149:
570:
Chen, alongside other
Mentuhui leaders, was arrested on 6 November 2005 in Hanzhong. He was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment on charges of leading and organizing an illegal organization. The Heavenly Kingdom was effectively dissolved following Chen's arrest.
555:
The
Mentuhui was banned in 1990. In March 1992, Ji Sanbao was arrested and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. He was released early in June 1997, but died soon after in a car accident in
700:
838:
414:
By 1995, the group claimed to have over 250,000 followers. By 1999, it may have had more than half a million members. In 2013, the sect had approximately 100,000 members in
833:
545:
675:
632:
451:
in 1995. There have been numerous arrests of members since then. The most recent crackdown was in summer 2020, when police arrested almost 100 members in
495:
612:
762:
498:. Ji met and married his wife there in 1960, and they would go on to have several children together, eventually returning to Shaanxi in 1971.
828:
715:
792:
490:. Having only attained a primary school education, he spent most of his early life working as a farmer and miner, eventually moving to
447:
148:
404:
360:
342:
63:
563:
of the
Heavenly Kingdom of Christ. In June 2001, less than 4 years after taking over the group's leadership, Wei died of
40:
679:
639:
853:
517:, and proposed a "seven-step spiritual journey" to save humanity and bring all mankind to the Kingdom of Christ.
633:""Geheimgesellschaften" in der VR China: Christlich inspirierte, spirituell-religiöse Gruppierungen seit 1978"
540:(True Dragon Emperor) of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ. The government of the Heavenly Kingdom, based out of
843:
381:
53:
585:
510:
770:
676:"PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: The crackdown on Falun Gong and other so-called 'heretical organizations'"
536:. After ordaining 12 "disciples", Ji established both the Mentuhui movement and declared himself the
505:
in 1982. In 1985 he proclaimed himself the "Three-Redemptive Christ" (referring to the redemption of
719:
199:
744:
800:
663:
480:
468:
73:
559:
in
December. Following Ji's death, Wei Shiqiang, one of the 12 disciples, was proclaimed
848:
549:
533:
529:
520:
Ji began preaching his beliefs across China in the late 1980s, recruiting followers in
272:
164:
822:
537:
501:
Ji converted to
Christianity in 1976 after the death of one of his sons, joining the
378:
206:
564:
502:
396:
103:
50:
590:
514:
445:
The
Mentuhui was banned in China in 1990 and included on the government list of
580:
486:
Ji Sanbao, also known as Ji
Zhongjie, was born in 1939 to a peasant family in
525:
472:
196:
556:
541:
491:
439:
174:
487:
476:
435:
419:
415:
392:
178:
407:. He ordained 12 "disciples", leading to the group being known as the
521:
456:
452:
431:
368:
427:
423:
385:
93:
560:
506:
234:
567:. Chen Shirong, another disciple, succeeded Wei as King.
615:. OMF (20 October 1999). Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
548:. Xu Mingchao, one of Ji's 12 disciples, served as
321:
311:
299:
285:
271:
257:
247:
233:
219:
205:
192:
184:
170:
160:
123:
109:
99:
87:
79:
69:
59:
46:
36:
23:
513:, and the redemption of Ji Sanbao), declared the
355:'apostles' assembly'), also known as the
608:
606:
769:(in Chinese). 28 September 2016. Archived from
627:
625:
623:
621:
544:, was established to overthrow and replace the
129:
27:
8:
546:government of the People's Republic of China
839:Christian organizations established in 1989
739:
737:
350:
188:Christianity (Three-Redemptive Christ sect)
496:Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
120:
710:
708:
467:The movement was founded by Ji Sanbao in
221:• 20 February 1989–17 December 1997
834:Christian denominations founded in China
287:• 20 February 1989–6 November 2005
602:
20:
320:
310:
306:
284:
280:
270:
256:
246:
242:
232:
218:
214:
204:
7:
14:
481:15th day of the first lunar month
259:• July 2001–6 November 2005
751:(in Chinese). 14 September 2011.
147:
249:• December 1997–July 2001
373:
364:
346:
1:
515:end of the world was imminent
405:Second Coming of Jesus Christ
41:Chinese Local Church movement
829:1989 establishments in China
799:(in Chinese). Archived from
718:(in Chinese). Archived from
357:Three-Redemptive Christ sect
455:and another 100 members in
16:Christian movement in China
870:
125:Heavenly Kingdom of Christ
64:People's Republic of China
479:on 20 February 1989 (the
403:), who claimed to be the
400:
391:The group was founded in
331:
307:
295:
281:
267:
243:
229:
215:
144:
139:
130:
28:
763:"揭秘邪教"门徒会":邪教"门徒会"的累累血债"
418:. and had a presence in
399:Ji Sanbao (Chinese:
797:China Anti-Cult Network
749:China Anti-Cult Network
24:Three-Redemptive Christ
382:new religious movement
323:• Disestablished
54:new religious movement
745:"起底"门徒会"头目季三保 当过煤矿工人"
701:Samvada World website
586:Christianity in China
509:, the redemption of
803:on 30 December 2019
722:on 9 September 2021
313:• Established
207:True Dragon Emperor
773:on 6 November 2021
645:on 12 October 2013
409:apostles' assembly
395:in 1989 by former
377:), is a Christian
91:February 20, 1989
353:
335:
334:
200:absolute monarchy
119:
118:
861:
854:Secret societies
813:
812:
810:
808:
789:
783:
782:
780:
778:
759:
753:
752:
741:
732:
731:
729:
727:
712:
703:
698:
692:
691:
689:
687:
682:on 5 August 2009
678:. Archived from
672:
666:
661:
655:
654:
652:
650:
644:
638:. Archived from
637:
629:
616:
610:
494:to work for the
402:
375:
366:
354:
351:
348:
151:
134:
133:
132:
121:
74:Standard Chinese
32:
31:
30:
21:
869:
868:
864:
863:
862:
860:
859:
858:
819:
818:
817:
816:
806:
804:
793:"起底邪教"门徒会"主要头目"
791:
790:
786:
776:
774:
761:
760:
756:
743:
742:
735:
725:
723:
714:
713:
706:
699:
695:
685:
683:
674:
673:
669:
662:
658:
648:
646:
642:
635:
631:
630:
619:
611:
604:
599:
577:
465:
324:
314:
288:
260:
250:
222:
156:
153:
152:
135:
128:
126:
92:
26:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
867:
865:
857:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
821:
820:
815:
814:
784:
754:
733:
716:"说说"门徒会"的"救赎""
704:
693:
667:
656:
617:
613:April/May 2006
601:
600:
598:
595:
594:
593:
588:
583:
576:
573:
550:prime minister
530:Xichuan County
464:
461:
333:
332:
329:
328:
325:
322:
319:
318:
315:
312:
309:
308:
305:
304:
301:
297:
296:
293:
292:
289:
286:
283:
282:
279:
278:
275:
273:Prime Minister
269:
268:
265:
264:
261:
258:
255:
254:
251:
248:
245:
244:
241:
240:
237:
231:
230:
227:
226:
223:
220:
217:
216:
213:
212:
209:
203:
202:
194:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
172:
168:
167:
165:Secret society
162:
158:
157:
154:
146:
145:
142:
141:
137:
136:
127:
124:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
48:
47:Classification
44:
43:
38:
34:
33:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
866:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
844:Chinese cults
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
826:
824:
802:
798:
794:
788:
785:
772:
768:
764:
758:
755:
750:
746:
740:
738:
734:
721:
717:
711:
709:
705:
702:
697:
694:
681:
677:
671:
668:
665:
664:Brill website
660:
657:
641:
634:
628:
626:
624:
622:
618:
614:
609:
607:
603:
596:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
578:
574:
572:
568:
566:
562:
558:
553:
551:
547:
543:
539:
538:Son of Heaven
535:
531:
527:
523:
518:
516:
512:
508:
504:
503:Shouters sect
499:
497:
493:
489:
484:
482:
478:
474:
470:
462:
460:
458:
454:
450:
449:
443:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
412:
410:
406:
398:
394:
389:
387:
383:
380:
376:
370:
362:
358:
344:
340:
330:
326:
316:
302:
298:
294:
290:
276:
274:
266:
262:
252:
238:
236:
228:
224:
210:
208:
201:
198:
195:
191:
187:
183:
180:
176:
173:
169:
166:
163:
159:
150:
143:
138:
122:
115:
112:
110:Other name(s)
108:
105:
102:
100:Branched from
98:
95:
90:
86:
82:
78:
75:
72:
68:
65:
62:
58:
55:
52:
49:
45:
42:
39:
35:
22:
19:
805:. Retrieved
801:the original
796:
787:
775:. Retrieved
771:the original
766:
757:
748:
724:. Retrieved
720:the original
696:
686:18 September
684:. Retrieved
680:the original
670:
659:
647:. Retrieved
640:the original
569:
565:liver cancer
554:
519:
500:
485:
466:
446:
444:
434:, Shandong,
413:
408:
390:
374:sān shú jīdū
372:
356:
338:
336:
263:Chen Shirong
253:Wei Shiqiang
113:
104:The Shouters
18:
807:11 December
777:11 December
726:11 December
591:God complex
430:, Jiangsu,
426:, Qinghai,
291:Xu Mingchao
823:Categories
649:6 December
581:Beili Wang
469:Yao County
197:Theocratic
193:Government
526:Xiangyang
473:Tongchuan
422:, Gansu,
225:Ji Sanbao
185:Religion
140:1989–2005
83:Ji Sanbao
51:Christian
575:See also
542:Hanzhong
492:Xinjiang
440:Xinjiang
379:doomsday
339:Mentuhui
175:Hanzhong
114:Mentuhui
70:Language
534:Nanyang
488:Shaanxi
477:Shaanxi
463:History
448:xiéjiào
436:Sichuan
420:Shaanxi
416:Guizhou
397:Shouter
393:Shaanxi
361:Chinese
343:Chinese
300:History
179:Shaanxi
171:Capital
80:Founder
522:Ankang
457:Dezhou
453:Baotou
432:Yunnan
371::
369:pinyin
363::
345::
303:
277:
239:
211:
161:Status
88:Origin
60:Region
849:Cults
643:(PDF)
636:(PDF)
597:Notes
557:Xi'an
428:Hunan
424:Hebei
386:China
94:China
809:2023
779:2023
767:CCTV
728:2023
688:2010
651:2014
561:King
528:and
507:Noah
438:and
365:三赎基督
352:lit.
337:The
327:2005
317:1989
235:King
155:Flag
131:基督天国
37:Type
29:三赎基督
511:Lot
483:).
442:.
411:.
401:季三保
388:.
384:in
347:门徒会
825::
795:.
765:.
747:.
736:^
707:^
620:^
605:^
552:.
532:,
524:,
475:,
471:,
459:.
367:;
349:;
177:,
811:.
781:.
730:.
690:.
653:.
359:(
341:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.