Matthew 24:5 says, “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.”
Doctrine test

False Christ and the New Name Doctrine

WMSCOG teaches that Jesus has a new saving name in this age and that the name is Ahnsahnghong. The Bible does not say that.

WMSCOG claim

Jehovah was the name for one age, Jesus for another age, and Ahnsahnghong is now the saving name.

The doctrine uses Revelation 2:17 and Revelation 3:12 to argue that Jesus has a “new name,” then inserts Ahnsahnghong into that verse.

Biblical answer

The Bible never says the new name is Ahnsahnghong.

Revelation speaks of Christ’s victorious authority. It does not replace Jesus, cancel His saving name, or command Christians to pray to a later man.

What the new name doctrine teaches

WMSCOG teaches a three-age name system: the age of the Father with the name Jehovah, the age of the Son with the name Jesus, and the age of the Holy Spirit with the name Ahnsahnghong. They also teach that believers in this age must know and receive that new name.

The problem is not that God has titles, names, or revealed glory. The problem is adding a specific man into verses where Scripture does not place him. A doctrine this serious must be explicit. The Bible never says, “Ahnsahnghong is Christ.”

Revelation 3:12

Jesus says, “I will write upon him my new name.” The verse does not identify that name as Ahnsahnghong.

Acts 4:12

There is “none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

John 14:26

The Holy Spirit is sent “in my name,” meaning in Jesus’ name, not as a replacement name.

Plain Bible responses

1. Revelation is not a blank check for private interpretation

Revelation 2:17 and 3:12 use symbolic language about victory, belonging, and divine honor. WMSCOG takes a symbolic phrase and fills in a name that the text never gives. That is adding doctrine between the lines.

2. The apostles preached Jesus, not a future replacement name

After the resurrection, the apostles did not tell believers to wait for a later man with a different saving name. They preached Jesus Christ openly: His death, His resurrection, His lordship, and His return.

3. The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus

John 16:14 says the Spirit “shall glorify me.” The Spirit does not replace Jesus with a new human name. The Spirit points to Christ.

4. The Second Coming is visible and unmistakable

Matthew 24:27 compares the coming of the Son of Man to lightning seen from east to west. Revelation 1:7 says every eye will see Him. That does not match a hidden identity that only one organization can decode.

5. Jesus warned this would happen

Matthew 24:5 is direct: many will come in His name, saying, “I am Christ,” and will deceive many. Any movement that says a later person is Christ must be tested by that warning.

Simple test

Ask one direct question: Where does the Bible explicitly say that Ahnsahnghong is Jesus Christ? If the answer requires a chain of assumptions, symbolic leaps, and organization-only interpretation, the doctrine is not plain Scripture.

Continue the Bible comparison

Teachings summarized from public WMSCOG pages and answered with Scripture. Scripture quotations on English pages use the King James Version, public domain.
Official WMSCOG pages addressed include: Christ Ahnsahnghong, Second Coming Jesus and the New Name, Who is Ahnsahnghong?, and Beliefs.