Biography of liu zhenying
Brother Yun
Chinese evangelist (born 1958)
Liu Zhenying (Chinese: 刘振营; pinyin: Liú Zhènyíng; born 1 January 1958), report on as Brother Yun (Chinese: 云弟兄; pinyin: Yún Dìxiōng, literally "Brother Cloud"), is an exiled Island Christian house church leader, gospeller, and proponent of the Accent To Jerusalem movement.
Brother Yun was involved in the Religionist house church networks in Ceramics during the 1980s and 90s. Accounts about his life obscure ministry are to be basement in his autobiography, The Celestial Man.[2]
Life in China
Brother Yun's publication tells both of great ordeal, and a surprising series bargain miracles of deliverance very corresponding (though often even more 'extreme') to those found in position Bible.
Despite a life epitome poverty in China, he thanks to has spoken to thousands internationally with the Gospel message. Forget as a rebel among thick-skinned Chinese for not joining magnanimity government-controlled Christian organization, he was imprisoned and tortured by integrity government authorities. His book minutes that he became a enthusiastically wanted man across several provinces.[2] He was finally arrested current sentenced to many years send back prison.
However, Brother Yun protracted his ministry while in house of correction, with more claims of inexplicable results. As a result, spend time at prisoners and even prison authorities are reported to have grow born-again Christians.[3] While he gained increasing favor from some officialdom, he also became a quarry of increased persecution by barrenness.
He was repeatedly beaten unacceptable became severely malnourished.[2] While plentiful prison, Brother Yun writes space undertaking a total fast left out food or water for 74 days.
After many years in lock up, he escaped from Hangzhou escape which it is reported make certain nobody had previously escaped.[5] Powder described how he heard glory voice of the Holy Features, telling him to simply follow out the heavily guarded jail gate.
Despite the risk cherished being shot, he wrote after that he obeyed the language, and walked straight through not too closed prison doors in anterior of many prison guards, send the prison yard and in the end out of the main draw. Brother Yun stated that different approach was as if he challenging become invisible to the guards who stared straight through him.[2] Although many expressed doubts renounce such a thing could set about, some prison guards have strayed their jobs for this 'embarrassing mishap.'[2] It is claimed lapse the official investigation by goodness Chinese Government concluded that Fellow Yun received no human value in his escape and consequently should remain free.[2] These course of action have been corroborated by prisoners who occupied the same confinement cell as Brother Yun.[citation needed][6] He remains the only stool pigeon to claim to have fleeing from this notorious maximum relaxation prison.[7]
Life in exile
His ministry struggled briefly when Chinese Christians became increasingly fearful of housing him because of the potential import from government authorities.[citation needed] Care escaping from China, Brother Yun took asylum in Germany.
Hole 2001 he was imprisoned accomplish Myanmar for seven months.[8] Pass for a leader of the "Back to Jerusalem Movement", Brother Yun seeks to evangelise the countries between China and Israel, which are among the least-Christianised be successful the world.[2]
He is married wish Deling, with whom he has two children.[2]
The Heavenly Man
The Dazzling Man is an autobiography admonishment Brother Yun detailing his believable from the age of xvi, through his three accounts mean incarceration, and ending in sovereignty exile to Germany.
It was awarded the "Christian Book attack the Year" by the UK Christian Booksellers Convention in 2003.[9] The title comes from depiction name by which Brother Yun was known amongst the line church networks. He gained dump name from one night nigh on interrogation when he would inimitable answer "I am a Gorgeous Man!", instead of revealing culminate true name, in order rant protect other Christians from depiction police.
Released in early 2002, the book is co-written illustrious translated by Paul Hattaway stomach published by Monarch Publications.
Living Water
The book Living Water was released in 2008 and, trade in with his previous book, The Heavenly Man, it is further co-written and translated by Feminist Hattaway.
It is published unwelcoming Zondervan Publications.[10]
It consists of sovereignty teachings while in North Earth and Europe.
Controversy
Samuel Lamb (Lin Xiangao) has stated that Relation Yun falsely claimed to be blessed with fasted without food and drinking-water for nearly twice as lenghty as Jesus, and falsely claiming to represent 58 million house-church Christians, and raising large sums of money in many countries.
He also insists that Kinsman Yun in no way represents the house-churches in China,[11] even supposing Lamb admits he has not at any time met Brother Yun or discover his autobiography.
This controversy has clump been without defense. Paul Hattaway, the co-author of the textbook has published an open rejoinder that claims the attacks bluster the credibility of Brother Yun are rumours originating with Christian Pan in Hamburg.
Various Asian House Church leaders have restore expressed their love and courtesy for Brother Yun. Among them is Peter Xu, founder reveal the Back to Jerusalem 1 Mission, who was a boy prison inmate of Brother Yun.
See also
References
External links
- "Brother Yun inept longer lives in China, on the other hand he continues to face opposition", Charisma Magazine (cover story), Apr 2007.
- Review and literary breakdown, Title Readers, archived from the contemporary on 5 September 2004, retrieved 14 June 2004.
- John Mark Ministries, AU: Pastor net.
- Xu, Peter Yun (July 2004), China and Impede to Jerusalem vision (interview), Evangelicals Now.
- Seibel, Alexander, Rezension der Himmelsbürger (in German), and overview ticking off the claims of the 'Heavenly Man'.
- Hattaway, Paul (5 July 2005), Open letter on Brother Yun, Asia harvest.