HDH:
I. Introduction:
II. Background Unfolding:
The Origin of Man as Children of God:
2. Multiply and Full the Earth: Find a spouse and form an Ideal family, whereby new human beings as God's true children can be raised in dignity with lots of True Love. Such families are called True Families headed by True Parents. For this reason we are told in Mt 22:1-14 that Lord Jesus came to get married and in Rev 19:6-9 Christians are encouraged to attend the Wedding Supper of the Lord of the Second Coming and to meet His Bride..
3. Take Dominion over everything: Use your unique talents and skills to work together creating an Ideal Environment as One Family under God. This ideal environment is urgently needed to turn back the tide of global warming and other environmental plaques and degradation (see Rev 15 to 18) mankind is destined to face as the Lord and His people, (Rev 14) the 144,000 white robe saints, substantiate the New Jerusalem on Earth.
Eight hundred thousand (800,000) years ago, had our original physical parents (Adam and Eve) obeyed God their invisible Heavenly Parents, humankind would have been able to transform the Garden of Eden directly into the Kingdom of God on Earth instead of this Hell Hole we currently live in! As they died, they would have inherited the natural character and visible form of God from their life experiences on Earth, allowing them to collectively settle into the Kingdom of God in the Spiritual world. With such an environment on earth and in heaven each child would have been born into a just, amicable and loving family.
Thus, Father Moon’s opening words above tell us the value of our children in nurturing God’s loving heart in their parents, but this would require the environment of an ideal family to work properly. This was to be the origin of man as children of God. Adam and Eve as the first such parents were destined to become the model image of their Invisible Heavenly Parents by simply observing the core value of filial pity towards their Heavenly Parents.
The Ideal family as the Messianic Hope of God:
III. The Root of Human Suffering:
The Problem:
All of human suffering and pain has resulted from man's alienation from the One True God as our Heavenly Parents. With the fall of Adam as the first attempt of God’s substantial presence on earth, we all become slaves to S.I.N., under the bondage of Corruption as children of the Devil. Though historical religion has sort to restore our relationship and awaken us to our true destiny, none have succeeded. So, our world continues in suffering and pain in the mist of thousands of religious institutions and organization doing what they call charity and salvation ministry. Even Lord Jesus, who was meant to be the “last Adam”[2], was only able to provide spiritual salvation for humankind. No religion today has a true solution for human suffering. Why not? Because no one understands the root cause of sin and human suffering!
Thus, in Rev 21:1-5 we are informed of the Heaven's ultimate solution to human suffering. A solution promised to Christianity by Lord Jesus Christ. That solution is called "The Second Coming of the Messiah as Two Olive Trees" (Rev11). Christians think this will be a magical event where the lord will appear in the sky of heavens, but this is not true. In Rev 21 we are told God Himself will appear on earth in His earthy tabernacle[3], meaning a human couple exhibiting the true character of God in the flesh!:
"And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God... He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." Rev 21:3,7
We are told that many will be called when the Lord returns in the flesh but only a few will be chosen to meet the Lord as part of the first resurrection while He is on earth. Those few will have to endure bitter trials and ordeal...thus only "he that overcometh shall inherit all things". The rest of humankind will simply die in ignorance. This is the meaning of the 2nd death spoken of in Rev 20:6.
The Solution:
IV. How does one know that another human being
is God’s Only Begotten Son or Daughter?
V. What is the Meaning of Physical Salvation?
It is the salvation of your spirit after you die, a salvation by grace not by works. It allows you one-time passage to the realm called Paradise, ruled by Lord Jesus Christ, but only upon your death. While you are alive Satan is free to control you, since you are his child (Jn 8:44) from the Fall. Spiritual Salvation only protects you by the degree of your faith (Mt 14:31). It is an individual salvation and does not include your family, tribe or nation. Each has to receive Jesus personally before dying. Therefore, the marriage vows of Christians say, "until death do us part". Spiritual Salvation is activated by faith in Lord Jesus Christ as "the Only Begotten Son of God", it is by the grace of God's Love through His Son. But be careful, do not think you can mock God by pretending to be faithful. Your Spirit man records everything hidden, so upon death the truth of your faith is shown. Your entry to paradise requires absolute faith, followed by absolute love and obedience to the Gospel as the words of God, but it is not for me to judge only the Lord. If you do not truly accept Christ while in the flesh, you die as Satan's child; thus, in the spiritual world your spirit will reside outside of Paradise!
This spiritual relationship between human beings and the Devil was substantiated when Eve seduced Adam, this was why they started their family outside of the Garden of Eden. Together both Adam and Eve lost the spiritual link with their heavenly Parents (they Died to God), who use to visit them in the Garden of Eden before the fall. The fallen act of love also caused us to lose our spiritual senses and thus, the Garden of Eden. We became what some call "Earth Bond", seeing and recognizing only things of this physical universe. We lost touch with the Spiritual Universe. With time Satan dominated human society completely from within our hearts and minds. This also allowed him to live off our spiritual essence as his life elements ( read Gen 3:14)..
Physical salvation refers to the salvation of your spirit while living on earth [5] via the redemption of your physical body through "the Holy Marriage Blessing of True Parents" and a process called "Restoration by Indemnity". It can only be done with the presence of God our Heavenly Parents on earth through their earthy tabernacle. This was prophesied to happen in Rev 21:1-5. In Rom 8:11-17 St Paul explained what is required for physical salvation:
Regrettably while Lord Jesus was on earth no one agreed to suffer with him. Everyone abandoned Him except for the thief on His right-hand side. This simply thief became the first citizen of Paradise.Imagine if Israel as Church and State had accepted Lord Jesus Christ as "the Only Begotten Son of God" do you think He would still have gone to the Cross? Definitely not! He would have stage the long awaited "Marriage Supper of the Lamb" (Mt 22:1-14; Rev 19:7-9) rising eventually with His Bride to the position of King and Queen of Israel, and by His divine wisdom (greater then Solomon) Lord Jesus would have become the next Roman Emperor ushering into to being, God's Kingdom on Earth (Mt 6: 9-10).
Physical Salvation is a family level salvation serving as a base for the Salvation of your whole Tribe even your Nation. Thus, it requires four new marriage VOWS linked to True Love, True Life and preserving a True Lineage for eternity as True Children of True Parents and Heavenly Parents.
VI.Summary & Conclusion:
So now you have come to understand why Spiritual Salvation through the Cross is inadequate in resolving the problems of Global Peace and Development. For this we need Physical Salvation. But as human beings we have a blood relationship with an invisible being called the Devil who controls our daily lives from behind the scene of human history. Because of certain reasons beyond the scope of this article our Heavenly Parents, who is also an invisible being, have been technically imprisoned by the Devil. Not literally, but by the fact that He loves us and cannot separate us from Satan by force destroying all of us. Satan is using us as a shield to protect his own existence.
God's long-term strategy has been to send the Messiah (His two Olive Trees...Rev 11:4) as His physical representative to judge Satan, deal with our blood relationship problem and build God's Kingdom on Earth.But the Messiah can do nothing for us without absolute faith, love, obedience and wisdom from those He comes to save. Adam and Eve should have been the first Messiah's of their race but Satan lied to them and took the God Position. Next Lord Jesus was sent to a chosen people but they crucified Him and blamed it on God's Will. Today Father and Mother Moon are the third attempt by Heaven to send the Messiah. Already True Father has ascended while True Mother, though still with us has to deal with our continued spiritual immaturity.
With pain in my heart and as one of the eldest Blessed Couple in Africa I again have to repent to True Parents for our collective ignorance as Christians who profess to be born again. For if we were truly born again we would be able to recognize our True Parents. Lets pray that those of us who have recognized and accepted our True Parents, can make a difference for the many. For Liberia my family and I through the truelovefamilyfoundation.org will continue taking responsibility to wake up this nation as a Nation of Destiny for Africa.
Representing the Spirit of Lord Jesus Christ as God the Son I will continue to speak out like a sign board pointing the way to God's Kingdom on Earth, a Kingdom which was established Jan 1, 0001 by Lunar calendar in 2013. A kingdom whose name is Cheon-Il-Guk. Today is December 9th 0007. Please accept this Peace Message as my Christmas Peace Message for Cheon-Il-Guk year 0007. Love you all forever...
[5] The Divine Principle introduces three levels of spiritual maturity: Form Spirit, Life Spirit and Divine Spirit. Each level is nurtured by God's life energy called Spirit (as in God's Love as heat and warmth) and Truth (as in God's wisdom as light). The Truth refers to God's words. During the Old Testament Age (OTA) this was called "The Law' given by Moses. During the New Testament Age (NTA) it was called "The Gospel" given by Lord Jesus and His disciples. During the recently ended Completed Testament Age (CTA) God's final Truth has been revealed starting with "Divine Principle" and the teachings of True Parents. Beside the truth our spirits need to be nurtured by God's Spiritual presence as our True Parents. But historically this has not been possible until now. During the OTA God's presence was symbolically represented as the Tabernacle centered on Moses as the mouth piece of God. The two Tablets symbolizing Lord Jesus Christ and His Bride the Holy Spirit foreshadowed the physical coming of Jesus with His Bride. In the NTA Lord Jesus and His Bride would have represented God as our True Parents but by Lord Jesus premature death by the Cross humankind could only achieve the level of "Life Spirit qualifying them to live in Paradise with Lord Jesus and the Holy Ghost. It is only in our generation centered on the victorious presence of True Parents on Earth that human beings are blessed to achieve the level of Divine Spirits. A Divine Spirit lives naturally in oneness with God 24/7..