"Have you ever heard of Zion?"

"Have you ever heard of Zion?"

I have met many people who say they have. Some know it as the sanctuary from simulated life in the movie "the Matrix". For others, "Zion" is the title of the catchy and slightly patriotic song Lauryn Hill put out in 1998. Even I can recollect seeing the word "Zion" while riding down the streets of my old neighborhood: "Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church", "African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church", etc...

But, what is Zion in God's point of view?

"But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect." (Hebrews 12:22-23)

"And I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads." (Revelation 14:1)

Before coming to the Church of God, I was never shown these verses before. I didn't know that the true children of God receive salvation from Almighty God only in Mount Zion. Once I learned, Zion became more to me than just a word, or a fairy tale, or a name to give ones child. Zion became essential. Zion became my sactuary; it is where God promised to protect me from all disasters.

The location of Zion was top-secret and classified--hidden and restricted. Now, the location has been disclosed. Christ Ahnsahnghong let me know where the true Zion is. I want to share what I learned...

I will boast about Heavenly Mother!

While growing up, I always heard children boast about their moms:

"My mom did this..."

"My mom is better than your mom because..."

"My mom bought me this..."

I must be honest, I never boasted much about my mom, because at that time I did not realize and appreciate everything that she had done for me. Being a spoiled child, I took many things for granted. Looking back at my past, I can see her invisible sacrifice, but still will not boast about it.

I will only boast about Heavenly Mother!

Our Heavenly Mother created the Heavens and the Earth!

Our Heavenly Mother came down to this Earth of sin and death to save us.

Our Heavenly Mother is the source of the Water of Life.

Our Heavenly Mother was hidden, but has now been revealed.

Our Heavenly Mother is better than all other mothers because she gives life!

Our Heavenly Mother bought us back from death through her great sacrifice.

Even Apostle Paul boasted about our Mother who has now appeared to us. Without Heavenly Mother, what can any church boast about? The true Church of God boasts about Heavenly Mother! (Galatians 4:26, Hebrews 12:22-24)

We have the word of the prophets made even more certain.

There is a verse that always touches me:

"And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." (2 Peter 1:19)

This verse moves me so much because before learning the Truth about Heavenly Father and Mother, and about the Sabbath, Passover, etc., I thought that the Bible was written by man. The only thing that woke me up was seeing the prophecy and prophecy fulfillment. Through this, Elohim God (God the Father and God the Mother) has illuminated and continue to expose and revive my soul (Revelation 18:1).

When the Hebrew writer received the revelations from Christ, he testified about the spiritual infancy of the saints of the early church:

"...Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek. We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn...You need milk, not solid food!" (Hebrews 5:7-12)

My spirit is overjoyed with the knowledge that we have the word of the prophets made even more certain. The reality of Melchizedek, our Father Christ Ahnsahnghong has come; without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God! (Hebrews 7: 1-3). And he blessed us with eternal life through the bread and wine of the New Covenant Passover (Genesis 14:18-20, Matthew 26:17-19, 26-28, John 6:54).

"But the Jerusalem that is above is free and she is our Mother". The reality of this New Covenant is our Mother (Galatians 4:21-31). Now that Perfection has appeared, the imperfect will soon fade away (Revelation 21:1-4).

Christ Ahnsahnghong is God Almighty

"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life..." (John 6:54)

This is good news!

Christ Ahnsahnghong came to give us the good news of eternal life. By EATING Jesus' flesh and blood, we can have eternal life. Therefore, Jesus' flesh and blood is the reality of the tree of life (Genesis 3:22). He allowed us to eat his flesh and drink his blood through the New Covenant Passover (Matthew 26:17-28).

"...I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:15)

Why did Christ eagerly desire to EAT the Passover with his apostles? He eagerly wanted them to EAT from the Tree of Life.

During the dark ages, the Truth of Life was hidden again, then only who can reveal it? Only God Almighty.

Christ Ahnsahnghong revealed the Passover that was hidden, allowing us to eat from the Tree of Life again. He alone did what only God Almighty can do. That is why I am convinced, without a doubt, that Christ Ahnsahnghong is God Almighty. No matter what anyone says--He is God!

Christ Ahnsahnghong brought to light what was hidden.

It is written:

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:

"I will open my mouth in parables,

I will utter things hidden since the

creation of the world." (Matthew 13:34)

What was the hidden since the creation of the world?

"...in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." (Genesis 2:9)

There were two trees in the Garden of Eden. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. There is a lot of talk about how Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but what was the characteristic of that tree?

"...but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." (Genesis 2:16)

The tree of the knowledge of good and evil brought death to us (Genesis 3:1-6, Romans 5:12). Even from infancy, as a Christian, I had learned about this story. But there is something more shocking than death! There was another tree in the garden all along: a parable, hidden in plain sight.

"And the Lord God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever." (Genesis 3:22)

If we EAT from the tree of life, we can live forever. We can have eternal life! This is the most important news--more shocking than death! This is good news!

Christ Ahnsahnghong is the only one who revealed to us this mystery; he explained the parable to us and has lead us to the reality of the tree of life.

What is the reality?

God the Father and God the Mother did the unimaginable.

What could I ever do to repay God Elohim for coming into the flesh?

What could I ever say to exonerate myself from speaking against God the Father and God the Mother.

How far would I have to walk in order to understand Their pain and suffering.

How far would I have to travel to conceptualize Their great sacrifice of coming down to this earth?

How long would I have to wait to understand Their patience?

How long would I have to stand to understand Their unwaivering mercy?

How much would I have to give to feel Their burden of the cross?

How much would I have to speak?

Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother did the unimaginable. 2000 years ago, Christ was crucified not for a sin that He committed, but for our sins. Even 2nd Coming Christ, Christ Ahnsahnghong walked the thorny path of crucial suffering forsaking everything to find us. Now, today, our Heavenly Mother still pays the price for our sin. She shouts aloud for us! She walks for us. She sacrifices for us. She waits for us. She stands for us. She carries our burdens. She speaks for us...

In this new sacred year I want to do as Mother has done--the impossible, the unimaginable. What is impossible with man, is possible with Heavenly Mother. (Matthew 19:26, Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:1-4)

Today...

Today, I hear prisoners groaning in the chains of death.
Tomorrow there will be no more death.
Today I hear people mourning their losses.
Tomorrow there will be no more mourning.
Today, I see people crying, even as disaster after disaster overtake them.
Tomorrow there will be no more crying.
Today, as I look around this world, I see many in pain.
Tomorrow there will be no more pain.

Little did I know before, but all of our suffering and pain and death were on account of the old order, as no one could attain perfection--we could not become the eternal beings--through the blood of sheep or calves or goats (Hebrews 7:11, Hebrews 8:7-13). Therefore, our merciful Father came giving us His body and His blood, in the Order of Mechizedek. He came with the unconditional eternal life-giving law, the New Covenant Passover (Luke 22:7-20).

He promised us:

"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life." (John 6:54)

Whoever keeps the Passover has eternal life; this is God's unconditional promise! Christ Ahnsahnghong reminded us to keep the Passover and is leading us to the place where there is no more death, mourning, crying, or pain.

Church of God: One Body through the New Covenant Passover

Christ Ahnsahnghong restored the New Covenant Passover. Without His coming, I would not know anything about how to receive salvation or eternal life. I am so thankful to be a part of the Heavenly Family. Through the Passover we become one body:

1 Corinthians 10:16-17
"Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf."

Luke 22:14-20
"When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, 'I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer...And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body given for you: do this in remembrance of me. 'In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."

John 6:56
"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him."

We become one body through the power of the Passover. Nowadays, many churches do not keep the Passover, then how can they say they are the body of Christ? Christ Ahnsahnghong has reestablished the Church of God where we keep the New Covenant Passover.

I eagerly desire to eat this Passover!

Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother eagerly passed on the Passover to us.

The Passover is just around the corner and I cannot wait. I was thinking to myself that I truly want to celebrate the Passover with the same mind that Jesus Christ had...

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." (Luke 22:13-20)

Jesus eagerly wanted to eat the Passover, even though he is the true God, creator of the heavens and the earth (1 John 5:20, Colossians 1:16). He is without sin, yet he eagerly wanted to eat the Passover with his disciples; he set us the example.

Then what about me? I am so thankful to have the opportunity to share in the body and blood of Christ through the New Covenant Passover.

Christ Ahnsahnghong reestablished the New Covenant Passover

Passover is approaching, and I am elated. I am so thankful to Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother that they are allowing me to keep the Passover. Before coming to the Church of God, I never knew that there was a new covenant Passover. When people spoke about the Passover, I understood it to be the Passover that the Israelites kept when they were in Egypt, but God said:

"The time is coming," declares the Lord,

"when I will make a new covenant

with the house of Israel

and with the house of Judah.

It will not be like the covenant

I made with their forefathers

when I took them by the hand

to lead them out of Egypt. (Jeremiah 31:31-32)

Jehovah God brought them out of Egypt through the old Covenant Passover.

Jesus Christ came with the NEW COVENANT Passover.

And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer...And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you: do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the NEW COVENANT in my blood, which is poured out for you. (Luke 22:15,19-20)

I can't wait to keep the New Covenant Passover this year and receive eternal life that Christ Ahnsahnghong has promised. (John 6:53-54)

We rejoice in the Name of Christ Ahnsahnghong.

Nowadays, do any Christians persecute other Christians for the name of Jesus? No way.

Jesus said:

"...and I will also write on him my new name. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." (Revelation 3:11-13)

But for the NEW NAME, Christ Ahnsahnghong, we receive persecution from "Christians". I can rejoice because the Bible already testified this would happen. Christ Ahnshanghong reminded us to rejoice. (John 14:25-27)

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (Matthew 5:10-12)

Christ Ahnsahnghong reminded us, "it is the same now"

It is the same now.

Just as Jesus Christ was persecuted, so where his followers.

"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world...If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. They will treat you thiw way because of MY NAME, for they do not know the One who sent me.

Jesus said he would come with a new name:

"I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him MY NEW NAME." (Revelation 3:12)

Will people believe the new name, or will they be like the people that persecuted Jesus and his apostles?

The Holy Spirit told us:

"In fact everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." (2 Timothy 3:12)

The Holy Spirit also told us:

"At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now..." (Galatians 4:29)

We know we are a true believer if we are persecuted.

The True Church was persecuted

I have heard many comments from many people saying that our Church is weird, or is a cult. They say this because it is different from the norm--it goes against what has been commonly accepted as truth.

When we look at Jesus Christ and our forefathers of faith in the apostolic age, they went through the same persecutions and false accusations.

To Jesus they said:

"We are not stoning you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you a mere man, claim to be God." (John 10:33)

They called Jesus blasphemous.

About apostle Paul they said:

"We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect, and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him..." (Acts 24:5)

They falsely accused apostle Paul and had him thrown in prison.

Both Jesus Christ and Apostle Paul spoke the Truth (Sabbath, Passover, Feasts of God, veil for women, etc.), but they were hated for it; they were mocked, scorned, and persecuted.

What about Second Coming Christ and his followers?

Elohim God created everything!

How is it that the sun rises?
How is it that the sun sets?
How is it that the clouds form?
How is it that they disappear?
How is it that a tree is cursed?
How is it that its twigs get tender?
How is it that the figs fell?
How is it that a nation rises?
How is it that the wind blows?
How is it that peace is restored?
How is it that the
imperfect,
incomplete,
and unfulfilled,
becomes
perfect,
complete,
and fulfilled?

God Elohim, the creator of the heavens and the earth have done everything by their will.

Christ Ahnsahnghong makes us family in Zion.

In Zion, a.k.a Church of God, we are able to share many happy times. I have many great memories, especially from the times when we gathered together as a spiritual family. Because we share the same Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother, we are truly family!

One time, I remember we sat around in a circle and sang new songs together and talked about our experiences preaching the gospel. I will never forget that particular day in which I felt this scripture come to life:

Acts 2:44-47
"All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."

I am so thankful to be able to see my spiritual family in Zion! (Revelation 14:1-5)