Ep 762 - Opening, Inheriting, and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents Part 4
Opening, Inheriting and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents - November 26, 2022
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Key Points
• All of humankind's problems can only be solved by the ideology of “One family under God,” that is, the teaching of true love. To cope with global selfishness and lack of communication, the world must be taught the origin of the universe, that Heavenly Parent is the parent of humankind and that humankind are His children.
• If they experience and learn this shimjeong culture of heart, heartistic communication will develop.
• It is important to look at your motivation before starting anything. Is your plan or goal aligned with Heaven? Is it public or private? If so, advance boldly. Heaven will help.
• Unlike evil, goodness always has the same beginning and end.
• The origin of the fall is thoroughly self-centered.
• Angels were created before other beings and helped to create the creation. They were to have been God’s and humankind’s servants and were supposed to have helped Adam and Eve grow to perfection, but Lucifer instead became their master.
• Like humans God has the nature of wanting to be recognized for his creation.
• In order to create many people whom we long for, we must become a giving person and nurture and witness to people.
• If you have an object of love, longing naturally arises.
• In the foundation of faith you miss Abel, and in the foundation of substance you long for Cain.
• The unforgettable vertical joy of hyojeong toward heaven and our parents helps to cultivate our spirit and to generate horizontal yearning and relationships of love and gratitude.
• We will take the results of that Hyojeong vertical love and the horizontal hyojeong love of our spouse and all people to the spirit world. It will remain forever.
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 “Opening, Inheriting and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This speech was given at the Assembly for Inheritance and Accomplishment in the Age of Liberation Opened by the Victory of the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind held on March 4, 2012 at the Daejeon Convention Center in Daejeon, Korea> As can be seen, our members have maintained their determination, pioneering the path of women working for peace quiet forbearance and an unchanging heart from the federation's founding in Seoul to the highest level of the UN. Therefore, I would like to give a big round of applause to express my infinite gratitude and love to the women leaders who have never failed to offer their encouragement and participation. Beloved Women's Federation for World Peace members and women leaders for peace! What is the path that people must take today? Even now tens of millions of innocent lives are being lost each year to war, disease, starvation and natural disasters that arise in all parts of the world.
In every field you observe, whether religion, politics, education, culture or philosophy, from the individual to the world, people are deeply mired in the swamps of self-centered egoism, isolated by impenetrable barriers. We now live on a planet brought to ruin, where genuine communication has broken down. Ultimately, the problems afflicting humanity can only be resolved through the worldview of one family under God, in other words, a teaching based on true love, which my husband and I, the True Parents, learned from Heaven and have championed and taught throughout our lives. This is because it is the only way for people to find the path toward peace and happiness.
Even now, tens of millions of innocent people are being sacrificed every year due to war, disease, starvation, and natural disasters all over the world.
When Heavenly Father looks at this situation, wow! How much he cries! `
No matter which field you look at, including religion, politics, education, culture, and ideology, not only individuals but also groups are falling into the swamp of extreme selfishness and obstinacy, and are thoroughly closing the doors. The world is really degenerating into a place where there is no communication.
In the end, all of humankind's problems can only be solved by the ideology of “One family under God' that is, the teaching of true love.
This ideology is the only way to open a path of peace and happiness for humankind.
How can we deal with this world of no communication? First, the world must be taught the origin of the universe, that Heavenly Parent is the parent of humankind and that humankind are His children.
We need to understand this fundamental truth. Anyone who understands this fundamental truth – Heavenly God is our parent and we are his children – anyone who realizes this can embrace any religion, any group and can forgive any enemy. This is an important realization. Heavenly God is truly our parent. We are children of God.
Once that is realized anyone would know that we are all one family under Heavenly Parent. If we recognize that we are all brothers and sisters who inherit Heavenly Parent’s lineage, there will be no conflict, war or selfishness that makes us think only of ourselves, right?
If we realize we have inherited God’s same blood lineage, how can we kill each other? “You are my brother or sister. How can we kill each other. We have the same blood lineage.”
Therefore, we must convey to everyone the words of the Principle revealed by the True Parents and teach them what kind of existence Heavenly Parent and we are.
And as a large family, we must inform our families, societies, nation and the world about the Shimjeong or heart culture community and let them experience it. If we aim for a God-centered culture of heart, there will always be communication, right? This is heartistic communication.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Human Fall 10 - The Motivation and Process of the Fall
The motivation of the human fall lay within the angel. Therefore, before we can know the motivation and process of the fall, we must first learn about the angel.
It is very important to check your motives in your life of faith. Where did your motives come from? Did your motivation come from yourself or from Heaven?
What comes from heaven is good, but what comes from self-centeredness is evil. It is important to look at the motives before starting anything. Therefore, it is necessary to check your motivations carefully.
How to Check Your Motivation
1. First, check whether your plan or goal is aligned with Heavenly Parent's will. Check whether it’s public or private. Heaven's things are always public, while Satan's things are always self-centered and private.
2. If you are certain that your motivation is aligned with Heavenly Parent's will, Father said, advance boldy. Heaven will always be with you as long as your motivation is good and public. The spirit world will always give strength when you move for the sake for Heavenly Parent's will and for the sake for the whole.
That is why when you make up your mind (to pursue) a certain goal and vision, you need to check very clearly what your goal and vision are centered on. When you reflect, (ask), “Is this motivation for God, for the sake of his vision and will?” If it is 100% sure, then you need to be really bold. You should have confidence that this is not for yourself but for God’s will, for the sake of the whole. If you have that kind of mindset and clearly understand what you will do, you have power. That is why motivation is very important. Then you have power.
That is why motivation is very important. If you have motivation only for your own sake, (you) don’t (have) much power. But if you truly have a filial heart, “I want to do something for the whole purpose. I want to do something for the sake of my mission, for the world, for God,” then power will surely come from heaven. You need to strongly believe in that.
Even though your motivation is good for God, if you do not have confidence and you don’t believe in it, no power comes out. That’s why once you have confirmation that this motivation is for God and a public (purpose), then believe that power comes from heaven. “This is not for me; it is for the sake of others.” Then you will have power. You need to have belief and then take action with a bold heart.
3. Self-centered things are likely to fail. Even if it brings temporary success, it will not last long.
4. When the archangel tempted Eve, was it for Heavenly Parent or himself? The origin of the Fall of man is thoroughly self-centered. Selfishness always ruins oneself, one's family, society and country.
5. Goodness always has the same beginning and end. Alpha and Omega are always the same. Evil however, has a different start and end, and is fickle.
It is very changeable and cannot be trusted.
That is why you always need to check your motivation. If the motivation is wrong, the process and result are not so great. When your wife or husband says something to you or to your children, you need to check what the motivation behind it is.
When the archangel tempted Eve in the fall, what kind of motivation did he have? For himself? Did he really try to serve Adam and Eve? His motivation was wrong. That is why you always need to check the motivation very clearly.
> Angels were created by God prior to any other creation.
> God created angels to be His retainers (Heb. 1:14), "servants," (Rev. 22:9) and "ministering spirits,” (Heb. 1:14) who would assist Him in creating and sustaining the universe.
> Because God created us human beings as His children and gave us dominion over all creation, we are meant to rule over the angels as well.
1. Angels are the Beings who were Created
Before the Creation of Heaven and Earth
All angels were created by God and He created them prior to any other creation. Thus in Genesis 1:26, God said, “Let us make man in our image, and in our likeness” using the plural form.
This is not because of the Trinity, according to the interpretation of many theologians, but because of the status of the angels who were created prior to humankind.
2. Angels were Born to Give Admiration and Glory to God
Revelation 5:11 “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.”
Revelation 7:11 "All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God.”
3. Created as a Servant of God and Humankind
God created humankind as his children according to the Principle of Creation. In Genesis 1:28, “God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.“ Thus, humankind was also given the realm of dominion over the angels. This is why humankind is meant to dominate the angels.
Therefore, in I Corinthians 6:3, “Do you not know that we will judge the angels? How much more the things of this life!” It means people have the authority to judge the angels. When people open up their spiritual senses, in the spiritual world they observe angels protecting the people in heaven, this can also be a good example of the relationship between angels and humankind as servant and master.
Why God Created Angels Prior to any Other Creation?
1. In order to help God’s creation as ministering spirits
When God created all things and human beings, he needed the cooperation of the angels, the ministering spirits.
2. In order to give admiration and glory to God
3. In order to help Adam and Eve’s growth and convey God’s heart of creation to them as the retainers and servants.
❖ However this being instead became a master of humankind.
Why did Heavenly Parent create the angelic world before any other creatures? Heavenly Parent received the assistance of the angelic world when he created the world. He created them first because he wanted to see their response to his creation.
If there had been no one to appreciate and give glory for the created world at each step, how lonely he would have felt! For example, Heavenly Father created the sun and moon and stars. He invested everything 100% or 120%. How beautiful it was!
If nobody were around to appreciate it and recognize him (how would he have felt?) But the angels (were present): “Wow! Heavenly God, it is so good. You are so great!” Heavenly Parent wanted to be recognized by humans as the creator and the father(?) of all people is stronger than any other being.
However, fallen human beings are ignorant of such a God in heaven. They have no feel of gratitude or praise. Heavenly Parent had a desire to be recognized, which is the same as human nature. Because we humans also resemble Heavenly Parent’s character, we have a strong desire to be recognized by others for what we do, right? This is the original nature of the creation.
However, human beings completely ignore Heavenly Parent and some even go so far as to deny his existence claiming that God is dead. What we need to know is that Heavenly Parent had a strong desire to be recognized as a father by human beings.
Therefore, we should acknowledge such a God and return joy and praise and encouragement and comfort to Heavenly Parent. Heavenly Parent also absolutely needs this kind of encouragement from fallen humans. Original human nature and Heavenly Parent’s original nature are the same when you know them.
In addition, we must resemble these attributes of Heavenly Parent, acknowledge our object partner, and always give praise and encouragement to them. If you have a loving heart for the subject or object partner, praise, gratitude and encouragement will always arise automatically. Everyone gains strength when they are encouraged.
Of course, God needed to have cooperation. What kind of cooperation? Praise God for the creation. Wow! “You are really great.” Then God has more power because of give and take. We have that kind of nature (that desires) to be recognized. Where does that nature come from? It comes from God. He has the same kind of nature. “I am your father. I am almighty, omniscient, omnipotent, you know? I am the one who created human beings, you know?”
“Almighty God, thank God! You are such a great God. You created the sun and moon and stars and ocean. You created such a beautiful world for me! Thank you!”
Then God would say, “M-m-m-m. You recognized me. You are my sons and daughters.” This is give and take. We need to praise and appreciate God. Then he will say, “You are my son, my daughter.”
We need to apply this in our family. We need to appreciate our children, our father and mother, our brothers and sisters. That kind of appreciation and encouragement is very important. God has that kind of nature, right?
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Hyojeong Connected Vertically is Eternal
Foundation of Faith and Substance Centered Around Longing
1. When singing holy songs while attending Sunday service, the songs do not heartistically touch people who have difficulties within their families even if they sing. What is longing? When does it arise? It is what one feels when there is someone you miss or someone you are happy to see. Those who miss the church must have someone they want to see in the church. So instead of an external and fixed three position foundation, we must form a heartistic three position foundation where we can gather with longing. To do so, each person must have a foundation of faith and foundation of substance within the church. The foundation of faith refers to having an Abel you miss, and the foundation of substance means that there is someone who misses you. If there is longing, I will become someone who has the heart of loving within myself. Do you understand? We must always live a life of faith with vertical joy related to heaven rather than simply horizontal joy, so that we can eventually go to the spirit world with that longing relationship.
Why does my heart not arise even when I sing holy songs during Sunday service? It is mostly because people do it just for show. They just use their mouth, not their heart.
And it's because you are a person who has difficulties within your relationships or family. Your relationship with God and your family members and your brothers and sisters is not so beautiful. When this kind of person attends Sunday service, even though he is singing something, it does not touch his heart. Even if such a person sings holy songs, it does not touch them heartistically.
When does longing happen? If there is someone whom I miss and am happy to see, longing will well up in my heart. So the course of faith is to meet many people whom I long for.
In order to create many people whom we long for, we must become a giving person. Always giving. And we must take interest in people’s spirits and witness a lot to nurture them.
It's like when parents have children, longing for them comes naturally. If there are no children, how can we have a longing heart? If I have an object of love, longing naturally arises. The reason why there is no longing is because there is no object of love even if you want to love.
So, you have to invest so that you can have such an object of love. People who miss the church have people they miss seeing in the church. If you do not have spiritual children, you must create a heartistic trinity where you can gather in longing.
In such a situation, “Oh, I tried to witness...” you are getting old or something in the environment (prevents you), then at least if you do not have spiritual children, you must create a heartistic trinity (and have) a really inseparable relationship. “I long for that person. He longs for me.” This kind of heartistic trinity is definitely needed in a life of faith.
Do you live setting the foundation of faith and foundation of substance? ... The foundation of faith refers to the person in the Abel position whom you miss: “I really long someone who is my Abel.” Then you already have a Foundation of Faith. It is not just external: “I truly miss Abel. I can talk with him, report to him, communicate with him. I have my Abel in my life of faith.” That means you already have a Foundation of Faith.
Foundation of Faith means that “Someone has a longing heart for me. He is always looking for me. I am the one who nurtured him, took care of him and raised him up.” (He has) spiritual children. If you don’t have spiritual children then if you are on a juniors team or children’s group or youth group and they long for you and ask you things, then that is a kind of heartistic relationship.
If you have that, then you have already a foundation of substance. “I don’t have anyone who longs for me.” Then you do not have a Foundation of Substance.
We need to know the real meaning of Foundation of Faith and Foundation of Substance.
Vertically Connected Hyojeong is Eternal
2. Vertical longing and joy related to heaven lead to gratitude in all things. And even if they are persecuted, they do not hate the other person, but rather feel pity for the horizontal person. In this way, the vertical joy related to Heavenly Parent becomes a fortune, life and a driving force to create another joy in my life. Once you experience the vertical joy related to heaven or your parents, you cannot forget it. So, while accumulating results of vertical joy, we must cultivate our spirit selves and go to the spirit world. People who have filial piety towards their parents always have constant desire not to cause their family and siblings to worry about them. Children with such filial piety shed tears even when their parents died and went to their graves. So, aren’t vertically connected hearts eternal? This vertical standard of heart is Hyojeong. Because Hyojeong is vertical, it cannot be cut off. However, the horizontal standard is quickly cut off. On the other hand, the standard of vertical filial piety deepens with each passing day.
We must always lead a life of faith with vertical joy related to Heaven rather than simply horizontal humanistic joy. And with the joy related to heaven, the relationship of yearning horizontally, you must build up the results of love and take them to the spirit world.
If you live in vertical longing and joy related to heaven parennt, you will always be thankful in horizontal human relationships and all things. In this way, the vertical joy related to Heavenly Parent becomes a fortune, life and driving force to create other joys in life.
Once you experience the vertical joy related to heaven or your parents, you cannot forget it, never forget it. However, horizontal relationships are easily forgotten.
So, while accumulating results of vertical joy, we must cultivate our spirit selves and go to the spirit world. Children with such Hyojeong shed tears even when their parents have died and gone to their graves.
To what extent do we have a relationship of Hyojeong toward God, True Parents, our parents and Abel? Hearts connected vertically are eternal. The standard of this vertical heart is Hyojeong.
Hyojeong always connects to God eternally. Vertical heart, vertical longing remain eternally and become the results of true love.
The Path of Hyojeong is the Path to Eternal Life
3. What are the eternal assets that we will eventually take with us into the spirit world in our life of faith? It is showing filial piety to Heavenly Parent, yearning for the Word, and living a life of the Word to accumulate the achievements of love. The person who Heaven remembers is a person who is filial and has vertical longing for heaven. People around that person will also testify that even though that person is dead, they miss him and long for him. Those who loved the person will say "He is a filial child." People will build a tombstone of Shimjeong for him in their hearts that says, ‘That person is truly a loyal person." True Father said that this is an eternal asset. Although we live on earth, we are people who must walk the path of eternal life. The path of Hyojeong is the path to eternal life. Children's filial piety to their parents, and spouses’ respect for one another will remain forever. That kind of training is done in the church. In the church you must train to build up the foundation of faith and substance centered on longing. You cannot obtain such a heart of Hyojeong through ideological faith. Ideological faith has an outward appearance but no shimjeong.
What are the eternal assets that we will eventually take with us to the spirit world in our life of faith? They are the substantial results of filial piety to Heavenly Parent and True Parents. And it is the track record of loving all people as Heavenly Parent and True Parents do.
The person heaven remembers is a person who is filial and who has vertical yearning for heaven. The achievements of filial piety to heaven will remain forever.
That is why Heavenly Father cannot forget you if you have that kind of hyojeong toward God. So far, since Adam and Eve fell, no one has comforted him, no one has recognized him, no one has praised him, no one has recognized God’s investment.
However, if you have a filial heart, always crying for God, comforting God, appreciating God with your 100%, 120% investment, God will never forget you. That is why vertical hyojeong remains eternally.
The path of “hyojeong” is the path of eternal life. Children's filial piety to their parents and spouses' respect for each other with a heart to serve Heavenly Parent remain forever.
The church is a place where we build heaven and train to go to heaven. Therefore, in the church, you must train to build up the foundation of faith and foundation of substance centered on longing.
Do you have a Foundation of Faith? That means you really love someone; he is your Abel. You long for someone; he is your Abel. You have a longing heart for your parents, they are your Abel. You have Heavenly Parent and True Parents, this is a Foundation of Faith. This is the formation stage.
In the growth stage you need to create the Foundation of Substance. If you have many people who long for you and miss you, even tears come out because of their longing heart, that is a Foundation of Substance. We need to raise many spiritual children.
If no one misses you, you are empty. You don’t have a track record of loving. This is important.
Today, I spoke about "Hyojeong connected vertically is eternal."
(Testimony Masami Kageyama, Witnessing, Anchorage, Alaska)
You are pioneering in Alaska. You often feel a lonely heart. Why do you need to experience that lonely heart? God asked you to experience his loneliness. That is why you have to go through this way.
When you feel lonely, you need to comfort God. “How lonely you have felt, God.” That is why in order to settle this issue, you need to have a great object partner to have give and take with, you need to have a heartistic relationship with your spiritual children. Then your loneliness will disappear. That is why you really need to focus on producing spiritual children and have a heartistic, inseparable relationship with them. Then gradually your loneliness will disappear.
I had the experience of pioneering. Pioneering was the most beautiful moment when I experienced God as a God of loneliness. I still remember my life during my pioneering time.
Masami, I am really happy to hear your beautiful testimony. Whenever you feel lonely, call me. I can have give and take with you any time.
You are in Anchorage. That is why you need to have a lot of “anchorage-ment.”
I love you. Thank you so much. God bless you.♦
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