Ep 611 - Why We Should Witness Part 4
Why We Should Witness - June 28, 2022
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(Response to sharing) Prayer is the channel to meet God. Without prayer there is no way to communicate with God. That is why we really(?) need to improve how to pray, how to communicate with God through prayer. Prayer is very powerful. I think you have had such a beautiful experience.
Prayer with other brothers and sisters is more powerful. Father said that where there are two or more people gathered together centered on one heart and one mind (who) pray together, God needs to listen to (them).♦
Today I’d like to talk about “Why we should witness” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
It is most revolutionary that the terms, “True Parents,” “the Blessing” and “blessed families,” have emerged after 6,000 years. People still don't know how precious True Parents are. We are the only ones that understand this. We have the most precious thing right here with us. We should let people know this. Jesus did not leave behind very extensive teachings. Even though the area of Christian influence has not included the whole world throughout the 2,000 years of its history, the nations that are leading the world today grew within the Christian cultural sphere. Their hope was to welcome the returning Lord. They believed that once they met the Lord at his Second Advent, coming on the clouds, everything would immediately change. However, they were not aware that because human history had gone wrong from the start, restoration through indemnity had become necessary. Without going through indemnity, it is not possible to stand before Heaven. The laws regarding the satanic realm prevent it. True Parents have achieved the realm of liberation and complete freedom. This is indeed a miracle.
Our Heavenly Parent waited for True Parents for 6,000 years. The four major religions today are an expression of the hope of humankind, which has also been waiting. However, these four religions did not reveal the fundamental truth. We have a great truth—not only to become True Parents’ children, but to realize the nation and world that our Heavenly Parent and humanity have hoped for. Are you aware of how great a blessing, hope and miracle this is? Our blessed families around the world must rise and let others know that True Parents have come. An ignorant person can neither develop nor reach perfection. They must be educated. This responsibility falls on you. Please do not give up because your immediate reality is difficult. Through you a nation can be restored. Heaven will remember those who work to achieve this. (2014.05.24, CheongPyeong Training Center)
True Mother said, “It is most revolutionary that the terms, ‘True Parents,’ ‘the Blessing’ and ‘blessed families,’ have emerged after 6,000 years. People still don't know how precious True Parents are. We are the only ones who understand this. We have the most precious thing right here with us. We should let people know this.”
In the fallen world, when returning to God, if we were to find the most precious (expression), it would be “True Parents.” And in the course for humankind to be reborn through True Parents, if we were to find the most precious word, it would be the word “Blessing.”
Since they came on earth, among all the works that True Parents have left on this earth, the greatest work is recovering everything that was lost due to the fall through restoration through indemnity. If there were no course of restoration through indemnity, fallen people today would not have been able to receive the eternal Blessing from True Parents.
I cannot imagine that. (For) the last 6,000 years since Adam and Eve fell, how could True Parents have paid indemnity for (this whole period) within their generation. I cannot imagine this. Can you imagine? 6,000 years! How could he have paid all the indemnity within one generation? How much our True Parents suffered! It is incredible.
Even Jesus could not fulfill. None of the central figures could fulfill this. None of the saints and sages could fulfill this. Nobody fulfilled this. How could True Parents have paid all the indemnity from the individual level to the family level to the national level to the world level to the cosmic level? It is incredible! How much True Father suffered to pay the indemnity for all of humankind. His life is a total sacrifice, incredible suffering. That is why we have an eternal debt to our True Parents.
The fact that True Parents liquidated the history of restoration through indemnity due to the Fall during the first generation of living is the greatest and most surprising event that we cannot dare to comprehend.
What a blessed, hopeful and wonderful miracle that we can become children of True Parents through the end of indemnity and that we can achieve the kingdom and world that Heavenly Parent desire and that humankind hopes for through us!
That is why the blessed families around the world need to let all humankind know that the True Parents have come. There is no progress and no perfection in the ignorant person. That is why you have to teach them. We are responsible for that.
What is the ignorance of ignorance? We do not know that God exists, that God is our real parent.
Another ignorance (is that) we do not know that True Parents have already come and (that) Father has already gone away. Many do not know the existence of True Parents. Most go to the spiritual world without knowing True Parents. How much regret and sorrow they have! Can you imagine? They do not know God and True Parents. They came as the savior and second coming and are the True Parents of all humankind.
Our important job is to introduce (them). God does exist. He is really real. He is real in(?) our True Parents. Substantially our True Parents have already come. Such precious things! We need to really proclaim and declare this to people. That is our important portion of responsibility.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Principle of Creation 53 - The Realm of God’s Direct Dominion
• What is the realm of God's direct dominion?
• Human beings abide in the realm of direct dominion when, as subject partners and object partners, they unite in the love of God to form a four position foundation and become one in heart with God. In this realm they freely and fully share love and beauty according to the will of the subject partner, thus realizing the purpose of goodness.
• The realm of direct dominion is the realm of perfection.
• What will the world be like when the natural world abides under the direct dominion of human beings?
• When a fully mature person relates with the diverse things in nature as his object partners, they come together to form a four position foundation. People who are in total resonance with God's Heart will lead the natural world in the free-flowing sharing of love and beauty, and the entire universe will realize goodness. In such a manner, human beings will exercise direct dominion over all things.
The 360,000 Couples and the Realm of God's Direct Dominion
<272-95> You have passed over the realm of dominion based on accomplishments through the Principle with the Blessing of 360,000 couples. You should understand that the Unification Church has been fighting every day to restore the right of the elder son. That is why it is called world unification. The FFWPU is what goes beyond the realm of God's indirect dominion and the realm of dominion based on accomplishments through the Principle and becomes one with the realm of God's direct dominion. This is like becoming one with me. By sticking with me, you will not be separated from the realm of dominion based on accomplishments, and you can follow me to the ultimate victory.
The Blessing of the 3-couples and the other 36-couples,72-couples, 124-couples, 430-couples, 777-couples, 1800-couples, 2075-couples and afterwards, the 6,000-couples, 6500-couples, 30,000 couples were Blessings of the realm of indirect dominion. However, as True Parents surpassed the blessing of 360,000 couples, all Blessings were transferred from the realm of God’s indirect dominion to God’s direct dominion worldwide.
We can learn that.
The proclamation of FFWPU means going beyond the realm of God’s indirect dominion and now the Unification Church was able to enter the realm of direct dominion. Therefore, the mission of FFWPU is to move all current religions and denominations in the archangel realm into the realm of direct dominion through the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission. If all existing religions do not receive the blessing, they cannot move into the realm of Gods direct dominion.
That is why the role of Family Federation (FFWPU) is so important. The final organization is FFWPU. The Family Federation needs to save all the affiliated organizations and all the other religions.
Anyone connected to FFWPU who receives the Blessing can enter God’s direct dominion. That is why Father said since he proclaimed FFWPU, the main teaching should be absolute sex based on family values.
The Limit of the Realm of God's Indirect Dominion
The kingship of the satanic world is at the top of the growth stage, so it cannot cross beyond the level of the nation. It is a the realm of dominion based on accomplishments through the Principle. The satanic world will be destroyed because the kingship that I am seeking is on that belongs to the realm of God's direct dominion. Do you know that there are many problems between Japan and Korea? This is because of restoration through indemnity.
Since True Parents proclaimed FFWPU, all existing religions are gradually collapsing out of control. Therefore, before they fall, unless we save the existing religious people and religions through blessings, they have no way out.
Since True Parents proclaimed FFWPU, all existing religions in the archangel realm, which are under God’s indirect dominion, will definitely collapse. Look all over the world, not just at Christianity, but other religions(?). When I go here and there and meet the top mega-church leaders, I can see how much they are struggling. They are really collapsing so rapidly. It is really a different time.
What is our mission as FFWPU? Using ACLC we need to raise them (the clergy?) to enter God’s direct dominion through the Blessing. But not just the Blessing, but the 43-day condition – the 40-day separation and the 3-day ceremony. We need to focus on the whole congregation receiving the Blessing. These leaders need to become representatives of True Parents and raise their own congregation as blessed families. That is why our role as FFWPU is very important.
How important ACLC is! If our ACLC roles(?) do not do this job, then we are losing our main mission. That is why Father established ACLC. Their role is to save all the different religions and existing religious people. We need to really guide them, let them know True Parents, let them receive the Blessing and join the mission of Heavenly Tribal Messiah. All of them need to become CheonBo families. That is the role of ACLC centering on our FFWPU.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Regard the Bond with the Victorious True Parents as Life
1. We are people who must live checking the motivation and heart of our relationship with God when celebrating our own birthdays, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day. While we are always rejoicing that we are in relation to True Parents, we should know well that we are in the position of children who have to relieve the hidden hard work and bitter sorrow behind True Parents' wishes. Parents have bitter sorrow towards their children. And they have a wish of being liberated from it through children. We have bitter sorrow towards our physical parents or children. True Parents have sorrow due to investing their entire lives to the desperate struggle and fight against Satan. Because True Parents were victorious in that battle, we were able to walk the model course.
We must live being moved with tears while always rejoicing that we are people in relation to True Parents for the first time in the history of God’s 6,000-year providence. Count how many blessings and contents you have received through the benefits and grace of True Parents until now.
Whenever I think of what benefits I have received through the Blessing, they are uncountable. The Blessing means what? It is eternal salvation. True Parents gave me eternal salvation. I deeply appreciate that. Then they gave me my beautiful wife. I really deeply appreciate my wife. Wow! If I had married an outside woman without joining the church, what would have happened to my life? It would be the same as (that of) outside people. (They) do not know the value of God and True Parents. They do not know the value of the Divine Principle.
Maybe my life would have become very miserable. Maybe I would not have become a bad guy, but I would not have known God and True Parents. I deeply appreciate True Parents. They are the ones who taught me (that) God does exist and that he is my father and mother. Also, (they taught me that) God is not only an almighty and omniscient God. Personally Heavenly Father for me is my personal daddy. Anytime I can request something (from) him; anytime I can call him. I can feel how much he loves me. (It is) a personal father and (son) relationship.
True Father is the one who taught me how much I should relate to Heavenly Parent. True Father is my eternal parent, eternal teacher. Through (his guidance) I always reflect (about) myself. Ever since I met True Parents, how much I have cultivated my heart! Without knowing True Parents’ words, how could I (have) cultivated my heart?
Since knowing True Parents’ word, I have tried to control my physical desires: sleeping, eating, material and sexual desires. Without knowing God’s word, knowing True Parents, how could I have controlled my desires? I really appreciate that. At least I can handle this issue of the four kinds of desire. Because of the quality of True Parents’ true love, even though I am a fallen man and so changeable, because of True Parents I really try to initiate loving people without exception. How much I have cultivated my heart!
Let’s say True Parents are not real True Parents... (?)
I try to absolutely believe in them. They are my eternal messiah. They gave me my wife and 3 children and my 3 grandchildren. Because of their teachings, I am living together with 4 generations. It is incredible! I am so grateful!
There are all kinds of issues here and there because they (blessed families?) misunderstand each other and True Parents. There are many issues. But for me even personally what (True Parents) did for me I cannot forget. I am eternally grateful. How can I testify how great True Parents are! How great they are!
That is why you should think about your appreciation, what you have gained from True Parents. Already your heart has reached a different level and dimension.
We should know well that we are in the position of children who have to relieve the hidden hard work and bitter sorrow behind True Parents' wishes.
True Parents have bitter sorrow and wishes for us Blessed families. We must know that if we children cannot liberate True parents from their bitter sorrow and wishes, then nobody can. Now, our task is to become one with True Mother, complete our Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission, and establish God’s nation of Cheon Il Guk.
Recently I have had short 15-minute (meetings) with each family through(out) June. It is just a short time with each family. I realized that each family has children’s issues. Wow! I (came to) understand that they have bitter sorrow for their children. How much they have suffered and shed tears because of their children. They know God and True Parents, but they do not know how to raise their children well. Even though they have that wish, there is some kind of limitation of their love, care and nurture for them. I can feel that all of them have han. I feel on behalf of God and True Parents, how can I help them? How can I help their children to come back?
Of course, I have a lot of limitations, but at least I can understand their heart. Even though they do not say much, day and night they worry about their children. They have bitter sorrow; they have han. As a parent how can they raise their children well?
I really understand more about the American second generation’s situation. That is why I really need to pay more attention to how to raise (their children), what is the best way for them to come back to God’s bosom.
2.Because of True Parents, we were able to have a relationship with God, and there is no longer a need to miss the time due of Satan. This is because we are able to go out to God directly. True Parents have lived a life of pioneering that precious course and paying indemnity. Now, on True Parents’ victorious foundation, we are people who must grow as substances that relieve bitter sorrow with a direct relationship with True Parents and actualize love. On our way, if we value the relationship with True Parents as life rather than fight against Satan, Satan will automatically retreat, and we will be protected by the Holy Spirit. Since True Parents fought and won on the frontline, if we just follow behind, just like riding on a car on the expressway, we can go on a broad and level road.
Our blessed families have bitter sorrow for their children. Our bitter sorrow has to meet God’s and True Parents’ bitter sorrow. Without meeting God’s and True Parents’ han, we cannot solve the problem. When we deeply understand God’s and True Parents’ sorrow, then we are the ones who can console God and True Parents. At the same time, we have a strong determination to solve our own bitter sorrow as well.
Now, on True Parents’ victorious foundation,, we can establish a relationship with God and enter the realm of God’s direct dominion.
Therefore, if we just become one with True Parents and God, it will no longer be necessary ... to pay indemnity. From now on, if we just have a heart of filial piety towards True Parents, God will guide everything. When we really unite with True Parents, especially True Mother, God will clearly guide us based on our filial heart and mind. If we have a clear alignment with God and True Parents centering on filial heart, God surely will guide us.
On our way, if we value the relationship with True Parents as life rather than fight against Satan, Satan will automatically retreat, and we will be protected by the Holy Spirit.
Since True Parents fought and won on the front line, if we just follow behind with absolute faith, absolute love, and absolute obedience, just like riding in a car on the expressway, we can go on a broad and level road.
3.Through True Parents, our Unification movement members know the Principle, and heartistically, you must have experienced more or less what True Parents are like. We have experienced a path and happiness that those who do not know True Parents and are cultivating the way to find true life can never taste the path even if they go on the path their entire lives. We have now entered this amazing realm of benefits. We have entered a realm of benefits of directly experiencing True Parents’ circumstances and heart while doing so with all my heart and all my heart without any spiritually or physically complicated matters. If we live according to the heart, we are within the environment where Heaven can embrace and nurture us. We have come into the arms of God's love, where there is no need to grieve, struggle, or lament.
We have now entered this amazing realm of benefits. If we directly experience True Parents’ circumstances and heart without any spiritually or physically complicated matters and just go with a heart of filial piety, God and the spirit world will work.
If we live according to the filial heart, we are within the environment where Heaven can embrace and nurture us.
Now because True Parents have already laid the foundation, we can pay more attention to how to relate to God and True Parents centering on our filial heart. God can immediately appear to guide us. I really feel that. I always feel God and True Father and True Mother are with me.
If we have that kind of filial heart, now is the time God can directly intervene (with) us and guide us. It is really a wonderful time.
LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony for Whom Anything is Possible
(Testimony of Mikuni Tamura, Asst. Director YCLC in Los Angeles.)
Where there is God, there is Satan as well. That is why whenever we decide to do something, Satan always tries to disturb it and break our unity. That is why our life of faith is what? Always challenging and overcoming. I think you have overcome and done very well.
Another reason God has given you such a struggle is for you to grow up and to have more great events in the future. God is really training you, and you know how to overcome it. I think that is really God’s plan for you to grow and also for our YCLC (to grow).♦
(Response to sharing) This is a time period of transformation, even for our Blessed families. How can we have Heavenly Father’s heart? We treat each other (well) in the same family, in the same blood lineage. We can share their pain and their struggles. If we create such beautiful heartistic communities, I think we can surely overcome someday. I think the problem is, if we do not love each other and treat each other as a family, that is the problem. Mother says we need to really cultivate our heart as the same community and the same blood lineage as True Parents.♦
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