'apostles' assembly'), also known as the Three-Redemptive Christ sect (Chinese: 三赎基督; pinyin: sān shú jīdū), is a Christian doomsday new religious movement in China.
The group was founded in Shaanxi in 1989 by former Shouter Ji Sanbao (Chinese: 季三保), who claimed to be the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
[2] and had a presence in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hebei, Qinghai, Hunan, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Shandong, Sichuan and Xinjiang.
[5] The movement was founded by Ji Sanbao in Yao County, Tongchuan, Shaanxi on 20 February 1989 (the 15th day of the first lunar month).
[6][8] Ji began preaching his beliefs across China in the late 1980s, recruiting followers in Ankang, Xiangyang and Xichuan County, Nanyang.
Following Ji's death, Wei Shiqiang, one of the 12 disciples, was proclaimed King of the Heavenly Kingdom of Christ.