His 10,000 Brides - Korea’s Biggest Cult With Over 100k Members (The JMS Church)

Kim was pretty excited he had heard that. he was being sent to Hong Kong to work. directly under Pastor Jung okay he had. been part of Jung's congregation for a. little while now and he always wondered. if I go to Hong Kong what kind of big. things is Pastor John gonna have me do I. mean this is like a mission trip is he. gonna have me pray for other people am I. going to watch as Pastor John cures. cancer I I've heard all the stories of. him curing cancer he would literally. touch someone and their cancer was just.

gone he's like a miracle worker I mean. there were so many reasons that all the. demons and all the Devils wanted to take. Pastor Jung down. maybe he would watch in real time how. Pastor Zhang saves Souls either way Kim. was excited to be of some sort of help. in Hong Kong but when he gets to Hong. Kong he realizes that his role there. would be so much more important than he. even originally thought he just didn't. know it yet so Kim gets thrown into this. mail room.

that's his job now he's gonna go through. all of the letters that Pastor Zhang. receives from his followers the letters. are pouring in from all over the world. Pastor John is a very famous person he. was practically a celebrity pastor at. this point there were letters of just. pure devotion people promising to spend. their lives praising the Lord praising. God praising Pastor Zhang there were. letters begging Pastor Zhang to pray for. their sick relatives to save their lives.

or pray for them to pass the college. entrance exam so many letters so many. letters Kim would sort through them on a. daily basis and one day he sees this. package in like the little mountain of. letters he's going through and it looked. like one of those poster tubes you know. how you send photos and posters through. like those two yeah hard cardboard tubes. and he was intrigued. he opened it he probably shouldn't have. but he was curious. he opened it and just hundreds of. pictures Spilled Out of naked female.

followers of naked women they were. posing and doing explicit things to. themselves they were completely nude and. licking photographs of Pastor Zhang they. were posing together with one another. unclothed they were in bathtubs doing. things and first of all he was shocked. when he saw these photos but later on he. would find a hard drive and this hard. drive was filled with videos videos of.

these same female followers that he knew. were church members that were in South. Korea and these female church members. were naked and posing with each other. they were in bathtubs together screaming. I love you our husband I love you our. Lord must be so tired we wish you could. join us. they would be in videos posing in. lingerie and doing things to themselves. on beds and. Kim was shaken up because the whole. premise of his church of Pastor Jung's.

church and all of his teachings. was that was the original sin. was forbidden so what was going on. Kim had heard for years I mean there. were rumors that Pastor Zhang had been. assaulting his female followers but he. was always told these are the lies that. the devil is making up to try and take. down Pastor Jung they're not true but. they were true. and now Kim realized when Pastor Zhang. had said that his ultimate goal as a.

pastor was to save the souls of ten. thousand young women. what he meant was. he wanted to rape ten thousand women. It is believed that Pastor Zhang came. very very close to his goal. [Music].

as always full show notes are available. at rottenminglepodcast.com a huge source. for this episode was a Netflix. documentary by the name of in the name. of God holy betrayal it's been getting. so much attention for a lot of reasons I. think the source material itself is so. explosive and it's almost salacious it's. it's a lot but one of the producers of. the show has been getting stalked and.

threatened since the release of this. Netflix series even before the series. was released there was a trailer that. went up there was news that this was. going to air there was a legal battle in. South Korea trying to stop it trying to. prevent this Netflix series from airing. so it's it's a lot and it's so scary to. the point where um we just recently had. a trip to South Korea. I have been getting this request for. this case for the past three weeks and I. just was so terrified to cover it while. I was in Korea or like right before. Korea it was terrifying so this has been.

a highly requested case that we're. talking about today and before we get. into it a quick disclaimer. I said this a million times okay but. like one bad religious person does not. mean the whole religion is bad as. someone who has an incredibly mild case. of religious trauma compared to what. we're talking about today as someone who. is not religious at all I can still. acknowledge that I think religion is a. beautiful thing when it's practiced the. way it's supposed to be I think. religions can bring people together I. think it can bring peace and purpose.

into communities so with that being said. this man's actions in no way reflect on. the Christian Community as a whole or. really any other religion so with that. being said there was a war waging there. was a war between two different parties. and this is a war that we've never even. heard of it was the war of Exodus and. all the female victims of the JMS Church. JMS standing for Jesus Morning Star. Church and then you had the JMS Church.

so you had these two parties that were. just at War so on one hand on The Exodus. side you have countless victim. testimonies there were literal audio. clips audio recordings the victim had. taken while she was being assaulted. where the pastor is saying disgusting. humiliating things to her asking her. questions about herself like they've got. mountains and mountains of evidence they. have police reports of kidnappings that. had taken place they have police reports.

of assaults and just so much. and then on the other side on jms's side. you had the Messiah the prophet the. second coming of Jesus the man who cured. cancer the man who predicted. presidential elections the man who said. let it snow and it snowed it's a war. that's not even just in South Korea this. war went from Taiwan to Hong Kong. mainland China Malaysia Australia New.

Zealand it was like a global war and it. seems like it's still raging on to this. day so who is the Messiah who is Pastor. Zhang who is the center of JMS Church. March 16 1945. objectively was not a good day okay. World War II is still raging the Allied. Powers bombed this historic town in. Germany and I think like 5 000 people. were killed. and then in South Korea's Hulk was born.

I say this with the risk of sounding. mean but literally nobody cared that he. was born like babies are born on a daily. basis this one was not particularly. special in any way it's not like he was. born and people were celebrating like oh. my God look at this baby it's not like. he was born and then there were like. Whispers. baby's gonna be something crazy when he. grows up like there was nothing. literally nobody cared that Jung was. born into a poor family in the mountains. of South Korea far from all the big.

cities far from Tor he was the third son. of seven siblings. so he grew up with five brothers and a. sister so back then it was kind of. customary for poorer families in rural. areas to have tons of children because. children translated to employees that's. like the sentiment and it applied here. Jung only graduated elementary school. before he dropped out to tend to his. family's farm so he's growing up working. on the farm and one morning when he's. six years old some Christian. missionaries come to the Village they're.

singing gospels they're passing out. Bibles and they give a Bible to Jung and. he's just like mesmerized by these wafer. thin Little Pages the sound that the. pages made when he would turn them the. smell okay Bibles have a smell most. books have a smell but Bibles have a. very distinct smell I grew up around. this smell it's a pleasant smell if you. like the smell of books but the smell of. it and all the little stories depicted. in the book. he was obsessed he fell in love with the. Bible I honestly don't know what kind of.

free time Zhang had maybe his siblings. helped a lot at the farm but Jung. claimed that he read the Bible cover to. cover. two thousand times how long does that. take usually my grandpa was super. religious and he wrote rewrote like. transcribed the Bible cover to cover. three times for his three children and. that took like two decades. to be fair he wasn't doing it like. non-stop like a full-time job but it's.

it takes a while the Bible is this big. and the font is this small but he said. he read it 2 000 times he claimed that. he would climb up to the Little Mountain. find a nice little secluded grassy patch. he would plop down on there and just. read the freaking Bible he said the. mountain was his classroom the Bible his. teacher by the time he was 19 he starts. working as a Sunday school teacher and. by the time that he was 20 he was going. to nearby towns to try and spread the.

word of God but when he turned 21 he. gets drafted into the military to fight. in Vietnam side note most of what we. know about Pastor Jung's childhood is. told by Jung so I'm gonna take it with a. grain of salt Jung said that he went. into the military and he was so obsessed. with his Christian ideals his Christian. beliefs that he refused to kill a single. person during his entire service he was. literally in Vietnam Nam for the Vietnam. War he said he refused to kill a single.

person just flat out refused. which I guess is kind of admirable right. but he also said that he would just. capture people tie them up and leave. them if you think about it leave them to. die or yeah basically just starve to. death if you really think about it tying. someone up and leaving them to starve. potentially starve to death. is just as cruel it's actually worse. cruel yeah so but Zhang was like what a. good Christian day and he would just Pat. himself on the back and walk away while. he was in the military he was able to.

save up a lot of money which he put to. use the second that he got out he bought. this local church and he starts. rebuilding it like renovating it he. would of course be the de facto leader. later but while he's renovating he joins. another church called the Union Church. they kicked him out this church was like. your interpretation of the Bible is. unhinged like you are way too radical I. don't know what you're doing but you. gotta get out of here we don't like this. so he decides these villagers they don't. know me they're not Progressive enough.

they're not city Folk you know what I. need to do I need to be around more. open-minded people I'm gonna move to so. where I can have these intellectual. conversations. so he moves his heart and at this point. he burned through all of his money so. he's literally moving there with his. Bible and 300 in his pocket. he starts in this little tiny Church. Jesus Morning Star Church JMS it's known. as Providence the Providence Church and. other parts of the world like Australia. New Zealand but it's the same church and. it was in his small little studio.

apartment it was a very humble beginning. for the start of JMS church but Jung. Jung had some big old dreams okay he. wanted to recruit the top University. students from around South Korea to join. his church he was sick of congregations. filled with old people families and all. these elderly people he wanted young. fresh Minds like he wanted young people. to gather at his church have a blast. where they could play basketball and.

then have discussions about the Lord. so you know where he goes he goes to. Soldier this is like the Harvard of. South Korea he recruits one student. and that student goes to jonside like. the Yale of South Korea recruits a. student from yonside then another. University student and it just becomes. like this domino effect that was fueled. By Word of Mouth by the end of the year. JMS Church would have a presence in all. of Korea's top universities and Zhang. would do tours at these universities.

like as if he's like some sort of. motivational speaker Superstar celebrity. he would do tours at like 18 of the. biggest universities and told her he. would even do National tours where he. visited 10 separate cities to go meet. with his followers JMS at one point was. filled with the top minds of Korea like. the future generation so just think of a. church where all of the ivy league. students are part of the congregation. honestly I would be intimidated I would. even be intimidated to recruit an Ivy.

league student into my church because. these are the creme de La Creme of the. new generation these are business majors. biology Majors chemistry Majors economic. majors no other Church in South Korea. had this many college students. especially of the elite kind ninety. percent of JMS at the time were. University students and just to cover. all the bases. you know your question how do you. convert that many University students. I'm not saying that higher levels of. Education have correlations with being.

able to have faith or not but I imagine. if these students asked me how to. scientifically explain the Bible. I'd probably pee myself okay I would. probably not have a good time but that's. where a lot of context comes into play. JMS church was at the right place at the. right time do he starts recruiting. University students in the 1980s and the. 1990s and South Korea in the 80s was. pure chaos like hell had broken loose. there was political unrest endless.

protests were being had there was a. dictator yeah there wasn't a president. at the time in the 80s which doesn't. really seem that far long ago there was. a dictator at the time who was going. around killing anyone who is against him. people in Korea were lost the citizens. just wanted to feel purpose they wanted. to feel like they knew where they stood. in this shaky World especially young. people they felt like this they have. this fire in them you know to want to. belong to something to try and fight for. a better future.

so it's said that in South Korea at this. time the younger Generations they. started breaking off into these two main. groups one group where students that. were joining political activist groups. so these groups focused on talking about. politics they were basically little. politicians they were debating politics. demonstrating organizing protests then. the other group of students would turn. to religion to try and make sense of. things. but a lot of these top University. students they did not like a lot of. churches. because they're like but you can't argue.

with me about Evolution like that. doesn't make sense to me I literally. studied this like you don't know what. you're saying right but Pastor Zhang was. known to love science that's what he. claimed okay he said that the Bible is. not necessarily verbatim the truth like. a lot of different churches interpreted. he said the Bible is a giant metaphor. and he would always be able to bring. science into his explanations of. everything and I say quote scientific.

like because I'm sure in the beginning. it was a lot more scientific but slowly. over the years it becomes incredibly. unhinged and honestly insane if I'm. being honest with you so for the time. being Pastor Zhang the leader of JMS was. praised by these University students for. being logical rational scientific not. denying science or Evolution he was. known as being very Progressive he. explained again Bible is a metaphor you. don't have to take these stories. literally he would even say things like. in this passage it says Jesus came down.

on a cloud. really believe that he didn't come down. on a cloud let's be real it's like it's. a metaphor you know so these kids are. like I like it I like that a lot okay I. like you pastor drug they really liked. Pastor John they were honestly amazed. when they found out that he only had an. elementary school education I mean they. were confused how he could grasp such. complex metaphors that they were having. difficulties with he understood. everything he answered questions that. the Catholic church and Protestant.

churches had a hard time answering. and none of these students just like. went to church okay none of these. University students would show up on a. Sunday sing a couple songs and leave. these students were so dedicated to the. JMS Church they would participate in all. of the church activities if you guys. have never been to a Korean Church in. the States before I don't know if other. churches do this but it's very common. for the church to turn into a community. Hub of sorts I remember growing up there. were these basketball competitions.

little church Olympics like talent shows. that were held by the church it wouldn't. just be our church members attending. members of other churches would attend. our events and then we would go to their. events and it just became this big. social event JMS did that but they took. it to a whole new level it was basically. a Coachella but religious they would. have these massive events and Gatherings. and parades where everyone from every. school all the top universities were. invited to have a weekend playing soccer.

volleyball organized games or organized. competitions each University would even. have their own cheerleaders walk in the. parade it felt more like a college. football game than it felt like church. modesty he made it really cool so like. very fun even if you weren't religious. you almost wanted to go because you're. like oh my friends are going modesty was. kind of out the window which I think is. totally fine I personally don't see why. you need to dress a certain way just. because you're religious but there were.

like modeling competitions at these. events cheerleaders wearing. not skimpy outfits per se but just to. give you an idea if I ever wore that to. church when I was growing up I would be. sent home and call the devil's blood. okay and this was back in the days in. Korea so yeah ten times worse yeah even. crazier yeah like more unheard of like. those are the types of outfits people. were wearing it felt more like a K-pop. concert in some aspects it seemed like a. lot of fun again people just wanted to.

go even if you weren't religious it was. great marketing if you ask me but. everything comes with a price these. events are not free to run in fact it. probably takes a lot of money to host. even just one event University students. are not known for being loaded they're. not known for having just so much cash. so how is the church affording all of. this and more feeding the poor that's. how University students would spend. their weekends on the streets and tour. asking for donations to feed the poor.

they would sell water purifiers bags of. peanuts water bottles like literally. whatever you could think of they were. selling it they would say hey I'm. fundraising for the JMS Church to feed. the poor on behalf of the poor would you. guys like to buy this water purifier so. many people were like oh my gosh tell me. about yourself. your religion give me three water. purifiers. at the end of the day they would rush. back to Pastor Zhang hand over all the. money that they collected and this is. how the University students spent their.

weekend and what does Jung do with all. this money does he feed the poor he. bought a Mercedes a lot of his followers. kind of raised their eyebrows at that. one but they thought you know he worked. so hard he works tirelessly to spread. the word of God and to save Humanity. maybe if this car brings him even an. ounce of Joy or comfort so that he can. keep doing what he does like who are we. to question him how else is he gonna. travel from his 250 different churches. without his Mercedes at this point. Pastor John had 250 churches.

in South Korea what 250 churches a. former follower said well now I know. that I was performing slave labor but. back then I thought I was devoting. myself to the Lord it probably didn't. hurt that Jung like most cult leaders. was surrounded by power and fame and he. was very convincing and charismatic like. he had a way of making you feel special. one follower remembers he was so nervous. to meet Jung for the first time everyone. around him had spoken of Jung like he.

was some God. like he was some sort of celebrity and. then when he finally meets with Jung. Jung looks at him without even skipping. a beat there's no awkwardness there's no. oh I'm so intimidated he just grabs the. follower's hand and says I've been. expecting you you showed up to me in my. dream. and this guy feels like oh my God this. guy is Jung is recognizing me he he sees. me I'm special I feel saved so they the.

followers just like Jung they wanted to. save more people they wanted to save. Souls. especially beautiful young women that. were over five feet six inches tall Jung. told his followers to specifically. recruit and save the souls of five feet. six inch tall women that were young and. attractive he said they need the most. saving. trust me what does he say though you. have so much confidence yeah side note.

there was a victim who said that the way. that she was recruited into this cult. was bizarre I do want to mention that. South Korea may or may not have a little. bit of a cult problem but maybe it's not. that big of a problem because I wasn't. approached by a cult this time that I. went but if you are a foreigner visiting. South Korea and you see someone come up. to you on the street and tell you how. pretty you are or how you're glowing or. how nice you look or ask you to give. them directions. you're being recruited into a cult. most likely so.

I would just say well there's a new. trend of what you should say. because there's like a whole Trend in. Korea of like everyone asking what are. you listening to right now and they say. new jeans hype boy so they say when. you're getting recruited into a cult. just say oh new Jean type boy and walk. away. just messing with a lot of cult leaders. I tell you so just beware a woman. approaches this victim on the street and. it's like oh my God you're glowing. you're so pretty right but this time it. wasn't as creepy because the woman so. JMS called most of their members are.

young most other Cults they're like. ajumas they're like middle-aged women. who are coming up to you on the street. like you're so pretty you're so pretty. you automatically are kind of like this. is weird but when this young college. girl that's about your age is trying to. befriend you on the street and she's. like you're so pretty. start feeling like maybe this is my. friend but this girl tells the victim. hey so how tall are you what's really. random uh honestly I don't know I. haven't measured myself like maybe five. five like a little under five six.

oh okay so you're basically five six. I guess you could say that that's so. yeah sure and she's like oh okay good. why don't you follow me it's just so. bizarre so Jung had this absolute. fixation on tall young woman preferably. with pale white skin and he wanted to. rip as many of them as possible. as Jung's popularity grew so did his. arrogance and his fascination with these.

women he just becomes more and more. ballsy he was always seen surrounded by. a swarm of young beautiful woman which. is kind of odd for a church leader in. any other context if you saw Jung out. and about you would think he's like an. old-time Trot singer or like an older. actor that has fan girls surrounding him. like not a pastor not in a million years. would I think that's a church leader but. the indoctrination was already so deep. at this point his followers believed. that Not only was he right he was above. them holier than them knew more than.

them they started to suspect that he was. the Messiah let me tell you why well. first Jung started openly telling. everyone that he was the Messiah but. that's not why okay he was here he said. to complete the Testament he was here to. fulfill the prophecy in fact because he. was fulfilling the last prophecy Jung. told his followers that he had a higher. status than Jesus Christ himself. and in order to prove this he did some. weird calculations in his head so he.

pulled some random dates and numbers. from the Bible and he said what is 1446. plus 500 years. 1946. yeah the 500 or that's the year of. Luther's death plus 500 years which. means the new Messiah would be born 1945. 1946 depending on the Lunar New Year. it's just you know it's just funny. because guess when I was born. 1945 which is kind of strange.

considering that 2.9 Million babies were. born in 1945 so I don't know why that. made him special and to top it all off. he was born March 16 1945. he argued. that his birthday was 3 16 March 16 and. that stood for John 3 16. the verse in the Bible. John 3 16 reads for God so loved the. world he gave his one and only son. therefore if you are doing the mental. cartwheels that Jung was doing Zhang is.

God's one and only son Zhang is Jesus. I just want to add another disclaimer. here okay it sounds absolutely unhinged. and far-fetched from the outside. perspective like it's almost laughable. to us right how dumb it sounds it sounds. like those little kids that have been. dating for the first time and they're. like you were born on this day I was. born on this day added up get this. number divided by pi and you know what. the number eight is. you know what else has eight the words I. love you is eight letters exactly like.

that's what it sounds like what you have. to remember no cult starts like this. like you don't just walk into the doors. of a church and this man is up there. like divided by pie and I'm 1945. like. this is not how it starts this is after. months of listening to sermons that make. perfect logical sense in your head. you're surrounded by this infectious. energy of people being so positive and. welcoming and accepting and so excited. about something you feel like you have. this purpose in life and you feel like.

you're part of something bigger than. yourself this is after months of you. hearing about the Miracles that he's. performed and you even see bits and. pieces of evidence of it it's not even. just rumors he prayed for snow in front. of the whole church there was no chance. of snow that day or even the next day. even the news weather forecasters never. mentioned snow. well what do you know. it freaking snowed puzzling but these. types of things keep happening he. predicted who the next president of. South Korea would be not only that he.

predicted how each candidate would pull. and how they would rank before the. rankings were released. he predicted it with a hundred percent. accuracy then you hear about another. situation you see that guy over there. that guy and his mom his mom was. diagnosed with terminal cancer the. doctors gave her a few weeks to live. the son begged Pastor Zhang to pray for. his mother Pastor John went to see the. sick mother touched her and said you. will live. it's been years she's still alive but.

that's not all one time this woman was. diagnosed with cancer okay she runs up. to Pastor junk throws herself At His. Feet crying begging like you can't let. me go please I need to be cancer-free. I've got all these things I need to do. in my life before. he said you are cancer free. she gets a call from the doctors the. next day saying hey I'm so sorry I think. we misread your charts you do not have. cancer. you're cancer-free so the victims are.

slowly carefully methodically. indoctrinated that when they get to the. point of him calling himself the Messiah. it makes logical sense in their mind so. please let's just be careful about what. we say about the victims in this case I. saw a lot of online discourse about how. oh my God I would never fall for. something like this like how do people. actually believe this. I'm a firm believer anyone like you him. me like literally anyone can fall victim.

to a cult given the right circumstance. right timing like right place in your. life it's scary. so side note if you're wondering how. Zhang was able to pull off so many. miracles maybe he was the Messiah I'm. not sure about all of them I don't have. the answers to all of them but um I. don't know who knows maybe Jung spread. some of these rumors himself but. remember that woman that got cancer and. then she got the call immediately after. the day after saying that hey we misread. your charts I'm sure it didn't hurt that. her doctor was also a member of JMS.

so whether the whole thing was a little. set up to have a miracle happen or the. doctor was like you have cancer just. kidding it was all a setup for a miracle. or. if maybe the doctor was like maybe she. won't notice she has cancer if I just. lie and say she doesn't have cancer. anymore. just weird also John claimed that he. studied medicine in his free time for. funsies for the past 40 years and he. said that he was more than well equipped. to cure a simple thing like cancer. as for the presidential election.

predictions it's unclear to this day how. he was able to predict the rankings of. every candidate we don't know if he knew. someone on the inside we don't know but. he was able to being the new Messiah. Jung decides to make his hometown his. village in the mountains is the New. Jerusalem he said this is going to be. the sacred place where people from all. over the world are going to come and. worship at my feet he even promoted this. place in massive newspapers like the. Korea post encouraging religious tourism. to the mountains he starts using Church.

funds to build this massive compound in. the mountains thousands of followers. would gather their tent out in tents in. the mountains to listen to him preach to. be in his presence to attend events that. were like the mini Olympics modeling. competitions dancing and singing. competitions held by JMS church it was a. lot it's like an Olympics Coachella. Burning Man mashed together with heavy. religious overtones he's a literal. celebrity at this point he had tours. Nationwide tours to go meet with more.

followers and I'm serious like this man. took himself so utterly seriously he. would throw flowers into crowds of. followers and they would just be like. scrambling at the ground to pick up the. flowers. people would be holding up signs like I. love you Jung everywhere he went to meet. with him one on one was nearly. impossible. he's constantly surrounded by his young. beautiful Entourage to even see him in. person people were Starstruck they felt. honored to be breathing the same air as.

him. some followers were even lucky enough to. be asked to live on site in one of the. compounds. these followers were coincidentally all. attractive young women that were over 5. feet 6 inches tall their living. conditions were deplorable vaguely. reminiscent of sardines shoved into a. tin can they were crammed into this tiny. little trailer with no privacy no. personal space absolutely nothing but. they were told over and over again. you are so lucky to be here you should.

be grateful that you can live as such a. holy place not many can say that like. are they their long-term or as long as. uh Jung decides some were more long-term. than others and that leads us. to the gods Brides. the Lord's Brides we've talked a lot. about cults and this one is a little. different one principal teaching at JMS. church was that celibacy was the way to.

save Humanity like no is the way to save. the future of humankind even after. marriage nobody should be having really. it just wasn't allowed you know one of. Jung's most famous interpretations was. the story of Adam and Eve he claimed. that the Apple that Eve ate was a. metaphor for. which means Zhang was going to save the. world from all their sins all the. corruption by forbidding people from. having the original sin. so if you have anyone you are betraying.

the Lord you know baby see there's a one. babies anymore he like has to allow it. because there are a lot of babies that. are born into this cult I don't think. most people got married once they were. in the cult typically it's married. couples who join the cult that's another. sad thing about this is a lot of people. gave their lives to this cult for. decades never got married never started. a family because of his teachings. some married couples would become. celibate Young University students were. indoctrinated and now they refuse to get.

married or even date because they didn't. want to betray the Lord I mean they were. just thinking about the effects of of. all of this and I don't want to say. that's everything but the fact that. these young students refuse to even. consider starting families or getting. married because they felt this intense. fear that they were going to go to hell. for it. it's just really heartbreaking so. nobody's allowed to have. except of course. of course. Jung he claimed he was the Messiah.

therefore he was the pure Adam and by. having sex with woman he was showering. woman with God's love through his body. his body was a tool it's not that he. wanted to do this it's not that he. wanted to have sex with women but he did. it for the greater purpose of saving the. world. he preached that he himself was. suffering by doing this he was suffering. he was exhausted by using his body as a. way of giving God's love and his. followers should suffer for him as well.

suffering was Noble female followers. were encouraged to take cold showers and. pray multiple times a day he even. instructed everyone to pray in his name. instead of Jesus name one form or. follower remembered he had went home one. day his parents are not in the cult so. it's just him or the church sorry I. gotta stop saying cult before they come. for me okay his parents were not in the. church and he's home one day praying out. loud and at the end he said in Zhang's. name we pray instead of in Jesus name we.

pray and his mom stop what she was doing. she froze and said what the hell did you. just say like why are you praying in. some random man's name. followers were instructed to cut ties. with the outside world or people who. didn't understand they were encouraged. to lie to their families to their. parents they were told that these. non-believers they can't tell what the. truth is even if you tell them the truth. they won't believe you Our Truth is. higher than them so things are really.

amping up and it's going to take a. really really dark turn so the brides. let's talk about victim a victim a was. at a JMS volleyball game that Jung was. playing in nobody was particularly. rooting for one team or another they. were basically just rooting for Jung. okay it's like a volleyball game all the. girls are on the sidelines like ah. Pastor John and Victor May is on the. sideline like Yay Pastor John and she's. cheering as hard as she can and she. thought she was imagining it at first. but John kept looking over at her while.

he's playing the game like glancing at. her and it made her feel. uncomfortable like she thought that was. kind of odd but after the volleyball. game she forgot about it and since this. is in the mountains and she wasn't one. of the lucky ones to live there she was. setting up her tent you know follow her. sleep in the tent while they're visiting. she's setting up her little tent and one. of these unknies so Ani means like older. sister but it it's not biological older. sister one of these Anis came in and. they were called informants in the JMS.

Church they're basically female. followers that were right-hand women to. Jung their main job was to recruit and. indoctrinate other beautiful young women. and bring them to Jung. one of the Anis opens up the tent and. tells her hey like Pastor John wants to. see you victim is confused nervous kind. of excited she didn't suspect anything. weird or bad was gonna happen to her she. was hoping to get acceptance and. blessings maybe she would get prayed for. she was so nervous she was intimidated.

by this guy I mean the way that he was. talked about it's like he was greater. than God I mean the power and balance. here is insane she goes to the building. that Jung is in and there's a line of. girls outside all waiting to go see. Pastor Zhang and the Ani says you can go. in first since you're new so victim a. walks past all the girls opens the doors. to see Pastor Jung. who's sitting down and he tells her come. here sit next to me she sits down next. to him and she's just Star Struck her.

heart is beating so fast she couldn't. believe that she was sitting next to the. Lord she had no idea what was going to. happen like is he gonna pray for her was. he gonna help her family teach her. something that would open up her mind he. starts touching her thighs telling her. to come closer. and she just remembered his like hot. breath on her neck and she was so. uncomfortable and she didn't understand. like is this what the Lord does he. starts whispering in her ear that she. was Lord's Masterpiece he instructed her. to stand up and pose for him and the.

reasoning was he wanted her to be the. Lord's cheerleader but cheerleaders. aren't allowed to have bow legs which. means like the legs Bend out they were. supposed to have straight legs. so he's like I need to check your legs. he checks her legs and says the Lord. will be proud of you he kept calling her. beautiful and when she sat back down. next to him he aggressively stuck his. hands in her shirt and started groping. her. he closed his eyes and said the Lord is. instructing me right now to check for.

lumps in your breast to make sure that. you don't have cancer it was incredibly. painful but she had heard and she had. been groomed to expect these medical. exams in fact she was told that if she. were ever examined by him by him himself. she should be grateful it was painful it. didn't feel right but she just thought. maybe it's because it's my first time I. don't know like I'm supposed to be. grateful for this he's checking for. cancer he had cured cancer so that makes. sense who was she to say no so even if.

everything in her gut told her to scream. and run out of there it was like this. mental war that she was fighting like a. battle in her mind before she could. react he pushes her down on the bed so. she's laying flat on her back and. without warning he tells her that he. needs to examine her uterus. he said that the Lord needs to make sure. that she doesn't have any cyst she was. terrified she saw him lick his fingers. and announce the Lord is examining you. and you can imagine what happened next. Vic damay was in a lot of pain she said.

that she closed her eyes and looked away. and she kept telling him please it's. painful basically telling him to stop. but he responds very casually it always. hurts the first time she didn't. understand what that meant I mean the. first time I'm being examined like I. don't get it so she looks down. he was full on assaulting her full-on R. wording her she said that she froze in. fear and she was so confused and then he. starts getting aggressive and biting her. everywhere and it was just so violent he.

kept telling her while he's doing this. that she's God's bride now. literally while assaulting her he also. continues to tell her you are no longer. allowed to look at other men. you are no longer allowed to think about. other men because you are God's bride. now if you were ever to marry another. man or even think about a man your. private parts would be mutilated if you. ever have children with a man they will. be deformed. side note this is something that Zhang. told all of the brides they believed it.

because why wouldn't they they were. terrified and they prayed they prayed to. God that they would never be interested. in anyone but the Lord it was so. ingrained in them one victim even. started self-identifying as a lesbian. because she was so scared of the. prospect of falling in love with a man a. lot of girls said that they struggled. it's nearly impossible for them to want. to be with John aka the Lord so they. would pray at night praying that they. would have the tools to love him the way. that they were supposed to they would.

punish themselves when they didn't feel. love for Jung in this sense. like it is so heartbreaking hearing that. like the victim said they prayed and. prayed but it was just so disgusting. painful and traumatizing they thought. something was wrong with them Jung would. assault them and make them call him oppa. honey dear he told them that they could. never think about other men he would say. incredibly Unholy vulgar disgusting. things while he was assaulting them but.

then he would claim in the same breath. that this was God's love. so the victims are just so confused they. felt that they were confused though. because they weren't good enough. Believers like they weren't good enough. followers so victim a runs outside after. the assault and runs straight into the. onion that had brought her here and. victimay is looking at her like please. you need to explain the situation. because I'm so confused I'm so. traumatized but the unneed Just Smiles. and congratulates her she said remember. we can only love Pastor Jung now we are. his Brides.

how was it. victory was shocked she has did the same. thing happen to you. and she responds you might not. understand it right now but in some time. everything will start to make sense. the Ani proceeds to tell her that these. examinations that's what they were. calling these assaults these exams were. important he had already detected. serious diseases and Cancers during. these examinations he had already saved. lives this was a good thing that Pastor. Jung was being so proactive all the. girls that get personal exams should be.

grateful. some girls would confide in the uneas. and say you know I'm just really. confused I felt like that was rape. they would say of course it's confusing. I was confused my first time too but. it's the Lord's love and you're gonna. soon realize that. now before we go and attack all of these. on these I think it's just really. complicated I need to give you a bit. more context. all of the God's Brides. they started as victims and I think that. they are still victims at the end of.

this but one of the biggest roles that. you get as a bride is to bring more. Brides to Jung they all got brainwashed. that all of these Brides were being. purified they were being saved so why. wouldn't you want to say fellow woman. they were literally brainwashed into. thinking this they were saving these. girls they were doing the Lord's work. they were saving the world. one of the victims slash Ani said when. you're his bride he might not want you. anymore Zhang always wanted younger and. younger women and you're getting older.

so you bring him beautiful young woman. and you get rewarded you feel like. you're doing something for the world for. the Lord for the church you start to. feel important sometimes you can even be. promoted as a minister or priest inside. the church and that is how victims turn. into perpetrators. so a lot of these on these would come. out later and say that they regretted. everything they said you know it's. confusing because you're a victim and. then later you're a perpetrator you. create another victim and then they. become a perpetrator and it's like this. vicious cycle and when you're inside the.

cycle you can't even see it but when you. get out of it you start questioning. yourself like I don't even know if I was. a victim or a perpetrator in all of this. am I a victim or am I the most evil. person ever all of the girls feel guilty. for becoming unneased in a sense they. blame themselves afterwards but they. also blame themselves while it was. happening they thought that all this. guilt that they had for being an ani was. because they weren't good enough for the. role they felt like they just had more. to learn so again I think that all these.

girls were victims and a lot of these. girls were so indoctrinated they. actually legally changed their last name. to Jung to show that they were committed. to being God's Brides victims stated. that they were so committed they would. go into his room four or five girls at a. time sometimes 10 to 15. and he would. assault them all at once one by one one. victim said the most she's seen was. about 30 women being assaulted at once. they were told in order to enter Heaven. because Eve is the original sinner right. they need to purify themselves from the.

sins of womankind basically Eve and the. only way was to let Jung assault them. they didn't say it like that but they. said you know make love with the second. Messiah and it's just sick he would. assault women on the basis of the. premise that tens of thousands of years. ago allegedly a woman picked an apple. off a tree and ate it and now every. woman needs to be. once they were assaulted they were. considered property of the second. Messiah they were told that if they ever. betrayed him by even looking at another.

man they would fall to the greatest. depths of Hell forever and their souls. would rot sometimes the girls would be. instructed to help wash him in the. shower and he would force his entire bed. to be filled with women at night in the. middle of the night he would just wake. up and pull girls on top of him to. assault. it said that sometimes he assaulted 50. women in one day okay so he would. assault them but he wouldn't release if. that makes sense and it was clear that. this whole thing was just about power. and abuse that's all it ever was the.

victim said it was more like he was. marking his territory he would be. assaulting you claiming you as his and. then move on. sometimes Brides weren't even picked to. be purified by Jung they were just told. their life purpose their Godly Duty was. to bring Jung a fresh supply of women. and they would be rewarded if they did. and a lot of this was hidden in plain. sight so you know those like soccer. games and events and festivals they. would have will Jung would squirm oh. this is another thing about the soccer. games Jung would score 60 to 120 goals.

in one soccer game. the world record held by one. professional soccer player is 13 goals. in one game so is this guy messy. reincarnated or what. no one game would go on for five to six. hours and everyone would just let him. score his opponents I mean people would. literally see the goalie jumping. pretending to block the ball but they. would fall on the opposite way of where. the ball was going they were just. letting him win.

so for five to six hours there were. cheerleaders on the sidelines just. cheering him on screaming his name. bringing him water wiping off his sweat. and in the end an onion or tube would go. around pick some cheerleaders tell them. to go to the bathroom and wait for Jung. because he was almost done they would. wait in the showers. where they would be forced to wash him. and they would be assaulted by him. side note what happens if a victim Falls. pregnant one victim said that she. straight up asked Jung that she was. worried and she said what happens if.

we're engaging in activities and I fall. pregnant with the Lord he flat out told. her that she would need an abortion. she said it was jarring I mean this went. against the Christian values that she. was taught like what is going on here. another victim said that she had her own. confusing moment when she had all this. bloody discharge she went to the doctor. and she was told that she had early. stage ovarian cancer they had to remove. her uterus. she remembered being shocked and. thinking Zhang had examined her non-stop. he prayed over her private parts on a.

daily basis. and did routine health checks but she. still had cancer another victim said the. wake-up call for her came when they were. all sitting in Jung's bedroom. and they were watching the news so it's. John and a bunch of women and it was. about a fire the news was about a fire. that had taken the lives of a lot of. people Jung runs up to the TV and he. starts smacking it and he's shouting. what a waste of. he yelled at the undies and said you. should have converted these girls before. they died they should have been brought.

to me. he was upset he couldn't r word them. before they died in a fire that's what. he was upset about another victim victim. B had made it out of the JMS Church she. tried to move on with her life she never. reported the abuse she just wanted to. forget all of her trauma. then she got married and had children. and she keeps looking at our children. she's like I don't want to raise my kids. in the world where there's a monster. like that out there just free.

she said when I look at my kids I can't. stay silent anymore she was recruited. into the church when she was a sophomore. in high school she was a minor a 16 year. old that's when her nightmare started. she was recruited to join JMS but victim. B's dream in life was to become Miss. Korea one day so she's studying. scriptures at JMS and she tells her only. like I wanna I Wanna Be Miss Korea one. day like that's my goal. diani says well you have to get. permission first I'm going to arrange a. one-on-one meeting with the Messiah the.

next time he visits victim B is like oh. my God thank you so much like I'm so. nervous I'm so excited she wondered what. they would talk about the only said you. need to ask him for permission about. being in Miss Korea victim B said. meeting someone like him was a once in a. lifetime chance for me I felt like I was. getting closer to God. she remembers being taken to the hotel. room that he was staying at she opens. the door to his room and he's sitting. there with another woman The Other Woman. was instructed by Jung to leave so now. victim B is completely alone with Jung.

and she finally gained the courage to. talk and said I want to try out for Miss. Korea it's been my life dream Jung. smiled and said hmm let's see I just. want to make sure that you can handle it. before I give you my response. he instructs her to get naked she. thought maybe the Lord knows something. she thought if Jesus appeared right in. front of you and asked you to do. something wouldn't you do it so she. stripped Jung grabbed her out of nowhere. and said if you try out other men will. try and you she was frozen in fear.

she was so shocked it was vulgar it was. bizarre I mean what is going on he. throws her on the bed climbs on top of. her and starts rubbing. she was so scared to move she just laid. there and he kept instructing her to. call him baby and honey and all these. things he kept aggressively telling her. to. reach a climax. and when he was done he told her that. she could never tell a soul of what. happened another reminder she's 16.

she's minor she had no idea what was. going on she always believed that Jung. was this pure man that devoted himself. to God she was scared she felt so alone. she grabbed her pants ran out of there. he ruined our life. she didn't realize it then but she. recognizes it now he literally ruined. her life. she said the moment that he was doing. what he was doing to her and making her. call him honey. has been burned into her memory since.

then. little bits and pieces of these victim. stories were starting to come out. allegations of assault were swirling. starting from 1991. 1991 this is like a. million years ago just so you know how. up-to-date this isn't even an old case. he was recently arrested in 2022 like a. few months ago so 1991. assault allegations were swirling. it's said that some of the youngest. victims of Zhang were as young as. elementary school children literal.

children it said that he would assault. these victims in front of other women he. just felt Unstoppable but for some. reason none of these allegations made it. mainstream until 1999. the end of the. decade four members of JMS Church were. arrested for kidnapping these were. allegations that even the police Can't. Ignore they open up an investigation and. they try to put the pieces of the puzzle. together Miss Huang is the victim she. was 27 years old at the time and she.

said that she was a former member of the. JMS Church she decides this is a cult. like this is a cult she decides to leave. the group she realized that JMS was not. what they were saying it was and she was. pretty vocal to the church she said I'm. leaving because I don't want to take a. part of this like I don't want to be a. part of a cult please stop contacting me. I'm over it she wasn't planning on going. public with anything she wasn't planning. on doing any of that she just wanted to. go home return back to her normal life. the followers refused to let her do that.

they're bombarding her with phone calls. accusing her of hating Pastor Jung. betraying him being possessed by the. devil and in the same breath they're. telling her to come back to JMS so that. they could save her from the devil that. she was possessed by she refused she's. like no thank you you're unhinged. one night they drag her from her house. into a dark van they kidnap her to jms's. house in the mountains she saw rows and. rows of shoes laid out in the front door. and Through the Windows she could see.

that Jung was having an away with his. female followers we don't know if she. was assaulted on this night but she was. beaten an inch of her life by four. members of the church they kicked her. punched her stomped on her hands every. inch of her body was badly beaten for. four hours straight they said that they. were beating the Devil out of her and. the the picture of their crazed eyes. staring at her while they were kicking. her in the face she said she would never.

forget it when they were done they threw. her back in the van and on the highway. she's trapped in the back of the van. okay and she spots a police car driving. right next to her she looks around none. of the church members are paying her any. attention she stares down the police car. hoping that they would feel eyes burning. into the side of their face and look. over at her and she's like making weird. faces twisting her face into these. bizarre painful Expressions she just. wanted to look so strange that the. police would stop the car but not make.

enough noise or Draw enough attention. that the driver or the rest of the. church members would see what she was. doing by some crazy Miracle it worked. the police looked at her and were like. that's weird we need to pull them over. Miss Huang was brought to safety and. immediately filed a police report this. comes to light this this hits mainstream. media same time you know those. allegations are starting to come back up. this assault allegations are getting. more and more attention more victims.

start coming out talking about the. horrible things that Jung did to them. and the disgusting things that he would. say to them I mean how do his devout. followers react to stuff like this how. do they react to news like this there's. a police investigation there's an arrest. literally four of your members kidnap. someone there must be some truth to all. of this. the followers defend Zhang with more. passion. so this part is weird but followers said. that he predicted this would happen back. in 1981 he allegedly told his followers. that he would be on the news he would be.

crucified for something that he didn't. do he would get sued and all of the. undeserving followers would abandon him. but the real ones they would stay. because it's a test of loyalty so after. 10 years of stability after 10 years of. Joy he said they are gonna face the tomb. phase which is the hardship phase the. darkest of times he even predicted the. year that it would happen. so now he is telling his followers I. told you guys I told you guys that we're. gonna face some hardship and chaos and. this is that time so his devout.

followers they're enraged that he was. being falsely prosecuted like Jesus. Christ himself they also felt like their. loyalty was being put to the test and. this was their way to prove that they. were devoted to the Lord they raised. their hands in the air and they prayed. out loud Heavenly Father those evil men. are trying to crucify our leader. Heavenly Father please free our leader. please prove his innocence. they felt like the whole world was. against young and it wasn't fair and one. of the biggest opponents was a group. called. Exodus.

let's talk about Exodus Exodus is the. second book in the Bible where Jewish. people have been enslaved for. Generations by the Egyptian pharaoh they. pray and pray and they almost lose hope. but suddenly God uses the most. unexpected person to save them the. pharaoh's own adopted son who turns out. to be Jewish by Blood this is the. biblical story so Miracles Death happen. more Miracles More Death happens and. finally the Pharaoh releases them and. they walk out as one big group that's.

led by the pharaoh's adopted son they. walk towards the horizon towards Freedom. they all walk they're freed an online. Forum called Exodus pops up and it was. centered around testimonies of essay. survivors from JMS Church The Forum was. created by a mathematics professor by. the name of Kim doyon he taught at a. university and I'm sure he called the. site Exodus for a reason and I'm sure. JMS knew the reason but Professor Kim.

had heard rumor since 1995 about the. Messiah. he even attended JMS Church once to see. what it was all about and he was so. shocked everything in the sermon sounded. so sexual there's even posters that Jung. would hold up in his sermons that were. like female anatomy posters of like the. uterus and the womb it's weird John kept. calling himself the Messiah he would say. vulgar things just bizarre things he. called woman.

Jung would also be heard in sermons. saying a lot of people say that they. can't see God they're looking for God. and they can't see him well here's what. I say stop looking for him look for me. I'm right here. I'm God you don't know who I am I'm the. Messiah. Professor Kim was shocked he said Jung. was cocky vulgar overly sexually he was. stunned he realized that this was far. from a religious group it was just weird. but he would look around and everyone is.

like amen amen. okay what's going on Jung would say. things like don't read the Bible I know. more than the Bible ask me I'll tell you. how it was. at first Professor Kim did not know what. to do with this information that he just. gained from this sermon he goes home and. he's like well who am I to judge these. religious people he stops thinking about. it but his girlfriend was working on a. paper on contemporary religion and she. told him about how she had come across. all of these allegations these.

suppressed stories of essay allegations. from JMS church members Professor Kim. was so disgusted he started Exodus to. give the victims a place to unite and. heal and ultimately to take down JMS. which they would but at a insane cost. Professor Kim's dad was almost murdered. and exodus members were attacked it gets. really crazy so the website goes from. being a casual meeting place amongst. victims to the strong activist movement.

that would be crucial in JMS Professor. Kim said that he had never felt so much. rage in his life all he knew was that. Jung needed to be taken down he recalls. when he was much younger and much more. um volatile that this was the only time. in his life where he had thought about. killing someone. he wanted to kill John. he hoped that members of JMS would see. the truth but they didn't. all they saw was the devil they thought. Professor Kim was the devil reincarnated.

trying to take down Zhang they all got. into some heated arguments Professor Kim. would call okay this is a little weird. he would call jmshq headquarters and. he'd be like let me just speak to the. and they'd be like how. dare you call our Messiah an. listen you might think that he's Jesus. reincarnated but he's nothing but a. horny dog in heat to me so put the girl. on the phone. the followers were shocked they were. like wow he truly is the devil okay.

and there was a fire being lit under. Jung's ass and he's starting to feel the. heat with Exodus with these allegations. with the kidnapping arrest and then in. 2002 SBS one of the biggest broadcasting. news networks in South Korea they have a. show called The unanswered questions. which we've mentioned before in a couple. of different cases they dedicated an. entire episode on JMS they insinuated. that JMS was a cult they exposed Zhang. for going around calling himself the. Messiah about how he used his position. of power to sexually assault female.

followers allegedly over a hundred. victims were contacted for information. in the making of the series. when the broadcast aired over 10. 000 followers of JMS. gathered to protest. they believed media was run by the devil. the devil was out for Jung the Messiah. he was being falsely prosecuted one. follower even confessed at the time that. he contemplated getting a hot air.

balloon putting explosives in his. backpack and flying straight into the. SBS building to blow himself up and the. SBS headquarters up. that's how serious they were he said the. only thing in his mind at the time was. to stop the devil. right after this broadcast Zhang was. sued by victims and he he fled the. country okay he told his followers that. he was going to go on a mission trip to. convert and save more souls around the. world and spread His blessings but he. was literally just a fugitive okay he.

went to Hong Kong and from there he. traveled around from Malaysia Taiwan. mainland China New Zealand he said that. he was spreading the news spreading the. blessings but he was just going around. indoctrinating and ripping more woman to. the point where it almost became a. diplomatic issue for South Korea that. this South Korean Church leader was. going around creating a trail of victims. in all these other Asian countries. but even that wasn't enough Jung would. fly female followers out from South. Korea to rip them wherever he was then.

he would ship them back to Korea when he. was done with them and he still had a. tight grip on his Korean followers he. would send them videos of his sermons. that they were told to study and worship. he kept in close contact with everyone. he would send them gifts and letters and. he would demand letters in return he. would even provide phone counseling. sessions while he was overseas to his. Korean congregates and while he's on. this world tour basically. is following on the grill. and so did the extent of his damage. inside this guy has some freaking nerve.

okay because his followers are taking. out loans remortgaging their homes. selling all their belongings in an. attempt to make sure that he would be. okay if anything were to happen to him. they're still out there raising money. meanwhile this guy is living in mansions. throwing parties he would rent out an. entire resort to throw parties with. young beautiful tall woman he would fly. out girls willy-nilly from South Korea. just so he could assault them. two victims shared their story with. Netflix. they're sisters they were both flown out.

to see John in Hong Kong they were. recent recruits so people were still. recruiting more girls into JMS even when. Zhang had fled the country they said SBS. is a liar they're the devil all of these. people they're jealous they just want to. see him come down he's too good for this. world the sisters believed it they had. heard stories of him being this devoted. Miracle Worker they had no doubt that a. holy man like him could never do the. things that he was accused of doing they. were encouraged to write letters to show. their support to Jung they believed in.

his innocence wholeheartedly. until it happened to them. the Two Sisters arrived in Hong Kong. they were rushed into his room in the. middle of the night he was laying in bed. when they walked in so this is the first. time that they're meeting him they. joined after he fled and the undies that. brought them in told him give him a. massage the Lord is tired from you know. saving the world one Soul at a time. and they locked the Two Sisters into his. bedroom the sisters were honored they.

give him a massage and he instructed. them to sleep on either side of him so. he's sleeping in between the sisters. they kind of thought it was weird and it. was strange but they didn't feel like. they were in a position to say no. sister number one fell asleep rather. quickly but sister number two she wasn't. able to fall asleep in the middle of the. night Jung thought both sisters were. asleep he leaned over sister one and. starts taking her clothes off and. assaulting her he kept Whispering her to. be quiet and not wake up her sister who.

was awake but too scared to do anything. and he whispered that this is the Lord's. will and her soul will be damned if she. doesn't let him do this. after it happened sister number one. snuck out of the room and ran into the. room next to Jung's bedroom which is. where all the unknies were these are the. ones that she trusted the undies that. had brought her here and she's trying to. shake them awake and she's like please. you have to help me like he just ripped. me all the lies they're not lies please. wake up she's shaking them and these.

undies are pretending to be comatose. they're basically just staying asleep. they're choosing to ignore what happened. to her it's clear that they're in on it. too. the Two Sisters talk about what happened. and they realize that they were in. danger if it seemed like they were going. to go back home to South Korea and start. trouble for JMS or say that he are. worded them they didn't know what was. going to happen to them so the rest of. their Hong Kong trip they had to act. like they were enjoying their time while. probably being assaulted further.

it is unimaginable how the sisters must. have felt like going through the most. traumatic thing that anyone can go. through in a foreign Place feeling. betrayed by the people that you trusted. and to have to act like you're having a. blast. to act like you were being blessed. when they were flown back to South Korea. they immediately reached out to Exodus. Professor Kim was disgusted he said Jung. is not a human being so Professor Kim is. amping up Exodus while John is abroad. and Zhang is getting more and more.

Reckless he started an international. crime spree really the reason that he. traveled to so many different countries. was yes to assault more women but also. he just kept stirring up so much trouble. legally with local governments that he. had to flee countries non-stop he did. this so many times he was put on. Interpol International polices red. notice list. he was wanted for crimes fraud and. embezzlement so if anybody caught him. entering or leaving a country they would. flag him ship him back to South Korean. handcuffs.

in theory it was great but somehow it. didn't work. Jung assaulted nearly a hundred. Taiwanese women. and it became a huge problem. in addition to how horrible his crimes. were it was a diplomatic nightmare. he had been recruiting Taiwanese. followers from universities and once. news came out that he had assaulted so. many Taiwanese women Taiwan was. absolutely insulted when it got bad he.

flew to Hong Kong somehow escaping. Interpol it was in Hong Kong that he ran. out of pages in his passport this is not. a metaphor like literally he ran out of. pages in his passport which typically. it's a normal procedure you go to the. consulate and say hey I ran out of pages. of my passport can I get more pages in. my passport and they'll give it to you. but Jung was paranoid he's on interpol's. red notice list so he decided the only. way to get pages in his passport was to. bribe the consulate officials he comes. in with a massive giant crystal worth.

probably tens of thousands of dollars an. expensive bribe and it was dumb because. nobody at the consulate knew who the. fork this guy was in Hong Kong. but he just walked in with a massive. shiny Spotlight on top of his head in. the form of a giant crystal so they're. like if this guy is trying to bribe us. with tens of thousands of dollars we. should probably do a background check on. him. seriously yeah so they look into the. system instead of giving him more pages. they find out that he's wanted he's.

arrested on the spot and the plan was. for him to be extradited back to South. Korea immediately. but he escapes out the consulate door. and he's free once more. so it's like okay Exodus feels like we. gotta do something these International. police they don't care we gotta do. something so June 2003 Exodus receives. reports from their informants that Jung. was in Hong Kong they know this because. female followers from South Korea are. being flown to Hong Kong to meet with. him professor Kim tried taking this.

information to the Hong Kong authorities. thinking I mean of course they're going. to want to get Jung he's on the red. notice list already but the authorities. are like it's not that interesting. fine thankfully Exodus had members who. were part of the police force so they. had some investigative abilities they. put together their own Rogue mission. and they flew to Hong Kong waited until. the female followers landed in Hong Kong. and literally. stalked them. because they LED them right to Jung.

yeah they're like Bounty Hunters except. they weren't getting paid. so they arrive at Jung's hideout in the. mountains in Hong Kong it's a very. remote area surrounded by fields and. forests The Exodus team knew that they. couldn't go in on their own they were. outnumbered so they needed to stake out. the area and come up with a plan they. climb up the mountains near the back of. the house and they could see through the. windows he was already in bed assaulting. the three women. they immediately called the Hong Kong. immigration officers they're like this.

is proof he's assaulting people right. now in Hong Kong and they said okay. we're gonna send out a full team the. very next morning to a restaurant. Exodus is so excited but they want to. make sure that there's no chance that. Jung is going to get away when was this. 2003. uh I know this is a long time ago. because he gets arrested in 2022 it's a. long week wow I feel like this person I. don't even want to call him I don't know. what to call them but he's lived like 20. million lives and all of them are. horrendous he's the Devil Himself yes.

literally. literally the devil that just keeps. reincarnating coming back coming back I. don't know. so the next morning Exodus is like well. we got to show up because there's no way. we're gonna let the Hong Kong. authorities not arrest this guy so they. come the next morning and they have all. their filming gear they climb up to the. back of the mountain they're trying to. make sure that Jung doesn't try to. escape through the back of the house and. up the mountain but instead they stumble. upon Jung before the Hong Kong. authorities get there and he's sitting.

under this mosquito net and there were. the three victims from South Korea there. they were wearing bikinis and Jung's. pants are literally around his ankles. Professor Kim literally called him. red-handed they were recording all of. this by the way and the Exodus members. who took the video said that they were. just so stunned I mean Zhang was stunned. too but the the one with the camera said. he had been working with Exodus for a. while and he was for years expecting. this malicious cult leader a serial.

rapist when so dangerous so frightening. he was on interpol's most wanted list he. would have been intimidated by seeing. him he should have felt scared but with. the camera shoved in Jung's face he was. nothing but like this old sleazy that. looks so cowardly and pathetic he had. his pants around his ankles literally. and he seemed scared to come out of the. mosquito net. so then he finally got out pulled his. pants up and he starts trying to hit the. cameraman maybe in hopes to get rid of.

the camera footage she's like hitting. the camera smacking it around but the. cameraman Just Hits him right back he's. like don't touch me and he starts. stumbling back to his house Jung runs. back to his house screaming you hit me. you hit me like a little child. Exodus members were in so much shock. they had flown to Hong Kong to take down. this serial rapist and they couldn't. believe that on top of all the other. horrible things that Zhang was he was a. miserable coward. but at least the nightmare was over they.

had him pinned down they waited for. authorities and Hong Kong authorities. took him away in handcuffs he had been. arrested he was done for even all the. headlines in Hong Kong read crazed cult. leader arrested for crimes. crazed cult leader found in mountains. there was a literal video of him with. his pants around his ankles he was going. to pay for his crimes. Jung hired a high profile lawyer paid a. hundred thousand US dollars for bail. and was released. he instantly fled to Mainland China.

illegally without a passport. he kept in touch with JMS supporters. sending them videos trying to do damage. control because I mean objectively. speaking the video that Exodus took of. him was pretty incriminating he said. that he would never assault female. followers meanwhile he was caught on. camera quite literally with his pants. around his ankles. the JMS Community was enraged but not. for the reasons that you think they were. disgusted at Exodus in the fact that. Hong Kong had the audacity to arrest. their Messiah. this was the Modern Day Jesus getting.

arrested by the Romans. and Zhang incited violence from his. followers he egged them on he sent them. videos basically waging a war against. Exodus he said in a video which side. note these videos get weird he starts. developing a bit of an obsession with. white tuxedos I mean he already liked. white tuxedos but he really becomes. obsessed with white very crazy elaborate. tuxedos I guess he's trying to look. Heavenly and Majestic.

but he said I was betrayed disloyal evil. people cannot exist Jesus said that to. me himself there is no war without. casualties and some killings are. absolutely necessary that is what the. Lord has told me. JMS members were out for blood now JMS. starts hunting down members of Exodus. following them threatening them. terrorizing them they were able to find. them because. well I'll get into that in a second but. their first Target was The Exodus law. student that had flown to Hong Kong to.

arrest Jung he came home to his. apartment building one day and it's just. like the small little entrance like. think of your Asian apartment buildings. there's no receptionist desk there's no. front lobby it's just a door and a. motion sensor light and then stairs and. you go to your unit. the front motion sensor light wasn't on. that night that okay that's weird but. maybe it's broken he starts walking up. the steps and there should be another. motion sensor light that turns on but it. doesn't turn on either. he's cloaked in darkness and that's when.

he sees a group of people descend down. the stairs and attack him with a steel. pipe they're holding like a shiny steel. pipe he thankfully had his law textbook. and he used it to Shield his face he and. the attackers tumble down the staircase. he runs out onto the street where there. are street lights CCTV cameras and the. followers they get scared and they run. off he survived the injuries weren't. that bad but this was just a practice. round for JMS. it wasn't the law student they were. after. it was Professor Kim Professor Kim was.

pretty careful once he realized how. serious JMS was you know they're willing. to go to the ends of the Earth to defend. a rapist he took necessary precautions. he stopped visiting friends family he. was worried that they would be targeted. for their association with him he. remembered emotionally telling his. parents I can't see you guys for a while. you have to be careful he would. constantly call them nagging them one. evening Professor Kim was on the phone. with his dad his dad is driving home and. his dad started screaming frantically on. the phone he's screaming what what are.

you doing what the hell are you doing. Professor Kim is screaming asking what's. going on Dad what's going on there's no. response so he hangs up and he keeps. trying to call back no response. turns out Professor Kim's father had. pulled up to the house there were men. waiting for his car with steel pipes and. metal baseball bats they blocked him. from driving forward and reversing they. jumped on top of his car and started. smashing the window Professor Kim's dad. opened up his side of the window just a. tiny crack to tell them that he was.

going to start driving like they need to. leave otherwise they're going to get. injured he's gonna drive. they didn't care they came up to the. window forced their steel pipe in. through the tiny little crack and. started bashing Professor Kim's father. in the face with the steel pipe he. didn't know how long it lasted. five minutes we don't know he fell. unconscious the men fled he was found by. his other son. and the image of Professor Kim's father.

would be burned inside of his memory. forever he said that his dad had a hole. in his face the size of a baseball. he was lucky to be alive he was. permanently disfigured from this attack. they broke almost all of his facial. bones his mouth would forever be twisted. to one side and one of his eyes would. never close again. when he was first brought to the. hospital they were shocked that he was. even alive because of that hole in his. face. Professor Kim's brother was so. traumatized the doctor said that all the.

veins on the left side of Professor. Kim's father's face had been completely. severed. and after all of this pain after all of. this trauma Professor Kim's dad said. that he was happy. he said. had it not been me it would have been. you son I'm happy it happened to me. instead and I thank God every day that I. was attacked instead of you Professor. Kim said that he felt so much hatred and. guilt he questioned himself for why he. even went after JMS how this could.

happen to his dad he thought to himself. how can someone do this even gangs in. South Korea know not to mess with. someone's parents gangsters it was later. revealed that there were prosecutors. that were in the JMS cult who were able. to pull information on all the Exodus. numbers where they lived who their. family members were where their family. members lived their license plate. numbers everything the police even. discovered. that the JMS cult members had found a. way into Professor Kim's parents house.

and bugged it. planted listening devices every inch of. that house was bugged they were. listening to Professor Kim's parents. for God knows how long. it was utterly terrifying. Professor Kim was shocked he realized he. was dealing with something that was far. more dangerous than what he thought and. while it might seem like JMS won the. battle they might lose the war. and sometimes it unravels from the. inside let's talk about Hong Kong.

X-Files this is the story in the. beginning of this episode JMS had a. full-blown photography unit there were. photographers that would recruit young. female followers to send pictures to. Jung while he was overseas basically. nudes Jung would then grade these. pictures and send reports back to South. Korea. so he would get hundreds of photos of. women in dresses in various stages of. undress and he would grade them and send. the report back to Korea and the unease. would be like you gotta be so you got to.

do better now do you love the Lord you. have to do better so this is how he. graded it if you're fully naked you. would get an A if you were wearing a. bikini you get a B plus and if you're. wearing short revealing dresses you get. a B. so if you get a B your onion would come. to you and be like you need to get an A. do you not love the Lord. they were told the more pleasing the. pictures you can send to the Lord the. more blessed you'll be then it would. escalate to sending videos they would be. encouraged to be nude with one another. do things to themselves.

and say things like my Lord you call him. husband oppa dear honey they were told. that they were helping the Lord with his. loneliness while he fought and struggled. to save the world and even if you felt. uncomfortable the pressure was too high. to even say no most of the girls in the. pictures had never even met Jung in. person he would buy lingerie for the. followers and have them send pictures of. themselves wearing it and if he found a. girl that he liked through the pictures. of the videos he would fly them out to. wherever he was so that he could assault.

them he would compliment them on the. phone he'd say oh you look so pretty he. would encourage them to send more. explicit videos and photos he would even. tell the girls you see my sweet girl. when a man gives you lingerie you. basically owe him your body. there was a recorded conversation where. the victim is shook by that and she says. what. he said it means he loves you very very. much don't tell anyone since I bought. you the lingerie we're already lovers. you can come see me if you want.

what would you do once you finally come. here and get to meet me. yeah. isn't he very old yeah no yeah at this. point. and it's like. 50s soon to be 60s and these are girls.

that are like 19. the girl would say. um I would like to meet you and say hi. what else would you like to do uh I. would like to listen to your sermons. there's no time for sermons hurry up and. come. there were hundreds of photos of women. in various stages of undress there were. videos upon videos that were incredibly. graphic and more than that it was just. so heartbreaking to see some of them. were included in the Netflix documentary. and.

I've never had to turn off a documentary. so many times in my life to just get a. breather. to see the the mindset that these. victims must have been in I mean they. would be sitting in a tub saying things. like we want you my Lord come here honey. you must be so tired they would be. undressed kissing and licking. photographs of him there were videos of. six parties and mansions there was so. much. and remember Kim the beginning guy at. the beginning of the story Kim was a.

member of JMS and he was in charge of. sorting through the mail he stumbled. upon these and he truly did not believe. that Jung was capable of stuff like this. until he saw the proof so he took all of. this back to Korea all the evidence. uploaded them online for all the other. JMS members to see and he thought if he. could just expose the truth just like. what happened with him he would see what. the truth was the truth you know these. are not lies that Exodus are spreading. and everyone would lead JMS. but we both know that that won't happen.

at least not to the extent that we hope. for it many members of JMS did leave. they were utterly disgusted but other. victims started to come out a victim in. China said that she was so badly by Jung. it would be categorized legally as civil. torture. he had dragged her into a shower and. shoved a scalding hot water faucet into. her body parts and she was screaming and. he told her to stay quiet or he would. rip her private area off and he.

proceeded to slap her around as he. assaulted her. so all of China was outraged by this by. John. but he was still free and he would still. have followers. many members were told non-stop that. this was the devil testing them that. this wasn't true and if it was Jung had. a good reason for this he was saving. them they wanted to send these pictures. to him. mainstream media picked up the news on. this one and the files would later be. known as the Hong Kong X-Files. the public was disgusted outraged but.

still JMS had a strong following and. Zhang was already on the run when this. happened so nothing else has changed he. started moving around a lot more and he. still flew out members from South Korea. to assault and there are videos of him. holding these massive Christmas parties. where girls were wearing these red mini. dresses with white fur on them again. nothing I would ever be dead caught. wearing near a church otherwise I would. be told I'm going to hell for being a. salute which is a different type of. trauma I guess but they're dancing.

around him dancing on him and it just. felt like the Hong Kong X-Files didn't. even impact him that much Exodus never. gave up though things were silent for. about a year until one morning in 2007. the ministry of State security of China. reached out to Exodus this is like the. CIA of China they called Exodus and said. they believed that they could lure Jung. out they were hosting a culture exchange. event between China and South Korea in. China and they believe that Zhang would. show up they were right.

he showed up they weren't able to. apprehend him at that moment they failed. but they tried again and this time they. successfully arrested Jung in China and. almost instantly after this arrest. Jung's facade of being the Messiah the. leader the Savior the god it all came. crumbling down he instantly started. acting insane to Garner sympathy from. Chinese officials he starts acting. similar to like a little I just you. who's nervous he was moaning and. covering his mouth and touching his face. frantically like he's losing his mind.

which is not what the Messiah would do. speaking of Jung was like you think I'm. the Messiah. do you think I'm Jesus that's insane I'm. just a little pastor of a church he. would scream you have it all wrong I'm. just the leader of One Church I didn't. touch anyone I'm not the Jesus I'm not. Messiah I'm just a pastor. he would slap himself and make weird. noises throughout the interrogation in. another interrogation he got down on his. knees and crawled towards the prosecutor. rubbing his palms together begging him.

please sir forgive me this is all a. mistake. it was shocking for the public this. powerful cult leader who had spent. decades torturing women was on his hands. and knees. and the church still stood by him many. of them sold their homes to pay for his. attorney bills during this legal battle. but this time he wasn't fleeing so he. was extradited from China to South Korea. to stand for his crimes and JMS again. never left his side they're raising. money they're raising so much money.

trying to silence victims they're. thinking hey no victims to testify at a. trial no crime one victim said they came. to me and offered me five hundred. thousand dollars I rejected they came. back with a million dollars I rejected. they came back with an empty check and. told me whatever I wanted I could write. down and have and I rejected when money. didn't work JMS started threatening. victims threatening to kill their. families only one victim that was. scheduled to testify during the trial.

back down and the rest refused they all. testified and even in court they were. being threatened so you know how in. Trials you can have people come and sit. and visit and see the proceedings JMS. had known bodyguards basically the one. that would beat people up and track. people down they were in the courtroom. trying to intimidate the victims while. they were testifying. it did not work the woman fought to gain. their strength back and now. there's no stopping a woman like that.

there just isn't when Zhang realized he. had made a grave mistake he made one. last pathetic attempt to stop the. proceedings while a victim was. testifying Zhang starts convulsing and. foaming at the mouth screaming I can't. breathe paramedics rush in he's. completely fine. he also took the stand at the trial and. he said a lot of wild things he said I. never raped anyone there was this one. incident I remember where naked. followers approached me and they. forcibly took my clothes off and all I. did was hug them in that moment but no.

penetration I swear this next part is. really heartbreaking but he admitted. during the trial publicly that he was. not the Messiah and he claimed that he. never said he was this was shocking to. his followers even the ones who had. given up everything to help him fight. the legal battles. they thought why would he say that why. would he do that Jesus would never do. that the real Messiah would never deny. who he is. they gave up everything for the man that. he believed to be the Messiah and he was. slapping them in the face by saying that. he wasn't.

one follower was so devastated. because I think the reality came. crushing down on her. she threw herself off a building and. took her own life. so remember these are all victims they. had dedicated most of their lives they. had ruined their families their. interpersonal relationships they had. never gotten married never dated they. had no social life no family they gave. up everything all their money for this. man that they believed is the Messiah. they believed that they had a purpose. and they were doing good turns out he.

was a rapist and a coward. I just can't imagine how you even come. to terms with that in 2009 at 63 years. old Jung was sentenced to 10 years in. prison only 10 years after thousands of. victims 10 years after Decades of. traumatizing generations of people. torturing them all the damage he had. caused 10 years. it wasn't fair people thought that he. should die in prison for what he did. yeah but at least they hoped you know. what okay he's gonna go to prison JMS is.

gonna collapse. he was thrown in prison in 2009. now if. you guys watch the Netflix documentary. or saw the trailer there is one victim. who was kind of the center of the story. her name is maple. Jung was thrown in prison in 2009. Mabel would join the church in 2012. what it's still going on and she would. be by Jung. countless times she joined the church.

while he was in prison and she was. visiting him as a devout follower she. didn't believe the rumors you know they. were all set up by the devil to test. everyone she believed in Jung's. innocence she believed he was wrongfully. convicted. so JMS did not crumble and a new chapter. for JMS had started a new chapter of. victims had started JMS followers were. still active especially online after his. conviction they were online spouting. this um narrative that the current media. environment is toxic towards all.

religion they argued that Zhang was. being prosecuted for being good because. mainstream media doesn't like religion. right now they said even if a religious. movement has only positive effects in. the lives of young people the media is. going to continue to categorize every. religious group as dangerous or. manipulative or like a cult. they argued that the government and. everything that anyone had on Zhang were. all manufactured lies new followers from. all over the world were still joining. JMS or the Providence was the other name.

for the JMS Church like Liz Liz was an. Australian victim who spoke out later in. 2014. she said that she joined. Providence when Zhang was in prison she. remembered in Australia a Korean woman. approached her asking if she wanted to. fill out a survey that's how she joined. the church. by the end of the year she moved into a. house filled with other church members. and she just remembered how everyone was. talking about how Zhang was falsely. convicted and she believed it. she was given a double picture frame one.

side had a picture of Jesus and the. other side a picture of Jung and she was. instructed to pray to both of them Jesus. and Jung and she had the honor of. becoming an evergreen this is the titles. the girls were given in the Providence. section and they were told that this is. the greatest honor you're basically. God's bride now you can never get. married you can never look at another. man you are for God Liz was encouraged. and told that she needed to send young. letters while he was in prison and a lot. of them became very quickly intimate she.

ended up sending pictures of herself in. bikinis she recalled John Wood right. back to her saying things like women are. more beautiful when they're naked. he told her that her pale white skin. aroused him so Liz was eventually asked. to fly to South Korea and visit Jung. while he was in prison and she did. I know okay I know what you're thinking. Liz visited a convicted serial rapist. and molester in prison but two things to. remember because I see a lot of people. victim blaming with this case Liz is a. victim she was indoctrinated taken.

advantage of groups like this they can. spot a weakness from a mile away and. they're going to use it to their. advantage to convince you that what. you're doing is right for you the family. the world and the second thing is why. the is prison letting him have. young female visitors to begin with look. I don't understand that why is he even. allowed to receive nude and or bikini. photos from young women but he was. yeah he's basically doing the same thing. he's been doing yeah and they're like. well now you get free meals basically.

so Liz she ends up falling into the. Vicious Cycle of victim to perpetrator. pipeline she starts helping recruit more. young women the JMS Church ran a. modeling group at the Australian. National University campus so it was it. was easy for her to recruit beautiful. young and tall women. even in prison Jung had learned nothing. from his crimes looking back of course. Liz says she regrets everything. and she genuinely genuinely believed.

that she was saving people she genuinely. believed that she was doing the right. thing JMS even told her Satan uses your. parents to try and convince people to. get out of the group to recant them from. being saved so they convinced her to. stop talking to her parents altogether. and once she did that she felt like. there was no going back she said when. you're in it you're brainwashed into. thinking that life will be horrific if. you ever think about leaving not only. will you go to hell but your life itself. will be horrible you think if it's hard. now this is nothing compared to the.

agony of leaving luckily Liz got out. before John was released from prison. but Maple was not so lucky okay Maple is. a really pivotal part of this story. because she's the one that gets him. rearrested Maple was born in Canada in. 1994. her parents had moved to Canada. from Hong Kong and they were trying to. make it as immigrants for a while things. were good until they weren't her family. moved back to Hong Kong and by the time. that Maple was in high school her life. was just very unstable her parents were.

constantly fighting Mabel was getting. bullied in high school she's felt very. lost alone and vulnerable she's a. sophomore in high school so second year. student she went to the mall with her. sister and she was approached by this. young college girl and it was just a. nice conversation they exchanged numbers. and this onni kept calling her wanting. to meet up with her and talk to her. about life Maple ignored her at first. thinking okay this is something's kind. of weird but one night she felt. particularly lonely and vulnerable and.

she just reached out to the onion texted. her what even is the meaning to life. like what is the meaning of love. the uni starts comforting her and. referencing the Bible and tells Maple. God created men with purpose and that. purpose is love God loves people God. loves you a million times more than a. parent could ever love you Maple said. that she was moved she didn't realize. love like that could even exist and it. it made her feel hopeful.

she starts meeting up with the Ani who. is so nice and welcoming and maple grew. to really trust and admire her she was. introduced to other members of JMS and. they too they're very nice and warm and. welcoming and she's like oh my gosh. maybe I'm finding my place in life she. said that she found forgiveness and. freedom with JMS the community was. always there for her to hold her up. whenever she fell down she just didn't. feel so alone anymore. she was told that Jung their leader was. put in prison but it was all fake it was. the devil who put him in there they told.

her that Zhang was in prison to Bear the. sins of mankind he was doing it for us. he was sacrificing himself for mankind. and that that is true love. side note while in prison Jung did. request some very very odd things from. his followers his inmate number was 1178. so he's inmate 1178 right just random. systematic number. and he told his followers if you pray at. 1am 1pm 7 pm your life will be eight.

times better one one seven eight also. number significance for no reason. strikes again he said 1178 is also the. total length of the Korean peninsula in. kilometers. so I don't know what that makes him Mr. Korea I don't know okay I digress so. like Liz Maple remembers early on the. members were asking her to take pictures. of herself in her bikini to send to John. while he's in prison. it started off really slow her Ani asked. her to come swimming with her and while. they're goofing around in their bikinis. swimming she's like let's take pictures.

to send to Jung. but then the pictures got more and more. scandalous and maple just remembers. being confused and things were. escalating so quickly she felt like she. couldn't say no and nobody else around. her seemed alarmed Maple tried to reason. with herself these are for the Lord who. loves me and already knows everything. about me so it can't be bad. she remembers telling JMS members that. she never lived a clean life she said. that recently she had drank and smoked. because she just wanted to get rid of. her life problems she was a sinner and.

JMS was like no love the Lord with the. Pure Heart now you will be purified once. you meet the Lord. and with that she was requested to visit. Jung in prison she just remembered being. so happy this was like the opportunity. of a lifetime she was reminded over and. over again by everyone not everyone gets. to see him in prison you should be. grateful she remembers crying because. she felt so moved by him she started. visiting him frequently while he was in.

prison and she would just cry and pray. with him she would cry dear God our dear. Lord is suffering so much in prison for. all of us for all of mankind for all of. our sins I will spread the word to more. people so please please just let the. Lord be released soon please. her true nightmare would begin when. Zhang was released in 2018 Jung was. released at 73 years old he was put on. the sex offenders list and was ordered. to wear an electronic anklet for seven. years which he compared the electronic.

anklet to The Nail that crucified Jesus. Christ. Professor Kim was devastated when he was. released. the founder of Exodus he said it felt. like a monster had escaped from a zoo. far more dangerous than a tiger or a. lion had broken out of its cage and was. released back into the world after his. release he goes back to his Mountain. compound where his followers are eagerly. waiting for him they had welcome banners. for him they cried they performed dances.

and songs that they had been prepping. for him for the past couple of years at. this point maple had been a part of JMS. for six years when he's released she is. a devout follower at this point and she. quickly becomes one of Jung's favorites. like one of his right hand woman she's. constantly being rewarded she was forced. to dance and sing at massive events she. was kind of like a local celebrity. inside of JMS Jung acted like no time. had passed since he had been in prison. he went straight back to preaching and.

assaulting honestly I think he became a. bit more unhinged compared to before he. went to prison Maple did everything in. her power to be someone that Zhang and. JMS would be proud of and one day it. seemed like her efforts were paying off. she was asked to keep Jung company One. Night in his residence her Ani told her. you'll be sleeping here tonight to take. care of the Lord I have some things I. need to tend to she obliged she showered. got dressed in her PJs set up a blanket. on the ground in Jung's bedroom because.

that's what she was told. and she laid down on the floor and she. thought it was weird. you know it's kind of intimidating but. she was gonna be alone with him in the. room but she would do anything for him. like he's the Lord. so she falls asleep and wakes up to Jung. touching her she was paralyzed with fear. and he starts touching her everywhere. and he digitally assaults her and he. told her God is here God is giving you. his love God loves you God has chosen. you but you cannot tell your father.

because he might misunderstand Maple. recalls what happened on the Netflix. documentary and you can just see how. hard it is for her to even tell these. stories to like think back in that. moment and. it's just really heartbreaking to watch. she would later ask the only like what. happened I'm so confused this happened. that night that I was alone with him and. she was told can't you see maple. he adores you so much. you're just so pretty.

and Mabel's like I think I might leave. listen to me I left you with him on. purpose I was trying to give you a. chance a chance to be loved a chance to. get closer to the Lord. Maple was like oh well I'm confused. and embarrassed because maybe she's. right. I should feel lucky that the lord loves. me I mean most people would die to be. loved by the Lord.

okay so Mabel stuck around she was. invited back to his residence and over. the next few years she would be. continuously ripped by him. the first time it happened Jung. announced that the two of them were. going to be praying together inside of. his bedroom but instead he kept calling. her beautiful and he instructed her and. I quote get on all fours on the floor. like a cat. Mabel was too scared to say no at this. point you know she had been in JMS for. almost a decade she's fully. indoctrinated in every sense of the word. that night he assaulted her she was.

bleeding it was painful. and all she wanted was for him to stop. and he told her you've been ruptured now. and your soul is so big and pretty now. you should never change. Mabel left confused and disgusted but. she was more disgusted about herself she. said she was disgusted for being. disgusted because this is the messiah. whenever she felt traumatized or upset. about what happened about what he did to. her she would convince herself she's. feeling these things because she's. Unworthy of love from the Lord in the.

documentary I had to turn it off in so. many points watching Maple Saab while. she talked about how she blamed herself. I have never in my life watched a. documentary and wanted to jump through. the screen so bad and hug someone and. then go hunt someone down and punch them. in the face so badly. she literally said she begged God every. day to give her the ability to love this. old disgusting man I mean think about it. he's in his 70s he's creepy he's scary.

she was praying to be able to love him. the way that she felt like she needed to. she started punishing herself when she. couldn't. she started self-harming. she was in pain from the assaults but. then she would get mad at herself when. she was conflicted and she cries out in. the interview he's disgusting I hate. everything about him from his. personality to his looks I begged God so. many times and days to give me the. opportunity to love that old man I used. to punish myself even though I was in so.

much pain I kept thinking how can I be. so ungrateful how can I be so disgusted. when the lord loves you this much. like the way that our brains find. reasons to make sense of traumatic. events and find ways to blame ourselves. for these events. there was another victim who journaled. after her assault and she wrote in her. journal I didn't understand why he did. that but I think I get it now he was. cleaning me forgiving me making me his. Jesus did strange things when he made.

miracles. the victim's name is Amy and she said. you know you would think that I would. realize that I was being assaulted maybe. even right after but no I didn't I was. so brainwashed then one day near the end. of 2021 Maple had been in JMS for nearly. 10 years a foreign JMS member texted her. telling her about how she had been by. Jung and how so many of the foreign. Brides had been abused and she urged. Maple she's like Maple I know I know how. close you are to Jung you need to get.

out of there you need to leave Maple was. 26 now and every day since the day that. Jung had started the abuse she had. thought about ending her own life every. single day. she knew that she had to get out but she. had to be careful she told Jung I. haven't seen my parents in so long I'm. just gonna fly to Hong Kong for like a. week and I'll be right back Jung. requested one more night with her before. she left coincidentally because she had. to travel she had gotten the coveted. vaccine that day so she had an intense.

fever Jung knew this she's ill she's. burning up she has a fever Jung invites. her into his room. and maple knew what was going to happen. and in a very scary. life-threatening moment she recorded. audio of the assault. it's played in the Netflix documentary. and I do not advise you to listen to it. especially if you have any experience. with being essayed if like it is one of. the most triggering audios that I have.

heard in so long the translated. transcript reads something like this. and side note during the audio you can. hear Maple whimpering in fear. and you can hear. slapping noises. basically you can hear the assault. Jung tells her hug me tighter hug me. tighter say you love the Lord this is. literally while he's assaulting her. she says I love the Lord.

touch me here again it's bigger it's so. amazing when you do that when a man hugs. a woman he gets so damn hard there are. more. slapping sounds. and he continues you have such white. hips. such wide hips now if you watch like the. dubbed version on Netflix or if you just. read the translations it translates to. do you like that but it's actually so. much worse in Korean it he says.

you like it so much you're losing your. mind huh she gave no indication. throughout the audio that she liked it. at all in fact she gave every indication. that she was in pain. but he continued to ask if she had. reached the destination and if so how. many times 3 4 20. he continues to say. I have climax 50 times. and he continues to see God has chosen. you like this make sure nobody touches.

you like this because this Belongs to. the Lord. Maple was crying in the Netflix. interview explaining how she had to keep. calling out the lord's name while he was. doing this to her she said she asked God. why she had to go through something like. this. Professor Kim the founder of Exodus said. he said something that really stuck with. everyone he said the first time I. visited JMS was in 1995. Maple was not. even one years old. she was a baby in a diaper and now now. that baby is sitting here as another.

victim of assault more than 30 years of. victims and three decades of pure Terror. and Mabel was determined to put an end. to it she escaped to Hong Kong and just. five months later she came back to Seoul. to hold a press conference on March. 16th. his. birthday. she didn't want anyone to go through. what she went through and if you guys. know assault cases in South Korea and. really anywhere you know no victims want.

to come forward because it stays with. you for life the internet is with you. for life no one wants to put their face. to this no one wants to be victim blamed. especially in this situation there is so. much victim blaming against Maple but. she said she's willing to put her name. her face her story this audio clip of. one of the most traumatic things a woman. can go through she's willing to make it. all public to stop this monster. she said somehow JMS knew that she was. flying out to Seoul they contacted her. and threatened her they said things like.

you you're doing this because you don't. really know Koreans. basically saying you don't know what. we're capable of JMS members in Hong. Kong tried to stop her at the Hong Kong. airport trying to get her to not get on. a plane to Korea once she got to Tower. she was being followed she was being. watched by JMS members she was suffering. PTSD anxiety attacks to the point where. her body couldn't take it anymore on the. way to the press conference her body. literally shut down she kept there's. footage of this she's throwing up.

non-stop in the car on the way to the. press conference she had to stop by the. hospital nothing was helping she's still. throwing up and the person accompanying. her that was I believe a producer for. Netflix asked do you just want to. reschedule it's okay if you do and what. she said. she said not even God will be able to. stop me from doing this. I swear I feel like my heart broke in a. million pieces during this documentary.

during the press conference she sat. there and she powerfully declared in no. shape or form is junga Messiah he is not. fulfilling the Lord's will and due in. part to Maple's bravery. Jung has been rearrested there were. mixed responses to her press conference. of course JMS members believed Maple was. working with the devil she had betrayed. everyone and they worked hard to spread. lies about Mabel and her family they. were vilifying her attacking her.

character her credibility they. insinuated that she was mentally ill and. that she was lashing out one JS JMS. member said with his whole chest. if this really did indeed happen. she would have left the church and. looked for a solution that's the natural. logical thing to do but she didn't do. that so we don't think this happened. there were other victims that watched. the press conference. older victims and they had been too. scared to come forward and they said. I felt a lot of guilt I felt like I.

should have been the one to say. something maybe if I had done more if I. had said more if I fought harder then. maybe Maple wouldn't have been a victim. Maple's parents have been supporting her. every step of the way they know that. Mabel did nothing wrong and they told. her they're so immensely proud of her. courage her morals her belief and she's. the world to them in October 2022 Zhang. was re-arrested Professor Kim sighed a. brief. breath of relief but it's bittersweet.

because his father had just died a few. months prior to Jung's rearrest. so he didn't get to see. John got rearrested so after four years. of being released Jung was rearrested on. the same charges but things are a bit. different now with the Netflix series. there's a lot of international attention. on this case and I know social pressure. isn't necessarily a great thing when it. comes to Court decisions but I do hope. that we'll see something more than 10. years this time. and even if Jung is never going to be a. free man ever again.

I just can't imagine how the victims. feel more victims have been coming out. with the traction of the Netflix series. and I'm very sad to tell you that JMS is. still going strong his following is. still loyal they are threatening victims. doing everything in their power to stop. word from getting out they even tried to. stop the release of the Netflix. documentary the courts ruled against. them and in favor of Netflix so now they. have spread this narrative that the. documentary is proof that the media is. conspiring against Zhang in conjunction.

with the government they argue that the. Netflix documentary is being released. too close to his trial date and it was. strategically trying to take him down. chosen the NBC producer that produced. the Netflix documentary said NBC had. been wanting to do a documentary on um. on JMS but they were too scared so he. brought this to Netflix and asked them. so that it would be released under. Netflix as an extra layer of protection. which. I don't know if it really worked side.

note the producer this is not just a job. for him. um it was revealed that he had family. and friends that were victims of JMS and. Colts so this meant a lot for him the. series is actually not just about JMS. there are other episodes of other Cults. in South Korea if you guys are. interested I can also look into those. but the producer said that since the. start of filming for this not even the. release he had been followed threatened. watched he said in his 15-year career he. had never bought a self-defense weapon.

until this case and to make matters. worse the producer said what's released. in this Netflix documentary. is not even 10. of the crimes he learned about from JMS. this is the tip of the iceberg the. production teams the lawyers they. wouldn't allow him to release the other. 90 because it was that bad. it's just terrifying I think it's really. gross that Jung has used religion to. commit these heinous crimes and I want.

to say that even though there are still. members of JMS that support him I think. to a degree in their own ways. these are all victims too Zhang is. currently waiting trial and he is 77. years old I hope this time we will see. some sort of justice and I hope the. victims find some peace and happiness. after all of this is over and I just. hope that they get to sleep at night. knowing that he's gone. but that is the JMS cult the case that I. was way too scared to cover while I was.

in Korea what are your thoughts please. leave in the comments and please stay. safe and I'll see you guys on Wednesday. for the main episode bye.