December 30, 2021

Conférence biblique sur « Les Secrets du ciel dans les paraboles enseignées par Jésus »

Au milieu d’un déclin mondial de la population religieuse, une explication claire de la Bible a attiré plus de 140 000 croyants et l’attention de millions de personnes.

NEW YORK, 30 décembre 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Shincheonji l’Église de Jésus, le Temple du Tabernacle du Témoignage, organise la « Conférence en ligne de Shincheonji: Témoignage sur les paraboles et la réalité des secrets du ciel ». Cette conférence sur la compréhension des paraboles dans la Bible dans le Nouveau Testament sera en direct sur YouTube tous les lundis et jeudis du 3 janvier au 28 mars.

« Les paraboles sont la clé pour comprendre les secrets du ciel. Les prophéties de l’Ancien Testament se sont accomplies à la première venue de Jésus, et maintenant les prophéties du Nouveau Testament s’accomplira « quand le temps viendra » (Jean 16:25). Nous nous dirigeons vers le vrai sens alors que la prophétie est révélée », déclare un responsable de l’église.

Les conférences précédentes sur Apocalypse ont été diffusées en 24 langues et ont atteint 7 millions de vues dans 136 pays dont 16 000. 1 200 dirigeants d’églises mondiales dans 57 pays ont signé des protocoles d’accord avec l’église pour renforcer la coopération internationale et l’échange de matériel.

Plus de 140 000 personnes ont rejoint l’église depuis 2019, malgré le début de la pandémie de Covid-19.

Un responsable de Shincheonji a déclaré: « À travers le monde, de plus en plus de personnes souffrent de maladies, de catastrophes et de difficultés dues au COVID-19, réfléchissant profondément au sens de la vie et de la souffrance. La religion doit pouvoir apporter des réponses à ces personnes. Dans le monde religieux où les activités en face à face sont limitées, l’éducation devrait toucher chaque individu dans les communautés locales. »

« Ce qui attire les gens à Shincheonji, l’explication claire de la mission de Jésus dans le Nouveau Testament », a-t-il ajouté.

(Vous pouvez regarder la conférence en recherchant « Conférence en ligne de Shincheonji:

Témoignage sur les paraboles et la réalité des secrets du royaume des cieux » sur YouTube ou via le lien SCJ Americas.)

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December 30, 2021

Seminar Reveals the Secrets of Heaven Hidden in Parables Taught by Jesus

Amid a decline in church membership, one church has drawn more than 140,000 believers and attracted the attention of millions

NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Shincheonji Church of Jesus, The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, explains the Bible in plain language through free online seminars. Its latest seminar series, “Testimony on the Parables of the Secrets of Heaven and Their True Meanings” will be livestreamed via YouTube from January 3rd to March 28th. The series will provide a biblical explanation of the parables mentioned in the New Testament.

“Parables are the key element to understanding the secrets of the kingdom of heaven. The prophecy of the Old Testament was fulfilled at the time of Jesus in his first coming,” said a Shincheonji Church official. “Jesus gave the prophecies of the New Testament to be fulfilled ‘when the time comes’ (John 16:25). We are heading towards [receiving] the true meaning as the prophecy is revealed.”

Shincheonji Church concluded its series on Revelation in December. This seminar, which was released in 24 languages, reached 7 million viewers in 136 countries, including 16,000 pastors. As a result of their participation in the Revelation seminar series, 1,200 church leaders in 57 countries signed MOUs with Shincheonji Church to boost international cooperation and exchange educational materials.

“I want to be able to grow in the word and I want to teach our congregation…and help bring them from death to life. I want to be one with God’s kingdom and have open communication,” said Pastor Jerry Hagerman of Wayside Mission Church in Virginia, who signed an MOU with Shincheonji Church.

Shincheonji Church has seen a steady increase in membership. Over 140,000 people have joined the church since 2019, despite the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Across the world, more and more people are experiencing diseases, disasters, and hardships due to Covid-19 [and] thinking deeply about the meaning of life and suffering,” says a church official. “Religion must be able to provide answers to these people. In a world where face-to-face activities are limited, education should reach every individual in local communities.”

“What [makes] the Shincheonji Church appeal to people is the clear explanation of Jesus’ mission in the New Testament,” the church official said.

Watch “Shincheonji Online Seminar: Testimony on the Parables of the Secrets of Heaven and Their True Meanings” via the SCJ Americas YouTube Channel.

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December 30, 2021

South Africa Lifts Curfew, Says COVID-19 Fourth Wave Peaked

South Africa has lifted a midnight-to-4 a.m. curfew on people’s movement, effective immediately, saying the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven by the omicron variant, a government statement said Thursday.

However, wearing a face mask in public places remains mandatory. Failure to wear a mask in South Africa when required is a criminal offense.

The country made the curfew and other changes based on the trajectory of the pandemic, levels of vaccination in the country and available capacity in the health sector, according to a press release issued by Mondli Gungubele, a minister in the presidency.

South Africa is at the lowest of its five-stage COVID-19 alert levels.

“All indicators suggest the country may have passed the peak of the fourth wave at a national level,” a statement from the special cabinet meeting held earlier Thursday said.

Data from the Department of Health showed a 29.7% decrease in the number of new cases detected in the week ending December 25 compared with the number of cases found in the previous week, at 127,753, the government said.

South Africa, with close to 3.5 million infections and 91,000 deaths, has been the worst-hit country in Africa during the pandemic on both counts.

Besides lifting the restrictions on public movement, the government also ruled that alcohol shops with licenses to operate after 11 p.m. local time may revert to full license conditions, a welcome boon for traders and businesses hard hit by the pandemic and looking to recover during the festive season.

“While the omicron variant is highly transmissible, there have been lower rates of hospitalization than in previous waves,” the statement said.

Source: Voice of America

December 30, 2021

Wet December Raises Some Hope for Drought-Stricken California

Record snowfalls in the western United States that closed roads and caused flight delays also brought some good news for drought-hit California on Thursday, with officials saying the state’s snowpack is now well above normal.

After a string of mountain blizzards, snowpack measured at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada stands at more than 200% of its average for this date, according to the first measurement of the season by California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR). The Sierra Nevada supplies almost a third of the state’s water needs, once the snow runs off to reservoirs and aqueducts.

Statewide, snowpack is 160% of its average, the DWR said.

“We could not have asked for a better December in terms of Sierra snow and rain,” said Karla Nemeth, the director of the DWR.

Droughts in California are growing more frequent and intense with climate change, according to scientists, threatening the state’s already tenuous water supply and creating conditions for dangerous wildfires.

Despite the precipitation-heavy end to 2021, the DWR warned against complacency.

The state would still have to see “significant” precipitation in January and February to make up for the two previous winters, the state’s fifth- and second-driest water years on record, the DWR said.

“California continues to experience evidence of climate change with bigger swings between wet and dry years and even extreme variability within a season,” said Sean de Guzman, manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit.

He added that a wet start to the winter season did not necessarily mean precipitation in 2022 would end above average.

Source: Voice of America