text: However, in the same book, he interpreted 1988 as the year of the end while also claiming that it marks the point when the Bridegroom comes slowly. He emphasized that salvation does not depend on knowing the day of the end but rather on believing in and obeying the truth of the new covenant. His eschatology influenced the successor church.
  Spiritual Bride
  Ahn's Doctrines about the spiritual bride
  Ahn Sahng-hong interpreted the ‘Bride of Christ' as the ‘church' or ‘saints' in his books. However, in his book 'The Mystery of God and the Spring of the Water of Life,' published in 1980, Ahn Sahng-hong mentioned in the sixth-day creation diagram, 'In the last days, the Spirit and the Bride will appear and lead all Gentile people.' According to this reference, the Spirit and the Bride are interpreted as two saviors.
  Among the successor churches, the 'World Mission Society Church of God,' claims the doctrine of God the Mother based on Ahn Sahng-hong's interpretation of the spiritual bride as the savior. However, the 'New Covenant Passover Church of God' opposes the doctrine of God the Mother, citing Ahn Sahng-hong's interpretation of the spiritual bride as the saints.
  Two Spiritual Brides
  In the Church of God, two ‘spiritual brides,’ appeared. Both of these individuals were female evangelists, and their relationship with Ahn Sahng-hong was neither familial nor physical. Ahn Sahng-hong left very contrasting information regarding the two spiritual brides. After Ahn Sahng-hong’s passing, this became one of the reasons for the division of the church.