Ep 763 - Opening, Inheriting, and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents Part 5
Opening, Inheriting and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents - November 27, 2022
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Key Points
The era in which we live today is a historical period of cosmic revolution in which we unite the physical world and the spiritual world to establish the ideal kingdom of heaven on earth that Heavenly Parent longed for from the beginning.
Because His children received the lineage of Satan and hid, Heavenly Parent has been waiting for tens of thousands of years in excruciating pain that made his bones cry and his skin tremble. It has been a long and arduous tunnel of indemnity for him.
While a servant sheds no tears for the pain of his master and an adopted son may shed occasional tears for his adopted parents, a true filial son knows the heart and sorrow of his poor parents and cannot stop crying for them.
The Bible contains many examples of angels appearing in Heavenly Parent’s stead and conveying His commands.
Dr. Yong witnessed Japanese missionaries and secular people both seeing angels, although he did not see them himself.
The purpose of God's creation of man and woman was for them to become true husband and wife, to give birth to holy children, and to multiply them to become as numerous as the stars in the sky and sand on the earth.
Jesus came to do the same thing – although Christians believe he came to be sacrificed on the cross. How unfair is this belief?
It is Jesus’ han and sorrow that, because of the cross, he could not form a family and multiply many filial holy sons and daughters.
The Blessing, not the cross, has made it possible for us to fulfill that dream.
True Father shed many tears after experiencing the heart, wishes and miserable circumstances of Jesus. Father spoke prolifically about this in his speeches before the Holy Blessing in 1960.
We will need to love and understand Jesus’ circumstances and han more than any Christian in order to inherit from Jesus and resurrect American Christianity.
As a child grows to maturity, he begins to understand the circumstances and heart of his parents.
Unification Church members have the task of experiencing Jesus’, Heavenly Parent’s and True Parent’s sorrowful heart, Han and circumstances, shedding tears for them, comforting them, and fulfilling their unfinished business.
If we are to revive Christianity in America, we need to love Jesus more than anyone else.
Christianity is like the mind in America. If we can revive the mind, then politics as the body will follow.
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 is a very beautiful Sunday, isn’t it?
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> We are now living in the historic time of a great cosmic revolution that will change history, unite the spiritual and physical worlds, and create the ideal kingdom of heaven that God has longed for since the beginning of time. We can no longer postpone or prolong it. Heaven has already proclaimed that January 13, 2013 will be Foundation Day. That day will mark the beginning and genesis of the substantial Cheon Il Guk. That day is now less than a year away. Therefore, it is time for all people to be humbly obedient to Heaven's decree. The fateful moment awaits us on this day. We need to devote ourselves completely with a life or death commitment for this remaining year under the guidance of True Parents, who are carrying out the providence on earth as the substantial representatives of God, the King of peace.
Do you have any idea how much pain God suffered the moment our first ancestors fell, inherited Satan's lineage, and disappeared into darkness? He had created them as His children, investing unreserved devotion for eons. Have you ever even thought about the long, dark tunnel of indemnity our Heavenly Parent has had to go through as He waited and endured tens of thousands of years of heartache so excruciating that His bones shed tears and His flesh trembled? Have you ever shed even one teardrop for our forlorn Heavenly Parent? Ladies and gentlemen, in silence God has raised and prepared the Korean people for thousands of years. As you well know, God sent His true son Jesus Christ to earth two thousand years ago to save humankind.
The era in which we live today is a historical period of cosmic revolution in which we unite the physical world and the spiritual world to establish the ideal kingdom of heaven on earth that Heavenly Parent longed for from the beginning.
Do you know how great the pain Heavenly Parent endured from the moment that human beings, whom He created as His children through eons of time and effort, received the lineage of Satan and hid in the darkness due to the Fall?
Have you ever thought about how long and arduous the tunnel of indemnity was to Heavenly Parent, who had been waiting for tens of thousands of years in excruciating pain that made his bones cry and his skin tremble?
Have you even taken a moment to shed a single tear for our poor Heavenly Parent?
It was only True Parents who have experienced Heavenly Parent's heart, and shed tears for His pain, Han, and sorrow through the 6,000 years of history.
From that standpoint, True Parents are the only first children among filial children who appeared before Heaven in the history of the universe, the patriots among patriots, the saints among saints, and the only holy divine children.
However, among our blessed families, how many people do you think resemble True Parents and shed tears over Heavenly Parent's sorrow just like True Parents?
How can you know whether you are a filial son or not before God?
This is a very important question. This morning I reflected a lot on this content. How can you know whether you are a filial son or not before God? It is said that that is determined by the amount of tears, how many tears, are shed over the sorrowful heart of God.
A servant is a person who has no tears or sympathy for his master and just does what he is given. He just does his own job; that’s it. That is the servant’s level.
Although the adopted children call their parents father and mother, they are of different bloodlines and have not yet fully experienced the feelings of their parents.
Even though they call them “My father, my mother,” they have no feeling that really directly connects (to their parents). Even though externally they call them “Heavenly God, you are my father; True Father, you are my father; True Mother, you are my mother,“ but in terms of their heart, they do not yet substantially experience (their adopted parents’ heart). That is the level of the adopted child.
As a result, sometimes adopted children feel the heart of their parents, and sometimes they don't feel it at all.
However, the filial child knows the heart and sorrow of his sorrowful parents and cannot stop crying. A filial child always lives in tears because of the pain and sorrow of his parents.
True Father and True Mother are always shedding tears for Heavenly God. How much do I have such tears to comfort Heavenly Parent and True Parents? What quality of tears do you have?
What level are you at? Are you a servant? Are you an adopted son? Are you really a filial child? The quality of a filial son is determined by his tears for his parents.
That’s why when I read True Mother’s word, I reflect about myself: am I really a child of God? (Or) am I an adopted son or a servant? The servant only does his own duty and responsibility, just work, work, work. He is just a workaholic. This the level of the servant.
An adopted son ... “Heavenly God, True Father, True Mother” but his heart is not yet there. He has no experience of their suffering and pain, their han.
However, a filial son can feel everything.
What kind of level of heart do I have? Am I still far away? Maybe I am still at the servant’s level. Maybe I am still at the adopted son’s level – even though I say, “You are my father and mother” my heart is not there. What shall I do? When I become a mature child and truly understand the heart of God and True Parents, “This is my wish, my agony and my sorrow,” have I reached that level?
What do you think?
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.
> 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.
Let’s study Father’s word:
Angels Are the Retainers and Servants of God
<1-268> When the virgin Mary was told by an angel that, ‘You will be with child and give birth to a son.’ Mary asked the angel, ‘How will this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel answered, ‘The power of the Most High will overshadow you.’ Then Mary said, ‘I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said.’ This one phrase revealed the universal adventure.
<1-282> God has been conducting the providence of salvation through the relationship between humankind and the angels who remained with God in order to restore such a stained world. In other words, God has been carrying out the providence to again relate to human beings who are in the position of the betrayer of the God of divine grace due to the human fall, and who have fallen to the lowest place inferior to any other creature. God’s providence of salvation has continued up to the present time through the Old and New Testament Ages by building a bridge in order for God to dominate human beings who have, until now, been dominated by and accused by Satan.
Many people ask if there really is an angelic world. Many second generation ask this question. In the Bible, there are many examples of angels appearing in Heavenly Parent’s stead and conveying His commands. The angelic world definitely exists.
Father talked about in the Old Testament Era an angel appeared to Moses directly here and there. That was not God but angels on behalf of God conveying God’s commands.
I would like to tell you about my personal experience of the angelic world. While pioneering the providence in Latin America, True Father selected 33 countries and dispatched one Korean National Messiah and 120 Japanese missionaries to each country. Among them, I was the Korean National messiah sent to the commonwealth of Dominica – not the Dominican Republic. It is one of the small Caribbean nations, the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Later, True Father sent the Korean National messiahs and Japanese missionaries from those 33 countries back to Japan to help with the providence of Japan. At that time, I worked with Japanese missionaries in Yamaguchi prefecture and had a very amazing experience.
At that time, like now, the Morning Devotion was held every morning with Japanese missionaries and many members who attended received grace and the atmosphere was really enthusiastic.
This was quite far from Tokyo, but some heard news of Morning Devotion and came from Tokyo to attend. (Attendance) increased day by day. At the time of Morning Devotion there were many spiritual miracles. I still remember how wonderful it was. We were totally united with the Japanese missionaries. We worked very hard. We witnessed and (raised) donations.
One day, most of our Japanese missionaries witnessed angels gathering at the place where the missionaries and I were staying. On another day, they saw angels floating in the air on a road near our lodging, and everyone was staring. So many angels. Our lodging house was full of angels.
Secular people passing on the road asked our missionaries what was going on. “Why are you looking at the sky?” (they asked). The missionaries told them to look at the angels in the air. What was surprising was that the secular people passing by also saw the angels. So everyone was surprised.
(This happened) not only on one day but for about a week. Wow!
The problem is, I'm the only one who didn't see those angels. I truly (came to) know through that experience that the angelic world really does exist.
I brought some of the members to Cheongpyeong. They often saw angels. They said, “Oh, Dr. Yong, look at the Tree of Love. There are so many angels! ” But I could not see them. Maybe I am spiritually very dull. Everyone could see them; only I could not see them. But I cannot deny the existence of the angelic world.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Mature Children are the Ones who Experience Their Parents’ Heart through Tears
Let’s study:
The Purpose of Jesus Coming to this Earth
1. Jesus showed filial piety to Heavenly Parent on the cross and died for humankind with the same heart that was filial to Heavenly Parent. Jesus came to save all mankind as Heavenly Parent's sons and daughters. He came to satisfy Heavenly Parent's desire, but he died on the cross because of the disbelief of the people. The purpose of Heavenly Parent's creation for humankind was for them to become true husband and wife, to give birth to holy sons and daughters, and multiply as much as the stars in the sky and the sands on the earth. Therefore, Heavenly Parent sent Jesus, who came as the second Adam, to give birth to holy sons and daughters with the purpose of filling the earth with many holy children, just as Heavenly Parent blessed Adam and Eve. However, Christianity says that Jesus came to this earth to die on the cross. How unfair is this? Did Jesus really come to be sacrificed to the cross? Jesus, in fact, came to multiply as many children as the stars in the sky and sand on the earth.
Heavenly Parent's purpose of creation was to accomplish the three great blessings through Adam and Eve, as you know. This is well stated in Genesis 1:28.
Genesis 1:28 says, "And God blessed them. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’”
The purpose of God's creation of man and woman was for them to become true husband and wife, to give birth to holy children, and to multiply (to become) as (numerous) as the stars in the sky and sand on the earth.
Because Jesus came as the second Adam, He came to fulfill the wish that Adam and Even could not achieve; however, the people of this earth disbelieved in him, and he died on the cross.
Therefore, Jesus, who came as the second Adam, came with the purpose of filling the entire earth with many holy sons and daughters just as Heavenly Parents blessed Adam and Eve (to do).
However, Christianity says that Jesus came to this earth to die on the cross. How unfair is this? Did Jesus really come to be sacrificed (on) the cross? Jesus, in fact, came to multiply as many children as the stars in the sky and sand on the earth.
We need to know Jesus’ purpose for coming to the earth. That is why the Divine Principle is really great. Everything is explained really clearly.
What Christians Don't Know
2. Do you know what Christianity is unaware of? Christianity believes that the purpose of Jesus was to become a saint and die on the cross as a single man. And they are proud of that cross. But in fact, the cross is the place where God’s Han(bitter heart) and sorrow were formed. Christians treat the cross as a substitute for Jesus. Satan killed him but they believe it was God who killed him. When children are young, they miss their mother and follow her well, but they are unaware of the mother's hard work and hardships. They only know that their mother loved them. We now have to go beyond the immature childlike thoughts about the cross of Jesus. What did you learn through True Father? How can the cross of Jesus that is rooted in Han atone for the sins of all people? No matter how much we hold on to the cross, pray, fast, do vigils, and die, that is not the goal we should reach. You learned this through True Father. You know the cross was Heavenly Parent’s Han.
Do you know what Christianity does not know? Christianity believes that the purpose of Jesus was to become a saint and die on the cross as a single man. But in fact, the cross is the place where God’s Han (bitter heart) and sorrow were formed.
Now we must go beyond the immature childlike thoughts about the cross of Jesus. You must know Jesus’ wishes and Han and liberate him.
How can the cross of Jesus that is rooted in Han atone for the sins of all people? No matter how much we hold on to the cross, pray, fast, do vigils, and die, that is not the goal we should reach.
Jesus’ Han was that he could not have a family. It is Jesus’ Han and sorrow that he could not form a family and multiply many filial sons and daughters.
Have you ever thought that we received blessings in order to liberate the Han (for what) Jesus could not fulfill? Have we ever shed tears of emotion when we received a blessing that even Jesus did not receive?
Have you ever made up your mind to fulfill your responsibility as a blessed family and liberate even the Han (for what) Jesus could not fulfill? True Father said that if we receive a Blessing, we are a blessed family that is (a more?) senior blessed family than Jesus.
We are a more senior blessed family than Jesus.
In this way, the meaning of blessing has more value than we can imagine.
What Kind of Believers are we?
3. What kind of believers are we? When we first entered the church, there was longing to meet True Parents. After that, we gradually realized the sorrow of True Parents. We now know what Christians have been ignorant about for centuries. However, most of our Unification Church members only understood the cross of Jesus with their heads, and they had no attachment or heart towards Jesus. In their heads they thought, ‘Ah~ I see. The Lord came but he passed unjustly! He came as a groom but there was no bride!’ They only knew this and thought 'Ah~that's right!' This was something they only knew in their heads. However, if you know the true heart and circumstances of Jesus, you will experience it with tears.
Mature Children are the Ones Who Experience Their Parents’ Heart through Tears
4. Mature and Grown children are the ones who
experience their parents’ heart through tears. At first, they like their parents, but as they grew older, they saw their parents suffering and sacrificing so much that they realized, "My parents are pitiful!" "I can't just ask my parents for money!" Even if the parents give money to their child, he was mature enough that he couldn't use it recklessly and returned it to them. What does it mean for a child to grow up and become muture? It means that he begins to understand the circumstances and heart of his parents. He becomes a child who lives with sorrow centered on his parents instead of joy centered on himself.
Most of our Unification Church members only understood the cross of Jesus with their heads – maybe intellectually, conceptually -- but they do not know the (sense of) injustice and sorrow of Jesus.
However, you do not know how many tears True Father shed after experiencing the heart of Jesus. Most of True Father's words before his Holy wedding were about Jesus' sorrow. True Father completely inherited the circumstances, wishes, and heart of Jesus.
If we knew the true heart and circumstances of Jesus, we too would shed tears. It is a mature child who experiences their parents’ hearts through tears.
There is something I personally deeply realized while dealing with the ACLC after coming to the United States. It was that in order to revive the Christian movement in America, I had to experience, love, and comfort the heart of Jesus more than anyone else.
We must know for sure that unless we love Jesus more than any Christian, we will never be able to resurrect American Christianity.
In that respect, True Father loved Jesus more than anyone else. To the extent that we love Jesus, we can inherit the heart of Jesus. I think we can revive Christianity (to the extent that) we love Jesus. Do you guys agree?
How can we inherit the spirit of Christianity? (However) much I love Jesus, (to that extent) I can inherit. We need to love (Jesus) more than anyone else in America. Otherwise, we cannot lead ACLC, and we cannot lead American Christianity.
How did True Father inherit from Jesus? He truly loved Jesus. He came to understand Jesus identity; he knew his sorrow. He comforted, consoled and liberated him. Wow! Incredible! In Father’s earlier speeches before his Holy Wedding, he (shed) incredible tears just for Jesus.
In order to lead the American movement, we need to really love Jesus. The extent to which we love him, we can inherit (from him). What is the way to inherit Jesus spirit and love? There is only one way: we need to love Jesus more than anyone else.
(The extent to which) I love Jesus, I can inherit his spirit and his wishes, and I can fulfill what he could not fulfill. Do you agree with me?
At first, children like their parents, but as they grow older, they see their parents suffering and sacrificing so much that they realize, "My parents are pitiful!"
What does it mean for a child to grow up? It means that he begins to understand the circumstances and heart of his parents. He becomes a child who lives with sorrow centered on his parents instead of joy centered on himself.
From now on, we Unification Church members have the task of experiencing Jesus and Heavenly Parent’s sorrowful heart, Han and circumstances and comforting Them.
We also have the task of experiencing True Parents’ Han, heart, and circumstances, comforting them and fulfilling their unfinished business.
How can we mobilize the Christian spirit world? Love Jesus more than any Christian. Then the Christian spirit world will come down and help us.
How much Father loved Christian ministers through ACLC! That is why I createrd a certain foundation in the Clifton Church. I am really trying to revive American Christianity through inheriting Jesus’ han and sorrow. I need to love him more than anyone else.
Do you know that without Jesus’ sacrifice and tearful foundation, we would not be here? America would not exist. That is why we need to inherit. In order to inherit from someone, we need to respect him, to love him more than anyone else; we need to participate with him and share together. Otherwise there is no inheritance.
Just using our mouth (to say) that we love Jesus and we want to do something to improve ACLC does not work at all. The spiritual world can only be moved by our utmost sincerity. Our utmost sincerity moves Jesus’ heart. Our utmost sincerity moves the Christian world in the spiritual world. This is the only way we can revive Christianity. As you know, Christianity in Korea, Japan, everywhere is declining rapidly. We need to show that the era is different.
Without reviving Christianity in America, how can we save America? It is impossible. Father said, “The role of Christianity is like the role of our heart and mind. The role of politics in America is like the role of the body. The mind needs to control the body.” That means we need to revive our spirituality, the religious world, especially the world of Christianity. We need to revive this first. Then the external political world will automatically follow. That is why the mission of the ACLC is really important.
When we realize the importance of ACLC, we need to have a campaign again to love Jesus and inherit his spirit. That is the only way we can love and save America.
(Testimony Junta Naito, 24+ Retreat)♦
NOTE: This text and the PowerPoint slides from this speech are available as a link at the top of this text. 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. Books of the transcripts and notes are available as PDFs at MDBooks.Hoondok.com.
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