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Kim Joon-gon
[People]Kim Joon-gon (1925–2009) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Korea. In 1958 he founded Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC), launched the first National Prayer Breakfast, and led the National Evangelization Movement.
Explo '74
[History]Explo '74 was a large-scale evangelism training rally held by Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) from August 13 to 18, 1974, at May 16 Plaza (now Yeouido Park) on Yeouido in Seoul. It is regarded as the high point of the National Evangelization Movement led by the Rev. Kim Joon-gon.
Korea Campus Crusade for Christ
[Institutions]Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC) is an interdenominational campus mission organization founded in 1958 by the Rev. Kim Joon-gon. It is known as the first overseas branch of Campus Crusade for Christ, which began in the United States.
Kim Dong-myung (pastor)
[People]Kim Dong-myung was a Baptist pastor from Cheolsan, North Pyongan Province. In 1957 he founded the Korean Baptist Church of Los Angeles, laying the foundation for Korean ministry within the Southern Baptist Convention in the United States. He was the husband of Ahn Ei-sook, an activist who opposed Shinto shrine worship.
Kim Yang-seon
[People]Kim Yang-seon (金良善, 1907–1970) was a Korean Presbyterian minister, church historian, and archaeologist. He was a professor at Soongsil University and the founder of the Korean Christian Museum at Soongsil University.
Moon Ik-hwan
[People]Moon Ik-hwan (1918–1994) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, an Old Testament scholar, and a poet. His pen name was Neutbom ("Late Spring"). He oversaw the Old Testament translation of the Common Translation Bible and was imprisoned several times for his role in the democratization movement of the 1970s and 1980s and in the reunification movement, including his 1989 visit to North Korea.
Moon Dong-hwan
[People]Moon Dong-hwan (1921–2019) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea and a theologian of Christian education. He taught at Hankuk Theological Seminary, was imprisoned for his role in the democracy movement, and served as a member of the 13th National Assembly.
Park Hyung-ryong
[People]Park Hyung-ryong (1897–1978) was a Korean Presbyterian theologian whose pen name was Juksan. Beginning as a professor at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pyongyang, he taught theology for nearly half a century and is regarded as the figure who laid the foundations of conservative Presbyterian theology in Korea.
Revelation 2:10
[Bible Verses]The words addressed to the church in Smyrna: "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." The verse calls believers to be prepared for martyrdom under persecution. In the Korean church it is widely used to encourage church officers at their ordination and in their service, though questions have been raised about this application.
Revelation 7:4
[Bible Verses]This verse states that the number of those sealed from all the tribes of Israel was "an hundred and forty and four thousand." Interpreters disagree over whether the number is a literal headcount or a symbol, and over whom it designates. It is also a well-known number that several heretical groups have associated with their own organizations.
Revelation 22:20
[Bible Verses]In this verse the church answers Christ's promise, "Surely I come quickly," with the prayer "Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." It is the last prayer in the Bible, and because it carries the same meaning as the early church's Aramaic prayer *Maranatha*, it holds a cherished place in the hope of the Second Coming and in Christian worship traditions.
Revelation 1:6
[Bible Verses]The doxology at the opening of John's letter to the seven churches, which confesses that Christ has made believers "a kingdom and priests." It is frequently cited as one of the supporting texts for the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers.
Revelation 1:16
[Bible Verses]A verse describing the figure "like unto the Son of man" (the risen Christ) in the vision John saw on Patmos. Interpretations differ on the meaning of the seven stars, the two-edged sword proceeding from his mouth, and the face shining like the sun.
Revelation 1:8
[Bible Verses]A declaration near the opening of the Book of Revelation in which God identifies himself as "Alpha and Omega," the one "which is, and which was, and which is to come," and "the Almighty." It is a key verse on the eternity and sovereignty of God, and because the same titles are also applied to Christ, it is frequently cited in Christological discussion.
Revelation 3:19
[Bible Verses]A verse from the letter to the church in Laodicea in which Christ says that he rebukes and chastens those he loves, and commands zeal and repentance. It is frequently cited in preaching as a basis for understanding discipline as an expression of love.
Revelation 7:3
[Bible Verses]Revelation 7:3 is the verse in which another angel cries out to the four angels who have been given power to hurt the earth, telling them to do no harm "till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads." It is commonly read as signifying the protection of God's people in the midst of judgment, and together with the passage on the 144,000 that follows, it has given rise to a variety of interpretations.
Revelation 2:7
[Bible Verses]The closing verse of the letter to the church in Ephesus, which promises that the one who overcomes to the end will eat of the tree of life in the paradise of God. The verse portrays the restoration of Eden and is frequently discussed because interpreters differ over who is meant by "him that overcometh."
Revelation 2
[Bible]Revelation 2 contains four of the letters addressed to the seven churches of Asia Minor: those to the churches in Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Thyatira. Each letter commends or rebukes the church for its works and gives a promise to the one who overcomes.
Revelation 6
[Bible]Revelation 6 depicts the Lamb opening the first through the sixth of the seven seals. In succession appear the four horses and their riders, the cry of the martyrs beneath the altar, cosmic upheaval, and "the great day of his wrath."
Revelation 1
[Bible]The first chapter of the Book of Revelation, containing the book's prologue, the greeting to the seven churches, and John's first vision on Patmos of "one like unto the Son of man" standing among seven golden candlesticks.