Jaerock Lee

Before he converted, Lee had been sick for seven years. He attempted to commit suicide several times, but one day his elder sister took him to a Korean healing evangelist, after which he claimed his illnesses disappeared.{{citation|title='가장 영향력 있는 목회자' 이재록 목사 자서전, 전 세계에서 만난다 |work=Herald Economy|date=February 21, 2011|access-date=2011-02-22|url=http://biz.heraldm.com/common/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110221000518 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711163105/http://biz.heraldm.com/common/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110221000518 |archive-date=2011-07-11}}

Lee founded Manmin Central Church in July 1982 with just 13 members.{{citation|title=Korean culture embroidered Baltic sea with Korean traditional fan dance·costumes·Taekwondo|work=Wolgan Joongang |date=February 3, 2011|access-date=2011-02-11|url=http://live.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=5010062|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713114620/http://live.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=5010062|archive-date=2011-07-13}} The number of registered members continued to increase rapidly and passed 3,000 within five years of the founding. In this period, many church organizations such as Prayer Warriors' Mission, Volunteers' Mission, Choirs, and Performing Arts Committee have been organized.

Lee made a contribution for the construction of a hall for the aged.{{citation|title=Pastor Jaerock Lee makes a contribution for the construction of a hall for the aged|work=The Asia Economy|date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=2013-03-02 |url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2013011114351778792}}

File:Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee makes the progress report in Peaceful Re-unification Jublilee Crusade celebrating 50th anniversary of Korea's independence(1995).jpg

In the 1990s his church experienced a dramatic increase in membership, both inside and outside of Korea, and the church was able to establish a new denomination. In 1993 his church was selected as one of the "World's Top 50 Churches" by the Christian World magazine (US).{{citation|title='My Life, My Faith' authored by Dr. Jaerock Lee published in Brazil|work=Newsis|date=February 18, 2011|access-date=2011-02-21|url=http://www.newsis.com/article/view.htm?cID=&ar_id=NISX20110218_0007462175|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174030/http://www.newsis.com/article/view.htm?cID=&ar_id=NISX20110218_0007462175|archive-date=2011-07-14}}{{citation|title=Dr. Jaerock Lee's autobiography published in Brazil|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=February 18, 2011|access-date=2011-02-21|url=http://books.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/18/2011021800924.html|archive-date=July 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708145818/http://books.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/02/18/2011021800924.html|url-status=dead}} Lee was the head of the "World Holification Crusade" in 1992 in Yeouido, and he was the chairman of the 1994 "Holy Spirit Seoul Explosive Crusade", and the Administrative President of the "Peace Re-Unification Crusade for the 50th anniversary of Independence Day of Korea" in 1995.{{citation|title=Jubilee Crusade celebrating 50th anniversary of Korea's independence|last=Moojeong|first=Kim|page=11|work=Kukmin Ilbo|date=August 8, 1995|access-date=2012-09-17|url=http://www.mediagaon.or.kr/jsp/search/popup/newsviewpopup.jsp?newsId=01100201.19950808000001101&print=Y&highlight=이재록|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220032141/http://www.mediagaon.or.kr/jsp/search/popup/newsviewpopup.jsp?newsId=01100201.19950808000001101&print=Y&highlight=%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%AC%EB%A1%9D|archive-date=2012-12-20}} He was Chairman of the Korean Christian Association and the World Evangelization Central Association, and the President of the National Evangelism Campaign Center and the Evangelization Council for Prosecutory Officials.{{citation|title=Career |work=Official Website |year=2006 |access-date=2011-03-10 |url=http://www.drlee.or.kr/english/01_Leejaerock/profile.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190006/http://www.drlee.or.kr/english/01_Leejaerock/profile.asp |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}

Lee travelled extensively in different parts of the world, initiating Christian events and so-called crusades in several countries.

In October 2000, Lee visited Pakistan. His church claims that this was the largest Christian evangelistic event ever held in Pakistan.{{citation|title=100,000 Hear the Gospel in Pakistan |work=Religion Today (Crosswalk.com)|date=October 2000|access-date=2011-03-08|url=http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/524328/}}

In 2001, Lee travelled in Kenya,{{citation|title="MIRACLES" IN THE "LAND OF THE MORNING CALM" |work=ASSIST News Service |date=June 29, 2002 |access-date=2011-03-14 |url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2002/s02060138.htm }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and in September 2001, he visited the Philippines to lead the Church Leaders Conference and Healing Crusade.{{citation|title='Spark of Revival' Crusade Draws Huge Crowds in Manila|work=Crosswalk.com |date=September 2001|access-date=2011-03-12|url=http://www.crosswalk.com/news/904922/}}{{citation|title=Congratulatory Message from the president of the Philippines |work=Manmin News |date=October 7, 2001 |access-date=2011-03-12 |url=http://www.manmin.org/english/Manmintimes/content.asp?id=499&cat=cat_01&page=101 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727061027/http://www.manmin.org/english/Manmintimes/content.asp?id=499&cat=cat_01&page=101 |archive-date=2011-07-27 }}

On July 26–27, 2002, Lee led Honduras evangelistic meetings and an estimated 120,000 persons attended meetings in Olympic Stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.{{citation|title='HURRICANE JESUS' SWEEPS ACROSS HONDURAS|work=HCJB World Radio |date=July 2002|access-date=2011-03-14|url=http://www.hcjb.cz/Zpravy_a_oznameni/news.phtml?from=2002-07-28&till=2002-07-31}} In October 2009, H.E. Rene Francisco Umana, the Honduran ambassador to Korea, visited Lee's church to celebrate the church's 27th anniversary.

Lee led a healing festival at Marina Beach, Chennai, India, in 2002. The event was broadcast live on India's four television channels.{{citation|title=Special meeting between Medicine and Religion|work=Sisa Focus|date=June 15, 2005|access-date=2011-02-14|url=http://www.sisafocus.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=5853}}

In 2003, a government official arranged for a Christian prayer and healing "festival" at the Dubai Handicapped Club in the United Arab Emirates. Lee spoke and performed a healing ceremony for 100 persons, including nationals, with various disabilities, reported the United States Department of State in the International Religious Freedom Report 2004.{{citation|title=United Arab Emirates|work=International Religious Freedom Report 2004|publisher=United States Department of State|year=2004|access-date=2011-02-11|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35510.htm}}

In November 2003, Lee visited Russia to lead the "2003 Russia Miracle Healing Festival" at "SKK" indoor Olympic Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which event was a part of the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg.{{citation|title=VŠECHNY ZPRÁVY V ANGLIČTINĚ (ALL NEWS IN ENGLISH)|date=November 2003|access-date=2011-03-11|url=http://www.hcjb.cz/Zpravy_a_oznameni/news.phtml?from=2003-11-09&till=2003-11-15}}

In October 2004, Lee visited Germany to lead The 2004 German United Crusade and the event was broadcast through Classics TV in UK, CNL in Kazakhstan, RTVA in Spain, and TKV in Russia.{{citation|title=German United Crusade with Dr. Jaerock Lee|work=The Christian World Monitor|date=October 25, 2004|access-date=2011-02-22|url=http://www.cwmonitor.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=11265|archive-date=July 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708214417/http://www.cwmonitor.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=11265|url-status=dead}}

File:Dr. Jaerock Lee meets with Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo(2004).jpg

In December 2004, Lee visited Lima, Peru for a Christian event. Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo invited Lee to the presidential palace and requested he pray for the economic development and administration of the country.{{citation|title=Peruvian president Toledo requested Dr. Jaerock Lee "Pray for Peru"|work=The Christian World Monitor|date=December 20, 2004|access-date=2011-02-09|url=http://www.cwmonitor.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=11774}}

In December 2005, Lee was denied permission to enter Egypt; he arrived at Cairo International Airport on a Korean Airlines flight with 20 of his members. He had been scheduled to lead a Christian event in Cairo together with Egyptian Christian organization at Christmas.{{citation|url=http://www.chosun.com/international/news/200512/200512220532.html|work=Chosun Ilbo|date=December 22, 2005|access-date=2010-07-03|title={{bracket|Relevant department of Egypt denies entrance to Pastor Jaerock Lee}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611200459/http://www.chosun.com/international/news/200512/200512220532.html|archive-date=2011-06-11|url-status=dead}}

In February 2006, Lee visited Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and led a festival.{{citation|title=Spirituality: Kinshasa welcomes Dr. Jaerock Lee and the miracle healing Festival|work=Le Potentiel|date=February 16, 2006|access-date=2011-01-05|url=http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200602160066.html}} The crusade was held with support from political and economic leaders as well as from the church leaders and the local press.{{citation|title=AFTER YEARS OF ETHNIC STRIFE AND CIVIL WAR, FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |work=ANS |date=December 5, 2014 |access-date=2014-12-21 |url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2006/s06020080.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222095554/http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2006/s06020080.htm |archive-date=2014-12-22 }}

File:Salvation Miracles Revival Crusade with Dr Jaerock Lee in New York, USA(2006).jpgIn July 2006, Lee went to the United States to lead a three-day "Salvation Miracles Revival Crusade" at New York City's Madison Square Garden,{{citation|url=http://www.noticiacristiana.com/iglesia/2006/06/pastores-de-nueva-york-se-unen-para-cruzada-evangelica-en-el-madison-square-garden.html|date=June 23, 2006|access-date=2014-12-27|title=Pastores Cristianos de New York preveen gran éxito en la cruzada Milagros, Salvación, avivamiento |work=NoticiaCristiana}} The event, which was endorsed by New York State Senator Rubén Díaz and New York City Councilman Hiram Monserrate,{{citation|title=Successful New York United Crusade|work=Munhwa Ilbo|date=August 17, 2006 |access-date=2010-11-27|url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=20060817010327300730020}} and the head of the National Religious Broadcasters attracted large numbers of Latinos and other members of immigrant groups.

The crusade was transmitted on television to 200 countries.{{citation|title=A man of righteousness from Korea |work=Russian-American Business |date=December 20, 2007 |access-date=2011-03-22|url=http://russianamericanbusiness.org/web_CURRENT/articles/191/1/A-man-of-righteousness-from-Korea |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106060013/http://russianamericanbusiness.org/web_CURRENT/articles/191/1/A-man-of-righteousness-from-Korea |archive-date=2011-01-06 }}

Lee visited Bethlehem at Christmas of 2007. In September 2009, Lee again visited Israel. While there, he led the "International Multi-Cultural Festival",{{citation|title=Israel Evangelicals|work=European Pressphoto Agency|date=September 7, 2009|access-date=2010-12-02|url=https://webgate.epa.eu//preview.php?WGSESSID=5f34aab10546878a59330ecabc6594b9&UURL=80da45ef184aa77d742da789147019c5&IMGID=00000401850629|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720161654/https://webgate.epa.eu//preview.php?WGSESSID=5f34aab10546878a59330ecabc6594b9&UURL=80da45ef184aa77d742da789147019c5&IMGID=00000401850629|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-20}}{{citation|title=ISRAEL EVANGELICALS|work=EPA (Yonhap News)|date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=2010-12-02 |url=http://news.nate.com/view/20090907n01425}}{{citation|title=ISRAEL EVANGELICALS|work=EPA (Yonhap News)|date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=2010-12-02 |url=http://news.nate.com/view/20090907n01369}}{{citation|title=Evangelical Christians supporting Israel in mass prayer in Jerusalem|work=EPA (Yonhap News)|date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=2010-12-02 |url=http://news.nate.com/view/20090907n01360}} at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.{{citation|title=Jerusalem Festival confirms oneness beyond race and ethics|date=September 18, 2009|access-date=2011-03-08|url=http://www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr/article.html?no=42316}} The event drew roughly 3,000 attendees from 36 countries to rally for peace in the Middle East;{{citation|title=Jaerock Lee of South Korea prays...|work=Reuters|date=September 6, 2009|access-date=2011-01-06|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/searchpopup?picId=11489484|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918215059/http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/searchpopup?picId=11489484|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-18}} attended by the Israeli minister of tourism Stas Misezhnikov and Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat. Lee expressed his solidarity with the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and its leaders.{{citation|url=http://www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr/article.html?no=42316|work=Ecumenical Press|date=September 18, 2009|access-date=2011-04-05|title=Jerusalem Festival}} A spokesperson for countermissionary organisation Jewish Israel speculated that Lee's visit was connected to the planned launch of a Russian-language evangelical television station. The association of Israeli pastors established for the growth of Israeli churches and the union of pastors organized the event, CNS reported.{{citation|title=Interview With Israeli Pastor, His Ministry Around The Globe|work=CNS|date=September 27, 2010|access-date=2011-03-11|url=http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=30514|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401053016/http://www.churchnewssite.com/portal/?p=30514|archive-date=2012-04-01}} The festival was broadcast to 220 nations in eight different languages by simultaneous interpretation through TV broadcasters including TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) and DayStar, Enlace, CNL etc.{{citation|url=http://www.icdn.tv/s06_1.htm?mode=read&read_no=12244&now_page=294&menu= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322022811/http://www.icdn.tv/s06_1.htm?mode=read&read_no=12244&now_page=294&menu= |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-22 |work=Christian Daily News |title=Successful 2009 Jerusalem international multi-festival |date=November 5, 2009 |access-date=2011-03-29}}

In Estonia, Lee led an event called the "2010 Korean Culture Festival" or "Estonia Miracle Healing Crusade 2010" in Saku Suurhall Arena in October 2010.{{citation|title=Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee of Manmin Central Church led Estonia crusade|work=Kyeongin Ilbo|date=November 16, 2010|access-date=2010-11-27|url=http://www.kyeongin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=551319}} Alina Aivazova, wife of Leonid Chernovetskyi, Mayor of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, attended this crusade. Lee received the appreciation plaque from the municipality assembly of Tallinn.{{Cite web|url=http://books.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/25/2010112501272.html|title=이재록 목사, '십자가의 도' 다국어 출간 통해 복음 전파|access-date=February 1, 2011|archive-date=July 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721004513/http://books.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/25/2010112501272.html|url-status=dead}}

Lee died on December 31, 2023, at the age of 80.

Lee was excommunicated from the Church of Holiness in May 1990, and his organisation was ejected from the Christian Council of Korea in April 1999 over "heretical claims". The 1999 accusations were refuted by Korea's Union of Presbyterian Churches in 2004.{{cite news|url=http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/corea-korea-chiesa-church-iglesia-9754/ |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130307155326/http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/corea-korea-chiesa-church-iglesia-9754/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2013 |title=The fastest Church in the world |newspaper=Vatican Insider |date=September 11, 2011 |access-date=September 16, 2015 }} Leaders of the Korean Missionary Association also accused him of being a cult leader, pointing to an alleged July 1998 statement by Lee that he was "sinless and exempted from dying".{{cite web|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/82630-controversial-koreanbr-preacher-courts-latinos-and-other-immigrants/ |title=Controversial Korean Preacher Courts Latinos and Other Immigrants |date=July 29, 2006 |publisher=WNYC News |access-date=September 16, 2015}}

In 1999, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, a South Korean television broadcaster, aired a documentary critical of Jaerock Lee. In response, 300 Manmin Central Church members invaded the television station, attacking security guards and breaking into the station control room to cut the power, while another 1,500 organised a sit-down protest in a nearby street; 600 riot police were needed to restore order. The station had previously been prevented by court order from airing a story on Lee's sex life.{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/342414.stm|title=Korean TV airs controversial documentary|date=May 12, 1999|access-date=2007-02-19|work=BBC News}} MBC filed a lawsuit against the church and 61 people involved in the attack, seeking damages of ₩2.7 billion; the Seoul Southern District Court granted damages in the amount of ₩696 million in November 2000 against the church and some of the participants in the attack, but threw out the case against Lee himself.{{citation|url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/art_print.html?artid=200011021550251|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718034106/http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/art_print.html?artid=200011021550251|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-18|date=November 2, 2000|access-date=2010-08-20|work=Kyunghyang Shinmun|title=MBC, 만민중앙교회 상대 손배소 일부 승소 (Partial victory for MBC in Manmin Central Church damages suit)}}

In July 2000, Lee visited Uganda to lead the Uganda United Crusade. The Korean Missionary Association in Uganda released a statement in connection to this visit, describing Lee as a "cult leader" and stating that he was "not well accepted by Korean Churches".{{citation|title=S. Korean evangelist's Uganda visit prompts cult jitters|journal=Asian Economic News|date=July 10, 2000}}

When Lee visited New York and Madison Square Garden in 2006, local Korean ministers protested against the festival, citing what they referred to as "heretical teachings" of Lee.{{citation|title=Plan to protest minister's NY visit|last=Farnam|first=T. W.|page=A16|work=New York Newsday|date=July 26, 2006|access-date=2007-10-11|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/1083311551.html}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Major League Baseball player David Wright, third baseman for the New York Mets, was tricked into doing a commercial for Lee's crusade; Wright agreed to appear on camera and offer an endorsement because he believed that the event had already been approved by the Mets, but in fact, the advertisement, which featured unauthorised uses of the Mets' logo, was being put together by a reporter who misused his press credentials to gain access to Wright and film him. After the misuse came to light, broadcasting of the advertisement ceased, and Wright publicly apologised.{{citation|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071801729.html|date=July 18, 2006|access-date=September 16, 2015|title=NL Notebook: Wright Ad Is Pulled|newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite web|url=http://metsblog.com/uncategorized/quote-mets-and-wright-on-crusade/ |title=Quote: Mets and Wright on Crusade |publisher=MetsBlog.com |date=July 18, 2006 |access-date=September 16, 2015}}

Estonian singers Tõnis Mägi and Dave Benton were to appear at Lee's Korean Culture Festival event in Estonia in 2010. The singers were led to believe that the event was sponsored by the South Korean embassy, which turned out to be false, prompting Mägi to cancel his appearance.{{citation|title=Lõuna-Korea kultuuripäevadel promotakse ususekti|work=Tallinna Postimees|date=October 27, 2010|access-date=2015-03-24|url=http://www.tallinnapostimees.ee/?id=333070}} The Korean grand embassy in Helsinki regretted having been mistakenly connected to the festival.{{citation|title=Korea suursaatkond: loodetavasti ei jäta usuüritus eestlastele Koreast valet muljet|work=Postimees|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=2015-03-24|url=http://www.postimees.ee/?id=333562}}

In November 2018, Lee was convicted of 42 counts of sex crimes by the Seoul Central District Court. He sexually assaulted and repeatedly raped eight women in his congregation, all of whom were in their twenties and had grown up in the Manmin church community. The court found that the victims felt compelled to submit to Lee's attacks because they believed his claims that he had divine power. At least five of the victims contacted police as a result of the #MeToo movement. The pastor was sentenced to fifteen years in prison and 80 hours of therapy, and received a decade-long ban on working with minors.

Lee sent missionaries to Asia,{{citation|title=万民电视周刊(754) |work=GCN TV |date=November 9, 2012 |access-date=2014-12-21|url=http://www.gcntv.org/cn/Media/VodFile.asp?item_code=000000000000000000000000002048&Speed=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120074527/http://www.gcntv.org/cn/Media/VodFile.asp?item_code=000000000000000000000000002048&Speed=1 |archive-date=2015-01-20 }}

the Americas, Europe and Africa.{{citation|title=A book reveals distorted research about heresy |work=Christian World Monitor|date=June 28, 2004|access-date=2015-02-20|url=http://www.cwmonitor.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=10228}} Lee believed that God gave a vision for the construction of Grand Sanctuary and had the members pray for it.{{citation|title=Manmin's Vision – New Jerusalem's Model, Grand Sanctuary|work=Christian Telegraph|date=October 3, 2012|access-date=2012-10-03|url=http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue17589.html}}

Lee founded the World Christian Doctors Network (WCDN), which organizes an annual conference. The WCDN attempts to medically analyze supposed healing cases performed by God.{{citation|title=A Pathologist puts divine healing under the microscope|work=Christian Today|date=June 11, 2011|access-date=2011-06-13|url=http://au.christiantoday.com/article/a-pathologist-puts-divine-healing-under-the-microscope/11270.htm|archive-date=June 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617083220/http://au.christiantoday.com/article/a-pathologist-puts-divine-healing-under-the-microscope/11270.htm|url-status=dead}}

Lee wrote a number of books about his approach to Christianity.{{citation|url=http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/paju-book-festival-held-in-south-korea|website=Goodereader.com|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=2013-10-13|title=Paju Book Festival Held in South Korea|first=Sovan|last=Mandal}} His books are published by Christian publishers around the world such as Strang (USA), Destiny Image Europe (Italy), Baruch (Ukraine), Word of Christ (India), Andi (Indonesia), and Grace (Taiwan).{{citation|title=Urim Books to exhibit books in 20 languages at Seoul Int'l Book Fair|work=Finance Today|date=May 10, 2010|access-date=2011-01-07|url=http://www.fntoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=41098}} As of September 2014, Lee had written more than 90 titles.{{citation|url=http://www.allaboutbookpublishing.com/images/stories/feb14/ShowDaily-Day-7-l.pdf|work=All About Book Publishing|date=February 14, 2012|access-date=2014-05-19|title=South Korean publisher publishes two of its titles in Hindi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117004410/http://www.allaboutbookpublishing.com/images/stories/feb14/ShowDaily-Day-7-l.pdf|archive-date=2016-01-17|url-status=dead}} His book ministry specialized in e-books including Chinese-language editions.{{citation|title=Chinese e-books showcased at Singapore Book Fair 2014 |work=ANS |date=June 21, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-24 |url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14060101.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702003043/http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2014/s14060101.htm |archive-date=2014-07-02 }}

Professions is a collection of 100 poems.{{citation|title=Its slogan, 'See the World Through Books, Envision the Future With Books'; Seoul International Book Fair 2014|work=Christian Post|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=2014-07-22|url=http://crossmap.christianpost.com/news/its-slogan-see-the-world-through-books-envision-the-future-with-books-seoul-international-book-fair-2014-11135|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814025146/http://crossmap.christianpost.com/news/its-slogan-see-the-world-through-books-envision-the-future-with-books-seoul-international-book-fair-2014-11135|archive-date=2014-08-14}}

Lee's autobiography is called My Life, My Faith.{{citation|title=Reverend Lees challenges inspire faith in readers |work=Korea Times |date=March 18, 2011 |access-date=2011-08-27 |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/03/141_83380.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005102702/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/03/141_83380.html |archive-date=2012-10-05 }} He outlined factors that contributed to the growth of the church,{{citation|url=http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/news/detail/id/90/news/130806175708/limit/0/Pendeta-Jay-Rock-Lee-Ungkap-Rahasia-Agar-Gereja-Bertumbuh.html |work=CBN Indonesia|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=2013-08-13|title=Pastor Jaerock Lee spoke about the secrets of church growth}} and claimed that God gave him prophetic visions.{{citation|url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14110069.htm |work=ANS |date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=2014-11-15 |title=Cultural exchanges between Korea and Netherlands are getting a boost |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063652/http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14110069.htm |archive-date=2014-11-29 }} My Life, My Faith Volume 1 has been published in 35 languages.{{citation|url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14120025.htm |work=ASSIST News Service |date=December 6, 2014 |access-date=2014-12-08 |title=Kurdish-Translated Books Attract Attention at the Istanbul Book Fair 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217060042/http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14120025.htm |archive-date=2014-12-17 }} In the second volume of My Life, My Faith, Lee wrote about the US, China and the EU and said that in the future, the world would have these three major powers.{{citation|title=U.S. President sends delegation to Yeosu Expo |last=Bong-gi |first=Sun |page=Special to ASSIST News Service |work=ANS |date=July 6, 2012 |access-date=2012-07-21 |url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12070040.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221062943/http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12070040.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-21 }} He also claimed that Christians can be healed from diseases by faith.{{citation|work=Korea Economy|title=My Life, My Faith(2) – to the Spiritual Realm and Scene of Miracle |date=April 11, 2008|access-date=2011-05-23|url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2008041157761&sid=0107&nid=910&type=noad}}{{citation|title=Author Retells His Uganda Mission|work=Korea IT Times|date=April 12, 2011|access-date=2011-04-12|url=http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/14119/author-retells-his-uganda-mission}}

Bulawayo 24 News gave the books a favorable review.{{citation|title=World Travelling Evangelist Tells His Life|work=Bulawayo 24 News|date=September 23, 2011|access-date=2011-10-20|url=http://www.bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-7735-article-World+Travelling+Evangelist+Tells+His+Life.html}} In Vietnam, the books My Life, My Faith have been published with official permission from its government in its vernacular language by Vietnam Religion Publisher (VRP).{{citation|title=Penang International Book Fair 2014, Malaysia|website=Crossmap.com|date=September 22, 2014|access-date=2014-10-04|url=http://www.crossmap.com/news/penang-international-book-fair-2014-malaysia-12260|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092932/http://www.crossmap.com/news/penang-international-book-fair-2014-malaysia-12260|url-status=dead}}

;The Message of the Cross of Jesus Christ

The Italian Christian publisher Evangelista Media published Understanding the Message of the Cross of Jesus Christ.{{cite web|title=European Publisher Runs Full-page New York Times Book Ad for "Understanding the Message of the Cross of Jesus Christ"|url=http://www.crossmap.com/news/european-publisher-runs-full-page-new-york-times-book-ad-for-understanding-the-message-of-the-cross-10465|publisher=Crossmap.com|date=May 20, 2014|access-date=2014-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211249/http://www.crossmap.com/news/european-publisher-runs-full-page-new-york-times-book-ad-for-understanding-the-message-of-the-cross-10465|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}} Richard R. Blake reviewed the book for Reader Views in the US. The Message of the Cross has been published in 57{{Cite web |url=http://www.crossmap.com/blogs/which-books-hold-the-record-for-being-translated-into-the-most-number-of-languages-5924 |title=Which books hold the record for being translated into the most number of languages? |work= Crossmap Christian Blogs |access-date=2015-02-15 |archive-date=2015-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215183501/http://www.crossmap.com/blogs/which-books-hold-the-record-for-being-translated-into-the-most-number-of-languages-5924 |url-status=dead }} different languages including English, Nepalese, and Indian vernacular languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Simte, and Tangkhul.{{citation|title=Urim Books participates Seoul International Book Fair 2013|work=Yonhap News Agency|date=June 28, 2013|access-date=2013-07-04|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/culture/2013/06/27/0914010000AKR20130627109600848.HTML}}{{citation|title=Urim Books exhibits book by pastor at New Delhi Book Fair|work=The Korea Herald |date=February 26, 2014|access-date=2014-02-27|url=http://khnews.kheraldm.com/view.php?ud=20140226001013&md=20140301005038_BC}}{{citation|title=Salvador Sanchez Ceren wins El Salvador's Presidential Election |work=Sisa News|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=2014-03-25|url=http://www.sisa-news.com/news/article.html?no=56037}} Hindi version of the book was covered by CNN-IBN.{{cite web | url=http://www.fdaily.co.kr/news/article.html?no=28328 | title=우림북, '2015 뉴델리 국제 도서전' 참가 }}

The Law of God is a collection of Lee's topical messages on the Ten Commandments. The primary focus of the book is the reason behind the Ten Commandments and the spiritual significance of each Commandment.{{citation|title=Malaysian publisher issued a book called 'The Law of God' |last=Evina |first=Aloys |page=Christian News |work=Continental News |date=July 23, 2010 |access-date=2012-07-25 |url=http://continentalnews.net/2010/07/23/malaysian-publisher-issued-a-book-called-%e2%80%98the-law-of-god%e2%80%99-1838.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121093404/http://continentalnews.net/2010/07/23/malaysian-publisher-issued-a-book-called-%E2%80%98the-law-of-god%E2%80%99-1838.html |archive-date=2013-01-21 }}

In the book The Power of God, Lee has attempted to introduce the process in which a person may meet God.{{citation|title=Korean Books Privileged at the London Book Fair 2014|work=Christian Post|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=2014-04-26|url=http://crossmap.christianpost.com/news/korean-books-privileged-at-the-london-book-fair-2014-9950|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234536/http://crossmap.christianpost.com/news/korean-books-privileged-at-the-london-book-fair-2014-9950|archive-date=2014-04-18|url-status=dead}}

Creation House, an imprint of Christian publisher Charisma Media in the US published the first volume of Lee's book Heaven. In Heaven volume 1, Lee discusses the different places of heaven: Paradise, the First Kingdom of Heaven, the Second Kingdom of Heaven, the Third Kingdom of Heaven, New Jerusalem and the rewards given according to each one's measure of faith. In the second volume of Heaven, Lee writes that the combination of twelve precious stones represents the heart of Jesus Christ and God. Lee also wrote about the prophets in the first-ranked group in heaven: Elijah, Enoch, Abraham, and Moses.{{cite web|url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14120102.htm |title=South Korean Christian author's Books meet Mexican Readers|date=December 26, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229082147/http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14120102.htm |archive-date=December 29, 2014|publisher=ASSIST News Service}}

The Indonesian translation of Heaven and Hell has been listed as a bestseller in Indonesia.{{citation|title=Dr. Lee's books translated into multi languages|work=Ecumenical Press|date=December 24, 2009|access-date=2011-04-04|url=http://www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr/article.html?no=42344}} At the Jerusalem Book Fair in 2011, the president of Israel Shimon Peres and the mayor of Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat received copies of the book.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsis.com/article/view.htm?cID=&ar_id=NISX20110228_0007539272 |title=우림북 번역 도서 '예루살렘 국제 도서전'에 전시 |language=ko |date=February 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001754/http://www.newsis.com/article/view.htm?cID=&ar_id=NISX20110228_0007539272 |archive-date=September 11, 2014 }}

Man of Flesh, Man of Spirit (Vol. 1 and 2), is a compilation of Lee's sermons on the Book of Job. Lee discusses what he perceives to be the evilness in human nature.{{citation|title=BookExpo America 2014 – book reads trend is being changed |work=Assist News Service |date=June 7, 2014 |access-date=2014-06-09 |url=http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14060031.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165530/http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2014/s14060031.htm |archive-date=2014-07-14 }}

In the book Spirit, Soul and Body, Lee deals with the question "What did God, who existed all by Himself before all eternity, look like?" The book discusses possible meanings of such biblical terms as 'flesh', 'things of the flesh', 'works of the flesh', and 'spirit'.{{citation|title='Spirit, Soul and Body'(1) |work=Onbook TV |date=October 25, 2009 |access-date=2014-12-15|url=http://www.onbooktv.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=newbook&wr_id=4568&page=434 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215063715/http://www.onbooktv.co.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=newbook&wr_id=4568&page=434 |archive-date=2014-12-15 }} Lee writes that the 'heavens' were generally categorized into four spiritual realms{{according to whom|date=April 2015}}. The entire physical space including our Earth, our Solar System, our Galaxy, and the whole universe is referred to as the first heaven.

The book discusses the love of God.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr/article.html?no=44983|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121063906/http://www.ecumenicalpress.co.kr/article.html?no=44983|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2015|title='사랑은 율법의 완성'-교회연합신문-The Ecumenical press}}

Footsteps of the Lord is a compilation of Lee's series "Lectures on the Gospel of John". He discusses Jesus' origin as well as the spiritual meaning embedded in Jesus' birth, public ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection.{{citation|title=The Seven Great "I AM" Statements of Jesus Plus One|work=Wilmington School of the Bible (Auriesvilletubthumper.org)|date=August 2012 |access-date=2013-08-27 |url=http://auriesvilletubthumper.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/7-Greatest-I-AM-Statements.pdf}}

My Father Will Give to You in My Name is a compilation of messages and Lee claims that this book will enable the reader to understand "the law of the spiritual realm" on receiving answers from God.{{citation|title=My Father will Give to You in My Name

|work=Kyeongin Ilbo|date=May 4, 2011 |access-date=2011-05-05 |url=http://www.kyeongin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=579577}}

Against Such Things There is No Law discusses the "nine fruits of the Holy Spirit" along with specific examples.

• Understanding the Message of the Cross of Jesus Christ ({{ISBN|978-8889127650}})
• Heaven(1) ({{ISBN|978-1599790183}})
• Heaven(2) ({{ISBN|978-8975572135}})
• Hell ({{ISBN|978-8975572531}})
• The Power of God ({{ISBN|978-1554522576}})
• The Law of God ({{ISBN|978-967-5372-06-3}})
• Man of Flesh, Man of Spirit (2) ({{ISBN|978-8975572708}})
• Tasting Eternal Life Before Death ({{ISBN|978-8975570377}})

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720161007/https://webgate.epa.eu//index.php?SEARCHMODE=NEW&LANGUAGE=english&WGSESSID=a5380aa49dda7ef5d9bef788a6565ef9&TABLIGHTBOX=RESULT&SEARCHSHOWTAB=1&SEARCHTXT1=evangelical%20christians Photos from Lee's 2009 crusade in Israel], from the European Pressphoto Agency
• [https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2009/sep/07/1?picture=352621818 Another photo of the Israel crusade] from Reuters
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110720161243/https://webgate.epa.eu//index.php?SEARCHMODE=NEW&LANGUAGE=english&WGSESSID=af7963730c0b53c61219b9dda11e9c47&TABLIGHTBOX=RESULT&SEARCHSHOWTAB=1&SEARCHTXT1=wcdn 7th International Christian Medical Conference] held at the Conference Center of Hotel Sheraton in Rome, Italy from the European Pressphoto Agency

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