text: Ahn Sahng-hong claimed that King David is a prophecy about Jesus Christ, the spiritual King David. and that David's reign of 40 years after being anointed at the age of 30 is a prophecy that Christ would receive baptism, a spiritual anointing at the age of 30 and carry out the ministry of salvation for 40 years. He said that since Jesus preached the gospel for 3 years and ascended, he must appear in flesh again to fulfill the remaining 37 years of the 40-year reign on the throne of David and then die.
  He died in 1985, 37 years after he was  baptized at the age of 30 in 1948. Therefore, his followers claim that he prophesied his own death during an interview with a weekly religious newspaper in 1981 and they believe that his death fulfilled the prophecy of King David.
  Succession
  The unexpected death of Ahn gave rise to a power struggle within Church of God: After Ahn Sahng-hong's death on February 25, 1985, an extraordinary general assembly was held in Busan on March 4, including Ahn Sahng-hong's family. All attendees confirmed the evidence left by Ahn Sahng-hong, recognizing Kim Joo-cheol as his successor and Zahng Gil-jah (born 1943) as the spiritual bride established by Ahn Sahng-hong. However, in April, members of two out of the thirteen churches refused to acknowledge Ahn Sahng-hong and Zahng Gil-jah as God. They separated and formed the New Covenant Passover Church of God.
  Both groups claim him as their founder and Christ. However, while the World Mission Society Church of God refers to him as God, the New Covenant Passover Church of God calls him a teacher.
  Witnesses of Ahn Sahng-hong Church of God