Ep 740 - The Twenty-first Century and the Mission of Women Part 1
The Twenty-First Century and the Mission of Women - November 4, 2022
PDF Printable Text and Images + Testimony Akemi Morales & Uncle Yafar
Key Points
The UN must not only focus on solving political problems, but also moral and religious problems.
Because the current UN cannot resolve the pressing problems of humanity, True Parents established UPF as the Abel UN and WFWP to resolve those problems through education centered on Godism and head-wing thought.
After receiving the Blessing, we should regard the true lineage of heaven as life. Defiling it is the greatest sin.
Father is very upset if someone who is a member of the royal blood lineage falls and returns to Satan’s blood lineage. This is really betrayal!
After we have changed our bloodline in the Blessing, keeping it pure is the way of filial piety, of a patriot, and of a saint. Defiling it defiles God’s body.
The pain in hell is nothing compared to God’s and True Parents’ pain as they observe and commiserate with those in hell as parents. God is desperate to bring every last child out of hell.
When we scold and judge our children with love and heart, they come back.
We are proud to be considered righteous in attending God, in relating to the spiritual world, in being punctual, in observing rituals, systems, Sabbaths and tithes, in obeying the word, in reporting and discussing, and in circumstances of human relationships and time.
True Father gave his best in every moment because he was resolved to defeat Satan and offer the best things to God. That is why he was very competitive.
He did not avoid intense suffering but considered it his destiny to overcome.
He had a voluntary heart in everything.
He was considered righteous in any situation.
An owner always has a voluntary attitude and is not controlled by circumstances.
If you move with a voluntary heart, you will dominate any circumstance and maintain your ambition.
Transcripts from November 3, 2021 to the present, personal notes from November 11, 2020 until November 2, 2021 and slides from August 29, 2021 to the present are available at MD.Hoondok.com as PDF files.♦
Today I’d like to talk about “The Twenty-First Century and the Mission of Women” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This speech was given at a seminar for women leaders held on October 12, 1994 at the Little Angels Performing Arts Center (now the Universal Arts Center) in Seoul.> Women leaders from China and from various associations here in Korea, and leaders of the Women's Federation for World Peace: It is a great honor for me to speak at this event and encourage women leaders from two nations, Korea and China, who have come together to seek the way to bring a world of peace and to affirm the coming of the global age of women. With the twenty-first century only a few years away, we stand in a position to experience the upheavals of the twentieth century along with a new and different century in our lifetime. This does not mean simply that we will span two centuries. Since the providence that permeates human history is carried out in units of two thousand years, there is great significance in concluding the twentieth century and preparing for the twenty-first century.
Though history is apt to change, the rate and extent of recent changes have been so wide and unpredictable that we have come to fear change. In the society of the future, in which science and technology will have been developed to a high degree, will humankind find happiness? In the information society of the twenty-first century what kind of lifestyle will people lead? How will the pressing problems of humanity that darken our future be resolved? What will be done about such issues as the establishment of a principled morality and new values, and the problems adolescents face, crimes, drugs, AIDS and other diseases, war and starvation, and religious conflict? Without finding a fundamental answer, the hopes of humanity for the twenty-first century will never be realized. We need to address these problems not as problems of individual nations; instead we need to address them as those of humanity. The time has come to resolve our problems and bring clarity to our future through the new expression of truth revealed by Heaven.
How will the pressing problems of humanity that darken our future be resolved? What will be done about such issues as the establishment of a principled morality and new values, and the problems adolescents face, crimes, drugs, AIDS and other diseases, war and starvation, and religious conflict? Just now True Mother spoke about this.
In the information society of the twenty-first century what kind of lifestyle will people lead?
How do we solve all these problems? We need to address these problems not as problems of individuals and nations; instead we need to address them as global, a common problem of humanity, and historical, and countermeasures must be taken.
This problem must be resolved before any other problems are solved. Therefore, the UN must not only focus on solving political problems, but also these moral and religious problems.
Because the current UN cannot perform this kind of dynamic, True Parents established the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) as the Abel UN and the Women's Federation for World Peace, and said that problems should be resolved through education centered on Godism and head-wing thought revealed by Heaven.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Human Fall 6 - About Adultery
• We have explained that both the angel and the human beings fell due to illicit sexual love.
• Human beings and angels are the only spiritual beings in the universe who are capable of having love relationships.
• We can deduce that the illicit sexual relationship must have involved the angel and human beings.
• Jesus said in John 8:44, "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires." Since the Devil is identified as Satan in Rev. 12:9, we can assert that human beings are descendants of Satan, the "ancient serpent" who tempted human beings.
Let’s study Father’s word.
Do not Look at Someone Else
<101-293> You’ve been thinking so many times that “That woman is more beautiful than my wife, I want to have a woman like her” until now? So from now on, will you think about it or not? Men, You rascal! -No, I won’t. Haven’t you thought about it until now? -No, I haven’t. Be honest (People laughing). Well, you may have because the world is like this. You could not help but think of it. The start of the satanic world is looking with a sidelong glance, we could not help but do it. Both a man and a woman look with a sidelong glance. So now we must look straight aiming at one point. If you look with a sidelong glance when loving, that is Satan. You must be husbands and wives who love in a straight way. Do you understand? -Yes. Those who will surely do (this), raise your hand.
What if any blessed member falls, what will happen? This is the last if any one of you fall. There is no forgiveness.
No forgiveness to those who fell. The archangel fell and became the Satan, the Devil, when a human being was at top of the growth stage. Now that you are in the completion stage, if you fall, then it’s perpetrating (a crime against?) the body of God. At that time the bodies of humankind were perpetrated(?) because of the fall. If you fall now, you are perpetrating (a crime against?) God’s body. There can not be any forgiveness here. Do you understand? - Yes.
If now you fall, whose body are you going to perpetrate (a crime against?)? –God’s body. Whose body did the fallen Satan perpetrate in the past? -The bodies of humankind. Once you join our movement and fall, then it’s perpetrating God’s body. When you go to the spiritual world, you will head to a bottomless pit. And even on the earth, God does not want to see the children of that blood lineage. Do you understand? –Yes. If ever you fall and have that kind of children, they can not live their lives on the earth. They may be affected by a terrible law that their parents should be buried alive.
You may think that ‘Now I can live my life since I’m blessed in the Unification church.’ But this is so frightful. In the old days of the Jews, there was a stone-killing punishment to a woman who committed adultery? -Yes. This does not appear in the world of the Unification church, but it shows in the laws of God. If ever you fall and give birth to a child after you receive the blessing, you’d better die from a thunder stroke. A thunder stroke. You must be aware of that very awful reality. All of you have great faith in yourselves in that matter? -Yes.
And you should cherish your blood lineage as your life after you receive the blessing. From now on your pride does not lie in how much money you have but lies in how cleanly you’ve been keeping your love and blood lineage which God permitted. It is the best duty of a filial child, a loyal subject and a saint. Do you understand? -Yes. It is the most precious thing. It’s far better than gold and diamonds. Do you get it? Which is what? -God is…That is the love and blood lineage newly bestowed from heaven. The blood lineage has become different. Do you understand? -Yes. That’s why you have to put an act on it from now on. Now your blood lineage belongs to the satanic world. You must change the blood lineage. Do you get it? - Yes.
If a blessed family member falls, it is perpetrating (a crime against?) the body of God. The fall of Adam and Eve perpetrated (a crime against?) the human body, but when human beings fall after they receive the blessing and enter the completion stage, they are perpetrating (a crime against?) the body of God. There is no forgiveness there, according to Father’s word.
True Father is warning us that if we fall after we are blessed, or if we have children after we fall, we will be severely punished.
Therefore, the most important thing after receiving the blessing is to regard the true lineage of heaven as life. Therefore, you should know that defiling the blood lineage is the greatest sin.
The Blessing means change of lineage. It changes from the lineage of Satan to the lineage of God. We must not forget that (having) the lineage of God (means) “I am not of the blood of Satan, but of the royal family of God.” In our blessed family this is not just the idea that I am God’s royal family, but we should feel it through our skin and heart and lineage. In the relationship between God and me, the most important thing is the relationship of the blood lineage.
When I look at my grandchildren, there is no need to explain (why) my love just flows down to them. When you look at outside people, it is not easy to do that, but when you see your children and grandchildren, without reason or explanation your heart and love (flow) to that person – because of what? The blood lineage.
If we truly transform our blood lineage to become God’s blood lineage, which is the royal blood lineage, we cannot deny God’s existence. There is no need to explain that “God is my father” or “I am his child” just as you don’t need to explain to your grandchildren, “I am your grandfather. You are my grandchildren.” Because of the fall, we need to remind (ourselves about it) again and explain (it) again and talk (about it) again.
When I listen to Jesus’ and Father’s word, wow! Their conviction is absolute! True Father and Jesus absolutely believe in God. There is no doubt at all. They have absolute conviction – of course, they are begotten sons – but (it is) because of the blood relationship.
So, the Blessing means changing the blood lineage from the satanic blood lineage to the royal family blood lineage. That is why Father is very upset if someone who is a member of the royal blood lineage falls again and returns to Satan’s blood lineage. This is really betrayal! Father talks seriously centered on God’s point of view about the meaning of the Blessing. The Blessing is really incredible!
What should you have pride in from now on? You should be proud of keeping your bloodline clean. That is the way of filial piety, the way of a patriot, and the way of a saint. You should know that this is the most precious thing.
Since the blood lineage we inherited from our ancestors and parents is the bloodline of the satanic world, we must change that blood lineage through True Parents.
Why are True Parents so precious? They are the ones who bring God’s holy blood lineage. Restoration means restoration of the blood lineage. This is the most important thing. Who can change the blood lineage? Only the messiah can do this, can change the blood lineage. In order to change the blood lineage, Father needs to give the holy wine and asks (couples) to do the Three-Day Ceremony. The whole process is for what? The change of blood lineage. The Blessing means a change of blood lineage. If we really knew the meaning of the Bless and blood lineage, nobody would fall.
Of course, we need to fix all the problems within our own blessed families, within ourselves, with our own children. In the Last Days even though it is a time period of transformation, we need to settle down.
Of course, Father’s word is very severe. God doesn’t have any choice. True Parents don’t have any choice. He needs to save everybody. God’s and True Parents’ concept is total salvation no matter what – nobody left in hell. That is the heart of the parents. Even though Father scolds us and reminds us and warns us and asks us to become serious and asks us not to commit sin any more, actually that is God’s heart and love.
When you scold your children with heart and love, your children will come back. If True Father only judged and criticized, then True Parents would lack the qualification to become the messiah. When he judges, it is with what? With love and heart.
That is why without understanding True Father’s love and heart and only (hearing his) severe talk, you will feel judged and hurt very much. But you need to understand that behind (that severity) is God’s heart and love.
Many people say if they go to hell, how seriously painful (it will be), how much they will be tortured. But this is my true honest report to you. Since I know the heart of God and of True Parents, let’s say your children go to hell and feel full of incredible pain and torture, then God, as a parent and creator and True Parents as the parents of all humankind, look at that situation. Do you think their pain is less than the pain of those in hell. The pain in hell is nothing compared to God’s and True Parents’ pain. It is nothing. Many people cry and shout in hell. Heavenly Parent and True Parents shout even more. Their pain is greater than that of those in hell.
If you truly understand such a heart of God and True Parents, who can commit sin. Their pain is worse than anyone in hell because they are parents. God is a parent. True Parents are parents of all humankind.
That’s why when we scold and judge our children, why do our children come back again? Because (their) parents have a heart and love.
It is the same thing (with True Parents). Whenever Father shares very severely, we need to think, “How much our True Parents love us! How much they ask us to be careful.” I really appreciate True Parents’ word. Everything is for me; everything is for our blessed families. He really wants to be responsible for our blessed families.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: I Must Be Considered Right in Time and Relationships
1. Our minds always wants to be considered right in relationships. If we are not considered right, we become embarrassed and distressed. Also, if you act in a way that is not considered right, your heart will perceive it immediately. In the Bible, it says that we are considered righteous by faith. Today, you were considered right for keeping time. If you are a student going to school or someone going to worship, if you come before anyone else and sit in the seat your heart desires, you have already fulfilled your first responsibility. If you do this, you have been considered right by your school teacher or pastor. In our lives today, if we are on time and maintain relationships with those around us, we are considered right. Time will absolutely come to me. And time wishes for me to bear fruit. If anyone always keeps time, they are considered right. But if you do not keep time and just do as you please, there will be problems. In this way, I am always within relationships and cannot escape time for even a moment. Therefore, I must always be considered right in circumstances of time and human relationships.
Our minds always want to be considered right in relationships. “You are truly right in everything you do as Abel.” “You are really right in everything you do as a student.” “You are absolutely right in everything you do as a child.” “You are truly right in everything you do as a believer.”
We are proud to see ourselves as righteous in whatever we do. In the Bible, it says that we are considered righteous by faith. It is righteous to accept and serve the invisible God as if He were a visible God. It is righteous to believe and act as if the invisible spirit world were a real, visible eternal world.
In the formation stage, we must first be considered right for being punctual. All human beings are righteous if they are punctual. However, if you do not keep time well and act as you wish, problems will occur.
At the formation stage, you must do well in rituals, systems, Sabbaths, and tithes, etc., to be considered right. In addition, you must obey the Word well and always live a life of reporting and discussing and consulting, so that you will be considered right.
If you are a student going to school or someone going to worship, you should come and sit down before anyone else to be considered right.
Next, through the growth stage, you must do well in your own responsibilities in human relationships to be considered right. I am always within relationships and cannot escape time for even a single moment.
Therefore, you must always be considered right in circumstances of human relationships and time.
How Was True Father Considered Righteous?
2. If we look at True Father’s life, he was considered righteous no matter how difficult the situation. He was always number one. His words ”I cannot lose to anyone. I must be number one wherever I go” meant that he needed to be considered righteous in any situation. Being number one meant offering one’s greatest sincere devotion to Heaven in their given position rather than fighting with others and competing externally. We must offer God the best things and do our best as a sacrifice. In that sense, True Father always wished to be number one. That also means being voluntary even if you are in an unfavorable position. To True Father, there is no such thing as an unfavorable position. Although Father was in positions of persecution and opposition, a world of all sorts of absurdities, and suffered hardships in the worst position, he was someone who thought of those as fateful positions he had to overcome which he had wished for. That is why Father did not do things reluctantly but voluntarily. That is why we, too, must have a voluntary heart to be considered righteous in any situation.
If we look at True Father’s life, he was considered righteous no matter how difficult the situation. He won wherever he went, and he was always number one in everything.
Many people say, “Wow! He is always competing in fishing, pingpong. Father always wants to win, to be number one. Wow! Father, this is too much.” A lot of people spoke this way.
Why did True Father try to be first in all competitions and always try to win? True Father thought that he was competing with Satan in everything. He gave his best in every moment because he never wanted to be defeated by Satan.
Being first in everything means fighting Satan and offering the best things to God as a sacrifice. In that sense, True Father always wished to be number one.
Although Father was in positions of persecution and opposition, a world of all sorts of absurdities, and suffered hardships in the worst position, he was someone who did not try to avoid those positions but thought of those as fateful positions he had to overcome which he had wished for and waited for a long time.
Father is really amazing! Why did he want to be number one? He thought that he was competing in everything with Satan. “I need to win (against) Satan.” Then after he won, he brought the best results and offered them to God. That is why Father loves number one.
Me, too. Many people say, “Oh, Dr. Yong, that is too much.” I feel that I want to offer the best, no matter what. Many people, without understanding the internal content, criticize and persecute, but I want to resemble True Father. He wants to offer the best one, number one, not the second one. Whatever he does, he always has a spirit of competition with Satan. “I will win over Satan.” That is why even in small things, Father is very serious. He entire life has been fighting with Satan.
That is why Father did not do things reluctantly but always voluntarily. And he was considered righteous in any situation.
If You Move with a Voluntary Heart, You Will Dominate Any Circumstance
3. Whenever someone does something, if they do it reluctantly, that person has already been defeated in the world of heart. Since a person who does things without a choice has already internally lost a focus point, relationships, and goals, they become passive. People who have a clear sense of direction, vision, and wish are always voluntary. When I do not have a voluntary heart, I am already internally broken down and controlled by circumstances. If you move with a voluntary heart, you will dominate any circumstance. If one is unable to do that, since they have lost will and ambition, it is not an exaggeration to say that they do not have life. It is like spring coming to a dead tree. No matter how good the environment is, flowers will not bloom on dead trees. Since a person who is not voluntary is like a dead person, even if they are in a spring garden, there is no use. We need to become people who are voluntary both in adversity and good circumstances, and because we are stuck there, we go forward mightily towards the goal even more.
Whenever someone does something, if they do it reluctantly, that person has already been defeated in the world of heart. Since a person who does things without a choice has already internally lost a focus point, relationships, and goals, they become passive.
No matter what you do, if you do not do it voluntarily, you will be controlled by it and become a servant. In the end, you can never be the owner. An owner always has a voluntary attitude. No matter what someone orders me to do, I should not be controlled by it, but be active with an owner’s mindset thinking that this is what I wanted to do.
When I do not have a voluntary heart, I am already internally broken down and controlled by circumstances. If you move with a voluntary heart, you will dominate any circumstance.
If I am not voluntary in everything, I will lose my ambition, and if I do not have ambition, it is like having no life. It is like spring coming to a dead tree.
No matter how good the environment is, flowers will not bloom on dead trees. Since a person who is not voluntary is like a dead person, even if they are in a spring garden, there is no use.
We need to become people who are voluntary both in adver sity and good circumstances, and in addition, we must go forward more mightily towards the goal.
That’s why a volunteer heart is important. Whenever you do (something) with a volunteer heart, you become the owner. (If you say,) “Someone asked me to do it,” and you do it unwillingly and reluctantly, then you have already been subjugated by the environment, by the work.
We have to be the owner. In order to become the owner, the most important attitude is what? A volunteer heart. “Even though you ordered me (to do this, I do it) not because you ordered me (to do it, but because) this is my job, my destiny and God’s will.” And you positively go forward with a volunteer heart. Then you become the owner. This is very important guidance.
Today I spoke under the title “I Must Be Considered Right in Time and Relationships.”
(Testimony Akemi Morales & Uncle Yafar, Witnessing, Puerto Rico)♦
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