apostles kept the Sabbath day by worshiping God in spirit and in truth, following Jesus Christ's example. Jesus kept the Sabbath as His custom.

Luke 4:16 『He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom....』

In the New Testament times, the Sabbath day is referred to as "Jesus' [the Lord's] day" because the true Lord of the Sabbath is Jesus Christ. "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5). The apostles kept the Sabbath day as the "Lord's [Jesus'] day."

Rev. 1:10 『On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit...』

As the times of the Old Testament passed away and the New Testament times began, the way in which God's people were to keep the Sabbath day was changed; however, the day the Sabbath was to be commemorated was never changed. (In the Old Testament times, God's people offered burnt offerings and could not even kindle a fire in their houses, while in New Testament times, people worshipped God in spirit and in truth.) The day itself could not be changed because it was on the seventh day that God had rested from all of His creating work. The apostles kept the Sabbath day as their custom, reasoning from the Scriptures as follows:

Acts 17:2 『As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures...』

Acts 20:6-7 『But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days. On the first day of the week we came together to break bread...』

As it is written in the above verses, the apostles kept the Sabbath day. It is proven throughout the Scriptures that the Sabbath day?the seventh day, Saturday, Jesus' day?was kept until the apostolic age. So why do so many present-day Christians hold services on Sunday [the first day] and not on the Sabbath day? According to history, Sunday service originated from pagan sun-god worship. The Romans had been worshiping the sun god on the first day [Sunday], recognizing it as "the day of the sun," even before the birth of Jesus.

The Sabbath Day Is Saturday

Today, we refer to the days of the week as 'Sundaay, Monday, Tuesday,' and no longer 'the first day, the second day, the third day.' Our present-day system was developed in Rome where people decided to call the first day of the week 'Sunday,' the second day 'Monday,' the third day 'Tuesday,' and the seventh day 'Saturday.'

1) A calendar week has seven days; Sunday is the first day and Saturday is the seventh day.

2) Think about the word. "Weekend." Which day does the 'end' of the 'week' indicate?

3) Even in the dictionary, Sunday is defined as 'the first day of the week,' and Saturday as 'the seventh day of the week.'

4) The Bible also testifies that the seventh day, the Sabbath day, is Saturday.

Mark 16:9 (When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week...)

Jesus resurrected on the first day of the week. No one argues that Jesus resurrected on Sunday-the 'first day of the week'-which is why all Christians now celebrate Resurrection Day on Sunday. In the Good News Bible, this verse is written, 'After Jesus rose from death early on Sunday...' Since the first day of the week is Sunday, what day is the seventh day? Through the Bible, we can confirm that the Sabbath day is Saturday.

The Day to Commemorate God the Creator

The Church of God, that has received the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong, keeps the Sabbath on Saturday, according to the Bible. The seventh-day Sabbath is the day on which God rested from creating the heavens and the earth. Most Christians are mistaken as to what day the seventh-day Sabbath is, believing it to be Sunday, even though the Bible testifies that the Sabbath is Saturday. And they do not keep the Sabbath day, being bound to their customs, even though they realize that the Sabbath is actually Saturday.

The Bible warns us not to add or subtract even the smallest letter from the Bible.

Rev. 22:18-19 『I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.』

The Day to Commemorate God the CreatorThe Sabbath day is "a memorial day honoring the Creator, who made the heavens and the earth," and is also "a day of rest." God created the heavens and the earth in six days and then rested on the seventh day from all of His work, even blessing this day.

Gen. 2:1-3 『Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.』

In the time of Moses, God commanded His people, in the fourth commandment of the Ten Commandments, to "remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy." God explained the purpose for keeping the Sabbath by saying, "In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy" (Ex. 20:11). The seventh day was the day that God, the Creator, had blessed and it was the day that God's people were given to commemorate God's authority. God's people, who worshiped the Creator, kept the Sabbath day as their holy day. God gave His people the Sabbath as the sign by which God would recognize them as His people (Ezek. 20:11-17; Isa. 56:1-7).

The Sabbath day is to be a day of worshiping and of offering sacrifices to God, rather than simply a day of rest. God blessed those who kept the Sabbath day and brought great punishment and disaster upon those who did not keep the Sabbath day.

Jer. 17:24-27 『"But if you are careful to obey me, declares the LORD...keep the Sabbath day holy by not doing any work on it,...this city will be inhabited forever.... But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in the gates of Jerusalem that will consume her fortresses."』

Memories From Heaven-WMS-COG

Memories From Heaven
NATION USA
NAME Erika Cifre

When I was going to meet my heavenly Mother, I did not know what to expect; I just knew that it was a journey to heaven. Even though I knew this, I did not come to understand or feel it until I reached heaven. When I embraced my loving Mother that is when the true realization that I had reached heaven, entered me. I was living a dream for 10 days with my heavenly Mother, the type of dream you never want to wake up from, the type of dream you hope to fall back into the next time you fall asleep. The trip to Korea was amazing and I came to understand so many things through this trip.

I want to thank my heavenly Father and Mother for allowing me the opportunity to take this trip.I was out in the world before, not knowing that I had a heavenly Father and Mother, not knowing that I am a sinner and not knowing that I committed terrible sins against Them in heaven. Even though I did not know about Them, They were always looking after me, taking care of me. Now when I think back to certain situations, I realize that They have always been with me. I feel truly blessed that my Father and Mother brought me into Their beautiful light, because you do not realize the darkness that you are in until you see the light. Even though I do not deserve anything, They give me everything without hesitating. When I was in Korea, Mother said, “Ask Father for anything and He will give it to you.” The only thing Mother wants is to take care of us.

Before I went to Korea everyone spoke of Father and Mother’s sacrifice, even though I saw the videos, I did not understand it at all. I feel like I received more understanding of the pain and hardship Father went through to come and save us sinners and how Mother is suffering right now on this earth. We take so many things for granted and we sometimes think that this world is not so bad because we do not have the memories of heaven in our mind, but then I think of Mother and how She knows how heaven is but She is here suffering to save us. I thought I knew love but now I realize that I knew nothing. Father and Mother are love because They do everything and sacrifice everything for us. Father and Mother’s love is the kind of love you long to have inside of you. I want to resemble my heavenly Mother as much as I can. That is why I am striving to fill my heart with love for my brothers and sisters, as well as my lost brothers and sisters.

When I was in Korea, I studied a lot and it was so amazing; I could learn subjects and preach them right away. Father and Mother gave me the ability to do so many things; I realized that as long as I was relying on Them I could do all things. I received the opportunity to preach the subject, “Mother Is the Source of the Water of Life,” in front of Mother and it was the most amazing experience I had ever encountered. It is amazing how comfortable Mother makes you feel and even though there were so many of us, She sat down and listened to every single one of us. Even though you are right in front of God Almighty, you feel so much love that you feel so comfortable. When you see Mother, it is like the world stops, and you light up and smile and the only thing you want to do is run into Her arms and be with Her forever and ever.

When the ten days in heaven ended, I really did not want to leave because I did not want to leave Mother and heaven. It was as if I was leaving all over again, but Mother gave me the mission to go back to the New York Zion and find my lost brothers and sisters. Through this trip I realized how close we are to the end and that I need to endure till the end so that I can return to heaven and be with Father and Mother forever. I thank Father and Mother so much for opening up the way for me to go to Korea. I really needed to take this trip and now I truly know my mission and the only thing I want to do is please Father and Mother. I want to become a strong gospel worker, become one of the 144,000, and go back to the kingdom of heaven. The memories of this trip and Father and Mother’s love will dwell in my heart forever and ever.

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COD is not Cult

People Don't Know Heavenly Mother Because They Are Not in Zion

Just because we don't know someone or something it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The reason why I say this it's because many who have heard about Heavenly Mother can't believe she exist because they were not brought up with that belief.The answer to those who don't know about Heavenly Mother Jerusalem is simple: They haven't gone to Zion. According to Bible Prophecy, Heavenly Mother will dwell in Zion. Only there our eyes will see her.

Isaiah 33: 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem...People don't know Zion nor Jerusalem. But thru the Bible God shows where is Zion and also who is Jerusalem.Zion is the City where God's Feast are kept.

The Feast of God are: Sabbath, Passover and Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Feast Weeks, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23).

Our Father Christ Ahnsahnghong re-established all the Feasts and rebuild Zion for us, the place where Our Mother Jerusalem dwells.Thru the whole Bible we can testify that Our Heavenly Mother is God, only from Jerusalem will the Word of God come from in the last day.

Micah 4: 1 In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established...Many nations will come and say,"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Zion is Church of God, the Church established by Christ 2,000 years ago. But after Christ and all true christians went to Heaven, Gods Feasts dissapeard and lies came into the Churches; by abolishing the Feasts they destroyed Zion. Christ Ahnsahnghong came to bring everything & everyone back to life by rebuilding Zion in these last days. How do we know? Prophecy!

Psalm 102:16 For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory. But who did this for us? Christ Ahnsanhghong, then is he not God? He is God Almighty.

Revelation 21: 9 ...said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God

Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.e Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.

Our Heavenly Mother is Almighty God

according to the Bible she will forgive our sins in Zion. How amazing is that? Can we, sinners ask for more? No. Thats why we must believe in Heavenly Mother, she is in Zion.Without coming to Zion we can't know nor believe in her. Mother Jerusalem is the source of salvation. Our Father prepared Zion for the children who will meet Heavenly Mother in the last days.

Only Our Father Ahnsahnghong can show us Our Mother Jerusalem.
How happy we are because in Zion we have the perfect FAMILY!!!

Do you know God the Mother?