People's Republic of China (original) Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries (claimed)
Language
Standard Chinese
Origin
1991 China
Branched from
The Shouters
Members
3–4 million (Chinese government estimate) 2 million (Holly Folk estimate)[1]
Other name(s)
Eastern Lightning
Official website
www.holyspiritspeaks.org
Eastern Lightning
Eastern Lightning
Traditional Chinese
東方閃電
Simplified Chinese
东方闪电
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Dōngfāng Shǎndiàn
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Tûng-fông Sám-thien
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Dūng fōng Sím dihn
Jyutping
dung1 fong1 sim2 din6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Tong-hong Siám-tiān
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
全能神教會
Simplified Chinese
全能神教会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Quánnéng Shén Jiàohuì
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ
Chhiòn-nèn Sṳ̀n Kau-fi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Chyùhn nàhng Sàhn Gaau wúi
Jyutping
cyun4 nang4 san4 gaau3 wui6-2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Choân-lêng Sîn Kàu-hōe
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Ciòng-nèng Sìng Gáu-huôi
The Church of Almighty God[a] (simplified Chinese: 全能神教会; traditional Chinese: 全能神教會; pinyin: Quánnéng Shén Jiàohuì), also known as Eastern Lightning (simplified Chinese: 东方闪电; traditional Chinese: 東方閃電; pinyin: Dōngfāng Shǎndiàn), is a monotheistic new religious movement which was established in China in 1991.[2] Government sources estimate the group has three to four million members.[3]
The group's core tenet is that Jesus Christ has returned to earth and is presently living as a Chinese woman.[4] The name "Eastern Lightning" alludes to the Gospel of Matthew 24:27: "For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
The movement has been described by Chinese media as the nation's 'most dangerous cult', and the group has been formally banned in China since 1995. Christian opponents and international media have in turn described it as a cult and even as a terrorist organization.[5][6] In contrast, members of the group deny all accusations and argue they are victims of religious persecution at the hands of Chinese authorities.[7]
^Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2019), 3.1.
^Dunn (2008a).
^Li (2014), Ma (2014).
^Dunn (2008a); Dunn (2015), 62.
^Tiezzi (2014).
^Gracie (2014); Shen and Bach (2017).
^Kirk (2020).
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