Nkamba
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Nkamba | |
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![]() View of the Temple at Nkamba in 2018 | |
Coordinates: 05°01′34″S 14°35′33″E / 5.02611°S 14.59250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Kongo Central |
Territory | Mbanza-Ngungu |
Sector | Ntimansi |
Nkamba, also Nkamba New Jerusalem,[1] is a town in the province of Kongo Central of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The town is the birthplace of Simon Kimbangu and has become the spiritual headquarters of Kimbanguism. It is also believed to be the new Jerusalem spoken about in the book of revelation 21 and in the book of Ezezkial prophetic vision of a temple.The city is home to the temple of the Kimbanguist Church. Near the temple is the mausoleum of the founder "Papa" Simon Kimbangu and his three sons, "Papa" Charles Kisolokele Lukelo, "Papa" Salomon Dialungana Kiangani and "Papa" Joseph Diangienda Kuntima.
References
- ^ "Nkamba New Jerusalem". Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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