History and Fulfillment
The Bible contains history, instructions, prophecies, and prophetic fulfillment.
The Bible also mentions different types of pastors and different denominations. General pastors teach history, which includes the fulfillment of old prophecies. Pastors of prophecy prophesy what they have seen and heard about the future. Promised pastors testify about what they have seen and heard regarding the fulfillment of prophecies.
Among the figurative terms in the Bible, mountains symbolize denominations. The Bible mentions mountains of betrayal (Ez 36:1-4; Rv 6:14, Rv 8:8), mountains of destruction (Jer 51:25; Rv 6:15-16, Rv 17:9), and the mountain of salvation (Ps 2:6; Rv 14:1). Of these three, Christians must seek and find the promised mountain (denomination) of salvation and its promised pastor to attain salvation.
All modern pastors teach their congregation members biblical history, which includes the fulfillment of past prophecies. These pastors can be categorized as general pastors. Biblical history contains the events that were fulfilled at the time of Moses and at the first coming of Jesus. These events of fulfillment happened in the past. The New Testament, however, is not primarily a book of history. It is a promise of what will happened in the future; it is a book of prophecy. Prophecies are spoken before something happens, so that people will believe in its fulfillment when it comes (Jn 14:29). The New Testament is called the New Testament because it is a book of prophecies, which will be newly fulfilled.
This prophecy will be fulfilled when the spirit that made the prophecy comes at the appointed time. The fulfillment will finally be understood when God reveals it to us. Anyone who says, "This has come,” or “That has come," according to his own desires before the appointed time is acting in lawlessness. Anyone who speaks before God fulfills what he promised is a false pastor. Liars speak about things that have not been fulfilled according to the prophecy as if they have (refer to Dt 18:22). The true testimony proclaims the word of prophecy and its physical fulfillment only after the word of prophecy has become flesh (a physical reality).
The New Testament is fulfilled in the end times for the world. This is why the signs of the end times occur when the fulfillment appears. The sun, moon, and stars darken and fall, representing the events of betrayal and destruction. The abomination that causes desolation stands in the holy place. This is when Jesus comes with his angels to harvest the good grains from the north, south, east, and west. The good grains are gathered at Mt. Zion to be sealed with the new song (Mt 24:3, 15, 29-31; Rv 14;1-4). Today, can you recognize and believe in our returning Lord and his promised pastor, the one who overcomes? The Bible says that the end times are like the time of Noah and of Lot (refer to Mt 24:37-39; Rv 11:8). Pastors are running rampant over their churches, flaunting their ecclesiastical authority. All denominations and their pastors claim to be orthodox. They call the one who comes in the name of the Lord a heretic in hopes that no one will go to him (refer to Mt 23:13). At this time, true believers who want to attain salvation must turn to the Bible (i.e. to God), make the word their teacher and their path. People, however, who are bound by their denominations and their pastors will not be saved. Those who are wise will not side with persecutors; they will side with those who are persecuted. The prophets and apostles from the Bible would truly understand what I am saying.
Faith that believes only in the history of the Bible and faith that believes in what has been fulfilled according to prophecy (i.e. the promises in New Testament) are as different as heaven and earth. Believing in the work of Jesus’ first coming is believing in the Old Testament. Believing in the work of Jesus’ second coming is believing in the New Testament.
Only those who belong to the 12 tribes of the New Testament that are fulfilled at time of the Lord’s second coming will be saved; only they are orthodox. Those who say, "I have been saved, I have received the spirit, and I am orthodox" are liars. These people will not be saved. Everyone must be humble and sincerely hope to receive salvation by obeying the word. Everyone must believe in the testimony about the physical fulfillment.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 4월 30일 수요일
2014년 4월 29일 화요일
We Ask the Christian Council of Korea
We Ask the Christian Council of Korea
It was the pastors of that time who killed the prophets of the Old Testament (refer to Mt 23:34-35; Acts 7:52). It was also the pastors and elders who killed Jesus and his disciples in the time of the New Testament (Mt 27:1-2; Mk 15:1-3). In other words, the people who murdered those sent by God were never nonbelievers.
In a more recent case, a member of Shincheonji Church of Jesus was beaten to death by a member of one of the denominations that belongs to the CCK (Christian Council of Korea). This victim practiced her beliefs according to the the revealed word found in Shincheonji Church of Jesus. She was killed because she refused to convert to the CCK denomination. The CCK is predominantly Presbyterian and Presbyterianism is a Calvinist denomination. After amassing ecclesiastical authority in Geneva, John Calvin became famous for teaching the doctrine of predestination. According to several historical accounts, Calvin murdered people who refused to believe in predestination and who refused to convert to Calvin’s brand of Christianity.
Today, following this example of Calvin, the CCK provoked one of its members to murder his wife for refusing to convert to his denomination. When considering these grisly actions, the fact that the CCK still claims to be orthodox is inexplicable. Instead of apologizing for their actions, they still call Shincheonji Church of Jesus a cult. Is the CCK different from those who killed Jesus and his disciples or from Calvin? Obeying God’s commands, Jesus commanded us to forgive, love, and bless others (Mt 5:44, Mt 18:21-35; Lk 6:28; Rom 12:14). He also commanded us to forgive our enemies (Lk 6:27-35), to feed them if they are hungry, and to walk with them two miles when they ask us to go one (Mt 5:41-42). Jesus also saved a person from death in Jn 11. If these are the commands of Jesus, what about murder, persecution, and the fabrication of lies (Mt 7:1-5; Jn 8:44)? Whose commands are these? Is the CCK implying that people who carry out their lives of faith based on the revealed word and on the Bible are heretics? Are they saying that those who break the commands of Jesus by murdering and persecuting others are actually orthodox? In fact, the number of Christians in Korea has dropped dramatically since the 1990s because of these vicious actions (i.e. murder, curses, lies, persecution, etc.).
We in Shincheonji Church of Jesus are pleading with everyone to keep the commands of Jesus along with us.
The CCK has appointed as a cult expert a pastor they once called a heretic. He came from a denomination that the CCK considers a cult and his academic background has not been verified. He has claimed without reason that the four living creatures mentioned in Revelation represent the four gospels. Figuratively speaking, by making claims like this he is sowing the seed of weeds.
Interestingly enough, although the CCK considers Shincheonji a cult, they have also appointed a former Shincheonji member as a cult expert. He was expelled from Shincheonji for claiming that we can attain salvation by eating and drinking the flesh and blood of the chairman of Shincheonji. He also claimed that we can only have our prayers answered when we pray in the name of the chairman. If these men have been appointed by the CCK, they must have the same image and likeness of the CCK? How can they walk on the same path unless they are united?
The Bible says that all of our deeds will be judged by the words of the Bible (Rv 20:12). The CCK has condemned Shincheonji Church of Jesus as a cult without any biblical basis. We, however, call the CCK a cult because their actions are not biblical.
Since the CCK appointed false pastors as cult experts and began conducting “cult education” seminars in the 1990s, roughly 3 million Christians have left their churches. It seems to us that the CCK should be considered responsible. We in Shincheonji Church of Jesus are living biblical lives of faith. We have mastered the Bible and carry out our lives of faith based on the teachings of the revealed word. Therefore, we can explain the Bible clearly according to the 5Ws and 1H. Many people have gathered with us in Shincheonji, and more are coming everyday. Those who have come to Shincheonji have eyes to see and ears to hear. They perceive clearly and know the difference between truth and lies. These believers have come to Shincheonji to carry out true lives of faith. You, too, can recognize the type of believers our members are just by reading their testimonies.
I pray that the CCK attains salvation by repenting and realizing that the only path to life is to learn Shincheonji’s revealed word that is able to explain the Bible clearly according to the 5Ws and 1H.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/151
It was the pastors of that time who killed the prophets of the Old Testament (refer to Mt 23:34-35; Acts 7:52). It was also the pastors and elders who killed Jesus and his disciples in the time of the New Testament (Mt 27:1-2; Mk 15:1-3). In other words, the people who murdered those sent by God were never nonbelievers.
In a more recent case, a member of Shincheonji Church of Jesus was beaten to death by a member of one of the denominations that belongs to the CCK (Christian Council of Korea). This victim practiced her beliefs according to the the revealed word found in Shincheonji Church of Jesus. She was killed because she refused to convert to the CCK denomination. The CCK is predominantly Presbyterian and Presbyterianism is a Calvinist denomination. After amassing ecclesiastical authority in Geneva, John Calvin became famous for teaching the doctrine of predestination. According to several historical accounts, Calvin murdered people who refused to believe in predestination and who refused to convert to Calvin’s brand of Christianity.
Today, following this example of Calvin, the CCK provoked one of its members to murder his wife for refusing to convert to his denomination. When considering these grisly actions, the fact that the CCK still claims to be orthodox is inexplicable. Instead of apologizing for their actions, they still call Shincheonji Church of Jesus a cult. Is the CCK different from those who killed Jesus and his disciples or from Calvin? Obeying God’s commands, Jesus commanded us to forgive, love, and bless others (Mt 5:44, Mt 18:21-35; Lk 6:28; Rom 12:14). He also commanded us to forgive our enemies (Lk 6:27-35), to feed them if they are hungry, and to walk with them two miles when they ask us to go one (Mt 5:41-42). Jesus also saved a person from death in Jn 11. If these are the commands of Jesus, what about murder, persecution, and the fabrication of lies (Mt 7:1-5; Jn 8:44)? Whose commands are these? Is the CCK implying that people who carry out their lives of faith based on the revealed word and on the Bible are heretics? Are they saying that those who break the commands of Jesus by murdering and persecuting others are actually orthodox? In fact, the number of Christians in Korea has dropped dramatically since the 1990s because of these vicious actions (i.e. murder, curses, lies, persecution, etc.).
We in Shincheonji Church of Jesus are pleading with everyone to keep the commands of Jesus along with us.
The CCK has appointed as a cult expert a pastor they once called a heretic. He came from a denomination that the CCK considers a cult and his academic background has not been verified. He has claimed without reason that the four living creatures mentioned in Revelation represent the four gospels. Figuratively speaking, by making claims like this he is sowing the seed of weeds.
Interestingly enough, although the CCK considers Shincheonji a cult, they have also appointed a former Shincheonji member as a cult expert. He was expelled from Shincheonji for claiming that we can attain salvation by eating and drinking the flesh and blood of the chairman of Shincheonji. He also claimed that we can only have our prayers answered when we pray in the name of the chairman. If these men have been appointed by the CCK, they must have the same image and likeness of the CCK? How can they walk on the same path unless they are united?
The Bible says that all of our deeds will be judged by the words of the Bible (Rv 20:12). The CCK has condemned Shincheonji Church of Jesus as a cult without any biblical basis. We, however, call the CCK a cult because their actions are not biblical.
Since the CCK appointed false pastors as cult experts and began conducting “cult education” seminars in the 1990s, roughly 3 million Christians have left their churches. It seems to us that the CCK should be considered responsible. We in Shincheonji Church of Jesus are living biblical lives of faith. We have mastered the Bible and carry out our lives of faith based on the teachings of the revealed word. Therefore, we can explain the Bible clearly according to the 5Ws and 1H. Many people have gathered with us in Shincheonji, and more are coming everyday. Those who have come to Shincheonji have eyes to see and ears to hear. They perceive clearly and know the difference between truth and lies. These believers have come to Shincheonji to carry out true lives of faith. You, too, can recognize the type of believers our members are just by reading their testimonies.
I pray that the CCK attains salvation by repenting and realizing that the only path to life is to learn Shincheonji’s revealed word that is able to explain the Bible clearly according to the 5Ws and 1H.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/151
2014년 4월 28일 월요일
The Purpose of Our Lives of Faith
The Purpose of Our Lives of Faith
The purpose of our lives of faith is the kingdom of heaven and eternal life. God reigns in the kingdom of heaven and is the only one who can give eternal life. True religion and the Bible leads to the kingdom of God and eternal life. God is the Lord of true religion and the kingdom of heaven. Eternal life is of God.
People read and believe in God’s book, in which God has written his will. Many people, however, are ignorant of the scriptures and of God’s will (Mt 22:29). These people act according to their own will (refer to Rom 10:2-3).
The world is full of religious scholars, but what do they study? Supposedly, they are studying the true will of God and the true meaning of the Bible. Which of them, then, knows the true will of God? The truth is that none of them know it. They study the Bible because they do not know. Only God knows his true will, and God does not reveal this mystery until the time he has appointed arrives (refer to Eccl 3:1; Dn 12:8-9; Jn 16:25).
Although Apostle Paul was blameless before the law and had more knowledge than most, he persecuted Jesus and stoned Stephen to death (refer to Phil 3:5-6; Acts 7:1 ~ 8:3). Why did he do such a thing? Apostle Paul persecuted Christians because he was judging them according to his own righteousness and his own knowledge. Religion cannot be judged according to the knowledge and righteousness of men. Siddharttha threw away his kingship and his kingdom to solve the problems of life, age, disease, and death, but he could not accomplish his goals. After death, however, his spirit can be saved by faith when he listens to the gospel of Jesus (refer to 1 Pt 3, 5).
The studies of the world’s scholars are biased and prejudiced by their denominations; the teachings have lost their life. Over the past 6,000 years of biblical history, it was always the pastors or religious leaders who killed the prophets and apostles sent by God. They judged them according to their own righteousness (refer to Mt 23:34-35) Today’s religious scholars should not follow the path of these pastors from the past. When you encounter a new teaching, even if you think it looks humble and small, even if the world has turned away from it, shouldn’t you at least understand it and honestly decide whether or not it is true? This is the attitude of a real scholar.
There is a pastor today who is like Apostle Paul before he met Jesus and repented—like the Apostle Paul that killed Stephen. He hated Shinchonji Church of Jesus with all his heart and tried everything he could think of to destroy us. Here is his testimony.
“I entered Shincheonji with the intent to destroy it. As we joined, however, my brothers and I began to understand. We realized that we were wicked and ignorant. We realized that we did not have any knowledge of the Bible. Our hearts were not white, but black. We did not know anything about religion. We were led by evil spirits, not the holy spirit. Although we thought we were righteous, we sowed the seeds of weeds, which are evil. In doing so, we gave spiritual birth to the children of Satan. I now know that this is the truth according to the Bible. Although I had received the seeds of evil spirits and had given birth to spiritual children who were evil, I still claimed to be orthodox. I realized by the help of the holy spirit that I was wrong in calling Shincheonji Church of Jesus a cult and wrong in persecuting it. In fact, I wanted to kill myself because I had done so much wrong.”
I want to say something to the religious scholars of the world. You must study hard and decide for yourselves whether our teachings are true. I assure you that there is a big difference between the lives of faith people live in Shincheonji and the lives of faith people live in the rest of the world’s churches. I am proclaiming that Shincheonji—The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony—is the place all nations must come to learn the Bible and to worship (Rv 15:2-5, Rv 21:1-6). I assure you that this is the destination of our lives of faith.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/150
The purpose of our lives of faith is the kingdom of heaven and eternal life. God reigns in the kingdom of heaven and is the only one who can give eternal life. True religion and the Bible leads to the kingdom of God and eternal life. God is the Lord of true religion and the kingdom of heaven. Eternal life is of God.
People read and believe in God’s book, in which God has written his will. Many people, however, are ignorant of the scriptures and of God’s will (Mt 22:29). These people act according to their own will (refer to Rom 10:2-3).
The world is full of religious scholars, but what do they study? Supposedly, they are studying the true will of God and the true meaning of the Bible. Which of them, then, knows the true will of God? The truth is that none of them know it. They study the Bible because they do not know. Only God knows his true will, and God does not reveal this mystery until the time he has appointed arrives (refer to Eccl 3:1; Dn 12:8-9; Jn 16:25).
Although Apostle Paul was blameless before the law and had more knowledge than most, he persecuted Jesus and stoned Stephen to death (refer to Phil 3:5-6; Acts 7:1 ~ 8:3). Why did he do such a thing? Apostle Paul persecuted Christians because he was judging them according to his own righteousness and his own knowledge. Religion cannot be judged according to the knowledge and righteousness of men. Siddharttha threw away his kingship and his kingdom to solve the problems of life, age, disease, and death, but he could not accomplish his goals. After death, however, his spirit can be saved by faith when he listens to the gospel of Jesus (refer to 1 Pt 3, 5).
The studies of the world’s scholars are biased and prejudiced by their denominations; the teachings have lost their life. Over the past 6,000 years of biblical history, it was always the pastors or religious leaders who killed the prophets and apostles sent by God. They judged them according to their own righteousness (refer to Mt 23:34-35) Today’s religious scholars should not follow the path of these pastors from the past. When you encounter a new teaching, even if you think it looks humble and small, even if the world has turned away from it, shouldn’t you at least understand it and honestly decide whether or not it is true? This is the attitude of a real scholar.
There is a pastor today who is like Apostle Paul before he met Jesus and repented—like the Apostle Paul that killed Stephen. He hated Shinchonji Church of Jesus with all his heart and tried everything he could think of to destroy us. Here is his testimony.
“I entered Shincheonji with the intent to destroy it. As we joined, however, my brothers and I began to understand. We realized that we were wicked and ignorant. We realized that we did not have any knowledge of the Bible. Our hearts were not white, but black. We did not know anything about religion. We were led by evil spirits, not the holy spirit. Although we thought we were righteous, we sowed the seeds of weeds, which are evil. In doing so, we gave spiritual birth to the children of Satan. I now know that this is the truth according to the Bible. Although I had received the seeds of evil spirits and had given birth to spiritual children who were evil, I still claimed to be orthodox. I realized by the help of the holy spirit that I was wrong in calling Shincheonji Church of Jesus a cult and wrong in persecuting it. In fact, I wanted to kill myself because I had done so much wrong.”
I want to say something to the religious scholars of the world. You must study hard and decide for yourselves whether our teachings are true. I assure you that there is a big difference between the lives of faith people live in Shincheonji and the lives of faith people live in the rest of the world’s churches. I am proclaiming that Shincheonji—The Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony—is the place all nations must come to learn the Bible and to worship (Rv 15:2-5, Rv 21:1-6). I assure you that this is the destination of our lives of faith.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/150
2014년 4월 27일 일요일
The True Path and Teacher of Faith
The True Path and Teacher of Faith
Where is the true path to faith, and who is the true teacher of faith? There is only one God, one Bible, one hope, and one place to go. The world, however, has ripped apart one religion into hundreds and thousands of different paths, and there are now hundreds of thousands of different denominations and pastors. In the midst of all this, where must one go, and whose commands must one follow in order to find the true path and the true teacher of faith? No matter which direction one looks, it is dark, formless and empty. There is not one person who knows the meaning of the Bible or knows the true God. If there is only one destination that God has chosen in the Bible, then isn’t every other place a fake, a cult, and an organization based on man’s own thinking and will?
The path to heaven that God has shown us is the Holy Scriptures, and the true teacher that we must follow is also the Holy Scriptures. This teacher and this path are the only true ones. How can one be called a believer if he does not follow this teacher and path but instead follows a flesh and what the flesh says? The lives that the flesh (man) leads result in straying far from the true word and teacher (i.e. the word) and in making their own paths onto which they lead others. Then they claim that their teachings are orthodox. In a world like this, would the laws made by these self-proclaimed Gods allow the revelation, that is, the true path of God, to be testified (2 Thes 2:4, 9-12)? Jesus said that no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him, and that knowing God is eternal life (Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3). The world today has met the promised era of harvest (the end of the age) (Mt 13:39-40), but as the revelation and the work of the Holy Spirit has been stopped (in the world of believers), no one knows this. This is why each church practices their faith out of habit and their own thinking. It has become night where there is no light of truth (Jn 9:4; Lk 18:8; 1 Thes 5:1-3). The spiritual sun, moon and stars have darkened and fallen from the sky (Rv 6:12-14; Mt 24:29), and the life of faith that started in the Spirit has returned to the flesh (Gal 3:3).
After 2,000 years of night since Jesus gave his promise, that promise is finally fulfilled as prophesied. Just as how the promised revelation came to Apostle Paul (Gal 1:11-12), how it came to Apostle John (Rv 1:1-3), and how it came to Jesus at the First Coming (Mt 11:27), the promised revelation has come to us in this night as the true light. This revelation is passed on from God’s hand to Jesus (Rv 5:1-7), from Jesus’ hand to the angel (Rv 10:1-2), from the angel’s hand to the promised pastor, the one who overcomes (Rv 10:8-11), and is finally passed on from the promised pastor to the promised servants, the 144,000 of the twelve tribes, and to the great multitude in white robes, as life and the light (Rv 1:1-2; 10:1-11). This is the long-awaited rain in the drought. This is the promised word of God, but will one believe it? I ask this to those who have let go of God and his word and instead are believing and following the flesh of man (pastor).
This is the final and last revelation, and without believing this, there is no salvation. This revelation has come to Shinchonji Church of Jesus today. I advise you to come out of the darkness, into the light, believe, and be saved (1 Thes 5:1-9).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/149
Where is the true path to faith, and who is the true teacher of faith? There is only one God, one Bible, one hope, and one place to go. The world, however, has ripped apart one religion into hundreds and thousands of different paths, and there are now hundreds of thousands of different denominations and pastors. In the midst of all this, where must one go, and whose commands must one follow in order to find the true path and the true teacher of faith? No matter which direction one looks, it is dark, formless and empty. There is not one person who knows the meaning of the Bible or knows the true God. If there is only one destination that God has chosen in the Bible, then isn’t every other place a fake, a cult, and an organization based on man’s own thinking and will?
The path to heaven that God has shown us is the Holy Scriptures, and the true teacher that we must follow is also the Holy Scriptures. This teacher and this path are the only true ones. How can one be called a believer if he does not follow this teacher and path but instead follows a flesh and what the flesh says? The lives that the flesh (man) leads result in straying far from the true word and teacher (i.e. the word) and in making their own paths onto which they lead others. Then they claim that their teachings are orthodox. In a world like this, would the laws made by these self-proclaimed Gods allow the revelation, that is, the true path of God, to be testified (2 Thes 2:4, 9-12)? Jesus said that no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him, and that knowing God is eternal life (Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3). The world today has met the promised era of harvest (the end of the age) (Mt 13:39-40), but as the revelation and the work of the Holy Spirit has been stopped (in the world of believers), no one knows this. This is why each church practices their faith out of habit and their own thinking. It has become night where there is no light of truth (Jn 9:4; Lk 18:8; 1 Thes 5:1-3). The spiritual sun, moon and stars have darkened and fallen from the sky (Rv 6:12-14; Mt 24:29), and the life of faith that started in the Spirit has returned to the flesh (Gal 3:3).
After 2,000 years of night since Jesus gave his promise, that promise is finally fulfilled as prophesied. Just as how the promised revelation came to Apostle Paul (Gal 1:11-12), how it came to Apostle John (Rv 1:1-3), and how it came to Jesus at the First Coming (Mt 11:27), the promised revelation has come to us in this night as the true light. This revelation is passed on from God’s hand to Jesus (Rv 5:1-7), from Jesus’ hand to the angel (Rv 10:1-2), from the angel’s hand to the promised pastor, the one who overcomes (Rv 10:8-11), and is finally passed on from the promised pastor to the promised servants, the 144,000 of the twelve tribes, and to the great multitude in white robes, as life and the light (Rv 1:1-2; 10:1-11). This is the long-awaited rain in the drought. This is the promised word of God, but will one believe it? I ask this to those who have let go of God and his word and instead are believing and following the flesh of man (pastor).
This is the final and last revelation, and without believing this, there is no salvation. This revelation has come to Shinchonji Church of Jesus today. I advise you to come out of the darkness, into the light, believe, and be saved (1 Thes 5:1-9).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/149
2014년 4월 26일 토요일
Sin and Clothing
Sin and Clothing
Countless people have come and gone from this world over the past 6,000 years of biblical history, and all of them have performed countless actions. Where have all their actions been recorded? Did God record every single move these countless people made while they were alive? Is it possible for God to judge their actions as right or wrong without some kind of record?
The books where all these actions are recorded are people’s hearts. The book of each and every person’s heart records all the information about that person—their parents, when and where they were born, as well as all their actions. In God’s kingdom, everyone’s actions are disclosed at the sea of glass. No one can hide, nor can they deny their own actions. Each person will be judged by what is recorded in his or her mind and heart. This judgment will lead them to either heaven or hell. Satan has been with sinners in the sinful world for the past 6,000 years. In the age to come, however, God will be with the righteous (refer to Mt 25; Heb 9:28). The kingdom where God dwells with the righteous is heaven—the kingdom of righteousness.
Since everyone has sinned, what can God do if we wants to be with those who have sinned? God, who left sinners, was able to unite with Jesus because Jesus was without sin. God sacrificed his one and only son for sinners. Jesus, his son, bore the cross and shed his blood for the sins of the world (Jn 1:29, Jn 3:16). Why did God allow this to happen? God used Jesus’ blood to wash away people’s sins so that God could finally unite with his people.
The people whose sins have been atoned are the people who believe and obey Jesus’ promises (refer to Jn 14:23; Heb 9:22; Rv 1:5-6). Jesus promised in Mt 26:27-29 that his blood will be given to his people in his father’s kingdom. This kingdom of God the father will appear at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. It is created according to Rv 12, Rv 7, and Rv 14. This kingdom is the same as the kingdom that is purchased by Jesus’ blood in Rv 5. When this happens, those purchased by Jesus’ blood become God’s kingdom and priests (Rv 5:9-10). Those who are clothed in clean robes, washed white in the blood of Jesus, become the people of God’s kingdom (Rv 7:13-14). In Rv 6—at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment—God gives the souls of the martyrs white robes. God explains in Rv 19 that fine and clean linen symbolizes righteous acts. Revelation 22:14 says that people must wash their robes to have access to the tree of life by entering the holy city.
Which of our robes (actions) must we cleanse?
According to Rv 3, there are a few people who have not soiled their clothes; they are dressed in white. It also says that the one who overcomes will be dressed in white like them. Revelation 2 mentions spiritual clothes (i.e. people’s hearts and actions) that have been stained by the teachings of idols (Satan), and by food (i.e. doctrines) sacrificed to idols. These clothes are also stained by the sexual immorality that people have committed with Satan’s pastors. In other words, Satan’s pastors, whose clothes are black, stain the white clothes of others with their dirty, black water (their lies). By doing so, Satan’s pastors have changed people wearing white clothes into people wearing black clothes people like themselves. If a person wearing white (i.e. a savior figure) uses the water of God’s teachings, which are as clear as crystal, to help one of these people wash their soiled clothes, they can again be a part of the group of people wearing white. It is by washing our spiritual clothes that we can put on the fine, clean linen wedding clothes (refer to Mt 22:11-14; Rv 19:8).
Jesus’ blood (Jn 6:53-58) represents Jesus’ words (refer to 1 Jn 1:1; Jn 1:1; Rv 19:13). It is only through righteous blood that people’s sins can be cleansed. Because Jesus was a righteous person who shed his blood for us, those whose sins have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus (i.e. the revealed word), will no longer have to account for any sins in the time of judgment at the sea of glass. They will be counted among the righteous who are saved by Jesus’ blood. It is only these righteous people who can unite as one with God. These are the only people who can call themselves a part of God’s family and live with God in heaven for eternity.
Believers should be thankful for the mysteries of the kingdom of God that are being made clear to them. It is only by believing in these mysteries when they are made clear that people can attain salvation.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/147
Countless people have come and gone from this world over the past 6,000 years of biblical history, and all of them have performed countless actions. Where have all their actions been recorded? Did God record every single move these countless people made while they were alive? Is it possible for God to judge their actions as right or wrong without some kind of record?
The books where all these actions are recorded are people’s hearts. The book of each and every person’s heart records all the information about that person—their parents, when and where they were born, as well as all their actions. In God’s kingdom, everyone’s actions are disclosed at the sea of glass. No one can hide, nor can they deny their own actions. Each person will be judged by what is recorded in his or her mind and heart. This judgment will lead them to either heaven or hell. Satan has been with sinners in the sinful world for the past 6,000 years. In the age to come, however, God will be with the righteous (refer to Mt 25; Heb 9:28). The kingdom where God dwells with the righteous is heaven—the kingdom of righteousness.
Since everyone has sinned, what can God do if we wants to be with those who have sinned? God, who left sinners, was able to unite with Jesus because Jesus was without sin. God sacrificed his one and only son for sinners. Jesus, his son, bore the cross and shed his blood for the sins of the world (Jn 1:29, Jn 3:16). Why did God allow this to happen? God used Jesus’ blood to wash away people’s sins so that God could finally unite with his people.
The people whose sins have been atoned are the people who believe and obey Jesus’ promises (refer to Jn 14:23; Heb 9:22; Rv 1:5-6). Jesus promised in Mt 26:27-29 that his blood will be given to his people in his father’s kingdom. This kingdom of God the father will appear at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. It is created according to Rv 12, Rv 7, and Rv 14. This kingdom is the same as the kingdom that is purchased by Jesus’ blood in Rv 5. When this happens, those purchased by Jesus’ blood become God’s kingdom and priests (Rv 5:9-10). Those who are clothed in clean robes, washed white in the blood of Jesus, become the people of God’s kingdom (Rv 7:13-14). In Rv 6—at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment—God gives the souls of the martyrs white robes. God explains in Rv 19 that fine and clean linen symbolizes righteous acts. Revelation 22:14 says that people must wash their robes to have access to the tree of life by entering the holy city.
Which of our robes (actions) must we cleanse?
According to Rv 3, there are a few people who have not soiled their clothes; they are dressed in white. It also says that the one who overcomes will be dressed in white like them. Revelation 2 mentions spiritual clothes (i.e. people’s hearts and actions) that have been stained by the teachings of idols (Satan), and by food (i.e. doctrines) sacrificed to idols. These clothes are also stained by the sexual immorality that people have committed with Satan’s pastors. In other words, Satan’s pastors, whose clothes are black, stain the white clothes of others with their dirty, black water (their lies). By doing so, Satan’s pastors have changed people wearing white clothes into people wearing black clothes people like themselves. If a person wearing white (i.e. a savior figure) uses the water of God’s teachings, which are as clear as crystal, to help one of these people wash their soiled clothes, they can again be a part of the group of people wearing white. It is by washing our spiritual clothes that we can put on the fine, clean linen wedding clothes (refer to Mt 22:11-14; Rv 19:8).
Jesus’ blood (Jn 6:53-58) represents Jesus’ words (refer to 1 Jn 1:1; Jn 1:1; Rv 19:13). It is only through righteous blood that people’s sins can be cleansed. Because Jesus was a righteous person who shed his blood for us, those whose sins have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus (i.e. the revealed word), will no longer have to account for any sins in the time of judgment at the sea of glass. They will be counted among the righteous who are saved by Jesus’ blood. It is only these righteous people who can unite as one with God. These are the only people who can call themselves a part of God’s family and live with God in heaven for eternity.
Believers should be thankful for the mysteries of the kingdom of God that are being made clear to them. It is only by believing in these mysteries when they are made clear that people can attain salvation.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/147
2014년 4월 25일 금요일
Prophecy and Fulfillment
Prophecy and Fulfillment
Ever since Adam betrayed God (Gn 3, Gn 6; Hos 6:7), God has tried in every generation to reestablish his kingdom (heaven) on earth. In the beginning of each generation, God selected a righteous person from the previous generation and appointed him as his new pastor. After appointing his chosen pastor, God always made a covenant with him so that the chosen pastor could carry out God’s work.
God made a promise with Abraham and fulfilled it through Moses four generations later (Gn 15; Ex 12). God made promises through the prophets of the Old Testament and later fulfilled them through Jesus (Is 46:10; Lk 24:44; Jn 19:30). The Law of Moses and the words of the prophets were in effect until John the Baptist (Lk 16:16), but the words of the New Testament have been in effect since Jesus’ time.
The prophecies of the New Testament and Jesus’ law of liberty are in effect until the messengers of the seven lampstands who prepare the way (Rv 1). These seven messengers (i.e. the seven stars) symbolize seven pastors who appeared at the Tabernacle Temple, which was located in Gwacheon, South Korea. Since the world failed to recognize them, other people were able to do whatever they wanted to these seven pastors.
Just like what happened to John the Baptist at the time of Jesus’ first coming (refer to Mt 23:2; Jn 8:41-44), God’s kingdom—the Tabernacle Temple and its congregation members—were conquered and oppressed by the ecclesiastical authority of others in fulfillment of Rv 2-3, and Rv 13. The people who invaded the Tabernacle Temple were destroyers. These destroyers were able to take control of God’s kingdom (the Tabernacle Temple) from the seven pastors because the seven pastors abandoned the covenant they had made with God by blood—they betrayed God. A few people from the Tabernacle Temple witnessed these events. The witnesses fought against and overcame the invading destroyers with the word of truth (Rv 3:4, Rv 6:6; Rv 12). By overcoming the destroyers, the witnesses were able to establish the kingdom of New Spiritual Israel, which is promised in the New Testament. They have created the twelve tribes of God’s kingdom and are becoming his priests (Rv 7). This is God’s will and the fulfillment of his New Testament prophecies.
Christians who believe in the promises of the New Testament must seek and believe in the promised kingdom and its people. They must follow the words of the prophecies as their path to attain salvation. These are the last days of the Christian world, which Jesus said would be just like the days of Noah and Lot (refer to Mt 24:37-39; Rv 11:8). Those who refuse to believe in the testimony about the fulfillment will be destroyed just like the people in the times of Noah and Lot. On the other hand, those who hear, verify, and believe in the testimony will attain salvation. Worldly riches and authority are just empty dreams. Humanity cannot avoid the punishment of hell without resolving the problems of sin, aging, illness, and death.
I preach this testimony with absolute certainty for the sake of my fellow believers in the era of the New Testament. I earnestly pray that all Christians will believe in the promises of the New Testament and find the place where these prophecies are being fulfilled so that they can attain salvation by faith.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/146
Ever since Adam betrayed God (Gn 3, Gn 6; Hos 6:7), God has tried in every generation to reestablish his kingdom (heaven) on earth. In the beginning of each generation, God selected a righteous person from the previous generation and appointed him as his new pastor. After appointing his chosen pastor, God always made a covenant with him so that the chosen pastor could carry out God’s work.
God made a promise with Abraham and fulfilled it through Moses four generations later (Gn 15; Ex 12). God made promises through the prophets of the Old Testament and later fulfilled them through Jesus (Is 46:10; Lk 24:44; Jn 19:30). The Law of Moses and the words of the prophets were in effect until John the Baptist (Lk 16:16), but the words of the New Testament have been in effect since Jesus’ time.
The prophecies of the New Testament and Jesus’ law of liberty are in effect until the messengers of the seven lampstands who prepare the way (Rv 1). These seven messengers (i.e. the seven stars) symbolize seven pastors who appeared at the Tabernacle Temple, which was located in Gwacheon, South Korea. Since the world failed to recognize them, other people were able to do whatever they wanted to these seven pastors.
Just like what happened to John the Baptist at the time of Jesus’ first coming (refer to Mt 23:2; Jn 8:41-44), God’s kingdom—the Tabernacle Temple and its congregation members—were conquered and oppressed by the ecclesiastical authority of others in fulfillment of Rv 2-3, and Rv 13. The people who invaded the Tabernacle Temple were destroyers. These destroyers were able to take control of God’s kingdom (the Tabernacle Temple) from the seven pastors because the seven pastors abandoned the covenant they had made with God by blood—they betrayed God. A few people from the Tabernacle Temple witnessed these events. The witnesses fought against and overcame the invading destroyers with the word of truth (Rv 3:4, Rv 6:6; Rv 12). By overcoming the destroyers, the witnesses were able to establish the kingdom of New Spiritual Israel, which is promised in the New Testament. They have created the twelve tribes of God’s kingdom and are becoming his priests (Rv 7). This is God’s will and the fulfillment of his New Testament prophecies.
Christians who believe in the promises of the New Testament must seek and believe in the promised kingdom and its people. They must follow the words of the prophecies as their path to attain salvation. These are the last days of the Christian world, which Jesus said would be just like the days of Noah and Lot (refer to Mt 24:37-39; Rv 11:8). Those who refuse to believe in the testimony about the fulfillment will be destroyed just like the people in the times of Noah and Lot. On the other hand, those who hear, verify, and believe in the testimony will attain salvation. Worldly riches and authority are just empty dreams. Humanity cannot avoid the punishment of hell without resolving the problems of sin, aging, illness, and death.
I preach this testimony with absolute certainty for the sake of my fellow believers in the era of the New Testament. I earnestly pray that all Christians will believe in the promises of the New Testament and find the place where these prophecies are being fulfilled so that they can attain salvation by faith.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/146
2014년 4월 24일 목요일
Contrasting Calvinism and the Church of Jesus
Contrasting Calvinism and the Church of Jesus
Which of these two churches is a cult? Which of them is carried along by the holy spirit and which by demons? The entire Bible acts as the standard that answers these questions (refer to Jn 12:48; Rv 20:12).
Catholicism, which itself emerged from Judaism, long ago concluded that Calvin and his followers should be considered a cult (please refer to any encyclopedia). Why did the Catholics consider the Calvinists a cult?
Calvin, after having amassed considerable ecclesiastical authority in Geneva, taught his doctrine predestination without acknowledging the book of Revelation. He recklessly executed those who refused to believe in predestination and convert to the Calvinist religion. These lawless actions of Calvin and his followers are a matter of historical record. The false doctrine of predestination can also, without a doubt, be directly linked to Calvin. These are the reasons the Catholics considered the Calvinists to be a cult. In fact, the modern Presbyterian Church is so clearly rooted in Calvinism that Calvin can be considered the founder of Presbyterianism.
The Church of Jesus is the religion of love
God loved the world so much that he sent us his one and only son (Jn 3:16). Jesus laid down his life for sinners in a demonstration of God’s love (Jn 1:29). Jesus came as a servant (Mt 20:28) who healed the sick (Mt 12:9-21; Jn 9) and restored the dead to life (Jn 11). He commanded his followers to forgive, love, and bless others (Mt 18; 1 Jn 4:7-21). He told his followers not to criticize, judge, persecute, lie, or murder others. Jesus told us to love our enemies (refer to Mt 5:44; Lk 6:27-38). In addition to these teachings, Jesus said only those who receive a revelation can know God, and that only those who know God can attain eternal life (refer to Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3). In fact, anyone who believes in Jesus receives the right to become a child of God (Jn 1:12-13).
Differences between the Church of Jesus and Calvinism
Calvin taught about predestination without acknowledging the commands and teachings of Jesus. Calvin did not consider the book of Revelation, which contains Jesus’ revelation, to be legitimate. Under the veil of religious reformation, Calvin murdered people who refused to adhere to his doctrines. These are the teachings and actions of Calvinism, not the Church of Jesus. The book of Revelation says that anyone who adds anything to or subtracts anything from Revelation will receive the plagues of Revelation and have no share in the kingdom of heaven (Rv 22:18-19). Everyone should carefully examine themselves through these teachings.
Just like Calvin, Presbyterian churches in Korea, which were established by Calvin, have been confining believers in mental institutes. These victims are guilty only of refusing to acknowledge the doctrines and ecclesiastical authority of the Presbyterian Church—refusing to convert to Presbyterianism. The leaders of one Korean Presbyterian church did not even hesitate to brainwash the family of one of our congregation members to beat our member to death. They even charge exorbitant fees for their conversion education courses. Do these sound like people who believe in Jesus’ statement, “Freely you received, freely give” (Mt 10:8)?
As if these lawless acts were not enough, the Korean Presbyterian Church also bowed down to a gentile god [1] just as Solomon did (refer to 1 Kgs 10 ~ 11) before beginning their worship services. This occurred during the most recent Japanese colonization of Korea. In fact, one Korean Christian denomination, known as Goshin, emerged from the Korean Presbyterian Church at that time. They came out and proclaimed that there was no longer any salvation in the Presbyterian Church because it had turned to worshiping gentile gods.
The following are excerpts from a presentation by a pastor named Shim. Pastor Shim presented his research about the CCK at the 7th Korea Press Forum (April 24, 2008) held by the Korean Christian Press Association under the title “The true identity of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) and our activities against it.” There seem to be two primary opinions regarding the origin of the CCK. The first points to a political origin for the CCK, but some still claim that the CCK was founded for religious purposes because it is an organization of conservative Protestant denominations.
① “The CCK is a group of conservative Christians founded to realize the political agenda of a man named Mr. Kim. Christians were gathered and mobilized to support an amendment of the Korean Constitution that would allow President Jeonghee Park (the military dictator) to run for three consecutive terms.”
There is another explanation for the origin of the CCK found on the same page.
② “The CCK is an association of Korean Protestant denominations founded in 1989. Most of its members now belong to the Korean Presbyterian Church of Jesus. The CCK is considered to be representative of conservative Christian organizations.”
(This content was on the CCK website, but has since been removed. We are quoting statements made by the author.)
At the same forum, Pastor Kang presented “Examining the reality of the CCK.” According to Pastor Kang, the former president of CCK’s Korean Cult Prevention Center, Mr. Moh, was happy to publicly announce that the chairman of the Korean Cult Prevention Center was a public prosecutor general, and that many of its members were themselves prosecutors.
The CCK and its Korean Cult Prevention Center call themselves and their denominations orthodox while persecuting as heretics other believers who carry out their spiritual lives according to the Bible.
In the last days of the Christian world, however, there is no orthodoxy. Orthodoxy is re-created only when the promises of Revelation (refer to Rv 7, Rv 10, Rv 14 ~ 15, Rv 21) are fulfilled with the creation of the twelve tribes of Shincheonji Church of Jesus. The people of Shincheonji have mastered the Bible. They learn and teach revelation theology clearly and logically (i.e. according to the 5Ws and 1H). People who do not know Revelation, who deny its fulfillment, and who are not created according to the purpose of Revelation cannot be orthodox. These believers live their lives of faith according to mere tradition. Although many heretics call the twelve tribes a cult, the twelve tribes have been appointed by heaven. Shincheonji’s twelve tribes are the only biblical orthodoxy acknowledged by God.
In the last days of the Christian world, those who claim to be orthodox and to have attained salvation before the prophecies of the New Testament (i.e. Revelation) are fulfilled—before the events of betrayal, destruction, and salvation occur—are heretics who deny the Bible. They sow the seeds of the devil by fabricating lies and carry out deeds of deception. Although there are many Christians at the end of the age, which is the time of the harvest, there is only one place Christians must go (Rv 14, Rv 15). The time of Revelation’s fulfillment is the time of the harvest. Before the time of the harvest arrives, those who claim to be orthodox are liars and false believers. It is only when people are harvested and sealed with the new song that they can become orthodox (Rv 7:3-4, Rv 14:1-5).
No one should deny the Bible. Anyone who calls Shincheonji Church of Jesus a cult is himself a heretic. By saying such a thing he simply proves himself to be a person who denies the Bible.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/145
Which of these two churches is a cult? Which of them is carried along by the holy spirit and which by demons? The entire Bible acts as the standard that answers these questions (refer to Jn 12:48; Rv 20:12).
Catholicism, which itself emerged from Judaism, long ago concluded that Calvin and his followers should be considered a cult (please refer to any encyclopedia). Why did the Catholics consider the Calvinists a cult?
Calvin, after having amassed considerable ecclesiastical authority in Geneva, taught his doctrine predestination without acknowledging the book of Revelation. He recklessly executed those who refused to believe in predestination and convert to the Calvinist religion. These lawless actions of Calvin and his followers are a matter of historical record. The false doctrine of predestination can also, without a doubt, be directly linked to Calvin. These are the reasons the Catholics considered the Calvinists to be a cult. In fact, the modern Presbyterian Church is so clearly rooted in Calvinism that Calvin can be considered the founder of Presbyterianism.
The Church of Jesus is the religion of love
God loved the world so much that he sent us his one and only son (Jn 3:16). Jesus laid down his life for sinners in a demonstration of God’s love (Jn 1:29). Jesus came as a servant (Mt 20:28) who healed the sick (Mt 12:9-21; Jn 9) and restored the dead to life (Jn 11). He commanded his followers to forgive, love, and bless others (Mt 18; 1 Jn 4:7-21). He told his followers not to criticize, judge, persecute, lie, or murder others. Jesus told us to love our enemies (refer to Mt 5:44; Lk 6:27-38). In addition to these teachings, Jesus said only those who receive a revelation can know God, and that only those who know God can attain eternal life (refer to Mt 11:27; Jn 17:3). In fact, anyone who believes in Jesus receives the right to become a child of God (Jn 1:12-13).
Differences between the Church of Jesus and Calvinism
Calvin taught about predestination without acknowledging the commands and teachings of Jesus. Calvin did not consider the book of Revelation, which contains Jesus’ revelation, to be legitimate. Under the veil of religious reformation, Calvin murdered people who refused to adhere to his doctrines. These are the teachings and actions of Calvinism, not the Church of Jesus. The book of Revelation says that anyone who adds anything to or subtracts anything from Revelation will receive the plagues of Revelation and have no share in the kingdom of heaven (Rv 22:18-19). Everyone should carefully examine themselves through these teachings.
Just like Calvin, Presbyterian churches in Korea, which were established by Calvin, have been confining believers in mental institutes. These victims are guilty only of refusing to acknowledge the doctrines and ecclesiastical authority of the Presbyterian Church—refusing to convert to Presbyterianism. The leaders of one Korean Presbyterian church did not even hesitate to brainwash the family of one of our congregation members to beat our member to death. They even charge exorbitant fees for their conversion education courses. Do these sound like people who believe in Jesus’ statement, “Freely you received, freely give” (Mt 10:8)?
As if these lawless acts were not enough, the Korean Presbyterian Church also bowed down to a gentile god [1] just as Solomon did (refer to 1 Kgs 10 ~ 11) before beginning their worship services. This occurred during the most recent Japanese colonization of Korea. In fact, one Korean Christian denomination, known as Goshin, emerged from the Korean Presbyterian Church at that time. They came out and proclaimed that there was no longer any salvation in the Presbyterian Church because it had turned to worshiping gentile gods.
The following are excerpts from a presentation by a pastor named Shim. Pastor Shim presented his research about the CCK at the 7th Korea Press Forum (April 24, 2008) held by the Korean Christian Press Association under the title “The true identity of the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) and our activities against it.” There seem to be two primary opinions regarding the origin of the CCK. The first points to a political origin for the CCK, but some still claim that the CCK was founded for religious purposes because it is an organization of conservative Protestant denominations.
① “The CCK is a group of conservative Christians founded to realize the political agenda of a man named Mr. Kim. Christians were gathered and mobilized to support an amendment of the Korean Constitution that would allow President Jeonghee Park (the military dictator) to run for three consecutive terms.”
There is another explanation for the origin of the CCK found on the same page.
② “The CCK is an association of Korean Protestant denominations founded in 1989. Most of its members now belong to the Korean Presbyterian Church of Jesus. The CCK is considered to be representative of conservative Christian organizations.”
(This content was on the CCK website, but has since been removed. We are quoting statements made by the author.)
At the same forum, Pastor Kang presented “Examining the reality of the CCK.” According to Pastor Kang, the former president of CCK’s Korean Cult Prevention Center, Mr. Moh, was happy to publicly announce that the chairman of the Korean Cult Prevention Center was a public prosecutor general, and that many of its members were themselves prosecutors.
The CCK and its Korean Cult Prevention Center call themselves and their denominations orthodox while persecuting as heretics other believers who carry out their spiritual lives according to the Bible.
In the last days of the Christian world, however, there is no orthodoxy. Orthodoxy is re-created only when the promises of Revelation (refer to Rv 7, Rv 10, Rv 14 ~ 15, Rv 21) are fulfilled with the creation of the twelve tribes of Shincheonji Church of Jesus. The people of Shincheonji have mastered the Bible. They learn and teach revelation theology clearly and logically (i.e. according to the 5Ws and 1H). People who do not know Revelation, who deny its fulfillment, and who are not created according to the purpose of Revelation cannot be orthodox. These believers live their lives of faith according to mere tradition. Although many heretics call the twelve tribes a cult, the twelve tribes have been appointed by heaven. Shincheonji’s twelve tribes are the only biblical orthodoxy acknowledged by God.
In the last days of the Christian world, those who claim to be orthodox and to have attained salvation before the prophecies of the New Testament (i.e. Revelation) are fulfilled—before the events of betrayal, destruction, and salvation occur—are heretics who deny the Bible. They sow the seeds of the devil by fabricating lies and carry out deeds of deception. Although there are many Christians at the end of the age, which is the time of the harvest, there is only one place Christians must go (Rv 14, Rv 15). The time of Revelation’s fulfillment is the time of the harvest. Before the time of the harvest arrives, those who claim to be orthodox are liars and false believers. It is only when people are harvested and sealed with the new song that they can become orthodox (Rv 7:3-4, Rv 14:1-5).
No one should deny the Bible. Anyone who calls Shincheonji Church of Jesus a cult is himself a heretic. By saying such a thing he simply proves himself to be a person who denies the Bible.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/145
2014년 4월 23일 수요일
Faith and actions
Faith and actions
Main reference: Jas 2:26
What should we believe and what actions should we have? Does a person have real faith just by claiming to believe in Jesus? Does a person have proper actions just by acting according to his or her own thoughts?
In fact, the Bible contains the promises we must believe and upon which we must act (Jas 2:14-26). The faith that was necessary at the time of the first coming was to see and believe that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament. The faith necessary at the time of the second coming, therefore, is to see and believe in the fulfillment of the New Testament when it is fulfilled (Jn 14:29). What, then, are the actions we must have?
Jesus prophesied in Mt 24:15-16, “When you see the abomination of desolation—spoken about by Daniel the prophet—standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.” Thus, when this prophecy is fulfilled, believing in this fulfillment and actually fleeing to the mountain is the appropriate course of action. Can anyone who refuses to believe in this word and flee to the mountain be considered a true believer with proper faith and actions? Imagine a man who pays mere lip service saying, “I believe in Jesus,” without fleeing to the mountain. Can we say that such a man has faith and can attain salvation?
In the time of the Old Testament, the Israelites believed in Moses and followed him to escape Egypt. As time passed and in spite of the exodus, the Israelites failed to maintain their faith in God. They were all destroyed in the desert for turning from God (refer to Nm 14:22-38; Heb 3 ~ 4). Later, these chosen people of God—the Israelites—prayed three times a day in eager anticipation of the fulfillment of the Old Testament. Did they believe, however, in the fulfillment that came according to the Old Testament promises? Did they follow and believe in Jesus who fulfilled the Old Testament? No. Instead, they cursed, persecuted, and crucified Jesus (refer to Mt 27). Were these people who persecuted and killed the prophets and apostles gentiles or were they believers who claimed to be God’s chosen people? Were they laypeople or were they religious leaders?
Christians (i.e. the people of Spiritual Israel) today claim to read and believe in the Bible. They too, are praying and eagerly awaiting the fulfillment of the New Testament. Do they believe that the New Testament has been fulfilled today? Do they believe in the testimony about the fulfillment of the New Testament?
Today is not so different from the times of Moses and of Jesus’ first coming. Can a person who sees the fulfillment of God’s promises and refuses to believe be said to have true faith? Can a person who claims to believe in the Bible without acting according to its promises be said to have proper actions? The time has come for us (i.e. believers) to soberly repent.
Are those who have been harvested to Shincheonji today carrying out their appointed tasks? The world’s churches, which are the harvest field, neither believe nor do they act according to the promises in the Bible because of their ignorance of the scriptures. The people of Shincheonji, however, must keep the new covenant because they have gained understanding of the word by having seen and heard the fulfillment. We must not follow the example set by the people of Moses’ time. They failed to enter the Sabbath rest because of their disobedience, which was caused by their disbelief (Heb 3:15-25).
Heaven, hell, eternal life, and eternal punishment are laid down before us. We can accomplish God’s promise—the completion of the 144,000 who are sealed—if we unite with one heart and gather our strength to work as one. We can only fail if we fail to believe and act according to our beliefs. There are no other possible reasons. Since our obedience to this command determines whether we live or die, there is nothing we cannot accomplish.
If we were able to ask the people in Moses’ time why they lost faith and failed to act, what would they say to us? Today, although we claim to believe, if we cannot gather the 12,000 people God promised to seal in each tribe, future generations will say it was our disbelief that caused us to fail just like Physical Israel. Let us, then, believe and carry our tasks to completion.
Please, let us embrace this message and run this race just like Jesus and his apostles. Let us become workers who fulfill their appointed tasks. I urge you earnestly to work. Please be obedient. Let us complete our appointed tasks and enter the Sabbath rest as the chosen harvesters!
We are the sons of God, given birth through the word of truth (Jas 1:18). The duty of the sons created by God is to act in filial piety to accomplish the will of their father just like Jesus and the apostles. We will live with God, Jesus, the angels, and the martyrs (i.e. the prophets and apostles) in heaven, which is our final destination (refer to Rv 21:1-6). The qualifications for living in heaven are having proper faith and actions (refer to Jas 2; Rv 1:3).
We have received what no one else in this world has ever received. We have been doing what no one has been able to do. We have mastered the Bible and established the twelve tribes of God’s kingdom (Rv 7, Rv 10, Rv 14). We have also been re-created by God as the new people of heaven (refer to 2 Cor 5:17). To complete our objectives, we forgive, love, and bless others just like the prophets, Jesus, and the apostles did. To accomplish our objectives, we are working harder than anyone else in the world.
This world, however, ignores the commands of the Lord. They criticize, judge, persecute, and curse us. They even rationalize murder. In spite of what the world is doing to us, we have been praying and running this race in obedience to the Lord’s commands and in order to fulfill the tasks appointed to us. Right now, our appointed task is to seal the 144,000. There is no reason for us not to fulfill this task. Let us accomplish this work as soon as possible! The 144,000 of the twelve tribes are God’s house, kingdom, and priests like kings (Rv 1:5-6, Rv 5:9-10). Revelation 7 promises that a countless multitude dressed in white robes will gather from the north, south, east, and west after the completion of the 144,000. Let us swiftly fulfill the objective of sealing 12,000 in each tribe and enter the Sabbath rest.
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Main reference: Jas 2:26
What should we believe and what actions should we have? Does a person have real faith just by claiming to believe in Jesus? Does a person have proper actions just by acting according to his or her own thoughts?
In fact, the Bible contains the promises we must believe and upon which we must act (Jas 2:14-26). The faith that was necessary at the time of the first coming was to see and believe that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament. The faith necessary at the time of the second coming, therefore, is to see and believe in the fulfillment of the New Testament when it is fulfilled (Jn 14:29). What, then, are the actions we must have?
Jesus prophesied in Mt 24:15-16, “When you see the abomination of desolation—spoken about by Daniel the prophet—standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.” Thus, when this prophecy is fulfilled, believing in this fulfillment and actually fleeing to the mountain is the appropriate course of action. Can anyone who refuses to believe in this word and flee to the mountain be considered a true believer with proper faith and actions? Imagine a man who pays mere lip service saying, “I believe in Jesus,” without fleeing to the mountain. Can we say that such a man has faith and can attain salvation?
In the time of the Old Testament, the Israelites believed in Moses and followed him to escape Egypt. As time passed and in spite of the exodus, the Israelites failed to maintain their faith in God. They were all destroyed in the desert for turning from God (refer to Nm 14:22-38; Heb 3 ~ 4). Later, these chosen people of God—the Israelites—prayed three times a day in eager anticipation of the fulfillment of the Old Testament. Did they believe, however, in the fulfillment that came according to the Old Testament promises? Did they follow and believe in Jesus who fulfilled the Old Testament? No. Instead, they cursed, persecuted, and crucified Jesus (refer to Mt 27). Were these people who persecuted and killed the prophets and apostles gentiles or were they believers who claimed to be God’s chosen people? Were they laypeople or were they religious leaders?
Christians (i.e. the people of Spiritual Israel) today claim to read and believe in the Bible. They too, are praying and eagerly awaiting the fulfillment of the New Testament. Do they believe that the New Testament has been fulfilled today? Do they believe in the testimony about the fulfillment of the New Testament?
Today is not so different from the times of Moses and of Jesus’ first coming. Can a person who sees the fulfillment of God’s promises and refuses to believe be said to have true faith? Can a person who claims to believe in the Bible without acting according to its promises be said to have proper actions? The time has come for us (i.e. believers) to soberly repent.
Are those who have been harvested to Shincheonji today carrying out their appointed tasks? The world’s churches, which are the harvest field, neither believe nor do they act according to the promises in the Bible because of their ignorance of the scriptures. The people of Shincheonji, however, must keep the new covenant because they have gained understanding of the word by having seen and heard the fulfillment. We must not follow the example set by the people of Moses’ time. They failed to enter the Sabbath rest because of their disobedience, which was caused by their disbelief (Heb 3:15-25).
Heaven, hell, eternal life, and eternal punishment are laid down before us. We can accomplish God’s promise—the completion of the 144,000 who are sealed—if we unite with one heart and gather our strength to work as one. We can only fail if we fail to believe and act according to our beliefs. There are no other possible reasons. Since our obedience to this command determines whether we live or die, there is nothing we cannot accomplish.
If we were able to ask the people in Moses’ time why they lost faith and failed to act, what would they say to us? Today, although we claim to believe, if we cannot gather the 12,000 people God promised to seal in each tribe, future generations will say it was our disbelief that caused us to fail just like Physical Israel. Let us, then, believe and carry our tasks to completion.
Please, let us embrace this message and run this race just like Jesus and his apostles. Let us become workers who fulfill their appointed tasks. I urge you earnestly to work. Please be obedient. Let us complete our appointed tasks and enter the Sabbath rest as the chosen harvesters!
We are the sons of God, given birth through the word of truth (Jas 1:18). The duty of the sons created by God is to act in filial piety to accomplish the will of their father just like Jesus and the apostles. We will live with God, Jesus, the angels, and the martyrs (i.e. the prophets and apostles) in heaven, which is our final destination (refer to Rv 21:1-6). The qualifications for living in heaven are having proper faith and actions (refer to Jas 2; Rv 1:3).
We have received what no one else in this world has ever received. We have been doing what no one has been able to do. We have mastered the Bible and established the twelve tribes of God’s kingdom (Rv 7, Rv 10, Rv 14). We have also been re-created by God as the new people of heaven (refer to 2 Cor 5:17). To complete our objectives, we forgive, love, and bless others just like the prophets, Jesus, and the apostles did. To accomplish our objectives, we are working harder than anyone else in the world.
This world, however, ignores the commands of the Lord. They criticize, judge, persecute, and curse us. They even rationalize murder. In spite of what the world is doing to us, we have been praying and running this race in obedience to the Lord’s commands and in order to fulfill the tasks appointed to us. Right now, our appointed task is to seal the 144,000. There is no reason for us not to fulfill this task. Let us accomplish this work as soon as possible! The 144,000 of the twelve tribes are God’s house, kingdom, and priests like kings (Rv 1:5-6, Rv 5:9-10). Revelation 7 promises that a countless multitude dressed in white robes will gather from the north, south, east, and west after the completion of the 144,000. Let us swiftly fulfill the objective of sealing 12,000 in each tribe and enter the Sabbath rest.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 4월 22일 화요일
Repentance and the true life of faith
Repentance and the true life of faith
Humanity has been under sin since the fall of Adam and Eve (Gn 3). This is why God sent us a savior (Jn 1:29, Jn 3:16-17).
At the time of the first coming, John the Baptist and our savior Jesus came to this sinful world as promised in the Bible. The first message they proclaimed was “Repent, the kingdom of heaven is near,” (Mt 3:1-2, Mt 4:17). Repentance is confessing your sins and asking for forgiveness. When they mentioned the kingdom of heaven, they were referring to the spirits in God’s kingdom.
God left the world because of the sins committed by Adam’s generation (Gn 6). He later made it known that he had come to Jesus, who was righteous (Mt 3:16; Jn 1:32). Although the testimonies of John the Baptist and Jesus were true, the people living at that time did not even realize they were slaves of sin, nor did they realize that the spiritual world had come to the earth. This is why, even though God was with Jesus, the people persecuted him instead of believing in him (refer to Mt 27; Jn 8). If they had seen, heard, and understood what John the Baptist and Jesus had seen, heard, and understood, they would have repented. Why did they not see it? They could not see because their sins prevented their eyes from seeing, their ears from hearing, and their hearts from understanding the truth. They could not understand because the devil gave them the desire to be higher by stealing from their neighbors (refer to Gn 3:1-7; Lk 20:9-15)
Today, the world of believers is like the time of Noah, the time of Lot, and the time of Jesus’ first coming (refer to Mt 24:37-39; Lk 17:26-29; Rv 11:8). We proclaim, “Repent, the kingdom of heaven is near,” but people arrogantly believe they are saved, they have received the holy spirit, and they are orthodox. Do you think they will repent? They are calling Jesus a liar by not believing in his words and acting accordingly. Jesus said that the sun, moon, and stars, which represent Spiritual Israel, would go dark and fall (Mt 24:29; Rv 6:12-14). He also asked whether the son of man would find faith on the earth when he comes (Lk 18:8). What is the difference between the first coming of Jesus and today? Today is the time of harvest, which is the end of the churches where the seeds were sown (refer to Mt 13:39-40; Rv 6). Today is the time of the second coming of the Lord, who comes like a thief (Mt 24:43-44; 1 Thes 5:2; Rv 3:3, Rv 16:15). Those who remain in the field instead of being harvested are the weeds that are tied in bundles (Mt 13:30). Since the scriptures cannot be broken (Jn 10:35), who can deny this reality? Those who persecute others by insisting on their own interpretations instead of accepting the testimony of the physical fulfillment, do not know the Bible or God' will.
Those who criticize, judge, persecute, and mock are people who do not keep Jesus’ commands (refer to Gal 4:29). They do not know the scriptures or the true will of God (refer to Mt 22:29). Instead, they curse and persecute as the workers of the devil. Now is the time to discern who keeps Jesus’ commands and who does not. Who are the true believers who carry out Jesus’ will? Who is a cult and who is orthodox? Everyone must recognize the time we are living in and repent (refer to Lk 12:56-57). We must know who we are in truth and live a true life of faith. We must be born again of the water and spirit according to Jesus’ will; we must be re-created as a new person (Jn 3:5-6; 1 Cor 5:17). This is how we can enter the kingdom of heaven and live with God, Jesus, and the holy angels.
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Humanity has been under sin since the fall of Adam and Eve (Gn 3). This is why God sent us a savior (Jn 1:29, Jn 3:16-17).
At the time of the first coming, John the Baptist and our savior Jesus came to this sinful world as promised in the Bible. The first message they proclaimed was “Repent, the kingdom of heaven is near,” (Mt 3:1-2, Mt 4:17). Repentance is confessing your sins and asking for forgiveness. When they mentioned the kingdom of heaven, they were referring to the spirits in God’s kingdom.
God left the world because of the sins committed by Adam’s generation (Gn 6). He later made it known that he had come to Jesus, who was righteous (Mt 3:16; Jn 1:32). Although the testimonies of John the Baptist and Jesus were true, the people living at that time did not even realize they were slaves of sin, nor did they realize that the spiritual world had come to the earth. This is why, even though God was with Jesus, the people persecuted him instead of believing in him (refer to Mt 27; Jn 8). If they had seen, heard, and understood what John the Baptist and Jesus had seen, heard, and understood, they would have repented. Why did they not see it? They could not see because their sins prevented their eyes from seeing, their ears from hearing, and their hearts from understanding the truth. They could not understand because the devil gave them the desire to be higher by stealing from their neighbors (refer to Gn 3:1-7; Lk 20:9-15)
Today, the world of believers is like the time of Noah, the time of Lot, and the time of Jesus’ first coming (refer to Mt 24:37-39; Lk 17:26-29; Rv 11:8). We proclaim, “Repent, the kingdom of heaven is near,” but people arrogantly believe they are saved, they have received the holy spirit, and they are orthodox. Do you think they will repent? They are calling Jesus a liar by not believing in his words and acting accordingly. Jesus said that the sun, moon, and stars, which represent Spiritual Israel, would go dark and fall (Mt 24:29; Rv 6:12-14). He also asked whether the son of man would find faith on the earth when he comes (Lk 18:8). What is the difference between the first coming of Jesus and today? Today is the time of harvest, which is the end of the churches where the seeds were sown (refer to Mt 13:39-40; Rv 6). Today is the time of the second coming of the Lord, who comes like a thief (Mt 24:43-44; 1 Thes 5:2; Rv 3:3, Rv 16:15). Those who remain in the field instead of being harvested are the weeds that are tied in bundles (Mt 13:30). Since the scriptures cannot be broken (Jn 10:35), who can deny this reality? Those who persecute others by insisting on their own interpretations instead of accepting the testimony of the physical fulfillment, do not know the Bible or God' will.
Those who criticize, judge, persecute, and mock are people who do not keep Jesus’ commands (refer to Gal 4:29). They do not know the scriptures or the true will of God (refer to Mt 22:29). Instead, they curse and persecute as the workers of the devil. Now is the time to discern who keeps Jesus’ commands and who does not. Who are the true believers who carry out Jesus’ will? Who is a cult and who is orthodox? Everyone must recognize the time we are living in and repent (refer to Lk 12:56-57). We must know who we are in truth and live a true life of faith. We must be born again of the water and spirit according to Jesus’ will; we must be re-created as a new person (Jn 3:5-6; 1 Cor 5:17). This is how we can enter the kingdom of heaven and live with God, Jesus, and the holy angels.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 4월 21일 월요일
Having the eyes and heart to understand the Bible
Having the eyes and heart to understand the Bible
Adam was created by God (Gn 1:26-27, Gn 2:7). Noah was chosen by God (Gn 6:8-9). Abraham was chosen by God (Gn 12:1). Moses was chosen by God (Ex 3:4-10). Jesus, too, was chosen by God (Lk 9:35).
Apostle John, a servant at the time the prophecies are fulfilled, has been chosen by Jesus (Rv 1:17). If he keeps the covenant and overcomes according to prophecy, Apostle John sits with Jesus on his throne (Rv 3:21). Apostle John also becomes the son who inherits everything (Rv 21:7).
In the time of the Old Testament, Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and the rest of the prophets were held captive in enemy nations. In the time of the first coming, too, Jesus was in Jerusalem where God’s tabernacle had been taken over by Satan’s Pharisees (Mt 23:2, 33). In the same way, at the time of the second coming—at the end of the age—the child who rules all nations is in the tabernacle of the chosen people that is invaded by the group of the dragon (Rv 12:1-5).
When Apostle John is mentioned in Revelation, it refers figuratively to the person who is used as a servant when the prophecies are fulfilled (refer to Hos 12:10). This Apostle John figure is the promised pastor in the time of the second coming and he is the child that rules all nations. He is the pastor of Shincheonji who has been chosen by Jesus. He has not learned the teachings of the world, nor has he learned any of his knowledge of the Bible from other men. He, too, was once among God’s people while they were in captivity. He was chosen from among those people, and he mastered the Bible by learning from the Holy Spirit(Rv 1, 10). By overcoming, he became New Spiritual Israel and established the promised twelve tribes (Rv 12:11, Rv 7, Rv 14). He has accomplished, according to the Bible, things no one else could ever have accomplished.
Those who deceived and killed Adam, even though he was righteous, were the same as those who persecuted and killed Jesus. They were all children of Satan. Today, too, people who persecute the pastor chosen by God and Jesus are the same as these children of Satan from long ago. Instead of allowing their jealousy and hatred to condemn them to hell, the pastors of the world and their congregation members should come learn, understand, and verify that we speak the truth. They should enter heaven and receive its blessing, which is salvation. We are with God and we speak the word of truth. If you see and still do not understand, what else can I say?
Even though people who walk on this narrow path are persecuted because of their righteousness, we have hope. We have life and the kingdom of heaven. God, Jesus, and his angels are with us. This place, which has mastered the Bible, is Mt. Zion (refer to Zec 8:3; Rv 14:1; Rv 15:2-5). It is the city of truth whose people joyfully return glory to God. This place is heaven on earth—Shincheonji—to which the spiritual heaven descends (Rv 21:1-7).
No matter how many people deny it, and no matter how much they persecute the harvesters, today is the time of harvest (refer to Mt 13:30) and those who are harvested are blessed. God harvests his people to Shincheonji, which is Mt. Zion (Rv 14:1-5, 14-16). Since the days of the churches have come to an end, it is time for the wheat to be harvested. Those who remain in their churches instead of being harvested will continue to wait in hope, but their hopes will never be fulfilled.
Believing in words that are spoken according to the Bible is believing in God and his promises. I pray that you will see and understand the Bible with spiritual eyes so you can receive salvation.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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Adam was created by God (Gn 1:26-27, Gn 2:7). Noah was chosen by God (Gn 6:8-9). Abraham was chosen by God (Gn 12:1). Moses was chosen by God (Ex 3:4-10). Jesus, too, was chosen by God (Lk 9:35).
Apostle John, a servant at the time the prophecies are fulfilled, has been chosen by Jesus (Rv 1:17). If he keeps the covenant and overcomes according to prophecy, Apostle John sits with Jesus on his throne (Rv 3:21). Apostle John also becomes the son who inherits everything (Rv 21:7).
In the time of the Old Testament, Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and the rest of the prophets were held captive in enemy nations. In the time of the first coming, too, Jesus was in Jerusalem where God’s tabernacle had been taken over by Satan’s Pharisees (Mt 23:2, 33). In the same way, at the time of the second coming—at the end of the age—the child who rules all nations is in the tabernacle of the chosen people that is invaded by the group of the dragon (Rv 12:1-5).
When Apostle John is mentioned in Revelation, it refers figuratively to the person who is used as a servant when the prophecies are fulfilled (refer to Hos 12:10). This Apostle John figure is the promised pastor in the time of the second coming and he is the child that rules all nations. He is the pastor of Shincheonji who has been chosen by Jesus. He has not learned the teachings of the world, nor has he learned any of his knowledge of the Bible from other men. He, too, was once among God’s people while they were in captivity. He was chosen from among those people, and he mastered the Bible by learning from the Holy Spirit(Rv 1, 10). By overcoming, he became New Spiritual Israel and established the promised twelve tribes (Rv 12:11, Rv 7, Rv 14). He has accomplished, according to the Bible, things no one else could ever have accomplished.
Those who deceived and killed Adam, even though he was righteous, were the same as those who persecuted and killed Jesus. They were all children of Satan. Today, too, people who persecute the pastor chosen by God and Jesus are the same as these children of Satan from long ago. Instead of allowing their jealousy and hatred to condemn them to hell, the pastors of the world and their congregation members should come learn, understand, and verify that we speak the truth. They should enter heaven and receive its blessing, which is salvation. We are with God and we speak the word of truth. If you see and still do not understand, what else can I say?
Even though people who walk on this narrow path are persecuted because of their righteousness, we have hope. We have life and the kingdom of heaven. God, Jesus, and his angels are with us. This place, which has mastered the Bible, is Mt. Zion (refer to Zec 8:3; Rv 14:1; Rv 15:2-5). It is the city of truth whose people joyfully return glory to God. This place is heaven on earth—Shincheonji—to which the spiritual heaven descends (Rv 21:1-7).
No matter how many people deny it, and no matter how much they persecute the harvesters, today is the time of harvest (refer to Mt 13:30) and those who are harvested are blessed. God harvests his people to Shincheonji, which is Mt. Zion (Rv 14:1-5, 14-16). Since the days of the churches have come to an end, it is time for the wheat to be harvested. Those who remain in their churches instead of being harvested will continue to wait in hope, but their hopes will never be fulfilled.
Believing in words that are spoken according to the Bible is believing in God and his promises. I pray that you will see and understand the Bible with spiritual eyes so you can receive salvation.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 4월 20일 일요일
The secret of the fruit of the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
The secret of the fruit of the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Main reference: Gn 2:8-9
The Garden of Eden in Gn 2 symbolizes an organization (refer to Is 2:2-3). All the different kinds of trees represent different people within that organization, and the two trees in the middle of the garden represent the physical embodiment of the holy spirit and the evil spirit, respectively. The fruit of each tree represent the words of each spirit (refer to Jas 1:18). The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was good but became evil. He was one of the four archangels or living creatures, but he betrayed God when he wanted to become like God (Ez 28:1-7).
Now, let’s understand the relationships between the seeds, the trees, and their fruit. Seeds that are sown grow into trees that can bear fruit. When a tree has grown, birds come and perch in its branches (Mt 13:31-32). There are more seeds within each fruit, and if these seeds are sown again, they will grow to become trees. The bird that perches in each tree symbolizes a spirit. The type of tree determines whether the bird of the holy spirit comes or the bird of the evil spirit comes to rest there. Since Jesus was the true vine, the bird of the holy spirit descended on him (refer to Mt 3:16). His disciples became branches of Jesus’ vine (Jn 15:1-8), which then bore twelve kinds of fruits. Thus, Jesus was the tree of the holy spirit. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, on the other hand, was also symbolized by a tree with branches and fruit. Birds came to his branches, and the beasts of the field took shelter under his tree (Dn 4:20-25). This is why King Nebuchadnezzar was a tree of the evil spirit.
Since two types of seeds were sown (Jer 31:27), two types of trees and fruit must come to exist. The seed is a metaphor for the word (Lk 8:11). The two types of seeds that were sown refer to the truth of the holy spirit and the lies of the evil spirit, respectively. The firstfruit born of the truth become the children of God, but the fruit born of the lies become the children of the devil (refer to Mt 13:37-39; 1 Jn 3:8-10).
Now, let’s examine the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil more closely. After creating all things (Gn 1:1), God rested on the seventh day (Gn 2:1-2). God created man and woman in his image (Gn 1:26-27) and gave them everything he had created. God wanted them to rule over everything and serve him as their creator. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil both existed in the middle of the Garden of Eden that God created (Gn 2:8-9). God warned Adam that if he ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he would surely die (Gn 2:17). If Adam ate the fruit of the tree of life, on the other hand, he would live forever (Gn 3:22).
What is the tree of life and what is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Where are they and why were they created? Where is the Garden of Eden? Are the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil still in the Garden of Eden? Even if we were eating the fruit of these two trees, would we realize it? Why is that no one, including believers, has understood the meaning of these two trees? Were we not allowed to understand?
Despite the fact that God chose and sent Noah, Moses, and Jesus, they did not shed light on the meaning of the trees clearly. Why did God allow the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which brings death if eaten, to grow here on earth? What about the serpent that deceived people into eating the fruit that led to death? Why did God create that serpent (i.e. the devil, Satan, the dragon)(Rv 12:9, Rv 20:2)?
Death entered humanity (Gn 3:1-6) because the serpent, which was a creation of God, tricked Adam and Eve into eating the forbidden tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This is why God, who is the source of true light and life, had to leave humanity (Gn 6:1-3). Since God left his people, death has reigned over us for 6,000 years (refer to Rom 5:12-21). Death could not be overcome by anything or anyone in the world. Not even people with great authority and riches have been able to avoid aging, illness, and death. People lived their lives as empty dreams without hope (refer to Ps 103:15; Eccl 1:2-11, Eccl 2:22-23). Today, many believers hope for eternal life and heaven without even understanding the difference between these two trees. They even claim to have already received salvation and the holy spirit. I strongly urge people to understand these two trees.
When Jesus came into the world 2,000 years ago, he told his disciples, “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now,” (Jn 16:12). After his ascension, he appeared again to Apostle John and had him record the tree of life in Rv 22. Apostle John, however, only saw and heard about the tree of life in a vision because it was something that would be fulfilled in the future.
Roughly 2,000 years have passed since the book of Revelation was written. Has the physical fulfillment of the tree of life appeared yet? What relationship is there between this tree and Jesus? Will we still have eternal life if we simply believe in Jesus without eating from the fruit of the tree of life? Why did God allow these two trees to grow? Since it has made us suffer so much, why hasn’t he revealed to us the physical reality of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Even though many believers have prayed sincerely to understand what these two trees really are, why hasn’t God even given us a hint of what the answer might be?
The tree of life John saw was the same as the tree mentioned in Ez 47:12. This tree grows from the water of life as clear as crystal, which flows from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the city street. This tree bears twelve kinds of new crops, and its leaves are used to heal all nations (Rv 22:1-2). Since humanity suffers so greatly from aging, illness and death, can’t you see that this tree is an absolute necessity? Its leaves are medication for the sick, and its fruit are the true food that grants eternal life. We must find this tree, and when we find it, we must be healed by its leaves and eat its fruit so we can live.
If we can attain eternal life through the tree of life, then we must follow the path of the word to understand and find it.
Proverbs 3:18 says, “[Wisdom] is like a tree of life to those who obtain her,” and Prv 16:22 says,“Insight is like a life-giving fountain.” Proverbs 13:14 says, “Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain.” The tree and the fountain in these verses represent people. Jesus referred to himself as the way, the truth, and the life (Jn 14:6) and as the true vine that bears fruit (Jn 15:1-5). He also said that people can gain eternal life by eating his flesh (Jn 6:51-57). When these verses are taken together, it becomes clear that Jesus himself is the tree of life.
When the seed of life (Lk 8:11), which symbolizes the word of life (Jn 1:1-4), is sown in a person’s heart, it grows and becomes a tree of life. Its fruit are the fruit of the tree of life. If a bird, which represents the holy spirit, comes and perches in this tree, he or she becomes a person with the holy spirit. Since the holy spirit descended like a dove to Jesus’s tree (Mt 3:16; Jn 1:32), Jesus himself was the kingdom of heaven and the tree of life (Mt 13:31-32, 37). Thus, eating Jesus’ words was the same as eating the fruit of the tree of life. The same logic reveals why Jesus said what he said in John 6:35: “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.”
At the time of the second coming, which is the time of revelation, the holy city descends to earth on the kingdom of Shincheonji (Rv 21:1-2). The tree of life is located within that city (Rv 22:1-2).
The spirits in the holy city (i.e. the spiritual world) will marry the people of Shincheonji (refer to Hos 2:19) and unite with them as one (refer to Rv 20:4-6, Rv 21:1-6). Since Jesus is the tree of life, the tree of life returns when Jesus returns. When Jesus returns, he comes in the form of the holy spirit (refer to Rv 1:7, Rv 2:18, 29, Rv 22:17) and dwells with the one who overcomes (Rv 3:12, 21). If Jesus dwells with the one who overcomes, then the one who overcomes becomes the tree of life, along with his disciples (i.e. the twelve tribe leaders). This is how the tree of life appears at the time of the second coming, which is the time of revelation (Rv 22:1-2). When the spirits of Jesus and his twelve disciples unite with the one who overcomes and his twelve disciples (refer to Mt 19:28), it will be as if birds have come to perch in the trees of life. These trees of life will bear twelve kinds of crops every month. Those who are eager to find the tree of life must come to Shincheonji to see it.
Let’s carefully examine the process by which one becomes a tree of life and the evidence that proves a person to be the tree of life.
Both the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil are metaphors; the trees represent God and the devil, respectively. Those with whom God dwells are trees of life, and those with whom the devil dwells are trees of the knowledge of good and evil. Jesus disclosed in parables the secrets of the kingdom of God, which had been hidden since the creation of the world (Mt 13:34-35). Jesus could only speak in parables because it was not yet the appointed time when he would speak plainly (Jn 16:25). Jesus speaks plainly in the time of the second coming when the prophecies of Revelation are fulfilled (Rv 21:6). Revelation only mentions the existence of the tree of life because the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is also referred to as Babylon (Dn 4:20), is destroyed and ceases to exist (Rv 17, Rv 18).
Proverbs 13:12 says that a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life. Proverbs 11:30 says that a person who receives wisdom is like a tree of life. Jesus fulfilled a longing by overcoming (Jn 16:33) and fulfilling the prophecies (Jn 19:30). In the same way, today’s promised pastor, the one who overcomes, becomes the tree of life by overcoming (Rv 2, Rv 3, Rv 12) and establishing the twelve tribes (Rv 7, Rv 21:6). The one who overcomes has mastered the Bible (Rv 10:8-11). He has been born of and has grown by the seed of life (the word). The spirit of the Lord has united with the one who overcomes according to the Bible (Rv 3:12, 21). This is what it means for the holy spirit to come (refer to Mt 13:31-32). These explanations are the evidence that proves that the one who overcomes is the tree of life.
Anyone who wants to attain salvation must come to the tree of life that bears twelve kinds of crops every month. He or she must become one of the firstfruits of the tree of life. God gives birth to the firstfruits through the word of truth (Jas 1:18). The people who belong to the twelve tribes are sealed by God’s word of truth, and their membership in the twelve tribes is evidence that they are part of the firstfruits. These firstfruits of the tree of life learn the new song at Mt. Zion according to Rv 14.
Please come and verify whether our testimony is true! I sincerely pray that you will attain salvation by believing our testimony.
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Main reference: Gn 2:8-9
The Garden of Eden in Gn 2 symbolizes an organization (refer to Is 2:2-3). All the different kinds of trees represent different people within that organization, and the two trees in the middle of the garden represent the physical embodiment of the holy spirit and the evil spirit, respectively. The fruit of each tree represent the words of each spirit (refer to Jas 1:18). The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was good but became evil. He was one of the four archangels or living creatures, but he betrayed God when he wanted to become like God (Ez 28:1-7).
Now, let’s understand the relationships between the seeds, the trees, and their fruit. Seeds that are sown grow into trees that can bear fruit. When a tree has grown, birds come and perch in its branches (Mt 13:31-32). There are more seeds within each fruit, and if these seeds are sown again, they will grow to become trees. The bird that perches in each tree symbolizes a spirit. The type of tree determines whether the bird of the holy spirit comes or the bird of the evil spirit comes to rest there. Since Jesus was the true vine, the bird of the holy spirit descended on him (refer to Mt 3:16). His disciples became branches of Jesus’ vine (Jn 15:1-8), which then bore twelve kinds of fruits. Thus, Jesus was the tree of the holy spirit. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, on the other hand, was also symbolized by a tree with branches and fruit. Birds came to his branches, and the beasts of the field took shelter under his tree (Dn 4:20-25). This is why King Nebuchadnezzar was a tree of the evil spirit.
Since two types of seeds were sown (Jer 31:27), two types of trees and fruit must come to exist. The seed is a metaphor for the word (Lk 8:11). The two types of seeds that were sown refer to the truth of the holy spirit and the lies of the evil spirit, respectively. The firstfruit born of the truth become the children of God, but the fruit born of the lies become the children of the devil (refer to Mt 13:37-39; 1 Jn 3:8-10).
Now, let’s examine the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil more closely. After creating all things (Gn 1:1), God rested on the seventh day (Gn 2:1-2). God created man and woman in his image (Gn 1:26-27) and gave them everything he had created. God wanted them to rule over everything and serve him as their creator. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil both existed in the middle of the Garden of Eden that God created (Gn 2:8-9). God warned Adam that if he ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he would surely die (Gn 2:17). If Adam ate the fruit of the tree of life, on the other hand, he would live forever (Gn 3:22).
What is the tree of life and what is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Where are they and why were they created? Where is the Garden of Eden? Are the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil still in the Garden of Eden? Even if we were eating the fruit of these two trees, would we realize it? Why is that no one, including believers, has understood the meaning of these two trees? Were we not allowed to understand?
Despite the fact that God chose and sent Noah, Moses, and Jesus, they did not shed light on the meaning of the trees clearly. Why did God allow the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which brings death if eaten, to grow here on earth? What about the serpent that deceived people into eating the fruit that led to death? Why did God create that serpent (i.e. the devil, Satan, the dragon)(Rv 12:9, Rv 20:2)?
Death entered humanity (Gn 3:1-6) because the serpent, which was a creation of God, tricked Adam and Eve into eating the forbidden tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This is why God, who is the source of true light and life, had to leave humanity (Gn 6:1-3). Since God left his people, death has reigned over us for 6,000 years (refer to Rom 5:12-21). Death could not be overcome by anything or anyone in the world. Not even people with great authority and riches have been able to avoid aging, illness, and death. People lived their lives as empty dreams without hope (refer to Ps 103:15; Eccl 1:2-11, Eccl 2:22-23). Today, many believers hope for eternal life and heaven without even understanding the difference between these two trees. They even claim to have already received salvation and the holy spirit. I strongly urge people to understand these two trees.
When Jesus came into the world 2,000 years ago, he told his disciples, “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now,” (Jn 16:12). After his ascension, he appeared again to Apostle John and had him record the tree of life in Rv 22. Apostle John, however, only saw and heard about the tree of life in a vision because it was something that would be fulfilled in the future.
Roughly 2,000 years have passed since the book of Revelation was written. Has the physical fulfillment of the tree of life appeared yet? What relationship is there between this tree and Jesus? Will we still have eternal life if we simply believe in Jesus without eating from the fruit of the tree of life? Why did God allow these two trees to grow? Since it has made us suffer so much, why hasn’t he revealed to us the physical reality of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Even though many believers have prayed sincerely to understand what these two trees really are, why hasn’t God even given us a hint of what the answer might be?
The tree of life John saw was the same as the tree mentioned in Ez 47:12. This tree grows from the water of life as clear as crystal, which flows from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the city street. This tree bears twelve kinds of new crops, and its leaves are used to heal all nations (Rv 22:1-2). Since humanity suffers so greatly from aging, illness and death, can’t you see that this tree is an absolute necessity? Its leaves are medication for the sick, and its fruit are the true food that grants eternal life. We must find this tree, and when we find it, we must be healed by its leaves and eat its fruit so we can live.
If we can attain eternal life through the tree of life, then we must follow the path of the word to understand and find it.
Proverbs 3:18 says, “[Wisdom] is like a tree of life to those who obtain her,” and Prv 16:22 says,“Insight is like a life-giving fountain.” Proverbs 13:14 says, “Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain.” The tree and the fountain in these verses represent people. Jesus referred to himself as the way, the truth, and the life (Jn 14:6) and as the true vine that bears fruit (Jn 15:1-5). He also said that people can gain eternal life by eating his flesh (Jn 6:51-57). When these verses are taken together, it becomes clear that Jesus himself is the tree of life.
When the seed of life (Lk 8:11), which symbolizes the word of life (Jn 1:1-4), is sown in a person’s heart, it grows and becomes a tree of life. Its fruit are the fruit of the tree of life. If a bird, which represents the holy spirit, comes and perches in this tree, he or she becomes a person with the holy spirit. Since the holy spirit descended like a dove to Jesus’s tree (Mt 3:16; Jn 1:32), Jesus himself was the kingdom of heaven and the tree of life (Mt 13:31-32, 37). Thus, eating Jesus’ words was the same as eating the fruit of the tree of life. The same logic reveals why Jesus said what he said in John 6:35: “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.”
At the time of the second coming, which is the time of revelation, the holy city descends to earth on the kingdom of Shincheonji (Rv 21:1-2). The tree of life is located within that city (Rv 22:1-2).
The spirits in the holy city (i.e. the spiritual world) will marry the people of Shincheonji (refer to Hos 2:19) and unite with them as one (refer to Rv 20:4-6, Rv 21:1-6). Since Jesus is the tree of life, the tree of life returns when Jesus returns. When Jesus returns, he comes in the form of the holy spirit (refer to Rv 1:7, Rv 2:18, 29, Rv 22:17) and dwells with the one who overcomes (Rv 3:12, 21). If Jesus dwells with the one who overcomes, then the one who overcomes becomes the tree of life, along with his disciples (i.e. the twelve tribe leaders). This is how the tree of life appears at the time of the second coming, which is the time of revelation (Rv 22:1-2). When the spirits of Jesus and his twelve disciples unite with the one who overcomes and his twelve disciples (refer to Mt 19:28), it will be as if birds have come to perch in the trees of life. These trees of life will bear twelve kinds of crops every month. Those who are eager to find the tree of life must come to Shincheonji to see it.
Let’s carefully examine the process by which one becomes a tree of life and the evidence that proves a person to be the tree of life.
Both the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil are metaphors; the trees represent God and the devil, respectively. Those with whom God dwells are trees of life, and those with whom the devil dwells are trees of the knowledge of good and evil. Jesus disclosed in parables the secrets of the kingdom of God, which had been hidden since the creation of the world (Mt 13:34-35). Jesus could only speak in parables because it was not yet the appointed time when he would speak plainly (Jn 16:25). Jesus speaks plainly in the time of the second coming when the prophecies of Revelation are fulfilled (Rv 21:6). Revelation only mentions the existence of the tree of life because the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is also referred to as Babylon (Dn 4:20), is destroyed and ceases to exist (Rv 17, Rv 18).
Proverbs 13:12 says that a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life. Proverbs 11:30 says that a person who receives wisdom is like a tree of life. Jesus fulfilled a longing by overcoming (Jn 16:33) and fulfilling the prophecies (Jn 19:30). In the same way, today’s promised pastor, the one who overcomes, becomes the tree of life by overcoming (Rv 2, Rv 3, Rv 12) and establishing the twelve tribes (Rv 7, Rv 21:6). The one who overcomes has mastered the Bible (Rv 10:8-11). He has been born of and has grown by the seed of life (the word). The spirit of the Lord has united with the one who overcomes according to the Bible (Rv 3:12, 21). This is what it means for the holy spirit to come (refer to Mt 13:31-32). These explanations are the evidence that proves that the one who overcomes is the tree of life.
Anyone who wants to attain salvation must come to the tree of life that bears twelve kinds of crops every month. He or she must become one of the firstfruits of the tree of life. God gives birth to the firstfruits through the word of truth (Jas 1:18). The people who belong to the twelve tribes are sealed by God’s word of truth, and their membership in the twelve tribes is evidence that they are part of the firstfruits. These firstfruits of the tree of life learn the new song at Mt. Zion according to Rv 14.
Please come and verify whether our testimony is true! I sincerely pray that you will attain salvation by believing our testimony.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 4월 19일 토요일
The causes of religious persecution
The causes of religious persecution
True religion was created by the one and only God. There are two types of spirits (gods) in the world: holy spirits and evil spirits. Both kinds of spirits enter people and work through them. When different types of spirits enter two groups of people, the groups fight against each other (refer to Jn 8). How can we distinguish people whom holy spirits have entered and people whom evil spirits have entered? This is a problem we must solve.
The Bible, which was authored by God, is a book that recounts the activities of people through whom the spirit of God was working and others through whom evil spirits belonging to the devil were working. People who know the Bible can use it to discern the spirits dwelling in each group of people (refer to 1 Jn 4:1-6). Believers must be know and believe the Bible. People who do not know and believe the Bible cannot be considered true believers.
Pastors throughout the Old and New Testaments can be divided into three categories: pastors of prophecy, general pastors, and promised pastors. Pastors of prophecy were selected by God from among the chosen people. God revealed future events to his people through pastors of prophecy like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. General pastors include the rulers of God’s chosen people—the elders and priests. Promised pastors are those whom God promised in advance through the pastors of prophecy. John the Baptist (the messenger who prepared the way) and Jesus (the savior) were promised pastors (refer to Is 7:14; Mal 3:1; Mt 1:18-23; Mt 17:10-13). In both the times of the Old and New Testaments, it was never the gentiles or non-believers who were responsible for the killing of the pastors of prophecy and the promised pastors sent by God to his chosen people. In fact, the rulers of the chosen people—their elders and priests—were the ones responsible for killing God’s true pastors (Mt 27).
Why did the religious leaders kill God’s messengers?
God sent his promised pastor (messenger) when his chosen people had grown corrupt. God’s messenger pointed out the sins of that generation’s corrupt pastors and urged them to repent. He also taught the believers of that generation things their own corrupt pastors did not understand and did things their pastors could not do.
The corrupt pastors at the time of the first coming belonged to the earth. Jesus and his followers, however, belonged to heaven. This is why the Jews hated and persecuted Jesus and his followers (Jn 15:18-21). Ultimately, although Jesus was supposed to receive God’s inheritance (Lk 20:9-16), the corrupt leaders of the time even killed him because they did not want to surrender their churches and congregation members.
Although many people at the time wanted to follow Jesus, their pastors prevented them from doing so (refer to Mt 23:13-15). This proves how corrupt they really were. To avoid any loss of power, the Sanhedrin put Jesus to death by having him crucified (refer to Mt 26:57-68, Mt 27). Regardless of whether you look at the time of the Old Testament or the New Testament, corrupt believers belonging to the world have abused their ecclesiastical authority to persecute and murder the true pastors sent by God (refer to Acts 7:52; Jn 15:18-21)
The one who overcomes (the promised pastor) in Shincheonji Church of Jesus does not stand on his own. God has chosen and appointed him. He has become New Spiritual Israel by fighting against and overcoming the enemies promised in the Bible. According to biblical prophecies, the one who overcomes has established the twelve tribes of God’s kingdom and priests, and those twelve tribes have been bearing twelve kinds of fruit through the work of the harvest (Rv 12, Rv 7, Rv 14, Rv 22:1-2).
The twelve tribes of Shincheonji Church of Jesus are God’s creation. Just like what happened in the time of the first coming, God will not sit idly by and watch as the pastors of all the world’s denominations gather and plot to destroy his precious creation. The pastors of world must repent and learn the truth. They must come to the path where everyone can live together in harmony.
We, the people of Shincheonji, have mastered the Bible. No one else has ever been able to do this (refer to 1 Cor 2:10). We have been sealed by the revealed word (Rv 7). God’s kingdom and priests are promised for us (refer to Rv 1:5-6; Rv 5:9-10). We have fulfilled and are fulfilling the prophecies of the Bible without adding to or subtracting from them (Rv 21:6; Rv 22:18-19).
True Christians must love Christianity and keep Jesus’ commands (refer to Jn 14:23; Rv 1:3).
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True religion was created by the one and only God. There are two types of spirits (gods) in the world: holy spirits and evil spirits. Both kinds of spirits enter people and work through them. When different types of spirits enter two groups of people, the groups fight against each other (refer to Jn 8). How can we distinguish people whom holy spirits have entered and people whom evil spirits have entered? This is a problem we must solve.
The Bible, which was authored by God, is a book that recounts the activities of people through whom the spirit of God was working and others through whom evil spirits belonging to the devil were working. People who know the Bible can use it to discern the spirits dwelling in each group of people (refer to 1 Jn 4:1-6). Believers must be know and believe the Bible. People who do not know and believe the Bible cannot be considered true believers.
Pastors throughout the Old and New Testaments can be divided into three categories: pastors of prophecy, general pastors, and promised pastors. Pastors of prophecy were selected by God from among the chosen people. God revealed future events to his people through pastors of prophecy like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. General pastors include the rulers of God’s chosen people—the elders and priests. Promised pastors are those whom God promised in advance through the pastors of prophecy. John the Baptist (the messenger who prepared the way) and Jesus (the savior) were promised pastors (refer to Is 7:14; Mal 3:1; Mt 1:18-23; Mt 17:10-13). In both the times of the Old and New Testaments, it was never the gentiles or non-believers who were responsible for the killing of the pastors of prophecy and the promised pastors sent by God to his chosen people. In fact, the rulers of the chosen people—their elders and priests—were the ones responsible for killing God’s true pastors (Mt 27).
Why did the religious leaders kill God’s messengers?
God sent his promised pastor (messenger) when his chosen people had grown corrupt. God’s messenger pointed out the sins of that generation’s corrupt pastors and urged them to repent. He also taught the believers of that generation things their own corrupt pastors did not understand and did things their pastors could not do.
The corrupt pastors at the time of the first coming belonged to the earth. Jesus and his followers, however, belonged to heaven. This is why the Jews hated and persecuted Jesus and his followers (Jn 15:18-21). Ultimately, although Jesus was supposed to receive God’s inheritance (Lk 20:9-16), the corrupt leaders of the time even killed him because they did not want to surrender their churches and congregation members.
Although many people at the time wanted to follow Jesus, their pastors prevented them from doing so (refer to Mt 23:13-15). This proves how corrupt they really were. To avoid any loss of power, the Sanhedrin put Jesus to death by having him crucified (refer to Mt 26:57-68, Mt 27). Regardless of whether you look at the time of the Old Testament or the New Testament, corrupt believers belonging to the world have abused their ecclesiastical authority to persecute and murder the true pastors sent by God (refer to Acts 7:52; Jn 15:18-21)
The one who overcomes (the promised pastor) in Shincheonji Church of Jesus does not stand on his own. God has chosen and appointed him. He has become New Spiritual Israel by fighting against and overcoming the enemies promised in the Bible. According to biblical prophecies, the one who overcomes has established the twelve tribes of God’s kingdom and priests, and those twelve tribes have been bearing twelve kinds of fruit through the work of the harvest (Rv 12, Rv 7, Rv 14, Rv 22:1-2).
The twelve tribes of Shincheonji Church of Jesus are God’s creation. Just like what happened in the time of the first coming, God will not sit idly by and watch as the pastors of all the world’s denominations gather and plot to destroy his precious creation. The pastors of world must repent and learn the truth. They must come to the path where everyone can live together in harmony.
We, the people of Shincheonji, have mastered the Bible. No one else has ever been able to do this (refer to 1 Cor 2:10). We have been sealed by the revealed word (Rv 7). God’s kingdom and priests are promised for us (refer to Rv 1:5-6; Rv 5:9-10). We have fulfilled and are fulfilling the prophecies of the Bible without adding to or subtracting from them (Rv 21:6; Rv 22:18-19).
True Christians must love Christianity and keep Jesus’ commands (refer to Jn 14:23; Rv 1:3).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 4월 18일 금요일
Distinguishing between God’s church & Church of the World
Distinguishing between God’s church & Church of the World
In the world there are God’s Church and the churches of the world.
How is God’s church different from the churches of the world?
Even if someone studies at a seminary founded by a man, receives ordination, establishes a church with a Christian signboard and teaches from the pulpit, his church cannot be God’s church nor can he be God’s pastor.
God’s Church is where God’s words are spoken, while a church of the world is where the words of the world are spoken (refer to Jn 3:31-34). The place where God’s words are spoken is where the Spirit of God exists (refer to Mt 10:20; 1Jn 5:7), while the gods of the world exist where the words of the world come out. That is, the place where the Spirit of God and God’s Word exists is God’s church. The place where the words of the world are spoken is from the church of the world, having a pastor who received ordination after graduating from a seminary school which was founded by a man.
God’s words are spoken because God exists, and the place where God’s words are spoken proves that God is there. The place where the words of the world are spoken, instead of God’s, proves that God is not there but the gods of the world is.
The congregation doesn’t have the Word because the pastor doesn’t have it, and the pastor doesn’t have the Word because the seminary he studied at doesn’t have it, and the seminary doesn’t have the Word because the Holy Spirit, which is the identity of the Word, does not exist there. Would you say this is not true? God says that anyone who adds to or takes away from his Word (of Revelation) cannot enter Heaven and he will add plagues to him (Rv 22:18-19). He also says the Word is with God and the Word is God, and life is in the Word; so the Word is the light of life (Jn 1:1-4)
We suggest those doctors of divinity, professors and pastors who insist that Shincheonji Church of Christ is unorthodoxy, to take a Bible examination with Shincheonji instructors. Also let the saints who were taught by these pastors take an examination with the saints taught by Shincheonji instructors to determine whom God’s Spirit is with and whose words are biblical.
The saints of Shincheonji Church of Christ fully understand the Bible as they are being sealed by the Spirit and the words of Revelation (refer to 1Cor 2:10; Rv 7). They can testify the prophecy recorded in the Bible and its physical fulfilment. Let us determine by the Word (light, life and seed: Lk 8:11; Jn 1:1-4) who is the night and who is the day, and who is the darkness and who is the light. The loser should learn from the winner to follow the way of salvation.
It is time to unite together by understanding the truth. We should throw<s> </s>away human tenacity and follow the will of the Holy Spirit. Untruth should not reign the world, nor should the evil spirit masquerade as the Holy Spirit (refer to 2Cor 11:14-15; 2Thes 2:9-10), nor should death reign over life (refer to Rom 5:14). If they are confident, they should stop persecuting us but come forth and accept our suggestion. The way of Truth should not be disturbed by evil any more (refer to Mt 23:13).
All the saints of Shincheonji wish to be saved together with all people by passing on their full knowledge of the Bible that was given by the one who overcame: the promised pastor and the Holy Spirit.
Truth is the seed of God and the son of God (Lk 8:11), while untruth is the seed of Satan and the son of Satan (Mt 13:38-39). Hence one can be saved and enter Heaven only by being reborn through the seed of God and the Spirit (Jn 3:5-7). This is the time when the New Testament is being fulfilled (Rv 21:6) and when we can be saved by believing in and acting upon the promised word of God and Jesus (refer to 1Cor 15:1-2; Jas 2:17; Rv 12:7-11).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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In the world there are God’s Church and the churches of the world.
How is God’s church different from the churches of the world?
Even if someone studies at a seminary founded by a man, receives ordination, establishes a church with a Christian signboard and teaches from the pulpit, his church cannot be God’s church nor can he be God’s pastor.
God’s Church is where God’s words are spoken, while a church of the world is where the words of the world are spoken (refer to Jn 3:31-34). The place where God’s words are spoken is where the Spirit of God exists (refer to Mt 10:20; 1Jn 5:7), while the gods of the world exist where the words of the world come out. That is, the place where the Spirit of God and God’s Word exists is God’s church. The place where the words of the world are spoken is from the church of the world, having a pastor who received ordination after graduating from a seminary school which was founded by a man.
God’s words are spoken because God exists, and the place where God’s words are spoken proves that God is there. The place where the words of the world are spoken, instead of God’s, proves that God is not there but the gods of the world is.
The congregation doesn’t have the Word because the pastor doesn’t have it, and the pastor doesn’t have the Word because the seminary he studied at doesn’t have it, and the seminary doesn’t have the Word because the Holy Spirit, which is the identity of the Word, does not exist there. Would you say this is not true? God says that anyone who adds to or takes away from his Word (of Revelation) cannot enter Heaven and he will add plagues to him (Rv 22:18-19). He also says the Word is with God and the Word is God, and life is in the Word; so the Word is the light of life (Jn 1:1-4)
We suggest those doctors of divinity, professors and pastors who insist that Shincheonji Church of Christ is unorthodoxy, to take a Bible examination with Shincheonji instructors. Also let the saints who were taught by these pastors take an examination with the saints taught by Shincheonji instructors to determine whom God’s Spirit is with and whose words are biblical.
The saints of Shincheonji Church of Christ fully understand the Bible as they are being sealed by the Spirit and the words of Revelation (refer to 1Cor 2:10; Rv 7). They can testify the prophecy recorded in the Bible and its physical fulfilment. Let us determine by the Word (light, life and seed: Lk 8:11; Jn 1:1-4) who is the night and who is the day, and who is the darkness and who is the light. The loser should learn from the winner to follow the way of salvation.
It is time to unite together by understanding the truth. We should throw<s> </s>away human tenacity and follow the will of the Holy Spirit. Untruth should not reign the world, nor should the evil spirit masquerade as the Holy Spirit (refer to 2Cor 11:14-15; 2Thes 2:9-10), nor should death reign over life (refer to Rom 5:14). If they are confident, they should stop persecuting us but come forth and accept our suggestion. The way of Truth should not be disturbed by evil any more (refer to Mt 23:13).
All the saints of Shincheonji wish to be saved together with all people by passing on their full knowledge of the Bible that was given by the one who overcame: the promised pastor and the Holy Spirit.
Truth is the seed of God and the son of God (Lk 8:11), while untruth is the seed of Satan and the son of Satan (Mt 13:38-39). Hence one can be saved and enter Heaven only by being reborn through the seed of God and the Spirit (Jn 3:5-7). This is the time when the New Testament is being fulfilled (Rv 21:6) and when we can be saved by believing in and acting upon the promised word of God and Jesus (refer to 1Cor 15:1-2; Jas 2:17; Rv 12:7-11).
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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2014년 4월 17일 목요일
The laws of heaven and the laws of the world
The laws of heaven and the laws of the world
There are laws in heaven and on earth. The laws of heaven were created by God, but the laws of the world were created by the people of the earth. The laws of heaven are recorded in the 66 books of the Bible, but the laws of the world are recorded in law books. There are judges that pass judgment according to the laws of heaven and judges that pass judgment according to the the laws of the world. The judge of heaven is the one who has mastered the laws of heaven, which are the 66 books of the Bible. Worldly judges, on the other hand, have mastered the laws of the world, which are recorded in law books. Only those who have mastered the law are qualified to be judges. Obviously, the law and the judge are different. If a judge misunderstands the law and misuses it, the blame falls solely on the judge—the law is not at fault. This mistaken judge must himself be punished according to the law. This is the same logic applies to the law of heaven and the laws of the world.
In the world, a person can only become a judge after being trained, passing an exam, and being appointed by the government. Judges declare criminals guilty or not guilty before sentencing them to be punished for their misdeeds according to the law books. Whether a criminal was acting out of ignorance or out of greed—regardless of all excuses—those who break the law must be punished. No matter who you are, everyone is subject to more that just the laws of the world. A criminal’s crimes do not just disappear when he is sent to jail or executed. Just because a sentence has been carried out on earth does not mean the criminal is exempted from judgment under the law of heaven. Sins against the law of heaven are actually much more serious than sins against the laws of the world.
The laws of heaven are the laws of religion. Mastery of the laws of the world is not the same as mastery of the laws of heaven. No matter how blameless they might be according to the laws of the world, not even worldly judges and prosecutors can free themselves from sins against the laws of heaven. The laws of heaven, as implied by the name, are higher than the laws of the world. Only those who know the laws of heaven will understand and agree with this point. According to the laws of the world, people can be found guilty and sentenced to death. The judgment of heaven, however, is carried out differently from the judgment of the world. A person can only be appointed as a judge after mastering the laws of the world and passing an exam. In the same way, a person who has mastered the law of heaven is appointed by God to be a judge of heaven. The judge of heaven is a priest or pastor sealed with the word. The judges of heaven refer first, to the one who overcomes Satan (Rv 21:7), second, to the leaders of the twelve tribes (Mt 19:28), and third, to the 144,000 priests of God’s kingdom (Rv 7, Rv 14). Sins against the laws of heaven can be divided into three categories: original sins that have been around since Adam’s time, hereditary sins that have been passed down from our ancestors, and personal sins that each person commits as an individual. No one can be saved, either physically or spiritually, without receiving forgiveness for sin. Without forgiveness, everyone must face the final judgment.
For what sins do the laws of heaven hold people accountable? Refusing to believe in God is a sin, and refusing to believe in God’s words of promise is the same as refusing to believe in God. Refusing to believe in the words of promise is the same as refusing to believe in the words of the New Testament (i.e. the new covenant). The new covenant, which was established through Jesus’ blood, demands that God’s people put God’s laws—especially the words of the New Testament—in their minds and write them on their hearts (refer to Heb 8:6-13). This is the way to master the law books of heaven and the way to be sealed by the word. Those who master the Bible (i.e. the law books of heaven) are the judges of heaven who can pass judgment according to the laws of heaven. Even kings and presidents—people with physical riches and authority—will be subject to the judges of heaven. This is the law of religion. Everyone will be judged according to their deeds as recorded in the law (Rv 22:11-12, Rv 20:12,…). Not a single word or the least stroke of a pen (Mt 5:18) will be added or subtracted from the laws of heaven (Rv 22:18-19).
If a worldly judge misunderstands a case and acts unjustly out of ignorance by sentencing an innocent person to death, then the judge becomes a murderer. Pastors are supposed to be the judges of heaven who have mastered the Bible. If a pastor misunderstands the laws of heaven and acts unjustly by condemning the truly orthodox as a cult, then the pastor becomes a murderer just like the Jewish leaders who persecuted and killed the prophets and Jesus (refer to Acts 24:5, 14). All false theologians, false pastors, and other spiritual leaders who have failed to master the Bible should be dismissed from their churches. They should repent because it is what God and his people desire.
According to Jesus’ word of promise, judgment will be passed in the last days (Jn 12:48; Rv 20:12). The true judges and rulers of God’s kingdom are Jesus’ twelve disciples (Mt 19:28; Lk 22:18-30) and the twelve tribes promised in and sealed according to the book of Revelation (Rv 7:3-8). They are the judges appointed by heaven to judge everyone on earth.
The blood Jesus shed on the cross grants the atonement of sin to those who keep the new covenant promised by Jesus (Rv 1:5-6, Rv 5:9-10, Rv 7:13-14). The worst punishment according to the laws of the world is life imprisonment or death, but the laws of heaven demand eternal suffering in the fiery lake of burning sulfur (Rv 21:8).
We must believe in the new covenant to attain salvation and eternal life. The scriptures compare the days of the son of man to the days of Noah and Lot (Mt 24:37-39). They make it clear that we must flee to the mountain when we see the abomination that causes desolation standing in the holy place (Mt 24:15-16). Will anyone who stays instead of fleeing receive salvation? Only those who know and believe in the new covenant will be able to enter the shelter of salvation.
No one has been able to master the 66 books of the Bible for the past 6,000 years. Today, however, the Bible is being mastered. Its promises are being fulfilled in the Republic of Korea. We are testifying about the physical fulfillment of the prophecies according to what we have seen and heard. It is now time for the religious world to fulfill righteousness and fairness. I believe that everyone who truly believes in the Bible will attain salvation by verifying and believing in this testimony.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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There are laws in heaven and on earth. The laws of heaven were created by God, but the laws of the world were created by the people of the earth. The laws of heaven are recorded in the 66 books of the Bible, but the laws of the world are recorded in law books. There are judges that pass judgment according to the laws of heaven and judges that pass judgment according to the the laws of the world. The judge of heaven is the one who has mastered the laws of heaven, which are the 66 books of the Bible. Worldly judges, on the other hand, have mastered the laws of the world, which are recorded in law books. Only those who have mastered the law are qualified to be judges. Obviously, the law and the judge are different. If a judge misunderstands the law and misuses it, the blame falls solely on the judge—the law is not at fault. This mistaken judge must himself be punished according to the law. This is the same logic applies to the law of heaven and the laws of the world.
In the world, a person can only become a judge after being trained, passing an exam, and being appointed by the government. Judges declare criminals guilty or not guilty before sentencing them to be punished for their misdeeds according to the law books. Whether a criminal was acting out of ignorance or out of greed—regardless of all excuses—those who break the law must be punished. No matter who you are, everyone is subject to more that just the laws of the world. A criminal’s crimes do not just disappear when he is sent to jail or executed. Just because a sentence has been carried out on earth does not mean the criminal is exempted from judgment under the law of heaven. Sins against the law of heaven are actually much more serious than sins against the laws of the world.
The laws of heaven are the laws of religion. Mastery of the laws of the world is not the same as mastery of the laws of heaven. No matter how blameless they might be according to the laws of the world, not even worldly judges and prosecutors can free themselves from sins against the laws of heaven. The laws of heaven, as implied by the name, are higher than the laws of the world. Only those who know the laws of heaven will understand and agree with this point. According to the laws of the world, people can be found guilty and sentenced to death. The judgment of heaven, however, is carried out differently from the judgment of the world. A person can only be appointed as a judge after mastering the laws of the world and passing an exam. In the same way, a person who has mastered the law of heaven is appointed by God to be a judge of heaven. The judge of heaven is a priest or pastor sealed with the word. The judges of heaven refer first, to the one who overcomes Satan (Rv 21:7), second, to the leaders of the twelve tribes (Mt 19:28), and third, to the 144,000 priests of God’s kingdom (Rv 7, Rv 14). Sins against the laws of heaven can be divided into three categories: original sins that have been around since Adam’s time, hereditary sins that have been passed down from our ancestors, and personal sins that each person commits as an individual. No one can be saved, either physically or spiritually, without receiving forgiveness for sin. Without forgiveness, everyone must face the final judgment.
For what sins do the laws of heaven hold people accountable? Refusing to believe in God is a sin, and refusing to believe in God’s words of promise is the same as refusing to believe in God. Refusing to believe in the words of promise is the same as refusing to believe in the words of the New Testament (i.e. the new covenant). The new covenant, which was established through Jesus’ blood, demands that God’s people put God’s laws—especially the words of the New Testament—in their minds and write them on their hearts (refer to Heb 8:6-13). This is the way to master the law books of heaven and the way to be sealed by the word. Those who master the Bible (i.e. the law books of heaven) are the judges of heaven who can pass judgment according to the laws of heaven. Even kings and presidents—people with physical riches and authority—will be subject to the judges of heaven. This is the law of religion. Everyone will be judged according to their deeds as recorded in the law (Rv 22:11-12, Rv 20:12,…). Not a single word or the least stroke of a pen (Mt 5:18) will be added or subtracted from the laws of heaven (Rv 22:18-19).
If a worldly judge misunderstands a case and acts unjustly out of ignorance by sentencing an innocent person to death, then the judge becomes a murderer. Pastors are supposed to be the judges of heaven who have mastered the Bible. If a pastor misunderstands the laws of heaven and acts unjustly by condemning the truly orthodox as a cult, then the pastor becomes a murderer just like the Jewish leaders who persecuted and killed the prophets and Jesus (refer to Acts 24:5, 14). All false theologians, false pastors, and other spiritual leaders who have failed to master the Bible should be dismissed from their churches. They should repent because it is what God and his people desire.
According to Jesus’ word of promise, judgment will be passed in the last days (Jn 12:48; Rv 20:12). The true judges and rulers of God’s kingdom are Jesus’ twelve disciples (Mt 19:28; Lk 22:18-30) and the twelve tribes promised in and sealed according to the book of Revelation (Rv 7:3-8). They are the judges appointed by heaven to judge everyone on earth.
The blood Jesus shed on the cross grants the atonement of sin to those who keep the new covenant promised by Jesus (Rv 1:5-6, Rv 5:9-10, Rv 7:13-14). The worst punishment according to the laws of the world is life imprisonment or death, but the laws of heaven demand eternal suffering in the fiery lake of burning sulfur (Rv 21:8).
We must believe in the new covenant to attain salvation and eternal life. The scriptures compare the days of the son of man to the days of Noah and Lot (Mt 24:37-39). They make it clear that we must flee to the mountain when we see the abomination that causes desolation standing in the holy place (Mt 24:15-16). Will anyone who stays instead of fleeing receive salvation? Only those who know and believe in the new covenant will be able to enter the shelter of salvation.
No one has been able to master the 66 books of the Bible for the past 6,000 years. Today, however, the Bible is being mastered. Its promises are being fulfilled in the Republic of Korea. We are testifying about the physical fulfillment of the prophecies according to what we have seen and heard. It is now time for the religious world to fulfill righteousness and fairness. I believe that everyone who truly believes in the Bible will attain salvation by verifying and believing in this testimony.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
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Religion and eternal life God, the one and only creator of heaven and earth, also created true religion. True religion was not created by philosophers or through endless studies. Since the main point of religion is eternal life, religion without eternal life is meaningless. Is this eternal life referring to life for our physical bodies or for our spirits? God created all things in heaven and on earth; he formed men and women in his image and likeness (Gn 1:1, 26-27). People who are created in God’s image, must also be gods. God told his people they would die if they ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gn 2:17). By eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, people returned to the dust—they went back to being mere flesh and they died (Gn 3:19). Psalms 82:6-7 is a related scripture: “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’ But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler.” It also says in Gn 6:2-3, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the LORD said, ‘My spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.” It is clear that the flesh of the world’s people will die. The sons of God, however, do not die because they are also gods. Ever since the spirit of God, who is the source of life, left people, death has reigned as king (1 Cor 15:25-26). People have suffered from aging, disease, and death. People lived much longer in the time of Adam. As the sins of humanity have accumulated, however, our life expectancy has fallen from around 900 years (refer to Gn 5 and 9) to just 70 or 80 years (refer to Ps 90:10). No matter how much authority or wealth a man accumulates, his life is all an empty, meaningless dream (refer to Eccl 1 ~ 2). God has been observing humanity over the 6,000 years since Adam’s fall. God has sent several messengers in an attempt to restore his people. In response, and to spite his efforts, people have killed every messenger God sent. This world has been flooded with vice, and death has reigned as king (refer to Mt 23:34-35). The people God created were also gods. How did God create them in his image and likeness? God’s word of life is referred to as the seed (Lk 8:11). Those to whom the word of God comes are called gods (Jn 10:35). Acts 17:28-29 explains that people are the offspring of God. God is the word (Jn 1:1), and Jesus is the son of God because he was born of the seed of God’s word. This means Jesus himself was also the word (Ps 2:7; 1 Jn 1:1). Thus, it is through God’s seed that people are born and resemble God’s image. It is also God’s seed that enables us to have eternal life. There are two types of people living in this world: the sons of God (gods) and the sons of men (flesh). When the sons of God chose to unite with flesh of the earth, they also became flesh and eventually died as mere men (Gn 6:2-3; Ps 82:6-7). God came to Jesus according to his promise (Mt 3:16) in an attempt to restore the world of humanity. God also fulfilled the Old Testament through Jesus (Jn 19:30). Jesus bore the cross to redeem humanity from its sins (Is 53:4-6; Jn 1:29; 1 Pt 2:22-24) and he prophesied in the New Testament about the future (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:14-20). God had to resolve the problem of sin through Jesus to return to the world (refer to Gn 6; Mt 27; Rv 21). Although humanity was destined to die for its sins, God promised to make it possible for them to attain eternal life (Jn 3:16, Jn 6:40). What is this eternal life that God promised through Jesus so many times? Is it eternal life for our bodies or for our spirits? Regardless of whether this eternal life is referring to life for our bodies or for our spirits, how can we obtain it? Is it possible to obtain eternal life without knowing God, his will, his Bible, and his revelation? John 11 describes the death of Lazarus. When Jesus went to visit Mary and Martha after Lazarus had died, the sisters told Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother [Lazarus] would not have died,” (Jn 11:21, 32). Although Lazarus had been dead four days, Jesus brought him back to life and called him out of his grave. Jesus was a person in whom God dwelled. That is why Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Jesus’ disciples replied that they did believe it (Jn 11:25-27). Do we truly believe in these words of Jesus today? Jesus also stated in John 8, “I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” The Jewish people who heard this exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets … Who do you think you are?” Jesus replied, “Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word,” (Jn 8:51-55). These were the words of eternal life that God spoke to Jesus. Jesus believed in and conveyed those words to us. It is clear from considering this passage that Jesus believed in the word of God and the Jewish people, just like Adam and Eve, refused to believe (refer to Gn 3; Hos 6:7; Mt 15; Jn 8). God and Jesus told us to believe in eternal life. This is the essence of religion. What else did Jesus say about eternal life? What are some qualifications for obtaining eternal life? God was forced to leave the world of Adam because it was full of sin. God and Jesus are the word (Jn 1:1-4; 1 Jn 1:1), which means that their blood and flesh are also the word. The word is life, light, God, and Jesus. Jesus called himself the living bread from heaven. He claimed that those who ate his flesh and drank his blood would have eternal life (Jn 6:51-57). Doesn’t this also mean that those who refuse to eat Jesus’ flesh and drink his blood lose their chance at eternal life? Eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood are the same as listening to and believing in Jesus’ words. It is only when we believe in Jesus’ word of life that we can gain eternal life. If the sons of God returned to the flesh because of sin (refer to Gal 3:3), how can they be re-transformed into the image of the divine to receive eternal life? What is the process? Obviously, we cannot live eternally in our current form—our current image. It is only when we are born again of the imperishable seed and the immortal spirit that we can attain eternal life (refer to Jn 3:5-6; 1 Pt 1:23). God’s word is the seed (Lk 8:11), and our heart is the field where the seed is sown (1 Cor 3:9). When a seed is sown, it grows into a tree where the birds come and perch (Mt 13:31-32). Just like this logic of nature, if the seed of the living word is sown into the fields of our hearts, it will grow into trees of life to which the holy spirit can descend. As the holy spirits come down upon us, we are reborn as new creations (refer to 2 Cor 5:17; Eph 4:21-24; Col 3:10). It is by this process that we are able to obtain eternal life and go to heaven. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the spirit gives birth to spirit (Jn 3:6). If we remain as mere flesh, we will eventually die. Alternatively, if we are born again of the seed of the spirit and then receive the spirit, we are created anew and attain eternal life (refer to Rom 8:2-11). This eternal life is the promise of God, it is our faith, and it is the ultimate purpose of religion. When will we be created anew? When will we be able to live forever? Where will it begin? Eternal life is fulfilled at the time of Revelation, and it begins at the place the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior appear (Rv 12). The book of Revelation reveals the identities of these three entities and leads us to the place they appear. According to Rv 10 and 1 Cor 15, it is when the seventh and final trumpet is blown that eternal life is fulfilled. The last trumpet is the trumpet of the mystery from which eternal life begins. When the last trumpet is sounded, those who have been born again of God’s seed and the holy spirit will become new creations. Flesh and blood that has decayed cannot live again, but as our spirits are transformed, we will acquire spiritual bodies like the figures in heaven without even realizing what is happening. That is when we can finally live forever. Those whose flesh is still alive at that time will be transformed—they will receive immortal, imperishable bodies. In other words, they will be able to live eternally as they receive the bodies of divine beings (i.e. gods) (refer to 1 Cor 15:44, 51-54, 2 Cor 5:1-4; Rv 20:4-6). This is how we can be re-born as God’s children. We do not become God’s children through the death of our physical bodies, but by being changed. We become the embodiment of eternal life when we are born again of the water, which is the same as God’s seed of life, and of God’s spirit (i.e. the holy spirit). This is the eternal life of true religion. The tiny egg (seed) of a silkworm grows into a silkworm. It eats only mulberry leaves until it builds its house (cocoon). Then, inside that house it has built, the silkworm becomes a pupa. Several days later the silkworm pupa becomes a butterfly that can move around on its own. This is how a silkworm fulfills its purpose. Similarly, we begin our lives with God’s seed and grow up by eating only the leaves of the truth. We are made into God’s image and finally become God’s offspring. This is how we can fulfill our purpose, which is eternal life. Just as the yeast makes the dough rise (Mt 13:33), we are changed by the words of life—by God’s seed. Since this testimony is given through revelation from God, it is true (refer to Rv 10, Rv 1:2, Rv 22:16). This testimony is only being given at Shincheonji Church of Jesus. I believe that anyone who wants to become one of God’s children who are newly created to live forever—anyone who wants to be re-created in the image of God to live together forever with God as a member of his family—will receive our testimony, which is the word of God. SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/137 [출처] Shincheonji - 137 - Religion and eternal life (진짜바로알자 신천지) |작성자 jesushope12
Religion and eternal life
God, the one and only creator of heaven and earth, also created true religion. True religion was not created by philosophers or through endless studies. Since the main point of religion is eternal life, religion without eternal life is meaningless. Is this eternal life referring to life for our physical bodies or for our spirits?
God created all things in heaven and on earth; he formed men and women in his image and likeness (Gn 1:1, 26-27). People who are created in God’s image, must also be gods.
God told his people they would die if they ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gn 2:17). By eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, people returned to the dust—they went back to being mere flesh and they died (Gn 3:19). Psalms 82:6-7 is a related scripture: “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’ But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler.”
It also says in Gn 6:2-3, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the LORD said, ‘My spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.” It is clear that the flesh of the world’s people will die. The sons of God, however, do not die because they are also gods. Ever since the spirit of God, who is the source of life, left people, death has reigned as king (1 Cor 15:25-26). People have suffered from aging, disease, and death. People lived much longer in the time of Adam. As the sins of humanity have accumulated, however, our life expectancy has fallen from around 900 years (refer to Gn 5 and 9) to just 70 or 80 years (refer to Ps 90:10). No matter how much authority or wealth a man accumulates, his life is all an empty, meaningless dream (refer to Eccl 1 ~ 2).
God has been observing humanity over the 6,000 years since Adam’s fall. God has sent several messengers in an attempt to restore his people. In response, and to spite his efforts, people have killed every messenger God sent. This world has been flooded with vice, and death has reigned as king (refer to Mt 23:34-35).
The people God created were also gods. How did God create them in his image and likeness? God’s word of life is referred to as the seed (Lk 8:11). Those to whom the word of God comes are called gods (Jn 10:35). Acts 17:28-29 explains that people are the offspring of God. God is the word (Jn 1:1), and Jesus is the son of God because he was born of the seed of God’s word. This means Jesus himself was also the word (Ps 2:7; 1 Jn 1:1). Thus, it is through God’s seed that people are born and resemble God’s image. It is also God’s seed that enables us to have eternal life.
There are two types of people living in this world: the sons of God (gods) and the sons of men (flesh). When the sons of God chose to unite with flesh of the earth, they also became flesh and eventually died as mere men (Gn 6:2-3; Ps 82:6-7). God came to Jesus according to his promise (Mt 3:16) in an attempt to restore the world of humanity. God also fulfilled the Old Testament through Jesus (Jn 19:30). Jesus bore the cross to redeem humanity from its sins (Is 53:4-6; Jn 1:29; 1 Pt 2:22-24) and he prophesied in the New Testament about the future (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:14-20). God had to resolve the problem of sin through Jesus to return to the world (refer to Gn 6; Mt 27; Rv 21). Although humanity was destined to die for its sins, God promised to make it possible for them to attain eternal life (Jn 3:16, Jn 6:40).
What is this eternal life that God promised through Jesus so many times? Is it eternal life for our bodies or for our spirits? Regardless of whether this eternal life is referring to life for our bodies or for our spirits, how can we obtain it? Is it possible to obtain eternal life without knowing God, his will, his Bible, and his revelation?
John 11 describes the death of Lazarus. When Jesus went to visit Mary and Martha after Lazarus had died, the sisters told Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother [Lazarus] would not have died,” (Jn 11:21, 32). Although Lazarus had been dead four days, Jesus brought him back to life and called him out of his grave. Jesus was a person in whom God dwelled. That is why Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Jesus’ disciples replied that they did believe it (Jn 11:25-27). Do we truly believe in these words of Jesus today? Jesus also stated in John 8, “I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” The Jewish people who heard this exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets … Who do you think you are?” Jesus replied, “Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word,” (Jn 8:51-55).
These were the words of eternal life that God spoke to Jesus. Jesus believed in and conveyed those words to us. It is clear from considering this passage that Jesus believed in the word of God and the Jewish people, just like Adam and Eve, refused to believe (refer to Gn 3; Hos 6:7; Mt 15; Jn 8). God and Jesus told us to believe in eternal life. This is the essence of religion.
What else did Jesus say about eternal life? What are some qualifications for obtaining eternal life? God was forced to leave the world of Adam because it was full of sin. God and Jesus are the word (Jn 1:1-4; 1 Jn 1:1), which means that their blood and flesh are also the word. The word is life, light, God, and Jesus. Jesus called himself the living bread from heaven. He claimed that those who ate his flesh and drank his blood would have eternal life (Jn 6:51-57). Doesn’t this also mean that those who refuse to eat Jesus’ flesh and drink his blood lose their chance at eternal life? Eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood are the same as listening to and believing in Jesus’ words. It is only when we believe in Jesus’ word of life that we can gain eternal life.
If the sons of God returned to the flesh because of sin (refer to Gal 3:3), how can they be re-transformed into the image of the divine to receive eternal life? What is the process?
Obviously, we cannot live eternally in our current form—our current image. It is only when we are born again of the imperishable seed and the immortal spirit that we can attain eternal life (refer to Jn 3:5-6; 1 Pt 1:23). God’s word is the seed (Lk 8:11), and our heart is the field where the seed is sown (1 Cor 3:9). When a seed is sown, it grows into a tree where the birds come and perch (Mt 13:31-32). Just like this logic of nature, if the seed of the living word is sown into the fields of our hearts, it will grow into trees of life to which the holy spirit can descend. As the holy spirits come down upon us, we are reborn as new creations (refer to 2 Cor 5:17; Eph 4:21-24; Col 3:10). It is by this process that we are able to obtain eternal life and go to heaven. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the spirit gives birth to spirit (Jn 3:6). If we remain as mere flesh, we will eventually die. Alternatively, if we are born again of the seed of the spirit and then receive the spirit, we are created anew and attain eternal life (refer to Rom 8:2-11). This eternal life is the promise of God, it is our faith, and it is the ultimate purpose of religion.
When will we be created anew? When will we be able to live forever? Where will it begin? Eternal life is fulfilled at the time of Revelation, and it begins at the place the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior appear (Rv 12). The book of Revelation reveals the identities of these three entities and leads us to the place they appear.
According to Rv 10 and 1 Cor 15, it is when the seventh and final trumpet is blown that eternal life is fulfilled. The last trumpet is the trumpet of the mystery from which eternal life begins. When the last trumpet is sounded, those who have been born again of God’s seed and the holy spirit will become new creations. Flesh and blood that has decayed cannot live again, but as our spirits are transformed, we will acquire spiritual bodies like the figures in heaven without even realizing what is happening. That is when we can finally live forever. Those whose flesh is still alive at that time will be transformed—they will receive immortal, imperishable bodies. In other words, they will be able to live eternally as they receive the bodies of divine beings (i.e. gods) (refer to 1 Cor 15:44, 51-54, 2 Cor 5:1-4; Rv 20:4-6).
This is how we can be re-born as God’s children. We do not become God’s children through the death of our physical bodies, but by being changed. We become the embodiment of eternal life when we are born again of the water, which is the same as God’s seed of life, and of God’s spirit (i.e. the holy spirit). This is the eternal life of true religion. The tiny egg (seed) of a silkworm grows into a silkworm. It eats only mulberry leaves until it builds its house (cocoon). Then, inside that house it has built, the silkworm becomes a pupa. Several days later the silkworm pupa becomes a butterfly that can move around on its own. This is how a silkworm fulfills its purpose. Similarly, we begin our lives with God’s seed and grow up by eating only the leaves of the truth. We are made into God’s image and finally become God’s offspring. This is how we can fulfill our purpose, which is eternal life. Just as the yeast makes the dough rise (Mt 13:33), we are changed by the words of life—by God’s seed.
Since this testimony is given through revelation from God, it is true (refer to Rv 10, Rv 1:2, Rv 22:16). This testimony is only being given at Shincheonji Church of Jesus. I believe that anyone who wants to become one of God’s children who are newly created to live forever—anyone who wants to be re-created in the image of God to live together forever with God as a member of his family—will receive our testimony, which is the word of God.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/137
God, the one and only creator of heaven and earth, also created true religion. True religion was not created by philosophers or through endless studies. Since the main point of religion is eternal life, religion without eternal life is meaningless. Is this eternal life referring to life for our physical bodies or for our spirits?
God created all things in heaven and on earth; he formed men and women in his image and likeness (Gn 1:1, 26-27). People who are created in God’s image, must also be gods.
God told his people they would die if they ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gn 2:17). By eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, people returned to the dust—they went back to being mere flesh and they died (Gn 3:19). Psalms 82:6-7 is a related scripture: “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’ But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler.”
It also says in Gn 6:2-3, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the LORD said, ‘My spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.” It is clear that the flesh of the world’s people will die. The sons of God, however, do not die because they are also gods. Ever since the spirit of God, who is the source of life, left people, death has reigned as king (1 Cor 15:25-26). People have suffered from aging, disease, and death. People lived much longer in the time of Adam. As the sins of humanity have accumulated, however, our life expectancy has fallen from around 900 years (refer to Gn 5 and 9) to just 70 or 80 years (refer to Ps 90:10). No matter how much authority or wealth a man accumulates, his life is all an empty, meaningless dream (refer to Eccl 1 ~ 2).
God has been observing humanity over the 6,000 years since Adam’s fall. God has sent several messengers in an attempt to restore his people. In response, and to spite his efforts, people have killed every messenger God sent. This world has been flooded with vice, and death has reigned as king (refer to Mt 23:34-35).
The people God created were also gods. How did God create them in his image and likeness? God’s word of life is referred to as the seed (Lk 8:11). Those to whom the word of God comes are called gods (Jn 10:35). Acts 17:28-29 explains that people are the offspring of God. God is the word (Jn 1:1), and Jesus is the son of God because he was born of the seed of God’s word. This means Jesus himself was also the word (Ps 2:7; 1 Jn 1:1). Thus, it is through God’s seed that people are born and resemble God’s image. It is also God’s seed that enables us to have eternal life.
There are two types of people living in this world: the sons of God (gods) and the sons of men (flesh). When the sons of God chose to unite with flesh of the earth, they also became flesh and eventually died as mere men (Gn 6:2-3; Ps 82:6-7). God came to Jesus according to his promise (Mt 3:16) in an attempt to restore the world of humanity. God also fulfilled the Old Testament through Jesus (Jn 19:30). Jesus bore the cross to redeem humanity from its sins (Is 53:4-6; Jn 1:29; 1 Pt 2:22-24) and he prophesied in the New Testament about the future (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:14-20). God had to resolve the problem of sin through Jesus to return to the world (refer to Gn 6; Mt 27; Rv 21). Although humanity was destined to die for its sins, God promised to make it possible for them to attain eternal life (Jn 3:16, Jn 6:40).
What is this eternal life that God promised through Jesus so many times? Is it eternal life for our bodies or for our spirits? Regardless of whether this eternal life is referring to life for our bodies or for our spirits, how can we obtain it? Is it possible to obtain eternal life without knowing God, his will, his Bible, and his revelation?
John 11 describes the death of Lazarus. When Jesus went to visit Mary and Martha after Lazarus had died, the sisters told Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother [Lazarus] would not have died,” (Jn 11:21, 32). Although Lazarus had been dead four days, Jesus brought him back to life and called him out of his grave. Jesus was a person in whom God dwelled. That is why Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Jesus’ disciples replied that they did believe it (Jn 11:25-27). Do we truly believe in these words of Jesus today? Jesus also stated in John 8, “I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” The Jewish people who heard this exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets … Who do you think you are?” Jesus replied, “Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word,” (Jn 8:51-55).
These were the words of eternal life that God spoke to Jesus. Jesus believed in and conveyed those words to us. It is clear from considering this passage that Jesus believed in the word of God and the Jewish people, just like Adam and Eve, refused to believe (refer to Gn 3; Hos 6:7; Mt 15; Jn 8). God and Jesus told us to believe in eternal life. This is the essence of religion.
What else did Jesus say about eternal life? What are some qualifications for obtaining eternal life? God was forced to leave the world of Adam because it was full of sin. God and Jesus are the word (Jn 1:1-4; 1 Jn 1:1), which means that their blood and flesh are also the word. The word is life, light, God, and Jesus. Jesus called himself the living bread from heaven. He claimed that those who ate his flesh and drank his blood would have eternal life (Jn 6:51-57). Doesn’t this also mean that those who refuse to eat Jesus’ flesh and drink his blood lose their chance at eternal life? Eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood are the same as listening to and believing in Jesus’ words. It is only when we believe in Jesus’ word of life that we can gain eternal life.
If the sons of God returned to the flesh because of sin (refer to Gal 3:3), how can they be re-transformed into the image of the divine to receive eternal life? What is the process?
Obviously, we cannot live eternally in our current form—our current image. It is only when we are born again of the imperishable seed and the immortal spirit that we can attain eternal life (refer to Jn 3:5-6; 1 Pt 1:23). God’s word is the seed (Lk 8:11), and our heart is the field where the seed is sown (1 Cor 3:9). When a seed is sown, it grows into a tree where the birds come and perch (Mt 13:31-32). Just like this logic of nature, if the seed of the living word is sown into the fields of our hearts, it will grow into trees of life to which the holy spirit can descend. As the holy spirits come down upon us, we are reborn as new creations (refer to 2 Cor 5:17; Eph 4:21-24; Col 3:10). It is by this process that we are able to obtain eternal life and go to heaven. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the spirit gives birth to spirit (Jn 3:6). If we remain as mere flesh, we will eventually die. Alternatively, if we are born again of the seed of the spirit and then receive the spirit, we are created anew and attain eternal life (refer to Rom 8:2-11). This eternal life is the promise of God, it is our faith, and it is the ultimate purpose of religion.
When will we be created anew? When will we be able to live forever? Where will it begin? Eternal life is fulfilled at the time of Revelation, and it begins at the place the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior appear (Rv 12). The book of Revelation reveals the identities of these three entities and leads us to the place they appear.
According to Rv 10 and 1 Cor 15, it is when the seventh and final trumpet is blown that eternal life is fulfilled. The last trumpet is the trumpet of the mystery from which eternal life begins. When the last trumpet is sounded, those who have been born again of God’s seed and the holy spirit will become new creations. Flesh and blood that has decayed cannot live again, but as our spirits are transformed, we will acquire spiritual bodies like the figures in heaven without even realizing what is happening. That is when we can finally live forever. Those whose flesh is still alive at that time will be transformed—they will receive immortal, imperishable bodies. In other words, they will be able to live eternally as they receive the bodies of divine beings (i.e. gods) (refer to 1 Cor 15:44, 51-54, 2 Cor 5:1-4; Rv 20:4-6).
This is how we can be re-born as God’s children. We do not become God’s children through the death of our physical bodies, but by being changed. We become the embodiment of eternal life when we are born again of the water, which is the same as God’s seed of life, and of God’s spirit (i.e. the holy spirit). This is the eternal life of true religion. The tiny egg (seed) of a silkworm grows into a silkworm. It eats only mulberry leaves until it builds its house (cocoon). Then, inside that house it has built, the silkworm becomes a pupa. Several days later the silkworm pupa becomes a butterfly that can move around on its own. This is how a silkworm fulfills its purpose. Similarly, we begin our lives with God’s seed and grow up by eating only the leaves of the truth. We are made into God’s image and finally become God’s offspring. This is how we can fulfill our purpose, which is eternal life. Just as the yeast makes the dough rise (Mt 13:33), we are changed by the words of life—by God’s seed.
Since this testimony is given through revelation from God, it is true (refer to Rv 10, Rv 1:2, Rv 22:16). This testimony is only being given at Shincheonji Church of Jesus. I believe that anyone who wants to become one of God’s children who are newly created to live forever—anyone who wants to be re-created in the image of God to live together forever with God as a member of his family—will receive our testimony, which is the word of God.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/137
2014년 4월 15일 화요일
The Bible and commentaries
The Bible and commentaries
In each generation, God chose people to write his words on his behalf. The book that contains these words of God is the Bible. It was God’s intention to have his prophecies that would be fulfilled in the future concealed in figurative language—sealed with seven seals—so that no one would understand the prophecies until the time appointed for their fulfillment had arrived (Is 29:9-14; Hos 12:10; Mt 13:10-11; Rv 5:1-3).
When the appointed time arrived, the Lord opened the book and gave it to his chosen pastor to convey its message to the world (Ez 3; Jn 16:25; Rv 10). In addition to opening the book, the Lord fulfills the words of the promises without adding to or subtracting from the words recorded in the Bible (Jn 19:30; Rv 21:6). At the time of fulfillment, believers attain salvation by seeing, hearing, and believing in the physical fulfillment of God’s promises (refer to Jn 14:29). There is only one God and one Bible, both of which have a single purpose.
Commentaries, on the other hand, are interpretations of the scriptures that pastors speak of their own accord. There is only one Bible, but there are hundreds of different commentaries that vary widely in terms of content. Does any commentary give a perfect explanation of the Bible? These commentaries are nothing but people’s personal interpretations of the scriptures. Some of the pastors who have written commentaries have even stolen the revealed word they have learned from SCJ and have added their own opinions to it. From whom did they receive these personal interpretations that they speak of their own accord? Obviously, such things are not from God, Jesus, or the holy spirit. The pastors of this world are preaching their sermons based on their own commentaries to this very moment. If they cannot understand the Bible, would it not be better for them to teach only what the Bible says instead of teaching their own false interpretations?
Why is it a problem that the commentaries are lies, far away from the true meaning of the Bible?
If the word is referred to as the seed (Lk 8:11), then lies can be symbolized by the weeds. Weeds are sown by the devil and represent the wicked sons of the devil (Mt 13:38-39). Jesus is the true vine (Jn 15:1-5), but false pastors are wild vines (Is 5; Dt 32). Wine comes from grapes, and grapes come from vines. If a vine symbolizes a person, then that person’s words are the wine from their vine.
Revelation 17 and 18 show us that all nations have been destroyed by the wine of adulteries. The kings and the inhabitants of the earth have been led astray for the same reason. The merchants and all who earn their living from the sea have also done business through the wine of adulteries, which is symbolized by their products.
Babylon in Rv 17 is the home of demons and the haunt for every unclean and evil spirit. The prostitute is the one who unites with evil spirits and her group is symbolized by Babylon. The prostitute is a figurative woman referring to a pastor. The prostitute in Rv 17 has associated with the devil of Babylon instead of Jesus, and she has received the seed of the devil (his word). The seed of the devil is the same as the wine of adulteries, which represents the lies of biblical commentaries. All nations have collapsed because of the commentaries. The temples of people’s hearts have fallen (refer to 1 Cor 3:9) and have become fields where the weeds have been sown. For these reasons, it is the task of the returning Jesus to deliver and redeem people from Babylon (Rv 17:14, Rv 18:4).
People who dwell in Babylon, the kingdom of demons, will be able to attain salvation only after they come out of Babylon by hearing the revealed word—only after they are reborn of the water and the holy spirit (refer to Jn 3:5-6). For this reason, the word “salvation” is necessary for carrying out our life of faith. Not knowing the Bible is not knowing one’s true allegiance, not knowing the time and place of the physical fulfillment of Revelation, and not knowing the true identities of the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior who are supposed to appear at that promised location. The book of Revelation must be fulfilled. If this is the case, then everyone must realize where they are and to whom they belong at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. Everyone must go to the place where they can obtain salvation. Anyone who claims to have received salvation and the holy spirit—anyone who claims to be orthodox—without knowing every one of the points mentioned above and without having seen the physical fulfillment of Revelation is lying. Speaking lies is the same as sowing weeds.
Let us know the Bible and SCJ correctly! Let us also become people who know the true pastor. We at SCJ are only testifying to what we have seen and heard. God’s believers must obey the words of revelation in Rv 5 and Rv 10 instead of obeying the biblical commentaries of men.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/136
In each generation, God chose people to write his words on his behalf. The book that contains these words of God is the Bible. It was God’s intention to have his prophecies that would be fulfilled in the future concealed in figurative language—sealed with seven seals—so that no one would understand the prophecies until the time appointed for their fulfillment had arrived (Is 29:9-14; Hos 12:10; Mt 13:10-11; Rv 5:1-3).
When the appointed time arrived, the Lord opened the book and gave it to his chosen pastor to convey its message to the world (Ez 3; Jn 16:25; Rv 10). In addition to opening the book, the Lord fulfills the words of the promises without adding to or subtracting from the words recorded in the Bible (Jn 19:30; Rv 21:6). At the time of fulfillment, believers attain salvation by seeing, hearing, and believing in the physical fulfillment of God’s promises (refer to Jn 14:29). There is only one God and one Bible, both of which have a single purpose.
Commentaries, on the other hand, are interpretations of the scriptures that pastors speak of their own accord. There is only one Bible, but there are hundreds of different commentaries that vary widely in terms of content. Does any commentary give a perfect explanation of the Bible? These commentaries are nothing but people’s personal interpretations of the scriptures. Some of the pastors who have written commentaries have even stolen the revealed word they have learned from SCJ and have added their own opinions to it. From whom did they receive these personal interpretations that they speak of their own accord? Obviously, such things are not from God, Jesus, or the holy spirit. The pastors of this world are preaching their sermons based on their own commentaries to this very moment. If they cannot understand the Bible, would it not be better for them to teach only what the Bible says instead of teaching their own false interpretations?
Why is it a problem that the commentaries are lies, far away from the true meaning of the Bible?
If the word is referred to as the seed (Lk 8:11), then lies can be symbolized by the weeds. Weeds are sown by the devil and represent the wicked sons of the devil (Mt 13:38-39). Jesus is the true vine (Jn 15:1-5), but false pastors are wild vines (Is 5; Dt 32). Wine comes from grapes, and grapes come from vines. If a vine symbolizes a person, then that person’s words are the wine from their vine.
Revelation 17 and 18 show us that all nations have been destroyed by the wine of adulteries. The kings and the inhabitants of the earth have been led astray for the same reason. The merchants and all who earn their living from the sea have also done business through the wine of adulteries, which is symbolized by their products.
Babylon in Rv 17 is the home of demons and the haunt for every unclean and evil spirit. The prostitute is the one who unites with evil spirits and her group is symbolized by Babylon. The prostitute is a figurative woman referring to a pastor. The prostitute in Rv 17 has associated with the devil of Babylon instead of Jesus, and she has received the seed of the devil (his word). The seed of the devil is the same as the wine of adulteries, which represents the lies of biblical commentaries. All nations have collapsed because of the commentaries. The temples of people’s hearts have fallen (refer to 1 Cor 3:9) and have become fields where the weeds have been sown. For these reasons, it is the task of the returning Jesus to deliver and redeem people from Babylon (Rv 17:14, Rv 18:4).
People who dwell in Babylon, the kingdom of demons, will be able to attain salvation only after they come out of Babylon by hearing the revealed word—only after they are reborn of the water and the holy spirit (refer to Jn 3:5-6). For this reason, the word “salvation” is necessary for carrying out our life of faith. Not knowing the Bible is not knowing one’s true allegiance, not knowing the time and place of the physical fulfillment of Revelation, and not knowing the true identities of the betrayers, destroyers, and the savior who are supposed to appear at that promised location. The book of Revelation must be fulfilled. If this is the case, then everyone must realize where they are and to whom they belong at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment. Everyone must go to the place where they can obtain salvation. Anyone who claims to have received salvation and the holy spirit—anyone who claims to be orthodox—without knowing every one of the points mentioned above and without having seen the physical fulfillment of Revelation is lying. Speaking lies is the same as sowing weeds.
Let us know the Bible and SCJ correctly! Let us also become people who know the true pastor. We at SCJ are only testifying to what we have seen and heard. God’s believers must obey the words of revelation in Rv 5 and Rv 10 instead of obeying the biblical commentaries of men.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/136
2014년 4월 14일 월요일
Religion, Pastor and Faith
Religion, Pastor and Faith
Every time an era became corrupt, the one and only creator, God, chose one person and told him what would happen in the future. The one chosen then became a prophet who spoke and wrote on behalf of God. People believed the prophet, but not the words of God that the prophet spoke. Much of God’s word was sealed with figurative language and parables (Hos 12:10; Mt 13:10-11; Rv 5:1). Therefore, no one could know the Bible before the words (parables) were opened.
Looking at the history of the prophets, Siddhartha of Buddhism was born about 2,600 years ago, and Confucius of Confucianism was born about 2,500 years ago. Prophets of Christianity such as Isaiah and Jeremiah were born about 2,700 years ago, and Jesus was born about 2,000 years ago. The root of Jesus, however, goes back about 6,000 years. Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius were born of man, so they all had the original sin, hereditary sins, and personal sins. Jesus, however, was the son of God the Creator, born of his seed, so he did not have any sin (Mt 1:18-23; 3:16-17). God came to Jesus, who did not have any sins, and became one with him (Jn 1:32-34, 10:30). To Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius, all of whom had sins, God only revealed himself through his voice and visions; he did not become one with them.
Originally, the holy God was with Adam, who had no sin (Gn 2), but God left him when he committed sin (Gn 3, 6). God and Jesus, who have no sins, want to come back to people and become one with them (Rv 21:1-3). Thus, in order to forgive the sins of mankind, he made sinless Jesus carry the cross (Is 53; Jn 1:29; Jn 19). Siddhartha, Confucius, and Isaiah neither had the power nor right to get rid of the sins of mankind, let alone their own.
People who are dying since God has left them to their sins, need God more than any power or wealth. It is because once a person loses his life, the power and wealth that he owns also disappear. It is clear that we sinners need God and Jesus above all things. God’s work is to save people from their sins by the blood of a righteous man, Jesus. It is also to seize Satan, who makes people commit sin, and throw him into the Abyss. The prophets of the Old Testament such as Moses and Isaiah, as well as Siddhartha and Confucius, prophesied in their religious books that Jesus the Messiah was coming to this earth. However, did people believe in Jesus when he came to this earth as prophesied? People believed in Siddhartha, Confucius, and Moses, but not their words (regarding the savior Jesus). They believed in their teachers but not their words, which was the word of God (regarding the promised pastor). Will there be salvation for believing in just Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, or Confucius, without believing in the physical fulfillment, that is, Jesus, who came to save the sinners, of whom God prophesied through these men?
Jesus came to this earth just as the prophets (Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius) had prophesied, and fulfilled the Old Testament. Then he prophesied again about the future (i.e. the New Testament). This prophecy was concerning a promise to send a pastor in his name (Mt 23:39; Jn 14).
God, heaven, and the angels came to Jesus at the First Coming (Mt 3:16-17; 4:17), and Jesus said, ‘No one comes to the Father except through me’ (Jn 14:6). Likewise, today, even if one says he believes in Jesus, if one does not believe in the word of God (i.e. if he does not believe the promised pastor) that was spoken through the lips of Jesus, then he cannot come to heaven, God, or Jesus. This is because heaven, God, and Jesus have come to the one who overcomes, the promised pastor (Rv 3:12).
Today, those who claim to believe in Jesus but refuse to go to the pastor promised by him, are just like the people who believed in Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius, but not their words (i.e. Messiah Jesus). Also, believing only in one’s own pastor even when the promised pastor has come is the same as believing only in Adam and not going to Noah; believing only in Noah and not going to Moses; and believing only in Moses and not going to Jesus.
If the believers truly believe in Jesus, they also must believe in what he promised. By believing and keeping the New Testament, that is, the new covenant, one can be saved.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/135
Every time an era became corrupt, the one and only creator, God, chose one person and told him what would happen in the future. The one chosen then became a prophet who spoke and wrote on behalf of God. People believed the prophet, but not the words of God that the prophet spoke. Much of God’s word was sealed with figurative language and parables (Hos 12:10; Mt 13:10-11; Rv 5:1). Therefore, no one could know the Bible before the words (parables) were opened.
Looking at the history of the prophets, Siddhartha of Buddhism was born about 2,600 years ago, and Confucius of Confucianism was born about 2,500 years ago. Prophets of Christianity such as Isaiah and Jeremiah were born about 2,700 years ago, and Jesus was born about 2,000 years ago. The root of Jesus, however, goes back about 6,000 years. Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius were born of man, so they all had the original sin, hereditary sins, and personal sins. Jesus, however, was the son of God the Creator, born of his seed, so he did not have any sin (Mt 1:18-23; 3:16-17). God came to Jesus, who did not have any sins, and became one with him (Jn 1:32-34, 10:30). To Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius, all of whom had sins, God only revealed himself through his voice and visions; he did not become one with them.
Originally, the holy God was with Adam, who had no sin (Gn 2), but God left him when he committed sin (Gn 3, 6). God and Jesus, who have no sins, want to come back to people and become one with them (Rv 21:1-3). Thus, in order to forgive the sins of mankind, he made sinless Jesus carry the cross (Is 53; Jn 1:29; Jn 19). Siddhartha, Confucius, and Isaiah neither had the power nor right to get rid of the sins of mankind, let alone their own.
People who are dying since God has left them to their sins, need God more than any power or wealth. It is because once a person loses his life, the power and wealth that he owns also disappear. It is clear that we sinners need God and Jesus above all things. God’s work is to save people from their sins by the blood of a righteous man, Jesus. It is also to seize Satan, who makes people commit sin, and throw him into the Abyss. The prophets of the Old Testament such as Moses and Isaiah, as well as Siddhartha and Confucius, prophesied in their religious books that Jesus the Messiah was coming to this earth. However, did people believe in Jesus when he came to this earth as prophesied? People believed in Siddhartha, Confucius, and Moses, but not their words (regarding the savior Jesus). They believed in their teachers but not their words, which was the word of God (regarding the promised pastor). Will there be salvation for believing in just Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, or Confucius, without believing in the physical fulfillment, that is, Jesus, who came to save the sinners, of whom God prophesied through these men?
Jesus came to this earth just as the prophets (Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius) had prophesied, and fulfilled the Old Testament. Then he prophesied again about the future (i.e. the New Testament). This prophecy was concerning a promise to send a pastor in his name (Mt 23:39; Jn 14).
God, heaven, and the angels came to Jesus at the First Coming (Mt 3:16-17; 4:17), and Jesus said, ‘No one comes to the Father except through me’ (Jn 14:6). Likewise, today, even if one says he believes in Jesus, if one does not believe in the word of God (i.e. if he does not believe the promised pastor) that was spoken through the lips of Jesus, then he cannot come to heaven, God, or Jesus. This is because heaven, God, and Jesus have come to the one who overcomes, the promised pastor (Rv 3:12).
Today, those who claim to believe in Jesus but refuse to go to the pastor promised by him, are just like the people who believed in Moses, Isaiah, Siddhartha, and Confucius, but not their words (i.e. Messiah Jesus). Also, believing only in one’s own pastor even when the promised pastor has come is the same as believing only in Adam and not going to Noah; believing only in Noah and not going to Moses; and believing only in Moses and not going to Jesus.
If the believers truly believe in Jesus, they also must believe in what he promised. By believing and keeping the New Testament, that is, the new covenant, one can be saved.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/135
2014년 4월 13일 일요일
Distinguishing Those who Belong to God from Those who Belong to Satan
Distinguishing Those who Belong to God from Those who Belong to Satan
God and Jesus gave us commands to keep when they came into the world. Any actions that go against commands God and Jesus gave are actions that originate with the devil.
° Serve others and love your neighbor as yourself (Mt 22:37-39).
° Forgive others their sins and bless them (Mt 6:14-15; Mt 18:21-35; Rom 12:14).
° Rejoice and be glad when you are persecuted (Mt 5:10-12).
° Do not lie to one another (Col 3:9).
° Love your enemies (Mt 5:44).
° If your enemy is hungry, feed him (Rom 12:20).
° Do not criticize or judge others (Mt 7:1-5).
° Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer (1 Jn 3:13-16).
° If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two (Mt 5:41).
° Honor your father and mother (Mt 15:4-6; Mt 19:19).
° Gather all people, both good and bad, to fill the wedding hall (Mt 22:9-10; Lk 14:23).
° Go through the small gate and walk the narrow path to obtain life (Mt 7:13-14).
° A tree is recognized by its fruit (Lk 6:43-45).
° Give freely since you have received freely (Is 55:1; Mt 10:8; Rv 22:17).
° Do not add anything to or take anything away from the words of the Bible (Rv 22:18-19).
The commands listed above are just a few of the commands Jesus gave us.
In contrast to these commands, what are some actions that originate with Satan?
Whether or not people know to whom they belong, it is people’s own actions that determine whether they belong to God or to Satan. The Bible makes known God’s (good) and Satan’s (evil) intentions. Jesus commanded us to give freely what we have received freely. Anyone who disregards Jesus’ command and receives money for teaching the word is nothing but a hired hand. If he does not obey Jesus’ commands, he is a lawbreaker who carries out the commands of Satan.
Anyone who ignores Jesus’ warnings in Mt 7:1-5 and brazenly judges or criticizes others is a lawbreaker working on behalf of Satan. Jesus told us to forgive, love, and to bless one another. The devil’s people curse, murder, and persecute others instead of forgiving, loving, and blessing them. God’s people do not read and promote the arbitrary biblical commentaries that originate in the hearts of men. Jesus told us not to add anything to or subtract anything from the Bible. Anyone who dares to add to or subtract from the Bible simply does not believe in or obey the Lord’s commands. Their actions are arbitrary and disobedient. When people curse the promised messenger of the Lord instead of believing in him, they clearly reveal that they belong to the devil.
Many pastors and their congregation members have posted countless lies full of persecution, insults, and disparaging words on the Internet. Do you think they did this out of respect for Jesus’ commands in the Bible? Isn’t it more likely that all these slanderous words have actually originated with Satan’s teachings? We must discern according to the Bible. Who persecuted and killed the people God sent in the times of the Old and New Testaments? It was the priests and elders, who claimed to be orthodox and to have the deepest faith in God, that were responsible for killing God’s people (Mt 27; Mk 15; Acts 7:51-53).
Today, a messenger of the Lord has arrived. He pursues justice and fairness. He is teaching the revealed word, according to the five “W”s and one “H”, without adding or subtracting anything from the Bible. Despite this, people continue to call him a cult leader. These persecutors, without even knowing the Bible, boast about their false commentaries and claim to be the only orthodoxy. They purchase their ecclesiastical authority with money. If they are cursing the truth and the promised messenger today, how are they different from the people who persecuted God’s prophets, Jesus, and Jesus’ disciples in the past? Almost all pastors have heard of SCJ, its revealed word, and its mission centers where people study the word without cost. Almost all pastors have heard of the work of harvest and the establishment of the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel.
Today, SCJ is accomplishing amazing things that no one has ever accomplished. We have mastered the promises of the Bible and have created the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel by harvesting the first fruits (1 Cor 2:10; Rv 7; Rv 14). Instead of persecuting SCJ, people should come and rejoice with us. Why are people persecuting SCJ while God and his angels are rejoicing in SCJ?
I sincerely pray that everyone will obtain salvation by confirming and believing this testimony.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/134
God and Jesus gave us commands to keep when they came into the world. Any actions that go against commands God and Jesus gave are actions that originate with the devil.
° Serve others and love your neighbor as yourself (Mt 22:37-39).
° Forgive others their sins and bless them (Mt 6:14-15; Mt 18:21-35; Rom 12:14).
° Rejoice and be glad when you are persecuted (Mt 5:10-12).
° Do not lie to one another (Col 3:9).
° Love your enemies (Mt 5:44).
° If your enemy is hungry, feed him (Rom 12:20).
° Do not criticize or judge others (Mt 7:1-5).
° Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer (1 Jn 3:13-16).
° If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two (Mt 5:41).
° Honor your father and mother (Mt 15:4-6; Mt 19:19).
° Gather all people, both good and bad, to fill the wedding hall (Mt 22:9-10; Lk 14:23).
° Go through the small gate and walk the narrow path to obtain life (Mt 7:13-14).
° A tree is recognized by its fruit (Lk 6:43-45).
° Give freely since you have received freely (Is 55:1; Mt 10:8; Rv 22:17).
° Do not add anything to or take anything away from the words of the Bible (Rv 22:18-19).
The commands listed above are just a few of the commands Jesus gave us.
In contrast to these commands, what are some actions that originate with Satan?
Whether or not people know to whom they belong, it is people’s own actions that determine whether they belong to God or to Satan. The Bible makes known God’s (good) and Satan’s (evil) intentions. Jesus commanded us to give freely what we have received freely. Anyone who disregards Jesus’ command and receives money for teaching the word is nothing but a hired hand. If he does not obey Jesus’ commands, he is a lawbreaker who carries out the commands of Satan.
Anyone who ignores Jesus’ warnings in Mt 7:1-5 and brazenly judges or criticizes others is a lawbreaker working on behalf of Satan. Jesus told us to forgive, love, and to bless one another. The devil’s people curse, murder, and persecute others instead of forgiving, loving, and blessing them. God’s people do not read and promote the arbitrary biblical commentaries that originate in the hearts of men. Jesus told us not to add anything to or subtract anything from the Bible. Anyone who dares to add to or subtract from the Bible simply does not believe in or obey the Lord’s commands. Their actions are arbitrary and disobedient. When people curse the promised messenger of the Lord instead of believing in him, they clearly reveal that they belong to the devil.
Many pastors and their congregation members have posted countless lies full of persecution, insults, and disparaging words on the Internet. Do you think they did this out of respect for Jesus’ commands in the Bible? Isn’t it more likely that all these slanderous words have actually originated with Satan’s teachings? We must discern according to the Bible. Who persecuted and killed the people God sent in the times of the Old and New Testaments? It was the priests and elders, who claimed to be orthodox and to have the deepest faith in God, that were responsible for killing God’s people (Mt 27; Mk 15; Acts 7:51-53).
Today, a messenger of the Lord has arrived. He pursues justice and fairness. He is teaching the revealed word, according to the five “W”s and one “H”, without adding or subtracting anything from the Bible. Despite this, people continue to call him a cult leader. These persecutors, without even knowing the Bible, boast about their false commentaries and claim to be the only orthodoxy. They purchase their ecclesiastical authority with money. If they are cursing the truth and the promised messenger today, how are they different from the people who persecuted God’s prophets, Jesus, and Jesus’ disciples in the past? Almost all pastors have heard of SCJ, its revealed word, and its mission centers where people study the word without cost. Almost all pastors have heard of the work of harvest and the establishment of the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel.
Today, SCJ is accomplishing amazing things that no one has ever accomplished. We have mastered the promises of the Bible and have created the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel by harvesting the first fruits (1 Cor 2:10; Rv 7; Rv 14). Instead of persecuting SCJ, people should come and rejoice with us. Why are people persecuting SCJ while God and his angels are rejoicing in SCJ?
I sincerely pray that everyone will obtain salvation by confirming and believing this testimony.
SHINCHEONJI: Healing All Nations
http://cafe.daum.net/scjschool/E3qZ/134
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