There is a handwritten sermon note titled "The Holy Spirit and the Bride" written by Teacher Ahn Sahng-hong.
Among its contents, there is a sentence explaining "the Spirit and the bride."
"The Spirit and the bride refers to the state where the Spirit has become the bride, which is a statement referring to the state where the Word became flesh."
The WMSCOG claims that this sentence is content testifying about Mother Zahng Gil-jah. They interpret the phrase "the state where the Spirit has become the bride" as follows:
After Ahn Sang-hong died, he became the Spirit, and the Spirit manifested as the fleshly being Zahng Gil-jah Mother.
The WMSCOG are people who shamelessly mobilize anything they can piece together to justify "Mother God"—whether it's Bible verses or sermon notes.
We already know well about their numerous false examples, such as "I follow Mother," "The young child," and so on. Using just one sentence from the sermon note, "The Spirit and the Bride," by zooming in on it is a similar tactic.
However, if you examine the sermon note from the beginning as a whole, you will easily understand that their claims are utterly groundless.
First, I will show you the original sermon note. Then, you can check the literal English translation that follows.
English Translation of the Sermon Note
성령과 新婦(신부)
The Holy Spirit and the Bride
계 22:17) 「성령과 신부가 말씀하시기를 오라 하시는도다」 하시었는바
Rev 22:17) "The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!'"
신부는 누구를 말하는 것일까?
Who does "the bride" refer to?
계 21:2) 「새 예루살렘이 신부가 남편을 위하여 단장한 것 같더라」 하였고, 또
Rev 21:2) "the new Jerusalem prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband." And also,
계 21:9-10) 어린 양의 아내를 네게 보이리라 하늘에서 내려오는 거룩한 성 예루살렘을 보이니라
Rev 21:9-10) "Come, I will show you the wife of the Lamb... He showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven."
계 19:7) 어린 양의 아내가 예비하였으니 깨끗한 세마포를 입게 하셨은즉 이 세마포는 성도의 행실
Rev 19:7) "The wife of the Lamb has been made ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God's holy people.)"
고후 11:2) 내가 너희를 정결한 처녀로 한 남편인 그리스도께 드리려고 중매함이로다.
2 Cor 11:2) "I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him."
신부들이 많으니 어느 신부가 하는 말일까?
There are many brides, so which bride is speaking?
교회(敎會)라는 것은 모이는 단체를 말한다. 즉 한 단체를 말한다
'Church' means organization where people gather . That is, one single organization
고전12:12) 몸은 하나인데 많은 지체가 있다.
1 Corinthians 12:12) "Just as a body, though one, has many parts..."
성령 안에서 한 몸이 되어 있는 것을 신부라 한다.
The state of being one body in the Spirit is called the bride.
출 24:12) 내가 율법과 계명을 친히 기록한 돌판을
Exodus 24:12) "the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written."
그래서 성령과 신부하면 성령이 신부가 되어 있는 상태를 말하는 것이니, 곧 말씀이 육신이 되어 있는 상태를 두고 하신 말씀이다.
So "the Spirit and the bride" refers to the state where the Spirit has become the bride, which means the state where the Word became flesh.
마 1:18) 성령으로 잉태된 것이 나타났더니
Matt 1:18) "to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit."
요1:14) 말씀이 육신이 되어
John 1:14) "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."
Analysis of Sermon Note Content
Let's look at the structure where Bible verses are connected in the early part of the sermon note.
From "the Spirit and the bride" (Rev 22:17), the bride is explained as the new Jerusalem dressed for her husband (Rev 21:2), the wife of the Lamb (Rev 21:9-10).
Then, it states that the fine linen worn by the Lamb's wife represents the righteous acts of the saints (Rev 19:7-8), thereby connecting the verses to mean that the wife of the Lamb is ultimately the saints.
To support this explanation, 2 Corinthians 11:2 is cited. It says all saints are pure virgins betrothed to Christ their husband.
Next, the commentary states, "There are many brides, so which bride is speaking? 'Church' means organization where people gather. That is, one single organization."
This clearly means the bride refers to the church. However, since there are many denominations today, it indicates that among them, one specific church (bride) will cry out to receive the water of life, as prophesied in Revelation 22:17.
Then, quoting 1 Corinthians 12:12, it explains that the church is a group gathered from many saints, but the head of the church is Christ, and the members who are one body with Christ are the saints. Ultimately, this means the Spirit becomes the head of the church, and the saints, as members, play the role of proclaiming the words of Christ who is the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:12 explains the church's organization and the role of each member. The church, made up of saints, is the saints becoming one body in the Spirit. It is the same principle as the bride being one body with Christ her husband.
Therefore, the voice of the church (bride) crying out to receive the water of life actually becomes the voice crying out on behalf of the Spirit. "The Spirit and the bride say" means the Spirit speaks through the bride.
Teacher Ahn Sang-hong expressed this as "the state where the Spirit has become the bride." Furthermore, "the state where the Word became flesh" has the same meaning. It concludes that when the Spirit appears in the flesh to proclaim God's word, this is called "the Word became flesh."
Evidence from Another Sermon Note
As we have seen so far, when you understand the entire sermon note as a whole, you cannot find any place in it that tries to reveal the existence of “God the Mother.”
Nevertheless, members who have been brainwashed inside the WMSCOG for a long time often cannot escape from the false testimony. For the sake of such people, I will show one more clear piece of evidence.
Among Ahn Sahng-hong’s handwritten sermon notes, there is one that directly explains the bride who appears in Revelation 22:17.
The title of this sermon note is “신부는 누구인가? (Who Is the Bride?)” Please pay attention to the two Bible passages marked in red.
계 22:17) 성령과 신부 그리스도와 교회
Rev 22:17) The Holy Spirit and the Bride, Christ and the Church
계14:1-5) 어린 양과 십사만 사천
Rev 14:1-5) The Lamb and the 144,000
In this sermon note, “Who Is the Bride?”, Ahn Sahng-hong first says, “The bride is the Church,” and then goes on to say that the 144,000 saints are the bride.
I could show you dozens of places in Teacher Ahn Sang-hong's handwritten sermon notes where he preached, "Woman means the church, and therefore the bride means the saints."
But I will stop here for this article. I know that no matter how much evidence I show in this writing, it will be useless to some people. Those who do not want to believe the truth will cling to even one ambiguous point, even after knowing 100 things are wrong.
Source: https://blog.naver.com/ceongkim