"God, If You Mess Around, You'll Die" Jeon Gwang-hoon, in Prison: "Are We Worse Than Na Hoon-a?!"

Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, who was treated for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and discharged, is holding a press conference in front of Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on the 2nd.

[Asia Economy Reporter Hanah Na] Jeon Gwang-hoon, former pastor of Sarang Jeil Church, who was re-incarcerated after being accused of violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act for holding the August 15 Gwanghwamun rally that fueled the COVID-19 pandemic, and who also faced fierce criticism for unbiblical remarks and actions such as "God, if you mess around, you will die," reacted from prison, saying, "Can we (pastors) be worse than Na Hoon-a?"

On the 9th, the YouTube channel 'YouAlA TV' aired the content of Pastor Jeon's prison letter under the title 'Pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon's Prison Letter.'

Pastor Jeon criticized the police's strong response to a conservative group's plan for a Hangul Day rally in downtown Seoul, addressing Korean church pastors by saying, "Can we be worse than Na Hoon-a?" He claimed, "How did pastors come to be in a position worse than Na Hoon-a, who has led popular music? We are not fulfilling our prophetic mission right now."

He added, "I rose up in anger against South Korea becoming a Joo-sa-pa (pro-North Korean faction), and as an expression of that, we have gathered and prayed at Gwanghwamun Square for the past year," saying, "Joo-sa-pa and socialism are things the Korean church cannot be part of."

He then described his own state as "spiritually very close to God." He claimed, "I am in a spiritually very sensitive state," and "When I enter the detention center, all I can do is character meditation and prayer, so I am very close to God spiritually."

At the end of the video, Jeon encouraged collective action, saying, "Now we must follow our seniors and run with the spirit of martyrdom to awaken the nation with the gospel," and requested, "I ask all thorough evangelical coworkers to rise up with the spirit of martyrdom."

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