(1) Simple Misunderstanding, Tragic Consequence
Christianity is not a western religion and Jesus Christ is not a
European God. We Chinese have been worshipping the same
Almighty Creator God known in Christianity for thousands of
years before Christianity reached Europe only around 50 AD.
Tragically most Chinese have been mistaken and have missed
receiving life’s most important and must-have gift from our
Almighty Creator God. It is eternal life with Him in Heaven,
where peace and joy are eternal, without tears, sorrow or pain.
Be open-minded and let the truth of your Creator Shang Di set
your free to receive his wonderful love gift which is right now
before your eyes.
(2) Chinese God SHANG DI (上帝 )
(Temple of Heaven in Beijing) (Emperor Heavenly SHANG DI)
Shu Jing, the oldest Chinese history book recorded that we
Chinese had been worshipping Shang Di since the beginning
of Chinese civilization thousands of years ago. The Chinese
Classics describe Shang Di as the God who created the
universe, the earth, all living things and human beings. This is
similar to the description of the Almighty Creator God
subsequently recorded in the Holy Bible which is His divine
words.
For over 4,000 years Chinese Emperors worshipped Shang Di
until 1911 AD when the Manchus were disposed of. But
Shang Di still reigns from Heaven forever. Emperor Shun also
worshipped Shang Di way back from 2,230 BC. That is more
than 1,030 years before the earliest book of the Holy Bible was
written around 1,200 BC (BBC Religion). The yearly Border
Sacrifice to Shang Di conducted by the Emperors was like
those conducted by the Jews to worship the Almighty Creator
God. Remarkably similar were the prayers by the Emperors
and the Israelites. The Israelites are His specially chosen people to
make Him known to the world. (orthodox.cn).
(3) Ancient Chinese Words Older Than The Holy Bible
Chinese writing was invented more than 4,000 years ago.
(tianya.cn). Very ancient writings were also on oracle bones.
Numerous such words described things which were
subsequently written in the Holy Bible.
(2)
Some words which refer to worship of Shang Di bear similarity
to worship of the Almighty Creator God described in the Holy
Bible. Here below are 3 words which are the most important
because they concern our eternal destiny:-
(a) 犧 ( 牺 ) ( Xī ) Sacrifice - Animal sacrifices were for various purposes, including the
covering of people’s sins with the blood of the innocent
animals. According to Shang Di’s spiritual laws, there is no
forgiveness of sins without the shedding of blood.
Bible Verse - Leviticus 9:3 And say to the people of Israel,
“Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb,
both a year old without blemish (without spots or defect), for a
burnt offering, and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to
sacrifice before the Lord, and a grain offering mixed with oil,
for today the Lord will appear to you.”
Word Coloured = CALF (Green). LAMB (Red).
WITHOUT BLEMISH (Pink). SPEAR (Black)
(b) 羔 羊 ( Gāoyáng ) Lamb -Bible Verse - Leviticus 9:3 “Take ….a lamb …..for a burnt
offering, 4 …. to sacrifice before the Lord, …… (sacrificial
lamb)
Word Coloured = LAMB (Green). FIRE (Red). LAMBS were
sacrificed as BURNT OFFERINGS by the Chinese (green
burner) and the Israelites (grey burner).
The Israelites and the Chinese sacrificed animals for worship to the
same Almighty Creator God.
(3)
(c) 義 ( 义 ) ( Yì ) Righteousness - Bible Verse - John 1:19 The next day he saw Jesus coming
toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes
away the sin of the world! Bible Verse - Romans 3:25 God presented Him (Jesus) as an
atoning (paying penalty to repair the broken relationship with
God) sacrifice in His blood, received through faith, to
demonstrate His righteousness because in His restraint God
passed over the sins previously committed.
Word Coloured = LAMB (Red). ME (Black) ( 我 = 手 hand + 戈
spear.) (LAMB covers ME). Short-form
writing = Drop of BLOOD (Red) on a CROSS (Green). Jesus
Christ shed His Blood on a Cross. Fulfilment of prophecy in
this ancient Chinese word!
(4) How did the ancient Chinese know about the Creator God
Shang Di and the same rituals for animal sacrifices as
prescribed by Him? Shang Di dispersed mankind from a place in Mesopotamia
(present-day Iraq) to various parts of the earth.
Bible Verse - Genesis 11:8 So the LORD (Almighty Creator
God) dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth. 人 (People) signifying People separated. 分
(Separate) = 八 (People separated) + 刀 (Knife, signifying
action taken to separate the People). Per the map - China is on the right half of the big red patch. The
group which migrated ( from the WEST to the East ) to China
retained their knowledge about things like Shang Di’s creation,
sins of Adam and Eve (the first man and woman created by
Shang Di) in paradise, the worldwide Great flood, worship of
Shang Di and rituals for animal sacrifices. All these recorded in
ancient Chinese writings were subsequently recorded in the
Holy Bible. This confirms the correctness of Chinese worship
and records.
(5) Consequences of Sins. Shang Di said in the Holy Bible that everybody commits sins.
Sin is a spiritual offence against Him and deserves punishment
in hell. It breaks our relationship with Him and prevents us from
entering His Kingdom of Heaven.
Examples of sin:- not believing in Shang Di, worshipping any
other spirits or idols; anything morally wrong in what we do or
fail to do; immoral thoughts, wickedness, lies and dishonesty.
(6) Shang Di’s Solution for Sins. Shang Di said in the Holy Bible that He gives us life and all
souls belong to Him. He is our spiritual Heavenly father. That’s
why He loves us, wants to forgive us of our sins and save us
from punishment.
In ancient days He prescribed animal sacrifice as a way of
covering our sins. But animal blood provided only a temporary
covering of sins from His sight. It could not cleanse away the
sins hidden in the soul. To enable sins to be permanently
cleansed He provided for Jesus Christ to sacrifice his sinless
life (refer item (3) (a) Coloured word - pink - without blemish,
without spot or defect), shed His holy blood on a cross and paid
for the sins of the world once and for all time. After that, there
is no more need for animal sacrifice.
Out of His love and mercy for us, Jesus Christ became the
sacrificial Lamb of God (item (3) (b) 羔 羊 Lamb). His life was sacrificed on a cross. The word (義 ( 义 ) Righteousness), shows the LAMB of
God (Red 羊 at the top half of the word) covers ME (Black 我 at
the bottom half). The LAMB covers ME with His
Righteousness. ME becomes free from the guilt of sins and
escape Shang Di’s punishment for sins.
Absolutely nobody else can save our soul into Heaven and
nothing else we do can cleanse away our sins. These are
Shang Di’s spiritual laws.
(7) Jesus Christ is SHANG DI in human form. Historically, we Chinese have mistaken that Jesus Christ is a
European God because European missionaries were the ones
who introduced Christianity into China around 620 AD. In truth
as stated in item (1), we Chinese had already been
worshipping the same Creator God thousands of years before
Christianity spread to Europe.
Christianity is about a personal relationship with and
worshipping of the Creator God Shang Di. “Christianity” comes
from the name “Jesus Christ” (meaning Saviour Anointed). He
is, in fact, the Almighty Creator God Shang Di. Being the
Creator of human beings, He is naturally concerned with and
loves all human beings irrespective of race, tribe and culture.
As said, the Israelites were specially chosen by Him to make
Himself known to other nations. When He became a man, He
was a Nazarene with black hair and dark skin not white. He came
and revealed Himself to mankind and sacrificed His life as
payment for our sins so that we may be saved into His
Kingdom of Heaven.
After His death, He resurrected (came back to life) on the third
day, exactly as He said before His death. 40 days later He rose
back to Heaven. But He will come back to earth again in
person to judge the sins of the whole world. At that time, those
who have died before His return will be resurrected to face His
judgement. No exception for anybody and no escape. Another
article titled “Life After Death.” explains the eternal destiny of
our soul.
(8) Chinese Astronomy Records on Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ’s life in Israel (5 BC to 31 AD according to Chinese
astronomy records) was unknown in China at that time. Yet so
amazingly, supernatural signs in the sky enabled ancient
Chinese to record about His birth, death and resurrection.
Mind you, in those days there was no phone to transmit any
news. There is no logical explanation for this knowledge other
than that the Holy Spirit of Shang Di had revealed it to them.
Imagine how spiritually close we Chinese are to Shang Di and
Jesus Christ. Refer to the link at the end, No. (b) 6 “Ancient
Chinese Records on Jesus”.
History of Latter Han Dynasty, Volume 1, Chronicles of
Emperor Guang Wu, 7th year.
“Summer, fourth month [of the year], on the day of Ren Wu, the
imperial edict reads,
“Yin and Yang have mistakenly switched,
and the sun and moon were eclipsed. The sins of all the
people are now on one man. Pardon is proclaimed to all
under heaven.”
History of Latter Han, Annals, No. 18, Gui Hai.
“Eclipse on the day of Gui Hai, Man from Heaven died”.
(6)
Jesus bore extreme torture till death also for your sake!
(9) The Must-Have Gift in our life. Those who believe by faith in what Jesus Christ had done for
them and accept Him as Lord and Saviour will have their sins
forgiven by Shang Di. They can then enter His Kingdom of
Heaven. Full details about this are explained in another article
titled “The Creator God’s Spiritual Laws About Salvation.”
However, if you understand this matter clearly and truly believe
in it, and you wish to receive the precious gift now you must ask
Jesus for it. You may use this sample wording:-
Dear Jesus, please save me. I truly believe that you sacrificed
your life on the cross and paid fully for my sins. You shed your
blood for the cleansing of my sins. Please forgive me of all my
sins. I believe you resurrected (came back to life) on the third
day after death. I repent from my sinful life. I promise to
worship only you as my Lord and Saviour for the rest of my life.
And will obey and serve you. Thank you Lord Jesus. Amen.
(This word means “Truly, so be it.”)
(10) What you should do after you receive Jesus as your Lord
and Saviour. You should inform your Christian friends who will guide you.
Attend a Christian church where the Word of God is faithfully
preached. They will teach you in your new Christian life.
(11) The Holy Bible. We can know more truth about our Creator Shang Di and His
important instructions in the Holy Bible for our life. There is
another article titled “The Holy Bible is the Divine Word of Your
Creator.” It is to prove to you that Christian faith is based on
real evidence and to give you the assurance that you can truly
have a close personal relationship with your Heavenly father
Shang Di, the true and living Almighty Creator God.
Glory to SUPREME HEAVENLY SHANG DI
Richard Chng
24.7.2020
Notes:
(a) You may WhatsApp to me for the free articles mentioned in
items (7), (9) and (11) above and to ask questions. (Phone no.
94891973)
(b) Find more amazing information in the links below (connect
WIFI):-
(1) SHANG DI - In the Beginning TASC
(2) Shang Di Creator God.
(3) Shang Di Ancient Chinese Culture Confirms
Genesis; Part 2 | adefenceofthebible.com
(4) Discovery of Genesis in Chinese - YouTube
(5) Chinese History and the Bible by Steven Liu (10
September 2016) - YouTube
(6) ANCIENT CHINESE RECORDS ON JESUS! - YouTube
(7) Amazing: Christian symbols hidden in ancient Chinese
characters - YouTube
(8) God in Ancient China Identical to God of the Bible Dr C K
Thong
(9) The Sacred Meaning of China's Altar of Heaven - YouTube
(c) Recommended Books:-
(1) Relationship of Christianity and Chinese Culture.
By Evangelist Samuel Ng Katz.
(2) God’s Promise to the Chinese.
By Ethel R. Nelson. Richard E. Broadberry. Ginger Tong
Chock.
Source: https://www.bethesdachapel.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ShangDi.pdf
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