Ep 822 - The Providential History Of Salvation From The Viewpoint Of The Principle Part 9
The Providential History of Salvation from the Viewpoint of the Principle - January 25, 2023
Key Points
In the first successful act of Mother-Son Cooperation in the providence, Rebekah, as fallen Eve and the first to fall, deceived Isaac, as the archangel, into giving Jacob Esau’s blessing, thus symbolically reversing the fall, restoring Eve’s position and returning the blessing to heaven’s side.
The mother needs to set an example for her children of love, sacrifice and unity with her husband so they can emulate her and bring family harmony.
The work of good spirits is always for the sake of the whole and benefits heaven and earth.
The final target of spiritual work is the world and humankind.
If the United States embraces and helps the 200 countries of the world as its younger siblings, the spirit world will cooperate and great blessings will come to this country.
Our final goal is to completely, substantially live for the sake of the world and to liberate and comfort God.
The more we invest beyond our family for the sake of humanity and the world, the less work will be left for us back on earth after we die.
Our family should live by the absolute standard of the Family Pledge and derive from it our creed and lifestyle.
It is our last and greatest oath and God’s last wish.
It is the essence of the absolute law of Heaven and the greatest commandment for Cheon Il Guk citizens.
It is the key to solving all problems, and it details how to love God.
Centering on the Family Pledge we must change all our conscious structures into the culture of worship and the culture of heart.
It is our detailed guide to cultivating and perfecting our spirit self while living in our physical body on this earth, and to forming and modeling an ideal family as the kingdom of heaven for all family members.
We should show our children who God and True Parents are through our lives as a true husband and wife based on the Family Pledge.
As savior, messiah and true parents, we couples need to take responsibility for our family’s salvation, teach shimjeong-centered hyojeong and model an exemplary family to the Cain realm.
We should walk the path of God’s will and of eternal life by forming a family of attendance, rebirth, resurrection, heart, service and filial piety.
As filial children we should fulfill our responsibilities to form a substantial Cheon Il Guk environment, eliminate Cain’s power and create a haven for True Parents.
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.♦
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Today I’d like to talk about “The Providential History of Salvation from the Viewpoint of the Principle” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This speech was given by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon between July 20 and October 29 on a speaking tour for Koreans residing in the United States.> From the overall perspective of the providence of restoration, the foundation of cooperation between mother and son is very important. This was so at the time of Jacob, Moses and Jesus. God was working His providence to separate people from satanic life and lineage by establishing the foundation of cooperation between a mother, who needed to fulfill the responsibility of Eve, the originator of the Fall, and the second son of the family. God cannot directly relate to the first son, because he stands in the position of having a direct blood relationship with Satan, who, through the Fall, was the first to dominate humankind. By having the second son, who represents the side of goodness, fulfill a condition, God has been restoring the lineage of goodness. Then God has had the first son, representing the side of evil, take a position subordinate to the second son.
In the family of Adam, God carried out the providence of recognizing the second son, Abel, and having him subordinate the first son, Cain. Even though Eve had fallen, as a mother she could have made an effort to foster unity between the two brothers. In the end, however, Cain murdered Abel and the providence of salvation was not fulfilled in Adam's family; it was prolonged. There was also a required formula of cooperation between mother and son at the time of Noah, but that formula of meaningful cooperation was not realized until the time of Rebekah and Jacob. The Fall was committed by three beings: Adam, Eve and the archangel. The archangel seduced Eve, causing the spiritual fall, and later fallen Eve seduced Adam, causing the physical fall. As a result, they turned their backs on God, and the fallen archangel became Satan. Since the providence of salvation is the providence of restoration, the Principle of Restoration can be carried out only by going in a direction 180 degrees opposite that of the Fall.
Today, we will study True Father's words about the cooperation of mother and child.
The Reason Why the Providence of Mother-Child Cooperation Came to Be
<39-92> Whom did Isaac bless? Did he try to bless his brother Esau? It would have been a problem if God, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac came down to give the blessing upon Esau. That was why Rebekah supported and helped Jacob. This was where mother-child cooperation came into play. Because the woman fell first, she must play a supporting role in being born to liberate God's sons and daughters.
That is why women are creating a diversion to go before God without being dragged away by Satan. Here, Isaac was in the position of the archangel. Rebekah tricked her husband, Isaac, so that Jacob got all the blessings. However, if we read the Bible literally, we will have the question of how Jacob, the imposter who deceived his older brother, could receive God's blessings. Because we have to take back what was taken away, we had to do that. It was to regain what was stolen by the archangel.
Isaac's wife, Rebekah, supported and helped her son, Jacob, and Heaven’s full-fledged providence of mother-child cooperation began. Since Eve fell first, in order to liberate God's sons and daughters, a woman must first carry out the providence of mother-child cooperation in which she cooperates with her son.
Since the course of restoration through indemnity has to go the opposite way, in order to restore Eve's fall, the woman is creating a diversion to go before God without being dragged away by Satan.
In Isaac's family, Isaac is in the position of the archangel and Rebekah is in the position of the fallen Eve. In order to restore Rebekah's position as the fallen Eve, she tricks her husband, Isaac, so that Jacob can receive all the blessings.
If we look at the Bible literally, Jacob is an impostor and the one who deceived his older brother. The reason why such a person received the Blessing is difficult to understand without knowing the Principle. That is why we must know the providence of mother-son cooperation. Through the providence of mother-child cooperation, women must regain what was stolen from them by the archangel.
The Providential Position of Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, and Jacob
<33-92> In the course of Esau and Jacob, who did mother and son work together to deceive? “Father.” They lied to the father, right? They deceived Isaac. These three people are in the same position as Adam, Eve and the archangel. Isaac is in the position of the archangel, and if you ask what position his son Jacob was in, it was the position of the future Adam. Therefore, he was in the position to be born as a son of hope. Then what position was the mother in? It is the position of Eve. Since the fallen Eve was unable to conceive God's son, giving birth to the son of hope was hope.
So Rebekah, the mother, became one with Jacob, the son on the heavenly side, and placed Isaac, her husband, in the position of archangel. In this way, the blessing that Esau, the person of Cain and the firstborn son of the archangel would have received was taken away and returned to the side of heaven. Then, Esau tried to kill Jacob. Because of this, Jacob fled to Haran and stayed there for 21 years.
Since the fallen Eve was unable to conceive God's son, giving birth to the son of hope, was hope. So Rebekah, the mother, became one with Jacob, the son on the heavenly side, and placed Isaac, her husband, in the position of archangel.
In this way, the blessing that Esau, the person of Cain and the firstborn son of the archangel would have received, was taken away and returned to the side of heaven.
Whenever I hear sermons by Christian ministers, when they talk about Esau and Jacob, they (criticize?) Jacob as a (tricky?) guy and this and that. They do not know the Divine Principle and the Principle of Restoration.
Our Divine Principle is really great and explains very clearly mother-and-son cooperation. This is very important, how Eve could not fulfill her responsibility as a mother and raise Cain and Abel. That is why Cain killed Abel. Also, Abel was not humble. Can you imagine that Cain killed Abel because their mother could not cooperate with them and raise her sons (well). We can see how dangerous fallen nature is. In the end, the elder son killed the younger son. How miserable this situation was!
In order to restore this situation, there had to be mother-son cooperation in Noah’s family, but Noah’s wife could not do that. That is why Noah’s son could not relate to his father, Noah. (As a result) Noah failed his mission. 120 years of God’s providence failed because there was no mother-son cooperation.
Why were successful providential leaders successful? Because of mother-son cooperation. Why did Jesus have to go the course of the cross? Because there was no mother-son cooperation. This is incredible!
In our family how can we raise our children well? We need to go through the course of mother-son cooperation. Even though our husband does something wrong, we should not criticize him. If we criticize him, it will influence our children. They will repeat the same course.
That is why the mother has to be a great mother, a model of love, of sacrifice. She needs to respect her husband and raise her children very well. That is the condition for mother-son cooperation. If we fail the mission of mother-son cooperation, our children have no future, no promise at all.
That is why Father said this is the era of love, the era of the mother. As a mother how well do we raise our children? Our position is the restored Eve position. Our husband’s position is the position of the archangel. Our position (as mother) is very important for bringing peace in the family. Centering on the mother, on mother-son cooperation, how well do we raise our children? Mother-son cooperation is everything. Look at Noah’s family, Adam’s family, Jesus’ family. I think Christians do not know the importance of mother-son cooperation.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Human Fall 19: The Works of Good Spirits and Evil Spirits
• We use "good spirits" as a general term for God, spirits on the side of God, and good angels.
• The general term for Satan and spirits on his side is "evil spirits."
• The works of good spirits and evil spirits have a similar appearance at the outset but pursue contrary purposes.
• Over time, the works of good spirits will increase a person's sense of peace and righteousness and even improve his health. On the contrary, the works of evil spirits, will gradually lead to an increase in anxiety, fear and selfishness and cause his health to deteriorate.
Based on this EDP content, let’s study Father’s word.
The Starting Point of Good Spirits and Evil Spirits is the Same, but the Result is Different
<163-132> The starting point of good spirits and evil spirits is the same, but the result is different. People tremble, scream and struggle. Such things will happen. The process is the same. Although evil spirits do the work of good spirits, what will happen in the end? It will profit them. It will not profit the world nor heaven and earth, rather it will profit themselves. This is not good. It will be forced to bend. It shouldn’t profit individuals self-centeredly and mainly your own family. Even that will be forced to bend.
Among spiritual denominations, if the unification church carried out spiritual works mainly for profit, the church will be broken down. The starting point of God’s providence looks the same, but it’s target must be the world. Churches that don’t aim at the liberation of God and humankind cannot survive until the Last Days. If you try to satisfy your own self-interest, you will automatically collapse. The leader will be taken away. Then, if the environment is reformed, there will not be a connection between the leader and the environment. So, he has no idea where he belongs to. The group of the restoration of Eden in the Old Testament Age should follow the group of the restoration of Eden in the New Testament Age. But, they don’t know it. It is self-centeredness.
Although evil spirits do the work of good spirits, the difference is in the end. Evil spirits also work spiritually, but in the end they do it for their own interests. Anything that individuals do self-centeredly and mainly (for?) one's own family, will be forced to bend.
However, the result of the works of good spirits is always for the sake of the whole, and the benefit goes to the benefit of heaven and earth. If the goal of spiritual work is to focus only on the interests of the Unification Church, such spirit will surely be broken. ...
Therefore, what is the final goal of the spiritual work? It means that the world and humankind must be the standard. Father said churches that don’t aim at the liberation of God and humankind cannot survive until the Last Days. If we try to satisfy our own self-interest, we will automatically collapse and the leader will be taken away.
Then, considering this spiritual work, what kind of spiritual work should (be that of) the United States, as the eldest son nation, bring about? As the world's eldest son nation, the United States should embrace and help the 200 countries of the world as its younger siblings. This is because the ultimate goal of the divine spirit's work is for the sake of the world and humankind.
Father said if we just live for the sake of our own family and die, we need to come back. Why? Our final goal is what? To live for the sake of the world, to liberate God. If we only live for the sake of our own nation and die, then we need to come back because our final goal has not yet been reached. Our final goal is to completely, substantially live for the sake of the world and to liberate and comfort God. Wow!
Our sub-regional and state leaders (may ask) “Why does Dr. Yong always talk about helping the world?”
If the spiritual work of the United States is only for the United States, it will surely be broken. Therefore, the five sub-regional leaders of the United States must think about how to help the world. If the providence of the United States becomes the goal for the world, the spirit world will cooperate and more spiritual works will take place, and we must know that unimaginable blessings from heaven will descend upon the United States.
Many people do not know this top secret. To be frank with you, the Japanese situation was very serious a long time ago and they asked all missionaries to come back to Japan. They(?) don’t want to support Japan.(?) I understand. (There were) many situations. But I worry if we withdraw all the manpower and support (from the world?), what will happen? I am telling you, (Japan’s) fortune will decline.
That is why now Sub-region 1 is helping one continent, as are the other subregions. This is a real condition for the sake of the world centered on each continent. This is an incredible condition for God to protect the elder son nation, the USA. That’s why no matter what ... in the beginning it is only conditional, but later on it will become more substantial. Which nation can be the Cheon Il Guk? As the elder-son nation we need to support (the world). America is the number 1 nation economically and militarily. If we can really influence the United State Government, I suggest that each of the 50 states each help one nation in Africa where there are (54) countries. Then Africa will really reach a different dimension. Can you imagine that?
The concept of living for the sake of others is very powerful. Why did God choose America as a blessed nation, a Christian nation and the elder-son nation? (It needs to help?) the world providence.
No matter what, even though we (may be) hungry, even though we are ... (a condition to gain the?) sympathy(?) of the spiritual world, Heavenly Parent and True Parents is to help others, to help the world. (A nation that) lives for the sake of others and of other nations will never perish. God always protects that nation. In the beginning it may be a condition, but later on it can become substantial and finally that nation can become Cheon Il Guk. This is the elder son’s most important mission. (We need to) help other nations, not just Korea and Japan.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: The Responsibilities of the Blessed Families in this Age
The Family Pledge is the Greatest Pledge and the Absolute Law of heaven
1. Today we are living in the era of Cheon Il Guk. The Family Pledge is what we, as owners of Cheon Il Guk, must set as the standard and live with absolute value. The Family Pledge is the last pledge. The Family Pledge is the highest oath and is God's last wish that we blessed families must fulfill. The Family Pledge is the core of the reduced law of Heaven. Therefore, we must regard this Family Pledge as an absolute law and practice it. Therefore, we who live in the Cheon Il Guk era have been given the Family Pledge as the key to solving all problems, so we must have a creed centered on the Family Pledge and a lifestyle centered on the Family Pledge. Centering on the Family Pledge, we need to change all our conscious structures, grow and perfect our spirit selves while living on this earth in our physical bodies, establish ideal families, and furthermore build the kingdom of heaven on earth and in the heavens. We must know that this is the wish of our God and heavenly Parents.
The Cheon Il Guk Era is a Family-Centered Era
2. Until now, we have been relying heavily on the worship culture of the church for personal and family growth. However, we must come to know through the Family Pledge that times have changed. Now is the time to take responsibility for everything in our families and our realm of life to bear fruit. First, we must realize and show the Kingdom of Heaven in our families. We must achieve and show the heaven of couples, the heaven of parent and child, the heaven of brothers and sisters, and the heaven of children. Now, the time has come for everything to bear fruit first within the family. It is time to show our children who God is and who True Parents are through the lives of true husband and wife in the family. True Parents will not be with us on earth forever.
3. Now is the time to show the great life of God and True Parents through the lives of the couple. This is the work of establishing the family kingdom of heaven. Each family must take responsibility for the kingdom of heaven in their own family. No one else can help. Who will save our family? The married couple in the family should be the saviors, messiahs, and true parents. The most important thing in establishing such a true family is to teach the principle of hyojeong centered on shimjeong. Witnessing is establishing an exemplary life and family and showing it to the secular people of the realm of Cain. The era of witnessing through words is over. And the era of only proclaiming the Principle is over.
Let’s summarize what we are talking about here.
Have a Creed and Life Centered on the Family Pledge
1. The Family Pledge is what we should live by with absolute standards as the owners of Cheon Il Guk.
2. The Family Pledge is the last oath we must fulfill.
3. The Family Pledge is the highest oath and is God's last wish that we blessed families must fulfill.
4. The Family Pledge is the core of the reduced law of Heaven.
5. The Family Pledge is the absolute law and must be followed and practiced.
6. The Family Pledge is given as the key to solving all problems.
7. In this era, we must have a creed and a lifestyle centered on the Family Pledge.
What we must know for sure is that the Family Pledge is the greatest commandment of Cheon Il Guk citizens.
The great commandment given by Jesus is, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and strength.” However, (in this commandment) there is no specific explanation on how to love God. It is explained in detail in our Family Pledge. It explains clearly in detail how to love God. It is not vague at all.
Jesus said we need to love God with all our heart, mind and spirit. That’s fine, but how? Jesus did not talk about the family and the family structure, but True Parents have taught us very clearly centering on the Family pledge.
7. Centering on the Family Pledge we must change all our conscious structures into the culture of worship and the culture of heart in the Cheon Il Guk era.
The era of Cheon Il Guk is centered on heart and attendance.
8. Centering on the Family Pledge, we must cultivate and perfect our spirit selves while living in our physical bodies on this earth, and we must form an ideal family.
9. It is the wish of Heavenly Parents and True Parents that the Kingdom of Heaven on earth and in heaven should be built centering on ideal families based on the Family Pledge.
10. Centering on the Family Pledge, we must first realize and show the Kingdom of Heaven in our families by taking responsibility for everything in our families and our realm of life.
That is why it is time to show, not just talk about, what the ideal family is. We don’t need to (simply) say that God is love. How can we know that God is love? We need to show (it in) our family. It is time to show that God is a living God in our family.
11. We must realize and show the heaven of couples, the heaven of parent and child, the heaven of brothers and sisters, and the heaven of children centered on the Family Pledge.
It is so detailed. We talk about the Four Great Realms of Heart. The Bible is not so clear. None of the scriptures is clear about what God’s love is. His love appears and is expressed centering on what? In the family through parental, conjugal, sibling and children’s love. This is God’s love. (Who?) explains more than this. (Our concept of) God’s love is sometimes very vague, but our True Parents teach us very clearly that God’s love is centered on parental, conjugal, sibling and children’s love. Oh my God! It is so detailed!
12. It is time to show our children who God and True Parents are through our lives as a true husband and wife based on the Family Pledge.
Our Responsibility in this Era
4. Now is the time for each family to put their full energy into their own family. According to the words of True Parents, how will our family become a family of attendance? We are the ones who have to think about how to become a reborn and resurrected family and walk the path of eternal life. We must know that going on this course is not our wish, but Heaven's wish. Therefore, we must not miss this time of Heaven's wish and hope, and truly become families of fruitfulness, families of absolute service, and families of absolute filial piety in the era of Cheon Il Guk. Now, through our blessed families, we must clear up all the distrust we have had in Heavenly Parents and True Parents.
In this world, there are still many people who do not believe in Heaven and many people who do not know True Parents. We must realize that unless Cheon Il Guk is realized on earth, God will have no place to stay. Therefore, we must fulfill our responsibilities as filial sons and daughters who create a substantial environment for Cheon Il Guk, eliminate Cain's power, and create a haven for True Parents through us.
Let’s summarize what we are talking about.
Our Responsibility in the Family Pledge Era
1. Our family's salvation must be our family's own. Therefore, the married couple in the family must be the savior, the messiah, and the true parents.
We are not simply a blessed couple. As a husband or wife we need to think, “I am the savior of this family, the messiah and True Parents of this family. We need to have this concept. And centering on our ideal family we need to multiply to 430 couples as a tribal messiah, right?
2. The most important thing in forming a true family is to teach the principle of hyojeong centered on shimjeong.
3. Now, it is the age of witnessing to establish exemplary lives and families and show them to the secular people of the Cain realm.
4. God's will is in the family. Therefore, now is the time for each family to put their full power into themselves.
God’s wishes are in the family. His salvation is in the family. Everything is centering on the family.
5. Now is the time to walk the path of eternal life by forming a family of attendance, a family of rebirth, a family of resurrection, and a family of heart.
6. Now, we must not miss this time of Heaven's wish and hope, and truly become families of fruitfulness, families of absolute service, and families of absolute filial piety in the era of Cheon Il Guk.
7. Now, through our Blessed Families, we have to clear up all the distrust we have had in our Heavenly Parents and True Parents.
8. As filial sons and daughters, we must fulfill our responsibilities as filial children who create a substantial Cheon Il Guk environment through ourselves, eliminate Cain's power, and create a haven for True Parents.
We need to appreciate our Heavenly God and True Parents. They teach us clearly and in detail what our responsibilities (are) in the Family Pledge Era and the meaning of the Family Pledge. It is really powerful content! I am telling you again that the Family Pledge is the greatest commandment centered on the Cheon Il Guk Era.
I will meet you live on the 26th.♦
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