One of the most memorable scenes in the movie 300 is when the Persian general threatens King Leonidas of Sparta to surrender, only to be met with the response, “This is Sparta!” as Leonidas kicks him into a well, ending his life. Despite the fierce battle fought by the elite Spartan warriors, King Leonidas ultimately dies alongside his 300 warriors in a heroic and tragic manner. His courageous act of defending his nation and people against the enemy resonates with the film’s central theme. If King Leonidas had surrendered to the Persian King Xerxes and become a vassal, this film celebrating the bravery of Sparta would never have been made. I wondered what kind of story or movie would emerge if future historians were to evaluate President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea in the same way that historians have evaluated King Leonidas and the Spartan nation.

Following the sudden declaration of martial law on December 3, the “Seongdong-Gyeokseo” operation diverted public attention to the National Assembly while simultaneously raiding the National Election Commission (NEC), the core of corruption. News reports stated that external cables were connected to the main server and that unknown individuals were detained at the NEC training center. I wonder how this will be evaluated in the future. Whether those individuals were indeed foreign hackers stationed at the NEC training center to hack into elections in other countries, and how they were able to enter South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, will likely be revealed over time. Similarly, in the United States, as time has passed, evidence has emerged suggesting that Russia was involved in spreading claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election and attempting to impe Trump, effectively attempting a coup, leading to former President Obama facing the possibility of arrest. And the key point is that the president declared war on election fraud, but instead was impeached and arrested.

Over the past few months, I have witnessed the collapse of South Korea’s laws and order, from the arrest warrant issued by the Seoul Western District Court for President Yoon Suk-yeol, to the unanimous impeachment of eight Supreme Court justices by the Constitutional Court, and most recently, the re-arrest of the president, who had been released from custody, on the grounds of evidence tampering and flight risk, and his subsequent confinement in a solitary cell measuring just over two square meters—a clear violation of human rights. Many people have begun to realize the true nature of foreign spies and anti-state forces operating within South Korea, aiming to overthrow the national system, but it was already too late, and the regime had effectively fallen into their hands. During this process, I came to understand that the role of obscuring the public’s vision was being carried out by media outlets that had been bought off, left-wing religious figures, and numerous civic groups. They had built Gramsci’s trench warfare toward a single goal, controlling culture and education, taking over legislation and administration, and now seemed to have nearly succeeded in amending the constitution to turn the Republic of Korea into a communist state.

Since the general election on April 15, 2020, the allegations of electoral fraud raised by former lawmaker Min Kyung-wook were temporarily resolved by a Supreme Court ruling. However, through the documentary “Electoral Fraud Cartel” and the book “Stop the Steal,” the Supreme Court’s ruling was exposed as flawed, and as we read the Supreme Court’s records attempting to conceal numerous pieces of evidence of electoral fraud, many free-thinking citizens like myself continued to awaken. During the presidential election campaign, candidate Hwang Kyo-ahn made the eradication of election fraud a key issue and supported candidate Kim Moon-soo, but they manipulated statistics and flooded the system with fake ballots in overseas voting, early voting, and on election day itself, ultimately succeeding in stealing the election of the Republic of Korea. After that, many things happened in South Korea within two months of the change of government, including the formation of a cabinet composed of people with criminal records, two supplementary budgets that brought the total government expenditure to over 700 trillion won, real estate loan regulations that raised real estate prices in the Seoul metropolitan area, and the distribution of consumption coupons to all citizens through national bonds. The Grain Act and Yellow Envelope Act have already been passed, and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has been renamed the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, making the passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law a matter of time. Recently, in tariff negotiations with the United States, South Korea agreed to invest 487 trillion won in the United States, while the United States agreed to raise mutual tariffs on South Korea from 0% under the existing FTA to 15%, and to 50% for steel. What is surprising is that 90% of the profits from South Korea’s investments in the United States go to the United States, while South Korea will open its markets to U.S. automobiles and rice without tariffs, which contradicts the government’s explanation.

In such circumstances, I believe that the reason why the people are not grieving or angry is because of the churches that do not believe in God, their mass agitation, and the resulting indifference throughout society. I have come to understand that leftist pastors who engage in political agitation while embracing communist ideology within the church, are the ones who commit spiritual adultery described in the Bible. Furthermore, the members of such churches support the political party that passed legislation enabling their children to be exposed to gender equality ideology and drugs, rather than opposing Satan. Instead of opposing Satan, they are obsessed with the money, culture, and education of those who oppose them. Some people were happy about using government-issued consumption coupons to buy beef, while a singer who said seeing the treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant reminded them of hell remained silent about North Korea’s nuclear waste in Pyongsan. When I saw efforts to ban English kindergartens due to the overheated English education market, I felt sorry for people living in ignorance of the truth.

Despite this, I saw new hope through the message from my pastor that we must return to God. He explained the historical pattern of nations that had strayed from God being judged, repenting, and returning to God, only to experience revival once again. He warned that South Korea has drifted too far from God, and that they are stealing our community, families, and children away with evil values. He also cited the example of King Hezekiah from the Bible, who made the mistake of showing the Babylonian envoys all the storehouses of the Kingdom of Israel, leading to the prophecy by the prophet Isaiah that Babylon would invade and plunder all the treasures. He cautioned us not to become like Hezekiah, who irresponsibly said, “In my lifetime, there will be peace; the words are good,” despite the prophecy. This also connects to the saying that new wine must be put into new wineskins. Seeing a healthy, growing church, I felt a desire to become a new wineskin and help the younger generation and the next generation. The reality of South Korea is difficult and frustrating in many ways, but I believe there is hope in the few true Christians and the next generation. Today, I climbed Bongjae Mountain near my home, prayed for safer families, healthier communities, and a nation overflowing with hope, and began the day with renewed vigor.