I have now conducted my ministry for over half a century, and all my bodily strength has been spent. Supporting this skinny, frail body of mine is truly difficult. My bones have lost their flexibility, the bones of my back have lost their strength. My eyes no longer function properly, as if a great fog has permanently invaded my eyes. I hear sounds in my ears, but I cannot catch them all. Sometimes I cannot hear anything. I have lost my appetite. The maximum intake for each meal is now a fifth of what it used to be.

Rather than having hope in this world, my hope concerning (the sleep of) Paradise gets increasingly bigger. My voice used to be as loud as a lion, but it is now broken to pieces. It is all crooked. Though I try to speak with all of my might, the sounds that I make are weak. If I do not write books for Berea, I want to lie down and sleep. If I do not lie down, I write again. I try to write every single day. The seasons have past, and my body is nothing but a corpse to be slandered. But the name of Semuon is a shield that can block the attack of all arrows.

During the 60 years in which I have lived my spiritual life, Sungrak Church has borne fruit for 50 of those years. If my God – the Lord Jesus – did not guide me in Person, I would have perished from the earth. The Lord speaks to me. He says, “You still have work to do. You will only leave the earth by My permission”. Therefore, I am nothing but thankful that He has revealed this to be. I humbly obey.

Until the Lord strikes Semuon down, until Semuon becomes worn out, until he is severely brought down low, until he crumbles to pieces, until his body fades away – until that day – he will do the work that has been entrusted to him. God has commanded me to establish ‘The Picture of God’s Will’ on top of the Rock. He has commanded me to set up Three Pillars over it and has declared that they be the foundation of the House of God’s Righteousness. These Three Pillars are (1) The Immanuel (2) Baptism by Immersion (3) and The Resurrection. These Pillars are the Truth. Apart from these Three Pillars, there are no others. The Name of Jesus is the Name of all Three Person of the Trinity.

The time was ripe for the fruits to mature, but a strong wind has come and tries to make the tree stumble. Just consider how many good fruits might have appeared! The strong wind has still not stopped blowing. This wind, which is the spiritual authority of this world, has not settled. Until the fruits have truly matured, this wind will continue to fiercely blow. Just where has this strong wind come from? It comes from those who have not lived their faith by the Spirit but have acted by the strength of their religious conscience.

They have hurled down shame. They have used dirty tricks. The motive was to erase Semuon from the earth. Even those who ought to have stayed by my side have stumbled. They appeared faithful, but it is now clear they are trying to maliciously pull Semuon down. Thankfully, God has preserved some people like me and commanded them to endure. The remnant of these fruits are fighting and gaining victory against this strong wind.

In order for the church to live, Semuon must live. ‘Ki Dong Kim’ can return to the dust. But if Berea and Sungrak Church is to live, Semuon must absolutely live. We are those who have received the Calling of God in this generation. We will receive the glory of God. But this is my humble request:  whatever force tries to get rid of Semuon, you must all defend and protect him.

Semuon